Hello. So I'm new to rooting and I wanted to root my old phone to boot custom os. So I researched a bit and got to know that the process needs use of the power button. But the physical power button on my phone is broken. Therefore my question is can I root it or not? If yes then how?
You CAN unlock the bootloader and root your device without the power buttons using the adb and fastboot commands in pc. But there still might be stuff that needs a physical power button to be present.
NOTE: I am still new to this stuff and what I am writing could have been wrong (most probably it isn't) as this is my first thread. Please inform me if I wrote something wrong.
Quite often there are test points for all the side buttons so that the main board can be tested without the side board. They usually go to ground.
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Hi Guys,
I'm in big troubles....
my Universal died after a radio upgrade....so I need to flash it again with another Rom.
The problem is that the power button is phisically...it's un-solded
That's the question: there's a way to enter in bootloader without pushing power button and without the possibility to execute something from the mobile phone?
I tried to HR (soft key + reset) I get the white screen, I push 0...then nothing!
BLACK SCREEN!!
HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Read up on ABD using Android SDK.
You can push commands through to your phone
I have no volume controls so I know how you feel.
I'm trying to think back. Doesn't it switch to bootloader if you start to flash (when you have active sync connected).
Otherwise you may have to find the solder tags for the power button and short them to perform the switch to bootloader.
ok one last quick question, the power lock button is currently dead on my phone and im currently redowngrading from a return to htc (refused due to liquid apparently) now the guide calls for me to install the pc10img by using adb reboot bootloader, but buttons are totally unresponsive in that state (even the volume ones which do work) however if i hold down the volume down button when i pop the battery back in it scans the card and finds and checks the pc10img fine and lists a load of stuff and asks me if i want to update, the only thing that concerns me slightly is that it says HBOOT rather than bootloader at the top, is it safe for me to say yes?
hboot indicates your Bootloader version.
So thats the place where you have to load the PC10IMG.zip's
Best and good luck,
Blubberor
Hi, as from another thread you will see that I have mentioned the screen is malfunctioning, i.e doing things itself. Went to a mobile shop today and the chaps said it's defo a digitizer related problem, so I've ordered one.
Now the other problems I have is that the micro usb port has come off the solder so isn't connected to the circuit and hence won't work in both charging the phone and letting you connect to pc.
Lastly the major problem is the volume rocker. It doesn't function at all, I tried opening the phone and repositioning the button but it's fine. I think it's missing the circuit below the volume button or something as I didn't feel a button thing there, it was only two dots where volume up and down are.
So the big question is. Will there be anyway in which I can flash a new rom without getting into bootloader as the volume rocker doesn't work. Also the micro usb port doesn't work too, so is there a way? Or would I have to get the volume rocker fixed?
Sorry to tell you but the volume rocker being functional is a must for MAGLDR. You can not navigate MAGLDR without a working volume rocker. You can access the bootloader via a couple of different apps via Windows Mobile, but after flashing MAGLDR or clk you can no longer access the bootloader without the volume rocker working.
You do have touch enabled custom recoveries, and you can flash clk via SD card. But you can not flash Clockwork Mod Recovery or any other custom recovery without a working USB port. So final answer, you need to get one of the two working before you can flash Android to NAND.
Hi
The Volume Down button is jammed (the phone fell and landed on its edge slightly crushing the frame where the volume down is). Curiously the Volume Up button still increased the volume.
After turning the phone off the problem came when turning on the phone as it now only boots into the bootloader as a result of the jammed Volume Down button.
Once in bootloader mode, the volume up/down buttons do not change the reboot options - it appears the stuck Volume Down button is causing this.
The way to fix this is to take the phone apart (as per the Youtube clips) and physically straighten the frame.
This is no easy task, so the question: is there a way around this so that the phone can boot?
It's rooted and fastboot commands work. (I installed TWRP but can only boot to recovery with adb).
Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.
fastboot reboot system?
fury683 said:
fastboot reboot system?
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No, the device is reading the hardware correctly and booting to bootloader. The only way to fix this is to fix your device.
akellar said:
No, the device is reading the hardware correctly and booting to bootloader. The only way to fix this is to fix your device.
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He said he could still issue fastboot commands. If the device is OFF and he has to press the POWER button to turn it on, it is reading the VOL DOWN as being pressed as well. If he issues the reboot command in Fastboot, it should boot into system because he won't need to press the POWER button and VOL DOWN (being pressed by the bent frame) at the same time, right?
OP also said he could get to recovery from ADB, but I think he meant Fastboot because ADB is only available when you are booted to Android.
Clarification
"I installed TWRP but can only boot to recovery with adb" is unclear.
