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Installing BusyBox + Root only (no CWM)?

Hi guys,
I need your advice related to rooting my Nexus phone I got from Google Play.
I will not install any custom ROM's, I simply need to spoof the carrier to T-Mobile, when I'm in Canada.
That said, I looked at few tutorials and from all of them, this one is mostly recommended:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058
Before I proceed, I need your opinion about the tutorial and also if is possible to run on my phone just BusyBox, while rooted.
Thank you for your help.

To run root without CWM...
Simply uze the command "fastboot boot RECOVERYNAME.img" rather than the one in the guide.
This won't write a custom recovery to your phone...but boot into it one time only.

Jubakuba said:
To run rooted...
Simply uze the command "fastboot boot RECOVERYNAME.img" rather than the one in the guide.
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Thank you. I'll work on it and let you know guys how it went.

Everything went very smooth, no issues. Well the hardest part was to get the right ADB drivers, as I did not wanted to install unsigned drivers. I'm going to work now, will post the drivers info when I come back. For reference, I have now root without CWM.
If I decide to revert back to stock, what is procedure?
I have the bootloader locked now, so I guess opening it again will erase everything including the root files. Let me know please.
Edit: To get the drivers rolling in Windows 7 64bits Ultimate, I used this tutorial.

TECK said:
Everything went very smooth, no issues. Well the hardest part was to get the right ADB drivers, as I did not wanted to install unsigned drivers. I'm going to work now, will post the drivers info when I come back. For reference, I have now root without CWM.
If I decide to revert back to stock, what is procedure?
I have the bootloader locked now, so I guess opening it again will erase everything including the root files. Let me know please.
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As long as you have root...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27878074
Will unlock/lock without wiping.
And as far as returning to stock...you haven't modified much thus far.
So deleting busybox and then superuser will work...if you haven't modified any system files.
Or you could always flash the stock images (this does erase your "SDcard" and everything will be back to an-out-of-the-box state).
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

Jubakuba said:
Or you could always flash the stock images (this does erase your "SDcard" and everything will be back to an-out-of-the-box state).
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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Thank you sir. Can you please let me know what is the list of commands?
Edit: I got them from the flash-all.sh shell script.
Nexus Images: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
CWM: http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager/
Superuser: http://hosted.androidsu.com/superuser/
Root Device
1) Unlock the bootloader (if locked):
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adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
2) Install Supersuer + Root (match the file names with the ones downloaded):
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adb push Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip /sdcard/
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.0-maguro.img
Flash Superuser: On device, select "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard" and select "Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip". Confirm install then "+++++Go Back+++++" and "reboot system now".
3) Lock the bootloader (optional):
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adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem lock
Stock Device
1) Unlock the bootloader (if locked):
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adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
2) Install the image files (match the file names with the ones downloaded):
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fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primelc03.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxlf1.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot -w update image-takju-jro03c.zip
3) Lock the bootloader:
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adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem lock

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Efrant's guide is perfect here.

I got them from the shell script (see above), thanks.

TECK said:
Edit: I got them from the flash-all.sh shell script.
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Exactly, its that easy.

[HOW-TO] Root the Shield TV

First of all, let me say this isn't my post, and I didn't develop this method. The user, "Teletype" got this all figured out and did an amazing write-up for it. I'm posting it on their behalf so it can be in this newly added forum. The link to the recovery zip is also in his original thread, which I've linked below.
Here's the link to his original thread. If you feel the urge to press "thanks", please go to his original thread and press it for him, he deserves all the credit.
teletype said:
I just managed to get TWRP running on the new Shield console, and installed SuperSU successfully. Two caveats: the display is upside down, and the USB host ports don't work. I had to plugin a mouse via an OTG cable in order to interact with it. ETA: That's only an issue when booted to TWRP. Everything's working fine in the stock ROM after rooting.
Procedure:
- enable developer tools / USB debugging
- adb push supersu.zip /sdcard
- adb reboot bootloader
- fastboot oem unlock
- fastboot boot twrp-2.8.6.0-shieldtv-unofficial.img
- unplug USB cable, connect mouse via USB, install SuperSU
TWRP boot image is attached. Off to explore...
EDIT: by request, some more detailed instructions:
On the Shield device, head to Settings -> About, and click "Build number" 7 times. This will enable Android's Developer options.
Go to Settings -> Developer options, and enable USB debugging.
Install the ADB/fastboot drivers and utilities if you don't already have them. When "adb devices" shows your Shield, you're good to go.
Download and extract recovery.zip from this thread.
Head to the SuperSU forum and download the latest version.
Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you downloaded everything. (Google this for your OS if you don't know how).
With the Shield still booted, run "adb push supersu.zip /sdcard" (change supersu.zip to appropriate file name). This will upload the SuperSU update zip to your device, which you'll install from TWRP.
If that worked fine, run "adb reboot bootloader". Your device should shut down, and display the Fastboot screen after a few seconds.
FOLLOW THE NEXT THREE INSTRUCTIONS AT YOUR OWN RISK. This WILL wipe all your user data, back it up with ADB first if you want to preserve it. DISCLAIMER #2: I have no idea if there are any DRM keys or anything that get wiped when this is done (this was the case on my Xperia Z3 Compact). I will say that Grid streaming still works fine after doing this.
This step will unlock your bootloader to enable booting unsigned images.
Run "fastboot devices" and make sure your Shield is visible.
Run "fastboot oem unlock" and follow the prompts on the screen. Your bootloader is now unlocked.
Now, boot the TWRP image with: "fastboot boot twrp-2.8.6.0-shieldtv-unofficial.img" - Note: I used this instead of "fastboot flash" so I could keep the stock recovery around, to grab an image of it after rooting.
You should now see a TWRP recovery menu (upside down for now).
Connect a keyboard or mouse via OTG cable, and select "Install", navigate to your SuperSU zip, select it, and follow the prompts.
Click "reboot" and you should now be rooted.
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does this have to be done with an otg cable

You can use the supplied micro USB cable to do the adb portion. You shouldn't ever need otg with this device since it also has 2 full sized USB ports.
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Instructions got updated
Hi,
I have updated the instructions to ones that more closely aligned with my experience of doing this. The initial instructions were good for me - but some were in slightly the wrong order or not quite clear enough to be immediately intuitive. I've tried to fix that Hope it helps.
On the Shield device, head to Settings -> About, and click "Build number" 7 times. This will enable Android's Developer options.
Exit settings, then go back in to settings -> Developer options, and enable USB debugging.
Install the ADB/fastboot drivers and utilities on to your PC if you don't already have them. When "adb devices" shows your Shield, you're good to go.
Download the latest Super user zip file from the super user thread here.
Download and extract the recovery file from here. (it needs to be a .img not a .zip)
run "adb reboot bootloader". Your device should shut down, and display the Fastboot screen after a few seconds.
FOLLOW THE NEXT THREE INSTRUCTIONS AT YOUR OWN RISK. This WILL wipe all your user data, back it up with ADB first if you want to preserve it. DISCLAIMER #2: I have no idea if there are any DRM keys or anything that get wiped when this is done.
This step will unlock your bootloader to enable booting unsigned images.
Run "fastboot devices" and make sure your Shield is listed when you do so.
Run "fastboot oem unlock" and follow the prompts on the Shield's screen. You use the power button on the shield device itself to navigate the menu, and long press to select an option. Once you have confirmed, this can take along time to unlock (hour and a half for me on the Pro version). Your bootloader is now unlocked.
"Fastboot reboot" to reboot to AndroidTV.
run "adb push supersu.zip /sdcard/" (change supersu.zip to appropriate file name that you downloaded earlier). This will upload the SuperSU update zip to your device, which you'll install from TWRP.
Now, boot the TWRP image with: "fastboot boot RECOVERYFILENAME.img" - Note: I used this instead of "fastboot flash" so I could keep the stock recovery around, to grab an image of it after rooting. (change the name of the file in the instructions to the name of your recovery file that you downloaded).
After a short while you should now see a TWRP recovery menu.
Connect a keyboard or mouse via OTG cable, and select "Install", navigate to your SuperSU zip, select it, and follow the prompts.
Click "reboot" and you should now be rooted.
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Anyone tried kingroot?

Sean09 said:
Anyone tried kingroot?
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We have a factory supported way to unlock and root. No real point in trying to exploit the system. If you are rooted, you should have a custom recovery anyway, which means you need to unlock the bootloader anyway in case you need to fix something.

Hey, I have rooted my shield and I didn't backup my stock recovery, anyone have a stock recovery img, I want to update to 1.4
Thanks

Gig11gs said:
Hey, I have rooted my shield and I didn't backup my stock recovery, anyone have a stock recovery img, I want to update to 1.4
Thanks
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You can download the 1.4 firmware and flash it manually. There's a discussion on it a few pages back :good:

Will I be able to get OTA updates if I root ?

rahulkadukar said:
Will I be able to get OTA updates if I root ?
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You'll get the OTA notification but I was not able to install the OTA. You will need to download and new firmware and flash from fastboot.

