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[How To] Unlock Bootloader & Root Galaxy Nexus
- Thread starter sbenson
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lazarus2297
Member
anything special that you changed or did it just work out of the blue..
yes when i was installing the pdanet drivers it was saying i had additional android drivers do i want to leave alone which i was selecting or to reinstall the last time i hit reinstall that is where i selected my phone samsungh and it worked im a think about it for a couple days now i know i figured it out and made it work thanks for your help
im getting fastboot command error 2147483647. Im thinking maybe pda didnt install correctly. idk. running out of options on this. Ive spent so many hours on this its driving me nuts. when i connect my phone pda isnt picking up my phone....i think. never used it before so i dont know what to look for.
you sure you went into settings develper mode and checked usb debugging
lazarus2297
Member
ok well PDAnet is really just for drivers in fact i uninstalled PDAnet and went with the samsung drivers then manually updated to the driver i posted and all works just fine..
i know what you are going through and I was at it for multiple hours last night..
i know what you are going through and I was at it for multiple hours last night..
Do you want to borrow some periods. Shoot I can give you some commas.
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USB debugging is enabled. In the command prompt after entering everything i get - 'fastboot windows' not recognized as a internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Also I dont get the Android 1 in device manager either. I even downloaded drivers and pda again. Although pda does not connect in bootloader mode either. Is that why? Idk how to connect it when you have to turn the phone off to get it into bootloader. What am I doing wrong. Lord - I'm going to have to send it to one of you guys to do this for me.
lazarus2297
Member
moneymaker19
Member
I unlocked the bootloader, I want to root but my question is. If I root and I DONT put a custom rom on will I still get the OTA updates? I want to root to get certain apps any help would be great thanks
I have read you will get the OTA updates. But you should take caution and backup using CWM your rooted phone before doing any OTA updates. And a OTA update could theoretically revert the recovery upon next reboot as well. Time will tell how this pans out. If your not sure what to look for then wait to do a OTA update if it shows up and you are rooted to see what folks are finding.
raiders42878
New Member
Need some help, i unlocked the bootloader, and rooted, followed all the steps, updated su and installed busybox. But now when the phone goes to sleep and i try to restart it, it will flash the unlock screen quickly and go blank. it will let me swipe to unlock it, i can hear it click like usual, and then after about one minute the screen will come on. Anyone else having this problem? any help would be appreciated, thanks
SniperDroid
Member
OK, I've been waiting, and reading, and questioning what I've read and heard. Even though it was easy to Root my Droid, this puppy is much more Tender to me. And I know enough to know I'm really still a NO-OB! I've powered her up, charged and discharged, and re-charged the battery and I'm ready to begin.... I think. I have not allowed the download and installation of the first update. I just keep ignoring it. Should I update first or not? Will rooting affect future updates? I have read posts on both sides of the answer, and I'm still unsure. Also, I have not installed the LTE sim, so will this affect the process at all? So many questions, such a small phone.... I really don't want to screw the pooch on this one!