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Friday, October 3, 2014

Cherry Mobile Garnet Stock ROM to unbrick your phone

Hi to all,

Yesterday I have managed to back up the stock rom of Cherry Mobile Garnet. This phone has a MTK chipset so we are going to use the SPFlashtool or simply flashtool to unbrick or flash your phone with this stock ROM. The Stock ROM is already rooted via vRoot.

"Download these files"

Firmware Here -->Cherry Mobile Garnet
Board Version 3 --> Click Here
VCOM Driver -->VCOM Manual
Alternative Driver --> AutoInstaller
SPFlashTool --> LatestVersion 


"Use WinRar or 7zip to extract the firmware"
"Extract the files to your desired folder"
"If you encounter error in flashtool, use different version of it."

"I suggest to use 32bit Windows OS for compatibility of the driver"


Installing Driver with AutoInstaller


First try the Alternative Driver, which is the AutoInstaller. Just open the install.exe then it will automatically install the driver. To fully check if the driver is correctly installed in your computer. 

Follow these steps:
  1. Turn off your phone (always powered off is a must)
  2. Press and hold volume up or down, or you can simple press the two button
  3. Insert your USB cable without releasing the VOLUME button(s).
  4. In your computer, it must detect your phone and it will install the MTK Preloader or Mediatek USB VCOM driver.
  5. Repeat 1 to 4 if it does not detect your phone.
  6. If MTK Preloader/Mediatek USB VCOM Driver is installed you are good to go in flashing your phone ^_^


Reference Video using Driver Auto Installer (watch in HD)

Installing Manually using VCOM Driver

When installing it manually your phone must be turned off, then connect it to your computer/laptop while pressing VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN. This will detect and look for the driver.


 1. This is the first time that you will connect your phone and it will search for the correct driver.

2. Check include this location ... ... and click on browse. Look for USB VCOM Driver and Click on 2K_XP_COM folder if you are using Windows XP or Win7 for Windows 7 and then press OK when you are done picking the right folder for the driver.


3. If the driver is successfully installed MediaTek DA USB VCOM will appear in the New Hardware Wizard.

Video Installing VCOM Driver (please watch in HD)




"Your Phone must be turned off when you are ready to connect and flash your phone"

Flashing
1. Launch FlashTool (flash_tool.exe)
2. In Flashtool, Click on Scatter-Loading, and load your scatter file. (see example below)

Reference Video Using FlashTool version 5.xxx (watch in HD)

 3. After you load the file, press Press Download to Flash your Phone.

4. After you press Download Follow these steps
  • Turn off your phone (always powered off is a must)
  • Press and HOLD volume UP or Down or you can simply press it simultaneously
  • Insert your USB cable without releasing the VOLUME button(s).
  • Keep on repeating until Flashtool detected your phone.
5. If successfully detected just wait until the progress bar reaches 100%. If your phone did not automatically turn on after flashing, remove battery and USB cable. And put back your battery then turn on your device.


"Hard reset your phone after flashing"


Some workarounds:
If you encounter PMT_Changed error here is what you do:
In Latest version of Flashtool
  1. Load the scatter file
  2. Choose Format all + Download (Underneath Scatter-loading file)
  3. Then Click Download and wait until it is done flashing
For Invalid IMEI:Your Phone/Tablet must be rooted first
Restore yong IMEI in MTKDroidTools version 2.5.3. You will have this error when you format your phone in Flashtool as I had experienced. To restore download MTKDroidTools version 2.5.3 After you extract the file. Open the green robot, you must enable the usb debugging in your phone. It is usually located in Settings>Devoloper Mode then look for usb debugging. After enabling it. Connect your phone in your computer then in MTKDroidTool click on ROOT. Wait for it to finish, then Click in IMEI/NVRAM, input 15 number in each box. Then click REPLACE. Then click Reboot or you can manually turn off your phone. Then turn your phone on again. You can see that you have fully restored your IMEI.


