Root Root and CWM Recovery for ZTE Concord 2

[hroark13]

So, whats the point of rooting if i cannot uninstall the bloatware?

Also, there is no custom rom for it, I do not think there will ever be one since there isnt one for the Huawei Vitria yet either.

root has many uses

plus you can remove bloatware but you have to do it when in recovery

you need to learn how to use adb and how to remove apk files from the /system/app folder with adb or with an update script

how do you expect a custom ROM to be available, when root and recovery where just released today ? There may be some devs interested in making a ROM , I personally do not have the time to do one

 

[DeadlyStar]

please explain exactly what you did step by step leave no detail out no matter how insignificant you think it is

Factory Rest Phone, plugged in installed Drivers from phone, activated Dev option. No Sim, No SD Card. Changed Connect Mode to charge only, install driver, MTP, each time got the same no file or dir. I'm running Win 7, 32x. MetroPCS.

I will try on a different PC....

 

[X4ND3R]

sorry did not understand the passage of the folder where I have to put

I am very noob

 

[hroark13]

Factory Rest Phone, plugged in installed Drivers from phone, activated Dev option. No Sim, No SD Card. Changed Connect Mode to charge only, install driver, MTP, each time got the same no file or dir. I'm running Win 7, 32x. MetroPCS.

I will try on a different PC....

you need to download the file that I put in the OP and unzip it

then inside of the folder that it was unzipped into there is a .bat file that you need to double click

 

[latinomanz]

root has many uses

plus you can remove bloatware but you have to do it when in recovery

you need to learn how to use adb and how to remove apk files from the /system/app folder with adb or with an update script

how do you expect a custom ROM to be available, when root and recovery where just released today ? There may be some devs interested in making a ROM , I personally do not have the time to do one

Can you upload your DEBLOATED metropcs rom, if you are with metropcs.

 

[hroark13]

can some one who successfully did this, and likes to make videos

please make a video of doing this

I really do not feel like making a video for something that should be so easy

if you make a video I will embed it into the OP

 

[X4ND3R]

THANKS and sorry for the inconvenience of the video

 

[hroark13]

Can you upload your DEBLOATED metropcs rom, if you are with metropcs.

dude

you have not even clicked on the thank you button or like button, and it almost seems like you are complaining about this

i did not de-bloat this phone

have not done anything with it except what is in this thread

i recommend that you make a backup of the phone in CWM

then learn what apk files can be removed safely

I will be ignoring the rest of your posts, until you click thank you and like

 

[latinomanz]

Ok I did, I do not have to time learn how to remove with ADB, I just lost my job and I am looking for another one and I have to update my programming skills, I have to learn angularJS, review design patters and get ready for the interview questions.

 

[hroark13]

Ok I did, I do not have to time learn how to remove with ADB, I just lost my job and I am looking for another one and I have to update my programming skills, I have to learn angularJS, review design patters and get ready for the interview questions.

well like i said before, root and recover just came out today

give it a few days, maybe people with start posting de-bloated or custom roms

if there is a demand for it, it will eventually happen

 

[yousifnamir]

Thank you for your great efforts. I do not have the phone yet, but I'll be getting it tomorrow. I saw a great deal on it today on MetroPCS website, it's for $19 +tax. Thanks again and I'll give you feedback once I get my hands on the phone.

 

[latinomanz]

I tried with ADB and uninstalling an app did not work and even with ADB shell.

 

[Shabbypenguin]

I tried with ADB and uninstalling an app did not work and even with ADB shell.

THE ZTE CONCORD 2 HAS SYSTEM WRITE PROTECTION, EVEN IF YOU HAVE ROOT ACCESS YOU CAN NOT RE-MOUNT THE SYSTEM PARTITION AS READ/WRITE WHEN YOU ARE BOOTED FROM THE "BOOT" PARTITION, THIS IS A FUNCTION OF THE BOOT LOADER AND IS BEYOND MY ABILITY TO RECTIFY

since you skipped it in the OP i figured id make it a bit easier to see. you cant just remove bloat like a regualr phone, this prevents you from being able to write to the system partition, you need to reboot to recovery and edit the files in there

 

[latinomanz]

since you skipped it in the OP i figured id make it a bit easier to see. you cant just remove bloat like a regualr phone, this prevents you from being able to write to the system partition, you need to reboot to recovery and edit the files in there

So, how do I do it from recovery?

 

[Shabbypenguin]

connect to adb while in recovery, if you arent able to do that then youll need to use an custom update.zip to remove them.


its eitehr of those options for a rigth now fix or wait for a custom rom.

 

[latinomanz]

connect to adb while in recovery, if you arent able to do that then youll need to use an custom update.zip to remove them.


its eitehr of those options for a rigth now fix or wait for a custom rom.

I can boot to recovery but ADB does not see my device while in recovery.

 

[X4ND3R]

sorry for the question is the same for the ZTE CONCORD 2 of T-MOBILE ??????

 

[latinomanz]

sorry for the question is the same for the ZTE CONCORD 2 of T-MOBILE ??????

I think so.

 

[X4ND3R]

I think so.

Thanks but I would be sure to please confirm me whether developers thank you very much

 

[latinomanz]

Thanks but I would be sure to please confirm me whether developers thank you very much

Confirm you what?

 

[hroark13]

sorry for the question is the same for the ZTE CONCORD 2 of T-MOBILE ??????

not tested

but it should work

 

[hroark13]

I can boot to recovery but ADB does not see my device while in recovery.

when you are in recovery, and have phone plugged into computer
there should be an unknown device in your windows device manager called ada

install and ADB driver for it, the drivers are in

C:\Program Files\ZTE_Handset_USB_Driver\Drivers

I made a video how to do this for the Kyocera Hydro XTRM, just do the driver install the same way

DONT DO ALL THE OTHER STUFF

 

[latinomanz]

when you are in recovery, and have phone plugged into computer
there should be an unknown device in your windows device manager called ada

install and ADB driver for it, the drivers are in

C:\Program Files\ZTE_Handset_USB_Driver\Drivers

I made a video how to do this for the Kyocera Hydro XTRM, just do the driver install the same way

DONT DO ALL THE OTHER STUFF

Thanks for your reply, I have installed the drivers.

Now I get an error /sbin/sh: pm not found when I type adb uninstall <program name>

 

[Shabbypenguin]

you need to mount system as read write and not uninstall it. you need to rename the apk to something else or remove it.

 

[hroark13]

Thanks for your reply, I have installed the drivers.

Now I get an error /sbin/sh: pm not found when I type adb uninstall <program name>

also do the odex files

do something like this, while in recovery, and system is mounted, and plugged into the computer

to just rename

adb shell
cd /system/app
mv Craplication.apk Craplication.apk.tmp
mv Craplication.odex Craplication.odex.tmp


to delete, make sure you made a backup in CWM

adb shell
cd /sysytem/app
rm Craplication.apk
rm Craplication.odex


to see all the apk files that are there

adb shell
cd /sysytem/app
ls