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Tutorial for the ZTE Skate V960, Orange Montecarlo, MEDION P4310 (This currentlyworks the same way on all 3 models, on android 2.3.5 and lower 08/01/2012)(I amnot responsible for bricking)Posted Image

In this tutorial I will explain you guys how to modify your device. I will explain you what rooting actually is, how to install ClockworkMod, how to make full phone backups, why you should or should not modify your device and how to changeyour phones ROM (Operating System).Note: Before you go through with this tutorial you should know what your stock build is, and if there is a full backup available in case you ever need to go back.There are apps you could download in the market to see your stock software build. (ex SystemPanel Lite). Mine was "GB_BEL_MEDION_P743V1.0.0B02".

Index:Part 1) Rooting explanation.Part 2) Installing clockworkmod for beginners.Part 3) More info about the stock recovery.Part 4) Installing superboot.(root access)Part 5) Custom ROMs explanation.Part 6) Installing a custom ROM.Part 7) Restoringto stock backups explanation.Part 8) Flashing backups/partitions trough ADB.Part 9) Recovering a damaged phone. (de-bricking)Part 10) Total Phone Transfer (TPT)Part 11) Links to other tutorials, Custom ROMs, addon's and stock Roms.Part 12)Changing splash screen/boot animation (LINK)

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Part 1) Rooting explanation (READ THIS FIRST!!!)

Note: If you have a sim locked Orange monte carlo and you want to unlock it it is recommended you do that first before you continue. The link to the tutorial isin part 11.A lot of new people want to root there phone, but only a few know what it actually is. So I'm going to explain it as simple as possible.You could compare an unrooted Android phone to being on a computer without adminrights. You dont have access to change everything, because someone added restrictions. While having root access (Super user) on your phone is like being an admin, it gives you access to change and modify things a normal user couldnt. The pro

blem with this is you could also brick your phone if you dont know what your doing.Normally you are just admin, which gives you the rights to install/delete things, change options, etc.But if you have superuser rights you can screw up the kernel, over clock the processor, changing system files,etc. Things like this could brick your phone. Forexample overclocking to high you could fry your hardware.

There are many people who think they need to root there phone, in order to change to another ROM (Description below). But this in fact is not true, you could flash another ROM that already has super user rights. So you dont need to flash Superboot anymore. ROMs like (Cyanogenmod, Bluemonte, Elitemovil, etc) already haveSU rights.

You could flash a ROM trough a custom recovery (like Clockworkmod). Or trough ADB (Android Debugging Bridge), but thats for more experienced users. The tutorialon installing Clockworkmod and custom ROMs is below.

So in conclusion:If you want to change to a other ROM, you dont need to root because almost everycustom ROM has super user pre-installed. You can install a ROM trough clockworkmod. Read part 2If you want to stay on your stock ROM, and have root access you need to installsuperboot. The tutorial is in part 4, but i do recommend installing clockworkmod

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first. ________________________________________________________________________________ _________ Part 2) Installing clockworkmod for beginners. (Johnny Hungs package)In this tutorial I will be explaining you guys how to install clockworkmod on WINDOWS, I already did this on windows Xp and windows7. Most of the info was already out there. But i also had trouble understanding this at first, so i made a made a tutorial that might help my fellow noobs :D

First some things you should know. Clockworkmod recovery (CWM) is a custom recovery for android devices. With this you can do things like making backups, restoring backups, flashing roms etc. For more info about clockworkmod read this: LINKNote: Installing clockworkmod will remove your original recovery partition. So before you start installing clockworkmod look if there is a stock rom for your device. (More info below in part 2)Now you know what clockworkmod is the first thing we should do is install the handset drivers. These can be found here: LINK Just download both drivers.You can connect the device and install the Handset_USB_Driver.exe. Now you have installed ONLY the handset driver. Installing the google_usb_driver.zip will come later in this tutorial. Just extract the .zip to your desktop or anywhere you want.Note: if you have windows xp. Also download android_winusb_Skate_WinXP.zip and replace android_winusb.infNow on your phone go to Settings >Applications > Development and tick "USB Debuggi

ng".Once you have the handset drivers installed and USB Debugging turned on it is time to download the package we need TWM_Fantastic_T3_Root_Packge.rar LINK MIRROR extract the content of the .rar to your desktop or anywhere you want.Before we do the next step it is important to know what will happen once you click 0_Install_CWM_recovery.bat The first thing that will happen is the phone will restart and get stuck on the starting screen. (bootloader) And the second thing isthat windows will detect the phone as something else "Android phone". For this we need the second driver we downloaded. google_usb_driver

