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What's the easiest way to root and install a bootloader right now?

I'm coming from a Kindle Fire. My Nexus 7 arrived today in Mexico, purchased on eBay
With the Kindle Fire there was a DOS-based Windows tool to enable root and install FireFireFire and TWRP.
I'm going to use the stock ROM for a while and see how it works. I feel no need to use a custom ROM with it.
I found Nexus Root Toolkit and Google Nexus 7 Toolkit on ht development forum. Which one are you guys using and why?
As recovery, do you recommend CWM over TWRP? TWRP worked very well with my Kindle Fire.
Thanks.

ajua said:
I'm coming from a Kindle Fire. My Nexus 7 arrived today in Mexico, purchased on eBay
With the Kindle Fire there was a DOS-based Windows tool to enable root and install FireFireFire and TWRP.
I'm going to use the stock ROM for a while and see how it works. I feel no need to use a custom ROM with it.
I found Nexus Root Toolkit and Google Nexus 7 Toolkit on ht development forum. Which one are you guys using and why?
As recovery, do you recommend CWM over TWRP? TWRP worked very well with my Kindle Fire.
Thanks.
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Personally I don't use any of the Toolkits. I used fastboot commands to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery.
As for recovery, its personal preference. I recently changed from CWM to TWRP on my Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus as I didn't really like the new "blobs" process of backing up roms on CWM.

Nexus 7 toolkit. It wont even take u 5 mins to get it rooted and have a bootloader installed

ajua said:
I found Nexus Root Toolkit and Google Nexus 7 Toolkit on ht development forum. Which one are you guys using and why?
As recovery, do you recommend CWM over TWRP? TWRP worked very well with my Kindle Fire.
Thanks.
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Google Nexus 7 Toolkit works fine Although I'd recommend learning how to use ADB & Fastboot - they're incredibly useful.
As it's a Nexus device, unlocking your bootloader and installing a custom recovery is really simple: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1741395.

ajua said:
I'm coming from a Kindle Fire. My Nexus 7 arrived today in Mexico, purchased on eBay
With the Kindle Fire there was a DOS-based Windows tool to enable root and install FireFireFire and TWRP.
I'm going to use the stock ROM for a while and see how it works. I feel no need to use a custom ROM with it.
I found Nexus Root Toolkit and Google Nexus 7 Toolkit on ht development forum. Which one are you guys using and why?
As recovery, do you recommend CWM over TWRP? TWRP worked very well with my Kindle Fire.
Thanks.
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fragje said:
Nexus 7 toolkit. It wont even take u 5 mins to get it rooted and have a bootloader installed
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theres no need to install a bootloader since theres one already on the device, thats why it boots up. what you need is a custom recovery. easiest way is fastboot. laziest way is a root toolkit. but the easiest way to mess up your device is through a root toolkit too.

Thanks for the answers. I have some experience as I rooted and flashed my Kindle Fire multiple times.
I guess I will have a go at the toolkits first and install TWRP (I already know how to use it). About ADB and Fastboot, I have little experience using them via command-line, but will keep in mind the suggestion to root and install a custom recovery manually.

ajua said:
Thanks for the answers. I have some experience as I rooted and flashed my Kindle Fire multiple times.
I guess I will have a go at the toolkits first and install TWRP (I already know how to use it). About ADB and Fastboot, I have little experience using them via command-line, but will keep in mind the suggestion to root and install a custom recovery manually.
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Just a hint, there's currently a bug in bootloader where you can't get into recovery without the tablet being connected to a PC, some roms let you reboot directly and that works but if your device can't boot its a invalid thing to say
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[Q] can't get into custom recovery

hi im new to the whole nexus 7 scene just got it today and its also my first nexus device. came from a highly locked down dx2 then to htc and now im trying this. i used the nexus root toolkit v1.5.5 to unlock and root and flash custom recovery. but when i hold power down+volume down i get into the boot loader and i choose recovery then GOOGLE splash screen comes up and it does absolutly nothing while no usb chord plugged in. with usb chord it stays at the google splash screen for but a moment then just boots into android.
i tried the advance utilities and flash the cwm that way but same results. im still on 4.1.0 jrn84d. what am i doing wrong? i don't fully understand adb so if there is quite litteraly a step by step please give me a link or write it down if no such link exists. my last hdd that had adb all setup and ready crashed so its not setup and i was talking to someone who helped me get it going. all i know is i need to use command prompt but getting it into adb and then using it to push and get into cwm i have no clue.
i would love to make a nandroid and then install a kernal to gget the full power out of this thing. it is unlocked and rooted already.

They using ROM Manager app to install CWM and also boot into recovery. Will work for sure as long as you're rooted.
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dante32278 said:
They using ROM Manager app to install CWM and also boot into recovery. Will work for sure as long as you're rooted.
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If you follow the steps correctly, it should have a custom recovery installed. check if your rom is actually rooted.

EDIT: What the hell are you doing on 4.1.0? I thought factory stock was 4.1.1.
Use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
Get GooManager from the play store. It can download and install TWRP recovery which I prefer. GooManager will let you reboot into recovery too.
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cakessi said:
EDIT: What the hell are you doing on 4.1.0? I thought factory stock was 4.1.1.
Use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
Get GooManager from the play store. It can download and install TWRP recovery which I prefer. GooManager will let you reboot into recovery too.
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lol i dunno just came with it. its the 16gb version dunno why it came with 4.1.0 but it did. and when i installed rom manager i flashed cwm with that then choose to boot into recover that way and it worked. i am unlocked and rooted and now have a nandroid. have yet to try going to cwm with power+volume down being pressed i will give it a shot later on and make another nandroid before i accept the update im being propted for.
ty guys for the help.

There was a bug that required the N7 to be connected to a PC-USB connection before it would work. They didn't fix the bug until 4.1.2.
Your best bet, if you can boot into Android, is to download a Reboot-to-Recovery app or use CWM or GooManager to reset into recovery. If you are boot looping, throw a USB connection into the mix when trying to do it. I believe it is VolDown+Power+USB connection. Drivers may also be a factor.

Thanks for the reply. I finally updated it. Had to do three updates though. First to 4.1.1 then to 4.1.2 and then to 4.2. I have a nandroid at 4.1.0 so if I need to do anything I'm just going back. I used ota root keeper and the cwm that's from rom manager allows you to choose to protect your custom recovery as well as root. But I don't know if that was working in tandem with ota root keeper since I made sure to back it up first before I did anything.
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[Q] Recovery

I unlocked and rooted my n7 16g wifi with the Wugs Nexus Root Tolkit and apparently flashed TWRP, but i cant access to it. Its safe to flash it with the goo.imm app?
Sorry my english

If you selected to flash 'custom recovery' the one below the root button in Nexus root toolkit.
Once your device is fully booted up after being rooted. You will then see a new app on your device called like quick boot.
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Just use goomanager to flash it it works nice
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How do I manually re-root 4.3 and update SU binaries?

I was rooted on 4.2.2 and checked for the system update for 4.3. It was there so I got really excited and installed it immediately, without writing a thread about it, making sure I'm not doing something wrong. Well, I was.
It updated to 4.3 and it works fine, but I can't access TWRP (I get an opened Android with a red X over it). Also, when I go into SU, I get a message saying "There is no SU binary installed. ... If you've just upgraded to 4.3, you need to manually re root your device."
How do I do this? Thanks.
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I followed instructions as given in the following video: www (dot) youtube (dot) com/watch?v=jn5ih0omlxI
Worked for me. Simple instructions to follow.

rabrot said:
I was rooted on 4.2.2 and checked for the system update for 4.3. It was there so I got really excited and installed it immediately, without writing a thread about it, making sure I'm not doing something wrong. Well, I was.
It updated to 4.3 and it works fine, but I can't access TWRP (I get an opened Android with a red X over it). Also, when I go into SU, I get a message saying "There is no SU binary installed. ... If you've just upgraded to 4.3, you need to manually re root your device."
How do I do this? Thanks.
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Toolkits cannot flash the recovery on Android 4.3 so you have to download the recovery image and flash the recovery image using "fastboot flash recovery [Replace_this_with_image_name]" and enter while your Nexus 4 is on bootloader mode to flash the recovery properly.
Now you need to transfer the SuperSU v1.51 zip file to the root of your internal storage and install it via TWRP recovery and then you are fully rooted without any TB restore issues or anything like that.
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andyabc said:
Toolkits cannot flash the recovery on Android 4.3 so you have to download the recovery image and flash the recovery image using "fastboot flash recovery [Replace_this_with_image_name]" and enter while your Nexus 4 is on bootloader mode to flash the recovery properly.
Now you need to transfer the SuperSU v1.51 zip file to the root of your internal storage and install it via TWRP recovery and then you are fully rooted without any TB restore issues or anything like that.
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Thank you so much, but I don't quite understand the first part since I've only rooted my Nexus 4 once, using a toolkit. I hope you don't mind, I have a few questions: Where do I download the recovery image and where do I type the text you wrote?
Thanks so much!
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rabrot said:
Thank you so much, but I don't quite understand the first part since I've only rooted my Nexus 4 once, using a toolkit. I hope you don't mind, I have a few questions: Where do I download the recovery image and where do I type the text you wrote?
Thanks so much!
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I rooted and unlocked my device with a Toolkit but the problem is that you do not know what is exactly going on since you cannot see the commands.
You have to get the Android SDK for this one, I already have it all in a zip file but that is on my laptop and I will be working on my phone today by installing PA.
One you get the SDK you have to go into the SDK manager and download/update the ADB tools, after that open the CMD in the folder which says "Platform-tools" and type the command from there.
Has for the image you have to put it in platform-tools has well for this to work:
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/mako/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-mako.img
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[Q] Nexus 7 (2012) - TWRP No OS Installed - Are you sure you want to reboot? Bricked?

Hi, I booted into TWRP recovery mode to attempt updating my rooted Nexus 7 from 4.2.2 to 4.3. I wiped system, dalvik cache and cache. I also (stupidly) wiped data and internal storage too. Now I cannot turn on my Nexus 7 fully, it only shows the Google insignia with the unlocked boot loader icon below it.
I can boot into recovery mode and I can USB host, I tried copying a zip of the stock 4.2.2 ROM for Nexus 7 wifi onto my flash drive and tried flashing under the "install" section on TWRP but it always fails (I do not know why).
I cannot connect my Nexus 7 to the computer. Can anyone help me out, please?

Use adb side load in advanced settings
adb sideload nameofrom.zip
adb sideload gapps.zip
Reboot
Profit
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Either flash a custom ROM from recovery or use the Wugfresh toolkit to flash a stock ROM.
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dimbo33 said:
Either flash a custom ROM from recovery or use the Wugfresh toolkit to flash a stock ROM.
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Agreed, the toolkit works like a charm.
I had also deleted the whole Os and fixed it with the help of the toolkit.

Not sure why folks keep telling you to flash a custom rom when you ha e clearly stated that it fails. So, heres my two cents......
Since you already wiped the internal memory and there is no chance of data loss, just download the stock image and fastboot back to a fresh system. And for gods sake, dont use wugs. Just use good ole fastboot. There is a very easy how-to in the stickies of this section. This forum is full of problems arising from toolkits, that could have been easily avoided by fastboot.
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Toolkit to Rescue
dimbo33 said:
Either flash a custom ROM from recovery or use the Wugfresh toolkit to flash a stock ROM.
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I SECOND that use the toolkit from wugfresh for this.
ADB sideload and Fastboot is a real pain with TWRP don't know why the file does not get pushed at all.
Save yourself time and just use the toolkit if it's a Nexus device if Samsung find a similar toolkit tool
The site for toolkit is wugfresh . com ( no urls so the space )
Hope this helps someone
Good luck
Martin

brenmartin said:
I SECOND that use the toolkit from wugfresh for this.
ADB sideload and Fastboot is a real pain with TWRP don't know why the file does not get pushed at all.
Save yourself time and just use the toolkit if it's a Nexus device if Samsung find a similar toolkit tool
The site for toolkit is wugfresh . com ( no urls so the space )
Hope this helps someone
Good luck
Martin
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Why are you necro'ing old threads to spam wug's website?
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