Root ZTE ZMAX Pro (Z981) root discussion

jaykoerner · Sep 11, 2016

ajamie234 said:
So I'm able to view the root folder of my phone is there anything I should be looking for specifically, just out of curiosity

everyone can view the root, we just cant mess with the files,, what we need is to be able to pull the recovery.img and boot.img.

ajamie234 · Sep 11, 2016

I'm just saying if higher end phones like the axon 7 can get root then we should be able to as well

PizzaG · Sep 12, 2016

anyone care to take a look at these files? leaked ota patch files for the axon 7 to allow fastboot oem unlock for bootloader

http://androiding.how/unlock-bootloader-zte-axon-7/

jaykoerner · Sep 12, 2016

ajamie234 said:
I'm just saying if higher end phones like the axon 7 can get root then we should be able to as well

some of the axon 7 versions did not have locked bootloaders from what i could tell, and for the other ones some one out of Beijing, somehow got ahold of the key to sign recoverys and "updates" to allow root

PizzaG · Sep 12, 2016

so i grabbed the update_P996A01_B18_to_B20_ssl file for the axon 7. inside is a fastboot.img. does anyone think that could be helpful? would be great to be able to restore fastboot funtionality

jaykoerner · Sep 12, 2016

PizzaG said:
so i grabbed the update_P996A01_B18_to_B20_ssl file for the axon 7. inside is a fastboot.img. does anyone think that could be helpful? would be great to be able to restore fastboot funtionality

unlikely but possible, would really need to try flashing it via edl, it would only work if 1) the sig's are the same 2) fastboot.img doesn't require specialized img's for each phone, something i know nothing about. also could brick the device

jaykoerner · Sep 12, 2016

just wanted to give this a shot, it's not my post but someone on zte's forum asked for a boot loader unlock, just go there and click i have this question also and or post on the thread. doubt it will help but they gave a bootloader unlock for the axon 7 maybe our phone can get one too, https://community.zteusa.com/thread/12169

PizzaG · Sep 12, 2016

carrier locked phones will not be getting any type of bootloader unlock. So if that's the case can we at least get our damn fastboot functionality back in an update. They say on their website in reference to bootloader unlocking that the majority of their buisness is carrier locked, so by not allowing us to do anything with these phones they are alienating alot of users.

jaykoerner · Sep 12, 2016

PizzaG said:
carrier locked phones will not be getting any type of bootloader unlock. So if that's the case can we at least get our damn fastboot functionality back in an update. They say on their website in reference to bootloader unlocking that the majority of their buisness is carrier locked, so by not allowing us to do anything with these phones they are alienating alot of users.

the bootloader unlock worked for carrier locked phones in Europe and china, but that phone also has a wide release, the zte zmax pro only has metro pcs, with no release outside of the us and no unlocked version, so yeah i know it's unlikely.

Masterchief87 · Sep 12, 2016

PizzaG said:
carrier locked phones will not be getting any type of bootloader unlock. So if that's the case can we at least get our damn fastboot functionality back in an update. They say on their website in reference to bootloader unlocking that the majority of their buisness is carrier locked, so by not allowing us to do anything with these phones they are alienating alot of users.

A phone being carrier locked and a phone having a locked bootloader are two completely different things that have nothing to do with one another. The people who send emails and answer calls for zte know about as much about android as a clump of pubic hair. They are idiots. The only people working for zte that know anything at all about android are the people who build the firmware and you'll never get to talk to any of them unless you live in China and happen to know one of them.

ajamie234 · Sep 12, 2016

So now the question is where are our Chinese people at?

richm052569 · Sep 12, 2016

Masterchief87 said:
A phone being carrier locked and a phone having a locked bootloader are two completely different things that have nothing to do with one another. The people who send emails and answer calls for zte know about as much about android as a clump of pubic hair. They are idiots. The only people working for zte that know anything at all about android are the people who build the firmware and you'll never get to talk to any of them unless you live in China and happen to know one of them.

Another thing to keep in mind...as a former flashaholic myself, I'm familiar with the desire to have a fully unlocked, flashable device, switching from ROM to ROM as the wind blows. But think about this...this being a Metro-only device, the user base is small compared to many/most other phones. Then think about what percentage of people actually care, or even know, what rooting is, that actually own this phone.

So the percentages are low statistically...very low. That gives us not a lot of leverage in convincing Metro to ask for an unlocked bootloader from the manufacturer (ZTE). I'm not trying to be Mr Negative here, but realistically speaking, it's not likely. And yeah I think the bootloader is locked, it seems to be a trend with Metro phones, I've had a couple of Kyocera Hydro phones with them which are similarly locked

jujumane · Sep 12, 2016

ZTE really did us dirty... I'm still hopeful, you guys are still doing your absolute best.

richm052569 · Sep 12, 2016

I believe, in general, it's the carrier that requests a lock, so the manufacturer simply complies. I've seen the back and forth finger pointing between manufacturer and carrier for other devices

svnxn · Sep 12, 2016

@Masterchief87 http://forum.xda-developers.com/and.../guide-how-to-reboot-to-edl-fastboot-t3394292 idk if this will help us. take a look and tell me what you think.

EDIT: nvm i didnt read it properly. dont think this will help us.

svnxn · Sep 12, 2016

Code:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>adb devices
List of devices attached
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
?       device

this comes up when you put the device in ftm mode. it seems to detect it, but im thinking it just cant properly identify the device while its in this state.

svnxn · Sep 12, 2016

UndacoverBrother said:
View attachment 109626 View attachment 109628 Anyone else seen this screen and what can be done?

Photos taken with original zmax z970 using syntheticOS 5.1.1 ROM bankermod overclocked kernel.
Man I can't wait till I say that about this phone.lol
Well a marshmallow or nougat custom ROM that is
I really miss my tweaks that require root.
Like su adblocker,init.d scripts to overclock the gpu.
Each phone ive owned has always been rooted since 2009. Its the only way to go for me.

View attachment 109617

i got into the same screen you're in except mine does not say "no command", and it does not show up in adb.

jaykoerner · Sep 12, 2016

UndacoverBrother said:
Update..
I think we may have fastboot of some sort
I found this

http://www.hardreset.info/devices/zte/zte-zmax-pro/fastboot-mode/

took me about two tries to get the phone into the command android animation screen.
Im looking for fastboot commands for zte or drivers im missing on my cpu.

View attachment 109616

yeah, it's not showing up in device manager in that mode for me, so it's likely useless. if anything showed even without a driver we might have a chance with it but it's not even showing a unknown device.

jaykoerner · Sep 12, 2016

UndacoverBrother said:
View attachment 109626 View attachment 109628 Anyone else seen this screen and what can be done?

Photos taken with original zmax z970 using syntheticOS 5.1.1 ROM bankermod overclocked kernel.
Man I can't wait till I say that about this phone.lol
Well a marshmallow or nougat custom ROM that is
I really miss my tweaks that require root.
Like su adblocker,init.d scripts to overclock the gpu.
Each phone ive owned has always been rooted since 2009. Its the only way to go for me.

View attachment 109617

just to be sure, if you can get in that mode again see if it show's anything in device manager, if you see anything under com, portable devices, or with a yellow triangle that would mean it's detecting something. otherwise no luck.

svnxn · Sep 13, 2016

https://sites.google.com/site/zteopenfirmware/download-mode someone look at this please. it looks interesting.

EDIT: nvm i need to do more research before i go posting things lmao.

kevin2r · Sep 13, 2016

Volume down and Volume up put's my device in DFU mode and I can see it in the device manager.

Jimmy Dixx · Sep 13, 2016

svnxn said:
https://sites.google.com/site/zteopenfirmware/download-mode someone look at this please. it looks interesting.

EDIT: nvm i need to do more research before i go posting things lmao.

Meh it happens to all of us. We are all getting impatient as most of us have had the phone for over a month now without root. And for me, this is coming from the past 2 and a half years with a Galaxy S3 that I rooted the day I got it.

Jimmy Dixx · Sep 13, 2016

And it seems that the Kingroot requests have stopped at 13035. Anybody who hasn't installed Kingroot yet should do so. The more requests we get, the higher the likelihood we find root. Remember, Kingroot also comes from China.

EnlightendDead · Sep 13, 2016

Odd how it went from 18,683 to 13,000....
(shoutouts to the time in the screenshot ayy)

Jimmy Dixx · Sep 13, 2016

That is weird.. Mine is now at 13051.. Something doesn't add up here.. Unless they're counting different DPI settings as different devices maybe? I've got mine at either 280 or 300, don't remember. either way, tons more screen space than stock.

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