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A new approach!
Spoof the firmware version on the device, to trick Kies2.0.
But as you might understand, messing with system files is always dangerous and the possibility for a brick is always present. Hopefully this will not occur I'm doing my best to avoid that.
You should not use this app if you cannot get into Recovery and/or Download mode! (3 button combo) As always when you modifies system files!
Remember to disable any lagfix before updating!
For everyones safety I would recommend doing a manual backup of /system/build.prop and the complete /efs folder including nv_data.bin
The app does this automatically to the internal SDCARD, but just to be on the safe side I would recommend a manual backup to the computer aswell.
There is three steps where a reboot is required after step 2. The app will tell you what to do.
Step1.
Backup everything. If this fails, step2 is not available.
Step2.
Set the new ProductCode and PDA. Reboot!
Step3.
Set CSC and Phone. Do NOT reboot. Connect to Kies2.0 and update!
This setting is not permanent and will go back to previous setting after reboot.
Remember to disable any lagfix before updating!
Done!
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How to Restore
Press restore in the menu. Reboot required.
If something fails, please send me your logcat.
So here it is: SpoofFw - requires ROOT and BusyBox
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If you get problems to connect to Kies after you used this program, try remove the registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Samsung\Kies\DeviceDB"
Please let me now if it works out for you.
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Thanks a lot for your patch
Hi,
I'm new to the forum and am very interested in your work, at the moment the file to "fool " Kies 2.0 has not worked for me. I have the version 2.2 of Android 9000XWJPB/I9000FOPJP3/I9000XXJPP/I9000XWJPB and product code FOP. Sorry for my english, i'm from Spain.
what is new in this ??
It does'nt entirely work. Tried and it shows me update available.
But when it supposed to start downloading new rom, it say that latest software is already installed in my phone.Then Kies resets and start over offering update again.
So, I guess it detects the real rom in the phone.
Nice patch, though. Maybe you can see what is the problem.
Thanks
Same here - I just posted in the "original" theme about kies registry patcher.
Kies finds update, and when i start upgrading, the phone disconnects, and then after 1s reconects back. I cannot upgrade.
oh crap. didnt try to actually download it. thought it would work. I'll have a look at it. sorry guys.
No panic
Obviously some can upgrade, some cannot. We are the first with this problem.
I have jpx. Could this cause problems?
Those of you who have tried the patch, can you please post your info from the registry and tell me if it worked or not. Include both product code, hidswver, softwarerevision and modelname.
For me, in the registry is still JPY everywhere, after apply patch.
PRODUCT code : GT-I9000HKDXEU
HIDSWVER: I9000XXJPY/I9000OXAJPY/I9000XXJPY/I9000XXJPY
Model Name:GT-I9000
Software Revision: I9000XXJPY/I9000OXAJPY/I9000XXJPY/I9000XXJPY
HTH....
Running Kies 2.0.0.11014_49
HIDSWVER I9000XXJPO/I9000OXAJPO/I9000XXJPP/I9000XXJPO
Product Code GT-I9000HKDTMU
Model Name GT-I9000
Doesn't work unfortunately - it offers me an upgrade, appears to download the file then gives the Disconnected error.
I've also tried manually editing the registry as per kies 1.5 but no more luck.
I've tried on 2 PCs too.
HIDSWVER: I9000BUJP7/I9000GVD2JP5/I9000BUJP5/I9000BUJP7 (SofwareRev is same)
FW: I9000BUJP7/I9000GVD2JP5(CSC)/I9000BUJP5(modem)
PCode: GT-I9000HKDVD2 (VD2)
Kies: v2.0.0.11014_49
OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit
I checked my registry but to no avail. Also tried deleting DeviceDB key to force kies into reconstructing it. It doesn't offer the fw upgrade option at all.
At least it's good to know someone is trying to develop a way to spoof kies 2.0. Did the patch work with any previous versions of kies 2.0?
I just got some another idea: could we try to hack ProductCode on device instead of on Kies side?
AFAIU ProductCode == CSC. I've googled we can change CSC in following ways:
1) *#272*HHMM# on Android 2.1 and older
2) *#272*IMEI# on Android 2.2 and newer
3) Opening preconfing with ADB
4) Editing /efs/nv_data.bin
Would it make Kies detecting different ProductCode?
There is still one more thing we have to consider: what if Kies detects our changed ProductCode but also firmware versions that were never released for given ProductCode?
Zajec5 said:
I just got some another idea: could we try to hack ProductCode on device instead of on Kies side?
AFAIU ProductCode == CSC. I've googled we can change CSC in following ways:
1) *#272*HHMM# on Android 2.1 and older
2) *#272*IMEI# on Android 2.2 and newer
3) Opening preconfing with ADB
4) Editing /efs/nv_data.bin
Would it make Kies detecting different ProductCode?
There is still one more thing we have to consider: what if Kies detects our changed ProductCode but also firmware versions that were never released for given ProductCode?
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I have thought about it too. But we still need to change the PDA and PHONE aswell. But I have not yet located where they are stored. My guess is it's hard coded somewhere. Still the drivers need to take it from somewhere, the question is where.
LuffarJoh said:
I have thought about it too. But we still need to change the PDA and PHONE aswell. But I have not yet located where they are stored. My guess is it's hard coded somewhere. Still the drivers need to take it from somewhere, the question is where.
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There is something like
getBasebandVersion, but I can't track RILRequest, how is is reading RIL_REQUEST_BASEBAND_VERSION... That could show us some file with baseband version maybe.
I have had some progress.
I have managed to change all necessary codes in the phone to be able to spoof Kies. This time I passed the step that the patch didnt!
Unfortunately it's not that simple, it requires root and changes system properties. But it's all reversible. I think I'll try to make an app of it during next week. First is a final exam on Monday.
watch this space.
well, it's much more fun to develop android application then study for an exam
I have successfully switched from XEN to XEE and to DBT.
I'm almost done, just some more bug testing. I'll probably release it tonight
Good news, wait for your release tonight.
luffarjoh said:
well, it's much more fun to develop android application then study for an exam
i have successfully switched from xen to xee and to dbt.
I'm almost done, just some more bug testing. I'll probably release it tonight
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great news!!!
I have to push the release until tomorrow, I still have some fine tuning to do! Overall is works very well
Android 4.4 Reversing Camera Mirror With A10,A23,A33 CPU
These mirrors come in many different flavours now. At time of edit post A33 x5 quadcore is the latest with 16GB. This newer unit can be rooted with kingroot apk version. I find I lose root after reboot for some reason. I haven't found a firmware for this mirror version as of yet. For some reason my mirror does not have a wifi antenna attached so poor signal unless 4 meters line of sight. Please becareful as from experience from buying 3 mirrors now, there can be huge differences to build quality even thou they look the same.
I'm not updating this thread with RT01 firmware anymore. Please check Baidu link below
Also need this to load firmware to TF/microsd
PhoenixCard_V310_20130618.rar
To load new firm run Phoenixcard - Select image - Insert TF card/ Microsd - Choose burn (Try until magic) - Insert Tf Card into mirror and shutdown - After mirror firmware loaded you must format to normal or Tfcard will flash mirror again on reset
You may also find your firmware here. Let me know if you can't download it(use iPad to view)
http://pan.baidu.com/wap/share/home?uk=4026862827&third=0
Yfgo.apk - Radar program (you need mirror with radar function)
Yfgo.apk
Thx to nyinyiwale
How to get root access:
Download this settings.apk and run it! Thanks to Nick Nick
Setup.apk (A23)
Now you should have developer options - Enable usb debugging
Now install on windows machine http://pdanet.co/ for android
Then install kingo root http://www.kingoapp.com/android-root/download.htm
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Specifications
Processor - Allwinner A13 Cortex A8 1.2GHz Dual Core
Smart systems - Android 4.4 OS
Screen - 5.0 inch HD 5 point touch screen
Diplay resolution - 800X480 pixels
DDR - Built in 512MB DDR 3
Nand Flash - Built in 8GB (systems will occupy 1.72GB )
External storage - Support Maximum 64GB TF card(not included)
Image Sensor - 5.0 million pixel HD camera, 350 degree rotate front lens
Lens angle view - Front 140 degree +back 120 degree
Video Resolution - Front: 1920*1080(30f/s)/HD1280x720(30f/s) - Rear: 640X480 30f/s
Video format - MP4
Picture format - JPEG
Compression - H.264
Speaker - Built in
MIC - Built in
External I/O port
1*USB 2.0
1*TF card port:
1* GPS port
1*AV IN (support auto reverse function)
Dimensions - Main product size: 310x90x20mm (L x W x D)
Just got this item off eBay. Url removed
Screen looks great. Touch screen works a treat. Nice and bright and good angle also.
There are a few things different listed that the seller on eBay has not listed correct.
It comes with android 4.4.2 And not 4.0
Has a A23 dual core and not A10
Kernel version 3.4.39
And it has a battery which would last a couple of days with no use - make sure you turn off wifi when not on power
This is a true android with some very basic functions missing. Starting it has no google services. So no google play store, no where to login to google account in settings. The launcher looks good(you can't change it) expect there is no access to app list. You can click on navi button - which holds no navigation software funny enough. Once inside the navi button you can hold on the screen and then it brings you up a app selection screen giving you option to add icons(still no gps map softwares)
Once connected to Internet apps start updating when you open them which is pretty cool.. There is an update option under andriod version screen which fails to find any update with an error(searches Internet for update or you can local upload file).
Overall I'm pretty impressed with this device and its speed. I was able to install google maps by browser. But once I closed it I could not open it again cause no icon to click on. Google maps ran a little bit sluggish but was acceptable. I'm now chasing the seller for a solution to google play store as the play store ask won't open after installing.
I was able to side load apps quite easily with the browser. Seems most work if the don't depend on play store or accounts being setup in google settings.
Synic gps software won't work as it wants to use playstore to download more files.
Es explorer works fine.
I don't think I will be able to get root access as there is no developer menu, but after clicking on firmware build number says you are already a developer
i have this one and have Google playstore, i have installed nova launcher without problem, all is fine
Hi, is it model rt01?
Do you have the same firmware 4.4.2 and specs?
Does it have an option to add google account inside android OS?
As mentioned above no google account in my OS which means no history in google maps. Very frustrating.
Could I also grab the seller as I my have to purchase a new one
Thank you if you can help
hello, i bought mine to this seller from Aliexpress, received in 8 days via DHL
http://fr.aliexpress.com/item/5-inch-Android-Mirror-Monitor-GPS-1080P-Digital-Video-Recorder-Rear-view-Camera/2021095296.html
The item has exactly the spécifications as described from top of topic and is a rt01 model, else allwinner A23 Inside, android 4.4.2 KitKat Inside
i have in native Google playstore and i have created my account without problem as soon as i powered up for the firs time the mirror
best regards
Thanks for your help appreciated.
Need to try a scab a firmware update as my seller refuses to speak with me now.
Might just buy what you got I think.
you can try to communicate via aliexpress with the store, seller is Mr wilson cao and ask him for a firmware, it's a pleasant person who respond to me very fast, also after my purchase for details. Try to say you're a friend of me (Superboost) and have same miror and you want the same OS, give a try, good luck.
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at this time i'm trying to root for install some progs. Framaroot = KO, kingroot not able to connect at his cloud for exploit. At this time not result. If i can, also put a twrp or other and save firmware and tranfer to you? Have an idea of rooting ?
I have seen a update.zip file for root on the net. I was thinking doing it that way.
I'll give it another go as I was more focused on gapps.zip before.
Do you have development option to activate usb debugging? I don't have this option, so it makes it hard for me.
That's why I suggested an update.zip method.
If you have usb debugging (lucky you) then try http://www.shuame.com/en/root/
Also sent a msg to your seller. I think he would have to be very nice to give time for nothing being a business man
I have not the "usb debugging option" and no more the menu security for the possibility to "accept unknown sources" option. I think it will be impossible to root the item.....
tell me if you have a response from seller, have a good day
I was going to try to enable usb debugging by a terminal command but gave up after I couldn't install gapps
Try this maybe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893434
hello, i have installed usb drivers of the mirror (hold down volume button and plug USB) and found an unknown device, i downloaded livesuit pack V1.9 and in the usb directory, it found the driver.
Now i can lauch livesuit but it wait for an .img image file for flash.... that's all for this time.... perhaps a way for future rooting?, have a good day
Your seller is very nice.
Thank you also.. Now have to work out how to install
This is a link I found on google
http://pan.baidu.com/wap/link?uk=4026862827&shareid=3212962299&third=0
Link from your seller
http://en.mail.qq.com/cgi-bin/ftnEx...1e4459433274&t=exs_ftn_download&code=231c0681
hello, happy for you, i expect you can flash this firmware and having opérationnal Google on it.
This seller is very nice, i put it a 5+++++ stars on aliexpress
have a good day
It's a puzzle..
You have an img file.. And Phoenixcard..
Putting in sdcard and selecting startup it puts the android OS on the sdcard and you boot from that so you can test the image I suppose.
Could not see any google account. Also I have alarm next to the radio icon. When I put this one on I got the browser instead.
Can I ask under settings about tablet is your build number 20150410 ?
in the info i have : rt01-eng 4.2.2 KVT49L 20150410 test-keys
It's seem that is the same build than downloaded
perhaps puting applications in "download" folder of the program will put them on the image for flashing ?
Thank you so much. You are a legend.
Its as I figured.
running the phoniexcard program you select Startup to run off sdcard.. which is way slow.
So I took the plunge and hit production and it setup my sdcard which in turn updated my unit.
Now its usable and I cant thank you enough!
have you all you want in ? Google account possible? the next challenge : rooting...
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Because it's difficult to find this firmware, i put it on a Mega download
https://mega.co.nz/#!ZEwxzAyJ!HzowmA3-bVbcCdZpY7tHsQ5sV2kLQ8d6lwX6Y4Q0IXY
It include the program Phoenixcard for generate the bootable SD card for update firmware
for someone else who search
Yes rooting is on the cards now...
Just enjoying play store for the moment..
Plus I've noticed a huge increase in speed.
Large improvement in firmware need to keep eye open for future releases
Here is my latest version of My Oneplus Tool . This tool can do almost everything for you. I have added a method to switch the Oem_Unlock switch on Sim locked devices. It will ungray the switch so you can flip it and bootloader unlock. It still has all the other tools like the engineer mode decrypt, to enable the app. Also lots of hidden SECRETS like every oneplus device has a hidden copy of busybox already installed . and this will access it. Plus this has a long list of dialer codes .There are lots of tools like scrcpy and a windows file explorer for your device. I have also added lots of fastboot adb commands. Please feel free to let me know if anything can be added. I been notifided this has been reported as a virus, it is only a .bat file converted to exe. please scan for yourself.
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I have now made this ungray method usless LoL I have a working method that lets u flash msm and boot direct to bootloader and unlock without the need for a oem unlock token from oneplus , even works if ur still sim locked.
any guidance？
better with an instruction。
thx for sharing。
Thank very much. This is awesome !
But like werichard559 said, better with instructions. Otherwise you will get Many Many Many questions....
its self explained in the tool. its just written in bash and packed with everything like adb tools into a exe.
has a menu with items.
Interesting, MS Windows and Linux?
galaxys said:
Interesting, MS Windows and Linux?
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exe on linux? Nah, you could decompile and pull the scripts
Only reason for the exe is to have all the file together. Nice and neat.And unlike all the others that want you to post your IMEI to the NET to do the engineer mode decrypt . I wrote this so the decryption is done in shell on the phone.
Ju5t3nC4s3 said:
Only reason for the exe is to have all the file together. Nice and neat.And unlike all the others that want you to post your IMEI to the NET to do the engineer mode decrypt . I wrote this so the decryption is done in shell on the phone.
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Engineer mode from dialer? Did you just script to edit the config file in mnt/vendor/persist/engineermode/engineermode_config ? We appreciate your work. Work smarter not harder
Zeus0fyork said:
Engineer mode from dialer? Did you just script to edit the config file in mnt/vendor/persist/engineermode/engineermode_config ? We appreciate your work. Work smarter not harder
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To disable the incryption? ,and enable engineer mode? Yes the config is edited ,can only be done with root . Or a very long process. I released a shell command to do this few months back.It just uses a sed cmd. Now to generate the code on the device in shell to enter . That wasn't easy, had a heck of a time finding a cmd that would get the correct hash I needed for a crc32b . And to have it enter that code for u on the screen,it just had to be done. Lol . I have loads of dialer codes still I haven't added to the tool. A lot I'm not sure what they even do yet ,like *#632# no clue. There is a completely extra app that is also decrypted with the engineer mode. OpEngMode or TmoEngMode for TMobile.
This has all can together just from the data mining and the need for the tools for the reversing of the simlock . I been working on it now for some time and have discovered many other vulnerablitys. I have unlocked some devices,but never 1 the same. Before I released this I descoverd how to flip the oem_unlock switch under the greyed out area.and was able to unpack a msm download and mod to repack it. So after flash the switch is on. By 1 bit I found in one of the partitions. Recently I have located some code just like the engineer mode qr for the sim unlock. And there is a couple RSA private keys with it.I also located a dialer code to skip setupwizard. And another code that gives u all USB access like adb ,diag , all with out verification.
Ju5t3nC4s3 said:
This has all can together just from the data mining and the need for the tools for the reversing of the simlock . I been working on it now for some time and have discovered many other vulnerablitys. I have unlocked some devices,but never 1 the same. Before I released this I descoverd how to flip the oem_unlock switch under the greyed out area.and was able to unpack a msm download and mod to repack it. So after flash the switch is on. By 1 bit I found in one of the partitions. Recently I have located some code just like the engineer mode qr for the sim unlock. And there is a couple RSA private keys with it.I also located a dialer code to skip setupwizard. And another code that gives u all USB access like adb ,diag , all with out verification.
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what u mean by 'some code just like the engineer mode qr for the sim unlock'
now iam having touble to sim unlock my TMO OP9,could u pls help me out?
There is no method to sim_unlock other then official service.
Ju5t3nC4s3 said:
There is no method to sim_unlock other then official service.
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oh,really sad to hear that.
still merry christmas.
thx for ur shares.
I have been working on reversing the OnePlus sim_lock now for over a year. Every device after the Op6 they made a change that if you erase the efs to reset it, You will lose total access to the sim card. It looks to be a key needed by the sim in the SFS path , same location as the simlock fuse.
Ju5t3nC4s3 said:
Here is my latest version of My Oneplus Tool . This tool can do almost everything for you. I have added a method to switch the Oem_Unlock switch on Sim locked devices. It will ungray the switch so you can flip it and bootloader unlock. It still has all the other tools like the engineer mode decrypt, to enable the app. Also lots of hidden SECRETS like every oneplus device has a hidden copy of busybox already installed . and this will access it. Plus this has a long list of dialer codes .There are lots of tools like scrcpy and a windows file explorer for your device. I have also added lots of fastboot adb commands. Please feel free to let me know if anything can be added.
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What problem can be? androidfilehost said no mirrors found/ ((((
I'll upload to Gdive in a bit also. Android file host does this. Lots of time u just need to wait a bit to get it to work.
Ju5t3nC4s3 said:
I'll upload to Gdive in a bit also. Android file host does this. Lots of time u just need to wait a bit to get it to work.
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I will be glad to Gdrive link. I waited all day, got to the computer. And hosting broke me off. lol
P
020982 said:
I will be glad to Gdrive link. I waited all day, got to the computer. And hosting broke me off. lol
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One+_TooL.exe
drive.google.com
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Still sim locked and no unlock.bin, thank you good sir
? What are u trying to show ,,u can check the sim lock in *#808#.
This is the support thread of PixelFlasher
(PixelFlasher is an open-source self contained GUI tool to facilitate Pixel phone device flashing/rooting/updating with extra features).
Note: This thread is meant for issues and problems faced in Google Pixel 6 Pro devices, generic issues that are device agnostic should be discussed in the main thread.
For full details on where to download / usage and feature set of the tool, visit the main thread at XDA or the project's Github page.
Troubleshooting:
If you need support or assistance, the best way to get is by generating a support file from within PixelFlasher.
You can hit that big Support button on the main screen, or select it from the Help menu.
The generated support.zip file is sanitized (redacted) to keep your sensitive information (username device id ...) private.
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this is an interesting project.
can you add a way to flash all partition/boot slots easily for new users? I think that can resolve a ton of issues. (the flash tool doesn't do this, just reinstalls some of the images like bootloader and raidio).
Alekos said:
this is an interesting project.
can you add a way to flash all partition/boot slots easily for new users? I think that can resolve a ton of issues. (the flash tool doesn't do this, just reinstalls some of the images like bootloader and raidio).
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There's some discussion ongoing in the main thread of PixelFlasher about advanced options.
Feel free to chime in there, as this point is not specific to Pixel 6 Pro and would help all devices if it is discussed in the main thread.
📳🔥 PixelFlasher, a GUI tool for flashing / updating / rooting / managing Pixel phones.
DESCRIPTION As the name suggests this is an application to flash (update) Pixel™ phones (possibly all Google™ made phones/tablets, YMMV.) PixelFlasher at its core is a UI layer (with bells and whistles) on top of adb / fastboot commands, hence...
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badabing2003 said:
There's some discussion ongoing in the main thread of PixelFlasher about advanced options.
Feel free to chime in there, as this point is not specific to Pixel 6 Pro and would help all devices if it is discussed in the main thread.
📳🔥 PixelFlasher, a GUI tool for flashing / updating / rooting / managing Pixel phones.
DESCRIPTION As the name suggests this is an application to flash (update) Pixel™ phones (possibly all Google™ made phones/tablets, YMMV.) PixelFlasher at its core is a UI layer (with bells and whistles) on top of adb / fastboot commands, hence...
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Done, check the new release.
New Release:
March 24, 2022 v1.2.0.1-alpha release.
Added Advanced Configuration menu which unlocks advanced features such as:
- Flashing to both slots
- Disabling Verity
- Disabling Verification
- (More features to come)
The UI will now display the chosen Android Platform Tool's version.
Added an option to toggle verbose console output (help troubleshooting, more verbosity to come).
Stability fixes.
New Release: (See full details here on xda or here at github)
April 03, 2022 v2.0.0.0-pre release.
Major refactoring
Added Advanced (Expert) mode UI.
Basic mode keeps UI simple and hides expert features.
Support for setting active slot.
Reboot options (recovery, system, bootloader)
Moved custom ROM options to expert mode.
Added custom flashing to expert mode, can now flash to live (temporary root), or custom flash any image to any partition.
Moved flashing to both slots, disabling verity / verification to expert mode.
Many other improvements, validations and checks.
Updated documentation.
Update:
Version 2.0.1 which includes a hotfix for issue reported here.
Flawless one click update. Thanks. This going to be my default update tool.
Just used it to flash April update on my 6 Pro. Worked like a charm. Thanks.
Also used this to get to April from February and it was one of the simplest things I've ever had to do. Excellent work on this.
It keeps saying magisk is not on my phone, but it is, and it's not hidden.
According to the logs it thinks my phone is not rooted, but it is.
Edit: Followed the instructions and it updated perfectly though, just weird it thinks my phone is not rooted. Awesome app my friend, will be using this as long as it works!
Zach Alt said:
It keeps saying magisk is not on my phone, but it is, and it's not hidden.
According to the logs it thinks my phone is not rooted, but it is.
Edit: Followed the instructions and it updated perfectly though, just weird it thinks my phone is not rooted. Awesome app my friend, will be using this as long as it works!
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Thanks for bringing this up, I'll add it to the guide,
Shell would need root permission for it to be able to do detect and use magisk.
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Thanks for bringing this up, I'll add it to the guide,
Shell would need root permission for it to be able to do detect and use magisk.
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Awesome, I'll enable it for next month's update. Again, thanks for this software, it's awesome.
I toggled root access for shell and now my phone shows as rooted in Pixel Flasher.
New Release:
April 06, 2022 v2.1.0 release
Setup dedicated profile directory.
Put logs in the profile directory and maintain log history.
Plumbing for Linux support (just the flashing part is left to do).
Plumbing for new workflow.
Bugfix to handle name conflict in ROM filename.
Various minor improvements.
Update documentation.
Forgot to mention this but I was running this last night and did a dry run before the real thing, it progressed but my cable was apparently faulty so it lost connection mid way (good thing I did dry run and thank you for having it). Anyway, when it lost connection it caused the app to lock up. I closed it in task manager but the files were stuck in use and I had to find and kill the processes still open to free them up before I could start again.
Suggestion: add a check for and close of any existing processes related to the pixel flasher program if it gets reopened to avoid things being stuck in use. I work in IT so I was fine poking around to kill those processes but not everyone will be.
If you can't, maybe just add the list of processes to the OP so people can kill them on their own.
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Forgot to mention this but I was running this last night and did a dry run before the real thing, it progressed but my cable was apparently faulty so it lost connection mid way (good thing I did dry run and thank you for having it). Anyway, when it lost connection it caused the app to lock up. I closed it in task manager but the files were stuck in use and I had to find and kill the processes still open to free them up before I could start again.
Suggestion: add a check for and close of any existing processes related to the pixel flasher program if it gets reopened to avoid things being stuck in use. I work in IT so I was fine poking around to kill those processes but not everyone will be.
