HOW TO ROOT YOUR XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 4X MTK aka NIKEL
DISCLAIMER:
There might be more than 1 way to root this phone, this tutorial is based off of the procedure I used to root my phone. For your device's safety do not mix resources (downloads) from other threads with this thread. I first rooted when my phone was on MIUI 8.2 and Android 6.0.1 (It still works on higher versions of the software). Before continuing with the procedure, you are responsible for your phone and what you do to it, this thread worked for me but doesn't necessarily mean it will work for you as well if you don't follow the steps correctly or use different files. Nonetheless, I take no responsibility for what happens to your phone if anything goes wrong.
Requirements:Unlocked Bootloader (Click here for the procedure)
Custom Recovery "TWRP" (Click here to download)
ABD Drivers (Click here to download)
SuperSU (Click here to download)
(Download the latest .zip file called "Recovery Flashable" NOT any APK's)
Procedure:
1) Unlock your Bootloader (skip if already unlocked)
2) Download all the required files
3) Install the ADB Drivers
4) Move the downloaded SuperSU zip file to your phone's SD CARD or internal memory
5) Open the .bat file inside the NIKEL FLASHKIT folder
- Οnce the batch opens select the first option (FLASH ZCX-TWRP 3.0.2-X FOR Redmi Note 4 MTK)
6) Enable USB Debugging
- Enable developer options by clicking couple of times on the MIUI Version (Settings > About Phone)
- After you've enabled the developer options, go to additional settings and find "developer options"
- Enable USB Debugging
7) Connect your phone to your PC
8) Follow the instructions being printed on the NIKEL FLASHKIT batch file you've previously opened
9) After your phone has entered TWRP go to Install and find the .zip of SuperSU
10) Select the file then swipe to install and reboot, DONE!
norskaa said:
Hello everyone, I recently purchased a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X and I'd like to root it,
Android Version : 6.0 MRA58K
MIUI Version : MIUI Global 8.2 | Stable 82.1.0 (MBFMIDL)
Is there currently any possible / safe way to root this phone? If so, please be kind and link me to a thread. Thanks in advance! <3
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Well, you need an unlocked bootloader inorder to get root access.
Go apply for permissions if you haven't applied yet!
sachin n said:
Well, you need an unlocked bootloader inorder to get root access.
Go apply for permissions if you haven't applied yet!
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Hello, thanks for your reply. I've just requested a bootloader unlock. What do I do after that in order to root my phone?
norskaa said:
Hello, thanks for your reply. I've just requested a bootloader unlock. What do I do after that in order to root my phone?
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Flash the custom recovery (*.img) through fastboot command. For RN4 MTK there's limited custom recovery available, but you may consider trying Cofface TWRP or ZCX TWRP. After that you can install SuperSU or Magisk from custom recovery. There are plenty tutorials of flashing custom recovery and rooting device using TWRP in RN4 MTK device, search this forum or Google.
Devaz01 said:
Flash the custom recovery (*.img) through fastboot command. For RN4 MTK there's limited custom recovery available, but you may consider trying Cofface TWRP or ZCX TWRP. After that you can install SuperSU or Magisk from custom recovery. There are plenty tutorials of flashing custom recovery and rooting device using TWRP in RN4 MTK device, search this forum or Google.
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Thanks for your reply, I've searched for video tutorials regarding flashing etc. All the videos I've found are about RN4 and NOT RN4X (which I own), does that make any difference?
norskaa said:
Thanks for your reply, I've searched for video tutorials regarding flashing etc. All the videos I've found are about RN4 and NOT RN4X (which I own), does that make any difference?
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Doesn't matter sir, Xiaomi released 4/64GB MTK variant as wells, I assume you've the same.
Get TWRP for MTK variant of Redmi-note-4 and flash it. Nothing to worry.
sachin n said:
Doesn't matter sir, Xiaomi released 4/64GB MTK variant as wells, I assume you've the same.
Get TWRP for MTK variant of Redmi-note-4 and flash it. Nothing to worry.
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Thank you so much for all your help! Ill post once I've tried it and successfully flashed my device, so other people with the same device could maybe find help here.
norskaa said:
Thank you so much for all your help! Ill post once I've tried it and successfully flashed my device, so other people with the same device could maybe find help here.
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So, is it worked?
joppendaro said:
So, is it worked?
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Yes
mr
mr flash twrp it is alive what mode fastboot
Thanks...
Sir.. Thanks a lot, I completed the whole process to install TWRP and root my redmi note 4x (Nikel) Ram 4GB internal 64 GB but I had to press volume down and power to force fastboot to come up then continue your step doubleclick the .bat file inside the NIKEL FLASHKIT folder...
MIUI Global 8.5 Stable 8530 (MBFMIED)
Yes, sometimes it works with the first try, other times you have to manually enter fast boot, and other you may need to reconnect your USB while in the process. It can be tricky at some point but it eventually works out
i tried few times and it is just not working for me. i dunno what n how... i unlocked bootloader from mi site. and nothing i try seems to work for me.
Kenannp said:
i tried few times and it is just not working for me. i dunno what n how... i unlocked bootloader from mi site. and nothing i try seems to work for me.
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Could you give a more detailed explanation? Such as telling if you receive any errors , if the prerequisites installed correctly etc.?
norskaa said:
Could you give a more detailed explanation? Such as telling if you receive any errors , if the prerequisites installed correctly etc.?
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nothing special. just when it says ur in twrp,nothing happens. i kept waiting even 20 mins n nothing.
repeated procedure few times and nothing.
but it worked,i changed usb cable and i went through,which is weird,usb works normal. copy/paste,charging...everything. but i didnt work for flasher.
however changed it and its all ok now
Kenannp said:
nothing special. just when it says ur in twrp,nothing happens. i kept waiting even 20 mins n nothing.
repeated procedure few times and nothing.
but it worked,i changed usb cable and i went through,which is weird,usb works normal. copy/paste,charging...everything. but i didnt work for flasher.
however changed it and its all ok now
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Well at least the problem is solved now. Even though I think I mentioned in the thread that it might not work at all times and that you may have to disconnect the USB at some point. Anyways , good work
im glad that i found this thread.. sadly when i download the files.. its corrupted.. download several times.. same issue.. pls help.
xda111114 said:
im glad that i found this thread.. sadly when i download the files.. its corrupted.. download several times.. same issue.. pls help.
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I've reuploaded the resources again. Here you go https://www.dropbox.com/s/52wb2dm1ludtfz8/Xiaomi Root.rar?dl=0
can someone help me. it's not booting into recovery mode. what should i do?
Does it still work in the latest version of MIUI 9.5.1.0? I have successfully installed TWRP but the .zip file might be outdated.
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Hello guys.
I have successfully ported TWRP 3.0.0-0 for our Smart Prime 6.
It's 100% working !!
There are NO BUGS !! :good:
DOWNLOAD
NEW LINK: DOWNLOAD
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How to install
Via app:
1) Download TWRP 3.0.0-0 from the link above and place it on internal storage of your phone.
