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[Android General] ftechno:
you welcome;)
[Android General] k2wl:
@ftechno @HmMarques and all others

good news guys!!!!

i have managed to get cm boot on this device.

although it only stays on cm logo but i will make it boot fully....

no ETAs but i am working!!!

:) see the small video of cm logo

http://d-h.st/o4fq
[Android General] HmMarques:
Great.

I'm sure you'll sort it out.

I'm currently working about 20 hours a day, so no time to phones..
[Android General] ftechno:
this is a great news.well done and take your time :good:
[Android General] k2wl:
@ftechno @HmMarques and all others

Here it is guys!!!

some screenshots of cm12.1 on this device.

although there are too many bugs in this rom...no mobile network...no camera...no adb mode...no mass storage mode...no bluetooth...many random reboots ...force closes...still there is wifi is working great!!!!

i will be working on fixing the bugs....lets see where it goes:)
[Android General] ftechno:
Good work. you are close. keep it all my support.
[Android General] HmMarques:
Hope you can get all those bugs fixed.

Thanks for your work.
[Android General] NicoM4491:
LOLLIPOP

​

hello people! i have a question, the lollipop roms posted for zte v5 red bull, v5 max, v5 lux are compatible? i have a zte v5s (1gb ram, quadcore, 8gb rom, 8mpx cam, 5mpx front, 4G lte) i want lollipop in my device! im tired of kitkat
[Android General] HmMarques:
No. They have different specs. No lollipop for v5s yet.

PS: don't quote the whole OP...
[Android General] ftechno:
Maybe this is my last post in this tread. now i have switch to new phone lenovo k3 note. thank you
[Android General] Camacha:
After weighing the options I finally equipped the V5 Max with a MicroSD card. Research showed Samsung Pro cards should be faster than a Samsung Note 4 can read and write, and therefore should be faster than a ZTE V5 max can read and write, while also being reasonably affordable. Another contender was Sandisk, but that would cost considerably more for little to no performance gains.

I can confirm the phone takes the 64 GB card and also reads and writes with highly usable speeds. If I have some time I will run a couple of benchmarks to show the difference with internal memory, but preliminary numbers show that writing is about as fast or even faster, while reading is somewhat slower than internal memory, but still is pretty good. This suggests that if you pick and choose your applications and locations wisely, you might improve the overall performance of the device by using the fastest available memory in the right places.

Sequential write internal memory: 115 MB/s

Sequential read internal memory: 25 MB/s

Sequential write MicroSD card: 75 MB/s

Sequential read MicroSD card: 30 MB/s
[Android General] Camacha:
This is terrible news - a vulnerability that might hurt every Android phone up to date. Without intervention from ZTE or Google, this might mean writing off our beloved phones completely. Using a phone that can basically be controlled from any distance is just asking for trouble. I am keen to find out whether this problem turns out to be as massive as it appears to be, I don't think Google has really responded to the news yet.

Source.

Edit: a thought struck me. Who developed the CM11 version for the V5 Max and is that code public? Might it be possible to update that ROM with just the security patches?
[Android General] Camacha:
It is not ideal, but at least will it keep your phone from being too vulnerable for the Stagefright bug: in this thread you can see how to disable the offending Stagefright components. This means you can at least use it until a proper fix has been developed :)
[Android General] joanr:
Please most users need an specific thread related to ZTE v5s n918st

Enviado desde mi K00Z mediante Tapatalk
[Android General] twrock:
I'm back finally. Here is my saga with this phone.

I bought this phone in lat December last year from Etotalk. I returned the phone to Etotalk back in February because the GPS had stopped working. The phone sat in China at the post office for three months! It was at the factory for at least a month. it took almost two months to return mail it to me. So in total, I have used the phone less than two months of the eight months that I have "owned" it.

But the GPS still did not work!!!! :mad: I was going crazy with frustration. I finally decided to just try everything I could think of. Since the phone had the stock Nubia v. 1.31 rom, I upgraded to stock 1.35, but no success in fixing the GPS. Then I tried CM11, but no success. Then I installed MIUI, and it suddenly worked!! :D I then reverted to ZTE Nubia stock v. 1.35, and the GPS continues to work.

So I am again using this ZTE V5 Max instead of my XiaoMi Note 4G that I used for the last six months. They are actually very similar phones, and if I again installed MIUI on the ZTE, they really would look the same. However, for the few minutes I used MIUI on this ZTE, it had some app crashes, so I think I will just keep using the ZTE Nubia v1.35 rom. I actually like the Nubia rom. The other main difference between the two phones is that the ZTE is very stiff and does not bend. But the XiaoMi is so flexible that it now has a permanent bend from being in my pants pocket! I have no idea what kind of glass it has that can bend as far as that.

So, I'm again using this phone and enjoying it. I will probably just keep using it until it dies. I can't see any reason to get a new phone, since either this ZTE or my Xiaomi will do everything I want.

Thanks to all who have contributed to this forum.
[Android General] pamoda:
ZTE V5S N918st thread request

Yes of course. I'm also waiting for that thread. How to start a new thread. why xda not allow to start a thread for ZTE V5S N918st.

i'm also using this mobile and need more things to discuss (custom rom etc. ). please someone help to start a thread.

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still unable to find a specific thread. I have made a request on xda. you can also made a request.

there is a thread call *** New Device Forum Requests ***.

you can use that thread for made a request.
[Android General] twrock:
Maybe my memory is failing, but.......

I thought I remember that there was a screenshot of the ZTE-V5-MAX-TOOL that had an English translation for each possible entry on the first screen that displays (the green screen). Does anyone have that, and can you post it somewhere?
[Android General] joanr:
[MENTION=5851956]pamoda[/MENTION] I use twrp from 4pda

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=622636&st=260#entry38742439

And cm11 from https://yadi.sk/d/yzru9vgWgcBJN

Enviado desde mi K00Z mediante Tapatalk
[Android General] ftechno:
this is the link http://pan.baidu.com/s/1o6v9cvC

and the tuto :good:

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the MIUI 7 rom for v5 max has no Stagefright or certifigate vulnerablities after a test ;)
[Android General] Camacha:
I forgot to mention, I changed the partition sizes to 8 + 8 GB too. It took some fiddling, but worked like a charm. Just be aware that CM does not report 8 + 8 GB, but 5 GB instead. You still have the same amount of room.

That is a great find! Is it the ROM that can be found here? I see that version is based on 4.4 (as is to be expected).

I needed to reflash anyway, patching Stagefright would be a huge win. It makes me curious whether I can transplant these libraries into the CM11 version we know.
[Android General] ftechno:
this is the tested rom http://www.tdbeta.cn/thread-263237-1-1.html :good:

and unfortunately the MIUI 7 is based on kitkat for v5 max ( rom transplanted from xiaomi redmi 2)
[Android General] twrock:
Thanks, but that isn't what I'm looking for. I do already have the flashtool.

I'm just looking for the screenshot of the flashtool that has English translation of each choice on the initial screen. It's like what dchsub did for the Chinese CWM Recovery in this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57788068&postcount=22

If all else fails, I do have a screenshot of the flashtool that has the Chinese characters (instead of the machine symbols), so I can try to translate it myself.
[Android General] Camacha:
Is there a way to download that rom without Baidu? I have made an account and with help from Google Translate I managed to get to the download screen, but the website seems to insist I need to install third party software and/or make an account. Making an account to log in is impossible without having a Chinese number. As you can understand, I do not have a Chinese number and it does not accept non Chinese numbers.

I just want to download a simple .zip, these procedures are terribly complicated. I simply cannot download this .zip.

Edit: even with what seems to be a valid login I cannot download this .zip. Please help :)
[Android General] ftechno:
yes i know its complicated to download from baidu. for me i am using my QQ account to access to all chinese forums and uploads hosting. so try to creat QQ acount its litle easy.

i will try to find a new easy link .
[Android General] Camacha:
I made a QQ account, but I am not sure how it should help me. Neither TD Beta nor Baidu lets me log in with it. How is that supposed to work?