Can I still root it this way if I already updated to 1.4 as I'm still fully stock and took the OTA

Im asking the same, im on the latest as of 2015 10 19, can i root using this method ?

baileyjr said:
You'll get the OTA notification but I was not able to install the OTA. You will need to download and new firmware and flash from fastboot.
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You're guided imagery? I read without understanding very much

Can anyone confirm this rooting method works for new firmware 2.1?

garz said:
Can anyone confirm this rooting method works for new firmware 2.1?
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I struggled to get root with this write up, and I am not a rookie. There were a few key steps missing, for example, you actually have to flash twrp, you can't just boot from twrp as suggested, if you are on 1.4 and up. Also, you have to let the unit reboot after you do the OEM unlock before flashing twrp. I didn't and mine just froze after flashing the recovery img. I found this write up http://nvidiashieldzone.com/index.php/shield-android-tv/root-shield-android-tv/
That one in the shield zone forum was so much more complete. And yes, it worked just fine with the 2.1 update. I did it yesterday with no problems. It will wipe out your data, and it will take a long time after you do the fastboot oem unlock, especially if you have the PRO version. But root is working with no problems.

RyanInBinary said:
First of all, let me say this isn't my post, and I didn't develop this method. The user, "Teletype" got this all figured out and did an amazing write-up for it. I'm posting it on their behalf so it can be in this newly added forum. The link to the recovery zip is also in his original thread, which I've linked below.
Here's the link to his original thread. If you feel the urge to press "thanks", please go to his original thread and press it for him, he deserves all the credit.
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Do you want to build pre-root shiled TV firmware by nvidia open source？ and have experience？

Rooting.
KingRoot dose not work on this device.

Good guide thanks.

OK i have a 16gb model on 2.1, got adb hooked up but get this when trying to push supersu.zip to sdcard0:
C:\shield>adb push supersu.zip /sdcard1
failed to copy 'supersu.zip' to '/sdcard1': Read-only file system
Any ideas?

bearkilla said:
OK i have a 16gb model on 2.1, got adb hooked up but get this when trying to push supersu.zip to sdcard0:
C:\shield>adb push supersu.zip /sdcard1
failed to copy 'supersu.zip' to '/sdcard1': Read-only file system
Any ideas?
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Try
Adb push supersu.zip /sdcard/
Inviato dal mio SHIELD Tablet utilizzando Tapatalk

ZE500CL Can't boot TWRP/Recovery, Can't factory reset

Picked one of the 2e's up cheap. Check your Walmarts, it's on clearance for $11.
Followed the Root instructions. No problem there.
Followed the bootloader unlock instructions. It seemed to work but my splash screen didn't change.
Went to install the Russianbear Rom. That left me with a blackscreen and nothing else.
From there, I managed to get into TWRP and flash the Stock ASUS ZE500CL Rom. That went in fine and the phone is 100% functional.
But now, I can't boot into recovery or even access TWRP. If I Power+Vol +, to where it gives the option of Recovery/Reboot/Power etc, Recovery just brings me back to the same menu. I reflashed TWRP on through ADB. Still no go.
I rerooted and installed TWRP manager to attempt to reflash just brings me back to that same menu.
I wanted to reset it to stock again with the ZE500CL rom, or if possible, test a different rom for ****s and giggles. Just to see what flavors are out there.
Any input into how to get TWRP or another flasher working would be appreciated.

Fastboot flash twrp. I've had issues with twrp manager on that phone
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jflow36 said:
Fastboot flash twrp. I've had issues with twrp manager on that phone
I did. Fastboot Flash Recovery Twrp.img through CMD. Still nada.
It's the first TWRP I used. and the crap thing is, I can't even revert to stock because that involves going through a recovery.
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Try adb reboot recovery in Android. Remember to turn on USB debugging

HungNgocPhat said:
Try adb reboot recovery in Android. Remember to turn on USB debugging
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done that too. Nada. And yup, still in Debug mode.

I take this from a Vietnamese post, you should read the post to see the screenshots: http://amtech.vn/threads/tat-tan-tat-ve-recovery-tren-zenfone-2-ze551ml-ze550ml.365204/ (these are different methods, not steps in one method)
Translated:
I. If your are unlocked and rooted, download Terminal Emulator from Play Store, copy your TWRP image to /sdcard, rename to recovery.img, then open Terminal Emulator, type
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/by-name/recovery
Remember to grant access to Terminal Emulator after typing su.
II. Download Rashr from Play Store (must be rooted and unlocked)
Copy your TWRP image to your sdcard. Open Rashr and choose Recovery from Storage then navigate to your TWRP image. Select YES at the prompt. (grant superuser if prompted)
III. Copy your TWRP image to your SDcard, then boot temporary TWRP, choose Install... then select Image... then choose the image. Select Recovery. Slide to confirm flash.

