So you softbricked your device, eh? Well you came to the right thread. I am your host, Abraham, or as you now know me: FixMyAndy. I also release apps for android under the name "MCOM" on google play.
If you have not done so, install your device's stock firmware. Future updates of this will include stock android images from all versions.
So what are you waiting for? Here is the fix:
Code:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B87C7nYZjZGzTTQzSzBpeXpMYm8/view?usp=sharing
Steps:
1. Unzip zip folder
2. Start up android into bootloader (usually not an option on Chinese-made Android phones)
3. Plug in your android to your PC
4. Move your system.img, boot.img, and recovery.img files to insert_img_files_here .
5. Open up fix_device.bat, or press and hold shift, and right click, then go to open command window here, and type in "fix_device.bat" (without quotes)
6. Do what ever you want while it is downloading
While it is fixing, you can:
A. Watch a movie
B. Fall asleep
OR
C. Watch the commands drop faster than 3rd grade math class :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
DISCLAIMER:
This only works on Windows. In the future, I will upload different zips for different Android versions.
Oh, and do not forget to smile you beautiful person!
Original source :- here
Hi guys this is a universal guide to create a Materialised TWRP recovery from an original one very easily guys… Without any knowledge of rom editing or stuff like that just with omni clicks
If you want with detailed and with pic explaination like wikipedia go to the original source
Requirements :
My Auto Materialised TWRP maker Tool (xda post here)
Your Phone’s Original TWRP image
Some details of your Phone like resolution and all
A very little brain
Lets Start :
1. Download the Auto Materialised TWRP maker Tool from above in your pc. It will be a zip file so Extract it (to do so if you have winrar Right click > Extract to a new folder )
2. Now open the folder and double click on main.bat file (The king of all )
3. Next thing select option ‘a’ by typing small letter ‘a’ (without qoutes), then it will say you to drag your original phones twrp image, so drag it.
4. Now press Enter, Next screen will tell you that you have to enter some details so again press enter
5. Now it will tell you to select your phone’s resoultion (for eg: 1280 x 720 etc, if you don’t know then google it). Like beside my Coolpad note 3 has 1280 x 720 resolution so i have selected “1” option.Once done press Enter.
6. Now the next following screen will tell you to give a Ripper name (a pet name contains less alphabets without spaces) give it and press Enter. In the same way Enter your name as Author name.
7. Now they will tell you to enter your dragged twrp version. So here you have to select the TWRP version of the image you have dragged at first (like i have dragged 3.1.0 so i will select option “6”). Press enter once done.
8. Now in the next screen they will tell you to select your device type i.e whether it is based on Samsung Download’s mode or our normal bootloader mode (For samsung devices select option “1”, for others you can go for “2” option) Press Enter once done.5
9. Now here in the screen they will tell you to give your contact website or anything you have that if
people get errors they will contact you, even phone numbers are allowed but don’t give it,, ya coz you don’t want people to call for this **** things…HAHA bluffing (If you don’t have press ‘x’, like i have entered my web6 address for contact) Press Enter.
10. Now in the next screen you have to give credits like I have given (look at the pic) After every credit you have to press Enter (Total 3 last will be default one ) Now press Enter second last time
Now lastly Press Capital “Y” without quotes to start the making of Materialised TWRP… EXCITED 7
Now wait till the process gets completed, It will take hardly 30 secs to make the twrp…. ONCE DONE //
HAHA ..CONGO you have your Materialised TWRP saved in the Projects folder where you have installed the tool with name “TWRP-materialised.img”
Now time for flashing to do that in your PC install adb and fastboot drivers if you don’t have from google (search for adb and fastboot drivers and install it) Then open the command prompt in the directory where the newly materialised image is present and type “adb reboot bootloader” and then “fastboot flash recovery -your-image-name-” and then “fastboot continue” or directly boot from there to recovery mode to enjoy materialised TWRP… or for flashing through android use Flashify app from playstore………..
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR PAYING ATTENTION HERE, I ENJOYED SO MUCH EXPLAINING YOU ALL.
UPDATE:
As i don't have much time, here is the link to our Alcatel tetra and ideal xtra development and support group on telegram.
ALL THE FILES THAT USED TO BE LINKED HERE ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MENTIONED TELEGRAM GROUP
https://t.me/Android_General_Chat
Any questions for myself need go there.
