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
I was searching for a method to unlock the bootloader after updating to nougat but i couldn't find any.
Any android version the bootloader unlock method is same. check the forum for newbie thread to unlock your bootloader.
Ramith96 said:
I was searching for a method to unlock the bootloader after updating to nougat but i couldn't find any.
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You can get your unlock code from the Motorola website: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
As the website mentions, this will void the rest of your warranty once your device is unlocked, though there are reports on XDA of people getting their devices serviced even after a bootloader unlock. Your experience may vary.
Also, I'd recommend toggling OEM unlock on - you can get to this by going into Settings > About Phone, and tapping 7 times on the build number section. Go back to the main Settings menu and you should see Developer Options has appeared. Go into the Developer Options and scroll to OEM unlocking, and toggle it on before you boot to unlock your bootloader.
So the method would be:
1 - Toggle OEM unlock in the Developers Options
2 - Follow the Motorola website instructions to unlock your bootloader
3 - Wait whilst it wipes your data
4 - Boot and enjoy your unlocked phone
Good luck!
Waiting for device
In command window it shows as 'waiting for device'. Could you help me?
mansoor643 said:
In command window it shows as 'waiting for device'. Could you help me?
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You need to check your driver to recognize the device. With the command "fastboot devices" there you should see your devices serial number. If not = driver, cable, firewall problem or your device is not in fastboot mode
Ok guys new to this device I went to Moto site to get unlocked bootloader and it's says it can't. I attached a screenshot is there any work around for this?
goast said:
Ok guys new to this device I went to Moto site to get unlocked bootloader and it's says it can't. I attached a screenshot is there any work around for this?
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Did you by chance purchase the Amazon-exclusive variant of the device (with the ads to reduce the price)? They're both the same, except you can't unlock the Amazon version's bootloader.
Also, try opening developer options (tap the build number 7 times, press the back key, and then the new developer options menu that appeared) and then enabling the "OEM unlocking" option. Then try unlocking the bootloader again via fastboot.
Hi everybody, I'm unable to unlock my samsung M30s even after following various methods properly, I'm able to go upto bootloader, after which I have to long press vol up button to unlock it but nothing happens at this stage, help please, thank you
Did you enable oem unluck under dev options?
treety said:
Did you enable oem unluck under dev options?
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yes i did, still i get stuck half way thru on odin when i was trying to install twrp
So in your bootloader after pressing up(short click not long), on the upper screen does it say Oem lock = true or false?
If it says oem lock = off it sounds like you have to flash vbmeta in AP so you can flash unofficial binaries. Sorry if I can't follow your problem correctly, just trying to figure out if you just failed at some point or if something really is going wrong... This phone should unlock really easily.
Also may I ask which guide you are following?
Edit: Saw your post on the TWRP thread. So it seems your bootloader is unlocked! As long as you can boot to it you are fine, don't worry!
Get your firmware from frija, https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-frija-samsung-firmware-downloader-checker.3910594/
Make sure you get the right Firmware (Look at your phones box if you still have it, CSC should be at the end of the Model number, also my Box says its a M30FZ even tho it's a M30FN).
After you're back to running firmware and still wanting to install magisk, follow santooshs TWRP thread's install guide.
Hello...
I am looking for a working way to root my SM-T555
The device is running android 7.1.1;
base ver. "T555XXU1CQHA";
build ver. "NMF26X.T555XXU1CRG1";
Samsung experience 8.5;
Android security patch August 2017.
So far, the several attempts I made using every T55X related software I found in this website have been unsuccessful.
It would seem that the rooting software available is for "Marshmallow only", thus not Nougat specific,
though I read some comments stating that the TWRP made for MM worked on Nougat too and, after that, Magisk would/could do the job...
So I gave it a try but, after installing the recovery, my tablet got stuck every time: refused to boot normally
and if I turned it off, long pressing the power key, I couldn't turn it on again as if it was bricked.
Every time I had to re-start it in download mode and re-flash the original stock rom with Odin in order to have it working again.
On top of that, the "OEM unlock" key is not present in the developer mode list: none of the "date changing tricks" I found around the web seems to fit this model.
