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[ROM] SkyDragon Google Play Eviction

About the ROM
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Thanks @HolyAngel for permission to use his superb ROM as the base. As the name suggests as many Google services and apps have been pulled out with tweaks to make things work.
Credits/Contents
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SkyDragon
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M8 GPE
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SystemUI with many enhancements by @lyapota (Note this isn't compatible with GravityBox - check extras for stock UI)
SlimRom
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SlimLauncher
Open Source
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AdAway - https://f-droid.org/app/org.adaway
Amaze (Themable Root File Manager) - https://f-droid.org/app/com.amaze.filemanager
KeePassDroid (KeePass-compatible password safe) - https://f-droid.org/app/com.android.keepass
Kernel Adiutor (Manage kernel parameters) - https://f-droid.org/app/com.grarak.kerneladiutor
Open Camera (Camera App) - https://f-droid.org/app/net.sourceforge.opencamera
QKSMS (Themable Messaging app) - https://f-droid.org/app/com.moez.QKSMS
(Install F-droid for updates)
AOSP/CM
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Browser
Email
GalleryNext
Keyboard
HTC (best available fit?)
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Calendar https://www.apkmirror.com/?s=HTC+calendar&post_type=app_release
Clock https://www.apkmirror.com/?s=HTC+clock&post_type=app_release
Installation
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Flash ROM in recovery (at your own risk)
Flash ElementalX (to set wake options)
Boot ROM
Setup
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Add Slim Launcher 'All apps' shortcut
Set system language through AOSP keyboard.
Configure APN settings if necessary.
Sync
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Easy method (keep your Google contacts).
Log in to Gmail on Outlook.
Switch on contacts sync in Outlook.
Contacts will appear in dialer.
Calendar will appear in Outlook.
Note: New contacts can't be added.
Best method
Export your contacts and calendar to another provider.
Log into new account using AOSP email.
Contacts and calendar will be available to any app.
Contacts can be added.
Pro's & Con's
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++++++
Near zero Google
Improved battery
More free RAM
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Near zero Google
App management
Paid Google apps won't work.
No Chromecast without GP services. Wrong install BubbleUPnP https://www.apkmirror.com/?s=Bubbleupnp&post_type=app_release
Enjoy the Google Eviction experience.

Downloads
ROM
https://mega.nz/#!PwglnQ7Q!xg1ptszT549P0INOj6JhbPwqWwfsSHty4_IYNbzVGVo
boot.img (for S-ON users only)
https://mega.nz/#!X55UjLSS!q6eYG_6O_KOCp08DEyTTnwp_e0h_x_Zv8WAHRF3kCh8
Extras
https://mega.nz/#F!St4hUQAI!i-8x6oI1P2cmW0DyZfUF9Q

Installer and Build number now updated.
SystemUI mods added to Extras/mods.
V1 - Initial release

Marshmallow?
1. I noticed that in the OP it said M8 GPE so is this ROM a port of sorts of the marshamallow GPE ROM of the M8 or does it just have some inclusions from that ROM? If it's the former then this is freaking amazing!
2. Since this ROM is based on Skydragon does that mean that the installation instructions from Skydragon apply to this ROM? Such as needing to be S-OFF. I am S-ON so that's why I ask.
3. If it does require S-OFF can I just manually flash the boot image like in santod040 M7 GPE ROM to make it work?

It sadly doesn't boot. I'm stucked for 30 mins in boot loading screen.

Mikecosta64 said:
1. I noticed that in the OP it said M8 GPE so is this ROM a port of sorts of the marshamallow GPE ROM of the M8 or does it just have some inclusions from that ROM? If it's the former then this is freaking amazing!
2. Since this ROM is based on Skydragon does that mean that the installation instructions from Skydragon apply to this ROM? Such as needing to be S-OFF. I am S-ON so that's why I ask.
3. If it does require S-OFF can I just manually flash the boot image like in santod040 M7 GPE ROM to make it work?
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blurhns said:
It sadly doesn't boot. I'm stucked for 30 mins in boot loading screen.
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It's just this repacked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400161
In fact installer and build number are unaltered.
Same install methods apply if you are S-ON.
It's lollipop as is the M8 UI which adds the following features:
Lockscreen DT2S
Statusbar DT2S
Clear all recent apps
No search bar in recents
Centred statusbar clock (optional)
Right Quick Settings pulldown

Great work bro nice to see you putting some work out :good: :beer:

liam_davenport said:
Great work bro nice to see you putting some work out :good: :beer:
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Cheers Liam. Involved me getting some things working and adding good tweaks and apps. I've not built from source and probably never will as I personally couldn't commit that sort of time. Best part has been discovering the great open source apps and alternatives out there, which I still am.

ROM won't boot?
I followed the installation instructions written in the OP but, after leaving my phone for 20 minutes it would not boot. I then forced a restart by holding down the power button as elementalx sometimes get's ROM stuck on a bootloop and after doing that and letting it reboot for 10 minutes nothing happened. I also got a bootloop when I flashed the ROM only no elementalx. When I say bootloop it's the booting animaiton not the htc logo.
BTW in the aroma installer for elemental x kernel I selected the stock voltage instead of "Undervolt (850 min)" or any other one because undervolting could produce some boot failures. Every other setting is selected to stock.
I am using TWRP 3.0.0 recovery could that be the issue? It flashes other ROMs fine so the recovery is not corrupted.
I will attach a logcat later on so you can see what happens. Not at a computer at the moment.

marshmallow or lollipop ?

rerezatrollface said:
marshmallow or lollipop ?
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The ROM is lollipop but it has addittions from m8GPE. Were you able to get it to boot? Cause I have been having difficulties.

