Vodafone VFD 301 PreLoader : NOT Active [ Erased ]

[kalinichenko]

I just had a customer bring in a dead VFD 301, tried to identify it in MTK Module and got the log below.Any help? (no idea why the image rotated)
Chinese Miracle II [MTK module] v 1.58

Operation : Check / Read Info [ v1.58 ]

1. Power Off Phone , Remove battery , Insert back
2. Insert USB cable. In some cases require hold BootKey

Wait for phone...
Phone found! [ 21 ]
Sync...
Inital Boot Ok!
BB_CPU_PID : 6580
BB_CPU_NME : [MediaTek] MT6580_S00
BB_CPU_EXT : 0xCA00 , 0x8A00 , 0x0000
Processing BROM stage
Settings for BROM configured!
SecCfgVal : 0x00000000
BromVer : 0x0005
BLVersion : 0x00FE
PreLoader : NOT Active [ Erased ]
BootLdrSS : NORMAL with PRELOADER
Processing DA stage
DA Select done, will use MTK_AllInOne_DA_v3.3001.00.00
Sending and initialize DA ...
Running DA ver.4.2 on BBID : 0x94
NAND Flash : NOT INSTALLED
eMMC Flash : 7001004545344544340109CDC079941F
Initialize Memory ...

[DA_ERROR] : DRAM Configure failed!
ErroCode : 0xBC000000
DRAM_INIT_REQ_FAILED
Boot Error!

Operation Failed
Elapsed: 00:00:08
Reconnect Power/Cable!

[JayDi]

Hello. Use MT2 module instead, please.

[kalinichenko]

Identify log

Card found : FXXXXXX , v0137
Infinity-Box Chinese Miracle MediaTek Service Module [ MTK ] v2.05

Load IDBase v123080 Ok!


Operation : Identify [ v2.05 ]

1. Make sure device is powered off. Power off, if need. Wait 20 seconds after
2. Insert USB cable in phone
Waiting for device connection ...

PTFN : MTK USB Port (COM21)
MODE : BOOTROM
PORT : 21
Waiting BOOT ack ...
BROM : Skip ACK verify
BROM : Init BROM
BROM init passed!
CHIP : MT6580 , SBID : 0x8A00 , HWVR : 0xCA00 , SWVR : 0x0000
TYPE : LEGACY MTK
BROM : SecLevel : 0x00000000
BROM : SecMode : PLAIN [+PRL]
BROM : BOOTROM
MODE : 0_base : BASE_v1712 | Manual : Disabled
Fail to disable Dog!
AGENT : Look for suitable BootChain in DA ...
AGENT : MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin
AGENT : Found MT6580
AGENT : MTK_DOWNLOAD_AGENT
BROM : Sending 1st DA ...
BROM : DA sent
BROM :Transfer control to DA ...
DA : AGENT started!
NAND : DEVICE NOT FOUND
NAND : 000000000000000000000000
eMMC : OK
eMMC : 4500017044453445CD0901341F9479C0
DAInf: 4 : 2 : 156
DA : EXT_RAM NOT initialized!
eMMC : OK
eMMC : 7001004545344544340109CDC079941F
NAND : DEVICE NOT FOUND
NAND : 000000000000000000000000
EMI : DEV : INFINITY
EMI : SRC : INFINITY-BOX_INTERNAL_EMIDB_v0
INIT : 0xBC : LP/DDR3 [ 0x00000000 : [ 0 B ] ]
DRAM : DRAM: 0x20000000 [ 512.00 MB ]
DA : DRAM ready!
DA : BOOT to 2nd DA ...
DA : Receiving HW info

EMMC: 7001004545344544340109CDC079941F
EMMC: VEN : KINGSTON | OEM : 01 | DEV : EE4ED4
EMMC:
BOOT1 : 0x00200000 [ 2.00 MB ]
BOOT2 : 0x00200000 [ 2.00 MB ]
RPMB : 0x00080000 [ 512.00 KB ]
USER : 0xE2000000 [ 3.53 GB ]

SRAM: 0x00020000 [ 128.00 KB ]
DRAM: 0x20000000 [ 512.00 MB ]

CHIP : MT6580 , SBID : 0x8A00 , HWVR : 0xCA00 , SWVR : 0x0000 , EVOL : 0x0000

RNID : 57E7AEB3E4731E85477CC261BEC31F98

STATUS : BLANK FLASH
BSTYLE : EMMC FLASH BOOT

DA : USB : FULL-SPEED
DA : USB : Change Port Speed
PTFN : DA USB VCOM Port (COM251)
MODE : PRELOADER PORT
PORT : 251

Boot done!

Patch Level : MRA58K
Display ID : MRA58K release-keys
Ver. CodeName : REL
Ver. Release : 6.0
Sec. Patch : 2016-10-05
Build Time : 1479979186
Product Model : VFD 301
Product Brand : Vodafone
Product Name : full_samg_vf
Product Device : VFD301
Product Manfct : Vodafone
Board Platform : mt6580
Product Info : samg_vf

USERDATA : PLAIN ( NOT encrypted )


Done!
Elapsed: 00:00:39

tried flashing firmware and it failed.
Log

Created by Infinity-Box (c) Chinese Miracle II (c) 2016
Device Brand : Vodafone
Device Model : VFD301
Device CPU : MT6580
Device IntName : Smart_mini7dual
Device Version : 6.0
Device Compile : 11/24/2016 12:16:12 PM
Device Project : alps-mp-m0.mp1-V2.34_jhz6580.weg.vf.m_P100
Device ExtInfo : VFD 301

Preloader [HW DEV] Info :
EMI : DEV : MT6752
EMI : SRC : preloader_samg_vf.bin
EMI : CNT : 0004
EMI : [00] : eMCP : eMMC+LP/DDR3 , ID : FE014E50314A39344D : VEN : MICRON | DEV : P1J94M : RAM : [ 512.00 MB ]
EMI : [01] : eMCP : eMMC+LP/DDR3 , ID : 150100464A32354142 : VEN : SAMSUNG | DEV : FJ25AB : RAM : [ 512.00 MB ]
EMI : [02] : eMCP : eMMC+LP/DDR3 , ID : 110100303034474530 : VEN : TOSHIBA | DEV : 004GE0 : RAM : [ 512.00 MB ]
EMI : [03] : eMCP : eMMC+LP/DDR3 , ID : 150100464E31324D42 : VEN : SAMSUNG | DEV : FN12MB : RAM : [ 1.00 GB ]

Operation : Write Flash [ v2.05 ]

Repartition : Enabled
Flash Verify : Disabled
Reg.Pre-Erase : Enabled
Verify HW/SW : Enabled
SData Backup : Disabled
Safe UserData : Disabled

Files :9
[FL] : Set : preloader_samg_vf.bin
[FL] : Set : lk.bin
[FL] : Set : boot.img
[FL] : Set : recovery.img
[FL] : Set : logo.bin
[FL] : Set : secro.img
[FL] : Set : system.img
[FL] : Set : cache.img
[FL] : Set : userdata.img

[FL] : Total size : 0x307043A4 [ 775.02 MB ]

1. Make sure device is powered off. Power off, if need. Wait 20 seconds after
2. Insert USB cable in phone
Waiting for device connection ...

PTFN : MTK USB Port (COM21)
MODE : BOOTROM
PORT : 21
Waiting BOOT ack ...
BROM : Skip ACK verify
BROM : Init BROM
BROM init passed!
CHIP : MT6580 , SBID : 0x8A00 , HWVR : 0xCA00 , SWVR : 0x0000
TYPE : LEGACY MTK
BROM : SecLevel : 0x00000000
BROM : SecMode : PLAIN [+PRL]
BROM : BOOTROM
MODE : 0_base : BASE_v1712 | Manual : Disabled
Fail to disable Dog!
AGENT : Look for suitable BootChain in DA ...
AGENT : MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin
AGENT : Found MT6580
AGENT : MTK_DOWNLOAD_AGENT
BROM : Sending 1st DA ...
BROM : DA sent
BROM :Transfer control to DA ...
DA : AGENT started!
NAND : DEVICE NOT FOUND
NAND : 000000000000000000000000
eMMC : OK
eMMC : 4500017044453445CD0901341F9479C0
DAInf: 4 : 2 : 156
DA : EXT_RAM NOT initialized!
eMMC : OK
eMMC : 7001004545344544340109CDC079941F
NAND : DEVICE NOT FOUND
NAND : 000000000000000000000000
EMI : DEV : MT6752
EMI : SRC : preloader_samg_vf.bin
EMI : CNT : 0004
EMI : [00] : eMCP : eMMC+LP/DDR3 , ID : FE014E50314A39344D : VEN : MICRON | DEV : P1J94M : RAM : [ 512.00 MB ]
EMI : [01] : eMCP : eMMC+LP/DDR3 , ID : 150100464A32354142 : VEN : SAMSUNG | DEV : FJ25AB : RAM : [ 512.00 MB ]
EMI : [02] : eMCP : eMMC+LP/DDR3 , ID : 110100303034474530 : VEN : TOSHIBA | DEV : 004GE0 : RAM : [ 512.00 MB ]
EMI : [03] : eMCP : eMMC+LP/DDR3 , ID : 150100464E31324D42 : VEN : SAMSUNG | DEV : FN12MB : RAM : [ 1.00 GB ]
EMI : Init EMI from PRELOADER
INIT : 0xBC : PRELOADER_INFO [ 0x00000000 : [ 0 B ] ]
DA : Failed to configure DA!
ERROR : 00000BC4 : DEVICE NOT FOUND

Error : Fail to init protocol!
Remove battery, cable. Check cable/connection/driver! Check SW hint! Repeat operation!

Reconnect Power/Cable!

[kalinichenko]

bump bump bump bump bump

[JayDi]

Check both logs.
Identify and flashing. Check listed preloaders FLASH'ids against installed in device.
It changed by someone and that is reason why it not work.
Since it is some variant of Alcatel? with OTP - then you can't install other eMCP, instead listed ones.

[rebainoor]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Y...RnR1AyU00/view

[Brka]

Originally Posted by rebainoor

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Y...RnR1AyU00/view

ROM PID: V301-2AVDTZ1 (Vodafone Tanzania)

b.r.
Alex

[Brka]

And here is attached correct (original) preloader (and scatter) for V301-2AVDGH1 ...

after flashing any other PID rom, flash just preloader after. Phone should be alive.
(or just put attached preloader in that posted rom and flash all)

b.r.
Alex

[kalinichenko]

thanks for the preloader and firmware, it's alive now but stuck in a spinning wheel right the vodafone logo.Tried hard reset to no avail

[Brka]

Originally Posted by kalinichenko

thanks for the preloader and firmware, it's alive now but stuck in a spinning wheel right the vodafone logo.Tried hard reset to no avail

Looks like same problem as in V300 ... phone need to have valid userdata partition.
First try ... reset to factory from phone recovery
if not help, try something a bit strange - check here on in alcatel section,
about V300, there are several flash files,
try to write only userdata from it.

b.r.
Alex