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How to Root Nexus S and Nexus S 4G on ICS or Gingerbread!


Posted on January 2, 2012 by Nexus S Hacks

Heres an updated guide on how to root your Nexus S and Nexus S 4G on ICS or Gingerbread. This new method also installs TWRP recovery instead of ClockworkMod Recovery.

Warning: Unlocking your Nexus S/Nexus S 4G will wipe your personal settings/data/internal storage! Step 1. Power off your Nexus S or Nexus S 4G.

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Step 2. Boot into fastboot mode by holding down both Volume Down and Power buttons together.

Step 3. Once in fastboot mode, connect your Nexus S/Nexus S 4G to your computer via micro-USB cable.

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Step 4. For Linux and Mac, skip this step. For Windows, make sure youve installed correct drivers. You can watch the video tutorial on how to do this. Once your drivers are installed, you should see Android ADB Interface in Device Manager.

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Step 5. Download NexusSRootICS.zip and unzip to a folder called nexussrootICS. Download NexusSRootICS.zip Open up a command prompt/terminal and browse to the directory by typing: For Windows: cd \nexussrootICS For Mac/Linx: cd /nexussrootICS Next, type the following to unlock your Nexus S/Nexus S 4G: For Windows: fastboot oem unlock For Mac:

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./fastboot-mac oem unlock For Linux: ./fastboot-linux oem unlock

Step 6. Hit the Volume Up button once and then the Power button to unlock your Nexus S/Nexus S 4G.

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Step 7. Your screen should now say, LOCK STATE UNLOCKED.

Step 8. Next, type the following for Nexus S: For Windows: fastboot flash recovery twrp-crespo-2.0.0RC0.img For Mac: ./fastboot-mac flash recovery twrp-crespo-2.0.0RC0.img For Linux: ./fastboot-linux flash recovery twrp-crespo-2.0.0RC0.img For Nexus S 4G, type the following instead: For Windows: fastboot flash recovery twrp-crespo4g-2.0.0RC0.img For Mac:

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./fastboot-mac flash recovery twrp-crespo4g-2.0.0RC0.img For Linux: ./fastboot-linux flash recovery twrp-crespo4g-2.0.0RC0.img

Step 9. You can now go into Recovery by choosing RECOVERY from the fastboot menu.

Step 10. Next choose Mount.


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Step 11. Choose Mount USB Storage.

Step 12. Copy the SuperUser.zip to the internal storage of your Nexus S/Nexus S 4G.

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Step 13. Choose Unmount on your Nexus S/Nexus S 4G.

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Step 14. Choose Install.

Step 15. Choose SuperUser.zip.

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Step 16. Choose Flash now.

Step 17. Choose Reboot System and reboot system.

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Step 18. Your Nexus S/Nexus S 4G should now show the Superuser app, congrats youve successfully rooted your Nexus S/Nexus S 4G!

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98 Responses to How to Root Nexus S and Nexus S 4G on ICS or Gingerbread!


Nis Kann says:

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January 3, 2012 at 1:48 am

Thank you very much man. your tutorials are the most comprehensive. Even a total noob like me can easily root and enjoy the benefits.
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efransiscus says:
January 3, 2012 at 4:18 am

I cant get the driver installed on my pc. Tried the device manager, select android, update driver, and point to usb_driver folder, and still cant install. Puzzled herePlease give tutorial on installing Nexus S 4G driver to windows xp pc with no kies installed. thanks
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efransiscus says:
January 3, 2012 at 11:42 am

already done it.. i did install samsung driver from http://nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-hacks/how-toinstall-nexus-s-windows-usb-drivers/ and now it works.. thanks for the tutorial.. any suggestion for stable ICS Rom ? i downloaded the CM9 from this site but cant get it installed, said it was problem with package.zip (i didnt remember the file extension). tried the miui and it works fine. .
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J says:
January 3, 2012 at 11:04 am

I just tried to follow your steps here but I got stuck trying to flash the recovery. It says its sending the recovery but just hangs there. Did the img get corrupted?
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Nexus S Hacks says:


January 3, 2012 at 11:13 am

No, probably your drivers arent installed correctly if its hanging. Try verifying your drivers are working correctly.

