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[Android Software Development] npjohnson:
Hey all,

Today I present you with Rerun Root for the ZTE Majesty!

Disclaimer

The usual. I am not responsible for any damage done by YOU to YOUR device. As always, anything can brick your phone! Be careful!

What is the ZTE Majesty?

It is an extremely cheap, low end 2013 phone that, honestly, very few people probably have.

Why are you making this?

ReRun isn't about this device in specific, the Majesty was just the only ZTE phone I had in hand. The vulnerability that ReRun relies on (Thanks to Justin Case & Beaups! Without them this wouldn't be possible) is present in nearly all ZTE devices! This allows you to reboot to a mode where Write Protection will be disabled, and it can be re-enabled with a simple reboot (Or not! Your choice!)

Does this work on a Locked Bootloader?

I can't speak for every device, but on most, yes. I.e. ZTE Max, ZTE Blade, ZTE Majesty

I want to port this to x ZTE device?

Read the readme in the attached .zip. It honestly isn't too complicated. If you have a device that you have tested it on that works, send me a PM with your Boot.img, Recovery.img, and their corresponding blocks on the eMMC, and I will add support to ReRun.

What Black Magic is this?

We are taking the boot partition (kernel, ramdisk, etc.) and writing it to the recovery partition, then rebooting to recovery. The reason this works is:

1. The Boot& Recovery images are signed in the same way by ZTE, meaning that the phones don't known the difference, they just see that the signature is valid.

2. When the recovery kernel is booted, it is booted with permission to re-mount system RW, side-stepping Write Protection.

How do I use this?

Open rerun.bat and follow the instructions, you will need to have temp-root (i.e. TowelRoot), and SuperSU installed before running the tool, though, it will walk you through all that.

Supported Phones:

As of now, only the Majesty, but like I stated above, PM your device's Boot.img, Recovery.img, and their corresponding blocks on the eMMC, and I will add support to ReRun.

NOTE:

On several Straight Talk ZTE Phones, there are no Factory Restore Images, and FastBoot is disabled, meaning that if you boot loop, you have close to a 0% chance of recovery. BE CAREFUL!

Downloads:

v1.0: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1rm1VFiz_2FN1BXZWFBYzc2ZFU/view?usp=sharing

XDA:DevDB Information

ReRun Root/Write Protection Removal, Tool/Utility for all devices (see above for details)

Contributors

npjohnson, npjohnson

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: v1.0

Stable Release Date: 2015-05-25

Created 2015-05-25

Last Updated 2015-05-25
[Android Software Development] npjohnson:
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[Android Software Development] staypuft1652:
Thank you

Thanks [MENTION=5848265]npjohnson[/MENTION]

I downloaded this, read the read me, decided to try the script, a number of times. It kept copying to external sd, then internal when I removed external. I then tried the adb steps, went well until step 2.e. Guessed the partition for recovery, it seemed to be mmcblk0p16. Pasted that in for the next step and continued steps as listed in read-me. Finally seemed to work, so if this may help anyone. Thanks again.

Also, I believe to be able to write to system after these steps, you need to boot to pretend recovery, i.e. power off, volume up + power.

Update: Yes root is retained after shutdown/reboot. Busybox installs as does viper4android.
[Android Software Development] npjohnson:
Good to hear. What phone?
[Android Software Development] staypuft1652:
Sorry, it is the z796c zte majesty. Also forgot to mention copied the contents of payload folder to root of internal sd, other than script file.
[Android Software Development] monark88:
Great job!

Doesn't work with ZTE's more tightly locked down phones though, such as Zinger, Whirl 2, Quartz, etc.

The recovery is write protected on these phones.... I'm working on the Quartz now, released in June of 2014.

ZTE saw this coming.

Good job though
[Android Software Development] Convictking2:
Help.

I have been trying for mo the now and no luck still kinda new at this and wondering if someone can help me out and explain this to me step by step. Anyone please.
[Android Software Development] npjohnson:
Are on a ZTE Majesty? If so, just run rerun.bat. If you aren't read the README in the .zip
[Android Software Development] Convictking2:
Yea I'm on the Majesty this phone has became so laggy it needs to be rooted to free it up
[Android Software Development] XxAmyJo87xX:
How do I get temp root I tried towelroot but it didn't work
[Android Software Development] ANDR01DN00B:
So when someone gets the partitions and images from the Axxon Phone this exploit will work?!
[Android Software Development] npjohnson:
What phone, what firmware, what android version?

