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http://www.unlockroot.com/index.htm
It mentions galaxy nexus. I didn't unlock my phone right away and now I regret it. I don't want to lose my app data and since I don't have root I can't use TB to back up my apps.
So will this be a good alternative, or should I avoid it?
Is there a down side to using this method instead of doing it the old fashioned way?
if this is useless, any recommendations on how I can safely back up my app data before unlocking the bootloader?
Thank you for the help.
never seen or used this. you can, but i prefer doing it manually. not really that hard.,
and theres a thread somewhere in general that tells you how to back up your stuff without root or unlocked bootloader.
something involving ADB commands. might be just better off starting again from fresh
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never seen or used this. you can, but i prefer doing it manually. not really that hard.,
and theres a thread somewhere in general that tells you how to back up your stuff without root or unlocked bootloader.
something involving ADB commands. might be just better off starting again from fresh
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Unlocked / rooted mine right after I got it. Wipes it (the unlocking part), but it was easy, but I'm pretty good with adb and fastboot. Give it a try, there seems to be a bunch of one click tools out now.
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this method seems to implement security vulnerability in android to escalate user privileges and install super user.
So this method is not an automatic version of the regular (boot unlock using fastboot), meaning it skips the whole wipe after unlock requirement.
anyway, I am gonna try it when I get home and report results.
Hey everyone,
Just got a GN a few weeks ago, and I am dying to try a custom ROM, but I got dinged by my work with my infuse because they have a no-root policy strickly enforced when accessing our corporate email.
I was not able to use an un-root app like root keeper, apparently because the ZEUS rom I was using had an autoroot on startup.
I am hoping the nexus has better options for using the un-root app, to (temporarily) unroot my phone when accessing my mail.
I have been reading that it is better to manually root the handset, rather than use a toolkit, which I am OK with; but I really would be interested in hearing from someone that has successfully used an unroot app to remove root.
- Thanks!
KevinAlbrecht said:
Hey everyone,
Just got a GN a few weeks ago, and I am dying to try a custom ROM, but I got dinged by my work with my infuse because they have a no-root policy strickly enforced when accessing our corporate email.
I was not able to use an un-root app like root keeper, apparently because the ZEUS rom I was using had an autoroot on startup.
I am hoping the nexus has better options for using the un-root app, to (temporarily) unroot my phone when accessing my mail.
I have been reading that it is better to manually root the handset, rather than use a toolkit, which I am OK with; but I really would be interested in hearing from someone that has successfully used an unroot app to remove root.
- Thanks!
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C m9 has this option I believe
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How can they tell if you are rooted just through email use?
CM9 lets you restrict root access to ADB only. Might want to check that out
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How can they tell if you are rooted just through email use?
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We access our corporate mail through the GOOD for enterprise application, and and that scans for root on load.
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If the app scans for just the root binary or Superuser app, then I don't see a way to prevent it from detecting root without actually being unrooted. It likely looks in all $PATH dirs for su, and then in /system/app or /data/app for the application to grant permissions. Any ROM can be unrooted, just remove the su binary (and any symlinks) and the Superuser app before flashing.
Damn, they take the fun out of the whole Nexus experience.
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If the app scans for just the root binary or Superuser app, then I don't see a way to prevent it from detecting root without actually being unrooted. It likely looks in all $PATH dirs for su, and then in /system/app or /data/app for the application to grant permissions. Any ROM can be unrooted, just remove the su binary (and any symlinks) and the Superuser app before flashing.
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Yeah, thanks. I guess what I am asking is if any of the unroot apps work with the custom ROMs the Nexus has. The ZEUS rom I was using with the infuse had something related to voodoo that kept ROOT, and the unroot apps did not have an affect.
I have only flashed two android ROMs with my infuse, but am an application developer by trade, so I am not skeered by the command prompt. I know there are a few CM9 based ROMs out there. I was looking at the PARANOID rom just cause that seemed interesting with the tablet hybrid. I just would like to know before I go through the whole flashing proc. that I can unroot before I connect to my work email (about once a week).
- Thanks for the replys so far. - Kevin
Just wondering...what is so dangerous about having root when accessing email?
fredryk said:
Just wondering...what is so dangerous about having root when accessing email?
