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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidisLINUX:
OK kinhroot is a rooting tool, its an apk, you download it and install it, if you can get tmp root then download SuperSU from Google play see if it let's you install it, if you can't then you have a tmp root, because your system is still only read, not read write. But if you use terminal emulator you can type su

If your I'd changes from $ to a # you have root

If you get root, even tmp root you can type this in terminal emulator

dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot

of=/sdcard/boot.back.img

dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery

of=/sdcard/recovery.back.img

Don't try the zmax recovery its not made for your device

If you want to try and get full root you have to follow jcase tutorial on keeping root after a reboot its a link posted in the topic I started, click my link in signature and find the jcase tutorial I posted, follow that to keep root after a reboot and then you can install SuperSU. Just be warned if you get full read write to system you could brick your device be carefull

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0

SuperSU install over kingroot:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3110178
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leo5111:
i tried and i dont think it ever gained root
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidisLINUX:
There is an English version of kingroot I posted link in my thread over at ZMAX, link to thread is in my signature try that one, more people say it works than the Chinese one. A lot of people had to run it like dozens of times, its using a memory buffer leak, so open a bunch of apps like benchmark and games, then try it

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0

simple root guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3110178
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leo5111:
ok droid man says im rooted now what? if i can i want permant root but what do i do next? do i uninstall kingoot and user or what? and then what? thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidisLINUX:
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE, OR IF THIS DOESN'T WORK! I AM ONLY TRYING TO HELP, AND ALOT OF APKS CAN ALSO BRICK YOUR PHONE IF YOUR NOT CAREFULL LIKE XPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR OME EXAMPLE.

OK first copy your recovery to your sdcard with

Terminal emulator type

su

dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery of=sdcard/recovery.img

Then type

getprop ro.product.name

The next line output should show your device product name

your going to use that to setprop with

setprop persist.sys.k replacethiswithproductname

For example IF my device is P87925

setprop persist.sys.k P87925

IS WHAT I TYPE

then

To check type

getprop persist.sys.k

If it comes back as yourproductname you did that correct

Now type

setenforce 0

getenforce

If it says permissive you did that correct

Now to copy your boot to recovery this will grant you read write after reboot, but before you reboot make sure you uninstall, kinguser,kingroot, and the Chinese chars. APK so type

dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery

This should allow read write to system on reboot but make sure you type reboot recovery still in terminal emulator

So type

reboot recovery

Upon reboot open terminal emulator

Type su

If you get a # it worked although you might have to use adb to have root permissions so if you don't have permissions reroot with kinguser at this point and be happy you have permroot, if you have permissions then you can download and install SuperSU

First you would have to mount system as read write so after you open terminal and type su

Type

mount - o remount,rw /system

If you don't get any errors download SuperSU from market and install and be happy

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0

simple root guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3110178
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leo5111:
incase you didnt notice here is a auto script after you get your phone temp rooted here http://androidforums.com/threads/zteroot.918802/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidisLINUX:
I think that installs a customer OK recovery.img made for the ZTE ZMAX, I wouldn't use that script if it does. If it doesn't install twrp recovery made for the zte ZMAX then go ahead and use it, but I also think it uses the ZMAX I'd, it's pretty device specific. If I were you I would just learn how to do it by hand in adb, or terminal emulator its not that hard

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0

simple root guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3110178
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilesintears77:
I was able to gain root. lost it after reboot. so tmp root is there
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leo5111:
i got temp root installed titanium backup and froze what i wanted to whats best launcher to use?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leo5111:
i am permantly rooted, using zte zmax twrp and super user
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilesintears77:
Me too. It feels good! Haha
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supertwin33:
Mine is permanent rooted with read and write permissions. Running some xposed mods. WiFi tether rueter working as well but when done using it have to restart phone to pick up normal WiFi. And some CPU over clocking. So far so good
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cognacentertainment:
Hmmm..... time to test my adb skills apparently. Any pointers for someone new to rooting manually?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leo5111:
what are you using to OC it? id like a link if you have it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leo5111:
no run kingroot as soon as it gets root install zte zmax twrp and install zmax superuser in recovery also make sure do backup in recovery and your rooted
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cognacentertainment:
So just download files to sdcard and run terminal from phone?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathan Cortinas:
Can you give steps to root the zte grand x max plus please.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilesintears77:
With TWRP?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leo5111:
i have the max+ thats what i did
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
this is what i did I copied all these files to my root of my phone here is a video

king root

zte zmax twrp

Super user

then I went to files and installed king root apk then zmax twrp apk after install run king root this is the tricky part may take many times to get it to work but it works just keep at it. if a pop up asking you to install something dont do it just let the app do its job. if it fails try again but to do so you need to restart your phone or go to settings /apps/kingroot/ then clear data then you can go back into king root and try again.

