I just bought Gsmart Arty A3 and it proves unrootable. But also, I found out that it comes with stock recovery and stock rom updates like here which are flashable and in .zip format when downloaded.
So I'm wondering this: is there a way to download this official firmware from the link above and tweak into being pre-rooted?
Please help me out if you know how
Regards
EDIT #1: Only a way to debloat this stock firmware is good enough if there's no help for root
EDIT #2: I downloaded official update and this is in system/app from that flashable .zip (see attachment)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Now, I wonder if it is safe to delete bloatware in this folder (widgets and cosmote .apk and .odex's), save changes and flash this zip through stock recovery?
PLEASE, ANSWER ME!
Great idea. But we need to check if that zip is signed or something. Including how those apps that are taking care of firmware updates are used. Would be great to re-package with KingoRoot, Busybox, SuperSU etc, for example, for those who doesn't want root out of the box...
Related
So i have stock ICS on my Transformer but i got this OTA update and wont install all i get is this image...
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
So if you guys can help me or tell me what to do to fix this I'll highly appreciate it
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA
Have same problem. Now I have installed pre rooted WW 9.2.1.11. I have OTA notification, but whenever I start update, TF reboots, then there is some progress bar (unpacking?) and when it comes to about 1/3 it stops and I have same picture as above.
I tried to clean cache, clean that agent responsible for OTA (don't know how it is called and I don't have my TF with me now) but nothing works.
Maybe I have to flash manually? Will there be problems becouse of root?
Regards
cwm recovery cannot do OTA.
If you have stock recovery, you can try the following:
Download the latest ASUS official firmware.
Unzip it and you will find another zip. Rename the zip to EP101_SDUPDATE.zip
Put EP101_SDUPDATE.zip on the root of your sdcard.
Boot into recovery
For more detail, down load from ASUS website the firmware installation instruction.
Root Blu life play mini like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Download file from here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9DmzLnUt5tuNzJyc3NNTHVXdUE/view?usp=sharing
unzip and find three more zip files, one is drivers. I don't know which ones did the magic cause I was screwing around for days so just install em all like I did.
Then install and run Vroot with USB debugging enabled....That'll get you root.
Then run the beautiful twrp magic installer I found somewhere else, you'll be warned about potentially losing your IMEI due to space issues, if concerned, back up with mobileuncle tools first. I didn't lose my IMEI though.
after TWRP installs, install supersu from the app store and update the su binary through recovery when prompted or using the supersu update zip through recovery (not included) and you're all done.
Thanks to everyone who originally made these files, I can take no credit. but u can jock me for spoon feeding you if you want
Will this root method work on life play mini L180b?
Hi,
Mostly just reading here, barely posting.
In the past with my rooted phone I've used AdAway to block ads on my phone. But now that I'm not rooted anymore I needed an solution.
So here it is; AdfreeZip. It does more or less the same as AdAway. But it doesn't require root and creates an TWRP flashable zip file.
The only thing the zip file does is replacing your hosts file with the one generated from the sources you provide. A few sources are added by default.
You can add your own urls to the hosts file.
Latest version is in the Play store: https:// play.google.com/store/apps /details?id=nl.peejseej.adfreezip
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Exactly what I was looking for
It works wonderfully. I have twrp and wanted to leave my phone unrooted. Thanks for this app.
Very useful app! Thank you very much! Does AdfreeZip support Android P & the A/B dual partition scheme?
Question, I have an galaxy s8 that is not rooted. If I install TWRP doesn't it trip knox? How is this different than having root? IK I'm a noob atm
Amazing.
I'm using android with rooted for the whole of my life since I know how to root just to get AdBlock on it.
now I don't need to root anymore, I really appreciate the dev to make this app. :good:
Patched and rooted boot.img file for Leagoo Z3C is now available for download under the file name Rooted Leagoo Z3C boot rom file.rar. You will need to install Magisk Manager apk first and then flash it using fastboot and your device should be rebooted normally after flashing. Root access obtained via magisk and the boot.img file was tweaked to turn off security feature first before patching.
There are 2 versions of rooted Leagoo Z3C boot rom file including the zram swap feature disabled in order to give room for your favorite swap tools that are usually installed from Google Play Store.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Also, I'm providing non-root boot.img file just in case if you want to revert it back to original non-root properties without having to reflash the whole device which usually wiping out your personal storage and it's under the file name Modified Leagoo Z3C Boot rom file 2.0.rar. Still a modified stock rom but have some performance improvement.
I tried updating my phone manually with a batch file, using the official retail g100 rom, but it wouldn't finish the installation and now my phone is bricked
I updated it several times before using this method but it never gave me any issues until now
is there another way to install the official rom without losing any data or is it better to just switch to a custom rom, and if so, how do I go about doing it?
I'd really appreciate if you guys could help me asap
Can you access fastboot/bootloader mode?
yes
Did you use an old batch file or create a new one for the updated firmware?
If you are using an old one, chuck it and make a new one from the recent firmware. Possibly theres an extra sparse image part in there, that the old batch file isnt flashing.
I tried with a batch file from the previous version and then I created a new batch file but it still didn't work
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
it stops right after writing the last 11th super sparsechunk
I managed to install the servicefile.xml
it turns out my adb sdk tools were out of date