Root [GUIDE] How to root T-Mobile 6.0 update

Bard · Mar 16, 2016

Nickforever216 said:
Can you make a video? I installed minimal ABD and Fastboot program for windows. When I open up and type "adb devices" it's a no go. Any ideals?

Make sure you have all ADB, Fastboot available. If not check this post from XDA.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118

Download the file and Install it. You have files at c:\adb

Use this folder for installing Recovery and Root

Disconnect USB cable.

Your phone -> Go to Settings -> Developer Options -> USB Debugging is checked.

* If you don't see Developer Options go to Settings -> About Phone -> Software Info -> Tab Build Number 7 times until you see 'Now You are Developer message'

Connect USB cable again

Check if your phone gives you message like 'Your computer XXXXYYYY is trying to connect.' -> Grant / Allow

Now check if ADB recognizes your phone.

TMacgnolia · Mar 16, 2016

Nickforever216 said:
Can you make a video? I installed minimal ABD and Fastboot program for windows. When I open up and type "adb devices" it's a no go. Any ideals?

Did you except the RSA key for your device when the toast popped up on your device screen? Do this go to devwloper options and "revoke USB debugging autherizations" and then enable debugging again. Then when you type in adb devices look at your device screen for the toast to pop up and except it.

evox2008 · Mar 16, 2016

Get an error when "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (recovery.img is in the folder)

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery recovery
.img
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
sending 'recovery' (11300 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.390s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.390s

Maybe the same problem as Nick's - minimal adb and fastboot doesn't cut it for this?

Edit: Nope, full adb and fastboot do the same thing.. what can it be? any help?

TMacgnolia · Mar 16, 2016

evox2008 said:
Get an error when "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (recovery.img is in the folder)

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery recovery
.img
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
sending 'recovery' (11300 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.390s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.390s

Maybe the same problem as Nick's - minimal adb and fastboot doesn't cut it for this?

Edit: Nope, full adb and fastboot do the same thing.. what can it be? any help?

Yeah I am not sure minimal adb and fastboot works for rhis method. I suggest you install complete adb and fastboot for this.

UndacoverBrother said:
now rooted only this I notice is when I reboot I see a splash screen of unlock bootloader..
that's all..

Yes I put the fact that you will get this on the splash screen if you use dastboot oem unlock bit I also put that it is optional to do that if you already have Enable OEM unlock checked in developer options before booting to fastboot mode.

joethe 1 · Mar 17, 2016

im getting failed unknown command unistalled minimal adb and did waht bard said installed adb and still get the message any suggestions

TMacgnolia · Mar 17, 2016

joethe 1 said:
im getting failed unknown command unistalled minimal adb and did waht bard said installed adb and still get the message any suggestions

What command is giving that message?

joethe 1 · Mar 17, 2016

step 7 fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

if i do the fastboot boot recovery it works fine

TMacgnolia · Mar 17, 2016

joethe 1 said:
step 7 fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

if i do the fastboot boot recovery it works fine

Just use tge fastboot boot recovery and flash the SuperSU.zip while the recovery booted. Then boot back to the OS and use flashify or rashr to flash the recovery to your device.

RonnieMatson · Mar 17, 2016

Smart, ran the root. Followed the steps & this ends up showing up:

Marty_Since87 · Mar 17, 2016

Which xposed do we flash for 6.0? I tried a few and I got failed attempts.

Blu8 · Mar 17, 2016

Arm v80

Marty_Since87 · Mar 17, 2016

Blu8 said:
Arm v80

I just installed xposed by romracer, i remember that was the version I used on LP.

seryphdark · Mar 17, 2016

Hey, I'm new, first post here. I'm still fairly new to rooting too, and was wondering if this has any chance of working on a boost Mobile stylo?

joethe 1 · Mar 17, 2016

TMacgnolia said:
Just use tge fastboot boot recovery and flash the SuperSU.zip while the recovery booted. Then boot back to the OS and use flashify or rashr to flash the recovery to your device.

Yes thank you didnt think of that

TMacgnolia · Mar 17, 2016

RonnieMatson said:
Smart, ran the root. Followed the steps & this ends up showing up

Did you let your device reboot all the way to the lock screen by itself after rebooting from recovery when you flashed the SuperSU.zip? You may need to flash the zip file again but it ahould have worked the first time u less you interupted the process when you rebooted.

seryphdark said:
Hey, I'm new, first post here. I'm still fairly new to rooting too, and was wondering if this has any chance of working on a boost Mobile stylo?

From what I have read they say the Boost mobile variant does not have fastboot. But if you can try this out and let me know what happens maybe I can figure out something for that variant. Hit me up in PM here and I will give you my info to contact me on hangouts.

lilrich1789 · Mar 17, 2016

RonnieMatson said:
Smart, ran the root. Followed the steps & this ends up showing up:

go back into twrp, flash the supersu.zip let it do its thing. when its done it will ask if u want to install su. Do not. then reboot. i did the same thing

master odysues · Mar 17, 2016

@TMacgnolia does the bootloader unlock work even if I'm still running 5.1 ??

joethe 1 · Mar 17, 2016

Thank you TMacnolia you the man now running MM and rooted with twrp and xposed

hgrunwell · Mar 18, 2016

I couldn't get the recovery to flash via fastboot so I rooted then flashed recovery through Flashify.

RonnieMatson · Mar 18, 2016

Someone from XDA Forum said you can root with Kingroot.
Personally i thought it was a bunch of sh*t, but surpringly the damn thing worked.

All i did was OEM unlock (like this tutorial) and instead of doing the twrp/su stuff from here (because it doesn't work for me either.) I just ran the KingRoot apk (after the oem unlock) and did the auto rooting process. It worked!

Edit: spoke to soon, King root ****s you when you reboot the device.

eversleyd · Mar 18, 2016

Do kingroot works mm 6.0 tmobile i am a metro pcs user just upgrade to mm its smooth on the phone

Telyx · Mar 18, 2016

I'm trying to root my G Stylo running MM in Linux Mint and while both adb and fastboot seem to work fine (the phone responds to both), I don't know where to put the TWRP "recovery.img" file so fastboot will see it in order to boot the phone to it.

Blu8 · Mar 18, 2016

Well since you have Linux just put it anywhere easy to type out and CD to that directory and run the command, at least I think that's correct.

RonnieMatson · Mar 18, 2016

Telyx said:
I'm trying to root my G Stylo running MM in Linux Mint and while both adb and fastboot seem to work fine (the phone responds to both), I don't know where to put the TWRP "recovery.img" file so fastboot will see it in order to boot the phone to it.

You place the file in the adb folder.

Telyx · Mar 19, 2016

I couldn't find an adb folder but Blu8's advice worked perfectly. By the way, I had to "fastboot oem unlock" (not optional, at least in my case, even with bootloader unlock enabled in Developer Options).

I'd advise anyone who wants to root to back up first with LGBackup. It did a great job restoring my apps, app data, settings, etc. after bootloader unlock & root.

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