once rooted you can verify by clicking on a root checker app then you want to run twrp install twrp and then click on reboot into twrp. your bootscreen will do some weird stuff just wait till the screen shuts off and once the screen is completly off hit the power button and you should see that you are in recovery. do a system backup. install the supseruser zip that you placed in the root of your phone. and you can restart once your phone is restarted you should have perminent root.

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does anyone know how i can get full read and write permissions. I cant enable xposed installer can anyone deodox a rom so i can theme my phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supertwin33:
I got xposed installer working on mine but I did some changes in terminal emulator from previous page that someone posted. Running xblast and wanam modules
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
I got xposed to work last night.i had to install using recovery and had to do it couple times to get it to work. downside was it would cause my phone to freeze on the boot screen so i hAd to go back into recovery by holding volume up and power button. then going to restart system to get back into my phone. everything is working now for me. got xblast to modify my theme.

now i am kinda disapointed is now that i am root. I purhchase jrummy root tool box a while ago anyways when i click to install apps to sd card and when i install a app it tells me there is not enough storage and to clear up space. so still can not install apps to sd card
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cognacentertainment:
I don't remember where I read it, but I think you have to repartition your sdcard and use links2sd

Or install/use sdfix
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
the root sd fixes dont work they all fail
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
OK found out how to get the SD fix to work. Had to install terminal on my Android. And type in su to get root # then I typeddd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery then I type reboot recovery the phone will reboot giving full root of the phone. You will go back to partial root after phone reboots. So you will need to do again to get full root with read write permissions

I like to say thanks to christopherco athttp://androidforums.com/threads/root-cricket-zte-grand-x-max.880716/ for the info
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peenutone:
So following these steps i did gain root but I'm afraid to reboot because I've had temp root before. How can i be sure i have permanent root?

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Also should i remove king root apks?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilesintears77:
if you followed the steps you should have perma root. i would just keep the app, just in case..

Sent from my LG-D800
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peenutone:
Well I'll reboot to see. Should i reboot into recovery or standard

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Either way the root stuck so now what can i do with super user access
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilesintears77:
first thing I would do is freeze all the bloatware.

Sent from my LG-D800
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peenutone:
What su should i use super user doesn't give me that option
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilesintears77:
SuperSu

Sent from my LG-D800

---------- Post added at 06:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:12 PM ----------

use chef's freezer from playstore

Sent from my LG-D800
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peenutone:
Super su doesn't give me the option I'll try chefs freezer and let you know how it goes. Unless I'm using super su wrong
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilesintears77:
or rom toolbox
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peenutone:
Is rom toolbox on the play store?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilesintears77:
Yes it is but come on dude you can check it for yourself..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peenutone:
Found it i asked because i got king root from an apk from doing a Google Search so i didn't know where to find it that's all. And fyi so far so good I'll try the terminal emulator in the app next thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peenutone:
Anyone know what would happen if i remove super su it got installed as a system app during my root process
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cognacentertainment:
Ok. I must be doing something wrong, I've run king root at least a dozen times and still haven't gotten temp root
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smilesintears77:
keep trying.. it does take many tries.

Sent from my LG-D800
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cognacentertainment:
Went back and read a few pages, opened almost every app I had installed, ran king root, rooted right away
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
it took me a while too. I just had to keep going. first time i chosen to manually click install kinguser so when i get that popup after clearing the data off the king root app. i left that popup alone and just let the app do its job and it worked for me. it did take a good 20+ tries to get it to work though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Huskied:
Something for ZTE Grand X Max+

Found a Flashable Zip for Xposed. Haven't tested it but y'all can give it a try.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44013064
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peenutone:
Can someone help with custom roms? Every link i come across takes me anywhere besides where i was trying to download. Also what have y'all found to work on this phone? Any help will be appreciated
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
no custom roms as we speak I may create a rom deodoxing mime tonight
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech_yeet:
Have you guys tryed flashing the ZTE Z Max CM 12.1?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Huskied:
No one Tested it for a Reason dude.

Not the same Phone we're talking here.

It'll Brick Instantly.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech_yeet:
While your using its recovery aren't you? But it is not the same phone is it...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
It may work but I don't think anyone gonna try since one has LTE and the other don't
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech_yeet:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-gILDzs5fkbMXlfTUM1Q0VTS3c/edit?usp=docslist_api who arnt got no 4GLTE?!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
I thought that theZTE Z Max had no LTE I could be wrong may be thinking of a different ZTE phone I know the ZTE grand X max + has LTE
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cognacentertainment:
OK, I have tried SD card fixes and even tried the terminal commands posted earlier and still can't move apps to sdcard
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mccblaylock:
What cwm custom recovery version would be compatible with the z987 ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drewonion:
I use the twrp.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poor Grammar:
Can someone please make a custom rom for this phone since we now have root and custom recovery this phone has great potential battery life is awesome I might add
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
I dont think that there will be any custom roms for this phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poor Grammar:
You might be right holding my breath still waiting
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leo5111:
on another forum there is a custom rom for the zmax which is 99.99% same hardware if links to other site arent allowed sorry i just wanted people to see http://androidforums.com/threads/pac-rom-5-1-for-zte-zmax-devices.923953/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
Yeah if i could afford i would try to install but cant afford to brick my only phone i depend on
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poor Grammar:
Hey I tried to install xposed and got this what did I do wrong
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cognacentertainment:
OK. I screwed something up. Used zmax TWRP and supersu to get perma root. While trying to set up apps to SD, I used terminal commands posted on another page. Now I seem to have perma root, but camera doesn't keep pics and video player no longer works. Where do I go from here?

I tried rebooting into recovery, never works. I tried reinstalling TWRP recovery apk, but even if it says success, I still can't get into recovery.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
I have not run into thst issue only perma root only works till phone is restarted redo the terminal command and undo the app to sd. i gave up on that feature

Did you try root checker to see if phone is still rooted. Cause if you are rooted. you are doing something wrong possibley to get into recovery. You have to wait till screen shuts off before you hit the power button
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm76:
you got a couple of options that worked for me i had the same issue at first you can install by creating a zip by clicking on installation mode recovery (write zip to sd card and flash manually)

or you can open up a terminal program (I use rom toolbox) type su to get you root then type dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery then type reboot recovery this will restart your phone and give you full root access then you can install in classic mode You will lose full root when doing a restart of phone. Full root will retain on a fast boot.

I only use xblast module for this phone. I dont know of any other good ones that are any good to use
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm76:
there is a new twrp that works great on this phone no longer the waiting for the messed up screen to go blank and shut off before getting into recovery download the latest twrp 2.8.6.0 i beleive and see if that allows you to boot into recovery. also you can try to getinto recovery by holding up and power at the same time when turnng on the phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poor Grammar:
Got it flashed and then this
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm76:
try going to settings and enable downloads and restart phone

I thought that the z987 was only for cricket wireless
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poor Grammar:
Finally got It had downloads enabled but had to reboot couple times for it to stick maybe it was a server problem and I got phone unlocked to use on any carrier by the way paid $5.00 thanks everyone for your help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cognacentertainment:
Says only compatible with ZTE blade
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm76:
I downloaded and i know at least 5 more downloaded and are happy with the results. you can download it here its where i got my file i downloaded (found right here ) put on sd and then isntalled apk opened app clicked install twrp 2.8.6.0 then hit reboot recovery and it worked great. far better then the buggy one i had before
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mzzm143:
hi. my problem is i wiped system and data and internal sdcard from twrp recovery. phone does not boot up to any screen except for the white background with the grand x max plus logo and then vibrates and i hold volume up and power and it takes me back to twrp recovery. if i reboot system or recovery or bootloader or power off, it says no OS installed if i want to continue and i swipe to continue and it ask if i want supersu installed and i swipe to continue. cant fix permissions cuz factory reset and all my backups was in /data/media folder which also got wiped. can someone upload stock backup or have firmware or point me to the right links please. oh, and adb/fastboot works too. thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
Ok so no dont factory wipe through recovery mode. I see if i can make a stock rom off my phone never done this before but i see what i can do give me a couple days
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mzzm143:
Thank you soooo much!!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgrimm9:
Im having issues with the computer software i never created a rom before im gonna have to install a linux distro i dont have much time i work 12 hours a day with a hour of driving
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mzzm143:
if you cant, thats ok. Thank you again for taking the time to read my post and replying.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stony442:
Could someone post a back up that was made from recovery and then have him flash the back up? I've never tried this but I have a back up just no way to post it as it's 4gb and I have no file sharing hosts
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mzzm143:
yes, anyone please!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dynamiclynk:
So has anyone been able to mount system as rw so we can enable SD media rw? I have tried root explorer, jrummy tools mount system as rw script and remount /system as rw commands via su# in terminal.

I was able to get system mounted as RW set with these commands from su in terminal app:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60802413&postcount=74

Then you can download and execute the SDFix app from the PlayStore and RW access to your SD Card.

native tether works as well if you set the sqllite db setting

Update: No need to modify sqlite lite settings to enable tether it is enabled by default in 4.4.4, but just incase you want to double check incase you are having errors starting tether.

Thanks Cognacentertainment

0. First you need root (instruction),

1. Backup. I have no problems whatsoever with these steps, but if you have custom recoveries you might want to make a nandroid backup first. (Optional): Using a root file explorer, go to the directory: /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/. Make a copy of the file settings.db to your sdcard for backup incase you need to restore it, we will be editing this file.

2. Buy this SQLite Editor. (There are other sqlite editors, but this one is the easiest to use. It's up to you.)

3. Open SQLite Editor, grant root for it, then under the APPS list, scroll down and tap on "Settings Storage".

4. It will search for databases and find "settings.db", tap on it.

5. While in "settings.db", select "global" from the list.

6. You will see a table with "id, name and value" columns. Tap on the + sign on the top right to add a new entry. In the name field, name it: tether_dun_required. In the value field, write: 0 Tap on Save to save the entry, then exit the app.

7. Reboot.

From playstore download TetherFy it will allow you to configure the native Hotspot setting even though you access them from Settings on your device.

It will also allow you start\stop the hotspot. :) Enjoy!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tetherfy
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cognacentertainment:
I didn't need root for Hotspot, I just used AirDroid. Apparently the Hotspot feature is just hidden cuz I'm able to create Hotspot triggers using various apps.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dynamiclynk:
Nice!, yeah I believe the dun setting was 0 by default, so it's seems to be just a matter of accessing the settings and triggering the app.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miniandroidp:
I did my zte no problem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

running smooth and good for gaming 6 " tablet
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in10city:
Here is a bit of info, I hope it helps someone.

All of these roms seem to work on my ZTE Grand X Max + I have tried all of them

http://xdaforums.com/t/zte-zmax

buttttt....

I am not able to get the camera working in any of them.

I am downloading the PAC ROM now, but do not anticipate anything good since I have not had any success yet.

***WARNING****

Don't blame me if you brick your phone, I just can say it worked for me . ..

I used this thread to root and to gain perm root

http://xdaforums.com/general/general/root-how-to-root-zte-zmax-t3107409

If anyone has any good info to help me get my camera working please let me know.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dynamiclynk:
Wow! Thanks for testing! :) I am not a rom cook but since the camera hardware differs you will need the Max+ camera libraries in system/lib libcamera_client.so, libcamera_metadata.so, and libcameraservice.so along with the camera apks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in10city:
I will test anything you all can throw at me, this is a throw away phone for me. My wife and I had our note 3 and Nexus 6 stolen, so we got two of these phones to last us until November when I expect the next line of the Nexus phones to come out. We are both saving our money and waiting. If I brick this phone, I have an SGS3 that I will switch to.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poor Grammar:
Will the cricket version work Z987 Zte
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dynamiclynk:
Hypothetically if you copy these from stock Max+ to the Max rom running on the Max+ and set the correct permissions on the lib files, then camera should work....hypothetically :D If you try this let us know the outcome :)