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Stock rooted deodexed rom

Is it just me or are there no stock rooted deodex or odex roms of the latest OTA that i can flash??
The process to go from a custom rom to the stock ota.. then reroot... then do what ever seems odd given every other android device i have used or flashed for friends seem to always have a stock rooted rom.
Why nothing for the acer that i can flash right from cwm? Like a zip or something.
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Obviously you don't read the development forum. It's super easy for 3.1. Just search the forum for rooting 3.1 download the apk and press root. Then download acer recovery from Android market. Once inside the app click install CWM
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Then hit reboot into recovery. Once in CWM go to backup and restore and restore currunt Rom. After you restored go to restore current Rom to insure the device can read your memory card, if you can find it then you are good to go.
After you have downloaded a custom Rom install it on your SD card. Then boot into CWM by powering off and power back on by holding power button and -vol. Once inside go to install zip, and make sure you can see the custom Rom before wiping anything. If you see it the wipe data, cache, system, battery status, dalvik cache. Then install the zip.
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qhinton said:
Obviously you don't read the development forum. It's super easy for 3.1. Just search the forum for rooting 3.1 download the apk and press root. Then download acer recovery from Android market. Once inside the app click install CWM
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why would i ask for a stock rooted rom if i wasnt already rooted....?
you didn't even read what i asked for did you..... seriously did you? no not even one word. all you saw was stock rooted rom and went off on tissy about something i already did 5 minutes after i opened the box.
i am rooted, and already flashed thru 4 different roms to find one i like and frankly, i am fine with stock until someone else makes one more to my liking.
i said that it seems odd not to have a stock deodexed rooted rom available to flash.
i dont need anyone to tell me how to root/flash this thing, nor did i even remotely ask for such help, i asked a simple enough question of why go thru all the download the OTA, decrypt it, take the update file flash it, then reroot it, then do whatever...
why not just have a Stock_rooted_Deodexed_1.xxx.xx.xx.zip as a flashable zip. like just about every other device on this website.
you spent alot of time typing out all that for no reason had you read a little more of what i typed and was asking for.
i have tried to cool stuff before but cant get things to work on my system and i ended up giving up and trying to mod roms and repost them here, otherwise i would be happy to make a stock rooted deodexed rom to flash.
so, in the end the question still remains is there any particular reason why all these OTA updates have been released and yet no one has made a stock rooted rom to flash via recovery?
it also eliminates the possibilities of screwing up a flash to stock, or flashing to stock and then not being able to root, or not being able to install CWM

Best you'll get is something like HoneyVillian

Flashing custom ROM'S Without PC/Laptop

Hi Folks,
Just got my 32GB Nexus 7 and am in the process of rooting and of course i will be no doubt trying out custom ROM's i see Paranoid Android and Liquid Smooth both of which i have used (current PA) for the Galaxy S3 also have ROM's for the Nexus 7, anyway i will be selling my laptop and just using the Nexus from here on in, my question is, is it recommended to download Goo Manager to download and Install ROM's, etc, i usually use CWM but am aware that Goo Manager seems to be the more updated and popular choice thesedays and seen as im new to the Nexus i thought you folks could offer some assistance here.
Cheers

Don't need goo manager to flash roms it is just like ROM manger to a degree. I only use it to install the latest twrp recovery and to to check for ROM updates. Seem like u already know how to flash so I won't get into that. Use this site and are others to get ROMs for our n7 store them in a folder ( I have one title Roms) and flash as normal.
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Thanks pal, so do you just use CWM manager then?

jonny68 said:
Thanks pal, so do you just use CWM manager then?
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Download it from the thread and boot into recovery manually. I wouldn't use goo or ROM manager to flash anything. You did already unlock the boot loader and flash a custom recovery correct? This requires a PC.
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Also use CWM to flash roms. I use goo to check if there are ROM updates.

I didn't flash custom recovery but yeah unblocked the bootloader and rooted, cool I'll install cwm then.
Cheers guys

jonny68 said:
I didn't flash custom recovery but yeah unblocked the bootloader and rooted, cool I'll install cwm then.
Cheers guys
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You can only install a custom recovery after being rooted. And the only way to root is to flash a superuser package with you guessed it, a custom recovery. You can't just install ROM manager and flash a custom recovery. You have to manually flash one with fastboot on a PC.
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[Q] CMW success, SU fail :(

Hello, first time poster. I recently tried rooting my phone using CWM method. I'm running sph-l720 with software version vpaumf9 and android version 4.2.2. I installed CWM (this version SPH-L720 OUDHS Recovery) with odin with success. Then flashed SuperUser v.099. Everything went smooth until I opened up super user and tried to install binaries and it says "Install failed". I'm wondering if I didnt have the wrong beginning firmware and i needed to (but didnt) install that pre-kernel. I'm also wondering if I have to download the original firmware and have to flash to stock in order to "unroot" even though I didnt finish the SuperUser process, or is their a way to delete the super user app and try to install it again using the same CWM i have already on the phone. I hope this isn't confusing. I'm not a complete novice to rooting, but no expert. I rooted my galaxy s2 but went to Iphone for a while, but now I'm back and a little dissapointed with myself at this fail. Any suggestions? Do i have to go to stock first? Was I using the wrong files for my initial firm ware and need the pre kernel? Am I blabbering on? (yes) Thanks in advance.

jonraymond21 said:
Hello, first time poster. I recently tried rooting my phone using CWM method. I'm running sph-l720 with software version vpaumf9 and android version 4.2.2. I installed CWM (this version SPH-L720 OUDHS Recovery) with odin with success. Then flashed SuperUser v.099. Everything went smooth until I opened up super user and tried to install binaries and it says "Install failed". I'm wondering if I didnt have the wrong beginning firmware and i needed to (but didnt) install that pre-kernel. I'm also wondering if I have to download the original firmware and have to flash to stock in order to "unroot" even though I didnt finish the SuperUser process, or is their a way to delete the super user app and try to install it again using the same CWM i have already on the phone. I hope this isn't confusing. I'm not a complete novice to rooting, but no expert. I rooted my galaxy s2 but went to Iphone for a while, but now I'm back and a little dissapointed with myself at this fail. Any suggestions? Do i have to go to stock first? Was I using the wrong files for my initial firm ware and need the pre kernel? Am I blabbering on? (yes) Thanks in advance.
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Grap CF-Autoroot from here
Follow the instructions here:
Boot back to phone. Open up SU and update binaries.
Then
Go to Playstore and download/install GooManager
Open GooManager and then press the 'menu' button (capicitive button next to Home Button) and choose to install recovery (I like TWRP).
Then let it do it's thing.
If you'd like a real easy way to get 'into recovery mode' from the phone I use the Quickboot app
Also make sure that if you are going to flash ANY ROMs you follow the instructions the developer suggests - many suggest specific recoveries be used

leaderbuilder said:
Grap CF-Autoroot from here
Follow the instructions here:
Boot back to phone. Open up SU and update binaries.
Then
Go to Playstore and download/install GooManager
Open GooManager and then press the 'menu' button (capicitive button next to Home Button) and choose to install recovery (I like TWRP).
Then let it do it's thing.
If you'd like a real easy way to get 'into recovery mode' from the phone I use the Quickboot app
Also make sure that if you are going to flash ANY ROMs you follow the instructions the developer suggests - many suggest specific recoveries be used
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thank you! do i need to do anything before i do this? (Like using odin to revert back to stock?)
i ask because i already have CWM installed
I did the auto root, and open SuperSU and it doesnt ask to update binaries...does that mean it is already done. I didnt find the option in the settings.

jonraymond21 said:
thank you! do i need to do anything before i do this? (Like using odin to revert back to stock?)
i ask because i already have CWM installed
I did the auto root, and open SuperSU and it doesnt ask to update binaries...does that mean it is already done. I didnt find the option in the settings.
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As long as your on some kind of TW/Stock based ROM you should be Okay.
However if you want to go back to straight (AND ROOTED) stock you can use one of rwhilco12's 'one-click' restores.
The one click downloads as a zip. decompress and then run the one -click. If you've never run a oneclick read here
It will give you a stock ROM, rooted, MF9 Modem, Stock recovedry, and Stock kernel. You'll then have to use GooManger method to get custom recovery.

