hi all i have purchased the Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50F and i have tried everything to root it and cant find a custom recovery for it anywhere..
EDIT::: finally got it rooted with twrp go here for a full guide on how http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/root-twrp-lenovo-tab-2-a8-50f-mt8161-t3226130 enjoy
can anyone shed any light on the subject..
SPECS:
MODEL: Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50F
CPU: MT8161 QC 1.3ghz 64Bit
DISPLAY: 8inch 1280*800 IPS
MEMORY: LP-DDR3 1GB
STORAGE: 16GB
OS: Android 5.0.2
thanks in advance..
EDIT: i have found the source code here http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/tablets/a-series/a8-50-2/downloads/DS102968
if anyone is intrested in jumping on the boat with me and trying to get this rooted let me know..
UPDATE::::
here is how to unlock the bootloader>>> THIS WILL WIPE THE DEVICE TO FACTORY SETTINGS
first enable usb debugging and make sure oem unlock feature is enabled in developer options.
download the minimal adb (attached)... Extract to desktop or wherever and then run MINADB.exe
in the terminal type adb reboot bootloader you will be rebooted to a black screen which says Fastboot Mode....
now in the terminal type fastboot oem unlock
press the up volume button when asked and WAIT
when its done it will show a menu of boot modes dont do nothing and in the terminal just type fastboot reboot
bootloader is now unlocked.. i am still working on rooting i am trying to find a way to dump the recovery and boot partitions but its proving extra difficult due to permission problems..
I'm in the same boat. I tried everything. I don't think there's a method available for this device yet.
well i am working on it i have done alot of work on new devices and manually figured a root method out.. firstly i need to try and find the source code for our tablet then i can try to get an unsecure boot image then other things will follow on from it..
I believe the source code is on lenovo's website. Idk if that's what you're looking for. http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/pro...,_tablet,_workstation_and_thinkserver_support
DeeJay1 said:
I believe the source code is on lenovo's website. Idk if that's what you're looking for. http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/pro...,_tablet,_workstation_and_thinkserver_support
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exactly what i am looking for
Awesome! Glad to be of assistance. You said you found a manual root method?
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Awesome! Glad to be of assistance. You said you found a manual root method?
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yes for other devices.. and i am hoping to find a way on this device but first i need a way to get a custom recovery working on it.. mtk droid tools is a handy place to start and its the best i had it wont root it but it sent me here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38337401&postcount=5 which happens to be an intresting read..
I too read up on that forum, but I'm not that well versed in Android development lol
lol... well its not so straight forward being that our tablet has a mediatek 64BIT processor.. when i owned the htc desire 510 (uk) it was the first phone with 64bit architecture but i was part of the community that managed to get it rooted after some gruelling hard work.. bad news is that this tablet will probably take quite some time crack.. :/ but i am working on it and i will post any progress on rooting it here..
Inside 4ndroid said:
yes for other devices.. and i am hoping to find a way on this device but first i need a way to get a custom recovery working on it.. mtk droid tools is a handy place to start and its the best i had it wont root it but it sent me here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38337401&postcount=5 which happens to be an intresting read..
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Inside 4ndroid said:
lol... well its not so straight forward being that our tablet has a mediatek 64BIT processor.. when i owned the htc desire 510 (uk) it was the first phone with 64bit architecture but i was part of the community that managed to get it rooted after some gruelling hard work.. bad news is that this tablet will probably take quite some time crack.. :/ but i am working on it and i will post any progress on rooting it here..
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I figured the same. Good luck to you, I'll be looking around for any solution, and let me know if I can assist you with anything.
What is this
I ran into this menu on my tablet. Chinese? Lol
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It's a factory test mode, tnx to google translate
I'm not able to create the scatter file...
Any luck with this? so frustrating cant get it rooted, cheers
Same here. I have only had my Tab 2 A8-50F for about a week. I am really liking this tablet. For the price it preforms rather well. Only thing keeping me from making a solid decision to keep it is the lack of Root. If I can't root it I might have to start looking for another device
what is so special about this tablet that it wouldnt be able to be rooted? geez.
I am working on a root but its taking longer than normal being the device has 64bit architecture and our chipset is unsupported across most mediatech tools out there oh and the fact it runs lollipop... Instead of thinking there is something special about it try an help yourselves by testing what is already out there and remember most root tools get updated often so keep an eye on them an keep trying until I can come up with something... I am working on it but these things take time when you have a full time job and 2 children t look after... Happy testing an if you find anything you think may help post it here or pm me... ???
Just got this tablet today, updated it from 5.0.2 to 5.1.0
Good device although the latest OTA (Aug 15) has some UI issues/bugs:
Squashes apps in landscape (most evident with Material Design apps like Play Books, Drive)
Completely breaks Lollipops notification bar coloring, just remains Black or changes to White (Google Translate is a good example)
Strangely the Chromecast icon now shows up permanently in any app that has support, never did this before.
Also, I didn't notice before whilst on 5.0.2 but 5.1.0 now has a "OEM unlocking - Allow the bootloader to be unlocked" toggle in the Developer options menu, is this any use?
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ok so i have bricked my device hahaha although i have found out how to get it into preloader mode and it shows in device manager as an MT65xx preloader so if someone could follow this guide and backup there boot and recovery images i would be very gratefull and by providing the rom dump i can get mine unbricked and also get root easily..
could someone please do this for me out of good spirit and to help get root who ever follows the guide successfully at the link below and can provide the files i need will get full credit when it comes to releasing root and recovery..
(you must unclip the back off the tablet and remove a metal plate to unplug the battery befopre putting it into preloader/meta mode..
LINK : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540400
thanks
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Today I got one of the new Asus Trasformer Pad tablets. They just rev'd the line and this one is running Android 4.4.2 and has an Intel Bay Trail Z3745 processor.
