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[Redmi Note 2 General] rally200:
It sucks but it's kinda understandable... My note 2 came from the seller with a custom rom and bucket load of bloatware... They even removed the miui browser and installed a really suspicious browser.

I flashed a new rom as soon as I could but the average user might not have the knowledge or perception of what's going on so there's a real risk here and damages the brand.

Locking the Bootloader is a necessary evil for Xiaomi, upsets the geek/dev community but protects the wider (average) consumer.

If the unlock process works as they say it shouldn't be an issue for us.
[Redmi Note 2 General] dablado:
I don't like the oficial MIUI roms (bloatware, suspicious system apps, etc.). So this is a new reason to avoid official roms.
[Redmi Note 2 General] andrea2107:
these aren't official roms
[Redmi Note 2 General] bopy:
Hi!

My rn2 also came in the same state - custom rom and bloatware. I dont know what kind of a user I am but Im probably closer to average than anything else. I am trying for 'advanced' title though: ). The problem I have is not exactly flashing the new rom, at least not yet. First I want to backup the one it came with. The thing is in case of warranty claim my service center wants it returned in the state I received it in. Ive used Flashify and Partitions Backup apps first, then I wanted to boot twrp and do another backup. But it seems there is something wrong with the bootloader. >fastboot boot twrp.img works for everyone but me. It returns: failed unknown command. Do you maybe have an idea what could be wrong? Bootloader custom too? What would you suggest I do to backup my phone? I would really appreciate it.

Thank you

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[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
While I understand their motivation for locking the bootloader, and I am willing to accept it, it's the unlock procedure that is nuts. If you brick your phone, and then need to wait 1-3 weeks to get an unlock code, that is crazy. Granted a lot of people would have no use for an unlocked bootloader, and heck, don't even know what it is. But for the folks that do, and want to experiment with non-official roms or recover from a brick/bootloop, this is a real drag.

Why does the unlock procedure have to be so potentially lengthy? If you have gone to the effort to contact them about unlocking it, what's the sense in making you wait several days to several weeks to actually get the necessary unlock code? The only issue this solves is of vendors loading junky firmware--it would be discouraging for them to have to wait 3-21 days for each phone they want to infect with a junkware rom. But the collateral damage is for the end user who needs it unlocked quickly--he/she will have to suck up the 3-21 day wait. Probably a good piece of advice for anyone interested would be to immediately request a bootloader unlock code from Xiaomi after receiving a device, and then it would be available in the future when needed.
[Redmi Note 2 General] dissidius:
Lol Your doing it wrong buddy it's :

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

If your recovery is named twrp.img than it should be

Fastboot flash recovery twrp.img otherwise rename the .img file and use the first command
[Redmi Note 2 General] bopy:
Thank you for your reply.

Actually its listed as command "boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ]" and on RN2: hxxp://en.miui.com/thread-207290-1-1.html

Havent tried flash yet and I wont until I figure out whats going on.
[Redmi Note 2 General] sayedibnmasud:
Lock the bootloader, i have no problem. But at least they should have given an easier and faster way to get it unlocked.
[Redmi Note 2 General] harizamzi:
What about china dev rom 6.1.21?still lock bootloader?
[Redmi Note 2 General] Lakum:
RN2 is still not affected, still unlock on 6.1.21
[Redmi Note 2 General] tonydeli7:
I also think that Xiaomi should not do this...

BUT the only thing that concerns me about locking the bootloader is,how I am going to root my device.. The only solution would be to have a zip that contains an SU binary,properly signed so it can be flashed with Mi Recovery.

When I had the Mi3, I flashed the Global Stable,then flashed a homemade (signed) update.zip that had SU inside and I was rooted. I had my phone "stock" but rooted and could do anything..
[Redmi Note 2 General] Lakum:
I agree on this. I don't need custom recovery but I need root access. So stock rom (or with lock bootloader) with root access is enough for me.
[Redmi Note 2 General] sayedibnmasud:
So is boot loader for RN2 still unlocked in all official roms?

