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[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdel12345:
How can I root 4.3 on nexus 10 without losing data. My boot loader is locked and all the instructions need an unlocked boot loader which will delete data to do. In stuck. I had my boot loader unlocked but I licked it with bootlocker from play store before ota update and I used voodoo root keeper but obviously that failed so now I can't reunlock my boot loader and I can't get root. Any help please?

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rirere:
You need to download a recovery .img, and in a command prompt/terminal, run:

fastboot boot recovery <path-to-recovery.img> (obviously, if you're running fastboot from an .exe, you'll need to run fastboot.exe boot recovery <path-to-recovery.img> instead). That will send the custom recovery image to the device, load it into memory, and boot once.

Until we see another locked-bootloader tool like motochopper, you're stuck. I would try using a tool like Helium to grab your backups and then bite the bullet and do an unlock. Given the changes in Android 4.3, the recovery flash is the only known way to get full root right now.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdel12345:
Actually I was able to root without unlocking using n-crys nexus toolkit. Then from there I unlocked my bootloader using the boot unlocked app so I still have all my data :D
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drood:
I have locked bootloader and rooted after 4.3. (Stock recovery and everything)

How i did it was pretty easy:

- Reboot to bootloader (Either manually or "adb reboot bootloader")

- "fastboot boot recovery.img" (latest cwm recovery or whichever you prefer)

- then install latest superSU.zip (either directly from internal memory or via sideload)

- then reboot and you're done (ROM overwrites the "temporary" recovery with stock again when booting)

At least this as far as i understand it, and it works perfectly for me.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdel12345:
Look at the post right above you and you will see I already solved it lol but thanks anyways.

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drood:
Haha, yeah true.. sorry about that :p My eyes aren't what they used to be i guess.. hehe
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notfaded1:
because we all don't won't someones toolkit...

I'm actually really glad drood posted his method as it doesn't rely on any so called toolkits written by anybody and explains how to just do it with adb and booting one time into a custom recovery. I too am in this same position and have always used chainfires root-keeper to get root back after doing an upgrade.

I've always thought it was pretty cool having bootloader locked, stock recovery, always getting all the OTA's directly and having ROOT! :victory:
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda6969:
fastboot boot recovery.img no longer works on the Nexus 4 because of a change in 4.3. I assume it no longer works on the Nexus 10 also. The new command for the Nexus 4 is fastboot -c "lge.kcal=0|0|0|x" boot recovery.img. I don't know if the same string works on the Nexus 10 or not. Replace recovery.img with the name of the recovery image you want to boot to.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave08:
Fastboot boot recovery.img worked fine on my N10.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jalize:
On my N10 when supposed to reboot to recovery is just power down?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PuroKaibil:
The above method worked for me too. :good: No issues with fastboot as descrived above on my nexus 10 with locked bootloader. No data lost. :laugh:

Thank you.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gymmy:
help

I must be missing something , but I get the following error when i try and boot the recovery,

./fastboot boot openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-mako.img

downloading 'boot.img'...

FAILED (remote: Bootloader is locked.)

finished. total time: 0.010s

Yes my boot loader is locked and im all stocked, but it seems others can do this so im more sure what I'm doing wrong, or have I missed something :( any help would be great thanks :)

G/

Nexus 4 & 7 running 4.3 both were rooted, but lost during OTA
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tangonaf:
Nexus 10 update

Reading through this thread I started to wonder something.

My nexus 10 already downloaded the update to 4.3 and wants to install it.

My nexus 10 is unlocked and rooted, what's the best way to install the update?

I get the feeling the OP installed the update without locking and unrooting, is that okay to do? Or may that cause complications?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drood:
I'm pretty sure you can just go ahead and install the update.

You will loose root though, but can easily re-root using the earlier mentioned method.

---------- Post added at 04:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:29 PM ----------

I'm far from an expert here, and have never seen that error, but maybe try cwm recovery instead of twrp could be worth a try?

