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[Nexus 7 Android Development] mskip:
Thank you for the kind words.

OK THIS IS ENOUGH NOW I HAVE TRIED TO BE NICE ABOUT IT AND BRUSH OFF PEOPLES REMARKS ABOUT BEING 'FORCED' TO DONATE TO ROOT THEIR DEVICES AND BEING 'HELD HOSTAGE'. AS STATED MANY MANY TIMES THIS IS A TOOLKIT FOR EASE OF USE AND AUTOMATES MANY MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO BUT IM NOT APPLE AND HAVENT PATENTED THE RIGHTS ON HOW TO DO IT. IF YOU WANT TO ROOT YOUR DEVICE BEFORE THE NEXT PUBLIC VERSION IS AVAILABLE AND DON'T WANT TO DONATE/PAY WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT THEN JUST DOWNLOAD SUPERSU 0.98 FROM CHAINFIRES THREAD AND FLASH IT VIA CUSTOM RECOVERY (YOU CAN BOOT OR FLASH CUSTOM RECOVERY IN THE 'FREE' VERSION WITHOUT HAVING TO SPEND A PENNY). I HAVE FINISHED THE GNEX TOOLKIT NOW AND WILL BE RELEASING IT IN AN HOUR AND WILL THEN START ON THE NEXUS 7 TOOLKIT FULL UPDATE TO V4.0.0. I WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE RELEASING AUTO UPDATES AS THEY ARE AN EXTREMELY EFFICIENT WAY OF FIXING BUGS OR UPDATING PARTS OF THE TOOLKITS AND MULTIPLE UPDATES COULD BE PUSHED OUT VERY QUICKLY IF NEEDED WITHOUT TAKING UP MY WHOLE DAY. IF ANYONE DOESNT LIKE THE WAY I DO THINGS THEN YOU ARE NOT FORCED TO GIVE ME ANYTHING JUST LEARN TO DO IT YOURSELF AND DON'T ***** ABOUT IT. I WORK MORE THAN 14 HOURS A DAY ON MY TOOLKITS SOMETIMES AND WHEN I GET A CHANCE TO READ MY THREADS I DONT NEED TO SEE CRAP WRITTEN ABOUT HOW I DO THINGS. YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO TAKE IT UP WITH ME PERSONALLY BUT NO MORE TALK ABOUT IT IN THIS THREAD AS ITS JUST CREATING A COMPLETE MESS.

I will add some text about 'when will the next free version be available', 'how much do i have to donate to get the auto updates' and anything else I can think of so to the users who frequent this thread I ask of you this. If you see any posts at all related to donations please just reply with "Read the FAQ on post#2". Thats all. If the comments carry on I will start deleting posts as spam and start giving out infractions if it happens more than once.

Mark.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Milamber33:
Lol, didn't notice that. I just clicked the report link on one of those stupid whiners' posts. :)

QFT. Most of us, at least, appreciate your fine work, and understand that the whole auto-update vs. full version system isn't any sort of ransom attempt, and that the only reason why you don't release full versions more often is simple logistics. Unfortunately, there are only 24 hours in a day, and you have to spend at least a few of them sleeping. (you do sleep sometime, right? :p )
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bostonbassman78:
I kinda wondered that myself after reading this lol

Sent from my Paranoid N7
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mskip:
I usually get a good 3-4 hours a night which is more than sufficiant :)

Mark.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] myjess:
I know i am not meant to do this, but i donated yesterday. How long does it usually take for a serial number or whatever it is I need.

Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] FoulDroid:
4.2.1 available : http://android.clients.google.com/p....signed-occam-JOP40D-from-JOP40C.625f5f7c.zip

Can i flash without loosing root ?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] sean.trinidade:
Download OTA Root Keeper from the Play store, and backup root before doing the update. Then just restore root afterwards.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] spaceman860:
That's the link for the nexus 4 not the nexus 7

Sent from my BAKED Nexus
[Nexus 7 Android Development] FoulDroid:
tested and effectively not working on Nexus 7 . sorry .. :(
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bostonbassman78:
We may see beta 4 today moles said it should be dropping in a couple hours

Edit damn my bad wrong thread delete this apparently I follow to many threads lol there all starting to blend in

