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[GUIDE][ROOT][CWM] ARCHOS 97b Platinum HD

I came upon this device on Christmas (a gift from my girlfriend to her father) and wanted to root it and also install clockworkmod recovery, so I could mess with it a bit without bricking it. Since I found a lack of tailored guides for it, I decided to write this one, although I really did no actual development whatsoever. Normally I would be posting this on general, but given the spirit of this forum, I guess I'll just leave it here. Also, keep in mind I don't have the device anymore and am writing this from memory. If I missed anything or you have any doubts, please let me know (for example, I can't recall specifically the drivers I installed to make it work properly).
Please, please read the whole guide before trying anything, and if you are a novice user, just leave this be, I don't want you to turn your tablet into a paperweight because of my shoddy instructions written from memory and you probably don't need any of this anyway as there are no custom roms yet.
!!!DISCLAIMER!!!: As stated above, anything you do is at your own risk. I provided the procedures that worked for me on a Qilive 97r tablet, which is an Auchan branded ARCHOS 97b Platinum HD, so my step by step should work for all of you. There are probably easier ways to do this, and I hint at them in the guide, but beware I have not tried them and cannot vouch for them. In fact, I cannot and will not take any responsability if you brick your device following these instructions, correctly or otherwise. You do this at YOUR OWN RISK. You have been warned!
Rooting:
I followed this guide on Windows 7 x64 and it worked perfectly.
So thanks to dhigby for that. I would just like to make a couple of remarks:
When you get to step 7 (Installing Superuser by ChainDD), don't. Install SuperSU by Chainfire instead, Use it to update the superuser binary (I think a prompt shows up) and when asked, let it delete the "other" superuser applications, that is, the chinese one. Clean and easy, you don't need to follow any more steps.
Congratulations, you now have (english language) root!
Clockworkmod Recovery:
There is no specific recovery for this device. Fortunately, thanks to AndroTab.info, there's a generic version for 3188 devices that you'll see should work quite nicely, albeight with some caveats.
What works:
Nandroid backup to/from external SDCard (won't recognize internal)
Installing zip files should also work, although I didn't try it at the time, as the device wasn't mine and I can't since I don't have it anymore, but since it mounts system partitions perfectly well I wouldn't think there would be a problem. Try it at your own risk though.
Other things probably work, give it a try.
What doesn't work:
Internal SDCard access
Probably other things
Installation:
Now that you have a rooted tablet, installing clockworkmod recovery is easy-peasy. Go to developer options and enable USB Debugging, then make sure you have a working adb daemon (look it up) that recognizes your tablet.
NOTE: I'm not sure if I had to install any specific drivers for this to work, I think if so they were installed while rooting by the chinese app. Anyhow, here's the Rockchip drivers, you might want to try to install them if you can't get a connection: http://www.rockchip.nl/downloads/
Download the file RK30GENERIC_CWM.zip from here - that's the recovery.
Now extract flash_image and recovery.img from the downloaded file above to the folder where you have your adb and follow the following commands.
Push the files to /dev partition on the device:
Code:
adb push flash_image /dev/
adb push recovery.img /dev/
Then enter root shell, like so:
Code:
adb shell
su
Now flash recovery.img into recovery partition with flash_image:
Code:
chmod 755 /dev/flash_image
/dev/flash_image recovery /dev/recovery.img
Now power off your device. To enter recovery press volume down then the power button and keep them pressed until CWM boots. Voilá!
NOTE: The instructions above were adapted from here and all credit goes to AndroTab.info ; I posted these particular instructions because they are the ones I used and worked for me; there are other methods listed on that page which might or might not work, TRY THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Backing up your original recovery (for warranty, if anything goes wrong, etc.)
To obtain a backup image of your recovery \ restore it back afterwards, follow this guide here. All credit goes to Originalas.
Don't follow it to the letter though: first and foremost, you need a working linux installation. If you don't have one, I recommend Wubi.
Then:
Follow step 1;
Ignore step 2 (it's outdated);
Follow 3;
Follow 4 - but don't expect the screen to turn on, it won't, just hold the volume down button for 10 seconds or so after plugging it in, don't press the power button!
Ignore 5, 6 and 7
Follow 8, but don't use the last command to flash the CWM recovery onto the device. This is because since it is a generic version, it relies on the original recovery kernel. Flashing the image like stated in step 8 would probably overwrite the kernel and result in no recovery at all (I might be wrong about this).
Do follow the last command to restore your own backup if you ever need to.
I am unsure if recovery dumps obtained in this way are device specific; I don't see a reason why they should be, so I'll provide you with my own backup:
ORIGINAL RECOVERY
Flash through any method of your choice, but keep in mind I haven't tried this on other devices, so, as you know by now DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Closing remarks:
There you have it. Sorry for not holding your hand through every step, but this is meant for people who know a bit of what they're doing, making it faster than having to look up and figure out all these things and quirks on their own. If you have any doubts don't hesitate to ask, but keep in mind I don't have the device anymore and don't know much more than what I have written here. I do appreciate feedback and corrections, and will gladly change the guide giving you full credit - if it's really urgent just PM me, I might not check this thread often.
Cheers!

thanks, works like a charm...do you have any news about updates\custom roms? I can't find anything even in the archos main site

Jammed_Death said:
thanks, works like a charm...do you have any news about updates\custom roms? I can't find anything even in the archos main site
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I wouldn't keep my hopes up on custom roms. The software is really bad and what it does with the hardware is terrible. It's like a bunch of chipmunks put the code together by randomly typing into a keyboard.
That said, the likelihood of a new kernel to fix that is next to nil. However, since the ROM is as far as I can tell pretty near stock, you can get a pretty good experience from the device by installing gravity box xposed module. I also recommend trickstermod and changing the governor to performance, as well as some kernel tweaking if you know what you are doing.
Also, very important, limit the amount of processes running in the background to 3 in dev settings or change the used memory limit to something like 1.2 gb. It has 2 gb of RAM, but, as I said, the ROM sucks, the system eats away a full gigabyte, and it doesn't effectively kill background apps, leaving you with a sluggish device if you multitask.
Anyway, those are just some ideas, if you have some more or would like to code for this device, feel free to share Also, as I always say, give it time. You never know who is gonna get they're hands on the device and do something amazing with it.

Newbleeto said:
I wouldn't keep my hopes up on custom roms. The software is really bad and what it does with the hardware is terrible. It's like a bunch of chipmunks put the code together by randomly typing into a keyboard.
That said, the likelihood of a new kernel to fix that is next to nil. However, since the ROM is as far as I can tell pretty near stock, you can get a pretty good experience from the device by installing gravity box xposed module. I also recommend trickstermod and changing the governor to performance, as well as some kernel tweaking if you know what you are doing.
Also, very important, limit the amount of processes running in the background to 3 in dev settings or change the used memory limit to something like 1.2 gb. It has 2 gb of RAM, but, as I said, the ROM sucks, the system eats away a full gigabyte, and it doesn't effectively kill background apps, leaving you with a sluggish device if you multitask.
Anyway, those are just some ideas, if you have some more or would like to code for this device, feel free to share Also, as I always say, give it time. You never know who is gonna get they're hands on the device and do something amazing with it.
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hi and thanx for the answer
yes i saw that it's almost stock but crappy optimized...in the very first start of the tablet i had 1.8gb occupied by nothing and clean master always notifies me that 90% of the ram is busy...meh
maybe just a kernel will fix like you say but you know, android 4.4 will be a must (rockchip already released sdk for 3188). I am not a coder (totally zero) but i will try your suggestion...just a question about the performance governor, does it drain more battery?

i am trying to backup my rom but cwm is so buggy...first was impossible, now i'm stuck on backing up boot image
there is a twrp available for this tablet?
solved

ehy can someone provide a stock rom for the qilive 97r? I'm using a omni 4.4.4 but i want to rever back
thank you

Dump stock ROM QiLive 97R
Jammed_Death said:
ehy can someone provide a stock rom for the qilive 97r? I'm using a omni 4.4.4 but i want to rever back
thank you
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Yes, i have one. How could i send to you?
Could we change your Omni stock ROM by mine?
I have tried ROM Archos 97b Platinum but touch screen is not working. The only possibiliti to work is by a USB Mouse.
Many thanks.

