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Has anyone got a root method that works for the HDC Galaxy S3 G9300?
Have tried Bin4ry v18 and another script but they didn't work.
The phone has JB 4.1.1. The Kernel is 3.4.0 dated Dec 3 2012. The build number is; e1920_v77_zlh_9p017_asx_20121203
Thanks for any help or advice.
Is now rooted, read on..
garyo said:
Has anyone got a root method that works for the HDC Galaxy S3 G9300?
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Thanks for any help or advice.
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Me too. I've spent probably 6 hours today messing around with the 1.8 version script, on both windows 7 and Linux. It always fails the same place, with mount permission denied ... are you root?
I have other issues with the G9300 that I'd like to tackle, like WiFi range, but digging in requires root access. Here's hoping somebody smarter than I can find a way to root this thing.
wseverin said:
Me too. I've spent probably 6 hours today messing around with the 1.8 version script, on both windows 7 and Linux. It always fails the same place, with mount permission denied ... are you root?
I have other issues with the G9300 that I'd like to tackle, like WiFi range, but digging in requires root access. Here's hoping somebody smarter than I can find a way to root this thing.
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Same here. I need root to build a custom CWM recovery.
Anyone has rooted phone that can help rip out the rom?
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Finally. I've rooted my HDC G9300.
See my post in another thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460&page=165
My phone is now nicely rooted with no problems. But it's not an easy process.
wseverin said:
See my post in another thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460&page=165
My phone is now nicely rooted with no problems. But it's not an easy process.
The tutorial isn't clear about how to run Android Kitchen. In the Android Kitchen folder is a script called 'menu' that has to be executed by cygwin. Launch cygwin first with the .bat file in its install folder. Then, navigate to the 'menu' script. Hint: '/cygdrive/c/<path to Android Kitchen>/menu'
Nowhere does the tutorial say to copy 'Root_Superuser_3.1.3_Busybox_1.20.2-Update1-signed.zip' onto your sd. You will want to do that before beginning the final recovery step.
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Its great you figured out a root method, and thanks for sharing it :good:
I have just run through it on my phone and all has gone well until I got to where mobileuncle tools flashes the recovery.img. It needs Superuser access to do that and I don't have it. I am thinking it must be something to do with the Menu script you mentioned. How to you run that script? What is the command for it?
Thanks for any help!
Sounds like you're 95% there
garyo said:
I have just run through it on my phone and all has gone well until I got to where mobileuncle tools flashes the recovery.img. It needs Superuser access to do that and I don't have it. I am thinking it must be something to do with the Menu script you mentioned. How to you run that script? What is the command for it?
Thanks for any help!
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From what you've written I will make a few assumptions. It sounds like you successfully did the rebuild with Android Kitchen, where it created a new recovery.img. And then you used SP Flash Tool to successfully transfer the new image to your phone.
You don't need mobileuncle. It's a great utility to have, but you don't need if for this process. Install it later when this is all done.
If the above assumptions are correct, you already have downloaded the modded recovery to your phone and you're 95% done. It sounds like all you need to do is put the zip install for su, superuser, and busybox onto your sd card, boot into recovery (upvolume+power), navigate to 'install zip from sd card', install the su-superuser-busybox zip, and reboot.
If that doesn't work, I suggest working your way back up the chain – re-downlod the new recovery.img; if that fails, rebuild the new recovery.img; etc.
wseverin said:
From what you've written I will make a few assumptions. It sounds like you successfully did the rebuild with Android Kitchen, where it created a new recovery.img. And then you used SP Flash Tool to successfully transfer the new image to your phone.
You don't need mobileuncle. It's a great utility to have, but you don't need if for this process. Install it later when this is all done.
If the above assumptions are correct, you already have downloaded the modded recovery to your phone and you're 95% done. It sounds like all you need to do is put the zip install for su, superuser, and busybox onto your sd card, boot into recovery (upvolume+power), navigate to 'install zip from sd card', install the su-superuser-busybox zip, and reboot.
If that doesn't work, I suggest working your way back up the chain – re-downlod the new recovery.img; if that fails, rebuild the new recovery.img; etc.
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Finally, you rooted the phone. Do you think you could upload the rom somewhere? Others can just download it and flash without going through the entire process. Good Job!!
wseverin said:
From what you've written I will make a few assumptions. It sounds like you successfully did the rebuild with Android Kitchen, where it created a new recovery.img. And then you used SP Flash Tool to successfully transfer the new image to your phone.
You don't need mobileuncle. It's a great utility to have, but you don't need if for this process. Install it later when this is all done.
If the above assumptions are correct, you already have downloaded the modded recovery to your phone and you're 95% done. It sounds like all you need to do is put the zip install for su, superuser, and busybox onto your sd card, boot into recovery (upvolume+power), navigate to 'install zip from sd card', install the su-superuser-busybox zip, and reboot.
If that doesn't work, I suggest working your way back up the chain – re-downlod the new recovery.img; if that fails, rebuild the new recovery.img; etc.
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Hi - Yes you are right, I have created the recovery.img and transferred it to the phone.
Thanks for the tip that I don't need to use mobileuncle.. So I have booted up into CWM and have the su-superuser-busybox zip on my sd card. Trouble is CWM doesn't recognise the sd card and says E: unknown volume. That is strange because android sees it fine when the phone starts.
I am still wondering if my problem is from the the android kitchen part. I wasn't able to run android kitchen. I think I better run through the process again. How did you bring up the 'menu' in kitchen? I ran cygwin first and then navigated to kitchens path and used /menu and also ./menu but just got an error message. Even dumped all of kitchens files into cygwins root directory in case I had messed up the navigation path but still got the same error message whenever I tried to run menu. How did you get it to run please?
Thanks for your help :fingers-crossed:
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Do you think you could upload the rom somewhere? Others can just download it and flash without going through the entire process.
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I have uploaded the recovery.img that I created here. Remember, because it works on my phone is no guarantee that it won't break yours. You use it solely at your own risk. Also, you will still need to use CWM to install the su+superuser+busybox zip from your sd.
Next problem - no 3G
Having the phone rooted, I've gone on to the next problem that has no ready solution.
That is, no 3G. I use the AT&T network in the USA. AT&T uses WCDMA on 850MHz and 1900MHz for their 3G service. The HDC G9300+ doesn't support WCDMA at 1900MHz, which is the band that AT&T uses most. Where I am (Phoenix AZ) there is only 1900MHz service, which means that I can't get any 3G. Only 2G "Edge".
The problem *might* be remedied through software - or maybe not. If the MTK6577 radio doesn't support 1900MHz in some hardware sense, then the game is over. But I doubt that for two reasons. First, from a marketing standpoint, the AT&T network is too big to just ignore when designing a generic platform like the MTK6577. Second, from a hardware standpoint, the transceiver frequencies are synthesized from one base oscillator through a set of on-chip frequency multipliers and dividers. If the MTK6577 can generate frequencies in the 2100MHz band it can almost surely generate frequencies in the 1900MHz band. What's required is a software driver that properly sets the multipliers and dividers.
My bet is that somewhere out there in the world there is a software driver for the phone's radio that can set the chip to work in the 1900MHz band.
Can somebody find that driver so that we can bundle it into a ROM for this phone? Or a tool to adjust the driver that's bundled with the phone?
