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[Q] Root Question

Hello,
I have read on the forum that the bootloader is unlocked.
And that therefore it is rooted base.
or there is t he a manipulation done to the root.
good day

pci130 said:
Hello,
I have read on the forum that the bootloader is unlocked.
And that therefore it is rooted base.
or there is t he a manipulation done to the root.
good day
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Hi dude now i have the device i don't know how to root it due to the incompatibility with the usb plug in the pc
If we can make the mojo visible by the pc i think it will be really easy to root but now it's not possible so
i'm trying to make a signed zip with root enable based on the 110 firmware.zip

Yes, Mad Catz provided the actually firmware for the M.O.J.O, and in theory, it should be possible to pre root it and flash this thing.
But atm, the only known way to flash the firmware is the update tool on the device.
You can boot into the recovery, but only to the "lying android with exclamation mark". Haven't found a way to enter the recovery menu.
If your flash goes wrong, the recovery would be the only way to bring the device back in a working condition.
Rebooting to the bootloader didn't seem to work. Since the device has no external buttons to enter the mode. You can't even boot into a custom recovery to flash unsigned code.
I don't belive, that you can one of the external USB ports set from host to slave and that it will survive a reboot to access the device in recovery or bootloader.
They say, that the bootloader is open. But no one has provided any evidence about it.
Maybe you can catch the USB slave signal direct on the mainboard. But that would never be an option most would consider.
The device is advertised as "hacking friendly".
From Mad Catz side, till today there isn't released any documentation or tool to make it real.
Even the sourcecode of the device software isn't official released.
I really hope the things change to better in the next weeks.

scorpio16v said:
Yes, Mad Catz provided the actually firmware for the M.O.J.O, and in theory, it should be possible to pre root it and flash this thing.
But atm, the only known way to flash the firmware is the update tool on the device.
You can boot into the recovery, but only to the "lying android with exclamation mark". Haven't found a way to enter the recovery menu.
If your flash goes wrong, the recovery would be the only way to bring the device back in a working condition.
Rebooting to the bootloader didn't seem to work. Since the device has no external buttons to enter the mode. You can't even boot into a custom recovery to flash unsigned code.
I don't belive, that you can one of the external USB ports set from host to slave and that it will survive a reboot to access the device in recovery or bootloader.
They say, that the bootloader is open. But no one has provided any evidence about it.
Maybe you can catch the USB slave signal direct on the mainboard. But that would never be an option most would consider.
The device is advertised as "hacking friendly".
From Mad Catz side, till today there isn't released any documentation or tool to make it real.
Even the sourcecode of the device software isn't official released.
I really hope the things change to better in the next weeks.
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Hum this is what i expected. I tried to plug the controler via usb and it's work so it's a possible way to boot into recovery by holding button of it
It's a shame to said that the mojo is unlocked but impossible to have usb adb !!!! Mad Catz your device have been released the 10 december and the playstore have maybe 1000 app compatible ( yes i know you gonna said this is because the device doesn't have screen but if you faked a hd screen it will simple work and i'm sure if 'im rooted i can do it ) and you doens't provided a keymapper so the one or 2 playable game aren't mapped correctly !!!!
I hope that a little genius can find a solution to root it but mad catz need to work on the firmware !!

Dead-neM said:
It's a shame to said that the mojo is unlocked but impossible to have usb adb !!!!
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ADB access isn't a real problem, because we can connect over network. But bootloader and the fastboot tool needs definitely USB.
No, the worst thing is, that even via ADB, you can't get temorary root access. So, you can't even remount /system partition as writable.
Don't know if anyone with one of the older firmware versions on their M.O.J.O have tried if a remount of /system would work.

Not familiar with the root process but can something like was done for OUYA be used here?

Unfortunately no.
The M.o.j.o can't even get root and mount the /system partition over ADB. So, no chance.

