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Root ZTE Zmax Pro Official Root Discussion
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Jimmy Dixx
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Well i went ahead and got the Stylo 3. It was the best they had for under $200. Rooted it on day 1. And I really like it so far. The touch scren definitely works better, and I really like the stylus. And multi window is awesome at a 275 DPI setting.And Messi, I'm assuming no KDZ is the reason for no custom. Rom availability yet? I'm assuming a modded K20 Plus KDZ would not work?
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messi2050
Android Enthusiast
kdz is already out and i started preparing lineage tree
RootBeerGuy
Newbie
kdz is already out and i started preparing lineage tree
And for us poor little ZTE Zmax Pro and Blade Z max owners that will be nothing but a pipe dream for the foreseeable future or forever, sigh!
Someone please hire a full team of Chinese and Russian super-hackers because that is probably what it's gonna take to get what these lucky SOB Stylo 3+ owners are now getting! LG= Life's Good and ZTE= Just kill me now! 
Y314K
Well-Known Member
Messi, been wondering what are the differences of the LG Stylo 3 Plus vs. ZTE Z981's dm-verity implementations ?
Where there different degrees of dm-verity encryption or did ZTE added something extra ?
Did LG include fastboot or did not hide fastboot?
We know LG has always been more root friendly. So wondering. What options speed up the full root and unlock process for the Stylo 3P . Other then ZTE being a POS company.
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Lg v20 dm-verity is the same as this zmax pro.
Only difference is the v20 did not have DD locked down and partitions unreadable.
Allowing them to get a raw copy of about allowing for exploits to be used.
messi2050
Android Enthusiast
Screenshot for root checker ?
Y314K
Well-Known Member
Is it a special version you are talking about. Or how does a root tool based on CVE-2015-1805 & with a Requirement of an LP Kernel from Dec 2015 work on a ZTE device. And for how long ?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/iovyroot-temp-root-tool-t3349597
Leg pulling ? Or did you meant on an LG phone ? Or where did you read it ?
Great, so the roadmap being followed over @ Discord by SapphireEx should be successful too.
No screenshot, i dont play around making up lies like previous users.
Im just giving a heads up after the discord fiasco of stupidity..
Does not work on newer builds, but there is another exploit which can be executed for newer builds.
The requirement goes by security updates, not necessarily kernel version and date.
The iovyroot has to be modified from the source to include zte zmax pro kernel addresses, it provides a temp root with limited functions, but partitions are readable via escalated terminal.
The "developers" should have no issue working "two" different exploits to gain full root. But they just need to know which versions to use and what they are looking for.
Once done dm-verity can be removed via format, but the twrp provided by messi works, but cant access partitions. misconfigured partition directorys
im with you there, nobody talked nothing about me, but some people got very cocky with "developer" status lmao
Y314K
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Thanks for the very detailed heads up. More options always help. Was wondering if you still own a Z981 ?
Yep metro version
Hi guys im new to androidforums and this is my first post, I haven't read this long post but it is very interesting.
I want to contribute my findings even though I am aware the ZTE spies are watching us,
but anyways.
when i found that there was no root for zte z981, I have a later version Z982 stock android nougat 7.1.1 I was guessing it was similar so i went ahead looked at our cousins, Zmax AXON 7 which had fastboot but again, some options were turned off by ZTE, It occured to me this phone is very similar to AXON 7 even the DFU and FTM modes. I was able to access them both. in FTM mode I had Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 show up in device manager. which also the same for AXON 7
there is a utility called MiFlash 2016, in the post below that shows up FTM device...
Essentially, Im at the last step which is to flash the recovery for AXON 7, which I am too scared because I do not want to brick the device.
So, to do this I need your help
If anyone can grab a copy of z982 7.1.1 recoveries or tell me how to make a dump, or even give me stock updates for zmax z982, then I would have 2 options
1) flash AxON 7 recoveries and test see if they load
2) grab checksum files from official zip's and try to load them with modified code.
thanks
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/edl-emergency-dl-mode-twrp-unlock-t3553514
I want to contribute my findings even though I am aware the ZTE spies are watching us,
but anyways.
when i found that there was no root for zte z981, I have a later version Z982 stock android nougat 7.1.1 I was guessing it was similar so i went ahead looked at our cousins, Zmax AXON 7 which had fastboot but again, some options were turned off by ZTE, It occured to me this phone is very similar to AXON 7 even the DFU and FTM modes. I was able to access them both. in FTM mode I had Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 show up in device manager. which also the same for AXON 7
there is a utility called MiFlash 2016, in the post below that shows up FTM device...
Essentially, Im at the last step which is to flash the recovery for AXON 7, which I am too scared because I do not want to brick the device.
So, to do this I need your help
If anyone can grab a copy of z982 7.1.1 recoveries or tell me how to make a dump, or even give me stock updates for zmax z982, then I would have 2 options
1) flash AxON 7 recoveries and test see if they load
2) grab checksum files from official zip's and try to load them with modified code.
thanks
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/edl-emergency-dl-mode-twrp-unlock-t3553514
messi2050
Android Enthusiast
It won't start to flash anything.
Sorry I actually did not read the entire post, but I have a last line of defense left for this phone which is my last route, opening the darn phone up and reading the nand flash and putting the darn superuser binary...
Also @messi2050
were you able to try and flash the files using MiFlash using deep flash cable? because it could be those sahara errors be because of simple cable issues. if not signing issues
....
Also I don't remember but someone posted pics of the motherboard of this phone, I needed to the see the back side of this phone, to see if the nand flash is covered by the noise canceling cover ontop of the SoC's.
I could not find a picture of the board online yet,
and schematic looks like not available, which leaves me to desolder the nand chip and create a pcb to wire up jig to read the jtag through it.
I have the necessary tools to read flash electronically.
Also @messi2050
were you able to try and flash the files using MiFlash using deep flash cable? because it could be those sahara errors be because of simple cable issues. if not signing issues
....
Also I don't remember but someone posted pics of the motherboard of this phone, I needed to the see the back side of this phone, to see if the nand flash is covered by the noise canceling cover ontop of the SoC's.
I could not find a picture of the board online yet,
and schematic looks like not available, which leaves me to desolder the nand chip and create a pcb to wire up jig to read the jtag through it.
I have the necessary tools to read flash electronically.
Bossyskate
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When is root gonna come to the ZTE Zmax Pro.
RootBeerGuy
Newbie
Unless you are a Borg drone with the ability to inject Borg nanoprobes into the device you will probably never achieve actual root for the Z981 or the Z982! ZTE's resistance is futile brutile as even the Borg would have to say!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg_(Star_Trek)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg_(Star_Trek)
We have 130 pages of discussion on this topic. I've merged your thread into that discussion.When is root gonna come to the ZTE Zmax Pro.
I want to pull the flash band chip out of the phone but most likely I will be able to read it even though it is encrypted, but I will most likely brake my existing z982 -.- so anyone have broken bad ram boards? I just wanna extract recovery and bootloader of these phones to do a proper reverse engineering and if I can't figure it out il post them for everyone to use,
PS you guys should really stop complaining about noon root but instead help by trying other root methods from ZTE family
PS you guys should really stop complaining about noon root but instead help by trying other root methods from ZTE family
Y314K
Well-Known Member
Will try to find you a board. Check your PM.
Guys there are a handful of exploits still available for us. Specially for those that didn't update FW.
https://www.xda-developers.com/dirty-cow-exploit-linux-android-zniu/
Just wait a bit. Root will happen!!!
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Y314K
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Check PM.. Let me know if anybody else is interested.
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