[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yuweng:
When i started this thread, not many rooting guides/ softwares/ techniques around, nowadays there are tons of it so this guide is kinda obsolete . . . :D

So this will remains here as a guide & the same can be applies for rooting the unrootable MTK devices & also for the latest unrootable MTK 4.4.2 devices too . . . :cool:

Tips : Upload stock recovery.img, port custom recovery, patch SELinux & root it via ported custom recovery

One of my friend bought the latest, cheapest Shanzhai clone of the clone, MT6577, 4 inch S3 9300 android phone & it doesn't come rooted, with 3e recovery & no gapps ! Can't find support at all b'cos there is no brand on it ! :eek:

Tried all existing rooting doesn't work... :silly: So far i've tried zopo zp100 4.0ROOT by008, mkroot, SOC, Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v3 & a few other more that uses the exploit /data/local/tmp method all fail to work... :o

With that, it triggers my interest & while looking for solutions at www & xda, found out mostly branded android phone has cwmr & therefore it is the easiest way to gain root access... :D

And so here is the updated tut that exactly to do that & i believe its universal & it can be use on Any MT6575/ 77... :fingers-crossed:

Happy Modding... :laugh:

Credits to the Master Shifu's in alphabetical order

bgcngm

dsixda

linerty

Linus Yang

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Added on Oct 17, 2012

WARNING : MEDIATEK SMART PHONE FLASH TOOL

i've seen far too many times that fellow xda member make this same mistake over & over again, including myself...

So pls pls people, don't use SP Flash Tool & download ROM not meant for your phone, it will brick it & there is no way to revive it back ! After you have download wrong PRELOADER, your phone will be completely dead, cannot power on, no charging, no recovery, no USB vcom detection & you can say

to it...

Here is the WARNING again :

NEVER DOWNLOAD ROM NOT MEANT FOR YOUR PHONE. IT WILL BRICK IT !

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Added on Nov 18, 2012 -

Unsecured boot.img rooting

It turns out that this cwmr rooting has mix response...

Thanks to fellow xda friend, jbctiong, he has pointed out that ro.secure=1 is impossible to root on latest MT65xx unless it is change to ro.secure=0 so big credits to him... i have informed this to Master Shifu dsixda & he has added this to the latest Kitchen update...

While on the www, there has been alot of 'unsecured boot.img' & many has brick their device b'cos they thought it was for theirs...

The best way is still to use your own device boot.img... :D

So here is the Updated Unsecured boot.img rooting * tut * to root the latest 'unrootable' MT6577 & i believe it should work on MT6575 too... :fingers-crossed:

Credits to the Master Shifu's in alphabetical order

bgcngm

dsixda

jbctiong

linerty

Added on Nov 26, 2012 -

Unsecured boot.img rooting Updated

Haha, my bad... my bad...

Credits to liquidini who actually tested it out & reported it back here that makes me aware that there is a bug. i just step on it & confirmed it is already dead, so now the plugins is bugs free...

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Added on Dec 26, 2012 -

WARNING again

i've seen just too many bricks recently by fellow xda member...

So guys, after gaining root access pls pls use this tool to backup your device Factory ROM out of it, if you don't have one...

Credits to Russian Master Shifu rua1 for creating such an awesome multi-tool that can be use for rooting too...

If you can't use the backup function, its b'cos ro.secure=1 you can either use my previous Unsecured boot.img plugins or just reboot to cwmr & do your backup from there...

MTK Droid Root & Tools can created ro.secure=0 boot.img & cwmr too... :D

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Added on Dec 30, 2012 - Root via MTK Droid Root & Tools

i really wonder why so many user find it so hard to use this awesome multi-tool so i prepare a tut for it...

As said before, if it still doesn't work, you can actually still root it & backup your device Factory ROM via ported cwmr... :D

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Added on Jan 01, 2013 - Manual Root via TWRP V2.3.2.3

This is the last resort when everything fails...

Credits to bigrammy who found out that we can use TWRP's built-in File Manager for manual rooting updated...

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Added on Feb 25, 2013 -

Operation to Support & Reward our MTK SoC Developers

Head up to here & show your support...

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Added on Mar 16, 2013 -

Auto Root via TWRP V2.4.2.0 - V2

Credits to RD varun.chitre15 for compiling TWRP V2.4.2.0 for MT65xx...

Not forgetting Master Shifu Javum & TWRP Team...

The tut & tool is here.... ;)

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Credits to bigrammy he informed me of a bug he found on 720x1280 no Auto-Root function, my bad...

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Added on Mar 31, 2013 -

Auto Root via TWRP V2.4.4.0

Thanks to Master Shifu Javum for compiling it & Master Shifu Stanner for sharing the link...

The tool is here, alternate link is here

Added support for latest MT6589 too... :cool: