*** Simplified Guide for: Unlocking Bootloader + Rooting/BusyBox/Custom Recovery + Radio/LG Inverted Logo/Inverted Screen/Wonky Touch Screen
Patch + CyanogenMod 11 Firmware ***
*ONLY FOR*: Metro PCS LG Optimus L9 P769 ( MS769 )
Guide updated: Saturday, October 18th, 2014
THIS GUIDE IS SPLIT INTO TWO POSTS, THE FIRST HALF OF THE GUIDE IS THIS POST, POST #1, THE SECOND HALF OF THE GUIDE IS POST #2
=== INTRODUCTION
First off let me just say that I did not find these vulnerabilities or write these exploits. The tutorial that I have written here for this device is a very simplified, decomplicated version of several complicated guides for the LG P769 Device all combined into one, easy to read, simple guide. This guide explains the mechanics behind every step so you will know exactly what is going on and why we're able to do this.
I wrote this guide in a deliberately redundant manner so that the reader will be able to easily accomplish unlocking the bootloader for this device. Although this guide may seem to be very long it is in fact written that way so that you can follow every step very easily.
You should understand first that within the LG Optimus L9 series of phones there are multiple submodels, those being the P760, P765, P769 and the MS769. The MS769 is the Metro PCS version that was manufactured by LG to be sold by and used on the Metro PCS Network, however, the MS769 is the EXACT SAME THING as the P769 which was manufactured by LG to be sold by and used on the T-Mobile Network. So it stands to reason that if you have a T-Mobile P769 this guide will also help you unlock your bootloader as long as it was manufactured before T-Mobile requested LG to encrypt the bootloader. Based on all of my research any MS769 or P769 manufactured on or before August, 2013 does NOT have an encrypted bootloader and CAN be unlocked. You may become very frustrated while doing this, but DO NOT GIVE UP because this guide will get the job done.
This guide will get your Bootloader unlocked, SIM Card Slot unlocked and get CyanogenMod 11 KitKat 4.4.4 installed. The greatest thing about having an unlocked bootloader is the fact that you will always have the option to get the LATEST Android OS including the new Lollipop 5.0 when it comes out because new releases will always be portable to this device! Read more about all of this below.
There are also links to now inexpensive but high end and premium protection cases and extended batteries so you can get your device pimped and protected.
=== THE PITCH
Now some Q&A and the reasoning behind this:
Why unlock the bootloader?
Why install CyanogenMod ROM/Firmware?
Why have prepaid wireless service with a crappy company like Metro PCS/T-Mobile?
Why this phone?
--- WHY THIS PHONE?
Why this phone?: This phone is CHEAP. I paid $75 bucks for this phone brand new off eBay with free shipping! then I ordered a hard Poly Carbon triple protection case with an additional layer of Corning Gorilla Glass version 2 + A Privacy Screen Protector for $10 bucks.
The hardware specifications for this phone are ****ing awesome for the price. The hardware is almost all open source. The processor is a Texas Instruments OMAP dual core with no backdoors in it and it can be overclocked to greater than 1.3GHz. Heck, Texas Instruments even published the CAD files and source code for this processor!
You can even order an extended battery for $15 bucks off of Amazon which will give your phone over 7 days of continuous use without charging <--- AWESOME! Link to a ZeroLemon 5450 mAh Extended Battery: [ http://www.amazon.com/ZeroLemon®-T-Mobile-MetroPCS-Extended-Protector/dp/B00MATB7XS/ ]
There are even other threads and how-to-do guides for waterproofing your triple protection cases and phone by adding gaskets and sealant around the edges!
To sum it up, by getting this device and investing a little time and about $25 bucks or more you end up with a bad ass smart phone that will be ahead of even the newest stock devices out there, on multiple levels, for years to come. You will also have ultimate freedom and control of it as well as the ability to put it on any Network Carrier.. so not only will it be internationally unlocked, you will have in your hands an epic device for under $100 bucks.
--- BASIC PHONE SPECIFICATIONS FOR MS769
Processor: 1 GHz Clock Dual Core TI OMAP 4430 [ http://www.ti.com/product/omap4430 ] <--- This bad boy can be overclocked to 1.3 GHz stable in CyanogenMod! It can also be overvolted and overwatted!
Memory: 1GB of LPDDR3 Memory at 400 MHz
Internal Memory Storage: Anywhere from 1.8GB to 4GB depending on the model
Expandable Memory Storage: Up to 32GB with an External Micro SDHC Card
Screen: 4.7" QHD with Corning Gorilla Glass version 2
Radio: GSM 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS I/II/IV/V* <--- This means you can use this device on AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon and U.S. Cellular which includes all of the subsidy providers such as: SimpleMobile(AT&T/T-Mobile), MetroPCS(T-Mobile), Boost(Sprint), Verizon, etc..
^^^ ONLY AFTER THE BOOTLOADER IS UNLOCKED AND YOU HAVE INSTALLED CYANOGENMOD AND SOME PROVIDERS OFFER FREQUENCIES OF LOWER TIERS SUCH AS THE UNLIMITED 3G NO CONTRACT AT&T ^^^
^^^ ALL YOU WOULD DO IS THEN UNLOCK THE DEVICE SIM SLOT BY GETTING YOUR DEVICE SIM CARD LOCK CODE AND THEN INSERT ANY CARRIER SIM CARD INTO THE SIM CARD SLOT AND YOU WOULD HAVE SERVICE THROUGH THAT PROVIDER ( SEE THE GUIDE FOR GETTING SIM CARD LOCK CODE ) ^^^
--- WHY HAVE PREPAID WIRELESS SERVICE WITH A CRAPPY COMPANY LIKE METRO PCS/T-MOBILE?
Why have prepaid wireless service with a crappy company like Metro PCS/T-Mobile?: With this device you only need to pay for 1 month of service or maybe they have a daily package? Then you can unlock the bootloader, install other Operating Systems/Firmware and put this phone on any GSM/LTE/EDGE/2g/3g/4g network that operates on the radio frequencies that this cell phone supports.
In other words you're paying like $100 bucks for a sweet middle tier phone that you can then put on almost any network... This includes AT&T, T-Mobile, Boost Mobile, SimpleMobile, Metro PCS and lot more unlisted providers in any country in the world. What's even better is that you don't even need to provide these service providers with any personal information because you're paying in full to be on their network.. That means you never have to be subjected to any of their terms of service or any of their policies when you give them a made up name and pay cash for their service.. and trust me you wouldn't like their policies. I say **** contract services.
--- WHY INSTALL CYANOGENMOD ROM/FIRMWARE?
Why install CyanogenMod ROM/Firmware?: You don't have to, but CyanogenMod ROMs/Firmware is the best publicly available Android Firmware in the entire planet. The security of CyanogenMod is top ****ing notch. After you get this installed you can harden your device to be so ****ing secure it rivals a Boeing Black Phone ( A Neo900 will be better though once it comes out ). With the right hardening, the only thing anyone would be able to do remotely is **** with your radio by sending encrypted packets to your radio.. and it would only work
if there's a mechanism in the hardware code to accept such requests, but again, with the right hardening they will be automatically rejected. And it's not just the remote security provided by CyanogenMod Firmware either, you get absolute freedom and full control over almost every aspect of your phone's hardware, software. You can rip games, music, pictures, videos, movies absolutely anything for free. You can then exploit the service providers in most cases and get truly unlimted 4g LTE network speed without throttling. This means you can use your device as an all in one system on the go! You can use it for unlimited high speed internet with low ping and you can wirelessly tether to your laptop/computer effortlessly. With the right software and additional configurations you will get an excellent ping of <=64 ms. All I have to say is..
FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE FOR LIFE!!!!!
BE SURE TO LOOK FOR MY CYANOGENMOD SECURITY HARDENING TUTORIAL!
--- WHY UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER?
Why unlock the bootloader?: Because you need to unlock the bootloader on this device in order to do all of the above. This device is especially difficult to unlock but as long as you have a device version that is unlockable and all of the requirements this guide will get the job done.
=== CREDITS AND THANKS
You can thank me for writing this. I'm sure most of you couldn't be bothered with the complicated mess of the other guides.
I would also like to thank Lelus, CMahendra and several others for your exploits. Without your work none of this would be possible for this Android device. Above all else I would love to thank the CyanogenMod Team for CyanogenMod! THE BEST ****ING FIRMWARE IN EXISTENCE!
=== USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE MS769
--- HOW TO BOOT INTO S/W UPGRADE MODE
Remove battery, plug in USB Cable, Hold UP on the volume rocker + Power button for exactly 1 second then insert the battery.
--- HOW TO DO A HARD RESET ON STOCK ROM
With battery inserted, Hold DOWN on the volume rocker + HOME button and then power up the device with the POWER button.
--- HOW TO ACCESS THE LG HIDDEN MENU ON STOCK ROM
On the Dial Pad, press: 3845#*769# OR 3845*#769# to access the LG Hidden Menu.
=== PREREQUISITES
The methods here are very important and you must follow each step accordingly.
Firstly, if your LG MS769 from Metro PCS was manufactured after July, 2013 ( AND POSSIBLY UP TO August, 2013 ) you will *NOT* be able to
unlock the bootloader ( as far as I know, and as of the date of me writing this ),
because Metro PCS/T-Mobile and other providers requested LG to encrypt the bootloader for this device after they found out folks were hacking the bootloader and loading other Firmware and Operating Systems. So you will have to have a version which was manufactured before
July, 2013. You can find out what device you have by looking at the sticker on the housing of your device underneath the battery. Just
remove the back cover, then remove the battery and you will see the sticker with your device information.
If you have one of the unlockable versions continue reading.
