Alcatel ONE Touch 983 - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Quick question, has anyone figured out or gotten a hold of a way to put Android v3 or v4 on a Alcatel ONE Touch 983?
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DCVertigo said:
Quick question, has anyone figured out or gotten a hold of a way to put Android v3 or v4 on a Alcatel ONE Touch 983?
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Don't think it will ever happen, for a number of reasons. The locked recovery makes it an exceptional pain in the rear to flash anything but a stock update and the fact it's a pretty unknown device makes the support almost non-existent. Shame really, as it has fairly decent specs for the price you pay for it, could easily run ICS/Jellybean if someone was willing to put some time into it, I'm sure they would get a few donations for their troubles, I know I'd chip in

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[Q] Kocaso M730W ICS upgrade help

I bought an M730W about a month ago from geeks. It came with 2.3.4 on it. I searched high and low to find the ICS for it since I'd seen that the same model is out and comes with it installed. I finally contacted Geeks to see if they could get me in touch with the manufacturer. They had no contact info. Finally after digging around I noticed something with the name of the US based company that hold the patent rights to it. I then dug more and got their number and while I was on hold I found their site. At this address (mymidpad dot com forward slash Downloads_M730Flash dot html) iwas was able to obtain a good manual and the updated firmware. Inside the installer it comes with PhoenixUSBPro, an IMG file and a key. During the install it said it was installing drivers to my laptop but I can not find them when I connect my tablet. The only way that I can apply the update is to have my M730W connected to my machine in a way that it's recognized. The only way for me to do so now is to connect as a USB storage device which does me no good when it comes to using the included software and firmware for updating. So my question is, does anyone know what I can do to resolve this issue?
Hey Tod. I also have the m730w. ICS is definitely available for the tablet but theres a catch. Since its a tablet(a generic one at that) you have to use a program for your pc called Live Suite which is primarily used for the ainovo tablets but can be used with any generic tablet. I cant do it right now but most likely tonight, ill post the links and the information on how to upgrade to ics. im currently running 4.0.3 flawlessly and much faster and smoother than GB. and i have full root which i can also show you how to do. just let me know
Ace1tk said:
Hey Tod. I also have the m730w. ICS is definitely available for the tablet but theres a catch. Since its a tablet(a generic one at that) you have to use a program for your pc called Live Suite which is primarily used for the ainovo tablets but can be used with any generic tablet. I cant do it right now but most likely tonight, ill post the links and the information on how to upgrade to ics. im currently running 4.0.3 flawlessly and much faster and smoother than GB. and i have full root which i can also show you how to do. just let me know
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That's killer Ace, thank you so much!!! Mine came rooted, which has been a blessing. Whenever you can get the information to me is fine. I'll do a search for Live Suite and see if I can at least get that step taken care of.
m730w weird screen
I hav same tab, worked great until about the 5th rom i tried, now my touch screen is off, you hav to touch dn to the left of where u want..or off to the side.. now any rom i flash has same issue.. do u hav the stock rom or now of a fix for this..any help... i tried links and site would not load..to u hav original rom thanks
Anyone have a step by step of how to do this? I'd really like to run CM9 on it, but have no idea how to even boot into recovery mode. Where's the youtube video?
dogginky said:
I hav same tab, worked great until about the 5th rom i tried, now my touch screen is off, you hav to touch dn to the left of where u want..or off to the side.. now any rom i flash has same issue.. do u hav the stock rom or now of a fix for this..any help... i tried links and site would not load..to u hav original rom thanks
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I don't have just the rom. What I've got is the package that can be downloaded from their site. I don't have enough posts in to put an external link in my posts here. I'd try using a different browser and going to the URL I cheated into my OP. Just replace "dot" with "." and "slash" with "/". The software doesn't install the drivers properly on Vista though so you will want to be aware of that.
Any other word??? I want to update my neice's if at all possible.
Wow, here are the instructions! Good luck!
http://mymidpad.com/M730W Refresh instruction.pdf
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I have searched this exhaustively! I still don't know what ROM to download or how to boot into recovery mode. The guy above who posted about Live Suite? Haven't heard back from him. I downloaded that, but without the ROM, I don't see the point in even setting it up. I'm not particular about which ROM, as long as it's newer than the one on here, preferable CM7 or newer, but beggars can't be choosers emmirite??!!
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Bump.
I have searched this exhaustively! I still don't know what ROM to download or how to boot into recovery mode. The guy above who posted about Live Suite? Haven't heard back from him. I downloaded that, but without the ROM, I don't see the point in even setting it up. I'm not particular about which ROM, as long as it's newer than the one on here, preferable CM7 or newer, but beggars can't be choosers emmirite??!!
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Well, well, well. Someone gave me a POS Kocaso M750B and I've been on a search to do something else with it. And I find a good chap from the epic 4G forums.
Did you ever make any progress getting any other rom on your el cheapo tablet?
bypod said:
Well, well, well. Someone gave me a POS Kocaso M750B and I've been on a search to do something else with it. And I find a good chap from the epic 4G forums.
Did you ever make any progress getting any other rom on your el cheapo tablet?
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LOL. Hi there. Nope. Not a damn thing have I done with mine. It is sitting on my desk. I let my son play Minecraft on it on long rides, and I use it as backup for my phones camera. I know it could be so much smoother, but is being crippled by it's OS. If I could ficgure out how to boot it into recovery I might risk bricking it with a questionable ROM. But I can't find the ROM OR the means by which to boot into recovery. In truth though, I mainly got it to patootz with. I'm more of a laptop kind of guy anyway.
AuGmENTor said:
LOL. Hi there. Nope. Not a damn thing have I done with mine. It is sitting on my desk. I let my son play Minecraft on it on long rides, and I use it as backup for my phones camera. I know it could be so much smoother, but is being crippled by it's OS. If I could ficgure out how to boot it into recovery I might risk bricking it with a questionable ROM. But I can't find the ROM OR the means by which to boot into recovery. In truth though, I mainly got it to patootz with. I'm more of a laptop kind of guy anyway.
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If you don't know, there's no chance any of us ever will. Someone got this for free at some promotion and handed it off to me, so I'm out absolutely nothing. Just a bummer there isn't more to do with it. You'd think that all these POS tablets would just share the same mainboard and proc, so that some standard JB rom would work for all of them. The screen is terrible and it registers touches so poorly that many games are just unplayable. But, if I give it to one of my nieces or nephews, I'll be a hero!
Thanks though!
bypod said:
If you don't know, there's no chance any of us ever will. Someone got this for free at some promotion and handed it off to me, so I'm out absolutely nothing. Just a bummer there isn't more to do with it. You'd think that all these POS tablets would just share the same mainboard and proc, so that some standard JB rom would work for all of them. The screen is terrible and it registers touches so poorly that many games are just unplayable. But, if I give it to one of my nieces or nephews, I'll be a hero!
Thanks though!
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Yes you will be a hero. I'm sure there are generic ROMS that would work with this. A) I have no idea where they would be. and B) I don't know how to flash them. If I found one I suspected was close, I might try to ODIN it on there.
Try this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2343531

[Q] New to the Galaxy 5.0, where should I begin?

