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[Q] Easy GN root

I have an unlocked bootloader and ICS 4.0.4. what is easiest root? One click root didnt work.
Thanks in advance for putting up with my stupid question
Please explain in detail, the instructions, like youre talking to somebody stupid. thanks

SoulOfDownfall said:
I have an unlocked bootloader and ICS 4.0.4. what is easiest root? One click root didnt work.
Thanks in advance for putting up with my stupid question
Please explain in detail, the instructions, like youre talking to somebody stupid. thanks
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you have a nexus, theres only one way to do it correctly.. fastboot oem unlock, fastboot a custom recovery(cwm or i recommend twrp recovery), flash a custom rom(and kernel if you want) in your recovery, then reboot. thats all you need to do. no need for apps or hacks. thats why we buy nexus devices, for the ease. since youre already unlocked, just fastboot a recovery and flash a rom

SoulOfDownfall said:
I have an unlocked bootloader and ICS 4.0.4. what is easiest root? One click root didnt work.
Thanks in advance for putting up with my stupid question
Please explain in detail, the instructions, like youre talking to somebody stupid. thanks
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Follow instructions in Method 1 here.
simms22 said:
you have a nexus, theres only one way to do it correctly.. fastboot oem unlock, fastboot a custom recovery(cwm or i recommend twrp recovery), flash a custom rom(and kernel if you want) in your recovery, then reboot. thats all you need to do. no need for apps or hacks. thats why we buy nexus devices, for the ease. since youre already unlocked, just fastboot a recovery and flash a rom
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He's asking how to root, not how to flash a rooted custom ROM...

efrant said:
He's asking how to root, not how to flash a rooted custom ROM...
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in this case its one and the same. ive owned every single nexus and this method does not change. all other methods are just extra baggage. or, if you want to, tell all my nexii(nexus one, nexus s, and galaxy nexus) that they dont have root. all the custom have have the superuser binaries that are needed.
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efrant said:
Follow instructions in Method 1 here.
He's asking how to root, not how to flash a rooted custom ROM...
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lol, that easy method that you posted is way more complicated. but im guessing that youre recommending this method because youre the one that wrote it up. no need to get more complicated than needed

simms22 said:
in this case its one and the same. ive owned every single nexus and this method does not change. all other methods are just extra baggage. or, if you want to, tell all my nexii(nexus one, nexus s, and galaxy nexus) that they dont have root. all the custom have have the superuser binaries that are needed.
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lol, that easy method that you posted is way more complicated. but im guessing that youre recommending this method because youre the one that wrote it up. no need to get more complicated than needed
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Let me rephrase: I think he was asking how to root a stock ROM.
But thanks for your input: if for you, the way to root a rom is to flash a custom rom, you must be right...
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efrant said:
Let me rephrase: I think he was asking how to root a stock ROM.
But thanks for your input: if for you, the way to root a rom is to flash a custom rom, you must be right...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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fine. then flash a custom recovery and a rooted stock rom. same thing. the easiest way.

efrant said:
Follow instructions in Method 1 here.
He's asking how to root, not how to flash a rooted custom ROM...
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Why do you perpetuate the myth of rooting a Nexus?
You root non dev phones, is there some deeper meaning to this?

simms22 said:
fine. then flash a custom recovery and a rooted stock rom. same thing. the easiest way.
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Which is exactly what i said to do: flash cwm and flash su.zip. nothing else.
morfic said:
Why do you perpetuate the myth of rooting a Nexus?
You root non dev phones, is there some deeper meaning to this?
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Not sure I understand what you are saying.
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Moved to Q&A

Check my sig buddy.
You'll probably need to start from the beginning.
I assume you mean you're carrier unlocked, and not bootloader unlocked.

i think this method is pretty easy. i had no issues using it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310

Just download cwm and put it with your adb/fastboot files.
download the su.zip and put it onto your "sd card".
Pull up cmd prompt and access adb files
adb reboot bootloader
*make sure bootloader unlocked*
Fastboot flash recovery cwm.img
Fastboot reboot bootloader
Fastboot boot cwm.img
Then flash the su.zip
Done
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thos25 said:
Just download cwm and put it with your adb/fastboot files.
download the su.zip and put it onto your "sd card".
Pull up cmd prompt and access adb files
adb reboot bootloader
*make sure bootloader unlocked*
Fastboot flash recovery cwm.img
Fastboot reboot bootloader
Fastboot boot cwm.img
Then flash the su.zip
Done
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Suggestion:
At this time cwm should no longer be preached as defacto standard.
It would be better to refer to "a recovery" linking to both cwr and twrp2.
CWR is extremely antiquated and the ease of use of twrp2 is MUCH better.

morfic said:
Suggestion:
At this time cwm should no longer be preached as defacto standard.
It would be better to refer to "a recovery" linking to both cwr and twrp2.
CWR is extremely antiquated and the ease of use of twrp2 is MUCH better.
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I only used CWM as an example. I do see your point though.
Personally, I haven't even bothered rooting my nexus or felt the need to do so. Due to the fact that I have not rooted my nexus, I don't have a preferred recovery. I was under the impression that CWM was the preferred recovery (of the majority of nexus users) based on comments I've read in the nexus forum.
I did have my EVO & Evo 3D rooted and used both CWM and TWRP at different times. I preferred TWRP. I believe it was TWRP 1.1.1 vs CWM 4.0.1.4 iirc. I tried TWRP 2.0 but didn't like the touch interface.
I just figured I would jump in to give an easy root method to the OP. That is one of the only benefits to the HTC unlock method. The fact that it forces you to learn some things that many other people would never bother to learn, ie fastboot/adb commands. once you get those down you are pretty golden.
At any rate, you are right though. TWRP could be a better option for the OP. And based on my EVO 3D experience, I would say it probably will be the better option.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

thos25 said:
I only used CWM as an example. I do see your point though.
Personally, I haven't even bothered rooting my nexus or felt the need to do so. Due to the fact that I have not rooted my nexus, I don't have a preferred recovery. I was under the impression that CWM was the preferred recovery (of the majority of nexus users) based on comments I've read in the nexus forum.
I did have my EVO & Evo 3D rooted and used both CWM and TWRP at different times. I preferred TWRP. I believe it was TWRP 1.1.1 vs CWM 4.0.1.4 iirc. I tried TWRP 2.0 but didn't like the touch interface.
I just figured I would jump in to give an easy root method to the OP. That is one of the only benefits to the HTC unlock method. The fact that it forces you to learn some things that many other people would never bother to learn, ie fastboot/adb commands. once you get those down you are pretty golden.
At any rate, you are right though. TWRP could be a better option for the OP. And based on my EVO 3D experience, I would say it probably will be the better option.
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the newest twrp touch recovery is sweet, cwm doesnt even come close. when you do decide to set your nexus free, give it a try

SoulOfDownfall said:
I have an unlocked bootloader and ICS 4.0.4. what is easiest root? One click root didnt work.
Thanks in advance for putting up with my stupid question
Please explain in detail, the instructions, like youre talking to somebody stupid. thanks
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Install GNex Toolkit from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310. First do option 1 (drivers) and than option 7 (one-click for all). You have root and cwm, works like a charm and is the easiest way to do it.

Jubakuba said:
Check my sig buddy.
You'll probably need to start from the beginning.
I assume you mean you're carrier unlocked, and not bootloader unlocked.
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Im bootloader unlocked, cwr.

im very computer savvy, and tech savvy, i know what im talking about, so everything i say i am completely positive of, i am experienced with android, i just dont know how to root. I have the su.zip on my sd card btw.

Good Lord,
One question and so many answers, no wonder new users are confused--
Don't pay attention to me--just bored atm and trying to decide btw the GN tmobile or One S to replace my N1--
Nothing like hijacking a thread either--

I prefer to use Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit. Its very simple and do the job well. Never experiencing any problems with it.
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Help backing up stock JB kernel

I am really liking the stock JB kernel but I also have been using and liked Franco's kernel for the past few months, especially the customizability. I want to try it out too but I don't want to lose the stock kernel in the process. Can someone provide any of the following:
1. A guide to extracting/backing up the stock kernel.
2. A link to any such guide. (I looked around but couldn't find one.)
3. A link to the actual kernel. (If someone, somewhere has already done this and posted it.)
Thanks in advance!

mtmjr90 said:
I am really liking the stock JB kernel but I also have been using and liked Franco's kernel for the past few months, especially the customizability. I want to try it out too but I don't want to lose the stock kernel in the process. Can someone provide any of the following:
1. A guide to extracting/backing up the stock kernel.
2. A link to any such guide. (I looked around but couldn't find one.)
3. A link to the actual kernel. (If someone, somewhere has already done this and posted it.)
Thanks in advance!
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Here's the stock kernel for you

Thanks! Out of curiosity, do you mind explaining how you got it? Is it super complicated? I'm just trying to learn by doing as much as I can to avoid having to ask all the time=/
Edit: Oh, also is that zip flashable via CWM?
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I got it from one of the Jellybean threads, but with the sheer volume of JB threads today, I can't remember which. I think it's the main JB thread in General.
The only thing I did was rename it from StockKernel.zip and added the JB prefix so as not to lose it in my mess of files

