Just updated from 4.3 to 5.1 so I can get CarbonROM, and can't seem to find how to root it now. Kingo worked fine when it was on 4.3 if I'm not mistaken (I've rooted 6 devices since then, so I may be misremembering, haha). Now, it's no longer supported. KingRoot and Towelroot have also failed. I've been googling and trying to find the answer, but all I'm getting are the above methods, for 4.3. If I've completely overlooked something and am asking a dumb question here, then please forgive me. I'd appreciate at least a web link in the right direction if that's the case, or if this is a valid question then I'd love if I could get a bit of a walkthrough with this. Currently, I'm running the stock ROM, unlocked bootloader, stock recovery... which was needed because I had to update
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Just updated from 4.3 to 5.1 so I can get CarbonROM, and can't seem to find how to root it now. Kingo worked fine when it was on 4.3 if I'm not mistaken (I've rooted 6 devices since then, so I may be misremembering, haha). Now, it's no longer supported. KingRoot and Towelroot have also failed. I've been googling and trying to find the answer, but all I'm getting are the above methods, for 4.3. If I've completely overlooked something and am asking a dumb question here, then please forgive me. I'd appreciate at least a web link in the right direction if that's the case, or if this is a valid question then I'd love if I could get a bit of a walkthrough with this. Currently, I'm running the stock ROM, unlocked bootloader, stock recovery... which was needed because I had to update
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Carbon is already rooted. Enablee in developer options in settings. Just flash twrp and install carbon.
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Carbon is already rooted. Enablee in developer options in settings. Just flash twrp and install carbon.
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ah, nice!! thanks dude, I'm new to the custom ROM scene and didn't know that was even a possibility. I really appreciate the help!
And to benefit others who searched and reached this thread, beside build in root in CM, for all ROM, you can always install SuperSu.zip in twrp to gain root. The detail is in the INDEX page root section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61682514
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And to benefit others who searched and reached this thread, beside build in root in CM, for all ROM, you can always install SuperSu.zip in twrp to gain root. The detail is in the INDEX page root section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61682514
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Good idea.
Rooting 5.1 ham2
Download the mt2 l03 twrp image to your pc's adb folder on your hard drive
open command prompt from inside the adb folder. I believe its 'shift' and 'right click' mouse
then connect your device and run the fastboot twrp commands
twrp will root your ham 2
this all presumes that you've unlocked your bootloader
This post by @ArkAngel06 should be able to help it has Pretty much everything you need to install TWRP. It can be found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61802299&postcount=2 . Just look for the link titled TWRP for Mate2. I would suggest downloading the newest version of TWRP that's compatible with the Carbon, Cyanogen and PAC if you wanted to install them later on, Just rename the file twrp like the one in the folder and replace the one in the folder with the one that you downloaded. The new TWRP can be found at http://android.cmphys.com/twrp-mt2/ . Then just follow the instructions in the folder to install TWRP and SuperSU .
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Hello fellow XDA members,
to start off, if you hate noobs, the thread is not for you.
Anyways, I've just gotten myself a TF201 on the latest build of JB (4.1.1), that's my first ever Android device.
I've searched the forum abit and know simple stuff like what root is, rom, and etc.
I've searched for many root tutorials, but found only ones that will guide you on how to restore, or the program just crashes.
I've unlocked my bootloader (don't care about the warranty much).
Now, I know how to fastboot (thou it's stuck on "starting download something").
and have few questions.
1. How do I root? can I have a step-by-step guide please?
2. After I root and stuff, I want to get myself a fresh ROM, that I want to be stable, fast, and not that "heavy" (I mean so it won't affect my performace much).
I've seen the CM but as I understood its just a beta, and unstable.
3. Either it will be a fresh ROM, or an Ubuntu system (cuz I want to use the tablet as a laptop), i've searched alot, but found only a VNC(?) one, that I understood that is very unstabe, and needs internet connection(?), and an ubuntu installer in the market. (i've checked the topic on developers section, but it seems very unstable)
I'd like your opinions about a good ubuntu client, and is it possible to dual boot? if not, will I be able to restore back to android? Also, anyway to complitly wipe your device from android, and restore it if i dont like the ubuntuz?
Thanks for your time!
To root, install twrp using fastboot, download a flashable superuser (I used the supersu one from the supersu webpage) get busybox, and you're done.
xxbeanxx said:
To root, install twrp using fastboot, download a flashable superuser (I used the supersu one from the supersu webpage) get busybox, and you're done.
