When I got my G tablet yesterday and rooted/flashed to 2.2 Lite, I did it using my G1's SD, but since then I backed up my SD to what I had it on my G1. My question is, can the G tablet naturally boot from an SD card(micro) as long as its named update.zip? I mean so I can do the flash again or is it perma bricked? If it is perma bricked, should I return it to store and start all over with a dedicated SD card?
Thanks!
necromonger89 said:
When I got my G tablet yesterday and rooted/flashed to 2.2 Lite, I did it using my G1's SD, but since then I backed up my SD to what I had it on my G1. My question is, can the G tablet naturally boot from an SD card(micro) as long as its named update.zip? I mean so I can do the flash again or is it perma bricked? If it is perma bricked, should I return it to store and start all over with a dedicated SD card?
Thanks!
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Necro,
This tablet is 99% unbrickable (I would say 100% because I haven't head of one bricked yet but nothing is impossible). you just need to boot into APX mode and reflash stock firmware
how to get into APX mode can be found here
http://wiki.tegratab.com/index.php/Nvflash_FAQ
you are going to need to download the complete NVflash restore file
which can be found here: http://forum.tegratab.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=18
dsf767 said:
Necro,
This tablet is 99% unbrickable (I would say 100% because I haven't head of one bricked yet but nothing is impossible). you just need to boot into APX mode and reflash stock firmware
how to get into APX mode can be found here
http://wiki.tegratab.com/index.php/Nvflash_FAQ
you are going to need to download the complete NVflash restore file
which can be found here: http://forum.tegratab.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=18
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The download link for the SDK is broken or old. Is there another place I can download it. Stupid google keeps bringing me the PDFs for Nvidia. Nevermind about the SDK, found it on their site. What about the original ROM/IMG? That link is also broken.
Is there a better guide. I'm getting a headache from all the files the SDK dumped onto my computer. Can someone show me a noob proof version of how to do this?
I only undertand the APX mode on the G Tablet. Other than that I cannot get windows to recognize the device even after installing the SDK. Where are the drivers for the APX?
There are instructions on the main post for TNT-Lite for what to do if you get into the boot loop. I ended up having to get to the step where I repartitioned the internal flash and re imaged.
You can avoid the SDK and driver issues and only use the computer to put some files on the SD card:
Easiest way to fix for me was (I had same issue problem with 2.0):
1. Download "Clockwork .8" (links at XDA)
2. Unzip the recovery file and update.zip to root of a micro sd
3. Change the recovery folder's command file to "microsd2" & save it
4. Put the card in the Gtablet
6. Interrupt the boot loop by pressing power and volume up at same time
7. Clockwork should install
8. Power down and restart the G tablet
9. Download TnT Lite 2.20
10. Repeat 2 and 3, but this time extract the update.zip file from TnT 2.20 and copy over the update.zip already in the root directory. YOU WILL NOT NEED A RECOVERY FILE FOR THIS METHOD.
11. Delete the recovery file in the root directory
12. Power down
13. Restart by pressing power and volume up
14. Should be in Clockwork
15. You want to clear both cache and data (two options on main screen)
16. After clearing both, choose install update.zip.
17. The next screen will show the update.zip. Go to its row and choose it by pressing home button
You should auto reboot and be set. You can then install the Folio Flash apk and install Titanium so you can do the market fix.
This is process is what saved me, at least.
rushless said:
You can avoid the SDK and driver issues and only use the computer to put some files on the SD card:
Easiest way to fix for me was (I had same issue problem with 2.0):
1. Download "Clockwork .8" (links at XDA)
2. Unzip the recovery file and update.zip to root of a micro sd
3. Change the recovery folder's command file to "microsd2" & save it
4. Put the card in the Gtablet
6. Interrupt the boot loop by pressing power and volume up at same time
7. Clockwork should install
8. Power down and restart the G tablet
9. Download TnT Lite 2.20
10. Repeat 2 and 3, but this time extract the update.zip file from TnT 2.20 and copy over the update.zip already in the root directory. YOU WILL NOT NEED A RECOVERY FILE FOR THIS METHOD.
11. Delete the recovery file in the root directory
12. Power down
13. Restart by pressing power and volume up
14. Should be in Clockwork
15. You want to clear both cache and data (two options on main screen)
16. After clearing both, choose install update.zip.
17. The next screen will show the update.zip. Go to its row and choose it by pressing home button
You should auto reboot and be set. You can then install the Folio Flash apk and install Titanium so you can do the market fix.
This is process is what saved me, at least.
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Did not work... I might go and return it tomorrow. I even tried flashing to original firmware and nothing.
I got stuck in an unrecoverable boot loop as well. I tried to install TNT Lite 2.2, got a boot loop.
Tried to install TNT Lite 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.3 from microsd (yes changed the line to SDCARD2), always got the giant exclamation mark.
Tried to install the vanilla restore and stock TNT from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9439414&postcount=7 still exclamation mark.
Tried to install Clockwork Mod, still exclamation mark.
EDIT: Finally got out of my bootloop by flashing the ViewSonic G-Tablet Restore file from DroidPirate
http://www.droidpirate.com/download/click.php?id=1777
http://droidpirate.com/category/ablets/viewsonic-gtablet/
Its the only one that worked.
