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Un-rooting a rooted N1?

So I bought a N1 yesterday, cant wait till it gets here, The phone is rooted and has 2.2 on it, Is there anyway I can un root it and just be at the latest stock android? I just prefer to be at the normal stock updates, never really been big into rooting and ROMS etc unless I have too, anyway so yea thats my question and is it difficult?
Thanks in advance!

Take a look in the Development board, there is a sticky that shows you how to restore stock 2.1. Then it will prompt you to upgrade to Froyo.

solidkevin said:
So I bought a N1 yesterday, cant wait till it gets here, The phone is rooted and has 2.2 on it, Is there anyway I can un root it and just be at the latest stock android? I just prefer to be at the normal stock updates, never really been big into rooting and ROMS etc unless I have too, anyway so yea thats my question and is it difficult?
Thanks in advance!
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Yeah, you can't re-lock the bootloader, but you can load up the stock ROM as the post above says. But since it's all already done, you might consider looking into a ROM which fits you. There are several which are "almost stock" but have nice enhancements, like the Enom rom.
I too am an unrooted stock ROM kinda guy, I don't have the time or patience to deal with fiddly stuff on my phone anymore, as I need to pull it out, see where my next meeting is, and get there. Not pull it out and realize it's in a Standby of Death or some other random problem. There are pluses and minuses to using a non-stock ROM, weigh them.. I'm starting to myself... I want a black notification bar and a handful of other small things, but to get them it requires a lot of work (unlock, flash new rom, set up all of my apps again, figure out new stuff in ROM, etc..)

Yeah you could also use modaco ROM. Those are stock ROMs with a few extras like super user access, which is a must have. Etc.

Is rooting similar or at least easy like the HD2? I had one of those and putting Custom ROMS was so simple!

Should be fairly simple if cyanogen is on it.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App at 35000 feet

uberamd said:
Take a look in the Development board, there is a sticky that shows you how to restore stock 2.1. Then it will prompt you to upgrade to Froyo.
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Can you please link the thread, Ive looked and looked and I cant find a unrooting tutorial.

Nexus One Android Development -> Original Shipping - Tutotrial
The thread is stuck right at the top of the forum -_-

GldRush98 said:
Nexus One Android Development -> Original Shipping - Tutotrial
The thread is stuck right at the top of the forum -_-
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WOW....I feel dumb....thanks lol

I am assuming you know how to use ADB and Fastboot
Hmm, Is there a thread explaining those 2 things?

solidkevin said:
I am assuming you know how to use ADB and Fastboot
Hmm, Is there a thread explaining those 2 things?
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If all you want to do is flash stock rom, you don't even need to know what those two are. The stickied tutorials are dead simple.

Can somoene confirm Im gonna be doing this correctly.
Step 1. Disable backup my settings under privacy settings.
Step 2. unzip the original shipping ROM and put it somewhere you can find.
Step 3. Plug in Nexus One with USB to computer (enable usb and debug modes)
Step 4. adb reboot bootloader (which will boot into the bootloader)
Step 5. Confirm fastboot connection fastboot devices
Step 6*. fastboot erase userdata
Step 7*. fastboot erase cache
*If step 6 and 7 does not work, and if you have Amon_RA's recovery installed, you can do a factory data wipe from there.
Alternately, you can also do a factory data wipe within Android. Settings => Privacy Settings => Factory Data Reset.
Thanks to Brian and setzer715.
Step 8. Go to the directory that you stored your unzipped files.
Step 9. fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
Step 10. fastboot flash boot boot.img
Step 11. fastboot flash system system.img
Step 12. Skip to step 13 if you want to keep recovery (assuming you have a modified recovery such as Amon_RA's recovery). If not fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Step 13. fastboot reboot
Step 14. After the system boots up and while setting up skip setting up with the google account and you can setup accounts later. This will prevent the phone from pulling down the previous settings (downloaded apps, wallpaper etc) from google.
Step 15. You are done. Enjoy.
Ok so I downloaded, installed and updated Android SDK, it seems to be all set, now when I follow those steps, I connect the phone first then for instance step 4 I should start "adb" then type in reboot bootloader, and for step 5 I should start up "fastboot" then type devices, etc etc? Is that correct?
thanks in advance.