Please tell me
garyo said:
has anyone got a root method that works for the hdc galaxy s3 g9300?
Have tried bin4ry v18 and another script but they didn't work.
The phone has jb 4.1.1. The kernel is 3.4.0 dated dec 3 2012. The build number is; e1920_v77_zlh_9p017_asx_20121203
thanks for any help or advice.
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brother please tell me
where from you bought this phone "hdc galaxy g9300"???
I also want to buy this phone
wseverin said:
I have uploaded the recovery.img that I created here. Remember, because it works on my phone is no guarantee that it won't break yours. You use it solely at your own risk. Also, you will still need to use CWM to install the su+superuser+busybox zip from your sd.
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Thanks for uploaded your recovery file. I thought I would try that before going through the process of redoing mine. This time it kicked straight into CWM without any sdcard errors, so was able to install the zip file. It is now nicely rooted and has been running for several hours, and as yet I have found no problems.
Great job and thanks for sharing your knowledge :good:
joneswilson02 said:
brother please tell me
where from you bought this phone "hdc galaxy g9300"???
I also want to buy this phone
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http://www.fastcardtech.com/goods.php?u=53399&id=8113
First time I purchased from them, found them very good and had no problems. Took about 15 days to get it. Considering there were xmas & new year holidays at the time it was pretty good.
How to root your HDC Galaxy S3 G9300+
For those wanting to root their HDC Galaxy S3 G9300+ phones follow these steps;
Download wseverin's 'recovery.img' from post #10.
Download my 'MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc.txt', 'su+superuser+busybox.zip', 'SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1224.01.rar' and 'MT657x_USB_Win7_Driver.zip' files that I have attached to this post.
Install the USB drivers to your computer if you don't already have them.
Copy the su+superuser+busybox.zip file to your phones SD Card.
Run Flash Tool (Flash_tool.exe) in administrator mode.
Load my scatter file.
Next, backup your original recovery file (This is very important in case something gets messed up) Do this using the 'Read-Back' function. Select Hex and enter 0x1588000 for Start Address and 0x600000 for Length. Before clicking the Read Back button, shutdown your phone and remove the battery and USB cable. Next click Read Back, plug in the USB cable and replace the battery (But do not switch the phone on) The software will backup the file and come up with an OK window if successful.
Next flash your phone with wseverin's recovery.img. Do this from the Download tab in Flash Tool and tick the Recovery option. Before pushing the Download button you will also need to shutdown the phone, remove the battery and USB cable as above.
Next start the phone holding the volume-up + power buttons. This will boot the phone into CWM. Choose 'Install zip from sdcard', then 'choose zip from sdcard', navigate to the su+superuser+busybox.zip file and select yes to install it.
That's it! So easy!!
If you followed the steps correctly, after you reboot the phone it should have root access.. However, be warned that your phone could be bricked if something goes wrong or your phone is a different model, so do this at your own risk and backup your original first!
PS: thanks to wseverin for the modded recovery file and being the 1st to root this phone.
joneswilson02 said:
brother please tell me
where from you bought this phone "hdc galaxy g9300"???
I also want to buy this phone
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Do I detect a hint of cynicism?
It seems to be a decently built phone. The display is good; actually better resolution than many competing models. Fit and finish are as good as you'll get anywhere. The capacitive touch screen is just fine. GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth all work well except that the WiFi range is a bit anemic. Software is pretty much standard Android Jelly Bean. I consider it worth what I paid for it, especially since I am not about to spend 3X that for a cell phone. Oh, and it actually makes and receives phone calls!
help me
Help me please, i've bricked my g9300+.
i need a rom.zip to flash with recovery or complete rom to flash with spflashtool.
help me!!!!
bersarak said:
Help me please, i've bricked my g9300+.
i need a rom.zip to flash with recovery or complete rom to flash with spflashtool.
help me!!!!
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How do you have brick your phone?
With the garyo's guide?
Thanks
I have a G9300+ and I want to root it
root Star G9300+
garyo said:
Has anyone got a root method that works for the HDC Galaxy S3 G9300?
Have tried Bin4ry v18 and another script but they didn't work.
The phone has JB 4.1.1. The Kernel is 3.4.0 dated Dec 3 2012. The build number is; e1920_v77_zlh_9p017_asx_20121203
Thanks for any help or advice.
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Hello,
First of all, please excuse my english...
I have a Star G9300+ smartphone with the same JB 4.1.1, same kernel (3.4.0 dated Dec 3 2012), same build number (e1920_v77_zlh_9p017_asx_20121203) than yours, but 1Gb RAM memory.
Could I use the same method to root my smartphone? How much RAM have yours?
Thanks!
xnicks said:
Hello,
First of all, please excuse my english...
I have a Star G9300+ smartphone with the same JB 4.1.1, same kernel (3.4.0 dated Dec 3 2012), same build number (e1920_v77_zlh_9p017_asx_20121203) than yours, but 1Gb RAM memory.
Could I use the same method to root my smartphone? How much RAM have yours?
Thanks!
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Yes mine is also 1Gb RAM. I have read that HDC and Star are the same, however I don't know this for sure. This is where I purchased my phone;
http://www.fastcardtech.com/goods.php?u=53399&id=8113
Does yours look the same??
If yours looks the same you could always try it I suppose, but make sure you backup your phones entire ROM first. That way you can reinstate the original in case it doesn't work.
Hi There!
There is a distinct lack of a place where owners of the T790 can discuss mods/technical problems/roms/etc anywhere on the web. So I have set up this thread for some discussion around this phone. I'll update this thread with links to Nandroid Backups and verified working roms when they become available :laugh: .
Root Access: http://www.kingoapp.com/
Working CWM: http://v790.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/recovery-for-zte-v790.html
Working TWRP: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwY7fOHbQ0_FVmx6VzlOSHQwaWc/edit
Stock Nandroid Backup (Un-Verified) (Credit to @piersoar/brick007123): Here
Stock TWRP Backup (Credit to @piersoar): Here
^ None of the above works are mine, they are links to the creator's external sites for instructions and downloads.
Thanks :silly:
Keep up the work!
Great post. Cheers fellow OzBargainer. :good:
Chipotleez said:
Hi There!
There is a distinct lack of a place where owners of the T790 can discuss mods/technical problems/roms/etc anywhere on the web. So I have set up this thread for some discussion around this phone. I'll update this thread with links to Nandroid Backups and verified working roms when they become available :laugh: .
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Custom Recoveries & Stock NANDroid
Thanks Chipotleez for this thread. We have much to learn about the T790 (Telstra Pulse) / B790 (Boost Tango) device!
The link to the NANDroid dump above contains a carriage return & doesn't work. I'm too new to post the correct one or upload it here on XDA. Will PM updated link to Chipotleez.
It was made on a rooted but otherwise unchanged ZTE T790 using Online Nandroid Backup.
Note: this has been compressed (7-zip) to save space and will need to un7zipped before use.
In my experience both the Custom Recoveries from the V790 fail to mount DATA (MTD6) and SDCARD partitions on the T790. This means they cannot generate a complete NANDroid backup, and will probably also fail to restore one. Keen to be proven wrong.
Haven't been able to open up the recovery images (yet) to see why they're failing, but suspect different partition sizes &/or locations than the V790 which must be a close cousin, but not identical.
