[How To] Unlock Bootloader & Root Galaxy Nexus

[otter34]

After spending 3 damn days on the droid life guide and not being able to get the sdk working I'm so glad I found an "easier" method!!

I'm following everything word for word however when I install pdanet I noticed that if I check the apps on my phone it's not there even though I completed the installation of pdanet w/ no errors. It's not in my app drawer and it's not in astro. I Rebooted too. Should I proceed?

 

[jleeusa]

You should. I don't have any pdanet stuff on my phone just PC. Can you connect device to computer? If so keep going.

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[04CiviCon20s]

Am reading that most people have updated prior to completing this process which tells me , there's no issue doing this after update..Can the device be updated via wifi or does the update notification comes thru only if device is activated? I wanted to do this while my Thunderbolt is still active..Just in case.

 

[moneymaker19]

i already have bootloader unlocked .if i want to root do i just do the c:root commands? is there another command to reboot after the root commands? or do i have to go through the unlock bootloader process again?

 

[otter34]

You should. I don't have any pdanet stuff on my phone just PC. Can you connect device to computer? If so keep going.

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No it says to launch from my phone, but I installed from the market, connected pda net, disconnected so it's fine....however it's still waiting for device

 

[otter34]

what does your screen in "bootloader" mode look like.. does it say "odin mode" at the top in red letters?

Mine says fastboot mode.....dos screen still says waiting on device and it's been at least 5 min. I can toggle the volume keys and restart bootloader, power off or recovery mode

 

[otter34]

Delete

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[otter34]

Reinstall the Samsung driver for mobile phone, then run PDANet again and choose Samsumg, then try rooting again.

For what its worth I had no option to select a phone or anything when installing PDA net. It said it was installing for Google phones and just did. I didn't find it on my phone so I downloaded from the market. Then I verified I could connect to pdanet and that it worked. Is it OK to do it like that? I ask because I still am waiting for device again and wonder if its related to how I installed this?

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[silvercross79]

Followed the guide, phone is unlocked but I can't get superuser installed. After unlocking bootloader do you reboot and double click the install superboot-windows.bat? I keep double clicking and still get waiting for device. It did boot up and took forever but no su binary.

 

[SniperDroid]

Can the device be updated via wifi or does the update notification comes thru only if device is activated? I wanted to do this while my Thunderbolt is still active..Just in case.

Same here, the Nexus is not yet activated as a phone and the LTE card is not installed. Just using WIFI and I keep getting the notifications to updatd.

 

[GoHuskies]

I followed these instructions and rooted successfully right out of the box (Verizon). However, after I activated, I installed the 4.0.2 upgrade that was waiting for me, and the phone un-rooted. The bootloader was still unlocked so I was able to re-root starting at step 10, but am I going to have to re-root every time there is an update?

 

[wicked]

I followed these instructions and rooted successfully right out of the box (Verizon). However, after I activated, I installed the 4.0.2 upgrade that was waiting for me, and the phone un-rooted. The bootloader was still unlocked so I was able to re-root starting at step 10, but am I going to have to re-root every time there is an update?

If you lose root from an OTA, you don't need to do the unlocking part again so you dont get wiped, just start from step 17.

 

[moneymaker19]

how come the droid life version you dont need to install a busybox?

 

[jpin321]

Cant believe I'm having to ask for help but I've followed the directions to the T but i can't get root. I'm at the bootloader screen my fastboot status says download: 00467800 but it never goes to the black google screen it just sits here. I'm not sure where to go at this point.. suggestions?

Also when i first boot into the bootloader it says Fastboot status: FailInvalid Command

 

[SniperDroid]

I have personally tested the method below and can confirm that it worked for me.

Like the Little Green One, we do!

It worked like a charm, thanks!