yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] marlasr:
I hardly doubt you bricked your phone.

I've never seen MTK6575 SoC based device that was hard bricked (when it is not repairable by let's say JTAG).

Also, try to flash S3 mini and leave it without the power for just a second and enjoy the price of new motherboard :).

That's why serious engineers use laptops or have UPS on their machines.

Anyway, if you are not afraid of hardware, this is the right topic for you: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1943442

Good luck.
[General Questions and Answers] Ladokoz:
need help

Hi guys.

It seems that I messed up something and now I can't get past Prestigio Wizard on startup. Factory reset doesn't help. Could someone please upload an apk of the app that offers additional 3rd party software at startup or provide a link with stock ROM for clockwork mod? Many thanks, you will save my life. :)
[General Questions and Answers] enes73:
I have it - 4300DUO :)

I was update it without problems with regular System Update option. Now I have v1.0.11.... (latest ver. until today)

Release notes for 1.0.11:

1. FM radio issue fixed

2. Farsi language support added

Phone works very well, but I have problem using Viber. It seems that not phone problem, because Fring and Skype working ok....

BUT, I'm waiting Android 4.1.x :) This phone deserve it ;)
[General Questions and Answers] Ladokoz:
4.1

There will be no 4.1 update.
[General Questions and Answers] huurux:
That is to bad...maybe they surprise us...let us hope so..
[General Questions and Answers] enes73:
From someone (I forgot from who) I heard that they working on 4.1 update. Is this just one disinformation, we will see in the future. Also, I hope so that they surprise us :) Again - I think that this phone deserve it ;)
[General Questions and Answers] maryius:
Help!

Hi! I have a friend that has a Prrstigio MP 4040 like you and encountered a serious problem! The phone was brought 2 weeks ago...and one time, the phone turned off because of the empty battery. When he arrived home and plugged it to AC power and after full battery recharge, the phone stucks at the library photo when trying to turn it on, it doesn't want to boot into Android. His only problem is that he didn't make any backup to the Phonebook and all of his numbers are on the phone memory. How can i get the phone booting Android without sending it to the service? How can i get into recovery mode ? Wich buttons shall i press? Can i do a backup of phonebook into recovery mode if the phone isn't rooted? My friend is desperated because this is his first Android phone! please help me with suggestions in order to help him! Thanx in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] WRaven512:
Recovery mode is something else, he need to enter safe mode. To do it durning boot press one off virtual buttons , this button is menu
[General Questions and Answers] maryius:
tannx for response
[General Questions and Answers] adrianbanica29:
new software 1.0.12 is available!!!
[General Questions and Answers] turbak:
I have problem with prestigio 4300 duo, when I play hd games, sound is realy lagy and poor but in music player and you tube the sound is good, I have tried nfs most wanted and real racing 2 and real racing 3 and have same problem in all games
[General Questions and Answers] gimbu:
prestigio 4040 no data connection after reboot phone

my problem is prestigio 4040.. internet connection is ok -> reboot phone -> no internet connection :/ only factory reset slove it! so I must do hard reset everytime when I turn off my phone?
[General Questions and Answers] blacksn0w:
Software Version 1.0.13 was published few days ago.

Still no Jelly Bean...

Found this on the Facebook Page of Prestigio:

abload.de/img/unbenanntrsxol.png
[General Questions and Answers] ssaajjkkoo:
I use this tutorial to root my smartphone

goo.gl/Pv9Ok

Its short and very easy, but work perfect

Is there somewhere tutorial to install all new OS to phone. I do something on phone with some boot application, so now I cant connect on WiFi and install other aplications from other internet connections. Only with USB.

So I try to install some Rom, recovery (or something like this) programs and when I install them, to all that programs is option to that application download clockworkmod, but phone cant download apps. So what to do and how?
[General Questions and Answers] felior:
My 4300pap fell and glass broke so I need to change it, the problem is if I go to official repair store they will charge 40% of the price of new phone (because they are changing display+digitizer because thay said it's hard to replace only digitizer).

So my question is does somebody knows where can I buy parts for this phone...
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
I need help

Can anyone provide me a FULL SPFT backup for this phone PLS. I need it quick...

Yup, I bricked it HARD

*SPFT - Smart phone flash tool
[General Questions and Answers] ssaajjkkoo:
Did someone know how to reinstall OS on phone? I am root phone about month ago and install some boot program for motorola. (I was think to can change boot image with this :silly: ) This program is deleted some stuff in phone and from then my wifi dont work. I cant live without wifi on phone (Telenor and T-Mobile internet is very expensive) so please help me somehow! :confused::(:(
[General Questions and Answers] 2x1:
Check out post #30 in this thread.

Good luck! :fingers-crossed:
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
People please. Can somebody do a FULL backup/readback in sp flash tool. It's urgent. I need it really fast...
[General Questions and Answers] dimitar169:
I need it too. I installed fontinstaller and my phone freezed it doesn't start properly, it gets to the prestigio boot animation and freezes.. Any help ?
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Well you are in luck. I know how to fix your damn problem. First install twrp recovery with sp flash tool, the put the 1.0.11 update on ypur external sd card, and flash it. That's your fix. It'll work 100% sure. But in your spft PLEASE do a full backup up and send me the files...
[General Questions and Answers] dimitar169:
Did that but now it won't get into any recovery mode.. just the prestigio logo and that's it.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Volume - button and power button. Hold it until you get to twrp, mount your EXTERNAL sd card put your update in it, and flash it. Simple.

Now when we are friends. Help me with unbricking my phone.
[General Questions and Answers] dimitar169:
Well I do that and then the prestigio logo pops on the screen and that's it.. I managed to open the cwm recovery earlier today, but nothing happens now.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
CM 10 Port

I made cm port for pap 4300 duo. It's CM 10 4.1.1 Jelly bean and it's rooted. My device is currently bricked so I can't test it... But is anyone willing to suort my work, the link is here:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2Kd38wfIkx_R2FmV05tbGdvRUE/edit?usp=sharing
[General Questions and Answers] raulsimcic:
:laugh: interesting... You made an CM for 4300 and can't test it because the fone is bricked... wondering how You briced it :p (by testing it maybee)
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Nope, that was before, i flashed a 4kb txt file and replaced the preloader... Don't be smart as me!
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Look this may sound ridiculous but your normall drivers won't work. I had the same porblem, and i fixed it. No for the strange part:

Install the samsung galaxy S1 drivers. Belive me, that's how you'll fix your problems, and it works for me. Helped ypu? Gimme a thank!

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Ehm, go to settings and disable prestigio wizard.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
So, is anyone going to try my rom?
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
OK has anyone dissasembled this phone, im having trouble lifting up the back.

P.S I unscrewed all screwes
[General Questions and Answers] outlawman007:
can you make the same rom for 4040? is it possible? everything is the same buit the screen. Thanx for info.
[General Questions and Answers] LarryJHeid:
rooting?

Mine is PAP4300 DUO, Android 4.0.3, Build number: PAP4300DUO.20121121.v1.0.08 .

What root method should I use to be successful?

I don't have experience with this, can anyone help me? How can I backup the rom before (should I?) ?

Thanks !
[General Questions and Answers] outlawman007:
Root

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460 : this method will work
[General Questions and Answers] maxidimov:
Just installed it. After turning it on, it just stayed on the bootscreen. I turned it off after about a halfhour and then restored my original ROM. I honestly have no idea why it isn't getting past the bootscreen and I'm going to try a few things to see if it will work.

Good job tho. :) Glad to see someone has taken an interest in this phone.

EDIT: Tried everything I could think of, clearing /system, /cache etc. Nothing seems to work.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Can you send me the picture, i thing i can solve it. Have you cleared dalvik?

And of course for the interest in the phone, a lot of ppl have it. But only i have knowlege of it...
[General Questions and Answers] maxidimov:
Yes, I tried clearing the dalvik-cache, but that didn't help either :( I don't know what picture you're talking about tho. It's stuck on the bootanimation.

BTW Do you need any help with fixing your phone?
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Well i hard bricked the phone, broke my meta mode (somehow) and i'm searching for my testpoint. Can you help me finding my testpoint, and backing up preloader and dsp bl, but separate. And i think i know how to fix this, but i really have little time on my hands, so idk when i will be able to update it.

(I really think it's the rooting procces, since it's soft bricked)
[General Questions and Answers] maxidimov:
Well the good thing of the MT65** platform is that there's no way to hard brick it (although it might sometimes require a JTAG box to unbrick). I'll back the preloader and bootloader when I get home.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Ok i made the fixed version but my phone is still bricked, so i didn't test it. I'll make an edit when i upload it.

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Thank you so much

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Well when i opened up my phone, i didn't see any jtag at all. Neither cpu or gpu... The largest chip in there is wifi.

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Ok here is my fix of the rom

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2Kd38wfIkx_ZWZZVzlxc21pamM/edit?usp=sharing
[General Questions and Answers] maxidimov:
JTAG is not a chip in the phone. It's a development tool that is used by software engineers. :)

Had some difficulties with backing up the bootloader and preloader with SP Flash tools, since the scatter-file doesn't show enough information on the partition sizes, and also running cat /proc/mtd gives an empty result. For anyone wondering on how to find the partition information run cat /proc/partitions instead (although that doesn't give their names, just size). I'm currently trying to extract them but to no avail so far. ;(
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
http://androidforums.com/a52-all-things-root/628032-make-romdump-mt6573-mt6575-device.html

Here's a program

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Ok i just met a guy that has pap 4300 duo, and i made him try my rom. It works! Can't belive it i made it!

Only problem that is not rooted. Rooting made the brick, so I removed it. Flash superuser.zip to root. I'm not suprised it made the problem since i didn't know what the f**** i was doing, when I started the rooting procces of scripting.
[General Questions and Answers] maxidimov:
dsp_bl

preloader

Both are copied from /dev. Should work though.

Haven't yet tested your new CM10 build, but will probably do it later tonight.

EDIT: Just read your edit. Congratulations. :) But will any method for rooting brick it?
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Actualy no. I made the rooting procces but i newer knew what the f*** was i doing. I was REALLY confused, and it uses non existing busybox...

But pm me if this doesnt work for you. I saw he f*** around with his kernel.

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And thank you about this but i will have time tomorow, since it takes so long to dissasemble the phone, and i don't know where my testpoint is...

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Ok if anyone dissasembled this phone, and found tp, can they send a picture to me to see it where it is.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Has anyone else tried my rom?
[General Questions and Answers] bgabi:
What do you think, is it probably going to work on a PAP4040 Duo? Seems that the hardware is pretty much the same, or are there any big differences "under the hood" preventing it from working? Because I might gonna try it on my 4040 depending on others opinion, not yet though, maybe in a few days.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
DUDE, different mtk platform :p
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Has anyone with 4300 duo tried my rom?

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Is there anyone who knows how to fix my broken meta mode?
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Ok i contacted my service, and they can't help me, they always point me to their service shop, wich really isn.t and option. Please i need someones help, and when i unbrick it i will have much more time devote to the rom( Not only for my phone, but for 4040, and maybe even 4500).
[General Questions and Answers] Levskar40:
Hi dude,

I want to try your ROM so could you please explain to me how to install it? I copy the zip file to the SD card but when I lauch it i get "signature veification failed" error massage and the instalation is aborted. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
My god, dude you need to install custom recovery for this.

Download sp flash tool, usb vcom drivers, mt6575 scatter and cm / twrp recovery img.

Turn your phone off put your battery away, and put in usb cable.

in sp flash tool load scatter file and check the rcovery, and click download.

NOW you will be able to try my rom.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Anyone, please my meta mode...
[General Questions and Answers] dimitar169:
Is there a hard cover case from any phone that fits our PAP4300 ?
[General Questions and Answers] grekko44:
Pap 4044 duo

Anyone been successful rooting a PAP4044 DUO ??
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Guys PLEASE, my meta mode... PLEASE

I am desprate please, i nned your help. I now have time to port roms, but please PLEASE help me...
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Ok has abyone trued my rom
[General Questions and Answers] marlasr:
Do you really know you need testpoints or just doing educated guesses?

I suspect you might be missing Download Agent (DA). In MTK based phones it is called MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin.

Anyway, below is original ROM 1.0.08 and slightly different SP Flash Tool for you to give it a try. Good luck!

http://depositfiles.com/files/uj8ybegde
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Dude my phne now open the meta mote, it's the phone hardware fault not computers. And yes i tried different computer and usb cable.
[General Questions and Answers] marlasr:
well, since this phone has dedicated camera button, chances are that button shorts testpoints internally... so before you connect usb cable to the phone, try pushing camera button and than connect usb. if you have vcom drivers installed you should be able to revive the phone. of course, you need battery removed and all that jazz.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Shi... doesnt work...
[General Questions and Answers] marlasr:
try 'em all... vol+, vol-, power... of course, this is all for nothing if you don't have MTK VCOM drivers already installed on machine and you should use exactly the same USB port you used previously for flashing. and start flashing first, tool will wait for phone to appear and just than connect usb cable with let's say vol+ to begin with.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
I have tried that metod before, won't work now... And dont worry about my VCOM drivers, i have them becouse i used my meta mode before it broke...

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I don't know if it helps, but the chip in my phone(probably loader) is beeping for 4 seconds then it stops completly. Can i use somehow this. Now i have a full complete rom for spft, vcom drivers, but my meta mode....
[General Questions and Answers] marlasr:
Bitter truth is.... no meta mode = no flashing via USB cable for home user. :(

You really have to find your testpoints... multimeter in hands, one probe to the ground and patiently checking voltage of every pin you can reach with another probe. Candidates for testpoints are the ones that are at or close to the battery voltage... If you are unable to find your testpoints then there is no alternative than going to the service (good one with knowledge and JTAG hardware) or buying a new device.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
I have all ready found that chip. Its the one that beeps for 4 seconds, and it draws power. Better q where can i ground this chip?

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And thank you for the files! I really aprichiate it!
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Ok, where do i ground my phone, i don't wnat to screw up my pcb (anymore).
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Guys please help...
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Goddamit guys im asking a pretty basic question why isnt anybody responding. If you want roms, you really need to help me. Where do i ground my chip. I have so many requests, and some of them aren't for prestigio phones. Some of you are asking your self (even saw im pm's) " you have a bricked phone, but you don't have my device either, so just port one." > For those people, fyi, making a succesfull tested rom on 1 device, helps me for making it work on your device, without me even testing it :p . So, guys please help me with unbricking my phone.
[General Questions and Answers] marlasr:
Huh, no one is responding cause you ask nonsense questions. You are not supposed to ground chip (aka connect it to something metal) but you need to find something that's called ground pin... :) Seeing questions you ask means you know nothing about electronics, and thus you are most likely not able to find testpoints... Learn electronics and you will be able to find it yourself.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
I dont know sh**** about electronics, sorry, i knew there will be answer like that. Thank you for this, im going to try this tommorow....
[General Questions and Answers] AnDrOidRuLs:
Rom

Hey. I tried your rom fix but I am stuck on the cyanogenmod boot screen. I dont know how long this will take but if i doesnt work, ill go back to stock. i hope it works. dont want to go back and then install of my apps again and again.

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Hey. Can somebody please help me. I tried the cyanogen mod zip but i had to clear system etc, now i cant flash the ota update files in twrp. can you please fix the cyanogen mod file quickly or i need a stock rom. a completely stock rom. not a ota update zip. please help. i have no OS!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] AnDrOidRuLs:
Got it working

Hey. Sorry for the triple posts. I managed to find a stock rom for the PAP4300 and I got it working fine now. It would be cool if you could fix the cyanogen mod rom :);):fingers-crossed::):o
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Sorry fix doesnt work -.- . But install update 1.0.11 from prestigios site:

http://yf2.value4it.com/Service_Files/Smartphones/PAP4300/PAP4300DUO_from_all_to_v1.0.11.zip

It has the whole stock rom in it. **** I probably need to change the kernel....

But just tell me does the screen animate or not?
[General Questions and Answers] AnDrOidRuLs:
Screen Animate

The screen does animate. The cyanogenmod boot wheel just spins around forever. I waited about 30 mins but nothing happened. It would be great if you could fix it. I really want Jelly Bean on this device. :D
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
I know what is the problem

Ok i made the rom froum ground up, this time very much different. It maybe wont work without the jelly bean apps flashed(odexed). I think this will fix everything from now on. If next time i make an update il change kernel with it :p

Ok heres the rom:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2Kd38wfIkx_YVQ0MEhaR0ZWRDQ/edit?usp=sharing
[General Questions and Answers] bmwmilos:
Problem with sdcard - no sd card

Hello everyone!

Obviously I've made some mistake on my PAP4300DUO and now I have a big problem! I tried to swape sdcard<>sdcard2 in /etc/vold.fstab , I saved the file and rebooted and now I only have "Internal storage" of 500 MB,and no SD card ( neither the phone's "sdcard" or the external SD ). I have tried reset,I wanted to apply the 1.0.11 update.zip ( and maybe bring the phone back to as it was ) but I cannot transfer it to phone's "sdcard" because I cannot access it.When I go into recovery ( and no I did not install CWM,I don't know why... ) and select "apply update from zip" I can access phone storage ( "sdcard" ) but not the external SDcard. I can't understand what I did wrong, I symply edited a file like others have done. The phone is rooted ( by Byn4ry ) . Please help me ! I also have sdktools but I don't know well how to use it.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Well dude, now install custom recovery via sp flash tool. I preffer twrp. When you have done doing that, mount your phone to the computer in your recovery(it works without vold.fstab :fingers-crossed:), and flash your rom update. Lather you can try my rom also!
[General Questions and Answers] bmwmilos:
THX, I 've just been reading about the procedure,I'll try it when I get home. I can't understand what has happened though. I simply edited vold.fstab . Judging from other experiences on forums it should work.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
I have modified vold.fstab too, it worked, so you did something wrong. Ill mdify vold.fstab for you so this time it will work.

Edit:

Heres your fstab https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2Kd38wfIkx_MlpnNFpzRUNnS0U/edit?usp=sharing
[General Questions and Answers] bmwmilos:
That's exactly what my vold.fstab contains,every letter,sign and space. And I rebooted and no more phone or sd storage.I even reverted to old settings but nothing.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Ok will anyone try my rom?
[General Questions and Answers] bmwmilos:
Good news,I managed to flash new rom,cwm recovery.I have edited again vold.fstab and now it's working. I am willing to try your rom, I just don't understand what do you mean by "jelly bean apps flashed". Since I have a clean phone now I can try your rom and see how it works. But you have to understand that I am not an expert in android or smartphones,so if there is something specific you want me to verify,let me know.
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20120726-signed.zip . Flash it in your cwm.
[General Questions and Answers] AnDrOidRuLs:
new rom
[General Questions and Answers] lolerpro8:
Hey. thanks. I am willing to try the rom with the jb apps flashed. i hope somebody tries it first so that i know it works. i cant go through more problems with my phone. Thanks. :laugh: Ill try it as soon as someone else finds out it works ;)[/QUOTE]

eh i will try it, but im loking for ways to unscrew up my meta mode without screwing up with the pcb...