how to flash :
adb folder : http://www.mediafire.com/download/0i...bh/Android.zip
Procedure:
rename downloaded recovery to recovery.img--
Copy the downloaded recovery.img to your ADB folder--Turn off your phone-- Boot into fastboot mode by pressing power button and volume down keys together for sometime.
After sometime it shows fastboot mode in red colour.
connect your phone to PC using USB cable
If you are in WinXP, open command prompt and browse to your ADB folder using cd commands.If you are in Windows7, right click in the ADB folder and click to open command prompt there.--
Type this in the command prompt :
Code:
fastboot devices
This should display your device name in fastboot mode, if nothing is shown, then you have to check previous steps again.--
Type this command to flash CWM recovery to your phone
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
It will show the progress and completion dialogue within seconds when it finishes successfully. Now you can try if CWM is working.-- download quick boot to boot in cwm
downloads
it is in attachment
enjoy
credits
akash ujjainkar.
please press thanks button
Hello People of the internet!
Today I will show a quick guide on how to root the ZTE Z998 Mustang phone!
The owner of this method has discontinued work with them so I'll go ahead and pass them on.
I DO NOT TAKE ANY CREDIT AT ALL!!!!!!! ALL CREDIT GOES TO stedman420!!!!!
Original Thread: http://unleashedprepaids.com/thread-8769.html
***REQUIREMENTS***
An AT&T ZTE Mustang Z998
A computer with ADB and Fastboot installed
**HERE'S A COUPLE GUIDES FOR QUICK AND EASY INSTALLATION OF ADB AND FASTBOOT IF NEEDED.**
*WINDOWS*(do not use this to install drivers though)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
*LINUX or MAC*
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2638673
**WARNING FOR MAC USERS**
Safari browser settings may need to be changed in order to download zip files without extracting them.
**WARNING FOR WINDOWS USERS**
If using Windows you will also need to install the phones drivers and due to issues with fastboot drivers koush's universal driver is recommended.
http://www.koushikdutta.com/post/universal-adb-driver
**DO NOT CONTINUE TO THE INSTRUCTIONS UNTIL THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET OR THE FOLLOWING WILL MOST LIKELY NOT WORK**
(All downloads will be below)
***INSTRUCTIONS***
1.) Download z998-cwm-recovery.img and place it ON YOUR COMPUTER preferably somewhere easy to remember (i.e. C:\ on windows or home directory on linux)
2.) Download one of the following zips and place it ON YOUR PHONES SDCARD
----SuperSU_v1.86-Z998.zip (only for rooting)
----Unofficial_CWM_Recovery_v6.0.3.7.zip (only for flashing custom recovery)
----Root_and_CWM_Recovery.zip (for both rooting and flashing custom recovery)
----Stock_Z998_Recovery.zip (only for restoring stock recovery)
3.) Plug your phone into computer and make sure Developer options and usb debugging is turned on in the phones settings menu
4.) Now open a terminal(or cmd.exe) on your computer and type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
then press enter
5.) Once the phone vibrates you should be in fastboot mode. The phone will have a blank screen and the red light will be on.
6.) Now in your computers terminal type
Code:
fastboot boot z998-cwm-recovery.img
then press enter
7.) Your phone should now boot into cwm recovery. Once in recovery volume buttons will scroll up/down and the power button will select options
8.) Now on your phone scroll to and select install zip from sdcard and then find and install the root and/or recovery zip you downloaded in step 2
9.) After installation is complete you can unplug your phone from computer and as always make sure to MAKE A BACKUP using cwm recovery. Then just reboot to system and enjoy
***HELPFUL NOTES***
If you did not put the z998-cwm-recovery.img in your home directory or in your C:\ directory for windows then in step 6 where it says
Code:
fastboot boot z998-cwm-recovery.img
you will need to put in your exact file path to where the z998-cwm-recovery.img is on your computer
For example
Code:
fasboot boot C:\your\path\to\z998-cwm-recovery.img
Where C:\your\path\to\ would be the exact filepath to the z998-cwm-recovery.img on your computer
If using a Mac and you did not follow the guide posted above for setting up adb and fastboot you most likely will need to put ./ in front of your adb and fastboot commands
For example
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Would be
Code:
./adb reboot bootloader
AND
Code:
fastboot boot z998-cwm-recovery.img
Would be
Code:
./fastboot boot z998-cwm-recovery.img
Also the no file_contexts error in cwm recovery can safely be ignored.
***BONUS QUICK TIPS***
**HOW TO MANUALLY BOOT PHONE INTO RECOVERY**
1.) Power phone off
2.) Press and hold volume up, and power button at the same time until your phone boots into recovery
3.) Once in recovery volume buttons scroll and power button will select options.
**HOW TO MANUALLY FLASH STOCK RECOVERY USING A ROOTED PHONE**
1.) Download z998-stock-recovery.img and place it on the root of your phones sdcard (on your sdcard not in any folders)
2.) Download and install Android Terminal Emulator from PlayStore on your phone if you have not already
3.) Open terminal emulator and type
Code:
su
then press enter
4.) Type
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/z998-stock-recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
then press enter
***BIG PROPS CREDIT AND THANKS GOES TO***
Slay696 - for testing and stock files
Koush - for the awesomeness that's CWM and the Universal ADB Driver
Chainfire - For an outstanding root app(all credit for the app goes to him I just made it easy to install)
SuperSU on PlayStore
alpha6 - for mac testing and feedback
DOWNLOADS:
z998-cwm-recovery.img: http://az1.androidfilehost.com/dl/_...69652/23610159112650865/z998-cwm-recovery.img
Root_and_CWM_Recovery.zip: http://qc3.androidfilehost.com/dl/4...2/23321874045862492/Root_and_CWM_Recovery.zip
Stock_Z998_Recovery.zip: http://qc1.androidfilehost.com/dl/7...792/23321874045862493/Stock_Z998_Recovery.zip
SuperSU_v1.86-Z998.zip: http://qc4.androidfilehost.com/dl/2...9823/23321874045862494/SuperSU_v1.86-Z998.zip
Unofficial_CWM_Recovery_v6.0.3.7.zip: http://qc1.androidfilehost.com/dl/c...45862495/Unofficial_CWM_Recovery_v6.0.3.7.zip
Clean proccess to Unlock bootloader,And Root Yuphoria
How To Unlock Yu Yuphoria’s Bootloader –
Extract the adb_fastboot file in a new folder in your C:/ drive.
Power Off your phone.
While continuously pressing the Volume Up key, connect your phone to the PC/Laptop via USB cable.
You will get a black screen stating ‘Fastboot Mode’ at the middle.
As soon as you plug your phone into the PC, windows will start installing drivers all by itself. Please wait for the installation to complete.
After the drivers have been installed successfully, go to the folder where you have extracted adb_fastboot file.
While pressing the Shift key on your keyboard, right click in the folder and select ‘Open Command Prompt Here’. The command prompt will open up.
Now type the following command to check if your device has been detected in the fastboot mode.
fastboot -i 0x2A96 devices
You’ll get an error if the drivers aren’t installed successfully. However, if you don’t get any error, you may proceed to the next step.
Now, run the following command to unlock the bootloader.
fastboot -i 0x2A96 oem unlock
Now, run the following command to reboot your device to system.
fastboot -i 0x2A96 reboot
Now, that you have successfully completed the first step, let’s jump onto the next step.
How To Hotboot CWM Recovery –
Hotbooting is way of temporarily introducing a custom recovery in your recovery partition. As soon as you reboot your device, the custom recovery will be replaced by the stock cyanogen recovery.
Now, since we have to flash supersu zip from a hotbooted recovery, you first need to copy the supersu zip from the rooting kit to the sd card of your phone.
Now, copy the yuphoria-cwm-recovery file from the rooting kit to the folder where you extracted adb_fastboot.
Using the same old method, go to fastboot mode and open command prompt. Now, type the following command.
fastboot -i 0x2A96 boot yuphoria-cwm-recovery.img
The above command will boot your yuphoria into cwm recovery.
How To Root Yu Yuphoria By Flashing SuperSU –
Now that you are in cwm recovery, to flash SuperSu zip on your device, you need to follow these steps-
Select ‘Install zip from sd card’ and navigate to the place where you copied the SuperSU file.
Now, select ‘Yes’. It will flash the SuperSU zip on your phone.
You should now have root access on your phone. After rooting, it is recommended to install Busybox.
Download Busybox installer app from playstore and follow the instructions to install it.
Congratulations, you’ve rooted your Yu Yuphoria! Enjoy!
Note you can even flash Twrp.img
I have one doubt ,
Does unlocking bootloader will delete my user data or my internal memory?
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deep_gandhi said:
I have one doubt ,
Does unlocking bootloader will delete my user data or my internal memory?
Sent from my YU5010 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Yes it will erase ur internal memory ...
So better to make a backup of it....
---------- Post added at 08:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:58 AM ----------
Sir can I use this method of booting in a recovery temporarily to do all the things a permanent recovery can do .....
Like can I make nandroid backup from it , can I install xposed from it without crashing and bootlooping , can I use apps like ROM manager ..........
I have already rooted and unlocked my bootloader of YU yuphoria by these steps ......
Thank you
Regards
Guys I'm on global Miui 8 Global 6.7.5 beta. I tried to root and install twrp using mi4i rooting toolkit version 4. But it doesn't work. Previously on miui6 and miui7, I can root and install twrp using the mi4i toolkitV4. But now it doesn't work anymore when I upgraded to miui8.
Does anyone knows how to root miui8 global 6.7.5 beta?
Rooting
First you have to enable developer options. Then in developer options under debugging section turn on USB debugging and Fastboot Mode.
Then download TWRP. Rename it to twrp.img for ease.
https://dl.twrp.me/ferrari/twrp-3.0.2-0-ferrari.img.html
Install fastboot and adb drivers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118
Download root zip file, and place it on internal storage.
https://download.chainfire.eu/696/supersu/
Open the folder on PC where twrp image is downloaded. Hold shift and right click on the window(not the file or folder). Then select open command window here. CMD will open.
Long press power button and volume down to boot into fastboot mode, connect it by USB.
Type in CMD: fastboot devices
If it shows a device is connected you are good to go! If not verify if the drivers are properly installed.
To just root and preserve Mi Recovery for OTA:
Type in CMD: fastboot boot twrp.img
this will boot into twrp to flash supersu.zip file and reboot.
To flash TWRP permanently:
type: fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
then reboot by long pressing power button then open TWRP by power button + vol up. Then flash supersu.zip
Thanks
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Did it work?
Sitaa said:
Did it work?
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Yape!
Thanks for the article - will update and root tonight
The process:
update via OTA (hate this as my 16GB is insufficient - love all things M1 but hate the lack of external SD capability)
Reboots - it enters my old TWRP, and auto install update
Once it installs, and auto powerup, I turn on "fastboot mode" (developer option was already on) - a pain in the a55 due to the security prompt...
Power-off the device. Reboot to fastboot mode as per instruction above
I chose to retain M1 recovery, and so fastboot into TWRP to install SU.
Reboot
Tested with titanium backup - root works!
Thanks!!!
Love the new notification drawer, and memory management...
can i root my mi4i without instal twrp and still habe ota update if my phone rooted ?
thanks
Yes.
The OP posted 2 methods for using twrp near the end of his post.
For v7++, I could always ota despite having twrp onboard, instead of mi recovery. Not sure about this recent v8. Hence I used the first method above, preserving my recovery. Also, from my history of use. I never use twrp or recovery anymore, after rooting. No point having recovery backup as mi issues updates ofyen. I use titanium for backup of third party software only. Even then this is redundant since ota preserves software.
sharan.nyn said:
First you have to enable developer options. Then in developer options under debugging section turn on USB debugging and Fastboot Mode.
Then download TWRP. Rename it to twrp.img for ease.
https://dl.twrp.me/ferrari/twrp-3.0.2-0-ferrari.img.html
Install fastboot and adb drivers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118
Download root zip file, and place it on internal storage.
https://download.chainfire.eu/696/supersu/
Open the folder on PC where twrp image is downloaded. Hold shift and right click on the window(not the file or folder). Then select open command window here. CMD will open.
Long press power button and volume down to boot into fastboot mode, connect it by USB.
Type in CMD: fastboot devices
If it shows a device is connected you are good to go! If not verify if the drivers are properly installed.
To just root and preserve Mi Recovery for OTA:
Type in CMD: fastboot boot twrp.img
this will boot into twrp to flash supersu.zip file and reboot.
