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[GUIDE] [NOOB Friendly] Root and Install TWRP on HTC One M9

Mod information 2018-07-29
This method described below is outdated and following the guide might end in a bootloop if users are currently using the latest firmware.
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This is a guide on how to root the HTC One M9.
Your M9 must have an unlocked bootloader. There is currently not a way to unlock the bootloader, so unless your phone comes with an unlocked bootloader, you will need to wait until HTC updates www.htcdev.com to unlock the M9 bootloader.
Video Guide: Video
Link to the correct TWRP to use thread by Captain_Throwback READ DISCLAIMERS!: http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/orig-development/recovery-twrp-touch-recovery-t3066720
Link to TWRP page in general: http://twrp.me/devices/htconem9.html
Link to correct SuperSU to flash: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133
Unlocking the bootloader. (Thanks -markus-)
- Login into HTCdev
- Unlock Bootloader
- Get Started
- On "Select Your Device" Select "All Other Supported Models"
- Begin Unlock Bootloader
- Legal Terms "Proceed to Unlock Instructions
- On Phone pressing Volume Down + press Power to boot in "HTC download mode" (black Background)
- Connect Phone via USB
- CMD: fastboot oem get_identifier_token
- Copy and paste the token in Textfield "My Device Identifier Token:"
- You will receive an Email with "Unlock_code.bin
- CMD: fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
- Press Volume Button to secelt Yes for Unlock bootloader
If your bootloader is unlocked, follow these steps.
Download and install ADB/Fastboot using 15 second ADB/Fastboot installer.
Plug in the One M9, enable USB debugging.
Open up command prompt, type
Code:
adb devices
Code:
adb reboot download
Code:
fastboot flash recovery C:\Users\XDADev\Downloads\TWRP.img
Replace C:\Users\XDADev\Downloads\TWRP.img with the path where the twrp.img is located for you.
Power off your device. Now, to boot into recovery mode.
Press and hold Volume Down button, then press the Power button to switch on your phone and release it, but keep holding the Volume Down button.
Select boot to recovery on the screen that appears(bootloader)
Download SuperSU.zip
Make sure you have an SD Card in your phone, then do
Code:
adb push C:\Users\XDADev\Downloads\UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip /sdcard
Once again, replace C:\Users\XDADev\Downloads\UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip with your path.
On your device, click Install, then at the top of the screen it should say Internal Storage or SDCard. If it does not say SD Card, click it and change it to SD Card.
Now find SuperSU.zip, click on it, and swipe to flash it.
Once SuperSU is done flashing reboot the phone, and open up SuperSU. You are now rooted!
If this helped you, feel free to click Thanks below.

Awesome! Thanks, I'll get a quick tutorial video up once I get my hands on an M9

FYI I'm pretty sure you can't root with the version of TWRP that's currently uploaded. It doesn't have writing to the system partition enabled. If you look in the recovery fstab, system is mounted as emmc.
You'll have to wait until an alternate version is uploaded for this to work. Someone will need to confirm whether rooting will completely break the ability to take an OTA too.
EDIT: There's also this disclaimer on the device page: "NOTE: Installing TWRP can break your ability to receive updates from HTC."
EDIT 2: The other question is whether unlocking the device will allow system to be written to at all in the OS, or only while in recovery. I think once some people have the device in their hands, some of these questions can finally be answered.

Captain_Throwback said:
FYI I'm pretty sure you can't root with the version of TWRP that's currently uploaded. It doesn't have writing to the system partition enabled. If you look in the recovery fstab, system is mounted as emmc.
You'll have to wait until an alternate version is uploaded for this to work. Someone will need to confirm whether rooting will completely break the ability to take an OTA too.
EDIT: There's also this disclaimer on the device page: "NOTE: Installing TWRP can break your ability to receive updates from HTC."
EDIT 2: The other question is whether unlocking the device will allow system to be written to at all in the OS, or only while in recovery. I think once some people have the device in their hands, some of these questions can finally be answered.
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Test devices are S-OFF.....but bootloader locked. Go figure.

I have a t mobile M9 rooted
Hello I was able to unlock the bootloader from dev site and was able to install TWRP. I was able to install super SU and now i'm rooted!
here is my reddit post. http://www.reddit.com/r/htcone/comments/303ys2/just_got_my_hands_on_a_tmobile_htc_m9/

Worked for me
But to flash successfull recovery you have to boot to "htc download mode", the black background!
If you see white background you are on bootloader, here you are not able to flash TWRP Recovery, you will get the message "FAILED (remote: cannot flash this partition in s-on state)"
So boot to "download mode" an it work

trying this tomorrow.
Is there any way to virginize the device if I don't want it to be rooted anymore ?

