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Is it bricked?

I originally followed this:
http://www.modaco.com/topic/341011-ultimate-guide-to-the-huawei-u8800/
and rooted the phone
Then I followed this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728
and I read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492957
I thought that the phone had 2.3.5 on, and then after a while (After I flashed the new zip file), I realised that it only had 2.3.3 on and it won't get past the Huawei screen ie: it's stuck
I backed up the current ROM, but I've no idea on what to do now that it's bricked. I've tried fixing permissions, connected via USB and using the "adb logcat" command when I got the reply
/sbin/sh: exec: line 1: logcat: not found
And it's just stuck at the boot screen. Just wondering if any one can help?

Re-flash firmware.
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Qqqxxxzzz said:
Re-flash firmware.
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I haven't the foggiest as to why my last post didn't go through. Any way, I did do that and I tried to restore my current ROM as well - remember it hasn't had the 2.3.5 update
On another note, my post also serves as a "hello" post considering that I didn't realise that I had an account here with zero posts until recently. I must have made it a while ago so hello

Hi, I didn't notice it because I use tapatalk.
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That's not a bricked people. A bricked phone is one that does not turn on no matter what, does't react in any shape or form, no screen, no vibration, no sound, no led when plugging usb or charger, no pink mode, no pc access to the phone, no nothing.
Your phone goes to huawei loading screen! How is that a bricked phone? Just reflash The ROM and do triple wipes. Search the forum for that.

flash stock rom. 2.3 or 2.2

not bricked
i can trustly say that it's not bricked, a brick phone means "unusable hardware tools"
the implementation that you explained can not cause a brick operation, you only have to teach your phone to work - that its possible to install the original stock rom.
original stock rom images also contains hubbable hardware working scripts and images.
so you can get your system back and also imei.

fjsferreira said:
That's not a bricked people. A bricked phone is one that does not turn on no matter what, does't react in any shape or form, no screen, no vibration, no sound, no led when plugging usb or charger, no pink mode, no pc access to the phone, no nothing.
Your phone goes to huawei loading screen! How is that a bricked phone? Just reflash The ROM and do triple wipes. Search the forum for that.
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Thanks for that. I'll go off to search for a stock ROM
EDIT: Which stock ROM do I use?
http://coraldrive.net/users/androidz/583/u8800 stock roms
Once I've got the correct ROM, then I'll probably follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011527
I'm putting that link in, to help others and in case I can't find it. I'm from the UK if that helps

So today, I loaded the general overseas version stock ROM and formatted the Micro SD card to FAT32 and it loaded with android 2.2 on it (yay)
However, I can't download the official 2.3 ROM because the Huawei site is having problems with it's server, and every file sharing site I've seen has deleted it for "copyright infringement" Why the hell Huawei even requested for it's removal, when it doesn't even work from their own site, I have no idea
So, just wondering if there's any kind people out there that can send us the official 2.3 ROM either by email or a public dropbox link, which can then be deleted?
Thanks
EDIT: I may have found something:
huaweidevice.com/worldwide/downloadCenter.do?method=toDownloadFile&flay=software&softid=NDQzNTg=

Just an update to show what I've now done, in case any one else has the same problem. Go here:
huaweidevice.com/worldwide/downloadCenter.do?method=toDownloadFile&flay=softw are&softid=NDQzNTg=
(XDA forums won't allow me to insert external live links just yet)
Download the file from there. Follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011527
Follow step 12 and onwards from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22682229#post22682229
I also deleted the dload folder, in case I accidentally revert it to stock ROM. I also had to run SuperOneBoot again because it was unrooted after I flashed the official ROM
To get clockword mod, go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728
Once you've got clockword mod, a rooted phone etc... and if you follow the guide posted above, then you can also install custom ROM's on to your Huawei device
Thanks to the XDA people for providing these guides

Samsung Recovery Mode is useless! Grr

hiya, well i am new to the forums been learning a lot and found out a lot of weird things about this phone.
Yesterday downgraded wifes HTC Wildfire HBOOTs, Firmware, Rooted it, and Installed ClockWorkMod and cygenMod7
so i am fairly confident when it comes to using recovery mod so decided to try and see what i can do on my galaxy 3
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i have my stock ROM (rooted) and just how i like it, the only thing i want to be-able to do now is just put ClockWorkMod
on my phone, so if anything goes wrong i can just restore via the bootloader.
Read a lot today and decided the best way to go is to just flash the kernel that includes CWM
and the install method for this i read was to boot into recovery and install the kernel from the SD card.
On booting into the recovery (power home volume up/down together) there is an option that says
"Apply SDcard update.zip"
do i rename the kernel to update.zip? or will it see the kernel file?.
i did try clicking this update.zip just to see what it would say but it give me this message.
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Finding Update Package
E: can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0 (or null)
(no such file or directory)
E: Can't mount SDCARD:Update.zip installation Aborted
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Now is there something i am missing? does this mean i cannot flash the kernel to another one
Grrr all i want is to just get clockworkmod recovery on this phone nothing else and its just seeming impossible
does this now mean i have to use ODIN the magical Mystical Tool that everyone knows about but doesn't have a clue where it come from?
or is there some other way to get this kernel onto this phone
i don't want to try the other options wipe data factory reset to see if the options are in there?
Sorry if this sounds dumb just i have no clue what this Apply sdcard:update.zip is or meant to be for
and if thats not how to update the kernel i don't see any other options to install a file from the SD card!
it's frustating now any help advice would be great even if someone could explain more about what this option does?

GraphiX2004 said:
hiya, well i am new to the forums been learning a lot and found out a lot of weird things about this phone.
Yesterday downgraded wifes HTC Wildfire HBOOTs, Firmware, Rooted it, and Installed ClockWorkMod and cygenMod7
so i am fairly confident when it comes to using recovery mod so decided to try and see what i can do on my galaxy 3
--
i have my stock ROM (rooted) and just how i like it, the only thing i want to be-able to do now is just put ClockWorkMod
on my phone, so if anything goes wrong i can just restore via the bootloader.
Read a lot today and decided the best way to go is to just flash the kernel that includes CWM
and the install method for this i read was to boot into recovery and install the kernel from the SD card.
On booting into the recovery (power home volume up/down together) there is an option that says
"Apply SDcard update.zip"
do i rename the kernel to update.zip? or will it see the kernel file?.
i did try clicking this update.zip just to see what it would say but it give me this message.
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Finding Update Package
E: can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0 (or null)
(no such file or directory)
E: Can't mount SDCARD:Update.zip installation Aborted
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Now is there something i am missing? does this mean i cannot flash the kernel to another one
Grrr all i want is to just get clockworkmod recovery on this phone nothing else and its just seeming impossible
does this now mean i have to use ODIN the magical Mystical Tool that everyone knows about but doesn't have a clue where it come from?
or is there some other way to get this kernel onto this phone
i don't want to try the other options wipe data factory reset to see if the options are in there?
Sorry if this sounds dumb just i have no clue what this Apply sdcard:update.zip is or meant to be for
and if thats not how to update the kernel i don't see any other options to install a file from the SD card!
it's frustating now any help advice would be great even if someone could explain more about what this option does?
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You have to use odin

Download the G3MOD kernel and flash it via Odin. Search on this forum and you'll find Odin as well as the ops file for our phone and a guide on how to use odin.
Click thanks if I helped.

stubborn_d0nkey said:
You have to use odin
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saying oh you'll have to use odin isn't really helpful
something like explaining any fatal flaws when using odin that you might know about would be helpful.
example do i tick protect ops? when flashing the kernel? or is that just for ROMS
some really in depth information would be really helpful and grateful not only to me but anyone else who's looking to do this.

You're over complicating it. There is a guide on how to use Odin on our forum so read that. You flash a kernel the same way you flash a ROM and there's not much risk. Yes you do protect ops. The process of flashing takes approximately 5-10 seconds for a kernel then your phone reboots. Just relax and do it. After you've done it once you'll be able to do it a million times.
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1372414 << here is the tutorial.
Click thanks if I helped.