I am inclined to believe this "might" be the mother of my problems in rooting the device though, supposedly, the patches were not for Nougat, anyway...
The developer options page, once activated, can only be "turned off" ("greyed out") but cannot be deactivated;
while, on other devices, if you turn it off the page usually disappears after rebooting then you have to tap 7 times the build version, again, in order to make it appear.
I never had problems in rooting any of the phones and tablets I have /had, including an SM-T819 running Nougat 7.1.1,
thanks to the great job done by the coders in this community to whom I would like to express my appreciation for what they do for the benefit of us all.
But this thing seems to reject everything I throw at it and it's been the most stubborn "phone like object" I ever fought with.
So far I am the one loosing the fight... I wish some of you guys could give me the means to defeat it.
Thanks in advance to whoever may be available to help me out.
Flash TWRP, then install Magisk in TWRP.
V0latyle said:
Flash TWRP, then install Magisk in TWRP.
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thanks for your reply.
maybe my post was too long and boring so you didn't read it all
Of course I already tried the solutions posted in the page you suggested but they did not work.
not the autoroot files, not the recovery, etc...
I quote: "after installing the recovery, my tablet got stuck every time: refused to boot normally
and if I turned it off, long pressing the power key, I couldn't turn it on again as if it was bricked.
Every time I had to re-start it in download mode and re-flash the original stock rom with Odin in order to have it working again."
If there is a TWRP file specific for my Nougat version available I'd be happy to give it a shot
endlessquest said:
thanks for your reply.
maybe my post was too long and boring so you didn't read it all
Of course I already tried the solutions posted in the page you suggested but they did not work.
not the autoroot files, not the recovery, etc...
I quote: "after installing the recovery, my tablet got stuck every time: refused to boot normally
and if I turned it off, long pressing the power key, I couldn't turn it on again as if it was bricked.
Every time I had to re-start it in download mode and re-flash the original stock rom with Odin in order to have it working again."
If there is a TWRP file specific for my Nougat version available I'd be happy to give it a shot
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Did you follow a guide when flashing TWRP? Did you unlock your bootloader?
You need to be clear and concise in your posts as yo what you did and how.
V0latyle said:
Did you follow a guide when flashing TWRP? Did you unlock your bootloader?
You need to be clear and concise in your posts as yo what you did and how.
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of course I did follow the guide by the book. also, the recovery appears to be installed properly, Odin showing a nice green PASS sign, but it doesn't work anyway
now about unlocking the bootloader, as I mentioned in my first post:
"the "OEM unlock" key is not present in the developer mode list: none of the "date changing tricks" I found around the web seems to fit this model.
I am inclined to believe this "might" be the mother of my problems in rooting the device"
every time I had to re install the system, so there clock want back to zero. Maybe I should be waiting for the allotted number of days to pass on order for the OEM unlock key to appear...
but before my first attempt to root the device, almost one month was past and the OEM unlock key wasn't there, notwithstanding...
I hope there was a chance that the bootloader was already unlocked...
to be concise (schematic):
tablet in download mode
untick auto reboot in Odin
AP loaded with "smt550_cf-autoroot.tar"
flash with Odin, OK, green sign PASS
reboot manually home+volume down+power,
then switch to volume up when screen becomes black
the Samsung logo appears and stays there indefinitely
So I turn the device off, long pressing the power key
then I try and turn on the tablet but does not turn on anymore,
not even pressing the power button for 30 second
then I press home+volume down+power again
to enter download mode and reinstall stock rom
(the same happens with
sm-t550_p550_p555_cf-autoroot.tar
or twrp_3.0.2-1_sm-t550_mm_7816.tar,
I also tried
twrp_3.1.1-1_sm-t355_251117
remark: none of them mentions T555 nougat)
Put your tablet in Download Mode and take a picture of the text at the upper left of the screen.
V0latyle said:
Put your tablet in Download Mode and take a picture of the text at the upper left of the screen.
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What process did you follow to unlock your bootloader?
Stop trying to use Autoroot. Let's figure out what we need to do to get TWRP on your device. Once we do that, you can flash Magisk in TWRP for root.
Please read this guide, sections 1 through 4 (don't worry about the GSI stuff) and tell me what you have or have not done.
ok, I wasn't able to do this:
Unlock Bootloader
Enable Developer Options and turn on OEM Unlocking
OEM Unlocking is missing in the list, as I mentioned in my previous posts
I tried the date change trick but it didn't work
endlessquest said:
ok, I wasn't able to do this:
Unlock Bootloader
Enable Developer Options and turn on OEM Unlocking
OEM Unlocking is missing in the list, as I mentioned in my previous posts
I tried the date change trick but it didn't work
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This is the first step. You cannot flash custom or modified images if the bootloader is locked.
Connect to the Internet and check for updates in system options, then check Developer Options again.
I did that step too, several times:
the system found an update available
the first times I cancelled the download
then I downloaded the update without installing it
then I tried and installed it
no result at all the attempts: the OEM Unlock key does not appear in developer options
endlessquest said:
I did that step too, several times:
the system found an update available
the first times I cancelled the download
then I downloaded the update without installing it
then I tried and installed it
no result at all the attempts: the OEM Unlock key does not appear in developer options
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Has it ever appeared before?
V0latyle said:
Has it ever appeared before?
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it is the first time I work on this specific device, so I couldn't tell: so far I couldn't find the OEM unlock option in the list
it never happened before on any of the several devices I have rooted in my life,
included another Samsung tablet SM-T819 running Nougat 7.1.1: the option was right there and all I had to do is tick it.
I used fastboot for other brands
I wish there was a way to use fastboot to unlock the bootloader on Samsung
if there is any I don't know it
adb is working, but when I give the "adb reboot fastboot" command, the tablet enters the download mode and fastboot does not see the tablet anymore from the computer
endlessquest said:
it is the first time I work on this specific device, so I couldn't tell: so far I couldn't find the OEM unlock option in the list
it never happened before on any of the several devices I have rooted in my life,
included another Samsung tablet SM-T819 running Nougat 7.1.1: the option was right there and all I had to do is tick it.
I used fastboot for other brands
I wish there was a way to use fastboot to unlock the bootloader on Samsung
if there is any I don't know it
adb is working, but when I give the "adb reboot fastboot" command, the tablet enters the download mode and fastboot does not see the tablet anymore from the computer
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Samsung devices do not have a fastboot mode.
Since this is a Snapdragon device, it probably cannot be unlocked, especially if it was marketed in the US.
Only Exynos and international Snapdragon devices can be unlocked, unfortunately.
V0latyle said:
Samsung devices do not have a fastboot mode.
Since this is a Snapdragon device, it probably cannot be unlocked, especially if it was marketed in the US.
Only Exynos and international Snapdragon devices can be unlocked, unfortunately.
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actually I am in Rome, Italy so I am quite positive it was marketed here...
is there a way to know for sure whether or not it is international?
the Samsung SM-T819 I am writing from has a snapdragon chip
but I had no problem unlocking/rooting it,
I bought both the devices here in Rome
now that's a mystery...
endlessquest said:
actually I am in Rome, Italy so I am quite positive it was marketed here...
is there a way to know for sure whether or not it is international?
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Usually the model number is a good indication with phones - the G908U vs G908N for example, but I don't see that being the case here
Have you tried signing into a Samsung or Google account on the device before checking for updates and looking for OEM Unlocking?
V0latyle said:
Usually the model number is a good indication with phones - the G908U vs G908N for example, but I don't see that being the case here
Have you tried signing into a Samsung or Google account on the device before checking for updates and looking for OEM Unlocking?
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I did that too...
on a freshly installed rom:
I connected the internet thru wireless
signed into my Google account
completed the tablet configuration, etc
then I went and enable the developer options
no OEM Unlocking yet again...
endlessquest said:
I did that too...
on a freshly installed rom:
I connected the internet thru wireless
signed into my Google account
completed the tablet configuration, etc
then I went and enable the developer options
no OEM Unlocking yet again...
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You manually checked for an update too?
Did you try disconnecting from the Internet, disabling network time, and manually setting the time ahead 1 week?