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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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/
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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
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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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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
inub said:
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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Hey bro we appreciate the insight, we've tried this as a collective but to no avail yet. Our best bet is to keep trying different things until we come up with a working batch file unless kingo comes up with something. Thank you all for keeping the thread alive
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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?
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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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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
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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..
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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..
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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.
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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
Hello everyone,
I will share my experience with you, and I hope for a solution!
A few days ago I rooted my Lenovo tab 2 A10-30 successfully using Kingroot. Then, I tried to change Kinguser with SuperSU, which I also successfully did. However, I noticed that although the main root app was SuperSU, Kingroot was still on my phone, so I deleted it using a bloatware removal app and restarted the tablet. Now it won't turn on. It gets stuck at the Lenovo loading screen, and that's about it. When I press the power button + volume down button, it gets me to a Chinese menu that is not the recovery mode (there is no MMC, just options about voloume, colors, mic test etc). If I press the volume up+ volume down + power button, it just brightens the screen and shows nothing.
I tried flashing the stock ROM using the Smart Phone Flash Tool, but the PC does not recognize fully the tablet (it just prompts me to install the Lenovo USB drivers, and I cannot access the tablet's internal storage). Moreover, the Lenovo windows applications do not recognize the tablet when I connect it to the PC.
I really do hope that there is a way I can fix it.. Thank you all in advance.
Hi,
I did almost exactly the same... Kingroot, tried to remove bloatware with another app, and ended up with a bricked tablet I can still access the bootloader, but flashing the tablet from there is to no avail.
I am still looking for the original ROM, which seems nowhere to be found. Did you, by any chance, make a backup first?
Another one here But I'am able to go into recovery and into adb sideload, from there I can view internal memory(/system). And it looks like system is trying to load supersu-daemon which was removed and it can't get past that. I tried to recover paths (to original ones), but it still wont go past loading screen. (it is just restarting the app_process32).
Now if we only could get the hold on original factory firmware... from there one we can sideload it via fastboot.
And for the drivers you need andorid usb drivers https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb.html#top
TLDR; we are looking for TB2-X30F_USR_S000015_1601151950_Q8009_ROW_qpst.zip
So, I have spent about 5 hours attempting to find a way to dump the firmware without first rooting the device, so that I could share it with you guys (and have a backup for myself in case I attempt to root it myself.) Unfortunately it seems like it needs to be rooted before I can create a nandroid backup through adb. Unfortunately the tablet is not based on mtk, and I cannot find any qualcomm utils that can dump the firmware.
The one Qualcomm util I found (QFIL) seems like it is only for flashing, and for backing up some individual data for the tablet (I assume it may contain such as license keys for the commercial features in the recent phones such as Sony Xperia Z3). I also looked into fastboot, and that too can only flash a new firmware.
So, unless the tablet gets rooted I don't see any way to make a proper backup.
I am unable to post links in messages, so you need to do some manual editing.
dz0ny said:
TLDR; we are looking for TB2-X30F_USR_S000015_1601151950_Q8009_ROW_qpst.zip
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This however seems like very valuable information, unfortunately the only places I can find that has this available for download is charging money for access to the file.
50$ at dlgsm,com www DOT dlgsm DOT com/register.php?file=TB2-X30F_USR_S000015_1601151950_Q8009_ROW_qpst.zip&dir=%2FFLASH-FILES%2FLENOVO%2FT_Series%2FTB2-X30F
or from 10$ at pars-hamrah,com: www DOT pars-hamrah DOT com/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B5%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87/38027-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%86%D9%88%D9%88-lenovo-tb2-x30f-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%87-s000015-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF-5-1-1-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA.html"]Here[/URL]
It might also be available www DOT fars-gsm DOT com/75531-tb2-x30f_usr_s000015_1601151950_q8009_row_qpst-zip.html, at least they list the changelog for the firmware.
Since I have no use for a firmware right now, I will not be buying access to one (unless I at some point manage to brick mine as well). But if anyone decides to do so, please share it so others can enjoy it as well. I also suspect that if the file was available, it would increase the probability of someone attempting to make a custom rom at some point as well, it is a very cheap tablet when on sale, so it should have good potential for a community.
PS: I also stumbled over something called vRoot, that might be an alternative to Kingroot, although I have no idea whether it is as good at rooting and not installing unwanted extra apps. I guess someone who has used it on a tablet/phone that has a backup available might be able to shed some light on that.
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omrtpsycho said:
If I press the volume up+ volume down + power button, it just brightens the screen and shows nothing.
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This is the QFIL (Qualcomm Flash something system) mode, however I do now know whether that helps anything at all. Since it seems to me it probably wont accept the TB2-X30F_USR_S000015_1601151950_Q8009_ROW_qpst.zip file mentioned in the thread. It seems to expect some xml file, maybe the zip file contains that?
