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THL W100 Custom Rom Development

There has been a lot of unpleasantness within the small community of THL W100 owners in the past couple of days which have ended with the closing of a few threads, which I find quite disappointing, as there was a lot of good information in them, and some useful links, most importantly for me, a link to a download of the THL W100 stock rom, which I have only just realised I do not possess any more. If anyone has this on their computer, please, please upload it so we all can benefit.
I'm planning on starting a custom rom for the THL w100, but I can't start it without the stock rom. I have access to the ThL.W100.130701.JBV2.HD.EN.COM.8P32_MT6589 ROM, but I am looking for the first hardware revision's stock ROM.
Things I am planning on doing to the rom include
Stock AOSP Lockscreen
Screenshot in power menu
Dictionary fix
Optional resizing of "internal SD card" into phone storage
Hopefully a camera fix for the newer hardware
Easy GPS.conf
Some minor speed tweaking
Integration with the amazing GravityBox
No Bloat!
That was the majority of my ideas I believe, I wrote them previously in a thread which ended up being deleted unfortunately.
Please note that I do not care about donations, and I am most certainly NOT trying to rip off or steal from any other THL W100 custom ROM developers.
Hopefully the THL W100 users can find this thread and assist on my search, and together we can build a great custom ROM for the THL W100, a very deserving phone!

awesome, what has happened? admins delete all the thread? omg and all our post and aditional info too?
what happened to roeddie, phenomenal xp?, i came too late maybe
omg, thx for trying to help us WeekendWarrior
hope to help you if i can
well .... here it is first firmware i thought --> W100_130504_ForFlashtoolFromReadBack_130605-170952.rar (323.9 MB)
https://mega.co.nz/#!SEYFlbxT!LYK3Rw231-M6eA0O75ccZRgEQ7JLvBrZDm_MDqdLvBU
the source, a spanish forum
http://www.movilesdualsim.com/foro/threads/35283-como-poner-rom-root-y-recovery-para-thl-w100
edit :i think it is not the original firmware coz it has cwm recovery and root already (not sure), so maybe this is not what you are looking for, i will try to find first original firmware, sorry

Hi Weekendwarrior look here:
**needrom.com/mobile/thl-w100 (you have to register) --> stock firmware 05/04/13, 05/16/13 and 07/01/13
(I can't put links, I'm noob. change **)

Just got my W100. Looking forward to optimizing this bad boy.
Sent from my W100 using xda app-developers app

Thanks guys, I'm downloading the 130516T1. from needrom now, I should hopefully get started on it tomorrow.

Any known ways to root THL with new software 130701?

Anyone know from which camera firmware change? I think it is from 07/01/13 and there is a previous firmware ThL.W100.130627.JBV2.HD.EN.COM.8P32_MT6589 that works for the first W100 THL.
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KuliG said:
Any known ways to root THL with new software 130701?
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one guy called Teddyking say this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2325150&page=36 DELETED POST)
"Successfully root w100 with 130701 firmware
RO.EDi Fusion 1.0 + camera patch is NOT work for me.
Rear cam is still missing.
Anyway, some Thai guy can successfully root w100 with 130701 firmware.
Here is how i did. (tested, work !)
- Back up and make sure that you can accept the risk of brick you phone. This is from trials and errors, guru please suggest if there is anything wrong with this method.
- Download UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.41.zip from http://download.chainfire.eu/339/Sup...erSU-v1.41.zip
copy to the root of your microSD. (without zip extraction)
- Install official firmware 130701 from needrom
- Install CWM recovery, i used previous version of RO.EDi, v6.0.3.2, installed with SP Tool.
*** I used scatter-loading file that come with 130701
*** I choose only "recovery checkbox" and browse to "recovery.img" from RO.EDi W100 CWM v6.0.3.2
- Turn the phone off and enter CWM
- install zip from sd card -> choose zip from sdcard -> UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.41.zip
- Reboot and enjoy rooted W100"
Sorry for my English, I'm Spanish

KuliG said:
Any known ways to root THL with new software 130701?
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get this :
UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.43.zip
from here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
just install it with CWM and you're rooted.

