yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rui-Ren:
How to root Alcatel OT-991D No Flashing Required!

To the people who do not want to flash a new rom to root, here's how:

What you need: (Remove spaces in all links)

1. Root Application: VRoot English (Just click "Get Vroot")

2. Device Drivers: Get them at the Alcatel Site. (Support Section)

3. Alcatel OT-991D/OT-991 (Take note: "-d" = "Dual Sim")

VRoot can download the driver for you but to be sure, just get the one at the Alcatel Site.

Steps:

1. Download and install and aforementioned programs.

2. Enable USB debugging on your phone. Settings>Applications>Development>USB Debugging.

3. Connect your phone via USB cable.

4. Open VRoot. It should be able to detect your device (name etc.)

5. Click Root. It should indicate whether the phone was rooted successfully or not.

6. After that, a Superuser/RootMaster app will appear on your phone. (Mine's in Chinese, cause I used the Chinese rooter but you may want to check if yours is English. If not, download and install this app: SuperUser at Google Play)

Extra Notes:

1. In rooting my phone, I did not require a back-up. But to be really really sure, you may want to create a back-up for your important data.

2. Reboot your phone after rooting.

This method works on any Android device. :) I was able to successfully root 2 other Android devices using VRoot.

IMPORTANT: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE YOUR PHONE MAY INCUR. ROOT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

A simple thank you is very much appreciated. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DutchCowboy:
Stock firmware files

Hi, I lost some of my firmware files. My question to you is: Does someone have the original firmware files for the ot 991 single sim, or does someone know how to retrieve them from another device(my vriend's phone(also a ot 991)) . Qould you upload the files, or could you post a instruction? Thanks in advance!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lygas:
try one-touch-upgrade http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/support/download/one_touch_991.html

works. i had exactly the same problem.

just download the .exe and just follow the instruction

cheers
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gradu2012:
Maybe this can help you http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2162945
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffta:
Rom v4

Rom v4 single+dual sim

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tbusrup78rtgsbu/rom v4.zip

1.need new CWM 6.0.0.3

2.Copy on you sd card in zip format file romv4.

3.frst Wipe data/factory reset,and wipe cache partition

4.instal zip file .

5.restart the phone and wait 5-8 min.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgama:
WOW!

thank you jeffta!

I was so ungry for a new ROM for dual sim!

What about ext mod? any script for apps2sd or just use previous scripts? or just no script at all like CM10.1?

will try this one next week and give feedback.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gp.triple:
thanks a lot jeffta!

please give us more info about the rom

i'll try it asap
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffta:
Inside in rom is link2sd. works with Ext2 partition.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soyer88:
Changelog and some pics if u can :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goran_oh:
You are back great:)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gp.triple:
installed the rom is really fast and smoot!!

any bug found yet

100 mb free ram indicated!

good works jeffta

thanks a lot
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jocazmaj:
Hi guys, I just found one old OT 991 so i just wanted to know if you could point me in the right direction to find CWM 6.0.0.3 for this phone?

Thanx
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffta:
Joco idi na android srbija imaš tamo kako se ubacuje cwm 6.0.0.3 i upustva za romove imaš tamo moje postove na srpskom i u slikama poz
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitec:
Turkish Language

Hi there, is it possible to add turkish language support for this great ROM. I'm really suprised it's really fast!

Oh also is it possible to remove Facebook or any other system application from ROM?

Thanks for this great ROM :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goran_oh:
Rom really it's fast,tnx jeffta:)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgama:
Jeffta v.4

JEFFTA V.4 - THIS ROM IS AWESOME!!

121 Mb RAM free? Incredible for me, as I´ve never seen more than 68Mb after fresh install!!

Removed youtube, facebook and other apps I don´t use, and it stays like this!!

Fast and smooth, almost no lags after 4-5 minutes of a reboot.

Link2sd works like a charm with ext2 partition, YEAHHHH!

This is really good, my phone becomes other!!!

And YES, DUAL SIM WORKS!!!

Just one question - any way to put Portuguese language on it?

THANKS A LOT JEFFTA!!!:good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurimz_11:
Help!

I cant the dowload the rom from dropbox..i wish somebody will mirror it to mediafire or dev-host..thank u very much..i have been waiting for this rom with dual sim support since 2012...

thanks for this GREAT works..kudos!!:good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukaspoow:
Hi.