This is a very new device: yesterday was the first day this variety of Intel processor was supposed to be available in a tablet, and I had this one on pre-order and it arrived today. Of course, I want to root it.
If anyone knows how I would love it, or pointers to ideas. I rooted my prior Intel Android tablet (an HP Slate 7 1800 "mesquite") with the TwerkMyMoto hack from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548742
which has been very helpful. (I find it quite limiting to do development on a non-rooted device, and what I'm working on doesn't run on an emulator). I am very much non-expert at rooting / recovery, and I'm not sure I would make any headway on my own. Depending how much of a limitation lack of root proves to be, if no one has better ideas then I may eventually just start trying things, and if I have any success, certainly I will post back here.
Cheers.
I just got this new tablet and like the performance very much!
I too am interested in rooting it. If anyone has any suggests please post here.
I have tried some generic root methods for x86 tablets, but have not had any luck. The bootloader in locked and when I try to run adb as root, I get an error message "adbd cannot run as root in production builds"
I am a newbie, but if anyone has any suggestions please let me know and I'll give it a try.
Thanks!
bit.perfect said:
I just got this new tablet and like the performance very much!
I too am interested in rooting it. If anyone has any suggests please post here.
I have tried some generic root methods for x86 tablets, but have not had any luck. The bootloader in locked and when I try to run adb as root, I get an error message "adbd cannot run as root in production builds"
I am a newbie, but if anyone has any suggestions please let me know and I'll give it a try.
Thanks!
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I just picked up one of these today and am also interested in root
Does anyone have any updates?
If anyone has any suggestions please let me know I can test on my device.
It's been two weeks now and I managed to discover some drawbacks. In my case it is closing some applications without any reason. The message displayed says usually that application was suddenly closed or that there was some error etc. I appreciate asus issuing constantly some system updates but they just don't seem to be improving anything so far. Another thing is that I can't connect my HP LJ 1018 printer to USB port. NTFS formatted pendrive also doesn't work... Root access could make this device more useful for me. Anyone... please...
I've got mine 3 days ago and for now I'm satisfied. It would be better if it had an HDMI. I'm waiting for root too. Want to make an swap file to extend RAM memory. I hope someone will make tutorial for us.
Edit: My TF103 died and couldn't come back to life. I'd only had it for 15 days. I returned it and bought a Galaxy Tab 4 instead.
Got one as well
dublinman said:
It's been two weeks now and I managed to discover some drawbacks. In my case it is closing some applications without any reason. The message displayed says usually that application was suddenly closed or that there was some error etc. I appreciate asus issuing constantly some system updates but they just don't seem to be improving anything so far. Another thing is that I can't connect my HP LJ 1018 printer to USB port. NTFS formatted pendrive also doesn't work... Root access could make this device more useful for me. Anyone... please...
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I picked one of these up before the weekend, and now its become my weekend. Here is what I've managed to figure out:
ASUS Transformer Pad MG10/TF103C
Enable the Developer menu:
Settings -> About -> Software information -> Tap Build number numerous times
Settings -> About -> Software information -> Tap Android version numerous times get a Kitkat animation (Easter egg, nothing helpful)
Using adb reboot bootloader, I have learned this about the bootloader:
DROIDBOOT bootloader
Version 2.0
and everything else you can make out in the picture. Sorry, the size restrictions were getting me.
Update.zip from ASUS
I'm not an Android developer, so forgive me if this question is a facepalmer. Asus has an update.zip for this new model, but its like the guy that updates their website was in a hurry for the weekend so half of the fields aren't filled in. I have determined which update.zip would apply to my particular device, and when I extract everything there is a boot.img, fastboot.img, recovery.img, etc
Can you build a root update package from this or is it not that simple? Currently, there isn't anything out as far as a unlocking package from ASUS or anyone else.
Am I on the right path or am I pissing in the wind?
Nebtastic said:
Can you build a root update package from this or is it not that simple? Currently, there isn't anything out as far as a unlocking package from ASUS or anyone else.
Am I on the right path or am I pissing in the wind?
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You're on the right track. To get root via a flashable zip, you either need a custom recovery (to flash unsigned zips), or a way to sign the zip to make it look official to the device.
Usually once a custom recovery is available, custom roms follow pretty quickly.
Hello
i wan't any thing do Root for Asus TF103C.
-why there is nothing do Root for the tablet? (Is this for strong security of the tablet?)
Pleeeeaaaassssseee we want Root for this best tablet on Earth:highfive::silly:.
Developer are welcome
I'm also looking forward to have a root!.
I have tried all programs available, none works
Developer are welcome to root Asus TF103
Asus Support
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Ok, I figured this would be a fruitless journey, but since they released bootloader unlock tools for the last Transformers I thought I would give them a shot.
Asus support says there is no unlocked bootloader. So at this time, there is no support from manufacturer to unlock bootloader or root this device. It looks like to root this device someone is just going to have to hack it.
I have used adb to install busybox and framaroot, but neither were successful. The applications show up in the collection, but when you execute them they fail and close because they cannot attain root access.
I just got this tablet a few days ago, and I love it!! I also long for root/unlockbootloader on this amazing device, I've also tried most rooting methods and without success. But I did discover that they have released the source for its kernel. what is the point of that if they are going to lock the bootloader? :c sorry I am new to this and I dont understand
(cant attach link to kernel yet, sorry!)
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I just picked this a week ago...
cocopwr said:
I just got this tablet a few days ago, and I love it!! I also long for root/unlockbootloader on this amazing device, I've also tried most rooting methods and without success. But I did discover that they have released the source for its kernel. what is the point of that if they are going to lock the bootloader? :c sorry I am new to this and I dont understand
(cant attach link to kernel yet, sorry!)
