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Hi Guys, I need some help
I am on MT-LV09xxxB137SP03/KitKat 4.4.2/EMUI 3.0 build. Recently I got a notification about an intermediate update before LolliPop: xxxB145: so I tried a OTA update which failed (no specific error, just "software update failed"). I downloaded manually the update, put that in the dload folder and tried a local update, failed for the same reason.
My phone is rooted via KingRoot (amazingly worked) but the bootloader is locked, so I wonder why the update fails.
With KingRoot there is an option to "Remove Root Permission" which I tried, thinking that it was the culprit. Then I tried to update and still it failed.
I was under the impression an OTA update fails only with a unlocked bootloader/custom recovery, but this does not seem the case. Any idea about what should I do?
Thanks,
Anubis
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Hey man,
Just wanted to let you know: I have the EXACT same problem. Huawei AM7, KingRoot, OTA xxxB145 fail. I cannot further help, as I have no solution myself.
Hope someone can help.
Flash the stock image. Kingroot may have left some files behind even though you "uprooted" this the system is still seen as modified for purposes of the ota.
Milly7 said:
Flash the stock image. Kingroot may have left some files behind even though you "uprooted" this the system is still seen as modified for purposes of the ota.
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Did a factory reset, still software update fail. Then tried to install stock rom over the stock rom, but software update still fails...
Did you try local update from internal or external SD card?
Yes, tried that, but same 'software update fail' problem...
Are you sure that you are flashing the correct file for your specific variant? You cannot flash TL10 on L09, etc. It will give the error if you do that.
I found the problem:
1) When installing an OTA there is a check on the file system first and if it fails, the update is aborted
2) KingUser/KingRoot leaves the file system in a dirty state (there is a kinguser.apk left in /system/app) so the check fails
3) to install a clean OTA you need to have a clean recovery so you need to:
3.1) unlock the bootloader (to be able to install a stock recovery)
3.2) download the update (e.g. ...B145) you want to install
3.3) use the Huawei extractor to get the recovery.img file from the package
3.4) flash the stock recovery
3.5) upgrate with the OTA
I discovered it step by step. Basically you need to unlock the bootloader to fix things and therefore it is a waste of time to user KingRoot/KingUser in the first place: but faster/cleaner to unlock the bootloader and install SuperSU.
Anubis
Still doesn't work I had the same but also had twrp recovery, I have my unlock code but no matter what adb I use I get remote command not allowed for trying to get stock recovery back or parse file failed with unlock code.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Anubis1965 said:
Hi Guys, I need some help
I am on MT-LV09xxxB137SP03/KitKat 4.4.2/EMUI 3.0 build. Recently I got a notification about an intermediate update before LolliPop: xxxB145: so I tried a OTA update which failed (no specific error, just "software update failed"). I downloaded manually the update, put that in the dload folder and tried a local update, failed for the same reason.
My phone is rooted via KingRoot (amazingly worked) but the bootloader is locked, so I wonder why the update fails.
With KingRoot there is an option to "Remove Root Permission" which I tried, thinking that it was the culprit. Then I tried to update and still it failed.
I was under the impression an OTA update fails only with a unlocked bootloader/custom recovery, but this does not seem the case. Any idea about what should I do?
Thanks,
Anubis
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u need to be unrooted to proceed ota. ..
Okay,
I have been trying over and over but there is no way I can perform an OTA. Here's the situation:
- The bootloader is unlocked
- Current Firmware: MT7-L09 ... B137SP03. According to the updater it should go with MT7-L09 ... B145
- OTA fails: on WiFi, local update (SD), forced (three buttons)
- In the systems/app folder I have this "KingUser.apk" app, has been left hanging there by KingRoot when I removed it
I was told to reinstall the stock recovery and try a local update, here's what I did:
1) I downloaded again the current FW (B137SP03) from here: http://www.huaweiblog.de/huawei/firmwareupdate-b137-fuer-mate-7-ota/
2) extracted update.app, opened with the Huawei Extractor, got recovery.img from update.app
3) rebooted the Mate 7 (vol down + power) in fastboot mode
4) flashed the stock recovery: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img, got an ok
5) rebooted
6) put update.zip in the dload folder of the SD, performed a local update --> failed as usual
Is there anything I am doing wrong?
Anubis
Anubis1965 said:
6) put update.zip in the dload folder of the SD, performed a local update --> failed as usual
Is there anything I am doing wrong?