Hi guys i have been strugling with this unit The last 3 days. I have eksakt same problem. I found these files: lenovo-forums.ru/files/category/106-прошивки-lenovo-tab-2-a10-30/
I extracted Them but dont know how to flash Them ?? Hope u guys Can help (sorry for bad english)
To Download files from Lenovo-forums.ru i logged in with my Google account
[PUT ROM TEMPORARILY HERE: https://www.wetransfer.com/download...024ee2974a44f8aa50e3dcd120160615184237/a84735 ]
Wow, suddenly action! With the help of Dead2 and Andersbp I have made some progress. Here are my steps:
I purchased the ROM from the Iranian site, and downloaded the other from the Russian forum. So now I have 2 ROMs:
65M TB2-X30F_S000015_160115_ROW_TO_TB2-X30F_S000016_160602_ROW_WCA72E4AB5.zip (Russian)
1.1G TB2-X30F_USR_S000015_1601151950_Q8009_ROW_qpst.zip (Iranian)
The smaller one is simply an update, which you could install easily:
1) boot into Recovery Mode
2) select "Apply Update from ADB"
3) run: adb sideload TB2-X30F_S000015_160115_ROW_TO_TB2-X30F_S000016_160602_ROW_WCA72E4AB5.zip
Which works... UNLESS YOU ROOTED THE DEVICE. Then it fails, and does not want to update. Thanks Lenovo
So, the larger one is a different type of ROM. This one will not load with adb sideload (gives footprint and signature error). But it DOES contain all the files to flash with QFIL (Qualcomm Flash something system).
Here I'm stuck. I followed this guide:
http://guidebelajar.blogspot.nl/2016/03/guide-how-to-flash-firmware-lenovo-vibe-p1.html
and tried to install these packages:
1) You must download and install USB Driver for Lenovo on your windows computer or PC.
2) QPST-2.7.422-qfil-qcom-Upgrade-Tool-20140422
3) Download Qualcomm HSUSB USB COM Drivers
(Note that you need to register and log in to needrom.com FIRST. Then click the link, but it will give an access error. Remove all in the URL after needrom.com (so go back to the main site), then go back to the download link, and it will work - the file is there.)
1) and 2) install pretty fine, but 3) is just a zip with a lot of drivers, no installer. I have no clue on how to install the proper driver...
Furthermore, the site suggests to install something on the device itself:
5) Create a folder with the name sdfuse in the root of the SD-card phone
6) Put the qsb-firmware (file with the extension .qsb) in the folder sdfuse.
Here I have 2 problems: First, my device does not boot, so I cannot create/copy files. Seconly: I cannot find qsb-firmware.qsb anywhere...
@ Dead2: How did you go through these steps?
Zwartoog said:
I purchased the ROM from the Iranian site, and downloaded the other from the Russian forum. So now I have 2 ROMs:
65M TB2-X30F_S000015_160115_ROW_TO_TB2-X30F_S000016_160602_ROW_WCA72E4AB5.zip (Russian)
1.1G TB2-X30F_USR_S000015_1601151950_Q8009_ROW_qpst.zip (Iranian)
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Great, thanks for sharing the firmware, I hope you and everyone else with a softbricked tablet can get it fixed now
I am sure some of those would be willing to donate a couple of bucks to you if they get theirs working again.
Zwartoog said:
3) Download Qualcomm HSUSB USB COM Drivers
(Note that you need to register and log in to needrom.com FIRST. Then click the link, but it will give an access error. Remove all in the URL after needrom.com (so go back to the main site), then go back to the download link, and it will work - the file is there.)
1) and 2) install pretty fine, but 3) is just a zip with a lot of drivers, no installer. I have no clue on how to install the proper driver...
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Ok, I used a LenovoUsbDriver_v1.0.12.exe driver installer, and that includes the HSUSB drivers needed, and I can confirm that windows recognizes the tablet as being in HSUSB mode with those. Whether QFIL does I have not tested.
I got the driver package from here: www DOT teamandroiders DOT com/lenovo-usb-drivers-download/
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@ Dead2: How did you go through these steps?
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After you get past installing the HSUSB driver, you are officially the one that has gotten furthest on this.
I will assist in any way I can, but I will not attempt flashing my own tablet until I actually need to
Dead2 said:
After you get past installing the HSUSB driver, you are officially the one that has gotten furthest on this.
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We'll get this working
Dead2 said:
Ok, I used a LenovoUsbDriver_v1.0.12.exe driver installer, and that includes the HSUSB drivers needed, and I can confirm that windows recognizes the tablet as being in HSUSB mode with those. Whether QFIL does I have not tested.
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I tried that one too, but to no avail When I try to execute the executable, it ask for administrator permission, and after that vanishes...
I am running Windows 8, 64 bit. You?
Other question: when is your tablet recognised by Windows? Also in Recovery Mode?
Thanks!
Great work so far guys ! I Will try tomorrow with The new information! Mine is rootet so dont look good for me :/
Zwartoog:
The russian site also have Big files (1gb)
You Saw Them ?
Andersbp said:
Great work so far guys ! I Will try tomorrow with The new information! Mine is rootet so dont look good for me :/
Zwartoog:
The russian site also have Big files (1gb)
You Saw Them ?
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No, I have spent too many hours translating Farsi today, was quite happy to find this one easily accessible on the Russian site
Can you check one of the bigger files? Might come in handy if my version seems incompatible for some reason...
Zwartoog said:
No, I have spent too many hours translating Farsi today, was quite happy to find this one easily accessible on the Russian site
Can you check one of the bigger files? Might come in handy if my version seems incompatible for some reason...
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Sure Will try tomorrow
Huge breakthrough
I now have a unrootet, unbricked and stable unit again!
First i followed this guide:
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YxnBnMMx7Xg/VnaiVim76VI/AAAAAAAAURo/pz5IiaVdlcQ/s320/qfil.jpg
But insted of this:
9. Now, enter your Lenovo Vibe P1 into recovery mode. you can do it by :
Press the Volume Up button and keep holding it while connecting it to the computer/laptop using USB cable.
Lenovo Vibe P1 will vibrate one time, and you will see black screen.
You need to hold in VOLUME UP AND VOLUME DOWN AND POWER button at same time. Until you see
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Now you can continue with the guide, and use QFIL.
I used this firmware: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9affStJ4JQ1U3JXUTZFTDJ6NU0
Extract the rar file. Inside you will find the files needed in QFIL.
Hope this helps you guys
Andersbp said:
Huge breakthrough
I now have a unrootet, unbricked and stable unit again!
First i followed this guide:
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YxnBnMMx7Xg/VnaiVim76VI/AAAAAAAAURo/pz5IiaVdlcQ/s320/qfil.jpg
But insted of this:
9. Now, enter your Lenovo Vibe P1 into recovery mode. you can do it by :
Press the Volume Up button and keep holding it while connecting it to the computer/laptop using USB cable.
Lenovo Vibe P1 will vibrate one time, and you will see black screen.
You need to hold in VOLUME UP AND VOLUME DOWN AND POWER button at same time. Until you see
Now you can continue with the guide, and use QFIL.
I used this firmware: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9affStJ4JQ1U3JXUTZFTDJ6NU0
Extract the rar file. Inside you will find the files needed in QFIL.
Hope this helps you guys
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Super! Will try this tonight. Just in case: which Windows version are you using?
Zwartoog said:
Super! Will try this tonight. Just in case: which Windows version are you using?
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I use windows 10
Andersbp said:
Huge breakthrough
I now have a unrootet, unbricked and stable unit again!
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Great work! I am glad I was able to help you guys get this fixed
Andersbp said:
You need to hold in VOLUME UP AND VOLUME DOWN AND POWER button at same time. Until you see
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Yep, its at the bottom of my first post also, found that out by accident while trying to get into the normal recovery.
Now, hopefully someone will want to port TWRP and CM13 or Paranoid to this tablet
Doh i did not see that Dead2
Thanks everybody together we defeated the problem !
SUPER! Succes here as well! The trick was indeed to hold both vol UP and DOWN
Now: brand-new unrooted device
Thanks
Btw: I noticed that the rom from Andersbp is a TB2-X30L rather than the TB2-X30F. I used my F file (paid for it, dammit ), and that one also works well.
I am currently checking if I can modify the stock ROM to enable root / mult-user. Any hints?
Nice zwartoog !
I Can root with kingroot.. Are there better alternatives ? Kingroot is Full of bloatware
Andersbp said:
Nice zwartoog !
I Can root with kingroot.. Are there better alternatives ? Kingroot is Full of bloatware
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Noo, no Kingroot. That's where all the disasters began. It is full of bloatware. Trying to uninstall Kingroot lead to bricking the device
Personally I am only interested in re-enabling the multi-user feature from lollipop. WHICH IS FOR SOME REASON DISABLED BY LENOVO Even when rooted and modifying the system/build.prop did not re-enable it.
I'm giving up now. At least I have a workable device. Restored pride. And more important: 3 happy kids
I think the TB2-X30L is the LTE version of the tablet, while the TB2-X30F is the wifi-only version. If correct, then there should be no problem
when using the LTE on a non-LTE model, but the other way around could potentially cause LTE to not work. The LTE firmware might have some
extra apps and settings enabled to cater to this ability, but it might also be completely identical. Btw, what does the model information say
after being flashed with the L firmware? In any case it is useful to know that they are cross-compatible, since sometimes there can be differences
in chipsets or screens that can cause minor or major problems.
