Hi all,
I have a minix U1 that was wiped (no OS). TWRP is installed and I can boot to it (hold power for 6 seconds).
I am trying to install the stock Minix ROM FW013 (most recent) but when booting into TWRP the USB Burning Tool does not connect to the box. I have tried multiple version of the burning tool, currently have 2.0.8 installed.
Any idea how I can installed the stock IMG ROM?
Having a TWRP recovery installed does not always mean the recovery is working - are you certain it is the right version and that it works for your box?
And I fail to see what the recovery has to do with the burn tool - it should find the box if you use the correct connection and start procedure.
Plus - if the firmware is not for the burn tool but in fact to be used with the recovery then you should be able to flash it with TWRP directly.
I updated TWRP and ensured it was the right version for my unit
Connect procedure is open the burning tool>connect OTG cable>hold power button for 6 seconds from off state to enter TWRP
My laptop makes the USB connected nose but the burning tool doesn't display anything
Minix U1 fw install
Simple way is to start the usb Burn tool on your computer, load the FW image, then select start. Now ensure box is powered off, plug in usb cable to computer and box. Press and hold the power button and listen for the bling bing sound of the usb burn tool on windows, then release the power button, it will load the fw. Make sure you have no other usb dongles or scares in the device. Works for me every time.
Please refer to the manufacturer's official firmware guide to recover your device.
Check official forum of Minix and official guide at: NEO U1 full system image reflashing guide
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I have an LG E435g. I tried to flash another version of stock firmware (V20a_00) using KDZ updater tool. It did flash, but my phone is f***d. The screen is totally black (no logo,etc.). My PC recognizes that it is connected, but I cannot load MTP driver for file transfers. It was in debug mode during flash, but isn't now because I can't use adb. Have tried everything in forums, nothing changes. I will pay ANYONE to fix as I am at wits end and know just enough to screw s**t up. Totally unable to get into download mode, emergency mode,etc. Phone is not rooted and the bootloader is locked.
No problem
brdbat416 said:
I have an LG E435g. I tried to flash another version of stock firmware (V20a_00) using KDZ updater tool. It did flash, but my phone is f***d. The screen is totally black (no logo,etc.). My PC recognizes that it is connected, but I cannot load MTP driver for file transfers. It was in debug mode during flash, but isn't now because I can't use adb. Have tried everything in forums, nothing changes. I will pay ANYONE to fix as I am at wits end and know just enough to screw s**t up. Totally unable to get into download mode, emergency mode,etc. Phone is not rooted and the bootloader is locked.
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THIS GUIDE IS FOR UN-BRICKING ALL KNOWN TO ME LG Lx PHONES ON WINDOWS BASED COMPUTERS
(Virtual Machine Will Work )
THIS GUIDE ASSUMES YOU HAVE DRIVERS INSTALLED
>>>>>FOUND HERE IF YOU CAN'T USE GOOGLE<<<<<
THIS GUIDE ASSUMES YOU HAVE KDZ UPDATE PROGRAM
>>>>>FOUND HERE IF YOU CAN'T USE GOOGLE<<<<<
THIS GUIDE ASSUMES YOU HAVE .kdz FIRMWARE DOWNLOADED
>>>>>FOUND HERE IF YOU CAN'T USE GOOGLE<<<<<
1. Plug USB cable to PC
2. Take battery out of phone
3. Press and hold VOL- button or VOL+ or VOL+ and VOL-
4. Plug USB cable to phone
5. Wait few seconds ... (it should display "Download Mode" on black screen)
6. Put battery back in phone
7. UPDATE YOUR KDZ NOW
8. navigate to phone settings and security and preform wipe/master reset (not obligatory but ensures "clean rom" )
Enjoy your NEW OLD phone
Hello
I have trouve flashing twrp on my leagoo z5 mt6580 with Android 6.0
Kingroot doesn't work
And there is a file on needrom for twrp but i can't flash it. Maybe because i don't understand sp flash tool
If some one could be so nice to explain to me how to get it working.
I tried many thing. But sp flash doesn't do anything when i press download...
