Chimera Device Counted without doing anything & with unsuccessful operations.

[Abdul Malik]

hi there! i just noticed chimera tool is counting models even without doing anything.
i was trying to repair imei of oppo a79 (5g) which is a supported model. when i connect it via adb mode it has counted 1 device. but there were only 2 operations available
1. get info
2. it admin lock
i chose get info & it failed but device counted.

Chimera Mobile Phone Utility version: 43.26.1029 @ 2025-06-10
Get info
Sadly, there is no info to be found
Finished at local time: [06.10.25 15:50:05]
WorkID: 372132955

then i tried to connect it via MTK port (auto) it did connect after few attempts.

Chimera Mobile Phone Utility version: 43.26.1029 @ 2025-06-10
Change to bootrom mode
Preloader interface disconnected
Please put the phone manually to bootrom mode!
You might need to hold some combination of the volume up/down keys while plugging in the USB cable to a powered off phone, or via test point!
Try different method...
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Preloader interface detected
Identifying...
Reading data from the phone...
Autodetect features
Reading data from the phone...
Reading data from the phone...
Some server side data is not yet available. Please retry a few ours later!
IMEI not found
Simlock profile is already unlocked
Supported procedures:
Advanced Flash
Factory Reset
Store/Restore Backup
Bootloader
Factory Reset
Update Firmware
FRP Remove
Get info
Root
Remove MDM
Finished at local time: [06.10.25 15:56:23]
WorkID: 372133363

so then i tried to repair imei. it has asked to unlock bootloader first. (so i cancelled)

Chimera Mobile Phone Utility version: 43.26.1029 @ 2025-06-10
Repair IMEI
The procedure has been canceled.
Finished at local time: [06.10.25 15:57:52]
WorkID: 372134928

i tried to unlock bootloader & it has shown " rebooting to fastboot"

Chimera Mobile Phone Utility version: 43.26.1029 @ 2025-06-10
Printing phone history

Repair IMEI (patch)
6/10/2025
10:57
AM

Unlocking bootloader...
All of your user data might be erased from the device!
Saving to file: C:/Program Files (x86)/Chimera/Backup/Oppo/Oppo MTK (CPH2557)/Oppo MTK (CPH2557)-bootloader-unlock-2025-06-10-155808.zip
Reading...
Reading: lk_b
Rebooting phone to fastboot mode
Waiting for Fastboot device to appear...
If the device enters fastboot mode, please initiate a manual reboot.
Finished at local time: [06.10.25 16:02:33]
WorkID: 372135005

but phone didnt boot into fastboot & didnt unlock the bootloader. (OEM unlocking turned on already). Model Counted.
now it has counted 2 models without doing anything.

it happened before as well.. model counted even with unsuccessful operation.

 

[ChimeraTool]

hi there! i just noticed chimera tool is counting models even without doing anything.
i was trying to repair imei of oppo a79 (5g) which is a supported model. when i connect it via adb mode it has counted 1 device. but there were only 2 operations available
1. get info
2. it admin lock
i chose get info & it failed but device counted.

then i tried to connect it via MTK port (auto) it did connect after few attempts.

so then i tried to repair imei. it has asked to unlock bootloader first. (so i cancelled)


i tried to unlock bootloader & it has shown " rebooting to fastboot"

but phone didnt boot into fastboot & didnt unlock the bootloader. (OEM unlocking turned on already). Model Counted.
now it has counted 2 models without doing anything.

it happened before as well.. model counted even with unsuccessful operation.

Dear User,

Every initiated operation counts, even if the operation is cancelled.
That being said, all operations done on the SAME PHONE in the SAME MODE counts just once.

You have connected this Oppo first just in normal mode, and then ran a Get Info operation on it, which counted once.
After that you reconnected the device in bootrom mode, which is a different mode and ran IMEI repair then Bootloader Unlocking on it, these operations also counted once.

In total you ran operations on the SAME phone in TWO DIFFERENT MODES, resulting in 2 connection counts.

Regarding the failure of the Bootloader Unlocking procedure:
In your work logs, the Mediatek driver was detected to be MISSING from your computer.
Please install/reinstall ALL drivers from the Settings/Drivers tab in Chimera Tool, then retry the operation on this phone!

Best Regards,
ChimeraTeam

 

[Abdul Malik]

Dear User,

Every initiated operation counts, even if the operation is cancelled.
That being said, all operations done on the SAME PHONE in the SAME MODE counts just once.

You have connected this Oppo first just in normal mode, and then ran a Get Info operation on it, which counted once.
After that you reconnected the device in bootrom mode, which is a different mode and ran IMEI repair then Bootloader Unlocking on it, these operations also counted once.

In total you ran operations on the SAME phone in TWO DIFFERENT MODES, resulting in 2 connection counts.

Regarding the failure of the Bootloader Unlocking procedure:
In your work logs, the Mediatek driver was detected to be MISSING from your computer.
Please install/reinstall ALL drivers from the Settings/Drivers tab in Chimera Tool, then retry the operation on this phone!

Best Regards,
ChimeraTeam

Tool has failed to get info. As you can see the logs.. still counted.
Drivers working absolutely fine. It was waiting for"fastboot device" which doesnt make any sense for unlocking the bootloader of MTK devices.
I know that initiated operation counts the device but didnt know that even failed operation counts as well.. ridiculous!

 

[Abdul Malik]

Btw I checked model in chimera supported models list before trying to do anything.
It was oppo a79 cph2557 & listed as supported "unlock bootloader" imei repair etc.
& there's not mentioned that android 15 or latest security patch doesnt support.
So i connected in adb mode first but there was none of the supported functions as described.
Then i tried using mtk method with & without testpoints. (Testpoints doesnt work android 15) .
phone booted successfully. It can be counted as 1 even if it was failed to unlock the bootloader as the tool has claimed.

 

[ChimeraTool]

Btw I checked model in chimera supported models list before trying to do anything.
It was oppo a79 cph2557 & listed as supported "unlock bootloader" imei repair etc.
& there's not mentioned that android 15 or latest security patch doesnt support.
So i connected in adb mode first but there was none of the supported functions as described.
Then i tried using mtk method with & without testpoints. (Testpoints doesnt work android 15) .
phone booted successfully. It can be counted as 1 even if it was failed to unlock the bootloader as the tool has claimed.

Dear User,

We understand your concerns, but unfortunately in some cases there are serious technical challenges that make it difficult to describe the limitations of a given operation that is listed as supported.
We try to indicate this with the "Dynamic" tag, in the bottom right corner of the list of supported operations. This means, that the operations listed were not necessarily designed to work on the exact model or brand, they are just generic operations our users have successfully ran on the phone.

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Having said that, we are actively working on improving this system.

Best Regards,
ChimeraTeam