Did you try to flash boot.img? (worked for me)
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

Mikecosta64 said:
I followed the installation instructions written in the OP but, after leaving my phone for 20 minutes it would not boot. I then forced a restart by holding down the power button as elementalx sometimes get's ROM stuck on a bootloop and after doing that and letting it reboot for 10 minutes nothing happened. I also got a bootloop when I flashed the ROM only no elementalx. When I say bootloop it's the booting animaiton not the htc logo.
BTW in the aroma installer for elemental x kernel I selected the stock voltage instead of "Undervolt (850 min)" or any other one because undervolting could produce some boot failures. Every other setting is selected to stock.
I am using TWRP 3.0.0 recovery could that be the issue? It flashes other ROMs fine so the recovery is not corrupted.
I will attach a logcat later on so you can see what happens. Not at a computer at the moment.
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Can anyone else confirm ROM booting? Not had much feedback.
rerezatrollface said:
marshmallow or lollipop ?
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Lollipop

alex94ionut said:
Did you try to flash boot.img? (worked for me)
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
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Please confirm you are S-ON.
Maybe others S-ON too.
Extracted boot.img added to second post for S-ON users.

I'm S-OFF. Without flashing boot.img don't work (at least for me).
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

alex94ionut said:
I'm S-OFF. Without flashing boot.img don't work (at least for me).
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
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Really. Did you flash ElementalX? Any other S-OFF users getting the same?

People who are having issues to boot, Are you using latest GPE firmware? I couldn't boot our rom without it so should be the same case here

12 hour period today. When the screen is off it's really asleep. No greenify or amplify here and 77% left.

mitchst2 said:
12 hour period today. When the screen is off it's really asleep. No greenify or amplify here and 77% left.
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That's the beauty of not having google play services. Can't believe they actually make a huge difference.
Google please optimize google play services and google apps in general.

ROM Booted!
I flashed the boot image provided through fastboot and then I flashed the ROM only and it booted perfectly. I only waited for around 4 minutes so it was very fast. I am S-On. Flashing the boot image definitely works
I will now try to flash the ROM plus kernel at the same time. Will edit this post in around 10 minutes.
Edit: Ok so I tried to flash kernel and ROM at same time after flashing boot image and the ROM booted perfectly. Weird thing is though that after I wiped data,cache,system,dalvik I flashed the ROM again with and without kernel (before first boot) without flashing the boot image and it worked perfectly as well. I don't know what was going on with my phone last time I tried to flash were it got stuck on bootloops. This is very strange as I haven't changed my firmware on my phone since last time I tried or done anything differently in my flashing procedures.
Well for how weird this experience was, I am very glad that I am able to use your ROM so I can provide feedback and also be able to enjoy it.

Alldaymall A88X

Hi,
i recently bought a tablet Alldaymall A88X with android 4.4.2. Unfortunately the OS it came with is full of adware (popups, self installing apps). Reseting does not make any change, also the producer doesn't offer any other firmware then the already installed version.
Is there any possibility for changing firmware to another version? I couldn't find any root matching this tablet.
I would be very thankful for your answers.
Tobias

Yes. I had recently rooted mine. You need to download 'kingoroot one click root' from play store. You don't even need to use your PC to root. It works well and is safe. It's also free to download too.

Thanks for your help. I rooted with kingroot and were now able to remove adds.
Unfortunately i'm still expecting problems in standby mode. Screen should be switched on and off at several times defined with the Tasker app, but often it is stucked and doesn't work. Also wifi is disconnected in standby ... changing system options has no effect. I guess this is related to OS.
Is there any custom rom for this device available?

Vip3r86 said:
Thanks for your help. I rooted with kingroot and were now able to remove adds.
Unfortunately i'm still expecting problems in standby mode. Screen should be switched on and off at several times defined with the Tasker app, but often it is stucked and doesn't work. Also wifi is disconnected in standby ... changing system options has no effect. I guess this is related to OS.
Is there any custom rom for this device available?
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I would also love to know if there are any other ROM that work with this tablet.

LEAGOO M8 Pro - Development & Support (LineageOS 14.1 Available)

In order to keep this thread clean, please use this one to discuss about Development, Support or Software Updates.​
HOW-TO Root, Install Custom Recovery (TWRP) and Restore Stock ROM guide: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NJcDBkLk8zMwyv2BTqRjn2NB_ZOWKjP1fRpSVr44Oxk
ROMs:
To avoid any possible issue, do not forget to backup your NVRAM so that you won't risk to lose your IMEI. How-to: http://www.anythingultimate.in/2015/11/how-to-backup-your-nvram-partition.html
Downloads (Android 6.0 and newer)
- Stock (SP Flash Tool Flashable): https://mega.nz/#F!Yc8XkS6A!VTfkrHRJvDQMw-k_eOxnYA
Previous Releases:
20170421: https://leagooftp.com.my/M series/M...E1.LEAGOO3.M0.HB.H.SSAL8G5LBG6.0421.V3.05.zip
DO NOT USE THE "Format All & Download" OPTION IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR IMEI! Choose "Firmware Upgrade" instead.
- Custom (TWRP Flashable): https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75565683&postcount=952
- LineageOS 14.1 by @Alberto96: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75797607&postcount=978
​Flash Tool
- Latest SP Flash Tool for Windows and Linux: https://mega.nz/#F!dYUm0TbB!SWeMLb5Wu1NbRzTPQ8-s_A​
Recovery:
- TWRP Download Folder (Marshmallow and Nougat builds): https://mega.nz/#F!pIMwRZQA!QAgMfk-ta1hvXaDFllQcxQ​
Root:
Rooting Methods (if you are on Stock ROM)
- SuperSU (flashable using TWRP): http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu
- Magisk (still via TWRP): https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445​
Extras (Root-Only):
Customization
- Xposed Framework: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811​
Useful Third-Party Apps:
Battery Life
- Amplify: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryansteckler.nlpunbounce&hl=en
- Greenify: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en​
XDA:DevDB Information
LEAGOO M8 Pro - Development & Support, ROM for the Android General
Contributors
Alberto96
ROM OS Version: 7.x Nougat
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2017-12-09
Last Updated 2018-01-25

Isn't 3.06 already released? There's a build on 4pda (https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=809540&view=findpost&p=61268680)

delete

Hello,
ROM 3.05
Dr web found 2 viruses.
1 / System / priv-app / securityService / SecurityService.apk.
2 / System / priv-app / securityService / SecurityService.odex.

delete

Hello, hyperion70,
Thank you for your work and that of the contributors.
Good weekend.

Hello,
Tested ROM RR. (I'm not a specialist)
Location impossible for France, so the menus remain in English for me. Location proposed: USA.
The installation is very fast and for navigation it is much more fluid.
GPS: Ok
The management of the battery seemed to me better.
For the rest of the ROM, it's really better at all points of view.

delete

Hello hyperion70,
This is not a problem, it forces me to do a job on my English ..... and there is work .... I kept the phone in English yesterday and today I am ironed In original ROM. This allowed me to familiarize myself with the intricacies of TWRP and Root and it is very good for the neophyte that I am. I will wait for the new version of RR, thank you for the photos (here and on 4PDA) in any case, this simplifies the understanding.
Good week-end.

Hello, hyperion70, thank you so much for these wonderful roms. They both run very, very well.
Is it possible to activate double tap to wake up off display as in stock rom?
Thank you again

021055 said:
Good week-end.
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Thanks a lot
pillo1914 said:
Is it possible to activate double tap to wake up off display as in stock rom?
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Not yet.
Resurrection Remix update.

Hello hyperion70,
Thanks a lot again, faster .... this is going to be difficult.
Have a good day.

Hello everyone,
Installation with TWRP as recommended by hyperion70.
Installation: no problem
GPS, Wifi, etc ... no problem
Battery: no problem
Question:
1 / Can we make sure that the bottom bar fades and returns when you want? As in the Leagoo ROM.
I found only: displayed / not displayed
Thanks in advance.

Hello,
I reply to myself.
Parameters / RR-OS / Interface / Extended Desktop setting ON.
The bar appears when you need it and disappears after a few moments.
Have a good day.

Good evening,
2 problems:
1 / After installation this morning and normal use (for me), the battery is discharged much before (about 20%), I saw that Magisk could pose a problem, I deleted.
I want to know about the result.
2 / Battery charging.
A / Phone on: the screen goes off (1 mn for me) and it continues to charge without worries.
B / Telephone off: the screen darkens, the battery is displayed for the first time (searching), the battery appears a second time and the white bars show the progress of the charging.
The screen seems to go out BUT does not go out completely .... in a dark room you can see a luminous hallo on the whole screen.
I do not have a solution. Am I the only one?
The temperature is normal.
As I do a discharge test this night, no battery charging before tomorrow.

based in the us here. i have an m8 pro.
i've tried the stock freeme os roms, and the 7 nougat rom that's floating around.
the issue i have with the stock rom is freeme os.
it's got a horrendously annoying desktop interface. for example, you cannot just have a blank desktop, you have to keep at least one icon on it or it will disappear.
you can't get rid of the search bar.
cant stack icons on the bottom above the soft buttons. you can, but it's retarded.
that's all i've found so far that i'd rather not live with.
as for 7, the rom i used has this annoying 4g lte boot animation with a ringing noise, seems unnecessary considering after i rooted it and
installed another boot animation all it did was install on top of it and the ringing was still there. so basically, it didn't work.
but worse of all, the soft buttons disappear after a few moments of use, or randomly. the'yre just gone, and you can't get them back.
nobody seems to be talking about it, which i find hard to understand. is it only happening to me?
this is extremely frustrating as 7 was my only hope of getting away from freeme, unless there's a way to uninstall it.
i tried that, but that resulted in being stuck in some super minimal emergency shell, couldn't get it back. even tried reinstalling freeme launcher in play
on my box but that didn't work either.
so i'm back on 6 running twrp & rooted for now, until anything hopefully changes os wise.
i understand the phone is still new and i'm somewhat in no mans land, but i mean it has been out for a little bit now.
anyway, even after all this perhaps the worst problem of all is activating the ****ing thing on a network here.
it's great that we have these phones, but wtf? nowhere is there any information for how to activate them with a sim card nor can i find any 4g carriers that recognize
the imei. basically, wtf is the point of even having it if the aforementioned issues persist?

