yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] fire3element:
Nah dood, don't do that. Kids in Africa are hungry. At least let them have a go at it first. :silly:

On a serious note, I found that using any root access browsers were unable to move those files. For one because KingUser already exists as the su file in /system/xbin

The only file I was able to copy was install-recovery.sh , and that was to the wrong location. Accidentally moved it to /system/xbin

I am in kind of the same situation. Advise to restore your factory recovery, remove KingUser and King apps, Factory Restore, have a go at it again.

I am about to do this now, but it may be some time before I can update my progress. Trying to see if we can figure out the point at which KingUser is injecting itself into xbin as su.

Once we figure that out, we can get around that road block and get SuperSU installed. Well... hopefully :eek:

[MENTION=5285072]DroidisLINUX[/MENTION]

Take it easy on them bro. LoL Everyone is trying to learn, just like me.

I think I might be like a 1/2 step ahead of most here. I think the issue is the way the info is laid out.

What makes sense to one person in a certain text context may not look like english to another.

That is what I am trying to do. Use logic and common sense to translate as plainly possible what is going on here.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
Is there a way to extract a copy of the boot loader and examine it?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jcase:
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot of=/sdcard/aboot.img

I've already been over it, fairly confident I have the device bootloader unlocked at this point, but I'm not sure how to get into fastboot or if it is even possible.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
Does every device have a version of fastboot no matter what device it is?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Thinks this is awesome go and spam new request forum.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=60720106

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
Could that possibly fix the issue of where we can only have either full R/W capabilities or TWRP? In otherwords make it possible to have both?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jcase:
No, but this one has fastboot support in aboot
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jcase:
Having RW in recovery only is actually safer, its probably best to keep it that way imo. All devices should do this.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Was thinking this as soon as we layed a brick.

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] krazyone2006:
Ok I pushed the stock recovery.img to my phone so it has stock on it now is it safe to factory reset it now?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Djoec1983:
Yea I just bought one believe it or not at Walgreen's for $10 decent quality and the phone fits, best $10 I ever spent.

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The phone can be rooted anything is possible but I agree you will get no help from zte or T-Mobile, what is needed is a good dev.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] ubigred:
^^Devs aren't working on this

Sent from my SM-N910T
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] stinkbud:
That happened with mine.... It was a defect that had been on my phone since week one with it. I finally enacted my warranty and got a new one with a pristine display.

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I use a CD mounted holder. Best phone dash mount I've had yet.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
We had the best jcase but the flamers ruined our hope, only hope is to somehow get jcase back and willing to help release his exploit.

Hope you forgive all of us that have a Zmax and hope your healthy again [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION]. Thanks in advance for everything else you have done for the android community.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] ubigred:
Yea it's jCase or bust. He's said on numerous occasions that he is done with it though.

Sent from my SM-N910T
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Mizoah24:
He never really said he was "done with it." if I recall he was working on something user friendly and then had some major health problems /concerns and other things come up in his life that made rooting this phone go on the way, way back burner (my words, not his). I hope he is recovering well, I know the things he's going through are difficult to say the least and real life takes precedence over rooting this phone. I'd do the same.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] ubigred:
He said he is not working on it anymore. Look at other thread. His words not mine.

Sent from my SM-N910T
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jchavez1993:
Has any tried this chinese root method http://www.7to.cn/ ??? I found it on the zte gran x max plus page but i cant try it i dont have a windows pc
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Djoec1983:
The problem with all those roots is that your computer won't recognize your device that's what's happening to me anyway, my computer can see my device but I've tried a few different root methods and they always say can't recognize device
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] horsecharles:
Good morning.

The firmware just looks like a rushed, sloppy copy job(at least ensure other companies' / phones' names get replaced everywhere).

Then, in a suspicious reversal of course, phone gets locked down so tight...

And to fan the flames of skepticism even more-- ZTE responses running the gamut from avoidance to belligerence to seemingly patronizing-- have done nothing to dispel mistrust.

I smell fear... am not holding my breath.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Djoec1983:
I don't even care about custom roms could care less if the boot loader ever gets unlocked would just like root for xposed, zmax runs a near stock build of android anyway.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Porky munoz:
My best speed test
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Djoec1983:
That's the $10 mount I bought fits phone with case on and its well built
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DarthJaylen9189:
Wouldn't we have to unlock the bootloader to obtain root based on what we have gathered

Sent from my Z970
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Djoec1983:
Then why don't we have root access yet
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DarthJaylen9189:
I'm pretty sure its BC we can't unlock it yet

Sent from my Z970
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Djoec1983:
What I mean is there must be a way to bypass the boot loader.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] doubtingthomas:
Maybe some insight from Ars article?

Ars Technica has an article "Xiaomi and Microsoft to offer Windows 10 conversion for Android phones" that was interesting. Windows Phones now have similar hardware specs as android so the concept is interchangeable plug in rom for new operating system . A comment by Redleader caught my eye as a possible path for ZTE Max:

"A locked bootloader is not a problem here because you need the OEM's cooperation to do something like this, so you can simply get them to sign the update with their key and flash it with a locked bootloader. "

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Amazon has their "free app of the day bundle" and included is Easy Tether which is regularly 9.99.

Some comments on how this is the way to go for the meek who cant or wont root : )

Cheers
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Djoec1983:
Has anyone tried that odd rabbit root that someone posted earlier I don't think it will work but anything is worth a shot
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] pctechwill:
Set Download to PC

I'm wondering whether there may be something available that will let me set my phone's Download Path to my computer's Windows' User Download folder. I hadn't thought it would be difficult while in debug or MTP mode, but... I guess I don't know enough about android. Can anyone help?

Is there a way to throw a "shortcut" to my windows folder in the phone's download folder? Or, is there a way to split a download so that I can download half to the phone, transfer that part to pc, then download the remainder of the original .zip? I wish I could just make it look like the downloads were stopping at my phone and not registering as tether data when I'm downloading 15GB :( Anyone have any ideas on ways to do these?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
I've read somewhere that special USB cables can cause different boot modes because of resistors in a certain setting. Maybe this device is one of them? And I guess there is no real way of testing that.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
The only time kinguser is going to be able to touch the xbin folder is if you reboot to recovery with it installed.... Temp root is only serving to open the back door and mount system as writable...

So an uninstall before rebooting with the system with write access should take care of that problem... Yes root checker will say that you don't have root but the back door provides it for adb paving the way for the rest of the commands...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Your tredding in new waters, once rooted even temp root with kinguser, or fully rooted with king user, u have root why go back, use twrp and backup your device first please. Please make backup first

Please please make twrp backup first

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
I may be mistaking it but I'm sure I read that someone has fastboot seeing the phone while in ftm
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] djc7980:
what is the easiest way to install twrp recovery and gain full root?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] krazyone2006:
Because even though I had root with kinguser and root checker passed no root requiring app will work gets root permissions but failed and it's causing other little issues with my phone like changed all my notification sounds to quiet tones and even if I go into setting and change sounds back they don't it's like kinguser locks those tones in. IDK it's weird.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
I would clear cache instead, not factory data reset, use system for that and wipe data, but still use twrp first

Backup device, then just clear cache, reboot then use system to setting storage to wipe data. This is probably the safe route

Is anyone else constantly hitting refresh waiting for more...

And yes kingroot, temp root, install twrp.apk for twrp recovery forget full read/write you don't need it unless your advanced enough to get it, after twrp installed use SuperSU.zip download use google its your friend, and you have SuperSU now which the first of us don't have because if you did full read/write you got stuck with kingroot, taking over system. So use temp root, install twrp apk, flash twrp recovery reboot to twrp flash SuperSU

Enjoy fully rooted

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] fire3element:
Make sure you do a FULL ROOT UNINSTALL from within the KingUser app setting (gear icon, top right) before Reboot Recovery

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ME! LoL

Mostly just trying to catch incoming questions since we are in a critical state right now. You?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
Keep spamming your phone until you get KingRoot to give you a temporary root. Then install the TWRP installer and install TWRP for recovery. Reboot to TWRP and install the Superuser update package. That's what i did and Root stuck without any issues at all, and i got to keep my recovery. =)
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
I have SuperSU ;)

But in all fairness I uninstalled my kinguser before rebooting...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Where's the dislike button argh... J.k.

Where's the remove kinguser and replace with SuperSU apk.

Blah

T-Mobile Walmart plan, $30,

Zte Zmax $199(free, because of replaced for warranty on Alcatel One touch Pop c9)( which had towel root in 2 minutes),

New warranty $45,

Zte Zmax wallet case $10

First bricks laid from full read/write Root Priceless.

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
Like I said wait till fire finishes testing our theory if it works we will write it up if not ill go back to the drawing board
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
Question is... Can we modify aboot and overwrite the boot loader with a new one to allow R/W to system without being in recovery mode?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] krazyone2006:
No the one click app that does it all for you. LoL
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Even being able to flash boot.img is fine, this is what we did in HTC evo, had all sorts of custom kernels, over clocking, system specific boot.IMG, dual boot boot.IMG and stuff, we can use flashify if its OK, to write to boot. But overwriting aboot would be sweet to get fastbootmode. Not necessary though if we can at least write to boot.

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
Lets not get ahead of ourselves yet...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DaemonAshra:
what twrp apk are you guys using? I can't find any generic version
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] loonycgb2:
Editing boot.img requires someone who has experience doing so.

If you edit it wrong. You will have a brick.

All that is needed now is to get a working recovery to start getting new roms in place
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
See the issue is done of the ROMs will end up broken... The factory boot loader is still going to attempt to lock down write access to /system
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Twrp.apk is a while back I don't know link

I used to edit my HTC evo boot, and my HTC eris boot I know what I am doing, I just didn't post much about it came they were usually small things that I liked, like a symlink, or button colors or a custom service to start on boot. I added a port forward rule once to start as service on boot for my evo, for WiFi router

Something like

ip addr add dev 192.168.1.1/32 wlan0

And then I had a port forward was to use evo as router for xbox 360 long time ago, now I got Xbox one so

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
I have a feeling that as soon as we make it so people can flash we are looking at a new wave of bricks... People will be trying to gain system write access and tearing up devices....
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] loonycgb2:
The kernel is causing system to be unwritable.

Repacking boot.img with a new insecure kernel would fix this.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
Id still wait... Jcase says he has it all but unlocked and is just trying to figure out the fastboot situation....
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyconumnum:
Su is sorta acting like it should...root checker says no root......TWRP won't boot to recovery...when I try to do it from powering off ...I get red lights and can only power on...no access to any recovery...

And once again I'm getting reports of insufficient storage ......

May have to factory reset again ...I haven't installed much...no real loss..

I know I forgot something....just gotta collect my brain
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
Then you have no root.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyconumnum:
I kinda figured that....lol...

Just not looking forward to resetting again...30 root attempts....

And jacking it up again since I'm a half wit....

Gotta read harder...information doesn't process right for me and I lose memory faster that I lose root....

Blah....a least I haven't bricked it by some kinda miracle...

Gotta get into RIF mode......

Oh and my idea and question about motochopper were answered with a stuck cmd promp because it never started after I told it to start...wreckless idea it was I'm sure....

TWRP is the answer...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
I'm going to have to take your signature it's too perfect ???

Z999LP-A-LTE
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
I'll be home in a half hour if you would like I'll team view you... Just get temp root..I'll help with the rest
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyconumnum:
Ok...maybe in a couple of hours...still have things to take care of...but,I want to....should I reset?

Well I have too...I can't install apps....I have "insufficient storage"....which is bullpucky
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] justlovejoy:
Dude, Uh.... Can I get in line for that? I've been trying for 3 days and I'm not quiting either way,

I understand the dd methods and all that but getting this temp boot is like getting past the last ship in super mario 3 with a frog suit.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
Lmao yes just understand I'm one person... I want you to do a restore and gain temp then message me the tv info
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jcase:
No it isnt. Kernel isn't the cause, it's the lkbootloader.

Making the bootimg insecure will have no effect on this. That will only prevent add from dropping to shell user (the backdoor is a safer way to do so ) and let improperly signed website plug-ins be installed.

Don't set ro.secure=0, it is unwise.

Not sure where you are getting these ideas.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] justlovejoy:
Yet thats the thing, I can't get temp root. restore=factory data reset?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] loonycgb2:
So the actual bootloader is locking the partition before boot?

If we got fastboot loading you think we could disable the check.

