Root [Guide][Drivers][Root][Kernel][Recovery] How to install for the ZTE Awe

DsyMnapTic · Mar 2, 2014

dragonhart6505 said:
Cwm.img in fastboot to get to cwm recovery, then flash with cwm.zip
you can't flash unofficial zips in stock recovery, which is why you need to boot cwm first
We are also currently implementing the ota into the next revision of our custom roms. It has a few updates to the system and we havent yet released those in the current state of the customs

Okay, thankyou very much

I actually figured it out and managed to do it the "lazy" way. It was extraordinarily easy and much less steps. I just used the suggested Cydia impactor and someone else suggested [root] recovery tools, which flashed the recovery flawlessly, I did it to both CWM and Philz, one over the other. So for newbs, the closest to easiest way without a root/recovery method from the phone would be the one I'm describing for sure.

willyb2026 · Mar 19, 2014

Flashed cwm with flashify from the play store. Simple and easy.

johnleo4us · Mar 24, 2014

I use cmw v 6.0.3.7 but unfortunately while I tried to install from sdcard, it said error to mound sdcard
can you tell me how to solve it?
thanks

armymartinez · Jun 8, 2014

SuperUser link is bad.

Thanks.

modhatter6811 · Jun 9, 2014

armymartinez said:
SuperUser link is bad.

Thanks.

You can install super user from the play store if you need to. Both super user and super su work for our phones. You probably need to update the binary though. I recommend running a root checker afterwards to verify everything is working properly.

spock1104 · Jun 9, 2014

armymartinez said:
SuperUser link is bad.

Thanks.

Download from Superuser

vestalpaul · Jul 12, 2014

Today I made a recovery file while in CWM recovery mode. Then when I tried actually using it, it stated that the MD5 Sum was wrong. Why did this happen? I deleted my old recovery files to free up a little space so I was forced to start from either stock or awesomeROM.
This sucks because I had deodexed and zip aligned a stock from and just had my second core forced online via android tuner. Had my phone set up exactly how I wanted it and now am building it again.
I did a complete wipe prior to attempting to recover. Would this cause MD5 to not line up?

DsyMnapTic · Jul 13, 2014

vestalpaul said:
Today I made a recovery file while in CWM recovery mode. Then when I tried actually using it, it stated that the MD5 Sum was wrong. Why did this happen? I deleted my old recovery files to free up a little space so I was forced to start from either stock or awesomeROM.
This sucks because I had deodexed and zip aligned a stock from and just had my second core forced online via android tuner. Had my phone set up exactly how I wanted it and now am building it again.
I did a complete wipe prior to attempting to recover. Would this cause MD5 to not line up?

Are you using the original CWM for this phone? Most suggest to go with TWRP, as the prior recoveries can be faulty. My only explanation is that sometimes that happens. It was a backup that you tried to restore that said the MD5 didn't match, right? Only thing I know to tell you is that there's an option to disable md5 checking in TWRP, but md5s are generally created for security purposes, in ensuring that your file isn't corrupt.

Here's a link to get a new deodexed stock ROM, if you didn't know http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?p=6557821

phenomx4 · Jul 13, 2014

vestalpaul said:
Today I made a recovery file while in CWM recovery mode. Then when I tried actually using it, it stated that the MD5 Sum was wrong. Why did this happen? I deleted my old recovery files to free up a little space so I was forced to start from either stock or awesomeROM.
This sucks because I had deodexed and zip aligned a stock from and just had my second core forced online via android tuner. Had my phone set up exactly how I wanted it and now am building it again.
I did a complete wipe prior to attempting to recover. Would this cause MD5 to not line up?

If you have spaces in the backup name then it'll come back as a md5 error. Just rename it to something without spaces get passed it.

DaRkSkYxP · Sep 2, 2014

Was wondering if I could use part of this guide to make an updated one. I haven't got a response from the op yet so maybe my private message didn't go through so I will ask here.

jschuman · Sep 4, 2014

Superuser links are busted, any other links to the Superuser.zip files?

