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[Firmware] LG vk815 Verizon LG Gpad X8.3

I found a post about firmware for this tablet to flash back to stock.
http://mobile.gaodi.net/Firmware-668989-1-1.html
Maybe someone can do something with it.

I may not be able to get cyanogen completely running but i can get an initial device tree setup and a twrp recovery made. i just need a copy of the boot image.

Lrs121 said:
I may not be able to get cyanogen completely running but i can get an initial device tree setup and a twrp recovery made. i just need a copy of the boot image.
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anything you can do would be great. how would i go bout pulling boot.img?

neckbonest said:
anything you can do would be great. how would i go bout pulling boot.img?
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I cant download the firmware restore file in the op but that would be the best place to get it. if there is a way to extract the image from the restore file thats how you would get it, example is a tool called unruu for htc devices. other wise it has to be directly copied from the device. if youre lucky the file system includes a path like this
Code:
/dev/block/platform/*something*/by-name/
you can see that with a file explorer like root explorer. With in that path there should be a bunch of partitions listed by name. im not certain of the name of the one id need. it could be aboot or boot or something else.
to copy a partition for me to use, youll need adb shell or an android terminal emulator installed and root.
run terminal emulator or run adb shell
Code:
$ su
give shell root access
# dd if=/dev/block/platform/*something*/by-name/aboot of=/sdcard/aboot.img
or
# dd if=/dev/block/platform/*something*/by-name/boot of=/sdcard/boot.img
youll then have a boot.img or aboot.img on you internal sdcard. let me know if you can get those that way or by extracting it or if you can send me factory restore file and i can try to extract it myself.
I just wonder how well twrp or something will work because of verizons habit of having locked bootloaders.

Lrs121 said:
I cant download the firmware restore file in the op but that would be the best place to get it. if there is a way to extract the image from the restore file thats how you would get it, example is a tool called unruu for htc devices. other wise it has to be directly copied from the device. if youre lucky the file system includes a path like this
Code:
/dev/block/platform/*something*/by-name/
you can see that with a file explorer like root explorer. With in that path there should be a bunch of partitions listed by name. im not certain of the name of the one id need. it could be aboot or boot or something else.
to copy a partition for me to use, youll need adb shell or an android terminal emulator installed and root.
run terminal emulator or run adb shell
Code:
$ su
give shell root access
# dd if=/dev/block/platform/*something*/by-name/aboot of=/sdcard/aboot.img
or
# dd if=/dev/block/platform/*something*/by-name/boot of=/sdcard/boot.img
youll then have a boot.img or aboot.img on you internal sdcard. let me know if you can get those that way or by extracting it or if you can send me factory restore file and i can try to extract it myself.
I just wonder how well twrp or something will work because of verizons habit of having locked bootloaders.
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verizon does love to lock bootloaders. not sure if this is locked or not.
i a not able to download the firmware ether. ive tried adb shell and terminal but get the following on both
tmp-mksh: give : not found

bootloader
it looks like the bootloader is locked, shocker right! it is verizon after all. not sure how locked down it is.
ive tried physical buttons, adb shell and terminal with no luck but this is me we are talking bout. maybe someone smarter can get in

neckbonest said:
it looks like the bootloader is locked, shocker right! it is verizon after all. not sure how locked down it is.
ive tried physical buttons, adb shell and terminal with no luck but this is me we are talking bout. maybe someone smarter can get in
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I see the issue. the line "give adb root" was a comment not something to actually run.
commands excluding the line starting with give. and replace *something* with the proper path. for the htc m9 its
Code:
/dev/block/platform/f9824900.sdhci/by-name/
If it doesnt work i can at least get the device tree started.

I know enough stuff to keep me out of trouble with adb/flashing. And based on where I would need to start to try and pull the boot file, I'm lost haha. Anything else and I'd be happy to help with!
Sent from my VK815 using XDA Free mobile app

So my tablet today prompted me to update to 11A. But since it's rooted it didn't go thru. Does anyone know what we can do with that info? Like to keep root and update?

Came here looking for the same. There's a chance that even after update could root, possibly like g4, but no guarantees. And without ever having a recovery, the only possibility would be with flash fire, but still no guarantees. And we would need for someone to upload a system image to rip for that...

Has anyone found a recovery that works on the VK815 on 5.0.2?

I am wondering if anyone has found a way back to stock so that we can take the upgrade to 11A

Lrs121 said:
I see the issue. the line "give adb root" was a comment not something to actually run.
commands excluding the line starting with give. and replace *something* with the proper path. for the htc m9 its
Code:
/dev/block/platform/f9824900.sdhci/by-name/
If it doesnt work i can at least get the device tree started.
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Do you still need a boot image? If so, let me know and I'll work on pulling it for you.
Totally jail breaking this device would be a plus for the world.
Jim

jowski said:
I see the issue. the line "give adb root" was a comment not something to actually run.
commands excluding the line starting with give. and replace *something* with the proper path. for the htc m9 its
Do you still need a boot image? If so, let me know and I'll work on pulling it for you.
Totally jail breaking this device would be a plus for the world.
Jim
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I figured since its a Verizon tablet, the boot loader would be locked and I lack the knowledge and experience to bypass it. However I could still get a device tree started

Wouldn't 'dd' with root privileges be enough? It might not be script friendly but ... I've used CM with the stock boot loader before on other phones and the boot loader wasn't a show stopper.
Anyway, it you need an image from me; I'll work it in the schedule.
Jim

Katmeat said:
I am wondering if anyone has found a way back to stock so that we can take the upgrade to 11A
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I'm assuming it's not safe to take this OTA, maybe we can use LGs flash tool if we could get our hands on the stock firmware?

