yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] soopamanne:
Thanks for your reply.

I have installed twrp, then i wrote boot no verity (because the phone was not booting with original boot).

I have booted to system, copied the Magisk zip, then went back to twrp (reboot).

I have flashed the Magisk, everything was a success. Boot image packed and patched.

Then, every boot/reboot takes me to the twrp, i am not able to boot into the system (even if i select reboot to system from twrp).

Did I missed something?

Thanks!
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] k500zm:
Try another version of magisk - an earlier one
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] soopamanne:
Thanks for the tip, it seems it is about the version.

First time after i succeeded with magisk 16.4, after reboot the root was gone, then i proceeded to install 16.3 and it seems it is ok.

Many thanks again!

As a conclusion, B2017GV1.2.0B15 can be rooted with twrp and magisk 16.3. :D
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] natetokes:
I just had success with a brand new b2017g USA b14 purchased at canadacomputers in Ontario. No adb needed, used button combo to enter edl mode. Tuliptool'd twrp after I unlocked the bootloader, used the aboot with no verity for like 5 minutes then flashed the latest aokp with the latest magisk and all went well. A big thanks to tdm.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] juanantofb:
Hi, sorry for my English, only speak Spanish.

Where i can find AOSP Rom?.

Currently i have LOS 14.1, but no updates.

Thanks.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] natetokes:
I don't think there is an aosp build for the tulip, I looked but didn't find one. Try aokp, it's nice
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] SB15SKG:
I just installed the TWRP you also provide for Axon 7 Mini, but whenever i try and boot into recovery the ZTE and Android logo just brighten, Aminute or so later it boots to a black screen that becomes white when I press the lock button. What did I do wrong here, and have I bricked my phone?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] k500zm:
Did you update to Nougat before you installed TWRP ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] soopamanne:
I had the same issue, just make sure you install boot no verity. It will boot.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] demenicis:
Hi all. I live in the UK and yesterday something strange happened.

Before I got in the train to work, I touched my phone to pay, then you have to touch on the way out again so the system calculates the total fare.....I was using Google pay as I used to do now for over a year.

The problem is, during the journey something happened that I couldn't touch out, g pay stoped working with the message my phone was rooted.

The only explanation I have is that Google updated itself, Framework or playstore, because these are the only apps I know update themselves without asking. My play store is set to not update anything automatically, in fact I freeze playstore with icebox so it is dead unless I open it.

To the facts.

The magisk I was using is 16.7, for a while now since the 17 or above bootloops the phone.

With magisk 16.7 and the manager 6.1.0, all was fine (until just after I touched my journey in yesterday).

Safety net all green.

Root hide set for gpay only, but after that I added hscb app, play services and g framework. No success.

I wiped gpay data, reboot, the same.

Wiped all Google big apps, reboot, no luck.

The same happened to my wife's phone, safety net good, but gpay refusing to work. so I assume no-one on the axon 7 mini can used gpay with magisk anymore?

Now the only way I got g pay working again was the uninstall masgisk completely, but because I flashed the icebox plugin as system via recovery, I don't really need root to be live.

Gpay working fine at last.

Before trying to solve the gpay+magisk problem, can anyone tell me if magisk 17 or above is working on your phone? If so, how did you manage. I tried everything, all versions, always bootloops.

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] k500zm:
[MENTION=5852561]demenicis[/MENTION] - I have Magisk 18.1 on my phone working - My banking app stopped working just force closing and updating from 18 to 18.1 fixed it. this happens every so often when they update their app

18.1 didnt work before but if you keep trying every so often you will probably find that some change in the Magisk code has been done and voila it works. This kept happening in the previous year - just keep trying the new magisk versions every so often.

I freeze google play and google services framework but as soon as you unfreeze they instantly update themselves so it is a game of mouse beating cat.