Now its time to install clockworkmod. With your device turned on and connected to the computer. Click 0_Install_CWM_recovery.bat in the folder you downloaded.You should get the same as in the picture below. (It shuts down afterwards)

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And your device will be detected as "Android phone" or usb device not recognized So we will go to device manager and install it manually. Find your device click Update Driver Software > Browse my computer for driver software > Click Browse go tohe google_usb_driver" folder click android_winusb.infPosted ImageNow if your driver should be installed and It should come up as. Android ADB interfacePosted ImageNow if you wait a little your phone should reboot. And clockworkmod should be installed. Worst case scenario: your phone will still be stuck after 10min and youwill have to pull the battery out. But if you now start up completely and click

0_Install_CWM_recovery.bat again. It should install just fine since it has all the drivers now.Resized to 68% (was 668 x 194) - Click image to enlargePosted Image

Once clockworkmod is installed you can start installing custom roms. Tutorial inpart 6.

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Part 3) More info about the stock recovery.

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When your phone is still at stock (completely untouched) you have a stock recovery, but you cant access it with volume down + Power like clockworkmod. If you trythis your phone will show a white box with the letters FTM inside and it will becompletely stuck, in my experience removing the battery is the only option.So once you flash ClockworkMod it will overwrite the original recovery partition. If you make a backup from here, you didnt make a complete stock backup. You made a backup of everything except the stock recovery partition. The recovery.img inside the backup will be Clockworkmod. So if you want to flash Clockworkmod , make sure there is a backup available for your specific device. LINK

If you are still at stock and you want go to your recovery. (make sure USB debugging is on). You will have to use ADB, thats a part of the android SDK and use this command <adb reboot recovery>If this all sounds to complicated, you could download a tool modaco member D3abL3 made called: ADBmade easy. wich makes ADB it a lot easier. Just download it install it and click Reboot into recovery

Note: You can also install your (Bootloader) drivers trough ADB. Click Open CMD for ADB commands And type adb reboot bootloader you will get <waiting for device> like in the picture above. From there you can install the drivers trough device manager. (Like mentioned in part 1)

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Part 4) Installing Superboot for beginners. (Johnny Hungs package)

Please check your android version first. Go to: Settings > About phone > Androidversion Only continue if you have 2.3.4 of 2.3.5 else you could get your phone in ootloop. If the version matches download this package: LINK MIRROR

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!Installing Super user also known as rooting your device is only necessary if youwant to stay on your stock ROM, or any other ROM that does not have Super userpreinstalled. If you just want to change your ROM read Part1 of this tutorial for a full explanation.

Part 4a) Installing the right drivers (if you already did this skip to part 4b)Go to this page: LINK and Just download both drivers.You can connect the device and install the Handset_USB_Driver.exe. Now you have installed ONLY the handset driver. Installing the google_usb_driver.zipwill come later in this tutorial. Just extract the .zip to your desktop or anywhere you want.Note: if you have windows xp. Also download android_winusb_Skate_WinXP.zip and replace "android_winusb.infNow on your phone go to Settings > Applications > Development and tick "USB Debugging".Now that we have done that open Johnny Hungs package you downloaded. TWM_Fantastic

_T3_Root_Packge.rar and extract the content of the package to your desktop or anywhere you want. Before we do the next step it is important to know what will happe

n once you click 1_Install_Android_2.3.x_root.batThe first thing that will happen is the phone will restart and get stuck on thestarting screen. (boot loader) And the second thing is that windows will detectthe phone as something else "Android phone". For this we need the second driverwe downloaded. google_usb_driverSo once you clicked 1_Install_Android_2.3.x_root.bat. You should see <waiting fordevice>.To install these drivers go to device manager and install it manually. Find your device click Update Driver Software > Browse my computer for driver software Click Browse go to "the google_usb_driver" folder click android_winusb.inf

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Part 4b) Flashing superboot.If you didnt yet download Johnny Hungs TWM_Fantastic_T3_Root_Packge.rar download itLINK MIRROR and extract the content of the package to your desktop or anywhere you want.Turn your device on and connect it to the computer make sure USB debugging is ticked. Go to the folder you extracted and follow the instructions below:If you have android 2.3.4 click 1_Install_Android_2.3.4_root.bat this will flash th boot.img in that directory.If you have android 2.3.5 click 1_Install_Android_2.3oot.bat this will flash the super2root.img in that directory.You should see a command prompt opening showing something like this. (It shuts down afterwards)Resized to 68% (was 668 x 194) - Click image to enlargePosted Image

Note: If it says <waiting for device> wait a little. If that doesnt work you donthave the right drivers read Part4a first.

