How to root the Tecno L9 Plus

[Development] How to root the Tecno L9 Plus

hovatek
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49,887

20-04-2017, 10:35 PM

#1

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The Tecno L9 Plus (e.g L9Plus-H8011A1-N-170210V206) is an MT6580 powered phone running on Android 7 (Nougat)

How to root the Tecno L9 Plus

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 L9 Plus ported by Team Hovatek @ https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4S-Z72...ZOMmc/view
Philz for Tecno L9Plus-H8011A1-N-170411V289 ported by Team Hovatek @ https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4S-Z7...045SGtJdkE
Philz for Tecno L9plus-H8011A1-N-170315V248 ported by Team Hovatek @ https://mega.nz/#!JDonRb5T!qcqKlHS3BdCNT...K1s-cSOPII
Philz for Tecno L9plus-H8011A-N-170722V393 ported by Team Hovatek @ https://mega.nz/#!9LoUgYpC!tNlrib0mwSClk...DFKNdnBho8
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

This post was last modified: 14-12-2017, 07:04 PM by hovatek.

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Emmy1
Techie Member

53

21-04-2017, 05:02 AM

#2

Can flash the recovery via Fastboot or SP Flash Tool without need for preloader

Ebuarzy
Newbie

3

05-05-2017, 01:17 PM

#3

please bro which one is fastboot can you add me on whatsap or give me your number make I add you 07064918711

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Emmy1
Techie Member

53

05-05-2017, 02:17 PM

#4

(05-05-2017, 01:17 PM)Ebuarzy please bro which one is fastboot can you add me on whatsap or give me your number make I add you 07064918711

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Fastboot using CMD command to push the recovery to your Phone

Ebuarzy
Newbie

3

05-05-2017, 02:37 PM

#5

please add me for whatsap for more procedure

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blueboxers
Enthusiastic Member

14

25-05-2017, 12:34 PM

#6

Just wondering, we didn't unlock the bootloader?

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blueboxers
Enthusiastic Member

14

25-05-2017, 12:35 PM

#7

Plus with this procedure, will I lose my files?

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hovatek
Administrator

49,887

25-05-2017, 12:49 PM

#8

(25-05-2017, 12:34 PM)blueboxers Just wondering, we didn't unlock the bootloader?

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the procedure used doesn't require using fastboot, as such unlocking the bootloader isnt necessary.

hovatek
Administrator

49,887

25-05-2017, 12:50 PM

#9

(25-05-2017, 12:35 PM)blueboxers Plus with this procedure, will I lose my files?

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NO if you follow the procedure in the guide properly, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't backup your important files before proceeding.
one can never be too sure

This post was last modified: 25-05-2017, 12:50 PM by X3non.

blueboxers
Enthusiastic Member

14

26-05-2017, 08:59 AM

#10

Thanks man! It worked. Almost messed it up tho, didn't change the img to bin for the philz recovery

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