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[GUIDE]Root Xolo HIVE 8x-1000 and other MTKxxxx impossible to root devices easily!

Hello all XDA Members and others who are viewing this thread.
I finally found a way to root the IMPOSSIBLE TO ROOT MediaTek devices!
I personally used it on Xolo HIVE 8x-1000 MT6592M with 2 Gb RAM 1.4 Ghz Octa Core Processor MT6592M.
Devices that won't be rootable by apps like Kingo Root, Vroot(for a certain time), Framaroot, towelroot etc can be rooted and have CWM recovery installed.
Xolo HIVE 8x-1000 users can also follow this guide created by The Android Soul for picture tutorial. : Click Here
Note : If you're rooted but want to install CWM then follow this guide to create CWM and flash it via SP Flash Tool or Just copy the created recovery and flash it via Rashr (Download from play store)
Let's get started without wasting time.
Things you'll need MTK Drivers : All MTK Drivers 2014
Your Phone with USB Debugging Mode turned on in Developer Section
Usb Cable and most Important
A Calm head :silly:
A video is already available link is in 1st point.
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[B][SIZE="3"]Warning Rooting Voids warranty. I would in any means not be responsible for dead devices, bricked SD cards or any other activity that leads to damage of your device. If you know the risks still want to continue then go ahead.[/SIZE][/B]
First we would like to load scatter file for our device. Process in the video link in 1st point.
Disconnect the phone's battery (if any) [ IN CASE OF XOLO HIVE JUST SWITCH OFF THE DEVICE THEN WAIT FOR 30 seconds and connect the device ] and then press volume up button and connect it with PC it will connect device in preloader mode.
1) We would like to have a backup of our UNROOTED stock ROM. Download MTK Droid Tools (Google it) and then use this method to backup your UNROOTED stock ROM. It is basically Read Back method from SP Flash tool Follow this video tutorial : How to backup unrooted stock ROM
Warning : Please do not continue this tutorial if your device has fake information or any kind of restriction or ubifs file system or you'll brick the device. You have been warned.
This is a text guide for the video :
2) After backup extract the firmware you created using MTK Droid Tools. Process given in video.
3)Now when you get boot.img for your device you're good to go
4) Open MTK Droid tools with administrative privileges and make sure your phone is connected and then migrate to root,backup,recovery tab and click the option to choose boot.img from and locate your stock boot image and make a CWM recovery from it.
5) Wait for process to complete and then check recovery folder inside MTK Droid tools folder. There you'll find two files
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[COLOR="Red"][B]XXXX_bootpatched.img & XXXX_recovery.img[/B][/COLOR]
6) Now open SP flash tool and load the MTKXXXX_Android_scatter_txt and untick every option except for boot.img and recovery.img. Then click on both tabs and locate the modified images created by MTK Droid tools which can be found in recovery folder itself if you haven't moved them.
7) Make sure your phone isn't connected at this time and then hit download button in SP Flash Tool and then with phone's battery removed with volume up button pressed connect it to PC and then flash process will begin. After completion you'll see a green circle at that point disconnect your phone and switch it on. Don't disturb the phone until flashing completes and you see a green circle.
Congratulations! You have CWM Recovery for your device without ROOT!
ROOTING
1) Now download this zip file and flash it via CWM Recovery. SuperSU.zip and reboot.
Congo many will get root access now but not Xolo HIVE You do need to flash this zip. Users that don't get root after flashing supersu zip can also continue further.
2) Download Vroot from here and install it.
3) Connect your phone with USB Debugging on and wait till it detects your device.
4) Now click root button and voila you're rooted!
Now reboot and you'll see the superuser app Now you'll have two Superuser apps (NOT XOLO HIVE USERS) SuperSU from flash and Superuser from Vroot. Not to worry just open SuperSU and it will automatically ask to remove the other Superuser app choose that and reboot and you're done
Luckily those who don't want or find complication in SP Tool Read back method, just download the stock ROM for your device and extract boot.img from it and then follow same steps from 4th step at the beginning from where to create CWM for your device.
I suggest use androidxda.com for most stock ROM's.
Xolo HIVE 8x-1000 users don't Panic I have your CWM and Boot image ready Just download from here : Xolo HIVE Recovery.img
Xolo HIVE Boot Patched.img.
KINDLY DON'T MIRROR MY FILES. IF YOU WANT TO SHARE GIVE THIS LINK TO PEOPLE.
Xolo HIVE users I saved your work upto step 5 from step 6 ,i.e, flashing you need to do manually
I know it's a long and complicated process but it is only method working until a new exploit is available to root the impossible mtk devices.
Conisder me a donation if you can as it will help me to make more guides and apps
If you cant donate hit thanks :good:
That won't cost you!
EDIT : I am adding Xolo MT6592 scatter file too in case you can't generate it. Remember to load scatter file uncheck all options leaving boot.img and recovery.img then flash the boot and recovery I provided ONLY XOLO HIVE USERS

Tech N You said:
Hello all XDA Members and others who are viewing this thread.
I finally found a way to root the IMPOSSIBLE TO ROOT MediaTek devices!
I personally used it on Xolo HIVE 8x-1000 MT6592M with 2 Gb RAM 1.4 Ghz Octa Core Processor MT6592M.
Devices that won't be rootable by apps like Kingo Root, Vroot(for a certain time), Framaroot, towelroot etc can be rooted and have CWM .
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bro i want to ask you about the scatter file, because you have not provided that and it is most useful. i have a xolo hive 8x 1000 and when i am trying to generate scatter file then this error comes. and i have read that this can brick the phone. And the person in the video you suggested in step 1 also said in his video not to proceed if any error comes. so please help.

Scatter file can be easily made :?
You just have to click block path tab it won't brick :/
Also I have provided Xolo HIVE recovery and bootpatched file! Just download this and flash it via SP Flash Tool! You can create scatter yourself! Watch the video!
Connect your phone with USB Debugging on and connect to PC and let mtk droid tools read it.When it does then you click on blocks map tab!
Sent from my 8x-1000 using XDA Free mobile app

Added the scatter file there you go check the post

Tech N You said:
Added the scatter file there you go check the post
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Alright bro thanku so much..
And if u have rooted your xolo 8x 1000 then please provide a video link or tutorial. Thnxx

What above I wrote is tutorial only
Switch off the phone open sp flash tools load scatter file and uncheck all boxes excluding boot.img and recovery.img make sure you downloaded the recovery.img and boot.img I attached in the post, just locate my given recovery.img and boot.img and click download button on sp flastool then connect your phone while u keep the volume up button pressed. Now the process will begin and it will give a green circle on successful completion. Switch on the device install vroot on PC I gave link in thread then just connect your phone with USB debugging on and then wait for Vroot to detect the phone then click root and you're done.
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Tech N You said:
What above I wrote is tutorial only
Switch off the phone open sp flash tools load scatter file and uncheck all boxes excluding boot.img and recovery.img make sure you downloaded the recovery.img and boot.img I attached in the post, just locate my given recovery.img and boot.img and click download button on sp flastool then connect your phone while u keep the volume up button pressed. Now the process will begin and it will give a green circle on successful completion. Switch on the device install vroot on PC I gave link in thread then just connect your phone with USB debugging on and then wait for Vroot to detect the phone then click root and you're done.
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y so rude? and please tell me about this. sp flash tool is not detecting my phone i exactly followed what u have said above but no success. tried installing pdanet 3 times with my phone connected even installed drivers manually with signature enforcing off.

Install all mtk drivers from the link I gave in the thread and before installing them make sure to delete the previous drivers
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Tech N You said:
Install all mtk drivers from the link I gave in the thread and before installing them make sure to delete the previous drivers
Sent from my 8x-1000 using XDA Free mobile app
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ok i did it thanxx bro.

Anytime
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See the method to root kitkat 4.4.2 for C2C, link in my signature, flashing that zip will root any device with kitkat/Jellybean, no need to use vroot

umangleekha said:
See the method to root kitkat 4.4.2 for C2C, link in my signature, flashing that zip will root any device with kitkat/Jellybean, no need to use vroot
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Flashing cwm recovery via sp flashtool doesn't makes you rooted. It just replaces stock recovery

Tech N You said:
Flashing cwm recovery via sp flashtool doesn't makes you rooted. It just replaces stock recovery
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Read carefully, after flashing cwm, i said to flash that root zip, and after flashing that root zip, no need to use vroot or other methods

umangleekha said:
Read carefully, after flashing cwm, i said to flash that root zip, and after flashing that root zip, no need to use vroot or other methods
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Well nothing worked for Xolo Hive if you read my guide too. Flashing SuperSU.zip ends up in a infinite binary update with failure

can you please root xolo 8x-1100
i also don't have pc

I certainly have helped rooting Xolo 8x-1100 and 8x-1200 to a member.
You need PC for flashing boot.img and recovery.img, Sorry my friend: (
Or try rooting via towelroot first then tell me if you succeed.
Also download your stock ROM from here and send me the recovery.img from it follow this link and download : Xolo Play 8x-1100 stock rom
Sent from my 8x-1000 using XDA Free mobile app

badshah.mb said:
can you please root xolo 8x-1100
i also don't have pc
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Check my above post

xolo 8x 1000
successfully rooted the xolo 8x 1000 with iroot....thanks man

Problem with the root
unable to flash custom recovery even after following every step to the dot. What might the problem be?
my phone isnt rooted im trying to root my phone.
BUT CANNOT
kindly find a solution.

