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Help! Infinite bootloop, can't enter Recovery, and Fastboot usb doesnt work

Super noob here. I was trying to update my android revolution hd rom and somehow I screwed everything.
Do I have a chance to fix my phone or should I purchase a new one?
My unit is a HTC One m7 (sprint).
I understand that in order to fix this I need to install a new recovery (I have a CWM old version). The phone reboots in regular mode but as ROM is not working it reboots to recovery, but this doesn't work either I just see a 0,5s splash screen and the loop goes on.
I have read the "disaster recovery" thread but they assume Fastboot USB works. My problem is I dont even know how to connect my phone to my computer in order to work from there.
My bootloader is still unlocked (fortunately).
I have Hboot 1.44 should I update it?
A step-by-step dumb proof will be appreciated!

First download a toolkit for the HTC one m7. You can find it in the android development section. With that you can install a new recovery. I recommend twrp. After that push a ROM via adb to the device and flash that Rom. There are hundreds of sprint ROMs and even more threads "how to adb push"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618
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Philipp_94 said:
First download a toolkit for the HTC one m7. You can find it in the android development section. With that you can install a new recovery. I recommend twrp. After that push a ROM via adb to the device and flash that Rom. There are hundreds of sprint ROMs and even more threads "how to adb push"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618
[GUIDE] Complete Flashing Guide | Rooting | Going Back To Stock | 05.05.2013
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Thanks, downloaded this tool seems great, but my phone is not getting recognized by the system. Im using Windows 8.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727913
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My drivers are installed, I have "HTC Sync Manager" installed. This is desperating.

Blocked ONE said:
Thanks, downloaded this tool seems great, but my phone is not getting recognized by the system. Im using Windows 8.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727913
My drivers are installed, I have "HTC Sync Manager" installed. This is desperating.
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First off if your running CWM and tried to install ARHD then your gonna have issues as ARHD is only compatible with TWRP recovery 2.6.3.3 or 2.7.1.1
If Windows 8 has stopped recognizing your phone and you can't boot to a Rom unfortunately there's little chance of you getting it working again.
So you have 2 good options. Get/make an otg cable and use it to install a Rom compatible with CWM.
Or create a Linux boot disk to use adb/fastboot. Linux doesn't need drivers for your phone so no detection problems then you can flash recovery or push a Rom whatever you want.
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Blocked ONE said:
I have read the "disaster recovery" thread but they assume Fastboot USB works. My problem is I dont even know how to connect my phone to my computer in order to work from there.
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To use Fastboot :- boot the phone to the boot loader and select Fastboot from the menu. Then connect you phone via usb cable and Fastboot should change to fastbootusb.
Open the folder that contains adb and fast boot on your pc then hold Shift and right click on the empty white background space, from the menu that appears select "open command window here"
In the command window type
fastboot devices
If you get an output of your phone's serial no. Fastboot is working.

Danny201281 said:
First off if your running CWM and tried to install ARHD then your gonna have issues as ARHD is only compatible with TWRP recovery 2.6.3.3 or 2.7.1.1
If Windows 8 has stopped recognizing your phone and you can't boot to a Rom unfortunately there's little chance of you getting it working again.
So you have 2 good options. Get/make an otg cable and use it to install a Rom compatible with CWM.
Or create a Linux boot disk to use adb/fastboot. Linux doesn't need drivers for your phone so no detection problems then you can flash recovery or push a Rom whatever you want
To use Fastboot :- boot the phone to the boot loader and select Fastboot from the menu. Then connect you phone via usb cable and Fastboot should change to fastbootusb.
Open the folder that contains adb and fast boot on your pc then hold Shift and right click on the empty white background space, from the menu that appears select "open command window here"
In the command window type
fastboot devices
If you get an output of your phone's serial no. Fastboot is working.
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I write fastboot devices and nothing happens.
I think I'm trying on a friends computer he has Linux. Hope this is not bricked lol. At least the phone turns ON, it can be charged as well, and bootloader works. But can't fastboot!

Blocked ONE said:
I write fastboot devices and nothing happens.
I think I'm trying on a friends computer he has Linux. Hope this is not bricked lol. At least the phone turns ON, it can be charged as well, and bootloader works. But can't fastboot!
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Your not even close to being bricked
On Linux you will still need to install adb/fastboot but no drivers for your phone needed. As long as adb is working your on a winner
Also you will need to add sudo at the beginning of each command
E.g "adb devices" becomes " sudo adb devices" or "fastboot flash recovery" becomes " sudo fastboot flash recovery"

Blocked ONE said:
I write fastboot devices and nothing happens.
I think I'm trying on a friends computer he has Linux. Hope this is not bricked lol. At least the phone turns ON, it can be charged as well, and bootloader works. But can't fastboot!
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Danny201281 said:
Your not even close to being bricked
On Linux you will still need to install adb/fastboot but no drivers for your phone needed. As long as adb is working your on a winner
Also you will need to add sudo at the beginning of each command
E.g "adb devices" becomes " sudo adb devices" or "fastboot flash recovery" becomes " sudo fastboot flash recovery"
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also Sprint has a different partition structure you CANNOT use files for a GSM phone on yours ...please go to the sprint forums for the files and help you need

Sirs, ubuntu doesnt recognize it either!
While on the bootloop it says system can't mount the Android unit. This means the USB is working.
But on the bootloader/fastboot it doesn't even pop up this message, its like nothing is plugged. WTF I think it is bricked, can't connect anywhere. I feel stupid just trashed my phone for a non important ROM update.

Blocked ONE said:
Sirs, ubuntu doesnt recognize it either!
While on the bootloop it says system can't mount the Android unit. This means the USB is working.
But on the bootloader/fastboot it doesn't even pop up this message, its like nothing is plugged. WTF I think it is bricked, can't connect anywhere. I feel stupid just trashed my phone for a non important ROM update.
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you need to calm down
first turn the phone off
hold power plus volume down
when the phone goes off keep holding volume down and let go of power
now your in the bootloader
use the volume key to select bootloader then power off
now wait
now hook the phone to the usb and hit power plus volume down
let go of both when you see the bootloader again
now your in fastboot USB
now you can flash the correct recovery to your phone.
next you need this >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658910

clsA said:
you need to calm down
first turn the phone off
hold power plus volume down
when the phone goes off keep holding volume down and let go of power
now your in the bootloader
use the volume key to select bootloader then power off
now wait
now hook the phone to the usb and hit power plus volume down
let go of both when you see the bootloader again
now your in fastboot USB
now you can flash the correct recovery to your phone.
next you need this >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658910
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I followed your instructions but the device doesn't show up in Ubuntu.
But if I try to boot in regular mode, it shows! "Android Phone". The problem is I can't access this, since it just appears for some seconds because this is during the bootloop. Anyway during these seconds, if I click on "Android Phone" it says it cant access it... This is confusing.
I tried both USB 3.0 and 2.0 since I have read 3.0 has problems sometimes.
Should I install any kind of drivers on Ubuntu?

Blocked ONE said:
I followed your instructions but the device doesn't show up in Ubuntu.
But if I try to boot in regular mode, it shows! "Android Phone". The problem is I can't access this, since it just appears for some seconds because this is during the bootloop. Anyway during these seconds, if I click on "Android Phone" it says it cant access it... This is confusing.
I tried both USB 3.0 and 2.0 since I have read 3.0 has problems sometimes.
Should I install any kind of drivers on Ubuntu?
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From @nkk71 Superguide
5) Q: How do I create a Linux Live USB
Windows users: http://click.xda-developers.com/api...ww.ubuntu.com/download/deskt...ick-on-windows
Mac users: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/deskt...ick-on-mac-osx
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32bit ISO from here: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
Once the Ubuntu Live USB is ready, shutdown your computer and restart from the USB
No need to install, just use the "Try Ubuntu" option
open a terminal
and install adb & fastboot using (copy/paste 1 line at a time into terminal):
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
you can then check version, by typing "adb version"
and check connection using "adb devices" in custom recovery or booted phone
and "sudo fastboot devices" in bootloader
you can also check @tobesedated guide for more info: [Guide]Suggestion For S-off On 1.55 HBoot Using Ubuntu---Step by step with pictures
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OK i think im making some progress!!
I am running this ubuntu from USB, installed adb and fastboot, and I think its connected now. At console I type "fastboot devices" and it says: "HT359W90.... fastboot"
Then I downloaded the TWRP 2.7.1.1 and flashed it. Finally I rebooted the phone and now it enters recovery!!!!!! :good: Im now sure the one is not dead!! Thank you so much guys.
Now what? Should I make a factory reset or just go ahead and flash the ROM I intended to get? Don't want to screw it again...
p.s. Apparently I can't push the ROM from ubuntu to sdcard. It says "no such file or directory". And from phone, the ADB Sideload feature doesnt work either, it gest stuck at "starting ADB sideload feature" even after 15 minutes...

Blocked ONE said:
OK i think im making some progress!!
I am running this ubuntu from USB, installed adb and fastboot, and I think its connected now. At console I type "fastboot devices" and it says: "HT359W90.... fastboot"
Then I downloaded the TWRP 2.7.1.1 and flashed it. Finally I rebooted the phone and now it enters recovery!!!!!! :good: Im now sure the one is not dead!! Thank you so much guys.
Now what? Should I make a factory reset or just go ahead and flash the ROM I intended to get? Don't want to screw it again...
p.s. Apparently I can't push the ROM from ubuntu to sdcard. It says "no such file or directory". And from phone, the ADB Sideload feature doesnt work either, it gest stuck at "starting ADB sideload feature" even after 15 minutes...
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Ok so you have usb Linux working that's great.
What method did you use to install adb/fastboot? Hopefully it was the Webupd8 repository install as this makes life easy.

Danny201281 said:
Ok so you have usb Linux working that's great.
What method did you use to install adb/fastboot? Hopefully it was the Webupd8 repository install as this makes life easy.
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Yes I followed the method quoted by clsA

Make sure your Rom is compatible with Sprint then to push it to the phone do this.
Boot your Linux usb stick and select the try ubuntu option. Wait for the desktop to load. Open the Home folder. In the top left you should see other drives connected to your pc. Go into your hdd and copy the Rom to the Home folder of the Linux usb and rename it rom.zip.
Now reboot computer, and Wait for it to return to the try/install ubuntu screen. And press
Control + alt + F1 (this will take you to main Linux terminal)
Boot your phone into recovery and connect with usb and type
adb devices (to check phone is detected if phone is not detected see below)
Then
adb push rom.zip /sdcard
If phone is not detected type the following 3 commands waiting for each to complete there out put. Be patient it may seem stuck at some points and you may see some errors but just wait for the terminal to return to normal after each command I.E ready to accept another command. Once all 3 commands have completed try adb devices again.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot

Danny201281 said:
Make sure your Rom is compatible with Sprint then to push it to the phone do this.
Boot your Linux usb stick and select the try ubuntu option. Wait for the desktop to load. Open the Home folder. In the top left you should see other drives connected to your pc. Go into your hdd and copy the Rom to the Home folder of the Linux usb and rename it rom.zip.
Now reboot computer, and Wait for it to return to the try/install ubuntu screen. And press
Control + alt + F1 (this will take you to main Linux terminal)
Boot your phone into recovery and connect with usb and type
adb devices (to check phone is detected if phone is not detected see below)
Then
adb push rom.zip /sdcard
If phone is not detected type the following 3 commands waiting for each to complete there out put. Be patient it may seem stuck at some points and you may see some errors but just wait for the terminal to return to normal after each command I.E ready to accept another command. Once all 3 commands have completed try adb devices again.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
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Ubuntu crashes whenever I press Ctrl+Alt+F1, tried twice and had to reboot.
I was using Ctrl+Alt+T for opening a console. Already did all those 3 commands but not working. This seems challenging! I have read something about 32-bits instructions needed for this? Im running under a 64bit computer and 64 bit linux distribution.
By the way a friend has got an OTG cable, would this work to get a ROM inside the SD-Card?

Blocked ONE said:
Ubuntu crashes whenever I press Ctrl+Alt+F1, tried twice and had to reboot.
I was using Ctrl+Alt+T for opening a console. Already did all those 3 commands but not working. This seems challenging! I have read something about 32-bits instructions needed for this? Im running under a 64bit computer and 64 bit linux distribution.
By the way a friend has got an OTG cable, would this work to get a ROM inside the SD-Card?
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You should be using 32bit Linux it will run ok on a 64bit machine. But with 64bit Linux you will need to install 32bit libs I think.
Yes an otg cable can be used to copy the Rom to the phone
It's weird that you had Fastboot working but adb won't though. Try using adb without the sudo prefix. It should be working if Fastboot is. But remember you must be in recovery to use adb. Not the bootloader.
Fastboot = bootloader
Adb = recovery

Blocked ONE said:
p.s. Apparently I can't push the ROM from ubuntu to sdcard. It says "no such file or directory".
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Ok slight brain fart on my part lol. The error you got implies that adb is working but your Rom is not in the right place.
You can put the Rom in the home folder and use the adb push command from the terminal as it is when opened.
Or if the Rom is for instance in the downloads folder you must first use
cd Downloads (to take the terminal to the downloads folder)
Then adb push

More problems lol
Apparently I can't flash any ROM because it says I cant mount cache, data nor internal storage.
Im on TWRP 2.7.1.1

Blocked ONE said:
More problems lol
Apparently I can't flash any ROM because it says I cant mount cache, data nor internal storage.
Im on TWRP 2.7.1.1
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So you've got the Rom on the phone but when go To recovery you can't see the rom because of this error?
It's normal to see these type of errors after using fastboot erase cache. But not normally with internal storage.
If you can see the Rom just flash it it should work.

Revisiting key combinations, and getting to fastbootD

[Sorry, this belongs in the Q & A area, but there's no option to delete or move it.]
Here are the hardware button combinations that work on my OnePlus 6T:
[volume up + power] hold until you see the red dot logo, then release theyour phone will boot to system.
[volume down + power] hold for a few seconds until the black and white keyboard appears (maybe the keyboard is only if you have a login PIN set up?) this will boot the phone to recovery mode.
[volume up + volume down + power] hold for a few seconds until you see the Fastboot label then release. This will put the in bootloader mode.
Starting with the phone powered off and NOT connected to your computer, press and hold [volume up + volume down] as you plug the phone into your computer. This will put the phone into EDL mode, which is required in order to use the MSM tool. The screen of the phone will be black but if you followed the procedure the Qualcomm device should appear under the Ports section of Windows Device Manager.
I was unable to get to FastbootD. Here's what happened when I tried various commands:
1.) when in regular fastboot (bootloader) mode and connected to my PC via USB, from a command prompt I typed "fastboot reboot fastboot" the phone only rebooted to the operating system and not to the fastbootD screen.
2.) when in bootloader, as above, I typed "fastboot reboot bootloader", the phone rebooted to the regular fastboot screen. However, I suspected this was not the same thing as "fastboot reboot fastboot" because why would there be 2 identical commands?
3.) the "adb reboot" command would not work when I was in bootloader mode. Duh! I needed to be in ADB mode for ADB commands to work. In bootloader mode I needed to use a Fastboot command. Still, I had downloaded and unzipped the latest adb/fastboot tools and set up the Windows PATH to point to the unzipped folder. Also, I checked the version numbers of both from the command prompt but still [fastboot reboot fastboot] only rebooted my phone to system. What the heck!?
4.) this all seemed to happen after booting into EDL mode the day before. I booted into EDL mode so I could check if I had the proper Qualcomm driver installed (incase I had to use the MSM tool --yes the driver was installed and functioning). I didn't actually need to use the MSM tool at that time so I didn't ever run it but I'd had some difficulty getting the phone to reboot to system so I assumed my trouble with fastbootD originated with that. Wrong!
SOLUTION: It turned out to be a hidden instance of outdated adb/fastboot that kept running in lieu of the newly downloaded copies, in spite of my having correctly set up the Windows PATH. (more on this below in my reply of Jan 9, 2022).

So adb reboot recovery
And
adb reboot bootloader
Dosent work?

Kenora_I said:
So adb reboot recovery
And
adb reboot bootloader
Dosent work?
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adb reboot recovery does work. Weirdly, adb reboot bootloader will work ONCE then if I try to issue the command a second time, adb can't see my device. If I unplug the phone from USB, restart the phone then plug it back in, I can again use adb once.

Fastboot logo is showing?

Kenora_I said:
Fastboot logo is showing?
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what would a fastboot logo look like?

The words fastboot. Will be shown

Kenora_I said:
The words fastboot. Will be shown
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I can get to fastboot. Just not by using the volume up + power combo and I can't re-enter fastboot by using [fastboot reboot fastboot] from the command line. The command line issue is of more importance, ultimately, but I think it's reasonable to assume the root cause of both is the same since they happened at the same time.

Can you check if System>Developer Options>Advanced Reboot is enabled?

FakeGemstone said:
I can get to fastboot. Just not by using the volume up + power combo and I can't re-enter fastboot by using [fastboot reboot fastboot] from the command line. The command line issue is of more importance, ultimately, but I think it's reasonable to assume the root cause of both is the same since they happened at the same time.
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It changed at some point and OP never updated their docs. (I think it changed when A10 hit).
To get into fastboot mode. You now have to make sure you're not connected to USB and hold vol+, vol-, and power and that will launch fastboot mode.
Also maybe semi related if it's not launching at all, is to do a factory reset from within the OS. I had a really odd issue recently with recovery mode and it not booting into recovery from fastboot, adb, or key combo press. Factory reset from within the OS somehow fixed it.

psychen6 said:
Can you check if System>Developer Options>Advanced Reboot is enabled?
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Yes, I have this option enabled. Using this method is one of the ways I am able to get to fastboot. I am just not able to get to fastboot using [fastboot reboot fastboot] from a command prompt (used to work just fine) and I am not able to get to fastboot by holding the [volume up + power] (this also used to work just fine).

hartleyshc said:
It changed at some point and OP never updated their docs. (I think it changed when A10 hit).
To get into fastboot mode. You now have to make sure you're not connected to USB and hold vol+, vol-, and power and that will launch fastboot mode.
Also maybe semi related if it's not launching at all, is to do a factory reset from within the OS. I had a really odd issue recently with recovery mode and it not booting into recovery from fastboot, adb, or key combo press. Factory reset from within the OS somehow fixed it.
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I don't know about that. A few days ago volume up + power used to work just fine. Also a few days ago, I also used to be able to issue fastboot reboot fastboot from a command line and have it work fine.
Now what happens when issue the command fastboot reboot fastboot is that my phone appears to begin the reboot cycle. A message in the command window appears, "rebooting into fastboot" then on the next line, "< waiting for any device >" and meanwhile my phone just boots into the Oxygen OS. If at that point I select "bootloader" from the advanced power button menu, the phone reboots into fastboot and the message in the command window reads, "fastboot: error: failed to boot into userspace fastboot; one or more components might be unbootable."
If I then issue the command, fastboot reboot bootloader, that reboots promptly into fastboot, but I don't believe "bootloader fastboot" is the same thing as "userspace fastboot", although the states look identical on the screen.

After revisiting this issue again and reading every post I could find I realized the only explanation was outdated fastboot, and since they're packaged together, adb also. This time I did a extra thorough search of all the drives and sure enough there was a super old instance of adb.exe & fastboot.exe in a place I'd never thought to look. So I deleted those files and now adb and fastboot work as expected.
I know, it seems obvious now. But there were references to those old files in windows system settings that took precedence over my PATH setting that I didn't realize were there. Ive since deleted those other references but I wanted to mention this in case other people are wondering why the PATH they set up isn't working.

CD-17302F (Lenovo Smart Display 7") (Ivy) AVB/Bootloader Unlock, Firmware

How to Bootloader Unlock (Part 1 of 2):
1. You will need a USB A to USB C cable
2. You will need fastboot drivers on your PC
3. Unplug the power cable from your device
4. Remove the silicone cover from around the power plug (Might be hard it has adhesive on the back)
5. Plug the USB C cable into the now revealed USB-C port
6. Hold the volume + button and plug in the power cord (Smart plugs or switches help so you don't damage the ports by replugging them constantly)
7. Keep holding volume + for about 10-15 seconds (It is slow to boot to fastboot)
8. Once the device shows up on your computer in a terminal run the following command:
Code:
fastboot flashing unlock
AVB/DM-Verity Unlock (Part 2 of 2)
Unlocking the bootloader really does not give a lot to us because all the partitions are still being verified and the device will not boot if they don't match. Word of warning doing this causes the stock OS not to boot fully.
If you are coming from part 1 you can start right away, if not you need to reboot to fastboot again.
1. Extract the downloaded AVB unlock zip
2. Run either the avb-unlock.bat or this command in a terminal
Code:
at_auth_unlock.exe creds\
3. Wait till it finishes
4. Keep in mind the stock system does not boot properly with AVB off (It is weird some UI elements work but the boot animation never goes away)
5. To relock AVB in the future run the following command or the Avb_lock.bat:
Code:
fastboot oem at-lock-vboot!
Now that you are AVB unlocked you can flash the firmware/partitions from fastboot using the flash-all scripts located in the firmware zips.
Combined firmware: (Flashes both Factory and User firmware one to each slot)
Here
User (Stock) firmware:
Here
Debug/Factory Firmware:
Here
AVB Unlock tool:
Here
Various Screenshots:
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The firmware provided allows you to have adb and adb root on either debug or user. But the downside is with avb off the device can't access its Tee keys so the user firmware will not finish setup. But you can still install other apps and use root which allows you to fully turn off the security restrictions to allow you to edit files on the device. The commands you need to run are these:
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Code:
adb root
adb disable-verity
adb reboot
adb root
adb remount
adb shell setenforce 0
Disable-verity will last until you factory reset or run adb enable-verity
Useful adb and android things commands:
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Brings up the default launcher selector screen (If a launcher you try opens and then closes it is not supported by Android Things. You will need one that does not have Widget support. Like KISS Launcher)
Code:
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.HOME
Lists installed app package names
Code:
adb shell pm list packages
Change the -p to whichever package name you want to launch it emulates clicking the apps icon in launcher so some system apps don't support it.
Code:
adb shell monkey -p PACKAGE_NAME -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1
Will launch the android things settings page
Code:
adb shell monkey -p com.android.iotlauncher -c android.intent.category.HOME 1
This will launch the google setupwizard/launcher
Code:
adb shell monkey -p com.google.assistant.core -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1
Seems to soft reboot the android things system, but not actually reboot the device proper
Code:
adb shell monkey -p com.google.android.apps.quartz -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1
Launches camera app
Code:
adb shell am start -n com.android.camera2/com.android.camera.CameraActivity

