As the tittle says, stay away from SE official FW updates OTA or through pc, it will brick your phone when you have unlocked your bootloader and modified your firmware.
As of now there's no fix that will bring your phone completely back. The fix will brake your radio and your phone functions wont work, sms, calls etc.
Blagus is working on a fix that also restores the radio (a full fix).
See links below for help and Blagus progress.
Made this thread cause I see more and more people bricking there phones after an update with unlocked bootloaders and modified firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056094 (Help)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085184 ([dev]Blagus)
Read this first if you haven't unlocked your bootloader, but planning to. It's how to backup your phone before a BL unlock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1105425 ([backup]blagus)
Regards Dousan..
e: it's safe to update if you rooted using gingerbreak.
If only I saw this topic this morning ...
for now I give a try to wotanclient ... hope it will work
Add this thread too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1105425
Dousan said:
As the tittle says, stay away from SE official FW updates OTA or through pc, it will brick your phone when you have unlocked your bootloader and modified your firmware.
As of now there's no fix that will bring your phone completely back. The fix will brake your radio and your phone functions wont work, sms, calls etc.
Blagus is working on a fix that also restores the radio (a full fix).
See links below for help and Blagus progress.
Made this thread cause I see more and more people bricking there phones after an update with unlocked bootloaders and modified firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056094 (Help)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085184 ([dev]Blagus)
Regards Dousan...
(maybe it could be a sticky?)
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How about if it is only rooted?
jenkidom said:
How about if it is only rooted?
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In that case you're safe to update. But OTA won't work in that case, only SEUS. This issue is happening only on BL unlocked phones.
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Add this thread too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1105425
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Regards Dousan...
Has anyone tried to go in this menu *#*#4636#*#* and use the turn off/on radio option?
Hi guys ill be getting a unlocked rogers play soon. My question is how would i know if the phone is rooted? Is there a way to find out? thank you.
bongajushe said:
Hi guys ill be getting a unlocked rogers play soon. My question is how would i know if the phone is rooted? Is there a way to find out? thank you.
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Download terminal emu and open it an type:
su (hit enter) and if it comes back with this:
# it's rooted
If not it might still be rooted but if superuser and busybox is not installed it won't work. If it's a used device and the previous owner rooted it those programs should be installed unless the that person reflashed the phone with a generic FW then it won't be rooted unless it was with a modded/rooted .img.
Regards Dousan...
I recovered from a complete brick when I inadvertently did an OTA update with an unlocked and rooted rom. (Brick as in: when trying to power on the phone, it just vibrates.. if you continue to hold the power button it just vibrates randomly and it resembles the phone being dead, there is no activity at all)
Basically just flashed the bootloader relock then flashed the generic UK firmware. Took maybe 2 minutes and I was back in business.
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How can I flash to these new roms if my phone is hardware lock?
I can't root it, i tried one click root, moving the update file, etc......
It won't boot in recover mode
Can I use odin to flash the new rom ?
i found it and i did tried to search.
Thread moved to Q&A.
You need to search about "adb"
You can get into recovery that way. Read up on it. knowing the basics of adb is a good thing to know for anyone wanting to flash their phone. Mine is hardware locked and I couldn't care less. Once you get root clockwork is even easier than than using the volume buttons to get into recovery.
dude try this, i got mine rooted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305&highlight=hardware+lock
you don't have to learn adb, has your phone received the ji6 update? It fixes issues with hardware locked phones.
joe.kerwin said:
you don't have to learn adb, has your phone received the ji6 update? It fixes issues with hardware locked phones.
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Mine and my girlfriends both have the JI6 update and we are both hardware locked still.
So the 3 finger salute at boot doesn't work?
Any ideas on how to fix my Xperia Ray? HELP..
Quick backstory - my Xperia Ray won't read my SIM card anymore. It doesn't even ask for my PIN number, it just boots as normal (after asking me to pick a language) but I have no connection to any network. I've tried using the SIM card in another phone and it works fine, therefore the problem is with the phone itself.
I'd recently had my phone network & bootloader unlocked by wotanserver using the test point method - because of this I thought the DRM keys would be fine (e.g. TrackId & Timescape still worked). However, when I was updating from GB .42 to .62 OTA (to flash a GB ROM) my phone bricked! (Does this mean the DRM keys weren't intact? Confused.)
So, I searched for a solution and ended up using s1tool to relock the bootloader. Then I used flashtool to flash a stock ICS ftf file. It seemed to work (the phone rebooted) but it was then I noticed that the SIM card wasn't being recognised. Also, in the Flashtool log I noticed that a blue line was there saying 'this file is ignored simlock.ta'.
Anyway, my real dilemma is - which of the Available Omnius Operations for the Xperia Ray (see link: http://www.omnius-server.com/phone?id=20… should I pick to fix this?
Backup TA
Flash
Identify
Live boot
Repair S1-boot
Restore TA
Revive phone after OTA flash
Unlock bootloader
Unlock network lock by certificate replacement
Repair S1boot? Restore TA? I really don't know. Would really. really appreciate someone's help - I need my phone back urgently!
Updating via OTA on an unlocked bootloader does lead to a bricked Phone, which just requires THIS to fix it.
XperienceD said:
Updating via OTA on an unlocked bootloader does lead to a bricked Phone, which just requires THIS to fix it.
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Hi, thanks for your reply! I'm not sure what you mean though - the link provided in the first post on that thread took me to a dodgy website to download a file called 'downloadmanager
_setup' All that did was install crap like 'Zoomdownloader' and other non-android related rubbish on my computer. So I'm not best pleased about that...
Anyhoo, my phone isn't really bricked - it works fine apart from the SIM problem. I was asking what fix in the Omnius list of options applied to my situation. Do I need to Repair S1-boot? Do I need to 'Restore TA?' I really don't know to be honest.
All I really need to know is what option from Omnius's list applies to my situation...
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Hi, thanks for your reply! I'm not sure what you mean though - the link provided in the first post on that thread took me to a dodgy website to download a file called 'downloadmanager
_setup' All that did was install crap like 'Zoomdownloader' and other non-android related rubbish on my computer. So I'm not best pleased about that...
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Just checked the link myself, as it didn't skip the ad and asked you to download something else instead, that should have rang alarm bells. This is what you should have downloaded - FlashTool_0.2.9.1_FOTAUnbrick
seamo123 said:
Anyhoo, my phone isn't really bricked - it works fine apart from the SIM problem.
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Your Phone was bricked in the first place due to an OTA update, and should actually state in what ever thread you used to unlock not to use the OTA feature after doing so, the attachment normally fixes that, given that you've re-locked using S1Tool then you may have done more harm than good. If I knew what option to suggest I would have done so, so unless anyone else does then it's trial and error I'm afraid.
Is it too late for me to give the link you gave me a shot then? Or might it do more harm than good at this stage? Thanks for your help btw, I appreciate it.
seamo123 said:
Is it too late for me to give the link you gave me a shot then? Or might it do more harm than good at this stage? Thanks for your help btw, I appreciate it.
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You could try to unlock the boot loader again, flash stock ICS and kernel and try again to connect the sim card...
Or have you tried PC companion to fix your phone? Try this first!
But I can't promise anything, maybe you will end up in a bigger problem than now
Sent from my Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.1
Hello everyone, this is my first post, the one issue that made me register
Ill be as short as i can :
I have a sony xperia P t-mobile locked so:
-Bootloader locked,
-root goes up no problem, works,
-CWM goes up this one,works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2020895
-i copy the rom on the phone, factory reset all that junk, i start to flash i get the "getprop nypon" aka Status 7 error code(tried several roms, all do the same)
-i go and modify the upgrade script via this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302599
The rom installs, i install the gapps and whatnot and when i go to reboot it goes brick, i can get it to vibrate for hard reset but thats all(luckily the xperia updater software recovers so its not bricked out atm) but thats all, no other response no sony logo no nothing.
I was trying to flash the CM11 nightly to my phone, and i dont have a clue what have gone wrong... any ideas? should i try another one? did i mess up the flashscript modifying?(i checked for space) Any input and suggestion is highly appreciated, thank you in advance!!
TheGregButcher said:
Hello everyone, this is my first post, the one issue that made me register
Ill be as short as i can :
I have a sony xperia P t-mobile locked so:
-Bootloader locked,
-root goes up no problem, works,
-CWM goes up this one,works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2020895
-i copy the rom on the phone, factory reset all that junk, i start to flash i get the "getprop nypon" aka Status 7 error code(tried several roms, all do the same)
-i go and modify the upgrade script via this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302599
The rom installs, i install the gapps and whatnot and when i go to reboot it goes brick, i can get it to vibrate for hard reset but thats all(luckily the xperia updater software recovers so its not bricked out atm) but thats all, no other response no sony logo no nothing.
