Chimera Tool Updates

We added a new, bootrom mode function to patch IMEI1 & IMEI2 for MTK Xiaomi phones with MT67XX series CPUs.
As always, your feedback is welcome! Tested and working on the following known models:

  • Mi Play
  • Poco C3
  • Poco C31
  • Poco M2 Reloaded
  • Redmi 10
  • Redmi 10 Prime
  • Redmi 10X
  • Redmi 2 Pro LTE
  • Redmi 9
  • Redmi 9A
  • Redmi 9AT
  • Redmi 9C
  • Redmi 9C NFC
  • Redmi 9i
  • Redmi 9 Prime
  • Redmi Note 10S
  • Redmi Note 2
  • Redmi Note 2 Pro
  • Redmi Note 3
  • Redmi Note 4X
  • Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Redmi Note 9
  • Redmi Pro
 
New features and improvements:

  • Huawei: overall improvements for Huawei ID & FRP Remove procedure for Kirin phones - your feedback is welcome

Bugfixes:

  • Huawei: fixed a bug in Huawei ID & FRP Remove procedure for phones with Kirin 710 and 710A
  • MTK: fixed a bug when handling EXT4 filesystems (mainly Xiaomi's Patch IMEI procedure was affected)

Happy holidays everyone, thank you for choosing Chimera in 2021! :-)
 
Added Repair IMEI and MEID (bootrom mode) for all LG phones with MTK SoC, all software versions! Highlighted supported models:

  • LG K10 (M250N)
  • LG K31 (LM-K300Q)
  • LG K40 (LM-X420EMW)
  • LG K40S (LM-X430EMW)
  • LG K50 (LM-X520HM)
  • LG K51 (LM-K500MM)
  • LG K61 (LM-Q630EAW)
  • LG Q7 (LM-Q610EMW)
  • LG Xpression Plus 2 (LM-X420AS8)
  • LG X Charge (SP320)
  • LG X Power 2 (M320N)
  • LG Velvet 5G (LM-G900TM)

New features and improvements:

  • LG: improved detection of LG phones in bootrom mode and overall compatibility with generic MTK features
  • MTK: improved available disk space check before creating a backup archive

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New features and improvements:

  • Xiaomi: added validation for the phone's original IMEI certificate to ensure correct Patch IMEI procedure availability

Bugfixes:

  • Huawei: fixed a bug when parsing firmware files for Repair Recovery procedure
  • Core: fixed various typos in procedure logs
 
New features and improvements:

  • Qualcomm: Added 111 new programmers for ZTE, TCL Mobile, Samsung, Nokia, Xiaomi, and many more
  • BlackBerry: removed various functions that become irrelevant since January 4, 2022 when BlackBerry officially stopped their services

Bugfixes:

  • MTK: fixed a bug when displaying partition sizes during Store/Restore Backup procedure
  • Qualcomm: fixed a bug when canceling procedures during flash read
  • Core: fixed a logging issue during procedure execution
  • Core: fixed a bug in serial communication (mainly Huawei's USB Firmware Update procedure was affected by this)
  • Core: fixed a bug in our file downloader which caused issues during application updates and driver downloads
 
Samsung: added new Read Codes, Patchcert and Repair IMEI procedures for MTK models:

  • Galaxy M02 (SM-M022G/M)
  • Galaxy M32 (SM-M325F)
  • Galaxy F22 (SM-E225F)
  • Galaxy A02 (SM-A022F/G/M)
  • A01 Core (SM-A013F/M)
  • Grand Prime Plus (SM-G532F/M)

New features and improvements:

  • Qualcomm: added support for Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU and newer devices
  • Qualcomm: supporting phones with faulty sahara protocol implementation (Xiaomi with Snapdragon 720G CPU)
  • Motorola: Motorola phones are now properly recognised in EDL mode
  • Motorola: improved Firmware Update functionality: from now you can select what partition to flash

Bugfixes:

  • Huawei: fixed a rare bug causing the application to crash during detection of Huawei phones in normal mode
  • MTK: fixed a bug during phone detection in bootrom mode (it mainly affects faulty phones containing invalid preloaders)
  • MTK: fixed a rare bug when handling EXT4 partitions of various phones
  • Motorola: fixed a bug of the singleimage unpacker
  • Core: fixed a window positioning bug when showing Windows Hello credentials dialog
  • Core: fixed an issue of overhanging UI elements in the log in screen
 
Patch IMEI procedure supports all Xiaomi devices with MTK SoCs from now, including MT68XX devices.

