[GUIDE][MAC/PC/LINUX][4.2] Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

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Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

OK lets just try to flash recovery a different way before we do anything else x.

open up terminal like yesterday.

cd into the r3superboot folder.

./fastboot-mac flash recovery whatevertherecoveryfileiscalled.img

that should flash recovery on the tab, and then you'll enter recovery mode on the tablet, go to install zip from sd card, choose zip, navigate to the su.zip i had ya download yesterday (which is in your download folder on your phone probably - anywhere on sd card is fine as long as you can find it) and select that file - it will install - you will have root.

let me know if that works out.

 

[xSpiral]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

Mythos:r3-nexus7-superboot-1 mythos$ ./fastboot-mac flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.1.0-grouper.img
sending 'recovery' (6480 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... OKAY
Mythos:r3-nexus7-superboot-1 mythos$

nothing visually changed on the nexus.. was it suppose to go into recovery by itself or do i reboot it now?

 

[zero neck]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

Mythos:r3-nexus7-superboot-1 mythos$ ./fastboot-mac flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.1.0-grouper.img
sending 'recovery' (6480 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... OKAY
Mythos:r3-nexus7-superboot-1 mythos$

nothing visually changed on the nexus.. was it suppose to go into recovery by itself or do i reboot it now?

now scroll with the volume key on the tablet - it hsoulda said "start" on teh bootloader screen, but now scroll down to "recovery" and press power to access it.

then you install zip in recvoery.

 

[xSpiral]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

when i scroll down to recovery mode and press power it just reboots the tablet

 

[zero neck]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

when i scroll down to recovery mode and press power it just reboots the tablet

Rebooted normal and not into recovery?

 

[xSpiral]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

Im not sure what recovery looks like but when i boot it it looks exactly like a normal boot

so yes, normal :/

 

[zero neck]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

k download this recovery - http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.0-grouper.img

place this file in your r3superboot folder. you can erase the old one if you want it doesnt matter.

put the tab in bootloader mode, cd to the superboot folder, and

./fastboot-mac flash recovery recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.0-grouper.img

that should flash the new one. then scroll to recovery with vol keys, select it with power, and hopefully we have you in recovery mode.

 

[xSpiral]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

booted normally :/ is there another setting that could be messing this up? could the usb cable be bad? its the one that came with the nexus and seems to work for everything else...

 

[zero neck]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

booted normally :/ is there another setting that could be messing this up? could the usb cable be bad? its the one that came with the nexus and seems to work for everything else...

Well the only thing I can think of is maybe you're not really unlocked. I'd do 2defs thread to relock, then unlock again, then put the su zip back on the SD card then reapply recovery in terminal.

 

[xSpiral]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

relocked and unlocked, moved su back to the tablet reapplied recovery and got the same results... might be time for me to give up lol

 

[zero neck]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

relocked and unlocked, moved su back to the tablet reapplied recovery and got the same results... might be time for me to give up lol

what version of android is your tablet on, out of curiosity?

you can see in settings.

4.1.1?

 

[xSpiral]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

4.1.2

 

[zero neck]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

4.1.2

ONE THING THO - you're not rebooting after you flash recovery, right?
you are immediately trying to scroll down and enter recovery mode???



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edit wait that link was dead.

this is a link to the mac toolkit - should be able to root the thing for ya.

i dunno wth is wrong because these steps should be working. i would hate to thnk there's a hardware problem with your tab, so lets keep trying things.

[Mac Toolkit] Root,CWM,Unroot,Stock,Unlock/Lock Bootlaoder! [Update:10/14/12] - xda-developers

 

[xSpiral]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

yes, immediately trying to enter recovery...
the toolkit gave the same results, my tablet simply will not go into recovery and just boots normally instead
it will reboot the bootloader when i select that option tho :/

 

[zero neck]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

yes, immediately trying to enter recovery...
the toolkit gave the same results, my tablet simply will not go into recovery and just boots normally instead
it will reboot the bootloader when i select that option tho :/

let me confer with the brain trust. haha. hold on.

 

[zero neck]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

ok wait one more way to try this same business.

usb debugging on. connect up to cpu.
cd to superboot folder.

./fastboot-mac flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
edit! i fd up the next command:
./fastboot-mac reboot bootloader
./fastboot-mac reboot-bootloader

now scroll down to recovery on the tab with vol keys, and select recovery with power button.

see if that does it maybe

 

[zero neck]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

And now let's try a different recovery.

Techerrata Downloads - Downloading openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.1-grouper.img

Same deal - download that, place it in the superboot folder. reboot to bootloader, open terminal, cd to superboot folder, and enter the following:

./fastboot-mac flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.1-grouper.img

 

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Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

Mythos:r3-nexus7-superboot-1 mythos$ ./fastboot-mac flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.1.0-grouper.img
sending 'recovery' (6480 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... OKAY
Mythos:r3-nexus7-superboot-1 mythos$ ./fastboot-mac reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader... OKAY
Mythos:r3-nexus7-superboot-1 mythos$

same problem... whenever i try to scroll to recovery mode it just boots normally

 

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Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

Mythos:r3-nexus7-superboot-1 mythos$ ./fastboot-mac flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.1.0-grouper.img
sending 'recovery' (6480 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... OKAY
Mythos:r3-nexus7-superboot-1 mythos$ ./fastboot-mac reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader... OKAY
Mythos:r3-nexus7-superboot-1 mythos$

same problem... whenever i try to scroll to recovery mode it just boots normally

word try the twrp recovery and let me know if the same thing happens. maybe its cwm.

 

[xSpiral]

Re: [GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery

twrp worked! im in recovery