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FamilySize says:
January 3, 2012 at 11:58 am

I was wondering if the Unroot of Nexus S 4G that you posted will work after this? I would like to unroot, upgrade, root, and be able to go back.
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Nexus S Hacks says:


January 3, 2012 at 3:16 pm

Yes, the unroot method still works fine.


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FamilySize says:
January 3, 2012 at 3:18 pm

Thanks. I will give it a try tomorrow and update. Thanks for this site, its great.
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Rafael says:
January 3, 2012 at 5:30 pm

just my few cents: I came into fastboot mode by pressing Vol UP + POWER instead of Vol down + POWER. After extracting nexussrootICS.zip with File Roller 3.2 I have to apply the command chmod 766 fastboot-linux to make it executable.f After that I couldnt copy SuperUser.zip to mounted fileSystem as suggested. Instead I have to type sudo cp -f /path/to/nexussrootICS/SuperUser.zip /media/35EE-1EOE/ where 35EE-1EOE is my NexusS Device also ALL Data was deleted, including ANYTHING on SdCard as Im wondering, because on my Nexus One the Personal Data (like MP3s, Images, PDFs, etc) was being kept on sdcard, even if I dont removed it!
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alex carlson says:

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January 4, 2012 at 11:21 am

I am using mac so using terminal. My phone is plugged in and i type cd /nexussrootICS and i get No such file or directory what do i do??
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alex carlson says:


January 4, 2012 at 11:31 am

Im just pressing enter after I type it. Thats the right thing to do right?
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Nexus S Hacks says:


January 4, 2012 at 12:07 pm

Where did you unzipped the files to? It might be something like cd Downloads/nexussrootICS depending on where you unzipped it to.
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alex carlson says:


January 4, 2012 at 12:24 pm

oh wow, completely skipped step 5, i didnt see it with the ads around it. Thanks
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Cur says:
February 3, 2012 at 7:25 am

Hi, I also have this problem. I put cd \nexussrootICS but it says the system cannot find the patch specified. Thanks
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jamal says:
January 4, 2012 at 6:12 pm

Hey there, Thank you so much for the steps. My phone now says unlocked. But how do I flash custom roms? Everytime I try, i receive the not signed error and installation aborts. Also, once I go into recovery, I

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dont see the gui I saw when I followed the steps to unlock, but a triangle and then after pressing buttons randomly, it will go into the option mode, where I use my vol. toggles to select reboot or recovery. i9020a Rogers thank you so much!
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Kaci says:
January 4, 2012 at 11:57 pm

I was able to unlock but I cannot load twrp. My terminal keeps giving me error cannot load. Im working on a mac.
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Raj says:
January 5, 2012 at 1:57 am

thanks max your hardwork made my day..


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MIK says:
January 5, 2012 at 4:58 am

Nice, but it is impossible to download that file nexussrootICS.zip


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Dave Gibbs says:


January 6, 2012 at 1:58 am

For linux I had to do what Rafael plus run all commands as Sudo
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Dave Gibbs says:


January 6, 2012 at 1:59 am

For linux I did what Rafael did plus I ran all the commands as SUDO

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Nexus S Hacks says:


January 6, 2012 at 11:04 am

Yes, sudo or best is to do it under root, sudo -i.


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Laurent says:
January 6, 2012 at 3:45 am

Hi everyone, I rooted my nexus s (ICS 4.0.3) and everything went very well But if i try to get into recovery mode without this command in the terminal (on mac) i see the green android for 1sec and then its only black and i have to take my battery off in order to make my phone work again How can i install a new rom on my phone if i cant get in the recoverymode to wipe all data and install the rom from my sd card? Can someone help me?? ps: sorry for my poor english
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Gyan says:
January 27, 2012 at 6:30 pm

the issue is that the backlight is turned off with non superamoled screens after the 4.0.3 update (this is the official ota update). From what ive read, the solution is a real pain, but easy.. recovery is still there and working but because of the non-functional backlight, you cant see it. you need to go into very bright direct sunlight or use a very (and i cant stress this enough) very bright flash light. youll be able to see everything and carry on as normal. very inconvenient but everything works as it should. hope this helps.
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Ravi Kiran says:


January 6, 2012 at 5:33 am

Thank you very much for the detailed tutorial. I bought a New Nexus S a week back in UK. I want to try this. But I need to clarify a couple of questions:

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1. The stock OS is 2.3.1. If I do this process, will it upgrade to ICS? Do you suggest upgrading to ICS? (I dont know if the hardware supports the new OS) 2. Once it is upgraded to ICS, can I still tether using USB or use it for a Wi-fi hotspot? That is my main purpose. Regards, Ravi. PS: Another lame question: If required can I re-install stock OS 2.3.1 back?
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John says:
January 6, 2012 at 7:18 am

Great tutorial, the first ever one that has worked for me! Im stuck though, can you please explain how to remove the superuser app?? Ive wiped the system, factory reset etc but the superuser app still shows up? Its not in the USB storage either pleasee help. Thanks
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Nexus S Hacks says:


January 6, 2012 at 11:02 am

You can use ES File Explorer, open the app and put it in Root Mode (in settings), then delete Superuser.apk in /system/app directory. You might want to reboot and the Superuser app should be gone but you wont be able to run rooted apps after deleting it.
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James says:
January 6, 2012 at 10:05 am

The best way ever i can follow .easy, clear and great result !!!!!
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Peter says:
January 7, 2012 at 10:12 am

I have successfully rooted my phone yesterday, but I was failed to load the twrp recovery today. It

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goes to stock recovery again. whats wrong? I did nothing on recovery.


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Nexus S Hacks says:


January 7, 2012 at 12:35 pm

Thats what happens on stock ROM as it has security feature to overwrite it. You need to install a custom ROM so recovery stays. You can also use ROM Manager to flash CWM recovery and boot into recovery (right after) to flash a new ROM.
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Anton says:
January 7, 2012 at 2:06 pm

Quick question, what if my bootloader is already unlocked, where do I start what do I actually need to flash to get root?
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crius says:
January 8, 2012 at 10:09 am

the NexusSRootICS.zip file is damage , download finish only 5kn and cannot be open..
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Nexus S Hacks says:


January 8, 2012 at 11:54 am

Are you trying to download on your phone? Try Dolphin HD or try downloading on your computer.
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crius says:
January 8, 2012 at 11:58 am

i using chrome download, on computer. change to IE or firefox also same result, only 5kb zip file unopenable
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Minivan says:
January 8, 2012 at 10:54 am

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DUDE! You are the best. Ive spent HOURS trying to get Superuser to work. Your method worked. THANK YOU!!
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Patrick says:
January 8, 2012 at 7:10 pm

The download doesnt work I have tried on my phone my pc and my mac and all have failed. On my phone i have tried with normal browser and dolphin hd. Using dolphin hd i receive an nginx error saying the page i am looking for is temporarily unavailable.
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Clement says:
January 9, 2012 at 12:47 pm

I have a Nexus S (i9020A) running 2.3.6 can I still use this NexusRootICS??? I really cant brick my phone as I am at boarding school in another country and I know ICS never came out for the i9020A (ATT version), I also noticed you were on T-Mobile in the tutorial. Please help guys! I would love to be able to get some extra features out of my brand new Nexus S.
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Nexus S Hacks says:


January 9, 2012 at 1:25 pm

Yes works on all Nexus S variants.


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Clement says:
January 10, 2012 at 8:49 am

Okay, but will this work with Gingerbread 2.6.3? I dont have a custom ICS for my phone or will this upgrade me to ICS.. Sorry, its my first Android phone
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Richard says:
January 9, 2012 at 4:17 pm

hi when i install the android adb interface for the android 1.0 driver it says windows encountered a problem whilst installing a driverwhat should i do?! please help Thanks MAx

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Zubin says:
January 11, 2012 at 10:46 pm

When i copy the superuser.zip to my phone and press unmount, it just goes back to the previous screen and i cant install it
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Gavin says:
January 12, 2012 at 8:32 am

I got same problem, after Step 13 Unmount, the screen back only have the mount USB Storage option
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Gavin says:
January 12, 2012 at 8:41 am

Got it, you need to press the back key (buttom left of the 4 buttons)
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Xelerate says:
January 12, 2012 at 8:34 am

Will this method works for Nexus S i9023? Thanks


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abhi says:
January 12, 2012 at 6:48 pm

i followed above steps i have rooted my nexus s i9023 but only su file intalled but no root access what to do?
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P Raddy says:
January 12, 2012 at 11:29 pm

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will this work on the canadian Telus Nexus S? i9020a build number GRK39F
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P Raddy says:
January 13, 2012 at 1:29 pm

worked like a charm what a concise tutorial! well done!


