http://forum.xda-developers.com/m4-aqua
I have just successfully completed all 3 steps in the title and would like to compile the information so that more people can report more success. Many thanks and all credit to the threadstarter of this guide, the devs of the amazing Flashtool, and the dev of this newly created TOUCH version of the TWRP recovery (finally!)
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DISCLAIMER:
[B]Your warranty is now void. [/B][U]DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK.[/U]
I am not responsible for bricked devices, bootloops, dead SD cards, thermonuclear war,
or you getting fired because the alarm app failed.
Please do some research if you have any concerns about any of the steps in this guide before performing them!
YOU are choosing to make these modifications,
please own your actions and don't be a baby about it.
Bootloader Unlock (instructions taken from this guide)
0. First check if your phone allows unlocking by dialing *#*#7378423#*#* , when Service Menu opens, go to Service Info, then Configuration; scroll down to read Rooting Status.
If "Bootloader unlocked" says yes, skip to the next section on Root.
If it says no (unlocked allowed), great, proceed on to next step.
If it says no (unlocked disallowed) or something like that, I'm sorry, unlocking won't work on your phone. Lodge a complaint with your mobile provider for locking it.
Getting the unlock code (skip to Step 5 if you already have it)
1. Go to Sony's official bootloader unlocking website.
2. Select Xperia M or M2 in the dropdown.
3. Follow all the steps (including *#06# to note your phone's IMEI number)
4. COPY the unlock code and paste and save it in a text file on your desktop.
Ensuring Flashtool recognises phone
5. Download Flashtool here and install it.
(To apply the 0.9.19.10 patch, install 0.9.19.8 and replace x10flasher.jar with the one from the patch. Default install folder is C:\Flashtool , don't change it)
6. Open Flashtool, connect your phone via USB. (Make sure USB Debugging is enabled in Developer Options). If Flashtool warns that ADB driver is not installed, go to the Sony website to download them. If Flashtool recognises phone, skip to Step 11.
7. Unzip the Sony drivers into a folder.
8. Boot into Advanced Startup on Windows and disable signed driver enforcement (I'm sorry, you have to Google this for your specific Windows installation)
9. When Windows has restarted, go to Device Manager, click on the ADB Interface item with the yellow questionmark, click Update Drivers, Search Manually, Have Disk, and then open the folder where the Sony driver inf is. select the ADB inf and install it. Warnings will pop up but install the drivers anyway. When done, the yellow questionmark will be replaced by something normal.
10. Verify that Flashtool recognises phone by connecting the USB cable when phone is on. You should see information about phone kernel and ROM version.
<Congratulations for making it this far>
Setting up Flashtool for use
11. With Flashtool open and phone connected, click on Devices in Flashtool menu > Check Drivers.
12. More information will pop up. Under ADB Devices, your phone's serial number will be stated (something like 10 digits and letters). Copy that serial number.
13. Go to %USERPROFILE%\.flashTool\mydevices .
14. Create a new folder in here and rename it to the serial number.
15. Open the serial number folder, create a new text file and rename it "ulcode.txt" (without the quotes).
16. Open the text file, paste your bootloader unlock code, save and close the file.
For step 16, as a precaution, copy and paste the serial number folder inside registeredDevices too. I didn't test which folder was being used by Flashtool for the unlock.
Actual unlocking of bootloader
17. With Flashtool open and phone connected, click on the BLU button. Follow all instructions. One involves VOL UP, the other involves VOL DOWN (for fastboot), please take note to do both, it's not deja vu.
18. When you have done so correctly, Flashtool will pop a small dialog with your IMEI and unlock code already pasted inside.
19. Take a deep breath and click unlock.
20. Check in main window that bootloader has indeed been unlocked.
21. Unplug the USB cable and boot your phone to check that everything should be normal.
CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR WARRANTY IS NOW VOID. :laugh:
Installing TWRP recovery (with touch capability but NO external SD card mount yet as of 13 Nov 2015)
0. Make sure your bootloader is unlocked before proceeding.
1. The download link is from the M4 Aqua Marshmallow Site, scroll to the bottom. (XDA thread is here)
2. Download and save the recovery.img file anywhere you like.
3. Copy and paste recovery.img to C:\Flashtool\x10flasher_lib .
4. Install the recovery using fastboot using the instructions based on this website (thanks and credits to Shyam Karnani):
Flashtool comes with its own ADB interface so we don't need to install any new ones or the bloated Android SDK.
a) Open a command window inside the folder C:\Flashtool\x10flasher_lib (shift-rightclick and select "open command window here")
b) Connect phone to the computer using the USB cable.
c) type "adb reboot bootloader" (without quotes) in the command window and press enter (if asked to allow USB debugging in the phone screen, touch ok)
d) when the phone has entered fastboot, type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (without quotes) and enter. Check that there are no errors produced by the flashing.
e) type "fastboot reboot" and enter.
The phone now has TWRP recovery but NO ROOT.
To boot into recovery
1. Simultaneously press the Power button and Volume down until your device vibrates.
2. Quickly release the Power button, but keep pressing Volume down.
3. When you see the TWRP screen, release Volume down. You have now successfully entered recovery mode.
(Instructions from Sony Developer website)
Rooting using SuperSU
0. Check that you have flashed a custom recovery. If not, please refer to steps right above.
1. Download SuperSU from the official website.
2. Connect your phone and transfer the zip file to the INTERNAL storage (because no recovery can mount external SD card yet as of 13 Nov 2015).
3. Power off phone and boot into TWRP recovery.
(An info dialog will popup asking if you want to keep read-only for /system. I chose NOT to keep, but need someone with knowledge to explain if read-only will block rooting procedure. It will, right?)
4. Touch the Install button and scroll to find the supersu zip.
5. Install the supersu zip. When done, clearing cache/Dalvik is optional (can be done using Titanium Backup anyway once you have root).
6. Reboot system.
Enjoy your root! :good:
Good work, but is it for the M4 Aqua E2353 only?
adejager1 said:
Good work, but is it for the M4 Aqua E2353 only?
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Of course, that's what the title says lol. I cannot vouch for the other models.
I think the instructions can be modified, like for example different serial number for different model.
I'm having problem after clicking the BLU button, I'm doing what it said "Unplug USB cable, power off, hold vol down, connect USB cable" but will have an error USB not recognized, check flashtool screen it said usb debugging is off, make sure your not in MTP, I already turn usb debugging on. I'm stuck here.
btw I disable signed driver enforcement already and installed the ADB, but still no luck
Running OS windows 10
help please, :crying: if you can make a video it may help. thanks!
Everything went well for me thanks a lot.
i'm on windows 8 64bits
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jmikaii said:
I'm having problem after clicking the BLU button, I'm doing what it said "Unplug USB cable, power off, hold vol down, connect USB cable" but will have an error USB not recognized, check flashtool screen it said usb debugging is off, make sure your not in MTP, I already turn usb debugging on. I'm stuck here.
btw I disable signed driver enforcement already and installed the ADB, but still no luck
Running OS windows 10
help please, :crying: if you can make a video it may help. thanks!
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Have you installed the drivers in -> C:\Flashtool\drivers
select :
Flashmode Drivers (1st line)
Fastboot Drivers (2nd line - this one will be used)
Common drivers Nicky (11th line)
Yes i install it all, guys do you think because the os im using? "windows 10"?
Thanks a ton, bro successfully rooted my Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual (E2363).
jmikaii said:
I'm having problem after clicking the BLU button, I'm doing what it said "Unplug USB cable, power off, hold vol down, connect USB cable" but will have an error USB not recognized, check flashtool screen it said usb debugging is off, make sure your not in MTP, I already turn usb debugging on. I'm stuck here.
btw I disable signed driver enforcement already and installed the ADB, but still no luck
Running OS windows 10
help please, :crying: if you can make a video it may help. thanks!
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I also find a problem of unable to unbrick my bricked my old sony device on windows 10 with flashtool.
I also get the same error.
Try on windows 8.1.
failed unlock
i have problem when trying to unlock the bootloader. it says "failed <remote: commend not allowed>" in flashtool
can someone help me?
thanks
alvind27 said:
i have problem when trying to unlock the bootloader. it says "failed <remote: commend not allowed>" in flashtool
can someone help me?
thanks
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IS bootloader unlock allowed : yes ?
Go to calls,enter *#*#7378423#*#* and go to service info-configuration
angelus-95 said:
IS bootloader unlock allowed : yes ?
Go to calls,enter *#*#7378423#*#* and go to service info-configuration
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yes, I already check it at first and it say "yes"
i search in google there's no answer too for this. i really really need to root my phone because i'm running out of internal memory
Same issue with alvind27
Same issue as alvind27 has there been a fix yet.
my model is the same as yours
Works fine with my 2303
Great tutorial. Thank you so much. I forgot many things since someone has stolen my Xperia S. Root revived this phone. Android 6 + root is great future but now I am happy with that, too.
Working on my E2303. If someone has problem then he/ she has to learn more about it. Just follow steps slowly and everything is gonna be fine.
I had the same problem but also on windows 10, flashed in a windows 8 computer without any major issues.
I have a problem. Me appears seen, how can I fix?
C:\Flashtool\x10flasher_lib>adb reboot bootloader
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device unauthorized. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device.
C:\Flashtool\x10flasher_lib>adb reboot bootloader
C:\Flashtool\x10flasher_lib>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
sending 'recovery' (32650 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.032s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.032s
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Stuck at Bootloader Unlocking...
Hi, I have a problem here. I have the E2353 Xperia M4 Aqua and use the mac version of Flashtool
I've followed every step from checking whether or not the phone's BL can be unlocked (it is allowed) to putting all the necessary text files in the "mydevices" and "registeredDevices" folder. Problem is when I press and hold the VOL Down key and plug the USB in...nothing happens, it's just stuck there at the instructions screen while I keep holding the down volume key. I expected to see the Bootloader Unlock Wizard but it doesn't appear
Is there something I missed? What should I do?
Worked on e2363!
I managed to work on my E2363, though at the beginning I had problems and errors (when using fasboot to record TWRP.img got the error "unable to record the image").
In step 0, i got YES, but the error I mentioned persisted.
So did all the steps again (assuming in step 0 I would have gotten "no") and worked, the TWRP was recorded.
mikaaa6 said:
I have a problem. Me appears seen, how can I fix?
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are you already unlock the bootloader first before flash recovery?
alvind27 said:
yes, I already check it at first and it say "yes"
i search in google there's no answer too for this. i really really need to root my phone because i'm running out of internal memory
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what mean your bootloader say "yes"
check your bootloader again and maybe this can your answer
silencar said:
are u sure that it is unlocked? there are 3 kinds of status:
Bootloader unlock allowed: No - u can't unlock BL
Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes - u can unlock BL, BUT its not unlocked yet
Bootloader unlocked: Yes - BL is unlocked
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sent from E2353 using bootloader
mufhm said:
are you already unlock the bootloader first before flash recovery?
I did every step to unlock the bootloader without any error, however Rooting Status spent UNAVAILABLE
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Related
hi, i'm a newbie and i just wanna share on how to root the xperia sola through flashtool,(THANKS TO BIN4RY AND ANDROXYDE FOR THE GREAT APP THEY HAVE MADE!!!) i've been rooting my android maybe around 4 days trying different ways but still not rooted. I've tried the bin4ry runme.bat file but no success.i just figured out that you must first unlocked your bootloader in order to root it..so here it is for those like me who are so eager and desperate in rooting their xperia sola android phones..
DISCLAIMER: I WILL NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DATA LOST OR BRICK OF YOUR ANDROID. PROCEED ON YOUR OWN RISK!!
THIS GUIDE IS FOR UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER
BEFORE PROCEEDING.YOU MUST BACKUP ALL YOUR FILES AND SAVE TO YOUR COMPUTER AND REMOVE YOUR EXTERNAL MEMORY CARD AND SIMCARD FOR YOU WILL LOSE ALL YOUR DATA AND FILES WHEN YOU ROOT YOUR ANDROID. YOU CAN ALSO BACKUP YOU FILES AND EVERYTHING USING PC COMPANION
BACKUP ALSO YOUR CURRENT FIRMWARE OR DOWNLOAD THE FTF FILE OF GINGERBREAD AND FLASH IT TO SWITCH BACK TO GB
BACKUP ALSO YOUR TA http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598
HOW TO UNLOCKED YOUR BOOTLOADER:
http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions
OR
HOW TO UNLOCKED YOUR BOOTLOADER USING FLASHTOOL:
1. In your device, open the dialler and enter *#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu.
2. In your device, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can continue with the next step. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.
3. On your computer, click Continue at the bottom of this page to start the unlock boot loader process.
4. Read through the information in the pop up window and click Yes, I’m sure, if you are still confident you want to unlock the boot loader.
Read through and accept the legal terms. Click I Accept.
Enter your name, a valid email adress and the first 14 digits of your device’s IMEI or MEID or IDID number (remove the last digit if necessary). Click Submit. You can view the IMEI or MEID number by entering *#06# on your device. If you have a tablet, click here to learn how to find your IMEI, MEID or IDID number.
The unlock boot boot loader key will be sent to your email. Save it for later use.
Now open your Flashtool(note: you must close the pc companion when it starts to show up because in some cases it slows down you Flashtool)
1. Turn on your phone, and connect with usb debugging on.
2. In you Flashtool go to Plugins-> Bootloader Unlock option, start it.
3. Now it will ask to disconnect your phone and reboot in FLASHMODE.
4. Again reboot your phone in FASTBOOT mode.
5. It will show a window with your IMEI number, insert your unlock key(the unlock that was sent to you in your email) and click "unlock".
6. The device will reboot and you are done!
*(your device must be turned off) hold the volume - before connecting it to your computer through usb (FLASHMODE) green light on led if you've done it correctly
*(your device must be turned off) hold the volume + before connecting it to your computer through usb (FASTBOOTMODE) blue light on led if you've done it correctly
credits to sid.8491 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971363 ...sorry for copy-pasting your procedures..
TO RELOCKED YOUR BOOTLOADER http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332900 but i haven't tried it yet
PREPARATIONS:
1. download Flashtool by Bin4ry&Androxyde http://androxyde.github.io/
2. install the right drivers for your phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1413293 -follow the procedures
PREPARATIONS FOR GINGERBREAD(.184)
1. your android must be manually updated to ics through Flashtool (LOCKED BOOTLOADER/UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER) http://androidlegend.com/update-son...cial-android-4-0-4-ics-firmware-6-1-1-b-1-54/
NOW THAT YOUR ANDROID IS ON ICS ROOT IT USING FLASHTOOL ( note: if your android is already on ics skip PREPARATIONS FOR GINGERBREAD(.184) of course )
1. Download this two kernels http://rapidgator.net/file/76795117/kernel.zip.html https://www.dropbox.com/s/8bj491lzhssrn20/kernel.zip or this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029756
2. Place the two Kernels into where your Flashtool folder in your computer (ex. C:\Flashtool\firmwares\(put the kernels here)
3. Tick usb debugging on ( Developer options > USB debugging ) and unknown sources ( Security > Unknown sources ) in your device
4. turn off your device
5. open the flashtool
6. click the Flash (bolt icon) and choose flashmode and select the 6.1.1.B.10 kernel and click ok
7. wait and when asked to connect your device, connect it by doing flashmode (volume - then connect it to your computer)
8. wait until it finishes.
9. unplug the device and turn it on
10. connect it again to the computer (device turned on) and wait till the root icon is clickable in your Flashtool
11. click the Root icon when available and choose superuser
12. wait until it finished and say that your device is rooted
13. unplug it again and turn it off
14. click again the Flash (bolt icon)and choose flashmode and select 6.1.1.B.54 kernel and click ok
15. wait and when asked to connect your device, connect it by doing flashmode (volume - then connect it to your computer)
16. wait till it finished and unplug your device and turn it on
17. enjoy!
*note : if in the first run you have the rooting unsuccessful or something. restart your computer. restart your device and Flash it again with the ics ftf file (PREPARATIONS FOR GINGERBREAD(.184) ) and repeat step 3.
*note : you must close the pc companion when doing the flashing and rooting
*your device must be flashed(6.1.1.B.10 kernel) in order to root it.
THANKS TO BIN4RY AND ANDROXYDE AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE USED LINKS TO THEIR THREADS!!
RECOGNITION ONLY TO THOSE PEOPLE AND NOT ME.
.i admire u made a very useful first post never seen anyone publishing a guide in his first post..great going..
thanks! i hope i can help those people who are just like me....it took me 4 days to figure out how to root my phone ..hehe
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UNLOCK BOOTLOADER
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WARNING:I will not responsible if you damage your phone. So do this at your own risk.
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INSTRUCTIONS 1 (Getting Unlocking Permission)
************************************************** *Before unlocking bootloader, you need to take permission from Xiaomi.
SKIP these steps and Jump to Instruction 2 if you already have unlocking permission in your mi account.
1. open this link[ http://en.miui.com/unlock ] and click on "Unlock Now" button.
2. Log in with your mi account.
3. Fill all details. While filling details you will find a text field "Please input your unlocking reason"
4. In this text field, enter these reasons: "I understand the risks of unlocking bootloader. I want to flash the ROM to fix the bootloop. I request you to grant me the permissions for unlocking."
5. Click on "Apply Now"
6. Verify phone via OTP. After that, your Account is verified and it says Processing and you will receive a SMS within 10 days.
7. Afer 2-3 days you will get a SMS Like "You have been granted for permissions To unlock ur device ..."
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INSTRUCTIONS 2 (Changing Phone Setting)
**********************************************1. Now you are having unlocking permission on your phone. So login into the Mi account in your phone with the same id on which you got the unlocking permission.
3. On your Redmi 3s/3s Prime, go to Settings > About Phone > Tap on "MIUI Version" 7 times. This will enable Developer Options.
3. Now go to Settings > Additional settings>Developer options > enable "USB debugging" and "OEM unlocking".
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INSTRUCTIONS 3 (Downloading & Installing)
*********************************************** 1.Download ADB driver and install it.
DOWNLOAD:https://1drv.ms/u/s!As8WYajEFuJlhT_fT0o5ui-Zk0Rl
2. Download & Install Mi Flash Tool.
DOWNLOAD:https://1drv.ms/u/s!As8WYajEFuJlhUBGYLbwbHCczzH_
3.Download MiFlashUnlock Tool and extract to folder
DOWNLOAD:https://1drv.ms/u/s!As8WYajEFuJlhT51klLtCm3abV_6
YOU NEED WINDOWS 7 TO UNLOCK BOOTLOADER SO PLEASE GUYS COOPERATEGUYS WINDOWS 7 BECAUSE OF KEDACOM DEVICE PROBLEM AS WINDOWS 10 AUTOMATICALLY DOWNLOADS DEVICE DRIVER AND INSTALLS IT AND KEDACOM DRIVER DOSENT ALLOW ANY COMMAND TO GET TO YOUR DEVICE SO THERE IS UNLOCKING PROBLEM THAT YOU GUYS FACE I ALSO FACED SAME PROBLEM GUYS BUT AFTER IT I TRIED IN WINDOWS 7 AND I SUCCEEDED IN FIRST TRY.
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STEPS:
***********************************************1. On your computer, open MiFlashUnlock folder
2. Right click on MiFlashUnlock.exe and select "Run it as administrator" & click on 'Yes'
3. Login into the unlocking tool on PC with the same Mi account IN WHICH YOU GOT PERMISSION.
4. Reboot your phone into Bootloader mode. To do that, simply turn off your device, press & hold Power button + Volume down buttons at the same time. Hold until you see Mi Bunny Fastboot logo.
5. Now connect your phone to the computer using its USB cable.
6. Once your phone is connected, the Unlock button will become active.
7. Simply click on the Unlock button to start the process. The unlock process will take about 10-15 SECONDS
8. You will see the message in green color "Unlocking Successfully"
9 LEAVE A POST BELOW IF YOU FIND ANY PROBLEM.
If you like it then click on "THANKS" button
and Cheers if you UNLOCKED your bootloader successfully.***********************************************
TWRP FLASHING:
***********************************************1.AFTER YOU UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER.
2.DOWNLOAD THIS TWRP FILE JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS CAME FROM ITS IN CHINESE OR SOME OTHER LANGUAGE I DONT KNOW WHICH.
DOWNLOAD:https://1drv.ms/u/s!As8WYajEFuJlhUQRu5_gsHAfX-oV
3. Reboot your phone into Bootloader mode. To do that, simply turn off your device, press & hold Power button + Volume down buttons at the same time. Hold until you see Mi Bunny Fastboot logo.
4. Now connect your phone to the computer using its USB cable.
5.in twrp recovery go to advanced and disable dm-verify before rebooting to system.
Reboot to recovery and enjoy your TWRP
NOTE:IF YOU DONT DISABLE DM VERIFY YOUR DEVICE MAY ENTER A BOOTLOOPIf you like it then click on "THANKS" button***********************************************
ROOTING:
***********************************************now after you have TWRP recovery installed reboot to recovery mode then just flash this super su zip file from the download link provided below link below is of latest supersu by chainfire
DOWNLOAD:https://1drv.ms/u/s!As8WYajEFuJlhUFNYcaVP0Amul4S
AND YOU UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER FLASHED TWRP AND ROOTED YOUR DEVICE
I dont hav win 7... Can we unlock bootloader of redmi 3s in win 8.1? Thank u...
madydj said:
I dont hav win 7... Can we unlock bootloader of redmi 3s in win 8.1? Thank u...
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sorry for replying late and your ans you can try on win 8.1 may get success however I recommend windows 7
any way to change chinese writing for twrp?