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Depending on the apps, root permission allows an app to gain full control of your device, so if one is not careful, he may let a rouge app into the phone. From a security standpoint, the rouge app may steal data from the email, which no company wants.
Think root as your computer's "Run as Administrator", same reason companies/schools limit user permission using User Policy(or whatever it's called)
Could just make a script to delete su and superuser and busybox, and make a flashable zip to put them back again.
Would require a couple of reboots every time but would still be quick to do once you had the zips set up
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dr.m0x said:
Could just make a script to delete su and superuser and busybox, and make a flashable zip to put them back again.
Would require a couple of reboots every time but would still be quick to do once you had the zips set up
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That's why I asked if anyone had success with the RootKeeper app. Although I would be interested in building an android script, my experience is soley with vb/C# web & desktop applications.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper&hl=en
Use SuperSU. What I did was temporarily block root, installed whatever MDM app was needed, set up the stock Exchange information, and allowed root again.
Let me know if this works for you.
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Thanks shanky,
I will look into super su. The GOOD application checks on every launch, and so I will need to run it whenever I need to check work email, and but that is only once or twice a week from my phone.
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KevinAlbrecht said:
Thanks shanky,
I will look into super su. The GOOD application checks on every launch, and so I will need to run it whenever I need to check work email, and but that is only once or twice a week from my phone.
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Hi Kevin,
did you have success with that? Or any other suggestion?
I have the same problem, my IT wants to wipe GFE container if my device keeps rooted.
Thanks..
Hi RTHppc,
Sorry for the very late reply. I can confirm this does work with GFE. The unroot effectively does not cause a compliance violation.
Overall it was a hassle to verify, even though our infrastructure team was completely on board. GOOD was balking when I attempted to register a second device (even temporarily) with the same sim card. It would only throw an ambiguous error 'unknown error'.
I could go on, but that is the subject for a rant thread.
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Excuse my complete noobishness, but can someone help me root my Galaxy Nexus but still get OTA updates from Google? I found multiple sources from here and a video from QBKing77 but nothing answer my question completely. I would be really grateful if someone with experience could help me by give me step by step instructions.
Thank you.
Rooting your phone does not disable OTA updates.
Why would you want ota if you rooted? Just flash a rooted version of the updated rom when it's released.
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Why would you want ota if you rooted? Just flash a rooted version of the updated rom when it's released.
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I want to root just for two or three apps that require root access and still get updates from Google. I want the process: root -> get OTA update -> root again etc...
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I want to root just for two or three apps that require root access and still get updates from Google. I want the process: root -> get OTA update -> root again etc...
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That's what I do. I don't flash ROMS, just use a few apps that require root. Install OTA Root Keeper from the play store to retain root. Run the app before installing any updates to preserve root. Then when you receive an OTA, install the update then run OTA Root keeper again to get your root back. Worked for me on Verizon Galaxy Nexus coming from 4.0.4 to 4.1.1.
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That's what I do. I don't flash ROMS, just use a few apps that require root. Install OTA Root Keeper from the play store to retain root. Run the app before installing any updates to preserve root. Then when you receive an OTA, install the update then run OTA Root keeper again to get your root back. Worked for me on Verizon Galaxy Nexus coming from 4.0.4 to 4.1.1.
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That is what I'm looking for! Can you explain to me step by step how did you did that? It would be great if you help me.
Use the guide in my sig or stickied at the top of this forum.
Only change would be fastboot boot recovery cwm.img rather than flash.
Just root the phone, and don't flash any custom recovery, then download supercurio's OTA root keeper app from the playstore, to backup your root then enable root with the same app after you receive OTA
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suprakarma said:
Just root the phone, and don't flash any custom recovery, then download supercurio's OTA root keeper app from the playstore, to backup your root then enable root with the same app after you receive OTA
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Sorry for replying this late, thanks for the advice, but can you explain to me the steps that I need to use with the GNexus toolkit to root like you did? Thanks
ZlateWay said:
Sorry for replying this late, thanks for the advice, but can you explain to me the steps that I need to use with the GNexus toolkit to root like you did? Thanks
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Don't use the toolkit?