Any ZTE phone made after October 2014 is likely not vulnerable
[Android Software Development] XxAmyJo87xX:
root Z796C ZTE Majesty

i have a ZTE Majesty Z796C, Android 4.1.2, Build # TF_US_Z796CV1.0.0B06, Hardware Version Z796CHWV1.0

is this the info you wanted i included a screen shot from my settings menu to help
[Android Software Development] npjohnson:
Towelroot works. All firmwares shipped from the factory are the same. Are you suing the newest one from towelroot.com?

If yes, and its still happenening, uninstall your current TR, and try this one: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23681161096070831

If that version works, it isn't towelroots fault, its you Internet's fault.
[Android Software Development] XxAmyJo87xX:
Nope it didn't work ....root checker says no root (pic attached) ....superuser failed to install
[Android Software Development] computerlife22:
Any chance that this could be supported for the ZTE Whirl 2 (Z667T or Z667G)?
[Android Software Development] Domineazy:
Does this method work for the ZTE Prestige? Any help or info would me appreciated.
[Android Software Development] riverstyxxx:
Got it to work! A few notes:

-After running towelroot and the .bat script, it will reboot. Pull the plug BEFORE it's able to reboot or you'll have to run towelroot/root checker and then proceed to the readme. Then go to your adb folder and type "adb shell", open the read me and start from there.

y= mmcblk0p16 and x= mmcblk0p8 (thanks to the other post who identified) (you'll know this step when you get to it).

I think the instruction manual was written wrong in the .bat file and OP. I've done this with three devices. Here's what it should really say:

(0. Enable usb debugging and allow install from all sources from developer options and security.)

1. Install towelroot, root checker, and supersu from apk/google play.

2. Run towelroot, gain temporary root, make sure it worked in root checker.

3. Open supersu, ignore whatever pops up. Go to settings and check default = enable, that way it wont bug you with prompts during the .bat file.

4. Open rerun.bat. Keep pressing enter, twice, you already did the prerequisites. If a message says write-disabled, you need to restart the phone and run towelroot again. Happened to me, too.

5. When the message comes up in the bat file that you're done, pull the usb cable or it'll reboot the phone.

6. If your phone rebooted: Wait for the phone to restart, plug the phone back in to the computer. Re-run towelroot and rootchecker to confirm.

7. If it didn't reboot, just plug it back into the usb port because you're fine.

7. Open the readme.txt.

8. Install mfastboot-v2 (with the two .dll files in the same package) to C:

9. Open a command prompt, go to C:/mfastboot-v2.

10. type 'adb devices' (without quotes) to make sure it shows up.

11. type 'adb shell' and you'll see a dollar sign.

12. Start by reading step #2 in the readme, type 'su', enter, and go from there...

(the X variable is 'mmcblk0p8' and Y variable is mmcblk0p16)

13. Reboot the phone 'reboot recovery'. If all went well, you'll be back to your start up screen within a minute.

14. Read step #5 in the readme. Run towelroot and rootchecker again. Then run supersu and update as normal. You should get a success message, and that's it.
[Android Software Development] XxAmyJo87xX:
I still can not gain temp. Root as is step 2. Run towelroot, gain temp. Root, check with root checker.

Well towelroot says I should have root but root checker still says the same as before no root. Per my earlier posts.

Any advice??
[Android Software Development] riverstyxxx:
Make sure you have the right model of phone (Not saying you dont, but pull out the battery and be sure it says Model Z796C) and the android versions for all of the ones I have are 4.1.2. You need an internet connection in order for towelroot to run, current version is 3 @ towelroot.com.

It helps to wait about 30 seconds before running root checker. If that still doesn't do it, reboot your phone and try again because I had problems about 30% of the time with towelroot.

