Greetings,
I`m new to the Nexus community just got my new white galaxy nexus (GSM version GT-I9250) and looking forward to Root it, ive foung this post of how to do it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24653473&postcount=4
I just want to ask if its safe doing this, if it can brick my device and if there is an even safer way of rooting it?
Thanks in advace.
Chris
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058
use this. its the manual way and quite a bit safer. if you have any issues, just ask, and we'll be able to help you.
Zepius said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058
use this. its the manual way and quite a bit safer. if you have any issues, just ask, and we'll be able to help you.
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And i will be able to get future google updates on stock rooted rom right ?
himmelgr said:
And i will be able to get future google updates on stock rooted rom right ?
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Assuming you don't modify any system files yes
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Well im not interested of flashing roms for now, just root access for running few extra apps. Im not touching any kernels governors or whatever
himmelgr said:
Well im not interested of flashing roms for now, just root access for running few extra apps. Im not touching any kernels governors or whatever
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Then you will be fine
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Hi,
Just got my Nexus. Can't update it as Nexus says it's up to date. And my Android version is 4.0.1 at the moment.
But I see in your signatures most of you have 4.0.3.
Do I need to be a developer (must have SDK or smth) to upgrade? Or is there a simple way to do that?
Thanks!
4.0.3 OTA is not available. It's in AOSP.
Only way to get 4.0.3 is to use a custom ROM .
zephiK said:
4.0.3 OTA is not available. It's in AOSP.
Only way to get 4.0.3 is to use a custom ROM .
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Thanks!!!
That was quick
I think I will wait for official. Have no balls messing with custom ROMs at the moment Tired already of messing with Windows Mobile and searching for a perfect ROM (didn't find that in 3 years).
bullka said:
Thanks!!!
That was quick
I think I will wait for official. Have no balls messing with custom ROMs at the moment Tired already of messing with Windows Mobile and searching for a perfect ROM (didn't find that in 3 years).
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well luckily for you if you ever decide to go the custom rom route, the people at samsung, google, and the wonderful developers online have made it almost idiot proof, and safe to do. you will probably be surprised how easy it is. in fact, most people seem to have the most issues installing the windows(or mac) drivers properly.
peter alfonso - peteralfonso.com has the Bugless Beast rom, which is nearly stock aosp, and very stable
i have to say I tried rooting, unlock and custom rom... and the hardest bit was finding the right drivers.. but used the universal ones (in the forums) and it worked like a charm.. Just follow a guide and it's simple... but I've stuck with stock as the camera functionality isn't as good in AOSP... will flash cm9 when its ready though
go with the one touch app for rooting and the touch clockwork app they work great
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JCP SR said:
go with the one touch app for rooting and the touch clockwork app they work great
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What is the name of the app? Its something in the market?
cancerouspete said:
well luckily for you if you ever decide to go the custom rom route, the people at samsung, google, and the wonderful developers online have made it almost idiot proof, and safe to do. you will probably be surprised how easy it is. in fact, most people seem to have the most issues installing the windows(or mac) drivers properly.
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You don't need to install any drivers on Mac to make fastboot working. Just download a fastboot binary (like on Linux).
Btw
When we should expect 4.0.3 to be released officially?
How long it usually takes to release a new version?
bullka said:
Btw
When we should expect 4.0.3 to be released officially?
How long it usually takes to release a new version?
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no ETA. it is ready when it is ready.
flash to custom 4.0.3 if you want it now
I am also still at 4.0.1 and when I check for update, still no 4.0.2
When were will be an update to 4,0,3 will we be able to update without losing all the settings?
I have Backup checkbox marked in my settings.
So, if I'm on 4.0.2 and download a 4.0.3 ROM it will be compatible? Same with flashing a 4.0.3 kernel on a 4.0.2?
Thanks
hi guys...i' from malaysia...i'm currently using the samsung galaxy ace and i just ordered a galaxy nexus and it should arrive this friday...i have a few question about this phone and i hope u guys could help me out...
1) i heard that the battery of the galaxy nexus sucks...is that true??
2)wat is the latest version of stock ice cream sandwich for malaysia?
3)does any bug exist in the stock ics rom ?(i mean the original rom when i took the phone right out from the box)
i hope u guys would be kind enough to answer my question...
ace-user said:
hi guys...i' from malaysia...i'm currently using the samsung galaxy ace and i just ordered a galaxy nexus and it should arrive this friday...i have a few question about this phone and i hope u guys could help me out...
1) i heard that the battery of the galaxy nexus sucks...is that true??
2)wat is the latest version of stock ice cream sandwich for malaysia?
3)does any bug exist in the stock ics rom ?(i mean the original rom when i took the phone right out from the box)
i hope u guys would be kind enough to answer my question...
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Well by the sounds of it your not planing to root your device (at least straight away). Although if you do decide to purchase I recommend it as there are numerous fixes with custom roms/kernels. The battery out of the box was shockingly bad but this was quickly fixed by flashing a new kernel and it improved dramatically!! The other issue out of the box I had was the signal dropped out every so often but you can flash the latest baseband and that resolved the issue.
Hope that helps...
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Well by the sounds of it your not planing to root your device (at least straight away). Although if you do decide to purchase I recommend it as there are numerous fixes with custom roms/kernels. The battery out of the box was shockingly bad but this was quickly fixed by flashing a new kernel and it improved dramatically!! The other issue out of the box I had was the signal dropped out every so often but you can flash the latest baseband and that resolved the issue.
Hope that helps...
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i'm planning to root my device...but maybe 1 or 2weeks later...for the battery fix,which kernel should i flash?is it a custom kernel or a stock kernel?
and for the signal drop issue which baseband should i flash?btw...is baseband different in every country?? i'm a noob
It depends on the rom you might flash. Some like CyanogenMod have a modified kernel that improves performance and battery life anyway. I personally like Francos kernel but it some what depends on your experiences with different rom/kernel combinations and experimentation.
As for flashing the 'right' baseband, there are different releases depending on your location. However this is not to say that a asian baseband won't work in europe (they do). So again this calls for personal experimentation and seeing what works best for you in your area.
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It depends on the rom you might flash. Some like CyanogenMod have a modified kernel that improves performance and battery life anyway. I personally like Francos kernel but it some what depends on your experiences with different rom/kernel combinations and experimentation.
As for flashing the 'right' baseband, there are different releases depending on your location. However this is not to say that a asian baseband won't work in europe (they do). So again this calls for personal experimentation and seeing what works best for you in your area.
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i'm going to stick with the stock ics first...wat is the ics version of nexus out of the box?4.0.1?if it's 4.0.1,how do i upgrade it to 4.0.2 or 4.0.3?if i flash Francos kernel,will i lose my data and apps in the phone?
i'm from malaysia(asia) so which baseband do u think i should flash??
again...i'm a noob...i really appreciate tat u answer my question...thanks alot...
The version out of the box will more than likely be 4.0.1. If your planning to root anyway then you don't need to worry about what you get out of the box.
If your bootloader is locked (which it probably will be) when you get your device you will need to unlock this. Doing so will wipe your device so it's recommended to do so sooner rather than later.
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After this point flashing a new kernel will not wipe your app data (unless you want to )
There are 'stock' rooted roms available, I but I believe these are limited to 4.0.1/2 only. If you want great performance I would recommend a custom rom.
The Toolkit (here!) is a great tool if your new to the whole rooting scene so I recommended looking at that.
You can have a look at the list of basebands as well (here!) which might make the situation a little clearer. There's no 'easy' answer, as I said before you need to do some reading and self testing. Everyones situation is different depending on exact location and rom combination. Don't be afraid at trying these new things (you can always flash a different one).
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The version out of the box will more than likely be 4.0.1. If your planning to root anyway then you don't need to worry about what you get out of the box.
If your bootloader is locked (which it probably will be) when you get your device you will need to unlock this. Doing so will wipe your device so it's recommended to do so sooner rather than later.
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After this point flashing a new kernel will not wipe your app data (unless you want to )
There are 'stock' rooted roms available, I but I believe these are limited to 4.0.1/2 only. If you want great performance I would recommend a custom rom.
The Toolkit (here!) is a great tool if your new to the whole rooting scene so I recommended looking at that.
