Greeting to all owners of MTK SmartPhones!
As this devices are technically documented mainly on Chinese, I will teach you today something about low-level device flashing using SP Flash Tool. For those who may have some experiences, SP Flash Tool is MediaTek's equivalent tool for low level flashing like Odin on Samsung devices or RK Batch Tool on RockChip SoC.
Introduction 1 - What is low level flash tool
Let's just say: it's deeper than android flashing. This way you can backup and restore all parts of your NAND chip, and all partitions, not just android and kernel specific ones such as boot, system, data, cache but also nvram, uboot and so on, important for GSM radio. There are two main parts: preloader.bin, which is installed in very first block of your device's eMMC chip - it's first program which phone run after cold stard, and windows driver which is host-side part needed for DL/DA protocol utilized by SP Flash Tools. Both are essential. If you don't have preloader.bin in your phone, you may have very hard brick which is unable to revive unless jtagged or board remains dead. So, whatever you are doing, keep in mind that you must always have preloader.bin in your phone. If you are using format tools, don't ever format preloader area. This SP Flash Tool is must have backup option as this is only way for You to make complete backup of all partitions and block devices in your phone. You must note that some files like NVRAM are unit specific, they contains IMEI and GSM callibration data and You can't use that from another phone, even if it's from same manufacturer and model. That is exactly why everyone should have their own full backup made with SP Flash Tool. And why should You use SP Flash tools for restore? If you asking me, I'm happiest when i don't need to, but there are cases when it's only solution, because no matter how hard you brick your phone, as long as preloader sits inside, you will be able to restore it to fully working state this way as opposite for custom recoveries which requires some working partitions (recovery, boot, ...) SP Flash Tool is so powerful that you may install custom recovery even without rooting ie. Let's go see how it works:
For this occasion, I will use my Alcatel one touch idol MINI (OT-6012X) as test device, but this may work also for all MTK smartphone devices with EMMC, but I don't know abot their new UBIFS.
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Tools needed:
MTK Preloader Drivers - Collection of drivers for MTK Phones
SP Flash Tool - Latest Smart Phone Flash Tool v3 5.1408.00 (20/03/2014)
MTK Droid Root & Tools - Version 2.5.3 needed for splitting dump IMG file into separate partition images and retrieving SCATTER file
Chapter 1 - BACKUP
I'm starting this with assumption You already have drivers installed. If you did not installed drivers, see how to install drivers in Appendix.
1. Shut down your phone with cold start (disable Quick Start/Fast Boot options in shutdown menu or settings)
2. Extract SP Flash Tool you downloaded form URL above and run flash_tool.exe as administrator.
3. Go to Download page and pusth scatter-loading button, than load scatter.txt for You device. You can find this file sometimes in OTA update.zip, or you can create it with MTKDroid Tools but they can be faulty. I provided scatter.txt for Alcatel one touch idol MINI (OT-6012X) as MTKDroid Tools can't generate working scatter for this Alcatel phone.
4. Now navigate to Readback tab and push Add to add new set for read. Save file as ROM_0.img, and for OT-6012X fill other fields just as show on this picture below.
ROM_ALL.img - start address: 0x0000000000000000 and for lenght open scatter.txt and find where /cache partition starts. In my case it's 0x534C0000. This way You will dump all data of your eMMC chip up to cache partition.
Last two eMMC partitions are /cache and /data and we need to add them as well, but separately, beacuse we need all partitions to flash after formatting eMMC. In my case, for OT-6012X it's:
cache.img - start address: 0x00000000534c0000 lenght: 0x09200000
userdata.img - start address: 0x000000005c6c0000 lenght: 0x60000000
Note that I took only first 1.5 GB of data because SP Flash Tool won't let me take more for some reason. But content of /data is not relevant for me, not just because last 0.7 GB was empty space, and I wiped it in recovery right after flashing anyway.
5. Now push Read Back button and connect your phone which is still OFF to PC with USB cable. Soon readback process will start. Depending on your USB speed and configuration it will take up to 45 min or 1h for 3GB im not sure but it's plenty of time to take full dump
6. Once readback is complete you will see green circle as sign all pass well. Congratulations now you have partial dump of your phone memory, you may now disconnect USB, exit SP Flash Tool, and turn on your phone.
Chapter 2 - PREPARING FILES FOR RESTORE
1. Turn on your phone with USB Debugging enabled and installed ADB drivers.
2. Extract MTKDroid Tools and run MTKdroidTools.exe as administrator. Once your phone is detected by MTKDroid Tools you can push Blocks Map button and than you can push Create scatter file button in new window which will popup. This way you can creat scatter file for some devices. With my phone, file which has been generated this way didn't work for an unknown reason, that is why i included this file for download.
3. Navigate to root, backup, recovery tab and push button To process file ROM_ from Flash Tool, and select image dump file you created in previous chapter (ROM_ALL.img). Now MTKDroid Tool will split IMG file into many separate files for each part of eMMC which you will flash later in Chapter 3. If you are asked to create CWM just say No and push Cancel when prompted to input recovery file.
4. Few minuts later you will see "---Task Completed---" in log, and prepared files are located in subdirectory backups of MTKDroid Tool folder. Afterwards you may close MTKDroid Tool. All files are prepared for flashing back into phone as they may bee needed sooner or later.
Chapter 3 - RESTORE
Finally we come to restore but you don't need to take a breath now as this easily could be an easiest step to do
1. Shut down your phone with cold start (disable Quick Start/Fast Boot options in shutdown menu or settings)
2. Run SP Flash Tool again and navigate to tab Download, load scatter.txt for your phone (if you using OT-6012X its included in SP Flash Folder by pressing on Scatter-loading and selecting scatter.txt
3. Double click on each partition and select respectable file from backups folder in MTKDroid Tools you created in Chapter 2. Note that last two partitions (/cache and /data) are located wherever you saved them with SP Flash Tool. See picture for more details:
4. Select Format All + Download from drop-down menu like on picture below. This is essential becasue if you broke partition table, whole eMMC be formatted and all partitions must be rewritten. That is why we need both /cache and /data partitions, all checkboxes must be checked. If you try to unselect single partition you wont be able to do format before flashing.
