need some help! - Sony Xperia Z Ultra

My z ultra has no recovery and it bootlooped.
trying fastbooting a kernel , the command prompt stuck on waiting for device.
Any idea to recover from this problem?
Sincerely
8-Incher

8-incher_note_n5100 said:
My z ultra has no recovery and it bootlooped.
trying fastbooting a kernel , the command prompt stuck on waiting for device.
Any idea to recover from this problem?
Sincerely
8-Incher
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install fastboot drivers and look if drivers are loaded correctly in windows device manager when you connect your phone with your pc

MusterMaxMueller said:
install fastboot drivers and look if drivers are loaded correctly in windows device manager when you connect your phone with your pc
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It detect as S1boot fastboot , I guess?

8-incher_note_n5100 said:
My z ultra has no recovery and it bootlooped.
trying fastbooting a kernel , the command prompt stuck on waiting for device.
Any idea to recover from this problem?
Sincerely
8-Incher
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Flash a stock ftf with flashtool and reroot install recovery I had to do it today. If you're on windows 8+ you have to disable driver signature enforcement.

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RealityFails said:
Flash a stock ftf with flashtool and reroot install recovery I had to do it today. If you're on windows 8+ you have to disable driver signature enforcement.
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is it fine , if i just hotboot a custom kernel that has built-in recovery(example ZU doomkernel)

8-incher_note_n5100 said:
is it fine , if i just hotboot a custom kernel that has built-in recovery(example ZU doomkernel)
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How do you hot boot

RealityFails said:
How do you hot boot
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Flashtool has the option or through adb you use command boot boot img instead of flash boot img. It boots it only one time then reverts back to original one on next reboot.

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[Q] Xperia U not turning on please help! Flashing went wrong!!

I wanted to unlock my bootloader and install a custom rom but my windows won't recognise the fastboot mode so I started up with linux
I saw tutorials of recoveryX.exe and flashtool which only works for windows so I was searching for a manual way so that I could do it in the terminal ..
so I found some tutorial online which told me to flash some file something like
fastboot flash boot xyz.inf I don't remember the extension perfectly but it wasn't a zip or an img ..
and after that my phone turned off, I can still go for fastboot mode but I don't see anything on the screen please help me
I do not have windows so I cannot use flashtool or recoveryX.exe
awaisthebest said:
I wanted to unlock my bootloader and install a custom rom but my windows won't recognise the fastboot mode so I started up with linux
I saw tutorials of recoveryX.exe and flashtool which only works for windows so I was searching for a manual way so that I could do it in the terminal ..
so I found some tutorial online which told me to flash some file something like
fastboot flash boot xyz.inf I don't remember the extension perfectly but it wasn't a zip or an img ..
and after that my phone turned off, I can still go for fastboot mode but I don't see anything on the screen please help me
I do not have windows so I cannot use flashtool or recoveryX.exe
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using flash tool flash the boot.img present in the rom zip
and install the rom
awaisthebest said:
I wanted to unlock my bootloader and install a custom rom but my windows won't recognise the fastboot mode so I started up with linux
I saw tutorials of recoveryX.exe and flashtool which only works for windows so I was searching for a manual way so that I could do it in the terminal ..
so I found some tutorial online which told me to flash some file something like
fastboot flash boot xyz.inf I don't remember the extension perfectly but it wasn't a zip or an img ..
and after that my phone turned off, I can still go for fastboot mode but I don't see anything on the screen please help me
I do not have windows so I cannot use flashtool or recoveryX.exe
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Congrats for the brick.
Can you still get into fastboot/flash mode?
I've yet to hear about someone who used rexoveryx and it worked, forget all about it.
There is flashtool for linux, you can use it.
BTW, the only files you flash with fastboot, are with img, elf or sin extention.
ChikeD said:
Congrats for the brick.
Can you still get into fastboot/flash mode?
I've yet to hear about someone who used rexoveryx and it worked, forget all about it.
There is flashtool for linux, you can use it.
BTW, the only files you flash with fastboot, are with img, elf or sin extention.
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yes yes I can still get into the fastboot and flash mode both!
and yes the file was elf format I remember now.
P.S : I'm downloading the flashtool for linux right now, I just hope it works, its of my friends' and I took it with a guarantee that I'll give you with a better firmware :/ He's been calling me since morning lol .. I'm doomed :/
guys? is there any hope?
bharathbondfire said:
using flash tool flash the boot.img present in the rom zip
and install the rom
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Thank you for your reply
I'm downloading flast tool for linux right now and I'll then flash the boot.img present in the rom itself..
anything else that I can try if this doesn't work?
can anybody give me a link to CWM recovery's file and a way to flash it :/
P.P.S : I'm really really sorry for being sucha noob/dumbas* :/ but I just finished downloading flashtool and I cannot seem to install it I mean gosh! Linux is soo complicated.
I have downloaded a 7z file .. in which there's a file of tar extension which after I double click directs me to a folder named Flash Tools in which there are multiple forlder that include custom, deviced, drivers, firmwares etc
awaisthebest said:
Thank you for your reply
I'm downloading flast tool for linux right now and I'll then flash the boot.img present in the rom itself..
anything else that I can try if this doesn't work?
can anybody give me a link to CWM recovery's file and a way to flash it :/
if u have downloaded the flash tool copy boot.img to flash tool folder
enter fast boot press ok press on select a kernel to flash
and choose the kernel
and press enter.
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bharathbondfire said:
awaisthebest said:
Thank you for your reply
I'm downloading flast tool for linux right now and I'll then flash the boot.img present in the rom itself..
anything else that I can try if this doesn't work?
can anybody give me a link to CWM recovery's file and a way to flash it :/
if u have downloaded the flash tool copy boot.img to flash tool folder
enter fast boot press ok press on select a kernel to flash
and choose the kernel
and press enter.
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I have downloaded flash tool for linux but I cannot get it work .. I cannot get it to install or anything
isn't there a way to do all this manually through Terminal Fastboot commands?
That's the only thing that I can manage to work.
Edit : I have flashed the boot.img file from the downloaded ROM I did it this way (fastboot flash boot boot.img)
and now fortunately the phone starts and also now can be charged but the OS doesn't start .. I think this can be because I haven't flashed the OS but only the boot img?
what can I do now?
P.S : I cannot use the Flashtool or RecoveryX :/ so if there's a way to do it via fastboot or something it will really be appreciated
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awaisthebest said:
bharathbondfire said:
I have downloaded flash tool for linux but I cannot get it work .. I cannot get it to install or anything
isn't there a way to do all this manually through Terminal Fastboot commands?
That's the only thing that I can manage to work.
Edit : I have flashed the boot.img file from the downloaded ROM I did it this way (fastboot flash boot boot.img)
and now fortunately the phone starts and also now can be charged but the OS doesn't start .. I think this can be because I haven't flashed the OS but only the boot img?
what can I do now?
P.S : I cannot use the Flashtool or RecoveryX :/ so if there's a way to do it via fastboot or something it will really be appreciated
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if u have rom in the sd
flash boot.img and flash rom
remember to wipe full system
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bharathbondfire said:
awaisthebest said:
if u have rom in the sd
flash boot.img and flash rom
remember to wipe full system
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I finally flashed the CM9 4.0.4 rom thankyou for all of your help I appreciate everything
P.S : The led bottom light still doesn't work I don't know why, but the phone and the OS is working perfectly fine! Thank you again
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[Q] How to enter recovery?

