[Sprint] How to Root Sprint Galaxy Nexus for Dummies [Windows, Mac, Linux]

[frenchy714]

Oops, I updated to JB today and now I cant use SuperSU and my recovery is back to stock. any suggestions?

So you accepted the OTA? Is your bootloader still unlocked?

 

[jgdovin]

bootloader is still 100% unlocked at least according to the unlock symbol on boot up and the "Bootloader unlocked" in red on the bootloader page .. I go into bootloader and go to recovery and i get the android laying on his side with red exclamation. power + volume down takes me into stock recover at that point.

Also SuperSU gives errors when attempting to grant permissions :/

 

[frenchy714]

bootloader is still 100% unlocked at least according to the unlock symbol on boot up and the "Bootloader unlocked" in red on the bootloader page .. I go into bootloader and go to recovery and i get the android laying on his side with red exclamation. power + volume down takes me into stock recover at that point.

Also SuperSU gives errors when attempting to grant permissions :/

All you need to do is flash a custom recovery via fastboot, then flash the supersu.zip.

 

[slyd]

Does anyone have the superuser binary zip file for jellybean? Using TWRP
I'm rooting my husband's new phone that has jellybean.

NVM, I used mskip's gnex toolkit.

 

[MizzouBrent]

Nice, I'm glad you got it figured out.

 

[tehnoob]

i turn off the phone and hold volume up and down plus power and it doesnt seem to be working...anything im doing wrong?
EDIT: nevermind it was just volume up and power for me....no idea why....maybe cuz i have jellybean....i dont know

 

[MizzouBrent]

Weird. As far as I know, it's both together plus power to get to the bootloader. Then down plus power to get to Odin/download mode.

or if you want to get to the bootloader, just do this command from a pc

adb reboot bootloader

 

[An UrgeTo Dance]

Updated troubleshooting and Thanks and Credits. Thanks MizzouBrent!

 

[MizzouBrent]

Hope they work for everybody!

 

[DeepEmissions]

Okay, I am having an issue getting my drivers to work with my phone. I have tried this on Windows 7 64 and 32 bit PC's.

Basically, following the instructions exactly, I first Boot Phone in Fastboot, plug in USB cable to the PC, and the Windows auto driver download starts and cant find drivers. I download the provided link to get the Samsung drivers, they install, but the device is still not recognized. Ive even tried manually installing the drivers, but there are so many .inf files in the USB Drivers folder, I'm not even sure which one to use.

So basically, this happens to both versions of Windows 7. I must be missing something somewhere...

 

[An UrgeTo Dance]

Okay, I am having an issue getting my drivers to work with my phone. I have tried this on Windows 7 64 and 32 bit PC's.

Basically, following the instructions exactly, I first Boot Phone in Fastboot, plug in USB cable to the PC, and the Windows auto driver download starts and cant find drivers. I download the provided link to get the Samsung drivers, they install, but the device is still not recognized. Ive even tried manually installing the drivers, but there are so many .inf files in the USB Drivers folder, I'm not even sure which one to use.

So basically, this happens to both versions of Windows 7. I must be missing something somewhere...

CHeck out post #2. It has a link for a second set of drivers that may work better. I have had a couple of people tell me that if they couldn't get the ones in the guide to work, they were able to use those.

 

[DeepEmissions]

Thanks for the quick reply Urge, I (for whatever reason) skipped that troubleshooting tip.
After Uninstalling the Samsung drivers, I was able to get the PDANet drivers to take.
After root, I got the red "!" and went through that repair as well.
I am currently uploading my backup to GDrive.

I'd have to say, this is the most challenging Root I've ever done. Gimme an Epig 4g and Odin any day, lol. But all and all it's not that bad.

 

[nickotym]

can you lock the bootloader after doing the root and installing your ROM? Or does it just stay unlocked from there on out?

 

[Rxpert83]

can you lock the bootloader after doing the root and installing your ROM? Or does it just stay unlocked from there on out?

From my understanding you can lock it at any point.

 

[An UrgeTo Dance]

You can lock it back, but the only reason you would really want to is if you have to send it to Samsung for a warranty claim. I would highly recommend leaving it unlocked unless you have to do that.