How to Root the Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle

The Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle is a dual-SIM Android device primarily available in India and can boast of features like a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, 512MB RAM, an 8MP shooter and Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS with a budget friendly price tag.  As with other Micromax devices, Micromax rarely updates them to any firmware other than what it came with and the A111 Canvas Doodle is no exception.  Rooting it could bestow it with a few more bells and whistles than the stock firmware, and the guide below will help you with doing exactly that.

I.  Before You Begin

1.  Back up everything you feel is important before you start.

2.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.

II.  Necessary Downloads

Framaroot-1.5.3.apk [File attached to this post]

III.  Rooting the Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle

1.  Connect your device to your PC and copy the Framaroot-1.5.3.apk file you downloaded above to your device’s SD card.

2.  Use a file manager app (Astro or ES File Explorer, for example), navigate to the location of Framaroot-1.5.3.apk, and install the application.  Make sure you have enabled installation of apps from unknown sources by going to Settings > Security and ticking the Unknown sources checkbox.

3.  Go to your app drawer and open up the Framaroot app.

4.  Click on Gandalf and wait for the success popup.

5.  Reboot your device.

And your A111 Canvas Doodle should be rooted!

How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery on the Huawei MediaPad

I. Before You Begin:

1. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. Please head to our How to Root the Huawei MediaPad procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue.

2. This should install the Test Version of CWM Recovery on your device.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. ClockworkMod Recovery Image (It’s attached there in the first post)

2. Fastboot

III. Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on the Huawei MediaPad:

1. Download and place both the files on your Desktop.

2. Extract files from the Fastboot archive to your Desktop. You should have adb.exe and fastboot.exe files on your Desktop.

3. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.

4. Open a Command Prompt Window on the Desktop of your PC. To do so, press and hold the Shift key on your keyboard and right-click on any empty area on the screen, then choose Open command window here.

5. Type in the following commands into the Command Prompt Window you just opened. Press Enter after each line.

fastboot flash recovery recovery-5.8.0.9-HWMOD-eabi-4.4.3.img
fastboot flash recovery2 recovery-5.8.0.9-HWMOD-eabi-4.4.3.img
fastboot reboot

6. Your device should reboot after the recovery is installed on it.

Well done! You now have a working version of ClockworkMod Recovery on your device that will allow you to flash custom ROMs as well as backup current ROM. We recommend you to take a look at the original thread, there’re some important instructions given by the developer.

How to Root the Micromax Canvas HD (A116)

I.  Before You Begin

1.  You will need to have a custom recovery installed in order to flash unofficial zip files.  Use our guide on the same to help you.

2.  Back up anything you feel is important.

3.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.

4.  Install the necessary drivers before you actually begin the rooting process.  This will prevent any unwanted breaks while actually rooting.  Use these drivers if you haven’t already installed them.

II.  Necessary Downloads

1.  Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip

2.  su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip

III.  Rooting the Canvas HD

1.  Connect your device to your PC and copy both Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip and su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip to your device’s internal SD card.

2.  Disconnect your device and turn it off.

3.  Hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power buttons until you see the screen where it asks you to press Volume Up for recovery.  Press Volume Up to enter recovery.

4.  Use Volume Up and Down buttons to navigate to ‘install zip from zip card‘ and press the Power button to select it.

5.  On the next screen, select ‘choose zip from SD card.‘

6.  Navigate to Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip you copied above and press Power to select it.

7.  Navigate to ‘Yes – install Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip’ and press Power button to start flashing.

8.  Go back to main menu.

9.  Follow Steps 4 to 8 but select su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip this time.

10.  Finally, select reboot system now.

You should find the Superuser app in your app drawer once you reboot your device.  If you still want to know if you are really rooted, go to the Play Store and install Root Checker to verify.

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.

HOW TO ROOT THE HUAWEI MEDIAPAD

I. Before You Begin:

1. You must be running on the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich.

2. You are going to void the warranty of your device by rooting it. Keep this in mind and go ahead.

3. Make sure that your PC has Drivers installed for your device.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. Root Package (Download link’s given in the first post)

III. Rooting the Huawei MediaPad:

1. Download and place the Root Package archive on your Desktop.

2. Extract files from the Root Package to your Desktop.

3. Turn USB debugging ON on your device from Menu>>Settings>>Developer options>>USB debugging.

4. Connect the device to your PC using the USB cable.

5. Double-click on the Install Root.cmd file you just extracted from the Root Package.

6. Your device should reboot about three times. It is normal.

7. And you’re done!

Your MediaPad has successfully been rooted and the SuperUser app is now there in your App Drawer. It was so easy to root the device, wasn’t it?

