How to root Nexus 7 2012 running Android 5.0 and using a mac

[Guest gredawarha]

Evening all

 

I haven't been on Monaco for some time.  I used various ROM's on my Huwaei G300 and before that my San Fransisco since buying a MotoG LTE I haven't felt the need to stick a ROM.

 

My wife owns a Nexus 7 2012, which we upgraded to Android 5.0 but it runs so slow that it is almost unusable.  I was inclined to root it and install Paranoid Android but I am really struggling to get it rooted.  I have the boot loader unlocked but having spent 3 hours Googling a solution and trying various methods I still cannot get it unlocked.

 

Could anyone help?

 

Many thanks

Darren

[Guest andybarker]

Have you tried the first post in this forum?

 

http://www.modaco.com/topic/355552-superboot-nexus-7-wifi-3g-root-solution/

[Guest gredawarha]

Have you tried the first post in this forum?

 

http://www.modaco.com/topic/355552-superboot-nexus-7-wifi-3g-root-solution/

 

Thanks

 

Just tried that but at point "followed by './superboot-mac.sh'"  it says "no such file or directory"

[Guest cjb110]

I had a similar issue with kitkat on my 8Gb N7, a full reset helped mine.  Its not great but its much better than it was.

[Guest Baz Scotland]

Try the nexus 7 toolkit, I used it to reflash kit Kat 4.4.4http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195

[Guest gredawarha]

I should point out I am using a mac and a lot of solutions assume a windows user

Edited December 8, 2014 by gredawarha