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Root The Nexus Root Toolkit

You can root without unlocking. There's a guide in the galaxy nexus all things root section. Should apply I would think.....

Okay, I'm new to Nexus but I read on here somewhere that you had to unlock to root, I never had saw that before but each android device is different and this is my first Nexus device.
So do you or don't you have to unlock to root?
When they say locked and unlocked I assume they're talking about the boot loader? If so why even put a locked boot loader on a device that can be unlocked?:thinking:
 
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So, installing the drivers installed pda.net on my computer and N7. Can I uninstall pda.net without affecting the drivers it installed? Can I still use the root toolkit program if I uninstall pda.net?

I think I read you can uninstall pda.net and still have the drivers but I haven't tried it.

I just bought another one after sending my last one back for refund about 10 days ago, but I remember often having to reinstall the drivers when I wanted to do something with the Toolkit. I had a problem with ADB finding it unless I did that.

As soon as my new one charges up I'll be doing it again. :D
 
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i rooted my HTC Evo back in the day and i remember the basic steps to doing it. however, this time around, when i uninstall the dinky stock Windows 7 driver for the N7, it will uninstall and then go ahead and re-install the same driver, so i can't force the alternate driver installation before Windows decides to re-install.

can't configure adb, so i'm stuck. any ideas?

I had the same problem. I'd recommend uninstalling all of the drivers, using that tool the root kit links you to, and then installing the windows component of pdanet (a tethering app).

I'd heard it was a pretty reliable way to get adb drivers working, and it did work for me first time.
 
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Yeah, that was the tool I used to remove all of the USB drivers. I uninstalled anything to do with android, Asus or Google.

I'm not sure about that error though. I don't even think I had my tablet plugged in until after pdanet finished installing, so it wouldn't need to connect.
 
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