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[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] JMailuhu:
Yeah, it's actually pretty simpel and i'll guide you through!! No need for adb, SP flahtool or Droid mtk tools.

1) If your phone is rooted do the following; download Mobileuncle mtk tools (playstore or my googledrive folder), grab the recovery.img from googledrive folder. Either cwm or twrp (i prefer the latter since it supports touch input).

Both recoveries are optimized for the C7.

Place it at root of /sdcard/

2) Grand supersu to uncle, click "Update recovery" and uncle should see your downloaded image automaticly (CWM_recovery.img or TWRP_recovery.img) click either one of them and it'll flash successfully.

You can also check my (all in one) alcatel c7 thread (for links check below).

If anything, give me a shoutout, and i'll try guiding you further...

Backups/Roms/Recovery:xdaforums.com/android/development/backups-alcatel-ot-pop-c7-7041x-t3039395

Q&A:xdaforums.com/android/help/qa-alcatel-ot-pop-c7-7041x-stock-miui-t3044288

Acatel C7 Files / Google Drivehttps://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B52SB5R_clyUVTNwVHlwMHpCZWM&usp=sharing

I'm jumping ahead with this one;

If you're planning to flash a custom ROM with your newly acuired recovery, i don't think "my" MIUIv5 / stock ROM (bloat/custpack free) will work since they are both for 7041x and lack dualsim support (Maybe theres a workaround by editting build.prop 'sim section' though i'm not 100% sure that'll even work)

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

Thanks for your reply. I'm familiar with Mobile Uncle Tools and Flashify (which I prefer). My problem is that I hate to just use tool kits without knowing exactly what they are doing and how they are doing it. My issue is that I cannot use ADB to just flash the recovery. I've flashed recoveries on other brands. WHY NOT ALCATEL??? What is Mobile Uncle or Flashify doing that I am failing to do in ADB and Fastboot? I just don't get it and I am very frustrated not knowing the reason. Do you know why this may be the case?

Well I did succeed in creating a full ROM backup of my Alcatel using MKT Droid to make the scatter file, SFPT to pull the ROM_0 image, and then MKT Droid again to process the ROM image and break it down into all the partitions. I did not realize before that MKT Droid automatically creates the CWM recovery for me. It was a pleasant surprise. I then used Flashify to flash that custom recovery to my phone. BUT, I feel defeated because I had to use Flashify (I could have also used Mobile Uncle as you suggested). Either way, Clockwork Mod is on my phone right now.

Yet, my problem remains. I cannot flash a recovery using ADB/Fastboot. WORSE YET, I cannot even flash a new logo.bin to the logo partition using Fastboot. And I cannot flash ANYTHING using SP Flash because the EXACT SAME scatter file that I used to readback (backup) the ROM and process it, comes back with that annoying error that the scatter file is not matching the ROM that's on the phone. How could this even be possible??? It was good for doing the readback but it fails for flashing? WTF!

Please, I need to know the answer to these two questions:

1. Why can't I flash partitions on the Alcatel 7040 using ADB/Fastboot even though Flashify and Mobile Uncle can do so?

2. Why can't SP Flash tool flash partitions with the EXACT scatter file that came from the phone?

Anyone?
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] JMailuhu:
Sorry buddy can't help you with this one. Out of my expertise. For #1 my hunch is; no USB drivers (fastboot/hboot) or maybe no 'USB Debugging' highlighted at developers options?

I really have no idea, maybe someone could shine soms light on this one.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Well thanks for giving it a try. My developers option is set to ON and so is my USB debugging. My drivers are fine, USB, VCOM preload, ADB...all of them. I have uninstalled (with USB Deview) then reinstalled and verified (with signing off). I can use ADB, Fastbook and Busybox for a host of other commands. I can move files, change permissions, you name it directly using command line instructions. The drivers work. I have even changed USB ports just to be sure.

