Hey,
I want to root my Nexus 7 with using Linux (Debian Wheezy).
I found quite a few tutorials to do this with unlocking, but I dont want to unlock my device, simply root.
How can I do that?
I don't think you can because you need to install the su binaries in/system and you won't be able to do that using ADB on an unrooted device. You need to flash the binaries, which means using a custom recovery and that requires that the device be unlocked so that you can install the custom recovery.
Edit: just saw a Nexus 7 thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31990417) that pointed to this, which may be just what you are looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31751966
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Ph1b said:
Hey,
I want to root my Nexus 7 with using Linux (Debian Wheezy).
I found quite a few tutorials to do this with unlocking, but I dont want to unlock my device, simply root.
How can I do that?
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Still wondering what might be the reason for doing that ...???
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Has there been a method created yet to root the Nexus 7 without unlocking the bootloader?
I'd like to load up some of my old settings from my last tablet but don't want to unlock the bootloader just yet...
Should probably be in Q&A section.
No.
Also... what this guy said
jklitten said:
Should probably be in Q&A section.
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Helpful hint, if you're making a new thread and it has or should have a question mark it goes in Q & A section
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danifunker said:
Has there been a method created yet to root the Nexus 7 without unlocking the bootloader?
I'd like to load up some of my old settings from my last tablet but don't want to unlock the bootloader just yet...
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Just re lock it after you root.
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colonel187 said:
Just re lock it after you root.
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I flashed the original boot.king the relocked it. Hopefully the boot.img is okay...
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None that I've found but you can just lock it again after (if for some reason you want to).
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I'm also kind of interested in this; my Moto Atrix 2 has a locked bootloader (curse you Motorola) but we were able to root it and get CWM on it pretty easily I think. I'm not at all sure how that worked, and I don't know if the root I gained was "optimal" (is there even a difference?). I'm interested also in seeing if there is a way to get root without unlocking for the Nexus 7 because I don't want to factory reset just yet.
Are you guys sure there is no way? Is it just a fundamental difference between the two devices that prohibits it on the Nexus?
If you unlock, root, install custom rom & kernel and then follow this tutorial to reset it to factory, can you send your device to asus without being discovered?
K so I flashed to 4.2 and lost my root but still unlocked and have a custom recovery installed and I don't have a laptop or computer so I can't root my tablet unless I use a friend's but I'm wondering if I can flash a rom without root and if I could would it give me root access?
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xfrancis14 said:
K so I flashed to 4.2 and lost my root but still unlocked and have a custom recovery installed and I don't have a laptop or computer so I can't root my tablet unless I use a friend's but I'm wondering if I can flash a rom without root and if I could would it give me root access?
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yes.
in fact, that's how you root a seven without a toolkit. fastboot oem unlock, fastboot flash a custom recovery, flash the su binaries OR a custom ROM(with root), reboot. the right way in a nutshell.
So say I flashed paranoid android when 3.0 comes out I would get root? And everything would be all good?
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xfrancis14 said:
So say I flashed paranoid android when 3.0 comes out I would get root? And everything would be all good?
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yes.
Hi all,
I am new to Android and just used the nexus 7 toolkit v3.2 to unlock my nexus 7. The rooting seemed to proceed without a hitch, but after the reboot it doesn't seem to be rooted, according to root checker. What should I do?
Thanks in advance
Root manually. This is a Nexus, there's no need for all this toolkit crap. (No offense to the devs of course, they are awesome)
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Use Wug's toolkit, it's better. The devs of that toolkit you are using have only given updates to paid members - that toolkit version is quite old.
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Don't use a toolkit. It is one command to unlock, one command to flash cwm. Then you flash supersu from cwm. It takes less than 2 minutes.
Agree, but OP seems like a newbie.
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GldRush98 said:
Don't use a toolkit. It is one command to unlock, one command to flash cwm. Then you flash supersu from cwm. It takes less than 2 minutes.
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Could you provide a link to instructions? It would really help, thanks.
I was able to get rooted, and flash cwm using wug's toolkit. I also found instructions to do it manually, so I will try that next time. Thanks!
Hey guys this may seem like a really stupid question... But is it possible to get my Nexus 4 stuck in fastboot mode? This is going to be my second android device and I want to root it. I have a Kindle Fire that when I first attempted to root it got stuck in fastboot mode and was not recognized by my computer. I managed to get on another computer and complete the root, but is there any risk of this happening to my new Nexus 4? Thanks
There are always risks, but it is very low risk with the Nexus. The Kindle is locked down by Amazon thus is a pain to root, while Nexus is a development device made by Google so root is very easy and straight forward. Don't worry about it
Thank you for answering! Can't wait to root it. What do you yhink is the best method?
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I used mskip's ToolKit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995688
but Wug's works too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015469
I personally recommend Wug's since it has a graphical interface with a lot less options (much easier to use). There is also a detailed guide on how to install Nexus 4 driver.
For recovery, installing it via ROM Manager/Goo.im after root obtained works best. The ToolKit doesn't seem to flash recovery very well.
Eaffon said:
Hey guys this may seem like a really stupid question... But is it possible to get my Nexus 4 stuck in fastboot mode? This is going to be my second android device and I want to root it. I have a Kindle Fire that when I first attempted to root it got stuck in fastboot mode and was not recognized by my computer. I managed to get on another computer and complete the root, but is there any risk of this happening to my new Nexus 4? Thanks
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The same happened with my Kindle fire but not the Nexus 4 as it is meant to be unlocked and accessible. Hack on!
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KyraOfFire said:
I used mskip's ToolKit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995688
but Wug's works too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015469
I personally recommend Wug's since it has a graphical interface with a lot less options (much easier to use). There is also a detailed guide on how to install Nexus 4 driver.
For recovery, installing it via ROM Manager/Goo.im after root obtained works best. The ToolKit doesn't seem to flash recovery very well.
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marty331 said:
The same happened with my Kindle fire but not the Nexus 4 as it is meant to be unlocked and accessible. Hack on!
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Thanks so much guys!
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Hello,
I have a Nexus 7 GSM model and I am searching for all over the web for a good guide to just root my device without installing any custom ROMs on it.
Every guide that I have found, the files are missing or something is wrong with the version.
So, my device is updated to 4.2.2 and I just want to ROOT it!
Thank you!
You must use this one click is very simple and easy to use
How can I check that the device was rooted correctly?
haygij said:
How can I check that the device was rooted correctly?
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Use root checker basic from google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/...tcheck&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
haygij said:
How can I check that the device was rooted correctly?
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the easies way is if your n7 has superuser that mean you are rooted...
There is a easy way to root n7 3g with a mac?
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Thread moved to Q&A, please keep all questions to this forum.
The development section is for development work only!
ligname said:
There is a easy way to root n7 3g with a mac?
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The same way you root every other nexus device.
Unlock boot loader, flash or boot custom recovery, install supersu zip...
No toolkit required, just more than 3 brain cells
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