Proper Rooting Instructions

THIS IS FOR 32-BIT KITKAT (CM-11.0) ONLY! DO NOT USE THIS PROCEDURE ON LOLLIPOP!



[ Proper Rooting Instructions ]

I have noticed slight incorrect information floating around so created this thread to make things easier.



[ NOTICE ]

this procedure WILL NOT replace the stock recovery


[ requirements ]

• YU Yureka phone
• unlocked bootloader
• any recovery kernel - CWM, Philz, TWRP [KITKAT ONLY]
• latest SU binary from from: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
• busybox installer

[ how to root ]

• download the latest SuperSU update.zip
• save it on sdcard of device
• reboot into bootloader/fastboot mode
  • adb reboot bootloader
    or
  • power down phone and keeping the VOLUME UP key connect the phone to PC/Laptop via USB cable
• download any of the recoveries
• hotboot the recovery kernel
  • fastboot -i 0x1ebf boot CWM-recovery-yu.img
    you will get output like
    
• device will now start booting into recovery
• once the recovery starts flash the SuperSU update.zip
• reboot from recovery into OS
• you should now get root access!

[ installing busybox ]

• it is highly recommended to install busybox after rooting!
• just go to andorid play store and download the busybox installer.
• once the installer is downloaded, install busybox in /system/xbin
• reboot device after install and thats it!

CWM recovery link: https://s.basketbuil...freak/yu/yureka

TWRP link: https://s.basketbuil...freak/yu/yureka

Latest Rooting package: http://download.chai...perSU-v2.27.zip

Fastboot and ADB binaries:https://dl.dropboxus...fastboot-v2.zip