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[Q] Phone stuck on "this build is for development purposes"

Yep so I tried to install CM11
and the last thing was to:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
and that was it. Cannot restore my Nandroid backup - it doesn't boot back up.
Just gets stuck at the HTC page with "This build is for development purposes".
I think I need the stock boot.img but it is no where to be found.
Any help??

Just paid someone to get the RUU and restore then phone. I have no idea how he found the RUU since no one else here has it. If they have it they are not sharing it.

Who did you find to restore your phone?
808phone said:
Just paid someone to get the RUU and restore then phone. I have no idea how he found the RUU since no one else here has it. If they have it they are not sharing it.
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I have the same problem. Who did you find to restore your phone? Is it possible that I could contact them?

so basically you paid a guy to google the right RUU???
all you had to do is check your CID (its written on fastboot) and search for that, they really arent that hard to find!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140967
also if you're going to keep flashing different roms its also a good idea to keep that RUU on your pc somewhere!!

There was no matching ruu. What no one told me was that you could use a newer ruu than the one you have. Another thing, before you judge, there were no replies to help me so I had no choice. Since then look how many times I have helped others.

chrons6 said:
I have the same problem. Who did you find to restore your phone? Is it possible that I could contact them?
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As I previously posted, you can use a newer ruu than the version you have installed. That's what the guy did.

In not judging at all man, i just couldnt understand as to why you couldnt fine the info... They guy you paid is no different to you or me, che just searched harder... As for the ruu the name itself tells you its an update... No biggie im glad you got it worked out in the end
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zubeedubs said:
In not judging at all man, i just couldnt understand as to why you couldnt fine the info... They guy you paid is no different to you or me, che just searched harder... As for the ruu the name itself tells you its an update... No biggie im glad you got it worked out in the end
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Did you not read what I said? THERE WAS NO MATCHING RUU! Read OK????
No one told me you could use a NEWER RUU.
If someone - perhaps you had told me, yeah fine, I could have done it. No one helped ok?
BTW: I did a nandroid backup, I had installed custom recovery, rooted with superSU etc... I had adb, fastboot working too. Because I couldn't get an answer I paid someone.
If you have a JTAG machine and you were running a business then maybe you are just like him.

808phone said:
Did you not read what I said? THERE WAS NO MATCHING RUU! Read OK????
No one told me you could use a NEWER RUU.
If someone - perhaps you had told me, yeah fine, I could have done it. No one helped ok?
BTW: I did a nandroid backup, I had installed custom recovery, rooted with superSU etc... I had adb, fastboot working too. Because I couldn't get an answer I paid someone.
If you have a JTAG machine and you were running a business then maybe you are just like him.
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dude theres no need to get fassy about anything... unless your one s is knock off means that there is a RUU for your device and that you simply couldnt find one in the small amount of time that you searched for one...
and just to gnaw a little more at your flawed logic and sour attitude RUU means "ROM UPDATE UTILITY" so i guess your right in not being able to use a newer one... :good:
AND BTW.. i dont have a jtag but i do run a business and in my line of work we see folk like you everyday, ever so quick to get pi**ed at someone for THEIR OWN mistakes!!!
and maybe if youre that impatient and wound up for your own calamities it serves you right to have paid for a simple task..
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chrons6 said:
I have the same problem. Who did you find to restore your phone? Is it possible that I could contact them?
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have a peek at the RUU thread in the dev section and follow the instructions... it really isnt that difficult!!!

? and in my line of work we see folk like you everyday
Right and that's why I have more thanks and posts than you for helping people.
Yes, I know that a RUU has a version number too. I know what it means. If you even took the time to realize that after having to pay, I helped out other people after that so they wouldn't have to pay.
I guess you don't read. I said you COULD use a newer version of the RUU but no one told me.
Where were you when I asked for help? Never mind, you go about yourself and I will continue helping.
In my line of work I know people like you too. You are the type of person people avoid so create your own thread and stop jumping in with unhelpful info.

808phone said:
? and in my line of work we see folk like you everyday
Right and that's why I have more thanks and posts than you for helping people.
Yes, I know that a RUU has a version number too. I know what it means. If you even took the time to realize that after having to pay, I helped out other people after that so they wouldn't have to pay.
I guess you don't read. I said you COULD use a newer version of the RUU but no one told me.
Where were you when I asked for help? Never mind, you go about yourself and I will continue helping.
In my line of work I know people like you too. You are the type of person people avoid so create your own thread and stop jumping in with unhelpful info.
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about your deluded logic: paying a guy to fix your mistakes is the right info??? seriously?? and thats supposed to help the next guy more than directing him towards the right RUU??? boy you really are a contribution to the comunity...
about your thanks rating: i signed up last month and youve been here since january if youve ever contributed anything on here then you should have more thanks than me, its basic math, also i think i should point out that its a forum and not "thank marathon" nobody wins a prize for them...
as far as helping people: i suppose you have, i dont really care that much either..
lastly: i came on your thread infact to lend a hand, until i saw that youre actually lazy and ready to fire off your mouth at strangers for nothing apart from stating the obvious truth...
so as of now you can take your all your thanks and try and cash them in for the next phone you softbrick and "need" to pay someone else to fix...or maybe not!!!
as for me this discussion is closed as i can only feed a troll so much!!!

