[GUIDE] Unlock and Root a Nexus 7

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I found less detailed guide on rootzwiki created by birdman, but i decided to repost it here in more detail
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* Disclaimer: I do not take any responsibility for anything you do to your phone, whether be brick, break, or somehow mess it u
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Requirements



1. You must have the sdk installed and you are able to access, and use adb and fastboot.
2. You must have debugging enabled on your Nexus 7



3. Download Su :
http://static.clockworkmod.com/devel...JB-SuperSU.zip
4. Dnload CWMw

Goo.im Downloads - Downloading CWM-grouper-recovery.img



Pre-Steps


To make this easier, you should put the su zip on the sdcard for later.

1. In terminal, cd to the directory you have your sdk in. Then cd into platform-tools.
2. Type adb push path-to-zip/JB-SuperSU.zip /sdcard

Unlocking Your Nexus 7

To unlock your device
1. cd to platform-tools
2. Reboot to the bootloader - adb reboot bootloader
3. Unlock your device* -
fastboot oem unlock
*You will have to accept and erase all the user data on the tablet.
*You must run this as sudo in Linux



Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery
(You're still inside the bootloader





4. Flash CWM -
fastboot flash recovery path-to-img/CWM-grouper-recovery.img


5. Make CWM Permanent -
1. Boot into recovery
2. Go to Mounts and Storage
3. Mount /System
4. Type in Terminal
mv recovery-from-boot.p recovery-from-boot.bak
If your having trouble gaining shell, try "adb kill-server" then "abd start-server". Couple of my friends had this problem, and this should hopefully fix it.


Flash Su

1.

Go back by pressing power button
2. Install the zip in the sdcard
Reboot and your device is now rooted!

!

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