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Im embarrassed to say that as a first year programming student I am frightened by most of the guides.
So many steps and so many requirements it makes me wonder just how this community got to be the size it is.
I lack an sd card and only recently found how to move files onto my phone. And while the 21 or so step process for unlocking the phone is documented I don't understand what im doing more do I understand what some of the steps mean (such as the two different kind of caches im clearing).
Also the version text im given to reference methods from fails to make sense when my phone has 3 or 4 different version numbers all pertaining to different things.
I like the features offered in these roms and would love to explore more and even contribute.
And while im not asking for an iPhone cracking app (though that would be great) a for dummies guide that explains the steps as you go along with maybe some visual elements would be extremely welcome.
Since I lack the resource to buy multiple phones im going to study and decipher the guides that are available but it would be great if someone more knowledgeable than I took the initiative to help dumb this all down or atleast point me towards a wiki I could use as reference material
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ertDeath said:
Im embarrassed to say that as a first year programming student I am frightened by most of the guides.
So many steps and so many requirements it makes me wonder just how this community got to be the size it is.
I lack an sd card and only recently found how to move files onto my phone. And while the 21 or so step process for unlocking the phone is documented I don't understand what im doing more do I understand what some of the steps mean (such as the two different kind of caches im clearing).
Also the version text im given to reference methods from fails to make sense when my phone has 3 or 4 different version numbers all pertaining to different things.
I like the features offered in these roms and would love to explore more and even contribute.
And while im not asking for an iPhone cracking app (though that would be great) a for dummies guide that explains the steps as you go along with maybe some visual elements would be extremely welcome.
Since I lack the resource to buy multiple phones im going to study and decipher the guides that are available but it would be great if someone more knowledgeable than I took the initiative to help dumb this all down or atleast point me towards a wiki I could use as reference material
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What exactly do you want to do? Unlock bootloader? Root? Both? What carrier and county are you using & in? What firmware are you currently running?
Unlock bootloader, root, perhaps a custom rom
At&t, USA, 4.5.91
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Well when doing any modding there is a chance of messing things up and no one wants to do that. I am an engineer with programming experience and I still ask dumb questions ... so you are not alone.
So what you want to do is this... hopefully this will work for you.
1) Make sure you have the Motorola Drivers installed for your pc setup (i.e. x32 bit or x64 bit)
2) Download and install RSD Lite 5.31 (links in my N00B Guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600)
3) Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
4) Download the Unlocker SBF for AT&T users under UNLOCK in the OP (will be labeled pudding.rar)
5) Extract .sbf file to your C:\
6) Put phone in RSD Mode by powering off and upon powering back on hold the Power Button + Volume Up.... should say entering RSD Protocol Mode
7) Open RSD Lite on your PC and drag the .sbf file onto the file path bar (better than finding it with the "..." button)
8) Connect your phone to your PC with usb cable & select device by clicking/highlighting it in RSD Lite Program.
9) Select "Start"
10) It's a small .sbf file, so it shouldn't take long to flash... hopefully you get no errors here... this is the part where if something wrong is gonna happen, it's usually gonna happen here.
11) after sbf flash & reboot, download fastboot files (also available from the Pudding thread, where you got the sbf file from under ROOT)
12) unzip the fastboot files to a folder that you will not forget or delete... ever
13) Put phone in fastboot mode by powering off, then upon power on, hold power button + volume down. select fastboot by pressing volume up button... should enter fastboot protocol mode
14) Connect phone to PC if still not connected
15) Open a command prompt on your pc from the folder you saved the fastboot files (hold Shift + Right Click... Open Command Prompt from here)
16) Type this in command prompt: "fastboot oem unlock" Should see the same thing as the image at the bottom of the OP in the Pudding thread. Can type it again after the unlock process and it should say that you are unlocked.
17) if phone doesn't reboot after unlock, type this command: fastboot reboot and it should reboot phone then, and you will see unlocked signature at top left of screen.
To Root, I would just suggest that you pick a ROM and apply it... most of the well known ROMs will include Root for you. You will need a CWM Recovery to flash most of these ROMs, so that would be your next step: Go here and install this CWM Recovery via fastboot using the commands in the OP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500 Make sure to download the version on the left (non-zip version) for fastboot install.
After you have CWM installed you can flash a custom ROM. You can also flash most ROMs with fastboot as well, just check and see if the OPs of the ROM you want to flash has fastboot install instructions.
If you want to attempt Root first before installing CWM Recovery, you can try the 2nd post in this thread which uses fastboot & adb: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138204 The sbf flash in the OP of this thread, which is supposed to include unlock bootloader & Root has been giving some people problems that have stock 2.3.4, that's why I gave you the old school way / directions above. But if you want to try it and ignore all the above directions, I guess you could just try that 600 mb sbf flash for 2.3.4.
Let me know if it works, or you need further explanation / help.... check my N00B guide too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
here's an automatic script for unlocking your bootloader, select what version your phone is and proceed.
if you've updated to Android 2.3.4 though, you're going to get a semi-hard brick, just boot into fastboot mode and proceed with the instructions and you'll get through it. don't panic
ertDeath said:
Im embarrassed to say that as a first year programming student I am frightened by most of the guides.
So many steps and so many requirements it makes me wonder just how this community got to be the size it is.
I lack an sd card and only recently found how to move files onto my phone. And while the 21 or so step process for unlocking the phone is documented I don't understand what im doing more do I understand what some of the steps mean (such as the two different kind of caches im clearing).
Also the version text im given to reference methods from fails to make sense when my phone has 3 or 4 different version numbers all pertaining to different things.
I like the features offered in these roms and would love to explore more and even contribute.
And while im not asking for an iPhone cracking app (though that would be great) a for dummies guide that explains the steps as you go along with maybe some visual elements would be extremely welcome.
Since I lack the resource to buy multiple phones im going to study and decipher the guides that are available but it would be great if someone more knowledgeable than I took the initiative to help dumb this all down or atleast point me towards a wiki I could use as reference material
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Here ya go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
I weep for the future. Precious snowflake syndrome at its finest. Life is hard.
My recommendation:
Try to follow one of the guides. They're all pretty inclusive, though they have many steps and prerequisites. If you get stuck at a specific step, ask the question. But, TRY! If you do, you might actually LEARN something.
phobos512 said:
I weep for the future. Precious snowflake syndrome at its finest. Life is hard.
My recommendation:
Try to follow one of the guides. They're all pretty inclusive, though they have many steps and prerequisites. If you get stuck at a specific step, ask the question. But, TRY! If you do, you might actually LEARN something.
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I blame my iPhone it made hacking to easy for me and made me forget my Linux roots
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I want to root my nexus 7. I don't know how to all the tutorials are for windows or useing the tool kit I want to do it manually I don't have my boot loader unlocked
Whaleshark345 said:
I want to root my nexus 7. I don't know how to all the tutorials are for windows or useing the tool kit I want to do it manually I don't have my boot loader unlocked
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All the tutorials presume unlocking of the bootloader. afaik, nobody has bothered to find a separate privilege escalation method of rooting for the N7.
fastboot is available from Google (SDK) for Linux. That means that fastboot methods are identical, irrespective of platform.
There is nothing that prevents you from re-locking the bootloader after you have rooted - with the penalty that unlocking it later will cause a full wipe of /data.
Technically though, it is the *act* of unlocking the bootloader that causes a voiding of the warranty. If they really wanted to do it, I have no doubt Asus could detect a re-locked bootloader (by examining low-level flash write counters).
cheers
Thanks but i was wondering if someone could explain it to me a little more clearly and pro give a link to a tutorial
Unlock the bootloader. There is zero reason not to, except for the factory reset it does.
Whaleshark345 said:
Thanks but i was wondering if someone could explain it to me a little more clearly and pro give a link to a tutorial
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How long exactly did you look around? Two seconds?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2150661
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How long exactly did you look around? Two seconds?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2150661
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3 seconds
bftb0 said:
How long exactly did you look around? Two seconds?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2150661
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I can understand where the guy's coming from. I've now Googled about six different 'tutorials' on how to root the Nexus 7.
They are all total ****. Horribly written with unclear, incomplete, and contradictory instructions.
Seriously--that one you linked is only good if you already know how to do it. For someone that doesn't...it's useless.
I rooted my 7 months ago (unlocked bootloader, etc.), but lost root with the 4.2.2 update. I can't find the instruction set I used last time, and the tutorials I've found so far actually have me wishing whoever wrote them was here now so that I could beat the **** out of them.
Seriously, whoever wrote them--especially the one you linked--sucks. Bad. A lot. Terrible writing.
A shortcut is to install Windows in Virtualbox and use Wug's utility to get the job done, an extra step but this will surely save you a lot of time to do it manually.
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/install-adb-and-fastboot-android-tools.html
I dont understand what is so complicated about rooting a nexus device. it is literally the EASIEST device to root and flash. Not sure why people need walkthroughs or tutorials.
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
reboot into recovery
install supersu.zip
what part of that is complicated that requires someone to hold your hand and help you type out the commands??
@fre1102
Well, I suppose that poorly written tutorials and a flood of newbs looking to be spoon fed is good for generating ad revenue for XDA. Not really great for what made it a compelling site in it's early history, though.
On the other hand, the OP asked a help question - and failed to do so in the help and questions forum. That certainly appears like a lack of paying attention, does it not?
I suppose you might have a complaint if you had actually been paying someone to give you advice, but to complain about the quality of something that costs you nothing seems a bit like an entitlement problem - whether you are correct in your appraisal or not.
It's an internet bulletin board - there is no barrier to entry and the quality is going to vary widely. That makes it YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to decide what to believe. It's not as if people are coming in to your home and forcing you to do any of this stuff.
Nobody here owes you anything; this site has always encouraged folks to take responsibility for their own actions. If you have a rooted device that is borked - simply put, that is YOUR FAULT. Period.
Pirateghost said:
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/install-adb-and-fastboot-android-tools.html
I dont understand what is so complicated about rooting a nexus device. it is literally the EASIEST device to root and flash. Not sure why people need walkthroughs or tutorials.
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
reboot into recovery
install supersu.zip
what part of that is complicated that requires someone to hold your hand and help you type out the commands??
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You can even cut that down by a step by installing the latest version of TWRP 2.4 which will autmatically detect an unrooted rom and root it for you.
I gotta admit though that getting some custom roms was a little confusing to me in the beginning after rooting and flashing a samsung phone using heimdall in Linux. It's the lack of a good guide that really didn't help. I was hoping that there would be a sticky in the Q&A or a wiki topic about it but those sections for the nexus 7 aren't that organized.
Maybe we should start using the wiki... It would be easier to keep up to date even if someone decides to abandon a thread since anyone else can go in and edit it, and if we get repeated questions we can just copy and paste a link for those who want to be spoon fed since they will always be a constant presence on this forum.
EDIT:
I had to use the cyanogenmod rom building wiki to get a good, well-written guide on unlocking the n7 and flashing a custom recovery. Good thing I had started building the rom before I got the device shipped to me since it helped to have a "good" version of cwm6 laying around.
thanks guys I rooted it was easy just needed to adjust the commands for Ubuntu witch is just adding a "sudo ./" to the beginning of every command
Whaleshark345 said:
thanks guys I rooted it was easy just needed to adjust the commands for Ubuntu witch is just adding a "sudo ./" to the beginning of every command
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Good deal. Some folks go to the trouble of customizing some udev configuration files (I think it's udev, but can't remember right now) so that unprivileged Linux users have permissions on individual USB devices.
To me that seems like quite a bit of trouble for stuff that I do infrequently (using fastboot); I just drop to a root shell
$ sudo /bin/bash
#
and save a couple keystrokes with the fastboot commands.
BTW, when using adb from Linux, it is only necessary to start up the adb server with root privileges - the server process is the only thing needing privileges on the USB bus, so
Code:
$ sudo `which adb` devices
gets the party started but
$ adb pull /sdcard/myzipfile.zip
won't result in files owned by root.
Not surprisingly, all this stuff is less cumbersome using a Mac OS/X flavor of Unix - by default the USB devices are reachable by unprivileged users without any udev/hotplug diddling or sudo invocations.
cheers
Hi dear community.
Yesterday i had very hard day regarding of rooting my Xperia Z1 on Kitkat 4.4.2.
I read lot of tutorials and videos and still didnt know what to do.
I will try to simplify much i can.
So here we go.
THIS TUTORIAL IS SAME FOR EVERY VERSION OF XPERIA Z1, BUT FOR C6902, C906, C6943 USE DOWNLOAD LINKS IN SECOND POST FOR GETTING FIRMWARE.
------DISCLAIMER-------
THIS PROCES WILL WIPE YOUR CONTACTS, SMS, APPS, ALBUM PICTURES, SO TRY TO BACK UP EVERYTHING YOU NEED BEFORE
FOLLOWING THIS TUTORIAL
Requitments: (Download everything before proceding)
1. Download Flashtool
2. Sony Xperia Z1 USB Drivers
3. C6903_14.3.A.0.757.flashable.zip download
4. C6903_14.3.A.0.757_Stripped.ftf Download
5. Recovery installer by NUT
6. C6903_14.1.G.1.534_NUT.ftf download <<<<< For other version (C6902, C906, C6943 find .534 firmware for your model)
Lets beging:
1. Instal lattest flashtool which you previously downloaded
2. When you finish installing go to (C:\Flashtool\drivers and install drivers from that app [Flashmode and fastboot drivers] if you instaled on C disc)
3. Now move C6903_14.3.A.0.757_Stripped.ftf and C6903_14.1.G.1.534_NUT.ftf to C:\Flashtool\firmwares (C disc on my case)
4. Go to about phone click 7 times on build number, then turn on usb debugging in developers option and turn on unknown recources in security option
4. Now run flashtool (32bit if your pc is 32, or 64bit if your pc is 64bit
5. Wait till syncing is over and then click on lightning icon in left upper corner
6. Select flashmode and select C6903_14.1.G.1.534_NUT.ftf and select [WIPE DATA, CACHE APPSLOG] everything else uncheked
7. While flashtool prepares your firmware, turn off your phone
8. After beeing prepared connect your phone with volume down button via usb to your pc
9. Wait couple of minutes (once it will appear that its stopped, dont worry, it will finish soon)
10. Unplug your phone and switch ON after flashing proces is finished
11. Now repeat step 4
12. Now unzip Recovery installer by NUT, and opent folder, and double click on Instal.bat file
13. Pick option 3 (type 3 with keyboard and pres enter)
14. Now connect your phone using USB cable (this time leave it ON)
15. Phone will reboot and go to recovery (Then go to reboot > system > (instal superSU)
NOTICE THIS STEP MEY BE DIFFRENT, DEPENDS ON YOUR DEFAULT RECOVERY
16. Instal SuperSU from google play
17. Connect phone via usb to your pc and transfer C6903_14.3.A.0.757.flashable.zip to your internal storage or sd card (In my case internal)
18. Disconnect the phone and power it off
19. Now power ON, when green led appers keep clicking fastly volume down button to go to recovery
20. Now instal flashable zip from internal memory
21. WHEN ITS FINISH DO NOT REBOOT YOUR PHONE, you must power off your phone (in one recovery power off is hiden in reboot menu)
22. Then open flashtool, clich flash icon, choose C6903_14.3.A.0.757_Stripped.ftf leave everything uncheked
23. Connect your phone via usb cable to pc holding volume down key
24. After it is finish disconnect your phone and power it on, Notice that first boot may take up to 5min
Now you have fully working rooted phone on Kitkat 4.4.2
Credits to NUT for wonderfull files, firmwares
Credits to various makers of tutorial which helped me (more or less) to root my phone
Credits to flashtool team
VIDEO TUTORIAL (which i found to late)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zscUImoPLpM
There is new metod to root 757 firmware without downgrading...
Did u try towelroot?
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Dadovvv said:
There is new metod to root 757 firmware without downgrading...
Did u try towelroot?
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Didnt work on my phone, that was my first try
This seems to have NO new information in it, its just a rehash of several guides already published.
It is now also outdated since towel root came out
gregbradley said:
This seems to have NO new information in it, its just a rehash of several guides already published.
It is now also outdated since towel root came out
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No new info, but it is easier to understand what to do. I didnt saw a single quality tutorial yestarday for this.
electrash said:
No new info, but it is easier to understand what to do. I didnt saw a single quality tutorial yestarday for this.
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So why didn't you just add to an existing thread as a Ultra Noob friendly guide?