Anyone? Please.

solidkevin said:
Anyone? Please.
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look here to learn how to setup adb
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/

Is there a morons guide

Im embarrassed to say that as a first year programming student I am frightened by most of the guides.
So many steps and so many requirements it makes me wonder just how this community got to be the size it is.
I lack an sd card and only recently found how to move files onto my phone. And while the 21 or so step process for unlocking the phone is documented I don't understand what im doing more do I understand what some of the steps mean (such as the two different kind of caches im clearing).
Also the version text im given to reference methods from fails to make sense when my phone has 3 or 4 different version numbers all pertaining to different things.
I like the features offered in these roms and would love to explore more and even contribute.
And while im not asking for an iPhone cracking app (though that would be great) a for dummies guide that explains the steps as you go along with maybe some visual elements would be extremely welcome.
Since I lack the resource to buy multiple phones im going to study and decipher the guides that are available but it would be great if someone more knowledgeable than I took the initiative to help dumb this all down or atleast point me towards a wiki I could use as reference material
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App

ertDeath said:
Im embarrassed to say that as a first year programming student I am frightened by most of the guides.
So many steps and so many requirements it makes me wonder just how this community got to be the size it is.
I lack an sd card and only recently found how to move files onto my phone. And while the 21 or so step process for unlocking the phone is documented I don't understand what im doing more do I understand what some of the steps mean (such as the two different kind of caches im clearing).
Also the version text im given to reference methods from fails to make sense when my phone has 3 or 4 different version numbers all pertaining to different things.
I like the features offered in these roms and would love to explore more and even contribute.
And while im not asking for an iPhone cracking app (though that would be great) a for dummies guide that explains the steps as you go along with maybe some visual elements would be extremely welcome.
Since I lack the resource to buy multiple phones im going to study and decipher the guides that are available but it would be great if someone more knowledgeable than I took the initiative to help dumb this all down or atleast point me towards a wiki I could use as reference material
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
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What exactly do you want to do? Unlock bootloader? Root? Both? What carrier and county are you using & in? What firmware are you currently running?

Unlock bootloader, root, perhaps a custom rom
At&t, USA, 4.5.91
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App

Well when doing any modding there is a chance of messing things up and no one wants to do that. I am an engineer with programming experience and I still ask dumb questions ... so you are not alone.

So what you want to do is this... hopefully this will work for you.
1) Make sure you have the Motorola Drivers installed for your pc setup (i.e. x32 bit or x64 bit)
2) Download and install RSD Lite 5.31 (links in my N00B Guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600)
3) Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
4) Download the Unlocker SBF for AT&T users under UNLOCK in the OP (will be labeled pudding.rar)
5) Extract .sbf file to your C:\
6) Put phone in RSD Mode by powering off and upon powering back on hold the Power Button + Volume Up.... should say entering RSD Protocol Mode
7) Open RSD Lite on your PC and drag the .sbf file onto the file path bar (better than finding it with the "..." button)
8) Connect your phone to your PC with usb cable & select device by clicking/highlighting it in RSD Lite Program.
9) Select "Start"
10) It's a small .sbf file, so it shouldn't take long to flash... hopefully you get no errors here... this is the part where if something wrong is gonna happen, it's usually gonna happen here.
11) after sbf flash & reboot, download fastboot files (also available from the Pudding thread, where you got the sbf file from under ROOT)
12) unzip the fastboot files to a folder that you will not forget or delete... ever
13) Put phone in fastboot mode by powering off, then upon power on, hold power button + volume down. select fastboot by pressing volume up button... should enter fastboot protocol mode
14) Connect phone to PC if still not connected
15) Open a command prompt on your pc from the folder you saved the fastboot files (hold Shift + Right Click... Open Command Prompt from here)
16) Type this in command prompt: "fastboot oem unlock" Should see the same thing as the image at the bottom of the OP in the Pudding thread. Can type it again after the unlock process and it should say that you are unlocked.
17) if phone doesn't reboot after unlock, type this command: fastboot reboot and it should reboot phone then, and you will see unlocked signature at top left of screen.
To Root, I would just suggest that you pick a ROM and apply it... most of the well known ROMs will include Root for you. You will need a CWM Recovery to flash most of these ROMs, so that would be your next step: Go here and install this CWM Recovery via fastboot using the commands in the OP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500 Make sure to download the version on the left (non-zip version) for fastboot install.
After you have CWM installed you can flash a custom ROM. You can also flash most ROMs with fastboot as well, just check and see if the OPs of the ROM you want to flash has fastboot install instructions.
If you want to attempt Root first before installing CWM Recovery, you can try the 2nd post in this thread which uses fastboot & adb: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138204 The sbf flash in the OP of this thread, which is supposed to include unlock bootloader & Root has been giving some people problems that have stock 2.3.4, that's why I gave you the old school way / directions above. But if you want to try it and ignore all the above directions, I guess you could just try that 600 mb sbf flash for 2.3.4.
Let me know if it works, or you need further explanation / help.... check my N00B guide too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
here's an automatic script for unlocking your bootloader, select what version your phone is and proceed.
if you've updated to Android 2.3.4 though, you're going to get a semi-hard brick, just boot into fastboot mode and proceed with the instructions and you'll get through it. don't panic