Here more information for the THL W100:
***.androidiani.com/forum/thl-modding/310381-modding-thl-w100.html (Italian forum)

What a shame mods deleted the ro.edi thread cause it had a lot of valuable information for thl w100 users.
Was it not possible to just delete offending posts mods ?
@WeekendWarrior
link to 130529 firmware you are looking for:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/28299152/W100_130528_backup_130707-180845.zip
hope your rom will be succes !

Anybody running naked screen? Hows the scratch resistance.
This cheap screen protector is bothering me.
Sent from my W100 using xda app-developers app

It's a shame that all ThL W100's threads were closed, there were lots of good info on those threads.

emanuelparedes said:
It's a shame that all ThL W100's threads were closed, there were lots of good info on those threads.
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all the information will come back sooner or later, in saying that, its still around you just have to look a little harder
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I got to the phones recovery menu by following the following instructions
A. Remove Battery From Phone wait 2 sec.
B. Reinstall Battery
C. Press Volume UP + Power
AND DON'T LET GO OF THE BOTH KEYS
FOR ABOUT 8 SEC until u are into recovery menu.
its all in Chinese - is there a way to swap over to English ?
I seem to have selected the phones self check / diagnostic option which it started checking SIMs, Audio Volume and GPS, I then removed the battery and it was all OK. I would recommend against doing this unless you know what your doing or able to change the language to one you can understand...

intrax said:
What a shame mods deleted the ro.edi thread cause it had a lot of valuable information for thl w100 users.
Was it not possible to just delete offending posts mods ?
@WeekendWarrior
link to 130529 firmware you are looking for:
hope your rom will be succes !
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Thanks Intrax, unfortuantly I get a 404 when I try and get to that link?
Jooosty said:
Anybody running naked screen? Hows the scratch resistance.
This cheap screen protector is bothering me.
Sent from my W100 using xda app-developers app
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I'm using a matte screen protector I bought with the phone, and I strongly advise you leave the screen protector on. Scratches will just annoy you, and it's not gorilla glass.
rusty2k0 said:
all the information will come back sooner or later, in saying that, its still around you just have to look a little harder
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I got to the phones recovery menu by following the following instructions
A. Remove Battery From Phone wait 2 sec.
B. Reinstall Battery
C. Press Volume UP + Power
AND DON'T LET GO OF THE BOTH KEYS
FOR ABOUT 8 SEC until u are into recovery menu.
its all in Chinese - is there a way to swap over to English ?
I seem to have selected the phones self check / diagnostic option which it started checking SIMs, Audio Volume and GPS, I then removed the battery and it was all OK. I would recommend against doing this unless you know what your doing or able to change the language to one you can understand...
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You've accessed the THL stock recovery I think, you need to flash CWM onto your phone.

it definitely is the THL recovery, there are quite a few options to select from, would be nice if we could get a better handle of what the THL recovery is capable of, may have its own built in ROM Flashing capabilities with no need to use CWM.

does anyone have stock firmware 05/04/13?

rusty2k0 said:
does anyone have stock firmware 05/04/13?
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look here:
**needrom.com/mobile/thl-w100 (you have to register) --> stock firmware 05/04/13, 05/16/13 and 07/01/13

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Dalambert thanks - located all three roms... strange naming convention
regarding RO.EDi roms within his own License
I Edi personal wish u all the best and u are very welcome to try and use my work !
Last and not last any small donation for continuation of this work is and will always be very welcome !
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I thought this meant, I am welcome to try his work and its optional if I donate.
In saying this .... I flashed my phone with his CMW recovery 6.3.3.3 and the rear camera no longer works... WTF ? (yes just the recovery)
just flashed LEWA from needrom onto phone... updates to follow...

