Alcatel One Touch Pixi 4 - [GENERAL][ROOT][RECOVERY]

DragonFire1024 · Dec 4, 2017

Charles IV said:
I see you've had another reply saying your phone may be too locked down to root.
As to people not replying that's probably because people don't know, so they say nothing rather than saying something useless and flooding the thread.
If you've tried tools like framaroot, kingroot, cf-autoroot, and you can't unlock the bootloader, it looks like it's impossible.
I did read a guide that claimed to work 100% of the time that used adb, so if I find that I'll link it.

Wasn't aware there was a CF auto root for this device. Even then there's no way to flash it.

DragonFire1024 · Dec 4, 2017

Drunkpilot said:
NET10? Is that a TracFone? If you got it from NET10, Safe Link, TracFone, etc., then that thing is probably as locked up as the Pixi Unite (A466BG) that I have and it won't root or even be network unlocked from a service that you pay. Total bummer, I know. I hate using anything that isn't rooted, hence, the reason I don't use the Unite except for wifi stuff. I'm guessing that's the issue since I'm not familiar with the model.

I bought it as a Net10, but the logos on it and while booting say it's a TracFone. A571VL (I don't have it in front of me). I set it up without a SIM card. I never intended on using it aside from rooting and what not. I bought it as it was laying around the office at my store for a few years.

I can confirm it's vulnerable to dirty cow. I use the cowroot APK, press test perm, all checks out as being 'ok' after mounting/unmounting sd card. When I tap root, I can unmount the card, but when remounting, it stays on 'checking SD card for errors.' The kernel is pre October 2016, so isn't patched.

Drunkpilot · Dec 4, 2017

DragonFire1024 said:
I bought it as a Net10, but the logos on it and while booting say it's a TracFone. A571VL (I don't have it in front of me). TracFone, which Net10 is a part of, lock up their phones, bootloaders, networks incredibly well. These are low end phones for the most part, so developers don't own them, nor take the time to try and find exploits into them. Good luck, but I doubt your phone will ever see root.

DragonFire1024 · Dec 4, 2017

Drunkpilot said:
DragonFire1024 said:

I bought it as a Net10, but the logos on it and while booting say it's a TracFone. A571VL (I don't have it in front of me). TracFone, which Net10 is a part of, lock up their phones, bootloaders, networks incredibly well. These are low end phones for the most part, so developers don't own them, nor take the time to try and find exploits into them. Good luck, but I doubt your phone will ever see root.

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Charles IV · Dec 6, 2017

DragonFire1024 said:
Wasn't aware there was a CF auto root for this device. Even then there's no way to flash it.

It's probably not - correction - almost definitely not, but hey, I was just talking about those options.
Here's teh adb method I was talking about, but I don't think adb push works unless to the sd card when not rooted. maybe /data/local/tmp does.
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2684210
Good luck!

s_coy2005 · Dec 6, 2017

Has anyone found root on the alcatel dawn?

DragonFire1024 · Dec 6, 2017

Charles IV said:
It's probably not - correction - almost definitely not, but hey, I was just talking about those options.
Here's teh adb method I was talking about, but I don't think adb push works unless to the sd card when not rooted. maybe /data/local/tmp does.
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2684210
Good luck!

I can push using adb yes. I haven't tried psneuter though. Forgot about that one. But I am able to push files to /data/local/tmp. I know I can because i pushed the files for dirty cow

Charles IV · Dec 7, 2017

DragonFire1024 said:
I can push using adb yes. I haven't tried psneuter though. Forgot about that one. But I am able to push files to /data/local/tmp. I know I can because i pushed the files for dirty cow

Have you tried the method I linked then? The first method should probably work for you. If it doesn't you can try the others, and down the bottom there's a method for mtk devices only, so that might work.

HenryBR · Dec 8, 2017

Alcatel PIXI 4 5010e lost 3G after flashing custom rom

I have an Alcatel PIXI 4 5010e model (Brazil) and after flashing a custom rom I can't get my 3G to work, only 2G. Even going back to the stock rom didn't solve it. I'm from Brazil and so is my carrier. I've flashed alot of different roms (stock and custom), but 3G refuses to work. I've tried using my sim card in another phone and also using a different sim card in my phone, so it's not that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
(I'm a noob at this btw)

arashmidos200x · Dec 10, 2017

stuck on logo

hi guys

i have pixi 4 4034d and i have problem in flashing the phone . i was flashed my phone 4 month ago with stock ROM and it was working fine . again when i trying to flash it again with previous ROM it stocks on pixi4 logo and nothing happen i left it for many hours but nothing changed . i flashed other stock ROM and it was no change. i changed SP flash tool version and again no change . would you please help me where my mistake is? i cant find how to fix it

paktam13 · Dec 11, 2017

Simcard Not Detect

Is there a way to fix this?.
Right now i change back to old rom..

kirito9 said:
DISCLAIMER:
Rooting your phone and using custom Recoveries and ROM's have risks and may result in bricking your device, and has nothing to do with Google or the device manufacturers. In case of any mishap I am not responsible if you brick/ruin your phone in any way.
Basic computer skills are required and minimal knowledge about the phone and phone utilities also.
Make sure that whatever you do, you are doing it at your own responsibility.

BACKUP! BACKUP! BACKUP! ROM BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE

Requirements

You must be rooted.

You must have a custom recovery installed.

You must have experience flashing but if not, feel free to ask questions before flashing.

Features

Android Nougat with RR features

Stable

Not working

Let me know so I can update this

Bugs

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Installation

Download : Yandex

Download Gapps from OpenGapps: http://opengapps.org/, choose ARM and Android 7.1.1

Boot to recovery

Wipe data/factory reset

Install rom then gapps

Reboot

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kirito9 · Dec 12, 2017

paktam13 said:
Is there a way to fix this?.
Right now i change back to old rom..

Try any of those methods.

1. Backup your firmware folder from your stock ROM using adb (e.g adb pull /system/etc/firmware firmware). Extract the ROM and replace the contents of the firmware folder in /system/etc with that of the stock ROM files.

2. Make a backup of your nvram partition in SPFT from the stock ROM, switch to the new ROM and flash the backed up nvram.

3. Make a backup of your nvram partition with TWRP and restore it while on the new ROM.

kirito9 · Dec 12, 2017

arashmidos200x said:
hi guys

i have pixi 4 4034d and i have problem in flashing the phone . i was flashed my phone 4 month ago with stock ROM and it was working fine . again when i trying to flash it again with previous ROM it stocks on pixi4 logo and nothing happen i left it for many hours but nothing changed . i flashed other stock ROM and it was no change. i changed SP flash tool version and again no change . would you please help me where my mistake is? i cant find how to fix it

Can you boot to recovery mode? If you can, try factory resetting the device. If that doesn't work try using mobile upgrade tool.

kirito9 · Dec 12, 2017

HenryBR said:
I have an Alcatel PIXI 4 5010e model (Brazil) and after flashing a custom rom I can't get my 3G to work, only 2G. Even going back to the stock rom didn't solve it. I'm from Brazil and so is my carrier. I've flashed alot of different roms (stock and custom), but 3G refuses to work. I've tried using my sim card in another phone and also using a different sim card in my phone, so it's not that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
(I'm a noob at this btw)

Go back to stock using the mobile upgrade tool from Alcatel.

kirito9 · Dec 12, 2017

phonecapone said:
@kirito9

We have also a dirty cow method that might work on the Alcatel PiXi 4(5) 4060W. Maybe we can swap.. Havent found anything anywhere else.

Right now were having problems changing our context to init to kill selinux and mount rw so we can then install supersu.

shell@Pixi445:/data/local/tmp # id uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),1004(input),1007(log),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats) context=u:r:shell:s0

What guide are you following in terms of rooting with dirty cow?

kirito9 · Dec 12, 2017

s_coy2005 said:
Has anyone found root on the alcatel dawn?

The only way for now might be using the dirtycow exploit. I haven't proof of it actually working on these Alcatel devices though. The other thing to be mindful of is bricking the device while trying to root. Not many persons would want to brick a brand new device.

paktam13 · Dec 12, 2017

Thanks

kirito9 said:
Try any of those methods.

1. Backup your firmware folder from your stock ROM using adb (e.g adb pull /system/etc/firmware firmware). Extract the ROM and replace the contents of the firmware folder in /system/etc with that of the stock ROM files.

2. Make a backup of your nvram partition in SPFT from the stock ROM, switch to the new ROM and flash the backed up nvram.

3. Make a backup of your nvram partition with TWRP and restore it while on the new ROM.

Im dont know how to use with adb..
It seem complicated..

Btw i'll try with 3rd method..
Right now im using ctr, to install twrp by using SPFT method, am i right?

kirito9 · Dec 12, 2017

paktam13 said:
Im dont know how to use with adb..
It seem complicated..

Btw i'll try with 3rd method..
Right now im using ctr, to install twrp by using SPFT method, am i right?

You can backup the nvram partition with CTR as well. No need to switch to twrp.

Zer0Bytes_ · Dec 12, 2017

for some reason i cant install the cm13v2 on my 5010
heres my log

Installing zip file '/external_sd/rom/lineage-13.0-UNOFFICIAL-5010D.zip'
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found
I:Update binary zip
I:Zip contains SELinux file_contexts file in its root. Extracting to /file_contexts
I:Legacy property environment initialized.
Target: TCL/lineage_5010D/5010D:6.0.1/MOB31T/8f8f0bd63b:userdebug/test-keysTarget: TCL/lineage_5010D/5010D:6.0.1/MOB31T/8f8f0bd63b:userdebug/test-keys
could not detect filesystem for /dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/system, assuming ext4could not detect filesystem for /dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/system, assuming ext4
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/system at /system: No such file or directoryabout to run program [/tmp/install/bin/backuptool.sh] with 2 args
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/system at /system: No such file or directory
run_program: child exited with status 127
unmount of /system failed; no such volumeabout to run program [/tmp/install/bin/otasigcheck.sh] with 1 args
unmount of /system failed; no such volume
error: make_ext4fs: open: No such file or directory
Updater process ended with signal: 11
I:Legacy property environment disabled.
I:Install took 2 second(s).
Error installing zip file '/external_sd/rom/lineage-13.0-UNOFFICIAL-5010D.zip'

kirito9 · Dec 12, 2017

TheBrickedPhone said:
for some reason i cant install the cm13v2 on my 5010
heres my log

What twrp version are you using?

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