Root for Huawei Ascend Y H866C

[Scarsketch]

By the way, for those of you with adb set up and able to get a response from your phone when you issue the command -

adb devices

What happens when you issue the command -

adb reboot fastboot

Thanks!

adb devices shows me the h866c. adb fastboot reboots me into the Android OS. fastboot or bootloader needs a phrase or some verbage there at the end

 

[Shabbypenguin]

what commands?

 

[Scarsketch]

I have sucessfuly pushed the files to the root directories. I need a Linux distro which I am downloading now with nautilus so I can copy some other files as well. Wondering if I can get the sd card out and use root explorer to change and modify these files will it be the same thing

 

[scoc1973]

Giving me chillbumps Scarsketch! So close! Rooting this thing!

 

[rezario55]

Ill throw down cash for a root as soon as I hear a commitment and see a PayPal, donate link whatever...from a trustworthy source developer, moderator, etc.

 

[lifeplaysu]

i also gotten up to the Linux part then got lost, my uncles good with it so hope he can help.

 

[rezario55]

Was hoping for a root for Christmas, where are you Santa?

 

[MrMoolz]

New reg here. Posting to subscribe to this thread. Would love a root for this device as well.

Hope someone finds a solution! Salutations and Happy Holidays!

 

[Shabbypenguin]

im not sure any of you guys are understanding. you cant just run a few adb commands and be rooted. you need an exploit to let you write to system earlymon was merely point ing out some commands to gather information about the device

 

[Scarsketch]

get into the pink screen take sd card and battery out put battery back in hold vol - and + then u should get a pink screen is that doewnload mode?

 

[Scarsketch]

im not sure any of you guys are understanding. you cant just run a few adb commands and be rooted. you need an exploit to let you write to system earlymon was merely point ing out some commands to gather information about the device

i am trying a lg mercury root. i have sucessfully pushed the files needed to the sd card. pink screen is download mode for the merc. i just need to install my distro into usb im having some problems doing it. some files wont install and has problems installing a bootloader. any suggestions?

 

[raymealer]

get into the pink screen take sd card and battery out put battery back in hold vol - and + then u should get a pink screen is that doewnload mode?

I don't know but on CDMA Workshop I can connect on a modem and no it won't read the phone but when I go to mode reset big green letters pop up saying ok

 

[Scarsketch]

I don't know but on CDMA Workshop I can connect on a modem and no it won't read the phone but when I go to mode reset big green letters pop up saying ok

i haventeven installed cdma workshop yet but what is mode reset?

 

[raymealer]

i haventeven installed cdma workshop yet but what is mode reset?

It's an option on CDMA Workshop

 

[raymealer]

You're probably going to have to have the paid version

 

[Scarsketch]

Well ive pushed the files in to the root directory just need a distro with nautilus to copy these files to other ls in the filesystem

 

[Scarsketch]

Its almost done I just need the Linux distro ive got 10.10 but having problems installing to Usb stick

 

[Shabbypenguin]

perhaps if you explained what exactly you were hoping to do in english i might be able to assist.

 

[Scarsketch]

Well I am following the huawei mercury root from unleashed prepaids. But I need to copy some of the files to root directories with nautilus or a root explorer in Linux because that is what the directions for the Huawei mercury say to do. I had another coder suggest this method because of the pink screen download mode.

In all I put the h866c in download mode (pink screen) and move these files that I have subsequently pushed to /sdcard to then be moved to root directories with a root browser in Linux.

 

[Scarsketch]

Rooting the Mercury

possible root for h866c

 

[Buttersworth]

here is what i know!

adb root = adbd cannot run as root in production builds

why throw and error adbd?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
adb shell
$
$chmod 777 /system

returns error Unable to chmod /system: Read-only file system
_______________________________________________________________

so lets change the entire root to 777 well that turns out to be the same error!
_______________________________________________________________

so i start looking at packages! by typing

adb shell

$ pm list permission-groups
pm list permission-groups
permission group:android.permission-group.DEVELOPMENT_TOOLS
permission group:android.permission-group.PERSONAL_INFO
permission group:android.permission-group.COST_MONEY
permission group:android.permission-group.LOCATION
permission group:android.permission-group.MESSAGES
permission group:android.permission-group.NETWORK
permission group:android.permission-group.ACCOUNTS
permission group:android.permission-group.STORAGE
permission group:android.permission-group.PHONE_CALLS
permission group:android.permission-group.HARDWARE_CONTROLS
permission group:android.permission-group.SYSTEM_TOOLS

it returns this! i can view packages etc and sub packages etc. but can't change the permissions on those packages! so i try installing this method!

pm install superuser.apk /system/app
pm install superuser.apk /system/app
pkg: superuser.apk
returns
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE]

OK now that i have seen this before on the phone downloading an app or playing a game this is getting funny now!

the only thing i can think of to do next is find a verified copy of a update.zip the huawei h866c will except.
I also noticed that with the sim card out it shows a cdrom drive and 2 usb drives which tells me there are multiple partitions on this phone. well there might be a partition hiding somewhere that we can't see. I also downloaded a very good root explorer app and /local is not showing as well as items in /dev?
so anyone want to share some knowledge maybe i can piece this together.
I'm have a little knowledge on MD5 but not alot about creating a verified update.zip..

 

[EarlyMon]

Run mount, you'll see that /system is mounted ro, read only.

 

[Buttersworth]

Going to work some new files! if anyone has suggestions please fell free to discuss them with me!

FASTBOOT anyone have any luck?

 

[Buttersworth]

Run mount, you'll see that /system is mounted ro, read only.

this is the reason
FILE

/ default.prop

#
#ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES
#
ro.secure=1
ro.allow.mock.location=0
ro.debuggable=0
persist.service.adb.enable=0


((((ro.secure=1)))) Should be 0

correct me but i can't simply just change it can i create and new text file and somehow flash it???

I also have testkey.x509.pem and the cacerts.bks files

I bought this phone for my wife! for Christmas!

I will crack this!
Working on Fedora using dsixda's Android Kitchen

 

[Shabbypenguin]

this is the reason
FILE

/ default.prop

#
#ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES
#
ro.secure=1
ro.allow.mock.location=0
ro.debuggable=0
persist.service.adb.enable=0


((((ro.secure=1)))) Should be 0

correct me but i can't simply just change it can i create and new text file and somehow flash it???

I also have testkey.x509.pem and the cacerts.bks files

I bought this phone for my wife! for Christmas!

I will crack this!
Working on Fedora using dsixda's Android Kitchen

test key is useless you need their key. and you cant edit that file without editing the kernel which you cant do without root.