Hi, I'm a newbie. I want to upgrade the OS of my GT540 phone from Android 1.6 to 2.1 but I'm not sure what to do. I read some posts but some of the technical terms like fastboot and rooting are new to me. I already downloaded the drivers and kdz files. Help please?
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Hi, I'm a newbie. I want to upgrade the OS of my GT540 phone from Android 1.6 to 2.1 but I'm not sure what to do. I read some posts but some of the technical terms like fastboot and rooting are new to me. I already downloaded the drivers and kdz files. Help please?
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Hi,
UPGRADE
1.backup anything on the phone itself
2.download the updater package and extract to your desktop
3.run LG Driver.exe and install
4.on phone go to settings>applications>development and tick usb debugging
5.right click on windows enabler.exe and click run as administrator
5.do the same for KDZ_FW_UPD.exe
6.at the bottom right of your pc screen click on the windows enabler icon so it will say "on"
7.on the KDZ click the dropdown box at the top and it will enable, then click again and select 3GQCT
8.leave the next one. click the browse button to enable then click the folder icon next to it and find your .kdz file
9.plug in your phone but dont mount sd card
10.click the button under browse to start installing.i suggest that you close all other windows except this and stop any antivirus scans that slow your pc down
11.wait until your phone restarts completely and the lock screen comes up, now you can unplug your phone.
links:
updater package ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?sdy95t16nex2yeo
2.1 original rom ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?y7q20212djy40ap
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That was for android 2.1 with fastboot, if you just want the upgrade to 2.1 then your done.
If not, the next step is to get clockwork recovery
Clockwork Recovery v 2.5.0.5
1.repeat steps 5-11 of UPGRADE with Clockwork recovery rom.kdz file
2.once the Clockwork recovery rom.kdz file has been installed switch off your phone
3.download android sdk off android developers website and extract into your C drive
4.then right-click on My Computer, and select Properties. Under the Advanced tab, hit the Environment Variables button, and in the dialog that comes up, double-click on Path (in System Variables box). Add C:\<androidsdk>\tools\; directory to the path.
5.get your phone and if its on turn it off. hold power button and camera button until the lg logo goes and screen is black
6.plug your phone into your pc while its on the black screen and open cmd
7.download recovery.img and place in C drive
8.in cmd type: fastboot.exe flash recovery C:\recovery.img then press enter. it should say OKAY twice. reply if there is a problem
9.unplug and take out battery then place it back in
links:
Clockwork recovery rom ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?4r5n1cj5v49151p
recover.img ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?zak0q95fgemo8mp
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if you want to have clockwork with original 2.1 rom then repeat steps 5-11 from UPGRADE with the first .kdz file
if you want the black quarx 2.1 then carry on reading.
Black Quarx ROM
1.get your phone and if its on turn it off. hold power button and camera button until the lg logo goes and screen is black
2.download black system.7z and extract to your desktop
3.and run flash.cmd as administrator then plug in your phone whilst its screen is black.
4.it should start executing commands.if it still says "waiting for device" then post a reply.
5.the phone will automatically reboot when finished. it may take long to reboot but its not like that normally, its just got a lot to load.
links:
ht*p://rghost.net/2898235
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how to use clockworks recovery
when phone is off, press and hold power and home button to switch on in clockworks recovery mode.
to scroll up or down use volume buttons.
to select press call button.
to cancel or go back press end call button.
DONT DO THIS
If you follow this, and flash with fastboot rom, you cannot flash anymore with original rom.
For now I suggest that you flash with original rom only.
##Things you need##
USB cable
S4 GT-i9505
4.4.2 firmware
I9505_XXUAME2 modem
regionlockaway
##################
1.Download stock firmware 4.4.2 (firmware found on sammobile)
2.Download Laest Odin and install samsung drivers
3.Power off phone
4.Hold power button + volume down, select volume up to enter download mode
5.Once you see the green Android and says Now downloading..you are good to go
6.plug in usb cable and connect your phone..see step 16 and 17 to see how to enter developer mode.
7.Launch Odin and make sure choose Run as administartor
8.Odin will say Added! on ur left..also you will see which com its using..can be for example COM3 or COM4...point is, its not the same for every computer
9.the latest ODin has BL, AP, CP etc
10.now lets do this! Choose AP and Load ur stock 4.4.2 firmware, odin will sometime say not responding but dont worry after a moment it will finish loading..check the logs on the left. also make sure autoreboot is check and reset time..these option are checked by default. DONOT TICK OTHER OPTIONS..JUST DONT.
11.Once loaded, click Start and Odin on top left will show you a progress bar on how much until done..this will take sometime..sit back and relax
12.once done, your phone will restart and start loading the new firmware, if stuck on samsung bootlogo continue to step 13 if not skip to step 15
13.Remove your battery and put it back on and hold power button + volume up to enter recovery mode.
14.Once you see recovery mode, scroll down using volume down, select reset cache/factory setting, press power button to select, scroll down again on YES an click power button to select, once done, go to main menu and select reboot system
15. Ok wait patiently for ur phone to load the firmware, once loaded..skip the user setting as much as possible..like setting user acc,time and date etc...
16.go to settings, more, scroll down, select about device,check os version..should be 4.4.2
17. now scroll down more and see build number..tap on that a few times until its says ur now developer.
18.tap back, in settings menu, you will now see developer options, enter developer options and check usb debugging
19.Now the tricky part, we will now change the baseband to get several option unlock in the service menu..mainly to get this option PERSO SHA256 OFF in the service menu. if most of u have upgraded to 5.01 firmware and tried every unlock method..but not working..This method works 100%.
20.Assuming all drivers working perfecty, usb debugging On, turn phone off and go to download mode, hold power button+volume down, select volume up to continue
21.now ur in download mode again, Download I9505XXUAME2 which can be found in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025 and extract the zip file to a folder.
22.Launch ODin (run as ADministrator), make sure ur phone is added!, select CP and select I9505_XXUAME2_MODEM.tar.md5 and click start,when finished ur phone will restart
23. Almost there! , so now go to settings,more, about device,check baseband, should say I9505XXUAME2, if so ur good to go
24.now u can check this http://gs4.wonderhowto.com/how-to/c...y-s4-so-you-can-use-another-sim-card-0148110/ to see how to get to service menu
25.i will tell u anyways..go to dialer, type *#0011#, touch menu on phone, select key input, type 1 (sometimes i type Q0 if 1 doesnt work), press ok, press menu again, press back in menu..wait until u get the service menu, go debug screen, phone control, network lock, and there it is! the damn PERSO SHA256 OFF.click on that, u can continue to follow the guide in the link with photos where its says go back to main menu and go COMMOn, nv rebuild, restore backup..do that too.
26.now ur phone will restart and in my case it didnt unlock my carrier. what a bummer but fear not we shall continue..
27. Now you have to root this phone, iv downloaded kingoroot for this..use whatever method u like to root ur phone.
28.now assuming ur phone is rooted, download regionlockaway follow this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2370437&d=1383564029
29.now copy regionlock to ur phone using usb cable..should be easy ,use file manager on ur phone, install it, requires root access..click accept, launch the app, click on regionlock
30.it will say updating modem, finally it will show patch seems to be successful.blah blah blah ..choose reboot now and thats it your done!
31.if u dont see ur carrier, go to settings, connections tab, more networks, mobile networks..choose ur carrier, wait for it to register and finally ur done
Note:u can update ur modem to new version because the unlock is permanent, changing firmware or baseband will not lock the phone ENJOY
nuback said:
##Things you need##
USB cable
S4 GT-i9505
4.4.2 firmware
I9505_XXUAME2 modem
regionlockaway
##################
1.Download stock firmware 4.4.2 (firmware found on sammobile)
2.Download Laest Odin and install samsung drivers
3.Power off phone
4.Hold power button + volume down, select volume up to enter download mode
5.Once you see the green Android and says Now downloading..you are good to go
6.plug in usb cable and connect your phone..see step 16 and 17 to see how to enter developer mode.