Redinpais said:
Yes, i have one. How could i send to you?
Could we change your Omni stock ROM by mine?
I have tried ROM Archos 97b Platinum but touch screen is not working. The only possibiliti to work is by a USB Mouse.
Many thanks.
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you can upload it on mega or gdrive or something like that
for the omni come here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310818
author thread with links and guides I think you can even try the fixes with your current rom but better ask oma
about the cwm, there is a way to mount sdcard?

Dump stock ROM QiLive 97R
Jammed_Death said:
you can upload it on mega or gdrive or something like that
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Here he are...
https://www.wetransfer.com/download...556a9cf8fdbc6ddd7ab35ab820141126224717/09298e
Is only available until Decenber, 3 ,so Download it now.
Jammed_Death said:
for the omni come here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310818
author thread with links and guides I think you can even try the fixes with your current rom but better ask oma
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I've been watching but I can not understand. Is confused. There are many files and do not know what to do to "fix".
If you are Portuguese, I would like to talk to you on Skype.
Can be?
Jammed_Death said:
about the cwm, there is a way to mount sdcard?
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I don´t know how I can answer that. I'm new in android, so I sorry.

Jammed_Death said:
thanks, works like a charm...do you have any news about updates\custom roms? I can't find anything even in the archos main site
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Try this. Sooooooooo beautiful.:good:
(Because this - "To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!" i can not put link now. So ask me by Skype) SORRY
:victory:
Follow the instrutions ther and enjoy KK 4.4.2 Oma ROM Iron KK v1.2 - 24-05-2013 (My QiLive say now - Nexus 7 :angel:
Regards

Qilive 97r
Hi guys , if any body can help me with my tablet Qilive 97r, when I tryed to install new rom via RK development tool there was an error, and my tablet do not booting any more, just black display, do not know what to do, maybe somebody know where I can download original rom , and original installer, I will be thankful for that's.

Denysorlyk said:
Hi guys , if any body can help me with my tablet Qilive 97r, when I tryed to install new rom via RK development tool there was an error, and my tablet do not booting any more, just black display, do not know what to do, maybe somebody know where I can download original rom , and original installer, I will be thankful for that's.
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I'm interested

please ROM stock
Hello, i need help , if somebody know where I can download original rom , and original installer, I will be thankful for that's.

Strange OPPO Find7 Soft Brick

Hey guys.
I'm new to this forum... and am posting this as I no longer know what to do, and need some guidance.
First I'll say that I've looked ALL OVER this forum and others, but couldn't solve my problem.
...So I subscribed in the hopes that someone will be able to more properly guide me.
------------------------------------------
So, first thing's fisrt - the story from the beginning:::
My device is an OPPO Find7 (QHD Version)
I've been using Cyanogenmod 11 for many months and without any problems.
Few days ago I installed the first nightly update of CM12 - and phone went into boot loop.
I had to restore to the ColorOS backup that was saved on my phone... Reinstalled CM11 and all is good.
Later I again updated to CM12 - and again was forced to revert back to Backup and then to CM11 due to bugs (phone wouldn't wake up after being locked, etc)
Anyway, There were three nightly build of CM12 to that point,and the last one was working in a relatively stable manner,
exept two bugs.
1. Contact names didn't appear when mamkiing to receiving a call - even though they were saved on the phone.
But this bug can be overlooked.
2. This one was more cirtical - - For some reason the phone said that I have no more free
space (even though I had 20+GB), thus preventing me from installing or updating
anything.
I figured that, perhaps, becuase of all the re-installs that I've done - my system memory got clogged.
So I decided, with more haste than thought, to perform a full wipe...SDcard and all, which consequently also removed
my ColorOS backup and everything, basically.
-----------------------------------------
The currrent outcome of what I did:::
Phone has no OS installed on it, and PC doesn't llow my to put files in there.
I can currently boot in three different states:
1. Normal boot with power button - - - OPPO logo appears - followed by a black
screen PC recognizes that I've connected a device, tries to install MTP Device and
evetually fails.
2. Power Button + Vol Up - - - Fastboot screen.
3. Power button+Vol-Down - - - Boots into the Gummified Team Win Recovery 2.7.1.0
In here, several things need to be mentioned.
- In the "Mount" section, I can choose which Partitions to mount to unmount, but
don't actually have the "Mount" button inside... So I can't mount.
- ADB Sideload doesn't work. When activating - it says "Starting ADB Sideload
Feature and just goes on forever, until I cancel it - and it says that it failed.
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What I tried doing:::
Tried to use the Recovery Installer for OPPO, which is the exe that is available on the internet, that comes with drivers and all - and open command line with various options.
Tried installing the stock Color OS recovery, but when booting into it I still get the teamwin recovery
I am unsure how to proceed.
Is there a way to fix my phone?
I have my CM11 working version and gapps ready - just need to place it in the phone somehow.
Any help?

Outblaze713 said:
Hey guys.
I'm new to this forum... and am posting this as I no longer know what to do, and need some guidance.
First I'll say that I've looked ALL OVER this forum and others, but couldn't solve my problem.
...So I subscribed in the hopes that someone will be able to more properly guide me.
------------------------------------------
So, first thing's fisrt - the story from the beginning:::
My device is an OPPO Find7 (QHD Version)
I've been using Cyanogenmod 11 for many months and without any problems.
Few days ago I installed the first nightly update of CM12 - and phone went into boot loop.
I had to restore to the ColorOS backup that was saved on my phone... Reinstalled CM11 and all is good.
Later I again updated to CM12 - and again was forced to revert back to Backup and then to CM11 due to bugs (phone wouldn't wake up after being locked, etc)
Anyway, There were three nightly build of CM12 to that point,and the last one was working in a relatively stable manner,
exept two bugs.
1. Contact names didn't appear when mamkiing to receiving a call - even though they were saved on the phone.
But this bug can be overlooked.
2. This one was more cirtical - - For some reason the phone said that I have no more free
space (even though I had 20+GB), thus preventing me from installing or updating
anything.
I figured that, perhaps, becuase of all the re-installs that I've done - my system memory got clogged.
So I decided, with more haste than thought, to perform a full wipe...SDcard and all, which consequently also removed
my ColorOS backup and everything, basically.
-----------------------------------------
The currrent outcome of what I did:::
Phone has no OS installed on it, and PC doesn't llow my to put files in there.
I can currently boot in three different states:
1. Normal boot with power button - - - OPPO logo appears - followed by a black
screen PC recognizes that I've connected a device, tries to install MTP Device and
evetually fails.
2. Power Button + Vol Up - - - Fastboot screen.
3. Power button+Vol-Down - - - Boots into the Gummified Team Win Recovery 2.7.1.0
In here, several things need to be mentioned.
- In the "Mount" section, I can choose which Partitions to mount to unmount, but
don't actually have the "Mount" button inside... So I can't mount.
- ADB Sideload doesn't work. When activating - it says "Starting ADB Sideload
Feature and just goes on forever, until I cancel it - and it says that it failed.
--------------------------------------------------
What I tried doing:::
Tried to use the Recovery Installer for OPPO, which is the exe that is available on the internet, that comes with drivers and all - and open command line with various options.
Tried installing the stock Color OS recovery, but when booting into it I still get the teamwin recovery
I am unsure how to proceed.
Is there a way to fix my phone?
I have my CM11 working version and gapps ready - just need to place it in the phone somehow.
Any help?
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Do you have an OTG Usb drive. If so, you can use it with Nameless TWRP. Copy the Installation files into the USB drive and plug the usb drive into the phone. Now boot into Nameless recovery. It will show USBOTG. You can install the CM11 from USBOTG.
Flash Nameless recovery using Fastboot.
Download Nameless Recovery from HERE.

soft brick
This link explains how to restore our find 7 to factory settings:
oppoforums.com/threads/guida-riportare-il-find-7-7a-nello-stato-dacquisto-con-il-firmware-sahara.24561
if phone doesn't start try it i've use it several times and it works fine

I might just be reposting what dracula6mt was talking about, but there's an English post with full brick recovery here: http://www.oppoforums.com/threads/guide-how-to-recover-your-bricked-find-7-7a.23067/. I've used it before and it works perfectly. Just make sure you follow it exactly as written!

Bug
same bug report

for retrive your data just open the gummy twrp recovery, go on mount --> sd card and internal memory... in this way when you connect the phone to pc you will be able to see what's inside and try to rescue your data. in the same way you can send files to it.
I suggest you to get back your files, reboot the phone in fastboot mode (hold power and volume +) and just flash a recovery, it depends about what you want to install:
twrp for custom roms https://dl.twrp.me/find7/
colorOS stock recovery http://community.oppo.com/en/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=17397&extra=
you have to install fastboot on your pc and do from a command prompt:
fastboot devices
this will check if your phone is connected
fastboot flash recovery nameoftherecoveryfile.img
that will flash the recovery, only check the name of the .img file you want to install
be carreful, twrp has only a version for both find7s (QHD) and find7a while colorOS recovery 1.0 is different, unified for both models in 1.2 if i remember right...
after that you just have to put on your external storage the rom you want to use, wipe all except the external sd card, and flash...

Outblaze713 said:
Hey guys.
I'm new to this forum... and am posting this as I no longer know what to do, and need some guidance.
First I'll say that I've looked ALL OVER this forum and others, but couldn't solve my problem.
...So I subscribed in the hopes that someone will be able to more properly guide me.
------------------------------------------
So, first thing's fisrt - the story from the beginning:::
My device is an OPPO Find7 (QHD Version)
I've been using Cyanogenmod 11 for many months and without any problems.
Few days ago I installed the first nightly update of CM12 - and phone went into boot loop.
I had to restore to the ColorOS backup that was saved on my phone... Reinstalled CM11 and all is good.
Later I again updated to CM12 - and again was forced to revert back to Backup and then to CM11 due to bugs (phone wouldn't wake up after being locked, etc)
Anyway, There were three nightly build of CM12 to that point,and the last one was working in a relatively stable manner,
exept two bugs.
1. Contact names didn't appear when mamkiing to receiving a call - even though they were saved on the phone.
But this bug can be overlooked.
2. This one was more cirtical - - For some reason the phone said that I have no more free
space (even though I had 20+GB), thus preventing me from installing or updating
anything.
I figured that, perhaps, becuase of all the re-installs that I've done - my system memory got clogged.
So I decided, with more haste than thought, to perform a full wipe...SDcard and all, which consequently also removed
my ColorOS backup and everything, basically.
-----------------------------------------
The currrent outcome of what I did:::
Phone has no OS installed on it, and PC doesn't llow my to put files in there.
I can currently boot in three different states:
1. Normal boot with power button - - - OPPO logo appears - followed by a black
screen PC recognizes that I've connected a device, tries to install MTP Device and
evetually fails.
2. Power Button + Vol Up - - - Fastboot screen.
3. Power button+Vol-Down - - - Boots into the Gummified Team Win Recovery 2.7.1.0
In here, several things need to be mentioned.
- In the "Mount" section, I can choose which Partitions to mount to unmount, but
don't actually have the "Mount" button inside... So I can't mount.
- ADB Sideload doesn't work. When activating - it says "Starting ADB Sideload
Feature and just goes on forever, until I cancel it - and it says that it failed.
--------------------------------------------------
What I tried doing:::
Tried to use the Recovery Installer for OPPO, which is the exe that is available on the internet, that comes with drivers and all - and open command line with various options.
Tried installing the stock Color OS recovery, but when booting into it I still get the teamwin recovery
I am unsure how to proceed.
Is there a way to fix my phone?
I have my CM11 working version and gapps ready - just need to place it in the phone somehow.
Any help?
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There is a much easier way :
http://www.androidbrick.com/ultimat...ide-snapdragons-are-unbrickable-qhsusb_dload/
mail me to : [email protected], greetings.

os_man said:
There is a much easier way :
http://www.androidbrick.com/ultimat...ide-snapdragons-are-unbrickable-qhsusb_dload/
mail me to : [email protected], greetings.
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I know you, you are every where in all sites when searching for brick solutions...and are just thinking of earring money....fuuuii you rotten bastard,I want you too get your greedy as out of here, right now
And reporting this too forum admin right away, so they lock your ip right away
Greedy bastard, seen hundreds of posts, where people begged for the password you locked the rar file with, and only giving it when they pay you....gonna say it again.....
**** OFF

spoonymoon said:
I know you, you are every where in all sites when searching for brick solutions...and are just thinking of earring money....fuuuii you rotten bastard,I want you too get your greedy as out of here, right now
And reporting this too forum admin right away, so they lock your ip right away
Greedy bastard, seen hundreds of posts, where people begged for the password you locked the rar file with, and only giving it when they pay you....gonna say it again.....
**** OFF
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Every human beeing who can communicate gets the password for free, especialy OPPO and OPO owners, every e-mail i get starting with "Pasword pleaseee pleaseee pleaseee" gets different behaviour of course. OH, and every CLEVER people already knows the tool in my article, i mentioned it a couple of times, for stupids like you its impossible to see of course. I helped hundreds of people for free and sometimes i request for donation, ITS MY VERY COMMON RIGHT + to help those i want and not to help to those that i dont want.
Greetings from TURKEY you silly Viking.

spoonymoon said:
I know you, you are every where in all sites when searching for brick solutions...and are just thinking of earring money....fuuuii you rotten bastard,I want you too get your greedy as out of here, right now
And reporting this too forum admin right away, so they lock your ip right away
Greedy bastard, seen hundreds of posts, where people begged for the password you locked the rar file with, and only giving it when they pay you....gonna say it again.....
**** OFF
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Taken from my article ( for those who can read ) :
Please Stop asking for password without reading the article completely till the end, THIS TOOL WONT WORK UNLESS YOU HAVE THE NECESSARY SERVICE ROM ! Try sharing your phone model first and also try to share the service ( QPST ) Rom if you have it so more people can use it, THANK YOU.

os_man said:
Every human beeing who can communicate gets the password for free, especialy OPPO and OPO owners, every e-mail i get starting with "Pasword pleaseee pleaseee pleaseee" gets different behaviour of course. OH, and every CLEVER people already knows the tool in my article, i mentioned it a couple of times, for stupids like you its impossible to see of course. I helped hundreds of people for free and sometimes i request for donation, ITS MY VERY COMMON RIGHT + to help those i want and not to help to those that i dont want.
Greetings from TURKEY you silly Viking.
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Hahaha,if so why, don't you post a link here, on mega or something, instead of all this " mail me" crap??? That would be a honest thing too do, instead....
And no, it's not common too sort in who and which, you want to help out, at least not here on XDA, we help every body, with no exceptions.
I say again, give us this file freely or I report you too forum admins.
My x9076 is bricked because of me making a lvm error, but I'd rather have it semi Working, with messed up partitions, like now, than pay our beg some guy like you for something that not working any way.
Last chance give this freely or get locked out from xda
EDIT: believe me, this turk psyko, has NOTHING not known already, regarding unbricking devices, there´s hundreds of posts here and on oppo forum about people having storage issues etc, not one ever mentioned anything about any other tools than those oppo them selves gave us, there is NO other working ways not known as this cracy dude claims, he´s just running a scam and wants 20$ for nothing - OS_MAN is a fraud dude all over.
EDIT 2: Silence from sir os_man tells the truth....

spoonymoon said:
Hahaha,if so why, don't you post a link here, on mega or something, instead of all this " mail me" crap??? That would be a honest thing too do, instead....
And no, it's not common too sort in who and which, you want to help out, at least not here on XDA, we help every body, with no exceptions.
I say again, give us this file freely or I report you too forum admins.
My x9076 is bricked because of me making a lvm error, but I'd rather have it semi Working, with messed up partitions, like now, than pay our beg some guy like you for something that not working any way.
Last chance give this freely or get locked out from xda
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Never threaten a Turk Do whatever you can !
If XDA will lock me becouse of you, let it be
And i dont think that you can help anybody with that brain of yours, you even cant rescue your unbrickable Oppo..

spoonymoon said:
I say again, give us this file freely or I report you too forum admins.
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When asking for help in a free space and for free, sometimes some manners can really make a huge difference. I think you fail to understand that even though you have a problem and someone might have a solution, that someone has no obligation whatsoever to share their time and the fruit of their research with you, especially so when threatened.

Hmm, considering the files and how-to's for unbricking a Find7 are freely available from Oppo forums (and here, I believe), I'm pretty suspicious of anyone doing ANYTHING other than giving them away freely. The files I downloaded and have used, a few times now, were free and had no passwords on zip/rar archives.
As for 'fruits of research', this guy wasn't the guy who put up the how-to's or did the initial research on it so, in my books, he doesn't get the credit, be it kudos OR cash money.
Some folks seem to literally want something for nothing. No harm in asking for donations, sure, but don't be at all surprised if I tell you to go f*** yourself. That's not how this game works, we all stand on each other's shoulders.

Root + twrp + bootloader unlock + twrp flashable stock rom - marhsmallow

If you are on Lollipop, this guide is NOT for you!
Almost none of this is my work, I just collect it and put it together in one place and I'm writing a small how-to get things done.
PLEASE ONLY PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!!!!
ONLY FOR ZX551ML
Bootloader unlock:
Currently the only way I was able to get ROOT on the phone was by installing it from TWRP which required an unlocked bootloader, so the first step is to get the bootloader unlocked, to do this please follow this steps:
1) Enable USB debugging - If you do not know what is that and how to do it, you should probably STOP right here.
2) Download and extract: Unlock 6_ZX551ML.ZIP
3) From the extracted folder run unlock.bat (This will restart your phone into fastboot mode, downgrade the bootloader and unlock it)
4) When step 3 is completed, you need to run restore.bat
If everything went on correctly your boot screen should be inverted (white background, black Asus text). This was the most risky part. I only have my phone and it worked, but if something goes wrong here you might end up bricking your phone, so please take extreme care, always read the messages on the screen!!!!!
Custom Recovery:
1) Now to get a custom recovery, please download TWRP-3.0.2-M1-Z00A.img.
2) Put your phone into bootloader mode, if your phone is currently in use, just use the following commands:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Alternatively you can power off the phone, remove the USB cable. Power it back on while holding the volume up button.
3) once your phone if in bootloader mode please use the following command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery TWRP-3.0.2-M1-Z00A.img
4) Use the vol up & down to select "RECOVERY"
5) Use the power button (short press) to reboot to TWRP
ROOTING
1) Download BETA-SuperSU-v2.74-2-20160519174328-patch-by-shakalaca-for-zenfone2-6.0_(1).zip
2) In recovery select Advanced -> Sideload
3) From your computer use the following commands:
Code:
adb sideload "BETA-SuperSU-v2.74-2-20160519174328-patch-by-shakalaca-for-zenfone2-6.0_(1).zip"
4) Once it's completed installing, restart the phone to system
FLASHABLE STOCK ROM
If you have TWRP installed and you want to flash the latest stock ROM, you will need to, make sure you un-root your phone from the supersu app, reboot to recovery and sideload the zip. You can also copy the zip to your phone and install it from twrp. When installing the stock rom, your bootloader will be locked again, so you will need to unlock it (if you wish), also you will need to root again, because the root is lost. However the modified stock rom will NOT remove the custom recovery giving you freedom to flash whatever you like in the future...
XPOSED
Xposed on our device won't work if we have SuperSu installed. If you want to use Xposed modules you will need to use PHH's SuperUser instead. All files required for Xposed/Magisk/Phh's SuperUser are available in the Xposed folder.
Available modified stock rom versions:
UL-Z00A-WW-4.21.40.141-user-TWRP.zip - Updated: 2016-Oct-07
UL-Z00A-WW-4.21.40.197-user-TWRP.zip - Updated: 2016-Dec-16
Files can be downloaded from: here
Again, please proceed on your own risk.
Special tanks and credits to all the guys who made this possible, namely:
@sorg @social-design-concepts @shakalaca - For bootloader unlock
@jrior001 for the TWRP
@shakalaca - For the modified SuperSU package.

Magisk / systemless should also work?
any way to get back the noninverted Bootscreen?

Tr4sHCr4fT said:
Magisk / systemless should also work?
any way to get back the noninverted Bootscreen?
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Yes I'm using Magisk, but even with it I wasn't able to use Google Pay. To get back to non inverted, you will need to flash the locked bootloader.

Emil Borconi said:
Yes I'm using Magisk, but even with it I wasn't able to use Google Pay. To get back to non inverted, you will need to flash the locked bootloader.
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While essentially true the user can always use a different boot animation by flashing one via twrp. There might even be one somewhere of the unmodified asus screen.
Can anyone confirm the flashable Rom mentioned in Post #1 is MM 6.0.1? I ask because my phone upgraded itself right after I booted it up and I wondered if it was on a newer version than the downloadable one. Pretty sure the update was only security updates given it was only around 80mb.
The actuall boot screen is only a couple of seconds long while the boot animation shown
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Well as usual the linux users drew the short straw. The shell script is for mac users. I decided to see about running the lines manually but never even reached the "danger zone". As soon as I did an "adb reboot bootloader" I followed up with "sudo fastboot devices" (some linux distro's need sudo..some don't)....and nothing shows up although I can clearly see the device is hooked up and in fastboot mode as well as the fact the adb reboot bootloader worked. I swap out one of my other devices and check things...they show up fine in fastboot....ok...so what's missing from this picture?
*update* solved by updating the ubuntu adb and fastboot binaries from here: https://github.com/simmac/minimal_adb_fastboot/tree/master/linux
*update2* bootloader unlocked, supersu flashed and verified. Much appreciated.

I ran the bootloader unlock and it appeared to work. Now it keeps booting back into the bootloader. I can't seem to get it to boot normal. Suggestions?
Nevermind, I didn't realize that I needed to run restore.bat while still in the bootloader. It is booting now! I was able to follow your guide and it is now rooted.
Regarding the marshmallow zip you include. I have a couple questions.
- For the modified stock version that will keep the recovery do I just need to flash it from recovery?
- Do I need to unroot before flashing this modified stock marshmallow?
Thanks!

slgooding said:
I ran the bootloader unlock and it appeared to work. Now it keeps booting back into the bootloader. I can't seem to get it to boot normal. Suggestions?
Nevermind, I didn't realize that I needed to run restore.bat while still in the bootloader. It is booting now! I was able to follow your guide and it is now rooted.
Regarding the marshmallow zip you include. I have a couple questions.
- For the modified stock version that will keep the recovery do I just need to flash it from recovery?
- Do I need to unroot before flashing this modified stock marshmallow?
Thanks!
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Happy to read you got it booting, by the time I got to answer you seemed to git it figured out.
Regarding the zip, yes flash from recovery and you don't need to unroot before, but you will need to root after flashing.
However I do suggest you make a backup before flashing jsut in case....

Emil Borconi said:
Happy to read you got it booting, by the time I got to answer you seemed to git it figured out.
Regarding the zip, yes flash from recovery and you don't need to unroot before, but you will need to root after flashing.
However I do suggest you make a backup before flashing jsut in case....
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I'm assuming the file is just for folks who are on lollipop who want to upgrade? Didn't see any need to flash it since already on 6.0.1 and have it rooted...unless I'm missing something again.

I read this after I went to 6.0.1 from Asus's manual download and update process. I can't get ADB to connect in the OS (developer mode never displays, even though it tells me I'm a developer after doing kernel ver. button process). I tried to get adb devices -l in fastboot and recovery, and it wont discover it. I've tried multiple windows drivers (including the one that worked when I flashed the firmware the first time) to no avail. Any ideas?

Irishman2020 said:
I read this after I went to 6.0.1 from Asus's manual download and update process. I can't get ADB to connect in the OS (developer mode never displays, even though it tells me I'm a developer after doing kernel ver. button process). I tried to get adb devices -l in fastboot and recovery, and it wont discover it. I've tried multiple windows drivers (including the one that worked when I flashed the firmware the first time) to no avail. Any ideas?
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If windows doesn't see the phone when in recovery there is something wrong, this can be:
1) Wrong driver
2) Damaged USB cable
3) Damaged USB port.
When you are in recovery you should see the phone with adbm if you are in fastboot you should see the phone with:
Code:
fastboot devices
If nothing works you have the nuclear option.
Manually download the original firmware from Asus website: https://www.asus.com/support/Download/39/1/0/26/BXbNqJplzZiLmk6G/32/
copy the zip to an Sd card.
1) Now Turn Off your phone and boot into recovery mode by pressing Power+Volume UP.
2) Now in recovery mode choose to apply update from sdcard.
3) Now select the zip file.
4) Now wait until the process complete and then Reboot the phone.
5) Done!

famewolf said:
I'm assuming the file is just for folks who are on lollipop who want to upgrade? Didn't see any need to flash it since already on 6.0.1 and have it rooted...unless I'm missing something again.
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More or less true, but somehow I was on a 6.0.1 version which is now gone from the firmware list of Zenfone, meaning I have updated from 6.0.1 to 6.0.1
Again now I see there is a new firmware released yesterday if I have the time I will patch that system image as well so it can be upgraded with TWRP.

famewolf said:
I'm assuming the file is just for folks who are on lollipop who want to upgrade? Didn't see any need to flash it since already on 6.0.1 and have it rooted...unless I'm missing something again.
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Just for you I've just uploaded the 4.21.40.197 release as well... so now there is a point of the TWRP rom's

Emil Borconi said:
Just for you I've just uploaded the 4.21.40.197 release as well... so now there is a point of the TWRP rom's
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Typical....now you've given me work I need to do on the phone. ;P
Appreciate your work!
Out of curiosity have you tried xposed?

famewolf said:
Typical....now you've given me work I need to do on the phone. ;P
Appreciate your work!
Out of curiosity have you tried xposed?
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Yes and it works. I tried a few modules, but generally speaking I'm not a big xposed user myself. Nify doesn't work to well because of all the asus software on it and I wasn't able to get google assistant either. Android audo mod worked perfectly, so yeah generally speaking xposed work's

Emil Borconi said:
Yes and it works. I tried a few modules, but generally speaking I'm not a big xposed user myself. Nify doesn't work to well because of all the asus software on it and I wasn't able to get google assistant either. Android audo mod worked perfectly, so yeah generally speaking xposed work's
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Thanks...that answers all my questions except for figuring out what's safe to disable. I put a post in q&a but no replies..the zoom appears to have a very small group on xda. I'll figure it out eventually.

famewolf said:
Thanks...that answers all my questions except for figuring out what's safe to disable. I put a post in q&a but no replies..the zoom appears to have a very small group on xda. I'll figure it out eventually.
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Actually most if them can be. Here is a print screen of the ones I have disabled on my phone hover I have a zenpad z380c which I use as my car dashboard and on that one o have disabled almost of all of the apps, except zenhome, audio manager and the file manager.
Yes I was surprised to find out that there is almost no zoom community.