I understand YOU like the way it is, but i dont like having to run without recovery just to get system writable.

I was mainly going off previous phones that i have had to recode the stock kernel to allow writing to system.

Currently the zmax kernel source is available for both tmo and metro.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DarkFireBrah:
Hey guys I think I bricked my phone... I had gotten everything rooted and set up and went to install xposed but when it was rebooting it only gets to the android screen in the process of turning back on but does nothing else. Am I screwed?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Did you install twrp, and make a backup?

People if you overwrite your recovery for full system read/write, please before reboot after you have done what ever your going to do, reflash the twrp recovery

Always have twrp recovery installed, and a backup of stock system if possible. This will save you from bricks

Is that brick number 4?

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DarkFireBrah:
I did have TWRP but cant get my phone to boot into it.

EDIT: False alarm my ZMAX is still alive and kicking
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Power off then power on + volume up

To power off hold power button till it shuts down completely

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
Guys. If you're not confident in doing this or have no prior experience with ADB, system modifications or rooting in general, don't attempt to root the ZMAX. You risk bricking your phone and then you come crying for help.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Meekplague:
That happened to me not from installing an app but I did get stuck on the android screen I held power and volume up from the android screen till it powered off and went back to the android screen a few seconds later I booted into recovery
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DarkFireBrah:
FALSE ALARM! Thank god! I was able to get into TWRP (thanks to droidisLINUX) and tried rebooting system from there and my phone booted up properly.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
yes.. install teamviewer on both the pc and the phone...... you need the both the regular team viewer app and the team viewer quick support app on the phone

send me the numbers to the computer first ( do this through pm) make sure the phone is hooked up and seen by adb

then send me the numbers for the phone make sure you have the quicksupport app open...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
Can't you just write it to the partition like we've been doing the recovery and boot img?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] smilesintears77:
Unfortunately this root method is very challenging for us noobies... sucks but im holding off...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] djc7980:
I keep getting this, any idea's
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] smilesintears77:
Is there noobie friendly way to root the zmax? thanks..
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
Yeah I'm going to cosign and say if you do not know, now is not the time to try. "dd" commands are risky and an accidental replacement of "if" and "of" will screw you up. Just to contribute a little, for those that may get it confused, when you are typing "if" and "of" just think "input file" and "output file". IDk if that's actually what it means but that how I remember, should you chose to take this journey. Our root isn't as solid as some other methods and requires a good little bit of skill. I owned HTC devices, so the command line (and other things like paperclips, seriously) were my friends for more advanced things like S-OFF and stuff. I don't know everything but I'm pretty skilled in this little area of life on the moderate levels. If you are used to One-Clicks and have NEVER had to manually root with command line, then just be patient and please don't turn your phone into a paperweight :)
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Download Kingroot and run and tmp root

Download: twrp, and SuperSU.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/?egogyyefm3as2pe

Install twrp

Reboot to recovery

Flash SuperSU.zip

Reboot enjoy

Sent from my Z970

root@draconis:/ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) context=u:r:init:s0
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
It's actally easy this is what I did I rooted the phone with king root then I download the twpr ztezmax apk then I installed its recovery hit the reboot button then install su that way it's not a full root through because I can't install xposed...

Z999LP-A-LTE
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
I got that once or twice too. My advice is to wipe the data and cache of the app, uninstall, restart, reinstall, don't run it but load your ram up like in the tutorial, and try running a couple of times again.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] steventechno:
Crap

Me too! I was able to achieve root Twice, but never again after that, I get that same message almost every time too. I've decided to just put it on hold for now. Was trying third time to flash TWRP but now it doesn't wanna work. lol aw well.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] 13roomshh:
I agree..whew..I finally installed adb..but now I stuck..meaning...

Do I need twrp..what is twrp?

Do I also need aboot. And boot image..

I have kingroot..have not installed..

Is it just kingroot and adb

As a noon I'm am so confused.. Lol
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] skinlab:
You all are getting hammered with enough questions.. I have one..

Temp root with kingroot then install TWRP. That's not full root is it? What is the benefit of that?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
its not temp with the TWRP itll persist between boots it just cant write to system....
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] smilesintears77:
thanks for the information. It is very tempting.. since you made it sound so easy. will this give full root?