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Hello.
So my N7100 doesn't connect to mobile network. No voice calls, text messages or mobile internet. Wifi works just fine, although signal seems to be a little weaker (maybe just my imagination).
What I did and how it happened:
I got sick of Samsung being assholes and not pushing out software updates, so I decided to flash some custom ROM. I choose CM, because they had that "one click installation", so I didn't have to do a lot of work. After a week of using CM I decided that it sucks and wanted back my original android with all gimmicks from Samsung, mostly because battery life with CM was terrible, not even one day. And that's when everything went downhill. I downloaded and installed firmware for Baltic region, because I live here and I bought my phone here. From that moment my phone stopped being phone and evolved into wifi only tablet. After being very pissed and trying to flash couple different roms I gave up. Found my phones original box user manual and other papers. It turns out that my phone is made for Hungary region. So shop where I bought it must have imported wrong models (most likely cheaper for bigger profit). Flashing original for Hungary made firmware doesn't resolve this issue.
Guys, I really need help. I just want to return to stock - original firmware and reset flashing counter. Please help, and if possible in layman's terms...
EddsLV said:
Hello.
So my N7100 doesn't connect to mobile network. No voice calls, text messages or mobile internet. Wifi works just fine, although signal seems to be a little weaker (maybe just my imagination).
What I did and how it happened:
I got sick of Samsung being assholes and not pushing out software updates, so I decided to flash some custom ROM. I choose CM, because they had that "one click installation", so I didn't have to do a lot of work. After a week of using CM I decided that it sucks and wanted back my original android with all gimmicks from Samsung, mostly because battery life with CM was terrible, not even one day. And that's when everything went downhill. I downloaded and installed firmware for Baltic region, because I live here and I bought my phone here. From that moment my phone stopped being phone and evolved into wifi only tablet. After being very pissed and trying to flash couple different roms I gave up. Found my phones original box user manual and other papers. It turns out that my phone is made for Hungary region. So shop where I bought it must have imported wrong models (most likely cheaper for bigger profit). Flashing original for Hungary made firmware doesn't resolve this issue.
Guys, I really need help. I just want to return to stock - original firmware and reset flashing counter. Please help, and if possible in layman's terms...
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Press *#06# and see if your EMEI is fine... If it says something like 000000000049 it seems to be bugged and you can try this solution:
I flashed the firmware N7100XXDMF2_N7100OLBDMD2_XME using ODIN PC and follow the below using root explorer:
- copy /efs/ to the sdcard
- delete /efs/
- reboot (after reboot I got the yellow recovery mode window floating over, no lock screen, and pressing power button turns the phone off directly)
- /efs/ will be autocreated again. copy the efs folder from the sd card to / (root explorer will tell you that the folder already exists and it will merge them)
- reboot
PS: I did not have an /efs/ backup before applying the above.
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I saw from another post. Im going to try this too since Im having the same problem as you.
Find your ROM here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-N7100&pcode=CHE#firmware I selected Chile Entel, but you can choose your country and company, it is the original ROM and it should fix our problem, Im downloading the ROM by now.
To use Odin, just put your phone in download mode (vol up/down + home + power) and then plug in to your PC, open Odin and at "PDA" select your ROM, then put start and just wait a few minutes and it should be working again...
After this, you should make a back up of your EFS file using a root explorer and then flash with any ROM you want (Im trying Ditto 3, it seems to be a cool jelly bean) and after this flash, you should put your new EFS file... Just the problem that Im facing is how to put this backup since the EFS is a folder being readed all the time, so there should be a program to do this, but I cant figure this out yet.
My phone doesn't have any IMEI any more. "null/null" is value given by my phone after requesting IMEI. I already flashed original ROM, problem is still here.
About /efs/ I could backup it with "File Manager"app from google play, but I can't delete it, because it is in read only.
EddsLV said:
My phone doesn't have any IMEI any more. "null/null" is value given by my phone after requesting IMEI. I already flashed original ROM, problem is still here.
About /efs/ I could backup it with "File Manager"app from google play, but I can't delete it, because it is in read only.
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Somehow you will have to access to edit it and you will be able to solve that problem... Otherwise go to technical service.
kito2 said:
Somehow you will have to access to edit it and you will be able to solve that problem... Otherwise go to technical service.
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In order to delete /efs/ you have to be rooted, when you flash factory rom you loose root privileges.
EddsLV said:
In order to delete /efs/ you have to be rooted, when you flash factory rom you loose root privileges.
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After flash factory rom is easy to make root again hehe.. Anyways keep reading and maybe you will find another solution, you can't be the only one who had that problem... Good luck my friend.
Try this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
kito2 said:
After flash factory rom is easy to make root again hehe.. Anyways keep reading and maybe you will find another solution, you can't be the only one who had that problem... Good luck my friend.
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Thanks. So I rooted my phone and did all than you wrote above - copied, deleted, replaced. It didn't helped and now I have that yeleow recovery window all the time :/
First of all, I am sorry if I posted this in the wrong forums section, I was told to ask for help here
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Just please remove the spaces i've done above to see the picture, i had to do it because it shows that my message is just a spam topic
for some reason around a month ago my phone had some serious lag when i tried to do a phone call, I tried after that to restart my phone then the problem started here.
since then I am stuck on this page, nothing is working
I tried to send the phone to some local companies that are supposed to fix phones, they told me that they have no idea how to fix it.
I think it should say official instead of modified but I've been told that it shows this after i try to play with the coding of the phone which is something I've never done before as its not my job and risking an expensive phone is not something i am looking for.
it would be a great idea if you guys can help me out,
I've tried few things such as
Factory reset
recovery
wipe cache partition
None of the things above helped at all, recently factory reset is not even downloading anything to the phone, it just skips to the bootloader page again
I am using : HTC one M8
Hi all
I have had this ZUK2 phone around 8 months, and really to be honest i don't like it, and regret my purchase, i purchased it from Gearbest in China and since day one never gelled with it.
It is bog stock except what G/B loaded on it, issues... has pop ups/spam, some of the text is still in Chinese etc, some of the apps don't work, i cannot delete them
Anyway, as a phone works great, so i lived with it, but now i have kinda "bricked" it [blue screen with logo]. The phone had a ZUK official update app on it but it never worked in AUS as needs to be in China to work..... so fast forward
While @ Shanghai airport wifi internet the update did load and that is where and when it "bricked" [blue screen/logo] happened, it never opened after the download, in-fact i could not even turn the phone off to get on the plane, and it was getting mighty hot [shades of Galaxy Note 7 ] who's idea of non remove battery?
So now i do not understand anything about Twerp?/India Rom, USB blahhblahhblah, i took it to the local guy, he only does Iphones and Samsung, dead end
What i want to do, is ask nicely if anybody here is AUS has the knowledge to reload all the software back onto the phone, latest ZUK update and latest android version and make it work... Even pay a fair and reasonable fee [plus return post] to fix my sick phone and make it work, would be kool!!
I know i have lost all my photos, contacts, apps etc, does not matter, moving on, just want it to work
Thanks if anybody can reach out and help
With regards :good:
Lot6
LOT6 said:
Hi all
I have had this ZUK2 phone around 8 months, and really to be honest i don't like it, and regret my purchase, i purchased it from Gearbest in China and since day one never gelled with it.
It is bog stock except what G/B loaded on it, issues... has pop ups/spam, some of the text is still in Chinese etc, some of the apps don't work, i cannot delete them
Anyway, as a phone works great, so i lived with it, but now i have kinda "bricked" it [blue screen with logo]. The phone had a ZUK official update app on it but it never worked in AUS as needs to be in China to work..... so fast forward
While @ Shanghai airport wifi internet the update did load and that is where and when it "bricked" [blue screen/logo] happened, it never opened after the download, in-fact i could not even turn the phone off to get on the plane, and it was getting mighty hot [shades of Galaxy Note 7 ] who's idea of non remove battery?
So now i do not understand anything about Twerp?/India Rom, USB blahhblahhblah, i took it to the local guy, he only does Iphones and Samsung, dead end
What i want to do, is ask nicely if anybody here is AUS has the knowledge to reload all the software back onto the phone, latest ZUK update and latest android version and make it work... Even pay a fair and reasonable fee [plus return post] to fix my sick phone and make it work, would be kool!!
I know i have lost all my photos, contacts, apps etc, does not matter, moving on, just want it to work
Thanks if anybody can reach out and help
With regards :good:
Lot6
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In all-in-all honesty I can do it remotely for you on a live-call and remotely doing everything on your PC with your phone connected via USB cable. No need. Zuk Z2 has really friendly procedure to do it all, return to stock or the stock-android experience.
In-Technical Terms:
I have to unbrick your phone by restoring it to stock firmware, then unlocking its bootloader, downloading nad running TWRP recovery on it and then to a tailored firmware of your needs without any Chinese bloatware/adware.
Free of cost ofcourse.
I understand all the issues related to privacy etc but I assure you everything I'd do remotely, you'll be able to do it yourself once you see how its done. No gimmicks involved.
I have my brother who lives near NSW but he works double shifts and hardly has any time to fiddle around with stuff other than his work, eating and sleeping. I'm from Pakistan btw.
PM me and I'll get your phone fixed without charging you a single penny, using your own PC remotely and your very own hardware. With every instruction to fix it by yourself if in-case a problem arises in future.
dark_prince said:
In all-in-all honesty I can do it remotely for you on a live-call and remotely doing everything on your PC with your phone connected via USB cable. No need. Zuk Z2 has really friendly procedure to do it all, return to stock or the stock-android experience.
In-Technical Terms:
I have to unbrick your phone by restoring it to stock firmware, then unlocking its bootloader, downloading nad running TWRP recovery on it and then to a tailored firmware of your needs without any Chinese bloatware/adware.
Free of cost ofcourse.
I understand all the issues related to privacy etc but I assure you everything I'd do remotely, you'll be able to do it yourself once you see how its done. No gimmicks involved.
I have my brother who lives near NSW but he works double shifts and hardly has any time to fiddle around with stuff other than his work, eating and sleeping. I'm from Pakistan btw.
PM me and I'll get your phone fixed without charging you a single penny, using your own PC remotely and your very own hardware. With every instruction to fix it by yourself if in-case a problem arises in future.
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Hello D/P. :good:
That is very very nice offer from you, i am touched by your kind assistance
I will see if any local folk come back to me, also i emailed G/B in China but due to Chinese New Year have not had a reply back as yet, they may well have a contact/agent in AUS to sort this out.
Once again many many thanks
L
LOT6 said:
Hello D/P. :good:
That is very very nice offer from you, i am touched by your kind assistance
I will see if any local folk come back to me, also i emailed G/B in China but due to Chinese New Year have not had a reply back as yet, they may well have a contact/agent in AUS to sort this out.
Once again many many thanks
L
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Hello man, your problem is that you installed official update on custom ****ty Chinese rom.
Probably you had MM ROM, with a lot of bloatware
It doesn't surprise me you don't like the phone, which is BTW great
I can send you my instructions, you need 1h time, patience, and some computer knowledge. Windows 10 would be nice.
If you don't have these requirements than try with those local gys but probably all of them will tell you, how's your phone name, ZuuuK, what?
And I also recommend custom rom. You would like this phone much more than you like it now. I had same opinion like you when I got it. Was so bored with stupid ZUI system. Than I realized how strong support this phone has and started flashing custom roms, which literally made me love this phone
C'ont
vuckovic_stefan said:
Hello man, your problem is that you installed official update on custom ****ty Chinese rom.
Probably you had MM ROM, with a lot of bloatware
It doesn't surprise me you don't like the phone, which is BTW great
I can send you my instructions, you need 1h time, patience, and some computer knowledge. Windows 10 would be nice.
If you don't have these requirements than try with those local gys but probably all of them will tell you, how's your phone name, ZuuuK, what?
And I also recommend custom rom. You would like this phone much more than you like it now. I had same opinion like you when I got it. Was so bored with stupid ZUI system. Than I realized how strong support this phone has and started flashing custom roms, which literally made me love this phone
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Hello. many thanks for the reply
Yes, i agree, i updated in China on a international/export tweaked phone
Anyway been phone-less for near a month, interesting
On the 23rd Chinese New Year is over, i will see what G/B come back with.
And yes, if not too much trouble please post here or email me the step by step instructions, cannot hurt to at least have a look and see, many thanks for this.
PS/ Looks i am one of very few who purchased a ZUK2 in AUS
Thanks again champ
To be honest the experience of Zuk Z2 Plus with ZUI ROM ( STOCK ROM ) is worst, it's worst that i ended up unlocking bootloader, installing TWRP and flashing a Custom RoM on Day 1 itself
This phone is a beast, it's like this phone was made to run on Custom Roms.
I'd say you should once you'll be able to bring the phone back to life, unlock the bootloader and flash a TWRP and install some nice OREO ROM for example AEX 5.2 by Davidevinavil.
Also, Can you try this:
*Phone must be switched Off*
Press and Hold Volume Up and Down button
And at the same time plug in the Charger USB cable in your phone.
Tel me what it shows
kubersharma said:
To be honest the experience of Zuk Z2 Plus with ZUI ROM ( STOCK ROM ) is worst, it's worst that i ended up unlocking bootloader, installing TWRP and flashing a Custom RoM on Day 1 itself
This phone is a beast, it's like this phone was made to run on Custom Roms.
I'd say you should once you'll be able to bring the phone back to life, unlock the bootloader and flash a TWRP and install some nice OREO ROM for example AEX 5.2 by Davidevinavil.
Also, Can you try this:
*Phone must be switched Off*
Press and Hold Volume Up and Down button
And at the same time plug in the Charger USB cable in your phone.
Tel me what it shows
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Hi
Not sure that can be done as when i turn on the phone, as its flat, but when charged it starts ok, goes on blue/screen logo, and that's all
But THEN it wont switch off, i have to wait till it flattens the battery [it gets very hot BTW] and then back to square one
The only way i could turn it on is charge it first, i swear this phone has a devil inside it
Any of your Indian brothers here in AUS have this phone?
Many thanks for your support!
Regards
Charge it a bit, like 30 mins
Unplug and try to press all Power, Volume (up & down) together for like 5-10 seconds
It should switch off, but don't press anything after that it'll wake up again if you do.
If you are successful to switch it off , you can try the above method i mentioned in my previous post to bring it to Fastboot/bootloader mode.
