Installing Manufacturer Cleanish Rom - retrogamehandheld/powkiddyx GitHub Wiki

Note that this procedure also applies to both the PowKiddy X15 and X18, but each uses a different ROM file as specified

Before starting this process you MUST make a complete backup using the guide linked below! Otherwise you may be unable to recover your bricked device!

Backing up Partitions

Special notes:

  1. Make sure you completed the backup process first.
  2. This ROM is called "Clean-Ish" because it came from the manufacturer, and while it's significantly less bloated than the stock PowKiddy ROM, and has Play Store, it may not be 100% clean to some people's standards. It's still a dramatic improvement and makes the device very usable.
  3. On linux systems, modemmanager conflicts with linux version of SPFlash. Use your package manager to uninstall it and reinstall it after you're done .
  4. Make sure you have a good, solid, stable USB cable for the entirety of this process. If your USB cable, or USB port, is at all unreliable, switch to a different one before starting.
  5. Make sure you have completed your partition backup process before starting! This is not a typo, it's important enough for us to remind you three times.

Install Procedure

  1. Download the Clean-Ish ROM files from here:
  1. Extract the files
  2. Open the SPFlash Tool (download here), and select the scatter file named KMT8163_EMMC_h55_mt8163_60_n_ForSW - Copy.txt in "Step 3 - Flash\Clean Rom" . Make sure all the entries listed have a file selected.
  3. unplug your device and make sure it's powered off
  4. In SP Flash Tools, select Firmware Upgrade, and Download
  5. NOW, plug in your device. You should see the device connect and a progress bar along the bottom of the SPFlash window.
  6. When the flash is completed, unplug your device and reboot
  7. This reboot step should take a long while. You should see an animated version of the logo on the back of the screen while it's working.
  8. Eventually you'll boot to the OS. Immediately shut down.
  9. Go back to SP Flash Tools, unselect everything, and change the boot image file to the one located in the Rooted Boot subfolder of your ZIP file (magisk_patched.img)
  10. Download this file to your device (do not use firmware upgrade this time)
  11. Disconnect your device and reboot

When you are finished, you might want to modify it further to have better experience.

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