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Elephone S8 - Firmware
Elephone S8
Description | Discussion пїЅ | Purchase пїЅ | Accessories пїЅ | FirmwareпїЅ | Marriage and Repair

Important information

- For information about the likelihood and timing of updates of the official firmware, contact the technical support of the brand! Regarding the informal - directly to the authors!

Drivers and Utilities

пїЅ SP_Flash_Tool- MTK-based flash driver program, instructions, drivers and much more
пїЅ Signed SP Flashtool drivers пїЅ Another option
пїЅ Flashtool driver / Installing Unsigned Drivers
пїЅ Installing the MTP driver on Windows10
пїЅ USBDeview- A program to display and remove USB drivers installed on your computer.
пїЅ ADB (Android Debug Bridge)- a console application for PC, which is used to debug Android devices.
пїЅ MauiMETA- Repair IMEI and work with a modem.

Official firmware

пїЅ Firmware on the official website(all current models of the company)
пїЅ The repository of official firmware Elephone(all current models of the company)

ᵥ A download

7.1.1 ᵥ
пїЅ Elephone_S8_20171018 / SP Flash Tool
пїЅ Elephone_S8_20171010 / SP Flash Tool
пїЅ Elephone_S8_20170927 / SP Flash Tool

Unofficial firmware

ᵥA 7.1.1 ᵥ
пїЅ Elephone_S8_20180621_AEROM_v1/ SP Flash Tool
пїЅ Eragon/ SP Flash Tool

Instructions

пїЅ FlashTool Firmware Recommendations / Firmware Techniques
пїЅ Russification of menu items
пїЅ Instructions for installing firmware and recovery using SP Flashtool(we take files from our subject)
пїЅ Installing firmware for SP_Flash_Tool via TWRP
пїЅ Translated device firmware manual
пїЅ Instructions for firmware in the SP Flash Tool (with pictures)
пїЅ Video instruction on firmware via SP Flash Tool
• If the smartphone is frozen - long press the power button (>10 sec.) Turns it off or reboots.
• If the smartphone does not turn on - the smart may be in deep discharge, put on charge, the smart may not even respond to it at first, but after a while (5 minutes or even a couple of hours) it may wake up ..
• When reviving a brick, press simultaneously Gr + and Gr- (or only Gr +). Stitch as usual with SPFT.

Recovery & Root

пїЅTWRP 3.2.1-0
пїЅ TWRP пїЅ mirror
Entry to the recovery: from the off state, the entry to the recovery by the key combination is not yet found (or impossible).
The entrance to the recovery is possible from the enabled state:
- enable usb debugging, and reboot from the computer via adb, with the commandadb reboot recovery(ADB driver must be installed)
- with the help of applications for rebooting into the recovery and with the rights of the root, how to get the root without recovery - see below.
пїЅ Getting Root rights without custom recovery
пїЅ Root to install via TWRP:
В® SuperSU
В® Magisk

miscellanea

пїЅ FRP Lock bypass using the SP Flash Tool
• Google Apps (GAPPS):download, FAQ
пїЅ S8 section on xda-developers
"Improvers" (discussed in the relevant topics!):
пїЅ Xposed
пїЅ Beats audio
пїЅ Dolby ATMOS
пїЅ В® ViPER4Android (V4A)

Modifications and decorations

Installation instructions for a modified Bootanimation

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Post has been editedValeriyVK - 27.06.18, 11:00

Reason for editing: Aerom 20180621

[METALLURG66]

FlashTool firmware recommendations

ATTENTION - in order to avoid unnecessary problemsIS ALWAYSstart FlashTool with administrator rights (right button - Run as Administrator), disable User Account Control in Windows!
• In the flashlight settings, the Options-Option checkbox should be checked - put both into DA DL with CheckSum.
• Disable antivirus if problems and errors occur.
• Change the USB cable and / or port if problems or errors occur.
• Ideally, there should be no Russian letters, spaces, special characters and hieroglyphs on the way to the firmware and Flashlight.

• If the firmware through the USB flash drive does not start, make sure that the driver for the firmware is installed:
1. Open the device manager.
2. Connect the DISABLE smart to the PC.
3. A USB device should appear for a couple of seconds - MTK Preloader VCOM, then disappear. If the device has its own COM port, for example, COM7 or COM5 and there are no yellow icons, then everything is fine, if not, continue, or reinstall the driver.
4. Until the device disappears, you must have time to right-click on it and install the driver manually. Explain how to install the driver will not, look on the Internet for your version of Windows, I will clarify that the drivers usually do not have a digital signature.
5. When install the driver by force, you can try to flash it, it usually looks like this: open Flashlight, select the scatter file in the folder with the firmware, check that all the checkmarks are EXCEPT PRELOADER, set the Download Only mode, and press the Download button.
6. Connect the DISABLE smart to the PC, it should appear in the device manager MTK Preloader VCOM and start the firmware.
P.S. Turning off the smart - it is not just to block and turn off the screen, but it is FULL CUT!

Ways of firmware

1. Flashtool- allows you to install the factory firmware and smart will be like from the store. If inside the archive there are files system.img, boot.img, etc. - it means flashing under flashlight.
2. Installing firmware or minor updates viacustom recovery. The factory installed the usual factory recovery. Recovery is a microinteriors inside a smartphone that can be run even without an installed OS and perform some actions to restore or clean the smartphone. Enhanced recovery allows you to not only install updates, but also make a full backup, restore backups, clear the memory of a smartphone, install patches, etc. There are various recovery options, such as CWM, TWRP, Carliv, MIUI, etc. You can learn how to use them in the corresponding topics at w3bsit3-dns.com. If the archive .zip firmware has a folder META-INF - then the firmware under the recovery, do not unpack it! And you throw the file of the archive into the phone and install it through the recovery (otherwise some will unpack ..).

Post has been editedMETALLURG66 - 19.01.18, 04:24

[ValeriyVK]

Official firmwareElephone S8 20170927under the flasher

Download:Elephone_S8_20170927.rar

Instructions for the firmware in the topic header and on the Internet.

Post has been editedValeriyVK - 29.09.17, 09:06

[Cusco]

M

We move to subsectionElephone.

[ValeriyVK]

FirmwareElephone_S8_20171018

Source, official downloads page -https://www.elephone.hk/downloads
Direct link -Elephone_S8_20171018
Copy on Mega -Elephone_S8_20171018

Official instructions -http://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-1037-1-1.html
Signed drivers (if problems with Windows 8/10) -https://mega.nz/#!01hm…myzPMLH5xr1CG0tFWkbz9Q
Fresh Flashtool -https://mega.nz/#!Y85T…D6QsSAhDM5SYGguyhNHAAo

Additional instructions
- Installing drivers for Windows 10 64 bit & 32 bit -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbJCbdfPlF8
- MTK firmware via SP FLASH Tool -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gOLhR-7FGQ


How to use OTG
- https://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-13952-1-1.html

Post has been editedValeriyVK - 23.10.17, 14:24

[Cusco]

Getting Root rights without custom recovery
On stock from 20170927

1. Flash patchedboot.imgfrom drain 20170927 usingSP_Flash_Tool
2. Download, install MagiskManager.apk (you can downloadfrom here), go to Magisk Manager / Install and select Direct Install

A source

Accordingly, the patched boot for the drain 20171018 can be taken from the firmware Eragon 1.5+

Post has been editedCusco - 16.11.17, 21:14

[Cusco]

Eragon
(Android 7.1.1)

A source:xda-developers theme

Development discontinued (possibly temporarily): link

Download: V2.2installation from TWRP •The mirror on the poison

Previous versions

V2.0 пїЅ V1.5
Installing V1.5-2.0 usingSP_Flash_Tool
For a clean installation in the folder with the firmware you need to throw userdata.imgfrom hereor from any drain
Version 2.0 rutovana.
To get Root rights on version 1.5, you need to go to Magisk Manager / Install and select Direct Install

Changelog (en)

V2.2
-changed flashing method for Twrp recovery
-new bootanimation (thx ScrewTSW)
-edited perfservlist and its threholds
* faster boot
* faster opening apps
-removed most threholds of perfservapplist
-edited sysconfig
-added jrummy busybox v1.26.2
-viper audio sound mod V4A
-updated playstore and google services

V2.0
-lowered navbar size to from 48 to 34dpi (looks better)
-coded 1% into Battery icon
-removed network signals (dont need them. similar to data mobile)
-updated playstore and services
-improved performance
-added Apollo Cyanogen mod music player (inlcuded widgets / Lockscreen player etc)
-themed some parts to AOSP blue (removed material green)

V1.5
-Merged 20171018 Base into Rom
-updated Mtk security patch
-fixed lockscreen wallpaper option disappear
-updated Playstore
-updated google services
-adjust Fast charge
-added Advanced Power Menu (reboot to recovery / bootloader etc ...)
-added Chrome Browser
-removed Duraspeed
-removed Mtk Logger
-removed MTK webView (dont need that)
-Optional Flashfire (look above)
-better Ram

V.1.0
-initial release

-Systemless Root
-Multi user support
-Better scrolling
-Increased Wifi Scan intervall
-Tweaked for better battery and performance
-Dalvik Virtual Maschine Optimized
-Mixplorer Root Explorer
-Removed Bloatware
-Nova Launcher

-much much more will come

Post has been editedCusco - 22.12.17, 00:09

Reason for editing: V2.2

[igorvp56]

I installed the firmware eragon 1.5. First impressions are positive. Earned a start. have root. faster bodies became. more responsive. With charging, too order

[Zeon666]

igorvp56, from native charging quickly charged? Is there support for those substratum?

[igorvp56]

Recovery did not sew.

Posted on 11/02/2017 16:35:

Charging is working. 1.5-2 hours to 100%.

Posted 02/02/2017 4:36 PM:

Substratum as far as I know is put on all android 6 and higher

Posted 02/02/2017 at 16:38:

Tavai on xda described as twrp put

[[RUS] lan]

HoneXposedandGravityboxtried to bet? While the device is not on hand, and even until it reaches us) ... Version 7 seems to support both applications ...
so I understand it is not necessary to modify them for a specific device? Downloaded from the topic under the desired version of the file and sew?

[ValeriyVK]

The scatter can be, and you need to take from the stock firmware, reload it, which one you need.

[tavai]

ValeriyVK,
If I understand you correctly, to sew a clean recovery, you can take the scatter from the stock firmware?

[ValeriyVK]

Tavai @ 11/06/17, 03:23

Can I get a scatter from the stock firmware?

Well yes )

[ValeriyVK]

hanuma50 @ 07.11.17, 01:05

Order official TWRP Recovery for your body

Yes, as it were already asked a couple of weeks ago -Order table of custom recovery
except that there is a map of the blocks, the theme of the firmware and the link to the full firmware is not specified

In general, I made a full application for TVRP according to the rules - Order table of custom recovery (Post ValeriyVK # 66771039)

Post has been editedValeriyVK - 07.11.17, 07:39

[memberik]

Help with getting root rights. There are no ways other than flashing? I never stitched, looked into the topic with SP_Flash and prefiel how much is needed.
In general, I have a few questions:
1. How to get root rights to it without firmware?
2. If flashing, does the role play, what version of the firmware do I have now?
3. I would like to try for the sake of interest Eragon, is it better and is it worth it to put it at all?
4. That in the end it will be easier in my situation, too deep into all this there is no desire

[ValeriyVK]

[email protected], 10:09

1. How to get root rights to it without firmware?

Wait, I hope it will be soon TVRP and everything will be just there.

[tavai]

Cusco
Version 2.0 can be rolled on 1.5 without data loss?

Posted on 11/07/2017 7:57 PM:

ValeriyVK,
We hope that your application will not be ignored.

[Cusco]

tavai
ValeriyVK,
Installation using spft without userdata, the data should be saved:https: //forum.xda-deve…74431166&postcount=228

Post has been editedCusco - 08.11.17, 14:37

[igorvp56]

Tavai put ftool in dounladen mode, uncheck the preloader. Only the system will be replaced. Eragon 2.0 under ftool is made. It will be necessary to pull out of the firmware img. Files to sew through recovery. And you need to support the recovery img.

Posted on 11/08/2017 15:39:

And turn off in f t.userdata

[ValeriyVK]

Cusco
tavai
I got used to it, got used to the firmware through the recovery, but for the S8 I still tried it, while there is nothing on it, the body goes.
If the firmware for the USB flash drive, then just with USERDATA and PRELOADER, remove the check mark in the USB flash drive)
If there are no bugs at start-up after such firmware (in theory it should not be), then it means that you are lucky and you can not completely flash it.