Rooted and TWRP Recovery, how do I update OTA? Please help! Google Pixel XL

I've searched the forums but nobody has answered the questions yet, I'm not familiar with entering the commands, please tell me what I'm suppose to do step by step. I know ADB but when people say flash the firmware, I'm not quite sure what I type or mean.

I was able to sideload the OTA with TWRP RC1. My understanding is this doesn't work on the alpha versions.
1. go here and download the OTA (the file ending in 26O is the Verizon version)
2. Boot into TWRP
3. Select "Advanced" then "ADB Sideload"
4. Run the command adb sideload <file you downloaded>
5. If you have a custom kernel, you will need to re-flash it
6 Reboot your device(first boot will take a while)
7. ???????
8. PROFIT

brewcrewwheels said:
I was able to sideload the OTA with TWRP RC1. My understanding is this doesn't work on the alpha versions.
1. go here and download the OTA (the file ending in 26O is the Verizon version)
2. Boot into TWRP
3. Select "Advanced" then "ADB Sideload"
4. Run the command adb sideload <file you downloaded>
5. If you have a custom kernel, you will need to re-flash it
6 Reboot your device(first boot will take a while)
7. ???????
8. PROFIT
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when i click advanced and adbsideload it gives me two options one is to wipe dalvik the other is to wipe cache then at the bottom it says swipe to start sideload ( i havent selected any files or ran a command for it to sideload anything)

those steps are optional, just swipe to start then you can run the adb side load command.
an important thing I forgot to add is that in addition to having to re-flash a custom kernel is you'll also need to re-flash TWRP and likely re-root (I am not rooted so I can't be sure). I'd recommend waiting until after the first boot to do that just to make sure everything comes up OK.

Not sure this saves as much time as it could. I had not updated from the x build yet, so after installing RC1 and SU 2.79 I figured why not try the TWRP sideload. It worked (though I originally tried the Q build which showed a file validation failure I used O), but sideload changes your slot. In my case, it cleared the slot of the recovery and got rid of root access. I had to temp fastboot the TWRP .img and then install the TWRP zip. I then reinstalled SuperSU as well. All's back to normal now.

Help rooting Huawei Watch

Hi,
I'm a noob trying to root my Huawei Watch (to be able to read BTLE messages). I used egalite_kernel_HW_dffc4c0-2.0 which should be rooted (and indeed I see su.sh and busybox.sh script in the /setup folder)
I did the following:
sudo adb reboot bootloader
sudo fastboot reboot-bootloader
# Unzip TWRP_3.1.1.-0_Unofficial-Sturgeon.zip => recovery.img
sudo fastboot boot recovery.img
#In the phone, using TWRP, set to ADB sidleoad (wipe data and wipe cache)
sudo adb sideload negalite_kernel_HW_dffc4c0-2.0.zip
TWRP loaded fine and the rom installed fine to, but when opening the "Advanced Settings" it says that the phone is not rooted.
Any hint of what I did wrong?
Thanks

ruscull said:
Hi,
I'm a noob trying to root my Huawei Watch (to be able to read BTLE messages). I used egalite_kernel_HW_dffc4c0-2.0 which should be rooted (and indeed I see su.sh and busybox.sh script in the /setup folder)
I did the following:
sudo adb reboot bootloader
sudo fastboot reboot-bootloader
# Unzip TWRP_3.1.1.-0_Unofficial-Sturgeon.zip => recovery.img
sudo fastboot boot recovery.img
#In the phone, using TWRP, set to ADB sidleoad (wipe data and wipe cache)
sudo adb sideload negalite_kernel_HW_dffc4c0-2.0.zip
TWRP loaded fine and the rom installed fine to, but when opening the "Advanced Settings" it says that the phone is not rooted.
Any hint of what I did wrong?
Thanks
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You keep saying your phone. Are you trying to root a phone or a watch? I'll assume you're talking about your watch.
adb sideload is for applying OTA updates. What you want to do is flash that zip.
While in TWRP, do the following:
sudo adb push [path to kernel zip] /sdcard
In the TWRP menu, select install. Navigate to /sdcard and select the zip. Install it.
If you can't get that working, just flash the supersuwear.zip I've attached to this post using TWRP: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...aw-1-5-build-m9e42c-to-downgrade-2-0-t3607859
Also, use the advanced wear settings from the play store. I've had issues with the one that negaman includes in his thread.

