Basic requirementsbut warning
Important: Please read through the instructions at least once before actually following them, so as to avoid any problems due to any missed steps!
Make sure your computer has adb. Setup instructions can be found here.
Enable USB debugging on your device.
Preparing for installationSamsung devices come with a unique boot mode called “Download mode”, which is very similar to “Fastboot mode” on some devices with unlocked bootloaders. Heimdall is a cross-platform, open-source tool for interfacing with Download mode on Samsung devices. The preferred method of installing a custom recovery is through Download Mode – rooting the stock firmware is neither necessary nor required.
Enable Developer Options by pressing the “Build Number” option in the “Settings” app within the “About” menu
From within the Developer options menu, enable OEM unlock.
Download and install the appropriate version of the Heimdall suitefor your machine’s OS
Windows: Extract the Heimdall suite zip and take note of the new directory containing heimdall.exe. You can verify Heimdall is functioning by opening a Command Prompt or PowerShell in that directory and running heimdall version.
If you receive an error, install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable Package (x86) on your computer.
Linux: Extract the Heimdall suite zip and take note of the new directory containing heimdall. Now copy heimdall into a directory in $PATH, a common one on most distros will be /usr/local/bin. For example cp heimdall /usr/local/bin. You can verify Heimdall is functioning by opening a Terminal and running heimdall version.
macOS: Mount the Heimdall suite DMG. Now drag heimdall down into the /usr/local/bin symlink provided in the DMG. You can verify Heimdall is functioning by opening a Terminal and running heimdall version.
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Note: These Heimdall suite distributions were built by LineageOS Developers Nolen Johnson (npjohnson) and Jan Altensen (Stricted), as the Heimdall suite executables distributed on the official Heimdall website were outdated and the repo mostly abandoned. Modifications were made to make it build and function on modern OSes.
Power off the device, and boot it into download mode:
With the device powered off, hold Volume Down + Home + Power.
Now, click the button that the on screen instructions correlate to “Continue”, and insert the USB cable into the device.
For Windows user only: install the necessary drivers. A more complete set of instructions can be found in the Zadig user guide.
If nothing relevant appears, try uninstalling any Samsung related Windows software, like Samsung Windows drivers and/or Samsung Kies.
Run zadig.exe found in your extracted Heimdall directory.
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Note: For the interested, source and documentation for zadig.exe can be found here.
Choose Options » List all devices from the menu.
Select Samsung USB Composite Device or MSM8x60 or Gadget Serial or Device Name from the drop down menu.
Click Replace Driver, then selecting Install Driver from the drop down list built into the button.
If you are prompted with a warning that the installer is unable to verify the publisher of the driver, select Install this driver anyway. You may receive two more prompts about security. Select the options that accept the warnings and allow you to carry on.
On your machine, open a Command Prompt or PowerShell (Windows) window, or Terminal (Linux or macOS) window, and type:
heimdall print-pit
If the device reboots that indicates that Heimdall is installed and working properly. If it does not, please refollow these instructions to verify steps weren’t missed, try a different USB cable, and a different USB port.
Installing a custom recovery using heimdall
Download the custom recovery.
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Tip: Ensure you download the .img file and not the .tar or .tar.md5 versions.
Power off the device, and boot it into download mode:
With the device powered off, hold Volume Down + Home + Power.
Now, click the button that the on screen instructions correlate to “Continue”, and insert the USB cable into the device.
On your machine, open a Command Prompt or PowerShell (Windows) window, or Terminal (Linux or macOS) window, and type:
heimdall flash --RECOVERY <recovery_filename>.img --no-reboot
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Tip: The file may not be named identically to what stands in this command, so adjust accordingly. If the file is wrapped in a zip or tar file, extract the file first, because Heimdall is not going to do it for you.
A blue transfer bar will appear on the device showing the recovery image being flashed.
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Note: The device will continue to display Downloading... Do not turn off target!! even after the process is complete. but When the status message in the top left of the devices’s display reports that the process is complete, you may proceed.
Unplug the USB cable from your device.
Manually reboot into recovery, this may require pulling the device’s battery out and putting it back in, or if you have a non-removable battery, press the Volume Down + Power buttons for 8~10 seconds until the screen turns black & release the buttons immediatelywhen it does, then boot to recovery:
With the device powered off, hold Volume Up + Home + Power. but When the blue text appears, release the buttons.
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Note: Be sure to reboot into recovery immediately after installing the custom recovery. If you don’t the stock ROM will overwrite the custom recovery with the stock recovery, and you’ll need to flash it again.
Installing PixelExperience from recovery
Download the PixelExperience installation package that you would like to install or build the package yourself.
If you are not in recovery, reboot into recovery:
With the device powered off, hold Volume Up + Home + Power. When the blue text appears, release the buttons.
Now tap Wipe.
