[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] sketchscarz:
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp

adb push su /data/local/tmp

adb push Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp

All were successfully performed.

chmod 6755 /data/local/tmp/su

chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox

chmod 644 /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk

All were successfully performed.

You could also try a surefire root privledge command:

chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/su

chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/busybox

chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk

I have not tried these commands however the 777 should give more access and en-ability to be unconcealed within a working open source distro. let me know the output. It has come to thought that the said files may need to be recursively owned by invoking -R to those said directories .

Insert the -R invoke where needed and verify the command completed successfully by receiving a $ prompt with no errors.

This will theoretically enable access to the file tree in nautilus, as it will be in line and congruent with the distro privileges. 777 and open source repositories should infact work.

This is a grey area. We are not knowing how to access the directories where the files were pushed. This is why I suggested to give the files copied, full rwx permission after copy. Can anyone bring in some input?

Once you have verified you are in the directory where the files were pushed, complete the following commands:

adb cp su /system/bin/su.

adb cp Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk

adb cp busybox /system/bin/busybox

Emulating and transposing the adb commands as necessary within various open source distros will give relative insight as well as possibly uncovering a phantom OS that may have Metro PCS manufacturer similarities within the OS API and permission functions, resulting in the successful copy of the said files that were successfully pushed and elevated.

Verify each copy process took place by receiving a successful prompt after each copy execution, which means no errors and a successful $ to enter another command.

if you are in download mode restart, then go in root explorer and see if the files exist there. Install Superuser.apk as soon as you see it.

Then,

adb shell su

You should get # and a prompt on the phone to allow admin

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When you are in those directories use the cp command to copy the files to the coveted directories.

adb cp su /system/bin/su.

adb cp Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk

adb cp busybox /system/bin/busybox

it would be ideal to give those directories chmod 777 before copy is performed. Either in adb or terminal in a distro with open source repositories. I know that the chmod 777 command will work within either adb or an elevated open source distro, because the operation is not permitted in terminal emulator.

The desired destination/repository for the copy process, should be elevated as chmod 777 as well before copy process, which may be difficult to find, considering trial and error and progressive development to search for congruent functionality within different instances of elevated open source terminal shells for the seamless copy process to occur.

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apt-get update install packages is a good update to linux distros. might help before invoking admin on any partition of the filesystem.