I hope this tutorial help you. Please drop a comment if something is not clear to you.
Tested by: (see comment box)
ME - Files / Flashing
Jamero Niel - Files / Flashing
Jeric Agreda - Files / Flashing
Jonathan - Files / Flashing 

99 comments:

  1. thanks for this....tanung ko lng tested bah ang rom?

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  2. opo natry ko po mismo sa unit na pinagback-up-pan ko nitong stock rom.

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  3. Many thanks for tlga d2 ayus m garnet ko sa inyu lng ang matino rom nagamit ko dami kuna n flash n rom wla gumana... My request ako pwede po penge ng clean rom ung not rooted plsss.... Thanks thanks thanks

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  4. Thank you for the feedback, Im sorry sir jeric but I dont have the clean ROM, lahat kasi ng binaback up ko eh nakaroot talaga eh.

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  5. ok na po ayaw kc mag root ng mtk droid tool di ko ma edit imei pero ok na po aus na my signal na..... thanks tlga almost 3weeks na kc hang sa logo un wrong rom ang na flash ko ung sa needrom...pero ngaun ok na

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  6. experiment time na naman po ito di na ako takot ma brick cp ko hahaha nadi ko nabackup kc wala sakin ung laptop

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  7. Hahaha... sige sige pinahirapan nga ako niyan magback up kasi sa virtual machine ako nagback up. Antagal 1 hour tapos napuputol pa minsan. grrr

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  8. hahahaha custom rom naman gusto ko hahaha para enjoy geh out muna ako games muna :-)

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  9. may tanung pala ulit ako sadya gah po mapula ang carema ng cm garnet?

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  10. OO ganon na talaga siguro camera niyan.

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  11. mas malinaw pa sa front kesa sa back 2.0mp lng pero sa corby2 ko ganun din 2.0mp lng pero malina ang camera

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  12. sige laro ka na at baka hinahanap ka na ng kakampi mo :D

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  13. am tanung ko lng po kung merun kayung costom ROM ?

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  14. Wala po akong custom ROM eh, mahina pa tayo sa pagluto niyan ehehehe

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  15. Sensya na ha. Wala pa akong custom rom eh, mahina pa tayo sa pagluto hehehe

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  16. Maam san po ako kukuha ng scatter text ng cherry garnet

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  17. nandon na po yon kasama sa file na dinawload niyo po... dito po https://www.sendspace.com/file/ax6tug kung hindi ninyo mahanap.

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  18. maam invalid po yung scatter text ... paano ko po ma iflaflash ito..paguide naman po...

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  19. maam invalid yung scatter txt...diko maiload sa spflasher.. any way para maflash ko..

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  20. anong version po ginamit niyo na flashtool? try niyo po yong sa latest flash tool... ganyan kasi ginagawa ko eh pag error sa ibang flash tool



    eto po yong latest http://www.mediafire.com/download/5f5h3owa7s7y6g2/SP-Flash-Tool-v5.1352.01.zip

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  21. anong version po ginamit niyo na flashtool? try niyo po yong sa latest flash tool... ganyan kasi ginagawa ko eh pag error sa ibang flash tool



    eto po yong latest http://www.mediafire.com/download/5f5h3owa7s7y6g2/SP-Flash-Tool-v5.1352.01.zip

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  22. .salamat... fully restore na garnet ko... ganun lang pla kadali yun... maraming salamat po... gamit ko na ulit.. di na ako mag iinstall ng chainfire3d .. dahl dun nasira yung garnet.. 3 days ko palang kasi nabili.. maraming salamat ulit

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  23. Mam And Sir Nand Flash was not detect samin ehh

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  24. Try niyo po different version ng flash tool

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  25. Pa check din po ng driver kung naka install, dapat dalawag beses yan mag iinstall ng driver kapag first time niyo mag flash sa flash tool

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  26. kung chinese yong punta kayo sa settings tapos yung letter na parang sa keyboard pindotin niyo yon, tapos yong first na pagpipilian doon ay yon ang language.

