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If you unrooted to take the OTA, or have decided now is the time to root:
enjoy the root.
Because you aren't using a custom ROM, your recovery will revert at every reboot. To fix this, rename /etc/install-recovery.sh to /etc/install-recovery.sh.bak. If you don't do this, you'll have to flash Clockwork every time you want to use it.
- Unlock the bootloader (if needed)
- Download Clockwork recovery. Koush's site is down. This is a mirror.
- Download ChainsDD's su package
- Unzip the Clockwork recovery file, and place the *.img file inside your SDK/tools folder
- Copy ChainsDD's su package to the root of your SD card
- reboot to bootloader mode (power off, then hold volume up + power)
- open your terminal/cmd prompt and navigate to your SDK/tools folder. This assumes that you placed fastboot in sdk/tools. Adjust as needed
- in your terminal type
Code:fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img
- On your phone, use the volume key to highlight "recovery". Press power to boot into recovery.
- in the recovery screen, select mounts and storage
- mount /system
- mount /data
- go back, and choose install zip from sd card
- choose "choose zip from sd card"
- pick the su package zip file you copied over earlier
- choose Yes
- when done, reboot.
enjoy the root.
Because you aren't using a custom ROM, your recovery will revert at every reboot. To fix this, rename /etc/install-recovery.sh to /etc/install-recovery.sh.bak. If you don't do this, you'll have to flash Clockwork every time you want to use it.