DroidShift79 said:
trying this tomorrow.
Is there any way to virginize the device if I don't want it to be rooted anymore ?
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Pull the stock recovery image before you flash TWRP. I neglected to do so (but I do have my Verizon device rooted with TWRP.
One problem, TWRP can't read or write to encrypted sdcards, either internal or removable.
My name is Harold and I'm a flashaholic.....

-markus- said:
Worked for me
But to flash successfull recovery you have to boot to "htc download mode", the black background!
If you see white background you are on bootloader, here you are not able to flash TWRP Recovery, you will get the message "FAILED (remote: cannot flash this partition in s-on state)"
So boot to "download mode" an it work
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Markus, what device do you have.. international, verizon?

k1moe said:
Markus, what device do you have.. international, verizon?
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I got it from O2 Germany CID is O2_102

Three questions:
1. Do I really have to buy an SD card to do this?
2. How do you boot to download mode?
3. Should the bootloader be unlocked before or after installing TWRP and rooting, or does it not matter?

1. Every XDA developer has one..
2. Choose REBOOT from the shut down menu, then when display turns black - press and hold hardware button volume - ..
3. That will save you from frustration..

jauhien said:
3. That will save you from frustration..
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Thanks. You mean unlock bootloader first right?

-markus- said:
I got it from O2 Germany CID is O2_102
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Um.. how do you have unlocked your bootloader? I got my M9 from Vodafone Germany (retail unit) and via HTCdev im not able to unlock BL

This will work on the u.s. m9 versions? Thanks
Sent from my SM-N910T using XDA Free mobile app

xda23 said:
This will work on the u.s. m9 versions? Thanks
Sent from my SM-N910T using XDA Free mobile app
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The TWRP *should* work on all variants. Only way to know for sure is to try it .

k1moe said:
Um.. how do you have unlocked your bootloader? I got my M9 from Vodafone Germany (retail unit) and via HTCdev im not able to unlock BL
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- Login into HTCdev
- Unlock Bootloader
- Get Started
- on "Select Your Device" i used "All Other Supported Models"
- Begin Unlock Bootloader
- Legal Terms "Proceed to Unlock Instructions
- On Phone pressing Volume Down + press Power to boot in "HTC download mode" (black Background)
- Connect Phone via USB
- CMD: fastboot oem get_identifier_token
- Copy and paste the token in Textfield "My Device Identifier Token:"
- You will receive an Email with "Unlock_code.bin
- CMD: fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
- Press Volume Button to secelt Yes for Unlock bootloader
- thats it
I hope i could help you

Unlocked the bootloader and flashed TWRP...
SuperSU 2.46 isn't getting root...
When flashing it appears to be successful...
But then when the phone reboots there is no root access...
SuperSU - gives this error
If you just upgraded to Android 5.0, you need to manually re-root - consult the relevant forums for your device!
Anyone else have this problem or know a workaround.

jbm76 said:
Unlocked the bootloader and flashed TWRP...
SuperSU 2.46 isn't getting root...
When flashing it appears to be successful...
But then when the phone reboots there is no root access...
SuperSU - gives this error
If you just upgraded to Android 5.0, you need to manually re-root - consult the relevant forums for your device!
Anyone else have this problem or know a workaround.
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How did you install SuperSU?
I put the Zip-File on internal Storage and boot from recovery and installed it.
I did not use the way about "adb push SuperSU-v2.46.zip /sdcard" because i don't have an SD-Card at moment.

-markus- said:
How did you install SuperSU?
I put the Zip-File on internal Storage and boot from recovery and installed it.
I did not use the way about "adb push SuperSU-v2.46.zip /sdcard" because i don't have an SD-Card at moment.
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same as you did...

