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I recently unlocked the bootloader on my Nexus S, and I am looking at ways to finish rooting it. Every reference I find seems to be written assuming non-Google hardware, but the Nexus S is supposed to be open.

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Is there anything in particular that dissuades you from simply using a custom recovery? The issue is that the /system partition is read-only by default in Android, and you need a way to get su and Superuser into /system/app. The easiest way is a custom recovery (no write restrictions) or flashing a boot image that gives you root access from adb. – eldarerathis♦ Jan 10 '12 at 14:20
I'm looking for a way to get sudo with the minimum changes required - replacing the OS or recovery images just seem like overkill, and I'm hoping there's a simpler way (but if there isn't then I'll do just that). – ImaginaryRobots Jan 10 '12 at 19:06

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Your best source probably is Nexus S: All Things Root Guide -- which is a compilation/collection of several guides. Here you can probably pick your minimalist solution as well as go for the "big thing". In case you need some addional sources (easily to find with a simple Google search, by the way, as that is what I just did):

Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying you didn't search (your question clearly indicates you did). I put this just for reference by other interested readers here, who might need more details.

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While references are fine, we want to be a self-contained resource. Per the FAQ, answers that are mostly links may be removed: http://android.stackexchange.com/faq#deletion – Matthew Read♦ Oct 12 '12 at 18:33
It's hard to include full 5 guides, while at the same time not making the answer 20 pages and still not miss necessary details. I always try to include an abbreviated extract -- but sometimes this is simply not an option. You see the OP accepted the answer, so it was helpful -- which is IMHO the most important part (it's not always politics ;) – Izzy Oct 12 '12 at 20:36
5 isn't necessary, 1 is. This post needs to be useful to future users and survive link rot. – Matthew Read♦ Oct 12 '12 at 22:22

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