I have been using custom roms for last couple of months now, so I did not really keep tab on this.

TIA
[Redmi Note 2 General] Aevum:
yea, but just to be safe, avoid the official roms and use the xiaomi.eu roms, they are modded for international users and have the bootload lock cleared out.
[Redmi Note 2 General] timberwolf60:
My redmi note 2 pro was using the latest 6.5.27global dev rom, and I had flashed cn dev rom 6.5.27, bootloader were not locked on both rom, but since 6.5.24 there removed the native root on cn dev rom but you like the native root, just goto security app > root permission and it will let you downloaded the root package. Since then, when ever i flashed a latest rom, also flashed superSU.zip in one go by twrp.
[Redmi Note 2 General] timberwolf60:
My redmi 2 enhanced with cn latest miui8 rom, the bootloader still unlocked. What info will you got from.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boris The Spider:
Any news about to root the iRulu V3?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] volcomyae23:
I can't find any information on how to root this device at all...

I did notice in the developer options there is a "allow bootloader to be unlocked" option. Is there anything we can do with that?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsian0:
i am also interested in rooting this phone, i have the firmware if anyone can make a custom recovery in order to root it.

i have tried every rooting tool without success.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsynfulx:
I'm also looking for a root method for the v3.

It's an inexpensive, neat, non bloatware phone which is really underrated and unappreciated by the rooting community. I also have the firmware and I'm willing to donate the cost of the phone to whomever can post a successful root method?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mchlbenner:
I have heard that framaroot 1.9.1 would root this phone.

I found this solution in China web site.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Ákos:
Please,somebody can give me the firmware link?

Thx
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsynfulx:
I'm not sure which serial number it is...

Right from irulu.

https://www.irulu.com/download/lists.html

Can anyone help verify the serial for the V3 2gb/16gb?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Ákos:
I can't find the firmware on Irulu's website :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mchlbenner:
Hi

I believe that this is firmware:x1067wf1601073e.

Confirm if this is correct.

When searching for this use PC or desktop mode.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsian0:
This is the link i got from seller, i flashed and everything ok.

https : // yunpan . cn / crdNUgR8G5uWj

(remove spaces).

key 857b

model 2g/16g
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zaiaku:
how did you flash it (using what)?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsian0:
In the zip are the instructions, and the tools required (qpst or some). My device no longer works, cause i flashed by mistake another firmware from another device, it boots but the touch is totally messed up.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigDizawg2015:
I downloaded the above V3 high configuration and all the tools and instructions are there in the zip file. Here is the problem though with rooting the device. The device needs to have the bootloader unlocked prior to rooting and if you check your device you'll find that the bootloader is locked on it. I've tried all the oem unlock options and none of it works because it appears that irulu has the fastboot commands turn off for the most part on our device. What we need to do now is to figure out how to edit the bootloader files, ie aboot.c specifically, to allow for bootloader unlocking, then after we do that and flash that bootloader to the device we'll be able to install a custom recovery and root it probably pretty easily. Anyways, if anyone that knows a little bit more about how to edit those files and stuff would like to get involved in this I can confirm that the above link to the V3 firmware is legit and contains the correct files and firmware.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigDizawg2015:
Actually I take that back. I was able to unlock the bootloader with the command 'fastboot oem forceunlock' followed by fastboot oem unlock-go just to be sure and then I checked with fastboot oem device-info and it then stated that the bootloader was indeed unlocked. So that's good news, now we just need to figure out a way to root and install a custom recovery.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdkinc:
I'm pretty satisfied with the V3 2GB phone the way it is coming out of the box.

The only reason I wish to root the device is to get rid of that stupid and annoying bootup music file .

The file on the irulu site is for the 1GB V3 version phone.

I can see that that the link supplied in the past post is for the V3 2GB US LTE device ?

Is that correct?

Thank You
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdkinc:
Going to take 2 days to download the V3 High Configuration firmware.

Anyone have a better link so far irulu has not assisted.

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mchlbenner:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32965365

How to compile twrp.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdkinc:
Ended up downloading the 1.6GB file using my cell phone using T-mobile.

Centurylink fiber has some kind of blocks against Chinese file sharing .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigDizawg2015:
Finally!

Okay I finally managed to root this god damn phone lol I had to port a twrp recovery.img and after trial and error more times then I can count I finally managed to flash a working twrp recovery on it and then from there flashed the latest SuperSU flashable zip via twrp and now it's rooted and good to go. When I get a chance a little later I'll post the twrp that I made if anyone wants to try out out.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdkinc:
Thank You for sharing your skills. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigDizawg2015:
Thank you and I'm gonna upload that twrp-recovery.img in just a few, been busy lol I agree completely with you about that stupid irulu boot sound!! I absolutely HATE that sound! That was the first thing that I focused on after rooting it, the boot animation and sound. I downloaded root explorer and navigated to /system/media and there it was in all its glory the sound file, so I just deleted it. After that I changed the boot animation to the new marshmallow one and now it's a whole new phone lol Anyways I'll also post the steps I took to get it rooted too.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsian0:
Can you share the custom recovery? Did you unlocked the bootloader first?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mchlbenner:
Just a suggestion tell people how unlocked bootloader ,fasboot recovery ect just people don't have any problems.

Could you tell any info on this phone I might help you get cm12 ect.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
the irulu v3 is rooted i have maid a youtube video showing how to root it.

search for andios fandios
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdkinc:
Very nice write up on a how to.

looks like I know what I'll be doing later on.

Thank You.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
you can now root this devices and flash cm rom on it just boot in fast boot mode it should just freaze on the irulu logo in fastboot mode and flash a custom rom.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trinijamdowner:
BigDizawg2015,

Thank you.

Your step by step instructions are much appreciated by a total novice like me.

I was able to root my phone following your instructions, which is an achievement for someone who is a techno-phobe.

I can only say, that if I can do it...

Thanks for sharing the fruit of your frustration and time and effort...

Time to start tweaking this thing!

Peace.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvzenP:
Wonderful! Worked just great on my EU 16GB+2GB version!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsian0:
Which CM Rom are you talking about?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
I will upload my themed rom at Google plus page i can not make a fully working 6.0 rom so don't be happy to try everything out on the rom and expect it to be working.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdkinc:
Re: BigDizawg2015

Thank you again for your work I'm a bit slow on the process; however I got the wind, Moon, and tides to cooperate with me and finally able to stop that DAMN bootup song.

I've always used auto-root files so this was a nice change.

Thank again.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
irulu victory v3 specs for rom finding and porting

heres is the all you need to know about the phone i found some devices with same specs but same android stock rom .

Processing features	4-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon (RAM: 2GB, 1GB)

Display details	1280 x 720 6.5-inch screen

Release date	Sep 30, 2015

General Specs

Suggested retail price	$219.99

Wi-Fi	802.11 b/g/n

Camera

Camera Resolution	13-megapixel, 8-megapixel

Selfie Cam Resolution	5-megapixel, 2-megapixel

Display

Display Type	IPS

Display Resolution	1280 x 720 px

Display size	6.5 inches

Display's superficy	18.09 square inches

Display's superficy (metric)	459.49 square mm

Display dots per inch	225.75 DPI

Display total pixels	921600

Physical Features

Weight grams	191 grams

Dimensions mm	90.4 x 176 x 8.9

Thickness (metric)	8.9 mm

Width (metric)	90.4 mm

Height (metric)	176 mm

Available colors

Black/Gold/Coffee

Black/Silver/Black

Included Accessories

Earphones

USB cable

Screen protector

Connectivity

Technology

FDD (1900/1700/850/2600/700 MHz)

GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz)

WCDMA (850/1700/1900 MHz)

3G Networks	WCDMA

4G Networks	FDD

SIM card type	Dual SIM: Micro sim and Mini sim

Performance

Operating System	Android 5.1 Lollipop

Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon

CPU Cores	4

Processor Speed	1.2GHz

RAM	2GB, 1GB

Memory

Memory	16GB, 8GB

Memory Expansion	MicroSD

Expansion Limit	32GB
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mchlbenner:
What I'm look for this but this an example.

Nexus 5 hammerhead.

I'm trying to get my hit hub and repo going I'm having a hard time with because I'm knew at this and getting a lot of errors with setup.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
i will help fix bugs for any rom you get running on this phone. i make alot of rom for mtk chinese phones. and love to fix bugs and erros:laugh:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mchlbenner:
Hi

I will need this info my example is the nexus 5.

Name- nexus 5.

Kernel -name-hammerhead.

I don't have this phone I have nexus 5and6.

I will try to pickup this phone in a month or so.

I have to learn repo and git any way.

I trying to repo sync liquid smooth 5.1.1.

This will take time.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvzenP:
Guys, I still wonder - what's that thing on the top of the phone, which looks like an IR blaster?! Is that really just a dummy IR blaster 'lens'?!

There is one guy who sweared in some YouTube comments that it's a working IR blaster on his phone... but I never heard of anybody else who would make it work.

But why on Earth would they put a dummy 'lens' there?! To fool the users?! :-O

Has anyone tried to disassemble the phone to see what it is?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdkinc:
I irulu has posted the firmware for the V3 "High Option".

https://www.irulu.com/download/lists.html
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
this should fill out that request (bit. do / irulu﻿)

remove space
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mchlbenner:
What ??

Their just not enough support to build for this phone.

I recommend you get the guy who port recovery to port ROMs for this phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdkinc:
To Hell and Back.

Thanks to the hard work of BigDizawg2015 I was able to get this little beast of a phone rooted. Yeah me !

TWRP Recovery is a great recovery tool but one that will let you get your ass into a crap storm in a pair of seconds.

So what not to do.

I wanted to wipe my devices.

Why you may ask ?

Because it there.

So while selecting options to wipe of course I selected "system" and push the "ok"button.

Immediately I got that pucker in the butt feeling followed by an "Oh Crap"!

Rebooted the device and had the "No OS system" found.

No sweat I happened to have the newly downloaded firmware that iRulu posted for the V3. This will be a no brainer. A-hugh!

Windows 10 Hates to be friendly it just doesn't want to play nice.

Between drivers , USB ports , signed drivers, and translated directions it was a nightmare. Did I mention I hate Windows ?

Thankfully I am now back into the land of the rooted. I really don't feel any smarter after 3 days of screwing around with a bored phone .

Hummm I wonder what this button does.....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
Do you want the rom for your phone

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I found a phone that is able to be use for rom it is the Moto E the kernel version is the same but choose is not exactly the same it's snapdragon 200 and irulu is 410
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
can you build a stock rom that is zip format i find out the mote g 3nd gen as the same specs as the irulu and i would like to port some roms from it but one issue i donot know what to eddit in META-INF i am keep getting boot loop with stock rom and cm12 is the same.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
i have made a cm 12.1 rom and 13 will be on the way if i can fix the bugs that i am having can you help me

kill some nasty bugs.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
i have made a rom thats is better than cm12.1 and comes with the ability of removing the nav bars with out reboot and have the thame engine and

double tap to wake and gesture any where and more but i need help fixing bugs so can any one help me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdkinc:
I have my V3 rooted but IF a Rom is produced I really don't see myself using a custom rom.

The iRulu is a OK cheap phone that is pretty barebones as far as a UI goes.

Any changes I want to make for the most part I'm able to do with anyone of the various launches.

The phone is what it is.

If you are the creative type then go for it, No great money loss if you and up borking the phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cuabori:
I just wanted to shout a huge THANK YOU for taking the time to work on this. I've been trying to root this sucker for months without any luck until now. You're a very valuable asset for the XDA community. Thanks again...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
I have ported the latest twrp check it out.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cuabori:
Where can I get it? Thanks...

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Supposedly, that's the battery charging indicator, but I've never seen it on. Maybe it's on when you're charging the phone when it's off. Who knows!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvzenP:
No, it's not. Battery charging is indicated by the notification LED.

This nonsense with the charging was mentioned by some reviewer on YouTube, but that guy obviously had no freaking clue...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andios help:
Check out my cm12.1 build and you can just download twrp alone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slo_hand2:
iRULU V.3 6.5

I have the following:

iRULU v.3 6.5

running android lollypop 5.1.1

I don't know if I need to root this phone or not but I want to upgrade from lollypop 5.1.1 to the new Marshmallow 6.0

I contacted iRULU directly and they claim it ca not be upgraded?

Is it possible?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elizka:
Hello dear! please help urgently my phone died urgently need firmware

IRULU V3 6.5" 8GB

Android 5.1

Snapdragon MSM8916 Quad core, A53

RAM:1GB/ROM:8GB
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick9611:
outstanding!:good:

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i can be a bug tester

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any builds yet? kingston mentioned a cm12.1 but i don't see it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick9611:
i'm using windows 10 and tried to install drivers no luck. does anybody have a link to the proper drivers to download?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slo_hand2:
An y one know of an update:good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rridler:
Root eXpro x11

KingRoot is what I used, it will fail the first times but keep trying it takes a few times to be successful.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AV8R318:
Oops...

I got an Irulu V3 last week NIB from a friend who was returning a favor. I had zero trouble rooting this phone and believe me... it's not my forte'! I found a "switch" to unlock bootloader. Used Flashify to install the TWRP provided in this thread then TWRP to install a SU and it was off to the races! Rooted! I tried the CM 5.1 rom. It got insanely hot and the CPU throttles I tried didn't have much effect. The MIUI rom was not to my taste. Too many backdoor things sending messages to China! PROBLEM!.. I wish to return to stock and I can't get the factory " high settings" rom to install. Everything that looks like a computer here runs Ubuntu or Linux Mint. Any way to make a TWRP flashable rom out of the factory rom using Linux or does anyone have one for upload? I'll happily treat to lunch via Paypal! I want the factory rom back but with TWRP and root!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PTC2020:
can you please repost the TWRP and stock file PLEASE!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ripolee:
Hello,please post firmware link so I can build a recovery file
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matty956:
hi guys, so I had a little problem with rooting and installing a custom rom on my s6 after installing the rom, my phone just refused to boot at all just froze on the Samsung boot screen. ive come to reflash to original stock o2 firmware with odin but everytime it just fails straight away? I really don't know what to do here. :(
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 ROM Development] lqbweb:
I've been trying MN6 on WM5 and WM6 and I've done several cronos (boot time) with and without overclock, the results are:

MN6 on WM5: 45 secs

MN6 on WM6 without overclock: 1:30 secs (min.)

MN6 on WM with 244mhz overclock: 1:23 (min)

Free mem on WM5: around 24mb

Free mem on Wm6: around 21-22mb

Why this difference between these times? why on WM6 MN6 get the double of time to boot?

My rom is Prophet Touch 7
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 ROM Development] paradis_pal:
it suppose to be faster in WM6 as microsoft release notes

like in PC, when jumping from Windows me to XP to vista, the PC will be slower.

the programs run slower cause the windows has more functions in the core, I'm sure it has more functions, so if the program may need some times to load the system files and run into memory,

I think the program now searchs in more memory (system files loaded in momery and ROM)

if you try 6 mb pp it will release more program memory but it will be slower to read the ROM, but 4.5 mb pp size is enough, so 6mb is great
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 ROM Development] lqbweb:
Ok, I can understand, but: why the double!! hehehe it's too much difference. I've done the try with 12mb and with 6mb of pagepool (zei v2 and touch 7) with similar results...