Star I9220 DPAD, firmware and rom

here the official post of STAR I9220 DPAD
it is a different phone with different firmware of haipai Noble i9220 e Star N8000. For this phone you must see right topic.

here a photo of Star I9220 DPAD
the led is under the camera.

For flashing with Flashtool see the good guide of Bruno martins:
http://bm-smartphone-reviews.blogspot.it/2012/05/mt6575-flashing-tutorial.html#comment-form


firmware stock:
http://files.china-iphone.ru/51I92220PAD_20120428_e1809c_v75_gq1008_9p017.rar



Custom firmware:

thanks to Resquer
custom recovery :
http://forum.china-iphone.ru/download/file.php?id=35337
Script repartiton of MBR,= memory for App 2.gb
http://forum.china-iphone.ru/download/file.php?id=35036
root:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wvb2v914y0uddtj

thanks to Johnny hung
Taiwan101 STAR-i9220 Custom ROM V.03

CWM Recovery download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ro5d62qifqdgt99
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gd7cicaf5r786ix/CWM_recovery_I9220PAD(BM)_v0.4.rar
Custom ROM download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?6p63a7w257i4vpa

CHANGELOG:
1) Base on the Firmware 05-19-2012
2) root permission
3) Mei /ICS Launcher
4) DATA partition become 2GB
5) SDCARD become external TF card
6) Taiwan101 splash image
7) Taiwan101 default Wallpaper- ICS Launcher
8) Full Google service
9) AGPS issue fixed
10) Home key wake up
11) Battery % display
12) Pop Windows color change
13) SONY Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
14) Internal storage -512MB lose.....
11) all h/w working

Flash process:
1. flash back to official firmware
2. flash the custom recovery
3. into recovery mode
4. wipe data/factory reset & Wipe cache & Wipe Dalvik cache
5. Install ZIP from sdcard ->choice custom rom zip file -> OK
6. reboot

MT6575 Driver Installtion Step by Step jpalpano
I have experienced so much frustration installing the drivers for the first time, in order to use it with SP-Flash Tool and SP-MDT Tool.
It took a lot of research, trial and error, and hair-pulling activities before I was able to finally do it.

So to help our newbies out there, I hope this guide may help you.

This is for you if your problem is:
The Flasht Tool or SP-MDT Tool cannot detect your phone.
When you plug your phone, you hear it connecting, and disconnecting immediately in Windows.
Your phone goes into connecting and disconnecting state.
Your phone can be flashed via the SP-Flash Tool, but not through the SP-MDT Tool

The Basics:
There are actually 2 different types of drivers for this phone:
1. The USB driver
- You need to have this installed in order for you to use it via ADB Devices, USB Debugging mode, TPSparky Root tool, etc.
- This driver is needed for activities where the phone remains turned on.
- The component of this driver will appear as MT65xx ADB Interface device
2. The Preloader driver
- You need to have this installed in order for you to use it with the Flashing Tool and SP-MDT Tool
- This driver is needed for activities where the phone is turned off.
- There are two components of this driver: The Meditatek USB VCOM driver and the Mediatek USB DA VCOM driver

The Tools:
There are two types of tools you can use for updating this phone:
1. The SP-Flash Tool
- This is easier to use as long as you have correctly installed the device drivers
- This is recommended for flashing only a few parts of the ROM, like for example, changing only the recovery, uboot, and boot images.
2. The SP-MDT Tool
- This is an advanced tool which allows you to set the display drivers
- The installation of the driver is a little more complex for this tool in order for your phone to be detected
- If you are able to successfully flash using the SP-Flashtool, but then your display is black, wrong color, twisted, etc, this tool is what you need.


There are a lot of people who are able to successfully install drivers and flash using the SP-Flashtool,
but to no success when using the SP-MDT tool.
In my experience, once I got to make the SP-MDT tool work, I had no use for SP-Flashtool anymore.


The Procedure
First of all, if you have installed the drivers already, and think it doesn't work, I recommend to clear out all
Android drivers you have installed using the USB Deview tool.
Delete all those drivers there that starts with MT.
Also delete any other drivers you might have installed for your old or other Android Devices.

ADB Interface Device
Turn your phone on and switch on the USB Debuggin mode under Settings>Developer Options.
Plug your phone to your computer
On the Hardware Update Wizard, select Install from a specific list or specific location (Advanced) option. Click Next.
Choose Don't search. I will choose the driver to install option. Click Next.
On the Hardware Type screen, select Show All Devices then click Next. (Some of you may not see this screen)
Click the Have Disk... button.
On the pop-up, click the Browse button and look for the android_winusb.inf driver in your hard drive (link below).
Open it then Click OK.
Click the Next button and wait for Windows to install the driver.
You may be notified by windows about failure for driver verification, just select Continue Anyway
Once done, it should successfully install the driver.
Check if you phone can be detected now via the ADB Devices.

You can now use the TPSparky root tool to root your phone and install SuperUser.


USB VCOM and USB DA VCOM drivers
Launch your Device Manager and Expand the Ports (COM & LPT) section.
Resize the screen ofyour Device Manager in a way that you see the Ports section without having to scroll down the window.
Make this window always visible. Do not minimize it.

PART 1
Turn off your phone and remove the battery.
Plug your phone into your PC and wait for it to be detected.
Windows should automatically bring up the Hardware Update Wizard.
If it did not, that means you have not totally deleted the old drivers using the USB Deview tool.
On the Hardware Update Wizard, select Install from a specific list or specific location (Advanced) option. Click Next.
Choose Don't search. I will choose the driver to install option. Click Next.
On the Hardware Type screen, select Show All Devices then click Next. (Some may not see this screen)
Click the Have Disk... button.
On the pop-up, click the Browse button and look for the driver in your hard drive. Open it then Click OK.
Click the Next button and wait for Windows to install the driver.
You may be notified by windows about failure for driver verification, just select Continue Anyway
Once done, it should successfully install the driver.
The device manager should refresh and you should see the driver in the Ports section.
But then you will notice it will disappear, and you will hear the USB disconnected sound right away. This is alright.

PART 2
Disconnect your phone from USB
Insert the battery back
Plug your phone into the computer again.
You should be prompted for the drivers again.
Follow the same steps above and use the same driver file.
Once installed, the phone will disappear from Device Manager again. That is alright. Do not worry.

After Parts 1 and 2 above, you should have been able to install both the USB VCOM and USB DA VCOM drivers.
You should now be able to flash using both of the flash tools.


SP-Flashtool can detect it but not SP-MDT tool
In order for SP-MDT tool to work, your driver should be installed between COM1 and COM16.
If not, then SP-MDT cannot flash your phone.

To solve it, you must force assign the COM port for your phone.
These steps are a little tricky so you must have quick hands.
Turn off your phone and disconnect from your computer
Remove battery for a few seconds, then put it back. Don't turn on.
On your device manager, focus your eyes on the Ports section
Connect your phone to the USB.
The device manager shall refresh and you should see your phone under the Ports section with the COM# in parenthesis (ex: COM8).
If the COM# of your phone is COM17 and up, then we have to change it.
Your eyes should be quick because this will disappear in a few seconds.
Disconnect again the phone from USB.
Remove battery again, then put it back.
Now, position your mouse over the part where you saw your phone in the Ports section.
Connect your phone to the USB.
When the Device Manager refreshes and shows your devices, immediately double click it before it disappears again.
The properties of the device should now pop-up.
Click the Port Setttings tab and click the Advanced.. button.
On the bottom of the new window is a COM Port Number drop-down menu, showing the current port # assigned to your phone.
Click the drop-down and select any available COM ports between COM1 and COM16. (I used COM8 with mine).
Click OK, then OK again.
Disconnect and Reconnect your phone again and make sure that device manager already show it under the COM# you assigned.
Your device should now be detected by the SP-MDT Tool.


If this steps have helped you, I will really appreciate if you thank me using the Thanks button, before just replying to my post and saying thanks.


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ROMs for Star Note i9220

Hi Sas,

thanks for the links. I found the uboot 0526 on the russian forum. It is true that the problem with the very bright display is a uboot-problem which can be solved by the uboot from may.

So I did only 2 things: I took the latest stock-firmware from merimobiles 20120607 and copied the CWRM-recovery and the uboot from 20120526 inside. You can flash it with the flash-tool and after you have to root it with "TPSparkyRoot_ haipai _noble_I9220" from page 1.

Step 1:
Here is the link for the stock-rom modified with CWRM and uboot:
http://www.mediafire.com/?o7na5mm6hfasjt7

Step 2:
And the link from page 1 for the root-script:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wvb2v914y0uddtj


a) As an alternative for step 1 and 2 you can install CWRM only or the complete firmware with step 1.
b) Download and copy a russian modified stock-rom to the root of your sd-card:
http://www.mediafire.com/?eas7ztidnn996wo
c) Go into recovery-mode by keep holding the left volume-rocker when turning on the phone.
d) Select the following steps:
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache
- wipe Dalvik cache (Advanced)
- install ZIP from sdcard
- choose the modified rom "I9220PAD_2012.06.07.mod_by_Resquer.signed.zip"
- confirm twice
- after installing is complete reboot device

This russian modified rom runs very nice on my device:
- It is rooted already
- It has the correct uboot
- It has deleted chinese apps
- It has a nice battery circle in the top-bar
- It seems to have some optimization which I don't know
- It has the original partition size of 500mb for system, which I recommend so you can backup your system with CWRM or go back to stock-rom-backups without problems.

There is the same modified rom on the russian forum availabe which has a changed partition of 2GB for system, but if you want to go back from this rom to a stock-rom with the original system-size you have to flash with the flashtool first - restore with CWRM would fail.

These 2 modified roms were already posted in post no. 73 by djwohls.

I will go on testing the "I9220PAD_2012.06.07.mod_by_Resquer.signed.zip" and if I don't have any issues I will keep that rom.

But until now I recommend this russian mod-rom (seems to be a small piece of a super-rom).

Have phun.

After testing multiple phones and stock / custom firmware I have compiled the latest images with CWM Recovery and stable uBoot for both the i9220 PAD & NOTE Versions & created an easy to follow flash guide.


DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/?qew4j6o4fz6qlw2


1. Driver Install

1a.Remove the Battery from the phone and connect to your PC with the USB cable.
1b. Your computer should then try and locate the drivers for the device, you may have to direct your PC to the drivers which are located in: 1. Driver Install
1c. Disconnect Phone once complete.


2. Flash Firmware to Phone
Phone must be disconnected with the battery removed before proceeding:

2a. Run flash_tool.exe located in 2. Flash Tool
2b. click Scatter-loading, then locate the file MT6575_Android_scatter_emmc.txt located in 3. NOTE Firmware or 3. PAD Firmware (depending on your model of phone, check under the battery)

2c. Press "Download" on flash tool.
2b. Connect the phone to your PC with the USB cable. (battery must be removed)
2e. flash tool should now flash the phone, once complete unplug the phone.




4. Advanced - Firmware Driver Update

If the Display has issues (scrambled or very dark) then you need to change the Display Driver which is flashed to your phone.

4a. Run SPMultiPortFlashDownloadProject.exe located in 4. Firmware Driver Update
4b. Click scatter file and then locate the file MT6575_Android_scatter_emmc.txt located in 3. NOTE Firmware or 3. PAD Firmware (depending on your model of phone, check under the battery)

4c. click the box marked: ??????? then click Unlock.
4d. Click bottom drop down box then select an alternative display driver.


NOTE Driver: RX_50NT_401B
PAD Driver: RX_50RM_401A
PAD Driver: RX_50RM_365A

4e. exit SPMulti software
4f. re-flash the modified firmware as in step 2.


Note: if you have problems with your front or rear camera, you can also try loading different drivers for those which are the first and second drop down boxes.

Rotation issues and display on June Firmware

I had issue with my rotation not working. Here is how I fixed:

Factory data reset.
Boot into recovery.
Wipe data/Factory reset.
Wipe Cache Partition.
Advanced -> Wipe Dalvik Cache.
Power off.
Flashed June ROM.
Flashed Clockwork recovery.

Now my rotation was working. However, I had the display issue with static/washed out colors. Here is how I fixed that:

Flashed UBOOT from May firmware, and only the UBOOT.

Works great now!

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UPDATE FROM RESQUER on CHINA-IPHONE.RU

forum.china-iphone.ru/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=19264&start=980#p622242

Below is translation from Google Translate. I have not tested, just passing along.

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WARNING: You can install over any firmware (the new kernel will also be stitched), be sure to have to remove all valuable data from the internal memory card (if any), as will be made Partitioning with formatting, everything will be destroyed.
The external card is not concerned at all it will remain.

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files.china-iphone.ru/122I9220PAD_2012.06.07.mod_by_Resquer.2Gb_data.signed.zip

Did the latest firmware on June 7, 2012 in the version for the firmware through the recovery. Useful for those who do not want to dance with the selection of uboot, to display the correct color display with normal brightness.
Nothing radically changed not only removed the unwanted Chinese junk, added the most to minimize the necessary software and tweaks. Also, the flashing of the archive will automatically remapping the internal flash device after prshivki size of internal memory will be 2GB, internal sd card - 500MB.
Replaced the battery icon in the round, with interest.
Firmware already includes a root, superuser, busybox.
By default, external sd card is mounted in / mnt / sdcard, internal - / mnt/sdcard2

Added tweaks that I had previously put out a separate patch, set separately it is not required. The density of information display set back to default - 240dpi, because the with non-standard density there are problems with Google Play, namely, many applications are not available for download.

Added software:
- Adobe Flash Player
- Link2SD
- Titanium Backup
- LuckyPatcher
- Rebooter
- Mobileuncle Tools (Russian version)
- 4Pda App & Game
- Flashlight

The installation must be carried out under the CWM recovery.
You can install over any firmware (the new kernel will also be stitched), be sure to have to remove all valuable data from the internal memory card (if any), as will be made Partitioning with formatting, everything will be destroyed.
The external card is not concerned at all it will remain.
Do not necessarily wipe, it will be done automatically.

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sorry for the formatting. I cannot post links yet...