Root Solution for Honor ShotX/7i

Hey everyone, think its a bit sad that we dont got our own phone section since ShotX/7i and the regular 7 doesnt share the same cpu architecture so forgive me for cluttering down but just wanted to try and help our fellow honor comrades
The files to do this is taken from the chinese huawei forum (http://club.huawei.com/thread-5761110-1-1.html) and thus I take no credit for the files, im merely making a english guide with chinese files to hopefully spur some development.
The root itself was made for Honor 7i which is the asian market version (I believe?) but ShotX is the same phone but for international market (with LTE 800Mhz band, not sure if there are any other differences) and root was performed and confirmed working by me on my ShotX with Lollipop 5.1.1/B130 firmware so no guarantes if it will work on other firmwares. Im also not responsible if you brick your phone or it catches on fire etc.
First you need to unlock your bootloader
and to do so you will first need to turn on the "allow bootloader oem unlock" so enter settings, about phone, and then press build number 10 times to activate "developer mode".
Go back one step into main settings and the open developer settings, find and enable "allow bootloader oem unlock" (if you have fingerprint or any other code activated then it will ask you for that code) and while you are in here make sure to click "enable usb debugging" aswell.
You will also need a bootloader unlock code from huaweis site by filling out the necessary information on this page http://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin.php?id=unlock&mod=detail
Product model: HUAWEI ATH-UL01 (settings->about phone->model number)
Product serial number: EGQ7Nxxxxxxxxxxx (settings->about phone->Status->Serial number)
Product IMEI: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (*#06# IMEI1 or settings->about phone->Status->IMEI1)
Product ID: xxxxxxxx (*#*#1357946#*#*)
So once youve got the code, make sure to write it down on a safe place, next you need adb toolkit. May I recommend Minimal ADB? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Now when you´ve come this far, remember that as soon as you unlock your bootloader, the phone will factory reset and you will loose any data and settings made unless you make a backup before
Insert usb data cable into pc and phone, open command prompt and be in your adb installation directory.
Start with typing "adb devices" to see if your phone is detected and make sure to check on your phone when it asks for permission that you allow your pc. I was running windows 10 x64 when I rooted my phone and I didnt need any driver but your mileage may vary if on w7 or w8. Remember to use "adb kill-server" if you experience issues when trying to connect phone with adb.
If phone is detected then you should get something like
Code:
EGQ7Nxxxxxxxxxxx device
Then all is good and you can type
adb reboot bootloader
Now to check if phone still is with us you type
fastboot devices and you should see something like
Code:
8b0dd496 fastboot
If you are still with us then type fastboot oem unlock xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx where the xxxx´es represent your bootloader unlock code which you should have retrieved earlier from huaweis site.
To confirm that your bootloader is unlocked, simply type fastboot oem get-bootinfo and you should see
Code:
(bootloader) Bootloader Lock State: UNLOCKED
Congrats! Now youre ready to root the phone
If you recently unlocked bootloader then you need to activate developer settings again and turn on usb debugging aswell.
Download the files below
https://mega.nz/#!BsQiiYpL!xVwbyHTRsVGFsO6LpJacxP64gFrOlCNTRHTI1-vdLLw TWRP install program
https://mega.nz/#!9hQi2I7A!JX121sJ2vChMuxrx1puxf-L1rP9LSPaJW-JnqvEAzIg Root
Put the EMUI3.1 Android 5.1 ROOT补丁（不要双清不要解压.zip file somewhere on your phones memory storage where you can find it.
Unzip the 荣耀7i TWRP recovery.zip and open it up and then you press the second button which says TWRP REC and it should flash twrp. Power off phone and then press vol+ and power where you keep pressing vol+ but let go off power as soon as screen is lit and you should be in recovery in a bit. If you still got the default huawei recovery then redo the procedure (I pressed TWRP REC at first but didnt see any twrp installed so I then just pressed REC just to be disapointed again but 3rd time with TWRP REC it worked so not sure what goes on but just so you know if you also fail to get TWRP installed)
Once youre in twrp you will be greeted with chinese again but buttons are located on same spots so just compare it to a english twrp image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWRP#/media/File:TWRP_2.7.0.0.png
Just press top left button and select the root file you should have putted on your phone earlier and flash it, when its done just hold the physical power button to reset incase you´re unsure of the reboot button and you should be good to go
Grats on your rooted phone, after some cleanup (possible with root) this phone is flying like never before
Some highly recommended root apps
Rom toolbox lite, so you can flash roms/mods without knowing your way in the chinese twrp and uninstall apps etc
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolbox&hl=sv
Kernel adiutor, great for getting a bit more performance out of the phone by tweaking cpu and gpu speed
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grarak.kerneladiutor&hl=sv
And lastly the great snapdragon camera which is pretty fast and nice to use which you need to flash in twrp (or with rom toolbox)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64410821&postcount=44
Its for one+ x but it works as expected for our ShotX/7i aswell (Obvisually dont use this if youre on a regular Honor 7 device since it doesnt have snapdragon processor)

thank you very much , I'll be trying my XShot

Theres a translated twrp now for those that wants
http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7/development/unsupported-twrp-honor-7i-shotx-t3323072

-help twrp bootloop
hey i rooted my shot x and worked fine, but then i did a factory reset and now its on twrp bootloop. any ideas to fix this? do you have a rom for this phone? because im trying to donwload one but its slow as f**
I think if i install a rom with twrp it will work but not sure
help pls
TY!

lucaspsara said:
hey i rooted my shot x and worked fine, but then i did a factory reset and now its on twrp bootloop. any ideas to fix this? do you have a rom for this phone? because im trying to donwload one but its slow as f**
I think if i install a rom with twrp it will work but not sure
help pls
TY!
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Sorry, sold my shot x as there was so little dev interest. The only moderate source of files for it was on the chinese huawei forums :/

something changed? still no intrested by developers?

