Difference between revisions of "Rooting Android"

Revision as of 14:38, 23 December 2012

Needed debian/ubuntu packages:

aptitude install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot

cyanogenmod instructions for Nexus 7
note that fastboot needs to be run as root, otherwise it will just sit there with the < waiting for device > message)
Doing the fastboot oem unlock will whipe the device. Google calls it a 'factory reset', but the android system stays at the version from before the 'factory reset'.

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  <nowiki>aptitude install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot</nowiki>
-* [http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/Nexus_7:_Full_Update_Guide cyanogenmod instructions for Nexus 7] (but note that fastboot needs to be run as root, otherwise it will just sit there with the <nowiki>< waiting for device ></nowiki> message)
+* [http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/Nexus_7:_Full_Update_Guide cyanogenmod instructions for Nexus 7]
+* note that fastboot needs to be run as root, otherwise it will just sit there with the <nowiki>< waiting for device ></nowiki> message)
+* Doing the <nowiki>fastboot oem unlock</nowiki> will whipe the device. Google calls it a 'factory reset', but the android system stays at the version from before the 'factory reset'.