yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android General] zbeyuz:
I can see my SIM the the setting. Actually, at first booting up, the network signal is there, but after one minute, it just disappear and I can't make any phone call. The phone said the IMEI was invalid.
[Android General] phonefromchina:
Recovery for i9220 N8000

Hello,

Thank you for all these informations!

it is my first post in here. I ordered my phone some day ago. it will take some more days to be shipped to me. as long as I wait, I read this thread and some others. I found a recovery for this phone:

http :// 115.com/file /anrw2kxx#M44-9220recovery.7z

4,6MB follow the link an press the green button to dl. It has to be flashed separatly!

Can you write a HOWTO step-by-step for GPS-fix / network-location-fix / WiFi-fix please?!

@yiminghung

Is it useful to merge data partition and internal sdcard partition to one large volume (up to 2.5GB)?

@thihaz

vending.apk (until 4.0.3) / phonesky.apk (from 4.0.4). what has been modded? no-update, no-country-restrictions, dpmi, other?

in my opinion camera and screen problems depend on strings given during flashing the firmeware stored in uboot. (i.e. ov5640_yuv; hi704_yuv;RX50_RM_392A) There might be different components in the same model -> one can have other settings from others to get a working device!

See you soon!
[Android General] thihaz:
Can't you flash other firmware to make your imei working?
[Android General] zbeyuz:
Which firmware should I flash, please provide me a link, but I like this newest firmware as it has everything, GPS is working, Wifi is good, Google Play, and rooted. Anyway, I will try to see any different, but can I go back to this firmware again ?
[Android General] martelasol:
Star i9220

Where can i find updates for star i9220? To have the permissions of the root which software should be? Help me thanks ...
[Android General] phonefromchina:
imei is NOT included in firmware image! it is stored in some special area of flash memory called NVRAM. if you flashed your phone with erase/delete option on imei and some more information (MACs...) are lost. you need to manually rewrite them.
[Android General] zbeyuz:
You are right, I has been able to rewrite my IMEI already. :D

I will write an instruction on page 1 about this whole process of flashing the new firmware, which is May 7 with custom system.img.

I hope it will help everybody, who want to try the best firmware so far, as everything works. :p
[Android General] yiminghung:
to zbeyuz:

What kind IMEI tool ?? Is the IMEI creator ??? the output file format ???

If output file name is MP0B_001_NEW change name to MP0B_001

put the file to the path: /data/nvram/md/NVRAM/NVD_IMEI/

phone reboot , should be recovery !
[Android General] bthoven:
Yay, everything works: network location, google play, front camera, gps, great font. I don't replace Phonesky in last step.

Thanks a lot.
[Android General] yiminghung:
if somebody want to try the new firmware, suggest to backup the IMEI first! This app could backup the IMEI :https://www.dropbox.com/s/wzfd0hvo4wg2iat/zopo-toolbox.apk

That is develop from ZOPO smartphone , all MTK65xx system could working ! and it also could into the factory mode to verify every hardware !
[Android General] AlbertoM70:
Android 4.0.3 china I9220 root

Ciao Angelo,

how can I contact you writing in italian for describe my problem better? i don't know your mail

Alberto
[Android General] st0ned0ne:
just send him a PM on this forum.

Use this link:

http://xdaforums.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=4623202

Or just click on his name and 'Send private message' :)
[Android General] yiminghung:
Can somebody want to try ? that is Haipai i9220 custom recovery ??

here: http://115.com/file/e7iuw5cd#

(the header is WOHTC G26, but anyway, just try it!)

sorry , that's edit from china, and the language is Chinese !
[Android General] haarni:
I have try this custom recovery, its work well, like CWM. Sorry my english, Im from Russia.
[Android General] yiminghung:
flash this zip : https://www.dropbox.com/s/39b35u4g5n446r3/signed_haipai-i9220-data2.5G.zip

extend the space of /data/app ..... to 2.5G !!
[Android General] zbeyuz:
I am using Skype, Yahoo and the front camera didn't work. I can only see back camera :confused:

Maybe the camera still dead.
[Android General] bthoven:
Will it erase all my newly installed apps?

---------- Post added at 11:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:48 PM ----------

I just try the Camera app, and I see my own face :). Don't know it works for Skype video call or not, as nobody to try with.
[Android General] phonefromchina:
yes, it will format like factory reset

nice to see ?! ;-)
[Android General] zbeyuz:
I tried the Camera app comes with the firmware also, but I didn't see any option to switch to the front camera. I think it totally dead. Btw, I am using build.prop not from the firmware, did it affects the setting of the two cameras ???

P/s: Any developers / Rom cookers out there able to put everything that works for this phone together as a custom rom ? :D
[Android General] phonefromchina:
see -> http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26544107&postcount=291

pay attention during flash process for these strings

I think we already have done that 99%: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26524820#post26524820

also see your own post ONE of this thread!
[Android General] martelasol:
Star i9220

Some knows where to can i find updates for star i9220? To have the permissions of the root which software should be? Help me thanks ...
[Android General] angelobiz:
for zbeyuz

you no must use flashtool if you want use front camera.

you try this

how i flash his firmware:

i have used SPMDT at this link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?kb87uswfxflkz

i have used original firmware of 7 may

http://www.mediafire.com/?dvps5ssi2kdrs

i have replaced system.img with system.img of yiminghung https://www.dropbox.com/s/f9wuf59c41o2bh3/system.img

and I have use settings as picture at this link

http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=6qaqcpx33c62xjv

it is very important that you must use this string

ov5640_yuv; hi704_yuv;RX50_RM_392A

after i setting all, i push download and soon i plug the cable usb to phone without battery.

you must have right driver installed, the serial port assigned to mtk preloalder must be under number 16.

let me know if you ok

Angelo

---------- Post added at 11:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:02 PM ----------

phonefromchina

your recovery is for star N8000,NOT FOR Haipai I9220, no good for our phone!!

the firmware of STAR N8000 is different be firmware of HAIPAI I9220

Some people has brick their phone because they upgraded with wrong firmware.

.-) :-)

i like to know what are string in SPMDT too... i look for they in internet but i found nothing

i thinks that it is very useful the script of yiminghung . i thinks that it , deleted the useless partiton of 2gb, and make more big a useful partiton for app from 500gb to 2,5gb!!!! and use a sd for add other memory for youir and apps data.....

i thinks.. if i understand good....

---------- Post added at 11:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:37 PM ----------

YESSSSSSS YESSSSS it is good for Haipai I9220...

it is in chinese :-) but it seem like CWM...

now i test your script.....

NO I CANNOT TEST IT... dropbox has too many traffic,,, you can uploaded in other site?

---------- Post added 26th May 2012 at 12:00 AM ---------- Previous post was 25th May 2012 at 11:41 PM ----------

you can use only the file for root of this topic, you can take it in the first page

YOU NO USE FILE OF FIMWARE THAT YOU FIND HERE; THEY ARE NO GOOD for your phone

useful links for your phone here:

here there is a link for firmware of star n8000/i9220

http://115.com/file/dpnafvtw#

and here the chinese forum

http://products.mobileuncle.com/view...ighlight=I9220

and custom recovery

http://115.com/file/anrw2kxx#

I REPEAT THIS LINK NOT FOR HAIPAI... THEY ARE ONLY FOR STAR N8000

ANGELO
[Android General] collect_sampah:
For all Haipai i9220 users, I think the strings in SPMDT tools are related to the various hardwares (sensors, cameras etc) used in our phone. Not everybody can use the same setting as angelobiz's (ov5640_yuv; hi704_yuv;RX50_RM_392A). This is because different batches of phones uses different hardwares. For example, my front camera was dead after flashing with the May 7 firmware but I couldn't revive it using the settings as above. So I had to reflashed using different settings (trial and error) and finally my phone works 100% when I use this settings (ov5640_yuv; hi704_yuv;SIN52006A). All you need to do is unlock the strings menu and try to flash with a string until you found the correct one.

Can somebody please help to upload the tools to increase the internal memory to 2.5G into another file server or email me? It seems like the original link was blocked by Dropbox because of too much traffic. Thanks in advance!
[Android General] R1ZZ4:
Star n8000

Hi Angelo and phonefromchina,

I think I'm using STAR N8000. I need to root my phone, and the links you guys gave me from the chinese forum, I think I cannot open them. I click the green button, and it direct me to another page, but I cannot find the link anywhere. Could you be so kind and upload them somewhere else? Mediafire perhaps?

And another thing, I managed to backup my phone by installing Android SDK. And I use the adb to do my backup.

The command I use is: adb backup -all

and with this command, I'm wondering whether it is doing a full backup of my phone or not? Can I use the backup program to reset my phone the state that I do the backup? At least that is my intention.

