Gionee elife e3 rooting and CWM Recovery preocedure

Gionee elife e3 rooting preocedure

Gionee Elife E3 is a Mobile made by a chinese Handset manufacturer Gionee , It is just 7.9mm thick and has a gorgeous display.
So in this Thread I will be discussing :-

READ AND FOLLOW THE WHOLE PROCEDURE..! ITS IMPORTANT

1. How to Root Gionee Elife E3
2. How to Flash CWM
3. Compatible Roms with Gionee Elife E3
4. How To Flash Custom Roms
5 . Difference Between Indian & Chinese Gionee Elife E3
6. Firmware You should Flash to install Custom Roms

Lets Start With - How to identify which Gionee Elife E3 Firmware You Are Currently Using .
Go into Setting >> System Update and Click on Update Firmware Button . If u notice anything there written in chinese or if u have the button of the System update in a circular Form then your elife e3 has the Chinese Firmware , otherwise u have The Indian Firmware


Ok so now you identified which firmware u have. (Identifying which firmware u have will come in handy later on)

Lets Start Rooting of the Phone

ROOTING OF GIONEE ELIFE E3 (CHINESE AND INDIAN) -



STEPS - GO TO SETTING>> ABOUT PHONE

Repeatedly tap on Build Number (seven taps should do the trick) until you’re met with a message that reads: “you are now a developer!”

GO BACK TO SETTINGS
THEN TAP ON DEVELOPER OPTIONS
TICK MARK THE USB DEBUGGING OPTION

GO BACK TO SETTINGS
TAP ON SECURITY
TICK MARK THE OPTION "UNKNOWN SOURCES" AND CLICK "OK"

TAP THE HOME BUTTON NOW


INSTALLING THE USB DRIVERS BEFORE ROOTING -

YOU MUST HAVE TO INSTALL THE USB DRIVERS OF THE PHONE BEFORE ROOTING
SO DOWNLOAD THIS TOOL (PDANET)- http://pdanet.co/bin/PdaNetA4126.exe AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS
INSTALL PDANET
FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE AND CLICK ON "OTHERS" OPTION IN THE PHONE SELECTION MENU

 

CONNECT YOUR GIONEE ELIFE E3 WHEN ASKED AND IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY INSTALL ALL DRIVERS


Download MOTOCHOPPER (ROOTING TOOL) here:
http://vulnfactory.org/public/motochopper.zip

Instructions:
Extract the entire contents of the zip file.
Connect your device to your PC via USB. DO NOT TURN ON USB STORAGE ON YOUR GIONEE ELIFE E3...!!!!
If you are using Windows, navigate to the extracted directory and execute "run.bat". If you are using Linux or OS X, navigate to the extracted directory in a terminal and execute "./run.sh".
HIT ENTER
WAIT
Approve the ADB connection from your PC on your device. IF IT ASKS TO DO SO . DO NOT TURN ON USB STORAGE ON YOUR GIONEE ELIFE E3...!!!!
WAIT
HIT ENTER WHEN IT ASKS TO HIT ANY KEY
UR DEVICE WILL NOW REBOOT ON ITS OWN
AFTER REEBOOT YOU HAVE SUPERUSER INSTALLED,,!!

FLASHING THE CWM IF U HAVE INDIAN FIRMWARE -

Install "MOBILE UNCLE TOOL" FROM THE PLAY STORE

DOWNLOAD RECOVERY.IMG FROM PC - http://d-h.st/vcU
CONNECT PHONE TO PC VIA USB AND TURN ON USB STORAGE
COPY RECOVERY.IMG FILE TO THE ROOT OF INTERNAL SD CARD
DISCONNECT THE PHONE FROM PC
GO INTO MOBILE UNCLE TOOLS APP . GRANT IT SUPERUSER PERMISSION FOREVER
TAP ON RECOVERY UPDATE
SELECT THE "RECOVERY.IMG" FILE FROM INTERNAL SD AND FLASH IT
CLICK "OK" AND BOOT INTO RECOVERY "OK"

YOU ARE NOW IN THE CWM (CLOCKWORDMOD RECOVERY) VOLUME UP AND DOWN BUTTONS ACT AS UP AND DOWN (TO NAVIGATE)
AND POWER BUTTON ACT AS THE SELECTION BUTTON

CLICK ON REBOOT DEVICE OR REBOOT
AND THEN CLICK ON "YES" AND THEN "YES"

AFTER REBOOT YOU HAVE FLASHED UP THE CWM .. CONGRATS..!

FLASHING THE CWM IF U HAVE CHINESE FIRMWARE -

CHINESE FIRMWARE'S DO NOT HAVE THE PLAYSTORE SO U WILL HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THE MOBILE UNCLE TOOLS SEPERATELY AND INSTALL THAT TO UR DEVICE , HERE'S THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD MOBILE UNCLE TOOLS - http://d-h.st/9Q8

AFTER U DONE INSTALLING

DOWNLOAD RECOVERY.IMG FROM PC - http://d-h.st/y4X (ITS THE RECOVERY OF BLU LIFE PLAY..IT WILL LATER HELP U FLASH UP ROMS)
CONNECT PHONE TO PC VIA USB AND TURN ON USB STORAGE
COPY RECOVERY.IMG FILE TO THE ROOT OF INTERNAL SD CARD
DISCONNECT THE PHONE FROM PC
GO INTO MOBILE UNCLE TOOLS APP . GRANT IT SUPERUSER PERMISSION FOREVER
TAP ON RECOVERY UPDATE
SELECT THE "RECOVERY.IMG" FILE FROM INTERNAL SD AND FLASH IT
CLICK "OK" AND BOOT INTO RECOVERY "OK"

YOU ARE NOW IN THE CWM (CLOCKWORDMOD RECOVERY) VOLUME UP AND DOWN BUTTONS ACT AS UP AND DOWN (TO NAVIGATE)
AND POWER BUTTON ACT AS THE SELECTION BUTTON

CLICK ON REBOOT DEVICE OR REBOOT
AND THEN CLICK ON "YES" AND THEN "YES"

AFTER REBOOT YOU HAVE FLASHED UP THE CWM .. CONGRATS..!