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Root Root Zte warp elite N5918

We won't get perm root unless we get a bootloader unlock, and this is also why when I tried dding boot to recovery it didn't work.
http://www.modaco.com/forums/topic/...ystem-write-protected-phones-can-anyone-help/

"I am not sure if we can mod the ext_csd or not, I have tried and failed, and there is a lot of info in that csd, but it also has information on any sectors that are to be write protected, this is determined by some params like wp_grp_size and such. Now if the boot loader boots you into regular Android (boot from the "boot" partition" it temporarily write protects those sectors and they can not be changed. If however the boot loader boots you into recovery, the boot loader does not do this.


Now there is code in the kernel zImage that denies permission to mounting or remounting /system as r/w. This is why people get permission denied, when they try to remount /system, same thing it is not called if you booted into recovery

Since we have the source code to the kernel, you can bypass or removed this code if you want and you will not get the permission denied error anymore when you try to re-mount system, and it will look like you have R/W to the /system partition, and you can delete a file and it will disapear, but as soon as you reboot the phone any changes you made will be gone, because you were only modding the buffer, I have it this way in my CM12.1 I think"
 
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Hi.

From what I understand(I have been staring at this post for about a year now =\) you can get temp root using kingoroot pc version right?

Does it still work after the latest update from last week? I gave up on waiting for a real root but I figured I can the minimum of what I wanted through temp root (deleting boostcrapps and setting default app install location to sd card) so I gave that a try, but to no avail. After numerous phone restarts, the whole process ends with "root failed" message appearing at the end of it all. is there any prerequisites or steps to temprooting that I have missed before doing this.
 
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Hi.

From what I understand(I have been staring at this post for about a year now =\) you can get temp root using kingoroot pc version right?

Does it still work after the latest update from last week? I gave up on waiting for a real root but I figured I can the minimum of what I wanted through temp root (deleting boostcrapps and setting default app install location to sd card) so I gave that a try, but to no avail. After numerous phone restarts, the whole process ends with "root failed" message appearing at the end of it all. is there any prerequisites or steps to temprooting that I have missed before doing this.
You've done nothing wrong, it's just the type of lockdown that was enabled
 
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Cool. didn't know I had to reset, but I got it done. I realllllly hated the phone slowing down after I install some apps, hopefully this will let me use this phone longer without caving into more expensive stuff. Also I did some google search and apparently there are people using xposed with temp root, I am gonna try my luck with that as well while I am at it.

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neg on xposed, newer versions require you to flash things using custom recovery(one I used back at kitkat was just install .apk and reboot), at least install location preference sticks after reboot.
 
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After we get temp root, would it be possible to flash things with flashify?
Dunno, ZTE's got a new trick up the sleeve where if ya flash out the recoveries, you'll lose access the that recovery until you pull battery/force reset. Then it resets back to stock recovery - via the ZTE Speed & Prestige. Hope you guys get it tho
 
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After we get temp root, would it be possible to flash things with flashify?

No but you can backup boot and recovery images.

Dunno, ZTE's got a new trick up the sleeve where if ya flash out the recoveries, you'll lose access the that recovery until you pull battery/force reset. Then it resets back to stock recovery - via the ZTE Speed & Prestige. Hope you guys get it tho

Same for the Elite.
 
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