[How To] Unlock Bootloader & Root Galaxy Nexus

[craigboy]

On your PC.

sent from unlocked gnex

Thanks for the reply. I am getting the following message in the prompt window: 'fastboot-windows' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

 

[OneTenderRebel]

The most difficult part of this was having to break out my old dell pc to do this cause I couldn't figure it out on my Mac, but the process was pretty easy when my dell booted up after 198 hours.

 

[tgyberg]

On your PC.

sent from unlocked gnex

Does it matter where? Temp folder or Program Files or just anywhere on your pc? Thanks!

 

[BL4Z3D247]

How do you check? I looked in device manager and didnt see anything.

You have to download it.

Here...

Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Moblie_Phones_v1_4_6_0

Does it matter where? Temp folder or Program Files or just anywhere on your pc? Thanks!

Put it in the root of C:/

 

[tgyberg]

You have to download it.

Here...

Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Moblie_Phones_v1_4_6_0

Yep, I ran the PdaNet deal up to the point where you plug the phone in. I hit cancel (not going all the way through the bootloader and root process until I'm sure of everything) and then plugged the phone in and I no longer get the failed driver warning. I should be good to go no?

 

[scdown]

This was the key for me after installing the new samsung drivers (which for some reason took about an hour on my computer) once I rebooted into the bootloader my computer was no longer recognizing the device. I had to go into the device manager and find the driver from the list of samsung drivers as described above. After that I just followed the instructions and was done it about 4 minutes! Thanks to OP an Natolx!

Edit: I had updated to 4.0.2 BEFORE doing all this and everything worked fine.

Same experience here. For whatever reason, in fastboot mode, it appears to windows as an Android 1.0 device.

 

[craigboy]

You have to download it.

Here...

Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Moblie_Phones_v1_4_6_0



Put it in the root of C:/

Thank you, it's installing slow as can be, but I am hoping this is the issue.

 

[9wire]

Think I'll wait for the clockwork, wanting to root and unlock, but want to be careful.

 

[BL4Z3D247]

Yep, I ran the PdaNet deal up to the point where you plug the phone in. I hit cancel (not going all the way through the bootloader and root process until I'm sure of everything) and then plugged the phone in and I no longer get the failed driver warning. I should be good to go no?

Yeah, you should be ready to rock and roll my friend.

 

[yakitori]

Think I'll wait for the clockwork, wanting to root and unlock, but want to be careful.

It doesn't get easier than the method in op.

sent from unlocked gnex

 

[BL4Z3D247]

Think I'll wait for the clockwork, wanting to root and unlock, but want to be careful.

Here it is.

[RECOVERY] ClockworkMod Recovery *CDMA Edition* (Final Version) - xda-developers

Or just use ROM Manager and choose CDMA version.

Happy flashing!

 

[tgyberg]

Yeah, you should be ready to rock and roll my friend.

Thanks! I installed the drivers you gave me again anyway just to be sure. I still want to be sure I'm putting that root folder in the rite place. It says put it in C:, is this anywhere on my pc basically or does it have to be in temp or program files or anything specific? Thanks again man!

 

[BL4Z3D247]

Thanks! I installed the drivers you gave me again anyway just to be sure. I still want to be sure I'm putting that root folder in the rite place. It says put it in C:, is this anywhere on my pc basically or does it have to be in temp or program files or anything specific? Thanks again man!

Just C:/. Go to My Computer>C:/ and drop the root file there and you're good to go.

 

[craigboy]

It looks like it worked, thank you so much everyone. The problems I had were two fold: I didn't have the right drivers and two: I renamed the parent folder "root" not the real folder, which is why cmd prompt wasn't recognizing my commands.

 

[alucard9114]

Rooted thanks benson and thanks to the people you got the post from any questions PM me.dancedroid