[How To] Unlock Bootloader & Root Galaxy Nexus

[JSM9872]

Well thought I would come back and update. After messing with it for a while, taking a long break from it, and then coming back to it I got it to work. First try back in fact. Thanks for helping out guys.

[azules9780]

Mine doesn't say android 1.0 driver in device manager but it does say android phone, samsung android adb interface. Hoepfully that is what it is supposed to say.

*** continued on with step 13 and I'm back to square one with the same problem I have been having all night long " the system cannot find the path specified". What am I doing wrong?

[SonRK]

For any other Windows 7 64 bit users who have troubles this is what I did:

Installed an older version of PDANet 2.45 Download PdaNet

Used their Samsung drivers during the installation process. Then before I did the command prompt steps, I installed the Samsung Drivers from page 1 (Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Moblie_Phones_v1_4_6_0.exe). Before I did that, I kept getting OMAP driver errors and stuff.

[madspeed]

Here is a more clear set of directions:

1. Download and install Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Moblie_Phones_v1_4_6_0.
2. Connect phone to PC via USB.
3. Enable USB debugging.
4. Download and install Pdanet on both your computer and phone. Windows 32-bit or Windows 64-bit
5. Download and extract superboot folder, place it on C:/ and rename it to "root". Download Superboot
6. Power down phone.
7. Boot into bootloader(press and hole volume +/- simultaneously and power).
7a. On PC go to Start>Run and type "cmd" and hit enter.
7b. Type "cd.."(repeat until your at C:/)
7c. Type "cd root"
8. Type "fastboot-windows oem unlock" to unlockbootloader.
9. You'll receive warning about unlocking. Use volume + to highlight and power to confirm.
10. Click "install-superboot-windows.bat" that is in your "root" folder on C:/.
11. You should now have unlocked bootloader and root access.

Note: Phone will reboot and may take up to 5 minutes. If you get stuck at Google screen past 5 minutes
do a battery pull. After it's booted check for Superuser app and update(even if it says it's up to date).
Reboot after updating Superuser app.

Done.

HEHE....Galaxy Nexus was delivered at 3:30 via fedex...already unlocked, rooted, activated and upgrading as I type!!! THX all!!! Bye Bye D1

[sbenson]

HEHE....Galaxy Nexus was delivered at 3:30 via fedex...already unlocked, rooted, activated and upgrading as I type!!! THX all!!! Bye Bye D1

Congrats

[madspeed]

just allowed the ota update. Not sure what it contained, but in my about phone it still says i'm on 4.0.1 and I didn't lose superuser. my build no is ITL41D. Is this the newest??

[sbenson]

just allowed the ota update. Not sure what it contained, but in my about phone it still says i'm on 4.0.1 and I didn't lose superuser. my build no is ITL41D. Is this the newest??

After the OTA, it should say 4.0.2. Maybe reboot.

[madspeed]

datswhatithought...rebooting again...NOPE, still shows 4.0.1. But, I see pete is uploading his newest release, so I'll be getting that pronto

[blacksoxing]

here is a more clear set of directions:

1. Download and install samsung_usb_driver_for_moblie_phones_v1_4_6_0.
2. Connect phone to pc via usb.
3. Enable usb debugging.
4. Download and install pdanet on both your computer and phone. windows 32-bit or windows 64-bit
5. Download and extract superboot folder, place it on c:/ and rename it to "root". download superboot
6. Power down phone.
7. Boot into bootloader(press and hole volume +/- simultaneously and power).
7a. On pc go to start>run and type "cmd" and hit enter.
7b. Type "cd.."(repeat until your at c:/)
7c. Type "cd root"
8. Type "fastboot-windows oem unlock" to unlockbootloader.
9. You'll receive warning about unlocking. Use volume + to highlight and power to confirm.
10. Click "install-superboot-windows.bat" that is in your "root" folder on c:/.
11. You should now have unlocked bootloader and root access.

Note: Phone will reboot and may take up to 5 minutes. If you get stuck at google screen past 5 minutes
do a battery pull. After it's booted check for superuser app and update(even if it says it's up to date).
Reboot after updating superuser app.

Done.

buy this man a drink!!!!!!!!!!!

[whatuseekisfire]

buy this man a drink!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you use this shorter method? or did you use the method from the original OP? I just wanna have everything ready so that when i do get my Nexus by the end of this month ill be ready to unlock and root..thanks in advance..

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