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Xoom bricked

Hi there everyone,
I have a huge problem. Last night i bricked my xoom. I was following a tutorial on this forum. and after unlocking the bootloader it told to flash a file called boot.img after doing so and typing fastboot reboot, the device wouldnt start behind the motorola logo. i tried allot of thing and also did flash some other stock android 4.0.4 boot.img files now with the last one mentioned i managed to get the xoom (wifi) to boot a little further. because the ripple movie with the motorola logo is shown. but it stucks at that movie.
Does anyone know if i can flash an image on the xoom that will atleast fix the problem of not rebooting so i can try another tutorial.
I have searched the internet for solutions, many of them linked to threads on this forum. but almost all download links in these tutorials are old and broken.
Can someone please help me unbrick my device? And maybe a link to a good working unroot tutorial for my xoom wifi with android 4.0.4.

Try get back to Stock.
Download from HERE
and do some OTA updates afterwards so everything will be up to date.
Then wipe and try again from scratch..
Worked for me perfectly just a few days ago.

If you can still get into fastboot, then its not bricked.
Get some stock images and flash them via fastboot and you'll be fine.

Cubanluke88 said:
If you can still get into fastboot, then its not bricked.
Get some stock images and flash them via fastboot and you'll be fine.
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Indeed it worked. i downloaded the official images and flashed them im on android 3.0.1 again and all seems to work just fine now.
Next problem is i cant find a descent tutorial on this forum how to root the xoom. all download links are either removed due to copyright issues or the links are just broken.
How does it work actually?
1. I unlocked the boot loader wich is very easy.
but then? Do i need to flash a rooted image over the existing? i dont really understand how this works. I rooted my Desire HD with a good tutorial in minutes. Not many people seems to really know how to root the Xoom.
Also i would like to know if the different tutorials are for different android versions or can i aply all tutorials of rooting when i stay on android 3.0.1?
I also tried to flash a recovery.img to the recovery partition and press volume down 3 seconds after the moto logo apears but when i do i get an android robot with a big " ! " on his belly and it takes 5 minutes to load the menu. when im in it tells me there is no sdcard present when i try to flash a rooted rom (zip file).
Is there someone reading this thats willin to explain to me how to do a root the easiest way? Please if links are posted be sure everything on that thread is working. Im pretty sure i will pull it off with some push in the right direction.
Thank you!
(edit) omg im stupid, offcourse the sdcard wont work... it never worked at 3.0.1. on the xoom. can i follow this tutorial:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/451-how-to-root-the-wifi-only-xoom-301/
Could someone read over it and see if this is a good tutorial? last time i flashed a boot.img the whole xoom got stuck... is that because i had the wrong boot.img on the wrong android version? or should boot.img always work?

Do you plan on flashing to a custom rom after rooting? If so, you can just skip rooting altogether.
I say this because I'm not particularly familiar with that rooting method you linked (though reading through it, it makes sense, all its doing is pushing the necessary files for root access to the xoom via adb). I used a rooting script flashed through a custom recovery over a year ago - unfortunately the download link seems to be broken (I might have a copy at home).
So there's a few things you can do:
1. If you just want a custom rom - download the rom zip file and store on your device. Flash TWRP (my preferred recovery) in fastboot. Boot into TWRP and flash the rom zip file.
2. If you want stock OS root access -
a) Follow those steps you linked and see what happens. If things go wrong, you should be able to just flash those stock images again.
b) Wait for me to get home and see if I have the root script. You'll need to flash a custom recovery though in order to use it.

Cubanluke88 said:
Do you plan on flashing to a custom rom after rooting? If so, you can just skip rooting altogether.
I say this because I'm not particularly familiar with that rooting method you linked (though reading through it, it makes sense, all its doing is pushing the necessary files for root access to the xoom via adb). I used a rooting script flashed through a custom recovery over a year ago - unfortunately the download link seems to be broken (I might have a copy at home).
So there's a few things you can do:
1. If you just want a custom rom - download the rom zip file and store on your device. Flash TWRP (my preferred recovery) in fastboot. Boot into TWRP and flash the rom zip file.
2. If you want stock OS root access -
a) Follow those steps you linked and see what happens. If things go wrong, you should be able to just flash those stock images again.
b) Wait for me to get home and see if I have the root script. You'll need to flash a custom recovery though in order to use it.
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Ok thanks for your answer. Ill try to unroot with that method flashing directly to the recovery.img i also know now what i did wrong. i flashed the recovery.img not to the recovery partition but to the boot partition LOL. thats why the xoom didnt boot anymore
I see allot about Nightlies Eos, 4.1.1. is that a good rom? Does it look like the stock version?

