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[Q] best way to root 4.1.2?

Hello, my girlfriends new Nexus 7 for some reason wont update to 4.2, its stuck on 4.1.2. So whats the best way to root it on 4.1.2? And afterwards, its possible to flash 4.2 on it, correct? Ive rooted a couple of different phones and customized them, but I want to make 100% sure I dont screw up her second love lol. Thanks for the help!:cyclops:

What is 4.3?
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dparrothead1 said:
What is 4.3?
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sorry, meant 4.2 LOL

Try Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit. It does a great job and walks you through each step.

thats the one I was looking at! I wasnt sure if I should use that one, or the other Toolkit, but the other one seemed a little more confusing. Thanks!

Wugfresh worked great for me this weekend.
The only unexpected headache was having to deal with device driver issues since I was rooting the n7 on a laptop that I used to root my Galaxy tab a year ago. There were 6-7 Samsung drivers that I had to remove and then reboot the laptop.
Still an easy process but the driver situation made the process take longer than expected (maybe an hour total).
Still, a lot faster and more newb friendly than rooting in 2009
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Toolkits are fail. Learn to use adb and fastboot. That way you can be sure of exactly what your doing to your phone and fix it if necessary. It may sound daunting at first but in the long run it's much better.
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zidane1341 said:
Hello, my girlfriends new Nexus 7 for some reason wont update to 4.2, its stuck on 4.1.2. So whats the best way to root it on 4.1.2? And afterwards, its possible to flash 4.2 on it, correct? Ive rooted a couple of different phones and customized them, but I want to make 100% sure I dont screw up her second love lol. Thanks for the help!:cyclops:
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dr.m0x said:
Toolkits are fail. Learn to use adb and fastboot. That way you can be sure of exactly what your doing to your phone and fix it if necessary. It may sound daunting at first but in the long run it's much better.
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Completely agree with this...
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Hi, zidane1341...
Rooting is really simple.
(You will need an unlocked bootloader for this).
Get a custom recovery .img for your device...
Either CWM - http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
...or TWRP - http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/103
...it matters little which.
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fastboot flash it.
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Get Chainfires SU .zip package here http://download.chainfire.eu/310/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.04.zip
Flash it using the custom recovery you've just fastboot flashed...
Reboot... and you're rooted.
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Having said all that though, I don't see how root will facilitate an upgrade of your girlfriends N7 from 4.1.2 to 4.2...
For that you will need the factory stock image for your device, available here http://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images.
There is a thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796, that details how to flash factory stock images.
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On a final note... it's kind of puzzling why your girlfriends N7 isn't being automatically upgraded to 4.2.
When I flash back to stock, (as I do, from time to time), I use JOP40C (4.2) and as soon as I get a WiFi connection, I get 'nagged' about upgrading to JOP40D (4.2.1), which I always allow. And it does so without problems.
If your girlfriends N7 is running (even at the slightest level) a modified version of JellyBean, then the automated update procedure from Google's servers will fail.
Rgrds,
Ged.

Well I know from personal experience, after I rooted my optimus I could upgrade to a newer version of android, I can just flash 4.2 after rooting correct? I called Asus and they said to send it in, but they didn't know what was wrong. My girlfriend is pretty mad about that, so I was thinking I could bypass that by doing it myself.

recent ota update forced

is this happening to everyone? Wasn't going to install or even acknowledge that there was an update, because of the boot loader. But i plug it into a charger and 5 minutes later, it is like the phone is giving me the middle finger and accepting the update on it's own, without any question on if i want to or not.
My phone feels violated.
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Same thing happened to me. O well not ready just yet to brick my s4 lol
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tried everything i could to stop it, even removed battery as it started the update. was hoping for a brick, don't know why. lol, also not to worried about bricking mine, i am fairly confident in my ability to read, unless the thread is in some language other than english, but then again, now i got s translate!
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You would of had to freeze the ota update apps before hand not to be forced to get it
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Could you please let me know which services to freez with TB on At&t S4 as to avoid forced updates, is it At&T Software Update V 42_1_1303_5_1?
Alos please excuse my noobiness, this is my first android and coming from apple jailbreaks, I of coarse was not happy with closed phone policy so i was researching root options (which i know very little about since its my first android platform). Anyways long story short I rooted using motochopper exploit and got superuser. My questions are:
1. Is motochopper a real root or just tricks the phone into thinking its root?
2. Read about a bootloader hack soon to be released...what exactly is that and what will it give us? also what would be the difference between the motochopper "root" i have on my S4 now and the bootloader hack to be released?
3. Got Ram Manager but was unable to create backup recovery since clockwork mod is not yet released for S4, is that true or is there other ways to use Rom manager?
4. And the last but not least, what should a noob user like myself do, or how can we avoid bricking our phones now that we rooted (with motochopper) or will use the boot-loader hack?
5. is Samsung.Cloud Data Relay 2.1.4 responsible in anyways for forced updates?
Please if you can answer any or all questions I would be so grateful, as im sure many other noobs like myself would be. Please don't think I don't research the subject, its just when you are new to something, you always want to be sure. I am sure logic is to be used and common sense also as to not mess with software service or delete stuff you don't know as to avoid bricking but is there something else to watch out for?
Thnks a million guys
Stokem