Google pay will work if you are on the latest magisk and you enable magisk hide in settings - the option where it renames the magisk package to a random name so it cannot be detected
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] demenicis:
No luck. 18.1 bootloops straight into recovery. I tried it twice and I think the boot.img ends up faulty.

To fix it I could flash 16.7 and it boots, then I have to uninstall/unroot to use gpay again.

Do you have the exact magisk.zip for me to flash and see what happens?

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] k500zm:
This is what worked for me

1 Update magisk manager from the manager [stable channel in settings]

2 Magisk manager will then ask you to update Magisk so accept and just download the zip [nothing else]

3 Boot into TWRP and flash the downloaded zip

Restart and uninstall the old "manager" - which will be what it is called as the app name was randomised from before - some settings will need to be redone in the new manager.

No need for me to give you the zip as it was downloaded in step 2

[this was done about a week ago]
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] demenicis:
Nope. Same thing.

Can't think what is wrong.

Maybe it is because I'm using that project T-1.4 kernel......but I doubt cos it is basically done from the stock boot. But I will try to revert to stock boot, then flash 18.1 and see.

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] demenicis:
Again. Didn't work.

I'm sorry to say but I cannot believe you actually managed to flash any magisk above 17.

Can anybody confirm it is possible?

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] k500zm:
Well if you had actually stated that you were using stock

1) I would have told you not to [I use aokp]

2) Magisk 18 wont work on old crap stock

I really dont know why I bother trying to help people - maybe its time to stop
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] SGH-i200:
Please don't stop helping others, but choose wisely which questions you answer to don't waste your time on questions that should answer themselves! :p
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] demenicis:
Not sure why you are so cross?

I thought the norm was stock, and I those with custom ROM should declare it, not the other way round.

I have flashed lineage, for example, previously and it also works fine.

I did go back to stock for the simple fact that, crappy or not, it works great, or at least fine for me, it is stable, never crashes, never reboots, never force closes anything, and both camera and sound are just as good as it can get.

My initial fear were the hardware drivers, camera and sound mostly.

Having one of the best sound you can get from a cheap phone, I didn't want to risk a generic ROM not taking the most of our phone, mainly considering at that time, over a year ago, all the custom ROMs reported a bug or another, although this might have changed by now?

I heard fingerprint does work here, Dolby doesn't work there........

Anyway, I simply didn't try other ROMs because the phone just works and I have stopped fiddling with it a long ago since I do not need fiddling anymore (I debloated all china apps, converted others into system and generally used root to tailor it to my needs).

Now that I cannot be rooted anymore on stock, because gpay won't work, and magisky left the axon 7 mini behind, I may reconsider.

Thanks for the clarification.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] mmax85:
Flashed TWRP - TWRP runs, Android not

Hi,

I bought an used tulip some week ago. I think it's an EU or German one. I'm not sure about the Version, but it was a nougat one.

I used tuliptool for flashing TWRP like in the manual.

1. Unlock the Bootloader

2. Did some backups from Boot and Recovery

3. Flash TWRP Image from tdm's Server Version 3.2.3 r2

4. Then I boot into TWRP and did a full Systembackup

5. Try to boot OS -> i only get a white Screen with ZTE-Logo, but Boot into TWRP Recovery is possible

After reading first 15 or 20 pages I think I had a problem with verified booting and the better way were after doing the backups flashing a noverity-Image.

How can I fix it?

1. Flash my own recoverybackup with tuliptool?

2. Flash noverity bootimage with tuliptool?

3. or something else from sdcard ?

thanks a lot

regards

Max
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] SGH-i200:
Since you changed a partition which is checked at bootup it will not boot up. Please flash a boot.img with verity removed: https://xdaforums.com/axon-7-mini/development/stock-boot-images-verity-removed-t3685697/post78853640
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] diseezneal:
is the download link dead??

cant open the provided page given in OP: http://files.nwwn.com/android/axon7mini/tuliptool.zip

HELP
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] LeonardoGC:
It looks like the link is dead.

I am attaching the file.

Regards
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] diseezneal:
Thank you very much. :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] kaew158:
How to unlock bootloader for Soc Snapdragon617 phone (China Mobile M636T(A2))?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] bigfoot29deu:
[MENTION=7051268]kaew158[/MENTION] Maybe you can concentrate your question to ONE place instead of two. However, the answer is to both questions (which are identical): We are talking here about the ZTE Axon 7 Mini. No other phone. (Also not the Axon 7, which already has differend hardware.)

Every vendor can decide if (and how) he wants to allow bootloader unlock. If your hardware provider doesn't provide a procedure (did you ask them?), you are pretty much screwed unless you find a hack to enable it anyway.

Regards, Bigfoot29
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] breezin123:
Hey Nate;

I also bought the same phone back in Sept/2017 @ Canada Computers and I paid it $399.00 then it came down to about $149.00. I was so mad.

Anyway, I have been searching this site for proper steps to be able to do all this stuff, but I'm not too confident with all the possible problems that can come up along the way, even with reading all of these threads. There is so much info. and hard to process as a newbie. So basically, my cells is stock and not rooted. Where do i go from here? I will be working on my Windows 10 to complete the process, and was interested in the latest Lineage OS.

Could you be so kind to lay out the steps, files, programs, on how you did yours ? The other thing I was wondering, do I make a copy of my stock rom and boot-loader before I start this process and where should I store this?

I hope you don't mind I asked.

breezin 123
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] TheSSJ:
do you have a European or US model?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] breezin123:
Hi, the model is the US version. B2017G_USAV1.2.0B14 to be exact (Android Nougat)
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] TheSSJ:
then follow tdm's first post, it has all information you need (when I got mine I was as well not a professional android guy and I managed. If I can, everybody can do it ;) )
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] breezin123:
Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] bwv548:
Final step issue. B2017G uk

Hi,

I am able to put my device in EDL mode. By using buttons combo, from the command line as well. Tuliptool commands are working fine. I can check the status, with is now unlocked. The only problem is, I dont understand how to flash twrp using command line with tuliptool. recovery.bin and where I should past tulip.twrp file is still unclear to me. Long time ago I have rooted was i9000 and i9300 for DAC bypass purpose, with ZTE it's not so easy... Thank you very much for your kind assistance, and understanding.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tommytimmerman:
failed to send programmer?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Nick0-72:
I know this post is a few years old but I want to reply as it may help others. I have a UK B2017G originally a carphone warehouse MM variant now nougat b16. Anyways edl is available to the buttons you have to select them differently. Here goes with the power off hold all three buttons down plug into PC let go of the power button whilst still holding the volume up and down for not more than two seconds then let go of the volume entirely. You are now in EDL mode. To exit EDL hold volume up and power button until logo appears on screen this may take longer than expected. Good Luck hope this helps anyone on EU versions. :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] DrogenDiego:
Root

Hey,

some while ago I was really good at this stuff :D

10 years in the future and my skills are quite rusty.

I only need root on an AXON 7 MINI that I joust bought second hand.

I don't want to flash a custom recovery or any other sorts of things.

Do I need to flash TWRP to get root or is there another way?

I only want an ADBLOCKER with root permission to get rid of ads on the phone.

Just out of curiosity. Is the camera working in the LINEAGE OS 14.1 version? I read there are some problems.

Thanks for the help!!

Really sorry but I did more than 1 hour of search and I just can't find an easy answer to my question... I am officially an noob now :confused::cowboy:

Greetings
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] DrogenDiego:
I won't accept that I'm too old for that stuff ??

I managed to put the phone into EDL mode. I have an ZTE B2017GV1.2.0B16

At least I think it's in EDL mode. I did adb reboot edl.

But then if I do adb devices it doesn't show up anymore and tulip tools is giving a time-out error.

Is the phone really in EDL mode? ;)

Any ideas?

What would you recommend? Lineage os 14.1 or 16 for a stable phone for work?

Thanks.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] dmilz:
Unfortunately phone just boots up after any tulip command

Tulip error;

Sending programmer...Connecting to programmer...Failed to connect to programmer: No such file or directory
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] bert09:
hello

I use tuliptool to install twrp:

now how boot twrp ?

when I press vol+ power i have sotck recovery menu (MiFavor)
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] bert09:
Can anyone help me ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Retch_100:
Hello,

i booted my device into edl and it was locked. So i locked it. After that, i read boot and recovery, weird: they are the same size.

But when i try to install twrp, there appears an error after a few seconds. After this error, with POWER + VOLUMEUP there is no stock recovery anymore, it just goes black and boots into system.

At the unlocking command, there appeared also an error, but the "unlocked" status went from "no" to "yes".
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] MrWhite0429:
]How was this able to work on b14? I may wait until a stable twrp with functionality is available.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Kookstir:
Thanks for the reply. A few things i would add to the OP is

- Switch on OEM Unlocking

- With the USB Driver-thing , Swith on "View all devices" under options

- Cant think of more rn :p
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] maestromony:
Guys, excuse me, but which firmware version the phone must be firmwared for tool?

As i know 7.1.1 b12 (must be v1.2.0B12, because 1.2.0 versions carry to us nougat) does not exist yet.

If you mean this - it is actualy 6.0.1 (v1.0.0.B12). I don't know why in that article speaking about nougat.

US version?!

Can you put link to needed firmware please?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tdm:
The boot image is for US version 7.1.1 b12.

If you have a non-US model, please let me know in PM so we can work on getting it supported. I'm making a list of users with different models.

In any case, the unlock should work on all models. The twrp image may or may not boot. You can try and let me know. Just be sure to have your stock backup handy.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tprfd:
Hi TDM if you're looking for a list of builds/models, I have a single sim variant with the build "B2017G_BELLV1.0.0B06" from Canada. Stuck on Android 6.0.1 like others in the UK have posted. Hopefully this works on carrier branded (BELL) phones/builds.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] paziusss:
here is another user from spain with a ZTE B2017G V1.0.0B12 (android MM). My model is dual-sim, but the same slot is used for the 2nd sim and the (optional) SD card.

[MENTION=4126377]tdm[/MENTION]: I have some experience building kernels, recoveries and so on, so please contact me if you wish. Did the kernel build without error from ZTE sources?, In my experience, some patches are needed to build the kernel using a standard cross toolchain.

Thanks for your work, BTW
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tdm:
The ZTE 7.1.1 kernel sources require a couple of changes to build with Lineage:

* ZTE made a selinux change to enable compressed policies. This needs to be removed.

* The 7.1.1 sources are a bit out of date and won't build 7.1.2 libOmx.

I've rebased the kernel and removed the selinux changes. I'm pushing to here:

https://github.com/tdm/kernel_zte_msm8952
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tdm:
Speaking of kernels, I see two models in the ZTE kernel: tulip and jasmine. The US model is tulip. I'm wondering if the other variants are jasmine. Could some folks with non-US models check the property ro.build.product and ro.build.fingerprint to see what they say? eg. mine says:

$ adb shell getprop ro.build.product

tulip

$ adb shell getprop ro.build.fingerprint

ZTE/P852A12/tulip:7.1.1/NMF26V/20170605.225613:user/release-keys
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] CRAFTER0302002:
I don't understand

TDM, I have unlocked my phone (version B14). Do I need to do anything with this? I want a kernel to root, but not sure if this was it?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tdm:
Once you have unlocked your phone, you can write the alpha version of TWRP. This may allow you to install SuperSU, I haven't tried. Note you may need to disable selinux first for TWRP to do anything useful:

adb shell setenforce 0

Again, this is mostly just proof of functionality right now. We'll have a fully functional TWRP and Lineage soon.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] CRAFTER0302002:
Alright. Just wanted to say thanks! you deserve more credit! I hope you relise how much everyone thankful this. Its a HUGE brake though.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] paziusss:
ro.build.product = msm8952_64

ro.build.fingerprint = ZTE/P852A11/msm8952_64:6.0.1/MMB29M/20170315.140125:user/release-keys

seems unnamed in my build. Maybe I should flash the 7.1 image and check again... :confused: Also /proc/cpuinfo says Hardware	: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc MSM8952, no mention to tulip or jasmine.

