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[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Thread cleaned.

And please take notice.... Harassing, blaming or constant requests to a developer, or anyone for that matter, is not going to get you anywhere. The phone as of today can't be rooted. Will it ever get rooted? Maybe... But I know one person who's not interested, so move on. It's no one's fault but the person who purchased the device with expectations. It's a relatively obscure device, and with any device like that.... Development will be hard to come by. So now, lesson learned. Next time keep it in mind.

But calling out anyone for not gift wrapping root for you, and insulting them usually along the way, is pointless and mostly just irritating... . they don't owe anything to anyone. And with what I've read in this and especially the last thread, personally.... I don't blame anyone for walking away from Development in this atmosphere. This is a development website, not a candy store. Developers don't have to share anything. Getting mad cause they can't or won't help is completely inappropriate. They aren't paid to be here, by XDA or anyone else. This is not their jobs, we are not their bosses.

If any more calling out or blaming.... Or more drama at all takes place here, this thread will maybe need to be closed. With no new one created. There's no development what so ever happening at the moment.... So yes, this will create anxious people. If you can't live without root, or can't wait patiently, or better...try to figure it out yourself .... Might I suggest sticking to a more mainstream device, or at least one with a development community already established.

This thread is a guide, a FAQ... And discussion.... If the discussion continues to be negative, then the thread can be read only for the great info in the first page.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Darth

Forum Moderator
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] brandonlee96:
320dpi is the default for the zte zmax
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
NOTE: Holding volume down and power and then releasing the volume button puts you into the software update tool. And ADB is usable in this mode. Small step closer?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Rusell:
Useful for recovery... Once we get root?

Rusell
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
I mat have found a way to get root. I will test it soon. I need linux for it

EDIT: If this method works, it will be hard to automate. And think this the method jcase used before abandoning it. It would be hard to automate because of the need for a Linux distro
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
And there is a tool for this mode used to root another zte device, I posted the link on the other thread that was closed, but no one played attention. The tool should allow you to flash a system.IMG, or recovery.IMG in the download mode but its risky because you need to have a system.IMG of the zte which we don't have but we could make a recovery maybe to flash for it that would give us possibilities, even then with custom recovery we might still not have root yet because we wouldn't have su in system, and might still not be able to write to system even with a recovery I will find the link in my posts and edit this one with it for you.

https://sites.google.com/site/zteopenfirmware/download-mode

Note: this is not made for Zmax has been used on zte blade I believe to unbrick devices. This iny opinion is our best shot, or the multi location exploit, but no one has a working multi location exploit for our zmax
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
Could you repost the link for me? the closed thread is too large to look through.

and a custom recovery would give us ability to root cause you can flash the SuperSU zip package
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Might not, because we might still not have a write to system even with custom recovery, but I posted link

https://sites.google.com/site/zteopenfirmware/download-mode

Here it is again

I believe there is another tool very similar to this one, I saw once for the zte blade but I can't find that link, you could try to google it though.

Zte blade forum

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2163493
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jamesthegreat88:
Has anyone tried the way they root the zte z7 nubia?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Planterz:
Interest is high, but probability is minimal. Like getting it on with Emmas Watson, Roberts, or Stone. Every nerd wants it, but even putting up cash won't make it happen.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jamesthegreat88:
Wonder Share Mobile GO

has anyone treid the Wonder Share Mobile Go app? once I installed the USB driver it acknowledges my phone, I am afraid to take the risk of rooting it and it failing.

Another Idea I had was the zte nubia 5s.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
It won't hurt your device, you'll either get root or it will fail, all one click roots do are try to gain read/write to system, and push a su binary into system. It will either work or it won't, just try it and we will see if we have a root method or not most likely not.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jamesthegreat88:
Try which one the wondershare app? Or the zte nubia 7 or 5s method?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Wonder share app, the Nubia uses vroot I pretty sure the vroot has been tried and doesn't work
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] brandonlee96:
Im loving the way to change dpi Without root thank you who ever found out this method for us... ????
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Exconvict:
You're welcome glad it worked :thumbup:
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] brandonlee96:
Thank you very much
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thereal_antiHackmasta:
I run a Debian based Linux distro. I would be happy to help. Let me know if I can do some testing for you.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
I'm currently at school. I've been reading through the broadanywhere exploit. Maybe I can repurpose the POC app made and make it so it can inject the SU and busybox binaries and set superuser as a system app. Will be difficult as my android coding abilities are not to par.

