[UTIL][WIN][MT65xx] MTK Droid Root & Tools | MediaTek Android Smartphone

This post was created originally by rua1 and transferred to new owner as old maintainer rua1 is no longer active.

Scope of the thread

The scope of this thread is ONLY about to discuss how to use MTKDroid.

IS NOT in the scope post not about MTKdroid, like ex. how to create recovery (except the CWM create by MTKDroid) or root the device (except procedure integrate in MTKDroid)


What's MTKDroid

MTKDroid is an application created by rua1 for Android device based on Mediatek CPU MT65xx (not other CPU type) and Android up to 4.4..


CPU/Android OS version/ROM chunk size supported

Mediatek CPU supported

IT'S GENERALLY COMPATIBLE with CPU Mediatek MT65xx (ex. MT6582/MT6589/MT6592) and Android up to Android 4.4.x (not higher)
IT' COMPATIBLE with old CPU version (MT6582/MT6589/MT6592).
Could be not compatible with recent CU MT65xx (like MT6580)

IS NOT COMPATICLE with new CPU like Mediatek MT67xx (MT6732/MT6752/MT67537etc).
IS NOT COMPATIBLE with Android OS 5.0 and higher (5.0/5.1/6.0/7.0)

IS NOT COMPATICLE with CPU not Mediatek.

Android OS versione supported

MTKdroid is COMPATIBLE with Android OS version up to 4.4
MTKdroid is NOT COMPATIBLE with Android OS version 5.x (LP) and higher like 6,.0 (MM), 7.0 (Nougat), etc

ROM chunk size supported

MTKdroid is COMPATIBLE with ROm chink size = 512 bytes/sector
MTKdroid is NOT COMPATIBLE with ROM chunk size > 512 bytes/sector (ex. 2048 bytes/sector)


Before to start

Please note that you use program at your own risk!!!!

ATTENTION! It is possible to brick the device!!! - Please read carefully here

Check if you can, to make a backup of your ROM or to have a full backup of you ROM.

Check in the Android device if DEVELOPER OPTIONS is available into SETTINGS menu.
If DEVELOPER OPTIONS is not available. please enable it selecting SETTINGS -> INFO ABOUT THE DEVICE -> Click several times on BUILD lines.
It will appear a popup DEVELOPER OPTIONS enabled.

Check that in the device SETTINGS -> DEVELOPER OPTIONS -> USB DEBUG is enabled

ADB device drivers are already installed, and in the Windows DEVICE MANGER there shouldn't be unknown devices at connection of switched-on phone.

ADB drivers can get here

Please check here an example of USB Debug menu.



MTKDroid original russian thread - use Google translate


Guide in English

- If your phone not rooted using the ROOT button
- Problems and errors when using SP Flash Tool
- Backup ROM and make backup flashable in SP Flashtool
- How to install CWM on some rooted MTK devices


Program history/changelog

- MTKDroid v. 2.4.3
- MTKdroid v. 2.4.4 / v. 2.4.5 - Info
- MTKDroid v. 2.4.6 - Info
- MTKDroid v. 2.4.7 - Info
- MTKDroid v. 2.4.8 - Info
- MTKDRoid v. 2.5.1 - Info

Download

MTKDRoid v. 2.5.3 mod by bovirus (Mega)

Post all details

Post all details about the device that you can like

brand/model/CPU/ROM size/Flash size/Android version/ROM version/ROM date

If you have problems or errors, please attach at this thread the log.txt file available in MTKDroidTools folder![/B]


Language files

Note: the files are already included in last versions. No need to download and add them.

- Spanish language (Spanish.lang)
- Czech language (Czech.lang)
- Italian language (Italian.lang)

If you want to add new language, please translate English version and post the new language into the thread.
If you find errors about language pelase post the report in the thread.
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- Additional options for newwer MTK chipset

Sonme trick for newwer chisper and Android version

Temporary root on Mediatek


GUIDE - How to

This guide was created originally by rua1 and transferred to new owner as old maintainer rua1 is no longer active.

- Make a ROM backup using Flashtool and ReadBack
- make the CWM recovery
- install SuperUser (get root)
- etc..

If your phone cannot rooted using the ROOT button.

1. Make scatter by means of MTKDroidTools
Scatter is the text file with addresses of the blocks, necessary for the SP FlashTool program.
After creation of scatter don't close the main window of the program!
Otherwise once again it is necessary to turn on phone.



2. In SP FlashTool choose this scatter and go on the Read Back tab



3. Choose path and a ROM file name
Click on Add button. Double click of a mouse on the appeared line. Choose a file name, the name has to begin with ROM_ as offers FlashTool! Remember path and the name of ROM_ file.



4. Determine the ROM_ size
Type has to stand in HEX. In the field of Start Address it is necessary to write down 0x000000. In the field of Length we copy from scatter the address of the block following after RECOVERY or the address of other block for fuller backup. For phones with type of the blocks EXT4 it is the cache block address. The number in the Hex format has to begin with 0x



5 . Choose Read Page Only on yaffs2 type blocks phones
In FlashTool choose Read Page Only in the field of Read Method. If this field isn't present, the window with this question can emerge, too we choose Page Only. On phones with EXT4 blocks it doesn't get out (as a rule).



6. Read Back ROM_
Click on Read Back button and connect the switched-off phone to PC. Here the options depending on a concrete phone are possible. Maybe it is necessary to press at the same time with connect of a cable the camera or volume buttons. Experiment and study work with FlashTool in threads with similar phones! On some MT6573 models, for example on B63, it can't be executed with any combinations and only testpoint need!



7. Prepare files for FlashTool and make CWM
If everything passed without errorss, we open the MTK Droid Root & Tools window which we left on 1th step. If for some reason the window isn't present, it is necessary to turn on phone and to connect it to the program. Click on To process file ROM_ from FlashTool button and choose the ROM_* file saved on the 6th step. At successful unpacking rom it will be offered to choose CWM from similar phone. Chosen CWM it is checked on compliance to the connected phone and if ok, the CWM is created.
Starting with v2.4.0 CWM it is made automatically and the file from similar phone shouldn't be looked for any more!



Аttention! Yaffs2 type blocks from this backup can't be Downloaded to phone, they aren't correct!
Use backup on 9th step if phone have yaffs2 type blocks!

8. Download new CWM to the phone
Start FlashTool, choose scatter in the folder created on the 7th step. Remove marks from all blocks! Click on RECOVERY and we choose the file CWM in the same folder which was created on the 7th step. Click Download and connect a cable to PC (phone has to be switched off) and expect the end of process.

DANGEROUS! On this step the CWM recovery block has to be marked only!
Also it is necessary to use only the Download button and not to use at all the Firmware Upgrade button!



9. Make backup, install SuperUser etc
Start device in CWM mode, connect to MTK Droid Root & Tools, go on the tab root, backup, recovery and, pressing on this tab the necessary buttons, we do:
- backup! ! ! (if in phone there is yaffs2 type blocks, do here surely, they received with readBack on 7th step aren't correct)
- install superuser (often mean "get root" under it)
- and other if need




Never needlessly flash/download preloader and DSP_BL blocks! It is always dangerous!
On some models of phones (for example Alcatel) you will have a brick even if you download these blocks read from phone which you own!
Always remove from them marks in SPFT!