How do I Root Moto E 4g (Surnia)? - E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have a Boost Mobile Moto E (2nd Generation) with 4G LTE XT1526 (Surnia) with Android 5.1, and I've been trying to figure out how to root it for hours?
Can anyone pinpoint me in to the correct direction? Thanks!

Everything you need to know is found at the following link. I'm sorry to see with the amount of views this got that it took this long for a single person to help you. No excuse for that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e-2015/general/index-moto-e-2-roms-kernels-mods-guides-t3223751

Thanks so I would use this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e-2015/general/root-moto-e-2015-root-t3046933
Update: I really didnt understanding this link above. Can you pinpoint me into how I would go about doing it?
I've tried kingroot and iroot, with no success.

TaylorT88 said:
Thanks so I would use this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e-2015/general/root-moto-e-2015-root-t3046933
Update: I really didnt understanding this link above. Can you pinpoint me into how I would go about doing it?
I've tried kingroot and iroot, with no success.
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Just unlock the bootloader, install twrp, and flash SuperSU.

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[Q] VRUGOC1 Root

I have been searching around for quite a wile, but I havn't been able to find an answer. Perhaps someone from the community could help me.
My Galaxy S4 took the OTA update to VRUGOC1. It was not previously rooted, and I know there is no current way to root this version.
My question is this: Is there any active root development going on for this OTA update, or am I just stuck?
MrJShark said:
I have been searching around for quite a wile, but I havn't been able to find an answer. Perhaps someone from the community could help me.
My Galaxy S4 took the OTA update to VRUGOC1. It was not previously rooted, and I know there is no current way to root this version.
My question is this: Is there any active root development going on for this OTA update, or am I just stuck?
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I am also stuck in the same boat with my wife's phone... Wishing she let me root this a year ago... Anyone have thoughts on this?
There is a new version of towelroot in the general section, is not confirmed, but it's there if someone wants to be the first.
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I tried v3, with no luck. Is there a never version? Do you happen to have a link to it if there is?
grimjeeper said:
There is a new version of towelroot in the general section, is not confirmed, but it's there if someone wants to be the first.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using XDA Free mobile app
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Does not work.
I just want to bump this thread to see if any new information is available
use desktop kingroot. it can root OC1, but remember that you cannot downgrade to any prior to OC1. if you're going to upgrade to OF1, use this guide by muniz
Desktop kingoot works, download latest version from their website;
http://www.kingroot.net/down
Can anyone confirm this actually worked?
I can confirm that Kingroot never worked to root my phone. A ton of ppl here have said it worked on theirs. I've tried just about every way known to get Kingroot to work but it doesn't like my phone. I have tried to download it again and now Google says the site is full of malware and it really does not want me to download from that site.
fudplayers said:
I can confirm that Kingroot never worked to root my phone. A ton of ppl here have said it worked on theirs. I've tried just about every way known to get Kingroot to work but it doesn't like my phone. I have tried to download it again and now Google says the site is full of malware and it really does not want me to download from that site.
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Just tried to get on there, and the site is afu.
Kingroot for the pc worked and got me rooted. It's not in english so good luck but I got it.

