Root ZTE ZMAX Pro (Z981) root discussion

[Elix9000]

Ok can you try this command in adb
ls -al /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name

I will try it when i get home to a pc im currently over a relatives house

 

[Tennaki]

Ok can you try this command in adb
ls -al /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name

Permission denied

 

[messi2050]

Please give me the links to kernel / recovery/ stock firmware

 

[jaykoerner]

Please give me the links to kernel / recover/ stock firmware

We only have the kernel, it's available at the ZTE open source website

 

[Krlypumaa]

Is stock rom / kernel source available for this device ?

For some reason firmware its not showing now only kernel
http://opensource.ztedevice.com/
Zte z981 marshmallow kernel (3.18.x)

 

[Krlypumaa]

Im still trying to find out.. firmware rom
major minor #blocks name

179 0 30535680 mmcblk0
179 1 8192 mmcblk0p1
179 2 8192 mmcblk0p2
179 3 8192 mmcblk0p3
179 4 8192 mmcblk0p4
179 5 8192 mmcblk0p5
179 6 8192 mmcblk0p6
179 7 8192 mmcblk0p7
179 8 16384 mmcblk0p8
179 9 8192 mmcblk0p9
179 10 8192 mmcblk0p10
179 11 16384 mmcblk0p11
179 12 16384 mmcblk0p12
179 13 8192 mmcblk0p13
179 14 8192 mmcblk0p14
179 15 8192 mmcblk0p15
179 16 8192 mmcblk0p16
179 17 32768 mmcblk0p17
179 18 8192 mmcblk0p18
179 19 90112 mmcblk0p19
179 20 49152 mmcblk0p20
179 21 49152 mmcblk0p21
179 22 8192 mmcblk0p22
179 23 8192 mmcblk0p23
179 24 8192 mmcblk0p24
179 25 8192 mmcblk0p25
179 26 8192 mmcblk0p26
179 27 8192 mmcblk0p27
179 28 8192 mmcblk0p28
179 29 8192 mmcblk0p29
179 30 32768 mmcblk0p30
179 31 8192 mmcblk0p31
179 32 8192 mmcblk0p32
179 33 8192 mmcblk0p33
179 34 8192 mmcblk0p34
179 35 65536 mmcblk0p35
179 36 524288 mmcblk0p36
179 37 3145728 mmcblk0p37
179 38 26275823 mmcblk0p38
179 64 4096 mmcblk0rpmb
253 0 393216 zram0
179 128 31166976 mmcblk1
179 129 31164416 mmcblk1p1
254 0 26275807 dm-0

 

[messi2050]

For some reason firmware its not showing now only kernel
http://opensource.ztedevice.com/
Zte z981 marshmallow kernel (3.18.x)

i need the boot.img or the firmware to know the cmdline and fstab

 

[Krlypumaa]

i need the boot.img or the firmware to know the cmdline and fstab

ls -l /dev/block/platform/

Correct??

 

[messi2050]

ls -l /dev/block/platform/

Correct??

No It's just a guess , i will know after i get the device.

 

[Krlypumaa]

Please contact me at hangouts [minoforever216@gmail.com]

No It's just a guess , i will know after i get the device.

Got it... When i go to recovery n read logs i think it show the actual boot.img partition... Let me check n put device on rec.mode

 

[Piplup702]

Hopefully we get root soon...

 

[RAIDER W]

Only zmax I have seen at Walmart is zmax 2 and the original

Now... You've Seen Another..

 

[messi2050]

Hopefully we get root soon...

Don't put big hopes on king root , my samsung j7 have more than 100000 request but it never get a root through it , kingroot uses exploits in system write protection which is no longer exist on many of the new devices ...

 

[bcrichster]

Don't put big hopes on king root , my samsung j7 have more than 100000 request but it never get a root through it , kingroot uses exploits in system write protection which is no longer exist on many of the new devices ...

It was my understanding that the J7 had both Root & TWRP..??

 

[messi2050]

It was my understanding that the J7 had both Root & TWRP..??

Yes it have cf auto root & twrp , i was talking about that rooting is still not possible on j7 through king root

 

[bcrichster]

Yes it have cf auto root & twrp , i was talking about that rooting is still not possible on j7 through king root

Oh, right. The Samsungs are now requiring some kind of kernel mods to Root that only SuperSu.zip has down correctly...

 

[messi2050]

Oh, right. The Samsungs are now requiring some kind of kernel mods to Root that only SuperSu.zip has down correctly...

Yea the same goes with lg which i obtained root on lg stylo 2 plus by porting twrp for it then flash the supersu zip

 

[Kmhv]

http://arstechnica.com/security/201...ed-by-most-serious-linux-escalation-bug-ever/ will this work on are phone?

 

[scary alien]

http://arstechnica.com/security/201...ed-by-most-serious-linux-escalation-bug-ever/ will this work on are phone?

Likely, yes (unless/until the exploit gets patched).

 

[jonhy456]

Likely, yes (unless/until the exploit gets patched).

Sooooo

Don't update our phones?

 

[lambo352]

Likely, yes (unless/until the exploit gets patched).

Gray skies are gonna clear up,
Put on a happy face;
Brush off the clouds and cheer up,
Put on a happy face.

 

[messi2050]

For those who do not know me I'm the first person to obtain root on :
Samsung j700p
Samsung j700t/t1
Lg stylo 2 plus
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/recovery-twrp-v3-lg-stylo-2-plus-t3482169
I'm waiting for a development device from @Krlypumaa ( he will send it after 2 weeks)
I grabbed the source and once i get the phone , a twrp recovery will be available for this phone alongside a clear how to root procedure (i hope so xD)

 

[lambo352]

More info on dirty cow if this helps.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/security/dirty-cow-t3484879

 

[k28king1]

Dirty cow exploit can root any version of Android. Unfortunately it's also being used in mallard to gain access to devices.

 

[Masterchief87]

I've been reading lately about an exploit called rowhammer that possibly might allow us to get temp root to start things off. I've seen a video of someone using it on a non-rooted nexus 5 (Hammerhead) running marshmallow to get root access in adb shell. It seems to have worked on 2/3 of the devices it has been tried on so far, but I'm not having much luck finding any kind of guide based on how to try it or the files that would be needed.