yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
To my knowledge all true V30+ are black. LS998, US998, H930G, and even the rare T-mobile H932 V30+ (H932U) are all black. I've never seen a native silver one. But yeah, a refurbisher could put a 128GB V30+ board inside a silver 64GB V30 case. When a glass back is cracked on a used one, they simply swap with

whatever else they have

. Which is why the one sent me had "B&O" back cover -- which was never part of a real US998 phone.

The one I ordered came from "New Jersey" but was dropped shipped from somewhere in Asia, as they said it would take two weeks to deliver. It doesn't take two weeks to ship anywhere in the United States. :rolleyes: It takes two weeks if shipping from Asia to New Jersey, then to where I live.

If it's this seller, which is the one I ordered from -- read his feedback comments:

https://www.ebay.com/fdbk/feedback_...age:RECEIVED_AS_SELLER&_trksid=p2047675.l2560

Like this one: "it turned out second hand"

or this one: "Fake! The product it is not brand new but refrubished and without warranty!"
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] smithyz:
Can someone PLEASE do a proper step by step guide for cooking a dumped rom without just pointing to other posts that only have half the information in.

I am trying to cook the stock uk vodafone rom I dumped from my diamond and the htc rom build wants to call it russian with a country id of all 1s.

Nowhere does it have a list of correct country ids for the uk , or whether it would be called uk or united kingdom in the htc rom build utility.

I am really keen to get into this rom cooking malarky but feel ostracised and shut out of it with a percieved attitude of ' you're not in the know so find out for yourself, heres a few vague clues to get you started.

Incidentally, does anyone want a look at the dump I took from my uk vodafone diamond? Let me know where you want it put if you do.

Cheers
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] adwinp:
Post it on mediafire and PM me the link. I'll rebuild it for you.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] smithyz:
pm'd you the link.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Garetht:
post

Are you going to post the link for the cooked Vodafone UK Official ROM ?

I have been trying to do this but with no success, I really need the Vodafone UK ROM!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] smithyz:
I will post what is cooked from my rom dump but obviously cannot accept responsibility if there is any problem with the dump and subsequently the recooked rom. As with all roms it is done at the individuals own risk.

I will pm you the link when I get it .
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Garetht:
cheers

Nice one cheers mate
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] adwinp:
Check your PM.
[Moto G8 Plus Questions & Answers] cloneman1:
One reviewer said that he was sightly disappointed with the dynamic range of the camera. https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_g8_plus-review-2046p5.php

I'm wondering if this is a hardware or software issue? I bought the G8 plus already, but i'm wondering if I should just have gone for the G8 power, if the G8 plus camera isn't all it's cracked up to be in the end?

Thanks.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] dwastell:
This is a great rugged phone, perfect for the outdoors (I'm a keen mountaineer). I couldn't see a thread so I thought I would start one! A couple of posts re. rooting to follow....
[Oukitel (All phone models)] totallybeachin:
Hey [MENTION=9544736]dwastell[/MENTION], I know this thread is a couple months old, so I wanted to see if you have any root instructions?

Do you think the process for rooting the OUKITEL K13 here on the forum will work on the WP5?
[Oukitel (All phone models)] nicolap8:
Rooted!

Hi all,

I rooted my WP5. Sorry for not having time to write a full tutorial, only a concise story. Of course this is ONLY for experienced users...

My phone is 4GB version Android 10, build 10.0_V02_20200508.

1) download the firmware from oukitel website: https://oukitel.com/pages/download-center (1)

2) download and install SP Flash Tools https://spflashtool.com/download/

3) download and install Android Platform Tools https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools

4) connect the phone to PC and verify that adb is working

5) WARNING: make a backup af your data!

6) unlock the bootloader:

- in Developer options enable the unlock

- adb reboot bootloader

- fastboot flashing unlock

- fastboot reboot

Now the phone restarts and is completely virgin!

7) shutdown the phone.

8) using SP Flash Tools readback the following partitions:

- boot

- recovery (2)

- vbmeta

9) download the attached patched_vbmeta.img

10) transfer the boot.img that you just readback to the phone download folder

11) install Magisk Manager (today 7.5.1)

12) Use Magisk Manager to patch the boot.img and copy back to PC

13) flash the images:

- fastboot flash --disable-verification vbmeta patched_vbmeta.img

- fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img

- fastboot reboot

14) if the phone boots up run Magisk Manager to check if it's installed.

