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[Q] Nexus 7 (4.1.2) can't root

Hi I have a Nexus 7 version (4.1.2 OTA).
I wanted to ask what the deal is or what I'm doing wrong. I purchased the full version of Nexus ToolKit 7. According to the instructions I made the unlocked bootloader and I wanted to root but each attempt failed.
I do not know what I could do wrong when root is fully automated.
PS: I also tried to reflash Stock Rom (4.1.2)
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IAmNice said:
usb debugging on? Have you checked that?
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Hi. Yes mam (usb debugging on) have a look to the attachment.
Toolkit me boot into fastboot then reboot then for something to fastboot loaded and back to android and trying to upload the files but nothing superuser is not recorded because of (read-only file system).
have a look on the attachment is there to see everything ...

yep same issue here - problem with the forum regs is unless you have enough posts you can't actually address the issue to the appropriate person can you? Anyway, able to unlock but then is unable to root and rest due to a permissions problem. have tried as administrator but of coure this doesn't make any difference.

NexusTropers said:
Hi I have a Nexus 7 version (4.1.2 OTA).
I wanted to ask what the deal is or what I'm doing wrong. I purchased the full version of Nexus ToolKit 7. According to the instructions I made the unlocked bootloader and I wanted to root but each attempt failed.
I do not know what I could do wrong when root is fully automated.
PS: I also tried to reflash Stock Rom (4.1.2)
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You can try flashing CWM recovery and installing Superuser from there.
Download Superuser and copy it to your /sdcard
Flash CWM recovery
Install Superuser from CWM
????
Profit.

try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1796109

comminus said:
You can try flashing CWM recovery and installing Superuser from there.
Download Superuser and copy it to your /sdcard
Flash CWM recovery
Install Superuser from CWM
????
Profit.
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Thanks comminus - but I think that if we could do this then we wouldn't be using the tool kit.

bazabaza said:
Thanks comminus - but I think that if we could do this then we wouldn't be using the tool kit.
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Why not try before you give up? Nothing I suggested is even remotely challenging.
With your tablet booted normally plug it in to your computer and copy the superuser zip in my previous post to the Download directory on your Nexus 7 from Windows.
Judging by the first provided screenshot I can see that option 6 in that toolkit is for flashing recovery. Why not try that?
As far as how to install the zip from ClockworkMod (CWM), there are literally hundreds of threads and YouTube videos that will show you what to do. The better option is to spend a few minutes (literately. It only takes a few minutes.) to learn some basic fastboot commands. If you're willing to learn there are many people who will help.

comminus said:
Why not try before you give up? Nothing I suggested is even remotely challenging.
With your tablet booted normally plug it in to your computer and copy the superuser zip in my previous post to the Download directory on your Nexus 7 from Windows.
Judging by the first provided screenshot I can see that option 6 in that toolkit is for flashing recovery. Why not try that?
As far as how to install the zip from ClockworkMod (CWM), there are literally hundreds of threads and YouTube videos that will show you what to do. The better option is to spend a few minutes (literately. It only takes a few minutes.) to learn some basic fastboot commands. If you're willing to learn there are many people who will help.
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Thx you for your post
But in the Nexus7 ToolKit can be done but is ClockworkMod must first rename (recovery restore files) but with da only when I have ROOT.
And why unnecessary to install CWM and resolve other problems I'll eat a connection. If "simply" can I ROOT who create me rich enough.

NexusTropers said:
Thx you for your post
But in the Nexus7 ToolKit can be done but is ClockworkMod must first rename (recovery restore files) but with da only when I have ROOT.
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Choose #1 in your first screenshot.
After you install CWM make sure you boot recovery before a standard boot. On rebooting from CWM it will say something like "ROM may flash stock recovery on boot." and prompt with yes or no. Choose yes - this renames /system/recovery-from-boot.p and prevents the ROM from restoring stock recovery.
NexusTropers said:
And why unnecessary to install CWM and resolve other problems I'll eat a connection. If "simply" can I ROOT who create me rich enough.
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I'm not really sure what you're trying to say...

