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[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] rocket350:
CWM

How can I use the cwm recovery.zip which gabi4175 posted on the first page?
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] JVMundell:
Alcatel OT Pop C7 : partition 'recovery' not support flash error

Um.. This is my first time posting here. I've had a rooted Alcatel OT Pop C7 7041X

for a few weeks. I tried installing a custom recovery through ADB but the error <remote: partition 'recovery' not support flash> comesup every time. I've tried other treads that suggest removing the recovery-from-boot.p but i get a message that says neither the file nor directory can be found. I'd try using Flashify or one of those other tools to flash the custom recovery buuut..... i was playing around in the systems folder, changed the SystemsUpdate.apk to the one from the ATOM L Beta custom rom that i wanted to flash on the phone... Notification Bar completely disappeared, and the hardware buttons didn't work at all. I tried rebooting the phone afterwards to see if it would help but now everytime it turns on ir gives me an incessant "Unfortunately Do Not Disturb has stopped responding" and it won't go away. It was due to this that i tried the methods at the start. I didn't create a backup but i have copies that i found from other threads. I'd appreciate anyone who could help me. Hopefully very soon. Thank you in advance.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] JVMundell:
Much obliged!

Thank you so much for the suggestion. I've already got Mobile Upgrade S on my netbook but it's never seemed to work. Maybe i can keep trying since it's the only probable method that might work.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] JVMundell:
Read Terminal Information Failed

I'll post a screenshot that comes up everytime
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Drivers?

Sounds like you may not have the right USB drivers installed for your phone.

What device does your computer say is attached when your phone is turned on and then attached to the computer? Use Device Manager on the computer. When the phone is on, it says, "Alcatel Android ADB Interface." And there's a separate device for the internal SD-drive.

But you need the PRE-LOADER USB VCOM driver to be present when the phone is OFF and with the battery OUT! So do that. Take the battery out of your phone and attach to your computer while you hold the volume up button. What driver does your Device Manager say is attached now? This is the driver that you need for Mobile Upgrade S to work (as well as SP Flash Tool if you were going to try to flash it manually).

Alternatively, you can try a different USB port, a different USB cable, or a different computer to try to get the right drivers loaded up.

Let us know what you find.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
A true hard-brick!

Hi Rick,

From the sounds of it, and as you are concluding, your Alcatel is completely hard-bricked, unresponsive, I would agree. Your brother's phone could have carnal knowledge with your phone and it will not help...your phone is dead!

Just to be absolutely sure, you are saying that if you connect your phone to the computer (battery out and volume+ key held down), it cannot even tell that there is a device connected??? That's the classic definition of a hard-brick. A hard-brick is GUARANTEED to occur with Alcatel if you use SP Flash tool to flash the system and you do not UNCHECK the pre-loader partition. Even if you flash the pre-loader with an exact correct copy of itself, it WILL hard-brick the Alcatel 100% of the time. i suspect this is what happened when you tried to go back to stock.

But, with a hard-brick NOT involving the pre-loader, if the computer looks for the pre-loader USB VCom driver and you can install that, then you could flash the phone with the official Alcatel flasher which is called Mobile Upgrade S. Without that driver connecting the phone to the computer, then there is no way to unbrick via the computer. (And in future, Mobile Upgrade S is the most effective, fastest and safest way to bring your Alcatel phone back to 100% stock without the possibility of bricking it...except if you unplug in the middle of the process. LOL).

So now, your only hope would be to go to a professional who has access to a JTAG box (a device which connects directly to the phone and writes new software directly to the bootloader partitions). Or take it to a service center and ask/pay to have it replaced/fixed (replace the motherboard)...tell them it went out like a light and now it won't turn on.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] BoBo Ricky NL:
Hi there CVAngelo, i alllready suspected you would have the awnser because u know your phones haha ;). Trail and error i presume :) And yep i was stupid enough to flash the hole phone so even the preloader. And no, if i put my bricked phone in to my computer via cable offcourse. Then i can set it in 2 modes, 1 ADB mobile etc. and the 2nd MTK Device, if i connect my phone it does wants to install the preloader but before windows can do that my phone is already disconected by windows and it says ( in writing ofcourse ) driver instalation failed to install, device was removed. So no preloader drivers are installed, the MTK drivers he does install with no problems but haha also no phone is detected only the chipset.