[ROOT/TWRP] Asus Zenfone Go ZC500TG/Z00VD

First and all, DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!*Credits goes to the devs of 4pda.ru for discovering this method and to Pedro Fortunato for sharing the link.
REQUIREMENTS, PREREQUISITES
Computer, Laptop will do.Asus Zenfone Go Unit - obviously
Adb drivers -*https://mega.nz/#!2scCERxC!gbNd6tJcrUAkn4nv7kU2DBsnSEv8G6-GfZVVl9g97fI download this.
ADB, Root file, Twrp - https://mega.nz/#!HtN03SCa!WxQJ3a33C0XkuE20qv0rYwvxcYrGxZtMk-4jQeL1ykU
Methods
1. PREPARE THE FILES ON YOUR COMPUTER AND PHONE
a. On your computer, Install ADB drivers and extract the files on the given link. To Install the driver, extract the one given from the link and right click on android_winusb.inf and select install. Another way to install it is to download from adbdriver.com and download th ADB Driver Installer.​b. On your device enable developer option by tapping build number on about phone.​c. Go to Developer options - turn on Allow OEM Unlocking and Usb Debugging.​2. UNLOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER
a. Turn off your devices.​b. Press Volume up + power simultaneously to go to the bootloader​c. Use volume up to navigate and navigate to fastboot, select by pressing volume down​d. On your computer, go to the extracted file (the one i provided from mega.nz) and press shift + right click, the select open command window here.​e. Once on the command prompt type​fastboot devices​f. if your device appeared (denoted by serial number and device) type​fastboot oem unlock​g. on your device, follow the on screen instruction, press volume up to agree on unlocking bootloader​NOTE THIS WILL FORMAT YOUR DEVICE SO MAKE SURE YOU ENSURE YOU BACKED UP
h. Wait for it to return to fastboot mode.*Reboot. If you cant reboot it, reinsert battery and turn it on, it will now format your device. It will usually take time to boot so be patient.​i. Once booted go back to developer options again and enable oem unlock and usb debugging.​3. FLASHING TWRP RECOVERY
Done with unlocking? Lets proceed to flashing TWRP RECOVERY.​[WARNING AGAIN: DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. DOUBLE CHECK THE FILES, DOUBLE CHECK THE*COMMANDS THAT YOU TYPE]
a. On your pc, again go to the extracted file, open the command prompt as instructed before and type this​ adb reboot bootloader​b. Your phone will restart to bootloader again, select fastboot again. Dont close the cmd.​c. On the command prompt type​fastboot flash recovery recovery.img​d. It will now flash the twrp. Ensure that the recovery is flashed correctly.​e. Reboot to recovery by holding volume up + down + power to shut it down without removing rom pc and by pressing vol up and power to boot to bootloader and selecting recovery.​f. IF YOU ARE NOW ON THE TWRP. CONGRATS. You have only one thing to do. Flash the root package.​4. FLASHING THE ROOT PACKAGE
a. Boot your phone and copy the root package to your internal storage.​b.Reboot to TWRP Recovery, once there select install and browse for UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip you just copied, swipe to install. Then viola! YOUR PHONE IS NOW ROOTED.​
AGAIN, I WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE IF YOUR PHONE DIED, EXPLODED, ATE YOU OR COMMITTED SUICIDE. AGAIN AGAIN. ALL CREDITS GOES TO THE DEVS OF 4pda.ru especially Jemmini for the TWRP Recovery

Yea please there's more people looking for it here at xda

me too I have the same problem! any solution? please help and happy new year!

yes please

Yeah im waiting too , please where people that knowledge about root please makes for asus zenfone go

How root asuse zenfone go?

I think we should root this phone like rooting other mtk devices
sorry for my bad english

keityrobins said:
Hello. I would like to ask for help about our phone. As of now there are no working rooting method available and we cannot move apps to sd since asus disabled that option, our internal storage is therefore limiting us to install more apps. Anyone knows how to root it would be of great help.
Asus Zenfone Go has MT680 chipset running android 5.1.
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Hello! There was a fully working right way to get Root! The forum 4pda found a solution to this problem :good:

it seems the Russians have done it
http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=698725&view=findpost&p=45947797
would anyone like to try?
please post feedback here!

burovik26 said:
Hello! There was a fully working right way to get Root! The forum 4pda found a solution to this problem :good:
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will try

pedrofortunato said:
it seems the Russians have done it
http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=698725&view=findpost&p=45947797
would anyone like to try?
please post feedback here!
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will try and feedback

THE TWRP WORKED. However the root package i had didn't installed the su binary and superuser cannot install it, will try more. Here is the link to the twrp - ftp://1 09.87.84.155/Asus_Zenfone_Go/Recovery/TWRP/2.8.7.0/recovery.img - remove the space between 1 and 0

guys it worked. rooted mine now.

keityrobins said:
guys it worked. rooted mine now.
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could you make a step by step in english?
and does it erase all data on the phone?

pedrofortunato said:
could you make a step by step in english?
and does it erase all data on the phone?
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Will do. Thanks for linking And yes on unlocking the bootloader part, it will erase your data.

where should i post the tutorial?

