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I saw the thread on this forum about the VGA ROM for the P750...
Unfortunately I am not an expert at all and perhaps maybe not the right place here for me to ask but here it goes,
Can I easily install and remove the ROM in case the the VGA patch starts bugging? and how do you install the ROM, is there are step by step manual floating around?
any feedback greatly appreciated!
bras
Hi, I did install the VGA ROM vers. 1.02 by Sorg & GreatVK and also tried the 0.17 by Sorg.
I didn't link the dual-mode keyboard (RUS-US) of the 0.17 and I think it has a higher memmory comsumition. So, I prefered the 1.02.
The 1.02 is stable, and the only problem I noticed is about the Live Messenger that do not works. The VGA screen is realy better!!!
If you do not like, you can install other dumped ROM or one of those you can find at asus website.
To install de Dumped: put the .nb0 file on a microSD (not HC) and press voice memo + down + power + reset.
To install de Shipped: put the .cap file on a microSD (not HC) and press voice memo + up + power + reset.
Here both methods works finte.
:hth:
[ ]'s
Bruno Leony
ok thanks alot
with dumped you mean the Sorg & greatVK rom and with shipped you mean the original Asus Rom?
you don t need to back up the original Asus ROM?
bras4real said:
with dumped you mean the Sorg & greatVK rom and with shipped you mean the original Asus Rom?
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Yes
bras4real said:
you don t need to back up the original Asus ROM?
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Depends, if your ROM is avaiable at Asus site you dont. Mine was WWE UK, there has just WWE SG, TH and MS at asus site. I restored my to SG with no broblems, just did the forced mode 1st and after coud do the normal one.
Wich ROM is currenty on your device (settings/ system / system information / version)?
I am running the VGA 0.17 Base and am very happy with it, only the Keybaord Thing drives me crazy and CoolCamera is a bit crappy......... But once you have seen the VGA, believe me you dont want to go back to QVGA. Also WM6.1 more stable in my Opinion than WM6.0 and few nice Things like a real Taskmanager......... attached a screenshot !!
I am using ROM version 4.8.4 NLD_NL00? is that for the Netherlands?
To install de Dumped: put the .nb0 file on a microSD (not HC) and press voice memo + down + power + reset........................
how hard can this be?
I installed 1.02 by Sorg & GreatVK file but when I (try) to press all 4 buttons above a screen comes up saying
Flashrom Update.....
IPL: iplPegP_4H3
but nothing really happens
what s going wrong? how u press all these buttons together?
Right Hand on Voice Button and Slider, left hand on J/Stick Press Reset w Stylus using your mouth....... Remember when flashing from SD Card only plug-in Cable after this...
Also for Cap File J/stick up and for nbo File J/stick up.....
sorry for this long message but I need to get this device running VGA along with another 3 collagues who will be operating the same device
to flash ROM/install the VGA patch ::
On the Asus mobile club it is explained as:
The way the first - with MicroSD card
1)take (preferably clean, just formatted) MicroSD card no more than 2GB (MiniSDHC PODOYDET NOT!) And copy it, the root, file PegasusP.nb0
2) present the card into the phone, the phone or connect to a computer or to power supply.
3)joystick down and slide the button to switch off the top Hold these buttons in a position to release and push briefly reset (now come in such rastopyrku ASUS!).We continue to hold the button until butbloka server It shall commence proceedings firmware
ok so installing the root folder which is thiS? My MicroSD folder is completely empty and how do I know it s not HC?
for the record, the joystick button needs to pressed down or up? manual above says down, you say up!
thanks for yr help
it seems to work now to some extent
in the boot menu it says ' PEGASUS NBO not found'
I checked in mobile explorer, the file is sitting there..
coulld it not work because my p750 is running on a Dutch ROM??? (the WM language is Dutch witch is not changeable it seems)
Copy The File PegasuP.nb0 to the just formatted Card, remember you must format FAT16 !! and then it should find it.......
