Root Un-installing superuser

[maple]

Alright, I got the OTA update from verizon so I lost my root during it. Well, I had the superuser app that I could not delete. I've read and read and read and people said I had to re-flash SBF and I did. I re-rooted my phone but I am STILL not able to uninstall superuser. Can somebody please lend me a hand. All the information I am reading is incorrect or not working for me!

 

[cjcross22]

Alright, I got the OTA update from verizon so I lost my root during it. Well, I had the superuser app that I could not delete. I've read and read and read and people said I had to re-flash SBF and I did. I re-rooted my phone but I am STILL not able to uninstall superuser. Can somebody please lend me a hand. All the information I am reading is incorrect or not working for me!

Your on the OTA GB? I don't think it can be rooted?

Anyways, possibly a factory reset would do the trick, or have you tried?

 

[Aggie12]

Factory reset will NOT remove it. It's a system app and a factory reset only deals with data and apps in the data partition. If you're rooted you need this app. It handles root permissions. Only way to get rid of it is to delete it from the system/app directory which requires root. I dunno how the phone would handle rooted once you uninstall superuser. The only real successful way to get rid of it is to SBF then you won't be rooted as well.

 

[maple]

Your on the OTA GB? I don't think it can be rooted?

Anyways, possibly a factory reset would do the trick, or have you tried?

I was. I flashed the X back to the 2.2.1 or something and re-rooted it. Factory resetting it doesn't work.

 

[cjcross22]

I was. I flashed the X back to the 2.2.1 or something and re-rooted it. Factory resetting it doesn't work.

Oh ok, I read it that you rooted the OTA, I was like wtf!?

Yeah, I guess you will have to SBF after all.

 

[maple]

Factory reset will NOT remove it. It's a system app and a factory reset only deals with data and apps in the data partition. If you're rooted you need this app. It handles root permissions. Only way to get rid of it is to delete it from the system/app directory which requires root. I dunno how the phone would handle rooted once you uninstall superuser. The only real successful way to get rid of it is to SBF then you won't be rooted as well.

So, if I un-root it, superuser will go away? I am running Z4root right now. I flashed it back just so I can uninstall it. I could care less about rooting it anymore.

 

[droidfan1]

SBF, visit recovery and wipe data/cache. Superuser be gone.

 

[Aggie12]

So, if I un-root it, superuser will go away? I am running Z4root right now. I flashed it back just so I can uninstall it. I could care less about rooting it anymore.

dunno. wouldn't hurt to try