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bricked my P Smart flashing LOS 15.1

Hi folks,
I bricked my P Smart 2018.
I wanted to flash LOS 15.1 to it following these instructions step by step.
- Huawei USB Drivers installed on PC.
- Bootloader unlocked
- adb/fastboot installed
- TWRP installed
- Backup taken
- Cache wiped
Last step, flashing LOS, failed.
The state of the P Smart right now:
- LOS has not been flashed
- the OS is wiped
- TWRP only starts into bootscreen, after some seconds the phone is reset and Huawei eRecovery shows up. No chance to restore the backup.
- adb can't connect to the phone
- the phone shows up in the device manager as 'Linux File-CD Gadget USB Device'.
No access to the phone via PC, drivers had been correctly installed.
Is there a chance to get TWRP working on the phone, access the phone via PC?

Don't use methods from getdroidtips ever again. Those dudes don't know how ****ty Huawei is and think you can flash GSIs like on anyother phone.
Just boot to eRecovery and click "Download latest version and recovery". It will restore the stock EMUI 8, then you can flash other roms. Make sure you have a good WiFi signal.

Yeah, eRecovery worked like a charme. Phone is up and running normally with the latest firmware.
Thanks a lot!
dariusapostol said:
Those dudes don't know how ****ty Huawei is and think you can flash GSIs like on anyother phone.
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So you don't think that there is a chance to get LOS running on a Huawei P Smart?

bark08 said:
Yeah, eRecovery worked like a charme. Phone is up and running normally with the latest firmware.
Thanks a lot!
So you don't think that there is a chance to get LOS running on a Huawei P Smart?
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Actually there is. Search for OpenKirin and there should be a LOS build. It's pretty stable but battery is bad. You can also check LOS by Haky 86. Works better on P smart because is built for Hi6250. I'll leave the link below. Make sure you follow the flashing steps, otherwise you will end up using eRecovery again ?
https://openkirin.net/download/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8...m-lineageos-15-1-huawei-p8-lite-2017-t3774331

Thanks, I will check those ROMs out.
Do you use one of them?
dariusapostol said:
how ****ty Huawei is
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Which brand fits best for flashing LOS or other custom ROMs? Xiaomi? Samsung?

bark08 said:
Thanks, I will check those ROMs out.
Do you use one of them?
Which brand fits best for flashing LOS or other custom ROMs? Xiaomi? Samsung?
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On Xiaomi you can flash basically every rom cuz they got a beast development. Samsung is ok aswell.
I used almost every treble rom available. Some of them are not booting and some of them ar not stable... So I ended up using stock EMUI and waiting to buy a new phone. I'm tired of Huawei

Need help to go back to stock 11.0.2.2IN11AA

I'm not seeming to find coherent instructions to get back to stock 11.0.2.2IN11AA
I have the 8 Pro, rooted, newest magisk and I installed a magisk module that is now causing System UI crash at startup. I have tried a couple things: 1) tried the "adb wait-for-device shell magisk --remove-modules" --> nothing happens when starting back up except System UI error. 2) I've flashed back to stock boot.img (hoping to get to safe mode to disable magisk)...all I get is System UI error again.
So...what I want to do is start all over and end up with 11.0.2.2IN11AA rooted. Once I'm back to "factory" I'm pretty sure I can get back to magisk and root.
Can anyone help me with some decent instructions please?
Thanks

I can. So last week I managed go back from a rooted situation to stock rom with LOCKED bootloader. This means that you're phone will be as you bought it and you're gonna lose everything of course.
This video on YT helped me.
***REMEMBER TO CHOOSE YOUR FIRMWARE BECAUSE I THINK THIS VIDEO IS FOR ASIA, IF IT IS THE SAME FOR YOU THEN YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THIS VIDEO***
I provide you a link with a thread on xda where I found the version for my oneplus 8 pro (EU)
[OP8PRO][OOS 11AA/BA/DA] Unbrick tool to restore your device to OxygenOS | XDA Developers Forums (xda-developers.com)