Ah, sounds good. Thanks again!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

mtmjr90 said:
Thanks! Out of curiosity, do you mind explaining how you got it? Is it super complicated? I'm just trying to learn by doing as much as I can to avoid having to ask all the time=/
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This is the right attitude to have! :good:
The easiest way to back up your stock kernel is through CWM. It makes a backup of the image and saves it to your /sdcard/clockworkmod/... This file should be easily flashable using fastboot.
Another way, but less elegant, is to use dd (root and busybox required of course):
dd if=dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/boot of=/sdcard/boot.img
That will place a file called boot.img in the root of /sdcard. (Not this file will likely not be flashable via fastboot, but can easily be flashed with dd:
dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/boot

efrant said:
This is the right attitude to have! :good:
The easiest way to back up your stock kernel is through CWM. It makes a backup of the image and saves it to your /sdcard/clockworkmod/... This file should be easily flashable using fastboot.
Another way, but less elegant, is to use dd (root and busybox required of course):
dd if=dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/boot of=/sdcard/boot.img
That will place a file called boot.img in the root of /sdcard. (Not this file will likely not be flashable via fastboot, but can easily be flashed with dd:
dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/boot
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Is that via a terminal emulator on the device then?

efrant said:
This is the right attitude to have! :good:
The easiest way to back up your stock kernel is through CWM. It makes a backup of the image and saves it to your /sdcard/clockworkmod/... This file should be easily flashable using fastboot.
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Can you go into more details on this? I don't see an option to backup just the kernel. Do you have to pull it out of a complete backup?

mtmjr90 said:
Is that via a terminal emulator on the device then?
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Either or.
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drewcam888 said:
Can you go into more details on this? I don't see an option to backup just the kernel. Do you have to pull it out of a complete backup?
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You are right, you can NOT back up just the kernel using CWM, but you CAN restore just the kernel. (I was thinking of a different recovery.)

efrant said:
You are right, you can NOT back up just the kernel using CWM, but you CAN restore just the kernel. (I was thinking of a different recovery.)
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I don't see any option to restore only the kernel. Where is this option?

drewcam888 said:
I don't see any option to restore only the kernel. Where is this option?
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Under "backup and restore" under "advanced restore", select boot image.
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Only a little bug for me:
From settings-->storage (memoria in italian) It can't see all the files in the sdcard, also doesn't see a lot of music (but I can see those music files with play music app)...
Any other thing is working fine, good battery life, much faster on homescreen and on the appdrawer, maybe a little laggier on temple run...
Waiting for the official release...

So I guess that if I download factory image for my NS and extract boot.img out of it (it is in tgz-tar-zip ), I should be able to flash it and restore stock kernel using fastboot flash boot boot.img. Am I right?
But I noticed that boot.img in zip provided by harveydent takes 2x more space than the one in the factory image.

jenda.69 said:
So I guess that if I download factory image for my NS and extract boot.img out of it (it is in tgz-tar-zip ), I should be able to flash it and restore stock kernel using fastboot flash boot boot.img. Am I right?
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Yes, you are right.
jenda.69 said:
But I noticed that boot.img in zip provided by harveydent takes 2x more space than the one in the factory image.
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If harveydent used dd to dump the image, it will be padded with a bunch of zeros at the end. Both will work fine, although you cannot flash the untrimmed one using fastboot, you need to use recovery or dd.
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ota update issue

Hi guys I'm trying to get my nexus updated to JB. I am on 4.0.4 rooted using the toolkit. I have flashed stock recovery back to the phone using toolkit. I'm getting the attached error. Any ideas anyone?
Thanks

step 1) STOP USING A TOOLKIT!
step 2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

corkie1 said:
Hi guys I'm trying to get my nexus updated to JB. I am on 4.0.4 rooted using the toolkit. I have flashed stock recovery back to the phone using toolkit. I'm getting the attached error. Any ideas anyone?
Thanks
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Well first of all, I definitely don't recommend you using toolkit. Using it has higher chance of bricking your phone.
It seems like you might have to boot into the clockworkmod recovery and from there, flash the zip. It's faster than the way and also doesn't give you those kind of headache
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Hi guys when I say toolkit its the specific gnex toolkit. I thought this was a well received method for rooting - no?

Are you sure you flashed the right stock recovery for your phone?

