Unbrick a zopo zp950+ (maybe other mt6589 phones too) - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

HOW TO UNBRICK A ZOPO ZP950+
After spending some time on Russian forums I found a way to un-brick my device.
Hopefully this will be useful to other people as well .
You will need:
1. SP Flash Tool - ATTACHED
2. preloader.bin from another simillar MT6589 ROM (I used the one from the latest official Iocean X7 ROM) - PRELOADER
3. Latest JB 4.2.1 from Zopo - ZOPO 4.2.1 ROM - http://zopomobile.com/xiazai.php
4. MT6589 drivers - ATTACHED
STEPS:
1. Install the MT6589 drivers on your WINDOWS computer
2. take the battery out of your phone and connect the USB cable, windows should install the required drives. Disconnect the phone
3. Start SP Flash and select the scatter file from the archive you have downloaded
4. DESELECT EVERYTHING except PRELOADER
5. Click on PRELOADER and browse to the newly downloaded PRELOADER_UNBRICK file
6. Click on Download and ignore the message
7. Now, this is very important, while holding the VOLUME + button connect the USB to the phone, do not let go of the VOLUME + button, hold it until the SP FLASH process finishes, mine took about a couple of minutes, while the process bar went to 100% RED and then through a PURPLE if I remember correctly. Only let go of the VOLUME + when you see the last GREEN CIRCLE. ( IF SP FLASH CAN'T SEE THE PHONE WHEN YOU PLUG THE USB, STILL HOLDING THE VOLUME + BUTTON, INSERT THE BATTERY - THE PROCESS IS THEN THE SAME)
8. Now, if this went OK, you should have a brand new working preloader on your phone
9. Disconnect the cable from the phone and Restart SP Flash Tool
10. Same steps as before, select the scatter file, but now DESELECT the PRELOADER
11. click on DOWNLOAD and ignore the message
12. With the battery out reconnect the USB cable to the phone, if the flashing process doesn't start, insert the battery and the flashing process will start. It will take a good few minutes, but you should be OK.
13. DO NOT TAKE THE BATTERY OUT AFTER THE FLASHING PROCESS HAS FINISHED, JUST DISCONNECT THE USB CABLE AND PRESS THE POWER BUTTON
14. FINGERS CROSSED YOUR UNBRICKED DEVICE IS NOW POWERING
GOOD LUCK!
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS PROCESS MIGHT CAUSE TO YOUR DEVICE.THIS PROCESS MIGHT WORK WITH OTHER MT6589 DEVICES
Did this help you? Please feel free to leave a comment below. I'll try and help as much as I can.

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Hi and thanks for the guide,
I just did the steps and my ZP980 2gb does flash preloader and then the rest of the rom, when i boot up its dead.
So flashing works but thats just about it.
No indication that its loading either...

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Hi, did you follow the steps exactly? Also, I think you should try flashing a preloader from a Zopo C2.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

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punkthemonk said:
Hi, did you follow the steps exactly? Also, I think you should try flashing a preloader from a Zopo C2.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
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I flashed the phone again and used another usb cable, i Flashed preloader from "ZP980 SET 130818 B vers" holding volume up.
Restarted spflash and did the same procedure according to the guide by holding volume up but this time without the preloader and same scatter "ZP980 SET 130818 B vers" worked perfectly!
The phone is alive!

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Super. I'm glad it worked.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

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Zeggi said:
I flashed the phone again and used another usb cable, i Flashed preloader from "ZP980 SET 130818 B vers" holding volume up.
Restarted spflash and did the same procedure according to the guide by holding volume up but this time without the preloader and same scatter "ZP980 SET 130818 B vers" worked perfectly!
The phone is alive!
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Hi Zaggi,
I've faced the same problem with my ZP980-32GB and I try to follow your steps. Unfortunately, it's still does not success. For how long do you have to wait for the 100 % violet strip and Green circle in each time ?

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apinun_po said:
Hi Zaggi,
I've faced the same problem with my ZP980-32GB and I try to follow your steps. Unfortunately, it's still does not success. For how long do you have to wait for the 100 % violet strip and Green circle in each time ?
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It sounds like you need to try another USB cable or another port on your computer.
Are you sure you installed the drivers?
And BTW the phone has to be off, I did the steps with my battery connected.. Hope it helps.
Sorry for the late reply.
Skickat från min GT-I9300 med Tapatalk 4

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Found your guide. I have the same issue with Jiayu G4 Advanced. I didn't flashed any rom, but suddenly yesterday the phone stopped to responding. I removed the battery and after put it back the phone switched on but stuck on Jiayu logo for minutes. Battery was charged.
I've noticed on windows device manager that there's no MTK Preloader Driver, only DA and USB PORT.
So I cannot revive my phone with this method. It's a hardware issue then.

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eamelas said:
Found your guide. I have the same issue with Jiayu G4 Advanced. I didn't flashed any rom, but suddenly yesterday the phone stopped to responding. I removed the battery and after put it back the phone switched on but stuck on Jiayu logo for minutes. Battery was charged.
I've noticed on windows device manager that there's no MTK Preloader Driver, only DA and USB PORT.
So I cannot revive my phone with this method. It's a hardware issue then.
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I have your identical problem with the same phone and i'm trying to find a solution too...
I know this is an old post, but did you find anything to it? something that can help me too?

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My device does not turn on and only recognizes the USB PORT Single driver, when I try to use the flash this error:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The above procedure works for this error?

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Oh God... My Zopo ZP950+ broken the Power, Vol+ and Vol- buttons, and NOW? What I will do? Please, help me!!!!

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He saved my smartphone. Thank you very much.
P.S .: using google translator

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Thank you!!!!
I used your method - had to do it a few times over but succeeded at last.
However I had used a few files from the backup i had taken of my phone before it was dead.
Thank you!
P.S. I used this method to unbrick my QMobile Noir Quatro Z4.

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3285608

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stuck at the preloader step
Hello,
Im trying to unbrick my ZP950+, but im stuck at the preloader step!
I flashed the preloader form the latest official Iocean X7 ROM, as you said and i got the green circle! All good
But the i keep getting 4032 error for the rooms that i download from the zopomobileshop!
Can anyone help me?
Thanks
Pedro