Pipedreams said:
I'm assuming it's not safe to take this OTA, maybe we can use LGs flash tool if we could get our hands on the stock firmware?
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I think everyone is being cautious knowing how Verizon likes to censor things. Yes, censor is the correct word. They are trying to tell VK815 owners what they can and cannot put on the VK815 owner's VK815.
I'd like to see a dedicated version of linux for the VK815. Later today I plan on emailing LG on that and a few other things.
Jim

jowski said:
Wouldn't 'dd' with root privileges be enough? It might not be script friendly but ... I've used CM with the stock boot loader before on other phones and the boot loader wasn't a show stopper.
Anyway, it you need an image from me; I'll work it in the schedule.
Jim
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To obtain the image yes that's sufficient, its when you try to replace the recovery or rom is where the locked bootloader causes issues.

Katmeat said:
I am wondering if anyone has found a way back to stock so that we can take the upgrade to 11A
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Does anyone had problems with this new update? All my apps always blink when I'm unsung it.

Lrs121 said:
To obtain the image yes that's sufficient, its when you try to replace the recovery or rom is where the locked bootloader causes issues.
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I was thinking that with root privileges one could 'dd' over the boot loader with a new one.
Have you (or do you know anyone who has) been able to compile android-5.1.0-r1 with the LGVK815_Lollipop_Android.tar.gz added on? My attempts fail with a "make: *** No rule to make target `out/target/product/generic/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libtune2fs_intermediates/export_includes', needed by `out/target/product/generic/obj/EXECUTABLES/updater_intermediates/import_includes'. Stop." I'd feel better if I could successfully compile the stock version.
Jim
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calle124 said:
Does anyone had problems with this new update? All my apps always blink when I'm unsung it.
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Did you allow the update with a rooted VK815? That would be good information for all to know.
Jim

[HOWTO] Converting your Retail Note 4 to a Developer Edition Note 4

This guide will walk you through the process of converting your Retail Note 4 to a Developer Edition Note 4. This means you have an unlocked boot loader and you are free to do what you wish with your device.
Requirements:
Retail Note 4 (Verizon)
Computer (PC, Linux or Window)
USB Cable
Samsung USB Drivers (If you are on Windows)
SD Card (Recommend a small one that you do not mind storing away for later)
ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
Root (Either Temp or Perm, that will not be explained here)
Samsung Unlock file (Creators Thread)
Steps:
- Verify you have an ADB connection to your device and you have root.
Connect your phone and launch ADB in either command prompt or terminal (Depending on your OS).
Type the following command to view the currently connected devices:
Code:
adb devices
You should see a list of devices. If not, verify USB Debug Mode is enabled on your phone.
-Copying the unlock file to your phone
After you have downloaded the file from ryanbg's thread (samsung_unlock_n4-2) we need to copy it to the device. You will want to make sure your current directory is the directory that the file you downloaded is in.
Time to push the file to the phone, run the below command:
Code:
adb push samsung_unlock_n4-2 /data/local/tmp/
-Connect to your phone
Type the following command:
Code:
adb shell
You are now in in a shell through ADB on your phone.
Elevate your permissions by entering:
Code:
su
You may get a confirmation on your phone for requesting root access. Be sure to grant ADB permission.
-Change Directory
Go to the directory we copied our files to
Code:
cd /data/local/tmp/
-CHMOD and CHOWN the unlock file
This allows us to actually execute the file. Execute the below commands
Code:
chmod 777 samsung_unlock_n4-2
Code:
chown root.root samsung_unlock_n4-2
-Time to execute
Running the below command will generate a warning and a requirement to enter yes or no. Read the warning carefully before continuing:
Code:
./samsung_unlock_n4-2
At this point you will see a few thing similar to this:
Code:
[+] CID at boot time is/was: 1501xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[+] device not yet dev CID, now changing to dev CID
[+] programming new CID 150100523231384d4100657e54fc1200
[+] success! powering off device, power back on and verify CID
[+] then run this binary again to finish the process
As binary states, your phone CID is changing is going to reboot.
Before turning your phone back on, be sure the SD card you are okay with formatting is inserted into the phone.
Once your phone comes back online, launch terminal, ADB shell, obtain root access, and change directories. Now launch the unlock binary again:
Code:
./samsung_unlock_n4-2
You will see the same warning and you will need to enter yes or no again. Once you enter yes, you should see something like this.
Code:
[+] CID at boot time is/was: 150100523231384d4100657e54fc1200
[+] dev CID matching, proceding to unlock
[+] backing up loaders, this will take a few minutes
[+] loaders successfully backed up
[+] success! powering off device, hopefully its not bricked!
Keep the SD card in a safe place. If for some reason you ever break your phone, you can possibly use the loaders on this card to fix it.
Power your phone up in download mode (VOL-DOWN + HOME + POWER). Your phone should now show Developer mode. If this is not the case, you either did something wrong or your phone is not a Verizon Note 4

i can say it is really appreciated that we have this ability but this blunt "we wont tell you how to at least temp root it" thing is kind of messed up because a lot of people have no idea where to go to find the right temp root for this phone. We have always needed root yet now we have unlocked bootloader which again is appreciated, but a little help with the latter would be nice.