Thanks I'll check it out and report back

glhelinski said:
Thanks I'll check it out and report back
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Let me know

glhelinski said:
I'm not seeming to find coherent instructions to get back to stock 11.0.2.2IN11AA
I have the 8 Pro, rooted, newest magisk and I installed a magisk module that is now causing System UI crash at startup. I have tried a couple things: 1) tried the "adb wait-for-device shell magisk --remove-modules" --> nothing happens when starting back up except System UI error. 2) I've flashed back to stock boot.img (hoping to get to safe mode to disable magisk)...all I get is System UI error again.
So...what I want to do is start all over and end up with 11.0.2.2IN11AA rooted. Once I'm back to "factory" I'm pretty sure I can get back to magisk and root.
Can anyone help me with some decent instructions please?
Thanks
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Visit the MSM thread, that's it

Sneakdovi said:
Let me know
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Good site and instructions. They sure don't make it clear that msmtool is packaged inside the image download file

glhelinski said:
Good site and instructions. They sure don't make it clear that msmtool is packaged inside the image download file
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I only donwloaded the EU verision (because i'm in Italy), went to qualcom recovery, and started the process

Sneakdovi said:
I only donwloaded the EU verision (because i'm in Italy), went to qualcom recovery, and started the process
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Please help me, i'm bricked my new device. I want that ****** monocrome filter and make to many bull**** ! :-( I need my phone.
The MSM-Tool is give me always "Sahara" errors. Make the same misstake then you! I locked the bootloader!
Please.

chr_rocke808 said:
Please help me, i'm bricked my new device. I want that ****** monocrome filter and make to many bull**** ! :-( I need my phone.
The MSM-Tool is give me always "Sahara" errors. Make the same misstake then you! I locked the bootloader!
Please.
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First off, you may want to edit your language in here, no need to swear. Secondly you should check out the thread regarding the MSM tool.
[OP8PRO][OOS 11AA/BA/DA] Unbrick tool to restore your device to OxygenOS
Disclaimer: By attempting any of the processes listed in this thread you accept full responsibility for your actions. I will not be held responsible if your device stops working, catches fire, or turns into a hipster and claims to have been...
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Post #2 above has a video and also links to the same place that freshlybaked420 referenced... Should be enough to get you back on track

FreshlyBaked 420 said:
First off, you may want to edit your language in here, no need to swear. Secondly you should check out the thread regarding the MSM tool.
[OP8PRO][OOS 11AA/BA/DA] Unbrick tool to restore your device to OxygenOS
Disclaimer: By attempting any of the processes listed in this thread you accept full responsibility for your actions. I will not be held responsible if your device stops working, catches fire, or turns into a hipster and claims to have been...
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Yes, it's all true. Sorry for that i have now working for many days on this. Not sleeping enought. One more question that could bring me a step foward...
I was on IN11.0.2.2 before i locked the bootloader and bricked the device.
Now i downladed the Decrypted OxygenOS 11.0.0 IN21BA Version. I have now the error: Param Preload Device not match image. Question: Must i habe the Decrypted OxygenOS 11.0..2.2 IN21BA Version that it goes to work?
I can't the use the link for the right version, it is password protected.!
Thanks

The password is listed in the OP

glhelinski said:
The password is listed in the OP
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Thank you, but I didn't find it.
One point I have forgotten to tell. Before the hard brick happened, I used Magistik and Patch a new boot.img then I flashed this with fastboot command. My failure was to make this 2. times. with different patches. The horrible thing is now that I must delete these files on my Laptop to get more space. When this the Problem of the MSMTOOL error is I had not really a chance to unbrick my device. Have anyone Downgrade with MSMTOOL the Stock Rom?
Thx for your help. I download now from OP the latest ROM. I will try it. I feel really scared. Maybe my device is not unbricked anymore.
The other Tool that I have (last chance) is the original Qualcomm flashing Tool QPST.
described here:
Download QPST Flash Tool & How to Use it to Flash Firmware on Qualcomm Android Devices
Download all versions of QPST Flash tool and learn how to use the QFIL and Software Download programs to flash firmware files on Qualcomm Android devices.
www.thecustomdroid.com
-- > But I found nothing here, that this tool was used. There is no special Rom here to found.

chr_rocke808 said:
Thank, but i didn't find it.
One point i forgotten to tell. Before the hard brick happend, i used Magistik and Patch a new boot.img then i flashed this with fastboot comand. My failure was to make this 2. times. with diffred pachtes. The horrible thing is now that i must delete this files on my Laptop to get more space. When this the Problem of the MSMTOOL error is i had not realy a chance to unbrick my device. Habe anyone Donwgrade with MSMTOOL the Stock Rom?
Thx for your help. I download now from OP the latest ROM. I will try. i feel realy scared. Mabye my device is not unbricked anymore.
The other Tool that i have (last chance) is the orginal Qulacomm flashing Tool QPST.
described here:
Download QPST Flash Tool & How to Use it to Flash Firmware on Qualcomm Android Devices
Download all versions of QPST Flash tool and learn how to use the QFIL and Software Download programs to flash firmware files on Qualcomm Android devices.
www.thecustomdroid.com
-- > But i found nothing here, that this tool was used. There is noch spezial Rom here to found.
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None of that matters.
1st identify your device!
What region is it?
If you have BA then don't flash AA you'll mess things up.
2nd visit the MSM thread!
Download the tool 'for your device!'
3rd boot to EDL (I responded to you in the romaur thread how to do this)
4th as soon as it's connected to your pc in edl, flash the device
5th MSM will relock your bootloader.
6th don't do something if you're not sure, just ask.
Oh and lol chill on the swearing also on posting everywhere, just make 1 thread and stick with it, people will help

Hey, my Phone is working like a charm. Thx for the great work !!!. I'm so happy !!!
It is better to come here to real developers, I had to get bad download links and bad Software! This was the only problem. For many years I have the first Samsung Galaxy and I'm knowing that I can get all the problems for not booting devices back. But I was scared that many Devices like Huwai bring their bootloaders with cryptographic methods in a safe trunk.
Best wishes to you, and the people that I'm working for the android project!
regardless,
chr_rocke808

chr_rocke808 said:
Hey, my Phone is working like a charm. Thx for the great work !!!. I'm so happy !!!
It is better to come here to real developers, I had to get bad download links and bad Software! This was the only problem. For many years I have the first Samsung Galaxy and I'm knowing that I can get all the problems for not booting devices back. But I was scared that many Devices like Huwai bring their bootloaders with cryptographic methods in a safe trunk.
Best wishes to you, and the people that I'm working for the android project!
regardless,
chr_rocke808
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Lol no worries pal, but trust me, always make a thread unless one exists, it'll work out.
Glad you're sorted.

OnePlus 8 Pro refuses to install TWRP. Qualcomm Crash Dumps every time. Any advice?

I want to install TWRP as my recovery I've tried at least four different versions that are listed here and a few others from other links:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...p-for-oneplus-8-8-pro-unified-stable.4101313/
I'm not having driver issues anymore so I'm working with adb and fastboot fine. All commands are going through fine and I've tried flashing to recovery_a and recovery_b. Factory resetting doesn't resolve the issue. Every walkthrough I find I get to says flash then boot to TWRP but every time I flash it qualcomm dumps and every time I boot to it it qualcomm dumps.
Is there something corrupted in my recovery I need to wipe somehow? If so how do I wipe it because the only command I found online that would run was fastboot -w and that didn't fix the issue either.
Honestly really annoying at this. This is my 4th OnePlus phone and I've never had so many issues flashing it.
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I have also tried to do whatever steps are needed to go back to base stock and OS and it doesn't seem to work either. Any help would be appreciated.
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I did it. For anyone who finds this thread in the future the MSM tool did finally work. This is the video I used in the end
(I muted it.) and the first few starts it failed. I went into the properties of the MSM exe and under compatibility checked ran as admin. I also did install the qualcomm driver at some point way before this so not sure if that helped. The MSM tool still didn't work until I started it, turned my phone off, held both volume buttons (not the power) while plugging the phone in. All the stuff online I saw had people starting the program at this point but mine had started already and was in a "waiting for device" state when it worked.
What a lifesaver. Won't be messing around with this again until TWRP is available.

