Follow each step to install TWRP and root. I will not be responsible if you brick your device. If you follow each step you will have TWRP and root installed on your AT&T Ascend XT H1611
Updated instructions, let me know if anything needs clarifying or needs cleaning up
Step 1: Save all your data before continuing and back up your pics and files to your PC (unlocking the bootloader will wipe everything)
Step 2: Make sure to have "usb debugging" AND "enable OEM unlock" enabled from developer options in the phones settings, if you don't know how to do this here is a video since the instructions are not included in the rootmygalaxy guide below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ikbcfZfmRA Do this first!
Install adb, fastboot and usb drivers to unlock the bootloader as per the link below. Update FEB 27, 2017: when going to the link in the rootmygalaxy guide below that brings you to the Huawei unlock portal use a different browser than chrome since it keeps redirecting you to the EMUI 5.0 page. Use edge or another browser, once logged in it will bring you to the unlock page. If not and it redirects you to the EMUI 5.0 page click on "download" at the top of the page then on the next page below the search bar click on the "unlock bootloader" link which will bring you to the unlock portal. Again not working with chrome, use a different browser
http://rootmygalaxy.net/unlock-bootloader-on-huawei-devices/
By the time you are done Step 2 you should have your bootloader unlocked. **Do not continue any further if you do not**
Step 3: Download the latest TWRP.img file from here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6BmerE0MoCOdlU4RHRYT1pmeUE/view
The img must be placed in the same folder you have adb and fastboot so put it there and remember where you put it on your PC.
Step 4: Put the SuperSU zip from https://download.chainfire.eu/1019/S...0103215521.zip on your microSD card and remember where you put it.
Step 5: From windows command line with phone on and USB debugging enabled type (all adb commands below are in bold):
a) adb devices (to make sure you device is recognized)
b) adb shell reboot bootloader
Step 6: Confirm phone goes to FASTBOOT & RESCUE mode.
a) fastboot devices (to make sure you device is recognized)
b) fastboot boot TWRP.img (boots TWRP.img from Step 3)
c) Phone will boot into TWRP. Always select Keep Read Only from first screen every time you go into TWRP.
Peek around a bit if you want to, then use TWRP to backup your stock recovery to external micro SD.
d) Reboot bootloader from inside TWRP to flash this custom recovery image (no adb command this time, you are rebooting to bootloader from TWRP, you will see this option under "reboot" in TWRP).
e) fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img (now flashes TWRP recovery to the phone)
Step 7: After phone reboots, get into TWRP recovery repeating Step 6, a and b or hold power button and volume up button from power off state, then release when you see Huawei logo.
Step 8: From TWRP:
a) Once again, always select Keep Read Only from first screen every time you go into TWRP!
b) Press Settings to adjust display brightness and vibrations settings, then press home button.
c) Wipe - Format Data (Warning: You are about to blow away your files on internal storage - which you should have backed up by now. Read the red text and confirm by typing yes and blue check mark button.
d) Home - Backup - Select all six partitions, then Select Storage - Micro SDCard (very important), OK, then Swipe to Backup. When the backup is finished, Home - Advanced, File Manager, /external_sd/TWRP/BACKUPS/........ and make sure your backup files exist for each of the six partitions.
e) Home - Install then Select Storage - Micro SDCard, find your SuperSU.zip, and flash it. Swipe to confirm Flash. Be patient, as it takes a few minutes.
f) After flashing SuperSU, Wipe Dalvik and Cache, then reboot. Be patient, as it takes a few minutes. My phone rebooted several times. You should have root after your phone boots up and you set it back up!
Step 9: Be sure to make another TWRP backup of System, Data, and Boot after you get root and phone is set up again!
All credit goes to enigma2446, strtrcr_87, yuweng and divineBliss. Hopefully I cleaned the instructions up one step further since there has been a lot of questions and confusion.
Here are the old original instructions/thread for historical purposes:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69811031&postcount=1
I'm sure that new ones are better and anyone who uses them, please leave comments/updates so they can be further improved if necessary.
You forgot to note that "enable oem unlock" must be checked under developer options.
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Also, should we re-clock bootloader and FRP after rooting? How is that done?
FRP? There is no known way to relock the bootloader. If you figure it out, please post how.
Gungho-sd said:
You forgot to note that "enable oem unlock" must be checked under developer options.
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Also, should we re-clock bootloader and FRP after rooting? How is that done?
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You forgot to note that "enable oem unlock" must be checked under developer options.
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Very good, I will add it to the guide.
Gungho-sd said:
You forgot to note that "enable oem unlock" must be checked under developer options.
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Also, should we re-clock bootloader and FRP after rooting? How is that done?
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OEM unlock is in the Huawei bootloader unlock instructions. Be kind of redundant mentioning it here.
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clsA said:
OEM unlock is in the Huawei bootloader unlock instructions. Be kind of redundant mentioning it here.
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Added it as a reminder even though that is the case as you pointed out. I know how you feel clsA, 600 views and 2 thanks. It would be nice to see more appreciation to those helping out. The Ascend XT is a good phone at $100-$149 and quite a bit of work has gone into making it into a great phone. Thanks to XDA we will get there.
Let's show some appreciation to those working on this, it takes but a second to hit the "Thanks" button. No donations or money required.
I get a "E: failed to mount /data (Invalid argument)" error when I try to backup my recovery image.
bibinini said:
I get a "E: failed to mount /data (Invalid argument)" error when I try to backup my recovery image.
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Step 8 c / Format Data
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clsA said:
Step 8 c / Format Data
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I should do that step right now even though I am on 6C, currently in the process of backing up my stock recovery? Is my stock recovery just "Recovery"? Or should I backup System as well?
bibinini said:
I should do that step right now even though I am on 6C, currently in the process of backing up my stock recovery? Is my stock recovery just "Recovery"? Or should I backup System as well?
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no just follow the guide and ignore 0 data size
One problem with the "rootmygalaxy" instructions. Right after the line, "Boot your Huawei device into bootloader mode using the following command:" I cannot find the next breadcrumb. Where is this "bootloader mode" and how can I has one?
savannah996 said:
One problem with the "rootmygalaxy" instructions. Right after the line, "Boot your Huawei device into bootloader mode using the following command:" I cannot find the next breadcrumb. Where is this "bootloader mode" and how can I has one?
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From a command prompt type
Adb reboot bootloader
Or
Power off
Hook phone USB to PC
Hold power and volume down
Fastboot mode is the Bootloader
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clsA said:
From a command prompt type
Adb reboot bootloader
Or
Power off
Hook phone USB to PC
Hold power and volume down
Fastboot mode is the Bootloader
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Ok I did see that "fastboot&rescuemode" screen before it says phone locked in green and frp unlock in red underneath. So I use the regular pc command prompt to enter "fastboot oem unlock your-unlock-password"? (of course I used my code) It didnt work. I imagine the "C" drive is not where the command prompt should look. haha im so computer illiterate sorry.
savannah996 said:
Ok I did see that "fastboot&rescuemode" screen before it says phone locked in green and frp unlock in red underneath. So I use the regular pc command prompt to enter "fastboot oem unlock your-unlock-password"? (of course I used my code) It didnt work. I imagine the "C" drive is not where the command prompt should look. haha im so computer illiterate sorry.
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Does "fastboot devices" display your serial number?
The adb and fastboot commands all should be from the fastboot directory
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clsA said:
Does "fastboot devices" display your serial number?
The adb and fastboot commands all should be from the fastboot directory
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All I know is I installed the adb setup from the link in this thread but I have no icons for the program nor "adb" in my program file list or in the program file folder of "C" drive. (on my laptop running windows 8.1) here is a pic of what my screen looks like when I hold power and vol-down. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3TVcujYJWema01IVVZaUTlwX0tBS2NxNUYwUmxsVTltQ0I0/view?usp=sharing
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All I know is I installed the adb setup from the link in this thread but I have no icons for the program nor "adb" in my program file list or in the program file folder of "C" drive. (on my laptop running windows 8.1) here is a pic of what my screen looks like when I hold power and vol-down. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3TVcujYJWema01IVVZaUTlwX0tBS2NxNUYwUmxsVTltQ0I0/view?usp=sharing
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You should have an c:\adb or c:\fastboot folder
Open the command prompt from their
(Shift + right click - command prompt here)
Type
fastboot devices - hit enter
Your phone serial number should show
Next type
fastboot OEM unlock your unlock
You also want to copy the H1611.twrp.img to the adb / fastboot folder so you can boot or flash it later
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Something must have not installed properly on my pc because im not seeing the folders. . Ill work on it tomorrow.
savannah996 said:
Something must have not installed properly on my pc because im not seeing the folders. . Ill work on it tomorrow.
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Obviously adb seems to be working because you booted to the fast boot and rescue mode
If you type fastboot devices, it should return a result or you do not have fastboot installed.
Under your "local drive" whether it is "C" or something else it should be there. adb.exe and fastboot.exe should be there.
I understand this might be a little off topic, I'm very familiar with Samsung devices, just got this phone a few weeks ago. Got it rooted and Xposed running fine, just curious if anyone here has flashed suhide yet and if it works or soft bricks the phone.
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Related
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!)
Code:
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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Team Win Recovery Project 3.0.2
https://postimage.org/
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*** Disclamer
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at us for messing up your device, we will laugh at you.
WARNING: The stock boot image has dm-verity, which prevents you from booting if you swipe to enable system modifications!
SOLUTION: Flash a root such as SuperSU or phh-superuser. You can also flash no-verity-opt-encrypt.zip.
- Prerequisites :
• YOUR BOOTLOADER MUST BE UNLOCKED
-Check this post for details on how to unlock your stylo 2 plus bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68919557&postcount=15
-If you have problems with the device drivers installed , you will need to install lg bridge app by lg that contains the device driver
http://tool.lime.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=PWZO7A26B9UW
• Enable OEM Unlocking and ADB in developer options!
- Download :
https://www.mediafire.com/download/ofyf0vdc8t4349c
[Please do not repost this information or mirror the downloads. Feel free to post a link to this thread anywhere you like.]
- How to install twrp :
Notice:
this install guide was originally written for the stylo 2 plus I'm not sure it will work on the stylo 2..
• BOOT INTO FASTBOOT MODE:
With your phone off, connect your usb cable to your phone while holding VOLUME DOWN to boot into fastboot mode or just type [adb reboot bootloader] in the adb terminal
• ONCE YOU ARE IN FASTBOOT MODE:
Open a command prompt and type "fastboot flash recovery <path_to_recovery.img>” without the quotation marks.
Example: fastboot flash recovery C:/Users/John/Desktop/recovery.img
[don't forget to extract the downloaded recovery zip to get the recovery.img]
• WHEN THE FLASH COMPLETES: (Takes about 2 seconds)
On your phone, unplug the usb cable and power it off by taking out the battery and putting it back in.
• BOOT INTO RECOVERY MODE FOR THE FIRST TIME
HOLD VOLUME DOWN + POWER until you see the LG logo and then temporarily release the POWER button, immediately pressing and holding it back down until you see the white prompt screen. You will NEVER release the volume down button in this process!
Use the hard keys to select "YES" and then "YES" again to boot into
TWRP recovery!
After the TWRP splash screen you will see the option to type in the password to decrypt the filesystem. Due to the password prompt and the touchscreen driver, you will not have any touchscreen functionality until your phone locks for inactivity. After it locks (ON ITS OWN) and the screen dims, you can unlock it normally and TWRP is fully functional.
Warning: use the [volume down + power] buttons combo only to boot into twrp for the first time after flash ! don't use it after that as it will wipe your device every time you try to use the buttons combo again to boot into twrp after the first time .
u have 2 methods to boot into twrp after the first boot:
1- u can use this app [root is required] :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stephansmolek.reboot&hl=en
2- or u can use adb command type [ adb reboot recovery ] in adb terminal to boot into twrp
DISABLE FORCED ENCRYPTION & ROOT IT!
1. In TWRP, go to Wipe > Format Data. Enter the keyword ‘yes‘, in the provided space and enter. This will wipe the automatically encrypted filesystem, and decrypt it.
2. Once the wiping is done, reboot back into recovery. Go to Reboot > Recovery.
3. When the recovery boots again, connect your phone to the PC and Enable MTP under the Mount section.
4. Transfer the downloaded ‘no-verity-opt-encrypt-2.1.zip’ and ‘SR1-SuperSU-v2.78-SR1-20160915123031.zip to your internal storage or EXTSD
5. Disconnect the device now.
6. Tap on Install. Now, navigate your phone’s storage and select ‘no-verity-opt-encrypt-2.1.zip’. Finally swipe the ‘Swipe to confirm Flash’ button on the bottom of the screen.
7. The flashing process will merely take a few seconds. And when it’s done, follow the same method to flash the root package – SR1-SuperSU-v2.78-SR1-20160915123031.zip
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Wait 1 or 2 minutes after the zip files are done flashing then reboot system and PROFIT! Your phone may take 3-5 minutes to boot the first time and it might boot-loop once or twice at the Metro PCS splash screen but don’t worry this is expected.
All required files [supersu+dm-verify disable] can be found in this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/development/recovery-team-win-recovery-project-lg-g5-t3363047
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Nice :good:
Now...who's gonna be first to try this on a LS775 (not Stylo Plus xx550)?
Andromeda_Station said:
Nice :good:
Now...who's gonna be first to try this on a LS775 (not Stylo Plus xx550)?
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Thx xD it should be safe to test if u are not doing anything wrong , are u able to enter fastboot mode ?
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Thx xD it should be safe to test if u are not doing anything wrong , are u able to enter fastboot mode ?
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Not yet...I need to make a proper back up before I do any messing around with this thing. I've got four phones here but the Stylo 2 is the only one I can't afford to brick right now
I thought the Stylo 2 Plus stuff had already been tried and didn't work on this?
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Not yet...I need to make a proper back up before I do any messing around with this thing. I've got four phones here but the Stylo 2 is the only one I can't afford to brick right now
I thought the Stylo 2 Plus stuff had already been tried and didn't work on this?
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This is not a stylo 2 plus recovery that's twrp port for the stylo 2 ls775 model....
messi2050 said:
This is not a stylo 2 plus recovery that's twrp port for the stylo 2 ls775 model....
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Ah, I see that now...just downloaded it.
No luck so far though...have USB debugging and 'enable OEM unlock' checked, 'adb reboot bootloader' and 'reboot to bootloader' from recovery both just boot as normal and power off/volume down+plug in USB just gives the battery charging screen.
Edit: Just went back and read some old threads over again...looks like no one has been able to get to fastboot post ZV3
Is anyone actively trying to get this to work? This is my last hope for this phone. If I cant get it rooted I'm switching phones.
Would this method work for LG VS835 (Stylo 2 V)
Araltd said:
Would this method work for LG VS835 (Stylo 2 V)
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No
I have the VM version of the stylo 2. I got temp root at one point and tried to get full root via the terminal method but it didn't work and I have king root installed in the system but no root, Ive been trying this method but when I push the adb reboot boot loader command it reboots into the boot loader but I can't get any command to work after that. I launched the adb devices command and no device is listed, the only time the device is listed is when the phone is booted to the stock ROM. I'm currently downloading the lg bridge app in hopes it fixes this issue. I'm willing to do this because I have 3 VM variants of this phone all running zv3. Also my google apps are broke after attempting to achieve permanent root....I feel a Lil bummed about that lol
I spent a fair amount of time yesterday and today trying everything I could imagine to get to fastboot...nothing. Tried everything I could find for other LG models in case one worked...nope. Read every thread on every forum I could find that was posted to within the last 60 days. Pulled out the stylus and tried it all again (lol)...all the while being mocked by the cursed "Boost Zone" app icon.
Now I'm just trying to decide if I should pull my hair out, or punch myself in the nuts.
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bakerd62 said:
I'm willing to do this because I have 3 VM variants of this phone all running zv3. Also my google apps are broke after attempting to achieve permanent root....I feel a Lil bummed about that lol
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AFAIK @DirtyPISTOLA is the only one who's pulled this off...everyone else got ZV4'd
You've probably already read these, but if not:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/lg-stylo-2-ls775-root-t3387009
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/boost-varient-permanent-root-t3435543
I don't even know what I did?
So I tried this. First when I tried to Unlock the bootloader but no matter what I tried it wouldn't work. It would always return with the error saying the command is unrecognized (I tried the old and new command to unlock the bootloader). So then I figured I might as well try and flash the recovery anyways. I tried flashing TWRP and it worked. It comes up with a screen that asking if I want to keep my system partition unmodified. Whether I choose to or not it has a bunch of error messages when I try to factory reset. I'm completely confused. I have TWRP but it seems I can't do anything with it. My phone isn't bricked either. I can still boot into android just fine.
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So I tried this. First when I tried to Unlock the bootloader but no matter what I tried it wouldn't work. It would always return with the error saying the command is unrecognized (I tried the old and new command to unlock the bootloader). So then I figured I might as well try and flash the recovery anyways. I tried flashing TWRP and it worked. It comes up with a screen that asking if I want to keep my system partition unmodified. Whether I choose to or not it has a bunch of error messages when I try to factory reset. I'm completely confused. I have TWRP but it seems I can't do anything with it. My phone isn't bricked either. I can still boot into android just fine.
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Huh...flashed it with fastboot? If so, what mode was your phone in when you did it?
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Huh...flashed it with fastboot? If so, what mode was your phone in when you did it?
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It was in fastboot mode
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It was in fastboot mode
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Ah...right, I see from the other thread you're on ZV3. I can't get to fastboot
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It was in fastboot mode
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what's the output of [adb reboot recovery] ?
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what's the output of [adb reboot recovery] ?
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It reboots the phone into TWRP with the same message as the first time I booted to it (can see that in my post above)
I'm on zv6 how can I help
Sent from my LGLS775 using Tapatalk
So I figured out after many days of trying to flash a recovery through fastboot and didn't work, I found a way. This may work for zv4, zv5, and zv6 for I'm on zv3. Anywho I'll get started on what I did.
1) get some type of root (temp or perm)
2) download flashify from play store or Google
3) allow root access
4) open up flashify and choose recovery image
5) press choose image
6) locate where you downloaded your recovery
7) press on your image it will pop up a box click yup 8) it will flash, after the flash choose reboot now
9) for any reason you don't want to reboot right then but you want to later, go to flashify and click the 3 dots in the top right corner and press reboot recovery.
How do I get even temp root? I'm on zv6 if it matters.
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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
SOME USERS CAN'T MAKE THIS GUIDE. PLEASE READ ALL POST BEFORE DO THIS GUIDE.
bibiii79 said:
Thanks a lot, worked perfectly !!!
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Cheers!
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muzzz33 said:
Many thanks , worked a charm , installed latest TWRP AND Magisk once unlocked . I thought this would be a night mare but no issues so far. I was on 7.1.1 2017G 1.20B08
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bibiii79 said:
Thanks a lot, worked perfectly !!!
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Cheers!
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muzzz33 said:
Many thanks , worked a charm , installed latest TWRP AND Magisk once unlocked . I thought this would be a night mare but no issues so far. I was on 7.1.1 2017G 1.20B08
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emanulian said:
How?
I can´t do it (anything).
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This help me:
"10- You'll boot in TWRP once there do the following :
Code:
* tap CANCEL
* tap WIPE
* tap FORMAT DATA and Follow the Instructions"
Thank you.
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atakan33 said:
i try on nougat B08 also B09 works too
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bersek71 said:
thanks! It's OK with nougat!
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Martinius79 said:
Thanks!
This method worked for me on a A2017G running stock B08 (Nougat) with locked bootloader.
Build number: ZTE A2017GV1.2.0B08
Only difference was between step 10 and 11. The device was encrypted so I ended up in the "enter password" dialog after flashing, reset and reboot from edl (because of verity break I guess).
I had to force the device manually into the bootloader (switch off and then hold Volume-Up and Power button to get into the recovery and then to the bootloader).
BTW: Flashed TWRP 3.2.1.0 directly after first boot with axon7tool and then installed Magisk 15.3. Magisk seems to work pretty well for me with this device, root/SU support is working and SafetyNet Patch is also fine.
Thanks for the guide and the links again!
Bye
Martinius
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[GUIDE]Unlock Bootloader Easily
Hi all. I will present new and easier method to unlock bootloader. This guide works on all models.
Before begin;
- Be sure backed up your stuffs on internal storage.
- Be sure that using x64 Windows.
- Be sure that your battery is over 50%
- Be sure that Disable Driver Signature Verification
Download:
MiFlash 20160401 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B065LdNGqJLGM2xfSkZMbVYwc3M/view
15 second ADB Installer https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
ZTE Axon 7 USB Drivers https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=889964283620763004
ZTE Axon 7 Bootloader Unlock Images by TurkDevs https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=817906626617943545
Unlock Bootloader:
1. Install MiFlash. Driver installation will be done automatically.
2. Install ADB Installer. Press Y for all steps on installation.
3. Install Axon 7 Driver.
4. Turn on from developer options "USB Debugging" and "Unlock OEM".
5. Enter; "adb reboot edl"
6. Go Device Manager of Windows and be sure you see your device as "Quallcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008".
7. Extract ZTE_AXON_7_BOOTLOADER_UNLOCK_IMAGES_BY_TURKDEVS.zip
8. Go MiFlash and Refresh. Your device will be there. Select from top Unlock Images folder which you've extracted.
9. Flash and wait until it is done.
10. Long press power button and let your device is on.
11. Enter "adb reboot bootloader" after your device is on.
12. Enter "fastboot oem unlock-go" when you are on bootloader interface.
13. Your data will be erased on this step and device will boot with unlock bootloader.
This tool is from forum.turkdevs.com
Orginal thread: https://forum.turkdevs.com/konu/zte-axon-7-bootloader-acma-root-ve-twrp-yukleme.12225
Hit thanks button if I help you.
Isn't this the same exact method just with a different file?
is this method working 7.1.1 stock ?
atakan33 said:
is this method working 7.1.1 stock ?
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Yes it works
and how to flash twrp easily?
Is there a zip to relock the device on an Easy way like this?
Lycidias said:
Is there a zip to relock the device on an Easy way like this?
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actually to relock you should flash a FULL_EDL package through MiFlash, then flash fastboot, maybe with the package on this thread, and then relock. But check if I'm right cause I've never done that
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Is there a zip to relock the device on an Easy way like this?
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Yes there is. Check first message https://forum.turkdevs.com/konu/zte-axon-7-bootloader-acma-root-ve-twrp-yukleme.12225/
what about twrp ?
is this working on my A2017G unlocked bootloader ?
atakan33 said:
is this working on my A2017G unlocked bootloader ?
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it should.
I follow yours steps, All was donde fine, but now, to start it ask me for password!!! What is it?!?!
emanulian said:
I follow yours steps, All was donde fine, but now, to start it ask me for password!!! What is it?!?!
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You should format data
How?
I can´t do it (anything).
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This help me:
"10- You'll boot in TWRP once there do the following :
Code:
* tap CANCEL
* tap WIPE
* tap FORMAT DATA and Follow the Instructions"
Thank you.
When I put "adb reboot edl" in the Commend Prompt, it came up the device cannot found. Where did I do wrong? Thanks.
jjremax said:
When I put "adb reboot edl" in the Commend Prompt, it came up the device cannot found. Where did I do wrong? Thanks.
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Like, on the start? Look you need to enable USB debugging and keep the phone on and unlocked. Issue 'adb devices' and a pop-up should appear on the phone. Allow the connection and then try 'adb reboot edl'
The phone will seem like it's completely off but it will be in EDL mode
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Like, on the start? Look you need to enable USB debugging and keep the phone on and unlocked. Issue 'adb devices' and a pop-up should appear on the phone. Allow the connection and then try 'adb reboot edl'
The phone will seem like it's completely off but it will be in EDL mode
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Actually, I enabled USB debugging and kept the phone on. I don't understand the meaning of keeping it unlocked, which I thought that was what I am trying to do.
Another question is whether I should download those files into my computer or into the phone. I downloaded them into my PC.
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jjremax said:
Actually, I enabled USB debugging and kept the phone on. I don't understand the meaning of keeping it unlocked, which I thought that was what I am trying to do.
Another question is whether I should download those files into my computer or into the phone. I downloaded them into my PC.
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I re-did the whole process and finished the step 9 (Flash and wait until it is done). However, the device won't be on after long press the power button as indicated in Step 10. What should I do now?
jjremax said:
I re-did the whole process and finished the step 9 (Flash and wait until it is done). However, the device won't be on after long press the power button as indicated in Step 10. What should I do now?
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Make it a really long press. Like a couple of minutes long. After that release it and hold it again, it should boot up
What I meant with 'keep it unlocked' was that you had to leave it with the screen on, not locked.
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Make it a really long press. Like a couple of minutes long. After that release it and hold it again, it should boot up
What I meant with 'keep it unlocked' was that you had to leave it with the screen on, not locked.
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Thanks for the info. I have long pressed the power button more than 4 minutes, but it still won't power up. I saw the LED light up very shortly and felt the phone motor vibrated little bit (You normal can feel the vibration very strong before I did such unlock bootloader thing when the phone powers on). Also, it would repeate such LED and little motor vibration if I hold the power button long enough. How should I do? Thanks again.