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[Nexus 10 Android Development] jonstrong:
Sorry -- I'm not clear at this point, from all the comments in the thread, about the state of the tool. Should it, in general, be able to unlock and root a Nexus 10 completely through the button selectable options in the app? Or should we also plan to do a system reset as well, manually, after this?

I have a brand new N10 sitting on my desk right now -- haven't even broken the seals yet. I'd like to unlock it before installing anything to save the need for reinstalling. Just want to verify the completeness and effectiveness of NRT on the N10 first -- always had great results on my Galaxy Nexus with NRT -- just want to be sure I'll have the same positive experience now with the N10...:confused:

EDIT: Never mind --- I did some more reading, loaded up NRT 1.6.1, followed instructions... after unlocking I had to go back to the stock recovery for a factory reset, but after that it booted right up, I unlocked, installed TWRP, and all looks perfect! Thanks so much for a great toolkit! Have to feed my kids now, but will be coming back to make a donation soon... great work!
[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
Were you on 4.2.0 when you unlocked and had to factory reset, or were you on 4.2.1? I want to include explicit instruction in the next release about factory resetting the Nexus10 if that step is entirely necessary after an unlock, which it seems like it is based on feedback. I am wondering if the issue is build specific. Glad it worked well for you. :)

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
System apps + data means the core android system apps;

/system/app directory

and associated data. This would be things like the stock home launcher app (homescreen settings), the stock email client, etc. However, please note that those apps are BUILD specific. Meaning if you were to back them up, you want to be sure to restore them onto the same build, otherwise you will most likely have complications; i.e. if you perform a backup with system apps and data on 4.2.0 and then restore them on 4.2.1, you would be overwriting the new 4.2.1 system app with the old 4.2.0 system apps.

Shared data is an attempt to backup select sdcard data, like music and pictures. But for whatever reason, googles adb backup just doesn't do a great job at this, and seems to only grab some of this data. The toolkits data/media backup does a much better job at grabbing this type of sdcard data, and is recommended to use that instead over checking shared data. So honestly, in my opinion, both of those checkboxes are better off unchecked, but I included them anyway to provide the end user with the full backup options.

Without these checkboxes checked, you user apps and associated data get backed up.

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] add12364:
Questions

Can you clarify for me? I'm very new with locked bootloaders and do not want to get into a sticky situation or turn my Nexus 10 into a $400 Windshield Scraper.

2 Questions

1. Would the steps be, Unlock->Factory Reset->Unlock again?

2. How do you factory reset after unlocking if the boot is stuck? Also, do you select the softbrick/ bootloop check in the toolkit when flashing back to stock?

THANKS!

add12364

From the Nook Color Community where hacking is mandatory!
[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
If you were to bootloop after an unlock, the procedure would just be to factory reset. Once you unlock, the only way to relock is to run the fastboot oem lock command explicitly or use the toolkits OEM lock button. A factory reset only wipes user data and cache and resets system settings to default.

If you were to bootloop after an unlock, you would first power down; hold the power button until your device turned off. Then you would turn it back on while holding both volume buttons at the same time (so the power button and both the up and down volume buttons)... this will bring you into bootloader mode, where you will see a big green START. Use the volume buttons a few times to turn that big green START to the red RECOVERY. Select recovery by using the power button once, then you will see an android on its back with an exclamation mark.

Once you see that screen (which is the pre-screen to stock recovery), just short press all three buttons (both volume buttons and the power button) at the same time to bring up the stock recovery menu. There you will see an option to factory reset, which you can highlight with the volume button, and select with the power button.

So..

1. Unlock

2. Power down

3. Boot back up with all three buttons

4. Select "Recovery"

5. Short press all three buttons to see the stock recovery menu

6. Perform a factory reset

Then just let it boot back up and proceed to use the other features in the toolkit.

