yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyconumnum:
well...the only problem I have with all custom roms baked for flagship phones.....is...I'll never be able to afford a flagship phone.....

this phone rocks...but almost got dropped like a rock several times because it's not a flagship phone and things have to be recooked for it.....a skill set that..those that have the genius brains for it...probably are, were, and still will be months from now.... constantly asking themselves...."other than for adventure......wth am I doing this for??????"

were defiantly a lucky bunch that they are !
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thehusk:
Hi I rooted my phone and accidentally deleted the os can someone give me the os file or another rom?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
http://androidforums.com/threads/update-5-18-15-butternoob-stock-4-4-4-v2.919084/

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[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
request for a mod.

If anyone out there knows how to go about doing it. Could someone possibly make a flashable zip that will add the native SD card and otg support into the O.S.?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] iancc86:
Please Help guys!!!

I successfully bricked my zmax...

I perm rooted with the first version on twrp. Instead of thinking, I booted to twrp, selected advanced wipe and checked all options. I slid the bar and let it do its thing. Now I get the startup splash screen with no operating system. I can still boot to twrp. But i cant boot into ftm (indicator light flashes red and green). I tried flashing stock backups from other users but get the dreaded "cant mount /system, /data, etc." Anyone else having this issue or know how to get out of this hole ive created? Thank you in advance for any help.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
You need to mount system in twrp, use adb, and flash a system.img

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByGgC7fP-qTPcGoxMlVzX190TkU/view?usp=sharing_eid

Download flash with

Push to sdcard

adb push system.img /sdcard/system.img

Its large like 1.7gb I think so make sure you have room

Then

adb shell

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

You shouldn't need a boot.img if you do let me know but try that first from inside twrp with phone connected to computer using adb

Make sure before you flash that you are mounted rw on system

I think you can just check mount system in twrp or try mounting it using adb

mount - remount,rw /system

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
He should be able to just flash..... TWRP will mount the folder through the mount option
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
He said he already tried to flash one and it didn't work

This is why we make backups before we flash, this is why we need more information on our boot and system, because those 4.4.4 are not working for every T-Mobile. I am one of them, it just won't boot on my device so there might be some difference in hardware, or device mapping I.e partition size or locations need more info before we go tell everyone to flash a ROM that works for you.

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But I did try the cyanogenmod 12 and it booted for me
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
Then try flashing bnv1 it's based on an 4.4.2 system
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
What CM 12.1? Can i get a link?

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[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
If absolutely needed I can make a nandroid back an upload it to G-Drive for you. But keep in mind I have MPCS 4.4.4. I just have mine nodded such as custom apks and the chelpus play store. But it works just fine. Just tell me if you need it. I would have to factory wip before I uploaded it. So just tell me if you need it.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] hollisterfan1:
How to root the zte zmax (easy way)

Can someone post a video on this thread regarding how to root the zmax. If there is already a video then please post that here.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Hroark13 got it made, no WiFi no data, no Bluetooth, we need a few people to run a logcat on it my guess missing some wlan_supplicant files I'm system/lib, who posted the partition backup thing, we need a backup of those files I am still getting my device tree setup correctly I will have more info after I build

Hroarks post in on androidforums he has link to cm12.1 but its only for testing purposes, copy your system/lib folder before you flash it write down all the permissions and check the files with that list in the backup folder one by one till you find the files were missing, could also be a kernel issue not allowing a !ac address or IP address, any help appreciated

Again check out androidforums for hroarks cm12.1

MAKE A TWRP BACKUP FK CHRIST SAKE!

WERE NOT CAVEMEN, MEASSURE TWICE CUT ONCE I !EAN SERIOUSLY

I DONT WANT TO SEE A BRICKYARD, with no masons left It isn't that hard and its only common sense you have a recovery for a reason make a backup, flash .zips, restore backups because .zips don't always work, check zips to see if they flash a recovery.img or boot.img, be weary if they flash recovery .img because they could take twrp out and leave you with out a twrp recovery to use a backup

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
Did have to install the kenrel as well? Or just download the ZIP and flash?