Truely impressive work @deadman96385 !! Thank you for the release

So if we turn AVB off, install an apk (like Zello) or other 3rd party launcher (like Nova), then turn AVB back on, will it boot? Or do we have to leave AVB off inorder to use other android apks?

I did the flash, booted Ok the first time but got:
adb devices
HA16XGYL no permissions
Then did the unlock again and
fastboot oem at-lock-vboot
fastboot set_active b
fastboot reboot
but now it's stuck in "Your device will boot in 5 seconds"
How to exactly unlock + boot + adb install myapp.apk?

Edit: Nevermind

Jarkk'o said:
I did the flash, booted Ok the first time but got:
adb devices
HA16XGYL no permissions
Then did the unlock again and
fastboot oem at-lock-vboot
fastboot set_active b
fastboot reboot
but now it's stuck in "Your device will boot in 5 seconds"
How to exactly unlock + boot + adb install myapp.apk?
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This may help you: https://itsfoss.com/fix-error-insufficient-permissions-device/

thanks for making this thread! ended up with a demo unit a year ago. and couldnt find anything about flashing the OS at the time.

Is there a way to update webview? I tried using Home Assistant app, but it fails with js errors and it seems a newer webview is needed

Hi, sorry, i'm kind of a noob to this.
Finally realized i was in fastboot mode even though the screen stayed black. I was then able to do the AVB unlock, but then i'm not really sure what i'm supposed to do to get an Android Things flashed device.
I ended up trying the flash-all bat, but on reboot the device updated itself after i connected it to google home.

Just as a reference, I've downloaded the ADB Interface Driver (adb_driver_20110720.zip) on https://support.lenovo.com/in/en/downloads/ds022366-adb-interface-driver-thinkpad-tablet to be able to pass stage 1 and 2
Looks like I've successfully passed stage 1 and 2 - AVB Unlocked.
Now I need to start flashing, but don't have a clue which commands to use. @deadman96385 Would you be so kind as to explain what are the last remaining commands. I've downloaded the combined firmware ? I also tried the flash-all.bat without any success

vizharan said:
Is there a way to update webview? I tried using Home Assistant app, but it fails with js errors and it seems a newer webview is needed
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It looks like you were able to get the device flashed. Maybe you can give me some advise how to get it flashed (last step). Thank you so much

@jangeenidee in the end i wasn't able to flash it correctly, i'll try again when i'm able to block internet access preventing it to self update.
But given it's a third party device with an old webview version, Google blocked web browser usage on this device, rendering it useless for my purpose as it is. It's still a good paperweight google photos gallery though.

vizharan said:
Is there a way to update webview? I tried using Home Assistant app, but it fails with js errors and it seems a newer webview is needed
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If you're able to root your device with Magisk you can use a Magisk Module like Webview Manager. I had the same issue using the Home Assistant on my CD-18781Y (Lenovo ThinkSmart View) at first but after rooting and installing the module I was able to change the Webview to a newer one in developer settings.

Question fastboot devices not showing

When I open PowerShell and run the command "fastboot devices" my phone isn't getting detected. My phone is connected to my PC, I've installed platform tools & adb as well as the correct ROM. I'm pretty new to rooting so I'm not sure what's going on. I don't have a SIM Card so that might be the issue, but I'm trying to find a root guide that doesn't require sim.
What I've installed;
Latest USB Driver (MTP USB Device)
Latest ADB/Fastboot from android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
Installed Fastboot ROM MIUI V13.0.6.0.SKDMIXM Stable from https://xiaomirom.com/en/rom/xiaomi.../#download-xiaomi-11t-pro-stable-fastboot-rom
Device Specs:
- MIUI Global 13.0.6 Stable (SKDMIXM)
- Android ver. 12 SKQ1.211006.001
Following this guide to root and have been following step by step up to 3:12:

WhalePC said:
When I open PowerShell and run the command "fastboot devices" my phone isn't getting detected. My phone is connected to my PC, I've installed platform tools & adb as well as the correct ROM. Not sure what's going on.
Following this guide to root and have been following step by step up to 3:12:
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Maybe you summarized the command in your statement but with power shell the command is "./fastboot devices"
Do you see the device icon in the taskbar?

NOSS8 said:
Maybe you summarized the command in your statement but with power shell the command is "./fastboot devices"
Do you see the device icon in the taskbar?
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Yeah i see the icon on my taskbar. Just tried running it via "./fastboot devices" and no devices show up. I haven't unlocked the bootloader yet (haven't enabled Mi Unlock status) yet is that maybe the issue? If so, is there a way to root without the need of a sim card?

WhalePC said:
Yeah i see the icon on my taskbar. Just tried running it via "./fastboot devices" and no devices show up. I haven't unlocked the bootloader yet (haven't enabled Mi Unlock status) yet is that maybe the issue? If so, is there a way to root without the need of a sim card?
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You generally shouldn't need a SIM card to use ADB or fastboot commands.
Are you sure you have the correct drivers installed? Does the device appear under adb devices when in Android?

V0latyle said:
You generally shouldn't need a SIM card to use ADB or fastboot commands.
Are you sure you have the correct drivers installed? Does the device appear under adb devices when in Android?
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How do i check that I have the correct drivers installed? I ran adb devices and it showed my device 3d37ace2 device was connected.
EDIT: Here's how I enter into fastboot and excute commands;
- Plug in phone into PC and wait for icon to show up on taskbar
- Open Powershell in platform-tools folder
- Power off phone and enter fastboot (hold down power button+vol down)
- Once Fastboot text shows up on my phone I run the command "fastboot devices" in powershell

WhalePC said:
How do i check that I have the correct drivers installed? I ran adb devices and it showed my device 3d37ace2 device was connected.
EDIT: Here's how I enter into fastboot and excute commands;
- Plug in phone into PC and wait for icon to show up on taskbar
- Open Powershell in platform-tools folder
- Power off phone and enter fastboot (hold down power button+vol down)
- Once Fastboot text shows up on my phone I run the command "fastboot devices" in powershell
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This looks like a good place to start. It's possible you have a generic ADB driver installed and may need a device specific one.