And, downloading the latest adb/fastboot, if you haven't already?

Just brainstorming here =)
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PuroKaibil:
The only difference is that I'm using CWM 6.0.3.5, the touch version. Give that a try. ;)

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Yes... as others mention follow this:

Originally Posted by Drood

I have locked bootloader and rooted after 4.3. (Stock recovery and everything)

How i did it was pretty easy:

- Reboot to bootloader (Either manually or "adb reboot bootloader")

- "fastboot boot recovery.img" (latest cwm recovery or whichever you prefer)

- then install latest superSU.zip (either directly from internal memory or via sideload)

- then reboot and you're done (ROM overwrites the "temporary" recovery with stock again when booting)

Flawless.... :good:
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gymmy:
./fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.3.5-mako.img

downloading 'boot.img'...

OKAY [ 0.254s]

booting...

FAILED (remote: not supported in locked device)

finished. total time: 0.255s

hmm I think its because the phone has :Secure boot enabled.

I think this is probably the issue, so looks like i might have to unlock to re-root the device :(

:(
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PuroKaibil:
I read on android central the following at the bottom of the Nexus 4 instructions:

Notes:

1. You will NOT loose your data

2. This can be used only on STOCK recovery

3. It will work on UNLOCKED bootloader

:rolleyes:
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tangonaf:
Yes I read that one but my bootloader is unlocked so will it still work?

And this is after installing 4.3 my question was what's the best thing to do before installing 4.3
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nangitoholmes:
Is it possible to reroot without using a laptop/computer? No access to one for the next while.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdel12345:
Do you have a custom recovery?

Sent from my LG-P970g
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nangitoholmes:
Not sure, so long since I rooted

.. Am I able to check?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smiling Cat:
Found a simple way after having used superboot.

I found probably the simplest way for me at least since I used Superboot along with SuperSU to root with a locked bootloader before 4.3. Just grab Nexus Root Toolkit 1.6.6. http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/ Once you have that install it and let it grab the images it wants and run the ADB USB check to make sure it works. Then grab the latest version of SuperSU http://download.chainfire.eu/345/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51.zip Version 1.5 got stuck updating and and installing binaries, but UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51 worked fine. Just throw that file in your main SDCard directory. After turning on airplane mode it was easy as running Nexus Root Toolkit and going to Advanced Utilities and from there Boot Temporary Custom Recovery that uses the latest TWRP which worked fine for me, but you can set any image you want under options. Then once you're booted into recovery just touch install, locate UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51 swipe to install and it should let you know it was successful. Then back to the main menu and touch reboot. Open SuperSU and let it update and you're back to being a stock, locked, and rooted Nexus 10.

Really glad there is so much community support in the form of these tools and programs. Biggest app I use that needs root is Sixaxis controller but it makes games like GTA Vice City, Bards Tale and all my emulators RetroArch, Mupen64 Plus, ePSXe so much more enjoyable.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jalize:
This does not work for me.

My bootloader is LOCKED. It boots into bootloader OK, but when booting into recovery it just gives a blank screen!!

It does not matter which recovery image I use.

To get out of it I need to hold the power button for about 20s.

worked at last. I used the wrong recovery image (nexus 4 instead of nexus 10):laugh::D:good:
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Atmazzz:
Maybe the problem is the mako.img is for the Nexus 4? Manta is the nexus 10.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thank you smiling cat.

Your instructions were right on target.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgcruzing:
Thanks SC,

worked for me this way..

rooted, locked and on stock for now.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twocozz:
Me - too,

Many thanks
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patriciocs:
Thanks Smiling Cat, this worked like a charm!!!!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhiteLily928:
Root without USB

I have custom recovery and my bootloader is still unlocked. I verified I can still boot into Clockwork. SuperSU is already installed and updated on my Nexus 7. If I access install from sd card in CWM do I just have to install SuperSU again to get my root access back?