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I like this tablet, I use it in my office instead of my issued laptop. The best thing about it is its versatility and quick responsiveness, but it has applications I have no use for as well. If this device can be rooted it would be an added benefit to those of us using it. So, if anyone has the time and the patience I am sure it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
only if we could obtain temp root :c intel's security seems very tough this time... due to vulernabilities in the past platforms they don't want to unlock the bootloader it seems.
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In case it helps I managed to get this device in fastboot mode and booted in safe mode (did not know that existed).
How to get device into Fastboot mode.
1. Press and hold the Volume + button and power button (while device is on).
2. When screen turns black release the power button, but remain holding the Volume + button.
Device should load the bootloader.
How to boot device into Safe Mode.
1. Press and hold the Volume - button and power button (while device is on).
2. When screen turns black release the power button, but remain holding the Volume - button.
Device should boot into safe mode.
I too am still looking for root method.
bit.perfect said:
In case it helps I managed to get this device in fastboot mode and booted in safe mode (did not know that existed).
How to get device into Fastboot mode.
1. Press and hold the Volume + button and power button (while device is on).
2. When screen turns black release the power button, but remain holding the Volume + button.
Device should load the bootloader.
How to boot device into Safe Mode.
1. Press and hold the Volume - button and power button (while device is on).
2. When screen turns black release the power button, but remain holding the Volume - button.
Device should boot into safe mode.
I too am still looking for root method.
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This app works for me : asuszenfoneblog app ->rootzenfone-144r
I found the safe mode and the recovery well enough, and I am extremely pleased with this device having traded in my fly tf300t to get it(keyboard nightmare!). It is quick, attractive, and hard to stump.. except for that achilles heel.. For some reason, this guy doesnt enjoi transforming so much. Also, ive caught him in bootloop and having to reboot from recovery. It is an intermittent issue and there seems to some kind of formula to doing all of this smoothly EVERY time. I am interested to hear of issues anybody else is having and if any of you are balding because of the keyboard issue with the previous transformer.. .. and asking for a referal to a good therapist if there are similar issues with this guy..
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Hello there experts,
The volume buttons of my S2 don't work at all. I bought it 2nd handed and the seller told me this beforehand. It seems they were broken in the process of replacing the screen, God knows who made such mistake.
I installed cyanogenmod with CM installer, as it does the job almost automatically without the need to go to the Download mode.
Once everything was installed and set up I thought, well let's try to remove that yellow triangle image...
After installing Triangle Away, it brought me to the download mode. I knew it was risky but I thought the phone would restart normally.
If I remove the battery, it'd always go back to download mode, and there is no way to start the phone normally.
as I'm unable to either press VOL up / down, i'm stuck in the download mode.
The only solution that comes to mind is disassembling the phonem, play with the volume buttons and see what's happening there, and try to fix it (if there's even a possible fix)
Does that look like it could be fixed? or it would need to replace and solder something else?
also, is there a way to get rid from the DL mode with some USB method on the PC? also flashing the phone as it is right now is impossible I guess.
this is what I found in the volume parts,
it's the first time I dare to disassemble a device like this. I have no clue about this kind of stuff;
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Try ADB Fastboot commands. Maybe it detects S2 in Download Mode. But not sure about that. First of all,
Download Samsung USB Drivers.
Download Minimal ADB & Fastboot
Connect USB Cable
Open that command line tool
Issue command 'adb devices' or 'fastboot devices'. If it detects your phone, your IMEI will be shown. Then try,
ADB Fastboot Reboot System
If all good, your S2 will be rebooted.(presuming that you're Rooted). If it doesn't you have to repair those keys or try to press them by some sort of sharp thing but easy you go, otherwise you will be damaging your phone. I recommend you ti get them repaired
syedbilal093 said:
Try ADB Fastboot commands. Maybe it detects S2 in Download Mode. But not sure about that. First of all,
Downliad Samsung USB Drivers.
Download Minimal ADB & Fastboot
Connect USB Cable
Open that command line tool
Issue command 'adb devices' or 'fastboot devices'. If it detects your phone, your IMEI will be shown. Then try,
ADB Fastboot Reboot System
If all good, your S2 will be rebooted.(presuming that you're Rooted). If it doesn't you have to repair those keys or try to press them by some sort of sharp thing but easy you go, otherwise you will be damaging your phone. I recommend you ti get them repaired
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Thanks for your help.
Yes I was root, the solution you gave looks like it could have worked to get rid from the download mode.
Anyways, the flex that connects the buttons internally was broken, maybe this was a good thing that had to happen to get it repaired, as sooner or later I'd have to do that.
Finally I found a guy who is a beast at these things and he had lots of parts of S2's, so he repaired it in about 10 minutes.
Now I have a fully functional S2. It's still a good device in my opinion.
I bought it 2nd handed for a lower price that any chinese phone, good cam and speakers... makes me wonder if we should get ex-flagship devices instead of newer chinese cheap phones. I paid only 55euros for this phone, I know it's usually more expensive. After using a chinese android phone, my experience is much better with the S2.
So far I'm using cyanogenmod11 as my first rom. I know this question can be dumb and repetitive, but could you tell me what are the best roms/rom in your honest opinion? As usually, the smoothest running and more lasting battery are the most demanding needs.
Thanks again man!
Thats good to hear that. Yeah chinese phones are not good at all. Samsung S2 is a demanding phone still. I am also using S2.
As you asked about ROMs, personally i haven't rooted my S2. But in my opinion, i am listing three links about Top Custom ROMs. Visit them you'll find something for your S2.