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Thank you, I've entered their site(teamw*in/project/twrp2/930 - replace the * with .) but have no idea how to do it, can you please help me?
GummyGum173 said:
Thank you, I've entered their site(teamw*in/project/twrp2/930 - replace the * with .) but have no idea how to do it, can you please help me?
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Go to the hairybean thread. Follow the instructions in post 2 for installing hairybean twrp (normal) version.
Now follow the instructions in post 1 for installing hairybean 1.51. Root is built in and everything is selectable from the installer so you can make the rom as light or as heavy as you want.
When you get to the kernel installer part I would suggest installing clemsyns 1.7 kernel (not the data2sd one)
Hey, first post here but I've been reading some threads since 2011.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 (I have experience with custom roms and such with the Droid Charge, also Samsung. See a pattern?).
I rooted it a while back, but recently have been experiencing quite a bit of instability so I wanted to try a custom rom (Hyperdrive is the one that I'm looking at but that's kinda irrelevant to this post).
The problem for me is that every guide expects me to be rooted with the custom recovery. I am rooted, and I did have CWM installed to perform the root, but now for some reason recovery boots into stock and I haven't been able to load any custom recoveries. I tried the CWM Rom Manager app to get CWM back, but it didn't seem to work (touch or normal). I have also tried Goo Manager to get TWRP and that was a complete bust.
I noticed one or two other methods involving safe-strap but I cannot for the life of me get safe-strap working on my phone and I've followed a couple guides several times without success.
I need someone to point me in the right direction to get a custom recovery back on my phone. I'm assuming something got screwed up somewhere along the line, so I'm not confident in these other methods but I'm trying to find a guide using Odin. Part of the problem seems to be that the Verizon phones aren't too common so all the guides and downloads are for a different model.
Please help, I'd prefer an Odin method but I'm open to suggestions.
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Hey, first post here but I've been reading some threads since 2011.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 (I have experience with custom roms and such with the Droid Charge, also Samsung. See a pattern?).
I rooted it a while back, but recently have been experiencing quite a bit of instability so I wanted to try a custom rom (Hyperdrive is the one that I'm looking at but that's kinda irrelevant to this post).
The problem for me is that every guide expects me to be rooted with the custom recovery. I am rooted, and I did have CWM installed to perform the root, but now for some reason recovery boots into stock and I haven't been able to load any custom recoveries. I tried the CWM Rom Manager app to get CWM back, but it didn't seem to work (touch or normal). I have also tried Goo Manager to get TWRP and that was a complete bust.
I noticed one or two other methods involving safe-strap but I cannot for the life of me get safe-strap working on my phone and I've followed a couple guides several times without success.
I need someone to point me in the right direction to get a custom recovery back on my phone. I'm assuming something got screwed up somewhere along the line, so I'm not confident in these other methods but I'm trying to find a guide using Odin. Part of the problem seems to be that the Verizon phones aren't too common so all the guides and downloads are for a different model.
Please help, I'd prefer an Odin method but I'm open to suggestions.
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If you are on NC5 then Safestrap is your only option. You are going to brick your phone if you just keep throwing recoveries at your phone until one sticks. If you are on MDK then your bootloader is unlocked and you can do what you want. Read the threads, that's what they're there for.
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If you are on NC5 then Safestrap is your only option. You are going to brick your phone if you just keep throwing recoveries at your phone until one sticks. If you are on MDK then your bootloader is unlocked and you can do what you want. Read the threads, that's what they're there for.
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I'm actually on ME7. I haven't updated in a very long while because I wanted to root and then stop tinkering. That's not an option for me anymore for the stability reasons. I had over a year of rock solid performance though so it was a good run.
I was searching threads on this forum and others. This one seems to be more reliable than others (and a whole lot friendlier), but I still can't find what I'm looking for.
Maybe you can help me out by pointing out one of the threads that has what I need?
Thanks much.
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I'm actually on ME7. I haven't updated in a very long while because I wanted to root and then stop tinkering. That's not an option for me anymore for the stability reasons. I had over a year of rock solid performance though so it was a good run.
I was searching threads on this forum and others. This one seems to be more reliable than others (and a whole lot friendlier), but I still can't find what I'm looking for.
Maybe you can help me out by pointing out one of the threads that has what I need?
Thanks much.
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MDK, as I understand it, is the only bootloader that has been unlocked thus far. If you are still on ME7 and it's locked anyway, you may be better off just taking the update.
