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[Q] How to root GN Android 4.2.2

Hi,
How can I root GN android 4.2.2.
my device is already unlocked. I tried GN toolkit but the latest android is not available.
your help is highly appreciated.

Root it like every other nexus device:
fastboot flash a custom recovery
reboot recovery
flash supersu.zip

Learn adb and fastboot. Toolkits are just about the worst thing XDA has ever birthed. If you can't learn to use a basic command prompt you definitely shouldn't be rooting or otherwise modifying your device.

063_XOBX said:
Learn adb and fastboot. Toolkits are just about the worst thing XDA has ever birthed. If you can't learn to use a basic command prompt you definitely shouldn't be rooting or otherwise modifying your device.
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with the release of 4.2.2, it has become evident that 99% of the people here arent interested in learning anything. you should see the Nexus 7 section. The mods wont even do anything over there.

root for 4.2.2
I need files, thanks for replies but still not clear.

Efrants sticked official Google ota in the general section.

shnkl1 said:
I need files, thanks for replies but still not clear.
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considering the method has yet to change, there are plenty of topics on it. there's even one at the top of this forum. we're not going to spoon feed you.

Zepius said:
we're not going to spoon feed you.
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Even when we try they spit it out like infants.

shnkl1 said:
I need files, thanks for replies but still not clear.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812959

Help please?
I just got my GNexus and i cant unlock and root it. I have tried some method but to no avail. Please, someone recommend me an easy way to do this with links to the needed files. Getting all the files was not possible for me.
Thanks in advance.

shnkl1 said:
Hi,
How can I root GN android 4.2.2.
my device is already unlocked. I tried GN toolkit but the latest android is not available.
your help is highly appreciated.
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WugFresh GNex ToolKit
HAPPY ROOTING

jjiro said:
I just got my GNexus and i cant unlock and root it. I have tried some method but to no avail. Please, someone recommend me an easy way to do this with links to the needed files. Getting all the files was not possible for me.
Thanks in advance.
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May something heavy fall on your head. It's not like you use it anyway.

I don't understand you, I just asked for help since I can't get it done myself and you are replying me with such message. This is strange.... Well someone else do assist if you can.
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jjiro said:
I don't understand you, I just asked for help since I can't get it done myself and you are replying me with such message. This is strange.... Well someone else do assist if you can.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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problems with your post
1) you never mentioned what you tried
2) you didnt even take the advice in this thread
3) you didnt read the thread at the top of the QA forum

regisls you
Everybody relax. Dude asked a question.. The purpose of the forum is to provide help to new users to get them caught up, not to disrespect someone who asks a question, how did you learn "zep?"
Regardless of him/her reading the QA, the question was answered already.
WugFresh GNex Toolbox, just Google it bud. Don't let a "Senior Member" bug you. There is a step by step tutorial on WugFreshs site.
XDA has slipped from its original help full state... Sadly

TruAngelix said:
.. The purpose of the forum is to provide help to new users to get them caught up,
XDA has slipped from its original help full state... Sadly
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No it isn't, it never has been and it never will be.

063_XOBX said:
May something heavy fall on yjob head. It's not like you use it anyway.
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Coming from the guy who insulted a new member.
Great job XOBX

Zepius said:
problems with your post
1) you never mentioned what you tried
2) you didnt even take the advice in this thread
3) you didnt read the thread at the top of the QA forum
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I do not know the name of what I tried but got them from this forum and also another one from here http://www.ngbtips.com/root-jdq-android-4-2-2-on-galaxy-nexus-i9250.html which didn't work for me. My phone showed me the roboto with a warning sign and a "no command" at the bottom while the cmd window was shaping "waiting for device".
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

TruAngelix said:
Coming from the guy who insulted a new member.
Great job XOBX
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Let's see;
A. There's 3 stickies and < infinity threads about this topic.
B. His question was answered WITHIN THIS THREAD.
C. You answered the same question on this same page yourself
D. Its not xdaNannies.
So no.
If somebody isn't capable of being self sufficient for the < 10 minutes the rooting/unlocking process takes what hope do they have of ever contributing anything other than duplicate threads?

