Guide To Root Galaxt Nexus With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

If you have already had the opportunity to try out the new Android Jelly Bean 4.1 for Galaxy Nexus, through rom released a few days ago, then you have also tried to unlock the bootloader (fastboot oem unlock with the usual) and maybe even to make the root of the device . With the new Android Jelly Bean do not seem to work most of the traditional methods to obtain root permissions: so here is a simple guide to perform the root of the Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.1, tested procedure correctly on i9250 models, namely the European GSM variant .

HELP - ROOT ANDROID 4.1 GALAXY NEXUS

1. Download your recovery preferred, for example the excellent ClockworkMod Touch .
2. Download JB-SuperSU.zip from one of these mirrors:
   Mirror # 1
3. Copy the file to the root of JB-SuperSU.zip SD Card Galaxy Nexus using the browser or simply with the command adb push JB-SuperSU.zip / sdcard /
4. Restart booloader via adb with the following command:
   adb reboot bootloader

Or Second Root Method

1. to the terminal is off, hold down the volume keys and press and hold the power button until it enters the recovery.
2. Install the custom recovery using the command:
3. fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.8.0.2-touch-maguro.img (or the name of your recovery you downloaded in step 1)
4. To ensure that the recovery remains permanently installed you must rename the file / system / recovery-from-boot.p after gaining root permissions - you have to remount / system rw permissions
5. Moved from the bootloader menu Recovery and press the button to start
6. Choose "install zip from SD-Card", and installs the JB-SuperSU.zip
7. Restart - you should see the icon uperSU
8. Try it with any program that requires root, such as Root Check or Titanium Backup
9. End We will have done well to root the Galaxy Nexus

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