ertDeath said:
Im embarrassed to say that as a first year programming student I am frightened by most of the guides.
So many steps and so many requirements it makes me wonder just how this community got to be the size it is.
I lack an sd card and only recently found how to move files onto my phone. And while the 21 or so step process for unlocking the phone is documented I don't understand what im doing more do I understand what some of the steps mean (such as the two different kind of caches im clearing).
Also the version text im given to reference methods from fails to make sense when my phone has 3 or 4 different version numbers all pertaining to different things.
I like the features offered in these roms and would love to explore more and even contribute.
And while im not asking for an iPhone cracking app (though that would be great) a for dummies guide that explains the steps as you go along with maybe some visual elements would be extremely welcome.
Since I lack the resource to buy multiple phones im going to study and decipher the guides that are available but it would be great if someone more knowledgeable than I took the initiative to help dumb this all down or atleast point me towards a wiki I could use as reference material
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
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Here ya go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA

I weep for the future. Precious snowflake syndrome at its finest. Life is hard.
My recommendation:
Try to follow one of the guides. They're all pretty inclusive, though they have many steps and prerequisites. If you get stuck at a specific step, ask the question. But, TRY! If you do, you might actually LEARN something.

phobos512 said:
I weep for the future. Precious snowflake syndrome at its finest. Life is hard.
My recommendation:
Try to follow one of the guides. They're all pretty inclusive, though they have many steps and prerequisites. If you get stuck at a specific step, ask the question. But, TRY! If you do, you might actually LEARN something.
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I blame my iPhone it made hacking to easy for me and made me forget my Linux roots
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App

[Q] First Post!...with a ton of help needed.

HellllOOooOoOo!!
Ok, here goes. First off, I searched. A lot. There is so much conflicting information and opinions out there. I hate to annoy you pros with noob-ness but I have to. Sorry!
Here is the quick version:
Friend gave me an Atrix 4G. He is big on experimenting, rooting, custom ROMs and all that. I am not. At all. I want to use it on t-mobile. I DO get a signal and can text. MMS doesn't work and motoblur wont let me set up an account. This results in no access to email other then Gmail. Basically, I want to bring the phone back to its original (or close as possible) state. Hopefully, that will solve some of my issues.
-Android Version
2.3.4
-Unlocked
-Rooted
-Build Number
olympus_hktw-userdebug 2.3.4 4.5.2A-5_OLH-3110614 test-keys
-Clockwork recovery mod installed (if that matters)
I am not THAT tech savvy but can follow instructions well. I've already been messing around but cant seem to get RSD Lite to actually flash properly. I dont care for customs ROMS, hacking and tinkering. I just want this phone to work as well as possible.
Can anyone give me some personal assistance? Please? Step by step would be great. I'll be refreshing this page often in hopes of responses.

Vul said:
HellllOOooOoOo!!
Ok, here goes. First off, I searched. A lot. There is so much conflicting information and opinions out there. I hate to annoy you pros with noob-ness but I have to. Sorry!
Here is the quick version:
Friend gave me an Atrix 4G. He is big on experimenting, rooting, custom ROMs and all that. I am not. At all. I want to use it on t-mobile. I DO get a signal and can text. MMS doesn't work and motoblur wont let me set up an account. This results in no access to email other then Gmail. Basically, I want to bring the phone back to its original (or close as possible) state. Hopefully, that will solve some of my issues.
-Android Version
2.3.4
-Unlocked
-Rooted
-Build Number
olympus_hktw-userdebug 2.3.4 4.5.2A-5_OLH-3110614 test-keys
-Clockwork recovery mod installed (if that matters)
I am not THAT tech savvy but can follow instructions well. I've already been messing around but cant seem to get RSD Lite to actually flash properly. I dont care for customs ROMS, hacking and tinkering. I just want this phone to work as well as possible.
Can anyone give me some personal assistance? Please? Step by step would be great. I'll be refreshing this page often in hopes of responses.
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It sounds like you need to set up a proper T-Mobile APN. (you have a T-Mobile SIM card currently installed?)
If you can get on Wifi, try to go the the Play store and download Tweakker or other APN utilities that enter the APN for your based on your carrier.

