Hi all,
I couldn't find any topic on the subject (though I may not have looked well enough).
Is it possible to save a file from the Nexus 7 to a USB stick with a USB OTG cable and a rooted Nexus 7 using stickmount and a file explorer?
Yes, as discussed in numerous threads. Check the Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum where questions should be asked.
Look for threads with OTG in the title. What you want can only be done with certain ROMs and definitely not on stock.
What you want can only be done with certain ROMs and definitely not on stock.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I missed something here. I do it all the time using ES File Explorer. Stock ROM, rooted, with Stickmount.
tjupille said:
I missed something here. I do it all the time using ES File Explorer. Stock ROM, rooted, with Stickmount.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you are rooted you are no longer stock. You might be on the stock ROM, but stock means the way the phone came from AT$T.
The OP stated he has a rooted N7. That is sufficient to use stickmount and an OTG-usb cable for read/write access to external storage. Many people refer to stock, rooted as meaning the stock rom that has been rooted and not all N7's are from AT&T. The poster you replied to also stated he has a stock rom, rooted.
Related
Who here has rooted their retail unit? I've rooted every android device I've owned in the past but this one seems a little..different...to me. Really, all I'm after is some new kernels.
Kayak83 said:
Who here has rooted their retail unit? I've rooted every android device I've owned in the past but this one seems a little..different...to me. Really, all I'm after is some new kernels.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I rooted mine, a GT-P7510.
Kayak83 said:
Who here has rooted their retail unit? I've rooted every android device I've owned in the past but this one seems a little..different...to me. Really, all I'm after is some new kernels.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There is only one kernel so far and it is a work in progress so you might want to wait and take the time to fully understand the root process. If you already have Android SDK installed and are comfortable using a cmd prompt the instructions are pretty easy to follow though.
Sent from my GT-P7510 using XDA Premium App
Follow the instructions in this thread...it is well detailed and simple.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131448
Locked Bootloader rooted with 3.1
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium App
I rooted my retail 32GB grey and havent looked back! Might not be anything big available for it yet, but give it time and you know the roms and everything else will start to emerge.
I rooted but not so much for custom ROMs as much as being able to use apps that require root like titanium backup and adfree.
I did try the new kernel and overclocked but I found it unstable and went back to stock.
MoNsTeReNeRgY22 said:
I rooted my retail 32GB grey and havent looked back! Might not be anything big available for it yet, but give it time and you know the roms and everything else will start to emerge.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
did the same, its better to get the "work" done now so nothing bug fun and games later
Rooted mine. Didn't feel any different than when I rooted my EVO. Of course, i rooted my EVO back before the "one-click" solutions appeared, so doing things like flashing partitions was neither unusual nor scary.
ericlmccormick said:
I rooted but not so much for custom ROMs as much as being able to use apps that require root like titanium backup and adfree.
I did try the new kernel and overclocked but I found it unstable and went back to stock.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
the kernel is stable (as of 10.30PM EST refresh), from various reports thus far.
your specific device cannot oc past 1ghz at what im willing to give.
you can still reap the benefits of the kernel without OC (which is a marked improvement over stock, in my opinion), if you so choose.
if you do experience any issues (when not oc'd), which you feel is kernel related, please report this in the thread with a log in hand (/proc/last_kmsg and dmesg).
thank you.
I guess i'm just hesitant because I have never rooted by running through cmd on my pc. But it has always been fairly strait forward. Leap of faith.
I feel the same way KayaK....I am leaping into it as well.
I agree that it is a bit different. I was hesitant, and hoped someone would release a simplified method. But... curiosity got the best of me.
I've rooted and upgraded to the OC kernel. I'm not having any problems, and it is a bit more responsive. Note: I did have to 'push' the files to my tablet a couple of times, because it seemed that the initial ones didn't work.
I have previously rooted my nexus s via adb/fastboot. I found the adb method to be more reliable; in the sense that, if my phone went into a bootloop... I knew I could hook it up via usb and fix it.
Just do a CWM backup first.
hoping that someone will come up with a One Click Root solution like they did for the Samsung Infuse phone. Just bought my SGT 10.1 at BestBuy and it has no SD card slot, so I am not sure how to root without pushing to sdcard. Has anyone successfully root their SGT without sdcard slot?
please advise.
