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Hi All/experts,
I bought this phone 2 months back after lot of rooting efforts finally was able to root it. However I think unknowingly I deleted some apps from /system/app while trying to cleanup unwanted applications. Now my phone does not show any cell connection(its a dual sim phone) does not even show the SIM signal bars on the top right corner. when I look at the phone information about baseband it reports "unknown". I tried using various phone.apk but non of them worked and I would like to know how I can solve this issue and make my phone alive. My phone boots properly , all other installed apps work, I get a wifi connection and can use Google Play.
Can someone help me by providing the rom dump for this phone or a APK dump for this phone? The phone shows that its running 4.0.4 however its a 2.3.6 base I believe.
Ok to even flash a custom rom as long as its sure to work
Again the model is Telsda T9555 and it has a mediatek MTK6515 processor with 256MB RAM and 256MB ROM.
Thanks
PG
prago said:
Hi All/experts,
I bought this phone 2 months back after lot of rooting efforts finally was able to root it. However I think unknowingly I deleted some apps from /system/app while trying to cleanup unwanted applications. Now my phone does not show any cell connection(its a dual sim phone) does not even show the SIM signal bars on the top right corner. when I look at the phone information about baseband it reports "unknown". I tried using various phone.apk but non of them worked and I would like to know how I can solve this issue and make my phone alive. My phone boots properly , all other installed apps work, I get a wifi connection and can use Google Play.
Can someone help me by providing the rom dump for this phone or a APK dump for this phone? The phone shows that its running 4.0.4 however its a 2.3.6 base I believe.
Ok to even flash a custom rom as long as its sure to work
Again the model is Telsda T9555 and it has a mediatek MTK6515 processor with 256MB RAM and 256MB ROM.
Thanks
PG
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Hello can anyone give me a ROM dump for this.. Thanks
prago said:
Hi All/experts,
I bought this phone 2 months back after lot of rooting efforts finally was able to root it. However I think unknowingly I deleted some apps from /system/app while trying to cleanup unwanted applications. Now my phone does not show any cell connection(its a dual sim phone) does not even show the SIM signal bars on the top right corner. when I look at the phone information about baseband it reports "unknown". I tried using various phone.apk but non of them worked and I would like to know how I can solve this issue and make my phone alive. My phone boots properly , all other installed apps work, I get a wifi connection and can use Google Play.
Can someone help me by providing the rom dump for this phone or a APK dump for this phone? The phone shows that its running 4.0.4 however its a 2.3.6 base I believe.
Ok to even flash a custom rom as long as its sure to work
Again the model is Telsda T9555 and it has a mediatek MTK6515 processor with 256MB RAM and 256MB ROM.
Thanks
PG
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Hello,I found your post about rooting Telsda phone. I would like to ask You, how did You done it? I have Telsda T8520 bought in PRC last week, I'm trying to install Google Play subsystem, but to be honest I don't know how... Can You help me? Simply installing google play apk doesn't help. Phone seems to be rooted, but some things are still in chinese, not english, so I'm not quite sure. Explaining your rooting and google installing procedure might help me. Thanks in advance.
zbyszek45 said:
Hello,I found your post about rooting Telsda phone. I would like to ask You, how did You done it? I have Telsda T8520 bought in PRC last week, I'm trying to install Google Play subsystem, but to be honest I don't know how... Can You help me? Simply installing google play apk doesn't help. Phone seems to be rooted, but some things are still in chinese, not english, so I'm not quite sure. Explaining your rooting and google installing procedure might help me. Thanks in advance.
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to root the phone its simple, extract the boot image using mtkdroidtools and then decompile the image file. edit I think the build.prop and set ro.secure = 0 and ro.debugging =1 (I am no expert but this is what I did). repack the boot image and flash it back to the phone. Then use unlockroot and thats it you get your phone rooted.
However since your phone is rooted as you say, installing google play needs installing the below apk
1. GoogleServicesFramework-signed
2. OneTimeInitializer-signed
3. SetupWizard-signed
4. com.android.vending-3.1.3-signed
I have attached the zip here in case you want to give it a try. This worked for me, I dont guarantee it will work for you !!!
if I helped you ... can you provide me a full rom dump of your phone , I will try to flash it and since its the same manufacturer I hope it will work Right now I got my phone back from completly bricked by keeping the boot image and then flashing a system image from different phone. So my works for calls ,sms,gprs ...etc but fails on wifi and bluetooth.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK , I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOUR PHONE GOES BAD
braindia said:
to root the phone its simple, extract the boot image using mtkdroidtools and then decompile the image file. edit I think the build.prop and set ro.secure = 0 and ro.debugging =1 (I am no expert but this is what I did). repack the boot image and flash it back to the phone. Then use unlockroot and thats it you get your phone rooted.
However since your phone is rooted as you say, installing google play needs installing the below apk
1. GoogleServicesFramework-signed
2. OneTimeInitializer-signed
3. SetupWizard-signed
4. com.android.vending-3.1.3-signed
I have attached the zip here in case you want to give it a try. This worked for me, I dont guarantee it will work for you !!!
if I helped you ... can you provide me a full rom dump of your phone , I will try to flash it and since its the same manufacturer I hope it will work Right now I got my phone back from completly bricked by keeping the boot image and then flashing a system image from different phone. So my works for calls ,sms,gprs ...etc but fails on wifi and bluetooth.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK , I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOUR PHONE GOES BAD
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thanks, but what driver for windows have you used? my mtkdroidstools still shows the device isnt revealed. I've tried lot of different drivers (even generic), without success so far.
your problem could be driver installation.... get usbdview and run it as admin. delete all mediatek related entries, reconnect the phone for flashing and then let the system do the installation of the drivers again. This is a very common issue with mediatek preloader Vcom drivers atleast as per my experience but I dont know if others too have faced this. when I have a problem I use the above porcess to make it work again.
braindia said:
your problem could be driver installation.... get usbdview and run it as admin. delete all mediatek related entries, reconnect the phone for flashing and then let the system do the installation of the drivers again. This is a very common issue with mediatek preloader Vcom drivers atleast as per my experience but I dont know if others too have faced this. when I have a problem I use the above porcess to make it work again.
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still same issue, maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I'm still not able to mount any functional drivers for this phone (debugging mode on, tried VCOM, mediatek too)
zbyszek45 said:
still same issue, maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I'm still not able to mount any functional drivers for this phone (debugging mode on, tried VCOM, mediatek too)
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I dont understand what you are trying to do . If you are trying to flash the phone then you need to run sp flash tools, remove the phone battery.. start the download or the readback in sp flash tool .. put the battery back into the phone and connect the phone to your computer. This way your Vcom drivers should get installed.
Again before doing all this its advisable to do delete the existing drivers on your PC using USBDview
There is a tutorial on how to use SP flash tools check it on the internet. As a suggestion to avoid any risk of messing your phone just do a readback instead of a download.
Goodluck !!! your phone , your risk if something above fails (-:
T9555 ROM found
braindia said:
I dont understand what you are trying to do . If you are trying to flash the phone then you need to run sp flash tools, remove the phone battery.. start the download or the readback in sp flash tool .. put the battery back into the phone and connect the phone to your computer. This way your Vcom drivers should get installed.
Again before doing all this its advisable to do delete the existing drivers on your PC using USBDview
There is a tutorial on how to use SP flash tools check it on the internet. As a suggestion to avoid any risk of messing your phone just do a readback instead of a download.
Goodluck !!! your phone , your risk if something above fails (-:
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Update - T9555 ROM
After months of search I found the ROM. Happy to help if someone needs it.
It was succeeded to stitch Telsda t9555? Google market and multi languages interests.
draiverss said:
It was succeeded to stitch Telsda t9555? Google market and multi languages interests.
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yes...
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Update - T9555 ROM
After months of search I found the ROM. Happy to help if someone needs it.
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good day
I need a rom, please help, your firmware contains many languages?
alibom said:
good day
I need a rom, please help, your firmware contains many languages?
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ok I will send you a link to download
Telsda t9555
alibom said:
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I need a rom, please help, your firmware contains many languages?
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I need a rom for Telsda T9555 china mobile. pls send me a link for download it.
Telsda 9555
I need rom for telesda T9555.Pls help me.
Hello,
I was trying to port Android 4.2.2 from A83o to A820, which has 4.1.2.
While flashing the files through FlashTool the electricity was cut off. I'm not quite sure which image have been processed the moment of power loss.
when the electricity was back on, I reflashed the stock ROM via FlashTools. Phone turns on and boots into OS, but touchscreen is completely messed up - Top part is bottom now (sligtly misaligned though) and left parts are corresponding to right touch points.
So e.g if I want to tap on the bottom of the screen, I need to touch the display somewhere in the middle of the top half.
It's awful to navigate, but managed to do a factory reset. Not that helped with anything.
I've tried all official versions + my modded roms + restore from recovery. Everything works except touchscreen.
Is there a way to bring back calibration data? Factory menu (volume up + power) is in chinese, but also responds to up and down keys only and I can't select any item with power button.
I can tell people how to dump any block with FlashTool ReadBack option (will give them instructions and so on), but would it be of any help?
PS: Oh, IMEI is not there either, so it seems everything got erased somehow. Not sure where calibration data is stored, but I guess it's on a separate nand flash.
If I flash nvram block frm other A820, will it fix the problem?
I pulled nvram folder with adb and there is /md/NVRAM/CALIBRAT folder inside with many files.
Do I need to replace all of them in order to get it working?
If I get the touchscreen working, then I will fix IMEI and WIFI mac address.
Doesn't help at all. Hardware problem due to power shutdown during the flashing process?
Same problem
I.nfraR.ed said:
I pulled nvram folder with adb and there is /md/NVRAM/CALIBRAT folder inside with many files.
Do I need to replace all of them in order to get it working?
If I get the touchscreen working, then I will fix IMEI and WIFI mac address.
Doesn't help at all. Hardware problem due to power shutdown during the flashing process?
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I have the same problem on my lenovo a820t. I did a factory reset and still the touch screen is all messy. Did you solve the problem already?
No, I've ordered a new touchscreen, but they sent me the wrong one, so now I'll be waiting another 2 weeks for the correct one
same problem
I have the same problem, lenovo a820t , can anyone help us??
I.nfraR.ed said:
No, I've ordered a new touchscreen, but they sent me the wrong one, so now I'll be waiting another 2 weeks for the correct one
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Any update for this touchscreen issue. Cause i just face this problem also so i think it might be HW problem.
Please recommend me the site that you order the touchscreen cause i have to order too.
goasutlor said:
Any update for this touchscreen issue. Cause i just face this problem also so i think it might be HW problem.
Please recommend me the site that you order the touchscreen cause i have to order too.
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Haven't received my touchscreen yet. It's taking so long...
Still nothing in the BG Post tracking system, which means it has not arrived in Bulgaria yet.
I will report if that fixes the problem as soon as I change it.
I've ordered it from aliexpress, but can't recommend a seller, since I haven't got anything yet, except a wrong touchscreen once, that I had to return and after that they sent me a new one (at least that's what they say). If you decide to order one, make the seller measure it first, so you're sure it fits.
Ok, got another wrong touchscreen from a different seller. And I asked them to measure it first.
They said it's the same, but I'm sure they didn't measure it.
It's one month and a half since I'm not able to use my phone, because of the Chinese sellers.
Now really don't know where I can get a correct one.
There's one seller that seems to sell the one I need, but who knows...
Issue solved, here's how:
This guide applies to A820 only, for A820T you need the first firmware, flashtools and drivers - nothing else.
You also don't need to replace anything, just flash the special A820T firmware and you should be ready to go.
What you need:
1. Special A820T firmware, taken from lenovohome Chinese forum: http://d-h.st/HdW – I have uploaded it in my dev-host folder and removed password protection.
2. Any official A820 firmware, I have used S139 from needrom site: http://www.needrom.com/mobile/lenovo-a820-11/
3. FlashTools - the version included in A820T firmware
4. Ofcourse you need MTK drivers, but if you have flashed the wrong firmware first, then you should have them installed.
- Extract all archives into separate folders
- Load A820T scatter file in FlashTools, turn off the phone and leave battery in. Remove all SIM and external SD cards just for safety.
Now click on preloader (not on the checkbox, but on the name inside FlashTools) and a prompt will pop up.
Select the preloader from A820_S139 firmware (or from the version you chose on step 2). This step is necessary, because phone doesn't start with preloader from A820T.
Alternatively you can replace the preloader inside the A820T firmware folder.
Then hit Firmware->Upgrade and connect the phone to PC.
- After you see the green circle, try to power up the phone. I have tried it on two A820 phones. One of them booted into OS, the other one was stuck at Lenovo logo, but both worked after next step.
- Now turn off the phone again, load scatter file from A820_S139 (or from the version you chose on step 2) and flash the full firmware with Firmware->Upgrade. After that touchscreen should work normally.
Thanks to lenovohome Chinese forums and Russian lenovo-forums.ru. This wouldn't be possible without them.
Note: As I understood from other users, replacing the touchscreen also fixes the problem, so it seems the original assumption that something happens with the controller/drivers is correct.
However I can't explain why and what exactly goes wrong.
Hello I.nfraR.ed from Spain, and many many thanks a lot I have repair my A820T touch problems, now can I flash a A820 rom without problems ? this is for spanish language.
Thanks in advance
Jandruss said:
Hello I.nfraR.ed from Spain, and many many thanks a lot I have repair my A820T touch problems, now can I flash a A820 rom without problems ? this is for spanish language.
Thanks in advance
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No, it just repairs the touchscreen problem. If you flash A820 rom, same will happen.
A820, A820T and A830 firmwares are incompatible. Well, not sure about A820T <-> A830, but both are incompatible with A820.
hello again, now I'm setting the phone and have two sims installed, I have de miui a820t installed with morelocale2, all it's ok but the first sim didn't works cause invalid imei apeears, what can I do to repair it ?
I.nfraR.ed said:
No, it just repairs the touchscreen problem. If you flash A820 rom, same will happen.
A820, A820T and A830 firmwares are incompatible. Well, not sure about A820T <-> A830, but both are incompatible with A820.
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now I have tried to do a voice call and always call ended , what's happened ?
Jandruss said:
hello again, now I'm setting the phone and have two sims installed, I have de miui a820t installed with morelocale2, all it's ok but the first sim didn't works cause invalid imei apeears, what can I do to repair it ?
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Jandruss said:
hello again, now I'm setting the phone and have two sims installed, I have de miui a820t installed with morelocale2, all it's ok but the first sim didn't works cause invalid imei apeears, what can I do to repair it ?
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now I have tried to do a voice call and always call ended , what's happened ?
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Have you accidentally formatted the nand flash?
Flashing this firmware should not cause such issues. Tried on 2 A820 and everything is fine.