Hello, I followed the quoted instructions but when I flashed CM7 (including RC2, nightly #19, #22,#24...) I would get stuck in the CM7 splash screen, then it would boot loop back to the HTC splash screen.
I also flashed the Killer_Llama.v2 CM7 ROM and it booted just fine...but this ROM is extremely buggy for me.
Anyone have an idea why this is happening? Did I miss a step? Is there information I can retrieve to help you answer my question?
Thank you.
habanosrus said:
I am going to assume a couple of things.
* You are on Windows
* You have S-Off and you have root (confirm otherwise this will not work)
* You have the Hack Kit installed. IF YOU DO NOT, download it here...
- Make sure you turn off your antivirus software
- Make sure on your phone Fastboot unchecked, USB Debugging checked, Charge Only
- Connect your phone to computer via USB cable
- Open a CMD window (as administrator) Start button, type CMD in search box, right-click on CMD and click on Run As Administrator
- go to the directory where you unzipped the Hack Kit
- in the CMD window type "hackerize-ace install-downgrade", you will see a message that ROM is being pushed to SD card, it'll take a little while. (do not close CMD window)
- After pushing ROM your phone should reboot automatically and you may see your computer installing driver files (don’t worry if it does not successfully install all drivers).
- At the FASTBOOT USB menu press power. Your phone will search for the downgrade rom and start loading PD98IMG.zip file (blue progress bar on right, be patient).
- Confirm Start Update
- Then reboot
- Go through the Setup on your phone, check to make sure Fastboot unchecked, USB Debugging on and Charge Only
- Go back to the CMD window and type "hackerize-ace rage" (do not close CMD window)
- Start Visionary program on the phone
- Click Temp Root Now, then try Perm Root (it’ll say rooting device), allow superuser.
- Your phone should reboot
- Start ROM manager and Flash Clockwork Recover (3.0.0.6 is fine)
- Back to the CMD window and type “tools\win\adb reboot recovery”
- It should reboot your phone into Recovery Mode. For the time being reboot your phone and just check the fastboot unchecked, usb debugging checked and charge only settings.
- Go back to the CMD window and type "hackerize-ace setup-radio", "hackerize-ace flash-radio" which will reboot the phone into Fastboot mode. Press power to start the process.
- Reboot phone
- Go to the CMD window and type "hackerize-ace clean" (removes zip file from sd card).
- You won’t have any sound until you install a ROM. I would suggest you start with CM7.
- Download and copy the file to the root of your SD Card.
- Turn off your phone to boot into ClockworkMod Recovery. Hold Vol-Down and press power, hold Vol-Down until Fastboot menu, press power to enter HBOOT mode (let it do its check), Vol-Down to select Recovery and press power, phone will boot into ClockworkMod Recovery.
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- First wipe your data/factory reset, then wipe cache partition.
- Now you can install the CM7 Rom. Use Volume keys to select "Install zip from sdcard", press Power, Vol keys to select "choose zip from sdcard", press power, Vol keys to select cm_ace....zip(or any other ROM you download).
- After you install CM7 you may also want to install Google Apps. Download the following file and repeat the process above.
Good Luck!
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malignance said:
Hello, I followed the quoted instructions but when I flashed CM7 (including RC2, nightly #19, #22,#24...) I would get stuck in the CM7 splash screen, then it would boot loop back to the HTC splash screen.
I also flashed the Killer_Llama.v2 CM7 ROM and it booted just fine...but this ROM is extremely buggy for me.
Anyone have an idea why this is happening? Did I miss a step? Is there information I can retrieve to help you answer my question?
Thank you.
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It is because you don't read and follow directions.....jk. Those instructions that you just posted are for people to get their clockmod recovery working.
1) Did you make a nandroid before you tried CM7?
malignance said:
Hello, I followed the quoted instructions but when I flashed CM7 (including RC2, nightly #19, #22,#24...) I would get stuck in the CM7 splash screen, then it would boot loop back to the HTC splash screen.
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You need to have wiped your data/cache (some even suggest wiping Dalvik in advanced menu) when changing Roms, no wipe necessary when upgrading within the same ROM unless directed to by the dev. Just pull your battery and reboot back into Recovery (vol-den + pwr).
Sent from my HTC Inspire 1G
Please post in the proper section.
Yes, I did a nandroid backup.
Yes, I did a wipe of data/cache/dalvick
I followed the quoted instructions word for word. I have successfully flashed CM7 on a mytouch 4G...also I have successfully flashed Killer Llama.v2 CM7 on the Inspire 4g.
Please feel free to move this thread to the proper section, I was unsure where to post considering it was a question about Android Development...but it wasn't a "general" question so I did not post it in the General Discussion Board.
Thank you for your replies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=997056
I decided to write a guide for the Wiko Pulp 4G and Pulp Fab 4G to collect all the information and resources there are to be found on them in one thread, and to help those that aren't familiar with rooting and flashing etc. This guide will cover how to root your phone, install a custom recovery (TWRP), create a nandroid backup, install SuperSU (over KingRoot/KingUser), install Xposed and the Xposed framework, and how to do a hard reset and a full reset to stock ROM. There are many different ways to do these things but I will only discuss the easiest and safest ways to do them, without the need for a computer.