Stuck at bootloop.
Guys,I'm stuck at the boot logo.
Nothing is working.Neither CWM recovery nor ADB. Please help me and give a CWM recovery zip file.

[Q]unknown usb device after using mtk droid tools

i root my canvas a1 using twrp by opening bootloder when i use mtk droid tools and click on root button after few seconds it show device removed and my device disconnected andand mtk droid tools having close after then i remove usb put it again in my phone but it show that unknown usb device then i do turbleshooting and recover my pc and restart it and also reboot phone also and it connect to the pc and i again use mtk droid tool and click on root the same problem again happen but now after recovering pc and rebooting phone the problem is same my phone still so unknown usb device .....
what i do anyone please help me.....

rao bharat said:
i root my canvas a1 using twrp by opening bootloder when i use mtk droid tools and click on root button after few seconds it show device removed and my device disconnected and mtk droid tools having close after then i remove usb put it again in my phone but it show that unknown usb device then i do turbleshooting and recover my pc and restart it and also reboot phone also and it connect to the pc and i again use mtk droid tool and click on root the same problem again happen but now after recovering pc and rebooting phone the problem is same my phone still so unknown usb device .....
what i do anyone please help me.....
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You shouldn't have unlocked bootloader for rooting. Anyway,
Download and install these drivers again:
AQ4501_USBdriver
Also download and install VCOM drivers and CDC drivers in your PC (Google it)
If your phone is formatted and don't have any ROM, flash stock ROM using SP Tools v.5.1424 (Stock ROM and SP tools link)
(If you dont know to flash, ask me again)
Now root your phone by this working method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxlowF80deY

GokulNC said:
You shouldn't have unlocked bootloader for rooting. Anyway,
Download and install these drivers again:
AQ4501_USBdriver
Also download and install VCOM drivers and CDC drivers in your PC (Google it)
If your phone is formatted and don't have any ROM, flash stock ROM using SP Tools v.5.1424 (Stock ROM and SP tools link)
(If you dont know to flash, ask me again)
Now root your phone by this working method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxlowF80deY
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this not a problem that the bootloader lock or unlock and my phone is perfactly rooted . I think the real problem is mtk droid tools because after reboot device and restarting pc my pc show my device perfectly and when i again use mtk droid tools it have the same problem . by the way i lock bootloader and i don't use mtk droid tools again.
but i want to make scatter file for my device and also want make backup blocks to sp tools flashable if u have any idea doing this without mtk droid tools please help me
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................i am still waiting.....
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GokulNC said:
You shouldn't have unlocked bootloader for rooting. Anyway,
Download and install these drivers again:
AQ4501_USBdriver
Also download and install VCOM drivers and CDC drivers in your PC (Google it)
If your phone is formatted and don't have any ROM, flash stock ROM using SP Tools v.5.1424 (Stock ROM and SP tools link)
(If you dont know to flash, ask me again)
Now root your phone by this working method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxlowF80deY
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I have rooted my device and also installed vcom and cdc drivers. But not able to root in mtk droid tools again and this time backup option also doesn't appear in mtk droid tools. Can you help me?
Update:- I have unlocked and flashed cwm recovery and relocked it. When I boot into cwm recovery I get green sign in on mtk droid tools but soon I'm not able to run adb pull /system system in the adb terminal and when I normally boot I can't root my device in mtk droid tools even after installing vcom and CDC drivers. And also a question appears when I click on root like 'you want to root thorough established SU' like that i clicked on yes. Do I have to click no it do I have to install more drivers. Please help.

Gurkirat_Singh said:
I have rooted my device and also installed vcom and cdc drivers. But not able to root in mtk droid tools again and this time backup option also doesn't appear in mtk droid tools. Can you help me?
Update:- I have unlocked and flashed cwm recovery and relocked it. When I boot into cwm recovery I get green sign in on mtk droid tools but soon I'm not able to run adb pull /system system in the adb terminal and when I normally boot I can't root my device in mtk droid tools even after installing vcom and CDC drivers. And also a question appears when I click on root like 'you want to root thorough established SU' like that i clicked on yes. Do I have to click no it do I have to install more drivers. Please help.
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Don't get yourself too complicated..
If you have any custom recovery like CWM, just download SuperSU.zip and place it in SD card.
Then boot into recovery and flash (install) the zip file

GokulNC said:
Don't get yourself too complicated..
If you have any custom recovery like CWM, just download SuperSU.zip and place it in SD card.
Then boot into recovery and flash (install) the zip file
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No you didn't get it I had already rooted My device but the thing is I an trying to make a recovery flashable stock room zip for which I need to run "adb pull /system system" and when I did it skipped some beginning I don't know if they are important or not bit I want to do it perfectly. And I think the reason why it's not happening is because I didn't got green circle in the mtk droid tools.
Am I right?
The thing is I just want to port a ROM I.e. MIUI Rom but I followed two methods and they didn't work for me. I reach a point and then for failed. Like
http://www.mtkroms.com/2015/05/mtk-kitkat-porting-guide.html?m=1
http://www.mtkroms.com/2015/02/unpacprepack-bootimg-and-port-kernel.html?m=1
So.... Can you help me. By putting some easy method (I can do any complicated process but it should work) because I am freaking tired by reading posts on and on.

Gurkirat_Singh said:
No you didn't get it I had already rooted My device but the thing is I an trying to make a recovery flashable stock room zip for which I need to run "adb pull /system system" and when I did it skipped some beginning I don't know if they are important or not bit I want to do it perfectly. And I think the reason why it's not happening is because I didn't got green circle in the mtk droid tools.
Am I right?
The thing is I just want to port a ROM I.e. MIUI Rom but I followed two methods and they didn't work for me. I reach a point and then for failed. Like
http://www.mtkroms.com/2015/05/mtk-kitkat-porting-guide.html?m=1
http://www.mtkroms.com/2015/02/unpacprepack-bootimg-and-port-kernel.html?m=1
So.... Can you help me. By putting some easy method (I can do any complicated process but it should work) because I am freaking tired by reading posts on and on.
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You cannot just port MIUI to our Android One device.
Our MTK configs are very much different from the generic MTK6582 ones..
You can only build it from the source (it's way too difficult)
So I'd advise you to stop trying this (not discouraging you)
BTW, why do you want to get recovery flashable ROM zip??
They are already available in plenty throughout the forums.

GokulNC said:
You cannot just port MIUI to our Android One device.
Our MTK configs are very much different from the generic MTK6582 ones..
You can only build it from the source (it's way too difficult)
So I'd advise you to stop trying this (not discouraging you)
BTW, why do you want to get recovery flashable ROM zip??
They are already available in plenty throughout the forums.
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I wanted it to port a ROM. I'll try searching more threads and posts. But I didn't understand the meaning of "You cannot just port MIUI to our Android One device.
Our MTK configs are very much different from the generic MTK6582 ones..
You can only build it from the source" and what's the meaning of BTW.

Gurkirat_Singh said:
I wanted it to port a ROM. I'll try searching more threads and posts. But I didn't understand the meaning of "You cannot just port MIUI to our Android One device.
Our MTK configs are very much different from the generic MTK6582 ones..
You can only build it from the source" and what's the meaning of BTW.
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Welcome to android one . He is the younger brother of google nexus device . And every device has a configuration which it is based on that is called config . generic means general and only mt6582 chipset means it's android one . And as a brother android one have to follow footpaths of his elder brother google nexus . So that is why like all other nexus devices it needs to be built from scratch if a the purpose is to build a custom rom . Regular mtk devices has a lot of similarity in their rom structure that is why they can be ported from one to another . i hope all of the noobs confusion cleared out now .

Backup and flash MT8161 using sp flash tool

Hello everyone.
my Lenovo TAB3 Plus (tb3-x70f with an mt8161 chip) is bricked an i need some help.
I think i bricked it when i flashed the boot and recovery partitions via fastboot using the wrong images.
To resore it i tried using the sp flash tools and a firmware i found on the internet.
Sadly the flashing process failed with an error from the sp flash tools:
BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (4032)
The chioce of firmwares for the tablet is limited and i thought maybe i got the wrong ones.
So i decided to create my own backup from a new, still operating TAB3 Plus.
There for i followed a tutorial on forum.hovatek.com/thread-21970
But this didnt work neither. Sp flash tool failed with BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (4032).
I installed like every Mediatek driver i could find, tried different usb-ports (some usb3 and some usb2) and cables, operating systems (Windows 10, 7 and ubuntu) and versions of the sp flash tools. Nothing helped.
I got several questions:
What is the DRAM?
Why is the sp flash tool not able to enable it?
Was anyone able to use the sp flash tool with an mt8161?
What might i have done wrong?
Are there other tools i should try?
Thank you all for your comments in advance!
Mo

need complete flashing guide with working/activated flashing tool

I have bricked my realme x2 (rmx1991) and trying to flash it. But the flashing tools are not working (msm tool needs username and password), (download tool shows "oppo unauthorized and cannot download"). So please give us a complete flashing guide with required rom and flash tool which is working/activated. Please.