Thanks in advance.
reggiexp said:
Hello
I have trouve flashing twrp on my leagoo z5 mt6580 with Android 6.0
Kingroot doesn't work
And there is a file on needrom for twrp but i can't flash it. Maybe because i don't understand sp flash tool
If some one could be so nice to explain to me how to get it working.
I tried many thing. But sp flash doesn't do anything when i press download...
Thanks in advance.
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SP Flash Tool works through preloader. Usually when you power up your phone, preloader kicks in first and sets up it's own device on USB port. You have a split second to start talking to it, otherwise it will load the next part of software, which will set up another device on the port.
What do you have to do:
Double-check your USB cable! Cable problems can lead to weird errors in SPF tool.
Shut down your phone completely, remove/insert the battery after it to be 100% sure that the phone is shut down.
Set up SPF Tool, hit download button
Connect your phone to PC via USB cable
At this step, your phone should power up, but if it doesn't in reasonable time (say, 10 seconds), press the power button to switch it on
If everything done right, the following happens:
Your PC finds "mediatek preloader" device or something similar
Red progress bar starts running in SPF tool, it means DL helper firmware is being transferred to the phone
Blue (or green) progress bar starts running, indicating your data being downloaded
A window with green circle appears, your data has been uploaded successfully
FIRST, there has got to be a better way then this, it's convoluted BUT worked...
This is step by step how I (by chance) upgraded my V88 Pro (S905X chipset) to XTMod by Xannytech
All downloads and additional instructions are on the XTMod page linked above. You will need a flash drive, a male to male usb cable and a windows based computer.
1. Download XTMOD_EX_P .ZIP and place on a flash drive, some folks call them thumb drives. Place the flash drive in the rear usb port next to the spdif port of your V88 device.
2. Download Amlogic USB Burning Tool. I used version v2.0.6.2_build2 found here. Unzip this download and install on a windows based computer.
3. Download XTMOD_EX_P .IMG and save to your computer.
4. On your V88 open the update app, click select and chose the XTMOD_EX_P .ZIP you downloaded. LEAVE wipe data and wipe media UNCHECKED... Now click the update button. Your device will reboot and fail on the update. You should now be in the recovery mode that list several options. Now pull the flash drive and replace it with the male to male usb cable, with the other end plugged into your computer.
5. Open Amlogic USB Burning Tool, Click on the File menu in the upper left hand corner, and select Import Image. Then you’ll need to navigate to the location you saved the XTMOD_EX_P .IMG file and select it. Under Configuration check Erase Flash and Erase Bootloader with Normal Erase selected.
6. Back on your V88 on the recovery mode screen, select reboot to bootloader. My V88 rebooted to blank green screen.
7. Back on your computer the Amlogic USB Burning Tool should now see your device. Click Start. When the Burning Tool finishes, unplug the power to your V88, unplug the male to male usb cable then close out the Burning Tool.
8. Plug the power back into the V88.
9. Stand on one leg, close your left eye and Pray. (Just joking)
I know this seems crazy, but it works. My V88 is running perfect on XTMOD.
Be sure and thank Xannytech for this firmware. :good::good::good:
Seems legit since the "guide" to put V88 PRO in Recovery goes through using a dummy zip (rom's zip in your example) and try to update from it.
This forces the recovery mode, which can be used to install our new ROM
Thanks for your miniguide
Is there a trick to getting it to boot to recovery? I cant seem to get mynupdate software to even find the zip file. When unplug it in to the usb flash tool, the flash tool sees the box, but when I try to flash the xtmod image, I get an error that indicates it is the wrong firmware at 4%
Hi, i bought power 2, phone not open and noting happen when press power or vol+ - together + power, or ....try everything
Bricked when try flash twrp recovery. later i try flash rom again, my computer see phone when phone is closed. can not open already. But now my computer not see the phone:A request for the USB device descriptor failed.
What can i do, and sorry for my english
This phone can't be bricked (mostly). You can easily restore the stock firmware, just download stock rom from official site, extract it. And use sp flash tool not the one that comes with the official rom. Open sp flash tool.
Load scatter file from official rom, you can leave the DA file for all mtk phones that comes with stock rom or use the one in sp flash tool (just leave it as it is) in the user interface of sp flash tool.
