I own a ZTE N909D. Because there is not much data available in the English forums I want to gather everything I found out in this one thread.
Basic specs
Screen size: 4.5"
Screen resolution: 854 x 480 pixel
Processor: Qualcomm MSM8625Q (Arm v7)
Original Android version: 4.1.2
N909: single SIM / N909D: dual SIM
Root
In the past I used vRoot, which nowadays is called iRoot - I did not find any correlation to the i-products so far There is also an apk-file available, thus, you do not need a PC for rooting. What I did not like is the Chinese superuser-app. That one can be replaced with whatever you like (don't forget to uninstall the Chinese afterwards).
Searching through the (Chinese) forums I came across a few recoveries, which are working on my D-version, although they were created for the single SIM variant:
Recoveries
CWM v6.5.0.1:
Language: Chinese
Original compilation by ???: I am sorry, I lost the original link. I only have the IMG-file (download link below).
TWRP v2.5.0.0:
Language: Chinese / English
Original compilation by Yang: http://www.gaojiquan.com/thread-9330-1-1.html. A German guy has it available for direct download: TWRP 2.5.0.0 for ZTE N909
I translated it back to English (download link below)
TWRP v2.8.4.0:
Language: Chinese / English
Original compilation by 99646P: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3559914472. It is a dual language version, where you can change to English within the recovery. My problem was that it started straight in Chinese, which made it difficult for me to find the setting for the language switch. Direct link to the download site: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1hqGfoVy
I modified it to English / English for English start-up (download link below)
TWRP v3.0.0.0:
Language: Multilingual
Original compilation by 99646P: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4349805138. It is a multi language version, where you can change to English or some other languages within the recovery. My problem was that it started straight in Chinese, which made it difficult for me to find the setting for the language switch - no issue after that was done. Direct link to the download site: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1hrhkLOK
Kernels
Original kernel from ZTE: http://support.zte.com.cn/support/news/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=1005182
Original ZTE kernel patched up to version 3.4.113: https://github.com/xdatravelbug/android_kernel_zte_n909d
For the dual SIM variant I did not find any updated ROM newer than Android 4.1.2 until now. The single SIM version has several custom ROMs available.
ROMs
to be added
Thanks to
Yang from GaoJiQuan
99646P from Baidu
I bricked ZTE N909. Can you help me to unbrick it? It can boot to stock recovery, but every time update fail and factory reset stuck at logo after restart? Do you know how to boot in fastboot or something else? Can you please upload stock restore files to try with it?
fler_tb said:
I bricked ZTE N909. Can you help me to unbrick it? It can boot to stock recovery, but every time update fail and factory reset stuck at logo after restart? Do you know how to boot in fastboot or something else? Can you please upload stock restore files to try with it?
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Not exactly sure what is failing during the update. But you can try the following:
* Install a custom recovery
* Download either the original update package from ZTE N909 Taiwan ROM or a custom ROM version
* Install that ROM
As you can boot into stock recovery, you can also try to clean/erase all partitions in there or you do it via TWRP. The usual way going to fastboot (with the phone switched off) is by pressing and holding power + volume up (or down). In fastboot mode connect your phone to USB and open a command prompt. If you only want to test the custom recovery use "fastboot boot <image.img>". If you want to directly flash the custom recovery use "fastboot flash recovery <image.img>"
Let me know if this information does not help.
Request cm11 rom or newer cm rom
Hi!please update the cm rom for n909 please please!Thank you so much.
ThinkeurDroid said:
Hi!please update the cm rom for n909 please please!Thank you so much.
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I am working on it trying with Marshmallow for now, because to my knowledge that it the latest supported version for our old Qualcomm device. Pls be patient as I am not that experienced with compiling and just try it for fun
Quick update after a long time: I patched the original kernel v3.4.0 to v3.4.113. Trials are still ongoing if something screwed up doing that. Especial the bluetooth files caused some issues during the patches because ZTE uses different variable-names than Linux.
