[GUIDE][Stock] Lenovo P2 Nougat Root Method

[terminus91]

Same problem here... blueled and only boot.img is getting me out... not rooted of course!

Any ideas?

Blue led, can't boot up... something went wrong for me too :S

 

[xewonder]

Can someone change the title of this thread to "How to Brick your Lenovo P2" ?

I think that after 4 or 5 reports of "bricked devices" the guide is no longer valid...

 

[dubart]

So, no root for 7.0 available, right?

 

[xewonder]

don't use this,doesn't work !!! after update on nougat i want to root it with this method and phone stuck in bootloop with permanent blue led !
EDIT :

after long searching i have found solution for this case. i have found whole OTA nougat update and after download i have flashed boot image(only) and phone is started again.after that i try this solution for root and it works !

what i can see with new update is that battery life much better is !

Can you share the boot.img you used? I tried 3 different ones with same result.. Blue led.

Thank you in advance

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So, no root for 7.0 available, right?

Not sure for others... but TWRP keeps freezing and then rebooting.

I even tried to flash back with this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/le...eodexed-stock-rom-p2a42s062170117row-t3574881 and it crashes 1/2 way through...

Maybe my phone??

 

[wzedlare]

This methods works like a charm on me, there must be a problem with you or your phone

 

[xewonder]

don't use this,doesn't work !!! after update on nougat i want to root it with this method and phone stuck in bootloop with permanent blue led !
EDIT :

after long searching i have found solution for this case. i have found whole OTA nougat update and after download i have flashed boot image(only) and phone is started again.after that i try this solution for root and it works !

what i can see with new update is that battery life much better is !

This methods works like a charm on me, there must be a problem with you or your phone

Hi. Don't think I'm alone.

What could be the problem? Any ideas?

 

[xewonder]

**********WORKING FOR ME ***************
After i don't k now how many attempts with everything mentioned on XDA ,with blue led and stuck on "dots" screen, I finally managed to get root on my phone. on 7.0 OTA from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/development/7-0-lenovo-p2a42-stock-nougat-update-t3581517

Please note hat I wiped my phone several times....

Not sure if anyone is interested so I'm not going to "waste" my Saturday afternoon writing about it... as it is a bit long and as it was maybe just my phone..

If anyone is still messing around with blue led and stuck screens and willing to loose their data, let me know..

 

[ilmervanhattem]

Did not root the stock Nougat. I used the 2.79sr3 SuperSU and now it's rooted. With TWRP 3.1.0.0
:good:

 

[xewonder]

So, no root for 7.0 available, right?

Did not root the stock Nougat. I used the 2.79sr3 SuperSU and now it's rooted. With TWRP 3.1.0.0
:good:

I have stock rooted now... not as happy as I should be as apps like lightflow (led control) still do not work... this was actually the main reason for rooting! took me bloody 14 +5 days to root the thing with many wipes!!

 

[nandakis4]

Did not root the stock Nougat. I used the 2.79sr3 SuperSU and now it's rooted. With TWRP 3.1.0.0
:good:

can you give me the link of version you used :highfive:

i want to ROOT,
but stopped trying OP method , as its making my phone get into BLUE led Dead screen

i will try your ZIP

 

[zarGon]

Finally, I have root with SuperSU on Android 7.

My steps:
- Backup, backup, backup.
- Upgraded TWRP to 3.1.0.0 from 3.0.3.0.
- Downloaded the TWRP flashable zip of Android 7 from https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/development/7-0-lenovo-p2a42-stock-nougat-update-t3581517 on laptop.
- Booted into recovery.
- Did a wipe: cache, dalvik/art cache, system, data
- Pushed the zip file with adb push to /data
- Installed the zip file with TWRP
- Rebooted, and finished the Android installation.
- Downloaded SuperSU recovery zip from supersu.com
- Rebooted to recovery, installed zip! All done.

If you have the blue led light or if the gets stuck in the boot, use the unsu script to undo the supersu zip.

 

[titou4488]

i confirm the guide in OP works perfectly, only with unofficial twrp 3.1. thank you

 

[xewonder]

I have stock rooted now... not as happy as I should be as apps like lightflow (led control) still do not work... this was actually the main reason for rooting! took me bloody 14 +5 days to root the thing with many wipes!!

LED problem fixed with light Flow:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/themes/lenovo-p2-rooted-custom-led-t3589859

Now i REALLY love this phone!

 

[mishua0]

Lenovo P2 Nougat Root

don't use this,doesn't work !!! after update on nougat i want to root it with this method and phone stuck in bootloop with permanent blue led !
EDIT :

after long searching i have found solution for this case. i have found whole OTA nougat update and after download i have flashed boot image(only) and phone is started again.after that i try this solution for root and it works !

what i can see with new update is that battery life much better is !

what's authentic for rooting lenovo p2 nougat ? Super SU 2.76 ? or this method ??

 

[Sultan_74]

P2c72 with Android N and Galileo satellites

Worked P2a42 and P2c72

Now having installed Nougat on P2c72 can you see Galileo satellites? (According to official lists of chipsets on usegalileo.eu you should, however theory and reality do not always walk the same path...)

 

[mishua0]

**********WORKING FOR ME ***************
After i don't k now how many attempts with everything mentioned on XDA ,with blue led and stuck on "dots" screen, I finally managed to get root on my phone. on 7.0 OTA from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/development/7-0-lenovo-p2a42-stock-nougat-update-t3581517

Please note hat I wiped my phone several times....

Not sure if anyone is interested so I'm not going to "waste" my Saturday afternoon writing about it... as it is a bit long and as it was maybe just my phone..

If anyone is still messing around with blue led and stuck screens and willing to loose their data, let me know..

hi ! will you pls describe the total process of work step by step ? surely it would be appreciated if you do so ...... We don't want to hear any more blue led, or bricking issue ....... thanks !!

 

[xewonder]

hi ! will you pls describe the total process of work step by step ? surely it would be appreciated if you do so ...... We don't want to hear any more blue led, or bricking issue ....... thanks !!

Hi,

Since every attempt (either with this method or supersu) would always get stuck at rewriting the boot.img (with blue led or stuck at "dots"), I have replaced my boot.img (with fastboot) with the one from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le...eodexed-stock-rom-p2a42s062170117row-t3574881

Ather that, this method worked... my guess is that supersu method also works.

If I can recall, I replaced it after the 7.0 OTA update, then followed instructions on post 1.

 

[LeshaRB]

SuperSU

And why no one installs supersu

http_s://itmages.ru/image/view/5670684/ba3a1354
http_s://itmages.ru/image/view/5670685/00d48810
http_s://itmages.ru/image/view/5670686/5209d121

 

[frankcilo]

I have latest stock rom 233, I flash twrp 3.1.0 unofficial, then I Install phh's SuperUser, reboot into twrp and flash superuser-r259_OneTeam.zip, restart .... but phone not start and still with blu notification led. Then I flash boot.img with adb and now it restart, but without root.
Advise?

 

[nandakis4]

I have latest stock rom 233, I flash twrp 3.1.0 unofficial, then I Install phh's SuperUser, reboot into twrp and flash superuser-r259_OneTeam.zip, restart .... but phone not start and still with blu notification led. Then I flash boot.img with adb and now it restart, but without root.
Advise?

it didnt work on Stock ROM for me too, but worked on Stock deodexed Rom !