Unrooted my Gnexus by receiving 4.2.2 OTA. Can I reroot??

[antny1123]

So I used the wugfresh nexus root toolkit to unlock and root my phone some months back, when I believe I still had 4.1. That worked out fine for me, and I didn't have any issues. Then one day I received the OTA for 4.2, and like a moron, accepted that update. The update downloaded and installed without an issue, but my phone was no longer rooted.
I want to know if I can reroot my phone without it having an issue. I believe my phone is still unlocked, but I don't know if I should try using the toolkit again or if using the toolkit in the first place will make it more difficult.
I'd greatly appreciate any help or answers.

 

[srkmagnus]

How do you know root was lost in the update? Open a terminal emulator app and type su (then press enter). If $, no root. If #, then root.

I believe this is the tool you used: forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-g...s-root-toolkit-v1-6-2-updated-12-29-12-a.html

It supports the latest, so it will work to re root.

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[antny1123]

I knew the root was lost because I could no longer use apps like Wi-Fi tether. I ran the app and saw a $. I will attempt to reroot again using the toolkit. Thanks Srkmagnus!

 

[srkmagnus]

I knew the root was lost because I could no longer use apps like Wi-Fi tether. I ran the app and saw a $. I will attempt to reroot again using the toolkit. Thanks Srkmagnus!

No problem. Let us know how things go.

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[antny1123]

I was able to reroot using the toolkit =). Unfortunately I just found out that wifi-tether doesn't seem to be working for this android version for some reason. Being able to tether is the main reason for me wanting to root =(

 

[srkmagnus]

I was able to reroot using the toolkit =). Unfortunately I just found out that wifi-tether doesn't seem to be working for this android version for some reason. Being able to tether is the main reason for me wanting to root =(

What app are you using?

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[antny1123]

I was using Wifi Tether when I still had 4.1. It worked great. But now with my rooted 4.2, It keeps encountering some issues. I've found other forums and it seems to be a popular issue that has yet to have been resolved.

https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=1661

If anyone knows of a fix, or alternate app that I should try, I'm all ears!

Thanks again

 

[zkSharks]

I'm gonna toss this over to the VZW Galaxy Nexus R/R/H subforum so that anyone else with the same question can find it more easily. Glad to see you got it rooted again, but as far as the tethering issue I'm afraid I can't offer much help.

 

[antny1123]

I think I found something that will work in the mean time. ES File Explorer is allowing me to create a hotspot. I once again can tether my Nexus 10 to my phone .

Thanks again Everyone. Really appreciate all the help, since I'm very nervous about fiddling with my phone.

 

[imnotajedi]

I just go into the setting menu and turn mobile hotspot on. No extra app needed and I am not paying Verizon a thing.

 

[blindyism]

just throwing something out there;;; but by chance are you on a vzw shared plan? if so then the shared data plan includes the ability to tether to the best of my knowledge! within the terms of the Priceplan.

 

[srkmagnus]

I just go into the setting menu and turn mobile hotspot on. No extra app needed and I am not paying Verizon a thing.

You are on a stock, unrooted device? I thought this was a paid feature by most (all) carriers, including Verizon.

 

[imnotajedi]

You are on a stock, unrooted device? I thought this was a paid feature by most (all) carriers, including Verizon.

Sorry for the lack of response. I am rooted but a co-worker with the same phone but completely stock can do it as well. He is not on a shared plan. Click, click, BOOM.