GraphiX2004 said:
saying oh you'll have to use odin isn't really helpful
something like explaining any fatal flaws when using odin that you might know about would be helpful.
example do i tick protect ops? when flashing the kernel? or is that just for ROMS
some really in depth information would be really helpful and grateful not only to me but anyone else who's looking to do this.
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well you could easily have just read the sticky topics explaining all the different things about our phone including how to flash using Odin.
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GraphiX2004 said:
saying oh you'll have to use odin isn't really helpful
something like explaining any fatal flaws when using odin that you might know about would be helpful.
example do i tick protect ops? when flashing the kernel? or is that just for ROMS
some really in depth information would be really helpful and grateful not only to me but anyone else who's looking to do this.
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"You have to use odin" pretty much answered all of your questions since it did answer one and made all the rest irrelevant. You wrote all that text and all those questions yet you couldn't have written three little words ("If so, how?") after asking if you needed to use odin? You never made it seem as though you would need help if the answer was that you had to use odin, so dont shame me if I chose not to waste words when answering your post, which I did do. If I wasn't helpful the reason isn't because I was cheap on words, its because your post didn't require anything more than what I wrote (even if you did).

no worries thanks anyway 12 hours it was driving me nuts trying to just simply get clockworkmod on this phone.
in the end i decided to opt for a popular rom here (which will be donating after this post) the guys rom does everything i needed.
i made a post about odin 117 views but not a reply.. since this thread seems to be a little active
in simplyfied terms where on earth does this odin come from? everyone knows about it uses it but who makes it?
is there an official downloads page, their must be something otherwise how would people know when newer versions come out?
again donkey sorry i snarked, yes i looked into the guide it was great! followed everything and i now have a lovely G3Mod rom installed.

GraphiX2004 said:
no worries thanks anyway 12 hours it was driving me nuts trying to just simply get clockworkmod on this phone.
in the end i decided to opt for a popular rom here (which will be donating after this post) the guys rom does everything i needed.
i made a post about odin 117 views but not a reply.. since this thread seems to be a little active
in simplyfied terms where on earth does this odin come from? everyone knows about it uses it but who makes it?
is there an official downloads page, their must be something otherwise how would people know when newer versions come out?
again donkey sorry i snarked, yes i looked into the guide it was great! followed everything and i now have a lovely G3Mod rom installed.
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Samsung made it, however there is no official download page since it is leaked software. It probably not intended for the general public, but I dont think Samsung minds that it gets out. AFAIK samsung uses it/used it internally.
No problem about the snarking, I understand what its like to be a noob, every has been a noob, but I do know what its like to be a person who tries to help noobs.

How to install custom rom/recovery for Acer a500?

I just rooted my Acer iconia tab a500. I am on the official ics 4.0.3. Can anyone provide step by step guide how to install custom rom for this tablet? Also which custom rom that you recommended? I thanks
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Please, me too. I just bought mine too and is rooted, but my cell phones were much easier than the tablets. Either that or I just don't have the patients anymore. Maybe a dummies way to install custom rooms on a500? Lol.
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fe1ixs said:
I just rooted my Acer iconia tab a500. I am on the official ics 4.0.3. Can anyone provide step by step guide how to install custom rom for this tablet? Also which custom rom that you recommended? I thanks
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slayinu said:
Please, me too. I just bought mine too and is rooted, but my cell phones were much easier than the tablets. Either that or I just don't have the patients anymore. Maybe a dummies way to install custom rooms on a500? Lol.
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Hi guys welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the acer tab!!!!
Things are very different with this device, whats 'normal' for other android devices is not 'normal' for our tab!!!!
So first of all, dont try installing cwm or a rom the 'normal-this-is-the-way-I-did--it-on-myphone', you will end up with a brick!!!
2nd, you both have working systems at present, so we'll try to keep it that way.
Open up a file explorer and navigate to this:
/sys/firmware/fuse/acer_cpuid
One of the first things that are different is this: acer_cpuid
It should look something like this:
288424344009597 - now u need to add a 'zero' to the front:
0288424344009597 - this is your cpuid, back it up in multiple places if need be, just dont ever lose it - IF anything 'goes wrong' at any time you will NEED this number to save your tab from eternal brickdom!!
3rd once you do get your 'cpuid' go to the 'sbk generator' here.
This generates your 'sbk' or secure boot key and will give you something like this:
0x93588800 0x33CE8901 0x0BED6D03 0x30737899.....
OK then, now you have your cpuid/sbk you can start thinkning about what rom you want to install on your tab.......
Read the OP(Original Post) of your desired rom. This will tell you EVERYTHING you need in order to flash it - remembering always that 'Acer' does not do things the 'normal' way!!!!!!
Most of the custom ICS/JB roms on here all require the 'patched / unlocked bootloader'... In fact, even installing a custom recovery, cwm, twrp or public recovery, for the first time....will require the BL to be 'patched' first....and yes, even flashing this is not done the 'normal' way....tho the process can be complicated there are PLENTY of guides and auto tools to make it easier for you....
The 'patched bootloader flash' will also include a 'custom recovery' too, and you can choose from 3-4 options....amazing but i'd advise to use cwm 1.7.3, until u get up and running, after that you can go crazy flashing anything you like!!
So basically there are 5 main steps to getting a custom rom installed.
1. Install the Acer Drivers and the android_sdk drivers
2. Get your cpuid and generate your 'sbk'
3. Your desired rom is on your external sd card
4. Put your tab in 'apx mode' which allows u access to download mode
5. Install the patched v8 bootloader/recovery - either manually using nvFlash or using the auto tools.
Personally I prefer the manual nvFlash method, if you get an error it will at least give you an error message...the auto tools will just get 'stuck'
Check the 'bootloader' thread OP for a guide to manual nvFlash and the patched bootloader package here
There is also a step-by-step in my sig!!!
If you want to use the auto tools then apxFlash tool, or afterOTA tool you can find both in the 'bootloader' thread. And a step by step for apxflash tool also in my sig....or this excellent one here by user jdgM3NT4L here...
please be sure to read these posts very carefully and if there is something you do not understand then please dont hesitate to ask , there are plenty on here who will help you thru the process....AND its easier to offer help at this point rather than trying to do so when you've bricked it.....
As far as roms are concerned, you cant go past 'civato's FLEX roms' very stable and no issues i'm on cm10 and havent had a problem with it.....Of course it depends on what you require but I'd start with one of the flex ones.
Most peeps here have no trouble with this process, those that do, usually try things the 'normal' way, then find out they need their cpuid/sbk to get out of trouble and of course they dont have it....this makes things most difficult.... there are a few tabs with motherboard issues that have needed to be sent to acer....other than that, he only other issue you may have are driver related, check out the cpuid thread for anything driver related and lots of other background info too....theres also a zip file there that has a mini-sdk kit, to save u downloading the full android-sdk....
i think thats all i can think of at the moment, sorry for the long post and all the caps and bold text - just trying to save you alot of unnecessary grief...
Good luck with it all and remember....in this forum things are not 'normal' :laugh::laugh:

Wow, a lot of stuff to do just to flash a from huh. Lol
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Lol, as always preparation determines the success of the final outcome....and yeah with the tab 95% of yr time and energy is spent preparing!!! The actual flashing process takes only a few minutes...
Of course u could revert to hc 3.1 where everything is 'normal' i.e. one click root, flash cwm, flash rom, done....
Gosh, even hc 3.2 was locked down and unrootable....
So in the grand scheme for us to even be able to have stable ICS roms, let alone cm10 on the a50x.is.purely down to those wonderfully clever devs we have here..who were never gonna let a.locked bl, get in their way..
OK its complex I'll admit, but stock ICS is c**p and the lives of our tabs extended past wot Acer ever thought....and guys like gersma and.blackthund3r have built auto tools to make things easier
Anyways, its.well worth the
effort and is actually alot simpler to do than it is to describe how to do it...think of.trying to explain how to ride a bike and writing all those steps out....much easier to help them thru it by just getting them on the darn thing and doing it....dontcha think??
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Yeah, I hear ya loud and clear. I wouldn't mind goin back to stock 3.1 , I kinda liked the hc. Ohwell
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But as soon as I get home on my PC I'll start trying out this method. Hopefully I don't end up with a paper weight. Lol. Thank you very much for your response on this subject.
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Well, I could give u a a d/l link for 3.1 if u really do wanna go back....but I think gersma's afterOTA tool can do it too, tho I've Neva used it for that so can't really comment....
Oh, one other thing, you'll wanna back up all yr personal stuff, music, photo's and wot not especially going from one build to another, and most of the custom ROMs require a complete wipe and format of yr data partition too before install, just so u know!!
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Yeah ,I'll take the link, I liked it better than 4.0.3 is it an original , or a rooted
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slayinu said:
Yeah ,I'll take the link, I liked it better than 4.0.3 is it an original , or a rooted
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its factory stock but easy to root and get cwm installed, will have to w8 till i get home 2nyt to upload....
oh there myt be one in blackthund3rs stock rom thread in dev forum...i think
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wow dibb, thank you so much for a helpful response!! Really enlightened me about how far off I was about the update process (compared to updating phones) and yet close enough to what I had to go thru for the Viewsonic GTab.
I'm currently on stock 4.0.3 rooted for A500. I have obtained my cpuid and SBK. When I go to recovery mode, I see a droid with triangle and exclamation mark. I tried flashing twrp but I still saw the same droid. I now know that I need to flash a different bootloader with recovery included.
My question is that if I flash the new bootloader which will allow me to put a custom recovery, during that process will my current ROM be removed or wiped out? If so, what do you recommend for backing up the app in the current stock ROM? Titanium Backup? BTW, I don't have an external SD card; all I'm using is the internal 8GB
Thank you for your help!!

