Hello everyone, I'm a new GNEX owner coming from the mytouch 4g. I just got this phone and can't seem to put it down lol. My question is what rooting method is recommended, looks like toolkit might be the easiest way, but i want to know what you guys used and if there's anything better.
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Do not rely on toolkits. Rooting the nexus is the easiest phone. Unlock the boot loader. Flash a recovery. And flash your rom of choice. Done.
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ÜBER™ said:
Do not rely on toolkits. Rooting the nexus is the easiest phone. Unlock the boot loader. Flash a recovery. And flash your rom of choice. Done.
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Thanks for the quick reply, how would I go about unlocking the boot loader? Sorry, first Samsung phone lol.
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707BeastMode707 said:
Thanks for the quick reply, how would I go about unlocking the boot loader? Sorry, first Samsung phone lol.
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Super simple.
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/05/how-to-unlock-the-galaxy-nexus-bootloader/
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Is it possible to recover my sprint galaxy nexus with a Google image of takju? I not how can I get actual 4.1 on my sprint galaxy nexus?
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dfhockey said:
Is it possible to recover my sprint galaxy nexus with a Google image of takju? I not how can I get actual 4.1 on my sprint galaxy nexus?
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No, takju / yakju = GSM. You'll have to wait for Sprint for an official JB build or flash a custom ROM.
Dammit. Is there any way to get it at all fir real?
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dfhockey said:
Dammit. Is there any way to get it at all fir real?
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or flash a custom ROM
dfhockey said:
Dammit. Is there any way to get it at all fir real?
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Unlock bootloader, flash custom recovery, flash a 4.1 ROM from the Sprint Galaxy Nexus Development forum.
Just broke my tbolt, got a nexus, looking forward to trying to roor and see whats here!
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Welcome to Nexus world!
I went from the TB to the Nexus. It's a huge improvement! Enjoy!
Thanks! Is rooting diffidult?
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donnyp1 said:
Thanks! Is rooting diffidult?
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Its a dev phone what do u think???lol
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^ Nope, in fact you can even root without unlocking the bootloader and wiping your data
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894717
Are you the Guy over at Thunderbolt whose TB bit the dust?
Haha welcome, I think more GalNex owners had the Thunderbolt than any other phone, we just got hit so bad with waiting for ICS, none of us want that wait and uncertainty ever again.
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Thanks! Is rooting diffidult?
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Welcome!
I had my nexus for a few months before I did anything and this thread helped a lot! Worth reading: GNEX ToolKit
Yesh, thsts me! Liking this phone, got toolkit installed on pc. Whats a good rom to start with?
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if you adb installed rooting dumb easy on command line
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New here also sold my nexus s it struggled with jelly bean
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New here also sold my nexus s it struggled with jelly bean
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What do you mean it struggled? And also, welcome to the forum
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Been playing with it all day, getting a feel for phone and battery. Ive git a 2350 battery in it i believe, and life seems pretty good. It did update to jb, and im amazed how fast phone is. If i had a good secure wifi tether, id almost not root, lol! Nah, i gotta see what this thing will do. Really liking so far though.
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Should i update radios? Runnin liquid now, no 4g.
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Do yourself a favor and if you haven't yet already learn adb and fastboot command lines there is no need for a toolkit for this phone. And to answer your radio question unlike the thunderbolt any radio combination works on any ROM you can update or change radios to see if they help you out but it shouldn't matter if you're getting 4g or not. Plus these roms never include radios..well from what I have seen all the radios can be flashed separately through the bootloader or some people have made flashable zips containing them.
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1. Get Gnex
2. Root/Unlock
3. Flash new radios
4. Flash new bootloader
5. Flash new ROM - I would vouch for Codename Android with Faux's kernel
that's my recommendation plan
Brace yourself, flash addiction is comimg.
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What do you mean it struggled? And also, welcome to the forum
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It probably ran slow, I rooted my buddies nexus s to cm9 final he is much happier
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I'm having trouble rooting my galaxy nexus because my build isn't in the galaxy nexus toolkit. I've been looking for an alternate way that'll work for me. Will anyone point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance
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Be a big boy and use the guide in my sig.
Toolkits are not for new users...due to the over-simplicity.
Yes I was looking into yours last night. I'm gonna give it a try right now. Thanks
Edit: your tutorial worked great thanks lots! Now rooted having custom recovery and bout to flash paranoid so my gnex is the same as my n7 : )
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My build wasnt either, but the toolkit did it anyways, had to make sure usb debugging was checked, then all was good.
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Lol I didn't wanna risk it
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Probably a dumb question but it there any way to relock the bootloader, un-root and flash a stock image without the charging port? Need to send it back.
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Probably a dumb question but it there any way to relock the bootloader, un-root and flash a stock image without the charging port? Need to send it back.
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Trickster mod in the market allows adb over wifi.
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Is there a tutorial on this somewhere?
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twillet50 said:
Probably a dumb question but it there any way to relock the bootloader, un-root and flash a stock image without the charging port? Need to send it back.
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Before you go to all the hassle. I urge you to try this...get a pair of pliers and squeeze the mini USB end that goes into your phone till its slightly tight to push onto your phone and see if it works. I bet it does!
As usual disclaimer here I'm not responsible for any damage. Don't squeeze too hard!
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Just fix it yourself, the USB port is replaceable on this device. I have 2 backups for my toroplus.
twillet50 said:
Probably a dumb question but it there any way to relock the bootloader, un-root and flash a stock image without the charging port? Need to send it back.
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Yes there is.
1) get segv11's BootUnlocker app from the play store and lock your bootloader.
2) go to the stickied return to stock thread in the General section, second post and flash the JB zip from there
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Hi everyone, I have a galaxy nexus with built number JWR66y. I am using android 4.3. What is the fastest and easiest way to root this phone.
the same way its been since... ever on a nexus phone
Yep.. Just flash or boot a custom recovery and flash the lastest supersu.zip (1.51 atm).
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Can you give me a video instructions or a instructions list on how to root the phone
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cant read the stickies at the top of the forum?
jeez it's a nexus... you can't kill this phone... just search over it...
There's this thing called ummm Google. Search, read and learn. Or if u need a video. There's this other thing called ummm oh yeah youtube.
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Wow.
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