Haipai Noble i9220 5.2 inch MTK6575 Android 4.0 Firmware, Custom ROMs!

[zbeyuz]

This thread is only for Haipai I9220

Star N8000 Official Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695210

Hapai X710D MTK6577 Official Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1847136

WARNING: You do it with own risk ! I don't responsible for any damage to your phone.

Thread logs ( New ! ):
*** On 1 September 2012 *** Rearrange the thread to make it easier to read and follow


*UPDATE 1* Here is my 4Shared folder: Haipai I9220 MTK6575 which is including: vold.fstab, Mtk6575 USB Driver, latest flashing tool and the firmware as well as a root file FOR HAIPAI I9220 ONLY. Hope this help

How to root: All credits to Bthoven and download links are brought to you by zBeYuz

1.Please download root file from the link above.
2.Go to settings-developer options-click USB debugging.
3.Connect the phone with computer,turn on usb device.
4.Click the file you download from the link TPSparkyRoot.bat
5.Your phone will restart first time,after the phone start finish(until you see the unlock),click enter in the window of TPSparkyRoot.bat.
6.The phone will restart second time,still the same as first time we did.Then start third time,same as we did in last two times.Click enter then phone was rooted.
7.You will see two more app was installed in your phone that means root phone successfully.

After successfully rooted, it will install root explorer.apk Chinese version which is rather useless for installing Market because it's all in Chinese. Thus, you need to download this "ES File Explorer" in order to put Google Play into the system folder. People who have a problem when installing Google Play by using apk, for example: Error processing purchase [DF-BPA-13]

Here is how to install a new and working Google Play Store:

1. Download "Vending.apk" from the same mediafire folder above.
2. Copy Vending.apk to \system\app\ folder in your phone by using ES File Explorer in root explorer mode with system file mounted.
3. Change permission of Vending.apk to Read/Write for Owner; Read for others (rw-r--r--)
4. Shutdown your phone.
5. Switch on your phone, you will see Google Play Store app, and Enjoy !


*UPDATE 2* Here is a custom firmware ( most of functions are working and rooted ) , all credits to yiminghung and angelobiz, as usual general instruction and faster links are brought to you by zBeYuz

0. How To Flash Haipai Noble I9220 Firmware On YouTube By Angelobiz

1. Before upgrade to this firmware, remember to backup all your apps using My Backup or Titanium Backup so that we can restore those apps later.
Download ADB driver if you have not installed it ( Tested on Windows 7 )
You must have debug usb active in your phone. this driver need for use adb command example for root script or use MTP function.

2. Download firmware + flashing tool + drivers from here: May 7 Firmware With New System.img
OR Only Driver For Haipai I9220: Drivers

3. Unrar the firmware, turn off your phone and take the out battery, then plug the phone into your PC.

4. Install the driver from the firmware folder that you unrar before, then plug out the phone.

5. a) Go to Flashtool folder and run SPMultiPortFlashDownloadProject.exe
b) Choose Factory Database --> Setup data source file: "MTK_DATABASE.mdb"
c) Choose File --> Open download agent file: "MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin"
d) Choose Scatter File: "MT6575_Android_scatter_emmc.txt" in Firmware folder.
e) Choose the figure same as the picture: SmartPhone MPD.jpg, which can be found in Firmware folder.

6. Make sure the phone turned off and the battery was taken out. Click Start All and plug your phone into the PC then wait about 5-10 minutes for the flashing process to finish ( Write OK ! ).

7. After it is done, we are good to change the IMEI. However, before that try to turn on the phone to see whether the phone is working or not.

8. If everything is ok, excepted IMEI was missing, download IMEI Changer Tool from here: IMEI Changer For Mtk6575

9. Unrar, install the program and run SN_STATION, which can be found on your desktop. Follow the instruction in the Chinese manual, but we only need to follow the picture in that manual.

The file "Modem Database" and "AP Database" is in firmware folder. You need to choose exactly the file that you see in the picture.

10. Write down two IMEIs on the back of your phone ( you need to take the battery out to see it ).

11. Again turn off your phone and take the battery out, then plug the phone into your PC, but this time we need to put the battery back in very quickly as soon as we see:
"COM port searching and preloader handshake ok" on SN Writer Log.