That being said, I cannot download the file from Baidu, even with what appear to be valid login credentials (that I got from elsewhere). Simply put, it is impossible to download this file. Might it be possible for you to upload the file to a service like Mega? It would really help me out a lot.
[Android General] ftechno:
i will try but in morocco we have low speed internet ;)
[Android General] Camacha:
I understand, I forget sometimes :) Maybe you could explain how to use the QQ account to log into Baidu (the internet is vague and the password/number I got does not seem to work), I could try that first. Normally I am able to find a way to make it work, but in this case I am absolutely stuck.

Edit: I can download now :)
[Android General] twrock:
Well, I did try to follow these instructions, but I only succeeded in "bricking" my phone. :crying: It will only boot to the SIM password, and then it gives me some kind of Chinese message that only allows me to click and it reboots. I still have the Chinese CWM Recovery, but no backups will restore correctly because there is something wrong with the userdata block of memory. Reinstalling any stock rom is of no help either.

So I did attempt to go to the instructions for unbricking the phone, but I immediately ran into this problem:

"To recover your V5 MAX, you need somebody in this thread to upload the complete V5 MAX eMMC image for you."

But there is no link or information about where that image file is. Does anyone have a link?
[Android General] twrock:
Unbricked! But not by using the instructions in the unbrick post in this thread.

I was able to start all over on another computer to install ADB, boot the phone into recovery, connect to the computer via USB cord, run the ZTE-V5-MAX-TOOL分区版V3修复.exe, and again choose option #7 to partition the memory to 8+8. It did work this time, and I have a functioning phone with expanded internal memory for apps.

I have subsequently attempted to create the backup.img file as instructed in the unbrick post in this thread (link in OP). But I can not get it to work. So I still don't have that file.

What I did instead is to follow the instructions in this post (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2625332) to create a small "debrick.img". Here is the link to that file: https://mega.nz/#!kAxRDY7R!A5i-vKQCozcyCOaCVveSW1_MCmXH0SXz3r7xCasCa3g. I have no idea if it is even usable. I have no idea if we can follow the instructions in that post and the links provided to unbrick our phones with that file. But it is my attempt to try to make it possible if someone is desperate to do so.

[Edit: someone has reported to have successfully used this debrick.img: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=63443522&postcount=326]

Note: since I had successfully repartitioned my phone to 8+8gb prior to creating this debrick.img (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59841286&postcount=252), if you use this debrick.img successfully, you will also end up with the same memory configuration as I have.

So the natural disclaimer is: You must take full responsibility for what happens to your phone if you attempt to use the debrick.img file I uploaded, and since I have not done the process myself, please don't ask me what to do; just research it through that link I gave you.

Good luck.
[Android General] twrock:
Something else I have discovered. My phone is no longer identified as a N958St when I'm working in recovery. I get this error message when I try to flash the stock rom:

This package is for "N958St" devices; this is a " ".

E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/external_sd/ZTE_V5_Max_official_V1.35-update.zip'​

At least I could restore my previous backups with no problem.

I was able to work around the problem by using this particular version of TWRP recovery. It looks to be a very recent TWRP build, but it's complicated trying to work in Chinese: https://mega.nz/#!0YoG1L7T!noePmmXqdIXDXZYquyWAJXIj1Dg-U8162MMs4xiUbeI

I'm still working on how to fix that name permanently, but maybe someone else has the answer already? Anyone know how to fix that?
[Android General] akkhyd:
Totally bricked

Dear All,

By mistake I flashed wrong boot.img, now system is totally bricked. I tried the instructions on how to unbrick, but unable to get the phone back to life:(. Please advise how to bring mobile back to life.
[Android General] twrock:
Can you boot into either bootloader or recovery? If so, you should be able to flash the correct boot.img (if that is the only thing you did wrong). Hold the "down volume" key and push the power button for a couple of seconds and see if you can get into bootloader. That will also let you get into recovery.

