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[Android General] miljenko:
OK people,

After few hours of using W200s I can say that THL fixed some issues addressed at this Forum/thread.

- Capacitive buttons backlight is working now, it is not perfect but it visible as you can see at my attached photo.

- Compass is working properly in horizontal and vertical phone position.

- Internal memory is 6 GB and rest is on internal storage (something like 22GB), no need for repartitioning

- Minimal brightness is lower then on older brother W200 and auto brightness is smoother and quicker (probably newer sensor)

- Camera is way better in dark environment, no slowdowns and pictures are crisper even without flash

- etc.

I made recovery and backed up firmware. I will upload everyithing on NeedRom during next days.

Also Root can be achieved by Framaroot by choosing "Barahir" option.
[Android General] blueyehun:
Do you think we can make the same LED modification (changing lights.default.so) as it was possible on the w200 to show notifications?
[Android General] miljenko:
Yup, same file is working also with w200s.
[Android General] miljenko:
Carliv Touch CWM 6.0.44

I was not satisfied with standard CWM and compiled Carliv's Touch recovery 6.0.44 for THL W200s
[Android General] elsita:
so the led has the same problem as w200? only red color avalaible either?
[Android General] pareisaktos:
Hello

I have thl w200s for a week now and i have a problem. Almost once a day the phone freezes while receiving a call and it doesn't respond to any button (or combination). The only thing i can do is to remove the battery and re-insert it. Does anyone know how to fix this issue? Maybe by re-installing the rom?
[Android General] miljenko:
Hi, it should be

pwv.default.animation.scale=1

But I'm not 100% positive.

Anyway, install latest VanillaExperience and you will have developer options with this option to change.
[Android General] miljenko:
Is it hot around camera and SIM cards?
[Android General] susch19:
Is the modem in VanillaExperience so good as the modem from S4UI_Like?

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[Android General] miljenko:
Yup, same modem. Best for our phone till now.
[Android General] susch19:
That's good. I will flash it today :)

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[Android General] pareisaktos:
It doesn't seem to be hot in that area (as I can feel it with my fingers). Do you mean that my phone can be a faulty device?

I thought that it may be a software issue
[Android General] susch19:
I tired to flash the rom via TWRP sideload, but my phone doenst start. I wiped all data before. Do i have to flash the rom on a different way?
[Android General] miljenko:
Just flash it twice in a row. No need to wipe everything, just data. I flashed this rom at least 30 time during tests.
[Android General] susch19:
It seems like I'm doing something worng. I used the Option "Wipe all Data - Preflash". Then i install the zip from my Sd Card. After about 15seconds (i think it's happening to fast) it has finished, but after the ThL Logo no boot animation is played. I tried to flash it twice in a row but that doesnt help. I flahes many roms and never had an issue.
[Android General] miljenko:
OK, you are using Carlivs. No need, to make preflash wipe. Just wipe data. From some reason firmware is not flashed. Without making any other things, just boot into recovery and flash it one more time. It should take longer. At least 30 seconds.
[Android General] susch19:
Okay it takes about 30 seconds. The last message is:

Flashing the logo.bin

***************************

Install from sdcard complete.

But the phone doenst show any boot animation. I really dont know why. I just wiped Data, I insalled the Zip rebootet into recovery flashed again and you know the result. Thats a little bit confusing to me, because S4UI_Like was working very well.
[Android General] miljenko:
Strange. Restore backup and try again. I will flash it one more time just to be sure.
[Android General] susch19:
I resotred and flahed again allready. That was one of my first ideas what i can do ^^

Maybe my phone wants to annoy me and later it's working without doing something.
[Android General] miljenko:
Could be bad upload. Zopo 998 port with working Xposed and Gravitybox is uploading. Wait 30 minutes and try that one. 750 MB of ram free after first boot.
[Android General] susch19:
Modem and Extended Developer options? It could be a little bit annoying, if im asking this every time ^^

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[Android General] miljenko:
Yes, both new modem and full developers menu. Using it whole day and best so far on battery life.
[Android General] susch19:
Can't wait for xposed and developer options ;)

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[Android General] Goregr:
Hi guys ,

I love thl w200s , its a great phone.

