Database Info

[Q] HUAWEI G6 -L22 (Root, roms, bugs....) general thread

Don't know if this is a good place to post but after days of searching various threads and forums
I decided to make a general HUAWEI G6 thread to help myself and others!
So a friend gave me this phone and I know very little about its history, only that it was rooted.
Also on the battery it says sample, not sure if that changes anything. It's all functional.
Bugs that I have found:
1) Screen doesn't always wake after pressing power button, but the keys do. Installed gravity app, same problem, so it's not the button.
2) Wifi keeps connecting and disconnecting.
3)Major battery drain (maybe after I rooted again and turned on mobile data) lasts about 6hours even when idle.
So I wanted to flash a new rom.
First I rooted the phone with RootGenius and it gave me a message prior to rooting that the phone is rooted. Since I couldn't use some
apps that required root I did a Quick root and gained root and King User was installed.
Second, tried to find L-22 firmware. I found only G6 L-11 and G6 L-33, so I wonder are they compatible?
Third, tried to flash CWM recovery but when rebooting into recovery I always get stock android recovery.
And, when looking in Rom manager, under Recovery Setup, under Recovery Already Installed I get CWM Recovery and
Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP). This one baffles me.
Fourth, do I have to unlock my bootloader and how? (do I need a code or is there a faster way?)
I tried installing L11 firmware downloaded from Huawei support by enetering stock recovery but the instalation
aborted and I got a message: update packages ext name error.
And this that I noticed:
Power button + up - enter recovery
Power button + down - bootloader (but my phone always gets stuck on the logo and I have to wait for the battery do die)
So I hope that somebody will be able to help and make this thread useful for others.
How to flash, unlock, which rom is compatible and so on...
I see lots of small threads regarding this phone but none of them are helpful.
This is a great phone and I would love to be able to use it.

So I guess I'll take this in little steps.
Can somebody tell me if this is normal? (attachment included)
I charged my phone all night, went to work, listened to about 45 min
of music, used about 10 minutes of reddit is fun app, got an occasional
text or call.
Mind you that I have uninstalled all bloatware, stock apps that I don't use,
most of google services, run a black background, use only 3g (had to install Xposed
and Intelli3g to achieve that). There were approx 150 apps, now maybe 60 that came with
the system. I think that I disabled almost everything I could in order to preserve the battery.
Is it maybe that the battery is weak? Phone was used before and I don't know to what extent,
but I somehow doubt that it could be used so much to wear it this much. Since it is rather new
on the market.
I would be ever so grateful if anyone could put their 2 cents, this is my first better phone and I would
hate to have to give up on it.

CityofSyria said:
Don't know if this is a good place to post but after days of searching various threads and forums
I decided to make a general HUAWEI G6 thread to help myself and others!
So a friend gave me this phone and I know very little about its history, only that it was rooted.
Also on the battery it says sample, not sure if that changes anything. It's all functional.
Bugs that I have found:
1) Screen doesn't always wake after pressing power button, but the keys do. Installed gravity app, same problem, so it's not the button.
2) Wifi keeps connecting and disconnecting.
3)Major battery drain (maybe after I rooted again and turned on mobile data) lasts about 6hours even when idle.
So I wanted to flash a new rom.
First I rooted the phone with RootGenius and it gave me a message prior to rooting that the phone is rooted. Since I couldn't use some
apps that required root I did a Quick root and gained root and King User was installed.
Second, tried to find L-22 firmware. I found only G6 L-11 and G6 L-33, so I wonder are they compatible?
Third, tried to flash CWM recovery but when rebooting into recovery I always get stock android recovery.
And, when looking in Rom manager, under Recovery Setup, under Recovery Already Installed I get CWM Recovery and
Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP). This one baffles me.
Fourth, do I have to unlock my bootloader and how? (do I need a code or is there a faster way?)
I tried installing L11 firmware downloaded from Huawei support by enetering stock recovery but the instalation
aborted and I got a message: update packages ext name error.
And this that I noticed:
Power button + up - enter recovery
Power button + down - bootloader (but my phone always gets stuck on the logo and I have to wait for the battery do die)
So I hope that somebody will be able to help and make this thread useful for others.
How to flash, unlock, which rom is compatible and so on...
I see lots of small threads regarding this phone but none of them are helpful.
This is a great phone and I would love to be able to use it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hello !
When your device enter in bootloader mode , is the same like " phone always gets stuck on the logo " - so right now your device is in bootloader mode !
You can acces device only with fastboot commands and NOT with adb commands !
You can put your device in bootloader mode : manually ( by pressing combo key ) or by this command : adb reboot bootloader
You can reboot device from bootloader mode : manually ( press & keep power button more than 15 sec. ) or by this command : sudo fastboot reboot ( for linux ) or fastboot reboot ( Win ) !
It seems that your device still have an locked bootloader because you are not able to reboot your device in CWM/TWRP mode , after you already installed one of them !
Flash custom recovery : sudo fastboot flash recovery twrp-recovery.img
Reboot device : sudo fastboot reboot
Reboot your device in TWRP recovery : adb reboot recovery
Now if your device boot into stock recovery, it seems that you have a device with a locked bootloader .
To unlock your device bootloader you should search on Huawei support if your device is able to be unlocked .
Best regards !

