How to Root Mi2 with Lollipop

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="228" id="aimg_UurQs" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120114302156.jpg" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="625" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">With the arrival of Android L for Mi2 from Ivan, there must be some people who are still troubled with how to root the new Android 5.0.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">And hereby, I would like to present to you the simplest tutorial on how to do it.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="374" id="aimg_ndZYP" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120112543550.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="620" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Above are the photos of the phone after rooted.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">Note: I believe those who had succesfully flash their device to Android L should have sufficient knowledge on how to install any custom recovery or how to use USB Debugging so it will not be mention in this thread again. Otherwise you can search from the forum too.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">Root Process:</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Firstly, you have to download the attached file at the end of this tutorial.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">1.  Download the attachment to your desktop and then unzip it</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">2.  The 2 files shown below are very important for out next step</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="479" id="aimg_gQZRz" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120112736982.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">3.  These are the code/command which we will be needing later</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_YpdYG" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120112811680.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_UbNl6" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120112846817.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">4.  Next, connect your device to your computer</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_Yaf7I" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120112907649.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_x31GP" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113003855.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">5.  Copy the file </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">BETA-SuperSU-v2.19 </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">from the unzip folder to the root of your device internal storage</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_h8YpN" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113031182.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">6.  Next, disconnect your device and hold "Volume down" + "Power" button to enter Fastboot mode</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="600" id="aimg_RyVEE" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113201626.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="405" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">7.  After on Fastboot mode, reconnect to your computer and it shall auto detect your device</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_v7la4" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113230101.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">8.  Now, run the </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">Command Prompt</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"> in the unzip folder, Win7 do not require admin authorisation</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_FNNcN" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113322579.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">9.  Copy & Paste the command from the first file to Command Prompt and hit Enter. The device with auto restart here.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_pI3Qm" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113347950.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_xDazw" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113357164.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_T9EeG" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113422540.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">10.  After restart just leave your device, proceed with copy & paste the second command and repeat as Step 9. If there is no error your device should auto restart again and you are one step closer to successfully root your device.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_n4KPK" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113521269.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_MS2TM" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113538711.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="719" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">11.  Next, hold down "Volume +" and "Power" button to enter Recovery mode. Then select System One.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="600" id="aimg_YED8q" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113744204.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="405" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">12.  Here, directly flash to the zip folder which should already be in the root of your device's internal memory from Step 5.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="450" id="aimg_ZpanA" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113838751.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="620" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="450" id="aimg_slFwW" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113848496.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="620" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">13.  After flashing the SU zip, let it run the installation. Then go back to the main menu and reboot your device.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="450" id="aimg_Ni09B" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120113930594.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="620" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">14.  Lastly, select to restore/reboot Root and there you go. Your device is succesfully rooted.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="450" id="aimg_EMzC5" src="http://static.geek.miui.com/uploadfile/2014/1120/20141120114017238.png" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="620" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Attachment: </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /></span><br /><div class="showhide" style="background-color: white; border: 1px dashed rgb(255, 154, 154); line-height: 21px; margin: 8px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; zoom: 1;"><h4 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" class="vm" src="http://en.miui.com/static/image/miui/base/filetype/zip.png" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span id="attach_219912" style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=attachment&aid=MjE5OTEyfGZiMDM2YWJjfDE0MTcyNjEyMTJ8NjA1MDk5OTU2fDY0Mzk3" style="word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Root Mi2 Lollipop.zip</a> <span class="xg1" style="word-wrap: break-word;">(9.17 MB, Downloads: 9)</span></span></span></h4></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Source: </span><a href="http://geek.miui.com/content-14-964-1.html#top" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">MIUI Geek</a><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Enjoy Guys  </span><img alt="" border="0" smilieid="106" src="http://en.miui.com/static/image/smiley/comcom/18.gif" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></div>

How to Root Mi2 with Lollipop

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