Hi guys,
A while back I rooted my sons Nexus 7. For some reason now it is unrooted and I can't get rid of SuperSU. It has the JellyBean 4.3 update on it. Will I be unable to remove SuperSU since the phone is unrooted now?
Thanks,
Rocky
Never mind I took care of the problem. I downloaded the Nexus Root Toolkit and flashed the stock image. Once it completed I locked the tablet. Maybe in the future I will reroot it again.
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Hi, I am new to the android scene and have a few questions.
Just wondering about the procedure for updating a rooted device, specifically the nexus 7. After I receive my nexus 7, I am planning on unlocking the bootloader, flashing CWM, and then rooting the device. I am not planning on using any custom roms. I am just going to be using stock JB.
If in the future I want to do an OTA update, what is the procedure for this?
From my understanding, it seems this is the procedure for doing an OTA update for rooted nexus 7:
1. unroot the device? (how do you unroot the device?). is this necessary?
2. use cwm to flash the stock recovery, because you won't be able to get the OTA with a custom recovery such as CWM. Is that correct?(also, where do you get the stock recovery??)
3. apply the OTA update. root will be gone.
4. flash CWM and re-root the device
And once I have succesfully OTA updated the nexus 7, re-flashed CWM, and re-rooted back the device, will I have to start from scratch (lose all data, settings, apps, etc?). I know unlocking the bootloader will wipe the device, but will the OTA update process require me to start over?
If I am missing any steps or have some things mixed up, please let me know. Also, if I were to use an OTA root keeper, what would the procedure be like or how would it change the procedure I listed above?
Thanks.
Haven't got my Nexus 7 yet but it looks pretty simple according to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764794
Basically just need to have OTA RootKeeper installed beforehand, then disable signature verification in CWM and patch the OTA update. Then OTA Rootkeeper can restore root.
HTH
Hey Guys,
I've done reading about this issue but I did not find an answer specifically to the Nexus 7 device.
I bought my mother-in-law the Nexus 7 and she loves it. However, she will be going back home (which is far) and I was wondering if an OTA update comes, will she be able to update? Will it mess with the system itself if updated over?
Do I have to unroot first, then OTA update, then reroot?
I will not install any custom rom. I will just have it rooted that is it.
Thank you
I unlocked my bootloader and manually rooted [superuser zip in CWM], then I installed the system update that updated it to 4.1.1 [JRO03D], and I still had root, so I'm pretty sure the updates on the N7 will keep the root.
However, you can always try "OTA root keeper" in the play store, it's supposed to restore root, in the event that an OTA update unroots it.
I downloaded it before updating because I thought I'd lose root with the update, but I didn't have to use it at all.
But I'm no longer on the stock rom, I switched to the ParanoidAndroid rom, it's excellent.
I see. Do I need to unlock the bootloader in order to root? Is it true that unlocking the bootloader is only needed if I want to install custom ROMs right? Can I just have root?
Thanks again!
You have to unlock the bootloader in order to root.
keplenk said:
I see. Do I need to unlock the bootloader in order to root? Is it true that unlocking the bootloader is only needed if I want to install custom ROMs right? Can I just have root?
Thanks again!
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Unfortunately no, because there is no known exploit for loading an insecure boot image, in which case you could use 'adb' to push Superuser to /system/.. But unlocking the bootloader isn't a big deal, except for the fact it erases all the data. There are ways to back it up via adb, and I think the N7 Toolkit has backup & restore options.
I have a rooted nexus 7 device. I kept getting ota updates for my tablet but every time it restarted, twrp showed up and i did not know how to do ota update with the root. So I decided to unroot and I ended up doing a system wipe. Can someone please help me to put the system image back and unroot the device afterwards?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45671279#post45671279
I wanted to update my Nexus 7 (2012) to 4.3. I was running stock rom, with the latest Trinity Kernel. I tried to flash the stock kernel so I could update to 4.3, but something went wrong and it bricked. I managed to use Wugfresh's ToolKit to undo root and bootloader unlock, and to install 4.3 . It went just fine.
But now I can't reroot. When I boot the Nexus, I still see the "unlocked" emblem at the bottom, which is weird. I installed the Samsung drivers, and it worked fine and tested fine, but as soon as a I tried to unlock it again, I suddenly lost all Fastboot access and I can't unlock or root.
Can anyone give me any advice?
I have followed all the procedure from this site Root Nexus 4 on http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/root-nexus-4-android-5-0-lollipop-build-lrx21t-install-supersu-1474940 but I am not able to root.
I did install cwm, supersu still after reboot cwm gets deleted and supersu doesn't work. Any suggest on what is the issue? My phone was already rooted as i was using rooted nexus 4 during kitkat and jellybean.
I have installed completely fresh new android l from official factory images.
Is there anything I am doing wrong?
Sorry for my bad english.