Has anybody heard of the Vankyo Z1 MatrixPad? It's a cheap generic tablet with Android Go Edition 8.1. I think the bootloader is unlocked (fastboot oem unlock gave "Okay" as a result but oem device-info and other commands aren't recognized). I don't mind bricking it if it comes to it, but is there a generic TWRP or can I just get Magisk on this thing?
SilverZero said:
Has anybody heard of the Vankyo Z1 MatrixPad? It's a cheap generic tablet with Android Go Edition 8.1. I think the bootloader is unlocked (fastboot oem unlock gave "Okay" as a result but oem device-info and other commands aren't recognized). I don't mind bricking it if it comes to it, but is there a generic TWRP or can I just get Magisk on this thing?
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I'm currently trying to root it however nothings working including all the ADB and flashboot commands, OEM unlocking ect
Because your Android is version 8.1 to get the superuser access to be able to control various aspects of Android OS means you need to perform a certain modification that will root your tablet's Android.
Here is what you have to do to root your device's Android: Replace Android's Toybox binary - what is a restricted version by default - by unrestricted Toybox v0.8.5. This can get achieved by means of ADB.
Toybox v0.8.5 is available here:
Index of /toybox/bin
jwoegerbauer said:
Because your Android is version 8.1 to get the superuser access to be able to control various aspects of Android OS means you need to perform a certain modification that will root your tablet's Android.
Here is what you have to do to root your device's Android: Replace Android's Toybox binary - what is a restricted version by default - by unrestricted Toybox v0.8.5. This can get achieved by means of ADB.
Toybox v0.8.5 is available here:
Index of /toybox/bin
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its upgraded to android 10 go
how did you update it
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Tool to Unlock Bootloader in ASUS ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M (P027)
This software essentially unlocks the bootloader in your tablet. I've developed a way to switch a Mediatek bootloader into an unlocked state using root privileges. Luckily, the Z500M does give us temporary root access to run this tool. The result is an "Orange State" boot mode, which disables boot partition verification. As a bonus, this procedure does not erase your data like a typical unlock routine does. It also does not require a PC except to start the temporary rooted image. Note that your tablet will still lack fastboot flashing functionality. But flashing by other means is still possible.
WARNING: Running this tool should be pretty safe. But I don't encourage anyone to try this. Before trying this out, consider the risks and drawbacks involved. By unlocking, you are essentially giving up the security of your device. It's also possible that a future firmware update will relock the bootloader or become incompatible with this tool.
This software is only for ASUS model Z500M/P027. Do not try it on any other device. It will not work. Support for other Mediatek devices may be added in the future. (That's why this is posted in the general forum rather than the ZenPad 10 one.)
And by the way, I don't own this tablet.
DISCLAIMER
This software is for educational purposes only. Anything you do that is described in this post is at your own risk. No one else is responsible for any data loss, corruption or damage of your device, including that which results from bugs in this software.
REQUIREMENTS
A ZenPad Z500M tablet upgraded to Android N
A rooted/patched boot image such as one made by Magisk Manager (method 1)
Temporary root with Magisk or other superuser manager installed (method 1)
TWRP image (method 2)
Knowledge of adb/fastboot and of basic Linux command shell
INSTRUCTIONS
Method 1
Read all of these instructions and make sure you understand them before starting
If you don't have an offline patched boot image, use Magisk Manager to make one from the stock boot.img of your current firmware. Transfer it to your PC.
Reboot your tablet into fastboot mode--either hold vol. down + power to power up, and select Fastboot. Or run 'adb reboot bootloader' while in Android.
Connect your tablet to a PC and run fastboot boot patched_boot.img to start the rooted image in tethered mode
Download the tool zip file to your tablet.
Extract the zip to your /data/local/tmp folder.
Open a root shell with adb shell, then run 'su'
Change your shell current directory to that folder (cd /data/local/tmp)
Run this command to unlock or lock the bootloader
Code:
sh unlockbl.sh
Follow the instructions on the screen and type the requested confirmation into the prompt.
Check for completion or any error messages. Report them here.
If no errors, you are unlocked and may modify your boot partition (e.g. install root).
Method 2
Read all of these instructions and make sure you understand them before starting
If you don't have TWRP for your tablet, download the latest image to your PC from this thread.
Download the tool zip file to your tablet.
