Hi,
So can't use a PC drivers don't work (both windows and Linux ).
Anyway is there a way to root the nexus 10 without the PC involved( its a locked boot loader).
Tried towelroot says phone unsupported.
Any ideas guys.
I don't think you need to use towelroot to root the N10. I don't know if your boot loader is unlocked but if it is then see this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-10/help/root-o-access-to-computer-bootloader-t2823599
A little bit of search will get you all the info you need to do what you want to do.
The easiest way is to get the drivers working though
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So I unlocked and rooted my first N7 and then a young little girl decided to knock it off the counter during christmas and rendered it useless. Now today I get another one, unlock/wipe it and works fine. Then tell it to root and it now says No fast boot device detected. re-did the driver installs etc and the same thing. What gives? It unlocked just fine.
I'm willing to paypal some skrilla if someone will just get this damn thing rooted so I can move on with life! I use TeamViewer if anyone is willing to help that route, too.
Regards,
Jon
well, i manually loaded the zips from the bootloader and got it rooted. but now the n7 wont show up in "my computer" as a drive...?
meh. dumped the adp drivers. that wugs kit really did a number on my win7 machine this time around
For Nexus 7 to show up on your computer, you must have USB debugging enabled.
Hi my computer has died. MY boot is unlocked. In the past I've rooted galaxy phones without a computer, using a file app. Is it possible to finish my N4 this way? I'd hate to buy a new laptop just to root one phone
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U dont need to buy a new one, just use one of ur friends, thats the easiest way.
A lot of the older phones needed to be rooted using an exploit, and thus people made applications that could root it from within the system. Since the Nexus phones are so easy to root without any exploits, all of the toolkits that are created are just using the ADB and Fastboot commands to flash a custom recovery and root the phone.
If you were rooted but didn't have a custom recovery, that would be simple to fix. If you had a custom recovery and needed root, that would be simple to fix. But with neither, I think you're going to need a computer.
You need a computer, OR another device that supports OTG and has a fastboot binary installed.
howard bamber said:
Hi my computer has died. MY boot is unlocked. In the past I've rooted galaxy phones without a computer, using a file app. Is it possible to finish my N4 this way? I'd hate to buy a new laptop just to root one phone
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Actually, I think there's a kernel somewhere here that you can flash and it will root the device simultaneously. I'll try to look for it and see if it's something you can use. Cheers.
apatal said:
Actually, I think there's a kernel somewhere here that you can flash and it will root the device simultaneously. I'll try to look for it and see if it's something you can use. Cheers.
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That's not the problem... the problem here would be flashing the kernel.
howard bamber said:
Hi my computer has died. MY boot is unlocked. In the past I've rooted galaxy phones without a computer, using a file app. Is it possible to finish my N4 this way? I'd hate to buy a new laptop just to root one phone
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I had rooted my N4 without a PC.
I had rooted it with FRAMAROOT app, just 2 click and reboot and N4 was rooted. :good:
Hello,
I'm just starting with rooting and installing custom roms.
So I don't have any experience with that.
Today I unlocked my bootloader with the WugFresh Toolkit.
But when I want to root my device I get this message: ''ADB Device not found''
I already tried it with my Galaxy Nexus but I get the same message.
How can I fix this?
TheRicolaa10 said:
Hello,
I'm just starting with rooting and installing custom roms.
So I don't have any experience with that.
Today I unlocked my bootloader with the WugFresh Toolkit.
But when I want to root my device I get this message: ''ADB Device not found''
I already tried it with my Galaxy Nexus but I get the same message.
How can I fix this?
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Did you go through all the driver steps? Even after the correct drivers were installed, I had to put mine into bootloader mode manually, then root.
I already tried that, with no succes.
I also had to uncheck MTP and install the drivers while in the webcam mode. Then my device would show up in the toolkit as ADB connected but status would be red. At that point is when I put it into bootloader manually. Running Windows XP, btw.
Krulm said:
and install the drivers while in the webcam mode. .
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I will try to uncheck MTP. But what do you mean by ''In webcam mode''?
Mine gives two options (4.2.1). Media Device(MTP) or Camera(PTP), whereas I am forced to select one or the other. In PTP mode it shows up as a Webcam when connected to Win XP.
I did the rooting process. Bit it looks like it's failed. When I start up SuperSU it said: "No SU binary found".
Can I do this rooting process again?
It should have loaded the su binary. Are you ruining each section of the tool and following the instructions exactly? It's pretty fool proof.
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iresq said:
It should have loaded the su binary. Are you ruining each section of the tool and following the instructions exactly? It's pretty fool proof.
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I did it 2 times, I had no errors when I did the rooting process. I don't know where it goes wrong actually.
Is it possible to delete SuperSU?
iresq said:
It should have loaded the su binary. Are you ruining each section of the tool and following the instructions exactly? It's pretty fool proof.
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Download http://download.chainfire.eu/351/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip
Use Wugs toolkit to flash to device. Worked for me.
TheRicolaa10 said:
Hello,
I'm just starting with rooting and installing custom roms.
So I don't have any experience with that.
Today I unlocked my bootloader with the WugFresh Toolkit.
But when I want to root my device I get this message: ''ADB Device not found''
I already tried it with my Galaxy Nexus but I get the same message.
How can I fix this?
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Hey, just turn off mpt connection, turn on USB debugging and ptp connection and viola. Might have to delete any former files from nexus 7 on computer first though. Then just use cmd or command line to confirm adb, type adb devices on the command line and hopefully it should identify your device (it doesn't have to be your actual device name, it can be with random numbers.) Those steps worked for me so it should work for you to, rooting it then takes 10 minutes if I can remember.
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I did this last night and I had to put mine into ptp. Then adb would recognize it. After I got unlocked before I could root I had to re delete everything and then it recognized it.
Hope that helps.
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hi all i want to root my nexus 4 but i can't risk data loss is there an easy way to root the phone anything not too technical, I'm not good with this, i used easy root toolkit for my sony and samsung, i haven't seen anything similar yet for nexus 4. thanks in advance guys cheers
is it helps I'm on a mac running mavericks the latest version, i forgot the password for my windows pc lol
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is it helps I'm on a mac running mavericks the latest version, i forgot the password for my windows pc lol
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If you really dont know anything please use Toolkit. I recommend you to learn commands,usefull for long run.
Can you tell us more about your phone? Bootloader unlocked?
Anyway, here you go
forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/tutorial-how-to-root-access-unlocking-t2341103
Towel Root
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If you have a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP, you just need to download the SuperSU zip from their website and flash the zip in recovery
i haven't done anything to the phone yet, its as it would be out of the box just with my apps and settings on. Would towel root work on 4.4.4? and how would i check if my boot loader is locked or unlocked? thanks
Just check my guide on how to root the nexus 4 without wiping data. It explains how to use Towelroot to root the device and how to unlock the bootloader then (if desired). You may find it in the stickies
I would really like some clarification on unlocking the bootloader and downgrading to JB to make sure that I don't mess anything up as this phone is pretty much my only way of accessing the internet and most people.
I want to downgrade for several reasons, the first one being that I was using FoxFi for the wifi hotspot mode so my family could get online and surf the web, then one day my phone decided that it wanted to be on KitKat and I couldn't stop it. Once that happened I noticed I could no longer use Wifi Hotspot mode, which was a bummer, but I just started placing my unlimited data sim card into the SCH-LC11 Jetpack we no longer used and I was back in business with the hotspot when I needed it even with the hassle of switching out the sim card. Eventually my sim card kinda got worn out and stopped working so I had to get it replaced, now if I place the new sim card in the Jetpack it no longer works and I have no idea why it doesn't since it works fine in my phone.
So now I want to downgrade to have the wifi hotspot mode back, and because my phone seems to be slower and just all around sluggish with this KitKat update.
