Help Rooting problem Nexus 7 5.0

[Robert Brierton]

I attempted to root a Nexus 7 (2013). I downloaded Framaroot and SuperSU which gave me an error message that says I upgraded to 5.0 and check the forums; about rerooting manually. It said to download a fix from Crossfire, which I did, but it says the file won't open. I tried everything I can think of, but I guess I'm stuck. Is there something I am missing? Or another (easyer) way root the device? Thanks.

 

[Madbat]

This is the easiest to root tablet. You can use wugfresh nexus root toolkit, or cfautoroot. Or just use fastboot to flash twrp recovery. If you're not sure how to use adb and fastboot, then either of the other two is easier.
Wugfresh is a great tool to have for all nexus owners. here ya go.

 

[Masterchief87]

There is also a great video tutorial on xda that shows you how to root it manually by unlocking the bootloader, then flashing twrp and supersu.
Rooting my nexus 7 was the first time I had used fastboot and I found that having the instructional video made it easy. Its also gave me valuable skills that have kept my nexus 7 from becoming an oversized paper weight when things went wrong.

If you have a windows PC its really easy to install adb and fastboot with this installer from xda that sets it up for you.