Search for guides for restoring IMEI numbers, there are plenty of these.
I have tried the replace of MP0B_001 file but again the invalid imei message appears, how can I restore on this model ??
I.nfraR.ed said:
Have you accidentally formatted the nand flash?
Flashing this firmware should not cause such issues. Tried on 2 A820 and everything is fine.
Search for guides for restoring IMEI numbers, there are plenty of these.
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Use the method from post #5: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197378
There are some other methods which are permanent, but you can try this first, should work fine if your phone is rooted.
You can get your first IMEI from the sticker in battery compartment, but I don't know how to determine second IMEI without backup. Do you have one?
Hello again, I have write IMEIS ,back again and now I can do voice calls, this is ok, but the cell can't work 3g networks, any company, I have tried every thing, mobile uncle tools 3 roms from need rom, APNS are ok configured, any ideas ?
Jandruss said:
I have tried the replace of MP0B_001 file but again the invalid imei message appears, how can I restore on this model ??
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Same issue with A830
I am also having the same problem with my A830. I think it lost IMEI when I did a full format using Flash Tools v3.1304.0.119. Tried restoring with all 5 solutions cybermaus posted without success. MTK tools show both IMEis that I have restored but phone will not connect. Once it actually worked, I could receive/make calls but it got blocked again within 1 hour.
I flashed another A830 with the same firmware and didn't have these problems. Have also tried several different firmware, but no success.
Very frustrated. Please heeeeelp!
sgjol2yt said:
I am also having the same problem with my A830. I think it lost IMEI when I did a full format using Flash Tools v3.1304.0.119. Tried restoring with all 5 solutions cybermaus posted without success. MTK tools show both IMEis that I have restored but phone will not connect. Once it actually worked, I could receive/make calls but it got blocked again within 1 hour.
I flashed another A830 with the same firmware and didn't have these problems. Have also tried several different firmware, but no success.
Very frustrated. Please heeeeelp!
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Well, I don't say that flashing a new firmware is 100% safe, sure there is a risk. But it's highly unlikely (if the ROM has correct structure) flashing an official ROM ruins your nvram block. I've flashed offical firmwares for A820 numerous times and I never had such issues.
The problem in your case is called "full nand format from Flash Tools". If you do this, then all is lost and there's only one way I know to permanently restore IMEI's, BT and MAC address. However, I won't post such information here.
I can try to help people on PM, but be sure I'll never post it on the forum.
A830 IMEI restore
I.nfraR.ed said:
Well, I don't say that flashing a new firmware is 100% safe, sure there is a risk. But it's highly unlikely (if the ROM has correct structure) flashing an official ROM ruins your nvram block. I've flashed offical firmwares for A820 numerous times and I never had such issues.
The problem in your case is called "full nand format from Flash Tools". If you do this, then all is lost and there's only one way I know to permanently restore IMEI's, BT and MAC address. However, I won't post such information here.
I can try to help people on PM, but be sure I'll never post it on the forum.
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I would very much appreciate your help, and am willing to pay for your help My email: [email protected] . Thanks again
Hi, I have a similar problem with my Lenovo A820, but it has started without any firmware upgrade or anything I did myself....
I have an area (around the lower third of the screen) wich has erratic behavior : 80% of the time everything is ok, but 20% of the time, doesn't recognize some actions, in particular tap and drag .....
I have followed the Infrared tutorial, but the problem persist. Again, I don't think it's a hardware failure because it's not permanent, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the rom installed.
Hi, i have a problem, i recently rooted my phone and applied a custom recovery "CWM" at first the device was OK, but suddenly the imei and the baseband got lost after rebooting a few times. I haven't apply any custom roms yet. I tried factory reset but was a failure and it didnt restore my baseband and imei. I have attached the image that shows no baseband and imei.
I have read on the internet on EFS backup and restore but I don't have EFS backup as i didnt flashed any roms yet so i didnt made any backup of the current rom.
Now here is the biggest problem of them all. I find solutions on the internet that are usually for galaxy devices and not for the deice i have.
Myphone is "Gfive g7 (MTK6589).
I download a stock rom from the internet its for the same phone but its processor is marks as mtk6582. Can i try to flash that rom on the device, or will that lead to bigger issues as the processor marked is different.
I also have another phone that is also MTK6589, can i make back up of its EFS and restore on the other phone.
I just found out these MTK phones doesnot support EFS. So Kindly help me, i will be grateful
Similarly can i make complete backup of that phone and restore it on the other phone?
And any suggestion else than that, how can i fix my phone IMEI and baseband.
Any help.... i will be grateful..
Regards
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Hi, i have a problem, i recently rooted my phone and applied a custom recovery "CWM" at first the device was OK, but suddenly the imei and the baseband got lost after rebooting a few times. I haven't apply any custom roms yet. I tried factory reset but was a failure and it didnt restore my baseband and imei. I have attached the image that shows no baseband and imei.
I have read on the internet on EFS backup and restore but I don't have EFS backup as i didnt flashed any roms yet so i didnt made any backup of the current rom.
Now here is the biggest problem of them all. I find solutions on the internet that are usually for galaxy devices and not for the deice i have.
Myphone is "Gfive g7 (MTK6589).
I download a stock rom from the internet its for the same phone but its processor is marks as mtk6582. Can i try to flash that rom on the device, or will that lead to bigger issues as the processor marked is different.
I also have another phone that is also MTK6589, can i make back up of its EFS and restore on the other phone.
I just found out these MTK phones doesnot support EFS. So Kindly help me, i will be grateful
Similarly can i make complete backup of that phone and restore it on the other phone?
And any suggestion else than that, how can i fix my phone IMEI and baseband.
Any help.... i will be grateful..
Regards
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I found another user with the same issue ... and his issue got solved > read here.
And here is another one.
EDIT:
Here is a guide how to fix the imei issue on a similar device.
And here is another guide.
So you may be lucky and get it fixed yourself.
If you still have questions or need detailed help, please ask in the Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum.
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ROM: AllianceROM v4.1
Kernel: Stock G900FXXU1ANE2
Recovery: PhilZ-touch
If you have any question about or any issue with your SGS2, just ask in the New members friendly Q&A thread.
... for the SGS5, just ask in the Noob friendly S5 All in one support thread
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Hi,
I am new to XDA and this is my first request for help.
I have MMX Unite 2 (8 GB Model, unrooted) with Kitkat stock OS.
Couple of days ago, I attempted increasing the apps partition using some of the links in XDA.
I could increase the apps memory to ~2.3 GB and internal SD to ~3.5 GB.
I was getting notification about Software Update(upgrade to Lollipop version).
I chose to do the OTA upgrade. Unfortunately I didnt take any backup!!
After the upgrade process, I ran into 2 critical issues.
I restarted the phone and it is unable to detect any SIM. Hence I am unable to make or get calls.
After some checks, I found out that both the IMEI numbers are erased!
I searched and found that MTK Droid tool or Maui Meta 3G tools need to be used.
However they seem to suggest that the phone needs to be rooted. But my phone is not rooted nor does it have custom Recovery.
Can anyone help me in restoring IMEI numbers? I have written down the numbers (printed on the back of the phone).
Thanks and regards,
Srinivasa Pradeep
brspradeep said:
Hi,
I am new to XDA and this is my first request for help.
I have MMX Unite 2 (8 GB Model, unrooted) with Kitkat stock OS.
Couple of days ago, I attempted increasing the apps partition using some of the links in XDA.
I could increase the apps memory to ~2.3 GB and internal SD to ~3.5 GB.
I was getting notification about Software Update(upgrade to Lollipop version).
I chose to do the OTA upgrade. Unfortunately I didnt take any backup!!
After the upgrade process, I ran into 2 critical issues.
I restarted the phone and it is unable to detect any SIM. Hence I am unable to make or get calls.
After some checks, I found out that both the IMEI numbers are erased!
I searched and found that MTK Droid tool or Maui Meta 3G tools need to be used.
However they seem to suggest that the phone needs to be rooted. But my phone is not rooted nor does it have custom Recovery.
Can anyone help me in restoring IMEI numbers? I have written down the numbers (printed on the back of the phone).
Thanks and regards,
Srinivasa Pradeep
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While using MAUI Meta 3g, I think root access isn't necessary. Take a look over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/unite-2/general/guide-repair-imei-invalid-micromax-t3048984
ajiththiruvatta said:
While using MAUI Meta 3g, I think root access isn't necessary. Take a look over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/unite-2/general/guide-repair-imei-invalid-micromax-t3048984
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I actually went through the link earlier.
With my Lollipop version, the MAUI Meta 3G is unable to establish connection. I get the following error after few minutes.
Error:"[ 36] BootROM start command passed, but target has no response until timeout, please press [Reconnect]
button to connect with target"
From the MAUI tool log, I can see that it was indeed able to handshake and send initial data.
Is there an issue with the drivers?
I am confused and need some help or pointers to proceed further.
Actually I checked if the tool indeed worked and I tested with Xolo Q1010i (running on Stock Kitkat 4.4.x).
I could succeed and connect and the indicator turned yellow.
I also made an attempt to flash the nvram.bin specified in the link using sp flashtool.
However this was also of little help.
I am thinking if there is a new version of the tool for lollipop version of the device??
brspradeep said:
I actually went through the link earlier.
With my Lollipop version, the MAUI Meta 3G is unable to establish connection. I get the following error after few minutes.
Error:"[ 36] BootROM start command passed, but target has no response until timeout, please press [Reconnect]
button to connect with target"
From the MAUI tool log, I can see that it was indeed able to handshake and send initial data.
Is there an issue with the drivers?
I am confused and need some help or pointers to proceed further.
Actually I checked if the tool indeed worked and I tested with Xolo Q1010i (running on Stock Kitkat 4.4.x).
I could succeed and connect and the indicator turned yellow.
I also made an attempt to flash the nvram.bin specified in the link using sp flashtool.
However this was also of little help.
I am thinking if there is a new version of the tool for lollipop version of the device??
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Downgrade to Kitkat and write imei's. Then try upgrading with sp flash tool. Don't know whether there is a new version or not. I was planning for a new video guide for maui tool. My lappie is in service. Will try something as soon as i get it. And one more thing, did u tried using nvram files from lolipop stock rom in maui? What was the result?
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Downgrade to Kitkat and write imei's. Then try upgrading with sp flash tool. Don't know whether there is a new version or not. I was planning for a new video guide for maui tool. My lappie is in service. Will try something as soon as i get it. And one more thing, did u tried using nvram files from lolipop stock rom in maui? What was the result?
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I was able to change finally by following the steps below:
1. I tried the same solution of downgrading to Kitkat and writing IMEIs. I didnt try using nvram from lollipop stock rom as the Lollipop version seemed to be very buggy. It didnt allow apps to access sdcard. It messed up with my custom ebr2 (It provided only 6 MB for internal storage !!)
I followed the video link provided by you in this post to downgrade to KitKat.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/unite-2/help/plz-help-how-to-downgrade-to-kitkat-t3208294
2. After Kitkat downgrade the IMEIs continued to be invalid as was expected.
The Maui Meta 3g(V 6.1316) as well as SN Writer(2.1504) were able to detect the phone and connect using META.
However the baseband version was set to unknown. I set the Modem DB and AP DB to the ones that came with Stock Kitkat ROM as in step 1. I was however unable to write the IMEIs succcessfully through both the tools. They were giving timeout errors.
3. Later I tried quite a few posts as well as youtube links but of little help.
Finally I came across a youtube video by Mohammad Sajid(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WlS0XuH14E)
for Micromax Canvas A116. The same steps of Formatting (with Manual Flash) and downloading the Kitkat stock ROM (as in step 1).
With this I rebooted the phone and it came with wrong IMEI as well as WIFI Mac address.
I then used SN Writer and used the DB that came with stock Kitkat Rom as in step 1 to write IMEIs as well as WIFI Mac address.
Voila!! This time it was successful. I am now happy.
Later I repartitioned the apps memory to have ~2.3GB and internal SD of ~3.7 GB.
Thanks,
Srinivasa Pradeep
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I was able to change finally by following the steps below:
1. I tried the same solution of downgrading to Kitkat and writing IMEIs. I didnt try using nvram from lollipop stock rom as the Lollipop version seemed to be very buggy. It didnt allow apps to access sdcard. It messed up with my custom ebr2 (It provided only 6 MB for internal storage !!)
I followed the video link provided by you in this post to downgrade to KitKat.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/unite-2/help/plz-help-how-to-downgrade-to-kitkat-t3208294
2. After Kitkat downgrade the IMEIs continued to be invalid as was expected.
The Maui Meta 3g(V 6.1316) as well as SN Writer(2.1504) were able to detect the phone and connect using META.
However the baseband version was set to unknown. I set the Modem DB and AP DB to the ones that came with Stock Kitkat ROM as in step 1. I was however unable to write the IMEIs succcessfully through both the tools. They were giving timeout errors.
3. Later I tried quite a few posts as well as youtube links but of little help.
Finally I came across a youtube video by Mohammad Sajid(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WlS0XuH14E)
for Micromax Canvas A116. The same steps of Formatting (with Manual Flash) and downloading the Kitkat stock ROM (as in step 1).
With this I rebooted the phone and it came with wrong IMEI as well as WIFI Mac address.
I then used SN Writer and used the DB that came with stock Kitkat Rom as in step 1 to write IMEIs as well as WIFI Mac address.
Voila!! This time it was successful. I am now happy.
Later I repartitioned the apps memory to have ~2.3GB and internal SD of ~3.7 GB.
Thanks,
Srinivasa Pradeep
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That's really a great story! and did u got any nvram warning while switching on wifi?
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That's really a great story! and did u got any nvram warning while switching on wifi?
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Same things happened wuth me in past, i also fixed that using the same method but bro as u say im getting NvRam warning while switching wifi off how to solve this, if you know plz tell me.
whaidim said:
Same things happened wuth me in past, i also fixed that using the same method but bro as u say im getting NvRam warning while switching wifi off how to solve this, if you know plz tell me.
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Patch is available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/unite-2/general/guide-repair-imei-invalid-micromax-t3048984
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That's really a great story! and did u got any nvram warning while switching on wifi?
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I am not sure what you meant by nvram warning.
Once I downloaded the stock ROM after formatting, my wifi and IMEI were all junk.
If i remember correctly, it gave nvram 10 as one of the networks when I tried to turn on wifi
After I used Maui Meta 3G tool to update IMEIs and WIFI MAC address, it is working fine.
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I am not sure what you meant by nvram warning.
Once I downloaded the stock ROM after formatting, my wifi and IMEI were all junk.
If i remember correctly, it gave nvram 10 as one of the networks when I tried to turn on wifi
After I used Maui Meta 3G tool to update IMEIs and WIFI MAC address, it is working fine.
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So where did you got wifi mac adress? Is it from the settings > about phone, or somewhere else?
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So where did you got wifi mac adress? Is it from the settings > about phone, or somewhere else?
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Once bitten twice shy.
I had taken the backup of the wifi address before I formatted and downloaded the stock Kitkat rom to the phone.
PLEASE NOTE _ THREAD BEING ACTIVELY EDITED [email protected] _
SMART FIRST 6 V695 MTK6572(M)
(vodafone)
Unbrick - Restore - Custom Roms - Root & More
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR DEVICE AS A RESULT OF FLASHING!
So, I bricked a vodafone smart first 6 trying to root it (latest update is unrootable at the moment - or a whole lot of messing about if it can be). So I managed to flash a rom and get it all working.
Vodafone do not release a rom for this model so its more or less impossible to unbrick or repair it without the below methods, this will basically turn the Vodafone Smart First 6 into a Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4. Way better in my opinion as it has full official alcatel support for original firmware, root, custom recovery and custom roms. Dual sim also still supported.
So, your phone is a Smart First 6?, Right?. Well it's basically the same as an Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4. So we flash the files for the pixi 3 4 and we can unbrick the phone, but then the phone will be a pixi 3 4. Hope that all makes sense!.
Vodafone Smart First 6 specs; GSMARENA
Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4 specs; GSMARENA
Pixi 3 4 3014D is the firmware we are applying - btw the 4 in pixi 3 4 just means 4" as in screen size - pixi 3 4"
Specs are identical so we can can flash Pixi 3 4 rom onto a vodafone smart first 6. pixi 3 4 stock is definately alot better than the vodafone stock rom, then being able to flash custom roms, improving the device even more.
LINKS TO OTHER XDA THREADS IN RELATION TO THIS GUIDE
Below are links to related guides in xda that contain information regarding this device.
XDA thread by Menroid - whole lot of messing in my opinion and did not work for me - good thread all the same -
XDA thread by kirito9 - Alcatel OneTouch Pixi Thread - very useful, move onto this once you've finished with my thread I guess - stock & custom roms and root for the Pixi 3 4 (your new phone! . . . or your phones new firmware! . . . :silly:!)
Now . . . . . . .
Tools Required
SPFlash Tool, Rom, preloader and scatter file (all files for restore basically); MEGA LINK
(instructions are for this version of SPFlash Tool - do not use a newer version with this guide unless you do not need to follow the instructions)
Alcatel Mobile Upgrade Tool; MEGA LINK
Drivers
drivers can be found in this thread as VCOM, Micromax Drivers or use the PDANet link -THREAD LINK
Restore Device
(well . . . flash pixi 3 4 firmware to repair vodafone smart first 6)
- Install Drivers!!
- Download and unpack rom zip
- Start SPFlash Tool, select scatter-loading, load scatter file from rom folder
- Go to drop-down menu "Window", select "Write Memory", new tab appears
- Go to new tab, "Open Raw Data", open ROM_0 File, Select under "Memory setting" EMMC
- Edit the HEX address
- Begin address : 0x0000000000000000 , Container Length : 0x77500000
- Press "Write memory", connect powered off phone to cable, remember.....to flash with spflash tool.....take battery out and plug phone to pc via usb...flashing on this device is done without the battery in the phone....wait to finish
- After done, reconnect battery, check if phone power on
- If not, return to "Download" Tab, and flash just preloader
- Check if power on, and enter Recovery mode if so
- From recovery, do Wipe Data / Cache , then reboot
- Wait for first start, it takes longer time to boot.
- All done.
Now the device has Pixi 3 4" 4013D firmware.
This method has now flashed pixi 4" firmware and effectively made the phone into a pixi 3 4" model.
The flashed rom was a backup of a working rom so if you want full stock restore, go ahead and restore it with Alcatel Official Mobile Upgrade Tool. Remember the model is 4013 - needs selecting in Mobile Upgrade Tool.
Custom Roms, Custom Recovery (TWRP), Root & More . . .
Follow kirito9's thread and his thread links as linked above as you no longer have a Vodafone Smart First 6, it is now a Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4" with 4013(D) firmware
ANY PROBLEMS? . . . - I'M HAPPY TO HELP
CREDITS
kirito9 via XDA
Brka (moderator) @ gsmhosting.com
So, once we have done this how do we root?
Nice! There's no SPFlash in the rar? I used SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1344.0.212.rar from http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/tutor-how-to-root-star-g9000-galaxy-s5-t2913488 and the VCOM / Micromax Drivers - worked perfectly, thanks!
madsam106 said:
So, once we have done this how do we root?
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Hi. Once this is flashed root can be done with kingroot or follow the thread i have linked too for the pixi 3 4. Kirito9s thread he has full instructions for everything.
angryfrommanchester said:
Nice! There's no SPFlash in the rar? I used SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1344.0.212.rar from http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/tutor-how-to-root-star-g9000-galaxy-s5-t2913488 and the VCOM / Micromax Drivers - worked perfectly, thanks!
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Hi. I will update file but yes..you got the right spflash tool. Glad i helped.