Emil Borconi said:
Actually most if them can be. Here is a print screen of the ones I have disabled on my phone hover I have a zenpad z380c which I use as my car dashboard and on that one o have disabled almost of all of the apps, except zenhome, audio manager and the file manager.
Yes I was surprised to find out that there is almost no zoom community.
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I'm actually enjoying mobile managers auto startup managing...it's done a good job of keeping 10000 things from running at startup that don't need to although "Startup Manager" would do a similar job for free. I'm liking the zenui launcher and calling screen so don't want to break anything related to that...the phone's been performing exceptionally well for days on end with no required reboots. Been very impressed. Previously been fighting with a T-mobile V10 and an Alcatel Idol 3...the v10 had spontaneous reboots...the idol had a stock rom with a bunch of lag in it....tiny to nothing development on both of those.
What about Zentalk, ZenChoice, PhotoCollage, MyAsus Service center, Clean Master, Audiowizard and Bug Reporter?

famewolf said:
I'm actually enjoying mobile managers auto startup managing...it's done a good job of keeping 10000 things from running at startup that don't need to although "Startup Manager" would do a similar job for free. I'm liking the zenui launcher and calling screen so don't want to break anything related to that...the phone's been performing exceptionally well for days on end with no required reboots. Been very impressed. Previously been fighting with a T-mobile V10 and an Alcatel Idol 3...the v10 had spontaneous reboots...the idol had a stock rom with a bunch of lag in it....tiny to nothing development on both of those.
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I use tasker for that, but yes I agree as a whole is not bad, this is my 4rd Asus product (Zenfone 4, Zenfone 2, Zoom and Zenpad) and overall I'm quite impressed with how they perform, just the support from Asus isn't really the top of the cream... they released MM when other were releasing N... so yeah a bit of sour taste, otherwise happy. And the camera, I think it's brilliant, not the best on the market, but the optical zoom is cool, as well as the camera app which allows you to do some nice manual shooting.

Emil Borconi said:
I use tasker for that, but yes I agree as a whole is not bad, this is my 4rd Asus product (Zenfone 4, Zenfone 2, Zoom and Zenpad) and overall I'm quite impressed with how they perform, just the support from Asus isn't really the top of the cream... they released MM when other were releasing N... so yeah a bit of sour taste, otherwise happy. And the camera, I think it's brilliant, not the best on the market, but the optical zoom is cool, as well as the camera app which allows you to do some nice manual shooting.
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I listed a few apps in my previous post I wondered if you had looked at..it was a last minute addition so you may have missed it. I own tasker...I'm unaware of using it to stop tasks from running at bootup although I have used it to MAKE some apps run after "Boot Completed".

famewolf said:
I listed a few apps in my previous post I wondered if you had looked at..it was a last minute addition so you may have missed it. I own tasker...I'm unaware of using it to stop tasks from running at bootup although I have used it to MAKE some apps run after "Boot Completed".
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Generally tasker can be used for almost anything.... but I'm doing most of the thing with root+shell scripts, but yes nothing wrong with the app provided by Asus. I think everybody uses the setup/software he/she is most comfortable using... and there is no right or wrong.... that's until you are NOT and iCrap user, because that is the ultimate WRONG! )

Emil Borconi said:
Generally tasker can be used for almost anything.... but I'm doing most of the thing with root+shell scripts, but yes nothing wrong with the app provided by Asus. I think everybody uses the setup/software he/she is most comfortable using... and there is no right or wrong.... that's until you are NOT and iCrap user, because that is the ultimate WRONG! )
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Well from the lack of posts it appears you and I ARE the zenfone zoom community. Any idea where the system updates get stored after downloading? I thought in /cache based on regular zenfone posts but was unable to see it. I've got one available but it has to be modified for twrp compatibility as well as unrooting temporarily.

MIUI 12.5 Chinese ROM Google PlayStore Stopped Working

Hello friends, I am new here, getting familiar with XDA environment. The reason I am here is for I faced this problem after MIUI update 12.5 chinese rom. Now, google is no longer working. What can I do to use play store again? Please help me
SOLVED, READ THIS COMMENT, CONTAINS ALL OF THEM
My Other Threads according to "how should you read them" serial:
1. MIUI 12.5 Chinese ROM Google PlayStore Stopped Working (This Thread)
2. MIUI Unlocking Bootloader, Flashing Recovery & Rooting Process
3. Android Terminology You Must Know Before Toying with Your Android
4. ROM Naming & CUSTOM ROM, AOSP ROM, TREBLE ROM, GSI ROM, PORTED ROM

Same issue.
Very unhappy.
You can search for google installer 3.0 it will work temporarily, but unless you root the phone I have not been able to find a permanent fix.
Not impressed XiaoMi.
No warning in the device.
I bet there are a heap of angry customers.
Anyone find a fix Please let me know.

bs001 said:
Same issue.
Very unhappy.
You can search for google installer 3.0 it will work temporarily, but unless you root the phone I have not been able to find a permanent fix.
Not impressed XiaoMi.
No warning in the device.
I bet there are a heap of angry customers.
Anyone find a fix Please let me know.
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I have rooted my phone, found no alternative option. But now, I have one problem, drive and maps don't work. I wonder if it's something wrong with the google play installer I flashed with magisk. Let me know, if you know any google play installer for stock ROM for rooted device.

Finally I got a few solutions, the best ones along with others would be discussed here by me now.
First of all, without changing the ROM:​1. You have to ROOT your phone. And, you need to flash the gapps, though this flashed playstore creates some problems. This can be fixed by the developer who developed the flashable file but AFAIK (as far as I know), I don't know which developer made it so can't send the bug report too.
Working:
All google Apps except GOOGLE DRIVE , GOOGLE MEET AND GOOGLE MAPS
you can browse drive by browser and for google maps, you can use google maps lite which works fine. I haven't found any solution for google meet.​
2. Best and permanent option is to shifting to GLOBAL MIUI, I would suggest EU ROM because it is extracted from China MIUI and has a good optimization. I know some of us likes to stick with the old way, but since you are searching your solution here, you have to accept the new ways that china MIUI will always disturb you for GMS (google mobile services) so changing rom is the best way.
(If some of us is reading this thread, and is Newb like me, doesn't understand this new world, I would elaborate it, every process step by step, currently I just wrote it briefly. You can reply here, I will share my knowledge here)
I FOUND THE BEST SOLUTION TILL NOW, NO NEED TO CHANGE YOUR ROM:​
ROOT YOUR PHONE, FLASH THIS THIS GAPPS PACKAGE IN MAGISK, ALL IS WORKING, ALL OF THEM.​
BEST PART, GOOGLE RECOGNIZE YOUR GOOGLE PHOTOS APPS AS PIXEL DEVICE, SO UNLIMITED HIGH QUALITY UPLOAD​
I WONDER HOW SIMPLE THIS SOLUTION IS, BUT IT TOOK ME ALMOST 45 DAYS TO LEARN AND DISCOVER. AGAIN, IF SOMEONE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS NEW WORLD, YOU CAN CONTACT ME, BUT YOU READ READ THIS THREADS FIRST:​
MIUI Unlocking Bootloader, Flashing Recovery & Rooting Process​CUSTOM ROM, AOSP ROM, TREBLE ROM, GSI ROM, PORTED ROM​Android Terminology You Must Know Before Toying with Your Android
I wanted to write this threads for XDA, but more or less, all of these are available in XDA, just in haphazard manner, so I wrote them for my friends in telegram, and thought, I should share them here too, since I started this thread.
My Other Threads according to "how should you read them" serial:
1. MIUI 12.5 Chinese ROM Google PlayStore Stopped Working (This Thread)
2. MIUI Unlocking Bootloader, Flashing Recovery & Rooting Process
3. Android Terminology You Must Know Before Toying with Your Android
4. ROM Naming & CUSTOM ROM, AOSP ROM, TREBLE ROM, GSI ROM, PORTED ROM

shafi1885 said:
Finally I got a few solutions, the best ones along with others would be discussed here by me now.
First of all, without changing the ROM:​1. You have to ROOT your phone. And, you need to flash the gapps, though this flashed playstore creates some problems. This can be fixed by the developer who developed the flashable file but AFAIK (as far as I know), I don't know which developer made it so can't send the bug report too.
Working:
All google Apps except GOOGLE DRIVE , GOOGLE MEET AND GOOGLE MAPS
you can browse drive by browser and for google maps, you can use google maps lite which works fine. I haven't found any solution for google meet.​
2. Best and permanent option is to shifting to GLOBAL MIUI, I would suggest EU ROM because it is extracted from China MIUI and has a good optimization. I know some of us likes to stick with the old way, but since you are searching your solution here, you have to accept the new ways that china MIUI will always disturb you for GMS (google mobile services) so changing rom is the best way.
(If some of us is reading this thread, and is Newb like me, doesn't understand this new world, I would elaborate it, every process step by step, currently I just wrote it briefly. You can reply here, I will share my knowledge here)
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Hey, I'm newbie too and don't understand this new world. And I've got exactly the same problem as you, on my CC9 Meitu Edition. So could you explain how you did it?
Have you got any problem with your camera, by any chance?
Apparently there is no Global ROM for cc9 Meitu Edition - I'm considering trying to install the ROM for CC9/CC9e to see if it works.

Yes we have to embrace the brave new world.
I had hoped to avoid a wipe as I don't want to lose stuff.
I have however (hopefully) backed up everything now and will change to the EU ROM (https://xiaomi.eu/community/)
luizzcosta said:
Hey, I'm newbie too and don't understand this new world. And I've got exactly the same problem as you, on my CC9 Meitu Edition. So could you explain how you did it?
Have you got any problem with your camera, by any chance?
Apparently there is no Global ROM for cc9 Meitu Edition - I'm considering trying to install the ROM for CC9/CC9e to see if it works.
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They have a how to and it looks like there are a few cc9 eu roms

bs001 said:
Yes we have to embrace the brave new world.
I had hoped to avoid a wipe as I don't want to lose stuff.
I have however (hopefully) backed up everything now and will change to the EU ROM (https://xiaomi.eu/community/)
They have a how to and it looks like there are a few cc9 eu roms
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Thanks mate. So I have done all the process and when I flashed it, my phone went into recovery mode and it is stuck in there now since last night. If I reboot it, it goes back into recovery.
I've wiped the date, no difference. I've tried the Mi Assistant, but the PC Suite won't recognize my phone. I've tried downloading other ROMs, older versions, and nothing seems to work.
As someone mentioned, I have tried to delete the first 2 lines of every .bat file on the ROM folder. Still no success. I don't what else I can do. (He said to comment out these 2 lines, I am not sure what to comment out a line means, but I assume is deleting both lines from the file).
fastboot %* getvar product 2>&1 | findstr /r /c:"^product: *pyxis" || echo Missmatching image and device
fastboot %* getvar product 2>&1 | findstr /r /c:"^product: *pyxis" || exit /B 1
I'm stuck on the recovery mode with the message in red "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device".
Any light one this issue, please?

luizzcosta said:
Thanks mate. So I have done all the process and when I flashed it, my phone went into recovery mode and it is stuck in there now since last night. If I reboot it, it goes back into recovery.
I've wiped the date, no difference. I've tried the Mi Assistant, but the PC Suite won't recognize my phone. I've tried downloading other ROMs, older versions, and nothing seems to work.
As someone mentioned, I have tried to delete the first 2 lines of every .bat file on the ROM folder. Still no success. I don't what else I can do. (He said to comment out these 2 lines, I am not sure what to comment out a line means, but I assume is deleting both lines from the file).
fastboot %* getvar product 2>&1 | findstr /r /c:"^product: *pyxis" || echo Missmatching image and device
fastboot %* getvar product 2>&1 | findstr /r /c:"^product: *pyxis" || exit /B 1
I'm stuck on the recovery mode with the message in red "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device".
Any light one this issue, please?
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In order to advice on what to do, I have to know what you have done till now,
So your device always booting into twrp recovery rather than booting into ui right? Let me know. (And please double check if you have downloaded the correct ROM for your device, bonus trick: flash fastboot ROM using MI FLASH TOOL, it will take you to brand new MIUI condition, you should flash EU fastboot ROM, since in China ROM play store always mess up)

shafi1885 said:
In order to advice on what to do, I have to know what you have done till now,
So your device always booting into twrp recovery rather than booting into ui right? Let me know. (And please double check if you have downloaded the correct ROM for your device, bonus trick: flash fastboot ROM using MI FLASH TOOL, it will take you to brand new MIUI condition, you should flash EU fastboot ROM, since in China ROM play store always mess up)
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thanks for your reply.
So I've unlocked my phone first. Then I downloaded the MiFlash tool.
I chose the ROM (I researched online to check which ROM would work for the cc9 Meitu Edition) and flashed it.
On MiFlash Tool, it says successful.
But instead of my phone booting normally, it goes into recovery mode (I didn't use any TWRP app, I dont know what those are) and I get this message that MIUI version cant be installed in this device.
I am not sure if it's the ROM i've downloaded. I've downloaded a few, and none has worked out.
Commenting out those 2 lines has an affect on it?
By the way, I didnt find any xiaomi.eu ROM for the CC9 Meitu edition - It's very hard to find info on this model, and global ROMs that work too.

luizzcosta said:
thanks for your reply.
So I've unlocked my phone first. Then I downloaded the MiFlash tool.
I chose the ROM (I researched online to check which ROM would work for the cc9 Meitu Edition) and flashed it.
On MiFlash Tool, it says successful.
But instead of my phone booting normally, it goes into recovery mode (I didn't use any TWRP app, I dont know what those are) and I get this message that MIUI version cant be installed in this device.
I am not sure if it's the ROM i've downloaded. I've downloaded a few, and none has worked out.
Commenting out those 2 lines has an affect on it?
By the way, I didnt find any xiaomi.eu ROM for the CC9 Meitu edition - It's very hard to find info on this model, and global ROMs that work too.
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from youtube, watch some videos on how to install twrp for your device, you need a recovery , by any chance, from the ss, is any of two are your device?
AND LASTLY, WHILE FLASHING YOUR ROM IN FASTBOOT MODE USING MI FLASH TOOL, WHICH ONE DID YOU SELECTED?
1. CLEAN ALL
2. CLEAN ALL AND LOCK ? (this option is selected by default :'(
I pray that you have selected "clean all" option only :'(
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edited: seems like you have similar situation (see this link) I told you to read everything before jumping into flashing rom, almost every youtube videos forbids to select "clean all and lock" because it causes bootloop.

shafi1885 said:
from youtube, watch some videos on how to install twrp for your device, you need a recovery , by any chance, from the ss, is any of two are your device?
AND LASTLY, WHILE FLASHING YOUR ROM IN FASTBOOT MODE USING MI FLASH TOOL, WHICH ONE DID YOU SELECTED?
1. CLEAN ALL
2. CLEAN ALL AND LOCK ? (this option is selected by default :'(
I pray that you have selected "clean all" option only :'(
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edited: seems like you have similar situation (see this link) I told you to read everything before jumping into flashing rom, almost every youtube videos forbids to select "clean all and lock" because it causes bootloop.
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Yes, I am aware, I did not check the clean and lock button. I only used the clean all option.
My phone is currently unlocked.
EDIT: I mean to ask, can I install TWPR on the phone even though I currenty cant access my phone since it is stuck on Recovery mode.
Thanks for showing me which ROMs to download. But these are .zip
I need a file .tgz, no?? in order to fastboot. Or am I wrong?