Thanks.
LgPWNd
Ok so I am here today to give you a TWRP recovery and A Liniage OS 16 Rom ported from a GSI.
And a quick how to on setting it all up..
DISCLAIMER:
I Am In No WAY responsible for ANYTHING YOU choose to do to your phone.
If you use this and your Dog eats your Cat, Your phone catches fire and burns down your house, or you loose all your game-saves pictures and other files it's NOT MY FAULT.
THIS WILL WIPE YOUR DATA AND FORMAT YOUR PHONE!!!
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED
MY FASTBOOT DOESN"T WORK !
See-This:
Just grab this package I made for @Sloogle_Flugelmann
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CiGKCPGBJAPvl8R3_24kvdvrQB5V3abI
So requirements are :
#1: Willingness to format your phone and loose all apps and data.{MAKE A BACK-UP}
#2: ADB and Fastboot working on your PC.
#3: The Files I Will Link to or attach .
# Some Time to work on it, and half a Brain
There will be Two methods to accomplish basically the same thing,
Method 1 gives you the long way and it leaves you with the bare basic LOS 16 installed no root no gapps...
on the other hand Method 2 will leave you with LOS 16 and My favorite version of the pixil launcher and stock Gapps included and basically everything working.
METHOD 1-THE LONG ROAD:
STEP 1:
download the package that I will upload for everyone...
STEP 2:
Unlock your bootloader.... there may be multiple ways to do so but for me I enabled usb debugging and OEM unlocking in developers options {if you don't know how to do that you should run far away now !} then I gave the command
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
and this takes you to fastboot mode...
once there issue the following command to unlock your bootloader AND factory-reset the phone
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
then
Code:
fastboot reboot
Now your bootloader is unlocked and your device has been wiped in the process...
so let it boot up then go through the setup wizard and I just skip through everything as we will be wiping it once again in a minute... and just need to get to developer options and re-enable adb...
so do that...
STEP 3: Now that your bootloader is unlocked comes the fun stuff...
Firstly you need an SD-card with at least 4-6 GB free space and before continuing we want to move our LOS-16 System.img to our sd-card so we can install it from TWRP so once that's on the root of Sd-card's storage continue with this guide....
we need to disable DM-Varity to use twrp so we flash a magisk-patched-boot.img
so move the files Patched_boot.img AND twrp_alcatel_5059r_v3-2-3.img to a folder on desktop and open a command prompt /terminal/powershell-window at the file's location.. then issue this command to the phone .
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
and once again we are in fastboot mode.
now we want to use fastboot to replace the stock boot image and stock recovery with our patched boot image and twrp recovery image..
Code:
fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img
then
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp_alcatel_5059r_v3-2-3.img
after this we want to reboot to recovery using the hardware keys. because if we don't the stock system will erase our twrp and replace it with stock recovery on boot.
so we do
Code:
fastboot reboot
and soon as you press enter on your keyboard grab the phone and continually hold down the volume-up key and hold the power key .
once you see the alcatel logo and message about unlocked bootloader, you quickly release ONLY the power key for a second then repress and hold it for a count of 5 seconds. then release the power key again and quickly repress it for another 5 seconds and keep doing that for a moment until the screen flashes white then displays the TWRP splash screen.
once we are in twrp it'll ask for the encryption password...
WE DONT HAVE ONE , So just hit Cancel
then it'll ask about system modifications and whatnot,
just swipe to allow modifications.
now we want to head to Wipe > Advanced-Wipe > Format Data
you'll have to type in
Code:
yes
and let it do it's thing.
once done with that we need to reboot to recovery so click the back arrow several times until you are back at twrp's min screen.
head over to Reboot>Recovery
the phone should reboot right back to twrp, you shouldn't see the encryption password screen this time as we formatted DATA.
so now swipe to allow modifications and head back to
Wipe>Advanced-Wipe and check the boxes for system,dalvik-cache,cache,data....
then swipe to wipe them.
then you want to hit the back arrow again till at the main twrp screen again.
Head to Install click on select storage, choose your Sd-card
Click on install zip to change it to install image.
select the LOS image we moved to the Sd-card prieviously,
click on System as the install location.
and finally swipe to flash it.
let it do it's thing.
once completed you will want to click the back arrow again until main twrp screen and reboot to recovery once more....
now once in recovery again you swipe to allow modifications and need to replace the GSI's build.prop file with the one I am including in the zip.
I used adb to accomplish this...
on your PC move the included build.prop file to your working directory{folder your working out of}
and use the terminal/command prompt/powershell to give the following commands
Code:
adb devices
you should see the device identified by serial number and the word recovery next to it
then
Code:
adb shell
you should have a root shell on the device,
Code:
rm -rf /system/build.prop
then
Code:
exit
now your back to pc terminal so type:
Code:
adb push build.prop /system/build.prop
Code:
adb shell
back to root shell
Code:
chmod 0644 /system/build.prop
and then
Code:
reboot now
at this point your phone should reboot and everything was done correctly it'll go past the alcatel logo and bootlock message and then display the LOS 16 boot animation then it'll show a funny looking screen that has an android guy and the message " Please wait while your device is being encrypted"
it'll have a progress counter and when the count-down reacheds zero it'll just hang there....
that's ok, hold the power key until the phone reboots and you should get the los bootanimation followed by the LOS setup wizard start screen.
and you go through the set-up wizard and you'll be in LOS 16 PIE
Now if you want google apps to work there's a few more steps and they will be the same for both method 1 and method 2
if you flash gapps after rebooting from that you'll get a million messages about google play services and google apps crashing ... it's ok
you need to enable usb debugging in the LOS 16 and then sideload the apk ( Device+ID.apk )
Code:
adb sideload "Device+ID.apk"
once installed
open it to get the GSF registration number for your device.
then if you open the play store you'll be greeted by the google DEVICE UNCERTIFIED page...
Don't fret , this is why we fixed the build.prop to reflect our devices orig. build fingerprint...
So scroll down to the bottom of that page and see the last option about Custom Roms
there is a link there... long press that link and choose open in browser
you'll be greeted by the registration page for google...
make sure you are signed into google through your browser...( <---VERY IMPORTANT ) by opening another page to google gmail or the like and signing in with your google account.
then go back to the registration page and hit refresh ...
now it should recognize you by your gmail account in the top right corner i think.
anyhow... go to that ( Device+ID.apk ) that we sideloaded and click on the second set of numbers down the list it should mention (GSF) and choose copy . it'll copy the numbers to your clipboard.
now go back to the browser page from google about registration and paste the copied number into the place next to the (Register) button and then click the register button
it should then list your id converted to decimal on the page...
I did this several times from my PC and got no where but after doing it from the phone it's self a couple minutes later i clicked on one of the error messages about google play services and wholy-krap it finnally let me open google-play-store.
at this point your ready to go....
for an informative article with pictures about this check here:
https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-fix-device-not-certified-by-google-error/
Now for Method 2
method two involves all the same steps as method 1 up until you get to TWRP... except that instead of moving the LOS16 system.img to your Sdcard before begining you'll want to extract the alcatel-idelXTRA-5059r-LOS16-modded-2019-05-23.zip I've included and move that whole folder to the sdcard...then
go back and read method 1 and once you are booted into twrp for the first time STOP and come back here to Method 2
Now once you get to twrp the first time the first thing to do is click cancel on the encryption screen then swipe to allow modifications on the next screen. then once at the main twrp screen we need to make a back-up that we will likely never use...
so go to Backup>choose storage (micro sd-card) and then make a back-up, Name the back-up My-Backup so that you can easily find it later. to save space and time I'd recommend backing up just the boot partition.
that'll complete quickly...
now for the weird work-around/Dirty-Hack stuff
you should have the contents of alcatel-idelXTRA-5059r-LOS16-modded-2019-05-23.zip a folder called (alcatel-idelXTRA-5059r-LOS16-modded-2019-05-23) on the root of your sd-card's storage...
and we just made our first back-up from twrp of our boot partition.
so from the main twrp screen we go to Advanced>File-manageer>external_sd we should find a folder labeled(TWRP)
inside that should be a folder labled (BACKUPS) and inside that should be yet one more folder with your device's serial or android ID as the label mine is (49NJ6TORP****VRG) your's may read differently. and finally inside That folder you should find the back-up you previously made (My-Backup) if you followed my instructions.