TruAngelix said:
Coming from the guy who insulted a new member.
Great job XOBX
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he's still correct. xda was not founded to be a help site for your phone. it was meant for developers. hence the name.
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jjiro said:
I do not know the name of what I tried but got them from this forum and also another one from here http://www.ngbtips.com/root-jdq-android-4-2-2-on-galaxy-nexus-i9250.html which didn't work for me. My phone showed me the roboto with a warning sign and a "no command" at the bottom while the cmd window was shaping "waiting for device".
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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follow this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058

devs complete this kernel

Hello friends
i am uploading the boot.img of stock kernel 2.6.35 i want the other files which are required to make a flashable .zip kernel
please provide requried files and make a zip and post to me
please i request u all

You don't order devs to make something for you.
Also please stop spammimg the development thread, your topics are not development related rather q/a threads
This post is in compliance with the national potato safety regulation.
[Galaxy S 4 LTE]

abhishekr700 said:
Hello friends
i am uploading the boot.img of stock kernel 2.6.35 i want the other files which are required to make a flashable .zip kernel
please provide requried files and make a zip and post to me
please i request u all
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:highfive:

ronnieryan said:
You are a JOKE:highfive:
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And you're an RC who should be trying to help people, not make fun of them.
Edit: OP, link to source code is needed if you upload a kernel

Jonny said:
And you're an RC who should be trying to help people, not make fun of them.
Edit: OP, link to source code is needed if you upload a kernel
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sorry for that, im just not in a good mood today, things happened, anyhow what he uploaded is stock kernel pulled from stock rom and he is ordering people around to test the flashable zip that he made if it works

deathnotice01 said:
You don't order devs to make something for you.
Also please stop spammimg the development thread, your topics are not development related rather q/a threads
This post is in compliance with the national potato safety regulation.
[Galaxy S 4 LTE]
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come on i am not ordering
i think u did not read the please word read the post again

abhishekr700 said:
come on i am not ordering
i think u did not read the please word read the post again
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This is again so rude...

abhishekr700 said:
come on i am not ordering
i think u did not read the please word read the post again
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I think you need to post the source code... #justsayin

Jonny said:
I think you need to post the source code... #justsayin
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He dint done anything i think
He had backed up a stock kernel and posted
Sent from my GT-S5360

fifa2151 said:
He dint done anything i think
He had backed up a stock kernel and posted
Sent from my GT-S5360
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definitely and Jonny asking for a source code is awkward, since the source is from samsung website and sammys source cannot even boot when not modded

ronnieryan said:
sorry for that, im just not in a good mood today, things happened, anyhow what he uploaded is stock kernel pulled from stock rom and he is ordering people around to test the flashable zip that he made if it works
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but i am not forcing you to test that okk

agosain7 said:
This is again so rude...
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no it isnt

fifa2151 said:
He dint done anything i think
He had backed up a stock kernel and posted
Sent from my GT-S5360
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yes i wrote it in description that this is just stock kernel which was backuped mby a method i got from a website
and i am asking someone to test it

I am exhausted closing the thread
Hello everyone
because of all the negative replies i have got in here i am closing the thread

abhishekr700 said:
yes i wrote it in description that this is just stock kernel which was backuped mby a method i got from a website
and i am asking someone to test it
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abhishekr700 said:
Hello everyone
because of all the negative replies i have got in here i am closing the thread
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let me explain to you why u got so many negative feedback,
1. you posted on development section a backup of a stock kernel (what were u developing?)
2. you want devs to test a stock kernel? (what for?) you have stock kernel when u bought the phone?
3. if you want anyone to test a kernel, you should also upload the source(if it was a custom kernel)
4. You spammed development section by posting a thread which only contains boot.img and the other with your so called flashable zip
5. you act so RUDE, as if you are ordering people around here(what you are trying to do is very3 ancient news, use search button?)
6. you should have searched before doing all the actions above..there were kernel flashers by mai77 method or by faqbly method, and you can get stock boot.img by going to dokys stock ROMs to be flashed via odin,
7. DONT SPAM every reply, there is a button called multi quote
(DONT FEEL BAD, XDA IS A VERY WELCOMING PLACE)
[JUST KNOW YOUR PLACE AND DONT ACT SO RUDE]

ronnieryan said:
let me explain to you why u got so many negative feedback,
1. you posted on development section a backup of a stock kernel (what were u developing?)
2. you want devs to test a stock kernel? (what for?) you have stock kernel when u bought the phone?
3. if you want anyone to test a kernel, you should also upload the source(if it was a custom kernel)
4. You spammed development section by posting a thread which only contains boot.img and the other with your so called flashable zip
5. you act so RUDE, as if you are ordering people around here(what you are trying to do is very3 ancient news, use search button?)
6. you should have searched before doing all the actions above..there were kernel flashers by mai77 method or by faqbly method, and you can get stock boot.img by going to dokys stock ROMs to be flashed via odin,
7. DONT SPAM every reply, there is a button called multi quote
(DONT FEEL BAD, XDA IS A VERY WELCOMING PLACE)
[JUST KNOW YOUR PLACE AND DONT ACT SO RUDE]
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hey ronnie iam sorry
thanx for telling me about my mistakes
i will remember these in future

Even if you post a stock kernel binary, still needs source or a link to the source (ie, opensource.samsung)...
As for it not booting, that's Samsung's problem

Jonny said:
Even if you post a stock kernel binary, still needs source or a link to the source (ie, opensource.samsung)...
As for it not booting, that's Samsung's problem
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Man you are high these days!! Leave the kernel devs here
Go loiter somewhere else

Rooting, themes and more..