Sent from my Paranoid Android
[Nexus 7 Android Development] nava88:
The OTA rootkeeper are the voodoo OTA rootkeeper?? Anyone recive the OTA yet?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] FoulDroid:
OTA Upgrade done! 4.2.1 installed without probs :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Datron:
Cool story, bro! :P

Unclefest v2 alive and kicking - support SeanZ!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Major_Sarcasm:
Trying to revert back to a stock rom from CM10. Keep getting the error in the attached pic when trying to manually install adb drivers. I'm a donator so I've checked for toolkit updates but I'm on latest version.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] nava88:
Updated to 4.1.2 a keep root with root keeper. All work fine!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] rejavanation:
Install a Custom Kernel

I love the toolkit and it's been great. But since I updated to 4.2 for some reason when I place files directly in the root directory of my tablet I can no longer see them when I got into recovery. I tried to push a custom kernel image file through the toolkit but it asks if I want it to be "temporary" or "permanent." I'm not really sure what that means as far as custom kernel's go so I picked temporary. I thought it pushed fine but when I checked to see if my kernel loaded, I found that it didn't. Then I tried to push it as permanent but it asked me where I wanted it to be permanently pushed to and I stopped because I wasn't sure and I didn't want to brick my tab. I know this is the dev section, but I was hoping you could provide some clear instructions on how to perform this function in the toolkit.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mskip:
Android 4.2 has added sub folders for /data/media because of the MultiUser addition. Push the files to the /data/media/0 (thats zero) foler and everything should show. It will take a while to catch all the bugs 4.2 introduced but they will all be sorted out.

Mark.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] rejavanation:
Hi Mark,

Thanks for the quick response. Pushed the files to the folders you suggested, but no joy.I can see the files if I use the file manger option in TWRP but when I look for the file to install I don't see it at all. Before the update, I just dropped the file I wanted in the root directory and flashed it using TWRP. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] buffalo_guy:
Nandroid from CWM Touch not found on device

I love the toolkit and all is well. I am running 4.2 . One strange thing however. When I do a nandroid backup using the toolkit I find the backup in the right place. When I use CWM Touch to do the nandroid, it completes the backup but the file is no where to be found. I have a legacy and 0 sdcard directories and it is in neither. I will rely on the toolkit for now but I would live to use the on board nandroid capability when I don't have access to the PC. Thanks!!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bostonbassman78:
These toolkits work on windows 8 or is there still some bugs to work out

Sent from my Paranoid N7
[Nexus 7 Android Development] MikeRL100:
Seems to have worked on Windows 8 for me, so far. As for bugs there are always bound to be bugs in software, especially with a new OS coupled into the mix. You can read mskip's FAQ on Windows 8 driver installation (the last question) in order to get the Nexus 7 drivers functioning and installed properly on Windows 8. Trust me, the drivers will install. I dual boot 8 and Ubuntu myself, and have been able to get them working in 8. Feel free to ask again if you have any issues. BTW for bugs, I cannot answer that. You may want to ask mskip. I am not the one doing the coding, hence I cannot see the bugs with Windows 8, if there are any significant ones. :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bostonbassman78:
Thanks alot man i will be updating to windows 8 before the night is over just needed to make sure his gnex and n7 kits where working on it before i upgraded

Sent from my Paranoid N7
[Nexus 7 Android Development] buffalo_guy:
Toolkit App restore not working on 4.2.1

Mark:

I am running PA with build 4.2.1 JOP40D. App backups I made with 4.2.0 no longer restore. The tablet never responds with the dialog and the toolkit flashes some data and returns to the main menu. Is there a way around this? Is the backup even tied to a previous build. Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] buffalo_guy:
Solved - Missing Nandroid files

There were a series of nested 0 directories under sdcard. I formated the sdcard and cleaned that up. Apparently when you do a factory reset the additional 0 directories are created.

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I still cannot get the toolkit to restore the app backup however the adb restore command in fastboot worked.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Mixy:
Cant get this to work. I am running the v3.8.2 donate, and my Nexus is running 4.2.0. Still when i run through the one-click or if i do it through option 4 it doesn't give any errors, and i'm left without root.

SuperSU is installed, but gives error when trying to update ("Installation failed !").

