This guide will explain how to root the ZTE Score M with the documented backdoor ZTE has put on the Score M. This method will not work once ZTE pushes out the patch to remove it which ZTE has stated they will do soon.
So now on the what needs to be done.
Requirements:
Instructions (the following will need to be done from cmd on windows or a terminal on linux:
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So now on the what needs to be done.
Requirements:
- Need adb working and recognising your phone.
- Needed drivers for your phone installed. (Windows, listed below)
Instructions (the following will need to be done from cmd on windows or a terminal on linux:
- Download zip (listed below)
- unzip zip
- navigate to the unzipped dir in cmd
- run push.bat (windows) or push.sh (linux) should be able to dbl click it to run too.:
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./push.bat or ./push.sh
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adb shell
Code:./adb shell
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/system/bin/sync_agent ztex1609523
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mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system
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cd /data/local/tmp
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busybox cp su /system/xbin/su
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busybox cp Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
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busybox cp busybox /system/xbin/busybox
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chmod 755 /system/xbin/busybox
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chown root.shell /system/xbin/su
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chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
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ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su
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/system/xbin/busybox --install -s /system/xbin
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exit
- then from term or cmd type:
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adb shell "rm /data/local/tmp/*"
Code:./adb shell "rm /data/local/tmp/*"
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