How to root the Gionee M5 Plus

hovatek
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22-10-2016, 03:54 PM

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To root the Gionee M5 Plus:

Install VCOM drivers on your PC using https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-440.html
Download SuperSU.zip at https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B9srKhKuV...t=download
Copy SuperSU.zip to both the phone’s SD card and internal storage
Download CWM for Gionee M5 Plus ported by Team Hovatek at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4S-Z72...JCSUk/view
Switch off the phone (still with battery inside)
Flash the Clockworkmod recovery.img to the phone using SP Flash tool @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-159.html
Boot the phone into recovery mode using Volume up button + Power button (see https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-479.html)
In Clockworkmod recovery mode, you use the Volume up button to scroll up, Volume down button to scroll down and Power button to select
Scroll down to Install zip and select it
Select Choose zip from /storage/sdcard1
Navigate to the location of SuperSu.zip and select it
Select Yes – Install SuperSU to confirm flashing
Wait till flashing is complete
Return to the home screen (using the back option) then select Reboot
If CWM offers to help fix a missing Root, select No
Confirm Root by installing and running Root Checker @ https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...heck&hl=en

This post was last modified: 23-10-2016, 11:54 AM by hovatek.

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