7.Launch Odin and make sure choose Run as administartor
8.Odin will say Added! on ur left..also you will see which com its using..can be for example COM3 or COM4...point is, its not the same for every computer
9.the latest ODin has BL, AP, CP etc
10.now lets do this! Choose AP and Load ur stock 4.4.2 firmware, odin will sometime say not responding but dont worry after a moment it will finish loading..check the logs on the left. also make sure autoreboot is check and reset time..these option are checked by default. DONOT TICK OTHER OPTIONS..JUST DONT.
11.Once loaded, click Start and Odin on top left will show you a progress bar on how much until done..this will take sometime..sit back and relax
12.once done, your phone will restart and start loading the new firmware, if stuck on samsung bootlogo continue to step 13 if not skip to step 15
13.Remove your battery and put it back on and hold power button + volume up to enter recovery mode.
14.Once you see recovery mode, scroll down using volume down, select reset cache/factory setting, press power button to select, scroll down again on YES an click power button to select, once done, go to main menu and select reboot system
15. Ok wait patiently for ur phone to load the firmware, once loaded..skip the user setting as much as possible..like setting user acc,time and date etc...
16.go to settings, more, scroll down, select about device,check os version..should be 4.4.2
17. now scroll down more and see build number..tap on that a few times until its says ur now developer.
18.tap back, in settings menu, you will now see developer options, enter developer options and check usb debugging
19.Now the tricky part, we will now change the baseband to get several option unlock in the service menu..mainly to get this option PERSO SHA256 OFF in the service menu. if most of u have upgraded to 5.01 firmware and tried every unlock method..but not working..This method works 100%.
20.Assuming all drivers working perfecty, usb debugging On, turn phone off and go to download mode, hold power button+volume down, select volume up to continue
21.now ur in download mode again, Download I9505XXUAME2 which can be found in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025 and extract the zip file to a folder.
22.Launch ODin (run as ADministrator), make sure ur phone is added!, select CP and select I9505_XXUAME2_MODEM.tar.md5 and click start,when finished ur phone will restart
23. Almost there! , so now go to settings,more, about device,check baseband, should say I9505XXUAME2, if so ur good to go
24.now u can check this http://gs4.wonderhowto.com/how-to/c...y-s4-so-you-can-use-another-sim-card-0148110/ to see how to get to service menu
25.i will tell u anyways..go to dialer, type *#0011#, touch menu on phone, select key input, type 1 (sometimes i type Q0 if 1 doesnt work), press ok, press menu again, press back in menu..wait until u get the service menu, go debug screen, phone control, network lock, and there it is! the damn PERSO SHA256 OFF.click on that, u can continue to follow the guide in the link with photos where its says go back to main menu and go COMMOn, nv rebuild, restore backup..do that too.
26.now ur phone will restart and in my case it didnt unlock my carrier. what a bummer but fear not we shall continue..
27. Now you have to root this phone, iv downloaded kingoroot for this..use whatever method u like to root ur phone.
28.now assuming ur phone is rooted, download regionlockaway follow this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2370437&d=1383564029
29.now copy regionlock to ur phone using usb cable..should be easy ,use file manager on ur phone, install it, requires root access..click accept, launch the app, click on regionlock
30.it will say updating modem, finally it will show patch seems to be successful.blah blah blah ..choose reboot now and thats it your done!
31.if u dont see ur carrier, go to settings, connections tab, more networks, mobile networks..choose ur carrier, wait for it to register and finally ur done
Note:u can update ur modem to new version because the unlock is permanent, changing firmware or baseband will not lock the phone ENJOY
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Please the link u provided for the modem is "rar" instead of "tar" are they the same thing?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using XDA-Developers mobile app
I was hoping to see more development for the Samsung Galaxy A5 2015. I know that there are some posts but in limited variants, specially if I want to have "theme store" or the white notifications panel which we have seen in the S6 or A5 (2016)... and we do have Marshmallow, but I guess that this version is more light, to make us buy the next phone and with these limited aestetics it gets boring or outdated. Anyway, my variant is SM-A500M and I've just recently found a method to root this variant with Marshmallow but honestly there's not much to do with this variant. I just want to request more mods and a way to have a refresh for this phone because it gets boring as hell to swipe the homescreens and it feels with lags, there's no more dynamic.
Thanks.
Can you post how you managed to root your phone ? I have the same model and i want to root too
Kaleu Farias said:
Can you post how you managed to root your phone ? I have the same model and i want to root too
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Before starting, please be aware that rooting will void your warranty and if the steps I have given below are not done properly, you will brick your device. Please don't blame me if you got your device bricked.
1. Firstly, you need a windows pc and then go to this link and download the whole folder with the name "Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Root Method". Do not miss a file and extract all the files from the zip into the folder with a name "Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Root Method" . Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...lP?usp=sharing
2. Then navigate to the folder called "Odin3_v3.09" and run the file with name "Odin3 v3.09.exe". Run it with admin rights.
3. In you phone, navigate to developer options and turn on "USB debugging and (OEM unlock (if it is there))". I am pretty sure that this option will be there. If you don't know how to get developer options, go to setting, about, and tap 3 times on the build number and you will unlock developer options.
4. Now power off your device and reboot into download mode by pressing power button, home button and volume down all together. Press volume up when you see the screen. (the screen is a blue-green colour and it says either press volume up or down, press volume up)
5. Now connect your phone to pc with usb debug enabled on phone.
6. In Odin, If you see device is added, you are good to go. If not reconnect your device.
7. Now in odin, press the button named "AP" and navigate to the "Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Root Method" and click on the file named "twrp_20191005_a5ultexx (1).tar" and open it.
8. Now in the options section, uncheck "Auto Reboot" and check (if not already) "F. Reset Time". Leave everything else as it is.
9. Press The button "Start"
10. Wait until you see "Pass" in odin.
11. In your phone, you will see that it is "downloading" and there is a white line that is completed. Now to get out of download mode, press power button, home button and volume down all together until you see a black screen.
12. Immediately, you need to press power button, home button and volume up all together until you see the boot screen with yellow text saying "set warranty bit: recovery"
13. Now you will boot into recovery.
14. Now download "Magisk v20.zip" from this link on your pc. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11O2...ew?usp=sharing
Don't extract it.
15. Now drag or copy and paste "Magisk v20.zip" to the phone's internal storage.
16. In your phone, in twrp recovery. press the install button and navigate to "Magisk v20.zip". Press on it.
17. Now swipe to install and wait a few seconds or minutes.
18. After completion, press the "Wipe Cache/Dalvik" button.
19. Afterwards, press reboot (system)
20. If you see the boot screen with "set warranty bit: kernel", you are good to go and wait till it boots the system.
21. Congratulations, your phone is now rooted!
In step 20, if you see "set warranty bit: recovery" and red text above it, try this: Power off the device in twrp (recovery) in the reboot section and connect to a power supply. If you see 'set warranty bit:kernel' and a charging sign, you are good to go. You just need to hold the power button and wait till it turns off and turns on again. Just wait until it boots the system and you are rooted.
I can not reset my Huawei P8 into the factory settings.
I have tried different options:
- through the normal option in the settings;
- with the buttons Power+VolumeUp, Power+VolumeDown, Power+VolumeDown+Up;
- with different apps from Google Play;
- with the dial code *#*#2846579#*#*;
- with adb adb reboot bootloader
All of them, no result
The phone is unlocked but not rooted.
How can I brig the phone back in the factory settings?
Thanks for replies.
Bernard
What exactly is happening? Tell us more. Anyway, assuming the stock recovery option doesn't work at all, you can try TWRP.
Do these steps if your P8 Lite is NOT an ALE-L04. That ones has a different chipset from the rest.
- Connect a USB cable to your computer.
- Shut the phone down.
- Hold only the VOL-button and while holding it, connect the USB cable to the phone. The phone will boot to fastboot mode. Now you can release VOL-
- Now get TWRP from here.
- Open a command window (or Powershell prompt) in the folder where TWRP is by Shift+Right Click > Open <command/Powershell> window here.
type "fastboot flash recovery <twrp_file_name>.img" and hit Enter
- You need to do this within few seconds:
Type "fastboot reboot" but DO NOT press Enter
Hold VOL+
Keep holding it and press Enter
Immediately after it says "phone is rebooting", remove the USB cable from phone (still holding VOL+)
- Eventually phone will boot into TWRP.
- Choose whatever you want from the dialog TWRP presents, you can change it later anyway.
- Go Wipe > Swipe to Factory reset.
- Done. You can go back and choose Reboot > System
So i want to root my android phone.
Here are some infos:
Build - MMB29M.A500MUBS1CRI6
Security Patch - 01 Feb 2017
Android Version - 6.0.1
Country - Brazil
Model - SM-A500M
*Never Rooted*
Before starting, please be aware that rooting will void your warranty and if the steps I have given below are not done properly, you will brick your device. Please don't blame me if you got your device bricked. :fingers-crossed:
1. Firstly, you need a windows pc and then go to this link and download the whole folder with the name "Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Root Method". Do not miss a file and extract all the files from the zip into the folder with a name "Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Root Method" . Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Yx3NgLaEfxW-vYdoKSk0u3N3KbEbktlP?usp=sharing
2. Then navigate to the folder called "Odin3_v3.09" and run the file with name "Odin3 v3.09.exe". Run it with admin rights.
3. In you phone, navigate to developer options and turn on "USB debugging and (OEM unlock (if it is there))". I am pretty sure that this option will be there. If you don't know how to get developer options, go to setting, about, and tap 3 times on the build number and you will unlock developer options.
4. Now power off your device and reboot into download mode by pressing power button, home button and volume down all together. Press volume up when you see the screen. (the screen is a blue-green colour and it says either press volume up or down, press volume up)
5. Now connect your phone to pc with usb debug enabled on phone.
6. In Odin, If you see device is added, you are good to go. If not reconnect your device.
7. Now in odin, press the button named "AP" and navigate to the "Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Root Method" and click on the file named "twrp_20191005_a5ultexx (1).tar" and open it.
8. Now in the options section, uncheck "Auto Reboot" and check (if not already) "F. Reset Time". Leave everything else as it is.
9. Press The button "Start"
10. Wait until you see "Pass" in odin.
11. In your phone, you will see that it is "downloading" and there is a white line that is completed. Now to get out of download mode, press power button, home button and volume down all together until you see a black screen.
12. Immediately, you need to press power button, home button and volume up all together until you see the boot screen with yellow text saying "set warranty bit: recovery"
13. Now you will boot into recovery.
14. Now download "Magisk v20.zip" from this link on your pc. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11O2f0HymbcVZ7hQvkGFxGHcB1ShHSr8H/view?usp=sharing
Don't extract it.
15. Now drag or copy and paste "Magisk v20.zip" to the phone's internal storage.
16. In your phone, in twrp recovery. press the install button and navigate to "Magisk v20.zip". Press on it.
17. Now swipe to install and wait a few seconds or minutes.
18. After completion, press the "Wipe Cache/Dalvik" button.
19. Afterwards, press reboot (system)
20. If you see the boot screen with "set warranty bit: kernel", you are good to go and wait till it boots the system.
21. Congratulations, your phone is now rooted!
In step 20, if you see "set warranty bit: recovery" and red text above it, try this: Power off the device in twrp (recovery) in the reboot section and connect to a power supply. If you see 'set warranty bit:kernel' and a charging sign, you are good to go. You just need to hold the power button and wait till it turns off and turns on again. Just wait until it boots the system and you are rooted.