How to Root the Micromax Canvas HD (A116)
Installing custom recovery was the first step in rooting the Canvas HD and we will now show you how to actually root the device. Rooting bestows your device with capabilities that your manufacturer doesn’t want you to have – overclocking/underclocking, changing themes completely are just some them and you will find out what more you can do with a rooted device when you are done.
I. Before You Begin
1. You will need to have a custom recovery installed in order to flash unofficial zip files. Use our guide on the same to help you.
2. Back up anything you feel is important.
3. Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.
4. Install the necessary drivers before you actually begin the rooting process. This will prevent any unwanted breaks while actually rooting. Use these drivers if you haven’t already installed them.
II. Necessary Downloads
1. Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip
2. su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip
III. Rooting the Canvas HD
1. Connect your device to your PC and copy both Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip and su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip to your device’s internal SD card.
2. Disconnect your device and turn it off.
3. Hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power buttons until you see the screen where it asks you to press Volume Up for recovery. Press Volume Up to enter recovery.
4. Use Volume Up and Down buttons to navigate to ‘install zip from zip card‘ and press the Power button to select it.
5. On the next screen, select ‘choose zip from SD card.‘
6. Navigate to Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip you copied above and press Power to select it.
7. Navigate to ‘Yes – install Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip’ and press Power button to start flashing.
8. Go back to main menu.
9. Follow Steps 4 to 8 but select su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip this time.
10. Finally, select reboot system now.
You should find the Superuser app in your app drawer once you reboot your device. If you still want to know if you are really rooted, go to the Play Store and install Root Checker to verify.
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.
If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.
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Hello Sir… awhen i start the
phone in recovery mode i.e. by pressing Power +vol up + vol down then
selecting volume up key…. it doent load recovery mode. it starts as
normal mode. Please help
Hello Ritesh,
Have you flashed a custom recovery on your device? You should do it first and only then do the above procedure. Here’s the link to the custom recovery procedure – https://theunlockr.com/2013/03/31/how-to-root-the-micromax-canvas-hd-a116/
Looks like you’re from Bhuj. I’m from a nearby place, let’s meetup and I’ll teach you how to do these procedures.
Thanks,
Mahesh
after 2nd step,my fone shows a android logo lying on its back with red triangle and ! on its belly.
and the sceen appears.
So when i reach to 3rd steps and navigate to install zip from zip card and press power button to select it,nothing happens as my power button not able to select and to restart it i have to remove battery.
so please help..!!
Plz give screenshots
drivers are not installing in my pc i tried Win7 & Win8
Sir I make steps as u said using windows xp..BT when the phone is connected,it does not show phone name.I disconnect it and reconnect it.BT its not working.ie I select recovery image.and I can’ t do remaining step.I can’t download…plz help me sir
the method given above is complicated and may not work all the time. I faced problems with flashing while I tried to install the recovery using Sp flash tool from my windows 8 pc. I couldn’t find the right driver for so many days. but I found another method on a forum. I had to dig a lot to get this.
This method I’m posting here does not require you to install recovery first 😀 Just install the Moborobo software for the adb drivers and then run the other tool given on that website. it’s so simple. I’m so lucky to have found this.
http://droidchina.com/forum/Thread-Rooting-MT6589-HDC-Galaxy-Android
install zip from zip card is not tr ntg hapening after this what to do