Hey, So yesterday I got the stupid idea to try out Android 13 QRP Beta 1.
I heard praise of Pixel-Flasher which helps out in Updating & maintaining root. Around 2 weeks ago I updated from Android 12 Stable to Android 13 Stable using ADB sideload & lost root, booting with magisk-patched img results in bootloop, So I ran the phone with my banking apps broken and without root for 2 weeks. I had enough and thought let's start fresh on QRP with proper root. So, I backed up all my data and prepared my Pixel 6 for formatting.
Finally, I tried my shot with Pixel-Flasher and read all instructions for usage, it was running pretty laggy on my M1 MBP. NOTE: I'm not Blaming the developer of Pixel-Flasher for anything, and I'm completely responsible for probably performing the wrong steps coming below.
I downloaded the factory zip for the latest Android 13 Sep Update [was running Aug], extracted and patched the boot.img using Pixel-Flasher and Magisk on my Pixel 6. Chose the option to WIPE Data and selected the patched-magisk.img and proceeded to flash. And I'm pretty sure this is where I screwed up by not selecting the stock img. The procedure went through and finally, my Phone flashed Phone is corrupted and will not boot, clicked the Power Button & it got stuck on the Google Logo. As it was stuck there I forced it to reboot and it went into fastboot d. I was sure I did something wrong so I powered it off and tried to boot into fastboot now... Black Screen no response, Connected charger... no response, Connected USB and held power + vol down for 60 secs... no response. The phone was at 95% so not battery dead by any chance.
This is where I diagnosed that I bricked the Motherboard. To add fire to the pot, I live in India & got this phone from my Uncle. No warranty in India.
Now I'm sitting here with regret and a 200g Paperweight. There is a Repair Shop called ShatterFix here in India that services Pixel 6 unofficially, and I'm considering sending in the phone for diagnosis. What I'm worried about is that the Motherboard replacement part itself costs close to ₹20,000 - ₹25,000 INR.
Any suggestions or help is welcome for a boy in misery. Had a great time with my Pixel 6 for 8 months, fell back to using my OnePlus 6T now.
Thanks, this is my first time posting a large essay thread like this. Sorry if it had useless info or if anything wasn't clear.
If you haven't tried https://flash.android.com/ then I'd suggest giving it a shot. You never know if it works..
I had the same issue on my 4a a while ago, nothing seemed to be working but then i used this, it detected the phone and flashed the latest version.
Aks said:
If you haven't tried https://flash.android.com/ then I'd suggest giving it a shot. You never know if it works..
I had the same issue on my 4a a while ago, nothing seemed to be working but then i used this, it detected the phone and flashed the latest version.
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I did try that, as I can't even boot the phone into fastboot or ADB, the device is not detected
suhas2k said:
Hey, So yesterday I got the stupid idea to try out Android 13 QRP Beta 1.
I heard praise of Pixel-Flasher which helps out in Updating & maintaining root. Around 2 weeks ago I updated from Android 12 Stable to Android 13 Stable using ADB sideload & lost root, booting with magisk-patched img results in bootloop, So I ran the phone with my banking apps broken and without root for 2 weeks. I had enough and thought let's start fresh on QRP with proper root. So, I backed up all my data and prepared my Pixel 6 for formatting.
Finally, I tried my shot with Pixel-Flasher and read all instructions for usage, it was running pretty laggy on my M1 MBP. NOTE: I'm not Blaming the developer of Pixel-Flasher for anything, and I'm completely responsible for probably performing the wrong steps coming below.
I downloaded the factory zip for the latest Android 13 Sep Update [was running Aug], extracted and patched the boot.img using Pixel-Flasher and Magisk on my Pixel 6. Chose the option to WIPE Data and selected the patched-magisk.img and proceeded to flash. And I'm pretty sure this is where I screwed up by not selecting the stock img. The procedure went through and finally, my Phone flashed Phone is corrupted and will not boot, clicked the Power Button & it got stuck on the Google Logo. As it was stuck there I forced it to reboot and it went into fastboot d. I was sure I did something wrong so I powered it off and tried to boot into fastboot now... Black Screen no response, Connected charger... no response, Connected USB and held power + vol down for 60 secs... no response. The phone was at 95% so not battery dead by any chance.
This is where I diagnosed that I bricked the Motherboard. To add fire to the pot, I live in India & got this phone from my Uncle. No warranty in India.
Now I'm sitting here with regret and a 200g Paperweight. There is a Repair Shop called ShatterFix here in India that services Pixel 6 unofficially, and I'm considering sending in the phone for diagnosis. What I'm worried about is that the Motherboard replacement part itself costs close to ₹20,000 - ₹25,000 INR.
Any suggestions or help is welcome for a boy in misery. Had a great time with my Pixel 6 for 8 months, fell back to using my OnePlus 6T now.
Thanks, this is my first time posting a large essay thread like this. Sorry if it had useless info or if anything wasn't clear.
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Sounds like you never flashed, at the minimum, the A13 bootloader, or the A13 image, to the other slot and when you ran into problems your phone reverted to the other slot which still had A12 on it, therefore causing you to brick your phone due to the new ARB (anti-rollback protection).
Not familiar with things in India, but I would at least try contracting Google and explaining that your phone died and you think it was because of the new anti-rollback protection they implemented in the A13 bootloader. From observations, they seem to be pretty good at either fixing or replacing devices that have run into this problem, maybe even without a warranty. Worth a shot...
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I did try that, as I can't even boot the phone into fastboot or ADB, the device is not detected
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Did you install the drivers from Google for ADB and fastboot?
Without these, the device can't be detected.
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tom1807 said:
Did you install the drivers from Google for ADB and fastboot?
Without these, the device can't be detected.
Cheers
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Yes, for past 8 months I was updating with root using adb side load so yes, both fastboot & adb drivers are properly installed.
Lughnasadh said:
Sounds like you never flashed, at the minimum, the A13 bootloader, or the A13 image, to the other slot and when you ran into problems your phone reverted to the other slot which still had A12 on it, therefore causing you to brick your phone due to the new ARB (anti-rollback protection).
Not familiar with things in India, but I would at least try contracting Google and explaining that your phone died and you think it was because of the new anti-rollback protection they implemented in the A13 bootloader. From observations, they seem to be pretty good at either fixing or replacing devices that have run into this problem, maybe even without a warranty. Worth a shot...
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Looks like you are right, it's ARB issue.
I did try contacting the B2X Service Centers in India and they only service now 6a but not the 6.
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Hello,
I am encountering a strange problem with my new Redmi Note 2, purchased from Top One. Whenever it is off and the battery is in, every 30 seconds it will vibrate and momentarily flash the white Mi logo as if it is about to turn on, then it will go back to black, then do this again in ~30sec. I have tried removing the back of the phone to see if it is an issue with the power button but it continues to happen whenever the battery is in. If battery is removed for ten seconds and then put back, the issue stops -- but then as soon as I turn the phone on, and then power off, it starts again. Otherwise the phone seems to run normally.
I flashed it to Miui 7.2.2.0 global stable Rom immediately after receiving it, and the problem has been there from the start. I believe I had noticed it there even before I flashed the new rom but I'm not sure as I hadn't yet interacted with the phone much...
