[Root][JB 4.2] Root your Nexus 7 without unlocking bootloader. (djrbliss motochopper)

[Maxr1998]

my nexus 7 3g got OTA update.....after downloading the device restarted..... while installing it showed me Error.....am still on 4.2.2........pls help me....is this because I didn't unroot the device.....if so help me to do so

I think you just changed something in the system (or an app) and now Google won't allow this...the problem is it's not easy to restore the system...either you stay on 4.2.2 or you restore original system via fastboot, therefore you have to unlock the bootloader and then you can flash 4.3 with fastboot and you're done, you can then root this with the original method...

P.S.: unrooting won't help, sorry...

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[itsirfandude]

I think you just changed something in the system (or an app) and now Google won't allow this...the problem is it's not easy to restore the system...either you stay on 4.2.2 or you restore original system via fastboot, therefore you have to unlock the bootloader and then you can flash 4.3 with fastboot and you're done, you can then root this with the original method...

P.S.: unrooting won't help, sorry...

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I didn't change anything......still can u pls elaborate on how to unroot.....won't I get ota update again.....will the already downloaded data for 4.3 update be present in the device

 

[Maxr1998]

I didn't change anything......still can u pls elaborate on how to unroot.....won't I get ota update again.....will the already downloaded data for 4.3 update be present in the device

I think any root app changed asomething...before updating, google checks if all system files are original and available, if, it blocks the update...unrooting can be done in the options of SuperSu, but i think it won't help, sorry

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[itsirfandude]

I think any root app changed asomething...before updating, google checks if all system files are original and available, if, it blocks the update...unrooting can be done in the options of SuperSu, but i think it won't help, sorry

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won't I get OTA update again

 

[nhshah7]

Usually rooting alone will NOT affect ability to take and install an ota update. You should be able to do a factory reset and update that way. Worst case you take the original system file, and at least on other Asus tablets, place the file on your sdcard and you can reinstall it. Ask in q and a and you could probably get more detailed help. I don't think you need to unlock but you'll probably need to wipe your data one way or another. Also see if you an find an update log to see what went wrong. This is usually found somewhere through a file explorer.

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[cevad]

Usually rooting alone will NOT affect ability to take and install an ota update.

I can confirm that this is correct, I rooted 4.2.2 using this method and successfully updated to 4.3 OTA just over 1/2hr ago with no apparent issues.

It did not keep root (which is what I was expecting), but hopefully someone will have this sorted at some point - I would like to root again without unlocking my bootloader

 

[nhshah7]

I can confirm that this is correct, I rooted 4.2.2 using this method and successfully updated to 4.3 OTA just over 1/2hr ago with no apparent issues.

It did not keep root (which is what I was expecting), but hopefully someone will have this sorted at some point - I would like to root again without unlocking my bootloader

Did you try voodoo ota root keeper?

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[Deeco7]

Did you try voodoo ota root keeper?

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Not compatible with 4.3.

Seems like there is no way of rooting with locked bootloader.

 

[clandestino123]

I can confirm that this is correct, I rooted 4.2.2 using this method and successfully updated to 4.3 OTA just over 1/2hr ago with no apparent issues.

It did not keep root (which is what I was expecting), but hopefully someone will have this sorted at some point - I would like to root again without unlocking my bootloader

Just read your post. I also rooted 4.2.2 using the method described in this thread, three or four days ago. After rooting, I installed ad-aware.

I just tried to install the OTA update, but received an "error" message during install. I have just rebooted and I'm still on 4.2.2.

I've just tried disabling ad-aware. I want to attempt OTA again, how do I do that? any ideas?

 

[Corvidd]

Just read your post. I also rooted 4.2.2 using the method described in this thread, three or four days ago. After rooting, I installed ad-aware.

I just tried to install the OTA update, but received an "error" message during install. I have just rebooted and I'm still on 4.2.2.

I've just tried disabling ad-aware. I want to attempt OTA again, how do I do that? any ideas?