Sent from my Z970
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
Check your inbox. I sent you a link to a stock MetroPCS backup link in one of my previous messages. You must have missed it so I sent you another one. Cheers!
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] iancc86:
I found it. Thank you so much!
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
ROM storage.

OK. I have a question guys.

Now I know for a fact that I cannot put xposed and downloaded modules into the /system/app folder without having panics. Now... Can I put them into /system/priv-app and have a stable running ROM with my xposed framework and modules working correctly?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tokenpoke:
After getting r/w I just installed as shown. Have had no issues but I only run a few modules.

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What I'm running. Everything works fine.

Setup:

Stock MetroPCS ROM

Root

R/w permission via mastercheifs script via twrp permanently set with /recovery and /boot swapped.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
Not quite what I meant. I already tested it however. It didn't work.

And what I meant was adding the closed installer and modules into the /system ROM sector.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
You probably could put them in /system/priv-app and not have any problems but honestly it isn't needed. The only reason I've found to put an app in /priv-app is if I haven't applied the kitkat SD fix and I have a non-root file manager that I want to have access to my external SD. This is why in kitkat the stock file manager is always in priv-app. Any app that can function normally as a user app will be just fine in /system/app. Also, some apps have lib files that are necessary for it to work. These would have to be extracted from the apk and copied to /system/lib with the permissions set to rw-r--r-- (0644). If there are multiple subfolders inside the lib folder in an apk then you want the ones that are in the folder named arm, armv7, or armeabi.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
I tried moving gravitybox to the system ROM for better ram handling. It didn't work in either the app or priv-app sections. I'm just going to leave them as regular apps for now.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xIP-:
I need a stock xml. Mine is not playing anything at all. ._.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Rusell:
Are you on t-mobile or metropcs?

4.4.2 or 4.4.4
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] kardeef:
I did the esit manually to the mixer_paths.XML for speaker and headphone putting speaker at 90 and headphones to 20 its about four to five times louder and I'm running butternoob v2. On the xposed framework I just dl'ed it from here its a zip thatvhas to be installed while in recovery mode is the right one to install or is there something in the playstore. Wanted to say thanks for everything.

:)
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Vyrus69:
Are you using a Metro 4.4.4 Zmax or the Tmobile 4.4.2?

Try manually changes the values back to 84 and 16 and then, once you restore it, make to check permissions, boot into recovery and wipe cache and davlik.

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Glad you're enjoying it :):good:
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xIP-:
4.4.4 metro.

and I tried manual. and yours.

nothin' worked!
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Vyrus69:
Have you deleted the Dolby files from the phone as well?

Also go to you /etc folder and paste the modded XML file there, fix permissions and reboot again. See if that does the trick.

In just /etc NOT /system/etc
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
http://androidforums.com/forums/zte-zmax.3044/

This is our new home, if you want help or post anything head to androidforums this is were we are wanted and can gather, post and not look threw endless pages of rants. Please if you remember something or think its worth reposting from this thread go over to androidforums and repost it on its own thread

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:
https://plus.google.com/105855773732882713268/posts/Dq8fEb1eig2

I GOT DATA WORKING ON CyanogenMod 12.1!!!!!!
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
For anyone who has been using my zips for rw, I just updated them earlier today. Make sure to check your md5 sums when you download the updated zips.

androidforums.com/threads/flashable-zips-for-system-r-w-updated-5-30-15.919330/
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Tonylc1974:
Do these need to be used with the updated twrp?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
Yeah flash the old restore zip that you already have downloaded first, then go ahead and update twrp before you use the new zips.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
So nobody else is happy? OK....
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Tonylc1974:
Hell yea I am!
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
Has anybody else tried THESE THEMES FOR TWRP 2.8.6.0?

I've been using them along with THE AROMA FILE MANAGER and not only does TWRP look 100 times better but I have gained so much functionality that I almost don't need my zips for system RW. I now have use of a full featured app-like file manager and the ability to run terminal commands in recovery.

For anyone who is interested, just download the 720×1280 theme of your choice and rename it to ui.zip then move it to /sdcard/TWRP/theme/ui.zip

Next download aroma file manager 1.91 and rename it to aromafm.zip and put it in /sdcard/TWRP/aromafm/aromafm.zip

Finally reboot into TWRP with your new theme and you will see an icon that resembles a painter's pallette in the top right corner. Pressing on that will allow you to customize the theme. Check the option to use aroma file manager along with whatever other customizations you want.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
You can run terminal command through stock twrp
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
Derp, I completely missed that lmao.

