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(Q) a bit confused after flashing rom on my NEXUS 4

Hello,
sorry, im still new to rooting and everything..i've done some basic steps and it appeared that i've rooted my nexus 4 just awhile ago..
after i've rooted my phone, busybox and superSU appeared on my app tray..i've done all the necessary steps and then i wanted to flash a custom ROM onto my phone..i flash Paranoid Android 3+ the latest release which is 3.15..i've done the required steps to flash and i've succeded in flashing the rom..
now, the problem is, i've watched one of the tutorial's on installing this custom Paranoid Android 3+ rom and i saw that man's app tray does have superSU app but mine DOES NOT.
what does this means?..did i do anything wrong?..is my phone not rooted anymore?..i'm a bit worried actually..or is it normal?
i'm a bit confused..pls help me..is there any way to fix this??
thanx!

Using the custom recovery, reflash the ROM then gapps again..

You may just need to reinstall superuser.
Try installing a root permission required app from the play store( SuperUser). If it works you still have root permission and just download a SU app from the play store. If that doesn't work or says root permission required you somehow managed to unroot yourself. You'll have to repeat the process of rooting if its the latter of the two.

Try downloading a root checker from the play store and check. If you just need the superuser files...google is your friend.

Lim Wee Huat said:
Using the custom recovery, reflash the ROM then gapps again..
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sofyanator said:
Try installing a root permission required app from the play store( SuperUser). If it works you still have root permission and just download a SU app from the play store. If that doesn't work or says root permission required you somehow managed to unroot yourself. You'll have to repeat the process of rooting if its the latter of the two.
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connorc0405 said:
Try downloading a root checker from the play store and check. If you just need the superuser files...google is your friend.
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Thanx all..i did tried using the custom recovery and reflashing the ROM again.. the superSU app does not appear..so i just install the superSU app from play store..

Don't follow YouTube videos. They are normally out of date. Your issue maybe that alot of AOSP based roms no longer use a stand alot SU app but have it built into the roms itself. This would bbe why you don't have an icon. Check your system settings for super user
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problem while installing clock work mod recovery

i'm rooted my mobile.i have installed rom manager v5.0.2.0 as latest version not supporting lg optimus one new baseband ..using this app i tried to install custom recovery but after downloading reaches98% or some thing it asked permission for super access to continue...but it is continuesly force close..what to do...pls help me

s.venkatesh34 said:
i'm rooted my mobile.i have installed rom manager v5.0.2.0 as latest version not supporting lg optimus one new baseband ..using this app i tried to install custom recovery but after downloading reaches98% or some thing it asked permission for super access to continue...but it is continuesly force close..what to do...pls help me
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after root you must install SuperUser from market and BusyBox, after insatll you must grant access to every app that need root from SuperUser

grigtm said:
after root you must install SuperUser from market and BusyBox, after insatll you must grant access to every app that need root from SuperUser
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first thankyou mate...i gave permission but after that rom manager force closing continuously

fix permissions

never mind rommanager, this days it won't work on P500, some years ago yes, but now you should just uninstall it

grigtm said:
never mind rommanager, this days it won't work on P500, some years ago yes, but now you should just uninstall it
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okay dude ..then what should i do...is there any other possible way to install custom rom with out the help of rommanager
i fixed permissions too but to no use

s.venkatesh34 said:
okay dude ..then what should i do...is there any other possible way to install custom rom with out the help of rommanager
i fixed permissions too but to no use
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You can use this to flash recovery image. : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=acr.recovery.installation.utility&hl=en
I would suggest using this recovery : http://www.4shared.com/zip/nJtjKoAu/AmonRa_306_Recovery_ThunderG.htm

Assuming you're using a Windows PC, you can also use Android Flash Recovery, link is in my signature.
As for ROM Manager, I highly suggest forgetting about it. It hasn't worked correctly for our devices for a year or so. You may want to check out the LG Optimus One FAQ also. It can be found here.

yeah, use shinobisoft tool, great that the site to download is back again

SuperSU Binary update fail .... HTC One S >>>

Hello XDA members
i have a big problem, when i want to open SuperSU a box popup saying that you must update SU binary then it asks what kind of method do you want to update "Normal" or "TWRP/CWM", when i choose "Normal" it failed to update, when i choose "TWRP/CWM" it reboots into recovery, i don't know what to do. Any one can help please.
Thanks.

Superuser.apk
hbforce said:
Hello XDA members
i have a big problem, when i want to open SuperSU a box popup saying that you must update SU binary then it asks what kind of method do you want to update "Normal" or "TWRP/CWM", when i choose "Normal" it failed to update, when i choose "TWRP/CWM" it reboots into recovery, i don't know what to do. Any one can help please.
Thanks.
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I think it's much better if you install Superuser.apk rather than SuperSU.apk, you can find it here http://androidsu.com/superuser/
Download its files (superuser and su-binary) that appropriate to your device and then flash it via Recovery (CWM/TWRP).

im having the same problem, i will install superuser but how do i uninstall SuperSU ?

You must install supersu by recovery. Search for supersu on xda and download de latest version in zip version. Install it with e recovery and enjoy it.
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hbforce said:
when i want to open SuperSU a box popup saying that you must update SU binary then it asks what kind of method do you want to update "Normal" or "TWRP/CWM", when i choose "Normal" it failed to update, when i choose "TWRP/CWM" it reboots into recovery, i don't know what to do.
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Try to use the recovery method several times. It will probably work after some tries. Also, did you update superSU from the market? Do this first.

Try to install SuperUSER.zip via recovery.
It will root your phone and It will install Superuser apk.
I had the same issue and now, superuser works fine <3
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xQubee5o3 said:
Try to install SuperUSER.zip via recovery.
It will root your phone and It will install Superuser apk.
I had the same issue and now, superuser works fine <3
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I have SuperSU and I also have the problem with the binary update failing. Can you please tell me how to install supersu via recovery? How to install anything via recovery?
Thanks, I am good at administrating windows PCs, but android is a totally new field to me...

jantinak said:
I have SuperSU and I also have the problem with the binary update failing. Can you please tell me how to install supersu via recovery? How to install anything via recovery?
Thanks, I am good at administrating windows PCs, but android is a totally new field to me...
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SuperSU flashable zip can be found here.

Hi - I didn't have a problem finding the zip - that is easy. I don't know how to flash these things "via recovery" or whatever that means...
I found some guides which say how to flash zips through recovery CWM / TWRP, but as I dug deeper, these things require root to function properly, but that is the thing - I don't have the root, since I cannot update the SU binary library, see?
Also - when I tried to get to the recovery mode by pressing the buttons as it was stated in the guide, I got into some mode, but I got only an image of phone and cable connected to it, which was crossed by red lines. And no menu, nothing... it seemed, that the phone should be connected to the PC, but the guide didn't say anything about connecting phone to PC before entering recovery mode.
Could you help me solve this issue with binary thing from ground up?
Thanks

jantinak said:
Hi - I didn't have a problem finding the zip - that is easy. I don't know how to flash these things "via recovery" or whatever that means...
I found some guides which say how to flash zips through recovery CWM / TWRP, but as I dug deeper, these things require root to function properly, but that is the thing - I don't have the root, since I cannot update the SU binary library, see?
Also - when I tried to get to the recovery mode by pressing the buttons as it was stated in the guide, I got into some mode, but I got only an image of phone and cable connected to it, which was crossed by red lines. And no menu, nothing... it seemed, that the phone should be connected to the PC, but the guide didn't say anything about connecting phone to PC before entering recovery mode.
Could you help me solve this issue with binary thing from ground up?
Thanks
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1. Unlock your bootloader via HTCdev.com
2. flash a custom recovery via fastboot (This toolkit will help you --> LINK
3. flash superuser

LS.xD said:
1. Unlock your bootloader via HTCdev.com
2. flash a custom recovery via fastboot (This toolkit will help you --> LINK
3. flash superuser
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I have LG P880, not HTC phone...

Just how do I go about flashing it? It seems the only way to boot into recovery mode is to have root access which I don't have because Supersu needs an update. It's all a tiring cycle.