Thanks for replying! I'll try and follow what you said.
Thank you!

Problem with rooted phone
Hi,
I rooted my Huawei G6-L22 using KingoRoot. I'm able to access as su from ADB.
I succeed to mount /system but any file that I put here, gets removed after phone reboot.
I tried to do unroot with KingoRoot but it didn't work.
Android Version: 4.3
Build Number: G6-L22V100R001C649B138
Is there any explanation to this problem?
Thank you.

[guide] blu life xl (model: #l050u) [root / bootloader unlock / faq]

The BLU LIFE XL phone is an unlocked GSM platform device.
Currently there are absolutely no threads on the internet with information related to this device. I am not responsible for any damage done to your device, you assume sole responsibility for whatever you do to your devices. If you have questions, please reply to this or PM me, I'll be glad to help any of you!
================
Things you should know before you do anything listed in this post:
- Bootloader unlocking WILL ERASE USER DATA!!!!
- Successful root attempts disable OTA updates. (Unroot + Factory Reset MIGHT fix this)
- You must have OEM unlocking & USB debugging enabled in the developer menu.
- Common sense, don't flash anything you find on the internet randomly, you will cause irreparable damage, I learned that the hard way.
- Download & install the ADB Universal drivers & Android SDK tools (links @ bottom)
================
If you'd like to make a backup of your stock ROM, you can use romdump, it's a nifty tool that does exactly what it says, and it works on pretty much any rooted android phone. (yay) DL: http://d-h.st/ErS
- Download & extract to root directory of your sdcard.
- Open Root Browser (Or any file browser that's for rooted devices)
- Navigate to the path where you copied/downloaded romdump
- Move romdump to /data/local/
- Long press romdump and check all 3 rows of boxes above and press"OK"
- Open terminal emulator (or any equivalent terminal emulator app)
- Type "export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH"
- Type "su"
- Type "chmod 04755 /data/local/romdump"
- Type "/data/local/romdump"
- Wait until the process finishes, do NOT do anything with your device, set it down and leave it.
================
Rooting The Device:
- Have USB debugging, OEM unlocking & unknown sources enabled.
- Download & install the latest version of KingRoot.
- Swipe up three times, press "try it"
NOTICE: If your device restarts through the process, don't worry, your device isn't broken, but there's a good chance the root attempt failed.
================
Unlocking/Locking The Bootloader (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA!):
- Power off the BLU LIFE XL
- Hold down POWER + VOL UP until the phone turns on.
- Release POWER button, wait for the android to appear on your screen, it might say "No Command", in that case, just press the POWER button once to pull up the recovery menu.
- Use VOL DOWN to navigate down to "Reboot to bootloader" & Press VOL UP
- Plug your phone into your computer
- Navigate to your android SDK folder, and find fastboot. (If you don't have the android SDK downloaded, refer below)
- Type fastboot devices and see if your android device is recognized.
- Type "fastboot oem unlock"
- A menu should appear on your phone screen telling you about unlocking your phone, press VOL UP to unlock your bootloader, or VOL DOWN to cancel.
Alternatively, if you wish to re-lock your bootloader, follow these steps above, however type "fastboot oem lock" instead of "fastboot oem unlock"
================
FACTORY MODE & DEVICE TESTING MENUS:
- Power off BLU LIFE XL
- Press POWER & hold VOL DOWN until the phone turns on.
- Release grip of power button, whilst holding VOL DOWN.
================
Downloads:
Android SDK: https://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r24.4.1-windows.zip
ADB Universal Drivers: http://www.mediafire.com/download/uo3t409a9vz3kh3/adbdriver_v1.0.zip
KingRoot: https://androidmtk.com/download-kingroot-application
Romdump: http://d-h.st/ErS

My phone bricked while updating via OTA. It was a fresh L050U, so I don't know why it happened. The only existing stock firmware for repairing is behind a paywall, and I've only found a fw for L050L. Should I use them or what...?

redkvothe said:
My phone bricked while updating via OTA. It was a fresh L050U, so I don't know why it happened. The only existing stock firmware for repairing is behind a paywall, and I've only found a fw for L050L. Should I use them or what...?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm not sure what the differences are between the L050L & L050U. If you could provide me the ROM link, I'll peel through it and compare it to the dumped L050U rom that I have and get back to you.
By the way, I also replied to your comment on reddit.

