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Old December 3rd, 2012, 12:04 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Any help would be appreciated, I've tried everything

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Old December 3rd, 2012, 01:06 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Any help would be appreciated, I've tried everything
Forgive me, but you ran Wugs with 'Any build', selected?

Have you tried Rxpert's instructions on manual rooting?
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Old December 3rd, 2012, 08:06 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Just used the latest wugs to (finally) root my 4.2.1 N7. Beside it taking some time to clear out the old and install new drivers, back up and restore, it was very easy. What issues did you have when you tried to root?
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Have you tried the manual guide I posted?


The more information you give us the faster we can help you.

What have you tried?

Are you unlocked?

Custom recovery?
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Old December 3rd, 2012, 03:20 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I've tried 2 toolkits I have. And yes custom recovery
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If you are unlocked and have a custom recovery just flash the su files I have linked in the manual root guide
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Old December 3rd, 2012, 06:37 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Old December 3rd, 2012, 08:14 PM   #8 (permalink)
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it gave me an error when flashing
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Old December 3rd, 2012, 08:15 PM   #9 (permalink)
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What error? And what files did you flash

Specifics help us narrow it down
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Old December 3rd, 2012, 08:27 PM   #10 (permalink)
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the ones that says su files on the how to maNUally root after ota thread
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So you unzipped the folder you downloaded and left the 3 internal files zipped up and tried to flash those?
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Old December 3rd, 2012, 10:12 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Nvm I tried on a win 7 machine and wugs worked like a charm
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