As I mentioned earlier, another root alternative to kingroot seems to be vRoot, but I have not tried it myself. But now that it is possible to
recover a bricked tablet, it is also less risky to test such things.
BTW: Please remember to use the "Thanks!" button on posts you find helpful, I have tried to do so myself on the posts that I find helpful
It is a fairly new device so I haven't seen anything on it but I'm hoping someone could point my in the right direction. Any info would be helpful. Thanks!
Same here, looking for root!
Coolpad root
Good luck on this to you I am working as well and will post what I find
Picked up one of these today, we just started working on it a few minutes ago, I'll post the method once done. This could be hours, days, months, who knows, We do have fastboot and the Coolpad Kit from elsewhere on the forums so it shouldn't be hard. But we are working on it.
Same here I really want root, oddly for fastboot oem unlock it doesn't unlock , I have oem unlock enabled in developer options but when I run the command fastboot flashing unlock or fastboot oem unlock or pretty much any command besides fastboot getvar all it comes back with something like FAILED remote unknown command and I have no idea why I have the cool pad legacy/lithium cp3705a if anyone can lend me some knowledge on why the fastboot commands don't work that would be nice I was going to flash a gsi and try to patch a stock boot image via magisk but I can do anything without unlocking the bootloader first, I'm hoping it's not a kernel related issue
sawclan22 said:
Same here I really want root, oddly for fastboot oem unlock it doesn't unlock , I have oem unlock enabled in developer options but when I run the command fastboot flashing unlock or fastboot oem unlock or pretty much any command besides fastboot getvar all it comes back with something like FAILED remote unknown command and I have no idea why I have the cool pad legacy/lithium cp3705a if anyone can lend me some knowledge on why the fastboot commands don't work that would be nice I was going to flash a gsi and try to patch a stock boot image via magisk but I can do anything without unlocking the bootloader first, I'm hoping it's not a kernel related issue
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Yeah still working on it, waiting for some pie PoCs to come out. But fastboot is borked. I've requested the source code from them we'll see how that goes, doubt it will go anywhere. Can't even find the proper drivers for it. MTKTool is outdated so it can't even get a read on the FS to make a scatter file. All one click apps I tried didn't work so I wouldn't recommend those. OneClickRoot said it could root it but I'm not about to pay them to find out.
I did find a binary(locksettings) in system that allows you to set and remove passwords via command line which seems a bit insecure, but possibly exploitable, and an empty "cdrom_install.iso" in /system/etc But It just says:
"This directory contains the raw data that OEMs want to expose
to end-users.
Due to the limitation of mass storage. The cdrom ISO file should
be larger than 600KBytes.
If you put less files into this directory. Then it will create
a dummy file to fill the gap."
With a nice 616KB pad file.
That's all I've been able to get so far.
Thanks for the update that sums up what I've got as well although i didn't see that system img
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Oddly my device seems to be having some sort of bug. The touchscreen will just randomly lock up , I've reset the device , I realized it doesn't so it in safe mode , so I tried deleted apps from adb shell that did nothing , but since it works in safe mode and the device has project treble support I feel as though flashing a gsi would fix the problem , but I can't so that with a locked bootloader
sawclan22 said:
Thanks for the update that sums up what I've got as well although i didn't see that system img
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Oddly my device seems to be having some sort of bug. The touchscreen will just randomly lock up , I've reset the device , I realized it doesn't so it in safe mode , so I tried deleted apps from adb shell that did nothing , but since it works in safe mode and the device has project treble support I feel as though flashing a gsi would fix the problem , but I can't so that with a locked bootloader
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You might want to go through your apps and disable a bunch of the bloat. They had like 3 facebook managers, installers and stuff in there. That could be doing it. I haven't had any such issues but i've only had the phone a few hours and have been in a shell exploring it most of that time.
Update: EDL Mode is accessible. We haven't been able to successfully do anything with it yet due to lack of a firehose, but 9008 mode does work with EDL Cable. If anyone has a SDM450 firehose around that would be ideal.
I already noticed edl mode was there was planning on finding out what to do today , I have a firehouse for the board which is prog_emmc_firehose_8953_ddr.mbn , but I wasn't sure how that worked I'm not to familiar with edl mode or what it can do , also I'm not a dev just an experienced Android / Linux user
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What would u even use to flash in edl mode? Say a gsi , because there's no stock firmware we can extract , but we can always get a rooted gsi if I'm not mistaken because the device does have project treble support
Sapphiress said:
You might want to go through your apps and disable a bunch of the bloat. They had like 3 facebook managers, installers and stuff in there. That could be doing it. I haven't had any such issues but i've only had the phone a few hours and have been in a shell exploring it most of that time.
