Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Unbricking Tecno A+ and A2

UPDATE:: Video Tutorial here

Ok so you rooted and installed apps and somehow and someway you managed to brick your device...lets fix it.

FILES
First of all, here are the files you will need:

1. Stock rom for phantom A+: Here and for A2 Here

2. Specific flashtool that works on A+: Here

3. Drivers for the A+ and A2: Here (I would advice that you uninstall any previous drivers for any tecno you have installed as they might cause a conflict. here is a way to test if your drivers are working properly. with the phone off, open your computers device manager and plug the phone. you should see "mediatek preloader..." come up for about 5 seconds and disappear. if it shows with a yellow arrow on it then the drivers are not installed correctly. if it doesnt have the yellow arrow then you are good to go.)

DISCLAIMER: Follow THESE instructions and Download THESE files for TECNO PHANTOM A+ only. I will not be held for any mishap caused by instructions followed from somewhere else.


HOW TO FLASH:
1. now open the folder where u downloaded d files to (everything must be in d same folder o) and cut the scatter file out and paste it in anoda place (anywhere. just make sure its not in d same folder as the other files).
open sp flash tools and use d file tab to load DAT scatter file. remember to copy d cwm recovery and overwrite d recovery inside d folder

2. now it should show you a list of things to flash. untick everything except recovery, boot and system (that means only these 3 should be ticked o). now double click on d word recovery and select d cwm recovery you copied there. please make sure everything is in d same folder o.
do the same for the boot and system image u downloaded.

3. remove the bat3 from the bricked or unhappy A+. click download in sp flash tools and plug d bricked f7. flashing will begin and when it ends you should see a green circle. if it doesnt start den remove and plug again. if you try three times and it doesnt flash den u didnt install the drivers correctly.

4.if you see the green circle then congrats you have successfully flashed your phone. now please first things first, after you finish patting yourself on the back about what a wonderful guru you are. put off the phone and wait for it to vibrate. the hold the volume up button and press and hold the power button until it shows you three options. use the volume button to navigate to recovery mode and use the volume down button to select it. cwm should boot. now please backup your phone.

thank you guys...its been a pleasure.

If You have any questions, place a comment here.

104 comments:

  1. after i ubrick the phantom am still stuck with samsung booth screen and there is no sim signal coming up. What should i do now.
    Thank you.

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    1. If you used the files I uploaded everything should work fine as i have tested it myself. If the phone boots up then I suggest you check that both sims are enabled

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    2. how do i enable, thought it is automatic when you boot the phone if there is/are sims inside unless there is another way (u are the guru).
      pls tell me how cos since ystday am grounded. It is saying "no sim card detected". i tried two roms none works eventhough my sim cards are working with other devices. plese help guide me ratify this error.
      Thank you, god bless u.

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    3. Get a wifi connection and download mobile uncle tools. open it and select enginering mode. select the IMEI option there and input the numbers at the back of your phone behind your battery. Thats all

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  2. Somebody help me, I bricked my phantom A+ and all the posts have not helped one bit

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    1. Calm down, The post works. Where do you have issues so I can walk you thru?

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    2. The unbricking process...I now have a useless tecno phone for more than a month now

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    3. It'll be nice if I can get in touch with you...maybe you can give me more explanation on how to go about it...cos the bricked phone won't even be recognised by my system

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  3. Great work here. I have a question. Is the 800mb system image you uploaded, a custom ROM or the one that is built by Tecno?

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    1. Its the one built by tecno. And i don't know that it is that big

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    2. owk, thankz... It has being difficult to download so far.

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    3. finally, I got it and fixed it and it was good. Thanks

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  4. The cwm recovery u said we shld copy and overwrite the one in d folder, where do I find it. Cos I dwnlded all d files nd d only img files I saw were boot, recovery, secro and system

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    1. That info is for phantom A not phantom A+. Please confirm your source

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  5. I've successfully unbricked mine thanks to seun

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  6. This unbricking thing is done using a system ryt?.nd is d sp flash tool a system file... A bricked phone doesn't come up na... Jez asking cos I dunno

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  7. i did everything to the letter and nothing happens,cant boot.cant charge....is this the end of my A+

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  8. how long will i wait for it to vibrate

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  9. ..and yes i had earlier used a different preloader...seun tell me my fate

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  10. my 4ne is good all rooted up..thnks thot i had lost it

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  11. hi seun, pls can you post screenshots? because what im getting and the what you're describing are very different. also i cant seem to get the driver working pls help

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  12. please, the flash tools is showing me rubbish. it shows red bar with 100% and gives a very long error message. it doesnt unbrick. ive tried it on another laptop, installed all the drivers, and all the stuffs. still same shii.

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  13. Where do i find the cwm recovery am supposed to overwrite? "open sp flash tools and use d file tab to load DAT scatter file. remember to copy d cwm recovery and overwrite d recovery inside d folder"

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  14. how can i install the driver, where to get cwm recovery image and how to remove bat3.

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  15. Capt. pls help!!!!!! i tried to install Xperia Blast II, when it got to the time to reboot my fon got stuck on a black screen. i can see the LED light but to animation, NOTHING....!!! just black screen with a little illumination on the screen. Please Help, im crying!!!!

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  16. Seun, you are doing a great job. the unbricking tutorial was easy to follow. Keep up the good work bro

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  17. Hello,
    I installed the Melting Rock II Rom 2days ago and the install went well but on startup it tells me No sim Card Detected on both Sim 1 and 2, I Have tried the MT65xx tool tp right the IMEI number from the back of my pack but did not work a;so tried Engr Mode --> GPRS and CDS Info. to write the IMEI but always failed or an not write IMEI. Finally tried to follow the steps here to unbrick with no luck in fact cant get it to start at all... The phones just keeps disconnecting when the battery is out but even in CWM does not see it (Drivers are installed). Been through all the methods i can find on google and xda-dev but no dice..Baseband and IMEI still invalid or unknown. Even restoring the backup i first made in CWm does not correct this.
    So if you have any ideas for me would be greatful.
    Device: Tecno Phantom A+
    Thanks.

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  18. Hey, Im only on Mac and the SP Flash tools works only with windows. does anyone have a nandroid backup of the stock rom that I can use? Im on the thunderous nightmare and I wanna switch back. whatsapp +254 721 368505

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  19. Pls, help me with my tecno phantom a plus, i use this software " meteos-mtk6589-rom-edit-4gb-en" on it to increase the internal storage partition for apps from 1gb to 2gb after which resulted in bootloop, i have tried restoring my nandroid cwm backup via cwm recovery and wiping data and cache but still bootloop persist, it will just display "optimizing apps" then after that display "starting apps" and hangs for the first booting, successive bootings will just hang on tecno loading screen and then hangs there, pls help me, is there any solution. I guess i needs to repartition my emmc, because cwm recovery cant mount the emmc, which i think is the problem source. Please help.

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  20. pls help my sp flash tools didint open scatter file o, it showed abnormal program termination after i tried to open it and closed itself

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  21. Please can anyone that have also tried this tecno f7+ stock rom flashing answer thses my 2 questions please:
    1. Is the system image already rooted or full stock rom
    2. Is the "recovery.img" the stock one or cwm recovery?
    Pls anyone answer.

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  22. seun i cant install the drivers o! der is no exe. file in the folder. pls direct on how to install. thanks

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  23. seun i followed the steps to the letter but the driver is still showing that yellow color meaning the driver is not found on my pc

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  24. Seun pls cn u help to arrange th sp flash tool into one folder or compress to zip, its difficult to download one by one

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  25. Sorry everyone for being absent. Work has been tight this past few weeks but i'm here now

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  26. seun i cant install the drivers o! der is no exe. file in the folder. pls direct on how to install. thanks

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  27. Seun, is there any custom rom for Tecno N7? I'm really tired of this ics..

    Thanks.

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  28. How can we install the drivers? Pls explain more

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  29. Seun, this is your blog, i see no reason why u should'nt attend to most complaints by ur members. I noticed most people have same issue on how to install the drivers which u posted above. It is a ZIP file which when u open it, there's no .exe file, which makes the installation HARD. Just hint us on how to install that driver as i guess that's not too much to ask for. Thanks in adv.

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    1. I can respect that but i can only be in one place at a time. I'm sorry. for those trying to get the drivers. Google how to install .inf driver files for how to use the drivers. There is a level of assumption by me on what you should know already by me, I'm sorry.

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    2. Thanks for your reply, Thank God u comfirmed it that the "mediatek preloader..." come up for about 5 seconds only, when i try updating the driver and locates the driver, it says driver not found. But i noticed that my laptop recognises my phone well when it is put on (and hang at tecno logo)

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  30. Seun can't answer your questions because this his article is copy and paste from this site:
    http://tecnoandroidspot.blogspot.com/2013/11/tecno-phantom-stock-rom-and-unbricking.html

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    1. You are a bad person. All my files are hosted in my private cloud drive. All my articles are written by me. Everyone knows the truth, but for those who need to verify his claims, just check the publish date of both posts and you will know who copied who. I don't have your time.

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    2. I am not a bad person.

      I directed someone to your site and he told me that he has seen this exact post before and that you must have copied it from there.
      He then gave me that link and I saw it was the same thing, word for word.

      I admit I didn't check the date before I posted here, I have done that now and realize yours was posted first....

      For that, I apologize....I was wrong.

      But that doesn't change the fact that you are ignoring your readers questions.

      Try to answer them bro.
      Good job

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    3. +1 for the links to Google Drive

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  31. Don't misinform people please. It clearly states that it is for A+.

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  32. Help Please, after following all your steps and formatting my bricked phone, and then flashing it, it wont come on again... it wont even show logo. i dont know if it flashed. i flashed it before without formatting and it didnt flash, it was still bricked but showed logo when booted. help

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  33. Hello Seun, i bricked my phantom a+ in an attempt to mount the mr3. i've downloaded all the tools for unbricking, and i've read the directions, but i cant locate the scatter file. pls how do i do that?

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    1. The scatter file is present. Its a txt file and the name starts with MT6589

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  35. It seems that you are busy fo you have not answered many of the questions here. Please, whenever you come, kindly attend to my question because i am in dire need of help. I rooted my phone as you directed and went on to install the melting rocks ROM but guess what, my phone came up but I have no access to the screen because it goes blank except when I press the power button as if I want to reboot the phone. It doesn't stop there considering that unbricking my phone will require a PC but there is no way to change my USB option to the required one where my phone can be accessed from the system. In short, my phone is almost completely useless and I have no clue about the next thing to do.
    My contact: abdhazeez@gmail.com Thanks

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  36. i cant find scatter file there help me pleas

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    1. The scatter file is present. Its a txt file and the name starts with MT6589

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  37. Dear Seun. Just thought to say Thank you very much. I followed the above stated steps and it was successful. You too much.. :D

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  38. Hi Payne, you said this on your disclaimer

    "DISCLAIMER: Follow THESE instructions and Download THESE files for TECNO PHANTOM A+ only. I will not be held for any mishap caused by instructions followed from somewhere else."

    Does this means that it would not work for TECNO f8?

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    1. You can use it on F8. Just make sure you download the files for F8 not F7 or else your phone go enter F9 mode. (see? I made a joke)

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    2. Lolz abeg ooo
      But item 2 (Specific flashtool that works on A+) is for only A+. How do I get that of A2?

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    3. Item 2 can be used on F8 too

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    4. Thank you Boss. Lemme give it a try

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  41. Help seun! The unbricking of my phantom a plus was a success, But my orientation sensor began to misbehave, it keeps changing into landscape orientation even when the phone is portrait. When I play temple run, asphalt 6 and other games that uses the sensor the game keeps going left until I tilt the phone right

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  42. How do I get the recovery image with Cwm? Please

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  43. Hi I followed the instruction and got the green circle at the end but now i cant boot into recovery. Help.

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  44. Please ł followed ur instructions but ł don't have the files to load for user data and cache.now if ł switch on my fone it just shows TECNO and keeps going on and off

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  45. Pls Seun, i encountered broom
    error while trying to unbrick my A+, i havnt bn able to go
    beyond there since, pls how can u help. What do u fink...

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    1. Were you able to go past the brom error

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  46. Pls Geek,i'm Having Problem Loading the Phantom A+...i think the sp flash tool is crashing..i wish i could attach the desktop screenshot so that u can understand what i'm saying here...

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  47. Payne. How do i sort the brom error. I cant go past that as well.

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  48. Hi Seun, long time!
    Thanks for providing all these great solutions to our needs. I am very appreciative of that.

    INVALID IMEI.
    I have this problem and I have tried many methods without success. I finally came here to use your unbricking steps. i have downloaded your youtube video and i have the steps in my head. However, the following are my observations and failures:

    1. There is no file in the folder I have to associate with uboot.
    2. The secro file in the folder is a .img file not a .bin file as it shows in your video
    3. You have two scatter files in your folder named emmc and emmcx. why do you have two?
    4. What is to be done to the lk file?
    5. What is to be done with the imei.bak file?

    When I plug in my phone while switched off, nothing happens on the flash tool.
    Note, my laptop can recognize my phone.


    Thank you and please note that, if you don't help me, I may have to get another phone, which I can't afford now.

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    1. holla me on 08131825539, I'll put you thru....

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  49. BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL(4032)

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  50. Hi guys...am so happy at dis very moment about my phantom a+ dat got bricked due to me downloading FONT on it...I jst flashed my fone nw wit dis process nd other homework I did abt it...I jst wanna say a big kudos nd thanks to seun payne cos u av really save my ass...I must confess nobody can repair it here in akwa ibom generally cos I was all ask to tak it down to carlcare,gracias once again bro

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  51. Seun Payne plz help me here now my phone cannot power on.
    I watched your tutorials but is like you got different flash files.
    my phne cant format
    [EMİ] BROM ERROR..
    PLESAE HELP ME OUT

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  52. Director am out of options now
    [EMİ] ENABLE DRAM FAİL!
    my phone cannot power on

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  53. Please Diretor help me out cant power on my phone anymore
    BROM ERROR:S_FT_ENABLE__DRAM_FAIL(4032)
    [EMI] Enable DRAM Failed!
    [HINT]: Please check your load matches to your target which is to be download.

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  54. hello seun, I flashed the melting rocks 3 rom into my tecno phantom a+. after that, an "invalid imei" error showed up and I haven been able to use my phone to make calls for a while now. all the posts I see about invalid imei are too complex, abeg break it down or give a simpler method to use

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  55. Hi Seun, I did everything correctly up to the "click on download" part but nothing is happening. I am stucked at 0% for more than 30 mins. I removed and replugged the cable like 20 times already. I am sure i correctly installed the MTK and ADB drivers. What should I do to my bricked and unhappy phone. Please reply!

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    1. After removing and inserting the cable like a bazillion times, this is the error message I am always getting. BROM ERROR: S_DA_SOC_CHECK_FAIL (3013)
      [User] SOC verification fail! What should I do? Is there any hope?

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    2. Please seen save us the hustle on this..... Harbimbolar question

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  57. i tried using this process to unbrick a A2 device and am getting a BROM ERROR : S_DL_PMT_ERR_NO_SPACE (5069) error, help.

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    1. oh, for real?? lemme try it cuz i haven't got any breakthrough unbricking a f8 with the stock in the corresponding link.
      the scatter file is wrongly placed too?

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  59. sigh, still no luck... as anyone sucessfully unbricked their dead phone with this guide with a win8/8.1 OS system?
    cuz i couldnt, my mediatek preloader driver is even got a code 10 error, i dont just understand what am doing wrong.

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  60. Mr seun, the scatter file u uploaded doesnt load nvram like u described in the video guide on youtube

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  61. i did use the a2 rom successfully to unbrick my a2 but calls do not work .
    the melting rock rom works better though wifi and camera issues are present in the melting rock rom. has better interface

    Correction ; A2 = A2 ROM AND A+ =A+ ROM
    +=

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    1. ok... u were able to flast melting rocks to ur bricked a2?
      and what os is ur sistem? is it win 8.1 or 8?
      and if its not asking to much can u like tell me exactly how u went about it?

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    3. PLEASE NOT WINDOWS PHONE BUT TECNO F8 ,AN ANDROID PHONE

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    4. u didnt use a computer to perform the flashing?
      am aking bout the computer used to flash OS

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  62. HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE PHONE ISSUE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE CALLS .TECNO F8. IS DUE TO MISSING IMEI. GOT IT BACK FROM THE BACKUP I MADE AFTER FLASHING.

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  63. please, show to make the nvram load. i succeded in making box to tick appear in sp flashtools by editing a line in scatter file .then i loaded nvram .bin file but still getting error 8038 during flashing .

    what to i need to do, i need to make the imei stick not soft flashing that delect any time the phone is reset

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  64. mine isnt flashing at all, it loads the redbar and then brings up a 3149 brom error

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  65. please Seun, I'm in need of your help greatly about my phone which had bricked for over a month now. i rotted d phone and it worked fine but afterwards, i collected an app from a friend which helps to move some apps installing on the phone memory to the memory card and that app changes some settings in the phone so it can work well it installed successfully i tested it by moving some apps into the memory card and it moved successfully so i then mistakenly moved a system app named 'ANDROID SYSTEM' something i can't really remember very well then my phone just went into booting mode and stuck in the tecno screen loading and didn't come up, i then tried removing the battery and re-fixed it but all was still the same, then i tried restoring factory settings without me backing up the phone but it still didn't work so i gave it to a repairer who said he tried downloading ROMS into it but it didn't work. a friend of mine even tried doing it in my presence but instead of showing green logo it's showing a red one in the bar...... pls pls pls just reply this for God's sake and help me. thanks man

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  66. pls Seun, after unbricking my phn my ntwrk arenn't coming up and i tried that changing of IMEI number but it ain't going tru, pls help me ccuz i'm really stuck with this

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  67. Hi guyz...can someone pliz assist me with loading the NVRAM file as in the tutorial coz the scatter file does not seem to load it.And when flashing the flash tool says some of the files are not matched correctly and may result in an unbootable phone...which is the case coz the phone does not move past the tecno boot logo...lucky l had CWM recovery image to restore my phone.
    And how do l load the 819MB system image from the flash tool?

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  68. pls seun on the sp flash when you click download does it require internet access to execute

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  69. pls help i tried to flash cmw into my f7 nd since den the phone wont boot into recovry mode or boot up just stop at tecno nd kip rebootin pls helppppp

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  70. i did everything n now my phone doesn't even light let alone booting

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