Dear Denizens of XDA!
I've finally fixed my phone upon giving up hope a few months ago. In short points, here is my story:
Installed Freedom.apk (by-pass in-app purchases)
Updated to the latest firmware without removing apk
Could no longer connect to official Google servers (ie playstore, gmail) BUT internet worked
Went to LG for quote on fix, stated that I need to replace motherboard ($250)
Gave up for months until TODAY.
Disclaimers:
I did not develop any of these programs but merely stumbled upon them. I do hope that this solution works for you but I cannot guarantee anything.
Do these at your OWN risk. I cannot and will not be held liable for any further damages caused by following my steps.
My phone:
LG G3 D855K from Telstra August 2014.
(crappy) 2GB ram, 16GB storage model.
Resources:
[Link 1] http://xdafirmware.com/drivers/Download/LG/LG-Mobile-Driver_v3.13.2.zip
[Link 2] http://www.mediafire.com/download/fwrcd3pdj0svjtb/LG+Flash+Tool+2014.zip
[Link 3] http://devtester.ro/projects/lg-firmwares-country.php?country=Australia
I'll give special thanks to these people; I did NOT receive any consult or speak to them but they have provided the tools in which I used to fix my LG G3 which would no longer connect to the Playstore and other important Google services. Many thanks to:
- quangnhut123 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2181463)
- http://ro.linkedin.com/in/ipetcu/ (website: DEVTESTER.RO)
'How I did it':
1 - Download and install the LG USB drivers from [Link 1]
2 - Download and extract [Link 2]
3 - Download your relevant LG G3 Firmware from [Link 3]! Type in your IMEI code to find the exact software/firmware that you require.
4 - Copy the downloaded .kdz file (should be ~1GB) into the same folder as the [Link 2].
5 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/19z8yubtt9qldrh/Steps_part1.PNG
6 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/vjdhthyhne50w0t/Steps_part2.PNG
7 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/1f9rkqq32pxncgv/Steps_part3.PNG
7.5 - Please note that the language settings are not necessary. I've simply set it to English so I could read the messages/notifications.
8 - LG Software will pop-up again and let it do its own thing.
9 - An error message of Server couldn't be connected or something of the like will appear. Do NOT press exit.
10 - Look at your phone and you'll see that the firmware updating logo/downloading.
11 - Once your phone reaches 100%, the program on the computer may freeze and be required to be shut down. (This is okay once it's complete).
12 - Allow your phone to reboot, this may take 5-10 minutes.
13 - You'll get the applications being optimized.
14 - Just before you press start the phone may reboot, that's fine as well.
15 - Enjoy!
If you have any issues with the actual flash tool software, please check the 64-page thread AND use the search bar.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797190
Unfortunately, I did not expect this to work for me so I do not have any video footage of me actually attempting this procedure.
If you have any other questions or queries please do leave a comment below. I am not an avid user of XDA but will try and respond when I can do so.
Worked? Thank me? (Sorry if I'm optimistic!)
The only thanks I would like to receive if this works is if you can download the firmware from [Link 3], keep a backup, and re-upload it somewhere to share with other users in need.
If you do decide to re-upload, please do keep the details of the firmware.
I hope that this solution does work for you.
And one final reminder that if you do copy what I did, you proceed to do so at your own risk.
Good luck.
I know this is a couple of months old but wanted to say thanks for posting this - had a G3 stuck on the firmware update screen, couldn't boot into download mode etc... Took a while searching and installing about 26 different flash tools but finally this method worked. Cheers!
lowfields said:
I know this is a couple of months old but wanted to say thanks for posting this - had a G3 stuck on the firmware update screen, couldn't boot into download mode etc... Took a while searching and installing about 26 different flash tools but finally this method worked. Cheers!
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And I know I'm pretty late to reply but I'm glad it helped you as well.
I did the same thing as you and took me a while of researching to find a solution. Albeit I've now jumped ships and no longer own the LG G3.
Good luck for the future
KDZ at DevTester
Hi ...
