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[Android General] randellj1:
Help With New ROMs

Good Day All,

I read all the post in this discussion area and I've tried to follow all the step given... so I've rooted this phone put on CWM...but after that I get a bit confused (Noob), so please pardon my questions.

So I download the Samsung or Sony image file..copy the *.img file to the root of the SD card and use CWM to install it?.....where does the gapps come in?... Could some one of you great guys put a step by step procedure as to how to install a new app please??:D

Oh...If I had to unroot and remove CMW what do I do as well.

Many thanks
[Android General] randellj1:
ROM's

Hi Again Guys,

I'm been trying to download the FireflyV65-Samsung-0731.zip from the pan.baidu.com website but I unable to complete the process. The download speeds are very slow. Can someone post this file (or the latest version if this one isn't) on a site that's more accessible?

Thanks for your kind consideration.
[Android General] ziggy1312:
Don't know If I can do links but this is a newer one again

No I cannot do links

but look for this on needrom

Firefly-V65-samsung0830.zip
[Android General] dio62000:
Download it from here:

http://www.needrom.com/mobile/firefly-v65/
[Android General] navegante_zeus:
Hi. I bought a i6000. the phone works great. I have come with 1GB to app and 27GB to phone memory.I can increase Memory 5gb to app and 23GB to phone memory?
[Android General] dio62000:
Yes you can using the attachment. Install it as apk, then run and choose the partition, then restart into recovery when prompted, then just reboot and it should be fixed. Don't do anything in recovery but rebooting your device.

You can choose either one of the attachments.

Use this at your own risk!! It will erase your internal SD card, so make sure you backup all files stored on SD.

Thanks to 'meteos', who obviously made this apk, sorry don't know who you are...
[Android General] enderffx:
cifs.ko for iNew i6000 or similar ?

Hi !

Does anyone know where to get a working cifs.ko (maybe accompanied by other needed *.ko) to be able to mount smb:// windows shares ?

(Using CIFSManager or similar).

That would be great.

Of course other .ko like XBOX Gamepad.ko and ax... USB GiGabit Network and whatnot would also be very welcome !

Greetings.

Ender
[Android General] enderffx:
Hi again !

I guess there is no cifs.ko after browsing every info i found.

But i was able to mount my QNAP using the SSHFS method !

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2140966

SO far so good ;)

Greetings,

Ender
[Android General] mpsantiago:
Can anyone confirm that the i6000 really works with wcdma 850/1900 3G?

I've learned that you can't always trust the spec sheet on these Chinese phones; some sellers say that it does 850/1900/2100, some say differently. I wish to use it in the USA on an AT&T MVNO.
[Android General] Nickoz:
You mean you wish to use it on Straight Talk ? :)

My U650 works pretty well with it (850/1900). It clocks up to 7Mbps on 3G. It generally works about the same as Note 2 that I had on it, in a way that it tests same speeds in the same spots. It may even have an edge over Note, because I found myself browsing more on 3G than I did on Note, as Note's "hesitation" often caused me to flip on Wi-Fi if available.
[Android General] mpsantiago:
I use Net10, basically the same as Straight Talk

Thanks for the info
[Android General] enderffx:
MHL

Hi !

From another Forum (where we discused if the i6000 might be able to work with MHL) i learned that the "Neo N003", which is using the same Chipset IS ABLE to use MHL.

But in a Youtube video you can see that there is a HDMI option in the settings that has to be turned on, which is not the case by default.

Does anyone of you guys have a hint if the i6000 may be able to work with MHL but the Firmware is just not offering it ?

Or can someone with good eyes see if the connector is "just USB" or if it carries more Pins for HDMI output ?

Greetings,

Ender

P.S. Miracast is a joke as it is only confirmed to work at 640x480.... I tried MirrorOp and its Resolution is okay (1MegaPixelish) but it lags at about 10fps...
[Android General] Grandone:
Very good, I'd like to buy china phone, ahaha
[Android General] enderffx:
YES, all summed up this was a vey good Deal !!

I LOVE reading eBooks on this very Sharp display.

And its way faster then i thought (about up to par with my Note 2 although it has much more Pixels to move...

Ender
[Android General] dio62000:
I've got a question; I've been using this live wallpaper on other devices and it always worked. On my iNew only the object is rotating, but the background should be moving when moving the phone and it's not, so the 3D effect isn't as visible as it should be. The settings in the live wallpaper are all set right (swap axis is set to on and sensor control is set to on too).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSafbbEjmNg

The sensor of my iNew is working with another live wallpaper though, so I'm a little confused why this isn't working, while it's working on other phones.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Edit: shake functions on apps don't work either... should have something to do with the motion sensor.
[Android General] MR.MEMORYLANE:
Does anyone know if the firefly V65 work 3g on Tmobile in the U.S.
[Android General] Lindsay02:
INew i6000 and THL W300, which mobile phone is better?
[Android General] dio62000:
I wouldn't know which one is better, specs look all the same to me, but the iNew has a pen ;)
[Android General] Lindsay02:
iNew i6000 price also cheaper.
[Android General] josemanuelo:
black

For me, the black looks better!!
[Android General] :
Im debating wether or not to buy this phone.

Would it be a big upgrade from my current i9977?

Verstuurd vanaf mijn e1911_v77_mt6628_hjy1_9p017 met Tapatalk 4
[Android General] dio62000:
Well, that depends... the iNew is 1,5 ghz quadcore, has a larger screen, it has a pen and a much bigger internal SD card. the camera of the iNew isn't that good, it's certainly not 13 mp as advertised, it's 8 max! I compared pics to my Note 1 (8 mp) and the Note pics came out much much better (with and without flash, the flash of the iNew is very bad).

It's up to you to decide whether that's enough to see it as a big upgrade... depends on what you think is important.
[Android General] Ajs1992:
Where would you store that phone, OP?
[Android General] enderffx:
Hi !

I asked myself the very same Question before i bought the SAMSUNG Note 1.

Simple solution: i took a piece of wood exactly the size of the phone and carried it around for a week.

Turned out good as almost all my pants had pockets big enought.

Then i bought the Note 2 and the i6000 was my "trick" to not spend 700 Euros for the Note 3 (and i think its not big enough).

the i6000 MAY is too big i will try it for 3 month.

Either i keep it or i will buy a Note 3 THEN when prices have fallen 200 Euros.

So try it yourself with the phone of your choice :)

Greetings,

Ender
[Android General] cosimopepe:
Inew6000

Good evening to everybody i have same answer :

1) I have rooted the phone with the program EROOT

2) I was going in to menu CWM recovery in english language, volum + and power , and i see the are the menu CWM but it's little smal to see , i have also backup the original rom !

3) Can it's possible from this menu to install a rom Firefly-V65-samsung0830.zip ( in external SD ) after wipe all , and from the menu install from Sd i can install this new Rom ?

IT working or it's wrong and it's possible to brik the phone ?
[Android General] dio62000:
If you mean you want to install Firefly V65 ROM to your iNew i6000 using CWM then the answer is 'yes, you can do that', it's compatible. Don't know if it's the best ROM though. Take your pick from here:

http://www.needrom.com/phone-roms/firefly/firefly-v65/
[Android General] MR.MEMORYLANE:
Any links where I can purchase a screen protector or case for my Firefly V65 . It would be much appreciated. .. I can't find it no where .These web sites that sell the phone won't sell it by itself. I was thinking of buying a screen guard for the Xperia Z Ultra since that's 6.44 but would really like to get one that will fit perfect if you know what i mean. Thanks in Advance ..
[Android General] tigger-gg:
http://www.inewmobile.com/original-screen-protector-protect-film-for-inew-i6000-mobile-phone.html
[Android General] enderffx:
microSDXC compatibility

Hi guys !

Did any of you try if a microSDXC Card (64 GByte) works in the iNew i6000 or the FireFly V65 ?

I do not trusts the specs :)

Greetings,

Ender
[Android General] dio62000:
64gb SD card works, I'm using one.
[Android General] dio62000:
New firmware!! Has anyone tried it yet? I think I will soon :)

http://www.inewmobile.com/blog/inew-i6000-firmware-rom-download/

Here's the update tool and information:

http://www.inewmobile.com/blog/mtk6589-quad-core-firmware-update-tool-and-update-guide/
[Android General] kosturica:
Does anyone know what to changelog?
[Android General] dio62000:
No, but I can see the file is dated August 7th, which is an earlier version than the latest Firefly version. So not sure if it would be an improvement.
[Android General] cosimopepe:
It's also in chinese language, not in English ! I don't learn Chinese:crying: but only English or Italian language ( my born language ) !
[Android General] dio62000:
You mean the new software is in Chinese only? Bummer... :crying:
[Android General] joshnssmiths:
upload some pics of it

i want to check it ..out bcz im finding for it
[Android General] tigger-gg:
You can change the language in Settings. It´s the icon with the letter "A" on the left side.
[Android General] dio62000:
Do you have more info on this ROM; so it is multilanguage? I guess it's not rooted yet is it?
[Android General] mickael28c:
Low volume on phone calls

Just got the Firefly V65 today, pretty impressed with the screen... however, the volume when answering a call is barely audible. Have you guys experienced this? is there a firmware or any workaround you're aware of to fix this issue?
[Android General] parakey:
Go to into MTK Engineer mode. From there locate 'Audio' under 'Hardware Testing' tab. Play with the settings there. Good idea to write down the original settings before changing them.

On some phones, you can enter Engineer Mode through the dial pad > *#*#3646633#*#*

If that doesn't work, you can install the program 'Mobile Uncle' > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileuncle.toolbox&hl=en

Default settings for audio settings can be found within build.prop
[Android General] mickael28c:
Thanks for that info. I just got there, but no idea what to change from the following menus:

* Normal mode

* Headset Mode

* LoudSpeaker mode

* Headset loudSpeaker mode

* Speech Enhancement

* Debug Info

* Speech Logger

* Audio Logger

There's info such as:

* Type: Sip, Mic, SPh, Sid, Ring, ...

* Levels

* Different values from 0-255, ...

* or Max Vol values from 0-172

Any idea which one could be the one which needs to be changed?
[Android General] parakey:
Try Normal > Sph > Level 6 > Ramp up the value for either 'value' or 'max vol'
[Android General] mickael28c:
Just tried Sph, Level 6, Value=160 (max) and 'max vol' was greyed out to 128 (where in other settings allowed 0-172) and it seems it's a little bit louder, but too little to make a real difference.

I'll try to play around with different settings in the next few days and we'll report if any of them seems to make a real difference...

Pls let me know if anyone knows a specific fix/workaround.

Cheer!!
[Android General] parakey:
Level 6 is for when volume rocker located at the side of the phone is pushed to max. I assume that yours was set to the max.
[Android General] scorpyon40:
inew i6000 volume boost

does not work ,no matter if you change all the values in engenering mode,audio,normal,all to maximum.if anyone knows another method and has

tried it and it work i will be greatefull.

thank you.i hope my english works for you all.

glad to be a member of xda.
[Android General] mickael28c:
Actually no, they both support 3G BUT you need to choose which slot is going to have the 3G connection enabled, you cannot have both working simultaneously has 3G.

I didn't know about this and I have a 3G-only network which doesn't connect if I want to use the data connection through the other sim card :(

---------- Post added at 09:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:27 AM ----------

I just noticed that it doesn't seem to save the settings. I enter in the settings, click 'Set', receive a 'settings successful: set audio volume succeeded' message. Press 'back'. Enter again and all the settings have gone back to the defaults :S

---------- Post added at 09:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:52 AM ----------

Compass not available??

Another issue I'm having with the Firefly V65 is that when I go to the Maps application and click on the top-right hand side icon to change modes, it doesn't go to the compass mode; well, and the blue location icon is displayed as a dot rather than as an arrow to show you which direction you're facing.

I've then installed 2 different compass applications and got the following messages:

* Magnetic field sensor was not detected.

* We could not detect a Magnetometer and/or Accelerometer sensor on your device.

Don't tell me that this phone doesn't have the required hardware to support this feature?! Is this working for you guys?
[Android General] parakey:
Perhaps a silly question but is your phone rooted? My unit is rooted and those Audio settings do work for me.

Okay, won't tell you about your phone :) Mine's not a Firefly but a Ulefone. Among many other things, it does not have a magnetic sensor. Only has light, distance and proximity sensors.
[Android General] mickael28c:
Mini-review Firefly V65: the bad points in 24h

Yes, the mobile is rooted and it seems to allow me to do things not allowed if it were not. I've double-checked with another app that checks for the root state and it was just confirmed, so not sure by it didn't save them.

I think this model doesn't have the magnetic sensor either. Which other things have you noticed that are missing? I think most reviews or comments are always talking about the positive things of an item, but few (if any) talk about the negatives. What I've seen so far in 24h of ownership is:

* Really low volume when answering phone calls.

* No magnetic sensor, hence no compass functionality in your maps and Navigation not as useful.

* The writing mode or highlighting mode with the stylus is far from useful. Compared to a Samsung Note or a table that supports a stylus, the handwriting lags quite a lot whilst writing and it's quite unreadable. If you want to press-and-hold and highlight something, it takes 3 to 5 attempts to have it done.

* No 4G support (if you will need it in the near future).

* 3G supported in both sim cards but NOT simultaneously, so if you've got a 3G-only network that you want to use for phonecalls and another sim card that you'd like to you for 3G data, you won't be able to connect to both networks. You could then keep the 3G-only simcard associated with the phone 3G services but that'd mean that the other sim card that you use for data is ultra slow (connecting just at G and E speeds!)

I'll have a play for a few more days but I think I might be sending it back as it seems like a beta more than a finalized product...
[Android General] icteyemd:
Hi. Have you noticed each time you open the camera the screen is all flashed green color. And switching the front and rear cameras will not resolve it. I just restart the phone and the camera functions again. Have you resolve this issue? Is there a new rom for More Fine S6Pro 2gb/32gb? Thanks!
[Android General] stevenma61:
for those who forgot the password/pattern to unlock the phone

see attached file
[Android General] stevenma61:
attached file
[Android General] scorpyon40:
inew i6000 volume boost

please can someone how to increase volume?

tHANK YOU
[Android General] stevenma61:
the easiest way to adjust the vol is to flash a new rom.

i am quite sure that the ori rom u have , the sound vol is a bit problem.

my phone is using firefly stock rom dated 30/08/2013.

i strongly recommend this rom

http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=1156246753&uk=1597047133
[Android General] dio62000:
Steve, is that 0830 ROM multilanguage and rooted?
[Android General] stevenma61:
yes, it is multilanguage.

yes, it is rooted.

play store also incuded ( but gmail is not in, u can download from the play store anyway)
[Android General] Manogano:
Hello guys,

Ive been looking for a new phone for a long time. I love big screens and this phone seems to be perfect for me. After watching almost all the reviews and read all the information on the web I was almost decided. But there are a few ppl that are not happy with the phone.

I know the mediatek octa cores will be here soon. And after watching this phone im sure I want a 6,5 inches phone, 2 GB Ram, 32 Rom, OTG USB and the usual. So the point is: Do you guys consider that the I6000+ is good enough to spend more tan 200€? Or maybe sound problems, internet or connection issues and 900 3g band are enough arguments to wait a few months for the next big phones? Do you think 6,5" will be an standard in the future?

Im really stocked atm. Let me know what do you think about the Inew brand and this model.

Thank you all! Cheers!
[Android General] enderffx:
Hi !

Let me just days that i come from a Note2 and i was not willing to spend 700 bucks for a Note3 or for the Sony Xperia Ultra Z, so i looked for a less expensive Alternative.

I am amazed from the quality that i got for $300 (2/32 GByte).

Of course its no Samsung / Apple / LG / HTC / Huawei build quality but its very okay.

My selling points were

-the Resolution (1920x1080) as i read all my eBooks on my SmartPhone and this now finally is sharper than my (very good) eyes...

-the Size as i am not willing to have Smartphon + Tablet. I want one device for all of it.

The CPU ist fast enough, it feels about the same speed as my old (quad core) Note 2, although this toy has to push around twice the pixels...

I guess the CPU is slower compared with the Note2 but the GPU ist stronger...

All the apps & games that i like run just fine.

So i am a happy custome, always considering the price of this thing.

I do not care for the "missing" sensors as i do not need a compass...

Of course you should triple check if 3G / UMTS / WCDMA is working with your provider. For me it works fine with Vodafone Germany.

I could't care less for 4G/LTE as this kind of bandwith is NOT NEEDED on a Smartphone IMHO.

SO, to summarize:

Good value for the price, i'm loving it !

Ender

P.S. okay, if you want me to do it: negative things:

-low volume --> fixed with cutom firimware or tweakings in the Engineer mode

-Display has a bit of "bleeding" on the edges --> backlight shines through a tiny bit but i am very picky...

-Missing cifs.ko and other useful kernel modules --> maybe those geniusses out there need a bit more time. Minor issue for 99.9 % of all users...

-Issues if you do not use a charger that shorts the data pins -> Digitizer will act erratic while charging with such a charger. Of all my USB chargers about 50% are this way...
[Android General] Manogano:
Thanks a lot Ender,

One more thing... What about the stylus? I want to use it as tablet and phone too. And after watching how the note 2 work with the pen, I want to use some apps for taking notes. I saw some reviews using the pen for browsing but no one handwriting. Did you use the stylus for writing? How is it? I read some bad opinions days ago.

Is OTG working fine after changing the rom?

Thanks again!

* In your opinion, will come in the close future 6.5" phones with stylus and breat specifications like this one? Maybe a new mediatek core in 2 or 3 months?
[Android General] enderffx:
Hi !

OTG worked out of the Box for me (iNew Stock ROM + rooted by eRoot).

I tried with several USB Sticks & Card readers. It seems to have more power compared to my Note2, because the Note2 complained about the older USB Sticks to draw too much current...

The Stylus works (except while charging, another firmware Bug that is REPORTED to be fixed soon) fine for me, but i did not use it for Handwriting. I DID try it with a simple drawing app and i found that the input seemed precise to me. I cannot see why this should be different if trying handwriting.

But if this is the most important thing for you maybe someone else here did give it a more intense try !

In the drawing app the pen input "lagged" a bit behind (pen was ahead of the drawn line) but i checked it to be the same lag when using the fingertip, so thats probably a problem of the software.

If using the Pen in the launcher it was exactly as quick as a fingertip.

Of course the bundles Note app is not good compared to Samsungs and it actually only allows keyboard input so you should check out an alternative 3'rd party Note-taking app.

So to me it looks good, the only thing that annoys me is the fact that i cannot press the soft keys with the pen but that was the same on the Note 1 & 2 :((((

Greetings,

Ender
[Android General] dio62000:
I'm using firmware that has it fixed.

The pen can't really be compared to the Note, as it doesn't have S-functions or airview. But to me it's a decent pen, while many of the other capacitive screenpens have a thick point this one is tiny, which is a good thing.

The camera isn't that good IMHO. The rest of the phone is a very good deal at this price!
[Android General] enderffx:
Hi Dio !

Which firmware is that ?

And speaking about the camera.

It is better than i expected and worse than i hoped :)

Greetings,

Ender
[Android General] mickael28c:
I wrote a few notes of things that didn't work as I expected one or two pages before this one. One of them was related to the handwriting with this phone/stylus, basically, forget it. It kind of works if you want to highlight and do straight lines, but not for writing (which is one of the reasons I wanted it in the first place).

Due to this and a few other unexpected issues, I'm in the process of returning mine. Although there are not many alternatives at the moment, and less for this price. The screen however is outstanding!!!
[Android General] enderffx:
Hi Michael,

could you point out what you did so i can try on mine ?

Greetings,

Ender

P.S. hold and select e.g. for Launcher icons works fine for me...
[Android General] mickael28c:
For the writing test you mean? I just tried to take notes by hand in a PDF reader and then I just tried to manually write some notes on a FreeHand note app. What I noticed is quite a lot of lag between your movements and what the mobile was writing and that the accuracy when you were writing notes was not so good, ie, letters appear crumbled all together.

I know that this could be done a lot better 'cos I've got a 7" tablet that supports a stylus properly and it's like day and night... if you don't use that feature often or just want to highlight a few things every now and then it could be ok'ish. Although even when trying to highlight, it was taking me like 3 to 5 attempts to do it, as the highlight didn't follow the pen, and you had to try and try again, making it not too usable...
[Android General] yazujiro:
iNew i6000 new firmware

These links have been given on the inewmobile website :

_http://www.inewmobile.com/blog/inew-i6000-firmware-rom-download/

Update tool: _http://www.inewmobile.com/blog/mtk6589-quad-core-firmware-update-tool-and-update-guide/
[Android General] enderffx:
Hi Mickael !

i agree 50% :)

I just downloaded an app "Freehand beta" for free and tried.

The "ink" lags a bit behind i have to admit (why i do not know, if i use the stylus on the on-screen-keyboard or for gestures etc. its FAST).

But the "ink" is very precise and i can draw rounded symbols or letters without a Problem.

(I owned a Note1 and then a Note2).

Of course it can not "hover" like on the Note2 but i'd say its not too far away from the Note1 experience.

Maybe we have different hardware or the apps we try behave drastically different.

Greetings,

Ender