This is my first actual post so please bare with me through it. I?m trying to be as explicit as I can and also I?ve attached a zip file with several screenshots (couldn?t re-size them to add them directly so it was easier to just put them in a zip) if anyone would like a direct view of what is happening.
Yesterday I decided to unlock and root my Galaxy Nexus. I have the factory unlocked GSM version (bought on amazon). I got my 4.0.4 update OTA about 2 weeks ago (before unlock/root).
Using the "Wug's Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit" and following this post from Android forums I started the process.
I succesfully instaled drivers and unlocked my GNEX, but I encountered a problem at the final steps of the rooting. Right after you install the su.zip and the phone reboots, you are asked to download ROM Manager and re-flash the recovery. This is where my problems started.
I downloaded and opened ROM Manager, selected the "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and at about 95% (estimated, since there is only a bar indicating advancement) I get this message "An error ocurred while attempting to run privilieged commands!". I retried severall times, re did the root sequence, and nothing.
After that I started doubting I actually did acomplish the rooting so I installed Terminal Emulator and ConnectBot and entered "su" in both consoles (hoping to get the # response meaning I am rooted) and I got "Permission denied".
So I went ahead and tried every single rooting method explained in the post and repeated the terminal test and got the same response. After several hours of frustration I decided to investigate on Superuser and found out that my su binary needs an upgrade.
This I believe is the source of my problems since the su binary is in charge of noticeing the superuser rights requiered from all the apps, compare it with the database and promp to allow root access if requiered and I currently have no apps in my superuser app (eventhough I have several root apps installed).
So I tryied upgrading the binary using the option in settings but once it gets to the point of "Gaining root access" y says "fail!". I retryied several times but had the same effect.
I also tryied to directly install it via recovery mode but it said an error has ocurred and it aborted the the instalation (tryied this for both the su app and binary, and just the binary).
I?ve basiclly run out of options and don?t know what else to do but start all over (?re-unlock I guess?) but that?s just a desperate measure. I?m using stock 4.0.4 (haven?t installed any ROM).
Thanks for reading!
Please help!
Yesterday I decided to unlock and root my Galaxy Nexus. I have the factory unlocked GSM version (bought on amazon). I got my 4.0.4 update OTA about 2 weeks ago (before unlock/root).
Using the "Wug's Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit" and following this post from Android forums I started the process.
I succesfully instaled drivers and unlocked my GNEX, but I encountered a problem at the final steps of the rooting. Right after you install the su.zip and the phone reboots, you are asked to download ROM Manager and re-flash the recovery. This is where my problems started.
I downloaded and opened ROM Manager, selected the "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and at about 95% (estimated, since there is only a bar indicating advancement) I get this message "An error ocurred while attempting to run privilieged commands!". I retried severall times, re did the root sequence, and nothing.
After that I started doubting I actually did acomplish the rooting so I installed Terminal Emulator and ConnectBot and entered "su" in both consoles (hoping to get the # response meaning I am rooted) and I got "Permission denied".
So I went ahead and tried every single rooting method explained in the post and repeated the terminal test and got the same response. After several hours of frustration I decided to investigate on Superuser and found out that my su binary needs an upgrade.
This I believe is the source of my problems since the su binary is in charge of noticeing the superuser rights requiered from all the apps, compare it with the database and promp to allow root access if requiered and I currently have no apps in my superuser app (eventhough I have several root apps installed).
So I tryied upgrading the binary using the option in settings but once it gets to the point of "Gaining root access" y says "fail!". I retryied several times but had the same effect.
I also tryied to directly install it via recovery mode but it said an error has ocurred and it aborted the the instalation (tryied this for both the su app and binary, and just the binary).
I?ve basiclly run out of options and don?t know what else to do but start all over (?re-unlock I guess?) but that?s just a desperate measure. I?m using stock 4.0.4 (haven?t installed any ROM).
Thanks for reading!
Please help!
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