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[Android General] Kingston1:
Hello friends!​

This is thread about Rooting and Installing CWMR (ClockWorkMod Recovery) in any MTK (MediaTek) device.

NOTE: REMEMBER TO MAKE NANDROID BACKUP BEFORE DOING ANYTHING!

AND I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU DO TO YOUR DEVICE!

Just follow steps below:

Requirements:

1. MTK VCOM Drivers (Link: Click to download!)

2. SRS-Tool (Link: Click to download!)

3. MTKDroidTools (Link: Click to download!)

Password: awaisking

Before any thing else:

1. Connect Phone with PC

2. Install MTK VCOM Drivers

3. Enable USB Debugging in Phone (Steps below):

Installing CWMR (ClockWorkMod Recovery) in MTK (MediaTek) Smart Phone:

NOTE 1: Make a backup through MTKDroidTool before, if something goes wrong!

NOTE 2: Your phone must be rooted before installing ClockWorkMod Recovery!

1. Extract and open MTKDroidTools and press ROOT button

2. Select root, backup, recovery tab and select To use boot from phone option,

then press Recovery and Boot button

3. Press Yes button when asked for Automatic CWM Recovery

4. Press No button when asked for Flash Patched BOOT.IMG

5. Press Yes button when asked for Install created recovery to phone

6. [THIS IS OPTIONAL] To check if recovery works press Yes button when asked for Reload phone in recovery

Here are 2 recovery screen shots:

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[Android General] Disease8:
PASSWORD?

DUDE!!

All your archives are password protected?
[Android General] Driod Myanmarthar:
:thumbup:

Sent from Huawei U9508 EMUI 1.6,Andriod 4.2.2 Sorex B705 Rom
[Android General] HRSB:
overlooked password

The password is: awaisking
[Android General] srikar nvvs:
password please

Please share password bro
[Android General] Kingston1:
Bro, password is awaisking
[Android General] WAIDroid:
THANK YOU for this! the factory Android Recovery was pure crap lol for my clone'd iphone 5c which seems to be a slight clone'd Goophone.
[Android General] Kingston1:
Welcome! :)

Yep, both iPhone 5c and Goophone i5 N2 looks similar, both have MediaTek 6577 chipset.
[Android General] lacko123:
i have the problem i was trying but when is created the CWM recovery it says recovery dosnt suit this phone.

i have mtk 6572 amr v7 1300mhz mali 400 etc

brand is sumvier aka in croatia h18 fresh 3g
[Android General] Atrvscet:
Nice thread,helpful for creation of CWM in many mtk based devices.:good:
[Android General] Kingston1:
Try making recovery.img and boot.img backup through SP-FlashTool, then use MtkDroidTool to patch both imgs.

1: Open MtkDroidTool, connect your phone, click on Blocks Map button.

2: Write down 9th and 10th (9th=bootimg, 10th=recovery) row's Scatter and Size and click on Create scatter file button.

3: Open SPFT, click on Scatter-loading button and select that scatter file.

4: Click on Read Back tab, then click on Add button, then double-click on added item in listbox.

5: Set filename to boot.img, then change Start address to 0x(9th-row's-scatter/bootimg's-scatter) and Length to 0x(9th-row's-size/bootimg's-size).

6: Repeat 4th step, but this time set filename to recovery.img, then change Start address and Length as recovery's scatter and recovery's size.

7: Unplug phone from PC and remove and re-insert battery in phone (don't start phone)

8: Click on Read back button in SPFT, then plug in usb in phone.

9: After read back is done, take out cable then open MtkDroidTool, then select root, backup, recovery tab.

10: Tick To choose the boot.img file and click Recovery and Boot button, then select boot.img and recovery.img.

11: Copy scatter file and open MtkDroidTools folder, go to recovery and paste it there, then rename *_boot_patched_*.img and *_recovery_patched_*.img to boot.img and recovery.img.

12: Open SPFT and then select scatter file in recovery folder and flash boot and recovery.

Thank you :)
[Android General] qwert00:
hi i have a problem. backup passive and and cant see 'to use from phone' How do I get backup ?
[Android General] Kingston1:
Hello,

First thing is your phone is Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9502)

Second YELLOW light indicates that your phone is ROOTED but not permitted to MTKDroidTools.