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  27. yung nag flash po ako hindi na po umilaw ang phone ko o ma charge kahit isinaksak sa computer?

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  28. hmmm, baka po nalowbat lang masyado yong battery kaya hindi na mag on or magcharge...

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  29. bibili ba ako ng bagong battery?

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  30. hindi na po siya umaandar...

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  31. e ni root ko kasi tung phone ko at na delete ang mga files ...

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  32. kung nadelete po nang dahil sa nabura ang mga files eh, kailangan niyo na po yan ireflash..sundan niyo lang po yang procedure na nasa taas para maayos po yang phone ninyo.

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  33. Ayaw po ma read yung CMG ko kahit nagDL na ako DRIVER.

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  34. dapat naka off ang cellphone...

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  35. Boot loop po yun kaya nakaOFF.

    Ayaw nya po magRUN if clinick ko yung "Download Button" ng SP FLASH both version ayaw gumana nakaSTOCK lang po

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  36. Diba bootloop nag oon parin?


    1. Ganito tanggalin battery at ilagay ulit
    2. Hold VOLUME DOWN at VOLUME UP at huwag bibitawan.
    4. Isaksak ang USB cable.
    5. Icheck kung sa device manager>port section kung may MTK Preloader or VCOM driver na naka install.

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  37. Thank you very very very much to the one who posted the rom... cause I had been so many center in our city but they cant bring my phone back.. so thank you so much... I bring my phone back.... more power to you

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  38. is there cwm of garnet?
    para hindi na ako mahirapan sa susunod.. please

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  39. wala pa ako CWM para sa Garnet eh...try mo sa FB group ng garnet :)

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  40. You are welcome po. Im happy na nakatulong ako :D

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  41. panu po ba i.restore and cm garnet pag na format po ito gamit ang sp flash tool. need help po .

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  42. iflash mo nalang po... sa flash tool ulit.

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  43. bakit hindi mag ilaw kahit e charge? kung e connect ko sa computer walang do me detect..plz help naman

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  44. itry mo yan kahit walang battery. dapat magkonek parin yan.

    1. Ganito tanggalin battery at ilagay ulit
    2. Hold VOLUME DOWN at VOLUME UP at huwag bibitawan.
    4. Isaksak ang USB cable.
    5. Icheck kung sa device manager>port section kung may MTK Preloader or VCOM driver na naka install.

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  45. san ko makikita ung scatter ng garnet ko sir ?

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  46. sa nadownload niyo po na firmware...kung may screenshot ka po ng nadownload mo maituturo ko.

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  47. pano po ifix ung CMG after flashing nareverse lhat ng makikita mo sa screen..like logo, bootanimation pati na sa home at mga icons..as in lahat po..cnu na nakaencounter nyan? pahelp ako pls. .TIA

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  48. Hmm, hindi ko pa yan naexperience. nagtry na po kayo maghard reset after magflash?

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  49. soft brick lng po b kya nito??

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  50. hanggat nadedetect pa ng computer eh pede pa magawa po.

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  51. Salamat dito idol, tested sa garnet ko :)

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  52. thanks sa feedback sir jonathan...

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  53. same problem po. nka reverse yung screen after flashing

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  54. baka po board version 3 yang garnet niyo hanapin niyo po yong post ko di ng garnet V3

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  55. pwede po paki link nalang? :)

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  56. updated the link po sa taas, sa download these files.

    pacheck nalang po thanks.

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  57. ok na po MARAMING SALAMAT. :))

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  58. baka po invalid imei?

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  59. unknown imei nga ung 1 saka 2

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  60. restore ka lang po sa mtkdroidstool, dapat rooted muna ang phone mo po...

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  61. google mo lang po mtkdroidstool yong version 2.4.8 dyan ka nalang magrestore.

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  62. 2.5.3 yung na download ko eh ok lang po ba?