Here is my phone detailed information from "About phone":

Model number: e1808_v75_jbl1

Android version: 4.0.3

Baseband version: MAUI.11AMD.W11.50.SP.V14, 2012/04/20 17:38

Kernel: 3.0.13 Thu May 3 20:20:54 CST 2012

Build number: ALPS.ICS.MP.V1.11

Custom build version: 1336041682

Other things that I found about this phone:

- it has an analog tv tuner

- it is equipped with fm radio

- it has a full fledge gps hardware (can be used offline with CoPilot, no need to connect to the internet)

- dual sim (one with capability of 3G and one without)

- comes with 2 batteries (labeled 2500 mAh)

- left side, camera button

- right side, volume button

- top side, power button

- bottom side, earphone jack, micro usb (for data & charging), tv antenna (from the left)

- front camera on the left side (working, tested with the camera app)

- Google Play is still Play Store (can browse, but cannot download and install, error [DF-BPA-13])

- WiFi sucks (low signal, drops most of the time)

- Hard to login to Google Maps (login failed several times)

- Internal storage 503MB, USB STORAGE 2.09GB, SD CARD 16 GB

- RAM 512 MB

- CPU ARMv7 Processor rev 10 (v7I) 1 GHz (I think it is single core)

Thank you very much for all of your work.

R1ZZ4

*Salam buat anak2 indo yg ada di forum ini.... :D
[Android General] bthoven:
when I flash the rom (i9220 hipad noble 5.2"), I use this settingView attachment 1084821. At least the stock Camera app works with front camera.
[Android General] bthoven:
Hi,

Could you explain step by step how to flash custom recovery + making internal data 2.6GB? Thanks a lot. My phone is i9220, Hipad Noble, 5.2".

It would be much safer for the members to know the brand/model of your phone when you are talking about flashing a new firmware/recovery, etc..
[Android General] safone:
R1ZZ4..

u can use root method at the 1st page..it can be use for haipai i9220 and star n8000

just download "mediafire folder Haipai I9220 MTK6575" as given by zbeyuz..

in that folder got many file..what u need it just"TPSparkyRoot.bat"..

just follow instruction UPDATE 1..step 1-7 at the 1st page..

but i think u need to find star n8000 USB Driver 1st...
[Android General] R1ZZ4:
Thanks.....

Thank you for clearing that one, safone.... I was so confused as the methods are very much alike and the phones are also very much alike. Rooting is done!

R1ZZ4
[Android General] bthoven:
After flashing the perfect firmware for my i9220 Hipad Noble 5.2" and Ileft it charged all night, to my surprise, batter is only 86% full. Airplane mode on during charging. Anyone has the same issue?
[Android General] zbeyuz:
Maybe you should try this app: ;) Battery Repair v1.8.1
[Android General] yiminghung:
@yiminghung

Is it useful to merge data partition and internal sdcard partition to one large volume (up to 2.5GB)?

ps:you can call me Johnny!

Johnny add))

1)unpack the boot.img

2)edit the the init.rc to re-define the internal-storage disk as the below

a. line 61

mkdir /sd-ext 0771 system system

b. line 122

mount ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /ext nosuid nodev

c. line 161

chown system system /ext

d. line 162

chmod 0771 /ext

e. line 200

mkdir /ext/app 0771 system system

f. line 201

symlink /ext/app/ /data/app

g. line 210

mkdir /sd-ext/dalvik-cache 0771 system system

h. line 211

symlink /sd-ext/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache

3) save

4) the same process for advanced_meta_init.porjxt.rc

5) repack the boot.img

6) modify the /system/etc/vold.fstab & vold.fstab.nand

for disable the internal-storage and change the external-storage disk to /sdcard

7) packing the above file to zip

8) flash it with custom recovery

above process is for /data extend to 2.5G !

FYI

Johnny
[Android General] mikeysteele:
I've got a N8000 and I downloaded the custom recovery for it. Now I'm just wondering, how do I flash the thing?
[Android General] R1ZZ4:
Star n8000

Hi Johnny,

Is this method applicable to STAR N8000?

And could somebody upload the files for STAR N8000 somewhere else (I cannot download from 115.com). I have rooted my phone, but I need to expand my internal memory for installing apps. I have tried using Link2SD, but I have some trouble with it (I kept encountering "mount script cannot be created. mount: invalid argument". Recreating the mount script doesn't help either. I have partitioned my SD).

So I think the problem is that this phone has some strange storage structure.

1. Internal Memory: 500 MB

2. USB Storage: 2 GB (Listed as USB Storage, but the hardware is located inside the phone)

3. SD Card, the real hardware.

And partitioning my real SD into 2 parts, didn't help. I tried 2 possibilities without any luck:

1. First primary partition: FAT32. Second logical partition: Ext3.

2. First primary partition: FAT32. Second logical partition: FAT32.

So I figured if I could make the Internal Memory as one big partition, this will work. But I welcome other ways too.

Thanks,

R1ZZ4
[Android General] zbeyuz:
Could somebody, who is using original rom, upload Black Hole 1.0 Live Wallpaper for me ? I upgraded to firmware May 7 and that firmware didn't have that kind of live wallpaper. I tried to restore using Titanium Backup, but no luck.

Somebody please help as I really like that live wallpaper :D Thanks in advanced.
[Android General] bthoven:
With 7 May firmware with replaced System.img, the dollar sign $ is missing and displayed as a strange square with loop at each corner.

How to get the dollar sign back?
[Android General] R1ZZ4:
Link2SD working!

Meddling and Googling just now and found the answer! Now my Link2SD is working as expected. I just knew that Link2SD required 2 primary partitions.

Anyway, thank you everyone.

R1ZZ4
[Android General] tungco76:
Thankyou verry much angelo

Now front camera is good

I did not removed drive,i work folow your link of you but i didn't remove driver because i i saw all my COM USB POST.So i can change my COM

you know,because my driver inside COM20 and the flash program has 16COM,so i changed COM20=COM10...after that a click start all on the flash program and everthing now is OK.

Thank angelo..!!

Every body can change the COM to flash firmware(if yor front camera is dead)

And folow the link of angelo to do it.
[Android General] mikeysteele:
One thing I noticed after installing SetCPU is the kernel defaults to the Performance Governor. This means the CPU is always running at the maximum frequency so that might explain the poor battery life. I changed it to the On Demand governor and my battery life has improved. I have noticed a few random restarts though, but this could be due to the fact I'm using a hacked Touchwiz launcher and not the change of CPU governor
[Android General] yiminghung:
To R1ZZ4:

for STAR N80000 device,only

here is the /data extend to 2.5G zip file: http://www.multiupload.nl/EOP0I19NC0

please flash it with custom recovery !

before flash this file, backup your data! because it will format the /data and /sdcard(internal 2G space),

After flash this zip, the /data/app & /data/dalvik-cache will become 2.5G , due to mount the internal storage space to them ! and the external storage will become the /sdcard , not /sdcard2 !

After did this process, no need LINK2SD !
[Android General] st0ned0ne:
Hi Yiminghung. You seem to have a great knowledge of the external card feature of this cell. Are You able to confirm if this phone supports 64gb tf cards or 32gb only? This is the online store where i bought the phone and they claim it can be extended to 64gb. ht tp://ww w. fastcardtech.com/goods.php?id=7243

But I dont want to go ahead and buy a 64gb card before Im sure that the phone will actually support it.

Many thanks in advance
[Android General] ronbo76:
New to Haipai i9220 (AliExpress had spare batteries)

Hello, about a week ago I got an email from an eBay seller about this phone. I had been looking at a similar phone with a 5 inch screen but he didn't have it with Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich. He said that he expected to get it within a month but that I might be able to find it by googling "Haipai i9220". I did and found several sellers in China.

As several posts on this thread, about the best price is found at AliExpress.com. If you go there and search for "Haipai i9220" and then do a sort for lowest price, it should return this URL:

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale/wholesale-haipai-I9220.html?SearchText=haipai%2BI9220&CatId=0&manual=y&SortType=price_asc&SortType=y&filterCat=5090301,100005062,717

However, AliExpress does not accept PayPal which is the payment service I like. But having visited there, I found that buying a Haipai i9220 at approximately $172USD was going to be the best price I found. Before I mention where I bought my Haipai today, I will say that if you google "AliExpress coupon code" you should be able to find coupon codes for either $5 or $10 off USD.

I kept searching each day until I came across WellSupplier.com which today has a Haipai i9220 price of $179USD which is supposedly discounted 20 percent. The URL for the phone I bought is:

http://www.wellsupplier.com/haipai-i9220-smart-phone-android-4-0-os-mtk6575-1-0ghz-3g-gps-wifi-5-2-inch-multi-touch-screen.html

Before you buy the phone from WellSupplier (if this is where you go), sign up with the site and they will send you an email code for $5USD off on your first purchase. In effect, this coupon brought my price with free shipping down to $174USD which is comparable to spending $172USD at AliExpress.