Okay so the first thing we want to do is create a Nandroid backup. This is a complete backup of our phone which we can use to fix it in case we manage to screw something up. To make Nandroid backups though, we first need to have a custom recovery. I will explain how to do this with Flashify, but to use Flashify our phone needs to be rooted first. Note that you should pay attention to your phone's battery life when doing these things because your phone can get bricked if it dies while in the middle of something.
1. Rooting your phone
These phones are very easy to root using the KingoRoot app from their website, however we will not want to use the newest version of the app but a version not older than 4.9.0. I will explain why later. To get this app, google 'KingRoot 4.9.0 APK' and download the apk file straight onto your phone. Now open it, enable 'Unknown sources' (your phone will prompt you to do this if you haven't done so already), and install. Open the app and follow the instructions, and your phone will automatically get rooted.
Once it is done rooting it will show you a screen like this.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Just ignore this screen and close the app.
2. Installing TWRP (custom recovery)
Now that our phone is rooted, we can easily install a custom recovery using Flashify. You can download 'Flashify (for root users)' from the Play Store for free. Or if for some reason you don't have access to the Play Store, just google 'Flashify APK'.
Now we need an .img file of the custom recovery we are going to install that is compatible with our phone. Two users of this forum, sebi3481 and chuppito, worked on it and produced a custom recovery file that works on both the Wiko Pulp 4G and the Wiko Pulp Fab 4G which you can download here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3qXB-4YIhwXSHBleDVwbjQzbTA/view
Be sure to thank sebi3481 and thank chuppito for their work by clicking the 'Thanks' button in the lower right corner of their post!
After downloading the img file to your phone, open Flashify, tap 'Recovery image', select 'Choose a file', and tap 'File explorer' to look for the file you just downloaded (for some reason if you select 'Downloads' instead of 'File explorer', the file will be greyed out and you won't be able to select it). Select the img file, tap 'Yup', wait for it to finish, and tap 'Reboot'. Now your phone will reboot into its new custom recovery. Swipe to Allow Modifications and you are done!
If TWRP offers you to root your phone or to install SuperSU, select no. Your phone is already rooted and we will be installing SuperSU ourselves right after creating a Nandroid backup.
3. Creating a Nandroid Backup
In TWRP (our custom recovery), first go to the Settings to uncheck 'Enable screen timeout'. This will prevent our screen from locking while it is creating a backup. Then, go to Backup, check all boxes, tap 'Select Storage' to choose where to create the Nandroid backup, and Swipe to start the backup. These backups are quite large (over 6GB) and take quite a long time (can be over 30 minutes), so choose a place where you have enough space and don't worry if it appears to have frozen, just wait it out.
Once finished, tap 'Reboot system' to reboot back into Android.
4. Installing SuperSU
If you followed this guide and rooted your phone using KingRoot, it will have installed its own superuser app called KingUser (or something along the lines). The problem with this superuser app is that it isn't compatible with every root app there is, so we will want to delete it and replace it with SuperSU. This can very easily be done using the app Super-Sume Pro which you can get in the Play Store for $5 (though if you've gotten this far you should already know how you can pirate it if you want to try it before buying).
Note that Super-Sume Pro only works if you rooted your phone with a version of KingRoot 4.9.0 or older, which is why we used KingRoot 4.9.0 in step 1, rather than the newest version from their website.
Once installed, open Super-Sume, grant it root access, press the blue button, and wait for it to finish. Once it is finished, SuperSU with automatically be opened and prompt you to update the binary. Tap Continue and then choose Normal. When it finishes installing tap Reboot, and you are done!
5. Installing Xposed
First, download and install the Xposed apk from this thread (attachment at the bottom):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Next, download the SDK and place it anywhere on your phone or SD card:
http://dl-xda.xposed.info/framework/sdk22/arm/xposed-v86-sdk22-arm.zip
Now open Flashify, select 'Zip file', and choose the zip file you just downloaded. Select 'TWRP or Philz' (don't check any of the boxes that come up after you do), tap Yup, and choose 'Use provided'. When the flash is complete, tap reboot. Now your phone will reboot and start installing the framework which will take some time. Again, don't worry if it seems to have frozen, just wait it out. Once your phone has rebooted, you should be good to go! If somehow it did not work, try doing it again but choose 'Copy first' instead of 'Use provided'.
Remember to thank rovo89 for his work by clicking the 'Thanks' button in the lower right corner of his post!
6. Unbricking
So we messed up and somehow bricked our phone, no worries! There are multiple things we can do to unbrick it. The first thing we want to try is enter the recovery mode to either restore from a Nandroid backup, or do a factory reset. We can enter our recovery by turning off our phone (by taking out the battery and putting it back in), and then pressing and holding the 'Volume +' and 'Power' buttons. Your phone will boot up and the Wiko logo will appear, but keep on holding the buttons until the recovery screen appears. For the Pulp Fab 4G, it is possible that you have to press the power button after the Android logo appears to enter recovery.