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  63. minsan kasi kailangan mo pa yung version 2.4.8 para magkaroon ka ng root access...

    kaya download ka na rin ng v2.4.8

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  64. ah ok feedback po later

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  65. try mo po sa kingroot magroot pwede via cp lang po...

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  66. ok na po salamat ulit. :))

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  67. Problem: Hang on android logo.
    Solution: Followed the instruction above then additional lang, I rooted the unit (kasi hang pa rin after flashing) tapos lumabas na yung mga icons. Invalid IMIE nga lang... Sinunod ko ulit yung instruction sa taas sa pag recover ng IMIE then A BIG DONE!!!
    WORKING!!!
    AYOS!!! Thanks for sharing

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  68. Salamat po sa feedback :-)

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  69. Sir paano po yung sa SPFlash Tool wala pong file location sa dinownload kong scatter? Im using CM Garnet 3 months sakin to

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  70. Nandyan na po lahat ng file pa double check nalang po ng nadownload niyo. Thanks

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  71. Sir paano po ito maayos after ko po i flash mirrored yung screen ko :( How to fix this reply asap :) Thanks

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  72. Board V3 sigro ang phone mo... Sa taas po may link ng board version 3 sa download these files. May link na po doon..

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  73. SIR!! THANK YOU PO!!! BUMALIK NA PO SYA SA NORMAL :)))) 100% WORKED I have v0.1 build may signal na rin po :))) Thanks a lot sir keep it up po :D

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  74. Ok salamat naman at nag ok na :-)

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  75. sir wala po bang version 2?

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  76. sir pano po ba efix yung lumalabas ung android pagkatapos tatakbo tapos biglang maghuhung? naetry ko na pong e flash yung 2 firmware po pero wala pa rin

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  77. Sir try mo yung pang board version 3...

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  78. DaHil Nahirapan po ako husto..
    gusto ko lamang ishare kung panu ginawa ko..
    success ung pag flash ko kaso walan IMEI...
    sinunod ko ung tut pero failed pa rin ayaw magroot
    vroot..frama root. iroot.. srsroot ayaw talaga..
    try root genius gamit ang pc success aun ok nmn...
    nxt kong gagawin is ung imei
    di din gumana ung pag change ko ng imei using mtkdroidtool
    try ko gumamit ng imei generator...
    nag generate ako tapos gumamit ako ng root explorer para ireplace ung ung imei sa loob ng system dun sa nvram..

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  79. para sa walang imei eto solusyon
    root using root genius
    tapos gamit kau imei generator
    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2399037
    tapos root explorer para malipat mo ung file sa loob ng system

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  80. Maraming salamat po sa pagbahagi ng iyong nalalaman.

    Makakatulong yan sa iba.

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  81. Maraming salamat po sa idea.

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  82. ganyangg din akin try ko ung v3 working kaso walang imei

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  83. Thanks sir sa pagbahagi ng iyong idea.

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  84. kahit deadboot basta mtk procs kayang kaya ng spflashtool

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  85. gamit ka root genius using pc tapos imei generator
    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2399037

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  86. sir meron pa ba ung duragon para sa DTC GT5s

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  87. hold mo po power,up and down volume at lagay mo agad yung usb sa pc mo at wag mo munang bitawan yung ma button hanggang di pa nababasa makikita mo sa devices and printers at pagnabasa na pwede ka ng mag format

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  88. ,.,. ayaw eh

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  89. bat po ganun na hard reset ko na po pero bootloop parin?

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    1. try mo po yong pang V3 na firmware....baka board version 3 yang sayo.

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  90. bat po ganun na hard reset ko na po pero bootloop parin?

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  91. Boss pano malalaman kung v3 yung board o hindi? Thanks.

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    1. Kapag may flash sa camera yon ang board version 3.

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  92. meron po ba kayo stock rom ng o+ 8.33

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  93. hi was just seeing if you minded a comment. i like your website and the thme you picked is super. I will be back. Samsung Galaxy A series

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