Thanks for pointing it out.

Thinking about it now I've seen the option before but I never paid much attention to it because I knew almost nothing about using terminal commands. Almost all the commands I know, I've learned in the last 2 months.

The themes are still badass though and the aroma file manager provides better functionality than the one built in to twrp. Plus it gives you a more user friendly interface.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] grodius:
Anyone have experience putting the stock restore back on this device? I am using a similar device z787 and trying to figure out how.. tried installing TWRP and now restore is a blank screen...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
You will need the stock recovery.img for your device. Did you make a backup of your stock recovery before you flashed twrp?

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If you don't have the stock recovery image for your device then you will need someone to share it with you.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
Here is how you get your data, cellur and SMS working on CM 12.1 is you first have to download the "zip kis3lril" found here on the CM 12.1 help page by that big dog @hroark13...http://androidforums.com/threads/so-do-any-devs-want-to-help-getting-cm-12-1-working.919662/ on page 4

Then you go to settings>mobile data then preferred network type set it to LTE then go to Access Point Names and change it to T-Mobile 4G LTE IPv6 and bam your network should turn on...

Then to use the Google play store and the other Google apps flash this....https://github.com/cgapps/vendor_google/releases/tag/2015-05-24 now at this point the only thing that's wrong now is a keyboards bug that freezes your screen sometimes and the fact that's there is still no sound from media...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] grodius:
No, didnt... trying to contact others with the phone to get one now. After I have it, how do I flash it? For now I just have DFU.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
In that case you are probably screwed, unless you can get adb shell to run as root
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] grodius:
i can get adb to reboot and reboot into recovery (offscreen)... adb shell says /system/bin/sh not found.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
If your phone is rooted and you can still boot into android then all you need is the stock recovery image for your device.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Gonna be away for a bit gotta get my phone fixed I dropped it, glad I bought that 2 year warranty.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Trey_2260:
How to Root ZTE ZMAX on Android 4.4.4.

I Have Achieved the Impossible!!! King Root Worked for Me!!!

I Have Android 4.4.4 on my ZTE ZMAX from Metro PCS.

It took me About 50 Tries of "Clear Data" & 3 Re-Installs, But the KingRoot.apk (Attatched) Did the Job!!!

[YOUTUBE]jPPUEzDUz0Y[/YOUTUBE]
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Trey_2260:
How to Root ZTE ZMAX on Android 4.4.4.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61085640&postcount=3218

Ice Mart.

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GO TO http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61085640&postcount=3218 . !!!
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Trey_2260:
How to Root the ZTE ZMAX on Android 4.4.4.

This is What I Get After http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61085640&postcount=3218 .
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jdrunion13:
Happy about this!
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
You haven't achieved the impossible, you have not so boldly gone to where thousands are already at lol. Your links in your post just go back to the same post over and over. Why link to the same exact post that the links are inside of? When I clicked on the links in your post they just took me back to your post that I was already reading. Was this a joke? Also, there is no reason to quote the whole op and the English translated version of kingroot has its own thread here on xda so there is no reason to repost that either.

With all of that said, the root you got with kingroot is only temporary so you will need to install twrp, delete all king related apps, reboot into twrp and then flash supersu for permanent root. If you don't you will lose root the next time that you reboot your phone.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Trey_2260:
Already did dude. because Ice Mart. I already did this, and Apparently so did you. exactly the way I did. I don't know why you're "hating" though I don't mean to offend you. I'm just trying to help those who don't know how to do this. maybe you could do the same. explain to the people about how you need to install super su from twrp before it's permanent. I would, but i'm busy with school right now. believe it or not- yes I just said school. when tomorrow is jun 1st. Thanks for the feedback though. Bye. :D

P.S. all those links to the same post was just to get the word out to those who didn't know before now- like me.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyconumnum:
he's already repeated it over 50 times mister qwik-e-mart.....R.I.F.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Nows when we post the you got RICK ROLLED VIDE oh here it is

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Beerthirty:
stuck

OK so i have watched this and last thread since October. when root was found i wanted to wait. so i don't brick my phone(s). i have 2 zmAX. so i decided to root today so i am at the screen in king root that says "purify" i tried once and got to install twrp but i didn't hit reboot recovery. i uninstalled all three kingroot apps then hit the reboot recovery button in twrp nothing happand after that. so i rebooted and crap had to get rid of everything and start again. so thats where i am so next step is..... if its easier to do this on the phone then call my other zmax at 408-401-8399 thank you

update istalled su and pro. at least it asked for permission for 3c toolbox pro permission. i allowed it but when i tried to install the system helper for the app it said "failed to install helper APK, plewase make sure app is granted root,alternatively manually copy /data/data/ccc71.at/ATsystem.apk to /system/priv-app" what does that mean. and also was not allowed to do a backup when i was in twrp. so i really need a backup i am thinking. so untill i hear from someone i will not change sh*t.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyconumnum:
facepalm
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
1 install king user