808phone said:
As I previously posted, you can use a newer ruu than the version you have installed. That's what the guy did.
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I understand how the RUU works and how to use it. My problem, though I hope not, may be slightly more unique?
I had previously rooted by ONE S T-Mobile version and it had been working fine. I then decided to try out another rom. I likely flashed an incorrect boot img because it would only reboot into fastboot, but would still allow me to go into recovery. I went to recovery and restored my nandroid backup; however, now the phone will get stuck on the opening HTC screen the red language on the bottom, "this build is for development purposes only." It will hang on this screen for about 20 seconds and then turn off. No loop. When I attempt to power up again, I get a quick horizontal flash of light across my screen and then the orange LED comes on in the top left corner indicating the phone is charging. I then hold down power and again the phone gets stuck on the opening HTC screen with the red language.
My problem is that I cannot get the phone into fastboot
I've received advice on how to enter the bootloader: power off the phone manually by pressing power for 10+ seconds. Then I' should be able to enter the bootloader and fastboot. (Vol down + power)
Unfortunately, no matter how many times I try, using the above method and a variety of other methods, I still can't get past "HTC developmental purposes only" screen. I'm not new to android and have experience with a number of phones, but this is my first HTC. Pretty frustrating thus far. Rather than spend many more hours pulling out my hair and continually going in circles with no progress to show for my efforts, I'd rather pay someone to make the necessary fixes for me.
Any additional advice would be much appreciated.

same problem
zubeedubs said:
about your deluded logic: paying a guy to fix your mistakes is the right info??? seriously?? and thats supposed to help the next guy more than directing him towards the right RUU??? boy you really are a contribution to the comunity...
about your thanks rating: i signed up last month and youve been here since january if youve ever contributed anything on here then you should have more thanks than me, its basic math, also i think i should point out that its a forum and not "thank marathon" nobody wins a prize for them...
as far as helping people: i suppose you have, i dont really care that much either..
lastly: i came on your thread infact to lend a hand, until i saw that youre actually lazy and ready to fire off your mouth at strangers for nothing apart from stating the obvious truth...
so as of now you can take your all your thanks and try and cash them in for the next phone you softbrick and "need" to pay someone else to fix...or maybe not!!!
as for me this discussion is closed as i can only feed a troll so much!!!
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Just to say that I

chrons6 said:
I understand how the RUU works and how to use it. My problem, though I hope not, may be slightly more unique?
I had previously rooted by ONE S T-Mobile version and it had been working fine. I then decided to try out another rom. I likely flashed an incorrect boot img because it would only reboot into fastboot, but would still allow me to go into recovery. I went to recovery and restored my nandroid backup; however, now the phone will get stuck on the opening HTC screen the red language on the bottom, "this build is for development purposes only." It will hang on this screen for about 20 seconds and then turn off. No loop. When I attempt to power up again, I get a quick horizontal flash of light across my screen and then the orange LED comes on in the top left corner indicating the phone is charging. I then hold down power and again the phone gets stuck on the opening HTC screen with the red language.
My problem is that I cannot get the phone into fastboot
I've received advice on how to enter the bootloader: power off the phone manually by pressing power for 10+ seconds. Then I' should be able to enter the bootloader and fastboot. (Vol down + power)
Unfortunately, no matter how many times I try, using the above method and a variety of other methods, I still can't get past "HTC developmental purposes only" screen. I'm not new to android and have experience with a number of phones, but this is my first HTC. Pretty frustrating thus far. Rather than spend many more hours pulling out my hair and continually going in circles with no progress to show for my efforts, I'd rather pay someone to make the necessary fixes for me.
Any additional advice would be much appreciated.
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Thankfully I finally figured out how to consistently get my phone to enter into Fastboot; however, no the trouble I'm having is finding the proper RUU. I've tried the 3 T-mobile varients available in the RUU depository found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094414
But alas, while I am able to run the RUU program, which enters my phone into a mode where the screen is all black expect for the HTC logo in the middle, I keep on getting error codes. Are there more than 3 RUU varients identified in the depository?
Oh, I should note that I was also able to get into recovery, but my SD was unable to mount so I can't find my Nandroid

Youre at least half Way there, what recovery are you using?? If you can get your PC to see the device try and format the memory to fat32 from PC...
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zubeedubs said:
Youre at least half Way there, what recovery are you using?? If you can get your PC to see the device try and format the memory to fat32 from PC...
Sent from my One S using xda app-developers app
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I believe I'm using TWRP 6.3.0...I'm at work right now and without the phone, but I'm fairly confident that's the recovery. I'll to get the phone into USB mode and see if I'm offered the opportunity to format the memory.
By the way, thanks for the help...it's much appreciated.

chrons6 said:
I believe I'm using TWRP 6.3.0...I'm at work right now and without the phone, but I'm fairly confident that's the recovery. I'll to get the phone into USB mode and see if I'm offered the opportunity to format the memory.
By the way, thanks for the help...it's much appreciated.
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That won't help. You can fix the sdcrad bug by flashing stock recovery via fastbot and preform "factory reset + clear storage"

Wileyfox

Hi, as someone who jumped over to Windows phone some while ago, I am now looking toward Android based again, mainly due to the fact I don't like the way windows is heading.
I have my eye on the Wileyfox swift http://wileyfox.com/ at the moment, it looks good bang for bucks and I like the fact it's UK manufactured.
I'm a little unsure when it's released as I have read some articles saying it's released today and others saying toward the end of September, I can't find it on Amazon or Ebay and the Wileyfox website although gives good information on the phones they are some what lacking in purchasing info, which I find a shame.
My other concern is there is no contact information on the website of the manufacturer, which always makes me a little uncomfortable.
Any thoughts on this phone?

Phone sites almost always wont have pricing details, because of the diff country models, and diff prices in diff places
Thank me if i helped ... ?

pandollar said:
I'm a little unsure when it's released as I have read some articles saying it's released today and others saying toward the end of September?
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I just received this info from Wileyfox:
We are pleased to announce that the Wileyfox Swift will be available to buy online from 22nd September.
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alienhead13 said:
I just received this info from Wileyfox:
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Preorders already started at Amazon for Swift only
https://www.wileyfox.com/swift/

pandollar said:
Hi, as someone who jumped over to Windows phone some while ago, I am now looking toward Android based again, mainly due to the fact I don't like the way windows is heading.
I have my eye on the Wileyfox swift http://wileyfox.com/ at the moment, it looks good bang for bucks and I like the fact it's UK manufactured.
I'm a little unsure when it's released as I have read some articles saying it's released today and others saying toward the end of September, I can't find it on Amazon or Ebay and the Wileyfox website although gives good information on the phones they are some what lacking in purchasing info, which I find a shame.
My other concern is there is no contact information on the website of the manufacturer, which always makes me a little uncomfortable.
Any thoughts on this phone?
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Also consider Xiaomi Mi 4i and Micromax Yu Yureka Plus.
Hit thanks if i helped you!

I went for OPO 64gb in the end. My concerns around the Wileyfox were there was no contact information on the web site, no info on release date although I did receive an email saying it had been delayed until 30 Sept, but looking at the site it's still not released, so lost some faith in them. Something didn't seem right about ordering from a company where there was no contact info for or even details on release.
Anyway, I feel I made the right decision with the OPO and am well impressed, good service from ordering direct and received quite a few extra's that I wasn't expecting ie case, screen protectors.

pandollar said:
I went for OPO 64gb in the end. My concerns around the Wileyfox were there was no contact information on the web site, no info on release date although I did receive an email saying it had been delayed until 30 Sept, but looking at the site it's still not released, so lost some faith in them. Something didn't seem right about ordering from a company where there was no contact info for or even details on release.
Anyway, I feel I made the right decision with the OPO and am well impressed, good service from ordering direct and received quite a few extra's that I wasn't expecting ie case, screen protectors.
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I just bought a Wileyfox Swift through Amazon pre-order. It came as promised and is a sweet device. It is a shame that the Wileyfox home page has no contact details. I wanted to find out how to root the device. As it's Cyanogen, I thought it would have come pre-rooted but it's not.
Also, because of delivery delays, Wileyfox offered me a year's screen replacement cover free. To avail of their kind offer I have to enter the device IMEI on Wileyfox home page but.....there's no option there....yet.
Amazon,as usual, got everything right but Wileyfox seem tardy. Maybe they'll catch up soon.
The Swift is a nice device but I want to root it. Does anyone have any information about that?

I have made a big mistake. Try to flash a new official rom somebody posted in needrom, and I got hardbrick (qhsusb_buld detect when i connect). I am asking for any kind of advice. I have found some different methods to repair it with qualcomm tools but i dont have the required files.
Thanks for your answers.

dyegop said:
I have made a big mistake. Try to flash a new official rom somebody posted in needrom, and I got hardbrick (qhsusb_buld detect when i connect). I am asking for any kind of advice. I have found some different methods to repair it with qualcomm tools but i dont have the required files.
Thanks for your answers.
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https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=crackling&type=nightly

rooting the wileyfox swift
Hi all,
found out how to root this device!
Here the steps:
1) download supersu zip from here
https://download.chainfire.eu/696/supersu/
2) save it to your external sdcard
3) follow the steps on this site until recovery is started.
Do NOT flash the Cyanogenmod, only the recovery!!!
https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_crackling
4) reboot directly into recovery. Normal system boot reinstalls stock recovery.
5) install supersu update zip from recovery menu
6) reboot and enjoy root access

olli_o said:
Hi all,
found out how to root this device!
Here the steps:
1) download supersu zip from here
https //download.chainfire.eu/696/supersu/
2) save it to your external sdcard
3) follow the steps on this site until recovery is started.
Do NOT flash the Cyanogenmod, only the recovery!!!
https //wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_crackling
4) reboot directly into recovery. Normal system boot reinstalls stock recovery.
5) install supersu update zip from recovery menu
6) reboot and enjoy root access
Sorry for the inconvenience with the text links, I'm not yet allowed to post external links.
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Thanks olli_o. Has anyone else been brave enough to try this yet?

This query is aimed at Swift owners using CyanogenOS: Is the pulsing of notification LED natively supported? If not, have you tried apps that enable this feature?

NigelLHooper said:
Thanks olli_o. Has anyone else been brave enough to try this yet?
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I have successfully rooted my Wilefox swift using that method. I did not even flash the new recovery - I simply booted into it and flashed supersu
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arvinquilao said:
This query is aimed at Swift owners using CyanogenOS: Is the pulsing of notification LED natively supported? If not, have you tried apps that enable this feature?
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It has native LED support, which actually works very well. On my Nexus 4 I used to use Lightflow, but with the Wileyfox I've not needed to use a separate app.

fractiousg said:
I have successfully rooted my Wilefox swift using that method. I did not even flash the new recovery - I simply booted into it and flashed supersu
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That's intersting. My stock recovery always complained about wrong signature of the update, so I had to use the CM recovery.
Now as I've got root I can read out the ROM. Does anybody know how to build the ROM image so that it could be flashed by recovery to restore the device?

olli_o said:
That's intersting. My stock recovery always complained about wrong signature of the update, so I had to use the CM recovery.
Now as I've got root I can read out the ROM. Does anybody know how to build the ROM image so that it could be flashed by recovery to restore the device?
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The stock recovery does complain about the wrong signature...so I did USE the CM recover, but I did not flash it, I simply booted into it with:
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
This allowed me to flash without replacing the stock recovery

Hey guys, I've followed all the instructions (adb, fastboot etc, fastboot is installed and working correctly etc), but when I try installing the recovery (for cm12.1) it says the system cannot find the file specified?
Any suggestions?
Or is there any other way that I could install the recovery?
I'd really like to start using the 12.1 nightlies
Kind Regards

Why do you guys want to root an official Cyanogen phone?

jjl5590 said:
Why do you guys want to root an official Cyanogen phone?
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Because it's CyanogenOS which has no root option. Only CyanogenMod has this option.
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r3d3mpt10n said:
Hey guys, I've followed all the instructions (adb, fastboot etc, fastboot is installed and working correctly etc), but when I try installing the recovery (for cm12.1) it says the system cannot find the file specified?
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What do you mean with installing the recovery? You download the recovery image to your PC and flash the img file using fastboot. Then reboot and press the power and vol- buttons together.

Any joy with SuperSU on the storm?
NigelLHooper said:
Thanks olli_o. Has anyone else been brave enough to try this yet?
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Thanks, Nigel and Olli_o - great work...
Has anyone been able to successfully do this on the Storm (not the swift)? If not, does anyone have any reason to believe it will/wont work?
Loving my new phone, but screwed by it not having root, and really don't want to brick it after 3 days...
TIA,
Neon

Seems that the Wileyfox Swift still has the Stagefright bug number CVE-2015-6602. Does anybody know if Wileyfox will deliver a CyanogenOS update for that?

Cannot install TWRP on FRD L14

I'm in the middle of trying to install TWRP tried multiple versions and different sites and flashed at least 5 different TWRP images and cannot boot into TWRP. I just end up at the EMIU recovery. Is TWRP not functioning for this model?
EMUI: 5.0
Android: 7.0

Hi there @WillDaBeast69. I actually purchased one of these and want to root it and such. I'm gonna be in your thread a bit trying to help you find a way and also help me and everyone else in the process to find a solution. If a solution is already available then hopefully someone else will post it.
AFAIK - currently I don't see anything regarding the L14 which is the 64GB version.
What I'd like you to do first is get back on the stock firmware. Unless you know where to find one, I'm going to say look for an UPDATE.APP somewhere for the L14. I'm going to do some searching as well. If you find it please post the link. If you find one that works and it's not on an official site (Honor site) then I'll also download it and upload to a central location that everyone can get to it.
Once you're back on the stock firmware, I'm going to ask you to try and get a TWRP image booted on the device. Not installed but booted. Once we have that up we can proceed.
*EDIT*
So after doing a bit of digging I found a link in someone's sig.
All thanks go to @Dominikrod for his sig which lead to this post.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70396400&postcount=547
Full thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho...-to-nougat-t3510275/post70396400#post70396400
But before we can proceed, we will need to get your phone back up and running if it's not already in a working state.
*EDIT*
So after following the instructions I got one of the L14's I have up and running rooted. The other one is giving me some trouble because I can't unlock the bootloader for some reason. Keeps telling me the code is wrong. Once I get it up and running I'll make sure I post pics of the process.
Confirmed working on EMUI5 - Android OS 7.

THANK YOU!!
khat17 said:
Hi there @WillDaBeast69. I actually purchased one of these and want to root it and such. I'm gonna be in your thread a bit trying to help you find a way and also help me and everyone else in the process to find a solution. If a solution is already available then hopefully someone else will post it.
AFAIK - currently I don't see anything regarding the L14 which is the 64GB version.
What I'd like you to do first is get back on the stock firmware. Unless you know where to find one, I'm going to say look for an UPDATE.APP somewhere for the L14. I'm going to do some searching as well. If you find it please post the link. If you find one that works and it's not on an official site (Honor site) then I'll also download it and upload to a central location that everyone can get to it.
Once you're back on the stock firmware, I'm going to ask you to try and get a TWRP image booted on the device. Not installed but booted. Once we have that up we can proceed.
*EDIT*
So after doing a bit of digging I found a link in someone's sig.
All thanks go to @Dominikrod for his sig which lead to this post.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70396400&postcount=547
Full thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho...-to-nougat-t3510275/post70396400#post70396400
But before we can proceed, we will need to get your phone back up and running if it's not already in a working state.
*EDIT*
So after following the instructions I got one of the L14's I have up and running rooted. The other one is giving me some trouble because I can't unlock the bootloader for some reason. Keeps telling me the code is wrong. Once I get it up and running I'll make sure I post pics of the process.
Confirmed working on EMUI5 - Android OS 7.
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khat17 said:
Hi there @WillDaBeast69. I actually purchased one of these and want to root it and such. I'm gonna be in your thread a bit trying to help you find a way and also help me and everyone else in the process to find a solution. If a solution is already available then hopefully someone else will post it.
AFAIK - currently I don't see anything regarding the L14 which is the 64GB version.
What I'd like you to do first is get back on the stock firmware. Unless you know where to find one, I'm going to say look for an UPDATE.APP somewhere for the L14. I'm going to do some searching as well. If you find it please post the link. If you find one that works and it's not on an official site (Honor site) then I'll also download it and upload to a central location that everyone can get to it.
Once you're back on the stock firmware, I'm going to ask you to try and get a TWRP image booted on the device. Not installed but booted. Once we have that up we can proceed.
*EDIT*
So after doing a bit of digging I found a link in someone's sig.
All thanks go to @Dominikrod for his sig which lead to this post.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70396400&postcount=547
Full thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho...-to-nougat-t3510275/post70396400#post70396400
But before we can proceed, we will need to get your phone back up and running if it's not already in a working state.
*EDIT*
So after following the instructions I got one of the L14's I have up and running rooted. The other one is giving me some trouble because I can't unlock the bootloader for some reason. Keeps telling me the code is wrong. Once I get it up and running I'll make sure I post pics of the process.
Confirmed working on EMUI5 - Android OS 7.
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Hoping you're still monitoring this thread or get a notification. I also just purchased the L14 and was disappointed to find that it is "special" as all the guides, firmware, etc that are available are for the L04. I was wondering what progress you've made since this post? Have you had any other issues, flashed custom ROMs, and if so, how did they work?
Also, have you had any luck finding current update.app/zip files for the L14? I found posts directing to an app called Firmware Finder which seems to pull up multiple copies but also read that those might somehow be locked and result in a brick/soft brick. Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

Sticky92 said:
THANK YOU!!
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No problem. Anytime.
dsEVOlve said:
Hoping you're still monitoring this thread or get a notification. I also just purchased the L14 and was disappointed to find that it is "special" as all the guides, firmware, etc that are available are for the L04. I was wondering what progress you've made since this post? Have you had any other issues, flashed custom ROMs, and if so, how did they work?
Also, have you had any luck finding current update.app/zip files for the L14? I found posts directing to an app called Firmware Finder which seems to pull up multiple copies but also read that those might somehow be locked and result in a brick/soft brick. Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!
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From what's been happening to me, I think Huawei may be clamping down on allowing persons to unlock their bootloader and root the phones. I've not been able to get into the site at all - I've managed to root my wife's phone but mine.............nothing. Nothing works. I got the info directly from their site and it just won't work. I emailed them and they say that they don't assist individuals with bootloader unlock nor do they allow it - which seems to be new policy.
The instructions that are in the link I have works. As long as you got your bootloader unlocked you can install TWRP, SuperSU and root. If you go through the instructions in the link and need step-by-step assistance then just post back.

Error on FRD-L14 and B388
khat17 said:
No problem. Anytime.
From what's been happening to me, I think Huawei may be clamping down on allowing persons to unlock their bootloader and root the phones. I've not been able to get into the site at all - I've managed to root my wife's phone but mine.............nothing. Nothing works. I got the info directly from their site and it just won't work. I emailed them and they say that they don't assist individuals with bootloader unlock nor do they allow it - which seems to be new policy.
The instructions that are in the link I have works. As long as you got your bootloader unlocked you can install TWRP, SuperSU and root. If you go through the instructions in the link and need step-by-step assistance then just post back.
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I try to install all the TWRP imgs on the links, I´m using the FRD-L14 B388, but after I reboot the phone after flashing the TWRP recovery pressing VOL + and VOL - , I received the message "Your device has been unlocked and cant be trusted.... Your device is booting now..." after some minutes it goes to EMUI recovery instead of TWRP.
Is there something I can do it to solve this issue?
Thanks in advanced!

sammyrano said:
I try to install all the TWRP imgs on the links, I´m using the FRD-L14 B388, but after I reboot the phone after flashing the TWRP recovery pressing VOL + and VOL - , I received the message "Your device has been unlocked and cant be trusted.... Your device is booting now..." after some minutes it goes to EMUI recovery instead of TWRP.
Is there something I can do it to solve this issue?
Thanks in advanced!
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This is normal after you unlock the bootloader. Unless you re-lock it you won't get rid of that error AFAIK. Small annoyance to pay for full root.

khat17 said:
This is normal after you unlock the bootloader. Unless you re-lock it you won't get rid of that error AFAIK. Small annoyance to pay for full root.
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Hi, so I can live with this message not a big deal in the mean time is just a normal information alert.
Thank you so much for the information!

sammyrano said:
Hi, so I can live with this message not a big deal in the mean time is just a normal information alert.
Thank you so much for the information!
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I also got honor 8 FRD-L14 version rooted with Magisk and stock EMUI 5.0.1. You should try Dolby atmos audio mod from this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/soundmod-axon-7-dolby-atmos-t3412342 and also Google dose for Magisk to improve battery life.
Best wishes sir.

khat17 said:
No problem. Anytime.
From what's been happening to me, I think Huawei may be clamping down on allowing persons to unlock their bootloader and root the phones. I've not been able to get into the site at all - I've managed to root my wife's phone but mine.............nothing. Nothing works. I got the info directly from their site and it just won't work. I emailed them and they say that they don't assist individuals with bootloader unlock nor do they allow it - which seems to be new policy.
The instructions that are in the link I have works. As long as you got your bootloader unlocked you can install TWRP, SuperSU and root. If you go through the instructions in the link and need step-by-step assistance then just post back.
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Any chance that step by step assistance is still on the table? I'm revisiting the notion of unlocking and rooting but your previous post and the threads linked to it have me quite a bit lost. Do I have to go all the way back to build B162 to get it to work properly? I know my way around ADB and have unlocked every phone I've had going back to the first HTC Evo but all the different versions of this phone has me all turned around. :/
A walkthrough with direct links to files used would be greatly appreciated if you have the time.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

Not a problem. I'll see what I can do. Will need a little time to compile the info.
dsEVOlve said:
Any chance that step by step assistance is still on the table? I'm revisiting the notion of unlocking and rooting but your previous post and the threads linked to it have me quite a bit lost. Do I have to go all the way back to build B162 to get it to work properly? I know my way around ADB and have unlocked every phone I've had going back to the first HTC Evo but all the different versions of this phone has me all turned around. :/
A walkthrough with direct links to files used would be greatly appreciated if you have the time.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
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khat17 said:
Not a problem. I'll see what I can do. Will need a little time to compile the info.
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Any progress?

dsEVOlve said:
Any progress?
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Apologies. Vehicle issues that I'm sorting out have taken up my time.
So first thing we're gonna do is this. Go to this thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho...-to-nougat-t3510275/post70396400#post70396400
Download the files there. You have an L14 and this thread I've linked to has files for that phone.
Next you want an SD card. An 8GB card should work. You will also need a hash checker like the one in the link below.
http://getmd5checker.com
Once you have all of those post back and we can proceed.

I used this guide to install TWRP on my FRD-L14 without a hitch:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/how-to/guide-unlock-bootloader-tested-root-t3443946
Is there a certain step you get caught up on? I just reverted back to stock after being on a custom ROM for a day so it is fresh in my mind.
This is the TWRP I used:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/development/twrp-t3566563

@dsEVOlve - you can try the link that @Deemo13 posted. I'll still be here to go through the step by step process. If you're available tonight I will also give you remote assistance in getting it done if you'd like the help that way.
https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/previous-versions/
Go there and download version 11 if you'd like the remote assistance in getting this done. If we can agree on a time then I'll ask you to PM me the ID and PW.
Let's go through and see if we can get you setup.

Deemo13 said:
I used this guide to install TWRP on my FRD-L14 without a hitch:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/how-to/guide-unlock-bootloader-tested-root-t3443946
Is there a certain step you get caught up on? I just reverted back to stock after being on a custom ROM for a day so it is fresh in my mind.
This is the TWRP I used:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/development/twrp-t3566563
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Did you flash SuperSU or magisk? If SuperSU, did you flash it or simply install from Play Store?
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khat17 said:
@dsEVOlve - you can try the link that @Deemo13 posted. I'll still be here to go through the step by step process. If you're available tonight I will also give you remote assistance in getting it done if you'd like the help that way.
https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/previous-versions/
Go there and download version 11 if you'd like the remote assistance in getting this done. If we can agree on a time then I'll ask you to PM me the ID and PW.
Let's go through and see if we can get you setup.
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Thanks for the offer of assistance. I think I've got the process now and the files needed to root. I was just wary before because nothing I came across specifically said it was for the L14 variant.
Just trying to figure out if I want to go the SuperSU or Magisk route. Any suggestions?
And the first link you provided utilizes build 360. How do I go about getting the latest build to flash? Firmware finder?

dsEVOlve said:
Did you flash SuperSU or magisk? If SuperSU, did you flash it or simply install from Play Store?
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Thanks for the offer of assistance. I think I've got the process now and the files needed to root. I was just wary before because nothing I came across specifically said it was for the L14 variant.
Just trying to figure out if I want to go the SuperSU or Magisk route. Any suggestions?
And the first link you provided utilizes build 360. How do I go about getting the latest build to flash? Firmware finder?
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I did not flash or root the phone, so unfortunately I can't give any advice on this front

[Successful] [UNBRICK] Redmi Note 5/Pro Bypass EDL Authorization

In this video I'll guide you to Unbrick Redmi Note 5/Pro without replacing Motherboard, for fastboot flash Xiaomi has introduced the security feature known as EDL Authorization, without Authorized ID you can't flash and unbrick you Redmi Note 5, here I'm representing the FASTBOOT ROM for Redmi Note 5 (Whyred) which'll bypass the MI EDL Authorization, yes there is no need of MI ID Authorization and also you don't have to try test point method.​
Links:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16lQ-A175D_5DJU-YT4lbul5htgaNNw21
Procedure:
Just flash the Extracted ROM using "may 2018 miflash tool" (Unzip the files selected the folder where rom is extracted choose option of clean all and click on flash.​

Fixed url:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf_pPCGkldI

Enough with same threads.. There are numerous guides already about same thing, we dont need a new one everyday.

Incogn said:
Enough with same threads.. There are numerous guides already about same thing, we dont need a new one everyday.
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Well I'm aware of that, and this video is a prove it self

rashidmalyk said:
Well I'm aware of that, and this video is a prove it self
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Sorry you dont make sense or i just cant understand you.. We dont need proof, its been reported as working, in atleast 4 different threads. Its not some kind of new magic method, its the same guide everybody is talking for a week already.

Incogn said:
Sorry you dont make sense ir i just cant understand you.. We dont need proof, its been reported as working, in atleast 4 different threads. Its not some kind of new magic method, its the same guide everybody is talking for a week already.
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:silly: these guys are just here for karma and nothing new to add.

Incogn said:
Sorry you dont make sense or i just cant understand you.. We dont need proof, its been reported as working, in atleast 4 different threads. Its not some kind of new magic method, its the same guide everybody is talking for a week already.
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I'll appreciate you if there is a single thread posted by you (of 4 threads). After getting the device hard bricked, why you people try test point method when the phone was already tucked in EDL Mode, there are many miserable users whom ruin there devices due to bloody incomplete and so-called magical guides by the developers kind of you.

deathbearer said:
:silly: these guys are just here for karma and nothing new to add.
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Its much better than begging authorization from Russians, and soon there will be new things from me!

rashidmalyk said:
I'll appreciate you if there is a single thread posted by you (of 4 threads). After getting the device hard bricked, why you people try test point method when the phone was already tucked in EDL Mode, there are many miserable users whom ruin there devices due to bloody incomplete and so-called magical guides by the developers kind of you.
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Lmao, im not looking for appreciation from you, where did you get this crazy idea.. All im saying is, THIS GUIDE BEEN ON FORUM FOR WEEKS, ITS ALREADY 4TH THREAD SHOWING SAME THING. This is not your work, nor is it some new method. Its the same method thats been posted on this forum before. Stop creating same threads over and over again. And what is even worse, is i dont see a single credit to anyone, even tho files and guide was taken from other people and miui forum. So shame on you.

rashidmalyk said:
Its much better than begging authorization from Russians, and soon there will be new things from me!
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Without contributing anything new thats a tall claim to make. You would be begging too. If new way of unbrick information was not found.
First do something on your own rather than stealing someone else's work.

How to do it on my Xiaomi Mi8? Where can I get a compatible modded ROM?

I am getting the following message "write time out, maybe the device was disconnected"

Incogn said:
Lmao, im not looking for appreciation from you, where did you get this crazy idea.. All im saying is, THIS GUIDE BEEN ON FORUM FOR WEEKS, ITS ALREADY 4TH THREAD SHOWING SAME THING. This is not your work, nor is it some new method. Its the same method thats been posted on this forum before. Stop creating same threads over and over again. And what is even worse, is i dont see a single credit to anyone, even tho files and guide was taken from other people and miui forum. So shame on you.
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Can you please show other thread that exist before for this same procedure because have searched and see non

VeerAmrit said:
I am getting the following message "write time out, maybe the device was disconnected"
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Did you watch my other guide?

klingkling said:
Can you please show other thread that exist before for this same procedure because have searched and see non
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True this has been re-posted a lot of times. I first posted it here with all the proper credits but mine was reported so I asked the mod to take it down permanently. After a few days I made a thread again because of a lot of pm's. Here it is::
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-5-pro/how-to/fix-arb-bricked-device-qfil-t3841780

Need Help
Can you help me with bypass authorization on Redmi 3s Prime. is there any option for it, cant even install TWRP recovery without binding the phone. Any help will be appreciated.