def need external SD , it will help out alot
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artbybart said:
wow data, thank you so much for a helpful response!! Really enlightened me about how far off I was about the update process (compared to updating phones) and yet close enough to what I had to go thru for the Viewsonic GTab.
I'm currently on stock 4.0.3 rooted for A500. I have obtained my cpuid and SBK. When I go to recovery mode, I see a droid with triangle and exclamation mark. I tried flashing twrp but I still saw the same droid. I now know that I need to flash a different bootloader with recovery included.
My question is that if I flash the new bootloader which will allow me to put a custom recovery, during that process will my current ROM be removed or wiped out? If so, what do you recommend for backing up the app in the current stock ROM? Titanium Backup? BTW, I don't have an external SD card; all I'm using is the internal 8GB
Thank you for your help!!
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Yes u need the v8 bootloader to get a recovery installed...
Always check the original post of the rom you install for special instructions regarding bootloaders.....this applies to all custom Roms even stock pre rooted ones.
Yup TB to back up yr apps and data - dont restore immediately...make sure everything is stable first.
If u dont have an ext. SD card, the EUU method doesn't require one, and as slayinu said, it would make it easier if u had one especially for the update.zip methid

Im sorry...
I have the a500 running ota 4.0.3....well from the official app. I have it rooted and running superuser yet I downloaded the Acer recovery installer app from the market and get the recovery verified failed message when booting into any custom recovery and the dead android with the exclamation mark....I know I need a patched or an unlocked boot loader but I cannot find one I downloaded the afterota but it doesn't do anything on my computer...idk what to do the frustration is gonna make me break this thing and just go buy a newer tab running jb ....help please!

famousnerd1 said:
I have the a500 running ota 4.0.3....well from the official app. I have it rooted and running superuser yet I downloaded the Acer recovery installer app from the market and get the recovery verified failed message when booting into any custom recovery and the dead android with the exclamation mark....I know I need a patched or an unlocked boot loader but I cannot find one I downloaded the afterota but it doesn't do anything on my computer...idk what to do the frustration is gonna make me break this thing and just go buy a newer tab running job....help please!
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Seems weird afterota "doesn't do anything"...did you install the drivers?? Did it give u yr cpuid/sbk you cannot do anything without this AND if u muck things up its the only thing that will get u unbricked? Are u using a micro USB cable? Do u have USB debug enabled?
If u go to the root guide in my sig you'll find d.load links and all the guides to help u install the v8....take special note of the boot.p file u need to rename or delete in /system....
For more info on getting yr cpuid/sbk see the cpuid guide in my SIG or the sticky in dev forum...
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obviously..
I'm too dumb to figure this out...idk how to get my cpuid none of the ways in your "where's my cpuid"guide worked.I don't want to stay stuck on ota 4.0.3 but apparently I have to..thanks for your time and your advice,unfortunately I wasn't able to use it properly.

Well, it seems it's not just you being dumb ...
I tried the same - original OTA 4.0.3 and rooted my A500. Now tried to use the 'AfterOTA'-Tools, but getting stuck in step 3 of 4 (maybe i just need to insert a SD-Card in the Tab?).
Just got no idea, what to do now - the only thing i know is: before flashing, i need a open bootloader, but i've got no idea how to do that. The Guide linked in this posts: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1622425 is just confusing me more and more
After a reading a few times, it seems to me, that MY next step should be:
"Automated flashing tool" (STEP 5= Going into APX mode see Q&A or use A500 manager)
-1-Reboot your tablet and make sure on your tablet: "Settings" -> "Applications" -> "Development" -> "USB debugging" switch on.
[...]
-It will ask if you are ready (click yes if you are)
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Is it correct, that THIS will help me to patch/open the bootloader?
Or do i just have to follow this as a next step to create a patched bootloader:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25891744&postcount=44 ?

voodoo441 said:
Well, it seems it's not just you being dumb ...
I tried the same - original OTA 4.0.3 and rooted my A500. Now tried to use the 'AfterOTA'-Tools, but getting stuck in step 3 of 4 (maybe i just need to insert a SD-Card in the Tab?).
Just got no idea, what to do now - the only thing i know is: before flashing, i need a open bootloader, but i've got no idea how to do that. The Guide linked in this posts: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1622425 is just confusing me more and more
After a reading a few times, it seems to me, that MY next step should be:
"Automated flashing tool" (STEP 5= Going into APX mode see Q&A or use A500 manager)
Is it correct, that THIS will help me to patch/open the bootloader?
Or do i just have to follow this as a next step to create a patched bootloader:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25891744&postcount=44 ?
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Hi voodoo, no, neither of you are being dumb!!! It CAN be a complicated procedure, we try to make our guides 'simple' but theres ALOT that can go wrong
Yes the last link you posted will flash the patched bootloader!!!
- but basically this is what SHOULD happen
Note: The only way to get a custom ICS rom on your tab is with the v8 bootloader by skrilx_cz. This must be flashed via nvFlash/apx mode.
Note:The only way to install a custom recovery like cwm or twrp etc is with v8 bootloader.
Note: You cannot use Acer Recovery Installer unless you have the v8 installed.
Note: Rom Manager does not support our Acer Tabs...please don't use it to flash 'anything'!!
OK heres an overall view of the process:
1. Install Acer and adb/fastboot drivers
2. Retrieve your CPUID...
3. ...and use it to generate your SBK
4. Download your ICS or JB rom and copy to your sd card (internal or external)
5. Enter apx mode to begin the flash!!! or use apxFlash tool
5. Use balckthund3rs apxFlash tool and follow the instructions: hint: dump and save your bct!!!
5. If using civato's manual nvFlash method - Put your tab in apx mode and run the .bat file
5. AfterOTA Tool is only for those tabs which have OTA'ed to ICS!!!
The main issues you will have with the actual flashing process itself is a partitioning error or a bct error - and both of these are easily fixed...UNLESS your tab in one of the few with a hardware fault which only a new motherboard can remedy
Once you get the big white "PASS" on your tab, boot straight to your new custom recovery, do the FULL WIPES and flash your new rom....DONE!!!

Well ... i now used AfterOTA - but not in a virtual machine - now just natively installed on my macbook via bootcamp (windows). Worked. I now have a V8-Bootloader (the tab shows me this when iam booting it up).
Whats the next step to flash a new ROM? Iam ready to do that? Or is there any other step needed by now?
Regards, Tom
Edit:
I now just tried flashing a custom rom - so i copied the *.zip to my USB-Stick (FAT32) - because i read, i can use an USB-Stick as an micro-sd card.
Tried booting into recovery-kernel - worked for me, but the only thing i can see: a lying android with an red sign ("!").
Did i something wrong?

Oh dear....if u had a stock rom on there then its overwritten
your newly flashed recovery....you need to delete or rename
the "boot.p file" in /system..then reflash the v8...
The very next step should be to enter recovery and flash your
desired rom....

