back at 4.0.3 on my galaxy tab 2 10.1 i rooted it via odin. when i updated it yo 4.0.4 i didn't have root access anymore but Superuser or superSU was still installed. whenever i opened it and tried to uninstall it, it wouldn't do anything so when the jelly bean update came out it i updated it and Superuser/superSU was still there. i have tried factory reset and still wouldnt work, when i check the update button it says your device has been modified software. updates are not available. (check this thread if i left out any info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101392) then i saw that we have CF autoroot. i flash it Via odin and the first time it didnt do anything. it removed the Superuser or SuperSU app but looks like im not rooted. i have checked some root checker and all of them wont respond they keep saying checking for root only one root checker said i had root but was really fast and didnt look like it was a legit root checker. should i flash CF auto root for a second time?
If i were you, i'd probably start fresh. Factory reset - go in to download mode and flash a stock rom of your choice through Odin. (do a backup, just in case)
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I rooted my SGS4 Active a while back. Had SuperSU and everything was working fine. But now a message pops up saying: "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem! If you just upgraded to Android 4.3, you need to manually re-root - consult the relevant forums for your device!"
I disabled & re-installed SuperSU, and still the same problem.
1) Is it safe to re-root my device when it's already rooted, or will I have to unroot before I root again.
2) I've read that the SuperSU version on PlayStore isn't the right one, is there a link to the latest version?
Device specs:
(AT&T) Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
SAMSUNG-SGH-I537
Version 4.4.2
I have a link for rooting my version already, but I figured I should ask before I risk bricking my phone hahah.
My thanks for any assistance.
Yes its safe to re-root, just follow the same method you used to root it in the fist place and it should work. its happened to me a couple times and all i did was re-root following the original method used
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This happened to me also when installing aosp rom... All I did was install superSU from play store and ran it when it was installed. It asked me to root the phone and after reboot all was fixed..
Your device is KK(4.4),so It's a ric problem,I think.
Please install the recovery(like CWM,TWRP) and install a zip file from developer page.
http://download.chainfire.eu/282/SuperSU/
Earlier today i noticed i could not play super mario run because the game checks for root access. After trying it and failing, i decided to install magisk to cover up root. Booted in to TWRP Recovery and flashed magisk and rebooted. When prompted to install SU i accidently hit do not install and now the SU app keeps telling me to install SU. I tried updating the app and it tells me Su binary occupied. If i uninstall it it tells me that i need to update the binary then fails when i try it. Already tried flashing the update of SU through recovery and nothing. Tried removing all root access and it will not get removed. Even tried to root all over again through odin and still having the same issue. All root access apps tell me im not rooted. Anything i can try without getting rid of my apps and data? Only thing im thinking will be to fully unroot and install stock rom and wipe all data.
Im on a galaxy s5 from sprint, running stock deodexed rom 5.0 lollipop.
Crav3 said:
Earlier today i noticed i could not play super mario run because the game checks for root access. After trying it and failing, i decided to install magisk to cover up root. Booted in to TWRP Recovery and flashed magisk and rebooted. When prompted to install SU i accidently hit do not install and now the SU app keeps telling me to install SU. I tried updating the app and it tells me Su binary occupied. If i uninstall it it tells me that i need to update the binary then fails when i try it. Already tried flashing the update of SU through recovery and nothing. Tried removing all root access and it will not get removed. Even tried to root all over again through odin and still having the same issue. All root access apps tell me im not rooted. Anything i can try without getting rid of my apps and data? Only thing im thinking will be to fully unroot and install stock rom and wipe all data.
Im on a galaxy s5 from sprint, running stock deodexed rom 5.0 lollipop.
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Its been a while since I used Magisk. But at that time, PHH superuser had to be used?? Not sure if that is still the case though. Sorry I could not be more help
Yes it does need to be used and it was already installed. But after rebooting the app was not in my app drawer and i had a notification to install SU through play store. But when i go to play store it says it is installed and needs an update. After updating it tells me su binary occupied and takes me to a page to help fix it but i already tried flashing superuser zip file through recovery and nothing changes
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Have you fixed it already because I am havibf the same problem here. I am usibg Samsung J7 Core
You can do what you said you would do (reinstall stock ROM) and then you can try again. Looks like thats the only thing you can do, unless you can somehow remove the root binary and the app using something like ES File Explorer (but again, it requires root) or you can try another root provider.
Currently have an Rooted S8 which runs TWRP.. whats the best method for unrooting the device as I want OTA updates?
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Currently have an Rooted S8 which runs TWRP.. whats the best method for unrooting the device as I want OTA updates?
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It depends on whether you're using SuperSU or Magisk.
To unroot if you have SuperSU, open SuperSU app, then open its app settings, find the setting that says something like "cleanup for unroot and uninstall". That will remove the su binaries and uninstall the SuperSU app.
To unroot if you have Magisk, use the Magisk uninstaller.zip(might cause bootloop which then requires flashing stock firmware via Odin)
Or you can just flash the stock firmware via Odin to remove root. You're going to have to get rid of TWRP also which would require you to flash a copy of stock recovery to replace TWRP. Flashing stock firmware via Odin will replace TWRP and remove root all in one shot, no need for extra steps or tricks.
Then you can do the OTA update.