First and all, DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!*Credits goes to the devs of 4pda.ru for discovering this method and to Pedro Fortunato for sharing the link.
REQUIREMENTS, PREREQUISITES
Computer, Laptop will do.Asus Zenfone Go Unit - obviously
Adb drivers -*https://mega.nz/#!2scCERxC!gbNd6tJcrUAkn4nv7kU2DBsnSEv8G6-GfZVVl9g97fI download this.
ADB, Root file, Twrp - https://mega.nz/#!HtN03SCa!WxQJ3a33C0XkuE20qv0rYwvxcYrGxZtMk-4jQeL1ykU
Methods
1. PREPARE THE FILES ON YOUR COMPUTER AND PHONE
a. On your computer, Install ADB drivers and extract the files on the given link. To Install the driver, extract the one given from the link and right click on android_winusb.inf and select install. Another way to install it is to download from adbdriver.com and download th ADB Driver Installer.​b. On your device enable developer option by tapping build number on about phone.​c. Go to Developer options - turn on Allow OEM Unlocking and Usb Debugging.​2. UNLOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER
a. Turn off your devices.​b. Press Volume up + power simultaneously to go to the bootloader​c. Use volume up to navigate and navigate to fastboot, select by pressing volume down​d. On your computer, go to the extracted file (the one i provided from mega.nz) and press shift + right click, the select open command window here.​e. Once on the command prompt type​fastboot devices​f. if your device appeared (denoted by serial number and device) type​fastboot oem unlock​g. on your device, follow the on screen instruction, press volume up to agree on unlocking bootloader​NOTE THIS WILL FORMAT YOUR DEVICE SO MAKE SURE YOU ENSURE YOU BACKED UP
h. Wait for it to return to fastboot mode.*Reboot. If you cant reboot it, reinsert battery and turn it on, it will now format your device. It will usually take time to boot so be patient.​i. Once booted go back to developer options again and enable oem unlock and usb debugging.​3. FLASHING TWRP RECOVERY
Done with unlocking? Lets proceed to flashing TWRP RECOVERY.​[WARNING AGAIN: DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. DOUBLE CHECK THE FILES, DOUBLE CHECK THE*COMMANDS THAT YOU TYPE]
a. On your pc, again go to the extracted file, open the command prompt as instructed before and type this​ adb reboot bootloader​b. Your phone will restart to bootloader again, select fastboot again. Dont close the cmd.​c. On the command prompt type​fastboot flash recovery recovery.img​d. It will now flash the twrp. Ensure that the recovery is flashed correctly.​e. Reboot to recovery by holding volume up + down + power to shut it down without removing rom pc and by pressing vol up and power to boot to bootloader and selecting recovery.​f. IF YOU ARE NOW ON THE TWRP. CONGRATS. You have only one thing to do. Flash the root package.​4. FLASHING THE ROOT PACKAGE
a. Boot your phone and copy the root package to your internal storage.​b.Reboot to TWRP Recovery, once there select install and browse for UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip you just copied, swipe to install. Then viola! YOUR PHONE IS NOW ROOTED.​
AGAIN, I WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE IF YOUR PHONE DIED, EXPLODED, ATE YOU OR COMMITTED SUICIDE. AGAIN AGAIN. ALL CREDITS GOES TO THE DEVS OF 4pda.ru especially Jemmini for the TWRP Recovery

if the adb driver dont work -http://adbdriver.com/downloads

keityrobins said:
if the adb driver dont work -http://adbdriver.com/downloads
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thank you so much! since there's more than 3 threads about the same thing I don't think it's a bad idea to create a new one for this tutorial

pedrofortunato said:
thank you so much! since there's more than 3 threads about the same thing I don't think it's a bad idea to create a new one for this tutorial
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then lets create a new one, but first let me know if there are mistakes on the tutorial.

Please help soft-bricked

Hello Everyone. I need some help with restoring my shield because I seem to have soft-bricked it. Last week I rooted and installed a custom recovery file and all was well but this past weekend I was messing around with it trying to install the custom rom for full android and I think I accidentally deleted the boot file and the recovery file because all I get is the android on his back with the red triangle. Also, when I try to connect to the unit using fastboot nothing is found but I DO get a hit if I put the unit in stock recovery, it gives me the option to click apply update from adb.
From what I have been reading it sounds like I should be able to sideload the recovery and/or the stock firmware. Can anyone confirm or provide me with instructions on how to get this unit back up and running.
Any help is greatly appreciated

Wow I expected people to jump on this one. I guess I'll just keep messing around with it

Hy, here is the firmware and the instructions:
FW:
https://developer.nvidia.com/gameworksdownload (here you will have to scroll down to your console version PRO/non-PRO
Instructions:
http://developer.download.nvidia.co...TV/Upgrade-2.1/HowTo-Flash-Recovery-Image.txt

Thanks but I already looked at those and it only provides details for using fastboot which I am unable to use.. device will only show up when I use the regular recovery method and the only option is apply update from adb.

So, if you perform a adb reboot bootloader command from adb it doesn't reboot into the bootloader?

hpric said:
Thanks but I already looked at those and it only provides details for using fastboot which I am unable to use.. device will only show up when I use the regular recovery method and the only option is apply update from adb.
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And you have tried restoring boot from stock recovery download ? with 'fastboot flash boot boot.img' ?

gffmac said:
And you have tried restoring boot from stock recovery download ? with 'fastboot flash boot boot.img' ?
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He can only do this if he can adb into the bootloader, hence my question. The implication appears to be that he can't if I'm reading his comments correctly.

