Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Root Micromax A80


There is no custom ROM for A80 yet. If you just want to root it without backing up anything, here is an easier way to do.
Essentially you use the SP Flash tool to overwrite just the stock recovery image with CWM recovery. Then go to recovery and install uniroot2.signed.zip.
So you will now have the stock Micromax A80 ROM, but rooted and with CWM recovery.

For this you will need
1. USB Drivers. Link -> Drivers.zip
2. SP Flash tool. Link -> SP_Flash_Tool_v2.1121.01.zip
3. Micromax A80 scatter file. Link -> MT6573_Android_scatter.txt
4. CWM recovery image. Link -> recovery.img
5. unitroot2.signed.zip file. Link -> unitroot2.signed.zip

It seems installing USB drivers is the most trickiest part. So try the following in the order it is mentioned below:
1. Unzip Drivers.zip. It will unzip to a folder named "Drivers".
2. Whenever you plug in the USB cable and you are presented with missing drivers dialog, select "Browse my computer for driver software" and then click Browse button and select the Drivers folder obtained from Step#1. It contains all the possible drivers.
If you are not presented with any missing drivers dialog at all, check Device Manager for phone or android related drivers with a question mark or asterisk icon. Right click on it and select "Update Driver" and then carry out as mentioned in Step#2.
3. If the above method fails, plug your phone to PC via USB cable first and then install PdaNet+ for Android. Link -> PdaNet+ for Android
PdaNet+ for Android installs the necessary drivers for the phone automatically.

Rooting Procedure:
1. Create a new folder and put the Scatter file (MT6573_Android_scatter.txt) and recovery image (recovery.img) file in it.



2. Connect your phone to PC and put unitroot2.signed.zip in the root of sdcard.
3. Switch off the phone and connect the microUSB cable to it, but not to the PC yet.
4. Open SP Flash tool



5. Click on "Scatter-loading" button, and browse to the folder where you kept the scatter file and select the Scatter file. Press ok for the pop up.



It would automatically load the recovery image file (since it was in the same folder) and that would be the only one that is checked.



Click "Download". A countdown would start with 14 seconds remaining.
Plug the microusb cable to PC within 14 seconds. As soon as the phone is detected, the countdown will stop and a yellow progress bar will start.



After it has finished, a pop up would appear saying that recovery has been downloaded to phone.



Press OK and then one more pop up with a green circle saying "Download OK" would appear. This means everything is OK.



Close that pop up and close SP Flash tool.

Press the Volume Up button and power button simultaneously. Keep them pressed till you get into CWM recovery.

You will see "CWM_based Recovery v5.0.2.8" with blue letters. Use Volume Up or Down button to scroll down or up. Use Power button to select an option.

1. Select "install zip from sdcard"
2. Select "choose zip from sdcard"
3. Select "unitroot2.signed.zip"
4. Select "Yes - Install unitroot2.signed.zip"

You will see the following
CWM_based Recovery v5.0.2.8

-- Installing: /sdcard/unitroot2.signed.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
...Starting Rooting...
...Copying System Files...
...Installing root...
...Installing busybox...
...Installing Superuser...
...Rooting Complete!...

Install from from sdcard complete.

5. Select "+++++Go Back+++++"
6. Select "reboot system now"

After it reboots, you will have a rooted Micromax A80.

33 comments:

  1. Hi, thanks for posting this. been looking everywhere.
    can u also say which usb driver u installed? i tried many ways but my phone is not getting detected when i connect it within the 14 seconds thing. thanks in advance!

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    1. I have added the necessary drivers and instructions.

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    2. thanks!! will update the results..

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    3. Worked like a charm... :) it was d usb vcom drivers dat worked in the end.. :)
      thanks for all the help. wanna share customisations u've done in ur a80 after root?

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    4. https://www.mediafire.com/download/oibtwqdk8z50kfh/A80_BALA.zip

      custom rom for our phone

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  2. many many thanks finally I got rooted my A80 after a long search .

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  3. Pls say which driver yo installed? My phone s not detected...

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    1. I have added the necessary drivers and instructions.

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  4. dear sir,
    can u share the link for the usb drivers please

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    1. I have added the necessary drivers and instructions.

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  5. I have struck at unitroot2signed. it shows error. pls help me out...

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    1. What is the exact problem? Possibly you have a corrupt download. Try downloading unitroot2.signed.zip again and use that.

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  7. THANK YOU SIR YOU MADE MY DREAM COME TRUE I SEARCHED SO MANY FORUMS FOR THIS ROOTING METHOD ONLY ..THIS IS THE EASIEST OF ALL ...thounkyou very much

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  8. Wen i connect my mobile to lap it gets charged only. Pls pls pls help me...

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  9. Driver Does not detect it only count down 14 sec and show the error 8100...
    How To Do.
    help me...

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  10. @Staraphd: Thank you very munch sir. my mmx a80 rooted with charm.........:)

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  11. For guys whoose device was not detected in the 14 seconds :
    Instructions :
    1)download the usb drivers for mmx a80 given in this page.
    2)then go to Device manager
    3)at the top menu click on the "Action" button.
    4)select the "Add legacy driver" option.
    5)a new dialog box will open
    6)hit the next button in the box.
    7)Choose "Install the driver i manually select......." and click on the next button.
    8)don't do anything but just hit the next button.
    9)Then click on the have disk option.
    10)Then browse to the driver folder then selct your os(for ex- if u have windows 7 then open the win7 folder)then selct the "usb2ser_Win7" for 32 bit or "usb2ser_Win764" inf file the hit the open button.
    10)Now a list of hardwares will display.
    11)now hit the next button and install the drivers......:) :)
    12)now open Sp flash tool and follow the instructions as in the page and enjoy rooting your micromax a80.
    :)...........enjoy

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    1. while installing the legacy drivers, I get an error the device cannot start... but the driver gets installed..

      couldnt root ultimately.. please help.

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    2. @ritaban : just dont worry my friend, you have done the procedures correctly, I also got the same msg while installing it but dont worry, Ignore that and reboot ur system and proceed to sp flash tool and do the steps just mentioned in this page.

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  12. In that driver "INF Does not contail Digital signature infromation" error show... how to solve

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  13. after uploading the scatter file and then clicking download i am not getting the 14 second countdown.
    what could possibilly be going wrong?
    thanks in advance.

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  14. I have rooted my micromax a 80....
    ne I want to upgrade into anroid 4.0......so what did I do to upgrade it????

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    1. successfully unrooted and uninstalled clockworkmod :-) guys contact me for guide. Gtalk balajiasmartguy

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  16. hey all the guys i had problem with driver please help me...
    driver already installed but flash tool doesn't detect .........
    what to do??????????

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    1. contact me. I ill help yo... Balajiasmartguy@gmail.com

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  17. Thank You sir!!!
    Initially the drivers were not getting installed and the phone was not getting detected at the "14 second" step.
    However a simple reset phone did the trick the drivers got installed as well as the phone was detected at the the "14 second" step. And the rooting process was completed.
    Thanks again sir.

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  18. pls tell me how to unroot... Tat app has only temporary unroot option only. Pls pls tell me. I want to claim warrenty. Coz my mike s not working.

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  19. Please help me with rooting my colors xfactor hd.i tried many ways available on web but no one did work :(

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  20. successfully unrooted and uninstalled clockworkmod :-) guys contact me for guide. Gtalk balajiasmartguy

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  21. i have pre rooted custom rom for micromax a80

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  22. https://www.mediafire.com/download/oibtwqdk8z50kfh/A80_BALA.zip

    my own custom rom for a80 download it and flash in cw recovery

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