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(I hope this is the right forum, if not please direct me to the right place as I was really unsure where to go since this device does not have it's own forum)
Diablotek 2 Tablet D2-721
Hi, I recently got a D2 tablet from Micro Center. I know it is a cheap tablet and I am not expecting great things, I just want to be able to customize it a touch so that things run a bit smoother.
I have already rooted the device, removed bloatware and installed Google Play, so I have things going a bit. I was just wondering if anyone knew of some custom ROMs for this device and/or a way to change the resolution/screen density. I have found some places for these things but only for the slightly older models that are running ICS (not JB) and have slightly different hardware specs, so I know it can be done I just cannot find any for the newer versions.
Any help is greatly appreciated and many thanks in advance!
Model Number - D2-721
Android Version - 4.1.1
Kernel Version - 3.0.36+
[email protected] #89
Fri Jan 11 11:46:07 CST 2013
Build Number - RK292X_ANDROID4.1.1-SDK-
v1.00.00
rk2928sdk-eng 4.1.1 JRO03H
20130111.111516 release-keys
[Edit] Also, does anyone know how to reboot this device into a Recovery Mode.
Did you try < adb reboot recovery syntax > ?
No, I have not but thank you for the information I will get around to doing that and let you.
Many thanks!
Device is not being found, but the computer does recognize it when I plug it in and My Computer will show it if I Turn on USB Storage.
The recovery command returns the message "error" device not found"
The device command returns a list with nothing showing up.
Any ideas? I have found a couple of ROM's but I need to be able to flash a Recovery mod and/or get into recovery to do anything. Trying to boot into recovery through any app just sends the device into the Android error logo upon boot and I cannot do anything.
Also, does anyone know how I would go about changing the screen resolution and/or density? Or perhaps can point me to some material that can show me how to do this?
I still need to get this tablet into recovery and find a custom ROM for it but most of my problems would be alleviated by adjusting my screen.
Well, I used the LCD app to adjust the density. It is more of a workaround than a fix but it will do for now.
Now, about getting this thing to boot into some sort of Recovery. It seems like this might be tied to the boot loader? Is anyone aware of a bootloader I could flash for this? Or can this be adjusted by modifying a system file? Or am I way off base and need to go about completely differently?
Well, the LCD app put the device into a boot loop and without a way to get into a recovery mode I am at a complete loss.
All the boot loop fixes I found require booting into recovery mode. ADB will not recognize the device while in a boot loop and neither will any other utility that I have found. Even the manufacturer's utility for flashing the stock firmware will not recognize the device in a boot loop.
Does anyone, anyone, have any idea of what my options here are? I have been searching and digging through forums for hours but to no avail. Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you.
Deleted, somehow this got posted on the wrong topic. Sorry for the inconvenience.
same problem
Hey, dont feel bad, Im in the same boat. I dont understand how the D2-721 doesn't have a volume -/+ keys, Ive probably skimmed through 5 different forums, spending about 1 1/2 hrs on each one, just reading. Trying to find out how to install custom recover and root on both my d2 pads, I have the 721 and 912, with no luck, the root script for the 721 wont even recognize the tablet, but the debug is working. ugh
S1lent Echoes said:
(I hope this is the right forum, if not please direct me to the right place as I was really unsure where to go since this device does not have it's own forum)
Diablotek 2 Tablet D2-721
Hi, I recently got a D2 tablet from Micro Center. I know it is a cheap tablet and I am not expecting great things, I just want to be able to customize it a touch so that things run a bit smoother.
I have already rooted the device, removed bloatware and installed Google Play, so I have things going a bit. I was just wondering if anyone knew of some custom ROMs for this device and/or a way to change the resolution/screen density. I have found some places for these things but only for the slightly older models that are running ICS (not JB) and have slightly different hardware specs, so I know it can be done I just cannot find any for the newer versions.
Any help is greatly appreciated and many thanks in advance!
