Bricked Volla X Phone
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#braindump
this whole thing, from the bricking, through trying to fix the hatch, to the teleport malfunction on the support channel, shows indeed a collection of unfortunate events not because of your unlucky self, but because volla and ubuntu touch still haven't grew out of this "embrionatic" state, in my humble opinion.
got my own volla x just a few weeks ago, and i love it very much, but i can't trust my mom would be able to use it. mostly because i rely on telegram to talk with her, and delta chat still needs lots of improvements yet including a ut version (and i really dunno of any better alternatives), but also because of the rawmess of the whole eco system, from kernel development to ux polishing.
this is normal, though.
like every other truly free and open source huge project out there (android works as a bad example because of its closed ecosystem in practice, like everything google does, and we do need better words to distinguish such evilness), it eventually becomes the default option. software that works for everyone in reality requires this code cleaninless that can only be achieved with no bs full transparency. linux, wikipedia, blender, etc. smaller projects like ledger, ffmpeg, and rsync also play important pervasive roles... in common, they get used everywhere and have no need for an alternative.
tl;dr
we probably need more or better awareness around ubuntu in general, volla, and invisible pervasive projects.
please keep us updated on how, i'm sure, you manage to unbrick it!
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@cregox I was able to contact the Volla group on Telegram https://t.me/vollaphonefan and @NotKit answered with instructions on how to unbrick.
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@buz Could you please explain what you needed to do, I'm sure it would help others. Thanks
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@lakotaubp I had to use the SP Flash tool to unbrick. Very similar to this post
( https://rubencarneiro.github.io/rubencarneiro.io//Volla-phone-Repair/ )but used the zip file for the volla X. -
@buz
Well, good you sorted it out.
Mediatek is pretty easy to factory flash with the spflash tool, but like i said, you need the right file, glad HalloWelt gave you it. -
Volla X is now on the installer https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/tag/0.9.1-beta
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Hello,
and my Volla X is broken after trying to update via ubports ...when his battery suddenly dropped
It doesn't react at all. It only looks like a device with lsusb. I guess the only way to restore it is:
https://rubencarneiro.github.io/rubencarneiro.io//Volla-phone-Repair/
but I'm missing information (scatter file) ...
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@Nicksons
You can find scatter in this archive
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JrgkqPE36h-jRqmX_I4isQjCk_ZjWxJ8/view?usp=sharing -
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@altevedev Thanks! I fixed it!
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@doktorcaligari ut already lets you use root without unlocking the bootloader - also look for 'developer mode' in the about section of system settings for adb usage
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@keneda said in Bricked Volla X Phone:
Mediatek is pretty easy to factory flash with the spflash tool, but like i said, you need the right file, glad HalloWelt gave you it.
Not when you use Linux and try to use SP Flash Tool because it depends on a bunch of old libraries used in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and can't find the LiveCD/DVD/ISO of it because it has been taken offline...
So I ended up using Windows 7 instead...
@mateo_salta said in Bricked Volla X Phone:
@doktorcaligari ut already lets you use root without unlocking the bootloader - also look for 'developer mode' in the about section of system settings for adb usage
This ^^^^
This whole story turned out ugly because you simply do not need to mess around with Fastboot and Bootloader Unlocking to be able to use ADB commands!
You only need Developer Mode
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@nero355 So what is the best way to unbrick the Volla X, and where can I get the files to unbrick it?
I use macOS and linux, but could spin up a virtual windows machine as well.Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
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@pace
The best is to use HalloVelt files, flashing with MTK/SP Flash Tools. -
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@pace
Well, you may noticed this topic where you asks for help is not yours, and is marked solved, so someone that got same problem or so, got the same answer, and that worked.I don't have those files, but, just search the topic you actually used to ask, to find those, and solve this thread again.
All is there, only a little reading and searching skill needed
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@pace
@buz said in Bricked Volla X Phone:I had to use the SP Flash tool to unbrick. Very similar to this post
( https://rubencarneiro.github.io/rubencarneiro.io//Volla-phone-Repair/ )but used the zip file for the volla X.@altevedev said in Bricked Volla X Phone:
You can find scatter in this archive
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JrgkqPE36h-jRqmX_I4isQjCk_ZjWxJ8/view?usp=sharingIf you want to be sure to have the right files and maby even further instructions, I would reach out to HalloWelt Systeme (The company behind Volla) direcly.
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With any support questions for 3rd party devices you could also contact Volla support, they are very friendly.
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@aarontheissueguy Thanks, I will reach out to Volla and hopefully get this paper weight up and running again
Happy new year!