Can i flash any of these roms on my fake rom note 5 with locked bl? and which one?

I have a MiPad4 which I can only get fastboot
I have tried to flash with the latest MiFlash and the 28 may 2018 Miflash
Miflash can see the device - it goes through the flash and everything seems to be doing fine until after 30 seconds it says
error:FAILED ( remote: Flashing is not allowed in Lock State )
I had this device unlocked before , but when I flashed TWRP originally I left the default selection of clean all and lock on MiFlash ( sad default )
any ideas ?

baldrick_turnip said:
I have a MiPad4 which I can only get fastboot
I have tried to flash with the latest MiFlash and the 28 may 2018 Miflash
Miflash can see the device - it goes through the flash and everything seems to be doing fine until after 30 seconds it says
error:FAILED ( remote: Flashing is not allowed in Lock State )
I had this device unlocked before , but when I flashed TWRP originally I left the default selection of clean all and lock on MiFlash ( sad default )
any ideas ?
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You answered yourself. You left default selection "clean all and lock". It locked your bootloader again, because thats what you chose to do.

Further Updates??
Bro i just did as u shown in vid and with ur help i just unbricked my dead.
But now I want to ask u something will i get updates now or how can i Flash TWRP Or any other Recovery??

ROOTING Note 10

Hi all,
Someone know How can I Root my device?

You can not yet...

First stage would be unlocking the bootloader ... which Huawei now deny you the ability to do.
However it appears someone is offering a working unlock service.
People are reporting it's legit for the P20 / Pro.
Be careful though.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-pro/development/bootloader-unlock-service-t3852447

mudnightoil said:
First stage would be unlocking the bootloader ... which Huawei now deny you the ability to do.
However it appears someone is offering a working unlock service.
People are reporting it's legit for the P20 / Pro.
Be careful though.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-pro/development/bootloader-unlock-service-t3852447
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As a fresh owner of Honor Note 10 I was curious if it's possible to have the bootloader unlocked. Just finished chatting to the admin from the website and he claims that YES, they offer this service for 30EUR. But then I asked him if there's an actual way to root the device and he wouldn't know. My point here is: there's not much of a point to have an unlocked bootloader if you can't get the root on the phone. I think we will have to wait a bit longer till someone gets a working root method. I wouldn't mind to pay for having the bootloader unlocked (for reasonable amount of moneyh) as long as it works...

You can't have root without the unlocked bootloader.
So of course there isn't a root method yet ... because no-one was previously able to unlock the bootloader.
If that is now possible, then a root method will inevitably come.

mudnightoil said:
You can't have root without the unlocked bootloader.
So of course there isn't a root method yet ... because no-one was previously able to unlock the bootloader.
If that is now possible, then a root method will inevitably come.
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Given Huawei's recent dull attitude that reads something like "LOCKED BOOTLOADER is for your safety only" (BLAH BLAH BLAH), reasonable doubt of a commonly available ROOT for this magnificent device is more than imminent...
But hope is all there's left, right

If one enterprising individual has found a way, and is charging €30, then others will find a way too, and will provide it for less / nothing eventually.
He's just the first, and good for him.

mudnightoil said:
If one enterprising individual has found a way, and is charging €30, then others will find a way too, and will provide it for less / nothing eventually.
He's just the first, and good for him.
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Hmmm... there seems to be some work in progress alright regarding a custom TRWP for Note 10, if the google translator works fine, that is:
https://translate.google.com/transl...m/thread-17327282-1-1.html&edit-text=&act=url
And the bootloader unlock code might get somewhat cheaper, too:
https://global-unlocking-solutions.miiduu.com/bootloader-unlock-codes-choose-model-below
Let's wait and see, I guess

Just to keep this thread alive, does anyone happen to have an access to the Chinese Huawei club forum with TWRP recovery? I'm unable to download the img file there as it requires to have a chinese phone number to register on the site. All it takes is to have that file downloaded. I'd like to volunteer to unlock the bootloader, then flash the TWRP through adb interface and try to root the Note 10 with Magisk or SuperSU just to see if it works.
Anyone with Chinese Huwaei ID willing to download that file, as seen here:
https://club.huawei.com/thread-17327282-1-1.html
Any help is much appreciated!

7gismo said:
Just to keep this thread alive, does anyone happen to have an access to the Chinese Huawei club forum with TWRP recovery? I'm unable to download the img file there as it requires to have a chinese phone number to register on the site. All it takes is to have that file downloaded. I'd like to volunteer to unlock the bootloader, then flash the TWRP through adb interface and try to root the Note 10 with Magisk or SuperSU just to see if it works.
Anyone with Chinese Huwaei ID willing to download that file, as seen here:
https://club.huawei.com/thread-17327282-1-1.html
Any help is much appreciated!
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i have downloaded but you need to have unlocked bootloader. i had also registered for that xda huawei unlocker thread, but stll waiting for unlock key.
Here : https://1drv.ms/u/s!AizwhfImY2xzgadtepfbKJ1BQqxMvg
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Can anyone download Official rom 108 from below baidu link. Atleast it will be useful for recovery if something screwsup. baidu is somehow extremely slow to download and connection resets for me after few hours. Please share once you are able to download.
https://pan.baidu.com/s/1-JF43jLbz2WcTMurYHm0Hw
Password : 6c52
Process :
Unzip the compressed file and copy the dload folder to the SD card.
forced upgrade:
1. Simultaneously press and hold the Note10 three physical buttons (volume up and down keys, power button) until you enter the recovery to upgrade
2. If the upgrade is successful, the machine will automatically restart into the system;
Tip: If there is a problem with the upgrade failure, please check whether the SD card upgrade package is copied to the specified directory and the upgrade package is the SD card upgrade package of the product.

Thanks for the help, much appreciated?.
The good news is I got my bootloader unlocked. The bad news is the apk file requires root, which I was hoping to obtain by flashing a custom TWRP image. I thought that's what it was available in that Huawei club Note10 forum...
Ah well, we have to remain patient till someone actually releases a working TWRP for Note 10. Sooner or later, I guess ?.
Cheers!

7gismo said:
Thanks for the help, much appreciated?.
The good news is I got my bootloader unlocked. The bad news is the apk file requires root, which I was hoping to obtain by flashing a custom TWRP image. I thought that's what it was available in that Huawei club Note10 forum...
Ah well, we have to remain patient till someone actually releases a working TWRP for Note 10. Sooner or later, I guess ?.
Cheers!
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How did you got it unlocked?
i know there are many pid sources but was waiting for someone to confirm they really work for note 10. Can you please share where you got it from?

Sure, I've posted the link already:
https://global-unlocking-solutions.miiduu.com/bootloader-unlock-codes-choose-model-below
I chose the fast 1-20min option and it was done that way, indeed. You must pay upfront, of course. They generated the unlock code for me and all I did was a few lines in cmd powershell while phone was in fastboot mode.
There's an ugly message coming up everytime I boot saying that my device has an unlocked bootloader?
But we need a custom CWM or TWRP image now?
I wonder if there's a stock boot image of Note 10 floating around online, perhaps in Huawei Chinese forums?
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bark1234 said:
Can anyone download Official rom 108 from below baidu link. Atleast it will be useful for recovery if something screwsup. baidu is somehow extremely slow to download and connection resets for me after few hours. Please share once you are able to download.
https://pan.baidu.com/s/1-JF43jLbz2WcTMurYHm0Hw
Password : 6c52
Process :
Unzip the compressed file and copy the dload folder to the SD card.
forced upgrade:
1. Simultaneously press and hold the Note10 three physical buttons (volume up and down keys, power button) until you enter the recovery to upgrade
2. If the upgrade is successful, the machine will automatically restart into the system;
Tip: If there is a problem with the upgrade failure, please check whether the SD card upgrade package is copied to the specified directory and the upgrade package is the SD card upgrade package of the product.
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Just did some digging there and actually, you can find a working firmware file 125 for Note 10 online. Chances are even the latest 132 build is there somewhere on Chinese forums...
I'd recommended you to get the bootloader unlocked from the link above, if you have a good idea how to proceed with root? My skills are way too limited, I'm afraid?.

The good news is I got my bootloader unlocked. The bad news is the apk file requires root, which I was hoping to obtain by flashing a custom TWRP image. I thought that's what it was available in that Huawei club Note10 forum...
Thanks for your reports.
TWRP image file is included in K-RecTools_8e.apk.
Rename apk to zip and decompress it, you can get the twrp.img.

i will be a Guinea pig and see if it works. i should have my bootunlock code from the link above soon and looks like we have a twrp (hopefully it works) from a few posts back. i shall try and download fhe 108 firmware just in case i get bricked. when i get home. will keep you guys posted.
TWRP INSTALLED MAGISK 17.1 FLASHED AND SAFETYNET PASSED. ADWAY INSTALLED, SUCCESS
NOTE I AM ON B132 AND IT TRYS TO GET ME TO INSTALL B132 THROUGH SYSTEM UPDATE WHICH IS 3.9GIG

mudnightoil said:
If one enterprising individual has found a way, and is charging €30, then others will find a way too, and will provide it for less / nothing eventually.
He's just the first, and good for him.
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trd_jzx100 said:
i will be a Guinea pig and see if it works. i should have my bootunlock code from the link above soon and looks like we have a twrp (hopefully it works) from a few posts back. i shall try and download fhe 108 firmware just in case i get bricked. when i get home. will keep you guys posted.
TWRP INSTALLED MAGISK 17.1 FLASHED AND SAFETYNET PASSED. ADWAY INSTALLED, SUCCESS
NOTE I AM ON B132 AND IT TRYS TO GET ME TO INSTALL B132 THROUGH SYSTEM UPDATE WHICH IS 3.9GIG
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OK now. I managed to flash TWRP on the phone successfully. However after i tried to flash Magisk, the phone remains unrooted So it's a no for me. Any idea why?
There's a red error stating coming up twice: failed to unmount '/system' (Device or resource busy). But the Magisk zip get installed anyway. So what am I doing wrong?
EDIT: the bloody TWRP is password protected. My pin password doesn't do the trick...
EDIT 2: OK, just removed my lock screen in phone settings, no errors in TWRP anymore. But after I flashed Magisk (no erros again), phone still remains unrooted? What the hell?

What version magisk are you using

trd_jzx100 said:
What version magisk are you using
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Nevermind now. I had to install the Magisk manager app additionally and the root became visible then. First thing installed was adaway?.
Thank you for your time and help.
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BIG THANKS goes to tensoba and trd_jzx100 for their tips and participation ?. But most of all bark1234 is the one who made all of this possible after he kindly provided us with the crucial apk file containing TWRP image.
Ladies and gentlemen, Huawei honor note 10 can be rooted now.

Awesome mate. Finally we have proper way to root.
Can you please create a thread and mention process to root for others for follow.
7gismo said:
Nevermind now. I had to install the Magisk manager app additionally and the root became visible then. First thing installed was adaway.
Thank you for your time and help.
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BIG THANKS goes to tensoba and trd_jzx100 for their tips and participation . But most of all bark1234 is the one who made all of this possible after he kindly provided us with the crucial apk file containing TWRP image.
Ladies and gentlemen, Huawei honor note 10 can be rooted now.
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bark1234 said:
Awesome mate. Finally we have proper way to root.
Can you please create a thread and mention process to root for others for follow.
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I'll see what I can do. The least I can do is to create a brief tutorial how to root this beauty of a phone?.
Thanks again for your tremendous help