Root ZTE Warp Sync - All Things Root Guide

[SuperR]

The kernel source for our phone is here http://opensource.ztedevice.com/ think this will help any? A lot of files in there. But not sure what we can use
Thinking about it now, this might not help at all.

I already built the kernel and guessed on the ramdisk to create the boot.img we talked about earlier.

 

[SuperR]

I think SuperR looked into that but said he still needed original boot.img cuz source was flawed or something

Other than a ton of errors, the source is fine. I corrected them. The problem is that we need the ramdisk and we can't get it without root

 

[JAWheat411]

Yeah I was at work when I found it. Had a brain fart and came back and edited the post.

 

[battlebamon2]

sooo.... should i return my sync?

 

[bcrichster]

Lmfao, I'm keeping mine as backup while rocking the Warp_4G as a daily driver..

 

[JAWheat411]

It is a monster phone..root should come one day.

 

[bcrichster]

It is a monster phone..root should come one day.

Deepest hopes on that one, for sure! [emoji41]

 

[Ryan19D]

Some guy from another forum said this would work. It's not the same phone but he said this is the way to do it. As this would be my first time rooting something I will wait for someone else to verify this. Here's the link...
http://m.kaskus.co.id/post/54be075fd44f9f24368b4589#post54be075fd44f9f24368b4589

 

[6th_Hokage]

Some guy from another forum said this would work. It's not the same phone but he said this is the way to do it. As this would be my first time rooting something I will wait for someone else to verify this. Here's the link...
http://m.kaskus.co.id/post/54be075fd44f9f24368b4589#post54be075fd44f9f24368b4589

translated to English... http://translate.google.com/transla...dbox=0&usg=ALkJrhihy40LtfpaGyoYr67_994uYqsIpQ

 

[JAWheat411]

I believe I tried this last night. It is supposed to boot a temporary recovery. It booted to a low battery icon screen even though I didn't have a low battery. I have confidence that with a little tweaking this might work. We need a third party recovery to install unsigned zips..

 

[bcrichster]

I believe I tried this last night. It is supposed to boot a temporary recovery. It booted to a low battery icon screen even though I didn't have a low battery. I have confidence that with a little tweaking this might work. We need a third party recovery to install unsigned zips..

How do we do that?

 

[JAWheat411]

That's the million dollar question. Not being able to get into bootloader/fastboot is what is holding us back.

Maybe it was something else I tried last night I don't know. Either way the commands to reboot to bootloader does nothing but reboots the phone. That is something I am trying to figure out.

 

[SuperR]

Yep, it won't work. This device can't boot to bootloader

 

[Gldrz1]

What a shame , still got my Sequent and the Sync would've been a great upgrade it's like its big brother , i'm starting to think this phone can never be rooted just don't understand why they'd do that weather it was ZTE or Boost Mobile is just not what android is all about , this just sucks !

 

[Ryan19D]

Well I will keep searching the internet. I'll start looking how to get into the boot loader and the boot.img

 

[Ryan19D]

This is how they say the Unlocked the boot loader on the zmax.
http://www.unlock-bootloader.info/mp3-0/zte-zmax-6697.html

 

[SuperR]

This is how they say the Unlocked the boot loader on the zmax.
http://www.unlock-bootloader.info/mp3-0/zte-zmax-6697.html

That is fake

 

[bcrichster]

This is how they say the Unlocked the boot loader on the zmax.
http://www.unlock-bootloader.info/mp3-0/zte-zmax-6697.html

I actually downloaded those files a while back but got scared cuz it was gonna push a boot.img & recovery for a different phone. Can someone say "Brick?!" Lmfao. Tbh - I'm not pushing ANYTHING unless Someone of SuperR's knowledge of ZTE sets checks into / rips everything apart & is close to certain it's relatively safe: excluding operator error, of course!

 

[JAWheat411]

I am keeping up with the thread on xda about the ZTE zmax. I know it is a different phone but they have the same problem of not getting into boot loader. I think the solution might be the same. Bad thing was a developer named jcase had said he had root a while back but was feeling disrespected so left the thread.

 

[6th_Hokage]

I am keeping up with the thread on xda about the ZTE zmax. I know it is a different phone but they have the same problem of not getting into boot loader. I think the solution might be the same. Bad thing was a developer named jcase had said he had root a while back but was feeling disrespected so left the thread.

yep that's the problem with XDA some members don't know how to appreciate or treat the (Old/New)developers

 

[Represent4TheCause]

I found this doing some searching. Not sure for it'll help any but perhaps it's a step in the right direction. It's just a matter of time before this boot image issue resolved. Good luck guys. Keep up the extensive efforts. It's gonna pay off.

http://www.modaco.com/topic/372556-zte-open-c-developer-tools/

 

[SuperR]

I found this doing some searching. Not sure for it'll help any but perhaps it's a step in the right direction. It's just a matter of time before this boot image issue resolved. Good luck guys. Keep up the extensive efforts. It's gonna pay off.

http://www.modaco.com/topic/372556-zte-open-c-developer-tools/

I found this before, and it does look interesting. Unfortunately it is a windows exe so I can't see what it does. I also don't have one of these devices to test it on so some brave soul would need to do it. It can't hurt to open the app in windows and see what it is. Guess I should rephrase...it won't hurt your Android device to open the app lol. If it has a button that says "enable fastboot" it might be worth a try. If we had fastboot access we could start playing.

 

[JAWheat411]

The Open C Upgrade Tool only has a Browse button to load the file and an Upgrade Status also a checkbox that says Erase CEFS.
What I find interesting is the line

3. The "eng" version has root access.
4. The "eng" version offers fastboot feature, allowing developers to flash "img" into it.

Anyway, the guys on XDA in the ZTE Zmax forum have been working on an exploit.

OK my friend, this is the exploit source from the gethub, and Chainfire's SuperSu.zip files. Both files are zipped together, and the hope is that this exploit could be coded to place the included SuperSu.zip's file content to the same path that Chainfire's zip intends them to be placed. Also I believe the file permissions need to be set the same as his script sets them. I appreciate you taking time to do this even if you're unable to get this working. It means a lot.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5U...ew?usp=sharing

I think someone just needs to build the APK to test this exploit.

Oh ...and this is the link to the thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/zte-zmax-z970-guide-faq-discussion-t3053066/page95

 

[Represent4TheCause]

Sounds like we're getting closer. I hope someone gets down to the nitty gritty soon and starts developing these APKs to be tested.

 

[bcrichster]

The Open C Upgrade Tool only has a Browse button to load the file and an Upgrade Status also a checkbox that says Erase CEFS.
What I find interesting is the line

Anyway, the guys on XDA in the ZTE Zmax forum have been working on an exploit.

I think someone just needs to build the APK to test this exploit.

Oh ...and this is the link to the thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/zte-zmax-z970-guide-faq-discussion-t3053066/page95

Is this a reference to making a zip flash able in ZTE stock recovery?