Keep sharing! Cheers.
piersoar said:
Thanks Chipotleez for this thread. We have much to learn about the T790 (Telstra Pulse) / B790 (Boost Tango) device!
The link to the NANDroid dump above contains a carriage return & doesn't work. I'm too new to post the correct one or upload it here on XDA. Will PM updated link to Chipotleez.
It was made on a rooted but otherwise unchanged ZTE T790 using Online Nandroid Backup.
Note: this has been compressed (7-zip) to save space and will need to un7zipped before use.
In my experience both the Custom Recoveries from the V790 fail to mount DATA (MTD6) and SDCARD partitions on the T790. This means they cannot generate a complete NANDroid backup, and will probably also fail to restore one. Keen to be proven wrong.
Haven't been able to open up the recovery images (yet) to see why they're failing, but suspect different partition sizes &/or locations than the V790 which must be a close cousin, but not identical.
Keep sharing! Cheers.
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Hmmm, perhaps we could make a port of CM or sorts based on the material in the Nandroid Backup. However I doubt ZTE release any kind of kernel or OS sources....
Root is worth it alone to get rid of the bloatware Also getting Xposed framework and BusyBox is great!
Had to send my ZTE off with my HTC Desire X to Fonebiz for repair. I've sent my broken stuff to them tonnes in the past, but I'll let you all know how well they repaired a ZTE device.
Thanks
Chipotleez said:
...So I have set up this thread.....
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You Sir, Are a gentleman and a scholar :good:
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Can confirm working Root with Cydia Impactor: http://www.cydiaimpactor.com/
I've got some playing around with rooting & stripping bloat from the T790 documented here: http://www.techthreads.com.au/2014/04/titanium-backup-make-your-device-useful.html
deathbypizza said:
You Sir, Are a gentleman and a scholar :good:
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Can confirm working Root with Cydia Impactor: http://www.cydiaimpactor.com/
I've got some playing around with rooting & stripping bloat from the T790 documented here: http://www.techthreads.com.au/2014/04/titanium-backup-make-your-device-useful.html
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On an unrelated note, I have got to say, this phone makes a brilliant Chromecast companion...
I just use it by my TV to stream stuff to the big screen
Chipotleez said:
Had to send my ZTE off with my HTC Desire X to Fonebiz for repair. I've sent my broken stuff to them tonnes in the past, but I'll let you all know how well they repaired a ZTE device.
Thanks
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hiya mate! any news on the repair? i'm stuck with the stock recovery, can't do a thing with it.
Much Apreciated. However...
So basically I came across these 2 ZTE T790's in a Cash Converters for $30 and its a half hobby to unlock them and half so I can sell them/give to family
Now so far I managed to Root it (cydia impactor), then install recovery and finally install a custom Rom form the ztev790support.wordpress.com website. (Also were I got the recovery).
I managed to install the recovery after downloading terminal emulator and running it as admin.
"su" then
"flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img"
That was almost too easy.
However. The problem is with the ROM. You see the ZTE V790 Rom is built for a Dual SIM phone and not on the T790 Network's wont register. Everything else is fine as far as I can tell.
Please let me know if you can find a "stock" rom of the (T)790 preferably unlocked or unlockable. Or does anyone know of a Modded ROM?
Also, Does anyone need some help with this Phone? If so please let me know I came across many different things.
Firefox OS Running on a ZTE T790 (Telstra Pulse)
Details here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/firefox-os/general/firefox-os-running-zte-t790-telstra-t2987108
elkedra said:
Details here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/firefox-os/general/firefox-os-running-zte-t790-telstra-t2987108
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Hi guys. I am the owner of ZTE V790 dual-sim phone 512Mb-RAM, 512Mb-ROM. I looked up FireFoxOS, which works on your phone and i can say that it is exactly the same works for me. T790 and V790 share the same platform-ROAMER2, and it looks like the ROMs for my phone should also work on your. I managed to build the CyanogenMod11 for my phone but there are a few small bugs. I certainly can't guarantee that everything will work fine, but if anyone wants to, you can try this out for yourself. For registration to Network: Menu Settings > > SIM cards > OperatorSettings > "and tap the radio-button"
It may well be that many will not work at your device, then you can try to replace the files in the CM11 archive to files from your phone from this list except Adreno200 blobs, and then flash it again. Sorry for my English.
I don't quite understand what you are saying
manfromnn said:
Hi guys. I am the owner of ZTE V790 dual-sim phone 512Mb-RAM, 512Mb-ROM. I looked up FireFoxOS, which works on your phone and i can say that it is exactly the same works for me. T790 and V790 share the same platform-ROAMER2, and it looks like the ROMs for my phone should also work on your. I managed to build the [] for my phone but there are a few small bugs. I certainly can't guarantee that everything will work fine, but if anyone wants to, you can try this out for yourself. For registration to Network: Menu Settings > > SIM cards > OperatorSettings > "and tap the radio-button"
It may well be that many will not work at your device, then you can try to replace the files in the CM11 archive to files from your phone from [] except Adreno200 blobs, and then flash it again. Sorry for my English.
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Hi there, I don't quite understand your post, are you saying you installed the Mod (unofficial) and it worked fin on your ZTE (T)790? because I flashed it on one of mine and I still could not pickup a Sim/Reception
I had the same problem with V790 rom's on my T790. SIM wouldn't register (although I didn't do the Settings thing that manfromnn posted).
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Hi there, I don't quite understand your post, are you saying you installed the Mod (unofficial) and it worked fin on your ZTE (T)790? because I flashed it on one of mine and I still could not pickup a Sim/Reception
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I had the same problem with V790 rom's on my T790. SIM wouldn't register (although I didn't do the Settings thing that manfromnn posted).
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No, at me V790, and this ROM worked for me fine, but only first sim.
If I'm not mistaken, the T790 is also dual-sim phone?
Try to replacing this files:
Code:
# RIL & misc
system/bin/bridgemgrd
system/bin/port-bridge
system/bin/qmiproxy
system/bin/sapd
system/bin/netmgrd
system/bin/ATFWD-daemon
system/bin/qmuxd
system/bin/radish
system/bin/rild
system/bin/rmt_storage
system/lib/libauth.so
system/lib/libaudioeq.so
system/lib/libcm.so
system/lib/libdiag.so
system/lib/libdsi_netctrl.so
system/lib/libdsm.so
system/lib/libdss.so
system/lib/libdsutils.so
system/lib/libgsdi_exp.so
system/lib/libgstk_exp.so
system/lib/libidl.so
system/lib/libmmgsdilib.so
system/lib/libnetmgr.so
system/lib/libpbmlib.so
system/lib/libqc-opt.so
system/lib/libqdi.so
system/lib/libqdp.so
system/lib/libqmiservices.so
system/lib/libqmi.so
system/lib/libqueue.so
system/lib/libril-qc-1.so
system/lib/libril-qc-qmi-1.so
system/lib/libril-qcril-hook-oem.so
system/lib/libril.so
system/lib/libSimCardAuth.so
system/lib/libwms.so
system/lib/libwmsts.so
From your phone into the zip with CM.
And flash it again.
It has one SIM only
It has only one sim, which Is what makes it cheaper, and I suggest is giving me these issues.
What do I replace those files in the zip with?
phillipdi said:
It has only one sim, which Is what makes it cheaper, and I suggest is giving me these issues.
What do I replace those files in the zip with?