Was anyone able to download de KDZ files for LG-D855K (any version) lately?
Is so, have you used a Download manager or not? Which Download provider?
I can't reach csmgdl.lgmobile.com
Dude. I live in Indonesia. I can't reach csmgdl.lgmobile.com. It would great appreciate if someone can mirror this link http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW060506432109876543213/D855K10H_00.kdz.
My phone can't connect wifi and mobile cellular. After flash Marshmallow Global Firmware D855.
thanks
Download Manager for KDZ Files
otavio_aon said:
Hi ...
Was anyone able to download de KDZ files for LG-D855K (any version) lately?
Is so, have you used a Download manager or not? Which Download provider?
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I discovered that this site (LG Mobile) is, in fact, not responding properly to the browser file request ... but the files are there.
I used Xtreme Download Manager to download it. Just manually input the desired file link ... and it'll do its magic!
I accidently updated my phone with the wrong rom now my phone has the cn version and I wanted to update it back to the ww version, but I can' t download the "Necessary tools and Drivers " - here's the link : mediafire.com/folder/dphns299rwpwb/ZENFONE_2_TOOLS
It says I have to be premium, can someone download it for me and send it via wetransfer or any via please?
(sorry for my english)
joaorf said:
I accidently updated my phone with the wrong rom now my phone has the cn version and I wanted to update it back to the ww version, but I can' t download the "Necessary tools and Drivers " - here's the link : mediafire.com/folder/dphns299rwpwb/ZENFONE_2_TOOLS
It says I have to be premium, can someone download it for me and send it via wetransfer or any via please?
(sorry for my english)
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what tools do u need? u can get all d tools as well as tutorials for flashing & stuff from these threads... Please read these threads carefully...They have everything including solution to ur prob http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/index-asus-zenfone-2-wip-t3149748 and the official asus site https://www.asus.com/Phone/ZenFone_2_ZE551ML/HelpDesk/
thank you man!! I'm gonna read it all later because I' ve to go to school right now :|
Still I'm really thankful
Here files that were at the address provided by you.
Ok guys everyone has those problems like this so i decided to make a topic for this.
M10 has 3 different variants. So i decided to share correct recoveries for who have problems.
* M10 Generic.
Link : https://www.mediafire.com/?129g74h488m93gj
* M10 Lifestyle EU. (also known as Indian edition)(I dont remember cid and product id for this model. I was using for my M10 which I bought from Poland phone store. PS not suitable for EU operator devices. They are m10 generic. Not lifestyle.)
Link : https://www.mediafire.com/?e4jde0af1n9surr
* M10 Lifestyle CN. (also known as Asian edition) (Perfume, htc_pmec2tuhl, Espıcally for CID HTCCN701)
Link : http://www.mediafire.com/file/g9wb4e0eoh0qu5j/lifestyleCN.img
For people who doesnt know how to flash :
1) Unlock bootloader via HTC Dev method.
2) Connect phone via bootloader mode.
3) Open adb write following commands:
fastboot flash recovery recovery_file_name.img (Ex : fastboot flash recovery lifestyleCN.img)
4) If you want to open phone in recovery mode use menu from bootloader with your phone.
That's all voila !
Hi, Thank you for sharing this!
But this is completely in Chinese language. Do you have link for English one? I need it for M10 Lifestyle ( htc_pmec2tuhl )
EDIT::
Found how to get English.
1. You need to tap on: 设置 (Settings)
2. In settings menu, tap on last icon on top of page ( World icon )and change to English.
Thanks a lot for this post. I've been struggling for days to get recovery working on my Chinese HTC 10. After reading your post downloaded the correct recovery image, et voila!!
One question remains, after recovery is working, I can flash any rom, or also there I should be careful which one to flash? I tried Leedroid_10 V3.9.0 but it keeps rebooting into bootloader... Any idea how to fix, or what I do wrong? I have not rooted yet, and S-on.
Thanks
Robin.