Please help me. Honor ShotX flash tool firmware.
ATH-UL01-C185B310
Android version 6.0.1 firmware.
Please help me.

Did u root your shotx?

tndb said:
Sorry, sold my shot x as there was so little dev interest. The only moderate source of files for it was on the chinese huawei forums :/
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Did you tried russian forums? 4pda or others, often they have good devs there for some devices,which are not supported here on XDA.

Anyone who can't get to bootloader unlock site after login. Follow this [GUIDE] :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ge...nor-bootloader-unlock-code-t3441130?nocache=1
This helped me. Hope you also get the help.
Credits to : Thor

Is there any solution for ShotX with android 6.0?

Please upload android 6.0.1 rooted room

Bootloader Problems. please help

I wondered if anyone could help me please?
I am trying to unlock the bootloader on the shield tv 16GB but having a real big problem
in ADB i type adb reboot bootloader but i get no picture on my monitor
i then typed fastboot oem unlock but cannot go any further as i need to see the menu of the shield to authorise the unlock
also when i try to ADB into recovery all i get is the android guy lying on his back with a red triangle
reall stuck now and any help would be gratefully appreciated

Are you absolutely sure you are entering the bootloader? Follow the advice on the first post of : http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/general/guide-how-to-flash-recovery-image-t3321404
When this is properly done, you should be able to type: fastboot devices and it will show that your Shield TV is connected. Then you can reload the bootloader if necessary as directed in the above thread.
Hope this helps,

"Your device is corrupt. It can't be trusted and may not work properly"

I have a Nvidia Shield TV (2017/16G) on which I've try to modify the build.prop to allow me to connect with ADB via my local lan. I did this by pulling and modifying the /system/build.prop file, unlocking the bootloader, booting TWRP 3.1.1-1 and then pushing my modified build.prop file to the device.
During reboot I get the warning about bootloader being unlocked and then (not always) I get a warning about my device being corrupted and not trust worthy, the device never boots, the TV video is a black/gray screen.
This process worked fine on my 2017/500G shield.....
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to get by this security check ??
PS: I can re-image the device back to stock 5.2.0 and it works fine.

That's a known error on 2017 16gb model as 2017 500gb a.k.a pro is the same as 2015 one you didn't have that issue.
That is displayed when you unlock the bootloader, to get past that screen i think you had to press the A button on shield controller. The ones that flash custom roms do know about that error and we solve it rooting the device as it disables nvidia checks during boot.
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Yes I was aware about the shield controller and the "A" button. Yeah, did not want to root the device as it prevents (I think) streaming services like Directv Now, PS Vue etc. from working.

What is the root fix for this message?

nvidia shield Tv 2017 model ( android ver. 6.0 )

Hello every body ,,
I’m new here to this website , i have problem with my shield tv 2017 , spent several days without having a single solution or answer , pleaee help me , and i appreciate that’s .
my young brother has flashed shield tv 2017 with android ver 6.0 for mobile phone image. by mistake , right i will can boot normally and i can play the devices as a phone , and this is not what meant to be for using shield Tv, as i’m using it as TV box .
this device is now can be bootable and i only can run bootloader through ADB minimal by cmd , not by hardware using the shield controller because is wrong ROM image for phone but i can use shield controller inside the bootable system of the wrong flashed android image for the android phone .
now to roll back to shield tv stock image i need to unlock oem through bootloader , every time i run bootloader through adb commands it’s run fine by “adb reboot bootloader” then fastboot oem unlock , everything fine to here , the problem is that’s i can’t control bootloader interface no matter for moving option up and down or choose option on bootloader to confirm unlocking , no matter by shield tv controller or usb keyboard !!! so it’s keep showing me those attached screen and even on CMD it’s showing waiting after i run command oem unlock”
so unfortunately i’m stucked here . please note that’s usb keyboard and shield controller is working fine inside the system after normal boot .
i hope any advice or help to do . thank you so much