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Hi
I rooted My a110 with CWM recovery and SP flash tools And changed few things like added Malayalam language & added 4.2 JB camera
And The Problem Is I tried to Do a factory Reset by setting menu but it showing resetting repeatly and power offing and it boots automatically and again it showing resetting then power off like that it didn't stopping.
Is My phone Is bricked.Bricked phone means it will not boot isn't it?
How To Solve This Error Please Help
Solved
There r 2 options u can choose:
i)flash ur phone stock firmware through sp flash tool if it doesnt boot at all
ii)flash any custom rom, if u have installed cwm and u can enter cwm after the brick
Lesson to be learned-never flash multiple files together in cwm
and if u do so then always clear cache and dalvik cache and go according to flash instructions provided
dibinvm said:
Hi
I rooted My a110 with CWM .....
.......t will not boot isn't it?
How To Solve This Error Please Help
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Do as above said...
and Remember.. if u flash Mods then don't ever reset factory default...
Thanks For answering
Parthalucky said:
There r 2 options u can choose:
i)flash ur phone stock firmware through sp flash tool if it doesnt boot at all
ii)flash any custom rom, if u have installed cwm and u can enter cwm after the brick
Lesson to be learned-never flash multiple files together in cwm
and if u do so then always clear cache and dalvik cache and go according to flash instructions provided
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I already tried To flash Stock JB using sp flash tools but when i input scatter txt then my phone ejecting automatically and when press upgrade after that it only showing searching.
i tried with and without battery but same output
please help
dibinvm said:
I already tried To flash Stock JB using sp flash tools but when i input scatter txt then my phone ejecting automatically and when press upgrade after that it only showing searching.
i tried with and without battery but same output
please help
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Use this SP Tool v3.1312.0.139
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ekhasti said:
Use this SP Tool v3.1312.0.139
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IT Also Gives Same output
Shows Searching
how about i take this phone to service center will they find that it is rooted and charge me for repairing.
It also occurred to me. It is nothing related to mods . It occurs if u try to reset your phone from settings with CWM installed.The correct method is
1) load the scatter
2)select firmware>upgrade
3) when it shows searching then connect the phone in switched off state
u were doing the other way round
If still not successful
1)select download
2)when it shows searching connect the phone with the battery removed.
inGen.AD said:
It also occurred to me. It is nothing related to mods . It occurs if u try to reset your phone from settings with CWM installed.The correct method is
1) load the scatter
2)select firmware>upgrade
3) when it shows searching then connect the phone in switched off state
u were doing the other way round
If still not successful
1)select download
2)when it shows searching connect the phone with the battery removed.
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I tried Everything You said same error occurred
SP Flash tool show SEARCHING
dibinvm said:
I tried Everything You said same error occurred SP Flash tool show SEARCHING
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Check the title bar ,if u see " Runtime trace mode" written then press CTRL+ALT+T and try again
Solved again
I have gone through this many times.
Do it like i tell u.
Open the sp flash tool folder. Dont run it.
Now right click the sp flash tool software and select run as.
Then select run as adminstrator.
Now load the scatter file.
If u have cwm installed then uncheck the recovery option so as to keep cwm.
Now power off ur phone remove the battery.
Connect it to the computer using usb cable but dont put the battery.
Now if u have installed the drivers for A110 correctly by downloading from official mmx site then nothing will happen.
But if haven't installed adb drivers yet then do so and also install drivers using pdanet software(google it just a 3-4mb file).
Now if all is ready as above then connect ur phone without battery then click download then when it says searching , put ur battery .
Now it will detect ur phone anyhow(impossible to fail becoz tested and done by me everytime)
the download will start and stock firmware will be installed.
Wait for it to be over
put ur battery out of phone then put it in again. Now power on ur mobile.
If u have cwm installed then flash custom roms directly through them becoz each and every custom rom is rooted. So u dont need to root the stock firmware and softbrick ur mobile again.
Now if i helped u then pls hit thanks button and dont fear about these bricks. My A110 has gone through them 100 times and still i flash it.
Anyway do u even plan on using custom rom for ur device?
Please let me know from comments if u have repaired ur device or not.
And its not needed to take it to MMX service center and pay Rs.200
for flashing the stock firmware which u can do by following above methods
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We forgot if he has
i)run the sp flash tool as adminstrator or not becoz if he didnt then the sp flash tool will keep searching for infinity and still not detect ur device.
Ii)installed the adb drivers correctly
see the video on installing vcom drivers for sp flash tool below
Decided to try and revive my old hard-bricked nexus s paperweight the other day
Used Unbrickable Mod from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1566475
Worked great, SBL injected, but I'm pretty sure the phone is in a bootloop because its getting detected intermittently by the computers I'm using. So when I try to flash with heimdall the device isn't detected and I can't follow through. Only hear the comp play a little sound of something being connected via USB. Also I think I should mention the power button doesn't work. Any ideas?
Do at your own risk i am not responsible actually this worked for my device
sedelek said:
Decided to try and revive my old hard-bricked nexus s paperweight the other day
Used Unbrickable Mod from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1566475
Worked great, SBL injected, but I'm pretty sure the phone is in a bootloop because its getting detected intermittently by the computers I'm using. So when I try to flash with heimdall the device isn't detected and I can't follow through. Only hear the comp play a little sound of something being connected via USB. Also I think I should mention the power button doesn't work. Any ideas?
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If u have installed cwm recovery on your mobile then do these steps:
turn off device
goto recovery mode (google your device)
clear cache and reset your phone from there and restart
this should solve bootloop problem if not then you can try flashing new rom by doing this
download rom for your device and follow the steps by the ddeveloper of that rom if therr is no guide on how to install that rom then u can try this
AT YOUR OWN RISK
for CWM 6 might work on other version :/
copy. zip file of your custom rom then goto recovery mode and then format system
reset phone
clear cache
install zip from sdcard and then choose your rom after that clear delvik cache and last reboot device click yes and wait rom to load can take 5 mints
NC4777 said:
If u have installed cwm recovery on your mobile then do these steps:
turn off device
goto recovery mode (google your device)
clear cache and reset your phone from there and restart
this should solve bootloop problem if not then you can try flashing new rom by doing this
download rom for your device and follow the steps by the ddeveloper of that rom if therr is no guide on how to install that rom then u can try this
AT YOUR OWN RISK
for CWM 6 might work on other version :/
copy. zip file of your custom rom then goto recovery mode and then format system
reset phone
clear cache
install zip from sdcard and then choose your rom after that clear delvik cache and last reboot device click yes and wait rom to load can take 5 mints
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Thanks for the speedy response!
I'm sorry I should have provided more info. The screen has no display so any manipulations from the device are impossible. Also the power button is non-responsive so I can't use it to access recovery mode. The only way I know it's bootlooping actually is it pops in and out of detection in unbrickable and the sounds of connection and disconnection that play when connected to the comp via USB. Also I don't have CWM. Last I checked (a while ago) it was on a stock ROM.
Ohh you have bricked your mobile :/ but dont worry
I am going to post a tutorial on how to unbrick a mtk phone with same issue ... , may that tutorial will help you
I will post link here as i post that tutorial but i dont gurantee that will work or not
Sent from my A2
Hello , I'm parsa...
I root and flash recovery(cwm) and rom(cm) on my friend galaxy fit .... there wasn't problem until next day ... he told me that device doesn't boot..
I tried to flash stock firmware on it and flashed but it doesn't work again and hangs on this page :
I follow instructions step by step to unbrick it but it doesn't work again .... :crying:
please tell me what can i do???what should I do??
I'm very embarrassed about it...help me...
thanks for helps...
I would recommend to you follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51886671#post51886671
Thanks But when I flash custom recovery it says : "E:/can't mount system or directory ..." and just can flash stock firmware so then device hangs on that page....
and I can't wipe data/system(factory reset) in recovery...again hangs on that page..
I installed drivers and wanted to use One Click Unbrick but computer can't detect device ( I tried with 2 pc )...
I really don't know what should i do??? I tried every things...
please tell your friend and devlopers because i don't know any body here...thanks...
did you remove your battery and flashed again rom or cwm ?
maybe , I don't remember .... it's about 2month ago....
DO you find a way??
I search but didn't find any way...
what is your telephone status now.did you proceed to download and recovery mode.ıf you login to download or recovery mode it easy.
Yes can..
Yes I can go to Download Mod and Recovery but when select reboot or wipe data in recovery , hangs on that page...
Yesterday I brick device to use one click unbrick but didn't detect phone , But I flash stock rom again and now I can go to download and recovery...
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What's your Idea??
My PC OS : Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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Reboot to Odin mode and connect your mobile to your PC. Download Odin to your PC. Then search a method on how to flash stock rom on Galaxy Fit with Odin. Follow the instructions.
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Hope I helped you! If I did , then why not press that Thanks button under my post...
Thanks , But I know That and Do all of them ... Please read from first post...My problem is when i flash Stock rom(firmware) phone stop on this page ...
it happened when go to recovery and press reboot or wipe data/system(factory reset) too...
Awww... Sorry dude... Cant help you with that :/
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Colud you take backup from your sd card and formatted again and put rom and recovery versions you have.and test again
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26285877&postcount=12&nocache=1&z=1710748479235917
and follow
First of all, the phone is not bricked, obviously as long as it has a recovery and will turn on at all. As for a fix, try a seperate-file firmware flash, google "upgrade galaxy fit to 2.3.4", or something like that, also, try flashing a CWM recovery with ODIN, and just flash a CM7 ZIP or any other ROM, it will not be able to mount /system/ beucase the default samsung SYSTEM format is EFS, which CWM can not read, it can only read EXT file systems, soooo, install the recovery and a custom ROM, see what happens
Flash Froyo!
Hey there,I also suffered a lot sue to this ! Ultimately i flashed a froyo rom and everything was back to normal! :good:
@Enymous
Just ask ur friend what he did to the phone!!:sly:
Usb debugging needs to be enabled.
Next thing is:- Stop worrying!! Flash the same firmware version(if u remembered exactly) which came preinstalled from factory. It may b froyo or gingerbread. Download that particular firmware & note that if u were having froyo preinstalled & have downloaded the same exact firmware, then it must be a 4 package firmware(i.e. containing 4 files when u uncompress it). U can use Odin 4.42 & follow this sequence (even if u know) :
*Install Samsung mobile drivers on pc.
*Take out & reinsert battery.
*Press "HOME,POWER,VOLUME-DOWN" buttons together for download mode.
*Launch Odin 4.42 as administrator.
* Connect the phone to pc & wait till u see COM PORT mapping box turned yellow.
* Now set the files from the froyo package that u downloaded in exactly the same sequence as follows:
OPS: BENI_v1.0.ops
BOOT: APBOOT_S5670.....tar.md5
PHONE: MODEM_S5670.....tar.md5
PDA: CODE_S5670.....tar.md5
CSC: CSC_S5670.....tar.md5
Press start & wait till u see "PASSED"
Meanwhile ur phone will reboot.
Then it will b back to life(with froyo) guaranteed.
First try these steps!! I know it 100% works. coz I m used to all these issues.
Good Luck!!:thumbup:
Hope this helps...!!
Hi,
I am new to this site and fairly new to rooting and stuff and need assistance with my Sony Xperia S (LT26i). If i am not in the right pace for this please point me in the right direction. I have installed a custom rom and custom recovery which let me upgrade from 4.1.2 to 4.3 which was working fine then when I flashed a different custom rom after that to get 4.4.1 I lost access to my custom recovery. The main issue is that I need help with changing the custom rom I have installed, for some reason I can no longer boot into TWRP or CWM (using power + vol up), the phone simply boots normally and skips the whole process therefore I cannot flash anything. I have looked for hours over the net on how to get into recovery but could not find a solution.
I also assumed that when installing custom recovery and custom roms that you would need to be rooted but when I check with Root Checker it says that I am not. So any assistance would be great
Bizzmagizz said:
Hi,
I am new to this site and fairly new to rooting and stuff and need assistance with my Sony Xperia S (LT26i). If i am not in the right pace for this please point me in the right direction. I have installed a custom rom and custom recovery which let me upgrade from 4.1.2 to 4.3 which was working fine then when I flashed a different custom rom after that to get 4.4.1 I lost access to my custom recovery. The main issue is that I need help with changing the custom rom I have installed, for some reason I can no longer boot into TWRP or CWM (using power + vol up), the phone simply boots normally and skips the whole process therefore I cannot flash anything. I have looked for hours over the net on how to get into recovery but could not find a solution.
I also assumed that when installing custom recovery and custom roms that you would need to be rooted but when I check with Root Checker it says that I am not. So any assistance would be great
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try to root again or if it wont work, back to stock and start from begining
Paget96 said:
try to root again or if it wont work, back to stock and start from begining
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Thanks for the feedback, because I am quite new to this stuff can you tell me what the best and easiest way to root the phone is? I have tried the root toolkit but it wont work with my rom i have atm. I cant access my recovery either so how would I go about getting back to stock rom?
Bizzmagizz said:
Thanks for the feedback, because I am quite new to this stuff can you tell me what the best and easiest way to root the phone is? I have tried the root toolkit but it wont work with my rom i have atm. I cant access my recovery either so how would I go about getting back to stock rom?
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you have all here
follow this,and back to stock, then root again, install cwm or twrp recovery, and install what ever you want
http://xperiafirmware.com/8-firmware/13-sony-xperia-s-lt26
Do you know of any other site where I can get the firmware from?, when I try and extract the file after I download it it's corrupted. I have tried multiple times with no luck.
Bizzmagizz said:
Do you know of any other site where I can get the firmware from?, when I try and extract the file after I download it it's corrupted. I have tried multiple times with no luck.
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witch android do you want?
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Here is 4.0.4
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_d8uWGbkaetLThpYzEwZUh5aTg/edit
steps:
how to install the newest Android 4.0.4 for Sony XPERIA S LT26i
a) first of all, check your firmware version (if you already have the newest one, you do not need this tutorial)
b) download and install latest Flashtool from here (mirrors Google Drive or Mega)
c) download also latest Android 4.0.4 (mirror) for Sony XPERIA S LT26i
d) paste the ftf file downloaded in step c) to folder „Firmware“ included in the XPERIA Flashtool
e) open the XPERIA Flashtool, click on flash and choose downloaded firmware, than click ok. Important - if you do not want to delete any data of your phone, just uncheck flashing userdata.sin file. All data will remain in your phone, but sometimes it can cause additional troubles. So it is better (and I recommend that) to do the backup of your personal data, than proceed with clean instalation and then restore your personal data.
f) turn off your phone and when Flashtool shows pop up window, connect phone to PC with holding volume down button
g) after few minutes all is done and your phone gets the new firmware
Here you got 3 ways to update good luck
http://androidteen.com/xperia-s-lt26i-update-to-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-official-firmware-6-2-b-1-96/
Ok so I successfully downloaded the firmware file but I got an error when using the flash tool, I have attached the log if you can maybe help me out with what went wrong.
Bizzmagizz said:
Ok so I successfully downloaded the firmware file but I got an error when using the flash tool, I have attached the log if you can maybe help me out with what went wrong.
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The clue's in the error message - you don't have the required drivers installed.
There's a directory named "drivers" under the main flashtool dir. Run flashtool-drivers.exe and install the appropriate drivers. I think "Common Drivers Viskan Board" is the one you need. I ended up installing all of them to get it to flash (which took ages).
Ok so I got it to work, all I had to do was hold down the vulumn down button for like an extra 5 seconds while it began to flash
Thanks for the help, I appreciate it
Bizzmagizz said:
Ok so I got it to work, all I had to do was hold down the vulumn down button for like an extra 5 seconds while it began to flash
Thanks for the help, I appreciate it
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work??
dont forget to press thanks
Hello again
So I have successfully rooted the device and installed TWRP but as before I cannot seem to get into the recovery mode, when I boot the phone with "power and vol +" it doesn't boot into recovery but instead there is a quick glimpse of what I think is the recovery mode (I cant actually see it but something happens for a split second) but it flashes past way too fast then goes to the normal Sony logo and continues booting normally. I have tried this like at least 20 times in the last 2 weeks and have researched other ways to boot into recovery but I can't seem to find anyone with an answer. Do you know what could fix this? Or is there a way to boot into recovery using a computer?
Bizzmagizz said:
Hello again
So I have successfully rooted the device and installed TWRP but as before I cannot seem to get into the recovery mode, when I boot the phone with "power and vol +" it doesn't boot into recovery but instead there is a quick glimpse of what I think is the recovery mode (I cant actually see it but something happens for a split second) but it flashes past way too fast then goes to the normal Sony logo and continues booting normally. I have tried this like at least 20 times in the last 2 weeks and have researched other ways to boot into recovery but I can't seem to find anyone with an answer. Do you know what could fix this? Or is there a way to boot into recovery using a computer?
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use this to reboot into recovery
ang go to reply, because I dont see you post
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.qbanin.reboot
i am not responsible for damaged devices though this may not happen warning Please make backup of system after installing recovery MTK tools for some odd reason due to lack of proper drivers wont detect ur phone
Hello to all BLU vivo iv users this thread is for gaining root access after updating your blu vivo iv to 4.4.2 usually it can't be rooted properly u can get root via recovery install method but root explorer and other root apps will not get proper su access but it won't work or will fail constantly to complete system operations meaning u can't edit system at all!!!:crying:
I made an insecure boot.img with more adb access seeing that it does not have much developer options in settings it still wont but this boot img will allow proper root.
first u must install Carliv recovery from here not my work this is for Gionee elife s5.5 but vivo iv is same device so it's safe tested myself :http://elifes55.blogspot.com/2014/07/guidegionee-elife-s55-cwmroot-required.html
use mobile uncle from market and update recovery choose recovery.img first item at top of the list the downloaded recovery img must be in base of internal storage do not place in any folders!!!
after that reboot to recovery vol up + power scroll with vol keys power to select scrool to install zip then scroll down to install from internal sdcard choose "bootimgADB.zip" wait for install to finish wipe dalvik and cache (ps when doing this it takes about a min or two idk why just dont panic and think your phone is stuck)
after that procedure continue to rooting using Vroot / root genius
Vroot: http://vrootdownload.org/
Root genius: http://www.shuame.com/en/root/
download root checker from market to check for root
Screenshot
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1iyfst24ye3bm1s/Screenshot_2014-08-21-10-48-26.png
update
please install supersu.zip after boot img flash in recovery then root over with root genuis
Thanks a lot for that information. There is not a lot of help aroudn for Vivo iv owners!!!
I have a problem before i reach 4.4.2, as the OTA update will not install correctly.
I have a rooted phone, with recovery installed.
I downloaded the OTA update, installed it, then it booted to recovery and gave the following errors:
CWM automade 10.07.20014 00:34:23
E:Invalid command argument
Finding update package...
E:unknown volume for path [/storage/sdcard0/adupsfota/update.zip]
E:Can’t mount /storage/sdcard0/adupsfota/update.zip
Installation aborted.
Any idea what this means? I tried unrooting my phone, and installing the OTA update again, but it gave the same error. I have emailed Blu, but i'm sure they will be unhelpful. I've tried googlin, and other people (with different devices) with similar errors from OTA updates say you cannot install the update.zip directly from recovery otherwise it gives:
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device" == "**********" || "ro.build.product" == "*************"
E:Error in /sdcard/downloaded_rom/***********.zip
...errors. Which from some peoples replies also gets their phone stuck on bootloop, so I don't want to try that.
Any ideas how to get this OTA kitkat update installed? Did yours update normally (with.without root/recovery)?
Thanks in advance
James666PKR said:
Thanks a lot for that information. There is not a lot of help aroudn for Vivo iv owners!!!
I have a problem before i reach 4.4.2, as the OTA update will not install correctly.
I have a rooted phone, with recovery installed.
I downloaded the OTA update, installed it, then it booted to recovery and gave the following errors:
CWM automade 10.07.20014 00:34:23
E:Invalid command argument
Finding update package...
E:unknown volume for path [/storage/sdcard0/adupsfota/update.zip]
E:Can’t mount /storage/sdcard0/adupsfota/update.zip
Installation aborted.
Any idea what this means? I tried unrooting my phone, and installing the OTA update again, but it gave the same error. I have emailed Blu, but i'm sure they will be unhelpful. I've tried googlin, and other people (with different devices) with similar errors from OTA updates say you cannot install the update.zip directly from recovery otherwise it gives:
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device" == "**********" || "ro.build.product" == "*************"
E:Error in /sdcard/downloaded_rom/***********.zip
...errors. Which from some peoples replies also gets their phone stuck on bootloop, so I don't want to try that.
Any ideas how to get this OTA kitkat update installed? Did yours update normally (with.without root/recovery)?
Thanks in advance
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did u try choose zip from internal then update.zip but still try to get the update.zip for me
yes it would install with root but not custom recovery i kept my stock recovery cuz i knew blu would be releasing KITKAT btw amigo OS ruined KITKAT its like if it didn't update at all
hmm u have the answer at the start custom recovery may not install an official rom update though i may be wrong but if u can get the update.zip where it downloaded on your storage i can poke around and design it to flash via custom recovery
please in future do NOT!!!! install custom recovery before official update it gives probs
since u have the recovery there is an miui rom u can try to install from gionee elife s5.5 make sure u backup though its based on 4.2.2
thanks very much! I will upload the update.zip. I really only need kitkat for an app I am trying to use (which only works on 4.3 and newer) so the MIUI rom won't be of use to me.
If you could have a poke around and create a custom recovery that will boot it, that would be amazing, I will upload the update.zip now. I would forever be in your gratitude.
Also is there a way of removing custom recovery from the phone?
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P.S. yes I also tried to install from zip using the custom recovery, but it said it couldn't mount /sdcard0 or /system or anything when I tried. I think the best option is for me to find a method of removing my custom recovery?
Th elink to the KitKat 4.4.2 update.zip is here: http://we.tl/FGgNDO2ts2
It will only be available online until the 31st August, so if anyone wants to download it/play with it etc... then do so before then.
Thanks a bunch!
P.S. I've bricked my phone trying to mess around in CWM... hoping my nandroid backup restores properly!
James666PKR said:
Th elink to the KitKat 4.4.2 update.zip is here: http://we.tl/FGgNDO2ts2
It will only be available online until the 31st August, so if anyone wants to download it/play with it etc... then do so before then.
Thanks a bunch!
P.S. I've bricked my phone trying to mess around in CWM... hoping my nandroid backup restores properly!
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so u finally bricked it just soft brick right ?
notice something strange it says it can't mount storage yet it backed up your rom it's probably just update script that needs tweaking
Possible Vanilla KITKAT rom
took rom from blu life 8 ported it it booted but got stuck on starting apps once boot.img seems to be giving the errors just have to pull boot from life 8
Pretty sure i've hard bricked it now
Tried to flash the update.zip using SP flashtool, but my phone wont even turn on/go to recovery now.. Computer detects it, but just a blank screen ... going to see if fastboot works, then try and manually install the boot.img etc...
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If anyone has any idea how I can unbrick my phone I would be all ears...
I have tried all combinations of buttons, but the screen just won't turn on. When I press power+volume up+volume down, the flash on the back, flashes once... but thats it... why is there no information about bricked vivo iv's or gionee elife s5.5's on the internet
James666PKR said:
Pretty sure i've hard bricked it now
Tried to flash the update.zip using SP flashtool, but my phone wont even turn on/go to recovery now.. Computer detects it, but just a blank screen ... going to see if fastboot works, then try and manually install the boot.img etc...
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If anyone has any idea how I can unbrick my phone I would be all ears...
I have tried all combinations of buttons, but the screen just won't turn on. When I press power+volume up+volume down, the flash on the back, flashes once... but thats it... why is there no information about bricked vivo iv's or gionee elife s5.5's on the internet
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if the computer still detects it it can be saved so its not totally dead the update.zip wont install via sp tool there is a gionee firmware u can try but it might kill the phone with certain files will just have to uncheck them does sp tool detect ur phone? i backed up my 4.2.2 system.img i'll upload it and then u can try it on sp tool
taalibj01 said:
if the computer still detects it it can be saved so its not totally dead the update.zip wont install via sp tool there is a gionee firmware u can try but it might kill the phone with certain files will just have to uncheck them does sp tool detect ur phone? i backed up my 4.2.2 system.img i'll upload it and then u can try it on sp tool
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I've tried responding to your PM, but my messages aren't being registered as sent!
If you did recieve them (2 now) awesome, if not, write me here and i'll respond.
I would love to use your 4.2.2 image if you ocudl upload it. I would be forever grateful!
4.2.2 system.img
well here it is https://www.dropbox.com/s/gd95xz06j2oy6pb/system.img?dl=0
you may need to rename it to android.img maybe but try system first
hey could u upload the drivers u used for ur phone i installed almost every driver known to man kind and mtk tools still doesn't recognize the device
taalibj01 said:
well here it is https://www.dropbox.com/s/gd95xz06j2oy6pb/system.img?dl=0
you may need to rename it to android.img maybe but try system first
hey could u upload the drivers u used for ur phone i installed almost every driver known to man kind and mtk tools still doesn't recognize the device
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Just downloading now.
I was using the drivers that windows installs 'from the phone' when you plug it into windows. Those drivers worked fine... I then started messing around with downloaded drivers (probably all the same ones you have tried) and all of them just did the same thing or didn't work.
FYI, MTK Tools no longer detects my phone. It only detected it when it was booted (in CWM for me, I never tried it when it was actually working, in the OS). My phone only gets detected in 'device manager' and 'SP flashtool' sometimes.
I can upload all the drivers I tried downloading, but I think the more drivers you install, the more incompatibility there is... In the end I downloaded USBDeview and uninstalled all the 'phone' related drivers on my computer, then just used the drivers that automatically get installed when you plug your phone in.
I'm just researching how to flash this system.img file you have uploaded (thanks), using SP Tools. If you've done it before could you let me know how? I don't want to mess anything else up now.
Thanks.
I managed to install Gionee Elife s5.5 ROM using SP Flashtool easily, and my phone now works!! Well, sort of.
The screen keeps freezing, touch screen keeps now working (have to press sleep button, to refresh it).
I am hoping the OTA update will fix all these problems! Fingers crossed...
I really want to get the Blu Vivo iv firmware though, as there are loads of chinese characters on this phone, even with English language on.
If anyone could backup their phone using MTK tools, and upload the entire backup for me and everyone else that needs it, that would be great! Then anyone who bricks their phone could unbrick it by flashing the firmware useing SP Flashtool!
Thanks for eveyrone's help especially taalibj01!!!! You are a legend!
Don't know how it's possible but here it is Blu Firmware files!!!!!
James666PKR said:
I managed to install Gionee Elife s5.5 ROM using SP Flashtool easily, and my phone now works!! Well, sort of.
The screen keeps freezing, touch screen keeps now working (have to press sleep button, to refresh it).
I am hoping the OTA update will fix all these problems! Fingers crossed...
I really want to get the Blu Vivo iv firmware though, as there are loads of chinese characters on this phone, even with English language on.
If anyone could backup their phone using MTK tools, and upload the entire backup for me and everyone else that needs it, that would be great! Then anyone who bricks their phone could unbrick it by flashing the firmware useing SP Flashtool!
Thanks for eveyrone's help especially taalibj01!!!! You are a legend!
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/qt0i6d2og8ge0sc/BLU_D970l_V11_GENERICK_T8493.zip?dl=0
I hereby nominate you for a knight-hood. I will contact the Queen and get her to knight you 'Sir Amazing'!!! I'm downloading now, will let you know how it goes and if it all works correctly!!!
Blu vivo iv drivers
these drivers are for gionee and Blu vivo iv just install its auto install so its easy
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x8umdofqgwbjbr1/GN_Driver_V1.3.0_Test.rar?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yk08ekq3hf23zs0/MauiMETA_exe_3G_v6.1336.1.rar?dl=0
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/qt0i6d2og8ge0sc/BLU_D970l_V11_GENERICK_T8493.zip?dl=0
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If you have bricked your Blu Vivo iv, or installed a custom recovery therefore could not upate OTA to KitKat 4.4.2, look here!
So everyone who needs to flash the new KitKat firmware from Blu follow these instructions!
Download the following file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qt0i6d2og8ge0sc/BLU_D970l_V11_GENERICK_T8493.zip?dl=0
(Supplied by the amazing 'taalibj01')
If you have not previously installed the MTK drivers (usually installs from the phone when you plug it into the computer) please download and install from here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x8umdofqgw..._Test.rar?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yk08ekq3hf...336.1.rar?dl=0
Also download/extract SP Flash tool from here (latest version): http://androidxda.com/smart-phone-flash-tool
Before you start, when you connect your 'powered off' phone via USB cable whilst holding the up button, your phone should be recognised in 'device manager' as 'MTK COM USB (COM4)' or something similar, under the 'Ports (COM & LPT)' section. If it is not, then you need to install the relevant drivers (above).
Now you are ready to get started.
Turn off your Vivo iv phone and disconnect it from USB.
Unzip the BLU_D970l_V11_GENERICK_T8493.zip file to any location.
Open SP Flash Tool, and click the 'scatter-loading' button.
Navigate to the unzipped BLU_D970l_V11_GENERICK_T8493 firmware folder.
Double click the MT6592_Android_scatter.txt file
SP Flash Tool will then list all of the files it has read form the scatter file and automatically 'tick/check' each of the 'preloader/MBR/EBR1/UBOOT/BOTIMG etc... files.
Most guides will tell you to press the select 'Download' from the drop down menu, but I kept getting an error message, but if you highlight 'Firmware Upgrade' from the drop down box, you should be fine.
Click the 'Download' green button.
Now plug your phone in whilst holding 'volume up' button.
SP Tools should recognise the phone, and the bar along the bottom should turn RED. The phone will disconnect, then recconnect again after a few seconds, and the bar will turn Yellow and it will say 'Formatting', then it will Flash the files to your phone which should take 30 seconds or so.
After it is done, a nice green circle saying DONE will pop up. You can now disconnect your phone, wait a few seconds, then power on using the power button.
All Done!!! KITKAT is now installed on your bricked phone!
Enjoy!
Hello, thanks for making this thread! Not much help out there for this phone. I started following your instructions, and immediately ran into a problem. On the step below...
taalibj01 said:
use mobile uncle from market and update recovery choose recovery.img first item at top of the list the downloaded recovery img must be in base of internal storage do not place in any folders!!!
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...I opened the Mobile Uncle app on my phone, went to update recovery option, and chose the recovery.img from my SD card. The app popped up a message that read...
Mobile Uncle said:
Please Root your Android first!!
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I just got the phone a few days ago, and it had KitKat 4.4.2 already installed from the factory. What do I need to do? Thanks!
Well I solved the problem. I downloaded Kingo Root and it successfully rooted my phone! I ran Mobile Uncle to verify, and it confirmed my root status.
My question now is, should I install the Carliv recovery, and flash bootimgADB.zip? Or, am I good to go now? I have SuperSU v2.02 installed. Thanks!
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So, I went ahead and tried to install the recovery.img using Mobile Uncle. It ran for a second, then a pop-up asked to reboot into recovery mode. I hit ok, but it rebooted into the orange and grey stock android system recovery.
So, I figured I would try to install the bootimgADB.zip from SD card, but it just comes back with installation aborted.
Any thoughts?