The existing guides are very good quality. they just done lead you through the process by your nose and expect a tiny bit of prior knowledge
i dont beleave this, like greg has said we DONT need anymore tut on how to root z1 or ultra or z1c what the hell is going on, do the mods read and know how to organize a tread, common mods clean up this whole fourm please , cause it is getting out of hand peeps useing others works and getting credit for it, it is getting to messy in here, and not noob friendly i must say, regards joe
joecool666 said:
i dont beleave this, like greg has said we DONT need anymore tut on how to root z1 or ultra or z1c what the hell is going on, do the mods read and know how to organize a tread, common mods clean up this whole fourm please , cause it is getting out of hand peeps useing others works and getting credit for it, it is getting to messy in here, and not noob friendly i must say, regards joe
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@joecool666 The mods have a hard time covering forums, they are in charge of multiple forums. the best bet is to just use the orange triangle in the top right of the post, report it to the mods and let them deal with it.
They will get there when they pick up the reports.
Its always good to see people contributing, however, in a large forum like XDA extra clutter actually makes things harder to find., a bit like finding a needle in a pile of needles. If you see a tutorial that looks like it could be improved, post in that that thread. It makes it easier to keep threads/OPs/tutorials up to date.
Thanks
gregbradley said:
@joecool666 The mods have a hard time covering forums, they are in charge of multiple forums. the best bet is to just use the orange triangle in the top right of the post, report it to the mods and let them deal with it.
They will get there when they pick up the reports.
Its always good to see people contributing, however, in a large forum like XDA extra clutter actually makes things harder to find., a bit like finding a needle in a pile of needles. If you see a tutorial that looks like it could be improved, post in that that thread. It makes it easier to keep threads/OPs/tutorials up to date.
Thanks
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thanks man did that,
I appreciate your intention for trying to help the community, but as we already have various rooting threads and also kind of similar to this one I am going to close this thread. But I have posted your rooting method into the sticky thread and you can find your post HERE. Thanks
WOW!!!!
One 1 person stepped up to help!! Guess I am not in a Linux forum.!! For those that run into the same problem I had below, here is the solution I came up with:
This guide got me rooted with TWRP installed.
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/...r-flash-twrp-root-nandroid-efs-backup.931719/
If you are running Linux instead of windows be sure to run " adb start-server " before you start, nothing works well or at all if you don't. Depending on your set up you may need to prefix the commands with sudo, I had to to get the fastboot commands to work.
Here is the guide that got lineage installed for me, HOWEVER, it leaves out 1 very important step.......before you reboot, reinstall the twrp. zip file a 2nd time. If you don't lineage will install it's own recovery environment. Be sure you do this AFTER you install Lineage.
If you get an error70: not enough room in system file when installing Gapps don't panic. Here are the instructions to fix that:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/fix-error-70-install-gapps-t3311779
I will mark this solved if I can figure it out. Hope this helps someone.
My original post is below.
Howdy!
So here is where I am....... I was a long time IOS diehard until I decided no more $1200 phones for me. Got my 6t in Jan and absolutely love it! I have been watching and waiting for an official Lineage + micro g to be announced and decided I would go ahead and unlock the bootloader. This is only my 2nd time to play around with an android unlock. I knew to make a backup. I use MX Linux and Mint so I did an adb back up.
As I was unlocking the bootloader I clicked ok, then read the next line of the instructions that said "this will wipe your phone".......would have been nice to see that FIRST as I would have made multiple backups.
I did have and adb backup but, it turns out my backup will not install. Everything is fine until it gets to the audio driver file then it locks up then fails. I have tried android backup extractor with the plan of deleting the problem folder, installing, then dealing with the driver issue........but I can't get extractor to work. This may be a separate post, but a link to detailed instructions for this would be nice as well.
So, what the hell, now is a good time to install lineage, right?!?!?!
Here is my problem......I know enough to do this, however, all of the guides I can find, including the ones on this site, are either written for windows or leave out MAJOR steps that a newbie just doesn't know. For example, the guide from this site I followed to do an adb backup NEVER mentioned "adb start-server" which turned out to be the command that made the difference between a 457mb backup file and a 12.5 G back up file!!!
Unfortunately, searches on the forums turn up instructions that have not been helpful for me.
Can someone point me to an installation guide for dummies?? I would rather have a guide that tells me each and every mundane detail( even if I know it already ) than have to google solutions like I did with my back up and unlocking.
From my understanding I can install micro G instead of GAPPS, but I can't seem to find a package to install. I only find individual files with very little instructions. I would like to use Micro G to see if I can kick google out of bed like I have done Microsoft. If this is unreasonable for my skill set, I will have to settle for GAPPS.
