yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Blade General] xxMoon:
Im under the assumption that insmod is restricted due to the stock kernel. Until someone compiles a custom kernel, its something we are just going to have to live with.

Note for anyone else, here is the source code.

http://download.ztedevices.com/device/global/support/opensource/2/20190305_02/Z982_Nougat(7.1.1)_Kernel(3.18.X).tar.gz
[Blade General] Kalus:
Backup - Data partition shows 0

I attempted the root and realized when attempting the backup that the data partition shows 0MB. When TWRP initially loaded, it asked for a password, but it would not accept the pin that I had set (earlier in the instructions). Upon reboot, it stays stuck on the MetroPCS screen and goes no further.

Am I now screwed unless I wipe the data partition? Can I somehow reflash the stock recovery and get it to boot correctly?
[Blade General] xxMoon:
Flash stock boot, you'll loose root but have access to data again.
[Blade General] drewyblue:
I have a problem, I restarted my phone the other day and my camera app would crash when I would open it. After a quick reset, the camera app is completely gone. Would there be anyway to reinstall it?
[Blade General] Unssin:
Do you have TWRP?
[Blade General] xxMoon:
Flash stock system Img.

Yeah, just flash recovery from the package.
[Blade General] drewyblue:
Where can I get the stock system IMG?
[Blade General] Unssin:
In the firmware
[Blade General] drewyblue:
Were you ever able to fix the errors you were getting? Going through the same problem :\
[Blade General] Unssin:
So I unscrewed my phone to the motherboard and connect the point test and it identify itself as QSHULK and then to Qualcomm EDL Mode and when it tried to flash it it says the same thing,I tried booting to EDL mode with DFU still the same thing.
[Blade General] amneris1:
Defective how?

This has been the best damn phone I have used under $150.

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After reading this entire thread I still cant tell if this actually works! :eek:
[Blade General] Rellik2323:
what terminal commands do you use again to change the ttl?

I tried to change the ttl to 65 one time but I coudn't get it to work
[Blade General] Angelpena:
Is anyone else still unable to backup via twrp because it can't mount anything
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Need help!!

I have a z982, stock rom is gone, not backed up. Couldn't get twrp to install, permission denied, wipe wouldn't work either, recovery did, but didn't do anything.. now the only thing I can boot into is android recovery, and adb recognizes my device. Please somebody help me get this thing running again.. I've tried to find anything and everything to fix this on my own, but it keeps getting worse and I need help before I completely brick the damn thing! I'm willing to do stock or custom rom, I'm pretty sure all my data is gone anyways, MetroPCS is the carrier...
[Blade General] Unssin:
Just wait till I get home, I'm happy to help?.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Okay thank you.
[Blade General] Unssin:
So

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What's ur phone problem?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
My z982 will only boot into android recovery. when i choose sideload adb, adb recognizes it, otherwise it doesn't. I tried to install a stock rom but it's telling me the footer is wrong, and when i had twrp on it, it said permission denied for everything except recovery, and the recovery itself didn't get me back to square 1. So my question is, A where can i get a stock/custom rom for metropcs version, and B how the hell do i install it correctly? I don't care whether it's rooted or not, stock or custom rom, i just need a working phone...
[Blade General] Unssin:
Roger that.

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Do you have twrp?

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Installed on the phone right now?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
I don't think so, it won't boot into anything other than android recovery.

So I went through the steps first posted. Ran the .bat as admin, installed everything, got adb loaded up, and entered EDL mode. Didn't realize EDL mode was a blank phone and was waiting for me to run QFIL, so I unplugged the phone from the computer, and the phone wouldn't cut back on because my power button wasn't working. I ordered the power button and got the phone cut back on normally, got back into EDL mode, finished the qfil process, and whatever happened, the phone didn't cut back on except into twrp. At some point I did a back up, but it was after the phone would only go into twrp, so when I tried to recover in twrp from that file, it obviously didn't work. So I tried to wipe data/cache/system and something else to get twrp to stop denying permission when I tried to install a stock rom I found, but it wouldn't give permission to wipe either. Android recovery says the footer is wrong on the stock rom I have, and before I completely brick my phone, I figured I might try to get help. So twrp was on the phone, but I think I wiped it along with everything else.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Right. First, you need to download the firmware.

Do you have the firmware already installed?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
I think so, are we talking about the files and .exe programs on the first page?

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If we are talking about anything that's supposed to be on the phone, then assume not. Sorry I'm not 100% on what firmware you're referring to.

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Okay, I have the zip file 347980B2026Z982_MPCSV1.0.0B20.zip
[Blade General] Unssin:
That's zip is the firmware if you unzip it.