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Why not?
The toolkit is SUPER easy.
Open the tool kit and the DOS window guides you through what to do, by typing numbers or letters to get the desired option. I can post the guide on when to boot in recovery mode and what the phone will do but as for the Toolkit, it's self helping. Just install it, run it and follow the on-screen instructions.
I do exactly the same as what you want successfully; I have a completely stock Nexus, but it's rooted for the use of some apps. The OTA update tells me when there is an update, I install then simply root again. I'd rather not have an app to keep root as that will be yet another app to clog up my phone's app drawer.
A lot of the custom roms aren't to my taste so I am happy to keep the stock experience
Will post again the steps when I am on my home PC.
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Why not?
The toolkit is SUPER easy.
Open the tool kit and the DOS window guides you through what to do, by typing numbers or letters to get the desired option. I can post the guide on when to boot in recovery mode and what the phone will do but as for the Toolkit, it's self helping. Just install it, run it and follow the on-screen instructions.
I do exactly the same as what you want successfully; I have a completely stock Nexus, but it's rooted for the use of some apps. The OTA update tells me when there is an update, I install then simply root again. I'd rather not have an app to keep root as that will be yet another app to clog up my phone's app drawer.
A lot of the custom roms aren't to my taste so I am happy to keep the stock experience
Will post again the steps when I am on my home PC.
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simply because the toolkit is an excuse not to learn the FUNDAMENTALS of owning a nexus device.
what happens when something goes wrong? do you know what the toolkit is doing behind the scenes? most of the toolkit users DONT. there are more than enough 'HALP!1!1 I BriKt mah PhoneZ!1!!oneone' to prove this is the case....
if you understand what its actually doing, you understand how useless it truly is...
Well, for starters the "fundamentals of owning a nexus device" don't include rooting at all. I know many people who use Nexus devices un-rooted and are fine.
Plus, I'm more than happy not learning too much about it as I'd rather spend my time eating cake.
Remember, not everyone here is in to tweaking settings, trying different radios, resetting their phone every 5 mins to test yet another ROM.
Some people are more than happy with the stock experience but just want root. The toolkit makes that simple.
Secondly, if the toolkit was doing things behind the scenes, I'm sure someone would have found that out and reported by now.
Thirdly, how do you know custom ROMs aren't doing the same thing? They are far more likely to be able to phone home without the owner knowing.
Fourthly, I personally tried rooting the manual way but the one line help of "just type this" I got never really worked with my phone.
Fifth, I've used the toolkit on my own phone and my partners many times, I've seen nothing bad, no bricking.
Don't see why you're so against something which makes life a lot easier for people who aren't too sure how to root the manual way?
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Well, for starters the "fundamentals of owning a nexus device" don't include rooting at all. I know many people who use Nexus devices un-rooted and are fine.
Plus, I'm more than happy not learning too much about it as I'd rather spend my time eating cake.
Remember, not everyone here is in to tweaking settings, trying different radios, resetting their phone every 5 mins to test yet another ROM.
Some people are more than happy with the stock experience but just want root. The toolkit makes that simple.
Secondly, if the toolkit was doing things behind the scenes, I'm sure someone would have found that out and reported by now.
Thirdly, how do you know custom ROMs aren't doing the same thing? They are far more likely to be able to phone home without the owner knowing.
Fourthly, I personally tried rooting the manual way but the one line help of "just type this" I got never really worked with my phone.
Fifth, I've used the toolkit on my own phone and my partners many times, I've seen nothing bad, no bricking.
Don't see why you're so against something which makes life a lot easier for people who aren't too sure how to root the manual way?
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And yet another person who fails at grasping why XDA exists....
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Actually, I do. I understand why XDA exists but I also understand the multi-uses it really has.
Not everyone who comes here has a desire to mess with their phones all the time...
If you're not a fan of the toolkit, why not flame the developer?
Here's a short guide on what the OP wanted to do.
1) Make sure phone is up to date. Make a note of your software version - probably 4.1.2 or 4.2 and build number (mine is JZO54K)
2) Turn on USB Debugging (Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging)
3) Shut down the phone
4) Start in Bootloader (power button + vol up + vol down)
5) Run the Galaxy Nexus toolkit
This is where we use the toolkit. Read the info and select your build number. The windows will guide you through what options you have. If you want to root only, choose that option. Go through the menus and type YES to begin.
6) Phone will restart
7) After ~160 seconds, ToolKit will restart to Bootloader
8) Phone will restart
9) Toolkit will finish rooting by pushing the files to the phone.
10) Phone will restart back to Bootloader
11) Finish - Confirm in ToolKit
See pictures for further info.
Pirateghost said:
And yet another person who fails at grasping why XDA exists....
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the toolkit also exists on xda..
k786 said:
the toolkit also exists on xda..
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So does the person that thought I was saying the toolkit did something malicious... I never said any such thing.
Toolkits are pointless. It takes longer to learn the toolkit than it does the three commands needed to unlock and root a nexus. That's my ****ing point, yet this guy is going on about how easy the toolkit is to use. If it's so ****ing easy, why did you have to provide screenshots and instructions?
XDA-spoonfeeders.com
I miss XDA
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i cannot believe that someone would actually think its NOT beneficial to understand the process, and rely solely on a toolkit...its amazing to think that there are people so wrapped up in their own little minds, that they refuse to take the time to learn to do things the right way and understand what they are doing to their device.
what happens when joe user, who only knows the toolkit, flashes a mod on his phone that was NOT intended for his phone/build/rom version, and he bootloops? he jumps on xda and posts a thread. HALP I JACKED MAH PHONE!!! how do i fix it with the toolkit?
please, for the love of tech, LEARN what it is you are doing. do us all a favor and help spread the KNOWLEDGE and stop with the damn toolkit. this website is designed for you to learn, not follow a damn prompt/menu to get instant gratification.
ZlateWay said:
Sorry for replying this late, thanks for the advice, but can you explain to me the steps that I need to use with the GNexus toolkit to root like you did? Thanks
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Don't use a toolkit. Learn commands yourself and you won't have to worry about what a toolkit is or isn't installing.
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root toolkits are fine, if you already know what you are doing. the problem with root toolkits arises when a person that has no idea what they are doing uses them and messes something up, which happens often, just read all the threads that users start asking for help, that include the words "i used a root toolkit". you dont see any these thread with the words i used fastboot or adb. usually what happens is something simple gets messed up, then the situation becomes worse because the user didnt know/learn the basics, and messed something up after. this is the problem with root toolkits, they go around you having to learn the basics. then we get all these threads about "help, i bricked my device". just taking the little time needed to learn the basics prevent this from happening.
this is a nexus device, its meant to be able to root the device easily. this is the basic procedure.. fastboot oem unlock, fastboot flash a custom recovery, flash the su binaries or custom rom in your custom recovery, reboot. that is it. it takes me 3 minutes to do this. add on a little reading beforehand, and maybe itll take you 30 minutes. much better than getting lost after using the root toolkit, or even messing up your device messing with stuff that you shouldnt. and, occasionally, the root toolkit itself can mess things up.
btw, op, you can always install an official "ota" manually, without receiving it ota, and without having root too. also, if you flash a rooted stock rom(unmodified, only root), youll still receive otas
You can unlock and root without install a custom recovery. IF you don't install any custom recovery and leave the stock one you'll continue to receive the ota updates.
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Hi,
I want to root my Galaxy Nexus (T-Mobile) but the WugFresh root toolkit wants to know if my device is "TAKJU-MAGURO" or "YAKJU-MAGURO".
My settings don't mention either one: http://db.tt/SlNoG0Yi (screen shot)
How can I find it? I'm using the latest stock ROM from Samsung.
Thanks in advance...
Go into maps, check about, and it will list your make
root your maguro the right way.. fastboot OEM unlock, fastboot flash a custom recovery, flash either the su binaries or a custom ROM in your new recovery, reboot and profit. this is a nexus device, google made it easy for us to unlock our bootloader and root our devices.
simms22 said:
root your maguro the right way.. fastboot OEM unlock, fastboot flash a custom recovery, flash either the su binaries or a custom ROM in your new recovery, reboot and profit. this is a nexus device, google made it easy for us to unlock our bootloader and root our devices.
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How is that easier than WugFresh?
BarryF said:
Hi,
I want to root my Galaxy Nexus (T-Mobile) but the WugFresh root toolkit wants to know if my device is "TAKJU-MAGURO" or "YAKJU-MAGURO".
My settings don't mention either one: http://db.tt/SlNoG0Yi (screen shot)
How can I find it? I'm using the latest stock ROM from Samsung.
Thanks in advance...
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There's an option on wugfresh that says yakju-takju any build, when you select your build use that instead, then wugfresh will automatically find what build your gnex is an select the right one for you, I had wugfresh toolkit 1.5.5 version which is the latest, I assume you do to.
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BarryF said:
How is that easier than WugFresh?
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you can type three words right? "fastboot OEM unlock" unlocks you bootloader. then the four words "fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img" flashes your recovery. then in your recovery you just select your file that you want to flash, then reboot. hows that harder than Wugs? then when you mess up your device, you will be familiar how to fix it, with your recovery or fastboot.
simms22 said:
you can type three words right? "fastboot OEM unlock" unlocks you bootloader. then the four words "fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img" flashes your recovery. then in your recovery you just select your file that you want to flash, then reboot. hows that harder than Wugs? then when you mess up your device, you will be familiar how to fix it, with your recovery or fastboot.
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That sounds way harder to me.
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It's slightly harder but really great to know how to do in case you run into issues in the future. IMO a basic knowledge of fastboot is essential.
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It seems a little intimidating at first, but with a little reading and patience it's not too difficult. I used a toolkit to root my Evo 4G and ended spending around 3 hours sorting out the problems it caused. I used the method simms22 is describing to root my GNex and even going slow it only took about 45 minutes. The biggest problem I had was getting drivers installed. Take a little time to read the stickies and get familiar with the process. I literally laughed at myself when I was finished and realized how simple those commands are.
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BarryF said:
That sounds way harder to me.
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No it's actually easier. Really, just open an adb/command prompt and just type what simms said. Really basic. BTW it will be good to learn this so u can get the CWMR Touch for free and flash it via fastboot.
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As much as I would love to learn fastboot (really), I don't have the time, and now I'm scared of using WugFresh. I guess I will root my device another time.
Thanks for all the replies!
BarryF said:
As much as I would love to learn fastboot (really), I don't have the time, and now I'm scared of using WugFresh. I guess I will root my device another time.
Thanks for all the replies!
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Nothing wrong with waiting until you are a bit more comfortable. Keep reading here at XDA. The more of that you are willing to do, the less scary it is. Check out the threads asking questions about problems. Even if you don't have the problem, you will be getting familiar with the terminology and problem solving methods.
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Pierceye said:
It seems a little intimidating at first, but with a little reading and patience it's not too difficult. I used a toolkit to root my Evo 4G and ended spending around 3 hours sorting out the problems it caused. I used the method simms22 is describing to root my GNex and even going slow it only took about 45 minutes. The biggest problem I had was getting drivers installed. Take a little time to read the stickies and get familiar with the process. I literally laughed at myself when I was finished and realized how simple those commands are.
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It's definitely a little intimidating at first. For me the hardest part was getting the sdk set up properly (I'm sure the alcohol didn't help ) but now I can't imagine using a kit or a "1-click" method.
TomBall718 said:
It's definitely a little intimidating at first. For me the hardest part was getting the sdk set up properly (I'm sure the alcohol didn't help ) but now I can't imagine using a kit or a "1-click" method.
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Lol! Yeah, liquor and technology can make things unpleasantly interesting.
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The truth is, I am an Android dev and quite comfortable with adb and the sdk. However I've never flashed a ROM or know anything about bootloaders, and only have one device to experiment with, which is my development device, and I can't take the chance of bricking it. The only reason I want to root right now is because I need to run an app that requires it (Screencast Video Recorder).
I wish I had another device to experiment with!
slayr76 said:
There's an option on wugfresh that says yakju-takju any build, when you select your build use that instead, then wugfresh will automatically find what build your gnex is an select the right one for you, I had wugfresh toolkit 1.5.5 version which is the latest, I assume you do to.