Any suggestions? If you could please give me your instructions as basically as possible, and for Mac, I would appreciate it as I am a newbie. I flashed the rom using my Mac following instructions from the MIUI forms that showed how to do it in terminal after installing "adb/fastboot."
Thanks!
Seems to me that it is going into bootloader mode, instead of powering off completely. I am not sure how this could have started - perhaps a partially failed ROM upgrade at some point. I think you should return it (after restoring the original ROM) because trying to solve the problem might have to involve doing some low-level and extremely risky stuff.
Or for some weird reason the buttons get stuck and restarts to recovery.
When you try to boot into recovery, you get black screen->vibration->MI logo, and if you continue pressing the buttons you repeat the pattern.
Remove the battery cover and check if there's something in the buttons for a start..
Thanks for your responses
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Seems to me that it is going into bootloader mode, instead of powering off completely. I am not sure how this could have started - perhaps a partially failed ROM upgrade at some point. I think you should return it (after restoring the original ROM) because trying to solve the problem might have to involve doing some low-level and extremely risky stuff.
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Could you give me a sense of what the low-level/risky stuff would be? Is it something I might be able to get done at a phone repair shop in the UK (where Xiaomi of course is not sold)? I ask because I'm required to pay for return shipping to China if I'm going to return device, and god knows how long the whole return process will take -- so if it's not a major hardware issue it might be worth it for me to explore finding a fix.
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Or for some weird reason the buttons get stuck and restarts to recovery.
When you try to boot into recovery, you get black screen->vibration->MI logo, and if you continue pressing the buttons you repeat the pattern.
Remove the battery cover and check if there's something in the buttons for a start..
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I don't see anything unusual in the buttons. As I said, if I remove the battery for ten seconds and then put it back in, I don't get this problem. It's only after doing a successful boot/shutdown (which works normally) that it starts again. So as far as I can tell it doesn't appear to be a mechanical problem.
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Thanks for your responses
Could you give me a sense of what the low-level/risky stuff would be? Is it something I might be able to get done at a phone repair shop in the UK (where Xiaomi of course is not sold)? I ask because I'm required to pay for return shipping to China if I'm going to return device, and god knows how long the whole return process will take -- so if it's not a major hardware issue it might be worth it for me to explore finding a fix.
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The low-level+very risky stuff would involve flashing a full ROM. By "full", I mean inclusive of preloader, uboot/lk, etc. This is what makes it very risky, because if something goes wrong with the preloader/lk flash, the device could be bricked beyond what normal people could recover. An example of a ROM that flashes everything is: http://www.needrom.com/download/miui-7-2-3-0-redmi-note-2/
My current ROM is based on an earlier version of this, and I noted at the time it was released that it installs a preloader - but I am not sure whether I installed it complete with preloader or not (I probably did). From what I can see, nobody's device got bricked by installing this ROM, which is actually excellent (so much so that I inevitably return to it after trying something else). However, it is still risky to upgrade a preloader. I suspect that this may be what you need - but it may not resolve your problem anyway.
PS: beware of more recent Xiaomi ROMs that lock the bootloader. If you tried to do this risky process, you would be best advised to make sure that you are not flashing a ROM that locks the bootloader (i.e., the most recent ROMs coming out from Xiaomi).
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The low-level+very risky stuff would involve flashing a full ROM. By "full", I mean inclusive of preloader, uboot/lk, etc. This is what makes it very risky, because if something goes wrong with the preloader/lk flash, the device could be bricked beyond what normal people could recover. An example of a ROM that flashes everything is:
My current ROM is based on an earlier version of this, and I noted at the time it was released that it installs a preloader - but I am not sure whether I installed it complete with preloader or not (I probably did). From what I can see, nobody's device got bricked by installing this ROM, which is actually excellent (so much so that I inevitably return to it after trying something else). However, it is still risky to upgrade a preloader. I suspect that this may be what you need - but it may not resolve your problem anyway.
PS: beware of more recent Xiaomi ROMs that lock the bootloader. If you tried to do this risky process, you would be best advised to make sure that you are not flashing a ROM that locks the bootloader (i.e., the most recent ROMs coming out from Xiaomi).
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Thanks for this. Could you point me to how I might be able to install a full official Xiaomi rom? (One that won't lock the boot loader.) My preference would be to get the global stable rom running as normal so that I can have the standard working phone with OTA updates. Or, is it easier to install this rom you've suggested with preloader, and then afterwards I can flash the official rom (assuming this fixes the problem)?
Also, are there any tutorials/clearer instructions for how to do this kind of install? The instructions on the link you've provided don't seem very clear...
Not sure if I'm gonna try this yet but leaning towards it if I feel confident enough I can execute it without screwing anything up...
littleozzyman said:
Thanks for this. Could you point me to how I might be able to install a full official Xiaomi rom? (One that won't lock the boot loader.) My preference would be to get the global stable rom running as normal so that I can have the standard working phone with OTA updates. Or, is it easier to install this rom you've suggested with preloader, and then afterwards I can flash the official rom (assuming this fixes the problem)?
Also, are there any tutorials/clearer instructions for how to do this kind of install? The instructions on the link you've provided don't seem very clear...
Not sure if I'm gonna try this yet but leaning towards it if I feel confident enough I can execute it without screwing anything up...
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I personally wouldn't touch official ROMs with a bargepole. At the very least, xiaomi.eu, or ROMs based on it (like the one linked to). But each to his own. With regard to installation, I don't think you can get more detailed instructions than those given, which I will now try to present in clearer English:
Reboot to Recovery ( TWRP only )
Wipe Dalvik/Art
Wipe cache
Wipe data (note that TWRP allows you to do 2-4 in one go - they are the same as resetting to factory defaults)
Install ROM
Wipe cache and Dalvik/Art again (but do NOT wipe data)
Reboot
Wait for about 20 minutes while it builds Dalvik/Art, and other stuff
Done
Hopefully, this will cure the problem. If so, then you can install whatever ROM you want, following the same process as above. If not, then you still have an excellent ROM anyway.
By the way, doing any of this presupposes that you have already installed TWRP recovery. If not, then that is the first thing to do.
DarthJabba9 said:
I personally wouldn't touch official ROMs with a bargepole. At the very least, xiaomi.eu, or ROMs based on it (like the one linked to). But each to his own. With regard to installation, I don't think you can get more detailed instructions than those given, which I will now try to present in clearer English:
Reboot to Recovery ( TWRP only )
Wipe Dalvik/Art
Wipe cache
Wipe data (note that TWRP allows you to do 2-4 in one go - they are the same as resetting to factory defaults)
Install ROM
Wipe cache and Dalvik/Art again (but do NOT wipe data)
Reboot
Wait for about 20 minutes while it builds Dalvik/Art, and other stuff
Done
Hopefully, this will cure the problem. If so, then you can install whatever ROM you want, following the same process as above. If not, then you still have an excellent ROM anyway.
By the way, doing any of this presupposes that you have already installed TWRP recovery. If not, then that is the first thing to do.
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Thanks for the English translation haha, I'll give this a shot. Just one more question -- when you write "install ROM", I should just treat the ROM the same way that I would any other, by flashing it via fastboot (as I did in OSX terminal) right?
littleozzyman said:
Thanks for the English translation haha, I'll give this a shot. Just one more question -- when you write "install ROM", I should just treat the ROM the same way that I would any other, by flashing it via fastboot (as I did in OSX terminal) right?