Hi guys, I was looking at rooting my phone. However there are some issues I have with it that hopefully you guys can rectify.
How can I update?
What is the most popular rom?
Is it worth rooting?
My main reason for rooting is getting rid of the bloatware from samsung and optus on my phone. I also want to customize Nova launcher with icon themes but I can do that without a root. What other things can I do with my phone with a root?
Is rooting hard? And how do I backup my phone before I do it? Searching around on here I came across an app called Titanium Backup but you have to be rooted to backup with that?
There is so many more questions I want to ask, but I will leave it at this for now.
Thank you!

Can anyone please help me?

Blakebn2012 said:
Can anyone please help me?
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Bumping your topic after a couple of house inst going help. Could just end up getting topic closed/deleted. This is not your phones tech support desk and nobody here owes you an answer so when you create a topic be patient. Also not putting "help me please" as topic title would help, just be precise and descriptive about what topic is about.
To answer questions..
1. You flash rom through custom recovery.
2. There is no such thing as a "best" rom and asking this question is against rules.
3. Yes.
I would highly recommend you do some reading/research.

TheATHEiST said:
Bumping your topic after a couple of house inst going help. Could just end up getting topic closed/deleted. This is not your phones tech support desk and nobody here owes you an answer so when you create a topic be patient. Also not putting "help me please" as topic title would help, just be precise and descriptive about what topic is about.
To answer questions..
1. You flash rom through custom recovery.
2. There is no such thing as a "best" rom and asking this question is against rules.
3. Yes.
I would highly recommend you do some reading/research.
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Bumping your topic after a couple of house inst going help.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures
However yes I agree, I was excited by the prospect of rooting my new phone.
This is not your phones tech support desk and nobody here owes you an answer so when you create a topic be patient.
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I know no one here owes me an answer, just because you have a lot of posts does not allow you to make the rules around here. I contribute to these forums as well, I was just hoping for some friendly help.
Obviously someone didn't get any of their mum last night :laugh:
Also not putting "help me please" as topic title would help, just be precise and descriptive about what topic is about.
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Changed.
1. You flash rom through custom recovery.
2. There is no such thing as a "best" rom and asking this question is against rules.
3. Yes.
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1) I can do this through Odin correct?
2) Ok, what is the most popular rom?
3) Ok.
Should I change my kernel to a different one than stock? My friends said it helps performance and battery life, but I don't know how stable they are. Could someone suggest a good one?
Last time I rooted my old phone I did a bad job of it, I lost all my stuff and I don't want it to happen this time.
If I buy Titanium Backup could this prevent this? I want to be able to update the ROM how can I do this, and what rom would you suggest in this case?
Thank you.

Blakebn2012 said:
Desperate times call for desperate measures
However yes I agree, I was excited by the prospect of rooting my new phone.
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Whihc is why we have so many duplicate topics because newbies do not bother to search/read and instead prefer to be spoon fed.
Blakebn2012 said:
I know no one here owes me an answer, just because you have a lot of posts does not allow you to make the rules around here.
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And at what point did I remotely say anything about me making the rules?
I was simply informing you of the rules that XDA HAS!
You are not allowed to bump posts after a short period of time!
Blakebn2012 said:
I contribute to these forums as well, I was just hoping for some friendly help.
Obviously someone didn't get any of their mum last night :laugh:
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Hilarious, obviously you did get some of your mum which is why you now have a new phone.
Blakebn2012 said:
1) I can do this through Odin correct?
2) Ok, what is the most popular rom?
3) Ok.
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1) Yes
2) What is best/most popular types of questions are not allowed on XDA. Try some and find out for yourself.
Blakebn2012 said:
Should I change my kernel to a different one than stock? My friends said it helps performance and battery life, but I don't know how stable they are. Could someone suggest a good one?
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Try some. Browse dev section and research.
Blakebn2012 said:
Last time I rooted my old phone I did a bad job of it,
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This emphasizes my earlier points in that you need to do some reading/research before jumping in.
Blakebn2012 said:
I lost all my stuff and I don't want it to happen this time.
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Then make a backup first. You probably wiped data via recovery or something.
Blakebn2012 said:
If I buy Titanium Backup could this prevent this?
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Yes.
Blakebn2012 said:
I want to be able to update the ROM how can I do this, and what rom would you suggest in this case?
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I already answered this earlier, please try and read.
Some ROM's like Cyanogenmod for example have inbuilt rom downloaders which will enable you to download next version and then flash it automatically.
However process is same, simply download new rom, reboot into rescue and then flash next version. No wipe is needed if its same base/version. You only need to wipe if going to new rom/base etc. Wipe will only wipe data partition on internal, your external is untouched.