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Oh, if so, first you need to fix the lines in the system/build.prop:
Code:
persist.radio.multisim.config = dsds
persist.dsds.enabled = true
in this way:
Code:
# persist.radio.multisim.config = dsds
# persist.dsds.enabled = true
Maybe that will be enough
Okay, I will give it a shot
manfromnn said:
Oh, if so, first you need to fix the lines in the system/build.prop:
Code:
persist.radio.multisim.config = dsds
persist.dsds.enabled = true
in this way:
Code:
# persist.radio.multisim.config = dsds
# persist.dsds.enabled = true
Maybe that will be enough
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Okay I will give it a shot, thanks
This is the line's I have in the build.prop
"#persist.radio.multisim.config=dsds
#persist.radio.dont_use_dsd=true"
What do they need to be changed to??
phillipdi said:
This is the line's I have in the build.prop
"#persist.radio.multisim.config=dsds
#persist.radio.dont_use_dsd=true"
What do they need to be changed to??
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You need to write the # in front lines:
persist.radio.multisim.config = dsds and
persist.dsds.enabled = true
In the file manager editor, save and restart the phone
If it will not help, then you need to take files, which I wrote above, from your phone, and put them instead of the files inside of archive with ROM (do not need extract the archive), and at the same time you can fix those lines in the file build.prop Then try to flash again.
Alas no avail
I have tried and tried but still no respite, I have the feeling I am doing wrong.
I eventually paid to get the phones unlocked, I was wondering if there was a way to find out the Algorithm by using the IMEI number
and the code given?
Would it be possible?
Now on the one I got unlocked the 3G data works but when someone calls me it goes straight to voicemail.
I reset the phone multiple times but nothing.
I am thinking the OS is stuffed.
In my attempts to unlock the phone on the cheap I used a universal sim card unlocker, it worked on both phone for only one day before the registration failed, they have always been a bit 50/50 on these matters. Weird.
My brother just bricked his T790 (Telstra Pulse) and he did not backup... I got him into CWM but nandroid backup link in OP no longer works, anyone have or can make me a stock nandroid backup so i can recover his phone?
Thanks,
Kriogenic
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Updates at this thread have been stopped. Please check out Devs-Lab.com for all stuff that is/was/would be here. Links below are provided for reference, and will not be updated from now.
The Official Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus Thread :
Note : This is for the Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus / Coolpad 7295C Device and Development related to it and its clones only.
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Original Karbonn ROM :
https://tr.im/20c3b
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Stock ROM in a flashable Zip format :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Here are the Custom Recoveries for this device :
Preferred, Tested : Philz Touch Recovery 6.57.9 ( based on ClockWorkMod Recovery v6.0.5.1 )
https://tr.im/2eae8
TWRP Recovery 2.7.1.0 ( Touch )
https://tr.im/1757c
ClockWorkMod recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus : ( Non - Touch )
tr.im/RWOT
ClockWorkMod - based recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus ( Modded by carliv @ xda )
tr.im/f2c21
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Next, Here are the Custom ROMs
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Sony Xperia Z:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e8sq7s60de...nn_S5_Plus.zip
Note : The above mentioned link doesn't appear to work. If anybody finds this file link working, please add a post here and if possible, upload the file to Google Drive and Post the link here.
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Sony Xperia Z v2:
https://tr.im/ca47d
Credits : Ajinkya Mishra
Mayank Girdhar
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Miui v5 :
http://www.needrom.com/wp-content/up...37e511_4.2.zip
( to download this, you need to log in to needrom.com first )
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Lewa OS:
https://tr.im/LewaOSforS5Plus
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MIUI v6:
https://tr.im/MIUIv6forS5Plus
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3-themed ROM :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Stock Flashable ROM :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Android Lollipop-themed ROM :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Fly UI ROM :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8q6ap1lnht...tfors5plus.zip
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Samsung Galaxy S5-themed ROM :
http://www.4shared.com/zip/vP4RARWOba/XtremeS5.html?
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Also visit these pages for more help...
https://www.facebook.com/karbonns5plus
https://www.facebook.com/karbonnroms
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in
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Note : The above posted links for ROMs are not tried and tested ! Be Careful !
For some of the ROM downloads, you need to log into the respective sites...
Thanks mainly to the thunderboys team and all other developers of the respective ROMs whom I haven't mentioned.
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SystemUI.apk and SystemUI.odex files:
http://www.4shared.com/rar/cyMk4Dyub...lus_Syste.html
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Steps for flashing a .img file to a specific partition ( here, recovery ) :
Here are the two methods :
1st Method ( Using ADB ) -- This needs the phone to be connected to the computer.
Go to the folder containing the recovery.img file you just downloaded.
Shift + Right Click on any empty space in the folder and Select Open Command Window Here
Connect the phone to the computer and make sure you have USB Debugging enabled and not USB Storage
Type these into the Command Window :
adb devices -- This should show the Device attached as KarbonnTitaniumS5Plus-xxxx or any such line.
adb get-state -- This is to ensure USB Debugging works. It will show device, recovery or offline, but here, we would be looking for device
adb reboot bootloader -- This reboots the device into Fastboot mode, also called as HBOOT or Bootloader. This mode is necessary for flashing the recovery.img file
fastboot oem unlock -- This is to ensure that you can flash xxxx.img files to specific partitions of the device.
fastboot flash <<partitionname>> <<nameofrecoveryimagefile.img>> -- This flashes the specific partition image file to the specified partition. Here, we would be looking for something like fastboot flash recovery philzrecoverys5plus.img for the PhilZ Touch Recovery and fastboot flash recovery twrprecovery.img for the TWRP Recovery and fastboot flash recovery cwmrecoverys5plus.img for the.... Well, you understand what I mean. This should show some text on the device like Transferring Flash or Writing Flash and the Time and Speed of it, that would confirm your flashing.
fastboot reboot -- This command reboots the device into the normal system, and lo, you're ready to go !
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From here, you can reboot to recovery and back again without any issues. This is the tried and tested method, the method which worked perfectly when I tried it on my device. Else, if you have no patience for connecting the Phone to the PC, jabbing on the keyboard and entering n number of commands, you could try this out :
2nd Method ( Using Terminal Emulator ) -- This doesn't need the phone to be connected to the computer.
Place the recovery.img file in the Internal Storage or External SD Card -- Here, I'm placing it as in storage/sdcard0/xxxxrecovery.img
Install Terminal Emulator or any such app onto the phone and Open it.
Type these commands one by one :
su -- This gives root permissions to the Command Executor.
flash_image recovery /storage/sdcard0/xxxxrecovery.img -- This flashes the recovery image file to the recovery partition.
Close the Terminal Window.
Done !
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Another Note : If you're following the Second ( Terminal Emulator ) Method, note that there is a space between flash_image and recovery and the path of the image file. The first method is the preferred one, which worked perfectly with no errors for me; while the second method is risky and might return some errors while trying it out.