Anubis
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"UPDATE.ZIP" ??? I wonder that stock recovery may flash a zip file.
Check elsewhere in this forum the matter of the trash files left by kingroot, intead...
tuddu said:
"UPDATE.ZIP" ??? I wonder that stock recovery may flash a zip file.
Check elsewhere in this forum the matter of the trash files left by kingroot, intead...
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Did you read what I wrote?
The OTA is called update.zip and you can perform an update by putting it into the dload folder of the SD card and then using the updater or with a forced update (three buttons boot).
The recovery file is called recovery.img and it is inside the archive update.app which is inside update.zip
Anubis
Correct. But you wrote "put the update.zip file in the SD folder".
I suppose you mean the EXTRACTED update.app file in the SD folder.
That's it.
Anyway, peace and love.
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Correct. But you wrote "put the update.zip file in the SD folder".
I suppose you mean the EXTRACTED update.app file in the SD folder.
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No. I put the update.zip file in the dload folder of the SD card.
About removing KingRoot/KingUser after the self-removal option failed, I have only heard about installing SuperSu. Are you referring to it? Because that would imply to install a custom recovery, install supersu, clean-up, unroot via supersu, reinstall the stock recovery and then perform finally the OTA.
Paolo
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oh well... Did everything (KingUser was removed with the support of SuperSuMe), reverted back to the stock recovery and guess what? Software update failed as before.
I guess I'll have to stay with my firmware until lollipop or a custom rom based on lollipop will come
Anubis
Anubis1965 said:
oh well... Did everything (KingUser was removed with the support of SuperSuMe), reverted back to the stock recovery and guess what? Software update failed as before.
I guess I'll have to stay with my firmware until lollipop or a custom rom based on lollipop will come
Anubis
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Hello,
tuddu is wright. The file which must be put in the dload folder is update.app and no update.zip.
grofock said:
Hello,
tuddu is wright. The file which must be put in the dload folder is update.app and no update.zip.
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I wish it would be that easy. It makes absolutely no difference whether I put in dload update.zip or its unzipped content.
the message is always "software install failed".
Anubis
Anubis1965 said:
I wish it would be that easy. It makes absolutely no difference whether I put in dload update.zip or its unzipped content.
the message is always "software install failed".
Anubis
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You should do a clean install ( 3 buttons ) of the full B137 firmware, it was happening also with my phone and I solved the issue in that way.
After the flash you'll be on a clean stock B137 so you can put the "update.zip" in the "dload" folder ( it's an OTA update, not a full update.app firmware ) and be able to get the latest B145 :good:
Hello!
I own a FRD-L19C432 device loaded with B120 FW, TWRP flashed to erecovery, the recovery partition is stock (?) since I haven't flashed anything on it and it is also rooted.
A few days ago, I got the notification of the availability of B131 update. According to some info I've read over the web, the erecovery isn't/wasn't used for anything, so I tried my luck and proceeded with updating operation from UI. It booted to recovery, failed to install, showed some error and booted to OS, that stills on B120.
Introduction made, the question is:
I already downloaded the FRD-L19C432B131 full update zip, can I simply flash it through the dload method, or, must I first unroot and flash stock B120 recovery in order to perform the dload flash?
If so, where can I get the B120 stock recovery and erecovery? I'm not finding it while using the Firmware Finder app by Team MT.
Hope you can give some help.
Tks,
RM
you can extract the recovery.img using huawei update extractor and then flash via adb or the multitool
jkccl9 said:
you can extract the recovery.img using huawei update extractor and then flash via adb or the multitool
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Thank you for trying to help, but that's not what I'm asking in first place:
I already downloaded the FRD-L19C432B131 full update zip, can I simply flash it through the dload method, or, must I first unroot and flash stock B120 recovery in order to perform the dload flash?
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Thank you.
RM
omartins said:
Thank you for trying to help, but that's not what I'm asking in first place:
Thank you.
RM
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well you have to unroot and install stock recovery before being able to update
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well you have to unroot and install stock recovery before being able to update
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Stock recovery from B120, right? If so, where can I find this recovery since I'm not finding the full B120 FW zip?
omartins said:
Stock recovery from B120, right? If so, where can I find this recovery since I'm not finding the full B120 FW zip?
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Try huawei firmware Updater by team mt (can't remember full name) to search for the last update and extract using tool from post 1 ^^
omartins said:
Hello!
I own a FRD-L19C432 device loaded with B120 FW, TWRP flashed to erecovery, the recovery partition is stock (?) since I haven't flashed anything on it and it is also rooted.
A few days ago, I got the notification of the availability of B131 update. According to some info I've read over the web, the erecovery isn't/wasn't used for anything, so I tried my luck and proceeded with updating operation from UI. It booted to recovery, failed to install, showed some error and booted to OS, that stills on B120.
Introduction made, the question is:
I already downloaded the FRD-L19C432B131 full update zip, can I simply flash it through the dload method, or, must I first unroot and flash stock B120 recovery in order to perform the dload flash?
If so, where can I get the B120 stock recovery and erecovery? I'm not finding it while using the Firmware Finder app by Team MT.
Hope you can give some help.
Tks,
RM
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It's weird and sad to hear that you flashed twrp to erecovery.
Let me explain u briefly what erecovery does . when u use dload method (while flashing an update.app) , erecovery extracts all .img and .bin files and later it flashes the each file (image files) to its respective partition .
In ur case. The normal stock recovery flashed the update.zip which was included in the script . but it failed to extract update.app in the update.zip and finally output u got is error.
Solution:
The only solution for this problem is ..
Download a full update package of stock ROM...
Extract Update.app (use huawei update extractor) and then find erecovery.IMG
Install adb and fastboot drivers ..
Put your phone in fastboot mode .
Connect to PC ..
In the terminal (command prompt) , type this command and hit enter .
fastboot flash erecovery erecovery.img
(From here u can reinstall the update.zip ) if it fails .
And then try to shutdown the phone , later put full update.app in dload folder ..
Use the 3 button combination to install full package of update.app and thats it .
It reboots to stock again .besure to take a backup of your data before attempting above step . after everything done check for update from settings and install it normally
hello!
Thanks for a proper answer
At the moment I'm stuck (paused) at the TWRP backup operation, since I don't seem to be able to perform a full back to internal storage (with the previous NEXUS phones I owned it was possible...) I need first to get an USB-C adapter in order to use USB OTG to perform the safety backup.
After That I'll flash B120 stock recovery and erecovery, unroot and dload the new FW version.
Meanwhile, another question: Using the FW Finder APP from Team MT on Windows it gets a FRD-L19C432B131 result, while on the Android version of the same AP it only finds B130, not B131 (?). On the other hand, I can only find the B120 full FW over Android APP, and don't seem to find it while using Windows... Any idea why this occurs?
RM
Hello!
Task accomplished! TWRP full backup made, flashed stock recoveries from B120 and after that flashed B131 update.app though dload method.
Everything went OK except for the fact I got bootloader relocked after the second flash. I miss the simplicity of the Nexus devices...
With the TWRP backup made before I was able to restore most of the definitions though. It would be nice to digg a workaround to flash update.app without getting bootloader relocked...
I wonder if extracting boot, system and recoveries IMGs and flash all this through fastboot wouldn't work!? Did anyone tried?
RM
Hi,
I've bricked my Honor 8 (no OS installed). Have a TWRP, unlocked bootloader, but when go to fastboot mode there is a text "FRP locked", can't flash by adb&fastboot (command not allowed). Every times I want to update by dload folder instalation is failed. I don't know what to do.
Please help
Have you tried to flash the rollback to Marshmallow package followed by the stock room itself via dload?
Does your TWRP work properly? In case it does, try to flash a custom rom.
deercosta said:
Have you tried to flash the rollback to Marshmallow package followed by the stock room itself via dload?
Does your TWRP work properly? In case it does, try to flash a custom rom.
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I haven't tried yet, but i've tried flash b101, b360 and b389 firmware (which i have before it bricked). TWRP is working I think, but every try to flash rom is failed. I tried to flash lineage rom, but don't know it is a best choice.
Rommco05 said:
Flash via twrp B360, guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/how-to/to-emui5-custom-roms-tested-openkirin-t3638445
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Man, I can't thank you enough. I love you, made my day. Honor is waking up now. Many thanks!! :victory: :victory:
I have been trying to revert to stock with no luck. What I want to do is install the latest update, but I can't because I had twrp installed. I flashed the original recovery. The problem is when I try to use eRecovery I get "Getting package info failed" error. when I try to download the b385 full update for the FRD-L04 I get a dead link. I was able to download the rollback package, but will I be able to get back to the latest version after I install the rollback package? when I try to use other update packages for my phone I get "Incompatibility with current version" error. Do I need to lock my bootloader in order to update? The good news is that my phone works fine, bad news is that I can't up date.
build number: FRD-L04C567B385
Thanks
this link will help you
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/how-to/to-emui5-custom-roms-tested-openkirin-t3638445
alimir98 said:
this link will help you
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/how-to/to-emui5-custom-roms-tested-openkirin-t3638445
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Thanks for the link, I just been to heck and back with this phone. first I uninstalled Magisk. After that my phone wouldn't boot, it would just hang on the blue screen after the initial boot screen. I tried to find a stock boot Image for my version. Once I installed that my phone would boot loop so I managed to get into fastboot and flash TWRP. Once in TWRP I restored my B360 backup and got my phone working again. Then I flashed the stock recovery. Tried to boot into the stock recovery but that wouldn't load. Some how I got it to install the rollback package and now i'm at version B300. Good news is I'm back to stock and can boot int the stock recovery. Time to see if I can update to the latest version.
Edit I think I might have a problem. It won't let me update also it shows my phone as "FRD-L04C900" not "FRD-L04C567" is there any way I can fix this?
srgrusso said:
Thanks for the link, I just been to heck and back with this phone. first I uninstalled Magisk. After that my phone wouldn't boot, it would just hang on the blue screen after the initial boot screen. I tried to find a stock boot Image for my version. Once I installed that my phone would boot loop so I managed to get into fastboot and flash TWRP. Once in TWRP I restored my B360 backup and got my phone working again. Then I flashed the stock recovery. Tried to boot into the stock recovery but that wouldn't load. Some how I got it to install the rollback package and now i'm at version B300. Good news is I'm back to stock and can boot int the stock recovery. Time to see if I can update to the latest version.
Edit I think I might have a problem. It won't let me update also it shows my phone as "FRD-L04C900" not "FRD-L04C567" is there any way I can fix this?
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I think you will have to restore you oeminfo partition backup through twrp.
On mr FRD-L09, I had to relock my bootloader, then get the rollback package and put the .app on my SD card and hard flash it, then do the same with the rom .app file. Thet got me back to stock marshamllow, and I just let all the updates run through until I'm now on the latest.
Stock is missing some bits, and has some irritations, but the camera is sooo much better than custom roms, and GPS works, as does Android Pay etc. I've not bothered rooting, AdGuard does the ad-blocking and the rest is liveable.
Well I think I'm my phone is screwed. I can't boot into recovery and when it boots it bootloops once and then it is stuck on the "your device is unlocked and can't be trusted. Fastboot still works fine I can lock and unlock the bootloader. I can flash Recovery and TWRP in Fastboot but neither one will boot. I think I might have flashed the wrong update or it happened when I flashed the rollback package. I want to try DC Phoenix but they won't let me buy credits because my PayPal account is unverified. I have downloaded the "Honor 8_Firmware_FRD-L04_Android 6.0_EMUI 4.1_C567B122_United States_Nonspecific" from the hihonor.com site. I extracted it and flashed the recovery, boot, and system image through fastboot. The phone still won't boot into recovery or boot into the OS. Is there a way to fix this or is it time for a new phone.
Thank you everybody for your help.
Ok my phone is fixed. What I did was buy 15 credits for DC Phoenix and flashed the "Honor 8_Firmware_FRD-L04_Android 6.0_EMUI 4.1_C567B122_United States_Nonspecific" package. When I rebooted my phone it automatically went into ERecovery and downloaded and installed the B162 update. I was able to fully boot after that It updated to B360 and then B388.
Thank you everybody for your help.
srgrusso said:
Ok my phone is fixed. What I did was buy 15 credits for DC Phoenix and flashed the "Honor 8_Firmware_FRD-L04_Android 6.0_EMUI 4.1_C567B122_United States_Nonspecific" package. When I rebooted my phone it automatically went into ERecovery and downloaded and installed the B162 update. I was able to fully boot after that It updated to B360 and then B388.
Thank you everybody for your help.
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How did you flash the file you mentioned above? Did you put it on the SD card and used TWRP?
Also, what is so special about that file?
I have the L14 (64gb US version) and just about the same exact problem you describe.
If you have any extra steps that would help me recover mine that would be great.
anosis said:
How did you flash the file you mentioned above? Did you put it on the SD card and used TWRP?
Also, what is so special about that file?
I have the L14 (64gb US version) and just about the same exact problem you describe.
If you have any extra steps that would help me recover mine that would be great.
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Sorry for replying so late, hopefully you fixed your phone if not here is a link with some more information.
https://www.dc-unlocker.com/DC-Phoenix-flash-repair-tutorial
I followed the instuctions for the honor 7. I would recommend finding the full update firmware for your phone. It took me a lot of googling to find it. Make sure it is the correct firmware, you need to match the numbers before the B-- for me it was (FRD-L04C567) and for you it would be (FRD-L14????) I hope this helps.
hi sir
srgrusso said:
Ok my phone is fixed. What I did was buy 15 credits for DC Phoenix and flashed the "Honor 8_Firmware_FRD-L04_Android 6.0_EMUI 4.1_C567B122_United States_Nonspecific" package. When I rebooted my phone it automatically went into ERecovery and downloaded and installed the B162 update. I was able to fully boot after that It updated to B360 and then B388.
Thank you everybody for your help.
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hi sir
I try to install "Honor 8_Firmware_FRD-L04_Android 6.0_EMUI 4.1_C567B122_United States_Nonspecific" this package in my honor 8 with dc phoenix but its not working, its flashing but its not booting, please help me.
my mobile model number is honor 8 frd-l04
sunneellkumar said:
hi sir
I try to install "Honor 8_Firmware_FRD-L04_Android 6.0_EMUI 4.1_C567B122_United States_Nonspecific" this package in my honor 8 with dc phoenix but its not working, its flashing but its not booting, please help me.
my mobile model number is honor 8 frd-l04
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After you flash the firmware, you must format data with emui recovery, and it will boot up
After trying different methods, this one works
Download
1 .Honor 8_FRD-L04_Rollback_Package_from_Android7.0 to Android 6.0_C900B300
2. Honor_8_Firmware_FRD-L04_Android_6.0_EMUI-4.1_C567B122_United_States_Nonspecific
Put on dload (sd card) #1 after shutdown the phone and put on the folder dload (Sd card) #2. after reboot your phone starts with android 6.0
Try this
sunneellkumar said:
hi sir
I try to install "Honor 8_Firmware_FRD-L04_Android 6.0_EMUI 4.1_C567B122_United States_Nonspecific" this package in my honor 8 with dc phoenix but its not working, its flashing but its not booting, please help me.
my mobile model number is honor 8 frd-l04
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Ok so i had the exact problem, im not sure if this will help but what I did was flash my cust recovery system and boot through bootloader, I then put the dload folder on my sdcard with the update.app in it, from there I put my phone into download mode so hold all 3 buttons until it goes into download mode. Once there it will automatically install the update.app, and you should be good to go. If not than go to recovery mode do a factory reset and wipe the cache and see if that works.
I have a rooted mate 9 c185 but how to update it also im getting ota but when i install it it jumps in to twrp and fails
zaidavais said:
I have a rooted mate 9 c185 but how to update it also im getting ota but when i install it it jumps in to twrp and fails
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In your case it is better flash FullOTA ROM via FF.
But first return stock recovery.
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In your case it is better flash FullOTA ROM via FF.
But first return stock recovery.
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Sorry for little knowledge but whats ff and how can i return to stock. Is there anyway to update without losing root
zaidavais said:
Sorry for little knowledge but whats ff and how can i return to stock. Is there anyway to update without losing root
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Firmware Finder. Stock recovery can be flashed from download mode (fastboot).
But first you need to extract your firmwares recovery.
Here you can search and download firmware http://pro-teammt.ru/firmware-database/
Search for your brand and build (MHA-LxxC185Bxxx, fill in x's) then extract UPDATE.APP from zip.
After that download Huawei Update Extractor: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2433454
Extract and open HuaweiUpdateExtractor.exe, click on the '..' button to the right of "Update file", open UPDATE.APP you extracted.
Rightclick on RECOVERY and click on "Extract Selected".
Now put phone in download mode and flash the extracted RECOVERY.img (fastboot flash recovery RECOVERY.img)
Now you have stock recovery and you can flash the FULL update through Firmware Finder.
There is no way to keep root, twrp or bootloader unlocked. So you'll have to unlock BL and flash twrp again, which means you need to factory reset (mandatory after unlocking bootloader).
So backup stuff you want to keep from sdcard.