leaderbuilder said:
As long as your on some kind of TW/Stock based ROM you should be Okay.
However if you want to go back to straight (AND ROOTED) stock you can use one of rwhilco12's 'one-click' restores.
The one click downloads as a zip. decompress and then run the one -click. If you've never run a oneclick read here
It will give you a stock ROM, rooted, MF9 Modem, Stock recovedry, and Stock kernel. You'll then have to use GooManger method to get custom recovery.
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man thanks so much. so i definitly got super user access. I'm about to do the goo manager. since you suggested the twrp i think i'm going to try that. since i have CWM recovery installed, do u think that will create any issues if I go to install TWRP from goo manager

actually i googled and it seems that goo manager will seamlessly overwrite cwm. sorry for the questions before searching. appreciate the help. i almost didn't come on here, which would of lead me to reverting to stock, doing cwm again, then being upset that i needed twrm for most roms lmao. I owe u one. If u ever need to learn how to make bad decisions, just shoot me a pm. I got u covered.

No it will just replace it.
I actually (and many around here too) prefer TWRP 2.5.0.2.
You can download the zip for that here, boot to recovery you have now (CWM) and then install that. Or use Goo to install lates TWRP and boot to recovery and then install zip and choose the 2.5.02 you downloaded and then save to your sd card

scratch what i posted here. I ended up having to download ROMmanager and update CWM, then used CWM to install the zip you provided me. thanks so much man. Do you have a favorite stable ROM you recommend using TWRP. I value your advice

jonraymond21 said:
scratch what i posted here. I ended up having to download ROMmanager and update CWM, then used CWM to install the zip you provided me. thanks so much man. Do you have a favorite stable ROM you recommend using TWRP. I value your advice
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Glad you got it.
As for ROMs you really have to try them out for yourself. There are some really great TW ROMs ; Sacs, negalite, triforce and others. For CM/AOSP there are a whole bunch to choose from. I mess with just about all of them. But my daily driver has to be one hundred percent working and reliable so for that I'm usually on a stock debloated and modified TW ROM. Take some time to read through the OPs of the devs and just as importantly through the follow up posts to see what works what doesn't ahs how to fix or get what you need.
Good luck
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leaderbuilder said:
Glad you got it.
As for ROMs you really have to try them out for yourself. There are some really great TW ROMs ; Sacs, negalite, triforce and others. For CM/AOSP there are a whole bunch to choose from. I mess with just about all of them. But my daily driver has to be one hundred percent working and reliable so for that I'm usually on a stock debloated and modified TW ROM. Take some time to read through the OPs of the devs and just as importantly through the follow up posts to see what works what doesn't ahs how to fix or get what you need.
Good luck
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Try this Rom!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2327692&page=43
works great!

noob here, lost at rooting

hey all,
I'm a complete noob when it comes to rooting
I've been searching online on how to root a nexus 4 using a mac.. every single guide is different, some skip the unlocking bootloader part, some skip other parts, and most guides are just outdated.
I'm running on absolute stock, 4.4.2.
What's the best (and most current) guide out there? I'm interested in rooting my phone mainly so I can get LTE access.. do no care too much for non stock ROMS (not yet at least)

I think this is the easiest for noobs: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1999065 . It's a tool that will do all the work for you.
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update:
I set up adb on my mac and unlocked bootloader, that was easy.
I'm following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2018179
so now I'm confused about the whole Rom part.. which one do I download? There's a ROMs column, a stock recovery, and stock touch recovery. What are those?

You don't have to install another ROM. You can just download the recovery (CMW for mako touch or non touch) in the post. Also download the su zip tot get root acces.
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Yuoko5 said:
You don't have to install another ROM. You can just download the recovery (CMW for mako touch or non touch) in the post. Also download the su zip tot get root acces.
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ah, so the touch column is all the 'stock' roms. how do I know that it's the latest 4.4.2 stock rom? will be able to do OTA updates after I flash the mako touch?

If you're device is rooted I think you won't be able to install OTA updates from google anymore. But, you can flash these stock roms easily. I'm sure people make flashable zips of every new version of Android. About the columns: ROMs=you can download custom roms (you don't need that); Recovery and recovery touch is basically the same thing. The difference is one recovery can be controlled with the touchscreen and the over with the volume and power button. It's just what you like best.
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beegbear said:
ah, so the touch column is all the 'stock' roms. how do I know that it's the latest 4.4.2 stock rom? will be able to do OTA updates after I flash the mako touch?
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Get it?
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I guess I'm getting some terminology mixed up, it seems that no matter how much I read about this I still can't quite get a grasp of it
What is the definition of CWM (clockwork mod), what exactly does it do?
What is a factory then? (when someone talks about flashing a factory image, I thought that's what CWM is, what's the difference?)

