Sunday, May 29, 2016

Rooting new nexus 5 with 6.01

Android 6.0.1, build number MOB30H

I have a brand new nexus 5 that I want to root. Using ota, I accepted the system updates to 6.0.1 with the Android security patch of May 1, 2016. (not sure if that was a good idea or not but it's done now....). Now I want to root it with a twrp recovery.
Like most run of the mill users I've only rooted a device 2-3 times in my life, so my memory is rusty on how exactly to do it. I searched this forum and found many threads about this or that rooting problem which just confused me further. I know I need to unlock the bootloader and then flash a twrp recovery but I am not sure of the exact sequence of steps.

1. When I connect the nexus 5 to my windows pc using adb, it appears in Windows but the nexus 5 folder is empty. I have developer options available and usb debugging is on but I can't find where the mtp switch is.

2. Adb.
I have adb installed in Windows. The command "adb devices" returns the nexus 5 number unauthorized.
Don't know what "unauthorized" means or what to do about it.

I've done nothing further because I don't want to mess things up. Please help me resolve questions 1 and 2. Then, I presume I need to
A. unlock the bootloader
Fastboot command?
B. What's next?

Thanks for any help.


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