Make sure it says "download only" from the drop box. Click download then connect the phone to your computer. Flashing will start and should take about 1 minute and 30 seconds to finish.
If flashing doesn't start. Make sure you have vcom drivers installed. (Also for flashing to start, phone must be turned off obviously, but since you have semi brick, you don't have to worry about that).
Rebel_X said:
This phone can't be bricked (mostly). You can easily restore the stock firmware, just download stock rom from official site, extract it. And use sp flash tool not the one that comes with the official rom. Open sp flash tool.
Load scatter file from official rom, you can leave the DA file for all mtk phones that comes with stock rom or use the one in sp flash tool (just leave it as it is) in the user interface of sp flash tool.
Make sure it says "download only" from the drop box. Click download then connect the phone to your computer. Flashing will start and should take about 1 minute and 30 seconds to finish.
If flashing doesn't start. Make sure you have vcom drivers installed. (Also for flashing to start, phone must be turned off obviously, but since you have semi brick, you don't have to worry about that).
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Vdcom drivers already installed but not using. becouse computer does not see phone.
Unknown usb device . A request for the USB device descriptor failed. (code 43)
if i solve this, maybe i can flash rom
Rebel_X said:
This phone can't be bricked (mostly). You can easily restore the stock firmware, just download stock rom from official site, extract it. And use sp flash tool not the one that comes with the official rom. Open sp flash tool.
Load scatter file from official rom, you can leave the DA file for all mtk phones that comes with stock rom or use the one in sp flash tool (just leave it as it is) in the user interface of sp flash tool.
Make sure it says "download only" from the drop box. Click download then connect the phone to your computer. Flashing will start and should take about 1 minute and 30 seconds to finish.
If flashing doesn't start. Make sure you have vcom drivers installed. (Also for flashing to start, phone must be turned off obviously, but since you have semi brick, you don't have to worry about that).
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My phone opened, but computer cannot see storage.i think phone's usb ports damaged. i can flash rom with sp flash tool only.
fastboot and recovery not working. i cant make root too. what can i do i dont know. recovery cant open, writing "no command".
faysoft said:
My phone opened, but computer cannot see storage.i think phone's usb ports damaged. i can flash rom with sp flash tool only.
fastboot and recovery not working. i cant make root too. what can i do i dont know. recovery cant open, writing "no command".
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Go to developer mode menu (if you don't have it, tap on "build number" in "about phone" from settings, seven times and it will be activated). Then change how your USB acts when connected with computer.
If you can't, just use ES File explorer to send files between your computer and phone in FTP or SMB mode over WiFi.
Have the same problam.
The pc recognize the vcom device but only for 2-3 secconds and then disaper, then i get an error with sp flashtool.
Phone isnt tured on. At all.
I also have the same problem.
Is anyone has success with unbricking Power II in such case?
pacmancoder said:
I also have the same problem.
Is anyone has success with unbricking Power II in such case?
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I do not know if it is late. I had the same problem with another phone. I was solved as follows:
1. Unplug the usb cable from the computer
2. Power off the phone
3. Press download on sp flash tool
4. Holding vol+ and power, plug the usb cable on the computer.
Hi,
can anyone provide me with nvram /nvdata backup please of Ulephone power 2?
I have probably correct IMEI, valid MAC fo Wifi/BT ...
It looks like my serial number changed to 123456789ABCDEF and I have no idea how to change it to original because MAUI (?) stucked on get kernel
I can find original box with correct serial and IMEis on stick
The only one problem with mobile is I am not able connect to mobile network - registration SIM to mobile network always fail.
and at MTK engineer I have only Bluetooth, FM Receiver, Wifi, Wifi CTIA, Wifi Display
I have nothing like Radio, CDS etc ...
OEM unlocked, TWRP, rooted
Some information probably lost when flashing
And of course another problem :
except GPS and proximity, all sensors does not work - G sensor, acceleration, magnetic sensor, compass . Probably configuration data is located at nvdata
i tried flash 5MB file nvdata.bin from different MTK 675x device, but nothings change
I tried flash 33 MB nvdata.img from same MTK 675x device, but I lost IMEI and nothing solved
This is why I need 33 MB NVDATA.IMG from another functional Ulephone power 2
I can change IMEI at MTK then ...