5. Push Download button and connect your phone (which is off) with PC via USB cable. Process should start, with formating eMMC, and downloading all data respectable. It can take up to 30 mins or so, depending on partition image sizes. After process is finished you will see green circle on screen again. Unplug USB from phone and turn it on.
That would be all.
Appendix - INSTALLING DRIVERS
This going into appendix section as this is needed to be done only once - when You use SP Flash Tool for the very first time. Theoretical background behind this is: we use memory testing routine as it is safe to do and it will initiate preloader to be detected into Windows OS device manager. Once we get new hardware found, we install drivers.
Install adequate drivers from MTK Preloader Drivers via automated setup.
1. Shut down your phone or prepare for cold start if you are in bootloop
2. Run SP Flash Tool and navigate to Memory Test tab
3. Check RAM Test and Data Bus Test ONLY, all other checkboxex must remain clear, than push Start button. DO NOT CHECK EMMC Test!
4. Connect your phone (which is still OFF) and PC with USB cable, afterwards new hardware found wizard should popup. If you installed drivers it should be automatically found, if not, you still may install drivers manually, respectably to device type and OS you are using.
5. Once driver setup is finished, SP Flash Tool will show green circle as signal that RAM is tested and it's ok. If you see red circle RAM is nok.
Addendum - COLD START from BOOTLOOP
If your OT-6012X is in bootloop, try this solution. It it discovered on OT-6012X but may also works for other MTK devices with embedded battery. (devices without detachable battery)
1. Press and hold power button and vol - button together and keep pressed. After 8 sec (when phone turns off) release power button but keep pressed volume - for few seconds more, than release it. Now your phone should stay off.
2. Connect to USB and wait for charging battery few seconds than unplug USB. Now your device is in COLD START state.
3. Now (from cold start state) press volume + and power button at same time, and after phone turns on release power but keep volume + pressed untill recovery loads than restore NAND backup if you have TWRP installed.
If I didn't referred some methods used in this guide it means that they are discovered by myself. If this guide helped you, please don't forget to push thanks button. Have fun.
Hi CyberianIce and thanks for this tutorial, but BitDefender detected a Trojan in MTKDroid_Tools...
With Virustotal (scan of rar archive) : 17 / 51
EDIT : After verification, the same problem is in MTKDroid_Tools official link too but I'm not sure it's a false positive...
paradiselost28 said:
Hi CyberianIce and thanks for this tutorial, but BitDefender detected a Trojan in MTKDroid_Tools...
With Virustotal (scan of rar archive) : 17 / 51
EDIT : After verification, the same problem is in MTKDroid_Tools official link too but I'm not sure it's a false positive...
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One must turn A/V off when using MTK Droid Root & Tool and SP Flash Tool because they recognize common android exploits (faramir, boromir, etc) as potentially threat. However, that is false alarm, because it is harmless when used for this purpose and absolutely needed for rooting.
CyberianIce said:
One must turn A/V off when using MTK Droid Root & Tool and SP Flash Tool because they recognize common android exploits (faramir, boromir, etc) as potentially threat. However, that is false alarm, because it is harmless when used for this purpose and absolutely needed for rooting.
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Can you upload somewhere a full backup with all partitions for sp flash tool ?
I have Alcatel 6012x and I bricked it with Sp Flash tool , I used format ALL + download without preloader and others,only cache,userdata and Android ( system ) ,I got an error and now only what can I see it is a blue LED .
Preloader is still alive, you have chance to get things back working if you have Your backup, my files wont help much:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49902338
ok now it is alive,but I do not understand ,it had a very bad signal or what?
Because with Vodafone Romania I do not have signal no where inside of my home,outsite I have signal,and with Cosmote Romania 2G GSM I have 1-2 signal lines and with Cosmote Romania 3G WCDMA everywhere is on roming and I have with it 3-4 signal lines insite of my house .
dfani511 said:
ok now it is alive,but I do not understand ,it had a very bad signal or what?
Because with Vodafone Romania I do not have signal no where inside of my home,outsite I have signal,and with Cosmote Romania 2G GSM I have 1-2 signal lines and with Cosmote Romania 3G WCDMA everywhere is on roming and I have with it 3-4 signal lines insite of my house .
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It is possible you ruined your GSM calibration data which are located in NAND chip NVRAM. They contains unit-specific GSM radio calibration data and IMEI? How could you format all without preloader? Such operation is hardly possible because if you uncheck any part of emmc, format become regular update of selected partitions.
No that isn't from the last write without preloader , because that problem I had it in the past and for that I tried to re-write the fw
Can I do something ?
Applies to all other phone?
dfani511 said:
No that isn't from the last write without preloader , because that problem I had it in the past and for that I tried to re-write the fw
Can I do something ?
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Just restore previous backup as described in first post.
EvangelineX said:
Applies to all other phone?
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Yes but you must obtain scatter.txt for your specific phone.
I think it will work for others phone but not with the scatter from here,if you reed this tutorial he say there it work for others ....
and CyberianIce thank you for this tutorial was helpful
CyberianIce said:
Just restore previous backup as described in first post.
Yes but you must obtain scatter.txt for your specific phone.
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this phone are not mine it belongs to a friend,today he say me the phone had this problem after when it come from service,they repair the touchscreen , and he doesn't want to sent it back because it stay on service too much (1 mounth)
Can I re-write these files which are responsable with GSM Calibration from NAND?
You don't know that partitions are flashed, which are affected and which are not, and what is for what. How you expect from me to help? You don't know what is problem, and what they did in service. Sorry, this thread is for backup/restore OT-6012 with SP Flash Tool, not for general phone help. If you had NVRAM, protect_f and protect_s backup from your previous backup you could restore that, otherwise don't touch anything.