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Another Loooooong Shortened Note : The TWRP Recovery might, in some rare cases, show your battery level as 19% when it is at 99% and the same goes for the others. If you are encountering this error damn frequently, I'd recommend reverting back to the original CWM basic recovery as it doesn't show any battery info at all ! You also have the option of wiping your Battery Statistics in case the Battery Error in the Touch Recoveries made the system too show the same error. Once, after fully charging the phone to 100% and rebooting to recovery, I found that the TWRP recovery showed the battery level at 19% ! Out of curiosity, I rebooted back to the system and it too, showed it at 19% ! I just plugged it into the charger and was like Whoa !, as the battery sprang from 19% to 24% in 7 seconds flat ! I know that neither the reboot to recovery does drain out that much battery, nor does the recovery randomly perform such miracles on it. So, I just flashed CWM basic recovery to it using fastboot mode, opened it, did a Battery Stats wipe and rebooted to the System. It was back to 99% ! So, a full Battery Statistics wipe helped me solve such errors, and might do the same to you too. Just remove the battery from the phone after you power off from the recovery, put it back in, and let the phone start up. Problem Solved ! Damn, why didn't I think of this earlier ?
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Yet Another Short-But-Not-So-Short Note : I'd recommend disabling the Boot Animation on the phone ( using ROM Toolbox Lite or Pro ) so that the possibility of bootloops is diminished. No Boot Animation = Less Chance of Bootloops !
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One Last Note : ( Yeah, Right. )
The MIUI ROM and the Sony Xperia v2 ROM work properly. For people who have boot issues, doing a full data wipe/factory reset through the recovery will solve that problem... MIUI is pre rooted, but chainfire's SuperSU app is not installed and there is no keyboard app. The Sony Xperia v2 ROM has SuperSU installed and works properly. However, a high amount of patience is needed to wait for the ROMs to boot up...
As mentioned by cybercrawler, the internal/external swap supposedly works, and appears to be already applied in these ROMs... so, if you are going to flash a new ROM, you had better undo this change...
The clockworkmod recovery file works too, as seen in the screenshots uploaded by cybercrawler... thanks to him for testing that out.
I shall be uploading some screenshots of these in a few days. Both the ROMs run Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2, and the MIUI ROM has a update scheduler app, so I'm guessing it can be updated to 4.4 Kitkat. Anyway... if anybody knows how to bypass Dropbox Error 509 ( This account's public links are generating too much traffic and are temporarily disabled ), please download the Xperia Z v1 ROM and upload it to Google Drive...
Check this thread for further development on this device.
If anybody is willing to volunteer to try a ROM still in development for this device, you can download it here :
https://tr.im/CarbonForKarbonnv1
It is NOT READY FOR FLASHING, but is a Kitkat ROM, so anybody willing to put in their efforts in the development of this ROM can help.
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rjt.rockx said:
The Official Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus Thread :
Note : This is for the Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus / Coolpad 7295C Device and Development related to it and its clones only.
Original Karbonn ROM :
https://tr.im/20c3b
First off, Here are the Custom Recoveries for this device :
ClockWorkMod recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus :
tr.im/RWOT
ClockWorkMod - based recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus ( modded by carliv @ xda )
tr.im/f2c21
Next, Here are the Custom ROMs
Sony Xperia Z:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e8sq7s60de...nn_S5_Plus.zip
Note : The above mentioned link doesn't appear to work. If anybody finds this file link working, please add a post here and if possible, upload the file to Google Drive and Post the link here.
Sony Xperia Z v2:
https://tr.im/ca47d
Credits : Ajinkya Mishra
Mayank Girdhar
Miui :
http://www.needrom.com/wp-content/up...37e511_4.2.zip
( to download this, you need to log in to needrom.com first )
Also visit these pages for more help...
https://www.facebook.com/karbonns5plus
https://www.facebook.com/karbonnroms
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in
Note : The above posted links for ROMs are not tried and tested ! Be Careful !
For some of the ROM downloads, you need to log into the respective sites...
Thanks mainly to the thunderboys team and all other developers of the respective ROMs whom I haven't mentioned.
SystemUI.apk and SystemUI.odex files:
http://www.4shared.com/rar/cyMk4Dyub...lus_Syste.html
One Last Note : ( Yeah, Right. )
The MIUI ROM and the Sony Xperia v2 ROM work properly. For people who have boot issues, doing a full data wipe/factory reset through the recovery will solve that problem... MIUI is pre rooted, but chainfire's SuperSU app is not installed and there is no keyboard app. The Sony Xperia v2 ROM has SuperSU installed and works properly. However, a high amount of patience is needed to wait for the ROMs to boot up...
As mentioned by cybercrawler, the internal/external swap supposedly works, and appears to be already applied in these ROMs... so, if you are going to flash a new ROM, you had better undo this change...
The clockworkmod recovery file works too, as seen in the screenshots uploaded by cybercrawler... thanks to him for testing that out.
I shall be uploading some screenshots of these in a few days. Both the ROMs run Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2, and the MIUI ROM has a update scheduler app, so I'm guessing it can be updated to 4.4 Kitkat. Anyway... if anybody knows how to bypass Dropbox Error 509 ( This account's public links are generating too much traffic and are temporarily disabled ), please download the Xperia Z v1 ROM and upload it to Google Drive...
By the way, I'll be uploading links to some must-have apps for a custom ROM user within a few days. Check this thread for further development on this device.
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Hey there,my question might seem foolish but just wanted to know if our device supports USB otg?
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Hey there,my question might seem foolish but just wanted to know if our device supports USB otg?
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Yes and No.
No, as it isn't included in the device's features and comes with no otg cable.
Yes, if you buy a third party USB OTG cable and install chainfire's stickmount app.
Here's the link to the app :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount
and the xda thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/themes-apps/23-03-2014-stickmount-v3-01-t1400034
Hope it helps !
Heck is their the possibility that i might get bootloop!!!Because the last time I tried one of Chainefire's app(chain fire 3D)I got stuck on 1.But anyways thanks
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cybercrawler said:
Heck is their the possibility that i might get bootloop!!!Because the last time I tried one of Chainefire's app(chain fire 3D)I got stuck on 1.But anyways thanks
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Nah, there is no possibility of getting bootloop. The app doesn't need reboot at all !
Good news !
Finally, TWRP Recovery v 2.7.1.0 has been ported to our device by... me.
It works !
Features :
Touch recovery
Navigation buttons enabled
Displays Time, Date, Battery, etc.
File Manager built in
Option to Partition SD Card
Terminal Commands supported
ADB Sideload available
Ability to reboot into System, Recovery, Bootloader or Power Off
Can mount USB Storage
Toggles:
Zip file signature verification
Usage of rm -rf instead of formatting
Skip MD5 generation during backup
Enable MD5 verification of backup files
Screen Timeout Setting
Brightness Slider
Time zone Chooser
Keyboard built-in
Uploading the recovery.img file after some time. Check this thread for further updates !
Here's the link to the TWRP Recovery :
https://tr.im/1757c
Hope it helps !
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Here's the link to the TWRP Recovery :
https://tr.im/1757c
Hope it helps !
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Still working on the Carbon ROM... May take a few more days to create a working,booting ROM !!!
( Creating a new update binary file now, old one wasn't working. )
Anyway, after this and the flashable stock rom zip file, i'll be porting miui 6 to this device !
After that, maybe, I was thinking of an Android L ROM for this device...
Anyway, Back to Project CarbonForKarbonn for now...
Could anyone upload the specifications of moto g (codename falcon) in a post here ?
I need to know it's features and some information abt. it, like whether it supports dual sim, has external sd card support, etc.
so that I could rectify any problems which are occuring because of such non-compatibility errors.
Looooooong schedule... this might take forever...