You can have a look at the list of basebands as well (here!) which might make the situation a little clearer. There's no 'easy' answer, as I said before you need to do some reading and self testing. Everyones situation is different depending on exact location and rom combination. Don't be afraid at trying these new things (you can always flash a different one).
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now to think of it...maybe i'm not gonna root my phone...cuz it void my warranty and galaxy nexus cost a looooooooooooot in my country...it's really expensive...
i'm sorry but what is bootloader?
thx again for your help...i'm doing some research about all this procedure right now...
As far as I know (I may be wrong), unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device does not void Samsungs warranty. Even if it does you can relock the bootloader/unroot your device so there were no signs of you tampering with your device in that manner.
Try aokp with Franco kernel.
The best rom I ever use in galaxy nexus.
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Haha..dont worry..sammobile in malaysia dont bother if you rooted your nexus...
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As far as I know (I may be wrong), unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device does not void Samsungs warranty. Even if it does you can relock the bootloader/unroot your device so there were no signs of you tampering with your device in that manner.
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is unlocking bootloader the same with rooting the device?i dunnoe what is bootloader?
skyyew said:
Try aokp with Franco kernel.
The best rom I ever use in galaxy nexus.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367341
this is the franco.kernel right?how to i flash it?there's no insturctions...and it says it's for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4...if i'm on 4.0.1 how do i ugrade to 4.0.3 or 4.0.4(official)?can i upgrade via kies or something like that?
al_madd said:
Haha..dont worry..sammobile in malaysia dont bother if you rooted your nexus...
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why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?
ace-user said:
why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?
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No. The newest official version is 4.0.2.
In the development section of this forum there are 4.0.3 roms available because they are in aosp but 4.0.3 never never got pushed ota. There are leaked 4.0.4 roms too.
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
Just use the gnex toolkit to do everything, its simple.
Then read about bootloaders, adb and fastboot.
very valuable knowledge.
nodstuff said:
No. The newest official version is 4.0.2.
In the development section of this forum there are 4.0.3 roms available because they are in aosp but 4.0.3 never never got pushed ota. There are leaked 4.0.4 roms too.
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
Just use the gnex toolkit to do everything, its simple.
Then read about bootloaders, adb and fastboot.
very valuable knowledge.
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wat is the safest way forv me update to 4.0.2 official?
what is aosap?
ok...i'll read about the gnex toolkit now...
ace-user said:
wat is the safest way forv me update to 4.0.2 official?
what is aosap?
ok...i'll read about the gnex toolkit now...
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It will update to 4.0.2 from 4.0.1 when you turn it on and it will upgrade Over The Air (OTA)
Aosp is android open source project.
All the code for android is free for people to take and build and is stored in Google's aosp repositories.
Read as much as you can, nexus are quite simple so you'll figure it out.
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why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?
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Yes..im from malaysia also..im using nexus s and galaxy s2..just root your gnex..just flash custom rom..you will good...
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nodstuff said:
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
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I think you mean don't flash on anything under 4.0.3. Franco only works on 4.0.3/4 builds.
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nodstuff said:
It will update to 4.0.2 from 4.0.1 when you turn it on and it will upgrade Over The Air (OTA)
Aosp is android open source project.
All the code for android is free for people to take and build and is stored in Google's aosp repositories.
Read as much as you can, nexus are quite simple so you'll figure it out.
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thx man..u are really helpful!!
RTContent said:
I think you mean don't flash on anything under 4.0.3. Franco only works on 4.0.3/4 builds.
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one last thing....if i want to stay on official 4.0.2 and i want a good battery,what should i do? cuz franco's kernel only supports 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 and those are custom rom right? i want to stay on stock rom at the moment...i dunwant to root or unlock bootloader just yet as i will only try it when i get more experience about the phone...
hi.. i need help flashing official galaxy nexus rom..am using codename android currently.. but i want to go back to stock official original rom... i tried searching out alot.. the best way i found is this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827685
but its a bit complicated for me.. is there any easy way.. i want my cell on factory rom.. which i can update with google updates..
any help will be highly appreciable..
