I managed to brick my Honor 9 Lite while attempting to root it, and it seems that all recovery methods have failed. Is there any way to restore back to stock firmware, or should I just give up and put it through a shredder? Here's what happened:
1. Set up as a new device and successfully unlocked the bootloader
2. Installed unofficial TWRP build via fastboot
3. Attempted to install SuperSU, which failed at decompression stage
4. Flashed a "System-Mode" SuperSU, which appeared to succeed
5. When rebooting, the device hangs at the "Honor" boot logo and never successfully enters the home screen
There are a few things to note at this point:
- The TWRP build may have been faulty, as none of the user preferences would save properly
- Before attempting to root, I tried to make a TWRP backup multiple times, and every time it failed with error 255, probably because TWRP itself was faulty, hence I have no backup to restore to
Here's what I've tried to recover the system:
- Entered eRecovery, connected to Wi-Fi but it could not gather package info from their servers
- Downloaded the stock firmware package and saved it to the correct location on the micro SD card, attempting to install it via the "three-button" mode would begin the process but fail at 5%, with an "install failed" message
- Connected to HiSuite in fastboot mode, attempting to recover results in a "your device is not supported" message
- Visited the URLs displayed on the device in each of the recovery mode failure screens, they're all dead links (Huawei reorganising their website?)
- Used TWRP to wipe cache, Dalvik cache before repeating above steps
- Attempted a factory reset, still stuck at the boot animation
- Re-locked the boot loader and retried the above steps
- Flashed LineageOS via TWRP, it just stays at the Lineage boot animation for 10 minutes before automatically rebooting to eRecovery
- Copied the stock update.zip to the SD card and attempted to flash via TWRP, it just fails
- Extracted the parts from update.app and manually flashed each to the device via fastboot, still gets stuck on the boot animation
Is there anything else I should try before giving up and tossing it in the trash?
Edit:
I bought this thing yesterday, it lasted a grand total of less than 12 hours before bricking. There's no important data on it whatsoever, so I don't care if anything needs to be formatted.
My guess: if You can flash los than do it and flash stock recovery after that. Worked for me.
Info needed :
- Bootloader unlocked
- FRP unlock
- What's your Build ( example: LLD-L31C432B131 / LLD-L31 8.0.0.131/C432) )
If bootloader and FRP unlock and you can boot to bootloader : it's a little problem
You need your Build FULL-Update.
Extract with "UpdateExtractor" : ramdisk.img + recovery_ramdis.img + system.img
Extractor do automatic for all *.img the *.img.header / you have now 6 files
copy this 6 files in your "adb"-folder / boot to bootloader / go to your "adb"-folder
- fastboot flash ramdisk ramdisk.img
- fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk recovery_ramdis.img
- fastboot flash system system.img
reboot
if this work : your phone have now stock-ROM and boot as "new"-phone (format data, initial-settings ...)
if this not work (recovery stop at 5%) you have chance "2"
look this : https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho.../recovery-bkl-nocheck-recovery-flash-t3778085
reed the instruction
if you understand and can do this it's the same result : at the end your phone boot with stock-ROM
with this way i have my Honor 9 Lite reset to stock-ROM
JamesBott said:
Info needed :
- Bootloader unlocked
- FRP unlock
- What's your Build ( example: LLD-L31C432B131 / LLD-L31 8.0.0.131/C432) )
If bootloader and FRP unlock and you can boot to bootloader : it's a little problem
You need your Build FULL-Update.
Extract with "UpdateExtractor" : ramdisk.img + recovery_ramdis.img + system.img
Extractor do automatic for all *.img the *.img.header / you have now 6 files
copy this 6 files in your "adb"-folder / boot to bootloader / go to your "adb"-folder
- fastboot flash ramdisk ramdisk.img
- fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk recovery_ramdis.img
- fastboot flash system system.img
reboot
if this work : your phone have now stock-ROM and boot as "new"-phone (format data, initial-settings ...)
if this not work (recovery stop at 5%) you have chance "2"
look this : https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho.../recovery-bkl-nocheck-recovery-flash-t3778085
reed the instruction
if you understand and can do this it's the same result : at the end your phone boot with stock-ROM
with this way i have my Honor 9 Lite reset to stock-ROM
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Thanks for your response, my device is both FRP and bootloader unlocked, build LLD-L31C432B127.