KingVekxin said:
i can say it is really appreciated that we have this ability but this blunt "we wont tell you how to at least temp root it" thing is kind of messed up because a lot of people have no idea where to go to find the right temp root for this phone. We have always needed root yet now we have unlocked bootloader which again is appreciated, but a little help with the latter would be nice.
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To be honest if a person cannot find KingRoot, they should not be using this method. This mindset is shared by a lot of people on XDA. This is not a simple click and go type unlock, it requires someone to get down and dirty to get things done.

chriskader said:
To be honest if a person cannot find KingRoot, they should not be using this method. This mindset is shared by a lot of people on XDA. This is not a simple click and go type unlock, it requires someone to get down and dirty to get things done.
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Trust me it wouldnt be the first down and dirty with rooting for me lol. But i have found it and will see if it goes alright and then i will try to link others to it to make it a little easier, at least with that part

can someone who has not done this, download and install brick bug app from Play store and post of screen shot of it running. I wanna check if Note 4 come with a emmc other than Samsung.

Well I did everything as stared and now it's stuck in a bootloop.
I wiped everything also. It does say mode developer though.
Couldn't get some help guys?

I can already hear the laughter
I have successfully completed these steps. However, I want to know is there any difference between this and an actual developer edition at this point?

I'm really kind of in trouble here. It only boots up in download mode and in recovery. It says mode developer but it just bootloop. Kies won't connect to it.
Is it possible to Odin back?
Thank you.

edjahman said:
I'm really kind of in trouble here. It only boots up in download mode and in recovery. It says mode developer but it just bootloop. Kies won't connect to it.
Is it possible to Odin back?
Thank you.
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remove battery and sd card. Then insert battery and reboot.

KingVekxin said:
i can say it is really appreciated that we have this ability but this blunt "we wont tell you how to at least temp root it" thing is kind of messed up because a lot of people have no idea where to go to find the right temp root for this phone. We have always needed root yet now we have unlocked bootloader which again is appreciated, but a little help with the latter would be nice.
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To be fair, I don't even own this device. The exploit happened to apply to the Note 4 and we decided to make it compatible for you guys. That's why I can't really help you with it. Make sense?
edjahman said:
I'm really kind of in trouble here. It only boots up in download mode and in recovery. It says mode developer but it just bootloop. Kies won't connect to it.
Is it possible to Odin back?
Thank you.
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Try pulling your battery and removing your SD card. Then try to wipe cache in recovery. Typically, you would unlock your bootloader if you wanted to flash custom ROMs/kernels. If that doesn't work, feel free to PM me and I'll help you as best I can.

Phew. Ty guys. Somehow I overlooked that lol.
It's fine now. I really appreciate it.
Edjahman
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So I assume we treat this like a Dev edition Note 4 then as long as it says developer mode in recovery?
I'd hate to ODIN TWRP or CF Autoroot and brick it for real.
Thanks

Just ODIN TWRP and flash supersu in twrp.

I'm unclear about the directory part. If someone could clarify that would be great

Will this work on the latest Verizon OTA? LMY47X.N910VVRU2BPA1 (Android 5.1.1)
I'm currently on BOG5 - Safe Upgrade with the BOAF Bootloaders (hsbadr). Should I flash back to 4.4.4 and allow all of the OTA updates or is there a point to where this won't work?
Suggestion to OP: Update Step 1 on the Requirements to include which Android version we need to be on for this to work. I "assume" 4.4.4, because I've heard that KingRoot only works on 4.4.4. Please confirm this. Thank you.
EDIT: Also, Step 5 of the Requirements section, I assume you meant MicroSD card, not SD Card.

BotRob said:
I'm unclear about the directory part. If someone could clarify that would be great
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You would just copy and paste the commands into the ADB shell window.

sixtythreechevy said:
You would just copy and paste the commands into the ADB shell window.
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K thank you very much for clarifying

Wait so do you need root to do this? If that is the case is there any way I could do anything with the note 4 on the latest firmware?

After typing Yes to confirm the warning message all I get is:
[-] this is for <some> Samsung devices only
[-] it will kill other devices

I keep getting this ::
------------------------------------------------------ 2nd attempt
(Yes/No)
[+] CID at boot time is/was: 15
[+] dev CID matching, proceding to unlock
[+] backing up loaders, this will take a few minutes
[-] you MUST have a 1GB or greater sd card inserted
[-] 4GB or greater is recommended
[-] do NOT patch this out of code!
[-] fail
10|[email protected]:/data/local/tmp #
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Fails I got this the first time... I loaded fully back in then tried again and got this. not in dev mode.
----------------------------- FIRST TIME -----------------
(Yes/No)
[+] CID at boot time is/was: 15
[+] device not yet dev CID, now changing to dev CID
[+] programming new CID 15
[+] success! powering off device, power back on and verify CID
[+] then run this binary again to finish the process
------------------------------------
Thanks

JimChagares said:
After typing Yes to confirm the warning message all I get is:
[-] this is for <some> Samsung devices only
[-] it will kill other devices
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download brickbug app from Playstore and check emmc cid, if it starts with 15 only then can you use this process. If it starts with 15 it would be better to wait and see what comes up tomorrow.

