How to root the Infinix X559 (Hot 5 Lite)

[Development] How to root the Infinix X559 (Hot 5 Lite)

hovatek
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22-09-2017, 08:18 AM

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The Infinix X559 Hot5 Lite (e.g X559-H8015AB-N--170719V89) is an MT6580 powered phone running on Android 7 (Nougat)

How to root the Infinix X559 Hot5 Lite

Dump your firmware in scatter format using Miracle Box @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-13347.html
Download SuperSU 2.79 @ https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862688685 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 TWRP for Infinix X559 Hot5 Lite ported by Team Hovatek @ https://mega.nz/#!lDxnnarY!V6lCx0Yz7K9_p...2Earys0uLw
Copy the TWRP recovery.bin and scatter file from the TWRP zip file downloaded above into the Hovatek folder, making peloader.bin, scatter file and recovery.bin (TWRP) 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 TWRP, if you get a prompt asking you to swipe to allow TWRP modify the system partition, tap KEEP READ ONLY
In TWRP recovery, tap Install
Navigate to the location of the SuperSU.zip and select it
Swipe to confirm flashing of SuperSU.zip and wait till flashing is complete
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: 01-10-2018, 07:03 PM by X3non.

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glord
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01-10-2018, 06:38 PM

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SuperSU.zip link is no longer working, please a working link,

Oluwa Bless your handwork

X3non
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01-10-2018, 07:04 PM

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(01-10-2018, 06:38 PM)glord SuperSU.zip link is no longer working, please a working link,

Oluwa Bless your handwork

thanks, link fixed!!

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