6.1. Restoring from Nandroid backup
If you have TWRP installed and have made a Nandroid backup, simply select Restore, select the backup you want to use, and Swipe to Restore. Remember to create a backup regularly and copy it to your PC or other storage devices!
6.2. Doing a Factory Reset
In case you don't have a Nandroid backup,
TWRP: Select 'Wipe' and then Swipe to Factory Reset (do not go into Advanced Wipe).
Stock recovery: Use the physical buttons to navigate to and select 'Factory reset'.
6.3. Reinstalling the stock ROM
If you could not fix your phone using the previous methods, there's one more thing you can try, and that is reinstalling the stock ROM. You can download the ROM for your device from their website. Unlike most ROMs though, these ROMs come with a tool to install it. For this you will need a computer. As far as I know you cannot get the ROM seperately to install it in the traditional way.
Pulp 4G stock ROM:
http://world.wikomobile.com/update-891-pulp-4g
Pulp Fab 4G stock ROM:
http://world.wikomobile.com/update-902-pulp-fab-4g
Extract the files to a new folder, open the exe file, and follow the instructions.
This guide is mostly finished so I'm already posting it but I will be be adding more stuff when I get the time.
Thanks a lot, Adnihil. I'm going to buy Wiko Pulp 4G next week and your thread looks very usuful. Will root/customize it ASAP. :laugh:
my flashify freeze when a push choose a file.
Adnihil said:
I decided to write a guide for the Wiko Pulp 4G and Pulp Fab 4G to collect all the information and resources there are to be found on them in one thread, and to help those that aren't familiar with rooting and flashing etc. This guide will cover how to root your phone, install a custom recovery (TWRP), create a nandroid backup, install SuperSU (over KingRoot/KingUser), install Xposed and the Xposed framework, and how to do a hard reset and a full reset to stock ROM. There are many different ways to do these things but I will only discuss the easiest and safest ways to do them, without the need for a computer.
Okay so the first thing we want to do is create a Nandroid backup. This is a complete backup of our phone which we can use to fix it in case we manage to screw something up. To make Nandroid backups though, we first need to have a custom recovery. I will explain how to do this with Flashify, but to use Flashify our phone needs to be rooted first. Note that you should pay attention to your phone's battery life when doing these things because your phone can get bricked if it dies while in the middle of something.
1. Rooting your phone
These phones are very easy to root using the KingoRoot app from their website, however we will not want to use the newest version of the app but a version not older than 4.9.0. I will explain why later. To get this app, google 'KingRoot 4.9.0 APK' and download the apk file straight onto your phone. Now open it, enable 'Unknown sources' (your phone will prompt you to do this if you haven't done so already), and install. Open the app and follow the instructions, and your phone will automatically get rooted.
Once it is done rooting it will show you a screen like this.
Just ignore this screen and close the app.
2. Installing TWRP (custom recovery)
Now that our phone is rooted, we can easily install a custom recovery using Flashify. You can download 'Flashify (for root users)' from the Play Store for free. Or if for some reason you don't have access to the Play Store, just google 'Flashify APK'.
Now we need an .img file of the custom recovery we are going to install that is compatible with our phone. Two users of this forum, sebi3481 and chuppito, worked on it and produced a custom recovery file that works on both the Wiko Pulp 4G and the Wiko Pulp Fab 4G which you can download here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3qXB-4YIhwXSHBleDVwbjQzbTA/view
Be sure to thank sebi3481 and thank chuppito for their work by clicking the 'Thanks' button in the lower right corner of their post!
After downloading the img file to your phone, open Flashify, tap 'Recovery image', select 'Choose a file', and tap 'File explorer' to look for the file you just downloaded (for some reason if you select 'Downloads' instead of 'File explorer', the file will be greyed out and you won't be able to select it). Select the img file, tap 'Yup', wait for it to finish, and tap 'Reboot'. Now your phone will reboot into its new custom recovery. Swipe to Allow Modifications and you are done!
If TWRP offers you to root your phone or to install SuperSU, select no. Your phone is already rooted and we will be installing SuperSU ourselves right after creating a Nandroid backup.
3. Creating a Nandroid Backup
In TWRP (our custom recovery), first go to the Settings to uncheck 'Enable screen timeout'. This will prevent our screen from locking while it is creating a backup. Then, go to Backup, check all boxes, tap 'Select Storage' to choose where to create the Nandroid backup, and Swipe to start the backup. These backups are quite large (over 6GB) and take quite a long time (can be over 30 minutes), so choose a place where you have enough space and don't worry if it appears to have frozen, just wait it out.
Once finished, tap 'Reboot system' to reboot back into Android.
4. Installing SuperSU
If you followed this guide and rooted your phone using KingRoot, it will have installed its own superuser app called KingUser (or something along the lines). The problem with this superuser app is that it isn't compatible with every root app there is, so we will want to delete it and replace it with SuperSU. This can very easily be done using the app Super-Sume Pro which you can get in the Play Store for $5 (though if you've gotten this far you should already know how you can pirate it if you want to try it before buying).
