Comments on: How to: Root the Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE, Flash a Custom Recovery and Make a Backup [Verizon] http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/ An intense Android news community bringing you the latest in phones, rooting, apps, and reviews. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jheim http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-1/#comment-1989495 Jheim Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:24:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1989495 I agree my galaxy nex has been unlocked and rooted for 8 months. Honestly I’m afraid to flash a rom. If I mess up and brick my phone I don’t know anyone I can call for help. A detailed video would be nice!

]]> By: Patty Ye Cao http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-4/#comment-1759680 Patty Ye Cao Tue, 29 May 2012 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1759680 Urgent help needed–after choosing “recovery mode” in Bootloader, my phone simply restarts and shows an andoird whose belly is open with a big red “!”. I couldn’t do anything but restarting the phone. Any idea how do I get out of this limbo?

]]> By: Dmillerzx http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-4/#comment-1660912 Dmillerzx Wed, 02 May 2012 16:07:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1660912 ROOT RESOLVED!

See here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25579528# 

Conversation between mskip and dmillerzx at the bottom.  I can confirm that this works.

]]> By: WiltonManor http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-1/#comment-1648825 WiltonManor Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:06:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1648825 hasn’t worked so far on my rooted GN. One of the main reasons why I root is for this feature and they haven’t blocked that yet

]]> By: Thartsockpg http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-4/#comment-1565188 Thartsockpg Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:03:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1565188 and when i try and flash it via fast boot it doesn’t work either

]]> By: Thartsockpg http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-4/#comment-1565182 Thartsockpg Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:01:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1565182 when i try and flash the recovery using CWM i get an error that says something like:
installation aborted
spent 2 hours on google looking up how to fix this didn’t find anything useful. please help

]]> By: jasmine http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-4/#comment-1474003 jasmine Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:43:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1474003 i downloaded the stupid $4 app and i can find the file that i need to delete… 

]]> By: El Swiss http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-4/#comment-1422739 El Swiss Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:33:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1422739 First of all, THANK YOU!

I am at the very last step, “If you want permanent Clockwork Recovery (via XDA):
“I just don’t understand what you mean be “*Mount as R/W first*” I guess I’m still too new to this

]]> By: Paedz718 http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-4/#comment-1398402 Paedz718 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1398402 Yes, you need to unlock to root. The sdk/tools folder is not on your phone, it would be on the computer you are typing the adb commands on. If you read the unlocking the boot loader write up, it explains how to setup adb properly, it’s all explained there.

]]> By: Greg Pickering http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-4/#comment-1389783 Greg Pickering Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1389783 At the danger of sounding like a total moron, here I go. I am running a completely stock 4.0.2 Nexus and I am wondering if I have to unlock the phone to root it? Reason being is that I want to root my phone however, I really do not want to wipe it with an unlock to do so. 

Furthermore, this article says it is using clockwork recovery, in which case I am led to believe that it belongs in a SDk/Tools folder.  If so, I do not have this folder in my nexus. It is something that comes up after root? Unlock? 

Sorry for sounding like a moron. I rooted my Droid X no problem, yet here I am stumped. Maybe because I am on hour 36 of a 48 hour shift at work?

]]> By: Ahitskayla http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-4/#comment-1356926 Ahitskayla Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:40:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1356926 neveermind.
-.-

]]> By: Ahitskayla http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-4/#comment-1356911 Ahitskayla Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:31:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1356911 i need help i tried to do the permanent clockwork recovery and ended up at a !android guy.. i need help

]]> By: Clouds http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-3/#comment-1354304 Clouds Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:03:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1354304 When I reboot my Gnex, i don’t get that small lock icon under Google, what does that actually means? my device is unlocked? I don’t need to do the bootloader thing? 
thx Guys

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-3/#comment-1344991 Anonymous Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:10:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1344991 This phone will be my first attempt at rooting.  I did unlock the phone the first day, so that part is done.  Is this the safest/essayist way at rooting, or should I try something like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400871?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/comment-page-3/#comment-1321531 Anonymous Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56154#comment-1321531 Ok.  Never did the permanent clockwork.  Ready now.  Downloaded Root Explorer (full version).  Mounted as R/W.  Scroll down to System.  Don’t see reboot-from-recovery.p  Is this because I have a non-stock rom [ROM][CDMA] CM9 Kang on the phone already?

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