yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
Thanks for appointing me to THIS LINKS for operations MRD ... OMG .. I'm not that capable. I'm not really dev. I do developing for fun on spare times. I participate on XDA Dell Venue Forum , but my Dell Venue device is soft brick :( ... I need to make little hardware tweak on the device usb port to continue participation. I bought this MXNEC considering low price, good design, acceptable performance and serve dual SIM. Very rarely customs ROM for dual sim available in the net. This device make me desperate .. by having no information about device, no fastboot interface (Am I wrong ... ? ) which very handy for flashing fest.... LOL .

I think this MT6577 (Mine branded by MXNEC) device look like HTC HD2, one day probably someone can build "bootloader" (like CLK), or uboot will accomodate "fastboot" interface. I git cloned Cink-Slim kernel sources. Once I get proper understanding about the hardware, I will build customs kernel, then build a full rom will be easier. Kernel is "biggest" issue to build customs ROM for a device.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] superia97:
I didnt do any backup. Can I use the ROM of a same model phone? How do I get it out from another phone? Can I create this ROM?

Please advise. Thank you.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
The meaning of same model phone is obvious ... as long as : the partition lay out of emmc/mtd, hardware chipset, say the wifi is exactly same brand and model, camera, gps, video adapter chipset, then you can flash the rom to your device safely. Smart phone is funky small expensive device, smal careless can turn your device into useless piece of plastics. During my early time of learning (you need to learn in the whole of your life) of android device tweaking, my fools to execute fastboot erase system on Dell Streak 5, sent the device into disposable piece of plastics. I made a photoframe and use the death dell streak 5 as wall ornament .... :D

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What is your device (?) MT6577 basically is similar device. I believed small device vendors using "exactly same" main board, for various brands. we need to ask XDA Moderator to create a Thread tagged MT6577 and probably cover 5-7 brands of device, but we can collecting some device informations and sub-thread created thus the thread more organized. I need to use "search button" to come into this thread. I found ZTE V970 (this is populer device) is MT6577 ,,, I will test to know I can use customs CWM Recovery for my MXNEC 307.

If your device can boot normally, connect to pc with adb alive on your pc and test

cat /proc/emmc
To know partition lay out
cat /proc/cpuinfo
To know model and brand of CPU
cta /proc/mtd
To know partition layout

you probably need to ask uncle google help you to know what is graphic adaptor chipset of your device ... etc etc etc :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] superia97:
The phone I have is Samsung Note 2 Clone GT-N7102 MT6577 Dual SIM with GPU Mali-400MP.

For whatever reasons or some mistakes I made, booting into recovery show Andriod system recovery <3e>. I sort of lost the CWM recovery 6.x.

In addition, I have only limited adb access. I cannot enter the adb shell with error : - exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) nRet(-1) -

Obvious, it is now in a big mess. Appreciate your advise. But really dont know how to go about doing the following:

cat /proc/emmc
To know partition lay out
cat /proc/cpuinfo
To know model and brand of CPU
cta /proc/mtd
To know partition layout

Started off to find a solution to fix my 'Cant connect to camera' problem, getting worst with every step I proceed. Any kind soul out there please help to provide me the ROM, fimware, instruction etc if you have the same phone.

I hope to revive this phone. Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
Mine is MXNEC Brand Model M307, MT6577 Hardware, declared as Galaxy S3 Clone :D . You loss your adb access. How about booting into recovery, on recovery state you probably having adb access. I just loss my recovery before backing up and do testing Yuweng Tutorial. I'm going to find a way to copy boot.img at my phone, found (or build) recovery.img then I can dump whole rom. At your situation you need to be very carefull. Can You boot into Factory Mode ? [/b} from there you at least know exactly device model. Hardware, uboot version etc.