How to Install Custom Recovery on the Micromax Canvas HD (A116)

I.  Before You Begin

1.  Back up everything you feel is important.

2.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.

3.  Install the necessary drivers before you actually begin the rooting process.  This will prevent any unwanted breaks while actually rooting.  Use these drivers if you haven’t already installed them.

II.  Necessary Downloads

1.  MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt

2.  recovery.img

3.  SP_Flash_Tool_exe_v3.1248.0.96.zip

III.  Installing Custom Recovery on the Micromax Canvas HD

1.  Power down your device and disconnect it from your PC.

2.  Extract SP_Flash_Tool_exe_v3.1248.0.96.zip to a folder on your desktop.

3.  From the extracted folder, run Flash_tool.exe.

4.  Click on Scatter-loading, browse to the location of MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt and load it on to Flash Tool.

5.  Make sure that only RECOVERY is checked and click on it to browse to the location of recovery.img and load it on to Flash Tool.

6.  Remove the battery from your device and connect it your PC via your microUSB cable.

7.  Click on the Download button in the Flash Tool application and Yes on the warning message to start the flashing procedure.  If your device isn’t recognized by the application, disconnect the micro-USB end of the cable from your device and reconnect it again.  If that doesn’t work too, install the proper drivers before trying again.

8.  Once you see the Flash Tool display a green circle, unplug from the PC and put the battery back into the device.

You now have a custom CWM-based recovery which can be used to flash unofficial zip files!  To access it, power down your device, hold the Volume Up + Volume Down + Power buttons until you see the screen prompting you to press Volume Up for recovery.

How to Root the Lava Iris 504Q from Linux

The Lava Iris 504Q is a device available in India and for the price it asks, the device has some pretty nice features – 1.2GHz quad-core CPU with a gig of RAM, a 5-inch IPS touchscreen display and an 8MP camera.  The device currently runs Android 4.2 and with no news from the company about a 4.3 update, flashing a custom ROM is the way to go if you want a taste of the latest Google has to offer.  Before this though, you will need to be rooted and have a custom recovery installed; the post below will help you get the first part of that out of the way – rooting the Lava Iris 504Q.

I.  Before You Begin

1.  Back up anything you feel is important.

2.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.

II.  Necessary Downloads

1.  mt6589_rooting_pkg.zip

III.  Rooting the Lava Iris 504Q

1.  Enable USB Debugging on your device.  To do this, go to Settings > Developer Options and tick the USB Debugging checkbox.

2.  Connect your device to your PC using a compatible microUSB cable.

3.  Extract mt6589_rooting_pkg.zip to a folder on your desktop.

4.  Open a terminal and enter the following commands

5. Use  $ cd  /path/to/extracted/folder   

6. Now you are in mt6589_rooter directory, use $ sudo chmod +x run.sh to change the permissions of run.sh file

7. Finally use $ sudo ./run.sh command to start the rooting process

8.  Follow the on-screen instructions.

Your Lava Iris 504Q should now be completely rooted! Use an app like Root Checker Lite from the Play Store to verify if at all you need to.

This procedure is tested on my friends new phone and it is 100% working

HOW TO ROOT THE LENOVO S880

If you think the ThinkPad is the only device running ICS that Lenovo has in its inventory, then you’re wrong. The Lenovo S880 is there running Android ICS out-of-the box, features a 1GHz processor and backed by 512MB of RAM. Lenovo fans would certainly rush to get their hands on this feature-packed device and if you’re one of the buyers of this device, then you’d probably want to root it. Rooting is like unlocking the true potential of your device, in fact, it actually is. Once you do so, you can load root-only apps, modify system files and have the control over all the files on your device. Sounds interesting? huh. Here’s how you can root your Lenovo S880 smartphone.

I. Before You Begin:

1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available.

2. You should have appropriate drivers installed on your PC.

3. This works on Windows based PCs only.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. Root Package (Download link’s given in the first post)

III. Rooting the Lenovo S880:

1. Download and place the Root Package archive onto your Desktop.

2. Extract files from the archive over to your Desktop.

3. Turn ON the USB debugging option on your device by heading to Menu>>Settings>>Developer options>>USB debugging.

4. Once it’s been enabled, connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.

5. Now double-click on the file named TPSparkyRoot.bat that you extracted from the archive to your Desktop.

6. Follow the on-screen instructions to root your device.

7. And you should be rooted finally!

Congrats! Your Lenovo smartphone has been successfully rooted and to confirm the same, just look for the Superuser app in your App Drawer!