I tried quite a few times to root my Nexus 7 with the Nexus 7 toolkit, it hung every time when it was supposed to be installing SuperSU and BusyBox. Every time the last message I saw was "adbd already running as root", and it would just hang there. Everything else appeared to work properly. The only tool I was able to successfully use (more than once) was the Nexus Root Toolkit from Wugfresh http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475. You may want to try that tool.

comminus said:
Choose #1 in your first screenshot.
After you install CWM make sure you boot recovery before a standard boot. On rebooting from CWM it will say something like "ROM may flash stock recovery on boot." and prompt with yes or no. Choose yes - this renames /system/recovery-from-boot.p and prevents the ROM from restoring stock recovery.
I'm not really sure what you're trying to say...
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1. THX u i try it.
2. AH sorry translator make crazy text.
homerbrew said:
I tried quite a few times to root my Nexus 7 with the Nexus 7 toolkit, it hung every time when it was supposed to be installing SuperSU and BusyBox. Every time the last message I saw was "adbd already running as root", and it would just hang there. Everything else appeared to work properly. The only tool I was able to successfully use (more than once) was the Nexus Root Toolkit from Wugfresh http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475. You may want to try that tool.
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Oki THX u i try this tool...

I'm also having this same problem but here's my story:
Using the Nexus 1.5.4 Toolkit, I Unrooted + Flashed jzo54k, success. I locked OEM, success. I unlocked again, success. Then I ran the root process again, and it keeps freezing at the android recovery screen. Following the prompt in the toolkit, I walked away for a few hours hoping time would resolve the issue.
If you're wondering why I unlocked + rooted, and decided to unroot, lock, unlock, and root again, its because I'm super-noob to anything android related after version 1.5, I wanted to learn the processes after I found out I was having troubles with certian things after my Nexus 7 updated from 4.1 to 4.1.2

I am having the same issue as you. 4.1.2 is not rooting for me. I can't install CWM or TWRP because it needs to rename recovery files, and to do that you need to be rooted. If I boot in recovery I always get stock

Having the same issue with a stock 4.1.2. I can unlock no problem but I cannot get it rooted. Everything appears to have worked, but it is not rooted. If I revert back to 4.1.1 I can unlock, root, etc. without issue. I was able to root 4.1.1 and use the root keeper app to then update to 4.1.2 and I was rooted still. However, it would not let me install CWM or anything. ROM Manager says it was installed, but booting to recovery always too me to stock.
Any ideas?

Can you point me into the direction to downgrading?
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MetalMadness said:
Can you point me into the direction to downgrading?
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I used Nexus Root Toolkit v1.5.4 and selected the "Flash Stock + Unroot" option. When prompted I choose the default 4.1.1 option and away it went.

To root my 32Gb on 4.1.2 I had to unlock the boot loader, flash the boot loader back to version 3.34, and then I successfully rooted using the nexus 7 toolkit.

hundred_miles_high said:
To root my 32Gb on 4.1.2 I had to unlock the boot loader, flash the boot loader back to version 3.34, and then I successfully rooted using the nexus 7 toolkit.
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Winner winner! I was just reading THIS which is exactly what you suggested. I just tried this and can confirm that it did work.
Thanks!

hundred_miles_high said:
To root my 32Gb on 4.1.2 I had to unlock the boot loader, flash the boot loader back to version 3.34, and then I successfully rooted using the nexus 7 toolkit.
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Indy1204 said:
Winner winner! I was just reading THIS which is exactly what you suggested. I just tried this and can confirm that it did work.
Thanks!
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Thanks. I did this earlier and it didnt work, but I checked boot instead of flash
FLASH THE OLDER BOOTLOADER DON'T BOOT IT!!!

Help: Lost Root after 4.2.2 Upgrade

I upgraded to 4.2.2 and it seems I have lost my Root Access. I has SuperSU Pro with OTA Survival mode on installed as a system app before the upgrade but it seems it did not keep Root access. I used Root Checker and it's telling me I am not rooted. I am still seeing the unlock Icon at boot so I assume my boot loader is still unlocked.
Is there an easy way to get my Root access back?
Thanks.