Now if you wait a little your phone should reboot. And super user should be installed. Worst case scenario your phone will still be stuck after 10min and you will have to pull the battery out. But if you let it reboot completely and click 1_ Install_Android_2.3.x_root.bat again. It should install just fine since it has all the drivers now.

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Part 5) Custom ROMs explainationFirst im going to try to explain what a ROM is.A ROM (Read Only Memory) basically is the phones operation system. So a custom rom is the same thing except its customized by someone. Since android is open source, developers can take stock ROMs and modify/optimize them. They can take things out they dont like, add things and so on. Custom ROMs are most of the time better than stock ROMs because custom ROM developers, listen more to what the peoplewant. They fix there bugs faster and they develop more updates. Often ROMs havebetter battery life etc because they have optimized kernels. And reasons I dontunderstand myself :D

The only downside about flashing ROMs is if something goes wrong, your phone cou

ld be bricked. Wich will make the phone the device completely unrecoverable. Sobefore you flash a custom rom allways make sure that your device is supported. Allways read the instruction provided by the ROM developer.

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Part 6a) Installing a custom ROM (You should have Clockworkmod installed)First download a rom compatible with your phone and put it anywhere on your SD card (you dont have to rename it) then reboot into Clockworkmod by pressing volumedown + power while booting, or with the phone connected to the PC and the ADB command adb reboot recovery You should boot into CWM.

You can navigate trough CWM by these buttons.

Volume up = Navigate up.Volume down = Navigate down.Home button = Enter.Return =Return.

Part 6b) Making a backupNow before we start installing a ROM i recommend you taking a nandroid backup ofyour current rom. This is a full backup of your phone. This will include all settings, data, accounts etc To perform a backup in CWM follow the directions below.backup and restore > backupYou can allways go back to the backup afterwards.

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backup and restore > restore

Part 6c) Doing wipesBefore you install a new ROM you should ALWAYS do these 3 wipes.wipe factory/data > Yeswipe cache > Yesadvanced > wipe dalvik cache> YesSometimes after flashing a new rom, the phone gets stuck at the first bootscreen. Just pull out the battery and put it back in. Then reboot into ClockworkMod again and do a 4th wipe. Formatting your system partition will remove your ROM completely. So make sure you have a WORKING rom or backup before you do this.mounts and storage format/system

Part 6d) Installing a romNow for installing the rom go to: install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard Go to your Rom on your SD card. YesOnce your done.Reboot system now > Yes and you should have succesfully installed your rom.

Note: Sometimes after installing a ROM your screen will turn black when you tryto call/recive calls, and you have to pull the battery out. There is a simple fix for this: Go to your dailer (to make calls) and type:

" *983*0# " Go to sensors and while not covering the sensor click "calibrate". On some ROMs like CyanogenMod & Atomic this will not work, they have a app builtin to do that. Called ZTE settings.

Or to end call with the power button: "settings > accessablity > power button ends call"

If you have a corrupted battery animation while the phone is off. follow these instrutions: LINK

________________________________________________________________________________ ___________ Part 7) Info about restoring to stock backups.If your phone still works but you want to go back to full stock for warranty purposes, you will have to find the right stock files for your phone. They should be in the ZTE stock ROMs section.In some cases there is a full stock ROM available, if you flash this like any other rom your device should be completely stock. including your recovery partitio

n. So after rebooting, clockworkmod will be gone.In many other cases, the backup you download will have .img files inside like anandroid backup. But you cant flash it through recovery because it doesnt have a m5 sum file inside. In this case you will have to flash the files trough a computer using ADB. The backup should have a minimum of 4 .img files. recovery.img, boot.img, splash.img, system.img There could be more files but you dont need those.

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Part 8) Flashing backups/partitions trough ADBYou will have to download ADB, or you could download ADB Made easy (made by D3abL3) which I use.Assuming you have a windows computer with ABD installed, the right backup and US

B debugging ticked on under Settings >Applications > Development > USB Debugging".You can go on with the tutorial.Now copy the 4 .img files from the backup in the directory of ADB.Open ADB Made easy with your phone connected. Normally your device should show up.If not click the refresh icon, or install your drivers.With your phone connected and detected click Open CMD for ABD commands Now we needto reboot into the bootloader, before we can flash anything. In order to do this you have to type adb reboot bootloader Now your phone should appear to be stuckat the first bootscreen.To flash the full backup type these 4 commands:

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"fastboot flash recovery recovery.img""fastboot flash boot boot.img""fastboot flash system system.img""fastboot flash splash splash.img"You should allways see this after every flash:Posted ImageYou could also flash clockworkmod this way: "fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-skate.img"If everything is flashed. Reboot the device by typing:"fastboot reboot"Your device should reboot, and you should be back at complete stock now. :)

________________________________________________________________________________ ___________ Part 9) Recovering a damaged phone (de-bricking)If somehow your phone is bricked and cant boot into android OS anymore. There area few options that could restore your phone. You should read this very carefully or you could make things worse. And always be sure you are using the right files. Below is a list of methods, the easiest and most recommended method comes first.Here is an example of a bricked ZTE blade, a bricked skate should look the same.

________________________________________________________________________________ __________ Part 9a) Clockworkmod (Recommended)You should always try booting into CWM (Clockworkmod) first before you do anything drastic. You can do this by pressing power + volume down. If you can still boot

into CWM you can try to do the 3 wipes or restore a backup from there. Be careful if you restore a backup that has the stock recovery inside you will lose theability to boot into CWM once you rebooted.If you can boot into CWM try these 3 wipes first.wipe factory/data > Yeswipe cache > Yesadvanced > wipe dalvik cache> YesReboot and see if this solved it, if not reboot back into ClockworkMod and do a4th wipe. This will format your system partition so make sure you have a WORKINGrom or backup before you do this. Allso make sure you dont accidentally format something wrong, this could brick your phone. So only do the 4th wipe if necessary. Copy your backup/ROM to your SD card by connecting your phone to your computer.Go to mounts and storage > mount USB storage copy your ROM or backup to your SD and do the 4 wipes.

wipe factory/data > Yeswipe cache > Yesadvanced > wipe dalvik cache> Yesmounts aage > format /systemIf you have a CWM backup you should put the folder in SDcard\clockworkmod\backup\Then goto backup and restore > Restore if you have a working backup it should start restoring.(To flash a ROM read part 6c and 6d.) __________________________________________

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Part 9b)Flashing partitions trough fastboot.

If your phone is stuck on the first boot screen or cant boot into CWM you could try flashing Clockworkmod, to your phone trough fastboot.

Connect your phone to your computer with your USB cable, and power it on. Wait alittle and if your phone gets detected install the right drivers and follow theinstructions in part 8 if you can flash Clockworkmod or all the stock partitionsyou shouldbe able to boot.

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Part10) Total phone transfer (TPT)

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In my opinion you should only flash a TPT if you know what youre doing, or as a matter of last resort if your phone is bricked. This is for more advanced users,you have to be aware that flashing corrupt/wrong TPT could permanently brick your phone if you follow the instructions carfully. If you go through make sure youuse the right file for your phone. And always check if your files are not corrupt.

Make sure your phone is charged, and you remove the charger before you begin!

YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!!

You can find the TPTs files and more info about them here: LINK. You can choose which ever layout you want. If you want to return to the stock lay-out, downloadthe stock TPT for your country. All TPT's in the page above wil flash clockworkmod 4.0.1.4 and boot into clockworkmod once the TPT is done.

Note: I will be using MD5 check utility v2.31 to see if the files arent damaged. LINK

Once you downloaded the one of the TPTs, for example Option 1. Copy the MD5sum provided with the archive and paste it in your MD5 check utility, then browse to you

r file ex 150sys-35cache-skate-tpt.zip and open it. It should say the codes matchlike in the picture below. If they dont match re-download the file.

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Note: I recommend using an empty SD card for this, and if it doesnt work use a different SD card. (Some people reported 2GB or 4GB SD cards have a better compatibility.)

Now that you made sure the download isnt corrupt, connect a SD card to your computer. Extract the image folder from the TPT archive to the root directory of your SD card. Example E:\image\ Now you should only have the folder with the image on yo

ur SD card

Safely disconnect your SD card from your computer, then reconnect it and open the image folder. Then open the nandroid.md5 file in notepad. Copy and check the MD5 rom the text file, and compare it to the image.bin

Only go through if the MD5sum's matched both times!!!

Then Safely remove the SD card, put it back in your mobile and power on with volume up + power held until you see a black screen with green letters like the videobelow. In some cases the button combination does not work you could try volume u

p + menu + power or if you can still boot into android "Settings > about phone >update system> storage card updates"

Your phone should reboot. Wait at least 10minutes if you dont see anything. Now your phone should reboot into clockworkmod, Now go to mounts and storage > mount USB storage copy your ROM to your SD and flash it. You dont need to do any wipes,since everything was wiped during the TPT.

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