Rooting the Poke Pro

bel3atar · 12-21-2018, 10:52 AM

Is there a way to root the device?

jb123 · 01-24-2019, 08:26 AM

Yes. with a little guidance from Pajamaman from another thread I did the following...

I used old version kingroot 4.5 for Android and it worked plus Supersume. Now I can use Xposed Framework for App Settings to change per app dpi and font sizes and Xposed Additions to customize the one physical button to be a little more useful (like recent apps, home, page-turning) plus xKindlemod to tweak the Kindle app and Fonter to force individual apps to use all black text for easier eink reading

bel3atar · 01-25-2019, 06:03 PM

Thanks it worked!
Do you know if we can have magisk on this one?

chronoreverse · 01-25-2019, 06:52 PM

MagiskHide requires being able to patch the boot image's ramdisk which isn't possible without an unlocked (formally or via exploit) bootloader.

A root exploit would allow MagiskSU to function but that's no different from just using SuperSu since MagiskHide won't function (nor would Magisk Modules)

bel3atar · 01-25-2019, 10:32 PM

What version of Super sume did you use?
v9.9.0 remains stuck on "processing, please wait..."

Pajamaman · 01-27-2019, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bel3atar

What version of Super sume did you use?
v9.9.0 remains stuck on "processing, please wait..."

Apparently you have to use the older versions of kingroot apk. I used the PC version and now I have to get rid of it and try the old android version. I might hard reset and start again. It was a learning curve.

Pajamaman · 01-27-2019, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jb123

Yes. with a little guidance from Pajamaman from another thread I did the following...

I used old version kingroot 4.5 for Android and it worked plus Supersume. Now I can use Xposed Framework for App Settings to change per app dpi and font sizes and Xposed Additions to customize the one physical button to be a little more useful (like recent apps, home, page-turning) plus xKindlemod to tweak the Kindle app and Fonter to force individual apps to use all black text for easier eink reading

What version of supersume did you use?

bel3atar · 01-29-2019, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pajamaman

What version of supersume did you use?

v9.9.0

jb123 · 01-31-2019, 07:11 AM

Supersume was quirky and I had to do it including reinstalling and re-rooting with kingroot a couple times (it re-roots fast so not a big deal). I did use the latest version of Supersume from the play store. If I remember right, I think the problem was in Phase 1 of Supersume it says it's going to install additional tools and then it just hangs. I think the problem was the popup window to install those tools never appeared. I discovered, kind of by accident, that if I used recent tasks to switch to another app and then back to Supersume the window appeared so I could install these additional tools and then it ran smoothly from there. Hope that helps and gets the job done.

trence · 03-16-2019, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bel3atar

v9.9.0

Hey bel3atar, I seem to be having the same issue as you. Tried multiple versions of Kingroot. Did you ever have any luck?

Pajamaman · 04-08-2019, 09:07 AM

Onyx has released a FW update for the Poke, and deactivates King Root. You have to deinstall it manually. This is good as I can now install an older version of King Root and supersume it.

bel3atar · 04-09-2019, 08:15 AM

My device doesn't detect any FW update.
@trence: no, I didn't manage to remove kingroot.

trence · 04-10-2019, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bel3atar

My device doesn't detect any FW update.
@trence: no, I didn't manage to remove kingroot.

I'm using a Nova Pro, but the only way I could get kingroot off was using KingRoot-2-SuperSu-Switcher_v1.2.zip from XDA. Not sure if this board allows linking to other sites. Just FYI.

Root is maintained, at least on mine. Your mileage may vary.

Pajamaman · 04-14-2019, 09:49 PM

Root and Kingroot seem vone on mine. Button Saviour stopped working. Uninstalled Kingroot. No Kingroot process I can see.I installed the recent PC version, not an apk. Suits me. I thought it was going to be a pig to remove Kingroot and downgrade to a lower version. Kinda reluctant to put that spyware back on. It was too obstrusive. Might install an onld apk version and supersume it.

12-21-2018, 10:52 AM	#1
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01-24-2019, 08:26 AM	#2
jb123 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2019 Device: Onyx Boox Poke Pro	Yes. with a little guidance from Pajamaman from another thread I did the following... I used old version kingroot 4.5 for Android and it worked plus Supersume. Now I can use Xposed Framework for App Settings to change per app dpi and font sizes and Xposed Additions to customize the one physical button to be a little more useful (like recent apps, home, page-turning) plus xKindlemod to tweak the Kindle app and Fonter to force individual apps to use all black text for easier eink reading

01-25-2019, 06:03 PM	#3
bel3atar Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: PW2	Thanks it worked! Do you know if we can have magisk on this one?

01-25-2019, 06:52 PM	#4
chronoreverse Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 1134 Join Date: Jan 2019 Device: Kindle Voyage	MagiskHide requires being able to patch the boot image's ramdisk which isn't possible without an unlocked (formally or via exploit) bootloader. A root exploit would allow MagiskSU to function but that's no different from just using SuperSu since MagiskHide won't function (nor would Magisk Modules)

01-25-2019, 10:32 PM	#5
bel3atar Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: PW2	What version of Super sume did you use? v9.9.0 remains stuck on "processing, please wait..."

01-31-2019, 07:11 AM	#9
jb123 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2019 Device: Onyx Boox Poke Pro	Supersume was quirky and I had to do it including reinstalling and re-rooting with kingroot a couple times (it re-roots fast so not a big deal). I did use the latest version of Supersume from the play store. If I remember right, I think the problem was in Phase 1 of Supersume it says it's going to install additional tools and then it just hangs. I think the problem was the popup window to install those tools never appeared. I discovered, kind of by accident, that if I used recent tasks to switch to another app and then back to Supersume the window appeared so I could install these additional tools and then it ran smoothly from there. Hope that helps and gets the job done.

04-08-2019, 09:07 AM	#11
Pajamaman Wizard Posts: 2,856 Karma: 10700629 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Canada Device: Onyx Nova	Onyx has released a FW update for the Poke, and deactivates King Root. You have to deinstall it manually. This is good as I can now install an older version of King Root and supersume it.

04-09-2019, 08:15 AM	#12
bel3atar Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: PW2	My device doesn't detect any FW update. @trence: no, I didn't manage to remove kingroot.

04-14-2019, 09:49 PM	#14
Pajamaman Wizard Posts: 2,856 Karma: 10700629 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Canada Device: Onyx Nova	Root and Kingroot seem vone on mine. Button Saviour stopped working. Uninstalled Kingroot. No Kingroot process I can see.I installed the recent PC version, not an apk. Suits me. I thought it was going to be a pig to remove Kingroot and downgrade to a lower version. Kinda reluctant to put that spyware back on. It was too obstrusive. Might install an onld apk version and supersume it.