luizzcosta said:
Hey, I am aware, I did not check the clean and lock button. I only used the clean all option.
My phone is currently unlocked.
Thanks for showing me which ROMs to download. But these are .zip
I need a file .tgz, no?? in order to fastboot. Or am I wrong?
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yes, you need .tgz to flash it in fastboot mode, zips are for flashing it in recovery mode, please install twrp recovery (each device has different twrp), if you have question, ask me but don't flash anything OOS (out of specification), you can flash them using twrp.

shafi1885 said:
yes, you need .tgz to flash it in fastboot mode, zips are for flashing it in recovery mode, please install twrp recovery (each device has different twrp), if you have question, ask me but don't flash anything OOS (out of specification), you can flash them using twrp.
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Thanks, I appreciate it.
So I have downloaded the TWRP as well as the ADB tool. When I go to prompt command and type fastboot device it gives me a message as follow:
'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
what should I do?

luizzcosta said:
Thanks, I appreciate it.
So I have downloaded the TWRP as well as the ADB tool. When I go to prompt command and type fastboot device it gives me a message as follow:
'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
what should I do?
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Don't go to cmd from search or run, go to the platform tool folder (better keep the folder in desktop, in the folder, there, in folder address, click with mouse and just type cmd, hit enter, your problem should be solved.
where platform-tool is written, click there, it will be highlighted, write cmd, hit enter, if problem persist, install adb drivers from here . or you can try to install one click adb installer from here .

shafi1885 said:
Don't go to cmd from search or run, go to the platform tool folder (better keep the folder in desktop, in the folder, there, in folder address, click with mouse and just type cmd, hit enter, your problem should be solved.
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where platform-tool is written, click there, it will be highlighted, write cmd, hit enter, if problem persist, install adb drivers from here . or you can try to install one click adb installer from here .
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Thanks mate.
In the end, there was no option other than to take it to a technician to fix it. He did fix it.
However, the android camera that came installed now is not anywhere near as good as the one that came installed from factory.
I've checked and I have currently an Android camera installed. Before it was a xiaomi camera, which had a better app created along with the guys from Meitu, hence the great quality camera. But I lost it now.
I've download the APK on my phone but can't get it installed,i it says:
Couldn't install
Reason: conflict service providers
Solutions: uninstall current version of the app and try to install it again.
But I can't uninstall the camera that came on phone, I've tried and not possible.
How can I get that APK installed?

What is your current ROM? All xiaomi official ROM has the exact same camera

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What is your current ROM? All xiaomi official ROM has the exact same camera
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I believe it's a custom rom, because it says MIUI by xiaomi.eu
12.5.1Stable
12.5.1.0(RFCCNXM)
This last code with the CN shows is Chinese and when I first booted the phone I saw a few Chinese characters but since then they disappeared. Also, all the chinese bloatware is gone. All Google stuff is working neatly as well. And now I have multi-languages options instead of only English and Chinese, as in the stock version.
When I go to camera app info in the stock Chinese rom, I see it's xiaomi and from com.mlab.cam version 5.0 (my brother has exact the same phone, I bought them together, so I checked on his phone)
But on my phone it says com.android.cam version 4.3.000230.7
And the most important, I took similar pics with both phones and the Chinese rom native camera app is undisputably better, has way better pics, definition, sharpness, etc

This ROM is also from xiaomi and officially maintained by xiaomi AFAIK. I am not sure why you are experiencing that much difference. But you can always use a GCam which is far better than stock cam. Search for GCam in your device thread.

I also have this issue. How can I tell if my ROM is Chinese?

GnatGoSplat said:
I also have this issue. How can I tell if my ROM is Chinese?
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Go to settings > my device > all specs and check the MIUI version. If the letters in the middle read CN, it means it's chinese ROM. If they read EU, it's european version

[SHARE] PixelExperience 11 Plus Official (Including required tools)

ALL IN ONE DOWNLOAD FOR OnePlus 7t: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ob737DJpGykFnvk0pbPfmXaDJjx4Lsdz?usp=sharing
This post contains all the information, guides and download links for those looking to flash PixelExperience Custom ROM to their Oneplus 7 series device.
Download Links: Platform Tools: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
Android Bootloader Interface Drivers: https://www.driverscape.com/download/android-bootloader-interface
Minimal ADB and Fastboot: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569952951
Flashing Tools including Payload Dumper (Includes platform tools): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LqmiKyjaD2nBGgyBKLmGZqvNXQns_ZvH/view
Pixel Experience Official ROM download:https://download.pixelexperience.org/devices
Instructions For OnePlus 7t:
Step 1- After downloading from the All in one link onto your pc, open ADB setup.
A blue command prompt will open and will ask if you want to install adb and fastboot. type the
letter "y" and press enter. repeat this until the process is completed.
Step 2- Follow these instructions to install android bootloader interface drivers on your pc:
https://www.droidwin.com/install-google-android-bootloader-interface-drivers/
Video Guide for step 2:
Step 3- Unlock Bootloader on your phone by following these instructions: https://www.getdroidtips.com/unlock-bootloader-oneplus-7t-pro/
Video Guide for Step 3:
Step 4- Install Custom ROM by following these instructions:
Feel fee to post any questions in the comments.

good, thanks!

Install PixelExperience on hotdogb - PixelExperience Wiki
Install PixelExperience on hotdogb - PixelExperience Wiki
wiki.pixelexperience.org

Hi, I have flashed roms on sony devices a long time back. However, I have not been in touch with the process and would like to know if this method works fine on Oneplus 7T HD1900.
The flashing process from the PC seems a bit risky. I remember being able to copy the rom to the device memory and flashing from the recovery menu. Has anyone tried this?

henadeerapb said:
Hi, I have flashed roms on sony devices a long time back. However, I have not been in touch with the process and would like to know if this method works fine on Oneplus 7T HD1900.
The flashing process from the PC seems a bit risky. I remember being able to copy the rom to the device memory and flashing from the recovery menu. Has anyone tried this?
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Hi, hope you are having a great day and everything is alright. Sorry for the late reply, but as far as I know this is the only method to install custom rom onto the OnePlus 7t HD1900. I have done this already and am infact typing this on the phone with the rom. It is true that flashing recovery image is easier and safer however I am not sure if or when that will be available. I shall keep this thread updated with any news.

Just fixed my softbricked 7T with this topic. Thank you so much.
There was some confusion on video in folder names. I didn´t had such names as said on video but everything went smoothly. Phone is now booted and nicely working.
Great work you´ve done.

Glad that everything went smoothly, could you mention the confusion you had so I can add that in the post to make it more clear?

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Glad that everything went smoothly, could you mention the confusion you had so I can add that in the post to make it more clear?
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Are you using the plus edition? I flashed that one but I'm having issues with calls. Other person can't hear me. All they hear is a white noise.

blazo10 said:
Are you using the plus edition? I flashed that one but I'm having issues with calls. Other person can't hear me. All they hear is a white noise.
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I am using the plus edition. Try flashing the non-plus edition version and checking. It is not a known issue so I shall report it to the maintainers.