EDIT: There's ONE other possibility, and this affected one of the phones I rooted because it kept popping up with google play store errors and the screen timeout wouldn't set any higher than default. Reboot into recovery (adb reboot recovery) then do a complete system wipe and restore. Then install the apk's and try again.
[Android Software Development] XxAmyJo87xX:
Thank you thank you....finally I was able to get root .....recovery....then factory reset did it....as much as I didn't want to do it...but thank you ...now if I could just get a WiFi hotspot app to work I'd be just peachy
[Android Software Development] riverstyxxx:
That's great news, glad I could help. The phone I activated needed the same thing. Once you have temp root, keep following the steps and you'll have permanent. If you need the exact script quotes for the x and y thing, let me know. It's a nice phone, underrated and unappreciated. Needs a custom rom, for sure. Another problem is that it takes two rings for the caller to get my phone to ring, probably a network thing though (I'm on pageplus, real cheap).

If any developers have an interest: I have two extra ZTE Majesty phones, rooted, available for testing.
[Android Software Development] riverstyxxx:
WARNING: Once rooted, the zte majesty has no recovery. Be careful with freezing apps.
[Android Software Development] XxAmyJo87xX:
Do you know a working WiFi hotspot app for this phone
[Android Software Development] XxAmyJo87xX:
OK now I'm trying to remove some system app but it says they are read only...I'm still showing I'm rooted but I won't let me remove system app like chrome came pre installed but it sucks on this phone
[Android Software Development] riverstyxxx:
If you're talking about the app called "Uninstall" and its an icon of an arrow with a trashcan, uninstalling system apps don't work for me either. What will work is "App quarantine" to freeze whatever's bugging you. Don't enable advanced options unless you really know what you're doing. I bricked the first phone this way (I have 2 more) because I didnt know there was no more system recovery, I wasn't as careful and paid the price. This phone really needs a custom recovery/rom, it has a lot of potential.
[Android Software Development] XxAmyJo87xX:
OK so I'll leave them be for the moment....you by any chance know about barnacle WiFi tether do ya??..It seems to work i think my iPhone 6 can see and connect and I can surf the web ...but my laptop can see it but it says it can not connect to network..when I try to connect to it.....any thought on this
[Android Software Development] riverstyxxx:
No, I don't know anything about it. I also discovered that there's a ring lag with these phones. I linked it to google voice and it seems to have fixed it, for the most part, plus I enabled voicemail.
[Android Software Development] LilAnt530:
Really? can a human get a link by any chance? lol, I wanna try this on a ZTE Majesty Pro
[Android Software Development] Just4help:
So any luck on the Z899VL I need to root it and can't find any answers
[Android Software Development] :
I have tried Everything to root My ZTE 610Dl . Is rooting possible for this model please?
[HTC Startrek] SPCartmanLand:
just want to be sure it supports 2gb cards before i buy one
[HTC Startrek] Erofich:
yes it supports up to 2GB
[HTC Startrek] WinMoGroupie:
In case you're wondering what brands are known to work good in 3125 - I have a SanDisk 2GB in mine that works fine...

Just bought a couple more the other day from a vendor on Amazon.com - 2GB seem to be pretty cheap now. I went for the SanDisk packages that include a SD and mini-SD adapter with each micro-SD card - hardly any more expensive than getting just the micro by itself (and keeps your options open in the future)...

(no, I don't work for SanDisk... :-)
[HTC Startrek] SPCartmanLand:
thanks im going with kingston ive used them for all my memory needs and have never had any problems :)
[HTC Startrek] Mystik:
ditto. i'm on the market for the same stuff, but i found out that i could use a 2GB MicroSD (AKA Transflash) card from another site.
[HTC Startrek] sofene:
I recently started having problems with my 2g sandisk microSD. The phone sometimes can't see portions of the card. I have to reboot for the phone to correctly see 'all' the card. Anyone else experience this?
[HTC Startrek] Ghazall:
Hi sofenee ,i face the same thing like u ,

do u solve that ?

any ideas ?

i face that with 1 gb and 2 gb and 256 micro Sd cards . i donot know what is the problem ..

please help us guys ..
[HTC Startrek] MagpieMDP:
I had issues in the past where the contact between the phone and card seemed to be a bit flaky. I have since put a small folded piece of paper (just a couple of layers thick) between the SIM card and the SD card to push it down in order to get a better connection. I have not had any problems since.
[HTC Startrek] Ghazall:
Hi Mag ,

Thank you So much for your useful post ,

ur solution is the Best , and it is a successful way to resolve that issue ,

i had created a topic here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=420140

and i knew that ur soultion is the Best .

