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Cosmo Communicator - CoDi / Re: Manual CoDi flash

« on: August 31, 2021, 01:46:01 pm »

I updated the firmware of my Codi and it bricked.

I tried upgrading again a good 50 times. Sometimes it'd crash right away, sometimes it'd say "update complete", but then the cover would still display the "no communication" icon.

I tried all the things in the thread, setting my phone in airplane mode and such, clearing data and cache, doesn't do anything.

I tried downloading the firmware and using that, the app crashes as soon as I select the files. I tried loading the files from internal storage, and from SD Card. Contrary to the experience of a user above me, the app doesn't propose "flash" when I reopen it, only "upgrade" (which tries to download from the web). I tried selecting either of the two files.

Tried all of the above in Android rooted and Android non-rooted, no difference.

At a loss for options, I flashed my whole phone again, installed Android rooted and KDE again from scratch, after a format, and it changed nothing at all.

Oh yea, something new: trying to press "upgrade now" throws an immediate "Download Error". Seems like maybe the servers are down, or maybe my Cover Assistant decided it's not even worth trying to download, I don't know.

I'm at a loss for options and open to any suggestion, as long as I keep Rooted Android and Linux (that's why I use this phone, it's useless to me if it works only with non-rooted Android). I'm willing to test installing just normal Android for a spin and update the cover from there, but I feel it's not gonna be fruitful.

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / Need a Little Advice for a Re-flash [SOLVED]

« on: August 05, 2018, 04:52:28 pm »

I'm a noob but since no one is answering, I'll pitch in.

First:

I'm obviously apprehensive about this, given my first flashing was difficult and I've carefully read the travails of other flash-ers.

Yes. If you can not touch it, don't. I got bit hard and after 2 weeks of trying to restore my Gemini, I couldn't. Support also stopped answering.

If you still insist, though:

1 - If your Android is rooted, system files are accessible. Using Magisk/SuperSu etc *restores* security because it gates this access. Without Magisk, *all* apps have access to your root. I am not 100% sure about this as the whole Android system's internal swooshes somewhat above my understanding, but that's what I could gather.

2 - Rather than editing the scatter file, create a new scatter file from the Gemini Partition Tool with non-rooted android, choosing the same space options. Load this in the flash tool, and *uncheck*: Linux.img, Debian_boot.img, sailfish_os.img, userdata.img. AGAIN, n00b here and I stand by my first advice of not touching it, but that's what I'd try

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / After flashing, device stuck on `Wiping data`

« on: August 01, 2018, 04:36:29 am »

One more attempt:

Tried xposed + imei changer.

I tried installing systemless xposed through Magisk, but would always get an error that it couldn't unzip.

In the end it worked by doing:

• Installing the xposed installer from this XDA thread
• *downloading*, but not installing, the corresponding zip from Magisk > modules (in my case, it was version 25)
• flashing that zip (it downloads to [storage]/MagiskManager) through TWRP
• Opening xposed installer, going to modules, and downloading "Phone ID Changer Free" (other similar modules gave me different colorful errors)
• Rebooting

The app installed, I opened it, changed my IMEI, rebooted... But it didn't work either

At this stage, I believe I've tried just every single method I've ever heard of, no matter how obscure.

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / After flashing, device stuck on `Wiping data`

« on: August 01, 2018, 03:45:10 am »

I found this thread which sums up all the ways (which I've all tried).

It specifies at the top though to make sure to have a valid baseband (mine shows as "unknown"). It says to make sure of that by flashing the stock firmware. However, flashing the stock firmware did *not* restore my baseband... So I am at a loss.

The thread also says you can flash just `secro.img`, but although this file exists in both the stock and the 3 boots firmware, it is not referenced by the scatter file nor does it show up in the SP Flash Tool list. I am not savvy enough to know if this is normal or an error.

Since the post specifies the need for a working baseband, and since I am unable to restore my baseband, it makes sense that none of the methods I've tried has worked.

I'm still leaving this here in case it helps someone else

reverting / flashing their Geminis back to Android only (not rooted).

I have, many many times. That was attempts 3 to 10 of about a hundred, but unfortunately to no avail.

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Gemini PDA - Hardware / Unknown Baseband / No IMEI [SOLVED]

« on: July 26, 2018, 12:56:36 pm »

I've had this problem and I've been trying to solve it, happy to see I'm not alone.

I was unable to make any progress though. I've been logging my attempts here.

I've tried every solution here and many others to no avail.

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / After flashing, device stuck on `Wiping data`

« on: July 26, 2018, 12:54:49 pm »

Thanks to Varti I discovered this thread of peeps having the same problem as me, but unfortunately, none of the solutions proposed worked for me either.

Continuation of the summary above:

- On Gemini's Support recommendation (who by the way answered super fast and were great, contrary to what I can read on this forum sometimes), I tried sending:

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echo 'AT+EGMR=1,7,"XXXXX"' >/dev/radio/pttycmd1
echo 'AT+EGMR=1,10,"YYYYY"' >/dev/radio/pttycmd1
replacing XXXXs and YYYYs with my proper Imei's. Tried it as root both through termux in Android and through adb, but nothing changed

- From the thread above, I tried installing twrp and then using the baseband fix (multiple times), but also to no avail

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / After flashing, device stuck on `Wiping data`

« on: July 24, 2018, 02:47:49 pm »

When flashing the standard Android firmware, are you using the correct firmware for your model

Good catch, I had not said so; unfortunately it can't be that; First because I was careful to select X27 (my model), second because when I flashed the first time, it worked and I had SIM access. Subsequent flashing of the same scatter file with the same firmware gave me no sim.

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / After flashing, device stuck on `Wiping data`

« on: July 24, 2018, 05:44:29 am »

I give up. Summary.

Things I've tried:

- Creating an IMEI.bak file with Mobile Uncle IMEI Write tool and restoring it with Mobile Uncle (doesn't work, clicking on "IMEI backup" in Mobile uncle gives me an error)
- Changing the IMEI with Chamelephon, which doesn't give an error, but still doesn't actually restore the IMEIs
- Changing the SIM card to make sure it it wasn't that
- Using Engineer Mode (not possible, CDS Information doesn't show)
- Using ADB shell to delete modemst1 and modemst2 as advised on some pages (files not found)
- Typing *#*#197328640#*#* (number field just empties and nothing happens, when it should've opened command mode)
- Restoring the NVRAM file through Windows Smart Phone Patch tools, both with full flashing and with unselecting everything but the nvram
- creating a "MP0B_001" file and putting it in the right place as documented here https://showmeyourcode.org/imei-android-fix-root/
- Using MTK Droid Tools, but it wouldn't detect my Gemini (after using the fix here, and patching the bat file with the fix here so I can run as admin, the software detects the Gemini, but still can't add IMEIs)
- Installing Magisk-Xposed so I could install the Xposed IMEI changer; didn't work (Magisk refused to install the Xposed module)
- Pushing my "NVRAM0" file to the device and then doing `dd if=/data/local/tmp/NVRAM0 of=/dev/nvram`
- Tried SP Maui Meta Tools, but it stalls and never connects (the Gemini also stalls on boot, so *something* is happening, but damned if I know what)
- Installing TWRP and restoring a zip file with the imeis as depicted here, it did nothing either

I've tried each of the above with the following setups:

- Rooted Android
- Rooted Android + Debian + Sailfish
- Standard Android through Partition Tool
- Standard Android Firmware downloaded from the firmware page


(obviously, I haven't tried solutions requiring root with standard android).

In all cases, I have no SIM Card, save for the "Rooted Android" one, which just asks me for a password and then proceeds to stall at "wiping data..."
I do not know if I would see a SIM in Sailfish, because it never makes it past setup. I have backed up the NVRAM before doing anything and restored it, so I shouldn't have bricked the sim, in theory?

If anyone has any solution at all, I'm taking

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / After flashing, device stuck on `Wiping data`

« on: July 24, 2018, 04:32:41 am »

Tried flashing standard Android, still no SIM. Tried Rooted only, I get "To Start Android, enter your password" again. Tried the original firmware, still no sim. At this stage, I'd accept anything, I just want a working device

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / After flashing, device stuck on `Wiping data`

« on: July 23, 2018, 11:41:56 am »

Spoke too fast  my SIM card is not detected

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / After flashing, device stuck on `Wiping data`

« on: July 23, 2018, 08:45:59 am »

After many many different tests, I ended up following the advice here.

I restored the multiboot scatter file. Android and Debian worked as they did before, Sailfish booted but only showed me the loading circle after setup, and stalled there. Oh well.

Then I went to try (rooted) AndroidOnly again, and got the same message as before "enter your password to use Android". Seems like Android Only doesn't work, at least not the rooted one.

After that, I once again couldn't flash anything until I repeated the procedure above (e.g. format completely, restore with nvram). I re-flashed the multiboot, again, and it works this time. I ain't gonna touch it

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / After flashing, device stuck on `Wiping data`

« on: July 23, 2018, 06:12:48 am »

I used the windows flash tool to get the Android/Debian/Sailfish combo on my Gemini. It worked without a hitch (although I was unable to boot into Sailfish).

After playing a bit with Linux, I decided it was not usable enough for me right now; since I had allocated most hd space to Linux, I decided to re-flash with (rooted) Android only.

Upon rebooting, Android asked me for my pass; I tried "gemini", it then proceeded to tell me that it couldn't decrypt my data and needed to wipe it

After rebooting once again, I was presented with a black terminal-like screen with the following message flashing every few seconds:

Code: [Select]

Supported API: 3
-- Wiping data
Formatting /data...
After waiting 10 minutes or so, I tried flashing again, and got an "Invalid ROM or PMT address" message in the FlashTool. Following the Wiki's instructions, I unplugged, restarted the pc and the Gemini, and managed to flash again. The process went seemingly well, with no error messages.

However, after rebooting, I am still seeing the `Formatting /data...` line above, and nothing seems to be happening.

I have a backup of my `nvram0`, but I'm not sure how to use it (or if it would be useful). Reading previous posts for different devices didn't help me understand what was happening, nor how to proceed. Any help would be welcome.