yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
Sounds like you may not have the correct drivers installed. Or you may need to reboot the computer in order for the driver to take effect.

Try rebooting first. If that doesn't work, then check out this video from the folks at Hovatek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJLgSD9zHb8
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Echse27:
Now i have tested the SuperSU 2.52 beta, but the same result... I´m waiting for arround 25min to boot, but only Logo Lenny2 appiers...

With wipe cache & dalvik...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
Did you use the v2.52 or the v2.66. I think they are all the way up to 2.66 (and it's the most stable version). I assume you got it from this tgread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2868133

EDIT: VERSION 2.66 IS HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL. DO NOT FLASH IT YET.

We'll get this puppy rooted yet. By the way, which version of KingRoot did you use? Check out this link for version 4.0 :

http://www.thehackingguide.com/2015/05/how-to-root-any-lollipop-50-android.html

Only thing I don't like about KingRoot and the other Chinese variants is that they introduce unrelated junk onto your phone. You can cleanup after the fact with Super-SuMe.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Echse27:
I have to register or to give them my mailaddress to download the apk... But i will not give them this info...

Do you have a alternativ download address?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
I found another address but it wants you to fill out a survey and other stuff. I don't blame you, cuz I don't trust those sites either. I have a special email address that I created specifically for such occasions. Lol. Maybe you could try that, but I typically lose confidence in whatever they make available for download for fear it may harbor nefarious malware. You could take the chance if you have the requisite protection on your computer/phone. Depends on how desperate you are to root the phone.

This is the reason I will not update to Android 5 or higher on any of my own devices. I am afraid to permanently lose root access. Google has gotten far out ahead of the development community when it comes to root access on Lollipop and Marshmallow. I am too dependent on root, so I simply won't go near 5.0 or higher. I will wait until these root apps catch up, or the custom ROMs come pre-rooted. Only then would I even consider it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Echse27:
I found a alternative link to download the 4.0.0.apk but this version doesn´t work, too... :(

So now i will wait for a way that will work.

Greetz, Echse...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gfortaine:
Hello,

First of all, I wish you an Happy New Year too.

On my side, I have bought a Wiko Lenny 2 to my Mother for Christmas and I don't manage to get it rooted too.

By the way, thank you again for all your efforts, it was of great help to better understand the root process (and also unbrick the phone after multiple failures ;) ) :

1) I tried SRSRoot but without success.

2) Then, I have found this post and installed CWM. I tried SuperSU 2.66 (with Wipe Cache & Dalvik Cache) but I got stuck in a boot loop.

3) Now, I will also try KingRoot in a few days. However, I am surprised that the latest version freely available on xda isn't mentioned. For info, KingRoot 4.6.5 (Beta2) is available for download here :

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461

Très cordialement / Best Regards,
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arshad145:
Why go to XDA beta version if they got their own site?

http://kingroot.net/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
Oh well. We tried. But Lollipop is a beast. I'll stay rooted on Kit Kat, thank you very much, or else find a prerooted Lollipop ROM for your phone. Lol

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The KingRoot site isn't too helpful though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arshad145:
True but they got apk and .exe ;p
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ironrover:
I tried to flash cwm using mtk droids tool on to my Lenny but I am met with two errors; No find kernelGZ and No find split boot image. Can anyone in the know please help me resolve this as I would very much like to experiment with different custom ROMs
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Echse27:
Use the SP-Flash-Tool, and the CWM file you can find above.. That works great...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
You cannot use MTK Droid Tools to flash anything onto your phone. You must use SP Flash Tool. You will need the CWM recovery image and the scatter.txt. Read the earlier posts. These files are both posted.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ironrover:
Thank you,I did not know this. Will read whole thread again.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ironrover:
I have just flashed Calvin touch recovery(UBIFS)onto my other smartphone using MTK droid tools...so the premise that you cannot flash things with it isn't exactly true. Works like a dream,and the touch interface is just awesome!! Still no luck with my Lenny though

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**calvic
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hanuma:
MTK Droid Tool does not support the MT6580 / MT67xx
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Willstetictac:
You need a ported Boot.IMG.

My Lenny 2 is rooted:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
Can you shed some light on the ported boot image for Lenny 2. Perhaps you can post it with some commentary about how it is to be used, and its purpose? Is there a link that people can refer to?

Finally, what was the rooting methodology that worked for you?

