Chainfire just came out of his sabbatical and he so came with a bang!Β The developer of SuperSU has released modified boot images for Nexus 5, 6, 7, 9 and Player running Marshmallow update, so that you can obtain root on Android 6.0 access easily.
What is involved is flashing of modifiedΒ boot images first, followed by a TWRP flash of new SuperSU 2.50.
So, itβs first flashing the boot images using fastboot mode, follow by TWRP flash in the very next command in fastboot.
Next, you gotta run the TWRP and flash the SuperSU 2.50 on your device to obtain root.
Thatβs it.
Btw, there is also another way to root Marshmallow Update, given here.
Downloads
- Download modified boot image files:
- Nexus Player β Link | File: fugu-mra58k-boot.zip (5.97 MB)
- Nexus 5 β Link | File: hammerhead-mra58k-boot.zip (7.82 MB)
- Nexus 7 WiFi β Link | File: razor-mra58k-boot.zip (7.24 MB)
- Nexus 7 LTE β Link | File: razorg-mra58k-boot.zip (7.24 MB)
- Nexus 6 β Link | File: shamu-mra58k-boot.zip (7.78 MB)
- Nexus 9 WiFi β Link | File: volantis-mra58k-boot.zip (7.70 MB)
- Nexus 9 LTE β Link | File: volantisg-mra58k-boot.zip (7.70 MB)
- Download TWRP recovery:
- Download SuperSU root package β Link | File: BETA-SuperSU-v2.52.zip (3.8 MB)
Here is what weβre gonnaΒ do with the above.
We are going to install the modified boot image first, then TWRP recovery, and will then use the TWRP to flash all new SuperSU 2.50 package to acquire root access.
Warning
Warranty may be void of your device if you follow the procedures given on this page. You only are responsible for your device. We wonβt be liable if any damage occurs to your device and/or its components.
Backup!
Backup important files stored on your deviceΒ before proceeding with the steps below, so that in case something goes wrong youβll have backup of all your important files.
Marshmallow Root Video Tutorial
Here is a video tutorial right below that shows how you can root your nexus device using Chainfireβs root method, and it uses the guide below exactly.
Itβs good if you watch the video and proceed with the guide. Especially if you are new to rootingΒ andΒ flashingΒ stuff using fastboot commands and TWRP.
![MRA58K Marshmallow Root for Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 and Nexus 9 [Chainfire method]](https://cdn.nerdschalk.com/wp-content/cache/flying-press/nerdschalk.com/lSph86w0w6M-hqdefault.jpg)
How to Root Marshmallow Update on Nexus devices
Step 1. Download the three files required for Marshmallow root using this method. So, download the modified boot file (in .zip format), then TWRP file, and then the SuperSU 2.50 file. Keep them in a new folder called root6
Step 2. In root6 folder, extract the zip fileΒ to get boot.img file from it.Β Rename the TWRP recovery file to twrp.img β this makes it easy to enter commands when installing the boot and TWRP recovery below in this guide.
So, you now have boot.img and twrp.img in the folder called root6, right?
Step 3. Install ADB and Fastboot driversΒ on your Windows PC.
Step 4.Β Connect the device to PC, and transfer the SuperSU file to your Nexus device. Remember the location of the file. Then disconnect the device from PC.
Step 5. Boot your deviceΒ into bootloader mode. For this,
- Power off the device. Then wait for 4-5 seconds after screen goes off.
- Press and hold Volume down + Power button together to enter bootloader mode. You will see FASTBOOT written at top.
Step 6. Now,Β open command window in the root6 folder, in whichΒ you have the modified boot and TWRP files. For this:
- OpenΒ that root6 folderΒ and then left click on empty white space in the folder.
- Now, while holding shift key, right click on empty white space to get a pop-up as shown below.
- NowΒ choose Open command window here option from that.
You will see a command window open up, withΒ location directed to root6 folder.
Step 7. Test whetherΒ fastboot isΒ working alright. In the command windowΒ byΒ running the following command.
fastboot devices
β Upon this, you should get a serial no. with fastboot written after it. If you donβt get fastboot written on cmd window, then it means you need to reinstall adb and fastboot drivers, or change restart PC, or use original USB cable.
Step 8. Make sure your Nexus device is bootloaderΒ unlocked. Skip this step if your device isΒ already unlocked (check the LockΒ status atΒ bottom of the screen in bootloaderΒ mode).
If your device is not bootloader locked, then do this to unlock bootloader of it. This WILL DELETE everything on the device. Device will restart after this,
- Run the following command first.
fastboot oem unlock
- Now, look at deviceβsΒ screen, and press Volume up button to choose Yes. (Upon doing this, your deviceβs all apps and dataΒ will be deleted.)
β Because unlocking the bootloader will delete everything on device, you will need to transfer the SuperSU file again (step 4).
Step 9. Flash modified bootΒ image now. Use the following command for that.
fastboot flash boot boot.img
(You have to use the boot imageβs filename in the above command, which in our case is boot.img, from step 2.)
Step 10. Flash TWRP recovery image now. Use the following command for that.
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
(You have to use the recoveryΒ imageβs filename in the above command, which in our case is twrp.img, from step 2.)
Step 11. When done, simply reboot to Recovery mode now.
For this, disconnect the device. Now, useΒ Volume up/down button to bring up RECOVERY menu, and then use Power button to select it.
You will boot into recovery mode now, and will see TWRP recovery.
Step 12. Nowβs the time to root Marshmallow update on your Nexus device. Install SuperSU now.
In TWRP, tap onΒ Install, and then select the SuperSU 2.50 file. Next, do the swipe action at bottom of the screen to flash the SuperSU file.
Step 13. When done, tap on Reboot System button to restart the device.
Thatβs it. Your Nexus device on Marshmallow update is now rooted with Chainfireβs root trick.
Need help?Β Let us know via comment section below.
ViaΒ Chainfire
Works fine until i start twrp – input password for encrytion, and i don’t know the password π
Same here. Can get around it?
That’s because your have enabled encryption on your device, and TWRP isn’t overriding it.
Reboot your device, and disable the encryption. And then try this, it should work when encryption is totally off.
On Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, encryption is applied by default, and hence you may need a kernel that doesn’t force encrypt. We have exactly that above actually, the force-encryption feature disabled, but if the device is already encrypted, then that needs to be gone first.
Try and let me know then.
…is it correct that the link of the mod-bootloader from n9-lte goes to the fugu-bootloader?
After flashing the boot.img on my Nex5 it stucks showing the google logo… the link points to the volantis boot.img not the hammerhead.
search for “hammerhead-mra58k-boot chainfire” on xda forum to find the right one.
Works like a charm…
Thanks a lot
M.
Okay, links have been fixed. Thanks for notifying us. Hope you didn’t have much trouble. And, any feedback for the guide?
Beautiful hiss. These give me hope for the future of the moding world, on Android. Your format is the most reassuring and accessible to the most people. It’s complete without being too detailed.
Works fine until i start twrp – input password for encrytion, and i don’t know the password π
Same here. Can get around it?
That’s because your have enabled encryption on your device, and TWRP isn’t overriding it.
Reboot your device, and disable the encryption. And then try this, it should work when encryption is totally off.
On Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, encryption is applied by default, and hence you may need a kernel that doesn’t force encrypt. We have exactly that above actually, the force-encryption feature disabled, but if the device is already encrypted, then that needs to be gone first.
Try and let me know then.
…is it correct that the link of the mod-bootloader from n9-lte goes to the fugu-bootloader?
After flashing the boot.img on my Nex5 it stucks showing the google logo… the link points to the volantis boot.img not the hammerhead.
search for “hammerhead-mra58k-boot chainfire” on xda forum to find the right one.
Works like a charm…
Thanks a lot
M.
Okay, links have been fixed. Thanks for notifying us. Hope you didn’t have much trouble. And, any feedback for the guide?
Beautiful hiss. These give me hope for the future of the moding world, on Android. Your format is the most reassuring and accessible to the most people. It’s complete without being too detailed.
Password issues in twrp. Only had this problem since marshmallow update and I’ve no security on the device?
Password issues in twrp. Only had this problem since marshmallow update and I’ve no security on the device?
ΠΠ΄ΡΠ°Π²ΡΡΠ²ΡΠΉΡΠ΅ Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ nexus 5. Π²ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Ρ Π²Π°Ρ Π½ΠΎ Π² FastBoot Π² Π½ΠΈΠ·Ρ lock state locked ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ?
Hello me what to do I have done 10 in a step video, and made recovery mode phone periodically reloaded . help me please.
Hello all I have got to bring to mind , but when I walked into TWRP fundamentally found SuperSU
ΠΠ΄ΡΠ°Π²ΡΡΠ²ΡΠΉΡΠ΅ Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ nexus 5. Π²ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Ρ Π²Π°Ρ Π½ΠΎ Π² FastBoot Π² Π½ΠΈΠ·Ρ lock state locked ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ?
Hello me what to do I have done 10 in a step video, and made recovery mode phone periodically reloaded . help me please.
Hello all I have got to bring to mind , but when I walked into TWRP fundamentally found SuperSU
I fucked up bigtime i get – Unable to mount Data
I fucked up bigtime i get – Unable to mount Data
Worked fine here. One thing to note if your phone updated OTA to MRA58N you may want to download the latest boot.img from xda. It’s in the SuperSU beta thread.
Worked fine here. One thing to note if your phone updated OTA to MRA58N you may want to download the latest boot.img from xda. It’s in the SuperSU beta thread.
I got to step 11, then now my phone keeps going from google logo to the blue/black screen with the text boxes and then it restarts back to google logo then the blue/black screen. help please
I got to step 11, then now my phone keeps going from google logo to the blue/black screen with the text boxes and then it restarts back to google logo then the blue/black screen. help please
Make sure you have the right boot.img in your folder. And then issue that command again with device in fastboot mode. It should work flawlessly. Make sure you are not using recovery image for that command, as it requires boot image only. Re-do it. It would work.
Make sure you have the right boot.img in your folder. And then issue that command again with device in fastboot mode. It should work flawlessly. Make sure you are not using recovery image for that command, as it requires boot image only. Re-do it. It would work.
Does the modified boot image change the kernel of the devices (In my case Nexus 7 2013 Razor)
Does the modified boot image change the kernel of the devices (In my case Nexus 7 2013 Razor)
followed the steps, but after flashing SuperSu (tried with v2.48 and most recent v 2.52 beta) after rebooting it keeps playing the booting animation of android, without going further. I have a Nexus 7 2013 With Wi-fi, so as a base I started with the factory image for Android 6.0.0.
It seems that whatever I do, after flahing SuperSu it keeps getting in a loop (displaying the Android animation).Anyone else encountered this or know the solution to this problem? What am I doing wrong here?
Flash this one – https://nerdschalk.com/download-supersu-v2-65-marshmallow-root-package-88167/
followed the steps, but after flashing SuperSu (tried with v2.48 and most recent v 2.52 beta) after rebooting it keeps playing the booting animation of android, without going further. I have a Nexus 7 2013 With Wi-fi, so as a base I started with the factory image for Android 6.0.0.
It seems that whatever I do, after flahing SuperSu it keeps getting in a loop (displaying the Android animation).Anyone else encountered this or know the solution to this problem? What am I doing wrong here?
Flash this one – https://nerdschalk.com/download-supersu-v2-65-marshmallow-root-package-88167/
Thank you for this well written guide. It’s explained with such care for accessibility & detail.
For the first time, EVER, I deliberately clicked several ads in appreciation for the couple guides I’ve just read on this site. Exemplary work.
haha.. thanks! Ad companies are clever enough to detect appreciation-clicks and genuine clicks.. but thanks anyway!! π
Thank you for this well written guide. It’s explained with such care for accessibility & detail.
For the first time, EVER, I deliberately clicked several ads in appreciation for the couple guides I’ve just read on this site. Exemplary work.
haha.. thanks! Ad companies are clever enough to detect appreciation-clicks and genuine clicks.. but thanks anyway!! π
Will this work for Marshmallow 6.0.1 on Nexus 7 (2013)?
no probably. Download the latest version of kernel perhaps, that might work. BTW, if you have TWRP installed, simply flashing the SuperSU 2.65 and above will do. You don’t need custom kernel or anything else with supersu 2.65 and above.
Will this work for Marshmallow 6.0.1 on Nexus 7 (2013)?
no probably. Download the latest version of kernel perhaps, that might work. BTW, if you have TWRP installed, simply flashing the SuperSU 2.65 and above will do. You don’t need custom kernel or anything else with supersu 2.65 and above.