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problem restoring rom stock via TWRP 2.8.7.0 -XT1078

Hello! I'm having this error when trying to restore the Moto G XT1078 stock ROM. Does anyone know why is giving this error?
And I've also tried reinstalling the stock ROM by fastboot and when it comes to file "system.img_sparsechunk" appears the error "image is too large". Can someone please help me, I've done everything I know and I could not get the phone.
Thanks
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give me full version model xt1078 uk / eu etc i can help
sparsechunks should be flashed in sections like this
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4

reefuge said:
give me full version model xt1078 uk / eu etc i can help
sparsechunks should be flashed in sections like this
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
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Hello!
i think the full version model is this:
Moto G XT1078 LTE 2014 Dual SIM BR Anatel NO:3212-14-0330 THEA
I've tried to give these flash files mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 and all give the error "Image is too large"
I'm the problem after making a improper update with the XT1068 image on my XT1078.
From what I could investigate, partitions (at least the / system) were unduly resized and now does not fit the official image of the XT1078 more.
XT1068 default is 8GB and 16GB XT1078 is.
It should be possible to reverse the situation by running the command "mfastboot.exe flash partition gpt.bin" to correct image but unfortunately XT1078 is accusing the same mistake that many are having to "version is downgraded primary_gpt".
I need to know if I can "force" or "bypass" this repartitioning because I searched the internet and found nothing on

omarmh said:
Hello!
i think the full version model is this:
Moto G XT1078 LTE 2014 Dual SIM BR Anatel NO:3212-14-0330 THEA
I've tried to give these flash files mfastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 and all give the error "Image is too large"
I'm the problem after making a improper update with the XT1068 image on my XT1078.
From what I could investigate, partitions (at least the / system) were unduly resized and now does not fit the official image of the XT1078 more.
XT1068 default is 8GB and 16GB XT1078 is.
It should be possible to reverse the situation by running the command "mfastboot.exe flash partition gpt.bin" to correct image but unfortunately XT1078 is accusing the same mistake that many are having to "version is downgraded primary_gpt".
I need to know if I can "force" or "bypass" this repartitioning because I searched the internet and found nothing on
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you are confusing how to flash those files, they are not for twrp - you download to pc and flash via AP fastboot mode via a USB cable
give me a hour or so and I will try to find correct firmware and give you correct instructions on how to fix

Easy INSTALLER XT1078 RETBR LXB22.99-24.7
DOWNLOAD THIS XT1078 5.0.2 RETBR LXB22.99-24.7 EASY INSTALLER CLICK HERE.
download to pc - unzip to desktop - read instructions inside
this is NOT for TWRP
PC via USB CABLE ONLY
IN AP FASTBOOT FLASH MODE
its retail brazil cant find a carrier one but should work - but as i dont have a xt1078 cant fully test
report back

reefuge said:
download to pc - unzip to desktop - read instructions inside
this is NOT for TWRP
PC via USB CABLE ONLY
IN AP FASTBOOT FLASH MODE
its retail brazil cant find a carrier one but should work - but as i dont have a xt1078 cant fully test
report back
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It came the same mistake "Image is too large"

omarmh said:
It came the same mistake "Image is too large"
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I think there is already a thread dealing with this issue: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-lte/help/moto-g-4g-lte-xt1072-bricked-t3091863
It seems that flashing a wrong stockrom will change your bootloader and so far no one has found a way to restore the good one.

[XT1804] i Was Able to Lock Bootloader on NPSS26.116-26-4- Indian Version

I tried this version of rom and i was able to relock my bootloader
SANDERS_NPSS26.116-45-5_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml
Bases on October patch See the attachment
Link to the Rom:
https://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto G5s Plus/Stock/
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Commands are Same as before used
fastboot oem lock
fastboot oem lock
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot oem lock
The Reflash full firmware
-Hope will work for u too
HIt thanks if helped

yograjfire18 said:
I tried this version of rom and i was able to relock my bootloader
SANDERS_NPSS26.116-45-5_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml
Commands are Same as before used
fastboot oem lock
fastboot oem lock
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot oem lock
The Reflash full firmware
-Hope will work for u too
HIt thanks if helped
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Where did u get the firmware

navnit75 said:
Where did u get the firmware
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added to the op

yograjfire18 said:
added to the op
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Yeah bootloader successfully relocked.

