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Rooting, SuperUser, & Nandroid CWmod Backup for Mediatek Powered Devices with MT6572, MT8125, MT8389 etc




If you have one of the higher quality phones or Tablets made in China, its probably powered by a Mediatek Dual or Quad core ARMv7 (rev 2 v71), armabi-v7a CPU

To Check out what Kind of CPU you have, Download Android System Info from the Playstore Here, or get the APK direct from here: Android System Info.apk

• Click on "BuildInfos" and look ar "Hardare" and see if its a Mediatek CPU, beginning with "MT"
• I've read that some MT's are fake, so its a good Idea to Google your MT#### and read up about it

Here is how to ROOT your phone to gain SuperUser Access, and create a Nandroid ClockWorkMod Backup

Rooting your Phone:

• DownloadVRoot from here
• Extract it and click on the .exe file & Install it
• Plug your phone into your computer using a high-quality USB Cable
• Be sure your phone is turned on
• In your phone settings, go to System > Developer Options & turn on USB Debugging Mode
• Start the VRoot Program
• Wait until VRoot Recognizes your phone, and your phone's name is displayed
• Click the Button in the bottom right Corner, that says "Root"
• Wait until the Root Completes
• Wait Longer and your Phone will automatically reboot
• After your Phone Reboots, you can Unplug your Phone from your Computer
• Download Rootchecker from the Playstore here to see if you have Root Access, or download the apk file here: RootChecker.apk
  
• Whenever you run a program requiring root access, you will be prompted by VRoot SuperUser if you want to allow it or deny it.. if you trust the program, click "Always Allow"

• ***VRoot SuperUser is one of the best SuperUser apps available, and allows you to control Start-up Processes, Disable or Enable Services, and Install & Uninstall anything on your phone.. so be careful you dont delete or disable any of the System Services, System Services will be clearly marked as System Services in all programs granting you control over them. You should only delete or uninstall or Disable services which DO NOT belong to your Android Operating System or core Device Functions & Services..

*** WARNING: DO NOT DO ANYTHING WITH YOUR NEW SUPERUSER POWERS UNTIL YOU CREATE A FULL NANDROID BACKUP IN THE NEXT STEP... And even then, DO NOT Disable, Delete or Uninstall things simply because they occupy alot of memory.. Disabling, Deleting, or Uninstalling Android System Services, Core Services and Device-Specific Apps may cause your Device to not Work Properly, may cause things like your Calling or Wi-Fi functions to disappear, may cause your device to be unable to start the Android Operating System, or cause your Device to get caught in a continuous boot-reboot cycle, or cause your device to be unable to turn on or boot up at all, e.g. Cause a Brick.



Creating a Nandroid ClockWorkMOD Backup:

• Download Busybox from the Playstore here, or download the apk file here: Busybox.apk
• Install & Run Busy Box
• Wait for it to Load all items
• Click the "Install" button.. select "Simple Install" and wait for it to complete
• Download Online Nandroid Backup *ROOT from the Playstore here
• Install & Run it
• Click on "Save Location" in Default Backup Settings, and select your SD Card with at least 1.5 GB of free space
• Also Be Sure "ClockWorkMod" is selected as the Backup Type, and Backup Mode is set to Normal, and be sure that 'Yafffs2 asTar' is NOT selected
• Click "Quick Backup"
• Wait until it completes, it should not be instant, and you should see clearly that it backs up Uboot, Boot, Recovery, System, Data, Cache, Android_Secure, MD5 checksum, etc.
• It could take 4 to maybe 15 minutes, depending on your phone.. if you see "Ubbot", "Boot", etc, then just wait as long as needed.. "System" takes the longest
• Done!