anyway , i will return my device back to the company , it is still under warrenty ;p

My regards,
[HTC Startrek] crt60:
I have had that happen before, I think the SD card driver is crashing, once you reboot the phone it seems to work fine. This happened on an official cingular ROM. Never had a problem with Erofichs' ROMS
[HTC Startrek] Kwen:
Just try adding a layer of tape (I used regular, transparent scotch tape) on top of the microSD card and trim it

Resolved the issue for me :)
[Moto 360] drmacrofish:
Moto 360 is on sale now from Best Buy for 150$ for the leather band ones and 199$ for the metal band versions. 100$ off! Heck of a deal if you ask me.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/motorol...ther/8307152.p?id=1219322451317&skuId=8307152
[Moto 360] AndroidFTW11:
I just bought it for $179.99 a few weeks ago. I'm going to try to get them to price match and credit the $30! I'll post here with results.
[Moto 360] drmacrofish:
I had done the same. Bought it 15 days ago. They did price match it for me today. I am an Elite member though so have a 30 day return so YMMV depending, but you probably will be ok.
[Moto 360] Phlip00ws6:
If the Huawei watch wasn't coming soon I'd grab another just to have a different color at this price.
[Moto 360] fazbender:
http://www.bestbuy.ca/Search/Search...b4beca91fe414314b86bb581f8en20&query=Moto+360

sometimes, "sorry" isn't the thing I want to say. I picked it up for $230 CDN a month or so ago.
[Moto 360] pablitob:
Bough it yesterday night, I got an "open-box" one for $134 + taxes

Nice price, no doubt in buying it, it will be my fisrt smartwatch :D
[Moto 360] tlxxxsracer:
got my 360 replaced due to a cracked screen.. So i upgraded to the metal band version. got $50 back for price difference and $30 back for the warranty since I didnt use it all up. I bought the 2yr protection on it as well. I gained money, and upgraded the 360 at the same time :)
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AceRafay:
Can anyone please help me to get a way to enable/get haptic feedback on my menu and back keys??

Please help quick!!

On the Samung Galaxy Grand 2!
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rajburundkar:
There is only one way yo enable haptic feedback on capacitive buttons that is to build a custom kernel which enables this feature. Indeed there is no such kernel built till now.
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yuen.Jason22:
Can we make one together? :D :good: I want haptic feedback too!
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirceucorsetti:
Hi,

It's been years that I've been living with the XT925 on CM11 JBBL and as I've been following latest developments on CM 12.1 and want to give it a try.

I've been searching for the past week on how to safely perform the bootloader upgrade so I can flash CM12.1. As it turns out there is a lot of disperse information on how to do it, followed by scary cases of soft bricked devices.

Current device status:

- Bootloader Unlocked

- Rooted

- CM11 M12 JBBL

- Everything works fine

What I already know:

- I have to Unroot my device

- Need to flash stock 4.1.2

- Must check if everything works once in stock

What I need help:

- Should I download OTA via the stock firmware?

- Should I flash stock recovery?

- Should I perform the update from the device or should I extract the OTA and change something and then flash it manualy?

- Is there any tutorial that I should've found on my searches?

On a sidenote: is there any chance of my bootloader to be relocked and/or loose any chance of future root access due to the OTA?

I believe that as people realise that CM12.1 is stable some noob friendly thread to the ancient JBBL's out there would be much apreciated.

Thanks in advance!
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
If I were you, I would just flash straight to KK with RSD or House of Moto. If you go this route, you won't need to flash back or reinstall stock recovery. Flashing the FXZ will reinstall stock recovery, but if you use House of Moto you can use an option to flash aftermarket recovery. Flashing shouldn't relock your boot loader, either.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirceucorsetti:
In order to flash straight to KK I need to obtain it via OTA download while in Stock JB.

I haven't found any KK image laying arround, so this might be the only route.

Any other advices will be much apreciated RikRong.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
Can you find the firmware on MotoFirmware.com, when it's actually up?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
Try this: http://motofirmware.center/files/
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoseBerga:
The only one firmware for xt925 available is from Canda Retail, here is the link
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] boostnek9:
Came to a Note 4 from HTC M8 and one thing I missed was the gallery. It is in my opinion, the nicest gallery out there.

Thought I'd share the wealth..