The toolbox even says something like root procedure OK, and later "Congratulations youre hacked".

Any tips?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Krunk_Kracker:
Try installing super user from the play store... Open it and then close it back.

Now open up supersu and when it asks to update, superuser should pop up and ask for permission. Grant supersu permission through superuser. Once supersu updates, uninstall superuser.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Mixy:
Thanks for a fast reply, unfortunately that didnt change much. Seemed to be working at first when it said "installing" for a long time, but ended up with failed as before. Got no popup from superuser.

Tried rebooting and doing the same again. No change. Titanium Backup cant get root either
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Krunk_Kracker:
Uninstall supersu and see if you can use superuser ...if so reinstall supersu from the market and try again.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mskip:
This has been covered (3 posts ago actually) :)

Either boot into recovery with your usb cable attached or use a quick boot app or the rom toolbox to boot into recovery.

Mark.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] jombo2323:
Such an amazing program. works like a charm for reflashing cwm and some other things!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] howsleyd:
Not sure if this has been mentioned but if you have a program called Droid Explorer installed on your PC, you need to uninstall it. I kept having problems getting the toolkit to work since I kept getting the adb service error where it keeps restarting.

Apparently that program has it's own adb service that runs in the background even if the program is not running. This was messing with the updated (and correct) adb service from the android sdk. After removing it, everything worked great and no longer got the errors. So you guys might try that if you use it.

Sent from my HTC One X
[Nexus 7 Android Development] thepolishguy:
do i need the drivers

Just wanted to double check as I am getting my N7 tomorrow; I have the Samsung Galaxy Nexus already (Toro/Verizon). I have the android sdk all set up and up to date and have used adb and fastboot with my Galaxy Nexus.

Does that mean I can skip the installation of the drivers for my N7? Or will I still need to install drivers for the N7? Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Pete7ate:
come and take a look.:good:
[Nexus 7 Android Development] 3ftw:
can i root it without unlock the bootloader?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mskip:
Did you read the text on the screen before installing the drivers? It says that that text just means your pc needs a reboot before drivers can finish installing.

Mark.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mskip:
No.

Actually yes you can but only if your current build is ICL53F which is a very old build. Anything newer than that and you will need to unlock first.

Mark.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mskip:
Thanks for the info I will add that info to the FAQ that noone ever reads lol :)

Mark.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mskip:
You can try connecting first to see if the drivers will install but the Nexus 7 uses a different set of drivers from the Galaxy Nexus so you may need to reinstall them to make sure you have everything on your pc.

Mark.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bizz2012:
Hi,

I have to return my Nexus this weekend and it is currently rooted with the Modaco rom.

What options do i need to do so it is just like it came out of the box.

Just so Asus or whoever is going to replace it cant complain.

Thanks
[Nexus 7 Android Development] kendallc123:
Use option 9 to download the stock Nexus 7 ROM and flash it and the stock recovery. Then use option 3 to re-lock your bootloader

Kendall
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bizz2012:
Hi,

Worked perfectly.

Thanks
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Curb71:
Just bought the Nexus 7. Soon as I turned it on and logged in to Google it wanted me to update. I declined.

Unlocked and rooted which worked great.

Question is, can u accept the persistent update now since I'm rooted?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mvmacd:
Yeah you can update. I used OTA rootkeeper, but I didn't need it.

Anyway even if it did lose your root, you can use CWM/TWRP to flash Superuser.zip and root easily.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] r8zer:
WOW, This has been the easiest experiance of unlocking bootloaders and rooting, thankyou for putting all this together.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Airbag888:
Sorry if it's been asked before.

Is there a way to unroot without loosing data to process an OTA?

I'm on 4.1 and everytime it restarts to install the OTA after a bit I get a fallen android with red triangle :(

Apparently I need to unroot before the process goes through.

Thanks
[Nexus 7 Android Development] adamhlj:
Lol DAMMIT i forgot to install the OTA first.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] flatflo:
Root does not work for me with 4.1.1

Tried many times, but no result.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] dozybolox13:
JRO03D

delete
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Mixy:
Cant uninstall from /system/app without root, so i cant uninstall supersu
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Krunk_Kracker:
Delete it from system / app from TWRP's file explorer then
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Mixy:
Cant seem to get TWRP or CWM booted. With the option to "boot custom recovery without permanently flashing" it just reboots into regular Android.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Datron:
When the toolkit says its waiting for ur device, and u r already connected and in fast boot mode, have u tried unplugging and reconnecting the usb cable?