Model Number - D2-721
Android Version - 4.1.1
Kernel Version - 3.0.36+
[email protected] #89
Fri Jan 11 11:46:07 CST 2013
Build Number - RK292X_ANDROID4.1.1-SDK-
v1.00.00
rk2928sdk-eng 4.1.1 JRO03H
20130111.111516 release-keys
[Edit] Also, does anyone know how to reboot this device into a Recovery Mode.
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i just picked up this tablet...and finally figured out how to get play store on it....and...now i am too wondering how to install a custom recovery.
I have an app called EzRecovery on my s3 that falshes recoverys, but that says its for the s3...guessing it wont work on this tablet
Yeah, I searched far and wide but this just isn't a popular tablet so there isn't a whole lot of customizations for it. The few that I did find were for the slightly older ones which would not work for this one. I was able to root and install Google Play but I never could find a custom ROM for it and I never could get a recovery mode for it.
Be VERY wary because without a custom recovery it is easier to brick this tablet than most Android devices. Which is exactly what happened to me. I took it back to the store and got the next tier up which was +$50 more, a Lenovo tablet. Heed my advice and be careful, good luck to you both.
how
S1lent Echoes said:
Yeah, I searched far and wide but this just isn't a popular tablet so there isn't a whole lot of customizations for it. The few that I did find were for the slightly older ones which would not work for this one. I was able to root and install Google Play but I never could find a custom ROM for it and I never could get a recovery mode for it.
Be VERY wary because without a custom recovery it is easier to brick this tablet than most Android devices. Which is exactly what happened to me. I took it back to the store and got the next tier up which was +$50 more, a Lenovo tablet. Heed my advice and be careful, good luck to you both.
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How did u root and install Google play?
Hey Guys,
Hoping someone can help here, I have followed various tutorials I have found on the internet to try and restore my Nexus 7 back to its factory state after it one day decided to never get past the white Google logo.
Inevitably I ended up on this tutorial as the only one where I seemed to get any kind of a link and response with the tablet: blog.laptopmagDOTCOM/how-to-hard-reset-a-bricked-nexus-7-with-your-pc
basically it got as far as trying to Unlock the Bootloader, but it fails to do so. I do get the popup on the tablet asking if I want to unlock it but nothing happens, it remains locked after I click Yes. My command line saying that it Failed.
All other tutorials seem to assume you can access the OS and enable debug mode but of course I cannot. I cannot even do a Factory Reset, every options eventually leading me to a white Google logo.
I also cannot get into recovery mode, im just stuck on the screen with the green android and the option to Start, Recovery mode etc all just lead to the Google logo.
The impression I have gotten from not being able to unlock the bootloader is that there must be a hardware failure? could anyone suggest some black magic I might be able to do to fix it? I realise at some point I should cut my losses. I had also wondered if it was worth buying a new motherboard/logic board?
Would appreciate any help.
Cheers,
Matt.
Have you tried this tools:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
Both are magic tools for nexus 7, please read any explanation carefully!
It may help you :good:
ju1da said:
Have you tried this tools:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
Both are magic tools for nexus 7, please read any explanation carefully!
It may help you :good:
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Wow.....
Please stop spamming the toolkits.
The op has indicated that there is a hardware issue because the bootloader unlock isn't working.. A stupid toolkit isn't going to fix that. You should are promoting people to use their damn brains and doing it the right way, but laziness prevails, eh?
To the op, sorry but it sounds like you have a corrupt emmc. If the unlock process fails to commit, that's a bad sign.
Sent from my Nexus 5
Also to the op, USB debugging has nothing to do with the bootloader or recovery, only a booted os. Can you boot to recovery from the bootloader?
Sent from my Nexus 5
Hello, Ya all... hope you're doing fine.
I searched for days to find a serious guide to root moto c, xt1754, and wasnt successful. Now, am an older guy and I sure cant dive as deep as you do into that area Had me a fine Moto G and rooted it with XDA know how pretty good. Unfortunately this device got stolen a few weeks ago. Since am not a rich man and that I needed a new device, I got the Moto C. I can see for myself thats a pretty simple piece... but till am able to get a better Moto - I'd like to root XT1754 either. So, is anyone willing to help me? Could I use the files I once successful used for Moto E and G, logically updated?
Is Moto C another kind Moto E?