Oh the the Card will say HC on it if it is !! To flash to another Asus OEM Rom (like WWE English) put the AsusP750.cap File on the Card and do the same Procedure only push the Joystick UP, then it will ask to be plugged into either USB or Charger Cable, after you do this the Boot will start. Then extract the the whole OEM Firmware onto the Card and upgrade again.
Alternate ways to load "PegasusP.nb0" ROMS
Hi all, just want to post something I found on this particular forum. Would help in loading of "PegasusP.nb0"
3 different ways to load the ROMs.
http://asusmobile.net/board/viewtopic.php?t=83
The USBLoader file can be found here
http://www.mediafire.com/?fa9a9vp2knb
Var.1 – Using MicroSD
1. Format your MicroSD card (max. capacity 2 Gb! NOT SDHC) and copy PegasusP.nb0 on it
2. Plug in you MicroSD card into smartphone and connect in to PC or plug in power adapter
3. Press and hold VoiceCommander button + joystick down + PowerButton up and press Reset once but keep on holding the buttons untill you see bootloader screen. Then it starts uploading new firmware
4. Smartphone will reboot and that`s it!
Var.2 for XP users!
1) Go to ActiveSync settings and check out (disable) USB cable connection
2) Perss and hold VioceCommander button + Power button up. Press Reset once but keep on holding the buttons untill you see bootloader screen.
3) Smatphone will turn on the bootloader mode throu USB
4) Connect P750 to PC and wait till PC will install drivers
5) start using command line: USBLoader.exe PegasusP.nb0
6) You can see the updating process both on PC and PDA
7) After it is done press Reset
Var.2 for Vista users!
1) 1. Perss and hold VioceCommander button + Power button up. Press Reset once but keep on holding the buttons untill you see bootloader screen.
2) Smatphone will turn on the bootloader mode throu USB
3) Go to Devices Explorer and find your PDA in: Mobile Devices -> Asus USB Sync. Unstall SPECIFIC driver with you can find in downloaded archive in USBAS folder. Make sure that you install THIS PARTICULAR driver
4) start using command line: USBLoader.exe PegasusP.nb0
5) You can see the updating process both on PC and PDA
6) After it is done press Reset
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Hi All,
Will the above describe procedure force-load a ROM that is from a different region than the original ROM? There are some new 6.1 WWE ROMs on the ASUS website, but I can't get them to load since my phone is not from any of the regions available.
Has anyone tried the new ROMs? Any recommendations?
Dan
Dan.S said:
Hi All,
Will the above describe procedure force-load a ROM that is from a different region than the original ROM? There are some new 6.1 WWE ROMs on the ASUS website, but I can't get them to load since my phone is not from any of the regions available.
Has anyone tried the new ROMs? Any recommendations?
Dan
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Yes it will force it to flash whatever region your device is from. As always use at your own risk.
P750
Hi All,anyone know how to disable the message instance reply after upgrade to wm 6.2 and also is there any smartdial with this ASUS p750 3g ppc.thanks
asus p 750 update error
hi guy's my asus p750 won't update just come at the update screen-sd download and standing they wont 2 finish pls help
thanks.....
After 3 months of searching, I'm presenting you the method to Root your ASUS Fonepad 7 FE375CG (FE375CXG)
Introduction:
Originally this Rooting method appeared on 4pda, a Russian android forum meant for Russian community.
I translated the content of the Rooting in English below.
I hope the people, who have long waited for a working Lolipop Root, will find this guide useful.
Disclaimer:
* Warranty is void.
* I don’t guarantee that this will work.
* It maybe cause bad effects to your tablet.
* You are responsible for any damages or other issues that may arise directly or indirectly because of this.
* Very important: All your data and programs will be lost!
Before starting:
This root is specifically for WW_fonepad-12.14.3.18 (that's World wide version - lolipop).
This root will work both for FE375CG and FE375CXG.
To this date, 12-March-2016, WW_fonepad-12.14.3.18 is the latest update for this tablet.
Using this method will require to download 4 objects, in total of 900 MB.
Using this method will require a PC and a SDcard.
As for SDcards, I recommend Class 10 SDcard for android.
Step1: Pre-rooting - Check your software model.
1. Make sure that you are fully updated to WW_fonepad-12.14.3.18 (Lolipop) via OTA update.
2. You can check your firmware version here. ::: Settings --> About --> Software information --> Build number
Step2: Preparing firmware
1. Go ahead and download firmware ==> UL-K019-WW-12.14.3.18-user.zip (Lolipop) (800mb) ::: (Look at this picture)
2. Rename the zip file to MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip
3. Place MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip in your SDcard. (Don't put it inside another folder. ) (Look at this picture)
Step3: Preparing USB connection
1. Download USB-drivers for ASUS connectivity ===> Download ASUS_Android_USB_drivers_for_Windows.zip, then unpack it, then install Install_Driver.bat
2. Download USB-drivers for ASUS connectivity ==> Download and install IntelDnXUSBDriverSetup.zip.
Step4: Rooting
1. Turn off your Asus fonepad 7 FE375CG (FE375CXG)
2. At the same time, Press and hold Vol+, Vol- and Power for 4 seconds. ::: Screen on your Fonepad will remain turned off
3. Connect Fonepad to computer
Initializing rooting/using downgrade.cmd:
4. Download rooting tool ===> Download Downgrade_K019_NEW.zip, unpack it and start Downgrade.cmd. ::: Blue window will appear on your monitor and start working
5. Wait till you see logo Intel appear on your tablet. Disconnect from PC then turn off your tablet by holding power-button.
6. On tablet, again press and hold Vol+, Vol- and Power for 4 seconds.
7. Connect Fonepad to computer
8. On computer, hit Enter. ::: Rooting will continue
9. Later, you'll get a notice "ERASE USER DATA (FACTORY RESET)?". When you see that you should Only press ENTER.
10. Wait at least 10 mins for the rooting process to finish. When everything is done, the blue window (Downgrade.cmd) will close by itself.
Finalizing rooting/using DROIDBOOT:
11. Once Downgrade.cmd closes, your tablet will be in DROIDBOOT screen.
12. On tablet, Insert your SDcard into Fonepad. (MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HAVE PLACED MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip INSIDE YOUR SDCARD (Like in Step2).
13. With Vol+ or Vol- navigate to “Recovery” then click Power to select ::: Your tablet will proceed to root. Wait 5~10 minutes. When everything is done, your tablet will be turned-on and ready.
Congratulations. You've done it!
14. Go ahead and update SuperSu in Play Store.
It worked for me so it should work for you.
Thank yous:
Thank you 4pda for providing this method of rooting, source.
I copy pasted disclaimer from this guy's post, someone else's thread, as this sums everything well.
To Suzukube, for providing feedback to this guide.
Cheers,
Mello
Thank you I bought one yesterday, I'm really lucky ! I can't found the Downgrade_K019_NEW.rar file ? I try this one but no downgrade.cmd inside https://yadi.sk/d/EjGOWsFuicPJE
suzukube said:
Thank you I bought one yesterday, I'm really lucky ! I can't found the Downgrade_K019_NEW.rar file ? I try this one but no downgrade.cmd inside https://yadi.sk/d/EjGOWsFuicPJE
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Download link has been applied. You can find it in Step4. :good:
Thank you ! I'm trying again !
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Hello ! I successfully rooted my phone, your tuto is perfect
Just : 5. Wait till you see logo Asus/Intel appear on your tablet. Disconnect from PC then turn off your tablet by holding power-button.
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>>> Only an Intel logo appeared for me. I waiting a little longer expecting seeing another Asus/Intel logo But it was fine ^^ ! And it's easy to do, we have almost nothing to do ! I rooted because 8gb of memory is not enough, so I want to incorporate Sys App Update in the System partition
Oh Also, after step 13, your tablet will take a lot of time to boot, like 5 minutes ^^ !
To save your device, there is an amazing Asus application. It is called "Sauvegarde" in french. YOu can use it to restore your apps settings
suzukube said:
Thank you ! I'm trying again !