'to use from phone' and 'backup' options only available when you grant permissions to MtkDroidTools by clicking on ROOT button (at bottom-right)

first use Backup to backup data from phone, then 'to use from phone' will be available for use.

or read this if ROOT button works:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44509214&postcount=407

if ROOT button doesn't work then read this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38337401&postcount=5
[Android General] yuvalg72:
Hi, this is will working for mtk6572w device?
[Android General] Kingston1:
Hello yuvalg72,

I think yes, because here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2507515

in the #2nd post he was able to create backup with MTKDroidTools.

You can contact rua1 for more information.
[Android General] ClusteredXC:
Hi

I pressed yes in this message. What should I do?
[Android General] Kingston1:
Try going to recovery mode, if you are able to go in recovery mode, then there's ok.

other wise boot should be bricked, you have to find backup or flash files (or only boot.img) for your device!
[Android General] N'ayam Amarsh'e:
Will It Really Work
[Android General] vig vanx:
any method for twrp

sir, I'm having an mtk device Lenovo a1000t has chip set mt8317t based on mt6577t we already have twrp 2.5 but I need method to compile or install tarp 2.6

BTW: thanks and cwm can be installed and working fine on my device
[Android General] Kingston1:
Thank you for liking. :)

First thing is make recovery.img and boot.img backup through SP Flash Tool, then you should try flashing cwm patched recovery.

Vig vanx, I am sorry, I never compiled ROM or Recovery,

but I think you should see these:

Official Port Tool: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1825722

Increase recovery partition to 7MB (yuweng): https://www.mediafire.com/view/?7humxw5eb99404u

TWRP: Porting TWRP to more devices: http://teamw.in/blog/17

or search on Google: https://www.google.com/search?q=twrp+mtk6577
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niksko:
Fairly straightforward question. Is it possible to disable ART and re-enable Dalvik other than via the settings dialog, either via ADB, some sort of flashable zip or from a recovery?

I ask for two reasons. Firstly, when I flashed an experimental 4.4 build on my Galaxy Nexus, I made the mistake of enabling ART. When I restarted, because I'd stupidly flashed an incompatible gapps package, apps would force close so frequently that the constant notifications made it extremely difficult to get into the settings and turn it off again.

Secondly, I just saw a thread on Reddit where somebody was claiming that their Nexus 5 went into a bootloop after enabling ART, and they had to do a wipe to fix it.

So it seems to me it would be quite helpful to be able to disable or enable ART without having to be able to boot.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JibbsIsMe:
If you've found a way to fix this, I would love to know. I just turned ART on after installing a new rom, and I'm stuck in a boot loop without a recent backup.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rewen:
+1

I've enabled ART on my Nexus 4 without issue. Stock ROM.

Enabling it on my 2013 Nexus 7 caused it not to boot past the boot animation anymore.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theesotericone:
Just reflash the ROM from recovery. Wipe system and flash. Done. Dalvik will be enabled again. If your not rooted that's another matter but the OP seems to be.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rewen:
I figured flashing wiping would do it but wasn't willing to wipe if there's an easier solution.

In my case it was Xposed. I flashed the disable zip and that did it. Guess I didn't reboot fully after disabling it from in the ROM.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MisterEff:
He said wipe system, not data. It is possible to wipe the system information and leave your data intact.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rewen:
Ah yes. I mistook system as data..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] (IRoN):
I don't know if it allow to switch runtime, but it helps me to avoid bootloop after ota 4.4.2 on my Nexus 5.

To check current library

adb shell getprop persist.sys.dalvik.vm.lib

To set art one

adb shell setprop persist.sys.dalvik.vm.lib libart.so
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twistedumbrella:
adb pull /data/property/persist.sys.dalvik.vm.lib

open the file and replace the "libart.so" with "libdvm.so" (no quotes)

adb push persist.sys.dalvik.vm.lib /data/property/

Reboot and smile ;)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pitxard:
THANK YOU!!!! It worked for me
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnasRayan:
Thanx, it worked for me
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msarna:
It worked for me too, and I don't even use Nexus device, And done it from adb but in recovery mode with properly mounted partitions.

Thx again.