Hey can you tell me that is it the latest build I mean Oct. Patched build
Bcoz I updated it but now I flashed twrp & custom ROM
and trying to flash stock ROM which is the older build it didn't flashed because it was written as system is downgrading and failed

yograjfire18 said:
I tried this version of rom and i was able to relock my bootloader
SANDERS_NPSS26.116-45-5_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml
Bases on October patch See the attachment
Link to the Rom:
https://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto G5s Plus/Stock/
View attachment 4366322
Commands are Same as before used
fastboot oem lock
fastboot oem lock
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot oem lock
The Reflash full firmware
-Hope will work for u too
HIt thanks if helped
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Thanks a lot! It really helped

Akkikuntal said:
Hey can you tell me that is it the latest build I mean Oct. Patched build
Bcoz I updated it but now I flashed twrp & custom ROM
and trying to flash stock ROM which is the older build it didn't flashed because it was written as system is downgrading and failed
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Did u wiped off the system and data partition before doing that???
Sometimes a complete format would be great enough to ensure '0' errors

thippu46 said:
Did u wiped off the system and data partition before doing that???
Sometimes a complete format would be great enough to ensure '0' errors
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nthng, i have written everything in the op, will work for everyone

I flashed this firmware and was able to lock the bootloader... But will we get December patch ota because I am not getting ota with this rom... If I want ota then which ROM should I flash....

Kakshay0981 said:
I flashed this firmware and was able to lock the bootloader... But will we get December patch ota because I am not getting ota with this rom... If I want ota then which ROM should I flash....
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u need to unlock bootloader and flash its own stock rom NPSS26.116-26, but it won't lock bootloader

Need Moto g5s plus device drivers, an any one share

Thank you, just did this to the XT1806 and the bootloader locked. Now I can get ota updates when they eventually come

how can u lock bootloader i have same model xt 1804 but its not work

Worked for me! Can we still receive OTA's after using this?

William1020000 said:
Worked for me! Can we still receive OTA's after using this?
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You'll only receive OTA updates if you've flashed with the correct firmware for your software channel. Whilst you can flash and lock with other region's firmwares, your device may not be recognised by the Motorola servers for OTA updates, which means you may have to manually update.

Doesn't work
bootloader: slot count not found
slot suffixes not found error
still required signed boot.img
error it doesn't work please help

navnit75 said:
Yeah bootloader successfully relocked.
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Were you able to get the imei?? And signals?
Because i had lost it when i tried with another thread. And recoverd from validus rom.
Thanks

Can you list the full commands

Why your baseband version is different and build number is same as latest one and security patch level are also different

William1020000 said:
Worked for me! Can we still receive OTA's after using this?
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Yes definitely!!!!

Android O (All variants)

Hey guys, for those of you who have bricked your phone by upgrading to Oreo then tried downgrading to nougat, I may have a fix for you. Also news that Android O can be installed on Sprint (and possibly locked bootloader variants too). I'm going to sleep now, I'll post a couple tutorials tomorrow when I get home from work but I wanted to give you guys a little sneak peak of what I've discovered.
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Edit: also, this is running buttery smooth for me. Which leads to believe those of you having performance issues with O it's probably due to some carrier apps/features, which would be in the OEM partition. Side note, this is a retail rom, which means no carrier bloat/features. This is as if you were to buy it unlocked straight from Motorola. This also means I have no VoWiFi on Sprint. If anyone could find a way to implement this in O that would be awesome.
Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

already flashed retail O on Sprint and now looking for root solution

HugeUFO said:
already flashed retail O on Sprint and now looking for root solution
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Did flashing magisk not work?

donjuro said:
Did flashing magisk not work?
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nope, I never tried Magisk before. And a complete backup needs root access, but to gain root access I need Magisk, which recommends a backup[emoji23]
通过我的 Moto Z (2) 上的 Tapatalk发言

donjuro said:
I'll post a couple tutorials tomorrow
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Great, looking forward to it.

HugeUFO said:
nope, I never tried Magisk before. And a complete backup needs root access, but to gain root access I need Magisk, which recommends a backup[emoji23]
通过我的 Moto Z (2) 上的 Tapatalk发言
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You don't need root access to backup with twrp

donjuro said:
You don't need root access to backup with twrp
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Oh thanks, I will try to flash a twrp to backup.

donjuro Please come back to as if you will find moment. We are still waiting.

Hey guys, sorry I've been gone for so long. Life really kicks your ass sometimes
Anyways, it looks like just about every carrier is on 8.0 now except Sprint, but if you're on another carrier yet you still haven't been upgraded you could try this too.
So basically all you have to do is download NASH_RETAIL_8.0.0_OPX27.109-34_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip from one of these two mirrors.
https://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto Z2 Force/Stock/
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/nash/official/
Unpackage the zip file, and inside the folder create a flashall.bat, here is what you will put in the bat file
Code:
fastboot getvar max-sparse-size
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash bluetooth BTFM.bin
fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase ddr
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
fastboot reboot
Save it, put your phone in fastboot mode, run it, and that should be it. You might want to make a backup of any valuable files first though as this WILL erase everything and will start you from scratch!
For those of you wanting to keep your carrier specific features, you can use your carrier specific files from any of these mirrors, but for stability purposes I highly recommend using the RETAIL version.

robdevil said:
donjuro Please come back to as if you will find moment. We are still waiting.
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what is the issue you are having?

thanks mate, and wanna ask for twrp backup issue, anyone have issue for restore from twrp,
i've got bootloop after TWRP restore, (was working before backup)
once android O stable, I can upgrade to O asap, thanks again

ilovemeow said:
thanks mate, and wanna ask for twrp backup issue, anyone have issue for restore from twrp,
i've got bootloop after TWRP restore, (was working before backup)
once android O stable, I can upgrade to O asap, thanks again
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If it is just restarting into TWRP over and over, you might just need to switch to a different slot. It is there in the reboot area of TWRP.

JAWheat411 said:
If it is just restarting into TWRP over and over, you might just need to switch to a different slot. It is there in the reboot area of TWRP.
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hmm, not really restarting into twrp,
i pass the twrp, reboot itself before "hellomoto" screen appear

Are you able to reflash the stock boot image in bootloader?

Help Please.
donjuro said:
Hey guys, for those of you who have bricked your phone by upgrading to Oreo then tried downgrading to nougat, I may have a fix for you. Also news that Android O can be installed on Sprint (and possibly locked bootloader variants too). I'm going to sleep now, I'll post a couple tutorials tomorrow when I get home from work but I wanted to give you guys a little sneak peak of what I've discovered.
Edit: also, this is running buttery smooth for me. Which leads to believe those of you having performance issues with O it's probably due to some carrier apps/features, which would be in the OEM partition. Side note, this is a retail rom, which means no carrier bloat/features. This is as if you were to buy it unlocked straight from Motorola. This also means I have no VoWiFi on Sprint. If anyone could find a way to implement this in O that would be awesome.
Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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So i have a T-Mobile variant and I attempted to root and got a bootloop. SO i surfed the web and found this. Downloaded firmware from the 3nd site you linked, did everything else as well and I don't have wifi or mobile data. Please help

AsapJuno said:
So i have a T-Mobile variant and I attempted to root and got a bootloop. SO i surfed the web and found this. Downloaded firmware from the 3nd site you linked, did everything else as well and I don't have wifi or mobile data. Please help
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What version does your baseband say?
Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

donjuro said:
What version does your baseband say?
Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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It says unknown now

AsapJuno said:
It says unknown now
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Well, you're kind of in for a bad time now... The "official" tmobile oreo zip that's out there flashes fine but then you end up with no baseband.
@MootNewt made a zip here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/z2-force/help/t-mobile-oreo-flashall-t3755086/post75810018
that will flash to the latest tmobile oreo (with feb update) but you'll end up not passing safetynet, even with Magisk.
You will have root via Magisk, though, so there's that.
This is where I am right now. :/

AsapJuno said:
It says unknown now
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Also if it helps here is a T-Mobile flash all to the latest firmware. https://drive.google.com/file/d/153BdClEOK3ZzpgiM37Ti4Y8lkyXPcz0S/view?usp=sharing
Just run the flash all bat file while your phone is in bootloader mode. This will wipe everything, just a fair warning. I am using this now. No problems with safety net here.

JAWheat411 said:
Also if it helps here is a T-Mobile flash all to the latest firmware. https://drive.google.com/file/d/153BdClEOK3ZzpgiM37Ti4Y8lkyXPcz0S/view?usp=sharing
Just run the flash all bat file while your phone is in bootloader mode. This will wipe everything, just a fair warning. I am using this now. No problems with safety net here.
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Are you saying that it's got the 27.1 update and it passes safetynet?
e: AND it doesn't eat your baseband?

Brick my MI A2

After much thinking, I decided to root my new phone, but things did not go well. I unlocked the bootloader and everything went well, but at the time of installing twrp everything went to hell. Now I try to install the official ROM via miFlash and via Fastboot but I always get errors.
In myFlash tool I get: error: FAILED (remote: GetVar Variable not Found)
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In fastboot I get: sending system_a
FAILED
"Flash system_a error".
I have bootloop and I can not turn off the device. Can somebody help me?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2/help/soft-bricked-a2-urgent-help-t3834188

minnuss said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2/help/soft-bricked-a2-urgent-help-t3834188
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Hi, I followed the steps but I can't flash system. I got the same error: "Flash system_a error" in "a" and in "b" FAILED (remote: GetVar Variable not Found)

Download this one: Android 8.1.0 [V9.6.9.0.ODIMIFE]
It will flash System_a or System_b without problems. then update via OTA.
I had the same issue with flashing rom. I think u need too much free ram. First close all apps include chrome then try it again. If again failed then try this version Android 8.1.0 [V9.6.9.0.ODIMIFE] it will flash
[V9.6.9.0.ODIMIFE] http://bigota.d.miui.com/V9.6.9.0.O...0.ODIMIFE_20180723.0000.00_8.1_53f18f370a.tgz

behzad.bz said:
Download this one: Android 8.1.0 [V9.6.9.0.ODIMIFE]
It will flash System_a or System_b without problems. then update via OTA.
I had the same issue with flashing rom. I think u need too much free ram. First close all apps include chrome then try it again. If again failed then try this version Android 8.1.0 [V9.6.9.0.ODIMIFE] it will flash
[V9.6.9.0.ODIMIFE] http://bigota.d.miui.com/V9.6.9.0.O...0.ODIMIFE_20180723.0000.00_8.1_53f18f370a.tgz
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Yes something strange with the latest fastboot rom. I could flash it but tried a LOT.

use ./fastboot flashing unlock_critical

Boot the phone in edl mode (fastboot oem edl) from the fastboot mode and then flash the rom with MiFlash.

djmitza222 said:
Boot the phone in edl mode (fastboot oem edl) from the fastboot mode and then flash the rom with MiFlash.
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I tried, flash some images well, but in boot.img just shows flashing but doesn´t continue. I had waiting long time.

Replace the boot.img from Images folder with patched_boot.img from this forum and see if it works. If not, flash the entire ROM without boot.img by deleting that image and then flash it with fastboot flash boot_a boot.img and fastboot flash boot_b boot.img.

djmitza222 said:
Replace the boot.img from Images folder with patched_boot.img from this forum and see if it works. If not, flash the entire ROM without boot.img by deleting that image and then flash it with fastboot flash boot_a boot.img and fastboot flash boot_b boot.img.
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I tried, boot was flashed well. But I cant flash system_a or system_b. In "a" the error is just FAILED. in "b" FAILED (remote: GetVar Variable Not found).

behzad.bz said:
Download this one: Android 8.1.0 [V9.6.9.0.ODIMIFE]
It will flash System_a or System_b without problems. then update via OTA.
I had the same issue with flashing rom. I think u need too much free ram. First close all apps include chrome then try it again. If again failed then try this version Android 8.1.0 [V9.6.9.0.ODIMIFE] it will flash
[V9.6.9.0.ODIMIFE] http://bigota.d.miui.com/V9.6.9.0.O...0.ODIMIFE_20180723.0000.00_8.1_53f18f370a.tgz
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Doesn't work! :/ i got the same error in slot a and b. I tried flash handly, but the problem continues just in system.img. other images flashed well.

Antolinetz said:
I tried, boot was flashed well. But I cant flash system_a or system_b. In "a" the error is just FAILED. in "b" FAILED (remote: GetVar Variable Not found).
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I noticed the same, got random feedback from fastboot, command doesn't exist, at the 5th attempt or so it worked, etc. wasn't even able to flash anything, no progress, it just hung. returned the device.

meltbanana said:
I noticed the same, got random feedback from fastboot, command doesn't exist, at the 5th attempt or so it worked, etc. wasn't even able to flash anything, no progress, it just hung. returned the device.
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:crying: Seriously? your warranty was avoid?

Antolinetz said:
:crying: Seriously? your warranty was avoid?
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after 2 hours playing with that faulty phone I clearly decided not to open it and sent it back. I suspect there's hardware (RAM?) issues with some Mi A2 devices. as I wrote I wasn't even able to load a kernel. it did weird things and gave me strange fastboot feedback. atm I'll stick with tissot but I'm unsure about xiaomi's latest smartphones .

Antolinetz said:
I tried, boot was flashed well. But I cant flash system_a or system_b. In "a" the error is just FAILED. in "b" FAILED (remote: GetVar Variable Not found).
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same occured with me. Try this:
./fastboot flash system_a system.img
./fastboot flash system_b system.img

Antolinetz said:
I tried, boot was flashed well. But I cant flash system_a or system_b. In "a" the error is just FAILED. in "b" FAILED (remote: GetVar Variable Not found).
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2/how-to/mi-a2-toolkit-unlock-bootloader-root-t3834585
download the 1.0.2 version, it has an unbrick option that takes care of most softbricks
YOU MUST RUN the unlock oem unlock, flashing, and unlock flashing_critical options (options 1 2 and 3) before trying the unbrick option. If the unbrick option does not work, try the revert to stock option.
For any others getting in a bootloop from TWRP, download the 1.0.1 version and run the Launch TWRP option it will overwrite the boot.img to a usable one. TWRP is really buggy right now so FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.
And for those who have a bootloop because they tried to install xposed, run the revert to stock option. Unfortunately ATM there is no way to keep your data unless you put the https://magiskroot.net/uninstall-magisk-module-twrp/ zip on your device.

Hi guys, finally whith EDL mode, after hours and hours flashed well!
fastboot oem edl
or
fastboot-edl-v2
I have reviewed each .img file and I also found that apparently the system.img file was not decompressed correctly. Then I went to the always reliable Total commander and was decompressed fine.
Thank you all!

people try:
1- Another usb port
2- Another usb cable
3- Another PC

I've hard bricked my 6X. Been days it never wake up... I can see Qualcomm 9008... Tried Mi Flash, Qfil, MiracleBox all doesn't work. Have to wait till I goto China next. Back to my old slow Mi 5.
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woofwoof75 said:
I've hard bricked my 6X. Been days it never wake up... I can see Qualcomm 9008... Tried Mi Flash, Qfil, MiracleBox all doesn't work. Have to wait till I goto China next. Back to my old slow Mi 5.
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but how?

Stock Pie on RETCN (XT1789-05) Z2 Force (Hybrid of RETCN Oreo, RETEU Oreo and RETEU Pie roms)

I will describe how I managed to flash PIE RETEU_9.0 version on Chinese RETCN XT1589-05 with stock Oreo. It is a triple hybrid ROM (better than just Hybrid ) In short I installed bootloader part from RETCN 8.0, baseband from RETEU 8.0 and system from RETEU 9.0. Detailed description below.
We will need to download 2 firmwares: RETEU_DS_8.0.0_OPXS27.109-34-21 and RETEU_DS_9.0_PPX29.159-24. Optionally download RETCN_8.0.0_OCX27.138-29-3
first enter to bootloader:
adb reboot bootloader
[OPTIONAL] we will flash flashall.bat included in RETCN_8.0 (I did that, because I've recovered from brick ), You can also skip this point or just flash bootloader part from RETCN_8.0:
fastboot getvar max-sparse-size
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
Then flash Baseband part from RETEU_8.0. DO NOT FLASH baseband from RETEU 9.0. otherwise there is a risk that you will lost your radio/bt/wifi (at least on Sprint/Verizon version). I suspect it should work on retcn version, but I'm not going to try.
fastboot flash bluetooth BTFM.bin
fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
At the end we flash System part from RETEU_9.0
fastboot flash boot boot.img
flashing boot.img most propably will fail. Do not panic, this is normal. Solution is below.
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6
fastboot flash system_b system_other.img
fastboot flash oem oem.img
OPTIONAL: I have wiped oem partition in TWRP without impact on system, so you can skip this line if you want (but you must wipe also if you skip)
If flashing boot.img via fastboot fails, flash it through TWRP.
Boot to TWRP
fastboot boot twrp.img
Transfer boot.img to internal memory, select Install, select Install Image, and select boot.img from SD card. When asked, select boot.
At the end wipe user data (You can do it via TWRP)
fastboot -w
And reboot
fastboot reboot
Now You have fully working PIE on your XT1589-05 RETCN I haven't noticed any problems with the phone. Radio/baseband (wifi, bluetooth, calling and network) works flawlessly. What's more, on factory firmware during call network was drop from 4G / LTE+ to 2G / E, now it drops only to 3G / H. If You want, You can also skip flashing baseband part, but I've noticed, that baseband from RETEU_8.0 works better than from RETCN_8.0 (I've tried both) . It has less impact on battery and it won't drops to 2G during call (at least in Europe).
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Do you know if the rom RETEU_DS_9.0_PPX29.159-24 still available somewhere?

uzi74 said:
Do you know if the rom RETEU_DS_9.0_PPX29.159-24 still available somewhere?
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Lolinet moves fw for older devices to _obsolete_ directory.
BTW You can flash just RETEU or RETAPAC fw instead hybrid rom.