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Apparently sometimes it's not the best idea to use the flashing software that the manufacturer of your phone released.
I have a Wiko Lenny(technically a MediaTek MT6572) that has(or had - now it's dead) the habit of simply rebooting into a bootloop every few months. Fixing that was simple; just start SP Flash Tool, format everything then flash the stock ROM back. Last time I did that was around 4 months ago, and since then I have upgraded to Windows 10, and as such, lost the tools I had installed.
Yesterday it went into a bootloop again. I didn't remember exactly what tools I used, so I assumed they were the tools that Wiko supplied a while back with the V10 ROM. Well, they weren't. I still thought I'd give them a try. I mean, it's from the manufacturer's site, so they must work even better that the ones I was using.
I was wrong. The tool flashed the ROM "successfully", but the only thing it actually succeeded to do is corrupt the preloader. For those who don't know, corrupting the preloader basically means the phone won't even power on(not boot, actually power on), won't charge, and the PC won't detect anything if you connect the phone. Practically, it's the hardest brick a phone can get.
The fastest way to fix that is by either using a JTAG connection to flash everything manually, or by entering something called the Mediatek META mode(don't quote me on this one, though - I never heard of it before). JTAG - well I don't have the tools or expertise necessary to do that(although I'd love to learn how to do it - if anyone can point me to a well-written guide or two about that, please do!), and I simply can't get the phone to enter the META mode.
Is JTAG the only way to do it? Is META mode just a myth? Is there a way to save my phone, or should I just say "RIP" and buy a new one(I have the money for a Samsung Galaxy A3, the new one, but I was planning to buy a new computer with that money - is it worth it?)?
TL;DR (It's not that long but anyway...):
I have a Wiko Lenny(Mediatek MT6572) with a corrupted preloader after I flashed it with Wiko's tool. Can I repair it or should I just buy a new phone?
Link to the culprit that killed my phone(AKA Wiko V10 ROM): https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BzeAvoIC2yhHMTZESUU1Y3hUM0E
Come on people, let's fix this little guy.
EDIT: Please, just tell me what your ideas are... A tip, a crazy idea, some details about MTK devices that could help, anything is appreciated.
Please...
Looks like I'm getting the 10 posts just by begging people to say something... :crying:
I have an MTK phone and its always going wrong and not booting/turning on because I mess with it and break it
I'm sure I flash the backup I made in mtktools with spflash, and plug the phone in with no battery attached, I also have to use windows 7 on a dual boot as windows 10 never played ball properly. You also need the mtk VCOM driver installed, not just adb and normal drivers. If you have all these, and have tried them, then that is the end of my knowledge sadly. Only other thing is going to needrom and seeing if they have a full rom/backup with partition tables/preloader etc.
Also, had to try a few versions of sptools as certain versions didnt work, forget which one I have and which didnt work. And also had to use a samsung USB lead as the stock one didnt work, or the other way round. I just remember it was a ball-ache but did eventually work. Am not on that pc so cant be more helpful, sorry....
robneymcplum said:
I have an MTK phone and its always going wrong and not booting/turning on because I mess with it and break it
I'm sure I flash the backup I made in mtktools with spflash, and plug the phone in with no battery attached, I also have to use windows 7 on a dual boot as windows 10 never played ball properly. You also need the mtk VCOM driver installed, not just adb and normal drivers. If you have all these, and have tried them, then that is the end of my knowledge sadly. Only other thing is going to needrom and seeing if they have a full rom/backup with partition tables/preloader etc.
Also, had to try a few versions of sptools as certain versions didnt work, forget which one I have and which didnt work. And also had to use a samsung USB lead as the stock one didnt work, or the other way round. I just remember it was a ball-ache but did eventually work. Am not on that pc so cant be more helpful, sorry....
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Thanks for replying. I'm not sure if I have the VCOM drivers, but I'll check. Luckily I also have a Win7 PC besides this one, so I'll try it there too.
You need to repair preloader. Contact me !
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You need to repair preloader. Contact me !
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Please do a nice thing, and tell me how to repair it here. Maybe there will be people in the exact same situation...
Can't fix MIne too !
DragonSky87 said:
Please do a nice thing, and tell me how to repair it here. Maybe there will be people in the exact same situation...
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I also got an android phone that is INTEX AQUA I5 hd , i was flashing my phone and unfortunatly my pc got off while flashing . And my preloader got currepted .
When i tries to flash my phone it connects to pc as Mediatek Viacom port , but after 3-4 sec it connects as a usb port .
I continuously gots connceted and dissconnected .
and my Sp flash tool shoes error " S_DA_SDMMC_READ_FAILED(3153) "
Can anybody help me with it ? please help me as soon as possible.
You need to flash preloader by Testpoint,after that flash rom.
Dont remember exactly the testpoint but you can try
DragonSky87 said:
Apparently sometimes it's not the best idea to use the flashing software that the manufacturer of your phone released.
I have a Wiko Lenny(technically a MediaTek MT6572) that has(or had - now it's dead) the habit of simply rebooting into a bootloop every few months. Fixing that was simple; just start SP Flash Tool, format everything then flash the stock ROM back. Last time I did that was around 4 months ago, and since then I have upgraded to Windows 10, and as such, lost the tools I had installed.
Yesterday it went into a bootloop again. I didn't remember exactly what tools I used, so I assumed they were the tools that Wiko supplied a while back with the V10 ROM. Well, they weren't. I still thought I'd give them a try. I mean, it's from the manufacturer's site, so they must work even better that the ones I was using.
I was wrong. The tool flashed the ROM "successfully", but the only thing it actually succeeded to do is corrupt the preloader. For those who don't know, corrupting the preloader basically means the phone won't even power on(not boot, actually power on), won't charge, and the PC won't detect anything if you connect the phone. Practically, it's the hardest brick a phone can get.
The fastest way to fix that is by either using a JTAG connection to flash everything manually, or by entering something called the Mediatek META mode(don't quote me on this one, though - I never heard of it before). JTAG - well I don't have the tools or expertise necessary to do that(although I'd love to learn how to do it - if anyone can point me to a well-written guide or two about that, please do!), and I simply can't get the phone to enter the META mode.
Is JTAG the only way to do it? Is META mode just a myth? Is there a way to save my phone, or should I just say "RIP" and buy a new one(I have the money for a Samsung Galaxy A3, the new one, but I was planning to buy a new computer with that money - is it worth it?)?
TL;DR (It's not that long but anyway...):
I have a Wiko Lenny(Mediatek MT6572) with a corrupted preloader after I flashed it with Wiko's tool. Can I repair it or should I just buy a new phone?
Link to the culprit that killed my phone(AKA Wiko V10 ROM): https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BzeAvoIC2yhHMTZESUU1Y3hUM0E
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Repair your own device
Soft Brick: Soft brick is the state of android device which occur due to some software problems like boot loops or phone freezing at some point during boot. This only occurs if some software problem occurred in the device mainly during OS upgrade or ROM flashing. If your device is in such state then you are luck there are 99% chances that you can recover your beloved device without needing any professional help or spending hundred of dollars.
Hard Brick Hard brick is the state of android device that occurs when your device won’t boot at all i.e. no boot loop,no recovery and also not charging. This occurs due to trying to flashed firmwere not made for your device or flashed incorrectly. This is more difficult to resolve and often require professional help
in MTK Android there is many Partitions in your phone. like Preloader, Recovery, Bootimg etc….. if somehow Preloader get Corrupted then you phone will not able to DETECT WITH PC !!! in other words you will have phone with BOOT DEAD.
How Preloader get corrupted ?
There could be few reasons but main reason could be that someone or you Flash your complete phone (include Preloader) with wrong files or with wrong ver. Also there could be reason someone Delete Preloader or you Deleted.
How could i know my phone have preloader dead ?
Preloader can be dead if some one Flash it wrong and after flash your mobile will not detect with pc any more. for confirm
1.sp flash tools does not detect your phone anymore and also the computer does not as there is a pop sound when usb is connected to device
2.open device manager
take battery out from phone
insert usb
insert battery
and check is computer detecting any device
If it’s not detect then you have phone which Preloader is dead AKA Boot Dead
How can i repair it ?
requirement
1.screwdriver (by which you can open the screw from handset)
2.bricked device
3.a usb cable
4.a copper wire( for sold test points)
5.a pc with sp flash tool,mtk drivers and stock firmwere for your mobile
now you have to disassemble your phone and take pcb out. check there should be some Golden points. check these points there should be written on them Rx,Tx,GND,Vcc,Vcharge etc… check there should be written “COLO” or “KOLO” or“KCOLO” you have to Sold that point with GND After Sold Attach usb now your phone will detect with USB !! and now ready to Flash.
In some phones “COLO” or “KOLO” or “KCOLO” not written for those type of phones you have to test all points one by one Short Golden point with GND and attach usb cable which point short with gnd can able to detect your phone by pc isForce Preloader Mode Test Point !! Keep in mind Don’t Short Vcc,Vcharge or any other pin which have 4.x Volts also i had tested “Colo” or “Kolo” or “KCOLO” don’t have any kind of volts.
need help
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i have samsung clone A9 MT6580 After reflash phon,e is dead by sptool..i thinkl preloader is damaged..i dont have back up..but ditecting VCOM BUT Always "Sft Enable Dram_Fail (4032)" in format or fullfash in all tools
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help me i corrupted my pre loader
gsm-decode said:
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hi sir I try to flash a stock rom downloaded from internet
its a vivo v5 android mobile phone
I tried to flash but I got a few alerts
the selected model does not support model verification
and
if I tried it gives me a brom error
now my phone condition is hard bricked and responding to flash tool
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HI sir how can I contact you
Hi I also have the same problem - when I flashed the stock rom of my LG K7 X-210 (MT6580__lge__LG-X210__m13g__5.1__ALPS.L1.MP6.V2.19_ARIMA6580.WE.L_P42) with the SP Flash tool when I was in a bootloop, I accidentally forgot to uncheck the preloader option. I flashed it to my phone and from that point onwards it didn't want to start up any more, nor would it react if I tried charging it. So conclusion: the preloader is corrupt...
However, I read online that MTK devices (mine is MT6580) have a 'meta' mode which allows your device to still connect to SP Flash tool even if it is hardbricked (in my case by pressing the volume up button, and then simultaneously plugging it in the computer). It is then recognized as MTK Com port something in device manager.
Luckily I have the same phone (but it's not mine) and I was wondering if it was possible to make a full rom dump from that device and restore it on mine? (a method that is safe for the other device as well)
i have a proble on my new phone since i flash preloader my touch is not working anymore, any solutions ?
gsm-decode said:
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I need to repair preloader of My Nokia G20.
hello this is very simple.
i solved this problem.
i wrte english very small.
flash atarken yanlış attığın preloader dosyası ile başlat.cihazı bilgisayara bağla.format bittikten hemen sonra doğru preloader dosyasını klasörün içine yapıştır.ama çok hızlı olmalısın.yani uyumsuz preloader dosyası ile cihaza yükleme yaparken tam format esnasında uyumlu olan preloader dosyasını hızlıca yapıştır.
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Hello, is it too late to write?
Hi guys:crying::crying::crying:, I need to revive my tablet, try to make it root and then I do not boot, try to flash it and use a ROM Archos-101d-Neon tablet, after that no longer shows signs of life, but flashtool still recognizes it. I need the original ROM of the tablet pixi 3 (10) and to see if I can rescue her. If someone can provide me the ROM or if you can help me solve the problem I would appreciate it. I'm waiting for any help. Greetings.
alvarmat said:
Hi guys:crying::crying::crying:, I need to revive my tablet, try to make it root and then I do not boot, try to flash it and use a ROM Archos-101d-Neon tablet, after that no longer shows signs of life, but flashtool still recognizes it. I need the original ROM of the tablet pixi 3 (10) and to see if I can rescue her. If someone can provide me the ROM or if you can help me solve the problem I would appreciate it. I'm waiting for any help. Greetings.
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I have the same problem, I readed in other posts you can use oficial program "Mobile Upgrade S 4.5.4" of alcatel to try revive your tablet. In my case it looks like working, downloaded some files but later the program dont reconogize tablet in the step 3/4 and tablet keep in boot loop.
Please someone with stock room upload it to mega or some filehostin
deceiver7 said:
I have the same problem, I readed in other posts you can use oficial program "Mobile Upgrade S 4.5.4" of alcatel to try revive your tablet. In my case it looks like working, downloaded some files but later the program dont reconogize tablet in the step 3/4 and tablet keep in boot loop.
Please someone with stock room upload it to mega or some filehostin
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alcatel one touch pixi 3 (10) WI-FI ? or 3G ?
on 3G (9010) a lot of information
very necessary for wi-fi (8079).have on hand?
download this official updater: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvUqW-s0ZKJvhVoy4gT1Oiynk8Av choose your model (mine was 8079 - made by TCL as stated in the box).
Hello
@calculo. The program doesn't recognize tablet in the step 3/4 and tablet keep in bootloop. I need the Stock Rom to be able to use it with Sp Flash tool. If you could upload it, I would appreciate it.
Problem solved
I found the software I was looking for (root-alcatel-one-touch-pixi-34-official-t3193624 / page258), Use Sp Flash Tool to format and update, then recharge the battery, then recharge the battery connecting a charger directly on the battery output cables and after all that my tablet resurrected. Thanks for everything.
Guys, need help pls. Got one Pixi 3 3G 10 dual sim device (9010X), went to flash it via SP tool, but it seems I bricked it. Possibly with wrong FW. Now tablet is dead, nothing on screen, but on USB connetion, computer play sound wheni iI connect it . SP and AutoUpdater tools won't recognize it. Any hope here? thanks
EDIT: I got it again recognazible by SPFT by removing the battery, It is flashable again, need correct FW, but can't find it anywhere
Guys need help please! ?
My tablet is dead! "Pixi 3 3G 10 device (8970)" nothing on screen, but on USB connetion, computer play sound when i connect it and receive a message "USB device not recognized" . SP won't recognize it. Any hope here? Thanks
Pixi 3 3G 10 device (8970)
After i tried to upgrade firmware with Mobile Upgrade S Gotu2 it didnt even pass second task only said network error my "Pixi 3 3G 10 device (8970) has nothing on screen and i recive message "USB device not recognized on my computer.
I tried with sp flash tool installed the mtk driver on win7 and on win 10 but it doesnt recognize the usb can someone pls post how to properly install drivers for sp flash
Any help is appreciated
caculo said:
download this official updater: choose your model (mine was 8079 - made by TCL as stated in the box).
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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you ...... This worked for me after 8 hours of trying to fix my hard bricked pixi phone!:good:
Yep, I have managed to brick my pixi 3 (10). I have tried to root my device, but Kingroot failed.
Then I've tried to TWRP (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67953659&postcount=1944) and my device went to bootloop it self with garbled screen (while connected on PC i've heard device connected - device disconnected sound constantly)
And finally I've tried with this https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72854696&postcount=4 and device stopped with bootloop immediately after I've clicked on Yes in dialog "To begin please confirm that your device's battery is fully charged..."
But it has stopped to boot at all, and now when I connect device to my PC I get message "USB device not recognized"...
Is there any hope, or I should use this tablet as a frisbee?
hola quisiera q alguien me alludara a saver si la rom de la tablet pixi 3 10 8080 es el mismo sistema con el 8079
alvarmat said:
Problem solved
I found the software I was looking for (root-alcatel-one-touch-pixi-34-official-t3193624 / page258), Use Sp Flash Tool to format and update, then recharge the battery, then recharge the battery connecting a charger directly on the battery output cables and after all that my tablet resurrected. Thanks for everything.
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@alvarmat Could you provide more infomation on the battery charging part? I'm trying to unbrick a Pixi 3 8079 that won't charge, but I'm on the fence of doing something like that for fear it may damage the battery and the circuitry. Which charger did you use?
SOLUTION
Maybe it's late but i hope it helps someone
Chain 2 AA batteries in serial, end to end , connect 2 cables on both ends using electrical tape. - end ground to the metal CPU cover and + end touch solder on red wire coming from the battery for a minute and the device should turn on.
There is a guide on YT using voltmeter but I'm guessing like me you don't have one
Don't use the stupid update tool!
Hi,
Just bought this tv-box and while trying to update it with a different rom bricked it. It shows just red LED and nothing happens, also while trying go into recovery (toothpick + power cable).
Does anybody have detailed tutorial how to unbrick the box ?
Thanx in advance.
I am in your very same situation. Tried the sd card burning method and also the usb one, but no success at all. Hope there is some solution.
resadent said:
I am in your very same situation. Tried the sd card burning method and also the usb one, but no success at all. Hope there is some solution.
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Maybe someone could place a foto with indicated pins (to make circuit on flash chip) to go into recovery mode ?
etemmu666 said:
Hi,
Just bought this tv-box and while trying to update it with a different rom bricked it. It shows just red LED and nothing happens, also while trying go into recovery (toothpick + power cable).
Does anybody have detailed tutorial how to unbrick the box ?
Thanx in advance.
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Head over to FreakTab, they have tutorials on how to unbrick it
Patrck744 said:
Head over to FreakTab, they have tutorials on how to unbrick it
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We, or at least I, have tried all the tutorials on freaktab and read a lot of things on the matter but nothing seems to do the trick. It's really frustrating.
rubbish
resadent said:
We, or at least I, have tried all the tutorials on freaktab and read a lot of things on the matter but nothing seems to do the trick. It's really frustrating.
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There might be a hardware change for those boxes, the Nexus ROM TV Stock thread has pics on what changed. Best to watch that thread since a solution might be posted soon
I am in the same situation. I tried the sd card burning method and also by the usb cable, but no success at all.
I have got m8s pro+ 2/16gb s905x, The device was purchased on the gearbest website.
some news from my yesterday fight:
sd card burning - many variants of rom, after restart, but on the mainboard there was not observed the reset button, only place named "k1" -> I soldered two points from "k1 place" to make a reset
after that
try by male-male usb cable and usb burning tool 2.0.8, Error result: [0x10105002]Romcode/Initialize DDR/Read initialize status/USB Control setup error
I tried 4 different firmware's, and the same happens every time. Can anyone suggest something?
I can copy whole error if it can help determine the problem.
found on the internet
Romcode / Initialize DDR / Read initialize status / USB Control setup error
-> An error occurs when memory chips do not match. Firmware with ubut for some, but sew on others. It remains to ask the seller about the original firmware: (or shovel (look) available.
resadent said:
We, or at least I, have tried all the tutorials on freaktab and read a lot of things on the matter but nothing seems to do the trick. It's really frustrating.
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I'm in the same situation!
gearbest give me a link for downloading yhe firmware but that don't work for me :
mega.nz/#F!gqgXwSCa!sFNDXrV_EMzAYAcJ68dV0w
If that can help someone.
Regards,
Cody57 said:
I'm in the same situation!
gearbest give me a link for downloading yhe firmware but that don't work for me :
mega.nz/#F!gqgXwSCa!sFNDXrV_EMzAYAcJ68dV0w
If that can help someone.
Regards,
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I gave up after 3 days of wasting time with tools and this box... Ordered xiaomi mi box this time.
etemmu666 said:
I gave up after 3 days of wasting time with tools and this box... Ordered xiaomi mi box this time.
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I will do the same....
i brick mine.....
Any help?
Where can i find *.img file and instruction to brink back in life?
Please help
I can help. My xiaomi mi box has just arrived, after a couple of hours of testing i can say, put that **** (m8s) to trash, buy xiaomi. I am happy that m8s was hard bricked now.
leonkoum said:
i brick mine.....
Any help?
Where can i find *.img file and instruction to brink back in life?
Please help
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I trie so many roms... without success....:crying:
Cody57 said:
I trie so many roms... without success....:crying:
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it's not the deal with ROM but with bootloader and recovery. Because it's not working rest of the problems are what box buy now ? Xiaomi or if are rich, nvidia. Screw that chinese scum. Try MI BOX and you'll find that xiomi is the real proffesional android tv (it's quick, responsive and my wife can handle it so it's the best user freiendly commercial )
etemmu666 said:
it's not the deal with ROM but with bootloader and recovery. Because it's not working rest of the problems are what box buy now ? Xiaomi or if are rich, nvidia. Screw that chinese scum. Try MI BOX and you'll find that xiomi is the real proffesional android tv (it's quick, responsive and my wife can handle it so it's the best user freiendly commercial )
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I have a nvidia shield and I order a xiaomi mi box....
it was just to test a new box and it wasn't too bad.... before testing a new firmware
HELLO the solution for reinstall your rom
hello i have found the solution for you i have received my mecool m8SPRO+ today and i search button recovery
i have found this on freaktab :
You need to press the hidden reset switch (accessed via pinhole on bottom of case) when you connect the USB cable, and it's got to connect to the USB OTG jack, which is the one closer to the power jack.
or see on this video youtube on front panel : xxxxs://XXXX.youtube.com/watch?v=WpThZ2sgkhUt
or maybe same at this video an other place : xxxs://youtu.be/N27pAxtcDSg?t=268
if is not clic take a pinhole if is ok you arrived after bootloader MECOOL ON menu
and take a factory reset
if you don t boot
try method with microsdcard take on sdcard the firmware ota here only the file M8SPRO ota
xxxxs://mega.nz/#F!gqgXwSCa!sFNDXrV_EMzAYAcJ68dV0w
and renom on update.zip
then take power off if is ok you screen apperead with logo android green updating
or do method with usb burning tools
replace xx on web link the correct http
Unbrick the M8S Pro+ 2/16
Hi everyone,
I know how you're guys feel... Is there any new idea or suggestions to unbrick the devices?
After OTA Update the box only shows red and blue at the same time, no boot, no detection of windows with reset button or / with holding the circuit shortcut at "K1".
Can't believe that Amlogic is even worse than the Rockchip boxes to unbrick...
How to factory reset mecool m8s pro plus ? S905w android tv os
Guys i am in trouble with new mecool m8s pro plus ATV i bought..
I am new to xda ..
On the setup
Ipaired my remote
And then connected to my wifi
I then chose the option to put my email and password for the account..it signed in but in the end it was asking for location access i gave it but then i receive an error saying google sign in has stopped
And now i am stuck ..even whei restart box always stuck at the same loop
Guys i dont know what to do...i havent even seen its home screen ..i am in the loop of setting up device
I think maybe faftory resetting it may solve it...but i dont know how to do it ..as i dont know how to open recovery mode...
Hello everyone!
So i've been recently playing with custom roms and I messed up my device shutting it down during a TWRP install (I know how dumb it is and I swore I wouldn't do it again).
My device got bootlooped on the pocophone logo and I could only press the volume down and power button to access a weird black screen (no fastboot, no recovery and not detected by the computer). My last chance was to open it and test points to enter EDL mode (it was almost impossible for me to access it with tweezers). My computer now detects it and I was so happy, MiFlash Tool said my account was bound to my PC so I thought it would work, but I got the message:
Sorry, couldn't flash the device before turning off "Find my Device", and I couldn't find a lot of documentation about that error on the internet.
But how am I supposed to do this considering that I can't even boot my phone ? Or is it just that my account is not authorized, and I need to pay some weird ukrainian guy to posess my computer and work his magic to fix my phone? and how can I contact this kind of guy then?
I have tried doing the same method with Qualcomm Flashing tool QFIL but got the Sahara error. maybe I didn't use the software correctly, I don't really know.
Any help would be very much appreciated, I've been through every website google told me about to fix it, but did not manage to do so.
Thank y'all!
Sorry I didn't read your whole post but I saw you have issues with miflash
Miflash tool has a lot of issues on windows 10
I recommend using vmware with windows 7
Or a computer with windows 7(don't forget to have vcredist 86 and 64 installed)
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Hello everyone!
So i've been recently playing with custom roms and I messed up my device shutting it down during a TWRP install (I know how dumb it is and I swore I wouldn't do it again).
My device got bootlooped on the pocophone logo and I could only press the volume down and power button to access a weird black screen (no fastboot, no recovery and not detected by the computer). My last chance was to open it and test points to enter EDL mode (it was almost impossible for me to access it with tweezers). My computer now detects it and I was so happy, MiFlash Tool said my account was bound to my PC so I thought it would work, but I got the message:
Sorry, couldn't flash the device before turning off "Find my Device", and I couldn't find a lot of documentation about that error on the internet.
But how am I supposed to do this considering that I can't even boot my phone ? Or is it just that my account is not authorized, and I need to pay some weird ukrainian guy to posess my computer and work his magic to fix my phone? and how can I contact this kind of guy then?
I have tried doing the same method with Qualcomm Flashing tool QFIL but got the Sahara error. maybe I didn't use the software correctly, I don't really know.
Any help would be very much appreciated, I've been through every website google told me about to fix it, but did not manage to do so.
Thank y'all!
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Flashing through EDL mode requires Authorized Xiaomi account. So if you know a person who can perform flashing in your physical presence, approach him or take the phone to the service center.
Hello,
I'd run into an issue while flashing from an Android One stock ROM to a modded one with MIUI. I assume my mistake was installing an old version of Android and resulted into a hard brick.
The phone doesn't make any signal of life. It doesn't boot up but when I plug it into the PC, I see this: QUSB_BULK_CID:XXXX_SN:XXXXXXXX (Where X are numbers).
Is there any way to fix it? I'd try with Mi Flash Tool and Qfil and I didn't manage to fix it.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Okay, so it's alive. You're in what's called emergency download mode, or EDL. It's also sometimes called QDL. It can be saved!
Things you will need:
Deep flash cable. (Seriously, do not take the back off your phone. Buy the cable. They're like ten bucks on amazon.)
Qualcomm 9008 drivers
Either XiaoMiFlash or QFIL with QPST. If you go with QFIL, use this link: https://qpsttool.com/qpst-tool-v2-7-104
You need to follow either one of these guides, depending on what you want:
Repackaged A11 stock here: https://c.mi.com/thread-3527044-1-0.html
CC9e Conversion to MIUI 12.5 on A10 here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/miui-12-port-10-miui-12-for-mi-a3-stable-weekly-rom.4016457/
Good luck! DM me if you need help.
Eliliyah said:
Okay, so it's alive. You're in what's called emergency download mode, or EDL. It's also sometimes called QDL. It can be saved!
Things you will need:
Deep flash cable. (Seriously, do not take the back off your phone. Buy the cable. They're like ten bucks on amazon.)
Qualcomm 9008 drivers
Either XiaoMiFlash or QFIL with QPST. If you go with QFIL, use this link: https://qpsttool.com/qpst-tool-v2-7-104
You need to follow either one of these guides, depending on what you want:
Repackaged A11 stock here: https://c.mi.com/thread-3527044-1-0.html
CC9e Conversion to MIUI 12.5 on A10 here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/miui-12-port-10-miui-12-for-mi-a3-stable-weekly-rom.4016457/
Good luck! DM me if you need help.
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Hi, my Mi A3 device also hard bricked. it doesn't show any signal of life. But, when I plugged into my computer with USB cable I can see the Qualcomm 9008 drivers enabled. Then I flased to stock global rom. flashing was successfull as well. But, still device isn't turning on. now signal yet. Still I can see the driver enabled when I plugin usb.
What should I do?