:D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nepoc:
Boot into Recovery and Fix Permissions has fixed this for me (Galaxy Nexus)

EDIT: Apparently that switches it back to dalvik?!?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eudennis:
Thanks, this help save my day ;)!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YzRacer:
Saved my day too! HTCONE on Viper and I was able to use twrp and a USB otg drive. Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alfonsojon:
Quicker way to switch back to Dalvik

My phone was stuck in a bootloop because I did not have enough free space to switch to ART, making my device crash on boot. For a quick way to switch back to Dalvik, see below.

Boot into recovery ('adb reboot recovery' if possible), then mount /data and run this command:

adb shell "echo libdvm.so > /data/property/persist.sys.dalvik.vm.lib"
adb reboot

It will now be in Dalvik. Enjoy :)
[Micromax A110] abhay1333:
Mod edit: Warez are not allowed on xda. Info removed and thread closed.
[Micromax A110] parthroxx:
Review

reserved for review
[Micromax A110] syedzeshan:
freedom app is a warez and not allowed in xda!
[Micromax A110] Maddy_a110:
please let me know which ROM are u using if possible give me the link
[Micromax A110] abhay1333:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2442761
[Micromax A110] Anas6538:
Play store corrupted now i cant use play store
[Micromax A110] abhay1333:
my is wrkng f9 yar :D

if yrs nt wrkng try this:
[Micromax A110] Anas6538:
Help me right now

M uninstall it but prbln is still
[Micromax A110] jp.wisdom:
Can you please tell how you manage to get that battery icon in SS
[Micromax A110] abhay1333:
NOTE: If you want to remove Freedom, first launch it, go to MENU, then tap on STOP. Next you can remove Freedom successfully. IF YOU DID NOT DO IT - YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO USE GOOGLE PLAY WITHOUT FREEDOM!

plz before doing anythng atlst read full thraed i hve give NOTE allready :D
[Micromax A110] abhay1333:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397545

read whole thread first k

enjoy :D
[Micromax A110] lead3r1:
plz pull down this thread at once as posting or discussing warez is strictly prohibited on xda if a mod sees it u will be banned do it pronto
[Micromax A110] Lalit Patil:
------Reported-------
[Theme Screenshots and ZIPs] alldroid:
very simple theme only took a few minutes no other widgets are needed other than themer itself
[Theme Screenshots and ZIPs] bigmike6200:
Downloading. Thanks
[Theme Screenshots and ZIPs] bigmike6200:
Is there a way to add the battery percentage using the same fonts?
[Theme Screenshots and ZIPs] alldroid:
yeah m8 the font is called adrip1,it is public domain so will attach here for you so you can add it.
[Theme Screenshots and ZIPs] alldroid:
suits it m8
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teoha:
hello.. i would like to ask something because im terrified!! i have read for many faulty devices (Nexus 5) with problems (pixels, speakers, buttons, battery,dust) on many forums and sites. The number of faulty nexus 5 is very big for me, but is it something logical for the global market?

i mean, is this happening to other products or smartphones like samsung's or is it something absurd?

im terrified cause im from Greece and im gonna buy it from play store in uk through my cousin. but.. if this product has problems, i dont know if i could to return and replace it.. cause im not sure for google's policy and nexus' 5 warrranty. also the 15 calendar days deadline for RMA is smth that i probably don't missed.

any help and advice!

thanks in advance..
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
With the HTC One and the Sense camera app, we can get up to ISO 1600 which gives it its superior lowlight performance, but what ISO level represents the lowlight performance of other phones, say the Note 3?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n1234d:
Here (http://m.connect.dpreview.com/post/3690994318/samsung-galaxy-note3-first-look-review) it says that the Note 3 goes up to ISO 1000. The low light performance on the One is a combination of wide aperture(f2.0), bigger pixels(2 micrometers, I think), and higher ISO combined together.. On other phones, pictures will be way more noisy with the ISO turned up.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karish1989:
Hmm problem is that you can't take picture on ISO 1600 because after one min.. it autmaticly goes back to ISO 800 :crying:

EDIT: ISO can go up to 2000 if you choose AUTO ISO
[HTC Droid DNA] Cremacious:
I'm sure there is some logical answer to this that someone can explain, but it is something that has been on my mind lately. Why do we even have fragmentation of Android on our devices? 4.4 just came out, and despite the rumors the chances we will ever go beyond 4.1.1 on our DNA without the use of ROMs is slim. This is because we have to wait for HTC to make the update, then Verizon to push it out.