Z999LP-A-LTE
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
simple request.

PM me a link to this cm ROM. I want a copy of the build.prop from it if possible mate. Appreciate it. BTW i mean the actual original untouched ROM/port. I would need the actual base files to work with. Modified ROMs are harder to work with than originals.

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OK. Not sure if I am linking this correctly or not.

This is my personal TWRP backup. It includes a folder with apps to install seperately after boot up. Just extract the folder into your TWRP directory and boot into TWRP and choose to restore from backup. The additional files are inside of the TWRP folder for you tobinstall afterwards. This file is meant for those of you who accidentally botched your O.S. and need a way to get back up and running.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByGtU3lsb1YeNmY1TzFkQUxnY3M/view?usp=sharing

BTW. Disable the OTG app after bootup. It eats system resources like crazy. I only had it on there for external storage usage.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] brandonlee96:
is there a way to unbrick my zmax now it keeps going into DFU MODE not SAFEMODE
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
If you can get it back to safe mode yes
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] brandonlee96:
how
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Volume down + power gets you into ftm I think is what he is talking about, then DL one of the backups posted if you don't have one there is a full system.img of t-mobile here

Try wiping cache first I think its adb shell

su

rm -r /cache

Might be rm -r /catch/*

I am not sure which someone correct me

Or try flashing twrp

Download twrp.apk from hroark13 pull the twrp recovery should be able to do this with 7.zip on windows

Then use adb push recovery.img /data/local/tmp/recovery.img

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

Then power plus volume up to boot into twrp, then flash a ROM or backup, we have butternoob you can flash

Or try flashing system.img

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByGgC7fP-qTPcGoxMlVzX190TkU/view?pli=1

You need adb push system.img /data/local/tmp

Hope you have 1.7 GB free memory

Then if you have such in ftm mode

dd if=/data/local/tmp/system.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system

Then maybe a boot.img as well so

adb push boot.img /data/local/tmp/boot.img

dd if=/data/local/tmp/boot of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
No I was talking about safe mode... He said his phone was booting into safe mode because he made a bad change to his buildprop
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] brandonlee96:
like i said before evey time i turn the device all it does is show the white zte zmax screen and goes the black screen with the red light lite up on the top not blinking when i try to put it into ftm mode i get the same results it just goes into a black screen with a red consant light

1. will not boot up

2. cant go into ftm mode

3.cant go into recovery mode because the boot.img thing that jcase gave us

4.everything i try to do it just seems to go in dfu mode and i dont understand why

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i was wrong when i said it was going into safe mode it always has been going in DFU MODE when my reboot my phone after editing the build props
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] dmeeks72:
Band 17

I'm on the T-Mobile ZMax with Butternoob V2 (4.4.4).

I was in a building and going from no signal to 2G/4G LTE and decided to pull up LTE Discovery to see what band my phone was operating on.

Much to my surprise, Band 17 popped up for a couple of seconds. It was when I had no signal showing.

I didn't realize that our phone had Band 17 capability so I am guessing it was trying to connect to AT&T roaming and AT&T has installed the Band12/17 interoperability???
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
If your phone did not boot correctly after flashing one of my zips there are only 3 possible reasons.

1 You tried to boot the phone normally after flashing the switcher zip by simply pressing the power button only. If you just flashed the switcher zip this will boot you into twrp. You have to press power & volume up to boot into android.

2 You got a corrupted download and did not know because you did not check the md5 sums. In my thread I very strongly warn about flashing my zips without checking the md5 sums.

3 You tried to use my zips that are for the MetroPCS stock ROM and Butternoob v2 only on a different, unsupported ROM.

There is nothing wrong with the zips I posted. I have very thoroughly tested them both before and after uploading and then re-downloading them.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
To whom so ever needs it. Here is the raw twrp file that he gave us. Dunno how you would push it. So just ask around.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByGtU3lsb1Yecl9JSUJLdzZxV3M/edit?usp=docslist_api
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
Its not just you. Carbon is the best KitKat ROM IMHO. I've tried almost all of them. Too many to list. For lollipop, dirty unicorns and PAC ROM are the best.

