yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
Same thing happened to me, it should not have wiped your TWRP, it only should have borked your system. Bad news is unless you have a nandroid, you are stuck until I release the stock rom a little later. I'm ironing out some last minute bugs but I'm trying to get the ROM uploaded before the evening is out. Unless you really messed up something, you shouldn't be TWRPless.

Alternatively, if you are TWRPless, then you are going to need to push your TWRP recovery.img to /data/local/tmp in the adb shell and dd it to the recovery partition.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
How many people have had bad flashes with the .bat file seems like 100 by now, why not just keep telling them to tmp root with kingroot, download the twrp.apk and flash twrp, it has SuperSU and binaries in it I believe in /SuperSU folder, then all they have to do if there isn't a flash, or it doesn't flash automatically is copy files to correct locations and chmod 755 would be easier and safer this way, cause it wouldn't delete or move any files or recovery except flash twrp, and they would always be safe then.

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
No it didn't he just needs to hit ftm and copy back his recovery... The batch leaves you with system R/W

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Its not the bat file giving bad flashes is then using the bat after using TWRP.. the bat by itself cannot brick you
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
I didn't say it bricked, I just said it had bad unfinished results, the simplest thing is tmp root, install twrp and run twrp install twrp recovery and reboot to recovery, I am pretty sure it has all SuperSU files in /SuperSU

Just

su to system/xbin/su

chmod 755

Copy su to system/xbin/deamonsu

chmod 755

copy install-recovery.sh to /system/etc/install-recovery.sh

chmod 755 reboot

I don't see why we need a .bat file to do all of this,

They could also download SuperSU.zip before they flash twrp, and just install .zip in recovery even easier!

That's download kingroot

Tmp root

Download twrp.apk for zte zmax earlier post

Download SuperSU. Zip

After tmp root install TWRP. Apk and install twrp recovery

Delete / Uninstall kingroot, kinguser, and Chinese char. Apks

Reboot to recovery with twrp

Flash the SuperSU.zip you downloaded and BAM!

PERMAROOT

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thehunter8478:
i understand the bat didnt brick me what i understand bricked me was when i tried to update the binary and it rebooted probably because it didnt find twrp. i think.

i tried factory reseting and cleaning up the cache the only thing i can do i get in to ftm and access it from adb.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Then copy over twrp recovery you need zte zmax twrp recovery let me get it for you one moment I'll post link

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
-r /cache/

Try that through ftm...

dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Bobby Tables:
On the Avant, if you have the latest OTA, band 12 is enabled automatically. On older firmware, there is a secret service menu that can be used to manually enable it. Unfortunately, the OTA removed the secret menu (which had some other cool things besides the Band 12 stuff), or else changed the access code.

I could buy a Metro version of the Zmax, but I'd have to activate service on Metro to buy it. Not really what I want to do, since I already have an existing T-Mobile plan. I'll just have to keep an eye out in case Walmart puts them on sale again (either the Univision or the Family Mobile one would do).

Interestingly, the T-Mobile web site doesn't even list the Zmax anymore. I guess they're positioning the G Stylo as a replacement.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] LowPro:
For us who went the adb route and have that boot from recovery partition working, is it possible to have r/w permissions on system and have twrp also? Or is it still the same, either Full root and no twrp, or kind of full root without system write permissions?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thehunter8478:
funny now its not bootlooping but i get a black screen with red and green led and wont go into ftm im guessing low baterry?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
http://www.speedyshare.com/hXvKt/zmax-twrp.img.zip

In ftm mode volume down plus power if you have bootloop or booting problems

Download

And unzip

Push to sdcard

Twrp img use

adb push twrp.img /sdcard/twrp.img

su

dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/recovery

Then reboot recovery

And you should be able to flash a SuperSU, hope you have a backup

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

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This is when we ask a pure stock ROM person

To install only tmp root

Copy recovery.img, and boot.img to sdcard

Before you do anything

Then download twrp.apk and install twrp

Then uninstall kingroot,kinguser, Chinese char apk

Reboot recovery

Make a backup of system, before you flash SuperSU

Then save and upload for everyone else

Needed t-mobile version and metro PCs, although I have metro pure backup

P.M me if possible

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
Unless I'm in the minority, you can't push to /sdcard in ftm.

And are you asking for a system.img or a recovery.img?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
I could...

Or you could push to data/local/tmp/twrp.img

Or /cache

Or if you have read write to system to system any folder just to be able to flash it,

Then

dd if=/data/local/tmp of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/recovery

or dd if=cache/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/recovery

or dd if=system/myfolderfortwrp/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/recovery

There is probably a way to use dd or flash even in adb without shell type adb see all the commands might be able to use flash recovery twrp.img

I don't know never tried it on zmax

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
Yeah I had to push to /data/local/tmp when it came to testing the rom zips. I'd have to push to /data/local/tmp and then flash it in TWRP if the phone was stuck in bootloop
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
Because some people me included don't like TWRP.. To each their own the bat doesn't have unfinished results it leaves in the exact spot you were before you had TWRP..

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The bigger problem is people need to use one or the other not both and it's been said multiple times..
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] imattmodz:
Go into settings, and then storage and set external SD as the device storage. Then install a root file manager (I us ES File Manager) allow it to show hidden files in the app settings, then navigate to /storage/sdcard1/Android/ and manually make a folder there called "obb" and then copy your app/game file folder in it manually. Then install the corresponding .apk. This does not require root, or external SDcard write permission.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
I think your the only person who doesn't want twrp installed, its the smart and safe thing to do, if you get a bootloop, a backup and twrp is all you need to fix it, if you want a custom ROM your going to need a custom recovery to flash to system, unless you get fastboot, or adb to allow you to flash to system.img which may be possible I haven't tried yet mainly because we don't have a ROM, and second I don't know if I can fix it from twrp yet or not

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
You can indeed fix it without TWRP I've done it.. And I'll hold out for fastboot which can and will be done

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And in this case TWRP caused the bootloop..
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
Here is what I've been doing.

I used kingroot to get temp root.

I then used terminal emulator to make backup copies of the stock recovery and boot.img.

I then downloaded and installed twrp, and then rebooted to recovery and flashed the UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip for permanent root.

After doing this I made two flashable zips.

The first one

(ZMAX_TWRP_&_BOOT_SWITCHER.zip) flashes the boot.img to the recovery partition in order to allow the system to be mounted rw while booted in android, and flashes twrp to the boot partition just in case the s### hits the fan.

The second zip

(ZMAX_TWRP_&_BOOT_RESTORE.zip) flashes twrp back to the recovery partition and puts the boot.img back on the boot partition for whenever I need to restore a backup to fix a soft brick or if I need to flash a zip.

These two flashable zips allow me to have full root capabilities without ever having to uninstall twrp.

Twrp cannot write to the system partition when it is on the boot partition, BUT IT CAN flash

ZMAX_TWRP_&_BOOT_RESTORE.zip. Once you flash twrp back on the recovery partition and reboot recovery, you can restore a backup or flash zips. Once that is done you can flash

ZMAX_TWRP_&_BOOT_SWITCHER.zip again and have full root capabilities. Because of this I can modify the system however I see fit without fear of bricking my phone. It is not the most sophisticated way of doing things BUT IT WORKS.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Likes this

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

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Oh T-Mobile system.img, recovery.img and boot.img. preferably from a tmp, rooted and twrp install, before SuperSU was flashed

Already have a metro PCs one or all three.

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thehunter8478:
the -r /cache/ didnt work but i figured i try the other command and that got twrp working. i did a factory reset and the phone booted thank you

thanks, i didnt get to try it but im sure someone will benefit from this.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] ce321:
This method that you have right now can it be applied to the metropcs zte zmax. If so and if its ok with you i would like to try it
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
The best part of this is we know that we have an unlocked bootloader, now not only can we have a custom recovery, bit a custom boot.img, we can probably make one with fastboot in it as well, to allow booting or flashing anyrom for our that much more simple.

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

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I hope your .bat file makes a recovery.img backup before you flash it right?

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
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
Of course..But you don't flash this it just takes over adb input on your pc
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
Can someone send me the boot.img for the T-Mobile ZMAX?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952605517

md5sum: da2cf41266283291f658f96d0c4721ba
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Masterchief87:
Thank you sir.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] stinkbud:
After lurking and reading many many posts, I bit the bullet and ran the Kingroot app. It took several attempts until I discovered the english version of the app by searching for it on XDA and finding a dedicated thread. I downloaded it and finally got root. I used Xtrememeasure's .bat script to aceive permaroot status with the assumption that I can then install TWRP and update SuperSU binaries from recovery. Unfortunately I am not able to install the recovery and I see this error:

Error running exec(). Command: [su,-c, . /data/data/com.eclipse.android.razr.bootstrap/files/surunner.sh] Working Directory: null Environment: Null

Can I install TWRP at this point or do I need to use terminal to update the SuperSU binary?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
Run the recovery script in the folder

After recovery.bat is run it'll drop you in recovery just reboot normally and then run TWRP
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] stinkbud:
That was the first thing I thought of. I runt he bat file and a cmd screen comes up and quickly dissapears. it goes very quickly but I see two lines that say something is not found. Not sure what that means.

EDIT: I think it says system/bin/sh su not found

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Root checker also says I don't have root anymore

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Further tinkering, I tried to go to terminal emulator to get SU and I get the same thing. system/bin/sh su not found

Should I rerun kingroot?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] stinkbud:
Here is the output:

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery

I am not sure what to do next
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
Are you in adb shell?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] stinkbud:
yes i am

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i just deleted supersu and will re run kingroot

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Updated SuperSU from twrp, deleted all things king and now I have permaroot.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
BUTTERNOOB 4.4.2 v1.0 Released...

I'm proud to present BUTTERNOOB Stock, rooted v1.0! I'll have to do a 4.4.4 later. But it's ready to flash, and while I haven't had the chance to test it with a Metro users, I do have some advice on how to get it to boot if it doesn't as is :) Hope you all enjoy!

Link to Rom: http://androidforums.com/threads/butternoob-stock-4-4-2-v1.919084/
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
I flashed, gave me bootloop, I had to go back to my nandroid.

I am on t-mobile

Just thoguth I would let you konw
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] djc7980:
Looks good. Came across a possible bug. Chrome won't open for me. I did install chrome beta and it opened. Is there a way to stop SuperSU from giving me an update notification?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
Yeah I encountered that too this morning, I'll fix it, but the only way I can think I'd is to turn off notifications for SuperSU in settings

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System info?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Gave me a bootloop, but it also allowed me to finay remove all kingroot su and old stuff, because when I went and flashed my old backup the link was broken, so I now finally got rid of the old install-recovery.sh, and was able to delete isu, Ku.sud and just have su binare and daemonsu instead of having like 4 extra. But if you flash update binaries from recovery you have to reboot into twrp recovery and clear cache and reboot system from there, I don't know why

Still gave me a boot loop though, maybe I had a bad DL idk but it didn't work for me, my system is 736 megs of files, T-Mobile your zip is only 495 or so

My system is T-Mobile 4.4.2 from Walmart family mobile

3.4 kernel might be axbuild prop issue bad DL, or maybe our boot or systems are different, I tried deleting everything data,cache,dalvik, I tried numerous flashes, boot I let it run for over 2 he's no boot finally just used my backup to get my phone working again. I knew I should test it just to see what some non experienced people might get, so I could warn them before they call out brick
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] stinkbud:
I am not sure if anyone posted this, I hae been watching and I can't remember seeing it...

Last night I was rooting my ZMax with the Kingroot app (4.0.0) that I got from the chinese site referenced on this thread. As explained here, I was overloading my RAM, first with apps, then with AnTuTu benchmark testing. Nothing worked. I did a bit of searching and found the Kingroot thread here on XDA and found version 4.0.1.237 . It is an english app and it rooted my phone with no hassle, i did not have to run benchmark tests or any other apps in the background. It worked on the first try.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
This is nice

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] mingolianbeef:
We really need our own thread...

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That might be it, the family mobile thing, these ZMAXs are finicky like that even though they are the same damn phone, thanks for the info!
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
1. Get su binary on sdcard

2. Make a backup of your system and boot

3. Run Restore from twrp

4. Don't reboot yet

5. Mount system in twrp

6. Copy su binary from sdcard to /system/xbin/su

7. chmod 755 with twrp file browser

8. Copy install-recovery.sh to /system/etc/install-recovery.sh

9. Chmod 755 install-recovery. sh

10. Copy daemonsu /system/xbin/daemonsu

11. Chmod daemonsu 755

12. Cleanup delete old ku.sud from /system/xbin

Delete /system/use/iku

Delete kingroot.txt in system folder

Reboot

Enjoy SuperSU

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] doubtingthomas:
A pretty good summary of Kingroot with Zmax with cautions

http://wasam.net/threads/183894-ROOT-How-to-Root-the-ZTE-ZMAX-KK-ALL-VARIANTS

Hope it gives some additional perspective.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
And if this isn't too much to ask, take the boot.IMG from your phone that booted and place it in the ROM zip to c if it boots
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Tried didn't work might have been bad DL too how many mb is it supposed to be

Your flash didn't have an md5 to check it either

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] mingolianbeef:
Is this you? Because that's literally my thread copied and pasted? Before I blast him for plaguerism I just wanna make sure its not you first
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
No I I opened my own thread and only posted links to jcase and kingroot, and twrp both of who I acknowledge in thread..

I only opened one cause of I got permking rooted and wanted to help fix it for others who kingrooted and got king permroot, and for more public eye on the ZTE ZMAX

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] mingolianbeef:
No I'm sorry I meant forum section not thread lol
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Ranger1189:
I'm going to try this. Thanks!
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Dhlongfellow:
I have permanent rooted my Zmax, and I need to send it into ZTE service center. Is there any way I can hide root, and Twrp?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
What is happening when your phone boots, we might be able to help you fix 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] Dhlongfellow:
Everything with the phone and root works perfect. Thanks again for achieving root. My screen is defective, large discolored area a little lower than halfway down.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Best to just copy recovery back to recovery.IMG, and delete SuperSU and install-recovery.sh, daemonsu, and su binary you'll need a backup of recovery.IMG for your phone if you have T-Mobile I have one or you can ask someone will have one basically you need to unroot your phone, there is no tool for this you have to do it manually, and reboot when you get it back

Those file locations can be found in my post the link in my signature below.

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] Dhlongfellow:
I have the stock files, can I do it using esfile explorer
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Only if you have write to system, were boot is written to recovery, but then you have to make sure to open terminal or adb grant su, before you delete all of it, then push your stock recovery back over recovery partition

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] Raider1911:
I want to thank everyone that has been involved with this project (Getting this thing semi-rooted for the masses), there have been so many. I look forward to seeing what the future brings. This phone is the best bang for the buck, and is a "working mans phone". Even before now It was the phone I recommended to my friends.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Dhlongfellow:
Ok that's beyond me at present. I've never used adb it commands to do anything.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
I have multiple people on Family Mobile 4.4.2 who have all reported successfully installing the rom with no issues. Download should be 440MB, and if you were able to flash it, then that means your download completed. Check the md5 to be sure when you DL again.

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Oh and just to point this out for devs in the future, if you need to, open an account with Android File Host and request developer status (easy), because I requested that they add a section for the ZMAX and they honored that request this morning. Should help keep things organized.