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[Nexus 7 Android Development] Anderson2:
You are correct. I did not click on "Full Driver Installation Guide - Automatic + Manual" this time.

In previous attempts I had clicked on it and got confused by the instructions, so when I restored my PC to an earlier time, resinstalled the toolkit I skipped it.

So now I clicked on it again.

Uninstalled the Nexus driver.

Unplugged the nexus and launched USB review. This is where I got in trouble before and may have done things wrong.

So I attached the image I get.

What do I need to uninstall among them?

(Looking ahead, in step 2 it says to use driver solution #3 - Raw drivers. Correct?)

Thanks for jumping in.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Anderson2:
OK, I am past Step 1, installed raw drivers.

No problems in device manager.

So, went to step 6

Got into trouble again because the instructions says to go to "Android ADB Interface" and that is not present on my device manager

(see attached image)

What to do?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Anderson2:
Clicked on reboot bootloader (without attaching nexus)

Then clicked on reboot bootloader after attaching nexus: could not find fastboot.

Went back to driver configuration and step 3 -> no adb

:confused:
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Anderson2:
forgot to attach image, Here it is.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] devra1:
What is at the top of the Device Manager window?

Mine looks like this (hope the screenshot is OK, this is the first time I uploaded one).
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Anderson2:
No eos or nexus.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] devra1:
EOS is the name of my laptop i.e. the topmost entry in Device Manager.

I was just trying to show you a complete Device Manager screen, not one which is scrolled down.

The point is, that if your Nexus is shown as "Android Phone" then it will be at the top of the window, and certainly not part of the expanded "Processors" item.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Anderson2:
In my case, as soon as I connect the nexus to the PC it immediately installs the Windows drivers for it and it puts it near the processors under Portable devices" as Nexus 7. No ADB anywhere.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Benjamin1966:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

I'm good here, worked and up and running.

I still have a question. In the NRT window while I'm connected the root button isn't grayed out. Since I'm rooted I'd think it would be.

No biggie but thought I'd bring it up.

For those that haven't done the upgrade. The process was a little long but WUG really did a good job with the step by step instructions.

The real key: Patience Patience Patience Read Read Read.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] masterdukill:
I had a bit of issue with the new v1.6.3. When it was trying to execute the fastboot, fastboot failed & crashed. It cause my nexus to go into a "safe mode" after i rebooted it. I went ahead and replaced the fastboot file with something i knew worked & re-tried the rooting process and it worked. So all i've lost was my background.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Anderson2:
I finally rooted my Nexus 7 4.2.2 and it is working fine. I used WUG 1.6.3.

I had previously rooted my android 2.3.4 phone but otherwise am an android newbie. So I thought to write a few comments that would make the toolkit easier to use for a newbie like myself to whom rooting is a very scary thing.The instructions are good but could be improved.

1. At some stages the script puts up a popup saying "waiting for device to fully boot up".

Now

I know that is because of the new security measures in 4.2.2 the PC (in my case a Windows 7 64 bit) the computer needs to be explicitly re approved for connection. Problem: the newbie does not know this. The newbie especially does know whether it is

safe

to disconnect the usb cable or whether that would mess things up. Because of the running script, Windows 7 won't let you eject the usb device to safely disconnect it. So the newbie is really stuck and could wait forever for fear of bricking his device.

Specific instructions on what to do in that case need to be included in the popup. What is now there does not apply to this situation or I did not see it.

2. Same thing happens when you try to do a nandroid backup and instructions need to be included in the popup there too.

3. When rooting, it is not clear to a newbie whether a backup has been automatically created or not and where. And later, when I did a nandroid backup, a running progress bar would be nice to have for re-assurance.

4. The nandroid backup was saved to my laptop's c: partition. I use a separate data partition (E) which I backup frequently but rarely backup my C: system partition. Ability to choose where to put the backup would be nice to have. If I now move the nexus backup folder to E: will the toolkit find it for a restore?

The WUG root toolkit is an excellent tool and my donation is on its way but it could be even friendlier to newbies.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] tshot:
First time rooting with Nexus 7, only Kindle Fire...it was simple and I got CM10 running just fine! Great job, guys. :D :good:
[Nexus 7 Android Development] WugFresh:
Thank you, I appreciate feedback.

Sure, instructions on that popup are a good idea. Thank you for the suggestion. That said, if you read the instructions in the toolkit when selecting your 4.2.2 device it explicitly states to check the box 'Always Allow' connections from the computer on the RSA prompt, therefore manually re-approving is not needed. Also, "Safe Ejecting" isn't necessary, especially when no data is being transferred or read from the device. But, ok. I can easily add more information to that popup.

Ok, I can include more information there.

I don't know what you are talking about here at all. Firstly, what are you talking about regarding "a backup when rooting".? It doesn't mention this because its not doing that - its just rooting your device. The button labeled backup does backups.

Regarding the nandroid's - I agree, a progress bar would be really nice, unfortunately this is not possible the way adb,exe works.

The nandroid backup can be saved anywhere, hence the standard windows folder selection window that comes up. I just included some default locations in the toolkit directory for those who didn't know where they wanted to save it. You can save it to any folder or drive on your computer, you can create your own 'nexus backup folder' wherever you wan't, and you can call it whatever you want. You are free to move those anywhere, and you can restore them from wherever, because the toolkit will ask you to show it where the file/folder resides.

I suppose I could make an option somewhere that asks where the entire standard "nexusbackups" folder is created, so that by default it exists in whatever drive and location the user wants.. but I figured the standard file explorer stuff would be a good indication that the user could save it anywhere.. plus the writing at the top that says, chose where you want to save it.

Thanks again for your feedback, I will do my best to implement your suggestions in the next release. Cheers.

{{ WugFresh }}
[Nexus 7 Android Development] WugFresh:
I really don't understand what you are talking about. Fastboot is a cmd line utility.

"I went ahead and replaced the fastboot file with something i knew worked & re-tried the rooting process and it worked. So all i've lost was my background." <-- this doesn't make sense. :confused:

Maybe read this: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_fastboot_intro

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] WugFresh:
To effectively query whether or not your device was rooted to tell the the toolkit to grey out that button - that would require me to script something that automatically issued a series of root level cmds to your device whenever you connected it. In my personal opinion, that would be redundant and invasive coding, regardless if its sole purpose was to test root status... seems like a little much to disable a button. My philosophy with software is to always let the end user be in full control and be the one explicitly administering what the software actually does.

Furthermore, once rooted, there is no problem running the root script again, in-fact you could do it to update to a newer recovery or SuperSU if you wanted (although this can be accomplished through SuperSU itself and for recovery apps like Goo manager). So disabling the button isn't something I would consider needed.

Cheers.

{{ WugFresh }}
[Nexus 7 Android Development] youdug:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

Wug just wanted to drop by and show some appreciation. The process for backing up, unlocking, rooting, and flashing a recovery was never easier than when i just used this. Not only easy but the whole process took minutes. Excellent job brother. Thank you :beer::D
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Anderson2:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

You've done a great job. Nothing I wrote should take anything away from that.

And, yes I may not have been right about some items or remembered them correctly. It's just that for a newbie the whole thing is scary and it is a lot of new stuff to remember. Add to that the newbie is really in the dark and fears he is going to mess things up irretrievably and you get the picture. So some things may sometimes need to be repeated.

Thank you for creating the toolkit.

(my comments about backups etc are because my only prior experience with rooting was with my phone and that incorporated flashing a custom rom.

http://androidarea51.com/arearomq-releases/(rom)-arearomq-v2-1-1106/

So I confused simple rooting for the nexus 7 with what I did for rooting + flashing that I did for the phone. That's the newbie for you. Sorry for the confusion.)