[ROM] Android 4.4.2 debranded for Huawei Ascend G6-U00 (dual SIM), EMUI 3.0

Hi,
This is a mod of a 4.4.2 EMUI 3.0 ROM that works perfectly on my Huawei Ascend G6-U00. Dual SIM support. It is an improvement over an earlier 4.4.2 version that had Caller ID and other issues. I have no time to work on this ROM too much as I needed to have my mobile working, so I am posting it as is - bugs listed below.
No GApps, needs flashing separately, although Google Play framework is present (surprisingly).
Serious issues:
None noticed.
Minor issues:
A 3G/4G switch is present in Settings but, naturally, don't expect 4G to work on a 2G/3G-only phone - the max you will get will be HSPA+ irrespective of the switch setting.
The original FlyIME Chinese/Latin keyboard is the only one bundled. Other keyboards can surely be downloaded from Play Store or flashed. A few attempts to add Google keyboard to the ROM failed but maybe someone with more knowledge feels like incorporating e.g. the AOSP keyboard in the ROM and remove 40+ MB FlyIME (and all its subfolders)?
A few unnecessary .so files might remain in /system/lib after junk apps were gone. They have no impact on the system but feel free to inspect and remove them as appropriate.
Kinguser app for root management. I did not succeed with installing Superuser or SuperSU on my previous version of a similar ROM and now did not have time nor motivation to experiment with this one. Kinguser works well, though. It is not the latest version but will update on first run.
Boot animation is for a different resolution. Will benefit from replacing to a more decent one.
Credits should go to a now-unknown user who posted this ROM on a Russian-language forum several months ago. I no longer have the URL, nor even forum title. I only did minor modifications and junk removal.
By far this is the best ROM I have had on G6-U00, and if someone took an hour or two to polish out the minor issues above, this would make it an ultimate ROM for this model.
Download links:
Code:
xttp://mega.nz/#!olI1FLZB!Iqp6pOto1m3cNIH7v_o8NeZr0JpHRn8l3lzoJC3KtwQ
394 MB only (and can be weaned further if someone gave it tender love and care).
k.

Hi ! I'm so happy to read this post. I'm from Venezuela and the money is an issue here to buy a phone, i saw the G6 in Amazon last year so i just bought it immediatly, it looked so good for the price, in some way it was too good to be true but that's another history. I've been looking for a custom room since January and this is the first one that i found in a non chinnese-russiand site, i just wanted to say thanks i'll try it to see how it works, but i also have a question: is there a way to really install the apps in the sd card in this phone?, i tried for weeks and i couldn't do it, i just can't do the partitions on the sd card, i guess the OS doesn's allow it or something like that, if you can give some advice it wold be very nice.
Thanks again!!
PS: Sorry for my bad english haha!

Thank You
Thank You
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Thank You

Fusion MarshmallowCM lite Rom

Hi brothers
If you are in need of further development for sduos and if you can stay with my development for a marshmallow cm13 rom
please pm me or start a whatsapp group.i want this new rom better than cm 12 rom...or sebastian's cm 11 rom.so please guide me your suggestion in making the rom better and bugfree....
Playing with sduos you may think i am crazy but this phone is my life and it has partial broken glass i still use it.when loved one rejected my proposal.i didnt think it would hurt me for a lifetime...after that the only happiness i had is playing in my phone.nothing else i need in my life.
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Ramadan break

http://techxat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CM14-CYANOGENMOD-14.jpg

See buddy..!! We have a single core processor so, I don't think so that we can do that......
but if you are willing to do and really want to make it......I will definitely help you.
tell me if you need help at a point.
well I am not a rom developer but i know very much about them.

Are you developing the rom?
How much progress in this?

excited for this ROM
please upload it fast.....very grateful of u

How's the rom going on? I'm really excited to see this rom.

hey i want to start a whatsapp group and i will test it on my s duos others who are intrested is this they can send me private message and send your phone num for adding on whatsapp group ,as soon as you message i will add you on the whatsapp group and start developing this ROM .....
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please create this ROM please kitkat is getting old

I'm interested in your work. I'm glad someone still doing roms for this. I use actually the ExQuiSite rom by Niko Belic 605. Nice and light. Also I want a lighter rom, I don't search for looking good rom. A phone is not the place to put beautys in. Only really usefull apps and tweaks. Hope you give to us more info of your rom. If posible, don't use Xposed.

