[How To] Unlock Bootloader & Root Galaxy Nexus

[rubiksc00p]

Did anybody else's phones unroot themselves after the 4.0.3 update? I'm in the process of rerooting now. I didn't do anything out of the box came home and rooted unlocked, then installed the update... I went to install CWM after the update and it said I was denied root access...

[rubiksc00p]

OK, rerooted... that was weird! Must have been Verizon...

[moneymaker19]

do we have to download clockwork and flash recovery? droid life you have cw?

[firemangerald]

Hey all my issue is that i am unlocked but when i double click to get root i dont get the google page and my phone does nothing. Ive tried it a few times no superuser. Ideas................?

[sbenson]

Hey all my issue is that i am unlocked but when i double click to get root i dont get the google page and my phone does nothing. Ive tried it a few times no superuser. Ideas................?

What does the command prompt say when you double click the root file? If nothing, you may have a corrupt file. Re-download the superboot file and try again. If you still have issues, re-install the drivers.

[SniperDroid]

Did anybody else's phones unroot themselves after the 4.0.3 update?

Do you mean 4.0.2? I haven't seen 4.0.3 yet.

[moneymaker19]

Why do we have to install busy box ? The droid life method u dont have to?

[rasaun87]

man mine cmd commands keep saying nnot recognize commands.... i did everything except when it says the android 1.0 thing, it says android instead of samsung.. i redownlaoded the drivers like 4 times smh

[firefighterguy]

[COLOR=#a52a2a][SIZE=4][B]...27. Flip Verizon the bird....
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I was able to flip VZW the bird, thanks to you. And I have a broken screen on my laptop and was still able to do it in spite of it. So, thank you.

Should go to show people that if I can do it - with a broken screen - that even my ex wife can do this.

Thanks again, Boss!


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[firefighterguy]

man mine cmd commands keep saying nnot recognize commands.... i did everything except when it says the android 1.0 thing, it says android instead of samsung.. i redownlaoded the drivers like 4 times smh

Try opening your the directory where you have your adb.exe, fastboot.exe, etc and while pressing *Shift* right click the folder and choose "Open fommand prompt here" see if it takes.

That's how I had to get mine to go - after I uninstalled the Samsung drigers via Devife Manager and rebooting the computer and then manually updating the drivers back to Samsung again and on that same session is when I did the Shift key + right click trick. And it worked for me.

For example, my fastboot, adb command and that other one I cant remember right now (adbwin.dat or something) is C:\Android\Android-SDK\platform-tools. So while pressing *Shift* I right clicked platform-tools and selected "Open Command Prompt Here."

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"Patriotism is supporting your Country at all times. And your government only when it deserves it" --Mark Twain
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