co.ag.2005 said:
It sounds like you need to set up a proper T-Mobile APN. (you have a T-Mobile SIM card currently installed?)
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Yes. I have a t-mobile SIM card installed. My concern is what the previous owner may have done and whatever ROM is loaded on this phone. Can I somehow bring it back to stock or get a super stable, close to stock as possible ROM first and then start addressing the quirks I have?

Is this an AT&T branded phone? I'm not sure if getting back to stock is necessary, and if you do get back to stock, you might be SIM locked to AT&T (I could be wrong however). If you want to flash a fresh, stock ROM but still be rooted, SIM unlocked, etc., find a 2.3.6 Fruitcake in this forum or try NottachTrix 4G ROM.
however, I'd wait till others weighed in before doing anything. Honestly, I'd try getting your APN (download Tweakker app and walk through the steps) going now and if that solves your issue, your ROM might be working fine for you... my $0.02
oh, and welcome to XDA!

Vul said:
Yes. I have a t-mobile SIM card installed. My concern is what the previous owner may have done and whatever ROM is loaded on this phone. Can I somehow bring it back to stock or get a super stable, close to stock as possible ROM first and then start addressing the quirks I have?
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1. Download the fruitcake .zip you want (webtop also, if you want it)
2. Do a full wipe with fastboot (search if you're unsure how to)
3. Boot into recovery and flash the .zip you downloaded from step 1
4. Reboot and you're done
This will put you back to stock. I can't remember if fruitcakes are pre-rooted, but if not you can easily root again.

Alright, now we're getting somewhere.
co.ag
The phone itself says "unlocked" upon startup. I got the network unlock code direct from AT&T because at first the phone wouldn't even recognize my t-mo SIM. Phone is now network unlocked.
Ghost
gonna search now for fruitcake and see what thats all about. Do I need webtop?
Then going to get fastboot. Guess I dont need RSD Lite anymore?
Im doing this because I dont know what the previous owner has done and would like a clean slate. Kind of like changing the oil on a used car you buy, even if the PO says it was done.

Ok so,
I found fastboot with recovery tool and the .exe files within the ZIP dont do anything.
The fruitcake ZIP file I downloaded according to your link, I'm not sure what to do with that. lol
Help?
**am I supposed to be saving these files to the phone itself? If so, where? Internal storage? SD card?

Vul said:
Alright, now we're getting somewhere.
co.ag
The phone itself says "unlocked" upon startup. I got the network unlock code direct from AT&T because at first the phone wouldn't even recognize my t-mo SIM. Phone is now network unlocked.
Ghost
gonna search now for fruitcake and see what thats all about. Do I need webtop?
Then going to get fastboot. Guess I dont need RSD Lite anymore?
Im doing this because I dont know what the previous owner has done and would like a clean slate. Kind of like changing the oil on a used car you buy, even if the PO says it was done.
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that "unlocked" bit on start up means your bootloader is unlocked, doesn't have anything to do with the SIM card. All this means is that you can flash a ROM since the phone is "unlocked"
Vul said:
Ok so,
I found fastboot with recovery tool and the .exe files within the ZIP dont do anything.
The fruitcake ZIP file I downloaded according to your link, I'm not sure what to do with that. lol
Help?
**am I supposed to be saving these files to the phone itself? If so, where? Internal storage? SD card?
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the fruitcake .zip goes on your internal sdcard. BUT, before you start doing anything, please go through the stickied threads in this section and read up on how to flash ROMs to your phone. This will include how to wipe your phone using the fastboot commands and how to flash the fruitcake .zip.
start here, read this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600
then follow guides to
"HOW TO INSTALL FRUITCAKES ON 2.3.4 (GREAT SBF/RSD ALTERNATIVE!!!)"
and
"ROMs & Kernels:
FYI:
Before installing any ROM or Kernel I suggest you do the following to help prevent error, boot-loops, etc. Also, it's a good idea to flash a new ROM or Kernel on a fully charged device:
1) Download which ever ROM or Kernel you plan on flashing and have the .zip on your device ready to flash.
2) Backup your apps (not system data), contacts, etc. Also consider making a CWM backup of your device, just in case.
3) Boot into CWM Recovery
4) Wipe Dalvik Cache (under advanced in CWM)
5) Wipe Cache Partition
6) Wipe data/factory reset
6a) If you're using ROM Manager/CWM you will need to reboot the device after step 5, and upon reboot enter fastboot mode and enter the command: "fastboot -w" or "moto-fastboot -w" if you prefer using moto-fastboot. Then type "fastboot reboot" and upon reboot make sure to enter Android Recovery again, so that you can flash the ROM/Kernel.
7) Install .zip from SD Card (choose the .zip you wish to install)
8) If you installing a radio, theme, kernel, etc. on top of a ROM, I would suggest redoing the whole wipe process again between flashes.
9) Reboot the Device
- If you get a boot loop, try entering Android recovery and re-wiping the chace and data, and perhaps try reflashing the ROM/Kernel. Or if you made a CWM backup, you can always restore that."

