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Root zte lever straight talk

work in progress any help would be great. anything you do is at your own risk and possible may brick your phone or OS.
Ok this is a start of rooting this phone just like other carriers phone cricket z987 grand x max plus you need to install king root4.5 worked for me to get temp root. now this is not permenent and will cause phone to get buggy forcing a restart. what has worked with zte max, zte grand x max plus worked was after getting temp root you could install twrp 2.8.6.0 and installing superuser.zip from there gave gave perm root access but not full w/r access. now that does not work with this phone. phone boots into factory bootloader when trying to install twrp.
im looking into more option but as of right now I on a slow stand still till i can figure something out or someone else. feal free to help.

cgrimm9 said:
work in progress any help would be great. anything you do is at your own risk and possible may brick your phone or OS.
Ok this is a start of rooting this phone just like other carriers phone cricket z987 grand x max plus you need to install king root4.5 worked for me to get temp root. now this is not permenent and will cause phone to get buggy forcing a restart. what has worked with zte max, zte grand x max plus worked was after getting temp root you could install twrp 2.8.6.0 and installing superuser.zip from there gave gave perm root access but not full w/r access. now that does not work with this phone. phone boots into factory bootloader when trying to install twrp.
im looking into more option but as of right now I on a slow stand still till i can figure something out or someone else. feal free to help.
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Please do I have people asking me if it's possible to root this phone and I said it could happen so fingers crossed

I tried and pretty much gave up. I can only gain temp root but its would be useful in small things like installing a recovery but there is non that works that I know of. I got titanium backup to back up my system but don't know if it will write if I format. Again any help from would be appreciated

Has any progress been made? I've been tinkering with this for days. Been pulling my hair out trying to dump the rom. If I can get the rom dumped I can attempt to port cwm over.

jimbog92 said:
Has any progress been made? I've been tinkering with this for days. Been pulling my hair out trying to dump the rom. If I can get the rom dumped I can attempt to port cwm over.
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try this
stock system.img, boot.img, & recovery.img from someone who has not yet installed TWRP or supersu. To do this, install kingroot 4.5 and terminal emulator and run kingroot to get temp root. Then open terminal emulator and enter the following commands without the ""
"su"
"cd /dev/block/platform/7824900.sdhci/by-name"
"dd if=boot of=/sdcard/boot.img"
"dd if=recovery of=/sdcard/recovery.img"
"dd if=system of=/sdcard/system.img"
You will need to make sure you have at least 3GB of internal storage space before doing this just to be safe. The system.img will probably be about 1.5GB I did this and I got all three files saved to the root of my sd card. it would be easier for you do do this your self I am over my data cap so I cant upload the file
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cgrimm9 said:
try this
stock system.img, boot.img, & recovery.img from someone who has not yet installed TWRP or supersu. To do this, install kingroot 4.5 and terminal emulator and run kingroot to get temp root. Then open terminal emulator and enter the following commands without the ""
"su"
"cd /dev/block/platform/7824900.sdhci/by-name"
"dd if=boot of=/sdcard/boot.img"
"dd if=recovery of=/sdcard/recovery.img"
"dd if=system of=/sdcard/system.img"
You will need to make sure you have at least 3GB of internal storage space before doing this just to be safe. The system.img will probably be about 1.5GB I did this and I got all three files saved to the root of my sd card. it would be easier for you do do this your self I am over my data cap so I cant upload the file
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Ok, i got the first 2 to dump, now im guessing the system dump takes a while. where do they dump to exactly? and thanks for the help.
Ok, got all 3 to dump and found the files.. Now, have you made any progress in attempting to port a custom rom?

I'm to scared to brick my phone gf will kill me if I spend more money on a new phone. There is possibly a way to gain perm root but its risky you can look here
You do this at your own risk you brick your phone I will not beable to help restore.

jimbog92 said:
Ok, i got the first 2 to dump, now im guessing the system dump takes a while. where do they dump to exactly? and thanks for the help.
Ok, got all 3 to dump and found the files.. Now, have you made any progress in attempting to port a custom rom?
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I may attempt that this weekend. But honestly, I am more worried about getting custom recovery and a custom rom installed.

Had there many any follow up on this phone? I would love to get cm12 or cm13 up and running.

