Root Android M For Nexus 5
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after trying to root my device for days, and ****ing it up, and reflashing stock, and trying again. Your video saved my life! ElementalX is the key to success!!! Thank you for this, i had no idea it existed! 
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4Hey guys i found post on FB about rooting Nexus 5 so i did it and i have root successful
so you need to and flash
TWRP Recovery
Flash Despair.M.HH.R1-fixed Kernal (flash this before Su or you will have bootloop )
Supersu beta 2.49
Tutorial video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFMM6XbbgBw
thanks to @CronosTech
Kernel Source
https://github.com/DespairFactor/N5M
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1. Yes, it should (or if not, just flash system images / firmware images)
2. Yes
3. If you flash a custom ROM, the you flash a custom kernel. That's the logic. So basically it has the same risk of flashing a custom ROM. The kernel offers some tweakable features (it can be tweaked via an app)2Tutorial video
Hey guys i found post on FB about rooting Nexus 5 so i did it and i have root successful
so you need to and flash
TWRP Recovery
Flash Despair.M.HH.R1-fixed Kernal (flash this before Su or you will have bootloop )
Supersu beta 2.49
Kernel Source
https://github.com/DespairFactor/N5M
SORRY FOR TAGGING YOU HERE BUT I JUST WANTED TO TELL THAT I MADE A VIDEO WHICH WOULD BE NICE IF YOU COULD POST IT IN THE MAIN POST SO THAT IT WOULD BECOME EASY FOR PEOPLE TO ROOT THEIR NEXUS 5 !
PLEASE ADD IT TO THE POST : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFMM6XbbgBw2The best way to root M is this -
Download superuser - https://app.box.com/s/3horxkwkpcqnr64ixbl62vjblqtphco6
Download twrp img - https://app.box.com/s/1e567hg5kjm3eokl866mb69v5pqahuk5
Download the zimage made by @blackbird5308 - https://app.box.com/s/8uc03idcn2oc6wbo0iews8d4trvjyju2
Follow his instructions i screenshot'd -
Then flash twrp (fastboot flash recovery twrp.img)
Then boot into recovery and flash superuser
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