2) Download Flashify app from Google Play Store.
3) Open Flashify app.
4) Grant root permissions.
5) Click "Recovery image" and then click "Choose a file"
6) Navigate to the folder where you placed TWRP 3.0.0-0 and choose the .IMG file.
7) Press "Yup!" button and wait.
8) After a while the phone will require reboot. So click "reboot" button.
9) Phone will reboot and automatically boot into TWRP, so you can press reboot to system.
10) Enjoy!
Special thanks to Oneb1t for modded .fstab file! :highfive:
edit: you can use Flashfire app too instead of Flashify, but it's not recommended, because the latest version of the Flashfire app is not flashing properly.
Brilliant! Thank you so much! Do you know any custom ROM what is better than the factory ROM?
There is no custom ROM for this phone yet.
But I'm trying to make LITE ROM.
Adreno306™ said:
There is no custom ROM for this phone yet.
But I'm trying to make LITE ROM.
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Do you think it's easier/possible to adapt a ROM from a similar device like say, the Alcatel
Pop 2 (5) Premium ? I don't know if there's any ROM for that phone tho, but since it's branded as Alcatel you might get more support from the community here than by using Vodafone's name.
Hello, Demonlord6.
I have tried to make a stock flashable ROM via dumping the system folder and the boot.img file, but without success.
It does not boot properly.. when I tried to flash it without dalvik/system wipe everything was as before.
When I tried to wipe /system and dalvik first and then flash the ROM, it causes bootloop.
So now I'm trying to fix this issue..
I don't know where the problem is.
So when this issue will be solved I will try to build a ROM from Alcatel phones with same specs.
Adreno306™ said:
Hello, Demonlord6.
I have tried to make a stock flashable ROM via dumping the system folder and the boot.img file, but without success.
It does not boot properly.. when I tried to flash it without dalvik/system wipe everything was as before.
When I tried to wipe /system and dalvik first and then flash the ROM, it causes bootloop.
So now I'm trying to fix this issue..
I don't know where the problem is.
So when this issue will be solved I will try to build a ROM from Alcatel phones with same specs.
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Hey, Andreno306
I don't know much about Rom's in that level of expertise I'm afraid :/ but I did some digging and came across this simple tutorial on XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387941
I imagine it does not work for every single device out there, at least not with modifying stuff after, but it might be a good starting point I think, in fact I would try to actually make one myself had I a working PC currently at home. But even if I did I had no way of testing it because this is currently my daily driver phone.
Just wanted to say that I'm also very interested in getting a slim ROM for this device. I can't offer any expertise I'm afraid! Just wanted to show that there are people interested in your project.
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Stock Kernel
Thanks, it works great.
This is little off-topic but does anyone has the stock kernel, i flashed NeoKernel but it is not that good and i forgot to make a backup do can anyone please link me to the stock kernel?
vojta_horanek said:
Thanks, it works great.
This is little off-topic but does anyone has the stock kernel, i flashed NeoKernel but it is not that good and i forgot to make a backup do can anyone please link me to the stock kernel?
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I have one
https://mega.nz/#!tMJD3B4T!f6m2ELYCVupqGCcN2aGbkrNzEqijLu7au-7usEfeVL0
But I recommend to restore it with the flashify app, because that's how the backup was made.
If, for some reason, you don't/can't restore it, then you can always try Sugar on the PC which basically restores everything to factory settings (recovery, kernel, etc, it all gets reset)
Demonlord6 said:
I have one
But I recommend to restore it with the flashify app, because that's how the backup was made.
If, for some reason, you don't/can't restore it, then you can always try Sugar on the PC which basically restores everything to factory settings (recovery, kernel, etc, it all gets reset)
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Restored and my phone keeps turning off after boot(once i saw the turn off screen, other times it just vibrates at boot screen), isnt it the wrong file? (flashed wia flashify)
I was able to restore the boot from TWRP (lucky i made a backup this time)
vojta_horanek said:
Restored and my phone keeps turning off after boot(once i saw the turn off screen, other times it just vibrates at boot screen), isnt it the wrong file? (flashed wia flashify)
I was able to restore the boot from TWRP (lucky i made a backup this time)
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Sorry there about the bootloop but glad u could restore it from TWRP, maybe it was because we have different ROM versions ?
Demonlord6 said:
Sorry there about the bootloop but glad u could restore it from TWRP, maybe it was because we have different ROM versions ?
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I got this one: http://www.needrom.com/download/vodafone-smart-prime-6-vf-895n-debloatedclean-stock/#
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I got this one: http://www.needrom.com/download/vodafone-smart-prime-6-vf-895n-debloatedclean-stock/#
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Yeap, that's not the same version as my ROM, mine is not 130FNN etc. Maybe that's why it didn't work
Enviado do meu GT-S5280 através de Tapatalk
Sorry for the stupid question but... does it works on Smart Prime 7 too?
Has anyone installed that linked ROM? It seems to be what we are looking for... a slim debloated rom.
I presume we need to be rooted, install this TWRP, then flash that ROM?
It mentions unlocking the bootloader, I dont think I've seen any info anywhere about unlocking the bootloader.
Can anyone give a quick lowdown on all the steps required to install that ROM please?
Hi everyone, I discovered that Elephone Trunk and Smart Prime 6 have (almost) identical specs: https://www.devicespecifications.com...ison/c584481c6
So it would be great to "port" (or build ?) the official Nougat-OmniROM for Trunk to VF-895N: http://dl.omnirom.org/trunk/
Last but not least, here's official Vodafone Smart Prime 6 sources: Vodafone_Smart_prime_6_20150413.tar.xz
TWRP for vodafone smart max 4 990N (coolpad 8890u).
I tried this recovery image for vodafone smart max 4 990N (coolpad 8890u).
The phone is in a bootloop state. I think i have usb debugging enabled already.
So, in fastboot mode i can see the device in my pc in adb fastboot cmd.
Im trying to ''fastboot boot recovery.img" but it stops in ''booting..''.
Dont know whats the problem but for sure i can not find a specific twrp image for this device.
If i enter fastboot oem device-info it says ''(bootloader) Device unlocked: true''.
Any ideas ?
hi i was wondering if you could share how you did this or if you can make one for the Vodafone smart n9 (VFD720) it would help a lot of people out looking for this
Needed to root a Vodafone Smart Prime 6 (VF 895N) (got it from a friend because it became unresponsive from all the updated google play stuff ) to get linux-deploy running. Just wanted to leave a big thank you here for Adreno306 for his TRWP 3.0.0-0. it did the job very well!
Only the procedure to get it installed differed quite a bit for me, since Flashify is no longer available.
I wanted to preserve boot and just flash trwp to recover, what worked quite well.
The first thing I did was to boot the phone manually in recovery mode (Power+Vol up) and reset it to factory settings from there. It takes a little while. Then follow the setup, go to phone settings, enable developer mode and set usb debugging. If "unlock oem" is not available there, reboot into recovery again, set unlock there and reboot into bootloader.
The prerequisites are adb and fastboot, both must work. Means adb devices and fastboot devices must show the phone. What can make problems under win10 as it sometimes does not detect the phone in bootloader mode. An actual google usb driver is needed, as provided by google.
For me adb worked well, but when rebooted into bootloader with adb reboot bootloader, fastboot didnt detect the phone. With the phone still connected, the windows device manager showed an unknown device with and exclamation mark (!). Right click, install driver, select driver manually, select driver from device list, mark all devices (first entry) and click "disk", then point to the usb driver director and select "ADB fastboot driver". ( A more comprehensive description is available here )
Once adb and fastboot detect the device, it is time to prepare it. Boot to system (normal operation) first. Make sure that the TRWP 3.0.0-0.img is renamed to trwp.img and then
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot boot trwp.img
Now the phone should show the trwp menu, set it up to root the phone and install SuperSU. Reboot into bootloader and
fastboot flash recovery trwp.img
fastboot reboot
Verify with adb reboot recovery, you should see trwp now. Reboot to system.
Now finally go into the app selector, start SuperSU, and root the phone. SuperSu uses trwp recovery mode to install its image and root is done.
Again, big thanks for providing the TRWP image!
Adreno306™ said:
Hello guys.
I have successfully ported TWRP 3.0.0-0 for our Smart Prime 6.
It's 100% working !!
There are NO BUGS !! :good:
DOWNLOAD
NEW LINK: DOWNLOAD
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How to install
Via app:
1) Download TWRP 3.0.0-0 from the link above and place it on internal storage of your phone.
2) Download Flashify app from Google Play Store.
3) Open Flashify app.
4) Grant root permissions.
5) Click "Recovery image" and then click "Choose a file"
6) Navigate to the folder where you placed TWRP 3.0.0-0 and choose the .IMG file.
7) Press "Yup!" button and wait.
8) After a while the phone will require reboot. So click "reboot" button.
9) Phone will reboot and automatically boot into TWRP, so you can press reboot to system.
10) Enjoy!
Special thanks to Oneb1t for modded .fstab file! :highfive:
edit: you can use Flashfire app too instead of Flashify, but it's not recommended, because the latest version of the Flashfire app is not flashing properly.
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Hi, I would like to try your tutorial but I can't root this phone (which is an important step in the tutorial), is there any way someone could help me??
Thanks
****** I DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY BRICKS/BOOT LOOPS/Mi LOGO BRICK. I AM SHARING THE STEPS THAT I HAVE USED AND YOU USE THESE STEPS AT YOUR OWN RISK ******
Use Android Image Kitchen to decompress and Recompress.
Unzip the whole Kitchen and ROM files through 7 Zip * mode.
Copy the "boot.img" to the Android Kitchen Unzipped Folder.
Follow the following steps:
Step 1. Decompress the boot.img file through Android Image Kitchen (unpackimg.bat)
Step 2. Open the file "fstab.qcom" via notepad / notepad++.
Step 3. Remove the ".verify" from it and save the file. Do not change the file extension. (Though it should not ask/or do). (This unlocks bootloader over server).
Step 4. Open default.prop via notepad / notepad++.
Step 5. Change "ro.secureboot.devicelock=1" to "ro.secureboot.devicelock=0" (This unlocks the bootloader).
- Additional Amendments if you want, like enabling adb, debug, etc, then do Step 6, else go to Step 7. STep 6 somehow seems to have some error on WiFi access. In case you do not want that, do not perform Step 6. a. and 6.b.,.
Step 6. Change:
a. "ro.secure=1" to "ro.secure=0"
b. "ro.adb.secure=1" to "ro.adb.secure=0"
These enable OEM Unlock over Server and over Developer mode.
c. "ro.debuggable=0" to "ro.debuggable=1".
This turns on USB Debug.
d. "persist.sys.usb.config=none" to "persist.sys.usb.config=adb"
This turns on ADB mode.
e. "persist.sys.timezone=Asia/Shanghai" to "persist.sys.timezone=Asia/XXX".
One can set the default locale from here. (This does not seem to work on Beta ROM's, as the server denies setting locale). (Though it should not ask/or do).
- Save the file. Do not change the file extension.
Step 7. Recompress these files back through repackimg.bat."
A new file "image-new.img" will be created. Rename the file to "boot.img" and replace the same to the unzipped folder of the ROM.
You now have a cooked/modded boot.img within the ROM, and your device is bootloader unlocked. Now Flash the ROM through MIFlash.
Also note: Rename the TWRP/Custom Recovery image to "recovery.img" and replace it with the Stock Recovery within the ROM. Now you have Custom Recovery ROM.
These steps take no more then 5-6 minutes, and are pretty easy.
Happy Flashing.
N.B.: I have attached the Android Kitchen File here.
Is this equivalent to unofficial unlock or the official one?
BlueJeans said:
Is this equivalent to unofficial unlock or the official one?
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Actually None. I mean not the official, nor the unofficial one.
I am on unlocked bootloader myself.
These are the steps I did to unlock my bootloader.
I have even rooted my RN3QC within 10 days from purchase.
I just wanted to unlock and have even custom TWRP 3.0.2-2.
can miflash just flash the boot.img?
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can miflash just flash the boot.img?
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Nope, I tried, and it went to bootloop once and second time to mi logo.
The easiest way to install the boot.img and the recovery.img are:
If you want TWRP to be your recovery and that too after flashing the ROM, I will ask you to replace the default recovery file within the unzipped ROM with the TWRP Recovery File. The default recovery path is within the images folder and called recovery.img.
Just rename the TWRP Recovery image file to recovery.img and replace it in images folder, and flash through MIFlash. Done.
And if you want to flash boot.img, then flash through TWRP. That is the easiest method.
Safe and no bricks.
N.B.: FYI: Few Stable ROM's have a verity check on even after official unlock. That just means that the server has not yet updated their unlock, and if it is not done manually, then it will remain locked on server.
Nice tutorial , this will be helpful to those people who are still stuck on 50% error ,Good work !
NVDX11 said:
Nice tutorial , this will be helpful to those people who are still stuck on 50% error ,Good work !
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Hope that moderator is not here too.
vdbhb59 said:
Hope that moderator is not here too.
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Haha , yep :laugh:
So this should work on redmi 3s too ? gonna give it a try now. thanks dude.
Btw are you the guy who got banned on miui forum ? i had bookmarked a post similar to this but when i actually got time to read it, it was deleted by mod.
Edit : does not work lol, was stuck on Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 900E mode, and couldn't get it to fasboot/edl mode. tried many different key combinations and and now finally got it fixed. so i guess it works only on RN3. now gotta wait for them to fix their db.
kraatus90 said:
So this should work on redmi 3s too ? gonna give it a try now. thanks dude.
Btw are you the guy who got banned on miui forum ? i had bookmarked a post similar to this but when i actually got time to read it, it was deleted by mod.
Edit : does not work lol, was stuck on Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 900E mode, and couldn't get it to fasboot/edl mode. tried many different key combinations and and now finally got it fixed. so i guess it works only on RN3. now gotta wait for them to fix their db.
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R3S it should not work, and as you confirmed it does not work.
Yes I am thr guy whose post got deleted, and the Mod is still adamant on saying it does not unlock bootloader.
They have changed the method to unlock on MM, so this apparently is only for LP.
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Step 6. Change:
a. "ro.secure=1" to "ro.secure=0"
b. "ro.adb.secure=1" to "ro.secure=0"
These enable OEM Unlock over Server and over Developer mode.
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Noob question, due to I need to ensure something.
Point 6.b.
It is correct, change "ro.adb.secure=1" to "ro.secure=0"
Since this is different command.
Anyway, thanks for your share.
abihary said:
Noob question, due to I need to ensure something.
Point 6.b.
It is correct, change "ro.adb.secure=1" to "ro.secure=0"
Since this is different command.
Anyway, thanks for your share.
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Thanks for pointing this out bro. My typing error.
It is ro.adb.secure
vdbhb59 said:
Thanks for pointing this out bro. My typing error.
It is ro.adb.secure
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You're welcome. I need to share this simple way to my friend, thats why i read it carefully to avoid any problem. For myself, already unlocked few weeks ago.
Anyway, thanks for your feedback.
abihary said:
You're welcome. I need to share this simple way to my friend, thats why i read it carefully to avoid any problem. For myself, already unlocked few weeks ago.
Anyway, thanks for your feedback.
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Any day welcome.
For kenzo or hennessy?
zenex01 said:
For kenzo or hennessy?
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For kenzo
zenex01 said:
For kenzo or hennessy?
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Kenzo and unfortunately currently limited to LP.
Searching for MM and N pattern to unlock.
What MIUI version you using? @vdbhb59
I tried with 7.3.2.0 after flashing then check bootloader but still locked. I skip step 6.
MiripRedmoon said:
What MIUI version you using? @vdbhb59
I tried with 7.3.2.0 after flashing then check bootloader but still locked. I skip step 6.
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I am on 6.9.9 Global Beta. I had unlocked when I was on 6.8.18 Global Beta.
You need to check the steps properly, or if you want, attach your boot.img filehere, and I will change and reattach it here for you.
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I am on 6.9.9 Global Beta. I had unlocked when I was on 6.8.18 Global Beta.
You need to check the steps properly, or if you want, attach your boot.img filehere, and I will change and reattach it here for you.
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So you are back to a locked bootloader when you moved to 6.9.9?
And for doing that you just flashed the fastboot tgz file in edl mode?
Btw, overall comment -> u mean to say .. using this process there is no need to replace/ flash the modded emmc_appsboot.mbn file?
Hi to everybody
I'm doing this thread because I've seen that there's a lot of confussion about how to install all this things properly, and I think that concentrating the wide-spread information could help you to get rid of this. First of all I have to thanks @aaawqw and @Moyster for their great efforts.
This is going to be a recopilatory of several sources and personal tips to help you to do this the easiest way. I'm not responsible of bricked phones nor your personal problems.
Please, read the full tutorial before doing anything, to avoid bricks and those things.
PREPARE THE RECIPE
Download these files:
- Unlocking bootloader tool: HERE
- TWRP image from Moyster (creator of LOS14 for our device): here
- If you want to install a modified version of FlymeOS, use this one from Romul35 from 4PDA: here. Original post
- Last LineageOS 14 build: from this thread. PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO THANK THE DEVELOPERS
- GApps: here I recommend the nano option. Choose ARM64 and Android version 6.0.
Put those three last files into your internal memory. If you've got an microSD card, I recommend you to put them into it (it's safer and easier).
UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER
To unlock the bootloader go to:
- Kevin.MX @aaawqw) post: here
Finally we have a guide to unlock the bootloader of Meizu m2 note. We need Mediatek SP Flash Tool, MTK phone drivers and the images/bin files for unlocking. No modaco superboot, no fake tutorials any more
Now here's the guide:
1. Download the files I provide
Then unzip it. You'll get a folder with FlashTool, Phone drivers and unlock images.
2.Install drivers for Mediatek platform.
3.Flash the temp-unlock-secro.img via Flashtool. (secro row)
4.Flash secro.img, lk.bin, preloader_meizu6753_65c_l1.bin via Flashtool. (secro, lk and preloader rows respectively)
5.Disconnect USB data cable and power on the phone. If you see the "=>Normal boot" sign(it's quite small.......) in the left bottom cornor of the screen, then the unlock is done. You can now flash things in whatever way you like. The guide is over~~~
The full tutorial is here
The unlock tool is here
Thank you for testing&trying!
If you've seen this spoiler and didn't thank Kevin, please go to here and thank him. This motivates him and gives him the recognisement he deserves.
- Robot Hijau 97 Youtube video: here It isn't in English, but may help if you find any problem or get lost during the unlocking. Leave him a like if it helped you.
This unlocking guide only works for M571 model. If you try this with a M571C (China Telecom) model, you'll get a bricked phone (very useful if you like paperweights )
THIS METHOD DOES WORK FOR M571H MODEL. DON'T WORRY, THE ONLY ONE THAT GIVES SOME ISSUES IS THE M571C.
The great user @aaawqw states "And Meizu M571C should use the same method of meizu m2 (mini), a shell script for frp unlock. But no recovery images yet…Different hardware and partitions"
Tips to unlock the bootloader easily:
- If you're going to do it from a Windows 10 or 8 pc, have in mind that to install unsigned drivers you'll have to unlock the feature in your pc. A guide to do this: here
- Select the images to flash and hit the Download button before connecting your Meizu (pressing Vol Down button). This will help you if it turns on and off and makes the flashing impossible.
- Download the guide or see the video to correctly follow all the steps. You don't want to lose your phone, don't you? Don't try to mix guides, because you may skip a step and brick your phone. The video and Kevin.MX guide are the same procedure, they both are safe.
INSTALLING TWRP
Once done this part, we'll proceed with the installation of TWRP recovery image. There are two ways, choose the easier to you:
- Flash TWRP from SP Flashtool (original idea from @widagdag. The post: here)
+Turn off your device
+ By using your pc or laptop, extract the TWRP zip for meizu m2 note, there's a file "recovery.img"
+ You can flash it via SP flash tool (clicking the recovery, then select the file)... then click Download, wait until finished!! (Check symbol)
+ You can reboot ur device now, unlocked bootloader and installed twrp!
*The profit is u didn't need to root first and install any flash tool such as Rash, FlashFire, Flashify, etc. saving you some time
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- Flash the recovery image from Flyme:
+ Get root access (if you do, skip this step). You can get it downloading Kingroot: here. Just install this apk and follow the steps
+ Unzip TWRP zip into a known folder
+ Download Flashify from the Playstore
+ Grant superuser access
+ (Optional) make a backup of your current recovery going to backup tab
+ Tap Recovery Image
+ Choose a file
+ Find TWRP img that you unzipped before and flash it
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INSTALLING CM AND GAPPS
We're close to the end of this post. The final step: installing your desired ROM and GApps. I will flash CM from the thread whose link is at the download section.
I hope you've put it into your memory (internal/external) as we said
Ok so:
- Turn off your phone
- Go into the TWRP recovery (Vol up+power)
- (Optional but recommended) Make a backup of Flyme, just in case you don't like the new ROM and would like to go back to Flyme. If it takes up too much memory, move it to your pc after making the backup.
- Go to Wipe menu
- Go to advanced wipe
- Select these:
+ System
+ Cache
+ Dalvik Cache
+ Data
- Swipe to do the wipe
- Go to install.
- Select your zip image (in my case the cm13 I downloaded).
- Install also the GApps zip file you downloaded
- Restart to System, and check what you've done.
Some final tips:
- Make the backup, seriously, it takes 10 min and you'll have a Flyme backup if you don't like CM.
- If you want to transfer all your apps and their data from Flyme to your new ROM, use Titanium Backup.
- If you want to install Xposed Framework, it's the same procedure: enter into TWRP, tap install, select the zip and swipe.
- This won't delete your images or videos, but I would recommend to transfer them to a microSD card or your PC.
- Yes, you need to do all this to install a custom ROM. Yes, even unlocking the bootloader. Don't try to skip a step if you aren't sure about what you're doing.
I think that's all, I'll update this post if I lost anything.
I hope this helped you to move into CM world. If you have any doubt don't hesitate to ask.
I know this seems exhausting, but trust me, it worths it. Welcome to the custom ROMs world in your Meizu M2 Note. Let the magic begin.
ADDITIONAL GUIDES
RELOCKING THE BOOTLOADER
If you want to relock the bootloader just follow this simple steps:
Flash the original recovery image from Flashtool of from Flashify (the steps are the same as installing TWRP). You can find this image here
From there, install an update.zip (download them from the official flyme web: here and put it into the storage )
Now you have flyme again with a locked bootloader.
INSTALLING FLYME WITH TWRP
It's very important that you don't install an update.zip from the original Flyme page, because you will cause a bootloop. To get the flyme updates, you can follow one of these two methods:
METHOD 1: 4PDA
-Download the modified zips from 4PDA: here]. Translate it to English. It's on custom firmware>Flyme
-Flash them from TWRP
METHOD 2: DO IT YOURSELF
-Download the update.zip file from the Flyme page
-Open it and remove the preloader- files
-Flash it from TWRP. It will give you an error: IGNORE IT.
Reboot and done, you've got Flyme and TWRP.
UNBRICK A PAPERWEIGHT
BIG THANKS TO @numpea FOR THIS:
This just a firmware that has all the partitions and can be used to unbrick to device using SPFlashtool
Here is the link:
FIRMWARE
- Flash temp_unlock_secro.img with sp flashtool like you do when unlocking the bootloader.
- When done, disconnect the device and add the firmware to sp flashtool. You need to select "format all+download", click on "Download" and connect the device. The flashing process will start. After it finishes, the device will start again.
You wil notice that you lost your imei number you can add it back by:
Using MTK Engineering Mode (does not requires root)
Open engineering mode » Click on Engineer Mode (MTK) » Swipe left to Connectivity » click on CDS Information » Radio Information
Click on phone 1 if you want to change your sim 1 or choose Phone 2 to change sim 2 IMEI, follow this guide:
For Phone 1: “AT+ EGMR=1,7,â€YOUR NEW IMEI NO†(make sure you add a space in between AT+ & EGMR)
For Phone 2: “AT+ EGMR=1,10,â€YOUR NEW IMEI NO†(make sure you add a space in between AT+ & EGMR)
Using Chamelephon (requires root, but much more easier)
Just copy the IMEIS from the phone's box and put them into the app.
hope this is helpful
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I'll keep updating the info!
Really complete, I could unlock my M2 Note and install CM-12.1 ! Thanks !
Moyster said:
Really complete, I could unlock my M2 Note and install CM-12.1 ! Thanks !
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Moyster xDD :laugh::laugh: Thanks to you, without you this wouldn't have been possible
Pretty much covered all, just state the Armv7 Android level API 21 64bit, 5.1 Micro or Nano for gapps. They might get confused on what to choose.
Xtian Rey said:
Pretty much covered all, just state the Armv7 Android level API 21 64bit, 5.1 Micro or Nano for gapps. They might get confused on what to choose.
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Very true, thanks a lot. I introduced the platform and the Android version of GApps
Thanks nice guide... Very useful for everyone who want play and modified the M2 note.
"This unlocking guide only works for M571 model. If you try this with a M571C (China Telecom) model, you'll get a bricked phone (very useful if you like paperweights*)"
I Am Using M571C, But Everything Fine.
Sent from my M2 Note using XDA Forums Pro.
Mr0oHo0 said:
"This unlocking guide only works for M571 model. If you try this with a M571C (China Telecom) model, you'll get a bricked phone (very useful if you like paperweights*)"
I Am Using M571C, But Everything Fine.
Sent from my M2 Note using XDA Forums Pro.
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I include this on the guide. I read it bricked the phone in several cases, but I'm glad yours didn't.
Thanks for your guideline , it helps a lot !
Great work lol
Another thing is…ShevT's recovery has no problem in cache partition.Only my broken recovery did… So remove the cache fixing partAny problem just send me a private message. I'll check when i have time.
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And Meizu M571C should use the same method of meizu m2 (mini), a shell script for frp unlock. But no recovery images yet…Different hardware and partitions…
Another thing is, Kingroot is not suggested. It cannot be detected by Flashfire and some other tools. And cannot be replaced by SuperSU. So Kingo Root+SuperSU might be better.
aaawqw said:
Great work lol
Another thing is…ShevT's recovery has no problem in cache partition.Only my broken recovery did… So remove the cache fixing partAny problem just send me a private message. I'll check when i have time.
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And Meizu M571C shoukd use the same method of meizu m2 (mini), a shell script for frp unlock. But no recovery images yet…Different hardware and partitions…
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https://github.com/Moyster/android_device_meizu_m2note/blob/cm-12.1/BoardConfig.mk#L10
Line 10 to 15 you have the partitions size
Code:
$ cat /proc/partinfo
example :
Name------------Start-------------Size
recovery 0x0000000004840000 0x0000000001400000
Take the Size value : "0x0000000001400000" => hexadecimal to decimal => 20971520 = recovery partition size
PS: I don't think the hardware is "that" different, at least, the kernel meizu released should contain both phone models/drivers
This unlocking guide only works for M571 model.
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Mine is M571H, can I proceed?
Qeemi said:
This unlocking guide only works for M571 model.
Mine is M571H, can I proceed?
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Mine too and it worked. I can't assure you anything, but I think that the problem are m571C which are different. Good luck if you're going to give it a try!
Moyster said:
https://github.com/Moyster/android_device_meizu_m2note/blob/cm-12.1/BoardConfig.mk#L10
Line 10 to 15 you have the partitions size
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$ cat /proc/partinfo
example :
Name------------Start-------------Size
recovery 0x0000000004840000 0x0000000001400000
Take the Size value : "0x0000000001400000" => hexadecimal to decimal => 20971520 = recovery partition size
PS: I don't think the hardware is "that" different, at least, the kernel meizu released should contain both phone models/drivers
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See it. I'll give a try on m2 note(M571C, China Telecom). At least try to build twrp But seems my pc's hdd is not enough No space for source code
little problems.
bootloader unlocking and twrp and roms works very well..
1. OTG is working for me.. :good:
2. unfortunately my phone is not detected by PC..
(show USB is not connected, USB debugging is not accessible..)
3. little bit lag here and there..
4. wifi works well :good:
Need more optimization.. Expecting lot more from you
thankyou very much for this :good:
DOUBT : so bootloader is unlocked, now it is possible to make good MM and N based CM roms ?
dinkan01 said:
bootloader unlocking and twrp and roms works very well..
1. OTG is working for me.. :good:
2. unfortunately my phone is not detected by PC..
(show USB is not connected, USB debugging is not accessible..)
3. little bit lag here and there..
4. wifi works well :good:
Need more optimization.. Expecting lot more from you
thankyou very much for this :good:
DOUBT : so bootloader is unlocked, now it is possible to make good MM and N based CM roms ?
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hi,which build of cm 12 you put in phone?
M571U
I have the Meizu M571U Model. Can I do this or will it be bricked?
Thank you very much
venturaj said:
I have the Meizu M571U Model. Can I do this or will it be bricked?
Thank you very much
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It won't, the only problematic model is the M571C, have fun
LBA97 said:
It won't, the only problematic model is the M571C, have fun
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How can I check which model my m2 note is..?
[email protected] said:
How can I check which model my m2 note is..?
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Check the store page you bought it from. If you bought it from China, then probably it's a M571C. Good luck
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Hey.
In this tutorial i will show you how to root Huawei Y6 2018.
Devices that should work:
ATU-L11
ATU-L21
ATU-L22
ATU-L23
ATU-L31
ATU-L42
YGN-AL00
YGN-L21
YGN-L22
YGN-L23
YGN-L41
YGN-L42
YGN-L51
YGN-L61
YGN-TL10
First you need to have the bootloader unlocked and usb debugging enabled.
Download this Magisk Patched Ramdisk from here: https://mega.nz/#!OdpDiKJb!MBjuu0fbjqSuynxGZ9n0x9JuoqXcV5YYXoZOvOaYAbU
After that go into fastboot and type: fastboot flash ramdisk ramdisk.img
Now type fastboot reboot. Wait your phone to boot and now it should be rooted
(You might have to install Magisk Manager mannualy to propretly use root permissions)
Tested only on ATU-L21, use at your own risk!
Tested only on EMUI 8. I'm not sure if it would work on Lineage 15.0
Original Ramdisk: https://mega.nz/#!bdwTiD5I!STHIWQrCle_nCoPKe4_Mgvo9z_Qn4Etnnhbt0fmG1PE
Kernel.img, if your phone shows Huawei logo and then goes blackscreen: https://mega.nz/#!KAoR3KYT!ufZv7ZbBsB_Bf9Rw_7vovbGJMmsuPOpUeIAFgUohKE0
If something goes wrong, you could try to flash this one.
Tutorial for noobs here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...i-y6-2018-atu-xxx-t3815407/page3#post77139034
If i helped, press the Thanks button
(I don't own the device)
t-mobile_mda said:
hey guys again..
or u can share modemst parts...
fsc -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
fsg -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p24
modemst1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p32
modemst2 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p33
Read..
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p15
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p24 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p24
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p32 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p32
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p33 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p33
tia...
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i can help you with this, i need an good EFS backup, just help me with how can i activate diag for backup the qcn, i have the ATU-L42 model, it is the same board.
i will root my device and try to activate diag.
here are the backups you asked for, are from a locked ATU-L42
I won't recommend to install it on ATU-Lxx because it's build for The L21, every bootimage of all ATU devices are different except L22 and. L22, so you might soft brick your phone. But still thanks for your tutorial.
iDecrypt said:
I won't recommend to install it on ATU-Lxx because it's build for The L21, every bootimage of all ATU devices are different except L22 and. L22, so you might soft brick your phone. But still thanks for your tutorial.
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One friend of mine, Runner85sx, looked into your device Kernel and veryifed what models of the Y6 2018 should be compatibile with this root method.
Thread updated, with the devices that will root sucesfully with this method.
Thespartann said:
One friend of mine, Runner85sx, looked into your device Kernel and veryifed what models of the Y6 2018 should be compatibile with this root method.
Thread updated, with the devices that will root sucesfully with this method.
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Thanks for updating your thread
how to unlock bootloader? mine is ATU-L22
brixnix said:
how to unlock bootloader? mine is ATU-L22
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This is not the place to ask these things at all...
To unlock your bootloader you will need to get your Bootloader unlock code, witch huawei doesen't provide anymore, from what i know. So you will have to use something like DC-Unlocker and pay to get your bootloader unlock code. After you got your bl unlock code you should install HiSuite, Minimal adb and fastboot on your PC. After that enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlock from your device developer settings.
Now connect your device to your PC and type this in Minimal adb and fastboot console:
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adb devices
Now accept any dialog that will show up on your phone. If your device is recognised then type
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adb reboot bootloader
Then write
Code:
fastboot devices
To see if your device is recognised while in fastboot, and if it is type
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fastboot oem unlock (bl unlock code)
That's it.
For any futher help make a thread on Huawei Y6 Questions and Answers please.
If i hepled press the Thanks button
Do you have recovery for Y6 2018 (ATU-L22) like TWRP or CWM Recovery?
TsunaXZ said:
Do you have recovery for Y6 2018 (ATU-L22) like TWRP or CWM Recovery?
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THIS IS NOT THE THREAD TO ASK THAT.
If i had i would share it on the forums. As you see there are no recoveries for the Y6 2018.
Thespartann said:
THIS IS NOT THE THREAD TO ASK THAT.
If i had i would share it on the forums. As you see there are no recoveries for the Y6 2018.
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Sorry just got curious.. thanks for the guide btw but there is a problem, I cannot access any google application like playstore,gmail, & etc,. I can't also add Google account because it loads forever and at the end it says: "Couldn't sign in". Need help please Thanks!
After updating inside magisk app the phone won't work it just shows "Huawei" then blackscreen.
TsunaXZ said:
After updating inside magisk app the phone won't work it just shows "Huawei" then blackscreen.
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Could you please be more explicit?
So you rooted your phone with this method, and after you applied a update to Magisk? or Magisk Manager now your phone wont boot?
Also what happens when you want to acces play store?
Thespartann said:
Could you please be more explicit?
So you rooted your phone with this method, and after you applied a update to Magisk? or Magisk Manager now your phone wont boot?
Also what happens when you want to acces play store?
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Yes I rooted my phone with this guide and the root access works at first playstore still works connected with my Google account so I tried to remove it but when I try to add any google account it just keep loading, Gmail loads forever. after that I tried to update the Magisk inside the manager which got success but when i boot it up. It just shows "Huawei" then turn off.
TsunaXZ said:
Yes I rooted my phone with this guide and the root access works at first playstore still works connected with my Google account so I tried to remove it but when I try to add any google account it just keep loading, Gmail loads forever. after that I tried to update the Magisk inside the manager which got success but when i boot it up. It just shows "Huawei" then turn off.
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I see. You could try to flash the original ramdisk from fastboot just like you flashed the patched ramdisk.
Download link: https://mega.nz/#!bdwTiD5I!STHIWQrCle_nCoPKe4_Mgvo9z_Qn4Etnnhbt0fmG1PE
Why you wanted to remove it? x)
You could maybe uninstall all google stuff and install MicroG/Reinstall Gapps. Or restore Emui's system.
I think you should give a try to iDecript's Lineage 15.0 Rom.
Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-y6/development/rom-lineageos-15-0-huawei-y6-2018-t3811575
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I see. You could try to flash the original ramdisk from fastboot just like you flashed the patched ramdisk.
Download link: https://mega.nz/#!bdwTiD5I!STHIWQrCle_nCoPKe4_Mgvo9z_Qn4Etnnhbt0fmG1PE
Why you wanted to remove it? x)
You could maybe uninstall all google stuff and install MicroG/Reinstall Gapps. Or restore Emui's system.
I think you should give a try to iDecript's Lineage 15.0 Rom.
Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-y6/development/rom-lineageos-15-0-huawei-y6-2018-t3811575
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Well I accidentally deleted it because my mails on my Gmail won't load but that doesn't work. Actually I'm already downloading Lineage OS with Gapps & SuperSu by iDecrypt. I'm hoping it is much snappier than EMUI 8.0.0. Fact is this is my first phone from Huawei right after I got my Galaxy note 4 lcd broke which cost half of the phone itself lol. So I'd rather buy a new phone than replacing the old one. :3
Restore EMUI system? how? is that on eRecovery? the only option on it was 1.)"Download latest version and recovery"which doesn't work 2.)"Wipe data/factory reset" 3.)Reboot 4.)Shutdown
Do you have stock rom for this model? cuz I can't seem to find one for this. Thanks for your time btw
I tried the first link you provide which is ramdisk but that doesn't help either.
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Well I accidentally deleted it because my mails on my Gmail won't load but that doesn't work. Actually I'm already downloading Lineage OS with Gapps & SuperSu by iDecrypt. I'm hoping it is much snappier than EMUI 8.0.0. Fact is this is my first phone from Huawei right after I got my Galaxy note 4 lcd broke which cost half of the phone itself lol. So I'd rather buy a new phone than replacing the old one. :3
Restore EMUI system? how? is that on eRecovery? the only option on it was 1.)"Download latest version and recovery"which doesn't work 2.)"Wipe data/factory reset" 3.)Reboot 4.)Shutdown
Do you have stock rom for this model? cuz I can't seem to find one for this. Thanks for your time btw
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Here is the Stock Rom for ATU-L21. I know you own an ATU-L22 but from what i know it should work perfectly with your model too.
Download link: http://huawei-firmware.com/rom/huawei-y6-2018/atu-l21/19931
I will upload it to MEGA later today, as the download speed is much better on Mega.
Yeah well from now i don't recommend Huawei Phones anymore as they don't provide Bootloader Unlock codes anymore.
Instructions on restoring Stock should be avalabile on the same page that i sent you for downloading.
As of my time, well if i made this thread i should also help people that had issues
As i don't have the device and i'm not really used to Treble i'm not yet providing treble Roms for this device. But i might be doing that in the future.
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As i don't have the device and i'm not really used to Treble i'm not yet providing treble Roms for this device. But i might be doing that in the future.
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I'm looking forward into that :good:
Do you think iDecrypt's LoS 15.0 would fix my problem? cuz I'm halfway of the download.
I tried downloading the link you've provided of the stock rom and I got the "UPDATE.ZIP" inside there's a file called UPDATE.APP what should I do? need help Thanks!
If I'm correct there is a 2 methods which is: SD card method and by using Fastboot
TsunaXZ said:
I tried downloading the link you've provided of the stock rom and I got the "UPDATE.ZIP" inside there's a file called UPDATE.APP what should I do? need help Thanks!
If I'm correct there is a 2 methods which is: SD card method and by using Fastboot
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You should try to use erecovery to install it.
Put that update.zip in dload folder on sdcard/internal. Then press power vol up vol down when your phone is not on.
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You should try to use erecovery to install it.
Put that update.zip in dload folder on sdcard/internal. Then press power vol up vol down when your phone is not on.
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The problem is the phone is bricked, Yes I can access eRecovery but computer doesn't recognize it both internal & external.
TsunaXZ said:
The problem is the phone is bricked, Yes I can access eRecovery but computer doesn't recognize it both internal & external.
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Just insert a sdcard and place the dload folder containing the update.zip then. Is it recognised in fastboot? Then why don't you flash LineageOS to make the phone usable for a while.
There is another option. Get the update. app and extract it with huawei update extractor. Then go into fastboot and flash ramdisk, kernel and everything you can flash from that.
Example: fastboot flash kernel kernel.img
Didn't quite have time for helping more.
This guide is now obsolete. Please check my new guide. It has a custom recovery for this device as well as a rooting guide. Refer to this guide only for installing adb and unlocking bootloader.
This rooting guide is for the Lenovo Tab M10 X505X only.
I plan to work on a custom recovery for this tab as well and probably a custom rom in the future.
So please consider donating so that I can keep up the work.
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This will work only on the version "TB-X505X_S001037_200718_ROW". Check it in the Settings > System > About Tablet > Build Number. If it is the newer "X505X_S001038_200819_ROW", do a factory reset and make sure it is the "TB-X505X_S001037_200718_ROW" before proceeding.
Once a custom recovery is made, OTA updates can be applied without losing root. So do not update the tablet until a custom recovery is developed for the device. I plan to develop a custom recovery for it as soon as possible, so please support me.
Anything that goes wrong in this tutorial is not my responsibilty. Proceed at your own risk.
Downloads
patched_boot.img
Step 1. ADB and Fastboot Installation [If adb and fastboot are already installed, skip to Step 2]1. Download the platform tools for your OS from this link.
2. Extract the zip file and place the contents in a folder "platform-tools".
3. To confirm if adb is working, open a command prompt "platform-tools" and run the following command.
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adb version
If it returns the adb version, its done.
Step 2. Unlocking BootloaderWe have to unlock the bootloader inorder to root the device.
Warning: Unlocking bootloader wipes data on the device. It is recommended to backup your data. Proceed at your own risk.
1. Now in the tab, goto Settings > System > About Tablet. Multiple tap the "Build Number" till the developer options are enabled.
2. Goto the developer options and turn on the "OEM unlocking".3. Power off the device.
4. Turn it on by holding Power Button + Volume Down. Once the screen turns on. leave the power button but continue holding the Volume Down button until the fastboot mode is shown.
5. Now open a command prompt in "platform-tools" and now run the following command:
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fastboot oem unlock-go
Your Bootloader is now succesfully unlocked.Step 3. RootingNow to root the tab, download the "patched_boot.img" from the top of this post. Copy the file to the "platform-tools" folder.
Make sure the tab is still in the fastboot mode. Otherwise go back into the fastboot mode as instructed before.
Now run the following command:
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fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img
Congratulations, you have rooted your tab.:highfive:
To complete the process, run the following command.
Code:
fastboot reboot
Once the tab turns on, goto this link and download the latest version of Magisk apk and install it. It is required to control the root privileges for other apps.That's all. You now have a rooted tab.:victory:
If this helped you, hit the thanks button.
And keep tuned for new stuff that are to come for this device.
Thanks for this thread for the TB-X505X.
Shamil Niyas said:
I plan to work on a custom recovery for this tab as well...
I plan to develop a custom recovery for it as soon as possible...
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Have a look at this post for a TWRP that works with the TB-X505F. It might work for the TB-X505X, provided the X505X uses the SDA429 soc. That version of TWRP is unofficial and does not decrypt the data partition.
If the X505F version of TWRP works for you, then you won't need to patch the boot image - you can just install the Magisk update.zip in TWRP. This saves you from having to release a new patched boot image every time there's an OTA.
Shamil Niyas said:
Once a custom recovery is made, OTA updates can be applied without losing root.
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With the TB-X505F/L, TB-X605F/L and TB-X705F/L we've found that you need to uninstall Magisk to apply OTAs. This is because Lenovo's OTA updater scripts verify you have unmodified boot, system, vendor and firmware partitions. So make sure you backup these partitions as stock.
Yahoo Mike said:
Thanks for this thread for the TB-X505X.
Have a look at this post for a TWRP that works with the TB-X505F. It might work for the TB-X505X, provided the X505X uses the SDA429 soc. That version of TWRP is unofficial and does not decrypt the data partition.
If the X505F version of TWRP works for you, then you won't need to patch the boot image - you can just install the Magisk update.zip in TWRP. This saves you from having to release a new patched boot image every time there's an OTA.
With the TB-X505F/L, TB-X605F/L and TB-X705F/L we've found that you need to uninstall Magisk to apply OTAs. This is because Lenovo's OTA updater scripts verify you have unmodified boot, system, vendor and firmware partitions. So make sure you backup these partitions as stock.
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I gave a look at the TWRP image. Unfortunately, X505X does not boot into the recovery image. It would have been great if it worked. I guess it is because of the different processor, as you mentioned.
It is the same for X505X as well. OTA cannot be applied without uninstalling Magisk. So I guess OTAs are a no-go until a custom recovery is developed. The latest update is also just a boot image patch. So there is no way to use magisk on that.
Thanks for the advice.
But i updated to android 10 S001122_200915
Sir, thanks for the thread.,
But unfortunately my version is S001122_200915 and u had posted patched boot_img for S001037 version. I dont want to downgrade. Please make a patched boot_img for this version.
Excuse me if this was asked before. Is there a rooting method for TB-X505F? It's the model that is sold in Europe. I'm thinking of buying this.
ShAd0W_z0nE said:
Excuse me if this was asked before. Is there a rooting method for TB-X505F? It's the model that is sold in Europe. I'm thinking of buying this.
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This post has instructions for the X505F, under "How do I root my device?".
cYBER~VeTeRaN said:
Sir, thanks for the thread.,
But unfortunately my version is S001122_200915 and u had posted patched boot_img for S001037 version. I dont want to downgrade. Please make a patched boot_img for this version.
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I'm currently working on the twrp for this device. Once it is finished it should be able to root without downgrading.
cYBER~VeTeRaN said:
Sir, thanks for the thread.,
But unfortunately my version is S001122_200915 and u had posted patched boot_img for S001037 version. I dont want to downgrade. Please make a patched boot_img for this version.
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Hello cYBER-VeTeRaN,
I have compiled a TWRP for X505X. You can find it here. Install the magisk zip from TWRP and you should be able to root your tablet regardless of the verison.:victory:
Hit the thanks button.
Shamil Niyas said:
Hello cYBER-VeTeRaN,
I have compiled a TWRP for X505X. You can find it here. Install the magisk zip from TWRP and you should be able to root your tablet regardless of the verison.:victory:
Hit the thanks button.
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Thanks sir. Great job and I'm also from kerala, nice to meet you
Good afternoon.
I have this version ( Build number TB-X505F_S001142_210804 ROW ) of Android on my Lenovo TB X505F.
Can you tell me if this method works with this version of Android?
jsvenancio said:
Good afternoon.
I have this version ( Build number TB-X505F_S001142_210804 ROW ) of Android on my Lenovo TB X505F.
Can you tell me if this method works with this version of Android?
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[RECOVERY][TB-X505F][UNOFFICIAL] TWRP 3.6.x for Lenovo Tab M10 HD
This version of TWRP works on the Lenovo TB-X505F (wifi). For the TB-X505X, see this thread. For the TB-X605F/L, see this thread. For the TB-X606F/L, see this thread. The X606F/L is the second gen M10 and it uses a Mediatek SOC. #include...
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Twrp for x505f
Umm where it says to download my os there is no link provided. Same goes for fastbook it takes me tomyour old guide and then there is no link where a person would think they would find it. Am I stupid and missing something or all the links broke/missing ?
I'd prefer to be stupid.... Just saying..
tombaldwin6 said:
Umm where it says to download my os there is no link provided. Same goes for fastbook it takes me tomyour old guide and then there is no link where a person would think they would find it. Am I stupid and missing something or all the links broke/missing ?
I'd prefer to be stupid.... Just saying..
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Check his new guide, just flash twrp and flash magisk from there
Guys, I am stuck in a Bootloop after i tried that with the patched boot img. Can someone help?
Tamiiiiiii812 said:
Guys, I am stuck in a Bootloop after i tried that with the patched boot img. Can someone help?
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Download rom, extract boot.img from it and flash it. Makw sure you download the right version.
You can find the rom here:- https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/lenovo/Tab_M10_HD/TB-X505X/
cYBER~VeTeRaN said:
Download rom, extract boot.img from it and flash it. Makw sure you download the right version.
You can find the rom here:- https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/lenovo/Tab_M10_HD/TB-X505X/
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OMG IT WORKED. Thank you.
Thanks bro. I found what I needed..
Shamil Niyas said:
1. Download the platform tools for your OS from this link.
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yeah, where is the link?
Booe said:
yeah, where is the link?
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Just search for platform tools and download it.
Guys, i tried the above mentioned method but my device is showing (can,t load android system. your data my be corrupt. if you continue to get this message, you may need to perform a factory data reset and erase all user data stored on this device) after performing a factory data reset the device reboots and the welcome menu shows up after 15-30 seconds the device automatically shut down and again shows the same message (can,t load android system. your data my be corrupt. if you continue to get this message, you may need to perform a factory data reset and erase all user data stored onnn this device). this goes again and again......