14b) if the phone goes in bootloop... flash back the original images you have read back (do not use the firmware you downloaded from Oukitel, it's necessary only to have the scatter file (the partition table).

Enjoy ;)

Nicola

Notes:

(1) actually there are 2 firmware available and despite having different names are the same. This fw is Android 9.

(2) not used now but may be useful in the future
[Oukitel (All phone models)] dwastell:
Rooting the WP5

I eventually succeeded in rooting my WP5 with Magisk. For a while, the firmware was not available but once the official ROM was published, I managed to patch boot.img and install via fastboot. My phone is the 4 GB version -copies of the stock and patched boot image are available at: github.com/dwastell/Oukitel_WP5_magisk

I have experienced some complications as detailed in my next post...

Cheers, Dave
[Oukitel (All phone models)] dwastell:
Rooting the WP5

Thanks for your post Nicola. You'll see that I did succeed in rooting my phone (Android 9) with Magisk, once I was able to get hold of the stock firmware. All is working though there are a couple of points worth noting.

The phones is SAR ("system-as-root") and the magisk instructions suggest that recovery.img is patched rather than boot.img. I proceeded by patching boot.img, as in your instructions, as this seemed a better solution - and it works fine.

One problem has occurred with updates. Magisk manager appears to assume that the recovery partition is the one that has been patched. When you do the direct install for the update, partition 2 is flashed (recovery) rather than partition 26 (boot). On rebooting the phone inevitably goes into boot loop.

To avoid this, I go for "select and patch a file" option, and then install again via fastboot as per the original installation. A bit of a hassle but better than the alternative!
[Oukitel (All phone models)] vivekiny2k:
Does this mean you were able to root the phone but revert to android 9? Both of you mention Android 9 in your posts.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] nicolap8:
No. No need to revert.

I rooted an Android 10. But cited the stock Android 9 only because the scatter file (ie. the partition table) is the same.

[MENTION=9544736]dwastell[/MENTION] rooted the Android 9.

Please read better my tutorial, if something is not clear... I'm here!

N

---------- Post added at 20:10 ---------- Previous post was at 19:59 ----------

This phone is NOT a SAR. Neither Android 9 nor 10. The proof is that patching the boot.img worked!

Have you unrooted before applying the update?

Which kind of update? Not all are the same!
[Oukitel (All phone models)] dwastell:
Android version

My phone was originally Android 9 so no reversion...
[Oukitel (All phone models)] dwastell:
SAR

Both "Treble Check" and "Magisk Manager" confirm that the phone is SAR. I agree this is odd.... your thoughts?

The update I was referring to is the Magisk update, handled by Magisk Manager. Given that the phone is seen as SAR, it attempts to patch recovery.img, with an ensueing boot loop.

No, I don't unroot the phone
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
Thanks Nicola for your tutorial. I'm eager to root my WP5 Pro with Magisk, but first I need a backup of boot vbmeta and recovery. I have made extensive use of SP Flash Tools but never to readback partitions so I'm having some problems here. Could you please detail your technique to extract such files? Thank you

Michele

Build number OUKITEL_WP5Pro_EEA_V01-20200624 CPU MT6762D, 8 cores,64 Gb ROM, 4 Gb RAM.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] nicolap8:
Beware: your phone is different! So I don't know:

1) Android version.

2) which kind of booting are using, read here https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html#knowing-your-device

Before writing an image you MUST have a backup of it!

To read back a partition with SP Flash Tools you need to know the start address end the length of the partition. This information is available only (because your phone is not yet rooted) from the scatter file (from the SAME phone).

In the Readback page hit "Add" then input a name for the image file. Follows a new dialog "Readback block start address" where you have to write the values.

After this you can give the Read Back command. If it doesn't start shutdown the phone.

N
[Oukitel (All phone models)] oncouch1:
Thank you all for

the data to root! I just got a 4/32 android 10 version. Is there a custom recovery yet? Been a looooong time since I have dabbled but want to root it and customise. I have replaced most of google apps or disabled them already but want more room. I have never created a TWRP but have been reading about it and they already have many Oukitel versions, so should I wait? TIA
[Oukitel (All phone models)] vivekiny2k:
Thanks, it's clear.

I bought it for my son, don't have plans to root it yet. will probably wait till later.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] oncouch1:
No Joy with

Hardware : MT6761V/WE

Model : WP5

Build number : OUKITEL_WP5_NOEEA_V01_20200701

Build date UTC : 20200701-071441

Android v : 10

Baseband v: MOLY.LR12A.R3.MP.V114.9,MOLY.LR12A.R3.MP.V114.9

Kernel v : 4.9.190+ (nobody@android-build) (Android (5484270 based on r353983c) clang version 9.0.3 (based on LLVM 9.0.3svn)) #2 SMP Wed Jul 1 15:19:21 CST 2020

It seems locked down as I lose adb in fastboot and even patching the boot.img I create fails. MTKdroid tools can't create scatter.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] nicolap8:
Remember that you will lose ALL YOUR DATA! Usually it's better to root before start using the phone...

You have to describe well what you have done and error messages.

Note also that your firmware is never... maybe there is some difference.

N
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
As of today the firmware for the WP5 PRO has not been posted yet. I'll wait. Meanwhile I want to ask Nicolap8: what does the vbmeta file do? Why is it important to patch it. Isn't patching the boot enough? Thanks
[Oukitel (All phone models)] dwastell:
TWRP for WP5 (Pie, 4GB)

If anyone wants to install TWRP, I've built and tested it for my WP5 (Android 9.0, 4GB). A copy of the image may be found in the MISC folder at: https://github.com/dwastell/TWRP_Oukitel_WP5

Note that the data partitiion is not accessible due to encryption (not a major limitation), and that the null version of vbmeta (thanks Nicola) does need to be flashed. Also, I have had problems flashing some versions of Magisk - please read the README.md.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] oncouch1:
Sorry it has been a while I HAD WRONG USB DRIVERS! I got bootloader unlocked and will try again.

---------- Post added at 07:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:09 PM ----------

A WP5 (android 10) .zip file is now on the site. It contains less files though?
[Oukitel (All phone models)] oncouch1:
For some reason the images taken in windows are corrupt. Magical fails to run on them. The one taken in llinux patches fine. One question though the original image is 32 meg the magical patches is only 10 meg is that correct? Also the vbmeta is 8 meg off the phone but the patches 256 k?
[Oukitel (All phone models)] nicolap8:
Strange but... with W all is possible!

Both are correct.

The Magisk patched image is not "filled" to the partition size.

The vbmeta also is smaller because it's empty (is present only the "index").

N
[Oukitel (All phone models)] oncouch1:
Latest on my WP5 that was 07012020 software android 10. The boot.img for whatever reason would not patch when taken from windows. When I used Linux it seamed to work OK. I flashed in Linux ended in a bootloop, so I reflash stock boot.img and vbmeta.img still bootlooped. I tried the android 10 rom from the oukitel download site. it worked but I had no IMEI. So I tried the android 9 rom from above it worked (but only shows 3g). It still shows no IMEI, well at least cell works. so I proceed to patch the boot.img from the said rom and flash tah dah it is rooted! I then flash TWRP with no issues.

So many thanks to Nicolap8 and dwastell for making this possible!

I have disabled as many google apps as I know I can and delete extra software and am running simplemobile apps and will keep on modifying.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] oncouch1:
Trying to recover my IMEI I bricked again! :) Thank goodness these are pretty resilient! I was in a bootloop and read somewhere the c15 pro rom might work, NOPE, it was a hard brick and nothing when power button pushed. Tried the android 10 from oukitel kept coming up invalid scatter in SPFlash fixed that and flash back to 10. so here I go again! what a time killer.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] nicolap8:
NEVER use the firmware for a different phone.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] oncouch1:
I shouldn't have but it kept me busy for another half day. :( Anyway I got 10 loaded again and phone works. Should I worry about the IMEI not being populated? If so any I deas on how to enter them I do have what was on the box. TIA
[Oukitel (All phone models)] oncouch1:
In my haste to get rooted I failed to notice the DB files were included in the android 10 ROM package for IMEI setting. The phone works with blank IMEI, should I worry about it?
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
I need to create a scatter file that works with my WD5 PRO so I can try to readback its partitions. Of course if I use the one for the wd5, flashtools refuses to work because the processor is different (and changing manually the name of the processor inside the scatter file - from MT6761 to MT6762D - obviously doesn't do the trick). So I ask: how can I create or modify a scatter file in order to work with the WD5 PRO?

Thanks
[Oukitel (All phone models)] nicolap8:
You miss a point: to build a scatter file you NEED correct informations on partition table. Without YOU CAN'T.

Sorry.

N
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
Alright. I thought the WD5 PRO partition table was basically identical to the WD5's. Too bad MtkDroidTools is not capable of building the scatter file of this phone!!
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
I want to report a (supposedly) bug I just discovered about my WP5 PRO that affects the WP5 also (at least a friend told me so).

The magnetometer at every reboot is off the charts. This affects the compass movement (which doesn't rotate) and - as a consequence - the navigation maps you might be using.

To temporarily fix this issue you need to enter the compass app AT EVERY REBOOT, and do the figure 8 movement to calibrate the magnetometer. I know that calibrating a compass is something you're supposed to do, but I find it weird that I need to repeat the process if I just turn off and

seconds later

turn back on the phone. Other phones I had did not require such strict procedure at every boot but only now and then. To check the magnetometer's values you need to install an app (I use GPS TEST and SENSOR BOX for Android). PS Of course even resetting the phone to factory settings doesn't solve the issue. And yes, I did report this to OUKITEL via Messenger but so far they didn't get back to me.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
Hi Nicola. I was finally able to extract the rom from my phone (thanks to wwr mtk). I did everything but when I went in fast boot and did fastboot flash --disable-verification vbmeta patched_vbmeta.img I got an error message:

unknown option --disable-verification. But also just the simple "fastboot flash vbmeta patched_vbmeta.img" spits out an error (see pic) https://ibb.co/p3dx1z6

PS I used Magisk manager to patch boot.img ( I made sure to disable the flag on "Keep AVB 2.0/dm-verity") and then I flashed the patched boot and patched vbmeta with flashtools. NOTHING. Magisk manager keep saying "Magisk not installed".

Thank you

Michele
[Oukitel (All phone models)] nicolap8:
1) Do not quote a big and irrilevant text.

2) Which version of fastboot are you using?

fastboot --version
fastboot version 30.0.4-6686687
Installed as d:\ROM\oukitel wp5\fastboot.exe

3) I don't know if flashing with Flash Tools is good, never tryed.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
I'm using fastboot version 30.0.4-6686687 (same as you). This fixed the --disable-verification error!

Unfortunately I still get the FAILED (remote: no such file or directory) which I don't understand because SpFlashTools is perfectly capable of flashing vbmeta. :confused:
[Oukitel (All phone models)] nicolap8:
Which firmware is installed on your phone?

Screenshoot?

From the error message it seems that the vbmeta partition does not exists on your device!
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
https://ibb.co/jkRKhcB
[Oukitel (All phone models)] pavelterex:
hi

Oukitel has opened access to WP5 Pro image on their site

Hope someone can make a manual for rooting procedure
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
pavelterex, ATM the latest Magisk is NOT capable to root the wp5 pro (I also tried the Canary version). Let's hope the next releases will work.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] oncouch1:
Anyone have a good backup of android 10 ? I screwed my phone up before backing up original. When using the android 9 and 10 from the dload site, I no longer have 4g and the signal seems weaker. TIA
[Oukitel (All phone models)] cardioprotector:
Touchscreen and speaker of WP5 Pro

Got 2 issues with WP 5 Pro

1. The touchscreen does not want to inactivate itself during telephone conversation, hence my ear touching the telephone screen activates random functions.

2. People on the other end of the line are hearing me with great difficulty when speaking over the Speaker (Handsfree), despite every setting in Sound settings being on maximum.

Any solutions please? Or are this hardware issues?

Thanks
[Oukitel (All phone models)] gabdulak:
how to root my oukitel wp5 android 10

pls reply on how to root my phone pls...
[Oukitel (All phone models)] totallybeachin:
I am hoping someone can assist me.

I don't know what I'm doing.

I am attempting to follow the quoted steps, but I am stuck at

7/8

I shut down the phone

I open SP Flashtools

----I don't know what to do next. Everything is blank. Is it supposed to be? Clicking on anything tells me I need to choose a scatter file.

I don't know how/where to get a scatter file.

I tried plugging in the phone when it was off (as instructed in step 7) and I tried loading it after turning phone back on.

I tried looking for a video on youtube and every video I watched, the SP tools program loaded up a string of things in a display box upon opining.

Not sure what to do at this point.

I have checked to make sure adb devices still shows my device, which it does so I just need some help.

Any assistance would be appreciate.

I am using Linux.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] info.crew:
Reading ROM

Hello everybody,

I am not experienced in this, having this phone two days and I want to root it. now at the step 8. I got the scatter file, but I have no idea, how to download the ROM, naming etc. I used scatter file MT6765 from here "androidurdu.net/mediatek-scatter-files-download/", I am not sure about what to do next, when I tried readback, it gave me one file ROM_0 (1KB).

Thanks!
[Oukitel (All phone models)] totallybeachin:
As far as I know, the ROM is the firmware you downloaded in Step 1.

While looking inside this file, I see a scatter file.

Is that the file that I need to point SP Flash Tools too

or is it a file that has to be downloaded separately, like you did?

I feel confident enough to try the Readback option/tab to look and see if it loads the files referenced in step 8, but I'm not comfortable doing that if I load the wrong scatter file. I admit my skepticism comes from my lack of knowledge of what I'm doing.

Never needed to use such a program for previous device I've owned.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] info.crew:
Well I did root looong time ago on my new Motorola Droid 1, it was really difficult even with detailed step-by-step instructions. Here it is for me again something new, I am not experienced with this stuff at all. I got stuck at the flash tools. It is somehow communicating, not sure here.

I got build OUKITEL_WP5Pro_EVA_V01_20200624
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
[MENTION=2282369]info.crew[/MENTION], so your phone is actually the PRO version. Mine is OUKITEL_WP5Pro_EEA_V01_20200624 (probably slightly different from yours) .. Anyway at the moment rooting this phone is still not possible. All you can do is unlock the bootloader (see instructions at the beginning of this thread). For root you need to use Magisk Manager, but, like I said the current version of Magisk is not able to root it (it will be fixed in the future, I hope). Meanwhile go to the magisk manager site and study the procedure. Then install magisk manager and wait for the next updates.

Mike
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
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[Oukitel (All phone models)] info.crew:
[MENTION=4698029]Mike[/MENTION]

Ok, so this was just an exercise for future. Anyway I cannot connect to my phone using MTK droid tool, double checked for all (possibly missed something) drives. I would appreciate some step-by-step manual. Pavel
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
Pavel, forget about MTK droid tools: it doesn't work with your Oukitel's processor. You also don't need to download the firmware FROM your phone because if you go to Oukitel site under download section the firmware (ROM) is there. However if you want to play .... then the tool is wwr mtk 2.51. Search on the internet and you will also find on youtube the tutorials on how to use this software. (I used it to make a backup of my rom because for a LONG TIME our firmware was missing from Oukitel site).

Mike
[Oukitel (All phone models)] info.crew:
Hi Mike,

I don't have so much time for playing. So now I can only wait until the root for WP5 PRO is public, if I understand. I did in past root just by SD card update and some alternative bootloader.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] wallace108:
You probably meant "alternative recovery". In the past with a custom recovery people used to flash a supersu zipped file that would take care of gaining root. Now Magisk does the job in a more effective way. But we have to wait.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] totallybeachin:
So can anyone tell me where I get the scatter file to load into SP Flash Tools for step 8?

Is it the scatter file that is located within the firmware downloaded in Step 1?
[Oukitel (All phone models)] nicolap8:
Read point 14b: the scatter file is inside the stock ROM that you have to download from Oukitel website.
[Oukitel (All phone models)] totallybeachin:
Thank you. I have been waiting for a response to my issue for days!

I had a feeling after reading several tutorials and watching a number of videos but was afraid to pull the trigger until I could get some sort of affirmation.