Note that Super-Sume Pro only works if you rooted your phone with a version of KingRoot 4.9.0 or older, which is why we used KingRoot 4.9.0 in step 1, rather than the newest version from their website.
Once installed, open Super-Sume, grant it root access, press the blue button, and wait for it to finish. Once it is finished, SuperSU with automatically be opened and prompt you to update the binary. Tap Continue and then choose Normal. When it finishes installing tap Reboot, and you are done!
5. Installing Xposed
First, download and install the Xposed apk from this thread (attachment at the bottom):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Next, download the SDK and place it anywhere on your phone or SD card:
http://dl-xda.xposed.info/framework/sdk22/arm/xposed-v86-sdk22-arm.zip
Now open Flashify, select 'Zip file', and choose the zip file you just downloaded. Select 'TWRP or Philz' (don't check any of the boxes that come up after you do), tap Yup, and choose 'Use provided'. When the flash is complete, tap reboot. Now your phone will reboot and start installing the framework which will take some time. Again, don't worry if it seems to have frozen, just wait it out. Once your phone has rebooted, you should be good to go! If somehow it did not work, try doing it again but choose 'Copy first' instead of 'Use provided'.
Remember to thank rovo89 for his work by clicking the 'Thanks' button in the lower right corner of his post!
6. Unbricking
So we messed up and somehow bricked our phone, no worries! There are multiple things we can do to unbrick it. The first thing we want to try is enter the recovery mode to either restore from a Nandroid backup, or do a factory reset. We can enter our recovery by turning off our phone (by taking out the battery and putting it back in), and then pressing and holding the 'Volume +' and 'Power' buttons. Your phone will boot up and the Wiko logo will appear, but keep on holding the buttons until the recovery screen appears. For the Pulp Fab 4G, it is possible that you have to press the power button after the Android logo appears to enter recovery.
6.1. Restoring from Nandroid backup
If you have TWRP installed and have made a Nandroid backup, simply select Restore, select the backup you want to use, and Swipe to Restore. Remember to create a backup regularly and copy it to your PC or other storage devices!
6.2. Doing a Factory Reset
In case you don't have a Nandroid backup,
TWRP: Select 'Wipe' and then Swipe to Factory Reset (do not go into Advanced Wipe).
Stock recovery: Use the physical buttons to navigate to and select 'Factory reset'.
6.3. Reinstalling the stock ROM
If you could not fix your phone using the previous methods, there's one more thing you can try, and that is reinstalling the stock ROM. You can download the ROM for your device from their website. Unlike most ROMs though, these ROMs come with a tool to install it. For this you will need a computer. As far as I know you cannot get the ROM seperately to install it in the traditional way.
Pulp 4G stock ROM:
http://world.wikomobile.com/update-891-pulp-4g
Pulp Fab 4G stock ROM:
http://world.wikomobile.com/update-902-pulp-fab-4g
Extract the files to a new folder, open the exe file, and follow the instructions.
This guide is mostly finished so I'm already posting it but I will be be adding more stuff when I get the time.
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>>> YAHOOOOO THANKS for who made this twrp recovery WORK for WikoPulp Fab 4G it.s working very good ! folow the steps from this topic exactly and it"s done! Thank you XDA and thank you SEBI3841 and chuppito great job there!:good::good:
when I arrived to swipe to allow modifications, the touch on twrp doesn't seem to work ... the only thing I can do is rebooting .... I managed to touch inside the twrp .. it seems a problem of not correspondancy of button and touch position .. now I've to put inside a 32 gb sd card to make the backup of the phone. without nothing on it should not take so long ..
Reinstalled the stock rom .. kingroot doesn't root my wiko pulp any more ... don't understand why ...
Adnihil said:
I decided to write a guide for the Wiko Pulp 4G and Pulp Fab 4G to collect all the information and resources there are to be found on them in one thread, and to help those that aren't familiar with rooting and flashing etc. This guide will cover how to root your phone, install a custom recovery (TWRP), create a nandroid backup, install SuperSU (over KingRoot/KingUser), install Xposed and the Xposed framework, and how to do a hard reset and a full reset to stock ROM. There are many different ways to do these things but I will only discuss the easiest and safest ways to do them, without the need for a computer.
Okay so the first thing we want to do is create a Nandroid backup. This is a complete backup of our phone which we can use to fix it in case we manage to screw something up. To make Nandroid backups though, we first need to have a custom recovery. I will explain how to do this with Flashify, but to use Flashify our phone needs to be rooted first. Note that you should pay attention to your phone's battery life when doing these things because your phone can get bricked if it dies while in the middle of something.
1. Rooting your phone
These phones are very easy to root using the KingoRoot app from their website, however we will not want to use the newest version of the app but a version not older than 4.9.0. I will explain why later. To get this app, google 'KingRoot 4.9.0 APK' and download the apk file straight onto your phone. Now open it, enable 'Unknown sources' (your phone will prompt you to do this if you haven't done so already), and install. Open the app and follow the instructions, and your phone will automatically get rooted.
Once it is done rooting it will show you a screen like this.
Just ignore this screen and close the app.
