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[Q] Can't flash recovery - FAILED (remote: image update error)

When I try flash a recovery image using the command prompt I receive the following error:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
sending 'recovery' (8956 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.105s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: image update error)
finished. total time: 1.355s
How to resolve error?

Akio8 said:
When I try flash a recovery image using the command prompt I receive the following error:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
sending 'recovery' (8956 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.105s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: image update error)
finished. total time: 1.355s
How to resolve error?
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Have you successfully unlocked the bootloader ?
Which recovery image are you trying to flash ?

htc_one_mini_m4 said:
Have you successfully unlocked the bootloader ?
Which recovery image are you trying to flash ?
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Yes the bootloader is unlocked. I'm trying to flash philz-touch-6.26.1-m4.img

Akio8 said:
Yes the bootloader is unlocked. I'm trying to flash philz-touch-6.26.1-m4.img
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Can you try flashing TWRP 2.7.1.1 instead ? ( Just to see if it's a general issue or something related to your image file )

htc_one_mini_m4 said:
Can you try flashing TWRP 2.7.1.1 instead ? ( Just to see if it's a general issue or something related to your image file )
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It's a general issue it doesn't matter what image I try to flash

Akio8 said:
It's a general issue it doesn't matter what image I try to flash
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So, you're stuck with the stock recovery or with a custom one ?
I'd try to install an unsecured kernel + ROM like Jmz's and try flashing a new recovery after that.
Not sure if it would work, just my thoughts and gut says that it might

Root lost after OTA update and cannot flash recovery

guys i lost root after the ota update .. and after many hours of reading i understand that i need to update the recovery and su binary..
BUT i am not able to do that.. after flash TWRP 2.7.1.1 i still get a dead looking android(i assume this is stock recovery part)..
please suggest adb/fastboot command methods over toolkits.. i am comfortable with the commands..
The following suggestion is not just working for me..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53600578&postcount=32
Please help..

MEkANiK said:
guys i lost root after the ota update .. and after many hours of reading i understand that i need to update the recovery and su binary..
BUT i am not able to do that.. after flash TWRP 2.7.1.1 i still get a dead looking android(i assume this is stock recovery part)..
please suggest adb/fastboot command methods over toolkits.. i am comfortable with the commands..
The following suggestion is not just working for me..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53600578&postcount=32
Please help..
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There's only one fastboot command to flash recovery.. What exactly are you doing to flash? What happens when you press volume up at the dead android. Please be as descriptive as possible.
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rootSU said:
There's only one fastboot command to flash recovery.. What exactly are you doing to flash? What happens when you press volume up at the dead android. Please be as descriptive as possible.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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following is what i tried:-
Vinays-MacBook-Pro:Android vinayprabhakar$ fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.1-hammerhead.img
sending 'recovery' (13586 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.630s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 1.071s]
finished. total time: 1.701s
Vinays-MacBook-Pro:Android vinayprabhakar$ fastboot reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.001s]
finished. total time: 0.001s
Vinays-MacBook-Pro:Android vinayprabhakar$ fastboot oem unlock
...
FAILED (remote: Already Unlocked)
finished. total time: 0.001s
this is what i tried.. and yet it gives dead android when i try to boot into recovery mode..

What happens when you press volume up at the dead android ?
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rootSU said:
What happens when you press volume up at the dead android ?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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i was going to try this but looks everything is back to normal that is the twrp is now accesible .. i have not trying same commands again and again for past 4 hours it never did and after i tried the above steps it just worked..
sorry for the trouble.. but its back to normal.. thanks..

Bricked my Honor 6 H60-L04 Indian variant while trying to install .zip files.