DaRkSkYxP · Sep 4, 2014

You can probably get away with flashing the supersu zip from there site. If you are planning on using a rom besides stock it most likely will include super user

cooldudezach · Sep 9, 2014

DaRkSkYxP said:
Was wondering if I could use part of this guide to make an updated one. I haven't got a response from the op yet so maybe my private message didn't go through so I will ask here.

I'm afk from the android scene for a little bit. school just started back up, and I'm getting house renovation projects done.

I forgot to reply to your PM, sorry. Feel free to use this guide! I obviously haven't had the time to update it

jimflyer25 · Oct 3, 2014

It's been a long time since I've rooted so this may be a noob problem but when I get to the point where I open the terminal window and have to enter "adb reboot-bootloader", I get the message "'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file". I have PDAnet installed setup and connected, I have the 4 files in a folder called "root" and the terminal window is open for that. My phone has the FTM screen, but I get that error message when i enter that message at the terminal window. Any thoughts?

Edit: Nevermind, realized I made the rookie mistake of not getting the adb file and putting it in the directory. All good now, thanks for the steps.

VM25 · Oct 3, 2014

Make sure you enable USB Debugging on your phone!
The USB Debugging option is located at Settings -> Developer Options -> Slide Toggle to On -> Enable USB Debugging -> OK

Download Cydia Impactor: Cydia Impactor
Extract and Open Cydia Impactor
Make sure that the dropdown says "# drop SuperSU su to /system/xbin/su"
Press "Start"
Your device should now be rooted, but it only has the superSU binary on it, you still need Superuser!

Is the Cydia Impactor method reliable? This seems much easier than having to install additional software on your PC and manually typing commands. From my understanding, you still need to "install a device driver to talk to your device over USB" but don't need to install Android SDK. It appears that downloading, extracting, and running Impactor.exe is enough to root the device. Does SuperSU work fine, or is Superuser recommended? The first post says you still need Superuser.

Edit: I rooted with Cydia Impactor and installed SuperSU, everything seems okay so far.

sources:
How to root any Android Device using Cydia Impactor or How to Root a ZTE AWE phone! (Virgin Mobile) | Paul's Tech Talk

DaRkSkYxP · Oct 3, 2014

Incomplete updated guide. Will work on the rest soon.

chrisnunya74gmailcom · Sep 11, 2015

dragonhart6505 said:
Quite literally? None. Its a symlink command done with the updater-script to push the binary to /system/bin and set the permissions. So far, it has to be done outside of the Android OS

It goes like this...
1: enable USB Debugging
2: install pdanet drivers (select other when asked about which device)
3: download adb and fastboot and cwm (ill include them in a zip when i get the chance to write up)
4: connect to your pc (with drivers installed)
5: type "adb reboot-bootloader" (without quotes)
6: type "fastboot boot cwm.img" (without quotes)
7: flash the cwm.zip (ill include root privileges)
8: wipe cache/dalvik-cache and reboot

Simple, no?

Yeah, that's simple.

nuttyriv3r · Dec 20, 2015

When I do fastboot boot cwm.img the phone just stays black. It doesn't reboot into recovery. Everything else works up to that point. fastboot devices shows the device. Any ideas on what is going wrong?

roadkill42 · Dec 20, 2015

U can flash it using a tool off play store as long u are rooted

nuttyriv3r · Dec 20, 2015

Well how do I get root if this guide says I have to boot into temp cwm? Cydia Impactor gives "signature bugs unavailable," so I can't use that.

roadkill42 · Dec 20, 2015

Try root master I have to dig through my files but root master should do the trick let me know

nuttyriv3r · Dec 20, 2015

Didn't work. None of the exploits work.

roadkill42 · Dec 20, 2015

There is a ROM there that will give u temp root

nuttyriv3r · Dec 20, 2015

roadkill42 said:
There is a ROM there that will give u temp root

Ah well. I finally figured out how to get Helium to work. Was just trying to root, so I could backup some app data. Thanks for the suggestions.

roadkill42 · Dec 21, 2015

nuttyriv3r said:
Ah well. I finally figured out how to get Helium to work. Was just trying to root, so I could backup some app data. Thanks for the suggestions.

Did u get root?

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