I know its possible I don't think its gonna happen it only needs twrp to be tweaked to install in a different location but I don't see no support for this phone

dude, this phone is so easy to root. you dont need kingroot or any of that crap. you just need to know what your doing with adb. which you should know before you ever get into rooting. email zte support and request your boot loader unlock code. be sure to include you will need to provide them your phones serial number and imei. you willrecieve it in less than 24 hrs. open adb in comand terminal and type "adb devices". adb should return showing your devices serial number and device name. if it does you are good, if not make sure you have usb debugging enabled on your device. if your device does show up then type "adb reboot bootloader". your phone should reboot to the bootloader screen. to make sure this worked type "fastboot devices". Again your devices serial number and device should populate. Then type "fastboot oem unlock and the code you recieved from zte". adb will say "daemon started... time elapsed... write successful. i would download twrp 2.8.7.0. once you have that downloded move it to the same folder your adb is installed at and in adb type "fastboot flash recovery (recoveryname.img)".here again adb will say daemon started... time elapsed... write successful. now move supersu.apk (your super user app) to the root of your sd card. in adb type "fastboot reboot recovery" and your device will reboot into recovery. unplug your phone. on your phone in recovery select install zip. select your sd card. select your superuser apk. the swipe to install. once its done select reboot. bam your device is rooted with super user installed. a lot of times when you unlock your bootloader your device will factory reset so dont be surprised. do this all at your own risk

Hello
I would like to help out with this if ppl are still trying. I have experience with kernel building and etc etc but I need to know how to root my phone otherwise I can't dump boot imgs. To port over twrp or cwm. Also the source does not seem to be available so I would have to write a ton of code to do so. And also I noticed this post dates back to when the phone ran 4.4.4. I'm running 5.1.1 and that's another issue once rooted I can do it but we need more support.

Have any of you uploaded your boot, recovery and system image. Also have any of you managed root yet. I will be attempting to do so this weekend.

niisan518 said:
Have any of you uploaded your boot, recovery and system image. Also have any of you managed root yet. I will be attempting to do so this weekend.
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Hello, I was wondering if you had any luck rooting. I also have the ZTE Lever running kit kat 4.4

kxhan15 said:
dude, this phone is so easy to root. you dont need kingroot or any of that crap. you just need to know what your doing with adb. which you should know before you ever get into rooting. email zte support and request your boot loader unlock code. be sure to include you will need to provide them your phones serial number and imei. you willrecieve it in less than 24 hrs. open adb in comand terminal and type "adb devices". adb should return showing your devices serial number and device name. if it does you are good, if not make sure you have usb debugging enabled on your device. if your device does show up then type "adb reboot bootloader". your phone should reboot to the bootloader screen. to make sure this worked type "fastboot devices". Again your devices serial number and device should populate. Then type "fastboot oem unlock and the code you recieved from zte". adb will say "daemon started... time elapsed... write successful. i would download twrp 2.8.7.0. once you have that downloded move it to the same folder your adb is installed at and in adb type "fastboot flash recovery (recoveryname.img)".here again adb will say daemon started... time elapsed... write successful. now move supersu.apk (your super user app) to the root of your sd card. in adb type "fastboot reboot recovery" and your device will reboot into recovery. unplug your phone. on your phone in recovery select install zip. select your sd card. select your superuser apk. the swipe to install. once its done select reboot. bam your device is rooted with super user installed. a lot of times when you unlock your bootloader your device will factory reset so dont be surprised. do this all at your own risk
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Hello, I tried booting into bootloader but it didn't work, just does a normal reboot. It does recognize my phone though when I type adb devices. I contacted zte through email and by phone and they said they don't give those codes. Is the bootloader suppose to be unlocked already? Thank you.