TheDarknessz0rz said:
I'm not sure what the differences are between the L050L & L050U. If you could provide me the ROM link, I'll peel through it and compare it to the dumped L050U rom that I have and get back to you.
Really could use both those rom links. Can you guys help? rooted my phone and now OTA updates have been disabled.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

blkkalel said:
TheDarknessz0rz said:
I'm not sure what the differences are between the L050L & L050U. If you could provide me the ROM link, I'll peel through it and compare it to the dumped L050U rom that I have and get back to you.
Really could use both those rom links. Can you guys help? rooted my phone and now OTA updates have been disabled.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The ROM I have dumped has personal applications and accounts integrated, I will get around to dumping a clean ROM for you guys soon.
Papa bless
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

BLU Life XL needs all that the mainstream devices have.
Thank you for the info above. It's such a shame this device has such limited info online. I'm not really a Noob, but also not close to a developer. How does one go about creating a custom recovery and a sweet ROM? Do you think you tube might have a how to that is on point or is there a spot here that we as users could request pros to check on it?

BLUE LIFE XL (L050U) has anyone else been successful using this root kit?
@do_root / TheDarknessz0rz, hey just wondering if the BLUE LIFE XL (L050U) you designed this tutorial for had a specific build that is needed to do this without bricking (like markressler/redkvothe whotf-ever did with his device)? In other words what was the build# of the L050U you designed this root process around? Just wondering man so I can get this done without any worries. I shouldn't have any issues using your root process on my BLU LIFE XL (L050u) Build: ALPS.L1.MP6.V2.15.2_6592.WET_P37 Custom Build version: BLU_L050U_V12_GENERIC, right? I've rooted every android device I've owned back to the original Droid1 without ever bricking during the flashing process. Just wondered if there might be a specific reason this other dude bricked his device.
Thanks in advance for even making a root kit for this device. Would appreciate any advice you have here.
-jim :fingers-crossed:
Edit: I'm ready to do this - just wanted to hear your feedback before I give it a rip.

@heatgap, I also have a L050U device. Where you able to unlock bootloader and root your BLU LIFE XL using the procedure desribed above? BTW, Thank you @TheDarknessz0rz
I am new at rooting, etc... Any additional steps you had to do? Or any advice you might give a rookie/noob to be able to get this done?
Many thanks!
Sisafokker

MOSTLY Stock images / Seeking assistance with recovery
Okay, I've dumped all of the raw images.
Most of them are stock, with the exception of system.img and recovery.img
recovery: insecure ADB, which really does no good until I can put together a custom recovery, or at least get a shell.
system: pre-rooted with SuperSU. Also, will NOT reflash recovery to stock on reboot.
Coming from stock, after you've backed up your user data (because it will be wiped), boot into fastboot mode.
Issue a "fastboot oem unlock-go" to unlock the bootloader. (This only has to be done once.) THIS WIPES EVERYTHING!
Then "fastboot flash system system.img" (This takes a while.)
After first boot and setup, download SuperSU from play store, install and update.
I'm working on putting together a working custom recovery, but I'm not an expert at this.

