awe guide

[Guide][Drivers][Root][Kernel][Recovery] How to install for the ZTE Awe

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There is no reason to use cwm or phil'z cwm as they do not format correctly and have other bugs. I personally really like phil'z cwm better than twrp but it doesn't work correctly for are phone. Especially for installing KitKat based roms developed by phenomx4. All roms come pre rooted except for the revert to stock rom that I am aware of. The super user that is included with the kitkat based roms does not work correctly with many apps so I will suggest using supersu instead. These forms and google are your friends. If you don’t think you can find an answer for something please ask us and I am sure someone here will help. The main purpose of this guide is to answer some of the basic install questions for making are AWE more AWESOME!
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Installing drivers:
Have your phone unplugged from your computer.
Make sure you enable USB Debugging on your phone!
The USB Debugging option is located at Settings -> Developer Options -> Slide Toggle to On -> Enable USB Debugging -> OK

Windows:
Install PDANet. http://pdanet.co/bin/PdaNetA4150.exe
During installation, click the dot in front of I agree and then click Next, Next, Next
Make sure other is selected at the phone selection window and then press ok.
Plug in your phone now and the window should disapper and install the adb and fastboot drivers.`
Uncheck all of the checkboxes, and click "Finish"
On your phone pull down the notification area and press the option for other usb options
Tap the dot on the right next to install drivers
Open your file explorer and you should now have a new virtual cd-rom drive
Double click the drive and it should autorun the setup. If not go to the windows folder and run the autorun program from there.
Install by clicking ok, next, then finish.

Linux (any variant that uses apt)
Open a terminal window.
Type these commands:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb
sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot

For Mac / Other Linux Variants:
Connect your phone to your computer via USB
On phone:
A menu should appear, select "Install driver"
On computer:
Navigate to the drive labeled "USB_Driver" (which is the phone)

Open the folder corresponding to your operating system.
Linux:
Extract the USB_Driver.tar.gz somewhere on your computer.
Open a terminal window.
Type these commands:
cd /path/to/USB_Driver
chmod 777 install uninstall
./`install

Fastboot TWRP:
(This is to either temporarily use TWRP to install root or what I recommend for backup and recovery purposes is to flash it to the recovery partition replacing the stock recovery.)
Windows:
Install minimal adb and fastboot from
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1S0LCuXCnnmSWh6NGJmSE1BUWc/edit
Uncheck the box for launching the program at the end and press finish.

Download TWRP Recovery (flashable zip): http://d-h.st/pl4
Decompress the zip to C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot
On linux or mac I would guess you would point to where you downloaded the file with the commands below
With the device OFF and unplugged, hold down the VOLUME UP button, and hold the power button down. Once the phone vibrates let go of the power button while still holding the VOLUME UP button until a screen that says FTM appears.
Windows:
Go to start > Minimal adb and fasboot and click to run the program.
In the terminal window, type:
adb reboot-bootloader (Your device should now reboot and have a black screen)
To check if you are in fastboot mode:
(Linux users may need to append the following fastboot commands with "sudo".)
fastboot devices
Your device should appear like this:
13582c7a                fastboot
fastboot boot recovery.img
At this point, your device should boot into TWRP.




Installing root for stock:
(Note all 3rd party roms include root so there is no need to install it for them unless it is for the kitkat based roms which I would recommend installing supersu instead which is outlined below. This should be fixed in newer builds according to phenomx4 .”
Superuser: http://downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip
TWRP Recovery (flashable zip): http://d-h.st/pl4 Decompress to get the recovery.img file
Overclocked Kernel: http://www.mediafire.com/download/8s3h5h3686urzma/AWEstruck_v1.03c.zip


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This guide assumes that you have not installed CWM Recovery onto your device.
It also assumes that you do not have the files you wish to install on your SD card.
If you wish, you can install the files from your SD card rather than installing with sideloading.
Make sure you know where the files are located on the SD card (A great place is a folder at the root of the SD card!).
Select "install zip from /sdcard" instead of "install zip from sideload".
At that point, it will bring up a list of the files/folders on your SD card.
Navigate to where you put the file and select it with the Power button.
It will bring up another screen asking if you really wish to install it.
Select the option that says "Yes".
NOTE: It is recommended that you perform a nandroid backup before installing any of these files.
Make sure you have enough space on you sdcard before you backup Total space you need is dependent on how many apps you have installed.
Now to install stuff!
Navigate back to the main menu.
Select "install zip"

To install Superuser:
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Select "install zip from sideload"
In the terminal window on your computer, type:
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adb sideload Superuser.zip

The file will upload to your device and install Superuser.apk and the su binary.
Congratulations, at this point you device is now rooted!
To install CWM Recovery:
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Select "install zip from sideload"
In the terminal window on your computer, type:
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adb sideload cwm.zip

The file will upload and install CWM Recovery.
You can now boot into CWM Recovery normally.
While the phone is off, hold VOLUME DOWN and press the power button.
To install Overclocked Kernel:
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Select "install zip from sideload"
In the terminal window on your computer, type:
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adb sideload ockernel.zip

The file will upload and install the overclocked kernel.
You can now download an app from the Play store to overclock your CPU!
If you wish to use Cydia Impactor to root, and install Superuser from the Play store:

Download Cydia Impactor: Cydia Impactor
Extract and Open Cydia Impactor
Make sure that the dropdown says "# drop SuperSU su to /system/xbin/su"
Press "Start"
Your device should now be rooted, but it only has the superSU binary on it, you still need Superuser!