Is it safe to flash an updated preloader on the same device but different firmware version? E.g. On is running v01 rev and the other device is v02? This is on stock rom and newer bought device has newer firmware
It's never safe to flash preloader, specially if it is from another phone.
Help
Please help. I am new to Android. I bought Alcatel one touch idol mini 6012D with two sim and no sd card. I have installed Twrp and cant update my smart. Please tell how to remove twrp? How to install stock firmware? Please help.
There is no TWRP for dual SIM mode. You tried to flash TWRP from 6012X into 6012D, what for Christ sake you thinked? You need SP Flash Tools backup which is different from this described in this tipic. You have to find stock recovery elsewhere and flash with mobileuncle if your phone can boot at all
guide is best
i think this TUT work on my OT d5 Kitkat 4.4.2 but for some reason SP flash tool did not detect my alacatel D5,,
can you help me,,
im making CWM ,,but when i click read back nothing happens?
and yes i have scatter file generated from MTK driod tool,
driver installed,
what about this error,, "PMT change for the room,it must be downlaoded"
[How to/MTK65xx] ROOT, Backup & Flash (MTKDroidTools, Spflashtool, CWM) [MTK Only]
Hi
This is a guide to ROOT, backup and flash your MTK65xx or Other device (Supported devices: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/framaroot-supported-devices-t2722980 all credits to alephzain) written by s7yler.
More guides & reviews on my Youtubechannel http://www.Youtube.com/s7yler and http://s7yler.blogspot.com
(Tools used are Framaroot, MTKDroidtools/CWM and SpflashTool)
I will try to write this guide in step by step, so everyone can understand it. This is for PC and will work with Windows 7.
-> All is done by your own risk! this is just a guide to help people with the tools and process. <-
How to ROOT the phone first
1. Get the latest Framaroot apk here http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/root-framaroot-one-click-apk-to-root-t2130276
2. Download it and install it on the phone, open the Framaroot app on the phone.
3. Let it be on Install SuperSU, and try the last method, if that dont work, then try one of the 2 others.
4. Then it should say success root, and now reboot the phone.
5. After reboot the phone should be ROOTED, download root checker from the Play store and verify that your rooted.
How to make a simple backup (not completly 1:1) of your stock ROM / MTK phone
1. You have you brand new MTK phone.
2. What I do first is to install all possible drivers. So you go to your PC and install these apps/drivers:
Snappea - http://www.snappea.com/windows
Pdanet drivers - http://pdanet.co/a/ (When it ask what device you have in the install process, just say "Other")
Mediatek Preloader USB VCOM Drivers - (Install file) http://www.mediafire.com/download/cypm22rgs2k83ji/MT6577+USB+VCOM+drivers.rar and here the raw drivers http://www.magicdriver.com/driver4214-ver_1.1123.0.html
For the Preloader VCOM drivers for Windows 8 please read here, and follow this:
http://thebroodle.com/android/install-mediatek-mt65xx-usb-vcom-drivers-windows-8-8-1/
3. On your MTK phone you must in "Developer Options" enable "USB debugging mode".
4. Now download MTK Droid Tools here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49597819&postcount=922
5. Start MTK Droid Tools, and connect your phone with the USB cable to the PC. (if Windows install some drivers, then let it install them automatically).
6. Now on the first page of MTK Droid Tools, it should display all infos about the phone when you connect it.
7. If the sqare is Green, then you have root shell and ready, if its not green, press the ROOT button to the right in MTK Droid tools.
8. Click the "IMEI/NVRAM" button and then Backup to backup your IMEI/NVRAM, the backup files will be inside of the MTK Droid Tools folder.
Also you can manually write down your IMEI number just in case it should be lost.
9. Now go to the tap "root, backup, recovery" (in MTK Droid Tools).
10. Click the Backup button, and it will create a complete backup of your ROM. (in the end it will ask, if you want to pack it, just answer no)
11. When it is finished then also click "To prepare blocks for FlashTool", that will convert the backup to be compatible with Spflashtool. (choose the files.md5 inside the backup folder)
12. After the backup is done it will be inside "backup" in the MTK Droid Tools folder. And inside it there will also be a new folder called "!Files_to_FlashTool" Inside there the files for Spflashtool is. So when loading your backup with Spflashtool you must load the scatter file from inside there.
13. Now to install CWM (clockworkmod recovery) In MTK Droidtools, choose "To use boot from phone" and click the "Recovery and Boot" button. It will ask you a lot, just say yes every time, and it will end of sending CWM recovery to the phone and reboot into it on the phone. After you see CWM on the phone you know it is done. You can switch the menu with the volume keys, and the power is the select button.
14. Inside CWM you can also do a complete backup of your phone (remember to have enough space, you can do the backup to the internal storage OR to the SDcard - try "backup" if that fails then choose instead "backup to external sd" or vice versa). I recommed doing that because CWM makes another backup than the one made with MTK Droid Tools. So if you should get problems or loose something, you can always run your CWM backup into your phone and it will be as before.
15. After your done the backup, copy the backup also to a safe place on your PC. Just in case!
16. So now your Rooted, have installed CWM recovery, have a IMEI/NVRAM backup and a backup for Spflash Tools plus CWM backup.
To make a 100% FULL 1:1 (more advanced) ReadBack ROM backup using SP FlashTool please check these guides here, and learn how to:
http://mmx-unite2.blogspot.de/2014/08/how-to-create-readback-backup.html
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f60...artphone-how-read-backup-1656510/#post9415324
or here:
http://pinoyscreencast.net/how-to/g...-smartphones-using-spft-mtk-droid-root-tools/
To flash a backup or ROM with Spflashtool:
Disclaimer: Don't flash another preloader and DSP_BL blocks! It is always dangerous! On some models of phones you will have a brick even if you download these blocks read from phone which you own! Always remove from them marks in SPFT! ALWAYS have a working backup of your original ROM before you flash a new unknown ROM. I take no responsibility for any harm done while attempting this!