Vul said:
Ok so,
I found fastboot with recovery tool and the .exe files within the ZIP dont do anything.
The fruitcake ZIP file I downloaded according to your link, I'm not sure what to do with that. lol
Help?
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Ok, sorry I wasn't that detailed in my other post and assumed you were on your phone (my bad). First things first, read the N00b guide.
1. Anytime you download CWM .zips, put them on the root of your phone's sdcard. You'll need them there in order access them from recovery. ( note: sdcard=internal sd card & sdcard-ext=external sd card for blur ROMS )
2. Fastboot commands are executed from the command line. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory containing fastboot.exe in order to use it. The Noob guide should have links to all the fastboot commands you'll need.
3. With the Atrix's unlocked BL, holding Volume Down when turning the phone on will bring up a series of bootmodes to choose from. This is how you get into fastboot, recovery, RSD, etc. Navigate through the choices with Volume Down. Select one by pressing Volume Up. You should only ever really need Fastboot and Android Recovery.
4. CWM is used to flash .zips (ROMS, kernels, apps) while in recovery mode. Use romracer's to make things easier on yourself later.
Read through the N00b guide and this will all make perfect sense.

I have no idea what Im doing. I think because this phone has been tampered with so much already, it's making it extra tough to work with.
I managed to install CM7. Its the only ZIP file that actually seemed to take. I still dont understand fastboot , in the sense that I don;t know when Im supposed to see a command prompt. Also, now, CM7 is asking me to upgrade to premium and I have to pay for it. There doesnt seem to be a free way of installing it so that I can sync all my info through my google account. Ugh. Im not cut out for this but Ive been screwing with this literally since 730 this morning.
**CM7 with google apps packet installed. So far, so good. Im happy with this considering its pretty close to stock gingerbread, kinda like my G2. Now, Im hopefully done messing around. Would be nice if they release a solution for the fingerprint scanner or if I can get my gmail to auto sync but at least I can stop obsessing for the time being. Great help guys, thanks so much!!!!

[Q] Before I install Kit Kat I would like to root my phone

Hello
My phone tells me that it is ready to update to Kit Kat.
Before I install Kit Kat I would like to learn how to go back to Jelly Bean if things go t1ts-up.
So, I would like to learn how to root my phone?
I would also like to learn how to backup everything including the Jelly Bean operating system, and I would like to know how to revert my phone back to Jelly Bean?
Please forgive my ignorance, but this whole process genuinely scares me. I have only ever rooted my Samsung Ace phone once and the experience left a bitter taste in my mouth.
I did manage to root my phone. I also thought that I had created a backup but when I tested the backup I discovered that my phone got wiped and I ended up with a brick. I eventually found an official Samsung ROM but it wasn't the one I wanted and it caused a few problems, especially with the Bluetooth feature.
I hope you can understand or appreciate my apprehension with even contemplating such a task on my expensive Nexus 4.
Cheers muchly

the lemming said:
Hello
My phone tells me that it is ready to update to Kit Kat.
Before I install Kit Kat I would like to learn how to go back to Jelly Bean if things go t1ts-up.
So, I would like to learn how to root my phone?
I would also like to learn how to backup everything including the Jelly Bean operating system, and I would like to know how to revert my phone back to Jelly Bean?
Please forgive my ignorance, but this whole process genuinely scares me. I have only ever rooted my Samsung Ace phone once and the experience left a bitter taste in my mouth.
I did manage to root my phone. I also thought that I had created a backup but when I tested the backup I discovered that my phone got wiped and I ended up with a brick. I eventually found an official Samsung ROM but it wasn't the one I wanted and it caused a few problems, especially with the Bluetooth feature.
I hope you can understand or appreciate my apprehension with even contemplating such a task on my expensive Nexus 4.
Cheers muchly
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You might want to check out the Wugfresh's toolkit if you are not incline with technical stuff. The toolkit is in the Development section.