I have already tried manually flashing ramdisk, ramdisk recovery, and system, however it is still bootlooping.
I have also tried the HWOTA method, however there is no su. I am also not able to access adb, only fastboot. Previously adb would work at the boot animation, however now nothing appears when I type adb devices.
You have to be in TWRP to use adb, if I remember right.
I think, you ar the same problem as i for many week.
If you can - check following : download this TWRP https://forum.xda-developers.com/9-lite/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-0-t3789306
flash TWRP, boot to recovery "USB-Wire out phone, press and hold Vol-Up and Power, if phone restart less Power, on bootscreen less Vol-Up.
now start TWRP.
if you setting PIN for screen-unlock TWRP write on start "input code for decrypt" : you can now over-step
in TWRP go to reboot, boot system.
now 2 possibility : 1= system boot, 2= phone boot to TWRP
check this please and give answer, what phone doing
JamesBott said:
I think, you ar the same problem as i for many week.
If you can - check following : download this TWRP https://forum.xda-developers.com/9-lite/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-0-t3789306
flash TWRP, boot to recovery "USB-Wire out phone, press and hold Vol-Up and Power, if phone restart less Power, on bootscreen less Vol-Up.
now start TWRP.
if you setting PIN for screen-unlock TWRP write on start "input code for decrypt" : you can now over-step
in TWRP go to reboot, boot system.
now 2 possibility : 1= system boot, 2= phone boot to TWRP
check this please and give answer, what phone doing
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Thank you so much!
While a direct boot from TWRP did not work, completely migrating the HWOTA files and then booting into the "no-check" recovery successfully forced an update, and the system was properly restored. The device is now up and running and I was able to root it. Sadly, TWRP still doesn't make backups properly, so I will have to be careful.
ok : now you have 99% stock-ROM
the last 1% is "encrypted data".
if your data is "encrypted" is a little security for you (is phone lost)
i hope you use the TWRP from Pretorian80
first now set PIN for screen-unlock (no fingerprint, no other)
check this : tap on power, phone go stand-by, tap on power, phone wake up and need PIN
next do : flash stock-recovery, boot to recovery and wipe data AND recovery do low-level format data
flash TWRP, boot to TWRP and this write "give me the PIN for decrypt"
if this - your data now encrypted
if this not - other way : boot to bootloader
fastboot flash stock-recovery
fastboot erase userdata
reboot phone, stock-recovery format data low-level
flash TWRP and check
now give answer what work and what NO
only stock-recovery can format data WITH encryption - i do not know another way
on a brand new phone with NO PIN setting the TWRP write "i use the standard code for decrypt"
is a PIN set the TWRP write "give me the PIN for decrypt"
the best on this "little" bootloop : you learning your phone understanding
I found this useful tool, just in case someone need to recover his device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-9/development/tool-flash-official-firmware-recovery-t3769279
You only need to be able to access TWRP and have aN update.zip with a full OTA
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Situation
Currently I am running VIE-L29C636B320, with EMUI 5 and Android 7.0. The phone is runs fine
So when I am to install , boot to recovery mode:
It gives
"Your device is booting now... "
And stuck there forever. I can get my phone back to working state by rebooting 3 times.
I tried the following methods..
> using dload+**#*#2846579#*#*, )
> I currently cannot boot into TWRP at all (I am using TWRP3.1.1 for Huawei p9 plus already), and all the key combinations doesn't work.
> Firmware Finder with Proxy Add-on
> fastboot flash reccover twrp.img (phone oem unlocked already)
> Huawei e-recovery does not detect any packages to download.
So I suspect something wrong with my img files..
My plan is:
Using Huawei Extractor to extract all img's (system, boot custom and recovery) from B360
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash cust cust.img
fastboot flash system system.img
It took me a while to get to where I am now from EMUI 4.1. What I don't want to is lose my working phone and make my phone completely useless.
So my question is, are the above steps no u-turn and I would completely screwed? Or safe to get those img's back and then I should be able to continue to upgrade from B320 to 362 and onwards?
Since I cannot boot into TWRP, I can't take backup of my phone..
I have the XT 1805
This is the European Dual Sim version 32GB.
I unlocked the bootloader and got root using this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g5s-plus/development/root-moto-g5s-plus-t3673287
I was unsuccessful flashing the TWRP recovery from the link in the OP. Other people in that that thread noted similar issues. I flashed TWRP from this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74105503&postcount=27
Whenever the phone boots, it boots directly to TWRP.
I also enabled encryption.
TWRP says the encryption password is incorrect.
When I cancel the ready process, I can go into TWRP and boot to bootloader from TWRP.
From the bootloader/fastboot screen I can boot into system.
I don't want to jump through these hoops every time I reboot. How do I fix this?
Also, I cannot factory reset. Factory reset takes me to TWRP. After I do the bootloader dance, I'm back to the system before the factory reset. It's as if factory reset never happened.
crobjam said:
I have the XT 1805
This is the European Dual Sim version 32GB.
I unlocked the bootloader and got root using this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g5s-plus/development/root-moto-g5s-plus-t3673287
I was unsuccessful flashing the TWRP recovery from the link in the OP. Other people in that that thread noted similar issues. I flashed TWRP from this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74105503&postcount=27
Whenever the phone boots, it boots directly to TWRP.
I also enabled encryption.
TWRP says the encryption password is incorrect.
When I cancel the ready process, I can go into TWRP and boot to bootloader from TWRP.
From the bootloader/fastboot screen I can boot into system.
I don't want to jump through these hoops every time I reboot. How do I fix this?
Also, I cannot factory reset. Factory reset takes me to TWRP. After I do the bootloader dance, I'm back to the system before the factory reset. It's as if factory reset never happened.
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First of all we need to make a fresh start so
1) let's flash the stock ROM on our device
2) now once we are on stock it time we flash a valid TWRP recovery file here's the link : https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g5s-plus/development/recovery-twrp-3-1-1-r7-t3694910
3) once it's done let's boot to the recovery and if it asks for any password or pin let's cancel it and swipe to allow modifications now let's go into wipe section > format data > type yes.
4) once it's done let's go to reboot section and reboot to recovery. Once again let's boot back to recovery if we get any red lines highlighting " unable to mount system " so to fix it let's go to mount and mount system,data and now flash magisk or super su if we want root or straight away flash a custom ROM due to this atleast we will not get a system status modified in our bootloader
Thanks for reading .
Hi Guys,
I haven't find so far (after reading hundreds of threats here and there) a clear solution to my problem.
To make it short :
Last EMUI update to 5.0.1 on my PRA-LX1C109B131 caused GPS instability.
I reported to Huawei France support but did not get any answer apart from launching a factory reset.
So I decided to install an alternative ROM.
I first unlocked the bootloader and taped OEM unlock from the developer's menu -> OEM Unlocked (FRP Unlock in Fastboot) and Bootloader was Unlocked
From instruction from a spanish forum I installed TWRP from Revolution Project (fastboot flash recovery TWRP_3.0.3-0_RevolutionRecoveryNougat_RC2.img).
From TWRP, I installed the ROM_MIDGARD_3V3.0_P8-P9LITE2017.zip backup.
This has fixed the GPS issue !
But I thought it could be nice to re-install a stock ROM and downgrade from C109B131 to C109B120.
I downloaded PRA-LX1C109B120-FullOTA-MF zip packages ("update.zip", "update_data_full_public.zip" et "PRA-L11_orange_all/update_full_PRA_orange_all.zip")
I unzipped the 2 first packages to get the UPDATE.APP file.
From the UPDATE.APP file I got BOOT.img, RECOVERY.img et SYSTEM.img and CUST.img
Then from fastboot :
fastboot flash boot BOOT.IMG -> success
fastboot flash recovery RECOVERY.IMG -> success
fastboot flash system SYSTEM.IMG -> success
fastboot flash cust CUSTOM.IMG -> success
fastboot reboot
From Huawey recovery, I did a wipe/cache and then a factory reset / wipe data.
Then installation starts ang get stuck at 99%
I left the phone for about 15/20 minutes.
In the end I re-installed the Midgard ROM and restored my data.
I'd like to know if I did something wrong or if I missed something.
Perhaps I need to flash recovery2 file.
I saw that some say I need to unlock again the bootlaoder although it is shown as unlock.
Please advise.
DamageINC_54590 said:
Hi Guys,
I haven't find so far (after reading hundreds of threats here and there) a clear solution to my problem.
To make it short :
Last EMUI update to 5.0.1 on my PRA-LX1C109B131 caused GPS instability.
I reported to Huawei France support but did not get any answer apart from launching a factory reset.
So I decided to install an alternative ROM.
I first unlocked the bootloader and taped OEM unlock from the developer's menu -> OEM Unlocked (FRP Unlock in Fastboot) and Bootloader was Unlocked
From instruction from a spanish forum I installed TWRP from Revolution Project (fastboot flash recovery TWRP_3.0.3-0_RevolutionRecoveryNougat_RC2.img).
From TWRP, I installed the ROM_MIDGARD_3V3.0_P8-P9LITE2017.zip backup.
This has fixed the GPS issue !
But I thought it could be nice to re-install a stock ROM and downgrade from C109B131 to C109B120.
I downloaded PRA-LX1C109B120-FullOTA-MF zip packages ("update.zip", "update_data_full_public.zip" et "PRA-L11_orange_all/update_full_PRA_orange_all.zip")
I unzipped the 2 first packages to get the UPDATE.APP file.
From the UPDATE.APP file I got BOOT.img, RECOVERY.img et SYSTEM.img and CUST.img
Then from fastboot :
fastboot flash boot BOOT.IMG -> success
fastboot flash recovery RECOVERY.IMG -> success
fastboot flash system SYSTEM.IMG -> success
fastboot flash cust CUSTOM.IMG -> success
fastboot reboot
From Huawey recovery, I did a wipe/cache and then a factory reset / wipe data.
Then installation starts ang get stuck at 99%
I left the phone for about 15/20 minutes.
In the end I re-installed the Midgard ROM and restored my data.
I'd like to know if I did something wrong or if I missed something.
Perhaps I need to flash recovery2 file.
I saw that some say I need to unlock again the bootlaoder although it is shown as unlock.
Please advise.
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You can try find a full twrp backup and restore it following instructions in this forum, i dont know if the twrp b182 backup its valid for you, search about this and good luck!
Enviado desde mi PRA-LX1 mediante Tapatalk
Thanks for this but I'd like to know first why the factory reset remains at 99%
I know for sure the build build C109B120 I downloaded is fully compatible with my P8 lite 2017 so it should be no problem re-flashing it.
Since the last EMUI official update to version 5.0.1 a lot of users (at least on French, Italian and Spanish forum) reported some GPS issue (signal is lost after 15/20 minutes). Rebooting the device fix this.
No official fix yet from Huawei.
EDIT : another bug was also reported regarding wifi slow transfer rate when blutooth is activated.
I tested myslef and confirm that on my device if blutooth is activated wifi transfer rate drops down from 3/4 Mb per s. to less than 100kb / s.
DamageINC_54590 said:
Hi Guys,
I haven't find so far (after reading hundreds of threats here and there) a clear solution to my problem.
To make it short :
Last EMUI update to 5.0.1 on my PRA-LX1C109B131 caused GPS instability.
I reported to Huawei France support but did not get any answer apart from launching a factory reset.
So I decided to install an alternative ROM.
I first unlocked the bootloader and taped OEM unlock from the developer's menu -> OEM Unlocked (FRP Unlock in Fastboot) and Bootloader was Unlocked
From instruction from a spanish forum I installed TWRP from Revolution Project (fastboot flash recovery TWRP_3.0.3-0_RevolutionRecoveryNougat_RC2.img).
From TWRP, I installed the ROM_MIDGARD_3V3.0_P8-P9LITE2017.zip backup.
This has fixed the GPS issue !
But I thought it could be nice to re-install a stock ROM and downgrade from C109B131 to C109B120.
I downloaded PRA-LX1C109B120-FullOTA-MF zip packages ("update.zip", "update_data_full_public.zip" et "PRA-L11_orange_all/update_full_PRA_orange_all.zip")
I unzipped the 2 first packages to get the UPDATE.APP file.
From the UPDATE.APP file I got BOOT.img, RECOVERY.img et SYSTEM.img and CUST.img
Then from fastboot :
fastboot flash boot BOOT.IMG -> success
fastboot flash recovery RECOVERY.IMG -> success
fastboot flash system SYSTEM.IMG -> success
fastboot flash cust CUSTOM.IMG -> success
fastboot reboot
From Huawey recovery, I did a wipe/cache and then a factory reset / wipe data.
Then installation starts ang get stuck at 99%
I left the phone for about 15/20 minutes.
In the end I re-installed the Midgard ROM and restored my data.
I'd like to know if I did something wrong or if I missed something.
Perhaps I need to flash recovery2 file.
I saw that some say I need to unlock again the bootlaoder although it is shown as unlock.
Please advise.
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I posted this procedure on a French forum and got feed-back. It works.
Perhaps i dont't wait enough time when the EMUI installation process reaches 99%.
I forced the shutdown of the device by pressing the power button after approximatively 20 minutes
Hello,
i'm updated my P10 to EMUI 9 with Manual pie upgrade and after this i installed aosp.
Everything boots fine, but today i tried to Flash a new System gsi via fastboot and after reboot to twrp, wipe dalvik&cache, data something went wrong.
After reboot it boots automatically to recovery, and it Stuck on the bootscreen from twrp (used twrp_3.2.1-0_Oreo_V3.img)
After this i tryed to Flash the stock recovery, but after reboot from fastboot i see only:
Your device has been unlocked.........
....
Your device is booting now...
fastboot Shows:
PHONE Unlocked
FRP Unlocked
after this i tryed to Flash stock System, kernel, and recovery_ramdisk.
how can i Flash ramdisk to emui 9?
how can i Access erecovery or how can i Flash it?
mfg
bacardi
Flash stock recovery_ramdisk and reboot and press vol. up for 5/6 seconds and you'll enter into erecovery, after that do a factory reset.
One tip, never wipe data with twrp our you'll end in the same situation, always with stock recovery (you'll need back up your important data).
sfoot13 said:
Flash stock recovery_ramdisk and reboot and press vol. up for 5/6 seconds and you'll enter into erecovery, after that do a factory reset.
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i tryed to Flash these stock images (System, kernel, and recovery_ramdisk)
when i flash stock recovery image it stuck on "Your device is booting now..." if i flash twrp it stuck on boot screen with twrp logo.
I drained the battery over night but no change.
Solved:
fastboot -w helped me to solve the Problem.
You must use A/B variant instead of the old A variant.
I followed the steps mentioned in the below link to root my Mi 5 phone and now my phone is stuck with Mi logo upon reboot to system.
rootmygalaxy.net/root-xiaomi-mi-5-install-twrp-recovery
Things I did:
1. Enabled USB debugging and OEM unlock option
2. Installed ADB v1.3
3. Unlocked bootloader using mi 5 flash unlock tool
4. Downloaded twrp-3.2.3-0-gemini and renamed as twrp.img
5. Installed twrp recovery via fastboot using the following commands
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
fastboot boot twrp.img
6. Copied SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822 to phone's internal memory
7. Booted device into twrp recovery. Under wipe option, did a factory reset. Installed SuperSu successfully. Clicked 'swiped to wipe' under wipe cache\delvik.
8. Then rebooted to system from twrp main menu
After the above steps, my phone didn't reboot and got stuck in Mi logo. This is the first time I tried rooting my phone .
Could you please suggest some idea to recover my phone? Thanks in advance.
It's likely not a big deal at all. Look up putting your device to EDL mode and flashing stock image with xiaomiflash. If you choose the correct stock image, everything will be fine.