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[RECOVERIES & ROOT] Yureka custom recoveries & Root without Changing Stock Recovery

[RECOVERIES & ROOT] Yureka custom recoveries & Root without Changing Stock Recovery
Note : This tutorial is for YU Yureka based on CM11 (KK 4.4.4) 32bit architecture
and
do it on your own risk, I will not be responsible if you brick your phone
Here is the detailed guide and collection of stock and all custom recoveries for YU Yureka and detailed guide to Root YU Yureka without changing Stock Recovery
Requirements
1. YU Yureka (obviously) with USB Data cable
2. PC / Laptop (Having Windows installed at least Windows 7 or above)
3. Drivers (Windows Automatically detect and install the required drivers)
4. ADB & Fastboot binary package that can be downloaded from XDA 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.2']http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
5. Custom Recovery (Anyone in which you are interested CWM, PhiZ, TWRP)
6. Latest SuperSU.zip file to root your phone
Warning: This process may delete all data stored in internal storage so better backup all the files stored in internal storage.
Step One
Enable USB Debugging on your device you can just follow these steps:
Go to Settings> About phone and keep taping on build number at least 7 times or till it appears "You are a developer now",
Now again go to settings>developer option (only after the previous step it will be enabled)> check/select USB debugging.
Step Two
Unlock your bootloader to flash custom recovery and root.
Here is the process
1. Download the adb & fastboot binary package and install it.
2. Put your phone into FASTBOOT mode by following anyone from below methods :
Method 1 (easiest)
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a. Power down phone
b. Plug USB cable to your PC
c. Press and hold Vol Up button and plug other end of USB to your device, soon you will see the fastboot screen.
(or without plugging USB Cable, Press and Hold Power and Vol Up buttons simultaneously, until you see the screen
"FASTBOOT MODE"
Method 2
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a. While your phone is Power On, plug USB Data Cable with PC and Phone (USB Debuging must be Enable)
b. Open Command Prompt on your PC (with Administartor rights) and type the following command
adb -s 0x1ebf devices
You will get results something like that :
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
3a289c2 device
*Note : If you get "authorization message" then look on your mobile screen and authorize your PC and run the command again.
c. Now note down the device no. (for e.g. in above "3a289c2") and type the following command
adb -s 3a289c2 reboot bootloader
[*Note replace the device id with your id (here 3a289c2), that you got in last command]
Now your phone must be booted into fastboot mode. A screen with "Fastboot Mode" should be appear on your phone.
3. Device drivers will get installed by windows (please wait for the driver installation to complete)
4. After driver installation is done go to the folder where you have extracted the package
5. Now open elevated DOS command prompt (terminal) on your PC and go into the same folder where you saved the recovery file
(*Note : to start command prompt directly from desired folder, while holding the Shift Key Right Click on folder and select start "open command window here")
6. Type the following command to check if the device was detected in fastboot mode
fastboot -i 0x1ebf devices
you should get output like : 2a25d00 fastboot
if you don't get similar output it means that the drivers weren't correctly installed or the device wasn't connected properly
7. If the output is similar to above then run the following command:
fastboot -i 0x1ebf oem unlock
you should get output something like :
.....
OKAY [ 0.003s]
finished. total time: 0.004s
8. Now your bootloader is now unlocked.
*Note : if you want to re-lock your bootloader again (for warranty on any other reason), again boot into fastboot mode and this time type the following command and enter
fastboot -i 0x1ebf oem lock
Step Three
Boot your phone into recovery (temporarily or permanently) and root your phone
1. Download SuperSU.zip and put it on root of your internal or external SD card
2. To load custom recovery (CWM / TWRP / PhiZ) temporarily, now type this command in terminal :
fastboot -i 0x1ebf boot CWM_6.0.5.1_recovery-yu.img
*Note 1 : if you want to flash the custom recovery permanently then us the following command
fastboot -i 0x1ebf flash CWM_6.0.5.1_recovery-yu.img
*Note 2 : if your download custom recovery is named differently (here CWM_6.0.5.1_recovery-yu.img) then while writing the above commands you need to put the name of the recovery same as as your saved file name (anyone CWM / Phiz / TWRP)
3. Done ! You loaded custom recovery temporarily, if command used with "boot" hence to root your phone, proceed to next section (step 5).
or
If you flashed recovery permanently, using command with "flash" then boot your phone into recovery. To do so, you have Two options
i) type the following command and press enter : adb -s 3a289c2 reboot recovery
or
ii) power off your phone, after then press and hold "Vol up+ Vol down + Power" buttons simultaneously to boot into custom recovery.
Now to root your phone proceed with next section (step 5).
Root your phone
5. To gain root access, flash SuperSu.zip that is stored on your internal or external SD card (in step 1)
6. Choose reboot phone and enjoy rooted phone with stock or custom recovery !
Special Note 1
I didn't tested, but came to know that root doesn't effect OTA update on Yureka.
You can get OTA updates with root but after the OTA update is flashed you will loose root access. To keep it or to avoid this please go to System Settings -> Developer Options -> UNTICK -"Update CM Recovery" (update recovery while installing system updates)
Even though if someone want to go back to Stock recovery, then download the official stock recovery (link no. 6 above) and flash it using command in fastboot mode (second command in step 2 under head "STEP THREE")
Downloads
1. 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
2. Super SU latest v2.46 http://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip
3. CWM 6.0.5.1 https://s.basketbuild.com/devs/vishal_android_freak/yu/yureka
OR http://d-h.st/ElAe
4. PhilZTouch 6.59 based on CWM v6.0.5.1 http://www.androiddevs.net/downloads/
OR http://d-h.st/UqWK
5. TWRP 2.8.5.0 http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/tomato
OR https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934528156
OR http://d-h.st/5wDD
6. YU Yureka Official Stock Recovery http://d-h.st/tQ1k
Special Note 2
Without the vendor id, phone will not get detected in fastboot mode.
Like if you want to check fastboot type this :
fastboot -i 0x1ebf devices
therefore, always add "i -0x1ebf" after fastboot and then write your command

