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

[bovirus]

This post was created originally by rua1 and transferred to new owner as old maintainer rua1 is no longer active.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

- 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!

 

[bgcngm]

I'm very glad to see you here! Welcome to XDA and thanks once again for your great tool. :highfive:

 

[rua1]

I'm very glad to see you here! Welcome to XDA and thanks once again for your great tool.

Thanks, long ago I wanted to open an English thread here... eh, study English better my sonny, mother spoke to me

 

[Klown80]

I just wanted to say thank you to both of you guys Rua1 and Bgcngm (you too Yuweng), I couldn't have completed my project without your expert knowledge of MTK devices. You are awesome!

 

[nerbiyoso]

Big THANKS for creating MTK Droid Tools man!

One question about the backup feature of the tool. Maybe I just haven't tried it but, I understand you need to use the built-in Rooting tool of the program before creating a backup. What if my device is already rooted (without using the built-in rooting tool), how can I use the backup feature? So far, all the tutorials I've seen using the backup has rooted the device using the built-in rooting.

Thanks again!

 

[bgcngm]

You don't need to root your phone using the tool just to have access to the backup feature. Once phone is rooted (and insecure adb support enabled), backup button will be clickable.

 

[nerbiyoso]

OK Thanks man. I have to check on that again. Last time I tried it, the backup button is grayed-out.

O.T. also thanks to your CWM 6.0.2.8 for MTK. More Power!

You don't need to root your phone using the tool just to have access to the backup feature. Once phone is rooted (and insecure adb support enabled), backup button will be clickable.

 

[bgcngm]

Last time I tried it, the backup button is grayed-out.

Button is greyed-out when phone is not rooted and/or an unsecure adb connection is not established.

If you already have a CWM-based recovery you can also boot into recovery mode, connect the phone to the computer and then use MTK Droid Root & Tools to create the backup. That will surely work because normally recovery images are unsecured.

 

[rua1]

What if my device is already rooted

It means that on phone superuser is installed, in this case connection indicator in bottom left corner of program has yellow color. root shell is necessary for possibility of a backup. If to press the ROOT button, temporary root shell open and it will be possible to make backup
... or following:

If you already have a CWM-based recovery you can also boot into recovery mode

 

[rua1]

Problems and errors when using SP Flash Tool

Link on this subject in Russian

Modes of the virtual COM ports

In case of problems in operation with SPFT it is useful to listen to a sound on PC and to open a Device Manager. The sound signals about connection and switch-off of devices and the Device Manager shows a mode of the virtual port and information on drivers. If with drivers everything is all right, devices appear in the section Ports (COM & LPT) and the icon of the device shan't be marked by exclamation point ! in a yellow surrounding.

Modes of the VCOM:

• BOOTROM (in device manager show as MTK USB Port with pid=003) . For connection in this mode can it is required :
  1. to use press of some phone buttons (photo, volume up or down ) at the same time with connection of a cable to PC (phone shall be switched off)
  2. or to use OTG adapter
  3. or, if it didn't turn out 1 and 2, use a test point.
• PRELOADER (...MediaTek USB VCOM Port with pid=2000 ) This port appears for only some seconds in case of connection of switched-off phone to PC
• DA_HIGHSPEED (...MediaTek DA USB VCOM Port with pid=2001)This port can appear after phone at first will be connected in the PRELOADER or BOOTROM mode.

How to swith off DA Download All mode

Sometimes DA Download All mode switching off helps not to have errors with MTD type a flash. In the last FT versions it can't be made of the menu, it is necessary to change the platform.xml file. It is necessary to change in section of your platform usb_download_support and da_dl_all_support keys with "true" to "false"

After these changes it is necessary to connect a cable to PC, having waited the ends of counting.

ERRORS:

• (2005) S_BROM_CMD_STARTCMD_FAIL often there is on phones with MTD type a flash.
  • During Downloading preloader or dsp_bl aren't marked. To use the suitable version of SPFT or to switch off the DA download All mode.
  • During Downloading preloader or dsp_bl are marked. Not mark these blocks! Or connect phone in the BOOTROM mode if it is necessary to Download them.
  • During reading, formatting or ROM-RAM testing. Сonnect phone in the BOOTROM mode.
• (8038) SP FLASH TOOL ERROR here

To be continued ... or not to be

 

[rua1]

reserved for guide

 

[eagledipesh]

Thanks for the tool, i tried this tool to root MicroMax A116 HD device, but no luck.
here is the log file as requested : http://pastebin.com/AD3GnYve

 

[rua1]

but no luck

If kernel 3.4.x, ROM need to read from phone using SP FlashTool and to make cwm recovery. Guide in Russian here
http://forum.china-iphone.ru/viewtopic.php?p=502084#p502084
It has screenshots that will help you to understand. In plans at first to make this guide in English

 

[eagledipesh]

If kernel 3.4.x, ROM need to read from phone using SP FlashTool and to make cwm recovery

Using builder.clockworkmod. com I was able to create recovery, but the recovery.fstab doesn't has mediatek related info.
I have dump of stock rom as well.
If i can share the recovery.img with you, would you be able to help me.

Sent from my Micromax A116 using xda app-developers app

 

[rua1]

I have dump of stock rom as well.

it is good, but it is even better to have blocks read from the phone

If i can share the recovery.img with you, would you be able to help me.

I will try to help, give link to all rom, I want to look at ROM MT6589. In log there was no information that is MT6589, and on the program screen it was? Probably it is necessary to change a code of the program for MT6589 support

 

[tsitadim]

rua1, only you can help me but unfortunately my English is quite poor so I don't know what exactly to do. The only think that I have done correctly is the installation from the drivers. I have a Lenovo A60+ ,s319 and I brick it. I have try a lot of roms but the mobile is still brick. Some photos about my mobile maybe help you.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/526/dsc01097t.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/547/dsc01089web.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/341/dsc01091web.jpg/

 

[rua1]

@tsitadim
Sorry, here not unbrick thread. Using DroidTools at once backup all blocks from phone was necessary, not all ROM from the Internet are compatible to phone since at the identical names hardware in phones can differ.

 

[nerbiyoso]

hello again i've successfully backed-up while the phone is in cwm recovery. thanks! :good:

@rua
the version of the tool i have is 2.2.8. is this the latest version? it might be best if you can share the main download page so everyone can have the latest version.

this is a very useful tool that every mt65** owners should have in conjunction with mtk's spflashtool.

 

[bgcngm]

The latest version is 2.3.8. Just read the OP, it's all there. Even the link to the original thread on Russian forum.