Pretty sure Magisk requires that your device is already rooted...
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Root ZTE ZMAX Pro (Z981) root discussion
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Pretty sure Magisk requires that your device is already rooted...
Pretty sure you're misinterpreting what that page is saying...
"If you're not rooted, or using Magisk version older than v7, or something went wrong and you need a clean start"
That does not imply that Magisk will root your device (Magisk is not a root exploit).
Charles367
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So much back and fourth on here. Metro this and zte that. We need signing key.. Then flash update. Can't anyone get that?
Charles367
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Problem is that very few and6 are rooted. So once we get root if we do, we could be facing a lot of support issues anyway. Shit we might only gain read write for a year or so. I'm regretting buying this phone smh
Yet more, off-topic, posts moved to the "off-topic" thread:
Guys, this thread is specifically for "how to root the ZTE ZMAX Pro (Z981)"...
Guys, this thread is specifically for "how to root the ZTE ZMAX Pro (Z981)"...
cyanidekid
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Please if you haven't done so already please download KingRoot. Run it. Click submit request for research. The more the better the chance and quicker support
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I've started a telegram group for those interested in conversing over root development, if this is innapropriate for the thread mods remove it Telegram.me/ZMaxPro
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also, an associate of mine was able to write to 2 system files using dirty cow
JIMMYHENDRIX
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How did it go
bossman618
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Every 3 part rar rom I've ever seen was fake
If a Rom is split into 3 different files it's fake always. Its click bait is what it's call
cyanidekid
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Looks like dirty cow would have to be tweaked for our individual device
cyanidekid
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The donate version of framaroot gives the option of using custom script if I'm correct? Could we fashion dirty cow script?
Where's the donate version of Framaroot located? Never seen it.. Plus, I think the custom script is enabled in v1.91+
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cyanidekid
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Are you sure dirty cow can't be scripted to individual models like the LG was
Interesting post over at XDA:
Doesn't get you past the SELinux hurdle, but interesting nonetheless...
edit: gah! there's a subsequent post in the XDA thread that the spawned root shell might not be "all that", so take it for what you will...
Doesn't get you past the SELinux hurdle, but interesting nonetheless...
edit: gah! there's a subsequent post in the XDA thread that the spawned root shell might not be "all that", so take it for what you will...
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cyanidekid
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I'm on Windows 7. Any chance that dirty cow variant that can run on Windows?
The dirtycow binaries run on the Android device...
You run the utility against two files: a "from" (source) file whose contents you would like to use to replace the "to" (destination) file's in-memory contents.
The from (source) file must not be larger than the to (destination) file as it's replacing the in-memory copy.
cyanidekid
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I'm not understanding everything. I'm saying use Windows to run dirty cow and have zmax pro hooked USB adb etc
cyanidekid
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What about system write protect bypass commands? Reboot delemmcwp etc was done on original ZTE ZMAX
Ah, sorry--I misunderstood...
Yes, of course, you can use any PC (Windows, Linux, Mac) that will run an adb client to your Android device (with suitable USB debugging enabled and authorized) should be able to run the dirtycow utility.
Well, that's the trick here--assuming that you guys want to actually install root by modifying /system (which is more likely / possible) that running systemless root (which requires being able to update the boot.img)--it takes special privileges to be able mount the system partition in read-write mode and that includes having the proper SELinux context (again, the linchpin for being to install the supersu root package) for doing so.
There are differences between devices that may allow special back doors like there was/is for the LG V20, so someone will just have to poke-around in your device for it's cracks.
Getting a root shell via the method I posted above will go a long way towards allowing you to find (and hopefully exploit) these cracks--there are ton of things hidden from the non-root user.
edit: gah! there's a subsequent post in the XDA thread that the spawned root shell might not be "all that", so take it for what you will...I'll update the other post, too, re. this.
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