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loketar says:
February 12, 2012 at 11:22 am

hi, i have this same phone as you. have you tried and custom mods yet? Or have you just rooted it? I would like to give this a shot but I want to make sure i have all the info first. Cheers
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bonki says:
January 13, 2012 at 5:14 am

thank you man:) I love u


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Rick says:
January 14, 2012 at 7:28 pm

I also get into fastboot mode with Vol *Up* and Power, rather than Vol Down. At that point, I get Found New Hardware / Windows needs to install driver software for your Android 1.0 Windows (Vista 64) could not find this a driver, including in the android-sdk directory. At this point, the device is no longer listed with adb devices or with fastboot devices, and the next step, fastboot oem unlock just hangs with the message

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So Im stuck. Can you help me?


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James says:
January 14, 2012 at 8:00 pm

when you do the command part with cd \nexussrootICS it says the system cannot find the path specified
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andy says:
January 15, 2012 at 2:55 pm

Thanks man !!!!! Cheers


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Doug says:
January 15, 2012 at 2:57 pm

trying to get free wifi hot spot rooted phone to fastboot flash recovery twrp-crespo4g-2.0.0RC0.img help thanx
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andy says:
January 15, 2012 at 2:58 pm

Thanks man ! it s working . cheers


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Clement says:
January 15, 2012 at 11:30 pm

Just tried it after P Raddy said it worked on his i9020a. and. it does! I got a little confused on how to get back to the install in TWRP but once I got back everything was working. Yay root!
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January 18, 2012 at 1:56 pm

for those of you having trouble downloading the nexussrootICS.zip you want to actually click the link posted on this page. you will then be taken to the download page where you can download the 17.1 MB file. if you right click or ctrl click the link posted on this page, you will be downloading a shortcut or something.
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Chirag Verma says:


January 18, 2012 at 2:09 pm

Hi, I have already unlocked my phone while following the previous video but my root method was unsuccessful due to my superuser problem. I am using official ICS, so which step should i start from as i need to skip some steps as my phones already unlocked?
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Kunal says:
January 20, 2012 at 10:45 pm

Hi plxx help me when i open terminal and when it try to copy files to root its shows me error permission denind wat to do know
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Chad says:
January 20, 2012 at 10:50 pm

Thanks. I just wanted to say that TWRP recovery is awesome.


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Steven says:
January 23, 2012 at 9:05 pm

These are probably questions that are obvious for most, but since Im not the sharpest tool in the shed, Im going to ask. 1. Other than the Samsung USB drivers that I already have on my computer, is the file NexusSRootICS.zip the only other file that I need? 2. Being as I have the NS4G from Sprint, I did not see the file for the 4G referenced in the instructions listed in the directory when I extracted the above zip file. Is is safe to safe to say the command is still valid? 3. Is NexusSRootICS.zip a full version of ICS and more importantly, does everything work? I.E., GPS, WIFI, WIMAX, Camera, Video, Hotspot, etc? 4. Any known issues with apps such as Google Maps, TeleNav, etc? Thanks. I do appreciate any and all replies and hope they are kind. Ive never rooted a phone before and my NS4G is currently running the stock version from Google, v2.3.7.
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Gyan says:
January 27, 2012 at 7:53 pm

1. unlocking the bootloader technically roots phone right? just need su for rooted permissions? 2. if i want cwm recovery, can i just install super then cwm after rebooting phone from unlocking boot loader or do i have to flash from fastboot? 3. why twrp and not cwm recovery? adv vs disadv feedback appreciated. thanks
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Gyan says:
January 27, 2012 at 7:54 pm

running i9023 ics 4.0.3 nexus s


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gtkesh says:
January 30, 2012 at 9:17 am

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System cannot find the path specified although I extractes nexussrootICS folder in C:\Users \Me\nexussrootICS when i type cd \ nexussrootICS, it cannot find a path. WHat am i supposed to change in environment variables? (on w7)
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Nexus S Hacks says:


January 30, 2012 at 3:11 pm

do: cd \Users\Me\nexussrootICS
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Mitesh says:
February 2, 2012 at 1:31 am

worked fine. successfully rooted.