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liljoe727 said:
MDK, as I understand it, is the only bootloader that has been unlocked thus far. If you are still on ME7 and it's locked anyway, you may be better off just taking the update.
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Okay, well obviously I've messed up my phone somehow, I don't think it's possible for me to just go to system settings and update. How do I go about this if that doesn't work?
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Okay, well obviously I've messed up my phone somehow, I don't think it's possible for me to just go to system settings and update. How do I go about this if that doesn't work?
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Well you can update via Samsung Keis, or if you know how to use ODIN you can flash the latest NC5 through ODIN. You'll find everything you'll need from here.
Forgot to say that after you upgrade you can root through towelroot which you can by searching this forum or Google it.
After you install busybox you should be able to install Safestrap, but if you can't, you need to download and install an app calle SElinuxmodechanger and set SElinux to permissive. Then you will be able to install Safestrap. Once you have SS you can only install ROMs on the Stock slot. non of the other slots work.
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Well you can update via Samsung Keis, or if you know how to use ODIN you can flash the latest NC5 through ODIN. You'll find everything you'll need from here.
Forgot to say that after you upgrade you can root through towelroot which you can by searching this forum or Google it.
After you install busybox you should be able to install Safestrap, but if you can't, you need to download and install an app calle SElinuxmodechanger and set SElinux to permissive. Then you will be able to install Safestrap. Once you have SS you can only install ROMs on the Stock slot. non of the other slots work.
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Okay, for starters thank you. This is almost exactly what I needed. I've just got one more issue;
I cannot discern from what I've found on the forums or elsewhere what safestrap is safe for my phone now that I'm on NC5?
Thanks again for this, was a big help.
cdroid93 said:
Okay, for starters thank you. This is almost exactly what I needed. I've just got one more issue;
I cannot discern from what I've found on the forums or elsewhere what safestrap is safe for my phone now that I'm on NC5?
Thanks again for this, was a big help.
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Also keep in mind that you can only install TW ROMs or GPE ROMs that are SS friendly. If you try to install Cyanogen or other AOSP ROMs that require custom kernels you run the chance of bricking your phone
This bump thing is confusing the hell out of me. Then again I haven't slept in 20hrs... regardless.
My phone is rooted and I installed TWRP from the TWRP app in the play store. Do I need Bump to install CM 12.0 or can I just flash CM 12.0 from TWRP? I've been googling for awhile and reading threads here on Bump but I have no clue what it is...
You must follow directions in THIS post. If your not comfortable using adb commands, you can flash the IMG file from that post using flashify from Google Play. Then flash THIS updated zip version of bumped TWRP in TWRP.
sent from my LG G3
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This bump thing is confusing the hell out of me. Then again I haven't slept in 20hrs... regardless.
My phone is rooted and I installed TWRP from the TWRP app in the play store. Do I need Bump to install CM 12.0 or can I just flash CM 12.0 from TWRP? I've been googling for awhile and reading threads here on Bump but I have no clue what it is...
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I didn't use the twrp app to install twrp but looking through the app the LS990 is listed so I don't really know. The method I used is as follows and works without a hitch. If you are already rooted, grab flashify from the play store and flash the BUMPED LS990 Twrp from flashify. Make sure to flash it as a recovery image. If you try to put a recovery on there that hasn't been BUMPED yet you will probably end up in a bad situation. After you have the bumped recovery on your phone go-ahead and flash whatever rom you want. They will all be bumped before they are uploaded to a server.
Not to sound like an a$$ but you really should read the bump thread in the original development and followed that. That would have been the safest way of doing this. With these phones you really shouldn't deviate from the instructions that are posted.
http://downloads.codefi.re/thecubed/lg_g3/bump/twrp-2.8.0.0_ls990-signed.img
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I didn't use the twrp app to install twrp but looking through the app the LS990 is listed so I don't really know. The method I used is as follows and works without a hitch. If you are already rooted, grab flashify from the play store and flash the BUMPED LS990 Twrp from flashify. Make sure to flash it as a recovery image. If you try to put a recovery on there that hasn't been BUMPED yet you will probably end up in a bad situation. After you have the bumped recovery on your phone go-ahead and flash whatever rom you want. They will all be bumped before they are uploaded to a server.