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Hello ! I successfully rooted my phone, your tuto is perfect
>>> Only an Intel logo appeared for me. I waiting a little longer expecting seeing another Asus/Intel logo But it was fine ^^ ! And it's easy to do, we have almost nothing to do ! I rooted because 8gb of memory is not enough, so I want to incorporate Sys App Update in the System partition
Oh Also, after step 13, your tablet will take a lot of time to boot, like 5 minutes ^^ !
To save your device, there is an amazing Asus application. It is called "Sauvegarde" in french. YOu can use it to restore your apps settings
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Haha, Keep your smile up!
I'm always happy to share a working solution with good people like you!
I will incorporate your feedback into the guide, thanks for your feedback!
Perfect I linked your tuto on my (frecnh) reviews of that Phablet ^^ ! Rooted, it's just perfect ! You can do so much things with it !
Thank you
it worked with my device fe375cg
Hi , is there any way not losing user data ?
m.tarhsaz said:
Hi , is there any way not losing user data ?
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Hi Tarhsaz,
In short, there isn't
So for example, you should redownload your calculator........ O_O
Ahaha I'm kidding xD
But really, you should redownload whatever you want to have after Rooting.
And backup your important data on computer or somewhere else, before rooting.
i have message intel soc device detection failed
i need help
I followed all the instructions, and this was the result, I need help to get my phablet
finding update package...
E:failed to mount /sdcard (invalid argument)
E:Can´t mount /sdcard/MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip
SD Instalacion aborted.
E:Installation failed with status 1
Thanks
Carlbornoz said:
i need help
I followed all the instructions, and this was the result, I need help to get my phablet
finding update package...
E:failed to mount /sdcard (invalid argument)
E:Can´t mount /sdcard/MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip
SD Instalacion aborted.
E:Installation failed with status 1
Thanks
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Did you stop at Step 13?
Did you make sure that you have put MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip in SD card before step 13?
Remember to place MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip in SD cards but not inside a folder
mellomilky said:
Did you stop at Step 13?
Did you make sure that you have put MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip in SD card before step 13?
Remember to place MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip in SD cards but not inside a folder
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As it is in the instructions at the root of the sd card
Carlbornoz said:
As it is in the instructions at the root of the sd card
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Try with a new sd card, it will work
hi, i need help. my fe375cxg got rooted according to step 10 without much problem. then i went to step 11 & inserted SD card keeping the file MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip in root folder but recovery at step 13 failed to find the file, so i mistakenly rebooted. now it does not go to recovery state. if i push vol up & power switch at the same time it vibrates & shows "ASUS IN SEARCH OF INCREDIBLE powered by android" but does not go to recovery. i assume if i can go to recovery then i can flash MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip file. can anybody suggest how to go to recovery OR any other idea how to proceed. Thanks a lot in advance for your feedback.
Edit: At last by pushing vol up & power switch at the same time for a short time i was able to go to recovery mode. However, it looks like the file name should be MOFD_SDUPDATE (not MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip, since it is already a zip file) in the root folder of SD card, and it worked smoothly for me.
At the same time, Press and hold Vol+, Vol- and Power for 4 seconds.
Doesnt work with my device Asus Fonepad FE375CXG-1A006A. Whats that for a mode? Is that recovery mode or bootloader? Should I feel a vibration when pushing these 3 buttons? Does this work with win10x64?
I tried now Recovery mode (like smith74 is suggesting in his edit), but now --> Intel SoC Device Detection Failed in the BlueWindow appears
I also tried it again starting the .cmd as administrator --> !!! ERROR !!! FWR_DnX NOT EXIST, EXIT!
Edit: Ok now I got it. (It works with Win10x64 too, you don't have to use Win7 or sth like that). The trick is that you don't get any haptic feedback from the FE375CXG and you also don't (nearly) see anything on screen of the fonepad. You really have to push all 3 buttons (+) (-) and (Power). You can count to 4 or (better) take a deep look on the fonepad-screen, it flickers! Then release the buttons. After when you plugin your device (and everything is ok) Windows shows a screen, installation of "moorefield" or "adb-drivers.." something like that. Then you can go on with 4) Downgrade.cmd
Great Job .. many thanxx
How to downgrade from Lollipop to kitkat on Asus fonepad fe375cg? please, help!
So I'm facing some problems after upgrading to Lollipop via OTA. The device became very slow, I can hardly use it. Can I use this method to downgrade to KitKat? In other words, Can I use Kitkat firmware instead of the lollipop and continue with the same steps?!
Confirmed work for K019 Asus Fonepad 7 FE375CXG, indonesia,
with latest firmware WW_fonepad-12.14.3.18 official ota.
never tampered with, locked bootloader, not rooted.
i only used this tablet for my porn device.
Thank you op,, you have no idea how i bricked 2 different asus devices with different methods,,, and this is the only method that works....
As for problems, i have a few:
1. Step 4-4, like zardoz77 said,, there's no feedback whether i successfully pressed the vol+,- and power button,,, for me,, there's no flickering screen either,,, but what works for me is,, you have to press that 3 button for EXACTLY 4 SECONDS, and then release it,,, more or less than 4 seconds,, then it's gonna be "intel soc detection failed".
2. Step 4-8, when i see intel logo on tablet, then disconnect -> press3 button -> reconnect -> hit enter,,, the blue window unable to recognize the tablet!! and there are dozens of "attempt to reconnect" text,,, then i yanked the usb cable,, and it continues to root,, turns out the problems is my usb cable,, just one of the few solutions of that particular step.
3. Step 4-13, for me, the first time boot after recovery is 15-20 minutes,, at first, i thought it failed,, but then gave it a time,, it will show you the welcome screen.
Thanks a lot OP,,
Now, time to strap those sweet dualshock3 controllers.
tyring to delete my posting ... but don't know how
Hi together
I've got a galaxy tab s 10.5 lte device. Now since i updated the device to android 6.0.1, i frequently have problems with too less empty space. I would like to use the android 6 funktion "use sd card as intern storage" but in the original firmware i could not find it. So i decided to root my device and change to a costum rom, but somehow i can not follow the manuell ...
I can not find the download mode. If i press power, home and vol up i can reach a special menu but i can not find the download option.
Do i do something wrong?
You have to press vol down for download mode
Sent from my black pearl using Tapatalk
Unbelievable you're right.
Do you also have a suggestion which rom is working without problems with my device?
Now dear friends I will give the solution of problems that occur after unbrick leeco pro3 who has internal storage problem like this
infinite thanks to my Chinese friend Hua found this solution by itself and thanks tora33 from leeco.re and mbtt from forum.one-teams(i use picture from him)
I'm not in charge of the operation to be performed, is designed to assist you in these processes
Charge your mobile phone
1) download : qfil, (that have correct partition) and put in C:/
https://yadi.sk/d/piVn4bpf3MqcHC
2) download : FlashOne1,9 , put in a folder and extract it ,
https://yadi.sk/d/PmVChpqZ3Mj2hz
3) download :fastboot rom
https://yadi.sk/d/uzdwFhie3MqcJs
4)download qq driver
https://yadi.sk/d/U4SIDH3B3Mixsh
run "FlashOne1,9"
How to qfil Flash
When select qfil flash type, press power key, volume up and volume down key at the same time, then the phone enter into qfil mode, connect USB cable with PC, wait for PC install driver automatically, then press ‘Refresh’ button on the tool, serial port will display on UI, select the port you want to flash, and make sure there is no other qcom device connected.
Select corresponding flash zip file, the path of zip file should not contain Chinese and special character. (Under qfil mode, the tool can’t get hardware information, you should check if the software and hardware is matching yourself.)
Press ‘Flash’ button, then start to unzip flash zip file to current folder, but if there is already a corresponding unzip file existing, ‘Decompression folder is exist, re-decompress or not?’ dialog will pop up, if select yes, will re-decompress, else not. After unzip finished, start to flash the phone automatically, and the progress bar display flashing progress(for me the bar not move stuck %1 i did wait 15minute then unplug phone and push power button long time, and at the same time, the flashing log will also be shown on UI.
After flash complete or error happened, a notification dialog will pop up.
after phone start go boot logo and wait by the way open fastboot rom and push le_zl1_fastboot
everyting go fine u get 24gb for 32gb phone and 54gb for 64gb phone
good luck i hope help you
Thanks
Work on x720 ...
Will this work on Custom OMNI rom please?
krugerbud said:
Will this work on Custom OMNI rom please?
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Yes it should work
All you have to do is follow the steps.
Be careful, all your data will be erased!
lazye53 said:
Yes it should work
All you have to do is follow the steps.
Be careful, all your data will be erased!
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But I already have 24GB out of 32GB , but still have storage issues when using the phone. APps and services randomly crash unable to fully use phone.
I guess I do not need this then, must be some other issue?
krugerbud said:
But I already have 24GB out of 32GB , but still have storage issues when using the phone. APps and services randomly crash unable to fully use phone.
I guess I do not need this then, must be some other issue?
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This issue is only for those who are missing storage.
If you have another storage problem, look for another solution.
Storage Problem LeEco Le Pro 3 X720 - 4 GB/32 GB
I followed instructions but it didn't work.
What can I do in order to increase storage to 24 GB?
qfil mode error
Is it for restoring the original storge capacity for Le Pro 3? The reason why I'm asking this is becuase I am currently stuck on qufil rom because it keeps making error everytime I tried to go to the launcher. Will it work on my circumstance?
Hello,
So the good news is - apparently we can unlock Kirin 970 now. I did the hardware testpoint mode with the HCU Client and it worked just fine! I was replacing the battery anyway so I already had access to the motherboard. The question now is - what happened to LineageOS ROMs? Looks like they just deleted all of them.
Is there anybody out there with one of them on their HDD willing to share? Google cached website is showing two of them:
lineage-16.0-20210211-nightly-charlotte-signed.zip 2/11/21
lineage-16.0-20210204-nightly-charlotte-signed.zip 2/4/21
I'm gonna try to build a custom LineageOS 18.1 (Android 11) soon as well.
Thanks.
RafBB said:
Hello,
So the good news is - apparently we can unlock Kirin 970 now. I did the hardware testpoint mode with the HCU Client and it worked just fine! I was replacing the battery anyway so I already had access to the motherboard. The question now is - what happened to LineageOS ROMs? Looks like they just deleted all of them.
Is there anybody out there with one of them on their HDD willing to share? Google cached website is showing two of them:
lineage-16.0-20210211-nightly-charlotte-signed.zip 2/11/21
lineage-16.0-20210204-nightly-charlotte-signed.zip 2/4/21
I'm gonna try to build a custom LineageOS 18.1 (Android 11) soon as well.
Thanks.
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Here you are
lineage-16.0-20210211-nightly-charlotte-signed.zip
drive.google.com
RafBB said:
Hello,
So the good news is - apparently we can unlock Kirin 970 now. I did the hardware testpoint mode with the HCU Client and it worked just fine! I was replacing the battery anyway so I already had access to the motherboard. The question now is - what happened to LineageOS ROMs? Looks like they just deleted all of them.
Is there anybody out there with one of them on their HDD willing to share? Google cached website is showing two of them:
lineage-16.0-20210211-nightly-charlotte-signed.zip 2/11/21
lineage-16.0-20210204-nightly-charlotte-signed.zip 2/4/21
I'm gonna try to build a custom LineageOS 18.1 (Android 11) soon as well.
Thanks.
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Are you use EMUI 9.1 to unlock Bootloader ?
RafBB said:
Hello,
So the good news is - apparently we can unlock Kirin 970 now. I did the hardware testpoint mode with the HCU Client and it worked just fine! I was replacing the battery anyway so I already had access to the motherboard. The question now is - what happened to LineageOS ROMs? Looks like they just deleted all of them.
Is there anybody out there with one of them on their HDD willing to share? Google cached website is showing two of them:
lineage-16.0-20210211-nightly-charlotte-signed.zip 2/11/21
lineage-16.0-20210204-nightly-charlotte-signed.zip 2/4/21
I'm gonna try to build a custom LineageOS 18.1 (Android 11) soon as well.
Thanks.
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Here is my p20 pro , can I unlock the Bootloader ?