Fine to have a working recovery but that's it basically for this HTC10 forum. Non of these roms here work on any lifestyle HTC10.
Only for
BQ Aquaris X2 (zangya)
BQ Aquaris X2 PRO (zangyapro)
Vsmart Active 1 (PQ6001 - rebranded X2 PRO)
Hello,
Since BQ shut down the JSON request service in October 2020, there have been no valid free alternatives in order to recover bricked devices with locked bootloader... and there certainly won't be any more from BQ (the bankruptcy procedure of Mundo Reader S.L. - BQ started in Spain at the beginning of February).
For this reason I've released a special emergency package + related instructions, that I have put together and tested over the past few weeks.
You may find everything in :
Web mirror on Yandex
or
Drivers/Tools + Firmware Repository on Telegram
Spoiler: Screenshots
Stage A - Emergency Package QFIL Flash
{
"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"
}
. .
Stage A - Emergency Package - First Boot
..
Stage B - IMEI / Baseband NVRAM checks & fix
...
The unbrick process requires:
1 compulsory stage ( A = Unbrick Flash )
1 additional stage ( B = IMEI / baseband fix ), which is only required if there are IMEI and/or SIM issues after the unbrick
Note: Please keep in mind that this is NOT a trivial 5 minute process. Anyone who owns a bricked X2 / X2 PRO device must read / follow the instructions carefully and spend around 1-2 hours to fully recover his device.
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Side Note : Such Emergency Package and related A-B instructions have been assembled & tested to use them ONLY with BQ Aquaris X2 - BQ Aquaris X2 PRO - Vsmart Active 1, that were running vendor-official firmware builds or conventional-unofficial releases (LineageOS, Ubports, etc.).
It is NOT technically compatible with the same HW models, that have been tampered instead to use a so-called "secure" firmware... = if this is your situation, please read the spoiler.
Spoiler: Side Note
Side Note : There are mainly non-technical reasons why, even after Europol dismantled Encrochat network on June 2020, no users with such tampered devices are finding any helpful wipe/flash-instructions in the public domain.
Indeed, the advices for the second/new owners of such (no longer working) devices haven't changed at all.
According to their specific scenarios/behaviours, it's up to them to choose from the following available options :
Try to return the device to the seller & get the money back
.
Contact the Police and provide the device & any information about the seller
.
Disassemble the device & resell the parts (all except the motherboard) as second-hand spare parts
.
Replace the motherboard with a (new or used) compatible one
wow thanks to you and the people that work on that guide !
is it suppose to work on old encrochat phone? cause i get this error with every firehose file.
Hello @randomrepairtech
randomrepairtech said:
wow thanks to you and the people that work on that guide !
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You're welcome .
randomrepairtech said:
is it suppose to work on old encrochat phone? cause i get this error with every firehose file.
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Such Emergency Package and related A-B instructions have been assembled & tested to use them ONLY with BQ Aquaris X2 - BQ Aquaris X2 PRO - Vsmart Active 1, that were running vendor-official firmware builds or conventional-unofficial releases (LineageOS, Ubports, etc.) = NOT technically compatible with the same HW models, that have been tampered instead to run such "secure" firmware.
Spoiler: Side Note
Side Note : keep in mind that there are mainly non-technical reasons why, even now - more than 8 months after the dismantling of the network, no users with such tampered devices are finding any helpful wipe/flash-instructions in the public domain.
Indeed, the advices for the second/new owners of such devices (no longer working) haven't changed at all.
According to their specific scenarios/behaviours, it's up to them to choose from the following available options :
Try to return the device to the seller & get the money back
.
Contact the Police and provide the device & any information about the seller
.
Disassemble the device & resell the parts (all except the motherboard) as second-hand spare parts
.
Replace the motherboard with a (new or used) compatible one
Hello, I really need your help, I think I just bought one of those phones with encrochat, but I would like to be sure, could you tell me if there is any way to know if it is one of those infected phones? first of all, Thanks
Sorry if you don't understand me, but I don't speak English, what you're reading is translated
RawMain said:
Hello @randomrepairtech
You're welcome .
Such Emergency Package and related A-B instructions have been assembled & tested to use them ONLY with BQ Aquaris X2 - BQ Aquaris X2 PRO - Vsmart Active 1, that were running vendor-official firmware builds or conventional-unofficial releases (LineageOS, Ubports, etc.) = NOT technically compatible with the same HW models, that have been tampered instead to run such "secure" firmware.
Spoiler: Side Note
Side Note : keep in mind that there are mainly non-technical reasons why, even now - more than 8 months after the dismantling of the network, no users with such tampered devices are finding any helpful wipe/flash-instructions in the public domain.
Indeed, the advices for the second/new owners of such devices (no longer working) haven't changed at all.
According to their specific scenarios/behaviours, it's up to them to choose from the following available options :
Try to return the device to the seller & get the money back
.
Contact the Police and provide the device & any information about the seller
.
Disassemble the device & resell the parts (all except the motherboard) as second-hand spare parts
.
Replace the motherboard with a (new or used) compatible one
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Hello, I really need your help, I think I just bought one of those phones with encrochat, but I would like to be sure, could you tell me if there is any way to know if it is one of those infected phones? first of all, Thanks
Sorry if you don't understand me, but I don't speak English, what you're reading is translated
RawMain said:
Only for
BQ Aquaris X2 (zangya)
BQ Aquaris X2 PRO (zangyapro)
Hello,
Since BQ shut down the JSON request service in October 2020, there have been no valid free alternatives in order to recover bricked devices with locked bootloader... and there certainly won't be any more from BQ (the bankruptcy procedure of Mundo Reader S.L. - BQ started in Spain at the beginning of February).
For this reason I've released a special emergency package + related instructions, that I have put together and tested over the past few weeks.
You may find everything in :
Web mirror on Yandex
or
Drivers/Tools + Firmware Repository on Telegram
Spoiler: Screenshots
Stage A - Emergency Package QFIL Flash
View attachment 5232541 . View attachment 5232543 . View attachment 5232547
Stage A - Emergency Package - First Boot
View attachment 5232549.View attachment 5232551.View attachment 5232553
Stage B - IMEI / Baseband NVRAM checks & fix
View attachment 5232555.View attachment 5232557.View attachment 5232559.View attachment 5232561
The unbrick process requires:
1 compulsory stage ( A = Unbrick Flash )
1 additional stage ( B = IMEI / baseband fix ), which is only required if there are IMEI and/or SIM issues after the unbrick
Note: Please keep in mind that this is NOT a trivial 5 minute process. Anyone who owns a bricked X2 / X2 PRO device must read / follow the instructions carefully and spend around 1-2 hours to fully recover his device.
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Hello, I really need your help, I think I just bought one of those phones with encrochat, but I would like to be sure, could you tell me if there is any way to know if it is one of those infected phones? first of all, Thanks
Sorry if you don't understand me, but I don't speak English, what you're reading is translated
Thanks, good job.
I have a BQ Aquaris X5 Plus (gohan) in the same situation, bricked and locked bootloader.
I have stock ROM (2.7.0_20181002-1711-gohan-user-684-Fastboot-FW.zip) and BQ Firmware Flash Tool 5.0, but I don't have the JSON file to unlock it.
Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 port is present, I could follow the instructions in this post, I can get most of the content of "EMERGENCY_PACKAGE" from the stock ROM, I only need the files for QFIL (firehose, RawProgram and Patch). I have searched long without result.
I would appreciate help.
Hello
xap3 said:
Thanks, good job.
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You're welcome.
xap3 said:
I have a BQ Aquaris X5 Plus (gohan) in the same situation, bricked and locked bootloader.
[...]
Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 port is present, I could follow the instructions in this post, I can get most of the content of "EMERGENCY_PACKAGE" from the stock ROM, I only need the files for QFIL (firehose, RawProgram and Patch). I have searched long without result.
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The partitions you find inside the BQ fastboot firmware packages aren't enough to make full emergency/rescue packages. Several reserved partitions are missing indeed.
You can try to make a partial QFIL/EDL package... but keep in mind that such partial packages can't solve in most cases of BQ bricked devices with locked bootloader.
So, as for any BQ device with Qualcomm SOC, if you need/want to make a full QFIL/EDL package for Aquaris X5 Plus (gohan), you'll need anyway another working X5 Plus, in order to extract :
A full EDL dump of EMMC storage partitions, that will allow you to get those missing reserved partitions too
.
A QCN backup, that can be edited & used to restore/fix baseband + IMEIs of your KO device
Programmer & patch / rawprogram files for X5 Plus aren't so hard to find. Through a Google search - such as for instance this one - you can easily find the related references on Spanish and German forums.
Side note: this thread is only for messages / information exchange about the emergency package for BQ Aquaris X2 - X2 PRO & Vsmart Active 1 too (since such phone is just a rebranded X2 PRO without NFC hardware).
For any further & specific discussion/message about X5 Plus, you'd better post a new thread.
RawMain said:
The partitions you find inside the BQ fastboot firmware packages aren't enough to make full emergency/rescue packages. Several reserved partitions are missing indeed.
...
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Thanks for your answer. I have a lot to learn ...
RawMain said:
Side note: this thread is only for messages / information exchange about the emergency package for BQ Aquaris X2 - X2 PRO & Vsmart Active 1 too (since such phone is just a rebranded X2 PRO without NFC hardware).
For any further & specific discussion/message about X5 Plus, you'd better post a new thread.
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Sorry for using this thread to request help from another model.
Sincerely, thank you very much.
RawMain said:
Only for
BQ Aquaris X2 (zangya)
BQ Aquaris X2 PRO (zangyapro)
Vsmart Active 1 (PQ6001 - rebranded X2 PRO)
Hello,
Since BQ shut down the JSON request service in October 2020, there have been no valid free alternatives in order to recover bricked devices with locked bootloader... and there certainly won't be any more from BQ (the bankruptcy procedure of Mundo Reader S.L. - BQ started in Spain at the beginning of February).
For this reason I've released a special emergency package + related instructions, that I have put together and tested over the past few weeks.
You may find everything in :
Web mirror on Yandex
or
Drivers/Tools + Firmware Repository on Telegram
Spoiler: Screenshots
Stage A - Emergency Package QFIL Flash
View attachment 5232541 . View attachment 5232543 . View attachment 5232547
Stage A - Emergency Package - First Boot
View attachment 5232549.View attachment 5232551.View attachment 5232553
Stage B - IMEI / Baseband NVRAM checks & fix
View attachment 5232555.View attachment 5232557.View attachment 5232559.View attachment 5232561
The unbrick process requires:
1 compulsory stage ( A = Unbrick Flash )
1 additional stage ( B = IMEI / baseband fix ), which is only required if there are IMEI and/or SIM issues after the unbrick
Note: Please keep in mind that this is NOT a trivial 5 minute process. Anyone who owns a bricked X2 / X2 PRO device must read / follow the instructions carefully and spend around 1-2 hours to fully recover his device.
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Hi, i have the Aquaris X2 but i think it is in a worse state than just bricked. The phone looks like this and can take pictures and check the time. Unrecognizable by the pc and QFIL, unable to install drivers, unable to do anything. This are all the apps the phone has. Wonder if it is even possible to fix it.
Bushi1312 said:
Hi, i have the Aquaris X2 but i think it is in a worse state than just bricked. The phone looks like this and can take pictures and check the time. Unrecognizable by the pc and QFIL, unable to install drivers, unable to do anything. This are all the apps the phone has. Wonder if it is even possible to fix it.View attachment 5405939
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Had you success recovered your phone? I have an Aquaris X2 with the totally same problem.