Unclefest v2 alive and kicking - support SeanZ!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Mixy:
Actually got this working by doing the unroot option, that booted it into CWM and i was able to flash SuperSU manually there. Now it seems to be working :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] DanteGR:
Excellent tool.

Unrooted and relocked the bootloader very quickly and with zero problems.

Big kudos to you sir :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] themagiciant95:
Hi, every time I install a new update how can I re–root the device?

Thanks

Inviato dal mio Nexus 7 con Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Datron:
Using cwm recovery I've been offered the option to keep the recovery and root during most updates.

Unclefest v2 alive and kicking - support SeanZ!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] nex86:
I seem to have problems backing up and restoring the internal SD card since 4.2 has a different folderstructure. any way to fix this?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Datron:
I think this a known issue that the dev has acknowledged and plans to repair when he has time. I don't think there is a solution yet. Hope this helps.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] adlakeche:
If you lost root from 4.2 to 4.2.1 update, your bootloader is still unlocked, I installed 4.2.1 from 4.2 and was back to root in less than 5 minutes.

Choose root/unroot option in menu, then choose root and install busybox , super SU and sit back. Total elapsed time 4min, 22 sec. Was on TWRP recovery from 4.2, is still there.Like it better than CWM. (personal preference, always worked perfect on both tablets and phones.) Hope this helps:)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] death_skt:
i´ve not received the 4.2.1 update =(, i´ve readed that the stock image is available, when is gonna be the tool updated?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] kpucci:
i am almost certain that my 3.2.0 said there was an update to this, but I am not able to find it anywhere? Is the update only available to those who have donated?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] sean.trinidade:
Just download is manually from here, and then flash it with the tool.

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Auto updates are only available to those who donated. Otherwise, you'll need to wait for Mark to release the updated tk here.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] kpucci:
I understand auto-updates, but I did not realizing he was restricting manual updates to donate only.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bostonbassman78:
The toolkit should be updated in a couple days or so to 4.0

Sent from my Paranoid N7
[Nexus 7 Android Development] death_skt:
what changes has this version? Just december's fix?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bostonbassman78:
I think it will unlock root 4.2.1 along with whatever else comes with bug fixes etc etc some more factory images so on and so on

Sent from my Paranoid Android Gnex
[Nexus 7 Android Development] death_skt:
my bad, i was asking about 4.2.1 android version, not toolkit update :P
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bostonbassman78:
Oh lol well 4.2 is sweet

Sent from my Paranoid N7
[Nexus 7 Android Development] gerb45:
I am clearly a noob boot will I use option 11 to flash a kernel to my nexus 7 and if so what partition does it get flashed to thanks???
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Fauert:
How do you flash it from toolkit , it is a zip not a img. file :confused:
[Nexus 7 Android Development] tytung2020:
will it root 4.2.1?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Ted C.:
Just follow the instructions...

back on page #111. Worked for me with no problems...
[Nexus 7 Android Development] yanksrock1000:
I'm new to all these things, so I have a few questions...my new Nexus 7 is unable to update to 4.2 for some reason. I haven't modified anything. I have been using it on 4.1.2 for about a week, have set everything up, downloaded things, ect. Now, I want to have the 4.2 update. If I use the tool, I can easily just flash the Stock Image Google provides of 4.2.1, correct? (option 9). And if I do this, everything be erased?

Also, I am using Windows 8. will there be any difficulties because of this?

Thanks
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Mikey:
lol Mark i find it funny how i read this for a tablet but in your list, everything mentions for a phone :p

I know its a universal post for all your threads :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bostonbassman78:
Im not sure this toolkit is updated yet for 4.2.1 and no i have windows 8 working fine

Sent from my Paranoid Android Gnex
[Nexus 7 Android Development] yka:
Windows 8 drivers you have to do this trick:

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1713955
[Nexus 7 Android Development] themagiciant95:
It works if I only use the root option in the toolbox?

