How to root Android L [SuperSU updated]
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Yes and no... you need a custom recovery to install root but it doesn't need to replace your current recovery.
Download TWRP, go to fastboot and instead of "fastboot flash <recovery.img>" to flash TWRP, you need to use "fastboot boot <recovery.img>". Your phone will then boot into that recovery, but preserving your original recovery. So, after you reboot again it will have the original recovery.
Hope it helps.
Afaik this is what "boot temporary recovery" in the nexus root toolkit does, right? I did that in the past successfully with my N10. But when I tried it with a new N5, it wouldn't work but kept stuck in the stock recovery. I had to unlock the stock bootloader before it worked.
Apparently. I was just hoping that one could root an N5 without unlocking like it's possible with the N10.
i did but still no root access:
i downloaded TWRP and changed into recovery.img
fastboot boot recovery.img (nexus opened TWRP recovery screen)
i have chosen install and selected supers.2.01.zip
later on i tapped reboot
it is opened with installed superssu but no root access.
any mistake ?
Yeah, first you need supersu 2.14. You also need chainfires boot image. See a couple of pages back in this thread. A guy wrote up the procedure with links.
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Actually, if you read a little, maybe two posts above yours you'll see that there is a method posted in this thread that works
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Flash sykopompos boot.img in his n5 port thread.
Flash supersu 2.17
Done
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70Hi Everyone, I just want to share this easy steps to root Android L.
Note: Android L is a Developer preview, it is not stable as the KitKat version and it is using ART runtime only, so not all apps are compatible.
Update: The v2.01 release fixes some incompatibility issues with the Android "L" Preview. There is no binary update over v2.00.
Zip file:
http://download.chainfire.eu/451/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.01.zip
Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu
Download the latest TWRP here:
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hammerhead
I recommend backup all your data/files in a PC, to avoid data loss. And don't blame me if you have a bootloop or stuck at boot logo.
TRY IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Thanks to @Chainfire
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I updated my copy of SuperSu and have uploaded it here. No need to flash a custom kernel as root just works on its own.
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Same here im stuck on the Google logo with the unlocked bootloader icon
Update: Fixed the bootloop by reflashing cache.img, i've attached the cache.img below
http://goo.gl/iaxwEc
just do this in fastboot while in the bootloader: fastboot flash cache cache.img and root worked afterwards.8So here is what I had to do to get rooted with the latest Android L.
This assumes your bootloader is unlocked. If not Unlock bootloader. Remember this erases anything on the internal memory so if you haven't unlocked then you will need to move those files back onto the phone.
If you haven't unlocked run:
fastboot oem unlock
Download SU from Chainfire:
BETA: http://xdaforums.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133
STABLE: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
Download Chainfire's L kernel here: http://download.chainfire.eu/580/SuperSU/nexus5-hammerhead-lpx13d-kernel.zip
Download latest TWRP recovery: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hammerhead
Extract both files rename them boot.img and recovery.img respectively and put them in the same location you are going to run ADB from
Put the SU zip file somewhere on the device
I have my ADb set so I can run it from anywhere on my computer so I run the following command to boot into fastboot:
adb reboot bootloader
Once in bootloader
Run these commands to load the recovery and kernel:
fastboot format cache
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Boot into recovery
Flash the SuperSU file you downloaded
Reboot
You now have root access.