Tried @RawMain 's solution but failed during load partition process. I knew it's because I have no correct programmer file, but don't know how to solve it.
RawMain said:
Only for
BQ Aquaris X2 (zangya)
BQ Aquaris X2 PRO (zangyapro)
Vsmart Active 1 (PQ6001 - rebranded X2 PRO)
Hello,
Since BQ shut down the JSON request service in October 2020, there have been no valid free alternatives in order to recover bricked devices with locked bootloader... and there certainly won't be any more from BQ (the bankruptcy procedure of Mundo Reader S.L. - BQ started in Spain at the beginning of February).
For this reason I've released a special emergency package + related instructions, that I have put together and tested over the past few weeks.
You may find everything in :
Web mirror on Yandex
or
Drivers/Tools + Firmware Repository on Telegram
Spoiler: Screenshots
Stage A - Emergency Package QFIL Flash
View attachment 5232541 . View attachment 5232543 . View attachment 5232547
Stage A - Emergency Package - First Boot
View attachment 5232549.View attachment 5232551.View attachment 5232553
Stage B - IMEI / Baseband NVRAM checks & fix
View attachment 5232555.View attachment 5232557.View attachment 5232559.View attachment 5232561
The unbrick process requires:
1 compulsory stage ( A = Unbrick Flash )
1 additional stage ( B = IMEI / baseband fix ), which is only required if there are IMEI and/or SIM issues after the unbrick
Note: Please keep in mind that this is NOT a trivial 5 minute process. Anyone who owns a bricked X2 / X2 PRO device must read / follow the instructions carefully and spend around 1-2 hours to fully recover his device.
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Many thanks for your efforts, it's really clear and detail to do the job.
But... I can't unbrick my X2 cause loading partition error. One friend posted his problem as this in another thread (about load partition error,). Though you provided 4 programmer files, where could I download more to try? Or if we can full re-write all firmwares in this phone? Such as remove all partitions and re-build/re-write them?
(I had join the TG group and not found more information...)
Bushi1312 said:
Hi, i have the Aquaris X2 but i think it is in a worse state than just bricked. The phone looks like this and can take pictures and check the time. Unrecognizable by the pc and QFIL, unable to install drivers, unable to do anything. This are all the apps the phone has. Wonder if it is even possible to fix it.
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Pokers Lin said:
Many thanks for your efforts, it's really clear and detail to do the job.
But... I can't unbrick my X2 cause loading partition error. One friend posted his problem as this in another thread (about load partition error,). Though you provided 4 programmer files, where could I download more to try? Or if we can full re-write all firmwares in this phone? Such as remove all partitions and re-build/re-write them?
(I had join the TG group and not found more information...)
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Hello @Bushi1312 & @Pokers Lin
The situation of both your tampered devices is just the same as in post 3 of this thread = read the side note and related spoiler.
I have now included such note in the opening post too.
RawMain said:
Hello @Bushi1312 & @Pokers Lin
The situation of both your tampered devices is just the same as in post 3 of this thread = read the side note and related spoiler.
I have now included such note in the opening post too.
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Thanks for your answer... so, you mean that my X2 had been installed as a "secured firmware" (named "encrochat"?) ? It's a bad news for me. Anyway, thank you very much, at least I can know why it's so hard to be fix now.
RawMain said:
Hello @Bushi1312 & @Pokers Lin
The situation of both your tampered devices is just the same as in post 3 of this thread = read the side note and related spoiler.
I have now included such note in the opening post too.
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So basically it is impossible to fix it, right?
Bushi1312 said:
So basically it is impossible to fix it, right?
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to fix what ?
do install the emergency firmware and unlock the firmware with ''fastboot flashing unlock''
then re install your genuine firmware with the emergency mode.
as simple as that
hello to everyone , i am in encrochat case , and i need a encrochat that was used from may 2020 .
i will buy , please can anyone help me ?
i need to prove that have a malware .
thanks in advance .
I have a BQ X2 with private mode could this solution work on it ?