3e I thinks is Stock Recovery, No option to do nand back up. Just be patient, probably someone with same phone model of you can give some information or even dump rom you need. Post as details as possible about your device, some hacker here probably can help.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] superia97:
Yes. Able to boot to Factory Mode and also able to do some item tests. That was where I found that I can test my cameras were working fine. But now selecting SIM Detect hang the phone. Selecting Version also hang the phone. The details of my device was obtained previously when I still had the access.

The problems with my phone can be summarized as follow:

1. Cannot retrieve the phone hardware details.

2. ADB has limited access, cannot access the shell.

I read about booting from external sdcard. Will this help to gain access into the phone system? Possible to flash the whole phone system from this sdcard? If this is possible, can some experts provide some guidance? Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] -fluffy-:
to get acces to phone system u need to be rooted

my phone [HDC GT H7100] also have recovery 3E as stock recovery

an i have ported TWRP to it
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] caosgod:
hi i bought a b92m (s3 clone) there is another way to root but i prefer this. Does it work on this phone? is there a method to unroot? and how can i install recovery after rooting
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
Installing the whole rom at sdcard is possible. But "How to boot" your phone from sdcard.

1. Are You sure your phone is similar model with my phone, mine is MXNEC 307.

2. I have successfully rooted this phone with MTKDroidTools-v228. Backed Up whole phone rom including system, boot.img, uboot and recovery but as I told on previous post this recovery is ONE WRONG FLASHED .

3. I can upload somewhere my back up system.img file, but how you will flashed ? I think you need to find a way to root your phone, and back up whatever you have in the phone... is MTKDroidTools working for you ... pls strictly follow Yuweng PDF Tut. I can confirm IT IS WORK .

4. Please check my scaterred_mmc.txt and firmware info file attached. If you sure its "similar" with your phone, You probably lucky to flash my system.img back up, as long as you found how to flash the file. I can also upload DSP_BL, EBR1, MBR, logo.bin, misc, pmt, seccfg, system, uboot, boot and you can download if it will help you.

5. Be careful and know what you are doing before bricking your device.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
Only way to know .... TRY IT, if you try to root and fail ... it is not harm your phone. Once sucess root. Back Up all your ROM. I believed to unroot is by flashing your back up files with SP Flash Tools. Yuweng Guidance is quiet Clear :good: I can confirm it is work on my phone : MXNEC 307 - S3 Clone
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yuweng:
never had that error before but i presume a pc reboot would have solve it... :confused:

cwmr 6012 for H2000+
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] andyle2k:
Nevermind I fixed it.

I get this when I try to install the Root_Superuser_3.1.3_Busybox_1.20.2-Update1-signed.zip

http://imgur.com/4ESNE

I'm getting pretty desperate here. Would it be possible for me to read the system.img from SP Flash Tool and give to you to try and build? Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yuweng:
tried that, doesn't work on Android Kitchen, still figuring it out why SPFT upload fail to unpack... :D

however, i can confirm cwmr backup system.img does work on Android Kitchen, you can go ahead & try that yourself... :good: if ur not sure, u can follow my tut here...

As for the ADB on cwmr, just force update your existing MTK USB port(com 5) with ADB driver...

it takes many man hour to be an android expert... :D even up to now i'm still learning...:laugh: don't give up now...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] alessandrogambi:
Hi all, I've the same issue: root don't want to fully work.

It depend on build. Mine is 120920. I think that most of you have root working, have build 120914.

Am I wrong?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] andyle2k:
Went to sleep last night at 3AM. Woke up this morning ready to try some more.

Every time I go to do a backup in CWMR it freezes here: http://i.imgur.com/5TU2i.jpg

Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] andyle2k:
Ok managed to dump my system to a tar file using romdump: http://android.podtwo.com/romdump/

I even managed to load the ROM into the kitchen and built a ROM but when I go to apply the update ROM from CWMR I get this error:

http://imgur.com/q4HVN

Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] andyle2k:
I think I did it!

Thanks so much yuweng for being so helpful.