eos 4.1.1 is simply awesome and its also pre rooted' so your bootloader is unlocked, all you gotta do now is install twrp recovery via fastboot ( my preffered recovery) then flash eos via recovery
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sygys said:
Ok thanks for your answer. Ill try to unroot with that method flashing directly to the recovery.img i also know now what i did wrong. i flashed the recovery.img not to the recovery partition but to the boot partition LOL. thats why the xoom didnt boot anymore
I see allot about Nightlies Eos, 4.1.1. is that a good rom? Does it look like the stock version?
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EOS is a pretty AOSP rom. No theme, though you can apply one if you like and change a few colors. There are various toggle additions you can add that make the user experience much better. It also comes with an overclockable kernel and is very very stable (despite being a nightly) The team has been supporting the Xoom for over a year and is very committed to the Xoom.
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sygys said:
Ok thanks for your answer. Ill try to unroot with that method flashing directly to the recovery.img i also know now what i did wrong. i flashed the recovery.img not to the recovery partition but to the boot partition LOL. thats why the xoom didnt boot anymore
I see allot about Nightlies Eos, 4.1.1. is that a good rom? Does it look like the stock version?
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As for flashing, just gotta make sure your text is good before hitting the enter key. Recovery flash should look something like this:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Some instructions for flashing can be found here
While that page is specifically for locking and flashing to return to stock, the commands are universal for fastboot. Hell, if you wanted to, you could manually restore a nandroid backup via fastboot and flashing images.

[Q] Star S5 MTK6589 Root

Hi all,
Just got my Star S5 in the mail, while I'm in the process of removing all chinese bloatware, I'm hitting a wall here. To remove baidu I need root (which i want anyway, actually), but I can't seem to boot into cwm-recovery after creating my own with smart phone flash tools and mtk droid root & tools. None of the other options listed online work either! Is there a secret button combination or something to get into recovery or does smart phone flash tools SAY it flashed the boot.img and recovery.img but doesn't it actually do it?
Pressing vol+ and power, then when green android pops up on screen releasing power but holding vol+ doesn't work (it just continues to boot regularly)!
Edit: ninonirvana's solution below worked to get into CWM.. however, flashing the superuser-binary doesn't work on android 4.2 and up. I had to use SuperSU, everything works now!

henkpeters said:
Hi all,
Just got my Star S5 in the mail, while I'm in the process of removing all chinese bloatware, I'm hitting a wall here. To remove baidu I need root (which i want anyway, actually), but I can't seem to boot into cwm-recovery after creating my own with smart phone flash tools and mtk droid root & tools. None of the other options listed online work either! Is there a secret button combination or something to get into recovery or does smart phone flash tools SAY it flashed the boot.img and recovery.img but doesn't it actually do it?
Pressing vol+ and power, then when green android pops up on screen releasing power but holding vol+ doesn't work (it just continues to boot regularly)!
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Hello, I have accessed the recovery as follows, nexus4toolkit in this reboot options menu No. 21 No. 4 after reboot recovery and already

Hi, you can put a link of recovery and how to root? thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2215393 you can use this tool to restar in to recovery

I can't seem to find the tutorial I used yesterday (it was today, actually, 2.30am) but I read back the original scatter-file and rom with mtk droid root & tools, afterwards I used spflashtool SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119 to read back the original rom (cache-HEX as endpoint) and used mtk droid root & tools again to create my new boot.img and recovery.img. Lastly, i followed this <<USE SUPERSU INSTEAD OF SUPERUSER>> tutorial, flashing only my newly created recovery.img and boot.img, after using your nexus toolkit to get into cwm. I backed up my rom now AND rooted, so all is well
NOTE: as stated above, using superuser doesn't work on android 4.2 and up, you should flash superSU instead!

I know this phone is new and I may get it in the future, once the rooting process is is figured out for MT6589, it may be useful for other phones with the same chip. Can someone write a simple step-by-step instructions on how to root it for others so there won't be a bunch of scattered threads and questions about the same thing. Thanks in advance!