aabidhashmi said:
Here is is collection of all custom recoveries for YU Yureka and detailed guide to Root YU Yureka without changing Stock Recovery
Requirements
1. YU Yureka (obviously) with USB Data cable
2. PC / Laptop (Having Windows installed at least Windows 7 or above)
3. Drivers (Windows Automatically detect and install the required drivers)
4. ADB & Fastboot binary package that can be downloaded from XDA 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.2']http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
5. Custom Recovery (Anyone in which you are interested CWM, PhiZ, TWRP)
6. Latest SuperSU.zip file to root your phone
Warning: This process may delete all data stored in internal storage so better backup all the files stored in internal storage.
Step One
Enable USB Debugging on your device you can just follow these steps:
Go to Settings> About phone and keep taping on build number at least 7 times or till it appears "You are a developer now",
Now again go to settings>developer option (only after the previous step it will be enabled)> check/select USB debugging.
Step Two
Unlock your bootloader to flash custom recovery and root.
Here is the process
1. Download the adb & fastboot binary package and install it.
2. Power down phone
3. Plug USB cable to your PC
4. Press and hold Vol Up button and plug other end of USB to your device, soon you will see the fastboot screen.
(or without plugging USB Cable, Press and Hold Power and Vol Up buttons simultaneously, until you see the screen
"FASTBOOT MODE"
5. Device drivers will get installed by windows (please wait for the driver installation to complete)
6. After driver installation is done go to the folder where you have extracted the package
7. Now open elevated DOS command prompt (terminal) on your PC and go into the same folder where you saved the recovery file
* to start command prompt directly from desired folder, while holding the Shift Key Right Click on folder and select start "open command window here"
8. Type the following command to check if the device was detected in fastboot mode
fastboot -i 0x1ebf devices
you should get output like : 2a25d00 fastboot
if you don't get similar output it means that the drivers weren't correctly installed or the device wasn't connected properly
9. If the output is similar to above then run the following command:
fastboot -i 0x1ebf oem unlock
you should get output something like :
.....
OKAY [ 0.003s]
finished. total time: 0.004s
10. Now your bootloader is now unlocked.
Step Three
Root your phone without changing your stock recovery
1. Download SuperSU.zip and put it on root of your internal or external SD card
2. To load custom recovery (CWM / TWRP / PhiZ) temporarily, now type this command in terminal :
fastboot -i 0x1ebf boot recovery CWM_6.0.5.1_recovery-yu.img
*Note : if your download custom recovery is named differently (here CWM_6.0.5.1_recovery-yu.img) then while writing the above command you need to put the name of the recovery same as as your saved file name (anyone CWM / Phiz / TWRP)
Done ! You flashed custom recovery temporarily.
3. Now press and hold "Vol up+ Vol down + Power" buttons simultaneously to boot into custom recovery.
4. To gain root access flash SuperSu.zip that is stored on your internal or external SD card (in step 1)
5. Choose reboot phone and enjoy rooted phone without changing stock recovery !
Downloads
1. 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
2. Super SU latest v2.46 http://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip
3. CWM 6.0.5.1 https://s.basketbuild.com/devs/vishal_android_freak/yu/yureka
OR http://d-h.st/ElAe
4. PhilZTouch 6.59 based on CWM v6.0.5.1 http://www.androiddevs.net/downloads/
OR http://d-h.st/UqWK
5. TWRP 2.8.5.0 http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/tomato
OR https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934528156
OR http://d-h.st/5wDD
Special Note
Without the vendor id, phone will not get detected in fastboot mode.
Like if you want to check fastboot type this :
fastboot -i 0x1ebf devices
therefore, always add "i -0x1ebf" after fastboot and then write your command
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Few errors noted:
1. You can't say flashing recovery when you are booting it.
2. In step 3 point 3 is not valid because when your command is to boot it will automatically boot into recovery you need not use combination keys.
3. Last point vender id is wrong !!!
Few suggestions:
1. It feels like you have not tested this by yourself
2. There is already a guide for "rooting without flashing recovery". Search before posting.
Regards
aashking

aashking said:
Few errors noted:
1. You can't say flashing recovery when you are booting it.
2. In step 3 point 3 is not valid because when your command is to boot it will automatically boot into recovery you need not use combination keys.
3. Last point vender id is wrong !!!
Few suggestions:
1. It feels like you have not tested this by yourself
2. There is already a guide for "rooting without flashing recovery". Search before posting.
Regards
aashking
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Dear aaskking
Thanks to inform. Here is the corrections
1 & 2 - Tutorial updated with "boot" and "flash" commands separately.
3 + Vendor ID is correct nothing wrong in it.
4 - I already tested all those procedures and commands. I never post anything without testing.
5 - Yes, I also seen that available guide, but that is not so much detailed and also required files links are not provided.
Anyway, thanks for your suggestions.

aabidhashmi said:
Dear aaskking
Thanks to inform. Here is the corrections
1 & 2 - Tutorial updated with "boot" and "flash" commands separately.
3 + Vendor ID is correct nothing wrong in it.
4 - I already tested all those procedures and commands. I never post anything without testing.
5 - Yes, I also seen that available guide, but that is not so much detailed and also required files links are not provided.
Anyway, thanks for your suggestions.
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EDIT : You can get OTA updates with root..
After the update is flashed you will loose root access ..
To keep it or to avoid this please write the following step
STEP) In Developer Option UNTICK -"Update CM Recovery".
That's it.. Cheers mate wonderful thread.. @aabidhashmi @aashking

arjunsingh1000 said:
EDIT : You can get OTA updates with root..
After the update is flashed you will loose root access ..
To keep it or to avoid this please write the following step
STEP) In Developer Option UNTICK -"Update CM Recovery".
That's it.. Cheers mate wonderful thread.. @aabidhashmi @aashking
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Thanks Arjun Singh @arjunsingh1000 for suggestion and appreciation
Post updated ...

aabidhashmi said:
Thanks Arjun Singh @arjunsingh1000 for suggestion and appreciation
Post updated ...
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Great mate cheers just checked and tried that ota updates are available and work.. On stock recovery... Locked bootloader and with root..
Achieved this by downgrading to the very first cm11 firmware and got then rooted it and locked the bootloader then I just booted it and got the incremental update .. Downloaded and flashed .. Works perfectly.. Root not lost due to the untick in dev options..

Thanks again Arjun Singh, for confirming OTA updates are working.
I am already on Stock ROM & recovery {rooted} and tried the same procedure {locked the bootloader}, but no updates for me.
Is updates are really there, or something wrong with me ?
Sent from my AO5510 using Tapatalk

I am simply unable to get the device listed in command prompt after fastboot mode is enabled. my phone has option to boot into fastboot mode in power options. i tried that option, i tried using command to boot into fastboot. But somehow, when phone is in fastboot mode, it does not get detected by fastboot application (even though windows installs drivers successfully).
I have tried 3 different laptops. All had same problem. No idea how to solve this.

aabidhashmi said:
Thanks again Arjun Singh, for confirming OTA updates are working.
I am already on Stock ROM & recovery {rooted} and tried the same procedure {locked the bootloader}, but no updates for me.
Is updates are really there, or something wrong with me ?
Sent from my AO5510 using Tapatalk
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Well I guess you are on the latest build XN0PHQ I guess? Another beta update was made but not rolled out it is um XNPH08P I know its a little late but just in case you don't know..
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jitendragarg said:
I am simply unable to get the device listed in command prompt after fastboot mode is enabled. my phone has option to boot into fastboot mode in power options. i tried that option, i tried using command to boot into fastboot. But somehow, when phone is in fastboot mode, it does not get detected by fastboot application (even though windows installs drivers successfully).
I have tried 3 different laptops. All had same problem. No idea how to solve this.
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Ahahahaah... I know just the way... Do not reboot via adb ...
Switch off your phone remove your battery and put it back in do not turn it on.. But connect your USB cable and at the same time hold the power up or maybe down button .. Voila your in fastboot which will get detected .. Don't forget to use the vendor id.

arjunsingh1000 said:
Ahahahaah... I know just the way... Do not reboot via adb ...
Switch off your phone remove your battery and put it back in do not turn it on.. But connect your USB cable and at the same time hold the power up or maybe down button .. Voila your in fastboot which will get detected .. Don't forget to use the vendor id.
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I tried this method but phone does not get detected in fastboot mode at all. I have drivers installed for all different modes I connect my phone as. No luck at all.
Also, weird thing is, I have an option to directly go to fastboot mode from the power menu.

Jitendra Garg
Your driver's are not installed
As there is no special drivers setup, so connect your PC with Internet then plug your phone and let Windows install drivers automatically.
Sent from my AO5510 using Tapatalk

Total Nub's guide to rooting Qmobile Q Infinity & Micromax Canvas Inifinity

After failing some 1-click rooting methods, for the first time I tried to do it the hard way.
That turned out to be a pretty easy way thanks to some handy links to drivers and other files I found.
Infinity thanks to the thread I found platform-tools from and the website called "getdroidtips" for the Custom TWRP for the HS2.
NOTE: THIS GUIDE WILL WIPE YOUR DEVICE SO BE PREPARED
Standard warning: FOLLOW THIS GUIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK. REMEMBER, AS PER MY NAME I AM A TOTAL NUB. I DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR PHONE MALFUNCTIONING, BRICKING, BLOWING UP OR DROWNING IN COOKING OIL (rip my Elephone S7)
Pastebin code for missing links: F2RGqM1A
1) Preparation
Download the latest Flashable.Zip from [ ]
Place SuperSu.zip in your sd card or internal storage
Enable Developer Options by going to Settings -> "About Phone" -> Click "Software Version" 7-8 times
Go to developer Options in Settings
Enable OEM Unlocking
Enable USB Debugging
Shutdown your phone by holding the power button
Boot into fastboot by holding the Volume Up key + Power Button
Press Volume Down key to get into fastboot
2) On your Windows PC:
Download the file from [ ] and extract the platform-tools folder (I extract to "D:\Downloads" in this example)
Download the Custom TWRP from [ ] and place it inside the platform-tools folder
Connect your device to your computer
press Win+R, type cmd and press enter
2.1) (not always needed)
If your device won't connect or the steps below don't work, try updating drivers:
Connect your phone while it's in fastboot
open start menu, search and open Device Manager
check inside Portable Devices or Android Devices for your phone's name
or look for Android Bootloader Interface
if it's not there, it might be named something else, with an icon that has a yellow triangle inside it.
Right click it, Update Driver
> Browse my computer for driver software
> Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer
> select Android Bootloader Interface
to check if you are connected, type "fastboot devices" in cmd and you'll see a device code
3) Unlocking Bootloader
In cmd, enter the following commands:
Code:
D:
cd D:\Downloads\platform-tools
fastboot oem unlock-go
THIS STEP WILL WIPE YOUR DEVICE DATA
wait for restart
4) Booting into TWRP
Go to device Settings again and ensure OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging are still Enabled. Reboot into fastboot.
In cmd:
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1-0-20171128-UNOFFICIAL-HS2.img
(In case above cmd line doesn't work, type "fastboot boot twrp" and press Tab)
5) Backing up your rom and data (Optional but recommended)
Inside TWRP, Click Backup, tick everything, select desired directory and swipe to backup.
Reboot and follow step 5 again if needed
6) Installing SuperSU with root privileges
Inside TWRP, Click Install and select SuperSU.zip
Swipe to install and reboot
Enjoy

Please port miui 9 or lineage os 15 for micromax canvas infinity hs2

NubbyMcNubNub said:
After failing some 1-click rooting methods, for the first time I tried to do it the hard way.
That turned out to be a pretty easy way thanks to some handy links to drivers and other files I found.
Infinity thanks to the thread I found platform-tools from and the website called "getdroidtips" for the Custom TWRP for the HS2.
NOTE: THIS GUIDE WILL WIPE YOUR DEVICE SO BE PREPARED
Standard warning: FOLLOW THIS GUIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK. REMEMBER, AS PER MY NAME I AM A TOTAL NUB. I DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR PHONE MALFUNCTIONING, BRICKING, BLOWING UP OR DROWNING IN COOKING OIL (rip my Elephone S7)
Pastebin code for missing links: F2RGqM1A
1) Preparation
Download the latest Flashable.Zip from [ ]
Place SuperSu.zip in your sd card or internal storage
Enable Developer Options by going to Settings -> "About Phone" -> Click "Software Version" 7-8 times
Go to developer Options in Settings
Enable OEM Unlocking
Enable USB Debugging
Shutdown your phone by holding the power button
Boot into fastboot by holding the Volume Up key + Power Button
Press Volume Down key to get into fastboot
2) On your Windows PC:
Download the file from [ ] and extract the platform-tools folder (I extract to "D:\Downloads" in this example)
Download the Custom TWRP from [ ] and place it inside the platform-tools folder
Connect your device to your computer
press Win+R, type cmd and press enter
2.1) (not always needed)
If your device won't connect or the steps below don't work, try updating drivers:
Connect your phone while it's in fastboot
open start menu, search and open Device Manager
check inside Portable Devices or Android Devices for your phone's name
or look for Android Bootloader Interface
if it's not there, it might be named something else, with an icon that has a yellow triangle inside it.
Right click it, Update Driver
> Browse my computer for driver software
> Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer
> select Android Bootloader Interface
to check if you are connected, type "fastboot devices" in cmd and you'll see a device code
3) Unlocking Bootloader
In cmd, enter the following commands:
THIS STEP WILL WIPE YOUR DEVICE DATA
wait for restart
4) Booting into TWRP
Go to device Settings again and ensure OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging are still Enabled. Reboot into fastboot.
In cmd:
(In case above cmd line doesn't work, type "fastboot boot twrp" and press Tab)
5) Backing up your rom and data (Optional but recommended)
Inside TWRP, Click Backup, tick everything, select desired directory and swipe to backup.
Reboot and follow step 5 again if needed
6) Installing SuperSU with root privileges
Inside TWRP, Click Install and select SuperSU.zip
Swipe to install and reboot
Enjoy
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Hi please help me, after flashing recovery my phone is on bootloop now, what do i do

Hem97 said:
Please port miui 9 or lineage os 15 for micromax canvas infinity hs2
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I wish I could.
Sudhangshu said:
Hi please help me, after flashing recovery my phone is on bootloop now, what do i do
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Did you try "flashboot boot twrp..." like in my guide or "flashboot flash twrp..."?
And which twrp image did you use?
In any case, if you can still get to the fastboot screen, try booting with the twrp image in Step 4 above (download links in the pastebin link)

NubbyMcNubNub said:
I wish I could.
Did you try "flashboot boot twrp..." like in my guide or "flashboot flash twrp..."?
And which twrp image did you use?
In any case, if you can still get to the fastboot screen, try booting with the twrp image in Step 4 above (download links in the pastebin link)
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Hi, "flashboot boot twrp" wasnt working at all, so i tried "flashboot flash twrp" and all i have is a bootloop. So after flashing recoveru i booted my phone to fastboot and run the command, " flashboot boot recovery recovery.img" where recovery is the custom recovery image and it booted into recovery. Then there is one more step to do that allowed me to finally boot into my os. Its working fine and i still have twrp installed on my phone
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NubbyMcNubNub said:
I wish I could.
Did you try "flashboot boot twrp..." like in my guide or "flashboot flash twrp..."?
And which twrp image did you use?
In any case, if you can still get to the fastboot screen, try booting with the twrp image in Step 4 above (download links in the pastebin link)
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Btw i dont find any pastebin links, im sorry im just a noob too..... Lol

Want custom rom for Qmobile Qinfinity
I want a custom rom for Qmobile Qinfinity.
Because its own rom lags and does not have full features. Please give the rom like lineage os,RR,Or Stock
Please Help?:good:

hi bro,recently i just buy a new phone which is micromax canvas infinity.i have rooted my phone successfully,but there are no custom roms available for this phone.can you develop any custom rom for this phone?that will be very helpful...

How To Guide How to Flash GSIs through Fastboot

I'M NOT AT ALL RECOMMENDING Y'ALL TO TRY THIS OUT ! CUSTOM ROMS WILL COME SOON WHICH IS FAR BETTER THAN GSIs
PLEASE FOLLOW THIS GUIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK !, THIS GUIDE MIGHT BE THE SAME FOR MOST DEVICES BUT IM SPECIFICALLY MAKING THIS FOR G40 FUSION / G60
GSI IS NOT MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR A DEVICE THEREFORE IT MAY DAMAGE YOUR DEVICE AND IM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE, SO DON'T BLAME ME IN THE END !
TO FLASH GSI THROUGH FASTBOOT BOOTLOADER NEEDS TO BE UNLOCKED AND YOU WILL NEED A PC/LAP WITH PLATFORM-TOOLS (ADB & FASTBOOT)
IF UR RUNNING A CMD FROM 'PLATFORM-TOOLS' FOLDER, YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD ./ BEFORE TYPING ADB/FASTBOOT FOR EVERY COMMAND
GET THE LATEST PLATFORM-TOOLS FROM HERE.
OK, So First Step will be to download a GSI, and for that my go-to places will be NipponGSI or GSITutorials.
Try not to go for MIUI or OOS GSI because they never booted when i tried them ( it will be a waste of time, but u can still try if u want to )
Now the files from NipponGSI will be in a img.gz, just extract it using rar/7zip whereas when extracting the downloaded file from GSITutorials, it shall come as a folder. just take the system.img and vbmeta.img
Store the .img files inside the 'platform-tools' folder & rename it something that u can type easily so that u wont have to worry later. ( For Users who downloaded the GSI from GSITutorials, copy both the system.img and vbmeta.img to platform-tools and u wont need to rename it since its already in a easy-to-type manner )
Now that you have all the files set up, reboot your mobile phone to fastboot by powering off your phone then pressing both Power Button + Volume Down Button together until a fastboot until a "belly-open android" image comes with many text below it.
Open your 'platform-tools', if you're in Windows ( which presumably most ppl would be ) just run Command Prompt as Admin and type cd "path to your platfrom-tools folder" and click enter and now type ur adb/fastboot commands. ( this should be done everytime u want to use adb )
Now that you have opened platform-tools and have it all ready, connect ur mobile to the computer/laptop via USB Cable and then type fastboot reboot fastboot.
( ik, you might think this step is silly but in G40F/G60 and many other devices there's a fastboot and a fastbootd. and the one we are in now is fastboot and the one we will go to after entering the command will be fastbootd )
Now that you're in fastbootd, just type and enter fastboot --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img reboot fastboot, ( ppl who used GSI from NipponGSI need to have a vbmeta.img for this command to work, which i'll have attached below. just download and copy that file to platform-tools directory )
Now after the fastboot has rebooted back to fastboot, type fastboot erase system flash system "name of the gsi/img file".img reboot recovery ( for GSIs from GSITutorials, it should be system.img, for GSIs from NipponGSI it would be a long name which you can rename like said in 3rd step ), Edit : You've must type this command " fastboot delete-logical-partition product_a " before you do the above command when you do this for the first time, else you'll get an error saying " FAILED (remote: 'Not enough space to resize partition') "
You will end up in a screen with an image of an "Android with belly open with a warning symbol" and a text saying "No Command", this is the recovery. Just hold the power button and press volume up button once to get all the options in the recovery, now use ur volume buttons and navigate to Wipe data/factory reset and press power button once, again navigate to Factory data reset and press power button once. ( You have now done the alternative for fastboot -w, which doesnt work in motorola devices as their partitions are not supported by platform-tools )
After you've did the above step, navigate to Reboot system now and press power button once and then your phone would reboot to your installed GSI, if it fails to boot then you dont have to worry, you can always revert back to the stock rom using LMSA which unfortunately wouldn't be applicable to users in OS other than Windows
USING LMSA TO REVERT BACK TO STOCK ROM
Just install LMSA and connect ur device to computer while ur phone is in fastboot mode ( power + volume down ), and the device will be automatically recognized and just click on "Rescue my Device" and follow their instructions and ur device will be back to stock rom ( Internet connection needed with capacity to download 2/3gb of firmware )
HOPE IT HELPS,

A QUICK NOTE
GSIs is not great for daily users, currently Fingerprint and voLTE doesnt work and u cant change refresh rate, depends on which device's GSI u use, eg: Pixel 5's A12 GSI has 90hz option

Hello,
Thank you for the tutorial.
Also, does the vbmeta file need to be from the image you're trying to install? Can it be the default vbmeta from stock ROM instead, in case you don't have access to the vbmeta from the img file?
Maybe some of these questions are stupid. And I apologise for that. I've still got a ton of things to learn.

Question How to unlock Revvl 6 Pro 5g?

I need help unlocking bootloader on my new Revvl 6 Pro 5g, this is my first mtk device, and I'm a Windows guy and I'm lost on the whole mtk client tool and python.
Any and all help would be a phenomenal help!
I think this phone would have a lot more potential with a gsi running on it!

The T-Mobile Revvl 6 pro 5g is made by Wingtech, code name: Augusta and model # is TMAF035G. I dunno if that's of any help but after all my research that's all I know that's 100% fact!
Help your fellow human geek out to enjoy this phones potential!

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Id also like that PM

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Can you also send to me? I'm trying to root my Revvl 6 with Mtkclient on mac. I have the GUI showing but can't get it to detect my phone

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Can you also send to me? I'm trying to root my Revvl 6 with Mtkclient on mac. I have the GUI showing but can't get it to detect my phone
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It's starting to look like I need to put together a guide...
I don't know how to do this on a mac. And I didn't like using the GUI on mtkclient, it would recognize the device but sometimes wouldn't connect.
I suggest you download the liveDVD from the mtkclient readme (https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient), put it on a bootable usb stick and run it from there. This is the setup that worked best for me, better than on windows anyway.
Also, read this (https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient/issues/79). The REVVL 6 Pro 5G has an A/B setup, and unlocking it is not really explained in the current readme. Basically, you need to find out what slot you are booting from (boot_a or boot_b) and flash accordingly. Don't flash both slots, if something goes wrong you might want a slot to fall back to.
From adb do:
adb reboot fastboot
wait for your phone to boot into fastboot mode, and then:
fastboot getvar current-slot
That should tell you what your current slot is.
In order to get mtkclient to connect I booted into the liveDVD opened up the terminal and entered
python mtk r boot boot.img
It will keep looping, looking for your device and give you time to get your REVVL 6 Pro connected with the right button combo (start with power off, then volume down & plug in usb). When it connects a bunch of information will scroll down the screen. It will look for a "boot" partition but won't find one and will show an error, this is ok though. It's connected and you can begin flashing to your hearts content.
IMPORTANT!
Before you go any further make a backup with:
python mtk rl out
This will dump all partitions to a folder "out" on the computer. Save this somewhere, it is your backup.
You may not want to back up the entire userdata partition (it's huge and may take 4 hours to copy, thanks to @threeeye see post 14 below) so when it gets to that you can hit control+c to stop and then backup any remaining partitions manually with this format:
If you don't want to backup userdata folder then try this:
python mtk rl out --skip userdata
Back up individual partitions with this:
python mtk r partitionToBackup partitionName.bin
example: python mtk r vbmeta_a vbmeta_a.bin
The information for unlocking and rooting is in the links above.
Make a backup BEFORE you unlock and root!

Thanks _hollywood_. I got the slot (b), but am not able to get mtk to find the device, it continues to loop. Any tips of figuring out the "right button combo"?

androidn00b11 said:
Thanks _hollywood_. I got the slot (b), but am not able to get mtk to find the device, it continues to loop. Any tips of figuring out the "right button combo"?
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Start with the device off and unplugged from the computer, then hold the volume down button while you plug in the usb. I'm not 100% sure now if that's the correct combo, it's been a while since I did it. If that doesn't work maybe try holding the vol up and plugging in the usb?... but I think that takes you into recovery.

I've been trying different GSIs and found CRdroid runs best, with fewest errors, but I'm not able to make calls, and only sometimes send / recieve mms. Maybe I got something wrong with the phh treble settings? I'm having those issues regardless what GSI I flash.
Phones vary GSI friendly, booted and ran every GSI I flashed!

Does anyone have a backup of the boot_a.img? Long story short i've bricked my phone and i dont have a backup anymore
Really a whole stock rom would be best if you can, thanks in advance

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May I also get that pm as well plz?

Rickybud99 said:
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Everything you need is in post #7 above

_hollywood_ said:
Before you go any further make a backup with
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Fist, thank you for publishing this guide!
I bricked my Xperia 1 III today, and I rushed to T-Mobile to get a cheap replacement phone and I got this phone (but I still need root to function),
2nd, you failed to mention that backing up the phone with:
Code:
python mtk rl out
(yes, I wanted to backup the userdata as well) would take more than 4 hours... LOL

threeeye said:
...you failed to mention that backing up the phone would take more than 4 hours... LOL
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Lol, sorry about that!
edited post #7

FOR THOSE IN NEED OF GUIDANCE HERE IS A GUIDE:
*TMOBILE REVVL 6 PRO 5G(TMAF035G) NORTH AMERICAN(NA)*
Step 1(DRIVERS & STOCK FIRMWARE):
Python
BE SURE TO TICK THE BOX THAT SAYS ADD PYTHON TO PATH and install.
Download and install mediatek drivers from here:
Mediatek USB drivers
Download and install UsbDk from here:
UsbDk
Download MTK client from here:
MTK client
and extract to the desktop. Open the folder and move everything to
C:>Users>[username]>AppData>Local>Programs>Python>Python310
In the 310 directory press Alt + D to highlight your directory path and type CMD and hit enter. This opens a command prompt in the Python310 directory.
In cmd type this command without "":
"python setup.py install"
Go make a sandwich. Preferably turkey with mustard.
When you finish your sandwich, come back and type this command without "":
"python -m pip install -r requirements.txt"
Do not exit the command window.
Step 2(REBOOT INTO EDL MODE TO BACKUP):
Make sure the Phone is OFF and Disconnected
On PC paste the following command to the command window:
"python mtk rl backup --skip userdata"
hold Volume + and Volume - buttons together while connecting usb cable to Phone
Let go of buttons after the backup process begins
Wait for Process to Complete
This processes will take about 30 mins to finish backing up the phone
*****If any error stop the process (Handshake Error, LIB Error,Usb Error,Enumeration Error etc)UNINSTALL AND REINSTALLUSBDk***
Step 3(EXTRACT BOOT.IMG):
Unplug the Phone
Make sure the Phone is OFF
paste the following command to the command window to extract boot image :
"python mtk r boot boot.img"
Hold Volume + and Volume - buttons again to Enter EDL Mode while connecting USB
Let go of buttons and Wait for Proces to Complete
The boot.img will be located in the mtkclient-main folder
Step 4(*MANDATORY*WIPE DATA FROM PHONE):
**This will Erase All userdata and wipe the phone clean***
Unplug the Phone
Make sure the Phone is OFF
Enter the following command into the command window:
"python mtk e metadata,userdata"
Hold Volume + and Volume - buttons again to Enter EDL Mode while connecting USB
Let go of buttons and Wait for Process to Complete
This command will result in a clean wipe of the phone
reboot to android os to make sure phone is still functional
Step 5(UNLOCK BOOTLOADER FOR TMOBILE REVVL 6 PRO 5G):
BOOT into android
Go to Settings then About Phone then Tap Build Number 5 times until Phone say "you are now a developer"
Go to Settings again then System
Go to Developer Options
Select OEM UNLOCKING
Now Make sure Phone is OFF
Enter the following command into the command window on PC:
"python mtk python mtk da seccfg unlock"
Hold Volume + and Volume - buttons again to Enter EDL Mode while connecting USB
This will unlock the bootloader
Let go of buttonsand Wait for process to complete
Reboot phone and the phone should state the following:
On the splash screen you will see system type:
"Orange State
Your device is corrupted. Device has been unlocked and cannot be trusted. Press Power key to boot.
Will Reboot in 5 seconds"
****DO NOT SKIP OTHERWISE YOU WILL BRICK THE PHONE****
Make sure to Power OFF the phone, Unplug from PC and Wipe it again with the following command from earlier pasted into the command window:
"python mtk e metadata,userdata"
Reboot the phone
Press power button once while TMOBILE LOGO on the screen to boot up to android
Step 6(ENABLE ADB DEBUGGING):
Go to Settings again then System
Go to Developer Options
Enable USB Debugging
Connect Phone to PC
Step 7(INSTALL MAGISK AND PATCH BOOT.IMG TO PHONE)
Download Magisk from here:
Magisk
Move it to your phone and install. You'll need to allow the installation from unknown sources.
Got to mtkclient-main folder to locate boot.img that you extracted from the phone earlier
Transfer boot.img to your phone's storage
Open Magisk and Tap Install then Tap Select and Patch a File
select the boot.img
The tap let's begin
Check the Downloads folder in your Phone
Then transfer patched image file to your pc
it should be named "magisk_patched-[######]_#####.img"
Step 9(SETUP ADB ON PC THEN REBOOT TO FASTBOOT):
Download sdk platform tools here:
sdk platform tools
Extract.
***ADD THE PATCHED FILE FROM EARLIER INTO THE EXTRACTED FOLDER***
Navigate to the platform tools folder and type Alt+D to highlight directory and type CMD to open a cmd window in platform tools.
Connect device to pc and choose file transfer.
Enter the following command without ":
"adb devices"
A prompt will appear on your phone, click allow.
Enter the following command (again) without ":
"adb devices"
Enter the following command to reboot into Fastbootd:
"adb reboot fastboot"
Keep the Phone connected to PC
Phone will reboot to Fastbootd
Step 9(FLASH THE PATCHED BOOT IMG):
While Phone is Still Connected
Enter the following commands to command window from previous step:
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-[######]_#####.img
Step 10(REBOOT THE DEVICE):
Unplug and the device and select reboot system now in fastboot
YOU ARE NOW ROOTED AND BACKED UP
ADDITIONAL STEPS BELOW ON HOW TO RETURN TO STOCK:
Step 1(OPEN THE BACKUP FOLDER OR DOWNLOAD STOCK FIRMWARE):
Download and Extract The Stock Firmware below
Here is the Stock Firmware of the TMOBILE REVVL 6 PRO 5G:
Tmobile Revvl 6 Pro 5G stock firmware:
MT6833_TMOBILE_REVVL_6_PRO_5G_STOCK_FIRMWARE.zip
Shared with Dropbox
www.dropbox.com
Place the Extracted folder into the mtkclient-main folder
Type CMD into the navigation bar in File Explorer
Paste the following command into the command window:
python mtk wl "Paste the directory of the extracted folder"
This process will take up to 30 mins so wait awhile for it to finish
If you made a backup from earlier do the following:
Type CMD into the navigation bar in File Explorer for the mtkclient-main folder
Paste the following command into the command window:
"python mtk wl "Paste the directory of the backup folder"
UNPLUG phone then turn it on should be back to stock

Does anyone have the boot.img? No such image on my computer and yes, I waited almost an hour for this file to be created and got confirmation and its nowhere to be found.

@unsmashed91 run this command from mtkclient-main folder "python mtk r boot boot.img" then hold down vol + & vol - then plug in the phone and let go of the buttons once the command initiates the process. The boot.img file will be in the C:\Desktop\mtkclient-main folder after the command is completed.
or you could download the stock firmware I uploaded and extract my boot.img

_hollywood_ said:
It's starting to look like I need to put together a guide...
I don't know how to do this on a mac. And I didn't like using the GUI on mtkclient, it would recognize the device but sometimes wouldn't connect.
I suggest you download the liveDVD from the mtkclient readme (https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient), put it on a bootable usb stick and run it from there. This is the setup that worked best for me, better than on windows anyway.
Also, read this (https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient/issues/79). The REVVL 6 Pro 5G has an A/B setup, and unlocking it is not really explained in the current readme. Basically, you need to find out what slot you are booting from (boot_a or boot_b) and flash accordingly. Don't flash both slots, if something goes wrong you might want a slot to fall back to.
From adb do:
adb reboot fastboot
wait for your phone to boot into fastboot mode, and then:
fastboot getvar current-slot
That should tell you what your current slot is.
In order to get mtkclient to connect I booted into the liveDVD opened up the terminal and entered
python mtk r boot boot.img
It will keep looping, looking for your device and give you time to get your REVVL 6 Pro connected with the right button combo (start with power off, then volume down & plug in usb). When it connects a bunch of information will scroll down the screen. It will look for a "boot" partition but won't find one and will show an error, this is ok though. It's connected and you can begin flashing to your hearts content.
IMPORTANT!
Before you go any further make a backup with:
python mtk rl out
This will dump all partitions to a folder "out" on the computer. Save this somewhere, it is your backup.
You may not want to back up the entire userdata partition (it's huge and may take 4 hours to copy, thanks to @threeeye see post 14 below) so when it gets to that you can hit control+c to stop and then backup any remaining partitions manually with this format:
If you don't want to backup userdata folder then try this:
python mtk rl out --skip userdata
Back up individual partitions with this:
python mtk r partitionToBackup partitionName.bin
example: python mtk r vbmeta_a vbmeta_a.bin
The information for unlocking and rooting is in the links above.
Make a backup BEFORE you unlock and root!
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How do I perform a Network Unlock on My Revvl 6 Pro 5G

KutiFela said:
@unsmashed91 run this command from mtkclient-main folder "python mtk r boot boot.img" then hold down vol + & vol - then plug in the phone and let go of the buttons once the command initiates the process. The boot.img file will be in the C:\Desktop\mtkclient-main folder after the command is completed.
or you could download the stock firmware I uploaded and extract my boot.img
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Thanks, I actually got it later that day probably using what you mentioned in a different tutorial. The device is now rooted. Anyone know of any possible opensource ROM of any kind that would work on this phone? Or TWRP? Other than that Root seems to be pretty useless on this thing. I can debloat Google via ADB, but thats about it, no R/W access since its stock with Root.

Oppo A83 [CPH1729] TWRP RECOVERY

⚠Warning: This is not official TWRP, use it at your own risk!!!
Data will be erased. Back up if neccessary
This device is kind of weird so to flash twrp you need these things:
1. Prepare materials​
Install driver so as to have access to preloader (Just install automatically and no need to do anything in device manager)
This software to access to preloader -> fastboot (fastboot is somehow not available via adb methods) Enter fastboot
This tool for flashing
2. Unlock bootloader (need testpoint, python, git (optional) - you can search on google)​
Use this tool - go to this section. Follow guides to unlock bootloader (remember to use testpoint not hardware buttons)
3. Enter fastboot mode​
Use latest MTK META Ultility tool
Select Reboot Fastboot Mode in BRom section
Hold volume down button. While holding connect it to your computer
*Now your phone is in fastboot mode​4. Flash​
Open platform-tools folder in Downloads folder
Shift + Right click then "open command window here"
Input these commands into cmd
fastboot flash boot drag twrp file to cmd
fastboot flash recovery drag twrp file to cmd.
fastboot reboot. Swipe to allow modification in twrp (to make sure that stockboot wont replace twrp). After that reboot to recovery to make it installed on your device permanently.
Now your recovery is ready to flash file you can push stock image file to your root folder using adb command: "adb push. Drag the stock image file. /" (Because Decryption right now doesnt work on my device yet)
Enjoy
*Sounds crazy but it is required to make sure twrp is installed correctly​*If successful, when you power on, you will get a red section on top of your device. If you want to recover to stock recovery, flash the recovery.img below.​*Also, if you want to make your own twrp, you can try recovery.img below.​
Also thanks SebaUbuntu and Mofadal El-Tayeb (مُفَضَّل) for awesome apps
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Here is the PBRB version for this device

Hey I'm stuck in the third step.can you please help me?

Sorry for late reply. What problems do you have?

Is this the stock boot image you provided?

SAMIUL ISLAM 0 said:
Is this the stock boot image you provided?
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Yes it is. I took it from OTA update

Hey friends
I want to upgrade my oppo a 83 fone to a costum rom to upgrade my androide to android 8 or higher

mahmoud2503 said:
Hey friends
I want to upgrade my oppo a 83 fone to a costum rom to upgrade my androide to android 8 or higher
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Unfortunately, I have no custom roms available for this phone (