2. Installing TWRP (custom recovery)
Now that our phone is rooted, we can easily install a custom recovery using Flashify. You can download 'Flashify (for root users)' from the Play Store for free. Or if for some reason you don't have access to the Play Store, just google 'Flashify APK'.
Now we need an .img file of the custom recovery we are going to install that is compatible with our phone. Two users of this forum, sebi3481 and chuppito, worked on it and produced a custom recovery file that works on both the Wiko Pulp 4G and the Wiko Pulp Fab 4G which you can download here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3qXB-4YIhwXSHBleDVwbjQzbTA/view
Be sure to thank sebi3481 and thank chuppito for their work by clicking the 'Thanks' button in the lower right corner of their post!
After downloading the img file to your phone, open Flashify, tap 'Recovery image', select 'Choose a file', and tap 'File explorer' to look for the file you just downloaded (for some reason if you select 'Downloads' instead of 'File explorer', the file will be greyed out and you won't be able to select it). Select the img file, tap 'Yup', wait for it to finish, and tap 'Reboot'. Now your phone will reboot into its new custom recovery. Swipe to Allow Modifications and you are done!
If TWRP offers you to root your phone or to install SuperSU, select no. Your phone is already rooted and we will be installing SuperSU ourselves right after creating a Nandroid backup.
3. Creating a Nandroid Backup
In TWRP (our custom recovery), first go to the Settings to uncheck 'Enable screen timeout'. This will prevent our screen from locking while it is creating a backup. Then, go to Backup, check all boxes, tap 'Select Storage' to choose where to create the Nandroid backup, and Swipe to start the backup. These backups are quite large (over 6GB) and take quite a long time (can be over 30 minutes), so choose a place where you have enough space and don't worry if it appears to have frozen, just wait it out.
Once finished, tap 'Reboot system' to reboot back into Android.
4. Installing SuperSU
If you followed this guide and rooted your phone using KingRoot, it will have installed its own superuser app called KingUser (or something along the lines). The problem with this superuser app is that it isn't compatible with every root app there is, so we will want to delete it and replace it with SuperSU. This can very easily be done using the app Super-Sume Pro which you can get in the Play Store for $5 (though if you've gotten this far you should already know how you can pirate it if you want to try it before buying).
Note that Super-Sume Pro only works if you rooted your phone with a version of KingRoot 4.9.0 or older, which is why we used KingRoot 4.9.0 in step 1, rather than the newest version from their website.
Once installed, open Super-Sume, grant it root access, press the blue button, and wait for it to finish. Once it is finished, SuperSU with automatically be opened and prompt you to update the binary. Tap Continue and then choose Normal. When it finishes installing tap Reboot, and you are done!
5. Installing Xposed
First, download and install the Xposed apk from this thread (attachment at the bottom):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Next, download the SDK and place it anywhere on your phone or SD card:
http://dl-xda.xposed.info/framework/sdk22/arm/xposed-v86-sdk22-arm.zip
Now open Flashify, select 'Zip file', and choose the zip file you just downloaded. Select 'TWRP or Philz' (don't check any of the boxes that come up after you do), tap Yup, and choose 'Use provided'. When the flash is complete, tap reboot. Now your phone will reboot and start installing the framework which will take some time. Again, don't worry if it seems to have frozen, just wait it out. Once your phone has rebooted, you should be good to go! If somehow it did not work, try doing it again but choose 'Copy first' instead of 'Use provided'.
Remember to thank rovo89 for his work by clicking the 'Thanks' button in the lower right corner of his post!
6. Unbricking
So we messed up and somehow bricked our phone, no worries! There are multiple things we can do to unbrick it. The first thing we want to try is enter the recovery mode to either restore from a Nandroid backup, or do a factory reset. We can enter our recovery by turning off our phone (by taking out the battery and putting it back in), and then pressing and holding the 'Volume +' and 'Power' buttons. Your phone will boot up and the Wiko logo will appear, but keep on holding the buttons until the recovery screen appears. For the Pulp Fab 4G, it is possible that you have to press the power button after the Android logo appears to enter recovery.
6.1. Restoring from Nandroid backup
If you have TWRP installed and have made a Nandroid backup, simply select Restore, select the backup you want to use, and Swipe to Restore. Remember to create a backup regularly and copy it to your PC or other storage devices!
6.2. Doing a Factory Reset
In case you don't have a Nandroid backup,
TWRP: Select 'Wipe' and then Swipe to Factory Reset (do not go into Advanced Wipe).
Stock recovery: Use the physical buttons to navigate to and select 'Factory reset'.
6.3. Reinstalling the stock ROM
If you could not fix your phone using the previous methods, there's one more thing you can try, and that is reinstalling the stock ROM. You can download the ROM for your device from their website. Unlike most ROMs though, these ROMs come with a tool to install it. For this you will need a computer. As far as I know you cannot get the ROM seperately to install it in the traditional way.
Pulp 4G stock ROM:
http://world.wikomobile.com/update-891-pulp-4g
Pulp Fab 4G stock ROM:
http://world.wikomobile.com/update-902-pulp-fab-4g
Extract the files to a new folder, open the exe file, and follow the instructions.