Thanks
newims2000 said:
hoping that someone will come up with a One Click Root solution like they did for the Samsung Infuse phone. Just bought my SGT 10.1 at BestBuy and it has no SD card slot, so I am not sure how to root without pushing to sdcard. Has anyone successfully root their SGT without sdcard slot?
please advise.
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't believe anyone has a sdcard slot on their SGT. There is a SDCARD folder that behaves in the same way an sdcard would. Put the neccessary files in this folder and proceed as usual.
I am thinking about getting one of these. But I have 1 question. What is the benefit of rooting it? On a phone, it makes sense... since you can tether. But what features on a tablet does one get from ROOT that they otherwise wouldn't?
edufur said:
I am thinking about getting one of these. But I have 1 question. What is the benefit of rooting it? On a phone, it makes sense... since you can tether. But what features on a tablet does one get from ROOT that they otherwise wouldn't?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
USB OTG support, new ROMs, debloat, being able to back up certain apps/data
I felt I wouldn't need to root. But then I couldn't help installing Titanium Backup and restoring backups of almost all apps from my phone. That's one reason, and then there are a lot of other reasons too, as the poster mentioned above.
I haven't rooted my Nexus 7 yet, but when I do it'll primarily be for backing up my device. I love titanium backup and ROM manager. Even if you don't flash custom Roms,it still comes in handy to easily create full backups.
If you root, then have a hardware defect/issue, are you SOL?
pmgreen said:
If you root, then have a hardware defect/issue, are you SOL?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm too new to post links, but there's one on this site that if you root your device, that doesn't void your warranty. I'd search and read that.
-Ara
pmgreen said:
If you root, then have a hardware defect/issue, are you SOL?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just unroot and relock bootloader
In development section, theres a toolkit by 'Wugfresh' that does everything for you. Check it out
thanks you too.. I appreciate the help without the ding that happens in some threads.
thanx
Appreciate it!
Rooted for the sole purpose of changing dpi to 160 to get true tablet mode.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
I'd highly suggest you don't don't root unless you absolutely positively have a dire need for it. And, even then you should run stock for at least a few weeks to establish a base line so that if issues arise you can determine if rooting/kerneling/etc. is causing it. Seen too many glitches caused with non-stock in the forums.
I'd root for tablet ui and stickmount.
I am very new to android as well as this forum...
Just bought Nexus 7 yesterday ( and yeah its my first android device).
Everyone geeks are telling me to root my device, some intelligent also says don't root it voids your warranty.
So i have few queries as novice user.
Should i root my device?
Is it safe? will my warranty void after root?
can i use add on device like pen drive, mouse via OTG without Rooting?
Can I unroot? if yes, then if I unroot, I get my warranty back?
What are other benifits of root?
Which is easiest meathod of root?
rooting sucks..don't try it
Use wugfreshs toolkit to root. Rooting is great. When you root your device you need to unlock the bootloader . When the boot loader is unlocked, the warranty is void. But its a nexus device so its easy to lock it back up so that your warranty is back so don't worry about that. Yes, you can unroot, its as easy as flashing a stock rom. There are many benefits of rooting, I for one love no ads in Any apps, including games. I use an app called wifikill which allows me to kick any WiFi device at my house offline so that I can use ,more bandwidth than my siblings also, rooting opens up Roms and kernels. I downloaded and flashed trinity kernel. I am getting crazy battery life. Up to 6-10 hrs of ONSCREEN time which is ridiculous . ROOT YOU DEVIIICE!!!!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Okaay said:
Use wugfreshs toolkit to root. Rooting is great. When you root your device you need to unlock the bootloader . When the boot loader is unlocked, the warranty is void. But its a nexus device so its easy to lock it back up so that your warranty is back so don't worry about that. Yes, you can unroot, its as easy as flashing a stock rom. There are many benefits of rooting, I for one love no ads in Any apps, including games. I use an app called wifikill which allows me to kick any WiFi device at my house offline so that I can use ,more bandwidth than my siblings also, rooting opens up Roms and kernels. I downloaded and flashed trinity kernel. I am getting crazy battery life. Up to 6-10 hrs of ONSCREEN time which is ridiculous . ROOT YOU DEVIIICE!!!!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I couldn't agree more with what he said. Try wugfreshs toolkit, it's very simple and forward.
There's a good youtube tutorial of how to do it on youtube, just search up " How to Root the Google Nexus 7 qbking77"
Good luck !
Okaay said:
I am getting crazy battery life. Up to 6-10 hrs of ONSCREEN time which is ridiculous . ROOT YOU DEVIIICE!!!!
I'm getting that battery life without rooting or new kernel.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
as people said, don't fix it if it ain't broke. unless you need more storage via stickmount. My is not rooted yet, maybe later.
hirenvasani said:
So i have few queries as novice user.
Should i root my device?
Is it safe? will my warranty void after root?
can i use add on device like pen drive, mouse via OTG without Rooting?
Can I unroot? if yes, then if I unroot, I get my warranty back?
What are other benifits of root?
Which is easiest meathod of root?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes
The rooting process is 99.0% safe if you read
Yes
Yes,yes
Ad blocking, USB OTG, console controllers, make Jailbreakers jealous
WugFresh toolkit, adb is failsafe but not as easy. Get PDAnet drivers.
Fastboot OEM Unlock
Sent from a Nexus 7 using my fingers
One issue no one has brought up--some apps block rooted devices.
On the one hand, I've rooted/jailbroken all my previous devices, but I'm getting my N7 partly to watch video via Hulu+ and Time Warner. Neither of those work on my One X. Is that the case with this one? Has anyone found any workarounds? The threads for the signed versions of those two apps seem to have died.
iElvis said:
One issue no one has brought up--some apps block rooted devices.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Some used to, but I don't know of any now. Which ones are left?
Thanks everyone for your valuable advice...
I have rooted my device. But my pendrive doesnt detect via OTG? Any Solution?
hirenvasani said:
I have rooted my device. But my pendrive doesnt detect via OTG? Any Solution?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not enough information. What did you try, with the cable, did you load stickmount. Did you try to use it to mount the drive. what type of "pendrive" etc..
hirenvasani said:
Thanks everyone for your valuable advice...
I have rooted my device. But my pendrive doesnt detect via OTG? Any Solution?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have the stickmount app installed? USB must be formatted as FAT32....as the easiest solution. I think linux filesystems also work like ext3 but then you can't use the usb on a Windows machine without additional software.
For a while my USB didn't work, then I plugged in a mouse and that worked. Plugged the usb in again and it somehow started working.....weird eh?
silly question, always root. even if you dont need root today, tomorrow you might. and by that time you might have useful data that might get wiped when you do decide to root. anyways, its nice to have complete control over your device, if not for the performance side, then for the maintenance and customization side.
Its MoserBear 16 GB, FAT 32 formatted Pendrive, was trying to connect it via Galaxy S2 OTG and I also installed stickmount, when i click on mount it show there is no active mounts....
Hop[e this much info is good....
Awaiting for any solution.
I rooted my phone and have decided it's not necessary on my N7 (yet). On my phone I just end up with a bunch more apps that get updated more frequently (like Titanium). The only issue I have with the N7 is real small text on some apps (like Amazon App store), will rooting fix this? With a 3rd party launcher you can make the N7 look and feel any way you want. I have 4gb left of 16, so I may root "someday" if I want to put more music on it.
iElvis said:
One issue no one has brought up--some apps block rooted devices.
<snip>
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Instead, how many apps require rooted devices? How useful and relevant are those apps compared to the fabled apps that block root (I honestly have never seen any)?
palmboy5 said:
Instead, how many apps require rooted devices? How useful and relevant are those apps compared to the fabled apps that block root (I honestly have never seen any)?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The only one I can think of is Barclays Pingit - though not sure its compatible with N7 anyway.
Agree with previous comments - even if you dont need the benifits from rooting immediately its always best to root it at the start before you set it all up and have to wipe it all. I've learnt this the hard way before.
