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[Android General] xswordcrash:
Can you help me I'm using PIXI 4 (5) 5010E.
[Android General] artix4g:
Alcatel OneTouch Pixi Avion (A571VL)

Is this phone able to be rooted?

Alcatel OneTouch Pixi Avion (A571VL) Lollipop 5.1.1

Hate having permissions locked. :mad:

Thank you for your time.
[Android General] kirito9:
Need more information, upload your build.prop.
[Android General] h4mmer4:
How can I unlock the Pixi 4? I bought it Walmart. I want to use it as their 4g trade in for the v20 with TMobile. They said it had to be unlocked, the Walmart rep said he thought there was a site that did it free but he couldnt remember the url. Thanks!
[Android General] kaykross:
ive formatted my alcatel 8050d

i need help ive formatted my alcatel onetouch pixi 4 6 model 8050d and cannot find the rom
[Android General] tomios:
Pixi 4 (5) 4G

Hi, I have Pixi 4 5" (4G) model 5045x.

Please recommend me some good unofficial software. CM? I cannot find any link for download and I'm afraid to download wrong...too many Pixi variants...

Thanks!
[Android General] kirito9:
That's Qualcomm, no CM ROMs available.
[Android General] kirito9:
I don't know of any ROM backup anywhere in the internet. Someone will have to upload their backup. Didn't I say to NOT format your device in the first post?
[Android General] tomios:
Any other that's good? This stock is too slow.
[Android General] kirito9:
Not sure, never worked with Qualcomm, never had a Qualcomm device before.
[Android General] tomios:
Isn't that Mediatek?
[Android General] mishurov:
I'm experiencing the same issues on Alcatel Pixi 4(5) 3G 5010D in CyanigenMod.

Also sim cards always show the same value for signal levels.

Bluetooth connects, sometimes music is playing forward without sound and a button start/stop on my Sony SBH60 works, but there's no sound. I suppose it's something that is related to sound routing.

source.android.com/devices/audio/implement-policy.html
[Android General] Heelixx:
Any ROM for the pixi 4(3.5) yet?
[Android General] Rivsbilada:
Not worked here, my alcatel is now on softbrick, but I is using now Alcatel Mobile Tool
[Android General] kirito9:
Yes it is, I said it was Qualcomm because another device with that model number is Qualcomm. There are ROMs for your chipset and the porting guide is the same as the method for mt6572.
[Android General] Stonegarden96:
Any roms for pixi 4 5 inch? Its 3g and got mtk 6735m procesor 1.3ghz
[Android General] mishurov:
There's a patch for A2DP for our CM. It changes only 2 text files in /etc/ therefore it'll work for all mt6580 models.

4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=766567&st=760#entry53581907

(P.S. actually, there would be enough only to change /system/etc/audio_policy.conf from the patch archive to get A2DP to work).

There's also a patch for battery optimisation though I don't know for sure whether it works.

4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=766567&st=460#entry52436400
[Android General] Enrique11020:
Wich kingroot version do you have?
[Android General] noobfromfar:
Can someone upload this here please, I really need it

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=748000&st=80#entry51561111
[Android General] Summer Eges:
I need to install recovery and root my Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) 5045D

I am using Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) 5045D (Marshmallow) and I really need to install a recovery and root it. I have tried every possible methods but all to no avail. I have tried using MTk droid Tool but it gives me an error when trying to create a CWM recovery. I dont know what to do. A workable TWRP will be ok for me. Any substantial help from anyone. I need a full guide on how to install recovery and root. I have managed to get the stock boot.img and recovery.img and the scatter file.
[Android General] kirito9:
Your file is below.
[Android General] kirito9:
Here is your guide http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68049551&postcount=97
[Android General] Summer Eges:
Thanks. Are you suggesting that the stock recovery and the TWRP 3.0.2-0 in that guide will work for my Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) 5045D?