Extract the zip to your /data/local/tmp folder. (For this method, most other folders should work as well due to permissive selinux mode)
Reboot your tablet into fastboot mode--either hold vol. down + power to start up and select Fastboot, or run 'adb reboot bootloader' from Android
Connect your tablet to a PC and run fastboot boot twrp-*.img to start TWRP in tethered mode
At the TWRP welcome screen, do not select to modify the system partition and touch Keep System Read-only instead. Doing otherwise will render your tablet unbootable.
Mount system in TWRP in read-only mode. Mounting in read/write mode will render your tablet unbootable.
Open a shell with adb shell on your PC or open TWRP's built-in terminal
Change your shell current directory to the folder that you extracted the tool zip into (cd /data/local/tmp)
Run this command to unlock or lock the bootloader
Code:
sh unlockbl.sh
Follow the instructions on the screen and type the requested confirmation into the prompt.
Check for completion or any error messages. Report them here.
If no errors, you are unlocked and may modify your boot partition (e.g. install root).
DOWNLOAD
Current Version
Unlock Tool v0.6a
Changelog
v0.6a
Actually improve compatibility with TWRP
v0.6
Handle units with blank bootloader configs
Improve compatibility with TWRP
Improve text wrapping for TWRP's terminal
v0.5
Major overhaul to remove the need for kernel module
v0.2
Made compatible with other FW versions
v0.1
First release
CREDITS
@amartolos for being a kick-ass tester
If anyone wants to develop a full Android app around this script, be my guest.
Also, that Thanks button will not click itself...
reversed :silly:
I got this after typing "Yes, I want to unlock"
Extracting binaries
Inserting kernel module
Testing kernel module
Oops! Something went wrong. Aborting
Your system has not been modified
Exit code 126
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When running script with terminal on tablet I got exit code 1 on the same stage.
Joh14vers6 said:
I got this after typing "Yes, I want to unlock"
When running script with terminal on tablet I got exit code 1 on the same stage.
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Were you running a basic boot image or did you boot the patched boot image?
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Were you running a basic boot image or did you boot the patched boot image?
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I booted from the patched boot image. Latest FW. Script will not run without (temp)root.
I haven't been able to get magisk to make a patched boot.img
Any help appreciated.
Can we use the patched boot image you posted from the other thread? "Z500M_signed_patched_boot.tar"? https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74303280&postcount=72
2. Install Magisk Manager and create an offline patched boot image from the stock boot.img if you don't have one.
Apologies. I have Magisk installed on my Nexus 6 but I would not consider myself an expert. With that device I installed the Magisk zip file in TWRP recovery and then installed Magisk Manager. After installation of Magisk Manager on the Z500M and launching the app it asks if I want to install the Magisk 15.2 zip. Should that be done?
At this time I haven't done this and I don't see any method for creating the patched boot image. Can someone direct me via a link or explanation on how to do this?
There's another thread that contains this info: Click Here
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Can we use the patched boot image you posted from the other thread? "Z500M_signed_patched_boot.tar"? https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74303280&postcount=72
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Yes
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Joh14vers6 said:
I got this after typing "Yes, I want to unlock"
Extracting binaries
Inserting kernel module
Testing kernel module
Oops! Something went wrong. Aborting
Your system has not been modified
Exit code 126
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When running script with terminal on tablet I got exit code 1 on the same stage.
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Hmm, that sounds like a permissions problem. Before running the script, can you turn off Selinux enforcement somehow? Try running 'setenforce 0' or maybe there's a setting in Magisk that controls this. Bear with me, I'm trying to get to the bottom of this...
Has anyone besides amartolos gotten this to work yet?
I ran the tool successfully and it said to reboot and Root. While rebooting it says:
Orange State
Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted
Your device will reboot in 5 seconds
Then I can't get a root to take.
Edit: I found the problem. After you run the script, run magisk to root before you reboot, while you are still in temp root status.
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loner. said:
I ran the tool successfully and it said to reboot and Root. While rebooting it says:
Orange State
Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted
Your device will reboot in 5 seconds
Then I can't get a root to take.
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Yep, you got it! In order to have persistent root, you actually have to install it to your boot partition while booted up with temporary root.
loner. said:
Edit: I found the problem. After you run the script, run magisk to root before you reboot, while you are still in temp root status.
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diplomatic said:
I got this after typing "Yes, I want to unlock"
Hmm, that sounds like a permissions problem. Before running the script, can you turn off Selinux enforcement somehow? Try running 'setenforce 0' or maybe there's a setting in Magisk that controls this. Bear with me, I'm trying to get to the bottom of this...
Has anyone besides amartolos gotten this to work yet?
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I tried SELinuxModeChanger to set Selinux to permisive and tried setenforce 0 and both give same exit code 1 from the terminal.
Joh14vers6 said:
I tried SELinuxModeChanger to set Selinux to permisive and tried setenforce 0 and both give same exit code 1 from the terminal.
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What firmware version do you have installed? And are you running this from the /data/local/tmp directory?
diplomatic said:
What firmware version do you have installed?
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FW WW_14.0210.1709.30 from 04 jan 2018 and yes, I ran from that folder.
Joh14vers6 said:
FW WW_14.0210.1709.30 from 04 jan 2018 and yes, I ran from that folder.
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Last two numbers should be .27
I checked and yes there is a update, but I don't think I can install it. Since I and already rooted. The size of the update seems to be a security update.
---------- Post added at 05:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:11 PM ----------
Has anyone who successfully rooted this device able to do the update after?
I'm glad to see that Asus is releasing security updates even if it does break the unlock. My biggest fear buying this tablet was that it would not be updated. I opted for the update and will hope for an updated patch from @diplomatic.
As an aside. I would encourage anyone in this thread to give hit the "Thanks" button for diplomatic!
EDIT: I just checked and see my last update brought me to WW_14.0210.1711.30_20171206. That's different than the 1/4/2018 update showing on the website which is WW_14.0210.1709.30 and what @Joh14vers6 shows.
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FW WW_14.0210.1709.30 from 04 jan 2018 and yes, I ran from that folder.
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OK everyone, this is important... I found an incompatibility between the new FW's kernel and the tool. You have to use the patched boot image from FW 1709.27 for temporary root... In the meantime, I have to fix it to be able to run under the new FW. But it won't be compatible with the old. And I hope it still unlocks...
I'm trying to root my Moto g play and I was able to unlock the bootloader but I can't get past that any help would be awesome I'm trying to flash nethunter as well
AFAIK the phone is running Android 10, hence it comes by default with TOYBOX ( no root ) installed. All you have to do is to flash TOYBOX v0.8.5 what comes with SU ( read: root ).
How do I flash toybox?
jwoegerbauer said:
AFAIK the phone is running Android 10, hence it comes by default with TOYBOX ( no root ) installed. All you have to do is to flash TOYBOX v0.8.5 what comes with SU ( read: root )
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If you have a Custom Recovery installed, then you
1. create a flashable TOYBOX-UPDATE.ZIP what contains all the necessary files incl. updater-script
2. flash this ZIP via the Custom Recovery
otherwise, if you can successfully establish an ADB connection, you
1. create a Windows CMD file that contains all the necessary commands
2. connect computer with phone
2. run the Windows CMD file
How to root Asus Z010D without no power and volume button And it has no OEM unlock option(I think administrator not allowing)Hope for a solution
Since this phone is running Android 6 all you have to do is to replace ( restricted ) Toybox by ( non-restricted ) Toybox v0.8.5 what has SU applet implemented.
It's NOT required device's bootloader got unlocked before: it all can be done via a series of ADB commands.
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Since this phone is running Android 6 all you have to do is to replace ( restricted ) Toybox by ( non-restricted ) Toybox v0.8.5 what has SU applet implemented.
It's NOT required device's bootloader got unlocked before: it all can be done via a series of ADB commands.
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Explain me please...and wdym by Toybox, where can I get it?
Toybox combines many common Linux command line utilities together into a single BSD-licensed executable.
Toybox binaries are available here:
Index of /toybox/bin
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jwoegerbauer said:
Toybox combines many common Linux command line utilities together into a single BSD-licensed executable.
Toybox binaries are available here:
Index of /toybox/bin
landley.net
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Can we use busybox instead of toybox? will it work in asus z010d
What sense will it make to install Busybox ( a 3rd party binary ) in parallel to already pre-installed Toybox what results in disabling Toybox?
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What sense will it make to install Busybox ( a 3rd party binary ) in parallel to already pre-installed Toybox what results in disabling Toybox?