Now tap Format Data and continue with the formatting process. This will remove encryption and delete all files stored in the internal storage.
Sideload the PixelExperience .zip package:
On the device, select “Advanced”, “ADB Sideload”, then swipe to begin sideload.
On the host machine, sideload the package using: adb sideload filename.zip.
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Tip: If the process succeeds the output will stop at 47% and report adb: failed to read command: Success/No error.
Once you have installed everything successfully, run ‘adb reboot’.
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Hello, I get just today a GoClever Tab r76.2 to reset the forgotten pin from the locksreen. Device was used mainly for Pou and Facebook, so there was no root, no usb debugging, my PC was not set as trusted device, just like from the store with PIN set. Installed system is Android 4.1
Because it took me whole morning and I found a lot of answers that "it cannot be done, you have to factory reset" I want to show you my steps to make this process easier for people in need. This method shouldn't erase any data from your device but always remember to have a backup
It is based on the following tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2601933 , but still it was not enough for me so I want to provide more details.
Step 1.
The very important thing is to install drivers for the device. To make this process the easiest I get my old, good Asus netbook with Windows XP installed. You can install it also on VirtualMachine, it is not very mandatory but my next steps will be based on this configuration.
There is a need for two types of drivers: Rockchip drivers to flash the memory and ADB Drivers.
1.1) Rockchip drivers can be found in the thread linked above, I am providing mirror at the bottom of this thread. Just doubleclick on the exe, accept the risk and install, that's all for now.
1.2 ADB drivers are provided in the second package attached. To install adb drivers go to recovery.
To switch tablet to the Recovery Mode you have to switch it off (not reboot), turn it on, just when the BootScreen will appear tap Vol+ until you will see opened Android Robot with exclamation mark. What's interesting, when you double click Vol+ this time you can switch to Android Recovery menu and factory reset the device
In device manager (Win+R, type: devmgmt.msc and press ENTER) install drivers for Tab r76 device manually, by providing direct location to the .ini file from the folder.
Leave tablet in Recovery.
Step 2.
People from some Russian Android forum prepared package with pre-configured adb for rockchip devices. Just download attachment 2.1, extract it, install, open Command Line and "cd" to directory with adb.exe, very useful.
Step 3.
Now we will root the device and install CWM. Download file from the attachment 3.1, unzip it and run "RK29Update.exe", don't click any button (especially the one called "Erase", it will brick your device), don't change any setting, your tablet will be not found at the moment. This package belongs to the author of the original tutorial.
Step 4.
In command line enter "adb devices" to check if your tablet is visible, you should see something like "0123456789ABCDEF recovery", if yes enter "adb reboot bootloader" and press enter. Tablet will reboot, the screen will remain black, system will install the Rockchip driver, RK29Update.exe will find the device (IF NOT just reboot to recovery again and reboot to bootloader from adb again, driver installation might interrupt this process), press Run button in the application it will flash the device with root patch and CWM, device will reboot to CWM recovery.
Step 5.
Download attachment nr 5.1 (original source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437946) and put the zip to the SD card (card has to be compatible with the device - most secure solution is having FAT32 filesystem), put it to the tablet, install zip from external source (not sdcard, it's internal memory).
After reboot of the device ("restart system now" option in main page of CWM) your device should welcome you without screen locked by any security possible and your settings should remain untouched.
From now everybody should be able to reset it's PIN in the easy way Have fun
CC: You are allowed to copy this tutorial anywhere, mirror the links also, but please leave a link to the original thread.
I'm not tech savvy when it comes to Android and I need some help to root my teen's Motorola Moto E 2015, preferably today.
I need to root it to then disable the guest account, so that when I install the ScreenTime app my son can't bypass it by using the guest account. That's a shortcoming of ScreenTime.
I read a bit about ROMs and would like to use CyanogenMod.
But other than my choice of ROM, I haven't found what I believe to be reliable instructions on what to do now step by step. I really do need idiot-proof step by step instructions.
Is there a super Android geek here who has time to take me through the process or offer advice and links to such sources?
Hello,
Welcome to XDA.
Try the thread linked below, there is a YouTube video in the first post that walks you through rooting your device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e-2015/general/root-moto-e-2015-t3086819
If you have further questions about your device, try posting your questions in the forum linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e-2015/help
The experts there may be able to help. Good luck.
Got this far
Found instructions on CyanogenMod Wiki - wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_surnia[/url
but only got as far as step 5. What terminal on my computer? Command Prompt? I typed adb reboot bootloader into Command Prompt but it said adb command is not recognized.
Unlocking the device
1. Make sure your computer has working fastboot and adb.
2. Enable USB debugging on the device.
3. Enable OEM unlock in the Developer options settings on the device. (Note: Not all devices have this setting, so continue with next step if yours does not.)
