Stupid question maybe, but once I put clockwork recovery and root on my phone should I relock the bootloader? Now that its there I have no need to keep that unlocked correct? Just don't want to relock it and end up needing to unlock and losing all of my data again.
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as topic states....i want to flash store rom to make sure everything is deleted since settings factory reset did not do so. however, i want the bootloader to stay unlock and phone to retain root. thanks in advance!:victory:
Boot loader will stay unlocked, root will be deleted if you're wiping /system.
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There is an app that will save your root.. It is voodoo something.. Will find it and tell you..
Voodoo ota root protector - search the play store.
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If you flash factory image via fast boot you will lose root and custom kernel. Boot loader will stay open until you lock it again using toolkit or from factory image command via fast boot.
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pdkenji said:
If you flash factory image via fast boot you will lose root and custom kernel. Boot loader will stay open until you lock it again using toolkit or from factory image command via fast boot.
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don't use toolkit. the command to relock bootloader is,
fastboot oem lock
zephiK said:
don't use toolkit. the command to relock bootloader is,
fastboot oem lock
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Don't bother locking your bootloader. You'll just have to wipe everything the next time you go to root the phone or flash anything
hoponpop said:
Don't bother locking your bootloader. You'll just have to wipe everything the next time you go to root the phone or flash anything
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Pay attention. He was responding to the post he quoted and telling that member the proper way to lock a bootloader.
Is it possible to flash twrp .img using flashboot without first unlocking the bootloader...
move the SuperSU .zip over to internal SD
flash with TWRP
and then install bootunlocker
I ask, because I dont want to lose all data by
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fastboot OEM unlock
command and I am not sure if a custom recovery requires an unlocked bootloader (I assume recover is still strapped to initial handoff of bootloader)
Also, this seems both safer and more convenient than leaving bootloader unlocked after customizations... or locking and restoring backups
I'm quite sure you would have to unlock the boot loader before flashing a custom recovery, although there may be some way around it that I'm not aware of.
If you want to save your data just copy it to a desktop computer before unlocking then copy it back when you're done. Of course, without root you will have to reinstall your apps.
No need to unlock just use the Superboot - Nexus 10 root solution then use something like ROM Manager to install CWM. Worked for me so now I have a locked rooted nexus 10 with CWM.
Yeah... I just wanted to do it the old fashioned way and get dirty...
but as suspected, when trying to flash recovery image via fastboot, I get the old locked bootloader routine.
This is why the first thing to do to a Nexus is to unlock its bootloader.
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bk201doesntexist said:
This is why the first thing to do to a Nexus is to unlock its bootloader.
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Granted... There is a way to root without unlocking, but it requires dicey operations with partitions that could result in a fancy paperweight.
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After installing googles 4.2.2 update through CWM, my bootloader remained lock, but i lost root and have no custom recovery. I used Mskip's root tool (which is absolutely amazing) to root it in the beginning. i'm wondering if i go through the root process again if that will be fine. its a one touch do all (unlock bootloader, root, install busybox, install recovery, etc). what i'm curious about, is if the bootloader is already unlocked, will the toolkit trying to unlock it again do anything bad?
unlocking the bootloader will not effect the phone in any way...just unlock bootloader and re root.i also did update then re rooted
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I had a feeling that would be fine, but definitely better to be safe. Thanks for confirming.
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Really don't want to unlock boot loader.
No, you can't root without unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom recovery to flash it with.
What are you trying to do post root? There might be a non-root alternative, to accomplish what you want to do in the end.
Darnell is correct. No, there is not.
And even if it was possible, nobody would pursue the research necessary to discover that method, since it is so easy to unlock the bootloader (which opens up a path to root, and so much more)
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Once moto release boot img. Unlocking and locking won't be an issue.
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ok thanks guys for the replies
I have searched everywhere for a way to get root without unlocking the bootloader. I want to enable double tap to wake on my wife's 6P, but I don't want to wipe her data during the bootloader unlock process. Thanks everyone for any help.
cagmuer said:
I have searched everywhere for a way to get root without unlocking the bootloader. I want to enable double tap to wake on my wife's 6P, but I don't want to wipe her data during the bootloader unlock process. Thanks everyone for any help.
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No.
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If you don't unlock the bootloader, you can't flash a custom recovery. If you can't flash a custom recovery, you can't install a custom rom or possibly the su binary. Unlocking essentially bypasses the verify process on boot; it verifies the rom, recovery, etc. is the signed official version. I've understood some tools may be able to allow root on an locked bootloader, but I'm not sure for the 6P.
Unless you care about Pay, just backup the phone and unlock it.
was hoping a dev could figure this out. i just want root for root apps and flashfire to flash things. kind of sucks having a nexus that requires an unlocked bootloader for root but i been on stock rom with locked bootloader after going two weeks with custom roms and no android pay. still hoping it will happen eventually.
rob219 said:
was hoping a dev could figure this out. i just want root for root apps and flashfire to flash things. kind of sucks having a nexus that requires an unlocked bootloader for root but i been on stock rom with locked bootloader after going two weeks with custom roms and no android pay. still hoping it will happen eventually.
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People have had success using Android Pay on a rooted 6P. I think people use magisk and Phil's SU and they are able to hide root from Android Pay and other apps. You should do a search through the forums. A lot of people talk about doing it successfully.