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I understand...can u help me with commands to root plz
Maalutty said:
How to root Asus Z010D without no power and volume button And it has no OEM unlock option(I think administrator not allowing)Hope for a solution
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Can anyone help me unlock bootloader of asus z010d
As already said: To root a phone's Android IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO UNLOCK PHONE'S BOOTLOADER.
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As already said: To root a phone's Android IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO UNLOCK PHONE'S BOOTLOADER.
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Then how can I reach to twrp recovery? I cannot install supersu zip from recovery plz help me
Wondering why you intend to flash TWRP and SuperSU? All not needed to root a phone's Android, IMO.
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Wondering why you intend to flash TWRP and SuperSU? All not needed to root a phone's Android, IMO.
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Kingoroot, kingroot such apps can't root my phone so I chose rooting through supersu or magisk...if you are aware of any other pls help me
Do what you think is right.
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Do what you think is right.
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But are you sure that if I replace my toybox, I can root my phone without unlocking bootloader? Plz reply me
Maalutty said:
How to root Asus Z010D without no power and volume button And it has no OEM unlock option(I think administrator not allowing)Hope for a solution
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Error:invalid boot image
Asus Z010d ZC550KL
During flashing twrp, it shows failed
Without an unlocked bootloader you can't flash system related images.
xXx yYy said:
Without an unlocked bootloader you can't flash system related images.
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But when I try to unlock booltloader by unlock device tool, it says,
"An unknown error occurs, which may be a network connection issue"
Even if I connect to a network connection .Any solution?
Hello everyone. I want to unlock bootloader of my Intex Aqua Life 3. I searched entire internet but no one has even taken the name of it neither a single document is available. It is a very old phone and have a lot of problems like battery goes 43 from 88 in 2-3 seconds while it is idle. So, I was thinking if installing a cutom rom can solve it. I was very much concerned on trying games on it. I dont play pubg mobile, cod mobile or anything like that. I play brawl stars only. Otherwise my primary gaming machine is my laptop. Please help me regarding the bootloader thingy here and don't worry, it's not my primary phone so no need to backup data, worrying about phone get bricked etc. It was our very old device that no one uses anymore so I thought to use it for my testings and experiments.
Unlocking your Android 5.1 based device's bootloader typically is achieved by this ADB / Fastboot command sequence - requires of course option OEM Unlock is available in Android -> Settings - Developer option and got enabled:
Code:
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot oem unlock
requires of course option OEM Unlock is available in Android -> Settings - Developer option and got enabled:
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jwoegerbauer said:
Unlocking your Android 5.1 based device's bootloader typically is achieved by this ADB / Fastboot command sequence - requires of course option OEM Unlock is available in Android -> Settings - Developer option and got enabled:
Code:
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot oem unlock
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But where do I type this ADB commands? How can my phone know if it's being feed in it or not?
Applying ADB / Fastboot commands requires the CLIs got installed on your computer.
If you are unsure whether they are already installed or not, and you're on a Windows PC, you in Windows OS's command prompt simply run
Code:
where /R C: \ adb.exe
to check it.
Hi
I have a Facetel q3pro android 10 tablet. I recently replaced the screen which inverted the x axis on the screen. I can't find any way to change the axis back so I want to root and try and fix myself. The problem is once I get into fastboot to unlock the bootloader the commands fail. Both oem unlock and flashing unlock. Am I missing something or is there another command or is the bootloader just not unlockable? If so is there a way to get around this bootloader issue?
To root a device's Android it's NOT required that device's bootloader gets unlocked before.
xXx yYy said:
To root a device's Android it's NOT required that device's bootloader gets unlocked before.
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O really, is there a guide to do that? Or would i need a stock rom cuz im not able to find on of those?
Thanks for the reply
All what's needed is to extend the scope of existing Android OS functions by su - read: switch user - command, what by default is left off for security reasons.
This can get achieved by means of ADB.
xXx yYy said:
All what's needed is to extend the scope of existing Android OS functions by su - read: switch user - command, what by default is left off for security reasons.
This can get achieved by means of ADB.
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So I've been trying to research what you're saying but not having much luck I've found a few commands such as going to shell then typing su, but says inaccessible or not found. I can pull user lists, and see commands for users but nothing about switching to su. I think I found the issue to solve my axis issue but it requires access to config.txt which is denied without root I believe. Sorry I'm not the most advanced these shell/adb commands
People who carefully read posts are certainly in advantage.