firehose for A405DL

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Yossef Yehezkel

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May 24, 2020, 11:54:09 AM5/24/20
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has anybody found the firehose for A405DL ?

Ivan Alex HC

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Jul 2, 2020, 3:07:27 AM7/2/20
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Someone have successfully flashed a more recent model using this tool https://github.com/andybalholm/edl with the firehose for CAT B35 , can someone confirm that this works on 4052x and A405DL models?

Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 2, 2020, 3:09:35 AM7/2/20
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I will try to test it.

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Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 2, 2020, 3:21:28 AM7/2/20
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I get this error.. help?
keystone.py", line 75, in <module>
    raise ImportError("ERROR: fail to load the dynamic library.")
ImportError: ERROR: fail to load the dynamic library.

Ivan Alex HC

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have you managed to enter download mode using the volume keys

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Il giorno giovedì 2 luglio 2020 09:21:28 UTC+2, Yossi Yehezkel ha scritto:
I get this error.. help?
keystone.py", line 75, in <module>
    raise ImportError("ERROR: fail to load the dynamic library.")
ImportError: ERROR: fail to load the dynamic library.


On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:09 AM Yossi Yehezkel <yo...@lifescool.net> wrote:
I will try to test it.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:07 AM Ivan Alex HC wrote:
Someone have successfully flashed a more recent model using this tool https://github.com/andybalholm/edl with the firehose for CAT B35 , can someone confirm that this works on 4052x and A405DL models?

Il giorno domenica 24 maggio 2020 17:54:09 UTC+2, Yossef Yehezkel ha scritto:
has anybody found the firehose for A405DL ?

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Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 2, 2020, 3:40:46 AM7/2/20
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I am trying use EDL cable.
but edl.py is stay on "waiting for device"



On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:28 AM Ivan Alex HC <ivan1...@gmail.com> wrote:
have you managed to enter download mode using the volume keys

Il giorno giovedì 2 luglio 2020 09:21:28 UTC+2, Yossi Yehezkel ha scritto:
I get this error.. help?
keystone.py", line 75, in <module>
    raise ImportError("ERROR: fail to load the dynamic library.")
ImportError: ERROR: fail to load the dynamic library.


On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:09 AM Yossi Yehezkel <yo...@lifescool.net> wrote:
I will try to test it.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:07 AM Ivan Alex HC wrote:
Someone have successfully flashed a more recent model using this tool https://github.com/andybalholm/edl with the firehose for CAT B35 , can someone confirm that this works on 4052x and A405DL models?

Il giorno domenica 24 maggio 2020 17:54:09 UTC+2, Yossef Yehezkel ha scritto:
has anybody found the firehose for A405DL ?

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Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 2, 2020, 3:48:22 AM7/2/20
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Device is in EDL mode.
but it still doesn't detect it.
image.png

Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 2, 2020, 3:54:12 AM7/2/20
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Successfully uploaded programmer :)
TargetName=MSM8909
MemoryName=eMMC
Version=1
Unknown/Missing command, a command is required.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:28 AM Ivan Alex HC <ivan1...@gmail.com> wrote:
have you managed to enter download mode using the volume keys

Il giorno giovedì 2 luglio 2020 09:21:28 UTC+2, Yossi Yehezkel ha scritto:
I get this error.. help?
keystone.py", line 75, in <module>
    raise ImportError("ERROR: fail to load the dynamic library.")
ImportError: ERROR: fail to load the dynamic library.


On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:09 AM Yossi Yehezkel <yo...@lifescool.net> wrote:
I will try to test it.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:07 AM Ivan Alex HC wrote:
Someone have successfully flashed a more recent model using this tool https://github.com/andybalholm/edl with the firehose for CAT B35 , can someone confirm that this works on 4052x and A405DL models?

Il giorno domenica 24 maggio 2020 17:54:09 UTC+2, Yossef Yehezkel ha scritto:
has anybody found the firehose for A405DL ?

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Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 2, 2020, 4:13:35 AM7/2/20
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ok , so fire hose works with A405DL..
but working with partitions doesn't work with this message : "Invalid or unknown GPT magic.".
I am ready to do any more tests needed

Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 2, 2020, 8:38:58 AM7/2/20
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updates about my A405DL:
1. I can read sectors from the phone with EDL.
2. EDL.PY can not read GPT
3. it seems like it gets some extra 91 bytes at the beginning of everything it reads with XML , that confuses it
4. if I edit the GPT.PY to skip those 91 ,it recognizes it, but is unable to decode UTF16 afterward
5. I managed to read GPT manually with hex editor and download from the phone system partition, boot, and recovery.
6. I must remove manually the extra 91 bytes at the beginning of the dump
7. when I try to write back to the phone, it fails
8. system partition it fails instantly
9. it gets to 100% when I try to write boot partition, but then display an error - no actual writing been made
10. it gets to 100% when I try to write the recovery partition, and display an error, BUT  ,it seems like actual writing has been made
11. if I try to write to the system partition, it fails on "timeout"
.
That's all folks for now..
if anybody has more ideas , I would love to try
thanks!

PuriShnit

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Jul 2, 2020, 11:33:58 AM7/2/20
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I really wonder what phone (& what loader) you used.

I tried the cat b35 loader (from edl.bananahackers.net) with the Alcatel A405DL (TracFone) - signature doesn't seem to match at all.

Please explain...

Luxferre

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Jul 2, 2020, 12:54:41 PM7/2/20
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> "gets to 100% when I try to write the recovery partition, and display an error, BUT  ,it seems like actual writing has been made"

Did you try writing the cache partition? For instance, from this archive (it's the fastboot script that's MTK-specific, not the image itself).

Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 2, 2020, 2:05:34 PM7/2/20
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updates:
1. I got better results using another version of EDL ( https://github.com/bkerler/edl ) 
2. I used the firehose that ivan sent me, I think it is CAT
3. I have two A405DL , I realized that the filehose works only with the unlocked one, and with the tracfon it doesn't. both says A405DL on it.
4. I tried manipulating cache partition, system partition.  no luck so far.


Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 2, 2020, 3:34:36 PM7/2/20
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I give up.
I can read all partitions perfectly.
When I try to write, it says successful . but no writing has actually been done.
I tried to write by sectors, by partition , and by whole nand.
nothing works.
 any more ideas?

Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 3, 2020, 2:48:34 AM7/3/20
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Tada
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Luxferre

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Jul 3, 2020, 8:28:03 AM7/3/20
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Which firehose did you use?

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Tada

Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 3, 2020, 8:44:23 AM7/3/20
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I used this one  firehose for CAT B35 .
but , eventually it wasn't rooted.
I maanged to install apps directly by updating the userdata partition.
but privilged factory reset is not working.
I tried unpack and repack the boot.
but it fails writing. (it gets all the way to 100% , then fails)
so still no sucess.
the firehose works only on the unlocked version of A405DL . . it does not work on my tracfon A405DL

  

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Luxferre

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Jul 3, 2020, 8:55:34 AM7/3/20
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Can you apply the root from the Wallace Toolbox or any Wallace version? (btw, I recommend Wallace Toolbox version 0.0.3 from the corresponding thread here)

If so, then you can directly run from the root shell:

echo 'root' > /cache/__post_reset_cmd__

And then reboot and you'll have the developer menu enabled in Settings.

Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 3, 2020, 9:01:08 AM7/3/20
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unfortunately it did not work.   not privileged factory reset. and not root.
I used Wallace Toolbox.


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Luxferre

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Please also try the newest version (0.0.3) and the OmniBB to install busybox before running Wallace Toolbox, if it's not installed already.
See the threads for the links.

Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 3, 2020, 9:16:33 AM7/3/20
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can you send link to 0.0.3?
may I ask what are the differences ?

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Please also try the newest version (0.0.3) and the OmniBB to install busybox, if it's not installed already.
See the threads for the links.

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unfortunately it did not work.   not privileged factory reset. and not root.
I used Wallace Toolbox.

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Luxferre

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Jul 3, 2020, 9:34:05 AM7/3/20
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Can you read the announcement threads? https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bananahackers/qQmHvD8dcLs/7S0fz19wAgAJ

The main difference is better non-Nokia support.

Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 3, 2020, 10:51:44 AM7/3/20
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hi . 
I installed OmniBB on it.  and Wallace 0.3
the results are:
OmniBB : I get error : Resource write failed: NoModificationAllowedError
and Wallace can not get adbroot, neither Developer Priviliged factory reset.



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Luxferre

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Jul 3, 2020, 10:53:35 AM7/3/20
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Could you try manually removing tmpbin.bin file form the root of your sd card/internal memory?

Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 3, 2020, 10:56:44 AM7/3/20
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I could removed it.
and next, I run OmniBB and it worked (no errors).
but still ADBRoot doesnt work on Wallace.
any way I could check if busybox really installed?

p.s , install apps from bhacker app by pierre , works .


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Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 3, 2020, 11:52:22 AM7/3/20
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Interesting fact.. 
When I use the app "Terminal Emulator" on the phone.. it has root access.

lukiwii

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Jul 3, 2020, 1:12:28 PM7/3/20
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I came to the same conclusion as you, however for me, terminal emulator doesn't open. I just get the error "connection closed" followed by "connection error".