Secondly, you absolutely have to be running either Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 or 3, Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7, have a password on the built in Administrator account that you KNOW and have DOTNET 3.5 installed and updated VCRedist Packages which are:
* VCREDIST 2005 x86
* VCREDIST 2005 x64 <-- Only if your OS is 64 bit
* VCREDIST 2008 x86
* VCREDIST 2008 x64 <-- Only if your OS is 64 bit
* VCREDIST 2010 x86
* VCREDIST 2010 x64 <-- Only if your OS is 64 bit
* VCREDIST 2012 x86
* VCREDIST 2012 x64 <-- Only if your OS is 64 bit
* VCREDIST 2013 x86
* VCREDIST 2013 x64 <-- Only if your OS is 64 bit
You will need both x86 and x64 versions if your Operating System is 64 bit. If your Operating System is 32 bit with a x86 Processor you will not need the x64 versions of the VCREDIST packages.
^^^ ALL OF THESE FILES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ZIP PACKAGE BELOW ^^^
You *cannot* use Microsoft Windows 8 to complete this tutorial because it just won't work ( I couldn't get it to anyway ), there are too many compatibility issues with the software in this guide to get it done. Sorry Linux users! Linux doesn't work either so don't even try it with WINE. This also will not work in a virtual machine. If you have an extra laptop/PC laying around I'd suggest you go and download Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7. You can get these for free now off TechNet if you still have a TechNet account, or maybe an installation disc if you have one, or you could just download it for free from TPB. I can't post links to TPB here in this forum, but just go check around, actually it's not illegal to download if you don't crack the OS, you're just evaluating it so that you can complete this guide and then reinstall your regular OS.
Also be sure to enable the: *View Files with known File Extensions* option within the *Folder* options in your Microsoft Windows Control Panel Options, and also enable the *View Hidden Files and Folders* Option.
=== MORE PREREQUISITES
* Activated Metro PCS LG Optimus L9 MS769 with Battery <-- Must be activated with an active mobile data connection to unlock bootloader later.
* Metro PCS Sim Card
* External SD Card <-- YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED ONE OF THESE AT LEAST 2GB IN SIZE
* USB Adapter Cable for MS769
Within this guide you will see a link to a .zip file which is hosted on Mega ( formerly MegaUpload ). This .zip file is around 2GB in size.
The .zip file is a package and this package has everything that you will need to complete this guide.
Start now by downloading this package at this link: [ https://mega.co.nz/#!9xBgQQgS!kR14urR1Gd3w_cu8mHbwIQ8urFfiA5bIpgaGgZ-2PPg ]
Now unzip the .zip package that you just downloaded.
This package is very organized.
Within this package that you just unzipped there will be directories named:
* LG L9 - P769\Device SDCard Packages
* LG L9 - P769\Lelus' Tools
* LG L9 - P769\LG Device Firmware Packs
* LG L9 - P769\LG Device USB Drivers
* LG L9 - P769\LG Firmware Utilities
* LG L9 - P769\SHTTPS
* LG L9 - P769\Microsoft Windows Additions
* Guide.txt
Before this first step you need to find out what version of Android that your device is running, on your device, go to Settings->About Phone->Software Information and take note of what version of Android is installed on your device, whether it be JellyBean or Ice Cream
Sandwich. Now go ahead and do a full System Reset from Settings->Backup and Restore->System Reset. Your device needs to be reset to factory settings and all apps removed before we begin.
Let's get started!
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=== SETTING UP
*** STEP 1: Open the folder/directory named: *Device SDCard Packages*, plug your MS769 Device into your computer, select *Storage Mode* on your MS769, now copy all of the folders within this directory to a new folder in the root of your device external SD Card storage and name the folder: *TOOLS*.
So it should look like this on your SD Card:
* External SD Card\TOOLS\APKs
* External SD Card\TOOLS\CyanogenMod
* External SD Card\TOOLS\Firmware Patches
* External SD Card\TOOLS\gApps
* External SD Card\TOOLS\RAW Files
* External SD Card\TOOLS\Recovery Images
Assuming that you have a fresh installation of Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7
*** STEP 2: Open the folder/directory named: *LG Device USB Drivers* and install the executable named: *LGUnitedMobileDriver_S4981MAN38AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.8.1* and also the executable named: *LGPCSuite_Setup.exe*
*** STEP 3: Open the folder/directory named: *Lelus' Tools*, copy whichever folder is your Android version. If you have JellyBean installed on your Android device, copy the folder named: *JellyBean*; if you have Ice Cream Sandwich installed on your device, copy the folder named: *Ice Cream Sandwich*.
Now Open the C:\ partition on your Microsoft Windows Installation and paste the folder that you copied here and then rename the folder to: *Lelus*
*** STEP 4: Disconnect your device from the USB Cable and go to Settings and enable Developer USB Mode and enable Allow Installing Applications from Unknown Sources, now for the USB Mode select: *LG Software Utility* and reconnect your device back into your computer.
Now open a Command Prompt as an administrator and type the command: *cd C:\Lelus* <--- without the asterisk characters. Then type the command: *rootL9.bat* <--- without the asterisk characters. The command prompt window will show that it is starting adb on a network port and then it will exploit your Android and root it, after that the command prompt window will show that it is sending the SuperUser and BusyBox packages to your device, then your device will reboot.
After your device reboots, navigate to the File Manager application on your device and then navigate to: *External SD Card\TOOLS\APKs\* and then select the APK package that is named: *L9RecoveryInstaller_1.5.0.apk* and install it. Open the L9 Recovery Installer Application that you just installed and press the option to install recovery, then press the option for CWM/TWRP, and then press the option to reboot into recovery.
After you have rebooted into Clock Work Mod Recovery make a backup of your stock ROM, then reboot back into your ROM and transfer that backup to your computer.
***** DO NOT TRY TO INSTALL ANY ROMS AT THIS POINT! YOUR BOOTLOADER IS STILL LOCKED AND YOU WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE IF YOU TRY*****
*** STEP 4.5: Open the Start Menu on Microsoft Windows, in the search bar on the bottom type: *Notepad* <--- without the asterisk characters, right click Notepad and select: *Run as administrator*, select the administrator account and type in your password if required, now open the HOSTS file located at: *C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\HOSTS* <-- the HOSTS file does not have a file extension, so it won't show up in this window until you select the: *Show All Files* option here.
With the HOSTS file opened in Notepad go ahead and add these lines right below the comment character ( comment characters are a # symbol ):
127.0.0.1 csmg.lgmobile.com
127.0.0.1 csmgdl.lgmobile.com
Save it and proceed to the next step.
*** STEP 5: Copy the folder/directory named: *SHTTPS* that is within the .zip package you downloaded for this guide, open the C:\ partition of your Microsoft Windows Installation and paste the folder you copied. Now open the folder and execute the: *HTTP.exe* file. <--- DO NOT RUN THIS FILE AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, JUST RUN IT NORMALLY. If you are prompted to allow this executable inbound/outbound on the Windows Software Firewall click yes/allow.
=== GETTIN' 'ER DONE
*** STEP 6: Copy the folder/directory named: *LG Firmware Utilities* that is within the .zip package you downloaded for this guide, open the C:\ partition of your Microsoft Windows Installation and paste the folder you copied. Now rename the folder to: *LGTool*, open the folder and execute the executable that is named: *msxml.exe* and wait for this to completely install. Now within this same directory there are 2 other executables which are named: *B2CAppSetup.exe* and *UpTestEX_mod2_marwin.exe*. You will need to right click the first one, select properties then select run compatibility for: *Windows XP Service Pack 2* then click the check box for *Run as Administrator* and click apply, now do the same thing to the second executable which is named: *UpTestEX_mod2_marwin.exe*.
Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet at this point or this next part will not work. Now execute the executable named: *B2CAppSetup.exe* let it finish loading and when it says no network just close it. Now execute the executable named: *UpTestEX_mod2_marwin.exe* With this window loaded, for the option: *Select Type* you need to select: *3GQCT*, and for the option: *Select KDZ File*, open the file within the package you unzipped ( from the .zip you downloaded from this guide ), The .KDZ file that you need to open is within this folder/directory:
*** LG L9 - P769\LG Device Firmware Packs\Europe\Unlock Bootloader\V20B_00.kdz *** <-- select this .KDZ file for the flash and select the DIAG mode option in the LG KDZ Flash Tool.
Now Click: *Normal Web Upgrade Test* then on the next pop up window click: *Upgrade Start*
*** STEP 6 NOTES: OK THE WAY THIS WORKS IS YOU'RE USING THE SHTTP WEB SERVER AND A MODIFIED WINDOWS HOST FILE TO TRICK THE LG KDZ FLASH TOOL INTO THINKING THAT IT IS CONNECTING TO THE OFFICIAL LG SERVERS TO CHECK FOR AN UPDATE. BY DOING THIS WE ARE ABLE TO FLASH ANY LG KDZ FIRMWARE PACK OFFLINE. YOU MAY OR MAY NOT GET AN APPLICATION CRASH ON THE LG R&D TEST TOOL, IF THE APPLICATION CRASHES JUST CLOSE IT THEN DISCONNECT YOUR DEVICE FROM THE USB CABLE AND RECONNECT, BUT DO NOT REBOOT THE DEVICE OR PULL THE BATTERY. YOUR DEVICE SHOULD DISPLAY A SCREEN THAT SAYS: *S/W UPGRADE MODE* AFTER YOU HAVE RECONNECTED YOUR DEVICE TO THE USB CABLE ALLOW WINDOWS TO FIND ALL OF THE DRIVERS FOR YOUR DEVICE AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN RE-LAUNCH/RE-EXECUTE THE LG KDZ FLASH TOOL ( *UpTestEX_mod2_marwin.exe* ) AND START THE LAST PART OF STEP #6 OVER AGAIN. FOR STEP #7 YOU WILL NEED TO BE QUICK SO YOU CAN DO THE SWITCHAROO ON THE BIN FILE.
*** STEP 7: Open the folder/directory: *LG L9 - P769\LG Device Firmware Packs\Europe\Unlock Bootloader\Replacement BIN\* <--- in this directory there is a .BIN file which is named: *LGP760_AP[11].BIN* When the LG KDZ Flash Tool reports that it is at 32% you will need to quickly open the *Computer* interface on the Microsoft Windows start menu then quickly paste this string: ( C:\ProgramData\LGMOBILEAX\Phone ) <-- without the brace characters, into the location link bar at the top. Then when that directory shows that there is a file being unpacked with that same file name that you copied you will then have to quicky press *CTRL+V* on your keyboard to overwrite that file with the file that you copied, you will most likely be prompted to overwrite the file as an administrator and you have around 20 seconds to complete the prompts before that BIN file is loaded into your device firmware.
*** STEP 7 NOTES: Once the LG KDZ Flash Tool has completed uploading the European ROM/Firmware your device will restart and be recognized by your computer as a P760 version. Now comes the very frustrating part, I'm really sorry about this but everything is now both inverted and mirrored, so all of your screen presses will be mirrored. As far as I know the only way to unlock
the bootloader is with this ROM exploit. To make things easier you can navigate to Developer Settings and enable the Visible Screen Presses option so you can see where you are pressing on the screen. Flashing this European P760 KDZ Firmware Pack causes the P769 to become inverted. We flash the Europe Open ROM that is designed for the P760 onto the MS769/P769 with a locked bootloader because doing this will allow for unlocking the bootloader. Essentially what happened is LG allowed for the P760 bootloader to be unlocked in Europe on European Cell Phone Service Providers Networks, LG released an update for the P760s over the air that allowed for it to be unlocked, now since we have this KDZ pack that allows for that unlocking of the bootloader we can flash it onto the P769 and wallah! It's unlockable after that!
*** STEP 7.5: On your device, you now need to navigate to the USB mode options, just disconnect your device from the USB Cable then reconnect and it will show the connection type options make sure it is on *LG Software Mode*. Then disconnect your device from the USB Cable again and navigate to System->Developer Options and enable USB debugging and also enable installing applications
from unknown sources and finally reconnect your device to the USB Cable.
*** STEP 8: Now you will need to reroot your device again, open a Command Prompt as an administrator and type this command: *cd C:\Lelus\* <--- without the asterisk characters. Then type the command: *rootL9.bat* <--- without the asterisk characters.
The Command Prompt window will show that it is sending the SuperUser and BusyBox APK packages to the device, then your device will reboot ( if it doesn't reboot by itself you will need to reboot it ) and you will be rooted again with SuperUser and BusyBox installed.
Now you have to manage to open the File Manager on your device and install the APK package that is named: *L9RecoveryInstaller_1.5.0.APK* <-- this .APK package was copied to your device in STEP #1. The location of the APK package is: *External SD Card\TOOLS\APKs\* <-- however if you want to make it much easier with the wonky touch screen you can drop that APK package to the root of your SD Card so you don't have to click more folders.
*** STEP 9: With the L9 Recovery Installer installed on your device, open the L9 Recovery Installer application now and press: *Install Recovery*, then press: *Recovery for TWRP/CWM*.
*** STEP 9 NOTES: It is going to be so incredibly frustrating to press icons and navigate this backwards, inverted, mirror European firmware, but don't give up because you're almost done! Just remember that it's not only mirrored, but it's also inverted too! If you held your device up in front of a mirror you would be able to read it! But hey, just play around with it for a while you will figure it out.
It's a ***** let me tell you! just try to press areas under the confirmation window buttons and you will see how to get it done. Once you have the L9 Recovery installed go ahead and click the *Reboot into Recovery* option within the L9 Recovery Installer application window on your device.
*** STEP 10: Once your device reboots, you will be back in Clock Work Mod Recovery. Now you need to select the option: *Install .ZIP From SD Card*. Navigate to: *External SD Card\TOOLS\Firmware Patches\* and select the .zip file named: *radio.zip* and install it.
Then reboot the phone with the reboot option in Clock Work Mod Recovery. Once your device has rebooted back into the European ROM/Firmware unlock the screen and let it sit for 35 minutes. Make sure you have at least 1 bar on the reception icon or this won't work. Let it sit for 35 minutes then come back.
*** STEP 10 NOTES: The reason you are waiting at least 35 minutes: since you flashed the Europe Open ROM which allows for unlocking the bootloader on the P769, you now need to allow the phone to communicate with the LG servers which will send the command to your phone that allows you to reboot into the bootloader. It takes some time for this to happen, I have seen people say it
takes 35 minutes to 1 hour or more. In my own experience I only needed to wait 35 minutes, just make sure you have a good signal with at least the 3g icon or 4g/H/H+ symbol on your bars for it to work. I have also read elsewhere in my research that some people got it to work with their wifi on on top of being connected to the mobile network. If at first this next part does not work, keep trying because it will eventually work. If it doesn't work with the wifi off try it again with the wifi on, etc..
=== UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER
*** STEP 11: Get back on your computer and open a Command Prompt as an administrator and type the command: *cd C:\Lelus\stuff* <--- without the asterisk characters. Then type the command: *adb devices* <--- without the asterisk characters, if all is well you should have an alphanumeric string printed in your command prompt window which indicates that your device is connected
and recognized on your computer by ADB, now type the command: *adb reboot oem-unlock* <--- without the asterisk characters. If everything was done correctly your phone will reboot and you will be greeted with the fastboot OEM Unlock screen, press up on the volume rocker to permanently unlock the bootloader!!!
Now type the command: *fastboot flash recovery CWM_Touch.img* <--- without the asterisk characters. The command prompt window will show that it sent the Clock Work Mod Touch Image to the recovery partition on your device.
Now you will need to reboot the device into recovery by typing the command: *fastboot reboot recovery* <--- without the asterisk characters.
If it doesn't reboot into recovery for you then you will need to reboot into recovery by going back to the L9 Recovery Installer Application and press the option to reboot into recovery, or when rebooting your phone now that you have recovery installed the LED lights on the bottom of your phone ( Back button, Menu button ) will light up upon booting into a stock ROM, just press down on the volume rocker to boot into Clock Work Mod Recovery.
=== UNDOING THE DAMAGE FROM THE EUROPE OPEN ROM/FIRMWARE
*** STEP 12: With Clock Work Mod Recovery Touch menu booted ( Avoid using the touch screen and instead use volume up and down to move up/down and power button to select ), select: *Install .ZIP from SD Card*, then navigate back to: *External SD Card\TOOLS\Firmware Pacthes\* and install the files that are named: *20f u-boot.zip*, *cwm_ts_fix_p769.zip*, *v6.bin.zip*, and *radio.zip* one after the other.
Okay now that you have undone the noticeable damage from the Europe Open ROM/Firmware you can restore the original stock rom that you originally had installed on your device. Go ahead and select the Mounts and Storage option then Format the /system/, /cache/ and /data/ partitions, now go back and select the Backup/Restore option and restore the backup image of your stock ROM. Now reboot your device from Clock Work Mod Recovery.
Now take a breather for a couple of minutes.
OK, now that you're rested up and you understand everything you just did you can overwrite your firmware with a fully stock KDZ. Doing that at this point will completely overwrite all firmware code and remove any other damage from the Europe Open ROM. So go ahead and plug your device back into your computer and select: *LG Software Suite* for the USB connection mode. Then fire up the LG KDZ Flash Tool again. Now download the T-Mobile V20H KDZ Firmware Pack for P769 devices here: [
http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW959486573210987654321/V20H_00.kdz ]. Now flash that KDZ. Good thing about this latest KDZ Pack is it will also upgrade your baseband to the newest T-Mobile baseband for the P769. If you were using this guide for a P769 device that was released outside of the United States and you are using it now outside of the United States you can download the appropriate KDZ
from a list in this thread post #1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2107971
=== INSTALLING CYANOGENMOD ROM/FIRMWARE 11 KitKat 4.4.4
*** STEP 13: After you have upgraded your stock firmware in Step #12 you will now need to install Clock Work Mod Recovery again, but this time you're going to install the latest version of it for the P769, being version 6.0.4.9 and you need this version in order to install any CM11 Firmware Image. I suggest you install KANG CyanogenMod 11 KitKat 4.4.4 because this one is the absolute best out of all of them, it is the most updated, stable and it has SELinux enabled and enforcing.
Go ahead and open the directory you unzipped from the .zip package you downloaded in this guide and navigate to the folder named: *CMahendra Tools*, copy this folder to the root of your Device SD Card, then install the eu.chainfire.supersu-1.apk, then install the LGPWN.apk and finally the com.cgollner.flashify-1.apk. Open the LGPWN application and select *Root Me* then go through the prompts and then select restore
backup. Once it restores your Device will reboot and you will have root again, now open the Flashify Recovery Image Flasher application, allow it root access when it prompts for it, then select flash recovery, select file, then navigate to Tools on your SD Card then Recovery Images and select the file named: *recovery-6.0.4.9-p769.img*. Now download the newest KANG CyanogenMod 11 KitKat 4.4.4 at this link: [
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=18559 ] <--- AND MAKE SURE YOU GET THE ONE THAT IS FOR P769 AS INDICATED IN THE FILE NAME HERE. Also download the latest gApps for this ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942. Copy both the CM11 zip and the gApps zip to your SD Card, boot into Clock Work Mod Recovery and, Format /boot/, /system/, /cache/, /data/, and /persist/, then install the CM11 zip and the gApps zips. Reboot and you're done! Enjoy it!