I recently upgraded my phone to EMUI 2.3 to EMUI 3.1 (Android lollipop 5.1), and installed CWM and rooted it. Two days ago I have downloaded cerebus app from Rom manager app and it installed by rebooting into recovery. Then a couple of minutes after rebooting the phone keep on crashing and shutting down randomly and when I tried to reboot it won't reboot but stuck for sometime at the Honor logo and since then I've tried every possible flashing and resetting I found here on XDA.
I still have access to fastboot and that is how I am able to flash ROM s and when I am trying to use the three button method it is stopping at 90 %. I couldn't even access it if my phone is not connected to my PC.
Now I've exhausted all the procedures in here and some other sites.
Somebody please suggest me something, help me.
Thank you.

Follow these steps to get it back to stock:
Download your phone's latest firmware and extract system.img, boot.img, recovery.img, cust.img from UPDATE.APP using Huawei Update Extractor tool.
Boot into bootloader mode by switching off the phone then pressing only the Vol DOWN button, and connecting it to PC simultaneously.
Flash recovery first, using this command.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Flash all other extracted files similarly firing these commands.
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash cust cust.img
fastboot flash system system.img
After doing this put that very UPDATE.APP from which you extracted the files in dload folder of your external SDCARD.
Switch off your phone, and press Vol UP + Vol DOWN + Power button simultaneously.
Your device will now get to the full stock firmware.
NOTE: If the manual flashing doesn't works or you get any errors, then first try only the force update method, i.e Putting the UPDATE.APP from which you extracted the files in dload folder of your external SDCARD and pressing Vol UP + Vol DOWN + Power button simultaneously after switching off your phone.

Thanks Brother.
I have tried to flash Recovery through fastboot and the following error is occurring
F:\Android\Honor root\H60-L04>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (13780 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.451s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 1.482s
Thanks again for helping me out,.

yessasikiran said:
I have tried to flash Recovery through fastboot and the following error is occurring
F:\Android\Honor root\H60-L04>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (13780 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.451s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 1.482s
Thanks again for helping me out,.
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I have the same problem with a H60-L12.
I noticed, that I get that error when I try to flash a boot.img from a different EMUI version pack.
In my case, the phone had EMUI3.0 and I can write any of the EMUI3.0 boot.img's, but cannot write a boot.img from an EMUI 3.1 or EMUI4.0 update.app

yessasikiran said:
I have tried to flash Recovery through fastboot and the following error is occurring
F:\Android\Honor root\H60-L04>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (13780 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.451s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 1.482s
Thanks again for helping me out,.
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Which recovery image are you using?
Sent from my PLK-L01 using Tapatalk

yessasikiran said:
I have tried to flash Recovery through fastboot and the following error is occurring
F:\Android\Honor root\H60-L04>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (13780 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.451s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 1.482s
Thanks again for helping me out,.
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Try
download adb.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/download/o5ruw752ked884u/adb+H60.zip
extract adb.zip
download
TWRP_2.8.7.0_EN_EMUI_4.0_v4.img
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0By4NGNfKPDLBMW9jTy1fOHBGTm8?tid=0By4NGNfKPDLBQTZ2S0licGhjNmc
copy TWRP in adb folder
put the devices in fastboot mode
run cmd.exe as administrator and type this command
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery TWRP_2.8.7.0_EN_EMUI_4.0_v4.img
fastboot reboot
If does not work, try to reinstall HiSuite or install the lastet version
http://consumer.huawei.com/minisite/HiSuite_en/index.html
Nexus H791 using Tapatalk

Thnks you for replying so quickly.
I'm using "Honor 6_Firmware_H60-L04_Android 6.0_EMUI 4.0_C675B822_India_Flipkart India"
which is the latest stock firmware for Honor 6 H60-L04.
I have tried to force update with the thee button method and it worked (completed 100%)but unfortunately the phone is now in bootloop. This definitely made the phone a little better but once it got to the EMUI update screen its restarting again.
Thanks again man I though nobody would reply for this. its been so long since ive posted this.

Thank you for replying so quickly.
I'm using "Honor 6_Firmware_H60-L04_Android 6.0_EMUI 4.0_C675B822_India_Flipkart India"
which is the latest stock firmware for Honor 6 H60-L04.
I have tried to force update with the thee button method and it worked (completed 100%)but unfortunately the phone is now in bootloop. This definitely made the phone a little better but once it got to the EMUI update screen its restarting again.
Thanks again man I though nobody would reply for this. its been so long since ive posted this.

Thanks man, I'll get back to you once ive done this.
Nah man, Same thing again.
F:\Android\Honor root\TWRP>fastboot flash recovery TWRP_2.8.7.0_EN_EMUI_4.0_v4.i
mg
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (14468 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.507s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 1.535s
Thank you for guiding me through.

yessasikiran said:
Thank you for replying so quickly.
I'm using "Honor 6_Firmware_H60-L04_Android 6.0_EMUI 4.0_C675B822_India_Flipkart India"
which is the latest stock firmware for Honor 6 H60-L04.
I have tried to force update with the thee button method and it worked (completed 100%)but unfortunately the phone is now in bootloop. This definitely made the phone a little better but once it got to the EMUI update screen its restarting again.
Thanks again man I though nobody would reply for this. its been so long since ive posted this.
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You have to use that last Lollipop package which you were on before, try the three button method with that and report.

DigiGoon said:
You have to use that last Lollipop package which you were on before, try the three button method with that and report.
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Hey,
Yeah man I'll do that now and will get bact to you.
Thanks man

DigiGoon said:
You have to use that last Lollipop package which you were on before, try the three button method with that and report.
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Yeah man, I've tried to flash recovery of the last Lollipop Rom and still the same message FAILED (status read failed (Too many links)).
Is there any other way that we can try to unbrick the device?
Thank you man.

yessasikiran said:
Yeah man, I've tried to flash recovery of the last Lollipop Rom and still the same message FAILED (status read failed (Too many links)).
Is there any other way that we can try to unbrick the device?
Thank you man.
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Have you used Honor Multitool? http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7/general/honor-7-multi-tool-t3281176

zinko_pt said:
Have you used Honor Multitool? http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7/general/honor-7-multi-tool-t3281176
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Yes sir,
Same output and stopping after trying to flash recovery while using the in brick option.
Thank you.

yessasikiran said:
Yes sir,
Same output and stopping after trying to flash recovery while using the in brick option.
Thank you.
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When you flashed manually, did you used the same IMG files from the last installed ROM?
You can´t extract and flash IMG files of a LP ROM in a last installed MM ROM and vice versa.

yessasikiran said:
I have tried to flash Recovery through fastboot and the following error is occurring
F:\Android\Honor root\H60-L04>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (13780 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.451s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 1.482s
Thanks again for helping me out,.
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bro type fastboot devices and check how many available devices it shows...if it shows more than 1 device then stop the other device...if thr is only device then try stopping adb.exe and fastboot.exe(if thr)....then again type command "fastboot devices"

yessasikiran said:
Yes sir,
Same output and stopping after trying to flash recovery while using the in brick option.
Thank you.
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Try using the latest version of the developer ROM
chetan_dua said:
bro type fastboot devices and check how many available devices it shows...if it shows more than 1 device then stop the other device...if thr is only device then try stopping adb.exe and fastboot.exe(if thr)....then again type command "fastboot devices"
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Check in task manager to see if you have adb.exe running. Stop all and try again.

Still bricked or have u fixed it yet?

goldfinv said:
Try using the latest version of the developer ROM
Check in task manager to see if you have adb.exe running. Stop all and try again.
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bro i was trying to help another person that was solution according to me for him
Sry if it looks like question...

[RECOVERY][UB]T.W.R.P 3.0.2.0 Xperia E4 E2105 Alpha 1

*PROJECT ABANDONED*
*I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR DEVICE.*
Unofficial TWRP for Xperia E4 E2105
Installation
MAKE SURE YOUR BOOTLOADER IS UNLOCKED
Make sure you have the following:
A Windows PC/Laptop
ADB Drivers Installed
Unlocked Bootloader
Now do the following:
Turn off your phone, and when you connect it to the PC press VOLUME UP+POWER button at the same time to boot in fast boot
Now type in the following commands:
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
ALPHA 1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwfkh9Wew36kTGJlamI3enA1VDg/edit?pref=2&pli=1

G15C said:
*I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR DEVICE.*
Unofficial TWRP for Xperia E4 E2105
Installation
MAKE SURE YOUR BOOTLOADER IS UNLOCKED
Make sure you have the following:
A Windows PC/Laptop
ADB Drivers Installed
Unlocked Bootloader
Now do the following:
Turn off your phone, and when you connect it to the PC press VOLUME UP+POWER button at the same time to boot in fast boot
Now type in the following commands:
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
ALPHA 1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwfkh9Wew36kTGJlamI3enA1VDg/edit?pref=2&pli=1
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Wow awesome news
Thanks:good:
Also Can you port twrp recovery(or any other recoveries) to Sony Xperia E4g? And Is it possible?

This is great news, finally a recovery for our Sony Xperia E4, hoping that we can port this to E4g also, thank you.

fastboot says «FAILED (remote: size too large)»

fastboot flash failure
No luck with this (on unlocked rooted E2105):
"sending 'recovery' (25264 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.231s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.708s"

Brendanus said:
No luck with this (on unlocked rooted E2105):
"sending 'recovery' (25264 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.231s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.708s"
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Just your bootloader locked.

hi,can i use this on my Xperia E4g 2003?

zokipfc said:
hi,can i use this on my Xperia E4g 2003?
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No,we can use this recovery for E4g
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/twrp-recovey-sony-xperia-e4g-t3425174

Does this recovery use the FOTAkernel partition? read here http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/recovery-philz-touch-fotakernel-images-t2826333

Confirm that can't install it. Says FAILED (remote: size too large)

There is a problem with the recovery partition on the E4, it worked for me, I will try to fix the problem and I will upload the recovery as soon as I can. If you want me to port twrp to your device, send me the boot.img

G15C said:
There is a problem with the recovery partition on the E4, it worked for me, I will try to fix the problem and I will upload the recovery as soon as I can. If you want me to port twrp to your device, send me the boot.img
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How to make it?

Actually you just have to tell me what model you are and what firmware version. I will take care of the rest. It would be really helpful if you would send me the kernel.sin found in the .ftf for your device. To do this all you need to do is download the specific firmware and open it with 7-zip or winrar and extract the kernel.sin

Any recovery for e4 dual...
Can someone help with e4 dual e2115 for recovery....

G15C said:
…you need to do is download the specific firmware and open it with 7-zip or winrar and extract the kernel.sin
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Can't find kernel.sin in ftf file:

greenvorbisfan said:
Can't find kernel.sin in ftf file:
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It's boot.sin, and you should have a kernel.elf inside

G15C said:
It's boot.sin, and you should have a kernel.elf inside
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Here's my boot.sin:
MEGA link

hi, tried to flash it on e2105 and got this:
Code:
sending 'recovery' (25264 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.721s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: partition table doesn't exist)
finished. total time: 0.729s

fjrx_ said:
hi, tried to flash it on e2105 and got this:
Code:
sending 'recovery' (25264 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.721s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: partition table doesn't exist)
finished. total time: 0.729s
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Yeah, I need to work a bit more on the recovery, I will upload the recovery when i fix everything.

I had a Xperia tipo bootloader locked, and i installed a cwm but not in the kernel, is there Amy way to do the same in e4 with twrp

Honor 4c stuck on logo..cannot go to recovery

My honor 4c is stuck on logo and it does not even go to recovery mode even after pressing the power and volume buttons...i installed twrp and i messed up with stock kernel...plz help me i am naive in this

Tayyabmalik said:
My honor 4c is stuck on logo and it does not even go to recovery mode even after pressing the power and volume buttons...i installed twrp and i messed up with stock kernel...plz help me i am naive in this
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Dload method is also not working?

Dload method will work only if i am able to access recovery menu which i can't...
I am only able to access fastboot mode...So, is there any way to hard reset/hard flash back to factory recovery/firmware/kernel through fastboot mode?
Also, is there any possible hardware solution to this?

Tayyabmalik said:
Dload method will work only if i am able to access recovery menu which i can't...
I am only able to access fastboot mode...So, is there any way to hard reset/hard flash back to factory recovery/firmware/kernel through fastboot mode?
Also, is there any possible hardware solution to this?
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Extract recovery from firmware file..
Flash recovery via fastboot then perform dload..

hassanjavaid8181 said:
Extract recovery from firmware file..
Flash recovery via fastboot then perform dload..
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Are u refering to the wifi recovery option in fastboot mode after which the phone asks me to insert a memory card to restore? Do i have to put a memory card with the zip file or the update file or some other file? Thank u for trying to help

hassanjavaid8181 said:
Extract recovery from firmware file..
Flash recovery via fastboot then perform dload..
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C:\Program Files\platform-tools>fastboot flash boot boot.img
target reported max download size of 524288000 bytes
sending 'boot' (22704 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.672s]
writing 'boot'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.704s
C:\Program Files\platform-tools>fastboot flash-all
fastboot: usage: unknown command flash-all
C:\Program Files\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery stock.img
target reported max download size of 524288000 bytes
sending 'recovery' (9306 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.284s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.316s
These errors come up when i try to flash stock kernel and recovery images on fastboot

Tayyabmalik said:
C:\Program Files\platform-tools>fastboot flash boot boot.img
target reported max download size of 524288000 bytes
sending 'boot' (22704 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.672s]
writing 'boot'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.704s
C:\Program Files\platform-tools>fastboot flash-all
fastboot: usage: unknown command flash-all
C:\Program Files\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery stock.img
target reported max download size of 524288000 bytes
sending 'recovery' (9306 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.284s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.316s
These errors come up when i try to flash stock kernel and recovery images on fastboot
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You rename recovery.img to recovery stock??

hassanjavaid8181 said:
You rename recovery.img to recovery stock??
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Yes!!! This error comes up no matter whar i rename the stock recovery or stock kernel images...it probably means that phone space is not enough...what do i do now?

hassanjavaid8181 said:
You rename recovery.img to recovery stock??
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Please help me...can u plz also refer this problem to other senior members?

Tayyabmalik said:
Please help me...can u plz also refer this problem to other senior members?
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before installing twrp did you unlock your bootloader?

I dont know the product ID for requesting the unlock code...how do i obtain the product ID?

Hi

miststudent2011 said:
before installing twrp did you unlock your bootloader?
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I do not know the product ID...phone is in bootloop...how do i get the product ID for unlocking bootloader? It is not written on the box

Shah65367 said:
Hi
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Hey..please state your problem you facing.

hassanjavaid8181 said:
Hey..please state your problem you facing.
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How do i find the product ID for requesting unlock code?

Tayyabmalik said:
How do i find the product ID for requesting unlock code?
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Your device in bootloop..
I thick it should be written under back cover if you can remove your back cover..

hassanjavaid8181 said:
Hey..please state your problem you facing.
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Hassan lineage 14.1 not installing in my huawei honor 4c its showing error 7

Shah65367 said:
Hassan lineage 14.1 not installing in my huawei honor 4c its showing error 7
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are you using latest twrp?

hassanjavaid8181 said:
are you using latest twrp?
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I am using 3.0.2 is it latest?

Shah65367 said:
I am using 3.0.2 is it latest?
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No 3.1.1 is the latest one available for 4c get it from my thread in 4c section