It should also be noted that you can perform a factory reset from within the android OS as well (however that wouldn't help you if your were bootlooping, but its still good to know); Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset > reset tablet > erase everything..

edit:

Regarding your secret third question in your 2 question list (lol) - either option will work, the "bootloop" option for flashing stock is there to provide end users additional instructions for manually booting into bootloader mode via the method I described above. If you aren't bootlooping, then the toolkit can just automate the process of going into bootloader mode. Ultimately the same procedure is performed when flashing stock with either options. :)

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] jonstrong:
Thought I was on 4.2 when this happened and I had to reset. Oddly, I was offered two system updates, which I accepted (after unlocking), and I'm now at 4.2.1. Should have paid more attention in the process, but it was all going well so I just let it run. Sorry I can't over more precise feedback. Hope this helps a bit.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] add12364:
THANK YOU SO MUCH! BEST INSTRUCTIONS EVER!

One last question,

Does the backup feature backup all the apps? Including apps in /data? Cause I did a full backup and it was 3GB. All my apps combined adds up to 12GB. Do I have to install all apps again?

Thanks! I'm soooo new to non-sd slotted rooting. The Nook Color was much more simple even though this is considered simple.

Love your toolkit!
[Nexus 10 Android Development] add12364:
SUCCESS

I have successfully rooted my Nexus 10!!! I would've died without your post last night! Thanks!
[Nexus 10 Android Development] aginies:
I have got the problem of the boot loop too when i have unlocked my N10. I have restored the official image 4.2, and now this is fixed, and my bootloader is unlock.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] ripal79:
I would like to root my nexus but never do that befere. Can someone write how to do that with this toolkit. Do I neeed unlock first?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] Skullpuck:
Same here. I've done this on my Vibrant before but there's really no step by step instructions here. Are there going to be or is this just for the super smart people on here?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
The instructions are on my website thats linked in the OP.

Drivers > Backup > Unlock > Root > Restore > Enjoy.

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] add12364:
3 questions.

1.When I rooted using your toolkit, was TWRP automatically installed if I did not click custom recovery?

2.How do I boot into TWRP. I know how to install, just don't know how to use the bootloader.

3.Since I have root now, does the media backup include all my data now?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] ripal79:
If the device is new do i need backup if i want root the tablet? Can i use it also for JB 4.2.1
[Nexus 10 Android Development] JohnnyQ1964:
TWRP Password

Sorry guys, I've unlocked, trying to get root and custom recovery(TWRP)... I'm sitting at a screen where TWRP is asking for a password....

I can't hit enter and proceed, don't have a password, and the only other option is cancel... Which i did in a previous attempt and it never installed TWRP recovery...

Oh, and how long is a long time to boot... 5 minutes or 50 minutes or 5 hours... I've waited up to about 20 minutes and nothing....

Any suggestions?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] JohnnyQ1964:
OK... Stuck at this Screen

I decided to start fresh (even though I can't boot fully on the tablet).

Went back to uninstall all the drivers and re-installed them... in step three it says to do a full driver test... as part of this step it wants to reboot the tablet...

Now at the Nexus boot logo on the table and on the pc screen it is showing... "waiting for your device to finish booting back up..." I haven't seen it reboot yet and this is my 4th go.

If someone could help... I would greatly appreciate.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] TheMrCaveman:
Same problem here, i have bootloop now!
[Nexus 10 Android Development] JohnnyQ1964:
Fixed....

I saw a message in here that had the same issue... so here are the steps I took to get out of the boot lock. (PS. when i was having the problems I was waiting each time at a minimum of 15-30 minutes before I gave up)

So, I went ahead and completed my fresh start... removed, drivers, and re-installed drivers using the toolkit. Selected root and custom recovery (TWRP natch).... once it re-started into recovery went into TWRP to see if everything looked right to me. On my PC downloaded 2 ROMs based on CM10 and the GAPPS. Copied these files unto a thumbdrive

I connected the thumbdrive via OTG cable... went into TWRP and flashed. Went to CM10 boot Logo and got stuck.... palm/face

restarted into recovery, cleared cache etc...

Reboot....