If i try to install them manualy then there comes a yellow triangle in device manager so those drivers arent anny good. or are not recognized by windows/my phone. I came across this video on You Tube dont know if its allowed to post links but if not sorry Admin and remove it ;)In this video he installes the preloader from his *unbrick* package, witch if i do that gives me the yellow triangle. And from there he reflashes the Pre Loader and Boot.img using SP Flash tools. Wich gives me an error, what offcourse is not suprising because i dont have the pre-loader drivers installed. Stop me if im wrong here ;)

So in short mans terms. It would'nt help me to install all the Alcatel mobile drivers from my brothers phone including the preloader drivers etc. Maybe using a program called PDANet? And from there make a backup and restore it to my phone using MDK Droid tools? Ive also read an article about flashing CWM on a hardbricked phone forum.hovatek.com/thread-183.html or is this a load of bull**** same as the video. With al do respect, i dont even know u Angelo but i believe u before i believe anny video or article i read on the net. I guess its because i know u have the experience when im reading your previous posts. Dont want to do annything whats not worth it, have a hole lot of hours already put in to it with non to slim results.

The guy in the video reflashes the pre-bootloader and after that he is able to flash the entire ROM what am i doing wrong is it realy just the not installed bootloader? And the mobile upgrading tool from Alcatel. Wich i allready tried didnt think it was important to mention but it gives me the error same as the screen above. So if i install the bootloader from my brothers phone. Battery out and connect to pc (right?) it should install the software and i should be able to flash my phone. But if i read your post for mmmm 4th time haha There is just one thing that sticks out to me and that is that even if you have a 100% correct preloader it wont work:confused: why is that?

Greetings

Rick
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Hi Rick,

I was trying to follow you. It sounds like you are saying that your phone is not dead?

As far as all the articles you read out there that talk about unbricking a hard-bricked phone is that they don' know what HARD-bricked is. There are different degrees of bricking. Hard-brick is as far as you can go (it's the stage just before smashing your phone into little pieces). A lot of these articles and videos are talking about badly SOFT-bricked phones that they are unbricking. So I don't even want to watch the videos...I've seen so many of them but they are all unbricking SOFT-bricked phones. Unbricking a soft-bricked phone is easy.

If your phone is dead, lights-out, unresponsive to all buttons and can't be recognized by the computer in anyway with battery in or out (no beeps when you plug it into the PC via USB cable)...it's gone to the happy mobile hunting playground in the sky. If you find a video that shows a phone totally unresponsive and it is brought back to life, i'll show you someone who is using a box, not a laptop/computer.

Now, I still can't tell if you are actually hard-bricked at this moment because your replies are talking about the computer trying to install drivers but your phone turns back off too quickly? Here is how you can tell for sure. Take the battery out of your phone and do not put it back inside the phone. Without the battery in the phone, connect the phone to the computer while you are holding the volume+ button down. What does the computer do? Does is give that familiar beep or bong? Does it try to install a driver but then it beeps again as if the phone was unplugged? Let me know. If that's the case, and you can't install any drivers that the computer can use to recognize the phone, then it's as good as hard-bricked.

And again, if you did make the mistake of flashing the pre-loader (which you say you did), then by definition you are absolutely hard-bricked and there is no coming back from that with an Alcatel OT phone. You can salvage a hard-bricked phone with a JTAG box (and even this is not always guaranteed), or by replacing the motherboard with an unbricked board. So my recommendation is you find a pro with a box and go from there.

