[Development] How to root the Tecno W2
[Development] How to root the Tecno W2
(02-04-2017, 11:51 AM)hovatek
The Tecno W2 (e.g W2-AW600B1-M-161103V15) is an MT6580 powered phone running on Android 6 (Marshmallow)
How to root the Tecno W2
- Dump your firmware in scatter format using Miracle Box @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-13347.html
- Download SuperSU 2.78 @ https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457084094631642692 and save to both phone storage and SD card
- Create a new folder named Hovatek on your PC
- Copy preloader.bin from your Miracle Box backup into the Hovatek folder
- Download Philz for Tecno W2-AW600B1-M-161103V15 ported by Team Hovatek @ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4S-Z72...VtSGM/view
- Download Philz for Tecno W2-AW600B1-M-170314V19 ported by Team Hovatek @ https://mega.nz/#!BTghDYhI!AU5rxJnOR5gMF...7GuYmEZ0XA
- Copy the Philz recovery.bin and scatter file from the Philz zip file downloaded above into the Hovatek folder, making peloader.bin, scatter file and recovery.bin (Philz) in the folder
- Flash the preloader.bin and recovery.bin using Miracle Box @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-14106.html
- Boot the phone into recovery mode (Vol up + Power) after flashing
- In Philz recovery, you use the Volume buttons to navigate and Power button to select
- Select Install Zip
- Navigate to the location of the SuperSU2.78.zip on the SD Card and select it
- Wait till flashing is complete
- If you are prompted to fix root, select No
- Reboot the phone normally
- Confirm Root by installing and running Root Checker @ https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...heck&hl=en
(11-10-2017, 05:19 PM)kayswift Will the phone be formated while trying this?
(11-10-2017, 05:38 PM)X3non already replied @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-20634.html
(11-10-2017, 07:09 PM)kayswift Please can I have Philz for build version: W2-AW600B1-M-160826V11
(12-10-2017, 09:00 PM)kayswift I received a "Can't mount /storage/sdcard" error when I tried to click install zip in Philz.
(13-10-2017, 11:00 AM)hovatek(12-10-2017, 09:00 PM)kayswift I received a "Can't mount /storage/sdcard" error when I tried to click install zip in Philz.
Format the SD card then retry
(13-10-2017, 12:15 PM)kayswift Okay. Is there a way of making a faster back up? I've tried doing that but it takes forever to calculate the files and even longer to start copying them. And it doesn't seem to work with card readers too. I guess this started when I made the mistake of merging both the internal memory and the sd card.
(13-10-2017, 04:05 PM)X3non if you completed the first step of the rooting guide, then you already have a backup.
what doesn't seem to work with card readers?