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/best-custom-roms-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s2/
http://androidcure.com/best-kitkat-roms-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100/
http://www.androidpit.com/best-5-custom-roms-for-the-galaxy-s2
Visit CNET first. In my honest opinion, stock Rom is the best ROM if we talk about stability,smoothness & performance. . Visit them you'll be able to find a ONE for your's.
syedbilal093 said:
Thats good to hear that. Yeah chinese phones are not good at all. Samsung S2 is a demanding phone still. I am also using S2.
As you asked about ROMs, personally i haven't rooted my S2. But in my opinion, i am listing three links about Top Custom ROMs. Visit them you'll find something for your S2.
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/best-custom-roms-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s2/
http://androidcure.com/best-kitkat-roms-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100/
http://www.androidpit.com/best-5-custom-roms-for-the-galaxy-s2
Visit CNET first. In my honest opinion, stock Rom is the best ROM if we talk about stability,smoothness & performance. . Visit them you'll be able to find a ONE for your's.
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I'm not sure about the s2 but in other devices, the stock updated roms+root access have always been the best configuration. Thing is I don't like TouchWhiz much.
Thanks for the info man. I'll check that out.
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Yeah check them out. No problem man. ! I also dont like TouchWiz. I like HTC Sense.:thumbup:
I have a problem trying to root the Samsung Galaxy Express 3, model samsung-SAMSUNG-SM-j120a
I have tried KingoRoot, One-Click-Root, and SRS Root. does anyone know of maybe a batch or quick root for this model?
Any advice in any direction is appreciated.
SRS Root log says rooted, but it is not rooting. strange.
---= SRS One-Click-Root v5.1 =---
1:18:28 PM - Starting ADB Server..
1:18:34 PM - Manufacturer: samsung
1:18:34 PM - Model: SAMSUNG-SM-J120A
1:18:34 PM - Android Version: 6.0.1
1:18:34 PM - Build ID: MMB29K.J120AUCU1APC8
1:18:35 PM - Board ID: universal3475
1:18:35 PM - Chipset Platform: exynos3
1:18:35 PM - Getting OffSets.. : error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported. (False)
1:18:35 PM - Query Server for Best Method.. Found Rootkit: 8
----= Start Rooting Process.. Please Wait =----
1:18:36 PM [+] Testing exploit: root8 (please wait..)
1:18:37 PM [+] Remounting /system Filesystem as R/W..
1:18:37 PM [+] Installing SU Binary...
1:18:38 PM [+] Installing SuperUser APK...
1:18:38 PM [+] Remounting /system Filesystem as R/O..
1:18:44 PM [+] Rooting Complete !
Sincerely, The-mechanic-who-covered-his-s6-edge-in-metal-dust-in-his-pocket-and-ruined-the-thing.
Just searched and saw this - SRSroot update from 6/6 on twitter :
#SRSRoot: samsung SAMSUNG-SM-J120A (Build: MMB29K.J120AUCU1APC4) #Android 6.0.1 Now Supported for #Root at
google search for
root Samsung J120A
Thank you
MR_Sysexpert_AND said:
Just searched and saw this - SRSroot update from 6/6 on twitter :
#SRSRoot: samsung SAMSUNG-SM-J120A (Build: MMB29K.J120AUCU1APC4) #Android 6.0.1 Now Supported for #Root at
google search for
root Samsung J120A
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Thank you sir, ill be back to let you know if it worked. For those who dont know, the galaxy express 3 is a decent cheap phone. 75 bucks at Walmart. Mine is a go phone
Animonger said:
Thank you sir, ill be back to let you know if it worked. For those who dont know, the galaxy express 3 is a decent cheap phone. 75 bucks at Walmart. Mine is a go phone
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It showed that in mid may also... I'll retry too.
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grandpajiver said:
It showed that in mid may also... I'll retry too.
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If your problem is not solved try the latest version of kingroot. It should root almost all samsung devices.
Link are just below. Its one tap root app. No PC needed.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/kingro...-release/kingroot-4-9-3-android-apk-download/
grandpajiver said:
It showed that in mid may also... I'll retry too.
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Nope, still dont work. lame.
Samsung Galaxy Express 3 J120A
I can't find any no pc required rootkit software for this lame ads phone I should just throw it against the wall
Delete plz
mdmaher said:
If your problem is not solved try the latest version of kingroot. It should root almost all samsung devices.
Link are just below. Its one tap root app. No PC needed.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/kingro...-release/kingroot-4-9-3-android-apk-download/
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Tried it, no go.
I've rooted the s4, the original Kindle fire, some weird Motorola photon, both Nexus 7s, htc 8 & 9. All required unlocking the bootloader. Not sure how to do that with this phone. I turned on adb debugging, oem boot unlock.. I remember with the s4 I had to load a crap ton of stuff in kies... then something else to reset the knox flag.
The phone only has 8 gigs of internal storage, 5 of which is used up by the os. Not all games/apps want to move to the SD card and because Sammy decided that no one would like the option to have s spanned file system between internal and external storage, it has become somewhat useless. Xposed with obb on SD is the cure, but I need twrp and su.
I can't get this thing to even go to fast boot.. that just reboots the phone. Download I'd nominally more useful, but it wants files. Recovery allows adb side load.. that's about it.
It's a nice cheap phone, but I have just been avoiding manufacturers who lock the thing down, so I'm way out of the loop. Any pointers are welcome.
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Still no luck
I've tried everything I know of. Thanks for keeping up with this page. Lets keep it alive, this is the only thread in existence that i've seen so far.
Isn't a rebrand of the Samsung j1? Maybe the instructions for rooting that would work for you guys I could be wrong but it was a thought when I seen this thread
inub said:
Isn't a rebrand of the Samsung j1? Maybe the instructions for rooting that would work for you guys I could be wrong but it was a thought when I seen this thread
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Does the j1 run marshmallow?