If you really are seriously "bricked", you can have a look above at post #317 (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=63005167&postcount=317). You are going to need to follow the links and do some serious reading to even understand what is going on, and I have no idea if it will work. But if you are desperate, maybe it's worth a try.

If you do try that, then please write back and let us know your experience with unbricking.
[Android General] akkhyd:
Thanks for the information. I have tried all the procedure mentioned in your link, then only i posted the query. Still no change, phone is totally bricked.
[Android General] twrock:
How did you flash the wrong boot.img, i.e. what were the steps you took?

Can you boot into the bootloader, i.e. hold the down volume and push the power button?

Do you know how to use ADB?
[Android General] akkhyd:
Yes, i'm well versed with ADB tools, I cannot get into bootloader. My SD card had v5 max rom and Z7 max rom, by mistake i selected z7 max rom. After that system is totally dead. I just see only blue light for few seconds and see qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader under com ports in device manager when connection. But unable to get into boatloader.
[Android General] twrock:
Ahh, sorry to hear that. If you have already looked into using the debrick.img and that hasn't worked, then I have nothing more that I can suggest for you to do. I had hoped the debrick.img file would help someone with a seriously bricked phone.
[Android General] twrock:
For anyone who is still using the stock Nubia rom on this phone, here's a link with instructions to change the boot animation: http://android.wonderhowto.com/how-to/create-custom-video-boot-animations-android-kitkat-0158831/

It's not as simple as just replacing the bootanimation.zip file, bu it isn't difficult once you read the instructions.
[Android General] urgu:
i have succesfully debrick one of my 2 dead phone thanks! but now i have 8 gb instead 16gb , possible solution?
[Android General] twrock:
First, I'll ask for some clarity. Specifically, did you successfully use the debrick image file I uploaded? Did you follow the instructions in the link I gave that you quoted? If "yes", then it's nice to know there is a usable solution to a bricked phone. Thanks for letting us know.

Next, can you verify what memory configuration you now have? Looking the this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59841286&postcount=252, can you tell us what your phone's memory now looks like in /Settings/About phone/Storage (or upload a screenshot like ftechno did). If you have 8gb System Storage and 8gb Internal Storage like I have, congratulations! That will give you more room for apps installation, and that is what many people would prefer. If so, your "Internal Storage" is now only 8gb, but your "System Storage" is now also 8gb.

IF that is what you now have, my guess is that when I made the debrick image, my phone's memory was already reconfigured to 8+8 using the ZTEV5MaxToolv3 from that post I linked above. So using my debrick image gave you the same partitions as I have. But I am only guessing. I am not a programmer or a real hacker. I really don't know how the debrick image actually works. (I have never used it.)

"Solutions" are only necessary if you don't want the 8+8 configuration, or if you somehow lost a partition completely.

The only way I can imagine "fixing" it so you can have 16gb internal storage is to ask someone else who has not yet reconfigured their phone's memory to make a debrick image of their stock phone and upload it for you to try to use. But I have no idea if that would work. For all I know, you might end up bricking your phone again. I simply have no experience in doing this, so I don't know what will happen. I'm just guessing about all of this.

If you really did lose a partition, you could try running the ZTEV5MaxToolv3 (link above) and choosing option 7. Maybe that will give you the 8+8 configuration. Maybe that will brick your phone again. Again, I'm just guessing about all of this.

Please report back about anything you try so we can all learn from your experience.

Good luck. ;)
[Android General] urgu:
thank you, you're right, I have 8 gb System Storage and 8GB Internal Storage :good:
[Android General] twrock:
In case you flashed a rom that replaced your boot splash.img, I finally located the ZTE stock splash.img that can be flashed in recovery.