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zac says:
February 5, 2012 at 8:43 am

Hey guys! I have a question! my nexus is unlocked but not rooted!! so i have to start for the step no8. My question is if i try to root it ill lose my files or not?? because i want to root it but without to lose ANYthing!!! even my sms mms programms! because i have so many things inside. So its impossible to do that or not!? thnx
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Rom Hak says:


February 6, 2012 at 1:31 am

im abit lost here, ive type in cd \nexussrootICS and it says it cant find the file path etc. but if i type cd nexussrootICS its alright, if i type it the secound way i just mention, will it be fine? after that when i type in fastboot flash recovery twrp-crespo-2.0.rco.img it says it cant find the path, please can you send me the full instruction from 1 to end in details , im very stuck i get it to say unlock then type the rest in, says cant find path etc. PLEASE HELP Thank you

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Rom Hak says:


February 6, 2012 at 1:32 am

sorry forgot to mention ive never rooted my phone before, could it be the course? or im i miss reading something? Thank you
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abhi says:
February 6, 2012 at 11:54 am

Wow!!:) i have successfully root my Nexus I9023 phone :p he is a god for nexus mobile^ v ^ i really impressed ur tutorial Really ah some man!! :) thank u sooooo much Max Lee!
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Rom Hak says:


February 6, 2012 at 9:11 pm

hi is there anychance u can help me with my problmes


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abhi says:
February 6, 2012 at 9:55 pm

copy nexussrootICS folder to your c:drive its works!


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Rom Hak says:


February 6, 2012 at 9:58 pm

i did all that and when i type it in, i get it to where i can unlock it and when i type fastboot flash recovery-twrp-crespo-2.0.rco.img it says cant find spe path
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Rom Hak says:


February 6, 2012 at 10:00 pm

do u think its jest for nexus s T mobile, coz my fone is nexus s

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i9023
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abhi says:
February 6, 2012 at 10:21 pm

no it works for all variants.


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abhi says:
February 6, 2012 at 10:14 pm

boot into fastboot mode by pressing volume up and power button and type in ur search bar u can find in start menu type cmd in your search bar open it and type For Windows: cd \nexussrootICS For Mac/Linx: cd /nexussrootICS and 2nd step For Windows: fastboot oem unlock For Mac: ./fastboot-mac oem unlock For Linux: ./fastboot-linux oem unlock @make sure your driver are installed successfully@ and confirme yes via volume up and down button to confirme yes press power button then it will unlocked
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Rom Hak says:


February 6, 2012 at 10:34 pm

i already unlock it but cant flash it and install custom rom ics
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abhi says:
February 6, 2012 at 11:55 am

Wow!!:) i have successfully rooted my Nexus I9023 phone :p he is a god for nexus mobile^ v ^ i

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really impressed ur tutorial

Really ah some man!! :)

thank u sooooo much Max Lee!


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Zolttrix says:
February 6, 2012 at 6:37 pm

hi! Great guide. Got through it completely Superuser is installed and I was initially in TWRP. After rebooting

however I cannot get back into recovery. I do boot into fastboot, however after choosing recovery, I get Google splash and the unlocked lock, and then then the phone locks. i.e. I cant get into recovery. I have to pull the battery. Anyone got an idea? I assume i was suppose to mount my sd in there as well? Thanks!!
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Zolttrix says:
February 6, 2012 at 7:12 pm

repeated TWRP, backed up and it solved my problem. Keep up the great work
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abhi says:
February 6, 2012 at 9:52 pm

did u unlocked ur nexus?