BTW, while searching AliExpress, I noticed that it had a spare Haipai i9220 battery available for about $10USD. It is available at this URL:

http://www.aliexpress.com/product-gs/564539141-NEWEST-HAIPAI-I9220-battery-2800-MAH-FREE-SHIPPING-in-stock-full-tested-before-shipment-wholesalers.html

While doing my google searches for Haipai i9220, I came across this XDA thread and am reading it to catch up on some of the pioneering work done by others. Thanks for all your great inputs.

I still have a HTC Blackstone clone phone on which I run iGO8. I hope to get an Android version of iGO soon and become an expert on that GPS program.
[Android General] ckethan:
@ranbo76

Super awesome!
[Android General] marcoted:
Hi everybody, I'm new...

I'm looking for a Galaxy Note dual-sim clone and I'm wondering wich is better: Star N8000 or Haipei... wich is more supported by the community...

Is there a specific thread for N8000?

thank you

Marco
[Android General] ronbo76:
The site advertises that two batteries are included which is pretty standard for most smartphones. However, like many users especially those who use their phone quite a bit, having an extra battery or two is handy.

Whenever I travel, I take both batteries with me for my present phone which is more than three years old. I also use a universal lithium battery charger because I don't like having to tie up my phone while it is charging a battery. The universal charger connects via two pins to the positive and negative battery terminal points. You can buy this type charger from also any Chinese electronic company or on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Lithium-Battery-Charger-Adapter-Purple-AC-180-240V-/140758275545

This charger takes about eight hours to charge a 1500amp battery
[Android General] angelobiz:
Hi to all...l want make a database of sensor string, so please send me all strings you have used in spmdt... so i csn share to all.

Jhonny...

can you upload your fix for 2.5gb apps memory in a other site... dropbox give always error of many traffic :-)....

I never see the symbol of dollar too :-)... a error of this beatiful font?

Do you see symbol of dollar? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ i dont see it.

I thinks no have problem with battery.... i will test it

For flashing recovery you can use flashtool and scatter of emmc. All file you need are in the zip with recovery. Start flashtool, choose emmc scatter file, click download, plug usb in phone without battery.

PLEASE SEND ME STRINGS THAT YOU USED FOR FLASHING PHONE WITH SPMDT.

THANKS A LOT

Angelo
[Android General] yiminghung:
to angelobiz:

1, please help to mirror the download link, dropbox already disable my account ......(generating too much traffic)

mirror:

Haipai i9220 custom recovery image

http://www.4shared.com/zip/lzQNqZRE/haipai-i9220_recovery.html

Taiwan101_Haipai-i9220_V.01 ROM (AGPS issue fixed)

http://www.4shared.com/zip/F8qGV8z2/Taiwan101_Haipai-i9220_V01.html

Haipai i9220 data to 2.5g

http://www.4shared.com/zip/5fvl1T0h/signed_haipai-i9220-data25G.html

2. Can you support to modify the recovery.img and change language to English ???

I could unpack the recovery.img , but I do NOT understand, How to edit it ? Can you share the KnowHow ?

Thank you so much~

Johnny
[Android General] angelobiz:
Hi jhonny... you try mediafire.com ... i thinks that it is ok... if you cannot do it i send pm with my email send me it and i share it.

Sorry but I dont know how i can edit recovery..... i would want to try edit recovery... i hoped to find chinese string and so i hoped to translate it... i made it with a firmware of gps navigator.. uf you dend me a recovery disizipped i can try it. I can ask in italy forum how we can do it.

Angelo
[Android General] chris9220:
I had google for instructions on how to edit the above .... BUT cannot find any tutorial helpful to me (sorry I am at a lost on this)

Can anybody please advise?

Any help is much appreciated.

Chris
[Android General] R1ZZ4:
Thanks

Hi Johnny,

Thanks for the help, man....

But uh... I can't resolve your link, it just showed me a blank page.....

Would you mind uploading them to somewhere like mediafire instead?

So, the method you posted above was for STAR N8000? That's good to hear, because that's my phone. And how do I get and install the custom recovery to STAR N8000?

And one more thing, if I had backed up all the data in the internal 2G space, will there any problem when I restore them back when the partition has been joined to become 2.5GB? I don't know any linux bash commands, I'm just wondering whether the link that was originally mounted to the internal 2G space will work when it is moved to the internal memory (which will be 2.5GB)?

And thanks for everything mate, you've been really helpful.

R1ZZ4
[Android General] iamrico00:
Hey, im really interested in these kinds of phones, the MTK6575 phones.

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ONE THAT SUPPORTS EITHER:

3g: 850/1900

OR

3G: 1700/2100

?

Thanks,