Gen2 Low-level stuff. TPT etc.

[Guest isambard]

Just trying to collect some of the info on Gen2 in one place.

Getting TPT to work

It looks for /image/image.bin file only.

- Apparently looks for an image.bin. Current file-format unknown.

- Are there any image.bin files available?

- Can Gen1 TPT be used to transfer Gen2 images?

DFU mode

http://tinyurl.com/5w984ea (thanks MDCFan)

Hold down both vol+ and vol- and press power. Here is what is shown when USB is connected. But it doesn't seem to be recognised by the Windows flasher program I have installed. Not tried other versions yet.

[ 956.992510] usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3

[ 957.126305] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=19d2, idProduct=0112

[ 957.126310] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=0

[ 957.126314] usb 1-3: Product: ZTE WCDMA Handset Diagnostic Port

[ 957.126317] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: ZTE Corporation

Touchscreen Fix

Some reports that touchscreen is unresponsive. If after new kernel/ROM install, please first clear cache as un-cleared cache can result in TS freeze. I also noted that pressing power to turn off screen and then back on can re-initialise the touchscreen.

There is also a kernel patch available by leomarinvit which resets the TS controller chip:

SS kernel with patch Gen1 and Gen2

CM7 Gen2 Kernel with patch - I've tested this kernel as booting, but too early to say if fixes touchscreen issue.

Edited April 14, 2011 by isambard

[Guest Delta32]

I've also noticed some users reporting that gen2 changes the IMEI-number. Does this actually affect the user in any way?

[Guest isambard]

I've also noticed some users reporting that gen2 changes the IMEI-number. Does this actually affect the user in any way?

I think people had issues when trying to downgrade, but not the other way around.

[Guest hecatae]

2. Getting FTM mode built into Clockwork recovery. Without TPT, FTM mode is a bit more important and it would be good to have dual functionality. Ideally, it would be good to build FTM functionality into CWM, but it might be easier to create 2 recovery partitions and chainload FTM from CWM.

FTM is not needed, DFU ZTE Diagnostics mode is needed.

[Guest wbaw]

It looks for /image/image.bin file only.

The code for tpt flashing still seems to be there in gen2, but it looks like it might need a different format.

[Guest Swimmerboy]

- Fastboot flash command currently doesn't work from the command line, on my machine it stays at waiting for device message. Yet adb shell works, so I guess this has been disabled.

Not true, Fastboot is still there but can't be 'activated' with a series of button presses on power-on. Instead you have to use the command line, or select 'Bootloader' from the CM7 reboot menu. Unfortunately this makes it rather useless for recovering 'broken' phones from.

[Guest wbaw]

Not true, Fastboot is still there but can't be 'activated' with a series of button presses on power-on. Instead you have to use the command line, or select 'Bootloader' from the CM7 reboot menu. Unfortunately this makes it rather useless for recovering 'broken' phones from.

If the phone cant boot from boot or recovery then it should fall back to fastboot mode.

[Guest unrandomsam]

- Fastboot flash command currently doesn't work from the command line, on my machine it stays at waiting for device message. Yet adb shell works, so I guess this has been disabled.

The fastest way to get into the bootloader (from an off phone)

is boot to clockwork mod 0.3.2.4 [gen2]

adb shell

# reboot bootloader

Hacking the old bootloader with the new entry address would be good though

[Guest isambard]

Edited OP.

Edited April 14, 2011 by isambard

[Guest unrandomsam]

Really, can you do: "fastboot flash recovery image.img"? Because that's what I'm talking about.

You can.

(This thread is already getting too full of junk)

[Guest MDCFan]

Somebody on another thread confirmed that DFU Diagnostics mode works with gen2:

http://tinyurl.com/5w984ea

Edited April 14, 2011 by MDCFan

[Guest tcpaulh]

Re image.bin, I found this:- http://tinyurl.com/6fr5jvb

[Guest sm4tik]

The fastest way to get into the bootloader (from an off phone)

is boot to clockwork mod 0.3.2.4 [gen2]

adb shell

# reboot bootloader

Hacking the old bootloader with the new entry address would be good though

$ adb reboot bootloader

$ fastboot devices

..nothing

$ fastboot reboot

< waiting for device >

Then take out your battery because nothing else will get you anywhere.

Is this what you're talking about?

[Guest hecatae]

the image bin thing relates to the system updates menu in about phone

[Guest isambard]

Well, TPT mode is different on Gen2 phones, apparently it needs an image.bin file & nobody know what format that's supposed to be in - http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...-stuff-tpt-etc/

So unless we can find the format of that file & see if it allows the same kind of re-partitioning, the script is dead, pretty much.

It could possibly produce a files directory to be used with the windows based flashing method (like the gen1 -> gen2 upgrade), but that's adding a few fairly complex steps to the process for users, probably easier to just use fixed partition sizes. Also, I don't have a windows pc or gen2 phone to test it on.

did somebody already try and fail to use the old flasher to flash to a Gen2 device? i'm not sure why this shouldn't work so long as you burn in the old TPT stuff when you do the upgrade to Gen2.

with the old flasher already on the device (pre-patched with the right partition layout), it should still be able to look for and flash the right partitions. i might give this a whirl but don't see why this couldn't work...

[Guest hecatae]

cant we just dd all the files into an image.bin dd /dev/sdcard/image dev/sdcard/image.bin

?

[Guest isambard]

cant we just dd all the files into an image.bin dd /dev/sdcard/image dev/sdcard/image.bin

?

depends on the format of image.bin

i guess we need to get hold of a valid image file or reverse engineer the new TPT flasher.

i thought it might be easier to put the old TPT flasher on the device.

[Guest hecatae]

depends on the format of image.bin

i guess we need to get hold of a valid image file or reverse engineer the new TPT flasher.

i thought it might be easier to put the old TPT flasher on the device.

ok, does the gen1 tpt work with the battery removed and the blade connected to a usb power source?

[Guest isambard]

ok, does the gen1 tpt work with the battery removed and the blade connected to a usb power source?

I have no idea. I might test this weekend. But I also want to push out the next version of Blade Buddy. So little time... :/