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Still working on the Carbon ROM... May take a few more days to create a working,booting ROM !!!
( Creating a new update binary file now, old one wasn't working. )
Anyway, after this and the flashable stock rom zip file, i'll be porting miui 6 to this device !
After that, maybe, I was thinking of an Android L ROM for this device...
Anyway, Back to Project CarbonForKarbonn for now...
Could anyone upload the specifications of moto g (codename falcon) in a post here ?
I need to know it's features and some information abt. it, like whether it supports dual sim, has external sd card support, etc.
so that I could rectify any problems which are occuring because of such non-compatibility errors.
Looooooong schedule... this might take forever...
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As for TWRP how should I flash it?I already have CWM so what should I do in this case? I just want to try TWRP so pls tell me how should I remove CWM.
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cybercrawler said:
As for TWRP how should I flash it?I already have CWM so what should I do in this case? I just want to try TWRP so pls tell me how should I remove CWM.
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You need to have ADB and Fastboot tools and the recovery file in the same folder.
Connect the device to the computer, open USB Debugging in Android, open a command window in the folder with adb and twrprecovery.img image ( Shift + Right Click ), and type these commands in it :
adb root -- Don't worry if this shows any error like adbd cannot run as root in production builds. Just proceed with the next step.
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrprecovery.img -- This will automatically format that partition and install the recovery image to it.
fastboot reboot
adb reboot recovery
Done !
Anyway... Building the final parts of the Carbon Nightly ROM, also simultaneously working on MIUI 6 for this device.
Stock ROM build is happening... Just have to generate the updater-script and the update binary.
Status of Each Build :
Carbon ROM : Needs a new Update Binary, creating it, coding it.
TWRP Recovery : Done !
MIUI 6 : Downloading the latest release version. Porting and Update Binary and Updater Script pending.
Stock Flashable Zip : Creating all Update files from scratch, system folder is ready, deodexing pending, App updates pending.
Xperia v3 : Boot Animation Build Progressing, Updating all stock Google apps, Adding Xposed Framework, etc.
Android L ROM : Waiting for a Stable Android L ROM to be released here, still no progress.
Here are the basic mount points of this device which I accidentally discovered while messing about in the Stock ROM :
system : [email protected] : dev/block/mmcblk0p8 -- This is for the System folder, has ext4 partition type
data : [email protected] : dev/block/mmcblk0p10 -- This is for the Data folder, has ext4 partition type
cache : [email protected] : dev/block/mmcblk0p9 -- This is for the Cache folder, has ext4 partition type
Hope it helps !
Which do you think is better : External SD Card as Main Storage or Internal SD Card as Main Storage ?
Anybody can reply by posting here.
This question is for the Carbon ROM and the Stock Flashable Zip ROM.
I felt I should ask you this question as I felt that Internal SD Card has way too less storage for me, but my decision cannot be everybody's decision, can it ?. ( I have 180+ Apps on this device, all linked to SD Card ( 32 gb, ~1.5 gb free space remaining ) ).
rjt.rockx said:
Which do you think is better : External SD Card as Main Storage or Internal SD Card as Main Storage ?
Anybody can reply by posting here.
This question is for the Carbon ROM and the Stock Flashable Zip ROM.
I felt I should ask you this question as I felt that Internal SD Card has way too less storage for me, but my decision cannot be everybody's decision, can it ?. ( I have 180+ Apps on this device, all linked to SD Card ( 32 gb, ~1.5 gb free space remaining ) ).
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Internal SD card is always a better options.Anyways keep it up with all the developments.
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But then, what about the apps ? Wont you need that much storage for apps ?
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But then, what about the apps ? Wont you need that much storage for apps ?
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But any was 2 GB storage is much low.Heck I have installed so much things on my device I have been having 'storage space running out' since two weeks!Anyways try to keep the internal storage as our SD Card.
Oh and nobody seems to be active on this thread except you and me.
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But any was 2 GB storage is much low.Heck I have installed so much things on my device I have been having 'storage space running out' since two weeks!Anyways try to keep the internal storage as our SD Card.
Oh and nobody seems to be active on this thread except you and me.
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Yeah... But once I upload the ROMs which I am building, some more will definitely visit.
Hi rjt.rockx.....Thank you very much for ur hard work to make our device pretty awesome....
Plz make the ext. Sd card as main storage bcoz 2gb space s not enough for application itself.......
Wishing u all the best in ur current n future projects....:beer::beer::beer:
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Currently am using xperia v2 rom....everything works pretty good n smooth.........Eagerly waiting for ur future updates.......And one more thing , camera quality s not that good in low light. So any changes will be pretty nice too....
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Yeah... But once I upload the ROMs which I am building, some more will definitely visit.
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Is there any way to change the on-screen soft keys to look them like that of Nexus 5 lollipop soft keys.They look really cool and other thing is the transparency of the on screen buttons.It would be great if you made this above mod in the new ROM
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algates said:
Hi rjt.rockx.....Thank you very much for ur hard work to make our device pretty awesome....
Plz make the ext. Sd card as main storage bcoz 2gb space s not enough for application itself.......
Wishing u all the best in ur current n future projects....:beer::beer::beer:
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Currently am using xperia v2 rom....everything works pretty good n smooth.........Eagerly waiting for ur future updates.......And one more thing , camera quality s not that good in low light. So any changes will be pretty nice too....
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Yeah, I'm working on that. You know that camera you have in other Xperia devices with all that Timescape feature and everything ? I'm adding that to the updated version of this ROM. But, the ROM will still be based on Android Jellybean 4.2.2. I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do about that because, if I change the base OS, I'll have to rebuild all the apps from scratch to fit alongside the new permissions and all that stuff, which will take off most of my time.
I'll consider your decision about the Main Storage, but there's one drawback about using it that way. You won't be able to remove your SD Card or unmount it while the OS is on. If that's okay with you, please reply. Anyway, if you want to change it afterwards, you can do so by the vold.fstab edit which cybercrawler had mentioned here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55154053&postcount=31
Thanks for your opinion, by the way !
Hello
I bought this china phone called vkworld vk700pro . rooted it and used the official firmware to build recovery cwm and modified the EBR1, EBR2 files to extend the app partition size from 1 gb to 3gb .
Make sure the mtk drivers installed before u do this .
1- Download the Official firmware from here.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_lwKUeCfjkPSXlHV0FFUF9VWTA/view
unrar it ,
2- download below link , its all what u need to root it and flash the cwm, ebr files .
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1YQfWNB26xbTTdLQWNwZzM0aU0/view?usp=sharing
unrar it .
3-backup the ebr1,ebr2,recovery.img,checksum.ini files from the original firmware in case something goes wrong.
4-copy ebr1,ebr2,recovery.img u downloaded from the second link and paste them in the official rom folder .
5-rename the ini file checksum.ini to something els like cheksum_old.ini .. this file is in the rom folder .
6-open SP_flash tool and locat your scatter file which is in the rom folder and hit download .
7-when its finished root ur device using kingo root software .
this a a quick demo i made on YouTube to how to do it .
https://youtu.be/XfI2tXf-CqY
Thanks!
Thanks so much for doing and sharing this! This is just what I needed for my daughter's phone since she was having trouble installing apps with the 1GB limit.
Have you tried to install another ROM on this device? If you know how, please share and make another video. The youtube video was very helpful in getting the 3GB partition to work on my daughter's phone.