Head over too kirito9's thread and get the latest root twrp cuatom roms and more for the pixi 3 4
Kingroot wouldn't work for me (just caused a bootloop and had to start again). http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...4-official-t3193624/post65706654#post65706654 did the job, but as mentioned in the thread, I had to use "SP Flash Tool MOD (Gets rid of most errors)" from the first post of the thread.
gendi said:
EDIT: Ignore this for now, just seen http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...4-official-t3193624/post65706654#post65706654 (somehow missed that the first time), trying now.
I couldn't succeed with kingroot after the SPFlash stage. I have a stock 4013 from a VF695, but applying kingroot either via PC or apk results in a bootloop (wipes don't help) and I have to redo the SPFlash to get a working phone again. Strangely, when I connect the phone to the internet it says there is an update available, but that I can't apply it because the phone is rooted... but it isn't rooted for any apps that I try.
Any suggestions for rooting and then installing a custom recovery?
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I used kingroot then flashed the recovery with flashify from the app store before rebooting.
angryfrommanchester said:
I used kingroot then flashed the recovery with flashify from the app store before rebooting.
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For me, kingroot forced a reboot... guess you got lucky, but the other method above worked for me
Cheers
gendi said:
For me, kingroot forced a reboot... guess you got lucky, but the other method above worked for me
Cheers
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Wasn't sure if it was rebooting or crashing for me tbh so disabled internet to stop it running updates while kingroot was working.
angryfrommanchester said:
Wasn't sure if it was rebooting or crashing for me tbh so disabled internet to stop it running updates while kingroot was working.
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Hi. Kingroot works...if it reboots just start the app again when phone starts and you will see it carries on doing the root from the % it was at when it restarted phone.
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So, on to my next issue...
The "dirty" flash seems to be changing the built in MAC address for WiFi and BT to 3c:cb:7c:3f:cd:a6 and :a5 repetitively. Any idea where this is being set? I still have the original MACs, but I don't know if I can edit anything to change them back permanently?
I ended up editing /data/nvram/APCFG/APRDEB/WIFI and then setting to read-only and it seems to have worked... now whether I should do that... who knows!
gendi said:
I ended up editing /data/nvram/APCFG/APRDEB/WIFI and then setting to read-only and it seems to have worked... now whether I should do that... who knows!
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Hi. Im not sure tbh. The mac address' may change but I've not noticed any faults with it being changed. Wifi and bluetooth work on my flash as expected.
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Hi. Im not sure tbh. The mac address' may change but I've not noticed any faults with it being changed. Wifi and bluetooth work on my flash as expected.
Sent from my SM-G920F using XDA-Developers mobile app
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The problems come when you have more than one on the same network.
Nice!
Ehm nice to see an less hectic Guide for the Smart First! I made an Quick entry and exit when i found Kirito9's Thread
Rooting before was Hit and Miss and same for Recovery, but The Pixi thread made me dive deeper understanding more about MTK Devices....sweet!
Testing the 4G now
Keep up the good work & see ya around!
Ps. you can take my Thread link down, because there are more stable ways to do all that.
I will link your Thread via mine so people can be safer!
Menroid said:
Ehm nice to see an less hectic Guide for the Smart First! I made an Quick entry and exit when i found Kirito9's Thread
Rooting before was Hit and Miss and same for Recovery, but The Pixi thread made me dive deeper understanding more about MTK Devices....sweet!
Testing the 4G now
Keep up the good work & see ya around!
Ps. you can take my Thread link down, because there are more stable ways to do all that.
I will link your Thread via mine so people can be safer!
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Hey Menroid, Glad I could help, your post helped but like we agree it is a little hit and miss, i got root but then it unroots on reboot. I will take link down for your thread and you link mine as yours still gets the hits and results at top on search sites like google, etc.
Keep up the contributions too mate.
Does the GPS work on the phone when following this guide? I cant seem to get the GPS to pick up a signal anymore
Hi,
I flashed the memory using SP Flash Tool, and the green tick appeared so I guess it worked ok.
I then went to flash the preloader and I get the following error:
"4032 – BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (4032) [EMI] Enable DRAM fail"
Here's a screenshot:
hxxp://i.imgur.com/9DW88qp.png
(swap the xx for tt)
The phone will not turn on or respond to anything, please help, thanks
EDIT: I've got the original firmware backed up, I tried to restore that using SP Flash and I get the same error, is there any way around this error?
suggest new vf695 do not use this way, my new vf695 use this one and dead, same message.
"4032 – BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (4032) [EMI] Enable DRAM fail"
i try many ways but not recovery. only i can do, just use it as a hardware spare part.
jxtan11 said:
suggest new vf695 do not use this way, my new vf695 use this one and dead, same message.
"4032 – BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (4032) [EMI] Enable DRAM fail"
i try many ways but not recovery. only i can do, just use it as a hardware spare part.
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I managed to fix mine, restored from the Backup I created in SP flash tool. It's not rooted but at least it's working.
If you want to fix your device try restoring your backup.
I had to flash from another PC in the end, SP flash can be rather insonsistent.