[Q] Help with Recovery - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi there
i have alcatel pixi 7 (i213)
i root it then backuped with MtkDroidtools
now i want to install recovery cwm BUT
my recovery size is 16 mb
im unpacking - repacking stock recovery but after flashing its even not booting
flashing recovery 16 mb and its booting
after repack it is 5-6 mb
i think its uses other pack method
help PLS

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blabla
if someone needs...
stock recovery : https://mega.co.nz/#!G4kDkJpL!CH3oWWqDm_6rDLGlHgoOISvg-jd436FXnNkdtCboGh0
CTRecovery_2.5 : https://mega.co.nz/#!jh82HKoR!D-BbITkkfHqMNy6hewgCLV_7Xw9xZJoX8YfezwqHpKQ

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Hi!
I have bricked my pixi 7 (i213). After root i have started debloating stock firmware and misstyped some command and of course i didn't made a copy.
If anyone could upload and share custpack and system (android) images/partitions or whole stock firmware it would be great.

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Xcore_Rj said:
if someone needs...
stock recovery : https://mega.co.nz/#!G4kDkJpL!CH3oWWqDm_6rDLGlHgoOISvg-jd436FXnNkdtCboGh0
CTRecovery_2.5 : https://mega.co.nz/#!jh82HKoR!D-BbITkkfHqMNy6hewgCLV_7Xw9xZJoX8YfezwqHpKQ
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whats that custom recovery for?
is it compatible with my zeki quad core 4.4.2 android tablet?
i need one!! :fingers-crossed:

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hmmm
emm
download mobile upgrade
here's the link http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/glob...n/PIXI_7/otu/mobile-upgrade-s-4-1-8-setup.exe
open it
select pixi 7 or i213
and follow steps
contact if any problems
glad to help
Sent from my I213 using XDA Free mobile app

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Thanks for the reply.
Mobile upgrade pops up message that there is no new firmware for my tablet. I think its stock fw wasn't from alcatel. It's custom made by Orange telecomunication company ... don't know what to do next .

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Marcin Tomczczyk said:
Thanks for the reply.
Mobile upgrade pops up message that there is no new firmware for my tablet. I think its stock fw wasn't from alcatel. It's custom made by Orange telecomunication company ... don't know what to do next .
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mine is from orange too..but its updating...
so i can give my system.img..its already rooted..try so..
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=b84e72ba94787c35&id=B84E72BA94787C35%211315&ithint=file,img&authkey=!ACvvZMgyUIoS2rU
if after flashing it will not boot flash boot.img too https://mega.co.nz/#!T80ihQAA!wiofxhYpc_5sfrKpUYIINSU-Vzb7vFqENI1EbaPyT-0

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Thanks for the upload, share and help!
I was talking about polish part of the Orange corporation, not the international one. So this might be the answer why mobile upgrade not updating my tablet firmware . They don't give a f... .
Also still not booting after flashing system and boot images.
Does your firmware have custpack partition? It is partition with stock apk's and other stuff from alcatel. I was deleting packages from this partition also.
I know i'm asking a lot but if your firmware does have this partition, could you also upload it?

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Could you also upload custpack partition? I have no other way to unbrick this tablet .

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Is this compatible with my l212? I think its not. Can you check my Dump System? If we are the same partition then i can flash that.

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How to root?
Hello everybody.
I bought the tablet, and try to find a way to root it.
All the tools I found didn't make the job...
How do you root your device?
Thanks for your support!
Greetings

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ThMusch said:
I bought the tablet, and try to find a way to root it.
All the tools I found didn't make the job...
How do you root your device?Greetings
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I Had some problems with rooting this piece of crap the conventional way, but I managed to do it using iRoot. The bad thing is that iRoot's SU app will keep installing a lot of useless stuff in Chinese. To get rid of them, you first need to install SuperSU from the Play Store (If I recall correctly CWM Superuser will work fine as well, but ChainsDD Superuser won't, so keep this in mind) after rooting it and then using manually remove the Chinese SuperUser apk that comes with iRoot and once you get rid of it, you can uninstall the remaining Chinese apps the normal way.
Marcin Tomczczyk said:
Could you also upload custpack partition? I have no other way to unbrick this tablet .
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I am in the middle of unbricking my Pixi 7 after failed installation of fonts (my font folder CHMOD got messed up and now the device is not booting as it can't reed it), and if I success, I'll post here about the process.
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Okay, if anyone ever has problem with recovering their Pixi 7, here are the steps to make a clean installation using Mobile Upgrade S. The only requirement is to have the device already installed on at least one of your USB ports (otherwise your OS won't detect it, as it will try to install the drivers, but will fail because it sees the device to be disconnecting shortly after plugging it in – at least it was my case):
1. Download Mobile Upgrade S and SP Flash
2. Grab this scatter file.
3. Open the file you just downloaded. Find the following section:
...
partition_index: SYS3
partition_name: PRO_INFO
file_name: NONE
is_download: false
...
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And replace is_download to true;
4. Open Flash tool and in your download section select your edited scatter file.
5. Go to Readback and select Add.
6. Double-click the added line and save it as pro_info.img
7. Set it as follows: Type : hex , Region EMMC_USER , start : 0x100000 , lenght 0x300000
8. Click Read Back, turn off your Pixi and connect it to your PC via USB cable. It should start the read immediately and after few seccond you should get a success messgae. If it's not the case, try a different USB port.
9. After you got your read, disconnect your Pixi and open newly created pro_info.img file in a hex editor.
10. Find your device version (it's soimewhere at the beggining, around adress 0xA3, and looks like XXXI213-XXXXXXX, where X can be any character, for example mine was COXI213-2DRGPL1) and change it to ENXI213-2BALGB1.
11. Replace your software version (Right after your device ver. Mine was AAZY1AAZ0Z0BD00) for AAZY1AAY0Y0BD00.
12. Save changes to your file.
13. Go back to your SP Flash tool > Download tab
14. Select your scatter file. Deselect all checkboxes. Leave PRO_INFO checked only.
15. Click on PRO_INFO location and select the file you just edited.
16. Select Download and connect your Pixi.
17. When done, run Mobile Upgrade S and follow the standard upgrading process (be aware, that it will take a lot of time to download the ROM, as the download speed goes around 20-50 KB/s. It took me aroung 8h to download it).
18. After installation run your Pixi for the first time and wait for it to boot (don't panic if it takes a bit of time. It will be booting for about 2-5 minutes for the first time).

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Nidrax said:
I Had some problems with rooting this piece of crap the conventional way, but I managed to do it using iRoot. The bad thing is that iRoot's SU app will keep installing a lot of useless stuff in Chinese. To get rid of them, you first need to install SuperSU from the Play Store (If I recall correctly CWM Superuser will work fine as well, but ChainsDD Superuser won't, so keep this in mind) after rooting it and then using manually remove the Chinese SuperUser apk that comes with iRoot and once you get rid of it, you can uninstall the remaining Chinese apps the normal way.
I am in the middle of unbricking my Pixi 7 after failed installation of fonts (my font folder CHMOD got messed up and now the device is not booting as it can't reed it), and if I success, I'll post here about the process.
@edit
Okay, if anyone ever has problem with recovering their Pixi 7, here are the steps to make a clean installation using Mobile Upgrade S. The only requirement is to have the device already installed on at least one of your USB ports (otherwise your OS won't detect it, as it will try to install the drivers, but will fail because it sees the device to be disconnecting shortly after plugging it in – at least it was my case):
1. Download Mobile Upgrade S and SP Flash
2. Grab this scatter file.
3. Open the file you just downloaded. Find the following section:
And replace is_download to true;
4. Open Flash tool and in your download section select your edited scatter file.
5. Go to Readback and select Add.
6. Double-click the added line and save it as pro_info.img
7. Set it as follows: Type : hex , Region EMMC_USER , start : 0x100000 , lenght 0x300000
8. Click Read Back, turn off your Pixi and connect it to your PC via USB cable. It should start the read immediately and after few seccond you should get a success messgae. If it's not the case, try a different USB port.
9. After you got your read, disconnect your Pixi and open newly created pro_info.img file in a hex editor.
10. Find your device version (it's soimewhere at the beggining, around adress 0xA3, and looks like XXXI213-XXXXXXX, where X can be any character, for example mine was COXI213-2DRGPL1) and change it to ENXI213-2BALGB1.
11. Replace your software version (Right after your device ver. Mine was AAZY1AAZ0Z0BD00) for AAZY1AAY0Y0BD00.
12. Save changes to your file.
13. Go back to your SP Flash tool > Download tab
14. Select your scatter file. Deselect all checkboxes. Leave PRO_INFO checked only.
15. Click on PRO_INFO location and select the file you just edited.
16. Select Download and connect your Pixi.
17. When done, run Mobile Upgrade S and follow the standard upgrading process (be aware, that it will take a lot of time to download the ROM, as the download speed goes around 20-50 KB/s. It took me aroung 8h to download it).
18. After installation run your Pixi for the first time and wait for it to boot (don't panic if it takes a bit of time. It will be booting for about 2-5 minutes for the first time).
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Great to hear that my instructions helped you and good that you posted it here http://forum.android.com.pl/topic/211918-stock-rom-do-pixi-7/?p=3776346

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KINGROOT 4.5.2 works for my pixi7 (i213)