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No. Steps 1 to 7 inclusive are done from TWRP Recovery.
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No. Steps 1 to 7 inclusive are done from TWRP Recovery.
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Well, thanks again for your suggestion, but unfortunately it didn't succeed. I managed to install the custom full ROM you suggested with TWRP, and the problem persists; when the phone is off, I get this strange problem with the Mi logo flashing.
I'm investigating how to make a return, but I thought I would ask: do you have any idea whether this problem will negatively affect the phone in any other way? Because, if I'm unable to make a return, I think it's an issue I can live with (I rarely have my phone switched off anyhow), so long as it won't cause more problems down the line...
Something else I just realised: Apparently the problem doesn't occur when the phone is plugged into the USB (both electrical socket and computer). Starts up again as soon as I remove the plug. Perhaps that provides more context...
littleozzyman said:
Well, thanks again for your suggestion, but unfortunately it didn't succeed. I managed to install the custom full ROM you suggested with TWRP, and the problem persists; when the phone is off, I get this strange problem with the Mi logo flashing.
I'm investigating how to make a return, but I thought I would ask: do you have any idea whether this problem will negatively affect the phone in any other way? Because, if I'm unable to make a return, I think it's an issue I can live with (I rarely have my phone switched off anyhow), so long as it won't cause more problems down the line...
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Well, I would hazard a guess that this is not a software problem. Clearly, the phone is trying to boot into bootloader mode or into recovery mode when it is meant to be completely switched off. This implies;
a) that there is a possibly a hardware problem somewhere (eg., something short-circuiting somewhere?), or
b) a virus/rootkit trying to dial home?, or
c) some other unknown fault?
None of these options would give me any peace of mind. If the problem is (b) then a good anti-virus or rootkit remover program would solve the problem. Search the PlayStore for those. If that doesn't solve the problem, then it's either (a) or (c) - and that is not good.
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Well, I would hazard a guess that this is not a software problem. Clearly, the phone is trying to boot into bootloader mode or into recovery mode when it is meant to be completely switched off. This implies;
a) that there is a possibly a hardware problem somewhere (eg., something short-circuiting somewhere?), or
b) a virus/rootkit trying to dial home?, or
c) some other unknown fault?
None of these options would give me any peace of mind. If the problem is (b) then a good anti-virus or rootkit remover program would solve the problem. Search the PlayStore for those. If that doesn't solve the problem, then it's either (a) or (c) - and that is not good.
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Nothing shows up on anti-virus/rootkit. I guess I should really insist on getting a return. Hopefully they will process it without too much fuss/expense. If any other suggestions come to anybody in the meantime, I'd be glad to hear them.
I just noticed as well that someone posted with what seems to be the same issue to mine last year: http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-2/help/phone-rebooting-shutdown-t3232941 , with no resolution. Perhaps this is some kind of occasional manufacturing problem.
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Nothing shows up on anti-virus/rootkit. I guess I should really insist on getting a return.
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Absolutely.
HW problem: Power Management IC
I too faced this problem and I suspected Battery to be the culprit . Anyway , i got it checked and repaired at a local (non xiaomi) repair shop that claims it was the issue with PMIC power management IC and that he has replaced the IC .
Now the phone works fine and does not enter into that bootloop even when charger is disconnected and phone is rebooted manually. I hope the problem is resolved .
However , the other issue is still persistent which is : copper colored washed out MI logo constantly appears on the screen and reinstallation of sw did not help either . In india these repairmen usually cant explain the problem area if it is outside of "Try and test" scheme .
I spent 1000INR to get it repaired but I highly doubt that PMIC is replaced. Coz this repair guy did this replacement in just 6 work hours. probability of getting the right part at right time at his disposal is very slim. And I had seen his workstation once, where i di not see any SMT repair station either. Which means that he cannot replace BGA package IC at all. Anyway, I will receive the phone tonight. Lets hope it works fine and the other problem gets rectified by flashing.
Saurabh Srivastava, Noida , India
So, I'm im at a loss here... I haven't done anything to my phone today other than turn on the Webserver at Boot function in Adaway, which I'm guessing is the culprit here... but based on my inability to fix that, which I've fixed Xposed issues before, I'm not confident.
so I'm bootlooping on LG screen primarily, phone was working fine next minute it was off and wouldn't turn on. Took battery out, etc... thought it was the batteries at first, charged both fully, continued troubleshooting. Rebooted a few times it'd boot, show my unlocked Bootloader screen, continue as if going to TMO screen, back to LG screen.
So I tried to boot into TWRP via Factory Reset method. I follow the prompts and then the screen locks, randomly the bootloader unlocked dialogue reappears.
Computer previously recognized device via ADB, now it does not, even with updated drives and ADB/Fastboot. Had the device install itself a few times when plugged in, did not help.
I was able to boot into Fastboot one time, while in there I thought maybe it's an issue with TWRP, so I reflashed TWRP 3.0.1 through fastboot and ran fastboot with the twrp image command... screen locked and nothing happened.
I'm not sure what to do at this point without Fastboot being accessible through computer or regularly through manual method. TWRP is pretty much,... man I don't even know where TWRP is at this point it hasn't made a single appearance in this troubleshooting session.
Any ideas I'm missing?
LGv10
Lollipop 5.1.1, Rooted, Xposed v85 TWRP 3.0.1
If you can get fastboot working again try to just boot twrp rather than flashing it
fastboot boot nameofrecovery.img
Other than that try using lgUP to flash rooted MM if you can get pc to recognize phone
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demkantor said:
If you can get fastboot working again try to just boot twrp rather than flashing it
fastboot boot nameofrecovery.img
Other than that try using lgUP to flash rooted MM if you can get pc to recognize phone
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hey bud - thank you for responding. I actually by the grace of god, just got my phone to boot into fastboot mode again. It wouldn't even turn on since I wrote this post so I've just been browsing for alternatives. Literally on the LgUp page as we speak thinking that's going to have to be the route I take even if I lose all my data... at least I won't have a brick. I ended up using a method I've been trying all day, it's weird how it's hit or miss on when it works... held volume down and plugged in USB, not sure why it's working randomly even tried other computers, ports, cables... anyway thanks !
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If you can get fastboot working again try to just boot twrp rather than flashing it
fastboot boot nameofrecovery.img
Other than that try using lgUP to flash rooted MM if you can get pc to recognize phone
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I Knew i was going to leave something out, if I flash rooted MM, couldn't that make things worse if I'm on TWRP for LP. I'll read the instructions on the up page, but at first glance I didn't see them talking about specific recoveries like on the eliminator thread..
You can follow toungkick's method and flash the .tot and kdz to get rooted mm, this will include the proper recovery
Choice is yours on the method but this way is smooth and rooted MM is great on this phone
But yeah, data will be wiped,
If you manage to make it into recovery you can try and dirty flash current ROM on top (no wipe) and see if that fixes things first so you don't loose any data
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demkantor said:
You can follow toungkick's method and flash the .tot and kdz to get rooted mm, this will include the proper recovery
Choice is yours on the method but this way is smooth and rooted MM is great on this phone
But yeah, data will be wiped,
If you manage to make it into recovery you can try and dirty flash current ROM on top (no wipe) and see if that fixes things first so you don't loose any data
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I'm honestly losing my mind over this one, I've gotten into Fastboot several times but never long enough to flash much of anything. LGUP won't recognize device and the method to get it to recognize the device by removing the battery isn't work. So I tried manually flashing images in Fastboot and also tried Nexus Root Toolkit as a last ditch effort.
The further I've gotten is flashing TWRP again, and reflashing a boot image...
Believe it or not I just booted into TWRP, it wasn't easy at all but the phone finally went through following the factory data reset method... I was in there for maybe 7 seconds and then screen went black and phone powered off.
I'm getting to the point where, since it fully booted once, booted into fastboot, booted into TWRP, I'm not convinced this isn't hardware related? But I'm not an expert there.
The only way, literally that I can get it into Fastboot is to take the battery out entirely, hit power a few times to drain it, hold volume down insert cable... the screen comes on with the battery indicator but it flashes a red question mark and I simultaneously throw the battery in while holding down volume... and fastboot boots right up ... I only have a few minutes each time and even though things are successfully clashing (I also erased the cache) nothings working.
I was in TWRP long enought o know that it appears all my data is still in there, was hoping to get to Xposed to delete... maybe I'll look into the xposed uninstall zip and see if that helps but really.... wondering if my batteries got screwed up somehow with these new cables I'm using. never read anything quite like this one
Closing loop here. Phone bricked for sure. Got replacment on warranty. Back up and running rooted MM tho with jun method.
klark1kent said:
Closing loop here. Phone bricked for sure. Got replacment on warranty. Back up and running rooted MM tho with jun method.
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What happened to the original phone?
Phone died on me, and now I'm stuck on the LG logo. Not actually fully booting.
dinggus said:
What happened to the original phone?
Phone died on me, and now I'm stuck on the LG logo. Not actually fully booting.
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I was never able to get it to boot. Even tried flashing through lgup and it would never make it through.. I took it to tmobile and got it replaced through warranty. Cost 5 bucks. You can manually boot into fastboot or download mode and flash images if your phone will stay on long enough
Im afraid my phone did the same thing. Ive done all of what you mentioned. I guess i have no other choice but to go to T-Mobile and exchange it. You say it only costed you 5 bucks? How is that..? I thought after you void its warranty ... U'd pretty much be stuck wid ****.???
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Im afraid my phone did the same thing. Ive done all of what you mentioned. I guess i have no other choice but to go to T-Mobile and exchange it. You say it only costed you 5 bucks? How is that..? I thought after you void its warranty ... U'd pretty much be stuck wid ****.???
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I found this page (https://guidebelajar.blogspot.com/2015/12/guide-to-flash-bricked-bootloop-lg-v10.html?m=1) and am currently in the process of 'refurbishing' via LGUP.
I was able to get into download mode using the following method
"Now turn your LG V10 H900 (AT&T), H901 (T-MOBILE), VS990 (VERIZON) phone off, then click continuously on the up volume and connect your phone to your PC, "
lokz831 said:
Im afraid my phone did the same thing. Ive done all of what you mentioned. I guess i have no other choice but to go to T-Mobile and exchange it. You say it only costed you 5 bucks? How is that..? I thought after you void its warranty ... U'd pretty much be stuck wid ****.???
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Man I'm sorry I must have notifications off... It was covered though the manufacturer warranty so they only charged me 5
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Explains this... Glad I wasn't crazy but damn LG
http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-v10-bootloop-problem-711334/
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Hello
I need some advice and help if someone can.
My LG V10 was rooted and on latest Eliminators room. It was working perfectly and few days ago while ending the phone call it just switched off.
Since then i have been trying to bring it back to life but without any success .
I can boot it to fastboot but no commands are accepted in fastboot mode, no download mode . It only goes to logo and the information that software can not be checked , further from there it goes nowhere . Since i am mac user , i installed VM of Win 7 and only thing it detects is Qualcom 9008......
Please some advice and help what is possible to do.
In fastboot mode i can not do anything.......
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This is the exact thing that happened to me last night too. I was wondering if my phone pushed the latest update on accident or something to cause it.
Another thread in the Q & A Section has reports of this happening and maybe being a hardware issue.
I plan on trying to do a full restore back to stock tonight when I get home from work to see if I can bring it back to life. I also read somewhere that you need to have the latest binary for fastboot to work.
The few minutes I messed around with it last night, my fastboot was sending but not writing. I'll keep you posted it I have any success tonight after work.
Side note the thread I mentioned above the S/N for the phones having issues started with 510...
Also, I can get mine to boot into recovery but once I try to erase or install it freezes and boot loops again.
I will play with it from tomorrow again. From yesterday i have gave it to one service center but they have not succeeded to do anything. I have succeeded in one moment to get to download mode which laster only about 2 seconds, not enough even to connect it to lg up, suspecting tht it is maybe something because of VM that doesn't' discover phone complerely. Tomorrow morning i shall pick it up and during next few days i shall try again, if i succeed to find a solution it would be good. I was also planing to do complete factory back up to stock last version. But...
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bildo said:
This is the exact thing that happened to me last night too. I was wondering if my phone pushed the latest update on accident or something to cause it.
Another thread in the Q & A Section has reports of this happening and maybe being a hardware issue.
I plan on trying to do a full restore back to stock tonight when I get home from work to see if I can bring it back to life. I also read somewhere that you need to have the latest binary for fastboot to work.
The few minutes I messed around with it last night, my fastboot was sending but not writing. I'll keep you posted it I have any success tonight after work.
Side note the thread I mentioned above the S/N for the phones having issues started with 510...
Also, I can get mine to boot into recovery but once I try to erase or install it freezes and boot loops again.
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I have the same problem with my v10 do you found a solution ?
No. I bought a new phone and my v10 is now a paperweight. I have not really tried too fix either. Jumped on project fi and got a got a 5x on the cheap. Couldn't be happier.
I've had luck flashing my LG from within a virtual machine, running on top of Linux Mint. I tried both VMware Workstation and VirtualBox. Just make sure to install the guest additions within VMware, or the extension pack within VirtualBox. Also download the LG driver and install that inside the VM too. Each VM software may have settings relating to sharing a real USB port with the VM, make sure you look into that and enable the relevant options. Otherwise the VM may not detect the device.
On the other hand, my v10 isn't hardbricked, I'm just going to hold onto it as long as possible until it goes belly-up. Which it will probably do sooner rather than later, if the issues I've had are any indication. If you're only seeing Qualcomm 9008, fastboot not responding to any commands, and no download mode, this def sounds like a hardbrick. If you're still under warranty I would recommend getting it replaced by LG. If you have insurance then cash it in.
This is the 3rd v10 I've had, so far I've done 2 exchanges if I remember correctly. These phones are definitely susceptible to big issues. Like the now famous LG bootloop scenario.
Hope you get this figured out!
Hi hello
So here’s a head scratcher I hope someone can help me with that won’t involve replacing my main board.
Got myself the p20 lite (ANE-LX1 C432) - Single Sim.
I unlocked the bootloader with Huawei just before they stopped handing out the codes. All was good and happy with the world.
Rooted with Magisk and Was busy messing around With Termux, Linux deploy, Mobile Terminal and some pretty basic stuff. I’ve been out of the android scene for a while so was getting reacquainted with the scene.
Anyway. I was messing around in the terminal in a root shell just fixing basic permissions after messing up my termux environment as root. Phone randomly rebooted (I must’ve messed with the wrong folder -no idea which) came back on and my IMEI and baseband were gone.
No worries, I thought. Happened tonnes of times with my previous Devices (looking at you Samsung) just a quick restore or flash and all will be happy again.
Yeah, not quite.
Note that up until this point I hadn’t touched the system partition (probably besides the mobile terminal mishap -no idea)
So over the last week or so I have tried everything. Restore from Twrp backup. Flashed stock through fastboot, through erecovery. Those flashed ok but didn’t fix it.
Putting numerous different update.app FULL & OTA updates in dload folder on SD and internal all failed. Only used my builds version of course and only ones firmware finder deemed compatible/available
Then I got desperate (read: stupid) Decided to take the unpacked firmware files and flash whichever ones twrp would let me. First tried just the modem files. Didn’t help. Then just went through the list and flashed all I could.
I think the kicker came in when I installed the Trustfirmware.img because once I did that I rebooted and now I was stuck in an endless boot loop. No way to get into recovery. Not with their ton combo nor adb/fastboot.
I still had access to fastboot at this point at least and started doing every single thing suggested all over the net just trying to get back to stock.
Tried the unbrick option on The Huawei Multi-Tool. Flashed ok. Phone still wouldn’t boot. Did it a few times with 3 approved versions. Nothing. Only access to fastboot otherwise I was in a boot loop with error mode error no 15 and the verification failure (Attached below)
Last thing I tried after reading online was to relock my boot loader and flash stock. So I locked it with Huawei Multi-Tool. Reboot......
Now I don’t even have access to fastboot. My PC’s (windows and Linux) don’t even acknowledge it and holding volume down in all the weird and wonderful ways and times does nothing. All I get is startup Huawei Logo, Error Mode as per pic Below and then reboot. That’s it.
I’m assuming it’s trying to do a factory reset after relocking the bootloader (if it even locked properly, can’t check) but it can’t get into recovery/erecovery. I dunno ?
That’s my essay of where I’m at. Warranty is already void so not an option and I don’t want to buy a new mainboard (may as well buy a new phone).
So here I am. Is this my life now or does anyone have any magic tricks to possibly suggest?
Pyrolectic13 said:
Hi hello
So here’s a head scratcher I hope someone can help me with that won’t involve replacing my main board.
Got myself the p20 lite (ANE-LX1 C432) - Single Sim.
I unlocked the bootloader with Huawei just before they stopped handing out the codes. All was good and happy with the world.
Rooted with Magisk and Was busy messing around With Termux, Linux deploy, Mobile Terminal and some pretty basic stuff. I’ve been out of the android scene for a while so was getting reacquainted with the scene.
Anyway. I was messing around in the terminal in a root shell just fixing basic permissions after messing up my termux environment as root. Phone randomly rebooted (I must’ve messed with the wrong folder -no idea which) came back on and my IMEI and baseband were gone.
No worries, I thought. Happened tonnes of times with my previous Devices (looking at you Samsung) just a quick restore or flash and all will be happy again.
Yeah, not quite.
Note that up until this point I hadn’t touched the system partition (probably besides the mobile terminal mishap -no idea)
So over the last week or so I have tried everything. Restore from Twrp backup. Flashed stock through fastboot, through erecovery. Those flashed ok but didn’t fix it.
Putting numerous different update.app FULL & OTA updates in dload folder on SD and internal all failed. Only used my builds version of course and only ones firmware finder deemed compatible/available
Then I got desperate (read: stupid) Decided to take the unpacked firmware files and flash whichever ones twrp would let me. First tried just the modem files. Didn’t help. Then just went through the list and flashed all I could.
I think the kicker came in when I installed the Trustfirmware.img because once I did that I rebooted and now I was stuck in an endless boot loop. No way to get into recovery. Not with their ton combo nor adb/fastboot.
I still had access to fastboot at this point at least and started doing every single thing suggested all over the net just trying to get back to stock.
Tried the unbrick option on The Huawei Multi-Tool. Flashed ok. Phone still wouldn’t boot. Did it a few times with 3 approved versions. Nothing. Only access to fastboot otherwise I was in a boot loop with error mode error no 15 and the verification failure (Attached below)
Last thing I tried after reading online was to relock my boot loader and flash stock. So I locked it with Huawei Multi-Tool. Reboot......
Now I don’t even have access to fastboot. My PC’s (windows and Linux) don’t even acknowledge it and holding volume down in all the weird and wonderful ways and times does nothing. All I get is startup Huawei Logo, Error Mode as per pic Below and then reboot. That’s it.
I’m assuming it’s trying to do a factory reset after relocking the bootloader (if it even locked properly, can’t check) but it can’t get into recovery/erecovery. I dunno ?
That’s my essay of where I’m at. Warranty is already void so not an option and I don’t want to buy a new mainboard (may as well buy a new phone).
So here I am. Is this my life now or does anyone have any magic tricks to possibly suggest?
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Check the second post in this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7x/help/help-stuck-error-mode-screen-t3735067
kilroystyx said:
Check the second post in this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7x/help/help-stuck-error-mode-screen-t3735067
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Thanks for this.
The battery discharged fully about two days ago.
I haven’t tried plugging it in and out as/if it turns on immediately (though even though it shows dead without charger it still comes on immediately).
I’m gonna get a weaker lower amp charger and see if that maybe helps. Fml ?
***UPDATE***
Been at it for hours. Battery is completely flat. But h second I plug it in the the Black Huawei logo comes up ten a few seconds later it’s on the same error screen for a little longer then boot loops like that constantly.
The error isn’t the same as the post in that link though. And I am FRP unlocked.
Eh.
Pyrolectic13 said:
Thanks for this.
The battery discharged fully about two days ago.
I haven’t tried plugging it in and out as/if it turns on immediately (though even though it shows dead without charger it still comes on immediately).
I’m gonna get a weaker lower amp charger and see if that maybe helps. Fml ?
***UPDATE***
Been at it for hours. Battery is completely flat. But h second I plug it in the the Black Huawei logo comes up ten a few seconds later it’s on the same error screen for a little longer then boot loops like that constantly.
The error isn’t the same as the post in that link though. And I am FRP unlocked.
Eh.
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I guess your previous error was related to ramdisk...
Now what is your current situation?
-What error is showed in the Error mode?
-Can you reach FASTBOOT&RESCUE MODE menu?
-What is your current recovery?
kilroystyx said:
I guess your previous error was related to ramdisk...
Now what is your current situation?
-What error is showed in the Error mode?
-Can you reach FASTBOOT&RESCUE MODE menu?
-What is your current recovery?
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As it stands I cannot enter fastboot or recovery mode. Update from SD also doesn’t do anything. Battery is completely discharged. And if I leave it on the charger it doesn’t charge, only boot loops.
So with all that the ONLY thing this phone does now is:
- Starts up Showing Huawei logo
- Error Mode Screen with Func No: 15 (bl31 image) & Error No: 1 (security verify failed)
- Reboots
Ths happens whether it’s plugged into the pc’s usb or the charger. Tried all combinations of buttons too.
It has stock recovery as I flashed that back when trying to revert back to stock.
I lost access to fastboot after I locked the bootlaoder again using the Huawei Multi Tool. It’s like it trying to do the factory wipe that it usually would after locking/unlocking the bootloader but is unable to due to the error mode screen.
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As it stands I cannot enter fastboot or recovery mode. Update from SD also doesn’t do anything. Battery is completely discharged. And if I leave it on the charger it doesn’t charge, only boot loops.
So with all that the ONLY thing this phone does now is:
- Starts up Showing Huawei logo
- Error Mode Screen with Func No: 15 (bl31 image) & Error No: 1 (security verify failed)
- Reboots
Ths happens whether it’s plugged into the pc’s usb or the charger. Tried all combinations of buttons too.
It has stock recovery as I flashed that back when trying to revert back to stock.
I lost access to fastboot after I locked the bootlaoder again using the Huawei Multi Tool. It’s like it trying to do the factory wipe that it usually would after locking/unlocking the bootloader but is unable to due to the error mode screen.
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I see, it is really bad
My last hope is to be able to do a forced Firmware upgrade. Press power button and VOL + and VOL- simultaneously. Do you see the same as the attached image?
kilroystyx said:
I see, it is really bad
My last hope is to be able to do a forced Firmware upgrade. Press power button and VOL + and VOL- simultaneously. Do you see the same as the attached image?
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Ah man, I wish it would even do that. It makes no attempt to even pretend to see the sd card update. If I hold all the buttons in it still only comes up with the error mode and reboots.
I popped it open and connected a charger up battery to see if that would help but it doesn’t.
Do you maybe know the pin layout on the inside or know where I could get schematics? Been looking everywhere.
I’m almost done building my own Jtag box and am hoping to bring it back to life by writing straight to the damn thing.
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Ah man, I wish it would even do that. It makes no attempt to even pretend to see the sd card update. If I hold all the buttons in it still only comes up with the error mode and reboots.
I popped it open and connected a charger up battery to see if that would help but it doesn’t.
Do you maybe know the pin layout on the inside or know where I could get schematics? Been looking everywhere.
I’m almost done building my own Jtag box and am hoping to bring it back to life by writing straight to the damn thing.
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That is sad!!!
With JTAG and schematics stuff I cannot help you.
What I found recently and it was new for me (I didn't tested yet) is a possibility to install firmware via "dload" folder, but to start installation the stock recovery have to be full functional.
If I found something interesting for you I'll post here.
kilroystyx said:
That is sad!!!
With JTAG and schematics stuff I cannot help you.
What I found recently and it was new for me (I didn't tested yet) is a possibility to install firmware via "dload" folder, but to start installation the stock recovery have to be full functional.
If I found something interesting for you I'll post here.
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To my knowledge the recovery is installed. Well erecovery. It was working up until I locked the bootloader again and it went into a boot loop instead of doing the factory reset.
Is there any other way to force sd update other than with the dload folder?
Thanks for tying to help, I appreciate it.
Pyrolectic13 said:
To my knowledge the recovery is installed. Well erecovery. It was working up until I locked the bootloader again and it went into a boot loop instead of doing the factory reset.
Is there any other way to force sd update other than with the dload folder?
Thanks for tying to help, I appreciate it.
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You can check the official documentation about that.
Please let us know how you solved this problem.
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Please let us know how you solved this problem.
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Still unsolved as of yet.
I’ve finished building my own version of the Riff/Octoplus box as well as a makeshift Jtag. I’m still trying to find and piece together some firmware files and other board software I think I need.
Also, if anyone has any idea where the test point is on this board I’d really appreciate you pointing it out. I cannot find the schematics or any solid documentation anywhere.
I will attach the pics I have of both sides of the board as soon as I get home.
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in first picture youle see many circles golden 2 smallest is testpoint good luck
Pyrolectic13 said:
Still unsolved as of yet.
I’ve finished building my own version of the Riff/Octoplus box as well as a makeshift Jtag. I’m still trying to find and piece together some firmware files and other board software I think I need.
Also, if anyone has any idea where the test point is on this board I’d really appreciate you pointing it out. I cannot find the schematics or any solid documentation anywhere.
I will attach the pics I have of both sides of the board as soon as I get home.
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in first picture youle see many circles golden 2 smallest is testpoint good luck
well, try to restore your device using dload method. It needs you to copy the UPDATE.APP in dload folder of an external sd card(formated in NTFS format) and then just press both vol up+down along with power button for a few seconds. It will auto launch huawei e-recovery and will try to flash the UPDATE.APP you stored in ext sd card. This should definitely work.
Dload method doesn't need you to unlock your device or bootloader.
Maybe?
I know it’s a long shot but I still have this phone. If anyone maybe knows if there’s been a way to fix this as of yet please let me know. ?
Lol. Still got this damn thing. Been searching around and seen a few people reporting similar errors. Never find out if they ever solve it though.
So. Anyone maybe have any knowledge to share? Anything at all.
I don't know if you still have your device, but I had the exact same issue with a P10 (VTR-L09)
I was able to fix fastboot using https://github.com/mashed-potatoes/PotatoNV
That tool was designed to unlock the bootloader, but I noticed that It actually flashes a slightly modified version of fastboot.
PotatoNV can also unlock P20 lite bootloader, so you should give it a shot.
Good luck!
If it works, you should be able to flash stock recovery image and then restore the system using the dload folder.
you can Repair it with Software Testpoint and Full Bootloader Unlock ,and then flash a Board Software via Software Testpoint, that helps 100%!!!
use this Firmware Download ANE-LX1
use the Software with logins and you have all what you need.
you must start the Software Testpoint so!!
VIDEO : how to start Software Testpoint P20 Lite
than in Software Testpoint you flash the included Board Software with DC-Phoenix and after that use the included dload update via sdcard and eRecovery mode and your Phone is running!!!
I would unlock the bootloader via Software Testpoint with DC-Phoenix, then the FBLock is unlocked and you can flash as you wish!!!! And the great thing about it is that you don't need an UnlockKey either, you can then read this with HCU client software, the only thing that's stupid is that you need a time-based license for the two programs, which you have to buy.
HCU client download
https://hcu-client.com
DC Phoenix download
https://forum.dc-unlocker.com/forum/modems-and-phones/huawei/155916-dc-phoenix
Since I accidentally bought a 3-day license twice and my P20 Lite is now completely rooted on Lineage 19.1, I can give away 2 access data, which are still valid for 2 days.
you can edit your smartphone with it.
username : bl26457
password : kKncnkMj
username : bl26390
password : JDAZqnkN
Then I wish you a lot of fun with it, hope it helps you if someone else is active in this thread.
Hi there , after soft bricking my phone intentionally because i wanted to downgrade form O to MM which i thought it would be relatively easy to find a stock firmware(the full one) well ...(i was wrong), Xda is not as content rich as you may think, and no one seems to offer any advice or answer for that matter, compared to other forums it lacks a lot.
After flashing more than 5 corrupted firmwares i found one that is working perfectly fine.
Steps:
1-Enter fastboot ( power + vol up)
2- Run (flashall_AFT.cmd) , download link below.... (this is the full firmware no bull**** no missing files) .
That's it... piece of cake
First impression: the bass is more rich and vibrant as many have said so cause the O version was an absolute rubbish like it's battery life , i'm yet to see the battery performance on this MM and i'll be updating the thread with SOT SS after flashing Magisk and installing debloater module.
Download link :
<Mod edit: Link removed>
There are some other newer N full versions but i haven't tested them.
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i already had that file which i got a few months ago but never used it. i was a noob about this zenfone.
but ur title says its mm, its not , its nougat, 7.11. its the last nougat b4 oreo was released, it uses the same base fw, iirc, as my post about manually flashing 7.11 but without the radios, https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3-zoom/how-to/manually-update-to-7-11-t3815703
my memory could be wrong though, but file name suggests its 7.11
- [firmware27]WW_ZE553KL_71.60.139.30_MR4_user_20180306173656_release.zip
long story short i eventually flashed it a couple of weeks ago, it does flash successfully, well most of the time, and looks legit, i just wish i knew its original source, i think it was someone named marco, as theres lots of files within that zip.....but it seems legit.
but why are u hosting it on the clickbait site. i might up it to androidfilehost which is a no bs hosting site.
i did create a twrp flashable full stock 6.01 mm firmware, im still testing it as it doesnt always flash completely in twrp, about 8 out of 10 times it flashes correctly. but its hard to test on a dead no display/no touch screen phone
edit: correction, not clickbait, but need to signup
vincom said:
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i already had that file which i got a few months ago but never used it. i was a noob about this zenfone.
but ur title says its mm, its not , its nougat, 7.11. its the last nougat b4 oreo was released, it uses the same base fw, iirc, as my post about manually flashing 7.11 but without the radios, https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3-zoom/how-to/manually-update-to-7-11-t3815703
my memory could be wrong though, but file name suggests its 7.11
- [firmware27]WW_ZE553KL_71.60.139.30_MR4_user_20180306173656_release.zip
long story short i eventually flashed it a couple of weeks ago, it does flash successfully, well most of the time, and looks legit, i just wish i knew its original source, i think it was someone named marco, as theres lots of files within that zip.....but it seems legit.
but why are u hosting it on the clickbait site. i might up it to androidfilehost which is a no bs hosting site.
i did create a twrp flashable full stock 6.01 mm firmware, im still testing it as it doesnt always flash completely in twrp, about 8 out of 10 times it flashes correctly. but its hard to test on a dead no display/no touch screen phone
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Yeah i saw your post a couple of days ago and it is legit , about the file hosting it's not clickbait it's just 4shared and this little guy is older than the xda :laugh::laugh: , i agree that the androidfilehost is faster and more convenient but i'm not the uploader , i just copied it from another source, it would be great if you re-upload it for others and i will update the link.
Now we come to testing: i tested this myself and it is 6.0.1 for sure but i don't remember which release it was cause i updated to 7.1.1 20.32.67.25 release for various reasons, mainly for battery life (spoiler: not much difference and it's still poor) and i will keep flashing / debloating apparently in (in search of incredible) but i'm quite sure this phone is hopeless without a custom ROM from scratch as the amount of services and wakelocks are enormous.
Why don't you participate and use your knowledge in the "allegedly upcoming" Lineage 15.1 hopefully we get a working build before the end of the year :cyclops: i'm sure you are aware of the situation.
And if you're into kernels then kernelwise this phone's kernel was made by noobs ,ASUS put an AMOLED display and they are not using it's features as the blacks are lit and power consumption by the screen is well above an LCD one of the same size.
Long story short buying this phone was/is a mistake.
I actually found the site firmware27 that was hosting 8 ww fw and a couple of cn and jp sku fw.
I tested all 8 ww skus, only 2 work without effort, 6.0.1 dated deb 2017, and the 7.1.1 which I had from a couple of months ago and use the img files in my other thread and which i though u linked here.
Ill be posting a thread and links to both of these files that i ul to afh, and my usage of them, I came to the conclusion that they are asus's fw given to their authorized service centers, they include everything not even available through asus's fw from their site.
Too bad he got most of the files corrupted when he ul'd them to g-drive, my guess
at least now we got 2 fw files to work with, but its a pia to make it a twrp non wipe flashable zip, beyond my skills at this point in time.
edit: i have the one u have linked here which i got a couple of months ago, WW-ZE553KL-11.40.86.71-MR0-user-20170410214554-release.zip,
but firmware27 doesnt have it, and i cant remember where i got it, and by its date youre correct it must be 6.0.1, nougat fw starts with "V20".
so there are actually 3 working fastboot flashable FW out in the wild, boy arent we lucky
i have this phone because a couple of months ago i helped my friend flash fw on it because he was getting poor data signal, i soft bricked and had to learn how to unbrick it, which i did.
its mine as a couple of weeks ago, he dropped it a few feet onto ceramic floor and the screen is dead, no display, no touch, lcd is cracked under the top glass which actually has no cracks, and thats how im using it lol.
i was going to use it as a security camera but i had to learn how to control it remotely, which i did, that was a flashing adventure w/out a working screen
vincom said:
I actually found the site firmware27 that was hosting 8 ww fw and a couple of cn and jp sku fw.
I tested all 8 ww skus, only 2 work without effort, 6.0.1 dated deb 2017, and the 7.1.1 which I had from a couple of months ago and use the img files in my other thread and which i though u linked here.
Ill be posting a thread and links to both of these files that i ul to afh, and my usage of them, I came to the conclusion that they are asus's fw given to their authorized service centers, they include everything not even available through asus's fw from their site.
Too bad he got most of the files corrupted when he ul'd them to g-drive, my guess
at least now we got 2 fw files to work with, but its a pia to make it a twrp non wipe flashable zip, beyond my skills at this point in time.
edit: i have the one u have linked here which i got a couple of months ago, WW-ZE553KL-11.40.86.71-MR0-user-20170410214554-release.zip,
but firmware27 doesnt have it, and i cant remember where i got it, and by its date youre correct it must be 6.0.1, nougat fw starts with "V20".
so there are actually 3 working fastboot flashable FW out in the wild, boy arent we lucky
i have this phone because a couple of months ago i helped my friend flash fw on it because he was getting poor data signal, i soft bricked and had to learn how to unbrick it, which i did.
its mine as a couple of weeks ago, he dropped it a few feet onto ceramic floor and the screen is dead, no display, no touch, lcd is cracked under the top glass which actually has no cracks, and thats how im using it lol.
i was going to use it as a security camera but i had to learn how to control it remotely, which i did, that was a flashing adventure w/out a working screen
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All you need is one fw to start with and after that you can update to whichever release you want without any problem , strait forward from asus site and update via sd card even if it's rooted or bootloader unlocked, you can do anything and even get updates as FOTA app works as soon as you boot cause asus update procedure is very primitive HOWEVER it should be on stock recovery and honestly twrp is pretty much useless here and i didn't seem to need it in anything with this device!! (i use magisk to root), it's not like there's half a dozen of custom ROMs to flashed , the only possible modification is within the stock fw and that's our limit.
If you find a screen replacement under 50$ it is worth it , i knew that 2.5D glass is poor engineering and very fragile, so screen protector and case was crucial since day 1.
Notes:
Don't trust asus download center's description cause i downloaded the latest nougat release before the Oreo (as described in their section) and it turned out to be the first release of their lousy O fw.
cheapest on ebay is over $70can for aftermarket from china. cheap clone? idk
i'll stick w/my note 4 can version as my dd.
i'll upload the working fw i found for redundancy and to give users more options, 4 fw as of now.
i do have the last 7.1.1 b4 oreo
these are actual service tech fw's available to them for restoring phones. supposedly can be use by asus flash tool which i haven't used yet.
they dont change the bootloader lock status or the frp/google account status (to do that use fastboot wipe config)
since it is in a raw format the individual files can be flashed via fastboot for those that would need it.
fyi all fw are exactly the same except for the recovery, boot, system and , emmc_appsboot_8953.mbn(bootloader ?), the radios and other files are the same
i cant use the builtin updater because i cant seem to get the right button combo to work in stock recovery to flash the update and thats after i reinstall the stock recovery and remove root, flashing from bootloader is a breeze.
the only one i can't get adb enabled so i can mirror the screen is the mm 11.40.86.71, the same one you have linked here
when i try to make a custom stock flashable rom it always fails to boot, would u know why?,
vincom said:
cheapest on ebay is over $70can for aftermarket from china. cheap clone? idk
i'll stick w/my note 4 can version as my dd.
i'll upload the working fw i found for redundancy and to give users more options, 4 fw as of now.
i do have the last 7.1.1 b4 oreo
these are actual service tech fw's available to them for restoring phones. supposedly can be use by asus flash tool which i haven't used yet.
they dont change the bootloader lock status or the frp/google account status (to do that use fastboot wipe config)
since it is in a raw format the individual files can be flashed via fastboot for those that would need it.
fyi all fw are exactly the same except for the recovery, boot, system and , emmc_appsboot_8953.mbn(bootloader ?), the radios and other files are the same
i cant use the builtin updater because i cant seem to get the right button combo to work in stock recovery to flash the update and thats after i reinstall the stock recovery and remove root, flashing from bootloader is a breeze.
when i try to make a custom stock flashable rom it always fails to boot, would u know why?,
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I would say let's find a solution to the easy problem and not the to hard one, you want to take 2 blurry steps instead of 2 obvious ones !! i can help you with stock ones just explain more what's the exact problem ? i didn't understand so correct me if i'm wrong : you have no visual indication as the screen is dead right ? or can't boot into the stock recovery at all ?
if you have the bootloader unlocked and no screen indication :
power up wait for the vibration and press volume down 4 times then press power to boot into recovery
wait 10 sec and press volume down 2 times to (update form sd card)
rename the fw .zip file to A so it can be sorted first and it should be in root directory and alone to prevent any miss hits and press volume down 1 time.
and if that didn't work just flash the fw that's provided and redo the steps if you want to update , congratulations now you have a working internals and up to date phone that you can't even boot into it's home screen cause the boot confirmation by email and password is near impossible to bypass without a working display. (there is some methods though )
I don't see the point of a phone without a display at least temporary.
This phone is a joke in it's normal condition let alone in the non , don't waste your time and sell it as parts, if you get 40$ take it.
sam.fisher190 said:
I would say let's find a solution to the easy problem and not the to hard one, you want to take 2 blurry steps instead of 2 obvious ones !! i can help you with stock ones just explain more what's the exact problem ? i didn't understand so correct me if i'm wrong : you have no visual indication as the screen is dead right ? or can't boot into the stock recovery at all ?
if you have the bootloader unlocked and no screen indication :
power up wait for the vibration and press volume down 4 times then press power to boot into recovery
wait 10 sec and press volume down 2 times to (update form sd card)
rename the fw .zip file to A so it can be sorted first and it should be in root directory and alone to prevent any miss hits and press volume down 1 time.
and if that didn't work just flash the fw that's provided and redo the steps if you want to update , congratulations now you have a working internals and up to date phone that you can't even boot into it's home screen cause the boot confirmation by email and password is near impossible to bypass without a working display. (there is some methods though )
I don't see the point of a phone without a display at least temporary.
This phone is a joke in it's normal condition let alone in the non , don't waste your time and sell it as parts, if you get 40$ take it.
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not impossible, very doable to use a phone even with a dead screen.
after alot of trials and error ...from a new flashed stock thats was completely wiped, i can get to a remotely controlled/viewed phone in about 10mins .
i will write up a tut on that.
i can get that done with all the availabe working raw fw except with the mm 2017/04 release
yes, i have a completely dead screen, no display, no touch. all other phone functions work.
the reason for stock recovery procedure was to update to oreo, but i really dont care if i get it. just seeing if its doable.
playing with it for giggles, going to be a security camera as the cam is vg, useless as a phone that has no working screen.
i can be the sacrificial tester if need be, pretty hard to hardbrick this phone as i also have the back cover off so to disconnect the battery connector for those hard soft brick occasions and/or to make sure phone was completely off b4 doing something
I think I killed my phone please help Asus ze553kl
This was happened my phone is Asus ze553kl android Oreo NOTE: I already rooted my phone unlocked bootloader using Asus tool installed twrp and magisk...
when I was using whatapp suddenly my screen got frozen and I restarted my phone it stuck in Asus logo I tried does it goes into twrp even twrp also stuck in logo then I tried flashing using adb and fastboot while doing that I entered this COMMAND fastboot format or erase boot after I flashed everything I rebooted this time it gone worse there is no logo I see only powered by android then no hope after I saw this thread and planned to downgrade downloaded 2gb file and I made clean flashing manually no use i don't see the logo again then I went for auto flashall command when I clicked that something happens it said searching for your device but
After waited for so long I unplugged the cable try to on the phone it's fully blank no sign of power pls help guys I'm begging you all please reply and give me a solution
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This was happened my phone is Asus ze553kl android Oreo NOTE: I already rooted my phone unlocked bootloader using Asus tool installed twrp and magisk...
when I was using whatapp suddenly my screen got frozen and I restarted my phone it stuck in Asus logo I tried does it goes into twrp even twrp also stuck in logo then I tried flashing using adb and fastboot while doing that I entered this COMMAND fastboot format or erase boot after I flashed everything I rebooted this time it gone worse there is no logo I see only powered by android then no hope after I saw this thread and planned to downgrade downloaded 2gb file and I made clean flashing manually no use i don't see the logo again then I went for auto flashall command when I clicked that something happens it said searching for your device but
After waited for so long I unplugged the cable try to on the phone it's fully blank no sign of power pls help guys I'm begging you all please reply and give me a solution
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sounds like a hardware failure not a software/firmware problem, let it rip, time for another phone, phone not worth getting it repaired even if u do it yourself
vincom said:
sounds like a hardware failure not a software/firmware problem, let it rip, time for another phone, phone not worth getting it repaired even if u do it yourself
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sam.fisher190 said:
Hi there , after soft bricking my phone intentionally because i wanted to downgrade form O to MM which i thought it would be relatively easy to find a stock firmware(the full one) well ...(i was wrong), Xda is not as content rich as you may think, and no one seems to offer any advice or answer for that matter, compared to other forums it lacks a lot.
After flashing more than 5 corrupted firmwares i found one that is working perfectly fine.
Steps:
1-Enter fastboot ( power + vol up)
2- Run (flashall_AFT.cmd) , download link below.... (this is the full firmware no bull**** no missing files) .
That's it... piece of cake
First impression: the bass is more rich and vibrant as many have said so cause the O version was an absolute rubbish like it's battery life , i'm yet to see the battery performance on this MM and i'll be updating the thread with SOT SS after flashing Magisk and installing debloater module.
Download link :
<Mod edit: Link removed>
There are some other newer N full versions but i haven't tested them.
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THREAD CLOSED and download link removed. 4shared.com requires to have an account for downloading i.e. not accepted as file host on XDA.
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