Have you tried just typing "fastboot oem unlock" , or "fastboot oem bootloader unlock" without the unlock code? A lot of devices don't even need a code. Or if your bootloader is already factory unlocked, you could just skip to "fastboot flash recovery".

kxhan15 said:
Have you tried just typing "fastboot oem unlock" , or "fastboot oem bootloader unlock" without the unlock code? A lot of devices don't even need a code. Or if your bootloader is already factory unlocked, you could just skip to "fastboot flash recovery".
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Hello again. Well I tried everything you mentioned. When I type adb devices it shows my device but when I type reboot bootloader it just does a normal reboot. Also when I type fastboot flash recovery with my img. file it just says waiting for device. Any suggestions. I really appreciate the help and your time.

dhplap said:
Hello again. Well I tried everything you mentioned. When I type adb devices it shows my device but when I type reboot bootloader it just does a normal reboot. Also when I type fastboot flash recovery with my img. file it just says waiting for device. Any suggestions. I really appreciate the help and your time.
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Plug your device in and type adb devices once that is done type ADB reboot fastboot

kxhan15 said:
Plug your device in and type adb devices once that is done type ADB reboot fastboot
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Thanks again. I tried that and it still just does a normal reboot.

dhplap said:
Thanks again. I tried that and it still just does a normal reboot.
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from what I've researched the bootloader is locked and it's impossible to enter fastboot mode. Thank you very much for your help though.

Bootloader unlock,Twrp Recovery and Rooting OPPO F1f Easy Guide and Index

Guys im opening this thread on how to unlock Boot loader and flashing twrp in steps clearly...as there are no clear guide to do this in main threads and people can also share things here...Thanks for the devs who are working for us[emoji3]
Thanks and all credit goes to Dev (Uberlaggydarwin) for developing the magic tool (Magictricks.zip) for unlock and initiating development of this device and all I need from you is just clicking thanks button below that's all [emoji12] [emoji12] [emoji12]
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Steps: Making bootloader unlockable
Download Magictricks.zip by (uberlaggydarwin) - go to stock recovery- select install from storage- select the downloaded zip- flash or update it.
This will make the boot loader unlockable and brings fastboot to our device...see below how to unlock bootloader through fastboot completely.
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Adb commands for fastboot and flash twrp.
First set up adb shell on your Windows..Download link available below...
Steps to command in adb shell properly to fastboot and to flash custom recovery...let's begin
1-Download adb and install adb drivers for oppo f1.
2-extract the files from adb.rar to your c directory in a folder named adb(creat one) or just extract the folder in c directory.
3-once the files are located in c:\adb go to start menu then search for cmd
4-Type in cd c:\adb then click enter
5-Type in "adb devices" it will show the connected devices it should be bunch of numbers
6-If you can't see them it means adb drivers for your device are not installed then install with adb installer
7- Disconnect your oppo f1 and put your phone in fastboot mode(press and hold vol+ and power button} u will see fastboot screen on phone then connect via usb then let the system install bootloader driver....proceed below
7-Then finally Command in fastboot for our device.
Put twrp recovery image(rename as twrp) in the same folder where adb is present then tick 'oem unlock' on developer option settings in the device before you continue.
Don't proceed here unless you flash "magictricks.zip" through stock recovery.
Starting Boot loader unlock and custom recovery steps:
Connect your device via usb in fastboot mode and command as below..
Type this "fastboot oem unlock" then press enter.(Will wipe your data so backup before you do and wait for reboot) command will show 'ok finished' with some like 0.07secs
Type this "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" then press enter. wait it will flash then command will show 'ok finished' then disconnect and boot in to new recovery.....enjoy
Note - once u flash the recovery disconnect the phone and switch off from the fastboot then u should boot the twrp recovery first otherwise system will reflash the stock recovery...To boot in to twrp recovery command as "fastboot boot twrp.img" press enter
That's it you have unlocked your boot loader and installed twrp recovery successfully[emoji3] [emoji12] [emoji3] [emoji12]
Credits
Thanks to @uberlaggydarwin for developing magictricks to unlock
Download links:
Magictricks by uberlaggydarwin - https://strangebinaries.re/f1f/magictricks.zip
ADB driver installer(optional) - www14.zippyshare.com/v/ufYG71o0/file.html
ADB Folder files-https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9SasC5iWK5kT1liMlpKRGY3LVU/view?usp=sharing
Twrp recovery for f1f - http://build.twrp.me/twrp/twrp-3.0.2-0-f1f.img

Rooting guide:
After installing TWRP recovery flash this Super Su Stable version and reboot then install super su from playstore if you dont see any icon
Flashable Su Binaries - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23427715
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reserve

