Root ZTE ZMAX Pro (Z981) "device donation" root discussion

[cyanidekid]

For record did B12 update patch dirty cow?

 

[UnKyle]

Thanks mate , i got this device totally by ur & other contributions that are much appreciated by me so no need for more donations as i already got the device , now let's hope for some progress on obtaining root

Well sir. I read the thread and saw alot of downloads of your TWRP. I didn't want to be one of the ones that didn't contribute. And will continue to contribute regardless. I very much appreciate you guys and your due diligence. Droid professional itself on droid having no limit to what droid doee..But you guys are the people that make all this possible. Thanks for all your hard work.

 

[Rashawn229]

I just picked mines up yesterday. It's a great phone. I sure hope we achieve root on this. Happy holidays everyone

 

[Rashawn229]

Any progress with anything so far?

 

[Jackwes]

What is the bottom line? Can the z981 pro be rooted yes or no?

 

[xlegitimate]

What is the bottom line? Can the z981 pro be rooted yes or no?

as of right now, no but we do have people working really hard trying to get the device rooted.

 

[cyanidekid]

I think KingRoot is getting very close to rooting zmax pro. KingRoot 5.0 downloaded from XDA said I had 100℅ root. Green letters and check mark. I then hit the home button and opened up root checker app. This device does not have proper root. SRS root does this to quite a few phones. I've experienced it. I'm thinking it's a remount issue

 

[anubis2048]

Our biggest hope right now is CVE-2016-2503. I don't know if Messi can take advantage of that though, I'm guessing that you would need to use the OpenGL library to exploit the GPU driver. This would allow you to write to RAM that is kernel protected.... Someone would have to write an app that utilizes OpenGL and know how to use 2503.

Don't see that happening any time soon.

 

[messi2050]

edited

 

[michaelchristian147]

Laroon

 

[Drizzy15]

Ok Kool. I wuz tryna help get things rolling for this device. I think it's ah good device. Well good luck on getting root.

YeaY'all

 

[ShadowWeasel]

isn't there a workaround through adb?

 

[jcjewell]

How much more money is needed to achieve root on the ZTE ZMAX Pro? I will contribute. And where do I send it?

 

[RFIDIO]

Any news regarding zmax pro root?

 

[messi2050]

isn't there a workaround through adb?

hmm for what ?

 

[messi2050]

How much more money is needed to achieve root on the ZTE ZMAX Pro? I will contribute. And where do I send it?

ty i already got the device long time ago.

 

[messi2050]

Any news regarding zmax pro root?

no

 

[messi2050]

Any news regarding zmax pro root?

no

 

[nickdigreat]

This phone is a dud. Zte has this phone on Lockwood. Will be my final zte

 

[messi2050]

This phone is a dud. Zte has this phone on Lockwood. Will be my final zte

Yea with the bootloader locked down tightly and android security is getting more stronger after each new release unfortunately there is no big chance on getting root on it.... this device was going to be the best midrange selling device if it was more open....

 

[nickdigreat]

Yea with the bootloader locked down tightly and android security is getting more stronger after each new release unfortunately there is no big chance on getting root on it.... this device was going to be the best midrange selling device if it was more open....

yep and zte messed it up big time. dont have smart people working fro them at all. its a competitive space. why promote a device if you gonna neglect it. makes no sense.

 

[loonycgb2]

Yea with the bootloader locked down tightly and android security is getting more stronger after each new release unfortunately there is no big chance on getting root on it.... this device was going to be the best midrange selling device if it was more open....

Temp root is possible, but causes the phone to reboot upon su command. So it seems there is an actual secondary root available on the phone stock.

I havent had much time to play with the device tho, they have placed many bin files that may actually have some use, but without knowing the actual command or decompiling them we wont know. At this moment making an edl connection would be the easiest

 

[Elgindelta]

I originally sold my 1st zmax pro. Got an idroid Apache g6. Rooted it and bricked it like a noob will do, so I hear. When faced with what to buy next, went back and got another z981. Funny thing is, the very same annoyances that made me look into rooting in the first place are very much still in this phone. They are all rootable. Only a matter of time and effort. Messi, if your still working on this thing, I will send you 40usd today. Hit me up. You can do it dude.

 

[thehalfrican013]

Temp root is possible, but causes the phone to reboot upon su command. So it seems there is an actual secondary root available on the phone stock.

I havent had much time to play with the device tho, they have placed many bin files that may actually have some use, but without knowing the actual command or decompiling them we wont know. At this moment making an edl connection would be the easiest

ASAP How did you get Temp ROOT. I need it to boot su

 

[thehalfrican013]

Yea with the bootloader locked down tightly and android security is getting more stronger after each new release unfortunately there is no big chance on getting root on it.... this device was going to be the best midrange selling device if it was more open....

have you been able to get Temp Root? I need it to boot Su command and I believe I can go from there.