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[Q] Bedove X21

Saw this phone on deal extreme. I see there is already a thread on the Bedove x12.
The 21 has ;
Processor MTK6577 Dual-core 1.2GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX531
RAM 512MB
ROM 4GB
Available Memory 2.8GB
Memory Card Supports Micro SD / TF card up to 32GB in size (not included)
Screen Size 4.5 Inch
Touch Screen Capacitive
Resolution 854 x 480 Pixels
Can I root this phone?
Anything to watch out for. Its a fairly cheap price. Just dont wan tto get stuck.
Thanks,
Larry

Hi,
I saw the phone also on dx.com and bought it I just told myself it's quit cheap so I'll try it. And I have to say it's perfect. I'm not sure if you can root it. But why it should not work? If you have any question, just ask me, I'll try to answer you...

orcan said:
Hi,
I saw the phone also on dx.com and bought it I just told myself it's quit cheap so I'll try it. And I have to say it's perfect. I'm not sure if you can root it. But why it should not work? If you have any question, just ask me, I'll try to answer you...
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have you tried rooting as yet?

I rooted x21!!!
Hey guys,
i made this account to share with you: i rooted the x21.
i used Bin4ry's tool for this, you can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
just follow the instructions carefully and you should be fine!
sincerely,
a rooted x21 owner.
Hey guys, hope this tool helped you guys rooting your x21.
im currently working on getting a cwm recovery on the phone but i have screwed up....
anyone here who can send me the original recovery image?
thanks in advance!

x21 cwm
Dear Members,
If you need a Bedove X21 cwm recovery, I made one based on bgcngm scripts and you can reach it here.
This is the second version, with proper product information (derived from stock rom)

Original Rom dump needed for Bedove X21 ICS 4.0.9 / Wayestar A822 JB 4.1.2
How r u doing guys?
Just bricked my Bedove x21 ICS 4.0.9 trying to root it.
I'm trying to use the SP Flash Tool v3.1236.0.sn43 (available at the dropbox link at the first page of the "Tutorial sobre como instalar ROM rooteada y con Gapps Bedove x12" - google it!)
I've managed to flash a Zopo ROM in META Mode (Vol Up + Power, while connecting to USB port, after pressing Download button in the SP Flash Tool).
The trick is to change the Options>DA Download All>Speed to "Do Not Switch Speed" in the SP Flash Tool before clicking on the Download button.
Unfortunately, my Bedove X21 still bricked.
The only thing I need to put it working is a complete RomDump of Bedove X21 which I don't have.
This is a good guide to do it: http : //d-h.st/d8a
It shall work with the bedove x21 mt6577 as well...
I've just noticed that it might also exist a JB 4.1.2 version of Bedove X21, re-branded as Wayestar A822.
Is it possible to make one or both Factory ROMs available somehow?
The JB 4.1.2 might be a good update!
Pls help!
Thanks

Did someone manage to root Bedove X21 with JB4.1.2?
Root many devices and mtk droidtools are NOT working on the JB firmware.
If someone does find a way, please share. Thx in advance.

gersma said:
Did someone manage to root Bedove X21 with JB4.1.2?
Root many devices and mtk droidtools are NOT working on the JB firmware.
If someone does find a way, please share. Thx in advance.
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I've ordered a Bedove X21 in China and waiting for delivery.
Not sure about rooting yet but will try when delivered.
Can you tell me were to find JB4.1.2 ROM you're talking about ?
Stock Android is 4.0.9 so probably you found a better ROM.

I have bought two of these phones. One came with stockrom jb 4.1.2 and no known root methods are working. The other one had ics 4.0.9 and rooting that one was a piece of cake.
So to answer your question : the jellybean rom was preinstalled and as long the phone is not rooted I wont be able to share the rom with you guys.
In case you have the jb rom too when your phone arrives and you find a succesfull and safe rooting method, it would be greatly appreciated if you'd share your findings.
Thx in advance.