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Agreed! Its terribly easy to install SDK from Google, Download a recovery, download the SU (superuser) and a ROM of choice and be done with it within 3 minutes. The one-click stuff is convenient but always ends up with more problems. One step out of place and you brick your phone. Furthermore, if you can't run a simple command line on your computer, should you really be rooting your phone? Just common sense man.
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Agreed! Its terribly easy to install SDK from Google, Download a recovery, download the SU (superuser) and a ROM of choice and be done with it within 3 minutes. The one-click stuff is convenient but always ends up with more problems. One step out of place and you brick your phone. Furthermore, if you can't run a simple command line on your computer, should you really be rooting your phone? Just common sense man.
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I'm perfectly comfortable at a command line but this "simple command" just seems easier to you because you're very experienced and you can make assumptions that I can't. For example you make "download a ROM of choice" sound so easy, but I wouldn't even know where to start to choose and then find the right ROM. (Besides, I only want to root my current ROM, not change ROMs).
I also have no doubt that "one step out of place and you brick your phone" applies as much to fastboot as it does to WugFresh. No?
Anyway, in my personal experience there is always critical information missing or major assumptions in the docs for custom mods (even the one-click WugFresh docs assumed I knew if my phone was takju or yakju. What the hell is a takju or wakju???). Incomplete docs seems to be the #1 complaint around here when modding.
I wish I knew fastboot as well as you guys, and maybe one day I will, but right now I just need a rooted phone so I can video capture my screen. And I can't risk bricking my only device.
Thanks again for the advice!
You're right about basic assumptions regarding a new user's level of knowledge. It was what made me the most nervous about rooting. If you are already familiar with adb and the command line interface you have a pretty good head start. In the stickies section, Jubakuba, efrant and mskip all have some great information and guides about rooting. Some of the information is a little outdated but worth the read. Start with efrant's Android 101. That will answer a lot of your questions. Oldblue also has a good summary of all of the different firmware versions (takju, yakju). Most of us appreciate that you aren't just diving in and making a mess. Very few us have the money to risk screwing up a several hundred dollar device for the sake of curiosity or experimentation. If you are developing you have even more reason to be cautious. So take your time. As far as bricking the phone goes, you're in luck. The GNex is intended as a developers device and is difficult (not impossible) to hard brick. You've already found your way here to XDA, now it's just a matter of reading and learning. And, I know it's difficult, but try not to let your feathers get ruffled. A thick skin seems to be a prerequisite around here.
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I have a 4.4.2 LTE N7 (KVT49L) that I'm rooting and installing xposed for sms today. I'm planning on using the Wug kit. I don't have enough stuff on it to worry about backing up apps and such. I have several rooted devices but this will be the first I root myself.
Any final tips before I start?
bob60626 said:
I have a 4.4.2 LTE N7 (KVT49L) that I'm rooting and installing xposed for sms today. I'm planning on using the Wug kit. I don't have enough stuff on it to worry about backing up apps and such. I have several rooted devices but this will be the first I root myself.
Any final tips before I start?
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Without knocking toolkits (I've used them myself also still do when I am lazy) I'd use fastboot and flash manually etc, that way if you run into any problems you can fix them. Isn't really much else tbh, Wug's toolkit is pretty good for stuff though.
radicalisto said:
Without knocking toolkits (I've used them myself also still do when I am lazy) I'd use fastboot and flash manually etc, that way if you run into any problems you can fix them. Isn't really much else tbh, Wug's toolkit is pretty good for stuff though.
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^^THIS^^ Especially since this is your first time rooting your own device. Doing it manually the first time will help you learn what exactly is going on in each step. The Nexus devices are super simple to unlock and root manually with only a few command prompts.
Thanks guys! I actually started before any replies... that was easy! The hardest part was the backup.
I installed xposed and have a few modules on there now. That was even easier. I'm getting sms now through hangouts (go sms pro was too laggy) with my sim in, though I'm still getting the pop up notifications.
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I agree with previous replies. You can boot into recovery without flashing it to root from fastboot, and it really is the best way to go always. Added bonus: once you get used to all of the fastboot and adb commands, you are much more proficient in fixing problems when they arise.
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