Not to sound like an a$$ but you really should read the bump thread in the original development and followed that. That would have been the safest way of doing this. With these phones you really shouldn't deviate from the instructions that are posted.
http://downloads.codefi.re/thecubed/lg_g3/bump/twrp-2.8.0.0_ls990-signed.img
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I'd read that but not much was clicking last night.
I ended up following this http://www.droidviews.com/install-twrp-recovery-on-lg-g3-all-variants-using-bump/ to flash the bumped TWRP img. I still have no clue what the difference is though. lol. Right now I'm running CM12.0 and I'm not so much a fan of Lollipop. May need to find another ROM.
drekalots said:
I'd read that but not much was clicking last night.
I ended up following this http://www.droidviews.com/install-twrp-recovery-on-lg-g3-all-variants-using-bump/ to flash the bumped TWRP img. I still have no clue what the difference is though. lol. Right now I'm running CM12.0 and I'm not so much a fan of Lollipop. May need to find another ROM.
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Essentially your recovery and boot.imgs need to be "bumped" which tricks the bootloader into thinking the file was signed by LG. Otherwise you get a secured boot error after flashing. If you are using a TWRP file or custom kernel from here in the threads, it's already been bumped(or definitely should be) so all you have to do is install it.
I know it may seem confusing because it is very different from other android models but really the devs are the ones that have to bump things, for the end user, there isn't really a difference.
whoppe862005 said:
I didn't use the twrp app to install twrp but looking through the app the LS990 is listed so I don't really know. The method I used is as follows and works without a hitch. If you are already rooted, grab flashify from the play store and flash the BUMPED LS990 Twrp from flashify. Make sure to flash it as a recovery image. If you try to put a recovery on there that hasn't been BUMPED yet you will probably end up in a bad situation. After you have the bumped recovery on your phone go-ahead and flash whatever rom you want. They will all be bumped before they are uploaded to a server.
Not to sound like an a$$ but you really should read the bump thread in the original development and followed that. That would have been the safest way of doing this. With these phones you really shouldn't deviate from the instructions that are posted.
http://downloads.codefi.re/thecubed/lg_g3/bump/twrp-2.8.0.0_ls990-signed.img
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Essentially your recovery and boot.imgs need to be "bumped" which tricks the bootloader into thinking the file was signed by LG. Otherwise you get a secured boot error after flashing. If you are using a TWRP file or custom kernel from here in the threads, it's already been bumped(or definitely should be) so all you have to do is install it.
I know it may seem confusing because it is very different from other android models but really the devs are the ones that have to bump things, for the end user, there isn't really a difference.
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Ah. Got it. Thank you for clearing that up.
Hello, i am willing to donate if someone can figure out a way to Root the new Acer Predator 8 GT-810 Tablet. Been looking everywhere and tried many common root apps with no luck. Thanks in advance.
Mee Too! I will also donate when someone helps me to root the Acer predator 8.
Amazing tablet, but what's the point when you can't root and hook up your Ps3 controller to play some emulators?
First i need root for the device to get it Ad-free and to install appOops, to delete tons of bloatware, a working recovery would be great and some custom Roms also.
I would love to have root for this tablet too
Anybody knows, how to root Acer Predator 8 GT-810 ?
I can unlock the bootloader, unfortunately I need to compile TWRP to install the SU binaries. If anyone can point me in the right direction on how to compile TWRP for a device that no devs are working on, I would love to try to do this myself. Thanks!
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I can unlock the bootloader, unfortunately I need to compile TWRP to install the SU binaries. If anyone can point me in the right direction on how to compile TWRP for a device that no devs are working on, I would love to try to do this myself. Thanks!
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Hi man,
You can visit the "Taiwan101 ROM Factory" of Facebook to ask he how to compile TWRP to install the SU binaries.
URL as below : .facebook.com/tw101.rom.factory/?fref=ts
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so I cannot use "post outside links".
(To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!)
And if you success root Acer GT-810, please help provide the Root Tool to me, thank you very much.:fingers-crossed:
I might have a way of easily flash TWRP, and install SuperSU, use the Temporary recovery project to boot temporarily into twrp and flashing supersu, theres an easy way of getting twrp permanently but ill try it when i get the tablet 31th of this month.
Also this temporary recovery does not require an unlocked bootloader since it uses a flaw in bootloader to load twrp, but it might be patched, just try it.
Perhaps this new found exploit can be used in rooting this tablet. http://arstechnica.com/security/201...tflips-to-root-android-phones-is-now-a-thing/
Hi, i am thinking of getting one for my son to replace his aging xoom. I want a tablet that can be rooted so I can get rid of bloat wire, not overly fussed about a rom.
