• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Root ZTE ZMAX Pro (Z981) root discussion

Status
Not open for further replies.
According to their website, it's still marshmallow for this kernel too. Can't find anything referencing to the os in the files inside the tarball though... But it looks like we're getting another patch before nougat, if we get nougat...
 
Powduh said:
According to their website, it's still marshmallow for this kernel too. Can't find anything referencing to the os in the files inside the tarball though... But it looks like we're getting another patch before nougat, if we get nougat...
Click to expand...
im sure we're getting nougat, although that means the kernel would be 4.4.x
 
Elix9000 said:
im sure we're getting nougat, although that means the kernel would be 4.4.x
Click to expand...
Excuse me if I take your comment with a grain of salt. Too many different stories, from different people. On the phone, a rep tells me that ZTE can open access to our bootloader, but probably won't, and online they say they don't even support unlock for the axon 7 which is a lie. On the phone rep says, ZTE doesn't have any intentions of giving the ZMAX pro nougat, on the went chat, I'm told we should see it sometime q1 of this year.


On another note, seems that I'm not having the luck some of you are with temp root through KingRoot. No matter what version I install, it only gets to 70% before failing. There is a site with paid rooting software, that claims to be able to root the ZMAX pro, but I've gotten no response from the developers of the app....
 
Powduh said:
Excuse me if I take your comment with a grain of salt. Too many different stories, from different people. On the phone, a rep tells me that ZTE can open access to our bootloader, but probably won't, and online they say they don't even support unlock for the axon 7 which is a lie. On the phone rep says, ZTE doesn't have any intentions of giving the ZMAX pro nougat, on the went chat, I'm told we should see it sometime q1 of this year.


On another note, seems that I'm not having the luck some of you are with temp root through KingRoot. No matter what version I install, it only gets to 70% before failing. There is a site with paid rooting software, that claims to be able to root the ZMAX pro, but I've gotten no response from the developers of the app....
Click to expand...
the customer service reps dont know, ZTE USA and their development department dont talk until the last second
 
Elix9000 said:
the customer service reps dont know, ZTE USA and their development department dont talk until the last second
Click to expand...
Which is why you always escalate your issue from customer service to device troubleshooting and repair. Again, I used to be a T-Mobile sales rep, I know how the system works a little...

Now, let's please keep on topic about rooting the ZMAX pro. I'm tired of chasing my posts across the forums when mods move them.
 
Powduh said:
According to their website, it's still marshmallow for this kernel too. Can't find anything referencing to the os in the files inside the tarball though... But it looks like we're getting another patch before nougat, if we get nougat...
Click to expand...
I had the same hope and fear.. I think b13 is a patch n hopefully some UI changes.. if it's just a patch I rather avoid it.. b14 I think might be nougat it seems.. time will tell. It's just a thought. I'm working on something old but interesting. I'll report if it's tangible. I want to know since someone got Odin to recognize the zmax pro, can we use Odin to flash b13 kernel and possibly mod it to be permissive prior to flash? I ask cause I thought Odin could flash .Tar or .Tar.gz..
 
lambo352 said:
I had the same hope and fear.. I think b13 is a patch n hopefully some UI changes.. if it's just a patch I rather avoid it.. b14 I think might be nougat it seems.. time will tell. It's just a thought. I'm working on something old but interesting. I'll report if it's tangible. I want to know since someone got Odin to recognize the zmax pro, can we use Odin to flash b13 kernel and possibly mod it to be permissive prior to flash? I ask cause I thought Odin could flash .Tar or .Tar.gz..
Click to expand...
We cant use Odin to flash anything...it instantly fails
 
- Wasn't trying to snitch or police the thread, just don't see how a completely different device with a COMPLETELY different setup is relevant? Either way, as to abide by forum rules and to stay on topic:

I'm picking apart the tarball to find a bin file that I can check for CVE. Messi I really wish you'd PM me so I could give you an update from my end. This is 100% on ZTE and the direction on Zforums has been quite hostile from ZTE reps. With that being said the B13 derivative is for Metro only, which I'm praying to the GMAN that it's a bootloader unlock/fastboot patch. The reasons why that would make sense are not many, but it would be a godsend. TMobile would come second since they test new releases on Metro for about a week before shooting over to the mainstream TMobile.
 
Jon Greenwood said:
- Wasn't trying to snitch or police the thread, just don't see how a completely different device with a COMPLETELY different setup is relevant? Either way, as to abide by forum rules and to stay on topic:

I'm picking apart the tarball to find a bin file that I can check for CVE. Messi I really wish you'd PM me so I could give you an update from my end. This is 100% on ZTE and the direction on Zforums has been quite hostile from ZTE reps. With that being said the B13 derivative is for Metro only, which I'm praying to the GMAN that it's a bootloader unlock/fastboot patch. The reasons why that would make sense are not many, but it would be a godsend. TMobile would come second since they test new releases on Metro for about a week before shooting over to the mainstream TMobile.
Click to expand...
Just send you a pm , sorry for the late reply , I'm quite busy with exams those days.
 
Some guy on Youtube claims to have made a root method for the ZTE Zmax Pro. If someone knows the guy from XDA maybe we can add him to this forum too.
 

Attachments

  • root.PNG
    root.PNG
    64.5 KB · Views: 359
I can't find that, if you're referring to the google forums video it's clickbait. Can't find any other vid can you post link? I installed B14 via SD this morning and a new partition is found by Dparted. Unsure what this is, but im working on a sort of signing exploit at the moment after finding out a nice little fact from a underpaid, tired, and probably sick of hearing the same thing - ZTE rep who said that the signing key for the OTA is the same as the one for the MVNO skin files.
 
How are people getting anywhere with KingRoot when everytime I have installed it for testing purposes along my exploit creation path, it simply gives me the option to request a "modification" from the developers for my device. No percentage circle etc. Just wondering what you guys are doing that I am not, not a fan of OCR (One Click Root) programs, but having a dev background I cant even get it to work remotely -_-
 
Jon Greenwood said:
How are people getting anywhere with KingRoot when everytime I have installed it for testing purposes along my exploit creation path, it simply gives me the option to request a "modification" from the developers for my device. No percentage circle etc. Just wondering what you guys are doing that I am not, not a fan of OCR (One Click Root) programs, but having a dev background I cant even get it to work remotely -_-
Click to expand...

Occasionally they send out a new exploit but they always fail Kingroot makes an exploit kit and allows however many phones that are POSSIBLY vulnerable aka 50 100 999 phones etc attempt root after people start hitting request they know that that exploit(s) don't work on our phone and they take away the option to attempt root if that makes sense so basically if you want to experiment you have to keep attempting until they send a new root kit out
 
Jon Greenwood said:
I can't find that, if you're referring to the google forums video it's clickbait. Can't find any other vid can you post link? I installed B14 via SD this morning and a new partition is found by Dparted. Unsure what this is, but im working on a sort of signing exploit at the moment after finding out a nice little fact from a underpaid, tired, and probably sick of hearing the same thing - ZTE rep who said that the signing key for the OTA is the same as the one for the MVNO skin files.
Click to expand...
Can you please pm me b14? lambo352@gmail.com
 
GrifterGrifts said:
Occasionally they send out a new exploit but they always fail Kingroot makes an exploit kit and allows however many phones that are POSSIBLY vulnerable aka 50 100 999 phones etc attempt root after people start hitting request they know that that exploit(s) don't work on our phone and they take away the option to attempt root if that makes sense so basically if you want to experiment you have to keep attempting until they send a new root kit out
Click to expand...
Any place I can read up on that. I'm not doubting you just want to gain knowledge
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top Bottom