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Interesting fact.. 
When I use the app "Terminal Emulator" on the phone.. it has root access.

On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 5:56 PM Yossi Yehezkel <yo...@lifescool.net> wrote:
I could removed it.
and next, I run OmniBB and it worked (no errors).
but still ADBRoot doesnt work on Wallace.
any way I could check if busybox really installed?

p.s , install apps from bhacker app by pierre , works .


On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 5:53 PM Luxferre <subor...@gmail.com> wrote:
Could you try manually removing tmpbin.bin file form the root of your sd card/internal memory?

On Friday, July 3, 2020 at 5:51:44 PM UTC+3, Yossi Yehezkel wrote:
hi . 
I installed OmniBB on it.  and Wallace 0.3
the results are:
OmniBB : I get error : Resource write failed: NoModificationAllowedError
and Wallace can not get adbroot, neither Developer Priviliged factory reset.

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Jul 3, 2020, 1:27:24 PM7/3/20
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i also not able to use adb shell. i hope it will fix in future.

Yossi Yehezkel

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Jul 4, 2020, 2:33:57 PM7/4/20
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well  , I think having OmniSD works it a good start.. and might be good enough for most people.

On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 8:27 PM TEACH DOWN <scifan...@gmail.com> wrote:
i also not able to use adb shell. i hope it will fix in future.

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Il giorno sabato 4 luglio 2020 20:33:57 UTC+2, Yossi Yehezkel ha scritto:
well  , I think having OmniSD works it a good start.. and might be good enough for most people.

On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 8:27 PM TEACH DOWN <scifan...@gmail.com> wrote:
i also not able to use adb shell. i hope it will fix in future.

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Yossef Yehezkel

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Jul 11, 2020, 2:09:55 PM7/11/20
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this is all working nice on the unlocked A405DL.
any news about Tracfone A405DL ? on those the firehose does not work

Brenton Miller

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Jul 12, 2020, 10:00:33 AM7/12/20
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I have tried almost every loader I could find for Tracfone A405DL. I have had no luck getting it working. Does anybody have any other loaders to try?

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Sep 11, 2020, 4:00:16 PM9/11/20
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Hi Yossi and team, for some reason I  can not get into EDL mode. Trying with my unlocked a405dl here in Canada.

Could please post more detailed instructions for entering EDL?

When pressing volume up and and down keys then inserting USB I only get black "Alcatel KaIOS" screen, but it just power-cycles and comes back to the same screen. Or sometimes it gets stuck on that screen forever.

I've also tried with shorting green and black in the USB cable, then plugging it in. To replicate what EDL dongle does. In this phone simply does not boot at all or I get to the same "Alcatel KaIOS" screen and boot loop.

I'm on Linux and trying to enter EDL mode while running this version of edl: https://github.com/bkerler/edl Not sure if it the computer side, or my USB port  has any influence on the phone entering / not entering Download mode.

Thanks a lot!

On Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 3:48:22 AM UTC-4 Yossi Yehezkel wrote:

Device is in EDL mode.
but it still doesn't detect it.
image.png

On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:40 AM Yossi Yehezkel <yo...@lifescool.net> wrote:
I am trying use EDL cable.
but edl.py is stay on "waiting for device"



On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:28 AM Ivan Alex HC <ivan1...@gmail.com> wrote:
have you managed to enter download mode using the volume keys

Il giorno giovedì 2 luglio 2020 09:21:28 UTC+2, Yossi Yehezkel ha scritto:
I get this error.. help?
keystone.py", line 75, in <module>
    raise ImportError("ERROR: fail to load the dynamic library.")
ImportError: ERROR: fail to load the dynamic library.


On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:09 AM Yossi Yehezkel <yo...@lifescool.net> wrote:
I will try to test it.

On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 10:07 AM Ivan Alex HC wrote:
Someone have successfully flashed a more recent model using this tool https://github.com/andybalholm/edl with the firehose for CAT B35 , can someone confirm that this works on 4052x and A405DL models?

Il giorno domenica 24 maggio 2020 17:54:09 UTC+2, Yossef Yehezkel ha scritto:
has anybody found the firehose for A405DL ?

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Dana C.

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Do the PK_HASH and HWID reported by edl.py (the PK_HASH and HWID of your A405DL) match the PK_HASH and HWID of the CAT B35 (seen here)? I'm trying to use the same firehose on the OT-4052C, and I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or the phone is never going to accept this firehose.
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