Update: EDL Mode is accessible. We haven't been able to successfully do anything with it yet due to lack of a firehose, but 9008 mode does work with EDL Cable. If anyone has a SDM450 firehose around that would be ideal.
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The firehouse for the oppo a71 has same specs board RAM and soc would that work
sawclan22 said:
The firehouse for the oppo a71 has same specs board RAM and soc would that work
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I'll see if I can find one. They have the board incorrectly listed as both an MTK board and as an msm8953 even though from what I've been able to find msm8953 is strictly the snapdragon625. And Snapdragon 450 doesn't have an msm designation. This thing is a mess inside.
It's been awhile since I've done this mind you. Android has changed a bunch since the 2.X and 4.X days. I've been on a Nexus 6P for years which is open by default.
Wish it was as easy as installing gingerbreak and tapping root like the old days. Lol
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sawclan22 said:
What would u even use to flash in edl mode? Say a gsi , because there's no stock firmware we can extract , but we can always get a rooted gsi if I'm not mistaken because the device does have project treble support
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I would get temp root via a RCE or EoP pull the boot image, modify it and flash it in EDL therefore enabling fastboot and making the phone ready for TWRP. After that it's just a matter of writing a program that does this for you and the phone would be ready for development.
Well I've done all I know how to do I'll just leave it to you guys and keep an eye on this forum
Hey Sapphires,
Have you generated the root process for the Coolpad Legacy yet?
[email protected]
manoftech said:
Hey Sapphires,
Have you generated the root process for the Coolpad Legacy yet?
[email protected]
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Waiting for a poc or a firehouse to surface. Android 9 doesn't have many exploits available yet.
Device Unlocking Process Status?
Have we got anywhere with the device unlocking and rooting procedure with this device.
djdruin said:
It is a fairly new device so I haven't seen anything on it but I'm hoping someone could point my in the right direction. Any info would be helpful. Thanks!
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dravenz7 said:
Have we got anywhere with the device unlocking and rooting procedure with this device.
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Nope. we are also NOT vulnerable to CVE-2019-2215 at least on my device with the June Patch. Just waiting for a valid exploit.
This is as far as it gets.
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You guys suck
diag port
I don't know if you guys figured this part out yet or not but I was able to open the engineering menu and turn on the diagnostics port and modem. I'm not very familiar with using it to my advantage but I used quick shortcut maker to open it. It was under yulong labtest I believe. One of the menus are all in chinese so I'm not real sure what else it would let you access.
TreyVega said:
You guys suck
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Well let's see you do something there buddy, obviously you're the expert on the subject.
Cracking enterprise level security isn't just clicking a button. and you ain't paying me. I have a stack of phones and other devices to work on and other more pressing things to do with my life. So, kindly, take your opinion and shove it, root will be released when it's released.
m3nty said:
I don't know if you guys figured this part out yet or not but I was able to open the engineering menu and turn on the diagnostics port and modem. I'm not very familiar with using it to my advantage but I used quick shortcut maker to open it. It was under yulong labtest I believe. One of the menus are all in chinese so I'm not real sure what else it would let you access.
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EDL mode won't help without the proper mbn, none of which that are publicly available work. Or if you're talking about the hidden flasher activity we found that awhile ago but I haven't really looked too far into it as i don't have a USB-C OTG drive.
I searched the web and the forum I couldn't find any info about SM-A115U ( Boost Mobile USA)
I have Samsung 6 edge plus & I was able to root it back in 2017 using CF AutoRoot with SM-G928C (zenlte-zenltejv).
SM-A115U seems like it's one of the challenging phone to have the bootloader unlocked, I checked the 'changing time method prior to 7 days' and going to 'updating firmware' then I enabled Dev. Mode but it didn't work (the OEM unlock option is not showing)
Therefore does anyone have any Idea?
How can I unlock the bootloader myself ?
I patched with Magisk but when flashing with ODIN 13.4.1 It didn't work due to the bootloader being locked,again the OEM unlock option is not showing.
I wish I knew. I'm trying to do the same thing. There are directions for OTHER models - apparently we need to change the firmware from the U to the M (Latin America / Peru etc) --- that will give us the oem unlock option...
unfortunately for me I've tried a few firmware's and it seems there is -something - not compatible which is causing an error in ODIN to fail. -- Likely the fact that we have the 115U and I'm trying to put software from the 115 (something else - that has oem unlock option)
I am under the impression at this point that 100% of every US samsung snapdragon processor on every model number phone is impossible to root.
-add to that something called Qualcomm secure boot that is also apparently a problem now; my knowledge id vague on this point... but I believe we will need to buy an Exynos version from overseas to get the bootloader unlocked.
