A tethered root solution for your echo dot 2nd generation.
To start, run main.py
Due to software updates being pushed constantly, I cannot guarantee that this will work for your echo. If you encounter any issues, feel free to contact me, and if you find a bug pull requests are welcome.
Warning
This is a TETHERED root solution It is recommended to block amazon's OTA servers (https://d1s31zyz7dcc2d.cloudfront.net and https://d1s31zyz7dcc2d.cloudfront.prod.ota-cloudfront.net) to prevent updates from corrupting or removing root on your device. I am not responsible for any damage to your device
pip
:
pip install -r requirements.txt
You can find how this tool works on my website.
Once you have rooted the device, a file called preloader_no_hdr.bin
will be generated. To boot the device, you will need to install mtkclient, copy the file into its directory and run python mtk plstage --preloader=preloader_no_hdr.bin
. Replace python
with python3
depending on the python version you have installed.
When using the home assistant indicator feature, I would recommend using a raspberry pi zero w or other small SBC to run the python flask server, and boot the device. You can use crontab to make this happen automatically on boot using mtkclient.
Follow the guide here to use mtkclient for unbricking a rooted or partially rooted echo
This project would not have been possible without: