[Toolkit] Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v2.1.4 [Updated 01/16/16]: Nexus 6 Thread

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Mikegrmn

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I used the toolkit last night to flash stock and unroot. Worked well. After this, you need a factory reset if you have a device other than the 32 gb model, unless you don't mind only having 23 gb left to play with. Back up important files before factory reset. It'll wipe the device. You'll also need your account information associated with the device (Google password and login). It asked for it sure the process.
To root the device after getting stock installed, download latest latest SuperSU and a kernel that allows rooting so you have the files available when you need them.
Here's what I did:
Get the files
Start toolkit
Select the add custom recovery and root in toolkit
It'll install twrp and gets stuck because stock kernel doesn't root yet
Unhook phone from computer
Press power and volume down
Select recovery and Wait for twrp to boot
Hook up phone to computer
Move SuperSU and kernel to a folder you can remember
Select install in twrp
Find your files
Flash kernel first
Flash SuperSU second (no reboot required in between)
Reboot phone
Done

For some stuff to work (kernel tweaking) , get busybox

Sounds maybe complicated, but was actually easy like cake.
 
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Mikegrmn said:
I used the toolkit last night to flash stock and unroot. Worked well. After this, you need a factory reset if you have a device other than the 32 gb model, unless you don't mind only having 23 gb left to play with. Back up important files before factory reset. It'll wipe the device. You'll also need your account information associated with the device (Google password and login). It asked for it sure the process.
To root the device after getting stock installed, download latest latest SuperSU and a kernel that allows rooting so you have the files available when you need them.
Here's what I did:
Get the files
Start toolkit
Select the add custom recovery and root in toolkit
It'll install twrp and gets stuck because stock kernel doesn't root yet
Unhook phone from computer
Press power and volume down
Select recovery and Wait for twrp to boot
Hook up phone to computer
Move SuperSU and kernel to a folder you can remember
Select install in twrp
Find your files
Flash kernel first
Flash SuperSU second (no reboot required in between)
Reboot phone
Done

For some stuff to work (kernel tweaking) , get busybox

Sounds maybe complicated, but was actually easy like cake.
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Great, detailed instructions! Thank you!
 
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Mikegrmn said:
I used the toolkit last night to flash stock and unroot. Worked well. After this, you need a factory reset if you have a device other than the 32 gb model, unless you don't mind only having 23 gb left to play with. Back up important files before factory reset. It'll wipe the device. You'll also need your account information associated with the device (Google password and login). It asked for it sure the process.
To root the device after getting stock installed, download latest latest SuperSU and a kernel that allows rooting so you have the files available when you need them.
Here's what I did:
Get the files
Start toolkit
Select the add custom recovery and root in toolkit
It'll install twrp and gets stuck because stock kernel doesn't root yet
Unhook phone from computer
Press power and volume down
Select recovery and Wait for twrp to boot
Hook up phone to computer
Move SuperSU and kernel to a folder you can remember
Select install in twrp
Find your files
Flash kernel first
Flash SuperSU second (no reboot required in between)
Reboot phone
Done

For some stuff to work (kernel tweaking) , get busybox

Sounds maybe complicated, but was actually easy like cake.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

I wish everyone would follow your advice. Detailed enough that anyone can do it.
 
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Hey Guys - I just got a replacement nexus 6 from motorola. I backed up my current rooted nexus 6 -through titanium backup on my phone and through Wugfresh backup. Do I just turn on the new phone, connect to my computer and click restore on Wugfresh to get my data on the new phone? Thanks
 
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So, since M rolled out, i can't get any of this to work... I use the WugFresh toolkit and i get the "Warning" screen that i have a modified OS, and other times i get to the Boot animation and it sticks. I have wiped all, factory reset, relocked to stock and tried again to no avail. I finally used ADB setup to install ElementalX kernel and got it to load, but SU will not update binaries now... And I can't get Wifi Tethering to work... ;( Main reason i am doing it to begin with...
 
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smstriker said:
So, since M rolled out, i can't get any of this to work... I use the WugFresh toolkit and i get the "Warning" screen that i have a modified OS, and other times i get to the Boot animation and it sticks. I have wiped all, factory reset, relocked to stock and tried again to no avail. I finally used ADB setup to install ElementalX kernel and got it to load, but SU will not update binaries now... And I can't get Wifi Tethering to work... ;( Main reason i am doing it to begin with...
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I also have the Same issues... Maybe it is related to my encrypted Phone. I will wait for a final Release... Dont want to waist my time with reflashing
 
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Mikegrmn said:
I used the toolkit last night to flash stock and unroot. Worked well. After this, you need a factory reset if you have a device other than the 32 gb model, unless you don't mind only having 23 gb left to play with. Back up important files before factory reset. It'll wipe the device. You'll also need your account information associated with the device (Google password and login). It asked for it sure the process.
To root the device after getting stock installed, download latest latest SuperSU and a kernel that allows rooting so you have the files available when you need them.
Here's what I did:
Get the files
Start toolkit
Select the add custom recovery and root in toolkit
It'll install twrp and gets stuck because stock kernel doesn't root yet
Unhook phone from computer
Press power and volume down
Select recovery and Wait for twrp to boot
Hook up phone to computer
Move SuperSU and kernel to a folder you can remember
Select install in twrp
Find your files
Flash kernel first
Flash SuperSU second (no reboot required in between)
Reboot phone
Done

For some stuff to work (kernel tweaking) , get busybox

Sounds maybe complicated, but was actually easy like cake.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

I take it you were previously rooted for some time.

I'd like to see a procedure that avoids the need for a factory reset on the 64GB nexus 6 as the reconfiguring after that (even after using MyBackup Pro to restore the apps and there settings) still involves a lot of detailed manual work.
 
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Mikegrmn

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srothkin said:
I take it you were previously rooted for some time.

I'd like to see a procedure that avoids the need for a factory reset on the 64GB nexus 6 as the reconfiguring after that (even after using MyBackup Pro to restore the apps and there settings) still involves a lot of detailed manual work.
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Yes, it requires quite some work, but after flashing custom roms for about a year, I got tired of it and wanted to try stock and start from scratch. I've had quite some reboot and crashing issues while dirty flashing roms, so starting from scratch to see how well marshmallow behaves was a good thing for me.
 
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Mikegrmn said:
Yes, it requires quite some work, but after flashing custom roms for about a year, I got tired of it and wanted to try stock and start from scratch. I've had quite some reboot and crashing issues while dirty flashing roms, so starting from scratch to see how well marshmallow behaves was a good thing for me.
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However, in this case I'm not dealing with custom ROMs. I'd be going from stock (but rooted) 5.1.1 to 6. If I was able to do it OTA it presumably wouldn't "lose" half my memory or require a factory reset to avoid that, so I would expect the same when flashing the updated factory image over what I've got.
 
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