TheSt33v said:
You keep saying your phone. Are you trying to root a phone or a watch? I'll assume you're talking about your watch.
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Yes! I just want to root the watch.
Thanks, for the reply. I'll try it and report back

I installed TWRP_3.1.1.-0_Unofficial-Sturgeon and then I tried to install negalite_kernel_HW_dffc4c0-2.0.zip
sudo adb push negalite_kernel_HW_dffc4c0-2.0.zip /sdcard
and Installed using TWRP.
Unfortunately I got the error below:
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set_perm: some changes failed
Updaterrocess ended with ERROR:
Error installing zip failed
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Trying to fix the problem I started wiping parts and I screw-up and delete the system. Wonderful.
I then tried to find ROMs and finally I found Huawei-Rom-NX-v2.7.zip and successfully installed (with Root)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...-negalite-huawei-rom-nx-root-bb-v1-6-t3406813
Unfortunately I find out I need a specific build NWD1.171016.002 (Stock ROM from December 2017).
Any idea were to find it?
Or shall I open a new thread?

ruscull said:
I installed TWRP_3.1.1.-0_Unofficial-Sturgeon and then I tried to install negalite_kernel_HW_dffc4c0-2.0.zip...
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Why do you need that? You're running a rooted rom, right? Wasn't that the goal?
If your goal is actually to be on a rooted rom AND be on the latest system software, I think it would probably be best to start from scratch since you've done so much flashing and I'm really not sure what state your watch is in at this point. This is how you do that:
1. Download this factory image: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120748838
2. Extract output.tar from that package. If you need software to do this, I recommend 7zip.
3. Extract the contents of output.tar.
4. Copy flash-all.sh, image-sturgeon-m6e69f.zip, flash-all.bat and bootloader-sturgeon-m6e69f.img to the same folder where you have installed fastboot.exe.
5. Boot your watch in bootloader mode (aka fastboot mode), connect it to the computer and double click on flash-all.bat. This will bring your watch to a 100% stock state.
6. Setup the watch and keep taking OTAs until you are on NWD1.171016.002 (there should only be 1 or 2 that you have to take).
7. Boot into bootloader mode and do one of the following steps:
If you want to keep the stock recovery menu and only use TWRP temporarily, perform the command fastboot boot [path to TWRP image].
If you want to have TWRP permanently installed on your watch, replacing the stock recovery menu, perform the command fastboot flash recovery [path to TWRP image]. Then select reboot to recovery in the bootloader menu.
8. Download the supersuwear.zip package that I linked to in my previous post.
9. While in TWRP, adb push [path to supersuwear.zip] /sdcard
10. Install supersuwear.zip using TWRP menu.
And there you go. Latest firmware version, rooted. Download advanced wear settings from the play store if you want it.

Youre the man.
TheSt33v said:
Why do you need that? You're running a rooted rom, right? Wasn't that the goal?
If your goal is actually to be on a rooted rom AND be on the latest system software, I think it would probably be best to start from scratch since you've done so much flashing and I'm really not sure what state your watch is in at this point. This is how you do that:
1. Download this factory image: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120748838
2. Extract output.tar from that package. If you need software to do this, I recommend 7zip.
3. Extract the contents of output.tar.
4. Copy flash-all.sh, image-sturgeon-m6e69f.zip, flash-all.bat and bootloader-sturgeon-m6e69f.img to the same folder where you have installed fastboot.exe.
5. Boot your watch in bootloader mode (aka fastboot mode), connect it to the computer and double click on flash-all.bat. This will bring your watch to a 100% stock state.
6. Setup the watch and keep taking OTAs until you are on NWD1.171016.002 (there should only be 1 or 2 that you have to take).
7. Boot into bootloader mode and do one of the following steps:
If you want to keep the stock recovery menu and only use TWRP temporarily, perform the command fastboot boot [path to TWRP image].
If you want to have TWRP permanently installed on your watch, replacing the stock recovery menu, perform the command fastboot flash recovery [path to TWRP image]. Then select reboot to recovery in the bootloader menu.
8. Download the supersuwear.zip package that I linked to in my previous post.
9. While in TWRP, adb push [path to supersuwear.zip] /sdcard
10. Install supersuwear.zip using TWRP menu.
And there you go. Latest firmware version, rooted. Download advanced wear settings from the play store if you want it.
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Bro Thanks!!!!!