But why don't we cut out Verizon? How about HTC, Samsung, Sony, etc push the updates directly to the device without Verizon? Maybe HTC has something like a HTC Device Manager that lets you select your device and OS, and shows you your version along with the latest with the option to update. It shouldn't be too hard... Apple does it. Even though I dislike iPhones, their updating structure is superior. Updating should be in the hands of the manufacture, not the carrier. That way only HTC is to blame.

It shouldn't be too hard for manufacturers to make updates for their devices since they should have people being paid to do such. Here on XDA we have a great community of people that seem to do more in their free time and it quicker than anyone employed by the manufacturer.

Last thing, Google can help with fragmentation by putting more features into the Playstore. A great example is the the Google Keyboard. Beforehand the only way to get it was on something like a Nexus, but now anyone can get it. Why can't Google put the new KitKat launcher and Dialer into the Playstore?
[HTC Droid DNA] Jaggar345:
The reason Verizon pushes the update out of because they have contracts with the manufacturers. Verizon wants to make sure all its bloatware is in the rom and make sure everything is functional on the network. If HTC broke the contract Verizon would simply no longer carry the phone.
[HTC Droid DNA] Uzephi:
Exactly this. The Apple thing is moot. Apple is the only company who releases iOS, so Apple has the choice if they want their phone on that carrier. Android manufacturers are a dime a dozen, so they have to sign contracts and follow what the carrier wants to keep their devices on that carrier.

What is more devastating? No Samsung phones on a certain carrier, or no iOS? The carrier has a handful of android devices to choose from if one manufacturer drops. If Apple drops, there will be no more iOS on that carrier.
[HTC Droid DNA] danjull:
If all phones that are able to run the latest version did get the upgraded version of android, you'd have less of an incentive to buy the latest phone coming out. Are the newest phones really THAT much better than the DNA? Verizon wants you to get a new phone.

As a rooted user and prefer aosp to sense, I'm pretty confident I'll have the latest version of android way past official updates. On my droid x, I had ICS shortly after gingerbread was officially released for it.
[HTC Droid DNA] Jaggar345:
Getting the newest version of Android is the reason I root and load custom roms on my phone. When I buy a phone I know Verizon won't support it for long. I just wish Verizon would pick up a Nexus phone...
[HTC Droid DNA] Dri94:
If i remember correctly it's Google that doesn't give them nexus
[HTC Droid DNA] _phoey:
Verizon did pick up a nexus phone. The Galaxy Nexus, and it was just as bad about updates.

Sent from my crDroid DNA
[HTC Droid DNA] jamiethemorris:
According to Google, the reason for no CDMA nexus devices has to do with CDMA requiring proprietary binaries. However, I wonder if it's more than that because as far as I know the Google Play Edition GS4 and HTC One aren't coming to Verizon either.
[HTC Droid DNA] _phoey:
The Nexus 5 has CDMA support, but only on Sprint. It doesn't have support for Verizon's bands.

Sent from my crDroid DNA
[HTC Droid DNA] jamiethemorris:
Hmmm... Didn't know that. Even more reason for me to believe there's something more to it. I think it may have something to do with Verizon's effort to keep the bootloaders on all its devices locked down like a chastity belt, whereas Google wants the devices to be for unlockable.
[HTC Droid DNA] t1gartist:
well according to reports 2014 brings unlocking and rooting to a hault as it becomes illegal just like jailbreaking a ps3
[HTC Droid DNA] Jaggar345:
Why would it be illegal your not taking any paid apps or anything or breaking the law by doing what you want with your device.
[HTC Droid DNA] Uzephi:
You are thinking of the law about unlocking the Sim lock. Not unlocking the bootloader. Our DNA's are sim unlocked out of the box.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w1229288623:
Everyone who can make the cm10.1(tiny) status bar transparent or translucent ??? I don't like the black status bar ,It's very useful for me ,who can offer me this zip patch for me ???
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayanak69:
Well in the KitKat you will be able to make the status bar transparent both in home-screen and lock-screen. I don't know whether you can do it in CM 10.1. If you need KitKat you can try out a build by musical_chairs. Its really snappy and fast. There are some problems like video recording but i think it will be fixed in the official build. Boy,its really fast !!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] gnassel:
Hi,

is there any solution to use an outer button (like backlight) to start MS Voice Command when the device is close? I need a simple hack to remove the keylock (when close).