But i cannot find where the epo and a-gps option is .

can someone tell me please where is that menu ?

Thanks in advance .

p.s i would love to have full developer option as well :)
[Android General] susch19:
I think, I have changed it in the MTK developer options. You only need root rights.

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[Android General] Goregr:
Oh so they hide that option ? w200 had that menu visible .

Why did they do that ?

A-GPS should be visible for anyone.

Are you sure ThL didnt put that menu somewhere else ?
[Android General] susch19:
They haven't extended developer options and you are thinking it should be visible for everyone? ;D

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[Android General] Goregr:
in w200 they also havent full developer options but the EPO - AGPS options are on.

I have w200 also.
[Android General] miljenko:
ZOPO 998 minimal PORT

Everything works, ZOPO framework, xperia launcher, striped to the bone, less than 190 MB. Xposed and Gravitybox working

DOWNLOAD
[Android General] susch19:
The phone has 6gb for apps, I think stripping something to bone for this phone isn't necessary ;D

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[Android General] vij087:
ColorOS
[Android General] susch19:
It's working completely, but I cannot restore anything and the external sd is mounted as internal sd, that's not great.

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[Android General] miljenko:
I can confirm that VanillaExperience is bad upload, file from my computer is flashing properly and I will upload new file tonight.

As for later firmware, I don't have external SD card in my W200s and internal SD card of 22GB is showed properly. If you need specific memory configuration, try to edit vold.fstab located in system/etc folder. Every time I port something, I need to edit this file.
[Android General] susch19:
Okay, I try it tomorrow. Do you know why nandroid manager shuts down?

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[Android General] miljenko:
I don't know anything about Nanadroid Manager, newer use it. Could be something related to memory, take out external SD and try it.
[Android General] elsita:
vold.fstab is a little bit daunting to me ... could you please post the text for a modified version for those of us using an external sd card also, so we can use it properly withount changing positions external and internal sdcards?

I am quite tempted to try your zopo port ....

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[Android General] susch19:
Maybe it's not working, because the mounting points are different. I will try your suggestion tomorrow, too.

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[Android General] pareisaktos:
I did factory reset. I ll see if this solve the problem...
[Android General] miljenko:
Take vold.fstab from stock rom and try it. It should be without modification
[Android General] elsita:
good sugestion, indeed :)

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[Android General] miljenko:
Don't forget to change permission.
[Android General] Panick_mg:
I have been using this rom for couple hours now and I found 2 bugs, 1 is the sd card when you insert the card it change the main storage of the phone if you removed everything is ok, 2 is the proximity sensor it's not working during the calls, everything else is working brilliant, xposed framework and gravity box are working perfectly, in antutu scores is 1500 points lower than the stock rom.
[Android General] miljenko:
Sd card I'm not sure that I can fix, because I don't have it. Proximity can be fixed easily if some of you want to use this firmware.

For me best till now is Vanilla and I'm reuploading it right now.
[Android General] mingo1976:
In S4like firmware i mod vold.fstab, if usefull for someone...switched sd

dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard1 emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.0/mmc_host

dev_mount sdcard2 /storage/sdcard0 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.1/mmc_host
[Android General] octavia:
Anyone?
[Android General] susch19:
Yes it's working. If you press the button then the music player opens in the background and starts to play music.

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[Android General] True NZMikey:
I dont understand why there phones are so odd when it comes to their formatting.

Anyone know how to create a fresh nvram bin to replace the old one?

Everytime i factory reset now, the IMEI and Mac Address gets removed from the NVRam, so i have to re-set it up! Grr.
[Android General] susch19:
That's interesting, when I flash a new Rom my mac address keeps unchanged. IMEI isn't that important to me, but I restore it always from my backup.

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[Android General] True NZMikey:
You think thats weird? The first lot of phone i got when i factory reset them, they didnt go past the boot logo, just went black screen.

IMEI is what is needed to be able to connect to the cellphone providers, so it is a bit important for a cellphone :P
[Android General] Panick_mg:
The only reason I want to use this rom is for the xposed framework and gravity box, is vanilla support those programs?Can you please provide me the fix for the proximity sensor and does anyone has the thl black boot animation? Thanks.
[Android General] EvangelineX:
Bluetooth has issues. very distorted sound of the person you're talking to - though they can hear you fine - but it's unusable since you can't understand them. Also if you have the GPS turned on at the same time as bluetooth, the bluetooth will lag like it's running on an 8086... the sound will not only be distorted but completely broken up where it will cut in and out each second... for both you and the person you're trying to talk to.
[Android General] Panick_mg:
I have just installed the vanilla rom looks great and I can confirm tha xposed framework is working, great job. Thanks
[Android General] Goregr:
hi everyone , i want to have the ringtones and the tone of the lock screen that w200 has in my new w200s .

Is that possible and where are those sounds ?

The new sound when you lock - unlock the screen is stupid in w200s.

and another thing i dont like in new w200s is the call keyboard and the menu there.

W200 has better.
[Android General] Patrick_GMR:
Hi guys. I want to buy this device(W200S) for myself. Do you recomended it? Um about quality and other factors. Does this device have problems at working?
[Android General] susch19:
I think you won't find a better device for this price. So I recommend it to everyone, who wants to have a very good 5inch phone.

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[Android General] astrah5:
Hello. My Thlw 200s arrived yesterdays but I have a problem with the phone and specifically with the proximity sensor .Try some things like from system settings/display/proximity sensor calibration Calibrating the sensor according to the instructions (sensor not blocked within 20cm and avoid direct sunlight or lamb ....calibration succeed but RESULTS was the same , every time when the phone reboots proximity sensor loses calibration and i have to calibrate once again . . If i select not to restart but to Power off when phone starts again everything is ok.Ι have removed the protective film and again when the phone shut down by battery or if I chose το restart it , sensor needs to calibrate again to work properly.

please anyone ???? what should i do ?
[Android General] EvangelineX:
Hi, my THL W200S phone proximity sensor doesn't work correctly - When making a phone call, if you put your ear to the phone, the screen will blank - as it should... but no matter what you try, there's no way to get it to come back on, until the other person hangs up the phone - if the other person doesn't hang up... then it will stay connected, as you can't do anything - the screen is off and nothing will turn it back on.
[Android General] RSGI:
Sensor bug

Try Restore Factory Reset. If that doesn't work try flashing the stock rom available on the first post. If all that doesn't maybe its a hardware issue. In that case contact your vendor to arranje a swap of devices for a new one.
[Android General] susch19:
That sounds like you have fastboot enabled. I think it's more a software problem than a hardware one, because it doesn't save the calibration.

I have flashed the portet Zp998 Rom and the sensor works correctly. No need to calibrate or something else.

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[Android General] climjr:
I encountered camera has many lines (don't know how to call this), when focused on low light.

Can anyone please try your W200S camera focused on low light and taking picture without using the flash (back camera).
[Android General] astrah5:
Yes fastboot is on !!! If i switch off fastboot, always when i switch back of on the phone (from power off or restart) the problem exist .

I did also this morning a factory reset from system settings and now the problem exist BUT when you dale the number and phone starts the call i pass my hand above sensor and the screen goes black i removed my hand and no response from the sensor after 5 sec screen opend again :good: i pass my hand again and screen become black and after 4 sec opend again . i tried this(passing my hand above sensor) many time during this call and sensor opens the screen with a delay from 3 sec to 17sec !!!! in some other calls had to wait 25sec . i recalibate restart the phone and once again the responsiveness of the sensor had problem . i tested some times more and the longest time is aboute 45sec .
[Android General] EvangelineX:
Where can I download THL W200S ROM?
[Android General] RSGI:
Can the codec/driver from that rom be ported to an update.zip file?