hridoy501 said:
I have bricked my realme x2 (rmx1991) and trying to flash the .img. But the flashing tools are not working (msm tool needs username and password), (download tool shows "oppo unauthorized and cannot download"). So please give us a complete flashing guide with required rom and flash tool which is working/activated. Please.
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Download the stock recovery from this guide extract it and flash it while your phone is on fastboot.
Before you flash stock ROM, you need to have the rom zip file either in phone storage or the sd card. You can use adb push commands to transfer the rom file to phone storage folder. ROM OTA can be downloaded from the realme official website.
Once you have the file, just select install from phone storage / install from sd card and it will flash the stock rom.
This is how I recovered my phone when it was bricked.

My device is bricked, cannot boot into flastboot or recovery. so need flash tool flashing method

hridoy501 said:
My device is bricked, cannot boot into flastboot or recovery. so need flash tool flashing method
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You bricked the boot so lusten to me clearly u are gonna to flash your phone online with servets its costs you 15 dollars i cany put the website because the xda admin warned me before to put link so u gonna to download the full tom not ozip file the rom file has tool needs password so there is some websites buying the password so u can write me in private cuz i cant put any link

Hey
hridoy501 said:
I have bricked my realme x2 (rmx1991) and trying to flash it. But the flashing tools are not working (msm tool needs username and password), (download tool shows "oppo unauthorized and cannot download"). So please give us a complete flashing guide with required rom and flash tool which is working/activated. Please.
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I did the same and now same thing happend.
Can you fix your device?

Sir can you please help me unbrick my phone? It’s Realme 6 pro.

So this is what happened: I used this commands to erase all of my important files.
.\fastboot erase boot, super, cache, data, recovery, persist, vbmeta, vbmeta_system, dtbo, splash, firmware modem, dsp, efs, driver.
Now I cant flash any ROM in my phone.
Can you please help me send a backup of those partitions to me so that I can use my phone again.
Thank you Very much!

Hi.
You shouldn't never use this fastboot command.
fastboot erase boot, super, cache, data, recovery, persist, vbmeta, vbmeta_system, dtbo, splash, firmware modem, dsp, efs, driver.
Because basically you're deleting and destroying all phone partitions, it's not possible to provide you a partitions backup due each device has its own partitions wich it can't be used on another device.
I suggest you try to restore your phone using Realme Flash Tool wich you can find it on the following thread.
[Tool] RFT - REALME Flash Tool to flash stock ROM (For Unlocked Bootloader)
REALME FLASHTOOLS V 1.1.3 This tool can make you easier to install stock roms, Rollback, Downgrade This program is made for Windows, with .NET Framework 4.5.1 This is VB.net program What the tool can do: - Flash phone - For now the tool...
forum.xda-developers.com
If RFT doesn't work for you, The only solution would be you go to service center, they can help you with your issue.
Once again never use that fastboot command and I hope you are able to fix this issue.
Best regards!

brettcas said:
Hi.
You shouldn't never use this fastboot command.
fastboot erase boot, super, cache, data, recovery, persist, vbmeta, vbmeta_system, dtbo, splash, firmware modem, dsp, efs, driver.
Because basically you're deleting and destroying all phone partitions, it's not possible to provide you a partitions backup due each device has its own partitions wich it can't be used on another device.
I suggest you try to restore your phone using Realme Flash Tool wich you can find it on the following thread.
[Tool] RFT - REALME Flash Tool to flash stock ROM (For Unlocked Bootloader)
REALME FLASHTOOLS V 1.1.3 This tool can make you easier to install stock roms, Rollback, Downgrade This program is made for Windows, with .NET Framework 4.5.1 This is VB.net program What the tool can do: - Flash phone - For now the tool...
forum.xda-developers.com
If RFT doesn't work for you, The only solution would be you go to service center, they can help you with your issue.
Once again never use that fastboot command and I hope you are able to fix this issue.
Best regards!
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Yes if you have an unlocked bootloader then you should be able to use the Realme Flash Tool as explained above. Give your phone plenty of time when flashing stock rom with Realme Flash Tool 1.1.3 you will think it is stuck and not working but be patient and let it run, it takes awhile to work its magic.