Showing posts with label firmware flashing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label firmware flashing. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

How To Flash ZTE Stock ROM / Firmware via SDcard

After download your ZTE Smartphone stock ROM / flash file, follow the direct instructions below to safely flash and update your phone's firmware.

If you encounter any issues using this guide, please post in comments section for assistance.

Flashing ZTE SDcard Update / Upgrade package

Step One: Download ZTE stock ROM / SDcard update or upgrade package for any model from http://pinkberrylicious.blogspot.com /2016/08/collection-of-all-zte-stock-roms.html" target="_blank">here.

Step Two: Copy the update.zip package from your computer to the phone’s root directory (/sdcard/) of the storage.

   - On your computer, navigate to Computer > Device Model > http://pinkberrylicious.blogspot.com /" target="_blank">Phone. Then copy the update.zip package into this location. - For MTP mode

   - Copy to Phone storage or Internal SDcard root, if connected via Mass storage.



Step Three: Verify that the file has been successfully copied to your device storage by navigating to your device root directory via a file manager


Step Four: Now go to: Settings => About Phone => System updates => Storage card updates. Tap Ok to proceed.

Step Five: If you have not previously made a backup and still wish to do so, click Backup& Update. Else, select Update Now to begin the firmware update / upgrade process.



Step Six: The phone will reboot and start the upgrade. Please be patient and do not interrupt, the whole upgrade process may take about 5 minutes.

The phone will restart again when the updating finishes. This reboot may take about 10 minutes.

Congratulations! You have successfully updated your http://pinkberrylicious.blogspot.com /2016/08/collection-of-all-zte-stock-roms.html" target="_blank">ZTE Smartphone firmware. To check this, Go to Settings > About.

If you have any comments to make, please use comments section below.

Monday, September 19, 2016

How To Flash Qualcomm MBN Firmware Using QPST

If your device is based on Qualcomm CPU and you're searching for an easy way to flash the device's stock ROM, here ends your search.

Follow the instructions below to get you started.

Prerequisites:


How to use QPST 

To use QPST, some drivers need to be installed on your Computer. Follow the instructions below to install.

1. Download and install Qualcomm driver from link above. While installing driver avoid using cable for successful installation.

2. After installation, connect Phone to PC using USB cable.

3. While connecting to PC, phone should be switched off and press volume up & down as boot key.

4. If it makes Qualcomm port, then driver has been successfully installed.



Flashing MBN firmware using QPST

Once driver installation is complete, follow the instructions below to flash the MBN firmware file to your Qualcomm device.

1. Download the QPST tool & driver.

2. Make sure your device is charged to at least 30%.

3. Run QFIL tool.



4. Click on Browse under the Programmer path to select MBN File.



MBN File Format:


5. As soon as the MBN file is selected, Select Build will automatically select the Update or Stock ROM.

6. Click on Load XML, select rawprogram_unsparse_without_qcn.xml and then choose Patch0.xml

Load XML comes with two option:

  •  rawprogram_unsparse_without_qcn.xml : On choosing this file, data will not be lost.
  •  rawprogram_unsparse.xml : Will lose RF Calibration data, IMEI and WiFi/Bluetooth Address.


7. Switch off the device and connect it to PC by pressing Volume up & down key.

8. Click on Select Port and choose the port.



9. Click on Download to start flashing.



10. Disconnect device from USB cable once Finish Download appears.

That's all!

How To Flash Stock ROM Via Broadcom Multidownloader Tool

If you have download a stock ROM / firmware package that requires Broadcom Multdownloader Tool (BMT) to flash, follow the simple and easy to understand instructions below to flash.

Please ensure to charge your phone's battery to at least 20% (30% and above is recommended) before using this guide.

Prerequisites:

How to use Broadcom MultiDownloader Tool

Step 1: Download and extract Broadcom MultiDownloader Tool and Drivers. After Extracting, you should see the following files:

Step 2: Install the USB Drivers.


Step 3: Shutdown / turn off your Android Device.



Step 4: Extract the content of your downloaded http://pinkberrylicious.blogspot.com /p/stockroms.html">stock ROM (if it's in zip, rar, or other archive extension) to your Computer.

Step 5: Run Broadcom MultiDownloader.exe from the folder you extracted it to.

Step 6: Once Broadcom MultiDownloader Tool is launched, Click Settings and select the Configuration.

Step 7: In Configuration panel, click on [...] button and select the firmware folder.

Step 8: Now you have successfully added the firmware folder in Broadcom MultiDownloader tool. Click on Apply button to continue.

Step 9: Connect your Android Device to the Computer (while it is turned off, press Volume UP and Down at the same time, then connect to Computer via USB cable).

Step 10: Once you have successfully added the Android Device to the computer then Broadcom MultiDownloader Tool will detect and display it.

Step 11: Now, Click on the Start All Button to begin the Flashing Process.

Step 12: Broadcom MultiDownloader Tool should now commence the firmware flashing process. Wait for it to complete and do not interrupt.

Step 13: Once Flashing is complete, a green OK notification should popup.

Step 14: Close Broadcom MultiDownloader Tool, disconnect your device from the computer and boot / power on the phone.

..and you've successfully flashed your device's stock ROM. Congratulations!