I suspect that it may have something to do with the Custpack structure of the partition table. These Alcatel's are a pain in the neck. I did resolve the PMT issue for the Alcatel 4030/Vodafone V875. It required modifications to the scatter file to allow SP Flash tool to see all the files in the ROM. I attempted to make all of the scatter file changes for the Alactel 7040D but I still got the PMT error when I tried to download anything to the phone. It's a very frustrating problem because no-one on the entire internet seems to know how to fix this issue with SP Flash. I did read where someone suggested that I need to select Firmware Update instead of Download. But that option forces you to select the preloaded for update as well and I just don't want to mess with that partition.

I again had to resort a toolkit to flash my customized logo.bin. In this case I used the LogoBuilder toolkit. This automatically creates a zip file which can be flashed from the SD card using CWM. So in the end, I achieved my three goals; 1) I have a full ROM backup of my phone; 2) I now have a CWM custom recovery on my phone; 3) I have completely customized the package of logo.bin, boot_logo, bootanimation and shutanimation on the device.

Maybe I'm being too hard on myself. I accomplished everything I set out to do. I just don't like the way in which I went about doing it all through toolkits. I want to be able to do it from scratch. That way, I'll learn a whole lot more and won't be so afraid that I'll brick my phone with one of these kits. If I do brick it, it will just be a walk-in-the-park to fix it.

Still looking to learn from someone who has had these challenges (especially the "PMT has changed for the ROM") and resolved it for Alcatel 7040/7041 series..
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] xmak17(AlcatelPopC7):
how did u do it?? me i got 7040E and twrp custom recovry

but its stuck in boot logo .. luckily i have backup:)

how long does it take to waitin bootlogo?
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] xmak17(AlcatelPopC7):
lol i feel you bro .. me too im struggling of flashing custom roms and recovery using sp flash tool .. but i just found out that i could use flashify its really easy find a custom recovery thats compatible for your device min is 7040E so i dont have the link .. then flash it using flashify and reboot so easy ... now i can flash any custom roms i can and can go back restore my backup stock rom in case of bootloop im so happy right now i was planning to buy another phone but now i change my mind :)) just dont give up bro xDD
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Thanks man. I am able to make a customized CWM recovery (using MTK DRoid Tools) and flash it onto my Alcatel OT-7040D phone with Flashify. As you've said, that's so sweet and easy. But that is actually my problem! I just want to know what it is Flashify is doing to flash it onto my 7040D so sweet and easy when I cannot flash the recovery.img directly myself! LOL. The phone keeps telling me that recovery is not flashable when it try to flash myself. How come I don't get this same error message with Flashify? What is the script that Flashify is using?

Inquiring minds want to know. LOL

By the way, what custom ROMs have you found out there for the Alcatel 7040 series. Beside MIUI v5, I cannot find anything. The only purpose I see for my custom recovery is to make backups and to flash other things via flashable zips. If I could find a custom ROM, I would try it.

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Alcatel OT-7040D, 4.2.2, rooted + CWM recovery

Vodafone (Alcatel) V875, 4.1.2, rooted + CWM recovery

Google/ASUS Nexus 7 (2013), rooted + TWRP recovery
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] xmak17(AlcatelPopC7):
I got some amazing custom roms that i found searching for weeks i teseted them and it works

try this one : http://www.mediafire.com/download/hatcbk3s6krkp7g/S5+LUIS+ALEAN.zip
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] JMailuhu:
Try "HTC Mania" forums, they got plenty of custom Roms for the C7, incl. The S5 ROM xmak is refering to.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] Androidet:
Still doesn't work properly

After installation, some features stopped working on device i.e radio turns off by itself, all apps is going to be installed into device's storage so it slows down. No solution like root app2SD solved it. If it was the worst, twrp restore-feature can't open emmc or sth. I hope it can helps before someone else decides use it.

Thanks
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] bobcov:
Hey, since you seem to know your way around the C7 7041D, any thoughts as to why I cannot install SuperSU zip through recovery update from sdcard? It just says "Installation aborted" and stops. For background, I used MobileGo to root the phone, but when I tried to launch SuperSU I got the message about missing binaries, so I tried to install in recovery, but I get the "installation aborted" message. I do NOT want to run vroot or Kingroot or some of the other somewhat suspicious programs out there. So, any advice, oh wise sage? I have 4.2.2
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
SuperSU failed!