Beefheart said:
So, if you perform a adb reboot bootloader command from adb it doesn't reboot into the bootloader?
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Correct. I can only use sideload at this time. Yesterday I was messing around with it a little more trying to sideload the recovery but I kept getting a message saying "The footer was incorrect" and it would cancel the install. I tried different files to make sure I wasn't dealing with a corrupted zip file but they all gave the same message.
I'm trying to figure out how to sideload the recovery

Beefheart said:
He can only do this if he can adb into the bootloader, hence my question. The implication appears to be that he can't if I'm reading his comments correctly.
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Correct

Hello, I am facing the exact issue. Please let me know if you figured a way to debrick?
All I can do is ADB sideload and E:footer error keeps coming up.
Help is appricated,
Thanks

[REF] [ROOT] [RECOVERY] [BOOT LOADER] Metro PCS LG K7 LGMS330 [Guide For Dummies]

I have not been on this site since posting my guide, i do want to let any future people reading this know that, I am not a professional. everything in this guide is using stuff from other peoples threads.... this thread is just step by step directions on how i rooted (and installed TWRP on) MY lg k7 (MetroPCs). Also i had to root before i unlocked the boot loader. Which is not safe, you should probably unlock the boot loader before you root, but i couldn't figure out how to unlock it without root access.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY THING THAT HAPPENS TO YOUR DEVICE!
YOU AND ONLY YOU CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE​
~BACK UP FILES ON PC, YOUR PHONE WILL BE RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS DURING THIS TUTORIAL~
Step One: Enable Dev Options
A) open settings>about phone>software info then tap "Build Number" really fast about 10 times
B) open settings>Developer Options, then check the box labeled "Enable OEM Unlock", and the box Labeled "USB Debugging"
Step Two: Install Android SDK/ADB/USB drivers
A) go to http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html in your browser, and click download...
B) go to https://www.microsoft.com/net/default.aspx in your browser, and click the big blue button that says .NET
Framework 4.6.1 or X.X.X depending on when your reading this...
C) go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html scroll down until you get to the first box, labeled Java SE Development Kit 8u91 or XuXX Depending on when your reading this, then find your OS (ex: Windows x86, Mac OS, Linux, Etc..), then select the download link
Step Three: Installing LG K7's USB Driver's
A) unlock your phone
B) plug your phone into you Computer via USB
C) pull down your notifications, Tap on the USB icon which should be labeled "Media Device (MTP)," "Send Images (PTP)," or "Charge Phone"
D) if a dialogue box pops up asking to install drivers tap install, if not proceed to step E
1) Your PC should ask you if you want to auto run, Either auto run or open the folder and run LG_PC_Programs.exe then proceed to Step Four
E) select "Media Device (PTP)," if not already selected
1) click the three vertical dots next to the magnify glass in the upper right hand corner, select install pc drivers, then tap install
Step Four: Installing Java SE
A) return to the folder where you downloaded the files in step two, install the file which contains the word java in it
Step Five: Installing Microsoft .NET 4 Framework
A) now in the same folder as step four, install the with the name "NDP461-KB3102438-Web," the name might be different then mine depending on when you are reading this
B) if it is already installed it will notify you and you can proceed to the next step
Step Six: Installing Android Studio 2.0 (SDK/ADB Drivers)
A) in the download folder from step four & five, double click the remaining file, the name should contain the words "android", and "studio" in it
B) when the dialogue box opens requesting admin rights, select allow
C) click next
D) click next
E) make sure all boxes are checked and click next
F) read the license agreement, (unless your the 99.9% that doesn't) click i agree
G) you may click next or choose where you'd like to install android studio, and where you'd like to install SDK, for this tutorial i will change make a new folder in my docs named SDK then change the SDK install dir to My Docs
H) click next
I) it will take a moment to install so just wait
(note: the progress bar will fill up, then reset, as it is installing in two separate locations)
J) when finished, click next
K) uncheck the box and click finish
Step Seven: Root your device
(Note: I rooted before i unlocked my boat loader, as i could not get it to boot into boot loader mode until i rooted it)
A) go to http://www.kingroot.net/wap on your android device and download the apk file
B) go to settings>security and check the box labeled "Unknown Sources"
C) install the apk
Video tutorial for king root here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG_ruuTPVpU
(Not my channel or video)
D) open the king root app
E) make sure you have a charged battery or your phone is plugged in as the rooting process time may vary (better safe then sorry)
F) swipe up until you see a "TRY IT" button click it
G) under "Root Access not available" tap "Get Now
H) do not turn off your phone
I) when it is done you can tap optimize now if you wish, otherwise close the app
Step Eight: Replacing KingRoot with SuperSU ~ W0lfDroid Method
A) go to http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2015/05/How-to-Remove-Replace-KingUser-KingRoot-with-SuperSU.html
B) scroll down until you see the word "download:" (should be right above the related posts
C) click on the "new link" next to "Replace_Kingroot_With_SuperSU.zip"
D) extract the .zip so that the "MRW" folder is on your internal storage
(Easiest way is to download it on PC and open up your k7 in "my computer" and select internal storage and drag the MRW folder inside the .zip there)
E) go to google play and search "terminal emulator for android" or use this link if your reading this on your phone https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
F) install the first one, or use this link if your reading this on your phone https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
G) open terminal emulator
H) type "su" without the quotations
(everything typed in the terminal is case sensative)
I) type "sh /sdcard/mrw/root.sh" without the quotations
J) you might see a few errors, that is fine
K) wait until it says finished
L) when SU opens, select "update" "install" or what ever pops up
M) when it asks to uninstall, uninstall it, it is not uninstalling SuperSU it is uninstalling Kingroot,
O) if 30 minutes pass and it is still uninstalling then exit the app and then reboot the phone
DO NOT STOP HERE ~ YOU HAVE TO UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER, and OPTIONALLY FLASH TWRP
Step Nine: Unlocking The Bootloader
A) refer to step one and double check the OEM unlock is enabled and USB debugging is turned on
(If not then please enable them)
B) search quick boot on the google play store download the first app it should be a circle with a lightening bolt
C) open quick boot
D) when asked to "allow root access?" tap allow
E) if an add pops up close it with the ex in one of the corners
F) tap on the word boot loader
G) at the top of your phone you should see " * Welcome To Fast Boot Mode : "
H) now go to your SDK dir, in my case it is C:\Users\USER\Documents\SDK
I) hold shift, then right click on the "platform-tools" folder, then select "open command window here"
J) in the CMD window type "fastboot devices" - without quotations
(everything is case sensative)
K) then type "fastboot oem unlock" - without quotations
L) then type "fastboot getvar unlocked" if that doesn't work try "fastboot getvar" or "fastboot getvar unlock" to confirm if it is unlocked
(if non of the getvar commands work you did something wrong, and i wont be able to help you, but if you followed the tutorial you shouldn't have any issues as these are the exact steps i took)
M) then type "fastboot reboot"
LEAVE THE CMD OPEN OR YOU WILL HAVE TO REPEAT steps H-I
Step Ten: Flashing TWRP
A) go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/qa-metro-pcs-lg-k7-lgms330-t3331678 and click on the latest download for twrp for me it is BETA1
if the links on that page dont work then use the links here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66282525&postcount=42
B) extract the download into your SDK folder on your PC
C) in the sdk CMD window from Step nine
D) type "fastboot devices" - without qoutation
E) ~optional, HIGHLY RECOMENDED~
1)type fastboot "boot twrp-image-3.img" - this will boot up twrp WITHOUT flashing it, just so you can make sure everything is working right
in my case it was twrp-image-3.img check your twrp file name and replace fastboot boot twrp-image-3.img with
fastboot boot INSERT YOUR FILE NAME HERE.img
2)in twrp tap reboot>bootloader
F) when bootloader mode opens back up
G) type "fastboot flash twrp-image-3.img" or "fastboot boot INSERT FILE NAME HERE.img" depending on your file name
H) when finished flashing type "fastboot reboot"
Step eleven
A) follow instructions on step one
B) the reason you must do this is because when you flash TWRP it erases your entire phone and resets it
Congrats you have Successfully Rooted, Unlocked Your Bootloader, and Flashed TWRP, to your LG K7

Well done, my friend. Well done indeed.

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Congrats you have Successfully Rooted, Unlocked Your Bootloader, and Flashed TWRP, to your LG K7[/QUOTE]
is this ok with the gapps 5.1 instsall .zip for twrp install or should i use a different? also, do you have a suggested camera app? awesome thread btw. Nevermind simple twrp install fixed everything.

I have tribute 5 and can't access bootloader or install SuperSU.....always fails.
How can I get this to work?

Today backup important files you need!

Is this a real method BC everybody having problems rooting this device so I ask can u make a video and add screenshots
Sent from my LG-D800 using Tapatalk

I can confirm this method works. The only different thing i did was purchase Supersume pro from playstore. Worked like it said it would. The Ls675 is rootable. But no bootloader unlock or bootloader at all for that matter. Im running MS330 with TWRP full root and have twrp backups and fastboot flashable backups via flashfire....
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https://mega.nz/#!CRAVWAyI!QIbo20-0ZnVqlREs7ZXF66aB_Eh3UjCEMVQbLuP1Zec
https://mega.nz/#!zBoxGIQR!buXvorPkA14Vr2Idn7uhNPHanOL6wbvcEav3MhRdjv8
https://mega.nz/#!yQBg1ayC!r3qvWfLjCAKg0e8t91J1IEtae8_EwhvYTXjawv7b_2A
Screen shots of root, flashfire backups, and device info