gersma said:
I have bought two of these phones. One came with stockrom jb 4.1.2 and no known root methods are working. The other one had ics 4.0.9 and rooting that one was a piece of cake.
So to answer your question : the jellybean rom was preinstalled and as long the phone is not rooted I wont be able to share the rom with you guys.
In case you have the jb rom too when your phone arrives and you find a succesfull and safe rooting method, it would be greatly appreciated if you'd share your findings.
Thx in advance.
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Perhaps you can make a Nandroid backup of the JB ROM using the following steps:
01. Download Fastboot:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54398839/Fastboot+ADB(20206).zip
02. Unpack 'Fastboot+ADB(20206).zip'
03. Connect USB cable
04. Hold the Volume+ and Power button until it vibrates and shows you a menu.
Select 'Fastboot' using Volume+ button.
Press Volume- button to confirm.
05. Open cmd window and goto directory \Fastboot+ADB(20206)
06. Type the following command and press enter:
fastboot boot CWM-6.0.2.8_Acer-E1.img
07. Device will now boot to CWM
I used this method to create a Nandroid backup of my wife's Acer Liquid E1 before rooting or changing stock recovery.
Perhaps it works for the Bedove X21 or you can try to use another .img as recovery file.

hzuu said:
Perhaps you can make a Nandroid backup of the JB ROM using the following steps:
01. Download Fastboot:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54398839/Fastboot+ADB(20206).zip
02. Unpack 'Fastboot+ADB(20206).zip'
03. Connect USB cable
04. Hold the Volume+ and Power button until it vibrates and shows you a menu.
Select 'Fastboot' using Volume+ button.
Press Volume- button to confirm.
05. Open cmd window and goto directory \Fastboot+ADB(20206)
06. Type the following command and press enter:
fastboot boot CWM-6.0.2.8_Acer-E1.img
07. Device will now boot to CWM
I used this method to create a Nandroid backup of my wife's Acer Liquid E1 before rooting or changing stock recovery.
Perhaps it works for the Bedove X21 or you can try to use another .img as recovery file.
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Did you receive your phone already? any luck with rooting? I tried the method you posted above and i cannot get the device to boot the cwm recovery for the x21 model?

hzuu said:
I've ordered a Bedove X21 in China and waiting for delivery.
Not sure about rooting yet but will try when delivered.
Can you tell me were to find JB4.1.2 ROM you're talking about ?
Stock Android is 4.0.9 so probably you found a better ROM.
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you got the phone? how much did you pay and where did you get it? I am undecided whether to take it or mix*shop or c*vasion ...
were you able to rott and have found the rom?
about my topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260778

soulstefan said:
Hey guys,
i made this account to share with you: i rooted the x21.
i used Bin4ry's tool for this, you can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
just follow the instructions carefully and you should be fine!
sincerely,
a rooted x21 owner.
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How exactly did you do it?
I mean, did you have to enter download mode (pushing the power button plus volume up/down, whatever) or removing the battery before?
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: I did it!! I installed the proper ADB drivers on a Windows (>_<) XP PC and, using Bin4ry's Rooting method, I succeeded to root it!!
Now I don't know what to do because I ordered a Star B94M / B943 Quadcore with plenty of ROMs ready to be flashed because I thought that I couldn't root my Bedove X21... anyway, if someone tried to flash a ROM and succeeded in doing so, please comment. Maybe not everything is lost and we can squeeze more our Bedove X21

cappa72 said:
Dear Members,
If you need a Bedove X21 cwm recovery, I made one based on bgcngm scripts and you can reach it here:
http: // data.hu/get/6241298/X21-cwm-recovery.img
(removing the unnecessary spaces from the link you will be able to download that.)
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Has anyone tried this? Maybe somebody has tried to flash this image and suceeded. Have you tried any non-custom ROM?
I think that the way of flashing it is using some Flash tools or something like that, isn't it?

ChuSGC said:
How exactly did you do it?
I mean, did you have to enter download mode (pushing the power button plus volume up/down, whatever) or removing the battery before?
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: I did it!! I installed the proper ADB drivers on a Windows (>_<) XP PC and, using Bin4ry's Rooting method, I succeeded to root it!!
Now I don't know what to do because I ordered a Star B94M / B943 Quadcore with plenty of ROMs ready to be flashed because I thought that I couldn't root my Bedove X21... anyway, if someone tried to flash a ROM and succeeded in doing so, please comment. Maybe not everything is lost and we can squeeze more our Bedove X21
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much easier way is to download srstools 1 click rooting works fine for my bedove x21 jb choose smartroot :good:

patje29 said:
much easier way is to download srstools 1 click rooting works fine for my bedove x21 jb choose smartroot :good:
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Well, the fact is that I succeeded using Bin4ry's script.
Do you know about any custom or official ROM other than the stock 4.0.9?