In the end I asked http://colonelzap.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/hero-h2000-mt7577-rooting-tutorial.html for the earlier version's system img. I used that system to create my own rom and it worked!

I now have full root as well as everything else working!

Once again thank you for everything!!!

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Downloads:

Modified recovery image with CWM: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?tyf66c8f262ivb0

SP Flash Tool v3.1224.01: http://www.mediafire.com/?qwf1452te1s3lxs

MT6577 scatter file: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?h1wkxbp8w3qs5d0

VCOM Drivers: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?3q8rhlp4ws9053o

USB/ADB Drivers: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?8u5cub27xb44hpx

Root: http://www.mediafire.com/?tmibyos6aha1r1s

1.	Launch SP Flash Tool

a.	Load the scatter file

b.	Tick the RECOVERY box and click on RECOVERY. It will ask you to look for a recovery image file, choose the modified file downloaded above

c.	Turn off the phone and remove the battery

d.	Press ‘Download’ in SP Flash Tool and press ‘Yes’ to the Download Warning message

e.	Plug the phone in without the battery (all these steps are assuming that you have already installed the necessary drivers first – this step requires the VCOM drivers)

f.	The flash should complete

2.	CWM Recovery

a.	Enter CWM by pressing the up button when the phone is being turned on

b.	Go to ‘mounts and storage’

c.	Mount /system

d.	Make sure that the ADB drivers are installed

e.	Run the myroot.cmd from the Root archive

Hope that works for you all!

Enjoy!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yuweng:
@alessandrogambi

Yeah, i suspect they did something to the update that all existing rooting software fail to root it !

@andyle2k

i feel so bad yesterday when you brick your phone... :(

Haha, luckily you never give up & keep on fighting... :laugh: :good:

Thanks for sharing your experience on rooting the latest 'unrootable' H2000+ rooted !

Best is if you could update & include a picture of your H2000+, baseband & kernel version so that fellow xda member wouldn't make a mistake that ends up with a brick phone !
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bronevaya:
even with your new image /system is not writeable through abd.exe

here is my error message

http://imgur.com/cIB08
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] andyle2k:
@bronevaya, you might want to try to restore using the Nandroid image I created instead:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?a6zr294edxa177b
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bronevaya:
it works!! amazing job. hope to see some custom roms in the future. maybe even jelly bean?!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] apad:
To report it is confirm to work on my One X. Thanks a lot!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yuweng:
u r most most welcome & thank you so much for your feedback... ;)

If possible, attach a copy of your modded recovery, i'm sure fellow xda member will appreciate it... :good:

Hah, Batu Caves mari kah...first time i met with fellow here... :D

Previously, got to know one gal android hacker/ modder too here at xda... :laugh:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] apad:
Ok here is the custom recovery image for One X clone. Should works on all One X variant. The only downside is, very difficult to boot into recovery. Need some apps to do that, or using Android Commander on PC while using USB debugging.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] apad:
According to Mediatek, no release yet for Jelly Bean. All those phone with 4.1.x is a fake, only ICS.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thetrisatria:
hi yuweng, just a curious question.

why the start address is 0x1588000?

why not 0x0F88000, as it has same row with recovery entry in the table?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bgcngm:
Because each partition has it own start address... or else it would overlap.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thetrisatria:
but why the starting isn't 0x0F88000?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bgcngm:
Because that is the start address for recovery partition and as I said, partitions can't overlap, so sec_ro should not start at the same address. Taking into consideration that recovery size is 0x600000 and it starts at 0xF88000, then sec_ro should indeed start at 0x1588000 (0xF88000 + 0x600000). ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thetrisatria:
thanks for the explanation, really help :)

so, CWMR actually installed in sec_ro partition?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] edsoedso:
I have a clone Samsung Galaxy Note2 GT N7102 MTK6577, android version 4.1.5, baseband version N7102ZCALH3, build number JRO03C.N7102ZCALH40. In case it helps I can give you stock recovery.img or CWM recovery.img.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] caosgod:
but this method install also the clockworkmod recovery?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sack3:
Error sp flash tool

