Flashing ZTE Blade: instructions, firmware, download links. Firmware ZTE Blade L3 Causes of operational failure

ZTE Blade M is a branded Chinese smartphone that received 5 points in terms of performance. Here you can download firmware (for all operators, firmware ROM), find out how to reset settings or get root. There are also instructions on ZTE. This smartphone is high-performance. On board it has - Qualcomm MSM8210, 1200 MHz

Root ZTE Blade M

How to get root for ZTE Blade M see instructions below.

Below are universal programs for obtaining root rights for devices on Qualcomm Snapdragon

  • (need PC)
  • (Root using PC)
  • (popular)
  • (root in one click)

If you could not obtain superuser (root) rights or the program did not appear (you can install it yourself) - ask a question in the topic. You may need to flash a custom kernel.

Characteristics

  1. Battery capacity: 1400 mAh
  2. Battery type: Li-Ion
  3. Charging connector type: micro-USB
  4. Contents: smartphone, charger, USB cable
  5. Type: smartphone
  6. Weight: 125 g
  7. Control: touch buttons
  8. Case material: plastic
  9. Operating system: Android 4.4
  10. Case type: classic
  11. Number of SIM cards: 2
  12. Multi-SIM operating mode: alternating
  13. Dimensions (WxHxD): 64.7x126x10.7 mm
  14. SIM card type: regular
  15. Screen type: color TFT, touch
  16. Touch screen type: multi-touch, capacitive
  17. Diagonal: 4 inches.
  18. Image size: 800x480
  19. Automatic screen rotation: yes
  20. Camera: 3 million pixels.
  21. Video recording: yes
  22. Audio: MP3, FM radio
  23. Headphone Jack: 3.5mm
  24. Interfaces: Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, USB
  25. Standard: GSM 900/1800/1900, 3G
  26. DLNA support: yes
  27. Satellite navigation: GPS
  28. Processor: Qualcomm MSM8210, 1200 MHz
  29. Number of processor cores: 2
  30. Built-in memory: 4 GB
  31. RAM capacity: 512 MB
  32. Video processor: Adreno 302
  33. Memory card slot: yes, up to 32 GB
  34. Control: voice dialing, voice control
  35. Airplane mode: yes

ZTE Blade M review

I bought it because of the price, now I really regret it. It worked fine for about a month, then problems started. After five minutes the call turns off, so you have to turn it off and call again. It's also a little slow, but the quality matches the price.
Just recently a new problem appeared: one person sends an SMS, but it comes from another. I strongly advise against buying this phone; it is better to buy from a more or less reputable brand.
+ bright clear display, good call quality, good build quality and materials, battery. stays calm for a day during active use, the headphone jack is illuminated)
- no zoom, poor camera quality. It constantly slows down and glitches, despite the fact that all unnecessary applications that consume resources have been removed, there is always free RAM, but it still takes a very long time.

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Firmware for ZTE Blade M

Official firmware Android 4.4 (latest official firmware from ZTE website) -

Firmware for ZTE Blade M can be done in several ways. If the firmware file has not yet been uploaded here, then create a topic on the forum, in the section, specialists will help you and add the firmware. Don’t forget to write a 4-10 line review about your smartphone in the subject line, this is important. The official ZTE website, unfortunately, will not help solve this problem, but we will solve it for free. This ZTE model has a Qualcomm MSM8210, 1200 MHz on board, so there are the following flashing methods:

  1. Recovery - flashing directly on the device
  2. A special utility from the manufacturer, or
We recommend the first method.

What custom firmware are there?

  1. CM - CyanogenMod
  2. LineageOS
  3. Paranoid Android
  4. OmniROM
  5. Temasek's
  1. AICP (Android Ice Cold Project)
  2. RR (Resurrection Remix)
  3. MK(MoKee)
  4. FlymeOS
  5. Bliss
  6. crDroid
  7. Illusion ROMS
  8. Pacman ROM

Problems and shortcomings of a ZTE smartphone and how to fix them?

  • If the Blade M does not turn on, for example, you see a white screen, hangs on the splash screen, or the notification indicator only blinks (possibly after charging).
  • If stuck during update / stuck when turned on (needs flashing, 100%)
  • Doesn't charge (usually hardware problems)
  • Does not see the SIM card (SIM card)
  • The camera does not work (mostly hardware problems)
  • The sensor does not work (depends on the situation)
For all these problems, contact (you just need to create a topic), specialists will help for free.

Hard Reset for ZTE Blade M

Instructions on how to do a Hard Reset on ZTE Blade M (factory reset). We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the visual guide called on Android. .


Reset codes (open the dialer and enter them).

  1. *2767*3855#
  2. *#*#7780#*#*
  3. *#*#7378423#*#*

Hard Reset via Recovery

  1. Turn off your device -> go to Recovery
  2. "wipe data/factory reset"
  3. “yes - delete all user data” -> “Reboot System”

How to log into Recovery?

  1. hold down Vol(-) [volume down], or Vol(+) [volume up] and the Power button
  2. A menu with the Android logo will appear. That's it, you are in Recovery!

Reset settings on ZTE Blade M You can do it in a very simple way:

  1. Settings->Backup and reset
  2. Reset settings (at the very bottom)

How to reset a pattern key

How to reset your pattern key if you forgot it and now you can’t unlock your ZTE smartphone. On the Blade M model, the key or PIN can be removed in several ways. You can also remove the lock by resetting the settings; the lock code will be deleted and disabled.

  1. Reset graph. blocking -
  2. Password reset -

Released at the beginning of 2015, the 5-inch smartphone from ZTE immediately took a confident place in the budget gadget market. A bright IPS matrix, 8 GB of internal memory and a sensitive 8-megapixel camera with autofocus have become a clear advantage of the new product among competing devices in the same price category.

Since Chinese brands only occasionally provide full support for the latest versions of Android for their gadgets, the ZTE Blade L3 firmware is entirely the responsibility of the users themselves.

Firmware (revision 1):

https://yadi.sk/d/wGvdDFa03KnEzM

Firmware (revision 2):

https://yadi.sk/d/pc6lnxM83KnF23

European version:

https://yadi.sk/d/diG31g383KnF2m

ADB Driver:

https://yadi.sk/d/NnyocaGU3KnF46

SP Flash Tool:

https://yadi.sk/d/MIXVS_wM3KnF54

First of all, you need to determine the revision of your smartphone, to do this, remove the cover of the device and look at the bottom of the battery. In the middle of the letter set it will be indicated:

  • “V1.0” – first revision;
  • “V2.0” – second revision.

However, there is also a European revision (single-frame), which can be determined by the display resolution: in this version it is 854 by 480 pixels. You can check the value in any benchmark application.

Firmware ZTE Blade L3 via SP Flash Tool

Install ADB drivers on your PC, and download and run the SP Flash Tool. After downloading the archive for installing the new firmware, unpack it and:

  • in the main menu of the utility, in the “Scatter-loading File” item, specify the path to the “Android_scatter” file located inside the “.7z” archive;
  • check all the items in the list except for “Preloader”;

  • Connect your smartphone to your PC using a USB cable;
  • Click "Download".

At the end of the firmware process, reboot your phone.

Additional materials

Below we describe the process of installing a new recovery and the procedure for flashing the ZTE Blade L3 smartphone through this engineering menu. It is not necessary to perform these operations; this is an alternative option for updating the built-in firmware without using third-party programs.

Revision 1:

https://cloud.mail.ru/public/FeCG/jbydUsbKx

Revision 2:

https://cloud.mail.ru/public/aVCT/R1Br9f3xj

Recovery all:

https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=682926&st=4660#entry47981582

Download the required recovery version for your revision.

After installing the bootloader, reboot your smartphone.

Updating Android firmware on your phone

After downloading the firmware file (let’s look at the example of the latest official version of Cyanogen 13 for the first, second and European revisions), move the downloaded “.zip” archive to the root of the phone’s memory or SD card.

How to flash ZTE?



The telephone plays an almost integral role in our lives. Few people can imagine themselves without a potential source of communication. Thanks to the phone, even being at a distance, we somehow became closer to each other. And as soon as something happens to our phone, we immediately feel like we have no hands. In this article we will talk about how to flash a ZTE phone.

Device firmware

You can flash ZTE in several ways, let's look at the example of the CWM application (you can download it on the website androidp1.ru) for ZTE Blade.

  1. To get a high-quality result of the work done, it is advisable to use a Gen 2 phone device. If you have a Gen 1 device, you need to download the Swedish Spring RLS4b or CyanogenMod firmware, then with the phone turned off, press the “-” and “on” keys, wait for the FTM inscriptions and connect the phone to the computer. Run download_nochecksGen2.exe. and wait for the complete installation. After which your phone will receive the Gen 2 version.
  2. Then download the necessary new firmware from the Internet, connect the phone cable to the PC and enter Recovery using the “-” and “on” keys.
  3. If the downloaded firmware does not contain a2sd, then the actions must be started from the point described below, otherwise you need to format the flash by selecting the following actions “advanced” - “partition sd - ext=512, swap=0, fat”. If the flash card is a budget option, then some problems may arise, then try formatting it again or replacing it.
  4. Then we proceed to the action “wipe data/factory reset”, “wipe cache partition” or do “wipe battery”.
  5. Next, we copy it to the flash firmware, but without opening it. So that the PC can see the smartphone in the CWM program in the main menu “mounts and storage”, click on “mount USB storage” and copy everything you need, then click on “unmount”.
  6. Then go to Recovery “install zip from sdcard” and install the firmware directly.
  7. After installation, click on “reboot system now” and the phone can be rebooted.
  8. After rebooting, your phone will have new firmware. This method is only suitable for ZTE Blade, and as for new updates, they can always be obtained through the phone settings.
  9. If you have completed all the steps, but the new firmware is not installed on your phone or installed incorrectly, then you need to repeat the entire procedure again.

ZTE breakdowns

ZTE phone breakdowns occur in the following cases

  1. Mechanical problems that can only be eliminated by replacing components or repairing them. This repair is almost impossible to perform at home and requires the intervention of only a service center.
  2. Firmware replacement.

Why flash your phone?

The phone should be flashed for the following four reasons

  1. The phone stopped turning on.
  2. Constantly reboots on its own.
  3. The phone needs to be restored from unsuccessful firmware.
  4. There is a desire to install a newer firmware version.

More specific information about the phone brand you are interested in can be found in the section.

Even in modern balanced Android smartphones from well-known manufacturers, sometimes there is a situation that characterizes the software developers for the device from a not very good side. Quite often, even a relatively “new” smartphone can cause trouble for its owner in the form of a crash of the Android system, which makes further use of the device impossible. The ZTE Blade A510 is a mid-level device, which, despite its good technical characteristics, unfortunately cannot boast of the stability and reliability of the system software from the manufacturer.

Fortunately, the troubles described above can be eliminated by flashing the device, which today does not pose any particular difficulties even for a novice user. The material below describes how to flash a ZTE Blade A510 smartphone - from simply installing/updating the official version of the system to getting the latest Android 7 in the device.

Before proceeding with the instructions below, please understand the following.

Stitching procedures carry potential danger! Only strict adherence to instructions can determine the smooth operation of software installation processes. At the same time, the Administration of the resource and the author of the article cannot guarantee the functionality of the methods for each specific device! The owner performs all manipulations with the device at his own peril and risk, and bears responsibility for their consequences himself!

Any software installation process is preceded by preparatory procedures. In any case, to be on the safe side, do all of the following before you start overwriting the ZTE Blade A510 memory partitions.

Hardware revisions

The ZTE Blade A510 model is available in two versions, the difference between which lies in the types of display used.

  • Rev1– hx8394 f _720p_lead_dsi_vdo

    For this version of the smartphone there are no restrictions on the use of software versions; you can install any official OS from ZTE.

  • Rev2– hx8394 d _720p_lead_dsi_vdo

    In this version of the display, only official firmware versions will function properly RU_B04, RU_B05, BY_B07, BY_B08.

    • You can find out which display is used in a particular device using the Device Info HW Android application, which is available in the Play Market.

    After installing and launching Device Info HW, as well as granting root rights to the application, the display version can be viewed in the line "Display" on the tab "General" main screen of the program.

    As you can see, determining the display type of the ZTE Blade A510 and, accordingly, the hardware revision of the device is a simple procedure, but it requires Superuser rights on the device, and obtaining them requires the preliminary installation of a modified recovery, which is done after a series of rather complex manipulations with the software and will described below.

    Thus, in some situations you will have to act “blindly”, without knowing for sure what type of display is used in the device. Before the revision of the smartphone is determined, you should use only those firmwares that work with both revisions, that is RU_B04, RU_B05, BY_B07, BY_B08.

    Drivers

    As is the case with other Android devices, in order to manipulate the ZTE Blade A510 through Windows applications, you will need drivers installed in the system. The smartphone in question does not stand out in this regard with anything special. Install drivers for Mediatek devices by following the instructions from the article:

    If you encounter problems or difficulties when installing drivers, use a specially created script to install the system components required for proper pairing of your smartphone and PC.


    Backup important data

    Every intervention in the software part of all Android devices, and the ZTE Blade A510 is no exception, carries a potential danger and in most cases involves clearing the internal memory of the device from the data it contains, including user information. To avoid the loss of personal information, make a backup copy of important information, and ideally a complete backup of your smartphone’s memory sections, using the tips from the material:

    The most important point to pay attention to is backing up the partition "NVRAM". Damage to this area during flashing leads to erasing of the IMEI, which in turn leads to the inoperability of SIM cards.

    Recovery "NVRAM" without a backup it is very difficult, therefore, in the description of software installation methods No. 2-3 below in the article, steps are indicated that allow you to create a partition dump before interfering with the device’s memory.

    Firmware

    Depending on what your goal is, you can use one of several ways to rewrite the ZTE Blade A510 software. Method No. 1 is most often used to update the version of the official firmware, method No. 2 is the most universal and radical method of reinstalling software and restoring the device to a working state, and method No. 3 involves replacing the smartphone’s system software with solutions from third-party developers.

    Method 1: Factory recovery

    Probably the easiest way to reinstall the firmware on the ZTE Blade A510 is to use the capabilities of the device's factory recovery environment. If the smartphone boots into Android, you don’t even need a PC to follow the instructions below, and if the device is not working correctly, then the steps listed will often help restore functionality.


    Additionally. If any errors occur during the installation process or a prompt appears to reboot, as in the photo below, simply repeat the procedure again starting from step 1, after restarting the recovery.

    Method 2: SP Flash Tool

    The most effective method of flashing MTK devices is to use the proprietary development of Mediatek programmers, which, fortunately, is also available to ordinary users - the program. As for the ZTE Blade A510, using the tool you can not only reinstall the firmware completely or change its version, but also restore a device that does not start, hangs on the boot screen, etc.

    Among other things, the ability to work with the SP Flash Tool will be needed to install custom recovery and modified OS in the ZTE Blade A510, so it’s definitely worth reading the instructions, and ideally, following them regardless of the purpose of the firmware. The version of the program from the example below can be downloaded from the link:

    The model under consideration is very sensitive to flashing procedures and quite often during the manipulation process various failures occur, as well as damage to the partition "NVRAM", therefore, only strict adherence to the instructions below can guarantee the success of the installation!

    Before proceeding to the process of installing system software in the ZTE Blade A510, it is recommended that you read the article at the link below, this will help you more fully understand the picture of what is happening and better understand the terms.

    The example uses the firmware RU_BLADE_A510V1.0.0B05, as the most universal and fresh solution for models of both the first and second hardware revisions. Download the package with firmware intended for installation via SP FlashTool from the link:

    1. Launch flash_tool.exe from the directory resulting from unpacking the archive.

    2. Load into the program MT6735M_Android_scatter.txt- this is a file that is present in the directory with the unpacked firmware. Use the button to add a file "choose", located to the right of the field. By clicking it, determine the location of the file through Explorer and click "Open".

    3. Now you need to create a dump of the memory area that the partition occupies "NVRAM". Go to the tab "Readback" and press "Add", which will cause a line to appear in the main window field.

    4. Left-clicking on the added line will open an Explorer window in which you need to specify the path where the dump will be saved, as well as its name - "NVRAM". Next press "Save".

    5. In the window "Readback block start address", which appears after completing the previous step of the instructions, enter the following values:
      • In field "Start Address"- 0x380000 ;
      • In field "Length"- value 0x500000 .

      And press "OK".

    6. Press the button "Readback". Turn off your smartphone completely and connect the USB cable to the device.

    7. The process of reading information from the device’s memory will begin automatically and end very quickly with the appearance of the window "Readback OK".

    8. This way you will have a 5MB backup file of the NVRAM partition, which will be needed not only in the next steps of this instruction, but also in the future when the need arises to restore IMEI.
    9. Disconnect your phone from the USB port and go to the tab "Download". Uncheck the checkbox next to the item "preloader" and begin the process of recording images into memory by pressing "Download".

    10. Connect the USB cable to your smartphone. Once the device is identified in the system, the installation of firmware on the device will automatically begin.

    11. Waiting for the window to appear "Download OK" and disconnect the ZTE Blade A510 from the computer’s USB port.

    12. Uncheck the checkboxes opposite all sections, and next to "preloader", on the contrary, check the box.

    13. Go to the tab "Format", move the formatting method switch to position "Manual FormatFlash", and then fill in the fields in the lower area with the following data:
      • 0x380000 - in the field "Begin Address";
      • 0x500000 – in the field “ Format Length".

    14. Click "Start", connect the device in the off state to the USB port and wait for the window to appear "Format OK".

    15. Now you need to record the previously saved dump "NVRAM" in memory of ZTE Blade A510. This is done using the tab "Write memory", available only in the “advanced” operating mode of SP FlashTool. To go to "Advanced Mode" you need to press the combination on the keyboard "Ctrl"+"Alt"+"V". Then go to the menu "Window" and choose "Write memory".

    16. Field "Begin Address" on the tab "Write memory" fill in by entering 0x380000, and in the field "File Path" add a file "NVRAM", obtained as a result of performing steps No. 3-7 of this instruction. Press the button "Write memory".

    17. Connect the switched off ZTE Blade A510 to the PC, and then wait for the window to appear "Write Memory OK".

    18. At this point, the installation of the OS in the ZTE Blade A510 can be considered complete. Disconnect the device from the PC and turn it on by long pressing the key "Nutrition". The first time after manipulations through the Flash Tool, you will have to wait about 10 minutes to load into Android, be patient.

    Method 3: Custom firmware

    If the official ZTE Blade A510 firmware is not satisfied with its functionality and capabilities, you want to try something new and interesting, then you can use modified solutions. For the model in question, many custom ones have been created and ported, choose any according to your preferences, but keep in mind that developers often upload firmware with non-working hardware components.

    The most common “disease” of modified solutions for the ZTE Blade A510 is the inability to use the camera with flash. In addition, you should not forget about the two revisions of the smartphone and carefully read the description of the custom, namely what hardware version of the A510 it is intended for.

    Custom firmware for the A510 is distributed in two forms - for installation via the SP Flash Tool and for installation via a modified recovery. In general, if you decide to switch to custom, it is recommended to follow this algorithm. Flash it first, get root rights and find out exactly the hardware revision. Then install the modified OS via FlashTool without a recovery environment. Subsequently change the firmware using custom recovery.

    Installing TWRP and obtaining root rights

    In order for a custom recovery environment to appear in the ZTE Blade A510, use the method of installing a separate image using SP FlashTool.

    The image file of the modified recovery can be downloaded from the link:


    Installing custom via SP FlashTool

    The procedure for installing custom firmware is generally no different from the similar process when installing an official solution. If you transferred the official firmware files using method No. 2 above (and it is highly recommended to do this before installing a modified solution), then you already have a backup "NVRAM", which means that after installing any modified OS, if necessary, you can restore the partition.

    As an example, let's install a custom solution in ZTE Blade A510 Lineage OS 14.1 based on Android 7.1. The disadvantages of the build include the occasional freezing of the Camera application when the flash is turned on. Otherwise, this is an excellent and stable solution, and besides, it’s the newest Android. The package is suitable for both revisions of the device.


    Installing custom via TWRP

    Installing modified firmware via TWRP is very easy. The procedure is described in detail in the material at the link below; for the ZTE Blade A510 there are no significant differences in the process.

    One of the interesting solutions for the device in question is the ported MIUI 8 OS, which is characterized by a nice interface, a lot of possibilities for fine-tuning the system, stability and access to Xiaomi services.

    You can download the package for installation via TWRP from the example below using the link (suitable for both Rev1, so Rev2):


    Thus, for the ZTE Blade A510 there are several methods for installing system software, used depending on the desired result. If something goes wrong during the installation of the system in your smartphone, do not worry. If you have a backup, restoring the smartphone to its original state using the SP Flash Tool takes 10-15 minutes.

    Perhaps no ZTE model has as many official and custom firmware as the ZTE Blade. It is difficult to say which of them is the best firmware for ZTE Blade, it depends on personal preferences.

    Before considering any ZTE Blade firmware options, it is necessary to mention that this smartphone comes in two versions: Gen1 and Gen2. You can determine Gen using the Ask Mr Pigfish application, developed specifically for ZTE Blade. You can download it for free in the Google Market. Gen2 has some advantages over Gen1, for example, better signal strength, HSUPA support, 850mhz band for GSM and 3G, as well as the ability to install new versions of Cyanogenmod in the future.

    Instructions for moving from Gen1 to Gen2

    It is assumed that ClockworkMod Recovery and drivers are already installed.

    • Download the firmware or and put it on the phone’s SD card.
    • Download and transfer the stock one to the memory card.
    • With the smartphone turned off, hold down the volume “-” and “on” and go to ClockworkMod Recovery, then install the downloaded recovery via CWM as an update. After installation Reboot
    • Download the archive with partition redistribution (cache; system; data). In this case, 136 MB are allocated for the system, and more than 2 megabytes are allocated for the cache.
    • Unpack the archive on PC
    • Turn off the smartphone, then hold down the volume “-” and “on”, when the FTM message appears, connect the phone to the PC.
    • In the unpacked partition redistribution archive, run download_nochecksGen2.exe, click Start and do not touch anything until the installation completion notification appears. After completion, click OK.
    • Go to “advanced” and select “Reboot Recovery”.
    • CWM will restart, after which we install SS RLS4b or CyanogenMod from CWM (when installing SS RLS4b it will write your device generation Gen2).
    • We make a Backup of the Channel1.nvm file, which will appear after switching to Gen2, in the folder from which download_nochecksGen2.exe was launched. This is necessary to save IMEI data in case of switching back to Gen1.

    If after the transition there are problems when starting CWM, but the firmware has been installed, then download and install OneClickRecovery_ver2.apk and launch it. You can download the file.

    Universal instructions for flashing ZTE Blade using CWM

    It is assumed that CWM and firewood are already installed on the phone. It is advisable to install CWM version 3.0.1.4, which is suitable for firmware 2.2 and 2.3.

    • Download the required firmware.
    • Connect the USB cable.
    • Go to Recovery.
    • If there is no a2sd in the firmware, then continue from the next point, otherwise we format/partition the flash drive by selecting “advanced” in the menu - “partition sd - ext=512, swap=0, fat = the rest will be automatic”. A cheap flash drive can cause problems. In this case, you need to format the SD card on your computer in fat32, and then install the firmware, then split the flash drive and perform a full wipe. If suddenly the firmware becomes crooked, you need to flash it again.
    • Doing “wipe data/factory reset”, “wipe cache partition” is not necessary, but you can also do “wipe battery”
    • We copy the firmware to the USB flash drive without unpacking it (so that the PC can see the smartphone in CWM, in the “mounts-and storage” menu, select “mount USB storage”; when we have copied everything we need, click “unmount”).
    • In Recovery, select “install zip from sdcard” and install the firmware.
    • Finally, select “reboot system now”, after which the phone reboots.

    This method is also suitable for installing updates on ZTE Blade.

    As for updates, you can easily update your device’s OS to version 2.2 through the settings. You can download the firmware update for ZTE Blade to version FRY_RU_P729VV1.0.0B01 (OS Version: Android 2.2). The archive contains instructions for installing the update in Russian.

    A significant number of official firmware for ZTE Blade is presented here. A large number of firmware can be found here. In addition to the fact that you can download firmware for ZTE Blade there, for clarity, a table with firmware versions of OS 2.1 and 2.2 is also presented, from which you can find out a lot of information about the required firmware When downloading, do not forget to check the compatibility (TFT or OLED).

    You can watch the installation of firmware 2.3 7 on ZTE Blade in this video.

    You can watch an overview of the ZTE Blade 4.0.4 firmware, as well as get some information about the installation from this video.

    To install the ZTE Blade android 4.0 firmware, partition redistribution is required, but the author claims that he did not do this, and everything installed fine. In this case, ICS ColdFusionX CM9 Release 9 was installed. Those. This firmware was installed like any other custom firmware.

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