I had to flash , because phone was unusable - it stucked mostly on obtaining IP address wifi
after a while, phone disconnected from wifi and cant find any wifi or if find, then cant connect because of some security issue , after restart all was OK ...
Thanks
I've been booting LibreELEC/CoreELEC from SD card on my AZW (Beelink) W95 (S905W) box for years now. Yesterday I tried booting into the stock Android system (7.1 I think- I haven't done it for a while) but it wouldn't boot. Not being one to leave well enough alone I decided to try a reset using a toothpick in the reset hole by the power plug. It flashed the start screen for a split second and then stopped. After that it wouldn't boot off the CoreELEC SD card either.
I've tried a clean CoreELEC install, stock firmware, Amlogic Burn Card Maker, and TWRP on the SD card - none of them get me past a black screen.
I don't think the reset button is doing anything (I depress it while plugging in the power jack). In fact, I don't know if it ever worked. My box had previously always booted off a SD card if it was inserted in the slot without having to do anything special.
My box isn't completely dead but comatose. The signs of life are:
1) The blue LED comes on when I plug in the power cord.
2) After about 20 minutes or so the blue LED will go off. If I press the power button on the remote it comes back on.
3) My router sees it on my network as active. But I get connection refused when I try access it using Windows File Explorer or try to SSH into it using Putty.
4) When I insert a SD card into the slot it writes Andriod and LOST.DIR folders to it.
I haven't tried the Amlogic USB Burning Tool yet because I don't have an USB 2.0 Type A male to male cable - but I've ordered one. My concern is I won't be able to put it in reset mode since I'm not sure the reset button does anything (but I can feel it click).
Is there anything else I should try while I'm waiting for my cable to arrive?
Any recommendations on how I should proceed once my cable arrives?
Thanks
RKCRLR said:
I've been booting LibreELEC/CoreELEC from SD card on my AZW (Beelink) W95 (S905W) box for years now. Yesterday I tried booting into the stock Android system (7.1 I think- I haven't done it for a while) but it wouldn't boot. Not being one to leave well enough alone I decided to try a reset using a toothpick in the reset hole by the power plug. It flashed the start screen for a split second and then stopped. After that it wouldn't boot off the CoreELEC SD card either.
I've tried a clean CoreELEC install, stock firmware, Amlogic Burn Card Maker, and TWRP on the SD card - none of them get me past a black screen.
I don't think the reset button is doing anything (I depress it while plugging in the power jack). In fact, I don't know if it ever worked. My box had previously always booted off a SD card if it was inserted in the slot without having to do anything special.
My box isn't completely dead but comatose. The signs of life are:
1) The blue LED comes on when I plug in the power cord.
2) After about 20 minutes or so the blue LED will go off. If I press the power button on the remote it comes back on.
3) My router sees it on my network as active. But I get connection refused when I try access it using Windows File Explorer or try to SSH into it using Putty.
4) When I insert a SD card into the slot it writes Andriod and LOST.DIR folders to it.
I haven't tried the Amlogic USB Burning Tool yet because I don't have an USB 2.0 Type A male to male cable - but I've ordered one. My concern is I won't be able to put it in reset mode since I'm not sure the reset button does anything (but I can feel it click).
Is there anything else I should try while I'm waiting for my cable to arrive?
Any recommendations on how I should proceed once my cable arrives?
Thanks
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Hi, your device seems to be in a strange state currently, only thing i can reccomend is trying a few firmwares to see what works for you, you should be able to flash most s905w based roms, if your device cant be detected by USB burn tool you might need to use ask Rom Mode" to force your box to be detected by burn tool, this makes it almost impossible to brick a box
Thanks for the suggestions, I'm a complete newbie at this.
Is the Ask ROM Mode an option in USB Burning Tool?
I have an OEM W95 firmware update file (in both .img and and an OTA in .zip format) but they may be older than what is currently on the box. I also found a TWRP file for the S905W. But I don't know how to use any of these.