I would love for someone to show us otherwise how to do it.
I know from researching the s20 us version that some one is offering a paid service to use proprietary samsung tools that CAN unlock the snapdragon bootloader; for a fee.
I dont know:
who it is
how to contact them
how much it costs
or if it can be done for the a115u.
edit - this link leads to more info - much more complete
Galaxy A11 SM-A115 Need TWRP
I have this device rooted with magisk BUT cant find way to properly port a qualcomm twrp from similar devices i just need help to get started with custom recovery if i can get one to boot i might be able to fiqure out the rest if any "Bugs" are...
forum.xda-developers.com
the a115u doesnt offer 'oem unlock' in developer mode.
The a115u1 DOES. The following is a link that worked for me; slow download speeds so expect a 3 hour wait... unless you pay.
i am still working on it; will post more if I have success.
A115u1 firmware: A115U1UEU2ATG2 / OYM2ATG2 v10
PDA/AP Version A115U1UEU2ATG2
CSC Version A115U1OYM2ATG2
MODEM/CP Version A115U1UEU2ATG2
Region USC — United States
Build Date 2020-07-03
Changelist 18814262
OS Q
OS Version 10
https://www.full-repair-firmware.co...DL0ExMTVVMVVFVTJBVEcyL0ExMTVVMU9ZTTJBVEcyLw==
New Baseband is
A115U1UEU2ATG2
SO what does the UEU mean?
Update; I was having difficulty getting into download mode.. still cant seem to manually achieve it.
I can access a couple recovery menus but not the download mode one (without the app)
To get into Recovery you:
Turn off the device.
Press and hold the Volume Up key, then press and hold the Power key.
When you see Samsung Galaxy A11, release the Power key but continue holding the Volume Up key.
When you see the Android Recovery screen, release the Volume Up key.
To get the (blue) screen for unlocking bootloader:
Access the Blue custom OS menu:
Press and hold the Volume Up & DOWN keys, then press and hold the Power key.
When you see Samsung Galaxy A11, release the Power key but continue holding the Volume Up & DOWN keys.
When you see the Android Recovery screen, release the Volume Up & Down keys.
Phone will go black - reboot- SAMSUNG logo will appear and you'll need to wait while it reinstalls the OS...
Then you need to re open Developer options and usb debugging etc ...
Now you can work on TWRP and Root/ Magisk (I dont know how yet but will get there)
The A05U is in the same boat as the A115U. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/need-default-prop-file-for-sm-a205.4125991/
There you will find my working theory that may help solve this puzzle. Anyone with a little experience can get a hex editor and i will pm you the offset addr. in which the firmware keys reside within the AP image...(only for the 205...for now)...Also, another attack vector is to decompile the system image and go in and change default.prop OEM_UNLOCK_SUPPORTED=0 TO 1, recompile and package it as a standalone .tar or .zip and flash in Odin (assume patched version 3.14.1 cuz i had some success FRP'ing with it). The reason i recommend standalone is due to the fact that fota.zip is also signed with the same 8 digit key as the binaries, however the zip file itself is encrypted and will not allow for manipulation to the contents.
Fastboot, ADB, and so far Combo Files (of which i do have for the A115, [205 combos were worthless] and am reluctantly about to tes, as this is my Daily Driver). So if anyone is interested in A115 Engineer binary, I have acquired one [link on pm].
Back to vector 1...I am about to begin the tedious process of aqcuiring the firmware keys for the A115, once I have them it will hopefully be a matter of time before this is done. All we need is for one character to change: OEM_UNLOCK_SUPPORTED = 0. It needs to be 1. But, finding digital signatures enables us the ability to rebrand, mix n' match and circumvent firmware device specific subjectivity.
Blombardo said:
edit - this link leads to more info - much more complete
Galaxy A11 SM-A115 Need TWRP
I have this device rooted with magisk BUT cant find way to properly port a qualcomm twrp from similar devices i just need help to get started with custom recovery if i can get one to boot i might be able to fiqure out the rest if any "Bugs" are...
forum.xda-developers.com
the a115u doesnt offer 'oem unlock' in developer mode.
The a115u1 DOES. The following is a link that worked for me; slow download speeds so expect a 3 hour wait... unless you pay.
i am still working on it; will post more if I have success.
A115u1 firmware: A115U1UEU2ATG2 / OYM2ATG2 v10
PDA/AP Version A115U1UEU2ATG2
CSC Version A115U1OYM2ATG2
MODEM/CP Version A115U1UEU2ATG2
Region USC — United States
Build Date 2020-07-03
Changelist 18814262
OS Q
OS Version 10
https://www.full-repair-firmware.co...DL0ExMTVVMVVFVTJBVEcyL0ExMTVVMU9ZTTJBVEcyLw==
New Baseband is
A115U1UEU2ATG2
SO what does the UEU mean?