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It is frustrating that there are so many people that expect to be spoon fed information. Just so there is no misunderstanding I am not talking about people who accidentally bricked their phone and are trying to get help. What is very frustrating is the people who ask for someone to post a link to a video or some kind of resource instead of taking 2 minutes to find it themselves on YouTube or android forums. How lazy can people possibly be?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
First one is what I was doing wrong....?

Z999LP-A-LTE
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
I'm sorry. I don't mean to aggravate you or anyone else with questions or queries. I just believe that if one person can ask for guidance and get information from a broker then people can look back on my question and get base info for help as well. I appoligize if I bothered you in any way shape or form mate.

Best of love from one user to another.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thehusk:
tried to do this but couldn't didn't show up in the restores also did this with another phone and succeeded in getting it to restore but the os file was still missing also i tried to install butternoob but it fails for me as for the adb sideload it wont connect as for the mount system didnt work once i fixed it it still didnt show up in the devices
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
You mean you couldn't restore with it?

Make sure you put it in your own twrp folder. Don't try to load it from a custom location, it will never work.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyconumnum:
what does DFU stand for ????

"Done F###ed Up?"

I have yet to see that...and it sounds like I don't want to...

a lot
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=DFU
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
That's some funny s*** ?

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I wasn't talking to anyone in particular. Just hoping more people will at least try to find something before asking someone else to find it for them. That's all.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
I completely understand you. Thank younfor not being angry at me about the random questions. I just like to learn. Even if it does mean that I get my ass chewed out. Lol.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
DFU

Well... I'm hoping whis is what it stands for. Only because after awhile maybe... Just maybe... We can get our hands on the software that will let us do some flashing.

http://www.abbreviations.com/term/1543023

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Could someone PM me the link to the android forums apk file? I am having some trouble finding it. I'm half ass blind so I am probably looking eight at it and don't even see it.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] BigDaddyE40:
YouTube zte zmax root and filter it to this month
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
Are you asking about the twrp apk?

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Also if dfu mode did stand for device firmware update that would be cool. Then all we would need would be the right tool and firmware images in the correct format.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Problem is signature just like stock recovery

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] iancc86:
of coarse...

Twrp won't let me mount system. It always fails.

Thanks for the help. Any other suggestions?

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I'm going to use adb to try and push the files with r/w like you suggested. Here's hoping that this time it all goes smoothly. Thank you all for your help!!! I don't post here often but whenever I need help, you guys are more than willing.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
The commands are a little different when you are using adb shell in twrp. The file system for twrp is a little different than while booted in android. Instead of typing:

adb push system.img /sdcard/system.img

You would type:

adb push system.img /emmc/system.img

The same goes for the dd command because in twrp, the path to internal storage is /emmc instead of /sdcard
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
https://plus.google.com/105855773732882713268/posts/9eqddEw1Vou

Z999LP-A-LTE

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CyanogenMod 12.1 android 5.1.1 alpha video by me jashuan turner check it out....

Z999LP-A-LTE

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I didn't mean to quote you...

Z999LP-A-LTE
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] iancc86:
I tried both on my laptop and in twrp but nada.. I can mount the system in twrp but when i try to use the terminal in twrp it says "adb not found". When i try adb on my laptop it states that no devices are found. The phone will not boot to ftm mode (vol down)(it turns off and the indicator light flashes green and red until i restarts).

Im not sure if im doing something wrong or im retarded. Thanks again guys.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
If you can boot into twrp. Just use my nandroid recovery a couple of pages back to try and get up and running again.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] iancc86:
Do you know how many pages back? And if twrp cannot mount system, data, etc.. Will this work?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
It is a system restorebpoint pretty much. It was a factory reset backup. Just keep in mind it was from my own phone. Soni have custom apps backed up in it.

It was on page 307 but here you go.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByGtU3lsb1YeNmY1TzFkQUxnY3M/view?usp=sharing
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] iancc86:
Thanks man!