Yes just go to folder where you extracted twrp just hold shift and right click while holding shift then you click on open command window here then connect your phone in fastboot mode then type fastboot flash recovery recovery.IMG then press enter then type fastboot reboot and you wrote twrp recovery I will soon update with a English twrp installer
kewlpanda said:
any way to change chinese writing for twrp?
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link updated for recovery flasher now in english
Super su link broken... Pls fix... Thank u .
madydj said:
Super su link broken... Pls fix... Thank u .
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Link works fine try again else I will update the link thank you
hi folks,
tomorow should be getting my hands on the Ulephone power 2.
its the 5.5 screen 4gb ram 64gb rom.
all looks good until i have seen that the normal duel sim is one is hybrid for sdcard which is the norm right,
ant
but............
usually its sim 1 is for 4g cards and the hybrid is for 2g/3g/sdcard. yeah?
well the power 2 looks like its sim slot 1 is a 2g/3g slot and the hybrid is 4g or sdcard??????????
so will have to choose 4g or sdcard??? that cant be right?
I don't try this device with sim.
I know you can use the older power (1) have a sim 4g and SD card
So i believe the power 2 have the same method.
My first steps: How to root this device? i don't find a twrp.
I try to root with kingroot kingoroot, no results
Please?
The power 2 is the same as the power wrt the sim/memory card tray; both sim slots support 4g, but only one at a time. So if you put two 4g sims in, only one of them will have 4g (you choose which one), with a sim and a memory card the 4g should default to the inserted sim, but you might have to check this in settings.
Received my power 2 a couple of weeks ago after having it on pre-order for a month and I love it (sold the original power towards the cost).
I haven't tried rooting it yet, but was thinking of trying to flash twrp for the original power and seeing if that works. The great thing about these phones is that they're very hard to brick as you can always flash them as long as they still switch on.
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mmidders
Hello my friends. I just bought the ulefone power 2 and i try to root it. Can anyone help me pls ???
mmidders said:
The power 2 is the same as the power wrt the sim/memory card tray; both sim slots support 4g, but only one at a time. So if you put two 4g sims in, only one of them will have 4g (you choose which one), with a sim and a memory card the 4g should default to the inserted sim, but you might have to check this in settings.
Received my power 2 a couple of weeks ago after having it on pre-order for a month and I love it (sold the original power towards the cost).
I haven't tried rooting it yet, but was thinking of trying to flash twrp for the original power and seeing if that works. The great thing about these phones is that they're very hard to brick as you can always flash them as long as they still switch on.
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mmidders
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I'm sure it's not working the twrp from the power (1).
If you have troubles with bootloops you can flash again the facatory rom and SP flash tools.
Press the power volume + and - and SP flash tools gonna flash.
The only way is to made a twrp from the k6000 http://fvknl.pro/k6000-plus-root-guide/
I don't know how, that device is almost the same...
There has been 2 ulefone Updates since launch
Android 8.0 is scheduled for end of the year.
Updates are fine, who can create a TWRP? So we can finally root the device
geheimke said:
Updates are fine, who can create a TWRP? So we can finally root the device
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TWRP please!
Not so easy to do it. It will take very long time to port or build twrp
It sucks that power 2 still doesn't have root or twrp. I refuse to touch unrooted phones. I just received it as gift. I will keep it in a drawer and check next month or so.
I find that it lacks optimisation, kinda laggy in 3D/games ..
On Antutu, scores is 44000. I tested a galaxy S5 of a friend, it was 72000. For a phone that is several years older than Power 2.
I understand that it comes not with high end cpu/gpu but still..
I will copy my post from needrom website.
I have successfully rooted my two Power 2 phones. I had to port the TWRP recovery from Oukitel k6000 plus using Carliv Image Kitchen and following some online tutorials.
The only issue is, TWRP is semi functional, that is, touch doesn't work. I had to connect a mouse to my phone via OTG usb port and using some dongle to make USB smaller to fit the port. Also it comes with Russian language as default, but can be changed to English or any other as the original TWRP from Oukitel k6000+ (3rd button from second column, then click on Globe tab at the top right then choose English and the only button at the bottom to accept the change).
I am trying to fix this with no luck so far. But at least I am rooted and I was able to flash "SR1-SuperSU-v2.82-SR1-20170608224931.zip" which is the latest as of writing this. SuperSu functions properly and I am able to use AdAway.
If anyone is interested in the recovery image, I will post it. I flashed it using fastboot though after unlocking the bootloader using "fastboot oem unlock"
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I will copy my post from needrom website.
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I would very much like to give this a go with my ulefone power 2!
Here you go, TWRP for Ulefone Power 2
What you need to do before you start flashing:
0) You need to have ADB installed on your computer, if you have Windows, the easiest way is by using 15 Seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3.
1) Your bootloader must be unlocked, otherwise flashing recovery will fail using fastboot command. PLEASE NOTE: When unlocking the bootloader, your phone will do a factory reset automatically, so backup all your important files beforehand.
To unlock the bootloader:
a) Go to Settings -> About Phone -> Build number (tap on it 7 times to unlock Developer Options) -> Tap on back to Settings menu then Developer Options.
b) Now move the slider for "OEM Unlocking" to enable it, say yes to the warning message.
c) Enable "USB Debugging"
d) Connect your phone to your computer via USB cable, say Yes for the dialog on your phone to trust your computer for debugging using USB.
e) Run command prompt and type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Then press enter
f) Once in bootloader, type
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
Then press Volume UP on your phone to allow OEM Unlock. It shouldn't take long, just few seconds and a message will appear on command prompt saying success or OK.
g) Type
Code:
fastboot reboot
To reboot your phone, it might reboot twice, it will do a factory reset and you will have to "Enable Developer Options and USB Debugging" again. As a side note, you will also notice that OEM Unlocking is grayed out. It will remain like that unless you do "fastboot oem lock" or erase the entire phone (might erase imei, but can be restored using SN Writer Tool) and/or flash bootloader using SP_FLASH_TOOL, but I digress.
2) Before you flash TWRP recovery, you must have SuperSu zip file on your phone beforehand, otherwise, your phone will not boot to Android. It has to do with something about the original TWRP for Oukitel k6000+, since the author of that TWRP port said so in the instructions about how to flash the recovery.
So download SR1-SuperSU-v2.82-SR1-20170608224931.zip from this link or the original SuperSu thread on XDA, and copy the file into your phone, say inside the Download folder in the internal memory of your phone.
3) Open command prompt again if it is not already open, type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
4) Once in bootloader, type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery C:\TWRP-recovery-20170618-1340.img
Note: You replace the path for the TWRP recovery to where you have the file, to make it easier, just put it in the root of C drive.
Also, if you don't already know, while in command prompt, you can type C:\TWRP then press TAB to auto-complete the file name for you, so you don't have to type lengthy file names. Keep pressing TAB to cycle between similar occurrences, that is, if you have more than one file that their names start with TWRP
5) Press power button until phone shuts down. Then press Volume UP + Power and keep holding until you see super tiny text with 3 options to cycle between. Release your fingers from Volume Up + Power, then cycle between the options using Volume Up only, choose "RECOVERY" which is the first in the menu, then press Volume DOWN to select.
6) Wait a few seconds, you will be inside TWRP, connect your phone with a mouse since touch doesn't work here. Once you do, you will see a mouse pointer appear. I used a wireless mouse with bluetooth dongle, with an adapter to change USB port size.
7) Slide the slider to the right, to enable modifications to System partition. Don't press anything else, unless you know Russian, I don't .