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Zolttrix says:
February 7, 2012 at 5:20 am

Yes, it is unlocked. I got through the process fine. 2nd time around (when trying to solve the recovery problem, I just issued fastboot flash recovery twrp-crespo-2.0.0RC0.img again and can get back into twrp. However that only seems to be the only way into twrp , is this the design? This morning it is occurring again, but instead of locking up and requiring a battery pull, I now get the triangle with the ! and a lil Andrioid for a period of time, then after messing with the buttons ( I still havent figured out the

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combination) It loads what appears to be the default recovery. Any suggestions?


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Zolttrix says:
February 7, 2012 at 7:05 pm

FYI, Resolved. I had successfully installed a rom and kernal. After that, TWRP recovery worked without having to re-issue the flash command / untethered. [+1 - Bigxie ROM + Matr1x Kernel]
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rom hak says:


February 7, 2012 at 7:31 pm

Is ir good rom n kernel to use?


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Ovidiu says:
February 7, 2012 at 1:59 am

How can I make a backup of my current ROM? Before I root it? and in case I need, to restore it to my stock ROM?
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Pedro says:
February 10, 2012 at 4:42 pm

Heya! When I make a command prompt its always says WAITING FOR DEVICE. Can u help me? Ive got everything. PDANet 2, the android comes up on device manager, etc
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lily says:
February 11, 2012 at 7:05 am

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I had the same problem, and I thought that I have installed correct drivers. You have to go to Device manager, there you will see question mark by android device. Do right click, Browse my Computer for driver, Let me pick from a list.., Have disk and find in c:/nexussrootICS /usb-driver/android_winusb
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Eddie Jones says:


February 10, 2012 at 10:30 pm

How do you install clockworkmod recovery instead of twrp


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Justin says:
February 13, 2012 at 1:23 pm

Have Successfully installed SU after completing all steps however when any programs attempt root access, it is not prompted for access and is essentially denied. [i have notifications set as prompt]. For example when trying to use market enabler it will give me back a device not rooted error or when attempting to update su itself, when the gaining root access line comes up it comes back as failed. Have you encountered this problem before? do you know of a possible solution.
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fabio says:
February 14, 2012 at 1:24 pm

on step 5 ./fastboot-linux oem unlock my terminal says bash: ./fastboot-linux: Permission denied My cellphone is plugged in to the computer, however the computer cannot detect its presence, maybe its that. I really have no clue what to do to make it happen. I use ubuntu. thanks
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peti says:
February 15, 2012 at 2:25 pm

Well, I have exactly the same issue as Fabio. Im running version 11.04. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Adam says:
February 15, 2012 at 8:42 pm

I had this same problem. You need to navigate to the fastboot-linux file (in file manager not terminal) and right click on the file. Then click on the second tab at the top (cant remember what it says but i think it might say permissions) and check the box that says allow running file as an executable (or something along those lines, its the bottom checkbox). Also remember to use sudo ./fastboot-linux otherwise you computer will hang at waiting for device.
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Adam says:
February 15, 2012 at 8:43 pm

*right click on the file and click on properties


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fabio says:
February 16, 2012 at 3:45 am

Thanks Adam, Was able to root it!


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Demaier says:
February 16, 2012 at 9:24 pm

Im using linux. My Nexus S, i need to hold power and up volume. I extracted the file to /nexussrootICS root@bt:~# cd /nexussrootICS root@bt:/nexussrootICS# ./fastboot-linux oem unlock bash: ./fastboot-linux: Permission denied This is what i get once i try to unlock. Help? :C

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Adam says:
February 16, 2012 at 9:43 pm

Did you make sure that you made the file executable like I said a few posts earlier? Also make sure that you use the sudo prefix for your commands
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Jack says:
February 19, 2012 at 1:41 am

Thank you so much. Very detailed tutorial, explained perfectly.


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Anritsu says:
February 19, 2012 at 1:01 pm

I just finished the root thing . Step by step , had a little trouble installing the driver (winxp 32 ) but other than that worked like a charm or at least so it seems .Ive rebooted a couple of times , installed apps and got connected to the internet . The phone is Android 2.3.4 . From I ve read there is an issue when someone will use the recovery . If someone could spare please explain a few things about recovery , WTRP , and CRC . I d like to keep the phone stock as possible , Thanks
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