To flash TWRP permanently:
type: fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
then reboot by long pressing power button then open TWRP by power button + vol up. Then flash supersu.zip
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i followed the procedure, but it shows fastboot boot twrp.img can not be found
vijayk12 said:
i followed the procedure, but it shows fastboot boot twrp.img can not be found
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Are you sure you installed ADB Fastboot drivers? and make sure you 'cd' to the directory where twrp.img is located or else it will say the file is not found.
You need to put the both fastboot and image files together in the same directory. Then open a MS prompt in this directory, and type the syntax to flash.
twrp not found??
sharan.nyn said:
Are you sure you installed ADB Fastboot drivers? and make sure you 'cd' to the directory where twrp.img is located or else it will say the file is not found.
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twrp.img not found. now i have installed the adb drivers and verified as well by the "fastboot devices" command. now when i go to the this "fastboot devices twrp.img" command it says twrp not found. what to do?
Found the solution
monishalria said:
twrp.img not found. now i have installed the adb drivers and verified as well by the "fastboot devices" command. now when i go to the this "fastboot devices twrp.img" command it says twrp not found. what to do?
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Rename the TWRP downloaded file to 'twrp' not 'twrp.img' as mention. and in command write ' fastboot boot twrp.img' as the downloaded file is already img i did it and worked for me.
Hi,
I manage to flash TWRP (i.e. sending recover =OKAY & writing recovery= OKAY).
Yet I could not manage to reboot by long pressing power button then open TWRP by power button + vol up.
Someone can help me?
Thank you in advance
sharan.nyn said:
First you have to enable developer options. Then in developer options under debugging section turn on USB debugging and Fastboot Mode.
Then download TWRP. Rename it to twrp.img for ease.
https://dl.twrp.me/ferrari/twrp-3.0.2-0-ferrari.img.html
Install fastboot and adb drivers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118
Download root zip file, and place it on internal storage.
https://download.chainfire.eu/696/supersu/
Open the folder on PC where twrp image is downloaded. Hold shift and right click on the window(not the file or folder). Then select open command window here. CMD will open.
Long press power button and volume down to boot into fastboot mode, connect it by USB.
Type in CMD: fastboot devices
If it shows a device is connected you are good to go! If not verify if the drivers are properly installed.
To just root and preserve Mi Recovery for OTA:
Type in CMD: fastboot boot twrp.img
this will boot into twrp to flash supersu.zip file and reboot.
To flash TWRP permanently:
type: fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
then reboot by long pressing power button then open TWRP by power button + vol up. Then flash supersu.zip
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Ia these steps can root my mi4i miui 8.0.1.0 global stable too?
farid0019 said:
Ia these steps can root my mi4i miui 8.0.1.0 global stable too?
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Yeah of course it will work
same problem twrp.img
sharan.nyn said:
Are you sure you installed ADB Fastboot drivers? and make sure you 'cd' to the directory where twrp.img is located or else it will say the file is not found.
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hey im facing the same problem that no such file or directory. U said cd to the directory. how do you do it. Please can u be specific. i dont know how to do it
zaid siddique said:
hey im facing the same problem that no such file or directory. U said cd to the directory. how do you do it. Please can u be specific. i dont know how to do it
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https://www.google.co.in/amp/m.wikihow.com/Change-Directories-in-Command-Prompt?amp=1
Use this guide.
Tks for this great Rooting guid and twrp install on my mi4 \w/
For Rooting the device use kingoroot app either from pc or device.
follow the app instruction.
once rooted, you should take a backup using SP flash tools
Refer to this guide for a detailed instructions for taking a backup.
Now installing cwm recovery using fastboot method
1. you must have fastboot set up Guide here
2. After setting up you should be in C:\android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
3. Download and save the recovery.img from attachment to the folder
4. Right click on a blank space of the window to "Open command prompt here.
5. Connect your device to the PC. And type the following into the command window above to boot your device into bootloader/fastboot mode:
adb reboot bootloader
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fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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successfully boot into the new custom recovery.
from here if you want to change to supersu and remove kingosuperuser you can download from
supersu official site
paste in internal sdcard,
boot into cwm recovery
and flash the file.
press no, if the recovery asks to fix root.
Bugs
can't mount sd-ext.
more? you tell me.
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