Succeded!!! Rooted device!
Following @TheDarknessz0rz initial post, plus some additional help from other posts (I am a noob, needed extra help) I was able to Root my Blu XL Life. Thank you @TheDarknessz0rz for you post, I took the liberty to expand on it in to make it more "Noob friendly" :
BTW, my Blu Life XL is:
Custom Build Version: BLU_L050U_V13_GENERIC
Android Version: 5.1
This is exactly what I did:
1 - Installed Android SDK on your computer: download the program, extract, Start the "SDK Manager" file and deselect everything except “Android SDK Platform-tools”)
2 - Power off the BLU LIFE XL
3 - Hold down POWER + VOL UP until the phone turns on.
4 - Release POWER button, wait for the android to appear on your screen, it might say "No Command", in that case, just press the POWER button once to pull up the recovery menu.
5 - Use VOL DOWN to navigate down to "Reboot to bootloader" & Press VOL UP
6 - Plug your phone into your computer with a USB cable. Your phone should indicate that the device is connected.
7 - On your computer, Navigate to your android SDK folder , open the "platform-tools" subfolder and Shift+Right Click on an empty area. Choose “Open a Command Prompt Here”
8 - On your computer, On the Command Prompt: Type "fastboot devices" and see if your android device is recognized.
9 - On your computer, On the Command Prompt: Type "fastboot oem unlock"
10 - A menu should appear on your phone screen telling you about unlocking your phone, press VOL UP to unlock your bootloader, or VOL DOWN to cancel.
11 - You should see on your computer´s command prompt "OKAY, Finished total time 20.4345 sec" (approx).
12 - Your phones screen should remain black, with a few rebooting options available. In my case, I had to type on the command prompt "fastboot continue" to make the phone reboot as the "volumen up or down" were not recognized when I pressed them on my phone.
13 - Phone will be hard rebooted. All data errased.
After you have successfully unlocked your Bootloader,
Download the Kingo Root and Root Checker apps
Run Kingo Root (I had to run it two times as the first time it rebooted when at 20% and it failed) and root the device
Run Root Checker to verify the device has been rooted.
CONGRATULATIONS, this is the first step.... read below.
Once your device has been rooted, then you need to:
1) Install Custom Recovery:
I was able to install a custom recovery on my device following a youtube tutorial: search on youtube for "CUSTOM RECOVERY TWRP PARA EL BLU LIFE XL" by Luis Robert (sorry, cannot post external links)
2) Update your SU Binary (you will be told about this when you open either SuperSu or Kingo Super User...
I had massive problems updating the SU Binary, tried 5 different methods but the only one that worked was this youtube tutorial: search for "How to Replace Kinguser KingRoot with SuperSU No PC" by Iron Tech. The tutorial was meant to replace KingoRoot by SuperSU, but in the process it updated my SU Binary (I spent at least a full day trying different methods that did not work for me)
In theory, now you can enjoy all the benefits and options that a rooted device provides...
Hope this helps
Thanks again for the help!
Cheers
Sisafokker

This is going to sound stupid, I screwed something up when I was editing a file in /system and now I'm in a boot loop. Also, when I went ot go try to download the raw stock roms images, the download would not initiate. Could you put the upload them somewhere else or is there anything that I can do with the stock recovery that could get me out? I also do not have like anything dumped or anything. L0051UU variant by the way. Thanks in advance

br21763 said:
This is going to sound stupid, I screwed something up when I was editing a file in /system and now I'm in a boot loop. Also, when I went ot go try to download the raw stock roms images, the download would not initiate. Could you put the upload them somewhere else or is there anything that I can do with the stock recovery that could get me out? I also do not have like anything dumped or anything. L0051UU variant by the way. Thanks in advance
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I do not have any stock images, the images i have are for my device specifically, i'd have to rid the image of custom files first.

Okay, thanks I think I understand, but is there anything that you can think of that could help me in my situation? Or would I be best off contacting BLU?
Thanks again

br21763 said:
Okay, thanks I think I understand, but is there anything that you can think of that could help me in my situation? Or would I be best off contacting BLU?
Thanks again
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
well if you've got nothing to lose, I'd just try to flash the L050L firmware onto the device.

sisafokker said:
Following @TheDarknessz0rz initial post, plus some additional help from other posts (I am a noob, needed extra help) I was able to Root my Blu XL Life. Thank you @TheDarknessz0rz for you post, I took the liberty to expand on it in to make it more "Noob friendly" :
BTW, my Blu Life XL is:
Custom Build Version: BLU_L050U_V13_GENERIC
Android Version: 5.1
This is exactly what I did:
1 - Installed Android SDK on your computer: download the program, extract, Start the "SDK Manager" file and deselect everything except “Android SDK Platform-tools”)
2 - Power off the BLU LIFE XL
3 - Hold down POWER + VOL UP until the phone turns on.
4 - Release POWER button, wait for the android to appear on your screen, it might say "No Command", in that case, just press the POWER button once to pull up the recovery menu.
5 - Use VOL DOWN to navigate down to "Reboot to bootloader" & Press VOL UP
6 - Plug your phone into your computer with a USB cable. Your phone should indicate that the device is connected.
7 - On your computer, Navigate to your android SDK folder , open the "platform-tools" subfolder and Shift+Right Click on an empty area. Choose “Open a Command Prompt Here”
8 - On your computer, On the Command Prompt: Type "fastboot devices" and see if your android device is recognized.
9 - On your computer, On the Command Prompt: Type "fastboot oem unlock"
10 - A menu should appear on your phone screen telling you about unlocking your phone, press VOL UP to unlock your bootloader, or VOL DOWN to cancel.
11 - You should see on your computer´s command prompt "OKAY, Finished total time 20.4345 sec" (approx).
12 - Your phones screen should remain black, with a few rebooting options available. In my case, I had to type on the command prompt "fastboot continue" to make the phone reboot as the "volumen up or down" were not recognized when I pressed them on my phone.
13 - Phone will be hard rebooted. All data errased.
After you have successfully unlocked your Bootloader,
Download the Kingo Root and Root Checker apps
Run Kingo Root (I had to run it two times as the first time it rebooted when at 20% and it failed) and root the device
Run Root Checker to verify the device has been rooted.
CONGRATULATIONS, this is the first step.... read below.
Once your device has been rooted, then you need to:
1) Install Custom Recovery:
I was able to install a custom recovery on my device following a youtube tutorial: search on youtube for "CUSTOM RECOVERY TWRP PARA EL BLU LIFE XL" by Luis Robert (sorry, cannot post external links)
2) Update your SU Binary (you will be told about this when you open either SuperSu or Kingo Super User...
I had massive problems updating the SU Binary, tried 5 different methods but the only one that worked was this youtube tutorial: search for "How to Replace Kinguser KingRoot with SuperSU No PC" by Iron Tech. The tutorial was meant to replace KingoRoot by SuperSU, but in the process it updated my SU Binary (I spent at least a full day trying different methods that did not work for me)
In theory, now you can enjoy all the benefits and options that a rooted device provides...
Hope this helps
Thanks again for the help!
Cheers
Sisafokker
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My device always returns status locked when I tell fastboot to dump the variables. I'm not sure why, bootloader unlock process says it's successful, however when it comes time to press VOL_UP to finish the process, none of the hardware keys are recognized, I've even issued fastboot continue from command prompt, yet the bootloader refuses to unlock. I'm going to try once more with "fastboot oem unlock-go" and see what happens from there.

TheDarknessz0rz said:
well if you've got nothing to lose, I'd just try to flash the L050L firmware onto the device.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Don't mean to sound so clueless but how would I go about doing that? I mean I couldn't find any firmware anywhere, even for other models so could you help me with that part? Also would I be flashing it from the "apply update from sd card" option on the stock recovery?
Thanks a lot

Never mind, I was able to figure out how to flash the system.img file onto my phone. Now it seems to be working perfectly. Thank you very much for all of the help and for uploading the img files, i really appreciate it.
Have a nice day

blu-life-xl Hard brick No problem !!!!!
blu-life-xl Hard brick No problem !!!!!
http://www.needrom.com/download/blu-life-xl-3g-l050l/
dont use the sp flash tool it has a virus only the img
download sp fflash tool from there own site

BLU download site
samgr said:
blu-life-xl Hard brick No problem !!!!!
http://www.needrom.com/download/blu-life-xl-3g-l050l/
dont use the sp flash tool it has a virus only the img
download sp fflash tool from there own site
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey thanks for this link - - - - this site could help a lot of people
My phones backed up and i want to test the download file

hard brick NO! problem
Rickrocks013 said:
Hey thanks for this link - - - - this site could help a lot of people
My phones backed up and i want to test the download file
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
try it it works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:laugh:

How can i root (unlock Bootloader) my Mate 9 without letting Huawei know?

Because i rooted all my phones so far, i also want to root my new Huawei Mate 9 to get all advantages and full access.
But how can i unlock my bootloader without requesting an unlock-code from Huawei and being on a black-list?
Is there a way to get rid of this?
Do one of these three solutions wok for Mate 9?
https://translate.google.com/transl...k-fuer-alle-huawei-phones/&edit-text=&act=url
http://actualizatumovil.com/Temas-Bootloader-unlock-without-emailing-Huawei
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290610
Thank you for your answers in advance,
Florian
--- EDIT ---
Solved!
My tutorial for unlocking, installing TWRP and rooting Huawei Mate 9 at Post #13

Use dc-unlocker, but you have to pay, usually around 4-6 USD.
https://www.dc-unlocker.com/supported_models_1/huawei_phones

Hi azukayx,
thank you for your answer!
azukayx said:
Use dc-unlocker, but you have to pay, usually around 4-6 USD.
https://www.dc-unlocker.com/supported_models_1/huawei_phones
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This method is working securly?
My Build-Number is "MHA-L09C432..." but here it says only MHA-L09B, it could work still?
And only read bootloader code is available: is that the code i am normally getting from Huawei? Or what is that?
Thank you for your answer in advance,
Florian

htcdesire-hd said:
Hi azukayx,
This method is working securly?
My Build-Number is "MHA-L09C432..." but here it says only MHA-L09B, it could work still?
And only read bootloader code is available: is that the code i am normally getting from Huawei? Or what is that?
Florian
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not sure, you can always shoot them an email asking or use their chat when they are online. There may be other unlocking services floating around, you may have to google them.

Need help to relock bootloader stock mate 9 usa
I have the mate 9 USA version bought it with unlocked bootloader and some programs are missing like the software update setting is gone, file manager etc. Please I need help going back to stock and relocking bootloader. :

azukayx said:
Not sure, you can always shoot them an email asking or use their chat when they are online. There may be other unlocking services floating around, you may have to google them.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you i will try this and contact the support before...
Is there also a unlocking method without Huawei?

azukayx said:
Use dc-unlocker, but you have to pay, usually around 4-6 USD.
https://www.dc-unlocker.com/supported_models_1/huawei_phones
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thats the service i used to unlock my phone.

htcdesire-hd said:
Hi azukayx,
thank you for your answer!
This method is working securly?
My Build-Number is "MHA-L09C432..." but here it says only MHA-L09B, it could work still?
And only read bootloader code is available: is that the code i am normally getting from Huawei? Or what is that?
Thank you for your answer in advance,
Florian
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Read bootloadercode is fine, save it in a textfile and use fastboot oem unlock xxxx (where xxxx is your bootloader unlock code) be sure usb debugging and oem unlock are activated before using fastboot

After downloading the DC Android app and investing about 4€, the bootloader could be unlocled without problems and without Huawei!
But resetting phone (after Bootloader unlocking) failed and EMUI is not loading any more...
I try to flash the original firmware and hope to solve this problem with that... Downloading EMUI via eRecovery also failed because of verification problems...

htcdesire-hd said:
But resetting phone (after Bootloader unlocking) failed and EMUI is not loading any more...
I try to flash the original firmware and hope to solve this problem with that... Downloading EMUI via eRecovery also failed because of verification problems...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you're still stuck try Funkyhuawey.

htcdesire-hd said:
After downloading the DC Android app and investing about 4€, the bootloader could be unlocled without problems and without Huawei!
But resetting phone (after Bootloader unlocking) failed and EMUI is not loading any more...
I try to flash the original firmware and hope to solve this problem with that... Downloading EMUI via eRecovery also failed because of verification problems...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try to do factory reset again from stock recovery,and wipe cache.
Hold volume up + power till you see the logo and release power while keeping volume up.
By the way i hate dc unlocker,more problems than fixing lol

gm007 said:
Try to do factory reset again from stock recovery,and wipe cache.
Hold volume up + power till you see the logo and release power while keeping volume up.
By the way i hate dc unlocker,more problems than fixing lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I solved the Problem!
I only had to re-lock and then unlock my bootloader again via fastboot and it's working now!
But there are other problems:
When i activate developer options and try to open it, the settings are always crashing...
The same happens when i try to make a factory reset within the storage settings...
When i connect my phone to a PC while in TWRP, there are only some folders with cryptic numbers and i am not able to copy files to my phone (like superuser)...
What can cause this strange behavior?
And why is there no HiCare App and no update menu available? How can that be reactivated?

Problems solved using FunkyHuawei!
Now everything seems to work correctly (except of backing up via TWRP)...
For others who have the same problems with rooting their Huawei Mate 9, here is a little Tutorial:
How to unlock the bootloader without Huawei
download and install "DC Huawei Bootloader Codes" (from dc-unlocker) from playstore
open the app and klick on "DC-unlocker account"
pay the about 4€ via playstore (username and password is sent via email to the given address)
download and run the DC-Unlocker client (from dc-unlocker.com)
follow instructions from website (https://www.dc-unlocker.com/huawei-id-unlock)
unlock-code should be shown after following all instructions
shutdown phone
hold volume-down-key and connect the phone via USB to a PC (release key when bootloader appears)
run fastboot-command "fastboot oem unlock xxxxxxxxxxx" (x = your unlock code)
confirm message on screen
system performs factory reset
bootloader should now be unlocked! (can be seen in bootloader)
if something not working try to lock ("fastboot oem relock xxxxxxxxxxx") and unlock the bootloader again
or do a factory reset and wipe cache via recovery
if nothing solves the problem buy a FunkyHuawei account (15$/month) and make a clean re-installation of the firmware like discribed there (https://funkyhuawei.club/instructions)
How to install TWRP recovery
shutdown phone
hold volume-down-key and connect the phone via USB to a PC (release key when bootloader appears)
flash recovery via fastboot (recovery should be in same folder as fastboot.exe) ("fastboot flash recovery twrp-xxx.img") (x = downloaded version)
type "fastboot reboot"
leave the USB cable connected to PC
when phone booted hold volume-up, volume-down and power key
release power key after vibration
release volume keys after Huawei-logo disappears
TWRP should start!
How to root phone
requirements: unlocked bootloader and TWRP recovery t3.0.2-2-hi3660 (from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-huawei-mate-9-t3515617)
copy superuser-r275.zip to phone storage (download link also available in the thread mentioned above)
boot into TWRP recovery (connect the USB cable to PC -> hold volume-up, volume-down and power key -> release power key after vibration -> release volume keys after Huawei-logo disappears)
choose "install" and select the previous copied .zip-file
after installation reboot phone
install Superuser_2.0_Beta_9.apk (from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69224582&postcount=1896)
download "Root Checker" from play store
Root Checker should show root access!
Please cosider that i am not responsible for any damage on the device after using this tutorial

htcdesire-hd said:
Problems solved using FunkyHuawei!
Now everything seems to work correctly (except of backing up via TWRP)...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is this method possible without involving FunkyHuawei?
Are there any problems with losing functionality after this is complete? Heard reports of the software update setting going away, file manager missing, themes not working, etc.

xfive420 said:
Is this method possible without involving FunkyHuawei?
Are there any problems with losing functionality after this is complete? Heard reports of the software update setting going away, file manager missing, themes not working, etc.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't think so, because i had to re-flash the whole firmware to cure the errors and i think, until now, there is no other method to flash a firmware without using the Huawei eRecovery (modified with FunkyHuawei)...
No, after the clean setup with FunkyHuawei everything works fine for me, without any errors! It works like before, allthough the Bootloader is unlocked and the phone is rooted

Root newbie

Hello,
Please help me. My samsung a8 updated to android 9 and the call recording is disabled. I need to root the phone, but help me please in the following questions:
1. Do i need custom rom?
2. Do i need custom kernel?
3. Will the android self update as now?
So what is the most importnt steps just to root the device?
In my whole life i paid for one software (callrecorder) which is not working now.

Unfortuently there is no clear tutorial to root this phone but you car read here: [GUIDE][17.06.2019] RMM/KG bypass - Root/Install TWRP on Exynos Samsung after 2018

Snypie said:
Hello,
Please help me. My samsung a8 updated to android 9 and the call recording is disabled. I need to root the phone, but help me please in the following questions:
1. Do i need custom rom?
2. Do i need custom kernel?
3. Will the android self update as now?
So what is the most importnt steps just to root the device?
In my whole life i paid for one software (callrecorder) which is not working now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1. Do i need custom rom?
no
2. Do i need custom kernel?
no
3. Will the android self update as now?
if you flashed TWRP, no

1. Do i need custom rom? No
2. Do i need custom kernel? No
3. Will the android self update as now? depend on your settings
1-to root it the first thing is to have OEM Unlock available and enabled in Dev Options
if not keep the device fully on and with data on dont restart, power off or reset for at least 7 days continuously (or a bit more) and you should have it
if it's not shown dot bother with the rest
2-to have Dev Menu available go to settings >> about phone >> software information >> on build number tape multiple times 10 times i guess, you will have a pop up confirmation
once back at settings menu you will find a new choice at the very bottom "Develper Options"
3-next step with to plug ur phone with PC with usb cable
after installing SAMSUNG DRIVERS & ODIN and downloading TWRP (custom recovery)
in ODIN 2nd tab, untick "AUTO REBOOT" VERY VERY IMPORTANT
chose the TWRP file using AP button/option in ODIN
put your phone in download MOD power off completely >> power back on while holding vol+ and vol- at the same time
flash the file using ODIN to your phone
4- now here is the tricky part
after fklashing TWRP if you reboot normaly you will be locked again and you wont have that OEM Unlock option i talked about and you will be stuck
so, after flashing TWRP, press vol- + power button to reboot the phone
AT THE VERY PRECISE MOMENT WHEN PHONE TURN OFF BEFORE POWERING BACK ON WHEN IT BLINK
RELEAS POWER BUTTON AND VOL+ and PRESS POWER BUTTON + VOL+ AGAIN VERY VERY QUICKLY
if successful you should boot into TWRP directly
5-once you are in TWRP wipe everything then format the device (ALL DATA WILL BE LOST)
of course you need to have the needed files already copied in the SD CARD
from twrp after the wipe and formatiing
go to install and flash in that order RMM_Bypass_v3_corsicanu or RMM-State_Bypass_Mesa_v2
then no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0
then at the end flash Magisk-v19.3
once its done reboot the phone normally, you will have your phone working as normal
once you are in, install Magisk APK MagiskManager-v7.3.2
reboot again
and voilaaa, you should have root and everything shoul be functional for you
allthow of course I will not be responsible for any kind of software or hardware damage, and certainly not ressponsible for any data loss
as it is completely you responsibility
I would like to attach all the files mentioned above, to help better but dnt sems to find how
so you will have to download and gather them from previous posts

Thank you very much, but i have a question. You wrote this:
"4- now here is the tricky part
after fklashing TWRP if you reboot normaly you will be locked again and you wont have that OEM Unlock option i talked about and you will be stuck
so"
I this will happen what csn i do?
The most afraiding thing is to me about rooting if i get a brick.

Snypie said:
Thank you very much, but i have a question. You wrote this:
"4- now here is the tricky part
after fklashing TWRP if you reboot normaly you will be locked again and you wont have that OEM Unlock option i talked about and you will be stuck
so"
I this will happen what csn i do?
The most afraiding thing is to me about rooting if i get a brick.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
its virtually impossible to brick samsung devices these days. Well, perma-brick that is. I have spent entire evenings after work bricking phones just so i could figure out what caused the brick and then fix it. the worst thing that would happen if the FRP lock gets enabled again is that youd have to go re-disable it.
i guess i didnt really explain that clearly after re-reading it. So, when he says "stuck" he means with TWRP installed and no method of rooting. The phone will boot normally in the situation described in point #4

How to flash a corrupted Google Nexus?

Dear friends,
I have LG Google Nexus 5 (Hammerhead D821(H) 32GB) model. Some days ago I tried to install Ubuntu Touch OS through UBports Software in my nexus 5 phone. But I forgot to enable USB Debugging first. So when I started the flash process and try to unlock bootloader, one time it show lock state unlocked. But In reality it was not unlocked. Because of this reason Ubuntu Touch OS installation is not completed and it corrupted my phone. Now I am unable to boot in android also. I also tried to re-flash my phone with Google Factory image but it was not completed because of my bootloader is locked. I don't know how i can unlock bootloader now. I used Wipe Data & Factory Reset option in Recovery Mode but it is also vain. Please help me how can I correct my phone.

Assuming you have adb/fastboot drivers correctly installed, you have to reboot to bootloader by pressing volume down + power and keeping them pressed until you see the bootloader screen. Then connect your phone to the PC and issue the following command from a command prompt:
fastboot oem unlock
Keep in mind that unlocking the bootloader will erase all your data, just like a factory reset, so backup everything first!

shivmahar said:
Dear friends,
I have LG Google Nexus 5 (Hammerhead D821(H) 32GB) model. Some days ago I tried to install Ubuntu Touch OS through UBports Software in my nexus 5 phone. But I forgot to enable USB Debugging first. So when I started the flash process and try to unlock bootloader, one time it show lock state unlocked. But In reality it was not unlocked. Because of this reason Ubuntu Touch OS installation is not completed and it corrupted my phone. Now I am unable to boot in android also. I also tried to re-flash my phone with Google Factory image but it was not completed because of my bootloader is locked. I don't know how i can unlock bootloader now. I used Wipe Data & Factory Reset option in Recovery Mode but it is also vain. Please help me how can I correct my phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
perhaps it can help
https://forum.xda-developers.com/go...l-06-03-14-one-click-factory-restore-t2513937

shivmahar said:
Dear friends,
I have LG Google Nexus 5 (Hammerhead D821(H) 32GB) model. Some days ago I tried to install Ubuntu Touch OS through UBports Software in my nexus 5 phone. But I forgot to enable USB Debugging first. So when I started the flash process and try to unlock bootloader, one time it show lock state unlocked. But In reality it was not unlocked. Because of this reason Ubuntu Touch OS installation is not completed and it corrupted my phone. Now I am unable to boot in android also. I also tried to re-flash my phone with Google Factory image but it was not completed because of my bootloader is locked. I don't know how i can unlock bootloader now. I used Wipe Data & Factory Reset option in Recovery Mode but it is also vain. Please help me how can I correct my phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can try with this toolkit http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
Surf the net in search of tutorial and info,there are also some videos on YouTube.

I already tried it but vain.
ilciumbia said:
Assuming you have adb/fastboot drivers correctly installed, you have to reboot to bootloader by pressing volume down + power and keeping them pressed until you see the bootloader screen. Then connect your phone to the PC and issue the following command from a command prompt:
fastboot oem unlock
Keep in mind that unlocking the bootloader will erase all your data, just like a factory reset, so backup everything first!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dear Sir,
I tried to unlock bootloader with fastboot oem unlock command many times. When I used this command one time it shows unlocked but when I restarted bootloader it again shows locked.

Eh, this is not good. In my experience, this happens when the eMMC has gone bad, either faulty or write protected for some reason. I have investigated the issue and I have not found a solution yet... Even desoldering it and soldering it to a uSD custom PCB does not allow me to write to it... I am afraid you are stuck with a secretly bricked phone...

I don't know if you already tried all possible,just take a look at this thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/go...nexus-5-doesnt-boot-access-adb-t2521691/page3
Or even look at this,LG Flashtool.You don't need unlocked bootloader to flash.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/go...orial-how-to-flash-factory-images-lg-t2713833
The thread is quite old,but needed links are working correctly,i've just checked.