Preferred method of root

**rem_kujawa** · 08-12-2012, 09:53 AM

I just picked up one of these GNex, I came over from the ns4g. I rooted that with one click root. What's everyone using on this device?

**ratsttam** · 08-13-2012, 06:54 AM

I use WugFresh's Toolkit. Looks like it does everything you'd need. Unlock, root, apk install, backup/restore, etc...

**VDub2174** · 08-13-2012, 10:23 AM

My GNex was rooted when I got it, but I've heard good things about this:

I actually used that too when going from CWM to TWRP to CWM to TWRP

**jean15paul** · 08-13-2012, 02:31 PM

A lot of people use WUG's toolkit. It does everything for you. Personally, I wanted to do it manually, so I could learn exactly what I was doing. I looked at a lot of different tutorials before I did it (probably about 7 or 8), but the 2 most helpful for me were these.

**Paul627g** · 08-13-2012, 02:36 PM

Used Wugs to install the drivers, from there I busted out the fastboot commands and flashed TWRP recovery and then followed up with flashing SU.

However I don't think we can use Wugs to restore to stock since there isn't any official factory images from Google. For this Google ACS Syndicate's "ShabbyPenguin's" guide/tutorial for using Odin to restore to stock. He also has factory images that I believe he hand crafted.

**ratsttam** · 08-13-2012, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Paul627g

Used Wugs to install the drivers, from there I busted out the fastboot commands and flashed TWRP recovery and then followed up with flashing SU.

However I don't think we can use Wugs to restore to stock since there isn't any official factory images from Google. For this Google ACS Syndicate's "ShabbyPenguin's" guide/tutorial for using Odin to restore to stock. He also has factory images that I believe he hand crafted.

If you try to use Wug's tool to restore to stock, it pulls a file from somewhere (FD02). Seems to work just fine. ACS has a ODIN Tar file for FC12 and FD02. It was one of the many ways I've tried to restore my stock recovery!

**still1** · 08-13-2012, 11:21 PM

If you know the very basics of rooting you dont even have to use rooting tool and follow guid to do it... Rooting is same for pretty much all Nexus devices... I root my devices myself by downloading superuser file from official website and some quick fastboot commands.

**dmmarck** · 08-13-2012, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by Paul627g

Used Wugs to install the drivers, from there I busted out the fastboot commands and flashed TWRP recovery and then followed up with flashing SU.

However I don't think we can use Wugs to restore to stock since there isn't any official factory images from Google. For this Google ACS Syndicate's "ShabbyPenguin's" guide/tutorial for using Odin to restore to stock. He also has factory images that I believe he hand crafted.

I believe Wugs put together something for you guys. Not official images, but more like an unofficial nandroid type thing to restore.

All root is is an application and a binary. That's all. Flash a zip or flash a rooted rom and boom, permissions allowed

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