I was meaning that one can only boot directly to recovery using adb. In fastboot, one can't get to recovery.
At the moment adb can't be used - only fastboot.
When I issue the fastboot reboot command, it just returns to the bootloader. I was hoping it would bypass the Volume Down state, but sadly no.
Thanks for your input though - I knew it was a longshot.
By the way, the phone wasn't dropped, but came out of my pocket going up some stairs - the bigger size makes it not as stable!
A bit late to reply, but for the sake of the next guy that comes looking, the command you were looking for is:
Code:
fastboot continue
This should tell the bootloader to boot into system.
You are still right about not being able to boot into recovery from bootloader (that's the headache I am currently having)
Any way of disabling the volume key altogether without doing anything physical to the phone?
I tried editing Generic.kl from /system/usr/keylayout/, but that only makes a difference when the phone is booted, not before that. Any way to disable the key before the phone has booted?
Cuz this is my mum's phone and she will have no idea what "fastboot" is
Hello everyone, from the title you've probably figured that I might be a noob and you'd be correct.
I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I'm trying to root and add TWRP to my phone, I've searched for a user friendly guide and this: "https://rootthedroid.com/root-leeco-le-max-2-install-twrp-recovery/" is the most user friendly guide I can find.
Something is not installing correctly and I think there are gaps in this guide, I'm pretty good at reading and following directions. I'm able to get into bootloader and Once I think I've installed TWRP the power button + volume down button does nothing when the phone is on except for take a screen shot and eventually shut down. However, when the phone is powered down, I'm able to hold the volume down + power buttons and it will eventually take me back to the bootloader screen but not to TWRP as the guide states it should.
So after this I thought I did something wrong and went to factory reset the phone.... When I initiated factory reset, that brought up the TWRP menu, so it was in fact installed onto the phone. I then continue the instructions in the guide. At the end, the power down + power button function does not work except for powering down the phone and bringing me back to the bootloader screen. I then installed the TWRP app and it still says that the device is not rooted.
I'm hoping someone can point me in the direction of a good thorough guide or please explain to me step by step how to get this thing rooted. I have x829 version and will be using primarily in Ohio if that matters. I'd also like some guidance on what ROM to choose.
Thank you for your time!!!!
boboyt said:
Hello everyone, from the title you've probably figured that I might be a noob and you'd be correct.
I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I'm trying to root and add TWRP to my phone, I've searched for a user friendly guide and this: "https://rootthedroid.com/root-leeco-le-max-2-install-twrp-recovery/" is the most user friendly guide I can find.
Something is not installing correctly and I think there are gaps in this guide, I'm pretty good at reading and following directions. I'm able to get into bootloader and Once I think I've installed TWRP the power button + volume down button does nothing when the phone is on except for take a screen shot and eventually shut down. However, when the phone is powered down, I'm able to hold the volume down + power buttons and it will eventually take me back to the bootloader screen but not to TWRP as the guide states it should.
So after this I thought I did something wrong and went to factory reset the phone.... When I initiated factory reset, that brought up the TWRP menu, so it was in fact installed onto the phone. I then continue the instructions in the guide. At the end, the power down + power button function does not work except for powering down the phone and bringing me back to the bootloader screen. I then installed the TWRP app and it still says that the device is not rooted.
I'm hoping someone can point me in the direction of a good thorough guide or please explain to me step by step how to get this thing rooted. I have x829 version and will be using primarily in Ohio if that matters. I'd also like some guidance on what ROM to choose.
Thank you for your time!!!!
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You need to go for the right combination brother.....
Volume down with power button will take you to bootloader.....
For TWRP, press Volume up and power button simultaneously......
And for rooting flash magisk and you're good to go.....
Ahmad04 said:
You need to go for the right combination brother.....
Volume down with power button will take you to bootloader.....
For TWRP, press Volume up and power button simultaneously......
And for rooting flash magisk and you're good to go.....
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This guy's got the right answer.
Please be sure to continue holding power and volume up until the words "recovery" come up on the screen otherwise it will just do a normal boot to Android.
Another method is to enable developer options (about phone and tap build 7 times), then to enable ADB, then use a PC and usb to the phone and use adb reboot recovery.
Also, if it boots to EUI ROM recovery instead of TWRP? It could be EUI ROM overwriting TWRP after flashing via fastboot.
The solution to that issue is to reboot into bootloader, flash recovery TWRP and then to either hold power and volume up to reboot into recovery or to use "fastboot boot TWRP.img" and then do reboot into recovery from there.
Why do we need to flash magisk?
kkcheong said:
Why do we need to flash magisk?
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If you need root access.....
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If you need root access.....
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I root without magisk.