Update; I was having difficulty getting into download mode.. still cant seem to manually achieve it.
I can access a couple recovery menus but not the download mode one (without the app)
To get into Recovery you:
Turn off the device.
Press and hold the Volume Up key, then press and hold the Power key.
When you see Samsung Galaxy A11, release the Power key but continue holding the Volume Up key.
When you see the Android Recovery screen, release the Volume Up key.
To get the (blue) screen for unlocking bootloader:
Access the Blue custom OS menu:
Press and hold the Volume Up & DOWN keys, then press and hold the Power key.
When you see Samsung Galaxy A11, release the Power key but continue holding the Volume Up & DOWN keys.
When you see the Android Recovery screen, release the Volume Up & Down keys.
Phone will go black - reboot- SAMSUNG logo will appear and you'll need to wait while it reinstalls the OS...
Then you need to re open Developer options and usb debugging etc ...
Now you can work on TWRP and Root/ Magisk (I dont know how yet but will get there)
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I call bullcrap. I've been trying all afternoon to root a SM-A115U. I was finally able to flash A115U1U (took 2 hours). However, I have had absolutely NO LUCK obtaining root with Magisk. Please explain your process using Magisk, what version Odin, what version Magisk, what process. Because all I have had is soft bricks.
Show us a picture of root checker saying its rooted...because I bet it isnt.
Sorry this phone is a piece of garbage... I wont use it and am not interested in wasting my time messing with it...
I assure you it is rooted - took me about 12 hours to get it there and when I saw no TWRP - and No NFC on the hardware side.. I was done with this thing.
If I dig it out of the shelf where its collecting dust - and turn it on - and get a screenshot - and I remember to log back in here.. I'll give it to you...
But it is 100% properly rooted with magisk - took me ages to figure it out and I soft bricked it once in the middle. there is no way I could possibly walk you through it and I probably couldnt do it again myself unless I spent another 5 hours messing around with it.
I simply followed tutorials - then downloaded multiple versions of Odin - found a shady looking one from some unsupported place with developer names I couldnt even tell you... it was a custom version of odin for sure.
On the magisk side i just used the official one and followed their directions on how to make the file on the phone / move to pc/ modify / move back to phone and install...
on the TWRP side I found a developer who walked me through how to request the source code from samsung; I did.. they provided it.. and I gave up at that point... the dev was willing to help but I dont care anymore and am looking for a better phone...
Blombardo said:
Sorry this phone is a piece of garbage... I wont use it and am not interested in wasting my time messing with it...
I assure you it is rooted - took me about 12 hours to get it there and when I saw no TWRP - and No NFC on the hardware side.. I was done with this thing.
If I dig it out of the shelf where its collecting dust - and turn it on - and get a screenshot - and I remember to log back in here.. I'll give it to you...
But it is 100% properly rooted with magisk - took me ages to figure it out and I soft bricked it once in the middle. there is no way I could possibly walk you through it and I probably couldnt do it again myself unless I spent another 5 hours messing around with it.
I simply followed tutorials - then downloaded multiple versions of Odin - found a shady looking one from some unsupported place with developer names I couldnt even tell you... it was a custom version of odin for sure.
On the magisk side i just used the official one and followed their directions on how to make the file on the phone / move to pc/ modify / move back to phone and install...
on the TWRP side I found a developer who walked me through how to request the source code from samsung; I did.. they provided it.. and I gave up at that point... the dev was willing to help but I dont care anymore and am looking for a better phone.
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Since it's just sitting on a shelf collecting dust I would gladly take it off your hands to see what I can figure out, see we can make rooting and custom recovery a bit less complicated for other users. I can't risk bricking mine at the moment as its my daily driver and my hubby would likely have a melt down if I did something to it if interested pm me
it took me almost 10 minutes to get that crappy a11 to boot up; catch up with a million notifications and open the root checker for you...
I'm not lying nor an idiot; I am also not interested in dealing with jerks who are rude. At this point ZagNutty you will need to be more polite to me and others if you expect help... Generally I'm not in a position to offer assistance with Android development as I'm a novice myself.
Here is your image...proving my root; or that I have good photoshop skills...
a11 Root Checker Basic.jpg
drive.google.com
@giddingsgrl I would be happy to sell this phone so long as I wasnt loosing too much money on the deal; I'm not giving it away... I will just add it to the pile of random devices on my shelf for when we have game night and I need spares for my drunk buddies...
send me a PM if you want to buy. I'm not looking to sell but would for just below retail.
I will add the patched version of odin I used to my temp folder on google drive; set to delete june 2021.
