How can I flash un-formatted (.bin, .img) firmware files?
How can I flash un-formatted (.bin, .img) firmware files?
(19-05-2020, 02:30 PM)Detective_Khalifah I recently flashed (without formatting) a Gionee F100 using SP Flash Tool. After flashing, I noticed that Invalid IMEI appeared on the network names field when I pulled down notification/status bar; network speed had also decreased from 4G to EDGE.
...as it varies with device make and build/variant.
(19-05-2020, 04:16 PM)X3non having file extension in the file names doesn't matter. you can flash them with or without any file extension so long as you set the file name in scatter and is_download to true for the partitionAll right.
(19-05-2020, 04:16 PM)X3non ...what to avoid flashing will depend on where you got the files from and where you're trying to flash to.Yes. I got the files from the same phone. I'll flash 'em back now.
if you got the files from the same phone you're trying to flash to then you can flash everything back
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(19-05-2020, 04:16 PM)X3non ...
PS: the thread has been moved to help section as it has nothing to do with development
(20-05-2020, 11:06 AM)X3non did you try flashing only nvram + nvdata?
(20-05-2020, 12:18 PM)Detective_Khalifah About a week ago, yes. It didn't work out and I decided to flash the rest of the files.
(20-05-2020, 10:02 PM)X3non try again, flash nvram + nvdata then boot straight to recovery mode and perform a factory reset
if all is successful, check the imei and network signals
if this doesn't work (i.e imei still isn't written and network isn't detected properly) then it must mean there's something wrong with the backup. you'll need to look for a different device without the network issue to make a fresh backup
you can write imei, see https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-116.html
(20-05-2020, 10:20 PM)Detective_Khalifah IMEI was recovered after flashing both files last week and still remain. Network signal is the problem.
Supposing I reflash the two images and do a factory reset. Can I restore Nandroid (System & Data partitions)?
(21-05-2020, 10:50 AM)X3non if imei was recovered then signals should tooThere's no such option in the Setting that allows setting 2G/3G/4G mode exclusively or as auto for either SIM:
did you try 3G only network mode?
you can forget about doing a factory reset for now. flash the two images, check that imei is fixed and check for network signals in all network modes ie 2g only, 3g only and 4g only