=== GETTING THE SIM UNLOCK CODE
In order to put this device on other carriers such as AT&T, SimpleMobile and what have you, you will need to get the SIM Unlock Code either from various methods posted on this forum or by calling Metro PCS and asking them for the code. If you tell them you intend to go out of the country for business they will give you the code over the phone, if they try to say: "durr you can't have it unless you have 3 months of service with us" just tell them you are a US Citizen and Obama passed a law that says they have to give you the code. Worked for me anyway! LOL. If not there are other guides here that will get it done for you for free.
=== END OF TUTORIAL/GUIDE
Congratulations! You have completed the guide!
Always keep your CyanogenMod Firmware and gApps up to date so you always have the latest and the greatest!
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That's it! You're all done!
If you liked my simplified guide let me know by saying thanks!
Thank you for reading!
And enjoy your unlocked Bootloader and CyanogenMod 11 KitKat Firmware!
Can it work with just the regular P769? Also, the sticker on the back doesn't contain the date anywhere I can see, but if I go in to the hidden menu, it says my device is August 14 2013. Am I out of luck? Thank you so much for such an easy to follow guide. I didn't even want to bother with other people's guides because they are such a mess.
hmm got secure boot error.... grr, i got a big issue now... went back to 10g and my screen is still messed up?!?!
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hmm got secure boot error.... grr, i got a big issue now... went back to 10g and my screen is still messed up?!?!
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**** sorry bro I actually forgot to add some steps at the end of the guide. Just sit tight everyone I'm in the process of updating the guide and reuploading the .zip file now.. I left it uploading while I went to work and it just keeps stopping at like 22% I have no ****ing clue why but I'm reuploading now. I just got off work, tired as **** and got something to eat but now my phone is also soft bricked so I have to update firmware with the S/W update then after that the upload should be done and I'll repost the tutorial with link. Give me like 1-2 hours hopefully. be right back.
Cobra11Murderer said:
hmm got secure boot error.... grr, i got a big issue now... went back to 10g and my screen is still messed up?!?!
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lol wait a second what the heck?! how are you even doing the guide without the package I uploaded? LOL
CygnusBlack said:
**** sorry bro I actually forgot to add some steps at the end of the guide. Just sit tight everyone I'm in the process of updating the guide and reuploading the .zip file now.. I left it uploading while I went to work and it just keeps stopping at like 22% I have no ****ing clue why but I'm reuploading now. I just got off work, tired as **** and got something to eat but now my phone is also soft bricked so I have to update firmware with the S/W update then after that the upload should be done and I'll repost the tutorial with link. Give me like 1-2 hours hopefully. be right back.
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Alright everyone the guide is officially complete! Have at it!!!!
Good post.. Gotta admit a little heart broken as I am one of the unfortunates with the encrypted boot loader and stop had a little hope lol
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Somebody123456 said:
Can it work with just the regular P769? Also, the sticker on the back doesn't contain the date anywhere I can see, but if I go in to the hidden menu, it says my device is August 14 2013. Am I out of luck? Thank you so much for such an easy to follow guide. I didn't even want to bother with other people's guides because they are such a mess.
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Um, can you please answer? Also, I don't see the Mega link anywhere.
There may be hope for you. I'm researching to find out if you can downgrade the rom to get a decrypted bootloader then you'd just follow this guide and you're set. I will post my findings.
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As far as I know yes it works with the p769.. but again yours is august so I'm thinking you have an encrypted bootloader. But there's hope as I said there may be a way for you to decrypt the bootloader by downgrading to the first mfg rom. Ill let everyone know what I find out.
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Um, can you please answer? Also, I don't see the Mega link anywhere.
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See my above post. I forgot to quote you.. and the mega link is still coming I had to repack the files and its uploading still. My upload speed is around 300kb up so its going to take a while since the new pack is 2gb
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CygnusBlack said:
There may be hope for you. I'm researching to find out if you can downgrade the rom to get a decrypted bootloader then you'd just follow this guide and you're set. I will post my findings.
Sent from my LG769 using XDA Free mobile app
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Thank you very much!
CygnusBlack said:
lol wait a second what the heck?! how are you even doing the guide without the package I uploaded? LOL
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I used another guide.. i used the wrong kdz lol, got the right one and got the radio flashed and all.. waited, and guess what? it just restarted... :| and my phone was made in jan 2013!!!, I tried many times over and over, I think I might need the cable for it.. mine is a TMobile version though but i doubt that makes any difference compared to the Metro's they are exactly the same
Cobra11Murderer said:
I used another guide.. i used the wrong kdz lol, got the right one and got the radio flashed and all.. waited, and guess what? it just restarted... :| and my phone was made in jan 2013!!!, I tried many times over and over, I think I might need the cable for it.. mine is a TMobile version though but i doubt that makes any difference compared to the Metro's they are exactly the same
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well I was finally able to get it uploaded to Mega. I posted the link in the tutorial post. Since you're using the T-Mobile version what you should do is first downgrade your rom to the oldest T-Mobile rom. There's a post in this forum by CMahendra I think and he put up links to all the roms. Get the oldest tmobile flash that first then flash the Europe open rom like in my tutorial and follow the rest of my tutorial it should work.
Let me know what happens. If it doesn't work you can just flash the firmware patches to fix your screen and touch screen then flash back to stock rom.
CygnusBlack said:
well I was finally able to get it uploaded to Mega. I posted the link in the tutorial post. Since you're using the T-Mobile version what you should do is first downgrade your rom to the oldest T-Mobile rom. There's a post in this forum by CMahendra I think and he put up links to all the roms. Get the oldest tmobile flash that first then flash the Europe open rom like in my tutorial and follow the rest of my tutorial it should work.
Let me know what happens. If it doesn't work you can just flash the firmware patches to fix your screen and touch screen then flash back to stock rom.
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I actually did do that, in fact.. i was on the latest of tmobile 20h i believe, used fastboot method to go back down to the oldest then went to turkey... when i found out i got the wrong one i fast boot back down again and flashed the correct one still no go.. now my screen is still inverted when flashed back to stock old.. but no biggie ive been using a backup phone lol, i do however need to try again or get it back to original stock state..
if this doesnt unlock im even considering the samsung avant lol
Cobra11Murderer said:
I actually did do that, in fact.. i was on the latest of tmobile 20h i believe, used fastboot method to go back down to the oldest then went to turkey... when i found out i got the wrong one i fast boot back down again and flashed the correct one still no go.. now my screen is still inverted when flashed back to stock old.. but no biggie ive been using a backup phone lol, i do however need to try again or get it back to original stock state..
if this doesnt unlock im even considering the samsung avant lol
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Try to root it now with that Lelus tool then go to CWM recovery and flash the inverted screen patch + wonky touch screen patch + radio patch. Maybe that will fix it. The Europe rom ****s a lot of stuff up and going to back original rom won't flash the actual firmware back completely. I suspect there's actually more damage/changes from the europe rom since it was hex edited(?) but at least if you flash those it will fix your screen and touch screen and radio.
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Try to root it now with that Lelus tool then go to CWM recovery and flash the inverted screen patch + wonky touch screen patch + radio patch. Maybe that will fix it. The Europe rom ****s a lot of stuff up and going to back original rom won't flash the actual firmware back completely. I suspect there's actually more damage/changes from the europe rom since it was hex edited(?) but at least if you flash those it will fix your screen and touch screen and radio.
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alrighty will do that now, its updating as i type.. whats even more funny is all drivers are installed on a fresh pc.. this pc i cleared and this is the only device hooked up to it.. the bootloader is def a shoot and miss with this device, thats why im wonderin about the cable that might work, but i have no idea if it will actually.. lol
Cobra11Murderer said:
alrighty will do that now, its updating as i type.. whats even more funny is all drivers are installed on a fresh pc.. this pc i cleared and this is the only device hooked up to it.. the bootloader is def a shoot and miss with this device, thats why im wonderin about the cable that might work, but i have no idea if it will actually.. lol
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Any progress yet?
edit:nevermind
Related
I know that this handset is not release yet but I'd like to know if there would be support for it from the community. I'm excited about it because I've been waiting for a handset that seems to meet all my niche requirements:
Medium size screen (4.5")
ARMv8 instruction set (Snapdragon 410)
Removable battery (According to quick set up manual)
MicroSD slot (full size SD would have been nice but this is good enough)
Dual Sim (not sure if it will be available in the UK though )
I know the screen is not the best and it probably won't support Qi charging but I don't think any other handset has all the aforementioned features. I'm not trying to sell the handset but this is in anticipation of posts like "why not get a Nexus" or "just get a Moto G"
It's a nice phone, I bought one for my wife
This one is not available in my region. I got the Y550 instead for a relative. Almost the same spec. Not sure about IO performance though as I didn't have time to check.
Solution?
So, I was searching Google for OT 5042 root (the internal name of Alcatel OT Pop 2 or Orange Roya (NOS Roya in Portugal)), and I've found these instructions on a russian forum. I have not tested them myself, but they do seem very legit, so if anyone who knows exactly what he's doing or has no fear of losing the phone can follow it up.
Disclaimer: The procedure that follows has not been yet tested by me. Proceed at your own risk. You are fully responsible for what happens to your phone from now on. If you have some knowledge on russian, please help translating the board mentioned on the Youtube video description (/watch?v=8tD4kR33vVE).
Note on translation: This post was initially writen in russian and translated with Google translate with some fixes here and there made by me. I'm not a native english speaker and therefore some engrish may be present. Please forgive me for it.
Note to users: This tutorial is regarding the dual SIM version of this phone. It may not work with the single SIM one.
Root dual SIM Alcatel Alcatel OneTouch 5042D POP 2 smartphone
Author: ruslan_3_ from 4pda.ru
Procedure:
1. Download the attached .zip file and extract it to some folder on your computer.
1.1. Install the phone's adb drivers (not needed under Linux or OS X; Windows drivers are available on the phone as a CD-ROM);
1.2 Copy update.zip to the root of your phone's internal memory or SD Card (one of the two may not work, and there is different feedback regarding this issue)
2. Turn on USB debugging
3. Turn on the phone in fastboot mode (press and hold both power and volume down buttons);
3.1 Connect the phone to your computer and wait for the drivers to finish installing (when applied);
4. Open a command prompt where you first extraced the files and type:
HTML:
fastboot -i 0x1bbb devices
It will list all devices connected to the computer on fastboot mode, for example a409dc4d.
6. Install CWM Recovery:
HTML:
fastboot -i 0x1bbb flash recovery image-new.img
7. Enter recovery mode (power + volume up)
8. Install update.zip
Once again, please be very carefully when executing this procedure. It can go really wrong.
If you're using Mac or Linux, paste the specific android SDK tools in the extracted folder and run fastboot with the command ./fastboot if you don't have an alias for it in your .profile or .bashrc (if you don't know what this is, ignore it ).
@imTos, Thanks for information, but you know if there is any custom rom (CM or MIUI) for this equipment, specifically for the version of the 5042A one SIM ??
Thank You ...
Regarding the root procedure, I was told on a portuguese board that it works for any 5042 model.
herbesi01 said:
@imTos, Thanks for information, but you know if there is any custom rom (CM or MIUI) for this equipment, specifically for the version of the 5042A one SIM ??
Thank You ...
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Hey. I am not aware of any alternative ROM currently on the Internet, especially since Alcatel has not released the phone's source code yet. What I do know, however, is that there are three ROMs for this device: Alcatel's original ROM (build 010 03 single/dual SIM), Orange ROM (single SIM) and the portuguese NOS ROM (build 010 06, single SIM). Between the three, as far as I know, the portuguese one is the one that most ressembles AOSP w/ Google Play and with no bloatware installed by default, from what I've seen in pictures. I don't know if it is possible for the users of the different ROMs to make NANDroid backups and share them online, though it wouldn't be a full help. Keep in mind that both chinese and russian ROMS, from what I've read (and I have no way to confirm if this is true or not!), have a function to report stolen phones, and this text messages a foreign number if you're living outside these countries.
Offtopic: I waste more time trying to guess the captcha than replying to a post. Google, where's the new noCaptcha function?
imTos said:
So, I was searching Google for OT 5042 root (the internal name of Alcatel OT Pop 2 or Orange Roya (NOS Roya in Portugal)), and I've found these instructions on a russian forum. I have not tested them myself, but they do seem very legit, so if anyone who knows exactly what he's doing or has no fear of losing the phone can follow it up.
Disclaimer: The procedure that follows has not been yet tested by me. Proceed at your own risk. You are fully responsible for what happens to your phone from now on. If you have some knowledge on russian, please help translating the board mentioned on the Youtube video description (/watch?v=8tD4kR33vVE).
Note on translation: This post was initially writen in russian and translated with Google translate with some fixes here and there made by me. I'm not a native english speaker and therefore some engrish may be present. Please forgive me for it.
Note to users: This tutorial is regarding the dual SIM version of this phone. It may not work with the single SIM one.
Root dual SIM Alcatel Alcatel OneTouch 5042D POP 2 smartphone
Author: ruslan_3_ from 4pda.ru
Procedure:
1. Download the attached .zip file and extract it to some folder on your computer.
1.1. Install the phone's adb drivers (not needed under Linux or OS X; Windows drivers are available on the phone as a CD-ROM);
1.2 Copy update.zip to the root of your phone's SD Card (internal memory may not work)
2. Turn on USB debugging
3. Turn on the phone in fastboot mode (press and hold both power and volume down buttons);
3.1 Connect the phone to your computer and wait for the drivers to finish installing (when applied);
4. Open a command prompt where you first extraced the files and type:
HTML:
fastboot -i 0x1bbb devices
It will list all devices connected to the computer on fastboot mode, for example a409dc4d.
6. Install CWM Recovery:
HTML:
fastboot -i 0x1bbb flash recovery image-new.img
7. Enter recovery mode (power + volume up)
8. Install update.zip
Once again, please be very carefully when executing this procedure. It can go really wrong.
If you're using Mac or Linux, paste the specific android SDK tools in the extracted folder and run fastboot with the command ./fastboot if you don't have an alias for it in your .profile or .bashrc (if you don't know what this is, ignore it ).
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this method for root work very well on my Orange Roya
thanks for share it
Worked like a charm on single sim
I would love to see running android l on this device! i mean into 5042a
Please
Hi, i did try to root this phone as you show but after some tries this stuck on load, and dont turn on ok...
i did try hard reset, wipe cache, wipe data, erase from fastboot and a lot of things but always keep on Logo... so could you do a backup from your handset and share it with me please?
i will apreciate it a lot. thanks in advance
I've asked for a backup in many online communities, but no luck. As I said, I didn't try the method myself since I didn't need to use root yet and my phone is still under warranty. Sorry.
imTos said:
I've asked for a backup in many online communities, but no luck. As I said, I didn't try the method myself since I didn't need to use root yet and my phone is still under warranty. Sorry.
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lol mine is under warranty too.
Root it and if u need to send to warranty u can use Mobile Upgrade Q to restore original firmware.
I cant enter in fastboot can anyone help me please
rushwhq said:
lol mine is under warranty too.
Root it and if u need to send to warranty u can use Mobile Upgrade Q to restore original firmware.
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Are you sure that can be restored By mobile upgrade?
if bricked : recover phone using Alcatel official tool
Mobile Upgrade Q 4.6.8 Setup.rar
goto http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/products/smartphones/pop_2-4-5.html
and select the "Support" tab, there download
Mobile Upgrade Q 4.6.8 Setup.rar
link:
http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/glob...OP_2-4-5/otu/mobile-upgrade-q-4-6-8-setup.rar
unrar, start and select 5042D, connect phone via USB cable, start flashing
I had my Pop 2 bricked (eternal boot loop) but got it back to life, 100%
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in the "russian" tutorial they tell you to copy "update.zip" to your SD card - that did not work for me !
- on the external card cwm did not find the file.
instead update.zip was only found once it was on the INTERNAL SD card !!
Hey guys.
I've found very useful information like stock recovery, stock images, and user custom images for this device on the same board I found the root method. I still haven't had the courage to root my device, though, and I feel kind of an hypocrite because of it, but this is my only phone, and if something had gone wrong I would have no money to buy a new one. I know I'm not the only one in this situation, and I do feel really bad for not helping users that have requested for my help.
I need to know if Mobile Upgrade Q can recognize the device and reinstall the ROM if anything goes wrong. To those who had any problem, was it able to fix it? Were you using stock recovery or CWM when you tryed it (I'm not sure if this is relevant)?
I will update this board (or create a new one?) regarding this device with useful information I've found online, and since stock recovery is already available (that was the main reason I didn't root in the first place (warranty)), I will provide a (not rooted) factory image of the custom build 010 06 when I have time to do so.
hey buddy
i restore my to thr original rom with mobile q. but looks like i upgrade the firmware, and now i cant root again, because i cant put in fastboot "vol - + pwr".
Which exactly build do u have ?
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Hey guys.
I've found very useful information like stock recovery, stock images, and user custom images for this device on the same board I found the root method. I still haven't had the courage to root my device, though, and I feel kind of an hypocrite because of it, but this is my only phone, and if something had gone wrong I would have no money to buy a new one. I know I'm not the only one in this situation, and I do feel really bad for not helping users that have requested for my help.
I need to know if Mobile Upgrade Q can recognize the device and reinstall the ROM if anything goes wrong. To those who had any problem, was it able to fix it? Were you using stock recovery or CWM when you tryed it (I'm not sure if this is relevant)?
I will update this board (or create a new one?) regarding this device with useful information I've found online, and since stock recovery is already available (that was the main reason I didn't root in the first place (warranty)), I will provide a (not rooted) factory image of the custom build 010 06 when I have time to do so.
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lol i managed to enter fastboot mode via adb command.. =D
hi, mi alcatel pop 2 wass bricked. When I try to unbrick with Mobile Upgrade it say that my phone is updated and it stop.
how can i unbrick my phone??!!
Please a need a backup from a Alcatel POP 2 ROM, i had bricked. Please could anyone upload it?
seryioo write me PM
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imTos said:
Regarding the root procedure, I was told on a portuguese board that it works for any 5042 model.
Hey. I am not aware of any alternative ROM currently on the Internet, especially since Alcatel has not released the phone's source code yet. What I do know, however, is that there are three ROMs for this device: Alcatel's original ROM (build 010 03 single/dual SIM), Orange ROM (single SIM) and the portuguese NOS ROM (build 010 06, single SIM). Between the three, as far as I know, the portuguese one is the one that most ressembles AOSP w/ Google Play and with no bloatware installed by default, from what I've seen in pictures. I don't know if it is possible for the users of the different ROMs to make NANDroid backups and share them online, though it wouldn't be a full help. Keep in mind that both chinese and russian ROMS, from what I've read (and I have no way to confirm if this is true or not!), have a function to report stolen phones, and this text messages a foreign number if you're living outside these countries.
Offtopic: I waste more time trying to guess the captcha than replying to a post. Google, where's the new noCaptcha function?
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Hi
Alcatel has release the source code for this model
OT_5042X_20150310.tar.xz
So now can cook some cm rom or anyelse?
rushwhq said:
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Hi, I have bricked my phone. I tried to restore with Mobile Upgrade and with a Backup from CWM that I did, but with no result.
I would like you did a backup with the last version of TWRP, all partitions and upload:
Download, install like CWM: https://mega.co.nz/#!tQRzibAA!7tPkqlc1BYsvCCeQRzaqn_VVs959GBsleB_4eNVq9JE
Sources TWRP Recovery: http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=645507&st=340#entry38938719
Thank you.
Hello everyone,
As an owner of two Japanese LGL22 (a variant of the LG G2 made for Japan, with a waterproof body and Micro SD capabilities), I thought AU, the original carrier, was kind to have allowed its users to unlock the phone, a rare procedure in Japan where the vast majority of phones are locked to one specific network. I was using a super high end device, that had cost me around 20,000yen, on the DoCoMo network for a very cheap price. Then, the horror rolled out. It was meant to be a simple firmware update for "stability improvements", little did I know that the stability AU was referring to, was to their own profits.
Version LGL2220F removed the LG hidden menu, prevented use of a non AU SIM card, and returned the phone to its original locked status. My partner and I were upset. This needed to be fixed. The LGL22, while popular in Japan, is not in the rest of the world, so it was impossible to find a way to fix the SIM lock. After searching for a few months, I came by a solution, through various translations of Japan's 2chan community and message board posts.
Below, is how I fixed my phones.
This method DOES NOT require root access.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
DOWNLOADS
- LG flash tool 2014, download from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797190
- LG driver, download from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797190
- The correct Firmware (LGL2220D_00.kdz), located under the "Firmwares" section of the following page (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51177684)
HARDWARE
- Your LG L22, at 100% charge
- A reliable USB cable
INSTRUCTIONS
As per usual, proceed with due caution. This method was tested on two separate devices successfully but I cannot guarantee, and will not take any responsibility to what happens to your phone.
ALL DATA WILL BE DELETED. BACKUP BEFORE STARTING
1) Install LG flash tool 2014 to an easy to access location and the LG driver.
2) Turn OFF your phone and DO NOT connect it to the PC
3) Press and HOLD volume up while connecting your device to the PC. Keep HOLDING
4) RELEASE volume up when Download Mode (or something like that) appears on the screen
5) Run LG flash tool 2014 as administrator (Type: CDMA, Version: LGL2220D_00.kdz, Phonemode: DIAG, Reset Time: 33000)
6) Under "Select KDZ file", navigate to the KDZ file LGL2220D_00.kdz you just downloaded
7) Select CSE Flash
8) Hit "Start" at the bottom right corner
9) IGNORE language selection, just accept
10) WAIT for install to complete. It will take about 10 minutes. You can trace the progress on your phone. If all is well you will see a "COM" message written in green along with a progress bar. WAIT until your phone finishes installing its apps. (If LG flash tool 2014 doesn't see the device after starting, it will tell you so. Just unplug it from your PC and plug it back in and wait)
HI BRO I HAVE ONE FLASHED WITH LGL2220D_00.kdz ALREADY BUT I CANT UNLOCK IT CUZ NO BOX I HAVE USED SEEMS TO UNLOCK IT CORRECTLY
Hi,
links to official firmwares have been removed from https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685517
can anybody please provide me link to 20F AU carrier ?
i have link to 20D KK here https://mega.nz/#!tgkGAJ5R!q-1WdwF_rzZP3qOlUa_FIUDgwEAsqjWJ8nCvERCJv4E ( thanks to Dante0087 )
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Access to doc-00-2k-docs.googleusercontent.com was denied
I cant access the page.
sorry ,, the for the useless google drive broken links ,, i will update the links now
I updated all,,links now u see
This is fantastic. I'm using the t-mobile version. It's excellent, but I'm having a problem with wifi. Does anyone have any recommendations?
change ur wifi region in router webpage to north america and see
i tested this,, this both zips 5 to 6 times ,,but there is no problem for me ,,
go to ur router webpage ,,,and change ur wifi region to north america ,,and then ur phone will start detecting ur region
even i use to change my wifi region in router page to north america,,the my wifi started working
u follow this link here for ur problem :- https://youtu.be/IJ6Vj9_S4QE
So, i was working on an lg k7 and was told to remove the factory reset protection. Which that is apart of the set up wizard for lg so I removed that. Yes it was rooted. But, when I rebooted the device It said security error, authentication error #9 (modification). Ok, so I researched and it is fixable, but the lg download tool will not find the device. The download driver screen goes to 100% and I left it there for a couple hours and theres nothing. and the same exit button remains. I have tried the kdz download and that didnt work either. tried odin or twrp, which twrp is already on the device, but I cannot access anything. Any help with this? been working on it for weeks and its nothing but a head ache.
one thing u did completely wrong process,, setup wizard is a part of LG OS ,,IF U REMOVE IT WILL BREAK UR OS
THE MAIN REASON WHY YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO BOOT INTO RECOVERY IS THIS ONE :- [KERNEL/RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING] ON BOOT ,, IF U REMOVE IT FROM BOOT IMG ,THEN IT WILL MAKE U TO BOOT INTO RECOVERY,, AS IT WILL PROTECT U TO BOOT INTO CUSTOM TWRP RECOVERY ,,SO ULTIMATELY U NEED ONE [KERNEL/RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING] ON BOOT ,,REMOVED BOOT IMG
So, how do I obtain that one kernal/recovery and flash it on that phone?
Thank you for the quick and detailed reply.
My router is set up correctly.
I also have two identical LG K7 devices. The only difference is that one has your rom and the other is rooted stock.
The one without your rom can connect to Wifi with no issue.
The other one cannot. I enable Wifi and it hangs, as does Bluetooth. The Wifi Icon flashes consistently. Bluetooth just gives an error and goes off.
I believe that another member is having a similar issue, as posted here.
First of all ,,u unlock it boot loader ,,,boot up it android
Go to settings
,,after that go to software info
,,then after go to about phone,and,, Tap the build number until u see you are a developer message
Get into developer options now
Then enable USB debbuging and OEM unlock
Then download Android SDK platform tools
After that open a command windows ,,on the directory where u extracted adb ,,now type adb devices ,,,u will get one pop up like allow RSA key in it phone,,u just allow it,,
Now type command :- adb reboot bootloader
After that it will reboot bootloader,,note bootloader unlock commands are present on the display of the mobile
Note if it device does not support bootloader unlock ,,then it will not allow ur phone into bootloader
After that root ur phone with kingroot or kingroot
Then use flashify to flah twrp
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Oh no!
Basic device info
Model Number : PB1009
Android Version : 7.0
Kernel Version: 4.4.22
Build Number : PB1009_20170912
Hey so i need literally any way to root this tablet, ive been able to unlock the bootloader (easiest bootloader on the planet) but havent been able to find a compatable twrp.
i just need a custom recovery that will work or p much any root ideas, i would consider a full custom firmware as well.
i considered compiling a twrp but i dont know how i would get the source files for it...
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Basic device info
Model Number : PB1009
Android Version : 7.0
Kernel Version: 4.4.22
Build Number : PB1009_20170912
Hey so i need literally any way to root this tablet, ive been able to unlock the bootloader (easiest bootloader on the planet) but havent been able to find a compatable twrp.
i just need a custom recovery that will work or p much any root ideas, i would consider a full custom firmware as well.
i considered compiling a twrp but i dont know how i would get the source files for it...
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how did you unlock bootloader and did you ever figure out how to root it? going through same thing now.
Kind of an old thread and old device now, but I own one myself (branded Packard Bell) and just figured this all out, so here goes:
Root
This one is really easy now thanks to a MediaTek flaw. Just go to https://github.com/JunioJsv/mtk-easy-su, download the latest release, install the APK on the device, and run it by opening the app and pressing the button in the lower-right corner (still works on this since the latest security patch level AFAIK is from 2017). Note that this gives root temporarily, so you will need to run it again after reboot if you want root again.
Bootloader Unlock
When Kenvarus said "easiest bootloader on the planet", I took a guess at the method and it worked:
Back up any important data on your tablet, as this will factory reset it.
Install ADB and Fastboot on your computer if they are not installed, including drivers. For Fastboot (as that can be tricky sometimes), it "just worked" for me and I think Windows used an Amazon driver I had installed for my KF2. YMMV.
If you haven't already, enable Development Settings by going to Settings->About tablet and tapping the build number 7 times.
Go to Settings->Developer options (switch them on if they're off) and enable the "OEM unlocking" toggle.
In the same menu, enable "USB debugging" if it is not enabled already.
Connect the tablet to your computer, confirming the authorization prompt that pops up if it wasn't connected before. Check whether the connection is good with the "adb devices" command if needed.
Run the command "adb reboot bootloader", this gave me a blank screen.
Use the "fastboot devices" command to make sure the Fastboot connection works.
Run the command "fastboot oem unlock".
Press Volume Up when the text-mode confirmation screen pops up on the tablet.
Once the unlock procedure is complete, reset the tablet. You should see text on your bootscreen saying "Orange State" and a factory reset on the first reboot if it worked.
WARNING: I highly recommend charging your battery to be at least 10-20% filled before doing this. I stupidly did this at 1% battery thinking "it's plugged in anyway" and had quite the time rebooting after unlocking the bootloader (I thought it was bricked for a good hour or so, only after walking away for 20 minutes to eat dinner did I see that the battery was now at 20% and I could boot the tablet).
After unlocking the bootloader and temp-rooting it with the above app, I was able to use Magisk to patch the boot image (using dd to shuttle the files to and from /dev/block/mmcblk0p10, use "strings saved_boot_partition_name|head -n1" and check for "ANDROID!" to make sure it's the right partition) and I now have persistent root after all these years (note that Direct Install in Magisk doesn't work here). I'd definitely be interested in a custom recovery and/or ROMs for this device, but I'm not holding my breath (I'd take a crack at it if I knew better how to do it, but I have near-zero experience with ROM development and so far have only recompiled existing ROMs for a few phones).