unlocking the bootloader will allow us to flash an alternate recovery such as clockwork or twrp and then flash a rom. best bet to avoid a brick is to read everything you can about what you want to do. make sure you read any instructions several times before doing anything to make sure you understand.
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p1gp3n said:
unlocking the bootloader will allow us to flash an alternate recovery such as clockwork or twrp and then flash a rom. best bet to avoid a brick is to read everything you can about what you want to do. make sure you read any instructions several times before doing anything to make sure you understand.
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thank you, will there be some custom roms developed for S4 once the bootloader is unlocked or is there some good once already?
also, i read that since AtT can force updates it might patch the bootloader unlock in the future, which processes do we have to freeze in order to avoid it on Att S4. I couldn't find any SDM processes as explained for other S4 carriers. Is it At&T Software Update V 42_1_1303_5_1, do you know by any chance?

I would imagine that roms will be developed & released, but can not say they definitely will.
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Once the bootloader is unlocked Roms will come fast and furious.
To avoid future updates freeze in TB:
AT&T software update
FWUpgrade
LocalFOTA

thank you for your replies. much appreciated

Cyanogen unlocking tool

So just come across the cyanogeninstaller and notice no one is talking about it here.
The program will walk you through how to unlock the boot loader, gain root, install a recovery and install the latest cyanogen mod. All in a nice little ui.
http://androidandme.com/2013/11/new...-the-play-store-desktop-client-along-with-it/
According to the faq the HTC one is supported too!
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ratykat said:
So just come across the cyanogeninstaller and notice no one is talking about it here.
The program will walk you through how to unlock the boot loader, gain root, install a recovery and install the latest cyanogen mod. All in a nice little ui.
http://androidandme.com/2013/11/new...-the-play-store-desktop-client-along-with-it/
According to the faq the HTC one is supported too!
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There's an article on xda's front page today
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/cyanogenmod-installer-now-available-in-the-play-store/

The one thing I wish it didn't do was wipe SD. I was going to test it out but that's a deal breaker for me. I don't want to sit around and wait for those transfers.

does it use htcdev to unlock or an exploit?

I ran this and it did what it said. Only problem I had is after it unlocked my bootloader installation failed and I had to run again and it installed cwm and then installed CyanogenMod 10.2 snapshot. I am curious of what they use to unlock bootloader as well. During the process it said waiting on unlock code then I was prompted on phone to unlock yes or no.
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So once this is done are you free to flash any custom Rom because this seems like an easy way to root and unlock boot loader . Also does this offer a way of relocking boot loader.
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It'd be great if it could also s-off our the device I've tried every method and no luck
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So, did anyone try this tool? Any feedback?

I can't findout the unlock method either.
Is there no one the knows how it is done?
I can't imagine the installer unlocking via htcdev, how many phonez can you unlock on one account?
And don't you think HTC would found out and block the installer unlocker?

Iam thinking of going for this once my warranty is up but not until.
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I am possibly interested in this if safe, though probably not to stay on CM.
Only Im afraid of the 'Wipe SD' part. On my previous One I wiped SD when flashing a custom ROM and it killed the phone, was unfixable.
I am not going to destroy another phone, love the One as it is and not worth trying if not a safe option..

cokey77 said:
Iam thinking of going for this once my warranty is up but not until.
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Well, my warranty expires in two years. I won't even have this phone in two years. I'm waiting to complete 5 complete battery cycles and going for it :silly:

works well
So I've now got my second One back (wife got a S800 S4) so used the CM unlocking tool.
Ran perfectly except for one small glitch, it did not recognise the phone momentarily until a reboot of PC and new USB cable was used.
Now have a rooted One on CM11 and I actually like it on the handset.
There is more free ram, is smoother than Sense, not one single FC, everything works, using ART and that has not been an issue. It feels faster though have limited CPU to 1.5ghz.
Only issue with the mobile is the camera module, the purple crap. My main One is unaffected and in perfect stock condition and will stay that way. My second can be for the custom ROMs, only that I feel I'll probably use it more lol than the stock, want to get Miui on to it.
Was such as safe and easy process one day will be used on the stock One.
Would recommend this tool for unlocking as saves all the unnecessary work by using normal means, only issue is you can't back up the stock ROM as gets wiped..

