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[Completed] Help with the star w800 CHINESE phone

So i received my phone, yesterday and all its ok, but i didnt know cause IM A NOOB that the GPS on almost all the mtk processors doesnt work, so the first thing done was roote it, then install some programs, in one of those as i work as a deliver man (Im from Mexico) i use Google Maps, the problem is, my gps doesnt work, i have tried a lot of things and none work, i want to re flash my smartphone so it can be like "new" again and look for an answer, but the methods i found didnt work :crying: :crying: and i dont know how to flash stock rom and make the gps work. every time i hard reset it starts rooted and i wanted to copy some files (EPO) to my /system/misc from my sd card it says
Copy Failed
EPO.DAT to data/misc
What can i do please i just want to copy paste on some root explorer and use my GPS :crying:

Hi,
Unfortunately I can find nothing relevant on XDA for your devices issue, so posting here is the best option,
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!

thank you very much i have done it now

Thank you. Thread closed.

[Completed] [Q] need help restoring from a full adb backup of non-rooted phone

Hello there,
I need some info on how or if it is possible to make use of my full adb restore file or I just throw it away and restart fresh of my device.
Device is allview viper v1 (16Gb) -
NO ROOT and not interested in rooting it.
I believe I made a few versions of good back-ups including at least one good full backup including apks by using UBT (1.3.2 version if I am not mistaking).
My problem: I can't restore the phone by using any of the created ab files by using adb which drives me nuts.
It's worth to mention that in between I upgraded the phone software from 4.2 to 4.4 by using the producer's update images... I did a factory reset with 4.4 and re-installed most of the apps I had. I even copied most of the data from a file-sync backup...
Every time I try to use adb restore I get to the screen to input (now 2 passwords which basically are the same), I get the message "restore starting" and quite fast "restore finished" on the phone screen though while using the full back-up I definitely see that adb is still accessing / reading the file for longer time...
What I tried further: I used abe (android backup extractor by tweaking their .sh script) to create both standard individual .ab-s but also kitkat compatible ones (with abe pack-kk) with no luck in restoring the apps and their data.
It is quite annoying since after converting to .tar and un-tar-ing I can see that the backups seem ok and I can even see the sqlite data and xml settings for the apps but I do not know how to import those to the new OS running on the phone.
I tried this using both USB storage, picture mode, etc., input only the desktop pass and afterwards inputing both of the asked passwords.
So the question is: can I restore the data (about 32Gb including the pics and docs) or should I delete all the "working" files I created and put it on the "learn by error"?
Should I try to downgrade to 4.2. (if it is even possible..) and try the adb restore there?
Cheers and thanks in advance.

Hi there,
I'm sorry but I can't find anything relevant to your question/device.
Please post that in the forum bellow for more answers from the experts:
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck

Info about the device is available on the forums here - more or less related to the allview name since that's a re-branded phone - e.g. how to root it, how to flash it, how to recover from a broken state but that is not what I am interested in...
I guess it's more of an Android related question but might be a device issue too.
Nevertheless, I will take your advice and copy / paste the original post in Android Troubleshooting section.
Thanks.
R_a_z_v_a_n said:
Hi there,
I'm sorry but I can't find anything relevant to your question/device.
Please post that in the forum bellow for more answers from the experts:
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
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Thread closed, thank you.

[Completed] [Q] SIM card not detected and no IMEI.

