[jk]

Yes... those other instructions are for getting ClockworkMod Recovery to stick permanently. You have the phones stock recovery... then you have CWM Recovery (which requires root access) which is used for installing custom ROMs, backups, restores, etc...

Two seperate things... what you're getting has to do with a problem unlocking the bootloader and rooting the phone. Those other instructions that you linked are for fixing CWM Recovery inside the app ROM Manager.

They are the same exact screen.. but those instructions will not help you with your problem.

Ok - not sure what is going wrong then. I unlocked the bootloader a few weeks ago (confirmed by the unlocked lock at the bottom of the screen when the phone boots). Here are the steps I went through last night:

I opened up Wug's program and downloaded the additional SDK files that I needed - instead of putting them in the default folder, I put them into the platform tools folder that I had already set up. This is where my ADB and fastboot files are located. Im not sure if anything was actually loaded in here or not as Im unsure what additional files need to be added to the folder. I figured that Wug's program would take care of this on its own.

I then hit the driver install button and was given a prompt that I already had the samsung driver installed. I went through the additional steps as prompted and the program recognized my phone as an ADB device.

I then skipped the unlock step and went directly to the root step.

At this point, the program prompts stated something to this effect (Im at a different computer now, so unsure of the exact language):

SU could not be installed
Clockwork recovery successfully installed

My phone then went to the bootloader screen, it had a big green arrow that said START in it. Pursuant to the instructions provided by Wug's program, I used the volume keys to go to a red arrow that said RECOVERY (I believe). I then hit the power key. At that point, the phone went to the android with the red exclaimation point.

In reading Wug's help site, the only thing I can think that I may have done wrong is that I did not uninstall and reinstall the drivers that I had previously installed when I unlocked the phone - however, Im not clear as to whether this is required or not.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I figured that this would be the easy part after unlocking : )

[Badget78]

Ok - not sure what is going wrong then. I unlocked the bootloader a few weeks ago (confirmed by the unlocked lock at the bottom of the screen when the phone boots). Here are the steps I went through last night:

I opened up Wug's program and downloaded the additional SDK files that I needed - instead of putting them in the default folder, I put them into the platform tools folder that I had already set up. This is where my ADB and fastboot files are located. Im not sure if anything was actually loaded in here or not as Im unsure what additional files need to be added to the folder. I figured that Wug's program would take care of this on its own.

I then hit the driver install button and was given a prompt that I already had the samsung driver installed. I went through the additional steps as prompted and the program recognized my phone as an ADB device.

I then skipped the unlock step and went directly to the root step.

At this point, the program prompts stated something to this effect (Im at a different computer now, so unsure of the exact language):

SU could not be installed
Clockwork recovery successfully installed

My phone then went to the bootloader screen, it had a big green arrow that said START in it. Pursuant to the instructions provided by Wug's program, I used the volume keys to go to a red arrow that said RECOVERY (I believe). I then hit the power key. At that point, the phone went to the android with the red exclaimation point.

In reading Wug's help site, the only thing I can think that I may have done wrong is that I did not uninstall and reinstall the drivers that I had previously installed when I unlocked the phone - however, Im not clear as to whether this is required or not.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I figured that this would be the easy part after unlocking : )

I am having the same issue - rooting failed - it rebooted to the red exclamation mark droid. My recovery is not working by any means. No root. No Recovery.

[tedescop]

For those having problems getting to recovery and have a yellow triangle with an exclamation point....
You're drivers are only half configured. When you see the yellow exclamation mark, right click it, install drivers... browse locally, and then use the browse button to point to:

C:\android-sdk-windows\extras\drivers\32bit or 64bit depending on your computer



For other errors that occurred from past installs... Use the flash stock and unroot option. Then do it all over.

Thanks this made life so great!

[jk]

Originally Posted by Cyber Warrior
For those having problems getting to recovery and have a yellow triangle with an exclamation point....
You're drivers are only half configured. When you see the yellow exclamation mark, right click it, install drivers... browse locally, and then use the browse button to point to:

C:\android-sdk-windows\extras\drivers\32bit or 64bit depending on your computer



For other errors that occurred from past installs... Use the flash stock and unroot option. Then do it all over.

Thanks this made life so great!

Thanks - that was an issue I had when unlocking the bootloader. I do not get the yellow exclaimation point now. So that does not appear to be the root (pun intended) cause of my issue. Also, if I use the flash stock unroot option, wont that require relocking the bootloader and unlocking again - thereby wiping my phone? At this point, if that is the only option, its probably more trouble than its worth as I specifically unlocked early to avoid having to wipe later, once everything was set up.

[Cyber Warrior]

[NOTE]GUIDE UPDATED... Also Includes Steps For Troubleshooting the Drivers.[/NOTE]

[nickal]

Back up Question

I'm late to the dance and now have a ton of data on my Nexus. I used to have a rooted droid x with titanium backup pro and now have My back up Pro. So, my question is, if I use My back up pro will all my programs and data be restored automatically as it used to be with titanium. I'd hate to start over...

[Cyber Warrior]

Back up Question

I'm late to the dance and now have a ton of data on my Nexus. I used to have a rooted droid x with titanium backup pro and now have My back up Pro. So, my question is, if I use My back up pro will all my programs and data be restored automatically as it used to be with titanium. I'd hate to start over...

Yep... backs up apps + app data without root . It doesn't backup your phones storage though (music, photos, etc..) so transfer everything over to your computer before you start the unlocking bootloader process.

[BringMeBack9801]

I'm getting the Android with the red exclamation point. But my question is, is there an app that I can get that is free to restore the CWM recovery instead of the paid one suggested (Root Explorer)? The free one won't let me change from R/O to R/W

[dre4402]

I found my issue i was using version 1.0 and didnt realize there was v 1.1 which worked witout any problems

[jskd82]

Thanks for this Root! I installed it with no problems!!!!

[BringMeBack9801]

Ok, so I'm having trouble with the recovery. I did the steps mentioned on how to change the recovery name, but after I reboot I'm still getting the Android with the red exclamation point. Any help would be appreciated.

[m.w.stemple]

Awesome! thanks for the post!

[Cyber Warrior]

Ok, so I'm having trouble with the recovery. I did the steps mentioned on how to change the recovery name, but after I reboot I'm still getting the Android with the red exclamation point. Any help would be appreciated.

Is the phone rooted? Do you have a superuser icon in the app drawer?

[BringMeBack9801]

Is the phone rooted? Do you have a superuser icon in the app drawer?

Yes. After I reboot, it stays on that screen (with the Android and red exclamation point), then it reboots the phone normally after about 5 minutes if I don't pull the battery.

[Cyber Warrior]

Yes. After I reboot, it stays on that screen (with the Android and red exclamation point), then it reboots the phone normally after about 5 minutes if I don't pull the battery.

In ROM Manager... install the Recovery. Directions are in the first steps in the first post of this guide: [Guide] How To Backup, Restore & Install ROMs on The Galaxy Nexus

Then follow the directions in the exact order from page 2 from that same guide I linked.

[BringMeBack9801]

Thanks, Cyber! Worked perfectly.

[xAGx#AC]

This really wont work for me for some reason. Im assuming the drivers got screwed up in the beginning. I tried to flash the stock and unroot thing from using 1.0 and then going to 1.1, but it just said waiting for device and did nothing. Im not really sure what to do at this point.

[helmdawg]

Unlocked and rooted! Thanks for all your hard work....

Quick question, does the USB debugging have to stay checked? And just for future reference, what would break the root access (if any). By that I mean, OTA updates etc...

[way2hooah]

Im confused......I got to the part about rebooting into bootloader and the device manager opened but what do I do now? How do I configure the adb driver and what is the picture reference

[way2hooah]

Well I think I was able to get the device to read as Samsung adb...............but I think this is all above my skill level so I aborted.

[Bond32]

Having some issues here... for starters I'm on windows 7 64 bit. I installed the adb and Samsung drivers and all was well I think. I start the unlock process and it sees the phone, reboots into boot loader, but I never get an option to unlock.

Its possibly a driver issue. In device manager it says Samsung fine but there are 2 identical devices that I can't get drivers for. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks

Just added a screen shot. when the phone is plugged in there is also "Android 1.0" above the two "Base System Devices"

[bobthebob]

so - I've searched through this thread and haven't found anyone else with the same issue (sorry if I missed it).

I have no problem loading the SDK and the drivers - total success.

BUT when I go to try and 'Backup Apps + Data' nothing happens. no indications of progress whatsoever. I left it alone for a while hoping it was just a silent background process or something but nothing happened...
am I missing something? I'm really not willing to wipe my phone at this point without having a backup of all my apps... since I've spent the last week adding them!

anyone else have this problem? or know what I'm doing wrong?

BTW - using Windows XP if that makes any difference.

[2waterfowl]

After camping out in the Blackberry world for the past 3 years with my BB Storm (don't laugh too hard), I jumped from that sinking ship and entered the Android world with my shiny new GN. My GN has been unlocked for a week now, and a few days ago I finally got enough courage to root this fabulous piece of hardware.

Now I know absolutely nothing when it comes to rooting... And even though I pulled my hair out, threw things, and taught my kids some new words (those damn drivers!), I'm finally rooted!

I just wanted to say thank you to WugFresh for making this a better transition for me with this Toolkit. I couldn't imagine doing this the "hard way"... Now all I need to do is look up info/directions for Titanium Backup, ROM Manager, and Root Explorer. Which brings me to my question...

Does anyone know of a tutorial or step by step guide for these products? From what I have heard, they are the best at what they do. Please keep in mind my lack of Android expertise. Or maybe you can suggest some other products that I should learn about.

Next step... Learning about backups. Then.... Installing ROMs.

Thanks again.

[tedescop]

After camping out in the Blackberry world for the past 3 years with my BB Storm (don't laugh too hard), I jumped from that sinking ship and entered the Android world with my shiny new GN. My GN has been unlocked for a week now, and a few days ago I finally got enough courage to root this fabulous piece of hardware.

Now I know absolutely nothing when it comes to rooting... And even though I pulled my hair out, threw things, and taught my kids some new words (those damn drivers!), I'm finally rooted!

I just wanted to say thank you to WugFresh for making this a better transition for me with this Toolkit. I couldn't imagine doing this the "hard way"... Now all I need to do is look up info/directions for Titanium Backup, ROM Manager, and Root Explorer. Which brings me to my question...

Does anyone know of a tutorial or step by step guide for these products? From what I have heard, they are the best at what they do. Please keep in mind my lack of Android expertise. Or maybe you can suggest some other products that I should learn about.

Next step... Learning about backups. Then.... Installing ROMs.

Thanks again.

I can definitely relate I had the same story just I am still using a BB 9930 and the GN personally. If anyone can recommend a good step by step tutorial for the Backups and Roms I would love to learn. I know BB's inside and out but I am ready learn all here with android.

[skyrichard]

I have unlocked with root, my nexus ... we are sure that Google is preparing an update for ics, if accepted would lose the root, but also the phone is locket again??

I still am not very profecional on this but I try, it would be easier in this case will return to the root or install a rom of some developer?
and which of the two would be better?

thanks for all you help guys...