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[Q] Flashing assistance

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

deploy xap issues

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.

GoodDayToDie said:
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.

Syraphin said:
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!

[Q] Samsung ATIV S - WP8 SMD binary not working

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

[Q] LG L90 Lollipop OTA downloaded but didn't install?

I downloaded what I thought was the Jellybean OTA update last night. Took about 20 minutes, but after the download finished, and the droid installing graphic finished and the phone re-started, I don't have Jellybean. Software Version says D41510e (Stock, never rooted or modded in any way.)
When I go to Update Center on my phone, and check for system updates, it says "Your system is up to date." So I don't seem to be able to download another from there.
Could it have downloaded but not installed properly? Any way I can see if it's on the phone but not installed?
I'm a mac person with no regular access to a PC, so the PC download is not ideal. I hate installing drivers/software on other people's computers! I have XP in Virtual Box but have not been able to get the download software to "see" the phone on there.
Any thoughts on how I can get lollipop to install (if it's sitting in the phone somewhere) or re-download? Any menus or files I can access from within the phone, to do that? Would a Factory Reset do it? (hate do do that. Not rooted, so no decent backup.) I'm wondering if the false "Up to date" message is because it knows the OTA was downloaded and that's all it checks, instead of checking what's actually installed (in which case I'll never be able to re-download!)
Any help would be appreciated.

Updating you with my current failures. I'm pissed!
Contacted Tmobile, and they conferenced called LG. Both useless. LG said do a factory restore. - Last thing I wanted to do.
Couldn't get the LG Mobile Support Tool to work in XP under virtual box. It couldn't see my phone when connected no matter what settings I used (VB and WinXP could see it in media mode, but the LG app couldn't.) I tried enabling and disabling USB debugging, changing the PC connection mode.... Didn't matter. LG Support Tool did not see my phone. The Restore option didn't work either.
Finally went to a friend's to use their PC and did exactly what I hate doing - installed LGs drivers and the app on their computer. THERE the app saw my phone fine. - But said I already had the most recent update! I tried the restore option, and it said to check my model and serial number (Or something like that) but didn't give me the fields to input that (which I knew should be there from when I tried that in VB). I tried installing and uninstalling drivers a few times, different compatibility modes (really hate messing with other people's computers like that.) - No change.
So then I did the last thing I wanted to do, and did a factory reset. I'm not rooted so I only have a "drag and drop" backup of things. Did the re-set... Nothing. Still have Kit Kat. Tried to get the OTA - Nothing. Says I have the most current version.
THEN!!!!!
I looked at the LG software update page again. - It says the most current update is KitKat! - Which is probably why the update tool thinks I have the most current software! Where the heck is the acknowledgement on LG's site of the LOLLIPOP update?! Tmobile's site says there's a lollipop update, but LG says it's a KitKat update! (See screencap below)
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Wish I'd seen that before I did the factory reset!
So I'm nowhere. Don't want to try flashing. Especially on someone else's computer. I added enough there.
I guess I'll wait until LG decides we have lollipop and maybe I'll have better luck then. Don't know what the heck updated for a half hour last night and optimized everything, if it wasn't Lollipop! Meanwhile, I have to put everything back on my phone!

Bluebird01 said:
Updating you with my current failures. I'm pissed!
Contacted Tmobile, and they conferenced called LG. Both useless. LG said do a factory restore. - Last thing I wanted to do.
Couldn't get the LG Mobile Support Tool to work in XP under virtual box. It couldn't see my phone when connected no matter what settings I used (VB and WinXP could see it in media mode, but the LG app couldn't.) I tried enabling and disabling USB debugging, changing the PC connection mode.... Didn't matter. LG Support Tool did not see my phone. The Restore option didn't work either.
Finally went to a friend's to use their PC and did exactly what I hate doing - installed LGs drivers and the app on their computer. THERE the app saw my phone fine. - But said I already had the most recent update! I tried the restore option, and it said to check my model and serial number (Or something like that) but didn't give me the fields to input that (which I knew should be there from when I tried that in VB). I tried installing and uninstalling drivers a few times, different compatibility modes (really hate messing with other people's computers like that.) - No change.
So then I did the last thing I wanted to do, and did a factory reset. I'm not rooted so I only have a "drag and drop" backup of things. Did the re-set... Nothing. Still have Kit Kat. Tried to get the OTA - Nothing. Says I have the most current version.
THEN!!!!!
I looked at the LG software update page again. - It says the most current update is KitKat! - Which is probably why the update tool thinks I have the most current software! Where the heck is the acknowledgement on LG's site of the LOLLIPOP update?! Tmobile's site says there's a lollipop update, but LG says it's a KitKat update! (See screencap below)
Wish I'd seen that before I did the factory reset!
So I'm nowhere. Don't want to try flashing. Especially on someone else's computer. I added enough there.
I guess I'll wait until LG decides we have lollipop and maybe I'll have better luck then. Don't know what the heck updated for a half hour last night and optimized everything, if it wasn't Lollipop! Meanwhile, I have to put everything back on my phone!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-l90/general/lg-l90-stock-android-lollipop-update-t3047754

4peace1 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-l90/general/lg-l90-stock-android-lollipop-update-t3047754
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Thanks. Saw and read that whole thread a while ago (all 50+ pages ). Would rather not flash the phone, as I said above, since I'd have to use someone else's computer, but thank you for the attempt to help.

Pixel 4xl bricked itself

Hey all. My wifes phone decided to brick itself. Hers is/was an unlocked unit not purchased from verizon but on their network. I noticed its now locked. It randomly reset and on boot, the screen started blinking and was unresponsive. Then it rebooted again and the "try again, factory reset" note came up at the top of the screen. Try again yielded the same pattern. So, I tried full wipe, same thing, loop back to the try again screen. Then, I tried to side load the ota. All seemed ok. Installed her sim, all good. Went to settings to change to 3 button nav and boom, fail and try again screen. Was this a delay from maybe a bad sim card? Is 3 button nav an issue? Did evil verizon lock her phone? Can they do that?
So, I ordered another 4xl because she needs a solid phone to function for work. Id still like to know if I can recover the borked unit. Any help is appreciated.

You did all the correct things. Unfortunately it sounds like a hardware issue. Anytime you factory reset you have ruled out a software issue. Further, flashing a "rescue ota" via adb that resets the phone even with a locked bootloader. You've done everything you can do, except leave the red devil.

So now, I have it working, but not trusting it. I dont dare change to 3 button nav though...hahaha Still going to use the one we bought so she has a solid phone for work.
On another note. We're now stuck in the gmail recovery loop. 2 email addresses referencing eachother for recovery of passwords. Its maddening. I thought if I could get her phone to work, there would be some google magic that may kick in.
Its all evil.

sadly my 4xl has the same problem, it seems to be a serious bug from Google and needs to be fixed. Phone can't access Fastboot mode or Recovery mode, it can only stay in 9008 mode. This situation happened when I tried to update android 12 version but failed. Hope to have help from the developer, because there will be many people facing the same situation.

Hey all.
So for carbon coupe:
1. Verizon can't just lock your phone if it is unlocked, this is something that happens during the manufacturer process. So if it randomly restarted there may be another cause.
2. You wrote that when on 3 button navigation it works fine but if you switch the phone starts boot looping. This is clearly a software issue rather than a hardware issue(there is no chip responsible for the type of navigation system), so there may be a problem with the OS. This is a good thing because it means it's fixable without the need of money.
Factory reset usually fixes most problems but not all of them, as some partition aren't changed during the process, like boot or system.
So the problem is in one of those partition, just like when you have a locked phone and after reseting it it still knows it is lock.
The solution is to flash the firmware of the phone to fix it.
For sSjBlueVN197,
if you are on this mode it's called EDL mode. If you are on this mode it means fastboot and adb aren't available. On that mode you can flash firmware to the phone, even if it is locked or bricked.
This propose of this mode is to allow developers to flash firmware if when the system is damage, and some other partitions like boot and others are also damage. It's just like an emergency mode to rescue the phone.
Anyway, for both of you, here is what you need to fix your phone:
*Keep in mind this only works on windows, and I am assuming you have ADB and Fastboot command line installed, and you have some experience using the command line, and you are using a recent version of Windows10,*
1. Remove Lmobile drivers(from device manager on windows) and install the Google one's instead. If you don't know how to do it just search on google and you will find a tutorial
2. You need to download Qualcomm drivers and QPST tool. I will leave a link to a website where you can download it.
3. After Qualcomm drivers are installed, set up QPST.
3. On your phone, if you have access to adb, run without quotes "adb reboot EDL"(for carbon coupe)
If the phone can't reach adb there are other 2 methods, one using fastboot commands and other using the testing pins(requires phone disassembly)
As my phone is working and running fine android 12 I only know the adb command.
Once on EDL mode the screen is going to be completely black, and device manager will se your phone as :
QUALCOMM HS-USB QDLOADER 9008(COM "USB port number")​or something similar.
Now you can use the QPST tool to flash the firmware and boot image, or any other software that supports EDL mode.
Here is a link to a website which explains very well how to set up and use the QPST tool and where you can download all you need.
Hope this helps you!
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You are going to need also these files, that are the programmer files.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND I DIN'T TRY OUT THIS FILES, SO THEY MAY BE FOR OTHER PHONE OR MAY NOT WORK.
So please use this files with caution, I found them on a post of XDA and they are in theory from a working Google Pixel 4XL, so they should work.
Though I didn't test them so they may just not work at all.

#mcl said:
You are going to need also these files, that are the programmer files.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND I DIN'T TRY OUT THIS FILES, SO THEY MAY BE FOR OTHER PHONE OR MAY NOT WORK.
So please use this files with caution, I found them on a post of XDA and they are in theory from a working Google Pixel 4XL, so they should work.
Though I didn't test them so they may just not work at all.
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hi, i have pixel 4 xl firehose but its asking for 2 more files raw program and patch file...
pixel4-XL_firehose - Google Drive
drive.google.com

#mcl , can you advices me the method that can fix this problem . so xml file can not meet this point .