Does unlocked BL automatically mean root is possible.

I've always been a Samsung fan, but this phone is packed with features I like. With samsung , unlocked BL then twrp, then flash SU..done. is LG a little different or is it Nouget that is making the process harder or even not possible? Any thoughts from any LG veterans?

Bubba Fett said:
I've always been a Samsung fan, but this phone is packed with features I like. With samsung , unlocked BL then twrp, then flash SU..done. is LG a little different or is it Nouget that is making the process harder or even not possible? Any thoughts from any LG veterans?
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AFAIK it's Nougat. This is my first LG device, coming from HTC 10. I've had many others, just never LG.

lightninbug said:
AFAIK it's Nougat. This is my first LG device, coming from HTC 10. I've had many others, just never LG.
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Did you get the phone yet? Try to unlock? I think i saw you involved over at the s7 edge root thread when i was watching that right? The things I'm going to have to get used to is power button and no physical home/back buttons however if root is achieved and maintained through FW updates I think this phone will be the best out there and development for LG should rise.

Bubba Fett said:
Did you get the phone yet? Try to unlock? I think i saw you involved over at the s7 edge root thread when i was watching that right? The things I'm going to have to get used to is power button and no physical home/back buttons however if root is achieved and maintained through FW updates I think this phone will be the best out there and development for LG should rise.
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No.. thought I was getting it today via UPS... Guess I was tracking the wrong package lmao (stoner moment)... The G pad X came today instead... Lammmmme!!!

LG blocked fastboot commands since MM so the standard would usually be Unlock BL, flash recovery then flash SU.
But its not the case anymore.
Now its Unlock BL wait till an official.tot or .kdz to be released or leaked from LG, then repack it with root or a recovery and flash via LGUP or LG Tool.

just curious, what do you need root for?
phones nowadays come great out of the box. just disable what you dont need.

Z51 said:
just curious, what do you need root for?
phones nowadays come great out of the box. just disable what you dont need.
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Are you really on XDA posting this?...What do we need root for???... Maybe head to the T-Mobile forums bro.

lightninbug said:
Are you really on XDA posting this?...What do we need root for???... Maybe head to the T-Mobile forums bro.
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Does someone really need to want to root his phone to be on XDA? There's a whole lot of learning and shared experience going on out in those threads and there's not one rooted V20 to be found.
The fact of the matter is, a lot of people who come to XDA shouldn't be allowed anywhere near an ADB command or a one touch root.
On my short time with the Note 7, XDA showed me that it really wasn't smart to root that phone. Rooting broke too much of the stuff I used, and the developers didn't get enough time to iron out those problems. If they root this phone, I won't be doing it to mine until I see how all of the problems shake out.

douger1957 said:
Does someone really need to want to root his phone to be on XDA? There's a whole lot of learning and shared experience going on out in those threads and there's not one rooted V20 to be found.
The fact of the matter is, a lot of people who come to XDA shouldn't be allowed anywhere near an ADB command or a one touch root.
On my short time with the Note 7, XDA showed me that it really wasn't smart to root that phone. Rooting broke too much of the stuff I used, and the developers didn't get enough time to iron out those problems. If they root this phone, I won't be doing it to mine until I see how all of the problems shake out.
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I think that's a good opinion. Mine is I want to be the administrator of my $800 hand computer. Not tmobile. Not LG, Samsung , or anyone else. I bought it. It's mine. If I want to block ads, or change the color of my clock then I should be able to. I agree on waiting for bugs to be fixed, but being able to flash a backup or backed up app is a nice feature. I miss the days where root came easy and we owned the rights to our devices. It's bull5hit!

Bubba Fett said:
I think that's a good opinion. Mine is I want to be the administrator of my $800 hand computer. Not tmobile. Not LG, Samsung , or anyone else. I bought it. It's mine. If I want to block ads, or change the color of my clock then I should be able to. I agree on waiting for bugs to be fixed, but being able to flash a backup or backed up app is a nice feature. I miss the days where root came easy and we owned the rights to our devices. It's bull5hit!
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Amen to that lol! Do you know how long does it take to restore every single app when you dont have titanium backup installed and your device rooted? (i have 113 user apps in my lg g3), you can easily take up to 2 hours installing and setting up. while when you have titanium, you can sit there and drink up your coconut juice while it does everything on its own and everything already set up, and it is pretty quick too. Also, i hate ads. unless the benefit me (that's how i found out about the LG V20 lol) Not to mention that many of the ads out there are either scam or viruses . Also, rooting is the way to really owning your device. a device is not yours until whatever thing you want to do can actually be achieved because you (the owner) wanted to and not because the company wanted to. :good:

I need root for adblocking and xprivacy , that's it. No root within 15 days, its getting returned.

