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 ?
imTos said:
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:
seryioo write me PM
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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.
hi everybody.
i need help with finding the stock rom for NOA E1. it`s not its real name, it is a clone of some chinese phone which is sold by a company hangar 18 in croatia under a brand NOA. i cant seem to find the real name of the phone hence i cant find the stock rom.
i found one here but it`s some kind of demo version. it works but it`s filled with bugs and it lags and crashes a lot.
i think the name is hidden in the name of the file "full_n320b-eng 5.1 LMY47D – mt6735m_n320b_l2qhdbs01_kangjia_cc-kewei_64gbitp8d3_lp1_lte_3m-fdd-cs_mul". specifically this part "l2qhdbs01_kangjia_cc-kewei" but all searches led to nothing.
please if anyone knows the name of the phone or where to find the stock rom, it would help me and all the people from my part of the world a lot. any help is appreciated.
tnx.
closest i got is sumvier l22, but the volume buttons are on the other side compared to noa. nevertheless cant seem to find rom for it eather :/
I have it and upload it soon.
tnx a lot m8
i started learning how to port a custom recovery so if it works ill post it
https://mega.nz/#!Zodn3LKZ!OYKU5k6JSmIxRg8nI5xF3GoDzDjda1K56JSULgsCX2g
cant thank you enough.. seriously, tnx
ill upload the recovery if it works
i cant root the device :/
OEM unlocking is on.. none of the apps work.. MTK droid tools is for 65xx, space MTK tools doesn't have the same functionality.
without root i cant port.. so if anyone have a working method for porting 67xx or how to root it ill gladly use it to make a recovery for this device.
https://mega.nz/#!NlNV3ABY!M8PH39oVaYv-X0jYp9PP2f12Fd_zzFKW6TdeV5KeFXI
Use this boot.img file instead stock one, unlock bootloader like this:
a) Type "adb reboot bootloader"
b) After it reboots
c) Type "fastboot oem unlock"
d) Let the process complete
- Check if bootloader is unlocked using the below commands
a) Type "fastboot oem get-bootinfo"
b) If it says your bootloader is unlocked you can proceed
After that you will be able to root the device in standard way
Lost rom
Hi there... does anyone happen to have the rom for this phone? Thank you in advance
Help! lol
lemsip2007 said:
Hi there... does anyone happen to have the rom for this phone? Thank you in advance
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Does no one have a rom for this handset anymore???
Thank you.
Hi @all,
Since a failed update, the ROM of my Hisense A2 just contains Chinese and English as selectable languages and no more german language and no Google Play Store anymore.
Meanwhile I've got a stock-rom from the chinese seller from 2017/05 (as I hope in multilingual and containing Google Play Store) for my Hisense A2.
But unfortunately I don't know what to do with this file.
It is not a "A2.img"-file but a rar-archive that contains some .bin, .img, .dat, .html, mbn and .xml-files.
Could someone explains, what to do with?
Have searched the web and found ADB as possibility to bring the new ROM onto my device.
Learned, just the .img-files are important and the rest is useless to me.
So I installed ADB and fastboot in V 1.43 (from: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 ) for updating the .img-files.
"adb devices" give the serial number
"fastboot devices" also displays the serial number
but next order "fastboot flashing unlock" displays an error "FAILED (remote: unknown command)"
So my efforts are blocked at this point and I can't install the boot.img (10MB), ramdisk.img(1,7MB), recovery.img(11MB) and system.img(3,6GB)
Could someone help me to bring this ROM onto my Hisense A2, please?
It is really important to me, to get german language and Google Play Store back onto my smartphone.
Can I just copy the system.img into the root of the SD-Card and restart the smartphone with presses "Vol Up" key?
What's with the other files like boot.img and recovery.img?
If someone wan't to get this ROM also, I can upload it somewhere.
Will be very thankful, if someone could help me.
Kind regards
Veronika
Hi! Please upload this rom and send url to me!
Thanks!
Did you find any answers on how to install the rom? Can you upload the rom somewhere and send me the link?
hi,
all necessary files and manual how to install the firmware you will find now at:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/flashing-rom-hisense-a2-qpst-t3673945
good luck?
Could help wit hisense A6？
Hi guys,
this is not an another `bricked my phone` thread, but it's close to that.
I have an idea, how to flash roms between china/global versions with locked bootloader...
If you have a miui device (preferred mi 8 family) and if you have installed `Mi flash pro` or `Mi phone asssistant` help me a little, please.
Open a terminal window and navigate to your flasher folder.
There is a executable file called :`recovery.exe`
Connect your phone and enter this: `recovery getinfo`
It will print some properties about your phone: rom version, language, etc...
Clear your serial number and please share this infos with me, pm or public...
Thanks!
This is a sample of mine:
Code:
b:F
c:9.0.0
d:dipper
daemon_version:2
l:en
m:MI 8
r:GB
sn:0x*******
v:8.8.1
Nobody?
I wrote a little wrapper for recovery, which handle a getinfo command and route the others.
With this trick, now I can flash between android versions, upgrade and downgrade too.
But I don't know, what is the difference in global/china versions and this is important if you have a locked bootloader and you flashed the wrong version.
So anybody help?