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PLEASE HELP ,i have a sony xperia z ultra g.p.e with 4.4.4 rooted and a locked bootloader which i managed to delete a system file and immediately started boot looping the boot animation.
I can still get into the stock recovery.
I've searched everywhere and all i see is instruction for unlocked bootloader .
I've read that i can't flash an ftf with a locked boot loader,please help
i have a macbook but also have access to a windows comp
please if anyone can help me with step by step instruction to bring the phone back to a working state i would forever be thankful.
icotulookn said:
PLEASE HELP ,i have a sony xperia z ultra g.p.e with 4.4.4 rooted and a locked bootloader which i managed to delete a system file and immediately started boot looping the boot animation.
I can still get into the stock recovery.
I've searched everywhere and all i see is instruction for unlocked bootloader .
I've read that i can't flash an ftf with a locked boot loader,please help
i have a macbook but also have access to a windows comp
please if anyone can help me with step by step instruction to bring the phone back to a working state i would forever be thankful.
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If you do have a GPe DO NOT FLASH AN FTF it will result in a permanent hard brick. Look for DooMLoRD's return to stock thread in GPe development section, it will return you to stock 4.4.2 and then you can let it update from there.
Thank you I will give that a try and post back results
icotulookn said:
Thank you I will give that a try and post back results
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I must apologize for giving out bad advice. Stock recovery will not allow flashing older firmware.
I think what may be possible is flashing the 4.4.4 system IMG with fastboot. Maybe @egzthunder1 or @blueether will be nice enough to offer some better advice.
adfurgerson said:
I must apologize for giving out bad advice. Stock recovery will not allow flashing older firmware.
I think what may be possible is flashing the 4.4.4 system IMG with fastboot. Maybe @egzthunder1 or @blueether will be nice enough to offer some better advice.
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OK thanks yea I'm really lost, I've been searching and I can't find any instruction on this.
Is this even possible with a locked boot loader?
icotulookn said:
OK thanks yea I'm really lost, I've been searching and I can't find any instruction on this.
Is this even possible with a locked boot loader?
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Is it bootlooping or just stuck?
You should be able to flash a 4.4.4 system image
Instructions would be:
Download system_4.4.4.7z from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799423
Extract the system_4.4.4.img
Code:
fastboot flash system <path_to_system_4.4.4.img>
blueether said:
Is it bootlooping or just stuck?
You should be able to flash a 4.4.4 system image
Instructions would be:
Download system_4.4.4.7z from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799423
Extract the system_4.4.4.img
Code:
fastboot flash system <path_to_system_4.4.4.img>
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Its boot looping the boot animation over and over .
OK this is my first Sony phone, I'm sorta familiar with fast boot from my HTC days but its been along time
If I remember correctly I had to install android SDK and fast boot, do I need all the same in this case?
Like i said its been along time and i would be thankfull for any and all instruction given ...
icotulookn said:
OK thanks yea I'm really lost, I've been searching and I can't find any instruction on this.
Is this even possible with a locked boot loader?
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Again I apologize for posting without refreshing my memory by looking up the older threads. There was two issues with my first post.
1. Stock recovery will not allow flashing older firmware as I mentioned.
2. There is an edited ota zip but it needs to be flashed with custom recovery, which I believe can only be used with an unlocked bootloader.
Hopefully fastboot flashing the system img does the trick.
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icotulookn said:
Its boot looping the boot animation over and over .
OK this is my first Sony phone, I'm sorta familiar with fast boot from my HTC days but its been along time
If I remember correctly I had to install android SDK and fast boot, do I need all the same in this case?
Like i said its been along time and i would be thankfull for any and all instruction given ...
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This should do what you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Thank you so much for the fast replies and the assistance, I think I just need the Sony drivers which I can do a search for.
Its getting late so I will give it a go tomorrow and report back.
Fingers Crossed !!
icotulookn said:
Thank you so much for the fast replies and the assistance, I think I just need the Sony drivers which I can do a search for.
Its getting late so I will give it a go tomorrow and report back.
Fingers Crossed !!
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Easiest way to get the drivers may to download flashtool and grab them from the drivers folder.
ok I'm on a windows 8 comp and I've downloaded and installed adb and fast boot along with the sony drivers ..i have the phone in fast boot mode and usb connected and no matter what i do i can't get the comp to connect with the phone, am i missing something with windows 8 ?
am i doing something wrong with driver installation?
What am i doing wrong? i will gladly and thankfully accept any advice..
icotulookn said:
ok I'm on a windows 8 comp and I've downloaded and installed adb and fast boot along with the sony drivers ..i have the phone in fast boot mode and usb connected and no matter what i do i can't get the comp to connect with the phone, am i missing something with windows 8 ?
am i doing something wrong with driver installation?
What am i doing wrong? i will gladly and thankfully accept any advice..
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Yes Windows 8 is a pain, Google for "disable driver signature verification in Windows 8" and see if that helps.
blueether said:
Is it bootlooping or just stuck?