Hello everyone,
Battery: ROM RR update without Magisk loss of charge in 11:00 (night without doing anything) 48%.
That's a lot and it's not the Magisk program the cause.
ROM Freeme for the same period about 20%.

021055 said:
Hello everyone,
Battery: ROM RR update without Magisk loss of charge in 11:00 (night without doing anything) 48%.
That's a lot and it's not the Magisk program the cause.
ROM Freeme for the same period about 20%.
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Try using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.futuremark.pcmark.android.benchmark&hl=en and post the results, if the M8 Pro isn't your daily driver.
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Seikavx said:
based in the us here. i have an m8 pro.
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Did you check http://willmyphonework.net/, before purchasing?
Try flashing the Lineage or RR rom by Hyperion70 and see how that works.

Hello Palm Trees,
I charge the battery (48%) and I post the results.

Hello,
There is obviously a problem, telephone extinguished, the screen does not completely shut down, in 1h30 only 21% more charge. With the ROM 3.05 at the same time I was charging about 45%.
Loading:
Charging:
Telephone On: 20% in 22 mn
Telephone Off: 21% in 1h30

How to root freetel kiwami samurai

Please help me,
How to root freetel kiwami samurai and custom rom for it!
It is use android 6.0 not good

Any updates?
Kingo and kingroot work, but no custom roms. No twrp or any recovery for it either.
Would like to know if anyone has any ideas or news on this.

I'm looking at one of these on ebay right now, leaning towards buying it. I'd almost certainly buy it if I knew there were custom ROMs available.

For the price, definitely an amazing phone. It really sucks that there is nearly zero support for it anywhere.
For $120 I decided to grab it to replace my constant headache with our note 4 here.
The main camera, very, very nice.
The speed seems alright. The feel, the build is great.
The battery seems to drain kinda quick, but that might be my imagination.
I'm comparing it to our Y6Max and phab2 plus.
I used Kingo root on it initially, then went to and currently have kingroot on it. Kingo had annoying floating ads.. Kingroot seems decent but I'm suspecting that it has something to do with the battery drain.
Worst part for me at the moment, trying to work around not having twrp+xposed on it.
(the nav/status bar is taking up too much of the nice 6" screen)
If anyone has any way of getting twrp or something similar on it.... Please let me know - help us all out.

After some fighting with Kingo and kingroot, back and forth, I managed to get supersu to take over, install binaries and update... Now no more Kingo or kingroot. Tempted to try installing xposed, but I'll wait for now.
Found a command to enter in terminal to use full immersive mode all the time...
Adjusted dpi as well
Now the phone is looking nice.
Just gotta wait and wish for someone kind enough to help out with getting a custom recovery on these phones.
Really loving this phone

Stock rom for freetel kiwami FTJ152D
Hi all, I need stock rom or worked rom for my freetel kiwami FTJ152D.
Can someone upload this or what is the link to download this ?
I bricked my phone after flashing custum rom MM6.0 published on needrom. No touchscreen, very bad display, no imei, no root.
Please, help me.

meteor37 said:
Please help me,
How to root freetel kiwami samurai and custom rom for it!
It is use android 6.0 not good
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Hi, I used kingoroot online and mine was rooted. (Freetel samurai kuwami FTJ152D stock rom 5.1)
But now, I have a big issues, I flashed it with a MM6.0 publshed on needrom and now there's no touchscreen, screen display very bad, no imei (impossible to put imei and root with few known method) and no root.
Could you please upload your worked rom ? Stock rom or custum but work fine.
Or where can I find link to download it ?
Please help me.

Myloverboy said:
Hi, I used kingoroot online and mine was rooted. (Freetel samurai kuwami FTJ152D stock rom 5.1)
But now, I have a big issues, I flashed it with a MM6.0 publshed on needrom and now there's no touchscreen, screen display very bad, no imei (impossible to put imei and root with few known method) and no root.
Could you please upload your worked rom ? Stock rom or custum but work fine.
Or where can I find link to download it ?
Please help me.
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Seems like the rom on needrom was for a slightly different phone. However the phone is so cheap now its almost disposable ($100)
I have been able to get recovery but it is in microscopic Japanese Kanji, showing off the high resolution of the screen, but I can't read Japanese.

That is actually a diagnostic menu in chinese you went into (Google Translate FTW lol). For the stock rom recovery, you can turn the phone off, hold volume up button and plug in the usb cable that is connected to a computer. You can also hold volume up and power and let go of power as soon as freetel logo comes on. You will enter stock recovery that is in english but it is useless because you cannot use stock recovery to undo what you have done to your phone since there is no place online you can find a stock rom of this phone model (I have searched for many many hours online).
I am working on getting stock rom dump off my phone using sp flash tool but biggest headache for me has been the scatter file so far. Without it, I can't use the 'read back' option to extract an image dump of working stock rom. Only scatter file i found is from extracting the needrom MM 6.0 which is for the samurai FTJ152D.
I am unable to make a scatter file using MTK Droid tools since MTK Droid tools do not work for 64-bit mtk processors like the one in Kiwami. Scatter files are CPU specific but they are further modified based on the model of the phone and the android version of the rom, so the scatter file from MM 6.0 for FTJ152D is very close to what we need for FTU152D but even a slight variation will result in a rom dump that will not work. If any of you are willing to try, I can use the scatter file from MM 6.0 (FTJ152D) on my phone that is FTU152D to extract a rom dump, but keep in mind that this will probably not work and might make matters worse for your phone. Scatter files are sort of like 'Table of Contents', and if the page numbers are wrong you end up reading wrong chapter... (you get the idea).
I haven't found any other way of making a scatter file. If anyone knows how to get a scatter file from a phone running 64-bit processor such as MT6795, please help us out. Thanks.

Just an update, while trying to make a 'read back' dump using sp flash tool, I accidentally started a download of the FTJ152D MM firmware I was using the scatter file from... Needless to say now I have the demo version of marshmallow and have lost my IMEI info from phone. I did make a 'read back' dump of the phone before i messed up, using the guide from syserr about "Dump Full Rom" at
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540400.
NOTE: If you are still on stock rom that the phone shipped with, DO NOT try upgrade using SP flash tool, at the very least you will loose IMEI information for both sim slots. For me, the phone connects with sim but I can only get 2g data speeds and make phone calls.
I am hoping that the following information can help others:
1) Most Important: If you root, do not use SUPERSU 2.79 or above versions or phone will be stuck in bootloader. Even if you make a backup of boot.img, sideloading it from ADB did not work for me, it kept failing. I am not sure if earlier SuperSU versions work or not, if they do work, make sure you disable auto update for SuperSU in Google Play Store.
2) Even if you make a backup of nvram.bin using sp flashtool, it will NOT restore your imei information in the phone because from what I researched so far, this information is populated using the BPLG and AP databases that are included with the stock firmware as separate files and quite possibly with 64-bit mtk processors, this information is protected and encrypted. Other possibility is that the nvram.bin i recovered from my whole rom dump is for lollipop and since phone is running on marshmallow, this bin file is invalid? I did try flashing two different nvram.bin (one i recovered from the stock dump i made when phone worked, another i downloaded from internet) using flashtool and it made the matters worse, all baseband info disappeared and both sim slots just totally greyed out in settings. If it greys out for you, just format the whole flash and flash the MM firmware again without any nvram partition. Just leave default settings for nvram in scatter file alone.
3) Currently, there is no way to root this phone when on marshmallow. Do not try the chinese one-click or other software such as miracle box, all the ones i downloaded and/or tried or not tried, were flagged by Anti-Virus as trojans and viruses.
4) Be very careful when trying to flash software on this phone, make sure you use the correct Preloader.bin file. The marshmallow firmware on needrom website has a preloader.bin file in it and it works fine. Do not attempt to try preloader from other similar phones or you will brick this phone permanently.
5) ADB and Fastboot commands do not help because the phone is not rooted anymore once you upgrade to marshmallow using the FTJ152D marshmallow firmware from needrom.
6) I have tried combinations of boot.img, and system.img from Priori 3 (it is also dual sim and rom on needrom website is android 5.1), was hoping for a miracle but no luck.
7) MTK Droid Tools works partially with this phone. Most options in the tool require root or do not work with mt67xx processors. I found mtk droid tools useful to enter recovery directly when usb debugging was enabled or to go to ADB terminal to try sideload or reboot bootloader to enter fastboot.
8) Even if you enable oem unlock in developers, the option (volume+up) in Fastboot menu to unlock the bootloader doesn't work. It seems that many MTK processors have this option disabled by the manufacturer.
9) TWRP custom recovery will not work with this phone because the 'boot script' (not bootloader) before actual recovery in the recovery partition has the touch disabled. I was able to get CWM to work by directly flashing it instead of stock recovery but installation of any zip files through recovery fail still.
10) I can confirm that the scatter file in marshmallow rom for FTJ152D available at needrom website has the right entries and address locations for our phone (FTU152D) because I was able to use that scatter file and a Hex Editor program (search for HxD on download.cnet.com) to carve out almost all the partitions from the 2gig partial rom dump I had of my phone in working state. When carving partitions from the dump, some trimming for certain folders is required because cutting the partition by size and making it a .bin or .image file will give errors in SP Flash Tool otherwise. The marshmallow rom or a Priori 3 lollipop rom, both can be used as a reference when cutting out the extra bytes.
If you are like me and have upgraded to marshmallow using the FTJ152D software, there are not many options. I haven't given up yet though, I backtracked my steps trying to make a backup of the phone in its current state using SP Flash Tool full rom dump and it was successful. If I could get my hands on full rom dump of 5 gigabytes of a working phone with lollipop software, I am confident I can restore my phone back to lollipop. This may not fix the IMEI problem but once the phone is running lollipop, it is possible to root it again using kingroot or towelroot and then use one of the imei repair apps or a program to rebuild nvram folder using the BPLG and AP databases and use root explorer to place it in the phone.
Phew... a long write but hope this helps others, and if anyone can help by sharing any thoughts or uploading their stock rom dump if own same phone (can read syserr's method of using 'read back' in SP flash tool to make one big partition dump for the whole rom instead of making seperate partitions which is a painstaking process.