Hey I had the same happen to me, ended up having to fastboot flash recovery to get twrp back and then downloaded the supersu recovery bootable zip and flashed supersu back. Don't forget to update your SDK tools with SDK manager before you flash twrp because 4.2.2 has this added security prompt thing when you connect your tablet it will appear offline in cmd, when you update sdktools and enter adb devices in cmd it will appear offline, check your tablet it will ask you to allow adb. Hope this helps.
Before trying all this maybe try installing busy box, I dunno I'm a bit of a noob
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Thanks for your reply. I will try to follow the steps you outlined however, most of what you said is new to me. I initially rooted my device with the Nexus 7 Toolkit so it was a fairly simple procedure. I have never used the SDK or twrp are there any tutorials on how these work on 4.2.2? Also they will probably update Nexus 7 toolkit to support 4.2.2 eventually, so if I can't figure out the steps indicated I may have to wait.
Another noob question: After the update I can still open busybox and SupeSU, how come these apps still run if I am no longer rooted?
gastonwalpole said:
Hey I had the same happen to me, ended up having to fastboot flash recovery to get twrp back and then downloaded the supersu recovery bootable zip and flashed supersu back. Don't forget to update your SDK tools with SDK manager before you flash twrp because 4.2.2 has this added security prompt thing when you connect your tablet it will appear offline in cmd, when you update sdktools and enter adb devices in cmd it will appear offline, check your tablet it will ask you to allow adb. Hope this helps.
Before trying all this maybe try installing busy box, I dunno I'm a bit of a noob
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hey man yeh i didnt get how i still had supersu but i definitely wasnt rooted. its all a bit complicated aye, basically you need to download the andriod sdk bundle [now called adt bundle] for whatever you have eg. windows 7 32/64, and the jdk java development kit, look for guides on these, there two youtubers who have helpful channels: driodmodderx and wwjoshdew. also search threads here. you want your device to be recognized by the comp, sdk and jdk do this. twrp is a custom recovery that you can use to flash roms zips etc, you use your comp to send this custom recovery to your device. i would have stayed on 4.2.1 because i dont think you can use custom roms on 4.2.2 bootloader, still 4.2.2 is very smooth, i like it.
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gastonwalpole said:
Don't forget to update your SDK tools with SDK manager before you flash twrp because 4.2.2 has this added security prompt thing when you connect your tablet it will appear offline in cmd, when you update sdktools and enter adb devices in cmd it will appear offline, check your tablet it will ask you to allow adb.
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Boy did your post make me happy! I had the exact same problem. Managed to install 4.2.2 with modified OTA update (original was failing due to some discrepency in GoogleCalendar.apk) but even though I had SuperSU in survival mode, I lost my root. I've been trying all afternoon to connect via adb to my Nexus and just couldn't - it was always offline.. I tried 3 different computers and my SGNII phone (which worked) but N7 just wouldn't stop being offline...
I hope this is the solution! Thanx a BUNCH!
One question - my bootloader is unlocked telling by the icon on boot "google" screen - will I lose my apps and data after "re-rooting" that is, after flashing custom recovery and SuperSU?
THANX!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you won't lose anything by flashing recovery or su

I just checked the Nexus Root Toolkit site and he says he'll have a new version out very soon that will root 4.2.2 so sit tight, we'll soon be able to root again Just fire up the program from time to time and it should automatically update when it's ready.

burnitdown said:
you won't lose anything by flashing recovery or su
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Great, managed to do it, everything fine. Thanx again!

SimonP2 said:
I just checked the Nexus Root Toolkit site and he says he'll have a new version out very soon that will root 4.2.2 so sit tight, we'll soon be able to root again Just fire up the program from time to time and it should automatically update when it's ready.
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And if you can't wait, the workaround is there on http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/ under IMPORTANT NOTICE.

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 4 Rooting Stuck

Yesterday I took a crash course in understanding how to root the Nexus 4.
I've been following the directions:
1. Download the Android SDK to PC.
2. Push the openrecovery TWRP 2.6.3.3 mako img to the Nexus.
3. Unlock the device (device was previously not unlocked.)
Step 4 should be pushing the SuperSU v1.69 to the device, but the pce cmd won't let me do this as it doesn't recognize the device.
I was able to get the TWRP interface to load on the device.
When I turn device on, it launches the google screen, but then it shows the 4 colored discs, but will not advance from there-so that's not right.
When I attempt to reboot to recovery, the TWRP launches (success) but I am unable to move the SU zip to the device to launch.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
TIA.

smw718 said:
Yesterday I took a crash course in understanding how to root the Nexus 4.
I've been following the directions:
1. Download the Android SDK to PC.
2. Push the openrecovery TWRP 2.6.3.3 mako img to the Nexus.
3. Unlock the device (device was previously not unlocked.)
Step 4 should be pushing the SuperSU v1.69 to the device, but the pce cmd won't let me do this as it doesn't recognize the device.
I was able to get the TWRP interface to load on the device.
When I turn device on, it launches the google screen, but then it shows the 4 colored discs, but will not advance from there-so that's not right.
When I attempt to reboot to recovery, the TWRP launches (success) but I am unable to move the SU zip to the device to launch.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
TIA.
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You messed something up along the way if it doesn't boot. You may have to flash the factory image, but I'd start with just flashing the system image in fastboot.
The su version your using is really old, the latest is 2.0.1. Google, supersu zip and you should find the latest. If you can boot your device you can just download it to your phone rather than using abd push.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34744793
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Thanks.
Can you advise on how to flash the system image in fastboot? Or flash the factory image? Is this within the TWRP program? Or?
Thanks for the headsup on the SU version, I will check that out.
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You messed something up along the way if it doesn't boot. You may have to flash the factory image, but I'd start with just flashing the system image in fastboot.
The su version your using is really old, the latest is 2.0.1. Google, supersu zip and you should find the latest. If you can boot your device you can just download it to your phone rather than using abd push.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34744793
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So, I had some success. I flashed 4.4.4 which I downloaded from Google directly. What's not explicit in tutorials that I saw is that one has to extract files twice! So once I figured that out, I was able to grab all the necessary image files and run the flash-all command. The rest was a breeze.

smw718 said:
So, I had some success. I flashed 4.4.4 which I downloaded from Google directly. What's not explicit in tutorials that I saw is that one has to extract files twice! So once I figured that out, I was able to grab all the necessary image files and run the flash-all command. The rest was a breeze.
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Just an fyi, you don't need to extract it twice to run the flash-all.bat. You only extract the zip file if you want to flash system, boot, recovery, etc individually in fastboot. Just extracting the .tgz is enough to run flash-all
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Android N Root Working(Explained)

There are two methods to root Android N .
Method 1
Flash the Supersu.zip from custom recovery.
RC-SuperSU-v2.69-20160313161431.zip
Method 2
This method will work without custom recovery , just download it and go the fastboot and follow the steps .
CF-Auto-Root-bullhead-bullhead-nexus5x-NPC56P.zip
Just download the file
Extract it
reboot your Nexus 5X into bootloader
Now open the root-windows(If you are using windows otherwise select the file which is for your operating system)
Now the command window will open and ask you to enter any key to continue
Then press any key from your keyboard and it will automatically done the remaining process and your phone will reboot
If you device got bootloop then poweroff the device once and power on manually
Thats it you will see the SuperSu icon .
If you like hit the thanks ......

how do you get access to the files on your phone to flash this. I have twrp flashed but it wont get access to any files that are actually on phone so I can not flash SUPSERSU?

brennerj said:
how do you get access to the files on your phone to flash this. I have twrp flashed but it wont get access to any files that are actually on phone so I can not flash SUPSERSU?
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Then try the second method , it doesnt need the TWRP recovery.

