Root ZTE Zmax Pro Official Root Discussion

[Julxay]

Hey this is my first reply in spite of me being a long time lurker of this site, and I must tell yall I have never seen so much diligence, focus, and effort to attempt root. I wish I could help but you guys have pulled out the big guns on this! The amount of knowledge being dropped in this thread is incredible. I wouldn't be surprised if you guys said "screw it" and created a whole new OS to run off Android Kernels. That's how much faith I have in y'all plz don't give up

 

[creep138]

I was wondering if someone looked deep into the stock recovery?

I was stumbling in the recovery logs cause I wipe cache every now and then, and there is a lot of coding and options I guess you could access with adb cause it's numbered options. Saw some keys and all, just don't know if it's any help but could be if no one looked deep enough

 

[rellik232]

Guys look for cve exploits for msm8940 that's our processor name, or alteast mine z982

 

[dfuse06]

Screenshot for root checker ?

Hey man! , I started a tree for the k20 , it builds but I can't boot. Idk if you got on Hangouts or telegram , but I wanted to chat with you. I know you posted the twrp for the k20. Hit me up.
I used a bq device for a base.
dfuse06@gmail.com for hangouts.
https://github.com/dfuse06?tab=repositories
My GitHub.

 

[messi2050]

Hey man! , I started a tree for the k20 , it builds but I can't boot. Idk if you got on Hangouts or telegram , but I wanted to chat with you. I know you posted the twrp for the k20. Hit me up.
I used a bq device for a base.
dfuse06@gmail.com for hangouts.
https://github.com/dfuse06?tab=repositories
My GitHub.

Hi
It's your fstab
https://github.com/dfuse06/android_device_lge_lv517/blob/cm-14.1/rootdir/fstab.lv517
How the device will know and mount the boot partition while you didn't identify it..
Use my 13 fstab
https://github.com/messi2050/android_device_lge_ph2n/blob/cm-13.0/rootdir/fstab.ph2n
Also revert your changes to the defconfig and keep lg changes.

 

[dfuse06]

Hi
It's your fstab
https://github.com/dfuse06/android_device_lge_lv517/blob/cm-14.1/rootdir/fstab.lv517
How the device will know and mount the boot partition while you didn't identify it..
Use my 13 fstab
https://github.com/messi2050/android_device_lge_ph2n/blob/cm-13.0/rootdir/fstab.ph2n
Also revert your changes to the defconfig and keep lg changes.

Awesome I'll check it out when I get off work

 

[UnKyle]

Is there a copy of the stock rom? Im on most updated android. I hold up key and i get into android bootloader. Asks to apply updates. Can i flash messis twrp thos way from sd card? And what do i name it when i store it on sd card. than ill try usong twrp to flash super user through twrp

 

[UnKyle]

And can i create backup of cirrent rom after installing twrp. So i can always restore it

 

[scary alien]

Pretty sure things are still locked-down on this device @UnKyle -- no true (permanent) root or ability to flash a custom recovery or subsequent custom ROM...

 

[rellik232]

No you can't flash it, there is no fastboot on this device

 

[RootBeerGuy]

I see that GarnetSunset and SapphireEx have given up the chase for root weeks ago. Now we only have a few newbies working on the project at the moment. So I guess they have both thrown in the towel and ZTE USA remains the undisputed champion in the unrootable circuit. If only they were more like Apollo Creed in Rocky IV, sigh...

 

[Deleted User]

I see that GarnetSunset and SapphireEx have given up the chase for root weeks ago. Now we only have a few newbies working on the project at the moment. So I guess they have both thrown in the towel and ZTE USA remains the undisputed champion in the unrootable circuit. If only they were more like Apollo Creed in Rocky IV, sigh...

Well look on the bright side - you've got the most secure phone in the world.

 

[rellik232]

Not necessarily, there is a of lot progress. just be patient. The more time the more hackable this becomes

 

[Y314K]

I see that GarnetSunset and SapphireEx have given up the chase for root weeks ago. Now we only have a few newbies working on the project at the moment. So I guess they have both thrown in the towel and ZTE USA remains the undisputed champion in the unrootable circuit. If only they were more like Apollo Creed in Rocky IV, sigh...

Cool story bro. FAKE NEWS. But cool story bro.
BlueBorne will dominate the Z981 and Z982 and more.
All their stacks belong to us.

 

[JIMMYHENDRIX]

Dab

 

[Y314K]

Well look on the bright side - you've got the most secure phone in the world.

Except we have no idea what ZTE is sending back home behind the encryption aka secure phone. So yeah, so freaking secure.

 

[Deleted User]

Except we have no idea what ZTE is sending back home behind the encryption aka secure phone. So yeah, so freaking secure.

Probably no worse than what Google already have on me

 

[Y314K]

Probably no worse than what Google already have on me

ZTE = China Company = Own by China's Gov.
On top of that after all the cheating ZTE has been caught doing in NK & Iran they made a deal with the US Feds. So no idea what type of access the NSA or whoever requested from ZTE on that deal. But yeah, very secure phone.

 

[Beany23]

Can someone please show me the post that someone posted about changing the selinux to permissive?

 

[Julxay]

Y'all ain't give up I hope !

 

[bcrichster]

Y'all ain't give up I hope !

Yep! But the original ZTE Zmax and Warp Sync are getting custom Nougat & Oreo..

 

[Beany23]

Ya i gave up once ppl started crap. I moved to s8 but then returned it for the lg g6 because of the camera. Zte will go down as one of the worst company to make phones..ever!

 

[GarnetSunset]

I see that GarnetSunset and SapphireEx have given up the chase for root weeks ago. Now we only have a few newbies working on the project at the moment. So I guess they have both thrown in the towel and ZTE USA remains the undisputed champion in the unrootable circuit. If only they were more like Apollo Creed in Rocky IV, sigh...

Hi, guy you mentioned, my phone kinda 'sploded so I'm SOL in terms of workin on it. This happened weeks ago so I'm just proxy working now.

Ya i gave up once ppl started crap. I moved to s8 but then returned it for the lg g6 because of the camera. Zte will go down as one of the worst company to make phones..ever!

GL Bud. You moved from a phone with no root to a phone with no root if bought thru a carrier. :^)

 

[Beany23]

Hi, guy you mentioned, my phone kinda 'sploded so I'm SOL in terms of workin on it. This happened weeks ago so I'm just proxy working now.



GL Bud. You moved from a phone with no root to a phone with no root if bought thru a carrier. :^)

Ya i got the tmobile lg g6 but one thing i can do that the zte zmax cant do.....fastboot even though some commands are wiped out. on top of that i have a snapdragon 821 with dual cameras and 4k which is alot better than the zte zmax pros snapdragon 617 with a messed up touchscreen, ehh camera, and it was slower than f**k. I was all for trying to help with root but sapphireEX wanted to run his mouth talking crap which is unprofessional in my opinion which kinda ended it for me. There was barely any talk on discord discussion regarding root anyway. Guys im sorry to say this but its not worth the hassle messing with the zmax pro

 

[GarnetSunset]

Ya i got the tmobile lg g6 but one thing i can do that the zte zmax cant do.....fastboot even though some commands are wiped out. on top of that i have a snapdragon 821 with dual cameras and 4k which is alot better than the zte zmax pros snapdragon 617 with a messed up touchscreen, ehh camera, and it was slower than f**k. I was all for trying to help with root but sapphireEX wanted to run his mouth talking crap which is unprofessional in my opinion which kinda ended it for me. There was barely any talk on discord discussion regarding root anyway. Guys im sorry to say this but its not worth the hassle messing with the zmax pro

I mean if you can afford it. Move up and out. It's a smart move.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g6/development/wip-t3619809

Consider lineage.