How to flash supersu latest binaries without custom recovery

Recently i bought nexus 7 2012 wifi from a guy it was rooted but i think he upgraded to 4.4.4 via ota aftr root thereby loosing root privilege but m not sure bout this anyways when i open supersu evrytime it says supersu binaries not found and could not b install u hv to manually re root sumthng like that so is there anyway to flash binaries without custom recovery coz right now i am all stock and cant use any root using apps or atleast tell me how to fully unroot it my bootloader status is unlocked plz help as i cant use any root permission asking apps; i cant flash binaries via phone as i dont hv custom recovery plz m stuck dnt knw what to do
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ANESH said:
Recently i bought nexus 7 2012 wifi from a guy it was rooted but i think he upgraded to 4.4.4 via ota aftr root thereby loosing root privilege but m not sure bout this anyways when i open supersu evrytime it says supersu binaries not found and could not b install u hv to manually re root sumthng like that so is there anyway to flash binaries without custom recovery coz right now i am all stock and cant use any root using apps or atleast tell me how to fully unroot it my bootloader status is unlocked plz help as i cant use any root permission asking apps; i cant flash binaries via phone as i dont hv custom recovery plz m stuck dnt knw what to do
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As far as I'm aware on 4.4.4 the only way to get root is by flashing via custom recovery, this may sound like a hard task but it is actually very easy.
First your bootloader is unlocked so step 1 is already done.
Now just follow the guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1741395 as it will tell you how to get a custom recovery and root.
Also if you dont want root then everything is done, your device has no root and the SuperSU app can be uninstalled via the system app manager, your bootloader status is not your root status
Hope I could help and good luck with your Nexus 7 (2012)

TechMinerUK said:
As far as I'm aware on 4.4.4 the only way to get root is by flashing via custom recovery, this may sound like a hard task but it is actually very easy.
First your bootloader is unlocked so step 1 is already done.
Now just follow the guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1741395 as it will tell you how to get a custom recovery and root.
Also if you dont want root then everything is done, your device has no root and the SuperSU app can be uninstalled via the system app manager, your bootloader status is not your root status
Hope I could help and good luck with your Nexus 7 (2012)
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But can i use system app manager to uninstall supersu without any root acess will it uninstall it completely or jus disable it

ANESH said:
But can i use system app manager to uninstall supersu without any root acess will it uninstall it completely or jus disable it
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Uninstalling SuperSU in system DOES NOT remove root, it just takes away the app to restrict/grant access to root

TechMinerUK said:
Uninstalling SuperSU in system DOES NOT remove root, it just takes away the app to restrict/grant access to root
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well then plz tell me proper way to unroot it

ANESH said:
well then plz tell me proper way to unroot it
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Perform a complete factory reset by reverting it to stock android, e.g. get the standard factory files/ROMs and flash them to the device

TechMinerUK said:
Perform a complete factory reset by reverting it to stock android, e.g. get the standard factory files/ROMs and flash them to the device
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can u tell me detailed steps to do it.or some links on how to do it

SuperUser denied

So I flashed CM 11 and I am really enjoying this ROM. When initially setting up I mistakenly let Google restore my apps. I was not aware that SU was already built into CM 11, so I ended with SuperSU and SU installed at the same time. A few of my rooted apps were allowed root access, but now every time a new app ask for SU permission it is denied.I have deleted SuperSu and rootchecker says I have root.
Does anybody have a suggestion?

Reflash SuperSU from custom recovery.

iBolski said:
Reflash SuperSU from custom recovery.
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Thanks for the reply. This worked. Is their a problem using SuperSu while SU is running as a system app...should I try to delete SU?

blindman75 said:
Thanks for the reply. This worked. Is their a problem using SuperSu while SU is running as a system app...should I try to delete SU?
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Not that I know of. I've been using SuperSu all the time. I prefer it because:
I paid for it, so I want to get my money's worth!
Chainfire seems to always be on top of the latest fixes, including how Lollipop may have to require custom kernels, which means unlocked bootloaders. Uh oh.