yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Don't know your phone or what mobile uncle is but there are many ways to install a recovery. Be sure you meet all requirements to do so and I suggest talking with the guy who successfully flashed one to his as to see if you're missing something

If your bootloader supports fastboot then you should be able to flash recovery there

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Otherwise you could try a terminal emulator if your os supports the flash_image binary

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

Or possibly with dd commands within adb shell but be careful with this one

Best of luck!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siva aggzz:
BRO IT SEEMS DAT WHILE INSTALLING RECOVERY...yu have used another mobiles recovery whch resulted in bootloop or splash screen FREEZE...there are two solutions...

1)flashing the stock rom and everythng will be fine

2)going into adb mode/fastboot and try to install and eradicate the problem from dere
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
I bought a Cubot GT72 from the net - its basically a chinese knock-off with some very nice specs. And it was working great out of the box; but I had to experiment - right?

Edit: cannot post links; but if you got to www cubot net - you can find the phone easily. The stock ROM is also available.

I fired up MTK-Tools and rooted the phone - no problem there. Then I tried to create a custom CWM and install - that's when things starting going down the drain. It overwrote the recovery and boot partitions - so the phone stopped working. And since then I have been trying various ways to unbrick it.

Luckily, I have another phone with the exact same specs - and was able to download a backup using MTK-Tools and another one using SPFlash.

Problem - the phone is not switching on at all. When I connect it to the computer (after installing the MTK drivers) - nothing happens. When I connect without battery and keep the Up volume pressed - the computer detects an "MTK COM Port", installs it and within 5-10 seconds the port disappears, comes back after 5-10 seconds - and this cycle keeps repeating. I'm not able to connect to the phone using wither MTK-Tools or SPFlash.

When I connect the working phone - it shows up as "MTK VIA COM Port" and I can connect to it using SPFlash.

Have opened the phone and looked for test points - found one that switches on the phone and connects to the computer - but the result is the same as when I connect with the volume up pressed.

Please help - I'm at my wits end.
[General Questions and Answers] neosnake991:
Drivers

Ok Google "mt6572 com port drivers" and look for ***.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.***‎, install the software off that site and see if your computer recognizes the com port, hopefully you'll be able to flash the original rom back to it, let me know how you get on :good:
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
Thanks Neo, The driver is installed - the problem I'm facing is that the phone keeps going offline every 30-40 seconds and hence am unable to flash.
[General Questions and Answers] neosnake991:
okies

OK thanks for the reply. Its obvious these MTxxxx devices wait for a signal when you plug them in.

1.Try going to the SDK folder and open a command prompt, type fastboot flash boot "boot.img" > point the boot.img to where you have downloaded the original boot.img for the device.

2.When the fastboot gives you the [waiting for device] prompt plug in your phone.

Let me know how you get on, i'm going to be working on a program to flash these phones from windows. :good:

p.s if the above works then flash your original recovery as well
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
Hi Neo - tried. The phone gets detected, but fastboot remains stuck at [waiting for device]. Please see screenshot.

Also, I think the preloader is also gone :(
[General Questions and Answers] neosnake991:
Diffrent Drivers

Ok i noticed on there website that there are a different set of drivers, where the ones you have installed emulates a com port the other ones gives you direct access to the USB port, go to adb and type adb devices so that your phone will show up in the device manager, uninstall those drivers and install these ones ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm.

Then try and flash the preloader in the usual way, first type flash preloader {name of file} then connect your phone and hopefully you will be able to flash your phone again.

Let me know how you get on again :good:
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
Apologies for the late reply - tried your method - the phone gets detected as MediaTek DA USB VCOM port - but fastboot or SP flash are unable to detect.

Also, now I have managed to brick the other phone also. Was trying to upgrade the ROM from cubot's website. And even that one is bricked :(

Really frustrated here.
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
Also, is there a way I can create a scatter file from the ROM I downloaded using SP Flash?
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
The full ROM dump has been uploaded here - is there any way I can simply flash the entire dump back into the phone.

http://www.4shared.com/file/wtNcfbRu/ROM_0.html
[General Questions and Answers] megariffer:
hi, did you manage to work out anything? i have the exact same problem with my GT72, and i'm out of ideas.
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
I finally gave up and sent it for repairing. The vendor has been trying to repair it for the last 2 weeks and has given up too. The problem with my phones is that they are not original cubot - the seller on aliexpress is selling fake cubot phones - and we're unable to find the correct files to write to the phone.