After that it's all easy to get started
Detailed post to go back to stock (before bootloader unlock -> TWRP Recovery -> Custom ROM):
https://zukfans.eu/community/threads/howto-flash-a-stock-zui-rom-zuk-z2-z2131-only.104/
To Summarize:
1. Preparing
- Have pre-requisite software (QPST flashing software)
- Have all the drivers installed (ZUK Usb drivers, as well as Qualcomm QHUSB Drivers, detailed instructions are within the post)
- Have the Firmware file downloaded which u will install on your phone via QPST Flashing software: In your case, it's indian QPST flash-able firmware: https://mega.nz/#!4xIGVSJQ!iN2JUA_eyYX9m35Pt3ife9iIBcGi_9CNPWUUqxpkFiY which is marshmallow
- Extract the above firmware into some place safe where you will navigate later when giving the software instructions to make your phone reborn.
2. Making phone ready
- Make sure your phone was put to charging for atleast an hour before carrying out the next steps
- While your phone is turned off, Press and hold Vol - and Power button together and quickly insert the USB cable (which is already connected to your PC). If that's successful you can check the connection by going to Device Manager or simply checking status of QPST software
Rest of the instructions are on the main post which i linked earlier. It's really easy to do if you know your ways around using windows
In-case something is ambiguous to you, you can ask me directly. I've sent you my skype id on PM
LOT6 said:
Hello. many thanks for the reply
Yes, i agree, i updated in China on a international/export tweaked phone
Anyway been phone-less for near a month, interesting
On the 23rd Chinese New Year is over, i will see what G/B come back with.
And yes, if not too much trouble please post here or email me the step by step instructions, cannot hurt to at least have a look and see, many thanks for this.
PS/ Looks i am one of very few who purchased a ZUK2 in AUS
Thanks again champ
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74992814&postcount=5659
Here Is my instructions
Other members told you how to get in fastboot
There reboot into edl mode (mode for qfil, to flash stock ZUI rom)
Everything you have in those instructions mate
Use Google translate, read slow, I believe in you
Its not hard, just do it slowly, don't jump over some step cuz you will have bricked phone
Wish you luck Aussie
And I believe you are maybe 0.01 % of people having ZUI phone done there ))
Download QPST once ,install it and open "QFIL.exe" , connect your Phone to PC via USB, if the QFIL app shows that a port has been connected , then this is same case as mine and you can easily make the phone work like a beast again in one hour!
Side note - Also download and install ADB , Qualcomm USB and Zuk USB drivers and then check again! You will need these all eventually!
Which city in AUSTRALIA???
gargdada said:
Which city in AUSTRALIA???
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In Melbourne, but i will post it [pay both ways] to any city in AUS.
Thanks
PS. Still no contact from seller
ok try this
Download Tool All in one:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=38683http://
OR
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...ol-tool-one-driversunlocktwrpfactory-t3398993
Download Mi flash tool:
https://androidmtk.com/download-xiaomi-mi-flash-tool
Stock firmware:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/f86cs94nt19762z/Lenovo_Zuk_Z2_Z2132_EN_OPEN_USER_Q01080.2_N_ZUI_2.5.104_ST_170418_QPST.zip
7zip:http://7-zip.org/a/7z1801-x64.exe
Download Unlock_Bootloader Image: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-zuk-z2/how-to/how-bootloader-zuk-z2-pro-t3415392
Download TWRP:https://dl.twrp.me/z2_plus/twrp-3.2.1-0-z2_plus.img.html
Download ADB Drivers:https://www.dropbox.com/s/mcxw0yy3jvydupd/adb-setup-1.4.3.exe?dl=0
Install 7 zip Then mi flash tool then Tool All in one Extract stock Also install ADB drivers firmware with 7 zip.
you can send me a message in WhatsApp(+917077307772)Also I can help you with remotely.
Hey Yo!
were u able to fix your phone.. i rooted mine and installed custom rom in less than half an hour.. super awesome phone now.. BTW people who are abusing zui so much i didn't find it that bad... although the notification bar sucked big time with double notification and no reply .. rest all was ok .. like you could work your way around.. i use nova launcher may be thats why.:silly:
sanjay.2704 said:
Hey Yo!
were u able to fix your phone.. i rooted mine and installed custom rom in less than half an hour.. super awesome phone now.. BTW people who are abusing zui so much i didn't find it that bad... although the notification bar sucked big time with double notification and no reply .. rest all was ok .. like you could work your way around.. i use nova launcher may be thats why.:silly:
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No, still done nothing, really want somebody in AUS to do it for me, will reward them
Thanks
LOT6 said:
No, still done nothing, really want somebody in AUS to do it for me, will reward them
Thanks
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sorry bro.. As one prev post mentioned 0.01% may be using zuk them too not many would have rooted.. It is really simple to do.. Remote access or do it on your own is the only way ahead or get new phone.. But why u would get a new phone when u have such awesome device?? Lemme know if I can be of any help..
Check out my battery usage. Phone on for 36 hours and counting..used 2030 mah out of 3500 mah..
Stand by for 20 hours out of those 36 ..ie no touching at all
Hey mate, Z2 user in Australia here. It's probably just the two of us.
Custom ROMs are messy and prone to unexpected issues. At some point you're going to have to fiddle with it when it spontaneously bricks. If you weren't the one to set it up, you'll find it tricky or impossible to do maintenance/fixes yourself.
My advice is (especially for a phone worth as little as this one is) - follow the relatively straightforward guides on flashing stock, unlocking the bootloader, and loading on a new ROM. It shouldn't take more than an hour. I don't recommend sticking with the stock China ROM.
If you really **** it up and have no idea what you've done wrong, I'd be happy to take a look at the phone (for free). Though I'm in Sydney, not Melbs.
Passa91 said:
Hey mate, Z2 user in Australia here. It's probably just the two of us.
Custom ROMs are messy and prone to unexpected issues. At some point you're going to have to fiddle with it when it spontaneously bricks. If you weren't the one to set it up, you'll find it tricky or impossible to do maintenance/fixes yourself.
My advice is (especially for a phone worth as little as this one is) - follow the relatively straightforward guides on flashing stock, unlocking the bootloader, and loading on a new ROM. It shouldn't take more than an hour. I don't recommend sticking with the stock China ROM.
If you really **** it up and have no idea what you've done wrong, I'd be happy to take a look at the phone (for free). Though I'm in Sydney, not Melbs.
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Lol, about what custom rom are you talking about ?
Final nougat releases are great, especially AEX, Viper etc
This phone with Zui is catastrophic, no wonder for such bad comment's
Couldn't believe how good it is with custom roms, using it for months now like that, nothing messy here, Don't spread desinformations please
If he sends you phone, put him latest AEX OREO with GZR Gapps
Also Google camera, BSG versions from 4pda , I'm using v1a and it's great
vuckovic_stefan said:
Couldn't believe how good it is with custom roms, using it for months now like that, nothing messy here, Don't spread desinformations please
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Lmao, the only thing missing from this comment is an Androidify profile pic.
OP, you're gonna wanna be confident enough to flash your own custom ROM updates and suss out any issues that crop up. Chinaphones, even higher tier ones like the Z2, are not set-and-forget devices.
On Global ROM with Global Phone, TWRP successfully installed and rooted. Updated Magisk in apk and zip. Loaded and ran well many rooted apps over several days. Now, after backing up, then testing for a successful restore by formating the data partition and wiping other partitions as I have with previous TWRP installations on other Xiaomi phones (Redmi Note 5A, Redmi 5 Plus) from the SD card, I cannot successfully do so with RN 8 Pro. Backup and Restore is the main reason I have installed TWRP on all my previous phones, and I have saved myself huge problems just by restoring backups when needed. I can certainly wait for an official version, but are there any steps that must be taken to do a corredt backup and then restore on this phone with either of the 2 TWRP unofficial versions? Thanks for reading this.
Just more observations: the TWRP version posted on September 25 is now good-to-go for my backup/restore procedures: backup boot, data, system, system image and vendor and vendor image. The later TWRP version fom Agent_fabulous has continued to baffle me (Good to see all this development, and looking forward to future succeses). I restored wiping only dalvik and cache as well as system partition. It seems important, and I am not sure why, that data is NOT formated (did this a number of times, resulting in failures) , as there is an error when trying to restore the backup, after it was formated. Restoring, in any event, wipes data in its own restore process, so formating here is not necessary. This TWRP version, after following the detailed installation instructions, does work after some trial and error. Many iterations of building up from factory installation to what I wanted, losing it, building it up again. Now the warning from MIUI that any more requests for unlocking (which I seemed to need) will be met with a permanent lockout!! NOt sure about how to get around that, but I don't want to test it again ...
Thanks for reading this
Okay, bad news, as I have bricked this otherwise excellent phone: upgraded to beta 11 by using TWRP to flash Global V11, no red lines in what seemed successful, but the phone did not reboot. Tried to downgrade and flash V10 with TWRP, again seemed successful - no red lines, but when trying to reboot, the phone went completely dead. No response from any button (Volume +, - or Power). Tried flashing with SP_flash and received this message:
ERROR : STATUS_SEC_AUTH_FILE_NEEDED (0xC0030012)
[HINT]:
Please select a valid authentication file or ask for help
Xiaomi refused to help but said to contact the seller, who is on Ali Express and has not responded from 2 requests. I have since read that Xiaomi does NOT permit any downgrade on its newer phones. Is a bricking what happens when the attempt is made?
Then sent off the phone to a Xiaomi reseller here in Canada, and have yet to have any result. I assume that a ROM can be reinstalled, but my concern would be if the IMEI numbers would be lost, and unable to flash them on the NVRAM partition. Jeez ... my ignorance has caught up in a bad way ...
Ouch, I hope your device gets unbricked.
Okay, this link http://https://c.mi.com/thread-2173190-1-0.html has been referred to for getting Xiaomi authorization to unbrick their dead phones, with only a LED showing a connection to a USB port. I tried 2 weeks ago to apply for this authorization, but the final part to select and send a request to Xiaomi seemed not to work, so I abandoned the exercise. Instead, the phone was sent to a Xiaomi reseller and in such a downward and surprising turn, the phone has disappeared in Canada's postal delivery system. It has never arrived at the reseller's. The package was insured, Canada Post is looking into the problem, but nothing has been found. I went back to the first link mentioned here out of curiosity to see what I may have missed, and retraced the steps to have my computer get the authorization to unbrick the phone. To my surprise, the final step binding my computer to authorization to flash the phone allowed me to do just that. I have permission. There was no e-mail with the code sent (as was mentioned in the steps of the procedure in the link above), and I have no idea how long this permission had been granted. I also have no idea how Xiaomi sent permission to my computer without me knowing about it. In any event, I sent the phone off too soon, obviously, and now it is lost somewhere. For those who have a bricked RN 8 Pro, the link seems a best option to flash with Miflash with a wait time for authorization, and it may not be given by e-mail, but done right on the computer without your knowledge. H'mmm ... It has been a convoluted journey through a successful root and then a bricked Redmi Note 8 Pro. Hope to get the phone back, eventually, or a new one from the insurance. Will let you know .... Hey, thanks for reading this story.
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Okay, this link http://https://c.mi.com/thread-2173190-1-0.html has been referred to for getting Xiaomi authorization to unbrick their dead phones, with only a LED showing a connection to a USB port. I tried 2 weeks ago to apply for this authorization, but the final part to select and send a request to Xiaomi seemed not to work, so I abandoned the exercise. Instead, the phone was sent to a Xiaomi reseller and in such a downward and surprising turn, the phone has disappeared in Canada's postal delivery system. It has never arrived at the reseller's. The package was insured, Canada Post is looking into the problem, but nothing has been found. I went back to the first link mentioned here out of curiosity to see what I may have missed, and retraced the steps to have my computer get the authorization to unbrick the phone. To my surprise, the final step binding my computer to authorization to flash the phone allowed me to do just that. I have permission. There was no e-mail with the code sent (as was mentioned in the steps of the procedure in the link above), and I have no idea how long this permission had been granted. I also have no idea how Xiaomi sent permission to my computer without me knowing about it. In any event, I sent the phone off too soon, obviously, and now it is lost somewhere. For those who have a bricked RN 8 Pro, the link seems a best option to flash with Miflash with a wait time for authorization, and it may not be given by e-mail, but done right on the phone without your knowledge. H'mmm ... It has been a convoluted journey through a successful root and then a bricked Redmi Note 8 Pro. Hope to get the phone back, eventually, or a new one from the insurance. Will let you know .... Hey, thanks for reading this story.
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Thanks for sharing. I usually go full on guns blazing root mode the second i get a new phone, even in muddy waters but this time around i'm going to be patient for a while until some good news surfaces. I can't afford to lose this phone at the moment. I have your post to thank for that.
Well, my error of the address of the repair shop on the package contributed completely to the disappearance of this phone in the Canada Post system. There should be little problem in correcting it, however the service says they will "try" to deliver it by Jan. 2, 2020. I can give Canada Post the correct address, however, I cannot find any web page to do so - keep going in circles. The phone number puts me in a long queue. Seemingly I can't ask to have it returned now, the rules of delivery must be followed. Will keep trying. Oh my, so far away from Backup/Restore and bricking ...
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Thanks for sharing. I usually go full on guns blazing root mode the second i get a new phone, even in muddy waters but this time around i'm going to be patient for a while until some good news surfaces. I can't afford to lose this phone at the moment. I have your post to thank for that.
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Spoke (Wrote) too soon. This approach has been tried and failed for the "deep flash" requirement. It seems what is needed is an "Authorized Service Account". Back to square one ... Thanks for reading this.
Didn't know where to post this exactly, to be honest. This will be a long post
I was flashing AOSP roms in the phone. Tried to go back to One UI for the VoLTE thing
In one of the AOSP roms I couldn't install it in Lineage Recovery (older version of the rom thing). I saw i one post that doing an ADB Sideload in TWRP could solve the flashing problem. Did that. No issues
Wanted to test another AOSP rom but didn't boot (bootloop), so then I tried to go back to One UI. Don't remember if I did a format data in that moment.
After installing the rom and reboot to system, the phone doesn't even show the splash screen.
But tried to go to download mode and it went there, so the phone is still alive
Tried also going to recovery and it boots there (just to recovery and download mode)
I tried everything I could:
Flashed another custom ROM without success
Flashed other AOSP roms again
Changed the recovery (Lineage, TWRP and Stock tested)
Flashed the stock firmware through Odin several times
Tried to do a re-partition in Odin
Did several factory resets
Nothing seems to work. The weird thing is that, with any rom that I try to install, it tells that is installed, but when I go to the file manager in TWRP, it doesn't install anything. The free space before the installation is the same as after it. I don't know what else I can do. I just have the hope because the phone starts in BL and recovery
Anyone have any idea of what can I do to solve this? Or if there is a way to install the OS outside Odin or recovery (or ADB)
Tried with fastboot (Lineage Recovery) with several commands, and I think I found the issue. The system partition got corrupted. Need to know how to repair it (tried already with the repair option in TWRP)
Any help with this?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...sh-stock-firmware-in-samsung-devices.4452839/
Read it carefully ( retrieve the original PIT file part)
Let me test it and will give feedback
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...sh-stock-firmware-in-samsung-devices.4452839/
Read it carefully ( retrieve the original PIT file part)
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Didn't work out. Same issue
It's so stressful because it boots to the other things, but not to the system
Good afternoon faithful and unfaithful
Unfaithful Redspikejr
The barbarian from Pakonan has no idea about this but in your case he would do the following since I have had your problems and it was resolved positively.
I'm going to try to help you, I don't know English and I use a translator, I hope it's good to understand each other. Luck
First option
1 I want you to put through odin in AP twrp-3.6.0_9-2-d2s_official_jan22.tar unchecking auto reboot
2 in twrp delete data and say YES restart in twrp again and try to install PixelExperience_d2s-12.1-20220522-1749-OFFICIAL. I understand you will have it on the SD, if not, put the ROM on a USB key and try to install it in TWRP.
If you manage to install it, then install magisk apk and restart the system.
3 once started install magisk apk and ready.
Second option
1 I want you to put through odin in AP twrp-3.6.0_9-2-d2s_official_jan22.tar unchecking auto reboot
2 in twrp delete data and say YES reboot in twrp again and install the Recovery lineage.img and reboot in Recovery lineage and Factory reset & reset system partitions
3 Install the PixelExperience_d2s-12.1-20220522-1749-OFFICIAL. I understand you will have it on the SD, if not, put the ROM on a USB key and install from there. turn off the phone and
4 in download mode odin AP twrp-3.6.0_9-2-d2s_official_jan22.tar unchecking auto reboot reboot into TWRP
5 Install Magisk apk and reboot system.
once started install magisk apk and ready.
remember to have the cable plugged in to enter TWRP and download while you are following the steps. Good luck, you will say.
Salu2 of your most faithful infidel Pako
To update the situation
The battery of the phone in inflated like a balloon. I don't know for sure if that was caused by something physical, but will update when have some news
i still have the same problem and still hunger for a solution because i just bought it .. Been running quite a few firmwares now. and bootloaders and kernels and recoverys so far... but whats funny is in pixel recovery it said i had a "d2x" model which is SM-N976 model with 5G... But every elsewhere it says d2s which is note10+. Odin also says SM-N975F model... But anyways... I really really hope someone finds a solution. Because im stuck as hell...
I also made a thread my self
Partly bricked... SM-N975F
Hey guys.. Ive been a visitor in XDA forums for quite a while... And i been running root and custom FW with more or less every samsung from S2 and up... But i just got my self a note10+ (atleast thats what ive been told) and i wanted to root it...
forum.xda-developers.com
And i think its VBMETA problem. BUT i dont have any experience on that term...
Crossing fingers still...
I might have found a solution
Holy Hell, Im am so glad im not the only one that this is happened to. I will be more happy when we find a solution. I have put myself (device) in some questionable states but this has been a first and strange one for me . Its like being so close to booting into system then nothing.
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Holy Hell, Im am so glad im not the only one that this is happened to. I will be more happy when we find a solution. I have put myself (device) in some questionable states but this has been a first and strange one for me . Its like being so close to booting into system then nothing.
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Android Verified Boot 2.0
I found this link this morning. Im sure this is the culprit.
I experienced today something like you. It did not let me flash even stock firmware. But I succeeded to get out. I flased via ODIN BL slot from Dr.Ketan and in AP slot TWRP and nothing else. And I managed to enter the TWRP recovery and from there I restored previous backup.
I will try to do a multipost due to more threads and problems which are the same...
But this is the solution...
In my folder on the picture you will see 2 files i marked with green color...
Use the file and burn it according to your current setup. Odin or custom recovery.
And the problem will be solved. Used 14 days and countless of hours to get out of this boot loop!
So im finally happy to see the boot up screen without pressing into download mode or recovery mode...
The folder on the picture is to be found on this forum... Just cant remember from which thread exackly
GL
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I will try to do a multipost due to more threads and problems which are the same...
But this is the solution...
In my folder on the picture you will see 2 files i marked with green color...
Use the file and burn it according to your current setup. Odin or custom recovery.
And the problem will be solved. Used 14 days and countless of hours to get out of this boot loop!
So im finally happy to see the boot up screen without pressing into download mode or recovery mode...
The folder on the picture is to be found on this forum... Just cant remember from which thread exackly
GL
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Bless you. My poor phone was down since 6-20. I was just kicking myself in the ass the other day saying if I got my phone to boot again i would never flash **** it on it ever again... @Titanity thank you so much for making me look like a liar. Now lets see what else we can do lol.
So you got it to work? And whats up next?
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So you got it to work? And whats up next?
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Yes it did. I have gotten myself in some pretty bleak spots in the past and have been able to resolve all my issues on my own research, troubleshooting, trial and error etc. but I had never had a device that was actually able to power on, flash twrp, stockfirmware pass in odin, tried all type of pit file patches, adb and fastboot commands and still not be able to get into OS completely stumped me and I had exhausted so much time on it that i came to the conclusion that one of the talented members of XDA would for sure come up with a solution and I was right.
Sorry for the blabber, Ive been just a watcher of this site for many years and have never had to engage so my apologies for my forum etiquette.
I main focus now is to find a good rom to run with nethunter. I was running Dr. ketan Rom with nethunter while installing every LSposed Module that sounded cool and was beyond impressed by how stable my device still performed (one of my largest TWRP backups was 49Gb btw.) So yea, look for something with a strong kernal, light rom to see what I like. I have yet to try the new roms out due to unfamiliar processes of installing outside of Odin. Its been a while since I had some free time tinker in this space again.
Yea im just a watcher my self... it took me a few days until i decided to make this solution. Because i do think it was a important solution i found. But yes im just a watcher my self...
Now im stuck again though because i have a faulty usb-c, so its claming theres water inthe entrance which there isnt. And i been looking all over the forums for a solution like 3 times now. And people are just trying to trick the fault or acturally have a solution... But thats only IF they have water inside and the stupid alarm goes off...
Instead i need a solution to disable it now that its rooted. So need to know exackly what to look for and theres no help to get here. So kinda stuck... Irritating because i just wanna use it for dex... And not dex wiesless because its lagging on the mouse and what not... So my adapter need the recharge entrance and ... doh! Long journey so far... And its far from ended...
But im very happy it worked out for you... Keep in touch if you need another silly question. Then i might have silly questions for you aswell Good day my friend
@Titanity Bless your heart, I need your help . I broke my friends phone which is a note 10 plus, and all that you guys mentioned about trying everything I did as well.. I read your solution but I dont know where to find the files you marked and how to go about them exactly... the phone is currently on stock recovery and is stuck there.
Okay do you have a option to use a mic and the software discord? i do belive its easier for both of us if we can do this with direct communication. If you dont want to use / have a mic. Then its also fine. Discord got a chat aswell so dont be shy I have my own discord which is:
Join the thetitanity @ twitch.tv Discord Server!
Check out the thetitanity @ twitch.tv community on Discord - hang outwith 17 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
Ill pop op now and then, but im not a streamer anymore on twitch. So dont be mistaken by the server info...
Look forward to see you on there. And ill make sure to have the files ready for you
Until then haha
EDIT: I just uploaded a package filled with "i help you in case of emergency" files. Make sure to download it before entering discord. Get it at...
https://easyupload.io/xwlk0w - and the PW is: titanity (30 days avalible)
Also have info ready like: is the model a 975F or? what firmware is on it at the moment. Is the bootloader unlocked. But also things like do you ever used TWRP before and know how to use it etc?
Its a package filled with files of my choice, but made by people from the forum. So no credit goes to me but them...
Have in mind that all the time i been on the forum i always just read the forum and downloaded when needed, so its the first time im trying to help others... But im optimistic!
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Okay do you have a option to use a mic and the software discord? i do belive its easier for both of us if we can do this with direct communication. If you dont want to use / have a mic. Then its also fine. Discord got a chat aswell so dont be shy I have my own discord which is:
Join the thetitanity @ twitch.tv Discord Server!
Check out the thetitanity @ twitch.tv community on Discord - hang outwith 17 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
Ill pop op now and then, but im not a streamer anymore on twitch. So dont be mistaken by the server info...
Look forward to see you on there. And ill make sure to have the files ready for you
Until then haha
EDIT: I just uploaded a package filled with "i help you in case of emergency" files. Make sure to download it before entering discord. Get it at...
https://easyupload.io/xwlk0w - and the PW is: titanity (30 days avalible)
Also have info ready like: is the model a 975F or? what firmware is on it at the moment. Is the bootloader unlocked. But also things like do you ever used TWRP before and know how to use it etc?
Its a package filled with files of my choice, but made by people from the forum. So no credit goes to me but them...
Have in mind that all the time i been on the forum i always just read the forum and downloaded when needed, so its the first time im trying to help others... But im optimistic!
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@Titanity bro that's so generous of you, alright.. downloading and will join discord then , Thanks dude