So my friend gave me his Samsung Galaxy 5.0 (I think it's USA?) today, and I was wondering what I should do to it. I own a Nook Color and have CM7 running from an SD card, but I'm pretty sure it's different for the Player. I think I would rather not root it and would prefer a custom ROM, but I'm not sure how/which one to pick. I found JoyOS, CM7, and CM9, but I don't know which one I should get.
Unfortunately, my friend dropped it a few days ago, cracking the screen. The screen and touch screen still work, but it's cracked and annoying to work with. He never got the warranty, but is it possible to get the glass replaced?
Alright, I've managed to get CWR installed using this guide, and from there I installed JoyOS and it's working pretty well so far.
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You have a list here so you decide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720457
Sent from my YP-G70 using xda app-developers app
Your gonna find that a lot of the tips and insight for this particular device are hit or miss. One key thing to remember is that this device is not a phone so the temptation to leap into things may be a bit higher than with your phone (taking the root/rom route on your phone carries a higher risk, so more people that would not normally go this route are). That being said, there are some serious threads and some "not so serious" threads, good advice, and not so good advice. So use your best judgement and ask if your really not sure on something.
Now that's out of the way, your gonna find that the Gingerbread based roms on this device are all relatively stable with minimal bugs - try all of them is my recommendation! The ICS ones, some that are still in development all have some issues one way or another. This is gonna be up to you and your uses for the device to decide whether or not the bugs are ok for you. The Cyanogen based roms are pretty spectacular if their limitations work well for you.
Do research, read, read, read and you'll begin to get a general feel for what people are liking and not liking. I am a pusher of trial and error, but only if your comfortable with continually modifying your device. Flash on my friend and have fun!
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Thanks for the advice! I think I like messing with this than my Nook, there's a lot more stuff to do instead of "put this image on your SD card and you're done." I finally got the market to upgrade to Play in JoyOS and replaced the boot animation, and I'm enjoying this one so far. I think I'll give LewaOS a try tomorrow.
So, does anyone know if it's possible to get a screen replacement for this? Or is it better just to get a screen protector and hope this doesn't get any worse.
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Alright, I've managed to get CWR installed using this guide, and from there I installed JoyOS and it's working pretty well so far.
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I've also followed that cwm install to a 'T'. but still no cwm. as a matter of fact it didn't even install the kernel even tho it said "passed" in odin. i hope someone'll b able to answer this soon.
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So, does anyone know if it's possible to get a screen replacement for this? Or is it better just to get a screen protector and hope this doesn't get any worse.
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Yes, you'll have to send it to the nearest Samsung Service Center.
They will replace it for you, but without a warranty you will definitely be paying out of pocket.
I can only speculate that it would cost you somewhere in the range of $75~$100.
Please, do not quote me on that figure! I am only guessing, but I can't imaging that it's a cheap fix.
Considering the obsolescence of the Galaxy Player, I'm not sure paying for a screen repair would be worth it.
Call Samsung's Service Center and get a quote.
But, if the cost of repair is more than the half of the device's value,
I would save the money and get a more technologically current device that is WIFI-only.
Stock-based ROM
I would recommend you flash a stock based ROM unless you know a lot about Android, because non stock-based ROMs have a lot of bugs.

[Q] Get root access Caesar H7500+

I have bought a Caesar (Hero) H7500+ with mdk6589, could anyone help me getting root access please?
Alex77roma said:
I have bought a Caesar (Hero) H7500+ with mdk6589, could anyone help me getting root access please?
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We just received this phone as well and will be putting a full review up soon on youtube and the site. It appears the phone is either an OEM or copy (more likely) ZP800H / ZP810. Beyond looks and specs, it installs "ZP800H" drivers when plugged into a PC.
I will have a full video review up soon on the site today and attempt some auto root methods as well.
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Gizbeat said:
We just received this phone as well and will be putting a full review up soon on youtube and the site. It appears the phone is either an OEM or copy (more likely) ZP800H / ZP810. Beyond looks and specs, it installs "ZP800H" drivers when plugged into a PC.
I will have a full video review up soon on the site today and attempt some auto root methods as well.
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Okay, the good news is the phone isn't bricked. Bad news is Bin4ry method certainly doesn't work. Tried both normal and special modes.
I bought this phone pre-rooted from MeriMobiles. If by the time i get it (2 weeks give or take) there is no root, i'll be happy to share a dump of the rom to help get it rooted
Caesar A9600
Just received this phone, wondering how I would go about rooting it? I have been told its a clone of the zp900H, however, mine is a quad core.
vault91 said:
Just received this phone, wondering how I would go about rooting it? I have been told its a clone of the zp900H, however, mine is a quad core.
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It's the OEM version of the ZP810/ZP800H. There doesn't seem to be a root yet.
kuroyume_cl said:
It's the OEM version of the ZP810/ZP800H. There doesn't seem to be a root yet.
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Actually no, when I connect USB it states zp900H. I also asked someone online and was told that It's a clone of the zp900/H9300+
vault91 said:
Actually no, when I connect USB it states zp900H. I also asked someone online and was told that It's a clone of the zp900/H9300+
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Interesting. The ZP900H is the same as ZP910. What's the screen resolution in yours? if it is a ZP900H it should be QHD
http://www.zopo-mobile.net/zopo-zp9...u-1g-ram-4g-rom-3g-gps-smart-phone_p4338.html
Screen
Display Size 5.3 Inch
Type IPS screen, capacitive touch screen
Resolution 960 x 540 pixels
Screen Color 16000K Colors
vault91 said:
Screen
Display Size 5.3 Inch
Type IPS screen, capacitive touch screen
Resolution 960 x 540 pixels
Screen Color 16000K Colors
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That means your phone is an A9600, not an H7500+
http://www.merimobiles.com/caesar-a...roid-4-1-2-dual-camera-1gb-ram_p/meri8002.htm
the H7500+ has a 720p screen.
http://www.merimobiles.com/oem-zopo...-4-1-1-hz-8-0mp-camera-1gb-ram_p/meri7376.htm
Yes, that is what I said I have in my original post, I mentioned the other ones because I'm told mine is pretty much a clone of them at least with regards to size and looks of the phone. It's not too common of a phone, I haven't seen much in the way of information on this phone, just thought it was a very decent phone ( better than my SG2 in most all areas)
My son suggested maybe seeing if I could find information on rooting it, hense my post and question here.
ahhhh, i always forget you can have titles on posts on this forum >_<
I think MT6890 phones are a bit too new, thus the lack of development so far. Should pick up at least enough to get root soon
Its okay. Unfortunately the screen got cracked tonight by accident Messaged the supplier but not sure what they can do for me. I only just got the phone a few days ago. Hopefully I can send it back to get a screen replacement. Thank you for your replies.
Hi, I bought this phone also (h7500+) and I'm very pleased with it, my only problem is the GPS is having a very hard time getting a lock, so I need to root it to modify gps.conf
Anyone find a way yet?
Spaceweed said:
Hi, I bought this phone also (h7500+) and I'm very pleased with it, my only problem is the GPS is having a very hard time getting a lock, so I need to root it to modify gps.conf
Anyone find a way yet?
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Does your phone come with CWM or just with the stock recovery(3e)? If it has CWM installed, you can root it easily with a flashable zip file.
mke2fs said:
Does your phone come with CWM or just with the stock recovery(3e)? If it has CWM installed, you can root it easily with a flashable zip file.
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Thanks for the reply. I just checked, and sadly it is the stock recovery (3e). I would try to flash CWM if there was a way, but I don't think there is without a bricking yet.
I also found there is a factory mode for this phone however (pwr + vol dwn) and it contains a plethora of options, problem is, it's all in chinese. I saw an option called GPS, it was followed by chinese characters, so I was too afraid to select anything.
i just rooted my phone H7500+
Spaceweed said:
Thanks for the reply. I just checked, and sadly it is the stock recovery (3e). I would try to flash CWM if there was a way, but I don't think there is without a bricking yet.
I also found there is a factory mode for this phone however (pwr + vol dwn) and it contains a plethora of options, problem is, it's all in chinese. I saw an option called GPS, it was followed by chinese characters, so I was too afraid to select anything.
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i saw your request to root the phone erlier today, and i have just managed to root mine.
take a look on this link, it has a detiled guide on how to root the phone.
gizbeat[dot]com/2002/tutorial-how-to-root-mtk6589
have a nice day.
p.s. since im new to this forum, i cant post links to external sites, just remove the [dot] from the link and replace it with . and it should lead you to the website.
How did you manage to crack the screen? Is this a glass screen by the way?
I really like my H7500+, have it since March 19 and I really love the extremely great WiFi coverage. The GPS works with mine, takes about 2 to 3 minutes to get a sat lock. I tried Sygic today, just on my way home (walking) and the signal from the satellites seem to be strong enough.
great phone, a bit heavy, true, yet still a great phone.
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How did you manage to crack the screen? Is this a glass screen by the way?
I really like my H7500+, have it since March 19 and I really love the extremely great WiFi coverage. The GPS works with mine, takes about 2 to 3 minutes to get a sat lock. I tried Sygic today, just on my way home (walking) and the signal from the satellites seem to be strong enough.
great phone, a bit heavy, true, yet still a great phone.
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I think because H7500+ it neither gorilla or ogs so you gotta be really careful. It's just a normal glass. you gotta be very gentle with it and put on a case
i found this:
gizbeat.com/2002/tutorial-how-to-root-mtk6589
if this helps anyone?...
Is it possibe to get the files from other source ? The link does not really work for me,...
Thank you for help.
Best regards