And VOILA!!!! I'm up. :cool:

Can someone direct me to a zip of the stock N10 4.2.1 D image in case I don't like the ROMs?

Thanks
[Nexus 10 Android Development] Propheous:
So I am trying to unlock my device and I am on step one.

It says that I should wait while it does it boot loop like animation, but it has been 30 minutes. Is there a timeframe I can go oh crap something screwed up?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] JohnnyQ1964:
When you are tired off sitting there:)

Get on your pc and download zip files with ROMs... Put them on a thumb drive etc...

Try to get to the custom recovery

And do as above

If it works give me a thanks or thumbs up :D:thumbup:
[Nexus 10 Android Development] add12364:
media backup!!!

when i backup my virtual SD card. it finishes in one second and my device does not reboot before the process.

my device is rooted and unlocked.

what happened???

thanks!
[Nexus 10 Android Development] pdubcramp:
I'm sure this is a silly question. But when uninstalling the drivers, how do I stop Windows 7 from auto-installing? I uninstall and within seconds it installs the MTP drivers. So I get nowhere. :confused:

Not sure how this is different than what I did when I used this toolkit to root my Nexus 7. Thanks for the great support, Wug!

EDIT: All good on the drivers, no idea what I did differently but it ended up working fine showing Nexus 4 drivers.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] dankerton:
For those of you having boot loop after unlocking, all you need to do is a factory reset from within the stock recovery. Hold all three buttons (power, vol up and down) until it resets into bootloader. Use the volume buttons to select recover and press power to enter it. Once it switches to the little robot picture you need to press all three buttons at the exact same time to bring up the menu. Just keep pressing (not holding, click and release) until you get the menu. Then choose factory reset.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] jonstrong:
Yup -- real quick and easy, and does the trick.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] JohnnyQ1964:
Thanks... too bad I didn't get the answer until i did everything else... but i will keep that in my back pocket for the next time something like this happens... hmmm, I didn't check when it was happening but I think I ended up with TWRP as my recovery... could I have done a factory reset from TWRP and what would that leave me with... an unlocked bootloader with stock ROM?

Thanks

:good:
[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
If anyone starts bootlooping for longer than 5 minutes after an unlock than you need to factory reset.

1. Hold down the power button to shut the device off

2. Restart the device holding all three buttons (vol up and down + power button)

3. In bootloader mode, switch the big green START to the red RECOVERY using the volume buttons

4. Enter stock recovery by pressing the power button

5. You will see an android on its back

6. Press Vol up + power button at the same time to enter the stock recovery menu

7. Select "Factory Reset" with the volume buttons and press the power button to initiate it.

8. After the factory reset your device should boot up normally.

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] Blueback22:
WugFresh-

FYI- The link to download factory images that your toolkit is using are broken. This causes errors every time. Had to download manually to reflash stock.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
Update the masterlists via Help > About

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] Mauijpm:
Thanks for the instructions. How much time should we give it before determining that it is bootlooping?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
I would say 5-7minutes. Patience is always better than haste though so there is no problem in giving yourself a longer buffer and waiting like 10 minutes.. However it seems this is a common occurrence on the N10 so if it's still going after 5 minutes, chances are it's a real bootloop.

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] jkuczy16:
If I use this toolkit, will using the backup and restore option back up all app data and restore my nexus 7 to how I have it now?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
I recommend reading this and its sub sections:

http://wugfresh.com/Help/scr/Backup_&_Restore.htm

Basically an android backup file and a data/media backup will do a good job backing up your important data; if you were to include system data (not recommended) it would technically backup everything. The best backup options are available once rooted though, such as nandroids and good root apps like Titanium Backup.

