Help: Wipe+Root

rwed · Mar 5, 2014

Hi all.

How can I wipe my Nexus 5 so it is a plain Kit Kat 4.4.2 (like the day I received it) and just root it? it's currently in 4.4.2 and rooted, but with a lot of stuf in it too. My main concern is how to wipe once it's rooted, and how to reroot.

For those who like to read, a little more info:

Thanks!

jd1639 · Mar 5, 2014

Start here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47156064

Then go here
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47025283

rwed · Mar 5, 2014

jd1639 said:
Start here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47156064

Then go here
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47025283

Thanks! Can link 2 be replaced with just running CF-Auto-Root? That's what I used the first time and worked great.

jd1639 · Mar 5, 2014

rwed said:
Thanks! Can link 2 be replaced with just running CF-Auto-Root? That's what I used the first time and worked great.

It can, but I'd recommend you do it per the link.

rwed · Mar 5, 2014

jd1639 said:
It can, but I'd recommend you do it per the link.

Mmm. OK. And why? (Just curious at this point)

danarama · Mar 5, 2014

rwed said:
Mmm. OK. And why? (Just curious at this point)

Because the 2nd method furnishes you with knowledge and experience to help you understand and learn things that cf auto root "automates" for you. Using our recommended method, you will have a head start in knowing how to do things you may need to do to recover your device from various scenarios.

...for example, had you used that method last time - applying logic and knowledge, you may not have created this thread

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rwed · Mar 5, 2014

rootSU said:
...for example, had you used that method last time - applying logic and knowledge, you may not have created this thread

lol OK. Thanks guys.

I come from iOS after several years. Please bear that in mind.

danarama · Mar 5, 2014

We're just offering you the benefit of our collective experience. Some of us have been doing this for years so please understand - we're not giving you grief. We have your best interests in mind

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rwed · Mar 5, 2014

rootSU said:
We're just offering you the benefit of our collective experience. Some of us have been doing this for years so please understand - we're not giving you grief. We have your best interests in mind

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Oh please, I know. I was just hiding my ignorance under the iOS carpet.

Will give a read to both links tomorrow. Will definitely do link1 on friday if I find the time, and will then consider either doing link2 or going the CF-Auto-Root way.

I'll let you know how this all ends.

Again, thanks!

rwed · Mar 7, 2014

Update:

Followed steps in link1. Everything went fine.
Gave a deep read to link2. Found it understandable and easy to do and follow, but decided to go the CF-Auto-Root way just because I had done it before and worked nicely...

Everything OK. Something weird happened -again- though. After the clean restore and root, I installed CWM and proceeded to make a backup of the plain system. After it, it asked to fix root again. I had previously said YES, which lead to a broken root, so I said NO this time. Same thing happened!! I lost root and had to manually install SuperSu 1.93 from ZIP in CWM... Why does this happen?

Anyways, I have another question. If one day I decide to restore from this backup I just made, will it be exactly as doing a complete restore following link1?

Thanks!

jd1639 said:
Start here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47156064

Then go here
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47025283

rootSU said:
Because the 2nd method furnishes you with knowledge and experience to help you understand and learn things that cf auto root "automates" for you. Using our recommended method, you will have a head start in knowing how to do things you may need to do to recover your device from various scenarios.

...for example, had you used that method last time - applying logic and knowledge, you may not have created this thread

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danarama · Mar 7, 2014

Stop using cwm... use twrp or philz which can turn the nag off.

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jd1639 · Mar 7, 2014

rwed said:
Update:

Followed steps in link1. Everything went fine.
Gave a deep read to link2. Found it understandable and easy to do and follow, but decided to go the CF-Auto-Root way just because I had done it before and worked nicely...

Everything OK. Something weird happened -again- though. After the clean restore and root, I installed CWM and proceeded to make a backup of the plain system. After it, it asked to fix root again. I had previously said YES, which lead to a broken root, so I said NO this time. Same thing happened!! I lost root and had to manually install SuperSu 1.93 from ZIP in CWM... Why does this happen?

Anyways, I have another question. If one day I decide to restore from this backup I just made, will it be exactly as doing a complete restore following link1?

Thanks!

Flash this in cwm http://d-h.st/YpG. It'll put twrp on

rwed · Mar 7, 2014

Oh damn it... Really? OK, a couple of quick questions:

1. Did reinstalling SuperSu leave junk in the file system?
2. Will flashing TWRP leave anything either?

My OCD would probably make me restore again if the answer to any of those questions is yes.

rootSU said:
Stop using cwm... use twrp or philz which can turn the nag off.

Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

jd1639 said:
Flash this in cwm http://d-h.st/YpG. It'll put twrp on

jd1639 · Mar 7, 2014

rwed said:
Oh damn it... Really? OK, a couple of quick questions:

1. Did reinstalling SuperSu leave junk in the file system?
2. Will flashing TWRP leave anything either?

My OCD would probably make me restore again if the answer to any of those questions is yes.

No to both your questions.

rwed · Mar 7, 2014

jd1639 said:
No to both your questions.

Thank you very much!
I just saw that TWRP is in version 5.7.3 in the Play Store. Any reason why you linked to 2.6.3.4? I'm asking because I guess it'll update as soon as I boot. Right?

jd1639 · Mar 7, 2014

rwed said:
Thank you very much!
I just saw that TWRP is in version 5.7.3 in the Play Store. Any reason why you linked to 2.6.3.4? I'm asking because I guess it'll update as soon as I boot. Right?

Not for the nexus 5. I think you're looking at cwm.

rwed · Mar 7, 2014

jd1639 said:
Not for the nexus 5. I think you're looking at cwm.

I saw it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager

jd1639 · Mar 7, 2014

rwed said:
I saw it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager

I just looked at it. I'm not sure what that is. The file I linked you to is the latest image from goo.im which is the official twrp depository.

rwed · Mar 7, 2014

jd1639 said:
I just looked at it. I'm not sure what that is. The file I linked you to is the latest image from goo.im which is the official twrp depository.

I'll just install your file, specially if you can't even tell what that thing I linked is. Thank you jd. :good:

Pirateghost · Mar 7, 2014

rwed said:
Thank you very much!
I just saw that TWRP is in version 5.7.3 in the Play Store. Any reason why you linked to 2.6.3.4? I'm asking because I guess it'll update as soon as I boot. Right?

That's the twrp manager. Different things. One is an app and one is a recovery

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