Temp delete on June 2021 - Google Drive
drive.google.com
I had a heck of a time getting the bootloader to activate on this model; I had to use a third party tool to reboot into bootloader a few times = tool is called Force Load bootloader Samsung+300K+Tool
and is in that to be deleted folder I shared.== also found online randomly
-And LAST here is my 21 page document on the a11; which I had no intention of sharing with teh world... but I redacted my imei and now its safe to share... not all is valid; much is my own personal notes... so dont look at this like some tutorial that will be perfect... it includes steps I took that nearly Bricked this thing - along with causing a bootloop I had to fix -- then a wrong storage size problem; along with my ways of correcting the issues to make it work... SO TREAD LIGHTLY or you will bootloop or break it...
Android Samsung a115u
0Basic tutorial: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-the-correct-way-to-flash-custom-roms.3885962/ General Steps to take on PC I. Device Drivers 2. Android SDK 3. Random tools for your device if needed 4. New Firmware (if needed) plus GAPPS if not included 5. Custom Recovery - TWRP 6. Get...
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I achieved Magisk root on my A115U by first crossflashing it to the U1 unlocked firmware using the patched Odin found here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/patched-odin-3-13-1.3762572/
Then I enabled the OEM unlock option in the dev settings, went to download mode, and unlocked the bootloader. After that, I followed the instructions here to get Magisk up and running. It is a fairly simple process.
I even only flashed the U1 bootloader over the original locked down U bootloader for ****s and giggles at first and the phone to my surprise booted up normally, it still reported itself as being a SM-A115U, but the OEM unlock option actually appeared in the dev settings. Great method if you don't want to factory reset the phone.
Proof:
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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}
You can see that the phone's original CSC is TMK, which means that it was Metro by T-Mobile branded when it left the factory. I have since sold the phone though, so I cannot help further.
Before:
After:
You have to properly extract the boot image from the A11's Odin firmware files and patch it using the Magisk app to get root, otherwise you will softbrick like I did when I tried the first time. My screenshot shows Magisk as being installed, which means that the phone has root. Also here's my screenshot of the Viper4Android Magisk module installed and working perfectly, that's more then enough proof that I got the A11 rooted.
I showed you my ss of the root checker showing that I had root... another person has confirmed its working.. thats two people who have root on this paper weight.
How about you pony up 100 bucks and I'll ship you mine... its rooted and working fine... lol
What is the best TWRP to use with the SM-A115U/SM-A115U1?
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raykai said:
What is the best TWRP to use with the SM-A115U/SM-A115U1?
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Hey, saw your PM, but just going to post here so anyone can see this. Put the wrong link, sorry. This is the link: https://blog.d204n6.com/2020/08/rooting-samsung-devices-2020-with.html
And I used Frija to download the latest U1 firmware. Search for it in the forum search bar and download it. As for TWRP, another XDA member made an unofficial build for the A11 here.
@TNSMANI Is it possible if you or another admin can create a device forum for the Galaxy A11?
Wish39 said:
@TNSMANI Is it possible if you or another admin can create a device forum for the Galaxy A11?
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It will have to be done by the Admins not by a Moderator. Please post your request HERE with justification.
Zagnutty said:
I call bullcrap. I've been trying all afternoon to root a SM-A115U. I was finally able to flash A115U1U (took 2 hours). However, I have had absolutely NO LUCK obtaining root with Magisk. Please explain your process using Magisk, what version Odin, what version Magisk, what process. Because all I have had is soft bricks.
Show us a picture of root checker saying its rooted...because I bet it isnt.
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Can you tell me what you used to flash the a115u1? I'm trying to do the same with a a115u and failing everywhere
Bringtheice said:
Can you tell me what you used to flash the a115u1? I'm trying to do the same with a a115u and failing everywhere
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I also already have a115u1 rooted with magisk and twrp installed and xposed framework. It was passing safety net before I installed the xposed
Wish39 said:
You have to properly extract the boot image from the A11's Odin firmware files and patch it using the Magisk app to get root, otherwise you will softbrick like I did when I tried the first time. My screenshot shows Magisk as being installed, which means that the phone has root. Also here's my screenshot of the Viper4Android Magisk module installed and working perfectly, that's more then enough proof that I got the A11 rooted.View attachment 5265759
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How did you get viper working properly?
Wish39 said:
Hey, saw your PM, but just going to post here so anyone can see this. Put the wrong link, sorry. This is the link: https://blog.d204n6.com/2020/08/rooting-samsung-devices-2020-with.html
And I used Frija to download the latest U1 firmware. Search for it in the forum search bar and download it. As for TWRP, another XDA member made an unofficial build for the A11 here.
@TNSMANI Is it possible if you or another admin can create a device forum for the Galaxy A11?
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Hi there, I want to know how do you choose which U1 firmware to download? one with the same CSC such as ATT for ATT (for example) or XAA for ATT would be fine as well?