Because you are unable to flash phone's Stock ROM take phone to authorized service center and let them fix it.

Flash stock recovery. TWRP is but compatible with OOS11 for 8/Pro.
Edit: not

Lossyx said:
Flash stock recovery. TWRP is but compatible with OOS11 for 8/Pro.
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I have had so much trouble figuring that out too. Do you have a good link for that? I can't find an easy way to do it. I've seen people recommend the msmdownloadtool but every time I use it it doesn't pick up my phone.
I've settled with Lineage OS and Gapps until I figure out more.

TheFloppyDisk said:
I have had so much trouble figuring that out too. Do you have a good link for that? I can't find an easy way to do it. I've seen people recommend the msmdownloadtool but every time I use it it doesn't pick up my phone.
I've settled with Lineage OS and Gapps until I figure out more.
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Meant to say it's **not** compatible with Android 11 yet.

Lossyx said:
Meant to say it's **not** compatible with Android 11 yet.
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Sorry if I wasn't clear either. I was wondering if you have a good resource for flashing the stock again. I haven't been able to myself.

TheFloppyDisk said:
Sorry if I wasn't clear either. I was wondering if you have a good resource for flashing the stock again. I haven't been able to myself.
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The same way to flashed TWRP.
fastboot flash recovery recovery_a and _b.
In the future, you should not flash both slots, just flash without specifying _a or _b.
Recovery image can be obtained here;
Android Dumps / oneplus / oneplus8pro · GitLab
GitLab Enterprise Edition
dumps.tadiphone.dev
Although i am not sure which OOS version you use, so you might have to change branch

Lossyx said:
The same way to flashed TWRP.
fastboot flash recovery recovery_a and _b.
In the future, you should not flash both slots, just flash without specifying _a or _b.
Recovery image can be obtained here;
Android Dumps / oneplus / oneplus8pro · GitLab
GitLab Enterprise Edition
dumps.tadiphone.dev
Although i am not sure which OOS version you use, so you might have to change branch
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I hate to be this much of a noob about it but I see a recovery file listed in the link you sent. Is that the recovery I flash? And if so after flashing is this branch also a stock rom? I've been trying for a while now just to get back to the basic oxygen that comes with the phone but it's been a nightmare for me and it feels like no resource I find fully explains it.

TheFloppyDisk said:
I hate to be this much of a noob about it but I see a recovery file listed in the link you sent. Is that the recovery I flash? And if so after flashing is this branch also a stock rom? I've been trying for a while now just to get back to the basic oxygen that comes with the phone but it's been a nightmare for me and it feels like no resource I find fully explains it.
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If you want OOS back / new start, best way is really to use MSM. Haven't really used it, so can't help you much. There are tutorials online / YouTube though

Lossyx said:
If you want OOS back / new start, best way is really to use MSM. Haven't really used it, so can't help you much. There are tutorials online / YouTube though
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Gotcha. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get MSM to recognize my phone yet but I guess I will keep working on it and see what I can do. Thanks for your help.

TheFloppyDisk said:
Gotcha. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get MSM to recognize my phone yet but I guess I will keep working on it and see what I can do. Thanks for your help.
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It is very sensitive to which USB port you use. For some people only USB2.0 works, for me USB3 works fine as long as it's chipset USB3. The second ASMedia controller doesn't work.
Also, use original cable, and switch off the phone completely, get MSM to the point it's waiting for device so start the download before connecting phone, then while holding the volume keys connect the USB cable and it should instantly start flashing.

Safest way to go back to stock OOS?

Hi, I've had AICP ROM for some time in my OnePlus 8 Pro and for different reasons I would like to go back to full stock OxygenOS rom.
Could you tell me the safest way to do it (to avoid for example that "fingerprint lost" issue I've read somewhere), is there any guide somewhere?
Thank you!