You should be able to flash a 4.4.4 system image
Instructions would be:
Download system_4.4.4.7z from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799423
Extract the system_4.4.4.img
Code:
fastboot flash system <path_to_system_4.4.4.img>
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please help me , i put the system_4.4.4.img in drive C:\ and I'm having a problem remembering how to do the flash boot commands ,,what i have done is "fastboot flash system system_4.4.4.img" but without the quotes and its not working, can u tell me how to direct it to the path of C:\ because I'm pulling my hair out..can u help?
adfurgerson said:
Yes Windows 8 is a pain, Google for "disable driver signature verification in Windows 8" and see if that helps.
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i think i got it but i can't remember the how to do the fastboot to where the system file is.
the file name is (system_4.4.4.img) and i have it on the C:\ drive
can u tell me the exact command for fast boot to that file?
many many thanks
icotulookn said:
please help me , i put the system_4.4.4.img in drive C:\ and I'm having a problem remembering how to do the flash boot commands ,,what i have done is "fastboot flash system system_4.4.4.img" but without the quotes and its not working, can u tell me how to direct it to the path of C:\ because I'm pulling my hair out..can u help?
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You need the whole path ex. C:\user\icotulookn\downloads\4.4.4 system img.
I am positive I found the file and was able to copy and paste the path into adb, not sure if that works for fastboot.
adfurgerson said:
You need the whole path ex. C:\user\icotulookn\downloads\4.4.4 system img.
I am positive I found the file and was able to copy and paste the path into adb, not sure if that works for fastboot.
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i have it directly on C:\ so would i go
fastboot flash system system_4.4.4.img C:\
when i go( fastboot flash system system_4.4.4.img ) it starts but then says<remote:command not allowed
icotulookn said:
i have it directly on C:\ so would i go
fastboot flash system system_4.4.4.img C:\
when i go( fastboot flash system system_4.4.4.img ) it starts but then says<remote:command not allowed
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I havent used windows (if I can help it) for near 15 years but something like
fastboot flash system C:\system_4.4.4.img
"remote:command not allowed" is probably because of the locked BootLoader, I thought that may happen
Do you know what the fole you deleted was? you may be able to adb push it back onto the system if the GPe boots far enough.
The only other options I can think of are:
Ask Sony for a singed update.zip of the full 4.4.4 (no patch files) so it can be flashed by the stock recovery
Or use adb to do an oem unlock* - but this will wipe DRM keys and render the camera without auto focus
* You could try and run TA backup, but I think it will fail to gain root to do the back up... can you get shell access to the device? "adb shell"
Gonna suggest something off the left field, but if you have access to stock recovery... Have you tried doing a full wipe? I mean, unless ypu royally messed something up elsewhere, flashing system would give you the same end result as a full wipe.
Hopefully this helps.
blueether said:
I havent used windows (if I can help it) for near 15 years but something like
fastboot flash system C:\system_4.4.4.img
"remote:command not allowed" is probably because of the locked BootLoader, I thought that may happen
Do you know what the fole you deleted was? you may be able to adb push it back onto the system if the GPe boots far enough.
The only other options I can think of are:
Ask Sony for a singed update.zip of the full 4.4.4 (no patch files) so it can be flashed by the stock recovery
Or use adb to do an oem unlock* - but this will wipe DRM keys and render the camera without auto focus
* You could try and run TA backup, but I think it will fail to gain root to do the back up... can you get shell access to the device? "adb shell"
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Some things I am wondering.
1. Can 5.0 update be flashed in stock recovery or would.it fail due to missing files?
2. Can a kernel with recovery be hotbooted to flash the edited 4.4.2 ota?
3. Can the 4.4.4 system img be flashed with flashtool?
4. Is there a fastboot command similar to "adb devices" that will confirm it is connected properly?
I swear that I had the same error trying to return GPe to stock using WIN 8.1 laptop, on WIN 7 desktop it worked fine.
adfurgerson said:
Some things I am wondering.
1. Can 5.0 update be flashed in stock recovery or would.it fail due to missing files?
2. Can a kernel with recovery be hotbooted to flash the edited 4.4.2 ota?
3. Can the 4.4.4 system img be flashed with flashtool?
4. Is there a fastboot command similar to "adb devices" that will confirm it is connected properly?
I swear that I had the same error trying to return GPe to stock using WIN 8.1 laptop, on WIN 7 desktop it worked fine.
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1. Yes it can but you need to place the zip file in a folder that recovery will recognize (/cache or /sd)
2. Technically yes. However, you still need to be unlocked for that AFAIK.
3. I don't see why not
4. Flashtool will confirm if you have a properly connected devices
There are two rules in life for being successful:
1. Never reveal everything you know;
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Hi guys, after 10 hours of trying to get my P760 to life I finally, as a last resort, decided to open this threadh. Heres the deal, my friend gave me his P760 which was stuck at the boot logo, I firstly tried to fix it with LG mobile support tool but it got stuck at 15% after countless tries. Then I tried fixing it with Lg flash tool but it also gave me some errors "omap factory download fail lg p760". After that I couldnt access S/W mode anymore nor did the phone turn on, only black screen. When I connect it to my pc it just makes sounds of new device connected/disconnected. I tried this fastboot method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292828 but couldnt make it work. Is the phone completely dead or is there anything more I can try? Any help is appreciated, thank you very much.
What was done to brick it in the first place?
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I am not sure, my friend brought it to me and he didnt know the reason. Anyway I managed to get into fastboot on another computer and i tried to flash x loader and uboot with the bulit in options and i get the following error "FAILED (remote partition doesnt exist). What can I do next? Thank you for the reply.
EDIT I have tried to get the phone in S/W mode using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44325657&postcount=4 but I couldnt do it.
I am sure I have to flash something in fastboot so it would be great if someone could point me to exactly what. Thanks again.
EDIT 2 I tried to flash xloader and u boot from post #7 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2242444 and it gave me the remote partition error failed again. Is the phone "officially" dead?
My experience with this phone is that it is basically unbrickable, at least software wise, thanks to omap4boot. Fastboot is basically telling you the partition you specified doesn't exist. Check you are using the correct syntax. It should be fastboot flash u-boot u-boot.img and fastboot flash x-loader x-loader.img (I am assuming the files are named u-boot.img and x-loader.img).
Another possibility is that the partition table of the phone somehow got corrupted. In my opinion this is very unlikely, but it could happen if the phone is disconnected while flashing the GTP table with LGFlashTool. Let's hope that's not the case.
Good luck.
@EdwinMoq thanks for the reply. I checked and I was using the correct syntax altough the files were named p1 and p2 both in bin format so I typed fastboot flash u-boot p1.bin and p2.bin respectively. Ive just noticed that they are from ICS and I am not sure what android version was installed prior to the brick. Can you point me where to find the JB files so I can try them if it makes any difference.
Maha23 said:
@EdwinMoq thanks for the reply. I checked and I was using the correct syntax altough the files were named p1 and p2 both in bin format so I typed fastboot flash u-boot p1.bin and p2.bin respectively. Ive just noticed that they are from ICS and I am not sure what android version was installed prior to the brick. Can you point me where to find the JB files so I can try them if it makes any difference.
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I don't think the u and x boot version makes any difference. The fastboot script here comes with with the files for both p760 and p769. Or you can ask a p760 user with the jb boot to dump them and post it here.
EdwinMoq said:
I don't think the u and x boot version makes any difference. The fastboot script here comes with with the files for both p760 and p769. Or you can ask a p760 user with the jb boot to dump them and post it here.
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Well using that script was the first thing I did after I couldn access S/W mode and I got the partition error, I tried both ICS and JB. Well it would be great if someone could dump their JB boot so I can try that, if it doesnt work I guess Ill throw the phone away
Maha23 said:
Well using that script was the first thing I did after I couldn access S/W mode and I got the partition error, I tried both ICS and JB. Well it would be great if someone could dump their JB boot so I can try that, if it doesnt work I guess Ill throw the phone away
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I'm seeing you using lelus method to fastboot...
1) Be sure you are in fastboot whith this command: fastboot devices
2) if the l9 is still in lg logo, just flash a recovery img into boot and recovery partition:
a) fastboot flash boot recovery.img
b) fastboot flash recovery recovery.img3)reboot the device, it must enter in recovery mode by force.
4) once in recovery just flash a custom rom as you wish
Yes i am using lelus method and I see the device when I enter fastboot devices, the phone wont turn so there is no lg logo and I can not enter S/W mode. Where can I find the recovery.img and boot.img ?
EDIT Okay I tried this too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2585161 but when I issue the erase command it just gives me the remote partition error again. The chances that this is a hardware issue are pretty big.
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A few tricks that might help:
-After a failed attempt to enter D/L mode via the volume key, force hard reset. Then switch on phone for an extra time and perform the hard reset again. This really makes a difference.
-If after unbricking the phone with a stock rom the puny LG recovery dialog resides on screen, perform the stock rom installation for a second time, phone should perform a normal boot then. Otherwise there's trouble with rooting and TWRP installation later.
-Fastboot still does not work for me(all?) in Win10, as it didn't in Win8.1,but did in Win7.
The only method to go on seems to root stock rom with Kango Root or a similar tool, then install Twrp, with Rashr or flashify.
lecorbusier said:
A few tricks that might help:
-After a failed attempt to enter D/L mode via the volume key, force hard reset. Then switch on phone for an extra time and perform the hard reset again. This really makes a difference.
-If after unbricking the phone with a stock rom the puny LG recovery dialog resides on screen, perform the stock rom installation for a second time, phone should perform a normal boot then. Otherwise there's trouble with rooting and TWRP installation later.
-Fastboot still does not work for me(all?) in Win10, as it didn't in Win8.1,but did in Win7.
The only method to go on seems to root stock rom with Kango Root or a similar tool, then install Twrp, with Rashr or flashify.
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Thanks for the reply. How do I perform the force hard reset? Yes, I couldnt get fastboot to work on win 10, on win 7 it works flawlessly.
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Hello,
I have exactly the same problem with my p760, fastboot works so far but remote partition error and the phone stays always completely black.
Is there someone who has a new idea to fix it?
Hey,
I found this: http://massimoronca.it/2016/03/17/fastboot-failed-remote-partition-does-not-exist.html
but i dont really understand it, can someone help me?
Maha23 said:
Yes i am using lelus method and I see the device when I enter fastboot devices, the phone wont turn so there is no lg logo and I can not enter S/W mode. Where can I find the recovery.img and boot.img ?
EDIT Okay I tried this too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2585161 but when I issue the erase command it just gives me the remote partition error again. The chances that this is a hardware issue are pretty big.
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readme again... try to flash a recovery.img into the boot partition
fastboot flash boot recovery.img
and then reboot... this foce the l9 to enter in recovery and then you can fotmat partitions in wipe options
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Elsewhere you must need a technician with a box like octopus box to recompone ESD partitions of the L9 phone
Hard reset is 10s power.
Such a swap of recovery and kernel could have happened after unbricking the phone, when the key combo for fastboot produces the LG recovery. That's why I flash stock twice, then it's right again & ready to root, install TWRP etc.
Thanks for the help guys, I tried everything possible...I think I did, but the phone just wouldnt unbrick so it is going into parts. Thanks again.
Maha23 said:
Thanks for the help guys, I tried everything possible...I think I did, but the phone just wouldnt unbrick so it is going into parts. Thanks again.
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you must need a technician with a box like octopus box to recompone ESD partitions of the L9 phone
puntoazul said:
fastboot flash boot recovery.img
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Srsly?
recovery partition image on boot?
Probably true. That would explain the strange behaviour of the key combos during boot, after unbricking the phone for the first time. The recovery has replaced the kernel, but the phone can still boot. Strange. Fastboot is unavailable, and the key combo for the recovery shows the "dead droid" and performs a factory reset.
Groszexxx said:
Srsly?
recovery partition image on boot?
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Yes... is an effective method to boot by forced on TWRP or other recovery and then proceed to format all partitions and flash any rom consecutively. After flashing any rom the boot partition is rewrited by the boot.img of the rom.
I did this before on my own L9 for repair and other friends devices. Is totally safe
By the way, I'm not in warn
I'm using an Empire ElectroniX D709 tablet, running Android 4.0.4. It's an old low-spec device, and I'm planning to use this device to improve my Android hacking skills.
I've asked the manufacturers to send me the stock ROM, which they did. Pretty cool!
The problem is that there's no flashing tool or instructions included, and the staff I spoke with did not know how to flash it either.
So now I'm on my own, with a big image file I don't know how to flash.
I tried to start a development thread at the Miscelleaneous Android Development section, but because I have almost no posts, I can't post there. So maybe this is a good place to ask. How can I flash or unpack this image?
You can find the ROM here: http://www.needrom.com/download/empire-electronics-d709/
Exeleration-G said:
I'm using an Empire ElectroniX D709 tablet, running Android 4.0.4. It's an old low-spec device, and I'm planning to use this device to improve my Android hacking skills.
I've asked the manufacturers to send me the stock ROM, which they did. Pretty cool!
The problem is that there's no flashing tool or instructions included, and the staff I spoke with did not know how to flash it either.
So now I'm on my own, with a big image file I don't know how to flash.
I tried to start a development thread at the Miscelleaneous Android Development section, but because I have almost no posts, I can't post there. So maybe this is a good place to ask. How can I flash or unpack this image?
You can find the ROM here: http://www.needrom.com/download/empire-electronics-d709/
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You have to manually flash them using fastboot. Look up how to get fastboot and move the image(s) to the folder were fastboot.exe is located. Boot into your bootloader either via adb reboot bootloader or by physically doing it from the device. Now here is where most people fail. At the end of the file name, before the .img, it should be either boot, fastboot, recovery or system. If it is system, then do fastboot flash system nameofthesystemimg.img and if it is boot, you get the idea.
Thank you. Fastboot is a good idea. Problem is that I don't know which partition this .img file belongs to. I have the feeling that this file contains every partition, yet I'm not sure how to split it up so that I can flash each partition.
Exeleration-G said:
Thank you. Fastboot is a good idea. Problem is that I don't know which partition this .img file belongs to. I have the feeling that this file contains every partition, yet I'm not sure how to split it up so that I can flash each partition.
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Will you mind sharing the whole file name? If it is an all partition img you can do fastboot flash all (I think). Just type fastboot and see the all option in the help menu.
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RAZERZDAHACKER said:
Will you mind sharing the whole file name? If it is an all partition img you can do fastboot flash all (I think). Just type fastboot and see the all option in the help menu.
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The full file name is D709_n.img. Theres an option fastboot flashall indeed.
Right now, I'm trying to get the device into fastboot, without success. Things I've tried until now:
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
adb reboot bootloader
adb reboot fastboot
Every time, the device restarts and just enters the normal mode. I can get into stock recovery, but there's no option to restart to bootloader there.
Exeleration-G said:
The full file name is D709_n.img. Theres an option fastboot flashall indeed.