Hello, I recently rooted my Sony Xperia Z2 because I wanted to install a custom ROM, but this is where it gets tricky....
so i got root access and the bootloader unlock allowed is on "yes" so that's good right?..
anyway I've been trying to get into recovery mode but it just doesn't work at all, i also tried installing CWM and TWRP and even Philz but it was a failure because there is no way to get into recovery mode so, is there a way or something I could do to enter recovery mode to install a Lollipop ROM ?
ps: sorry if this thread is already made, i didn't find anything useful
Update: I have shut off my device, held the volume up connected to my pc and the LED turned BLUE! HOWEVER, there is nothing on the screen is just BLACK.
YoungCNYC said:
Update: I have shut off my device, held the volume up connected to my pc and the LED turned BLUE! HOWEVER, there is nothing on the screen is just BLACK.
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This is fastboot mode, not recovery.
Have you actually unlocked you bootloader? It needs to be unlocked before you flash lollipop. If it is unlocked, just download a kernel and flash it via fastboot.
fastboot flash boot boot.img
o0 Matt 0o said:
This is fastboot mode, not recovery.
Have you actually unlocked you bootloader? It needs to be unlocked before you flash lollipop. If it is unlocked, just download a kernel and flash it via fastboot.
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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its stuck on "waiting for device"
YoungCNYC said:
its stuck on "waiting for device"
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Have you installed the drivers? Are you on win 8? Dowload flashtool and install the drivers from the drivers folder.
o0 Matt 0o said:
Have you installed the drivers? Are you on win 8? Dowload flashtool and install the drivers from the drivers folder.
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i dont recall installing the drivers so ill go ahead and try that,and im on win 7
ive downloaded and installed the drivers, now the phone is recognized but i get
error:cannot load 'boot.img': no error
how can i flash recovery twrp?
YoungCNYC said:
ive downloaded and installed the drivers, now the phone is recognized but i get
error:cannot load 'boot.img': no error
how can i flash recovery twrp?
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Never seen that before. What are you typing in? Copy what you type and the response into a post.
Nowhere not confirmed that the bootloader is unlocked, but that can be unlocked. You wrote this - " /so i got root access and the bootloader unlock allowed is on "yes/". If you have locked bootloader, then don't try with fastboot flash boot boot.img. Just downloaded version of Dual recovery Installer for Pc.
Monipeev said:
Nowhere not confirmed that the bootloader is unlocked, but that can be unlocked. You wrote this - " /so i got root access and the bootloader unlock allowed is on "yes/". If you have locked bootloader, then don't try with fastboot flash boot boot.img. Just downloaded version of Dual recovery Installer for Pc.
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the bootloader is unlocked, i just want custom recovery to flash a rom
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Never seen that before. What are you typing in? Copy what you type and the response into a post.
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C:\Users\Christian Ortiz\Downloads\ADB TOOLS>Fastboot flash boot boot.img
<waiting for device>
error: cannot load 'boot.img': No error
C:\Users\Christian Ortiz\Downloads\ADB Tools\ADB Tools>_
I just want custom recovery to flash a rom, its simple just the phone its giving me a hard time & ive had different process with the galaxy S4/S5
So you have unlocked your bootloader via sony website?
What boot image are you trying to flash?
o0 Matt 0o said:
So you have unlocked your bootloader via sony website?
What boot image are you trying to flash?
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Yes, I have & I'm trying to flash costum recovery to flash a lollipop ROM