I'm not at all familiar with MobileGo but it appears from my brief review (via Google search) that they use the One-Click root process to root the phone, which means in turn that it is really the Kingo Root process that is rooting your phone. My experience with script in the SuperSU v2.46 zip is that it was not written to remove and replace Kingo User and its spawn.

In order to make SuperSU the root access control app, you have to use the SuperSU v.2.49 beta version. They have finally updated the script to eliminate the Kingo User and its binaries and replace them with SuperSU and its binaries. You can find the update zip for the beta version here: http://xdaforums.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133. Try flashing this zip via recovery. Let us know if it worked.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] bobcov:
Hi, Thank you very much for your insight on this. I downloaded 249 to my zip, rebooted into recovery and selected it, but I still get the "Installation aborted" message.. What do you think would happen if I reset to factory default? Would that remove MobileGo's rooting and take me back to stock? The odd thing though is MobileGo has SuperSU.apk in it's home directory. Maybe they use a combination of tools depending on the phone encountered. The wondershare rooting log gives a few clues. It downloads these files during my root attempt: almond_v22.zip, bergamot_v11.zip, neroly_v9.zip. YOu won't find those files on the Internet in Google, except when Google indexes this board. One of the files contains this interesting line: " su8 -c rm /system/bin/su8 rm /system/xbin/su8 pm list package eu.chainfire.supersu eu.chainfire.supersu uninstall SuperSU "

[Several hours later] Well, since this is a new phone and not my primary and only cost 88 Euro, I went ahead and used the mysterious Root Genius. I ran it 3 times and each time it failed, then I realized I was also running an android emulator (Bluestacks) which may have interfered with ADB operation. After shutting that down, the rooting succeeded and root check verified it. Now I have "Kingfisher" user and I will see if I can get rid of that based on a Youtube video and go back to SuperSU. I got partially there when installation of the apk this time said I needed to update, instead of saying No SU Binaries, but the update by recovery failed with "Installation aborted" and by the selection of "Normal" method, it is just hanging at "Installing, please wait." So, I may have to live with Kingfisher.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Hey Bob,

I just got back to my desk and saw your update. You know I was gonna suggest that you verify that you indeed had root and Busybox installed by using one of the root checkers available from Play. So it sounds like you've figure out that you were not actually rooted because of possible interference from BlueStacks . Congrats now that you are truly rooted!

There's a possibility that you can get rid of the KingFisher by flashing that SuperSU v2.49 zip from Chainfire which I mentioned earlier. Before you flash that Chainfire beta zip, do this check: use a root file manager (like ES File Manager or Root Browser) to check the directory called /data/app to see if the KingFisher super user created a data files with any of the following names:

/data/app/com.noshufou.android.su*

/data/app/com.koushikdutta.superuser*

/data/app/com.mgyun.shua.su*

/data/app/com.m0narx.su*

These are the data file names I found in the binary-update script of the SuperSU v2.49 zip. That script eliminates those files (and a host of other spawn) from competing Chinese super user apps before installing the SuperSU v2.49 app and its binaries. You can find the script in the zip under the META-INF/com/google/android subdirectory. Just view that file with a text editor.

But, of course, if you're not unhappy with the KingFisher/King/Kingo super user, then as you say, you can probably live with it. They seem to get the basic root-access management job done. However, the only annoying problem I've noticed just recently with the "Kings" is that they start complaining that their binaries need to be updated ... BUT GET THIS ... you can't just simply download their most up-to-date apps from the Play Store and update the binaries like you can with SuperSU or Superuser! And I'm not sure I want to go downloading "updates" from some Chinese site that I don't know exactly what might be there coming down with in update along with the King app.

To get rid of the annoying notifications, you need to disable the notifications of the Kingfisher/Kingo/King User app.

Anyway, enjoy your root access on the 7041D and please keep us posted regarding your progress and your experience with it. I have found no custom ROMs for except MIUI v5 which I have not tried. But I have installed a CWM recovery so I can easily and frequently backup my phone (in fact, I strongly suggest you make a full backup ASAP).
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] bobcov:
Hi, Thanks again for excellent tutelage. None of those files are present.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] sergiu2558:
xposed framework , works on this device, but only version 2.3.1 , i have it and it's run fine ,the only version who doesn't give bootloop .
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] jonipin:
Yes There is

There's Kitkat

ROM:

mega.co.nz/#F!2QFFibwI!M9a5BeDL9aJLMwMAAqp5cg

SP Flash Tools

mega.co.nz/#!4U1S1TLY!rnBssl7D_BvGcyj-tkh3IHG-21fa0QLDg-reB1Zt6Xg

Drivers MTK

mega.co.nz/#!r5xxjL4b!ukFeFgHBdhBemfpA8piXtKs0Fl36-e034ACUlo7kzx8

CWM POP C7

mega.co.nz/#!mBUXxQQI!-eFw-zZ4Hhw4paKxNZSxTN68DxFuWr7p3l4noCVOfQ8

FIX LED

mega.co.nz/#!igRCRa5A!YGVx6W2-bcfOXIqDti1fwsYq_OFP7EIL2LtZe3m7E48
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CableCrasher:
Flashed kitkat version on my Alcatel OT 7041X with SPFT, tested it for the evening yesterday. Stock Version of Alcatel/TCT , 4.4.2, it feels kinda buggy imho, and logcat was spewing error messages at me about remoteview and a cursor leakage (which caused adb to stop working on my computer (running Debian8).

The beginnng is there, finally a kitkat kernel for this phone, but there is still alot to do. for now i flashed Jelly Bean back.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] Petar998:
Firmware update problem

Hi guys. My alcatel one touch pop c7 7041x is currently on firmware 01002.I rooted this phone a while ago and when the update came i fully unrooted it through supersu app but i cant install the update. It always says instalation aborted. Tried installing from sd card but it doesn't help. Pls tell me how to fix this :)
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Official Alcatel Mobile Upgrade S

What's up Petar. Why are you trying to do this OTA? You unrooted your phone, but did you return the recovery to stock? There could be any of a number of reasons it won't work.

I would recommend you simply use the official Alcatel site to flash the latest version of the system. using their MOBILE UPGRADE S software which you download directly from Alcatel's site. It doesn't care if your phone is rooted or has a custom recovery or whatever. It simply writes over all the partitions. Your phone will be completely stock after the process is done.

You can find the Mobile Upgrade S 4.3.1 download here on Alcatel's website: http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/products/smartphones/one_touch_pop_c7.html#.VYHHpfnt2ko under the Support Tab

Once you install it, you can then flash your OT 7041X back to factory spec with the latest firmware.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] jonipin:
i flashed my phone with it and no bugs were found... im using it for a week... mine is 7041x + you need to factory reset when you flash i don't know why you're having problems...
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CableCrasher:
Mine is a 7041x too :) Did a 2nd attempt, this time everything is ok.

I don't know if pictures are allowed in this thread, if so, i will upload some screenshots.

I see you got rid of all the china apps already, excellent.

One question, what does the led fix do? My notification-led is working fine i guess.

Does anybody know if the standard launcher can be replaced (<-- this isn't a problem. apart from the lockscreen) and deleted safely?
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] jonipin:
the LED fix is for some phones that cant put it to work without that Flash btw you can install a new launcher if you like.

i use Avite from Yahoo it's cool in my opinion BTW Lollipop 5.0 Firmware is currently under dev :3 but we already have the kernel :D
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] thehunter1337 ac:
i still having this error
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] jonipin:
You need to select all the files from the ROM to be downloaded... all even the Userdata...
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] tikol1986:
Hey! Problem with 7041D

My phone was kinda slow so I did factory reset and now its just stucked at alcatel logo :( how can I fix that?
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] jonipin:
Flash all the contents from the ROM Archives to the phone again and do factory reset after the flash
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] thehunter1337 ac:
didn't work :(
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] jonipin:
ok i have Full backup yadi.sk/d/QZgW7x85fgn3P and the scatter for the backup www54.zippyshare.com/v/SNRc7C4R/file.html
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] tikol1986:
Im kinda rookie in that area, could you please give me more details how to do that? Thanks!
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] jonipin:
mega.co.nz/#F!2QFFibwI!M9a5BeDL9aJLMwMAAqp5cg use the scatter included in this folder and use all the files and i mean all in SP Flash Tools. This ROM is AOSP and it doesn't have any bugs 100% fixed it was built for our POP C7 compiled with KITKAT Kernel
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] Petar998:
I tried with the mobile upgrade s but it says i have the latest software version. Help?
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] thehunter1337 ac:
i think this phone is worst
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Petar, it's quite possible that you do have the latest firmware for your phone. Or that Alcatel doesn't see fit to place the Build 01003 on it's site, or whatever reason may be the case.

By the way, what exactly is it that you hope to get with Build 01003? I have two 7040Ds, one with 01002 and the other with 01003. As far as I can tell, they are identical in functionality. The only way I can tell the phones apart is by their colors. One's black and the other is white. Lol. I know it's not the answer you're looking for, but why are you spending so much time fighting a gnat? May not be worth it.

If you were trying to upgrade to say KitKat, I could see your point.

But in the end, that's probably what you could do. Try flashing that KitKat ROM posted above. If you don't like it, flash using the Alcatel Mobile Upgrade. That may get you the build you want.

Be sure to back up your current ROM before you do anything.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] Petar998:
I have some problems with clearing the recent apps sobi thought the new firmware would solve them. I guess i must stick to this firmware but i think ill try to flash the KitKat rom. Ty
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Petar, you shouldn't be having any problems with clearing your recent apps with Build 01002. At least, I'm assuming that you mean the list of apps that appear in a window at the bottom of your screen when you long-press the menu key?

There should be an option at the bottom of that window that says "Clear All" and if you select that option, it just clears all those apps off the list and your recent apps window should then be empty.

You can alternatively long-press each app in the window and you will then have the options to either clear that app outdoor of the list, or see the app info (via Settings).

If you cannot do these things in Build 01002, then something else is the problem!

Or were you referring to something else when you mentioned "clearing recent apps"?
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] Petar998:
I was referring to another problem. When i long press the menu key it only shows one app. If i open 3 or more apps i must clear all of them 1 at a time. And sometimes it doesn't show any app so i am constantly long exiting the recent apps menu and go into it again and thats little annoying.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Hmmm. I was in fact referring to the same feature. I don't think what you are experiencing has anything to do with the build version. I have Build 01002 and I am checking it now and it does not exhibit this problem.

Have you tried any or all of the following?

1. Clear the cache of the stock launcher via the launcher's app info in Settings;

2. Clear the entire app cache in Settings>Storage? Long-press on the Cached Data;

3. Clear and format the Dalvik cache by booting into recovery and selecting the clear cache option;

4. Absolute last resort...backup your userdata, then do a factory reset. Clear the cache. Restore your data.

Try the first three options, let us know what happens.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] Petar998:
Tried the first 3 options it doesn't help. I think problem always existed on my phone. From the first day i bought it. Im using solo launcher maybe that has something to do with it?
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
I suspected you were not using the stock launcher and was going to ask! So it's easy to figure out from here. Simply switch back to your stock launcher and see if the problem persists. I can almost guarantee that you won't have the problem in your stock launcher. And in that case, your conclusion would be that the problem lies in your Solo launcher's configuration. That's where you'd ultimately need to look for a solution.
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] Petar998:
Switched to stock launcher and the problem is solved. Thank you for the help. I want to ask someone is the KitKat rom having bugs because I think I'll try to flash it. Ty again :)
[Alcatel OneTouch Pop C7 Questions & Answers] CVAngelo:
Last I heard on this thread was that the KitKat ROM was bug free (at least nothing of serious import).

What version of Solo Launcher are you using? There's some threads on XDA for that custom launcher. Perhaps you can mention the issue you are having on the Solo Launcher thread. Other thing that I learned is that Solo Launcher was really created to work hand-in-hand with KitKat. Perhaps that's why you're having some hiccups with it on JellyBean.

Good luck with it. Enjoy the KitKat ROM if you install it. Give us some feedback on the experience (and let us know if it also solves the issue with Solo Launcher).