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Root D6603 on .77 by downgrade, no data wipe

I managed to use giefroot root my D6603 (US version) on firmware 23.0.1.A.5.77 by downgrading to 23.0.A.2.93 without wiping the whole /data.
This is what I did: (Try at your own risk!)
1 Backup the contacts first. The contacts data will be cleared.
2 Use Flashtool to flash D6603_23.0.A.2.93_Generic_20GLOBAL.ftf. Uncheck wipe DATA.
3 Restart the device. There will be lots of annoying force close popups. For me, only two packages were reported closing: android.process.acore and android.process.media. USB debugging doesn’t work either.
4. Just close the popups and go to Settings – Apps – All. Find “Media Storage” and press “clear data” to get rid of FCs of android.process.media. USB debugging should work now.
5. Find “Contacts Storage” and press “clear data”. No more FCs of android.process.acore.
After this, no more FC popups for me. It looked normal on fw 2.93 and I tried many times to use giefroot v2 but failed. It seems like that the system exploit app CVE-2014-7911 will crash android.
6. I tried clearing data of more apps. After clearing ApplicationSettings and ConfigUpdater, giefroot v2 worked! I don’t know which one is the key. Can anyone confirm?
Hope it's helpful for you.
Thanks again! @zxz0O0

I followed your steps and after a few tries i got root. The only thing i did diferrent was that i enabled "Allow mock locations" and it worked.
Thanks @zxz0O0

carasd said:
I followed your steps and after a few tries i got root. The only thing i did diferrent was that i enabled "Allow mock locations" and it worked.
Thanks @zxz0O0
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Yes, you are right. After my steps, one still needs to follow the instructions of giefroot by zxz0O0:
How to use
Download the tool (latest version) and extract it
Start your device and plug it to your computer
Put your device in air plane mode
Run install.bat and follow the instructions on screen
Congratulations! You should now be rooted. If you get an error "Device not rooted", try running the tool a second time.
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It worked
This works like a charm. I followed every step to the T and im rooted. Awesome Job.

It worked
thanks for this useful tip. Step 6 was not needed with D6603_23.0.A.2.98_Customized_20DE.ftf and giefroot v2.

I've heard that you can create a pre rooted version of the latest update, is this possible or will I have to stick with the downgrade?

lalala2003 said:
I've heard that you can create a pre rooted version of the latest update, is this possible or will I have to stick with the downgrade?
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There's already a pre-rooted version which you can flash in recovery

Thanks for this guide!
The only problem I'm having is, once rooted and with the dual-recovery installed, I can't decrypt my device in TWRP. It asks for my password, but tells me it's wrong and just asks for the password again. If I choose 'cancel' it continues but won't load anything off my sd card/internal. So I can't flash the update to .77
Anyone know why this might be?
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omnikai said:
Thanks for this guide!
The only problem I'm having is, once rooted and with the dual-recovery installed, I can't decrypt my device in TWRP. It asks for my password, but tells me it's wrong and just asks for the password again. If I choose 'cancel' it continues but won't load anything off my sd card/internal. So I can't flash the update to .77
Anyone know why this might be?
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I seem to have gotten around this for now by using adb push to copy the file to the /tmp folder of my device. I still can't access internal storage, which is a pain, but at least I can finish the steps to get back to .77 (and hopefully Lollipop soon!).

omnikai said:
Thanks for this guide!
The only problem I'm having is, once rooted and with the dual-recovery installed, I can't decrypt my device in TWRP. It asks for my password, but tells me it's wrong and just asks for the password again. If I choose 'cancel' it continues but won't load anything off my sd card/internal. So I can't flash the update to .77
Anyone know why this might be?
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I seem to have gotten around this for now by using adb push to copy the file to the /tmp folder of my device. I still can't access internal storage, which is a pain, but at least I can finish the steps to get back to .77 (and hopefully Lollipop soon!).
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Sorry that I know nothing about the decryption. After a quick search, it seems to me probably a bug of TWRP (github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues/247).

