3 Methods to root MAZE Alpha
Note: Method II is the most universal and must works with almost any official ROM
I- Method 1 : flashing modified Magisk boot.img
1. make sure to have already installed the version 20170816
2. reboot the phone in fastboot mode (phone off -> Vol Up + Power or "adb reboot bootloader")
3. unlock the bootloader if not already done : fastboot flashing unlock (if not works, in android development setting set the unlock bootloader and then retry)
4. unzip and then flash the attached boot image : fastboot flash boot new-boot.img
5. reboot your phone: fastboot reboot
6. install the MagiskManager apk v14
7. Voila
I have used this Magisk guide to create it
I used old manual guide :
II- Method 2 : using TWRP and Magisk.zip (External SDCARD or USB OTG cable needed)
1. reboot int bootloader mode : adb reboot bootloader
2. unzip and boot (not flash!!!) the the attached TWRP recovery : fastboot boot recovery-maze_alpha.img
3. In TWRP choose first "change language" then press the "cancel" button while asking you for decryption password for data
4. In your PC download the Magisk-v14.zip and put it in a USB key, or an SDCARD
5. Use an usb otg cable to connect the USB key to your phone running TWRP and install the Magisk-v14.zip from Usb-otg (or SDCARD)
6. bonus: do a complete backup of your phone : all partitions except cache and data to your Usb-otg (or SDCARD)
7. reboot and install the MagiskManager apk v14
III- Method 3 : using the phhusson modified boot image
1- flash the attached boot image, using fasboot (fastboot flash boot boot-super-bootimg-output-su-eng-r318.img) or SPFlashTools using the attached scatter, if you do not want to unlock your bootloader
2- reboot to Android then install from google play the phhsusson superuser
3- Voila
Important Notes:
1- In all case you can use SPFlashTools to flash boot image without unlocking bootloader.
2- The attached TWRP works well while booting it from fastboot but not response if flashed (issues with touch screen, I am working on this: someone can help?) please do not flash it!.
I have port the TWRP from Vernee Mars Pro made by Jemmini (many thanks)
3- windows SPFlashTools users : phone off, press VOL+ and connect it to your PC (running SPFlashTool and waiting for phone connetion)
4- linux SPFlashTools users : phone off and connected to PC , press VOL+ and POWER while your PC is running SPFlashTool (with sudo) and waiting for phone connetion.
Some useful tips
1- manual install of busybox :
a- root you phone with method II if not already done
b- stay in TWRP (or boot TWRP as in method II) then in advance->sideload slide the slider to confirm and after cancel that (we will not sideloading any thing, just to activate adb)
c- unzip and copy the attached busybox : adb push busybox /external_sd/
d- mount the system partition with the TWRP mount button
e- copy the busybox binary to /system/xbin : adb shell --> cp /external_sd/busybox /system/xbin/
f- make executable busybox and create links (the point at the end is a part of the command) : cd /system/xbin/; chmod 755 busybox; ./busybox --install -s .
g- umount the system partition in TWRP and reboot
2- manually install the OTA update.zip :
a- Google and download those 3 tools BlockImageUpdate, simg2img and img2simg.
b- In a terminal of your Linux PC do :
In Method 2, How do I boot without flash? use SP flash tools to boot?