Onyx Boox Note Max Root (Magisk/APatch)

[ferlanero]

I'm going to describe procedure to root Onyx Boox Note Max after 2025-06-16_15-57_4.0-rel_0616_0db76eb42 version.

Based on reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Onyx_Boox/c...boox_note_max/

1. Install edl (https://github.com/bkerler/edl). Better Use LiveDVD (everything ready to go, based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS):
Live DVD V4 (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid...48565197184488)
User: user, Password: user


2. Put the device into EDL mode

adb reboot edl

3. Extract stocked bootloader using edl

If you are not using LiveDVD, you will need a loader for this. Luckly, the Boox Note Max has Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Soc (the one from 2019 - pretty old), so we just grab the one from edl repository (https://github.com/bkerler/Loaders/t...factory/sdm855).

If you are using LiveDVD, just follow next steps (everything ready to go, based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS):
Live DVD V4 (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid...48565197184488)
User: user, Password: user

I also extracted both other partitions too, just for cases if anything happens (Backup them):

./edl --memory=ufs r devinfo devinfo.img

./edl --memory=ufs r boot_a boot_a.img

./edl --memory=ufs r boot_b boot_b.img

Reboot tablet:

./edl reset

4. Push the image to the device

In my Note Max, the current slot is b, so I pushed the boot_b.img to the device. You can check your device bootloader current-slot (a or b):

adb reboot bootloader

After rebooting finishes:

fastboot getvar all

Check for (bootloader) current-slot: a/b

Reboot tablet:

fastboot reboot

5. Reboot your device, install Magisk / APatch, then patch the image extracted previously with edl.


6.Flash the patched image. Reboot. Then you will get a magisked / APatched Note Max:

adb reboot edl

./edl --memory=ufs w boot_b magisked_boot_b.img

./edl --memory=ufs w boot_b apatched_boot_b.img

Reboot to rooted system:

./edl reset

BACK TO UNROOTED BOOT

Put the device into EDL mode:

adb reboot edl

Flash the original image extrated with edl:

./edl --memory=ufs w boot_b boot_b.img

Reboot to unrooted system:

./edl reset

[Renate]

Originally Posted by ferlanero

Better use LiveDVD

Why? That file is 4 GB.
I'd rather use my Windows EDL client (in my sig), it's 160 kB.
Ok, You might need Zadig and it's 5.1 MB.