I use Linux, not windows. I have a oneplus 6T( with a fresh, blank install LOL)., and enough knowledge to know I don't wanna brick my phone, but not enough to follow the techie guides I have found.
**UPDATE** I found some detailed instructions and finally got twrp installed and rooted with magicz....
Thank you in advance!!
Glockdoc
Somehow its true that in custom rooms threads the install guides do not exist for this phone. I see this situation for the first time on xda. Every other phone i had had a very good installation guide on xda.
See this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/help/question-encryption-t3940261
Thanks G, but that seems to be a thread about encryption, not a lineage install.
I did however, catch I need to disable my passcode and fingerprint BEFORE I start this adventure. Glad I read it!
Dear and knowledgeable readers!
Being a longtime lurker, your tireless work and dedication to the community have enabled me to unlock and root many different android devices over the years and I am deeply grateful this place exists.
Right now, I plan on adding the recently released
Lenovo Smart Tab M10 FHD Plus 2nd Gen [ZA5T0302SE / TB-X606F, I believe]
in the WLAN/4GB/64GB variant to my collection. Having grown accustomed to the luxury of root access, I was wondering if anyone already had some experience with rooting the device and would be willing to share his / her knowledge with me.
Especially, I was wondering if this guide for the TB-X605F, which I have successfully used in the past for my older model, would (in principle) be applicable, as long as I could obtain the corresponding firmware for the newer one, which might be available here (as soon as GD wills it).
Any advice / support would be highly appreciated!
[Sidenote]: To my best ability, I wasn’t able to find an existing thread on the topic of rooting the device in question and I hope to have chosen the right forum to post it in (or if the general Q&A would have been the better fit?). If not, dear mods, please be lenient with me and simply move the thread to the proper subforum.
Brotinger said:
Dear and knowledgeable readers!
Being a longtime lurker, your tireless work and dedication to the community have enabled me to unlock and root many different android devices over the years and I am deeply grateful this place exists.
Right now, I plan on adding the recently released
Lenovo Smart Tab M10 FHD Plus 2nd Gen [ZA5T0302SE / TB-X606F, I believe]
in the WLAN/4GB/64GB variant to my collection. Having grown accustomed to the luxury of root access, I was wondering if anyone already had some experience with rooting the device and would be willing to share his / her knowledge with me.
Especially, I was wondering if this guide for the TB-X605F, which I have successfully used in the past for my older model, would (in principle) be applicable, as long as I could obtain the corresponding firmware for the newer one, which might be available here (as soon as GD wills it).
Any advice / support would be highly appreciated!
[Sidenote]: To my best ability, I wasn’t able to find an existing thread on the topic of rooting the device in question and I hope to have chosen the right forum to post it in (or if the general Q&A would have been the better fit?). If not, dear mods, please be lenient with me and simply move the thread to the proper subforum.
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If you download the lmsa tool, plug in the tablet and go to recovery it will download the full stock firmware. Then you can find it c/program data/LMSA/downloads.
I did that then downloads magisk manager. Extract the boot.img from firmware and put in storage of tablet. Then used magisk manager and patch the boot.img it will tell where it is stored. Extract from tablet and put it in same folder as adb/fast boot. Then put tablet in fastboot and fastboot flash boot magisk-patched.img. then fastboot reboot. The will be rooted with magisk
I forgot. You must unlock bootloader to do this.
Dear 11mackey11,
thank you so very much for caring enough to share your knowledge with me!
So the guide I mentioned earlier is pretty much applicable for the newer model as well? What a relief!
I am also grateful for the hint on how to obtain the stock firmware. For all the dirty things I did to my devices in the past, it never became necessary to put the LMS-Assistant to use, but I will gladly change that now.
As soon as my device arrives, I will try to root it as you suggested and will report back how I fared.
Again, many thanks!
It took me some time to finally get to it … delivery problems with the device … busy work schedule …
… anyhow, I now took the leap and am happy to report that, thanks to your advice, I was able to add another rooted device to my ever-growing collection. “Worked like a charm”, as they use to say.
To repeat myself, I am very grateful for you taking the time to respond to my question and reassuring me that this was the path to follow.
Honestly, thanks!