I'm not sure where to begin though, what do I need to do to unlock the bootloader? Will unlocking it erase everything on the phone? How do I downgrade to JB in the easiest, noob friendly way possible? Can I get rid of the OTA pop up that constantly tries to update to KitKat after I downgrade? I just don't want any surprises before attempting something that might make my phone a brick.
Sorry for the wall of text. D:
First you'll need to root using towelroot just download install and run the app on your device (and by the way you can enable WiFi tether on KitKat I use stock kk following that guide with unlimited data using the stock mobile hotspot app... )Any who then unlock your boot loader just download install and run the app directly on your device... Then the downgrade... There is another method of downgrading here but I believe the first way would be better for you... As far as if it will wipe your data the unlock and root won't as far as the downgrade I don't really know ask/read that XDA downgrade how to... Hope this helps...
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Down grading WILL erase everything on your INTERNAL memory. So if you haven't done so already, get an external micro sd card and move important files onto it. To keep call and text logs I use a free app from the play store called My Backup Root. It will back up apps and pictures too. But again,... Make sure you save it all too the external sd card (external 1) . you can also save things into your computer (if you have one) or goggle drive app.
Now your ready for the downgrade.
The only way that I am familiar with, is using and running a free program from a PC, it's called RSD Lite.
Then you will need to download onto the PC the Droid RAZR M XT907 Jelly Bean Firmware from the droid developers SBF website. The file is known as an FXZ File or SBF FILE.
Next, and probably the most important step,.. You might have to edit the FXZ file if your getting getvar errors. I would provide a link but I don't have the link handy, sorry. You can find the steps required to perform the edit on Google, I did.
Finally with your phone on 100% battery (trust me on this) place your phone into AP Fastboot mode, connect it to your PC (with latest Motorola device drivers already installed), and run your edited FXZ file through RSD Lite.
It is best to use your original factory USB cable that came with the phone if you still have it.
Do NOT disconnect the phone or turn off the PC while it's running the downgrade. It will brick the device.
Everything I just described can be found in easy step by step video or written instruction by doing a Google search.
I hope this helped. Good luck. I was able to down grade all the way back to the original ICS 4.0.4 Motorola firmware one of my RAZR Ms.
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First you'll need to root using towelroot just download install and run the app on your device (and by the way you can enable WiFi tether on KitKat I use stock kk following that guide with unlimited data using the stock mobile hotspot app... )Any who then unlock your boot loader just download install and run the app directly on your device... Then the downgrade... There is another method of downgrading here but I believe the first way would be better for you... As far as if it will wipe your data the unlock and root won't as far as the downgrade I don't really know ask/read that XDA downgrade how to... Hope this helps...
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I forgot to mention that my phone is rooted, and that I already tried to do the enable wifi tether on KitKat. It softbricked my phone and it wouldn't boot further than the Motorola M logo. I booted into AP Fastboot and ended up installing the KitKat update with RSD lite to get it back working. I don't know why enabling wifi tether didn't work, but I'm a little afraid of trying it again lol
Thank you both for your replies. Is that OTA pop up going to continue to appear every few hours or will it be gone?
If it does there's an apk/s you can freeze or rename to .bak... It may be discussed in the downgrade thread... Or search for the name of them on here or Google... That's odd you soft bricked using that method there's also a xposed module to... But that's neither here nor there as your wanting to downgrade...
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I remember looking for ways to stop the OTA pop up back when I was on JB, but most of it didn't seem to work and it updated anyway. However, I think I ended up losing root so my options were limited and I still had a locked bootloader of course, so maybe this time it will be different.
Again, thanks for all your replies and help.
Update: I got it unlocked, and downgraded. No hiccups or any troubles. I just need to figure out how to get root again lol thanks for all your help!!
Try the towelroot... I had it work on the .3 jb version.. Or fastboot twrp and flash SuperSU zip
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