How I root my HTC One m8

adeeta said:
How I root my HTC One m8
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Wrong forum..
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karthik432 said:
There are two methods to root Android N .
Method 1
Flash the Supersu.zip from custom recovery.
RC-SuperSU-v2.69-20160313161431.zip
Method 2
This method will work without custom recovery , just download it and go the fastboot and follow the steps .
CF-Auto-Root-bullhead-bullhead-nexus5x-NPC56P.zip
If you like hit the thanks ......
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can you explain how to do the second method. Do not have experience flashing that one. Do we use android toolkit or SDK? Please elaborate. Thanks!

brennerj said:
can you explain how to do the second method. Do not have experience flashing that one. Do we use android toolkit or SDK? Please elaborate. Thanks!
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Just download the file
Extract it
reboot your Nexus 5X into bootloader
Now open the root-windows(If you are using windows otherwise select the file which is for your operating system)
Now the command window will open and ask you to enter any key to continue
Then press any key from your keyboard and it will automatically done the remaining process and your phone will reboot
If you device got bootloop then poweroff the device once and power on manually
Thats it you will see the SuperSu icon .

Thanks autoroot worked. Also format userdata then flash twrp then flash SuperSU works but after a reboot I'm back to stock recovery again. Do we need a modified boot.img?
Edit:: OK I managed to get twrp to stick but I need password to decrypt data. Tried formatting userdata but stock recovery is back after a reboot

how to install custom recovery on nexus 5x android n dev prev 2? i stuck on splash screen (twrp 3.0.0.2)

tomgacz said:
how to install custom recovery on nexus 5x android n dev prev 2? i stuck on splash screen (twrp 3.0.0.2)
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that because the encrypted user data
i try this method and work for me
1. clean flash the N prev 2
2. boot into bootloader
3. flash twrp
4. flash the modifed boot.img
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/general/4-17-16-t3360574
5. format the userdata
6. boot into the recovery and flash the SuperSU
before format the userdata, don't reboot the device
hope this can help

Well, I sideloaded super su latest after installing N preview. I cannot get txrp to read write system files, though. ANyone get twrp on N yet?

Xdevillived666 said:
Well, I sideloaded super su latest after installing N preview. I cannot get txrp to read write system files, though. ANyone get twrp on N yet?
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Yes, I did. First, your phone must be decrypted. TWRP cannot be flashed on encrypted Android N.

ttakacs said:
Yes, I did. First, your phone must be decrypted. TWRP cannot be flashed on encrypted Android N.
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How do I do this? Can I be on N or must I be on MM first?

Xdevillived666 said:
How do I do this? Can I be on N or must I be on MM first?
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Three steps:
1. Disable forced-encryption & decrypt (fastboot)
Flash the modified boot.img
Format the data partition
See: http://www.droidorigin.com/decrypt-nexus-5x/
2. Reboot and copy SuperSU 2.74 to internal storage
3. Root
Install TWRP using fastboot
Boot into TWRP and flash SuperSU 2.74
See http://www.droidorigin.com/root-android-n-developer-preview/

ttakacs said:
Three steps:
1. Disable forced-encryption & decrypt (fastboot)
Flash the modified boot.img
Format the data partition
See: http://www.droidorigin.com/decrypt-nexus-5x/
2. Reboot and copy SuperSU 2.74 to internal storage
3. Root
Install TWRP using fastboot
Boot into TWRP and flash SuperSU 2.74
See http://www.droidorigin.com/root-andr...loper-preview/
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Thanks man!! !The second link you sent me to no longer exists, though:-/
Ooops... Error 404
Oh! That's a 404. Please contact the website owner.
http://www.droidorigin.com/root-andr...loper-preview/

Xdevillived666 said:
Thanks man!! !The second link you sent me to no longer exists, though:-/
Ooops... Error 404
Oh! That's a 404. Please contact the website owner.
http://www.droidorigin.com/root-andr...loper-preview/
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The forum software truncated the URL. Here it is: http://www.droidorigin.com/root-android-n-developer-preview/