Can't root this phone, is there a possible fix? - Elephone P9000 Questions & Answers

Hi, I am trying to root this phone using the guide here: bbs.elephone.hk/thread-9919-1-1.html#.WGr04lzUHIU
However in Windows 10, nothing happens when I hit the download button, and in Linux this error happens when using the files I got from the guide:
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this is the same PC, with Ubuntu and Windows 10 dual boot
I have tried the fastboot method, but I can't get my bootloader to unlock, the vol up button simply doesn't register on the phone.
So is there any fix? Or am missing something?

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Problem solved! Windows 10 doesn't like the drivers provided. However Windows 7 does, so I advise that you keep your Windows 7 install somewhere

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Follow this it will explain what you need to do. I had same issue with Windows 10 but rooted my P9000 no problem. I used FlashTools - all the info you need here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-p9000/how-to/how-to-guideline-install-mtk-drivers-t3344042
I gave up following tutorials on elephone.hk forum & just followed tutorials from here, but whatever your personal preference - hope it helps ;0)

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Need my elephone back
Not sure if this is best placed here???
So....tried to flash my Elephone P9000 using the SmartPhone Flash Tool and all the steps provided tutorial at:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-p9000/how-to/how-to-guideline-install-mtk-drivers-t3344042
Using Win10 so it took me a while to disable the driver signature enforcement option to get the drivers installed. Got that done and all..so far so good.
Download all the files as the tutorial says...clicked download and connected the phone which was powered off. Up pops a messages "PMT changed for ROM; it must be downloaded."
Google search for this and came across some pages that informed me to click on the 'Format' section in the Flash Tool
Did this and then went back into 'Download' and hey presto, the flash worked and I got the big green tick.
Lovely stuff...until I tried to power on my phone....dead in the water. Power+Volume Up does nothing, power on its own does nothing. I've downloaded loads of instances of the Flash Tool, tried the elephone stock ROM scatter file, recovery image files etc and still nothing. Read loads of similar pages where it's happened to others but just wont work for me!!!!
Can anyone help?

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jfk247 said:
Not sure if this is best placed here???
So....tried to flash my Elephone P9000 using the SmartPhone Flash Tool and all the steps provided tutorial at:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-p9000/how-to/how-to-guideline-install-mtk-drivers-t3344042
Using Win10 so it took me a while to disable the driver signature enforcement option to get the drivers installed. Got that done and all..so far so good.
Download all the files as the tutorial says...clicked download and connected the phone which was powered off. Up pops a messages "PMT changed for ROM; it must be downloaded."
Google search for this and came across some pages that informed me to click on the 'Format' section in the Flash Tool
Did this and then went back into 'Download' and hey presto, the flash worked and I got the big green tick.
Lovely stuff...until I tried to power on my phone....dead in the water. Power+Volume Up does nothing, power on its own does nothing. I've downloaded loads of instances of the Flash Tool, tried the elephone stock ROM scatter file, recovery image files etc and still nothing. Read loads of similar pages where it's happened to others but just wont work for me!!!!
Can anyone help?
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this usually happends when your flashing with old preloader... try installing CM13 with updated preloader, it should work.

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Thanks Ruben, I managed to get the green tick in the sm flash tools using the 'Elephone P9000 Preloader_Lk_Boot_Recovery update' scatter text file.
Phone still wont power on at all and i can't access the sd card to copy across any ROMS so I'm back to square 1 by the looks of it. I'll keep pluggin away at it.