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OneClick Root Nexus 10 on Windows, OSX, Linux

November 21, 2012 | Author:

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Nexus 10 kicks some solid ass, with state of the art 300ppi display on a large 10″ screen. Thats way higher than anything we had ever seen on screen of such a size.

To unleash the full potential of the device, one must Root it. Although there are several ways to root Nexus 10, One-Click root for the Nexus 10 works on Windows, Linux and Mac OSX.

The OneClick root method uses Superboot, the same tool that roots wide variety of devices including Nexus 7, HTC One X, etc.

Superboot pushes a custom boot.img file onto the device that automatically installs su binaries and the Superuser APK upon the first boot.

What you need:

  1. Superboot r4 for Nexus 10.
  2. Android debugging enabled in Settings. Checkout How to enable developer options in JB 4.2

 

Phase I:

Unlock Nexus 10 Boot Loader

Before Rooting Nexus 10, you must unlock the Bootloader.

Step 1. Download and install Android SDK.

Step 2. Turn off device and boot into Bootloader mode by holding on to  hold volume-up, volume-down and power buttons.

Step 3. Connect your device to your PC via USB and wait till any drivers are installed, which should happen automatically.

Step 4. Now go to command prompt / terminal interface on your computer and type following command:

fastboot oem unlock

Once this is done, your phone will show a screen that will prompt you regarding unlocking bootloader. Read through the instructions carefully and confirm by pressing volume up button followed by the power button.

Voila! You will now have Bootloader Unlocked.

Phase II:

How to Root Nexus 10

Step 1. Turn off your NExus 10, and then lets get into Bootloader mode by pressing volume down and volume up keys pressed, hold down the power button and connect Nexus 10 to your Computer.

For Windows
Run ‘superboot-windows.bat’ file.

For Mac OS X
In terminal, execute following command in the extracted folder:

chmod +x superboot-mac.sh
./superboot-mac.sh

For Linux (Ubuntu, Solaris, Unix etc)
In terminal, execute following command in the extracted folder:

chmod +x superboot-linux.sh
./superboot-linux.sh
After executing, reboot the device and it should be Rooted! The Superuser app should be available in launcher for future SU authorizations.

Enjoy your Rooted Nexus 10!

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