now we need to go back to the root of our sd-card's storage by clicking (up a level) several times and then click on the folder i had you move there earlier (alcatel-idelXTRA-5059r-LOS16-modded-2019-05-23) and once you click it you'll see files inside look down to the right hand corner in twrp
you should see a little blue folder button with a check-mark , Click that button
then it'll show you options....
click (Move) button then click (up a level) it'll look like it took you all the way back to the beginning top level of file manager, now we navigate to where we want the folder Moved to, so click external_sd > TWRP>BACKUPS>49NJ6TORP****VRG"or what-ever it named your device" > and when you see your (My-Backup) folder STOP... now click the folder button bottom right again, and you're presented with a screen saying moving blah blah blah : to : blah blah blah...
just swipe to move it there.
once you've done that click the back arrow to leave file manager and back out to the main twrp screen again...
Now click Restore>select storage> Micro Sdcard >ok and you should see two things to choose from...
(My-Backup) " the one you created earlier "
and
(alcatel-idelXTRA-5059r-LOS16-modded-2019-05-23)
obviously choose the second one (alcatel-idelXTRA-5059r-LOS16-modded-2019-05-23)
it'll ask you which partitons to restore
make sure ALL of the available boxes are checked should be boot, recovery, cache, and system
then swipe to restore...
after that's done we want to make sure we don't have any issues so back out to the main twrp screen
go to Wipe>Advanced Wipe and choose Dalvik/art Cache and also Cache and Data
swipe to wipe.
then back out once more and goto Wipe>Format Data and type yes and click the blue check mark on the keyboard to continue
after formating data
back out to main twrp screen and go to Reboot>System and if prompted choose NOT to install TWRP app
it wont work for you any way.
it should now reboot and do the please wait while encrypting your device thing again ...
after it counts down to zero it'll hang so just hold down the power button until it reboots and you'll get los boot animation followed by Los setup wizard.
go ahead and setup your device once completed the setup wizard you'll want to follow the part at the end of Method 1 above to get google apps and playstore working.....
then you're Done.
enjoy
NOTE with method two you'll also have a modified /system/etc/hosts file so you'll basically have ad malware and porn protection too. if you don't want that you can replace the content of your hosts file with
Code:
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
from twrp etc.
if you like what I've done and want to motivate me to do even more please click thanks and consider a small donation of the price of a coffee or stout Beer
AIO-Package = https://drive.google.com/open?id=14fXqm4fjHtNJ8gm9M2SUdybuFAbIyHjJ
EDIT Somehow forgot to add the magisk patched boot.img to the file
will upload separately later
EDIT: 2
here's the zip with patched_boot.img
UNZIP IT
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8Sar9yx6mI7by02v83uEprmBOc7_9I1/view?usp=sharing
Edit 3:
Alternate "Better" recovery. !
there are two other recovery ports and I'd recommend either of them over this TWRP.
That being said, if you use method 2 to restore my back-up above...
Please do so with the twrp linked here as thats what made the back-up.
Here's The link to other better recoverys...
keep digging for it
almost there..
.
Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/recovery-pitchblack-redwolf-recoverys-t3947609
EDIT 4:
Making Magisk Just WORK Dammit!
So here is something Nice, We now can have Magisk root on any Pie GSI's by flashing this zip-file .
NOTE TO THREAD HOPPERZ:
THIS IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THIS DEVICE.
IT WILL LIKELY WORK ALSO ON THE ALCATEL TETRA SINCE THE FILES AND PATH ARE THE SAME
DO NOT FLASH THIS TO ANYTHING ELSE!!!
Credit for this go's to a guy who figured out the lib file was missing in most gsi images,
My-self for putting it all together in a flashable zip.
and to @TheExploitedOne for his help fixing error 6 on my updater script and blindly flashing it first
The-Good-Stuff: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qgZJyEOfVuN7POv_YKAunm-62oNRFhUb
Credit where it's due:
@Sloogle_Flugelmann and @riskybusiness
for the thread located:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/alcatel-idealxtra-5059r-root-t3885536
Which got me thinking....
also
@Andy Yan for building the GSI that I used to port this
@phhusson for all the work on treble and GSI'S that made this possible
@topjohnwu for magisk
and Alcatel / TCL for making it easy this time.
Ok so I found a way to disable forced encryption.
allowing TWRP to use our /Data partition again Yeay!!!
So here's how to do it...
Download the attached file from this post....
put it on your desktop or what ever folder your working out of...
Extract IT and find fstab.mt6739
open your terminal/CMD window and then boot to TWRP.
once in TWRP go ahead and go to Mounts>vendor
and make sure /vendor partition is mounted...
then go back to the pc and type...
Code:
adb shell rm -rf /vendor/etc/fstab.mt6739
Code:
adb push fstab.mt6739 /vendor/etc/fstab.mt6739
Code:
adb shell chmod 0644 /vendor/etc/fstab.mt6739
now go back over to fone, and in twrp back out to main screen and then go to wipe>format Data >type yes
let it do that....
once finished go ahead and reboot to android system
It'll boot up and takes a few minutes to go through the whole set-up wizard again.
but this time you will NOT see the darn little Encrypting the Krap out of android screen...
PROFIT !!!!!
Method 2:
NO PC NEEDED
Download attached file , EXTRACT IT , move fstab.mt6739 to your external sd card....
reboot to twrp,
in twrp at main screen go to
Mount>vendor and make sure /vendor is mounted, and mount> Micro SD Card make sure you have sdcard mounted...
then hit back arrow.
from main screen go to Advanced > File Manager > vendor > etc > fstab.mt6739
click the file and then click Delete
now scroll back to top (Up A Level) > (Up A Level) > external_sd
now look for the file you downloaded with the name fstab.mt6739
click on it then click Move
then once again vendor > etc
now click the little blue folder icon bottom right corner
It'll say,
Moving
Blahblahblah
to
Blahblahblah
just swipe to confirm
after that hit Back
now to fix the permissions
(up a level) > vendor > etc > click on fstab.mt6739
click on chmod
it'll show
Permissions
0000
go ahead and delete the zeros and then type 0644
then hit the checkmark to complete action (bottom right corner)
once done just hit back back back...
till main twrp screen
now to format data to remove the encryption...
back out to main screen and then go to wipe>format Data >type yes
let it do that....
once finished go ahead and reboot to android system
It'll boot up and takes a few minutes to go through the whole set-up wizard again.
but this time you will NOT see the darn little Encrypting the Krap out of android screen...
PROFIT !!!!!
If this helped you, please consider the thanks button....
If this saved your day maybe you'd like to buy me a cup of coffee?
ENJOY
Network unlock package available now
Ok so I have found a way to network unlock the fone but developing it has cost me nearly $80
I am considering sharing a restore package that you can use to restore a back-up from twrp to get your fone Unlocked for any GSM carrier...
But as I have seen NO ONE post in this thread yet, I'll save it...
I may even make it a gift for anyone who donates anything more than $3 to me for my time effort and expenses in developing all this stuff.
if anyone's interested either hit thanks and post about your interest here...
or shoot me a private message...
Got it fully rooted
I got the los 16 pie gsi rooted through a long combination of dirty hacks that in the end allows the official los 16 addonsu to work correctly.
Don't know if ill ever get around to sharing exact details but I will upload a rooted los 16 rom here very soon
will work on that getting that rooted system.img uploaded sometime this week hopefully
Alcatel Da And Auth Files
I scoured the net and finally took apart another program to get these but here's the AUTH & DA files for this device....
also going to add an archive containing all ALCATEL DA and AUTH files I have now....
of course it seems I'm the only one interested in this device...
so probably no one will ever think to look here for them...
but if you do , And if this helps in any way....
Don't forget to click thanks button
Come a long way on this device...
Too bad no one else seems interested ?
Fastboot mode is disabled on mine. adb reboot bootloader just restarts mine.
I have a fix for you
Sloogle_Flugelmann said:
Fastboot mode is disabled on mine. adb reboot bootloader just restarts mine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'll load up a lk.bin that you can flash using root and DD.
I'll include a ReadMe with exact instructions.
For temp root to flash the lk.bin you're gonna want to use mtk-su
I'll include everything needed in a zip and load it up here.
May take me a little bit since I'm hanging with the family for 4th.
Happy 4th of July
Sloogle_Flugelmann said:
Fastboot mode is disabled on mine. adb reboot bootloader just restarts mine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
@Sloogle_Flugelmann
Thanks for bringing that to my attention,
I been so busy developing for the tetra lately because no one seemed interested here.
If you go back and re-read OP,
I've added a fastboot fix zip with everything needed and instructions
the zip is for a windows user ,
for linux just replace the ./adb.exe with adb
in the commands issued to pc
Let me know if you need help.
LgPWN'd said:
@Sloogle_Flugelmann
Thanks for bringing that to my attention,
I been so busy developing for the tetra lately because no one seemed interested here.
If you go back and re-read OP,
I've added a fastboot fix zip with everything needed and instructions
the zip is for a windows user ,
for linux just replace the ./adb.exe with adb
in the commands issued to pc
Let me know if you need help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome! Thank you. Yeah I just got this phone as a secondary/backup phone and assumed nobody would even be interested in doing anything with this phone. Was kinda surprised to see any progress.
Also, I recommend using Wordpad because Notepad made it one long line of text
Regardless of what or how many times I try, I always end up on a stuck boot screen with circle crossing the screen on the LOS16 rom.
Sloogle_Flugelmann said:
Regardless of what or how many times I try, I always end up on a stuck boot screen with circle crossing the screen on the LOS16 rom.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It take a while to boot up
Did u try the backup/restore method?
It always takes mine a bit to boot up.
LgPWN'd said:
@Sloogle_Flugelmann
Thanks for bringing that to my attention,
I been so busy developing for the tetra lately because no one seemed interested here.
If you go back and re-read OP,
I've added a fastboot fix zip with everything needed and instructions
the zip is for a windows user ,
for linux just replace the ./adb.exe with adb
in the commands issued to pc
Let me know if you need help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can you patch fastboot in my Alcatel A7 XL?? Please, it's disabled...
I can use mtk-su since is arm64 MT6750.
Here is the lk.bin:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ATD4aw5tQZHSWpvcM70qhdAcOYGCXKM/view?usp=drivesdk
Rortiz2;798[INDENT said:
[/INDENT]49897]Can you patch fastboot in my Alcatel A7 XL?? Please, it's disabled...
I can use mtk-su since is arm64 MT6750.
Here is the lk.bin:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ATD4aw5tQZHSWpvcM70qhdAcOYGCXKM/view?usp=drivesdk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The issue will be this:
If I modify that in any way and you flash it
You will have a brick .
You can only flash modded images after you unlock the bootloader.
Best advice is to look for older or other copies of firmware from the manufacturer and hopefully one of those will allow you to get fastboot.
Anything not signed by manufacturer will brick u .
LgPWN'd said:
The issue will be this:
If I modify that in any way and you flash it
You will have a brick .
You can only flash modded images after you unlock the bootloader.
Best advice is to look for older or other copies of firmware from the manufacturer and hopefully one of those will allow you to get fastboot.
Anything not signed by manufacturer will brick u .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ugh, so it will enter in a red state and it will refuse to boot...
So there's no any way?
PS: I can't find stock FW in any site...
LgPWN'd said:
@Sloogle_Flugelmann
Thanks for bringing that to my attention,
I been so busy developing for the tetra lately because no one seemed interested here.
If you go back and re-read OP,
I've added a fastboot fix zip with everything needed and instructions
the zip is for a windows user ,
for linux just replace the ./adb.exe with adb
in the commands issued to pc
Let me know if you need help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LgPWN'd said:
It take a while to boot up
Did u try the backup/restore method?
It always takes mine a bit to boot up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I left it for over 30 mins. I'll try the backup/restore method tonight.
UPDATE: The backup/restore method worked and I was able to get it booted. Thank you so much! This is awesome
What would u like to see for it next?
Sloogle_Flugelmann said:
Awesome! Thank you. Yeah I just got this phone as a secondary/backup phone and assumed nobody would even be interested in doing anything with this phone. Was kinda surprised to see any progress.
Also, I recommend using Wordpad because Notepad made it one long line of text
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ive got several other recoveries for it.
Going to start work on several other device specific
System images for it.
Open for suggestions
I've been intrested a while now!
NOTE: I do have fastboot now from your package
Are you able to upload a copy of the unlocked bootloader images? I currently can't use fastboot because it requires USB 2.0 rather than 3.0 (which is bs in my opinion). I just plan to flash the images and unlock without the data wipe. Thank you again for your work sir!!!!
You'll have to use fastboot to unlock bootloader.