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grandpajiver said:
Does the j1 run marshmallow?
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I'm sure it does if the express 3 does all the hardware is the same
MR_Sysexpert_AND said:
Just searched and saw this - SRSroot update from 6/6 on twitter :
#SRSRoot: samsung SAMSUNG-SM-J120A (Build: MMB29K.J120AUCU1APC4) #Android 6.0.1 Now Supported for #Root at
google search for
root Samsung J120A
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I just had to give it a try myself, even though two other people claimed it didn't work. And they are right, it claims your phone is rooted, but it's not. Very aggravating. If it can't be rooted, it just can't be rooted....but why the heck does SRSroot claim their software will do it when in fact it will NOT?
I'm just disappointed if it can't be rooted, but it makes me angry to be lied to. And SRSroot lied. Makes me wonder exactly what their software actually put on my PC....since they can't be trusted. Now I have to waste even more time scanning and scrubbing my PC for whatever malware they wanted to install with their bogus software that does not work. And if it doesn't do what it claims to do, exactly what is it doing? No telling what their bogus software put on my phone, because it sure didn't root it. Despite claiming it did.
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I'm sure it does if the express 3 does all the hardware is the same
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Dunno... I've seen references to j100a-h, j120a/sm-j120a seems different (not dual-sim, exynos processor).. dunno if the others are gsm-based.
Haven't seen any firmware replacements in case loading the partitions (or whatever Kies does) above through Kies is flat out wrong and messes with the radio.
My knowledge with Sammy's internals is rather lacking, and until that specific at&t model has a stable root (and twrp would be nice) I'm going to be a chicken about this.
I saw king root had a new release. May try that again. Will message if it's working.
you can try to root it from computer.. i ever heard about geniusroot.. but i never try it, hope this will work for you
i asked my best friend who knows alot more then i ever thought of and he said the best bet with the new samsungs is king root like yall have been trying or a program called iroot he talked about developer settings on the phone called oem unlock and usb debugging and download mode being volume down + home + power in his text message I think if you could get into download mode you should be able to use tools like odin or adb to push a recovery or get root access but that might take a developer or someone with more knowledge to use ota tools and dump a boot image and build a custom recovery or some advanced **** like that if someone hasnt already I'm sure xda university could turn up detailed steps to porting clockworkmod for now I guess its a waiting game for yall till more ppl end up with these devices in hand and some free time i included some files you may need with a grain of salt to get anyone started that turned up from a quick search for your device
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6wa4Qj-h93HbkdRVGN5QjRqbGM/view?usp=sharing
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i asked my best friend who knows alot more then i ever thought of and he said the best bet with the new samsungs is king root like yall have been trying or a program called iroot he talked about developer settings on the phone called oem unlock and usb debugging and download mode being volume down + home + power in his text message I think if you could get into download mode you should be able to use tools like odin or adb to push a recovery or get root access but that might take a developer or someone with more knowledge to use ota tools and dump a boot image and build a custom recovery or some advanced **** like that if someone hasnt already I'm sure xda university could turn up detailed steps to porting clockworkmod for now I guess its a waiting game for yall till more ppl end up with these devices in hand and some free time i included some files you may need with a grain of salt to get anyone started that turned up from a quick search for your device
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6wa4Qj-h93HbkdRVGN5QjRqbGM/view?usp=sharing
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Yes, if I could fastboot flash recovery twrp.img/cwm.img that would make life easier. However, the bootloader is locked, and generally one must unlock it... I cant even figure out how to get the phone to respond in fastboot mode.
I turned on adb debugging, and I can adb shell, adb push, adb reboot bootloader (which just reboots the phone), adb reboot recovery (which allows sideloading.. I think), and adb reboot download, which seemed the most useful.
I can't set adb to root, I can't mount system r/w so I can place/flash su/supersu.
Latest KingRoot did not work, havent seen iRoot before, looks like you have an md5 of the boot image in there, instead of the actual image...
Yeah. I'm clueless about this one. I'm sure its something stupidly easy.
i dont have the device so I cant hand it off to my friend or i would also i was wrong about the j1 as someone said but i do belive the amp 2 but searching specs the amp 2 looks to be a sister phone you might wanna keep up with the root options that may pop up for that only thing i was told was enabling usb debugging and the oem unlock option first in the developer settings like in the screenshot from that phone id look into maybe frama or towel that might work from the phone side idk just trying to help
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Yes, if I could fastboot flash recovery twrp.img/cwm.img that would make life easier. However, the bootloader is locked, and generally one must unlock it... I cant even figure out how to get the phone to respond in fastboot mode.
I turned on adb debugging, and I can adb shell, adb push, adb reboot bootloader (which just reboots the phone), adb reboot recovery (which allows sideloading.. I think), and adb reboot download, which seemed the most useful.
I can't set adb to root, I can't mount system r/w so I can place/flash su/supersu.
Latest KingRoot did not work, havent seen iRoot before, looks like you have an md5 of the boot image in there, instead of the actual image...
Yeah. I'm clueless about this one. I'm sure its something stupidly easy.
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The nabi SE is an Android-based tablet computer produced by Mattel under the Fuhu Nabi line. Released in 2016, the SE runs on Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" utilising a MediaTek MT8127 system-on-chip. Like some of the tablets from their line-up, a number of variants themed after popular children's franchises by Mattel were also produced, differing only in bundled content, branding and certain exclusive apps e.g. streaming video players with variant-specific content; ROMs used for all nabi SE variants are largely the same and appear to be mutually compatible.