1. Go download Spflash tool here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982576
Both version 3 or 5 should be good to use. If your having problems with one of them or they crash, try this newer version here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2650125
2. Disconnect your phone if connected with USB to the PC, and turn OFF the phone completely, also take out the battery if possible (but can also work with the battery inside the phone, for phones with builtin battery).
2. When you now again connect the USB cable to the phone with the PC while the phone is still off, Windows should popup and beginn to install the MTK65XX Preloader Drivers, this only happens if you installed the Mediatek Preloader USB VCOM Drivers correct in Windows. After they successfully installed, disconnect the USB cable again.
2. Start Flash_tool.exe to start the program
3. Now hit the "Scatter-loading" button, and go to the backup or ROM, inside the folder "!Flash files Spflashtool" load the scatter.txt file. (ALWAYS only load a ROM that is 100% made for your phone, flashing a wrong ROM may make your phone non-bootable)
4. When the scatter file is loaded, it will show all the content in the Spflashtool window.
5. If you only need for example to flash the EBR files, you can deselect all the others. But remember that it must be same ROM or backup.
6. Hit the "Download" button in Spflashtool. Then there should be some pink lines with colors showing that it loads the files.
7. When it stopps to flash/load, connect your phone with the USB cable, remember the phone must be OFF (and without the battery inside if possible to remove). If nothing happens then maybe it is necessary to press at the same time with connect of a cable the camera or volume buttons. For example, hold the volume up button down, insert the USB cable, and then insert the battery (still holding the volume up button down) when you hear it connect in Windows and the colored lines begins to move, let go off the volume up button.
8. Now it should connect (maybe Windows install some drivers by now - the MTK65xx Preloader drivers) and it will in the end continue to flash in Spflashtool when the phone is found and connected. (If you get PMT has changed error, you need to change in SP Flash Tool from "Download Only" to "Firmware Upgrade" but you will need a backup that contains ALL files then including the cache and usrdata files, or it will not allow to flash. Also the phone will be formatted first with Firmware Upgrade, and then flashed.)
9. Now wait while it flashes all files, when it is done, a window will popup white a Green circle. Now you can disconnect the cable, close Splflashtool and reboot the phone. The phone should now boot up with the new ROM.
10. A good thing can be to do a full factory reset after your booted or do it in CWM, to clear all caches. But not necessary.
To enter Recovery or Download mode - turn phone completly off then
Download mode = vol up + pwr (hold both down for several seconds)
Recovery = vol down + pwr (hold both down for several seconds)
ROMs can be found on
http://needrom.com
http://pan.baidu.com/share/home?uk=2637246389#category/type=0
How to 1-CLICK-ROOT Mediatek 4.2 or 4.4 KitKat Smartphones and change iRoot to normal SuperSU
How to BACKUP / READBACK Mediatek MTK Smartphones with MTK Droid Tools / SP Flash Tool
Here a video how you use SP Flash Tool and flash a ROM (whole process, using Windows 7)
How to repair/change IMEI's with MAUI META on Mediatek Smartphones
s7yler said:
Hi
This is a guide to ROOT, backup and flash your MTK65xx device written by s7yler.
More guides & reviews on my Youtubechannel http://www.Youtube.com/s7yler
(Tools used are Framaroot, MTKDroidtools/CWM and SpflashTool)
I will try to write this guide in step by step, so everyone can understand it. This is for PC and will work with Windows 7.
-> All is done by your own risk! this is just a guide to help people with the tools and process. <-
How to ROOT the phone first
1. Get the latest Framaroot apk here http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/root-framaroot-one-click-apk-to-root-t2130276
2. Download it and install it on the phone, open the Framaroot app on the phone.
3. Let it be on Install SuperSU, and try the last method, if that dont work, then try one of the 2 others.
4. Then it should say success root, and now reboot the phone.
5. After reboot the phone should be ROOTED, download root checker from the Play store and verify that your rooted.
How to make a backup of your stock ROM / MTK phone
1. You have you brand new MTK phone.
2. What I do first is to install all possible drivers. So you go to your PC and install these apps/drivers:
Snappea - http://www.snappea.com/windows
Pdanet drivers - http://pdanet.co/a/ (When it ask what device you have in the install process, just say "Other")
Mediatek Preloader USB VCOM Drivers - http://www.magicdriver.com/driver4214-ver_1.1123.0.html
3. On your MTK phone you must in "Developer Options" enable "USB debugging mode".
4. Now download MTK Droid Tools here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49597819&postcount=922
5. Start MTK Droid Tools, and connect your phone with the USB cable to the PC. (if Windows install some drivers, then let it install them automatically).
6. Now on the first page of MTK Droid Tools, it should display all infos about the phone when you connect it.
7. If the sqare is Green, then you have root shell and ready, if its not green, press the ROOT button to the right in MTK Droid tools.
8. Click the "IMEI/NVRAM" button and then Backup to backup your IMEI/NVRAM, the backup files will be inside of the MTK Droid Tools folder.
Also you can manually write down your IMEI number just in case it should be lost.
9. Now go to the tap "root, backup, recovery" (in MTK Droid Tools).
10. Click the Backup button, and it will create a complete backup of your ROM.
11. When it is finished then also click "To prepare blocks for FlashTool", that will convert the backup to be compatible with Spflashtool.
12. After the backup is done it will be inside "backup" in the MTK Droid Tools folder. And inside it there will also be a new folder called "!Flash files Spflashtool" Inside there the files for Spflashtool is. So when loading your backup with Spflashtool you must load the scatter file from inside there.
13. Now to install CWM (clockworkmod recovery) In MTK Droidtools, choose "To use boot from phone" and click the "Recovery and Boot" button. It will ask you a lot, just say yes every time, and it will end of sending CWM recovery to the phone and reboot into it on the phone. After you see CWM on the phone you know it is done. You can switch the menu with the volume keys, and the power is the select button.
14. Inside CWM you can also do a complete backup of your phone (remember to have enough space, you can do the backup to the internal storage OR to the SDcard). I recommed doing that because CWM makes another backup than the one made with MTK Droid Tools. That is more complete. So if you should get problems or loose something, you can always run your CWM backup into your phone and it will be as before.
15. After your done the backup, copy the backup also to a safe place on your PC. Just in case!
16. So now your Rooted, have installed CWM recovery, have a IMEI/NVRAM backup and a backup for Spflash Tools plus CWM backup.
To flash a backup or ROM with Spflashtool:
1. Go download Spflash tool here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982576
Both version 3 or 5 should be good to use. If your having problems with one of them, try another version.
2. Disconnect your phone if connected with USB to the PC, and turn OFF the phone completely, also take out the battery if possible (but can also work with the battery inside the phone, for phones with builtin battery).
2. Start Flash_tool.exe to start the program
3. Now hit the "Scatter-loading" button, and go to the backup or ROM, inside the folder "!Flash files Spflashtool" load the scatter.txt file. (ALWAYS only load a ROM that is 100% made for your phone, flashing a wrong ROM may make your phone non-bootable)
4. When the scatter file is loaded, it will show all the content in the Spflashtool window.
5. If you only need for example to flash the EBR files, you can deselect all the others. But remember that it must be same ROM or backup.
6. Hit the "Download" button in Spflashtool. Then there should be some lines with colors showing that it loads the files.
7. When it stopps to flash/load, connect your phone with the USB cable, remember the phone must be OFF.
8. Now it should connect (maybe Windows install some drivers by now - the MTK65xx Preloader drivers) and it will in the end continue to flash in Spflashtool when the phone is found and connected.
9. Now wait while it flashes all files, when it is done, a window will popup white a Green circle. Now you can disconnect the cable, close Splflashtool and reboot the phone. The phone should now boot up with the new ROM.
10. A good thing can be to do a full factory reset after your booted or do it in CWM, to clear all caches. But not necessary.
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hey great guide man, but please have a mod change the title, it makes it sound like any phone could be rooted this way only to open it and be disapointed that its for MTK65xx only. i would do something like this
[How to][MTK65XX] ROOT, Backup & Flash (MTKDroidTools, Spflashtool, CWM)
Trozzul said:
hey great guide man, but please have a mod change the title, it makes it sound like any phone could be rooted this way only to open it and be disapointed that its for MTK65xx only. i would do something like this
[How to][MTK65XX] ROOT, Backup & Flash (MTKDroidTools, Spflashtool, CWM)
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thank you to my friends so Root I do not know how to just flash the file with flash ebr tools, I do not know the use that is why I ask for help on using just to flash the two files ; thank you again.
I do not know how to use the software to just flash the two files.
and im a french user
Trozzul said:
hey great guide man, but please have a mod change the title, it makes it sound like any phone could be rooted this way only to open it and be disapointed that its for MTK65xx only. i would do something like this
[How to][MTK65XX] ROOT, Backup & Flash (MTKDroidTools, Spflashtool, CWM)
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Hey sorry, I changed my text now. The ROOT part is not only for MTK phones, also other devices. Here is alephzains list of supported devices: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/framaroot-supported-devices-t2722980
You also may try it on others, the worst there can happen is that it just says root failed, and not rooting the device. But then you at least have tried.
Rocfiles said:
thank you to my friends so Root I do not know how to just flash the file with flash ebr tools, I do not know the use that is why I ask for help on using just to flash the two files ; thank you again.
I do not know how to use the software to just flash the two files.
and im a french user
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In Spflash tool load the scatter file from the backup or ROM directory where you also have all files including the modded EBR files, when loaded it will show all the content to flash, every line has a checkmark in front, uncheck everything but the EBR1 and EBR2. And then flash as I write in the guide. That way it will only flash the EBR1 and 2 to the phone.
Hope i can get this right
Hey whats up bro. Thanks for your efforts on helping with this forum. I have the hdc one max and it do not have a removable battery. Im trying to use sp flash tool to retore to stock with rom but i have no way of getting spft to recognize the device to start. Any solution?
MajorsCloset said:
Hey whats up bro. Thanks for your efforts on helping with this forum. I have the hdc one max and it do not have a removable battery. Im trying to use sp flash tool to retore to stock with rom but i have no way of getting spft to recognize the device to start. Any solution?
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So you did install all the drivers I write about in my guide, and rebooted? Normally Spflash tool should recognize the phone after that. (and set the USB debugging mode to on?)
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
s7yler said:
So you did install all the drivers I write about in my guide, and rebooted? Normally Spflash tool should recognize the phone after that. (and set the USB debugging mode to on?)
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thanks for everything bro. i manage to finally get the vcom driver installed. with a lil help from usbreview. i flashed the rom i downloaded from needrom like you suggested and bam im back in business. thanks alot. i managed to control the flickering/random button pressing by turning brightness up as a temporary fix. i will try a fix i just found, a little later.
MajorsCloset said:
thanks for everything bro. i manage to finally get the vcom driver installed. with a lil help from usbreview. i flashed the rom i downloaded from needrom like you suggested and bam im back in business. thanks alot. i managed to control the flickering/random button pressing by turning brightness up as a temporary fix. i will try a fix i just found, a little later.
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I am glad that it worked for you. Does the Youtube app work? can you login on Youtube? with the needrom ROM? or how does the Gapps react on this ROM now?
s7yler said:
I am glad that it worked for you. Does the Youtube app work? can you login on Youtube? with the needrom ROM? or how does the Gapps react on this ROM now?
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it may be just a update for bugs. the only difference i notice was a x to kill all apps but it still dont work. oh and more notification shortcuts. still cant login in into yourtube and i really need my google apps. i used your guide but i got the drivers from 4shared. i appreciate all your help for real. only if this device wasnt defected from jump with this flicker i would deal with it. i might sell it. smh. i really like this device.lol.
Hi!
For the last few days I was trying to find the right ROM for me. So I had to learn about MTK Tools and SP Flash tool and I even succeeded with loading different ROMs. What I did not succeed is to restore the original backup made with MTK tools. I followed the tutorial from the first post, the flashing operation ended OK but my smartphone (THL w200s) just wouldn't start. As a matter of fact it starts the beginning but after it passes the animated log it stops. I did not flash the CWM recovery on my device before creating the backup as I wanted to save a snapshot of the original ROM as it was from the factory. More than this, I installed a fresh ROM (I guess it was exactly the same with the default one), everything was OK, I rooted and made my settings (configure emails, etc.) and I made a backup with MTK tools. I had the same issue: I restored the backup with SP Flash Tools, flashing was OK but after that the phone would not start.
What am I doing wrong?
s7yler said:
Hi
This is a guide to ROOT, backup and flash your MTK65xx or Other device (Supported devices: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/framaroot-supported-devices-t2722980 all credits to alephzain) written by s7yler.
More guides & reviews on my Youtubechannel http://www.Youtube.com/s7yler
(Tools used are Framaroot, MTKDroidtools/CWM and SpflashTool)
I will try to write this guide in step by step, so everyone can understand it. This is for PC and will work with Windows 7.
-> All is done by your own risk! this is just a guide to help people with the tools and process. <-
How to ROOT the phone first
1. Get the latest Framaroot apk here http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/root-framaroot-one-click-apk-to-root-t2130276
2. Download it and install it on the phone, open the Framaroot app on the phone.
3. Let it be on Install SuperSU, and try the last method, if that dont work, then try one of the 2 others.
4. Then it should say success root, and now reboot the phone.
5. After reboot the phone should be ROOTED, download root checker from the Play store and verify that your rooted.
How to make a simple backup of your stock ROM / MTK phone
1. You have you brand new MTK phone.
2. What I do first is to install all possible drivers. So you go to your PC and install these apps/drivers:
Snappea - http://www.snappea.com/windows
Pdanet drivers - http://pdanet.co/a/ (When it ask what device you have in the install process, just say "Other")
Mediatek Preloader USB VCOM Drivers - (Install file) http://www.mediafire.com/download/cypm22rgs2k83ji/MT6577+USB+VCOM+drivers.rar and here the raw drivers http://www.magicdriver.com/driver4214-ver_1.1123.0.html
3. On your MTK phone you must in "Developer Options" enable "USB debugging mode".
4. Now download MTK Droid Tools here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49597819&postcount=922
5. Start MTK Droid Tools, and connect your phone with the USB cable to the PC. (if Windows install some drivers, then let it install them automatically).
6. Now on the first page of MTK Droid Tools, it should display all infos about the phone when you connect it.
7. If the sqare is Green, then you have root shell and ready, if its not green, press the ROOT button to the right in MTK Droid tools.
8. Click the "IMEI/NVRAM" button and then Backup to backup your IMEI/NVRAM, the backup files will be inside of the MTK Droid Tools folder.
Also you can manually write down your IMEI number just in case it should be lost.
9. Now go to the tap "root, backup, recovery" (in MTK Droid Tools).
10. Click the Backup button, and it will create a complete backup of your ROM. (in the end it will ask, if you want to pack it, just answer no)
11. When it is finished then also click "To prepare blocks for FlashTool", that will convert the backup to be compatible with Spflashtool. (choose the files.md5 inside the backup folder)
12. After the backup is done it will be inside "backup" in the MTK Droid Tools folder. And inside it there will also be a new folder called "!Files_to_FlashTool" Inside there the files for Spflashtool is. So when loading your backup with Spflashtool you must load the scatter file from inside there.
13. Now to install CWM (clockworkmod recovery) In MTK Droidtools, choose "To use boot from phone" and click the "Recovery and Boot" button. It will ask you a lot, just say yes every time, and it will end of sending CWM recovery to the phone and reboot into it on the phone. After you see CWM on the phone you know it is done. You can switch the menu with the volume keys, and the power is the select button.
14. Inside CWM you can also do a complete backup of your phone (remember to have enough space, you can do the backup to the internal storage OR to the SDcard - try "backup" if that fails then choose instead "backup to external sd" or vice versa). I recommed doing that because CWM makes another backup than the one made with MTK Droid Tools. So if you should get problems or loose something, you can always run your CWM backup into your phone and it will be as before.
15. After your done the backup, copy the backup also to a safe place on your PC. Just in case!
16. So now your Rooted, have installed CWM recovery, have a IMEI/NVRAM backup and a backup for Spflash Tools plus CWM backup.
To make a more advanced & complete 1:1 ReadBack ROM backup using SP FlashTool please check this guide here:
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f60...artphone-how-read-backup-1656510/#post9415324
or here:
http://pinoyscreencast.net/how-to/g...-smartphones-using-spft-mtk-droid-root-tools/
To flash a backup or ROM with Spflashtool:
Never needlessly Download preloader and DSP_BL blocks! It is always dangerous! On some models of phones you will have a brick even if you download these blocks read from phone which you own! Always remove from them marks in SPFT! ALWAYS have a working backup of your original ROM before you flash a new unknown ROM.
1. Go download Spflash tool here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982576
Both version 3 or 5 should be good to use. If your having problems with one of them, try another version.
2. Disconnect your phone if connected with USB to the PC, and turn OFF the phone completely, also take out the battery if possible (but can also work with the battery inside the phone, for phones with builtin battery).
2. When you now again connect the USB cable to the phone with the PC while the phone is still off, Windows should popup and beginn to install the MTK65XX Preloader Drivers, this only happens if you installed the Mediatek Preloader USB VCOM Drivers correct in Windows. After they successfully installed, disconnect the USB cable again.
2. Start Flash_tool.exe to start the program
3. Now hit the "Scatter-loading" button, and go to the backup or ROM, inside the folder "!Flash files Spflashtool" load the scatter.txt file. (ALWAYS only load a ROM that is 100% made for your phone, flashing a wrong ROM may make your phone non-bootable)
4. When the scatter file is loaded, it will show all the content in the Spflashtool window.
5. If you only need for example to flash the EBR files, you can deselect all the others. But remember that it must be same ROM or backup.
6. Hit the "Download" button in Spflashtool. Then there should be some pink lines with colors showing that it loads the files.
7. When it stopps to flash/load, connect your phone with the USB cable, remember the phone must be OFF (and without the battery inside if possible to remove). If nothing happens then maybe it is necessary to press at the same time with connect of a cable the camera or volume buttons. For example, hold the volume up button down, insert the USB cable, and then insert the battery (still holding the volume up button down) when you hear it connect in Windows and the colored lines begins to move, let go off the volume up button.
8. Now it should connect (maybe Windows install some drivers by now - the MTK65xx Preloader drivers) and it will in the end continue to flash in Spflashtool when the phone is found and connected.
9. Now wait while it flashes all files, when it is done, a window will popup white a Green circle. Now you can disconnect the cable, close Splflashtool and reboot the phone. The phone should now boot up with the new ROM.
10. A good thing can be to do a full factory reset after your booted or do it in CWM, to clear all caches. But not necessary.
To enter Recovery or Download mode - turn phone completly off then
Download mode = vol up + pwr (hold both down for several seconds)
Recovery = vol down + pwr (hold both down for several seconds)
ROMs can be found on
http://needrom.com
http://pan.baidu.com/share/home?uk=2637246389#category/type=0
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thax a lot bro,.,.i tried so many ways to port CW<M to my spice Mi-436,.,bt never succeded
bt after reading your toturial i did it man!!!!
A TONSSSSS of thanks !!!!!
Shaunak Falconzz Pandey said:
thax a lot bro,.,.i tried so many ways to port CW<M to my spice Mi-436,.,bt never succeded
bt after reading your toturial i did it man!!!!
A TONSSSSS of thanks !!!!!
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I am happy to hear that it worked for you thanks for your comment.
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s7yler said:
Hi
This is a guide to ROOT, backup and flash your MTK65xx or Other device (Supported devices: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/framaroot-supported-devices-t2722980 all credits to alephzain) written by s7yler.
More guides & reviews on my Youtubechannel http://www.Youtube.com/s7yler
(Tools used are Framaroot, MTKDroidtools/CWM and SpflashTool)
I will try to write this guide in step by step, so everyone can understand it. This is for PC and will work with Windows 7.
-> All is done by your own risk! this is just a guide to help people with the tools and process. <-
How to ROOT the phone first
1. Get the latest Framaroot apk here http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/root-framaroot-one-click-apk-to-root-t2130276
2. Download it and install it on the phone, open the Framaroot app on the phone.
3. Let it be on Install SuperSU, and try the last method, if that dont work, then try one of the 2 others.
4. Then it should say success root, and now reboot the phone.
5. After reboot the phone should be ROOTED, download root checker from the Play store and verify that your rooted.
How to make a simple backup (not completly 1:1) of your stock ROM / MTK phone
1. You have you brand new MTK phone.
2. What I do first is to install all possible drivers. So you go to your PC and install these apps/drivers:
Snappea - http://www.snappea.com/windows
Pdanet drivers - http://pdanet.co/a/ (When it ask what device you have in the install process, just say "Other")
Mediatek Preloader USB VCOM Drivers - (Install file) http://www.mediafire.com/download/cypm22rgs2k83ji/MT6577+USB+VCOM+drivers.rar and here the raw drivers http://www.magicdriver.com/driver4214-ver_1.1123.0.html
3. On your MTK phone you must in "Developer Options" enable "USB debugging mode".
4. Now download MTK Droid Tools here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49597819&postcount=922
5. Start MTK Droid Tools, and connect your phone with the USB cable to the PC. (if Windows install some drivers, then let it install them automatically).
6. Now on the first page of MTK Droid Tools, it should display all infos about the phone when you connect it.
7. If the sqare is Green, then you have root shell and ready, if its not green, press the ROOT button to the right in MTK Droid tools.
8. Click the "IMEI/NVRAM" button and then Backup to backup your IMEI/NVRAM, the backup files will be inside of the MTK Droid Tools folder.
Also you can manually write down your IMEI number just in case it should be lost.
9. Now go to the tap "root, backup, recovery" (in MTK Droid Tools).
10. Click the Backup button, and it will create a complete backup of your ROM. (in the end it will ask, if you want to pack it, just answer no)
11. When it is finished then also click "To prepare blocks for FlashTool", that will convert the backup to be compatible with Spflashtool. (choose the files.md5 inside the backup folder)
12. After the backup is done it will be inside "backup" in the MTK Droid Tools folder. And inside it there will also be a new folder called "!Files_to_FlashTool" Inside there the files for Spflashtool is. So when loading your backup with Spflashtool you must load the scatter file from inside there.
13. Now to install CWM (clockworkmod recovery) In MTK Droidtools, choose "To use boot from phone" and click the "Recovery and Boot" button. It will ask you a lot, just say yes every time, and it will end of sending CWM recovery to the phone and reboot into it on the phone. After you see CWM on the phone you know it is done. You can switch the menu with the volume keys, and the power is the select button.
14. Inside CWM you can also do a complete backup of your phone (remember to have enough space, you can do the backup to the internal storage OR to the SDcard - try "backup" if that fails then choose instead "backup to external sd" or vice versa). I recommed doing that because CWM makes another backup than the one made with MTK Droid Tools. So if you should get problems or loose something, you can always run your CWM backup into your phone and it will be as before.
15. After your done the backup, copy the backup also to a safe place on your PC. Just in case!
16. So now your Rooted, have installed CWM recovery, have a IMEI/NVRAM backup and a backup for Spflash Tools plus CWM backup.
