[Q] Changing Superuser - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi
I have been using clockworkmod superuser on stock 4.3 with no problems. However I have just flashed a new kernel and am now getting the message that the SU binaries are out of date. I have tried re-flshing the superuser.zip with CWM but still have the same message and of course no root. Is it possible to replace superuser with the latest supersu and see if that gets my root back. If so how I do it and will I then be able to unistall the clockwork superuser app once supersu is up and running.
Thanks
Andy.

g1dtf said:
Hi
I have been using clockworkmod superuser on stock 4.3 with no problems. However I have just flashed a new kernel and am now getting the message that the SU binaries are out of date. I have tried re-flshing the superuser.zip with CWM but still have the same message and of course no root. Is it possible to replace superuser with the latest supersu and see if that gets my root back. If so how I do it and will I then be able to unistall the clockwork superuser app once supersu is up and running.
Thanks
Andy.
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just flash the latest supersu flashable. search google for supersu, youll find it asap. its better than the latest superuser.

simms22 said:
just flash the latest supersu flashable. search google for supersu, youll find it asap. its better than the latest superuser.
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cool wikll give it a try once flashed will it replace the current superuser app or will i have to uninstall remove it manually?

g1dtf said:
cool wikll give it a try once flashed will it replace the current superuser app or will i have to uninstall remove it manually?
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itll add the supersu app

simms22 said:
itll add the supersu app
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By that do you mean it replaces the superuser that is currently installed or adds it as an additional app. Sorry for the confusion but still a little confused with the various methods of obtaining root with the various superusers etc.

g1dtf said:
By that do you mean it replaces the superuser that is currently installed or adds it as an additional app. Sorry for the confusion but still a little confused with the various methods of obtaining root with the various superusers etc.
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itll add the supersu app, youll probably have to uninstall the superuser app by yourself.

simms22 said:
itll add the supersu app, youll probably have to uninstall the superuser app by yourself.
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Thanks for the help and will let you know how I get on once I get it downloaded and installed.

Installed the zip and everything is now working ok and I have root back. The supersu app replaced the origional superuser app so nothing to uninstall/delete.
Thanks Again
Andy.

g1dtf said:
Installed the zip and everything is now working ok and I have root back. The supersu app replaced the origional superuser app so nothing to uninstall/delete.
Thanks Again
Andy.
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Apps not recognising Root?

I have a rooted devices, I've been able to flash ROMs Kernels mods etc but when I try to use an app that requires Root access it says I don't have root access. Superuser is installed also.
More Info:
When typing "su" in terminal emulator I get "segmentation fault"
I'm using stock ROM with _motleys Awesome kernel.
Any ideas? Thanks -
TheChaoticLlama said:
I have a rooted devices, I've been able to flash ROMs Kernels mods etc but when I try to use an app that requires Root access it says I don't have root access. Superuser is installed also.
Any ideas? Thanks -
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download and install supersu from the market, open it, if it says to update the su binaries do it, delete superuser from /system/app/ (using root explorer or something similar), reboot.
Thanks for your fast response. I will try it now.
No luck I get "installation failed !"
heres a flashable version of supersu. flash it in your recovery, then open the app, update binaries.. http://download.chainfire.eu/204/SuperSU/CWM-SuperSU-v0.94.zip
Just rebooting, thanks for all you help so far.
Edit: It worked many thanks.
TheChaoticLlama said:
Just rebooting, thanks for all you help so far.
Edit: It worked many thanks.
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not able to root the 4.4

I've recently installed kitkat 4.4 on my nexus 4 with twrp recovery
I tried to flash the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.69.zip using the recovery
the phone finish the proccess and reboot but there is still no root permission or superuser app
any help?
YTayyar said:
I've recently installed kitkat 4.4 on my nexus 4 with twrp recovery
I tried to flash the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.69.zip using the recovery
the phone finish the proccess and reboot but there is still no root permission or superuser app
any help?
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open the supersu app, check if it asks you to update your binaries.
simms22 said:
open the supersu app, check if it asks you to update your binaries.
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but the supersu doesn't exist in my drawer at all
YTayyar said:
but the supersu doesn't exist in my drawer at all
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go to the play store, download supersu, then open it after install. when it asks you to update your binaries, do it. or, try downloading supersu again(maybe it was a bad download), and flash it again.
simms22 said:
go to the play store, download supersu, then open it after install. when it asks you to update your binaries, do it. or, try downloading supersu again(maybe it was a bad download), and flash it again.
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seems to be working,,, thanks
btw I discovered that the supersu was there in the app list in the settings but just not showing in the drawer,, however, installing it from the market solved the issue
YTayyar said:
seems to be working,,, thanks
btw I discovered that the supersu was there in the app list in the settings but just not showing in the drawer,, however, installing it from the market solved the issue
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[Q] Superuser and SuperSU conflicting

Hello all,
I've been running into some issues with Superuser and SuperSU while running the CM11 nightlies. I restore all of my apps using the built-in Superuser from CM11, and then I go into SuperSU to update the binary (I want to use SuperSU as my main Root app) and update the binary successfully. All is well, but then it seems that Superuser will then take over as my main root app and then I need to continuously update the SuperSU binary.
Does anybody have any idea why SuperSU is not sticking as my root app, or how to "disable" Superuser?
skadude66 said:
Hello all,
I've been running into some issues with Superuser and SuperSU while running the CM11 nightlies. I restore all of my apps using the built-in Superuser from CM11, and then I go into SuperSU to update the binary (I want to use SuperSU as my main Root app) and update the binary successfully. All is well, but then it seems that Superuser will then take over as my main root app and then I need to continuously update the SuperSU binary.
Does anybody have any idea why SuperSU is not sticking as my root app, or how to "disable" Superuser?
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i think you can only have one or the other not both running
jaythenut said:
i think you can only have one or the other not both running
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I can't find a way to disable Superuser without completing removing Root Access for my phone.. :/ Do you know how to disable Superuser?
skadude66 said:
I can't find a way to disable Superuser without completing removing Root Access for my phone.. :/ Do you know how to disable Superuser?
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on cm dont think you can ask on your rom thread
jaythenut said:
on cm dont think you can ask on your rom thread
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Thanks, I'll try that out!

root and superSU

I was updating superSU on my note 3 after root. I tried to use game killer, only to get the message that root wasn't available. I loaded up superSU and was told that the binary couldn't be found... I downloaded a root checker and it said that root access was there... So I unrooted and re rooted. Same deal.
I'm not sure how to fix the issue.
Can anyone please help
(SM-N9005)
BallaratBloke81 said:
I was updating superSU on my note 3 after root. I tried to use game killer, only to get the message that root wasn't available. I loaded up superSU and was told that the binary couldn't be found... I downloaded a root checker and it said that root access was there... So I unrooted and re rooted. Same deal.
I'm not sure how to fix the issue.
Can anyone please help
(SM-N9005)
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Somethings wrong with your su I think. Have to given privillages to game killer in su?
Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005
thahim said:
Somethings wrong with your su I think. Have to given privillages to game killer in su?
Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005
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I have given it privileges. But when I open supersu says there is something wrong with su binary.
BallaratBloke81 said:
I have given it privileges. But when I open supersu says there is something wrong with su binary.
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Have you deleted then given Super SU privileges back? I find installing a new rom can sometimes screw with them....
ultramag69 said:
Have you deleted then given Super SU privileges back? I find installing a new rom can sometimes screw with them....
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When I first got the phone it had a rom full of provider bloatware. I flashed another stock Roma to get rid of it. Then I flashed xnote and decided OT wasn't for me, so I went back to stock (without bloats)
BallaratBloke81 said:
When I first got the phone it had a rom full of provider bloatware. I flashed another stock Roma to get rid of it. Then I flashed xnote and decided OT wasn't for me, so I went back to stock (without bloats)
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Delete the apps from SU then when prompted give them permission again - like normal you will need to re-open them again and get the "Grant root access" prompt from SU...This may work, has for me everytime...
Only other thing I would do if this didn't work would be re-stock and start from scratch...
ultramag69 said:
Delete the apps from SU then when prompted give them permission again - like normal you will need to re-open them again and get the "Grant root access" prompt from SU...This may work, has for me everytime...
Only other thing I would do if this didn't work would be re-stock and start from scratch...
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Yes hello, can someone please upload the note 3 4.3 touchwiz apk, i accidentally deleted mine, so please.
ultramag69 said:
Delete the apps from SU then when prompted give them permission again - like normal you will need to re-open them again and get the "Grant root access" prompt from SU...This may work, has for me everytime...
Only other thing I would do if this didn't work would be re-stock and start from scratch...
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I have already reflashed stock back to my phone, re rooted and the problem still exsists
Currently I'm on stock again (downloaded from sammobile)
Every time I open superSU, it tells me there is a problem with the SU BINARY (when I was rooted. I'm not trying to use super SU unrooted lol)
Just rooted again and its still the same...
Reflash stock, full wipe from stock recovery, reroot.
Or u have done a full wipe from stock recovery after flash stock firmware?
Sent from N9005, somewhere on this earth.
antique_sonic said:
Reflash stock, full wipe from stock recovery, reroot.
Or u have done a full wipe from stock recovery after flash stock firmware?
Sent from N9005, somewhere on this earth.
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Yeah, done all of that. Is there a way to manually wipe the SU binary and reinstall? The root checker app says root access is allowed
Is there another way to see if it's the SU binary or game killer having issues?
BallaratBloke81 said:
Yeah, done all of that. Is there a way to manually wipe the SU binary and reinstall? The root checker app says root access is allowed
Is there another way to see if it's the SU binary or game killer having issues?
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If you attempts to fix root access denied on game killer then it won't work. Gamekiller/gamecih/gameguardian doesn't work with android 4.3 and above.
I however tried gamecih with cm based rom last week & it worked
Rosli59564 said:
If you attempts to fix root access denied on game killer then it won't work. Gamekiller/gamecih/gameguardian doesn't work with android 4.3 and above.
I however tried gamecih with cm based rom last week & it worked
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OK, so you're saying those kind of apps will no longer work?
What about the SU binary issue?
BallaratBloke81 said:
OK, so you're saying those kind of apps will no longer work?
What about the SU binary issue?
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Its not a superSU issue, guess the dev needs to update the gamekiller app. Do you have root privileges with other root apps?
gee2012 said:
Its not a superSU issue, guess the dev needs to update the gamekiller app. Do you have root privileges with other root apps?
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Not as of yet. The photo of the warning I posted, comes up when I open SuperSU
BallaratBloke81 said:
Not as of yet. The photo of the warning I posted, comes up when I open SuperSU
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Try unrooting superSU from the app itself and reflash the latest (1.94 i think) superSU.zip in recovery or with Flashify (if compatible ,Playstore) flash CF Root in downloadmode. Hope that helps.
gee2012 said:
Try unrooting superSU from the app itself and reflash the latest (1.94 i think) superSU.zip in recovery or with Flashify (if compatible ,Playstore) flash CF Root in downloadmode. Hope that helps.
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I can't even get into the app to unroot
BallaratBloke81 said:
OK, so you're saying those kind of apps will no longer work?
What about the SU binary issue?
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Your SU binary got issue but yes even you solve it those apps won't work.
Try uninstall it from playstore. There is also flashable supersu
http://download.chainfire.eu/204 but I never use it either or maybe reroot
gee2012 said:
Try unrooting superSU from the app itself and reflash the latest (1.94 i think) superSU.zip in recovery or with Flashify (if compatible ,Playstore) flash CF Root in downloadmode. Hope that helps.
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ES explorer can't get root access either.
Should I flash superSU.zip straight over the top using recovery? Or is that not a good idea?
Rosli59564 said:
Your SU binary got issue but yes even you solve it those apps won't work.
Try uninstall it from playstore. There is also flashable supersu
http://download.chainfire.eu/204 but I never use it either or maybe reroot
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I have unrooted (flashing stock rom using recovery) and rerooted (using CF auto root... Or whatever it's called) many times.

super su

Anyone know why it wont stay
Ssys no batty
Says no binary installed
pbedard said:
Says no binary installed
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1st, did you flash the SU file? 2nd, what rom are you on?
Yes 5 times 2 im using dev digitals rom im on sprint
pbedard said:
Yes 5 times 2 im using dev digitals rom im on sprint
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The latest SU File? which is SR3 2.79? if it didnt work try the Unsu.zip file to remove SU and then flash the SU file again. see if that works.
Devdigital help me thanks
pbedard said:
Devdigital help me thanks
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did you flashed the unsu file then flashed the Su file?
Devdigital tols me replash the rom cause ite not using super su its using majiskSU
pbedard said:
Devdigital tols me replash the rom cause ite not using super su its using majiskSU
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AAhh i see. Now i know where you are standing at. you are using magisk. But do you have magisksu ? or keep having supersu as main root but magisk installed? . What i mean to say is, when you go into the magisk app, in the 2nd box of the main screen, does it shows supersu as root method? or magisksu? if it is magisksu then you dont need supersu, now, if it does says supersu, then you do have to fix the issue of supersu to unroot by using supersu function and then go directly into recovery mode and flash magisksu once again.
It says majisksu
pbedard said:
It says majisksu
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then you dont need su (unless you want it). It is because you already have magisksu (which is pretty much doing the same as su). one overrides the other and then one gets thrown out. Usually to install magisk manually, one does as follows:
1) install magisk app from playstore
2) give supersu access (granted to magisk su)
3) use unroot function in supersu
4) flash magisk zip in recovery mode.
Now, there are other methods to achieve magisksu but the point is that maisksu has changed the binary (which is what SuperSU is telling you that you dont have).But that doesnt mean you are not rooted. you are already rooted with magisk and can achieve pretty much anything that you could achieve with supersu. (it will ask you for prompts asking you whether you want to give su access to "x" or "y" app. etc... Now, if you want SuperSU, you could try to flash the magisk uninstaller. Then do the process of rooting that has been specified for your phone. That should return the SU binary to normality . (this assuming you try to unroot and then flash SU back but didnt work)
hey guys bought my ls997 used. has root because i get the flash screen (untrusted)and twrp is installed and working. how do i find out which to flash ? any advantages to use supersu over magisk ?
i installed magisk manager and it states no root found.
Majisk u have to turn root access on majisk works alot better
@pbedard
Did the help @jinkerz9430 gave work for you?
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