I have googled rooting and came across a page How to root Acer Predator 8 GT-810 on androidrootmania.net
Has anyone tried any of these methods of root. Thankyou in advance for replies
lildanda said:
Hi, i am thinking of getting one for my son to replace his aging xoom. I want a tablet that can be rooted so I can get rid of bloat wire, not overly fussed about a rom.
I have googled rooting and came across a page How to root Acer Predator 8 GT-810 on androidrootmania.net
Has anyone tried any of these methods of root. Thankyou in advance for replies
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androidrootmania.net is a clickbait fake website. None of the posted method works.
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androidrootmania.net is a clickbait fake website. None of the posted method works.
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Hi, thanks for that. :good:
Ruben Craveiro said:
I might have a way of easily flash TWRP, and install SuperSU, use the Temporary recovery project to boot temporarily into twrp and flashing supersu, theres an easy way of getting twrp permanently but ill try it when i get the tablet 31th of this month.
Also this temporary recovery does not require an unlocked bootloader since it uses a flaw in bootloader to load twrp, but it might be patched, just try it.
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Hi Ruben Craveiro,
Could you root acer Gt-810 success ?
jackyne said:
Hi Ruben Craveiro,
Could you root acer Gt-810 success ?
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Only got the tablet today, right now im trying to charge it.. and im a bit busy today and tomorrow so i wont be abke to do much.
Ruben Craveiro said:
Only got the tablet today, right now im trying to charge it.. and im a bit busy today and tomorrow so i wont be abke to do much.
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it's okay, if you root Acer GT-810 successfully, please help me how to root it with root tool, Thank you very much.
I want use xposed on Acer GT-810.
I think its time to share at least some results, i was able to port TWRP 3.0.2 to this device AND ROOTING this device. ill leave twrp 3.0.2 here for who wants it. Please read all of the post.
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IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ROOTING:
After flashing TWRP 3.0.2, use the SuperSU 2.46 flashable zip, do NOT use latest version or will result in a bootloop. Good Luck and have fun with rooting. Links on bottom of the post.
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REQUIREMENTS
1- Unlocked Bootloader (search on google if you dont know how to unlock)
2- Drivers and Adb/Fastboot commands knowledge
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New TWRP bugfix update! Now you can flash stock rom on TWRP without bricking! Download Page updated!
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Bugs:
1- adb shell command needs to be sent before system partition is mounted or it will give an error, after doing adb shell you can mount system and do all the modifications you need.
2- You cant flash any img on twrp it gives an error, im trying to fix.
3- Backups do work, but everytime twrp restarts, the device name seems to change (which means that on /TWRP/BACKUPS/devicename/backupsinside/ changes every reboot so you have to go get the backup inside the old devicename folder and put on the new devicename folder).
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Im leaving an unsecured boot image because system seems not want to boot android if anything seems changed. So please if system does not boot after flashing twrp/rooting, flash the unsecured boot img on fastboot.
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Also im asking just a little bit of your time to request our device to have our own forum threads as it will make it a lot easier to manage the development and make it easier for people with same device to find it, request it here, the more people the better the higher chances we get to see a forum thread for our device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660354
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Downloads:
Stock boot and Unsecured Boot, Stock Recovery and TWRP 3.0.2-1, SuperSU 2.46:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxzG5iupOOSKNTdlRC1Wd0VmTlk/view?usp=drivesdk
Dont forget to press thanks if i helped you. Im also sorry if its a bit messed up the explanation, its hard when theres no specific threads for the device.
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jackyne said:
it's okay, if you root Acer GT-810 successfully, please help me how to root it with root tool, Thank you very much.
I want use xposed on Acer GT-810.
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I finally rooted the device! Download SuperSU 2.46 (DO NOT USE LATEST VERSION as it will cause a bootloop), and flash it with the TWRP i made that i shared on this thread.
Ruben Craveiro said:
I finally rooted the device! Download SuperSU 2.46 (DO NOT USE LATEST VERSION as it will cause a bootloop), and flash it with the TWRP i made that i shared on this thread.
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Hi Ruben mind posting a step-by-step guide? How do you flash the TWRP? And which .img file in your shared zip file should we use?
thexile said:
Hi Ruben mind posting a step-by-step guide? How do you flash the TWRP? And which .img file in your shared zip file should we use?