8) To change the language to English or your own language, click on the third button of the second column. Then click on the Globe tab on the top right corner, change language, then press the only button at the bottom to accept. Language of the UI is changed.
9) Click "Install", browse for the SuperSu zip file you have downloaded to your phone, for example inside the Download folder. And then select it.
10) Slide to the right to flash SuperSu.
11) From the TWRP menus, you can reboot your phone.
12) Enjoy your rooted Power 2 phone. :good:
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alpsayin said:
I would very much like to give this a go with my ulefone power 2!
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Check the post above :good:
hello , i got a ulefone power 2 but unfortunately its not powering on. As i am from india and returning or replacing is costly and timetaking process, i need you guys to help me. I tried to flash it with software available on the website but stuck. I need some checksum.ini file which is not there in the firmware file provided. So anyone please help me. the phone doesnt even show the ulefone logo. i can just see the charging percentage when the charger is connected, then keeping it connected i tried to turn on but didnt work. keeping the charger connected ,after some time the display goes off and no mater how long you press the power button , the display doesnt show up. I can only see the notification bulb.
Soft bricked :laugh: trying to recover the phone, official ulefone guide is useless. Getting some error about a missing checksum.ini file. Will keep this thread updated
All went well until step 9, where I realised factory reset deleted the supersu zip. So I tried to reboot into system to download it again. It never booted. Doesnt even go into adb mode.
Fastboot mode and TWRP intact (TWRP needs a mouse). I was able to flash original recovery via fastboot, getting "cannot load system.img" error when I try to flash system (it appears I might need to update my adb/fastboot version).
UPDATE: was able to flash the stock rom. And tried to follow the guide again, and faced the same symptoms. If i have working TWRP, then the system doesnt boot. And vice-versa. Will keep updated, i'm a persistent mf
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Here you go, TWRP for Ulefone Power 2
What you need to do before you start flashing:
0) You need to have ADB installed on your computer, if you have Windows, the easiest way is by using 15 Seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3.
1) Your bootloader must be unlocked, otherwise flashing recovery will fail using fastboot command. PLEASE NOTE: When unlocking the bootloader, your phone will do a factory reset automatically, so backup all your important files beforehand.
To unlock the bootloader:
a) Go to Settings -> About Phone -> Build number (tap on it 7 times to unlock Developer Options) -> Tap on back to Settings menu then Developer Options.
b) Now move the slider for "OEM Unlocking" to enable it, say yes to the warning message.
c) Enable "USB Debugging"
d) Connect your phone to your computer via USB cable, say Yes for the dialog on your phone to trust your computer for debugging using USB.
e) Run command prompt and type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Then press enter
f) Once in bootloader, type
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
Then press Volume UP on your phone to allow OEM Unlock. It shouldn't take long, just few seconds and a message will appear on command prompt saying success or OK.
g) Type
Code:
fastboot reboot
To reboot your phone, it might reboot twice, it will do a factory reset and you will have to "Enable Developer Options and USB Debugging" again. As a side note, you will also notice that OEM Unlocking is grayed out. It will remain like that unless you do "fastboot oem lock" or erase the entire phone (might erase imei, but can be restored using SN Writer Tool) and/or flash bootloader using SP_FLASH_TOOL, but I digress.
2) Before you flash TWRP recovery, you must have SuperSu zip file on your phone beforehand, otherwise, your phone will not boot to Android. It has to do with something about the original TWRP for Oukitel k6000+, since the author of that TWRP port said so in the instructions about how to flash the recovery.
So download SR1-SuperSU-v2.82-SR1-20170608224931.zip from this link or the original SuperSu thread on XDA, and copy the file into your phone, say inside the Download folder in the internal memory of your phone.
3) Open command prompt again if it is not already open, type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
4) Once in bootloader, type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery C:\TWRP-recovery-20170618-1340.img
Note: You replace the path for the TWRP recovery to where you have the file, to make it easier, just put it in the root of C drive.
Also, if you don't already know, while in command prompt, you can type C:\TWRP then press TAB to auto-complete the file name for you, so you don't have to type lengthy file names. Keep pressing TAB to cycle between similar occurrences, that is, if you have more than one file that their names start with TWRP
5) Press power button until phone shuts down. Then press Volume UP + Power and keep holding until you see super tiny text with 3 options to cycle between. Release your fingers from Volume Up + Power, then cycle between the options using Volume Up only, choose "RECOVERY" which is the first in the menu, then press Volume DOWN to select.
6) Wait a few seconds, you will be inside TWRP, connect your phone with a mouse since touch doesn't work here. Once you do, you will see a mouse pointer appear. I used a wireless mouse with bluetooth dongle, with an adapter to change USB port size.
7) Slide the slider to the right, to enable modifications to System partition. Don't press anything else, unless you know Russian, I don't .
8) To change the language to English or your own language, click on the third button of the second column. Then click on the Globe tab on the top right corner, change language, then press the only button at the bottom to accept. Language of the UI is changed.
9) Click "Install", browse for the SuperSu zip file you have downloaded to your phone, for example inside the Download folder. And then select it.
10) Slide to the right to flash SuperSu.
11) From the TWRP menus, you can reboot your phone.
12) Enjoy your rooted Power 2 phone. :good:
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mbs.yaswanth said:
hello , i got a ulefone power 2 but unfortunately its not powering on. As i am from india and returning or replacing is costly and timetaking process, i need you guys to help me. I tried to flash it with software available on the website but stuck. I need some checksum.ini file which is not there in the firmware file provided. So anyone please help me. the phone doesnt even show the ulefone logo. i can just see the charging percentage when the charger is connected, then keeping it connected i tried to turn on but didnt work. keeping the charger connected ,after some time the display goes off and no mater how long you press the power button , the display doesnt show up. I can only see the notification bulb.
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Yeah, I had the same issue with the software that comes from Ulefone, it was asking for Checksum Generator that I have to download separately, it was like 150kb stand alone executable, you put it in the same folder of your stock ROM and wait forever for it to build the Checksum, which unfortunately didn't work since it complains about multiple RECOVRY images. So scratch that.
What you need to do, is as I did, download SP FLASH TOOL, it works great, no shinanigans or bullsh!t. It flashed the stock ROM in less than 2 minutes (around 1:30 seconds, to be exact) and revived my phone. There are plenty of youtube tutorials on how to use it. It is easy, just load the scatter file, for the other file, you can use the same all in one mtk file that comes with SP FLash Tool (I did this) or use the one from your STOCK ROM.
I hope that helps :good:
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alpsayin said:
Soft bricked :laugh: trying to recover the phone, official ulefone guide is useless. Getting some error about a missing checksum.ini file. Will keep this thread updated
All went well until step 9, where I realised factory reset deleted the supersu zip. So I tried to reboot into system to download it again. It never booted. Doesnt even go into adb mode.
Fastboot mode and TWRP intact (TWRP needs a mouse). I was able to flash original recovery via fastboot, getting "cannot load system.img" error when I try to flash system (it appears I might need to update my adb/fastboot version).
UPDATE: was able to flash the stock rom. And tried to follow the guide again, and faced the same symptoms. If i have working TWRP, then the system doesnt boot. And vice-versa. Will keep updated, i'm a persistent mf
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All I can think of, you did something wrong. Initially, while I was trying to port TWRP, I had the same issue, I was trying to save some steps by flashing the recovery after I unlocked the bootloader without rebooting, the result was TWRP was not able to see any partitions.