2 download twrp recovery from android forums by hroark13

3 download supersu from chaimfire

4. Root with king root

5 install twrp and install twrp recovery but DONT REBOOT

6 Uninstall king root, and king user and unroot with king root

7 reboot to twrp MAKE A BACKUP

and flash supersu zip from chain fire in twrp recovery

8 reboot
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] kardeef:
You ONLY have system rw when booted in recovery. So you have to put your boot in the recovery then reboot recovery to have full ROOT. I.E. /system rw .
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Rust02945:
Hroark13 you Badd BasS, I love you, I know its not complete, but you are awesome, and Im willing to donate.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Beerthirty:
How do I do that and how did I do that
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
He is saying you have to put the boot.IMG as recovery and the twrp recovery as boot.IMG, Masterchief87 made zips that do this for you from inside twrp, you have to be rooted, and inside twrp to be able to flash the zips, then you boot into recovery but instead of booting into twrp you boot into android, and when you boot regularly you boot into recovery. You can always flash back
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
I felt obligated to reply to your previous post because you quoted the long ass op, put links in your post that don't go anywhere, and posted needless mirror links, which any of these 3 is enough to annoy me. Also, how does posting links to your own post "get the word out" when you can't see the links unless you are already reading the post that they lead to? You also seem to have an overinflated ego and overall strong sense of self importance. I'm not "hating". Do you also casually say things like "hashtag", "yolo", and "swag" (sometimes all in the same sentence)? SMH...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] kardeef:
The boot switcher zip puts the recovery on the boot and the boot on the recovery, the switcher restore you use when you do a normal boot into twrp use the switcher restore and it puts the twrp in the recovery and boot back where it belongs without the system rw.I personally only put twrp in the recovery when I need to do a backup or twrp needs rw access to the system directory. Hope the explains it make sure to give Mastercheif87 and hroark13 a like,they both make life much easier .

:)

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P.S

Make sure you backup before you add any mods , that way you can get back to where your phone was at before the mod. I never used twrp before a week ago on any phones I have rooted, looking back that scares me now.lol. I also use the twrp installer when i am booted into android to reboot recovery.I hate holding the buttons,heh.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
I use GravityBox to add that stuff into the power menu.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyconumnum:
same same
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] kardeef:
I can't get my ZMAX to see any USB SD cards I have exposed HandleExternalStorage and KitKat SD Card Full Access Storage modules added and tried both separate and together rebooting after each selection with my OTG cable. I have 2 memory sticks dedicated to backing up my rooted devices. Two sticks because one might crap out, son knocked one off the table and stepped on it lol .

Any idea how to get the ZMAX to read a memory stick ?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tomasoG:
my ZTE Zmax bluetooth issue

strange thing is, while using my jabra bluetooth headset (single channel, not stereo), phone conversations worked great without disconnections. however when i use either my Plantronics Backbeat Go or MPow Swift (both stereo BT headsets), listening to music worked great but, when on a call, i'd get disconnected from the phone at random. luckily the phone call doesn't end so I had to reconnect my BT device to get back on the same call. very annoying. does anyone have any ideas on how to remedy this issue? My last resort is to have metro PCS send it back to ZTE. Thx.

TomasoG:(
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] fire3element:
The Zmax does NOT support USB OTG. I am not new to this either.

Now... once we have the bootloader unlocked, we may be able to add that feature to the kernel.

This is a Snapdragon 400 series after all.

Other Sanp400 phones have OTG capability (like Moto G). So it should not be a hardware limitation I don't think.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] kardeef:
Thanks Materchief87 didn't know it existed.

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I remember a little after we got root , someone mention they got the OTG USB Mem stick to work. Before root I could use a keyboard and mouse to work by themselves or together with a USB hub with my OTG cable . that's why I asked :)
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
If you are rooted then install stick mount by chainfire. It will mount usb flash drives to /sdcard/usbstorage/sda1

Just so we are clear, I am 100% sure that this works because it is what I use. I have 3 USB drives that I use for backing up and transferring files between my zmax and other devices