You can try the universal rooting method using chinese software: V-Root

You can get it in mgyun.com

And you can use universal adb driver from adbdriver.com/download

Sorry for my bad english :laugh:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurimz_11:
this rom is awesome..! I but found this problem regarding Sim Management Menu..Dual sim is fine on messaging in which we can set it to Always Ask..but on a Voice Call even if set to Always Ask the dialing is still Sim1 by default..you still need to set to Sim2 if you want Sim2 to be use a for Voice Call..:crying:

Hope it can be fix soon..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgama:
SIM management on Jeffta v.4

Hi

You can use Bar Shortcut app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coinsoft.android.barshortcuts&hl=pt-PT

add a shortcut to SIM management (on All Settings) on the notification bar and change SIM as your needs, don´t forget to change it back to your default preferred, this is not perfect but is what I got

I found that setting to «always ask» on voice calls only work on some contacts, try it and see

It would be better having SIM management right on the notification bar as original ROM, but I can live with that on this fantastic ROM

If anyone as a better solution please post

Regards
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cekicha:
Hi

Hi, I apologize for the bad English do you have all the necessary drivers and programs for quality root. For restoration of phone you have to have One Touch Upgrade 2.8.0

For rooting: Drivers for ADB server

1.SpFlash Tool : and custom boot file.

2.Super One Click
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krumusainski:
Jeffta rom version 4

where is your touchpal keyboard on Version4. Jeffta? :) It is uselles for me, cant do nothing without keyboard tho :)

ps . i dot like it .. its pretty but its kind a heavy, pls make faster and clean roms, thank You :)

Jefta rom 3.1 RullezzZzZz
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nufica:
The phone must be OFF!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffta:
OPREM DOBRO NE MRSI oIo Makedonac :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krumusainski:
i am not Macedonian lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jafazec:
Hi. I obtained root without problems on this phone with stock 2.3.6. firmware. Next thing i tried to do is to format a 8gb(class 10) micro sd card into 2 partitons,7gb fat 32 and 1gb ext2(ext3/4,fat 32) in order to get link2sd working. The problem is that the phone and link2sd app only recognized the 2nd partition when it was formated in ext2 filesystem,but even then link2sd wouldn't work properly.When I started link2sd,it gave me a dialogue to choose which file system is the 2nd partition.I chose ext2,and then it gave me an error that it could'nt create a script,saying something like to try with different file system and such things?!That wouldn't be a problem if I hadn't tried all possible filesystems,and only with ext2,link2sd recognized the 2nd partition. What shall I do?! I repeat,the phone is rooted,running stock operator ROM,2.3.6.

Thanks for all the help in advance!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goran_oh:
Hahaha jak si:)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conta93:
recommended to install engine adrenaline engine on jeffta rom v4, or not?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patrickkooistra:
jeffta v4 rom

I will try jeffta rom v4 now.

I am running jeffta v3 rom now and have a problem with Bluetooth connection with my radio hoop that its better in v4 rom cus the fine for not handheld calling in Holland is 220 euro will reply if it works.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgama:
swap in Jeffta v.4

Hi there everyone.

Does Jeffta ROM v.4 support swap partition?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goran_oh:
Not support swap partition on Rom v.4, it's stok kernel.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crond2:
hi im fooking for a root ot 991d and links on first page dont works please help me :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgama:
Install language and locale set by AppDEV from PlayStore, don`t forget to unselect the location services by google on settings first, may not install all language but give support for your location

unistall any system app with System app remover (ROOT) by Jumobile from PlayStore, worked fine with me

---------- Post added at 12:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:11 AM ----------

after some search and tests

pixelphone app (my choice) or DW contacts works fine on our dual sim phone

better than stock contacts manager, a little slow opening but OK

too much options to test and configure but worth the time spent

get them on PlayStore
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patrickkooistra:
bluetooth is still a problem i can not connect with my car radio
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krumusainski:
pls give us clean roms

pls, many please , give me clean and fast rom, thats all i need, not rom full of sh*t and useless apps, i need fast and clean rom! thank you :good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goran_oh:
Info for all users on this phone,jeffta stops for developing for this phone,hi sold the phone and no more roms from him.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] proudh0n:
Decompiling help

Hi to everyone, i would like to modify the statusbar layout of the VeSaRom Second Edition. I tried to decompile StstemUI.apk without success, I used apktool and installed framework-res.apk and SystemUI-res.apk. Can anyone tellme what else I have to add to decompile SystemUI.apk or what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LacooneCZ:
Just open it with WinRar,it works for me :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] proudh0n:
I must say i found a way to decompile it. Opening with winrar it doesn't work because the files are compiled. With winrar you can replace images but not modify the layout. Now i'm searching somewhere where I can see all the possibilities of the layouts. I tried some things from xda but didn't work, or I didn't know how to do them properyl. Hope someone knows that...