While it does work I can find no method using the buttons to get into twrp all the instructions I find for recovery fail so I can only boot back to it after the phone boots, thus it's worthless at this point. Also the command is fastboot flash recovery imgagename.img and you'll need to remove kingroot from administrators to uninstall.
Anyone else been able to boot directly into twrp from the off position?

zgauthier8286 said:
I can confirm this method works. The only different thing i did was purchase Supersume pro from playstore. Worked like it said it would. The Ls675 is rootable. But no bootloader unlock or bootloader at all for that matter. Im running MS330 with TWRP full root and have twrp backups and fastboot flashable backups via flashfire....
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https://mega.nz/#!CRAVWAyI!QIbo20-0ZnVqlREs7ZXF66aB_Eh3UjCEMVQbLuP1Zec
https://mega.nz/#!zBoxGIQR!buXvorPkA14Vr2Idn7uhNPHanOL6wbvcEav3MhRdjv8
https://mega.nz/#!yQBg1ayC!r3qvWfLjCAKg0e8t91J1IEtae8_EwhvYTXjawv7b_2A
Screen shots of root, flashfire backups, and device info
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can you please help me i have 2 MS330 that are bricked

callihn said:
While it does work I can find no method using the buttons to get into twrp all the instructions I find for recovery fail so I can only boot back to it after the phone boots, thus it's worthless at this point. Also the command is fastboot flash recovery imgagename.img and you'll need to remove kingroot from administrators to uninstall.
Anyone else been able to boot directly into twrp from the off position?
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Try to do the factory hard reset trick but say no at the second screen. I haven't tried it out yet but I've been reading around several sites and that's a possible solution

zgauthier8286 said:
Try to do the factory hard reset trick but say no at the second screen. I haven't tried it out yet but I've been reading around several sites and that's a possible solution
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Just reboots. Think we're going to have to change something? Boot image? Kernel?

callihn said:
Just reboots. Think we're going to have to change something? Boot image? Kernel?
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I'm no developer by any means but I have Linux and windows on my laptop. I'm familiar with kernel building on bunt and have the source code for MS330 on my laptop. I have a backup of my boot img as well. If you can get to fastboot u can probably flash my boot img if you want me to send it. I have recovery img as well which is twrp. Let me know if you have any ideas on what u need or i can do as far as possibly doing a fresh build kernel later tonight and getting a zImage out of it

Does anyone know a way to successfully root this phone? Not just recover?
Sent from my LGMS330 using Tapatalk

callihn said:
Just reboots. Think we're going to have to change something? Boot image? Kernel?
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Of other interest 5.1 is very dendent on Google apps and move app updates to the system via TB or Link2SD fails more than it succeeds, shows they moved but app inaccessible afterwards hence brick. Mine went down trying to integrate play services and reinstalling from adb didn't help. FYI if you relock the BL it'll lock the phone with a security error too. Moving play services causes unending error screens so you can't really see if it's done moving, but I waited a good 5 minutes before reboot. Issue on fails could have been the system not being r/w. Needless to say backup, backup, backup as I hadn't because I've never had a serious issue doing that and considered it a trivial task. Anyone had good success with integrating updates and cache? Anyone restored from twrp yet?

JayCouture.com said:
Does anyone know a way to successfully root this phone? Not just recover?
Sent from my LGMS330 using Tapatalk
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Yes! Just follow the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66456635&postcount=1

zgauthier8286 said:
I'm no developer by any means but I have Linux and windows on my laptop. I'm familiar with kernel building on bunt and have the source code for MS330 on my laptop. I have a backup of my boot img as well. If you can get to fastboot u can probably flash my boot img if you want me to send it. I have recovery img as well which is twrp. Let me know if you have any ideas on what u need or i can do as far as possibly doing a fresh build kernel later tonight and getting a zImage out of it
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Can you figure out why we can't boot to recovery via hardware buttons? That's critical for tinkering and testing on the go since I always have my phone but not my laptop for booting into recovery with adb. Not sure exactly where to look, probably start with a search for the words "recovery" and "safe mode" for the buttons and "security error" in the boot.img files.

callihn said:
Can you figure out why we can't boot to recovery via hardware buttons? That's critical for tinkering and testing on the go since I always have my phone but not my laptop for booting into recovery with adb. Not sure exactly where to look, probably start with a search for the words "recovery" and "safe mode" for the buttons and "security error" in the boot.img files.
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If your rooted u can dl a reboot recovery app on the play store I have one that works like a charm. But im gonna take a look through Linux at the kernel options using make menu_config and see if there's anything I can see in there.

