Advice requested on root path

I previously owned an HTC One M8 which I rooted using the weaksauce/firewater method. I recently banged up the phone and bought a Samsung Galaxy G5 which I also rooted (took forever) but I didn't like it so I bought and just received a new (used) HTC One M8 (HTC6525LVW) running Android 5.0.1 which I would like to root.

I've googled, checked the forums and have found a ton of information so I'm looking for some very high level guidance. I'm up for just about anything including downgrading my version of Android but I'm not sure of the best move. I'm only interested in root. Any other benefits are fine but my goal is to get root access so I can run my ad blocker, titanium backup etc.

I don't need any sort of step by step instructions just an indicator of the best method and I'll do all the rest. Thank you for the help!

which it is the path where downloaded software updates are saved in the phone?

Hey guys which it is the path where downloaded software updates are saved in the phone? thanks


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E:unkown volume for path [/sbfs]

Just did a recovery on my Tab s 10.5 and I have run into s strange error,

-- Wiping data
Formatting /data
Formatting /cache
formatting /sbfs

E:unkown volume for path [/sbfs]
E:unknown volume "/sbfs"

Data wipe complete

I have searched for the error E:unkown volume for path [/sbfs] E:unknown volume "/sbfs" but there is no info (although a few people seem to be having it!) has anybody got any ideas?

Unable to locate NDK toolchain path

I'm building android from source using this xda university tutorial: http://xda-university.com/as-a-devel...el-from-source. I have encountered an obstacle in setting up the toolchain.

The instructions:
Add the path for your toolchain to the env variable by editing .bashrc, adding this line:

Code:

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PATH=$PATH:~/android/ndk/android-ndk-r7-linux-x86/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin

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I'm using Android NDK r10e, and couldn't locate this directory. How do I find the path to my toolchain?