AFAICT the diference between tulip and jasmine is the panel (samsung vs zte) but I didn't dig so much on your sources
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] MrWhite0429:
You can also get device surname by booting into stock recovery it will say tulip or jasmine at the top
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] elliwigy:
[MENTION=4126377]tdm[/MENTION] I sent you a PM when you get the chance
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] holybabel:
Hi everyone,

mine says:

ZTE/P852A11/tulip

7.1.1/NMF26V/20170909.121037

user/release-keys

Build-Number: ZTE B2017GV1.2.0B13

Greetings holybabel
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] saymonek:
In stock recovery (UK single sim version) I can see:

ZTE/P852A11_UK/msm8952_64

6.0.1/MMB29M/zte.20161125.112507

user/release-keys

And on the bottom:

Supported API: 3

That's all, no Tulip or Jasmine.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] maestromony:
Mine:

ZTE/P852A11/tulip

7.1.1/NMF26V/20170519.163520

user/release-keys

v1.2.0B09 installed
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] elandin:
hi,

mine says the same.

its the german dual sim variant, in case this matters.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Askael:
Hi!

Mine:

ZTE/P852A11/tulip

7.1.1/NMF26V/20170519.163520

user/release-keys

v1.2.0B09 installed

This phone from Russia dual sim or 1 sim and SD
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] parawizard:
I have the same variant of this phone. I bought mine from PCMobile but seems it was original done for Virgin Mobile. Single Sim variant. No updates available. Reached out to ZTE and they said there were no updates available/planned. Recovery doesn't say tulip or jasmine
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] mattx1002:
I have the same. I've unlocked the bootloader (it gave me an error, but still worked), and flashed TWRP on the recovery. I've tried, unsuccessfully, to install SuperSU using ADB Sideload on TWRP. TWRP seems to have a problem detecting the OS, as well as being unable to find the swap, and the /system and /data partitions. Flashing the boot did not seem to have any adverse effects, but it also didn't allow me to install SuperSU.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] eDooM85:
Hope for rooting ZTE K88

Jasmine its a different device (AT&T Tablet Trek 2 HD) ZTE K88

https://www.att.com/devicehowto/tutorial.html#!/stepbystep/id/stepbystep_KM1147758?make=ATT&model=ATTK88

I would love if you could make a recovery for the tablet currently unrooteable and unable to get into fast-boot, also i can't try your tool right now (I'm at work), but when i get home i will share the results :)

(Sorry for my English, I'm from El Salvador)
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tdm:
Mystery solved, thank you!

Feel free to try the tool, it may work for you...
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] elliwigy:
did u get my pm?? wondering if u could add a programmer for msm8998 to your tool?? I dont have a zte but do have an msm8998 device can be put into edl but your tool says failed to send programmer i am guessing because its using a different programmer than what works on an msm8998 device?

I have all the programmers and such if you need em.. it might be a long shot but worth a try if youre up to the challenge
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tdm:
Yes I'll try to do that soon. I'm quite busy right now.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] eDooM85:
No luck, got this error :(

By the way to enter edl mode

Adb reboot edl

Anything else I can do to try to root this device?:confused:
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tdm:
I'll look at the code tomorrow. But I am guessing that your device uses a different programmer. Sorry. :/
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] elliwigy:
is there a tutorial or a write up on how you managed this? i am curious lol.. if its standard edl feature (minus just adding support for programmers/chipsets) its one hell of a find!

maybe release a tool where you can load your own programmer files?