Tech specs:
1.3 Ghz MediaTek MT8127 quad-core processor
ARM Mali 450MP GPU
1GB RAM
7" capacitive touch screen with 1024x600 resolution
16GB ROM (8GB user-accessible, expandable to 32GB with a microSD card)
Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Blue Morpho UI
0.3 MP front camera
2 MP rear camera (720p video)
2500mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Sensors: Accelerometer
GPS: no
FM radio: no
Depending on the variant, the tablet may also come bundled with content based on characters from their respective franchises. The American Girl edition for example has videos and games featuring characters from the line, namely Isabelle Dance Studio, Grace Sweet Shop, Maryellen Rocket Rally and Scene Sounds. As with most children's tablets, it has parental controls built in and Google Play services.
Magisk Root
So far Beta 16.3 is known to work (albeit with some issues) as previous versions churn out a corrupt image. I am not sure why flashing Magisk through TWRP won't work, but I might look into it some time.
Bootloader unlock
That in my opinion is what I like about the Nabi compared to the LeapFrog Epic I previously covered in another thread. Dunno if it does matter to unlock, but since there is at least some boot-level enforcement going on I'd say you should perform a bootloader unlock to be sure. Make sure to install ADB/Fastboot drivers, then in developer options, tick OEM Unlocking to allow the bootloader to be tampered with. Turn off the device, then reboot to fastboot mode by holding power and volume up for a few seconds until a DOS-ish prompt appears. Select fastboot mode, then press volume down. Now plug in the device to your PC, and in a command prompt, key in "fastboot oem unlock" sans quotes. A warning will then appear, which you should say yes to. If done properly, you should now have an unlocked Nabi SE.
Issues
Tablet is stuck in fastboot mode
I've heard from a number of parents over at the Nabi Facebook page that their children's tablets somehow get stuck at this prompt...
Code:
=> FASTBOOT mode...
or this...
Code:
Select Boot Mode:
[Recovery Mode]
[Fastboot Mode] <<=
[Normal Mode]
...likely due to kids unwittingly fiddling around with the volume and power buttons. I've made a small batch-based utility for getting them out of limbo, but as I only own a regular Nabi SE and an American Girl variant, I'd like to ask those who own the other editions to PM me for details. Once that's done I'll release it ASAP.
Forced encryption
Encryption is permanently enabled by default in this device. Which is a good thing as far as security goes, but it's crapshoot when you're trying to make backups. I think this could be fixed with Magisk but I haven't thoroughly tested it yet. You can however format /data and mount it through TWRP though, if that's any consolation.
Stock ROMs:
NOTE: The following ROMs can only be flashed through SP Flash Tool v5.1532. Make sure to have a full backup of your device ready before attempting any flashing procedures!
Code:
NBTY07SMKG-US (vanilla Nabi SE):
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=15664248565197191210
NBTY07SMKG-US-AG (American Girl edition - ABD7AG20160823A00):
https://mega.nz/#!b5RgFTgK!da1QDYFo3EMZI5SqNtY2lHPUqz2g6eUJJTI_rF1t4wI
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603899020
NBTY07SMKG-US-BB (Barbie edition):
https://www.4shared.com/s/fvn6nAvZ_gm
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603905324
NBTY07SMKG-US-HW (Hot Wheels edition):
https://www.4shared.com/s/fa3Ez7lgOfi
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603905325
Nabi SE demo-to-retail conversion package (will post instructions later):
https://mega.nz/#!HxQGWA5Z!7A4N1FDWeSDGBFG3ASmLydWqjeIUP8z253HXZJ7Cxpk
Custom recovery images:
TWRP 3.0.2.0
NOTE: Same note as the full scatter packages above. Can be flashed either through fastboot or using SP Flash Tool. If you are unable to boot to fastboot mode in order to do a bootloader unlock and thus flash the following recoveries, try flashing this LK binary attached in this post.
Code:
https://github.com/huckleberrypie/device_Mattel_NabiSE
https://github.com/TeamWin/device_Mattel_NabiSE
More screenshots can be found here:
https://imgur.com/a/JT1HC
TWRP 3.0.2.0 for American Girl edition
NOTE: Same note as the full scatter packages above. Can be flashed either through fastboot or using SP Flash Tool.
Code:
https://github.com/huckleberrypie/device_Mattel_NabiSE/releases/tag/1.0-AG
More screenshots can be found here:
https://imgur.com/a/oyPO2I0
Carliv Touch Recovery
Mad props to AMR Development for this one.
Code:
https://mega.nz/#!z0ZHwC4a!2AlpIQJTxJnpVYa29ZFKqXQzQThO-vBvS4xnBQndhCg
Source tree: https://mega.nz/#!v0YlCDJI!5NXZcsJrJf-JdxHCcC_CiSXtXZwCENfr5rkdMBfQyh8
More screenshots can be found here:
https://imgur.com/a/mZR3f
Custom ROMs:
TBD; debloated stock ROM being planned
Known variants
NBTY07SMKG-US / Nabi SE
3.0.9 - ABD7TY20160831A00
NBTY07SMKG-US-AG / Nabi SE (American Girl)
3.0.10 - ABD7AG20160823A00
NBTY07SMKG-US-BB / Nabi SE (Barbie)
???
NBTY07SMKG-US-HW / Nabi SE (Hot Wheels)
???
NBTY07SMKG-US-DM / Nabi SE (Store Demo Unit)
3.0
NBTY07SMKG-US-TF / Nabi SE (Thomas and Friends; cancelled)
???
I'm getting bootloops after following directions directly on a nabi se, not asking for responsibility but maybe people shouldn't follow this guide...
Gigabuster said:
I'm getting bootloops after following directions directly on a nabi se, not asking for responsibility but maybe people shouldn't follow this guide...