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hi.. i need help flashing official galaxy nexus rom..am using codename android currently.. but i want to go back to stock official original rom... i tried searching out alot.. the best way i found is this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827685
but its a bit complicated for me.. is there any easy way.. i want my cell on factory rom.. which i can update with google updates..
any help will be highly appreciable..
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I believe this can be done with the galaxy nexus toolkit (its a sticky in android developement)
correct me if im wrong
Afwasmassi said:
I believe this can be done with the galaxy nexus toolkit (its a sticky in android developement)
correct me if im wrong
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thanks.. let me try will post back
No toolkit please... If you mess up, you wouldn't know how to fix it.
I recommend following this video instruction.
Thanks a lot for the comments. I did it via the toolkit. It was very easy to follow. Thanks once again
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Hello big guys.
I'm a noob when it comes to roots and roms on phones.
I have been using the offical touchwiz still and is a little interested in rooting the phone and installing cyanogenmod to make it work faster.
I've read that there is a one click method to root called towelroot right now, I want to try it because I don't really understand how to root with other ways on the forum.
And I'm wondering if anyone has tried it before so I can use it and move on to the next step of flashing a custom rom.
Thank you in advance.
Lokulan said:
Hello big guys.
I'm a noob when it comes to roots and roms on phones.
I have been using the offical touchwiz still and is a little interested in rooting the phone and installing cyanogenmod to make it work faster.
I've read that there is a one click method to root called towelroot right now, I want to try it because I don't really understand how to root with other ways on the forum.
And I'm wondering if anyone has tried it before so I can use it and move on to the next step of flashing a custom rom.
Thank you in advance.
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Unfortunately Towelroot doesn't support this device yet. I tried earlier today
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2623635 this is the link to the everything thread for the captivate glide. They have root instructions there, and they're pretty straightforward
Good luck!
This kernel has moved to http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/unified-development
Support and discussion specific to AT&T can be found at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2931217
View the complete list of warnings, interfaces, and "namebrand" features
Additional information for AT&T version:
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Figured I would get this set up since all it needs is a stock boot.img to start publishing builds
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Figured I would get this set up since all it needs is a stock boot.img to start publishing builds
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I'm not very knowledgeable on kernels, but don't we need root for this?
pr0cl1v1ty said:
I'm not very knowledgeable on kernels, but don't we need root for this?
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Correct. But it is also possible to inject a kernel if a bootloader unlock isn't available.
You can download the stock boot.img from here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B84GmjBmdnKpUjhWdi1tbC1GdDg/view?usp=sharing
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Correct. But it is also possible to inject a kernel if a bootloader unlock isn't available.
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So, help me out here... I am doing research on the kernel... basically it is like a pre-rooted thing? Wouldn't think trip knox? Thanks.
pr0cl1v1ty said:
So, help me out here... I am doing research on the kernel... basically it is like a pre-rooted thing? Wouldn't think trip knox? Thanks.
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Rooting trips knox. By the time you get here you've already made your peace with that
Modified builds are uploading now. The stockish backups will be compiled later tonight.
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I notice the builds are up. Just one question... How to flash this?
Monsi said:
I notice the builds are up. Just one question... How to flash this?
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Read the part after the download link
You are the best! Just download starkissed....?
Anybody flash this yet? Never flashed a kernel before having root, so I'm a little outta my element here
brittoking said:
Anybody flash this yet? Never flashed a kernel before having root, so I'm a little outta my element here
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You need to be rooted.
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You need to be rooted.
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Thank you for the quick reply. Haha I figured as much but they way the post is set up, it seemed like you could use heimdall to flash it. Knew it was too good to be true yet! Awesome work getting it set up already though
The fact that there's something posted in the development section for this phone gives me some hope that we'll achieve root soon.
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The fact that there's something posted in the development section for this phone gives me some hope that we'll achieve root soon.
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Just to prevent any false hope, the configuration for the kernel was included with the T-Mobile version of the source so that is what made porting it so quickly possible. Root may not be as easy. I do hope it is, though.
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So is this flashable on the At&t Note 4?
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So is this flashable on the At&t Note 4?
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With the prerequisites (rooted, working Heimdall / copy of flashify), yes
There is a root method for the At&t Note 4 now?