I was trying to flash the CM11 nightly to my phone, and i dont have a clue what have gone wrong... any ideas? should i try another one? did i mess up the flashscript modifying?(i checked for space) Any input and suggestion is highly appreciated, thank you in advance!!
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And why exactly are you trying to flash a rom that is for unlocked bootloader only?
No CMs for you., stock based ROMs only..
ChikeD said:
And why exactly are you trying to flash a rom that is for unlocked bootloader only?
No CMs for you., stock based ROMs only..
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Thanks i knew i was overlooking something... i didnt even know you cant flash "random" stuff with a locked bootloader.
By the way is there a method around this? i failed to find any.
TheGregButcher said:
Thanks i knew i was overlooking something... i didnt even know you cant flash "random" stuff with a locked bootloader.
By the way is there a method around this? i failed to find any.
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You can't "flash", as this feature in the BIOS, but you can do virtually anything you want with your phone once you have root permission.
Is your bootloader unlockable?
ChikeD said:
You can't "flash", as this feature in the BIOS, but you can do virtually anything you want with your phone once you have root permission.
Is your bootloader unlockable?
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Sadly no, mine is carrier locked so its bootloader locked as well( if i could i would have did it already) thats what im asking, is there even a method to unlock a not unlockable bootloader? some nifty dark alleyway backdoor etc... way?
TheGregButcher said:
Sadly no, mine is carrier locked so its bootloader locked as well( if i could i would have did it already) thats what im asking, is there even a method to unlock a not unlockable bootloader? some nifty dark alleyway backdoor etc... way?
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Hmmmm, have you checked in service menu?
There might be unofficial method, I don't know if it's for unlockable bootloader.
Luckily, here it's not allowed bind users to service anymore, and carriers must unlock it if the owner of the phone request it.
ChikeD said:
Hmmmm, have you checked in service menu?
There might be unofficial method, I don't know if it's for unlockable bootloader.
Luckily, here it's not allowed bind users to service anymore, and carriers must unlock it if the owner of the phone request it.
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yep i checked the service menu thats why i know its not unlockable. i might try to get in touch with t-mobile support and ask them for an unlock code... the only ones i found on the internet, costed quite a sum of money. anyway, i wouldnt even bother with it that much, the speed is acceptable and im okay with the default sony interface, but the phone app freaking out and freezing a lot makes me a bit angry about it...
TheGregButcher said:
yep i checked the service menu thats why i know its not unlockable. i might try to get in touch with t-mobile support and ask them for an unlock code... the only ones i found on the internet, costed quite a sum of money. anyway, i wouldnt even bother with it that much, the speed is acceptable and im okay with the default sony interface, but the phone app freaking out and freezing a lot makes me a bit angry about it...
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You mean the phone lag issue with incoming/outgoing calls?
It's not too bad in firmware 6.2.A.1.100.
ChikeD said:
You mean the phone lag issue with incoming/outgoing calls?
It's not too bad in firmware 6.2.A.1.100.
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Yes i mean that. Its not that bad and a complete off/on solves it for a while, still it cripples the main usage of a phone...it can be quite annoying when it ballses up when you need to make an urgent phonecall...
TheGregButcher said:
Yes i mean that. Its not that bad and a complete off/on solves it for a while, still it cripples the main usage of a phone...it can be quite annoying when it ballses up when you need to make an urgent phonecall...
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Yes that's true, I realy wonder why sony did not fix that yet.
For me it's first of all a phone, the rest is just etras.
Hi, I have problems to regiister on my carriers network. My Z Ultra can see all available networks but refuses to connect toany of them. I tried several different ROMS without success. I also took out the SIMcard and put it into an old phone (no smartphone) and with that it connected instamntly. My carrier told me to wait but I´m reaklly fed up with waiting. Does anbybody have a clue what might be the issue here?
magnusaaa said:
Hi, I have problems to regiister on my carriers network. My Z Ultra can see all available networks but refuses to connect toany of them. I tried several different ROMS without success. I also took out the SIMcard and put it into an old phone (no smartphone) and with that it connected instamntly. My carrier told me to wait but I´m reaklly fed up with waiting. Does anbybody have a clue what might be the issue here?
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Do you have an IMEI number?
Have
I bought this phone recently and i beleive tthat the imei number is on one of the receipts. However could you perhaps tell me a way of finding IMEI without hazzle..? I scarefully start to grasp that this might be an IMEI issue of which i have no clues or experience. I+m fammiliar with adb and rooting though. What is your advice?
magnusaaa said:
I bought this phone recently and i beleive tthat the imei number is on one of the receipts. However could you perhaps tell me a way of finding IMEI without hazzle..? I scarefully start to grasp that this might be an IMEI issue of which i have no clues or experience. I+m fammiliar with adb and rooting though. What is your advice?
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Open the dialer and enter *#06#. A new window with a bunch of numbers should pop up. If it says "0" or "0000", your IMEI is gone, and we'll take it from there.
Note: Do not post your IMEI here.
Code Zero
OK you are right i surely mesed something up because all i get from that code is a hole bunch of zeros. Would be happy for rfurther advive.
yes
By the way, my platform is ubuntu. So I am familiar with some cli actions.
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OK you are right i surely mesed something up because all i get from that code is a hole bunch of zeros. Would be happy for rfurther advive.
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I see, so i'm assuming that you've been on 290 and then downgraded to 257 or 532? If yes, that's why you've lost your IMEI. You can easily fix this by updating to 290 again, or flash NUT's 532 version in Flashtool.
LordManhattan said:
I see, so i'm assuming that you've been on 290 and then downgraded to 257 or 532? If yes, that's why you've lost your IMEI. You can easily fix this by updating to 290 again, or flash NUT's 532 version in Flashtool.
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NUTS 532 sounds interesting. Does it have support for init.d and so on?
Can i flash cwm to boot after? My aim is to become on latest stock but rooted. Why? Is because i purchased a sony original miracast device and i would like that to work...
Suggest?
magnusaaa said:
NUTS 532 sounds interesting. Does it have support for init.d and so on?
Can i flash cwm to boot after? My aim is to become on latest stock but rooted. Why? Is because i purchased a sony original miracast device and i would like that to work...
Suggest?
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Yup, it supports init.d.
It has dual-recovery installed as default, so you can either flash that one and stay fully rooted on 532 (with IMEI), or you can jump straight to 290, but then you'll have to flash it in Flashtool (so you get the latest baseband), and you'll have to root it yourself and install recovery.
Reason
LordManhattan said:
Yup, it supports init.d.
It has dual-recovery installed as default, so you can either flash that one and stay fully rooted on 532 (with IMEI), or you can jump straight to 290, but then you'll have to flash it in Flashtool (so you get the latest baseband), and you'll have to root it yourself and install recovery.
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I beleive i messed it up while flasshing different roms and so son. But still my main goal right now is to be able to use ther miracast. Do you think it would work on the 532?
magnusaaa said:
I beleive i messed it up while flasshing different roms and so son. But still my main goal right now is to be able to use ther miracast. Do you think it would work on the 532?
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I don't use Miracast, but i can't see why it shouldn't work? Does it require a special feature on Android 4.3?
Miracast
There has been several issues on miracast. Many people seeem to have failed to get it working. Maybe Sony has fixed that in Kitkat i dont knowe. But thge 532 is jellybean right?
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I don't use Miracast, but i can't see why it shouldn't work? Does it require a special feature on Android 4.3?
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Ok i gather that you recommend that i flash the 532 ftf..? Using flashtool in flash mode? And where can i find that ftf?
magnusaaa said:
Ok i gather that you recommend that i flash the 532 ftf..? Using flashtool in flash mode? And where can i find that ftf?
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The NUT 532 ROM is a Recovery file, so just flash it in recovery like you usually do, and you should in theory get your IMEI back. If not, flash a stock 290 FTF in Flashtool.
I have Miracast working on .136
It never worked on prior firmware - don't know if that was the tv's fault or the phone.
Sitting duck again
I tried flashing the NUT 532 and all seemed ok until i power the device up. I get thousands of force close to the system ui. Practically rendered my ZU useless. Does anybody recognize this issue? I tried a factory reset as my hands had to dance in order to reset it. Right now i dont know what fw oi am on but as i said the phone is uselesss.
magnusaaa said:
I tried flashing the NUT 532 and all seemed ok until i power the device up. I get thousands of force close to the system ui. Practically rendered my ZU useless. Does anybody recognize this issue? I tried a factory reset as my hands had to dance in order to reset it. Right now i dont know what fw oi am on but as i said the phone is uselesss.
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Did you do a full wipe after flashing? If not, you should've done that. Also, no reason to panic. I understand why you might be, and i've been in much worse situations than this a couple of times, but it's nothing we can't solve. It takes some effort to hard brick a Sony. It just depends on how far you're willing to go to get it up and running. The easiest way would be to just flash 290 in Flashtool and be done with it. That way you'll have a fully funtional phone again with IMEI, and you can do the rooting later on when you have a system that's actually functioning correctly. Get your stress levels down again and root and what not when you have full control over your phone again
I'm in Norway btw, so since we're in the same time zone, i can help you out tomorrow after school/work if you need it.
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Did you do a full wipe after flashing? If not, you should've done that. Also, no reason to panic. I understand why you might be, and i've been in much worse situations than this a couple of times, but it's nothing we can't solve. It takes some effort to hard brick a Sony. It just depends on how far you're willing to go to get it up and running. The easiest way would be to just flash 290 in Flashtool and be done with it. That way you'll have a fully funtional phone again with IMEI, and you can do the rooting later on when you have a system that's actually functioning correctly. Get your stress levels down again and root and what not when you have full control over your phone again
I'm in Norway btw, so since we're in the same time zone, i can help you out tomorrow after school/work if you need it.
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What I would do is do a flash of the FTF in my guide on downgrading the ZU/recoverinf the IMEI (parse be to [NUT]) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593918
That should give you a clean stock sony .532 firmware ready to root. To root use Bin4ry's tool linked in LordManhatton's guide, then run through the steps in [NUT]'s .290 locked BL ROM thread and the his .136 locked BL thread. This has to be done in order if you are keeping a locked BL all the way through.
THNX
I am very thankful, for your guide and assistance. I am back on stock 532. Is it possible to flash another kernel/boot since this 532 sems to be without root and reovery. All tother things are back though. I cant find te thanks button. Where is that here on xda..?
Could i jjust write fastboot flash boot and then the actual boot.img? So that i can root it...
Hi everyone,
I've been trying to figure out for a few days on other threads, hows I can rollback my phone, lock the phone, and update to Pie. I need to take it in for warranty service tomorrow morning (camera often won't focus) and haven't been able to find out how to do this safely. I am unlocked, rooted, and running on version 385 which I downloaded from FF and flashed using HuR in TWRP.
If anyone could provide me with instructions for how to get this phone to where I need it to be to give it to the warranty shop, I would very much appreciated it. Any help is very much appreciated.
Just a bump to explain:
Hey guys, sorry to be a broken record, I just really want to get my phone fixed under warranty before my brother's wedding (there is a problem with the camera). If someone could please tell me how to go back to stock and lock the bootloader so I can update to PIE that would be great. I have been told by the warranty service people that I need to have the newest update on the phone and wipe the phone of my personal data before bringing it in.
Instructions would be great, and any help is appreciated!
shiboby said:
Just a bump to explain:
Hey guys, sorry to be a broken record, I just really want to get my phone fixed under warranty before my brother's wedding (there is a problem with the camera). If someone could please tell me how to go back to stock and lock the bootloader so I can update to PIE that would be great. I have been told by the warranty service people that I need to have the newest update on the phone and wipe the phone of my personal data before bringing it in.
Instructions would be great, and any help is appreciated!
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who told you that you MUST have the latest update for the warranty to be honored? Just reinstall stock B385 with HuRU and relock the bootloader. Something like
Code:
fastboot oem lock
or
Code:
fastboot oem lock
Should work.
EDIT: sorry, here you have exact info: https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-9/help/lock-honor-9-bootloader-t3676444
enban said:
who told you that you MUST have the latest update for the warranty to be honored? Just reinstall stock B385 with HuRU and relock the bootloader. Something like
Code:
fastboot oem lock
or
Code:
fastboot oem lock
Should work.
EDIT: sorry, here you have exact info: https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-9/help/lock-honor-9-bootloader-t3676444
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thanks for the message. The guy I spoke with on the phone at the location I have to take the phone told me that. If I reflash 385 stock unrooted and relock, could I then allow the PIE update to install?
shiboby said:
thanks for the message. The guy I spoke with on the phone at the location I have to take the phone told me that. If I reflash 385 stock unrooted and relock, could I then allow the PIE update to install?
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I guess so.
enban said:
I guess so.
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and I could do this HuR updater?
shiboby said:
and I could do this HuR updater?
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I guess you can... But last time I used HuRu I was able to (very) hard brick my phone...