beegbear said:
I guess I'm getting some terminology mixed up, it seems that no matter how much I read about this I still can't quite get a grasp of it
What is the definition of CWM (clockwork mod), what exactly does it do?
What is a factory then? (when someone talks about flashing a factory image, I thought that's what CWM is, what's the difference?)
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Cwm(clockworkmod recovery) is a side load which helps u to flash different ROMs and zip files. It also helps u to wipe battery stats, partition sd card(not with case of n4)
Factory image is the stock ROM that Google provide that u r having in your nexus 4
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beegbear said:
I guess I'm getting some terminology mixed up, it seems that no matter how much I read about this I still can't quite get a grasp of it
What is the definition of CWM (clockwork mod), what exactly does it do?
What is a factory then? (when someone talks about flashing a factory image, I thought that's what CWM is, what's the difference?)
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And regarding your previous question of OTA updates, You'll have to flash the stock recovery if you're on CWM or TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project - Many people recommend this one, I use it myself) and you shouldn't have made any changes to the system files of your stock ROM.
You will receive the OTA if you have modified anything in system, you just won't be able to flash it. And you can also flash the OTA with TWRP instead of stock recovery. Root does not matter, although it will be lost after you update. Before updating, also make sure you're not using a custom kernel. Kernel: The "thing" that android runs on. It's the heart of the OS, you could say. No kernel, no boot.

Lt.Win said:
And regarding your previous question of OTA updates, You'll have to flash the stock recovery if you're on CWM or TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project - Many people recommend this one, I use it myself) and you shouldn't have made any changes to the system files of your stock ROM.
You will receive the OTA if you have modified anything in system, you just won't be able to flash it. And you can also flash the OTA with TWRP instead of stock recovery. Root does not matter, although it will be lost after you update. Before updating, also make sure you're not using a custom kernel. Kernel: The "thing" that android runs on. It's the heart of the OS, you could say. No kernel, no boot.
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So let me make sure I'm following this..(sorry, I'm sure you saw such questions countless times before)
CWM (or TWRP) is a custom recovery instead of the stock 'recovery' option that's found in the bootloader. If I choose to go with either CWM or TWRP, how much of an issue is it to flash back to stock recovery? would it be done through ADB the same way the custom recovery was flashed in the first place?
As I understand.. the first thing I should do after unlocking the bootloader (already done) and flashing a custom recovery (not done yet) is to create a backup through the custom recovery. Does that back up the radios as well? If I decide to flash the all in one LTE zip and it doesn't work or what not.. will using that recovery flash back the old radios?
Now to the actual rooting..
so flashing super su is what actually does the root? How would I go about returning to complete stock if I ever need to? (stock recovery, remove root, lock bootloader)
When flashing a different ROM, how come I need to make a backup of my apps? what if I want to start completely fresh? Would I not be able to go to the playstore after flashing a custom rom and downloading everything I need? or there is not going to be a play store after flashing? (that's why GAPPS are needed?)

so I rooted and flashed the hybrid radio, works like charm!
I answered most of my own questions in the post above just by going through the process.
What happens if I decide to factory reset through settings? will CWM stay? will the root stay? will the lte fix stay?

Yes...yes...yes.....you really should take advantage of the countless guides people have written explaining all of your questions.
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How Should I Proceed from Here?

Right now, I have a rooted lollipop build (PB1) AND an unlocked bootloader using the "On Device" method in this thread. I want to put in a custom recovery now (CWM or TWRP) and update back to 6.0.1 while keeping root of course but I'm not quite sure if and how to proceed from where I am now. What things will be compatible. What things will work.
EDIT: I should say, I don't have Safestrap installed as it doesn't seem necessary now with CWM/TWRP. Also, Safestrap seems really outdated since the original maker stopped developing it two years ago.

Nevermind. Just slapped TWRP on, made a backup, and then CyanogenMod.

just go ahead and flash any custom rom you want using twrp even g900f ones..
I tried some and they seems to work..

abdellahboughrom said:
just go ahead and flash any custom rom you want using twrp even g900f ones..
I tried some and they seems to work..
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Yeah, I'm feeling pretty awesome right now with this phone. It now does everything I want it to with style and then some.