I see that u uploaded that of the pixi 5010 in the guide. Can i flash the TWRP via SP Flash Tool? Please assure me because i dont want a bricked device

Thanks.
[Android General] kirito9:
Sorry thought you had the Pixi 5010. Please upload your stock boot.img and recovery.img and I'll make a recovery for you which you can use to flash phh superuser and achieve root.
[Android General] Summer Eges:
I have a problem getting into fastboot mode as you stipulated in the guide you directed me. ADB/fastboot drivers were successfully installed and the device was detected when I typed the command "adb devices". However, when I typed the command "adb reboot-bootloader", it doesnt go into fastboot mode. I simultaneously held down the volume down button, power button and then connected the usb to the pc when the phone is switched off but it still fails to get into fastboot mode. I have flashed TWRP 3.0.2-0 using SP Flash Tool, but my phone still remains with the stock recovery. Please give me a guide on how to install the recovery you intend to make for me. I have uploaded the files you requested into google drive but I am disallowed by this forum to post links until I have made up to 10 posts. So I pasted the website below so that you can check it out. Just put https:// infront. Thank you for your cooperation. Cheers

drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8VH0f41bLR6YzRSSE5HQ2NRZWs
[Android General] kirito9:
Ahh I see, you have a different variant of the Pixi 4 (5). Your chipset is MT6735 while the standard is MT6580. I'll give your files a look over and should have a recovery for you to test soon. If you cannot get into fastboot mode then I believe that your device doesn't have fastboot mode and there's no need to unlock the bootloader and this is evident because you can already flash with SPFT.

EDIT: Your device does indeed have a bootloader that has to be unlocked. Just saw a guide on 4pda.So here goes.

NOTE: All your files will be wiped like if you did a factory reset so be sure to make a backup of your messages,contacts pictures etc. An app I'd recommend is Super Backup.

According to user titmih@4pda. You first have to go to Settings > About phone > Build Number and tap on that 7 times until you see Developer options available.

Go back to Settings and go to Developer options and enable both USB Debugging and OEM unlocking.

From there try using "adb reboot bootloader" once again and you should see fastboot mode.

Type fastboot oem unlock and follow what it says on the screen.
[Android General] kirito9:
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[Android General] Summer Eges:
Thanks but still problems

I am grateful for your nice work and give you kudos. After flashing your recovery (CTR 6.6.) using SPFT, my Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) 5045D booted into the recovery and gives me error mouting cache/recovery, "Cant mount /cache/recovery/last_log" and "Cant mount /cache/recovery/last install". It seems there is a problem mounting cache and some other components.

In all, phh SuperSU cannot be flashed. It still gives errors mouting cache/recovery/log and all that. When the phone reboots, stock recovery is restored. Is there a solution to this?

I am always grateful.
[Android General] kirito9:
That error is because of fstab problems, install disk info and take screenshots of your partitions and upload them. I'll edit the recovery. Also stock recovery is probably restored because of a file in your system. I'll look into it and get back to you.
[Android General] Summer Eges:
The first stock images I provided you were from a backup from miracleBox. The program could not complete the entire backup (it did not back up my entire rom) because of port error. The stock backup were binary files but changed their extension to .img files. I have included with the disk info screenshots, another stock images I just downloaded directly from a stock rom of another Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) 5045D. They were uploaded by the user online https://docviewer.yandex.com/?url=y...QRQ=&name=Pixi 4 (5) 5045D.rar&c=581fc08a0c6a Perhaps, You may be able to produce a recovery without glitches.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0CcJxrNZi2eWEVMbHJrSXBrYTg?usp=sharing
[Android General] kirito9:
Try this one, it's not a flashable zip.
[Android General] JV76:
Hi, anybody knows about if the custom recovery is erased by using Mobile Upgrade Tool to install a clean rom?
[Android General] Summer Eges:
Thank you for the recovery. it booted successfully and worked well. However, after flashing the phh superSu , my device stuck at the alcatel logo (a bootloop). Any solutions please? I am grateful.
[Android General] kirito9:
Did you make a backup of the stock ROM in recovery before flashing? It appears your stock boot.img is corrupt. Flash your backup boot.img then use SuperSU to root.
[Android General] Summer Eges:
I have made a bloody mistake

I am just seeing your post. I did not backup before flashing the phh superSu. Due to the bootloop, I hurriedly uses SPFT to format the device. I downloaded the rom I posted here https://docviewer.yandex.com/?url=y...QRQ=&name=Pixi 4 (5) 5045D.rar&c=58201712b2ac and then tried to flash it but i get an ERROR: S_DA_SDMMC_CONFIG_FAILED (0xC50). I followed the normal procedures, I even changed USB cord, I formatted b4 flashing, I formatted my SD card, but I still get the same error. I dont know what to do. I really made a mistake by not backing up when in CWM recovery. The phone cannot startup at the moment. Please help.
[Android General] svn.wieg:
Which Version of Pixi do I have?

Hello guys.

How can I see which version of Pixi 4 I got?

My modelnumber is 8050D....

Thanks
[Android General] kirito9:
You have the Pixi 4 (6).

Edit you can use an app called CPU-Z.
[Android General] kirito9:
Is your device still detected by PC?
[Android General] FijiWaterDrinker:
Alcatel " Pixi 4 (4.5) "?

Hello Kirito9 you seem pretty helpful with these Pixi's... Why is there so many variations of these Pixi's? It makes it confusing to even figure out which device you have so maybe you can help me figure it out to know for certain.

I pretty recently picked up what the box said is a Pixi 4. However when I came to search for it online to find out how to root it, it was apparently so new I couldn't even find it (not even on the alcatel site). Now checking again though I think my particular device popped up on their site under new products (I'm pretty sure this is it, since it comes with marshmallow 6.0.1 and with a 4.5" screen and a qualcomm MSM8908) @: alcatelonetouch.ca / alcatel-pixi4

It says the model is a 4060W, something I've had little luck finding online, probably because the device is so new...

Here's a screenshot from the about screen:

i.imgur.com / 7CODtZw.png

As a starting point even though I don't know the proper TWRP for my device (since I'm not 100% confident on what my device actually even is yet [in relation to what you guys are calling them ex. Pixie 4 (4)/(5)/(6) is mine a (4.5)? Is that just the screen size that you're using to tell them apart?]) I wanted to just unlock the bootloader so I'm ready for TWRP and root when I find the right files for that...

I seem to have a similar issue to what someone recently just had, where it doesn't go into download / fastboot mode... power + volume up goes to the stock recovery, but power + volume down doesn't go into download mode like I'm used to on other devices, it just boots as if not holding anything down until I have to release the power button else it will just reboot. I have the USB debugging enabled and OEM unlocking. Someone said you have to check that every boot but it's still checked, do I have to uncheck and recheck it for it to go into download mode? Or someone else said turning off a "quick boot" option can allow booting into download mode but I couldn't find the option to disable that on my device.

In any case when I know what to do, I'll be sure to make a backup unlike the other guy incase anything goes wrong. Also I haven't had marshmallow on any devices except this one yet and I heard there is an issue where you can't modify the system partition anymore and so have to do a 'systemless' root, there's not too much disadvantage to doing a systemless root is there? I mean it can still function like a standard root right? It just might be easier to lose it, is that all?

Anyway thanks for your help it's much appreciated. If I can root this little device I can leave my good expensive one at home and not worry about losing it or it getting stolen (which I had a close call recently, so decided to pick up a much cheaper phone so that if I lose it, it's not too big of a loss and I can carry it with me without worry)

Thanks again, if I need to help out with compiling some code or the like I will, as I really need root on this device! :)
[Android General] svn.wieg:
There is no Custom ROM or Recovery for the Pixi4(6)?

Is it right? That there is no ROM or Recovery for my Pixi 4(6)?

Thanks
[Android General] Summer Eges:
Yes Kirito9, The device is still detected by the pc. SPFT and miracle box still recognizes the phone. After trying to flash the phone with the rom, https://docviewer.yandex.com/?url=y...QRQ=&name=Pixi 4 (5) 5045D.rar&c=58201712b2ac, the preloader.bin partition of the scatter file in SPFT is the cause of the error ( ERROR: S_DA_SDMMC_CONFIG_FAILED (0xC50)). Other partitions flashed successfully. At the moment, the phone is stuck at the PIXI4 logo and doesn't boot further. The ROM has a TWRP recovery and I can boot into the recovery. The phone can also boot into bootloader (Fastboot mode). I do not know if one with the same phone (Alcatel pixi 4 (5) 5045D) can provide his backup for me. On the same site i downloaded the above ROM, the person also uploaded a back ROM (ROM_0 file) and he said it could only be written via "memory write". I dont understand what he means by that. I just downloaded that backup but still dont know what to do with it.

Please help me get my phone back to normal.

Thanks in anticipation.
[Android General] kirito9:
Glad to see that you were able to get the device to recovery again. Here is the guide for flashing for write memory.

Flash using write memory

In that guide use 0x0000000 as the begin address.
[Android General] noobfromfar:
and the scatter too please
[Android General] kirito9:
Included.
[Android General] timjharvey:
5045X

Hi [MENTION=7340673]Summer Eges[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5515628]kirito9[/MENTION]. Great work btw...

So i have yet another variant of the PIXI 4(5) - the 5045X - but by the looks the only difference is the 5045D is a dual SIM... i've just read through this hoping to see a mention of my device as i want to root it... [MENTION=7340673]Summer Eges[/MENTION] if you are still looking for backups i can take a few this evening when i get home, let me know.
[Android General] svn.wieg:
No Custom Rom for the 6"?

Thanks a lot
[Android General] kirito9:
There's one ROM available by [MENTION=4429374]kevios12[/MENTION]. CM12.1 there are others you can port, just search XDA there's a porting guide.
[Android General] kirito9:
Yeah D/E is dual sim and X/A/G is single sim. Would be nice if you can make a backup and upload it so that I can add it to the 2nd post of the thread ;).

P.S You should probably perform a factory reset before making the backup as your personal information can be restored on another device. Backup up your ROM first then copy that to the PC, make the factory reset and make another backup and upload that one.
[Android General] kirito9:
Profit!!! Like seriously, these devices are almost identical, almost running the same kernel but they make them to make more money. Different options to choose from than having one device with everything.

I also use the model number because not everyone knows that 3.5" , 4" and 5" are actually their screen size. 3.5" - 4017, 4" - 4034 and 5" - 5010.

I'm afraid that this device, this particular device doesn't have fastboot mode and there's no known way to access it. Same seen on the Alcatel Fierce XL with MSM8909 SoC. It could be that you don't necessarily have to unlock the bootloader to flash a recovery BUT I wouldn't risk it. Not that experienced with Qualcomm as I am with MTK and I don't know any tools to make a backup of Qualcomm SoC. Root seems to be possible with Kingroot tho, have you tried it?

Yeah "systemless" root is required for MM and up which sucks. For these Pixi 4 devices except the 3.5" model, a new root tool is needed to get root working. Standard SuperSU gives bootloop as it modifies the boot.img of the device and probably breaks some signature.
[Android General] kirito9:
CM12.1 ROM and CTR 5.7 recovery - http://xdaforums.com/android/general/specific-dev-alcatel-pixi-46-3g-rom-t3450723

DO NOT USE THE TWRP RECOVERY!! It works for some and not others. Flash the CTR 5.7 recovery, make a backup then flash CM12.1
[Android General] tomios:
I manage somehow to kill my Pixi 4 5" (4G). Canoot turn on, when I try to charge nothing happens. But if I connect to PC it recognizes like mediatek com port. But I have only image make through recovery backup... SP Flash Tool comes to 100% (red) when I try to flash boot and recovery and then I got error.
[Android General] timjharvey:
Backing up

Do you have a guide for backing up the ROMs? thanks
[Android General] kirito9:
What's the error that you get, can you post a screenshot?
[Android General] kirito9:
So I'll assume that you already have root and flashed CTR right? What you do now is go to recovery using either the hardware keys (volume up + power) or adb (adb reboot recovery). Go to backup/restore in CTR and then make a backup.

Copy the backup to the PC and reboot back to recovery and do a factory reset. Delete the old backup and make a new one with default settings. Copy that to PC again in another folder and upload :laugh:.
[Android General] kirito9:
How are you flashing? Is the battery out or in? Try flashing with the battery out.
[Android General] tomios:
battery out
[Android General] kirito9:
Try this http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68119478&postcount=2003

Use your own begin address, you can find it in your scatter at the linear address under Recovery.
[Android General] tomios:
Nothing :(

Do you maybe have stock for my mobile? Pixi 4 5 4G? 5045x
[Android General] kirito9:
Sadly I don't. I recognize that error. You need the preloader.bin file for your device (you cannot use from another Pixi) and flash only that file with the battery out. After than you'll be able to flash the recovery.

NOTE: DO NOT FORMAT YOUR PHONE IF SOME GUIDE ON THE INTERNET SAYS TO DO SO.
[Android General] tomios:
I have only this backup I've made thru recovery:
[Android General] Summer Eges:
Hello tomios, please can you upload your pixi 4 (5) 5045X backup for me? I will be glad and grateful. My phone is bootlooped at the moment

---------- Post added at 10:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:09 PM ----------

Thank you for the guide. Please, the guide described the memory writing procedure for the preloader.bin file alone and then flashing the CTrecovery. I told you that I can boot into TWRP recovery already. I have the entire backup (ROM_0 file). Is it the same procedure? Where and how will I put the backup file?
[Android General] kirito9:
Yeah, I know I remember. You'll need someone to upload their preloader.bin file from their SPFT backup. [MENTION=7340673]Summer Eges[/MENTION] should be able to help.
[Android General] Summer Eges:
Hello timjharvey, I will be grateful to get a backup of your phone, pixi 4 (5) 5045X. I think both the 5045D and 5045X are almost similar. Please do us well to upload a formatted backup of the phone. I will be grateful. I will advise you to hold on a little while in terms of rooting your phone. Marshmallow is very sensitive to SuperSu and other rooting methods. As kirito9 instructed, Marshmallow will only be safely rooted via systemless root. Thank you.
[Android General] kirito9:
Ok, sorry about that. You will need to extract the ROM_0 file using MTK Droid Tools, boot into recovery (can't remember if you can access it). Open MTK Droid Tools, go to the backup tab and then look for ROM_0 anywhere on the options and press it. Locate the ROM_0 file and it should begin extracting. Continue to follow the guide to fix your device.
[Android General] Summer Eges:
So, the phone should be in recovery mode before it can access the backup file (ROM_0 file)?
[Android General] kirito9:
Yup, if you cannot do this then you probably have to get someone else to do it and only upload the preloader file for you. Or a small hack I forgot to mention. Click on the preloader checkbox but do not load anything, it will still work ;).
[Android General] Summer Eges:
Please Kirito9, Give me a step by step guide on how to use MTK Droid Tool to extract the ROM_) file. when I click on the backup tab, where do I click to locate the ROM_0 file. Please give me a step by step guide. I am lost.
[Android General] rikkm42:
All you need!!!

Bloody briliant works perfect on alcatel 4-4!!

**NOTE** MUST USE TOOLKIT, AND DOWNLOAD EACH ITEM AS ITS LISTED!!

THANNNNNNNKSSSSSSS
[Android General] kirito9:
Can you edit your post to no quote the entire op?

Glad it worked for you :).
[Android General] kirito9:
Will see if I can.
[Android General] Summer Eges:
Please try for me. I am desperate.
[Android General] kirito9:
The MTK variants are similar. Qualcomm ones too. Most use MSM8909 SoC. Shouldn't try it because it won't work.

Yeah, TCL is a subsidiary of Alcatel or the other way around, can't remember. If you were to get into device codename, vendor name etc you would notice tcl is the codename for your decide and not Alcatel.

Well it's been known to happen a lot (or not) on Qualcomm models. The phones themselves have a fastboot partition but your particular carrier or manufacturer hid it. Like they did with the Alcatel Fierce XL. They had the same OEM unlocking option and thought maybe this bootloader doesn't have to be unlocked. A lot bricked their devices trying to flash without unlocked bootloader. Those others who I said it's already unlocked run a different SoC namely mt6735 which as far I know doesn't have to have the bootloader unlocked. Silly yes but that's reality.

Kingroot is different from kingoroot. They don't say what they do on any option you use. It takes a few attempts to actually get root so keep trying again. Kingroot is one of those root tools you don't like but have to use it anyway.

Pretty sure chainfire has a guide for that ;).

Lool sometimes it gets to the thousands before anything happens, not that I think about it. Kingroot doesn't work for these Alcatel phones on 6.0 as yet. So maybe get more people to request.

That would be an interesting app. Let me know if anything comes of the idea.

You're welcome.

Yup fastboot hidden, where did you get this device btw? MetroPCS?
[Android General] kirito9:
Go here

Go to "To process file ROM_ from FlashTool. Locate your ROM_0 file that you said you have and select it. You do nothing after this.
[Android General] Summer Eges:
Where do i click when i boot into recovery?
[Android General] kirito9:
No where, recovery is just so that the device can connect to mtk droid tools via adb.

Boot to custom recovery

Connect your device to the PC

Open mtk droid tools

Go to the backup tab

Select process file ROM_0

Locate your ROM_0 file

Let mtk droid tools extract it

If it asks if you want to make a cwm recovery, click no then cancel

Let the extracting finish

Copy the preloader.bin file extracted from the ROM_0 file

Load the preloader.bin file in SPFT

Flash your ROM_0 file.

All that isn't really necessary if you read my reply on how to flash the ROM_0 file without the preloader.bin file .
[Android General] xswordcrash:
Does it work on CTR? The TWRP 3.x doesn't work for 5010E.
[Android General] Summer Eges:
Sorry for my late reply. My Phone (Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) 5045D) is not detected by MTK Droid Tools. And even when its detected, the "To Process the ROM_0 file" option is not highlighted. I booted to recovery but it did not detect it. I booted into fastboot mode but no detection. I switched on the phone that sticks at the PIXI4 logo but there was still no detection. I dont know what next to do. Help!!