Awesome job! :good:
Glad it helped u , i did not try another rom , i think the stock rom is pretty fine . no blotware apps or junk adware .. the only think i hate about this phone is the signal its very week it won't go to one bar when 3g is enabled . i was going to hack the gsm antenna but am not much into hardware soldering ..
@onasre
I've removed one link from your OP. The host site you used for that one is not allowed on XDA, as it requires registration to it, or social media sites, to use.
Please replace it with a direct download host site link.
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Darth
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Do you have make video tutorial?
Any one try that? Can it really be expanded from 1GB RAM to 3GB Larger RAM? If true, it sounds wonderful!
it should work , it working for me i got 3gb partition ..
It works!
Zunera M said:
Any one try that? Can it really be expanded from 1GB RAM to 3GB Larger RAM? If true, it sounds wonderful!
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I can confirm that this works. Only problem I had was installing the MTK drivers before starting, because I'm running Windows 10 and I think the OP is running Windows 7. Just search online, download and install the drivers first and then follow the excellent video created by OP.
hi there
great tutorial do you have any problems with the gps on this phone i have one and i cant get the gps to work.
any help would be much appreciated.
monkey_on_a_goat said:
I can confirm that this works. Only problem I had was installing the MTK drivers before starting, because I'm running Windows 10 and I think the OP is running Windows 7. Just search online, download and install the drivers first and then follow the excellent video created by OP.
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Maybe i'll try it by myself one day. But still a little worried. Thank you all the same.
Can you post a tutorial using Windows 10?
I tried installing Win10 drivers with no avail.
I have the vk700 not the vk700 pro cannot find any hardware differences so my question is if anyone knows if the procedure will work with vk700 too.
Thanks in advance
Worked very well, just lets get clear some steps:
1. Download
2. Unzip
3. Run the tool, find the file.
4. Plug the phone, turn off the phone.
5. If u get an error after the installation, just try again with the battery phone off. Is not breaked yet.
Thanks OP.
P.S. Im using it with the MIUI launcher (look for it in the miui oficial forums), and goes very smooth.
monkey_on_a_goat said:
I can confirm that this works. Only problem I had was installing the MTK drivers before starting, because I'm running Windows 10 and I think the OP is running Windows 7. Just search online, download and install the drivers first and then follow the excellent video created by OP.
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How can we do to make the 1GB ROM of this phone to be 3GB? I don't quite follow you. And if you want to get an affordable smartphone with larger RAM, we can get the Bluboo Maya with 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM.
[email protected] said:
hi there
great tutorial do you have any problems with the gps on this phone i have one and i cant get the gps to work.
any help would be much appreciated.
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Hi, can you tell the details that the GPS doesn't work?
Jonesblake said:
How can we do to make the 1GB ROM of this phone to be 3GB? I don't quite follow you. And if you want to get an affordable smartphone with larger RAM, we can get the Bluboo Maya with 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM.
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Well there is a tutorial at
cinafoniaci.com/smartphones/guide-e-tutorial/vkworld-vk700-pro-aumentare-la-partizione-per-le-app-fino-a-3gb
Me neither dont speak italian and yet easy to follow. I mean...if ever crossed path with flash tools - hard to forget since it turns to same
me,however, have the problem after flashing related to camera. no switch icon anywhere neither any app recognizes there is a front one,just rear.
tried cleaning data,cache, general system reset and nothing helped. is there a way to manualy ad another cam with different id and force android to accept it?
This is only for chip mtk 6580?
Is anybody out there who has rooted VKworld VK700X? I just can't find any instructions on that topic, I just found lots of misleading titles on the net. I'd like to install GNU/Linux on this outdated phone I don't use anymore.
Hi everyone,
I just want to share about this Lenovo S856 LTE rom. Yesterday, I have accidentally uninstall 1 system app which is I do not know if it will make this device bricked and it is IDEA.apk and some themes app. Before that, I have also root this device using kingroot and all work fine as it should. Spent all night trying to find best solution as the device won't booting and just stuck at bootanimation and ended with blackscreen. Since this is my first time using this model, I also don't know it's quiet complicated to flash new ROM with QPST softwares.
But thanks to whoever who compiled this Lenovo s856 rom into 1 flashable file ( QSB file ). It's huge than normal ROM I ever found, it was 1.5 GB and I did successfully recover my device after several attempt and findings.
Firstly, download ROM - I can't include ext links here as I'm still new :angel:, you can find the rom Lenovo_S856_ROW_S138_141113 from google drive. Using IDM would be great to download this 1.1GB zip file.
2. Enter recovery mode by pressing Vol + and Vol - together and press Power button and reset device to its factory. ( format data/cache)
3. Reboot again and now enter Service Mode by pressing Vol - and Power button. There is 13 options available and selecting them using volume button and power button is for OK.
4. Choose number 5 ( factory reset ) and number 6 ( erase user data ) this is necessary as I tried once skipping this option and device keep rebooting non stop. I'm not sure what makes it rebooting and rebooting. maybe caches or dalvik not wiped completely using recovery wipe method.
5. Choose number 8, ( backup MRD data ) and next number 10 ( Save Parameter ) to backing up modem files into your external SD card.
[Edit] 6. Once you got your download file ready, extract it into your PC or directly to your sdcard ( external sd ).
7. Create a 'new folder' in sdcard and rename it to 'sdfuse' and copy .qsb ROM file you extracted earlier into sdfuse folder. So the path will be /sdcard1/sdfuse/romfile.qsb
And now, reboot into service mode. Now choose number 4 ( SD update ) and let's it do it work, flashing will take about 5 minutes.
and REBOOT!
Now, let see if you're having any issue e.g stuck at boot, please repeat the process once again and I'm sure it will fix.
And if phone not detecting your SIMcard. please boot into Service Mode and choose number 11 ( Load Parameter ) and REBOOT.
Good Luck! :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
Low ram issue on my s856
Hi mate thanks for the info, i have td-lte model i think is cn set. I have problem with low ram issue, my free ram always below 300mb which causing game auto quit eg. Coc, boombeach. It started auto quit when free ram reach below 150mb. Need restart phone to restore free ram above 300mb then can run game but after a few play the game auto quit again, also having problem keyboard not display in game due to low ram. I find out that the vibe ui is consume alot of ram than non vibe, example open setting it consume about 66mb of ram, with non vibe from lenovo a536 just used 23mb of ram. Now im root and disable unimportant system app to free up more 300mb ram just to get some game run. When compare mine s856 without app running with a536, mine will get average 350mb(heavily system app disable)free ram but a536 without app easily get 550mb free ram. Any solution? Or how to downgrade to non vibe.
nchinyf2k said:
Hi mate thanks for the info, i have td-lte model i think is cn set. I have problem with low ram issue, my free ram always below 300mb which causing game auto quit eg. Coc, boombeach. It started auto quit when free ram reach below 150mb. Need restart phone to restore free ram above 300mb then can run game but after a few play the game auto quit again, also having problem keyboard not display in game due to low ram. I find out that the vibe ui is consume alot of ram than non vibe, example open setting it consume about 66mb of ram, with non vibe from lenovo a536 just used 23mb of ram. Now im root and disable unimportant system app to free up more 300mb ram just to get some game run. When compare mine s856 without app running with a536, mine will get average 350mb(heavily system app disable)free ram but a536 without app easily get 550mb free ram. Any solution? Or how to downgrade to non vibe.