Thanks again.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mkokotovich:
Great toolkit, thanks! After driver setup (see below) the process for unlocking and flashing recovery is incredibly easy.

I had some major problems getting the drivers set up. I have a laptop with Windows 7, 64 bit. I followed the steps verbatim several times but still the ADB detection would fail. I tried all three driver methods: 3, 2, and 1.

What finally fixed it for me was when I was manually updating the driver, rather than just let Windows select the best driver from your "drivers" folder, I had it give me choices. It presented two hardware options, a MTP USB device and a Generic USB storage device, or something like that. It had automatically been showing up as a MTP device before, so I picked Generic USB storage device this time and after that everything worked.

I just thought I'd comment in case anyone else was having difficulties. Maybe you can modify your RAW/manual step (step 3) to include a note about having Windows show you the drivers that could work and choosing the generic USB storage device option (I don't remember the exact wording, but it was the non-MTP device option).
[Nexus 7 Android Development] happybana:
This is amazing. First root on a new device has never been so quick for me. If my Nexus 7 hadn't been just low enough in battery to keep shutting off when I was trying to load the drivers, it would have been even quicker. Now onto my N4!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Bigzinewicz:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

When I used the toolkit to root 4.1 and 4.2.1 all I had to do to get proper drivers installed on windows 7 and 8 laptops was pull down notification bar on Nexus devices and select the type of storage device the computer was reading it as and change it from MTP to camera then drivers installed themselves correctly but with the latest build 4.2.2 that no longer seems to work for the Nexus 4 only for the Nexus 7 which gave me no trouble as usual so now I've got to try and get the right drivers installed for the N4 again but haven't done it yet just thought I'd share. Thanks Wug this is still my go to root option for my Nexus devices and I'll be donating this time around its definitely worth it so thanks again.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] coletrickle79:
hi,

iim looking to root my nexus 7, been reading bout this and seem the easiest way, i have a one x i rooted a while back and ive tried loads of roms and i was wondering if when ive rooted my nexus do i flash roms as i do on my one x, nanroid back up, wipe, cache data etc, flash boot and then rom, and do i do this through fastboot .if it is the same. if not how do i flash or could you point me in the dierection of a guide. many thanks
[Nexus 7 Android Development] happybana:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

I just did this today. Rooted and threw kang on it in less than an hour, no hiccups. Use Wugfresh's toolkit to unlock / root / put recovery on your device, then use the custom recovery to wipe cache / dalvik and install whatever ROM you want. You can manually do it through fastboot if you want, but this is really easier and leaves less room for error.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bpark32:
Having trouble with toolkit dl

Hello. New to thread. I looked thru the last couple of pages, but couldn't find an answer, so here 'goes...

I have followed the link to dl the toolkit. I get the download completed, and installed. When unpackaging completes and the shortcut is placed on my desktop, my computer is "waiting". I let it sit overnight last night, and this morning, I still can't open the program. Am I doing something wrong? I open task manager, and it's showing in processes to be using anywhere from 4-37% of CPU usage. IDK what to do to get it to open. I assumed that it was installing drivers and whatnot, but it doesn't stop...

Any help on the issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] lollyjay:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

Have you used Task Manager to stop the process?

Nexus 7 | PA 3.00 4.2.2 24Feb | Nova Prime | M-Kernel-a37

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] bpark32:
Negative. I figure it's doing it's thing, and I'm impatient...

Should I?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] WugFresh:
The program should start up almost instantly. That is not normal behavior, nor does the program do anything in the background like that without user notification/confirmation. I would kill that in task manager. Then redownload the program, check to make sure its hashvalue matches the one on my website and re-install it. Also maybe check your anti-virus program to see if its blocking something or falsely flagging something. I am guessing something is interrupting the program. Also.. as a general rule of thumb, if something is taking that long to startup with no notification - force closing it shouldn't be something you are afraid of. Things can always be reinstalled, etc.