Finally, some very good news for people like me who are stuck, figured out a way to root and install Xposed both Please give credit to Magisk and Xposed developers listed below.
Root:
Root this phone while it is running the FTJ152D marshmallow stock rom using the Magisk guide here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
Follow the "Via Magisk Manager (Only support v14.0+): ... " method to install the magisk manager and the .zip file right through it. It patches the boot and makes a patched boot image that you can transfer to your computer and then rename it to boot.img and replace the original boot.img in the FTJ152D MM rom folder. Then use the SP Flash tool, load the scatter file in the rom folder and the 'Format all + Download' option in download tab (it will give you PMT error if you try to just flash the new boot.img alone). Hit the download button, turn the phone off, and connect it to the computer via usb. Everything else should be straightforward but if any issues, ask here, and I will try help if I can.
Xposed:
There is no touch support to make custom recovery work on this phone yet and the only custom recovery i got to work was an old version of CWM which behaved same like stock recovery and refused to let me flash zip files. The workaround I found that worked was 'Flashify' on Play Store. Now that root is working, flashify seems to work (tried Flashfire too but it just hangs and phone freezes). Follow the steps below:
1) Download and install the latest Xposed Installer Apk from their page.
2) Download the appropriate xposed zip file (SDK23 ARM-64), version 89 worked for me. Use Flashify to flash the zip file. If any issues come up, ask here and I will try help.
Official Xposed post is here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
This post is also very helpful:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67696847&postcount=2
All credits go to the respective developers for their work, including @topjohnwu, @rovo89, @mGforCe, @SolarWarez, @MaArCiN074 and others. Don't forget to thank them.
I also have been able to replace the demo mode logo with logo that was in the partial stock rom dump and will share it soon.
IMEI issue:
After gaining root and installing Xposed, a number of apps can help to at least temporarily get the IMEI written to the phone, that lasts till factory reset. One issue that people like me who installed the FTJ152D MM rom is that the bands in the phone are now based on the Japan region and almost all the frequencies and bands needed for phone to get 3g and 4g signal are disabled in the phone. From researching about this issue I found out (I may be wrong but that's the only information I could find and the bands that are enabled seem to confirm this), is that the latest mediatek chips come with all 41 bands and the phone manufacturers and operators disable or enable bands based on their regions and preferences, so that this phone, FTU152D is probably the exact same hardware as the FTJ152D and the only difference is the software which disables and enables the bands based on the baseband version of the rom. This is a problem for ppl like me living here in U.S but the enabled bands may be fine elsewhere. There is no way to change the bands as they are greyed out when you go to modem information though 'Phone Information' section (apps like 'Advanced Signal Status' can help access it). It doesn't allow me to select and enable band 4 and 12 as these are greyed out (but these worked before with stock rom, so I know the hardware supports them just the baseband version is wrong now).
Anyone know or can help get the right bands working, or have any hints to point me in the right direction, please post here. Thanks.

I was able to finish dicing up the raw dump to make back a working FTU152D stock rom with good baseband. Here is the link for instructions and download link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/kiwami-samurai-ftu152d-stock-lollipop-5-t3750068

I have a question for any and all kiwami samurai owners /users. Is it just me, or does your WiFi seem to cut off regularly? I have been fighting with this from pretty much day one. When I'm using a sim card in the phone, I don't notice anything because the mobile data from the sim is working. But, I have 2 of these samurai phones now, and I bought a blackberry passport for my main phone and now both samurai phones are usually only using WiFi. Funnier thing... They both seem to have WiFi issues at the same time. How I know?... Well, I use an app on all of our phones and devices here - Zello. When the connection is lost, Zello sounds an alarm and lets me know. So if the phones are acting up, we'll hear this all day, disconnecting and reconnecting. I got one more for you, the disconnects seem much worse when I use the phones compared to just having them there sitting around. I even went as far to install many WiFi watching, locking, reconnecting apps to try and force the connection to stay on and alive. They have their work cut out for them seeing as when these phones decide they want to drop the WiFi connection, they will fight these apps to maintain WiFi connection until these apps pretty much give up. I have these as back up phones basically, so it doesn't matter so much but of course, this is extremely annoying and a huge inconvenience at times. Any one else out there experiencing this? The only thing I did do that may have a place in all this... Rooted the phones, and also I removed every google app. I have a note 2, note 4, doogee y6 Max, Lenovo phab 2 plus, tab s and an HTC one m8 that are all the same... Rooted and google removed. Playstore play services all that stuff - gone. Those phones don't act up anywhere close to as bad as these samurai phones. Many times I fight the WiFi off because doze and all that power save crap but these samurai phones are tough to figure out. Anyone have any ideas? I also froze and deleted a bunch of system apps(I know, I know) but that was only after I noticed the WiFi issue on the phone and was trying to see if possibly one of the system apps had anything to do with the WiFi disconnects or any power save features or control. So anyone.... Ideas?

J&G said:
I have a question for any and all kiwami samurai owners /users. Is it just me, or does your WiFi seem to cut off regularly? I have been fighting with this from pretty much day one. When I'm using a sim card in the phone, I don't notice anything because the mobile data from the sim is working. But, I have 2 of these samurai phones now, and I bought a blackberry passport for my main phone and now both samurai phones are usually only using WiFi. Funnier thing... They both seem to have WiFi issues at the same time. How I know?... Well, I use an app on all of our phones and devices here - Zello. When the connection is lost, Zello sounds an alarm and lets me know. So if the phones are acting up, we'll hear this all day, disconnecting and reconnecting. I got one more for you, the disconnects seem much worse when I use the phones compared to just having them there sitting around. I even went as far to install many WiFi watching, locking, reconnecting apps to try and force the connection to stay on and alive. They have their work cut out for them seeing as when these phones decide they want to drop the WiFi connection, they will fight these apps to maintain WiFi connection until these apps pretty much give up. I have these as back up phones basically, so it doesn't matter so much but of course, this is extremely annoying and a huge inconvenience at times. Any one else out there experiencing this? The only thing I did do that may have a place in all this... Rooted the phones, and also I removed every google app. I have a note 2, note 4, doogee y6 Max, Lenovo phab 2 plus, tab s and an HTC one m8 that are all the same... Rooted and google removed. Playstore play services all that stuff - gone. Those phones don't act up anywhere close to as bad as these samurai phones. Many times I fight the WiFi off because doze and all that power save crap but these samurai phones are tough to figure out. Anyone have any ideas? I also froze and deleted a bunch of system apps(I know, I know) but that was only after I noticed the WiFi issue on the phone and was trying to see if possibly one of the system apps had anything to do with the WiFi disconnects or any power save features or control. So anyone.... Ideas?
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There are a lot of variables that could be causing your WiFi issues. Since it is happening on two identical phones, have you installed Zello on a different phone to notice if it happens on that phone at the same time as well? It is possible that it is your WiFi causing the issue more than the phones themselves. How far from the wireless router are you when this happens? It could be that the radio/antenna range on the Samurai phones is lower than other phones and when WiFi signal is weaker, these phones just disconnect. Also, in WiFi settings if you have changed 'Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep' from 'Always' setting to another setting? Another possibility is that 'Scanning always available' setting, if turned on, and you have uninstalled Google or system app(s) that interact with this setting, it could cause a bug where network is disconnected momentarily (see if this setting is on, turn it off).
How strong, how many bars does your WiFi signal show? Mine shows full bars up to 30 feet from gateway and at least half strength in my bedroom and WiFi is not affected or dropped even at half strength. Are you using 2.4Ghz or 5.0Ghz frequency? Try using 2.4Ghz as 5.0Ghz although faster, has a much lower range and if signal is weaker it does disconnect the phone to save battery life.
You could also check WiFi settings using the *#*#4636#*#* if it shows any issues in there.

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There are a lot of variables that could be causing your WiFi issues. Since it is happening on two identical phones, have you installed Zello on a different phone to notice if it happens on that phone at the same time as well? It is possible that it is your WiFi causing the issue more than the phones themselves. How far from the wireless router are you when this happens? It could be that the radio/antenna range on the Samurai phones is lower than other phones and when WiFi signal is weaker, these phones just disconnect. Also, in WiFi settings if you have changed 'Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep' from 'Always' setting to another setting? Another possibility is that 'Scanning always available' setting, if turned on, and you have uninstalled Google or system app(s) that interact with this setting, it could cause a bug where network is disconnected momentarily (see if this setting is on, turn it off).
How strong, how many bars does your WiFi signal show? Mine shows full bars up to 30 feet from gateway and at least half strength in my bedroom and WiFi is not affected or dropped even at half strength. Are you using 2.4Ghz or 5.0Ghz frequency? Try using 2.4Ghz as 5.0Ghz although faster, has a much lower range and if signal is weaker it does disconnect the phone to save battery life.
You could also check WiFi settings using the *#*#4636#*#* if it shows any issues in there.
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Thanks very much for the help....
so, the other phones( we have many) are mostly all set up the same way, all have zello...and no, they don't have the same issue disconnecting at the same time the freetels do.
The router here probably needs to be replaced but, cant get around to that for now.
a little update to this problem... I didn't want to try installing xposed before, because I didn't have recovery installed...got it done using flashfire. this got me xposed and I did this just for the hell of it since i didn't care so much about the phones since they were just being pains. However, after doing this, i also decided to install Lspeed. I remembered that I checked this app out before and i seen that It had some settings in it for tweaking wifi and Lnet. Not even sure what these would do, I started to mess around in there and toggled a few things on...just to see what would happen. also, i just happened to see something in xposed to download "Wifi regional problem solver". again, not sure what this would do, or if it would do anything, i said lets do it...installed it. and believe it or not, haven't had any issues like before with wifi since. Now, not sure what actually fixed the problem or if the problem is actually fixed or if it just took a break from driving me mad, but yeah...it's actually not a bad phone now.
as for Lspeed....using version 1.4.27(like this more than the latest for some reason) and I set up most things in the app to "balanced". not performance , not for battery. Under LNET Optimizer .... NET buffers : BIG. RIL tweaks enabled. NET TCP tweaks enabled. NET speed+ enabled. wifi scanning ...while i've always had off on all devices for as long as i can remember having androids...here in Lspeed i toggled on and set supplicant scan interval to 15secs and wifi idle ms to 1. left google dns off.
just if anyone wanted to know or cares ....and hey, maybe someone knows what any of that stuff means and might be able to say..hey, none of that would've changed anything so it's worthless....or maybe explain what each means or does and why it might have helped.
thanks again.