How to Install Custom Recovery on the Lava Iris 504Q

Now that you are rooted, the next step to get custom ROMs running on your Lava Iris 504Q is installing a custom recovery.  The guide below will help you install ClockworkMod Recovery (a very popular custom recovery) but beware though, this is not an official CWM release and you may face some glitches when using it.  If you are okay with this, then read on to know how to install custom recovery on the Lava Iris 504Q.

I.  Before You Begin

1.  You need to be rooted for this procedure to work.  Use our guide on the same to help you with this.

2.  Make sure that you have the necessary drivers installed for the procedure to work.  Use this if you are unsure.

3.  Back up everything you feel is important and charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.

II.  Necessary Downloads

1.  recovery.img [ClockworkMod 6.0.3.3] [Download link available in this post under the Recovery UPDATE section]

III.  Installing Custom Recovery on the Lava Iris 504Q

1. Connect your device to your PC and copy recovery.img to your device’s SD card (do not copy it into any subfolders, the path should look like sdcard/recovery.img)

2.  Head over to the Google Play Store (on your device or the desktop browser) and install Mobileuncle MTK Tools.

2.  Once installed, open up the app drawer on your device and tap on Mobileuncle MTK Tools to open it.  You should be prompted to provide root access to the app; tap on Grant.

3.  Tap on the Recovery Update option.

4.  The app will search and find the recovery.img file from your SD card.  Tap on the file to select it.

5.  Tap on OK on the next warning pop-up.

6.  Tap on OK to reboot into recovery mode.

Once your device reboots, you should have ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your Lava Iris 504Q.

How to Root the Lava Iris 504Q

The Lava Iris 504Q is a device available in India and for the price it asks, the device has some pretty nice features – 1.2GHz quad-core CPU with a gig of RAM, a 5-inch IPS touchscreen display and an 8MP camera.  The device currently runs Android 4.2 and with no news from the company about a 4.3 update, flashing a custom ROM is the way to go if you want a taste of the latest Google has to offer.  Before this though, you will need to be rooted and have a custom recovery installed; the post below will help you get the first part of that out of the way – rooting the Lava Iris 504Q.

I.  Before You Begin

1.  Back up anything you feel is important.

2.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.

3.  Install the proper drivers before you start.  If you are unsure, run the file from #2 in the Necessary Downloads section below and then proceed.

II.  Necessary Downloads

1.  mt6589_rooting_pkg.zip

2.  Mobistel_Cynus_T1_Drivers_x86.exe

III.  Rooting the Lava Iris 504Q

1.  Enable USB Debugging on your device.  To do this, go to Settings > Developer Options and tick the USB Debugging checkbox.

2.  Connect your device to your PC using a compatible microUSB cable.

3.  Extract mt6589_rooting_pkg.zip to a folder on your desktop.

4.  From the extracted folder, double-click on run.bat to start the rooting procedure.

5.  Follow the on-screen instructions.

Your Lava Iris 504Q should now be completely rooted! Use an app like Root Checker Lite from the Play Store to verify if at all you need to.

How to Root the Sony Xperia Arc

The Sony Xperia Arc comes with a 4.2-inch LCD display, a 8MP shooter and a 1GHz Scorpion processor keeping things running at its mid-range speed.  The device recently saw an update to Android 4.0.4 officially but there’s no word as yet on whether there will be an official Jelly Bean upgrade.  Until then, there are custom ROMs to try out and to do that, your Arc will need to be rooted.  This post below will help you do that.

I.  Before You Begin

1.  Make sure that your device is at least 75% charged.

2.  The guide below is designed to work on Windows PCs (preferably Windows 7); sorry Mac/Linux users!

3.  Back up everything you feel is important before you begin.

4.  This procedure is designed to work on Xperia Arc devices running firmware v4.1.B.0.587.  So make sure this is the firmware versions you are running before you proceed.

II.  Necessary Downloads

1.  Flashtool v0.8.6.0.

2.  Lt18i_4.1.A.0.562_Kernel.ftf (Link available in the first post under the Downloads section)

3. DooMLoRD_v1_Xperia-2011-ICS-ROOT-emu-busybox-su.zip (Link available in the first post)

III.  Flashing the .562 Kernel

1.  Double-click on flashtool.exe you downloaded above and follow the on-screen instructions to install it.

2.  Copy Lt18i_4.1.A.0.562_Kernel.ftf file you downloaded above to C:\Flashtool\firmwares on your harddrive.

3.  Open the Flashtool application after installation and click on the Flash icon (the one with the thunder symbol).

4.  You should be presented with two options:  Flashmode and Fastboot Mode.  Select Flashmode.

5.  Choose Lt18i_4.1.A.0.562 and click on OK.  Follow the on-screen instructions on how to boot your device into fastboot mode and connect your device.  Also, make sure”No Final Verification” is marked.

6.  Reboot device.

V.  Rooting the Xperia Arc

1.  Enable USB Debugging on your device.  You can do this by heading to Settings > Applications > USB Debugging and checking the tickbox next to it.

2.  Enable installation of non-Market applications.  To do this, go to Settings > Applications and check the Unknown Sources tickbox.

3.  Enable MSC Mode.  Go to Settings > Xperia > Connectivity > USB Connection Mode and select MSC Mode.

4.  Connect your device to your Windows PC.

5.  Extract the DooMLoRD_v1_Xperia-2011-ICS-ROOT-emu-busybox-su.zip that you downloaded above to a folder on your desktop.

6.  From the extracted folder, double-click on runme.bat to run the DooMLoRD tool.

7.  Follow the on-screen instructions and wait for the process to be complete (your device will reboot several times during the procedure).

How to Root the Dell Streak 7

Dell Streak 7 was announced in the year 2011 and ever since then, it has gone through various versions of Android. With every version of Android on your device, you need root access to fully customize it and to make your rooting job easier, here we have a guide on how you can root your Dell Streak 7 with simple steps.

I. Before You Begin:

1. You must have ADB drivers installed on your PC. You can see our guide on how to install ADB.

2. The warranty of your device will be voided once you root it. Therefore, do it at your own risk.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. SuperOneClick (It’s attached there in the first post)

III. Rooting the Dell Streak 7:

1. Download and place the SuperOneClick archive on your Desktop.

2. Extract files from the archive to the Desktop.

3. Enable USB debugging on your device by heading to Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>Development>>USB debugging, check-mark the box.

4. Connect your device to the PC using the USB cable.

5. Double-click the SuperOneClick.exe file to launch it.

6. Click on the Root button in the SuperOneClick Tool and the rooting process will begin.

7. The tool will install Superuser and Busybox apps, therefore you don’t have to download them separately from the Play Store.

8. After your device is rooted, you can disconnect it from the PC.

Congrats ! You have successfully rooted your Dell Streak 7 with One-Click Rooting tool. The root-only apps will now run on your device without any problems !

How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery on the LG Esteem

With the help of ROM Manager application, you can easily install the widely popular ClockworkMod Recovery on the LG Esteem smartphone. It has been the easiest method available to install the recovery, no need to issue commands, nothing. If you don’t know how you can use the ROM Manager app to flash the recovery, here’s a guide for you.

I. Before You Begin:

1. Your device must be rooted. See our guide on how to root the LG Esteem.

2. This should install the latest version of ClockworkMod Recovery on your device.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. ROM Manager (Google Play Link)

III. Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on the LG Esteem:

1. Download the ROM Manager App from Play Store and install it on your device.

2. Open the app from your device’s Menu.

3. Tap the option labeled Flash ClockworkMod Recovery.

4. Choose your device model and follow the on-scree instructions.

5. You’re done now!

There you go, you now have a fully-working version of CWM Recovery on your device. You can use it to flash custom ROMs on your device and to take backup of your current ROM.

HOW TO ROOT LENOVO THINKPAD TABLET

Back in August 2011, Lenovo announced its series of ThinkPad tablets which came with Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS. If you have purchased one of these tablets and want to root it, then here’s a guide for you to do so.

I. Before You Begin:

1. You must have ADB installed on your PC. If you haven’t done so yet, then do it from here.

2. You will void your ThinkPad’s warranty if you root it. However, you can get back the warranty by either applying stock firmware or unrooting your ThinkPad.

3. Make sure your ThinkPad is charged at least 50% to go through the process without any problems.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. Download the Single Click Root Package from here.

III. Rooting Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet:

1. Place the Single Click Root Package file on the Desktop of your PC.

2. Extract files from the package to your Desktop using any file extraction software, like WinRAR.

3. Enable USB debugging on your ThinkPad by going to Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>Development>>USB debugging, check-mark the box.

4. Connect your ThinkPad to your PC using the USB cable that came with it.

5. Now, from the files you extracted, double-click the run.bat file.

6. Follow the instructions displayed on your screen.

Your ThinkPad is now rooted and it’s time to cheer up as you can now enjoy the apps on this tablet which are specifically designed for rooted devices.