Root ZTE ZMAX Pro (Z981) root discussion

[cyanidekid]

What about adb/fastboot to unlock our bootloader

I just googled unlimited skipping in Pandora and even in spotify and there are apps for this with no root. Some weirdo here went apeshit on me on the other site just coz this phone can't be rooted. LOL.

I use a hacked Pandora. Unlimited skips and can download any song that plays. No root needed

 

[Odin89]

There's a no root O.G. YouTube app and MicroG app for download that allows background play and also downloading and convert to mp3

Look harder...yes there are... Mozilla for background, there are literally dozens of apps that pride themselves on recording screen/audio even in real time, and im sure you can find an app to convert files to even more than mp3 once you have this recorded file or extension... All is possible, roots going to make it waaaay easier tho!

 

[Odin89]

What about adb/fastboot to unlock our bootloader

I use a hacked Pandora. Unlimited skips and can download any song that plays. No root needed

Sadly the device is recognized in adb but not in fastboot, under dfu or ftp. Zte purposely took the ability of fastboot out.. Some devices that even had fastboot before recent updates had their fastboot ability removed first chance zte had. Its horrible of zte but god their devices are so awesomely budgeted and capable. I read somewhere there was a way to re enable fastboot or even give a device fastboot capabilities. Its important to remember to run an adb command in shell before trying ANY exploit, we have no real confirmation if the cmd actually affects our device as it does most zte devices but it doesnt hurt to be for sure. In adb shell or terminal -reboot disemmcwp- without the dashes, this will disable write protection on reboot, as so awesomely discovered by Hroark13

 

[kmbsto36]

I got excited then it just stopped..

 

[kmbsto36]

im getting this also after it got to 97% it stopped then came the notifications...

I keep getting a notification from KingRoot when I tap on it it brings me to this.

 

[crealah]

im getting this also after it got to 97% it stopped then came the notifications...

It's nothing. Me and other people got to 100% with it saying root successful. It is just a bug. No root from kingroot yet

 

[lambo352]

It's nothing. Me and other people got to 100% with it saying root successful. It is just a bug. No root from kingroot yet

Yes with one constant change.. when it gets to the 3rd step, processing, it tries different strategies. Mine 1st did 2, then 4, then 3, then none. Might also be another bug though..

 

[bcrichster]

Has anyone looked into the Root Defense, and if so.. What are the options it provided?

 

[Spec2nirvash]

I got excited then it just stopped..

That's because you got excited. Bad move

 

[lambo352]

Has anyone looked into the Root Defense, and if so.. What are the options it provided?

It look like a built in app antivirus protection engine for device.. ES file explorer has one built in and the device has lookout which I think is the same

 

[Charles367]

Sadly the device is recognized in adb but not in fastboot, under dfu or ftp. Zte purposely took the ability of fastboot out.. Some devices that even had fastboot before recent updates had their fastboot ability removed first chance zte had. Its horrible of zte but god their devices are so awesomely budgeted and capable. I read somewhere there was a way to re enable fastboot or even give a device fastboot capabilities. Its important to remember to run an adb command in shell before trying ANY exploit, we have no real confirmation if the cmd actually affects our device as it does most zte devices but it doesnt hurt to be for sure. In adb shell or terminal -reboot disemmcwp- without the dashes, this will disable write protection on reboot, as so awesomely discovered by Hroark13

. Newbie here but I know some devices like my lg k10 have a write protection built-in but can be disabled inserting a line withe es file manager then reboot. Not sure if that has anything to do with what u said but maybe can help

 

[lambo352]

. Newbie here but I know some devices like my lg k10 have a write protection built-in but can be disabled inserting a line withe es file manager then reboot. Not sure if that has anything to do with what u said but maybe can help

Can you insert the line without root? It sounds like you referring to editing the build.prop which need root access..

 

[asianrocker]

Can you insert the line without root? It sounds like you referring to editing the build.prop which need root access..

. Newbie here but I know some devices like my lg k10 have a write protection built-in but can be disabled inserting a line withe es file manager then reboot. Not sure if that has anything to do with what u said but maybe can help

Might be possible. If you put es file manager files with adb files. Right? or wherever you put the es file manager files. The command might work.

 

[LegendaryMike]

I'm a newbie to root but what is this?(If complicated please try to break it down in the simplest form yet informative so I can learn lol the)

 

[Charles367]

Actually I had to do that to get kingroot to work on the k10. I never tried on the zmax pro because it let me write /move/copy files anywhere out the box. And root explorer and show hidden files works on es with out root??? Idk man I just really want this phone rooted it's pretty cool especially if it was rootable or custom roms like CM

 

[Charles367]

Seeing as how we can edit root files is there any way to manually root

 

[5318008]

Have you edited any root files? We've been able to see them in some file managers but without root none of us have been able to modify root files, that I know of.

 

[cyanidekid]

In play store is an app Quad Rooter Scanner. It finds CVE vulnerability. I scanned and it does find like 4. Any chance we can use this to make a current rooting app work or make a script etc????

 

[5318008]

In play store is an app Quad Rooter Scanner. It finds CVE vulnerability. I scanned and it does find like 4. Any chance we can use this to make a current rooting app work or make a script etc????

I just tried it and it says no vulnerabilities. Metro variant, B12 firmware.

 

[cyanidekid]

I just tried it and it says no vulnerabilities. Metro variant, B12 firmware.

I'm on B12 now. I just updated. Now no vulnerability. When I was on B08 there was 4. I may have funked myself out of chances of root. Darn

 

[Charles367]

What vulnerability? I'm on b8

 

[mkhtfld76]

I can confirm there are some listed with the b8 build.


http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2016-5340

 

[JIMMYHENDRIX]

I'm on bo8 there is 4

 

[yknujssab]

So I have a question and I'm not sure if it has been brought up before and answered. I just updated to b12 thru my SDcard (thanks @MigDaMusicMan for the zip idea and @onaikel for the update file). Is there a way to modify the update file to get root?

 

[JIMMYHENDRIX]

So I have a question and I'm not sure if it has been brought up before and answered. I just updated to b12 thru my SDcard (thanks @MigDaMusicMan for the zip idea and @onaikel for the update file). Is there a way to modify the update file to get root?
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I don't really trust b12 if I did update is there a way I could downgrade back to b8 threw SD I'd I had problems