4. Connect the device to the computer through USB.
5. From a terminal on a computer, type the following to boot the device into fastboot mode:
adb reboot bootloader
6. Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC sees the device by typing fastboot devices
* If you don't see your device serial number, and instead see "<waiting for device>", fastboot is not configured properly on your machine. See fastboot documentation for more info.
* If you see "no permissions fastboot", try running fastboot as root.
7. From the same terminal, type the following command to obtain your bootloader unlock code:
fastboot oem get_unlock_data
8. Visit the Motorola Bootloader Unlock website and follow the instructions there to obtain your unlock key and unlock your bootloader.
9. If the device doesn't automatically reboot, reboot it from the menu. It should now be unlocked.
10. Since the device resets completely, you will need to re-enable USB debugging on the device to continue.
Installing recovery using fastboot
See All About Recovery Images for more information about custom recoveries and their capabilities.
1. Make sure your computer has working fastboot and adb.
2. Download recovery -- you can directly download a recovery image using the link below, or visit twrp.me to obtain the latest version of TeamWin Recovery Project for your device.
Recovery: Downloadmd5: 5fdfe1871589c0a152f3f7e541b6c892
3. Connect the Moto E 2015 LTE to the computer via USB.
4. Make sure the fastboot binary is in your PATH or that you place the recovery image in the same directory as fastboot.
5. Open a terminal on your PC and reboot the device into fastboot mode by typing
adb reboot bootloaderor by using the hardware key combination for your device while it is powered off.
6. Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC sees the device by typing
fastboot devices
* If you don't see your device serial number, and instead see "<waiting for device>", fastboot is not configured properly on your machine. See fastboot documentation for more info.
* If you see "no permissions fastboot", make sure your UDEV rules are setup correctly.
7. Flash recovery onto your device by entering the following command:
fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.imgwhere the latter part is the filename of the recovery image.
8. Once the flash completes successfully, reboot the device into recovery to verify the installation. Boot to recovery instructions: Hold Volume Down & Power simultaneously. On the next screen use Volume Down to scroll to recovery and then use Volume Up to select.
* Note: Some ROMs overwrite recovery at boot time so if you do not plan to immediately boot into recovery to install CyanogenMod, please be aware that this may overwrite your custom recovery with the stock one.
Installing CyanogenMod from recovery
1. Make sure your computer has working adb.
2. Download the CyanogenMod package for your device that you'd like to install to your computer.
Optional: Download 3rd party applications packages, like Google Apps which are necessary to download apps from Google Play.
3. Place the CyanogenMod .zip package, as well as any optional .zip packages, on the root of /sdcard:
* Using adb: adb push filename.zip /sdcard/
Note: You can copy the .zip packages to your device using any method you are familiar with. The adb method is used here because it is universal across all devices and works in both Android and recovery mode. If you are in recovery mode, you may need to ensure /sdcard (sometimes called Internal Storage) is mounted by checking its status in the Mounts menu. If you have booted regularly, USB debugging must be enabled.
4. If you are not already in recovery, boot to recovery mode now.
* Hold Volume Down & Power simultaneously. On the next screen use Volume Down to scroll to recovery and then use Volume Up to select.
5. In Team Win Recovery Project, select menu choices by tapping on the appropriately labelled button.
6. Optional (Recommended): Select the Backup button to create a backup.
7. Select Wipe and then Factory Reset.
8. Select Install (if you're running Cyanogen recovery this is Apply Update).
9. Navigate to /sdcard and select the CyanogenMod .zip package.
10. Follow the on-screen notices to install the package.
11. Optional: Install any additional packages you wish using the same method (if you are installing multiple packages, install CyanogenMod the first and then install any subsequent packages on top of it).
12. Once installation has finished, return to the main menu and select Reboot, then System. The device will now boot into CyanogenMod.
ipzma said:
Found instructions on CyanogenMod Wiki - wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_surnia[/url
but only got as far as step 5. What terminal on my computer? Command Prompt? I typed adb reboot bootloader into Command Prompt but it said adb command is not recognized.
Unlocking the device
1. Make sure your computer has working fastboot and adb.
2. Enable USB debugging on the device.
3. Enable OEM unlock in the Developer options settings on the device. (Note: Not all devices have this setting, so continue with next step if yours does not.)
4. Connect the device to the computer through USB.
5. From a terminal on a computer, type the following to boot the device into fastboot mode:
adb reboot bootloader
6. Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC sees the device by typing fastboot devices
* If you don't see your device serial number, and instead see "", fastboot is not configured properly on your machine. See fastboot documentation for more info.
* If you see "no permissions fastboot", try running fastboot as root.
7. From the same terminal, type the following command to obtain your bootloader unlock code:
fastboot oem get_unlock_data
8. Visit the Motorola Bootloader Unlock website and follow the instructions there to obtain your unlock key and unlock your bootloader.
9. If the device doesn't automatically reboot, reboot it from the menu. It should now be unlocked.
10. Since the device resets completely, you will need to re-enable USB debugging on the device to continue.
Installing recovery using fastboot
See All About Recovery Images for more information about custom recoveries and their capabilities.
1. Make sure your computer has working fastboot and adb.
2. Download recovery -- you can directly download a recovery image using the link below, or visit twrp.me to obtain the latest version of TeamWin Recovery Project for your device.
Recovery: Downloadmd5: 5fdfe1871589c0a152f3f7e541b6c892
3. Connect the Moto E 2015 LTE to the computer via USB.
4. Make sure the fastboot binary is in your PATH or that you place the recovery image in the same directory as fastboot.
5. Open a terminal on your PC and reboot the device into fastboot mode by typing
adb reboot bootloaderor by using the hardware key combination for your device while it is powered off.
6. Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC sees the device by typing
fastboot devices
* If you don't see your device serial number, and instead see "", fastboot is not configured properly on your machine. See fastboot documentation for more info.
* If you see "no permissions fastboot", make sure your UDEV rules are setup correctly.
7. Flash recovery onto your device by entering the following command:
fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.imgwhere the latter part is the filename of the recovery image.
8. Once the flash completes successfully, reboot the device into recovery to verify the installation. Boot to recovery instructions: Hold Volume Down & Power simultaneously. On the next screen use Volume Down to scroll to recovery and then use Volume Up to select.
* Note: Some ROMs overwrite recovery at boot time so if you do not plan to immediately boot into recovery to install CyanogenMod, please be aware that this may overwrite your custom recovery with the stock one.
Installing CyanogenMod from recovery
1. Make sure your computer has working adb.
2. Download the CyanogenMod package for your device that you'd like to install to your computer.
Optional: Download 3rd party applications packages, like Google Apps which are necessary to download apps from Google Play.
3. Place the CyanogenMod .zip package, as well as any optional .zip packages, on the root of /sdcard:
* Using adb: adb push filename.zip /sdcard/
Note: You can copy the .zip packages to your device using any method you are familiar with. The adb method is used here because it is universal across all devices and works in both Android and recovery mode. If you are in recovery mode, you may need to ensure /sdcard (sometimes called Internal Storage) is mounted by checking its status in the Mounts menu. If you have booted regularly, USB debugging must be enabled.
4. If you are not already in recovery, boot to recovery mode now.
* Hold Volume Down & Power simultaneously. On the next screen use Volume Down to scroll to recovery and then use Volume Up to select.
5. In Team Win Recovery Project, select menu choices by tapping on the appropriately labelled button.
6. Optional (Recommended): Select the Backup button to create a backup.
7. Select Wipe and then Factory Reset.
8. Select Install (if you're running Cyanogen recovery this is Apply Update).
9. Navigate to /sdcard and select the CyanogenMod .zip package.
10. Follow the on-screen notices to install the package.
11. Optional: Install any additional packages you wish using the same method (if you are installing multiple packages, install CyanogenMod the first and then install any subsequent packages on top of it).
12. Once installation has finished, return to the main menu and select Reboot, then System. The device will now boot into CyanogenMod.
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Have you installed the adb/fastboot program? Do a Google search for adb/fastboot for windows. Then verify that you have your moto E USB drivers downloaded and installed. You should be able to enter adb commands when that is set up. To verify that adb is working and that your device is recognized you type: adb devices
That should give you a set of numbers and letters, if so then your device is recognized, continue with the commands from your guide.
The YouTube video will walk you through step by step with a visual guide instead of trying to make sense of written instructions, just emulate the operators' actions following the video and you can't go wrong.
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ipzma said:
Found instructions on CyanogenMod Wiki - wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_surnia[/url
but only got as far as step 5. What terminal on my computer? Command Prompt? I typed adb reboot bootloader into Command Prompt but it said adb command is not recognized.
Unlocking the device
1. Make sure your computer has working fastboot and adb.
2. Enable USB debugging on the device.
3. Enable OEM unlock in the Developer options settings on the device. (Note: Not all devices have this setting, so continue with next step if yours does not.)
4. Connect the device to the computer through USB.
5. From a terminal on a computer, type the following to boot the device into fastboot mode:
adb reboot bootloader
6. Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC sees the device by typing fastboot devices
* If you don't see your device serial number, and instead see "<waiting for device>", fastboot is not configured properly on your machine. See fastboot documentation for more info.
* If you see "no permissions fastboot", try running fastboot as root.
7. From the same terminal, type the following command to obtain your bootloader unlock code:
fastboot oem get_unlock_data
8. Visit the Motorola Bootloader Unlock website and follow the instructions there to obtain your unlock key and unlock your bootloader.
9. If the device doesn't automatically reboot, reboot it from the menu. It should now be unlocked.
10. Since the device resets completely, you will need to re-enable USB debugging on the device to continue.
Installing recovery using fastboot
See All About Recovery Images for more information about custom recoveries and their capabilities.
1. Make sure your computer has working fastboot and adb.
2. Download recovery -- you can directly download a recovery image using the link below, or visit twrp.me to obtain the latest version of TeamWin Recovery Project for your device.
Recovery: Downloadmd5: 5fdfe1871589c0a152f3f7e541b6c892
3. Connect the Moto E 2015 LTE to the computer via USB.
4. Make sure the fastboot binary is in your PATH or that you place the recovery image in the same directory as fastboot.
5. Open a terminal on your PC and reboot the device into fastboot mode by typing
adb reboot bootloaderor by using the hardware key combination for your device while it is powered off.
6. Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC sees the device by typing
fastboot devices
* If you don't see your device serial number, and instead see "<waiting for device>", fastboot is not configured properly on your machine. See fastboot documentation for more info.
* If you see "no permissions fastboot", make sure your UDEV rules are setup correctly.
7. Flash recovery onto your device by entering the following command:
fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.imgwhere the latter part is the filename of the recovery image.
8. Once the flash completes successfully, reboot the device into recovery to verify the installation. Boot to recovery instructions: Hold Volume Down & Power simultaneously. On the next screen use Volume Down to scroll to recovery and then use Volume Up to select.
* Note: Some ROMs overwrite recovery at boot time so if you do not plan to immediately boot into recovery to install CyanogenMod, please be aware that this may overwrite your custom recovery with the stock one.
Installing CyanogenMod from recovery
1. Make sure your computer has working adb.
2. Download the CyanogenMod package for your device that you'd like to install to your computer.
Optional: Download 3rd party applications packages, like Google Apps which are necessary to download apps from Google Play.
3. Place the CyanogenMod .zip package, as well as any optional .zip packages, on the root of /sdcard:
* Using adb: adb push filename.zip /sdcard/
Note: You can copy the .zip packages to your device using any method you are familiar with. The adb method is used here because it is universal across all devices and works in both Android and recovery mode. If you are in recovery mode, you may need to ensure /sdcard (sometimes called Internal Storage) is mounted by checking its status in the Mounts menu. If you have booted regularly, USB debugging must be enabled.
4. If you are not already in recovery, boot to recovery mode now.
* Hold Volume Down & Power simultaneously. On the next screen use Volume Down to scroll to recovery and then use Volume Up to select.
5. In Team Win Recovery Project, select menu choices by tapping on the appropriately labelled button.
6. Optional (Recommended): Select the Backup button to create a backup.
7. Select Wipe and then Factory Reset.
8. Select Install (if you're running Cyanogen recovery this is Apply Update).
9. Navigate to /sdcard and select the CyanogenMod .zip package.
10. Follow the on-screen notices to install the package.
11. Optional: Install any additional packages you wish using the same method (if you are installing multiple packages, install CyanogenMod the first and then install any subsequent packages on top of it).
12. Once installation has finished, return to the main menu and select Reboot, then System. The device will now boot into CyanogenMod.
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Sorry, I meant to tell you that the command prompt is where you type your commands.
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Hi everyone, I would like to share my experience regarding two methods that I have used to revive a Nexus 5 whose power button just will not work. Please use this guide if your Nexus 5 dies due to a low battery and you want to boot (start) it without power button. Following methods have been successfully tested on Win 7 and 10. You can use this guide and keep using your Nexus 5 without repairing the power button. There are other guides and posts which can help you attain locking, unlocking of the screen and remapping the hardware buttons such as volume keys to perform as a power button.
Method 1
Step 1: Download adb/fastboot binaries or use Android SDK for adb/fastboot. If downloaded as a zip, extract it in a folder. It is better to download adb/fastboot minimal, as it is small and can be handy.
Step 1a: Download your phone drivers and install them. If it is a zip folder then extract it in a folder for later use.
Step 2: Plug in the micro USB in your phone. Hold both volume keys on the phone and while holding the keys plug the USB cable in to your PC’s/laptop’s USB port. Your phone will reboot in Bootloader mode where you will see START written at the top of your phone screen which is the prompt to start the system but you cannot select it, as your phone’s power button does not work.
Step 3: Open Command Prompt in windows, which is cmd . Navigate to your adb/fastboot folder which you created while extracting the zip or you might be able to use the commands from anywhere in command prompt if you have installed Android SDK.
Step 3a: Commands only work if you installed adb/fastboot correctly or you are in the binaries folder. While in the corresponding folder,
Type: fastboot devices
123456789 fastboot
The command will show devices connected in fastboot mode just like the above example
If your phone does not appear here then go to control panel>device manager search for any unknown device such as unknown device or android device ; Right click on it and choose update drivers. Do not select the auto search for updated drivers. Select browse my computer for driver and then browse to the folder where you had extracted the drivers choose the right folder and windows should install your device as android bootloader interface device.
Once installed properly, you should see your device by typing the above command again. When successful
Type: fastboot reboot
Now your phone should reboot and start normally.
Method 2
Step 1: Download Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit by Wugfresh.
Step 1a: Download your phone drivers and install them. If it is a zip folder then extract it in a folder for later use.
Step 2: Plug in the micro USB in your phone. Hold both volume keys on the phone and while holding the keys plug the USB cable in to your PC’s/laptop’s USB port. Your phone will reboot in Bootloader mode where you will see START written at the top of your phone screen which is the prompt to start the system but you cannot select it, as your phone’s power button does not work.
Step 3: Run Nexus Root Toolkit. Let it complete its initialisation and when done its main window will pop up on your desktop. If your using it for the first time it will ask for your phone model and android version. Input the details appropriately, if you do not know the android version you are running choose any build which is at the end of the list.
Step 3a: The toolkit might ask for any dependency files to be downloaded, which it will download automatically. You might be able to skip it but if you use any build or wish not to download them but it won’t harm if you download them as you might wish to use the toolkit later.
Step 4: After completing the above step. Toolkit will finally be ready to use. From the main window of toolkit click Launch under the Advanced Utilities.
Step 5: Choose Reboot System and your phone will reboot normally.
If Toolkit returns, No adb/fastboot device found then follow the next step.
Additional Step: Go to control panel>device manager search for any unknown device such as unknown device or android device ; Right click on it and choose update drivers. Do not select the auto search for updated drivers. Select browse my computer for driver and then browse to the folder where you had extracted the drivers choose the right folder and windows should install your device as android bootloader interface device.
Once drivers are installed, go to Step 5 and it should work for you.
The above methods have been used on Nexus 5 and might be helpful on other Nexus or completely different devices from other brands
For Mods: I have done my good faith search before making this guide. Please let me know if a similar guide exists or I have posted it in a wrong place.
If it has helped anyone please consider a Thanks. By the way it is my first post.
For downloads, please use search engines and you will be happily served.
No responsibility is taken, whatsoever.
Okay I have made this thread after seeing a lot of people facing issues for rooting and unrooting. First of all this is not my work. @jashancheema and others should be credited. This guide is only for Oreo users.
Rooting:
1. Download adb and fastboot drivers on your PC.
OR
Download Platform Tools and extract the contents to a folder
https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
2. Enable developer options on your phone
Settings>System>About Phone>Tap on Build Number 5 to 6 times until a message appears "You are a developer" (It may ask for your PIN/Password if any)
3. Go back to your developer options>Enable OEM Unlock>Enable USB Debugging>Disable Automatic Updates
4. Download patched boot image
For Dec patch https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=962157660013069123
For Jan patch https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=962157660013071407
and place the patched_boot.img file after extracting to the platform tools folder.
5. By holding Shift button, Right click on an empty space in the platform tools folder> Open Command prompt (Open Windows Power Shell if you are using Win 10)
6. Connect your phone to PC via Usb cable
7. Type in CMD adb devices (OR ./adb devices if you are on Win 10) Your device will be shown.
8. Disconnect from USB cable and shut down your phone.
9. Download and install latest magisk manager apk on your phone.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
10. Press volume down+Power button simultaneously until you see fastboot screen.
11. Connect your device to your PC via cable and enter the commands on CMD
Code:
fastboot devices
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fastboot oem unlock
Code:
fastboot boot patched_boot.img
(Use ./fastboot..... if you're on Win 10)
12. Your device will be booted. Go to magisk manager and click on Install using direct method. Reboot once again and you will be rooted.
UNROOTING
So far, according to me, the best method to unroot is to install stock rom.
1. Download miflash tool and install it on your PC.
http://api.bbs.miui.com/url/MiFlash
2. Download the latest stock rom (Jan Patch Stable) and extract it on your PC
http://en.miui.com/download-333.html
3. Uninstall all the magisk modules and reboot.
4. Uninstall magisk completely and reboot.
5. Connect the phone in fastboot mode to PC and flash the stock rom via miflash. Remember to check the "save data" option.
You will be unrooted.
It appears this guide has already been posted here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75040045&postcount=1
Please search before posting to avoid duplicate topics.
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Hello. Has anyone rooted the Ulefone Power 6 yet? Im looking to have TWRP installed onto my new Power 6. My goal is to figure out a way to add user profiles, as it currently does not have them activated. I read online that you could edit the .prop to have any android activate the user profiles, but i cannot do this without my phone being rooted. Thanks in advance.
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Sorry, This is for the original Ulefone Power, not the Power 6. Different phones. The instructions didn't lead me to anything useful. I have since update my phone to the latest firmware via the stock update app. I still haven't found a successful way to root the Power 6. There is this thread (https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-ulefone-power-6/), but the ADB commands to not work, and does not fastboot my phone to install the patched image. But either way, the instructions do not include a TWRP, so Im back to square one. HELP!
How to root Ulefone Power 6 (Build Power_6_SF1_V07) Updated 9/22/2019
OK. It was tough, but I finally found a way to root the Ulefone Power 6. I still haven't figured out a way to install TWRP, but that's because i have to build a custom recovery, and that's too advanced for me. So, anyone is welcomed to help out with building a custom recovery for TWRP. As for the root, This is what you will need:
Pre-Requirements:
Device battery charged up to 50%.
Developer Options enabled with OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging enabled
Remember to take a full backup of device data (Internal Storage, SMS), it will get formatted.
A Windows or Mac PC/Laptop is necessary to flash Magisk
A USB cable to connect your device with your PC
Download Links:
Download Minimal ADB Fastboot 1.4.3 (Portable). Extract it to your desktop.
It's best to give administrator privileges to the tools before you use them. To give them admin privileges:
Right click on adb.exe and select "Properties" at the bottom of the menu. Click on the "Compatability" Tab and check the "Run this program as an Administrator" box. Click on the "Apply" button and then the "OK" button to close the properties window.
Repeat the same process for the "cmd-here.exe" and the "fastboot.exe" files.
Ulefone USB Drivers. Extract it to your desktop and make sure you install the drivers.
MTK USB Drivers. Extract it to your desktop and make sure you install the drivers.
Latest Ulefone Power 6 Stock ROM. Or you could make a back up yourself. (latest rom as of 2/25/20 is GQ3081SF1_M860B1_Ulefone_20190921_V07(Non-EU) ).Extract it to your desktop.
MTK SP Multi Port Download Tool. This will be used to flash the most recent Ulefone rom on your device. Extract it to your desktop.
Download Magisk Manager
After downloading the Stock ROM (will be a .ZIP file), extract it to your PC.
Connect your device via USB cable
Find the "boot.img" file inside the Stock Rom folder you just extracted and copy only the "boot.img" file to your devices storage.
Copy Magisk Manager.apk to your devices storage
Using your device, install Magisk Manager
Open the Magisk Manager on your device.
Select "Install" from the first option next to "Magisk is not installed" and again select install.
Now, tap on "Select and Patch a File".
Go to your devices storage where you have copied the "boot.img" file earlier and select it.
Magisk will start patching the boot image.
Once the boot image is patched, Magisk will save the image on your "Download" folder located on your devices storage.
Locate the patched image (magisk_patched.img) and copy the "magisk_patched.img" to your PC. Make sure the patched image (magisk_patched.img) is inside the same folder as the extracted ADB and Fastboot tool folder on your desktop.
Open/run MTK SP Multi Port Download Tool
Click on File from the Menu located at the top right and select "Open Download Agent File"
Locate and select "MTK_ALLInOne_DA.bin", located in the same folder as the MTK SP Multi Port Download Tool folder.
Press the "Open buton" to select the file and close the window.
Now, click on the "Scatter File" button located at the top left.
Locate and select the XXXXXXXX_scatter.txt file located inside the extracted Ulefone Power 6 Stock Rom folder.
Press the "Open buton" to select the file and close the window.
Now, tick the "BootRom+PreLoader COM Sel All" check box located under the "scatter file" button.
Now, Click on the "Scan" button located at the bottom right.
Select Yes from the pop up window
Now, power off you device and disconnect your device from your PC by removing the USB cable from your device.
Now, reconnect the USB cable to your device while it is powered off.
MTK SP Multi Port Download Tool should detect your device and a green bar should appear confirming the connection with the words "Scan Success!" to the left of the green bar.
Press the "Stop all" button located at the bottom right
Disconnect and reconnect your device from your PC
Uncheck the "BootRom+PreLoader COM Sel All" box and check only the line with the green bar.
Click on the tiny "Start" button located to the right of the green bar.
You can confirm the flash was successful when the words "PASS" is visible to the right of the tiny "Start" & "Stop" buttons
Once the flashing is complete, you can close MTK SP Multi Port Download Tool and power on your device.
Configure your device to get to the home screen (skipping as many options as you can. You will have to format one more time) and enable Developer Options, OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging again.
Make sure your device is connected to your PC.
Now, you need to open up a command window (cmd window) inside the Minimal ADB Fastboot 1.4.3 (Portable) folder. To do this, open the "cmd-here.exe" file.
Next, enter the following command in the cmd window:
adb devices
(this command will confirm your device is connected to your PC via ADB )
Your device will show a pop up window asking for permission to connect via ADB. Click on the "Always Trust This Device" and Accept the connection
If successful, you should see the word "Device" to the right of your devices name on the list that the cmd window created.
Next, enter the following command:
adb reboot-bootloader
(This command will boot your device into fastboot/bootloader mode. It will turn off and the device will have a black lit screen)
Check that your device is connected to your pc by entering the following command:
fastboot devices
(this command will confirm your device is connected to your PC via fastboot/bootloader mode ) If successful, you should see the word "Device" to the right of your devices name on the list that the cmd window created.
Next, enter the following command:
fastboot flashing unlock
(if nothing happens, press the Volume up+ on your phone to start the unlocking of the bootloader)
(this will unlock your bootloader)
Next, enter the following command:
fastboot getvar unlocked
(this will confirm you have unlocked your bootloader. It will say "unlocked: yes")
Next, enter the following command:
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
(This will replace your stock image with the patched image you created using Magisk Manager)
Next, enter the following command to reboot your phone:
fastboot reboot
Install magisk manager using your file manager. Make sure to follow directions when it asks you to give special permissions to install.
Open Magisk Manager and click on "OK" when it starts up and asks you for "additional setup".
Congratulations! Your device is rooted.
Extra notes:
If you come across a red watermark with the Chinese words and "Tee Keys" and/or "Google Keys" on the top right of your devices screen, this is how you fix it.
make sure your device is turned on and connected to your PC.
Open "cmd-here.exe" located in the Minimal ADB Fastboot 1.4.3 (Portable) folder.
Next, enter the following command:
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.mediatek.factorymode
(This command will not do anything at the moment, but will remove the watermark after you reboot your device)
Next, enter the following command to reboot your device:
adb reboot
The watermark should be removed when your device restarts again.
ENJOY!
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OK. It was tough, but I finally found a way to root the Ulefone Power 6. I still haven't figured out a way to install TWRP, but that's because i have to build a custom recovery, and that's too advanced for me. So, anyone is welcomed to help out with building a custom recovery for TWRP. As for the root, This is what you will need:
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Thanks a heap for all these instructions, would not have been able to do this without them.
Just a few extra pieces of information for anyone else caryring out the above steps:
- If you your stock ROM doesn't have a file manager in order to open/execute the MagiskManager APK file then using Chrome to download the APK file will allow you to execute it.
- in the SP Multi Port Tool, after checking the line with the green bar and clicking start you'll notice the time in seconds counting next to the start button. At this point you may need to unplug your USB cable and replug it in order for the SP Multi Port Tool to detect the devices and actually start properly
- If the SP Multi Port Tool requires a checksum.ini file you can follow the instructions on the hovatek site (Google 'checksum.ini generatemediatek hovatek' I'm a new user so can't post links):
Note there is a download link for the CheckSum_Gen.zip file which will require you to register for an account on the hovatek website. You can create a junk/throw away account with a fake email as it doesn't require email confirmation. Also all of the files inside the CheckSum_Gen.zip folder need to be placed inside of the stock ROM folder where the scatter file is located.
- The watermark can only be removed after the MagiskManager carries out its additional setup and after root access is complete.
Still hoping to find a compatible TWRP recovery. If anyone builds one please let us know!
Hi, 19Henry83
I did try your method and it works great. I rooted my Power 6. The thing is I did this in hope to fix a freezing touchscreen issue. Touch screen frezzes and I need to lock/unlock my phone constantly to fix it. Now I'm convinced this is not a software issue and I will return the phone to the seller. So I wanted to get back to the original firmware. When I do that however there is still that red watermark and my IMEI is deleted. Is there any way to get back to the factory software and not have the red watermark, as I assume it will void my warranty.
I Need help please ,, I need the TWRP Recovery, Tool / Utility for the Ulefone Power 6, I have looked for it in many web pages and I cannot find it, all the ones I find have the same name "3.3.1 Power 6" and not It works for me when I install them, I get the same recovery that I had when I try to enter
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Hi, 19Henry83
I did try your method and it works great. I rooted my Power 6. The thing is I did this in hope to fix a freezing touchscreen issue. Touch screen frezzes and I need to lock/unlock my phone constantly to fix it. Now I'm convinced this is not a software issue and I will return the phone to the seller. So I wanted to get back to the original firmware. When I do that however there is still that red watermark and my IMEI is deleted. Is there any way to get back to the factory software and not have the red watermark, as I assume it will void my warranty.
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Hello Jiroscop. I had the same problem and only noticed after i read your post. Now, a couple months later, i managed to use an IMEI changer to insert my IMEI found on my original box where my phone came in. It should have two IMEIs. I don't know if i can explain on this forum. Try researching it on your own and get back to me if you cannot find a way to fix your phone.
NOTE: you will need your original IMEI's, changing the IMEI's with anything other than the original ones will brick your phone.