Hey guys!
I swear I must be the only idiot out there who can't work out the Flashtool interface. I have rooted, installed CWM and readied my FTF file ready to flash. My problem is actually connecting the phone and getting the interface to recognize the Z.
When booting the program I plug the device in, it loads up and installs the ADB interface drivers and provides me with a prompt giving me a list of phones to choose from. The Z just isn't in there and I don't want to proceed by choosing another device 'by default'...
I have well and truely searched the hell out of this question with as many different queries as I could imagine to no avail. I have flashing experience and consider myself quite computer savvy but this has more then got me stumped!
Any suggestions?
Regards,
Josh
gibilator said:
Hey guys!
I swear I must be the only idiot out there who can't work out the Flashtool interface. I have rooted, installed CWM and readied my FTF file ready to flash. My problem is actually connecting the phone and getting the interface to recognize the Z.
When booting the program I plug the device in, it loads up and installs the ADB interface drivers and provides me with a prompt giving me a list of phones to choose from. The Z just isn't in there and I don't want to proceed by choosing another device 'by default'...
I have well and truely searched the hell out of this question with as many different queries as I could imagine to no avail. I have flashing experience and consider myself quite computer savvy but this has more then got me stumped!
Any suggestions?
Regards,
Josh
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This is how I installed the driver for my XZ:
Install the driver first
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Select the XZ driver:
Now update the driver because your PC probably can't find the driver:
Now you have to select the driver yourself. So you have to pick it from the list
This the updated driver:
I hope that helps a little.
shadowboy23 said:
This is how I installed the driver for my XZ:
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Thanks heaps!! I managed to get the drivers installed but the application still doesn't recognise the Z? any thoughts?
try changing the usb settings to mass storage instead of media mode or the other way round
gibilator said:
Thanks heaps!! I managed to get the drivers installed but the application still doesn't recognise the Z? any thoughts?
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Is this what you are talking about?
To flash any stock ROM you don't need CWM. Flashtool is all I use to flash .ftf files
I download the ftf file I want and place it in the firmware folder:
I then start the flashtool app while the phone is unplugged, turned off and make sure it's in "Flashmode"
Once you click "Ok" this window should show up:
And then choose the ftf you placed in the folder. You should see this window:
And flashing will begin.
Just make sure you have full charge on your XZ before you do all this.
Wow, shadowboy23, you really went above and beyond with your assistance given here! You should really consider copying those posts over to the general thread and make a driver installation and flash tool guide (unles there is one...) But yeah, Kudos!:good::laugh::good:
Thanks!
I cannot believe that post shadowboy23 seriously thank you so much I can see the amount of time you have put in there! I myself haven't had any time to check the computer or even think about flashing my phone but will have another attempt this coming weekend and will defiantly bring you results (hopefully good news!)
Cheers again!!
Josh
I had a crack this afternoon and successfully got everything to the stage where your last step ends (on one of my 3 computers only!) and then the flashboot spits out an error message telling me the device drivers are not loaded. I will persist tomorrow afternoon when I have a fast internet connection and can download the latest version of flashboot (I have beta 4 I believe).
Incredibly frustrating process though!!
Josh
SUCCESS!!
Cheers shadowboy!! your new version fixed the issues I was having with the loader and it was all plug and play... but most of all thanks for letting me know to untick those boxes!! saved me the nightmare of having to reinstall everything
Cheers!!
Josh
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hey guys, ive a lumia 625 and ive developer unlocked it, ive been searching the web all day on how to deploy xaps, ive been to site after site and they all reccomend different apps to do this, i've literally tried them all and i keep coming to one of 2 problems.
1- i cannot target/choose my fone to deploy too
2- i get a microsoft error (this only happens wif the offical deployer from the sdk.
just wondering if anyone has come accross this issue before and if there is a way to make any of the apps reconginse my phone?
Could you be a little more vague about that error? I mean, you told us it pertained in some way to the company that made the software. That's clearly way too much info... </snark>
If you were able to dev-unlock your phone (presumably using the Developer Registration tool from the SDK), you are able to deploy apps (using the Application Deployment tool from the SDK). They connect the same way. If you get some error when doing so, tell us what the error is. Also, try obvious and simple fixes like restarting the PC and/or phone, making sure the phone is connected correctly (i.e. you can browse it via MTP, it's charging, etc.)
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yeah my phone is developer unlocked, above is the error i get from the Application Deployer from the SDK instalation, and yes i can still browse my files and charge my phone, its just this error happens when i opened the program.
above is 2 images in one, the first is the error i get when opening xap deployer 2.0, the 2nd half with the black circle shows there is no target avaiable.
Have you tried rebooting both systems? The other things you might try are removing the WP8 drivers (which may also require a reboot before they work again) from Device Manager, and using a different USB port.
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Have you tried rebooting both systems? The other things you might try are removing the WP8 drivers (which may also require a reboot before they work again) from Device Manager, and using a different USB port.
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i have rebooted both systems, i haven't tried removing drivers or a different port, I'll try those tomorrow and hopefully one will work
Good luck. This is an error I haven't seen before. You may also want to search around more online in case anybody else knows anything. The only times I've seen comparable problems, the phone wasn't really connecting at all (not visible to the registration tool or MTP clients).
Thanks.
tbh id an issue wif one usb port not reading my fone, but the one I've been using since i got the fone installed has always worked for copying files and stuff.
hey ive tried what youve suggested but im still getting the same errors, is there another app you know of that may work? ive searched the web and the only other person who seems to have come accross this error said he updated his visual studio to update 3, i just downloaded the most up to date version of visual studio yesterday so i dont think it would be that?
All the apps work the same way, they just wrap the same functionality of the official app in a more user-friendly package (the official tool is pretty bare-bones). Some of them have better error handling (telling you useful information) than others, but if they just do not *work* then you're probably SOL... is there another computer you can try using, to see if it's a problem with the phone instead of the SDK tools? Also, are you sure you purged all the phone drivers? Un-installing the SDK and purging all the drivers, then rebooting the PC and starting from scratch, *might* work. It'll take time but I don't know what else to recommend right now except trying on another PC or trying with another phone.
I did a fresh install if windows 8 and that's sorted the problem, not sure wat was wrong, but thanks for the help guys.
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hey guys, ive a lumia 625 and ive developer unlocked it, ive been searching the web all day on how to deploy xaps, ive been to site after site and they all reccomend different apps to do this, i've literally tried them all and i keep coming to one of 2 problems.
1- i cannot target/choose my fone to deploy too
2- i get a microsoft error (this only happens wif the offical deployer from the sdk.
just wondering if anyone has come accross this issue before and if there is a way to make any of the apps reconginse my phone?
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I am facing the same don't know y help pls!!
kk18 said:
I am facing the same don't know y help pls!!
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hey, are u trying the trick for 32 bit? That's wat didn't work for me, i had to reformat to 64 bit and then id no problems.
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same error I get
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same error I get
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I have gotten this error when installing the WP8 SDK on Windows 7 64 bit. Try applying any WP SDK updates starting with 7.1.1. I think the 7.8 update is the one that fixed it for me...
I have a wp8 and windows 8 64bit and I have tried several ways I don't get the target option in deployer!!pls help!!!
I had that same problem multiple times, always when the internet connectino went offline and the installer couldn't finish. I had to completely uninstall the SDK and install it again, you have to let it download the emulator images aswell. Good luck!
Hi,
I cannot use the WP8 SMD binary USB Downloader with my Samsung ATIV S to flash a rom.
I specify the wp8 and csc file, SMD detects my phone, the start button is enabled, but when i press Start nothing seems to happens (t.e the channel don't seem to open).
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What i have checked is:
1) Try flashing on computers running from Windows XP to Windows 8.1, both 32 and 64 bit versions of the OS
2) All sorts of usb cables, including the ones that i received with my phone
3) As drivers, I'm using the Samsung ones "SamsungUSBDriver", but also tried the Windows provided and from the Zune Software.
4) Tried every version of the SMD Binary that i managed to find on the net
One thing that i have noticed is that the samsung driver inf file (WP8USBDownloader.inf) is using the signature:
USB\Vid_045E&PID_062B
But when i go to the Device Manager (when my phone is in download mode) the usb signature is:
USB\VID_045E&PID_062A
But nevertheless the driver is getting installed and I'm not sure if this is preventing the flash process to begin
Anyone has experienced an issues like this?
atanastrpceski said:
Hi,
I cannot use the WP8 SMD binary USB Downloader with my Samsung ATIV S to flash a rom.
I specify the wp8 and csc file, SMD detects my phone, the start button is enabled, but when i press Start nothing seems to happens (t.e the channel don't seem to open).
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What i have checked is:
1) Try flashing on computers running from Windows XP to Windows 8.1, both 32 and 64 bit versions of the OS
2) All sorts of usb cables, including the ones that i received with my phone
3) As drivers, I'm using the Samsung ones "SamsungUSBDriver", but also tried the Windows provided and from the Zune Software.
4) Tried every version of the SMD Binary that i managed to find on the net
One thing that i have noticed is that the samsung driver inf file (WP8USBDownloader.inf) is using the signature:
USB\Vid_045E&PID_062B
But when i go to the Device Manager (when my phone is in download mode) the usb signature is:
USB\VID_045E&PID_062A
But nevertheless the driver is getting installed and I'm not sure if this is preventing the flash process to begin
Anyone has experienced an issues like this?
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The only advice I can give you is to try the newer versione of wP8SMD, the 3.47.. you can download it from the net
gidannifico said:
The only advice I can give you is to try the newer versione of wP8SMD, the 3.47.. you can download it from the net
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Tried that version as well ..
I have exactly the same problem, did you succeed in resolving it maybe?
when i look at the picture the phone is an engineering phone , and you try to flash a retail rom , that will not work.
So do you mean that it's impossible to flash? where I can find engineers roms and csc?
with smd version 3.47, phone is not detected, with the others is detected as "UnKnown Engineer" I just want to change CSC
DJBlaster-303 said:
So do you mean that it's impossible to flash? where I can find engineers roms and csc?
with smd version 3.47, phone is not detected, with the others is detected as "UnKnown Engineer" I just want to change CSC
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It can be flashed with MBN Creator, IMHO. But I can't predict the result.
-W_O_L_F- said:
It can be flashed with MBN Creator, IMHO. But I can't predict the result.
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I guessed to try with your creation but bad luck is on me, my ativ has been stolen, bought a used one off ebay and it's a branded version with a lot of csc except ITV, and when I try MBN creator
It makes me sad every time somebody takes an engineering phone and tries to turn it into a retail one. They are so much more useful when they're all unlocked (the way engineering phones generally are).
DJBlaster-303 said:
I guessed to try with your creation but bad luck is on me, my ativ has been stolen, bought a used one off ebay and it's a branded version with a lot of csc except ITV, and when I try MBN creator
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Do you have latest NET Framework installed?
GoodDayToDie said:
It makes me sad every time somebody takes an engineering phone and tries to turn it into a retail one. They are so much more useful when they're all unlocked (the way engineering phones generally are).
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Flashing CSC will not lock this phone.
IMHO, phones with Mass Storage are way more usefull
Long story short, I have access to D/L mode and this is it. No recovery, no fastboot. Flashtools errors me out due to device model not matching. (My device model shows up as Android SDK built for x86). Also, ADB does not recognize device either.
With the methods being used to Root the G4's and Flex2's, is it possible to DD (Linux fun) system images from PC to device? I've been trying to comprehend Linux commands but am having some difficulties.
Tried this ="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142 . No luck. Ubuntu does not show partitions either. I'm sure my Flex is bricked, but I still have hope that some random method will pop up and I can get this baby rockin' again.
Thanks in advance!
pleckers87 said:
Long story short, I have access to D/L mode and this is it. No recovery, no fastboot. Flashtools errors me out due to device model not matching. (My device model shows up as Android SDK built for x86). Also, ADB does not recognize device either.
With the methods being used to Root the G4's and Flex2's, is it possible to DD (Linux fun) system images from PC to device? I've been trying to comprehend Linux commands but am having some difficulties.
Tried this ="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142 . No luck. Ubuntu does not show partitions either. I'm sure my Flex is bricked, but I still have hope that some random method will pop up and I can get this baby rockin' again.
Thanks in advance!
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Tell details. What's your phone model?
Do you have download mode?
What's the error you getting?
Sent from My LG G Flex LG-F340K Stock KitKat V20D on LTE Network using XDA Free Mobile app
Model is D950. Originally had 4.4.x. I can enter download mode no problem. I don't have adb commands. When I type adb devices, it shows a blank space.
LG flash tools gives me a "device model different. Check device model". Mind you, tried flashing the stock TOT with the d950dll and also tried the generic dll that G2 users were using. I'll post a pic in a little bit of the error I get....
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Lols..
How did you bricked your set? I am just curious to find out..
What on screen If You normal start?
Try to connect your Phone with PC in normal mode.
Whats the Windows version?
Sent from My LG G Flex LG-F340K Stock KitKat V20D on LTE Network using XDA Free Mobile app
Alright, here goes...
Started when the volume buttons stopped registering pushes. I replaced the clickers (for lack of better term) but problem did not go away. I then attempted a backup restore via TWRP but Flex powered down (battery level was above 90% prior to restore). I then connected to computer (then running W8) and it showed up as qual_blahblah. I d/l factory partitions and followed a guide to fix partitions...well the guide did not work out in my favor because after reboot, device would show LG splash, go black and show LG splash again, followed by an android guy on his back with the yellow triangle above him. I will note that that is the only thing (android guy on back) I see when I try a normal boot up/power on.
I am running W10 on my PC currently.
First of all why did you try to restore your partitions if you had twrp and a saved backup. That should have solved any issue there. The volume buttons going bad wouldn't have been a software thing unless you used some mod that could have disabled them. Then that can be fixed via factory reset. Or restore backup.
OK so to fix your FLEX just plug it up in download mode and to your PC with lg's PC suite software installed on your PC. Not sure if windows 10 is supported for PC suite or not or if this works on win 10. May have to try someone else's pc. And make sure you have internet service on that PC.
At the top of the PC suite program window there are several options to choose from. Not sure off the top of my head what they're called but there is an option some where up there to restore from bad update or recover from bad update. Something like that. I wrote a tutorial about a year ago on how to do this. It should be in the general section. Try that out.
Back to the volume buttons or clickers as you call them. The ones that you replaced them with may be defective. If you bought some cheap Chinese BS then it could possibly be for be made as more of a universal off brand made to work in a lot of lg's but for some reason not compatible with the FLEX. I've bought a new sim card /sd card ribbon for an asus zenfone 2 before that was that very issue. Speaking from experience.....spend the extra dough and get the quality parts not Chinese sweat shop BS.
And good luck
Hello, I was watching YT a few weeks ago and the phone (ASUS ROG Phone 2 tencent edition version 8/128) decided to reboot by itself. It done it before but this time it wouldn't get past the starting logo and restart again! It would keep looping until the battery ran empty... SO I booted in recovery mode, tried to factory reset and get E:Failed to save locale.
A friend has been trying to help me fix the phone and this was the result (screenshot). He can't figure it out.
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I've tried searching the forum with no luck. Anyone know if this problem is fixable and could guide us in the right direction?
did you backup your phone precautiously before
if you havent u lost all your important files
is your phone under warranty
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if you havent u lost all your important files
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Hey, haven't backed up before at any point and don't have warrenty. Is there a way to get the phone working again?
Can't find old screenshot; if I remember correctly the first time I tried to factory reset after looping it said "driver E missing" something along that line. Up to that point never tried to change anything on the device by using a usb or PC.
mosa00 said:
Hello, I was watching YT a few weeks ago and the phone (ASUS ROG Phone 2 tencent edition version 8/128) decided to reboot by itself. It done it before but this time it wouldn't get past the starting logo and restart again! It would keep looping until the battery ran empty... SO I booted in recovery mode, tried to factory reset and get E:Failed to save locale.
A friend has been trying to help me fix the phone and this was the result (screenshot). He can't figure it out.
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I've tried searching the forum with no luck. Anyone know if this problem is fixable and could guide us in the right direction?
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Do it this way:
1. Make a Wipe
2. Download this file https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=8889791610682901175
3. Run fastboot bootloader and connect to computer (side port)
4. Unpack and run "flashall_AFT.cmd" wait for the phone to reset and start up.
Should help.
mosa00 said:
Hey, haven't backed up before at any point and don't have warrenty. Is there a way to get the phone working again?
Can't find old screenshot; if I remember correctly the first time I tried to factory reset after looping it said "driver E missing" something along that line. Up to that point never tried to change anything on the device by using a usb or PC.
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i dont think so you can retrive your old files
Hi,
So I've been putting off this last update for some time and finally decided to update it yesterday. Not sure what happened during the process as I left it unattended, came to find out it's stuck on this downloading screen (attacehd image). tried several restarts with no luck.
At one point, after reading a few threads here, I decided to do a firmware restore using ODIN. But, by the time I got to a point to get things going, the phone just shut off! I had it plugged in on the outlet but I guess it wasn't charging? Phone wouldn't start back up anymore!
I would really appreciate some help and guidance on my options now. I'm guessing the battery drained completely Is there any way to get it recharged and revived? If I have to replace the battery with a new one, I can attempt that as well.
Please advise.
Thank you for your input.
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have you tried smartswitch?
Hmm, does it do anything if you hold all 3 buttons down for up to 30 seconds?
Perhaps try leaving it attached to whatever device you were trying to flash from, your connection to the outlet may not be working?
The phone is ALIVE!
Display came on! It's plugged in and back to the same screen. What do I try in smartswitch?
What's the best way to recover from that screen that I posted in my first post? Please advise.
Smartswitch fails to connect to the device. What else can I try?
You can try the emergency firmware recovery feature of Smart Switch. Let us know if that does anything.
EDIT: Oops, I didnt read your comment on how Smart Switch doesnt connect to your phone... Try a different PC or USB cable maybe?
The phone gets detected in ODIN but smartswitch says failed to connect to the device. please remove cable and try again.
I would like to see if I can recover without losing my data. Do you think that's possible at this point?
I'm downloading the firmware using Frija at this point and thinking of flushing using ODIN. but would like to avoid resetting if at all possible.
kimbhoot said:
The phone gets detected in ODIN but smartswitch says failed to connect to the device. please remove cable and try again.
I would like to see if I can recover without losing my data. Do you think that's possible at this point?
I'm downloading the firmware using Frija at this point and thinking of flushing using ODIN. but would like to avoid resetting if at all possible.
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Try using HOME CSC when flashing, if provided. From what I know, it retains user data if flashed with HOME CSC (please look this up yourself however as I havent done much research on this).
Can someone please advise the proper firmware and filesets to flush using the home csc and not lose the data?
I have downloaded a firmware using Frija by providing my phone details and using USC as the CSC. I purchased this phone unlocked.
Below are the files in the archive:
AP_G991U1UES5DWA4_G991U1UES5DWA4_MQB61413430_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT_meta_OS13.tar.md5
BL_G991U1UES5DWA4_G991U1UES5DWA4_MQB61413430_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
CP_G991U1UES5DWA4_CP23593197_MQB61413430_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
CSC_OYM_G991U1OYM5DWA4_MQB61413430_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
HOME_CSC_OYM_G991U1OYM5DWA4_MQB61413430_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
Just use HOME_CSC file and the rest of AP, BL and CP to flush?
Thanks so much.
Phone is back up and running with all data restored after firmware flush was done with ODIN.
Thank you for all your help.
kimbhoot said:
Phone is back up and running with all data restored after firmware flush was done with ODIN.
Thank you for all your help.
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Youre welcome!