TheExploitedOne said:
I've been intrested a while now!
NOTE: I do have fastboot now from your package
Are you able to upload a copy of the unlocked bootloader images? I currently can't use fastboot because it requires USB 2.0 rather than 3.0 (which is bs in my opinion). I just plan to flash the images and unlock without the data wipe. Thank you again for your work sir!!!!
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No way around fastboot oem unlock....
But.
I've done it from another Android with a usbotg cable between the two
This is an Advance Tr4987 tablet with reflected screen issue, i have no updates nor support from their maker. The only clue is a similar issue with ONN tablets which also use the same Mediatek SoC (MT6580) and at least i want to invert the touch to use as is.
After many days i got a backup and scatter file, at least the boot files and installed Magisk to edit system files. However, the build.prop typical edit (add ro.sf.hwrotation) resulted in bootloop and some russian threads points this tweak to items.bin file.
I renamed it as items.ini and text editors can show what's inside, edit and rename it again as items.bin. The only problem is to put it back, SP Flash Tool is not detecting my tablet using the same sequence than Miracle Box (vol - while connecting the tablet turned off). Did i miss something?
Otherwise, where are written those arguments in system files? Tablet has Android 8.1
Since no sources points to this tablet, Advance Tr4986, i uploaded the Magisk patched boot image for anyone who want to root this model.
boot_advance_tr4986.img
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There still need some steps to use it.
- Rename the file to boot.img
- Put tablet in fastboot mode (vol+ and Power by 7-10 seconds, then select fastboot from menu)
- From PC, send the command "fastboot oem unlock" (maybe it need to activate from Deveoper options in Android first).
- Then "fastboot flash boot boot.img" and once finished, "fastboot restart".
- In android, go to apps menu and give Magisk permissions to install apps and connect tablet to internet for the rest of installation of Magisk.
As always, make a backup. I suffered a lot finding someone with Miracle Box and patience only for this file.
Once rooted i found other scatter file, only intended to change items.ini and boot logo. I renamed items.bin to items.ini and indeeed, is a heavy text file.
Default rotation was 270 degrees and after adjusting to 90 and reverting x axis instead of y due to this tweak, now touch works with the mirrored screen. The earlier problem with SP Flash Tool also was associated with the original scatter file i had.
I am uploading a zip with the scatter file and modded items.ini file. Just keep in mind this scatter file is only intended to flash boot logo and items.ini, the rest is empty. At the good side, no root required.
I also upload it to mediafire since is my own discovery.
itemsini_scatter_tr4986
MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.
www.mediafire.com
Hello everyone!
I came across a post by @paulhauth25 where he made a custom boot logo, he
also said he could make other logos but it seems like he hasn't been online
for a while.
So, I investigated how to make my own logo for our z3 play, here are my findings.
This guide could work for any motorola supported by the software, but I won't get
into other phones.
1. Download the necessary tools, Franco28 made a pretty cool software called MotoBootLogoMaker.
2. Download the original logo.bin for the Moto Z3 Play:
I've attached it in this post. I think it may be included in the LogoMaker, but here
it is either way.
3. Make/Download the logo you want.
The Moto Z3 Play resolution is 1080x2160, the software allows you to choose
the PNG (not jpg or any other format) of your choice and center it or stretch it
to the edges of the screen.
4. Put everything in the software.
First open the LogoMaker, then drag the logo.bin previously downloaded into the
center of the LogoMaker window, wait a bit while it extracts the image components.
Then you can choose any of the individual components of the logo.bin and replace
their image with your png. The bootscreen starts showing the logo_boot and
logo_unlocked, then it shows the orange1 screen, orange2 if you press the power
button, the yellow and red screens should only be shown if you lock the bootloader
again with a custom rom installed, so you shouldn't need to change them. The rest
of the components are the charging screen and the images shown in the bootloader.
5. Export the new logo.bin and flash it.
Once you finish configuring your work of art, you can select the "Logo Build Path" of
your choice and click the Build button, the new logo.bin should be in the folder you
selected previously.
Then you can just flash the logo.bin with fastboot:
Code:
fastboot flash logo <path to your logo.bin>
And thats it! Enjoy!
I made a Lineage OS bootscreen if you wish to try it out, I attached it below.
P.D. Maybe I should move this post to Guides, News, & Discussion.