Or how can I use the button from the cable remote headset? I want jump to the next song in mort player.

thanks for any help or informations
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Irish Enigma:
I S-offed my HTC one then I RUUed it to remove tampered then tried to flash back a recovery and that wouldn't work even erased cache. If i erase cache to many times it seems to remove system. So I read I have to get a tampered flag back up. Right now it just says

*Unlocked*

M7_UL PVT SHIP S-OFF RH

CID-CWS_001

**

**

OS-3.17.502.3

Any ideas on getting any recovery to stick?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
sounds strange are you using the correct commands? download latest recovery (CWM or TWRP) from the xda threads, place it in your adb folder, then

abd reboot bootloader

fastboot flash recovery <name of recovery>.img

fastboot erase cache

fastboot reboot-bootloader

and enter RECOVERY, should be no problem. if it still fails, copy/paste your command prompt here
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Irish Enigma:
UPDATE it worked with CWM. All the Twrp flashes were "successful" but they wouldn't stick. Now the latest clockwork sticks no problem. There's something wrong with twrp 2.6.3.0 for GSM. It doesn't work at all.

Yes i downloaded the file many times.

Any ideas i want twrp...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Can you post the link from where you downloaded it. I'll give it a shot an let you know if it works on my phone

Hit the thanks button if i helped
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Irish Enigma:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2173870
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Worked just fine; download was a bit tough, kept stopping and restarting (i use a download manager)

1- verified MD5: 216d3f836264fc568fe8054263fa26ba

2:

C:\ADB2>[B]adb reboot bootloader[/B]
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *

C:\ADB2>[B]fastboot erase cache[/B]
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [ 0.062s]
finished. total time: 0.062s

C:\ADB2>[B]fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7.img[/B]
sending 'recovery' (10570 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.856s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.780s]
finished. total time: 2.636s

C:\ADB2>[B]fastboot erase cache[/B]
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [ 0.047s]
finished. total time: 0.047s

C:\ADB2>[B]fastboot reboot-bootloader[/B]
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.047s]
finished. total time: 0.047s

entered recovery, and screenshot attached:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Irish Enigma:
....wtf is wrong with my phone....
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
did you verify MD5?

EDIT: I'll upload it for you, hold on...

---------- Post added at 04:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:15 PM ----------

OK, here you go:

openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7.img 10.3 MB

https://mega.co.nz/#!KRN3WJjZ!DmbbAR4ZVgbWQTVyv0kOkj3vAF0bTzMg5epyGMZJLk0

verify MD5 is: 216d3f836264fc568fe8054263fa26ba

then

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot erase cache

fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7.img

fastboot erase cache

fastboot reboot-bootloader

enter RECOVERY

copy/paste your command prompt like I did, to see if we can spot anything wrong.

Hit the thanks button if I helped ;)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Irish Enigma:
i gotta get back to you on that. my phone is encrypting @ %72
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
encrypting :confused: you won't be able to access it from custom recovery anymore. or is that something that is now supported?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Irish Enigma:
it's not actually. I flashed everything I needed. I have to RUU it to decrypt it.I have recovery issues. I can flash and access recovery I just have to ADB sideload everything now.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Irish Enigma:
uh i need someone to analyse my partition tables they seem screwed up.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
:confused: what do you mean? start reading here: http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.com/2013/10/fix-data-htc-one.html

before formatting anything, what do you think is corrupt?

first thing is to do this "cat /proc/emmc"

read here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2504542&page=8
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohdsultan:
:confused::confused:please anybody gets any news or information about roms inform me :):):fingers-crossed:

thanks:good::)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinobisoft:
This question is the equivalent of asking for an ETA. Asking for ETAs at XDA is against the rules. Have patience is all I can recommend. One of the developers will pick it up in due time. But if patience is not possible, you can always install 64 bit Linux along with the Android SDK and build it yourself.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cakdavid:
I think we will get in May!!!

May-be Yes, May-be No

:P
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
I wonder how many Kit Kat threads will pop up on XDA?:eek:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohdsultan:
thanks ever body i am sure that within two weeks some body will make a custom rom :D:laugh::good::good:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00338:
i think we will only get aosp based 4.4 ROM's, but i look forward to see if there will be any performance improvements for our tab!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkStryder:
Discussions like this one should be done here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2522599

Keep general section clean, we all have to contribute

sent from my xperia neo v