I have permanently hard-bricked a couple phones. Killed them dead, dead, dead. Yet, I fought with them for days trying to breath life into them and refusing to believe I had actually done something so unthinkably stupid. But it happens. You feel bad about it for a day or so. But, we live and we learn from it. And thank God for JTAG. And new motherboards. LOL
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CableCrasher:
Hi Rick, i am from the Netherlands too and i too own an Alcatel OT 7041x and i hardbricked my phone just like you, but i was able to recover it after a long hard search. The problem is that you have the wrong preloader. ( you get the error DRAM Failed, right?)
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] BoBo Ricky NL:
Hi There VAngelo,

First of all thank you for your time and effort explaining to me what and why it has gone wrong, wont make that mistake in the future lol. To come back on some of your questions. My pc does say the famous Beep if your connect the phone to it, in first place it wants to install the pre-loader but somehow the phone gets disconected by the computer so it wont let me install the pre-loader software. ADB interface and MTK Tech drivers do get installed but my phone keeps conecting and disconecting. So there is something wrong there. And i wish it had a little life in it, screen stays black no matter what i do, the only thing that changes on my phone is that the battery light come's on if i connect it to the pc. No further life is detected.. So i think i will follow your advice and give it a rest, you live and you learn, good thing i broke my own phone not from one of my freinds haha. No more SP Flash for me, its installed with CWM or its not haha. Funny thing do that SP Flash tools doesn.'t uncheck the pre-loader box it self when it knows its an MTK china phone hooked up. Maybe an idea for the update ;).

Greetings, and much appreciated for the help :good:

Now i go sit in the corner and cry for an hour and then go back to my life haha :P

PEACE !!
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CableCrasher:
I can help you, i send you a PB when i get to my laptop.. No worries, your device is still alive.

Edit: on my laptop now.

I do this message in 2 languages, Dutch and English, because Rick is from the Netherlands too.

First, dutch:

Hey Rick,

Zoals ik al zei in een eerdere post, bezit ik ook een Alcatel OT 7041x en net zoals jij verklootte ik het ook met SP Flash tools.

Maar, er is nog hoop, want je led lampje gaat nog steeds aan zodra je de oplader in het stopcontact steekt. (alleen laad hij niet op)

En je PC "ziet" je telefoon nog wel, maar connect/disconnect constant. (omdat je telefoon z'n preloader niet kan vinden)

Het probleem is dat je bij je tweede flash, ook de preloader heb gewist, en de preloader die je hebt, niet goed is (al komt ie van je eigen telefoon af, hij is gewoon niet goed), dat geeft foutmeldingen als Enable DRAM failed, of Device did not respond, etc (toch?)

Omdat ik exact hetzelfde probleem had, gaf ik het na 2 weken bijna op, todat ik de broncode vond voor mijn telefoon op sourceforge, toen heb ik de preloader opnieuw compileerd, geflashed, en wonderbaarlijk ging de flash perfect.

Elke nieuwe ROM die ik nu flash op mijn telefoon, zorg ik ervoor dat ik of niet de preloader mee flash, of de preloader die ik zelf heb gecompileerd, mee flash. (soms klaagt SP Flash tools daarover).

Waar woon je in Nederland? Als het in Noord-Holland is kan ik je misschien persoonlijk helpen, en het je laten zien hoe en wat.

In English:

Hey Rick,

As i said before in a previous post, i own an Alcatel OT 7041x just like you, and i f*cked it up too with SP Flash Tools.

But, there is still hope, because your led light still pops on when you try to charge the phone, and your PC still "sees" the devices, but it connects/disconnects constantly. (because it can't find the preloader).

The problem is, that you have the wrong preloader, even if it comes from your own device (very vague, i know)

I encountered the exact same problem, and after a long 2 week search, i was about to give up.

But then i found the source code for my device, and i compiled the preloader from source.

With the new compiled preloader, i tried to flash the stock firmware, and just like that, as a miracle, it flashed without problems.

Now with every new ROM, when i have to flash the preloader, i flash my own preloader with it.

Where in the netherlands do you live? If it is in North-Holland, i might be able to help you in person. And show you how it works.

PS. Do you get error messages complaining about storage space too?
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] BoBo Ricky NL:
That would be awsome dude. :good:
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Hi Cable Crasher,

It would be awesome if you help Rick bring his phone back from near death.

I'm sure there are many in the forum who would like to know more about how to go about compiling a pre-loader from source.

Can you tell us the steps in the process? Like I said, you live and you learn. I would like to learn about this.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] BoBo Ricky NL:
Hi there Cable Crasher,

Thnx for your respons, allready sended you a PM but maybe its better we solve this on the message board so everyone with the same problem can follow your instructions and CPR theire Alcatel OT 7041X. So you say you found your preloader and compiled it your self?

1. Where can i find this source code for the preloader?

2. How do i compile it so i can flash it?

3. No i live in the east of the Netherlands so that wouldn't work ;)

4. Is there a possibility you write me, and other XDA Members a little tutorial on how to find the preloader and compile it for the Alcatel and how to flash it back lets say to stock ROM? What program do you use command lines etc.?

5. Yes it does the things you mentioned in your previous thread, Brom error and the no response thing. The one with the batery in, the other with the batery out. Dont know the error codes exactly but everything you say is happening with my phone, so i have a little bit of hope now, so please tell me how, what and where? :D

It would be much appreciated from my end, and i bet if its a good tut a sticky for more people with the same error ;)

Greetings Rick
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] BoBo Ricky NL:
I found the page with alcatel open source code is this the one i need Cable Crasher?

http://sourceforge.net/directory/os:windows/freshness:recently-updated/?q=alcatel

Hmz you need Linux to compile the preloader?
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] BoBo Ricky NL:
Help on how to go further would be appreciated Cable Crasher. I just cant figure out how to do it. I have downloaded the source code, at least i hope OT_4009D_20150527.tar.xz. But i dont understand what to do now.

Greetings

Rick
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CableCrasher:
Sorry for my late reply ;)

I was thinking it would be easier to upload my compiled preloader for everyone facing this issue.

This, because compiling the damn thing alone, was also a b⋅tch to do. with alot of frustration.

For everyone who want a tutorial how to compile the preloader alone (without the complete stock rom)

I'm doing my absolute best to make some free time, but my 5 year old kid has 6 weeks summer-vacation from school, and i'm working in shifts from 4PM till 11PM/midnight.

I'm sure you all understand i'm exhausted after such a day, and i have to get up early (around 7, 8AM) because my son doesn't give a **** about me being tired (he's 5, he just doesn't understand haha, so i don't blame him :p )

---------- Post added at 09:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:33 AM ----------

and the link :) (yaris_xl is the name of the board in the phone, for the 7041 only. for the Alcatel OT C9, or 7045 is the name yaris_xxl)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3qUXwG3n5xwbmltbExNcFd1aHc/view?usp=sharing

---------- Post added at 09:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:06 AM ----------

No, this the wrong sourcecode, you need the one with OT_7041X in the file description.

But the preloader link is ready ;) please tell me if it works, because this is my first time sharing stuff with google drive.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] BoBo Ricky NL:
Hey CableCrasher, if the google link is refering to 7041x_yaris-xl and it contains 9 android files with a total of 11 mb's the link worked :)
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] BoBo Ricky NL:
BAMM CableCrasher you saved my day and brought back my broken so not hardbricked haha to live dude, there are not enough thank you buttons for this one, its absolutly crazy it workd, had some problem with installing or getting the device recognized as a MTK USB Port, but after that and here comes a foot note LEAVE THE BATTERY INSIDE. AND BAMM JONGUHH ZONNE VUURBAL hehe ;)

Thnx CableCrasher and vangelo
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Wow! That's pretty amazing, Rick. Glad you were able to revive your phone. I thought it was a gonna. And thanks for the footnote!

Cable Crasher, we've got to know how to compile these pre-loaders. I have an Alcatel J320 that's been sitting in my desk draw bricked for 3 months because of this same flashing issue.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] JMailuhu:
Success met je telefoon...

Guys one pro tip. If you plan to write complete essays to help each other out, i suggest you use the hide tag to keep the thread clean.

It's also much more convenient reading on a mobile screen.

Angelo, as aways, good job feedbacking as i switched phones a while ago.

Keep up the good work. I try my best to maintain my old threads but im also very busy doing other things besides xda..
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Man i'm probably the guiltiest of them all. LOL. I never realized there was a "hide" tag. I'll be sure to use it in future!