Need advice on TWRP for Sprint on Android 4.2.2

I am looking to install TWRP on my wife's newly acquired LG G2. I have already rooted it using ioroot22.
I am looking at using adb to install TWRP. Is this recommended? I have seen some things about the newest firmware not being Loki friendly, and needing to downgrade the about or some such.
I just want to make sure I am using the best and most current method.
I have searched both here and elsewhere, but I am still confused. In a nutshell, I want to know:
What is the best method for installing TWRP?
Do I need to downgrade anything first?
What is the easiest way to do this?
I have rooted our previous phones [EVO 3D, one with a locked bootloader and one with an unlocked bootloader), my friend's Droid RAZR, my current Note 3 and my Tab 3. So I'm not entirely new at this. But I haven't used add since my 3VO (wife got the unlocked one). I'm hoping to avoid it if possible. If not, well, I haven't PERMANENTLY bricked any phones so far, so I'll go that route.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Also, should I just wait for the KitKat update for the G2 to even start messing with my wife's phone?
Edit: used FreeGee app, no adb. EASY and headache free.
Mods please close thread. Sorry.
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[Q] bootloader rooting and I don't know what I'm doing

I want to root my phone which I found towel route which I I downloaded but its not really working, which I found out is due to bootloader being locked. so I decided what I needed to do was unlock the bootloader but I'm reading all these forums which are talking about roms and I have no idea what that is. I was wondering if someone could kind of walk me through this a little bit like talk about it n smaller not so technical terms because I don't really understand it. I know some coding and a lot of the technical know-how but I've never really worked with phones and really deep programming I guess. I'm sure I could figure it out if someone explained it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlK3r81kQPw&list=FLRvqjdmBGEGRU4qfddJMuDQ&index=33
Here's a video that might help a little. It's sort of old, but depending on which version of android you're on it'll probably help you get root access at the very least

What firmware version are you on? If you're on newer firmware the vid the other guy linked to is not going to work for you. There are tutorials in the general forum that can help you.
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Galaxy s4
I was able to root my phone using towel root, then I disabled Knox with supersu. I wanted to remove all the bloat wear so I thought getting a new rom would do it (I've been researching) and I tried that three times but it keeps resetting my phone to factory settings. What am I doing wrong? I tried CM and that pacman one. I really like the aok(whatever letter) one but it's not compatible with my phone. I have a galaxy s4 unlocked, it's at&t but I actually have tmobile. I have all the at&t software AND tmobile crud on here. I really want it gone. I was trying to install the roms through my sd card with my phone on odis mode.

plethoralaura said:
I was able to root my phone using towel root, then I disabled Knox with supersu. I wanted to remove all the bloat wear so I thought getting a new rom would do it (I've been researching) and I tried that three times but it keeps resetting my phone to factory settings. What am I doing wrong? I tried CM and that pacman one. I really like the aok(whatever letter) one but it's not compatible with my phone. I have a galaxy s4 unlocked, it's at&t but I actually have tmobile. I have all the at&t software AND tmobile crud on here. I really want it gone. I was trying to install the roms through my sd card with my phone on odis mode.
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Are you using safestrap and flashing touch wiz based roms? Cm and Pac will not work on your device if you're using safestrap.
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Inever got around to downloading safestrap. I thought that was something you did after you downloaded the rom. And I've never heard of the other one. It shows up with something about verification problems. I should have written it down. It took so long for my phone to turn back on.

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Inever got around to downloading safestrap. I thought that was something you did after you downloaded the rom. And I've never heard of the other one. It shows up with something about verification problems. I should have written it down. It took so long for my phone to turn back on.
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I'm not sure what firmware version your phone is on but I'm guessing it's on a newer version where cwm or twrp recoveries are not going to work. You'll need to install safestrap and install roms with it.
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Okay. I will try that. I did post a picture of my device information in my second post in case it had what you were asking get for.

plethoralaura said:
Okay. I will try that. I did post a picture of my device information in my second post in case it had what you were asking get for.
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Sorry,I didn't see that. I'm on my mobile. You're on nc1 firmware. You definitely need safestrap.
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