Am lost, please give details - recovery, ROM, Gapps, kernel, etc

[2defmouze]

Hm, I think I knoiw what's wrong. After rooting, I was sick of always being bugged about the OTA, so I installed it. Now I'm on ICS 4.0.4. I need to do the Rooting the 4.0.4 update part at the end of dmmarck's rooting guide, don't I?

What I don't know is if I have TWRP on the ohone, if I have no recovery, or what to even do once I can get into recovery. The last part of his guide that I mentioned says to download su.zip to my internal storage, so that's to the phone? But then it says something about SDK/Tools or a Platform-Tools folder. Is this on the phone, and I'd need to use a file manager to get there, or is that the same as the root folder I made and used for Superboot?

Bingo. You do not have root. You need to follow the guide portion which has you flash/boot into a custom recovery, as I said before (TWRP recommended over CWM). Flash the SU package available in the Rooting guide. Then you'll be rooted.

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[Froojr]

Can I get step by step instructions, please? That guide is confusing, as I said in the post you just quoted. Do I start with the phone on or off? Download su.zip with my phone or my computer? I have no "tools" anywhere except whatever came as part of Superboot.

 

[AppleBonker]

If you are going to follow that guide, you will be using fastboot to flash a custom recovery (either TWRP which a few of us have recommended or CWM). To do this, the phone will need to be booted to the bootloader (turn the phone off and hold power + volume down + volume up). The custom recovery and SU.zip will need to be on your computer. Fastboot flashes files from your computer to the phone.

Instead of writing a more complete tutorial, why don't you ask specific questions and we can fire off answers to them as needed.

Edit: Apparently I'm slow today. Edited bold section per below. My apologies.

 

[dmmarck]

If you are going to follow that guide, you will be using fastboot to flash a custom recovery (either TWRP which a few of us have recommended or CWM). To do this, the phone will need to be booted to the bootloader (turn the phone off and hold power + volume down + volume up). The custom recovery and SU.zip will need to be on your computer. Fastboot flashes files from your computer to the phone.

Instead of writing a more complete tutorial, why don't you ask specific questions and we can fire off answers to them as needed.

Clarified . Holding power + volume down will take you to ODIN, which you don't want.

Oh BTW, if you really, really want to watch how to do it efficiently, check out the video in the Return to Stock guide. We take someone's phone back to stock and then flash a few things on it.

 

[Froojr]

Am in TWRP, but can't find the su.zip file. It's on my computer in C:/root. I'm using Win7 on that computer. I can't select Use external SD at the top of TWRP. Am I doing something wrong or looking in the wrong place?

 

[dmmarck]

Am in TWRP, but can't find the su.zip file. It's on my computer in C:/root. I'm using Win7 on that computer. I can't select Use external SD at the top of TWRP. Am I doing something wrong or looking in the wrong place?

You have to adb push it or put it on your phones sdcard. If using wugs that should be a feature iirc.

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[AppleBonker]

Boy, I am slow today. I should stop replying. TWRP/CWM flash from phone to phone. SU would need to be on your phone. Sorry for botching you up.

 

[Froojr]

Am not using Wug's, am hoping to do this manually and learn as I go.

How do I put it on my phone from my computer? adb-windows flash su.zip maybe?

 

[dmmarck]

Am not using Wug's, am hoping to do this manually and learn as I go.

How do I put it on my phone from my computer? adb-windows flash su.zip maybe?

Nah. Google adb push. I believe it's something like

adb push file.zip /sdcard/file.zip

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[Froojr]

SUCCESS! Am now rooted in Android 4.0.4. I opened GooManager and Superuser asked if I wanted to give su/root permission to GooManager. Stuff's working good now. Thank you guys so very much!

Now on to the next part. If I boot into fastboot and go to Recovery mode, will I go into TWRP or was that just a temp flash? If temp, how do I make TWRP perm?

Oh, and I need to do a nandroid, to see and learn.

 

[dmmarck]

SUCCESS! Am now rooted in Android 4.0.4. I opened GooManager and Superuser asked if I wanted to give su/root permission to GooManager. Stuff's working good now. Thank you guys so very much!

Now on to the next part. If I boot into fastboot and go to Recovery mode, will I go into TWRP or was that just a temp flash? If temp, how do I make TWRP perm?

Oh, and I need to do a nandroid, to see and learn.

Use root explorer, go to /system, and find a file that says recovery-from whatever it says. You'll see it. It ends in a .p extension. Either delete it or rename it. Check the OTA thread in the general forum, the last few pages, for more details.

 

[Froojr]

Oh yeah, I remember rreading about that. Rename it with -bak at the end, right?

Am using ES Flie Explorer, and don't see a System folder. It looks like ES will only look at the /sdcard folder/partition. I was told not to use Astro because it can't see root folders. Is ES that way too, too limited for this? Is there a free app that will access root folders?

 

[dmmarck]

Oh yeah, I remember rreading about that. Rename it with -bak at the end, right?

Am using ES Flie Explorer, and don't see a System folder.

You need to have root access enabled in there. Go to the settings.

 

[Froojr]

You need to have root access enabled in there. Go to the settings.

You're right, found an ES guide. Sorry for the stupid question.

 

[Froojr]

I got the file renamed. Can you tell me what to do to flash TWRP permanently? Is it the same command I used before (fastboot flash recovery)? Then in TWRP, if I choose Backup, that does a nandroid, right? Where in the filesystem is the nandroid stored, so I can save it as a backup on my computer?

 

[dmmarck]

I got the file renamed. Can you tell me what to do to flash TWRP permanently? Is it the same command I used before (fastboot flash recovery)? Then in TWRP, if I choose Backup, that does a nandroid, right? Where in the filesystem is the nandroid stored, so I can save it as a backup on my computer?

Yes. fastboot flash recovery, not fastboot boot

 

[Froojr]

Thank you! That's enough for today. Nandroid successful. Tomorrow to find a ROM and gapps and flash those. If I have questions, I'll ask in here. Again, thank you all very much for your help and patience today.

 

[KYHusker]

You know, this is the warmest, friendliest forum I have ever belonged to.

I sat here with my stock gnex for weeks, reading guides, getting confused, then getting lost trying to find one method to compare with another. But I learned ... a lot.

Then I just did it. Rooted then backed up. Success! Bought a few apps labeled "geeks only" and romed a couple times. Got a kernel! I haven't broken this phone yet!

Then I read threads like this and learn there are easier ways to do this ... or I now prefer another way to do that.

All because you guys are not only smart, but willing to share what you know, and share your time helping the rest of us figure this out.

Thanks in advance for the next time you guys post on AC the answer I was looking for.

 

[Froojr]

ROM and gapps flashing:
Do I need to download ROM and gapps to my SDcard first, then wipe data, cache, dalvik, and system? How do I wipe system (aka format)? Do I absolutely need to wipe system or is just wiping data, cache, and dalvik enough?

 

[Froojr]

ROM and gapps flashing:
Do I need to download ROM and gapps to my SDcard first, then wipe data, cache, dalvik, and system? How do I wipe system (aka format)? Do I absolutely need to wipe system or is just wiping data, cache, and dalvik enough?

I got it. I'll be back if/when I need.