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[Custom ROM] Make a backup of ROM of Gionee GN5001S (before root and custom recovery flash)

[Custom ROM] Make a backup of ROM of Gionee GN5001S (before root and custom recovery flash)

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Detective_Khalifah
Detective_Khalifah
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22-11-2018, 11:24 PM
#1



Hello. I got an old Gionee GN5001S which comes with Android 5 (Marshmallow), but mine has Android 7.1 - custom ROM installed;it has GApps flashed  and uses the CyanogenMod file manager. My search results of a firmware only showed an OTA update (.zip) but not the Stock ROM of the model (unlike the case was with GN5001).
I need to root it and install a custom recovery (preferably TWRP) but not before backing up a flash-able (TWRP or SP Flash tool flashable) file ROM currently installed on it -- since I cannot risk rooting and flashing TWRP without a stock ROM on standby.
  • Drivers, software tools and a step-by-step instruction would be useful if I can get it all soon.
Thank you.
This post was last modified: 22-11-2018, 11:26 PM by Detective_Khalifah.
hovatek
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23-11-2018, 11:36 AM
#2
(22-11-2018, 11:24 PM)Detective_Khalifah Hello. I got an old Gionee GN5001S which comes with Android 5 (Marshmallow), but mine has Android 7.1 - custom ROM installed;it has GApps flashed  and uses the CyanogenMod file manager. My search results of a firmware only showed an OTA update (.zip) but not the Stock ROM of the model (unlike the case was with GN5001).
I need to root it and install a custom recovery (preferably TWRP) but not before backing up a flash-able (TWRP or SP Flash tool flashable) file ROM currently installed on it -- since I cannot risk rooting and flashing TWRP without a stock ROM on standby.
  • Drivers, software tools and a step-by-step instruction would be useful if I can get it all soon.
Thank you.

Backup using Miracle box @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-13347.html or wwr @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-21970.html
root using magisk @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-21427.html
port TWRP using our tool @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-21839.html

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Detective_Khalifah
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23-11-2018, 02:16 PM
#3
Between the beta and stable version of Wwr_MTK, which one works best?
Detective_Khalifah
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23-11-2018, 07:40 PM
#4
I made the backup, but 'boot' and 'recovery' images are the same size: 16,777,216 bytes - 16,384 kb (16.0 MB)
X3non
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23-11-2018, 08:51 PM
#5



(23-11-2018, 02:16 PM)Detective_Khalifah Between the beta and stable version of Wwr_MTK, which one works best?

you can use any of them

(23-11-2018, 07:40 PM)Detective_Khalifah I made the backup, but 'boot' and 'recovery' images are the same size: 16,777,216 bytes - 16,384 kb (16.0 MB)

thats the size of the boot and recovery partition on your phone -- there's nothing wrong with it
Detective_Khalifah
Detective_Khalifah
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23-11-2018, 10:48 PM
#6
After porting it as TWRP (using the tool), it didn't work: fastboot boot "C:\...recovery.img"
This post was last modified: 23-11-2018, 10:51 PM by Detective_Khalifah.
Detective_Khalifah
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23-11-2018, 10:53 PM
#7
(23-11-2018, 08:51 PM)X3non
(23-11-2018, 02:16 PM)Detective_Khalifah Between the beta and stable version of Wwr_MTK, which one works best?

you can use any of them

(23-11-2018, 07:40 PM)Detective_Khalifah I made the backup, but 'boot' and 'recovery' images are the same size: 16,777,216 bytes - 16,384 kb (16.0 MB)

thats the size of the boot and recovery partition on your phone -- there's nothing wrong with it

I couldn't get it to boot using Fastboot, same goes for a ported (TWRP) version of it.
X3non
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24-11-2018, 08:42 AM
#8
(23-11-2018, 10:48 PM)Detective_Khalifah After porting it as TWRP (using the tool), it didn't work: fastboot boot "C:\...recovery.img"

Did you get any particular error message?
Try
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Detective_Khalifah
Detective_Khalifah
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24-11-2018, 11:32 AM
#9
(24-11-2018, 08:42 AM)X3non
(23-11-2018, 10:48 PM)Detective_Khalifah After porting it as TWRP (using the tool), it didn't work: fastboot boot "C:\...recovery.img"

Did you get any particular error message?
Try
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

It went like this:
Downloading 'boot.img' OKAY [0.844s]
booting FAILED <remote: 'unknown command'>
Finished. Total timd: 0.859s
I can't flash the recovery without guarantee of a working ROM dump to flash in case things go wrong
xerxes
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24-11-2018, 04:07 PM
#10



(24-11-2018, 11:32 AM)Detective_Khalifah
(24-11-2018, 08:42 AM)X3non
(23-11-2018, 10:48 PM)Detective_Khalifah
After porting it as TWRP (using the tool), it didn't work: fastboot boot "C:\...recovery.img"


Did you get any particular error message?
Try
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img


It went like this:
Downloading 'boot.img' OKAY [0.844s]
booting FAILED &lt;remote: 'unknown command'&gt;
Finished. Total timd: 0.859s
I can't flash the recovery without guarantee of a working ROM dump to flash in case things go wrong

Try flashing the recovery using sp flash tool or miracle box.

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