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Unable to boot in to recovery mode!!!! Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have an Honor 6 L02. After i used the honor 6 multitool to flash my CWM recovery back in to stock, i did not get the recovery screen when i pressed down the buttons, nor when i downloaded an app that would do that for me, also my OTA updates fails, i thought rooting was the problem so i unrooted, now Freedom stopped working so i cant use google play and youtube. PLEASE HELP!

also my phone was rooted so i unroot it

Please help

come on guys please

for the rooted phones you can try "Quick boot" from Google play store. It has option to "Boot into recovery"...
can you also try to send CWM again via Multitool and to see if you can get into CWM?

Bill Cui said:
I have an Honor 6 L02. After i used the honor 6 multitool to flash my CWM recovery back in to stock, i did not get the recovery screen when i pressed down the buttons, nor when i downloaded an app that would do that for me, also my OTA updates fails, i thought rooting was the problem so i unrooted, now Freedom stopped working so i cant use google play and youtube. PLEASE HELP!
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Don't freak out. Stay calm...
Follow the steps:
Installing ADB / Fastboot and Necessary Drivers
Download 15 Seconds ADB and Fastboot Drivers. Visit the official XDA forum for download and installation instructions.
Install Fastboot drivers by downloading and installing Huawei HiSuite via this link.
Installing Custom Recovery
Ensure that you have successfully installed all necessary tools and drivers mentioned above.
Download the CWM recovery image according to your EMUI version. See this XDA Thread for download links.
Power off your device. While holding Volume Down button use a USB cable to attach your device to computer. Device will automatically boot to fastboot mode.
Open Command Prompt in the directory where you have extracted/downloaded the files by holding Shift and Right Mouse Button and finally click Open Command Prompt window here in the context menu.
Now execute the following command one at a time (replace recovery name with the one you downloaded);
Code:
fastboot flash recovery [I]recovery_name.img[/I]
fastboot reboot
Ta Da!!!

mfbcool said:
Don't freak out. Stay calm...
Follow the steps:
Installing ADB / Fastboot and Necessary Drivers
Download 15 Seconds ADB and Fastboot Drivers. Visit the official XDA forum for download and installation instructions.
Install Fastboot drivers by downloading and installing Huawei HiSuite via this link.
Installing Custom Recovery
Ensure that you have successfully installed all necessary tools and drivers mentioned above.
Download the CWM recovery image according to your EMUI version. See this XDA Thread for download links.
Power off your device. While holding Volume Down button use a USB cable to attach your device to computer. Device will automatically boot to fastboot mode.
Open Command Prompt in the directory where you have extracted/downloaded the files by holding Shift and Right Mouse Button and finally click Open Command Prompt window here in the context menu.
Now execute the following command one at a time (replace recovery name with the one you downloaded);
Code:
fastboot flash recovery [I]recovery_name.img[/I]
fastboot reboot
Ta Da!!!
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Thank you, i did successfully flash the recovery, but i still cannot boot in to recovery mode, and now i cant turn my phone off because it will reboot by itself

Bill Cui said:
Thank you, i did successfully flash the recovery, but i still cannot boot in to recovery mode, and now i cant turn my phone off because it will reboot by itself
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Does it reboot when you try to enter recovery or it restarts itself at boot process i.e honor boot animation shows up and then it restarts (bootloop).
I really don't know why you are still unable to boot to recovery. Were you able to boot to stock recovery before flashing custom? Also, is your bootloader unlocked?
Your best bet at this stage would be to flash stock recovery and then completely flash stock ROM. This would wipe your data but will resurrect your device from bootloop.
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You mentioned a warez app in your original post OP. Please note that any mentioning or discussion of such apps violates XDA's code of conduct and terms. Be careful in future

Honor 6 - Unable to access recovery mode. Stuck at boot screen (honor logo)

Hi,
My Honor 6 (Indian Version) was stuck in boot loop post OTA upgrade from B822 to B831. In order to fix this issue, I went through many forums available online and then decided to use the Multi Tool to downgrade to Android L & EMUI 3.1.
To get this done I have followed the below steps:
1. Unlock bootloader
2. Extract BOOT, CUST, RECOVERY and SYSTEM files from the update package downloaded from Honor.in site. //(Honor 6_Firmware_H60-L04_Android 5.1.1_EMUI 3.1_C675B570_India_Flipkart)//
3. Used Multi Tool to unbrick.
Post this the phone is not able to get into recovery mode; it's stuck at the logo screen. It doesnot recognise the 3 button command to boot into recovery mode.
I have tried using the 'boot to recovery' command in Multi Tool but it throws error "daemon not running starting on port 5037".
I have also tried adb command but for some reason my computer does not recognise my mobile.
i.e. adb devices --> doesnot show my device. (yes, I have updated the abb drivers). So I am not able to use any adb commands.
Then i tried installing/flashing CWM & TWRP recovery. None helped. :crying:
Now I am here, out of options and do not know how to proceed.
Could someone in this forum help me fix the current issue? Please.
In addition, I would like to know a few things:
a. How to install a new OS/ROM on a dead phone? (Healthy hardware with corrupt software)
b. How to format any phone and start a fresh installation?
c. How to read internal memory of a phone which has no ROM or corrupt software?
I am new to all this. Please bear with me.
Thanks,
Sampath