Is there a way to root LG Volt 2

I just bought my LG Volt 2 a month ago, and I'm ready to make it MINE! Unfortunately, I think this phone is too new, because I can't find anything helpful on how to root it. I tried "kingroot" and after it did a few things, it said I was successfully rooted. BUT, when I started up "SuperSU" it says it has to download some things, and its never successful and informs me to restart my phone and to press the restart tab. When I press the restart tab, it says "attempting to restart phone" but it can't. I'm on the 5.1.1 operating system, and using an LG Volt 2 (LGLS751). Is there any advise out there that someone can offer me? Am I REALLY rooted? Has anyone successfully rooted this phone yet? If so please tell me where I can find the steps. I have faith that my XDA community will pull through. Thanks everyone!
Kingroot
not sure if you are still having issues but I use Kingroot for mine.
Yea didnt work for my lg volt 2 either
durdypurdy563 said:
I just bought my LG Volt 2 a month ago, and I'm ready to make it MINE! Unfortunately, I think this phone is too new, because I can't find anything helpful on how to root it. I tried "kingroot" and after it did a few things, it said I was successfully rooted. BUT, when I started up "SuperSU" it says it has to download some things, and its never successful and informs me to restart my phone and to press the restart tab. When I press the restart tab, it says "attempting to restart phone" but it can't. I'm on the 5.1.1 operating system, and using an LG Volt 2 (LGLS751). Is there any advise out there that someone can offer me? Am I REALLY rooted? Has anyone successfully rooted this phone yet? If so please tell me where I can find the steps. I have faith that my XDA community will pull through. Thanks everyone!
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Still got the phone, you rooted successfully but kingroot will stay on your phone as the su, you can get super su me, that gets rid of kingroot, you can also download root checker, it will tell you if you're actually rooted
Update: I found an alternative to rooting this phone, if you still need help, just message me
Alternative way to root the LG Volt 2?
Gilbertbeltran30 said:
Update: I found an alternative to rooting this phone, if you still need help, just message me
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Hi,
Can you tell me the alternative way to root the LG Volt 2?
Thanks,
Brian
Gilbertbeltran30 said:
Update: I found an alternative to rooting this phone, if you still need help, just message me
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I would also like to know this, please.
Gilbertbeltran30 said:
Update: I found an alternative to rooting this phone, if you still need help, just message me
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I would also like to know the alternative way please.
hey can you show me how to root the lg volt 2 my email is [email protected] please because kingroot kingoroot and oneclickroot doesn't work at all and i mean at all...:good:
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briandknight said:
Hi,
Can you tell me the alternative way to root the LG Volt 2?
Thanks,
Brian
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And KINGROOT NOR KINGOROOT WORKS IF I CAN FIGURE OUT THIS METHOD YOU WILL MAKE MY DAY PLZZZ
I can help you if you contact me over skype I can get your phone rooted.
ZTE831 said:
I can help you if you contact me over skype I can get your phone rooted.
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Considering this is an open community, why not just post your method for finding root here like everyone else does. Then we can verify your method through duplication. We can also test your methods using different firmware versions, different scenarios (such as from stock, from partially rooted by one-click methods, from bricked, etc.).
I myself just acquired an LS751. No battery, but that is an easy fix. No FRP, so that will not be an issue. I know the person who originally owned it anyways. This phone has great potential. Please share your method so we may all benefit. We will definitely give you the full credit if your method can be verified or refined to a validated method.
I know I am quiet guys, but I have been around for a very long time in these forums. I remember when I fumbled my way into getting a Motorola Atrix 2 ROM to work on an original Motorola Atrix. I wish now I had published my methods and dealings, for the collaboration of developers in these forums brings about the greatness we see in Dirty Unicorns (Which was the ROM I used, I believe it was AOKP at the time though), Paranoid Android, etc. My experimentation would have accelerated the development process.
Please do share your findings and let us all help in developing and refining methods.

Super Simple Root Method for 35B Update!!!

After reading a post saying that there is no known root method for 35b, I set out to find one.
I am surprised to find out that rooting actually takes only five minutes, and does not require a computer.
You only need to go to http://kingroot.net/wap/ on your phone, scroll to the bottom, click download, make sure Settings -> Unknown sources is enabled, and install KingRoot apk when it is done downloading.
Open the app, scroll down until you see the 'Try it' button, click it, wait for the app to connect to its server, and press the big round button.
