VERSION 1.3 - This program contains all the files you need to unlock and root your device, or flash it back to stock and re-lock it. You can also use this program to backup all your user apps, system apps, and app data, and easily restore them later in one click; you can flash or boot any img files you wan,t to any partition on your device; as well as flash any current or future stock android release, making updating your device as easy as can be; and now with the latest release (v1.3) you can install the drivers automatically.
There is now one universal version that works for both Verizon (CDMA) and GSM models.
Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit - Version 1.3
~ my goal for this project is make the entire process as smooth and simple as possible ~
Feature breakdown:
System Variables:
Ask the user if they want to update their systems path variable to point to adb for global use from the cmd line
This feature is optional.
Drivers This will automatically:
Install the "Verizon_Wireless_I515_Galaxy_Nexus_USB_Driver _v1. 4.6.0.exe"
Provide the end user detailed instructions for manually configuring their drivers.
Attempt to configure the drivers automatically with pnputil or devcon depending on the user system
Driver configuration is a two step manual process:
Your device has to be configured once when its ON and again when its in BOOTLOADER
You have to manually configure these drivers through device manager.
Follow the onscreen instructions for driver configuration, or refer to post #2 for more details.
Unlock This will automatically:
This will unlock your device which will also inexorably factory reset your device.
Factory resting means that, ALL your user app settings and files will be erased.
So... please take the steps necessary to preserver your important data.
I recommend backing up all your picture, music files, and such manually by just:
Plugging your device into your computer and using drag and drop to copy them over
Then use the backup feature of the toolkit to make a full backup of your apps and settings
See "backup and restore"
Root This will automatically:
Push su.zip (Superuser.apk) to your sdcard
Flash clockwork mod (this is specific to your device model; ie CDMA version vs. GSM version)
Provide on screen instructions for completing the rooting procedure
Launch a script which automatically enters adb shell commands to rename the file "recover-from-boot.p" to to "recover-from-boot.p.bak to ensure permanent clockwork
Flash Stock + Unroot This will automatically:
Download the latest 4.02 android release for your specific model (CDMA/LTE vs GSM/HSPA+)
Hashcheck the resulting download once it's finished to verify the files integrity. If it passes:
Extract the .tgz factory image package in the proper manner to a specific sub directory in your GnexToolkit folder
Flash the stock images to your device in a highly controlled and ordered fashion.
Allow you to bypass the download and extract phase in the future if you have already done it before
Allow you to point the program to ANY android factory image package, and let the program take care of the rest
This process also includes a user input box governed hashcheck verification step to ensure the files integrity.
Has an option to start the flashstock process from bootloader mode incase the user is bricked and can't boot ups charged first!
Flashing stock will also inexorably unroot your device.
OEM Lock This will automatically:
Re-lock your device back to original equipment manufacture specifications.
You must use the "flash stock + unroot" feature first before being able to use this option successfully.
Backup Apps + Data: This will automatically:
Initiate a backup of all your apps and app data
User will be prompted to enter a password on there device to protect their backup file
Once the backup is complete it will be stored on the users computer in the directory:
And the file name will automatically be generated as the date and time the backup was made
Note: this does not backup all of your SDcards contents: So its up to the end-user to backup any picture or music files they have.
This only backs up apps + app data
The user is given the option to backup system apps as well
Restore Apps + Data: This will automatically:
Initiates a customized browse to file window which asks you to locate the android backup files (*.ab) you would like to restore
This browse to file window automatically defaults to the proper location of your backups
Code:
\Wugs_GnexRootToolkit\nexusbackup
Once the user selects the backup file, the program will automatically initiate a restore operation
User will be prompted to enter the password they set in order to restore their file
When the correct password is entered the file will be restore.
Quick tools:
Provides the end user an easy one click method for rebooting their device
Rebooting their device into bootloader mode, and checking if their device is recognized.
Flash to Partition:
Provides the end user an easy one click method for flashing any img file to any partition on their device
Is designed to make modding on the nexus as simple as selecting the file you wan't to flash and pressing ok
Has the option to boot img files as well, to try them out temporarily before flashing them permanently
Instructions:
Do not plug in your device until this program prompts you too!
Install the program by double clicking the GnexRootToolkit.sfx.exe
This will extract the contents to %HOMEDRIVE%\Wugs_GnexRootToolkit
Place a shortcuts on your Desktop
Launch the program for first use
Use the "Drivers" option to make sure all your drivers get configured properly.
This is a crucial step. Nothing else will work otherwise, so make sure your drivers are properly configured before you try doing anything else with this program.
Follow the onscreen driver instructions carefully and you should have no problems.
Use the "Backup Apps + Data" if you want to preserve your apps and settings for restoration after you unlock and root.
Then use the "Unlock" to unlock and the "Root" to root... Tada! Enjoy your unlocked and rooted device. ^_^
Then whenever you need to go back to square one just use the "Flash stock + Unroot" and "OEM lock" features.
Remember that this option can also be used if you completely brick.
This should bring you back to a fully locked stock factory state.
Complete manual driver instructions for those of you who are having problems:
Part 1: Configuring your adb drivers
1. Turn your device completely on, enable USB debugging, and connect your device via USB
To enable USB debugging: on your phone, settings > developer options > check USB debugging
2. Open device manager: Start > type devmgmt.msc
3. Look for anything that resembles your device: it could say Galaxy, it could say Android device... whatever..
If you can't figure out which one is your device:
* Unplug your phone and then replug it while watching device manager
* This will help you find out which one it is, even if the computer thinks its something else
4. Uninstall this device!
Right click the device > Uninstall
If it prompt you about removing software associated with it, check the box and hit OK
5. Now refresh your devices by hitting the "Scan for hardware changes" button
It looks like a little computer with a magnifying glass over it.
6. You will now see the device with a yellow exclamation mark next to it
If your computer automatically reconfigured it and its not right driver:
You want it to say Android adb Device or Samsung adb device, if it says this move on to part 2.
Then you can disable automatic driver configuration (on Win7) by opening cmd prompt and typing:
Code:
rundll32.exe newdev.dll,DeviceInternetSettingUi 2
Pressing enter, and then changing the setting.
7. Now you wan't to install the correct drivers...
Right click the device and choose "Update Driver Software..."
Now select "Browse my computer for driver software" (hotkey: Alt+r)
Now in the "Search for driver software in this location:" enter:
Code:
%HOMEDRIVE%\Wugs_GnexRootToolkit\data\drivers
Now Hit enter, agree to the security warning and wait for the driver to configure..
...It could take a few minutes... then tada!
Alternatively (this method only works on some computers), if you already installed the Samsung drivers
...which you probably did since its bundled into my toolkit, then you can try using:
"Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer" (Hotkey: Alt+L)
Browsing for "Samsung Devices" and selecting Next...
Then choosing "SAMSUNG Mobile ADB Device"
Then selecting next, waiting for it to configure, and tada!
8. Now you wan't to test to make sure the drivers are working correctly:
Open cmd promt (Start > cmd.exe > enter) and type:
Code:
adb devices
If your device is listed (string of numbers and letters) then you are good!
Now go onto part 2
Part 2: Configuring your fastboot drivers
1. Boot your phone into bootloader mode, there are two ways to do this:
Opening cmd prompt (Start > cmd.exe > enter) and typing:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
and press enter. or...
With your phone in a completely powered off state, turn it back on by:
Holding both up and down volumes buttons and the power button
2. Connect your device via USB
3. Repeat steps 2 through 7 from Part 1
...unless you see that the drivers are already configured as a working adb device, then go onto step 4.
The only difference you will experience this time, is that when you get to the part with the un-configured device...
It will most likely be listed as: "Android 1.0"
4. Once you get the un-configured "Android 1.0" device configured and listed as an adb device, then test it:
Open cmd prompt (Start > cmd.exe > enter) and type:
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
If it reboots your bootloader and says "Okay" then you are 100% good to go at this point.
5. You can now reboot your phone and go onto to unlocking and rooting your phone.
To reboot your phone from bootloader mode, you have two options:
If you see the big green start, then just press the power button.
Removed "SDK+Files" button; the program no longer is dependent on the SDK being set up. This significantly reduced the file size.
All files the program needs are now localized to extracted directory upon installing [%HOMEDRIVE%\Wugs_GnexRootToolkit]
Added the "System Variables" button, (optional feature) updates the systems path variable so you can use adb and fastboot cmds globally from the cmd line
Enabled a more dynamic file backup system. User can now create their own custom file name for their backups, (defaults to current date and time)
Restore feature will now automatically default to look in the users last backup location and fill in the file name of the users last backup
Added additional warnings/information about backing up system app + data in the backup script, to ensure the end user adequately preserves their important data
Added automated driver installation with devcon and pnputil (depending on your system type); manual instructions still included in case that doesn't work
Fixed the permanent CWM automated adb shell script to successfully change "recovery-from-boot.p" to "recovery-from-boot.p.bak" (rather than "recover-from-boot.p without the "y"... doh!)
Added more communication to the CWM automated adb shell script so the end user would be more aware as to what was going on.
No longer use UPX compression for any of my exe files in the package to prevent false positives from antivirus programs like Avast
Reworked the quick tools button to prevent a small glitch I noticed where one of the buttons would stop working temporarily
Fixed issues people were having who had solid state hard drives with a different letter (not C:\) as their primary system directory
Fixed issues people were having who stored their backups in locations where the path had spaces in it.
Fixed issues people were having who tried flashing img files with spaces in the file name or path
Other minor bug fixes, and a few minor augmented feature improvements.
LATEST RELEASE DETAILS - VERSION 1.2.2 (1-15-2012)
Changed the permanent root script to rename the "recover-from-boot.p" file to "recover-from-boot.p.bak" instead of just deleting it.
RELEASE DETAILS - VERSION 1.2.1 (1-15-2012)
Fixed the support button
RELEASE DETAILS - VERSION 1.2 (1-14-2012)
Took out the pre-extracted android factory images and made the program universal (supports both CDMA/LTE and GSM/HSPA+)
Built a customized installer for pulling the factory images from googles servers, hash checking it, extracting it and flashing it
Support to easily extract and flash any future android release with built in user input box governed hash checking
Added the option to bypass the download and extract phase if the user already did that before.
Added quick tools for easy access to tasks like rebooting your phone, rebooting it in to bootloader mode, or listing devices
Built and included an automated adb shell script to ensure clockwork mod is permanently installed.
This script will open up a cmd window, enter into adb shell with SU permissions, mount system, and then delete "recovery-from-boot.p"
This enables the end user to gain permanent clockwork on first root without the need of an app like Root Explorer
Added the ability to flash any img files to any partition on the phone in one click:
Just boot your phone into bootloader, or use the program too
Select the button which corresponds to the partition you want to flash to
The program will open up a browse to file window, in which the user can select the img file they wan't to flash
Press ok, and the program will take care of the rest
Streamlined the entire driver installation/configuration process. With full detailed on screen manual instruction included
Added lots of checks along the way to ensure the user is properly connected before attempting to do something
Rewrote/reworked a lot of the code to fix/address all known bugs in the previous release
Included explanatory introduction blurbs for all the processes so the end user knows what's going on and whats about to happen in each stage beforehand. This way the end user is more comfortable with and more clear on the entire process.
RELEASE DETAILS - VERSION 1.1
Added GSM support! Woot! ^_^
Added the ability for the end-user to select the location of their own SDK setup
This dynamic feature is facilitated by a browse to folder window
Relevant path variables are stored to local bat and dat files for retrieval
Consolidated and re-wrote a majority of the original code
End-user will experience a more logical flow of information and procedures
Added the ability for the end-user to backup and restore their apps and data
Each backup is automatically dated and time stamped
Created a customized 'Browse to file' feature for selecting and restoring backups
Removed automated driver configuration
Replaced it with a step-by-step folder of img's for reference
Confirmed a working driver solution on windows xp
Extracted driver files from PDAnet for use on XP
These same extracted driver files can be used on Win7/Vista if needed
The driver configuration is more comprehensive now
After drivers are configured, it prompts user with a way to test them out.
Cleaned up and re-wrote a lot of the outputted explanation text
Lots of minor bug fixes, especially regarding some 'current directory' problems
Touched up the GUI a bit to accommodate for the additional buttons
Set up a better base framework to enable easier and faster future development...
So what about us that have unlocked but not rooted. Will the option to unlock and root still work or will we need to root manually still?
You beat me to it - this was my exact question. I've already unlocked the phone, but I'm not rooted yet. I'd like to use this tool, but I don't want to wipe my phone again. If necessary, I'll use the manual root process but I'd like to know if this tool will let me just root an already-unlocked phone. Thanks.
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