If someone has the same problem as me, to decompile SystemUI-res.apk it's necessary to include the AndroidManifest.xml and the classes.dex from the file SystemUI.apk. Hope it helps.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razkal1:
after installing jeffta v4

after intealling jeffta v4 my second sim slock is now blocked

any know how i might fix this
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deadoul:
Hi there! I need some help. Want to wipe all the stuff the phone got, because there is a lot of useless stuff that is only making the phone slower... I tried with Flash Tool and with VRoot, but it's not working, they delete only the stuff I uploaded and the applications I want to delete are still there. Can someone tell me how to root/wipe all the stuff, please? Everything... Thanks in advance!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJNimrod:
Rom Links

None of the rom links aren't available anymore, does anybody still have them?

Help pls:(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgama:
what ROM´s you need?

I have them, hope dev´s don´t mind if I share a link here...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJNimrod:
which ever u got it's fine...my phone is acting up and need a fresh install.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgama:
Jeffta rom´s

Link for Jeffta ROMs v1.1 dual sim, v3.1 and v4 (dual+single sim)

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwsKjYxfIRG1cTg2T2poY1pWbkk&usp=sharing

if they are not all available wait a few hours, it´s still uploading files at now.

Of course, thanks to Jeffta for this awesome work, all credits for him, I´m just sharing - if you don´t want that just say it, I´ll remove it right away!! His thread here

Currently using Jeffta v4, keep in mind that this phone have hardware limitations, no miracles on this one, but what a great vitamins punch this ROM is!!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krumusainski:
da

`Jeffta Ver.4 SUCKS BIG TIME!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJNimrod:
Thank you for the upload.

Does the Rom V4, have Romanian language pack?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgama:
I guess it wouldn´t

use this app, at least you would be able to install apps in your language, and some options could appear so, as date and time and other stuff

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bruce.setlocale

turn off all location services by google first
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] basil buyuka:
Zip file problem

I went to the link for the rooting zip file but the link directs me to a different site. Can you please post a working link. Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vesavoj:
Soon for download...

SandwichXpreia_final
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krumusainski:
Good

Greetings, i will try it probably first but i hope u made it small, clean and fast, no perinstalled apps please, i want to choose what to install thank you :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vesavoj:
All my mods/roms were light as much it was possible, so this one wont be exception. Anyway this is my final work for ot991, and I made it only because I love this phone, others have given up a long time ago!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krumusainski:
Good
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vesavoj:
SandwichXpreia_final link added.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krumusainski:
thanks

:good:

Thank you dude, will try now, and subscribe after few days testing.:good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krumusainski:
there is no standard Battery saver app, so thats why i dont like the rom, sry. currently i am with VesaRomSE and is the best rom ever made for this phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
statusbar

How can i change the statusbar layout? I want make a center clock and left signal, but the layout.xml encoding is different like in other phones :mad: somebody can help me? sry for my bad english
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Hi everyone,

It seems that the Link posted by mrdoubled in this thread in no longer pointing to the BOOTIMG needed for rooting.

Could s.o. please reupload that file? That would be much appreciated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Root your device with Kingo Android Root software. Dont need rooted boot.img for this :D

kingoapp.com/android-root.htm
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Thanks for that info. Maybe I will test that sometime in the future.

But, actually in the meantime I could convince my relative to ditch this thing and get a used Galaxy S2, which makes things so much easier for me in the long run... So, I'm happy :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giftedvoice:
Please response! Thanks..

have you already fixed the setupwizard... me too im stuck..?

:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] katergaris:
Congratulations and a million thanks! We are waiting! :good::good::good::good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrdoubleb:
HOW TO ROOT 991D:

I Made a zip file containing the new-boot.img and scatter file for the SP flash tool:

http://www.multiupload.nl/7CPS920NK9

To make sure ur using the right scatter file u can use the atached tool to generate one for your phone.

Flash the new-boot.img in the zip as BOOTIMG

Explained here:

http://bm-smartphone-reviews.blogspot.nl/2011/10/mt65x3-flashing-tutorial.html

make sure to flash the BOOTIMG NOT recovery as shown.

After u successfully flashed u can boot the phone and run SuperOneClick to root the phone.......

U can get SOC here: http://shortfuse.org/?page_id=2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mn.code:
CONFIRMED! Just rooted my OT991 single sim,,, Thank's maaaan! :cool:

What happened with CWM you we're working on?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] katergaris:
I'm having a difficulty regarding SP and I don't want to do anything wrong so please forgive the stupid question. I don't know how to Flash the img file. From the Scatter-Loading I chose the txt and the only thing I found about *.img is under the "Read back" tab but there is an img file already in. Do I remove that? Do I leave it and just add the new-boot.img you gave us? And if I just add the new-boot.img what do I put in the new form that appears? (Type/Read Method/Start Address etc.)

Thank you in advance.

