[ROOT] 07/Mar GRI40 colour revert: Superboot - rooting the Nexus S

[kyleds]

damn it.. locked. lol

there anyway to just download files and flash it on the phone, without connecting to the comp. I am way to noob to connect to computer and use the sdk, avd, adb...

follow exactly what the OP says in his directions. i forgot to ask you if your BOOTLOADER is unlocked?

Reboot your phone go to in to the bootloader and look at the specs listed at the top of the screen. it should say whether its locked or unlocked. i remember mines said "awaiting for device" as well then i realized my bootloader was still locked.

 

[ryan562]

damn it.. locked. lol

there anyway to just download files and flash it on the phone, without connecting to the comp. I am way to noob to connect to computer and use the sdk, avd, adb...

all i did was follow this bootloader unlock thread for the nexus s found on this link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=875580

the stickied thread on sdk, adb, drivers, etc will also be helpful to you here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=878786

i'm no fan of using adb either but these threads were extremely helpful.

 

[allen099]

Thanks for the Superboot Paul. It worked like a charm!

However I'm having a problem getting back into bootloader with the volume up button. Anyone else having this? (I can adb reboot bootloader, but the point of this phone is to have on-the-go access to everything )

 

[ryan562]

I seem to have lost that ability as well. I had to use adb or cwm 3.0 to flash Paul's latest rom

Thanks for the Superboot Paul. It worked like a charm!

However I'm having a problem getting back into bootloader with the volume up button. Anyone else having this? (I can adb reboot bootloader, but the point of this phone is to have on-the-go access to everything )

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[chikilin1389]

Wifi hot spot error after root need help

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[kid1da]

Wifi hot spot error after root need help

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im having the same issue, also some issues with tethering.

 

[651stp]

I seem to have lost that ability as well. I had to use adb or cwm 3.0 to flash Paul's latest rom



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i just used this method and i can access fastboot fine.

 

[AllGamer]

doesn't seem to be working, just tried it, and it is still un-rooted

in the end, i did it the manual method

 

[heinrich]

Paul, CHEERS, this was painless and worked perfectly for me on my Win7 x64 system. Thank you

 

[heinrich]

For wifi errors fixed

I had this problem as well, and let me be very specific:

1) stock T-Mo Nexus S
2) unlocked and rooted following Koush's method
3) wifi would not start (ERROR); camera crashed
4) tried everything including pushing a new wifi driver, did not work; errors about rom manager and SU not able to get root access
5) flashed boot again and this fixed camera but nothing fixed wifi
6) flashed Momohammed20's stock system and all roms he posted, following his write-up
7) full functionality returned to my Nexus S
8) remained unlocked, lost root
9) rooted using Paul's tool here
10) used ROM manager to reinstall clockwork
11) everything works. unlocked; rooted; clockwork works; superuser works; rom manager works

 

[zephiK]

Works fine. At first it was a hassle but many requirements are needed before double clicking the .bat file.

Make sure you have the 2.3 SDK installed properly along with the Nexus S drivers. The thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=878786 helped a lot.

Pretty much, install 2.3 SDK, Nexus S drivers.. then go into bootloader and go into the SDK folder with command prompt and type "fastboot devices" if the Nexus S is detected then you're good to go. Make sure the fastboot is unlocked as well (fastboot oem unlock)

 

[allyn274]

Thank you thank you thank you!

I've been reading everywhere on how to do this, but this WORKED! Thank you!!!! Really excited to see what I can do now with my newly rooted phone!

 

[stiefa00]

I'll update this for the OTA today.

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thx paul, this one worked really good!
but what about OTA updates?

edit:

okay as I did this superboot trick today... my nexus still shows me the android version 2.3.1 and build number GRH78 like before rooting.

new ota updates can be done like always or do I have to install them manually? last one shoul be more fun?!

 

[em5]

So I followed the instructions here and my wifi and my camera dont work. Now i only have the stock recovery since i dunno how to get clockwork or anything else since I cannot go to market and download it cause I have no data plan - and wifi is not working.

What do I do to restore to stock - any suggestions please. got fastboot and when I tried to do fastboot flash recovery or boot imgs it always says Remote Write FAIL error.

Please assist

 

[jamiemac1977]

Just spotted this after using one of the other methods. Great stuff again paul ... Love your work on the tab too..

Now enjoying my 2nd android device ....it's crazy coming from Maemo ...it's an awesome OS but its lonely out there lol...

Android = many, many people

 

[paulobrien]

Added a version that also reverts Google's 2.3.3 colour changes.

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[jlevy73]

Added a version that also reverts Google's 2.3.3 colour changes.

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Thanks Paul.

 

[nbeebe24]

This doesn't seem to be the stock color scheme to me

 

[Wingzer]

Color much better but is it true, once superboot has being used the device cannot be put back to absolute factory settings/state ?

 

[mingkee]

I briefly installed "old color" one, but I found contrast is a bit lower so I go back to Voodoo kernel.