So, it now just works everything.
Used Acer Recovery-Manager to re-flash the recovery - worked fine for me.
But: i tried several 4.1 and 4.2-ROMS ... is it correct, that there's no Google Marketplace anymore on 4.1 and 4.2?

Installing Atrix-MROM on an Atrix 4G with 4.5.145 update.

Just incase anyone with an Atrix 4G and 4.5.145 firmware, I followed the instructions in the following threads to successfully install Atrix-MROM on a brand new Atrix 4G ATT with the latest update.
1- Bootloader Unlock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
2- Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769497
3- CWM Flash: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_olympus#Installing_recovery_using_fastboot
4- Atrix-MROM Flash: http://www.montuori.net/android-mrom/atrix-mrom/
Thank you Michael Montuori, the Atrix-MROM is awesome.

Rooting (step 2) is completely irrelevant and unnecessary. I've said this before. Still not sure why people constantly think rooting does anything if they're going to flash a new ROM anyway.

ravilov said:
Rooting (step 2) is completely irrelevant and unnecessary. I've said this before. Still not sure why people constantly think rooting does anything if they're going to flash a new ROM anyway.
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I think this is because, normally, they would need it to flash CWM. But it doesn't happen on Atrix. .

Yeah, that's pretty much what I thought. People scarred/traumatized by other brands/phones and thinking everything is the same on all the other ones.
Oh well. Hopefully they'll learn one day. Hopefully a little sooner than the Atrix REALLY becomes obsolete.

ravilov said:
Yeah, that's pretty much what I thought. People scarred/traumatized by other brands/phones and thinking everything is the same on all the other ones.
Oh well. Hopefully they'll learn one day. Hopefully a little sooner than the Atrix REALLY becomes obsolete.
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This is my first smart phone, and I am absolute noob in this field.
I have been using Nokia 1216 and similar monochrome display phones before it.

In that case, I gues you're actually doing quite well really... If you came from mono dumbphones straight to this and have already flashed a custom ROM, that's actually kinda impressive.

Thanks!!!
Much thanks my friend I thoght I was stuck in 145, I applied numbers 1 and 3 and now Im unlocked and have CWM

pinofly said:
Much thanks my friend I thoght I was stuck in 145, I applied numbers 1 and 3 and now Im unlocked and have CWM
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Glad it helped you.

pinofly said:
Much thanks my friend I thoght I was stuck in 145, I applied numbers 1 and 3 and now Im unlocked and have CWM
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Please can you tell me, where i found the tool for unlock bootloader of step 1, because the link is outdated, thank you.

aarizaga said:
Please can you tell me, where i found the tool for unlock bootloader of step 1, because the link is outdated, thank you.
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It is in that thread. You can search: automatic_unlock_v4.2.zip
Or here it is:
h t t p s:// w w w . d r o p b o x . com/s/sr6ooho4zf9wqvo/automatic_unlock_v4.2.zip
Scan it first..

The MROM is simply amazing. Best battery life so far trying the cm7 based roms!
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I am a neewbie, and when i learned how to flash custom roms, i was wondering, it is really necesary to root if you want a custom ROM?
now i was clarified.
So if want original firmware, and root acces, i just need an unlocked bootloader? And for rooting, can i just flash a fruitcake?
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Hi, Thank you mmontuori for the excellent Rom and hard work to do it, and to Ravilov for the help.
I want to thanks in the post of the MROM in the development forum, but I can't do it because I don't have enough posts.
Well I finish yesterday to put all in order, only my contacts information I fail to restore.
The Go Backup didn't work.
One question, I don't installed the sv kernel, is necesary? because I feel that the battery it drain very quickly.
The rest appear so far to work very well, checking the holo launcher.

are you 100% sure everything on first post works with an ATRIX 4G 4.15.1455 from AT&T wiht the original motoblur?
i am newbee but wants to learn. its probably could i kill the phone?
thx!

Atrix 4g ATT 4.5.145 working well with CM 7.2
I have an Atrix 4g that was about to be retired or sold, and decided to instead make it an android project to learn about modding and possibly make something useful out of an old device.
After combing the forums on this site and others, realized there was some risk involved of a hard brick, but since this is not my main phone anymore, I wasnt too worried about. I'll share the results...
The phone was running gingerbread 2.3.6, ATT 4.5.145 build
#1) Root phone (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769497)
Step 10 did generate an error for me, I had to issue the alternate command and it worked fine.
I downloaded root checker by JOEYKRIM on google play store to ensure it was rooted properly afterwards.
#2) Backup the phone in case of trouble (I used titanium backup from google play store, requires rooting from step 1)
Add a schedule to backup all and execute the schedule now. Pretty easy stuff
#3) Unlock bootloader (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1182871)
This is probably the most dangerous step. I used the link above and would like to add a few comments. The link above is a script written to automate the process for those not terribly familiar with the android tools ADB and fastboot. This script is capable of unlocking your bootloader, fixing some common problems that happen along the way, and installing clockworkmod so you can access android recovery mode to install custom ROMs. However, it seems to come with an older version of the clockworkmod, therefore I used it for the bootloader only (option 1 from main menu). I also had to execute option 3 afterwards as I did get the failure to boot 0x1000 error. Long story short.. I used option 1, then option 3 and skip the rest.
#4) PUSH ROM files of your choice to phone (I used Cryogenmod 7.2 latest from http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=olympus)
You should also copy any other addon ROMs of your choice to the phone at this time as well. Google store app is one that is not included with CM 7.2 and you can get here (make sure to pick the one for the version of CM you are choosing) http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
To push the files to your phone, simply boot your phone in the stock ROM, connect it to your PC with usb, and make sure the USB connection notification is set to USB mass storage. You can then copy the ROM files in zip form to the root directory of the drive letter of the phone from your PC just like you'd copy to a USB stick. Change the USB notification/communication mode on the phone back to stock setting of motorola phone app afterwards, as this dismounts the internal SDCARD storage and the phone wont remount it until you do.
This is out of order from some of the other guides. The reason to place the ROM files first before anything else, is so you can install clockworkmod to make recovery possible, then go right into it and install the ROMs from recovery mode. I had some issue with installing recovery with CWM first, then CWM not working if the phone booted into the stock rom (looks like the recovery was overwritten. I simply had to have the ROM files ready to go then do CWM all at once to make this work.
#5) Install CWM clockworkmod. (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_olympus#Installing_recovery_using_fastboot)
Follow the steps under installing recovery under fastboot. A link is provided for the latest CWM 5.0.2.0, which is what I used instead of the 4.0 version included in the unlock bootloader script mentioned in MY step 2.
At step 7, my phone appeared to hang at Flash boot: SOS. Some other users reported this as well. I just let the phone sit there for 3-5 minutes to make sure it was done with the operation. I then manually rebooted the phone holding down volume down button and holding power button until the phone powered down. If the phone is still connected to the PC, it will automatically power back on, so continue to hold the volume down until fastboot appears, then tapped volume down to cycle through the menu and chose Android recovery from the boot menu and press volume UP to execute it. CWM loaded up just fine and I was able to choose recovery ROMs we pushed in step #3 of my guide there and reboot.
Sorry if this is not as detailed as it could be, but I wrote this a bit after the fact without taking screenshots or writing down every step of the way. This is my best recollection of what I went through and figured I'd share as many consider this a gamble with the Atrix 4g and ATT 4.5.145.
Overall experience with the CM 7.2 ROM:
I've been running the phone for a bit now with cryogenmod 7.2 without issue. The battery life is fanastic and there are many nifty options included with CM 7.2 I have not experienced the random reboots or overheating some others have mentioned.
The only issues I've ran into so far, the latest youtube app from google store does not seem to play videos. You can install a QR code scanner app from google play store of your choice, then download the youtube app that worked for me via QR code from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18157961#post18157961
Additionally, internal storage (what's considered the SDCARD on this phone) was not mounted by default in CM 7.2. Reference this to fix it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481252
I hope this helps users out there with old Atrix 4g's considering giving them new life. I'm going to try CM 10.x soon to see how jellybean runs on the Atrix 4g. Wish me luck!
Vengaence

