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Root ZTE Zmax Pro Official Root Discussion

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ohnoiforgotmypas said:
the mod did his job.
a user found a way to root the phone but it required buying unknown software.
Mod asked for proof.
Messi got upset for being questioned.
Messi refused.
after a bit back and forth with the mod, Messi finally posted a video.
video didn't include any proof other than a root checker.
Mod asked for better proof.
Messi got even more upset because he was being doubted and then said, "No I'm done with it, don't have more time to waste with you, you can try on your own from now on."

I and everyone else in this forum was hesitant or else there would've been more people providing proof. the only people who did back up Messi were users who only joined 5 days ago.

i personally am still hesitant on shilling out $50 for a program that i've never seen before so I'll be waiting for more people confirming it.
if it does turn out to be true, i'll give messi some money.
the whole Messi vs Sapphire drama for the past couple of months was pretty nauseating.
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He could be right if i came and said i rooted my device but sorry i won't share any details with you on how i did it, i shared a step by step guide on how to root but instead of trying the posted method they started attacking me from nothing and giving me orders, there real problem was with the app price itself not me and that's not my problem they have the option to buy it or not, i have no relation.
 
messi2050 said:
He could be right if i came and said i rooted my device but sorry i won't share any details with you on how i did it, i shared a step by step guide on how to root but instead of trying the posted method they started attacking me from nothing and giving me orders, there real problem was with the app price itself not me and that's not my problem they have the option to buy it or not, i have no relation.
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no.
the real problem was that you were being belligerent with the mod (who was doing his job)
people on these forums post random software on a daily basis that says it can root (iroot, srsroot, etc)
mods need to be able to question people who post software that requires money to help people from being scammed.
 
boonesmi said:
the "blame" belongs in several places.
if someone offers you something and you spit in their face, you cant be very surprised when they lose interest in helping you.
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the mod has no stake in the game.
the mod was doing his job. (to make sure that users aren't scamming people on their site)
Messi didn't create that software.
apparently the Mod never heard of the software either.
$50 program with no real reviews (other than the gsm forums)
the Mod asked for proof and Messi refused to comply.

you should never blindly accept anyones claims.
Messi might be known on XDA but the mod only asked for proof. that was all. only proof.
 
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This thread is taking a break. I suggest you all do the same.
 
READ THIS.

This thread has gotten out of control, repeatedly. That ends, now.

From here on out, we're adopting a zero-tolerance policy on personal attacks in this thread. This is a thread for discussing root on the Zmax Pro - not for airing your dirty laundry. Check your drama at the door before you enter this thread.

I don't care who started it, we will finish it.

Use this thread to discuss strategies, compare notes, share findings, etc. It's fine to disagree or want to test and verify a claim, but it MUST be done in polite, civil, adult manner.

If you see a post which violates this, don't respond to it. Use the Report button to bring it to our attention instead.

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Attack the issues - NOT each other.

Please don't make me regret re-opening this thread.
 
Lovely isn't it?
So an overall update on what I've seen....
there is now a limited root available for this device, but it's still a Jailed root and have to use systemless instead of regular root apps...

I give Kudo's to all those involved they know who they are.

and will go on to say that the systemless sort of , kind of, root,that is available may be useful but As soon as we've got all of the pieces together, we plan to find a way to exploit it more fully than what our friends here have managed.
If i can't touch /system and can't kill Krapware because it's a /system app.
I count that sort of root as FAKE-Root.
after all, anyone with a little know how can run a Jailed chroot on any android device, and if you push busybox to /data/local/tmp/busybox and chmod +x busybox . you can then ./busybox and it works with out root.
infact if your storage is large enough, you can even run a different version of android in chroot on android devices, LoL, it's all Linux.


so there's where it's at as far as I can tell.
Do I have access to the files/tools to use the methods involved to achieve this?
NO ! And if I do, I wouldn't admit it at this point because of all the fighting here.

I will keep looking at this device.
it's on the list now.

Astr4y4L
Team_AStr4y4L
 
Astr4y4L said:
Hey messi hows it goin?
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sorry@Astr4y4L i decided to stay out after all what happened lately all i can help you with is that you can modify system partition from inside twrp or after installing magisk using any root explorer [adding,deleting files], zte bootloader is not so complicated so there is a possibility that it can be patched to allow bootloader unlocking and therefore it can become as any other bootloader unlocked device allowing to install custom roms..etc to protected partitions, that's all i found from my short check, hope it helps you.regards.
 
messi2050 said:
sorry @Astr4y4L i decided to stay out after all what happened lately all i can help you with is that you can modify system partition from inside twrp or after installing magisk using any root explorer [adding,deleting files], zte bootloader is not so complicated so there is a possibility that it can be patched to allow bootloader unlocking and therefore it can become as any other bootloader unlocked device allowing to install custom roms..etc to protected partitions, that's all i found from my short check, hope it helps you.regards.
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Yeah it's good to know, I dont have hands on one yet, but soon as i get one I'm going to try to get on down that road.
and want to see the partitions and block device.
I know ,
your aware,
that when I get my hands on a full dump of this phone we're going all in to pull binaries and try to find any combination of exploits that can be done from the device it's self.
MOST Krapware and vendor libs, sh scripts and such are full of holes. it's just a matter of extracting the partitions and then the data from those to find the key-hole...