TheATHEiST said:
Whihc is why we have so many duplicate topics because newbies do not bother to search/read and instead prefer to be spoon fed.
And at what point did I remotely say anything about me making the rules?
I was simply informing you of the rules that XDA HAS!
You are not allowed to bump posts after a short period of time!
Hilarious, obviously you did get some of your mum which is why you now have a new phone.
1) Yes
2) What is best/most popular types of questions are not allowed on XDA. Try some and find out for yourself.
Try some. Browse dev section and research.
This emphasizes my earlier points in that you need to do some reading/research before jumping in.
Then make a backup first. You probably wiped data via recovery or something.
Yes.
I already answered this earlier, please try and read.
Some ROM's like Cyanogenmod for example have inbuilt rom downloaders which will enable you to download next version and then flash it automatically.
However process is same, simply download new rom, reboot into rescue and then flash next version. No wipe is needed if its same base/version. You only need to wipe if going to new rom/base etc. Wipe will only wipe data partition on internal, your external is untouched.
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Managed to root my stock rom.
If anyone is interested in doing this see the sticky in the n7105 thread the guy shows you how to install a custom recovery and install supersu 2.0 through that.
It is also great to try different roms, you can backup and install multiple roms to your liking.
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Blakebn2012 said:
Managed to root my stock rom.
If anyone is interested in doing this see the sticky in the n7105 thread the guy shows you how to install a custom recovery and install supersu 2.0 through that.
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Cool, some newbies do manage to find the search/browse buttons then apparently
Blakebn2012 said:
It is also great to try different roms, you can backup and install multiple roms to your liking.
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Errr, welcome to XDA. :good:

Flashfire or TWRP?

Which one is better and/or do you trust more? Are there any significant pros & cons of one over the other? If so, what are they?
I'm asking mainly for suhide purposes, trying to do my research. I have no intention of running another ROM or anything. Just stock ROM with root is good enough for me at the moment. I'm not familiar with the suhide requirements though, so I'm doing my research and trying to find out what I need to know in order to get it up and running. Thanks!

One doesn't work at all on Pixel\XL (yet).
The other is the only way that works.
Read up in the development subforum.
tl;dr
TWRP.
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nednednerb said:
One doesn't work at all on Pixel\XL (yet).
The other is the only way that works.
Read up in the development subforum.
tl;dr
TWRP.
Sent from my sailfish using XDA Labs
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Thanks. I don't consider myself a dev, so I rarely go into any Development forums.

Drashnar said:
Thanks. I don't consider myself a dev, so I rarely go into any Development forums.
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Oh okay. Just wondered, because...
Most people checking development forum are people wanting to root and be "users". Rules say only developers should start threads, but they are posting ROMs and Kernels for all device users to enjoy! TWRP installer and instructions are posted in the DEV forum.
Check it out!
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Vendor Images

I am willing to upload and host the vendor Images if there is a need for it

CaptJager said:
I am willing to upload and host the vendor Images if there is a need for it
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That's a great offer, but they're already available if you know how to look.

ilal2ielli said:
That's a great offer, but they're already available if you know how to look.
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Yeah that's the issue not everyone know where. And why should one rom have to supply the download bandwidth for the others. It's something I will be doing anyways so might as well post them

CaptJager said:
Yeah that's the issue not everyone know where. And why should one rom have to supply the download bandwidth for the others. It's something I will be doing anyways so might as well post them
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This is the wrong subforum in addition

Benjamin_L said:
This is the wrong subforum in addition
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How is wrong subforum if I am going to post links to vendor img that are needed for security updates for non stick roms?

CaptJager said:
How is wrong subforum if I am going to post links to vendor img that are needed for security updates for non stick roms?
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Because this is not development. It's link posting to stuff you didn't make yourself

Benjamin_L said:
Because this is not development. It's link posting to stuff you didn't make yourself
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It's Roms kernels recoveries and other development. Where would you suggest posting it? As it is needed for updating the security when you flash an updated rom.

CaptJager said:
It's Roms kernels recoveries and other development. Where would you suggest posting it? As it is needed for updating the security when you flash an updated rom.
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Just read the sticky post. It clearly states that when you post here you must be the developer of what you post. In my opinion vendor images certainly don't belong here and should go to the guides, news and discussion section.

To the OP. Thanks for the offer to host and yes I think it's a great idea. Please request from one of the Moderators to move this thread to whereever they feel is appropriate. Then just do your thing. It would be cool if it ended up being by a repository of all months. Also modem/bootloader updates would be cool.
Again, thanks for the offer!
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