[Android] Protocol 9:
DL701Q/Root Guide, Install TWRP Touch Recovery

SECURITY UPDATE: Some of the executable programs in this guide may be mistakenly quarantined as a virus by your antivirus program. There are workarounds for this but it is outside the scope of this guide. You can find instructions on how to add temporary exceptions to your antivirus program within its respective documentation. If you make these types of adjustments to your security program in order to install and execute these programs, you do so at your own risk.

Disclaimer: This guide assumes that this is the first attempt to accomplish root and fresh drivers will be installed during the process; if you have already attempted to root your device without success, you may have apps, scripts or drivers on your PC or Tablet which will render this method unsuccessful. Start with a clean tablet, without previous driver installs for the device on your PC.

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If you choose to update your system, go ahead and system/wireless update your tablet to 4.4.0/A86V_004, (System Settings -->About Phone -->System Update/Wireless Update), The wireless update does include some security patches, however this root method and recovery installation are still successful. Further test results will be posted as updates are available. Please feel free to add feedback if you have updated your system/wireless settings beyond this guide and attempted the process. -Thank you.

Download/Install SuperSU app from the play store.

Download/extract the iroot installer to your DESKTOP.

(Warning: Rooting or modifying your software may void your warranty, proceed at your own risk)

iRoot Download Page

Notice: This guide applies ONLY to the PC VERSION, not to the mobile APK.

1. On your Tablet, activate Developer Options (System Settings-->About Tablet-->Build Number (tap 7 times)-->System Settings-->Developer Options-->USB Debugging.

2. Connect your Tablet to your PC, run iRoot as Administrator and wait for iRoot to detect your device and install drivers.

Please use a quality USB cable that was made to transfer data, not a standard charging cable.

3. After drivers are installed, click the green root button in the program to initiate rooting sequence, (during the sequence the program should temporarily put your device into Fastboot mode and download the MT65 driver automatically. (If the driver fails to install you may need to boot into fastboot (hold volume down/power until menu comes up, use volume key to select fastboot and connect to pc), mode seperately in order to get the(MT65XX) driver, if the iroot program doesn't automatically install, start back at step two after rebooting into normal mode.)

4. When the program is completed it will indicate that you have root, disconnect your device and open the SuperSU app. This should prompt the Chinese SU app on your tablet to notify you to grant su permissions to the English version, click the grant icon in the notification, SU should now be administering root on your device. If the SuperSU app doesn't successfully update the binary, you most likely do not actually have root and will need to restart the process.

Two Chines apps will be installed along with root, you can delete them after you are administering root from SuperSU without any adverse affects.

Housekeeping:

It has been reported that a couple of activities in the program are inconsistent; you may not get the Chinese notification to grant root privileges to the English version. This would indicate that although the program sees all the flags for root on your PC, there may be a problem with the install. In this case you can attempt to Un-root/Re-root, or try to locate the Chinese app (the installed SU app, not the mobile installer apk), and try to activate it manually.

Currently there is no translation available for the functions so you will need to investigate this.

OK on to the tricky stuff, (well, hopefully not for you)

1. Again go ahead and download/extract this to your desktop. WARNING: There are different versions of the installer, confirm that you only use the installer compatible with MTK Devices with UBIFS system!

Easy Magic TWRP Install Tool

2. Connect your tablet to PC w/USB Debugging on.

NOTE: In some cases users are reporting issues with the manual prompts not being available in the process below. Please run the TWRP in automatic mode initially, then repeat the process in Manual mode. If this doesn't work, it is recommended that you uninstall/re-install the drivers for the tablet, delete the the new recovery image files created by the program and restart the process from scratch. Please report any findings you may have.

3. Run the executable as Administrator. You will need to run this install MANUALLY in order to get the touch screen orientation correct the first time. UPDATE: You may need to run in Automatic mode first run through, it will install but orientation will be incorrect. Re-run program in manual after rebooting tablet and run in manual mode in order to select correct orientation, follow steps 5-8.

4. Download and copy the stock recovery from the link below somewhere on your pc.

stock recovery image

5. Start the MTK-TWRP program and follow the prompts, select NO for manual install. Follow the prompts using the settings below.

6. You will be prompted to place stock recovery in the STOCK folder in the program, go ahead and copy it in there.

7. Follow the rest of the prompts, if the program does not detect your resolution it is; 1024X600.

You will be asked if you have a flipped screen, click YES

You will be asked if you have touch screen problems, click YES

You will then be presented with a selection of screen orientation options, click the radio button for , EDIT: Flipped Screen Swap XY Flip Y. Thanks [MENTION=4139666]IamNWar[/MENTION]) UPDATE: This screen orientation confirmed to be working, and recovery is functional. There seems to be a weird glitch after performing an operation that the screen orientation temporarily flips, but this does not appear to affect performance of the recovery.

8 The program will then continue with the installation and boot into recovery (TWRP Touch). If everything is correct, you should have fully functional touchscreen functionality (although it seems upside down, buttons on left).

IMPORTANT: NAND BACKUP TO EXTERNAL SD CARD IS NOW AVAILABLE TO YOUR RECOVERY, BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE IT IS ADVISED TO GO AHEAD AND PERFORM A BACKUP AND KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE! EVEN IF YOUR DEVICE BECOMES BRICKED LATER, IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE TWRP RECOVERY YOU CAN STILL RESTORE YOUR SYSTEM FROM THE BACK UP. I HAVE TWO OF THESE TABLETS FOR TESTING AND HAVE SUCCESFULLY REMOVED THE OPERATING SYSTEM AND RESTORED IT THROUGH TWRP.

Use the stock recovery below for unpack/repack if you get into trouble and lose stock (English) recovery, (you won't effect the actual chinese stock recovery): Follow the prompts and you will be asked if you want to install the repacked recovery, click yes and your device should reboot to stock recovery.

stock recovery image

Don't forget that this device has a reset button on the back which will assist you to boot up normally, should you run into problems.

If you feel that you have hosed up your recovery through any attempts, I will assist you in returning to stock, which can also be pushed by the TWRP installer. Please give credits/thanks to the great teams that created the iroot and Easy Magic installers. This is simply a guide, I created none of the programs or processes.

Disclaimer:

What you do with your device is your own responsibility, modifications may result in voiding your warranty, these instructions are offered as a guide, this guide is in no way endorsing one root/recovery method over another, this is simply the path I found to accomplish the task, please post any shortcuts or errors you may find for the benefit of the community..