To make a 100% FULL 1:1 (more advanced) ReadBack ROM backup using SP FlashTool please check these guides here, and learn how to:
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f60...artphone-how-read-backup-1656510/#post9415324
or here:
http://pinoyscreencast.net/how-to/g...-smartphones-using-spft-mtk-droid-root-tools/
To flash a backup or ROM with Spflashtool:
Disclaimer: Don't flash another preloader and DSP_BL blocks! It is always dangerous! On some models of phones you will have a brick even if you download these blocks read from phone which you own! Always remove from them marks in SPFT! ALWAYS have a working backup of your original ROM before you flash a new unknown ROM. I take no responsibility for any harm done while attempting this!
1. Go download Spflash tool here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982576
Both version 3 or 5 should be good to use. If your having problems with one of them or they crash, try this newer version here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2650125
2. Disconnect your phone if connected with USB to the PC, and turn OFF the phone completely, also take out the battery if possible (but can also work with the battery inside the phone, for phones with builtin battery).
2. When you now again connect the USB cable to the phone with the PC while the phone is still off, Windows should popup and beginn to install the MTK65XX Preloader Drivers, this only happens if you installed the Mediatek Preloader USB VCOM Drivers correct in Windows. After they successfully installed, disconnect the USB cable again.
2. Start Flash_tool.exe to start the program
3. Now hit the "Scatter-loading" button, and go to the backup or ROM, inside the folder "!Flash files Spflashtool" load the scatter.txt file. (ALWAYS only load a ROM that is 100% made for your phone, flashing a wrong ROM may make your phone non-bootable)
4. When the scatter file is loaded, it will show all the content in the Spflashtool window.
5. If you only need for example to flash the EBR files, you can deselect all the others. But remember that it must be same ROM or backup.
6. Hit the "Download" button in Spflashtool. Then there should be some pink lines with colors showing that it loads the files.
7. When it stopps to flash/load, connect your phone with the USB cable, remember the phone must be OFF (and without the battery inside if possible to remove). If nothing happens then maybe it is necessary to press at the same time with connect of a cable the camera or volume buttons. For example, hold the volume up button down, insert the USB cable, and then insert the battery (still holding the volume up button down) when you hear it connect in Windows and the colored lines begins to move, let go off the volume up button.
8. Now it should connect (maybe Windows install some drivers by now - the MTK65xx Preloader drivers) and it will in the end continue to flash in Spflashtool when the phone is found and connected.
9. Now wait while it flashes all files, when it is done, a window will popup white a Green circle. Now you can disconnect the cable, close Splflashtool and reboot the phone. The phone should now boot up with the new ROM.
10. A good thing can be to do a full factory reset after your booted or do it in CWM, to clear all caches. But not necessary.
To enter Recovery or Download mode - turn phone completly off then
Download mode = vol up + pwr (hold both down for several seconds)
Recovery = vol down + pwr (hold both down for several seconds)
ROMs can be found on
http://needrom.com
http://pan.baidu.com/share/home?uk=2637246389#category/type=0
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I'm receiving an error message "SU inaccessible" after hitting the ROOT icon. The phone is a No.1 S7 MTK6589.
I previously tried using the Frameroot app but it failed as well.
Any ideas what the problem might be and how to solve?
Thanks,
Ruby
UPDATE
I have updated the Original Post with a video now, that show the whole process how to flash and use SP Flash Tool.
As always, everything is done at your own risk. It is just a guide. This video is for education only.
Very Useful Tips
Hy Man Thanks 4 This Useful Tips. Very Impressed.I Like Xda VeryMuch.
Fun accident
Well here's my story.
I was trying to debrand some Huawei Y330-U05 in order to resell them. My first clue was to root the devices and remove all the Entel PCS crap, but I was unable to remove the Boot Splashscreen. So I looked over the net and I could not find a compatible ROM for my model. I downloaded a Y330-U01 ROM from Europe and I tried to flash it figuring that later I'd have to fix the 3G bands. FlashTools did not let me do that and I had the stupid idea to boot the biit.img and recovery.img from the U01 into the U05 with MTKdroidTools. Bricked the phone, and the only way to bring it back was to use the U01 ROM and flash it back. I changed my device from U05 to U01, like I wanted at first but I cant change the 3G bands and I don't have 3G connnection now.
I can't flash back the U05 backup ROMs I did from the phone before I started messing with them because the of the model mismatch (Phone now thinks it is a U01 version). And since there is no stock ROM for the U05 model to download, except for an UPDATE.APP from Movistar Mexico that phone refuses to accept, I'm afraid that if I reverse the whloe process I will end up with a bricked phone and no Stock ROM to bring it back.
Here comes the question. How do I force install a WRONG ROM into my phone? Remember: my Y330-U05 now thinks it is a Y330-U01.
Thanks a lot!
Blu Studio 5.0 C HD
Can the blu studio 5.0c hd be rooted this way? A bit scared to do it because this is my daily driver
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Ruby_97 said:
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I'm receiving an error message "SU inaccessible" after hitting the ROOT icon. The phone is a No.1 S7 MTK6589.
I previously tried using the Frameroot app but it failed as well.
Any ideas what the problem might be and how to solve?
Thanks,
Ruby
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i saw your screenshot and yellow box at the bottom clearly indicates that your device has not been rooted properly. adb still exists as secure region. it is said that your device should said to be rooted properly only when your device got adb insecure. However, if your device has locked bootloader, doing so, i.e. entering or making adb insecure may lead your device to dead boot, a stage from which there are only two ways to survive from:- JTAG/RIFF box OR by replacing motherboard!!!!
However, if your bootloader is unlocked and only if your device is dev friendly, following link may help you to get green box at the bottom of MTK Droid Root Tools indicating your device has proper root access.
However, i have successfully solved this error in my panasonic p81 by making adb insecure.
Though, Do this on your own risk....Remember again, making adb insecure may make your device FAIL!!!!
Head over to following link:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1687590
Thanks to dev Chainfire again for this wonderful application....