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on this thread simply scroll up and you should see it, its saying what bugs and names of the images are pretty straightforward.. flash the unsecured boot (its names osmething like that), and flash the TWRP.img, the root you will have to search on google for version 2.46, if u use the latest you will have bootloop
I have an at&t variant HTC m8, I recently stitched to cricket wireless. SIM swap went fine. I've been wanting to gain root to remove att bloatware. I'm on android version 5.0.2. My main issue is I've gotten nowhere unlocking boot loader using a pc. Tonight I resorted to using kingroot from Google play,which worked on third attempt. However supersu said it needs an update.
So basically I'm lost and trying to find away to gain root without a computer if possible.
I've never used kingroot. What happens if you try to update the root binary?
May be a bit irrelevant. I think you'll need to unlock the bootloader to do what you want (delete bloatware). I don't think kingroot alone will get it done. Reason being, you can't modify the system partition with root alone. You need kernel mod wp_mod, which is flashed with custom recovery TWRP. And you need an unlocked bootloader to flash custom recovery.
What issues did you have exactly when trying to unlock the bootloader?
I believe my main issue was that my pc is out of date running an unauthorized widows 7 lol. I was unable to obtain adb or any twrp files to unlock boot loader hence my attempt at a one click type solution. I think I'm going to read up more and try the whole process over this weekend, but any tips guides or instructions would be helpful. The more I have looked into this the more conflicted things have become.
Lewis715 said:
I was unable to obtain adb or any twrp files to unlock boot loader hence my attempt at a one click type solution.
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Not sure what "unable to obtain adb" means if you don't explain what happens exactly, where you are trying to get the files, etc. So all I can do is assume, and hope that I don't suggest you do things you already tried.
If you want an adb/fastboot installer, the following should work, and decently up to date: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Otherwise, there are other adb installers if you just type "easy adb" into the XDA search function.
No such thing as TWRP files that can help you unlock the bootloader. By definition, you can't install custom recovery until the bootloader is unlocked, and TWRP is a custom recovery. So nothing can be done with or by any TWRP files until you unlock the bootloader.
Lewis715 said:
I think I'm going to read up more and try the whole process over this weekend, but any tips guides or instructions would be helpful. The more I have looked into this the more conflicted things have become.
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Again, can't really help with what is "conflicted" unless you give some specific details.
Its understandable that a lot of the threads may be confusing, as the info is often outdated. This is getting to be an old device, and a lot of folks that wrote the various guides have moved on, and not updating the guides.
The following is a pretty good AT&T specific guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799796
But as mentioned, some things are outdated:
1) The driver package is old. You can get updated drivers by downloading HTC Sync from the HTC website. After installing (which will also install HTC drivers) you can uninstall Sync, but keep the drivers; if you don't want Sync (but I haven't had any problems keeping it).
2) I believe the Dropbox link for adb installer is dead, but I already gave an alternative above.
3) The TWRP version is really old, don't use it! Get TWRP 3.0.2 from here: https://dl.twrp.me/m8/
The exception might be in the stock Android version on your phone is old, but if you tell me what it says for OS number on the bootloader screen, I can advise more specifically.
4) TWRP version is old, again, don't use it! v2.76 is the latest "stable" version, and you can get it here: https://download.chainfire.eu/969/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip
Everything else in the guide should still apply.
Vomer's guide is also a good one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/vomerguides-m8-bootldr-unlock-s-off-t2800727
Again, the TWRP version is out of date (use the current one linked above).
You only need to do Sections 0 and 1, as the remainder of the guide (S-off, SuperCID) doesn't apply for what you are doing (unlock bootloader, custom recovery, and root).
Also, highly recommended to make a TWRP backup of the stock ROM, before you root.
After root, flash wp_mod with TWRP to enable system partition changes to stick (and deleting bloatware is a system change). What wp_mod depends on your Android version. But for Marshallow, the wp_mod can be found here (you just need the zip wp_mod, not the whole ROM): http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/rom-stock-unlocked-developer-sense-7-t3262894
Thanks for the help I'll give it another try, honestly have no real need to mess with device. I know the phone is old but I still have it and it works better than others I've had.
Lewis715 said:
Thanks for the help I'll give it another try, honestly have no real need to mess with device. I know the phone is old but I still have it and it works better than others I've had.
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Of course, the vast majority of us don't have any real need to mess with the device. But we do, nonetheless!