Found it!
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] BoBo Ricky NL:
Oops me 2 haha. STICKY :p
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] kryptonify:
Anyone whos still in jellybean, do yourself a favor and upgrade to kitkat. Heres a link to a youtube tutorial https://youtu.be/-hXKFwgBh6E

Just download the files from the description, use spflashtool to flash the files. If you dont know how to use spflashtool, just search for a tutorial, itseasy
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Mobile Upgrade S?

If it's an official Alcatel upgrade, why not use Mobile Upgrade S? There'd be no risk of bricking your device with SP Flash. What am I missing here?

P.S. And no need to remind everyone to BACKUP YOUR DEVICE first!
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] kryptonify:
Its an official from alcatel, but they only released it in hungary. Some guy from hungary uploaded his backup in a forum. There it is
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Ok, thanks.

I presume this is for the 7041X. The video says you can flash this ROM to any version of Pop C7, one or two SIMs, and 512-1024 MB of RAM. Is that possible if this is a ROM this Hungarian dude backed up from his own phone?

My Pop C7 is the 7040D dual SIM with 512MB of RAM. Can any one confirm that they've successfully flashed this model with that ROM?

Update: I know that Mobile Upgrade S doesn't care if you have 1 or 2 SIMs or how much memory you have...it checks the model then automatically downloads and flashes the correct ROM version for your specific phone. But I'm not understanding how a backup of someone's ROM could be safely flashed onto a different model.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] JMailuhu:
If im not mistaken you can't, unless you change the buildprop. In any case i would not recommend it!
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] kryptonify:
Yes you totally can as long as its a C7 version. Mine is 7041D and running a custom kitkat rom, its called DarkL rom.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
I'm not following you. Are you saying that you flashed your 7041D with the official Alcatel KitKat ROM (highlighted on the YouTube video) from the 7041X that the Hungarian dude uploaded from his 7041X phone??? The video description says this ROM will work with ALL models of Pop C7 regardless of number of SIM slots or size of RAM. Really?

That's the most amazing thing I've ever heard. How is this possible? So if my phone is dual SIM and 512 MB RAM, but that ROM comes from 7041X single SIM with 1 GB RAM, I can successfully flash this onto my 7040D phone? Can you help me to understand how it will enable my second slot? Also how will it handle the difference in RAM? Repartioning? Is there a PIT in there somewhere?

From everything I thought I knew, this video is simply gonna brick my phone (and possibly the phones of others who don't have the same specs as the 7041X) if the flash can even proceed. But you're saying it won't brick it? I sincerely would like to understand and for someone to confirm they've successfully flashed this 7041X ROM onto a POP C7 phone with different specs than the 7041X.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] JMailuhu:
Additional information regarding this subject;

https://translate.googleusercontent...2.html&usg=ALkJrhh-v6soAAT7XuUrpiK_zGh5bODHaA
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] kryptonify:
Yes, ive flashed that file from the youtube description in my 7041d phone. Its totally working fine, even tho idk about the dual sim bcos i only got 1 sim. Every rom for every pop c7, not the c1 or c9, works for every c7. Ive joined several facebook groups which dedicated to some c7 versions, and every custom rom they ported and posted in that group it always works on my 7041d.

Btw you dont need to DL the "usrdata.img" from the file, its not needed. And never flash the mobileinfo.img(not exactly sure the spelling) because it will brick the device, from what ive heard.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] rictec:
PACMAN PORT for ALCATEL C7 7041x

Hello guys

i manage to do this changes to PACMAN ROM for mtk 6582 to work on this device

anyone can test it and help solve the rest of the problems that PACMAN rom as and help getting camera and google sinv to work

download it here :hxxps://mega.co.nz/#!tQpnnJTI!Yoa489sdArMo2BjwLygirHW6p_MyMhbOUs2cm5BeHeU

thank you

Rictec
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] rictec:
with some help from snapdragonpt here is the CM12.1 for Alcatel pop c7

https://mega.co.nz/#!dUYgWDBK!VBmd18dTlteaaAGfogWCIA-crGXzqzCff1l_-Mm-_oY
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] Mpourinio16:
Are the gapps included or have to flash them?If yes what gapps?Any bugs?