Here's a link to download it from Mega: https://mega.nz/#!JVgQiaYZ!37HTfzh4TH-qfdNIKGe_UeKhJo6sK_Y6X-UEjGiziLw
[Android General] omid_juve:
when my phone is hanged i forced to restart the phone but unfortunatly the system cannot boot any more i go to recovery mode but and wipe data & cache & also format cache but unfortunatly the system cannot boot . i try two different rom that i have to flash the phone one was official v1.35 and another from atx team but both of them give me the same error "set_metadata_recursive some changes failed" what should i do plz help me

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my phone can only boot to recovery v6.0.5 chineese version i do all the wipes but my phone cannot boot . i try to install the rom from sd card through recovery both official v1.35 and custom from atx team but both of them will give this error : set_metadata_recursive some changes failed" . i dont know how i can update my recovery when the phone is in this situation . because i read somewhere that by updating recovery the problem will be solved . plz help me
[Android General] omid_juve:
please help:confused::confused:
[Android General] omid_juve:
i use this software with option 7 selecting but it said error: "device not recognized" but when i use option 3 or 4 it will recognize my device and install recovery. also my Chinese recovery can boot without problem .what is your suggestion

plz help
[Android General] twrock:
I wish I could help you, but I am not a real hacker. So I don't even know what your error message means.

I have found that using ADB sometimes give strange results after you connect/disconnect/reconnect the same device. Try rebooting or using a different USB port on your computer.

The post I wrote that you quoted about unbricking the phone might contain a solution. But I'm not sure about that. You would have to click on each link and learn how to use it. I did not use the debrick image myself. I only created it. But someone else was able to use it, and was successful in getting it to work to solve their phone brick problem.
[Android General] omid_juve:
how can i write debrick.img to my phone because i just have cwm recovery that can boot .????
[Android General] twrock:
I believe you don't boot your phone to use the debrick image. If I recall correctly, you have to use a computer and USB cable and "ADB" (Android Debug Bridge). This is a complicated process if you do not know anything about ADB yet. (Here is a link to install a minimal version of ADB on your computer: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317790, but there is a lot to learn.)

You are also going to have to go back to that post I wrote about the debrick image and study

all

of the links so that you can learn how to use it. Sorry, but this is not an easy thing to do. It is complicated and you must follow every step of the instructions

precisely

. I can't give you those instructions. You have to get them from the links in that post.

Good luck.
[Android General] omid_juve:
just please tell me that for creating a debrick file you download this file ": T999_Partial_Sys_Dump_for_debrick.zip" and copy it to your system and install it through cwm recovery . then this debrick file is created in your internal memory ????? because one of my friend exactly have the same phone as me . and i want to create the debrick file from his phone .
[Android General] twrock:
I did this quite a while ago, so I can't be 100% sure. But since I do have that file stored in a computer folder that I use to work on my ZTE phone, that is probably the one I used to create the debrick.img.

But I still don't think that you can just install the debrick.img through Recovery. I might be wrong, but please look at all the instructions carefully.

There is one advantage of using the debrick.img that I uploaded. You will end up with the 8+8gb memory configuration if you use mine. That is what the other person who successfully used it has reported.
[Android General] twrock:
One more thing. If you are successful, please post your experience in a step-by-step guide for others. I'm sure someone will really appreciate that when they too have your same problem.
[Android General] next4nextel:
Hey guys I have v5 max that is stuck on the Nubia logo. I can access the bootloader but​ there is no recovery installed. What should I do?
[Android General] dchsub:
The current update is to 1.25 which has the language option of either English or Simplified Chinese.

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One drawback of rooting is that OTA will not work any more.

I do some pictures to tell which is which in a Chinese cwm.
[Android General] dchsub:
A little help to use the Chinese CWM
[Android General] N|A:
Thanks for the translation!

So, now, if I (try to) update my phone with the update.zip from ZTE using CWM, should that work?

And if it doesn't, or something else fails, or I simply don't like the update, will I be able to go back the my current state with a backup taken with CWM?
[Android General] HmMarques:
In theory yes. As long as you don't let the ROM from zte install the factory recovery. Usually when installing a ROM CWM prompt you that ROM may install different recovery, if you want to fix that, make sure you tick yes.