zgauthier8286 said:
I'm no developer by any means but I have Linux and windows on my laptop. I'm familiar with kernel building on bunt and have the source code for MS330 on my laptop. I have a backup of my boot img as well. If you can get to fastboot u can probably flash my boot img if you want me to send it. I have recovery img as well which is twrp. Let me know if you have any ideas on what u need or i can do as far as possibly doing a fresh build kernel later tonight and getting a zImage out of it
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im having a problem w the security 9 error boot loop. only seem to b able to get it into download mode , not bootloader or recovery. would your boot and recovery img's help me at all ya think ? thanks !

goitalone said:
I have tribute 5 and can't access bootloader or install SuperSU.....always fails.
How can I get this to work?
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Thanks again. For anyone that has a soft bricked LG K7 see this man! He brought my S#!? To life through teamveiwer. Thanks again. From my LG K7.

Maybe just my experience, but regarding step 10. I had to have the twrp image in SDK>platform tools, also when you get to fastboot flash twrp-image-3.img, I couldn't get it to work, until I typed it as fastboot flash recovery twrp-image-3.img. Hope this helps anyone else getting errors during this part. Thanks for the writeup.

How to downgrade from Android 7.1.1 Beta (Build NPF26F)

Hey guys, so I bought a second hand Nexus 6P, and it was running the latest android beta.
Is there anyway for me to rollback or downgrade the version, so that I can unlock boot loader, and root the device?
I'm interested in installing this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development/rom-weta-v1-0-t3350665
Any help is appreciated

gger123 said:
Hey guys, so I bought a second hand Nexus 6P, and it was running the latest android beta.
Is there anyway for me to rollback or downgrade the version, so that I can unlock boot loader, and root the device?
I'm interested in installing this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development/rom-weta-v1-0-t3350665
Any help is appreciated
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I don't run the previews, so forgive me if I'm missing something here, but.. why do you need to downgrade to unlock the bootloader? Do the previews not have the "OEM Unlocking" option in developer settings? All you need to do to is enable that and then plug it in to a PC and use "fastboot flashing unlock" to unlock the bootloader. That will wipe the entire phone, including internal storage. Then just fastboot a custom recovery and install your ROM of choice.
If the previews don't have the OEM unlocking option, then log into your Gmail account on the 6P and then visit Android.com/beta and it should show your device enrolled in the beta, select unenroll. This will also wipe all data including internal storage. From there you'd go back to my first paragraph.
Read this and familiarize yourself with it and you're good to go!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928/page513

RoyJ said:
I don't run the previews, so forgive me if I'm missing something here, but.. why do you need to downgrade to unlock the bootloader? Do the previews not have the "OEM Unlocking" option in developer settings? All you need to do to is enable that and then plug it in to a PC and use "fastboot flashing unlock" to unlock the bootloader. That will wipe the entire phone, including internal storage. Then just fastboot a custom recovery and install your ROM of choice.
If the previews don't have the OEM unlocking option, then log into your Gmail account on the 6P and then visit Android.com/beta and it should show your device enrolled in the beta, select unenroll. This will also wipe all data including internal storage. From there you'd go back to my first paragraph.
Read this and familiarize yourself with it and you're good to go!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928/page513
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Hey mate, thanks for guiding me! It does have the OEM unlocking option. I will now look into following your steps, Appreciate the help.

gger123 said:
Hey mate, thanks for guiding me! It does have the OEM unlocking option. I will now look into following your steps, Appreciate the help.
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Hopefully you were able to figure it out! But like you discovered, it does have an OEM unlocking option. I'm running the dev preview, and rooting is just as easy. If you haven't found any guides here's what you need to do.
Also, make sure you also turn on USB Debugging in your developer settings.
If you've already unlocked your phone, then you already have adb set up. In the case that you don't, install adb on your computer. This tool ( forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 ) is very easy to use, although there are other ways to get adb. Run it and select yes to all to install adb. You access adb through your cmd.
1) Download TWRP (custom recovery) from here - dl.twrp.me/angler/
2) Download SuperSU onto your phone from here - download.chainfire.eu/1014/SuperSU/SR5-SuperSU-v2.78-SR5-20161130091551.zip
3) Put your phone into fastboot. Power down and then hold power and volume down until fastboot pops up. Plug into your pc and then open command prompt.
4) Type " fastboot flash recovery * ". The * should be replaced with the location of the file and then the file name such as C:\Users\Kris\Desktop\twrp-3.0.2-2-angler.img
then hit enter and it should write your recovery.
5) Use your volume down button to scroll to the tab that says recovery. Hit your power button to boot into recovery.
6) You'll get a popup and go ahead and swipe to allow your system to be modified. Tap on the "Install" tab in the top left. Locate the SuperSU zip and select it. Swipe to flash it.
7) Once that's completed hit reboot and you're successfully rooted!