Thankss a lot

drganbds said:
Adb commands for fastboot and flash twrp.
First set up adb shell on your Windows..Download link available below...
Steps to command adb properly please share it somebody[emoji12] ill share once I know and master it
1-Download adb and install adb drivers for oppo f1.
2-extract the files from adb.rar to your c directory in a folder named adb(creat one) or just extract the folder in c directory.
3-once the files are located in c:\adb go to start menu then search for cmd
4-Type in cd c:\adb then click enter
5-Type in "adb devices" it will show the connected devices it should be bunch of numbers
6-If you can't see them it means adb drivers for your device are not installed then install with adb installer
7-THEN FINALY COMMAND some for our device.
Put twrp recovery image(rename as twrp.img) in the same folder where adb is present then tick 'oem unlock' on developer option settings in the device before you continue.
Don't proceed here unless you flash "magictricks.zip" through stock recovery.
Starting Boot loader unlock and custom recovery steps:
Connect your device via usb and command as below..
Type this "fastboot oem unlock" then press enter.(Will wipe your data so backup before you do and wait for reboot)
stucked at waiting for device ( then i press vol + plus power button) command shows Ok finished but nothing happened to device no changes nothing...help please
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I think you have not installed your adb drivers properly...use pdanet pc version to install otherwise use adb installer which is available in dl.
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Guys if u stuck at "waiting for device"
solution - disconnect the device, put it in fastboot mode (press and hold vol+ and power you will see fastboot screen)and connect it again then it will install bootloader drivers and continue. It will show 'ok finished' then u can continue to flash recovery and other stuffs...enjoy[emoji3] [emoji12] [emoji3] [emoji12]
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@ teteakholhring. you have done it right go head flashing recovery step.....now u unlocked the bootloader then flash the recovery
Thread re edited please check if u have doubts.

Hi
sorry about my poor English.
I am sure that I flashed magictricks.zip and ticked "OEM unlock"
and the phone is in fastboot mode.
And I typed in "fastboot oem unlock", it showed "Okay, finished",
then I typed in "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img", it also showed "Okay, finished".
Then nothing happen, my phone is still with stock recovery, and my data is stilled there, can someone give me a help?
I attached my cmd picture.
Thank you!

^^ I've read from other thread that right after you flashed the TWRP recovery image, you must start-up the phone in TWRP recovery first before eventually booting to Android.
I haven't unlock my phone yet though but I will once I see some custom ROMs available.
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x36023x36023 said:
Hi
sorry about my poor English.
I am sure that I flashed magictricks.zip and ticked "OEM unlock"
and the phone is in fastboot mode.
And I typed in "fastboot oem unlock", it showed "Okay, finished",
then I typed in "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img", it also showed "Okay, finished".
Then nothing happen, my phone is still with stock recovery, and my data is stilled there, can someone give me a help?
I attached my cmd picture.
Thank you!
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All your steps are perfectly right but once u flash the recovery disconnect the phone and switch off from the fastboot then u should boot the twrp recovery first otherwise system will reflash the stock recovery...
Do the recovery flash again and boot to twrp first...
It is not necessary that oem unlock will wipe your data so no worry.

Me too I'm waiting for available alternative roms to install twrp recovery ....I just flashed magictrick and it said that I have update the build.... Thanks sure it will be functional....

x36023x36023 said:
Hi
sorry about my poor English.
I am sure that I flashed magictricks.zip and ticked "OEM unlock"
and the phone is in fastboot mode.
And I typed in "fastboot oem unlock", it showed "Okay, finished",
then I typed in "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img", it also showed "Okay, finished".
Then nothing happen, my phone is still with stock recovery, and my data is stilled there, can someone give me a help?
I attached my cmd picture.
Thank you!
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Ok you did everything right.. I've attached the picture how i did it.. I was busy solving the same problem.. Remove the usb when it says booting then it will boot into twrp recovery.. Then flash latest supersu..that's it download super user from playstore.. Thre you go.. You got what you wanted..

teteakholhring said:
Ok you did everything right.. I've attached the picture how i did it.. I was busy solving the same problem.. Remove the usb when it says booting then it will boot into twrp recovery.. Then flash latest supersu..that's it download super user from playstore.. Thre you go.. You got what you wanted..
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Ya right guys...Please check this thread's main page everything was written clearly for how to do it correctly...enjoy
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hoping someone will upload a video on how to properly root our device.

wakaranay said:
hoping someone will upload a video on how to properly root our device.
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What doubt you have? I'm here to clear it all and every steps are clearly explained in the main page...
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thank you for all your help
I made my phone rooted
but when I forced to delete original apps like original browser
and reboot
all the things on home page will disappear
when I delete original browser only
it still happened
this never happened on my other Sony device
can anyone tell me why

x36023x36023 said:
thank you for all your help
I made my phone rooted
but when I forced to delete original apps like original browser
and reboot
all the things on home page will disappear
when I delete original browser only
it still happened
this never happened on my other Sony device
can anyone tell me why
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Use root app delete from playstore or manually remove .apk file along with .odex file...
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Unlock lg g4 bootloader and root using twrp (h811/h815)newb friendly guide

There are a lot of other threads in XDA telling you how to unlock your beloved LG G4 bootloader. But then i felt it was too hard for new people to do it.
So this guide makes it EASIER for you !!!!
WARNING
I WON'T TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU END UP BRICKING YOUR DEVICE.
UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR PHONE. SO BACKUP ALL DATA.
Now in your Stock Lg G4 settings, go to about phone and software and then tap on build number until you become a developer.
Now a new option will appear "DEVELOPER OPTIONS" in settings.
Go inside it and turn on usb debugging and also enable OEM unlock in it.
Now we need a pc for unlocking bootloader.
Also we need a set of adb drivers which you can search google and get the 15 sec adb installer.
After getting them all, you are set to unlock your bootloader.
Connect your phone to your PC and enable USB debugging (WORKS ONLY IN MTP MODE)
Then open CMD or PowerShellWindow and type the follow commands into it
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
When you enter Bootloader, you can see some commands on the top left of your phone.
Run them in your CMD
These commands will unlock your bootloader..
Restart your device and you will see that your bootloader would be unlocked and everything would be erased.
Now for rooting the phone,we need TWRP.
Now again go to CMD and type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Get the twrp.img for the lg g4 (H811/H815) from twrp.me
Now in your PC, place the Twrp.img where you have installed the adb fastboot drivers.
Open a cmd in that folder containing adb drivers..
Now type
Code:
fastboot boot twrp.img
Now twrp.img is the name of your file..You can rename it to recovery.img or G4.img
Now this will boot your phone to recovery.
THIS DOES NOT REPLACE YOUR OLD RECOVERY.
Once you are in TWRP,
Allow modifications for the first time and then go to Install... Get the Supersu.zip from the official website (Google Knows)
Put the zip in the root of your sd card where you can find it easily.
Go to install and install the zip.
Congrats... You have rooted your phone
If you want to flash twrp permanently, just keep the g4 into the root of your sd card
Now run the command again that i gave for booting your phone into twrp from bootloader.
It will boot again into twrp and now go to install and select INSTALL IMAGE.
Now select the G4.img or whatever .img file you have for your recovery(FOR LG G4)
Now install it to the recovery partition..
THATS IT
You got your phone rooted... Also you got a custom recovery.
This method has been tested on my LG G4 H811 and it is working awesome till now..
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10000000000 thanks man
but what 2 do if the mob keep rebooting....and keep on lg logo

The Ultimate guide to flash and root Xperia L (aka, taoshan)

This thread will guide you to flash a custom recovery, Root the device, flash custom ROMs. Firstly, read the entire post and then start your work.
I am a noob. But I have a little experience of rooting and flashing. This device gave me nightmares which are less than as compared to the Xperia Sola which I bricked some years back.
My device has a problem. It does not help install twrp with the traditional ways we know like we can see in the Official TWRP website using "dd" method, the Cyanogenmod link using fastboot commands, the Flashify method, the RecoveryApp method whose apk I never found and the Recovery Installer Utility.
I came to know that either my phone don't have the recovery partition or the phone is overriding all the commands.
Using fastboot commands would give the error like in this post.
Using Flashify would tell me there's no recovery partition found. Rashr would complete the flash process but after booting to recovery, there was no TWRP, just the stock Android recovery.
If you read carefully on the twrp page of XL, there's a line which caught my attention late enough.
It means that TWRP may not work on your device unless you install other custom software as well.
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Flashing custom kernels with flashtool is easy and they come with recovery pre-installed and lots of amazing stuff, but they won't do any good with the stock ROM. I've tried the Extended stock kernel, the Phantom Kernel and the Thunderzap 4.15.
After surfing the web and forums of other devices, I found that there is a chance I can fix things by updating/repairing software via PC Companion. But something happened and repair also failed.
I can't tell the reason why this happened. And I didn't store the logs. But with trial and error I found some workarounds.
Actual Methods start here
Rooting the device
If you only want to root your device for various reasons, then you will need nothing but a Rootkit. Check out this post about Rooting Xperia L.
But if you are planning to install custom ROMs for your device, then skip this rooting step. It won't be necessary for this condition.
Flashing custom recovery
*Try this method only if above-mentioned method fails*
1. Download TWRP 3.2.1 img. The 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 versions work perfectly but they caused the screen to flicker like hell on my device. Rename the file to 'twrp.img'
2. Download and install adb and fastboot drivers system-wide.
3. Connect your device to PC via USB cable and enabling USB-debugging mode.
4. Open Windows Powershell/Command Prompt in the twrp download directory by pressing Shift and clicking right mouse button.
5. Use fastboot command on stock ROM without root and Unlocked Bootloader. Instead of flashing twrp image to recovery, flash to boot. Use the code:
Code:
adb devices
adb reboot fastboot
Wait for device to boot into fastboot mode. A blue LED will flash when connected.​
Code:
fastboot flash boot twrp.img
fastboot reboot
After reboot, don't boot to system. Boot to recovery by pressing volume up repeatedly when pink LED glows. Stop when device vibrates and LED color changes
Flashing custom ROMs
Once the recovery is installed, everything becomes easy. you can find different custom ROMs on the device page here on XDA.
My favorite one is The resurrection Remix Nougat. It is stable enough to be your daily driver. You can head to that page and follow their instructions. But I will also provide steps here.
When in TWRP after the last step, move the downloaded zip file of the ROM and GApps you want to install to the storage of the device by simply connecting via USB.
After that, in TWRP click on Wipe->Advanced->Tick on System, Cache, Dalvik cache. Then Do swipe to begin wipe.
After wipe, go back to main menu. Tap on install, select from the list the ROM zip. then tap on Add more zips and select the GApps zip and then Swipe to start flashing.
After flashing, reboot to system. The first boot takes time. Don't panic if it won't boot.
Install TWRP to FOTAKernel
After booting to your new ROM, you can install the TWRP to your FOTAKernel.
This can be done as following:
Get the downloaded TWRP img file and push it to the device using command line. Open command prompt in the TWRP directory and type,
Code:
adb root
adb wait-for-device
adb push twrp.img /tmp/twrp.img
Now extract the TWRP image to the FOTA partition code,
Code:
adb shell dd if=/tmp/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel
Now reboot to recovery
Code:
adb reboot recovery
Note that custom ROMs often come with Root access inbuilt. If your ROM happened to be not, and your ROM is based on Lollipop or later version of Android, you can root with Magisk. Just read carefully before proceeding.
Comments are welcome!

Hi.
I'm following this thread and I'm stuck on the fifth step "... flash to boot. Use the code:
adb devices​adb reboot fastboot "​
I think my Sony Xperia L C2105 does not have the fastboot mode.
Here's what I did:
Drivers for Xpleria L are installed.
The bootloader is unlocked (I think!)
1 - installed 15-second ADB
2 - open Windows power shell
3 - Command: adb devices
Response is: "List of devices attached: ZH8001ADB3 device"​
4 - Command: adb reboot fastboot
Response is: long pause, phone booted but in normal mode, and light is red ...!​
5 - Command: fastboot flash boot twrp.img;
Response is: "<waiting for device>";
- phone still running in normal mode and the light is red.
- few minutes later, the phone is charging with green light present.​
I think the phone is rooted.
I used the code provided by the Sony website to unlock the bootloader.
Using the Root Checker Basic app, I get the info: "Congratulations! Root access is properly installed on this device!"
But if I type in the dialer *#*#7378423#*#*, and go to Service info > Configuration > Rooting status is "Boootloader unlock allowed" !!
Is that why it does not work?
I tried switching it off and doing Boot into Xperia L Fastboot Mode Using HARDWARE BUTTONS, but the phone is dark, with no picture, and the led turns blue.
Using the command:
PS C: \ adb> adb devices
List of devices attached
PS C: \ adb>
I've been trying to do that for a few days now and I still have not managed it, even using other advice.
Can someone tell me what to do?
Thank you in advance.

Everterra said:
Hi.
I'm following this thread and I'm stuck on the fifth step "... flash to boot. Use the code:
adb devices​adb reboot fastboot "​
I think my Sony Xperia L C2105 does not have the fastboot mode.
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1. When in fastboot mode, you should type in cmd "fastboot devices" to check the device connectivity. If you can't, then connect using hardware keys.
2. Blue light indicates that you are in fastboot mode. If list of attached devices are blank, that means drivers are not installed (properly). Connect your phone again in fastboot mode and check your drivers page, Win+X > M (I am assuming you must be on windows). There must be a tiny yellow triangle on your device's name. Right click on it and uninstall it and remove device. Try again installing drivers from the flashtool's folder. Disable driver signature enforcement if you are having trouble going the straight way.
3. Your bootloader is still locked because if it had unlocked then the message displayed would have been, "Bootloader Unlocked: Yes" or something like that. Try flashing your stock ROM via Flashtool. Wipe cache and data while flashing. After flashing stock Rom, try unlocking bootloader again. I believe you are using Flashtool.
4. If you are rooted, then you must have any SuperSU app installed on your device. And it's all good even if you are rooted.

CyanogenMod for Lenovo Tab2 A7

Hello,
I am trying to install CM on my old Android tablet - Lenovo TAB 2 A7-30DC, Android version : 5.0.1 , Kernel version: 3.10.54 . I have downloaded the zip cm-12.1-Tab2A710F-20210102-1707.zip , but I cant install it . I have root on the tablet, installed flashify, twrp, but I cannot unlock the bootloader - I dont have OEM unlocking as an option in Developer Mode menu. Please let me know what should be my next steps. Thank you.

Download "ADB fastboot tools"
Download and Extract the Downloaded ADB fastboot Zip file on your PC.
Now connect your phone to Computer using USB Cable.
When you connect your Phone to Computer, please wait until all the drivers get installed.
In your ADB fastboot folder open a command prompt window by pressing Shift Key + Right Mouse Click Now type the command in your command window:
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adb devices
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If you see a pop up to allow USB Debugging on your phone, Click OK
Now type the command below to reboot your phone to bootloader:
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adb reboot bootloader
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Once your phone reboot into bootloader, make sure your phone shows the bootloader locked and then type the command below to make sure fastboot drivers are installed properly.
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fastboot devices
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This command will list the connected devices. If your phones serial number shows up you are good to go and may continue. If the phone is NOT listed this indicates that your drivers are not installed correctly. In order for you to continue you must fix your drivers so that your phone is listed under fastboot devices.If the phone has been recognized by the command above, proceed to unlocking the bootloader with the following command:
(Remember that this step will wipe EVERYTHING off the phone)
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fastboot oem unlock
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After the above command has finished executing, run the following:
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fastboot reboot
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The phone will reboot. Wait until the phone has fully booted up into android, and enjoy.

The link you posted is the only link I found on the internet that is not dead. It is impossible to find some link for custom rom and twrp that works. I have the same tablet. I unlocked the bootloader and that’s all I managed to do.

petko.dimitrov said:
Hello,
I am trying to install CM on my old Android tablet - Lenovo TAB 2 A7-30DC, Android version : 5.0.1 , Kernel version: 3.10.54 . I have downloaded the zip cm-12.1-Tab2A710F-20210102-1707.zip , but I cant install it . I have root on the tablet, installed flashify, twrp, but I cannot unlock the bootloader - I dont have OEM unlocking as an option in Developer Mode menu. Please let me know what should be my next steps. Thank you.
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I have this problem too. And I have another problem my device recognizes my tab when I type adb devices but it doesn't recognize it in fastboot mode. I have installed all drivers I don't know what else to do.