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First, go to android Recovery and power off your phone from there. Second, you will need to download and install this porgram : https://redirect.viglink.com/?key=e...982-t3893323/amp/&ref=https://www.google.com/ . Third, plug your phone charger to PC then to phone and hold the power/volume +/volume - all at once and your home button should light and fade or your PC should recognize it in dfu mode. Then, open the program from second step and watch this video it will show u how to boot ur phone from dfu to edl with the tool : https://redirect.viglink.com/?key=e...982-t3893323/amp/&ref=https://www.google.com/ . Next, if you have the edl .bat tools open it | if not go to https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Y4ueED-9wA0eKuLXGFKSZdS_4teQhkIv download the zip and UNZIP IT!!!. Next, run the .bat file inside the unzip folder from last step as ADMINISTRATOR!!!!!. Then, choose flash and choose boot (required) and TWRP recovery (optional, helpful if u would like to root later after this ), after it finish it should have a big SUCCESS in green word on the bat tool (if yes then you good to go, if no reply and we will try to troubleshoot the problem) and also if you want TWRP Recovery, it think there is an option to choose back and choose recovery, if there is no option for back then reopen the tool and choose flash and recovery instead of boot. Finally, I recommend to go to recovery and reset data ( from TWRP choose wipe and data ,DONT CHOOSE SYSTEM!!!!!), after a wipe give it a reboot and give a reply to ensure everything is working properly or not....... GOOD LUCK.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
I have it unzipped on my sd card, it still says E: footer is wrong when I try to install.

It has a meta.zip inside the unzipped firmware I mentioned, so when I click apply update from SD card, it's only finding the meta.zip.

What am I missing here? Is that how I'm supposed to be installing the firmware to start with? Do I need to unzip the meta.zip inside the unzipped firmware?

Also, I tried to do the Run This again, and adb says server version doesn't match client when trying to go into edl mode
[Blade General] Unssin:
The zip isn't signed with a oem verification key therefore it won't take the zip file, it insure that nobody is installing a malicious files or program.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Okay, is that something I can fix or do I need to get another zip?
[Blade General] Unssin:
You can't fix it because itsnt something that need to be fixed. It just something that is programmed that way. Just follow the step I posted and u should be good.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Uni android tool link?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
the video shows uni android multi tool being used, I don't have that.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Don't worry about that tool, unless if you would like to pay for a subscription, $50 last time I remember.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Holy ****, success, phone is back on. It's midnight and I must get sleep. I can't thank you enough in words. I'm going to run it back for twrp so maybe I can root with a little help! thanks a million.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Good thing to hear.
[Blade General] Hispiforce:
Hey thank you for this root method. I have b20 installed with root and updated magisk but I still can't get /system to mount. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
So this morning, I messed with the phone a bit, and saw magisk was on it. I tried to update it, and the phone crashed again. I opened edl tool and reflashed and did the flash recovery also. Any idea why magisk crashed it on update? Any idea on how to update that without messing the phone up?
[Blade General] Unssin:
Have no idea. There is a solution but I need the boot.img file inside the firmware. Can you upload it to ur Google drive or something like that.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
I'm pretty sure it was the boot in the edl flash tool, I didn't change or move the previous mentioned zip file in place. Also, there was a system update, which my phone downloaded, but when it went to reboot, it went into twrp and my phone says it was unable to install due to a verification problem. Any way around this or should I just not update?
[Blade General] Unssin:
I think we can work our way out of this with no problems. But first give me the boot.img from the firmware because it's original/untouched if you know what I mean.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
okay i gotcha. how do i add it to google drive or any other way of sending it to you?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Sorry been pretty busy lately.

I have the boot.img uploaded to my google drive.

How would you like for me to send it?

I'm trying to update both the system and magisk if possible.

I turned the cell service back on, should I make a recovery in case something goes wrong?
[Blade General] Unssin:
Can I get the link?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pH5EXG7cSp0jxK6_SCatdkEQ6YoHIWmz

Thank you for being patient
[Blade General] Unssin:
Also do you still have root? Even if it's out dated.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Yes it's rooted.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Ok. I'm done, here's is the link : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-IgDYBTuYp-kdV-hEJ7TBMm7wbO9gapx/view?usp=drivesdk .

Instructions:

1. Download flashify

2. Give root permission and choose the "Boot Image" and navigate to the boot.img from the link above.

3. After it finish give it a reboot and Magisk should be up to date.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Yup, def stuck on the boot screen. That's what it did when I tried to update thru the app.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Tried factory reset?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
No, boot back into twrp and do it from there?
[Blade General] Unssin:
Yeah just wipe data.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Getting permission denied
[Blade General] Unssin:
Is the boot.img the same boot.img you used to root?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
I'm sorry, yes, the one I sent you was the one in the B20 folder and yes that's the one I used to root.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Let's do everything from the beginning. Do you have system.img file?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
No, I'm assuming you're talking about in the B20 folder but I don't have it in any folder
[Blade General] Unssin:
Yeah, in the B20 Folder
[Blade General] neil.zap:
It has system.map but not .img
[Blade General] Unssin:
Hmmm

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Try this firmware : https://redirect.viglink.com/?key=e...982-t3893323/amp/&ref=https://www.google.com/
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Okay, since I'm getting permission denied in twrp, whats the best way to flash to that firmware?
[Blade General] Unssin:
Try the edl tool
[Blade General] neil.zap:
The only successful flashing I've done has been with the edl flash tool.