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Did you flash this on a stock vanilla Nabi SE using SP Flash Tool? I never had any problems getting it to run on my SE; I don't get how this has been causing bootloops on your unit. :/
instructions
blakegriplingph said:
Did you flash this on a stock vanilla Nabi SE using SP Flash Tool? I never had any problems getting it to run on my SE; I don't get how this has been causing bootloops on your unit. :/
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Can you help me i been trying to get a demo to retail. but i been unable im not a computer tech i been able to get into de fastboot mode , but i dont know what to do next.
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Can you help me i been trying to get a demo to retail. but i been unable im not a computer tech i been able to get into de fastboot mode , but i dont know what to do next.
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In this case you don't have to use fastboot. Turn off the device (there doesn't seem to be any other method of turning it off other than draining the battery on purpose :/), then perform a readback using SP Flash Tool. I don't have the scatter file from the demo unit atm (addresses/offsets specific to demo are in that text file), but I'll PM you the full details ASAP.
There, just built another TWRP variant for the American Girl edition. Dunno if anyone would care but I decided to do so should anyone somehow get their hands on such a unit. Links are on my original post.
blakegriplingph said:
There, just built another TWRP variant for the American Girl edition. Dunno if anyone would care but I decided to do so should anyone somehow get their hands on such a unit. Links are on my original post.
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Thank you!
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Thank you!
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I presume you happen to have an American Girl tablet as well, right? Just let me know if you run into anything and make sure you made a backup of your tablet's firmware first, OK?
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I presume you happen to have an American Girl tablet as well, right? Just let me know if you run into anything and make sure you made a backup of your tablet's firmware first, OK?
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Yeah I got a Barbie for my youngest and an American Girl for my older daughter. I think the Barbie tablet is fine without root. I'll be sure to keep you posted in case I get some errors.
cjlopez213 said:
Yeah I got a Barbie for my youngest and an American Girl for my older daughter. I think the Barbie tablet is fine without root. I'll be sure to keep you posted in case I get some errors.
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Cool! I've actually been looking for someone who owns a Barbie and Hot Wheels edition for quite some time lol. Needed the firmware from those for my collection, and of course for the greater good, if you know what I mean.
Anyone up to coaxing Nabi into spilling at least some kernel sources for the SE? The GPL sources page has sources for the MT8127 variant of the Junior, but the one for the SE is MIA for whatever reason. A friend of mine has tried contacting their Twitter to no avail. :/
Excuse the double-post, but for the sake of science I decided to tear down one of my SEs to see what's inside besides that FCC approval listing. By the looks of it, the SE uses a subframe presumably for a bit more rigidity. The way the SE is constructed is a bit of a double-edged sword, i.e. you can make it less susceptible to kids screwing the lid off, but servicing or replacing the battery can be quite a chore to pull off. At least the logic board has some test points labeled
https://imgur.com/a/IvLrErv
There, just uploaded the Barbie and Hot Wheels ROMs. A friend of mine just got his hands on the Barbie and Hot Wheels tablets so it had to be done.
Nabi Elev-8
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has been able to root the Nabi Elev-8? If anyone could point me in the direction to try to root this, I would very much appreciate it.
DaddyShortLeggs said:
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has been able to root the Nabi Elev-8? If anyone could point me in the direction to try to root this, I would very much appreciate it.
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Not sure about that tbh as I don't have an Elev-8 with me.
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Not sure about that tbh as I don't have an Elev-8 with me.
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Well I downloaded King root and tried to root it twice and it didn't work. I woke this morning and tried it again but this time it successfully rooted. Does anyone know if I can install twrp and any roms out there for it?
DaddyShortLeggs said:
Well I downloaded King root and tried to root it twice and it didn't work. I woke this morning and tried it again but this time it successfully rooted. Does anyone know if I can install twrp and any roms out there for it?
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Not from what I can tell. All I know is only the original Nabi, the Nabi 2, the DreamTab and the SE have support but not the Elev-8.
blakegriplingph said:
Not from what I can tell. All I know is only the original Nabi, the Nabi 2, the DreamTab and the SE have support but not the Elev-8.
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Damn that sucks. Well I at least got it working better than what it has been before I rooted it. Now I just have to figure out how to use SuperSU-Me Pro to get rid of King root and purify.
DaddyShortLeggs said:
Damn that sucks. Well I at least got it working better than what it has been before I rooted it. Now I just have to figure out how to use SuperSU-Me Pro to get rid of King root and purify.
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I have a question but let me say that I uninstalled kingroot and purify and I successfully unlocked my bootloader. Is there a way that I could get twrp for my Nabi Elev-8?
The Hisense a9 is an e-ink 4g smartphone that I want to use as my own Frankenstein light phone.
I would like to root mine and use this custom launcher to create a minimalist phone that isn't quite as useless as the Light Phone concept (i.e bigger screen, some web browsing, play store, etc).
I've dug around and so far it looks like everyone who has tried has hit a dead end.
I will come right out and say I am an absolute vanilla dumb dumb noobie noob who cannot write a single line of code. I'm just a simple man who wants this simple phone to run vanilla android and not have the CCP peeping around in my business.
To the FIRST person to successfully gain root access to this phone, I will reward you with .25 ETH. You can respond here or email me at [email protected].
Yes, I have 2accounts installed. Yes I managed to install some GAPPS. I am not interested in any compromises. Get China away from this phone and give me exactly what I listed above, the ether is yours.
Admins, please advise if this violates any community rules. Thanks!
I'm one of the people who was trying to root my Hisense A9, and as OP rightly said I hit dead ends. I'll also add 0.25ETH or another coin / fiat of the same value for this phone to get rooted. It would be such a great phone if it was rooted!
I like minimal launchers too. Here's my custom one.