Inviato dal mio Nexus 7 con Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Milamber33:
The current version of the toolkit hasn't been updated for 4.2.1, but that doesn't mean you can't use it for that. You'll have to download the stock Google image yourself from here and put it in the 'put_google_factory_image_here' folder. Once you do that, pick option 9, then option 2 to just flash the image you've already downloaded.

It's a bit more manual than option 9 then option 1, but it will work just the same. And yes, installing the stock image always wipes all data.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] adlakeche:
I used it after I recieved the 4.2.1 OTA update form google, as it lost root when I got the update. Took less than five minutes to root. Did have twrp already installed before update though. Works great!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] gherkin12:
Morning Guys

Very quick question as I can't seem to see what I'm doing wrong. I've unlocked the Nexus successfully using the toolkit however I'm not 100% sure the rooting is 'sticking'. Only reason I say this is that in superuser there are no apps listing and when I come to use ROM Toolbox (mainly to edit dpi settings) it comes back as saying I don't have root access.

To confirm this I downloaded Root Checker and it states that I don't have full root access.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong. I didn't go the 1-Click route I just wanted to Root and remain stock for the time being. Haven't had this issue before routing phones.

TIA
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Milamber33:
What version of Android are you running? Which version of the toolkit did you use?

Mskip is still in the process of getting the full toolkit updated for 4.2+. Donators have a compatible version via auto-updates, but he hasn't compiled a full release for non-donators yet. That being said, if you search the thread (and/or the rest of the site), you can find a flashable zip for SuperSU 0.98. Flash that through a custom recovery and it should fix it up for you.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] gherkin12:
Thanks, I thought it might have been the 4.2 issue (which is what I'm running - apologies for not mentioning that initially) but wasn't 100% sure, thinking it was something I was doing wrong. Admittedly I hadn't donated as I wanted to make sure it worked first :)

Will have a little search for SuperSU.

thanks again :good:
[Nexus 7 Android Development] sean.trinidade:
Do not use 1-Click if you are using the freebie 3.2.0 tk. See my instructions on page 110.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] s0litaire:
I'm having problems with 4.2.1 and adb mode.

Does the toolkit work with 4.2.1?

It only sees the device randomly and when it does it's listed as "offline" so nothing that required adb will work.

It DOES see it in fastboot mode. but everything it does is lost at next reboot (i.e. booting un-secure image)

Can someone give me a few pointers or hints? ^_^
[Nexus 7 Android Development] sean.trinidade:
Yes, toolkit works with 4.2.1 (used it again this weekend!).

Try re-installing the drivers again, as that sometimes helps.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] s0litaire:
Thanks!

Sorted!

Not the drivers but a problem with the version of adb.exe being used.

Replaced the adb-toolkit.exe and the 2 adb*.dll's with the adb.exe (renamed it) and dll's from the android SDK which I re-downloaded.

Re-booted and ran the toolkit again and everything worked.

---------- Post added at 06:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:36 PM ----------

Quick update!

I downloaded, did a fresh install and updated the toolkit.

Again the version of adb you get can't see my nexus 7 properly.

but the version of adb.exe you get with the SDK works fine.

The workaround I used was to copy the adb.exe from the SDK and rename it "adb-toolkit.exe" replace the old one and copy over the 2 dlls as well.

Program now works for me!

=(^__^)=
[Nexus 7 Android Development] adriano3:
I'm trying to obtain the root permission on my nexus 7 3g android 4.2.1 and not 4.2.0 (i don't know if it makes the difference)! I've done all the procedure and when i open SuperSU that asks me if i wanna update the executable SU, i get a installation failed message.

I've already activate the donate version of the toolkit!

Any suggestions????:confused:
[Nexus 7 Android Development] sean.trinidade:
Read my instructions on page 110
[Nexus 7 Android Development] pietro18m:
Hi,

are the drivers compatibles on Windows 8?

Thanks
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bostonbassman78:
Yup well at least i have no issues

Sent from my Paranoid N7
[Nexus 7 Android Development] pietro18m:
Sorry, i'm italian and i don't understand this "yup". Please, can you tell me in another way?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Krunk_Kracker:
Welcome to American Lingo :P

In short, he said "yes"