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Okay, how do I use that zip instead of the firmware it's flashing with now?
[Blade General] Unssin:
You can connect the phone to PC, open CMD (right shift + right click) where the zip is installed, then try "adb push zipname.zip /sdcard, after it finishes copying it to the phone then go to TWRP click install menu and click install zip and the zip file should appear, then click on the zip and install it it should work.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
It says it failed to copy, no space left on device... When I inserted sd card after the successful flash, I told it to use sdcard as internal storage, and there should be PLENTY of room left on it..
[Blade General] Unssin:
If it doesn't work I have other methods ?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Not sure why it says I don't have enough room for the push. I put it in DFU mode so the EDL tool would recognize it. Keep it like that or go back to twrp?
[Blade General] Unssin:
Try format instead of wiping
[Blade General] neil.zap:
format data twrp?
[Blade General] Unssin:
Yeah
[Blade General] neil.zap:
okay, formatted
[Blade General] Unssin:
Try wiping data now
[Blade General] neil.zap:
failed to mount /persist' permission denied

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it does say wipe successful though
[Blade General] Unssin:
As long is it successful then we good

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Now don't push anything
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Was I supposed to do factory reset wipe? I just did advanced and wiped data only
[Blade General] Unssin:
Unzip the B20 folder from the link u give you earlier and locate boot.img and system.img.... tell me when u done.

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Is the same thing
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Okay, yeah I located both files from the unzipped file.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Wipe system

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After that push the system.img first and flash it with TWRP reboot to recovery and flash again boot.img
[Blade General] neil.zap:
cannot stat system.img no file or directory found, I added it to every folder I thought it might find it in..

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Wow, okay, I put it in the correct folder, one sec.

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Okay, flashed system.img, rebooted to recovery, pushed boot.img, flashed to boot, flash completed..
[Blade General] Unssin:
Reboot

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And see if the system boot up
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Nope, still on zte PBA screen. It said in twrp that there was no OS installed when I rebooted to recovery after system.img flash. It asked if I wanted to install twrp when I rebooted after boot.img flash

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When I tried to flash the .zip it told me invalid zip format, can't remember if I told you that or not?
[Blade General] Unssin:
It's takes a reboot to detect OS because OS=System.img. try another factory reset.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Okay, makes sense, factory reset complete.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Did it boot
[Blade General] neil.zap:
stuck on same screen
[Blade General] Unssin:
Did we try the edl tool?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Nope.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Boot your phone to edl and use it to flash boot.img
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Okay we're booted into the welcome/factory resetted
[Blade General] Unssin:
Oh, so the method worked or did u use the tool?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
edl tool just flashed the boot image

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So does that mean the system.img i pushed is the one it's running on now?
[Blade General] Unssin:
Yeah.

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Can you give me the boot img from the edl tool?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pH5EXG7cSp0jxK6_SCatdkEQ6YoHIWmz

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should i try to update magisk now?
[Blade General] Unssin:
It will cause bootloop

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Is that the same boot.img found inside one of the edl tool folder?
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Yes, that's the one in the B20 folder that my device booted back up to when I flashed with EDL tool.

Should I use sd card as portable or internal? My preference is internal unless it maters for what I'm trying to do.

Any other ideas for updating or just leave it be?

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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1G2HmI3TJbgkTfG7md7PvjmNApUtoMtxu from EDL instead of B20
[Blade General] Unssin:
That's the only way I discovered to update magisk. Let's try one more time I think our luck this time is better?

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Try same method with flashify . https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-IgDYBTuYp-kdV-hEJ7TBMm7wbO9gapx/view?usp=drivesdk
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Awesome, I'm going to give it a shot as soon as I get done with my meeting, it'll be over by 8:00-8:30 EST. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again for all your time and effort.
[Blade General] neil.zap:
Nope, stuck on same screen, ran edl reflashed boot and booted back up fine.
[Blade General] KitzukyNekko:
ZTE Blade V Ultra

This works on the Telcel variant (blade v ultra)?

Reply will be apreciated, greetings.
[Blade General] xxMoon:
Technically yes, but you would have to completely reflash your whole phone using raw firmware for the z982.

I been looking into getting your firmware in this z982 for a few months.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Ummmm.... When did this happened? Did ur friend just boot to twrp and it asked for a password? Or did he do something?
[Blade General] Unssin:
Looks like u clean flashed the stock images but didn't do a data wipe, in other word you will need to wipe the data in order to pass the MetroPCS boot screen. How about this, flash the stock recovery image, wipe the data from the Original Android Recovery , if it boots up go through the Wizard Setup and after u done try reflashing TWRP, and see if it asks for some sort of security confirmation. Tell me if there's anything holding u back or tell me if it works.
[Blade General] Unssin:
No need to worry. The ZTE logo problem is from the boot.img not recovery.
[Blade General] Lux Novicus:
Now what?

So i got the phone to format and all, but when i power it on, there's nothing here. It looks like a regular formatted phone. Did i miss a step?
[Blade General] Unssin:
What you mean?
[Blade General] Lux Novicus:
Now what (continued)

I got it to restore the data from before, however now it only boots into twrp. im not quite sure what to do.

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I think I figured it out now, but before when i booted up, it was just like the phone was originally formatted. I now have restored the backup created in step like 20 something. Now it only boots in TWRP however.
[Blade General] Unssin:
I can help you after I finish helping the other member.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Plz be patient ?
[Blade General] Unssin:
I can help u now

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Whenever u ready
[Blade General] jediroadkilk:
Sim lockef

Followed directions to the T. Got root but now it is SIM locked. Was unlocked before this. Tried getting unlock code and was unsuccessful. Thoughts?
[Blade General] Unssin:
What you mean is sim locked?
[Blade General] jediroadkilk:
What I mean is when you put a SIM card in the phone says that it is sim locked to a specific carrier. And then has a pin pad and is asking you to enter a PIN number in to unlock the phone from that carrier. The phone will not function at all with my SIM card in it.
[Blade General] Unssin:
Is it like a new sim your old one?
[Blade General] jediroadkilk:
Everything is the same of the phone except for following this guide. The phone was working perfectly before I did this update.
[Blade General] tilbert13:
Can't download files

It says the files are no longer available. Where can I find the files I need to root my phone?

**EDIT**

So the files are downloadable, turns out it was just the stupid browser I was using that wouldn't download the files. It kept telling me they were unavailable. Went to another PC and it worked just fine.
[Blade General] Guestposter:
Hey is there any way to clear the cache and dalvik/art cache, I had been just clearing the folders in the dalvik cache myself but I do not know what to clear in the normal cache besides logs.
[Blade General] Guestposter:
I also installed tai chi so I could run xprivacy luna, it worked but as a result viperfx legacy and liveboot stopped working. Still trying to find a work around.
[Blade General] roadtoroot:
Can someone make a video on how to root this phone? i am so lost i cant figure it out. "RTFM and flash (All the files your need for qfil are in the B20 Folder!!!!)" What manual? I don't understand which files to use etc...
[Blade General] roadtoroot:
BUMP
[Blade General] roadtoroot:
bump
[Blade General] xxMoon:
In qpst, there is a menu that says help. Click it and Read it.
[Blade General] joshapollo0711:
I'm tryi root my zte blade Z982 metroPCS phone. I've never root a phone. Do I need a computer to root this phone? Is there an easy way to do so without a computer. And anyone wanna give me step step details on what to do.. PLZ
[Blade General] Rellik2323:
EDIT; I Found it, [MENTION=8803014]xxMoon[/MENTION] were you able to find the soc/vender drivers?

Hey guys, anyone knows the source code for z982? I am looking for it and I cannot find it,

https://community.zteusa.com/discussion/54851/z982-zte-blade-z-max-source-code
[Blade General] xxMoon:
I found them, they were in the blade v ultra source code, which is literally the same phone hardware wise.
[Blade General] dvdcchrn1981:
Why can't I get qfil to register the correct port?
[Blade General] Skyzuh:
I followed all the steps and it just looks like a formatted the phone, root checker also shows that my phone is unrooted.. I don't know where I could've went wrong at.
[Blade General] DeeSoFly:
i keep getting sahara fail does anyone know how to fix this?
[Blade General] frankerebus:
for everyone has issues i recommended

for proper use of shells of root

mount system for R/W in TWRP also too in RootExplorer (whole folder)
[Blade General] alexenferman:
Hi, your tutorial is very clear! I would like to ask you a question: What did you add to the aboot.mbn file to make it run unsigned code? Is there a guide available? I want to patch the ZTE Zvid Plus z828.

Thank you!
[Blade General] xxMoon:
I didnt do anything to aboot. As far as im aware, it wont run an unsigned kernel.

Just use magisk to patch your boot.img and then flash it via edl.
[Blade General] Stealthy42:
sim not working after root

I had bought an unlocked phone and flashed it and got root access but the serial number was changed and will not let me on the network, how do I restore the factory serial number, where is it located in root?