Is your main goal gaining root access?
If so, have you tried using root tools?
See the rooting tools forum
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Sometimes you have to go through a lot of options before you are able to root successfully.
If all those fail, then you proceed to rooting from recovery.
See the tutorial
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If you are able to root with a root tool, and want to build custom recovery, there are tutorials for those as well. See tutorials forum.