ArthurTsai said:
Here you are
lineage-16.0-20210211-nightly-charlotte-signed.zip
drive.google.com
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Awesome! Thanks a lot. I've found an UNOFFICIAL rom yesterday and flashed it, but looks like I'll be doing it all over again today with this one.
ArthurTsai said:
Are you use EMUI 9.1 to unlock Bootloader ?
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Ok so here was the process:
1) Backed up all my data from the device (CLT-L29)
2) Factory reset the device
3) I used Huawei Hisuite software to rollback as far (BACK) as I could. It actually let me downgrade to EMUI 8.
4) Installed HCU and DC Phoenix (timed 72 hour license for both was like 20 euro)
5) Installed NECESSARY drivers on my Windows 10 machine (HUAWEI USB COM 1.0) for the testpoint
6) I opened the phone (I wanted to replace the battery anyway). Unscrew a couple of screws and take a shield to get to the pad.
7) With the phone completely off, short the testpad to ground (I used tweezers) and plug in the USB cable while still shorting out that pad. (USB cable that is connected to your Windows machine that is). Your phone screen will stay completely OFF, but you should hear an USB "ding" sound in you windows machine. Go to the device manager and check for HUAWEI USB COM 1.0 (Your Port). If you don't see it it won't work.
8) Fire up HCU Client, check account, select "Fastboot/XLoader (Hisilicon only)" on phone connection mode.
9) Go to the "Fastboot/Xloader" tab and select CPU (for me Kirin970_T2_A8.1_V5) worked fine.
10) Click Read phone info button, you'll see a progress bar on the bottom, it should take like 2 minutes
11) If everything went fine you'll see a log on the right with your unlock code in it
12) You can unlock it from that software, select "Bootloader lock: unlock", and "Write bootloader code" I also selected "Erase Huawei ID" and click "Repair" button. It will be quick. And that's it!
Now, flashing a custom ROM was a pain. Apparently most of them REQUIRE EMUI 9.0.0.159 (159 is the KEY!). You must get the original firmware and flash it with DC Phoenix. After that the process went something like this...
1) Put the phone in fastboot/rescue mode (hold the volume down button wile inserting USB cable with the phone off)
2) Flash TWRP for charlotte with fastboot from your PC
3) Restart phone into RECOVERY (TWRP) mode
4) Sideload your rom.ZIP file (Lineage for example)
5) Sideload google apps
6) Sideload factory camera app (honestly its the best for that phone)
7) Restart the bootloader (you will be in the fastboot mode again)
8) Upload the ORIGINAL recovery image (it wont boot if you dont do it) you can revert to TWRP after the first boot
9) Go into Huawei recovery mode (power+volume up)
10) Wipe/factory reset
11) Restart and you are done! (now you can flash TWRP again if you want)
It took me an entire day of work to figure it out. All the info (steps) is available online including the location of the test pad and disassembly of the phone. Here's an awesome guide to flashing Lineage (https://depl0y.com/posts/P20-Pro-LineageOS-Guide/). One thing I've noticed if you try to use HiSuite AFTER you unlocked your bootloader it WILL lock it again. I had to do it twice while I was trying to get EMUI 9.0.0.159. The best way was to use DC Phoenix and ROM from androidhost.ru.
Anyway after all that I now have an unlocked P20 Pro with stock android. It's bloatware free and runs great. So far no major issues with the ROM.
RafBB said:
Ok so here was the process:
1) Backed up all my data from the device (CLT-L29)
2) Factory reset the device
3) I used Huawei Hisuite software to rollback as far (BACK) as I could. It actually let me downgrade to EMUI 8.
4) Installed HCU and DC Phoenix (timed 72 hour license for both was like 20 euro)
5) Installed NECESSARY drivers on my Windows 10 machine (HUAWEI USB COM 1.0) for the testpoint
6) I opened the phone (I wanted to replace the battery anyway). Unscrew a couple of screws and take a shield to get to the pad.
7) With the phone completely off, short the testpad to ground (I used tweezers) and plug in the USB cable while still shorting out that pad. (USB cable that is connected to your Windows machine that is). Your phone screen will stay completely OFF, but you should hear an USB "ding" sound in you windows machine. Go to the device manager and check for HUAWEI USB COM 1.0 (Your Port). If you don't see it it won't work.
8) Fire up HCU Client, check account, select "Fastboot/XLoader (Hisilicon only)" on phone connection mode.
9) Go to the "Fastboot/Xloader" tab and select CPU (for me Kirin970_T2_A8.1_V5) worked fine.
10) Click Read phone info button, you'll see a progress bar on the bottom, it should take like 2 minutes
11) If everything went fine you'll see a log on the right with your unlock code in it
12) You can unlock it from that software, select "Bootloader lock: unlock", and "Write bootloader code" I also selected "Erase Huawei ID" and click "Repair" button. It will be quick. And that's it!
Now, flashing a custom ROM was a pain. Apparently most of them REQUIRE EMUI 9.0.0.159 (159 is the KEY!). You must get the original firmware and flash it with DC Phoenix. After that the process went something like this...
1) Put the phone in fastboot/rescue mode (hold the volume down button wile inserting USB cable with the phone off)
2) Flash TWRP for charlotte with fastboot from your PC
3) Restart phone into RECOVERY (TWRP) mode
4) Sideload your rom.ZIP file (Lineage for example)
5) Sideload google apps
6) Sideload factory camera app (honestly its the best for that phone)
7) Restart the bootloader (you will be in the fastboot mode again)
8) Upload the ORIGINAL recovery image (it wont boot if you dont do it) you can revert to TWRP after the first boot
9) Go into Huawei recovery mode (power+volume up)
10) Wipe/factory reset
11) Restart and you are done! (now you can flash TWRP again if you want)
It took me an entire day of work to figure it out. All the info (steps) is available online including the location of the test pad and disassembly of the phone. Here's an awesome guide to flashing Lineage (https://depl0y.com/posts/P20-Pro-LineageOS-Guide/). One thing I've noticed if you try to use HiSuite AFTER you unlocked your bootloader it WILL lock it again. I had to do it twice while I was trying to get EMUI 9.0.0.159. The best way was to use DC Phoenix and ROM from androidhost.ru.
Anyway after all that I now have an unlocked P20 Pro with stock android. It's bloatware free and runs great. So far no major issues with the ROM.
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Things are not that simple. The HiSuite on Mac have been updated.
I can't find the button that can roll back or check for update after this.
Maybe I should try HiSuite on Windows.
I suddenly remembered that I cannot use HiSuite Windows version to roll back to EMUI 8 , but I can roll back to EMUI 9. Maybe I can roll back to EMUI 8 from EMUI 9. Needing roll back twice ?
ArthurTsai said:
I suddenly remembered that I cannot use HiSuite Windows version to roll back to EMUI 8 , but I can roll back to EMUI 9. Maybe I can roll back to EMUI 8 from EMUI 9. Needing roll back twice ?
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You *should be able to unlock it with EMUI 9. I rolled it back to 8, just to find out later on I need 9.0.0.159 anyway. So I used HiSuite to update it to 9 - but it wasn't the version I wanted and also doing this in HiSuite removed my bootloader code, so I ended up using HCU Client on EMUI 9 and it worked just fine. After that I used DC Phoenix to flash the 9.0.0.159 (bootloader stayed unlocked). It was a pain, but yeah you SHOULD be able to unlock it with EMUI9.
ArthurTsai said:
I suddenly remembered that I cannot use HiSuite Windows version to roll back to EMUI 8 , but I can roll back to EMUI 9. Maybe I can roll back to EMUI 8 from EMUI 9. Needing roll back twice ?
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Here's a log from unlocking 9.0.0.168...
Just to let you know that official ROM (lineage-16.0-20210211-nightly-charlotte-signed.zip) is not working on my P20 Pro. It crashes on the first boot. I'm back with (lineage-16.0-20190217_125340-UNOFFICIAL-charlotte.zip) I believe it was made made by LuK1337. Works great. I use it with open gapps pico version.
guys, this is p20 non-pro forum.
why are you discussing this here?