Whyzor said:
I know this phone is new and I may get it in the future, once the rooting process is is figured out for MT6589, it may be useful for other phones with the same chip. Can someone write a simple step-by-step instructions on how to root it for others so there won't be a bunch of scattered threads and questions about the same thing. Thanks in advance!
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One +

It is no one key root tool for android 4.1 or android 4.2. I think the best way for root the phone is flashing the phone with rooted ROM if it exists

henkpeters said:
I can't seem to find the tutorial I used yesterday (it was today, actually, 2.30am) but I read back the original scatter-file and rom with mtk droid root & tools, afterwards I used spflashtool SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119 to read back the original rom (cache-HEX as endpoint) and used mtk droid root & tools again to create my new boot.img and recovery.img. Lastly, i followed this <<USE SUPERSU INSTEAD OF SUPERUSER>> tutorial, flashing only my newly created recovery.img and boot.img, after using your nexus toolkit to get into cwm. I backed up my rom now AND rooted, so all is well
NOTE: as stated above, using superuser doesn't work on android 4.2 and up, you should flash superSU instead!
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pls write instructions step by step.and is it possible to give us scatter file and recovery.img?

guapon said:
pls write instructions step by step.and is it possible to give us scatter file and recovery.img?
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:good::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::good:

Hi..
can someone who already own Star S5 tell some info about camera, and can this phone record 1080p video?

misokralj said:
Hi..
can someone who already own Star S5 tell some info about camera, and can this phone record 1080p video?
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no it records 720p. max

ı manage to root S5...ı found correct recovery with scatter file link below.But its china language but not ımportant ıt works..
first intall super su and copy to sd card after flash recovery.img with flash tool
to flash the the supersu to the phone you must enter the recovery (that you flashed with flash tool...) but power and volume + is not working so we can enter the recovery with a program like nexus 4 toolkit or Android Toolkit
http://download.chainfire.eu/315/SuperSU...-v1.25.zip
http://www.4shared.com/rar/PzQiYFxi/CWM_Recovery.html
http://www.4shared.com/rar/m33fLNgf/MTK6...30401.html

S5 Root - windows 8 preloader driver problem
guapon said:
ı manage to root S5...ı found correct recovery with scatter file link below.But its china language but not ımportant ıt works..
first intall super su and copy to sd card after flash recovery.img with flash tool
to flash the the supersu to the phone you must enter the recovery (that you flashed with flash tool...) but power and volume + is not working so we can enter the recovery with a program like nexus 4 toolkit or Android Toolkit
http://download.chainfire.eu/315/SuperSU...-v1.25.zip
http://www.4shared.com/rar/PzQiYFxi/CWM_Recovery.html
http://www.4shared.com/rar/m33fLNgf/MTK6...30401.html
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Hi,
Just came back, wanted to flash the recovery - but I can't seem to the MT65xx Preloader to install (I'm on windows 8 64 bit) - is there something special I need to do to install them? (I used the ones from GizBeat Combo for the H7500+ MT6589 drivers) - it just won't install the VCOM even if I select it by myself - it says it has not signtature - what am I doing wrong?

guapon said:
ı manage to root S5...ı found correct recovery with scatter file link below.But its china language but not ımportant ıt works..
first intall super su and copy to sd card after flash recovery.img with flash tool
to flash the the supersu to the phone you must enter the recovery (that you flashed with flash tool...) but power and volume + is not working so we can enter the recovery with a program like nexus 4 toolkit or Android Toolkit
http://download.chainfire.eu/315/SuperSU...-v1.25.zip
http://www.4shared.com/rar/PzQiYFxi/CWM_Recovery.html
http://www.4shared.com/rar/m33fLNgf/MTK6...30401.html
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the recovery is in chines :victory::laugh:

ninonirvana said:
the recovery is in chines :victory::laugh:
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Hi again,
I've managed (finally to trick windows 8 into installing the vcom...) to flash the chiniese green recovery - but I have no idea how to navigate and what option to choose - since I saw SD I went to that one and clicked with the power button - writes something in chinese in white and does nothing? Am I doing something wrong in here? Is there a special way to navigate that recovery?
Shoud I have placed the supersu zip in a specific folder? rename it perhaps to update.zip or something like that?
Thank you again for all your help