That could solve the problem, couldn't it?
[Android General] susch19:
So the file gets deleted, when it shouts down completely. I would recommend to flash the zp998 rom. Solves the problem and works just great.

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---------- Post added at 11:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:04 AM ----------

It should solve the problem, but I don't know if it will work. Even to replace the modem troughs errors.

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[Android General] mingo1976:
Could you provide the link in pvt? I can't install the vanillaexperience... tried cwd and twrp.
[Android General] susch19:
Vanillaexperience was a fail Upload, which can not be flashed, because it doesn't install system.

Try the ZP998 port (w200s_minimal)

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[Android General] miljenko:
VANILLA is reuploaded and now working great. Just download again and try.

What codec are mentioned in the posts above? I will make flashable zip for anything, just give me files and tell me what you need.
[Android General] miljenko:
I can confirm this behavior on the screen, but there is no lines on photos, only noise from high ISO. Maybe from BSI type sensor?
[Android General] elsita:
no lines here either, but too much noise indeed, I already said it before, it seems as if they have not used specific software for the bsi sensor, because w200 pictures are much cleaner in low light
[Android General] climjr:
yes, it is noise.

It is not actually lines, but like grainy sceen can be seen focusing on low light. On pictures it also appears. If taken with flash, picture is good.
[Android General] RSGI:
Please, what rom is that? Do you mean the rom on the first post?
[Android General] susch19:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51336373

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[Android General] crwm74b4x:
Hi,

anyone knows if there is a tool to rewrite IMEI on NVRAM on MTK6592 (W200S)?

I already tried "SN Write Tool" and "IMEI&SN Writer" but no one seems working with our W200S (MTK6592).

Thank you.
[Android General] EvangelineX:
Without this tool.
[Android General] miljenko:
I will give you only solution to make permanent IMEI fix. First off all you need to have you phone backup made by MtkDroid tool (while phone was OK). In the backup folder you will find nvram.bin file. Download factory firmware unpack it and open scatter file by Notepad++. Scroll a bit down through the scatter file find where nvram.bin is mentioned change false into true (to enable flashing of the file). Save changes and load scatter file into SP Flash toll. Nvram.bin location will be present but empty, click on the right side and choose previously copied file from your backup. Initiate format + download process. With this procedure IMEI will be persistant and each time you format "Data" it will be automatically written by the phone from nvram partition.

NOTE1 All this tutorial is written from my head and there can be mistakes, but guidelines are more or less accurate

NOTE2

Make a backup of your files before doing any of this steps, everything will be erased
[Android General] crwm74b4x:
Thank you very much for the answer.

So, if I don't have the MtkDroid backup of my nvram partition, there is not any way to have a persistent recovery of my IMEIs?
[Android General] YCkcaJ:
The battery is very poor.
[Android General] Vonnegut:
Hi miljenko,

Just a quick question.

You surely know that the recovery size of thl w200 must be lower than 6.291.456 bytes...does your port match with that requirement?
[Android General] miljenko:
They are all working isn't?
[Android General] Vonnegut:
Sounds like you didn't you take care to count the bytes, did you?

I'm worried now because i'm sure your recovery works finely but it could have overwritten a small section of the sec_ro partition.

Please tell me that's not the case...
[Android General] miljenko:
I checked all partition sizes at the beginning of and they all fits. If you are afraid of overwriting of sec_ro partition then use factory firmware for flash tools and just exchange factory recovery with a custom one. By this memory addresses will be transparent and overwriting will not be possible.

NOTE You are welcome to create one by yourself or don't use any. Free world, free choice.
[Android General] Vonnegut:
Don't get mad at me!

I know i can be very nitpicking but i'm also a very cautious guy. As the image weigh about 6.7 mega, i wondered if it was safe to flash (sue me! :) )

I've seen what you've done so far and i've read what you're doing (BTW thanks). As far as i have understood you removed some useless code and compiled it again until you reached the right size, then you checked the starting memory points of each avery partition...and everything was fine.

Just out of curiosity, what code did you remove?