Ya definitely flashed right stock recovery. It's very easy using the toolkit.

corkie1 said:
Ya definitely flashed right stock recovery. It's very easy using the toolkit.
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so is fastboot
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img

I've used the toolkits and fastboot on 3 different gnex's and not had problems either way. If you fastboot incorrectly as well it's possible to brick your phone right?

wisniphi said:
I've used the toolkits and fastboot on 3 different gnex's and not had problems either way. If you fastboot incorrectly as well it's possible to brick your phone right?
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well yeah if you fastboot the wrong recovery, but if you typo the command, it errors and wont flash it.

The OTA failed not because of your recovery but because of /system/usr/keylayout/generic.kl not being stock or missing.
You can either find that file and push it back and then run the OTA hoping that's the only file you modified.
Or flash the stock JB image following the link Zepius posted in the 2nd post.

I used this thread to help me update to JB when the OTA wasn't showing up for me (I was impatient).

wisniphi said:
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If you fastboot incorrectly as well it's possible to brick your phone right?
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Nope. Odin yes. Fastboot no.
OP: And as El Daddy said you (or one of your root apps) prob changed something related to your keyboard, so you need to replace that file with the stock one.
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I can't agree more! This is literally the third straight post I've read with an issue that started with 'I'm rooted using X toolkit...'
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El Daddy said:
The OTA failed not because of your recovery but because of /system/usr/keylayout/generic.kl not being stock or missing.
You can either find that file and push it back and then run the OTA hoping that's the only file you modified.
Or flash the stock JB image following the link Zepius posted in the 2nd post.
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Hiya - thanks - I browsed to the location and found a generic.kl.bac file - renamed this rebooted and the OTA went through no problems

Unlock/Root

Hello everyone, I just got my hands on my new nexus and I LOVE IT!!. I'm on verizon.
I just have a few questions. I got it yesterday but I see there are new radios/bootloader?
I'm still on stock 4.04 ICS
I want to root/unlock and load up MIUI/AKOP
Can someone give me a small tutorial on how to do this? I see there's a toolkit but i'm confused on what to do because of JB dropping.
As always i'm late to the party

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058

David522d said:
Hello everyone, I just got my hands on my new nexus and I LOVE IT!!. I'm on verizon.
I just have a few questions. I got it yesterday but I see there are new radios/bootloader?
I'm still on stock 4.04 ICS
I want to root/unlock and load up MIUI/AKOP
Can someone give me a small tutorial on how to do this? I see there's a toolkit but i'm confused on what to do because of JB dropping.
As always i'm late to the party
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efrant has all the info you need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1814266

Can I just use the root toolkit? (Does it work well?)

David522d said:
Can I just use the root toolkit? (Does it work well?)
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it works... but when it fails, it fails hard. and then you dont know where it failed or what it even did.
i personally will not help if you use the toolkit and things go wrong... others will still help.

It's actually very easy on this device. Since you know you are wanting to install a new ROM you don't even need to root. The hardest part is installing the ADB usb drivers and making sure they work correctly. There are basically 3 things you need to do.
1.) Install ADB and the ADB usb drivers
2.) Unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery (ClockworkMod is the most popular)
3.) Flash a new ROM
You can do steps 1-2 by following this guide up to the recovery install step. Then for step 3 download the ROM of your choice into the internal sd and boot into CWM recovery and flash.

Stupid question, can i do all of this if the phone isnt activated? My sim card should be here in the mail tomorrow

David522d said:
Stupid question, can i do all of this if the phone isnt activated? My sim card should be here in the mail tomorrow
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yes you can.

Zepius said:
it works... but when it fails, it fails hard. and then you dont know where it failed or what it even did.
i personally will not help if you use the toolkit and things go wrong... others will still help.
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jeez you had no faith in tookit guy
very easy to do.
now my question to you again
im unlocked rooted and have clockwork touch
should i flash these new radios/bootloader and flash them thru clockwork?
thanks

David522d said:
jeez you had no faith in tookit guy
very easy to do.
now my question to you again
im unlocked rooted and have clockwork touch
should i flash these new radios/bootloader and flash them thru clockwork?
thanks
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considering i read these forums and see the posts that get created, yeah i dont trust the toolkit. there are so many threads created with the title of "HELP I BRICKED MY PHONE" followed by "i used such and such toolkit"
as far as your other question, you can flash the radios and bootloaders via CWM.

David522d said:
Stupid question, can i do all of this if the phone isnt activated? My sim card should be here in the mail tomorrow
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Since when did Verizon start using sim cards
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Zepius said:
considering i read these forums and see the posts that get created, yeah i dont trust the toolkit. there are so many threads created with the title of "HELP I BRICKED MY PHONE" followed by "i used such and such toolkit"
as far as your other question, you can flash the radios and bootloaders via CWM.
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haha yah no I do believe you.. and thanks!
last question
Until I flash a new rom over stock, will i have to re flash clockwork every time if i want to use recovery

dschreiber69 said:
Since when did Verizon start using sim cards
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Since they got lte
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David522d said:
haha yah no I do believe you.. and thanks!
last question
Until I flash a new rom over stock, will i have to re flash clockwork every time if i want to use recovery
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Delete recovery-from-boot.p from /system
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Zepius said:
Since they got lte
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Delete recovery-from-boot.p from /system
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What i did was install jellybean and now everytime it boots into recovery when i want it to =)
Was android restoring the default recovery because i was on stock ROM?

Root method that works please...

I have searched XDA thread's, I have combed through android central. Ever root method I follow including heisenbergs leads to boot loop. Let me just state I am not new to rooting and this is frustrating beyond words. I want to throw this damn thing against a wall but I know it's not the phones fault.
[Before anyone says it, I have searched XDA, Androicentral, several other forum boards high and low , believe me, it only ads to my frustration] So, regarding th title of the post: Should be as simple as flashing supersu in recovery right? Just after flashing the modified boot image? Can't get it to take. I've tried every step variant I can think of like flashing the vendor file which is new to me. Flashing a rom and allowing that supersu included do the rooting, in all different step orders too, so on and so forth - but all of these iterations I have tried leads to bootloop. I get stuck with no choice but to manually flash each partition back to stock just so that I have a phone to use.
After restoring my phone back to stock i am here: I have the most recent TWRP installed for a recovery (thus obviously my bootloader is unlocked too), I have not flashed the modified boot image yet but am aware I will need to before flashing supersu (and wiping cache) in recovery - last time I did it this way it did not work for me...
Can anyone point me to a simple tutorial of how to obtain root or maybe point out what I've done wrong above, please? I am at my wits end over something supposedly so simple. (Go ahead, laugh, call me names, whatever - I deserve it)

What boot image are you flashing? It's probably not compatible with the security patch you are on. Really you don't need to flash a new boot image as the SuperSU zip now patches it. So just flash SuperSU and enjoy root.
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Oh yeah I forgot to lol and call you a noob. Noob.
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PiousInquisitor said:
What boot image are you flashing? It's probably not compatible with the security patch you are on. Really you don't need to flash a new boot image as the SuperSU zip now patches it. So just flash SuperSU and enjoy root.
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Oh yeah I forgot to lol and call you a noob. Noob.
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Thanks! So it comes in a .zip. Do I extract it or something? I have always just used TWRP to "install", then choose the zip file and "flash". Always worked. Should I have unzipped the package or something?

kerryh420 said:
Thanks! So it comes in a .zip. Do I extract it or something? I have always just used TWRP to "install", then choose the zip file and "flash". Always worked. Should I have unzipped the package or something?
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No. Just flash the latest SuperSU zip. The installer patches the boot image.
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PiousInquisitor said:
No. Just flash the latest SuperSU zip. The installer patches the boot image.
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Thanks Man! you rock!
Now to install a Rom it's the same as always right. DL the ROM of choice and follow Dev's instructions? Wheredoes this vendor.img come into play? flashed through fastboot before the ROM is i assume?

PiousInquisitor said:
No. Just flash the latest SuperSU zip. The installer patches the boot image.
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Thanks Man! you rock!
Now to install a Rom it's the same as always right. DL the ROM of choice and follow Dev's instructions? Where does this vendor.img come into play? flashed through fastboot before the ROM is i assume?

kerryh420 said:
Thanks Man! you rock!
Now to install a Rom it's the same as always right. DL the ROM of choice and follow Dev's instructions? Where does this vendor.img come into play? flashed through fastboot before the ROM is i assume?
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Just follow the instructions in the OP of the ROM you wish to flash.
For details on what the vendor partition is and which one to flash, look in the FAQ of the Pure Nexus ROM. I'm to lazy to to explain it myself or even link to it. Sorry, it's late here and locating it's kind of a pain on the mobile.
And for future reference it's an utter waste of time to root then flash a ROM. I'll explain tomorrow if you don't understand why.
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kerryh420 said:
Now to install a Rom it's the same as always right. DL the ROM of choice and follow Dev's instructions? Where does this vendor.img come into play? flashed through fastboot before the ROM is i assume?
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The drivers and firmware got extracted into a separate vendor partition. Google doesn't provide source for vendor.img, just binaries. You need to flash a vendor.img that matches the ROM. If they don't match it might still work with some complaints, but it is best to have them matched. Look at your ROM to see which vendor.img they require.