Go to this site and download :cool:

HERE

Tested on my N910W8 Note 4, using Rapture ROM and stock kernel. Enjoy.:cool:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] crazynewfie:
Very nice. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] smallyetzon:
Cam wont install on my Note problem parsing file
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] piezan:
Same here camera parsing issue. Tmobile note 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] boostnek9:
I didn't test the camera, only the gallery. The note TW camera is better IMO..Gallery just sucks
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] g1-and-only:
When you click the link make sure to open it with Google drive. If you have root explorer you then extract it though there and then install, that worked for me.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] Temetka:
Thanks for the link. I'll install it later today and report back. I like the new gallery interface and the photo editor.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] lazer9:
Probably a dumb question. Well actually 2.

Is there a way to just install the "Gallery" only and not the camera?

Is this compatible on a Lollipop COD6 base Rom?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] boostnek9:
Ya, click the link and download the gallery apk.

I'm running a 910W8 with BOE1 base. so I would assume so.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] lazer9:
Thank you for clarification. I should have followed the link and would have realized they were separate downloads. For some reason I thought it was an "all in 1" apk just reading the commentary, lol :laugh:

I will nandroid just to be safe and try later on (910T). :good:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] masri1987:
works pretty well on COD6 @ HTC Camera
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] biggboii:
The app is nice but it won't allow you to attach photos to texts.

*I found that if you select the slide option in settings then you can attach photos.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] digweed4me:
Confirmed working on xenon aosp rom

Pretty neat camera thanks op
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] vikramdhani:
what happens when htc does an update for these apps ?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] boostnek9:
The app updates. There is no hack or modification to this app whatsoever.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] vikramdhani:
How does that works since we are not using it on the HTC device ?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] boostnek9:
The app apk was extracted from an HTC dump. The app doesn't care what phone you run, it's just an app.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalstrs:
I just got a G 5 from my work. Aside from all the AT&T bloatware it works decently except for one thing. I bought the Samsung Qi charger cover for it and have been using wireless charging, but when it is finished charging at 3 or 4 in the morning it starts making the charging noise.

From my searches I think it is caused by the lack of qi trickle charging on the phone. I can't root the phone to fix the problem (because its a company phone and I will lose VPN access if root is on the phone), which is what most people have done. Is there any way to disable this or a Qi charger that can get the trickle charging to work so it doesn't make the noise and turn on the phone screen?

A much smaller problem is getting rid of the AT&T bloatware, if there is a simple solution that doesn't require root I would a appreciate it.
[Android Stick & Console Intel based Computers] kraceyC:
Thanks OP. Do you have troubles when activated Windows 8.1?

Because i heard people said they have troubles on activating the system on their Axgio mini-pc.

Got a hot deal on fatwallet: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/1444331/?newest=1#last

Someone's talking about Windows 8.1 activation problem on it
[Android Stick & Console Intel based Computers] snoozy:
Nice review. Been wondering about getting one myself.

Is it running Windows 8.1 with Bing?

I know some of these have some issues with the windows license (windows license is free for tablets <8" but this is no tablet), like the Pipo X7 (hence the more expensive Pipo X7S)
[Android Stick & Console Intel based Computers] Tronfy:
Good product though, still have some concerns about the operating experience and overheating problem caused by long time working. Is it easy to connect to the screen?
[Android Stick & Console Intel based Computers] mkdr:
I also read a lot of user reviews that Windows wasnt activated and they also couldnt. The problem is that Windows 8.1 Bing editions is just free for tablets <8" I think. And this device is actually a desktop because having a HDMI. So youd need a normal Windows 8.1 license for it. I would buy one too but I cant find any information about the pirated Windows license or which ones have activated version on them.
[Android Stick & Console Intel based Computers] blinkone:
Iv got the Ainol,pipo x7 & the beelink pocket p1 all of them came with windows 8.1 bing fully activated NOT pirated..The pipo also comes with office 365 which alone is worth £50 but the pipo does over heat a lot
[Android Stick & Console Intel based Computers] mkdr:
Ive read all kind of other reviews, people got a 30days trial and it was activated. Also, even if the Bing edition is installed and activated, it's pirated, because like I said, Bing Edition is just allowed by MS on <8" devices, and this one has not even a display, it's a desktop PC.