yulypis said:
Hi again,
I've managed (finally to trick windows 8 into installing the vcom...) to flash the chiniese green recovery - but I have no idea how to navigate and what option to choose - since I saw SD I went to that one and clicked with the power button - writes something in chinese in white and does nothing? Am I doing something wrong in here? Is there a special way to navigate that recovery?
Shoud I have placed the supersu zip in a specific folder? rename it perhaps to update.zip or something like that?
Thank you again for all your help
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If you post a screenshot of the recovery menus, then we could get someone who understands Chinese to do a line-by-line translation. Or maybe even Google Translate

yulypis said:
Hi again,
I've managed (finally to trick windows 8 into installing the vcom...) to flash the chiniese green recovery - but I have no idea how to navigate and what option to choose - since I saw SD I went to that one and clicked with the power button - writes something in chinese in white and does nothing? Am I doing something wrong in here? Is there a special way to navigate that recovery?
Shoud I have placed the supersu zip in a specific folder? rename it perhaps to update.zip or something like that?
Thank you again for all your help
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It works - thank you all that helped and got us here
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Whyzor said:
If you post a screenshot of the recovery menus, then we could get someone who understands Chinese to do a line-by-line translation. Or maybe even Google Translate
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Thank you, but I already managed to flash the supersu - thank you anyway.
After rooting the device I pushed the NetworkLocation.apk into system/app - but to no avail - I still can't get any google location.
Does anybody know what can be done?

Would someone PLEASE be so kind to put up a 100% secure tutorial?
I really dont want to get an expensive brick to throw out of the window...
Maybe with video, or much screenshots... That would be great!

Myrothas said:
Would someone PLEASE be so kind to put up a 100% secure tutorial?
I really dont want to get an expensive brick to throw out of the window...
Maybe with video, or much screenshots... That would be great!
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+1
I just ordered one, so if someone can write tut for root..
Thanks..

I would like also a guide, maybe even with a non Chinese (english) recovery and rom..
I just got the the phone - and its sweet And I must admit I did like the price also

[Q]Unable to root my device from recovery

I Am unable to mount system or cache either and also i cant flash certain files from my CWM recovery I think it is because I forgot to root my device before flashing the CWM from stock recovery. Now I can't do nandroid backup or root the device either i need help. The data speed is too slow at my home I'll not be able to download stock rom (it would take days to download)... Is there any way??

smartananallavan said:
I Am unable to mount system or cache either and also i cant flash certain files from my CWM recovery I think it is because I forgot to root my device before flashing the CWM from stock recovery. Now I can't do nandroid backup or root the device either i need help. The data speed is too slow at my home I'll not be able to download stock rom (it would take days to download)... Is there any way??
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Recovery Mode doesn't need root to function. Try the Universal GB Root package and tell me what happens, a bit more information would be helpful, like, if an error shows, or something like that...
EDIT: OH! I just realized what is happening! You are using CWM with a Stock ROM that you want to root, right? Well, CWM does NOT support .EFS file systems. It can't mount the /system/ partition to write on it. When you install a custom ROM with it, it re-formats the system partition to EXT4. So, you can't use both a Stock ROM and CWM. They do not support each other. You need to flash a custom ROM. Or use the Stock Recovery to flash the Root Zip.

another trouble.....
thanks i figured that out but also now there is another problem...please help me.
I downloaded the stock rom and it has only two files ( a .dll and an file HOME.tar) but i loaded the file as PDA in
odin and now there comes the problem.... the drivers are setup and the ID:COM section turns yellow and then in the
logs everything proceeds good and gets stuck at the setupconnection stage. I'll try to post the screen shot

smartananallavan said:
thanks i figured that out but also now there is another problem...please help me.
I downloaded the stock rom and it has only two files ( a .dll and an file HOME.tar) but i loaded the file as PDA in
odin and now there comes the problem.... the drivers are setup and the ID:COM section turns yellow and then in the
logs everything proceeds good and gets stuck at the setupconnection stage. I'll try to post the screen shot
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Ok, i'll wait for the screenshot =)
Also, this is a first i have ever heard of this problem. If the drivers are OK, Odin is showing the COM Port, and the Setup begins, my only guess is that you got the wrong flash files... Are you sure you'r device is "s5670"? not some other model? Also, i recommend downloading official firmware from SamFirmware. But for now, i wait for screenie =)