If you can't, maybe just add the list of processes to the OP so people can kill them on their own.
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The reason that happened is because PixelFlasher is running flash-all equivalent script, which has fastboot commands in it, most fastboot commands (aside from informational ones) are blocking, i.e. it waits for device.
Because your cable was faulty and your device was not appearing connected, it got blocked waiting for it.
It's a good idea to display a message and the PID of the spawned process, the user can kill it if they wish.
I really don't want to intervene with that spawned process as it is the one flashing your phone, any glitch in there and it could mess up the phone.
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The reason that happened is because PixelFlasher is running flash-all equivalent script, which has fastboot commands in it, most fastboot commands (aside from informational ones) are blocking, i.e. it waits for device.
Because your cable was faulty and your device was not appearing connected, it got blocked waiting for it.
It's a good idea to display a message and the PID of the spawned process, the user can kill it if they wish.
I really don't want to intervene with that spawned process as it is the one flashing your phone, any glitch in there and it could mess up the phone.
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That's a good idea as well, better to not force a closure of the process and instead inform then give the user the information necessary to close it themselves. It was definitely the fastboot process that was holding the files. Once I killed that it was fine for me to proceed. Providing a pop up with the PID or even just the process name (unless the PID is always the same) and instructions in that pop up would certainly help someone get out of a jam without needing to reboot the computer.
I've done some stuff like this project with batch but this blows that completely out of the water. Excellent work, you should be proud of what you've given to the community.
can I also root my Pixel with that?
Hey guys. I'm new here. Hope I've posted this on the right section.
Anyhow, I have the xiaomi note 8 phone (global version) and I wanna update it to the Indian version
for the purpose of adding built-in call recording (which is available on the Indian ver, according to my research)
I've already found from where to download it, that said, I've never done something like this before, and I'd appreciate some guidance on how to go about it properly (without ruining my phone). Could someone please kindly provide me with a simple to follow step by step guide? I have Windows 7 OS btw.
I'd consider myself to have excellent technical skills & computer knowledge, but as said before, this one's a bit out of my depth and I wanna make sure everything is done correctly, so my phone would remain functioning afterwards, and all help would be greatly appreciated!
RTyler201 said:
Hey guys
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if you need only call recording use "true phone"
if you still want to change the whole rom make sure it's the right variant
redmi note 8 = ginkgo
redmi note 8 T = willow
miui roms have firmware inside so if you flash the wrong variant your phone is gone
also make sure you remember your MI account
download the rom + adb drivers and flash the rom using xiaomi flash tool
Thanks for your help loopypalm!
One question though, that call recording app you've mentioned, does it allow recording in stealth? Without telling the other person "your call is being recorded" I mean, as that kinda defeats the purpose.
One more Q, is using the xiaomi MI account a must for pre-changing the ROM? Can't I just restore things from the Google account/backups? Thanks.
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that call recording app you've mentioned, does it allow recording in stealth? Without telling the other person "your call is being recorded"
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i'm still using v2.0.15 (pro) and it does not tell that it record
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One more Q, is using the xiaomi MI account a must for pre-changing the ROM? Can't I just restore things from the Google account/backups? Thanks.
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the MI account is the biggest must
you can't config anything if you lost it
or you can unlock the bootloader and use a custom rom (which is the better option)
I've tried that call recording app, but there's one thing I couldn't resolve which is bothering me: Lock screen text notification of missed calls. With the default google dialer, it used to display something like "missed call, name" but with this one, nothing! Best I've accomplished is blinking LED notification, but then I have to go to the TP app and see who the call was from. Is there any way to address it? I've been thru the app's settings but couldn't find the option.
Also, excuse my ignorance, but if I have my contacts sync'd to the Google account, take regular automated backups into google drive of both whatsapp & phone (app data, call history, sms & device settings) and manually backup the phone's DCIM (photo/video folder) to my computer periodically, is there anything (backup wise) that I'm missing out by not using xiaomi's own backup solution? I have an MI account, but never really used it due to security/privacy concerns of having my data stored by a Chinese company.
Also, thanks again for all of your help! It's much appreciated.
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Lock screen text notification of missed calls. With the default google dialer, it used to display something like "missed call, name" but with this one, nothing! Best, Is there any way to address it?