Regarding backing up data in general though, its always best to avoid putting all your eggs in one basket. Always opt for multiple backup options, such as supplementing your hard backups with mirrored data in cloud storage or via sync apps. Regardless of the fact that the toolkit does a good job backing up data and you could certainly get away with using it as your sole backup solution, it's always a good idea to have a contingency plan for important data. I have always been a little crazy this way with data, especially with my school work. Better off over doing it. :)

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] rayki:
Thanks so much for your wonderful toolkit.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] nexusepoch:
I need help.... :( Did the driver installation and everything was successful. Started the process for unlocking and the phone went into a bootloop. I then attempted to restore the stock image, but that didnt stop the bootloop. I finally attempted to enter stock recovery and do a factory reset. But all I see there is an android with chest open and a red warning triangle... HELP PLEASE!!!
[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
Please read the OP.

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] Caitiff5:
Nexus 10 4.2.1 routine

heyho there,

for all nexus 10 4.2.1 users, here's my (good) experience with this tool:

I wanted to unlock and root my device.

When i started unlock it got into bootloop. So i put it back to stock rom.

Afterwards the unlock still is on the device(!). So just start your nexus, perform normal firsttimestart setup, and just install all available updates to 4.2.1 (stock rom is 4.2)

Then run the root and everything works perfect.

Thanks a lot WugFresh !
[Nexus 10 Android Development] jonstrong:
You can certainly do that...but it's probably not necessary. If you read the thread, you'll see that after unlocking, others simply boot back into recovery and run a system reset to resolve the boot loop issue. After that, rooting is trivial.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] KingRamo:
So I'm having trouble jusy getting the drivers installed using solutions #1 and #2. In step 1 when uninstalling driver was no check box to 'delete the driver software for this device'.

For solution #1 I get to part 3 of the visual guide and get the message "Android phone not detected (Error=103). Please wait for driver installation to complete and make sure the Android ADB driver is loaded without error in Device Manager." Then clicking 'OK' shows the USB debugging 'USB Driver installation message again and if I click Ok I get the error again and if I click 'cancel' it statrts uninstalling PDANet.

For Solution #2 I get to part 8 of the visual guide and it doesn't ask me to select my device type and then there is not a 'SAMSUNG Android ADB Interface' option

So I would appreciate any advice, I have no idea why it won't work. :)
[Nexus 10 Android Development] scottypimpin636:
[Q] Which backup method do I need to choose in order to backup the data portion of the apps?

For example, I have the game "A Bards Tale" which has 3.5GB of data that I can't afford to lose. I'm basically trying to back everything up before unlocking the boot loader.

I did a standard backup of just user apps which was 354mb then I did another with both system apps + data and shared data checked, which came out to 5.6GB.

Thanks ahead of time! :)
[Nexus 10 Android Development] ty1827:
I ran into an issue when trying to root the Nexus 10 after successfully unclocking it. When rooting, it did reboot to boatloader but on my PC, there was the notification showing that the toolkit was pushing modifed image to my Nexus but I waited for 30 minutes and nothing happened.

I have tried the driver No #1 afer failing with the #3, but it didn't succeed either. Could you please help me out with this?

Thanks so much.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] three west:
this all started after everything appeared to unlock and root fine, but I tried to install some inverted apps by travp which did not go well.

I'm trying to flash the factory image, the included one fails, so I went and got my own, but its not rebooting as I expect it would?

when the cmd box comes up on the computer it says "wait for your device to finish booting up" but mine never reboots?

I can get into the bootloader, and into TWRP, but even after factory reset is keeps giving me this: android.process.acore has stopped

and I can't get past the "google & location" setup screen.

am I missing something with flashing the factory image?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] msankadi:
brilliant just followed all the commands in the video and the thread and now I have everything,.,,thanks a lot for making it so easy...

one observation...in the video it says install pda net drivers but I was getting error while doing that during fastboot check...

I read the advice in the thread which said follow option 3 and that worked perfectly for me...
[Nexus 10 Android Development] MebielaskaNOOB:
I'm having this exact same problem. If anyone has any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] scottypimpin636:
Deleted - issue was not with the toolkit.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] add12364:
BACKUPS???

Can you explain the backups to me?

The virtual sd card backup don't seem to be getting all my game data.