Hello
I have no idea what Wugfresh's tool-kit is.
Sorry

the lemming said:
Hello
I have no idea what Wugfresh's tool-kit is.
Sorry
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I would suggest that you study up and follow this guide here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
I was like you when I first got the nexus. Didn't know what to do and the steps seems to be so complicated. Hell..I even took couple of days to finally succeed in installing the drivers. And for me I think it is better to learn the basics of using adb before trying out the toolkits. If you start with toolkits and you will later on rely entirely on the toolkits. This is not good as some problems, the toolkits might not be able to solve it for you.
Btw, look into original android development for wug's toolkits. It is pinned there. Should be easy to find.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

You seem to be taking interest in Rooting and stuffs. I would suggest you to get handy with a few ADB and FASTBOOT commands and you won't need any toolkit ever in Life !!!
Its very very very easy in Nexus Devices.
Here is my attempt to make you learn :-
1. Say Bye Bye to your phone OS version.
2. Open Command Prompt or Terminal.(Assuming, you have SDK & Drivers installed)
Code:
adb devices
It shall return you the device id.
3. Reboot to BootLoader
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
4. Check for your device's recognition in FastBoot Mode.
Code:
fastboot devices
5. I assume you have all the files(Factory Image tar.gz extracted to a folder)
just type :-
Code:
flash-all.bat
BOOM...
You are now on stock KitKat !
Now, To get a Custom Recovery (IMHO go with TWRP),
1. Download latest recovery from the official website.
2. Type when in FastBoot Mode.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.4-mako.img
(Or whatever the name is)
3. Reboot your device.
Now, to get the ROOT ACCESS, after booting up the device,
1. Download the latest UPDATE-SuperSU zip from here.
2. Keep it somewhere in DEVICE STORAGE.
3. open TWRP RECOVERY
4. FLASH that ZIP
5. HIT THANKS !
Have Fun ...
Welcome to the Flashing Fraternity !!! LOL

miku3191 said:
You seem to be taking interest in Rooting and stuffs. I would suggest you to get handy with a few ADB and FASTBOOT commands and you won't need any toolkit ever in Life !!!
BOOM...
You are now on stock KitKat !
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Hello
Thank you for replying but I fear that I will not be following your advice at the moment.
I initially asked how to ROOT my phone so that I can learn how to do backups and recoveries. My phone is ready for the Over The Air official upgrade.
I want to take things one step at a time rather than causing problems by blindly following code.
Sorry

the lemming said:
Hello
Thank you for replying but I fear that I will not be following your advice at the moment.
I initially asked how to ROOT my phone so that I can learn how to do backups and recoveries. My phone is ready for the Over The Air official upgrade.
I want to take things one step at a time rather than causing problems by blindly following code.
Sorry
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If you want official OTA update of KitKat you should update it, and after that unlock bootloader and root phone. That way nothing will go wrong.
If you unlock bootloader and root your phone OTA update will cause problems like stuck in bootloop(your phone will be stuck on nexus logo and it will never boot into android)
If you want to learn about rooting I suggest you this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367406
this is excelent tutorial how to root your nexus 4 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2018179
and if you are more comfortable to hear and see somebody do it you can check out this page it have video of full process and pictures for every step http://nexus4root.com/nexus-4-root/how-to-root-nexus-4-windowsmac-osxlinuxubuntu/
Good luck!:cyclops:

miku3191 said:
You seem to be taking interest in Rooting and stuffs. I would suggest you to get handy with a few ADB and FASTBOOT commands and you won't need any toolkit ever in Life !!!
Its very very very easy in Nexus Devices.
Good luck!:cyclops:
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This process is an absolute nightmare.
All I want to do is back-up my Jelly Bean phone operating system and have it safe in case the OTA Kit Kat goes wrong. I thought that this was sensible and safe practice before doing any updates, especially something as serious as a system update?
I have now tried several Tutorials on how to root my phone and all I have succeeded in doing is wiping my phone clean and returning it to Factory Settings. The latest Tutorial was here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
I followed the following advice to this point
1) All of the files that are required, need to be in one (i.e., the same) directory. It does not matter what it is called, but all the files need to be in there, with NO subfolders. EVERYTHING needs to be extracted into this one directory;
2) Download the attachment from the end of this post and extract the contents to the directory created in step 1. (Latest version for Windows is here). Note: if all you want to do is unlock your bootloader, skip to step 7 in this section (C).
7) Reboot your device into bootloader mode (by turning it off, hold volume down, and press and hold power) and plug it into your computer;
8) Open a command prompt in the same directory (i.e., make sure you are in the same directory as your files are located). You can hold the shift key when you are in the folder in Windows explorer and right-click in a blank spot and it will open a command prompt.
I then get to the bit about rooting
E. Optional -- Root
If you want to get root access follow the steps below. (And no, this will not flash a custom recovery, and not, it will not make you "not stock".) Unlocked bootloader required. See steps above.
1) Download (to your computer) the latest version of CWM (from here) or TWRP (from here) for your device;
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager/
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager/developers/mako?name=Google Nexus 4
And when I click the link I am blinded by options. This is a nightmare.
Could somebody please cut through all this hyperbole and just explain how I get ROOT?
I have been at this for 24 hours solid.

the lemming said:
This process is an absolute nightmare.
All I want to do is back-up my Jelly Bean phone operating system and have it safe in case the OTA Kit Kat goes wrong. I thought that this was sensible and safe practice before doing any updates, especially something as serious as a system update?
I have now tried several Tutorials on how to root my phone and all I have succeeded in doing is wiping my phone clean and returning it to Factory Settings. The latest Tutorial was here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
I followed the following advice to this point
1) All of the files that are required, need to be in one (i.e., the same) directory. It does not matter what it is called, but all the files need to be in there, with NO subfolders. EVERYTHING needs to be extracted into this one directory;
2) Download the attachment from the end of this post and extract the contents to the directory created in step 1. (Latest version for Windows is here). Note: if all you want to do is unlock your bootloader, skip to step 7 in this section (C).
7) Reboot your device into bootloader mode (by turning it off, hold volume down, and press and hold power) and plug it into your computer;
8) Open a command prompt in the same directory (i.e., make sure you are in the same directory as your files are located). You can hold the shift key when you are in the folder in Windows explorer and right-click in a blank spot and it will open a command prompt.
I then get to the bit about rooting
E. Optional -- Root
If you want to get root access follow the steps below. (And no, this will not flash a custom recovery, and not, it will not make you "not stock".) Unlocked bootloader required. See steps above.
1) Download (to your computer) the latest version of CWM (from here) or TWRP (from here) for your device;
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager/
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager/developers/mako?name=Google Nexus 4
And when I click the link I am blinded by options. This is a nightmare.
Could somebody please cut through all this hyperbole and just explain how I get ROOT?
I have been at this for 24 hours solid.
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The point you are missing is that your fear is clouding your ability to simply read and comprehend the proper steps to take. My friend rooting your phone with a toolkit is a simple task but you ask what is Wugs toolkit instead of taking the time to search for it an read up. YOu do not want to root your phone but to have someone do it for you. I used to do this for people back in the days where I would log into their pc and root their phones from my home.
My friend its simple your bootloader is unlocked and now all you need to do is push a recovery over to your phone. Now go to the TWRP thread and download the image file and follow the instructions given to you to flash the recovery. I fear if following these simple directions are too much for you maybe you should simply leave your phone alone before the next step is you calling Google with an issue or having to buy another phone...
Sorry but thats my honest opinion....
Edit: Boot into bootloader and check to see if its says unlocked. If so then all thats left is flashing a recovery

the lemming said:
This process is an absolute nightmare.
And when I click the link I am blinded by options. This is a nightmare.
Could somebody please cut through all this hyperbole and just explain how I get ROOT?
I have been at this for 24 hours solid.
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Reading your posts, I understand your frustration. Here are my suggestions, 1) step away from your PC for a few minutes or an hour or get a cup of water, 2) put the phone aside, 3) read and re-read the information in Google Nexus 4 threads just to get the knowledge first and then start working on your phone. You will be doing fine. BTW, you should have a back up phone that you can use while working on your Nexus 4.

