does anyone have any information about rooting my s5 with my mac, or is it going to be easier to partition my hard drive and install windows and do it that way ?
thanks in advance nuffz
There are ways to root using a mac, however rooting with windows is much more versatile and you can very easily recover if something screwes up, and you can also use more methods, such as installing a custom recovery from there and installing the supersu package from that recovery, whics is the most reliable method in my opinion.
If you want to be safe, install bootcamp + some version of windows and root from there.
Ok Thanks for your reply I will do that. By any chance do you now how I can get a version of Windows or is it a case of buying it? If don't really want to spend £100 on Windows just to root my s5
nuffz said:
Ok Thanks for your reply I will do that. By any chance do you now how I can get a version of Windows or is it a case of buying it? If don't really want to spend £100 on Windows just to root my s5
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Windows 7 ISO comes with free 180 day trial. There are easy ways to fully activate as well.
thanks i have manage to download a fully activated version, i will be trying to duel boot shortly
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Hi everyone,
I'm new to "rooting" android devices, although I have jailbroken all my iPhones and "rooted" my palm pre.
As a newbie, it seems the "root toolkit" is the best way to do this? Is this Windows only, or is there a Mac version?
anything else I should read up on / know before rooting? I basically want to root, initially at least, to get sixaxis support and stickmount working.
Thank you all for your help in advance.
First of all, this is the wrong section. You should post inquiries in the q/a section.
In terms of rooting, I personally find the easiest way is to unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery such as cwm/twrp, and then install the supersu zip via recovery. You should be able to unlock the bootloader and install recovery via fastboot. After that the rest is just copying a file to the device, booting into recovery and installing a zip file.
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Take a peek at the nexus root toolkit thread in this forum...quick and easy.
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The tool kit is windows only, correct?
Any reason to NOT use the tool kit and go with other more manual methods?
An iphone is virtually impossible to "brick" - Is the same true for the N7?
Foxman2k said:
Any reason to NOT use the tool kit and go with other more manual methods?
An iphone is virtually impossible to "brick" - Is the same true for the N7?
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I would agree with:
evonc said:
In terms of rooting, I personally find the easiest way is to unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery such as cwm/twrp, and then install the supersu zip via recovery. You should be able to unlock the bootloader and install recovery via fastboot. After that the rest is just copying a file to the device, booting into recovery and installing a zip file.
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Then you know what is happening, and how it works... so if you run into troubles later, you know what to do.
Hard to brick this device.
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Any reason to NOT use the tool kit and go with other more manual methods?
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For practice, and maybe the one-click solution is not flexible enough for your means. It's usually dependent on the developer to update it, so do check if it has any limitations.
Also, the ones I've seen are Windows only.
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An iphone is virtually impossible to "brick" - Is the same true for the N7?
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As long as you don't mess up the bootloader, it should be possible to reflash stuff via recovery or fastboot. Bear in mind there have been exceptions (though that came about because of a serious kernel bug, rather than due to user error) so this can't be a guarantee.
I was new to rooting too, using the nexus toolkit helped me learn a lot about rooting and all the android stuff I wasn't used too!
I really recommend it
spdecoste said:
I was new to rooting too, using the nexus toolkit helped me learn a lot about rooting and all the android stuff I wasn't used too!
I really recommend it
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Another recommendation for WUGS rootkit - literally very easy foolproof step by step menus/instructions - only prob I had were the drivers - just manually pointing to driver directory sorted this out.
I made a guide that could help you. http://exzacklyright.blogspot.com/2012/07/nexus-7-guide-for-adbunlocking-rooting.html There's really only 3 commands. I don't recommend toolkits.
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I made a guide that could help you. http://exzacklyright.blogspot.com/2012/07/nexus-7-guide-for-adbunlocking-rooting.html There's really only 3 commands. I don't recommend toolkits.
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Great, will check that out!
Can someone explain to me, in layman's terms, what "unlocking the bootloader" does?
I'm familiar with what "root" technically means as I've been using Linux since back when it had to be loaded on floppys and manualy configuring X LOL. So basically "root" means you have access to super user privileges.
Why is the bootloader locked in the first place? Once it's unlocked can it be locked again?
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I made a guide that could help you. http://exzacklyright.blogspot.com/2012/07/nexus-7-guide-for-adbunlocking-rooting.html There's really only 3 commands. I don't recommend toolkits.
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This seems to rely on Windows. Any Mac tools available?
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Great, will check that out!
Can someone explain to me, in layman's terms, what "unlocking the bootloader" does?
I'm familiar with what "root" technically means as I've been using Linux since back when it had to be loaded on floppys and manualy configuring X LOL. So basically "root" means you have access to super user privileges.
Why is the bootloader locked in the first place? Once it's unlocked can it be locked again?
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Unlocking the bootloader allows you to mess with the bootloaders progression at startup, which gives you the ability to install a custom recovery and gives us the method to gain root access. The bootloader can be unlocked by many different methods - some manual and some "one-click". I'd suggest doing it the manual way first, so you understand the process, and are able to fix it manually if anything goes wrong.
To my understanding, it's locked so that people who don't know what they're doing can't mess the device up. It's a safety procedure basically.
To relock the bootloader, you just type (I only know how to do this in windows - Linux and Mac work as well al beit differently)
Code:
fastboot oem lock
and you're all set.
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This seems to rely on Windows. Any Mac tools available?
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The Android SDK and ADB tools are equally available on Linux and Mac. You won't have to do the "Adding to Path" thing. All of the ADB commands will be the same, though.
I didn't know anything about rooting at all too, despite having an android phone for more than 2 years.
I went with the one-click root process.
Download this file, plug your Nexus 7, follow the instructions- which means typing Y, N, Y etc
Done in 5 minutes. There's a youtube video on it too. Go check it out.
I still dont know much about the process.. except I'm unlocked and rooted =)
I have a few naive questions
Do I have to do the OEM unlock to root the device? I would prefer not to wipe it.
Assuming I don't hard brick the device, can I go back to stock for warranty work?
Does rooting the device mean I can't get OTA updates from Google? For now I just want to run the stock kernel/rom and get updates. I just want root to run titanium and certain other apps that require root.
I've seen a thread that suggest that the play store (market) doesn't work on rooted devices. Is that true?
My computer has passed away but before it did i unlocked my bootloader . Now i am wonderong if there any way to install a recovery and do a root without a PC? Or even just the recovery.
Thank you very much
Lion Man said:
My computer has passed away but before it did i unlocked my bootloader . Now i am wonderong if there any way to install a recovery and do a root without a PC? Or even just the recovery.
Thank you very much
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Though I haven't used it yet on my 6p, I believe you could use Flashfire to do what you need. Flashfire is kinda a recovery in itself, so you can flash roms, kernnels, take/restore backups, and flash root.
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Though I haven't used it yet on my 6p, I believe you could use Flashfire to do what you need. Flashfire is kinda a recovery in itself, so you can flash roms, kernnels, take/restore backups, and flash root.
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So would i be able to install google assistant with that?
Pretty sure you need root before you can use flashfire.
Btw how did your computer "die". HDD crapout? COME TO THE SSD SIDE OF THE FORCE. Btw PNY sells a nice drive at best buy for $40
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Pretty sure you need root before you can use flashfire.
Btw how did your computer "die". HDD crapout? COME TO THE SSD SIDE OF THE FORCE. Btw PNY sells a nice drive at best buy for $40
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My power supply went. Its an old PC so i didnt want to replace it. So now im just waiting for boxing day for the sales to buy a new pc.
And yes, i looked into flashfire and you have to be rooted.
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My power supply went. Its an old PC so i didnt want to replace it. So now im just waiting for boxing day for the sales to buy a new pc.
And yes, i looked into flashfire and you have to be rooted.
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Try KingRoot for root https://kingroot.net/
King root didnt work. But i rooted it at work. Thabk for all the help
Hi everyone,
I just got my Huawei Nova and i wonder if there is any easy rooting-guide or app like KingRoot.
I used this app for Honor 7 and others and it's a great one, but i don't know if it's working for the Nova.
If possible, i don't want to change recovery/rom, only small root that allows me to really control my phone.
Thanks yall
At the moment, there are no automated tool or any application on XDA unfortunately...
The easiest way is unfortunately the ADB/Fastboot way.
It's not that hard, but you have to be a bit careful going through each step:
- Install ADB/Fastboot tools, and the drivers
- Unlock bootloader (you'll need an unlock code)
- Flash TWRP recovery
- Flash Root.
You'll find pretty much all the info needed in the Nova forums, but it is a bit of research. Nothing that is worth having is easy to get!
Yes, all info is in the TWRP post under development forum. Weird issue with data partition in TWRP.
Thank you for your replies. I've seen the TWRP post with all the instructions, i just don't want to take any risks with my brand new phone for now.
That's why i used King Root app before, one tap and it does everything, without flashing anything.
Anyway, i'll wait for some time then.
Again, thank you very much.
Is re-locking the boot loader after rooting possible without losing root again?
Found the tool?
Hi I'm curious i'm completely stock and would like to finally root my device I haven't rooted since well i think my nexus and that was simple or my note 3. Anyway I did some research and found this(https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/tool-axon7toolkit-t3573108) but when trying it can't connect to servers and not sure about the abd installed drivers i believe maybe i'm doing something wrong.
So my question is whats the best current way to root the phone any links to an instructional would be helpful the ones i've read only say b20 something i think 28 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/guide-install-twrp-unlock-bl-flash-t3517379) and don't have all the files anymore so not sure thanks i really would like to root the phone been having the itch to mess with it thanks for any help.
thanks hope I can root this bad boy
Yeah use the tool. Worked for me a few weeks ago.
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some research and found this(https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/tool-axon7toolkit-t3573108) but when trying it can't connect to servers and not sure about the abd installed drivers i believe maybe i'm doing something wrong.
So my question is whats the best current way to root the phone
thanks hope I can root this bad boy
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Make sure you have Android SDK and thus ADB properly installed, from there just use the tool and you'll be fine. Only thing you'd really need to do post-root is set system to r/w if you want to delete sys apps and such because that doesn't seem to stick until you pass it a command or use a root toolkit app and do it from there.
Hello everyone, I'm trying to find a way to root my phone (Redmi note 7, miui 11, Android 10).
My bootloader is already unlocked, for some reason I bought it this way (not used, it's boxed). Anyways, I was hoping that there could be a way to root it without using PC. Because I don't have one and I can't seem to find any tech store that accepts rooting my device (idk why).
I have watched a lot of YouTube videos, but I have had a feeling all of them were scams? So I came here to get the right and appropriate SAFE guide to root it without using a pc.
Not a single reply? :|
What's this site for then if I can't even get help with a device rooting process/question.
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Hello everyone, I'm trying to find a way to root my phone (Redmi note 7, miui 11, Android 10).
My bootloader is already unlocked, for some reason I bought it this way (not used, it's boxed). Anyways, I was hoping that there could be a way to root it without using PC. Because I don't have one and I can't seem to find any tech store that accepts rooting my device (idk why).
I have watched a lot of YouTube videos, but I have had a feeling all of them were scams? So I came here to get the right and appropriate SAFE guide to root it without using a pc.
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Hi bro, try this guide. I'm not tested because have a pc.
I don't know if it works or not.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/how-to-root-xiaomi-device-pc-easily-t3817293/amp/
You cannot. Not without some sketchy hacky risky ways. Simply not.
Now this isn't about computer, this is about needing some other device, to flash custom recovery image, while your phone is in bootloader mode. Bootloader mode was never designed to be "auto update mode" so it reboots, flashes some image from some storage and reboots. There isn't code implemented to do that, it simply isn't programmed to do that, because again, it was never designed to do that.
Now, it won't go very good without ANY other device (please don't use kingroot...). But, you can use another phone, with OTG, instead of PC. If you'll be willing to use another phone, I can try and guide you through the process.
Rooting your device
JEDlX said:
Hello everyone, I'm trying to find a way to root my phone (Redmi note 7, miui 11, Android 10).
My bootloader is already unlocked, for some reason I bought it this way (not used, it's boxed). Anyways, I was hoping that there could be a way to root it without using PC. Because I don't have one and I can't seem to find any tech store that accepts rooting my device (idk why).
I have watched a lot of YouTube videos, but I have had a feeling all of them were scams? So I came here to get the right and appropriate SAFE guide to root it without using a pc.
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Try using twrp to flash magisk on your device.
JEDlX said:
Hello everyone, I'm trying to find a way to root my phone (Redmi note 7, miui 11, Android 10).
My bootloader is already unlocked, for some reason I bought it this way (not used, it's boxed). Anyways, I was hoping that there could be a way to root it without using PC. Because I don't have one and I can't seem to find any tech store that accepts rooting my device (idk why).
I have watched a lot of YouTube videos, but I have had a feeling all of them were scams? So I came here to get the right and appropriate SAFE guide to root it without using a pc.
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JEDlX said:
Not a single reply? :|
What's this site for then if I can't even get help with a device rooting process/question.
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Hi,
First, it a forum of helpers : if no one wants to help you, that's it : no one force you to be here, no one one force us to send you a answser. Don't act like a child who hasn't received what he was crying for. I know it can be disapointing but everyone has a life outside XDA. And no one owes you anything.
Regarding your answer : bottloader unlocked, okay but do u have a custom recovery allredy installed too ? if yes, just flash magisk. If not, as far as i know, you 'll need a pc to flash ofox or twrp than you will be able to flash magisk to get root.
Here is your answer : of course, yu going to come back to thanks, arent' you ?
PS : oh, by the way... https://www.google.com/search?q=customrecovery without pc