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Soft Bricking ?
Phone starts and stuck on the Yu logo.
Hard Bricking?
Phone does not start even if the battery is full. Have to go to the service center.
[Note]
1.Make sure that you have 70-80% battery on your phone.
2.You need a PC and a USB cable to connect your phone to the PC.
3.Flashing the factory firmware will wipe all the data present in the internal memory. So, make a backup of that if you can.
[Required Downloads]
1.Download the flash tools.
2. Download the factory firmware (signed fastboot)
3. adb setup drivers.
4. Mirror for drivers manual install here.
5. You can use this tool performs various functions.
# [Install Adb Derives Manually]
1. First of all extract the downloaded file and save it in the computer.
2. Before installation you have to disable the "signature verification" in windows. In windowa 8 or 10 you can do it by going to advanced settings or you can google the way of disabling signature verification.
3. After that turn off the phone and connect it pressing vol up that it will boot in fastboot mode.
4. When you connect the phone go device manager and search for device connected showing error sign.
5. Now click on that device and check for deriver update.
6. Now select the deriver in computer not automatically and select all devices.
7. Now select "have disk"
8. Browse the folder where you had extracted the adb drivers.
9. Now select the drivers file and install.
10. Ignores the Warning and select "always allow"
11. When finished check the device again by connecting to computer in fastboot mode with usb.
# [Flash Factory Firmware]
Steps
1. Extract the flashtools zip in a new folder on the desktop.
2. Extract the factory firmware zip in the same folder and make sure that all of the flashtools files are also present.
3. Now, power off your phone. If you are stuck in a bootloop, then pull out the battery and reinsert it. (Do not switch on the phone.)
4. While pressing the Volume Up key, connect your phone to the PC with the help of a USB cable.
5. You should now see the fastboot logo on your device. If you did, leave the Volume Up key. (If you do not see the logo, retry the process.)
6. Now go to the folder where you extracted the flash tools and factory firmware and run the flash-all.bat by double clicking on it.
7. A command window will open and the flashing procedure will start. (Make sure that your device does not disconnect from your PC during the procedure.)
8. The command window will automatically close once the procedure is completed.
9. Disconnect your device and boot it up by pressing the Power button. The first boot might take around 5-10 minutes to complete.
Congrats!
# [Recovey Installation (Very Easy Method)]
Note
1. Phone must has unlocked bootloader.
2. It must be rooted.
Steps
1. Download the twrp.img file and place it into your phone storage.( you can choose any custom recovery)
2. Now download the app from playstore flashify
3. Now install it and open the app it will require permission for root access, allow the root access.
4. Now open the app and u can backup the current recovery.
5. Now select the "flash" menu and select the "recovry image" and choose the .img file from storage.
6. Then select yes for flashing warning and will says flashing recovery. After completion it will say flash completed.
7. Now select the option button on right top corner and select the reboot into recovery.
8. Now it will reboot into recovery.
Hit "Thanks" if found this thread helpful....
Thanks for the solution...... it works well !!
Though my yuphoria was working perfectly fine, i wanted to factory reset my mobile for some reasons, which i was not able to do. Both soft and hard custom recovery options were not working (no recovery screen pop up, mobile boots and stuck at YU logo ), tried your solution and it worked.
Just one input for new users like me, where you have asked users to install adb drivers, i tried that part but on running the bat file, the device was not detected, hence had to add yuphoria device drivers from their official site, i am not able to paste the link here but file name is YUPHORIA_drivers-v1.0.zip, also USB debugging option needs to be turned on in developer option for this solution to work.
Rest all steps work exact as you explained.
Sahilsharma said:
Though my yuphoria was working perfectly fine, i wanted to factory reset my mobile for some reasons, which i was not able to do. Both soft and hard custom recovery options were not working (no recovery screen pop up, mobile boots and stuck at YU logo ), tried your solution and it worked.
Just one input for new users like me, where you have asked users to install adb drivers, i tried that part but on running the bat file, the device was not detected, hence had to add yuphoria device drivers from their official site, i am not able to paste the link here but file name is YUPHORIA_drivers-v1.0.zip, also USB debugging option needs to be turned on in developer option for this solution to work.
Rest all steps work exact as you explained.
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Yup bro its difficult to set bootloader driver for yuphoria. But you can install it manually. But always remember to "disable driver signature verification" before installation and i will update the derivers link for manual installation if you message me the link.
will this work on unlocked bootloader
nickjones1007 said:
will this work on unlocked bootloader
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"yup"... it will work. There is nothing to do with boot loader. It will flash the stock rom and boot-loader will get locked again. You have to unlock the boot-loader again if you want to flash custom rom again.
And i will get the official ota updates from YU as well ?
Sent from my YU5010 using Tapatalk
nickjones1007 said:
And i will get the official ota updates from YU as well ?
Sent from my YU5010 using Tapatalk
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yep bro.. you will get the updates and i don't think you know that, there are no restrictions for unlocking/locking boot-loader of YU mobile. I mean the warranty not void if you unlock the boot-loader.
Thnx a lot bro and yeah i knw that ... Actually i'm gonna start installing roms so in case if it goes wrong i just a needed reliable method to get back on stock company's software ....
Thnx again bro
Sent from my YU5010 using Tapatalk
nickjones1007 said:
Thnx a lot bro and yeah i knw that ... Actually i'm gonna start installing roms so in case if it goes wrong i just a needed reliable method to get back on stock company's software ....
Thnx again bro
Sent from my YU5010 using Tapatalk
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its reliable bro and worked for me when i screwed my phone. But note one thing that you should have installed the adb drivers properly on your computer. Anyway if u screwed up don't hesitate to discuss here.
When i start the flashall.bat the phone restarts and stuck back at the cyanogen logo..!
goudaniket said:
When i start the flashall.bat the phone restarts and stuck back at the cyanogen logo..!
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Is driver properly installed? Or retry to download setup again if you have done right then
1. boot into bootloader
2. run bat file it will take some time. If all goes well then it will say about relocking of boot-loader.
3. seletct yes and restart.
4. you will see yu logo and it will take 10-15 minutes to load so stay calm! If it doesn't load then try again.
awesome... worked for me
maazkazi91 said:
awesome... worked for me
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You can simply hit the thanks buttton bro
Can u remember me?
I can't root my YU 5010a
ankityu said:
I can't root my YU 5010a
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I think you have issue with adb driver .. Is that resolved?
No man
...its still stuck in there..
ankityu said:
No man
...its still stuck in there..
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Bro i hv updated the thread with steps to install adb drivers. Try it and then report if it works.
What is signed fastboot
ankityu said:
What is signed fastboot
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Install it . these are the drivers.
K4 Note marshmallow version working fine with this method used(fingerprint works fine,xposed is there,Rooted) no bug found until now
Check it here
https://youtu.be/f4kfvGkoMOk
Rather than saying the method didn't worked please comment with error or problem you are facing
##if you get blank screen or phone again reboots to stock recovery,then do this enable oem unlock again in dev. Settings. This phone's Lollipop stock system sometimes relocks the bootloader by itself. Check it by entering this command in fastboot "fastboot getvar all" in end it will show if it is unlocked or not
+if it shows unlocked and phone on booting to recovery shows blank screen or bootloops
Do this go in sp flash tool
Select scatter file from extracted folder in patch and tick preloader file .get into advance mode of flash tool in write memory option select the recovery.by.gursewak.img file from recovery folder in file path. Change begin address to 0x2d80000 and region is EMMC_USER And click write and connect switched off phone to pc. After success .reboot the phone.
***All files are moved here permanently the links were removed due to file host was not allowed on xda .it was not due to any other reason as told by the spoiler***
All files here
http://its10.wapka.me/site_1.xhtml
***Heres the video link
Files linked above
Updated files
Recovery+bootloader unlock
Files linked above
Stk-
Files linked above
Flash tool-
Files linked above***
METHOD FOR LENOVO K4 NOTE OR A7010A48 (3GB RAM+16GB ROM VERSION ONLY)(Will work on lollipop as well marshmallow )
#there are 2 methods told to flash recovery please try second method if first don't work
#Important:-On lollipop version fingerprint will not work with twrp installed (trying to sort it out) . solution given in video.
[DON'T TRY ON ANY OTHER VARIANT OTHER THAN MENTIONED ABOVE IT MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS]
NOTE1:IF SOMEONE IS HELPING YOU, DON'T TRY TO HURT HIS FEELINGS. I WILL NOT GET ANY PRIZE OR SALARY FOR THIS
THIS METHOD HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TESTED ON 3 LENOVO K4 NOTE HANDSETS WITH 100% SUCCESS RATE SO NO CHANCES OF FAILURE.
ALSO READ POST#2 AND POST#3 FOR MORE HELP
NOTE2:THE FILES EXCEPT RECOVERY(WHICH HAD TO BE MODIFIED TO WORK WITH K4) HAS NOTHING TO DEAL WITH RUSSIAN FORUM.(IF YOU THINK SO ,JUST DOWNLOAD THAT FILES ALSO FROM THAT RUSSIAN FORUM AND TRY TO FLASH THEM AT YOUR RISK AND IF YOUR PHONE BOOTS UP WITH THAT RUSSIAN FILES I GUARANTEE I WILL REMOVE THIS POST.)
Files in above link sorry again for clearity but you may check its uploaded on 27-3-16 i.e. before making this thread
I never post without testing more than once
MOREOVER THE FILES TO BE FLASHED ARE CREATED BY LENOVO SOURCE CODE FOR K4 NOTE SO NO CHANCES OF BRICKING. IT WILL SURELY WORK.
I WILL NOT FORCE YOU TO TRY THIS METHOD BUT I GUARANTEE IT WILL WORK BUT DON'T SPAM THE THREAD BY SAYING "THESE FILES ARE RUSSIAN FORUM FILES"," YOU SHOULD HAVE TRIED ON YOUR PHONE BEFORE POSTING" FOR THAT PEOPLE I WILL SAY JUST STAY AWAY FROM THIS THREAD
hello friends
lenovo k4 note's bootloader unlock for lollipop version is successful. iam sharing the procedure for this but please do as i says or i am not responsible for any bootloop or anything happening to your phone.
WARNING:USERDATA WILL BE ERASED***
ok heres the process
requirement-
SP flash tool(already present in stock rom file) or get it here(Recommended)
File linked above
lenovo k4 note zip file by gursewak.10 get it here File linked above
and extract in a drive in your pc
ok switch off the phone
(1) open sp flash tool
load scatter file from the folder 'patch' in extracted folder provided
tick preloader file if there is no preloader file showing in there select the file preloader file(preloader.bin) from 'patch' folder.
ok flash it to your phone
disconnect it after flash tool showing download ok
don't switch on
(2) now press ctrl+alt+v to get sp flash tool in advanced mode
ok click option window in flash tool tick write memory.
tick the preloader file
go to write memory option
click file path and select uboot.bin file from folder 'patch'.
select begin address and write this address there 0x1c80000
region should be EMMC_USER
click write memory and connect switched off phone to pc
after showing write memory ok message disconnect mobile
(3) ok switch on the phone by pressing both vol. buttons untill stock recovery appears
erase user data here and reboot
after fully bootup
go to phone settings>>developer settings(if doesn't appears goto settings>>about phone>>device information >>tap build number untill it shows "now you are a developer"
enable developer options
enable oem unlocking
enable usb debugging
(4) connect to pc
click unlock_recovery.bat file in extracted folder
>>also at one time phone will ask to unlock the bootloader ,confirm by pressing volume +
>>watch the command prompt for messages and continue by pressing enter after reading instructions in command prompt.
>>after doing disconnect the phone and switch it on by pressing power button untill vibrate.
here you go THE BOOTLOADER UNLOCK AND CUSTOM RECOVERY INSTALLATION IS SUCCESSFUL.
NOTE: warranty get void on unlocking bootloader but you may lock bootloader anytime to get your warranty.
Thanks to sevenmaxs for recovery but somewhat moded by me.
Get xposed installation file via twrp recovery here
Files linked above
For xposed apk
Files linked above
UPDATE: I HAVE TRIED THIS METHOD ON LATEST lollipop UPDATE THAT WAS OF ABOUT 33MB
BUT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK ON EARLIER VERSIONS
FOR MARSHMALLOW THERE IS NOTHING THAT IT WILL NOT WORK
BUT YOU MAY TRY THIS COME BACK TO LOLLIPOP , TRY THIS METHOD AND FLASH MARSHMALLOW UPDATE VIA TWRP RECOVERY ALSO FLASH SUPERSU LATEST 2.65 OR ABOVE VIA TWRP.
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What about marshmallow version?
Ayan Uchiha Choudhury said:
What about marshmallow version?
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Same method
Anybody tried this?
In my yureka when I used the KitKat method on lollipop, mobile got bricked. So you sure this will work on marshmallow even when it's for lollipop?
Marshamallow updated. How to root it? King root V4.8.2 not yet provided rooting for Lenovo K4 Note.
I would like to know if it will work for my device be4 i try it
My mobile as the lenovo site called it Lenovo Vibe k4 (a7010a48)
Bcs many names of the a7010 and till now really i cant understand the differents
Sent from my Lenovo A7010a48 using Tapatalk
Marshmallow has a doubt on this
Ayan Uchiha Choudhury said:
In my yureka when I used the KitKat method on lollipop, mobile got bricked. So you sure this will work on marshmallow even when it's for lollipop?
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Lollipop is rooted before but not Marshmallow so may not work
. Let me see and say.
ramisumi said:
Lollipop is rooted before but not Marshmallow so may not work
. Let me see and say.
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Ian running marshmallow 6.0 in k4
Tried all m methods to root but no happy
Got boot loader unlocked but can't flash twrp
Even flashed can't boot
chsaiteja98 said:
Ian running marshmallow 6.0 in k4
Tried all m methods to root but no happy
Got boot loader unlocked but can't flash twrp
Even flashed can't boot
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I'll post my view after doing, I'm on Marshmallow n have unlocked bootloader. Root not worked till. Will try this but seems not compatible with Marshmallow. And I don't want to revert back to lollipop.
ramisumi said:
I'll post my view after doing, I'm on Marshmallow n have unlocked bootloader. Root not worked till. Will try this but seems not compatible with Marshmallow. And I don't want to revert back to lollipop.
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Now I am trying this method for marshmallow if something happens I'll go to lollipop and do the same if works I'll post in a hour or two wait bro
ramisumi said:
I'll post my view after doing, I'm on Marshmallow n have unlocked bootloader. Root not worked till. Will try this but seems not compatible with Marshmallow. And I don't want to revert back to lollipop.
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did the 6.0 come with unlocked bootloader or did you unlock it somehow??
Not working on Marshmallow. The part is Rooting first otherwise goes nothing. TWRP is not Installing. TWRP provided here is of Sevemaxs so as before is same.
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Ayan Uchiha Choudhury said:
did the 6.0 come with unlocked bootloader or did you unlock it somehow??
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No. Marshmallow has no provision but here is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/marshmallow-lenovo-k4-note-bootloader-t3343864
gursewak.10 said:
hello friends
lenovo k4 note's bootloader unlock for lollipop version is successful. iam sharing the procedure for this but please do as i says or i am not responsible for any bootloop or anything happening to your phone.
WARNING:USERDATA WILL BE ERASED***
ok heres the process
requirement-
SP flash tool(already present in stock rom file) or get it here(Recommended) https://userscloud.com/jrdb0m4eo5cd
lenovo k4 note zip file by gursewak.10 get it here https://userscloud.com/09wtwq65i99n
and extract in a drive in your pc
ok switch off the phone
(1) open sp flash tool
load scatter file from the folder 'patch' in extracted folder provided
tick preloader file if there is no preloader file showing in there select the file preloader file(preloader.bin) from 'patch' folder.
ok flash it to your phone
disconnect it after flash tool showing download ok
don't switch on
(2) now press ctrl+alt+v to get sp flash tool in advanced mode
ok click option window in flash tool tick write memory.
tick the preloader file
go to write memory option
click file path and select uboot.bin file from folder 'patch'.
select begin address and write this address there 0x1c80000
region should be EMMC_USER
click write memory and connect switched off phone to pc
after showing write memory ok message disconnect mobile
(3) ok switch on the phone by pressing both vol. buttons untill recovery appears
erase user data here and reboot
after fully bootup
go to phone settings>>developer settings(if doesn't appears goto settings>>about phone>>device information >>tap build number untill it shows "now you are a developer"
enable developer options
enable oem unlocking
enable usb debugging
(4) connect to pc
click unlock_recovery.bat file in extracted folder
>>also at one time phone will ask to unlock the bootloader ,confirm by pressing volume +
>>watch the command prompt for messages and continue by pressing enter after reading instructions in command prompt.
>>after doing disconnect the phone and switch it on by pressing power button untill vibrate.
here you go THE BOOTLOADER UNLOCK AND CUSTOM RECOVERY INSTALLATION IS SUCCESSFUL.
NOTE: warranty get void on unlocking bootloader but you may lock bootloader anytime to get your warranty.
Thanks to sevenmaxs for recovery but somewhat moded by me.
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Bro, The preloader file you shared here, is this same that's present on Russian Lenovo forums.
Sent from my Lenovo A7010a48 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
the only part has Gursewak.10 done is to modify unlock_recovery batch file to which recovery is to flash only of Gursewak.10. Else everything was lying on net before a few days.
I rooted my phone using kingroot and after that to gain some extra space started deleting files.In that course I deleted apps like webview and keyboard too was deleted automatically. After getting annoyed by this kind of problem I took a decision to "reset factory settings". When my phone got reset those missing files were still not there.So after selecting my language when I tried to connect to my Wifi then the keyboard didn't load. I removed the password of the wifi then also it would not move an inch further i.e. it wont connect to network. So,I am kind of stuck her. Cant flash Rom because USB Debugging and OEM are not enabled.
Is there any way out?
Help.
Bhanu Rajput said:
I rooted my phone using kingroot and after that to gain some extra space started deleting files.In that course I deleted apps like webview and keyboard too was deleted automatically. After getting annoyed by this kind of problem I took a decision to "reset factory settings". When my phone got reset those missing files were still not there.So after selecting my language when I tried to connect to my Wifi then the keyboard didn't load. I removed the password of the wifi then also it would not move an inch further i.e. it wont connect to network. So,I am kind of stuck her. Cant flash Rom because USB Debugging and OEM are not enabled.
Is there any way out?
Help.
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Try to install the stock rom.
debaadak said:
Try to install the stock rom.
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Can you tell me the steps involved cause I tried doing that.
Bhanu Rajput said:
Can you tell me the steps involved cause I tried doing that.
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Have you flashed any other ROM yet? Try to flash Resurrection Remix 5.8.3, gapps aroma variant.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/resurrectionremix/files/jalebi/
Please let me know if it helps.
Bhanu Rajput said:
Can you tell me the steps involved cause I tried doing that.
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Goto website www.firmwarefile.com
Select Your Phone
Download file Version 1
Extract using 7zip
Install drivers and ets tool.
Read instructions in readme.txt
Flash using ets tool.
Done
Don't root again with Kingoroot
Use adb commands for unlocking bootloader (Note: unlocking bootloader is a necessary step) and install custom recovery ex. Twrp
Flash SuperSU.zip ( download it from official website)
Now your phone is rooted properly.
You can flash kernel,roms, modules etc through twrp.
See XDA for full rooting guidelines
Hit thanks if you resolved it with this way.
A problem in this method.
nischait said:
Goto website
Select Your Phone
Download file Version 1
Extract using 7zip
Install drivers and ets tool.
Read instructions in readme.txt
Flash using ets tool.
Done
Don't root again with Kingoroot
Use adb commands for unlocking bootloader (Note: unlocking bootloader is a necessary step) and install custom recovery ex. Twrp
Flash SuperSU.zip ( download it from official website)
Now your phone is rooted properly.
You can flash kernel,roms, modules etc through twrp.
See XDA for full rooting guidelines
Hit thanks if you resolved it with this way.
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Okay so what problem I am facing is that I don't have my USB debugging on and I also can't switch it on because I can't enter settings bypassing the staring screen. And I can bypass them because I dont have webview& keyboard apps installed.
Is there any method in which there is no need to switch any thing on from the phone.
And yes my laptop is connecting to my phone. I made that sure.
I also did fastboot but under adb devices my device is not listed.
Bhanu Rajput said:
Okay so what problem I am facing is that I don't have my USB debugging on and I also can't switch it on because I can't enter settings bypassing the staring screen. And I can bypass them because I dont have webview& keyboard apps installed.
Is there any method in which there is no need to switch any thing on from the phone.
And yes my laptop is connecting to my phone. I made that sure.
I also did fastboot but under adb devices my device is not listed.
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Your device must be shown in device manager. Make sure it is in device manager. Try to install adb drivers from another site.
See device manager and tell me when you connects your device what happens ( Your device shown as )
I send you guide for flashing stock ROM in your phone.
First download and then install all drivers without attaching phone.
If not done try to remove all older installations and then again install drivers from given Firmware folder.
I checked it when I install drivers it shows potential harmful for my PC on windows 7.
Then click it install anyways
After 2-3 retires drivers installed properly.
GREAT NEWS I MANAGED TO GET ROOT WITHOUT UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER ALL YOU NEED IS TO
1.download your firmware and extract it
2.extract the boot.img from the firmware and put it on your phone REMEMBER WHERE YOU PUT IT SINCE YOU WILL NEED THIS!
3download magiskmanager install it and open it.
4click install and choose the boot.img it will install magisk into it
5.put it back in your firmware folder on your pc
6 look for a file that says Checksum_gen and run it
7 once that completes use spflash tool and load your scatterfile and flash JUST THE BOOT.IMG wait for the reboot and you have root!
THANK YOU DEVELOPERS OF MAGISKMANAGER!
sorry if im in the wrong place but some mtk phones have a problem with unlocking the bootloader because of the volume+ drivers not being in
bareera said:
I have the same problem my cell phone volume is very slow, every time I use hand free to listen to songs and calls. Anyone have the solution to this problem.
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hello sorry this isnt the guide for you there might be a problem with the button and not hardware
So I purchased a tmobile op8 and it arrived yesterday, after setting up the phone and network unlocking (which happened basically instantaneously after applying for it which i found odd), I am currently trying to unlock bootloader in the hopes of converting it to the international firmware. I am on software version 11.0.5.7.IN55CB
The problem I am facing is that whenever i try to do "adb devices" while the phone is powered on it works and lists it, but when the phone is in fastboot mode it does not list the device. Also when i do "fastboot oem get_unloock_code" it gets stuck at waiting for devices. I have read through numerous posts both here and on the op forums talking about this and some listed solutions such as going into windows optional updates and updating google bootloader or something, while others said to check that bootloader is unlocked (i did both and didnt work). Any tips? Also, could someone please link to the correct adb and driver downloads as I am getting mixed results when searching which is the correct download.
Just need to update drivers friend. Follow carefully.
1. Download Google fastboot drivers, unzip to get "usb_driver" folder
2. Right click file "android_winusb" and select install. Press OK on confirmation dialog.
3. Boot phone into fastboot, and connect to PC
4. Open the device manager on PC, and look for android device. Should have an orange triangle next to it
5. Right click that -> Update driver -> Browse my computer -> let me pick from a list -> Android Bootloader Interface
After success message fastboot commands will work. I'd also recommend using the lastest Fastboot Tools from Google if you have any more issues.
Have fun waiting 1-2 weeks for your unlock_code.bin file. F&^% T-Mobile lmao.
FoxyDrew said:
Just need to update drivers friend. Follow carefully.
1. Download Google fastboot drivers, unzip to get "usb_driver" folder
2. Right click file "android_winusb" and select install. Press OK on confirmation dialog.
3. Boot phone into fastboot, and connect to PC
4. Open the device manager on PC, and look for android device. Should have an orange triangle next to it
5. Right click that -> Update driver -> Browse my computer -> let me pick from a list -> Android Bootloader Interface
After success message fastboot commands will work. I'd also recommend using the lastest Fastboot Tools from Google if you have any more issues.
Have fun waiting 1-2 weeks for your unlock_code.bin file. F&^% T-Mobile lmao.
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Thanks, worked like a charm. Now to wait 7 business days fml
if you just want the bootloader unlocked there's another way to do it instantly using EDL it's how I unlocked mine , instructions and files are here.. only works on Android 11 btw https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=7161016148664833753 if you really don't feel like installing edl and what not there is a Linux live distro that's already ready to go on the edl GitHub page you can download but just forewarning it's extremely glitchy and not used friendly lol if you need help , I can help you tho just lmk
PrivyetCyka said:
if you just want the bootloader unlocked there's another way to do it instantly using EDL it's how I unlocked mine , instructions and files are here.. only works on Android 11 btw https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=7161016148664833753 if you really don't feel like installing edl and what not there is a Linux live distro that's already ready to go on the edl GitHub page you can download but just forewarning it's extremely glitchy and not used friendly lol if you need help , I can help you tho just lmk
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would i be able to convert to international firmware with this?
also at the end of instructions it states "***** i have not had any luck being able to flash custom roms onto this device even with it unlocked so be forewarned *****" Does this mean that only using this method does not allow for custom roms, or would waiting for tmobile unlock, converting to international firmware also not work with roms?
If roms dont work on this model even after flashing international firmware then im probably not even going to unlock lol
DamianF7 said:
would i be able to convert to international firmware with this?
also at the end of instructions it states "***** i have not had any luck being able to flash custom roms onto this device even with it unlocked so be forewarned *****" Does this mean that only using this method does not allow for custom roms, or would waiting for tmobile unlock, converting to international firmware also not work with roms?
If roms dont work on this model even after flashing international firmware then im probably not even going to unlock lol
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i have t-m version and i have converted it to international software firmware also gets changed but by your self you won't be able to get 2 sim support because there is only one imei in phone. all the rom's work exacly the same as they do on global version not a single difference currently running a12 aex rom no problems at all
DamianF7 said:
would i be able to convert to international firmware with this?
also at the end of instructions it states "***** i have not had any luck being able to flash custom roms onto this device even with it unlocked so be forewarned *****" Does this mean that only using this method does not allow for custom roms, or would waiting for tmobile unlock, converting to international firmware also not work with roms?
If roms dont work on this model even after flashing international firmware then im probably not even going to unlock lol
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don't forget to backup your persist.img there is some % chance it may get lost and you will have to recalibrate firngerprint sensor also back up the modem.img from twrp beacause that's has imei of your phone and if somehow you get your phone hardbricked that would be nice thing to have as a peace of mind
d.tat said:
don't forget to backup your persist.img there is some % chance it may get lost and you will have to recalibrate firngerprint sensor also back up the modem.img from twrp beacause that's has imei of your phone and if somehow you get your phone hardbricked that would be nice thing to have as a peace of mind
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Can this be done without TWRP or does this have to be done after I root?
DamianF7 said:
Can this be done without TWRP or does this have to be done after I root?
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you can backup persist without twrp. i'm sure modem could be backed up without twrp too but that's how i did it even tho i did not need persist nor modem image but i would suggest you do it anyways just to be safe booting into twrp in not hard at all you have to do is go info fastboot and through adb file boot into recovery ( fastboot boot "recovery" ) device will reboot in twrp and from there you just backup persist and modem take that file and save it on your computer
also important note for android 10 use twrp 3.4 and for android 11 use 3.6 and most importantly if you read the instructions on converting to global or installing twrp or custom rom carefully it will work 100% i was lazy and did it old way i used to do it on some other android phones and bricked few times but it was all good with msm tool you could restore phone from almost every state that's what made oneplus great
DamianF7 said:
Can this be done without TWRP or does this have to be done after I root?
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no root needed to install or boot into twrp
d.tat said:
you can backup persist without twrp. i'm sure modem could be backed up without twrp too but that's how i did it even tho i did not need persist nor modem image but i would suggest you do it anyways just to be safe booting into twrp in not hard at all you have to do is go info fastboot and through adb file boot into recovery ( fastboot boot "recovery" ) device will reboot in twrp and from there you just backup persist and modem take that file and save it on your computer
also important note for android 10 use twrp 3.4 and for android 11 use 3.6 and most importantly if you read the instructions on converting to global or installing twrp or custom rom carefully it will work 100% i was lazy and did it old way i used to do it on some other android phones and bricked few times but it was all good with msm tool you could restore phone from almost every state that's what made oneplus great
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Ok, thanks for clarification
FoxyDrew said:
Just need to update drivers friend. Follow carefully.
1. Download Google fastboot drivers, unzip to get "usb_driver" folder
2. Right click file "android_winusb" and select install. Press OK on confirmation dialog.
3. Boot phone into fastboot, and connect to PC
4. Open the device manager on PC, and look for android device. Should have an orange triangle next to it
5. Right click that -> Update driver -> Browse my computer -> let me pick from a list -> Android Bootloader Interface
After success message fastboot commands will work. I'd also recommend using the lastest Fastboot Tools from Google if you have any more issues.
Have fun waiting 1-2 weeks for your unlock_code.bin file. F&^% T-Mobile lmao.
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Ive run into an issue with edl mode and you seem knowledgeable. I tried to flash the international firmware with an unlocked bootloader but it turned out to be an older build and now my phone is in crash dump mode. I planned on using msmtool to downgrade to android 10 and just restart but my phone isnt detected by my pc even though i have the qualcomm drivers installed. Any tips?
edit: btw can still access fastboot mode (download mode)
so phone is recognized in fastboot but not as qhusnhub or whatever its supposed to be, its just called oneplus android bootloader interface
DamianF7 said:
Ive run into an issue with edl mode and you seem knowledgeable. I tried to flash the international firmware with an unlocked bootloader but it turned out to be an older build and now my phone is in crash dump mode. I planned on using msmtool to downgrade to android 10 and just restart but my phone isnt detected by my pc even though i have the qualcomm drivers installed. Any tips?
edit: btw can still access fastboot mode (download mode)
so phone is recognized in fastboot but not as qhusnhub or whatever its supposed to be, its just called oneplus android bootloader interface
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EDL mode can be tricky. This one's not a guarantee but it always works for me.
1. Download LinageOS recovery. Make sure you put it in your fastboot/platform-tools folder.
2. Flash that recovery in fastboot mode (unlock bootloader first if you need to) with the command "fastboot flash recovery lineage-18.1-20211218-recovery-instantnoodle.img"
3. Now boot into recovery, select advanced options, and enable ADB.
4. Now you have full adb access. Make sure you're plugged in and use this command on your PC. "adb reboot edl"
5. Check MSM, should be detected now if the right drivers are installed. If not, try combinations of different USB ports and different cables (you'd be surprised)
A lot of the tutorials on here on how to get a T-Mobile version to Global firmware are wonky methods or outdated, so let me know if you continue to have issue with that.
FoxyDrew said:
EDL mode can be tricky. This one's not a guarantee but it always works for me.
1. Download LinageOS recovery.
2. Flash recovery in fastboot mode (unlock bootloader first if you need to) with the command "fastboot flash recovery NAMEOFFILE.img"
3. Now boot into recovery, select advanced options, and enable ADB.
4. Now you have full adb access. Use this command "adb reboot edl"
5. Check MSM, should be detected now if the right drivers are installed. If not, try combinations of different USB ports and different cables (you'd be surprised)
A lot of the tutorials on here on how to get a T-Mobile version to Global firmware are wonky methods or outdated, so let me know if you continue to have issue with that.
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Thanks for the reply man. Believe it or not this is exactly what I did lol. Got it working again and am now rooted on international oos 11.
FoxyDrew said:
Just need to update drivers friend. Follow carefully.
1. Download Google fastboot drivers, unzip to get "usb_driver" folder
2. Right click file "android_winusb" and select install. Press OK on confirmation dialog.
3. Boot phone into fastboot, and connect to PC
4. Open the device manager on PC, and look for android device. Should have an orange triangle next to it
5. Right click that -> Update driver -> Browse my computer -> let me pick from a list -> Android Bootloader Interface
After success message fastboot commands will work. I'd also recommend using the lastest Fastboot Tools from Google if you have any more issues.
Have fun waiting 1-2 weeks for your unlock_code.bin file. F&^% T-Mobile lmao.
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Just wanted to say that this solved my issue of not being able to make it past the reboot into fastboot when flashing from TMo to Global using the flash-all.bat guides. I ran the batch file on a newly MSM'd 10.5.22 and when it got stuck at "waiting for device" I followed these steps and as soon as the driver was installed the batch file kicked back in and finished the flashing. Cheers!
SilverZero said:
Just wanted to say that this solved my issue of not being able to make it past the reboot into fastboot when flashing from TMo to Global using the flash-all.bat guides. I ran the batch file on a newly MSM'd 10.5.22 and when it got stuck at "waiting for device" I followed these steps and as soon as the driver was installed the batch file kicked back in and finished the flashing. Cheers!
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Glad you got it man, worth all the trouble to get to a clean version of OOS without T-MO's junk and spying xD
FoxyDrew said:
EDL mode can be tricky. This one's not a guarantee but it always works for me.
1. Download LinageOS recovery. Make sure you put it in your fastboot/platform-tools folder.
2. Flash that recovery in fastboot mode (unlock bootloader first if you need to) with the command "fastboot flash recovery lineage-18.1-20211218-recovery-instantnoodle.img"
3. Now boot into recovery, select advanced options, and enable ADB.
4. Now you have full adb access. Make sure you're plugged on and use this command on your PC. "adb reboot edl"
5. Check MSM, should be detected now if the right drivers are installed. If not, try combinations of different USB ports and different cables (you'd be surprised)
A lot of the tutorials on here on how to get a T-Mobile version to Global firmware are wonky methods or outdated, so let me know if you continue to have issue with that.
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Thanks SO MUCH for this!! This is the only thing that allowed me to get into EDL Mode. I'm a bit stuck using MSM though. It shows my device as connected, but when I click the "Target" dropdown O2 is not an option. The only option I see is TMO. Any ideas?
UPDATE: i was able to get MSM going. Selecting the target was not needed, just needed to reboot the phone into EDL again and quickly press Start.
I'm back to stock now and just unlocked my bootloader again.
I now have a follow up question: My goal is to install Pixel Experience on my OPO8. Do I need to flash the Global ROM first or can I go straight into Pixel Experience?
UPDATE 2: no matter what I try flashing to my device I always end up getting "not allowed" errors with the critical partition. I've done the fresh MSM process three times already and always end up hitting these critical partition errors when trying to flash the global rom (or any other rom for that matter). any ideas?
nmuntz said:
Thanks SO MUCH for this!! This is the only thing that allowed me to get into EDL Mode. I'm a bit stuck using MSM though. It shows my device as connected, but when I click the "Target" dropdown O2 is not an option. The only option I see is TMO. Any ideas?
UPDATE: i was able to get MSM going. Selecting the target was not needed, just needed to reboot the phone into EDL again and quickly press Start.
I'm back to stock now and just unlocked my bootloader again.
I now have a follow up question: My goal is to install Pixel Experience on my OPO8. Do I need to flash the Global ROM first or can I go straight into Pixel Experience?
UPDATE 2: no matter what I try flashing to my device I always end up getting "not allowed" errors with the critical partition. I've done the fresh MSM process three times already and always end up hitting these critical partition errors when trying to flash the global rom (or any other rom for that matter). any ideas?
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Do you have a T-Mobile device? If so you SHOULD be selecting "TMO" from the dropdown in MSM. Not O2 or leaving it blank. If you don't have a T-Mobile device, your using the wrong MSM tool as TMO shouldn't be an option.
Did you unlock your bootloader after MSMing back to stock? MSM Tool will automatically lock your bootloader. Also what recovery are you using to try to flash ROMs?
Also PixelExperience is dead for op8 it stopped getting updates. I'd recommend HavocOS for a "Pixel Experience". Also a well polished ROM in general.
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Do you have a T-Mobile device? If so you SHOULD be selecting "TMO" from the dropdown in MSM. Not O2 or leaving it blank. If you don't have a T-Mobile device, your using the wrong MSM tool as TMO shouldn't be an option.
Did you unlock your bootloader after MSMing back to stock? MSM Tool will automatically lock your bootloader. Also what recovery are you using to try to flash ROMs?
Also PixelExperience is dead for op8 it stopped getting updates. I'd recommend HavocOS for a "Pixel Experience". Also a well polished ROM in general.
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I'm pretty sure that this is a T-Mobile device. It registers as IN2017 which matches the description of the phone I bought off amazon but not exactly sure how else can i verify this.
I did unlock the bootloader after MSMing back to stock. One thing I noticed is that the stock image that MSM flashed has Sprint branding and not T-Mobile. maybe i'm using the wrong MSM tool? I'm using the one from this guide
I just re-did MSM; this time selecting TMO and I still got Sprint branding. is this expected?
I've been trying with multiple recoverys: the stock one, TWRP and the one that pixelexperience had. The LineageOS one you provided I only used for doing the ADB thing to boot into EDL. What recovery do you recommend I use?
I did read about PixelExperience being dead so downloaded Havoc.
can you please confirm if I should be flashing the Global ROM before flashing HavocOS? regarding the critical partition errors any ideas whats causing those?
last question is regarding adb/fastboot - been reading different things about what version to use. been doing all my last experiments using the ones from https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools but got the same results. sorry to spam you with so many questions - appreciate your help!
nmuntz said:
I'm pretty sure that this is a T-Mobile device. It registers as IN2017 which matches the description of the phone I bought off amazon but not exactly sure how else can i verify this.
I did unlock the bootloader after MSMing back to stock. One thing I noticed is that the stock image that MSM flashed has Sprint branding and not T-Mobile. maybe i'm using the wrong MSM tool? I'm using the one from this guide
I just re-did MSM; this time selecting TMO and I still got Sprint branding. is this expected?
I've been trying with multiple recoverys: the stock one, TWRP and the one that pixelexperience had. The LineageOS one you provided I only used for doing the ADB thing to boot into EDL. What recovery do you recommend I use?
I did read about PixelExperience being dead so downloaded Havoc.
can you please confirm if I should be flashing the Global ROM before flashing HavocOS? regarding the critical partition errors any ideas whats causing those?
last question is regarding adb/fastboot - been reading different things about what version to use. been doing all my last experiments using the ones from https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools but got the same results. sorry to spam you with so many questions - appreciate your help!
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I've never seen that MSM tool, but the one I use doesn't have any Sprint files at all. Not sure where you found that MSM but use this one for future reference.
No you don't need to flash global before a ROM.