Want to root your Condor Plume L8 Pro? then, this guide is for you. In this guide, we will teach you how to root the Condor Plume L8 Pro by patching the boot image using magisk. For this guide, we don’t need the TWRP Recovery or any other flash tool. All you need is an official Condor Plume L8 Pro stock ROM file and extract the boot image to patch it.
As an Android user, most of us want to heavily customize our Android devices. Rooting an Android device opens the unlimited possibilities of customizations that include installing rooted apps, hibernate background running tasks, improve battery life, lock screen or status bar changes, etc. It also offers uninstalling system apps, edit/delete system root files, installing custom modules, and more. All of these things can’t be possible without rooting.
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What is Magisk?
There are two most popular and widely used rooting methods available such as SuperSU and Magisk. Both the SuperSU and Magisk offer root access but nowadays, most of the developers and users prefer Magisk. Magisk is a system-less root that enables root access over the system components without affecting the system core-files.
Therefore, Magisk alters and stores the temporary files in the device boot partition. This is a quite safe method and effective as well. It doesn’t hamper Google’s SafetyNet security feature and other banking apps also work fine with Magisk. Magisk comes with a Magisk Manager app that offers rooted device status, downloading & installing custom modules on your device, and more.
Please Note:
- Your device warranty may void after rooting.
- Rooting will block the software OTA updates.
Now, let’s take a look at the requirements, downloads, and steps to Root Condor Plume L8 Pro using Magisk.
Pre-Requirements:
- The Stock ROM and Boot Image File are only for the Condor Plume L8 Pro model.
- Make sure to take a complete backup of your device data at first.
- Charge your device battery more than 60% at least.
- You need to unlock the bootloader on your device
- You will require a PC/Laptop and a USB cable.
- Download all the required files from below.
Required Downloads:
- Download ADB and Fastboot files. (Windows/MAC)
- Condor USB drivers – download and install it on your computer.
- Download Other Drivers: Mediatek VCOM Drivers or MTK USB Drivers
- Download the Magisk Manager app for your device.
- Condor Plume L8 Pro Stock ROM – download on your PC.
- Download And Install SP Flash Tool on your computer as well.
Disclaimer:
Let’s head over to the rooting steps one-by-one.
1. How to Extract and Patch Boot.image using Magisk?
- First of all, you need to extract the boot image using the MTK Droid Tool
- Attach your device via USB cable and copy only the boot.img file from the extracted folder to your device storage
- Launch Magisk Manager. When a popup appears asking to install Magisk, select INSTALL and choose install again.
- Tap on “Patch Boot Image File”.
- Navigate to internal storage and select your phone’s boot image that you transferred earlier.
- Wait for a couple of seconds. Magisk will start patching the boot image.
- Once the boot image has been patched, copy the “patched_boot.img” from the internal storage and replace it in the same extracted ROM folder on your PC.
Now you can follow the second step to flash the patched boot image file.
2. Steps To Install the Patched Boot Image on Condor Plume L8 Pro
Follow the proper guide to install Patched Boot Image on Condor Plume L8 Pro from below link:
Guide to Install Patched Boot Image on MediaTek DeviceIn some cases, if the above method doesn’t work on your Condor Plume L8 Pro, then try via ADB fastboot method.
- Now, extract the ADB & Fastboot tool, then move the patched boot image file to the same folder.
- Press and hold down the Shift key + right-mouse-click to open the command window/PowerShell.
- Next, enter the following command in order to flash the “patched_boot.img” to install Magisk and root your Android device:
fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img
- For devices with A/B partition system, you have to use the following commands:
fastboot flash boot_a patched_boot.img fastboot flash boot_b patched_boot.img
Please replace [patched_boot.img] with the name of the boot image file you downloaded followed by the .img extension.
- Wait for the flashing process to complete.
- Finally, type in the command to reboot your device.
fastboot reboot
- That’s it.
Steps to Verify the Systemless Root
- Launch the Magisk Manager app on your device.
- Now, in order to verify the systemless root access on your phone, you will see the status screen. Here all options should be green ticked if properly rooted. If yes, that means you’ve successfully bypassed the Google SafetyNet measure as well.
That’s it, guys. We hope that you’ve found this guide useful and have successfully rooted your Condor Plume L8 Pro device.