CHANGELOG:
Guide v1.0 - Warn that Lineage cannot be flashed on A12 firmware.
Guide v1.1 - Update guide for flashing Lineage after complete conversion and updates so phone is fully converted first.
There are THREE firmware versions for the N200.
DE2118 - Carrier infected phones for T-Mobile and MetroPCS in US.
DE2117 - Retail US OEM firmware that is 100% compatible with US carriers and fully supports 5G, 4G, 3G (gone), 2G, VoLTE, and VoWIFI.
This guide is intended to remove the carrier virusware that the carrier uses to wipe/spy on the user as well as branding bloat like the bootup/shutdown graphic/sound.
DE2117AA - International version of the phone. This has a different modem/firmware, supports 2 sim cards, and is NOT compatible with US N200 hardware.
WARNINGS:
1. Do NOT flash Intl. DE2117AA firmware or use msmtool for DE2117AA on any US phone or you will no longer make/receive voice or text calls until you flash back to US firmware with Fastboot Enhance!
2. You must NOT stop the guide after you flash DE2117 onto the first slot as the phone will NOT be fully converted until it takes the OTA update to Android 12 and one more to C_17.
If you go to the about screen before the Android 12 OTA update, you will still see DE2118.
3. A You should take ALL OTA updates to Android 12 C_17 and then follow the root guide for Dummies if you want to test drive the latest and very stable current OEM firmware.
B Flash back to DE2117 Android 11 final with my downgrade guide to go back to the final Android 11 DE2117 US before you install current N200 Lineage.
Lineage requires you to be on Android 11 or it will soft brick when you flash Lineage boot.img.
4. Finally, I have had enough people use my N200 guides that they are proven to work very well, but I take no responsibility if you abort the flashing process or skip parts of the guide and manage to boot loop/brick your phone!
However, I will work with you to get you going again. This phone cannot be fully bricked with the Qualcomm chipset and EDL recovery mode. You will create a full backup of your phone in the guide, so you can restore it 100% even if you walk away and your cat manages to fully wipe the entire firmware area of the phone with Fastboot Enhance.
PREREQUISITES: (see other guides)
1. You must have your boot loader unlocked.
2. Request and receive your unlock token from OP website to unlock boot loader.
(This takes exactly one week from requesting on Oneplus Website until OnePlus delivers the unlock token.)
If your phone is still sim subsidy locked and you cannot move the "OEM unlocking in dev options to on as it's greyed out, follow steps (20-24) to bypass this and turn on OEM unlocking so you can get unlocking code without being sim unlocked.
3. Install latest Android Platform Tools installed on PC. Currently v33.0.3
Old versions platform tools will cause fastboot commands to FAIL!!
4. Fastboot Enhance tool
Download and unzip folder into working directory.
This tool is Windows only and requires .net framework 4.5 (can be ran in VM with enough free ram for experienced linux users) This tool also needs a good amount of ram as someone with a old Windows 7 machine with very limited ram had the program hang when unpacking the firmware. They then switched to a newer machine resolved the issue.
5. Backup your phone data as this guide will wipe your phone in the process.
I recommend you put a MicroSD card in your N200 and select MicroSD card as backup location in Swift/APP Manager as all data on MicroSD will survive a phone wipe/reset.
A. The most simple backup tool is Swift Backup with a rooted phone to save all your app, data, phonebook, texts, and wifi passwords for easy restore after you are converted, upgraded and re-rooted.
B. For power users I highly recommend using App Manager to back up your apps.
The App Manager instructions are worth reading like a book as this tool is very complex and powerful.
This tool will backup APK source files/splits, internal/ext data/obb and media/cache, app permissions, battery savings,data usage, Magis khide status, SSAID, rules set up in App Manager. It will also import backups fromOAndBackup, Titanium and Swift (3.0-3.2) and keep multiple version backups of same app.
It's also an Interceptor, Manifest viewer, Scanner (API key from virus total), Enhanced Package installer with version upgrade/downgrade information and library add/remove info on install, Usage, Log viewer with colors/filters, App explore and much more.
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1. Place your phones unlock key into Platform Tools directory.
(You can download it again by logging into OnePlus site and going to this page.)
2. Download Tmobile/MetroPCS OnePlus MSMtool for V11.0.1.7 and unzip to working folder of your choice.
3A. Download FINAL Android V11 Update Image .
If installing Lineage,You MUST flash Lineage boot.ini from Android 11 or you WILL go into a soft boot loop from Android 12!
3B. If you are going to re-flash your phone that is already flashed to DE2117 and on A12 due to a bad update (in a soft boot loop) or installed other A12 rom and need to flash back, Download Full US OEM A12 C_16 Update Image and keep as .zip file and place in working folder instead.
(See Downgrade Guide if you are already running US OEM A12 and want to go back to A11 to install Lineage.)
4. Go to working folder you unzipped msmtool and open folder "dre8t_10_O.07_211014_repack"
5. A. Execute program as Administrator "MsmDownloadTool V4.0.exe" if your running Windows 10 or 11.
B. Execute program as administrator "MsmDownloadTool V4.0_Win7.exe" if your running Windows 7.
6. At login prompt, change user type to:
"User Type: Others" & Hit Next button.
7. At main page of MsmDownload Tool hit "F8"
A new window will pop-up that is called Firehose Readback:
(Ignore my crazy Windows theme colors - Yours will look different)
{
"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"
}
8. Locate Password box at bottom of pop-up and enter lowercase password: oneplus
9. Make sure the box is still active window and hit <cntrl-a> and every box in the list will then become checked.
10. hit OK to close box.
11. Click new "Read Back" button.
13. Place phone in special EDL recovery mode:
A. Since ADB is working, it is easier to simply open your Android Platform tools folder in Explorer and type cmd in location box to open dos prompt and type:
C:\platform-tools>adb reboot edl
B. You can turn phone off and then hold both volume buttons down and power on to force phone into EDL mode if phone is not working properly.
NOTE: When phone is in EDL mode the screen on the phone will be BLANK.
This is NORMAL.
14. As soon as the command is entered switch back to MSMtool window and watch it make a FULL backup of your phone including all firmware (slot a/b) and phone identifying information areas. When this is complete your phone will reboot.
15. Go to root of system drive (Default C:\) in explorer and sort files by date (Double Click on the Date Modified) and move all the new files just created ending in .bin, .img, .elf, and .mbn to a folder and name it to identify this exact phone if you have more than one N200 and store in a safe place like a USB flash drive. You can zip the folder first to save space.
See: Firehose backup files.txt attached for full list.
Do NOT share this backup with anyone online as they can clone your phones IMEI/SN with this PRIVATE backup data!
16. Re-run msmtool again. It will remember user type option: others. Click Next.
17. This time at main screen simply press start. and place phone in EDL mode as in step 13.
18. Watch the tool flash V11.0.1.7 firmware and most importantly the older fastbootd that is proven to perform the conversion firmware flash.
(Phone will reboot wiped/locked and in out of box condition.)
19. Do phone setup offline without entering wifi and as soon as you are out of setup turn off data to prevent phone from starting to download firmware update from OTA.
20. Goto Settings -> About Device -> Version -> build number and click until developer again.
21. Goto Settings -> System Settings -> Developer Options and turn on USB debugging and then exit settings.
22. Go back to dos box and send command to remove software that prevents OEM Unlock from being turned on:
C:\platform-tools>adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.qualcomm.qti.uim
23. On Phone: Go to Settings -> System Settings -> Developer Options
Turn ON "OEM Unlocking"
24. Go back to dos box and type:
C:\platform-tools>adb reboot fastboot
25. Send your unlock code to phone again.
(Assuming the file is called unlock_code.bin)
C:\platform-tools>fastboot flash cust-unlock unlock_code.bin
26. Unlock Bootloader:
C:\platform-tools>fastboot oem unlock
27. Follow on screen directions and phone will unlock bootloader, erase data and enter new phone setup again.
Do steps 19-21 again (developer/adb debugging on) and step 24 (Reboot to fastboot)
Now visually verify your phone is in Fastboot mode and unlocked.
28. Go to working folder in explorer and open folder "Fastboot_EnhanceV1.3.0" and execute "FastbootEnhance.exe"
29. On Fastboot Visualization tab, Double click on your device that will be shown.
30. Now you have two tabs, "Basic Properties" and Partitions.
31. Click on Partitions tab and scroll to bottom of the partitions list and verify that there are none that end in "_cow"
(They are creeated when you do OTA upgrades. They are left over and need to be deleted if present otherwise there may not be enough room to write new image.)
32. Highlight EVERY file ending in "_cow" and click the erase button.
They are always at the bottom of the list.
Repeat until there are NO files ending in "_cow"
33. Click the button bottom left corner called "Reboot to Fastbootd"
34. Your phone willl now reboot into special fastbootd mode.
35. Click English on phone to see this. Do NOT click any other options on phone.
36. Tick the box on right Show Logs to watch it's progress. A log box will pop up. Drag it over to the side to watch.
37. Tick the box Ignore Unknown Partitions
(fastbootd will NOT flash over newer modem firmware with older, if flashing older firmware and required for flash to still work)
38A. Click Flash Payload Bin box and select file "DE2117-A11-Final-OnePlusN200Oxygen_10.O.11_OTA_011_all_2203021426_downgrade_66cde69fe1e342db.zip" from working directory.
38B. For Android 12 USS OEM Reflash-Restore, Select file "(US_RETAIL_A12_C_16_FULL_ROM)DE2117_11.C.15_0150_202205192325.zip"
39. Click Flash Payload bin button.
It will unpack all the partitions from the .zip file first.
It will then delete old partitions and re-create partition with new required size and flash each .bin file of firmware one at a time automatically.
40. WAIT.....Watch the log output window and DO NOTHING until complete.
A. Fastboot Enhance will unpack all the partitions from the .zip file first.
B. It will then delete old partitions and re-create partition with new required size and flash each .bin file of firmware one at a time automatically.
41. When process is finished click "Reboot to recovery" button.
42. on phone, tap English.
43. on phone, tap "wipe data" and follow prompts to wipe and restart.
You will now boot up on US OEM DE2117 Android 11 Final.
WARNING: Do NOT stop the guide at this point, as your phone is not fully converted yet!
If you go to about info you will still see DE2118 and the boot area and other slot is still on carrier firmware! (Even if you are going to install Lineage, you must continue OTA upgrades to Android 12 C_17 and then downgrade to Android 11 afterwards)
44. Perform system setup with wifi and go to settings -> about device and perform system update and you will update to A12 (C_16) and proceed to second partial OTA update to latest OTA (C_17) before following the root guide for dummies
WELL DONE MY GOOD SIR!
Thanks for the thorough write-up for this dummy! So once this procedure is completed I can assume that everything that works for the DE2117 (like LineageOS) will be OK for a DE2118?
My fastboot enhance keeps stopping once i select the payload.bin to flash
I have all the correct files but it seems like windows keeps stopping the program from continuing further...
So say you run through this guide, everything goes correctly and you end up with a DE2117. Is it for all intents and purposes a DE2117 or would you still run the DE2118 MSM Tool should you run into a problem and need to reset?
Maatt_OG said:
My fastboot enhance keeps stopping once i select the payload.bin to flash
I have all the correct files but it seems like windows keeps stopping the program from continuing further...
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Are you seeing anything in the log window?
What is the error message Windows is giving you, and how is it stopping the program?
It sounds like you have Windows issues.
Are you running this in a VM or under very low memory conditions?
You may want to refresh your Windows installation.
Link575 said:
So say you run through this guide, everything goes correctly and you end up with a DE2117. Is it for all intents and purposes a DE2117 or would you still run the DE2118 MSM Tool should you run into a problem and need to reset?
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That is a very good question.
Once you have flashed DE2117 to one slot and then taken an OTA upgrade, then both slots are converted and your phone is for all practical reason a US OEM. Your IMEI is still in the T-mobile/MetroPCS range so the OP will not give you credits for registering a new OEM phone at Red Cable Club and will say that IMEI is invalid.
I tell people to take OTA updates so they are not half cross flashed as we have had one person try to use msmtool and bricked phone when in this half converted state.
msmtool re-locks the boot loader so it's not the first thing I would do. It's best to use fastboot enhance and re-flash from fastbootd again and wipe if you fail with a GSI or installing another rom.
scanman0 said:
That is a very good question.
Once you have flashed DE2117 to one slot and then taken an OTA upgrade, then both slots are converted and your phone s for alll practical reason a US OEM. Your IMEI is still in the Tmobile range so OP site login will not give you register credit for registering new phone at store.
I tell people to take OTA updates so they are not half cross flashed as we have had one person try to use msmtool and bricked phone when in this half converted state.
msmtool re-locks the boot loader so it's not the first thing I would do. It's best to use fastboot enhance and re-flash from fastbootd again and wipe if you fail with a GSI or installing another rom.
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it says extracting files in the log but i have eeven waited and ignored the windows pop up error saying , Program has stopped working, we will let you know if theres a solution, but it doesnt proceed any further.
AND... DO NOT USE MSM TOOL AFTER CONVERTING. modem and core-nhlos and a few other partitions are a bit different along with the hardware versions and all and youll bootloop.
scanman0 said:
Are you seeing anything in the log window?
What is the error message Windows is giving you, and how is it stopping the program?
It sounds like you have Windows issues.
Are you running this in a VM or under very low memory conditions?
You may want to refresh your Windows installation.
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as for memory, i am running pretty low tbh....
scanman0 said:
That is a very good question.
Once you have flashed DE2117 to one slot and then taken an OTA upgrade, then both slots are converted and your phone s for alll practical reason a US OEM. Your IMEI is still in the Tmobile range so OP site login will not give you register credit for registering new phone at store.
I tell people to take OTA updates so they are not half cross flashed as we have had one person try to use msmtool and bricked phone when in this half converted state.
msmtool re-locks the boot loader so it's not the first thing I would do. It's best to use fastboot enhance and re-flash from fastbootd again and wipe if you fail with a GSI or installing another rom.
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I see thanks for that. So one more follow up, I'm not even sure if you would know this but I installed Lineage 19 on my DE2118 and after that About phone states its a 2117. I'm assuming this is just because that's what this ROM was made for and it's not actually converting to a DE2117. I did MSM after Lineage and had no problems going back to stock DE2118.
scanman0 said:
13. Place phone in special EDL recovery mode:
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This dummy had never seen EDL mode before and because my MSMDownload tool for Win7 seemed to require running as administrator the tool did not automatically connect so all I saw was a black screen in Step 14.
We shall not talk about how long nor how many different reboot combinations were required for me to understand that I needed to run the tool as administrator and that the black screen was normal. Really funny.
Even funnier was that I never did find the backup files after the Download was complete. Not on C:, not on D:, none found with the Explorer search function. Somehow I made them vanish even after your careful description.
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Even funnier was that I never did find the backup files after the Download was complete.
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And the only reasonable explanation for this is that among my many confused attempts to make things work this was the time that I did not actually do the backup, just pressed the start button. I would hate to think that I made such a ridiculous blunder but what else could it be. Oh my .....
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as for memory, i am running pretty low tbh....
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You need to have enough memory free for the program to unpack the .zip file in ram. If Windows is crashing the process with "program is not responding" then your pc (or is it a vm?) does not have enough memory.
Link575 said:
I see thanks for that. So one more follow up, I'm not even sure if you would know this but I installed Lineage 19 on my DE2118 and after that About phone states its a 2117. I'm assuming this is just because that's what this ROM was made for and it's not actually converting to a DE2117. I did MSM after Lineage and had no problems going back to stock DE2118.
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Lineage has one build that is compatible with both versions and reports that either is DE2117.
katooom said:
This dummy had never seen EDL mode before and because my MSMDownload tool for Win7 seemed to require running as administrator the tool did not automatically connect so all I saw was a black screen in Step 14.
We shall not talk about how long nor how many different reboot combinations were required for me to understand that I needed to run the tool as administrator and that the black screen was normal. Really funny.
Even funnier was that I never did find the backup files after the Download was complete. Not on C:, not on D:, none found with the Explorer search function. Somehow I made them vanish even after your careful description.
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I have updated the guide to reflect that you need to run as administrator on Windows 7 and to run the windows 7 .exe file.
I have only tested under Windows 10 and Windows 11 and the program demanded administrator mode to run.
The msmtool always dumps to the root of the working system boot drive that is usually C:
I made a screen shot of the F8 windows as you must select the boxes and place the password to place the tool in the backup mode.
I never said in the guide to look at the phone when in EDL mode as the screen is black.
I have updated the guide to inform people that are not familiar with EDL mode to expect that it is blank.
This is the reason I had people go to EDL mode with the pc with adb is the fact that it is a blank screen mode and people can be confused if the phone is in EDL or off.
I cannot tell by your condescending comments if you actually did the F8 procedure correctly to place msmtool in backup mode.
There is no indicator before it starts (other than the window closing without an error) and the tool will indicate as shown in the screenshot that it is "Reading back <Partition name>" as it reads the partitions from the phone.
If you simply press start as you implied you "tried" the tool will flash the phone to default factory state and NOT do a backup.
You do realize I wrote this guide to try to help people and cannot test every possible configuration as I don't have Windows 7 anymore.
People with your poor attitude is the reason there are fewer hand holding guides present on XDA.
scanman0 said:
Lineage has one build that is compatible with both versions and reports that either is DE2117.
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Got it, thanks.
scanman0 said:
People with your poor attitude is the reason there are fewer hand holding guides present on XDA.
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Whoa, I have to apologize for making you think that I was in any way critical or dissatisfied! I was merely making fun of myself for messing up the process in spite of how well you explained it. I actually hoped that you would be amused by my errors and the silly reasons that I made them. It is deeply upsetting to me to have offended someone who puts so much effort into helping. I can only apologize again for expressing myself so poorly.
@scanman0 Dumb question probably, but after completing this, would it be possible to downgrade to Android 11 OEM?
rcartaz09 said:
@scanman0 Dumb question probably, but after completing this, would it be possible to downgrade to Android 11 OEM?
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Nothing dumb about this question!
I have updated the guide to INCLUDE converting to last Android 11 US OEM Firmware
And put warning to only install Lineage with Android 11 firmware.
I also posted a separate downgrade guide so people will not miss this fact if they already upgraded to Android 12 and want to install Lineage:
Downgrade US OEM (DE2117) Android 12 firmware to Android 11 BEFORE installing Lineage!
Lineage installation on N200 REQUIRES that you are running Android 11 or phone will soft loop after installing the Lineage boot.img If you are updated to Android 12 firmware and want to install Lineage, you MUST downgrade first to: DE2117 OEM...
forum.xda-developers.com
After completing this, would it be possible
scanman0 said:
Nothing dumb about this question!
I have updated the guide to INCLUDE converting to last Android 11 US OEM Firmware
And put warning to only install Lineage with Android 11 firmware.
I also posted a separate downgrade guide so people will not miss this fact if they already upgraded to Android 12 and want to install Lineage:
Downgrade US OEM (DE2117) Android 12 firmware to Android 11 BEFORE installing Lineage!
Lineage installation on N200 REQUIRES that you are running Android 11 or phone will soft loop after installing the Lineage boot.img If you are updated to Android 12 firmware and want to install Lineage, you MUST downgrade first to: DE2117 OEM...
forum.xda-developers.com
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You are awesome! Thank you!