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-Make sure you set true phone as the default dialer
-also all notification turned on :
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Also, excuse my ignorance, but if I have my contacts sync'd to the Google account, take regular automated backups into google drive of both whatsapp & phone (app data, call history, sms & device settings) and manually backup the phone's DCIM (photo/video folder) to my computer periodically, is there anything (backup wise) that I'm missing out by not using xiaomi's own backup solution? I have an MI account, but never really used it due to security/privacy concerns of having my data stored by a Chinese company.
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i never told you to use it
if you install a miui rom (or just wiped "data") it will ask for the mi account to complete the boot, so you can't login to system or restore anything if you forgot the mi account
I appreciate the quick response! Anyhow, it's already set as the default phone app, I've given it all the required permissions, and I have all the notifications enabled (from settings>apps>manage apps>true phone>notifications) and also enabled specifically for missed calls, but this doesn't seem to work for some reason, not sure if it's a theme incompatibility or a bug in the version used (I'm using the exact version you've mentioned) but maybe I'll try to rule those out later.
Now, about the MI account, so if I understand it correctly, you're saying it's only needed to make the phone usable after changing the ROM and that I don't need to make actual use of it (in terms of backup functionality)?
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I have all the notifications enabled (from settings>apps>manage apps>true phone>notifications)
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i'm talking about the phone notification type
on aosp it's under Settings/display/lockscreen display/show all content)
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Now, about the MI account, so if I understand it correctly, you're saying it's only needed to make the phone usable after changing the ROM and that I don't need to make actual use of it (in terms of backup functionality)?
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My only lock screen settings are in settings>lock screen & settings>notifications>lock screen notifications, and I don't have the option you've mentioned. TP has lockscreen notifications enabled, but they're just not working (even with the latest version, a different theme, and after a reboot) and this part was working fine with the default Google dialer previously. LED notification is working, but not text. Anyhow, it seems I'd be going with the ROM swap later on. Will let you know how it went. And thanks again for all of your help!
Update: Had it rough and things didn't go as expected!
So, I downloaded the mi flash tool & full India ROM, extracted the rom, ran the mi flash tool and gotten all kind of errors that contained .NET in em, so I've installed .NET framework 4.8 (this didn't resolve it) and after googling, it turns out it's a bug in the app which requires the log folder to be manually created, so I've done that (and it was fully resolved) but then when I tried to flash, it said the phone is locked! So I've looked up on how to resolve it, and I've had to change some settings from developer options on the phone, as well as download an additional xiaomi tool for unlocking (which required SMS verification) and it took me multiple tries to get it work, eventually gotten it to work using mobile data & QR scanning, but then it said I have to go back to the developer options>mui unlock and associate it with the MI account, so done that, tried again... and damn app said I have to wait 168 hours (7 days) before trying again, which definitely sucks! I'll revisit this in a week or so and hopefully have better luck next time!
For whom it may concern: unlocking the bootloader is ALWAYS the first step for any phone hacking -- apart from flashing stock OTA updates...
And, yes, it requires a Mi account and takes a full week with any *mi device, if you do everything right. To the best of my knowledge, there's no escaping this.
RTyler201 said:
Update: Had it rough and things didn't go as expected!
So, I downloaded the mi flash tool & full India ROM, extracted the rom, ran the mi flash tool and gotten all kind of errors that contained .NET in em, so I've installed .NET framework 4.8 (this didn't resolve it) and after googling, it turns out it's a bug in the app which requires the log folder to be manually created, so I've done that (and it was fully resolved) but then when I tried to flash, it said the phone is locked! So I've looked up on how to resolve it, and I've had to change some settings from developer options on the phone, as well as download an additional xiaomi tool for unlocking (which required SMS verification) and it took me multiple tries to get it work, eventually gotten it to work using mobile data & QR scanning, but then it said I have to go back to the developer options>mui unlock and associate it with the MI account, so done that, tried again... and damn app said I have to wait 168 hours (7 days) before trying again, which definitely sucks! I'll revisit this in a week or so and hopefully have better luck next time!
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unlocking the bootloader is better, you can install a custom recovery (twrp/Ofox) and in case you mess up something you can fix it easily (unlike locked bootloader)
keep in mind that when you unlock the it ,all data will be erased,so move your important data somewhere ...
in case you need them :
-VBMETA (important to have for the custom recovery)
-Clean flash steps
i suggest you try some aosp roms , maybe you will like more than Miui ...