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Issue with OOS flashing in TWRP

Hello,
I did a factory reset of OnePlus 8, and I also wiped the system partition. Now the only thing left on my phone is TWRP. I'd like to flash OxygenOS, so I downloaded a signed flashable zip on this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8/how-to/oneplus-8-repo-oxygen-os-builds-t4084233
But when I flash it with TWRP, it says (in blue)
"flashing A/B zip to inactive slot : A"
Step 1/2
and it's been like this for quite some time now. I wonder if I've done something wrong ? Or should I wait ?
Thanks !

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LucasDupuis32 said:
Hello,
I did a factory reset of OnePlus 8, and I also wiped the system partition. Now the only thing left on my phone is TWRP. I'd like to flash OxygenOS, so I downloaded a signed flashable zip on this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8/how-to/oneplus-8-repo-oxygen-os-builds-t4084233
But when I flash it with TWRP, it says (in blue)
"flashing A/B zip to inactive slot : A"
Step 1/2
and it's been like this for quite some time now. I wonder if I've done something wrong ? Or should I wait ?
Thanks !
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It should take since time but I would say no more than ten to fifteen minutes to complete. Unfortunately I don't want you to stop the process now that it's started that could definitely render it inoperable.
If it does come out of it with an error then just try again but be careful and make sure your can MSM your phone to previous version. I did my TMO to Global flash through zip file with the run all bat. That was pretty damn easy. Happy modding!

Nathan.7118391 said:
It should take since time but I would say no more than ten to fifteen minutes to complete. Unfortunately I don't want you to stop the process now that it's started that could definitely render it inoperable.
If it does come out of it with an error then just try again but be careful and make sure your can MSM your phone to previous version. I did my TMO to Global flash through zip file with the run all bat. That was pretty damn easy. Happy modding!
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Thanks for your reply.
I left it for more than an hour and it was still on step 1/2. So I stopped the process by rebooting with ADB. When I did that it wiped my /sdcard. I tried to flash OOS again but same result ... I've never heard of MSM before. I just googled it and I see that's it's an unbrick tool only available for Windows but I'm using a Mac. I can still use my brother's laptop which runs Windows 10 but I'd like to know if there's any alternative before doing that.
I really just want to get OOS back Not crossflashing or downgrading
Thanks !

I had a same problem few days ago.
I managed to save my phone with this restore tool: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8/how-to/op8-unbrick-tool-to-restore-device-to-t4085877
Now everything works fine.

miimaa said:
I had a same problem few days ago.
I managed to save my phone with this restore tool: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8/how-to/op8-unbrick-tool-to-restore-device-to-t4085877
Now everything works fine.
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Thank you for your answer.
I'm trying to run MSM tool but I can't boot in EDL mode and the link for the Qualcomm drivers appears to be dead ...

LucasDupuis32 said:
Thank you for your answer.
I'm trying to run MSM tool but I can't boot in EDL mode and the link for the Qualcomm drivers appears to be dead ...
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I followed this video and it helped me to solve the problem.
I had problems with EDL-mode too. Try the EDL-mode by just pressing the volume up button and use the phones own cable.
Here's link for drivers: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8/how-to/op8-unbrick-tool-to-restore-device-to-t4093043

miimaa said:
I followed this video and it helped me to solve the problem.
I had problems with EDL-mode too. Try the EDL-mode by just pressing the volume up button and use the phones own cable.
Here's link for drivers: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8/how-to/op8-unbrick-tool-to-restore-device-to-t4093043
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Could you also give me the link for the video ? Thanks !

LucasDupuis32 said:
Could you also give me the link for the video ? Thanks !
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Oops, sorry, here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtc7EhNsfPA

Bricked my phone with bootloader locked!

Hi all,
My Oneplus 7 version is GM1900 and is 1 year old. And after a month of using it, I was tempted to root my device and make an experiment (for which I lost track on the tools, process, ROMs where I rooted my phone). It was a success and had fun using it. Until recently, I decided to unroot back my device. So I tried to do my research and did DIYs but ended up making my phone bricked.
I am a novice at this field and below are the things (maybe important to bring back my dead phone) I did before I bricked my phone.
- As far as I remember, my phone is on build 10.0.9xxxxx
- Downloaded and used 10.0.8-GLOBALOnePlus7Oxygen_14.P.29_OTA_029_all_2009152124...... from sourceforge coming from this thread here
- Flashed the device (after flashing the phone was keep on rebooting so I thought the stupidest thing after)
- Run fastboot and oem lock the device (knowing that every steps I did was right but very stupid all along, and YES, I confirmed to lock the device when notified on the phone)
- And the nightmare begins on my device Status: Keeps on rebooting on Android logo (turn on - > android logo - > turn off - > turn on - > android logo ...)
- Tried rebooting to fastboot but to no avail (it says Device State - Locked)

