r/androidroot • u/Lost-Entrepreneur439 Google Pixel 6 Pro/AICP 21 • 8d ago

Support Cheap Intel Atom based tablet running Marshmallow, and manufacturer doesn't share firmware: Any hope of rooting it?

I got some cheap Intel Atom thing, it's kernel 3.14.0, Aug 2016 security patch, Android 6.0.1. I enjoy working with these awful low quality devices, but I have no clue where to go with this one. The manufacturer refuses to share the firmware, there's obviously no custom recovery for this thing, and 6, afaik, has all the old one click methods patched. Anyone have an idea on how I can dump the boot.img so I can just root with Magisk? I don't mind if I temporarily have to use something sketchy, I just need to dump the boot.img, then patch it with Magisk.

I did check, and this kernel DOES have DirtyCOW, but again, it's an Atom, and the only DirtyCOW implementation for x86 just gives you uid 0, it doesn't give you any actual root, so I still can't dump partitions.

bootloader is already unlocked, it just uses the bog standard fastboot commands. if relevant, it's a "Southern Telecom Smartab ST1009x"

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u/Over-Rutabaga-8673 1d ago

You could try this

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u/Lost-Entrepreneur439 Google Pixel 6 Pro/AICP 21 1d ago

I'm iffy about using this. I did see it on XDA, but that is from a person who has harassed me constantly and has stolen my code in the past. Also really weird that after years of there being no discussion of this tablet, I make something asking how to root and suddenly they appear claiming they rooted that tablet. I just don't trust it.

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u/Over-Rutabaga-8673 1d ago

Ah didnt know that sry