11. Wait until "Write Result Indicator" becomes green, then the IMEI has changed successfully.

OR you can try to change your IMEIs by using ZOPO IMEI ( Thanks to colouriste )

1. REMOVE SIM CARD(S) FIRST !
2. Check "Dual Imei"
3. Type in original IMEI #'s 1 & 2 and then
4. Click "Write"

Enjoy the new firmware with GPS working, wifi improved, front camera working, beautiful font and more...

2-1) Here a online translation of custom recovery in English: ( Thanks to angelobiz )
http://tabletrepublic.com/forum/cortex-a9-ti-omap-4/smartq-clockworkmod-recovery-menu-%5Btranslated%5D-2037.ht-l

2-2) Haipai i9220 Data to 2.5gb ( UPDATED ! )
? What is it ? 2.5gb data means never again out of storage for apps. You lose "internal sdcard". Only useful if you have hardware sdcard
http://www.mediafire.com/?8n1u8n72180iggd


*UPDATE 3* ( Quote from angelobiz. Thanks a lot for your hard work, Angelo. You are rock !!! )

"Now we have all we need for make a firmware without bug!!!

Thanks to Johnny Hung from Taiwan for fix network location and Google Apps
Thanks to Resquer from Russia for English Recovery
Thanks to Chinese man that make a script for root
Thanks to me from Italy for collect all this information
Thanks to all that i no remember from World ( by XDA and Iphone.ru)
a very example of International Cooperation...
If our governments do the same ... the world would be better !

Change log:

Google Apps
Network Location
GPS
2gb of ram for data
Custom Recovery CWM in English
Full Stock Firmw!re (boot, preloaded, modem etc etc...)
Change Imei
After i find a script for remove ads form app: It is working!!! youkneed replace with original file.
"Beats Audio" I have installed it with custom recovery... but no there is any apps to use it...only when you play music, you have difference... but i don't like play music so i don't know if make a difference.... you try it!!
Only 1 bug have our phone.. but i thinks that it is a hardware bug, so we cannot solve with upgrade a firmware:
"Wireless signal isn't very high"

Download:

Angelobiz's folder

Install:

Please refer to Update 2 - Step 1 to 6 on how to flash a new firmware


*UPDATE 4* ( Quote from angelobiz. Thanks a lot for your hard work )
"New ROM by AngeloBiz, based on kernel of 5 June.

If something doesn't work, you can restore your phone with stock firmware

Make a backup of your data or apps with Titanium Backup or same apps. The flash erase all your data, and the nandroid backup won't work if it is of previous kernel ( in my phone don't work anymore 3G, after restore of data nan-droid backup of 14 May kernel)

Change log:

Kernel 05 June
Root Enabled
Change logo battery, now with %
change host file, no ADS .-)
rename com.Google.android.features.vendor.xml
change logo.bin, boot logo and boot animation (no brands)
add some sounds
add some useful apps
no Chinese apps
Repartition Fix (you will have: Internal memory 2gb, SD1 external sd, SD2 512mb)
Backup and restore work only with this version of kernel

Download:

Stock Firmware of 5 June
http://www.mediafire.com/?e2f9h8bfb1f66
Angelobiz v.2.0 Update.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/?o9d7g9c9xurk3

Install:

Download stock firmware of 5 June:
You must flash all firmware !!!
Start your phone
Copy the update.zip in your sd card.
Go in the recovery mode:
With phone off, you hold volume + and power together.
Go to "install zip from sdcard"
Go to "choose zip from sdcard"
Choose right update.zip
Apply
Wait...... Wait....
Reboot your phone"

If you are stuck at Booting Screen, please try those tips below ( For UPDATE 4 Only ): by zBeYuz :laugh:

1. Did you forget to extract your system.zip in firmware stock 05 June folder ?
I just found out earlier that I totally forgot about it .
Just extract that file you will get system.bin then delete system.zip and start to flash the firmware normally. ( Booting up will take about 3-5 minutes after it is done ).
If the phone is still stuck please consider the next step...

2. One more thing to take note, I am using different flash tool from angelobiz:

You can refer how to flash with this flash tool here:

0. Driver must be installed: http://www.4shared.com/rar/9onOaDl5/Driver_New.html? ( Please refer to UPDATE 2 for more details )

1. Download Only Flash Tool: http://www.4shared.com/rar/v8txho3k/Flashing_Tool.html?

2. a) Go to Flash tool folder and run SPMultiPortFlashDownloadProject.exe
b) Choose Factory Database --> Setup data source file: "MTK_DATABASE.mdb"
c) Choose File --> Open download agent file: "MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin"
d) Choose Scatter File: "MT6575_Android_scatter_emmc.txt" in Firmware folder.
e) Choose the figure same as the picture (Setting f/r SmartPhone MPD.jpg), which can be found in Firmware folder.

3. Make sure the phone turned off and the battery was taken out. Plug the phone into the PC and wait about 5-10 minutes for the flashing process to finish ( When you see it becomes green and states that "Write OK" ).


*UPDATE 5* ( Quote from angelobiz )

Change log: Thanks to Johnny !!!

You can choose re-partition fix that you want ( Please download from folder 2 below either 2.5GB or 2GB Fix ).
Now data restore from nandroid backup work with new recovery.img !!!!
You can flash 2.5gb re-partition fix now !! It hasn't had bugs now !!!
New launcher and new icons
Root Inside
Host updated for no ads
Beats Audio inside for better sound
News useful apps
Minor bug fix
Change battery icon

Download:

1 - 19 June Firmware ( Download all the files in this folder and put all in one place - remember to extact system.rar )

Re-uploaded: preloader_e1809c_v75_lx528_sx
http://www.4shared.com/file/NsworLYX/preloader_e1809c_v75_lx528_sx.html

Re-uploaded: uboot_e1809c_v75_lx528_sx
http://www.4shared.com/file/1cAAxMvd/uboot_e1809c_v75_lx528_sx.html

2 - Angelobiz 3.2 Update ( 3 Files ) + New Recovery.img + Re-partition Fixes ( 2 Files ) ( For a new recovery.img, put it inside the 19 June Firmware and flash as normal )

Install:

- If you have old firmware before 19 June, you must flash all firmware of 19 June ( Please refer to Update 2 - Step 1 to 6 on how to flash a new firmware )
After you have 19 June firmware, then copy Angelobiz 3.2 update.zip on your SD , start in CWM recovery ( Hold Volume + and Power button together ) then launch Angelobiz 3.2 update.zip

- If you have 19 June Firmware with CWM:
copy update.zip on your SD , start in CWM recovery, and launch Angelobiz 3.2 update.zip

- If you have 4 or 5 June firmware with CWM
copy Angelobiz 3.2 update.zip on your SD , start in CWM recovery, and launch Angelobiz 3.2 update.zip


Tips + Tricks:

1. Thanks mikeysteele: "One thing I noticed after installing Set CPU is the kernel defaults to the Performance Governor. This means the CPU is always running at the maximum frequency so that might explain the poor battery life. I changed it to the On Demand governor and my battery life has improved."

2-a. Thanks angelobiz: For remove old, hidden driver you can see this: http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/504/how-to-uninstall-hidden-devices-drivers-and-services/

2-b. Thanks caviar44: This is a tool to remove old drivers: USBDeview v2.11. Just right click on driver instance and then choose "uninstall selected devices".

3. Moborobo - The Android Smartphone PC Manager ( You can use it to install apps, make a backup, blah blah ) : Moborobo

4. For people who want to have better WiFi signal please refer to those picture as it show how to make some changes to the phone antenna. Antenna


Good Luck~

Thank me if you think you can

FIGHTING !!!

 

[zbeyuz]

Hi I would like to update some information about this phone,
1. The resolution of the screen is 800x480.
2. The original battery with 2800mAH capacity is so so, normal usage about 1 -2 days. On the battery stated that the cell made in Japan, yet finished in China.
3. The phone comes with the case with Samsung logo on it, together with a screen protector (not really good).
4. Additional infomation:
a) The front camera is on the left hand side, which is quite bad, because the Galaxy Note's is on the right side.
b) 3.5mm audio port is very depth, I have no idea why, so normal headphone or earphone like Beats Monster,for example, will be loose. But we still can use the one comes with the phone.
c) Camera is 8Mp and the picture looks quite nice if there is enough light.
d) It runs very smooth without any issues.
e) There is no touch pen.
f) Android 4.0.3 without Google Play or Market, Youtube, Google Map.
g) The camera sometime has a noise, like tac tac, when the apps need to use it ?!

At the end ? I still like it and I will try to update other good and bad points later if I can find any

*Update on 17/05/12*
h) After a long usage, the phone using original rom sometime can't rotate the screen even the "auto rotate option" was on.
--> Solution: Remove the battery and put in back in 30s, the phone will be functional as normal.

 

[zbeyuz]

There is no way to root mtk6575 phone ? Anybody please help ?

 

[bthoven]

There is no way to root mtk6575 phone ? Anybody please help ?

Yes, you can.

Mine is i9220+ model, ICS. I got a root script from my vendor. Very easy to root.

 

[ckethan]

I bet its not qhd and the battery mah?

Sent from my HTC HD7 Pro/+ using Tapatalk 2

 

[richardkemp]

Yes, you can.

Mine is i9220+ model, ICS. I got a root script from my vendor. Very easy to root.

Please share this with us!


I received this same device today. It is not dual core, see: http://dualsim-smartphone.com/img/smartphone/i9220_mtk6575_dualsim_8.jpg

If any vendor claims it is so, what they are referring to is that it has both a 'normal' cpu plus a graphics chip. This is normal and its not the same as dual core!

Neither is the display qHD, as that would be 960x540. This device is 800x480. The display is... mediocre. I don't find the low density to be an issue, but a grainy texture is visible on light areas, e.g. the background in the Messaging app. Colour accuracy is also pretty bad: you get what you pay for.


FWIW I arrived here by googling DF-BPA-13 as I have the same issue. My temporary solution is to load apks onto the microsd on my old phone, then install those through "File Manager"

 

[zbeyuz]

Thank you, guys. I will update my post above.

Btw, Does anybody hear anything about customised and rooted rom for this phone ?

To richardkemp, can you teach me how to recognize a dual-core phone ?

I thought all the mtk6575 phones were the dual-core phone.

Thanks in advanced.

 

[richardkemp]

@zbeyuz: The picture I linked above is from the link you provided in your first post. The first line of the results on the left hand screen shows "Number of cores: 1". Further the vendor correctly lists the chipset as the Mediatek MTK6575. Googling this might bring you (eventually!) to Mediatek's product page for this chipset. You can be sure that if it were actually dual core, the manufacturer would want to tell you about it: they mention no such thing.

Something I noticed while browsing chinese phone websites was that different sellers would provide different specifications for the same devices. Some would claim that a chip was dual core, by counting the presence of a separate main processor and graphics processor as if it was 'dual core'), and some would claim higher chip speed, e.g. 1GHz main processor + 500mhz graphics processor = 1.5GHz total. This is misleading and nothing more than a sales tactic.

It's a shame there's so much misinformation, the vendor I purchased my Haipad from marketed it as having an AMOLED screen, which it plainly doesn't.


As for ROMs, I'm gonna get stuck in to some ROM cooking once my exams are over, but that won't be for another month. In the mean time, I sure would appreciate any tips on getting root. To save anyone checking, SuperOneClick doesn't work.

 

[richardkemp]

Additional info on the device:

- Screen is capable of detecting 5 simultaneous multitouch points
- (In the UK at least) Network location does not work. Google maps cannot find my location from cell towers, or from my Wifi. GPS does work however.
- My device came without Android market installed, and as mentioned above, does not work once it is installed.
- Either the proximity sensor or the light sensor (top left by the front camera) flashes faint red constantly when the screen is on. Not a big issue but slightly distracting. The values reported by the prox sensor are just 0 and 1, no middle ground.
- The light sensor reports only 3 light levels: 160, 1200 and 2600. This makes automatic backlight pretty rubbish.
- The speed of the phone is fine - I will add some benchmarks later. Right now it's a pain in the butt since I can't get the benchmark apps from the market.
- WiFi signal seems weaker than I'm used to - my reference devices are my desktop PC, my Fujitsu ST5112 Win7 tablet, my (retired) HTC Desire, and my girl's Samsung Galaxy Y Pro and Asus Win7 Ultrabook. These all received moderate to good WiFi signal in my room from my WNDR3700 N router, all capable of streaming video at this distance. The Haipad on the other hand shows weak signal in the notification bar, and subjectively it is much slower than when it is downstairs nearer the router, a bit of a disappointment here.
- Lots of info on the device is available by starting the "EngineerMode" activity belonging to the "EngineerMode" package. This can be done by making a homescreen shortcut with a third party launcher (eg Nova), and choosing to add an activity shortcut. I recommend only look, don't modify any settings in case you break something!
- I don't know if it's just me but I find the overscroll elasticity way too 'loose'. If I flick a list hard and it hits the end, it takes a long time for the list to settle into the correct position. I look forward to being able to tweak this...
- The battery seems to charge quite slowly. I know it's large so getting to full charge would take longer than with a standard battery, but I am used to large batteies - I used a 2200mAh battery in my HTC Desire and I'm pretty sure it charged faster (using the same charger). Of course a factor in this will be that I have had the device active with the screen on almost constantly, so a lot of power is being diverted to that.
- My phone is capable of connecting to my network (t-mobile)'s proper 3G service, but seems to sometimes choose a 2G service instead, even when there is just as good 3G signal.