Regards
[Android General] mingo1976:
Finally VanillaExperience flashed.

Good port, bluetooth without apk transfer block.

But one problem... battery drain... 100% down in less than 12 hours. I'm tring to use greenify and 2xbattery. will report results.
[Android General] miljenko:
On my phone with data enabled and some normal phone use, battery last whole day.
[Android General] acidspunk:
Guys what's with the terrible 45hz screen refresh rate? Can that even be fixed?
[Android General] miljenko:
? 45Hz ? How you measured that. For me screen is gorgeous!!!
[Android General] acidspunk:
Yeah the screen is gorgeous and I love this phone, but it has a 45hz refresh rate instead of the usual 57 or 60hz. This can be a pain in the ass for hames and emulators. You can measure by installing retroarch and going to the video settings.
[Android General] miljenko:
Don't play games and don't know anything about them.
[Android General] acidspunk:
It's not the end of the world since I have a jxd 7800 for games, but it's a bit disappointing in an otherwise excellent phone. Oh well. BTW miljenko, is there a tutorial somewhere on how to install your ROMs? It's my first mediatek phone... Total noob lol. Thanks for your effort on porting the ROMs. :)
[Android General] susch19:
Short tutorial if you always have cwm or twrp:

0. Make a backup!

1. Download Rom

2. Copy it to your sd card (zipped so don't unpack it)

3. Shutdown your phone

4. Press volume up + power on

5. Choose Recovery

6. Wipe menu and wipe data

7. Select install/choose zip from sd card

8. Select the downloaded zip you want to flash

9. Press yes

10. Wait

11. Reboot phone

12. Finished!

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[Android General] rabbit2008:
VanillaExperience

Hi Dear miljenko

i flashed my phone with VanillaExperience

finally bluetooth receiving apk files problem was fixed

god blessed you

thanks a lot
[Android General] solojoe:
Have heard this can be changed in the build.prop somewhere, something like this 'debug.gr.swapinterval=0' , supposed to remove the framecap. Think it's a bit of a comprimise though, rendering more frames will probably drain battery quicker. In regards gaming, emulators aren't too bad with auto frameskip on, and alot of 3d games only render at max 30fps (eg. GTA) and run great, angry birds on

the other hand, may as well be running on a single core as starlings buttery smoothness relies on the silky 60fps.

[MENTION=2875949]mije[/MENTION]nko - Firstly, big thanks for all your ports, on vanilla, and it's sweet, cheers.

The Zopo one you did though, had major issues with the proximity sensor, sensor works, but won't do a thing. I can calibrate and test it, it registers, but won't perform any action associated with it. also got a bizarre battery drain, sittin on 33%, literally 30 secs later, low battery warning at 14%, watched it drain at rate of 1% every 2 secs, after reboot, fine.
[Android General] acidspunk:
Thank you very much! :D

I had already installed twrp and rooted, but was unsure on how to flash the ROMs themselves. Zopo minimal flashed and working. Going to try vanilla experience now :P

[MENTION=5794468]solojoe[/MENTION] I was just shocked at how awful retroarch runs on this phone. I wish there was an option or a ROM with 60hz refresh rate to really see what this baby can do without restrictions. It's such a shame, since the device is so great.
[Android General] RSGI:
Rom

Will you upload this ROM to needrom also?

I'd like to see some screenshots of this....

RSGI
[Android General] acidspunk:
How are these guys getting 57fps on epic citadel when the phone can't supposedly go over 45/46? That's what I get in every screen refresh rate test I try. Weird.

EDIT: Hmm btw guys Asphalt 8 runs amazingly well on this phone with all of the graphical bells and whistles. It's amazing. Both my RK3066 and RK3188 tablets struggle to run it well with lower graphical settings. This SOC is a surprisingly solid performer, even with the 45fps cap. Don't try asphalt 7 though. It stutters like mad. Unplayable in my opinion. It's a shame, because I bought it.
[Android General] susch19:
When you know how to flash, then you know that it's too easy ^^

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