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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reasontobelieve:
Bricked A9220 e1108_v73_jbl1flash8p4

Hi all!!!

Hoping that someone could post full original ROM for my A9220 e1108_v73_jbl1flash8p4 so I can revive it. :o
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
the download key is not on the phone it is button in the SP flash software.(i think)

and for flashing full rom you need the correct scater file.

about the error :

check the drivers and try other version of SP Flash.I had same problem and i resolve it by reinstaling driver and using another build of sp flash.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
vol up + power to enter recovery.

vol down + power to enter factory test (only if the device firmware is working fine)

@reasontobelieve, check your PM please. TQ

EDIT : I have 1gb device factory firmware but I don't have the phone with me anymore so I can't test it. If reasontobelieve successfully revive his device, I'll put the link here (don't want others bricking up their phone by flashing wrong firmware) .. please make sure your device is either 1gb or 512mb rom by dialing *#*#3646633#*#* on dialpad > memory > nand flash before doing anything.

ps : if anyone wants to revive their 1gb device due to wrong firmware (flashed with 512mb rom), please PM me for the link. I just want to make sure the file is working before sharing it. TQ
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
finaly someone with 1gb devixe :) i hope it works.

@reasontobelieve when you bring your phone please let us know :)

if anyone wants to know....few days running oc-ed to 800 mhz no problems,batery life great.

if someone has similar problem like me with screen black while making or recieving call - sensor bugs , fixed temporary with sensor list from market (app detect sensor and after that sensor works until next restart)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reasontobelieve:
A9220 still bricked

Hi all!!!!!!

First of all wanna thank aze2learn for providing the link with files to revive my cell.

Unfortunately, guess my A9220 is still bricked.:(

Some problems appeared while trying to flash the files provided by aze2learn

1-Couldn't flash secro. When it was enabled in SpFlash the program got stuck and after a couple of minutes "Error 10001"popped up

2-Recovery has a white background and text is written in blue, but the whole thing flicks a lot (that's why one of the photos I attached got blurred)

3- Not all text in recovery can be read.

4-Phone stuck at android logo-boot loop

I attached photos...

Still hoping to revive it asap. I am not giving up just yet

Hope that xda members won't give up on us :fingers-crossed:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
Try flash again but this time untick secro.

edit : if successfully flash and boot into android but still have inverted white background, it must be because of uboot. I'll check it out asap.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
I really need reasontobelieve input here ... there are several A9220 models having the same appearance but different uboot.img .. both may have the same 1gb nand but the lcd and camera setting (in uboot) is different. That's why reasontobelieve get the distorted image/inverted white background.

This is why I can't simply share the file. If a wrong uboot is flashed, the screen blanks/distorted and/or camera is flipped.

please reply either here or through PM so I can help revive the phone to a working state.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
is there anyway to install on our a9220 original android roms ? not factory roms ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reasontobelieve:
A9220 1gb photos

Sending back of the phone as requested by aze2learn

:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
yes, thank you. It is the same as OP but with 1gb nand. I'll check for the compatible uboot now. have faith :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reasontobelieve:
Bricked A9220 1gb

Not wanting to give up on such a nice device :D

I am sure I am learning a lot too. Thats great also!

I did a lot of flashing in my PSP, never got bricked:)

It seems that it's not so easy with these chinese phones.:silly:

Thanks a lot aze2learn !!!!!!!!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
well, actually, as long as you don't touch uboot it should be okay because the phone specific setting (lcd/camera/nand partition size/hardware key) is stored in uboot. I'd been cross flashing many other models (mt6573 cpu specific) into the unit.. as long as you don't touch uboot, it should boot into android.

By wrongly flashing other model uboot, the setting is not the same anymore thus no display (the phone still on), inverted/corrupted display, flipped camera, etc.

Sent you another uboot to test. Please check PM :)

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yes, there is but 1st need to root the phone and do full backup via mobileuncle gscript. Then you can play around flashing any rom for experiment.

to try other model rom, just flash system.img (android) using spflash. Then make sure you do hard reset via custom recovery before booting into android :)

Only flash with same cpu model (mt6573) system.img .. I've tried mt6575 system.img but failed because it uses ext4 format (android 4.0.3) while mt6573 still on yaffs2 format. (not to mention mt6575 is armv7 while mt6573 is armv6 - need to port)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reasontobelieve:
New uboot A9220 1gb nand

Hi again, aze2learn!

Now how it looks like with "uboottest2"

1-still boot loop

2- distorted image

posting photos...;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
quite near now .. can you try remove the battery for a while .. then reinsert and plug in the charger/usb cable .. do not boot it .. just check if the battery charging icon still looks weird or not ..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reasontobelieve:
Battery charging looking weird too...;)

attaching photo
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
thanks, I'll look into it asap. The thing is .. the 1st full package was the right one for e1108_v73_jbl1flash8p4 but somehow the uboot and secro seems to be corrupted or not compatible .. if you open system.img via hex editor and search e1108_v73_jbl1flash8p4 you'll find it in the file .. guess I'll have to check my other computer for backup.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reasontobelieve:
A9220 1gb

Hi all!

@aze2learn

LCD images ok.:victory:

But....

Boot loop and display goes on and off but cell doesn't start

:confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
now that's a great news :) ... I'll pack a new package for you .. give me several minutes :)

In the mean time, you may try boot into recovery and do a factory restore. See if it's still boot loop.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reasontobelieve:
A9220 1gb

Yep, boot loop again even after doing factory reset.

;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
uploading now ... may take a moment to finish .. ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
great news about bringing that phone to life :)

@aze2learn i am having hard timr finding system.img of custom roms.all i find is in update.zip format
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
update.zip can be flash into the phone via custom recovery. Check my prev post to see if you have 512mb device or 1gb device for the specific recovery :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
i have custom recovery allready
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
Successfully revived reasontobelieve's phone but it has 1 little problem .. the front camera is flipped due to unable to find right model in uboot (wrong uboot?) and camera button not working.

So, I beg to all a9220 1gb device owners, before you simply flash the 1st page a9220rooted img (which is actually for 512mb device), please PM 1st me so that we can dump a full backup of the original rom (including uboot) and help others to revive their bricked device.

Thank you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nay nway:
Help

Dear johnpugazh;

My internet conn is slow to find some files for me. My phone is needed uboot.img file and phone model number is e1108_v73_jbl1flash8p4.

512 rom.. So, can you find this find only for me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aze2learn:
If your device is working, do not write uboot.img ever! Even if it's from the same firmware model because I found out the same firmware is used in different models. Each model has 10-12 lcd config, 16 back and front camera config. Go figure ... no wonder a9220 mt6573 has so many variants (which makes revival of phone a bit more complicated)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
it is better not to flash anything.just root your phones (or flash just system.img to gain root) and cleanup your sistem ( remowe bloatware and chinesse apps), overclock to 800mhz,set up storage and you will get the best phone for that price :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrimsonX:
Same problem.

I am having the exact same problem with my 512mb a9220. I flashed mine and now i have no image at all, just a backlight. If anyone can help please do. I cant flash the secro etc...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
are you both sure that you flashed the right files for 512 mb model ? have you checked drivers,try difirent version of flashing software? if you like i can upload my backup files so you can try.

Sent from my oc-ed A9220 :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bennyblanco1234:
ahhh! frustrated

Hi all - I'm trying to fix a MTK6573 A9220 512MB phone. Right now, when I power on it loads the Android Blue character and stays there.

When I load into Recovery Mode it shows Build: A9220_MT6573_1GB credit to linerty -> I don't know if this means they tried to load the 1GB version on the phone ??

So I'm trying to install the original ROM from the 20120328-e1108-v73-jbl1 file via the SP Flash Tools 1208 but when I plug the phone in the USB drivers seems to not load properly. I installed the MT65x3 USV VCOM driver and restarted the PC.

When I plug the USB plug in and the phone is off, the PC USB noise goes off - device manager shows Android COM4 port loaded - and then 2 seconds later the PC USB noise goes off again and the COM4 is gone.

When I run the SP Flash Tool with the 20120328-e1108-v73-jbl1 scatter I click download, then plug in the USB port on the off phone and it comes with COM4 port error.

Does loading the 1GB ROM on the 512MB phone screw up the USB interface somehow?

Any ideas??! Help and thank you!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
i do not think that loading diferent rom screws up usb port.i think that you have problem with your os and vcom drivers.try the procedure on diferent pc and another os.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bennyblanco1234:
Hrmm.. I tried on my desktop and my laptop. Both running W7 Pro 64-bit. Same issue on both. I assume most people are running W7 64-bit at this point.. anyone else have the issue??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
i had the similar problem.i tried on my other pc running xp sp2 and flashed my phone several times since
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windwaver:
Anybody unrooted their phones with SuperOneClick? I tried a zillion times but still cannot root the phone :rolleyes:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
if you wannt root flashed system.img from 1st post.why unroot? :)

Sent from my A9220
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madserboo:
please help

