is there any way to flash roms using EDL Mode? I've achieved by touching one pin to the metal shielding. Thanks. Mine cannot boot normally (green light blinking) and bootloader is locked. flashtool f***ed my partition. i just only use stock ftf rom. my warranty of course has expired a long time ago.
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picked up a Z1 and went straight to rooting it.
rooted succesfully, installed the dualrecovery, and then attempted ot install VANIR only to realize that i did not unlock the bootloader.
so it will not turn on. holding power it vibrates every 2 seconds. plugged in it does teh same, but also blinks red.
i can get the computer to recognize it several different ways.
blue led- fastboot interface in device manager - not detected in adb devices
red/green/blank led - SOMC flash - no adb
PC companion is no go.
I have no idea where to go from here. I am currently downloading flashtool to see where that gets me, but I was hoping someone might have some direct and well known solution that i did not uncover in my searching..
Thanks
jewnersey said:
picked up a Z1 and went straight to rooting it.
rooted succesfully, installed the dualrecovery, and then attempted ot install VANIR only to realize that i did not unlock the bootloader.
so it will not turn on. holding power it vibrates every 2 seconds. plugged in it does teh same, but also blinks red.
i can get the computer to recognize it several different ways.
blue led- fastboot interface in device manager - not detected in adb devices
red/green/blank led - SOMC flash - no adb
PC companion is no go.
I have no idea where to go from here. I am currently downloading flashtool to see where that gets me, but I was hoping someone might have some direct and well known solution that i did not uncover in my searching..
Thanks
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you have to flash a new firmware from flashtool.this will solve your problem.you cant enter to recovery?
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Anonymuszymus said:
you have to flash a new firmware from flashtool.this will solve your problem.you cant enter to recovery?
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He will not be able to enter recovery because dual recovery is system based which he cannot get to as its now trying to boot a custom kernel with a locked bootloader.
Also the recovery on a custom kernel is in the kernel, which also cannot boot. Hence a bootloop with no chance of recovery mode
The solution should be easy enough
Flash a stock FTF for your device using flashtool
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He will not be able to enter recovery because dual recovery is system based which he cannot get to as its now trying to boot a custom kernel with a locked bootloader.
Also the recovery on a custom kernel is in the kernel, which also cannot boot. Hence a bootloop with no chance of recovery mode
The solution should be easy enough
Flash a stock FTF for your device using flashtool
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downloading flashtool now.
Will flashtool recognize the phone even though adb does not?
this for ftf?
http://xperiafirmware.com/8-firmware/42-sony-xperia-z1-c6903
this for bootloader?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2440597
jewnersey said:
downloading flashtool now.
Will flashtool recognize the phone even though adb does not?
this for ftf?
http://xperiafirmware.com/8-firmware/42-sony-xperia-z1-c6903
this for bootloader?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2440597
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Look in the general section for a sticky thread called FTF mega collection for the best FTF file for you.
Once you have flashed that then you should* root, then unlock the boot following the official sony instructions (http://bit.ly/1cebNlh).
once you have done that flash the boot.img of the rom you want to flash using fastboot them flash the update.zip in recovery
*The reason to root before unlocking the boot is to backup the DRM keys in your TA partition. If you do not do that you lose them forever.
Hi, I m fighting the last days trying to resurrect my mi 5x and I need any kind of tips, advice, inputs you can give
The whole story begun when my phone fell down a few days ago (not sure if it affected the whole situation). The phone after the fall was working normally(for a few hours) but later that day the battery depleted and it switched off. After I plugged it in the charger I tried to open it and it was in a weird mode. I could reach the white screen with the white logo of android and it stuck there for hours. I decided to flash it with a new rom and everything went south.
I will explain in steps all the attempts I have tried:
1) The bootloader was unlocked but it didn't leave me to flash the official Tissot rom that I had downloaded so I reboot my phone through fastboot cmb in edl mode and then with the Miflash tool I flashed the Tissot stock rom. v.9.6.4.0.
2) The phone hard bricked and I realized that I made a big mistake by flashing a rom from a different bootloader. ( I also realized at that point that I bought the phone with a custom A1 rom with a Tiffany bootloader).
3) I disassembled my phone and I put it in edl mode by using the test points and then I flashed it with a stock Tiffany rom by using Mi flash tools.
4) The phone was in a bootloop after the flash finished.
5) No actions could be made through fastboot and recovery because now the bootloader was locked.
6) After this, I tried several times flashing (in edl mode each time) all the stock Tiffany versions I could find online (stable or beta).
7) Every time after the flashing was done I was turning on the phone and it was again in bootloop.
8) At some point also I tried to side load an update of one of the tiffany's recovery rom (stable and beta) and I was getting an error that the rom is illegal and again bootloop.
The biggest problem is that I can' t unlock the bootloader through xiaomi unlock tool because the device was hardbricked and now my mi account is not bound with the device. If you can answer any of the following questions or if you have any idea you will save me!!!
1) Is there any way to unlock the bootloader?
2) Is there any reasonable explanation of why I am in a boot loop after flashing it with the proper tiffany fastboot rom?
3) Is by any chance the fall that the phone had before anything happen to affect the whole situation?
4) Is there any other way to flash a rom with locked bootloader?
Thank you very much!!!
alebouras said:
Hi, I m fighting the last days trying to resurrect my mi 5x and I need any kind of tips, advice, inputs you can give
The whole story begun when my phone fell down a few days ago (not sure if it affected the whole situation). The phone after the fall was working normally(for a few hours) but later that day the battery depleted and it switched off. After I plugged it in the charger I tried to open it and it was in a weird mode. I could reach the white screen with the white logo of android and it stuck there for hours. I decided to flash it with a new rom and everything went south.
I will explain in steps all the attempts I have tried:
1) The bootloader was unlocked but it didn't leave me to flash the official Tissot rom that I had downloaded so I reboot my phone through fastboot cmb in edl mode and then with the Miflash tool I flashed the Tissot stock rom. v.9.6.4.0.
2) The phone hard bricked and I realized that I made a big mistake by flashing a rom from a different bootloader. ( I also realized at that point that I bought the phone with a custom A1 rom with a Tiffany bootloader).
3) I disassembled my phone and I put it in edl mode by using the test points and then I flashed it with a stock Tiffany rom by using Mi flash tools.
4) The phone was in a bootloop after the flash finished.
5) No actions could be made through fastboot and recovery because now the bootloader was locked.
6) After this, I tried several times flashing (in edl mode each time) all the stock Tiffany versions I could find online (stable or beta).
7) Every time after the flashing was done I was turning on the phone and it was again in bootloop.
8) At some point also I tried to side load an update of one of the tiffany's recovery rom (stable and beta) and I was getting an error that the rom is illegal and again bootloop.
The biggest problem is that I can' t unlock the bootloader through xiaomi unlock tool because the device was hardbricked and now my mi account is not bound with the device. If you can answer any of the following questions or if you have any idea you will save me!!!
1) Is there any way to unlock the bootloader?
2) Is there any reasonable explanation of why I am in a boot loop after flashing it with the proper tiffany fastboot rom?
3) Is by any chance the fall that the phone had before anything happen to affect the whole situation?
4) Is there any other way to flash a rom with locked bootloader?
Thank you very much!!!
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Did U manage to recover your phone?
Mi 5X
Amjadh said:
Did U manage to recover your phone?
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Unfortunately not yet.
Mi 5X
Amjadh said:
Did U manage to recover your phone?
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Unfortunately not.
Mi 5X
Unfortunately not.
alebouras said:
Unfortunately not.
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Sad... What did u do with your phone then?
Amjadh said:
Sad... What did u do with your phone then?
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I think I will sell it for spare parts
alebouras said:
I think I will sell it for spare parts
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Did u try full data wipe and flash in mi flash tool?
Amjadh said:
Did u try full data wipe and flash in mi flash tool?
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yes ! I think I have tried all the possible ways to bring it back to life but the result is always the same. It is getting stacked in the boot screen with the mi logo and reboots.
alebouras said:
yes ! I think I have tried all the possible ways to bring it back to life but the result is always the same. It is getting stacked in the boot screen with the mi logo and reboots.
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so u don't want to submit it to the service centre?
Amjadh said:
so u don't want to submit it to the service centre?
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I live in Denmark and there is no Xiaomi service spot here.
My little brother tried to convert MiA2 into mi 6x.He flashed the mi6x rom without deleting the firmware folder and also didn't replace the A2 camera files.He flashed the miui 10.2 rom and locked the bootloader.now I am stuck on miui 10 rom and my camera app crushes.No third party camera app works(tested them all).Tried testpoint method.It doesn't work too.I can flash only the patched miui rom which is terrible and buggy.Several apps crush all the time.Youtube app doesn't work.Does anyone have faced similar problem! Can i have any solution please?
Unlock_crit then reboot to edl mode, then reflash using mi flash
hafizhlf said:
Unlock_crit then reboot to edl mode, then reflash using mi flash
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Doesn't work.I can reboot to fastboot mode but cannot flash anything.My bootloader is locked and i am not in stock rom
Nayeemmnu said:
Doesn't work.I can reboot to fastboot mode but cannot flast anything.My bootloader is locked and i am not in stock rom
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Trigger edl mode via shortpoint gotta open up device short the pins while inserting usb slot. Took me a lot of tries to get this done properl
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dr460nf1r3 said:
Trigger edl mode via shortpoint gotta open up device short the pins while inserting usb slot. Took me a lot of tries to get this done properl
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Did you face same problem!
I took it to a service center. The person there tried this method.but he couldn't do it.Rather he bricked my phone totally.Later flashed the patched rom again.Also he removed imei number.now imei shows 0000000000 but i can use the phone. There is no problem with network. Testpoint method is supposed to work but flashing gets stuck at 50-60% every time.
im also stuck on miui with locked bootloader. You can't flash a2 rom beacuse u have enabled arb 4. I was looking for a solution but didnt find so far
Nayeemmnu said:
Did you face same problem!
I took it to a service center. The person there tried this method.but he couldn't do it.Rather he bricked my phone totally.Later flashed the patched rom again.Also he removed imei number.now imei shows 0000000000 but i can use the phone. There is no problem with network. Testpoint method is supposed to work but flashing gets stuck at 50-60% every time.
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Tried to convert and locked bootloader while no system installed accidently.
The trick in my case was to press power button while pressing flash. Otherweise it would fail
Try different USB Ports too
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Tried to convert and locked bootloader while no system installed accidently.
The trick in my case was to press power button while pressing flash. Otherweise it would fail
Try different USB Ports too
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Which rom did you flash??
Since this Huawei P10 never received a single OTA update (from Carphone Warehouse, SIM free) and was stuck on Nougat I decided to go custom ROM route. This was a HUGE mistake but I did learn a lot which may be helpful to others.
The situation goes like this:
Tried to flash TWRP, failed, tried to flash system (openkirin pie) also failed. Nothing would work at all.
Tried to re-lock bootloader thinking it would make everything stock again automagically (not sure why I thought it does on some devices).
Then got into bootloop with no access to fastboot as bootloader HAD to force factory reset but couldn't (broken recovery). After some time you'd get some white EMUI screen in Chinese where all the options are broken.
Flashed the latest version I could find using DC-Phoenix with flashpoint, this is where I really ****ed up as this firmware had XLOADER2.
Phone is alive!!!! but no IMEI and NCK lock. HCU tool, DC unlocker, etc, nothing works with XLOADER2 for fixing the IMEI or NCK lock.
Tried to downgrade to Nougat. Complete brick, back into testpoint mode.....
Testpoint mode cannot even flash XLOADER1 anymore!! I did still manage to get the phone working again, but now it is a tablet .
So in short:
YOU STILL CANNOT GO BACK TO XLOADER1 FROM XLOADER2 - EVEN if you disassemble and use testpoint mode! I have NO idea what Huawei have done to prevent this but its something evil. So if you are at this point with no IMEI then you will never have a working phone ever again. Tablet yes if you are lucky but NOT phone.
So the process (not detailed, requires Google) to make your bricked XLOADER2 Huawei P10 a tablet rather than a brick:
You'll need DC-phoenix and maybe a 3-day 15 credit license but don't by the license until it tells you to otherwise it might be a waste of money if you have problems with disassembly for example
Download HiSuite to make sure you have all the required drivers
Disassemble your phone, plug USB into the computer, ground the testpoint pin and hold the power button
You should see a HUAWEI USB COM device in device manager
Using DC phoenix you need to select a booloader mode, try all Kirin 960 bootloaders until one works. You can also select an OEMINFO update at this point too if you want
Your phone is now in some half working fastboot mode. Leave it plugged in!
Using firmware finder, find the "379" firmware (the latest one they have for VTR-Lx9) where x is 0 or 2.
Using firmware extrator, extract: xloader, fastboot, teeos, ptable (hisi_gpt or something like that), vbmeta, kernel (ramdisk)
Using fastboot manually flash all of these images, kernel may fail but its OK if it does
Now fastboot reboot, your phone will brick again. Put it back into testpoint mode
Using DC-phoenix to select a bootloader (again) use the same Kirin 960 one as what worked for you before
Use DC phoenix to flash the "379" firmware and customisation and run the update.
If ANY steps fail, repeat again to fastboot reboot, testpoint mode, bootloader from DC phoenix, then run the update.
If all partitions flash OK and it asks you to go into update mode, with the USB connected, hold vol-, vol+ and power until 3 seconds AFTER you feel the phone vibrate
Eventually you should see some more COM ports appear in device manager (PCUI and some other random one). If you can see your screen (doubtful as it will be face down) you will see update mode 5%
Again, update with DC-phoenix (same 379 firmware and customisation you did before)
Your brick should now be a tablet. Bootloader should be unlocked if it was unlocked at the start of the process.
So typing that out and given I don't have time or the load of files I had downloaded to do this there is not much detail so if you do this you need to be someone who knows what they are doing really. I don't expect anyone to actually be stupid enough to follow this.
I just don't understand what XLOADER2 did (must be at a very low hardware/bios level) so completely lock the device down even in testpoint mode. I'd imagine even their repair centres would not be possible to repair IMEI now and just throw motherboard into the bin.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p10/how-to/unbrick-p10-vtr-l09-vtr-l29-unbrick-t3916694
Anyone in this boat and has lost IMEI this thread is a must read!
I'm looking to relock my bootloader as the fingerprint scanner has stopped working so need to return the phone, but every time I try and do this I see the above error. Has anybody seen this before?
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Also had this. Update via otg USB and should restore the phone including bootloader lock
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Root type is risk means you modified the system (custom recovery, editing system files like build.prop etc)
Wouldn't relocking signify that you have modified your phone? Ie: relocked instead of locked?
End result. Warranty is void?
Not 100% just something that's happened on other phones.
Could it be the firmware you're on?? Have your tried flashing an updated firmware??
There's a solution. Revert back to stock. Factory reset via recovery mode. Power off. Boot into bootloader. Fastboot oem relock UNLOCKCODE
But it's better to flash firmware via usb otg. You'll het bl status locked automatically.