List of supported phones:

  • Redmi Note 10 5G/Redmi Note 10T 5G/POCO M3 Pro 5G (camellia)
  • Redmi Note 10 5G/Redmi Note 10T/POCO M3 Pro (camellian)
  • Redmi Note 11 5G/Redmi Note 11T 5G (evergo)
  • POCO M4 Pro 5G (evergreen)
  • Redmi Note 9 5G (cannon)
  • Redmi Note 9T (cannong)
  • Redmi 10X 5G (atom)
  • Redmi 10X Pro (bomb)
  • Redmi Note 11 Pro/Pro+/Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G/Xiaomi 11i 5G/Hypercharge (pissarro)
  • Redmi K30 Ultra (cezanne)
  • Xiaomi 11T (agate)
  • Redmi K40 Gaming/POCO F3 GT (ares)
  • Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G/POCO X3 GT (chopin)

The phone goes back to its original state after a firmware update or an OTA update, so it’s mandatory to disable automatic OTA updates of the phone.

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New features and improvements:

  • Huawei: added new function: RPMB Backup/Restore, which creates and restores backups of the phone's RPMB
  • MTK: improved Patch IMEI procedure - we can fix phones with corrupted NVDATA (unless it's really messed up)
  • BlackBerry: restoring various functions by self-hosting firmware files for OS10 procedures (ex. Network Factory Reset, Remove Anti-theft)
  • Core: added procedure price preview for more procedures

Bugfixes:

  • MTK & Qualcomm: fixed a bug when handling EXT4 filesystem
 
Added Read Codes Online, Repair IMEI and Patch Cert/Patch Network for MTK models * :

  • Samsung Galaxy A1 Core (SM-A013F, SM-A013G, SM-A013M)
  • Samsung Galaxy A02 (SM-A022F, SM-A022G, SM-A022M)
  • Samsung Galaxy A03s (SM-A037F, SM-A037G, SM-A037M, SM-A037W)
  • Samsung Galaxy A12 (SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125N, SM-A125W)
  • Samsung Galaxy A21 (SM-A215W)
  • Samsung Galaxy A22 (SM-A225F, SM-A225M)
  • Samsung Galaxy A22 5G (SM-A226B, SM-A226BR, SM-A226L)
  • Samsung Galaxy A31 (SM-A315F, SM-A315G, SM-A315N)
  • Samsung Galaxy A32 (SM-A325F, SM-A325M, SM-A325N)
  • Samsung Galaxy A32 5G (SM-A326B, SM-A326BR, SM-A326K, SM-A326W)
  • Samsung Galaxy F22 (SM-E225F)
  • Samsung Galaxy M1 Core (SM-M013F)
  • Samsung Galaxy M02 (SM-M022F, SM-M022G, SM-M022M)
  • Samsung Galaxy M22 (SM-M225FV)
  • Samsung Galaxy M32 (SM-M325F, SM-M325FV)
  • Samsung Galaxy M32 5G (SM-M326B)
  • Samsung Galaxy F42 5G (SM-E426B)
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite (SM-T225, SM-T225C, SM-T225N, SM-T227)

*Root required

Added Read Codes Online for Unisoc models:

  • Samsung Galaxy A03 Core (SM-A032F, SM-A032M)
  • Samsung Galaxy A03 (SM-A035F, SM-A035G, SM-A035M)
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (SM-X205)
 
Updates on our previous Samsung MTK release:

  • added support for SAR (System As Root) models (SM-A107F, SM-A107M, SM-M017F)
  • now we save NVDATA and NVRAM during Repair IMEI & Patch Cert procedures so you can restore the phone to its pre-procedure state using the Store/Restore Backup function (if something went wrong)

New features and improvements:

  • MTK: now we can change MEID for Vivo phones with MTK SoCs (by the Repair IMEI procedure)
  • MTK: improved hosting of dynamic contents for better download experience
 
New features and improvements:

  • Oppo/Realme (MTK): added a new procedure to remove Oppo/Realme ID (HeyTap ID) from all Oppo and Realme phones with MTK SoCs
  • Huawei: fixed EMMC chip specific RPMB write problems affecting Huawei ID & FRP Remove procedure on some Kirin 710 based devices
  • Motorola: from now we can automatically restart the phone into Fastboot mode after a successful Boot Repair procedure
  • Qualcomm: fixed a bug in Qualcomm programmer handling
  • Core: fixed a bug when handling EXT4 filesystems (mainly MTK and Qualcomm procedures were affected)
  • Xiaomi (MTK): fixed a bug when detecting bootloader unlock state for newer models
  • LG: fixed a bug when displaying credit prices for LG models
 
Xiaomi MIUI 13 support

Now the Patch IMEI procedure works on MIUI 13 for all MTK SoCs.

Pre-root is not required

It's not required anymore to pre-root your phone with Magisk to make the procedure work. But we kept the "Disable boot patching" option on the panel, so you can still use it for pre-rooted phones.

Known issues

According to our research the IMEI patch is removed after a factory reset. In a worst case it can cause the phone to unable to boot up and shows the "NV data is corrupted" error on the screen. In case of this error you must reflash the phone with a suitable firmware and the error will be gone. After that you can re-run the Patch IMEI procedure to re-establish the patching.
 
Added new FRP Reset and CSC Change procedures:

  • All CPUs supported
  • Works on any Android version
  • No root required
  • No test point required
  • Works with the latest security patch

Over 900 models supported from the Galaxy A/E/F/G/J/M/N/P/S/T/X series!
 
New features and improvements:

  • MTK: improved Repair IMEI (generic) procedure: enables the procedure on various LG phones with MTK SoCs
  • Motorola: Boot Repair function can use normal firmware packs from now (usually blankflashes / singleimages could be used successfully before)
  • MTK: Firmware Update procedure fails with more meaningful error if the selected firmware pack is incompatible with the device
  • Huawei: rewritten some error messages to be more user friendly (affects procedures for Kirin SoCs)
  • Core: improved overall application stability

Bugfixes:

  • Qualcomm: fixed a bug when trying to detect the sector size of the device's flash chip
  • Huawei: fixed a couple of errors when running Factory Mode procedures on Kirin SoCs
  • Samsung: fixed multiple bugs when collecting Samsung firmware packs from the official source
  • Core: fixed a UI glitch which affected the "Hide" button on the panel of completed procedures
 
New features and improvements:

  • Samsung: added Phone Info procedure for devices connected in modem mode (when adb/normal mode is not available)
  • Root: we've updated the rooting mechanism, which could potentially increase the success rate of Qualcomm and MTK Root procedures (further developments are coming soon)
  • Huawei: added a new warning message for Huawei ID & FRP Remove procedure when we can't start the Factory Reset automatically
  • Core: now we're suggesting a default extract destination in the Firmware extractor of the Utility panel

Bugfixes:

  • Samsung: fixed the Auto Detect feature for newer phones on the Firmware Update panel
  • Core: fixed various bugs in the generic file downloader
  • Core: fixed a bug which could cause crashes during application start if specific Anti-Virus softwares were used
 
New features and improvements:

  • Samsung: added new procedures for modem mode: Enable ADB, Reboot to Download and Factory Reset
  • MTK Xiaomi: improvements for Patch IMEI procedure
  • Root: added support for rooting via recovery partition for MTK phones (SAR phones)

Bugfixes:

  • Root: fixed a couple of bugs in automatic rooting mechanism
 
New features and improvements:

  • Samsung: all root related Samsung procedures use the new Magisk root method (instead of the old Chimera SU)
  • LG: now you can flash official LG firmware packages in MTK's bootrom mode
  • Chimera Utility: detailed list of supported file formats is shown on the Firmware Extractor panel

Bugfixes:

  • VIVO: fixed a bug when detecting diagnostic port during IMEI Repair
 
New features and improvements:

  • MTK: added OFP file support for Update Firmware for Oppo phones
  • Motorola: we're hosting blankflash files for Motorola's Boot Repair procedure from now (files can be downloaded from both the Boot Repair's procedure panel and from the Downloads menu as well)
  • LG: added Root procedure for LG devices with MTK SoCs (from bootrom mode)
  • Utility panel: a list of supported file types (firmware pack types) is now shown on the Firmware Extactor panel
 
Massive Qualcomm EDL Refactor

It took us over 6 months to test and refine but now our Qualcomm EDL module refactor is released and live. Using official documentation, and a lot of experience and data from previous procedures, we are excited to present our refactored features:

  • New CPU identification logics
  • Automatic programmer selection: completely rewritten analysis and assignment logics to ensure that Chimera always selects the correct programmer for every device
  • New programmers: by now we have over 7200 verified and categorised programmers for more than 150 brands

Bugfixes:

  • Xiaomi: fixed a bug in Patch IMEI procedure for MTK SoC (mainly Redmi Note 11S 4G/POCO M4 Pro 4G /fleur/ was affected)
 
Improvements and bugfixes:

  • Core: fixed a bug when reporting procedure logs to our server
  • Core: added a generic Get Info procedure for phones in normal mode
  • Xiaomi: improved Update Firmware procedure (in Fastboot mode) to support recent firmware versions
  • LG: added magnet link support for LG Firmware downloads
  • Huawei: added Factory Reset option to Huawei's RPMB Backup/Restore procedure
 
Samsung MTK:

Without Test Point: Chimera can automatically change to bootrom mode (soft brick) for most Samsung MTK models (if possible)! We always focused on easy and user friendly solutions and this update means that you can service a lot more devices with Chimera just using a cable, without hardware disassemble.

  • Automatically fix devices with damaged GPT (bricked)
  • Added a new Set Knox Guard State procedure
  • Major changes were done in the Samsung module to help future improvements

Generic MTK:

  • Various improvements were implemented for the Repair IMEI procedure

Generic Qualcomm:

  • Retry programmer selection and resend automatically where it's possible (without using the test point again)
  • Added a new warning dialog to reconnect the battery after a successful programmer upload
  • Added a new fail-safe mechanism to communicate with programmers that do not strictly comply with the firehose protocol
 
New features and improvements:

  • Samsung: Samsung MTK procedures are now disabled if MTK driver isn't available, to avoid undetectable phones after Soft Bricking
  • Samsung: additional security checks were implemented, before Soft Bricking
  • MTK: increased waiting times during MTK bootrom mode communication
  • Motorola: added Boot Repair function for MTK phones
  • Qualcomm: improved stability when communicating via Firehose protocol

Bugfixes:

  • Samsung: fixed a bug in the Download Manager (Samsung downloader wasn't available)
  • Samsung: fixed a bug when restarting from ODIN mode into bootrom mode
  • MTK: fixed a bug in generic MTK's Store/Restore Backup procedure
 
New features and improvements:

  • Samsung: we're now supporting official Samsung firmware format in Qualcomm's Update Firmware from EDL mode
  • Samsung MTK: improved Samsung's Soft Brick solution for even safer operation
  • Huawei Hisi: Read and Write Cert procedure is now also available from Factory Mode
  • Huawei Hisi: added Read and Write Cert procedure for older SoC types via Factory Fastboot
  • Huawei Hisi: added a new validation key for Huawei APP file validation to fix "Firmware validation failed" errors
  • Generic Qualcomm: 50 new programmers added for many Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Meizu, OnePlus and ZTE devices
  • Generic MTK: refined error messages when handling EXT4 filesystem

Bugfixes:

  • Samsung: fixed a downloader bug, that could cause application crash/freeze when downloading Samsung firmwares
 
We've implemented a new Read Codes Online procedure for Samsung MTK models without ROOT.

The following models are supported*:

  • Samsung Galaxy A1 Core (SM-A013F, SM-A013G, SM-A013M)
  • Samsung Galaxy A02 (SM-A022F, SM-A022G, SM-A022M)
  • Samsung Galaxy A03s (SM-A037F, SM-A037G, SM-A037M, SM-A037W)
  • Samsung Galaxy A10s (SM-A107F, SM-A107M)
  • Samsung Galaxy A12 (SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125N, SM-A125W)
  • Samsung Galaxy A13 5G (SM-A136B, SM-A136W)
  • Samsung Galaxy A13 (SM-A137F)
  • Samsung Galaxy A21 (SM-A215W)
  • Samsung Galaxy A22 (SM-A225F, SM-A225M)
  • Samsung Galaxy A22 5G (SM-A226B, SM-A226BR, SM-A226L)
  • Samsung Galaxy A31 (SM-A315F, SM-A315G, SM-A315N)
  • Samsung Galaxy A32 (SM-A325F, SM-A325M, SM-A325N)
  • Samsung Galaxy A32 5G (SM-A326B, SM-A326BR, SM-A326K, SM-A326W)
  • Samsung Galaxy A41 (SM-A415F)
  • Samsung Galaxy F22 (SM-E225F)
  • Samsung Galaxy F42 5G (SM-E426B, SM-E426S)
  • Samsung Galaxy M1 Core (SM-M013F)
  • Samsung Galaxy M10s (SM-M017F)
  • Samsung Galaxy M02 (SM-M022F, SM-M022G, SM-M022M)
  • Samsung Galaxy M13 5G (SM-M136B)
  • Samsung Galaxy M22 (SM-M225FV)
  • Samsung Galaxy M32 (SM-M325F, SM-M325FV)
  • Samsung Galaxy M32 5G (SM-M326B)
  • Samsung Galaxy M53 5G (SM-M536B, SM-M536S)
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite (SM-T225, SM-T225C, SM-T225N, SM-T227)

*: The procedure is available from normal mode and Chimera will try to Soft Brick the device to put it in bootrom mode. If for some reason Soft Bricking doesn’t work, you will have to hardware Test Point to achieve bootrom mode.
 
New features and improvements:

  • Huawei: now soft bricking is optional for Kirin phones, because it doesn't work for newer software versions
  • Qualcomm: improved Sahara protocol implementation to be compatible with phones with 7gen1 SoC
  • Chimera Utility: added Magisk Root function to the utility panel
  • Chimera Utility: added support for extracting OZIP formats

Bugfixes:

  • Samsung: fixed a bug when reverting credit payments for Samsung related procedures
 
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