Im new to android and this forum, I have this phone the a9220 about 2 months now, it is on 2.3, can anyone please point me in the right direction how to update to 4.0?? I have been looking for weeks and can not find how. Please help. Thanks mark
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madserboo:
Mate im on 2.3, how do I update please help me?? Mark
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
there is NO WAY to update our phones with mtk 6573 cpu to android 4.0
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windwaver:
What files does it change? uboot?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
if you are asking me what does change your phone it changes system on your phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrimsonX:
a9220 invalid system.img

with the help of ace2learn i was able to restore my blue android screen. The phone i had purchased said it was a 512 but it was actually a 1gb. Now my phone only boot-loops. I'm thinking that my android system.img is the incorrect one. Any help on this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
flash system.img if you think that system.img is problem.also check do you have correct lcd driver
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrimsonX:
The problem is that the system.img that i flashed was the rooted one on the first page. I have tried the rooteda9220 and the other files from the fist page but none seem to fix the issue. It doesn't seem to be the lcd because the blue android and the battery logo's show up correctly.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windwaver:
Sorry, I don't really quite understand but using engineer mode (*#*#3646633#*#*) I get this

Name : KBY00U00VA_B4, ID: 0xecb3, total size 1024mb

Current working in interrupt mode

Which one should I use to root it? Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
you have a 1gb model.i am not sure if you should use files from first post but you can root your phone with superoneclick.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windwaver:
Yes, I followed this but didn't work

Tricky part is rooting this phone with SuperOneClick

When superoneclick hangs on 7th step, do as per below instruction.

1. goto phone settings->applications->development->USB debugging uncheck it and recheck it again.

2. now click root again.

If not works, try a couple of time, again and again. you will succeed.

I tried more than 20 times.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
sorry to hear that mate.there is a risk for you flashing your system.img because of 512/1gb missmatch.mine is 512 and i didnt had any problems.i will google today and if i find something i will tell you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windwaver:
Great! I tried but couldn't find anything that works :crying:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windwaver:
Please help. Anybody knows how to root this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1krokogator:
Hi, i got rooted mobiwire aquila phone mtk6573 platform

I create full buckup with GScript and i create scatter file with rom studio,now i need cwmrecovery or custum image,phone have 3e recovery but i need recovery which can backup system if i want to modify or replace system files.

Here are specs:

- Phone Model : Mobiwire

- Model number : Aquila

- Android version : 2.3.5

- Baseband version : MAUI.11AMD.W11.37.SP.V6.P2,2012/03/16

- Kernel version : 2.6.35.7

-Build number : 11HX5W_TELE2_120503_AD23W1145_V09_COM_HR

- CPU MTK 6573 512 rom 512 ram

NAND is KA100O015E_BJ,ID:0xecbc total size 512 MiB

Can someone help me to get cwmrecovery for my phone please?

resolved thanks yuweng :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swariaf:
[Q} please help me

Please Help me with [ROM] Back-up software for my STAR A9220(N8000) 5.0 inch quality capacitive screen MTK6573 Android 4.0.3, With TV ,3G, GPS, WiFi. Model: A9220, Androird 3G(WCDMA) GSM GPS Wifi TV CPU:MTK6573 650MHz+ARM116-507MHz 256MB ROM 512MB RAM,support to extend TF card to 32GB maximally.

To Root I used 20120410_e1108_v73_jbl1 and A9220-Rooted with SP Flash Tool_v3.1206.01.

I did not make a back-up ( not cool he ). Now, I have just a BLANK screen. I've tried recovery.img from A9220_Original_recovery and A9220_Original_boot with SP Flash Tool v2.1134.00. This, with-out any success.

So, please please please, can anyone provide me with the right [ROM] software or tell me how to get my phone working back? Bye-the-way Power+volume-up does not apply anymore. Or I cannot see this due to white blank screen.

I've tried everything mentioned about this topic on XDA. So if you have back-up files just doing nothing, you can always help me with them, please.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
This is the only custom recovery for A9220 http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1060945&d=1337023258

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sorry mate but i think that it would not be easy to find the rom for 256 mb model...:(

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try z4root..maybe it will work
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windwaver:
Hi pal, I tried that but it didn't work :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
@windwaver :( then we must find rooted system.img for 1gb model...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eolithik:
Does A9220 support usb OTG (on-the-go) HOST **feature!!

hey i was just wandering..

does it support usb host OTG feature..

keyboard mouse pendirve etc .. does it support via a MHL cable.

or that too will need some binaries to deal with :D

i tried googleng it all around didnt find a clue..

looks like i am the first one to bother about this part!! ha ha
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windwaver:
Oh my :confused:, so we only have root system.img for 512mb now?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swariaf:
[Q] A9220 MTK6573 with 256 rom

It not a question of getting my phone rooted now, but to get it work again. I can hear the phone function, but have a white blank screen and so cannot see what is happening.