Help
ChuSGC said:
Well, the fact is that I succeeded using Bin4ry's script.
Do you know about any custom or official ROM other than the stock 4.0.9?
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stock rom you can find here http :// www .bedove.cn/download/%E8%B4%9D%E5%A4%9A%E8%8A%AC%E5%AF%B9%E5%BA%94%E8%A1%A8.xls[/url] it is a excel file ( mind the spaces in link ) with al the bedove phone's and official roms ..... but there's one problem al chinese versions but you can change the language because they are multi language .. this did'nt worked for me i fd up my nand flash :crying: don't know how to recover that so if any body can help ??????? please ....

Well, you can try bin4ry's tool to unroot and to root back. It installs a stock recovery
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patje29 said:
stock rom you can find here http :// www .bedove.cn/download/%E8%B4%9D%E5%A4%9A%E8%8A%AC%E5%AF%B9%E5%BA%94%E8%A1%A8.xls[/url]
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So no custom ones like cyanogenmod, aokp, pacman...
Nevermind... maybe I'll try some ROMs for other MTK6577 phones and hope they work...

ChuSGC said:
Well, you can try bin4ry's tool to unroot and to root back. It installs a stock recovery
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So no custom ones like cyanogenmod, aokp, pacman...
Nevermind... maybe I'll try some ROMs for other MTK6577 phones and hope they work...
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Any luck with roms for bedove x21...and also have root this fone already successfuly

Change of files
soulstefan said:
Hey guys,
i made this account to share with you: i rooted the x21.
i used Bin4ry's tool for this, you can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
just follow the instructions carefully and you should be fine!
sincerely,
a rooted x21 owner.
Hey guys, hope this tool helped you guys rooting your x21.
im currently working on getting a cwm recovery on the phone but i have screwed up....
anyone here who can send me the original recovery image?
thanks in advance!
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So guys,
I have made some changes on my device, it's a bedove x21, in fact, i lost this files: wlan.ko; su. Both files are in the folder named "system". The path is system/bin/su - for "su" file- and system/lib/modules/wlan.ko - for "wlan.ko" file. My device can't connect on the wi-fi connection. Someone have the same device and can make a back-up these files for me?? Thanks!!

[Q] K-Touch Hornet II V9

Hello dear XDA-developers,
I am thinking of buying a new phone, so i came across this phone called the "K-Touch Hornet II V9", it is a Chinees phone. and I couldn't find it on xda-developers.com.
So I was wondering if it is possible to have a Custom Rom installed on it.
Maybe to create my own Custom Rom with this toolbox:http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...stallation-with-android-ultimate-toolbox-pro/
I have a technical background so I guess this should be manageable for me to understand.
Anyways hope to get some reactions on this topic.
Cheers, and many thnxs in advanced,
DesireDroid
Ps.: I currently have a HTC Desire (classic) and rooted that one. and installed some custom roms on it. like the Leedroid custom rom:

Hello,
I am interesting in your request because i have the same device.
Could you tell me if you found anything about an alternative ROM for the "K-Touch Hornet II V9" ?
Regards

ROM found
I've found a ROM (Cyanogen 10.1) at the following web site (i can't post a link due to my too young status) : needrom (add www end dot com )
Then add the following path : /mobile/k-touch-v9-2/

Sebraxx said:
I've found a ROM (Cyanogen 10.1) at the following web site (i can't post a link due to my too young status) : needrom (add www end dot com )
Then add the following path : /mobile/k-touch-v9-2/
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how can i flash it? never flashed before with nvflash.

besmart1983 said:
how can i flash it? never flashed before with nvflash.
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Hi, i justo bougth this K-touch V9 and i need to root and and Flash a Multilanguage ROM..
could somebody help me?
thanks!!