IMO the benefits of root overweight the downfalls, by far
Google Wallet Statement
On the Google Wallet FAQs it says that Google Wallet doesn't support rooted phones...can anyone confirm it does still work or..? Cause that's the main thing holding me back. Sorry if this has already been answered
Okaay said:
Use wugfreshs toolkit to root. Rooting is great. When you root your device you need to unlock the bootloader . When the boot loader is unlocked, the warranty is void. But its a nexus device so its easy to lock it back up so that your warranty is back so don't worry about that. Yes, you can unroot, its as easy as flashing a stock rom. There are many benefits of rooting, I for one love no ads in Any apps, including games. I use an app called wifikill which allows me to kick any WiFi device at my house offline so that I can use ,more bandwidth than my siblings also, rooting opens up Roms and kernels. I downloaded and flashed trinity kernel. I am getting crazy battery life. Up to 6-10 hrs of ONSCREEN time which is ridiculous . ROOT YOU DEVIIICE!!!!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Where can i get 'wifikill' It isn't on the play store (Silly of me to look really) Can you send me a link via a PM?
EDIT: found it on Slideme, from a XDA thread. should of searched it here before asking Never mind
BambiTyler said:
On the Google Wallet FAQs it says that Google Wallet doesn't support rooted phones...can anyone confirm it does still work or..? Cause that's the main thing holding me back. Sorry if this has already been answered
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Im rooted google wallet works fine for me.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
Hi everyone,
I have recently bought myself a Nexus 7 3g(not opened yet) and i want to know what i need to know about before i root it (using Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.2). I know to check the usual thing like making sure everything works. But when i root do i need to know such as know the baseband version/ril version (matching pair)? If there is any issues using this method of rooting with recovery installed?
Or is it as easy as Unlock>Root>(Custom Recovery box checked) and to store back to factory default Flash Stock+Unroot>OEM Lock
I saw this in teh forum "When I drop to the command prompt in TWRP, it says "insufficient space" or something similar, and is trying to backup to the /sdcard/media/TWRP directory instead of to the PC. I have an 8GB model w/ about 6GB in use." Is this still an issue? should i be concerned?
Should i grab a copy of this? 4.2.1 (JOP40D) - md5: e5d22e0791ab2f5d470bba77fbd6771d - size: 277.7MB. Should this be matching to mine?
Many Thanks!!!
***Another question is, how to i tell which one i got? a Nakasig or Tilapia
I wouldn't use a kit to root. Its easy to do manually just follow this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27963969
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Thanks for the above post but will any one be able to answer my other questions? Like the difference between Nakasig and Tilapia? Are they the same? I want to install openrecovery-twrp-2.3.3.0-tilapia.img but what happens if my device is the Nakasig model? I havent opened my device yet since i'm waiting for my screen protector.
I want to root root this device but with limited knowledge i'm worried i might brick it.
Its real easy. Its mostly an automated process. Follow the on screen directions. Make sure u have USB debugging checked on in developer settings. Click on the about>build a bunch of times if your developer tab isn't open. YouTube this if needed. Don't know about the other questions
dragon884 said:
Thanks for the above post but will any one be able to answer my other questions? Like the difference between Nakasig and Tilapia? Are they the same? I want to install openrecovery-twrp-2.3.3.0-tilapia.img but what happens if my device is the Nakasig model? I havent opened my device yet since i'm waiting for my screen protector.
I want to root root this device but with limited knowledge i'm worried i might brick it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nexus 7 WiFi only = grouper/nakasi
Nexus 7 wifi+3g+hspa+ = tilapia/nakasig
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda premium
Ok, so samething. Many thanks guys. I feel a lot better now.
I have read posts related to attaching pendrive in nexus 7 w/o root. I have also read posts related to running usb dongle modem in nexus 7 with root by PPT Widget. Wanna know any way i can run any usb dongle modem in nexus 7 without rooting?
Thank You.
First, a question....
Is there any reason to not root?
Just wondering.
And to answer your question, I think it may not be possible, because some system files may have to be modified to install drivers/required files.
My opinion, feel free to prove me wrong.
Peace,
shandy1996
u_know_who said:
I have read posts related to attaching pendrive in nexus 7 w/o root. I have also read posts related to running usb dongle modem in nexus 7 with root by PPT Widget. Wanna know any way i can run any usb dongle modem in nexus 7 without rooting?
Thank You.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you tried Googling a method?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2