Don't know if it might help you or not but we already have a lollipop based booting device tree,if it might help u in any way i will post the link.

SduosGt7562 said:
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Send link plz
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Send link that I can open I m not able to open it

Android N

Guyz anyone interested in developing Android N for our device there is guide to build Android N unofficial rom by Google.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/chef-central/android/guide-android-rom-development-t2814763
Other developers also followed this guide to build latest version Roms like Android m,n thought their phones stopped supporting updates like ours.
Further details for the guide are:-
Source code for cm14 is
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android/tree/cm-14.0
tutorial to build device tree:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw_caMHZRC4
tutorial to build kernal:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2cK4ZxNsEk
the vendor is the vendor present in present roms which will not change.

iaditya91 said:
Guyz anyone interested in developing Android N for our device there is guide to build Android N unofficial rom by Google.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/chef-central/android/guide-android-rom-development-t2814763
Other developers also followed this guide to build latest version Roms like Android m,n thought their phones stopped supporting updates like ours.
Further details for the guide are:-
Source code for cm14 is
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android/tree/cm-14.0
tutorial to build device tree:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw_caMHZRC4
tutorial to build kernal:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2cK4ZxNsEk
the vendor is the vendor present in present roms which will not change.
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I dont think our device has a git device tree and kernels available.. That is one of the main reasons why we never moved forward from kitkat in the first place..
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Ohh... You updated the post.... Good.. I'll try it when i get time.. Been using linux for a while now.. Hope those work for our device.

aaayush_singh said:
I dont think our device has a git device tree and kernels available.. That is one of the main reasons why we never moved forward from kitkat in the first place..
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Ohh... You updated the post.... Good.. I'll try it when i get time.. Been using linux for a while now.. Hope those work for our device.
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Soon we gonna see a new dev for our device.........

I really hope that an android N rom could be made for our phone. But still in December our device will complete three years. The support of our device this long is an accomplishment in itself.
On another note, I am thinking of buying a new phone in 15,000-25000 range that is not samsung, sony or moto. Do you guys have any suggestions?

GreenIcePhoenix said:
I really hope that an android N rom could be made for our phone. But still in December our device will complete three years. The support of our device this long is an accomplishment in itself.
On another note, I am thinking of buying a new phone in 15,000-25000 range that is not samsung, sony or moto. Do you guys have any suggestions?
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Hello, In this range u can have a look at Asus zenfone3, honor 8, P3, iPhone 6.

The mi max is a great phone...looks a lot like xolo q3000..and same screen size...but mi hardwares always made all mi phones the king of the low budget phones...

avishek83 said:
The mi max is a great phone...looks a lot like xolo q3000..and same screen size...but mi hardwares always made all mi phones the king of the low budget phones...
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Mi Max is great phone but screen is too big..6.4..it is almost like a tablet..Leeco Memax2 has same screen size as q3k..you might want to check that phone also.
I have still hope from this device and ROM support is good compared to other devices.

Mi max is, i agree, too big. I like LeEco LeMax 2 but it has issues with fingerprint and such. I follow Leeco forums so i know.
Oneplus 3 and honor 8 are real gems. But they are on the costly side (for me atleast). Waiting for Mi note 2 actually. It is going to be interesting.
I think most important factor would be the support for the device.

Sold my xolo q3000 of 2.75 years for Rs. 3000 and bought a OnePlus 3. Thanx guys for your advice.