Vengaence said:
I have an Atrix 4g that was about to be retired or sold, and decided to instead make it an android project to learn about modding and possibly make something useful out of an old device.
After combing the forums on this site and others, realized there was some risk involved of a hard brick, but since this is not my main phone anymore, I wasnt too worried about. I'll share the results...
The phone was running gingerbread 2.3.6, ATT 4.5.145 build
#1) Root phone (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769497)
Step 10 did generate an error for me, I had to issue the alternate command and it worked fine.
I downloaded root checker by JOEYKRIM on google play store to ensure it was rooted properly afterwards.
#2) Backup the phone in case of trouble (I used titanium backup from google play store, requires rooting from step 1)
Add a schedule to backup all and execute the schedule now. Pretty easy stuff
#3) Unlock bootloader (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1182871)
This is probably the most dangerous step. I used the link above and would like to add a few comments. The link above is a script written to automate the process for those not terribly familiar with the android tools ADB and fastboot. This script is capable of unlocking your bootloader, fixing some common problems that happen along the way, and installing clockworkmod so you can access android recovery mode to install custom ROMs. However, it seems to come with an older version of the clockworkmod, therefore I used it for the bootloader only (option 1 from main menu). I also had to execute option 3 afterwards as I did get the failure to boot 0x1000 error. Long story short.. I used option 1, then option 3 and skip the rest.
#4) PUSH ROM files of your choice to phone (I used Cryogenmod 7.2 latest from http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=olympus)
You should also copy any other addon ROMs of your choice to the phone at this time as well. Google store app is one that is not included with CM 7.2 and you can get here (make sure to pick the one for the version of CM you are choosing) http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
To push the files to your phone, simply boot your phone in the stock ROM, connect it to your PC with usb, and make sure the USB connection notification is set to USB mass storage. You can then copy the ROM files in zip form to the root directory of the drive letter of the phone from your PC just like you'd copy to a USB stick. Change the USB notification/communication mode on the phone back to stock setting of motorola phone app afterwards, as this dismounts the internal SDCARD storage and the phone wont remount it until you do.
This is out of order from some of the other guides. The reason to place the ROM files first before anything else, is so you can install clockworkmod to make recovery possible, then go right into it and install the ROMs from recovery mode. I had some issue with installing recovery with CWM first, then CWM not working if the phone booted into the stock rom (looks like the recovery was overwritten. I simply had to have the ROM files ready to go then do CWM all at once to make this work.
#5) Install CWM clockworkmod. (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_olympus#Installing_recovery_using_fastboot)
Follow the steps under installing recovery under fastboot. A link is provided for the latest CWM 5.0.2.0, which is what I used instead of the 4.0 version included in the unlock bootloader script mentioned in MY step 2.
At step 7, my phone appeared to hang at Flash boot: SOS. Some other users reported this as well. I just let the phone sit there for 3-5 minutes to make sure it was done with the operation. I then manually rebooted the phone holding down volume down button and holding power button until the phone powered down. If the phone is still connected to the PC, it will automatically power back on, so continue to hold the volume down until fastboot appears, then tapped volume down to cycle through the menu and chose Android recovery from the boot menu and press volume UP to execute it. CWM loaded up just fine and I was able to choose recovery ROMs we pushed in step #3 of my guide there and reboot.
Sorry if this is not as detailed as it could be, but I wrote this a bit after the fact without taking screenshots or writing down every step of the way. This is my best recollection of what I went through and figured I'd share as many consider this a gamble with the Atrix 4g and ATT 4.5.145.
Overall experience with the CM 7.2 ROM:
I've been running the phone for a bit now with cryogenmod 7.2 without issue. The battery life is fanastic and there are many nifty options included with CM 7.2 I have not experienced the random reboots or overheating some others have mentioned.
The only issues I've ran into so far, the latest youtube app from google store does not seem to play videos. You can install a QR code scanner app from google play store of your choice, then download the youtube app that worked for me via QR code from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18157961#post18157961
Additionally, internal storage (what's considered the SDCARD on this phone) was not mounted by default in CM 7.2. Reference this to fix it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481252
I hope this helps users out there with old Atrix 4g's considering giving them new life. I'm going to try CM 10.x soon to see how jellybean runs on the Atrix 4g. Wish me luck!
Vengaence
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Cwm 5.0.2.7 is the up to date recovery (possibly outdated now, see new 4.3.1 for recovery (haven't tried it out yet))
Everything you just posted has already been mentioned over several threads over the past 3 yrs. We all are well aware of these instructions, long before you essentially copied, pasted, and edited into your own words, that detail the process of rooting, unlocking the bootloader, flashing a custom recovery, and flashing a custom ROM.
Sent from my MB886 using xda app-developers app

palmbeach05 said:
Cwm 5.0.2.7 is the up to date recovery (possibly outdated now, see new 4.3.1 for recovery (haven't tried it out yet))
Everything you just posted has already been mentioned over several threads over the past 3 yrs. We all are well aware of these instructions, long before you essentially copied, pasted, and edited into your own words, that detail the process of rooting, unlocking the bootloader, flashing a custom recovery, and flashing a custom ROM.
Sent from my MB886 using xda app-developers app
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The tone of your response implies that I'm trying to take some sort of credit for other people's work. The reason I posted is I've noticed some folks fairly recently with doubts about this process working specifically with this exact phone and ATT 4.5.145, and I wanted to share my experience and encourage others to do it if they were on the fence. I appreciate the work of this forum and other folks who have poured hours of time into these custom projects to make the android experience better.
I notice that you are a senior member. I'd suggest that replies are restricted on this forum to constructive responses, and not negative ones.
Thank you!

Vengaence said:
The tone of your response implies that I'm trying to take some sort of credit for other people's work. The reason I posted is I've noticed some folks fairly recently with doubts about this process working specifically with this exact phone and ATT 4.5.145, and I wanted to share my experience and encourage others to do it if they were on the fence. I appreciate the work of this forum and other folks who have poured hours of time into these custom projects to make the android experience better.
I notice that you are a senior member. I'd suggest that replies are restricted on this forum to constructive responses, and not negative ones.
Thank you!
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Actually it was more along the lines of you were repeating things that have been said already time and time again. That was the true meaning of my post. I do apologize if it may not have been conveyed in a manner that my intention clear.
Also, the recovery. I just flashed the new one from the new 4.3.1 thread. It is indeed an update, bringing it up to revision 6.0.4.6. This is a huge step forward and lays the groundwork for 4.4 (most kk roms require at a minimum cwm 6.0.4.4)
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CWM versions for Atrix 4g
palmbeach05 said:
Actually it was more along the lines of you were repeating things that have been said already time and time again. That was the true meaning of my post. I do apologize if it may not have been conveyed in a manner that my intention clear.
Also, the recovery. I just flashed the new one from the new 4.3.1 thread. It is indeed an update, bringing it up to revision 6.0.4.6. This is a huge step forward and lays the groundwork for 4.4 (most kk roms require at a minimum cwm 6.0.4.4)
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I notice you have an MB886, Atrix HD according to your signature. This thread is for the Atrix 4G. I'm not sure if you realized this. Maybe that is the reason why we are not seeing eye to eye. The Atrix 4g is older and is quirky and there have been many horror stories. I havn't seen many of those stories with the Atrix HD and things are more straight forward.
According to http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
the latest CWM for the Atrix 4G is 5.0.2.0 and that's what is used by http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2613829
as well to install later versions of CM such as 10.2 on the Atrix 4g. It's also what I used for CM 7.2
On your Atrix HD, CWM 6.0.4.x should be used.
Vengaence

Vengaence said:
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I notice you have an MB886, Atrix HD according to your signature. This thread is for the Atrix 4G. I'm not sure if you realized this. Maybe that is the reason why we are not seeing eye to eye. The Atrix 4g is older and is quirky and there have been many horror stories. I havn't seen many of those stories with the Atrix HD and things are more straight forward.
According to http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
the latest CWM for the Atrix 4G is 5.0.2.0 and that's what is used by http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2613829
as well to install later versions of CM such as 10.2 on the Atrix 4g. It's also what I used for CM 7.2
On your Atrix HD, CWM 6.0.4.x should be used.
Vengaence
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Ah, correct and incorrect my friend. While my signature may point out what device i am currently on, it does not reflect my past. A peice of supporting evidence is over in AtrICS v2.0 (see home button fix)
As far as cwm goes, cwm has unofficial builds as well. Look through one of the threads, it will point you to a link about recoveries and there does exist a 5.0.2.8. EDIT It was Romracer's recovery, accesed through the unlock bootloadrr thread a few threads down from this one. The 5.0.8.x i think was more like a 5.8.1.8, but i think that was a touch version? Now CM and the other threads may say the 5.x is ok for all of our roms, but as android moves forward, so must our support from libs, apps, kernels, scripts, and of course, recoveries. That is why i promoted the 6.0.4.6 revision both here and in the new 4.3.1 thread.
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Micromax Canvas Knight A350 Phone totally dead...

Hi,
My Mediatek Micromax Canvas Knight A350 is totally dead. Not responding at all to any buttons. No lights or battery indicator is displayed. But some warmth can be felt on the phone.
When I connect the phone to the pc with a USB cable it is detected as MTK USB Port Comxxxx
But when I use SP flash tools to download the preloader...it does nothing. Please let me know what to do...Thanks and God bless you.

Frank Morris said:
Hi,
My Mediatek Micromax Canvas Knight A350 is totally dead. Not responding at all to any buttons. No lights or battery indicator is displayed. But some warmth can be felt on the phone.
When I connect the phone to the pc with a USB cable it is detected as MTK USB Port Comxxxx
But when I use SP flash tools to download the preloader...it does nothing. Please let me know what to do...Thanks and God bless you.
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when connecting in sp tools, press volume down button and see if the preloader starts.....mine worked this way

harvir46 said:
when connecting in sp tools, press volume down button and see if the preloader starts.....mine worked this way
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I tried it but did not worked. when i open device and printer, i can see DA USB VCOM PORT when battery is in and MTK USB PORT when battery is removed, i guess i should see preloader but that is not happening. when i connect karbonn without battery then i see preloader there and flashing get completed successfully.
Please help my phone is not charging, power buttons also not working, Tried to hard reset by pressing power button, volume up and down simultaneously but still phone does not respond.
I request members to help. i am trying from last 15 days.

raghubar said:
I tried it but did not worked. when i open device and printer, i can see DA USB VCOM PORT when battery is in and MTK USB PORT when battery is removed, i guess i should see preloader but that is not happening. when i connect karbonn without battery then i see preloader there and flashing get completed successfully.
Please help my phone is not charging, power buttons also not working, Tried to hard reset by pressing power button, volume up and down simultaneously but still phone does not respond.
I request members to help. i am trying from last 15 days.
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Sorry but this thread limits to A350 only.
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Frank Morris said:
Hi,
My Mediatek Micromax Canvas Knight A350 is totally dead. Not responding at all to any buttons. No lights or battery indicator is displayed. But some warmth can be felt on the phone.
When I connect the phone to the pc with a USB cable it is detected as MTK USB Port Comxxxx
But when I use SP flash tools to download the preloader...it does nothing. Please let me know what to do...Thanks and God bless you.
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Using SP Flash Tool, flash the preloader.bin first.Use meta mode if not detected,all three buttons together while connecting and keep pressed until flashing starts.
If flashing was successful then your phone should at least be able to vibrate when you press the power button or boot if the correct files are present on your phone; else, flash other necessary files to make the phone boot up and start working normally again.
P.s. writing again and again is painful as I'm lazy-ass.
I'm thinking of making a thread about this but again,I'm lazy-ass.

it worked...wow...thanks ...but now it gets into a boot loop
harvir46 said:
when connecting in sp tools, press volume down button and see if the preloader starts.....mine worked this way
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Thanks buddy, the phone started but now it ends into a bootloop. Tried getting into custom recovery and doing a factory reset. It starts and goes all the way through and finally restarts and the same thing again...bootloop....Please suggest what should I do...Thanks and God bless.
In the meanwhile i tried flashing a new custom ROM from xdafirmware.com. But the SP flash tools downloads upto 9.86MB and then the download stops...What could be the reason? Also please let me know if Miracle Box is any kind of solution for these kind of problems! Thanks and God bless.

Mr.Ak said:
Sorry but this thread limits to A350 only.
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Using SP Flash Tool, flash the preloader.bin first.Use meta mode if not detected,all three buttons together while connecting and keep pressed until flashing starts.
If flashing was successful then your phone should at least be able to vibrate when you press the power button or boot if the correct files are present on your phone; else, flash other necessary files to make the phone boot up and start working normally again.
P.s. writing again and again is painful as I'm lazy-ass.
I'm thinking of making a thread about this but again,I'm lazy-ass.
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I am also talking about Micromax A350 and i am facing same problem
as written by thread creator.Please help me, all things mentioned in this thread i tried but none worked.
Please tell whether i should do all these step with battery or without battery.

Frank Morris said:
Thanks buddy, the phone started but now it ends into a bootloop. Tried getting into custom recovery and doing a factory reset. It starts and goes all the way through and finally restarts and the same thing again...bootloop....Please suggest what should I do...Thanks and God bless.
In the meanwhile i tried flashing a new custom ROM from xdafirmware.com. But the SP flash tools downloads upto 9.86MB and then the download stops...What could be the reason? Also please let me know if Miracle Box is any kind of solution for these kind of problems! Thanks and God bless.
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What did you actually do?
What caused bootloop if full v3 rom was actually flashed?
Also,there's no custom roms on xdafrimware.com,it's only stock roms and make sure whatever you flash is for A350 only!
You can find everything on our blog:
www.canvasknightroms.blogspot.in
Good luck!
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raghubar said:
I am also talking about Micromax A350 and i am facing same problem
as written by thread creator.Please help me, all things mentioned in this thread i tried but none worked.
Please tell whether i should do all these step with battery or without battery.
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Do you even know A350's battery is non-removable?
The only way you can remove it is by disassembling the device but doing that will compromise with your battery life.It should only be used in worst case scenario and everything else fails to work!

Mr.Ak said:
What did you actually do?
What caused bootloop if full v3 rom was actually flashed?
Also,there's no custom roms on xdafrimware.com,it's only stock roms and make sure whatever you flash is for A350 only!
You can find everything on our blog:
Good luck!
First of all, I apologize for my mistake. It was not a custom ROM but a Canvas Knight Stock ROM... The file name is this...Micromax_A350_V2_040614_KitKat_(by_xdafirmware.com). It's a version 2 (unmerged storage). However, earlier I had flashed a version 3 (merged storage) ROM and since it was constantly giving me trouble I tried to reflash version 2 ROM...But unable to do so...it gets stuck at 9.6MB or 0% in the SP Flash tool.
I tried the format+download option too. But in vain. Guess I am doing something wrong! What could it be? Thanks and God bless.
Btw, I have been through your blog in the past and benefited from the same. Thanks
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Frank Morris said:
Mr.Ak said:
What did you actually do?
What caused bootloop if full v3 rom was actually flashed?
Also,there's no custom roms on xdafrimware.com,it's only stock roms and make sure whatever you flash is for A350 only!
You can find everything on our blog:
Good luck!
First of all, I apologize for my mistake. It was not a custom ROM but a Canvas Knight Stock ROM... The file name is this...Micromax_A350_V2_040614_KitKat_(by_xdafirmware.com). It's a version 2 (unmerged storage). However, earlier I had flashed a version 3 (merged storage) ROM and since it was constantly giving me trouble I tried to reflash version 2 ROM...But unable to do so...it gets stuck at 9.6MB or 0% in the SP Flash tool.
I tried the format+download option too. But in vain. Guess I am doing something wrong! What could it be? Thanks and God bless.
Btw, I have been through your blog in the past and benefited from the same. Thanks
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What was the problem with v3?
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Version 3 problem...
Mr.Ak said:
What was the problem with v3?
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Version 3 booted well the first time...it went all the way...i was setting it up nicely...and it hung and just stopped. Ever since then I tried to reboot it would not load...the Canvas Knight logo with the sound would come on and then restart or get hung at that point. In short, it would not fully boot anymore except for that once!
So I decided to do away with version 3 and thought version 2 would be fine because that's what was originally on my phone...but now this is the problem...i mean the SPFT gets hung at 0%.
Thanks and God bless you.
On a different note, I would still love to have version 3 if possible since I plan to install a custom ROM...most likely Cyanogenmod....

Latest update...
Latest Update…
I finally managed to successfully flash a Kitakat 4.4.2 vs. 2 (unmerged storage) stock rom…I downloaded the file again from xdafirmware.com and flashed it. There was no problem. The phone has started and its up since the last one hour or so.
Before booting I entered into stock recovery and did a wipe data/factory reset and also wipe cache partition. So far no problem. I have not yet switched on my wifi coz I am worried it might go off again and enter a bootloop.
Battery was 95% when booted...its now 94% since one hour...I have not used the phone at all though...
Now I have a barrage of questions…
1) The IMEI is gone…I know how to get it back. But would appreciate a proper guidance on this…I have tried using Maui Meta 3G ver 6.1 and was successful in restoring my original IMEI numbers. Is there a better way out? Or should I stick to this one? Should I use IMEI&SN Writer?
2) NVRAM WARNING: Err= 0x10 …how do I fix this…I have never tried fixing this before. So no idea whatsoever. I have no backups of the original stock rom. Greatest mistake I ever did.
3) How to restore my original serial number (S/N) of the phone? I have the Original S/N but don’t know how to do it. Also, is S/N being restored a necessary requirement like IMEI numbers since it is linked to the SIM/Network?
4) How to unlock the bootloader? This is the biggest headache. I believe one cannot install custom ROM’s without unlocking the bootloader.
5) What are the best rooting apps? Is SuperSu good enough to root?
6) Which is the best custom recovery for Canvas Knight?
7) Final question, how to go about using this tool Mtk_Droid_Tool_v2.5.3
Sorry for the trouble. But I have messed up many times in the last one month with innumerable flashing of the ROM’s and zip files. Now, once bitten twice shy I want to play safe.
So please let me know your thoughts if they are fail proof and time tested. Thanks for all your help. God bless.

Frank Morris said:
Latest Update…
I finally managed to successfully flash a Kitakat 4.4.2 vs. 2 (unmerged storage) stock rom…I downloaded the file again from xdafirmware.com and flashed it. There was no problem. The phone has started and its up since the last one hour or so.
Before booting I entered into stock recovery and did a wipe data/factory reset and also wipe cache partition. So far no problem. I have not yet switched on my wifi coz I am worried it might go off again and enter a bootloop.
Battery was 95% when booted...its now 94% since one hour...I have not used the phone at all though...
Now I have a barrage of questions…
1) The IMEI is gone…I know how to get it back. But would appreciate a proper guidance on this…I have tried using Maui Meta 3G ver 6.1 and was successful in restoring my original IMEI numbers. Is there a better way out? Or should I stick to this one? Should I use IMEI&SN Writer?
2) NVRAM WARNING: Err= 0x10 …how do I fix this…I have never tried fixing this before. So no idea whatsoever. I have no backups of the original stock rom. Greatest mistake I ever did.
3) How to restore my original serial number (S/N) of the phone? I have the Original S/N but don’t know how to do it. Also, is S/N being restored a necessary requirement like IMEI numbers since it is linked to the SIM/Network?
4) How to unlock the bootloader? This is the biggest headache. I believe one cannot install custom ROM’s without unlocking the bootloader.
5) What are the best rooting apps? Is SuperSu good enough to root?
6) Which is the best custom recovery for Canvas Knight?
7) Final question, how to go about using this tool Mtk_Droid_Tool_v2.5.3
Sorry for the trouble. But I have messed up many times in the last one month with innumerable flashing of the ROM’s and zip files. Now, once bitten twice shy I want to play safe.
So please let me know your thoughts if they are fail proof and time tested. Thanks for all your help. God bless.
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Well I hate giving bad news to people but I might know what causing all this.
As you say,the phone booted fine now but you'll likely see random hangs and sudden reboots in using it,to be sure,use it for atleast 2 hrs constantly and then we can proceed further with your questions.
In mean time,check this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69482562&postcount=697

Mr.Ak said:
Well I hate giving bad news to people but I might know what causing all this.
As you say,the phone booted fine now but you'll likely see random hangs and sudden reboots in using it,to be sure,use it for atleast 2 hrs constantly and then we can proceed further with your questions.
In mean time,check this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69482562&postcount=697
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Well I tried using it for a while...no internet...just going through settings and checking...then I enabled Developers options and connected USB. Tried to check if the phone was listed on ADB etc....but then it went into a bootloop and kept shutting down after periodic bootloops...now its totally down...not responding at all.
Anyway, I think I know how to get it back when everything else fail. Until then stay blessed and don't give up.
God bless.

Frank Morris said:
Well I tried using it for a while...no internet...just going through settings and checking...then I enabled Developers options and connected USB. Tried to check if the phone was listed on ADB etc....but then it went into a bootloop and kept shutting down after periodic bootloops...now its totally down...not responding at all.
Anyway, I think I know how to get it back when everything else fail. Until then stay blessed and don't give up.
God bless.
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How?

The Phone has been up and about for the last 6 hours now...
Mr.Ak said:
How?
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Hi, Sorry for the sudden disappearance. I really didn't know how to reply to your "HOW"? But I knew there was a CERTAIN possibility of getting the phone back...I call it faith in God. And I have plenty of faith and I believe in the impossible coz I have seen some of the most impossible things happen in my life and around me over the years. So plain hope and faith in God was what I banked on. But I have no logical explanation to give on the phone starting again smoothly. I have been struggling with this phone for the last 45 days. And this is the first time the phone has really stayed put and it got booted in just one go!
Also your signature line was a source of continued inspiration to hit out against all the odds and doubts.
I would now kindly appreciate any help in restoring the phone to full functionality...I mean would love to hear answers for my questions from the previous post.
In the meanwhile, I did a bit of study on the Miracle Box and a tool called ALL-IN-ONE-TOOL_V2.1...
But, I don't want to jump the gun and get going...Will wait for expert advice. Until then God bless us all. Stay blessed. And yes, thanks for all the help. Shalom.

Frank Morris said:
Hi, Sorry for the sudden disappearance. I really didn't know how to reply to your "HOW"? But I knew there was a CERTAIN possibility of getting the phone back...I call it faith in God. And I have plenty of faith and I believe in the impossible coz I have seen some of the most impossible things happen in my life and around me over the years. So plain hope and faith in God was what I banked on. But I have no logical explanation to give on the phone starting again smoothly. I have been struggling with this phone for the last 45 days. And this is the first time the phone has really stayed put and it got booted in just one go!
Also your signature line was a source of continued inspiration to hit out against all the odds and doubts.
I would now kindly appreciate any help in restoring the phone to full functionality...I mean would love to hear answers for my questions from the previous post.
In the meanwhile, I did a bit of study on the Miracle Box and a tool called ALL-IN-ONE-TOOL_V2.1...
But, I don't want to jump the gun and get going...Will wait for expert advice. Until then God bless us all. Stay blessed. And yes, thanks for all the help. Shalom.
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You don't need all those tool box.
Sp flash tools is enough to give life to your device.

Help required to set up the device fully...now that it is working!
Mr.Ak said:
You don't need all those tool box.
Sp flash tools is enough to give life to your device.
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Hi Ak,
Thanks for your reply. My device is up and about since the last hmmm...to be exact...26 hours. I didn't have any reboots or bootloops or anything for that matter.
However, I need to set it up complete...customization I mean...and these are some of the problems I am facing... Quoting a part of the previous post to save typing...
Quote "Now I have a barrage of questions…
1) The IMEI is gone…I know how to get it back. But would appreciate a proper guidance on this…I have tried using Maui Meta 3G ver 6.1 and was successful in restoring my original IMEI numbers. Is there a better way out? Or should I stick to this one? Should I use IMEI&SN Writer?
2) NVRAM WARNING: Err= 0x10 …how do I fix this…I have never tried fixing this before. So no idea whatsoever. I have no backups of the original stock ROM. Greatest mistake I ever did.
3) How to restore my original serial number (S/N) of the phone? I have the Original S/N but don’t know how to do it. Also, is S/N being restored a necessary requirement like IMEI numbers since it is linked to the SIM/Network?
4) How to unlock the boot-loader? This is the biggest headache. I believe one cannot install custom ROM’s without unlocking the boot-loader.
5) What are the best rooting apps? Is SuperSu good enough to root?
6) Which is the best custom recovery for Canvas Knight?
7) Final question, how to go about using this tool Mtk_Droid_Tool_v2.5.3" Unquote.
In the meanwhile, I have done a little bit of study and RnD of the miracle box/MTK Droid Tools/S&N Writer tool etc. on my old Canvas HD 116. And I realized that the Miracle Box is one good tool. The IMEI No. can be changed in a jiffy. Rooting is extremely easy using this box. I did via adb.
In short, a bit too confused with too much knowledge on hand. Looking for wisdom to apply this knowledge correctly. There could be many simpler ways too!!! Any help in this regard is much appreciated.
Thanks and God bless us all. Shalom.

Frank Morris said:
Hi Ak,
Thanks for your reply. My device is up and about since the last hmmm...to be exact...26 hours. I didn't have any reboots or bootloops or anything for that matter.
However, I need to set it up complete...customization I mean...and these are some of the problems I am facing... Quoting a part of the previous post to save typing...
Quote "Now I have a barrage of questions…
1) The IMEI is gone…I know how to get it back. But would appreciate a proper guidance on this…I have tried using Maui Meta 3G ver 6.1 and was successful in restoring my original IMEI numbers. Is there a better way out? Or should I stick to this one? Should I use IMEI&SN Writer?
2) NVRAM WARNING: Err= 0x10 …how do I fix this…I have never tried fixing this before. So no idea whatsoever. I have no backups of the original stock ROM. Greatest mistake I ever did.
3) How to restore my original serial number (S/N) of the phone? I have the Original S/N but don’t know how to do it. Also, is S/N being restored a necessary requirement like IMEI numbers since it is linked to the SIM/Network?
4) How to unlock the boot-loader? This is the biggest headache. I believe one cannot install custom ROM’s without unlocking the boot-loader.
5) What are the best rooting apps? Is SuperSu good enough to root?
6) Which is the best custom recovery for Canvas Knight?
7) Final question, how to go about using this tool Mtk_Droid_Tool_v2.5.3" Unquote.
In the meanwhile, I have done a little bit of study and RnD of the miracle box/MTK Droid Tools/S&N Writer tool etc. on my old Canvas HD 116. And I realized that the Miracle Box is one good tool. The IMEI No. can be changed in a jiffy. Rooting is extremely easy using this box. I did via adb.
In short, a bit too confused with too much knowledge on hand. Looking for wisdom to apply this knowledge correctly. There could be many simpler ways too!!! Any help in this regard is much appreciated.
Thanks and God bless us all. Shalom.
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Okay don't panic!
Clearly your device is fine by hardware stuff so let's fix some myths and problem of yours.
Firstly,this is mt6592 so you don't have to unlock any boot loader stuff.You can just root your device using kingroot or kingoroot(google it).
For more please read out this whole section,
https://canvasknightroms.blogspot.com/2015/10/rooting-canvas-knight.html?m=1
Now I believe you have root by now. Now all you need to do is get a recovery and as you're on v2 you can find it here,
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5W6R0DsDjWTU1o3TEpfWGFsMEE/view
This is philz recovery with OTG support.As you've root just download the IMG file and flash it though flashify,you can find it on Play store.So you've recovery!
Again,these are just suggested methods,you can do all that with other methods too.Also please stop wasting time on stuffs like miracle boxes and etc etc.
Secondly to get your imei back it would be very easy as you've recovery.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6-QF5uchBNhbFlfVk1wOEthbms/view
Just flash this file in recovery and everything shld be fine.
Now to fix Nvram error,just extract the folder from this backup zip,
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByuIKfMkBBxBaXBZRHJnNHVRMVk/view
And using any root explorer(I prefer es file manager) go to /data root and replace nvram folder with the folder in this zip
Now the best recovery would be philz recovery for v2 but I greatly suggest you to flash v3 for a variety of reasons and custom ROMs.Yes,you need to shift to v3 to get LP or MM and new updated ROMs though you can still flash available ROMs for v2 which you can find here,
https://canvasknightroms.blogspot.in/2015/10/all-roms-link-for-v2.html?m=1
Very less isn't it? That's because storage barrier in v2.
You can find various mods here,
https://canvasknightroms.blogspot.in/2015/10/mods.html?m=1
You can find correct stock ROMs here,
https://canvasknightroms.blogspot.in/2015/10/stock-rom.html?m=1
Flashing the sim fix above will eventually fix SN too.
And yes many custom ROMs are bundled with SuperSU so you should use that.
To convert from kingroot user to super su use this guide,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ca...ck-switch-kingroot-to-supersu-easily-t3426965
And lastly mtkdroidtools is a good tool and you should definitely have it just in case for backing up stuff and tinkering with ADB.
With all that said,you should join our Whatsapp group for more faster help and updates by messaging me on my Whatsapp No. +919468519959
Enjoy!
Edit: writing all this is a pain in ass,at least one thanks is deserved

Thank you so much...
Mr.Ak said:
Okay don't panic!
Clearly your device is fine by hardware stuff so let's fix some myths and problem of yours.
Firstly,this is mt6592 so you don't have to unlock any boot loader stuff.You can just root your device using kingroot or kingoroot(google it).
For more please read out this whole section,
https://canvasknightroms.blogspot.com/2015/10/rooting-canvas-knight.html?m=1
Now I believe you have root by now. Now all you need to do is get a recovery and as you're on v2 you can find it here,
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5W6R0DsDjWTU1o3TEpfWGFsMEE/view
This is philz recovery with OTG support.As you've root just download the IMG file and flash it though flashify,you can find it on Play store.So you've recovery!
Again,these are just suggested methods,you can do all that with other methods too.Also please stop wasting time on stuffs like miracle boxes and etc etc.
Secondly to get your imei back it would be very easy as you've recovery.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6-QF5uchBNhbFlfVk1wOEthbms/view
Just flash this file in recovery and everything shld be fine.
Now to fix Nvram error,just extract the folder from this backup zip,
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByuIKfMkBBxBaXBZRHJnNHVRMVk/view
And using any root explorer(I prefer es file manager) go to /data root and replace nvram folder with the folder in this zip
Now the best recovery would be philz recovery for v2 but I greatly suggest you to flash v3 for a variety of reasons and custom ROMs.Yes,you need to shift to v3 to get LP or MM and new updated ROMs though you can still flash available ROMs for v2 which you can find here,
https://canvasknightroms.blogspot.in/2015/10/all-roms-link-for-v2.html?m=1
Very less isn't it? That's because storage barrier in v2.
You can find various mods here,
https://canvasknightroms.blogspot.in/2015/10/mods.html?m=1
You can find correct stock ROMs here,
https://canvasknightroms.blogspot.in/2015/10/stock-rom.html?m=1
Flashing the sim fix above will eventually fix SN too.
And yes many custom ROMs are bundled with SuperSU so you should use that.
To convert from kingroot user to super su use this guide,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ca...ck-switch-kingroot-to-supersu-easily-t3426965
And lastly mtkdroidtools is a good tool and you should definitely have it just in case for backing up stuff and tinkering with ADB.
With all that said,you should join our Whatsapp group for more faster help and updates by messaging me on my Whatsapp No. +919468519959
Enjoy!
Edit: writing all this is a pain in ass,at least one thanks is deserved
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Hi Ak,
I went through your entire post and more or less got most of the useful and helpful information. I have not gone through all the links and will do so in due course.
I have been on your website and have read quite a bit and was happy to see the dedication and commitment to help people like us.
I am sure the phone like you said is stable and away from hardware issues. I will consider flashing vs. 3 soon. Yes, i agree with you there are more choices for vs. 3. I did peep into the website last week to see the big list of custom ROM's for vs. 3.
Last but not the least, God bless you. Shalom.

Frank Morris said:
Hi Ak,
I went through your entire post and more or less got most of the useful and helpful information. I have not gone through all the links and will do so in due course.
I have been on your website and have read quite a bit and was happy to see the dedication and commitment to help people like us.
I am sure the phone like you said is stable and away from hardware issues. I will consider flashing vs. 3 soon. Yes, i agree with you there are more choices for vs. 3. I did peep into the website last week to see the big list of custom ROM's for vs. 3.
Last but not the least, God bless you. Shalom.
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What about joining our whatsapp group?