I downloaded the AMLogic Tools 6.0.0 and tried the AMLogic Flash Tool since it seems to work through the Ethernet port. I assumed this because you access the box via an IP address but I really don't know. I watched the video but couldn't find any detailed instructions on how to use it.
When I pressed the Connect button it said it connected and I had the green Connected display (I was connecting through my LAN - I don't know if I should connect directly with an ethernet cable). I loaded my .img file and said Flash. It says it is flashing and a second or so later it says SUCCESS! However the box still doesn't boot. I tried both Boot and Recovery (I don't know which option I should choose). I think that the SUCCESS! message is incorrect since I get the message even if I press the Flash button without the box connected. However, I can't connect to the box without the ethernet cable connected so the connected message seems correct.
Am I using the AMLogic Flash Tool correctly?
I was thinking about trying the S905W atvExperience ROM but thought I'd wait until I got my USB cable before before doing something more drastic.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks
OK, so my male to male USB cable arrived and I managed to get my box un-bricked using AMLogic USB Burning tool with a factory .img file. It took several tries. I kept getting errors when it tried to erase the bootloader or would get to 7%, progress would stop for about a minute, and then Burning Tool would close.
I finally got it to proceed all the way by holding in the reset button, plugging in the USB cable (no power cable), and keeping the reset button pushed the whole time (I don't know if this was just a coincidence). Also, I hadn't closed Burning Tool after the previous error erasing the bootloader. I'm posting all this in case someone else has a similar problem.
After that, it still wouldn't boot of the CoreELEC SD card with the reset button pushed down. It would go straight into the Android OS. I got it to boot into CoreELEC by installing the Reboot to LibreELEC app. Now it always restarts in CoreELEC the way it used to when the SD card is left in. I think this is how I got LibreELEC working years ago.
So, now I'm contemplating installing atvXperience but I have a couple of questions:
What would be the best way to install atvXperience without being able to the reset button to put the box into recovery mode?
What would be the best way to prepare for not being able to use the reset button to put the box into recovery mode if something were to go wrong during flashing?
Thanks for any help.
OK, so my male to male USB cable arrived and I managed to get my box un-bricked using AMLogic USB Burning tool with a factory .img file. It took several tries. I kept getting errors when it tried to erase the bootloader or would get to 7%, progress would stop for about a minute, and then Burning Tool would close.
I finally got it to proceed all the way by holding in the reset button, plugging in the USB cable (no power cable), and keeping the reset button pushed the whole time (I don't know if this was just a coincidence). Also, I hadn't closed Burning Tool after the previous error erasing the bootloader. I'm posting all this in case someone else has a similar problem.
After that, it still wouldn't boot of the CoreELEC SD card with the reset button pushed down. It would go straight into the Android OS. I got it to boot into CoreELEC by installing the Reboot to LibreELEC app. Now it always restarts in CoreELEC the way it used to when the SD card is left in. I think this is how I got LibreELEC working years ago.
So, now I'm contemplating installing atvXperience but I have a couple of questions:
What would be the best way to install atvXperience without being able to the reset button to put the box into recovery mode? (I did try flashing atvXperience once using USB Burning Tool but I got the same error erasing bootloader)
What would be the best way to prepare for not being able to use the reset button to put the box into recovery mode if something were to go wrong during flashing?
Thanks for any help.
Another follow up post for anyone with the same problem. I did some searching and found out I'm not the only one with a box that the reset button doesn't work. A work around for them was to connect the male to male USB cable, load the image into Burning Tool, press Start, and then plug in the power supply. The image file would then start flashing.
However, my box would start booting as soon as I connected the USB cable (didn't need the power supply). So I loaded the image into Burning Tool, pressed Start, and then connected the USB cable. This appears to be the work around for my box (I probably did this when I got my box to recover the first time - holding the reset button was probably irrelevant).
This procedure works for the stock firmware but when I try to flash the atvXperience image file the box hangs at 7%. So I still need some help there.
Also, is there a ATV ROM better suited for my S905W box (2/16 GB)?
W95 is really ****ing box whenever you feel you get off from the current problem will be into next one.
I have installed atvx Rom but afterthat when I tried adian rom my device bricked.
Without Ubt flashing it's connect but as I start flash it's sound unknown device and give flash error