P.S. I don't have a USB port anymore, having to charge through my docking station that uses the 4 metal pins. I would replace it, but cannot find the part anywhere online for a reasonable price :crying:
[HTC Desire X] Bradypodion:
Hello everyone,

I wonder if anyone has tried before to link an HTC Desire X to an LCD TV using the MHI cable. I would like to know if it works. It would be awesome to do that but the cable is very expensive and I don't want to take any risks.

Endless thanks in advance.

PS: I am new to this forum; I have been watching posts without being registered and it simply rocks. I could find all the things I couldn't find elsewhere.
[HTC Desire X] hell_lock:
Welcome here buddy. Just want to tell you that questions should go in other section.
[HTC Desire X] Bradypodion:
Thank you for your reply. Like I said, I am new to this forum and new to forums in general. I will try to post in the right place but if you know the answer please tell me.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] gksmithlcw:
This is the same as any other Nexus device.

WARNING. As is normally the case, this WILL factory reset your device.

Install the Android SDK (and Google USB driver).

Android SDK

Google USB Driver (Windows)

Enable USB debugging on the Nexus 7.

Unlock Developer Options by going to Settings > About Tablet and clicking on the build number seven times.

Go to Settings > Developer Options and check USB debugging. Click OK on the warning.

Connect the Nexus 7 via USB and reboot the Nexus 7 into the bootloader.

Note: Users have reported failures and "Access is Denied" errors when connected via USB 3.0 ports so use USB 1.1 or 2.0 to be on the safe side.

Open a command line / terminal and navigate to your SDK platform-tools directory.

Enter

adb reboot bootloader

and hit enter.

Once the Nexus 7 boots to the bootloader, unlock it

At the command line / terminal enter

fastboot oem unlock

and press enter.

On the Nexus 7, use the volume up button to select 'Yes' on the 'Unlock bootloader?' screen.

Press the power button to save your choice and verify on the next screen that you see 'LOCK STATE - UNLOCKED' at the bottom.

Use your volume keys to select 'Start' and click the power button to factory reset and reboot.

Enjoy your unlocked bootloader!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] :
Do you have the usb drivers installed? That happened to me ("old" n7) when I didn't have the usb drivers installed.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] smirkis:
may need to update your drivers for it to be able to see the device.

when you try adb devices while it is on does it kick back the device id number?

i haven't tried yet as i knew the drivers out currently would be an issue.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mrancier:
Perhaps it needs new adb/fastboot drivers ? I'm still charging mine, so I haven't tried. Sorry. Maybe the new driver comes with the 4.3 SDK ?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ATGAdmin:
First off (don't mean to be a d!ck) but this thread belongs in "General", or "Q&A", because you haven't posted a development thread.

Second, unlocking the boot loader is just as easy as the first Gen Nex7. I had mine unlocked within 5 minutes of getting it home.

As others have said, make sure your drivers are installed, or ADB won't even recognize the device. ;)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] gksmithlcw:
I updated my SDK when 4.3 dropped but I did have to go snag the Google USB driver and install it to get the N7 to be recognized.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] gksmithlcw:
1. You may be right (as far as my posts go) but how am I to ever make a dev post if I'm not allowed to make a first post in a dev forum?

2. This /is/ a dev-related post.

3. My feelings wouldn't be hurt if the mods felt the need to move the post.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] plbelanger:
Yeah I had to install the google usb drivers from the SDK in device manager of Windows to get the n7 recognized.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Lpuboy87:
Thanx. Just got home with my new nexus 7....bootloader now unlocked ;) :highfive:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] keynith:
Nevermind it literally is that as the command.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Nburnes:
The commands are there...

Also, unlocked mine not 5 minutes after opening on Ubuntu 13.10.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] smirkis:
no idea why my device won't be read by adb. but i manually rebooted to bootloader and fastboot oem unlock took care of that. time to wait for root/recovery :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Deathman20:
Worked great thanks!

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Make sure you update your files from the SDK Manager. It had updated USB driver which from there it would install the proper drive and then it worked form me.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jumperalex:
The trick, as stated in the Nexus Toolkit after driver install, is that you need to change the tablets usb settings from MTP to PTP. Tablet was immediately seen using "old" nexus toolkit universal usb drivers (old = i did not download the new SDK). I choose toro 4.2.2 (because it doesn't matter for unlocking) and then told it to unlock. worked like a charm.

Now the question is ... how long does it take to reboot cause mine is taking forever!!!

OK it booted. So yeah the Nexus 7 Toolkit ver 5.0 worked just fine to at least unlock. I did not root (4.3 still too buggy) or install a custom recovery yet.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] treoo0_1:
Stock recovery, pretty please?

My dumbass flashed TWRP for Grouper. Wouldn't boot, so I tried erasing the recovery in hopes it would self-restore. No dice. Can't seem to find recovery-from-boot.p either. No boot and still no custom recovery for this puppy. :crying:

Would someone be the kindest person on earth and pull & post the stock recovery...or tell me how to find and flash a back-up copy already stored on my nexus? Google hasn't even posted the img files yet. My new toy is borked and Daddy wants to play tonight!

Thank you!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] JustusIV:
My body and my 7 are ready for a recovery!

Thank you!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jc monkeyballs:
I'd be happy to, but am having a hard time finding the correct ADB command.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Lpuboy87:
isnt the new N7 files called Razor instead of grouper ? or is that just what the device was called prior to launch
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] treoo0_1:
adb pull

Can you use

adb pull %PATH TO BE PULLED FROM% %PATH TO PLACE PULLED FILE%

Example:

adb pull /system/recovery.img C:\Android\Local

Thanks for offering to help!

---------- Post added at 05:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:07 PM ----------

Yep. Razor.

Branch = Razor

codename = Asus flo

Wifi Model: ME371K
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Lpuboy87:
followed the first post and it worked....used this for the commands

ADB Commands

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yeah thought so. :good::highfive:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jmill75:
I can also confirm the old Nexus toolkit worked just fine unlocking the bootloader.

Install choose Unlock...golden

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jc monkeyballs:
Unfortunately, I'm getting an error that "/system/recovery.img" does not exist. I'm having a really tough time finding the location of the recovery on any nexus device (I figure it would be similar). If anybody can chime in, I'd be happy to keep helping.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] husker91:
Don't listen to these people, everyone wants to mini-mod... If a "real" mod wants it moved they will move it, plain and simple.

Thanks for the guide, coming from the HTC side of things, I figured the unlock method would be MUCH more intensive lol.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] smirkis:
id help you but for some reason my adb still isn't working lol. tried changing it from MTP to PTP, still no dice.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] JustusIV:
Trying to help also but i dont know much about this stuff

here is a ls from the system dir

app
bin
build.prop
etc
fonts
framework
lib
lost+found
media
recovery-from-boot.p
usr
vendor
xbin

from the mount

rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,seclabel,nosuid,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,seclabel,relatime 0 0
selinuxfs /sys/fs/selinux selinuxfs rw,relatime 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/secure tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=700 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system ext4 ro,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/cache /cache ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata /data ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,noauto_da_alloc,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/persist /persist ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,relatime,nodelalloc,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/fuse /mnt/shell/emulated fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] smirkis:
weird that there is no listing for /dev/block/recovery...

it has the recovery-from-boot file, not sure why yours isn't flashing recovery at boot.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jc monkeyballs:
I found this info:

Unfortunately, we don't have root yet. Any ideas how to get SU permissions?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] JustusIV:
Correct me if i am wrong but when your in as shell you have SU
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jmill75:
Not sure what is so difficult about unlocking. Set device to USB Debug "on"

Download link I provided above. Click install drivers. Click Unlock Bootloader. Done
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] JustusIV:
Not sure who you are talking to, but the conversation is about someone that accidentally overwrote there recovery and we are trying to help them restore it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jc monkeyballs:
In ADB Shell when I try these commands:

"su"

I'm getting:

"/system/bin/sh: su: not found"

for

"dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21 of=/storage/extSdCard/recovery.img bs=4096"

I'm getting:

"/dev/block/mmcblk0p21: cannot open for read: Permission denied"
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Nburnes:
Nope.

su would give you "#" instead of "$"

A.) You don't have root so no su binary.

B.) Those commands are not for our device, so I wouldn't even do them anyway even if we had root.

mmcblk0p21 may not even be our recovery and we especially don't have an external sdcard
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] plbelanger:
You are not rooted

---------- Post added at 06:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:02 PM ----------

Incorrect. I'm guessing you are not familiar with Unix? If you have a user account on the system you can still access a shell but that doesn't mean you have root access.

EDIT: Beaten lol
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] slyr114:
i unlocked my bootloader and now its just sitting at the loading logo loop? EDIT: NVM i rebooted it holding the hardware buttons down and all is good, updated both times and unlocked my bootloader, ready to go!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] oneandroidnut:
this is what i did too until i get adb figured out! now we need root!!!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] thesourgin:
I downloaded SDK and USB drivers, rebooted into bootloader.

When I used the "fastboot oem unlock" command, I got this for a response:

FAILED (unknown status code)

finished. total time: 1.015s

I then used the volume rocker to select "Yes" and hit the power button.

Now it's just been sitting here for 5 minutes. Volume rocker, power button unresponsive.

Did I do something wrong?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] drose6102:
hold volume down and power and see if it will boot and try again, am not to sure never seen that happen.

OP instructions worked great, this isn't my first rodeo but I needed to double check. Anyway I had the issue of device offline. If you encounter this error go to the sdk manager and update, then close it, open it again and keep doing that until you are one sdk tools 22.0.4 and sdk platform tools 18.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Sib64:
I don't want to be suspicious, but the MSKIPS' NEXUS 7 TOOLKIT is good for Android 4.1.1 to 4.2.2, and not 4.3.

And everybody knows that Android 4.3 is different as version 4.2.2.

Can you send us a screenshot, because if your N7 is unlock by this way, it's sounds good ;)

Thanks in advance
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] stab244:
I just used the fastball command and it said failed but on the boot screen it shows the unlocked icon. Guess I'll unlock again just in case xD. And now we wait for ROMs and kernels.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] drose6102:
Any word on root? I haven't been able to locate any information
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Crooke356:
Worked for me. Only unlock though. That's why it works. The unlock method is the same on all nexus devices. Once you start trying to flash things then I think things go wrong. It made me nervous trying it as well but I just made sure I stuck to the unlock process only.

Edit: I'm not sure mine is mskips' or not. Mine has a red icon and the Dev has toolkits for all my nexus devices. Gnex on up. I'm not home so I can't check my laptop.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] smirkis:
root requires recovery. be patient grasshopper
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] drose6102:
Thank you, Sorry am just excited. Need to calm down a bit, drove 50 miles to get one a best buy that had them in stock this afternoon, lol. I clearly have issues, I haven't even got to enjoy the thing I was busy updating my SDK.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Nburnes:
Just reboot back into bootloader and check if the locked state says unlocked.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] treoo0_1:
I believe if I can get your "recovery-from-boot.p" file, I can rename it and push it back to my nexus via fastboot...and I'd be Golden. Don't know the name it should be, though ("recovery.img?"). Can you do that for me?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] runner77:
Not sure if I am allowed to post non-XDA links but I just did a quick google search and found a guide on how to root the 2013 Nexus 7.

Google "How to Root Nexus 7 (2013) on Jellybean 4.3 Android Firmware – Guide"

BTW....I haven't tried it yet. Just saw that there was a guide.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jsk23:
Hrm, anyone else tried that? Hesitant to test it and be a test dummy.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Mr. Steve:
TWRP is now out for the Nexus 7 2013 model.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2380100