Have you tried just going into Settings and checking for a system update there? Or type *#*#checkin#*#* into the dialer, see if either of those work for you.

Failing that, the update is easily available as a .zip, and installing it via adb is quite easy. I too only rooted for the first time a couple of days before 4.3 came along, and I was able to install 4.3 via adb quite easily. Let me know if you are doing this and I'll post the guide I used.

 

[Corvidd]

Just curious, is anyone working on fixing this root method, or is it completely a lost cause?

 

[nhshah7]

Just curious, is anyone working on fixing this root method, or is it completely a lost cause?

Fixing it for 4.3? Ask djrbliss lol

I think the appropriate question is, is anyone working on a root exploit for 4.3. I'm sure someone or some people are but you won't hear about it until it is achieved. Might take longer also because Google has patched up many of the holes with 4.3 and had a focus on security with this update.

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[Crazymmc]

Just read your post. I also rooted 4.2.2 using the method described in this thread, three or four days ago. After rooting, I installed ad-aware.

I just tried to install the OTA update, but received an "error" message during install. I have just rebooted and I'm still on 4.2.2.

I've just tried disabling ad-aware. I want to attempt OTA again, how do I do that? any ideas?

It has happened the same to me.
I got the message to update 4.3, when i accepted, n7 rebooted and... Error.
I booted again and still be 4.2.2.

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[Uzuki]

I rooted my N7 using this method, when i received OTA update, i just rebooted my N7 and now it's 4.3, no error. The root access is gone though

 

[ilanad]

Just a note here, I was having the OTA failure also, only rooted with this method. Did a factory wipe. Same problem. Then I remembered I had installed the AOSP Browser root app and had not uninstalled it. Wipe, reboot with this method, reloaded AOSP browser then uninstalled, uprooted, wipe, took the OTA without error.

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[dcoaster]

Does this mean you can't have any root apps installed in order for the update to take?

 

[AndDiSa]

No, but as soon as a system file or the kernel is modified / replaced / ... you will get problems with the OTA.

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[dcatalyst]

Best way to root 4.3?

Fixing it for 4.3? Ask djrbliss lol

I think the appropriate question is, is anyone working on a root exploit for 4.3. I'm sure someone or some people are but you won't hear about it until it is achieved. Might take longer also because Google has patched up many of the holes with 4.3 and had a focus on security with this update.

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I am in training for a tech support job that will require me to have root access for certain commands. In my effort to remain mobile, I was hoping to use my (1st gen) Nexus 7 for much of this work. Sadly, I didn't start trying to root my device until the day after it it updated OTA to 4.3. I love the idea of preserving the locked bootloader but still achieving root. However, given the enhanced security of 4.3 and the fact that I only have a couple of weeks before I am likely to need root, I have a choice: Give up on the Nexus 7 as a rooted Linux device for now and just use my laptop running Ubuntu, or find another way to achieve root on a device that has not previously been rooted.

Question: Is there a known way for me to achieve root on 4.3? If not, is there a simple way to revert back to 4.22 without losing my data and installed apps?

 

[nhshah7]

I am in training for a tech support job that will require me to have root access for certain commands. In my effort to remain mobile, I was hoping to use my (1st gen) Nexus 7 for much of this work. Sadly, I didn't start trying to root my device until the day after it it updated OTA to 4.3. I love the idea of preserving the locked bootloader but still achieving root. However, given the enhanced security of 4.3 and the fact that I only have a couple of weeks before I am likely to need root, I have a choice: Give up on the Nexus 7 as a rooted Linux device for now and just use my laptop running Ubuntu, or find another way to achieve root on a device that has not previously been rooted.

Question: Is there a known way for me to achieve root on 4.3? If not, is there a simple way to revert back to 4.22 without losing my data and installed apps?

No and no unfortunately. Why not just unlock your bootloader to get root?

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[dcatalyst]

Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity

No and no unfortunately. Why not just unlock your bootloader to get root?

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That appears to be the best choice given the circumstances. Thank you for the quick reply.