You've kind of left us hanging. Lol?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Willstetictac:
I have a Boot.IMG Form another mt6580 devices and port my kernel in there. Here is a cwm backup from Boot.IMG.

d-h.st/1vdy
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ironrover:
Yes you are right. I did not know this
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keminekoo:
Is this legit? I mean.. I have rom zip and there is boot.img which has 6mb and your does have 16 ;s why is this so
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Willstetictac:
This is a backup Boot file from cwm..its OK cwm make this soo big...i dont no why..but its work...you must unzip this to the clockwork/backup folder....and over cwm restor this(over advance restor)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keminekoo:
Okay, I did this. It's working. That about root, do I need to flash supersu.zip which couses bootloop idk why, install supersu from market or.. what's next? ;3
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Willstetictac:
I flash supersu 2.52.zip over cwm..reboot.and you must wait 3-5 min. when not work wipe phone( factory reset )
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keminekoo:
GOD, it's working! Thank you so much! I was trying to make system.img with supersu and without google bloatware in it but it was failing to boot with it. And here comes you, the savior! :D Well.. whoever want's to root this phone, install CWM, restore backup from [MENTION=7192474]Willstetictac[/MENTION] and install BETA-SuperSU-v2.52, works! .. yay, thanks! :3

[IMG="Lenny 2 root"]http://i.imgur.com/vYSIFk5.png[/IMG]

[MENTION=309187]edit[/MENTION]

One thing, I don't know if this is because of this boot.img or root or anything alse happened but status bar is always black, it's not changing it's color ;x
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Willstetictac:
My status bar work fine. home screen is my status bar transparent

install link2sd there are my status bar white color.and changing your color?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keminekoo:
Okay, false alarm. I changed install destination to be managed by system, now status bar works. Thank you for helping with root! :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xixixix:
Hello Gents and thank you for your effort and support.

Removing my initial attempt to root procedure (to avoid confusion) as @keminekoo came out with a proper tutorial - RESPECT dude!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keminekoo:
[MENTION=6999990]xixixix[/MENTION] about MD5's, only recovery.img didn't match since I tried to edit the one I had ;s

As for steps for flashing, I'm writing kind of tutorial where I'm trying to put everything clear and easy way. Should be up in minutes-1h I guess.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Willstetictac:
Here is Boot.IMG for SP flash tool ;)

http://d-h.st/ZOBP
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
[MENTION=6931931]keminekoo[/MENTION]. Well done!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smeerk:
Hello all.

I have been struggling with this phone for months now, trying to root it. I tried all root apps (incl. malware ;) )

Although I thought of myself to be technical I would not see myself doing the method above, for some reason one of the steps always fails when I attempt such things.

So is there perhaps a genius here who can make some sort of automated script or apk for this?

Or can I expect a root app soon from kingroot or any other? Perhaps they can profit from the above information ?

The reason I want to root it, is partly because I want to use an usb otg ethernet UTP adapter. The driver is missing in the standard kernel. Perhaps someone with a rooted Lenny 2 can already verify if this is even possible with a rooted Lenny 2 + usb otg ethernet adapter app (there are a few in the markets)

//Smeerk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xixixix:
Tutorial @ #61 worked like charm for me!!!!

You Da Man, pal!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drvaggensberg:
my lenny 2 is rebooting for 2h10 min.... is this normal? i am rebooting after the installation of the "xposed-v79-sdk22-arm.zip" file....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keminekoo:
Don't think so. It should boot instantly or after max 5 minutes and show "Android is updating apps x of x" and while this, it will reboot couple of times. I guess something went wrong and you probably should flash rom again and then try to do it once again. Root & xposed I mean. And it's better to go in CWM to power option -> turn off and then turn on the phone. I saw somewhere on forum that this CWM sometimes has problems with some of options and it ends in bootloop.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gfortaine:
[MENTION=6931931]keminekoo[/MENTION] [MENTION=7192474]Willstetictac[/MENTION] It works perfectly (w/ Boot.IMG for SP Flash Tool Method & SuperSU 2.66), thank you for the hard work guys :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keminekoo:
Not that hard, just bunch of reflashes and bootloops xd but nice to hear that it's working! Enjoy the root huh :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
Dude, the links posted by [MENTION=5210252]hanuma[/MENTION] to the files on Dev-Host have installed a massive amount of of adware crap on my PC and it's constantly hijacking my browser.

Why can't people just post links directly to the files? This is not cool! Just wanted to warn everyone that they should make sure to keep Anti-Malware software running while using these links. Disgraceful!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
Can someone please post up the CWM image file, the Boot patched image file, and the scatter.txt file for the Lenny 2. No money making adware links. Just the files please. We are here to help the XDA community, not to profit off of it. The files can be posted directly in your post.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keminekoo:
Hm, for me it worked fine. Just Download button and it downloaded right file. Well, I'm using ublock Origin, so maybe that's why... anyway, I'm uploading those files to dropbox. With this, it should be fine... without any problems. But it will take a while, my internet isn't so good. I'll update post where tutorial is with those links when it's done uploading.

#edit

Dropbox links added. Hope it's fine now... :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
My malware protection was off at the time, unfortunately. I got slammed. Anyway, thanks for offering to post the files. DropBox isn't that friendly for the purpose. Just an FYI, but for future purposes, you should check out the MEGA service. Much better suited to this type of thing.

Note that you should be able to post up these files directly to the thread. It's the complete firmware that would be best posted elsewhere. But I wasn't looking for the firmware itself. Just the files I named, as those are really the minimum that Lenny 2 owners (who have the various tools) will need in order to root their phones.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdoebbler:
Ughhh....a disaster

These links put more malware on my computer and phone then if I had open every one of the 1500 or so junkmails I receive each day...:crying: Unfortunately, I don't think that the links are a credible way to root Lenny 2. Hope someone will one day provide one. Thanks for trying.:(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
For crying out loud. I just turned my father-in-law's Lenny 2 into a useless piece of junk. Factory reset it and now it's asking for his Google account and password. He can't remember account password and we can't reset it because he can't remember the password of his recovery account either. He did not have a phone number for recovery. Yikes! This Google anti-theft feature is a pain. I had no idea that it existed on Android 5.1 until just now! Wish I had known BEFORE trying to reset it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xixixix:
Anyone knows if System Update WIKO LENNY 2 04.01.16 (23.92 MB) is going to break root?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
Use MalwareBytes to kill them off. I ended up with 200 malware items including some trojans! But MB made them into toast. The original links were on MEGA.NZ so use those. It's only the patched boot image that's on Dev-Host where the malware resides...just click the big blue download button there to avoid a malware infection and DO NOT run any EXE files that gets downloaded...those are the malware payload.

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If you have root, it probably means you have a non-stock boot image and a non-stock recover image on your phone. Thus you can't even update your system because it will fail.

You have to flash the stock boot image and the stock recovery for that system update to actually execute successfully. And you will then lose root when it installs. Then you'll need to repeat the rooting process.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Echse27:
I have copy the cwm.img and the boot.img in the folder of the v14 rom... and flash only boot and recovery via SP-Tool...

Great, beacause it works... !!!

Thank you very much...
[MENTION=7192474]Willstetictac[/MENTION]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xixixix:
My bad... I'll rephrase...

Assuming you have stock rom updated to System Update WIKO LENNY 2 04.01.16 (23.92 MB), can anybody confirm if IMGs and SuperSU @ post #61 still work for root or we need updated sw / different procedure?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maliksab4883:
root

my most recpected kemineko i have this set same specs lenny2 can i root it via your method it works to me recovery etc its qmobile i6i
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
You should NEVER flash a boot image or a CWM image that is specific to one phone onto another phone that is not the identical make and model. Even within the same brand, you must NEVER flash a boot image from a different model within the brand.

Unless you can guarantee that the boot image for your phone is IDENTICAL in every way to the boot image for the Lenny 2 AND the scatter.txt is IDENTICAL up to and including the system.img AND your phone has the identical Android version, I promise that you WILL brick your phone!

Don't do it! Start a different thread or search for one that is for your phone make/model.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
With such a small update, it is very unlikely that they are making any changes to the Android version, the bootloader or the boot image (kernel). So there should not be any reason why the rooting process should not work. The risk of bricking is very low in my opinion.

You can guarantee that your phone can be revived simply by making a ROM dump of your phone BEFORE you make this update. Then, in the off chance something goes wrong when you update and root, just flash your backup to the phone. If you ALWAYS make a backup of your phone before messing with it, you will never have to be afraid of bricking it. You'll just view the bricking as a learning process.

So go ahead and try it and let us know how it goes (backup FIRST). Good luck! We're here in case of any problems.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keminekoo:
If you will have root and then install update - it wont install at all. At least it didn't in my case. But if you have it installed already and after that you want to root it, sure, it will work. I did root after this update and it's working excellent! :) not sure how it will be when wiko will push another update. May be needed to flash stock, install update and then root...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xixixix:
Update to V18 & Root

Update to Wiko Lenny 2 Lollipop V18 and Root

[IMG="Update summary to V18 Wiko Lenny 2"]http://i.imgur.com/RdA0dR3.png[/IMG]

Success and user data/apps preserved...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
Yes that's right. You have to go back to "stock" (just flash the stock boot image and the stock recovery...that takes less than 5 minutes...you don't have to flash the entire stock ROM). The update program checks for those two files and if they are not stock, it will abort in the midst of the uodate process. Once boot and recovery are stock, the update will proceed BUT YOU WILL LOSE ROOT. So you have to repeat the rooting process.

As always, make a CWM backup of your phone before making changes to it.

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Can you also post the SCATTER.TXT file so we know where to flash the boot and recovery to. Note that you don't need to download the entire firmware unless you have an older version than v18, or until you really need it (e.g., AFTER you brick your phone LOL).

If you do choose to download the entire firmware, you don't need to check the CACHE box either. But, after you flash this firmware, you should then boot into the TWRP recovery mode and flash the SuperSu zip, then wipe cache, then wipe Dalvik cache. Then reboot the system.

Later on make a CWM backup.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xixixix:
I was originally on V14 rooted... stocked V18, custom booted+CWMed, SuperSUed 2.66

Scatter file was the one from stock V18... will attach to my post
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
Hey guys. I know this is the Lenny 2 thread but I am wondering if anyone here is familiar with the Lenny. I have a real simple problem (or so I hope). Reason I am posting here is that I can't find any support for Lenny on XDA. Anyway, here's what happened. I have a STOCK Wiko Lenny which hangs up on the boot logo. Right before this, the phone was complaining. This application has stopped. That application has stopped and so on. Each time I rebooted, it would never get past the Lenny boot logo.

I did a factory reset from stock recovery and it was still stuck. So I flashed the CWM for the phone, made a backup, and wiped the cache, Dalvik cache and factory reset. Still stuck. So I downloaded the STOCK firmware which was now updated to KITKAT. Flashed with SP Flash and the flash was fine with no reported errors.

Attempted to boot the phone and .... NOW IT WAS DEAD! No signs of life. Not even recognized by the computer. How friggin' frustrating is that?

Anyone know why this would happen? And how do I go about unbricking this thing?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
You guys wanna hear a joke: Q. How do you brick a perfectly stock Wiko? Answer: JUST TURN IT ON.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Echse27:
Now i´m on V18, rooted and CWMed...

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Does somebody know something about a custom rom for lenny2?

Greetz

Echse...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sanja.K2:
Sanja
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quarkbaer:
Difference between lenny2_v14 and lenny2_v18

Hi together,

in Germanyis only v14 of lenny 2 available.

What's the difference between v14 and v18?

Thanks for your answer in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheXTerminator64:
Hi,

I don't know why, but the tutorial isn't working, sp flash tool doesn't detect my lenny 2 when its turned off, can someone help me ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
Use this guide https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-439.html ... it will teach you how to use SPF and deal with anything that comes up. Watch the video.

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By the way, before I toss this Lenny 2 in the trash, does anyone know where I can find the Android 5.0 firmware for Lenny 2? I understand that I can get around this stupid reset lockout by stepping down to 5.0 and resetting from there. The phone was given to my wife by my father-in-law and we reset it. He doesn't remember his freakin gmail password!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheXTerminator64:
Thanks man my phone is now rooted ! :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drvaggensberg:
i still cant install xposed on my device... i need help pls
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keminekoo:
Go to: THIS THREAD In attached files look for xposed-v80-sdk22-arm.zip and download it. Put on sdcard, go to rocovery and flash this zip. After that, reboot phone and you should see Android is updating apps or similar message. After few minutes it should be working. Then just install XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk from this thread. Should work. For me it does every time.. ofc you have to root phone first.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xuxoide:
Hi guys. I have a bricked BLU Studio G Plus stuck on bootloop; the specs are almost the same like this Wiko Lenny 2. The differnces are that my device is 5.5" display 480x854, and my device is single sim. I tried everything to install a custom recovery so I can be able to install a nandroid backup that i took from my friend's phone that is the same device.

I wonder if I can use this TWRP and flash it via fastboot since mtk droid tools hangs when i connect my phone so I cant get the scatter file.

As I said my device has the same Soc MT6580M, 1Gb ram and used to run lollipop 5.1

So does anyone knows if I can use this TWRP???
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CVAngelo:
In principle, you should avoid flashing stuff onto your phone that was not specifically designed for it, but on the other hand, your phone is already bricked. I'm tempted to guess how it happened...but I won't ?.

Anyway, if you have an identical working device, why wouldn't you simply get the scatter.txt file off it (or download it from other source), do a ROM dump of the working device using SPF Tool, then flash the ROM dump to the bricked device? I've revived countless phones this way...access to an identical working phone is a god send.