I don't care about all of the politics going on.
what I'm here for is to bring this little green android guy to his knees,
and I'll do what ever I gotta do to make that happen LoL.

it's a personal Challenge from an old friend or I wouldn't be to begin with LoL.

Keep your head up dude, don't let the politics getcha,
it produces nothing and makes ALL of US HERE,
look like a bunch of squabbling 4 year-olds.
I've decided I wont be a party to that.

I do think you have made leaps and bounds here no matter what handle is used to drop the finished work...

but agree with the outlook that paying $50 for root is pretty steep.
I only charge $20 over at my website for the Zone 3 and
Canadian K4-k121 remote rooting services, and My roots are complete root, meaning when I'm done, I OWN YOUR DEVICE, till I disconnect ... then My Client Owns His Device for ever afterwards.

so Yeah that's where I'm at in all of this and Will remain Neutral.
MY TARGET IS that green ANDROID GUY , ya know?
 
codesplice said:
READ THIS.

This thread has gotten out of control, repeatedly. That ends, now.

From here on out, we're adopting a zero-tolerance policy on personal attacks in this thread. This is a thread for discussing root on the Zmax Pro - not for airing your dirty laundry. Check your drama at the door before you enter this thread.

I don't care who started it, we will finish it.

Use this thread to discuss strategies, compare notes, share findings, etc. It's fine to disagree or want to test and verify a claim, but it MUST be done in polite, civil, adult manner.

If you see a post which violates this, don't respond to it. Use the Report button to bring it to our attention instead.

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Attack the issues - NOT each other.

Please don't make me regret re-opening this thread.
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Party on Ted!
 
With this so called jailed root. Can we modify the build.prop? If so we can activate the Engineer Root mode if it is still intact within the phone and possibly change the system to permissive.
 
biledigger said:
With this so called jailed root. Can we modify the build.prop? If so we can activate the Engineer Root mode if it is still intact within the phone and possibly change the system to permissive.
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It's not a jailed root you can edit build.prop or any [system] partition file, i updated twrp yesterday to 3.2 and now you can install boot/recovery images through twrp also removed the middle cursor and mounted more partitions you can have a full root on a locked bootloader device but changes to some partitions will get reverted on restart, system and recovery partitions changes stay.
 
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messi2050 said:
It's not a jailed root you can edit build.prop or any [system] partition file, i updated twrp yesterday to 3.2 and now you can install boot/recovery images through twrp
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Awesome. I was hoping we would be more than capable of editting them. I really want userdebug and SBS for ALL apps on my system when i want it. Know what i mean? This crappy lockdown that they put on us is ridiculous. Btw. Is it possible to delete the dmverity so we dont get slammed with the altered OS security lockdown screen when we have the OEM unlock option disabled in dev options?
 
biledigger said:
Awesome. I was hoping we would be more than capable of editting them. I really want userdebug and SBS for ALL apps on my system when i want it. Know what i mean? This crappy lockdown that they put on us is ridiculous.
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Selinux is always permissive in twrp too.
 
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@messi2050 Did you happen to notice if dual screen in developer options is available in userdebug/engineer mode and the in-system root for engineer mode is active? Or did they fully remove both of those?
 
hey @messi2050
so what's the skinny Man?

I mean, said its not jailed root....
can i get a progress update?
what does work what don't

I'm guessing you say some partitions revert on boot, could that be in any part due to
recovery-on-boot the pascal script found in a lot of these phones?

what about those partition dumps?
connection still too slow?

I mean if it's a slow connection you could upload it to gdrive...
and send a link...

Really want a look at this device LoL!
 
Astr4y4L said:
hey @messi2050
so what's the skinny Man?

I mean, said its not jailed root....
can i get a progress update?
what does work what don't

I'm guessing you say some partitions revert on boot, could that be in any part due to
recovery-on-boot the pascal script found in a lot of these phones?

what about those partition dumps?
connection still too slow?

I mean if it's a slow connection you could upload it to gdrive...
and send a link...

Really want a look at this device LoL!
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Hey, i didn't have the chance to test much (no longer have access to a z981 device) you can dump any partition with np, yea i have 40:50 kb upload speed so it takes much time to upload a single image, you can ask anyone from those who already rooted their devices to upload it.
 
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messi2050 said:
Hey, i didn't have the chance to test much but you can dump any partition with np, yea i have 40:50 kb upload speed so it takes much time to upload a single image, you can ask anyone from those who already rooted their devices to upload it.
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It would help to tell us who has successfully rooted it. From the public announcement you made offering to root devices, there are obviously loads of people who contacted you wanting the phone to be rooted.
Thanks.
 
LV426 said:
It would help to tell us who has successfully rooted it. From the public announcement you made offering to root devices, there are obviously loads of people who contacted you wanting the phone to be rooted.
Thanks.
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Idk, tried to help some but it completely failed coz of my slow connection.
 
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