Now if only I could find a way to write back the ROM0 file without the scatter files - I had though that would be easy, but am unable to do anything about it :(
[General Questions and Answers] megariffer:
maybe i have a fake one, too then. wierd stuff, that is. faking a $60 phone...

anyway, i'm guessing you can only use that ROM_0 file to create a proper preloader.bin for the phone, but you need a working one for that.

you could do that in MTK droid root & tools, but since our phones doens't get detected, we're stumped.

i think having the right preloader could push us to the right direction, but i'm not planning to order a new phone to revive my dead one :)

anyway, if you make any progress, let us know!
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
I backed up the ROM_0 file from a working phone (had 2 - broke both); have uploaded it and shared in this thread. So, if you can create the preloader.bin from it - please be my guest.
[General Questions and Answers] megariffer:
i know you uploaded it, but the problem is that i can't do anything with it in MTK droid root & tools, since it only works if there is a working phone connected to the pc.
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
I had even created a scatter file using MTK Droid - the only problem is the scatter doesn't work with the phone. See if it helps you.
[General Questions and Answers] megariffer:
here's my "progress":

i was able to salvage a preloader.bin from your dump, this was the only one i could get flash tool to start preparing flashing.

i ran into numerous errors after that, but i managed to build a seemingly flashable rom, but it just does not work.

i could format the nand with it, but when i try to flash, it says that the bootlader exceeds partition boundary, whatever that means.

so i'm pretty much stuck at this point, but i'll attach the preloader for you, maybe it will work with your scatter.

the scatter btw did not work for me, since the addresses were wrong (i guess that scatter is for 512MB version, too).

so i built a scatter from scratch with notepad++ :) it's in the zip, too.

now i just wish there would be someone with a 256MB version able to make a backup with mtk droid and share with us.
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
Thanks - let me try to flash the preloader this weekend and see how things go...
[General Questions and Answers] arsenal3008:
how's it going?
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
Didn't get any time last weekend - will update this weekend.
[General Questions and Answers] martin.skarabeus:
Wrong firmware.

Hi, the same problem, have you figured it out? Thanks for your help ...
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
Flash tool is stuck at the RED 100% bar - simply doesn't go anywhere from that point.

Guess I'm stuck with two bricked phones :(
[General Questions and Answers] neosnake991:
HI

Sorry ive been away for a while trying to sort out my APX'ed HOX, i'm sorry to here about your briked devices, i will look into this again and let you know if i come up with anything, i wouldn't hold my breath though because these cheep phones seem to be a nuisance
[General Questions and Answers] dushyantahuja:
I've given up on the phones - so went ahead and opened one up. To my surprise, I found two Rx and Tx pads on the back side of the PCB. The following link had given me an idea:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1528264

I thought that if I soldered two wires and connected the Rx and Tx pads to my arduino (without the microprocessor), I would be able to flash the phone through the arduino. Unfortunately, my soldering skills are horrible and I ended up burning off the pads :( and could not connect the wires.

If someone has better skills - go ahead and try this out. It may work.
[General Questions and Answers] aceventuraCZ:
Help

Hi there,

its anyone found solution how to fix it bricked Cubot GT72 ? I am trying to usel flashtool but only what I get is waiting device. So no luck here.

Thanks for any ideas.
[General Questions and Answers] neosnake991:
Have you tried finding what emmc chip is in the phone?

"To give up is a sign of your weekness, but to keep trying is a sign of madness." - Unknown
[General Questions and Answers] x0r13:
I know this thread is kinda old, but I have the exact same problem. My GT72 wont turn on anymore (black screen) after an obviously wrong flash. Chronology:

1. Tried to update the phone with a new ROM via zip file on the SD card

-> update went through, but after a reboot the phone was stuck in an endless reboot loop

2. Tried to update using SPFlash and the ROM from needrom

-> That one killed the phone completely

3. I now tried various ROMs and different versions of SPFlash

The problem is always the same: SPFlash tells me: BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (4032). No matter what I try. I already tried different drivers, but mostly its using the default MediaTek USB port.

I tried flashing the GT72 without battery and connecting it while holding VOL.UP. But the phone only gets connected for a moment, then disconnects.

I'm currently out of ideas. I read that the error I'm getting means, that I have the wrong scatter file, but even the file which came in the zip file which was flashing via SDcard does give me that error.

Is there maybe another problem? I would even try to solder on the PCB if that would give me the ability to flash my phone. Any help is welcome.
[General Questions and Answers] x0r13:
update: ok, now I was able to do format the phone with spflash and partly write to it, using the scatter file from this thread as well as the bootloader. But after a while it stops, telling me:

"S_SECURITY_INVALID_PROJECT"

Does anyone still have the backup from page1 of this thread? Or maybe another one I could try?

Just for the record, some infos shown by spflash:

MT6572_S00, 2048MB DRAM, NAND: (4GB + 2048MB) [Hynix]

UPDATE: I manged to recover my phone using the package from mic-angelo on needrom. thanks!!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brightbulb:
My Xperia Z is suffering from very low reception on all cellular networks as well as GPS.

WiFi reception seems fine.

I have tried numerous ROM's to no avail, currently on the PACMAN ROM.

I am starting to suspect that there may be an issue with either the antenna or the radio module.

Does anyone know where the issue could be?

Since the phone was bought overseas I do not have warranty, but I do know my way around electronics.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brightbulb:
Does anyone have any more detailed information on how the aerial and radio module are connected in the device?

Could it be possible that there is a dodgy connection somewhere?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronald_loulan:
Mayb u r using metal case??
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brightbulb:
Nope. Not using a case just screen protectors.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ami.david:
I just upgraded to my Atrix 4G to Smart Light ROM http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292347 and it works very well. :good:

I only met one problem :confused:

Normally, I use my earphone (no mic) during phone calls.

With this ROM, everything is fine when the screen is on.

When the screen is off automatically,

the sound is muted in the earphone, but the call is still on.

The sound is back when I turn on the screen.

Anyone has similar experience?

Is there some settings or tricks to solve that?

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Enormis:
my phone is rooted

When I connect my t-mobile SGH-T889 to pc with kies installed i have a popup window

A new firmware version is available. Upgrading may improve the performance of

SGH-T889. Do you want to upgrade?

Current firmware version: PDA:LK8/PHONE:LK8/CSC:LK8(TMB)

Latest firmware version: PDA:MD1/PHONE:MD1/CSC:MD1(TMB)

should I do it?

any problems with it?

what is the best way to do it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bruce lee roy:
Leave it and flash one of the roms here. I know for sure there are roms here that far surpass, in every way, any update currently available from our good friends at tmobile.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Kotemah:
So i autocorrected the word THINK, in all capitals to emphasize it in the text i was sending. Now every time i write " i think" it always ends up as "i THINK". And it only happens to that. If i write "they think" it comes out normally as "they think". I checked the personal dictionary and THINK is not even in there. Ive repeated clicked "think" in the next word prediction because that is supposed to save it like that but it continues to capitalize it. I know its not a big deal, but its really annoying lol anyone know how to fix this other than saying 'turn off autocorrect' because i want autocorrect.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danv28:
I've had BBM for a little over a day now, and I've noticed my battery draining much quicker than without BBM. Any other users experiencing this? Additionally, how do you guys find the performance of your phone with BBM running? I'm not sure if I'm just thinking it, but I'm noticing a bit of sluggishness since the app can take up to 100mb of RAM when running in the background.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adichandra:
Yes i noticed too, but with note 3's amazing battery life, i couldn't care less for a little drain, the bbm app is so nice to use and it's worth the wait for me.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorruptedSanity:
None here .
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Gibbo:
Is there a patch to recognize WWE hardware keyboard on German MDA Vario?!!!!!

Keyboard Patch for BlueAngel doesn't work, I've try to chek the registry but without a solution :cry:

Ciao
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] top:
Hi,

go to http://ae.inc.ru/aekmap.php

you will find a nice utility.

Then add the map you find enclosed, prepared by me.

You will probably face problems only with '!' and '@' (you will get '/' and '€' instead), I'm still working on that.

Anyway, much better than before :wink:

ciao
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] greddy:
AE makes a new version and it works now beautiful :lol:

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=195936#195936

Regards
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naathaanb96:
i wanted to flash a new rom. i did my full wipes etc. but after flash phone boots to the part where the soft keys light up. but they go straight off and the boot doesnt finish?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawong:
try reflashing rom again.. if that didnt solve it just flash stock rom via odin.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naathaanb96:
i think they were all bad downloads. flashed a miui rom i had laying around and it booted straight away
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bsantosk:
How can i know whats the stock firmware for my GS3

Hello. Just bought a brickes White 16Gb Gs3 of ebay that is bricked. Whont get past the model info loop.

Im trying to flash stock firmware. It was bough from the uk it was unlocked.

How can i know what the stock firmware is?

odin says write operation failed.

Tried diferent odins diferent cables diferent pcs

Dowloaded stock rom for uk in sammobile.com

What could i be doing wrong?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaitanyapatel8880:
Try downloading the ROM again.

After you flash the ROM try clearing cache partition and dalvik cache...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asdfgh110:
please help me. my s4 i9050 can't access 3G . i can use only 2G . when i set wcdma only, it has not signal . i see many people have this problem, but have not any solution . all boss in this forum can not give a answer for this problem ? sorry for my bad english
[Google Chromecast] toddnbrown:
We all know that Chromecast has the ability to play local files directly from a computer, tablet, or phone. Why they are holding out we don't really know... but they sure let Apple beat them to the punch IMHO... via Mavericks you can now mirror your entire screen to your TV through apple TV. With your phone and iPad as well I believe. I know Google saw this coming... why they didn't try and steal Apple's thunder and release this a while back could be a big mistake. I suddenly have Apple envy.
[Google Chromecast] wideasleep1:
The Nexus 5 is rumored (ha!) to include Miracast, but this article sort of spells out the current state of 'mirroring', which is different than Chromecast..

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4753264/is-the-airplay-killer-already-dead

edit: Miracast looks to be a built-in feature in kitkat 4.4...not just the N5.
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
Tablet or phone?

It did, it doesn't now, we hope it may again.

Get a fast pc and screen cast. Chromecast does it.

I've been through the DLNA craziness (and still use it lol) and I don't intend to repeat it with Miracast.

I can screen cast my phone just by buying a $100 HTC Media Link device - which, I won't.

My old MHL rig removes the convenience of control from my couch but it's cheap and works very well.

I'm sure that an iPhone and Apple TV work great together. If that's what you want, cool.

I'm still interested in Chromecast just for internet content. Different strokes amigo.
[Google Chromecast] edscholl:
Android started supporting miracast in 4.2.
[Google Chromecast] logitechor:
My Nexus 4 can Miiracast. It works. I would like Chromecast do also do this. I have to switch between too many devices in order to successfully keep cable at bay. Right now Roku, Chromecast, Push2tv, Appletv and Pips Xios. Someday one will do it all. Roku well underway.
[Google Chromecast] wideasleep1:
I *thought* my N4 did, but wasn't certain never having tried it. Good to know! :)
[Google Chromecast] rkirmeier:
Miracast is the technology that allows mirroring your screen. It's an industry standard that is supported on Windows 8.1 and Android 4.2+. Some devices like the Nenux 10 didn't get it until 4.3. Chromecast is not for mirroing, although it would be nice to have all these features in one package it's not what Chromecast is designed for. I have Miracast and Chromecast. Once Chromecast SDK is out of beta and developers release apps it will be way better then mirroring although there are cases where mirroring is required to achieve the results you want (i.e. mirror screen of an app) but for media purposes Chromecast is the ticket. Not if Google would just release the SDK out of beta...

Apple has a controlled environment so they can release something quicker as there are less variables to deal with however I would much rather wait for an industry standard solution then have to use an Apple device and be bound by Apple's BS rules!
[Google Chromecast] Cuzz1369:
Nexus 4 came with Miracast out if the box. The chromecast team is rumored to be working on it.
[Google Chromecast] gottahavit:
As stated android already supports mirracast. instead of appletv by a 50 dollar widi and you can mirror you android or a laptop.

That said I agree google needs to release their SDK soon.
[Google Chromecast] ralphwiggum1:
Airplay Mirroring has been available since the last version of Mac OS X (Mountain Lion) and works like wireless display (extending or mirroring desktop). Airplay Mirroring can also be done with iOS devices with A5 or greater processor. Nexus 4 (and Android 4.2) introduced Miracast, which allows mirroring but through a WiFi Direct (peer to peer). As others have mentioned, Windows 8.1 has also added Miracast, but Intel WiDi (wireless display) 3.5+ is compatible with Miracast, also. Airplay runs though your router with Miracast is a WiFi Direct connection (meaning your range is limited by the distance of the device and both devices need a Miracast-certified WiFi adapter .. no wired devices)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vaffanculo403:
Currently have the S3 and I was wondering is Samsung improved their radios for the S4. The reception with my S3 is terrible compared to some of the Motorola and HTC phones I've had in the past.

Thanks in advance!

Rich

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thesoldier:
I came from an s3 and honestly, its not all that much better. I work in a fringe area and the s3 would always switch all over the place and drop signal. With the s4 it holds signal better, but still drops out every once in a while.

In my experience, it's not a whole lot better, but it is an improvement. Still doesn't come close to Motorola though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vzwnexus:
with the MI1 update, it's supposed to have a connection with the AWS. In my area, both are very much the same though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ragnar:
Sorry but this conversation belongs in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44644055

Thread closed

EFM

Have a great day!
[HTC Wildfire S] khatodankit:
I see it's not compatible with our device.

Seems it's hardware based requirement and not software as I am running 4.1 already
[HTC Wildfire S] csoulr666:
It isn't working on ARMv6 devices, I tried maually installing the apk on two devices(WFS and the Galaxy Gio) and it FC'ed on both of them
[HTC Wildfire S] Kevinjoa:
If the code isn't to New I may can port it. ;)

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] premsharma240:
I just rooted my phone GT-P3100 using Vroot . I then searched for flashable tar files of cwm recovery to flash with odin. I do everything as per the instruction and odin shows pass even . But when i try to enter cwm recovery by pressing and holding power and vol up , i end up being on android recovery 3e. What is the problem ? I am totally new to this and i kept reset time and auto reboot checked in the odin. I tried this with other tar file but end up getting the same result . Can anyone please help me out ? I have JB 4.1.2 . Build Number : jz054k.p3100ddcmc1.

Thanks in advance ! :):)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skazzy3:
Like my quick reply? Anyways, use my root stuff. Follow the link in my signature.