sampathnayak09 said:
Hi,
My Honor 6 (Indian Version) was stuck in boot loop post OTA upgrade from B822 to B831. In order to fix this issue, I went through many forums available online and then decided to use the Multi Tool to downgrade to Android L & EMUI 3.1.
To get this done I have followed the below steps:
1. Unlock bootloader
2. Extract BOOT, CUST, RECOVERY and SYSTEM files from the update package downloaded from Honor.in site. //(Honor 6_Firmware_H60-L04_Android 5.1.1_EMUI 3.1_C675B570_India_Flipkart)//
3. Used Multi Tool to unbrick.
Post this the phone is not able to get into recovery mode; it's stuck at the logo screen. It doesnot recognise the 3 button command to boot into recovery mode.
I have tried using the 'boot to recovery' command in Multi Tool but it throws error "daemon not running starting on port 5037".
I have also tried adb command but for some reason my computer does not recognise my mobile.
i.e. adb devices --> doesnot show my device. (yes, I have updated the abb drivers). So I am not able to use any adb commands.
Then i tried installing/flashing CWM & TWRP recovery. None helped. :crying:
Now I am here, out of options and do not know how to proceed.
Could someone in this forum help me fix the current issue? Please.
In addition, I would like to know a few things:
a. How to install a new OS/ROM on a dead phone? (Healthy hardware with corrupt software)
b. How to format any phone and start a fresh installation?
c. How to read internal memory of a phone which has no ROM or corrupt software?
I am new to all this. Please bear with me.
Thanks,
Sampath
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First of all hold and press power + vol down to boot into bootloader mode and type
Fastboot devices
After connecting your phone to PC and opening a command window in platform-tools. Your device should be listed.
adb devices works only when your phone is already booted into Android or running twrp.
Copy and paste the four image files to platform-tools folder and fire these commands
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Fastboot flash system system.img
Fastboot flash cust cust.img
And then use the 3 button command.
(Platform-tools folder can be downloaded after installing latest Android SDK software)

How to return back to Stock Recovery & Install Stock Rom.
muradulislam said:
First of all hold and press power + vol down to boot into bootloader mode and type
Fastboot devices
After connecting your phone to PC and opening a command window in platform-tools. Your device should be listed.
adb devices works only when your phone is already booted into Android or running twrp.
Copy and paste the four image files to platform-tools folder and fire these commands
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Fastboot flash system system.img
Fastboot flash cust cust.img
And then use the 3 button command.
(Platform-tools folder can be downloaded after installing latest Android SDK software)
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I am in a bit different situation, let me explain.
Till day before yesterday I was on B570 Rom, then I upgraded over OTA to B831, then Unlocked Bootloader, Rooted, Installed Latest TWRP Recovery & Installed Latest Xposed Framework, everything went successfull & My phone is running fine.
But the question that arises to me is that none of the Stock Marshmallow update for Honor 6 - H60-L04 has been stable as compared to Lollipop Version & I found B570 super stable & the possibility of myself reverting back to B570 is more. What would be the procedure to revert back to B570.. I think first of all I would have to revert back to stock recovery & then flash the rom package, but how to do this successfully.
Kindly advice.

muradulislam said:
First of all hold and press power + vol down to boot into bootloader mode and type
Fastboot devices
After connecting your phone to PC and opening a command window in platform-tools. Your device should be listed.
adb devices works only when your phone is already booted into Android or running twrp.
Copy and paste the four image files to platform-tools folder and fire these commands
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Fastboot flash system system.img
Fastboot flash cust cust.img
And then use the 3 button command.
(Platform-tools folder can be downloaded after installing latest Android SDK software)
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Thank you for your response. :good:
I have flashed all the files using the fastboot mode, but my phone does not recognise the 3 button command.
It either displays the Honor logo or restarts with a quick vibration. the only command it recognised is 'Vol Down + USB plugged into a computer' (for fastboot).
When flashed with Honor Custom or CWM recovery the phone does not recognise:
1. Vol up + Vol down + Power - for recovery mode
2. Vol down + Power - for hard reset/clear cache partition
When flashed with TWRP recovery the phone only recognises: Power + Vol Up button which boots into recovery mode; however this works only when connected to a power source, the moment I disconnect the power cable the phone switches off.
I tried to install Honor 6 custom ROM EMUI4.0 using TWRP. Need guidance on the below two scenarios.
1. TWRP only recognises .zip files. HONOR custom ROMs are in .app format. What should I do?
2. As a work around, I have downloaded 'Honor 6_Firmware_H60-L04_Andriod 6.0_EMUI 4.0_C432B820_Channel-Others.zip' from xda forum and tried installing it, but TWRP throws a 'no md5 file found' error.
To address this I tried using WinMD5.exe to get the MD5 code and manually created a .MD5 file, but TWRP did not recognise it. Please guide.
Thanks,
Sampath

sampathnayak09 said:
Thank you for your response. :good:
I have flashed all the files using the fastboot mode, but my phone does not recognise the 3 button command.
It either displays the Honor logo or restarts with a quick vibration. the only command it recognised is 'Vol Down + USB plugged into a computer' (for fastboot).
When flashed with Honor Custom or CWM recovery the phone does not recognise:
1. Vol up + Vol down + Power - for recovery mode
2. Vol down + Power - for hard reset/clear cache partition
When flashed with TWRP recovery the phone only recognises: Power + Vol Up button which boots into recovery mode; however this works only when connected to a power source, the moment I disconnect the power cable the phone switches off.
I tried to install Honor 6 custom ROM EMUI4.0 using TWRP. Need guidance on the below two scenarios.
1. TWRP only recognises .zip files. HONOR custom ROMs are in .app format. What should I do?
2. As a work around, I have downloaded 'Honor 6_Firmware_H60-L04_Andriod 6.0_EMUI 4.0_C432B820_Channel-Others.zip' from xda forum and tried installing it, but TWRP throws a 'no md5 file found' error.
To address this I tried using WinMD5.exe to get the MD5 code and manually created a .MD5 file, but TWRP did not recognise it. Please guide.
Thanks,
Sampath
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@DigiGoon

@sampathnayak09
You need to flash stock recovery first, by executing this command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

@sampathnayak09
Make sure your power button is working correctly. If the files can be flashed successfully, you should be able to boot into recovery.
Honor firmware can only be flashed using three button method. You can search online for making .zip from .app but I am not sure that will solve your problem.
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mahadikrs said:
I am in a bit different situation, let me explain.
Till day before yesterday I was on B570 Rom, then I upgraded over OTA to B831, then Unlocked Bootloader, Rooted, Installed Latest TWRP Recovery & Installed Latest Xposed Framework, everything went successfull & My phone is running fine.
But the question that arises to me is that none of the Stock Marshmallow update for Honor 6 - H60-L04 has been stable as compared to Lollipop Version & I found B570 super stable & the possibility of myself reverting back to B570 is more. What would be the procedure to revert back to B570.. I think first of all I would have to revert back to stock recovery & then flash the rom package, but how to do this successfully.
Kindly advice.
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There are rollback packages for going back. I have read those threads on XDA but could not find them again. Will look for them and will send you a link as soon as I found one.

muradulislam said:
@sampathnayak09
Make sure your power button is working correctly. If the files can be flashed successfully, you should be able to boot into recovery.
Honor firmware can only be flashed using three button method. You can search online for making .zip from .app but I am not sure that will solve your problem.
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There are rollback packages for going back. I have read those threads on XDA but could not find them again. Will look for them and will send you a link as soon as I found one.
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Thanks for the reply.
If I extract the recovery.img from the B831 Rom Package & flash the same using the below command will it give me back my stock recovery.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
And if once I am on Stock Recovery I hope I can again Install a full fresh copy of the B831 Package which will be with Stock Recovery i.e NO TWRP Recovery & root free. And after that when I get the rollback package I can revert back to B570. Pls advice am I going right or is there any possibility that I will brick my phone.

sampathnayak09 said:
Thank you for your response. :good:
I have flashed all the files using the fastboot mode, but my phone does not recognise the 3 button command.
It either displays the Honor logo or restarts with a quick vibration. the only command it recognised is 'Vol Down + USB plugged into a computer' (for fastboot).
When flashed with Honor Custom or CWM recovery the phone does not recognise:
1. Vol up + Vol down + Power - for recovery mode
2. Vol down + Power - for hard reset/clear cache partition
When flashed with TWRP recovery the phone only recognises: Power + Vol Up button which boots into recovery mode; however this works only when connected to a power source, the moment I disconnect the power cable the phone switches off.
I tried to install Honor 6 custom ROM EMUI4.0 using TWRP. Need guidance on the below two scenarios.
1. TWRP only recognises .zip files. HONOR custom ROMs are in .app format. What should I do?
2. As a work around, I have downloaded 'Honor 6_Firmware_H60-L04_Andriod 6.0_EMUI 4.0_C432B820_Channel-Others.zip' from xda forum and tried installing it, but TWRP throws a 'no md5 file found' error.
To address this I tried using WinMD5.exe to get the MD5 code and manually created a .MD5 file, but TWRP did not recognise it. Please guide.
Thanks,
Sampath
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If the phone keeps going off you tried charging for a while? Battery might not be charging due to no OS.
Sent from my H60-L04 using XDA Labs

mahadikrs said:
Thanks for the reply.
If I extract the recovery.img from the B831 Rom Package & flash the same using the below command will it give me back my stock recovery.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
And if once I am on Stock Recovery I hope I can again Install a full fresh copy of the B831 Package which will be with Stock Recovery i.e NO TWRP Recovery & root free. And after that when I get the rollback package I can revert back to B570. Pls advice am I going right or is there any possibility that I will brick my phone.
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Try out this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hon...wngrade-eu-h60-l04-indian-b810-t3367031/page1
My honor 6 bricked about a month ago so can not verify this method but to get out of bootloop, always keep a nandroid backup of your device somewhere safe.
You can make a nandroid backup using twrp. Save it to SD card and then copy it to your PC to keep it safe.

muradulislam said:
Try out this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hon...wngrade-eu-h60-l04-indian-b810-t3367031/page1
My honor 6 bricked about a month ago so can not verify this method but to get out of bootloop, always keep a nandroid backup of your device somewhere safe.
You can make a nandroid backup using twrp. Save it to SD card and then copy it to your PC to keep it safe.
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Thanks for your response.
I was able to do as per the steps I mentioned in my earlier post & now I have successfully Downgraded to B570, With Unlocked Bootloader, Rooted, TWRP & Xposed Installed. So its time for me to change my signature.
P.s : Also Updated TWRP to the Latest Version i.e TWRP 3.0.2-0

DigiGoon said:
@sampathnayak09
You need to flash stock recovery first, by executing this command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Hi,
I did flash the stock recovery, but my phone keeps rebooting and doesn't get into recovery mode.
I am sure it has sufficient battery charge. (Close to 90%).
Is there a way to do a clean install on Android phones? Like the way we install Windows OS on computers. Format hard disks, create partitions and then install a fresh OS?
Thanks

mahadikrs said:
Thanks for your response.
I was able to do as per the steps I mentioned in my earlier post & now I have successfully Downgraded to B570, With Unlocked Bootloader, Rooted, TWRP & Xposed Installed. So its time for me to change my signature.
P.s : Also Updated TWRP to the Latest Version i.e TWRP 3.0.2-0
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Hi,
Could you please provide links to
1. The downgrade transition package.
2. Latest TWRP version.
Also plz help me understand the benifits of TWRP when it cannot be used to install the stock ROM?

sampathnayak09 said:
Hi,
Could you please provide links to
1. The downgrade transition package.
2. Latest TWRP version.
Also plz help me understand the benifits of TWRP when it cannot be used to install the stock ROM?
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Find attached below the required links for Rollback package & TWRP.
1) https://club.hihonor.com/in/honor6.217/downgrade-link-from-marshmallow-b831-to-lollipop-b570.7935
2) https://twrp.me/devices/huaweihonor6.html
Regarding TWRP, it lets you install custom roms & other apps which cannot be installed thru stock recovery e.g Xposed Framework. Further TWRP is useful for restoring the phone as it allows to restore the phone by using Nandroid backups taken earlier, provided the Nandroid backups are stored in SD Card. There may be more advantages which I am still trying to find out.

mahadikrs said:
Find attached below the required links for Rollback package & TWRP.
1) https://club.hihonor.com/in/honor6.217/downgrade-link-from-marshmallow-b831-to-lollipop-b570.7935
2) https://twrp.me/devices/huaweihonor6.html
Regarding TWRP, it lets you install custom roms & other apps which cannot be installed thru stock recovery e.g Xposed Framework. Further TWRP is useful for restoring the phone as it allows to restore the phone by using Nandroid backups taken earlier, provided the Nandroid backups are stored in SD Card. There may be more advantages which I am still trying to find out.
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Thank you for providing the links. Let me try installing these.

muradulislam said:
First of all hold and press power + vol down to boot into bootloader mode and type
Fastboot devices
After connecting your phone to PC and opening a command window in platform-tools. Your device should be listed.
adb devices works only when your phone is already booted into Android or running twrp.
Copy and paste the four image files to platform-tools folder and fire these commands
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Fastboot flash system system.img
Fastboot flash cust cust.img
And then use the 3 button command.
(Platform-tools folder can be downloaded after installing latest Android SDK software)
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goldfinv said:
If the phone keeps going off you tried charging for a while? Battery might not be charging due to no OS.
Sent from my H60-L04 using XDA Labs
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Phone has 75% + charge as shown in TWRP recovery.

sampathnayak09 said:
Phone has 75% + charge as shown in TWRP recovery.
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Maybe try flashing one of the custom EMUI ROMs via TWRP?
Sent from my H60-L04 using XDA Labs

@mahadikrs @muradulislam @goldfinv
Thank you for your input guys. I am now able to enter stock recovery mode (3 button mode); however, the installation stops at 5%.
Any suggestions?

sampathnayak09 said:
@[email protected]@goldfinv
Thank you for your input guys. I am now able to enter stock recovery mode (3 button mode); however, the installation stops at 5%.
Any suggestions?
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Give it a couple of tries. Users have suggested that it usually gets stuck somewhere but trying for 2,3 times gets the job done.
Sent from my PLK-L01 using XDA Labs

sampathnayak09 said:
@mahadikrs @muradulislam @goldfinv
Thank you for your input guys. I am now able to enter stock recovery mode (3 button mode); however, the installation stops at 5%.
Any suggestions?
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Let me know which Rom version is your phone running now & which version you are trying to migrate to.
Also if 3 button Force update is not working then you can try the project menu option.
But first let me know what state your phone is currently in.

[Guide] Root

Root Guide
** Root will void the warranty and disable OTA updates **
boot.img patch method
I don't recommend updating the firmware OTA before rooting. There is a chance you will update your phone to a firmware that hasn't been released yet on the ASUS website. New updates are released OTA first and then about a week or two later they are posted on the ASUS website. If by chance you updated the firmware OTA and the firmware isn't on the ASUS website, you'll have to wait for the firmware to be posted before you can root.
If already rooted and updating firmware skip to 5b
1. Make a folder called ROG Phone to store all files needed
2. Download the following to the ROG Phone folder
-- Unlock Tool, aka Unlock Device App
---- https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/..._SIGNED_UnlockTool_9.1.0.7_180912_fulldpi.apk
-- Latest Firmware - Under Firmware click on See All Downloads | Look at version number, not dates
---- Match SKU/Region - Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, JP->JP
------ Settings > System > About phone > Software information
-------- https://www.asus.com/us/Phone/ROG-Phone/HelpDesk_BIOS/
-- Minimal ADB and Fastboot - Portable
---- https://devsjournal.com/download-minimal-adb-fastboot-tool.html
-- Payload Dumper
---- Attatched image_extrator.zip script
-- Python
---- https://www.python.org/downloads/
-- Magisk Manager
---- https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases
3. Unlock bootloader
-- Connect the phone to the PC via the side port on your phone
-- Select USB File Transfer on the phone; If problems connecting, update drivers on the PC
-- Copy the Unlock Tool to your phone's Downloads folder
-- This voids the warranty and disables OTA updates
-- This will force a factory reset, so backup your data
-- Use File Manager (in ASUS folder) on your phone to run the Unlock Tool from the Downloads folder
-- If asked for Pin select "Use your Google account" in white text (can't see) below the Pin request
---- Pin request YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKAEGptfas
4. Enable Developer on the phone
-- Settings > System > About phone > Software information
---- Tap "Build number" 7 times
5. Update phone to latest downloadable firmware
-- 5a
-- Open the ROG Phone folder and enable view file extensions
---- File > Change folder and search options > Click View tab > Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types > Click OK
-- Unzip Minimal ADB and Fastboot - Portable file
-- 5b
-- Copy the firmware to the Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder and rename firmware.zip
-- Turn on USB debugging
---- Settings > System > Developer options
------ Enable "USB debugging"
-- Connect the phone to the PC via the side port on your phone
-- Select USB debugging on your phone.
-- From the Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder run cmd-here.exe
-- From the command prompt (black window) type the following:
adb devices
-- To check the connection
adb reboot recovery
-- Select ADB on phone
adb sideload firmware.zip
-- Check that your phone was updated to the latest firmware
---- Settings > System > About phone > Software information
If by chance adb sideload doesn't work, try copying the firmware to the root directory (folder) on the phone and then reboot to install. Don't change the name of the firmware while using this method and you can't skip updates. So if there are two updates out from your current version, you'll have to install both.
6. Extract the boot.img file from the firmware using Payload Dumper
-- Use the attached image extractor script
---- Requires Python; Look at readme.txt
7. Patch boot.img using Magisk Manager
** Make sure that boot.img is from the same firmware version that is on the phone **
-- Turn off USB debugging
---- Settings > System > Developer options
------ Disable "USB debugging"
-- Connect the phone to the PC via the side port on your phone
-- Select USB File Transfer on the phone
-- Copy Magisk Manager and boot.img to your phone's Downloads folder
-- Use File Manager (in ASUS folder) on your phone to run Magisk Manager from the Downloads folder
---- Magisk Manager requires access to the Internet via wifi or mobile network
-- More Information
---- https://www.google.com/search?q=How...Methods)&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1
------ Look at Method 2
-- Copy patched_boot.img from the phone's Downloads folder to the Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder
8. Flash patched_boot.img
** Make sure that patched_boot.img is from the same firmware version that is on the phone **
-- Put phone into fastboot mode
---- While the phone is off, hold down volume up and power buttons
-- Connect the phone to the PC via the side port on your phone
-- From the Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder run cmd-here.exe
-- From the command prompt (black window) type the following:
fastboot devices
-- To check the connection
fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img
fastboot reboot
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Some users couldn't get a connection to a PC via a PC's Type-C USB port and had to use a Type-C to Type-A USB cable.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...00__o00_s00?tag=detailedview-20&ie=UTF8&psc=1
If by chance something went wrong and your phone locks up on boot, this raw WW firmware install will get you back up and going (so far it has worked for everyone). This can also be used to relock the bootloader, but it will not restore OTA updates.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/155ZDnBjHeknppthFtNpGadicSNvBGokP/view?usp=sharing
Download and unzip
Reboot phone into fastboot mode
Run flashall_AFT.cmd
..

Tesla74 said:
Quick Root Guide
1. Unlock bootloader
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/..._SIGNED_UnlockTool_9.1.0.7_180912_fulldpi.apk
2. Download unofficial TWRP by shakalaca (Doesn't fully work, but can flash files from USB drive)
Download the TWRP that matches your firmware version and rename twrp.img
https://mega.nz/#F!pst3URCQ!l_N503AsNmytaErhmuiwqg
3. Put phone into fastboot mode (volume down + power button)
Connect to the computer using the side USB port
4. Download Minimal ADB and Fastboot and flash twrp.img
https://devsjournal.com/download-minimal-adb-fastboot-tool.html
fastboot flash boot twrp.img
5. Download Magisk Manager, Magisk, and Magisk Unistaller onto a USB drive
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases
6. Flash Magisk with TWRP and install Magisk Manager to root
I don't have the phone yet, but if anyone wants to add to this guide to make it more accurate, I'll update this post.
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Before running the fastboot command run: "fastboot devices" without quotations. To make sure the device is recognized and connected.
Nice write up!. By the way there is an update to the system a small one maybe 70+ MB. Minor stability update.

Rashad83 said:
Before running the fastboot command run: "fastboot devices" without quotations. To make sure the device is recognized and connected.
Nice write up!. By the way there is an update to the system a small one maybe 70+ MB. Minor stability update.
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Thanks, I updated post. I was wondering after the system update, does TWRP still work because of encryption? Or does TWRP need to be updated for every system update?

Does the unlock bootloader tool REALLY erases all everything, or it's just ASUS warning so they cover their end if user data is lost?

Tesla74 said:
Thanks, I updated post. I was wondering after the system update, does TWRP still work because of encryption? Or does TWRP need to be updated for every system update?
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Once you flash TWRP you will not be able to update through OTA. You will have to download the update manually and then flash it, once you do that i believe it flashes the stock boot.img which removes TWRP. When that happens you will have to flash a compatible TWRP for the new update.
That's how i understand it, personally i haven't rooted yet so i can't be 100% certain.
Also it's recommended by TWRP team to return to stock before updating the system and then flashing TWRP.
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mbze430 said:
Does the unlock bootloader tool REALLY erases all everything, or it's just ASUS warning so they cover their end if user data is lost?
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It's not just ASUS, Any Android device once you unlock the bootloader the user data is erased. So better backup!. By the way ASUS has a backup tool for all your apps and data i haven't tried it yet, give it a try.

That is correct. When I had my Pixel 2 XL (or any phone for that matter). When you flash TWRP on to the recovery the OTA update will always fail. You will have to either find the original recovery or the whole rom and reflash it.
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It's not just ASUS, Any Android device once you unlock the bootloader the user data is erased. So better backup!. By the way ASUS has a backup tool for all your apps and data i haven't tried it yet. so check it out.[/QUOTE]
Dang it! I just setup the phone exactly the way I wanted it too.

Rashad83 said:
Once you flash TWRP you will not be able to update through OTA. You will have to download the update manually and then flash it, once you do that i believe it flashes the stock boot.img which removes TWRP. When that happens you will have to flash a compatible TWRP for the new update.
That's how i understand it, personally i haven't rooted yet so i can't be 100% certain.
Also it's recommended by TWRP team to return to stock before updating the system and then flashing TWRP.
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Thanks! I hope shakalaca keeps updating TWRP with the new firmwares. Sounds like recovery.img will have to be extracted from the firmware and flashed before updating.

You will not find any file under the name of recovery.img. I tried looking for it in the stock firmware before no such file exists. The only way I think to do it is by flashing all of the boot.img where it resides I think.
Fastboot flash boot boot.img

Rashad83 said:
You will not find any file under the name of recovery.img. I tried looking for it in the stock firmware before no such file exists. The only way I think to do it is by flashing all of the boot.img where it resides I think.
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
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I wasn't able to find either recovery.img or boot.img in the firmware.
boot.img vs recovery.img always confuses me. I wonder if updating with the update.zip method really needs stock recovery?

Tesla74 said:
I wasn't able to find either recovery.img or boot.img in the firmware.
boot.img vs recovery.img always confuses me. I wonder if updating with the update.zip method really needs stock recovery?
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You need the payload dumber app on windows to extract the payload file which contains all the .img files which boot.img is one of them.
The boot.img contains the kernel and other important files needed to boot the device, while the recovery contains all the recovery settings responsible for reseting the device and updating, wiping actions.
From the comments i saw about recovering the phone after a bootloop it seems stock recovery isn't needed but i could be wrong. We will need input from others who have done it.
On my previous phone i could go back to stock rom without stock recovery as long it's the same rom build. So you will need to flash the same stock rom you are currently on and then flash the update.

I ran into some trouble. after running bootloader unlocker apk. it is now asking for a PIN. I tried the PIN I used when setting up the fingerprint reader and it doesn't work. It won't let me setup the phone again now.
Also got into the stock Recovery and did a user/data factory reset
Anyone suggestions?

Tesla74 said:
4. Put phone into fastboot mode (volume down + power button)
Connect to the computer using the side USB port
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By pressing volume down + Power button, the phone goes into recovery mode not fastboot.
It's easiest doing it by adb:
Adb devices
If the phone Is found:
Adb reboot bootloader
That's what I did when I root my Rog
mbze430 said:
I ran into some trouble. after running bootloader unlocker apk. it is now asking for a PIN. I tried the PIN I used when setting up the fingerprint reader and it doesn't work. It won't let me setup the phone again now.
Also got into the stock Recovery and did a user/data factory reset
Anyone suggestions?
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I was in the same situation, but if you check carefully you will see "use your account Google" it's just below of the pin request.
(It's written in White )

I was in the same situation, but if you check carefully you will see "use your account Google" it's just below of the pin request.
(It's written in White )
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OMG! You are right! after staring at the screen I can finally see it! THEY NEED TO FIX THAT! I spend the past 2 hours erasing all the partitions! I wanna kill ASUS!

Marco589 said:
By pressing volume down + Power button, the phone goes into recovery mode not fastboot.
It's easiest doing it by adb:
Adb devices
If the phone Is found:
Adb reboot bootloader
That's what I did when I root my Rog
I was in the same situation, but if you check carefully you will see "use your account Google" it's just below of the pin request.
(It's written in White )
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Thanks! I"ve updated the guide for both issues.

Tesla74 said:
Thanks! I"ve updated the guide for both issues.
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To go to fastboot mode the hardware method will be by:
1. Holding (Power+Volume Up) until you see "Republic of Gamers" logo then release.
2. If the phone is turned off; hold the volume up only and connect the usb c to the phone(make sure the usb wire is connected to the PC already "It's basically the same as holding the power button except you'r getting the power from the usb"). You will go directly to "fastboot mode/ bootloader mode" i used to do this before on my phones, will also work on the ROG phone.

Rashad83 said:
To go to fastboot mode the hardware method will be by:
1. Holding (Power+Volume Up) until you see "Republic of Gamers" logo then release.
2. If the phone is turned off; hold the volume up only and connect the usb c to the phone(make sure the usb wire is connected to the PC already "It's basically the same as holding the power button except you'r getting the power from the usb"). You will go directly to "fastboot mode/ bootloader mode" i used to do this before on my phones, will also work on the ROG phone.
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Thanks! I updated the guide and added link to your post.

I loaded TWRP but I can't flash Magisk on it. Can't read the /system partition.
Worse off, I am stuck at the ROG logo even after reboot.
what can I do to get the phone to at least boot back to the OS?
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Nevermind I extracted the payload.bin and fastboot flash boot boot.img from there and it booted up again.

mbze430 said:
I loaded TWRP but I can't flash Magisk on it. Can't read the /system partition.
Worse off, I am stuck at the ROG logo even after reboot.
what can I do to get the phone to at least boot back to the OS?
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Nevermind I extracted the payload.bin and fastboot flash boot boot.img from there and it booted up again.
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In order to flash Magisk v17.3, you need to load Magisk and magisk unistaller on a USB drive, then boot into recovery , select USB storage then flash magisk.

Thanks to mbze430 posting the boot.img patch method of rooting, I've updated the guide. This works without the need for TWRP.

Need info on flashing twrp. Are all attempts done on firmware version 23 (where latest shakalaca version of TWRP is supported)? Is there no way to get TWRP working on firmware version 43?

No OS Installed!!! Help Please!

I tried to get magisk to work after installing the latest OTA and I did something wrong and had to wipe all the data from the Oneplus recovery menu. Towards the end in TWRP while wiping, I wiped off the OS by mistake. After clicking reboot, it just rebooted to the fastboot menu and when I click 'Go to recovery' on the fastboot menu it just boots back to the fastboot menu. My device is not being detected in powershell when I type in adb devices and it might be because after the first wipe that happened I didnt turn on adb debugging. I do not have twrp and my device is not being detected by my pc in powershell for me to adb push the whole os and twrp and flash them. I am literally freaking my skin off at this moment. Please help me. If I didnt mention any important detail please ask, Im super frightened so I might have missed something.
tl dr: No OS, no TWRP and locked in fastboot. (thanks to null0seven)

prathk said:
I tried to get magisk to work after installing the latest OTA and I did something wrong and had to wipe all the data from the Oneplus recovery menu. Towards the end in TWRP while wiping, I wiped off the OS by mistake. After clicking reboot, it just rebooted to the fastboot menu and when I click 'Go to recovery' on the fastboot menu it just boots back to the fastboot menu. My device is not being detected in powershell when I type in adb devices and it might be because after the first wipe that happened I didnt turn on adb debugging. I do not have twrp and my device is not being detected by my pc in powershell for me to adb push the whole os and twrp and flash them. I am literally freaking my skin off at this moment. Please help me. If I didnt mention any important detail please ask, Im super frightened so I might have missed something.
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You should be able to use TWRP to reflash the OS. Personally, I would put the device in EDL mode and use the MSM Tool to put the device back to factory stock. Once back to stock, you can get your OTA and then reflash TWRP and root your device once again.

jcsww said:
You should be able to use TWRP to reflash the OS. Personally, I would put the device in EDL mode and use the MSM Tool to put the device back to factory stock. Once back to stock, you can get your OTA and then reflash TWRP and root your device once again.
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I am not able to use TWRP. In the fastboot menu when I enter the 'Go to Recovery' option it just reboots back to the fastboot menu.
I'm relatively a noob in all this so if there's any other way please mention it.
UPDATE: I am currently downloading the stuffs required for the MSM tool, the download is extremely slow. Will check back once the download is done and I tried it. Thanks for atleast giving me some hope in the time being.

jcsww said:
You should be able to use TWRP to reflash the OS. Personally, I would put the device in EDL mode and use the MSM Tool to put the device back to factory stock. Once back to stock, you can get your OTA and then reflash TWRP and root your device once again.
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While in the MSM tool after clicking 'Start', I got a 'Sahara Communication Failed' error. What do I do now?
UPDATE: Another problem right now is that after holding the volume up and down buttons simultaneously for a few seconds and inserting the cable to enter EDL mode (it shows as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 in device manager), within a few seconds the phone reboots into the fastboot again.

Sahara error it's not a real error. After that MSM does not finish installing OS?
But first try FastBoot rom :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...fastboot-roms-oneplus-7-pro-t3931424#poststop
Choose the one you need. For example i need GM31BA (european version)

null0seven said:
But first try FastBoot rom :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...fastboot-roms-oneplus-7-pro-t3931424#poststop
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This.
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prathk said:
IAfter clicking reboot, it just rebooted to the fastboot menu and when I click 'Go to recovery' on the fastboot menu it just boots back to the fastboot menu. My device is not being detected in powershell when I type in adb devices and it might be because after the first wipe that happened I didnt turn on adb debugging.
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adb won't work in fastboot, by definition (only works in OS and TWRP). Fastboot mode is for fastboot (and fastboot does not need debugging to be on). And fastboot is what you want, to flash the stock ROM.

null0seven said:
Sahara error it's not a real error. After that MSM does not finish installing OS?
But first try FastBoot rom :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...fastboot-roms-oneplus-7-pro-t3931424#poststop
Choose the one you need. For example i need GM31BA (european version)
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No, its written waiting for communication with device and the app stops responding. I would attach a screenshot of the error but I myself am not able to try this method again (Check the update in my previous post).
UPDATE: I'm currently downloading the fastboot ROM. Hope it works.

He, prathk,
write that it's locked on Fastboot. NO twrp, no OS. That's why i suggest Fastboot rom, before MSM tool.
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(it shows as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 in device manager),
this is GOOD. youre phone drivers are corect. Remove the cable from phone.
Do this :
With phone off hold both volume buttons only and plug cable into computer .
Or power off the phone. Press vol. UP, 5to 10 seconds, plug the cable.
Youre problem with MSM tool it's that the phone it's not shut OFF !

null0seven said:
He, prathk,
write that it's locked on Fastboot. NO twrp, no OS. That's why i suggest Fastboot rom, before MSM tool.
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(it shows as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 in device manager),
this is GOOD. youre phone drivers are corect. Remove the cable from phone.
Do this :
With phone off hold both volume buttons only and plug cable into computer .
Or power off the phone. Press vol. UP, 5to 10 seconds, plug the cable.
Youre problem with MSM tool it's that the phone it's not shut OFF !
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Thanks for the suggestion in your previous post, I added it.
I tried both the methods and both resulted in 'Sahara Communication Failed'.
And now even on trying both the methods it keeps restarting to the fastboot menu.

If the phone it's not off MSM not working.
Alternatively you can force your OnePlus 7 Pro to boot to EDL mode by the following steps:
Power off the phone.
Plug in the USB cable your computer but do not connect the other end to the phone.
Hold down Volume Up and Volume Down buttons for a few seconds, and plug in the cable while you are continuing to hold them.
You should see the anticipated EDL mode.

As advised before, you need to download the fastboot package made by @mauronofrio
Run the "flash-all-partitions.bat" while in fastboot.
You seemed mebbe confused before, adb and fastboot are different, adb is only to be used either within the rom or while in recovery. Fastboot is to be used while you're in Fastboot mode. It will still let you flash multiple partitions, hence why the fastboot fix should work.
For future reference, the best way to wipe data while leaving the rom intact is "fastboot -w", that will also remove encryption. (The flash-all-partitions batch file will do this too)
As long as you get a result after typing "fastboot devices" then you should be ok.