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An even better option is as follows.
The OTA update might even be available to the public to download, if so, you can download the update manually(not via OTA) then flash the update via Odin, this will replace TWRP, remove root and update the device all in one shot. This way, you won't have to do anything except flash the update and you're done. No need to replace TWRP and unroot before doing the OTA update. This method skips all of that and gets you the update without having to do all the extra work. You'll have to root the device again and flash TWRP after the update has been applied.
If you choose to do the OTA instead, make sure you are completely unrooted and are back on stock recovery, you can't have root or TWRP when you do the OTA, it will not work that way.
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It depends on whether you're using SuperSU or Magisk.
To unroot if you have SuperSU, open SuperSU app, then open its app settings, find the setting that says something like "cleanup for unroot and uninstall". That will remove the su binaries and uninstall the SuperSU app.
To unroot if you have Magisk, use the Magisk uninstaller.zip(might cause bootloop which then requires flashing stock firmware via Odin)
Or you can just flash the stock firmware via Odin to remove root. You're going to have to get rid of TWRP also which would require you to flash a copy of stock recovery to replace TWRP. Flashing stock firmware via Odin will replace TWRP and remove root all in one shot, no need for extra steps or tricks.
Then you can do the OTA update.
OR
An even better option is as follows.
The OTA update might even be available to the public to download, if so, you can download the update manually(not via OTA) then flash the update via Odin, this will replace TWRP, remove root and update the device all in one shot. This way, you won't have to do anything except flash the update and you're done. No need to replace TWRP and unroot before doing the OTA update. This method skips all of that and gets you the update without having to do all the extra work. You'll have to root the device again and flash TWRP after the update has been applied.
If you choose to do the OTA instead, make sure you are completely unrooted and are back on stock recovery, you can't have root or TWRP when you do the OTA, it will not work that way.
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you have given a very detailed explanation and i fell like a simple thank you would be enough. you helped me out now and i feel somewhat obliged to thank you this way.
cheers
Is the things still the same... namely unrooting will not return KNOX and can not use Samsung warranty?
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i have a rotted phone s8..i flashed a stock rom, but phone is still rooted. Some apps like us google pay,mcdonalds tell me that phone is rooted..What i can do?
I'm using a T-Mobile Galaxy S7 SM-G930T. I rooted the phone (or so I thought) using ODIN per Max Lee's guide. I have been unable to get SuperSU to work, so I removed that and downloaded phh's Superuser from the Play Store. I have Root Checker installed which tells me phone is rooted. Whenever I try to use apps that require root access (Busybox, Titanium Backup, and Greenify), I'm told that the apps don't have root access. I can't seem to find any way to grant any apps root access with phh's Superuser, nor was I able to find a way to do so with SuperSU. I also attempted to flash stock firmware back on to my device to unroot it via ODIN, but that failed as well. I can't seem to unroot my device, nor can I utilize root capabilites. I'm stuck in some kind of limbo and I don't know where to go. Can somebody help me solve my root issues or unroot the device altogether if the first option doesn't work?
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I'm using a T-Mobile Galaxy S7 SM-G930T. I rooted the phone (or so I thought) using ODIN per Max Lee's guide. I have been unable to get SuperSU to work, so I removed that and downloaded phh's Superuser from the Play Store. I have Root Checker installed which tells me phone is rooted. Whenever I try to use apps that require root access (Busybox, Titanium Backup, and Greenify), I'm told that the apps don't have root access. I can't seem to find any way to grant any apps root access with phh's Superuser, nor was I able to find a way to do so with SuperSU. I also attempted to flash stock firmware back on to my device to unroot it via ODIN, but that failed as well. I can't seem to unroot my device, nor can I utilize root capabilites. I'm stuck in some kind of limbo and I don't know where to go. Can somebody help me solve my root issues or unroot the device altogether if the first option doesn't work?
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What version of Android are you on? From what I remember Max Lee had an outdated engboot.
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If you are on nougat download and use the adb root files in this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s7/development/rom-t3636434
Inside the adb root folder there should be an updated eng boot that you can flash through Odin.
I'm new here so I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but here goes. I've been trying to root my '19 Galaxy Tab A T290 [T290XXU3CUF8] for a couple months now on and off. I manage to get a success message from Odin when flashing TWRP but when I try to reboot into it, it goes straight back to the OEM recovery. I have the bootloader unlocked. I have read every forum and website I could find, but to no avail. I've tried different versions of Odin and the TWRP for my model. I'd imagine once I get TWRP flashed I'll be able to successfully install SuperSU. I've read to take the battery out after getting the success message from Odin but the battery isn't removable in my model. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
SuperSU doesn't root Android: it's an application which lets you manage root permissions for apps which require root access.
Android is rooted when SU-cmdlet - by whatever method - got added to Android and is system-wide accessible.
BTW: TWRP isn't needed at all to root Android.
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SuperSU doesn't root Android: it's an application which lets you manage root permissions for apps which require root access.
Android is rooted when SU-cmdlet - by whatever method - got added to Android and is system-wide accessible.
BTW: TWRP isn't needed at all to root Android.
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I'm obviously not very good with Android. Do you have any suggestions for me ? From what I've read, it sounded like, among other methods, I needed to flash SuperSU via TWRP in order to get root.