I just realized i cant mount system, sd card or anything really in twrp... I dont understand whats going on.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
I finally finished testing and uploading the zips for rw on the T-Mobile stock ROM and Butternoob v1. Now you can get all the zips for rw on my thread on android forums. Make sure that you read and understand everything in the first 3 posts and check your md5s.

LINK TO MY THREAD

Big thanks to xtremeasure and imattmodz for testing, giving me some really good advice, and for taking the time to help people out here and on android forums.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
the cyanogen mod connectivity issues????

couldn't we just flash a stock radio to fix it? By the way somehow I got to recognize that I have a tmobile sim card and it showed an ! Were the signal bar was...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
Yeah it showed signal too with an ! on my status bar. But RIL is very complicated sometimes. I believe some mcguiver - ing will be required.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
*#*#info#*#* get into that menu and adjust to factory default of what is in the stock O.S.

Then with a root browser navigate to /system and copy out the "build.prop" to your sdcard.

After your modifications are complete. Move the newly edited build.prop into the /system sector on your custom CM rom using TWRP.

90% of the time. Minor modifications can get a ROM up running.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
That did not work it just give me a black screen when tryed to boot to it maybe there is a modification that has to be made to the build.prop for CM?

Z999LP-A-LTE
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] iancc86:
im trying but...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] LowPro:
insufficient storage available

hi, does anyone have a solution for this "insufficient storage available" issue?As you can see,I've got plenty of available storage but can't install apps...I've deleted apps,tried App Cache Cleaner...and still can't get rid of this stupid error...I'd appreciate some help
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tokenpoke:
***tapatalk quoted wrong person brb***

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[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tokenpoke:
After you cleared apps did you try rebooting?

That type of error has always cleared up for me after a full reboot.

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[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
If you have twrp you are fine, get a ROM or a backup and flash it, or restore a rom

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

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You can also use adb in twrp to flash a system.img we have at least Twp of those flying around, just boot into twrp and flash it, or use adb pus system.img to data/local/tmp and dd system.img to system I have reposted this at least a dozen to!es you can find out how on here I am toerd of reposting 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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] iancc86:
twrp fails to install any zips.. or images, or anything. It fails to mount system, data, etc. I dont know where to go from here.

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Could one of you lay out the process for unbricking this zmax? Maybe im using adb wrong. Could i use the terminal in twrp to fix it? FTM mode does not work on my zmax. Please guys, I need some help. I appreciate the time and effort you have put into helping me recently.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Try to inside twrp reboot recovery see if it boots into android did you flash masterchief87's zip then you need to boot into recovery to boot android, and boot normal for twrp, this method only allows twrp ro, so you have to flash back his boot img to boot normally into android with ro only, if you can boot into twrp your OK just need to flash it back to recovery with masterchief87 second zip or boot into android with reboot recovery from inside twrp or power plus volume up, don't mean to flame but you should read more we have been telling people the same thing over and over for the last 10 pages at least

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Gran_T:
Hello guys,

Excuse me if the question has been discussed, I couldn't find it.

Will this phone from Metro work with T-mobile out of the box, or it has to be reflashed?

And, if it has to be reflashed, could you please put the link to the post with solution.

Also how fast and accurate GPS works.

Thank you.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tokenpoke:
Yes. Take it to any tmobile and have them transfer the imeid to their native network. Shouldn't be more than $20 depending on local economy (in Miami its 12, new York its 20)
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tokenpoke:
I was thinking the same... Xda really needs a dedicated forum for this device.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
They probably won't give us one. The best we can do is make profiles on android forums. We have our own forum there. Might as well use it.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DarkFireBrah:
This is what we should do. XDA doesn't care enough about us so we should just move to a site that does. Having everyone move there should make things a lot easier to follow for everyone as well.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
Reddit, Reddit, Reddit!!! https://m.reddit.com/r/ZTEZMAX/

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[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DarkFireBrah:
Haha I'm actually subscribed already. Doesn't seem like many people have moved there though sadly. I think android forums would be our best bet.