hello, i need help for this error:

my cel is this: http : / /www[/url][da]luckypurse[da]ru/fly_ying_i699_blue[da]html#[da]UTMcc6LPQZk

info:

name: FLY-YING I699 4.0 "

cpu: mt6575_s01 :fingers-crossed:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
Have you follow Yuweng Tutorial strictly, use MTKDroidTools first to root your phone and create scaterred file.txt to be used on SP Flash Tools. Please post all process you did to enable other user have clue to give you advise once possible

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To flash customs CWM you can use SP Flash Tools, MTKDroidTools is for back up full rom including stock recovery. By having stock recovery you can build your own customs recovery with help of ONLINE RECOVERY BUILDER for free
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] superia97:
My phone android version was 4.1.1, baseband version N7100XXALIE, build number JRO03C.N7100ZSALIA. Was different from yours.

But I willing to try anything that can make my phone work again, including your stock recovery.img and CWM recovery.img. Please provide them.

I do still need the instruction on how to get your stock recovery.img or CWM recovery.img into my phone.

Thank you.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
I believed your phone is easier. I saw your output of cat /proc/mtd and you have access to /sdcard. Your recovery partition is mtd6 and system partition is mtd11 and boot partition is mtd5 please post the result of cat /dev/mtd if you have /dev/mtd5, /dev/mtd11, /dev/mtd6 you can copy the whole image into sd card. let say recovery partition is at /dev/mtd6 so use dd command dd if=/dev/mtd6 of=/sdcard/recovery.img to copy boot dd if=/dev/mtd5 of=/sdcard/boot.img and so on ... please ensure the partition layout output by using command cat /dev/mtd. Once you have stock recovery go to ONLINE RECOVERY BUILDER upload your stock recovery and wait for a while. The builder will give you customs CWM for your device. Good idea to do dd if command to back up system and boot
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bigrammy:
A massive thanks guys.:victory::victory: This has just made life so much easier for all noob's. :D:D

I know this has been a huge team effort :eek: to get this to support our devices and it's all been done free of charge!! by these awesome dev's :cool: So get hitting those THANKS!! Buttons everyone & If you can afford get these guys a well deserved dirink :highfive: See here

Last but by no means the least A Massive Thanks to you yuweng for all your hard work helping people with rooting, porting, editing ect ect & for the Awesome tut's you produce :good::good::cool: Without you yuweng I know support for MTK SoC would have all fallen apart a long time ago you are the glue that keeps everything together :cool: Thank's Buddy :cool:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
I do agree that Yuweng brought all in one like one stop shopping. What I do not understand, boot.img with rosecure=1 mean /system partition will be readonly to change the ramdisk into rosecure=0 will make /system partition writable. My MXNEC 307 - MT6577 device, achieveing PERMANENT ROOT without touching boot.img file. I backed up boot.img file and systemext4.img .... my problem now I can not extract config file with comand extract-ikconfig boot.img also can not pull /proc/config.gz from live device, I need this config file to build kernel from source, otherwise we will like walking on the dark to find out correct config for MXNEC 307-MT6577. I'm still so worry to flash back uped boot.img to my live device. I will search and watch this thread and hope someone will give a clue what is the fit kernel config for this MT6577.Once we have the kernel, we can build custom rom much easier.