Amd4life said:
I need root for adblocking and xprivacy , that's it. No root within 15 days, its getting returned.
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Lol you might as well return it now then. Beucase i doubt it will be done that quick. I mean, i bought this phone because of its great features. And even though i like to root, flash, and all that, well, i have set up my mind in a balanced mode and said "well, chances to get root are 50%, sure i like to root my phone but probably it wont be possible ". To be honest i usually wait about 3 month before buying a new released smartphone because by around that time, they usually have root and have gotten bugs already fixed. But i couldnt resist the offers on this one LOL. so, if it doesnt get root, i will stuck with it for a while anyway.

Amd4life said:
I need root for adblocking and xprivacy , that's it. No root within 15 days, its getting returned.
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I'm in the exact same boat as you. My V20 is sitting all pretty on my desk. T-14 days before I return it if no root. Been rocking the OnePlus 3 with an awesome ROM since the first Note 7 recall. Absolutely loving it. Got the V20 only because of the screen, camera, and supposedly better sound--all of which are probably marginal upgrades compared to OP3 especially considering it's well over twice the price.

V521 didn't have root until update was released. I grabbed and uploaded the ROM, and soon rooted .dz was there.

Confirmed: Similar to T-Mobile LG G5 there are not flash commands in fastboot to write a new recovery. Will need someone to create a TOT file to get us TWRP and root I think.

confirmed that I have unlocked my t-mobile bootloader also. TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!
booted into fastboot mode by
a) powering down the device
b) putting the cable into the PC USB drive
c) hold down - volume down button, insert USB-C cable into the phone.
d) check the USB drivers in device manager.
e) I manually installed USB driver using the google USB drive from SDK tools 2.2 (LG drivers may also work)
f) cmd, run as administrator, changed directory to my adb folder
g) fastboot oem device, listed my device (so im good to go)
h) [FONT=&quot]fastboot oem unlock (doing such will erase your phone)
I) fastboot getvar unlock[/FONT]
j) fastboot reboot
device boots with security warning (ie bootloader unlocked), boots fine, clean device
went back into fastboot tried to compile a basic TWRP using my v10 TWRP as a basis....fail on my coding skills ( I am still learning)
using command fastboot boot XXX.img
c:\adb>fastboot boot v20.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.700s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.721s
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lightninbug said:
Are you really on XDA posting this?...What do we need root for???... Maybe head to the T-Mobile forums bro.
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Don't get your panties in a bunch. It was a simple question. I come on here to make money. I fix phones for a living and I come here to fix what people attempting to root broke and brought to me to fix. If you don't want to root, you don't have to. If you do, then by all means root your phone. No need to be a **** about it.
Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk

Amd4life said:
confirmed that I have unlocked my t-mobile bootloader also. TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!
booted into fastboot mode by
a) powering down the device
b) putting the cable into the PC USB drive
c) hold down - volume down button, insert USB-C cable into the phone.
d) check the USB drivers in device manager.
e) I manually installed USB driver using the google USB drive from SDK tools 2.2 (LG drivers may also work)
f) cmd, run as administrator, changed directory to my adb folder
g) fastboot oem device, listed my device (so im good to go)
h) [FONT=&quot]fastboot oem unlock (doing such will erase your phone)
I) fastboot getvar unlock[/FONT]
j) fastboot reboot
device boots with security warning (ie bootloader unlocked), boots fine, clean device
went back into fastboot tried to compile a basic TWRP using my v10 TWRP as a basis....fail on my coding skills ( I am still learning)
using command fastboot boot XXX.img
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Apparently LG disables boot/flash. I'm going to try to get a tmobile TOT file tomorrow. I'm working on updating a TOT extractor tool right now to work it.

Can someone run this:
Code:
fastboot getvar all

Bubba Fett said:
I think that's a good opinion. Mine is I want to be the administrator of my $800 hand computer. Not tmobile. Not LG, Samsung , or anyone else. I bought it. It's mine. If I want to block ads, or change the color of my clock then I should be able to. I agree on waiting for bugs to be fixed, but being able to flash a backup or backed up app is a nice feature. I miss the days where root came easy and we owned the rights to our devices. It's bull5hit!
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I will most likely root my phone when the time comes. I am not against rooting at all... I rooted all of my phones except the Note 7. What I'm saying is that root isn't for everyone, not everyone should root their phone even if they think it's the thing to do and that I think there's a place at XDA for people who don't want to learn ADB commands.

Rooting?

I'm new to xda and obviously I'm not a dev. I just want to root my Axon 7 so I can download root apps. I'm not tech savvy at all and I've created this thread because I have no idea what to do with this page : http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-stay-t3461165 . Can anyone give a step by step tutorial on how to root my phone?
I feel so so out of place here... please don't scold me :x
inb4 banned cuz didn't read the rules or stickies
I'm running B29.

What version are you running? B20/B27/B29

If you are not tech savvy, do not attempt the root method. It's for advance user and too many people have bricked their phone already. Just read the threads and you will know what I mean.

S8ntsHaz3 said:
What version are you running? B20/B27/B29
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I'm running B29.
And yes I can probably guess the amount of people who bricked their phones. But what if everything were to be laid out simple and I follow the directions in every respect? I'm not going to start rooting until I know what I'm doing. So don't worry. I'm stupid but I'm not THAT stupid.

No your fine lmao I started with this phone so we're pretty much same level. As to my understanding it is possible but I would wait just a bit for the b29 stuff to come out.

Don't worry, you're not the only one. I've been reading these tutorials and it's all gibberish, lol.... Every phone I have has been rooted within the first day, this phone I've had over 2 months, and I still can't get it. So you're not alone, lol...

There definitely needs to be some cleaning done on this forum, with far too many threads covering the same topics and many OPs being out of date.
Best rooting guide I found was buried in a thread, but is now also out of date if you're running B29.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68302434&postcount=157
It might help if you're still on B27. I used it, had root and bootloader still locked, updated to B29 for the security patch, and was able to keep TWRP but lost root. Having TWRP still allows me to flash all the Google pixel stuff though, which is nice

Bolandk said:
There definitely needs to be some cleaning done on this forum, with far too many threads covering the same topics and many OPs being out of date.
Best rooting guide I found was buried in a thread, but is now also out of date if you're running B29.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68302434&postcount=157
It might help if you're still on B27. I used it, had root and bootloader still locked, updated to B29 for the security patch, and was able to keep TWRP but lost root. Having TWRP still allows me to flash all the Google pixel stuff though, which is nice
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I'm looking closely at this phone now myself...
I've seen the bootloader thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/wip-axon-7-root-bootloader-unlokced-t3441204
I'm only interest in this if I can successfully unlock the bootloader and stock root is possible...from what I've read, BOTH can be done. According to the root thread, the model I need (A2017G) is listed as unlockable, correct? What's the difference between a2017g B02 and B03??
RoOSTA

totalFX said:
I'm new to xda and obviously I'm not a dev. I just want to root my Axon 7 so I can download root apps. I'm not tech savvy at all and I've created this thread because I have no idea what to do with this page : http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-stay-t3461165 . Can anyone give a step by step tutorial on how to root my phone?
I feel so so out of place here... please don't scold me :x
inb4 banned cuz didn't read the rules or stickies
I'm running B29.
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OK I have read far too many of these questions here about root on B29 - so here goes.
1. Go to the ZTE website, download the stock B20, and install it.
2. http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/wip-axon-7-root-bootloader-unlokced-t3441204 use this to get TWRP installed on your phone - don't worry about root.
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-stay-t3461165 UNLOCK the bootloader
4. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68873482&postcount=2 flash boot file, system file, and SuperSU 2.65
Now please relax - anyone here with any dev skills whatsoever are neck deep in other projects (like CM13). B29 hasn't been out long and the only stock image we have from ZTE is B20, which doesn't give us a ton to work with

I also very new to android smartphone and I also feel so so out of place too.
I wish someone make a video how to root this axon 7 phone.
search around youtube jailbrake iPhone is so easy root samsung phone is so easy.... but root axon 7 nothing
I love axon 7 so much now but if I know it's so hard to root i'm just gonna buy samsung phone .
so F..... tired of this youtube ads
ads block is the only reason why I want to root
and that is the only reason why I jailbrake all my ideviese

For me, also with B29, the best and easy way was this from rczrider (thanx a lot). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69507226&postcount=766
But one issue after root: I have no access to system, i noticed that, as i install Gsam Battery Monitor root companion, that will install in priv-app but i was write protect. Also RootExplorer was not possible to copy/delete files in system, because write protect. How to change that?

tasar said:
For me, also with B29, the best and easy way was this from rczrider (thanx a lot). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69507226&postcount=766
But one issue after root: I have no access to system, i noticed that, as i install Gsam Battery Monitor root companion, that will install in priv-app but i was write protect. Also RootExplorer was not possible to copy/delete files in system, because write protect. How to change that?
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I forgot to add a final step to that list. I've updated it and here's the new one:
Copy everything off your internal storage that you don't want to lose.
Get all of the files you need from the steps below and put them on your microSD card.
Flash TWRP (recovery) using the method in the OP (B27 file is fine). You don't need to flash the boot image.
Unlock the bootloader (B27 is fine): http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-stay-t3461165
Flash B29: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68873482&postcount=2
Boot phone, set it up, whatever
*Reboot to TWRP, go to Advanced > Terminal and type: reboot disemmcwp
This will leave you with an unlocked bootloader, a fully functioning TWRP (no data encryption issue), and rooted B29. You will not be able to receive OTAs.
*This disables write protection and allows your changes (such as AdAway) to stick with reboot. You need to run this before your changes will stick. You don't have to use TWRP (you could also use a terminal emulator or ADB), but I find that since you have to reboot anyway, it's just as easy to do it in TWRP.
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In case anyone stumbles across this thread, here's a "Newbie's Guide to Unlocking and Rooting the Axon 7": http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/newbies-guide-to-unlocking-rooting-axon-t3496234
It will be updated as necessary and contains a step-by-step process with links to the appropriate threads.

So are they still releasing a new bootloader unlock tool? Or should I just go ahead and do these steps?
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk

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So are they still releasing a new bootloader unlock tool? Or should I just go ahead and do these steps?
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Yes, ZTE still supports bootloader unlocking on the Axon 7. It is currently on hold, but yes, our understanding is that they will be releasing a new process (likely with Nougat).
I can't think of any reason not to unlock now because you can always re-lock if you want to. Who knows what the new process will entail.

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[*] *Reboot to TWRP, go to Advanced > Terminal and type: reboot disemmcwp
*This disables write protection and allows your changes (such as AdAway) to stick with reboot. You need to run this before your changes will stick. You don't have to use TWRP (you could also use a terminal emulator or ADB), but I find that since you have to reboot anyway, it's just as easy to do it in TWRP.
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Thanks, reboot disemmcwp fixed my write access to /system

rczrider said:
Yes, ZTE still supports bootloader unlocking on the Axon 7. It is currently on hold, but yes, our understanding is that they will be releasing a new process (likely with Nougat).
I can't think of any reason not to unlock now because you can always re-lock if you want to. Who knows what the new process will entail.
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Yea well I was hoping the new tool wouldn't kill the warranty but that's wishful thinking, and after some thought I highly doubt that will happen. So time to unlock the bootloader,l and flash TWRP.....soon as I get off work in 9 hours.
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk

polar2792 said:
Yea well I was hoping the new tool wouldn't kill the warranty but that's wishful thinking, and after some thought I highly doubt that will happen. So time to unlock the bootloader,l and flash TWRP.....soon as I get off work in 9 hours.
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk
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I think ZTE will eventually put out a bootloader unlock without killing the warranty. But, yeah, either way it's easy enough to do it on your own now.

rczrider said:
I forgot to add a final step to that list. I've updated it and here's the new one:
Copy everything off your internal storage that you don't want to lose.
Get all of the files you need from the steps below and put them on your microSD card.
Flash TWRP (recovery) using the method in the OP (B27 file is fine). You don't need to flash the boot image.
Unlock the bootloader (B27 is fine): http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-stay-t3461165
Flash B29: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68873482&postcount=2
Boot phone, set it up, whatever
*Reboot to TWRP, go to Advanced > Terminal and type: reboot disemmcwp
This will leave you with an unlocked bootloader, a fully functioning TWRP (no data encryption issue), and rooted B29. You will not be able to receive OTAs.
*This disables write protection and allows your changes (such as AdAway) to stick with reboot. You need to run this before your changes will stick. You don't have to use TWRP (you could also use a terminal emulator or ADB), but I find that since you have to reboot anyway, it's just as easy to do it in TWRP.
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In case anyone stumbles across this thread, here's a "Newbie's Guide to Unlocking and Rooting the Axon 7": http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/newbies-guide-to-unlocking-rooting-axon-t3496234
It will be updated as necessary and contains a step-by-step process with links to the appropriate threads.
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Thank you; thank you, THANK YOU!!!!! I tried for an hour or two, using both ADB and Terminal Emulator to apply this "reboot disemmcwp" fix, and I just couldn't get it to work (I'm on B29). Then, I saw your instructions to use TWRP and followed them, and it worked first time, like a charm!
Thanks again - I'm a very happy camper. You da' man, LOL!
Dennis

Rooting ZTE Blade A7 Prime

I've used the search function and found nothing for this phone. I've used Google and found nothing about rooting this exact model.
I'm looking for the technique to root this phone and I'm finding nothing. Has anybody rooted and flashed a Custom ROM/custom recovery on this device and how did you do it?

I just got this phone as well, and I have been looking and also have found nothing for this exact variant. I have tried the usual one-click methods to no avail. Is there any development in the works? If you need a test dummy, let me know. I have several other phones to use as spares, so I am not afraid of a soft brick.

Rooting ZTE Blade a7 Prime
I too can be a test dummy to root this phone. Since Visible is such a hands off company you really need your phone to be rooted to do things for yourself. Currently for some reason my ZTE BLADE A7 Prime can’t send or receive calls and their techs are telling me 3 to 5 business days... counting yesterday and today that’s a week! Ridiculous! The APN settings look off compared to my wife’s phone but you can’t edit the settings.

ZTE Blade prime A7 Visible
I've been having the exact same problem with making and receiving calls also with losing service(for the service prob. Found great n easy solution- till find permanent one-**go to airplane mode in settings turn it on for 30secs to a minute then turn airplane mode back off TAKES SIGNAL FROM 0-4 BARS EVERYTIME AND I CAN GET/MAKE CALLS INSTANTLY ETC AGAIN ?)

Data saver seems to work for resetting connection as well. I too would be interested in rooting. I kinda like the phone, but it does have its issues.

First glance at unlocking bootloader
I just received the phone today. I was excited to see that I could get into developer mode and move the OEM Unlocking icon to allow bootloader unlock... Unfortunately, that's where the excitement ended. The typical fastboot oem unlock and fastboot flashing unlock yielded no results. I then did some research and it would seem MediaTek only implements two oem commands, and unlock is not one of them...
"The bootloader may implement additional, manufacturer-specific commands. These do not follow the usual protocol command format, and they cannot have a payload. Some manufacturers implement a lot of OEM commands, as can be seen here. MediaTek just implements two: fastboot oem p2u on and fastboot oem p2u off, these enable or disable the redirection of Linux kernel messages to the UART."
Will tinker with it some more later since I'm limited with time. Hope someone figures out how to unlock the bootloader and go from there.

Has anybody tried this?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...atek-armv8-t3922213/post79626434#post79626434
I don't own this phone (yet), so I can't give it a shot myself.

I'm not very familiar with mediatek processors in general, but that looks rather promising with some restrictions... If I have time over the weekend, I'll give that a whirl and report back whether it works or bricks my device

seems lke ts gonna be a long process before were able to fiddle with roms but im atleast glad this is close to stock android.

I can confirm that mtk-su R20 downloaded from https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd...xperimental-software-root-hd-8-hd-10-t3904595 gets you root prompt. Use 32-bit binary (arm).
Edit: I can also confirm that the process in https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...atek-armv8-t3922213/post79626434#post79626434 works and root survives the reboots.

virx14 said:
I can confirm that mtk-su R20 downloaded from https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd...xperimental-software-root-hd-8-hd-10-t3904595 gets you root prompt. Use 32-bit binary (arm).
Edit: I can also confirm that the process in https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...atek-armv8-t3922213/post79626434#post79626434 works and root survives the reboots.
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Ditto here too. Couldn't get it working at first. Turned out I miss read the instructions and put all files in the init.d folder instead od the two files in the bin folder. Then your tip on using the 32bit binary got it working. Thanks.

Anybody figured out a way to change build.prop to make it stick after reboot? I am trying to enable APN editing by modifying /system/build.prop, but whenever I reboot I lose the changes.

/system and the root filesystem are mounted as a kind of RAM Disk. You would have to modify the actual image files (varies depending on partition scheme) and reflash to make things stick. Now, to my knowledge, doing so would require an unlocked bootloader, which currently is not possible with this phone.

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/system and the root filesystem are mounted as a kind of RAM Disk. You would have to modify the actual image files (varies depending on partition scheme) and reflash to make things stick. Now, to my knowledge, doing so would require an unlocked bootloader, which currently is not possible with this phone.
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Looks like we can not add an APN even with root then? It's a bummer.

sasuke33 said:
I just received the phone today. I was excited to see that I could get into developer mode and move the OEM Unlocking icon to allow bootloader unlock... Unfortunately, that's where the excitement ended. The typical fastboot oem unlock and fastboot flashing unlock yielded no results. I then did some research and it would seem MediaTek only implements two oem commands, and unlock is not one of them...
"The bootloader may implement additional, manufacturer-specific commands. These do not follow the usual protocol command format, and they cannot have a payload. Some manufacturers implement a lot of OEM commands, as can be seen here. MediaTek just implements two: fastboot oem p2u on and fastboot oem p2u off, these enable or disable the redirection of Linux kernel messages to the UART."
Will tinker with it some more later since I'm limited with time. Hope someone figures out how to unlock the bootloader and go from there.
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They removed the fastboot command to unlock the bootloader. I found it out by comparing the similar ZTE Blade 10 and Blade 10 Prime. The Blade 10 non-prime has the unlock command and it works whereas the prime version has the command removed but funnily enough the lock command is still there but is useless. I then looked at the bootloader for the a7 prime and same thing the unlock command is removed from the bootloader. So there isn't much hope for it unless a bypass can be found.

virx14 said:
I can confirm that mtk-su R20 downloaded from https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd...xperimental-software-root-hd-8-hd-10-t3904595 gets you root prompt. Use 32-bit binary (arm).
Edit: I can also confirm that the process in https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...atek-armv8-t3922213/post79626434#post79626434 works and root survives the reboots.
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+1 to another confirmation that the above works. Root is available, but there are limitations. I cannot install many of the modules from magisk, but this is still a great start. Thanks for the links :good:

I installed the magisk, however, it seems no root permission when I installed Titanium to remove stock apps, it never get root permission.

I was able to add new APN easily to make it work on AT&T 4G LTE data network. Are you saying any reboot of phone will make the newly added APN disappear?

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I was able to add new APN easily to make it work on AT&T 4G LTE data network. Are you saying any reboot of phone will make the newly added APN disappear?
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I was also able to add and APN by just clicking on the "+" icon on the top-right corner of the APN configuration screen. When I inserted by MINT SIM Card (T-Mobile MVNO) there were not default populated APNs, but was able to get everything to work after adding an APN -- even after rebooting.
Big Tip: After entering the APN data and before leaving the data entry screen, make sure that you save the APN or it will not be persisted. Click on the "three dots" menu on the top-right corner and hit the Save menu item.
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AmazerG said:
I installed the magisk, however, it seems no root permission when I installed Titanium to remove stock apps, it never get root permission.
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After studying the process a bit, I've come to conclude that this isn't really permanent root. All this does is the equivalent of running a script to gain temporary root after after reboot. This is done very late in the boot process, if you can even call it a part of the boot process since it's really just a user-space application auto-starting.
The modules are probably trying to be instantiated well before the root is made available through the pseudo "init.d" scripts.
It's still nice to have root access using this technique, but its usability is pretty limited. For example, I can't even get AFWall+ to start up, even if I configure it with a startup delay (hoping that it kicks in after temporary root).

So what are the odds we can make this a permanent root using a firehose file and QPST/QFIL? Similar to the Visible R2 phone?