smartananallavan said:
thanks i figured that out but also now there is another problem...please help me.
I downloaded the stock rom and it has only two files ( a .dll and an file HOME.tar) but i loaded the file as PDA in
odin and now there comes the problem.... the drivers are setup and the ID:COM section turns yellow and then in the
logs everything proceeds good and gets stuck at the setupconnection stage. I'll try to post the screen shot
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Don't load it as PDA, instead load it as One Package(home.tar.md5 file)

my samsung doesnt open
i tried to install cyanogen 10.4.1 jelly bean to my galaxy fit but i didnt root it first i realized that later and it couldnt wipe and couldnt install the update. the problem is that it doesnt open any more. it stays at galaxy fit screen what can i do to restore it?

Stay Calm Bro
koukis32 said:
i tried to install cyanogen 10.4.1 jelly bean to my galaxy fit but i didnt root it first i realized that later and it couldnt wipe and couldnt install the update. the problem is that it doesnt open any more. it stays at galaxy fit screen what can i do to restore it?
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Hi @koukis32
Dnt wry Bro ur cell is just fine please download the Firmware pages that you want to flash from the link below by entering your phone model number or i shall also paste link where in you can download the package directly also.
You can find the required ODIN Firmware Package as you wish for the ODIN tool
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ and put in the Device Model Number and download it
or complete Firmware Package of Gingerbread 2.3.6 DDKT3 you can find the link below
http://hotfile.com/dl/146050815/b3b9...2_INU.zip.html in case this link doesn't work please download the Packages from above link as I can't check it from my office so dntmnd
For ODIN Flashing Tool:
http://www.downloads.techdiscussion....ting-software/
and Procedure to Flash is:
- Shutdown Galaxy Fit and restart it in Recovery Mode. For that hold the volume down key + Home key and power key. Hold it for some seconds and leave it. The device will boot in recovery mode. When the yellow triangle, connect cell phone and a computer with a USB cable.
- Launch ODIN on your system. In that look under ID:COM section. The section will turn to yellow once the device is connected and detected.
- Now click on OPS. It will ask you to browse the downloaded firmware package. Browse to GIO_1.0.ops. Once it is selected click on One Package and choose S5670DDKT3_S5670ODDKT2_S5670DDKT2_HOME.tar.md5.
- Now click on Start. The update process has started and it will take few minutes to complete.
- Once it is done, the device will reboot itself. Later on you can go in Settings and checkout the firmware version.
And considering still you still in Galaxy Fit Page then go take a break and relax and follow the instructions in the link which I have shared you phone will come back to life.
http://www.androidauthority.com/how...xy-fit-s5670-android-2-3-4-gingerbread-35369/
follow the picture carefully.
:good::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

AXAz0r said:
Ok, i'll wait for the screenshot =)
Also, this is a first i have ever heard of this problem. If the drivers are OK, Odin is showing the COM Port, and the Setup begins, my only guess is that you got the wrong flash files... Are you sure you'r device is "s5670"? not some other model? Also, i recommend downloading official firmware from SamFirmware. But for now, i wait for screenie =)
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thaks for helping sorry for the long Delay. solved the problem!!!! just downloaded a stock deodexed rom.zip and flashed...... booted up fine

[Q] Installing tar.gz Rom to Chinese Tablet

Hello,
First of all I'm glad that finally joined this forum. Been browsing it for a while and checking for roms for my phone. Anyway there's one problem that i can't solve it. Tried searching information about it online but haven't found anything.
Recently i bought a chinese tablet, and seller gave me also newest rom for it so I can install it (didn't had any problems installing roms before). The thing is the format of a file is "tar.gz". The seller tells me there's a "tool" which he would send me (waiting for a month already) to install this rom. Is there any real tool or a guide how to install tar.gz rom?
I will put screen of what contains inside
Hope anyone can help me with it.
Kind regards

Normally you would use Odin to install a tar.gz, but Odin is a tool for Samsung. Probably this thing has some proprietary flashing tool.
You might be able to extract the file and manually flash the IMG files using fastboot, but you better be 100% sure this ROM is legit for your device or you risk brick when flashing certain elements.

you need to use sp flash tool. make a backup of your rom first! i know those chinese chipsets, for further informations just pm me.