playya said:
Edit: Boot into bootloader and check to see if its says unlocked. If so then all thats left is flashing a recovery
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Thank you for this useful bit of information.

the lemming said:
Thank you for this useful bit of information.
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You got it man I know but sometimes the truth hurts... You have been given all the information laid out for you in the posts above. If this is still too difficult for you your only other task is to actually have somebody do it for you this is nothing more than simply reading and taking your time. I tell you this with all sincerity I would rather see you stop now than later see another thread created by you saying possibly bricked
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playya said:
You got it man I know but sometimes the truth hurts... You have been given all the information laid out for you in the posts above. If this is still too difficult for you your only other task is to actually have somebody do it for you this is nothing more than simply reading and taking your time. I tell you this with all sincerity I would rather see you stop now than later see another thread created by you saying possibly bricked
Take care
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Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

the lemming said:
And when I click the link I am blinded by options. This is a nightmare.
Could somebody please cut through all this hyperbole and just explain how I get ROOT?
I have been at this for 24 hours solid.
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I trust that you have read the entire guide from that link you post. To get you see this clearly. Rooting is very easy. You just have to:
1. Install driver, download platform-tools (if you don't wanna download the entire android sdk) and SuperSU I trust that all the links are given in that guide.
2. Make sure you device is detected in adb. Copy SuperSU.zip into your device.
3. Unlock your device.
4. Push recovery. fastboot flash recovery recovery name.img
5. Reboot into recovery and flash SuperSu.zip
6. Reboot. Done.
Really..this is all it takes to perform a simple rooting. But if you're not the one who likes to read..and try to understand the steps. I suggest you not to mess with your device. You are more likely to brick it than make it better. The truth hurts but it is for your own good. Unless you prove me wrong. Then you are awesome instead
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Idiots Guide (video) to installing the FULL Android!??

Is there a simple vid tutorial going on how to flash the shield with FULL android? ? The main thread on the developer section has about 120 pages but it is not idiot proof. I dont want to brick my new shield
Thanks in advance!!!

If its your 1st time flashing an android device head over to youtube and spend some time there. Once you get the idea of flashing via stock recovery/twrp come back to the full android rom thread

Ive flashed a zillion android boxes. But this is not yer average android box. How difficult would it be for someone to put up a very simple guide?
This is from the main thread explaining how to do it...
"Installation:
Put the device in fastboot mode:
Connect the Shield Tv to PC via micro usb cable
Enable usb debugging in development settings of Shield TV
In the command prompt of your PC type:
adb reboot bootloader
The bootloader must be unlocked before all others operations with the command:
fastboot oem unlock
When the bootloader is unlocked, In the command prompt type:
1) fastboot flash system system.img
2) fastboot -w
3) fastboot reboot
All others parts of the firmware can be stock for now and are already installed.
"
Talk about confusing!!!!!

lanzarote1000 said:
Talk about confusing!!!!!
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Very confusing. I wrote it down here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64572084&postcount=1244

gnoober said:
Very confusing. I wrote it down here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64572084&postcount=1244
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Brilliant. Thanks!!!

I didnt like it either for some reason. I've followed instructions from a million xda OP's and flashed about as many ROMs but something about the way the dev chose to introduce his ROM and flashing instructions gave me a vibe l didnt like so I havnt tried it
*edit* I remember now he casually instructs you to run a command that wipes all user data (including internal storage) without the least bit of warning about potential loss of data or reason why its necessary... or making a simple statement about not supporting dirty flashing like I've seen some devs do. Anyway, other than that, it looks all good, and a lot of people seem to be enjoying it but thats funnyness if you ask me.

If it's your first time flashing on your shield then you will need to unlock the boot loader, which will wipe your device, then install a custom recovery, then flash the system image with his fast boot commands, which includes a wipe as well as his rom is very different from the stock one. You could try a dirty flash but doubt it would work. This is all from memory. I got it working fine but missed the stock rom and went back lol
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The instructions are pretty straightforward aside from the usual language barrier issues. If you can't follow them, then I would suggest not even trying to flash it. Hell if you want to cheat and have a 1click solution, just download the recovery from NVIDIA, and replace the system.img in their file with @zulu99's and follow NVIDIA's instruction... Thier batch file essentially runs the commands for you so you don't have to do all that tedious typing.

hey I have tried all the guides to root my nvidia shield tv but without any luck, could any one please make me and other noobs a step by step guide ?