Does anyone have a good suggestion? Pleased tell me know. I only have this phone for bearly 2 weeks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
very interesting :) we should try..i think i have somewhere otg usb from samsung galaxy

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yap :(

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you screwed up your phone and you must find factory rom for your model.That is the only thing that will help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melvinteo96:
How do i check the phone model?

Hello people, i am totally new to android & rooting. I have experience rooting iPhones (jailbreaking) but not on android. It seems to be pretty complicated.

Can someone clarify my doubt as i do not want to brick my phone.

Would like to ask how can i check the model & specifications of my device before i proceed to flash, root my phone?

I have this A9220, CPU MTK 6573 running at 650MHZ (Dual core processor). It seems that the rom that i need to flash need to meet requirements like, exact ram & rom capacity. How to i check the requirements my phone needs to meet before proceeding? I understand that some user brick their phone in this thread.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
go to the engenering mod and check the size of partition,then go back to first page and make sure you have the same phone as is on pictures,then read carefully EVERYTHING on the first page and than ONLY and ONLY if you have a model with 512 mb than you can root your phone by flashing system.img
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windwaver:
Mine says 1024mb but is that different from 512+512?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Krish.Nagarajan:
What about Linux users?

What can we use on Linux - dont have Windows...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
yes it is different.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
i have not heard yet about tool written for linux but maybe i am wrong.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
can someone please upload system.img of 1gb model from backup so we can try root it in sdk?

ps: sorry for 3 posts but not one :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windwaver:
In other words, there's currently no root for my model?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
no :( but if you can upload your system.img maybe we can root it and than you can try
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hinbun:
Dear John,

I flashed "592zn.com_recovery_Star_A9220_MT6573.img", when I use "Flash zip from sdcard", it appear follow error. Do you know why? Thank you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
you do not flash recovery that way.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hinbun:
Thank you for reply.

I mean I flashed the "592zn.com_recovery_Star_A9220_MT6573.img" by USB with Flash tools and I was successed.

After that I want use the "Flash zip from sdcard" by enter the recovery menu to flash another zip but showing the error. Thank you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pooch11:
I don't mean to hijack this thread but it's the only one I found that relates to my problem....

I've got a Chinese Android phone - specifically the STAR G22 1Ghz Android phone. MTK6515

I've tried every single root method possible but can't get any to work. Does anyone have any advice or can point my in the right direction please?

Thanks in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
you can flash only and ONLY zip that is compiled for our phones.so far i have not found any sistem that i can flash via update zip metod.you can flash some zips like gtalk,some updates,some system apps but i think no whole system.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
MTK 6515 1ghz?are you sure that your cpu is 1ghz? i will try to find website that i found about root for older mtk based phones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSbxHs6SkFM&feature=youtube_gdata_player tried this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pooch11:
Thanks for the reply. Yes I'm positive of the cpu. You can also see the specs here:

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...ked-dual-SIM-cell-phone/712877_591041546.html

As for the root method I tried SuperOneClick as well as z4root, Androot, etc. I even tried a chinese software that pushes an apk to the phone and allows you to root from your PC (connected via usb) but that did not work either.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
just small update :

i have just flashed system.img from micromax a75 which is prerooted to mine A9220.Everything works fine.

I post this for those who can not get their phones rooted.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
@pooch11

I think I have found solution for you.I flashed system.img from hd7 clone from custom rom and successfuly rooted with superoneclick.now my A9220 works much much faster and has a better look:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pooch11:
That's great news! Do you think it is safe to do the same with my phone even though it is a different model? If there a way to go back if it doesnt work?

Also i don't know the procedure on how to flash an .img file

Thanks again
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
As I recall you have the same model like mine,model with 512 mb ram and rom.Is it safe? Well I flashed mine and it is working flawlessly for whole day now.The problem is that you will have to clean the junk apparently from the rom once installed,and you install it with mtk flash studio described on first page.I will try to export you my system.img which I already cleaned.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pooch11:
Ok I will look it over. I guess making a backup of my system.img file wouldnt be a bad idea anyways!

Once rooted i will install Titanium Backup and remove all the bloat and crap software not required. Thanks again for your help. I'll check out the info for mtk flash studio
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
YOU MUST CREATE BACKUP of everything! Then we can play:) I will post you later links for roms that works on mtk 6515 cpu phones.

I see now that you have mtk 6515 :( but I think that one of the roms will work :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pooch11:
Yes it is mtk6515 with 256 ram & rom, not 512 :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
We will find something :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whistler011:
@ pooch11

try root with this http://forum.china-iphone.ru/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17863