I flashed the Fastboot ROM as many of you suggested and it worked. Thanks to everyone who helped out and also thanks for correcting my knowledge. I just want to know if I'll still be getting OTA updates as usual or should I manually download it and flash it from now onwards.

prathk said:
I flashed the Fastboot ROM as many of you suggested and it worked. Thanks to everyone who helped out and also thanks for correcting my knowledge. I just want to know if I'll still be getting OTA updates as usual or should I manually download it and flash it from now onwards.
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If you've flashed the default partitions you should get OTA, if you flash TWRP and root then you'll download the entire new rom, you don't get an OTA option.

"The system has been destroyed" Poco X3 NFC

So I was just messing around with my phone and somehow "destroyed" it. Is it possible to somehow flash it?

xiaomi.eu_multi_POCOX3NFC_V12.0.8.0.QJGMIXM_v12-10

MilanTom said:
So I was just messing around with my phone and somehow "destroyed" it. Is it possible to somehow flash it?
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Don't worry dude. You can still take your phone to fastboot mode. Download a FASTBOOT rom (*.gz or *.tgz) from mifirm.net then flash it via mi-flash (download from mi-globe). Follow the instructions on mifirm.net

adadwa
ndminhdev said:
Download a FASTBOOT rom (*.gz or *.tgz) from mifirm.net
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Ok I understand that and I've downloaded the ROM but there is this sentence "1. If Fastboot firmware. The ext. must be tgz. If not. Rename it from .gz to .tgz. Extract it by WinRAR" and also these sentences "ZIP. ZIP ROM using Update function in System or TWRP EU. EU ROM flash using TWRP".
I am just completely lost

To be simple : your flash went wrong probably with a bad rom download or a bad flash method.
If I were you I'd reread the post on installing Xiaomi.eu rom and redownload the whole.
Install OrangeFox recovery with the corresponding thread in the forum and ask if you're still lost
By the way, how did you flash that ROM?

Howell said:
By the way, how did you flash that ROM?
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Well I started on this site https://magiskmanager.com/#How_to_I...Version_220_on_Android_Custom_Recovery_Option and downloaded the stuff that the site said was needed

And which recovery are you using ?

You should be able to reflash stock and recover your phone using the MiFlash tool.
Download fastboot ROM here, and MiFlash tool here.

And also the problem is, that my phone (Poco X3 NFC) isn't being shown in the MiFlash software. I can access the fastboot screen on my phone and yet it still won't show up

Adb drivers are installed ?

Howell said:
Adb drivers are installed ?
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Yessir

Howell said:
And which recovery are you using ?
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I don't know If I even have one, because when I hold Volume + and Power button, nothing happens

MilanTom said:
I don't know If I even have one, because when I hold Volume + and Power button, nothing happens
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But I am pretty sure I tried to install TWRP Recovery

Mate that's just caused by something going wrong. The only times I get that message is the times I have tried to flash a GSI.
I don't know if you can with this unit?
I've fixed that about 5 times with miflash or miflashpro.
Do you have miflash?
It forces a reformat of Miui recovery rom an then you can start again. Just pay close attention to the bottom right hand corner an make sure it is off default. Default is 'relock bootloader'.
MilanTom said:
So I was just messing around with my phone and somehow "destroyed" it. Is it possible to somehow flash it?
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If drivers are installed an
Howell said:
Adb drivers are installed ?
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everything is up an running you should be able to get it into fastboot mode (picture of little rabbit fixing his android) an use miflash to reformat an force a flash of miui recovery rom.
I had that happen once with me an it turned out it was my type c cable. Pulled it out an plugged in a wala. PC could connect with my Poco

Bryceicle1971 said:
I had that happen once with me an it turned out it was my type c cable. Pulled it out an plugged in a wala. PC could connect with my Poco
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The problem is that my computer can't find my phone. Nothing happens when I plug in the USB-C Cable. It doesn't work on the Fastboot screen nor does it work on "the System has been destroyed" screen. I am pretty sure I downloaded the neeeden drivers. And also, the phone was being found/recognized in the working state.

You need to extract then extract again. You double extract with a fastboot image. Then in miflash you find where you extracted that image to. Then hit refresh in miflash an your device should show in miflash. Miflash can be a tricky beast till you have practiced using it a few times

Hi. If you haven't fixed it yet you can try this: Download stock ROM from here (make sure it's the right one for your device!), choose Recovery ROM download link. Put it in your ADB folder. Do the same with recovery. Download this version of recovery as well. Enter fastboot mode on your device and connect it to your PC. Make sure it's detected. If not, try a different USB port on your computer. Open ADB using Open CMD.bat file in ADB folder.
Type in:
fastboot flash recovery OrangeFox-R11.0_6_Alpha-Unofficial-surya.img (hit Enter)
Type in:
fastboot reboot recovery
You should now be able to access your device internal storage from your PC. Copy the downloaded ROM file and OrangeFox-R11-Unofficial-Beta-surya-10-01.zip to your phone (put them in "Download" folder so they're easy to find).
Using Orange Fox recovery file manager find OrangeFox-R11-Unofficial-Beta-surya-10-01.zip and flash it then REBOOT TO RECOVERY.
Using Orange Fox recovery file manager find your ROM file and flash it. Do not reboot! Hit BACK and choose WIPE in Orange Fox menu (Trashcan icon, second from the right) and switch to Format Data at the top. Read the instructions and follow them by typing YES. Reboot to system. You should now have a working device with a clean stock ROM and a custom recovery installed and keep messing around with it

MocnePifko said:
Put it in your ADB folder.
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Just two more question.
Where does one get the ADB folder? I may have downloaded a few but I don't know if those were good/correct for my device.
And what can I do when the device is not being detected by my computer? Like should I download and install some new drivers?

But can you reach the fastboot splash in your phone?