Msm

woonaval said:
Hi, I've had AICP ROM for some time in my OnePlus 8 Pro and for different reasons I would like to go back to full stock OxygenOS rom.
Could you tell me the safest way to do it (to avoid for example that "fingerprint lost" issue I've read somewhere), is there any guide somewhere?
Thank you!
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Question Is there even ONE working custom recovery?

I bought this phone in large part due to the EDL flashing tool which OnePlus decided to lock down and start charging money for. So I'm pretty bummed to see a landscape without much activity or support from various well known projects like TWRP and Lineage. Is there any recovery out there on par with TWRP that works right now whose GitHub repo hasn't been deleted?

Custom recvoerys like TWRP dont play a big role anymore. At least i did not need one on my last 3 devices. OnePlus 8 Pro, Nothing Phone 1, Pixel 7 Pro. All have custom roms and everything is fine.
The only thing i am missing is NandroidBackup but without sdcard sot Nandroid is not really useful anyway.
Short answer: No we have no custom recovery but we dont need one.

Ia there anything working with this Nothing phone

Nandroid backup saved me so many times...
I would like so much TWRP

xtcislove said:
Short answer: No we have no custom recovery but we dont need one.
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For me, that's not true.
I have a couple of cases that the TWRP can solve.
- delete some apps in the super partition.
- use scripts from @osm0sis to deactivate force encryption and make super partition writable again
- nandroid backup
- delete magisk modules if they make problems or bootloops
- and much more that I have forgotten

I'm not an expert, but I loved to flash ROM (before my NP!)
Now I'm with 1.5.3 with a big fear to brick my NP1 to jump on a Custom ROM
Every Custom ROM has a particular instruction to flash it, XDA is no more the basic area where the threat are updated, now is Telegram where are all the info
But these "info" are not simple and explained step by step...
TWRP would have been a safe port for me (us? @dreas74 )

... I have no such scripts.

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... I have no such scripts.
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I may have mistaken the author.
In any case, the works are inspired by you.
example:
[Deprecated] Universal DM-Verity, ForceEncrypt, Disk Quota Disabler [11/2/2020]
Hi all! For the past couple of months, I've been looking into making a more universal solution to disable dm-verity and forceencrypt. Needing to take different zips, modify them for different devices, and then cross your fingers when you switch...
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xtcislove said:
Custom recvoerys like TWRP dont play a big role anymore. At least i did not need one on my last 3 devices. OnePlus 8 Pro, Nothing Phone 1, Pixel 7 Pro. All have custom roms and everything is fine.
The only thing i am missing is NandroidBackup but without sdcard sot Nandroid is not really useful anyway.
Short answer: No we have no custom recovery but we dont need one.
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I think the problem for the most users is they can't handle adb and fastboot and that's why they want a recovery. I haven't used any recovery since OnePlus 8 series and i never missed it.

P6P said:
I think the problem for the most users is they can't handle adb and fastboot and that's why they want a recovery. I haven't used any recovery since OnePlus 8 series and i never missed it.
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Then put us in the entire light of the platform tools gods.
How can I disable encryption of the data partition and how can I delete youtube parts in the system partition with ADB or fastboot?

P6P said:
I think the problem for the most users is they can't handle adb and fastboot and that's why they want a recovery. I haven't used any recovery since OnePlus 8 series and i never missed it.
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I use ADB and fastboot all the time, but it would be nice to regain the ability to do things without being tethered to a laptop.

Heard somewhere (Telegram group) that TWRP is coming soon.

solomon.rajan said:
Heard somewhere (Telegram group) that TWRP is coming soon.
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How can I join this group?

solomon.rajan said:
Heard somewhere (Telegram group) that TWRP is coming soon.
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I've been reading this almost since the release of NP1.
[Unofficial] [12.1] OrangeFox Recovery (spacewar) (Experimental)
OrangeFox Recovery ℹ️ Information Status: Experimental Version: 12.1 Release Date: 2022-08-23 Source Code: View Source on GitHub! ⬇️Download: Latest Version Download 📲 Installation on Nothing Phone 1: - Download the latest OrangeFox build from...
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