Saturday, 27 September 2014

Cloning Nexus 7



I have fifteen Nexus 7 tablets to prepare, so I needed to find out how to clone one.

Here is what I have discovered:

Note: I am using a computer running Linux and working on the command line as root. The notes below document the steps I took to get a Nexus 7 cloned, but are not really a tutorial.

WARNING! At one point I was stuck with a non-booting device and had to do a factory reset. This was on the device I was hoping to clone. Luckily I was just learning and it wasn't a real master tablet. You should get your tablet rooted and a recovery installed before setting it up, if at all possible. If you have already got your master tablet ready, make a backup using Titanium or similar, and get it off the tablet.