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Saturday, March 7, 2015

Cherry Mobile Emerald Kitkat Update and to unbrick your phone

Hi,
This firmware is for Cherry Mobile Emerald. You can use this firmware to unbrick or to update your phone to Kitkat version.

The firmware is not rooted. If you want to root this phone you can use vRoot to root it.

You can fix the following issue in your phone:
1. Bootloop
2. Damaged System UI
3. TP Upgrade only
4. Dead phone but it is detected in computer
5. Remove Gmail Account / Password / Pattern Lock (Alternative Way)



"DOWNLOAD THESE FILES"
Firmware Here -->Cherry Mobile Emerald Kitkat
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. 




FOR DAMAGED BASEBAND or UNKNOWN BASEBAND (Your phone must be rooted first)

1. Make sure you have MTKDROIDSTOOL version 2.4.8 or version 2.5.3 (you can search it in google)
2.  In MTKDroidstool (I assume you launch the tool) -- Click in Root. 
3. In your device -- After you press Root, you need to authorize it. A pop up message will appear. Click Allow/Authorize depends on your root application.
4. In MTKDroidsTool -- Click in IMEI/NVRAM, then click in RESTORE.
5. Then look for the folder where you extracted the NVRAM files.
6. Check if the Baseband is fixed. And if the IMEI is fully restored.
7. If Baseband is still Unknown and IMEI is invalid. Then you need to hard reset first your phone.
8. After hard reset your baseband should be fixed already. (base on my experience)
9. If your baseband is fixed sometimes the IMEI is still invalid. So you need to restore the IMEI.
10.  To restore IMEI follow Step 1-4, but you should not restore. You should fill the IMEI then click REPLACE. Then reboot your phone.  VOILA! I hope the phone is fully working :)

I hope this tutorial help you. Please drop a comment if something is not clear to you.

Tested by:
Me - Files / Flashing

66 comments:

  1. works perfectly, keep up the good work

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  2. thank you po sa feedback, jellybean po ba kayo nong nagupdate kayo?

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  3. Sir maraming thank you po talaga it works :) nagana na yung touch panel ko ng maayos :) SALUTE sir!!
    GODBLESS po :)

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  4. you are welcome po, salamat po sa feedback rin.

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  5. idol good morning idol well sa forum ok naman success yung cp ko and thank u for helping us anyway this is a private cp ko nag update sa OTA KK den nawala nag loko na ang unit after flashing many times ayun nakita ko din forum u and thanks for ur help.just few question maybe is not coming from the program or the way of flashing im just ask my bakit nag hahang ang phone tapos na stock cya or cguro minsan hardware na,diba ?nasobrahan sa flashing anyway thanks a lot idol.more power to u and to your family salamat

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  6. one thing idol lets check if you have myphone rio agua fun v2 rom or some discussion,yung unit total dead or not totaly dead kasi nag flash ako ng mt6571 na frimware its ok naman cya 100% pero nung "on" kuna cp almost tagal balik ang battery ayaw parin mabuhay pero nakatapos ako ng flashing ha,any idea idol? kailangan paba i pre heat ung cpu nya para magising or any frimware for para sa solution?thanks idol just waiting here god bless

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  7. sir sensya na hindi ko pa talaga naexperience na mamatayan ng rio V2, ang nagawa ko lang po ay yung privacy password lock up.

    nagtry ka po ba ng format all+download?

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  8. Kirigaya Mackie Suson KazutoMarch 9, 2015 at 2:10 PM

    boss.. galing po eme ko sa KITKAT pero nung dinowngrade ko to JELLYBEAN.. reverse na touch niya.
    pa help po gusto ko mag downgrade :)

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  9. yon lang, try mo po yong xolo firmware.

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  10. well di naman cya na dead first time,nag rerestart lang cya dahil nag CWM ako para wipe data uli tapos nung nag restart ganun na nangyari restart lang,pero i think sa usy box yun nangyari na install ko kasi yung smart ini or di ko matandaan kung anung file yun tapos na check ko yung clear tapos ganun na nangyari.nung gamitan kuna flash dun di na nabuhay

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  11. jellybean po yung akin. mauupgrade ba sa kitkat using above method? tnx

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  12. NICE ONE PO! KITKAT NA EME KO. MARAMING THANK YOU PO.. :)

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  13. Salamat sir dito . Kitkat na Yung Eme ko.

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  14. Walang ano man... Salamat sa feedback...

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  15. Nîmrõd RõdrîguezMarch 28, 2015 at 10:52 PM

    Galing neto. THANKYOU boss. Ngayon di na ko matatakot ma brick ulet ung phone ko.

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  16. tnx po. kitkat na po. ok lng po ba di ko na lng po ehard reset?