Have you tried the unbrick tool? https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/unbrick-tool-oneplus-7-msmtool-hydrogen-t3953240

lackobrain2 said:
Have you tried the unbrick tool? https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/unbrick-tool-oneplus-7-msmtool-hydrogen-t3953240
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I will try this method and give you update. Thank you for your response!

https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/op7-unbrick-tool-to-restore-device-to-t3954325
Use this guide for your phone.

lackobrain2 said:
Have you tried the unbrick tool? https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/unbrick-tool-oneplus-7-msmtool-hydrogen-t3953240
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I have revived back my phone! Thank you for this tip!

pawelmiernik said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/op7-unbrick-tool-to-restore-device-to-t3954325
Use this guide for your phone.
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I believe this one will also work to revive my phone as it has the same procedures I did to bring my phone back to life. Anyway, thank you for sharing!

Great news! Glad it helped
daddyboom1100 said:
I have revived back my phone! Thank you for this tip!
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OnePlus 6 Stuck At "Qualcomm Crashdump" Screen All A Sudden | Data Retrieval Critical

Hi good people at XDA. This is my first post on this website and I am absolutely hoping to receive help from you all to find a way out of the depressing and extremely anxious situation I'm in.
I was using my OP6 normally today and while I was typing something on Telegram the phone suddenly froze and after I re-booted it, it took me to the Qualcomm Crashdump screen.
My OP6 isn't tampered in any way (no bootloader unlocked, no TWRP recovery installed, nothing rooted).
At the moment, I can enter the fastboot mode while pressing volume up and power button.
The crucial thing is the data which I MUST RETRIEVE, can't afford to lose it.
Could y'all please suggest a way where the data can be retrieved or the phone can be revived without data loss?
I did read the forums on MSMDownload Tool but I believe it wipes off the phone, right?
PLEASE HELP!

If ADB ( read: USB Debugging ) got enabled on phone - what is the door to Android OS - then try this to pull out user-data stored on phone
Code:
adb devices
mkdir "C:\RECOVERED_DATA"
adb pull /sdcard C:\RECOVERED_DATA

jwoegerbauer said:
If ADB ( read: USB Debugging ) got enabled on phone - what is the door to Android OS - then try this to pull out user-data stored on phone
Code:
adb devices
mkdir "C:\RECOVERED_DATA"
adb pull /sdcard C:\RECOVERED_DATA
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Thanks @jwoegerbauer for the prompt response. I can surely try that. Considering that I'm fairly a noob, could you please share in a bit detail, the steps I need to take before executing those commands?
Also, since there's a tiny chance that USB Debugging may not have been enabled, what's the alternative that I consider?
Thanks!

Since I must retrieve the data in internal SD, can this help me enter the OS?:
1. Extracting the boot.img of the latest version that's currency installed on my OP6, from payload.bin
2. Testing if this boot.img can revive me into the OS by fastboot boot boot.img.
Also, one pressing doubt: does a fastboot flash boot boot.img command erase internal SD contents??
Please help!

Any help, anyone?

pagan_1 said:
Any help, anyone?
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My friend has the same problems. Did you find any ways to retrive data? I found a way to use msm tool but it surely erases all data and its his college memories so I'm trying to find alternate ways. Does the msm tool work on bootloader locked phones?Sorry that I am of no help to you. I too am a novice

KannanSathyanarayanan said:
My friend has the same problems. Did you find any ways to retrive data? I found a way to use msm tool but it surely erases all data and its his college memories so I'm trying to find alternate ways. Does the msm tool work on bootloader locked phones?Sorry that I am of no help to you. I too am a novice
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No man. Still looking for some solutions. Read umpteen threads only to see that MSMDownload Tool erases data because it first unlocks bootloader (which mandatorily wipes data), flashes system files and then relocks it.
But I'm pretty sure, there exists some way out to flash a OP 6 with locked bootloader but retaining userdata partition intact.
Hoping to receive some solution here from this community of Android geeks.

pagan_1 said:
No man. Still looking for some solutions. Read umpteen threads only to see that MSMDownload Tool erases data because it first unlocks bootloader (which mandatorily wipes data), flashes system files and then relocks it.
But I'm pretty sure, there exists some way out to flash a OP 6 with locked bootloader but retaining userdata partition intact.
Hoping to receive some solution here from this community of Android geeks.
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Hey man, were you able to do anything abut it? I'm in the exact same situation. Don't mind losing the phone if I'm able to save the data.

Smohi said:
Hey man, were you able to do anything abut it? I'm in the exact same situation. Don't mind losing the phone if I'm able to save the data.
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Hi. So, I gave my phone to a phone repair specialist. Apparently he changed some IC, which made the phone to boot up to the system. which is what allowed me to take the data backup of the phone.

pagan_1 said:
Hi. So, I gave my phone to a phone repair specialist. Apparently he changed some IC, which made the phone to boot up to the system. which is what allowed me to take the data backup of the phone.
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Oh, that's awesome. I have some hope then. Do you mind telling me what your location is. I'm based out of bangalore and wondering I'll have to take it to your specialist incase I don't find any solution locally. All others have been saying they were asked to replace motherboard by Oneplus service centres. Please let me know of your repair centre as well. I'll try to atleast speak to them. Thank you so much

pagan_1 said:
Hi. So, I gave my phone to a phone repair specialist. Apparently he changed some IC, which made the phone to boot up to the system. which is what allowed me to take the data backup of the phone.
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How much did it cost? They changed IC and since then your phone is working properly?

pagan_1 said:
Hi. So, I gave my phone to a phone repair specialist. Apparently he changed some IC, which made the phone to boot up to the system. which is what allowed me to take the data backup of the phone.
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Bro can i have your number please i m stuck with the same problem since last year but not got the solution to boot up my phone normally its always showing crash dump mode. I tried everything but nothing worked for me.

like many even i too ugraged my op6 to oo11.1.1.1, rooted was running well for a week till i encountred face crash dump mode error
Stupid thing i did was instead of flashing fastboot oos 10.3.8 i tried to flash msm 10.3.8 which didnt solve crash dum and also locked my BL.
now nonof the msm could solve crash dump nor we can unlock BL bz we cant toggle OEM in Dev option,
i discussed with @L0ND0NB0Y regarding this, his suggestion would be to take a backup of oos10.3.8 config partation of a working rom, then use edl to flash it on affected op6, by that way we can unlock bootloader and flash fastboot rom.
we need to fide a working op6 and back config which @L0ND0NB0Y can guide us. if it works he ll creat a post to solve crashbump and BL locked issue.
if this wont work, we may need to wait for msm oos11 file.
update : managed to solve crash dump by flashing msm international 5.1.5 but ended up getting black screen with white notification light, if my op6 had BL unlocked all i had to do is to boot stock/twrp recovery and factory wipe.

Pixel 5 Bricked

Hello all,
I did a big mistake, I wanted to go back from DP 3 to Android 11 and once I was going to do the CMD steps, I downloaded the wrong Firmware for the Pixel 5
I didnt see that mistake until I started the steps and the phone turned off and did not turn on anymore.
I know I made a big mistake, but can I do to revert this? I try to restart the phone but nothing, not via power button for 10 or 20 or 30 sec.
Please help

vlc_marcos said:
Hello all,
I did a big mistake, I wanted to go back from DP 3 to Android 11 and once I was going to do the CMD steps, I downloaded the wrong Firmware for the Pixel 5
I didnt see that mistake until I started the steps and the phone turned off and did not turn on anymore.
I know I made a big mistake, but can I do to revert this? I try to restart the phone but nothing, not via power button for 10 or 20 or 30 sec.
Please help
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No duplicated thread are permitted
Please help us to keep the forums neat
Thanks

vlc_marcos said:
I downloaded the wrong Firmware for the Pixel 5
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So you used a firmware that was older or one that was for a different device?
Is the bootloader unlocked?
What exactly did you download?
Does the phone charge?

l7777 said:
So you used a firmware that was older or one that was for a different device?
Is the bootloader unlocked?
What exactly did you download?
Does the phone charge?
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I used the firmware of pixel 4a 5g and I wanted to go from DP3 to android 11.
I cannot see the phone charging . I try long press in any of the buttons and different combinations and nothing. Zero signs of life

vlc_marcos said:
I used the firmware of pixel 4a 5g and I wanted to go from DP3 to android 11.
I cannot see the phone charging . I try long press in any of the buttons and different combinations and nothing. Zero signs of life
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when its plugged into a computer does the computer see it at all?

thewraith420 said:
when its plugged into a computer does the computer see it at all?
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not at all is there some kind of hard unbrick??

vlc_marcos said:
not at all is there some kind of hard unbrick??
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Unfortunately i think your only option will be to send it in to google at this point.. wish you luck though maybe someone has an idea.

thewraith420 said:
Unfortunately i think your only option will be to send it in to google at this point.. wish you luck though maybe someone has an idea.
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Mine bricked about a month ago and Google suggested uBreakiFix. They tried to do a force flash on it but it didn't work. They ended up replacing the motherboard which fixed it, but now my proximity sensor is always on. I don't know if they can fix that or if it will require another motherboard.

I have same problem, but i can go to bootloader. The problem my phone is locked bootloader and i don't have recovery mode. And when i try to flash it because of locked bootloader i can't do anything. Is there any solution for unbrick locked bootloader?

p_a_r_s_a7 said:
I have same problem, but i can go to bootloader. The problem my phone is locked bootloader and i don't have recovery mode. And when i try to flash it because of locked bootloader i can't do anything. Is there any solution for unbrick locked bootloader?
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Did you use any special way to even turn on the phone or reach the bootloader?

vlc_marcos said:
Did you use any special way to even turn on the phone or reach the bootloader?
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I did everything, unfortunately my bootloader is locked and that's problem. With locked bootloader i can't do anything. I had same problems with other phones before and i could unbrick. But for pixel devices i can't find some tool to unbrick.

p_a_r_s_a7 said:
I did everything, unfortunately my bootloader is locked and that's problem. With locked bootloader i can't do anything. I had same problems with other phones before and i could unbrick. But for pixel devices i can't find some tool to unbrick.
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how did you end up with it like that with bootloader locked? what caused it?

I have the same issue like p_a_r_s_a7 with my Pixel 5.
Only fastboot mode: can't find valid operating system
After flashing the 'right' OTA image for Android 12 DP3 the device cannot be restored anymore.
The image was successfully flashed by 'adb sideload' as recommended.
Seems that a locked bootloader is not 100% save from 'flashed to death'
600 EURO paperwight.

I had this same issue on my 4a 5g and after many hours I managed to fix it. I don't recall exactly but I went through every option of flashing stock via fastboot and android flash tool it eventually worked this was 2 months ago

Cj719 said:
I had this same issue on my 4a 5g and after many hours I managed to fix it. I don't recall exactly but I went through every option of flashing stock via fastboot and android flash tool it eventually worked this was 2 months ago
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But you could reach fastboot right?

Cj719 said:
I had this same issue on my 4a 5g and after many hours I managed to fix it. I don't recall exactly but I went through every option of flashing stock via fastboot and android flash tool it eventually worked this was 2 months ago
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Android flash tool immediately detect the locked bootloader and stopped without flashing.
I've tried to check/uncheck every option but no luck. I've used Windows 10.
Did you used the common USB driver requested by Android flash tool ?
Anything else that could be special, eg Linux environment ( what distro, version .. )
Any detail could help..

speo said:
Android flash tool immediately detect the locked bootloader and stopped without flashing.
I've tried to check/uncheck every option but no luck. I've used Windows 10.
Did you used the common USB driver requested by Android flash tool ?
Anything else that could be special, eg Linux environment ( what distro, version .. )
Any detail could help..
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Windows 10 laptop, adb minimal drivers, made sure device was detected, attempted through fastboot and android flash tool, that's the only things I remember my apologies.

speo said:
I have the same issue like p_a_r_s_a7 with my Pixel 5.
Only fastboot mode: can't find valid operating system
After flashing the 'right' OTA image for Android 12 DP3 the device cannot be restored anymore.
The image was successfully flashed by 'adb sideload' as recommended.
Seems that a locked bootloader is not 100% save from 'flashed to death'
600 EURO paperwight.
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I send back to Google, i couldn't fix it

Cj719 said:
Windows 10 laptop, adb minimal drivers, made sure device was detected, attempted through fastboot and android flash tool, that's the only things I remember my apologies.
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thank you anyway, it was a little light on the horizon at least ;-)

p_a_r_s_a7 said:
I send back to Google, i couldn't fix it
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have you been charged ?
Mine is from another dealer, will see..

Question Is unbricking possible?

Good morning all, I tried relocking my bootloader using the command "fastboot oem asus-csc lk" and at first, it seemed to be a success. However I restarted my device and was met with this error message. "Your device is corrupt. It can't be trusted and will not boot." I've tried searching high and low and it seems that I'm royally screwed, just wanted to confirm that I was though. Thanks for reading my post and any input is appreciated.

If your boot.img is not stock before locking you will get this error. Try flashing stock boot.img. I had a similar experience with realme phone but not encountered this issue with ROG 5
Edit: Sorry since you locked the bootloader i think you cant flash it unless you unlock it again. Give a try with EDL firmware

This is becoming a pretty common issue. I think it's time we make a WARNING thread.
WARNING: Read BEFORE Locking Bootloader
DO NOT LOCK THE BOOTLOADER WHILE ROOTED! When locking the bootloader while rooted, the boot image will fail verification and the system will fail to boot. You cannot flash a stock boot image with a locked bootloader. Locking the bootloader will...
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jhosharath said:
If your boot.img is not stock before locking you will get this error. Try flashing stock boot.img. I had a similar experience with realme phone but not encountered this issue with ROG 5
Edit: Sorry since you locked the bootloader i think you cant flash it unless you unlock it again. Give a try with EDL firmware
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How would I go about doing that? If you don't mind telling me of course. I've tried doing some research on it but it seems there isn't much on this phone at all

Jdotswift said:
How would I go about doing that? If you don't mind telling me of course. I've tried doing some research on it but it seems there isn't much on this phone at all
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ROG Phone 5(s) Help Index
"Quick Filters" let you see all posts of a certain type. This can make finding posts easier, but what if a guide began as a "Question"? This thread aims to bridge that gap. You will find nearly all of the common things new owners are trying to...
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twistedumbrella said:
ROG Phone 5(s) Help Index
"Quick Filters" let you see all posts of a certain type. This can make finding posts easier, but what if a guide began as a "Question"? This thread aims to bridge that gap. You will find nearly all of the common things new owners are trying to...
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Thanks for your help so far but I'm having issues putting the phone into edl mode. I'm trying to follow what was suggested in the tutorial but it isn't working. I also tried the fastboot command that was done in the video and to no avail. Google isn't giving much either. Am I missing something?
Edit: Made it into Edl mode but when trying to flash the ww image folder, I'm met with an error message saying "Object reference not set to an instance of an object". It seems like there is no fix for this at the moment

Jdotswift said:
Thanks for your help so far but I'm having issues putting the phone into edl mode. I'm trying to follow what was suggested in the tutorial but it isn't working. I also tried the fastboot command that was done in the video and to no avail. Google isn't giving much either. Am I missing something?
Edit: Made it into Edl mode but when trying to flash the ww image folder, I'm met with an error message saying "Object reference not set to an instance of an object". It seems like there is no fix for this at the moment
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That's likely because the bootloader is locked. It was possible that EDL mode could still allow a full restore, but also quite possible it wasn't going to work because of that.

twistedumbrella said:
That's likely because the bootloader is locked. It was possible that EDL mode could still allow a full restore, but also quite possible it wasn't going to work because of that.
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Well thanks for your help. I admit defeat but learned a very valuable lesson

Jdotswift said:
Well thanks for your help. I admit defeat but learned a very valuable lesson
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You may still want to contact Asus and tell them you don't know what happened. They may be able to restore it. I wouldn't tell them you unlocked the bootloader, since it's locked if they ask.

As long as bootloader mode works, You can flash a RAW file to boot the phone back.
Ensure the phone has enough battery power left for a 20 min+ flash,
USB Cable to be connected on the side port, (not bottom charging port - fastboot doesn't work there)
and to use the exact raw firmware file which matches the device model and variant.
Latest WW Raw file is here

JazonX said:
As long as bootloader mode works, You can flash a RAW file to boot the phone back.
Ensure the phone has enough battery power left for a 20 min+ flash,
USB Cable to be connected on the side port, (not bottom charging port - fastboot doesn't work there)
and to use the exact raw firmware file which matches the device model and variant.
Latest WW Raw file is here
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Hopefully this time is different, but every report so far has been that it fails. I believe we still need the firehose to use any programs that override the bootloader security on fastboot.

twistedumbrella said:
Hopefully this time is different, but every report so far has been that it fails. I believe we still need the firehose to use any programs that override the bootloader security on fastboot.
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Can confirm it one hundred percent works. Mine was the American variant purchased directly from Asus' website. I don't think that had anything to do with it but my phone is up and running with a locked bootloader now. I really appreciate the help fellas

Jdotswift said:
Can confirm it one hundred percent works. Mine was the American variant purchased directly from Asus' website. I don't think that had anything to do with it but my phone is up and running with a locked bootloader now. I really appreciate the help fellas
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Glad to hear it. Apparently, the issue was people not following instructions...