Chrizzly92 said:
you need to use sp flash tool. make a backup of your rom first! i know those chinese chipsets, for further informations just pm me.
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Yeah those Chinese chipsets can get pretty confusing sometimes.
Good thing someone knows about them..
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

nah, they are not that complicated. basically, they are partitioned in basic parts: preloader, uboot, dsp_bl and other specific stuff. for a firmware update, you basically need to lash android partition and boot.img partition. this can be done via flashtool, fastboot, metamode, recovery o you can dd from sdcard, of you are already rooted. also, these devices are unbrickable i you do not touch preloader . if you do, mostly they can set into download mode shortening 2 pins on motherboard. flashing my galaxy s is harsee in my oppineon.

Chrizzly92 said:
nah, they are not that complicated. basically, they are partitioned in basic parts: preloader, uboot, dsp_bl and other specific stuff. for a firmware update, you basically need to lash android partition and boot.img partition. this can be done via flashtool, fastboot, metamode, recovery o you can dd from sdcard, of you are already rooted. also, these devices are unbrickable i you do not touch preloader . if you do, mostly they can set into download mode shortening 2 pins on motherboard. flashing my galaxy s is harsee in my oppineon.
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Yeah flashing the img files via fastboot isn't hard, it's knowing which tool they expect you to use for which device / chipset.
Either way, hope he got his situation sorted.

Thank you for your answers hope to solve this problem. I tried to rename tar.gz to zip and install it that way. And somehow i managed to install it (somehow) with some errors, but still there's missing something haha

Ok so i finally managed to install rom. That Chinese guy gave me Sp flash tool. Choosed scatter pressed download and vuala. Works great! If anyone need guide or that tool just pm me

dear i m looking for flash tool for chinese tablet please send me or put for download
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orangekid said:
Yeah flashing the img files via fastboot isn't hard, it's knowing which tool they expect you to use for which device / chipset.
Either way, hope he got his situation sorted.
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if you have please send me flash tool for chinese mobile

I've got the same problems too,,,
I'll try some, from this thread. hope it works. thanks...

SoC? Device? ROM? more informations needed to help you out guys!
only because its chinese doesn't mean every flashtool will work.

Desperately Trying to Port TWRP on this Stock Recovery !

Hey Guys,
I've been spending hours & hours to try to port TWRP (or PhilZ) to the stock recovery from my rugged BlackView BV5000.
Not going to explain the reasons here, as everyone knows them already (my top-of-the-list reason being the ability to ghost & root my device), but I've managed to get the stock recovery from the manufacturer, and have been using some tools to *auto-port* CWM/TWRP/PHILZ to the stock recovery.img file without success.
File available here: https://mega.nz/#!y1plzQgR!irTUJbdpHYuqGJ3dV8ACOXZBlvuTK1S-pag_EbZJETU
I am asking for all people with more experience than me in porting or coding Android files for some kind help... Hope someone could bring light on us! ^_^
Cheers!
Nick.

Surfeur-des-Reves said:
Hey Guys,
I've been spending hours & hours to try to port TWRP (or PhilZ) to the stock recovery from my rugged BlackView BV5000.
Not going to explain the reasons here, as everyone knows them already (my top-of-the-list reason being the ability to ghost & root my device), but I've managed to get the stock recovery from the manufacturer, and have been using some tools to *auto-port* CWM/TWRP/PHILZ to the stock recovery.img file without success.
File available here: https://mega.nz/#!y1plzQgR!irTUJbdpHYuqGJ3dV8ACOXZBlvuTK1S-pag_EbZJETU
I am asking for all people with more experience than me in porting or coding Android files for some kind help... Hope someone could bring light on us! ^_^
Cheers!
Nick.
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I hope you are aware of this tool: Easy TWRP Installer
It creates TWRP and auto flashes it to your phone with 1 click.
Just plug your phone in and press start.
Violla. You have TWRP.

janekmuric said:
I hope you are aware of this tool: Easy TWRP Installer
It creates TWRP and auto flashes it to your phone with 1 click.
Just plug your phone in and press start.
Violla. You have TWRP.
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Hi
Of course I tried this one you mention, as well as several others (for PhilZ, CWM...) and the result was same, it ends up with some errors and impossible to continue the operation. Moreover, most of these tools require a rooted device, and this one cannot be rooted at the moment by any automatic tool.... This is also one of the reasons I request a custom recovery

Surfeur-des-Reves said:
Hi
Of course I tried this one you mention, as well as several others (for PhilZ, CWM...) and the result was same, it ends up with some errors and impossible to continue the operation. Moreover, most of these tools require a rooted device, and this one cannot be rooted at the moment by any automatic tool.... This is also one of the reasons I request a custom recovery
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You are requesting a custom recovery which to be flashed requires root.

janekmuric said:
You are requesting a custom recovery which to be flashed requires root.
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Not really, I can always flash with SP Flash Tools, as I have the full factory ROM, the scatter & original stock recovery.img
Link is here: https://mega.nz/#!y1plzQgR!irTUJbdpHYuqGJ3dV8ACOXZBlvuTK1S-pag_EbZJETU
I wish someone skilled in the process could help us...

Surfeur-des-Reves said:
Not really, I can always flash with SP Flash Tools, as I have the full factory ROM, the scatter & original stock recovery.img
Link is here: https://mega.nz/#!y1plzQgR!irTUJbdpHYuqGJ3dV8ACOXZBlvuTK1S-pag_EbZJETU
I wish someone skilled in the process could help us...
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The Magic TWRP Installer can create a recovery.img file which you can flash with SP Flashtool. Could you please explain what exactly errors are you getting? I think there is a higher chance of success if we try to resolve the issue with TWRP installer, than if you just kept asking for help.

janekmuric said:
The Magic TWRP Installer can create a recovery.img file which you can flash with SP Flashtool. Could you please explain what exactly errors are you getting? I think there is a higher chance of success if we try to resolve the issue with TWRP installer, than if you just kept asking for help.
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There were 2 kinds of errors; the first one being about "regions overlapping", and the second one being with "magic headers"...

BV5000 Root
Surfeur-des-Reves said:
this one cannot be rooted at the moment by any automatic tool
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Hey, it is extremely easy to root the BV5000. Just copy this attached file to an external SD (it might work if in internal memory but I haven't tried it).
Settings => About Phone => Wireless Updates => 3 dots (Menu Key) => Local Updates => Browse and select the update.zip file and wait till the phone reboots.
The file and method are taken from a thread in movilesdualsim.com.
Enjoy

I made Philz and carliv CWM ages ago for this phone

bigrammy said:
I made Philz and carliv CWM ages ago for this phone
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Probably it was part of your secret project ( or your are Hanuma50.... ? ).....because obviously working custom recovery is downloadable only from 4pda.ru - if you know the Russian numbers what is needed for the registration....
The above mentioned update.zip method does not work on newer firmwares ( t.e. v.1.5.) of BV5000.
For those who are not familiar with the soul of MTK devices here is a description of the installation process to get TWRP and thereafter root on the phone:
( use google translator):
http://mdforum.ru/showthread.php?t=26183
(It does not matter that description relates to MT6592 devices!)
custom recovery + scatter file of firmware v.1.5 + SuperSu ( + some others, t.e. SP Flashtools, etc):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzkbIWPgNcg7VlNiWHNWOG5iQ0E/view?usp=sharing

bandino said:
Probably it was part of your secret project ( or your are Hanuma50.... ? ).....because obviously working custom recovery is downloadable only from 4pda.ru - if you know the Russian numbers what is needed for the registration....
The above mentioned update.zip method does not work on newer firmwares ( t.e. v.1.5.) of BV5000.
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I wanted to see how long it would take them to make their own working recovery. :laugh:
A lot of the time 4PDA and other forums seem to give no credit or links to the original dev's.
Lucky for them they have @hanuma who is a Great dev so credit to him for getting the TWRP working. Well done bro. :highfive:
You should link to @hanuma or one of his posts so people can give him Thanks also you should really asked his permission to post the mirror link to the recovery.

bigrammy said:
I wanted to see how long it would take them to make their own working recovery. :laugh:
A lot of the time 4PDA and other forums seem to give no credit or links to the original dev's.
Lucky for them they have @hanuma who is a Great dev so credit to him for getting the TWRP working. Well done bro. :highfive:
You should link to @hanuma or one of his posts so people can give him Thanks also you should really asked his permission to post the mirror link to the recovery.
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I have got his permission for public his work here.
Direct link for downloading and for thanks:
http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=685816&st=840#entry44610609