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[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
Smil3yWulf

Bad news. There is no way i know of to flash the backup. Same thing happened to me.

I have posted a thread for someone to get the OTA update for the 7040T but no one has tried yet that i know of. NEW ota just started in NOV 2015

If we get the OTA from someone then we can flash it and hope it fixes things. At least enough to boot. If i can get the phone booted enough to get ADB access i can patch the Recovery and then were golden.

The problem is that the Stock recovery will only flash a file that is signed with the proper .PK8 private key.

That means only A OTA update will flash.

Basically here is what has to happen. The stock recovery which i pulled off my phone i have modified.

I found a way to replace the /res/keys file in the ramdisk portion of the recovery with a newly generated key pair.

After making the x509.pem and .pk8 key files with public exponent of 3 using dumppublickey i create a new keys file.

Then i replace the /res/keys file with my new keys file and repack the ramdisk.

The new recovery needs to be flashed to the phone to replace the exsisting recovery img.

Then any update.zip that you sign with the new .x509.pem and .pk8 keys will pass signature verification and load.

That means we can cook a stock backup and have a way to flash it. And flash anything else we want. Further modification of the recovery ramdisk could open up ADBD insecure and ADBD in recovery mode and open up other permissions like selinux too. That could be enough to find a way to unlock the bootloader.

The good things are i have a cookable backup.

I have the modified recovery.

I have an OTA for the 7040N so i have the correct update binary for the META-INF folder to execute the updater script to load a cooked rom.

But the problem is I got no ADB access to the phone. So i cant replace the Recovery.img.

Now people who's phone is up and running and rooted. Can replace the Recovery.img and be able to flash there backup if something happens.

Also should be able to ADB in recovery in case something happens which will allow to fix the phone.

Anyway where stuck like chuck until either someone gets and shares the 7040T OTA update.

Which is still no guarentee.

Or we find a way to replace the recovery.img with our phone boot looped.

It is a qualcom processor so im hoping that I can find or make something like heimdall or odin to flash the recovery.

Anyway Im making a script to create the modified Recovery.img and Key pair.

It would be way to complicated for me to just write a tutorial.

I have verified this replace the recovery method on my ZTE awe. It works for sure.

In the mean time if someone with a running rooted phone wants to replace the recovery I will give you the modified recovery.img and the Key-Pair for signing your zips. I can make a simple script to replace the recovery and sign zips to keep it simple for you. But you got to have ADB up and running.

I believe this whole replace the recovery on a boot loader locked phone will help us unlock the impossible. At a minimum you will be able to use recovery to flash a backup.
[General Questions and Answers] Smil3yWulf:
I can bootup into recovery mode, ido wipedata and clear cache, but when it restart the phone its stuck at fierce 2 logo, i tried safemode by pressing volume down + power, when the phones turns on i let go of power but still pressed volume down and doesnt do anything or i might doing wrong safemode keys?
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
Im not sure about the safe mode keys.

I can say i have tried every key combo I can think of with the same result.

Usually my phone will boot to the logo and hang for a few.

Then reboot into recovery.

Question is how did you end up boot looping your phone.

Did you delete or change files?

I have the ota update.zip for the 7040N if that's the model you have you could try to flash it.

It's very picky though because it checks the sha of all the files its going to patch before it flashes anything.

It's worth a shot if you have the 7040N.

The file has to be loaded using adb sideload so you need working adb on your computer. And the right drivers but i got those too.

I have the 7040T so this update.zip wont flash to my device.

I wish someone would get the 7040T update. A new one came out in the beginning of November.

But alas no one seems to do anything till there phone is all ready messed up then its too late.

Only safe mode reset i know of is to boot into recovery and then hold volume up and power key till phone boots.

Holding both volume up and down at the same time puts the phone in QDL Loader 9008 mode.

Or holding volume down plus power and plugging into the computer has same effect.

Usually i do wipe data factory reset then reboot and when i plug my phone into computer it goes to charging mode.

Ocassionally it gets in a state where it wont go to charge mode and freezes at the logo.

Anyway if you have 7040N let me know. If you have 7040T we are out of luck until someone goes out of there way to capture the ota update for us.
[General Questions and Answers] Smil3yWulf:
theirs a way to capture OTA on 7040T with ota snatcher, someone tht have 7040T and capture for us, would be nice..
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
It would be nice if someone would get that update.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.otasnatcher&hl=en

I have threads posted for about a month now and noone is seeming to reply.

Anyway i do have the OTA for 7040N. Even though i need the 7040T. So if someone wants to try the 7040N update on there 7040N let me know and ill post it.
[General Questions and Answers] Mordikay007:
guys help me find native firmware Alcatel Fierce 2 7040T

I myself from the Ukraine , but I brought the phone out of America.

but it was not my own firmware to 6012d .

help me please
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
Im not sure what you mean by

I have a solid backup but you will need a modified recovery to flash it.

I can make you the recovery that is capable of flashing.

Is your phone booting or is it stuck at the logo.
[General Questions and Answers] Mordikay007:
that no one has a factory backup or factory firmware ?
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
I have a factory bachup from my phone and a way to patch the recovery.img to flash it.

It will pass signature verification in the stock recovery.
[General Questions and Answers] Mordikay007:
7040

give me a link ? and explain how to install ?
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
I thought you ended up finding out you had the one touch pop.

Do you have the one touch fierce 2?

If so ill hook you up
[General Questions and Answers] madsolar:
yes Kingroot seemed to have worked for me.

Kingroot.net
[General Questions and Answers] iqcomputers:
I rooted with Kingo Root. Could not get SuperSU to update binary so I'm going to stick with Kingo SuperUser
[General Questions and Answers] tronmech:
Please PM me a link... My son fouled up his Onetouch Fierce 2 7040T (TMO) and it would be nice to be able to put the darn thing back together...
[General Questions and Answers] obesliskdriod:
could you please send the recovery patch to me in PM please?
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
The recovery and roms can be found in this post.

http://androidforums.com/threads/roms-for-the-fierce-2.918921/page-9

The recovery alone is here.

http://androidforums.com/threads/new-recovery-for-alcatel-one-touch-fierce-2.993682/

Please note this is a modified stock recovery so it looks the same.

But i have patched the keys to flash my files.

IF YOU ROOTED YOUR PHONE YOU REALLY SHOULD FLASH THE RECOVERY.

IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PHONE IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

IF YOUR PHONE GETS BOOT-LOOPED BEFORE YOU FLASH THIS RECOVERY THIS FIX WONT WORK.

THERE WILL BE NO WAY TO FLASH THE RECOVERY.

SO AGAIN ANYONE WITH A ROOTED PHONE SHOULD FLASH THIS RECOVERY.

IT GIVES US A WAY TO FIX A BOOT-LOOP.
[General Questions and Answers] asianrocker:
So that's why when I try your method on those links I got the signature verify error. My phone is on boot loop when I tried your steps.

Is there a way to flash the firmware on odin though? I search and found nothing
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
If you are saying that you ended up in a boot-loop before you flashed the recovery I patched......................

Then yes you are right. You need root access through adb to do a dd copy to flash the recovery.

After you have flashed my recovery then you can flash the backup rom I put together.

If you boot loop then you probably don't have root access in adb. But if by chance you have root access in adb let me know.

And

No this is the only way I could come up with to even flash the stock rom.
[General Questions and Answers] asianrocker:
Yap. I boot looped after I updated normally which sucks. My husband said it definitely is because I rooted. I don't know though. Because when I want to update normally it won't let me. There's a message that it can't continue coz it detected I am rooted, so I factory reset just so I can try to update normally.

There was no error message but it boot loop like what happen to many people. And then I try to fix it using your method and you said it won't fix it.

I have never brick a phone rooting before. These phone companies are now ahead of 'hackers' and patch all the bugs they see in these root forums maybe?

I just fix my galaxy on 5 because it is unbelievable the lock features they added on these new phones with new android systems. Now I will try to fix my alcatel coz I really like rooting. Nowadays though I don't think it is worth the headache with the lock features on this new phones.

I just want to know if this will work?

http://www.progeeksblog.com/try-new-...s-samsung-frp/

That's the one I use to fix my frp lock galaxy on5. This alcatel boot loop is frp lock right?

When I google 'have root access in adb' I find this forum. Can you tell me what methods there I can try to have root access in my adb?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25477424/adb-shell-su-works-but-adb-root-does-not

because I want to fix this brick alcatel. And this is the last time I will mess with these phones. These companies being one step ahead of 'rooters' is not worth the headache for me. They made rooting not fun anymore for me.

I am very much willing to test ANYTHING on my phone. It is already bricked. LOL.

I really think if there is a 7040n firmware out there. Then it will fix it right? Using Odin?

I found this too:

http://androidforums.com/threads/how-to-root-any-android-device-manually.586982/

Can I try that?
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
No it's not a FRP lock. Thats a new thing.

My fix works but only if you have flashed my recovery before the phone broke.

After boot loop there is no way to flash the my recovery.

I have had a fierce 2 bootloop for abot 8 months now.

I dont think there will be any fix for this phone.

Buy any device that allows you to unlock the bootloader and flashing rooting roms become much more fun.
[General Questions and Answers] asianrocker:
What about this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuyUjnZG9lY

What is that program tool he is using? Engineering software download tool? It is alcatel. Just not this model.

Oh wow you are in boot loop too? And you know more than me. So ya I guess I will just keep searching online and post what I find here. And hopefully whatever I find you will know what to do. LOL. I just follow steps when I root.

Have you tried reaching to alcatel on the FB page? Someone said that's what they did and they fix it. I actually talk to them on FB and was given RMA#. But my husband is being a PITA and won't let me return my phone for some stupid reason. Ugh.

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What about this?

http://www.needrom.com/category/others/a-b-c-d/brands-a/alcatel/page/2/

Is this the one you can flash in odin? Can you flash in odin when in bootloop like in our phone?
[General Questions and Answers] asianrocker:
Sorry if I am bombarding this with links I find online. But when I want to fix something. I am determined to get it done, I search and search and post here hoping the ones that know better than me can get an idea on these methods I am posting but if you want me to stop just tell me.

Will these method help? I know it is not for our model and they for MTK based phones. This actually is from Philippines I understand what he was talking about LOL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z7wzvOgfHA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5E6NXoYzpA

Hopefully you guys can get ideas from them if not just tell me to stop and I will.
[General Questions and Answers] asianrocker:
LOL what does it mean? I want to unbrick my alcatel. Guess this one is unsolvable huh?
[General Questions and Answers] unbreakable360:
I don't think it's unresolvable I've seen plenty of posts where people unbricked device it's all in the search tags some are to lazy (like) myself to tag with Alcatel one touch fierce 2 so I've seen searches pop up with that and or shorten like Alcatel fierce 2 or just fierce 2 but to my surprise I was in a bootloop couldn't get to recovery I tried all buttons combinations nothing then finally I just started mashing all the buttons during a loop and some how it brought me to recovery it was really weird it randomly happened yesterday I save my life [emoji28]
[General Questions and Answers] asianrocker:
I can go to recovery but nothing happens if I do factory reset from there. IT is still in boot loop. Do you have the firmware? Or how can you go to download mode in this phone. So I can just flash this using odin?

Mine is long metropcs screen, then it restarts, long metropcs screen again, then recovery screen, but nothing happens if I do factory reset. It goes to long metropcs screen, then it restarts, long metropcs screen again, then recovery screen.

you know how to solve that one? Does doing factory reset from there work on your phone?

To big country:

I have access on adb but I am having signature verification with your method;

Do I need this one?

Here is the recovery for the 7040N.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8jitdIyh2NtZ2VEWHo1OEtnalE/view?usp=sharing

But how can I put it in my phone? Any help? I have 7040N and I downloaded it already.
[General Questions and Answers] asianrocker:
Hey guys especially big country or anyone who knows better than me. I found the chipset of alcatel. It uses this chip:

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 RISC

https://developer.qualcomm.com/forum/qdn-forums/software/snapdragon-debugger-eclipse/29522

https://developer.qualcomm.com/forum/search?search_api_views_fulltext=MSM+8210+snapdragon+200+

I also found out this flashing tool solely for this chipset:

http://androidurdu.net/download-qualcomm-flash-image-loader-qfil/

http://www.androidbrick.com/ultimat...agons-are-unbrickable-qhsusb_dload_qpst_qfil/

https://androidmtk.com/download-emmc-dl-tool

Okay I will be reading this links and hopefully anyone who knows better than me can make a step by step guide already for this brick alcatel.

One of my links said qualcom phones are unbrickable... okay we will see if it is true.

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Okay I will quote what I read:

With the help of a friend from XDA.Developers, i managed to download a rom, which has our magic files in it, (names are spesific for msm8974 platform), “8974_msimage.mbn -bootloader, MPRG8974.mbn -flasher, ram (the format was hex before 8974), rawprogram0.xml -partitiontable definition, it differs if we have a 64GB phone or 32GB or a 16GB, name differs as rawprogram0_32G.xm

SO I basically need a rom aka firmware to unbrick the alcatel. Anyone has it pleeease link it here or upload it here? I will test it on my phone. If it works I will tell you how I did it.

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At least I find out why the steps here won't work with some people like me. You all think fierce 2 still uses mediatek right? On all my searches fierce 2 uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 RISC chipset so hopefully that my find help our phones be fix.

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This phone runs on qualcom not mediatek:

http://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/cc9c2f86

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Okay we don't need the stock rom we need the qfil rom where in the world do you get it?

I quote:

Stock rom ?? You should read more first and understand what this is about. You cant do anything if you dont have your qfil rom, first see what kind of roms these are reading my articles, then start to search that rom of your variants online. After then just read one of my latest unbrick guides (there is Lenovo guide too) and rescue your phone.

find a rom that includes rawprogram0.xml and patch0.xml in it.. ------- again where can you find this?
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
Alcatel phones with mtk chips have software available to fix them.

It is released by Alcatel.

I haven't seen any software for the qualcom based chips.

There is a repair mode of the phone but we lack the software to interface with it.

The best I was able to do was to get around the signature verification in the stock recovery.

This allowed me to build stock roms to flash the phone back to stock.

The catch is you have to had flashed my recovery before you boot looped the phone.

If you can connect with ADB.

And you can get the # at the prompt not the $. And also show your serial when you type adb devices.

So it would be

adb devices

adb shell

su

then you have a # at the prompt.

If you can get that access then you can flash my recovery and flash my rom to fix the phone.

If not just buy a new phone. " With a Unlocked or Unlockable Bootloader" it's easier.

I spent months to get far enough to actually fix some peoples phones.

Read all of this.

http://androidforums.com/threads/roms-for-the-fierce-2.918921/page-10#post-7381237

If you can get root access in adb I can help you.

Otherwise I don't know a way yet.

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Stock rom ?? You should read more first and understand what this is about. You cant do anything if you dont have your qfil rom, first see what kind of roms these are reading my articles, then start to search that rom of

Thats a scam.

You will download his files to find out that you need a password to unzip the files.

He won't give you the password unless you pay him money.

Dirty scam..........Even if it did work.

Like i said i put months into my work and i would never ask for money.

I help people and people help me. A simple thanks is good enough.