My OPX cannot be recognized by windows 10.HELP

Hello friends,
I have an OPX and I did some mistakes with it during my attemp to update it to the latest Oxygen 3.1.3.
I had stock rooted 2.1.2 Oxygen OS with Kingroot and TWRP installed. I downloaded the zip of the ROM
for 3.1.3 from Oneplus and tried to flash it. It came up an error so I wiped system cache and data and tried again
but the same errors came up. Then I tried to flash the stock recovery .img file from TWRP to get the stock recovery
and try to flash the ROM from there. When I attempted to flash the stock recovery it asked me about the partition
I wanted to install it and I chose recovery.Installation seemed successfull and I rebooted to recovery.After that I had
no recovery and no system to boot.When I try to boot to recovery I only get the oneplus logo. When I try to boot to
system I get oneplus logo and "Powered by android" at the bottom. Fastboot mode seems ok. So I thought i could flash
everything back with adb BUT no tool or program recognizes correctly in any mode.In device manager of windows 10
the device is listed under "Kedacom Usb device" section with name "Android Bootloader Interface".
Please Help me.
zafiris said:
Hello friends,
I have an OPX and I did some mistakes with it during my attemp to update it to the latest Oxygen 3.1.3.
I had stock rooted 2.1.2 Oxygen OS with Kingroot and TWRP installed. I downloaded the zip of the ROM
for 3.1.3 from Oneplus and tried to flash it. It came up an error so I wiped system cache and data and tried again
but the same errors came up. Then I tried to flash the stock recovery .img file from TWRP to get the stock recovery
and try to flash the ROM from there. When I attempted to flash the stock recovery it asked me about the partition
I wanted to install it and I chose recovery.Installation seemed successfull and I rebooted to recovery.After that I had
no recovery and no system to boot.When I try to boot to recovery I only get the oneplus logo. When I try to boot to
system I get oneplus logo and "Powered by android" at the bottom. Fastboot mode seems ok. So I thought i could flash
everything back with adb BUT no tool or program recognizes correctly in any mode.In device manager of windows 10
the device is listed under "Kedacom Usb device" section with name "Android Bootloader Interface".
Please Help me.
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Follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-hard-bricked-t3272108 and update to 3.1.3 with stock recovery
cva_kabil said:
Follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-hard-bricked-t3272108 and update to 3.1.3 with stock recovery
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I have already tried to do this guide. Windows says the best drivers are already installed for this device and will not install the qualcom ones. Also the program just waits for a device to be connected to start the process of unbricking.Thanks for answering
zafiris said:
I have already tried to do this guide. Windows says the best drivers are already installed for this device and will not install the qualcom ones. Also the program just waits for a device to be connected to start the process of unbricking.Thanks for answering
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But still u can acess fastboot right? Without any problem?
cva_kabil said:
But still u can acess fastboot right? Without any problem?
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I think so, yes. When I enter fastboot mode there is the oneplus logo and "fastboot mode" written under it.
zafiris said:
I think so, yes. When I enter fastboot mode there is the oneplus logo and "fastboot mode" written under it.
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Yes it is fastboot. now connect ur mobile to pc and type "fastboot devices" in adb cmd screen.. if it shows your device info,then u can flash stock recovery and make a fresh start.
cva_kabil said:
Yes it is fastboot. now connect ur mobile to pc and type "fastboot devices" in adb cmd screen.. if it shows your device info,then u can flash stock recovery and make a fresh start.
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Yes i know. Whenever I type fastboot devices nothing happens. No device gets listed.
I had the same problem, but the Guide to Unbrick worked well.
Now, I cannot flash anything, because Fastboot doesn't recognize my phone. I'm stuck in stock.
cva_kabil said:
Follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-hard-bricked-t3272108 and update to 3.1.3 with stock recovery
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thank you very much this guide finally worked!! It was my mistake.I was booting first on fastboot mode and then plugging in the usb cable
whereas the guide says to keep pressing volume up and then plug it in which is was made it work!
zafiris said:
thank you very much this guide finally worked!! It was my mistake.I was booting first on fastboot mode and then plugging in the usb cable
whereas the guide says to keep pressing volume up and then plug it in which is was made it work!
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Glad u did ?

How install TWRP 3.0

I try to install .img file in recovery, but after install this, my phone shutdown in software brick....
AyalaE96 said:
I try to install .img file in recovery, but after install this, my phone shutdown in software brick....
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Don't use install img option on twrp it may not work always
Instead of that you can flash recovery using fastboot with "fastboot flash recovery (the name of recovery).img) command
raminta said:
Don't use install img option on twrp it may not work always
Instead of that you can flash recovery using fastboot with "fastboot flash recovery (the name of recovery).img) command
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I tried, and it didnt work...
AyalaE96 said:
I tried, and it didnt work...
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Do you have unlocked bootloader???
raminta said:
Do you have unlocked bootloader???
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yep
raminta said:
Do you have unlocked bootloader???
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I solved it, I first must install Repack boot with "fastboot flash boot ...img"
After install recovery with "Fastboot flash recovery ...img"
My error Because I should read this first...
Dees_Troy said:
Note that the Z2, like most other Sony devices does not have a proper bootable recovery. As such you have to install a kernel that includes a recovery with it. For a time I will try to continue to supply updated stock kernels repacked with TWRP in them. If you are running one of my kernels or have a custom ROM like OmniROM installed, you can install TWRP in the FOTAKernel partition to stay on the latest version of TWRP.
Device page on our website
Mirror 1
Mirror 2
To install a stock kernel, boot the device into fastboot mode and then from your computer: fastboot flash boot path/to/filename.img
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However is it true? With latest updates there was bootloader update which brings (or at least should as Sony said) /recovery partition (or more gives access to it, coz partitions was probably always there).
However how it exactly works? I always thought that onee flashed update with newest bootloader will leave new bootloader and this partition forever. But I got Z2 with .291, downgraded it to 4.4.2 for Root and TA backup and than tried to flash recovery to recovery partition, but got error: FAILED (data transfer failure (Unknown error)).
Does it mean that only on latest update(s) there is possibility to use this partition?
Never tried it on my ZU before. I just started form latest 5.1.1.
EDIT: OK, so what i assumed was right - on 6.0.1 I was able to flash the recovery to it's partition.
Now the problem is with booting into it. How? With Power + Vol- it still stright to boots to OS...
EDIT2: adb reboot recovery boots to different bootloader screen (Power+Vol- gives SONY screen and adb gives SONY + XPERIA screen.
However it still boots strght to Android...
Any idea what I'm doing wrong? I have 23.5.A.1.291 + unlocked bootloader + TWRP 3.0.2-0 (official) flashed with fastboot flash recovery img.
I'm 100% sure that SONY screen (w/o XPERIA) is the right one as I have identical one on my ZU when booting into bootloader-recovery mode. But why here it don't boot TWRP, but OS?
HELPPPP
Pleaseeeee tell me how did you flash twrp 3.0? I have tried almost everything it now seems impossible for me... Pleaseee helpp me T_T ... Thankk youuu

Help! I bricked my device

Hello,
1.Ive rooted my phone emui 4.1 with kingroot
2. I've flashed Official twrp 3.0.2
3. After booting in twrp I tried to clear cache but it unable to clear cache.
4. Then I've force rebooted to recovery then all partitions got unmounted (shocked)
5. So I flashed mm kang ROM then phone bricked so I thought that stock recovery may mount all partitions so I flashed stock recovery (back up)
6. Finally I'm unable to boot in stock recovery and ROM
7. What do u think guys? How to solve this issue ??
Any one faced same problem?
***Main thing is what ever I try to push a file from adb to phone in fastboot mode (ex- recovery,boot.IMG) it says "writing recovery failed:command not allowed". why I'm getting this error ?? I've unlocked bootloader too ***
Thank you!
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Martin213 said:
Restore backup of stock rom if you able to boot in twrp.Did you try flash with huawei multitool?
Sent from Paris with love ?
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I tried but partitions are unmounted so its not booting up,struck at Honor logo
How to solve this???
Pranav Kumar said:
How to solve this???
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if bootloader works: download official image, use fastboot flash commands to flash all parts
otherwise
download official image from huawai, (update.app) copy to sd, boot phone with all 3 buttons pressed. it shold boot into some recovery.
endrancer said:
if bootloader works: download official image, use adb flash commands to flash all parts
otherwise
download official image from huawai, (update.app) copy to sd, boot phone with all 3 buttons pressed. it shold boot into some recovery.
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I tired pushing recovery image to device but command says "writing recovery,failed (command not allowed)"
And I tried update.app in SD card in a folder dload tried 3button method also, but it is not booting in recovery right how it can take update?
Pranav Kumar said:
I tired pushing recovery image to device but command says "writing recovery,failed (command not allowed)"
And I tried update.app in SD card in a folder dload tried 3button method also, but it is not booting in recovery right how it can take update?
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are you able to boot into bootloader? is "fastboot devices" command showing anything?
eddor1614 said:
are you able to boot into bootloader? is "fastboot devices" command showing anything?
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Yes its showing
Pranav Kumar said:
Yes its showing
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have you extracted BOOT, RECOVERY, SYSTEM and CUSTOM from huawei package?
eddor1614 said:
have you extracted BOOT, RECOVERY, SYSTEM and CUSTOM from huawei package?
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Yes I tried but when file is being pushed to phone it says failed (command not allowed) repeats
Can you see "phone unlocked" on screen?
Yeah, sounds like locked bootloader.
Gsavas said:
Yeah, sounds like locked bootloader.
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No bro I've unlocked bootloader
And I can see *phone unlocked" in fastboot mode
Gsavas said:
Yeah, sounds like locked bootloader.
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have you tried flashing BOOT or SYSTEM partitions?
Pranav Kumar said:
No bro I've unlocked bootloader
And I can see *phone unlocked" in fastboot mode
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You could try to reinstall drivers then or try a different pc.
Gsavas said:
You could try to reinstall drivers then or try a different pc.
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Tried and I got same error(failed(command not allowed))
Do you have hisuite? If not try uninstalling drivers then install hisuite and try flashing with fastboot then. By the way does your device get recognised when you type "fastboot devices" command?
that's strange.
have you tried booting into second recovery?
eddor1614 said:
that's strange.
have you tried booting into second recovery?
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Yes in eRecovery I can see "update recovery" after connecting to wifi it says "failed to get device info"
I ran out of options.
You might want to try all the same, using different UPDATE.APP version, like B180 or B200, using a different cable, different computer, etc.
Then next step will be Huawei support, it might be a memory/hardware problem.
Sorry man.

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