Brotinger said:
It took me some time to finally get to it … delivery problems with the device … busy work schedule …
… anyhow, I now took the leap and am happy to report that, thanks to your advice, I was able to add another rooted device to my ever-growing collection. “Worked like a charm”, as they use to say.
To repeat myself, I am very grateful for you taking the time to respond to my question and reassuring me that this was the path to follow.
Honestly, thanks!
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Hi. I just purchased the same tablet. I would appreciate it if you could write up a guide on this forum. It would be a help for everyone.
I'm not even sure how you unlock the bootloader on this thing!
Hi and congratulations on your purchase! The TB-606F is a solid device in my book.
Although I have by now rooted more than a dozen android devices and guess I have at least somewhat of an idea of what I am doing, I am by far no pro on the issue. Basically, I consider myself more a “guide user” than a “guide creator”, still.
But as I have benefited from the kind- and helpfulness of this community many times before, I can’t leave this call for help unanswered.
The thing is, nonetheless, I would really like to refer anyone poised to root their TB-606F to the guide for the TB-605F which I linked to in my initial post. Rooting the TB-606F, in principle, demands the user to undertake the same steps as for rooting the TB-605F.
There are, from the top of my head, only two noticeable differences or variations from that guide which I discovered:
1) firmware
As I still haven’t found a reliable source to obtain the necessary stock firmware by download from the web, the advice of fellow user 11mackey11 comes in very handy who, in response to my initial post, pointed me to the LSMA to download the firmware from your very own device.
2) unlocking bootloader
At least with my device, the fastboot commands known to me to usually unlock the bootloader (as are “fastboot oem unlock-go”, “fastboot oem unlock” or “fastboot flashing unlock”) did not do the trick. I had to resort to the command line of “fastboot flashing unlock” to finally make some progress. This might be an outlier with me device, though, as 11mackey11 did not mention the issue.
Again, I will gladly provide any assistance I can offer, but as for writing up a guide, I would mostly carbon copy turboperson123’s guide for the TB-605F mentioned above anyhow and it does not seem right to take credit for his contributions.
But if you had any specific question, please don’t hesitate to ask and I will answer it to my best knowledge (which might not be much).
Tutorial
I found this tutorial specific to the X606F https://forum.frandroid.com/topic/2...u-lenovo-tab-m10-fhd-plus-tb-x606f-sans-twrp/ alas in French but Google translate makes a decent job out of it
b4nd0ler0 said:
I found this tutorial specific to the X606F https://forum.frandroid.com/topic/2...u-lenovo-tab-m10-fhd-plus-tb-x606f-sans-twrp/ alas in French but Google translate makes a decent job out of it
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I want to apply it to my device, have you tried this method?
Yes, tried and failed miserably. The tablet is not correctly rooted as reported by Root Checker. The su binary is there and shows it's Magisk but no root proper.
Will try again and report back when done.
b4nd0ler0 said:
Yes, tried and failed miserably. The tablet is not correctly rooted as reported by Root Checker. The su binary is there and shows it's Magisk but no root proper.
Will try again and report back when done.
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thanks, I'm waiting for news from you. The tablet is sold very much in our country. like this in the world. I'm sure the developers will do something about this device.
b4nd0ler0 said:
I found this tutorial specific to the X606F https://forum.frandroid.com/topic/2...u-lenovo-tab-m10-fhd-plus-tb-x606f-sans-twrp/ alas in French but Google translate makes a decent job out of it
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I rooted my device with this method
this method doesn't work
Hello dear Android users...
I've got the 3/64GB version of this device (ZA5T0300US) and this method of rooting did not work for me. When I check root in Magisk Manager, it says ctsProfile:false & basicIntegrity:true, so root doesn't work. I tried multiple times and every time had this same result. My ROM version is TB_X606F_USR_S100055_2001030016_V5.196_BMP_ROW (extracted ROM folder name). Are you sure your root actually 100% worked? What is your ROM version?
adroid_user said:
Hello dear Android users...
I've got the 3/64GB version of this device (ZA5T0300US) and this method of rooting did not work for me. When I check root in Magisk Manager, it says ctsProfile:false & basicIntegrity:true, so root doesn't work. I tried multiple times and every time had this same result. My ROM version is TB_X606F_USR_S100055_2001030016_V5.196_BMP_ROW (extracted ROM folder name). Are you sure your root actually 100% worked? What is your ROM version?