Also, how does the full NANDROID backups work?

My Nexus 10 won't have enough space to save the backup before transferring onto the computer. Right?

Thanks!

add12364
[Nexus 10 Android Development] scottypimpin636:
I'm curious about this also because I have 8.1GB of apps + data according to the device in storage. When I run a backup with the 2 boxes checked for system + data and shared the total size of the backup is 6GB.

Is the backup compressed or something?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] bg1906:
Is TWRP the only option for custom recovery with this tool kit?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] Doctor Dedroid:
Got the toolkit to recognize my Nexus 10....

First off, thanks for this toolkit... it is a phenomenal piece of work.

I went through the driver set up process and it does indeed recognize my N10. (used option 3 and used the google drivers) And I made a backup of my apps for example just to try it out. Verrrrry nice! But while the N10 is in debug mode, when I plug in the device the new hardware wizard thinks it needs MTP drivers and of course it whines about it. Turning off debugging mode in the device makes this "go away". I don't suppose there is a way to have things recognize both MTP and adb... (is that even a good question???)

However what I really want to know is that when put in my Galaxy Nexus (vzw) phone, well, do I have to go through that whole set up again for that ? i.e. do I have to do this every time I switch back and forth between the devices?

Thanks...

OK. Perhaps I should clarify:

After setting up the toolkit for the Nexus 10, with apparent success, I see that the Galaxy Nexus evidently has different ADB drivers because the tool could not connect to my Galaxy Nexus... this isn't unexpected. But in order to enable using the tool for Galaxy Nexus also, am I required to go through the process of removing all of the ADB drivers again and then reinstalling? I have been unable to find any information on the process of switching devices. Can I simply add required drivers for additional devices at this point?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] TheEmpyre:
I'm getting a hashcheck mismatch when trying to download the factory image from google on the flash stock / unroot device option. I also downloaded the image myself from the google dev page and tried to use it and I still was unable to proceed. Any work-around for this?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
Try updating the toolkits master lists and trying again. An update is coming soon that will stream line this, but for now: Help > About... > then agree to update the master lists. Then try again.

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] jetguat:
To backup the "saved games" in bards tale. Simply use a file explorer. Navigate to

Android->data->com.inxile.BardTale->files->SavedGames

You'll see files there. you can copy/paste then, email them, whatever you want. Its the saved file is all you need. I rooted a Bionic and redownloaded bard tale and just put the saved game back. No problem..

BTW instructions came from the creators of Bards Tale
[Nexus 10 Android Development] jb0ne:
Download site is down for me...anyone else?
[Nexus 10 Android Development] TheEmpyre:
Unfortunately this still did not solve the problem but I was able to revert to stock image via fastboot manually. Nonetheless great work on the toolkit, came in handy to get rid of all my extraneous android drivers that were bogging down my adb server causing it to restart every time I issued the first adb command. Thanks Wug
[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
Maybe goo.im servers are experiencing some problems or high traffic. I will look into resolving this asap.

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] Juan Kerzhoff:
Great piece of kit many thanks squire.
[Nexus 10 Android Development] varma111:
Backup , Does it work for multiple users

Can you tell me what should i do to perform a backup for multiple users?

Thaks

Ravi
[Nexus 10 Android Development] coktky:
on items 6, should be pressing and holding the Vol up + Power button to enter the recovery menu. Thanks anyway!:fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 10 Android Development] WugFresh:
My fault, thank you for notifying me, I will edit that now.

In other news I am cranking out v1.6.2 now with some fixes and enhancements, trying to get it out for the holidays :)

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[Nexus 10 Android Development] jbdavies:
Whenever I go to Root with "Also Flash Custom Recover" and it says I don't have the proper files downloaded, click ok to download... then every single time, I get this message:

Windows cannont find 'nexwug_DL_NRTfiles.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

I've done this probably 10 different times. Even tried restarting. Redownloading and installing the toolkit. Still nothing. How can I fix this?

Thanks!