Hope I'd describe my case well enough for you. I also truly hope someone might have mercy with me and can let me know what I've to do.
Wish you all a Good Time at All.
Tyd27
In short, no, you cannot use the same files as on previous gen Moto's. The reason behind it... quite simple: they have absolutely nothing in common. This Moto C sports an MTK processor, to begin the long list of differences.
What you can try is this:
1. Unlock your bootloader. Either via Motorola Developer Website, or via fastboot oem unlock.
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
OR
fastboot oem unlock UNLOCK_CODE_FROM MOTOROLA
Once you're done with that, re-enable USB Debugging and OEM UNLOCK ( if you need to turn it back on ).
Then install the latest Magisk app from www.tiny.cc/latestmanager
At this stage, you will need your original boot image ( from here: https://www.needrom.com/download/moto-c-4g-xt1754-nrd90m-054-row-official-rom/). You will need to register there, and wait basically until forever for that firmware file to finish downloading. Open that up with 7zip and extract it. Find the file called boot-signed.img.
Patch it using Magisk.
move that patched_boot.img in your ADB directory.
adb reboot bootloader.
fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img
At this point, 2 options:
a. It will flash, in which case you will do fastboot reboot
b. it will not flash, in which case you will get an error ( boot image not signed etc)
If the first option occurs, you might get a "corrupt" error screen upon reboot. Follow the steps and let the phone do a factory reset. If it reboots properly, re-install Magisk and enjoy root.
if it does not want to reboot properly... you'll congratulate yourself on having the firmware handy
So, thanx alot for this answer. Am happy that someone took care now coz i really dont like unrooted devices. Well, the other side is am 58 now and not a professional at phones. Rooted a few motos with xda help and all went good. Unfortunately my last moto g got stolen and fir what reason ever else i chose to get moto c. Probably it was realky damn ****n stupid. Until i can afford another moto i going to try everything to root moto c. I'll read your reply now before i start doing it. Too bad that there is no way rooting it like moto g. Does it mean i wont have twrp neither?
Have a Good Day.
Tyd27
Definitely no TWRP on it, until someone with the knowledge will port it. That's just how it goes with MTK Devices and their closed source, I'm afraid.
Hi can u make a custom recovery for moto c xt1754
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/recovery-twrp-3-1-1-0-moto-c-t3703184
Saw this posted by another member, can anyone confirm it's working?
ZTE Blade Z (Root)
This method works on my ZTE blade Z. Please let me know if this works on to your device too.
This guide is technically for all ZTE phones. ZTE phones are quite friendly with developers (but still can’t hit the level of Google and HTC).
Checklist:
Unlock your phone. Go to “developer option” ---- “unlock OEM”
Download TWRP and ADB tool
Install ZTE driver on computer. Yes, you would need a computer for this
How to root:
Restart your phone to bootloader (“volume down” + “battery”)
Open up your adb tool and rename TWRP as “recovery”. Drag it into the ADB toolkit and input the following command: “fastboot flash recovery recovery.img”. When finished, type “fastboot reboot” then reboot into system
Transfer SuperSU into phone’s internal memory, find the suitable SuperSU version ( SuperSU V2.64 and SuperSU V2.79)
Switch off your phone. Then press “volume up + start” to enter recovery mode
Install SuperSU by sliding it right in
Reboot, and you are all set.
I saw this too on another website, however, what is "battery"?
Is this something that requires battery removal? While I could care less about warranty on a 100$ phone, it's a pain in the ass getting a factory sealed phone to factory seal again. The screws never seem to stay as tight, even with locktite and always messes with your antennas signal strength
I think he means power button..
We need this phone rooted so bad it's the difference between a good phone and a POS. If it was rooted we could have OTG (which I can't believe they left out) more ram and overclock and with the battery this has overclocking could work well.
Not to mention the rooms they could build for this phone. There is so much potential here and it's being wasted.
We need someone out there to solve this...
Is the OP our answer? Is there a ZTE ROOT .APK?
Is there a way to flash it in factory dfu mode?
adambomb_13 said:
Saw this posted by another member, can anyone confirm it's working?
