Root Unable to bootload

ecosse · Jan 14, 2011

Hi Guys, I'm brand new to android, having just shifted over from blackberry, so please pardon my ignorance in everything.

I have a factory unlocked Nexus S which I am trying to root. Having read many different forums, I have understood that in order to do this, I have to unlock the bootloader first, and this is where I am stuck.

I have downloaded the sdk files and installed them on my computer, in my downloads folder. After that I am just stuck cos I can't figure out where to type fastboot devices??? My phone is in recovery mode, and terminal is open but it keeps giving me an error. Do I type something before fastboot devices??

Please help!! Thanks.

ikon · Jan 14, 2011

Are you using Windows? I've never done it in Windows before but I think you need to navigate to where ever the fastboot binary is, I think it's called fastboot-windows, then you can do "./fastboot-windows oem unlock "

Try following Koush's unlock/root/recovery thread here.

ecosse · Jan 15, 2011

No, I'm using a mac. Do you know how/ what to do on a mac? Thanks.

ikon · Jan 15, 2011

You should have the fastboot binary on your computer, might just be called fastboot or it might be fastboot-mac. Reboot your phone into recovery then plug your phone into usb and the phone should display some info recognizing that it was plugged into usb. In Terminal, cd to the directory where fastboot is located and then just type

Code:

fastboot oem unlock

or

Code:

fastboot-mac oem unlock

Depending on what it's named, then select yes when it asks you to proceed and wipes your phone. After that is finished you can just follow Koushs guide to install clockwork recovery, superuser.apk, and insecure boot.img

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