Flash Stock-ROM and redo the steps. If you flash the preloader you might have to OEM Unlock your phone again.
I mentioned that if you "do not flash SuperSu, the system will NOT boot to Android". Also mentioned that after you unlock the bootloader, you have to RE-ENABLE USB Debugging, and while you are at it, check to see if your bootloader is unlocked inside Developer Options.
Edit: BTW, try not to unlock the bootloader if it is already unlocked. If it is unlocked, then skip the steps for unlocking the bootloader. It might cause an issue.
These are the steps I used to flash TWRP and I was able to flash SuperSu, all rooted apps are working fine, AdAway, Lucky Patcher...etc!
This:
Rebel_X said:
Here you go, TWRP for Ulefone Power 2
2) Before you flash TWRP recovery, you must have SuperSu zip file on your phone beforehand, otherwise, your phone will not boot to Android. It has to do with something about the original TWRP for Oukitel k6000+, since the author of that TWRP port said so in the instructions about how to flash the recovery.
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And this combined:
Rebel_X said:
Here you go, TWRP for Ulefone Power 2
9) Click "Install", browse for the SuperSu zip file you have downloaded to your phone, for example inside the Download folder. And then select it.
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Apparently if you dont flash the supersu first time you go into TWRP then it gets messy. Got the root working now. Thank you for the help and of course for the TWRP build!
Also if anyone's wondering it's possible to restore the system via fastboot. Extract the rom zip (can be downloaded from http:/ulefone.com/download/power2.html ) and flash boot, recovery and system;
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
link for sp flash tool u used.
Rebel_X said:
Yeah, I had the same issue with the software that comes from Ulefone, it was asking for Checksum Generator that I have to download separately, it was like 150kb stand alone executable, you put it in the same folder of your stock ROM and wait forever for it to build the Checksum, which unfortunately didn't work since it complains about multiple RECOVRY images. So scratch that.
What you need to do, is as I did, download SP FLASH TOOL, it works great, no shinanigans or bullsh!t. It flashed the stock ROM in less than 2 minutes (around 1:30 seconds, to be exact) and revived my phone. There are plenty of youtube tutorials on how to use it. It is easy, just load the scatter file, for the other file, you can use the same all in one mtk file that comes with SP FLash Tool (I did this) or use the one from your STOCK ROM.
I hope that helps :good:
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All I can think of, you did something wrong. Initially, while I was trying to port TWRP, I had the same issue, I was trying to save some steps by flashing the recovery after I unlocked the bootloader without rebooting, the result was TWRP was not able to see any partitions.
Flash Stock-ROM and redo the steps. If you flash the preloader you might have to OEM Unlock your phone again.
I mentioned that if you "do not flash SuperSu, the system will NOT boot to Android". Also mentioned that after you unlock the bootloader, you have to RE-ENABLE USB Debugging, and while you are at it, check to see if your bootloader is unlocked inside Developer Options.
Edit: BTW, try not to unlock the bootloader if it is already unlocked. If it is unlocked, then skip the steps for unlocking the bootloader. It might cause an issue.
These are the steps I used to flash TWRP and I was able to flash SuperSu, all rooted apps are working fine, AdAway, Lucky Patcher...etc!
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ok what should i select there? formal all+download or download only or firmware upgarade???
IMPORTANT: It appearance that Huawei is no longer going to provide bootloader unlocking services for their devices. Because of this, this guide is of no use unless you can find a way to get a code or you just held onto the code.
Hello, this is a guide for unlocking the bootloader and rooting the Huawei Ascend XT. I am writing this because the current guide is not very well written and does not contain bootloader unlock instructions. This will be split into two parts: Part 1, unlocking the bootloader, and Part 2, rooting the phone.
PLEASE NOTE THAT FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL WIPE YOUR DEVICE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR PHONE!
THINGS YOU WILL NEED:
1. A Huawei Ascend XT with at least 60% of battery left
2. A computer with adb drivers, fastboot drivers, and the Huawei USB drivers
3. A Micro-SD card for your backups (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! PLEASE MAKE BACKUPS!)
4. TWRP for this phone. This can be found here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/huawei-ascend-xt-h1611-t3507933 (credits to enigma2446)
5. The ZIP containing SuperSU. This can be found here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/huawei-ascend-xt-h1611-t3507933
6. The SDK Platform Tools. These can be found on the android studio website.
PART 1: UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER1. Geting the Bootloader Unlock Code: You need to get your bootloader unlock code. You can get this by going to https://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin.php?id=unlock
(EDIT: It appears that this website is down. I have read that if you PM Huawei on Twitter or call them and provide all the details of your phone, they will give you a code. I have not tested this method, bit people have said it worked with the mate 10.) and signing into your Huawei ID. If you dont have one, create one. Then, follow the instructions given to you by Huawei to get the code.
2. Enabling the Enable OEM Unlock Option: To enable this option, you must enable developer options. To do this, go to Settings>About Phone and tap the Build number until it says "You are now a Developer". back out of About Phone, and go to Developer options. turn on "Enable OEM unlock" and press Enable.
3. Enable USB Debugging: While you are still in Developer options, enable the option 'USB debugging" and press OK.
4. Booting Into the Bootloader: once you have completed the first three steps, you can now boot into the bootloader. Connect your phone to your computer, and open the Platform Tools folder you should have downloaded and extracted. Shift-Right click, and press "Open Command Window Here" or "Open Powershell Window Here", depending on your version of windows. Once it is open, make sure your device is detected by typing "adb devices". If it displays your device, you are good to continue. If not, something is not set up right on your computer or phone. Once you verified that your phone is detected, type "adb reboot bootloader".
5. Unlocking the Bootloader: Once your phone has booted into the bootloader, you can now unlock the bootloader. YOUR PHONE WILL BE WIPED ONCE YOU TYPED THIS COMMAND. You can unlock it by typing "fastboot oem unlock <your bootloader unlock code>". Once it has finished, you can reboot your phone, and just run through the setup fast, because you will still have to wipe it again.
PART 2: ROOTING YOUR PHONE1. Move the TWRP image you downloaded (called
Xtrecovery) to your Platform Tools folder and rename it to "TWRP.img"
2. Insert Your Micro-SD Card
3. Move the SuperSU Zip you downloaded to the SD card
4. Re-Enable USB Debugging: Enable Developer options by going to Settings>About Phone and taping the Build number until it says "You are now a Developer". Back out of About Phone, and go to Developer options, and enable USB debugging, and press OK.
5. Boot Into the Bootloader: Type "adb reboot bootloader" into your open CMD window or Powershell window.
6. Verify That your Phone says that the Bootloader is unlocked
7. Type "fastboot boot TWRP.img"
8. TWRP should boot. Tap "Keep Read Only"
9. You should now be in TWRP. Go to Backup>Select Storage and choose your Micro-SD card and tap OK. Uncheck everything and check "Recovery". Then, Swipe the slider to back up your stock recovery partition.
10. Once it has finished backing up, reboot your phone to the bootloader.
11. Once it is in the bootloader, type "fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img" to flash TWRP as your recovery. (I believe this is the point where your warrenty will be invalidated by Huawei, so be careful.)
12. When it finishes flashing TWRP, reboot your phone to TWRP by holding down the power button and volume up
13. It should boot to TWRP. Tap "Keep Read Only", then go to (YOU ARE ABOUT TO WIPE IT AGAIN)Wipe>Format Data and type yes, and hit the enter button.
14. Once it finishes, go to Backup>Select Storage, select your SD card and hit OK, then check every box to backup all six partitions, and swipe to back them up. (At the end, it may seem to get stuck at 98-99%, DO NOT STOP IT! It is generating an MD5 checksum)
15. When it finishes backing everything up, go back to the home screen of TWRP, then go to Install, navigate to where you stored the SuperSU ZIP, select it, then swipe to flash it.
16. When it finishes flashing the SuperSU ZIP, tap "Clear Cache/Dalvik" and swipe to clear them.
17. Reboot your phone. IT WILL REBOOT MULTIBLE TIMES AND APPEAR TO BE STUCK SOMETIMES, BUT DONT TOUCH IT! This is normal and it will eventually boot like normal.
That's it!
Your phone should now be rooted and have SuperSU installed. Please note that this is a Systemless root, and will be removed if you factory reset your phone.Thanks to divineBliss for creating the original instructions.
What do we do after we get root to install custom ROMS? please advise
nedfred0 said:
What do we do after we get root to install custom ROMS? please advise
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To install a custom ROM, you need the ROM you want to install, gapps depending on the ROM, and the proper firmware. The firmware you are on can be found under about phone and is the last 4 digets of the build number (in the format of B1xx). Once you are on the proper firmware, have your ROM and other things it may require, (every ROM is different), and a backup (just in case), you can flash the ROM from TWRP. Follow the instructions provided by the creator of the ROM to properly flash it.
Where do you get the USB driver at because I am not seeing it at http://consumer.huawei.com/us/support/phones/ascend-xt/
BTJustice said:
Where do you get the USB driver at because I am not seeing it at
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The drivers come with HiSuite. Download it and you should be good to go.
randomness725 said:
The drivers come with HiSuite. Download it and you should be good to go.
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Thanks. I tried that but couldn't get it to go so I downloaded these instead which did the job:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634745788
does this work on the new h1711 huawei assend xt2
xaneth201 said:
does this work on the new h1711 huawei assend xt2
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It will not. The TWRP recovery image is device specific and might brick your device if you flash it to your phone.
bricked 1711
randomness725 said:
It will not. The TWRP recovery image is device specific and might brick your device if you flash it to your phone.
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Well I did not see that, so yeah, I have bricked it. IT comes up and says it is unlocked, it used to sit there then boot into the system.
So I downloaded the TWRP, tried to reboot to recovery and nothing.
Now, it just gets to the yellow warning screen, then goes black. Just bought this today on a black friday sale for 49.00
But did it for a reason. Now I would like to be able to recover it....
I was able to run adb and fastboot, so know that the drivers work, but it looks like it won't even get there now.
And it won't even go to the recovery, so I guess this phone is a real brick.
Can't seem to get the back cover off to remove the battery either.
You need a copy of the stock H1711 recovery image to use
"fastboot flash recovery H1711-stock-recovery.img" to restore the stock recovery. Until someone creates a working H1711 TWRP, I don't know where you'll find a stock H1711 recovery image file.
scrungydoolittle said:
Well I did not see that, so yeah, I have bricked it. IT comes up and says it is unlocked, it used to sit there then boot into the system.
So I downloaded the TWRP, tried to reboot to recovery and nothing.
Now, it just gets to the yellow warning screen, then goes black. Just bought this today on a black friday sale for 49.00
But did it for a reason. Now I would like to be able to recover it....
I was able to run adb and fastboot, so know that the drivers work, but it looks like it won't even get there now.
And it won't even go to the recovery, so I guess this phone is a real brick.
Can't seem to get the back cover off to remove the battery either.
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download hisuite, enable oem unlocking and usb debbuginig, you gotta also get tha password or the unlocking, denn u run cmd and type:
adb devices
i hope i helped
there is easy way to get unlock bootloader pass for all huawei
just by IMEI search on google "hardreset24 unlock bootloader" there is full info how to do it
BTJustice said:
Where do you get the USB driver at because I am not seeing it at http://consumer.huawei.com/us/support/phones/ascend-xt/
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Here is the site for USB drivers for all Huawei models:
http://huaweiadvices.com/download-huawei-usb-drivers/
Good luck....
Does the phone even have a fastboot mode?
RomLord14495 said:
Does the phone even have a fastboot mode?
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Sure it does
Notes on booting up the phone (from power off)
Bootloader (fastboot) = power + volume down + USB hooked to pc
eRecovery = power + volume up + USB hooked to PC
TWRP = power + volume up
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Optionally you put phone into bootloader/fastboot or recovery modes by typing from an adb prompt "reboot bootloader" or "reboot recovery"
Hi there. The website link for submitting your imei to get the unlock code doesn't work. Does anyone know how to get this code now?
dominoes20 said:
Hi there. The website link for submitting your imei to get the unlock code doesn't work. Does anyone know how to get this code now?
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You'll have to use DC Unlocker and pay to unlock until the page returns
Since unlocking the bootloader is no longer supported, I have a suggestion but am afraid to try myself.
So, download stock version of rom (aka fastboot rom). Extract, replace recovery.img with twrp (renamed to recovery.img). Restart phone in EDL mode, flash. In theory, edl is working fastboot mode so it shouldn't matter if bootloader is unlocked, correct?
ezopantyd said:
there is easy way to get unlock bootloader pass for all huawei
just by IMEI search on google "hardreset24 unlock bootloader" there is full info how to do it
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Imma try this out, I’m stuck in a weird situation where my sd card slot broke. When I sent it in for service, they said it was rooted and refused to fix it. I specifically did not root it so that I could send it in for warranty service. So it’s mission to try and root, unlock boot loader etc so that I can have more storage space
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ezopantyd said:
there is easy way to get unlock bootloader pass for all huawei
just by IMEI search on google "hardreset24 unlock bootloader" there is full info how to do it
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Can you be a little more specific? I didn’t get that info on google
What's needed:
latest Android Pie firmware for Xperia XZ1 (I used 47.2.A.4.41_R4C UK or any version of the 47.2.A.6.30) from XperiFirm
newflasher_v13 tool here
Minimal ADB and Fastboot
TWRP Recovery here
last Magisk.zip here
first copy Magisk.zip to the sd card and insert it into the device
Install TWRP:
launch flashtool and download the latest firmware 47.2.A.4.41_R4C with XperiFirm ....
follow the path C: users / name / .flashTool / firmwares / Download
locate the unzipped firmware, open the folder and delete all the .ta files; then open the boot and partition folders and do the same thing
search the internet or XDA newflasher_v13 tool and place all 7 files in the C: users / name / .flashTool / firmwares / Download / 47.2.A.4.41_R4C folder
connect the device in flash mode
launch the .exe command
press "n" and again "n"
finished the firmware flash unplug the phone
When the first ignition is finished, open the debug and connect the mobile phone to the PC
open the folder Minimal in the path C: Program / Minimal and paste in the folder the recovery.img, run cmd.exe type the following commands
Code:
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery namerecovery.img
fastboot reboot
finished the start of the phone, turn it off and go into recovery mode (volume down + power button)
flash Magisk from the sd
turn on the cell phone and the root is done
Special thanks
oF2pks for the TWRP
munjeni for the newflasher
So, what do we lose in this process? Granted it's been reported that the camera is working without the need for a DRM fix, but do we lose other things like video and sound enchantment options?
I have pie stock...can i start guide from point 10 ?
lilbrat said:
So, what do we lose in this process? Granted it's been reported that the camera is working without the need for a DRM fix, but do we lose other things like video and sound enchantment options?
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look at this thread for backup/restore your DRM keys
lilbrat said:
So, what do we lose in this process? Granted it's been reported that the camera is working without the need for a DRM fix, but do we lose other things like video and sound enchantment options?
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In my experience I can tell you that nothing is lost on the camera neither in the sound effects nor the color effects on the photos ...
ilblago81 said:
I have pie stock...can i start guide from point 10 ?
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Absolutely yes
From the use I note that the recovery doesn't read the internal data, but only the sd card. I still don't understand if it's the firmware that has bugs or the twrp that still isn't calibrated for Adroid Pie.
Edit: I found in the XDA site the recovery for the new firmwre and everything works fine here
Would this work on SOV36 (AU XZ1)?
sinkoo1979 said:
Would this work on SOV36 (AU XZ1)?
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Honestly I don't know, but if in your device install the firmware that we install in the g8341 means that you can. I'm thinking it's the same thing!
Sorry, but the requirement is always with unlocked bootloader?Thanks
Wait... I'm confused. I need an unlocked bootloader for this correct? Also, am I missing a step? I can't seem to unlock the bootloader. I have the key from Sony, but whenever I turn off the phone and try to enter bootloader mode (volume up + usb charger), the notification light turns blue, and that's it. Nothing appears on my screen, if I type fastboot devices, no devices appear as listed. And if I try to run the line of code, I'm just stuck "waiting for device" and nothing happens? Am I being stupid and missing something? Don't remember having this many issues with my htc m9.
dwang040 said:
Wait... I'm confused. I need an unlocked bootloader for this correct? Also, am I missing a step? I can't seem to unlock the bootloader. I have the key from Sony, but whenever I turn off the phone and try to enter bootloader mode (volume up + usb charger), the notification light turns blue, and that's it. Nothing appears on my screen, if I type fastboot devices, no devices appear as listed. And if I try to run the line of code, I'm just stuck "waiting for device" and nothing happens? Am I being stupid and missing something? Don't remember having this many issues with my htc m9.
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Are your drivers properly installed reason I am asking is you're not getting a return when you type in fastboot devices, go back to you developer setting, revoke your debugging , then reinstall your drivers turn on USB debugging and see what happens?
lilbrat said:
Are your drivers properly installed reason I am asking is you're not getting a return when you type in fastboot devices, go back to you developer setting, revoke your debugging , then reinstall your drivers turn on USB debugging and see what happens?
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Hmm, I think I know why it wasn't working? I got the xperia xz1 drivers off of the sony developer website, and I went to device manager and tried to do the legacy driver install, but I keep getting "This device cannot start (code 10)" Maybe that's the issue? And if so, am I installing it wrong or something?
dwang040 said:
Hmm, I think I know why it wasn't working? I got the xperia xz1 drivers off of the sony developer website, and I went to device manager and tried to do the legacy driver install, but I keep getting "This device cannot start (code 10)" Maybe that's the issue? And if so, am I installing it wrong or something?
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What OS is on your computer?
lilbrat said:
What OS is on your computer?
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Windows 10
dwang040 said:
Windows 10
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Did you disable the driver verification signature?
(https://www.howtogeek.com/167723/ho....1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/) then reinstall min adb fastboot drivers and Sony companion and let it detect your phone..
chiacla said:
Sorry, but the requirement is always with unlocked bootloader?Thanks
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you have to unlock the bootloader
dwang040 said:
Wait... I'm confused. I need an unlocked bootloader for this correct? Also, am I missing a step? I can't seem to unlock the bootloader. I have the key from Sony, but whenever I turn off the phone and try to enter bootloader mode (volume up + usb charger), the notification light turns blue, and that's it. Nothing appears on my screen, if I type fastboot devices, no devices appear as listed. And if I try to run the line of code, I'm just stuck "waiting for device" and nothing happens? Am I being stupid and missing something? Don't remember having this many issues with my htc m9.
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did you install flashtool? did you install the drivers from the flashtool "drivers" folder? Did you unlocked the bootloader? ther'is no need to work on win10 signature
theflanker said:
did you install flashtool? did you install the drivers from the flashtool "drivers" folder? Did you unlocked the bootloader? ther'is no need to work on win10 signature
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I was under the impression that flash tool is used to get the latest version of the pi (which I already have as the update rolled out a few days ago)? Not for unlocking the bootloader? As for my bootloader, I'm stuck on that step. I'm following sony's steps on unlocking the bootloader, however, I'm stuck on the fastboot as my device isn't recognized. I guess I'll try again from the top, uninstall all the current drivers and reinstall them again.
I also want to add, whenever I plug my phone in into bootloader mode, the pc does recognize that a device is connected as the notification pops up, but again, "fastboot devices" returns nothing. Is there supposed to be a screen for the bootloader? Or is it just a black screen with the blue led?
theflanker said:
you have to unlock the bootloader
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He won't be able to unlock his bl till he figures out the issues with his drivers.. whether he uses the ones in flashtool, installs min adb and fastboot drivers or the android sdk..
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dwang040 said:
I was under the impression that flash tool is used to get the latest version of the pi (which I already have as the update rolled out a few days ago)? Not for unlocking the bootloader? As for my bootloader, I'm stuck on that step. I'm following sony's steps on unlocking the bootloader, however, I'm stuck on the fastboot as my device isn't recognized. I guess I'll try again from the top, uninstall all the current drivers and reinstall them again.
I also want to add, whenever I plug my phone in into bootloader mode, the pc does recognize that a device is connected as the notification pops up, but again, "fastboot devices" returns nothing. Is there supposed to be a screen for the bootloader? Or is it just a black screen with the blue led?
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Once you get your driver's fixed, just follow the directions given by Sony.. Your phone screen will remain black as all info will be done on your computer..
dwang040 said:
I was under the impression that flash tool is used to get the latest version of the pi (which I already have as the update rolled out a few days ago)? Not for unlocking the bootloader? As for my bootloader, I'm stuck on that step. I'm following sony's steps on unlocking the bootloader, however, I'm stuck on the fastboot as my device isn't recognized. I guess I'll try again from the top, uninstall all the current drivers and reinstall them again.
I also want to add, whenever I plug my phone in into bootloader mode, the pc does recognize that a device is connected as the notification pops up, but again, "fastboot devices" returns nothing. Is there supposed to be a screen for the bootloader? Or is it just a black screen with the blue led?
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Absolutely no, flashtool doesn't need to unlock the bootloader, rather serves to re-lock it in some xperia devices. To unlock it you have to use cmd commands in adb & fastboot, but you can find it here in the XZ1 section.
The cell screen remains black and a blue led appears if you connect in fastboot mode, if you connect in flash mode the screen remains black, but a green LED appears.
if you have problems with the recognition of the device on your PC I can link my guide, it's in italian but if you use google translator you understand it well here
arslancn said:
look at this thread for backup/restore your DRM keys
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I've checked out the thread but it appears only a few with the xz1 have tried it and they didn't report the outcome, well except one who somehow managed to turn his device in an expensive paperweight.. But I will check it out this weekend..