We previously shared what Jason Andreas wrote about how to root the Coby Kyros MID7015 on a PC, but if you’re using a Mac, the instructions will be slightly different.
Use at your own risk. We are not responsible for what you do to your device. Rooting also voids your warranty with Coby and always runs the risk of bricking your device. Proceed with caution.
I would advise plugging in a USB keyboard into the Kyros for most of your work. For using the Terminal Emulator app USB keyboard is required.
Here is a summary of the steps:
I. Setup your Kyros
II. Root your Kyros
III. Download ClockworkMod Recovery and gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip
IV. Use a Terminal app from Kyros. (Windows – uses Command Prompt although at this point you could also install the Terminal app to the Kyros)
IV. Install Google Marketplace.
I. Setup your Kyros
1. Put your device in USB Debugging mode. From the main menu, press Settings, Applications, make sure Unknown sources is checked. Press Development,and make sure that USB Debugging is enabled.
2. Turn on your WIFI by going to Settings, Wireless & Networks, check WIFI,and then Wi-Fi settings. Select your Wi-Fi access point.
3. Open AppsLib,press the search hour glass icon,and type “appInstaller” and press Search. Install it. Close AppsLib.
II. Root your Kyros
“By rooting, what they mean is that you will have full control over all of the files and folders on your tablet. This is a good and a bad thing. It is good because we can add programs. It is also bad because you can delete files that you shouldn’t…meaning you could kill your tablet if you mess around.”
1. From the Mac, download z4Root. I would make a specific folder on my Mac for Android items.
2. Plug you long Kyros usb cable into your Mac. I am using an old eMac usb 1. Since Android files are small no problem with usb 1 speed of old Mac.
3. Touch and drag the second (right) usb icon, a notification shows and continue the drag to get more actions.
4. Touch from the list, USB connected(internal). A USB connected(internal) dialog appears. Touch the Mount button.
5. Drag the z4root.1.3.0.apk onto the mounted drive image for the Kyros. Dismount the Disk Image from the Mac. Unplug the usb cable from the Mac. Note: we installed the image of z4Root on the internal drive. The appInstaller program looks for it internally rather then on the sd card.
6. Press the right Tab to select the application screen. Run the appInstaller and install z4Root. (This procedure is called side loading an app. You can use this for any .apk file that you find on the Web. Use with caution for unknown apps. I would recommend that you research an app before attempting to side load it on your Kyros).
7. Now from the same right Tab screen select z4root. Z4Root will open. Press Permanent Root. Once it is done rooting, it will reboot your Kyros.
III. Download ClockworkMod Recovery and gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip
1. On your Mac, download recovery.img
2. On your Mac, download gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip.
3. Reconnect the Kyros to the Mac. Do same mounting procedure as described above, except touch from the list, USB connected(external). A USB connected(external) dialog appears. Touch the Mount button. The mounted disk on the Mac will allow us to drag the recovery.img and download gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip files to the SD card this time.
IV. Use a Terminal app from Kyros
1. Connect a USB keyboard to your Kyros.
2. Open AppsLib, press the search hour glass icon, and type Terminal Emulator and press Search. Use the arrows key on keyboard to scroll down until you find Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich. Install it. Close AppsLib.
3. Run Terminal Emulator. From the usb keyboard type:
su followed by a return
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img followed by a return
reboot recovery followed by a return
It will boot into the ClockworkMod Recovery menu.
IV. Installing Google Marketplace.
1. Press Home until install zip from SD card is selected and press menu.
2. Press Home until choose zip from sd card is selected and press menu.
3. Press Home until gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip is selected and press Menu.
4. Press Home until Yes – Install gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip is selected and press Menu.
5. It will then install the Google Market.
6. Once the install is done, it will say Install from sd card complete.
7. Press the back button
8. Reboot system now should be highlighted. Press Menu.
9. It will reboot the Kyros. You will see a Wizard appear. Go through the Wizard
10. You now have the Android Marketplace installed on your Kyros.
11. I would also recommend installing the AppBrain app from the Google Market. It gives you the ability to install more apps then just the Google Market alone.