{{ WugFresh }}
[Nexus 7 Android Development] coletrickle79:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

Hi, I'm just about to use thus to root my n7, can anyone point me in the right direction to the best n7 ROMs as a can't seem to find up to date ones and also what's most people using, the one x ROM list seems a lot easier to use, many thanks in advance
[Nexus 7 Android Development] koooowweeee:
what does this mean guys.

im trying to go back to stock, thanks
[Nexus 7 Android Development] -Grift-:
Seems like bootloader needs to be updated?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] koooowweeee:
my nexus says it is and the tool kit says that.

i tried around 3-4 months ago to go back to stock, i dont know if it said the same thing but i wouldnt unroot

dont know whats going on

edit i ran it again for the 6th time and it randomly worked, i was on 4.13
[Nexus 7 Android Development] SkOrPn:
Here is the new Bootloader img. It will give you the new 4.18 version that also comes with the latest Google stock ROM. If you OTA update to Android 4.2.2. you will also get 4.18.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38048395#post38048395
[Nexus 7 Android Development] happybana:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

In partial to AOKP but CM10 seemed pretty stable when I tried it the other day. Just try a few and figure out which you like best.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] SkOrPn:
Who are you replying to exactly? lol
[Nexus 7 Android Development] manbearpig:
if i have a rooted nexus s on 4.2.2 and i want to go back to stock but not 2.3, stock 4.1.2 how do i do it with toolkit? i downloaded the 4.1.2 image
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Mr.Shaky:
Flashing Stock - stuck at erasing 'userdata'

Disregard the problem below. I installed the awesome toolkit on my desktop (was on laptop) and it worked great.

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Trying to go back to stock on my rooted Sprint GNex so I can take the OTA. Getting stuck at erasing 'userdata' Have tried restoring the stock recovery, booting temporarily into custom recovery and wiping everything, and even sideloading the OTA (which gives me an error "assert failed") I suspect there's something amiss with my baseband, but the phone's been working fine.

Any brute force methods to just wipe clean and start from scratch?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] coletrickle79:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

Just used this tool, must say its so easy and is the best I've come accrues, now I'm going to flash dirty Rom, do I have to flash a boot.ing like I do on my onex or is it just flash Rom zip
[Nexus 7 Android Development] memman:
I hope this hasn't already been asked and answered. I used Wugfresh 1.6.2 to root my Nexus 7 with 4.2.1. What is the easiest way to upgrade to 4.2.2 without wiping out my solid current configuration?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Aut0botK1lla:
Thanks for the program.

To install a ROM I still need to use this right?

I haven't messed with android since my HTC Hero days :/ used Clockwork mod, i think that's what it's called
[Nexus 7 Android Development] WugFresh:
To flash a ROM you have a few options:

You can use the toolkits "Flash zips..." (with 'File is on this computer') button which will bring up an interface for automatically flashing zip files, with lots of options - like the ability to make a backup first and/or wipe partitions (and then it will perform the whole task in one automated sequence - including copying the backup onto your computer):

Or, if you have already flashed a custom recovery to your device (like CWM/TWRP), then you can just download the ROM.zip you want to flash onto your phones internal storage, or place it their via drag-and-drop through usb - Then just boot your device into recovery and flash it.

Or, if you haven't flashed a custom recovery, but wan't to do the steps in recovery yourself - you can use the toolkit to boot your device into custom recovery temporarily.

Hope that helps.

{{ WugFresh }}
[Nexus 7 Android Development] WugFresh:
Use the "Flash Stock + Unroot" feature, this will allow you to go to any build you want. You can use a factory image package you downloaded youself, or have the toolkit automatically download it.

{{ WugFresh }}
[Nexus 7 Android Development] WugFresh:
Depends if you are still stock or not. If you made system modifications as a root user, it may prevent you from taking an OTA. Refer to the FAQs on my website: http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/faqs/

If you are stock, then you can use the toolkits new "Sideload Update" button in advanced utilities and use it to sideload the official ota update zip from google. Assuming you have a Wifi Nexus 7 (NAKASI), then you would use this one: http://android.clients.google.com/p....signed-nakasi-JDQ39-from-JOP40D.6ece895e.zip

{{ WugFresh }}
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mmcelroy:
Attempting to flash to stock and unroot goes no where

I am attempting to flash my verizon galaxy nexus back to stock 4.1.1

When I start the process it shows it finishes writing the bootloader but then nothing else happens.

I have waited for over an hour and the process never gets anywhere. Are there any logs I can check or things I need to look out for.

Thanks

Michael Mcelroy
[Nexus 7 Android Development] wolfeyes30:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

Wug,

Thanks for the kit. This was by far the easiest and the nicest UI kit I have used.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Bigv69er:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

Thanks.. Just rooted my 32gb that i had just updated to 4.2.2
[Nexus 7 Android Development] heatpipe:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

Agreed. This was by far the most pleasant unlock and rooting I've ever experienced. Excellent job!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] toygixxer69:
Trying to use this Toolkit for my Nexus 7 3G running 4.2.2 I keep getting ADB not found after clicking UNLOCK. Had tried every USB port on my PC.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Aut0botK1lla:
Thanks for the reply, I see a TWRP folder on my nexus, thats that mean the installer installed it. has my nandroid backup i made after rooting.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] sergiozaki:
Nexus7 32gb

Pls help i want to root my google nexus7 32gb , iam a noob in this , i read all posts and there is problems everywhere.

What tool do i need to root it in just one click please, ( sorry my english)

Best regards

Sergio
[Nexus 7 Android Development] slybunda:
id love to root my nexus 7 and get new kernel on it, but i dont want to have to wipe everything in the process.

is there a way to root and get cwm on there without having to factory reset it in the process?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] WugFresh:
TWRP was not actually installed to your recovery partition, but yes the backup was stored to your local storage. Assuming everything worked properly with my program, then your backup should have been copied onto your computer, which in that case - you are free to delete the backup and/or folder off your device. TWRP did not install to your device, it just was booted temporarily and created a nandroid.

If you leave the TWRP folder alone, then you can just boot into temp TWRP at anytime and restore the backup, no need to wait forever for the toolkit to push it back to your device (typically this takes a long time - and even longer if the backup is particularly large).

{{ WugFresh }}
[Nexus 7 Android Development] WugFresh:
Read what it tells you on that prompt. It provides some explicit instructions on how to fix that, beyond just trying alternate usb ports. Most notably, you need to properly configure your drivers using the driver guide.

{{ WugFresh }}
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Anderson2:
I recently rooted my Nexus 7 and went through the same problems. It was not the usb.

As mentioned, be sure your you go

entirely

through the first step. The one that configures your drivers.I did not go all the way through it.

I had a additional problem which you may or may not have: If you have Avast mobile security installed it needs to be uninstalled, including the "secret" component or it will not let you root.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] didi0815:
I'm rooted with 4.2.1 using the older version of this kid.

Now I wanted to go to 4.2.2 and used "Flash Stock + Unroot" using NAKAGASI 4.2.2

After 2 rebooting I get in the toolkid the message in the attached picture.

Followed by:

Nexus 7 stays with the screen attached.

Nothing is happening then (I waited 30min).

After rebooting I'm still with 4.2.1

I rebooted both (PC and Nexus 7) several times, no difference.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] :
AW: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

Hello!

I got a question concerning backup before unlock and root: My Nexus 7 is filled with lots of apps, music and photos. I am afraid of loosing it all when unlocking and rooting. When using the backup options provided by the toolkit the backup file is only ab out 70 MB big instead of tons of pictures gigabytes!!! I saved on the device. So what am I doing wrong? Nandroid and other options don't work without unlock/root...

Hit 'Thanks' if I helped ya, pleeez!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] psousa781:
Re: [Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.3 [Updated 02/24/13]

Is it possible to unroot but keep a custom ROM and kernel?