ZTE Blade Z (Root)
This method works on my ZTE blade Z. Please let me know if this works on to your device too.
This guide is technically for all ZTE phones. ZTE phones are quite friendly with developers (but still can’t hit the level of Google and HTC).
Checklist:
Unlock your phone. Go to “developer option” ---- “unlock OEM”
Download TWRP and ADB tool
Install ZTE driver on computer. Yes, you would need a computer for this
How to root:
Restart your phone to bootloader (“volume down” + “battery”)
Open up your adb tool and rename TWRP as “recovery”. Drag it into the ADB toolkit and input the following command: “fastboot flash recovery recovery.img”. When finished, type “fastboot reboot” then reboot into system
Transfer SuperSU into phone’s internal memory, find the suitable SuperSU version ( SuperSU V2.64 and SuperSU V2.79)
Switch off your phone. Then press “volume up + start” to enter recovery mode
Install SuperSU by sliding it right in
Reboot, and you are all set.
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thanks has there been any confirmation on this??
There is no fastboot on ZTE blade z, as of right now there is no way to unlock the bootloader it is signed, well guarded by Qualcomm msm8940 and ZTE which actually removed various commands hacks mods to unlock... There are a couple ways to access recovery and forgot there other in system flashers for flashing firehose files...
but it is very limited...
adambomb_13 said:
Saw this posted by another member, can anyone confirm it's working?
ZTE Blade Z (Root)
This method works on my ZTE blade Z. Please let me know if this works on to your device too.
This guide is technically for all ZTE phones. ZTE phones are quite friendly with developers (but still can’t hit the level of Google and HTC).
Checklist:
Unlock your phone. Go to “developer option” ---- “unlock OEM”
Download TWRP and ADB tool
Install ZTE driver on computer. Yes, you would need a computer for this
How to root:
Restart your phone to bootloader (“volume down” + “battery”)
Open up your adb tool and rename TWRP as “recovery”. Drag it into the ADB toolkit and input the following command: “fastboot flash recovery recovery.img”. When finished, type “fastboot reboot” then reboot into system
Transfer SuperSU into phone’s internal memory, find the suitable SuperSU version ( SuperSU V2.64 and SuperSU V2.79)
Switch off your phone. Then press “volume up + start” to enter recovery mode
Install SuperSU by sliding it right in
Reboot, and you are all set.
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My big question is, why is the owner of a phone not allowed admin access? Is there some kind of contract or agreement or whatever between phone companies and/or mobile processor mfg's with Google to where the owner of a phone is not allowed full access? I get that if you buy a phone thru say T-Mobile with good credit and pay month to month, or get a free phone for switching to a company, or some other offer, that you are restricted, but it should be like a person who buys or builds their own computer. You are the owner, the admin, and can do whatever you want to your PC, with all the risks at the fault of the owner. What makes buying a phone at full price not becoming the rightful owner of it?
Rellik2323 said:
There is no fastboot on ZTE blade z, as of right now there is no way to unlock the bootloader it is signed, well guarded by Qualcomm msm8940 and ZTE which actually removed various commands hacks mods to unlock... There are a couple ways to access recovery and forgot there other in system flashers for flashing firehose files...
but it is very limited...
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ZTE phones by MetroPCS and T-Mobile are not developer friendly.
Remember the ZTE Zmax Pro? Still doesn't have root. And this won't either.
Any one know what the factory testing mode is?
Sent from my Z982 using Tapatalk
Well... I'm Confused
Hello,
I am very new to rooting and etc. so please don't mind me being very stupid or lost on this. I saw the same thing on Android Forums. Someone on the forum said it's fake and it got deleted. Now I had the ZTE ZMAX PRO and I remember people saying there is no root for it and currently there is no root for it which is a shame because the phone was very good. Also, I am a huge fan of ZTE phones because they are budget friendly and have some very good ideas with their phones. Also, I did see with the ZTE BLADE ZMAX has an FTM mode which I am very confused. Now, I am confused is there a possible root for the ZTE BLADE ZMAX or no? Also, sorry for the long post. Keep in mind, I'm very new to this.