Edit: OK, I'm officialy stupid. I did it, the phone is rooted. Thank you SO much once again.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frrà:
there's only a "little" problem: new-bootimg set the phone in single-sim mode. now i've got a single-sim phone -.-
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sepelj:
Can't retrieve scatter file

I ve tried getting new scatter file using Alcatel scatter retriever, but it just hangs.. Things I did were, I installed MT65x3 USB VCOM drivers to my win xp, connected phone(alcatel ot991) via USB(didn't hit mount just plugged it) startet Ascatter retriever and hit retrieve, some command prompt showed saying deamon started succesfully, but it just hangs like that without any changes.. USB debugging is checked.. Am I doing something wrong? :confused:

I have nokia drivers on my pc as well, could that cause the problem?

Is it essential to have that scatter file for each device, or the one given can be used?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beach_Head:
Can you post a step by step for what you did to the boot.img so that I can replicate it. I can't lose dual-SIM functionality...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hekinen5830i:
:D:D

:good:

Thankyou so much the tutorial!:D:D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PANCIO:
it's true ?????? :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frrà:
I think it's because new bootimg is for OT-991 and not OT-991D.

Inviato dal mio ALCATEL ONE TOUCH 991D con Tapatalk 2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hekinen5830i:
To me not working :( i dont know what is the problem :\

put the scattery file and the bootimage file in the sp flashtool .

and i turn off the phone , in the program click the download and waiting .

but when fhinis the countdownt then nothing happaned just write me how sp flash tool error 8100 Can not find USB port!

somebody give me a usb driver because i dont know what is the problem xd thx
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hekinen5830i:
awh it's worked i was the stupid xd REALY BIG THANkS man !!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NdotGdot:
Good job!

Maybe someone can say how to get the root files from an unrooted dual sim 991 to create a dual sim root.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PANCIO:
but you only think this or is the true because you have tried this ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hekinen5830i:
i know how it's a wrong place for this question but i deleted the stock launcher xd now i can't do anything

i want beck that launcher because xd no good xd so how i get beck? xd

i was ddeleted the rootuninstaller xd
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrdoubleb:
Why do u think it now is a single sim phone.

At first i thought it could be possible. Its my moms phone and she only uses 1 sim.

So i double checked this morning after your post.

I put my SIM in also and it get recognized and asks for pin, get connection.

So it seems to work fine here.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] katergaris:
Since the phone is now rooted, shouldn't we be able to remove all the useless applications from the internal memory?

There are many applications that still cannot be uninstalled from the "Applications" List, and when I try to unistall them from the Titanium Backup I get the mssage "Cannot find the apk file". I found those apk files in custpack/app/withlibs and custpack/app/withoutlibs. Why it can't find them? Is there any other way to unistall them?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goce.nakov:
Do you guys use MT65x3 USB VCOM drivers or the drivers from Alcatel PC Suite?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrdoubleb:
I had the same issue. I used Root uninstaller from market.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NdotGdot:
Make a backup of your device before you start deleting system apps!

You can find lists of apps you can or can't safely remove (like this).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martinoag:
use iroot it is very easy.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deni-brasco:
Thank you all.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miodrag.r:
Alcatel OT991 problem

I have a problem with Alcatel OT991. When I turn it on immediately enters in 'recovery mode' '. Sometimes they include normal, but very rarely. Is there a solution?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goce.nakov:
Use Root Explorer and manually delete those apk's under system/app folder.

Which drivers did you use for rooting mate? MT65x3 USB VCOM drivers or the ones from Alcatel PC suite?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beach_Head:
Does this mean you won't post manual instructions for us to create our own boot images should we wish to do so?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hetfield666:
what's the difference in the new boot kernel? i have dual sim too...

is that possibile to go back to vanilla kernel, just after gaining root?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hekinen5830i:
i have a problem i was deleted the application list and now i can't do nothing in my phone xd somebody can give me a stock rom?:S
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frrà:
in my case, after following the procedure by mrdoubleb, sim management doesn't work anymore.

it was not possible to access the network. Only after several attempts I managed to run only 1 sim.

the phone did not recognize the second slot. so I thought it was a problem with the new bootimg.

I performed a reset and a wipe and the problem persisted. I restored the phone via upgrade tool from alcatel and I run again the procedure but it has given me the same problem. I could run the root. But I could not use the dual-sim.

I now have reset everything to use the phone again.

please help me :(

ps: i'm sorry for my bad english.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NdotGdot:
If you're having trouble, you can try to restore your phone with the Upgrade Tool from Alcatel.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hetfield666:
that tool looks not to support 991D, only 991
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hekinen5830i:
i hope work that xd i'm so stupid delete a system app pff xd thx
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frrà:
it can be used both with 991 that with 991D.

i've tried it personally :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goce.nakov:
C'mon guys can someone answer me and post which USB drivers did you used for Rooting.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frrà:
i used drivers from Alcatel PC Suite :good: