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Bricked MT6577 SoSoon/Senq X8 Elite 3, NO USB Debug/ADB, Stock Recovry No Roms to D/L

I've had an MT6577 phone sitting around for a few years now that's been stuck in a boot loop. My phone karked it today and this is the only device lying around, hoping it can be revived some how to save a few dollars.
It all happened one time when I tried to use an app to install a new font just to see what it looks like.
Seems to be the most obscure thing ever made as it has many names and models all with 0 firmware available. Typically SoSoon X8 Elite 3 shows up as the most common make but I recall the original box having Senq X8 Elite on it.
The bad?:
USB Debugging is almost certainly off because ADB can't find a device no matter if I just plug it in off, in bootloop (shows 2 drives on my PC that are not ready to be used in this stage), fastboot mode, recovery (install update from ADB)
Questionable root, one of those generic one click apps.
No stock or custom roms available any where that I have found from searches here and there over the last few years
I tried to follow a tutorial to port an MT6577 rom but I would need the kernel off the phone, which can't be done to my limited knowledge.
No custom recoveries available, running Android System Recovery 3e. Can't use TWRP MTK 1 click install on my PC because the device needs to be fully booted to work.
The good?:
Fastboot seems to work as it does show the device in the command prompt "fastboot devices"
I think the bootloader was unlocked at some point, no idea on the relevance of that.
Any information on if/how to sort it out is greatly appreciated.
Last ditch effort to try revive it because it was decently usable for what it is, hoping that someone on here has one lying around somewhere.
Will add more information as I remember and reply to any responses asap
Thanks for your time

Hello have you tried a hard reset so far ?

-Hope- said:
Hello have you tried a hard reset so far ?
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I have, through the recovery "Wipe cache partition" and "Wipe data/factory reset" have been done a few times as I've tried different ways to try and fix it

can you get the model it would be easier to look up for the rom
try fastboot oem device-info that will input some useful informations

-Hope- said:
can you get the model it would be easier to look up for the rom
try fastboot oem device-info that will input some useful informations
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Good news: Tired it
Bad news: Nothing happened
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Also tried "getvar all" which according to a post on a xiaomi forum, is an MTK specific command, returned nothing anyway.
Just showed the "..." until I pulled the USB cable out.
Thanks for the suggestion, guess that's a pretty significant strike against any kind of fix for it.

the battery is removable ? maybe you can find the model in the box if you have it , dont lose hope

-Hope- said:
the battery is removable ? maybe you can find the model in the box if you have it , dont lose hope
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The battery is soldered in but the back panel pops off easily, no information at all besides "X8" written on the battery.
I've found what I'm sure is the exact same model phone on GearBest and I've asked the seller if there's a chance of them providing the stock firmware.
This is the only form of model number I've found, but it's generic and shows up more Sony Xperia posts than anything else through google.

weavernater said:
The battery is soldered in but the back panel pops off easily, no information at all besides "X8" written on the battery.
I've found what I'm sure is the exact same model phone on GearBest and I've asked the seller if there's a chance of them providing the stock firmware.
This is the only form of model number I've found, but it's generic and shows up more Sony Xperia posts than anything else through google.
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https://url.gem-flash.com/gtKxY
Here this flash is not for your device exactly by might work, check if the spcs match too

weavernater said:
The battery is soldered in but the back panel pops off easily, no information at all besides "X8" written on the battery.
I've found what I'm sure is the exact same model phone on GearBest and I've asked the seller if there's a chance of them providing the stock firmware.
This is the only form of model number I've found, but it's generic and shows up more Sony Xperia posts than anything else through google.
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You don't need a whole firmware, all you need is a good copy of system.img from a device like yours or from a similar device that uses the same kernel, trying to find a whole firmware that will flash without issues will be kinda difficult because there are things in a whole firmware that might not work on your device, a system.img on the other hand doesnt have all the extras in a firmware that could cause issues. Use fastboot to flash the .img with this command.
fasboot flash system system.img
From what you described causing the issue, technically, all you "need" is a copy of the stock font to replace the font that you tried and screwed it up with, but getting just the font back on without doing anything else isn't as easy as flashing the whole system.img unless you have TWRP or can sideload apps in the recovery that you have.
Sent from my SM-S903VL using Tapatalk

-Hope- said:
https://url.gem-flash.com/gtKxY
Here this flash is not for your device exactly by might work, check if the spcs match too
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Thank you for finding this, much closer than anything I've ever found. From what I can see on it, it's really close spec wise. I'll download it and have a look through the files before trying it.
Droidriven said:
You don't need a whole firmware, all you need is a good copy of system.img from a device like yours or from a similar device that uses the same kernel, trying to find a whole firmware that will flash without issues will be kinda difficult because there are things in a whole firmware that might not work on your device, a system.img on the other hand doesnt have all the extras in a firmware that could cause issues. Use fastboot to flash the .img with this command.
fasboot flash system system.img
From what you described causing the issue, technically, all you "need" is a copy of the stock font to replace the font that you tried and screwed it up with, but getting just the font back on without doing anything else isn't as easy as flashing the while system.img.
Sent from my SM-S903VL using Tapatalk
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I did try that. I have all kinds of zips that could supposedly be flashed with the stock roboto font as well as the file itself ofcourse but I could never get fast boot to so anything with it. Based solely off the assumption that all android devices use it as the default, and assuming that the app was just renaming custom fonts to Roboto or something along those lines.

flashed wrong bootloader

Idk what to do I flashed the wrong bootloader on my S7 (snapdragon) through flashfire and now I get a black screen with a blue LED with a green LED slowly blinking behind it. How to recover? Right now I'm just letting it die. Can't hard reset either.

rifek4 said:
Do a download mode is working for you?
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Nope. Sadly. I get no response from the phone whatsoever. I heard a USB jig can fix this but i need to make sure before i buy..

savagevegeta said:
Nope. Sadly. I get no response from the phone whatsoever. I heard a USB jig can fix this but i need to make sure before i buy..
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USB jig doesn't work on the S7, got one here
Probably gonna have to take it somewhere for repair unless there is a program similar to SP Flash Tool (Smart Phone Flash Tool) which can flash a seemingly dead device, for the S7

*Detection* said:
USB jig doesn't work on the S7, got one here
Probably gonna have to take it somewhere for repair unless there is a program similar to SP Flash Tool (Smart Phone Flash Tool) which can flash a seemingly dead device, for the S7
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Even a completely dead one? I don't want to have to buy a replacement motherboard, but it looks like i HAVE to. I was counting on the usb jig working, but i guess not. Not even my PC can recognize it. When i plug it it, nothing happens. Do you know of anyway i can revive it?

savagevegeta said:
Even a completely dead one? I don't want to have to buy a replacement motherboard, but it looks like i HAVE to. I was counting on the usb jig working, but i guess not. Not even my PC can recognize it. When i plug it it, nothing happens. Do you know of anyway i can revive it?
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It's not dead, you just can't boot it because of whatever you did to it, hardware is still OK more than likely
That flash tool I was talking about just needs the device to have power, not sure exactly how it works but it can flash without being in any download mode for the devices it was designed for
If I knew of a way for you to revive it I would have suggested it in my first reply
Possibly a Linux machine and some shell commands could push a new BL to it, but that's above my knowledge
Basically you managed to kill it with software, so in theory it should be repairable without replacing hardware, but you're gonna need the right tools, and likely only a repair shop would have them
EDIT - And I just realised it's the Snapdragon S7, so the bootloader is locked, making it even more difficult

*Detection* said:
It's not dead, you just can't boot it because of whatever you did to it, hardware is still OK more than likely
That flash tool I was talking about just needs the device to have power, not sure exactly how it works but it can flash without being in any download mode for the devices it was designed for
If I knew of a way for you to revive it I would have suggested it in my first reply
Possibly a Linux machine and some shell commands could push a new BL to it, but that's above my knowledge
Basically you managed to kill it with software, so in theory it should be repairable without replacing hardware, but you're gonna need the right tools, and likely only a repair shop would have them
EDIT - And I just realised it's the Snapdragon S7, so the bootloader is locked, making it even more difficult
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I am open to suggestions on what tools i may use. Im trying the flash tool as soon as i get home.
I tried to downgrade using flashfire after rooting the device but it failed and thats why it's dead.
At first it was just a blue light with a green one blinking behind it, but i let it die over night in hopes of being able to recover it in the morning. Now, there isnt even the light.
The battery isnt dead according to my multimeter.
While the bootloader is locked, it HAD engineerboot so maybe that allows something. :/
I would have taken it to a repair shop but the closest one knows nothing about software issues and only suggest hardware repairs, hence me wanting to replace the motherboard.
I'm going to search how to fix it with linux since i have a linux machine, i just have no experience with it at all. At least pushing the bootloader will help an awful lot. If you have any knowledge on any of these, even the slightest, do share. Ill do some research meanwhile and if i find a fix, I'll post it. This phone was so good and i miss it dearly, which is why i need all the help and research i can get.
Apparently no one has ever bricked the snapdragon version of this phone, given the lack of any google results similar to this situation on this phone. ;-;

*Detection* said:
It's not dead, you just can't boot it because of whatever you did to it, hardware is still OK more than likely
That flash tool I was talking about just needs the device to have power, not sure exactly how it works but it can flash without being in any download mode for the devices it was designed for
If I knew of a way for you to revive it I would have suggested it in my first reply
Possibly a Linux machine and some shell commands could push a new BL to it, but that's above my knowledge
Basically you managed to kill it with software, so in theory it should be repairable without replacing hardware, but you're gonna need the right tools, and likely only a repair shop would have them
EDIT - And I just realised it's the Snapdragon S7, so the bootloader is locked, making it even more difficult
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Its in QUSB_BULK now. At least the computer SEES it

savagevegeta said:
Its in QUSB_BULK now. At least the computer SEES it
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Yea seems to be as suspected, here is a different device with same QUSB ID, and the fix is as I suggested using adb and different flash tools to push the correct files to the device
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/sudden-death-or-hardbrick.36285/#post-334687
http://www.androidbrick.com/xiaomi-mi5-how-to-flash-global-multilanguage-rom-unbrick-guide/
This is not for the S7 though, so don't copy it or use their tools, but it will give you a general idea of what the process would be if you had the correct files and flash tools available
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Not sure how to enable the bootloader update function, if it will enable once you load firmware into the sections on the right, but try ODIN 3.12.10
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451

*Detection* said:
Yea seems to be as suspected, here is a different device with same QUSB ID, and the fix is as I suggested using adb and different flash tools to push the correct files to the device
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/sudden-death-or-hardbrick.36285/#post-334687
http://www.androidbrick.com/xiaomi-mi5-how-to-flash-global-multilanguage-rom-unbrick-guide/
This is not for the S7 though, so don't copy it or use their tools, but it will give you a general idea of what the process would be if you had the correct files and flash tools available
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Thanks for researching this. It did give me an idea, but it sucks that there is no tools for samsung devices stuck in QHSUSB_BULK mode. I found a guide that allows me to flash a PIT file and the bootloader file onto an SD card, and then insert it into the bricked S7, but that process requires a second S7 to flash the files onto. I tried flashing the boot.img and recovery.img onto the SD and hoping for the best, but still no luck. I'm looking for other methods. I saw on youtube that some guy used a program to flash an unbrick.img onto an SD, and that got it to go into download mode, but the tool he used was S5 specific and the video was a guide for the S5

savagevegeta said:
Thanks for researching this. It did give me an idea, but it sucks that there is no tools for samsung devices stuck in QHSUSB_BULK mode. I found a guide that allows me to flash a PIT file and the bootloader file onto an SD card, and then insert it into the bricked S7, but that process requires a second S7 to flash the files onto. I tried flashing the boot.img and recovery.img onto the SD and hoping for the best, but still no luck. I'm looking for other methods. I saw on youtube that some guy used a program to flash an unbrick.img onto an SD, and that got it to go into download mode, but the tool he used was S5 specific and the video was a guide for the S5
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Yea I know about the one for the S5, that was my phone before the S7, maybe PM that dev (He's from XDA) on the S5 forums and see if he could help you out?

Please help, Samsung A11 - TRWP problem

Hi everyone,
Recently I purchased and Samsung A11. I wanted to root it and unlocked the bootloader first. Than I used Odin to install TRWP recovery. Odin showed "PASS" and I was supposed to press certain buttons which didn't work. Phone kept coming back to "Download Mode" although I pressed those buttons. So I was stuck. The only option was to cancel the download mode, so I pressed volume down + power button for more than 7 seconds. That was the end Now the phone turns on until I see the Samsung logo, there's a small vibration but it can't go forward. It resets back and now stuck in a loop. None of the buttons work including Volume Down+Power combination. Don't know what I am supposed to do now. Can anybody help?
Thanks...

1. Add Samsung A11 to this thread's title thus mainly owners of such a phone get addressed
2. My recommendation: Re-flash STOCK ROM to get rid off of all mods you applied.

jwoegerbauer said:
Re-flash STOCK ROM to get rid off of all mods you applied.
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Thanks but how can I do that? Phone doesn't turn on, so PC cannot recognise...

gokund said:
Thanks but how can I do that? Phone doesn't turn on, so PC cannot recognise...
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As I can see you are proud owner of a softbricked phone.
Take it to authorized service center and let them fix it.

jwoegerbauer said:
As I can see you are proud owner of a softbricked phone.
Take it to authorized service center and let them fix it.
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Yeah, veeeery proud
I plan to let it die on battery and will try to see if I can turn on "Download Mode" after recharging. Do you think it may work?

gokund said:
Yeah, veeeery proud
I plan to let it die on battery and will try to see if I can turn on "Download Mode" after recharging. Do you think it may work?
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it wouldn't ... usually the cause of bootloop is certain corrupted partition and as long as that partition is corrupted it would keep bootlooping.
if you doesn't know what your doing your best bet is Take it to authorized service center and let them fix it. like what @jwoubeir said

I don't have the A11 model but have used this on other A models that were in the same loop.
Press the volume up and down at the sametime and plug in the usb cable.
This has to be done within a second or two after it vibrates and before it reboots and will likely take a few tries. Good Luck

sammiev said:
I don't have the A11 model but have used this on other A models that were in the same loop.
Press the volume up and down at the sametime and plug in the usb cable.
This has to be done within a second or two after it vibrates and before it reboots and will likely take a few tries. Good Luck
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great tip work on ADB too anyway OP is provably using sp flashtool since his phone is samsung so this method would be rather tricky

Yayy, I managed to get into the "Download mode" doing exactly how @sammiev told and I tried flashing another TRWP file thinking that might have caused the problem but nothing has changed. Same loop again ! So I flashed the original ROM back using Odin and it's back live again Thanks for the help guys. But to be honest, I am still curious. What might be the problem in not getting TRWP flashing going right?

gokund said:
Yayy, I managed to get into the "Download mode" doing exactly how @sammiev told
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Used that method of a few peoples Samsung phones. Worked for me every time. It's just to get the timing right.
Sure you have the correct TWRP?

sammiev said:
Used that method of a few peoples Samsung phones. Worked for me every time. It's just to get the timing right.
Sure you have the correct TWRP?
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I tried again from scratch with a new TRWP file and the result is the same. Odin shows "PASS" but the "Download Mode" screen gives the error as in the photo:
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My phone model is A115F and I downloaded the TRWP file from this link:
Downloads for : Samsung Galaxy A11 | AndroidFileHost.com | Download GApps, Roms, Kernels, Themes, Firmware and more. Free file hosting for all Android developers.
Download GApps, Roms, Kernels, Themes, Firmware, and more. Free file hosting for all Android developers.
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The version I used is "twrp-3.5.0_10-3_afaneh92-a11q.tar"
I also tried rooting with Magisk without the need of TRWP installation. That was also unsuccesfull. Odin was PASS but I got bootloader screen saying Secure Check Fail : vbmeta
Here's the screenshot of Magisk fail in "Download Mode"
Can't figure out what's wrong ...

Have you flashed the latest stock rom to this device?
Was there other TWRP files for this model?
Is other people having trouble with this model?
I never worked on A11 Samsung yet
I would hate to give you bad info and have you brick your phone.

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sammiev said:
Have you flashed the latest stock rom to this device?
Was there other TWRP files for this model?
Is other people having trouble with this model?
I never worked on A11 Samsung yet
I would hate to give you bad info and have you brick your phone.
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Following your advice, I managed to get into the Download Mode and I flashed the original rom. So phone is up and running now but not rooted. So I've been trying to root again first with Magisk to bypass the need of TRWP installation and with others which need TRWP installation first. There seems to be something blocking the flashing of anything other than the original rom !! On the link I shared above, there are other (older version) TRWP files. Shall I try them?

gokund said:
Following your advice, I managed to get into the Download Mode and I flashed the original rom. So phone is up and running now but not rooted. So I've been trying to root again first with Magisk to bypass the need of TRWP installation and with others which need TRWP installation first. There seems to be something blocking the flashing of anything other than the original rom !! On the link I shared above, there are other (older version) TRWP files. Shall I try them?
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Usually the latest TWRP with the latest firmware.

Check my profile, your KG stated is ****ed. There is nothing you can do about it, there is abosulutly no way to fix this without unsoldering the eMMC and resetting it entirely. Some people on 4PDA had the same problem and found no fix. I was hopping to develop a custom rom but I cant as my kg state is prenormal. This mexican dude on youtube fixes devices with KG and FRP issues, but yeah this aint something that you can do at home. At least I learned not to buy any samsung devices in the future https://www.youtube.com/c/TeamOcmineMMCBootRepair
edit: nvm your oem is unlocked, you can just flash the vbmeta reset script via odia and everything should flash fine.

Question [SOLVED]Lenovo P11 Pro no updates to Android 11

Hello I've been with the tablet since September and it has never received an update. Since October the P11 pro are receiving Android 11, but not mine, it says that it is in the newest version.
I tried to update with the software rescue and smart assistant from lenovo, but its useless and always fail in the update, i think it dont even try.
This is my version and my security update is from may
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And this is the version i downloaded from the program, looks newer
View attachment 5473845
So what can i do to update the tablet? thanks

You probably have a "Chinese" version disguised as a global version. The hardware is the same, but there is a difference. You should take a look here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/check-region-unlock-p11-tb-j606f-l-n.4356451/
Or if you've unlocked the bootloader or become a superuser, you won't wait for updates.
Your firmware version is not here: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/lenovo/Tab_P11_Pro/TB-J706F/ that means something is wrong

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You probably have a "Chinese" version disguised as a global version. The hardware is the same, but there is a difference. You should take a look here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/check-region-unlock-p11-tb-j606f-l-n.4356451/
Or if you've unlocked the bootloader or become a superuser, you won't wait for updates.
Your firmware version is not here: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/lenovo/Tab_P11_Pro/TB-J706F/ that means something is wrong
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Yes i bought it on AliExpress so probably its what you say, a chinese version... Also im not superuser
So should i follow the first link you put or mine will never update?

Yes, it seems to be your case. I checked my region by this method and I have 2 and have no problems with updates.

d1m-ON said:
Yes, it seems to be your case. I checked my region by this method and I have 2 and have no problems with updates.
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I have an update of my problem... its fixed! but not with the method you shared(i tried it, but its not working for P11 Pro, at least on mine i dont have that hexa numbers). I used the official lenovo app for PC(yes, that app i said didnt worked), i tried it again and worked and now its on Android 11.
Well before of trying again the app i changed my country code from the settings of the tablet, on search i wrote ####6030# and i put my country(in my case Spain). I dont really know if this country change has some impact on the equation but... it worked
Well, if anybody its on the situation the tablet never update, do it with the PC app. If it fail try lot of times, one of them probably will work.

Just updated to the latest ROW firmware - TB-J706F_S620108_211124_ROW.zip (global rom) using LMSA. Just be careful in flashing the tablet. This will wipe out all data in your tablet and will start with a clean slate (choose language, connect to network etc). Also, make sure that you have the updated qualcomm USB drivers in windows else the flashing will fail or possibly brick your tablet.

MSJI said:
Just updated to the latest ROW firmware - TB-J706F_S620108_211124_ROW.zip (global rom) using LMSA. Just be careful in flashing the tablet. This will wipe out all data in your tablet and will start with a clean slate (choose language, connect to network etc). Also, make sure that you have the updated qualcomm USB drivers in windows else the flashing will fail or possibly brick your tablet.
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How did you use LMSA? Can you explain?
I have a P11 pro on TB-J706F_S620022_210910_ROW and I cannot upgrade to the latest firmware...no matter what I do...
thanks

Cyberfil said:
How did you use LMSA? Can you explain?
I have a P11 pro on TB-J706F_S620022_210910_ROW and I cannot upgrade to the latest firmware...no matter what I do...
thanks
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In the LMSA menu, make sure that the tablet is detected and then go to rescue option. Just input the series/model of the tablet and the app will find the correct firmware to download. It is about 2.8GB after which it will proceed with the flashing.

I have an issue trying to flash with LMSA, it tells me it fails every time I try.

GartimusPrime said:
I have an issue trying to flash with LMSA, it tells me it fails every time I try.
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What is the error? Did you install the USB qualcomm driver? Also, there is a step by step flashing instruction guide like disconnecting the USB first, turn off the tablet and then reconnect USB simultaneously pressing one of the buttons ( if I recall it is the vol+ button). Did the LMSA app issue such instructions?
BTW, I used power-off rescue mode. Check it out in this link...https://support.lenovo.com/ph/en/solutions/ht102605-how-to-use-rescue-and-smart-assistant-lenovo-moto-smart-assistant-smart-device-with-android-system

Hello
New tablet p11 plus Tb 616f bought in december in store France
Rom of the tablet 210626
Rom available 211212 on lolinet. com
No way to get an OTA update, they tell me I have the latest update
I don't know what to do
Thank you for your help

MSJI said:
What is the error? Did you install the USB qualcomm driver? Also, there is a step by step flashing instruction guide like disconnecting the USB first, turn off the tablet and then reconnect USB simultaneously pressing one of the buttons ( if I recall it is the vol+ button). Did the LMSA app issue such instructions?
BTW, I used power-off rescue mode. Check it out in this link...https://support.lenovo.com/ph/en/solutions/ht102605-how-to-use-rescue-and-smart-assistant-lenovo-moto-smart-assistant-smart-device-with-android-system
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Power of rescue mode I all I usually use. On my old computer and my old Lenovo tablet it just worked. Maybe I installed that driver on my old computer and forgot I did. We got a new PC for Christmas with windows 11. I can't remember the error, I will try it again.
Currently I am on an Android 12 GSI that is working fine along with finger print, the only annoying thing is auto rotate doesn't work properly but I download and app that I can switch manually so I will just stick with this and hope for an update. Rotation seems to be an issue on this tablet with Android 12 GSI builds.

GartimusPrime said:
Power of rescue mode I all I usually use. On my old computer and my old Lenovo tablet it just worked. Maybe I installed that driver on my old computer and forgot I did. We got a new PC for Christmas with windows 11. I can't remember the error, I will try it again.
Currently I am on an Android 12 GSI that is working fine along with finger print, the only annoying thing is auto rotate doesn't work properly but I download and app that I can switch manually so I will just stick with this and hope for an update. Rotation seems to be an issue on this tablet with Android 12 GSI builds.
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Could you post the steps to get the GSI onto your P11 Pro? Did you route it before doing this,?

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Could you post the steps to get the GSI onto your P11 Pro? Did you route it before doing this,?
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I'm also running a Android 12 GSI on my P11 Pro. I just followed this post https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/install-gsi-rom-xiaoxin-pad-pro-2021-tb-j716f.4348249/ as a general guide.

IPikota said:
I have an update of my problem... its fixed! but not with the method you shared(i tried it, but its not working for P11 Pro, at least on mine i dont have that hexa numbers). I used the official lenovo app for PC(yes, that app i said didnt worked), i tried it again and worked and now its on Android 11.
Well before of trying again the app i changed my country code from the settings of the tablet, on search i wrote ####6030# and i put my country(in my case Spain). I dont really know if this country change has some impact on the equation but... it worked
Well, if anybody its on the situation the tablet never update, do it with the PC app. If it fail try lot of times, one of them probably will work.
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Hi Ipikota,
Did you use the rescue option from the official lenovo apps ? Mind sharing how did you manage to solve the issue ? I have the same build no. as yours and i still haven't been able to update my android not security. Kindly help pls T,T

I had to do this to update mine https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/lenovo-p11-pro-tb-j616f-unable-to-update-fix.4557165/

[Solved!] [SM-G955F] RMM state still locked after 7 days (RMM State Prenormal)

I've been trying to install TWRP on my phone for about 3 weeks straight now and i keep running into this exact same issue.
Basically, every time I try to flash anything other than a stock ROM the flash fails and i get "Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed(RECOVERY)" on my phone's Download screen. (Here's an pic of Odin when the flash fails)
I've tried flashing the latest carrier-unlocked stock ROM to it, and using the phone for 2 week without rebooting (was constantly connected to the internet, uptime was around 300 hours before i attempted to flash TWRP again). I've also tried some solutions I've found on the XDA forums (like flashing the nougat bootloader to my phone, and changing back the time by a month) but nothing appears to work.
I also got the phone used if that's any useful info.
The "OEM Unlock" option was also enabled for some reason after enabling Developer Options. And i also made the mistake of resetting the phone via the recovery menu since i didn't know the previous owner's Samsung account password to remove it from the phone (I'm guessing that's the thing that initially triggered it?)
The phone is also from Spain (but i flashed a stock ROM from my country so it should be fine?) and i have a SIM inserted into it if it's relevant.
I also very much don't care if KNOX trips or not. I don't plan on using any Samsung-made apps ever again since I wanna install a FOSS (free and open-source) ROM to my phone and I don't plan to *ever* sell this phone either.
HUGE thank yous to anyone who finds a solution

FlooferLand said:
I've been trying to install TWRP on my phone for about 3 weeks straight now and i keep running into this exact same issue.
Basically, every time I try to flash anything other than a stock ROM the flash fails and i get "Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed(RECOVERY)" on my phone's Download screen. (Here's an pic of Odin when the flash fails)
I've tried flashing the latest carrier-unlocked stock ROM to it, and using the phone for 2 week without rebooting (was constantly connected to the internet, uptime was around 300 hours before i attempted to flash TWRP again). I've also tried some solutions I've found on the XDA forums (like flashing the nougat bootloader to my phone, and changing back the time by a month) but nothing appears to work.
I also got the phone used if that's any useful info.
The "OEM Unlock" option was also enabled for some reason after enabling Developer Options. And i also made the mistake of resetting the phone via the recovery menu since i didn't know the previous owner's Samsung account password to remove it from the phone (I'm guessing that's the thing that initially triggered it?)
The phone is also from Spain (but i flashed a stock ROM from my country so it should be fine?) and i have a SIM inserted into it if it's relevant.
I also very much don't care if KNOX trips or not. I don't plan on using any Samsung-made apps ever again since I wanna install a FOSS (free and open-source) ROM to my phone and I don't plan to *ever* sell this phone either.
HUGE thank yous to anyone who finds a solution
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Can you send a screenshot of the bootloader screen?

Kenora_I said:
Can you send a screenshot of the bootloader screen?
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I'm guessing you mean the Download screen..?
Here's the Download screen if so:
https://imgur.com/pxu0hsS

FlooferLand said:
I've been trying to install TWRP on my phone for about 3 weeks straight now and i keep running into this exact same issue.
Basically, every time I try to flash anything other than a stock ROM the flash fails and i get "Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed(RECOVERY)" on my phone's Download screen. (Here's an pic of Odin when the flash fails)
I've tried flashing the latest carrier-unlocked stock ROM to it, and using the phone for 2 week without rebooting (was constantly connected to the internet, uptime was around 300 hours before i attempted to flash TWRP again). I've also tried some solutions I've found on the XDA forums (like flashing the nougat bootloader to my phone, and changing back the time by a month) but nothing appears to work.
I also got the phone used if that's any useful info.
The "OEM Unlock" option was also enabled for some reason after enabling Developer Options. And i also made the mistake of resetting the phone via the recovery menu since i didn't know the previous owner's Samsung account password to remove it from the phone (I'm guessing that's the thing that initially triggered it?)
The phone is also from Spain (but i flashed a stock ROM from my country so it should be fine?) and i have a SIM inserted into it if it's relevant.
I also very much don't care if KNOX trips or not. I don't plan on using any Samsung-made apps ever again since I wanna install a FOSS (free and open-source) ROM to my phone and I don't plan to *ever* sell this phone either.
HUGE thank yous to anyone who finds a solution
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You did run fastboot OEM unlock?
or
fastboot flashing unlock

Kenora_I said:
You did run fastboot OEM unlock?
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fastboot flashing unlock
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I don't think my phone even has fastboot
I tried booting it into recovery and selecting to apply an update with ADB, I've also tried it at the "Waiting for update" screen.
Fastboot just gets stuck saying < waiting for any device >
The OEM unlock checkbox is already checked in Developer Options.
I don't think the S8+ needs another way to enable OEM unlock other than the checkbox in Developer Options.
EDIT: Here's the output of adb logcat --regex rmm after booting into Android if that's helpful(?) (I have no idea how to use Logcat):
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

you did install fastboot drivers? Sometimes if you connect with a usb 3.0 port it dosent work properly

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you did install fastboot drivers? Sometimes if you connect with a usb 3.0 port it dosent work properly
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I've seen a lot of people say the S8+ doesn't have fastboot, there's also no "Reboot to fastboot" option in the recovery menu

Apparently Samsung's RMM server (https://rmm.samsung.com/) appears to be dead (SSL certificate expired and the entire server seems to not work)
So i'm wondering if there's a way to actually spoof the data the server sends, basically blocking Samsung's server and making my own DNS that resolves to my own server sending it's own data.
My problem then is, how would i even know what data my server is supposed to send? And would that even be possible?
I'm very much out of ideas XD
I also found this post (and i have a continuation file for my own phone so in theory it should work?) but it requires the use of iRoot and some proprietary sketchy Windows program. And iRoot and all of these one-click root apps have been known for injecting malware system-level into devices.

FIXED IT!!
The time trick actually worked.
All i had to do was turn back the time by like a year, reboot, enter recovery mode, delete cache, re-enable OEM unlock, spam the update phone button, and boot into download mode!

Nice work! tbh I'd never think of that lol,
FlooferLand said:
FIXED IT!!
The time trick actually worked.
All i had to do was turn back the time by like a year, reboot, enter recovery mode, delete cache, re-enable OEM unlock, spam the update phone button, and boot into download mode!
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FlooferLand said:
FIXED IT!!
The time trick actually worked.
All i had to do was turn back the time by like a year, reboot, enter recovery mode, delete cache, re-enable OEM unlock, spam the update phone button, and boot into download mode!
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The same problem, i tried everything, chImera, date, nothing works. Please help me @FlooferLand !

JuanMat97 said:
The same problem, i tried everything, chImera, date, nothing works. Please help me @FlooferLand !
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The same goes. I have tried everything, and it seems that the post here suggests that we now entirely depend on Samsung to get the site certificate sorted out
Link pasted here for those who don't trust shortened links: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...d-expired-certificate-whats-next-lol.4403393/

JuanMat97 said:
The same problem, i tried everything, chImera, date, nothing works. Please help me @FlooferLand !
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I very much have no clue how it worked for me XD
It's very much possible, you just have to continously try.
I've heard rumors that if you have a Snapdragon chip instead of an Exynos, the RMM is doomed to lock until Samsung resolves their issue. But idk anything about that so i can't really confirm it XD.
I would recommend upgrading to Android 9 and doing the thing i said tho, that worked for me.
Also make sure that your ROM is from the country your SIM card is from, very important.
My phone was originally from Spain, and having a ROM that was made in Spain seemed to caused the RMM to continuously trip out since my SIM wasn't from Spain, so it essentially detected my phone as stolen or smth. You can find official ROMs on something like SamFW.
If this still doesn't work, try waiting 7 days again, then doing the thing i said.

FlooferLand said:
I very much have no clue how it worked for me XD
It's very much possible, you just have to continously try.
I've heard rumors that if you have a Snapdragon chip instead of an Exynos, the RMM is doomed to lock until Samsung resolves their issue. But idk anything about that so i can't really confirm it XD.
I would recommend upgrading to Android 9 and doing the thing i said tho, that worked for me.
Also make sure that your ROM is from the country your SIM card is from, very important.
My phone was originally from Spain, and having a ROM that was made in Spain seemed to caused the RMM to continuously trip out since my SIM wasn't from Spain, so it essentially detected my phone as stolen or smth. You can find official ROMs on something like SamFW.
If this still doesn't work, try waiting 7 days again, then doing the thing i said.
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friend please, could you say, step by step and in an orderly manner what you did? for example when you said "The time trick actually worked.
All i had to do was turn back the time by like a year" 1-¿have you done that after a flash, a hard reset, or just rebooted without deleting anything?, and also when you said "reboot, enter recovery mode" 2-¿what you did was restart directly to recovery, or restart the system and then restart it again to recovery? and lastly in the part where you said "re-enable OEM unlock, spam the update phone button" 3-¿"re-enable", if you said "re" it means that before reactivating it you already had it activated, right? 4-¿"spam button" by that you mean pressing many times, but, did you have the automatic updates box enabled or not, and... how many times did you touch the update button? thanks in advance, I would appreciate if you answer the 4 questions

which ROM were you using when you did theses steps to unlock? I've tried the 168hs+ method almost now and it didn't worked, then I found your post and tried doing this method changing the date and rebooting cleaning the partition but until now I couldn't achieve it, can you help me pleass

which ROM were you using when you did theses steps to unlock? I've tried the 168hs+ method almost now and it didn't worked, then I found your post and tried doing this method changing the date and rebooting cleaning the partition but until now I couldn't achieve it, can you help me pleass