wabob35 said:
Hello,
I am very new to rooting and etc. so please don't mind me being very stupid or lost on this. I saw the same thing on Android Forums. Someone on the forum said it's fake and it got deleted. Now I had the ZTE ZMAX PRO and I remember people saying there is no root for it and currently there is no root for it which is a shame because the phone was very good. Also, I am a huge fan of ZTE phones because they are budget friendly and have some very good ideas with their phones. Also, I did see with the ZTE BLADE ZMAX has an FTM mode which I am very confused. Now, I am confused is there a possible root for the ZTE BLADE ZMAX or no? Also, sorry for the long post. Keep in mind, I'm very new to this.
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There is no working root available for this phone. I keep telling myself I won't get any more ZTE phones, but then Metro will have a new one with fairly decent specs for really cheap and I'll give in. But the sad fact is, every ZTE phone I've tried over the last couple of years has been pretty locked down and never had a working root, nevermind stuff like TWRP or custom roms. The OP says ZTE is "developer friendly" but I have no idea what crazy alternate reality they live in. Aside from that, you can also rest assured that even though this is a very recently released phone, we still won't ever see an update to the latest version of Android. It's just not worth their time/money to provide updates to existing products when they can tweak the specs ever so slightly and rename it to the ZTE Blade Max Z Ultra Pro 2 or whatever and sell it to you again every few months. It's the price we pay for being able to get half decent specs for less than $150. Honestly, the only reason I chose this phone over the LG Stylo 3 Plus(the best 2 phones at the Metro store that I could afford at the time) was the dual camera, specifically because I really wanted the simulated bokeh feature for my phone pics. And I did buy it with the specific expectation that I'll probably never get root or custom roms etc. ZTE phones tend to look nice on paper when reading the spec list, but usually, end up pretty disappointing in actual usage if you're the type of person who uses their phone for more than the most basic/typical tasks.
TL;DR No, there is no root for this phone and probably never will be.
Zhono said:
There is no working root available for this phone. I keep telling myself I won't get any more ZTE phones, but then Metro will have a new one with fairly decent specs for really cheap and I'll give in. But the sad fact is, every ZTE phone I've tried over the last couple of years has been pretty locked down and never had a working root, nevermind stuff like TWRP or custom roms. The OP says ZTE is "developer friendly" but I have no idea what crazy alternate reality they live in. Aside from that, you can also rest assured that even though this is a very recently released phone, we still won't ever see an update to the latest version of Android. It's just not worth their time/money to provide updates to existing products when they can tweak the specs ever so slightly and rename it to the ZTE Blade Max Z Ultra Pro 2 or whatever and sell it to you again every few months. It's the price we pay for being able to get half decent specs for less than $150. Honestly, the only reason I chose this phone over the LG Stylo 3 Plus(the best 2 phones at the Metro store that I could afford at the time) was the dual camera, specifically because I really wanted the simulated bokeh feature for my phone pics. And I did buy it with the specific expectation that I'll probably never get root or custom roms etc. ZTE phones tend to look nice on paper when reading the spec list, but usually, end up pretty disappointing in actual usage if you're the type of person who uses their phone for more than the most basic/typical tasks.
TL;DR No, there is no root for this phone and probably never will be.
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I wanted to get the LG G STYLO 3 in the Metro store. But people were saying it looks cheap and not a good quality phone. The store I was in had a fake one (the toy phones) so I couldn't see how it actually look in person. I have seen videos of it and it looks nice. Sorry for going off topic. And sorry I am still new to this but why can't the ZTE ZMAX PRO or the ZTE BLADE ZMAX can't be rooted? Is it because of Metro or ZTE won't allow it?
Why is this such an issue? There are plenty of phones you can root very easily that cost well over $300, and you're telling me that a cheap $100 ZTE Blade Z Max doesn't have any software exploits to permit rooting whatsoever?
AidenSurvival said:
ZTE phones by MetroPCS and T-Mobile are not developer friendly.
Remember the ZTE Zmax Pro? Still doesn't have root. And this won't either.
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Exactly- reminds me of the Note 4.
