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PLEASE NOTE _ THREAD BEING ACTIVELY EDITED 19-04-16@17.40BST _

SMART FIRST 6 V695 MTK6572(M)

(vodafone)

Unbrick - Restore - Custom Roms - Root & More

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I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR DEVICE AS A RESULT OF FLASHING!​

So, I bricked a vodafone smart first 6 trying to root it (latest update is unrootable at the moment - or a whole lot of messing about if it can be). So I managed to flash a rom and get it all working.

Vodafone do not release a rom for this model so its more or less impossible to unbrick or repair it without the below methods, this will basically turn the Vodafone Smart First 6 into a Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4. Way better in my opinion as it has full official alcatel support for original firmware, root, custom recovery and custom roms. Dual sim also still supported.

So, your phone is a Smart First 6?, Right?. Well it's basically the same as an Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4. So we flash the files for the pixi 3 4 and we can unbrick the phone, but then the phone will be a pixi 3 4. Hope that all makes sense!.

Vodafone Smart First 6 specs; GSMARENA

Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4 specs; GSMARENA

Pixi 3 4 3014D is the firmware we are applying - btw the 4 in pixi 3 4 just means 4" as in screen size - pixi 3 4"

Specs are identical so we can can flash Pixi 3 4 rom onto a vodafone smart first 6. pixi 3 4 stock is definately alot better than the vodafone stock rom, then being able to flash custom roms, improving the device even more.

LINKS TO OTHER XDA THREADS IN RELATION TO THIS GUIDE

Below are links to related guides in xda that contain information regarding this device.

XDA thread by Menroid - whole lot of messing in my opinion and did not work for me - good thread all the same -

XDA thread by kirito9 - Alcatel OneTouch Pixi Thread - very useful, move onto this once you've finished with my thread I guess - stock & custom roms and root for the Pixi 3 4 (your new phone! . . . or your phones new firmware! . . . :silly:!)​

Now . . . . . . .

Tools Required

SPFlash Tool, Rom, preloader and scatter file (all files for restore basically); MEGA LINK

(instructions are for this version of SPFlash Tool - do not use a newer version with this guide unless you do not need to follow the instructions)

Alcatel Mobile Upgrade Tool; MEGA LINK

Drivers

drivers can be found in this thread as VCOM, Micromax Drivers or use the PDANet link -THREAD LINK

Restore Device

(well . . . flash pixi 3 4 firmware to repair vodafone smart first 6)​

- Install Drivers!!

- Download and unpack rom zip

- Start SPFlash Tool, select scatter-loading, load scatter file from rom folder

- Go to drop-down menu "Window", select "Write Memory", new tab appears

- Go to new tab, "Open Raw Data", open ROM_0 File, Select under "Memory setting" EMMC

- Edit the HEX address

- Begin address : 0x0000000000000000 , Container Length : 0x77500000

- Press "Write memory", connect powered off phone to cable, remember.....to flash with spflash tool.....take battery out and plug phone to pc via usb...flashing on this device is done without the battery in the phone....wait to finish

- After done, reconnect battery, check if phone power on

- If not, return to "Download" Tab, and flash just preloader

- Check if power on, and enter Recovery mode if so

- From recovery, do Wipe Data / Cache , then reboot

- Wait for first start, it takes longer time to boot.

- All done.

Now the device has Pixi 3 4" 4013D firmware.

This method has now flashed pixi 4" firmware and effectively made the phone into a pixi 3 4" model.

The flashed rom was a backup of a working rom so if you want full stock restore, go ahead and restore it with Alcatel Official Mobile Upgrade Tool. Remember the model is 4013 - needs selecting in Mobile Upgrade Tool.

Custom Roms, Custom Recovery (TWRP), Root & More . . .

Follow kirito9's thread and his thread links as linked above as you no longer have a Vodafone Smart First 6, it is now a Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 4" with 4013(D) firmware​

ANY PROBLEMS? . . . - I'M HAPPY TO HELP​

CREDITS

kirito9 via XDA

Brka (moderator) @ gsmhosting.com​