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This method is working!
Use the Official Lenovo website to access your original "rom" file and get the "boot.img" file.
Program: Lenovo Rescue And Smart Assistant https://lnv.gy/3d8FHLi
For an article on how to download the Rom file via the program, see here. (Step 3)
https://bit.ly/2yE1nQf
Good Luck!
adroid_user said:
Hello dear Android users...
I've got the 3/64GB version of this device (ZA5T0300US) and this method of rooting did not work for me. When I check root in Magisk Manager, it says ctsProfile:false & basicIntegrity:true, so root doesn't work. I tried multiple times and every time had this same result. My ROM version is TB_X606F_USR_S100055_2001030016_V5.196_BMP_ROW (extracted ROM folder name). Are you sure your root actually 100% worked? What is your ROM version?
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You did not enable Magisk Hide
mingkee said:
You did not enable Magisk Hide
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That was it! Thanks! You're smarter & more helpful than Google!!! ))
Hi.
After i root the tablet, i tried to delete youtube and gdrive. Then i restart the tablet but it stuck in fastboot mode. Not booting.
i couldn't install stock rom. What i must do
I did this..
i patched the boot img from the lenovo program. and i like to shut down my devices when i dont use them and now i cant make it boot. im stuck in a bootloop and its says orange alert when i boot the device. i can only get into the fastboot menu. when i try to boot with vol + and power nothing happens and when i release it starts up again in a bootloop. i cant shut it down either. it just loops and loops. cant do the rescue thing with the program either.. anybody that knows how i can fix this?
I have an out of topic question regarding this tablet.
Can The Lenovo M10 Plus (2nd Gen) 10.3" TB-X606F Output Display via HDMI to TV ???
I tried using a powered USB-C to HDMI adapter to output/mirror the tablet to a TV, but it didn't work.
Brotinger said:
Hi and congratulations on your purchase! The TB-606F is a solid device in my book.
Although I have by now rooted more than a dozen android devices and guess I have at least somewhat of an idea of what I am doing, I am by far no pro on the issue. Basically, I consider myself more a “guide user” than a “guide creator”, still.
But as I have benefited from the kind- and helpfulness of this community many times before, I can’t leave this call for help unanswered.
The thing is, nonetheless, I would really like to refer anyone poised to root their TB-606F to the guide for the TB-605F which I linked to in my initial post. Rooting the TB-606F, in principle, demands the user to undertake the same steps as for rooting the TB-605F.
There are, from the top of my head, only two noticeable differences or variations from that guide which I discovered:
1) firmware
As I still haven’t found a reliable source to obtain the necessary stock firmware by download from the web, the advice of fellow user 11mackey11 comes in very handy who, in response to my initial post, pointed me to the LSMA to download the firmware from your very own device.
2) unlocking bootloader
At least with my device, the fastboot commands known to me to usually unlock the bootloader (as are “fastboot oem unlock-go”, “fastboot oem unlock” or “fastboot flashing unlock”) did not do the trick. I had to resort to the command line of “fastboot flashing unlock” to finally make some progress. This might be an outlier with me device, though, as 11mackey11 did not mention the issue.
Again, I will gladly provide any assistance I can offer, but as for writing up a guide, I would mostly carbon copy turboperson123’s guide for the TB-605F mentioned above anyhow and it does not seem right to take credit for his contributions.
But if you had any specific question, please don’t hesitate to ask and I will answer it to my best knowledge (which might not be much).
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Hey, thanks for all this useful info. I'm a noob when it comes to rooting. I have hit an issue, that you guys could probably easily advice me. I have got up to where you enter "fastboot flashing unlock" it comes back with something like "waiting for any device". How do I get past this point? I have tried pressing volum up as I saw on a guide however no luck.
unlock not possible
CMX939 said:
Hey, thanks for all this useful info. I'm a noob when it comes to rooting. I have hit an issue, that you guys could probably easily advice me. I have got up to where you enter "fastboot flashing unlock" it comes back with something like "waiting for any device". How do I get past this point? I have tried pressing volum up as I saw on a guide however no luck.
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I have the same issue, "waiting for device" and adb dies.
I assume, the latest lenovo updates (Android 9) block unlocking.
The current! LMSA tool does not allow to restore an old separately downloaded firmware