Bad News
Hello,
I have tried using Kingoroot and Kingroot to root the ZTE BLADE ZMAX and it would not work. Also, is there any update on the root or any status on the root with twrp?
Unable to get past the ADB Tool part and the TWRP doesn't have the exact match for a ZTE Max.
The reason that you would want to root this phone is because if you can, you will be able to turn on the S secure feature, and the phone will be on forever, do you understand what this means, ok you genius' think about this for a moment, now there you are, now you understand why we want to root this phone, consider the idea of being able to use this phone without ever, and I mean never having to pay a bill!!
---------- Post added at 01:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:14 AM ----------
Lady's and Gentlemen, I am currently working on a Root Hack for this phone the ZTE Blade (Z981 & Z982) Pro, once I have figured out the work around, I will be letting the world know, if you have any questions in the meantime about this phone, feel free to e-mail me, at: [email protected].
Look for the ZTE Hack soon, or Custom Rom Development soon.
Thank you,
Giffykard!!
Hey. I have the ZTE BLADE Z MAX too. Does anyone have a problem where the power button won't always turn off the screen and you have to kind of hold it to get the screen to turn on and off?
Yes
SuperBrolySSJ said:
Hey. I have the ZTE BLADE Z MAX too. Does anyone have a problem where the power button won't always turn off the screen and you have to kind of hold it to get the screen to turn on and off?
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I have a large list of complaints that I brought to Zte and MetroPCS. They refused to give me a refund or exchange of a phone of equal or less value . I literally had the phone for less than 12 hours when I tried to return it. I was told that MetroPCS can not give refunds or exchanges on "phone upgrades".
1. Power button is unresponsive 4/5 times.
2. Apps reset after switching between them.
3. Multitasking with apps is not possible.
4. The mic is of horrible quality .
5. Speaker is also horrible.
6. Almost 70% of the ram is used by the OS.
7. The phone randomly resets.
8. The phone freezes on the daily basis.
9. SD card slot will not recognizing my SD cards .
10. Apps crash like the Titanic.
11. The phone over heats easily .
12. Phone becomes sluggish unless your clear the cache every day.
This thing is nothing, but a $130 inconvenience. I will never purchase another ZTE product again. After I sell this phone for $70 to some unlucky soul I'm leaving MetroPCS as well. It is criminal to charge people $100+ dollars for this POS.
adambomb_13 said:
Saw this posted by another member, can anyone confirm it's working?
ZTE Blade Z (Root)
This method works on my ZTE blade Z. Please let me know if this works on to your device too.
This guide is technically for all ZTE phones. ZTE phones are quite friendly with developers (but still can’t hit the level of Google and HTC).
Checklist:
Unlock your phone. Go to “developer option” ---- “unlock OEM”
Download TWRP and ADB tool
Install ZTE driver on computer. Yes, you would need a computer for this
How to root:
Restart your phone to bootloader (“volume down” + “battery”)
Open up your adb tool and rename TWRP as “recovery”. Drag it into the ADB toolkit and input the following command: “fastboot flash recovery recovery.img”. When finished, type “fastboot reboot” then reboot into system
Transfer SuperSU into phone’s internal memory, find the suitable SuperSU version ( SuperSU V2.64 and SuperSU V2.79)
Switch off your phone. Then press “volume up + start” to enter recovery mode
Install SuperSU by sliding it right in
Reboot, and you are all set.
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If that's the case then I guess I'll do my best to not buy a ZTE phone again. So far I have two ZTE phones and none of them are root capable. I downloaded Kingoroot on my PC to see if I'll be able to root it that way but it failed many times over.
adambomb_13 said:
Saw this posted by another member, can anyone confirm it's working?
ZTE Blade Z (Root)
This method works on my ZTE blade Z. Please let me know if this works on to your device too.
This guide is technically for all ZTE phones. ZTE phones are quite friendly with developers (but still can’t hit the level of Google and HTC).
Checklist:
Unlock your phone. Go to “developer option” ---- “unlock OEM”
Download TWRP and ADB tool
Install ZTE driver on computer. Yes, you would need a computer for this
How to root:
Restart your phone to bootloader (“volume down” + “battery”)
Open up your adb tool and rename TWRP as “recovery”. Drag it into the ADB toolkit and input the following command: “fastboot flash recovery recovery.img”. When finished, type “fastboot reboot” then reboot into system
Transfer SuperSU into phone’s internal memory, find the suitable SuperSU version ( SuperSU V2.64 and SuperSU V2.79)
Switch off your phone. Then press “volume up + start” to enter recovery mode
Install SuperSU by sliding it right in
Reboot, and you are all set.
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No because you need a TWRP recovery thats specific to the blade z max and we don't have one. And plus just going in and checking OEM unlock won't work, all that does is enable the bootloader to be unlocked, not actually unlock the bootloader itself
Guys, I'm at my wits end here. I don't know what to do. And it's driving me crazy.
After saving for 3 months, I got a used Essential Ph-1 from craigslist (for sprint). It came with Android 9, and a February 5, 2019 security patch.
All I want to do is to root the phone. And I have tried everything in my power to get it to work. It just does not. I have unlocked the bootloader, I'm seeing the device in adb and fastboot, but unable to sideload, or flash anything. I've been following different threads on here and youtube looking for directions, but my phone will just not do it.
Can someone please help me? I will send my phone over to you and pay you to have it done. I've tried almost everything to do it, and nothing works. I've even tried to flash android 8 and 7, it still doesn't do it. Someone please help me. I don't know what more i can do. Any guidance is appreciated.
Can someone please help me? I don't know what more to do. Please.
Can you temporarily boot to twrp?
Are you using fastboot.exe from the essential ph1 driver folder?
goofball2k said:
Can you temporarily boot to twrp?
Are you using fastboot.exe from the essential ph1 driver folder?
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No. I can't sideload or boot into anything other than the android 9
I also bought my PH-1 on CL, but it was an open market version. I can only outline what I found on this forum, and what worked successfully for me... I assume you are on Windows. First off, make sure you install the drivers provided by Essential, and use adb/fastboot that comes with it (it gets installed and put into the system path when you install the drivers).
I didn't care about TWRP, so the only thing I needed was root. So, after unlocking bootloader (and also unlocking critical, as recommended), I simply followed the steps to install Magisk, which are really straightforward:
https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html
Just use the "Boot Image Patching" section.
That's it. Works perfectly, and I just need to repeat the patching after OTA updates (there is a thread about this procedure specifically).
If fastboot flashing doesn't work for you for some weird reason, I don't have any good ideas about that, sorry! Sounds like you are able to get into the fastboot mode (since you are saying you can see your phone in the device list), so why it wouldn't let you flash is kinda baffling...
kt-Froggy said:
I also bought my PH-1 on CL, but it was an open market version. I can only outline what I found on this forum, and what worked successfully for me... I assume you are on Windows. First off, make sure you install the drivers provided by Essential, and use adb/fastboot that comes with it (it gets installed and put into the system path when you install the drivers).
I didn't care about TWRP, so the only thing I needed was root. So, after unlocking bootloader (and also unlocking critical, as recommended), I simply followed the steps to install Magisk, which are really straightforward:
https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html
Just use the "Boot Image Patching" section.
That's it. Works perfectly, and I just need to repeat the patching after OTA updates (there is a thread about this procedure specifically).
If fastboot flashing doesn't work for you for some weird reason, I don't have any good ideas about that, sorry! Sounds like you are able to get into the fastboot mode (since you are saying you can see your phone in the device list), so why it wouldn't let you flash is kinda baffling...
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I tried that too. But it kept saying unable to unpack boot image | installation failed.
I tried it with the stock images from the Essential website, both the OTA and fastboot versions. I'm getting the error for both files.
I would suggest checking out the PH1 Dev telegram group https://t.me/EssentialPH1DEV . not only will you find pre rooted stock boot images along with ones with TWRP as well you will also find help flashing them if you need it. Hope this helps you out.
Thank you everyone for all your help. Special thanks to kt-Froggy. I got it to work. I had to change my usb port from 3 to 2 and i was able to get it to work!