GOOD NEWS FOR COOLPAD USERS!!! CoolPad Official ROMs

After 12 day of back and forth emails I was able to convince Coolpad to release their ROMs. The ROMs can be found on the support page for each of their phones. You're welcome!
In case you were wondering how this conversation went:
Me (June 7, 2017 10:49 AM CST):
I am a freelance writer for Android Authority. I am contacting you to ask for an official response as to why your company refuses to release their factory stock images. So, what gives?
Xin Hamilton [Director of Marketing] (Jun 7, 2017 5:22 PM CST):
We haven’t received any request for factory images. Are you looking for high res images for an article you are writing? Which device are you referring to? I’m happy to send over the high res images for that.
Me (Jun 7, 2017 5:38 PM CST):
The request was not solicited by Android Authority. The request was solicited by a multitude of Coolpad users. People whose phones have stopped functioning due to a software problem and cannot use the recovery menu to reset their device have been trying to get stock images for quite some time now. Might I suggest that you add a stock image download option to the support pages for each of your devices?
Jeff Lin (Jun 7, 2017 5:45 PM CST):
Our website has been under construction to upload the stock image for each model we have. I do appreciate your prompt response and suggestion. Let me look into this and expedite this process for the customers. Thank you.
Me (Jun 8, 2017 10:08 AM CST):
Of course. Many people I spoke to were under the impression that the images were intentionally withheld. I am happy that this is not the case. Is there any chance I could get a stock rom for the Coolpad Catalyst 3622A (US MetroPCS Variant). I am one of the multiple Coolpad users who has has trouble getting a stock rom for my device and now it just sits around taking up space.
Jeff Lin (Jun 8, 2017 9:31 PM CST):
Regarding the stock ROMs, I’ve uploaded onto our server into programming as a link for all customers to download accordingly based on their Coolpad model. Let me confirm with the programming IT team for update on this implementation. Thank you for waiting in the meantime.
Me (Jun 8, 2017 11:38 PM CST):
Great, thanks for the update.
Me (Jun 15, 2017 2:38 PM CST):
Hey, it's me again. Just contacting you to ask about those ROMs again. As a part-time web developer I know how long it should take to upload some files and add some links to a few pages. My article in progress calling out manufacturers regarding the e-waste they create by not providing firmware downloads still lists Coolpad as one of the culprits at the moment and I would not regret it if I had to call you out at this point. Please release stock firmware for all of your phones so we can all work to eliminate e-waste.
Jeff Lin (Jun 19, 2017 1:51 PM CST):
Please see our website if you haven’t checked for firmware download yet on (I'm not yet allowed to post links) for MetroPCS or T-Mobile software build. Thank you.
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UPDATE: CoolPad has removed the firmware links from their site as of the last time I checked. I have emailed them to ask why and am awaiting a response. In the meantime, I'm uploading the one firmware I did snag while it was up. I'll add a link soon.

Wow mate great you could get hands on the firmware. Here I am waiting for the link too!!!!!

Chizuki360 said:
UPDATE: CoolPad has removed the firmware links from their site as of the last time I checked. I have emailed them to ask why and am awaiting a response. In the meantime, I'm uploading the one firmware I did snag while it was up. I'll add a link soon.
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Please upload a link. My catalyst is looping to recovery over and over after a failed carrier software update notification prompted I agreed and now this crap... please upload :fingers-crossed:

where is the link

Coolpad Firmware
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where is the link
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I found Some coolpad firmware on this page

ahh man that sucks! If i were you I would have mass downloaded. Saved every single one they had up! Im on the hunt for T-Mob or MetroPCS Coolpad Defiant 3632A and also the programmer file.

Chizuki360 said:
After 12 day of back and forth emails I was able to convince Coolpad to release their ROMs. The ROMs can be found on the support page for each of their phones. You're welcome!
In case you were wondering how this conversation went:
UPDATE: CoolPad has removed the firmware links from their site as of the last time I checked. I have emailed them to ask why and am awaiting a response. In the meantime, I'm uploading the one firmware I did snag while it was up. I'll add a link soon.
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Please post link for 24hrs and remove and close this discussion on this subject as just gets hopes up. Maybe put on AFH for download thank you for your time and consideration