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 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.