Flash custom ROM on Micromax A45(Superfone Punk)

Custom ROM Xtreme mod-2 is based on Android 2.3.6(Gingerbread) but it is better than Micromax’s stock ROM. No Google apps need to be installed. Make sure you satisfy below requirements and download essential files from Download section.

Prerequisite

1. Windows XP/Vista/7.
2. Make sure your phone’s battery is at least 70% charged.

Install USB drivers

• Make sure your Phone is connected to PC via USB cable.
• Extract MT65x3_USB_VCOM_drivers.7z file and install the driver file InstallDriver.exe .
• Disconnect your phone after the driver is successfully installed.

  

  USB driver installation

Install CWM-recovery

• Extract a45recovery-cwm.zip, SP_Flash_Tool_exe_v2.1121.01.rar and A45-Root-Andro-park.rar compressed files.
• Open SP_Flash_Tool_exe_v2.1121.01 directory and click on Flash_Tool.exe file to start the tool.
• Enable USB Mode under Options menu.

  

  SP flash tool window

• Now click Scatter-loader button and choose MT6573_Android_scatter.txt file. This should pop-up a dialog window with a Hint message. Click OK to close this window.

  

  SP flash: Hint dialog window

• Check RECOVERY from loaded scatter file and browse a45recovery-cwm.img image file.

  

  SP flash: Select recovery image

• Turn off the phone and remove the battery. Wait for 10 seconds and re-insert the battery. Do not power ON the phone.
• Within SP flash tool, click on the Download button to start the download. The countdown should start, now connect the phone via USB cable(The phone is still switched off).
• This should flash the recovery image. You will see the progress bar in yellow color.
• After a successful flash, a pop-up window with green circle should appear.

  

  SP flash: Download OK

• Disconnect your phone from PC and close SP flash application.
• At this step CWM-recovery should be installed on phone.

Root A45 using UnlockRoot

• Restart your phone, by removing and re-inserting the battery.
• Enable debugging mode from Settings -> Applications -> Development and check Enable Debugging.
• Now attach your phone using USB cable.
• Extract UnlockRoot_v2.3.rar file and install the application.
• Click the green button which says Root.

  

  Unlock Root window

• The application will prompt for additional driver installation, click yes. This will install adb (Android Debug Bridge).
• Finally the application will root the phone and prompt for reboot. Click yes.
• After a reboot, Verify the existence of an additional application called Superuser in application list. If the application exists, which means that your phone is rooted.

Install custom ROM (Xtreme-Mod 2)

• Switch off your phone.
• Copy Xtreme-Mod 2(Sahil11).zip file on the SD-card and insert it in your phone. Do not extract this file.
• Now press volume UP + volume DOWN + Power key keys at the same time to enter in to recovery mode.
• You will see two options
  1. Recovery mode
  2. Factory mode

     

     CWM options

  3. Press volume UP key to enter into recovery mode.

     

     CWM menu

  4. Navigation keys
     • Vol Up – Go up in the menu list
     • Vol Down – Go down in the menu list
     • Power button – Select an item from the menu list
  5. First and foremost it is a good idea to backup your existing ROM. Select backup and restore and select backup to take the backup of your existing ROM. Wait for few minutes until the backup is completed.

     

     Backup and Restore

  6. Select wipe data/factory reset and select yes.
  7. Also do wipe cache partition.
  8. Also visit advanced menu and select wipe dalvik cache.
  9. Also do the same for wipe battery stats.

     

     CWM Wipe

  10. Now from the main menu, select apply update from sdcard and choose Xtreme-Mod 2(Sahil11).zip file.
  11. Wait till the ROM is flashed and reboot your phone.

      

      About phone

      

      Home screen

Downloads

1. MT65x3_USB_VCOM_drivers.7z
2. SP_Flash_Tool_exe_v2.1121.01.rar
3. A45-Root-Andro-park.rar
4. a45recovery-cwm.zip
5. UnlockRoot_v2.3.rar
6. Xtreme-Mod 2.zip