This guide is mostly finished so I'm already posting it but I will be be adding more stuff when I get the time.
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Thank you friend. You helped me a lot. I had rooted my Pulp Fab 4G before and was able to flash TWRP and add Xposed Framework thanks to your post. I appreciate your post. I wish you all the best. Greetings[emoji106]
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thanks, this helped a lot
Hello,
Will this work on Wiko Pulp Fab 3G?
Hello, I bricked a Wiko Pulp 4G with kingo root.
My PC OS is Windows 10 64 bits.
I do not manage to install the drivers included by Wiko with the stock ROM.
Does someone have a file to put on a sdcard to flash it with the stock recovery (update from sd card option) ?
I can't see another way to fix this problem, maybe you can help me ?
Thanks,
Sebastien
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It's ok i managed to flash it with a Windows XP...
Thanks for your guide i should have read it before trying to root my phone...
i need a new rom
good morning i don't understand why wiko pulp fab 4g doesn't support andorid 6.0. ( the compoments are very good) i need a custom rom, please help me!
sebaudry said:
Hello, I bricked a Wiko Pulp 4G with kingo root.
My PC OS is Windows 10 64 bits.
I do not manage to install the drivers included by Wiko with the stock ROM.
Does someone have a file to put on a sdcard to flash it with the stock recovery (update from sd card option) ?
I can't see another way to fix this problem, maybe you can help me ?
Thanks,
Sebastien
--- Edit ----
It's ok i managed to flash it with a Windows XP...
Thanks for your guide i should have read it before trying to root my phone...
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I had some peculiar issue's with WIKO's flash software too.
It repeatedly failed at 94%
Then I was like "wtf, I'm going to check what it has done up to those 94% and if the system boots, I'll reflash it from there."
Turns out, failing at 94%, there was actually nothing missing from the firmware, it was 100$ perfectly installed.
Recovery mode don't work
Hello
I bricked my phone (Wiko pulp 4g), my recovery mode or fastboot mode won't open from any way, it just crashes and reboot the phone when I try to enter on recovery mode. (All the phone still work, the only thing that don't work is reading SIM cards).
What can I do? I already tried to install stock rom but my wiko program on pc don't want to download and inject the rom on android.
Sorry for the late reply.
Is your issue with loading fastload when you try to do it at boot (open bootloader trough button combination at powerup?)
Can you trigger fastload trough ADB instead?
Just to know: I'm not very used to Android, so I don't know how things work. The Pulp Fab 4g is not having, so far, an official 6 or 7 android upgrade, is it possible to install a custom ROM? I can't find any information on this...
Sorry if it's a stupid question, but I have no knowledge on Android!
What if i only do the kingroot thing?
I just want to root my phone... why would i want to do all those tings if with kingroot allready is rooted?
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Adnihil said:
I decided to write a guide for the Wiko Pulp 4G and Pulp Fab 4G to collect all the information and resources there are to be found on them in one thread, and to help those that aren't familiar with rooting and flashing etc. This guide will cover how to root your phone, install a custom recovery (TWRP), create a nandroid backup, install SuperSU (over KingRoot/KingUser), install Xposed and the Xposed framework, and how to do a hard reset and a full reset to stock ROM. There are many different ways to do these things but I will only discuss the easiest and safest ways to do them, without the need for a computer.
Okay so the first thing we want to do is create a Nandroid backup. This is a complete backup of our phone which we can use to fix it in case we manage to screw something up. To make Nandroid backups though, we first need to have a custom recovery. I will explain how to do this with Flashify, but to use Flashify our phone needs to be rooted first. Note that you should pay attention to your phone's battery life when doing these things because your phone can get bricked if it dies while in the middle of something.
1. Rooting your phone
These phones are very easy to root using the KingoRoot app from their website, however we will not want to use the newest version of the app but a version not older than 4.9.0. I will explain why later. To get this app, google 'KingRoot 4.9.0 APK' and download the apk file straight onto your phone. Now open it, enable 'Unknown sources' (your phone will prompt you to do this if you haven't done so already), and install. Open the app and follow the instructions, and your phone will automatically get rooted.
Once it is done rooting it will show you a screen like this.
Just ignore this screen and close the app.
2. Installing TWRP (custom recovery)
Now that our phone is rooted, we can easily install a custom recovery using Flashify. You can download 'Flashify (for root users)' from the Play Store for free. Or if for some reason you don't have access to the Play Store, just google 'Flashify APK'.
Now we need an .img file of the custom recovery we are going to install that is compatible with our phone. Two users of this forum, sebi3481 and chuppito, worked on it and produced a custom recovery file that works on both the Wiko Pulp 4G and the Wiko Pulp Fab 4G which you can download here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3qXB-4YIhwXSHBleDVwbjQzbTA/view
Be sure to thank sebi3481 and thank chuppito for their work by clicking the 'Thanks' button in the lower right corner of their post!
After downloading the img file to your phone, open Flashify, tap 'Recovery image', select 'Choose a file', and tap 'File explorer' to look for the file you just downloaded (for some reason if you select 'Downloads' instead of 'File explorer', the file will be greyed out and you won't be able to select it). Select the img file, tap 'Yup', wait for it to finish, and tap 'Reboot'. Now your phone will reboot into its new custom recovery. Swipe to Allow Modifications and you are done!
If TWRP offers you to root your phone or to install SuperSU, select no. Your phone is already rooted and we will be installing SuperSU ourselves right after creating a Nandroid backup.
3. Creating a Nandroid Backup
In TWRP (our custom recovery), first go to the Settings to uncheck 'Enable screen timeout'. This will prevent our screen from locking while it is creating a backup. Then, go to Backup, check all boxes, tap 'Select Storage' to choose where to create the Nandroid backup, and Swipe to start the backup. These backups are quite large (over 6GB) and take quite a long time (can be over 30 minutes), so choose a place where you have enough space and don't worry if it appears to have frozen, just wait it out.
Once finished, tap 'Reboot system' to reboot back into Android.
4. Installing SuperSU
If you followed this guide and rooted your phone using KingRoot, it will have installed its own superuser app called KingUser (or something along the lines). The problem with this superuser app is that it isn't compatible with every root app there is, so we will want to delete it and replace it with SuperSU. This can very easily be done using the app Super-Sume Pro which you can get in the Play Store for $5(though if you've gotten this far you should already know how you can pirate it if you want to try it before buying).
Note that Super-Sume Pro only works if you rooted your phone with a version of KingRoot 4.9.0 or older, which is why we used KingRoot 4.9.0 in step 1, rather than the newest version from their website.
Once installed, open Super-Sume, grant it root access, press the blue button, and wait for it to finish. Once it is finished, SuperSU with automatically be opened and prompt you to update the binary. Tap Continue and then choose Normal. When it finishes installing tap Reboot, and you are done!
5. Installing Xposed
First, download and install the Xposed apk from this thread (attachment at the bottom):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Next, download the SDK and place it anywhere on your phone or SD card:
http://dl-xda.xposed.info/framework/sdk22/arm/xposed-v86-sdk22-arm.zip
Now open Flashify, select 'Zip file', and choose the zip file you just downloaded. Select 'TWRP or Philz' (don't check any of the boxes that come up after you do), tap Yup, and choose 'Use provided'. When the flash is complete, tap reboot. Now your phone will reboot and start installing the framework which will take some time. Again, don't worry if it seems to have frozen, just wait it out. Once your phone has rebooted, you should be good to go! If somehow it did not work, try doing it again but choose 'Copy first' instead of 'Use provided'.
Remember to thank rovo89 for his work by clicking the 'Thanks' button in the lower right corner of his post!
6. Unbricking
So we messed up and somehow bricked our phone, no worries! There are multiple things we can do to unbrick it. The first thing we want to try is enter the recovery mode to either restore from a Nandroid backup, or do a factory reset. We can enter our recovery by turning off our phone (by taking out the battery and putting it back in), and then pressing and holding the 'Volume +' and 'Power' buttons. Your phone will boot up and the Wiko logo will appear, but keep on holding the buttons until the recovery screen appears. For the Pulp Fab 4G, it is possible that you have to press the power button after the Android logo appears to enter recovery.
6.1. Restoring from Nandroid backup
If you have TWRP installed and have made a Nandroid backup, simply select Restore, select the backup you want to use, and Swipe to Restore. Remember to create a backup regularly and copy it to your PC or other storage devices!
6.2. Doing a Factory Reset
In case you don't have a Nandroid backup,
TWRP: Select 'Wipe' and then Swipe to Factory Reset (do not go into Advanced Wipe).
Stock recovery: Use the physical buttons to navigate to and select 'Factory reset'.
6.3. Reinstalling the stock ROM
If you could not fix your phone using the previous methods, there's one more thing you can try, and that is reinstalling the stock ROM. You can download the ROM for your device from their website. Unlike most ROMs though, these ROMs come with a tool to install it. For this you will need a computer. As far as I know you cannot get the ROM seperately to install it in the traditional way.
Pulp 4G stock ROM:
http://world.wikomobile.com/update-891-pulp-4g
Pulp Fab 4G stock ROM:
http://world.wikomobile.com/update-902-pulp-fab-4g
Extract the files to a new folder, open the exe file, and follow the instructions.
This guide is mostly finished so I'm already posting it but I will be be adding more stuff when I get the time.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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Hello guys
1000 x Tanks for your job !
I have a little bug with the recovery (twrp) : part of the screen does not work (maybe size are not correct) Can you help me ?
And sorry for my clusmy english ...:angel:
Hello everyone, sorry I'm only getting back to you all now, I got really busy for apparently way longer than I thought! For your questions, I'm afraid that by now I've forgotten basically everything I knew about rooting this phone so I'm as clueless as you are... But I'll (try to) look into it!
Hi,
Sorry to bother you guys...Just wanted to let you know that the link for twrp recovery is not working ( the file might have been deleted). Is it possible to upload it again?
Thanks.
anyone has It? twrp (img) recovery file of Wiko pulp 4g?
PLEASE Respond I can't find it anywhere!! I even searched in Google