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Hello,
Thanks for the 'Thanks' given to me.
Try use Roehsoft Ram Expander app from store. It works perfectly on my device and should work for you too. :fingers-crossed: good luck!
RidzVarn said:
Hello,
Thanks for the 'Thanks' given to me.
Try use Roehsoft Ram Expander app from store. It works perfectly on my device and should work for you too. :fingers-crossed: good luck!
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Welcome mate:angel:, you also having low ram issue? Does this app really work? Need change kernel for it to work? Thanks you for your reply mate.
Just try the ram expander app, it really works, my coc didnt quit automaticaly and keyboard works in game, i set swap file to 200mb just for testing, but suffer lag maybe my class 10 kingston memory card not perform as fast as it should or didnt fast enough to the system requirement. Thanks anyway mate as its another option to avoid app close.:good:
Thanks mate
Need for MRD and Parameters data backup.
Unfortunately, restoring modem configuration (11 . Load Parameter) doesn't work for ROW firmwares installed on Chinese models.
Regards,
Luigi
Hello RidzVarn, unfortunately I read your post too late... :'(
I also flashed Lenovo_S856_ROW_S138_141113 because the stock ROM was the Chinese one. While the OS is far more stable and polished now, 3G/LTE functionality now is gone... GSM radio signal is also less stable than before.
I'm desperately trying to find the original Chinese stock ROM so as to backup MRD and Parameters but... no way, only ROW firmwares out there.
I'm wondering whether your phone is the same Chinese LTE version (MSM8926 CPU, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM) of mine and, if you saved those MRD and Parameters data, you want/can share them with me in order to allow me to bring 3G/LTE functionalities back.
Thank you in advance,
Luigi
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Hi Luigi,
Apparently, I'm not very sure if my S856 is China Set or not ( but well.. specs are same with yours though ). You can try to restore this MRD and Parameters backup files onto your phone.
Backup your own modem files first and copy paste them into separate folder ( e.g : 'sdfuse-backup' ) in case something going wrong.
Download here ( Google Drive )
Good Luck
RidzVarn said:
Hi Luigi,
Backup your own modem files first and copy paste them into separate folder ( e.g : 'sdfuse-backup' ) in case something going wrong.)
Good Luck
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Hi RidzVarn,
sorry for the late reply. Actually I managed to take those files out from a stock Chinese ROM, but simply saving/restoring them through the Service Menu doesn't do the job. I guess there are other file and settings in /system and/or in other partitions that are needed in order to make modem working.
In the end, I just reflashed a Chinese ROM flashing also GApps and SuperSU through TWRP, and I'm fine with the result.
I'd like to thank you, however, for your efforts to help me in sorting the issue out -- it was very kind of you.
Best wishes,
Luigi
LC74 said:
Hi RidzVarn,
sorry for the late reply. Actually I managed to take those files out from a stock Chinese ROM, but simply saving/restoring them through the Service Menu doesn't do the job. I guess there are other file and settings in /system and/or in other partitions that are needed in order to make modem working.
In the end, I just reflashed a Chinese ROM flashing also GApps and SuperSU through TWRP, and I'm fine with the result.
I'd like to thank you, however, for your efforts to help me in sorting the issue out -- it was very kind of you.
Best wishes,
Luigi
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You're welcome Luigi
Glad to hear that you got its alive again and nice try :good:
battery got disconnected while sd update
Hi my battery got disconnected while in update. now nothing is responding. power button neither the recovery button. is there any way to fix this. or phone is beyond recovery?
That is bad bro, i have no idea also, im counting on nandroid backup also.
dxshah786 said:
Hi my battery got disconnected while in update. now nothing is responding. power button neither the recovery button. is there any way to fix this. or phone is beyond recovery?
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Please try to:
pull the battery out;
wait 20-30 seconds;
plug the battery in;
plug the USB cable to the PC end only;
and keeping pressed Volume-Down...;
... plug also the microUSB connector to the phone;
release the Volume Down after 3-5 seconds;
check via Device Manager if a 'Bulk' interface has been detected.
If not, retry the same procedure but keep pressing the Volume-Up, this time.
If the Bulk interface got detected by Windows, use the MiFlash tool to flash your favourite firmware again.
Remember to disable the Windows' 'Driver Signature Enforcement' at the boot-up, and disable also any Host-IPS and Antivirus running on your machine.
Hope this can help.
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Hi my battery got disconnected while in update. now nothing is responding. power button neither the recovery button. is there any way to fix this. or phone is beyond recovery?
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Hi dxshah,
Weeww.. That's quiet buthurted. You can try to fix it using MiFlash tools as said by Luigi.
Always take a pre-caution step before flashing/updating ROM. Make sure your battery is at 80% and above or just plug in the charger while doing live update.[emoji1]
Thanks Luigi for your post, I didn't know and haven't discover that steps yet. Will try to find out more about MiFlash tools[emoji106] [emoji1]
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dxshah786 said:
Hi my battery got disconnected while in update. now nothing is responding. power button neither the recovery button. is there any way to fix this. or phone is beyond recovery?
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RidzVarn said:
Thanks Luigi for your post, I didn't know and haven't discover that steps yet. Will try to find out more about MiFlash tools
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You can find the download link to MiFlash (look at the bottom of the page) and a bunch of other useful information (well, the post is quite lengthy) here:
http://www.androidbrick.com/ultimate-qualcomm-snapdragon-unbrick-guide-snapdragons-are-unbrickable-qhsusb_dload/
This is an alternative, direct link to the MiFlash tool:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B68kCWnxfA_gbjhpMzhUX3ZlWGs/view?usp=sharing
Cheers,
L.
Awesome story of him on rescueing dead droid. [emoji12]
Although, I've no longer using S856, this is still useful for my next Qualcomm device, maybe..lol [emoji16] Thanks again for sharing!
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Got an Error when i tried
Thanks friend for the explanation. I did all you listed above, but when I tried to update from my sd card I get an error
ERROR: product is...
I have tried with all 3 stock rom firmwares .qsb I have found but still same error.
What could be the cause? And possible solution
Thanks
Prajiro said:
Thanks friend for the explanation. I did all you listed above, but when I tried to update from my sd card I get an error
ERROR: product is...
I have tried with all 3 stock rom firmwares .qsb I have found but still same error.
What could be the cause? And possible solution
Thanks
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Did you flash a custom recovery (e.g. TWRP)?
If so, restore the stock recovery first, and then try again.
Cheers,
Luigi
Thanks for the explanation! i got my lenovo working again from chinese ROM which is horrible. Thanks guys[emoji8]
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Prajiro said:
Thanks friend for the explanation. I did all you listed above, but when I tried to update from my sd card I get an error
ERROR: product is...
I have tried with all 3 stock rom firmwares .qsb I have found but still same error.
What could be the cause? And possible solution
Thanks
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Hi Pjajiro,
Where did u put that .qsb file? Actually, you have to create a 'new folder' in your sdcard root and rename it to 'sdfuse' and put the ROM qsb file in it. And try again. [emoji1]
My apologies, I have forgot to include that step in this thread, and will edit the line asap.
If you still get the same error, then it might be caused from ROM itself. Maybe its not for your device.
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