Successfully able to boot Project Treble/AOSP rom

This is not a guide as such but more of direction to other peoples hard work and effort. I am not a developer, just an experimenter!
Main Credits - @MishaalRahman and @phhusson.
For me one of the main selling points of the Mediapad M5 was being Project Treble enabled. Being a big Nexus/Pixel fan I am not particularly fond of EMUI.
So after reading this detailed and clear guide by Mishaal Rahman http://www.xda-developers.com/flash-generic-system-image-project-treble-device/, I was able to successfully install an AOSP Generic System Image by phhusion http://forum.xda-developers.com/project-treble/trebleenabled-device-development/experimental-phh-treble-t3709659
My device - CMR-W09 (10.8" non pro wifi).
I flashed v17 with Gapps and SU and apart from an Android System error upon boot it seems to work ok. I have not had much time to play with it but so far Wifi, Bluetooth, sound, camera, fingerprint sensor, MTP and SD card appear to be working. I had issues with google play not downloading apps but worked after clearing data/cache on google play and google play services. Also have issues with superuser force closing.
For the nervous and unsure, you can easily return to stock Huawei firmware by flashing your devices stock system.img in fastboot.
Obviously bootloader needs to be unlocked see guide - https://forum.xda-developers.com/mediapad-m5/how-to/bootloader-unlock-guide-t3781275 by @Apo11on. You can use Apo11on's root guide to download your firmware to get your stock system.img.
OEM needs to be disabled in developer options.
It is best to factory reset via recovery mode and then boot straight into bootloader to keep FRP unlocked.
Do this at your own risk but please read all the available information and guides on XDA.
pphusion has made other Project Treble roms but I have yet to try them. Hopefully it would be nice if someone could fully develop Lineage for this device.

which rom did you use ? the A/B one or A only ?

It's an A-only device.
I tried AOSP with GAPPS and SU but SuperSU shows the su binary as being occupied through several reboots. Getting the Lineage GSI now and will root with magisk.
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Blah... Lineage is not an option until we have twrp :/ (at least for me) No way to install GAPPS.
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SU works with phh's super user available from the play store.

Yes i have the AOSP one now on my AL-09 and it works fine till now. Bugs : home Button not working but fingerprint works, supersu with the phhs one works. Bluetooth sometimes gives an error message. Battery drain is a little bit high. I installed the Huawei camera apk from treble forum and This works also good.
Another Bug is Apps sometimes force closing but Not often.
How is Lineage performing?

A little bit off topic, but how did you unlock the bootloader on the Wifi only version since the website for the code is offline for a few weeks now?
Thanks in advance.
Fantastic to see that Treble works.

On my AL09(ASOP with gapps and su) bluetooth never connects to any of my devices and fc on pairing.
Lineage was a non-starter, since I was unable to get gapps running. I was also getting a vendor mismatch toast. I'm back on the stock .125(C00), no working tether is infinitely more useable than no BT.
It was nice to be able to flash something that didn't brick it and was partially useable.

fargonaz said:
On my AL09(ASOP with gapps and su) bluetooth never connects to any of my devices and fc on pairing.
Lineage was a non-starter, since I was unable to get gapps running. I was also getting a vendor mismatch toast. I'm back on the stock .125(C00), no working tether is infinitely more useable than no BT.
It was nice to be able to flash something that didn't brick it and was partially useable.
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I understand, Do you think it gets more stable for our device in the future?

florian-m19 said:
I understand, Do you think it gets more stable for our device in the future?
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I think so, if you look at the github comments there is a huawei phone having the same problem, so as long as a phone is having problems it should get fixed

We would like some screenshots to see if this is real @AndDiSa @rcstar6696 @phhusson @MishaalRahman

Just installed it, attached a few screenshots. Haven't tested it a lot, but it boots.

Wie are Not joking, its real ??

Delete, double post

I will be getting my Mediapad M5 8.4 tomorrow and will be flashing the AOSP treble build straight away. Just a heads up a updated build has just been posted with some Huawei related fixes.

i flash it now, and give feedback tomorrow

I flashed the new one with gapps and su, and for the sht-l09 there is no working bluetooth, so that's as far as I go. It will be nice when the BT is fixed for this device.

Works good with dirty flash, Home Button is working now and also Automatic Brightness, but battery draining is really high and it gets hot.

florian-m19 said:
Works good with dirty flash, Home Button is working now and also Automatic Brightness, but battery draining is really high and it gets hot.
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Have you tried changing the cpu governor? Is it set to something like interactive? I got my Mediapad today but I am waiting for the bootloader unlock code from Huawei.

darren1 said:
Have you tried changing the cpu governor? Is it set to something like interactive? I got my Mediapad today but I am waiting for the bootloader unlock code from Huawei.
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yes it is on interactive, should i change this ?

florian-m19 said:
yes it is on interactive, should i change this ?
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Might be worth experimenting with. Try conservative or ondemand if they are available. You can always change back if it doesn't make any difference.

darren1 said:
Might be worth experimenting with. Try conservative or ondemand if they are available. You can always change back if it doesn't make any difference.
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okay i change it in helix engine to ondemand and the suspend engine is now on powersafe.