[Micromax Canvas A1] bnayagrawal:
This guide is for extreme noobies who are new to the android platform.

[IF YOU ARE VISITING THIS PAGE USING MOBILE THEN PLEASE VISIT IT USING YOUR PC]

Before you proceed make sure you have

* A windows pc [This tuorial is for windows 7 and newer version of windows with x86/32bit system]

* An internet connection [ To download files over 400mb ]

* Patience

You need to download these files

*

adt-bundle-windows

*

Java

*

recovery.img

[Given in attachment]

*

UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.45.zip

[Given in attachment]

After you have downloaded the file follow the procedure.

* First of all install Java (the setup will download some files then it will be installed)

* Now after installing java you have make it run in windows environment. To do so, go to properties of Mycomputer.

* From the left panel click on advanced system settings.

* The system properties window will popup. Now from the advanced tab click on Environment Variables button.

* The Environment variable windows will popup. From system variables scroll down and click on Path.

* Now click Edit button.

* Edit System variable window will popup.In the Variable value Add ";C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin;" without quotes

[Asuming that Java is installed in C:\ Drive on a 32bit system][WARNING: Do not erase previous value, just add the above value at the end]

* Now click on ok to close Edit System variable window,ok to close Environment variable windows and apply then ok in system properties window.

------------------------ Now Java will run in windows environment ---------------------------------

* Now Extract the adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140702.zip file in c:\ drive

* Now rename the extracted folder to adt-bundle-windows.

* Go to properties of Mycomputer.

* From the left panel click on advanced system settings.

* The system properties window will popup. Now from the advanced tab click on Environment Variables button.

* The Environment variable windows will popup. From system variables scroll down and click on Path.

* Now click Edit button.

* Edit System variable window will popup.In the Variable value Add "C:\adt-bundle-windows\sdk\tools;C:\adt-bundle-windows\sdk\platform-tools" without quotes

[WARNING: Do not erase previous value, just add the above value at the end]

* Now click on ok to close Edit System variable window,ok to close Environment variable windows and apply then ok in system properties window.

-------- Now adb,fastboot etc will run in windows environment -----------------------------------------

To test adb is running or not, do the following

* Open command prompt and type adb and press Enter button

* Or open RUN application and from there type adb and press Enter button

* If working your command window should look like the below screenshot this when you scroll to top

To test Java is running or not, do the following

* Open command prompt and type java and press Enter button

* Or open RUN application and from there type Java and press Enter button

* If working your command window should look like the below screenshot this when you scroll to top

Now you have to update the Google USB driver [If not up-to-date], do the followings

* Go to the drive where you extracted the ZIP file [C:\adt-bundle-windows]

* Open the folder adt-bundle-windows

* From there you will find 2 Folders and SDK Manager.exe

* Run or open SDK Manager.exe [It will take some seconds to start, if not then Java may not be installed properly]

* [Make sure you are connected to internet, to update the files before opening SDK Manager]

* Now in SDK Manager Uncheck all checked pacakages, From Extras Tick only the google usb driver.

[If update is available the status will show Update available, if not close SDK Manager]

* Now click the Install Packages button [Check the progressbar at the bottom]

* After updating Close SDK Manager.

CONGRATULATIONS Now Every setup is complete.

-> Turn off your phone

-> Connect your phone to computer using your phones USB cable

(Your PC will install your phones driver)

-> After the installation is complete unplug USB cable.

UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER of your phone, do the following

* Turn off your phone

* Press volumeup + power button at a time for few seconds

* Now select Fastboot mode using volume down button [volume up to navigate between options]

* Conect your phone to pc using usb

* Open Command prompt in your pc

* Now type the following command in command prompt to Unlock bootloader

fastboot oem unlock

* and press Enter button

* Now check your phone it will ask to unlock bootloader, press volume down button to unlock.

* After unlocking type the following command in command prompt

fastboot format userdata

* and press Enter button

* To reboot your device type the following command in command prompt

fastboot reboot

* and press Enter button to reboot your phone

* unplug usb cable from phone

CONGRATS now you have unlocked your phones boot loader

INSTALLING CWM recovery on your phone

* copy the downloaded recover.img to C:\ drive

* Now run command prompt and type

cd\

* Now press Enter

* Turn off your phone

* Press volumeup + power button at a time for few seconds

* Now select Fastboot mode using volume down button [volume up to navigate between options]

* Conect your phone to pc using usb

* Open Command prompt in your pc

* Now type the following command in command prompt to install the CWM recovery

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

* and press Enter button

CONGRATS now you have installed CWM recovery

* To reboot your device type the following command in command prompt

fastboot reboot

* and press Enter button to reboot your phone

* unplug usb cable from phone

ROOTING your phone

* copy the downloaded file UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.45.zip to sdcard

* Reboot your phone into recovery by pressing volumeup + power button at a time for few seconds

* Now select Recovery mode using volume down button [volume up to navigate between options]

* in CWM recovery, select install zip [Volume up and volume down to navigate and power button to select a option]

* now select choose zip from /external_sd

* now select UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.45.zip

* CWM recovery will ask you to install zip yes or no, choose yes to install

* now go back, select reboot system now

[ if CWM recovery says Root access possibly lost. fix ? then select no]

CONGRATS your phone is now rooted

// If you are confused in a step you can ask me before doing

// If i have missed any step, tell me

// If you want to know about the downloaded files you can ask

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You now may have lost your phones warranty.

Don't worry you can gain it again

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I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY.............................................

Ohhh THIS WAS SO BORRINNGGG.

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