[Q] Any root ability on this phone yet?

[fix-this!]

or find exploit which will be working on our firmware

is there a way to enter fastboot on this device?

 

[DallasCZ]

is there a way to enter fastboot on this device?

not directly, you have to call the port manually (0x1bbb) so this is not a native fastboot mode.

 

[fix-this!]

not directly, you have to call the port manually (0x1bbb) so this is not a native fastboot mode.

so its very similar to lg devices then. im talking to a lg dev i know and he asked.

 

[famewolf]

is there a way to enter fastboot on this device?

This is not meant in any way to be mean but most of the questions your asking have already been answered at the beginning of this thread. In fact the steps to unlock the bootloader with full examples are there too so it's in your best interests to read it.

 

[tekka-maki]

Can this phone be rooted? How do you even reboot this thing?

 

[mk3]

ok so thinking about rooting this thing and it dawned on me... what if there's root for another similar phone? If another phone had the same CPU and GPU is there a chance that it's CWM recovery would work on the Idol3? I found this phone with same snapdragon 615 CPU and same Adreno 405 GPU so wondering if its recovery and root <found here on XDA> might work. Anyone feeling brave enough to try???

 

[DallasCZ]

ok so thinking about rooting this thing and it dawned on me... what if there's root for another similar phone? If another phone had the same CPU and GPU is there a chance that it's CWM recovery would work on the Idol3? I found this phone with same snapdragon 615 CPU and same Adreno 405 GPU so wondering if its recovery and root <found here on XDA> might work. Anyone feeling brave enough to try???

If you have time to read this forum (you should, because you avoid to ask stupid questions over and over again), you will probably know, that i allready tried to boot Yu Yureka custom recovery. I dont have time to browse the web the whole days, so if anyone will find any custom rom for snapdragon615 based phone (the best will be 5,5 inch FHD) then post it and i will try to boot it. Its easy think, you just boot to recovery, not flash, so if the custom recovery doesnt work you just reboot the phone.

 

[Pendom]

I was trying to boot recovery TRWP from Galaxy A7 (615 + 5,5") and Archos Diamond 50 (615 + 5") and no result. (Booting... FAILED <remote: dtb not found>)
I also tried to boot yu recovery (CWM and TRWP) but they don't boot, Idol 3 boot directly on stock rom.

Someone tried by using adb sideload ? by push & pull ? from stock recovery it don't work

 

[rhcohen]

This is not meant in any way to be mean but most of the questions your asking have already been answered at the beginning of this thread. In fact the steps to unlock the bootloader with full examples are there too so it's in your best interests to read it.

Maybe we shouldn't be quite so hard on people asking about unlocking the bootloader. Yes it's all there in the first few pages of this thread, but not really in one place; I had to assemble notes for myself from several different posts, in order to get all the way from being able to access the phone from my computer (would have required installing a particular driver if PC; not so for Mac) to confirming that I had succeeded. I counted 6 steps. I've wondered if it would be useful to just post in one place the full set of instructions -- possibly in a separate thread labeled "unlocking the bootloader"? I could create such a post from the notes I assembled.

 

[famewolf]

Maybe we shouldn't be quite so hard on people asking about unlocking the bootloader. Yes it's all there in the first few pages of this thread, but not really in one place; I had to assemble notes for myself from several different posts, in order to get all the way from being able to access the phone from my computer (would have required installing a particular driver if PC; not so for Mac) to confirming that I had succeeded. I counted 6 steps. I've wondered if it would be useful to just post in one place the full set of instructions -- possibly in a separate thread labeled "unlocking the bootloader"? I could create such a post from the notes I assembled.

Your idea sounds good to me. If you contact one of the moderators you can probably have the post made "sticky" as well.
You mentioned having to find adb drivers...you should be aware if you put the phone into "cdrom" mode it mounts and makes drivers available to install in windows.

Folks should keep in mind however that unlocking the bootloader gains you absolutely nothing right now.

 

[rhcohen]

Your idea sounds good to me. If you contact one of the moderators you can probably have the post made "sticky" as well.
You mentioned having to find adb drivers...you should be aware if you put the phone into "cdrom" mode it mounts and makes drivers available to install in windows.

Folks should keep in mind however that unlocking the bootloader gains you absolutely nothing right now.

Ok I started a thread with the instructions I assembled. As to the adb driver, I merely repeated what I grabbed from an early post on the thread. I didn't have the issue myself as I have a Mac, so adb just worked. I did fiddle some with "cdrom" mode but it didn't do anything useful for me, I suppose because I was on a Mac. If you would like to spell out the step(s) to install the driver via cdrom mode, I can edit my post accordingly, to keep a one-stop "how to do it".

 

[famewolf]

Ok I started a thread with the instructions I assembled. As to the adb driver, I merely repeated what I grabbed from an early post on the thread. I didn't have the issue myself as I have a Mac, so adb just worked. I did fiddle some with "cdrom" mode but it didn't do anything useful for me, I suppose because I was on a Mac. If you would like to spell out the step(s) to install the driver via cdrom mode, I can edit my post accordingly, to keep a one-stop "how to do it".

You'll have to find someone else to give you the steps since I'm on linux but I think it's as simple as running an .exe that installs the drivers so when the cable is plugged in it's recognized. Under and of the ubuntu linux's/Linux Mint you have to install the packages "android-tools-adb" and "android-tools-fastboot" and all the fastboot commands have to be prefixed with "sudo " (the adb ones don't need sudo but will work either way) sudo runs the command as root so it first asks for your root password.

 

[rhcohen]

You'll have to find someone else to give you the steps since I'm on linux but I think it's as simple as running an .exe that installs the drivers so when the cable is plugged in it's recognized. Under and of the ubuntu linux's/Linux Mint you have to install the packages "android-tools-adb" and "android-tools-fastboot" and all the fastboot commands have to be prefixed with "sudo " (the adb ones don't need sudo but will work either way) sudo runs the command as root so it first asks for your root password.

Sorry, I mistook your remark about installing adb driver to be about installing the alcatel usb driver. The instructions as I've now posted them on the separate thread cover getting the usb driver for windows. I assumed (as apparently did the initial posts on this thread) that someone who was unlocking a bootloader would be resourceful enough to get the Android SDK tools (including fastboot and adb) for their computer platform without further instruction; I did have to do that for my Mac (from developer.android.com/tools/studio). But maybe to be complete I should add this. (I DID cover that you need "sudo" for fastboot commands on linux).

 

[famewolf]

Sorry, I mistook your remark about installing adb driver to be about installing the alcatel usb driver. The instructions as I've now posted them on the separate thread cover getting the usb driver for windows. I assumed (as apparently did the initial posts on this thread) that someone who was unlocking a bootloader would be resourceful enough to get the Android SDK tools (including fastboot and adb) for their computer platform without further instruction; I did have to do that for my Mac (from developer.android.com/tools/studio). But maybe to be complete I should add this. (I DID cover that you need "sudo" for fastboot commands on linux).

The linux packages don't require the full SDK...just enough to enable the adb and fastboot commands. The instructions about going into cdrom mode and installing the alcatel usb driver were exactly that..no need to download any files and as I recall someone reported the files on the idol 3 were newer than the files available for download.

 

[frankee207]

so if anyone will find any custom rom for snapdragon615 based phone (the best will be 5,5 inch FHD) then post it and i will try to boot it. Its easy think, you just boot to recovery, not flash, so if the custom recovery doesnt work you just reboot the phone.

Hello,

TCL 3S M3G has snap 615, 2GB RAM; it's almost the same than our idol 3. But with a 5" FHD screen. Customs roms are available here:
http://www.needrom.com/category/tcl/m3g/ but the most interessant would be the CM12.1: http://www.needrom.com/download/cm12-1-android-5-1-1/

The stock rom is rooted using this software https://mega.co.nz/#!wZdD1AiY!eUfYCCtWpRuQOCumfw_PiNyhCaUfTFZoAo6CaSneQrQ but I can't use it. (seems chinese...)

More info http://forum.frandroid.com/topic/22...sharp-130mp-sony-exmor-rs-4g-gps-glonass-etc/ (I can help to translate if you can't read french) and here: http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=665974

Hope this will help

 

[DallasCZ]

Hello,
The stock rom is rooted using this software https://mega.co.nz/#!wZdD1AiY!eUfYCCtWpRuQOCumfw_PiNyhCaUfTFZoAo6CaSneQrQ but I can't use it. (seems chinese...)
Hope this will help

hurrray...we got root...the exe file extractes a bat file which only reboot to modified boot.img, which pushes supersu to the system and then reboots twice and now i got supersu and root access!!!! LET the fun begin...
i will make a simple bat in english today at night.

 

[Gynoid]

The stock rom is rooted using this software https://mega.co.nz/#!wZdD1AiY!eUfYCCtWpRuQOCumfw_PiNyhCaUfTFZoAo6CaSneQrQ but I can't use it. (seems chinese...)

ROOTED !!! My Alcatel Idol 3 5.5 (6045Y) is ROOTED !!
Thanks, frankee207 you are a living god !
I owe you life !!
Now, more seriously, here's what I did:

• Download this fine chinese thing from the URL you gave us
• Unzip the resulting .exe file
• Edit the REC.BAT batch file - it's in chinese, but it's readable by human eyes - and, replace the line where it says fastboot boot boot.img with fastboot -i 0x1bbb boot boot.img (in fact, just insert -i 0x1bbb between fastboot and boot boot.img).
• Run the REC.BAT file in a CMD window
• Connect the phone (with USB debugging enabled)
• Press 1
• Wait ...

... ET VOILÀ !!!

 

[frankee207]

ROOTED !!! My Alcatel Idol 3 5.5 (6045Y) is ROOTED !!
Thanks, frankee207 you are a living god !
I owe you life !!
Now, more seriously, here's what I did:

• Download this fine chinese thing from the URL you gave us
• Unzip the resulting .exe file
• Edit the REC.BAT batch file - it's in chinese, but it's readable by human eyes - and, replace the line where it says fastboot boot boot.img with fastboot -i 0x1bbb boot boot.img (in fact, just insert -i 0x1bbb between fastboot and boot boot.img).
• Run the REC.BAT file in a CMD window
• Connect the phone (with USB debugging enabled)
• Press 1
• Wait ...

... ET VOILÀ !!!

Great ! Really great ! As I did not receive mine yet, I hadn't been able to try !
Will root mine as soon as I'll receive it !

hurrray...we got root...the exe file extractes a bat file which only reboot to modified boot.img, which pushes supersu to the system and then reboots twice and now i got supersu and root access!!!! LET the fun begin...
i will make a simple bat in english today at night

I guess you just click "1" then plugging the phone ?

 

[brian117]

Sweet!!! Just followed the above steps and I also got root on my 6045L. I did run into a scare though, after selecting 1 and hitting enter, it was frozen on the same text on the CMD window for a couple minutes and I was afraid to unplug my phone, but I woke my phone up and saw an RSA key dialog that I had to allow. After selecting OK the phone rebooted instantly and I have root. This is pure awesome. Time to install an adblocker. Thank you so much to frankeee207 for providing that method.

 

[frankee207]

I have a question...
Must the bootloader be unlocked before rooting ?