The app roots your phone and provides root access management without reboot. Enjoy!!!
Please contact me if you have any concerns.
Some screenshots: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6NZ890NW_XSV29qMU1Wd0RfNmM&usp=sharing​
Edit 1:
The Kingroot one-click-root application does not exist on the Play Store! Such rooting tools are considered malware/viruses for running exploits and are a violation of the guidelines and not permitted! The tool is safe, however; dont worry about it too much. The Kingroot and similarly named apps on the Play Store are fakes and do not do much of anything, hence the crappy reviews. Stop looking on the Play Store. That is entirely misleading.
Been posted in replies and in new threads before.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Been posted in replies and in new threads before.
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My bad, then. I haven't seen anything.
Pardon my noobyness, but is there any chance of bricking with this method? I use my G3 as my daily driver, and if it gets screwed up, i'm toast...
zebereeh7 said:
Pardon my noobyness, but is there any chance of bricking with this method? I use my G3 as my daily driver, and if it gets screwed up, i'm toast...
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Read everything you can before you tinker.
jamminjon82 said:
Read everything you can before you tinker.
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Do you suggest any threads or sites I can look at?
Is this method working?
I have an LG G3 Verizon version with the software VS98535B will the kingroot app successfully root my device so i can start my customization?
Ali Javed said:
Is this method working?
I have an LG G3 Verizon version with the software VS98535B will the kingroot app successfully root my device so i can start my customization?
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Yes you can root 35b with kingroot and use SuperSume pro paid app or this guide to remove kingroot. If you do this you will still have stock recovery though so my advice is to keep reading and decide what you need/want to do.
Ali Javed said:
Is this method working?
I have an LG G3 Verizon version with the software VS98535B will the kingroot app successfully root my device so i can start my customization?
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Let me know if it worked for you... I'm still a bit hesitant
someguyatx said:
Yes you can root 35b with kingroot and use SuperSume pro paid app or this guide to remove kingroot. If you do this you will still have stock recovery though so my advice is to keep reading and decide what you need/want to do.
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But i really dont like the idea of using kingroot after i looked it up on playstore man im really confused here, you guys say its fine and works while the user reviews on all of the kingroot named apps say the app is useless.
zebereeh7 said:
Let me know if it worked for you... I'm still a bit hesitant
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Likewise, im just as hesitant as you are buddy I tried searching for the kingroot app on playstore, there were quite a few with the name so i decided to just give a look at all of them, and all of them had mostly negative reviews how it would stop at 90% and some of the users complained how their devices got bricked. This made me hesitant to proceed further with the app.
I will edit the post to steer you clear of some misunderstandings about Kingroot. Please read again, everyone.
Ali Javed said:
But i really dont like the idea of using kingroot after i looked it up on playstore man im really confused here, you guys say its fine and works while the user reviews on all of the kingroot named apps say the app is useless.
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Don't download it off the playstore, get it from here: http://kingroot.net/wap/
Ali Javed said:
Likewise, im just as hesitant as you are buddy I tried searching for the kingroot app on playstore, there were quite a few with the name so i decided to just give a look at all of them, and all of them had mostly negative reviews how it would stop at 90% and some of the users complained how their devices got bricked. This made me hesitant to proceed further with the app.
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I can confirm that this method works on 35B. I rooted last night, and it seems to be working okay. Although after trying my first root program, the phone got significantly hot. It also rebooted once. But after that it seemed to work fine, it just gets a little warm when using a root app. I think its because i chickened out and closed kingroot during the root process, causing the root to be just a tad messed up. An hour later i opened up kingroot again to fully root it and it was already rooted.
I am buying a new phone today, considering the G3 from verizon. My question is will it come with the 35B or the 46A update, and if it comes with the 46A update does this method still work? Sorry for my lack of knowledge, have never rooted a phone before but recently became interested. Thanks for any help
Worked perfect for me according to root checker
Worked flawlessly, rooted with Kingroot, then installed and ran Supersume Pro. Now fully rooted 5.1.1 with Supersu, not a trace of Kingroot left!
Working!
I confirm that work with vs985 35b, I follow the step right now I want to install marshmallow

Root instructions for the Phab 2 Pro?

Has anyone successfully rooted this phone yet? I found root instructions by googling, but they were posted before the release of the phone so I don't trust them. For example:
http://guideroot.net/how-to-root-lenovo-phab-2-pro/
madmartian said:
Has anyone successfully rooted this phone yet? I found root instructions by googling, but they were posted before the release of the phone so I don't trust them. For example:
http://guideroot.net/how-to-root-lenovo-phab-2-pro/
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I temp rooted mine with dirty cow, however it gained me very little. There are three main obstacles: 1) SELinux prevents most things from working, because each program runs within a tight security context, 2) using dirty cow causes the kernel to not save changes to the partition (it doesn't want to write a corrupted partition to disk), in other words a r/w /system is useless, even when you can finally write to it, 3) using dirty cow on the most attractive programs (from a permissions perspective) causes "little" problems like the screen going off.
I've been monitoring another XDA thread (sorry, link is at home) where they are working through these issues on another device. There are various approaches and workarounds, but they currently all involve way more risk than I can justify for a $500 phone.
AIUI, once you've got root, you need to be able to put selinux into permissive mode, but surely getting temp root is a start?
Can you not install systemless root?
If I got the dates right, the phone kernel should be affected by this bug. A proof of concept seemed to be promised by the reporter in the next few days. http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/607
Will be interesting to see how it compares to dirty cow as far as access.
Tried KingoRoot - no luck
madmartian said:
Has anyone successfully rooted this phone yet? I found root instructions by googling, but they were posted before the release of the phone so I don't trust them. For example:
http://guideroot.net/how-to-root-lenovo-phab-2-pro/
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Well, I tried KingoRoot by running the apk and it failed with an error at 90%. They say there is a version that can be run from Windows, but it appears to be no longer available. I emailed support. I will post again if I make any progress.
madmartian said:
Has anyone successfully rooted this phone yet? I found root instructions by googling, but they were posted before the release of the phone so I don't trust them. For example:
http://guideroot.net/how-to-root-lenovo-phab-2-pro/
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DO NOT TRY "Rootkhp". IT CONTAINS VIRUSES AND OPENS UP A BUNCH OF WINDOWS, INCLUDING A FAKE ANTIVIRUS.
Thanks Windows Defender for NOT defending me!
calamari said:
I temp rooted mine with dirty cow, however it gained me very little.
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Hi
what kernel version does the LP2Pro have? can you post a link to the binary so that others can try it out? thanks
speculatrix said:
Hi
what kernel version does the LP2Pro have? can you post a link to the binary so that others can try it out? thanks
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https://github.com/timwr/CVE-2016-5195
Please note that the phone is 64-bit. This is source code that requires compilation and additional code to do anything useful. Prerequisites include the NDK and related build tools installed via Android Studio. I run Linux so it was relatively painless, but I imagine it might be more of a challenge under Windows.
calamari said:
https://github.com/timwr/CVE-2016-5195
Please note that the phone is 64-bit. This is source code that requires compilation and additional code to do anything useful. Prerequisites include the NDK and related build tools installed via Android Studio. I run Linux so it was relatively painless, but I imagine it might be more of a challenge under Windows.
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thanks, I tried that out of curiosity on my phone and it worked (Lollipop, stock Sony Xperia Z Ultra ROM).
--edit-- It appears to give me a root shell, but it doesn't execute anything if I hit return, just hangs. but still, it proves my kernel is vulnerable ;-(
deleted. had a total brain fade and made this post in the wrong forum, sorry.
speculatrix said:
Is there someone with an AZf3U willing to trust me and try the dirtycow exploit?
I've uploaded the dirtycow exploit which I built using the Android Studio NDK to
http://www.zaurus.org.uk/download/CV...5195.built.tgz
there's two builds, one for for 32 and the other for 64 bit android
unpack and run on a linux box connected to the phone over ADB
the instructions on how to use it are here:
https://github.com/timwr/CVE-2016-5195
let me know if you need more help
Paul
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Try posting this in the Zenfone 3 forum
doctahjeph said:
Try posting this in the Zenfone 3 forum
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sorry about that. I had a total brain failure! thanks for letting me know, I copied my post over there.
speculatrix said:
sorry about that. I had a total brain failure! thanks for letting me know, I copied my post over there.
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i can mess with adb commands and see what happens but fastboot isnt on this phone....i can tinker with it and see what happens with the phone. let me know what i can do !
Hi. I know this thread is about the Lenovo Phab2 Pro and I have the Lenovo Phab2 but maybe someone can help me. I tried what was suggested on this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/phab-2/how-to/how-to-root-phab-2-pb2-650y-t3524305 But it seems I screwed up and now the phone gets stuck in the Lenovo sign. I'd really appreciate some help since I just bought this phone 2 days ago and now I can't use it. I can access TWRP but it seems there's nothing in /system. I think maybe that's the problem. I'm no expert but since I had rooted and downgraded and upgraded firmware several times on my previous phone, a LG G3. I thought maybe I could do this. I shouldn't have If someone can help me I'd really appreciate. Thanks in advance.
I was able to fix this. Sorry to have bothered.
Hi,
I've been able to get proper root access on this phone. One new problem I am facing is that the tango camera and sensors doesn't seem to work. Normal camera works just fine.
Is this related to the rooting or can it be anything else entirely?
Edit: Never mind. I was able to fix it without having to remove the root. Apparently 'Tango Core' didn't have permissions to access camera. I am not sure how that got reset. So I gave access to it and now it works just fine.
Dominic.B said:
Hi,
I've been able to get proper root access on this phone. One new problem I am facing is that the tango camera and sensors doesn't seem to work. Normal camera works just fine.
Is this related to the rooting or can it be anything else entirely?
Edit: Never mind. I was able to fix it without having to remove the root. Apparently 'Tango Core' didn't have permissions to access camera. I am not sure how that got reset. So I gave access to it and now it works just fine.
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Dominic, what method did you use to root the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro? Can you provide a link or instructions?
madmartian said:
Dominic, what method did you use to root the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro? Can you provide a link or instructions?
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Hi. Check this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=72725120
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Anyone root the PB2-690Y
Dominic.B said:
Hi. Check this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=72725120
Sent from my Lenovo PB2-690M using Tapatalk
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Has anyone rooted the pb2-690y?

Ascend XT2 (H1711) - Unlocked (Help please)

So, I've unlocked my bootloader in my H1711, but I'm having trouble proceeding. I keep getting dead links for downloads and sites and I don't know how to proceed. Does anyone have a recommend for a complete guide on how to get su access from here? Thanks.
Aguamandan said:
So, I've unlocked my bootloader in my H1711, but I'm having trouble proceeding. I keep getting dead links for downloads and sites and I don't know how to proceed. Does anyone have a recommend for a complete guide on how to get su access from here? Thanks.
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All my files are still in my AFH
https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=46339
The Elate (fixed) recovery works on the XT2
Magisk 16 is their along with other stuff
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The Elate (fixed) recovery works on the XT2
Magisk 16 is their along with other stuff
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Thank you. I don't suppose you could recommend a tutorial or guide, could you? This is my first ROOTing project, and I'm kinda stumbling through it. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Aguamandan said:
Thank you. I don't suppose you could recommend a tutorial or guide, could you? This is my first ROOTing project, and I'm kinda stumbling through it. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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Sure look here > https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75115521&postcount=286

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