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[Android General] nixonok:
Hard bricked TCL/Alcatel Pixi 4 5" 5045X

My relative from Italy sent me this phone as gift, tried flashing the phone using "needrom .com/download/alcatel-pixi-4-5045x/" , Tried using many versions of SP Flash tool and also the latest, tried using 5/6 different usb cables, 3 different pc and 3 different os version (Win 7, 8.1, 10), still same error is coming over and over! Desperately need to start this device :( Please help :( TIA

ibb . co/ ihj4bF //Screenshot , remove white space to see image, xda not allowing to post external link :(
[Android General] nemanjapixi:
Cm12 for 8050D or 5045D? Write 5045
[Android General] kirito9:
Don't you have the 8050?
[Android General] nemanjapixi:
I have 8050D, is this for him rom?
[Android General] kirito9:
I would like to believe so. Says so on the thread. Make a backup before flashing tho.
[Android General] _Eagle_:
Hi all, i managed to fix the phone. I did the same on another computer with 2 difference and the very latest version lf SPFT:

1. I used the stock firmware 5045d (basically the same, just with no brand and dual sim based, but it doesn't matter)

2. used a laptop with win 7 64 bit (previously i used one with win 7 32 bit)

I don't know if those two points made the difference, but eventually i got a good result, the phone is up and running fine.

Thank you and good job Kirito, much appreciated
[Android General] matt4321:
I'm having to send my 6P off for repair so grabbed a Pixi 4 (4) for cheap in town today. I've dealt with mediatek devices a long time ago but probably about 3 years ago so took a while to figure all this out again. Never dealt with an Alcatel either.

Honesty [MENTION=5515628]kirito9[/MENTION] you're doing a fantastic job here with guides, resources and support. Loads of helpful posts and info which helped me get CM, TWRP and root on my device in just the afternoon. Would not have been able to do it without a wide variety of threads and posts by you.

Please be encouraged and what you're doing is really good here. Hope you have a good day.
[Android General] kirito9:
Thanks for your kind words, honestly never expected a mod would show and use my guide :o. I was also a bit skeptical about the guides as I don't have any of the Pixi devices :laugh:. I always try to help whenever I can :laugh:.
[Android General] kirito9:
Try the stock ROM shared in the link on the 3rd post of this thread. Look for the SPFT of the 5045.
[Android General] nemanjapixi:
I have a problem with the installation.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bl3x4u9omaj504d/IMG_20170316_111512.jpg?dl=0
[Android General] fattheman:
Hello kirito9,

Just to let you know that I was able to fix the phone, thank you so so much for your help.

However the way I fixed was not using the sdcard, adb or the mobile upgrade tool, I installed a VM running Windows on my MAC and I got access to the internal storage, so I copied the stock ROM that is on your links from the 1 page of this post, the ROM from getakgt1/rom-stock-pixi-4-4034 .

This worked but the ROM definitely is for a slightly different model is for the 4034A, is not this a problem? I am not sure what this means, my phone before said 4034X.

I haven't tried any SIM card on the phone for now, however I wonder if it's not possible to get the same stock that was on the phone when I bought it.

I also realized the usb cable that came with the phone is not very good, I used another cable to be able to do that, the original cable is always disconnecting the phone, has this happened to someone else? I bought the phone 2 weeks ago, is really bad quality I would say.

Cheers
[Android General] kirito9:
Whoops, my bad. Go here instead. I had copied that link to send it to someone else.
[Android General] kirito9:
Ahh nice, the model numbers usually specify the type of sim the phone works with. Like 4034A/X/G. These are the single sim models while 4034D and the others are dual sim. It shouldn't really affect anything as they are the same ROM but the only difference the network they're registered to. Now that your phone is up and working again, you can now try the mobile upgrade tool. It should restore the original ROM you had.
[Android General] fattheman:
Hi, thanks for your fast reply.

I have tried yesterday it just says that there is no more recent software for my phone, on your links you have the mobile upgrade but there are a lot there, can you please confirm which I should be downloading?

Also does the mobile upgrade tool requires the stock recovery I still have TWRP.

One again thank you so much.

Cheers
[Android General] kirito9:
Ahh, never found a way to get past that message "there is no more recent software for my phone". It doesn't matter which one really as all the links are redirected to the latest version of the tool. Mobile upgrade generally wipes everything and reinstalls stock recovery. I never changed mine, maybe you can try changing and see if that would help. If not, then I can look for a 4034X ROM that you can flash.
[Android General] fattheman:
I tried the mobile upgrade but it doesn´t do nothing, just checks says there is no more recent software and closes, I don't understand why it doesn´t flash anything, do I need to download anything extra?

If by any chance you find a 4034x stock rom please let me know where I can get it.

Cheers
[Android General] kirito9:
Nah, it's not you. If you still had the 4034x without modifications. It would've worked. This is also better to do as mobile upgrade saves the firmware from alcatel servers and saves it on the desktop. You can then extract it and use the stock files.

I found a 4034X backup.
[Android General] nemanjapixi:
same problem with this rom

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k0wyrc85hwqnk9g/IMG_20170317_011912.jpg?dl=0
[Android General] kirito9:
Where are you installing from? Internal or sdcard? Seems that you're trying to install from internal and it needs to wipe that to install. So I'd suggest you try side loading it or using an sdcard.
[Android General] Zer0Bytes_:
Does it work for 5010D?
[Android General] uninstalll:
My friend krito9. i can't connect my tab to MiracleBox.i try everything what i know.but i can't accomplished. may you say to me? what can i do?

(i use the win 10 x64 and win 7 x64 for this)

thanks
[Android General] fattheman:
Hello Kirito9, thanks for the backup.

I will download and give it a try.

Cheers,
[Android General] nemanjapixi:
I installed CM12, but can not root using kingroot. In any way Root CM12?
[Android General] kirito9:
Go to settings, about phone, tap on build number 7 times. Go back to settings, developer options, look for root and enable it.
[Android General] V01deR#:
Help needed

I am again facing the same issue after wipe with spflashtool 5010D dosent pass the PIXI4 logo no matter Mobile Upgrader S, another SPflashtool or stock rom lite 5010 D installed via TWRP recovery. I can only use ported roms. PLEASE HELP Kirito9, some1 can provide european version of 01002 stock rom, sollution to unrecoverable stock ROM PELASE
[Android General] freeroute:
stuck in a boot loop

Hello,

I tried following the instruction in this post for rooting my Pixi 4 (4) 4034D and everything went fine until this step:

After issuing the command "fastboot oem unlock", it asked me for confirmation and as soon as I agreed, it threw me into a menu where I could choose 3 things (I forgot which ones, but one of them was fastboot). However... everything was unresponsive, even to poweroff button, so I had to revert to taking out the battery (after half an hour of waiting without result). That unfortunately threw me into a boot loop.

Afterwards I managed to get into the stock recovery (volume_up+power). There I tried the following things:

1. Wipe data/factory reset

2. Wipe cache partition

3. Restore backup from adb (adb devices -l shows no signs of device connectivity)

4. Root integrity check (Results: http://i.imgur.com/LSZqh2W.jpg)

And I still have the boot loop. I'm considering the following options and I would like to hear your advice:

- Install TWRP from SD card.

- Install stock ROM from SD card.

Thanks in advance.

Edit:

I tried copying the stock-recovery-4034.zip found in this post onto an SD card and again in stock recovery doing "Apply update from SD card", but it said:

-- Install /sdcard/Pixi4-4STOCK.zip ... Installation aborted.
Please continue to update your system!
[Android General] nemanjapixi:
CM12 like the 8050D. How to hide the lockscreen clock?
[Android General] ykrons:
It was not better with this latest version of TWRP, but I finally succeed.

Here is what I have done if it can help:

- restore with MUS to get back to normal state

- fastboot boot twrp-recovery.img in read only mode

- full backup on external sd

- wipe data

- wipe system

- flash twrp with fastboot flash recovery twrp-recovery.img (not read only)

- install cm13 from sd

I haven't done new fastboot oem unlock since the last MUS restoration so either it is not needed or it remains from a previous try before MUS recovery.

After cm13, I have decided to get back to stock ROM and everything is find expect the sim are not detected ... after 2-3 retries, on/off, sim out/in, it has been detected ... strange.

Thanks again for you help. Next step will be to customize CM13!

Regards
[Android General] kirito9:
Hmm, main problem would be the drivers. Your tab is 6.0 right? I would suggest installing the preloader drivers. There's a link on the first page of this thread that links to the preloader drivers.
[Android General] kirito9:
That's strange. Do you wipe the data after flashing?
[Android General] Zer0Bytes_:
I got it to root whit the 5010 the CTR recovery and in the recovery i flashed the 5010 twrp img
[Android General] kirito9:
The stock recovery cannot install any modified zip packages. That's where the custom recovery comes in. TWRP would be best in this case to get the stock flashable ROM but if you really want everything back to the way it was. I would suggest using the mobile upgrade tool from the Alcatel website, since it's only a bootloop and not exactly something you flashed with spft and modified the partitions.
[Android General] kirito9:
Nice :good:.
[Android General] kirito9:
There should be some xposed mod or the other for that. Gravity box is one that I know of.
[Android General] freeroute:
Thanks, that's the thing though. I want to install TWRP to finish rooting, but during bootloop or in stock recovery, I can't get adb or fastboot working. So I guess using the mobile upgrade you mentioned to restore everything the way it was and starting over is best in my case.

Just to verify, this is where I should get the mobile upgrade tool? alcatel-mobile.com/global-en/support/softwareUpgrade/list
[Android General] nemanjapixi:
xposed does not work for me.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fms5ab0x6d0p1uw/IMG_20170319_113755.jpg?dl=0
[Android General] nemanjapixi:
why CM12 ROM displays available only 0.90gb of 4gb?

Stock rom displays available 3.20gb of 4gb.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qfdx7nvzj8tul1n/IMG_20170319_152235.jpg?dl=0
[Android General] kirito9:
Yep, that's the place. Not sure why adb doesn't work in stock but fastboot can only work when in fastboot mode.
[Android General] kirito9:
How did you install it?
[Android General] kirito9:
CM isn't perfect and this is probably some bug that came up because of the porting of the ROM from another device. The fix is probably in the storage.xml file in the source of the tree this ROM was built in.
[Android General] nemanjapixi:
Playstore.

A better solution for this phone?
[Android General] kirito9:
First download the uninstaller from here, incase you get a bootloop.

Download the xposed for lollipop from here

Since you already have the installer for xposed no need to but updated version is here.

Flash the xposed for lollipop in recovery mode, if you get a bootloop, flash the uninstaller if not the you profit.

I only linked these files to make it easier for you, the original thread is here.
[Android General] uninstalll:
yes 6.0. i install all of them but i can not.
[Android General] karov_mm:
If someone can reupload here This ZIP form 4PDA then Alcatel OT Pixi 4-5 (5010) (3G MODEL) can have new ROM AOSP based (full features working and more stable than every pixi 4 5 rom ever)

Can you help me? :)
[Android General] fattheman:
Hello Kirito9,

Sorry to bother you again, I don't know how to flash this one, I noticed this is not a .zip file that I can use in TWRP or something similar.

Can you please advise on how to do it?

Cheers,
[Android General] kirito9:
Hmmm, strange. If's possible, make a clean install of windows 7/10 and try the procedure again. If that doesn't work then download mtk droid tools. See if you device is being detected, if it is. Go to scatter from file and try to create it. If it does not allow you to create it, take a screenshot of the window with the partitions and I'll try to create it for you.
[Android General] kirito9:
Enjoy!
[Android General] kirito9:
There's a nice guide here for flashing.
[Android General] V01deR#:
KIRITO9 i found that the stock rom make some chekins for mobile_info.img partition, proinfo.img partition and nvdata. While proinfo and nvdata comes with allmost every stock SPFLASHTOOL rom there are include in the files for flashing and in scatter file there is physical adressess, BUT I COULDNT FIND mobile_info from european bulgaria rom 5010D. I incidently format all + download once and after this ****ing moment the phone stop being recognised by the Mobile Upgrader and when i flash i could't pass the PIXI 4 logo. Strange is that i can go in recovery mode, fastboot and flash every custom rom and they are all working perfectly, just the stock rom couldnt pass the pixi 4 logo. After flashing 5010 G mobile info . img i start to pass the pixi 4 logo and phone boot to alcatel logo after reflash again and again and again

can someone provide mu this file or point me where to find ****ing full dump of working 5010 D from EUROPE

p.s i assume you there are for sure some secured chek ins that parse the partitions proinfo, nvdata and mobile_info
[Android General] uninstalll:
hi kirito9,

it's not allow create scatter. i attach the screenshot.
[Android General] kirito9:
That check makes sense seeing as to by pass the incorrect model error you had to modify the pro_info on older MTK chips but it still didn't solve the "You're running the latest version" error that most get. I won't have anytime to try any of this to see if I can get the mobile upgrade tool to actually work tho so it only remains theory for now. I think you'll have to buy the same phone that got bricked and make a backup of the new one then flash it to the old one.
[Android General] kirito9:
Alright, I'll try to create a scatter for you to make the backup. No ETA :").
[Android General] kirito9:
Try to make a backup with this scatter. To download, right click on the text file and choose save link as... then save it.
[Android General] karov_mm:
Try new rom for Pixi 4 (5) 5010D. I think it's the best rom for this phone.

https://xdaforums.com/android/general/alcatel-pixi-4-5-5010d-aosp-6-0-rom-t3577089

[MENTION=5515628]kirito9[/MENTION] can you add this to ROM list?
[Android General] kirito9:
Sure I'll add it.
[Android General] uninstalll:
hi kirito9

first one thanks for your interest.

second one is i make two backup for this device.

1 - boot image is in this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1VatiQxFIAkYjlfaGVENVdQbzQ/view?usp=sharing

2 - full image is in this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1VatiQxFIAkOGNiOHFqUThMNFk/view?usp=sharing

thanks again
[Android General] KawaiiNeko_:
Root Pixi Avion a570bl

I cant find any methods of rooting that work on this phone (tried kingoroot and kingroot, neither worked) hopefully we can figure this out, life with a low-spec phone that isnt rooted is a nightmare xD

Heres the build.prop file for the phone : (nvm..cant post links yet cuz i havent posted enough, so is there another way i can get you the build.prop file?)
[Android General] kirito9:
Can you test this recovery.img? You can flash with SPFT.

twrp-3.1.0-0-kr070.img
[Android General] kirito9:
Post the build.prop link but add spaces. I'll still be able to get it.
[Android General] KawaiiNeko_:
here it is

drive google com/open?id=0B8Bq9oOtAei5all2ZmZqX1EyVFE
[Android General] kirito9:
Ooo, you another of those plagues alcatel clone devices with the msm8909 chip. I doubt you'll be able to get your bootloader unlocked but you can still try. Luckily it's 5.1.1 so Kingroot should work but not sure why it doesn't.

1.Get the adb/fastboot drivers and install them system wide.

2.Go to your settings->about phone->tap on build number 7 times->settings again->developer options->enable usb debugging and oem unlocking.

3. Open up a command window and type

adb reboot bootloader

. If it boots to fastboot mode then you can proceed, if not then alcatel blocked access to your bootloader and there's nothing you can do about that.

4. If you do get to the fastboot screen, type

fastboot oem unlock

and your device should be unlocked (bootloader wise). NOTE: This also wipes your data (messages, pics etc).

5. Reboot your device and try to root again with Kingroot with both the PC and apk versions. Try like 5 times each.

6. Backup your recovery.img and boot.img using the Flashify app and send them to me.
[Android General] KawaiiNeko_:
Ive tried rebooting to bootloader in the the past nd all it did was boot to the system anyways, but i can always try kingroot again (only tried it once) see if itll work now

Edit: Still a no on it with kingroot, i forgot why it didnt work. Kingroot said the phone isnt adaptable yet >~<
[Android General] uninstalll:
yes but i afraid brick my device and which scatter i use for flash.

can i flash your attached twrp with spft?
[Android General] andyblessing:
Need Help Here...!

My device is Alcatel OT Pixi 4-5 (5045) (4G) MT6735...

TWRP Recovery flashed successfully with spft and and superuser. Zip flashed successfully via recovery by the help of the tutorial given...

My problem is, albeit the device is successfully rooted, but i can't permanently remove system app with either root Explorer/link2sd...

Whenever i remove or uninstall a system app (chrome, hangout, photo, book etc... ), it appears again after restarting the device as if it were never touched...

When I push or integrate any app or an update into system, the app disappears completely from the device as if it were removed...

Even the superuser app appeared in the internal storage when i flashed, which i think it should be in the system...

Your help is appreciated...

Alcatel OT Pixi 4-5 (5045) (4G) MT6735
[Android General] KawaiiNeko_:
From my experience with other phones that have done this, try removing the apps from within twrp (MAKE SURE TO HAVE A BACKUP), if that doesn't work then just freeze the apps with titanium backup, rom toolbox, or some other root app manager that is capable of freezing the apps
[Android General] kirito9:
You can use the same scatter that made the backup. Try to see if you can unpack the ROM_0/ROM_1 file in MTK Droid Tools. Open MTK Droid Tools and go to the backup up tab, then look for the option "process ROM_0 file" or something like that. Select the ROM_0/ROM_1 file and it should start processing it. Your tab should be connected during this process.
[Android General] gamerleo:
Help alcatel pixi 4 5

hey guys do u know something about pixi 4 5 some kind of update of ROM to upgrade it to Nougat????
[Android General] kirito9:
Not that I know of.
[Android General] uninstalll:
kirito9

do you mean this?
[Android General] TheCurle:
Okay, i borked everything.

I have a Pixi 4(4), model 4034X.

Tried flashing TWRP from this site, now it's in eternal bootloop; "ALCATEL POWERED BY ANDROID" slowly fading to white, and when it does, it restarts.

Even in recovery mode.

I can't get this thing to actually load ANYTHING. Hence, I can't flash a new recovery into it.

Any advice?

(At no stage does ADB notice the device, Mobile Upgrade 2 says there's no upgrades, but it DOES recognize the device while it's turned off, so there may be hope.)
[Android General] jezzaaaa:
How did you flash it. Did you use SPFT? Unless you broke the bootloader, SPFT should be able to flash things, such as a stock recovery or TWRP.
[Android General] kirito9:
Yup, that's it. Now if anything goes wrong after flashing the recovery, like the tablet goes into bootloop. Do not try and fix it yourself. I've had a lot of users doing that and only made things worse for themselves by following some guide they read on the internet. I've had a lot of experience with SPFT and these types of errors. Post here and I'll help you recover your tab.

So now you can flash the recovery and see if it boots.
[Android General] kirito9:
Not sure why everyone is getting bootloop from the twrp recovery there but I changed it (hopefully it's the recovery that was the problem and not something else).

Take out the battery then insert again. Hold the vol - button + power and it should take you to fastboot mode. When you're in fastboot mode, flash the stock recovery.img and reboot (fastboot reboot).
[Android General] TheCurle:
That's what i was referring to as "recovery", too. It just whiteloops again without the Alcatel splash screen, so it doesn't stay on for long enough to do the flash.
[Android General] kirito9:
Only other option now is to flash with SPFT. Go to the useful links part of this post.

First install the peloader drivers.

Download SPFT and look at the tutorial how to flash with SPFT.

In this case, you're only flashing the stock recovery.img.

If you do not have your scatter then you can create it with this guide.
[Android General] kirito9:
Fail. LOL
[Android General] jezzaaaa:
I just discovered something weird. I previously had enormous help from [MENTION=5515628]kirito9[/MENTION] getting my VFD300 booting again, and then upgraded to CM13. But the CM13 ROM was very slow, so I re-flashed back to stock, and after a few attempts, it finally booted into Android once more. So far so good. Note that I had to leave it for something like 10 minutes before it finally showed the Android setup screens, so at least once or twice I was probably too impatient to let it finish.

After an initial setup for testing, I wanted to factory reset because I wanted to give it to my daughter to use, so I switched to TWRP and did a factory reset from there. Not good. It just hung at the boot logo (spinning circle). I tried to flash (with SPFT) the stock firmware again, first trying only the recovery, then factory reset with stock recovery, then eventually everything except preloader. Still no good.

I remembered that I had two stock ROMs on my desktop, so I wondered if I was trying with the wrong one, so I loaded up the other into SPFT. That's when I noticed the weird thing. The second ROM had one fewer "partitions" (I think that's what they are) defined. What was missing was one called "mobile_info".

So firstly, does anyone know what mobile_info is for. And secondly, is this likely to be causing the ROM to not boot?

And thirdly, what can I do to get my phone working again (apart from going back to CM13, which is a last resort)?
[Android General] kirito9:
I think the mobile info has something to do with the network/ril of the device, not exactly sure. That's the reason why, I thought it wasn't an important partition before too but I soon found out that without it, the device won't boot. This is for most alcatel mediatek phones. They have custom partitions that are necessary to boot (custpack and mobile_info).

You said you had two backups, so maybe you can take the mobile_info from the other backup and flash it to see if that would bring the device back to life.

Another option would be to find another ROM backup for your device on the net and flash that, flash everything except the preloader or you can try the partitions. If you think something (a partitions like system etc) is corrupted in one of your backups.

EDIT: I found this. Doesn't explain much but I do see "mobil_signal_info" so that should indicate it at least has something to do with the network/ril.