How to disable/pass protect recovery mode?

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Looks like there is known method then. Don't tell me I need to physically remove the volume buttons to disable it.
Hi @sunlight98.
Which tablet is it?
Search for Philz CWM Custom Recovery, it has a protection.
Thank me, by hitting the Thanks Button!
To be flat out honest. There is no fool proof way to get around it unless you find a way to lock your bootloader with your own key. Other then that there are always ways around the locks. Many people have been looking for this for a while. It's the only thing that would make a stolen phone completely useless, but other then locked bootloader there has never been a solution.
I see. So Android is really designed for single user environment, if anyone has physical device access, software protection will not help.
sunlight98 said:
I see. So Android is really designed for single user environment, if anyone has physical device access, software protection will not help.
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Pretty much.
In that case I need to search for tablets that don't have built-in wifi, does anyone know a good discussion board for this kind of question?
sunlight98 said:
In that case I need to search for tablets that don't have built-in wifi, does anyone know a good discussion board for this kind of question?
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You will be very hard pressed to find that. Just about all of them now have wifi as without them they are pretty useless. YOu might be able to disable wifi on a device.

Question China vs UK software difference.

Im interested in picking up this phone, Itll be my first gaming phone. I can purchase the Chinese version now or I can wait for the UK version. I just dont know the difference when it come to the sofrware. Can someone break it down for me?
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Im interested in picking up this phone, Itll be my first gaming phone. I can purchase the Chinese version now or I can wait for the UK version. I just dont know the difference when it come to the sofrware. Can someone break it down for me?
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i once bought a Gaming Phone with global rom, then I tried to move to China's rom, and in China's rom is a lot of features like Cameras Performance etc, and China's rom always get an update from a9 to a11, but the problem is at google. install google at china's rom it little bit tricky
china version phone can't flash UK ROM.
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china version phone can't flash UK ROM.
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Is it verified information (link) or just your guesses?
I just haved L2Pro with china rom then i try to install playstore at app store(built in app) so far working well without rooting, the only problem is M1/M2 button its disappointing only just blip once second and hard to use it.
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the only problem is M1/M2 button its disappointing only just blip once second and hard to use it.
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It's just work for slide only, when you touch one side and slide to opposite side.
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It's just work for slide only, when you touch one side and slide to opposite side.
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Yeaah, if you touch L1 also R2 in same time the blip can be hold same time(2 blip touch/shown together), but... When L1 and L2 touch together the blip its only one eachother Blip L1 or L2 only.
And I fell realy hard to touch R2. Mush hard pressure. Really disappointing so far.
I want to know how to use both camera in the rear and feel the difference

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