Hello everyone
Well they say you should not mess with thing you do not perfectly know about exactlt same thing happen to me. Well i have Mediatek device MTK6582 running kitkat v4.4.2, i was trying to root it but to no avail.So finally i read a post here about how every phone can b formated by installing CWM/TWRP recovery and then installing the SU binary using custom recovery installed. Ok i followed this method.
1) Made a backup using MTK droid tools of following locations (i still have that backup).
a)PRELOADER
b)MBR
c)EBR1
d)BOOTIMG
e)SEC_RO
f)LOGO
g)EBR2
h)ANDROID
2)Created ROM file.
3)Processed the ROM file for sp flash tool.
4)While processing the ROM file MTK droid tools was unable to make a CWM recovery file.
5)I do not know why but i formatted my recovery partition using sp droid tool.
6)When i tried to put recovery backup to its place sp flash tool would not do that.
So i left my phone as is it for sometime untill i ran out of space and no more apps could be installed.So i decided to format the USRDATA block. This is where things went really bad. I guess in sp flash tools i did not write the correct end, adress i wrote the size of that block it was 0051400000 on MTK droid tools :crying:, iguess i should have wrote the starting adress of next block.After format my phone would not start.It was stuck on manufacturer's logo.So on a different PC i downloaded all the stuff i mean drivers sp flash tools MTK droid tools etc. And tried installing my phones recovery, and this time it was installed perfectly.I went into my recovery wiped all user data and phone started normally untill i realised that no network was there and a "No SIM card" notification was there. So i did a factory reset thinking maybe it would help.But again phone was stuck on manufacturer's logo.And this time i would not even enter the recovery (it would show as if it is entering recovery i mean the animation stuff that shows when it enters in the recovery and then the phone would restart and stuck again).So i reinstalled the complete backup of all blocks that i have mentioned above.And phone switched on successfully. But again no "SIM card detected".
So i googled, and in Last 24 hours i tried everything i could find there (alright maybe not everything but most of "everything".And i also have a successfully rooted my phone.
Here are my observations
1) When i connect my phone with MTK droid tools it shows no IMEI.
2) MTK droid tools also shows no baseband.
3) Settings>About phone>Status>IMEI information shows No IMEI for both SIM cards.
4)In factory mode where there are all the tests and stuff shows the actual IMEI's of my device But no SIM card.(Note: No IMEI in settings).
5)In ES file explorer data/nvram shows a lot of files and folders its not empty.
Here is what i have already tried.
1) Tried restoring IMEI using MTK droid tools.
2) Making new MP0B_001 using imei.exe
3)Installing my backup for second time.
Right now i am do not know what to do next.Any help i would gretly appreciate.Sorry for long post when i wanted to clear so that you can suggest something.Thanks

Hi there,
I'm sorry but I can't find anything related to your question/device.
You must start asking that in the forum bellow for more answers from the experts:
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck

R_a_z_v_a_n said:
Hi there,
I'm sorry but I can't find anything related to your question/device.
You must start asking that in the forum bellow for more answers from the experts:
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck
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Thank you!
Actually I am new here so don't know how things work around here.I looked and found this to be the most suitable place to post my question.
But now know where to post my question so I'll go there.:good:

[Completed] Lenovo S660 Deleted Data is Restored After Reboot

Dear Team,
I have Lenovo S660 model, No any data is deleted from it, every time I delete photos or videos or change any setting in ph. when I reboot phone, get all data automatically. if install new app, cant install. i.e: Auto reveres at previous state when restart phone.
If go in Setting>>about Phone; ask to update ROM but when I do, after 5 to 10Mb downloading getting error message "SD card error.....".
While I tried it with and without SD card.
Some pics and videos are not showing in phone. how to get it back.

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Dear Team,
I have Lenovo S660 model, No any data is deleted from it, every time I delete photos or videos or change any setting in ph. when I reboot phone, get all data automatically. if install new app, cant install. i.e: Auto reveres at previous state when restart phone.
If go in Setting>>about Phone; ask to update ROM but when I do, after 5 to 10Mb downloading getting error message "SD card error.....".
While I tried it with and without SD card.
Some pics and videos are not showing in phone. how to get it back.
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Hello and thank you for using XDA Assist.
There is no forum specifically for the Lenovo S660 but you may want to ask your question with all relevant details in the friendly general Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum at http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help where members familiar with your device might be able to advise you. Since your device is not widely used, please be patient and give the experts plenty of time to respond.
Good Luck!

[Completed] Loaded new firmware - Lost hidden Items in gallery

Hi Experts,
So this happened with me:
- Tried rooting my Android - Successful
- Installed Root Booster App - Successful
- Enabled Speed booster from the app - successful
- Phone Bricked after restart :X
It was in a boot loop. Just stuck there. So went to recovery mode and wiped cache and did a factory reset. Did not work. Still stuck in boot loop. After a deep thought, I decided to install a fresh firmware.
Specs:
- My Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
- Model Num: SM-N750
- Firmware: N750XXUDPA2
- ANDROID: 5.1.1 (lolipop)
I did a fresh install of the firmware using the right tools and was able to get back my phone.
Problem:
Earlier, I got all gallery items stored in the SDCARD. I hid a few important items from general view by making a folder and adding all images in it, then made the folder hidden. Since I removed the SDCARD before formatting or installing the firmware, it was out all times. No chance of data lost.
However, when I try to access the same gallery now, it only shows the gallery items which were not hidden. I am not able to locate any of the hidden folders and images.
Since the images are very important, I hope you experts can help me out and point me in the right direction on how to restore them.
Please help!
Thanks!
Jas

Hi,
Try posting your question here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-neo/help
The experts there may be able to help.
Good luck!

malybru said:
Hi,
Try posting your question here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-neo/help
The experts there may be able to help.
Good luck!
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Ok, I have posted a question there as well. Thanks for your help malybru!