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  17. may tut kaba panu lagyan ng cwm ang emerald kitkat boss?

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  18. Wala eh...try mi sa group ng emerald

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  19. hmm sir anu po prob pag meron nmn nakalagay na sim tapos hindi na dedetect ng phone?

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  20. Check mo po imei *#06#

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  21. invalid imei po lumalabas

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  22. Pa restore nalang po.. May guide naman dyan.

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  23. Boss may tanung ako sa SP Flash tool po ba kukuha nang android scatter or sa kitkat firmware na android scatter?? pakisagot po boss.

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  24. idownload mo po yong firmware sa taas sa download these files.

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  25. bakit po walang nangyari boss? hanggang welcome lang hindi na makapunta sa launcher eh.. sinunod ko naman lahat eh.

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  26. e`check din po bah ang cache at usrdata??

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  27. Ou sadyang matagal lang bah talaga tu mag open boss John?

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  28. sir ok na po .. hintayin lang pala hhee salama boss #John Pallan

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  29. Ahh ok sensya na ngayon ko lang nabasa message mo.

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  30. Pwede rin ba tong gawin kahit hindi 64 bit yung pc?

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  31. Puwede po, pag hindi po mainstall ang driver, idisable mo po muna ang driver signing.

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  32. Ah okay po, tapos po ba pwede na akong mag-install ng rom?

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  33. Joan Zsarina B. ValleJune 5, 2015 at 11:39 PM

    Sir tanong po.. Sa "Installing Driver with AutoInstaller" sa #4.. Paano po malalaman na nadetect na sya? Sa PC po ba? Or sa Eme?
    Kasi sa Eme, Factory Mode yung lumabas eh.

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  34. Joan Zsarina B. ValleJune 6, 2015 at 3:22 AM

    Paano po pag na PMT_Changed error, then inulit ko at umabot ng 100% pero may error pa rin. Ang masaklap, di na sya madetect ng computer and ayaw na rin nyang mag on.. :( RIP emerald na nga ba?

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  35. Good day sir can you extract the firmware for android one devices w/c is cherry mobile one and myphone uno? so we can use SP flash tools with it we still have no solution for bricked devices as of yet. We have a large community in facebook if you're interested thank you very much.

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  36. Hi sir Rilect, I don't have a test unit to extract the firmware. I will upload it when I have a test unit.

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  37. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I DID IT AGAIN ^_^
    BUT I DID IT TWICE BECAUSE I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH "PRIVACY PROTECTION PASSWORD"
    I JUST DID A "FORMAT ALL+DOWNLOAD" AND IT WORK

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  38. good day sir... bakit my screen password pagkatapos ko mag firmware sir?? ano password?? thanks po

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  39. pa help ala cgnal both sim ko after i flash this

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  40. Raihana Tanggote MindalanoJuly 6, 2015 at 1:41 AM

    Good am sir... file corrupted po kasi ung nadowload kong firmware kapag ini-extract ko siya using winrar. Wala naman po akong naging problema sa pagdownload. Mayron po ba kayong iba jan na link na pwede iDL. Salamat po :)

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  41. Hi po ayus naman po yang download link na yan, marami narin kasi nakapag download niyan eh.

    Try niyo po gumamit ng 7zip.

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  42. ROOT muna tas FORMAT ALL+ DOWNLOAD...kaso matagal lng pla ang initial loading...pero gumana na rin sa wakas for the 2nd try ..
    ung first try download hindi gumana yung
    kalawa FORMAT ALL+ DOWNLOAD gumana

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    1. Tama po kayo, pag download lang minsan ayaw gumana. Kailangan format all + download ang settings pag ayaw. Hindi rin masisira ang IMEI.

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  43. Sir success sya pero ndi nag upgrade pahelp po

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    1. try niyo po iset sa format all+download kung ayaw.

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  44. Sir patulong po plz ayaw mom ma detect ung phone ko hindi ko ma intall ung files

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    1. install mo muna yong driver, anong windows ba gamit mo?

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  45. hi goodmorning po ma'm and sir. ask ko lang po kung may CWM po na pwedeng gamitn without using pc . pls help po.

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  46. sir? paano po yung brom error storage did not match yung promt nag spft ... hanggang red bar lang po.. error na agad..

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  47. sir pwede po maka hingi ng back up nyo sa cm emerald kitkat? yung sa recovery po eto po link sa image: http://www.mediafire.com/view/npi98629jd72vo6/IMG_0200.JPG

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  48. guys.. bago pa na kitkat .. emerald ko . pwd po ba ito ma RAge core nya ?? ask lg salamat ,.

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  49. pano po gagwin para maging KK ung emerald ko ??

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  50. para ma DL ko ung Pokemon Go :)

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  51. sir...pwede pong pa update po nung link,,,sir

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