[HOWTO] Installing Superuser/busybox for Mac

datagutt · May 30, 2013 at 3:18 PM

htc-rocks said:
Do you still have access to the ouya store after SU installed? I heard rumors that access to the store was blocked until root access removed?

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You have full access to the OUYA store even when you are rooted.

ApplesRevenge · Jun 2, 2013

./adb push su/system/bin/su /sdcard/su

Newbie here learning the ways and reading books/sites. Is this the SU binary and apk by Koush and are SU binaries interchangeable with differing superuser.apk?
Searching for it produces a lot of false positives and general user help.
I understand the rest of what was done.
Any feedback/urls are welcome.

tennisbgc · May 27, 2013 90 3 0

elmerohueso said:
The command should be "adb push su /sdcard/su" (pushing su to the sdcard).

Setup wired and/or wireless ADB

(Optional) Put adb.exe in your Windows PATH variable so you can run it from anywhere

Download and unzip the SuperUser files from http://d-h.st/BBk

Open an ADB shell with elevated permissions

Code:

adb shell su

Mount the system partition as read-write

Code:

mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP

Exit the ADB shell

Code:

exit exit

or CTRL + C

Push su to the sdcard

Code:

adb push su /sdcard/su

Open an ADB shell with elevated permissions

Code:

adb shell su

Cat su into /system/xbin

Code:

cat /sdcard/su > /system/xbin/su

Create a symbolic link to su in /system/xbin from /system/bin (safer/cleaner than just putting su directly in the bin folder)

Code:

ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su

Set the su permissions to -rwsr-sr-x

Code:

chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su

Exit the ADB shell

Code:

exit exit

or CTRL + C

Install SuperUser

Code:

adb install com.koushikdutta.superuser.apk

Install BusyBox

Code:

adb install stericson.busybox.apk

Run SuperUser on the OUYA (Make > Software > SuperUser) and allow it to update

Inputting the adb shell su I get device not found message. Im opening a comand promt in platform-tools.

TadeoNYC · Jun 5, 2013 at 2:31 AM

tennisbgc said:
Inputting the adb shell su I get device not found message. Im opening a comand promt in platform-tools.

Do you have adb properly set up as on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41247928 ?

Check your device manager and make sure your ouya is properly installed, you need adb drivers. Easiest ones to get are from Samsung kies, you'll then have to them manually select them "have disc". I figured all of this out in a few hours with a little help. It's hard because the info is a little spread around.

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ineedaname · Nov 7, 2010 30 5 0

elmerohueso said:
The command should be "adb push su /sdcard/su" (pushing su to the sdcard).

Setup wired and/or wireless ADB

(Optional) Put adb.exe in your Windows PATH variable so you can run it from anywhere

Download and unzip the SuperUser files from http://d-h.st/BBk

Open an ADB shell with elevated permissions

Code:

adb shell su

Mount the system partition as read-write

Code:

mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP

Exit the ADB shell

Code:

exit exit

or CTRL + C

Push su to the sdcard

Code:

adb push su /sdcard/su

Open an ADB shell with elevated permissions

Code:

adb shell su

Cat su into /system/xbin

Code:

cat /sdcard/su > /system/xbin/su

Create a symbolic link to su in /system/xbin from /system/bin (safer/cleaner than just putting su directly in the bin folder)

Code:

ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su

Set the su permissions to -rwsr-sr-x

Code:

chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su

Exit the ADB shell

Code:

exit exit

or CTRL + C

Install SuperUser

Code:

adb install com.koushikdutta.superuser.apk

Install BusyBox

Code:

adb install stericson.busybox.apk

Run SuperUser on the OUYA (Make > Software > SuperUser) and allow it to update

This worked perfect thanks!!!

tennisbgc · May 27, 2013 90 3 0

how exactly do you do step 4 Open an ADB shell with elevated permissions. Sorry for the stupid question.

TadeoNYC · Jun 7, 2013 at 5:09 AM

tennisbgc said:
how exactly do you do step 4 Open an ADB shell with elevated permissions. Sorry for the stupid question.

You really should just watch an adb tutorial on YouTube, because I'm not sure what it is that you don't understand at this point. I'm a complete noob to android and Linux and figured this out in a few hours. If you are this uncertain about what to do, maybe you shouldn't do it.

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tennisbgc · Jun 7, 2013

TadeoNYC said:
You really should just watch an adb tutorial on YouTube, because I'm not sure what it is that you don't understand at this point. I'm a complete noob to android and Linux and figured this out in a few hours. If you are this uncertain about what to do, maybe you shouldn't do it.

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actually it turns out on the instrustion for setting up adb im not getting a device number after I input this
adb kill-server
echo 0x2836 >> "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini"
adb start-server
adb devices

TadeoNYC · Jun 7, 2013 at 6:51 PM

tennisbgc said:
actually it turns out on the instrustion for setting up adb im not getting a device number after I input this
adb kill-server
echo 0x2836 >> "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini"
adb start-server
adb devices

Okay, go through this thread and look at all the steps others took to troubleshoot the device not being functional in the device manager in system panel. I told you to do this earlier, have you?

Let us know what type of device ouya is listed as in the device manager.

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tennisbgc · Jun 7, 2013

TadeoNYC said:
Okay, go through this thread and look at all the steps others took to troubleshoot the device not being functional in the device manager in system panel. I told you to do this earlier, have you?

Let us know what type of device ouya is listed as in the device manager.

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its listed as a portable device.What should it be listed as?

TadeoNYC · Jun 8, 2013

tennisbgc said:
its listed as a portable device.What should it be listed as?

Since mine isn't connected I'm not certain but I think it should be mtp. You need to go I'm too advanced properties and make sure it using adb drivers, if it isn't you need to manually add them by selecting update driver and then selecting have disk and pointing it to the adb driver.

Search Google, this exact problem is out there with much more of a walkthrough then I have time to provide.

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simbaba · Jun 27, 2013 37 3 0

elmerohueso said:
The command should be "adb push su /sdcard/su" (pushing su to the sdcard).

Setup wired and/or wireless ADB

(Optional) Put adb.exe in your Windows PATH variable so you can run it from anywhere

Download and unzip the SuperUser files from http://d-h.st/BBk

Open an ADB shell with elevated permissions

Code:

adb shell su

Mount the system partition as read-write

Code:

mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP

Exit the ADB shell

Code:

exit exit

or CTRL + C

Push su to the sdcard

Code:

adb push su /sdcard/su

Open an ADB shell with elevated permissions

Code:

adb shell su

Cat su into /system/xbin

Code:

cat /sdcard/su > /system/xbin/su

Create a symbolic link to su in /system/xbin from /system/bin (safer/cleaner than just putting su directly in the bin folder)

Code:

ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su

Set the su permissions to -rwsr-sr-x

Code:

chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su

Exit the ADB shell

Code:

exit exit

or CTRL + C

Install SuperUser

Code:

adb install com.koushikdutta.superuser.apk

Install BusyBox

Code:

adb install stericson.busybox.apk

Run SuperUser on the OUYA (Make > Software > SuperUser) and allow it to update

Hello,

I follow exactly and i have 3 errors :

------------> Superuser is installed but can't update.

gianptune · Jun 28, 2013 at 3:15 PM

it looks like you mistyped something. "sumount: not found" maybe you forget to press 'enter' between 'su' and 'mount'. and later you have 'exitexit' this is supposed to be 'exit', <press enter>, 'exit'.

Theraze · Jun 28, 2013 at 3:18 PM

su and mount are two different commands. On different lines. Not a single command named sumount.

Or to say it differently... hit enter after step 4.

mfg_Static · Jul 3, 2013

elmerohueso said:
The command should be "adb push su /sdcard/su" (pushing su to the sdcard).

Cat su into /system/xbin

Code:

cat /sdcard/su > /system/xbin/su

Create a symbolic link to su in /system/xbin from /system/bin (safer/cleaner than just putting su directly in the bin folder)

Code:

ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su

Set the su permissions to -rwsr-sr-x

Whenever I type this it says
1|[email protected]:/ $ su cat /sdcard/su > /system/xbin/su
/system/bin/sh: can't create /system/xbin/su: Read-only file system

and:

1|[email protected]:/ $ ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su
link failed File exists

Any ideas what this could be?
I skipped this 2 parts and could install the apks, but I cannot update the superuser, because it fails with a error, and other apps doesn't seem to have root access.

elmerohueso · Jul 3, 2013

mfg_Static said:
Whenever I type this it says
1|[email protected]:/ $ su cat /sdcard/su > /system/xbin/su
/system/bin/sh: can't create /system/xbin/su: Read-only file system

You combined two commands into one. "su" is one command (to get elevated privileges), and "cat /sdcard/su > /system/xbin/su" is the next command.
______________________________________________________________________

I decided I'd clarify and simplify the steps a bit..

Note: Each command is on its own line. If box of code has 2 lines, it's 2 different commands. Press ENTER after each command.

Setup wired and/or wireless ADB, according to the steps at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272266
(Recommended) Put the full path to adb.exe in your Windows PATH variable so you can run it from anywhere
Download and unzip the SuperUser files from http://d-h.st/BBk (if you skipped step 2, you must extract these files to the same directory as adb.exe)
Open a Command Prompt/Terminal window and navigate to the directory with your extracted files
Push su to the sdcard
Code:
```
adb push su /sdcard/su
```
Open an ADB shell with elevated permissions
Code:
```
adb shell
su
```

Mount the system partition as read-write

Code:

mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP

Cat su into /system/xbin
Code:
```
cat /sdcard/su > /system/xbin/su
```
Create a symbolic link to su in /system/xbin from /system/bin (safer/cleaner than just putting su directly in the bin folder)
Code:
```
ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su
```
Set the su permissions to -rwsr-sr-x
Code:
```
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
```
Exit the ADB shell
Code:
```
exit
exit
```
or CTRL + C

Install SuperUser

Code:

adb install com.koushikdutta.superuser.apk

Install BusyBox
Code:
```
adb install stericson.busybox.apk
```
Run SuperUser on the OUYA (Make > Software > SuperUser) and allow it to update

mfg_Static · Apr 15, 2009 4 0 0

Hi,
I tried this of course as well, because it I'd already written in the howto like that, but I had no success.
I finally managed to do it by sideloading the ota again, and then rooting again.
Now I also got a # instead of a $ when using su.
Everything then worked as described.
When there are other people out they with this particular problem: factory reset doesn't reset that files, try to sideload ota again and then it should work.

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JebyDroid · Oct 11, 2010 54 1 0

elmerohueso said:
Y

Code:

adb shell su

su is not working for me after I do

Code:

./adb shell
su

nothing changes and still I get

Code:

 Operation not permitted

why?

Z51 · Jul 7, 2013 at 11:46 PM

Tagging for later

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elmerohueso · Jul 8, 2013 at 3:15 PM

JebyDroid said:
su is not working for me after I do

Code:

./adb shell su

nothing changes and still I get

Code:

Operation not permitted

why?

Something must be wrong with your image. This issue usually happens if you've messed with su already (the one that comes built in) and either changed its permissions or removed it. You'll need to grab the latest OTA zip and flash it via recovery.

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