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I'm one of the people who was trying to root my Hisense A9, and as OP rightly said I hit dead ends. I'll also add 0.25ETH or another coin / fiat of the same value for this phone to get rooted. It would be such a great phone if it was rooted!
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Amazing! That gets us up to .5 ETH. If there is anyone else who wants to contribute to the "bounty" it would definitely be worth a more skilled dev's time to crack this case.
I know there is a big fringe group of eink phone lovers who want to see this happen!
@RunnyYolk any idea if there's a platform we can post the reward on to guarantee it to the winner? I'll gladly contribute upfront.
One last thought: is it unheard of to find a hardware solution for something like this? Swapping out the board or something? Sorry, I'm really shooting from the hip here.
That A9 costs a chunk of money. I was thinking of the A5 which is not too expensive.
Is the A5 rooted already?
Anybody got an A9 with a somewhat/totally broken screen that they want to sell cheap?
Bumping this thread .
Thanks for the bump - just checking in to say my reward still stands. @a9project , I don't know if there's any reward / bounty platform we can use - good idea though so that people know the reward is set. Open to suggestions.
Just commenting to show there's another person eager to see this phone rooted.
Hello guys,
I have a disease called visual snow and light emitting screens are considered one of the reasons of this disease. So i may really need this phone but without the root it really doesn't meet my needs.
If i had the money i would really donate more. Thank you donators , you may save some vision if this happens.
I also have the a9, and I'm joining the bounty with @a9project and @RunnyYolk, adding my 0.25 eth share.
If SecureBoot is enabled you'll need a HiSense signed Firehose loader to get EDL working.
Looking around, I see that HiSense makes an effort on their MediaTek devices to have a secure boot.
So, I'd presume that the A9 has SecureBoot enabled.
If someone found the UART on this, you could see it say whether that is true or not.
If it didn't have SecureBoot we might be able to dig up a loader for this.
The attempts to get EDL working that I've seen listed don't seem to be very coherent.
The only other solution is an exploit. I'm no good at that.
Renate said:
If SecureBoot is enabled you'll need a HiSense signed Firehose loader to get EDL working.
Looking around, I see that HiSense makes an effort on their MediaTek devices to have a secure boot.
So, I'd presume that the A9 has SecureBoot enabled.
If someone found the UART on this, you could see it say whether that is true or not.
If it didn't have SecureBoot we might be able to dig up a loader for this.
The attempts to get EDL working that I've seen listed don't seem to be very coherent.
The only other solution is an exploit. I'm no good at that.
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I had a go at getting EDL to work (might have been my attempts you saw), but I don't know what I'm doing really. I'm a software developer, but nothing to do with Android / system stuff so I'm pretty lost. I opened a couple of issues on EDL GH, but the main one was closed off by the developer:
github.com/bkerler/edl/issues/300
github.com/bkerler/edl/issues/303
Is the only way of getting a signed Firehose loader to wait for Hisense to release it / leak it?
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RunnyYolk said:
Is the only way of getting a signed Firehose loader to wait for Hisense to release it / leak it?
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Pretty much.
Did you try in fastboot?
Code:
C:\>fastboot getvar all
Does it say secure=1?
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Pretty much.
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Hm, thanks a shame.
Renate said:
Code:
C:\>fastboot getvar all
Does it say secure=1?
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Yeah it has `secure:yes`. This sounds like the SecureBoot you mentioned above, so I'm assuming that's not good news. Here are a couple of outputs for `fastboot getvar all` that I found in another thread:
pastebin.com/d2bjas8e
pastebin.com/1afywunu
One of these pastebins is from resetting the phone into fastboot mode, and the other is from rebooting from fastboot into the bootloader.
For anyone using the 2accounts or F1 workaround, I installed GBox yesterday and it's easily the best workaround for now: https://www.gboxlab.com/ - it's still a virtual environment, but it loads apps quickly and seems to pass notifications through more reliably. It also does things like letting apps automatically ready SMS auth codes, which never worked for me with 2accounts or F1. I can't get Google Assistant working still, but everything else I've tried works beautifully. I think this is as close to a native experience as we'll get until the phone is rooted.
I'm also very interested in having the a9 rooted.
I will add 0.25ETH to the bounty started by @a9project , @sphink and @RunnyYolk
I saw a method to extract boot.img on the Hisense forum.
Although it is for a7cc, it should be a general method.
But they said that it seems that the bootloader still needs to be unlocked.
Maybe a9 can have an unlock method,Because the processor he uses is Qualcomm Snapdragon 662.
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Wish you success.
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Did you try in fastboot?
Code:
C:\>fastboot getvar all
Does it say secure=1?
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trying to root my A9 as well.
I ran the command you suggested.
result is secure:yes
RunnyYolk said:
Hm, thanks a shame.
Yeah it has `secure:yes`. This sounds like the SecureBoot you mentioned above, so I'm assuming that's not good news. Here are a couple of outputs for `fastboot getvar all` that I found in another thread:
pastebin.com/d2bjas8e
pastebin.com/1afywunu
One of these pastebins is from resetting the phone into fastboot mode, and the other is from rebooting from fastboot into the bootloader.
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Hey, I'm trying to root my A9 as well.
I believe we are at the same stage with process.
Do you mind sharing your exact steps, so I can try to reproduce your results?
Thanks!
I read through the fans.hisense website. There are users who are asking for a A9 img. Because of the lack of SD card, the Hisense support said that only online updates are permitted. However, the support also said that the user should contact customer service and they might help them.
Sorry for the lack of links I found this info last year before I knew about this thread.
If someone can contact hisense support and ask for the img they might supply it. I have no idea how to do this thou. For the A7 they frequently post all img files on their forum. So I doubt they care if A9 img gets out.