Will update this with more as I think of them.
zbeyuz, you say your camera is on the left, I presume you mean the front camera? the main/rear camera is right in the middle.

 

[zbeyuz]

@richardkemp: Thank you for your quick reply. I did mean the camera in the front is on the left. The main camera is right in the middle, yes.
However, last time, when I tried to put on the Galaxy Note's case, the main camera didn't fit in the right position of the case. Maybe, because the screen was bigger than the real Galaxy Note's, I think ?

Update: The default browser of phone ran quite fast even there was a low wireless signal, but the browser didn't have back and forward button, is that right ?

 

[thihaz]

Yes, you can.

Mine is i9220+ model, ICS. I got a root script from my vendor. Very easy to root.

can you share your root script here?
thanks.

 

[bthoven]

Sure. Let me find a place to upload first.

Sent from my i9220 using Tapatalk 2

 

[bthoven]

Yes, you can.

Mine is i9220+ model, ICS. I got a root script from my vendor. Very easy to root.

After rooting my phone, I have successfully install Google Play Store. What a perfect phone now, for the price!.

Will post details tonight.

 

[richardkemp]

Some benchmarks:
Antutu 3251
Linpack 45.3
Nenamark2 19
Vellamo 1021 (NB failed aquarium test)
Neocore 49.1

 

[zbeyuz]

Sure. Let me find a place to upload first.

Sent from my i9220 using Tapatalk 2

Hi, thank you for your sharing spirit, you can upload your file very easy with: http://www.mediafire.com/

 

[bthoven]

After rooting my phone, I have successfully install Google Play Store. What a perfect phone now, for the price!.

Will post details tonight.

This is from my seller and it works.

1.Please download root file on
www.t-kstore.com/4.0root.rar
2.Go to*setting-developer options-click USB debugging
3.Connect the phone with computer,turn on usb device.
4.Click the file you download from the link TPSparkyRoot.bat*
5.Your phone will restart first time,after the phone start finish(until you see the unlock),click enter in the window of TPSparkyRoot.bat.
6.The phone will restart second time,still the same as first time we did.Then start third time,same as we did in last two*times.Click enter,then phone was rooted.
7.You will see two more app was installed in your phone,that mean root phone successfully.

After successfully rooted, it will install rootexplorer.apk Chinese version which is rather useless for installing Market because it's all in Chinese. You should be able to find Filexpert.apk from the web, and install it.

Here is how to install Google Play Store:
1. Download Vending.apk from http://downloads.androidadvices.com/apks/Vending.3.3.12.apk
2. copy Vending.apk to \system\app\ folder in your phone by using Filexpert in RW mode
3. change permission of Vending.apk file to Read/Write for Owner; Read for others
4. shutdown your phone.
5. switch on your phone, you will see Google Play Store app, and enjoy!

 

[zbeyuz]

Did anyone mange to get GPS working ? I tried with Google Maps, but fail.

 

[richardkemp]

Thanks a bunch bthoven. I took the liberty of tidying up the script a bit, and including the latest Google Play Store and an English root file manager (Filexpert, as you suggested).

I put it on mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/?qnmvebaa3k8usjw

Same instructions as before, just extract the archive and run TPSparkyRoot.bat with your phone connected by usb cable, and USB debugging mode enabled. If you wish you can disable USB debugging mode once this process is done.

Beware that the play store I included is the mod version from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582422, to allow you to access apps without region restrictions. In future we can properly set the phone's region in build.prop should remove the need for this temporary fix. That's for another day..

 

[seahorsepip]

Yes, you can.

Mine is i9220+ model, ICS. I got a root script from my vendor. Very easy to root.

Gimme your system image pls, could be handy when trying to port ics rom for my own mtk6573

 

[bthoven]

That's great.

Strange I can't buy any apps. Free apps are ok, though.

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