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Stock rom ?? You should read more first and understand what this is about. You cant do anything if you dont have your qfil rom, first see what kind of roms these are reading my articles, then start to search that rom of

Thats a scam.

You will download his files to find out that you need a password to unzip the files.

He won't give you the password unless you pay him money.

Dirty scam..........Even if it did work.

Like i said i put months into my work and i would never ask for money.

I help people and people help me. A simple thanks is good enough.
[General Questions and Answers] asianrocker:
I found another flashtool but I need a scatter file. This phone is giving me a major headache. I will wait for someone to share any ideas at all.

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Hi Big Country thanks. Adb devices command work on me. It has a number then sideload next to it. But when I try to sideload that's when the signature verify error aborts the installation. Because it says 100% on my command prompt.

Now I tried adb shell it says:

error: closed

And then su is saying not a recognized command.

I also tried fastboot but I am stuck on waiting on device status.

Thanks. Big country I am just sharing what I find out about this phone. So does this run on MTK or qualcom? And does it even matter? From my searches it seems like there is a certain flasher tool for a specific chip set.

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https://androidmtk.com/download-emmc-dl-tool

That's a tool for qualcom chips which I think this phones are made of.

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I have a new phone now. Samsung which I brick and have a major headache finding a fix from google verify lock. I found a fix for that.

I just want to fix this phone coz I like messing with my phone until it gives me major headache which this phone is giving me now.

It seems all alcatel phones have been brick using their OTA/normal upgrade. And it does not help this company's customer support is really lacking.
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
There is some possibility that if someone modified one of the ALCATEL rom update utility packages to flash the files I have.

The roms are good, I built them from partition by partition backups.

This involved writing the updater script including figuring out all the symlinks and file permissions.

But people have flashed them. and they have worked.

A few people had bad luck.

If someone was capable of taking my roms and building them into a scatter file it might be possible.
[General Questions and Answers] asianrocker:
AFtool is the one that needs a scatter file. It flashes mtk/qualcomm phones. MTK phones needs the scatter files. But when I click on qualcom tab on the AFtool window it only needs a fastboot flash all file. Can you make that file? I will test it if you can.
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
I never made one but im pretty sure that its just a zip file containing each partition image.

The problem is that you don't have fastboot mode.

All you have is ADB Sideload.

All you can do with that is flash a factory signed OTA.zip.

My recovery works this way. Only difference is I changed the keys so you dont get the Signature Failed Error.
[General Questions and Answers] asianrocker:
Big country I have found this thread of yours:

http://androidforums.com/threads/auto-key-factory-recovery-patcher-testers-wanted.977655/

I just browse it but can it work on my 7040n? Do you have the link on that 7040n ota.zip?? And how do I load it?
[General Questions and Answers] BigCountry907:
You have to use Flashify or ADB to flash the patched recovery image.

Then flash the set of rom files for the 7040N.

If this phone is allready in a Boot Loop then no it isn't going to help you.

The OTA will not help either. Possibly it could make things woorse.

The ota checks the SHA of every file on the system partition.

If you changed anything it will error out.

IS YOUR Phone in a Boot Loop?
[General Questions and Answers] asianrocker:
My phone just goes in recovery mode, if I choose factory reset, it still goes back to recovery mode. I can sideload. I tried your steps in this thread. It gives me signature verify error.

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I think I just need to install the sdk tools? So I can go to adb shell. Right now it gives me error closed if I do adb shell command. I already installed it but removed it.

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I also put the recovery.img file on my sd card and choose update from sd card. But IT does not seem to see my .img file. It just has a cancel option.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucent:
I remember this being a quirk with the Note 3. If you organize apps into folders on the app screen (not the home screen), they will be forgotten and ejected from the folders unless you click Save or Done after adding them rather than pushing back, even though it appears they're still in the folders.

Now I'm having this problem with the Note 4, but I can't find the trick to getting it to remember folder contents, as there's no Done or Save on the Edit screen.