Attached photo MXNEC-307 with permanent root (root persist after rebooting). img 2 and 3 I flashed the device with ZTE V970 CWR ... recovery booting but get weird ... :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sack3:
This tutorial: Added on Mar 04, 2013 - Auto Root via TWRP V2.4.2.0

do not work with MT6575_S01:crying::crying:

A question like I do a full backup of my original rom with flash tool sp.exe :confused::confused::confused:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sack3:
help with this error::confused::confused:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
It is clearly mentioned TWRPV.2.4.20 by varun.chitre15 is for Micromax A110

You have successful back up recovery.img ... just try to build custom recovey by recovery builder. I suggested do not too eager to use other rom or image unless you sure it is exactly similar to your phone model.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] caosgod:
this method install also a recovery for insalling zips?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
are you sure your Preloader : USB VCOM driver properly installed. Everytime I flash with SP Flash Tools I did > open flash tools > click download > take out battery > put back battery > CLICK YES > connect phone to usb, preloader state is only in few seconds before changing into charging mode.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
Yes ... IF YOU HAVE THE CUSTOM CWR FOR YOUR DEVICE flash with flash tools
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] caosgod:
what is better? cwm or twrp?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
TWRP is better for high end phone. CWR is more stable.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sack3:
Yes the Preloader : USB VCOM driver is properly installed..

Any idea :confused::confused:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
Preloader usb vcom properly installed, do : open flash tools > click download > take out battery > put back battery > CLICK YES (on PC if optional request poped up)> connect phone to usb, (preloader state is only in few seconds *before changing into charging mode.) ... phone will be properly flashed. Tools work great, try carefully
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ulum_joe:
Hi, I Have problem in here, my device running JB Android, when I tried to get root, it says choose restore, when I choose restore the Application (MTKdroidTools) just showing progress bar, looping forever. It's my Device can't be rooted by this tool?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yuweng:
Bro, for MTK Droid Tools, it has been said many times, refer to here ( Reply attn to blackode )...

Master Shifu rua1 has just updated his MTK Droid Tools here, refer to this guide here & it'll auto port cwmr for you, then you flash it via SPFT & you'll have your device rooted...

Tips : Try upload boot.img(save as boot.img) instead of recovery & click at To choose the boot.img file -> Recovery and Boot & it'll auto-port compatible cwmr for your device... :o
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sack3:
Help my phone no start

I need help, i have flash my phone but the sp flash tool give me error:

And now no start just only charger the batery adn enter the factory mode :crying::crying::crying::crying:

The drivers still work, the program recognizes the phone...:confused::confused:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] edsoedso:
It seems that we have different roms and I doubt if you should use my recovery images. Anyway, if you need them send me an e-mail address and I will email as attachment. You should flash them via SP tool or CWM in case you could enter CWM.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yuweng:
You must have downloaded recovery to your boot partition, my friend & i welcome you to this thread here... :laugh:

Fyi, recovery made by ONLINE CWM BUILDER doesn't work on MT65xx... :cowboy:

You need to unpack/ pack with this tool here or here then only it will work & that too it only works properly on mtd but not emmc partition... :o
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
mine is MXNEC 307 - MT6577. I lost my recovery due to wrong flashing before doing back up :( ... I found Huawei U8836D Shine CWR, Flashed and recovery booting but have weird face . Built recovery.img with ONLINE CWM BUILDER ..... NOT WORK . Yuweng ... You are correct. I need to rebuild recovery manually, any tutorial I can follow ( ? )
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yuweng:
Bro, already reply here & you didn't try it out...

You can also try TWRP at the OP here too, many reported back it works on their MT6575/ 77 & also on latest MT6589 too, credits to kumar abhishek & Mohammad Abdul Sajid for carrying out the test & confirming it works...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] x1123:
Hi Master Yuweng .... ;) , thanks for advise. I tried. I explain my situation. device flashed with U8836D Huawei Recovery. I have boot.img from my device MXNEC 307. I did as follows

Thinking about another idea :

Do me a favour to port boot.img to cwr / twrp
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yuweng:
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Edited March 08 2013

Yeoh Bro, you got it all wrong & i am also wrong... :o

boot.img & recovery.img uses the same recovery.img-kernel.img

my bad got confuse with so many tools, only Master Shifu bgcngm unpack/ repack scripts works for porting kernel from boot.img...

Try this V2... :fingers-crossed: