[Miscellaneous Android Development] thegadgetnerd:
Gionee Elife E3 is a Mobile made by a chinese Handset manufacturer Gionee , It is just 7.9mm thick and has a gorgeous display.

So in this Thread I will be discussing :-

READ AND FOLLOW THE WHOLE PROCEDURE..! ITS IMPORTANT

1. How to Root Gionee Elife E3

2. How to Flash CWM

3. Compatible Roms with Gionee Elife E3

4. How To Flash Custom Roms

5 . Difference Between Indian & Chinese Gionee Elife E3

6. Firmware You should Flash to install Custom Roms

Lets Start With - How to identify which Gionee Elife E3 Firmware You Are Currently Using .

Go into Setting >> System Update and Click on Update Firmware Button . If u notice anything there written in chinese or if u have the button of the System update in a circular Form then your elife e3 has the Chinese Firmware , otherwise u have The Indian Firmware :good:

Ok so now you identified which firmware u have. (Identifying which firmware u have will come in handy later on)

Lets Start Rooting of the Phone

ROOTING OF GIONEE ELIFE E3 (CHINESE AND INDIAN) -

STEPS - GO TO SETTING>> ABOUT PHONE

Repeatedly tap on Build Number (seven taps should do the trick) until you’re met with a message that reads: “you are now a developer!”

GO BACK TO SETTINGS

THEN TAP ON DEVELOPER OPTIONS

TICK MARK THE USB DEBUGGING OPTION

GO BACK TO SETTINGS

TAP ON SECURITY

TICK MARK THE OPTION "UNKNOWN SOURCES" AND CLICK "OK"

TAP THE HOME BUTTON NOW

:good:

INSTALLING THE USB DRIVERS BEFORE ROOTING -

YOU MUST HAVE TO INSTALL THE USB DRIVERS OF THE PHONE BEFORE ROOTING

SO DOWNLOAD THIS TOOL (PDANET)- http://pdanet.co/bin/PdaNetA4126.exe AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALL PDANET

FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE AND CLICK ON "OTHERS" OPTION IN THE PHONE SELECTION MENU

CONNECT YOUR GIONEE ELIFE E3 WHEN ASKED AND IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY INSTALL ALL DRIVERS :good:

Download MOTOCHOPPER (ROOTING TOOL) here:

http://vulnfactory.org/public/motochopper.zip

Instructions:

Extract the entire contents of the zip file.

Connect your device to your PC via USB. DO NOT TURN ON USB STORAGE ON YOUR GIONEE ELIFE E3...!!!!

If you are using Windows, navigate to the extracted directory and execute "run.bat". If you are using Linux or OS X, navigate to the extracted directory in a terminal and execute "./run.sh".

HIT ENTER

WAIT

Approve the ADB connection from your PC on your device. IF IT ASKS TO DO SO . DO NOT TURN ON USB STORAGE ON YOUR GIONEE ELIFE E3...!!!!

WAIT

HIT ENTER WHEN IT ASKS TO HIT ANY KEY

UR DEVICE WILL NOW REBOOT ON ITS OWN

AFTER REEBOOT YOU HAVE SUPERUSER INSTALLED,,!!

FLASHING THE CWM IF U HAVE INDIAN FIRMWARE -

Install "MOBILE UNCLE TOOL" FROM THE PLAY STORE

DOWNLOAD RECOVERY.IMG FROM PC - http://d-h.st/vcU

CONNECT PHONE TO PC VIA USB AND TURN ON USB STORAGE

COPY RECOVERY.IMG FILE TO THE ROOT OF INTERNAL SD CARD

DISCONNECT THE PHONE FROM PC

GO INTO MOBILE UNCLE TOOLS APP . GRANT IT SUPERUSER PERMISSION FOREVER

TAP ON RECOVERY UPDATE

SELECT THE "RECOVERY.IMG" FILE FROM INTERNAL SD AND FLASH IT

CLICK "OK" AND BOOT INTO RECOVERY "OK"

YOU ARE NOW IN THE CWM (CLOCKWORDMOD RECOVERY) VOLUME UP AND DOWN BUTTONS ACT AS UP AND DOWN (TO NAVIGATE)

AND POWER BUTTON ACT AS THE SELECTION BUTTON

CLICK ON REBOOT DEVICE OR REBOOT

AND THEN CLICK ON "YES" AND THEN "YES"

AFTER REBOOT YOU HAVE FLASHED UP THE CWM .. CONGRATS..! :good:

FLASHING THE CWM IF U HAVE CHINESE FIRMWARE -

CHINESE FIRMWARE'S DO NOT HAVE THE PLAYSTORE SO U WILL HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THE MOBILE UNCLE TOOLS SEPERATELY AND INSTALL THAT TO UR DEVICE , HERE'S THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD MOBILE UNCLE TOOLS - http://d-h.st/9Q8

AFTER U DONE INSTALLING

DOWNLOAD RECOVERY.IMG FROM PC - http://d-h.st/y4X (ITS THE RECOVERY OF BLU LIFE PLAY..IT WILL LATER HELP U FLASH UP ROMS)

CONNECT PHONE TO PC VIA USB AND TURN ON USB STORAGE

COPY RECOVERY.IMG FILE TO THE ROOT OF INTERNAL SD CARD

DISCONNECT THE PHONE FROM PC

GO INTO MOBILE UNCLE TOOLS APP . GRANT IT SUPERUSER PERMISSION FOREVER

TAP ON RECOVERY UPDATE

SELECT THE "RECOVERY.IMG" FILE FROM INTERNAL SD AND FLASH IT

CLICK "OK" AND BOOT INTO RECOVERY "OK"

YOU ARE NOW IN THE CWM (CLOCKWORDMOD RECOVERY) VOLUME UP AND DOWN BUTTONS ACT AS UP AND DOWN (TO NAVIGATE)

AND POWER BUTTON ACT AS THE SELECTION BUTTON

CLICK ON REBOOT DEVICE OR REBOOT

AND THEN CLICK ON "YES" AND THEN "YES"

AFTER REBOOT YOU HAVE FLASHED UP THE CWM .. CONGRATS..! :good:

MAKE A NADROID BACKUP FOR YOUR E3 BEFORE PROCEEDING (INDIAN AND CHINESE BOTH) , HERE'S HOW - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36cihz4l-vk

DO NOT RESTORE THIS BACKUP..!! ONLY MAKE A BACKUP

FLASHING UP CUSTOM ROMS AND AVAILABLE CUSTOM ROMS -

AVAILABLE CUSTOM ROMS FOR ELIFE E3 -

INFINITY HD

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44023789#post44023789

XPERIA HD

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44168616#post44168616

GamerzROM

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44168525

NOTE - IF U ARE USING THE INDIAN FIRMWARE .. U WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FLASH UP ROMS CURRENTLY .. SO U NEED TO FLASH UP THE CHINESE FIRMWARE TO YOUR GIONEE ELIFE E3

HERE'S THE CHINESE FIRMWARE -

ORIGINAL FIRMWIRE E3

Go with google translate here - http://www.elife.com/forum-40-3.html

firmwire part 1 : http://d-h.st/shk

firmwire part 2 : http://d-h.st/VEY

firmwire part 3 : http://d-h.st/4tJ

firmwire part 4 : http://d-h.st/ztI

FLAHTOOL (SP FLASH TOOL) : http://d-h.st/GeI

INSTRUCTIONS -

1. EXTRACT THE FIRMWARE ONTO YOUR DESKTOP

2. EXTRACT THE ZIP OF THE SP FLASH TOOL

3. OPEN THE "FLASH_TOOL.EXE" AS AN ADMINISTRATOR

4. CLICK ON SCATTER LOADING

5.BROWSE FOR "MT6589_ANDROID_SCATTER_EMMC.TXT" IN YOUR DOWNLOADED FIRMWARE FOLDER

6.OPEN IT

7. MAKE SURE ALL THE ENTRIES BELOW ARE TICK MARKED

8.THEN CLCK ON FIRMWARE>>UPGRADE (MOBLIE SHOULD NOT BE CONNECTED)

9. REMOVE THE BATTERY FOR FEW SECONDS

10.RE-INSERT IN AND WITHOUT SWITICHING ON THE MOBILE CONNECT IT

11. WAIT FOR THE PROCESS TO COMPLETE

AFTER COMPLETED U WILL SEE A GREEN RING

DISCONNECT THE MOBILE NOW AND BOOT IT UP

NOW U SHOULD FOLLOW THE PROCESS FOR ROOTING AND INSTALLING CWM FOR CHINESE FIRMWARE AND ALSO MAKE A NADROID BAKCUP ..!!!!

FOLLOW IT..!!

NOW ALL OF US HAVE THE CHINESE FIRMWARE .. LETS FLASH SOME CUSTOM ROMS

Download any of these :-

1. iNfinity HD V2: http://d-h.st/7UG

2. XPERIA HD - http://d-h.st/Tsf

3. GAMERZ ROM - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_biVoQFUltgQjZwN1NNc3RPZ1k/edit?usp=sharing

BEFORE PROCEEDING MAKE SURE U HAVE A NADROID BACKUP....!!

FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE FOR FLASHING..!!

1) Download Rom.zip File

2) Put into ROOT OF Internal SD Card

3) Go To CMW Recovery BY PRESSING VOL+ AND POWER BUTTON TOGETHER OR BY MOBILE UNCLE TOOLS

4) Wipe Data/Factory Reset And Wipe Partition

5) From Advance Menu Do Dalvik Catch Clear

6) Go in Mount And Storage select FORMAT SYSTEM

7) Select Intall From SD and Select File And Click YES

8) Select YOUR ROM ZIP FILE And Select YES

9) Reboot Your System

10) Enjoy

IF U ARE STUCK IN A BOOT LOOP -

RESTORE THE NADROID BACKUP ..!!

THANKS...!!

CREDITS -

lalibm

trip007in

4peace1

sankhauaa

bhargav1991

lopestom

burakgon

AND ME :P (thegadgetnerd)

IT WORKS IF YOU FOLLOW THE CORRECT PROCEDURE..!!

READ THE WHOLE CAREFULLY...!!

DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SORT OF DAMAGE

THANKS AGAIN...!!

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