Right now, I'm trying to get the device into fastboot, without success. Things I've tried until now:
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
adb reboot bootloader
adb reboot fastboot
Every time, the device restarts and just enters the normal mode. I can get into stock recovery, but there's no option to restart to bootloader there.
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Hmmm, if you type adb devices, do you see your device there? If not, search online for drivers. If that does not work, google your device and how to get it to fastboot.
RAZERZDAHACKER said:
Hmmm, if you type adb devices, do you see your device there? If not, search online for drivers. If that does not work, google your device and how to get it to fastboot.
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Yes, it's fully recognized, and I can adb in it just fine. I also get an adb prompt in recovery mode that lets me control the device. The only problem right now is getting this thing to fastboot.
Update
After googling its model number (crane-evb), I found out that this device can be flashed using LiveSuite (described here). It's nice to see the device back in its factory condition. Now I need to find a way to extract the partitions.
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Exeleration-G said:
Update
After googling its model number (crane-evb), I found out that this device can be flashed using LiveSuite (described here). It's nice to see the device back in its factory condition. Now I need to find a way to extract the partitions.
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YaY! I was going to say that in stock recovery there is this option called update via adb or something but now that it is working, there is no need for that.
Please read carefully it is different from other cases..
I just got my new phone and it is Honor 5x, I set it up normally as you do on any new phone before using it. I had not done anything else at this point but follow the directions given and the phone was behaving fine. There was a software update and I started it, but then when it went to reboot, it stayed frozen at the Honor logo screen. I have tried various things and looked everywhere. I tried going to the Emui menu and I tried the "factory reset" option and it got up to 15% before saying that it failed, forcing me to shut it down. No matter how many times I try to reboot the phone, it stays at that same logo screen. If I press the volume keys and the power button, it takes me to the download screen but does not pass 0 . I have tried to manually install the update by the use of an SD card. When I tried it after I mounted it on the card, it got to maybe 10% before saying the software update failed and forced me to shut the phone down again. When I tried recovering from the erecovery menu, after connecting to my wifi, it said it failed to get package info and again I had to shutdown the phone. I tried redownloading the update and doing it again incase it somehow downloaded wrong on my laptop but it still has done no change. The farthest I got was when I put the update on the SD card before it failed. I need a solution please help me it's been days and i havent found something yet
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Please read carefully it is different from other cases..
I just got my new phone and it is Honor 5x, I set it up normally as you do on any new phone before using it. I had not done anything else at this point but follow the directions given and the phone was behaving fine. There was a software update and I started it, but then when it went to reboot, it stayed frozen at the Honor logo screen. I have tried various things and looked everywhere. I tried going to the Emui menu and I tried the "factory reset" option and it got up to 15% before saying that it failed, forcing me to shut it down. No matter how many times I try to reboot the phone, it stays at that same logo screen. If I press the volume keys and the power button, it takes me to the download screen but does not pass 0 . I have tried to manually install the update by the use of an SD card. When I tried it after I mounted it on the card, it got to maybe 10% before saying the software update failed and forced me to shut the phone down again. When I tried recovering from the erecovery menu, after connecting to my wifi, it said it failed to get package info and again I had to shutdown the phone. I tried redownloading the update and doing it again incase it somehow downloaded wrong on my laptop but it still has done no change. The farthest I got was when I put the update on the SD card before it failed. I need a solution please help me it's been days and i havent found something yet
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Well I have no idea how much experience you have with Honor phones but you do realize that their are no less than 6 varent of this phone
Are you sure your downloading the correct files for your model?
Are you using the dload/update.app method to update?
Did you unlock the bootloader?
Flash TWRP?
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try booting into huawei erecovery and pressing "flash latest firmware and recovery"
clsA said:
Well I have no idea how much experience you have with Honor phones but you do realize that their are no less than 6 varent of this phone
Are you sure your downloading the correct files for your model?
Are you using the dload/update.app method to update?
Did you unlock the bootloader?
Flash TWRP?
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This is actually my first time with huawei devices but i made sure i downloaded the right firmware no result!!
Also unlocking the boot loader asks for stuffs such as build no device id etc but i dont know how to do this because the phone isnt booting up
About flashing twrp I have no idea what this is about but i think it also has something to do with unlocking bootloader which i am unable to do without getting the phone to boot to homepage
Thanks for d reply how else can you help me pls!!
Abhaypraseeth said:
try booting into huawei erecovery and pressing "flash latest firmware and recovery"
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I understand booting into erecovery but i dont understand pressing flash latest firmware and recovery please expanciate. Thanks
Lasisi said:
I understand booting into erecovery but i dont understand pressing flash latest firmware and recovery please expanciate. Thanks
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i mean to say this see the attachment you see the second option that is the one to click and then it will ask to connect to wifi and then it will start downloading (aprox 10mins) and then install the latest firmware and recovery (be warned this will wipe your device and upgrade to latest version and you will lose root and twrp:good
Abhaypraseeth said:
i mean to say this see the attachment you see the second option that is the one to click and then it will ask to connect to wifi and then it will start downloading (aprox 10mins) and then install the latest firmware and recovery (be warned this will wipe your device and upgrade to latest version and you will lose root and twrp:good
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he said he already tried that
When I tried recovering from the erecovery menu, after connecting to my wifi, it said it failed to get package info and again I had to shutdown the phone.
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@Lasisi list your phone model and the file your trying to use (a link)
Also list what software version you were on and what the update is listed as
are you putting the file update.app in a folder called dload on the ext_sdcard and rebooting to erecovery by shutting off the phone and then holding volume up and down and power all at the same time ?
Abhaypraseeth said:
i mean to say this see the attachment you see the second option that is the one to click and then it will ask to connect to wifi and then it will start downloading (aprox 10mins) and then install the latest firmware and recovery (be warned this will wipe your device and upgrade to latest version and you will lose root and twrp:good
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Yea... I have done this too and I was able to connect to wifi but when it is about to start downloading it will say failed to get package info instead of downloading it.
Someone said probably the os has crashed and non of this will work...
clsA said:
he said he already tried that
@Lasisi list your phone model and the file your trying to use (a link)
Also list what software version you were on and what the update is listed as
are you putting the file update.app in a folder called dload on the ext_sdcard and rebooting to erecovery by shutting off the phone and then holding volume up and down and power all at the same time ?
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Yes i am putting it in dload and rebooting by holding the volume buttons(both)...
My phone model is Honor 5x
The file i was trying to use comes from http://consumer.huawei.com/pk/support/mobile-phones/honor5x-pk-sup.htm
Did i get your question right??
I was told the os of the phone is crashed and all these wont work.. Is there still something else that can be done
Lasisi said:
Yes i am putting it in dload and rebooting by holding the volume buttons(both)...
My phone model is Honor 5x
The file i was trying to use comes from http://consumer.huawei.com/pk/support/mobile-phones/honor5x-pk-sup.htm
Did i get your question right??
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Dear Lasisi WHICH model of honor 5x do you have (eg KIW-TL00,KIW-TL00H)
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Lasisi said:
Yes i am putting it in dload and rebooting by holding the volume buttons(both)...
My phone model is Honor 5x
The file i was trying to use comes from http://consumer.huawei.com/pk/support/mobile-phones/honor5x-pk-sup.htm
Did i get your question right??
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Please tell and I'll fetch the files for you if I can..
Lasisi said:
Yes i am putting it in dload and rebooting by holding the volume buttons(both)...
My phone model is Honor 5x
The file i was trying to use comes from http://consumer.huawei.com/pk/support/mobile-phones/honor5x-pk-sup.htm
Did i get your question right??
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This site links to the KIW-L21 is that your phone ?
the file you download from their is a zip file ..are you unzipping it before putting update.app in the dload folder ?
Lasisi said:
I was told the os of the phone is crashed and all these wont work.. Is there still something else that can be done
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is your phone C185 B130, Kuwait, Channel-Others
or C185 B310 CUST C185 D006
Abhaypraseeth said:
Dear Lasisi WHICH model of honor 5x do you have (eg KIW-TL00,KIW-TL00H)
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Please tell and I'll fetch the files for you if I can..
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Okay... It is KIW-L21 model
clsA said:
This site links to the KIW-L21 is that your phone ?
the file you download from their is a zip file ..are you unzipping it before putting update.app in the dload folder ?
is your phone C185 B130, Kuwait, Channel-Others
or C185 B310 CUST C185 D006
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Yes my phone is KIW-L21... I unzipped it before putting in dload... The phone was bought from china thats all i know i *dont know anything* about this C185 B1330
Lasisi said:
Okay... It is KIW-L21 model
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Ok I'll get you the link just wait for 30 minutes
Lasisi said:
Okay... It is KIW-L21 model
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Download this- https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24411628330025755
Get 15 second ADB installer https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Extract it
COPY THE
BOOT.IMG
BOOT.IMG.HEADER
SYSTEM.IMG
SYSTEM.IMG.HEADER
RECOVERY.IMG
RECOVERY.IMG.HEADER
CUST.IMG
CUST.IMG.HEADER
To the adb folder in your C: drive
Then open CMD and type in
Code:
cd C:\adb
Then
Turn off your phone.
Connect it to your PC via the USB cable.
Hold down Volume Down and Power to boot into Fastboot mode.
Check if your device is connected via the fastboot devices command.
If it is, then flash the BOOT.IMG file entering
Code:
fastboot flash boot BOOT.IMG
Next, flash the RECOVERY.IMG by typing:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery RECOVERY.IMG
After that, flash the SYSTEM.IMG with the
Code:
fastboot flash system SYSTEM.IMG
command. *
Lastly, flash the CUST.IMG by typing
Code:
fastboot flash cust CUST.IMG
If all the flashing is done, restart your phone with the
Code:
fastboot restart command
* – Since the SYSTEM and CUST file are much more larger than the other two, the program will flash them in parts. It may seem like the program is frozen, but it’s chopping up the large files into smaller ones in order to flash them. You can check the Process Manager, and see the HDD usage of this process.
Abhaypraseeth said:
Download this- https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24411628330025755
Get 15 second ADB installer https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Extract it
COPY THE
BOOT.IMG
BOOT.IMG.HEADER
SYSTEM.IMG
SYSTEM.IMG.HEADER
RECOVERY.IMG
RECOVERY.IMG.HEADER
CUST.IMG
CUST.IMG.HEADER
To the adb folder in your C: drive
Then open CMD and type in
Code:
cd C:\adb
Then
Turn off your phone.
Connect it to your PC via the USB cable.
Hold down Volume Down and Power to boot into Fastboot mode.
Check if your device is connected via the fastboot devices command.
If it is, then flash the BOOT.IMG file entering
Code:
fastboot flash boot BOOT.IMG
Next, flash the RECOVERY.IMG by typing:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery RECOVERY.IMG
After that, flash the SYSTEM.IMG with the
Code:
fastboot flash system SYSTEM.IMG
command. *
Lastly, flash the CUST.IMG by typing
Code:
fastboot flash cust CUST.IMG
If all the flashing is done, restart your phone with the
Code:
fastboot restart command
* – Since the SYSTEM and CUST file are much more larger than the other two, the program will flash them in parts. It may seem like the program is frozen, but it’s chopping up the large files into smaller ones in order to flash them. You can check the Process Manager, and see the HDD usage of this process.
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I know your just trying to help, but those files are Very Old .. most likely his phone is already on android 6
you also don't know if he has C185 or C432
I think a "fastboot getvar all" from the bootloader should tell if he's on C185 or C432
then you need to download one of the 2 files above and use Huawei update extractor to pull the files from the Full update package for Android 6
and use those to try and recover the phone.
clsA said:
Download this- https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24411628330025755
Get 15 second ADB installer https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Extract it
COPY THE
BOOT.IMG
BOOT.IMG.HEADER
SYSTEM.IMG
SYSTEM.IMG.HEADER
RECOVERY.IMG
RECOVERY.IMG.HEADER
CUST.IMG
CUST.IMG.HEADER
To the adb folder in your C: drive
Then open CMD and type in
Then
Turn off your phone.
Connect it to your PC via the USB cable.
Hold down Volume Down and Power to boot into Fastboot mode.
Check if your device is connected via the fastboot devices command.
If it is, then flash the BOOT.IMG file entering
Next, flash the RECOVERY.IMG by typing:
After that, flash the SYSTEM.IMG with the
command. *
Lastly, flash the CUST.IMG by typing
If all the flashing is done, restart your phone with the
I know your just trying to help, but those files are Very Old .. most likely his phone is already on android 6
you also don't know if he has C185 or C432
I think a "fastboot getvar all" from the bootloader should tell if he's on C185 or C432
then you need to download one of the 2 files above and use Huawei update extractor to pull the files from the Full update package for Android 6
and use those to try and recover the phone.
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True
Some real help going on guys.. great to see the detailed instructions for new user.
@Abhaypraseeth and @clsA
shashank1320 said:
Some real help going on guys.. great to see the detailed instructions for new user.
@Abhaypraseeth and @clsA
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Thanks
Hi All,
I've been crawling the web the past few days to find a solution to my problem and unfortunately I didn't...
I have a Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL MT6737M, I never did a custom OS installation before and didn't know anything about how phone works except the Linux kernel
After 2 or 3 weeks playing with custom rom and recovery, softbrick, fastboot and adb I finally successfully intalled a custom OS, I wanted lineageOS but only found an Himax image working properly (with bluetooth., etc) for my phone and TWRP as custom recovery.
I setted my parameters for all my applications and after inserting my SIM card the network was not working, I tried a factory reset from the phone and then I got stuck in twrp however the way I booted, I tried flashing the os again, the recovery again wiping/formatting data, I was still stuck in TWRP
Then I executed :
fastboot format:ext4 cache
fastboot format:ext4 boot
And now I can't boot nor in twrp nor in fastboot, I can't access the bootloader using power and volume up, and my phone bootloop
Is there a way to get to fastboot to reinstall the recovery and then from here the os or is my phone hardbricked with no future, ready for trash?
Thank you
rominail said:
then I executed :
fastboot format:ext4 boot
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You completely destroyed phone's boot-loader, what is comparable to a computer's BIOS.
What do you expect? IMO phone is case for the e-waste.
rominail said:
Hi All,
I've been crawling the web the past few days to find a solution to my problem and unfortunately I didn't...
I have a Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL MT6737M, I never did a custom OS installation before and didn't know anything about how phone works except the Linux kernel
After 2 or 3 weeks playing with custom rom and recovery, softbrick, fastboot and adb I finally successfully intalled a custom OS, I wanted lineageOS but only found an Himax image working properly (with bluetooth., etc) for my phone and TWRP as custom recovery.
I setted my parameters for all my applications and after inserting my SIM card the network was not working, I tried a factory reset from the phone and then I got stuck in twrp however the way I booted, I tried flashing the os again, the recovery again wiping/formatting data, I was still stuck in TWRP
Then I executed :
fastboot format:ext4 cache
fastboot format:ext4 boot
And now I can't boot nor in twrp nor in fastboot, I can't access the bootloader using power and volume up, and my phone bootloop
Is there a way to get to fastboot to reinstall the recovery and then from here the os or is my phone hardbricked with no future, ready for trash?
Thank you
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You NEVER format your boot partition as ext4 it's a raw boot.img which holds the kernel and ramdisk. You should really do research and follow instructions alittle better than that.. unfortunately I don't think your device can be saved and if you flashed aboot or sbl1/2/3 then your SOL
Thanks
Thank you for your answers!
I don't know why I did that (sometimes I have crazy bad ideas), I didn't see that on internet
rominail said:
Thank you for your answers!
I don't know why I did that (sometimes I have crazy bad ideas), I didn't see that on internet
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That's okay! Please so make sure you do some research if your new to the custom OS scene.. it's always good to learn new things
maybe you can flash again like from the factory by using the default flashing and ROM tools.
BryanHafidz said:
maybe you can flash again like from the factory by using the default flashing and ROM tools.
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If your in a Qualcomm chipset and you have an EDL programmer that works for your device I have custom tools in my cloud storage to create an EDL firmware if you don't ready have one. If your on MTK then there is Sugar MTK or SP flash tool that can work. If your an another one you may be out of luck as it seems nobody has been able to restore those chipsets
EDIT: I do have a whole zip file of programmers and one that I use for my LG Zone 2 (msm8x10.mbn)
TheExploitedOne said:
You NEVER format your boot partition as ext4 it's a raw boot.img which holds the kernel and ramdisk. You should really do research and follow instructions alittle better than that.. unfortunately I don't think your device can be saved and if you flashed aboot or sbl1/2/3 then your SOL
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we have the same problem but I didn't do like you.
I entered these commands
*fastboot flash recovery boot.img (I'm stupid lol)
*fastboot flash boot boot.img
*fastboot reboot*
mahirab23 said:
we have the same problem but I didn't do like you.
I entered these commands
*fastboot flash recovery boot.img (I'm stupid lol)
*fastboot flash boot boot.img
*fastboot reboot*
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What seems to be going on after the flash?
TheExploitedOne said:
What seems to be going on after the flash?
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the biggest problem is i have reset the phone and i am stuck with this message: "to start android enter your password". I entered the correct password but another message appears with a reset phone option.
Since the recovery.img file is no longer in the system, the phone keeps making this loop.
mahirab23 said:
the biggest problem is i have reset the phone and i am stuck with this message: "to start android enter your password". I entered the correct password but another message appears with a reset phone option.
Since the recovery.img file is no longer in the system, the phone keeps making this loop.
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If you can get into fastboot run the following:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot format:ext4 userdata
Then reflash your recovery
TheExploitedOne said:
If you can get into fastboot run the following:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot format:ext4 userdata
Then reflash your recovery
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I can't get into fastboot.
another solution?????
mahirab23 said:
I can't get into fastboot.
another solution?????
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Can you access EDL mode?
TheExploitedOne said:
Can you access EDL mode?
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thank you for your attention and suggestions.
I haven't tried this method yet.
I'm not good with EDL mode
Can SP tools and MiracleBox help me?
mahirab23 said:
thank you for your attention and suggestions.
I haven't tried this method yet.
I'm not good with EDL mode
Can SP tools and MiracleBox help me?
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MiracleBox and QPST yes
TheExploitedOne said:
MiracleBox and QPST yes
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good !!!: o: o
can you develop the method with Miracle Box and QPST ? please!!!
mahirab23 said:
good !!!: o: o
can you develop the method with Miracle Box and QPST ? please!!!
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I have the tools needed in my cloud I can make into a zip file. You'll need to also do some research on your part but I can also write a readme file too so you have a basic understanding. Just give me a few to get the link
EDIT:
Here you go this has all you'll need for flashing your device in EDL as well as create the firmware if needed
https://mega.nz/file/rc8CVIiB#qnM3_ZzrvCJtp_M7Y9ZftZqDtGgWeN0tqFrLlT30pws
TheExploitedOne said:
MiracleBox and QPST yes
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thank you
I finally managed to reset the phone thanks to SoftwareDownload
thank you really. you are really kind and available:bien::bien::bien:
mahirab23 said:
thank you
I finally managed to reset the phone thanks to SoftwareDownload
thank you really. you are really kind and available:bien::bien::bien:
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Absolutely good sir! I'm glad that I can help
TheExploitedOne said:
If your in a Qualcomm chipset and you have an EDL programmer that works for your device I have custom tools in my cloud storage to create an EDL firmware if you don't ready have one. If your on MTK then there is Sugar MTK or SP flash tool that can work. If your an another one you may be out of luck as it seems nobody has been able to restore those chipsets
EDIT: I do have a whole zip file of programmers and one that I use for my LG Zone 2 (msm8x10.mbn)
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Thank you for your help, unfortunately it's a mediatek