V0latyle said:
This looks like a good place to start. It's possible you have a generic ADB driver installed and may need a device specific one.
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Just reinstalled the latest ADB/Fastboot from https://androidmtk.com/download-15-seconds-adb-installer and still have the same issue. I also installed Xiaomi AB/Fastboot Tools to check if it can identify my device and it does.
Running adb shell in cmd prompt outputs:
Code:
C:\Users\Whale>adb shell
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
* daemon started successfully
vili:/ $
But once it's in fastboot it responds with:
Code:
C:\Users\Whale>adb shell
adb.exe: no devices/emulators found
Same for Powershell:
Code:
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> adb devices
List of devices attached
3d37ace2 device
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> fastboot devices
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> ./fastboot devices
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> adb devices
List of devices attached
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> fastboot devices
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> ./fastboot devices
Currently, when my phone is turned on (not in fastboot), my device is detected as 3d37ace2 (codename: vili), but as soon as it goes to Fastboot, it no longer can detect the device.

WhalePC said:
Just reinstalled the latest ADB/Fastboot from https://androidmtk.com/download-15-seconds-adb-installer and still have the same issue. I also installed Xiaomi AB/Fastboot Tools to check if it can identify my device and it does.
Running adb shell in cmd prompt outputs:
Code:
C:\Users\Whale>adb shell
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
* daemon started successfully
vili:/ $
But once it's in fastboot it responds with:
Code:
C:\Users\Whale>adb shell
adb.exe: no devices/emulators found
Same for Powershell:
Code:
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> adb devices
List of devices attached
3d37ace2 device
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> fastboot devices
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> ./fastboot devices
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> adb devices
List of devices attached
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> fastboot devices
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> ./fastboot devices
Currently, when my phone is turned on (not in fastboot), my device is detected as 3d37ace2 (codename: vili), but as soon as it goes to Fastboot, it no longer can detect the device.
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ADB commands won't work in fastboot and vice versa. When your device is in Android or recovery, you can use ADB commands, but when it's in bootloader mode, you have to use fastboot commands. ADB shell won't do anything for you in fastboot because there's no kernel running, much less a shell.
Since your device isn't appearing under fastboot devices it's most likely a driver issue. You need two separate drivers; the ADB driver is not device specific, but the bootloader driver is.
Case in point: This is what appears when my Pixel 5 is connected while booted into Android:
When I reboot to bootloader, this is what I see:
So, this is what I suggest:
Reboot to bootloader, connect to your PC, and look at Device Manager to see if anything comes up as unrecognized. Make sure it's the right device by unplugging the USB cable; it should disappear. You'll then need to update the driver, and point it to the the Xiaomi driver folder.

V0latyle said:
ADB commands won't work in fastboot and vice versa. When your device is in Android or recovery, you can use ADB commands, but when it's in bootloader mode, you have to use fastboot commands. ADB shell won't do anything for you in fastboot because there's no kernel running, much less a shell.
Since your device isn't appearing under fastboot devices it's most likely a driver issue. You need two separate drivers; the ADB driver is not device specific, but the bootloader driver is.
Case in point: This is what appears when my Pixel 5 is connected while booted into Android:
View attachment 5731657
When I reboot to bootloader, this is what I see:
View attachment 5731663
So, this is what I suggest:
Reboot to bootloader, connect to your PC, and look at Device Manager to see if anything comes up as unrecognized. Make sure it's the right device by unplugging the USB cable; it should disappear. You'll then need to update the driver, and point it to the the Xiaomi driver folder.
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Thanks fam, was able to solve it by installing a different driver from this video:
.
Now I'm getting an error:
Code:
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
Sending 'boot_a' (196608 KB) OKAY [ 4.210s]
Writing 'boot_a' FAILED (remote: 'Flashing is not allowed in Lock State')
fastboot: error: Command failed
which I assume means I need to unlock my bootloader via Mi Unlock status?

WhalePC said:
Thanks fam, was able to solve it by installing a different driver from this video:
.
Now I'm getting an error:
Code:
PS C:\Users\Whale\Downloads\11t pro\platform-tools> fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
Sending 'boot_a' (196608 KB) OKAY [ 4.210s]
Writing 'boot_a' FAILED (remote: 'Flashing is not allowed in Lock State')
fastboot: error: Command failed
which I assume means I need to unlock my bootloader via Mi Unlock status?
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Yep. I don't know how it works on Xiaomi devices but try fastboot flashing unlock
Unlocking your bootloader will wipe data, so if you need to back anything up, do that first.

Enter in FASTBOOT MODE: press Power+Volume down button for 4-5 sec in the same time,the phone reboot, at the vibration release the power button.Now plug in the phone to the PC.
Having the bootloader locked does not prevent seeing the device in Fastboot mode.(***Not useful at the moment)
To root you must first unlock the bootloader.(***your bootloader is locked)(FAILED (remote: 'Flashing is not allowed in Lock State')
Unlock the bootloader
You must have a Xiaomi account and a valid sim.
Procedure:
https://new.c.mi.com/global/post/101245
https://en.miui.com/unlock/index.html
Why look for tutorials on You tube'Sometimes good, sometimes fake) while on XDA(Always good )in the How to section of your device these tutorials exist and specify that the bootloader must be unlocked.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/root-xiaomi-11t-pro.4441213/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...structions-for-xiaomi-11t-pro-global.4362515/

check debugging via USB option.

WhalePC said:
When I open PowerShell and run the command "fastboot devices" my phone isn't getting detected. My phone is connected to my PC, I've installed platform tools & adb as well as the correct ROM. I'm pretty new to rooting so I'm not sure what's going on. I don't have a SIM Card so that might be the issue, but I'm trying to find a root guide that doesn't require sim.
What I've installed;
Latest USB Driver (MTP USB Device)
Latest ADB/Fastboot from android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
Installed Fastboot ROM MIUI V13.0.6.0.SKDMIXM Stable from https://xiaomirom.com/en/rom/xiaomi.../#download-xiaomi-11t-pro-stable-fastboot-rom
Device Specs:
- MIUI Global 13.0.6 Stable (SKDMIXM)
- Android ver. 12 SKQ1.211006.001
Following this guide to root and have been following step by step up to 3:12:
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You will need to manually configure fastboot drivers.

How To Guide [GUIDE] Unbrick Lenovo Y700 tablet

Windows guide, might work for other aswell.
I finally solved my problem with my Lenovo Y700 tablet being stuck in bootloop mode due to trying to flash Magisk boot with a mismatched firmware version. This resulted in the UI constantly crashing, and I could not connect to Wi-Fi, and other problems...
I tried flashing back to stock with QFIL, which put the device in a bootloop. I will explain why later on.
I also lost recovery mode due to trying to solve the problem, and now I was stuck with either showing the bootloader screen, or restarting the tablet, which brought me back to the bootloader.
So the tablet was now genuinely useless. This is what I did to bring back the stock ROM and later flash to crDroid 8.10.
Flashing boot.img, system.img or recovery.img was no luck.
First off, there is no need to have unlocked "USB debugging" before your tablet bricked.
Second, you don't need to have your "sn.img" file from Lenovo, you can unlock the bootloader using fastboot commands.
Fastboot commands works on the bootloader screen, without having ADB connection.
Start by downloading these four files:
Platform tools r33.0.2
QPST_2.7.496
Qualcomm_USB_Driver_v1.0
Lenovo Y700 tablet stock ROM
We'll start by unlocking your bootloader. You can do this from the bootloader screen. If you for some reason can enter recovery mode, enter fastboot.
1. Connect your tablet to your PC.
2. Open a terminal windows in the ADB folder. On Windows 11 this can be done by right-clicking inside the ADB folder and select "Open in terminal". If you don't have that option, try Shift + Right-click. If that doesn't work, you can always start the terminal by pressing Win + R, and type in "cmd" without citations. Now you have to navigate to your ADB folder by typing
Code:
cd (here you'll type in the location of your ADB folder)
Without the brackets.
3. When located, type in
Code:
fastboot devices
You should see your tablet in the list.
If not, try using another cable or USB port on your PC.
4. Now type in
Code:
fastboot oem unlock-go
Restart your tablet, and it should now say "unlocked" under "DEVICE STATE" in the bootloader.
5. Now you can start by installing the programs on your PC, QTPS, Qualcomm driver and platform tools.
6. Extract ALL files from your stock ROM to the "bin" folder in QTPS location (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST).
This will help with Sahara errors in QFIL.
7. Open QFIL from your QTPS bin folder, it installs with QTPS. Don't worry if it shows "No Port Available", we'll get to that. Your configuration should look like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Your main window should look like this:
Don't worry about the "status" window.
Hit "browse" in the "Programmer Path" window, and navigate to your QTPS bin folder. Select "prog_firehose_ddr.elf"
Hit "Load XML", and navigate to your QTPS bin folder. Now, select ALL of the "rawprogram" files (my first mistake, I only selected the "rawprogram_unsparse0.xml" file on first flash)
In the next window, select ALL of the "patch" files (my second mistake, I only selected the "patch0.xml file" on first flash).
Without doing this, you will only flash a portion of the ROM, and not all of the partitions needed.
8. Now it's time to reboot you tablet into EDL mode to be able to flash. Start your tablet by pressing VolUp + Power button.
If you can't turn off your tablet when connected to PC, just select "Power off", and just hold the VolUp button as soon as the device vibrates and reboots, keep holding until the screen flickers and turns off.
9. Now QFIL should detect the Qualcomm 9008 port. If not, hit "Select Port" and select the Qualcomm 9008 port.
10. Hit the now available "Download" button, and the flashing should begin. Allow it to run its course, and it should reboot the tablet when done. Might take a while.
If flashing won't start properly, you might have waited too long between entering EDL mode and hitting the "Download" button.
If so, disconnect your device, which might now be "dead".
Don't worry, you can fix this be holding VolUp + VolDown + Power button for a long time, say about a minute to be sure. Release the Volume keys some second before releasing the Power button.
Hit the power button again, and the tablet should boot to bootloader screen again.
Repeat the steps to enter EDL mode, and now hit the "Download" button in QFIL when it becomes available, don't wait too long.
You're done! ​I recommend opening "Settings", enable "Developer" option, by pressing the "Build number" on the "About tablet" screen repeatedly until a pop-up appears saying "You are now a developer".
Open "Developer options" and hit "Enable USB debugging", it will allow you to run ADB commands from your platform tools folder.
If you want, you can again open the terminal in the platform tools folder and type
Code:
adb devices
It should now show your device in the list.
Now you can uncheck the "OEM unlocking" in the "Developer options" which should let you get OTA updates when available.
There are plenty of guides on how to flash different GSI's like crDroid, so I won't cover that here.
Enjoy your tablet!

For whatever reason, my devices isn't showing up when writing "fastboot devices" but shows up in QFIL. Any suggestions?

Joncka said:
Windows guide, might work for other aswell.
I finally solved my problem with my Lenovo Y700 tablet being stuck in bootloop mode due to trying to flash Magisk boot with a mismatched firmware version. This resulted in the UI constantly crashing, and I could not connect to Wi-Fi, and other problems...
I tried flashing back to stock with QFIL, which put the device in a bootloop. I will explain why later on.
I also lost recovery mode due to trying to solve the problem, and now I was stuck with either showing the bootloader screen, or restarting the tablet, which brought me back to the bootloader.
So the tablet was now genuinely useless. This is what I did to bring back the stock ROM and later flash to crDroid 8.10.
Flashing boot.img, system.img or recovery.img was no luck.
First off, there is no need to have unlocked "USB debugging" before your tablet bricked.
Second, you don't need to have your "sn.img" file from Lenovo, you can unlock the bootloader using fastboot commands.
Fastboot commands works on the bootloader screen, without having ADB connection.
Start by downloading these four files:
Platform tools r33.0.2
QPST_2.7.496
Qualcomm_USB_Driver_v1.0
Lenovo Y700 tablet stock ROM
We'll start by unlocking your bootloader. You can do this from the bootloader screen. If you for some reason can enter recovery mode, enter fastboot.
1. Connect your tablet to your PC.
2. Open a terminal windows in the ADB folder. On Windows 11 this can be done by right-clicking inside the ADB folder and select "Open in terminal". If you don't have that option, try Shift + Right-click. If that doesn't work, you can always start the terminal by pressing Win + R, and type in "cmd" without citations. Now you have to navigate to your ADB folder by typing
Code:
cd (here you'll type in the location of your ADB folder)
Without the brackets.
3. When located, type in
Code:
fastboot devices
You should see your tablet in the list.
If not, try using another cable or USB port on your PC.
4. Now type in
Code:
fastboot oem unlock-go
Restart your tablet, and it should now say "unlocked" under "DEVICE STATE" in the bootloader.
5. Now you can start by installing the programs on your PC, QTPS, Qualcomm driver and platform tools.
6. Extract ALL files from your stock ROM to the "bin" folder in QTPS location (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST).
This will help with Sahara errors in QFIL.
7. Open QFIL from your QTPS bin folder, it installs with QTPS. Don't worry if it shows "No Port Available", we'll get to that. Your configuration should look like this:
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Your main window should look like this:
View attachment 5741651
Don't worry about the "status" window.
Hit "browse" in the "Programmer Path" window, and navigate to your QTPS bin folder. Select "prog_firehose_ddr.elf"
Hit "Load XML", and navigate to your QTPS bin folder. Now, select ALL of the "rawprogram" files (my first mistake, I only selected the "rawprogram_unsparse0.xml" file on first flash)
In the next window, select ALL of the "patch" files (my second mistake, I only selected the "patch0.xml file" on first flash).
Without doing this, you will only flash a portion of the ROM, and not all of the partitions needed.
8. Now it's time to reboot you tablet into EDL mode to be able to flash. Start your tablet by pressing VolUp + Power button.
If you can't turn off your tablet when connected to PC, just select "Power off", and just hold the VolUp button as soon as the device vibrates and reboots, keep holding until the screen flickers and turns off.
9. Now QFIL should detect the Qualcomm 9008 port. If not, hit "Select Port" and select the Qualcomm 9008 port.
10. Hit the now available "Download" button, and the flashing should begin. Allow it to run its course, and it should reboot the tablet when done. Might take a while.
If flashing won't start properly, you might have waited too long between entering EDL mode and hitting the "Download" button.
If so, disconnect your device, which might now be "dead".
Don't worry, you can fix this be holding VolUp + VolDown + Power button for a long time, say about a minute to be sure. Release the Volume keys some second before releasing the Power button.
Hit the power button again, and the tablet should boot to bootloader screen again.
Repeat the steps to enter EDL mode, and now hit the "Download" button in QFIL when it becomes available, don't wait too long.
You're done! ​I recommend opening "Settings", enable "Developer" option, by pressing the "Build number" on the "About tablet" screen repeatedly until a pop-up appears saying "You are now a developer".
Open "Developer options" and hit "Enable USB debugging", it will allow you to run ADB commands from your platform tools folder.
If you want, you can again open the terminal in the platform tools folder and type
Code:
adb devices
It should now show your device in the list.
Now you can uncheck the "OEM unlocking" in the "Developer options" which should let you get OTA updates when available.
There are plenty of guides on how to flash different GSI's like crDroid, so I won't cover that here.
Enjoy your tablet!
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I got one with the "GLOBAL ROM" which miss a lot of feature so I follow this tutorial to flash the stock rom and works like a charm.
The only question is why I can't get any OTA?
Due to te unlocked bootloader?
I tried to relock it but when it's done it say "device corrupted" on bootup so I had to unlock again and reflash all again.

Ale_ax said:
I got one with the "GLOBAL ROM" which miss a lot of feature so I follow this tutorial to flash the stock rom and works like a charm.
The only question is why I can't get any OTA?
Due to te unlocked bootloader?
I tried to relock it but when it's done it say "device corrupted" on bootup so I had to unlock again and reflash all again.
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Yes, this one is weird. Some people are able to lock it, and some are not.
To my understanding you need to lock it to get OTA's. It's still possible to update, though, through downloading the newer update and installing the update in .zip format on stock ROM.

Is possible to find the update package? I find 2 in the other y700 thread but they are incremental from an above version of mine and won’t install
Also searched a day on Chinese forum but no succes…
Which version do you have installed?

Ale_ax said:
Is possible to find the update package? I find 2 in the other y700 thread but they are incremental from an above version of mine and won’t install
Also searched a day on Chinese forum but no succes…
Which version do you have installed?
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See if you can find the right incremental updates here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1BZuFF4ZwYHCjIWua-INiEFe1YItjAYz2
I'm on crDroid, I just flashed from the standard 13.0.586 ROM.

Joncka said:
See if you can find the right incremental updates here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1BZuFF4ZwYHCjIWua-INiEFe1YItjAYz2
I'm on crDroid, I just flashed from the standard 13.0.586 ROM.
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Thank you, btw they are for the "TB-J716F" Xiaoxin pad pro 2021n, Legion Y700 is "TB-9707F"

Ale_ax said:
Is possible to find the update package? I find 2 in the other y700 thread but they are incremental from an above version of mine and won’t install
Also searched a day on Chinese forum but no succes…
Which version do you have installed?
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hi, in my case after fresh flash to zui 13 official i can use ota to zui 14 even the tablet in unlocked state, someone in xiaoxin pad pro thread suggested using vpn 'returness' set to china (shanghai 11) i think... and ota did works, zui 14 is about 3 half gig so i ended up using link from y700 thread to install manually

Just for anyone else having trouble getting into EDL mode (my Y700 wasn't bricked, I just wanted to restore stock rom):
When the tablet is running normally, go to developer options, enable USB debugging, then go to the platform-tools folder on your PC and open a command prompt there, then type "adb reboot edl". Then you'll see the "Qualcomm HS-USB QDloader 9008 (COMxx)" Port under Ports in Device Manager.
To re-lock, I believe you can use these instructions. The command "fastboot flashing lock" brought up the menu on the Y700 screen to re-lock, but I didn't do it because I didn't want to delete my user data (I'd just spent time setting up all my apps!)
When I was in fastboot, the tablet was showing up with an exclamation point and just called, "Android device" in Device manager, I used the drivers from here to get it to show up as "Android Bootloader Interface".

Don't do what I just wrote!! I did it and now I'm stuck and it won't boot, and I can't get to EDL mode.
I don't have time to work on it now but my tablet is effectively bricked.
I'm in a bootloop to the fastboot screen, and it shows up in Device Manager as "Android Bootloader Interface". I can't flash in QFIL as described above because it just says "No Port Available". I can't get to EDL mode as I did before because I can't boot the tablet as usual to enter the "adb reboot edl" command.
"adb devices" doesn't show the Y700.
Can anyone tell me how to get to EDL mode when I can't get adb to work?

Ale_ax said:
I tried to relock it but when it's done it say "device corrupted" on bootup so I had to unlock again and reflash all again.
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That's what happened to me! How did you get it back into EDL mode after unlocking?
Mine isn't showing the Qualcomm device under Ports in Device Manager anymore, so I can't get the port to show in QFIL!!

Got it to work getting to EDL mode, phew!
If you can't turn off your tablet when connected to PC, just select "Power off", and just hold the VolUp button as soon as the device vibrates and reboots, keep holding until the screen flickers and turns off.
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This got the Qualcomm port to show up again.
So I'm now running the stock rom but still unlocked so no OTA. What a waste of time that was.
Hoping someone can work out how to re-lock.

shahrul5689 said:
hi, in my case after fresh flash to zui 13 official i can use ota to zui 14 even the tablet in unlocked state, someone in xiaoxin pad pro thread suggested using vpn 'returness' set to china (shanghai 11) i think... and ota did works, zui 14 is about 3 half gig so i ended up using link from y700 thread to install manually
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Yep, I can get ota with that vpn
gnoted said:
Got it to work getting to EDL mode, phew!
This got the Qualcomm port to show up again.
So I'm now running the stock rom but still unlocked so no OTA. What a waste of time that was.
Hoping someone can work out how to re-lock.
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you have to use Chinese vpn, it’s not because of unlocked booloader, I will link you the one I used later, btw no need to relock bootloader, for getting ota

Ale_ax said:
Yep, I can get ota with that vpn
you have to use Chinese vpn, it’s not because of unlocked booloader, I will link you the one I used later, btw no need to relock bootloader, for getting ota
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Haha, maybe I should read more of the comments before assuming things.

Hic, I just got a second hand Y700, it had an original Zui 13 chinese rom, and I started to OTA update upto ZUI 14. Then the Google Play disappeared, also the PC mode. I tried to downgrade to ZUI 13 with this guide WITHOUT enabling usb debugging nor oem unlock. The flashing process succeeded, but when the tablet reboots, it shows for the first time "Your device is corrupt, It can't be trusted and will not boot", after that keeps showing bootloader menu.
Please help me what to do from this step?

I'm in a different state from others here, I think; my Y700 appears to be totally bricked. It's plugged in to charge and nothing's happening at all. I originally installed crDroid on it, but ran into Widevine issues and was going to revert. I don't remember the last steps I took on it (it was a month or so ago), but when I picked it up again a few days ago, turning it on showed only a black screen (only detectable by seeing the backlight), so I let it discharge the battery entirely planning to try and fix it via reflash later. Now, however, it's doing... nothing.
I'm going to let it charge overnight and see if that changes anything, but if anybody has ideas what might have happened or things to try to get out of this, I'd appreciate it!

Hi, I'm stuck after flashing the Chinese stock rom on my legion y700. I was first successful except for upgrades which were proposed and installed but wouldn't show after reboot. I decided to flash again hoping that would solve the problem. But now my tablet remains in EDM mode and won't start. The final message in Qfil was 'download successful'. It is fully charged
Any idea on how to solve this issue?

I am in yet another state. I only run Linux (Mint 21), and have not been able to get any version of wine working, so I cannot use QPST or QFIL (windows .exe's). I CAN access my Y700 via adb or fastboot, and it is now unlocked. It was unsealed when it arrived, but does NOT have any google stuff on it.
I have downloaded all of the components needed from apkmirror, and followed instructions in the Y700 topic to activate them, to no avail.
Sadly, since I do not read Chinese, and the use requirement needs google, it might as well be a brick.
Further, despite more than 40 years doing technical support on all sorts of computers, I have never yet flashed an android device. Can it be done from adb or fastboot? If so, how do I specify which partition to flash? Does anyone have a guide to help me get started? I wish to put cdroid on it, do I use the .xz file or extract the .img?

OK, I've just found something I missed, but it doesn't work for me. My terminal is in the same folder as the .img
fastboot flash boot crDroid-8.10-arm64_bgN-Unofficial.img
Sending sparse 'boot_b' 1/15 (262088 KB) OKAY [ 8.186s]
Writing 'boot_b' FAILED (remote: 'Value too large for defined data type')
fastboot: error: Command failed
What am I missing (apart from a brain!) is this the correct partition to write crDroid to? is there an option to set the data type size? if so what?

Joncka said:
Windows guide, might work for other aswell.
I finally solved my problem with my Lenovo Y700 tablet being stuck in bootloop mode due to trying to flash Magisk boot with a mismatched firmware version. This resulted in the UI constantly crashing, and I could not connect to Wi-Fi, and other problems...
I tried flashing back to stock with QFIL, which put the device in a bootloop. I will explain why later on.
I also lost recovery mode due to trying to solve the problem, and now I was stuck with either showing the bootloader screen, or restarting the tablet, which brought me back to the bootloader.
So the tablet was now genuinely useless. This is what I did to bring back the stock ROM and later flash to crDroid 8.10.
Flashing boot.img, system.img or recovery.img was no luck.
First off, there is no need to have unlocked "USB debugging" before your tablet bricked.
Second, you don't need to have your "sn.img" file from Lenovo, you can unlock the bootloader using fastboot commands.
Fastboot commands works on the bootloader screen, without having ADB connection.
Start by downloading these four files:
Platform tools r33.0.2
QPST_2.7.496
Qualcomm_USB_Driver_v1.0
Lenovo Y700 tablet stock ROM
We'll start by unlocking your bootloader. You can do this from the bootloader screen. If you for some reason can enter recovery mode, enter fastboot.
1. Connect your tablet to your PC.
2. Open a terminal windows in the ADB folder. On Windows 11 this can be done by right-clicking inside the ADB folder and select "Open in terminal". If you don't have that option, try Shift + Right-click. If that doesn't work, you can always start the terminal by pressing Win + R, and type in "cmd" without citations. Now you have to navigate to your ADB folder by typing
Code:
cd (here you'll type in the location of your ADB folder)
Without the brackets.
3. When located, type in
Code:
fastboot devices
You should see your tablet in the list.
If not, try using another cable or USB port on your PC.
4. Now type in
Code:
fastboot oem unlock-go
Restart your tablet, and it should now say "unlocked" under "DEVICE STATE" in the bootloader.
5. Now you can start by installing the programs on your PC, QTPS, Qualcomm driver and platform tools.
6. Extract ALL files from your stock ROM to the "bin" folder in QTPS location (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST).
This will help with Sahara errors in QFIL.
7. Open QFIL from your QTPS bin folder, it installs with QTPS. Don't worry if it shows "No Port Available", we'll get to that. Your configuration should look like this:
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Your main window should look like this:
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Don't worry about the "status" window.
Hit "browse" in the "Programmer Path" window, and navigate to your QTPS bin folder. Select "prog_firehose_ddr.elf"
Hit "Load XML", and navigate to your QTPS bin folder. Now, select ALL of the "rawprogram" files (my first mistake, I only selected the "rawprogram_unsparse0.xml" file on first flash)
In the next window, select ALL of the "patch" files (my second mistake, I only selected the "patch0.xml file" on first flash).
Without doing this, you will only flash a portion of the ROM, and not all of the partitions needed.
8. Now it's time to reboot you tablet into EDL mode to be able to flash. Start your tablet by pressing VolUp + Power button.
If you can't turn off your tablet when connected to PC, just select "Power off", and just hold the VolUp button as soon as the device vibrates and reboots, keep holding until the screen flickers and turns off.
9. Now QFIL should detect the Qualcomm 9008 port. If not, hit "Select Port" and select the Qualcomm 9008 port.
10. Hit the now available "Download" button, and the flashing should begin. Allow it to run its course, and it should reboot the tablet when done. Might take a while.
If flashing won't start properly, you might have waited too long between entering EDL mode and hitting the "Download" button.
If so, disconnect your device, which might now be "dead".
Don't worry, you can fix this be holding VolUp + VolDown + Power button for a long time, say about a minute to be sure. Release the Volume keys some second before releasing the Power button.
Hit the power button again, and the tablet should boot to bootloader screen again.
Repeat the steps to enter EDL mode, and now hit the "Download" button in QFIL when it becomes available, don't wait too long.
You're done! ​I recommend opening "Settings", enable "Developer" option, by pressing the "Build number" on the "About tablet" screen repeatedly until a pop-up appears saying "You are now a developer".
Open "Developer options" and hit "Enable USB debugging", it will allow you to run ADB commands from your platform tools folder.
If you want, you can again open the terminal in the platform tools folder and type
Code:
adb devices
It should now show your device in the list.
Now you can uncheck the "OEM unlocking" in the "Developer options" which should let you get OTA updates when available.
There are plenty of guides on how to flash different GSI's like crDroid, so I won't cover that here.
Enjoy your tablet!
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A lot of this does not seem to work on Linux (Mint 20.3).
fastboot flashing unlock
worked for me, and while I have no problem getting into recovery or fastboot modes on my Y700, I never see anything I recognize as EDL. On a machine with 'wine' installed and working, QTSP installs and appears to run OK, as also does QFIL. I can select the "rawprogram" and "patch" files OK, but it cannot find a port.
Both adb devices and fastboot devices report the correct device when it is in the appropriate mode, and
fastboot flash system crDroid-8.10-arm64_bgN-Unofficial.img appears to have successfully flashed correctly, but it is still unable to communicate with Google servers. All good (tear hair out type) fun!