Succelfully ROOT K-Touch V9
Hi, las nigth I rooted the Phone whis this tool www . srsroot.com
I have selected the First Root method.
and the program tried to root the phone whith several different tools, and in the process make the phone reboot several times...
In the final steps i was very nervous becouse the phone was rebooting in a loop like half and hour... The Root program in my PC were telling me to wait 1 minute after the phone boot and press ok in the win window after that.
1 time the phone stop looping the boot, so then i tried to unlock the screen to check... but once i didt it, the phone starts to reboot in a loop again.
So, the next time i saw the phone boot ok, i didnt unlock the screnn. I just wait ti finish the boot and press the ok button in my PC.
An then the root program tells me that the root its OK!! The program finished intalling the Superuser.apk... And thats all...
I download Root Checker.apk and verify the succes root after agree to the Superuser App to allow root privileges to the aplication...
I rebooted again the phone and I checked that the root in permanet..
So, by now is how far a can go...
Now I need to intall the CMW 6.0.1.1 to finally Flash a ROM in Spanish and after that intall Gapps from Google...
The same program that root the phone, can make it reboot in recovery mode whit CWM 6.0.1 but in chinese, anyway helping me whit another phone whit the same recovery in English i can go on whit the program and made a Backup of the rooted phone... but i think i am not safe this way flashing a new rom becouse if something go wrong i cannot boot again this mode if i dont boot the phone first in the normal way...
Could anybody help me whit that?
I almost forget, my version of android of my Ktouch V9 is 4.0 and with CN/EN Languages
I hope i did will be helpfull
Bye!
Guillermo

I found k touch stock and custom rom on http://www.ndroidzone.com/

[All-In-One]Lenovo S660

Well its looks like their will be no forum this device so i thought of making one :highfive: SO here it is
[ALL IN ONE THREAD FOR LENOVO S660]​
My Story
I wanted a Phone Below 12K(india currency) Well i was going for Moto g but due its increase in demand the sellers were just sending products without testing but thene i went for Lenovo S660 well i usually close the phone page which have MTK but their were not many good phones so i bought :victory: and blala blala in the end good phone with awesome baatery life with good display and sexo camera :goodthe main resone i bought it )
ROOT​I could not find andy specific guide for it excet then framaroot which did not worked for after updating my phone
Well you have two options to root your phone
[1] VROOT
If you understand chinese
Yes its true if you understand chinese then root your phone via VROOT link below.
http://www.mgyun.com/en/getvroot (Its written that its english version but it still will show in chinese lang. ......)
Steps:
Simply download this Software and normally install it like any other software open it connect your phone in usb debugging mode and then click root then Voila !!!! its done .(If you have any problem post it :angel: )
[2]MTK Droid ROOTS & Tool.
Well this is the really most usefull tool :laugh: .Download it from the link below extract.I won't do a brief about it as it has been already been done by someone @Kingston1 Give a big thanks to him for making awesome guide :good: .Links to the thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519432 and agiain if any problem u can ask directly to him on his thread or post me /
[3] CWM Recovery
Well their an third method and that is flashing su binary via cwm(If you have installed it whoch i don't think you have) and then installing and su application(superuser etc...)
Steps
1)DOwnload this file :
2)GO into Cwm recovery mode
3)install the binary and done!!!!!!
For binary go to this thread and don't forget to smash that thanks butten for the DEV hard work
I won't go into The deapths as therir are many guides already present
INSTALL CWM RECOVERY​
Just go to this page and follow the steps from this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519432
ROMS , MODS,RECOVERY COMING SOON ........ :fingers-crossed:

Thanks Dude, waiting for Custom ROM ^_^

Phone bricked?
Hello,i really need a full backup of this Phone trough Flashtool. It start up with the lenovo logo and than goes blur. It also shows when i do a memory check "Nand flash not detected. Can someone help with a full backup?

What you did with phone?
माझ्या कडून, तुमच्या साठी!!!

Er. Dhananjay said:
What you did with phone?
माझ्या कडून, तुमच्या साठी!!!
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Nothing, the phone was doing a software update. After this it won 't start up. Sometimes i hear a startup sound and then it restarts......

Have you remembered last application installed on it???
First factory reset it and see result
माझ्या कडून, तुमच्या साठी!!!

I can not go into recovery.. last app i installed was nu.nl . But Now sometimes the phone starts for a few minutes and thanks goes into a bootloop.
Sent from my HTC One mini using XDA Free mobile app

Power on+volume up for recovery.
When phone starts, try to uninstall nu.nl.
BTW have you rooted your phone???
माझ्या कडून, तुमच्या साठी!!!

I solved it, lose cable inside The phone....thnx
Sent from my Lenovo S660 using XDA Free mobile app

i update my S660 to 4.4.2, now can't root it. Anybody can help??? My phone is national version.

[GUIDE] SMART FIRST 6 V695 (vodafone) -Unbrick,Restore,Custom Rom&More- MTK6572(M)

PLEASE NOTE _ THREAD BEING ACTIVELY EDITED [email protected] _
SMART FIRST 6 V695 MTK6572(M)
(vodafone)
Unbrick - Restore - Custom Roms - Root & More​
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR DEVICE AS A RESULT OF FLASHING!​
So, I bricked a vodafone smart first 6 trying to root it (latest update is unrootable at the moment - or a whole lot of messing about if it can be). So I managed to flash a rom and get it all working.
Vodafone do not release a rom for this model so its more or less impossible to unbrick or repair it without the below methods, this will basically turn the Vodafone Smart First 6 into a Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4. Way better in my opinion as it has full official alcatel support for original firmware, root, custom recovery and custom roms. Dual sim also still supported.
So, your phone is a Smart First 6?, Right?. Well it's basically the same as an Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4. So we flash the files for the pixi 3 4 and we can unbrick the phone, but then the phone will be a pixi 3 4. Hope that all makes sense!.
Vodafone Smart First 6 specs; GSMARENA
Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4 specs; GSMARENA
Pixi 3 4 3014D is the firmware we are applying - btw the 4 in pixi 3 4 just means 4" as in screen size - pixi 3 4"
Specs are identical so we can can flash Pixi 3 4 rom onto a vodafone smart first 6. pixi 3 4 stock is definately alot better than the vodafone stock rom, then being able to flash custom roms, improving the device even more.
LINKS TO OTHER XDA THREADS IN RELATION TO THIS GUIDE
Below are links to related guides in xda that contain information regarding this device.
XDA thread by Menroid - whole lot of messing in my opinion and did not work for me - good thread all the same -
XDA thread by kirito9 - Alcatel OneTouch Pixi Thread - very useful, move onto this once you've finished with my thread I guess - stock & custom roms and root for the Pixi 3 4 (your new phone! . . . or your phones new firmware! . . . :silly:!)​
Now . . . . . . .
Tools Required
SPFlash Tool, Rom, preloader and scatter file (all files for restore basically); MEGA LINK
(instructions are for this version of SPFlash Tool - do not use a newer version with this guide unless you do not need to follow the instructions)
Alcatel Mobile Upgrade Tool; MEGA LINK
Drivers
drivers can be found in this thread as VCOM, Micromax Drivers or use the PDANet link -THREAD LINK
Restore Device
(well . . . flash pixi 3 4 firmware to repair vodafone smart first 6)​
- Install Drivers!!
- Download and unpack rom zip
- Start SPFlash Tool, select scatter-loading, load scatter file from rom folder
- Go to drop-down menu "Window", select "Write Memory", new tab appears
- Go to new tab, "Open Raw Data", open ROM_0 File, Select under "Memory setting" EMMC
- Edit the HEX address
- Begin address : 0x0000000000000000 , Container Length : 0x77500000
- Press "Write memory", connect powered off phone to cable, remember.....to flash with spflash tool.....take battery out and plug phone to pc via usb...flashing on this device is done without the battery in the phone....wait to finish
- After done, reconnect battery, check if phone power on
- If not, return to "Download" Tab, and flash just preloader
- Check if power on, and enter Recovery mode if so
- From recovery, do Wipe Data / Cache , then reboot
- Wait for first start, it takes longer time to boot.
- All done.
Now the device has Pixi 3 4" 4013D firmware.
This method has now flashed pixi 4" firmware and effectively made the phone into a pixi 3 4" model.
The flashed rom was a backup of a working rom so if you want full stock restore, go ahead and restore it with Alcatel Official Mobile Upgrade Tool. Remember the model is 4013 - needs selecting in Mobile Upgrade Tool.
Custom Roms, Custom Recovery (TWRP), Root & More . . .
Follow kirito9's thread and his thread links as linked above as you no longer have a Vodafone Smart First 6, it is now a Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4" with 4013(D) firmware​
ANY PROBLEMS? . . . - I'M HAPPY TO HELP​
CREDITS
kirito9 via XDA
Brka (moderator) @ gsmhosting.com​

So, once we have done this how do we root?

Nice! There's no SPFlash in the rar? I used SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1344.0.212.rar from http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/tutor-how-to-root-star-g9000-galaxy-s5-t2913488 and the VCOM / Micromax Drivers - worked perfectly, thanks!

madsam106 said:
So, once we have done this how do we root?
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Hi. Once this is flashed root can be done with kingroot or follow the thread i have linked too for the pixi 3 4. Kirito9s thread he has full instructions for everything.

angryfrommanchester said:
Nice! There's no SPFlash in the rar? I used SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1344.0.212.rar from http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/tutor-how-to-root-star-g9000-galaxy-s5-t2913488 and the VCOM / Micromax Drivers - worked perfectly, thanks!
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Hi. I will update file but yes..you got the right spflash tool. Glad i helped.
Head over too kirito9's thread and get the latest root twrp cuatom roms and more for the pixi 3 4

Kingroot wouldn't work for me (just caused a bootloop and had to start again). http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...4-official-t3193624/post65706654#post65706654 did the job, but as mentioned in the thread, I had to use "SP Flash Tool MOD (Gets rid of most errors)" from the first post of the thread.

gendi said:
EDIT: Ignore this for now, just seen http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...4-official-t3193624/post65706654#post65706654 (somehow missed that the first time), trying now.
I couldn't succeed with kingroot after the SPFlash stage. I have a stock 4013 from a VF695, but applying kingroot either via PC or apk results in a bootloop (wipes don't help) and I have to redo the SPFlash to get a working phone again. Strangely, when I connect the phone to the internet it says there is an update available, but that I can't apply it because the phone is rooted... but it isn't rooted for any apps that I try.
Any suggestions for rooting and then installing a custom recovery?
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I used kingroot then flashed the recovery with flashify from the app store before rebooting.

angryfrommanchester said:
I used kingroot then flashed the recovery with flashify from the app store before rebooting.
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For me, kingroot forced a reboot... guess you got lucky, but the other method above worked for me
Cheers

gendi said:
For me, kingroot forced a reboot... guess you got lucky, but the other method above worked for me
Cheers
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Wasn't sure if it was rebooting or crashing for me tbh so disabled internet to stop it running updates while kingroot was working.

angryfrommanchester said:
Wasn't sure if it was rebooting or crashing for me tbh so disabled internet to stop it running updates while kingroot was working.
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Hi. Kingroot works...if it reboots just start the app again when phone starts and you will see it carries on doing the root from the % it was at when it restarted phone.
Sent from my SM-G920F using XDA-Developers mobile app

So, on to my next issue...
The "dirty" flash seems to be changing the built in MAC address for WiFi and BT to 3c:cb:7c:3f:cd:a6 and :a5 repetitively. Any idea where this is being set? I still have the original MACs, but I don't know if I can edit anything to change them back permanently?

I ended up editing /data/nvram/APCFG/APRDEB/WIFI and then setting to read-only and it seems to have worked... now whether I should do that... who knows!

gendi said:
I ended up editing /data/nvram/APCFG/APRDEB/WIFI and then setting to read-only and it seems to have worked... now whether I should do that... who knows!
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Hi. Im not sure tbh. The mac address' may change but I've not noticed any faults with it being changed. Wifi and bluetooth work on my flash as expected.
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androrooter said:
Hi. Im not sure tbh. The mac address' may change but I've not noticed any faults with it being changed. Wifi and bluetooth work on my flash as expected.
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The problems come when you have more than one on the same network.

Nice!
Ehm nice to see an less hectic Guide for the Smart First! I made an Quick entry and exit when i found Kirito9's Thread
Rooting before was Hit and Miss and same for Recovery, but The Pixi thread made me dive deeper understanding more about MTK Devices....sweet!
Testing the 4G now
Keep up the good work & see ya around!
Ps. you can take my Thread link down, because there are more stable ways to do all that.
I will link your Thread via mine so people can be safer!

Menroid said:
Ehm nice to see an less hectic Guide for the Smart First! I made an Quick entry and exit when i found Kirito9's Thread
Rooting before was Hit and Miss and same for Recovery, but The Pixi thread made me dive deeper understanding more about MTK Devices....sweet!
Testing the 4G now
Keep up the good work & see ya around!
Ps. you can take my Thread link down, because there are more stable ways to do all that.
I will link your Thread via mine so people can be safer!
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Hey Menroid, Glad I could help, your post helped but like we agree it is a little hit and miss, i got root but then it unroots on reboot. I will take link down for your thread and you link mine as yours still gets the hits and results at top on search sites like google, etc.
Keep up the contributions too mate.

Does the GPS work on the phone when following this guide? I cant seem to get the GPS to pick up a signal anymore

Hi,
I flashed the memory using SP Flash Tool, and the green tick appeared so I guess it worked ok.
I then went to flash the preloader and I get the following error:
"4032 – BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (4032) [EMI] Enable DRAM fail"
Here's a screenshot:
hxxp://i.imgur.com/9DW88qp.png
(swap the xx for tt)
The phone will not turn on or respond to anything, please help, thanks
EDIT: I've got the original firmware backed up, I tried to restore that using SP Flash and I get the same error, is there any way around this error?

suggest new vf695 do not use this way, my new vf695 use this one and dead, same message.
"4032 – BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (4032) [EMI] Enable DRAM fail"
i try many ways but not recovery. only i can do, just use it as a hardware spare part.

jxtan11 said:
suggest new vf695 do not use this way, my new vf695 use this one and dead, same message.
"4032 – BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (4032) [EMI] Enable DRAM fail"
i try many ways but not recovery. only i can do, just use it as a hardware spare part.
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I managed to fix mine, restored from the Backup I created in SP flash tool. It's not rooted but at least it's working.
If you want to fix your device try restoring your backup.
I had to flash from another PC in the end, SP flash can be rather insonsistent.

Need help rooting Sky Devices Elite Octa 5.5 (MT6753)

So I got this cheap cell phone on Ebay for $50 (Sky Devices Elite Octa 5.5 with MT6753). It has great specs for that price. However, I'm now paying for it as I can't root the device.
I've tried one click tools but none of them worked. So now I'm asking the XDA community hoping that I can get some pointers.
I've found various tutorials online but they've all come to a dead end. If you find one that you think I should try, please let me know and I'll check it out.
I tried contacting the OEM but they were d-bags and refused to provide stock ROM or scatter file. Which makes me want to root it even more!
The furthest I got was I can dump about 2 GB from the device's memory to a raw file on my PC using SPF (Smart Phone Flash) Tool. One of the tutorials I found is here:
https://cmflare4guides.wordpress.com/2016/08/25/how-to-create-spft-rom-dump/
The Instructions section works but the Continuation section does not. In MTK Droid Root, the button "To process file ROM_ from FlashTool" is disabled and I can't click it.
Any ideas?
I can unlock the boot loader.
I think what I need to do is:
- "extract" the ROM that I downloaded via SPF Tools into various partitions (no idea how though)
- mount the partitions as a loop back device in Linux
- modify some file that will disable permissions on the device (allowing me to install SuperSU)
- "package" the modifications back to some ROM image
- upload the image to the device
However, I currently can't figure out what to do with the ROM_FULL that I downloaded from the device using SPF Tools.

Need Sky devices Elite 5.5 0cta (MT6753) Flash file(ROM)
Ey mate!,,hope you're doing good.. lucky I finally found your post over here. I kinda bricked that same phone when I been tryna flash a custom rom on it.
I managed to root it, had to use Miracle box( Cracked) ....side-loaded TWRP recovery via fast boot (felt like a champ:victory
but then things got wacky the moment I flashed a custom rom and now it can't even boot into any mode ,..almost scanned the whole web for its firmware but dang!, couldn't find it anywhere. If u still have that Sky Elite 5.5 Octa thing.. or the ROM,please do help a brother man, I am so in need of it...