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Product Support => HiMedia Q10 Pro, Q5 Pro => Topic started by: Ramelki on December 05, 2020, 09:20:09 PM

Title: Custom recovery for Q10 Pro
Post by: Ramelki on December 05, 2020, 09:20:09 PM
Hello everybody
I have just got my Q10 Pro recently.
I managed to root it via lan using the method post in this forum.
Does anyone know how i can install a custom recovery?

Regards
Title: Re: Custom recovery for Q10 Pro
Post by: pcristi on December 06, 2020, 11:09:20 AM
As I know are not custom recovery for HiMedia(HiSlicon) box.
What did you think will get using custom recovery?
Title: Re: Custom recovery for Q10 Pro
Post by: Ramelki on December 06, 2020, 03:16:18 PM
Well, i am looking to be able to perform backups and restores for the whole system like i use to do in my mobile..
Title: Re: Custom recovery for Q10 Pro
Post by: Ramelki on December 08, 2020, 11:18:20 AM
Hi @pcristi

I guess i made the most foolish mistake ever: i tried to install a custom recovery, it failed. But then i realized that i cannot reboot into recovery or perform a factory reset any more. After several attempts to install a firmware, the device is bricked. It hangs on the HiMedia logo and reboots every 2 minutes.
Are there any way to reflash the stock recovery - maybe via adb?
Could you please help on this?
Thanks
Title: Re: Custom recovery for Q10 Pro
Post by: pcristi on December 08, 2020, 11:34:18 AM
First try to reinstall  HMD-2.1.4 2019-09-11 with normal recovery process
Small USB 8GB FAT32/NTFS
https://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=4775.0

If you rely successfully alter recovery then try:
Extract bootargs.img, fastboot.img, recovery.img from update.zip
Rename:
     - bootargs.img -> bootargs.bin
     - fastboot.img  -> fastboot.bin
     - recovery.img == recovery.img
     - update.zip    == update.zip
- Follow process described here
https://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1622.msg14469#msg14469
Title: Re: Custom recovery for Q10 Pro
Post by: Ramelki on December 08, 2020, 09:29:35 PM
That post was a life saver.
I followed the instructions and all went well.
Thank you very much.
Title: Re: Custom recovery for Q10 Pro
Post by: pcristi on December 10, 2020, 01:13:47 PM
Good to hear yours box is successfully recover.  ;)
Enjoy media collection.