lalala2003 said:
I've heard that you can create a pre rooted version of the latest update, is this possible or will I have to stick with the downgrade?
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Yes. Once you root your phone and have the dual recovery installed, you can use the pre rooted image to upgrade to the latest version and keep root.

hi
hello sir. i deleted everything on your step. now i cant access my wifi. how can i return it again? thanks. noob here.

nivek4th said:
hello sir. i deleted everything on your step. now i cant access my wifi. how can i return it again? thanks. noob here.
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Flash a FTF file but exclude the system

hi
gregbradley said:
Flash a FTF file but exclude the system
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i already flashed a latest firmware i can't root my phone even in the old firmware. i followed all the steps.

nivek4th said:
i already flashed a latest firmware i can't root my phone even in the old firmware. i followed all the steps.
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Then you must be doing something wrong
You can try to force a software repair using PCCompanion,

gregbradley said:
Then you must be doing something wrong
You can try to force a software repair using PCCompanion,
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i flashed version 23.0.1.A.5.77 everything went back to normal. when i will flash again the older FW the acore stopped and media stopped gonna show again and when i deleted everything in the step it disappears but i cant root. i tick the debug and allow mock even put it into airplane mode. but CVE is showing up. not rooted.

it works, thanks a lot!

Worked perfekt. Thanks!

nivek4th said:
i flashed version 23.0.1.A.5.77 everything went back to normal. when i will flash again the older FW the acore stopped and media stopped gonna show again and when i deleted everything in the step it disappears but i cant root. i tick the debug and allow mock even put it into airplane mode. but CVE is showing up. not rooted.
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On the older FW, did you clear the data of ApplicationSettings and ConfigUpdater as well (as in Step 6)?

Friends have achieved to root my phone, it also improves the latest system version and everything is great I put the dual recovery 2.8.2 and of there add Xposed. But after a day in the early morning the phone started to constantly reboot, try to get into recovery mode and freezes with the logo of Sony. turn off and turn on in normal mode, install the recovery again and I wipe cache and dalvik, every normal by day and in the early morning again restarts. PLEASE any solution

Has anyone managed to successfully downgrade from a LP firmware (ex. 690 or .726) back to .93, a KK firmware, without having to wipe using this method?

[OTA][Index][Osprey]Moto G Indian thread XT1550

This thread is to list the current and upcoming Over The Air(OTA) updates for Moto G XT1550 Indian Version.​
Currently there are two version of Lollipop 5.1.1 OTA for XT1550 with Build numbers LP123.72-33 and LP123.72-47.4
Any one captured the OTA for the latest build LP123.72-47.4 can share the links so that we no need to wait for it... The latest update supposed to fix the stagefright issue along woth some stability improvements.
Procedure to update your phone with OTA:
Method 1:
1. Download the OTA file to your phone's SD card root folder.
2. Go to Settings-> About Phone -> System Update
3. Follow the instructions for the update. (NOTE: If the OTA file update is not the latest or is same as current, you will not be able to do any thing and it will show that your device Software is up to date.)
Method 2:
1) Download ***Latest*** 6.0 OTA for XT1550 --->here
2) Copy it to sd card
3) Power off phone
4) Press Volume Up+Down and Power Key for around 5 seconds.
5) Scroll Up/Down using Volume key and go to recovery
6) You will get a no command message
7) Press Power + Volume Up together for 1-2 seconds
8) Go To Cache Clean
9) Wait for 20-30 minutes
10) After process done, click on update from sd card
Download Links
5.1.1 OTA for XT1550 (Build LPI23.72-47.4)--->here
5.1.1 OTA for XT1550 (Build LPI23.72-XX.X) --->here
***Latest*** 6.0 OTA for XT1550 --->here
Credits:
@asrupesh
:good::good::good::good::good:

OTA capturing methods.
How to capture OTA with root:
1. After getting OTA notification, start the download.
2. After download is complete (do not install the update now), just open any root explorer (I recommend ES file explorer) and go to the /cache directory or /data/data/com.motorola.ccc.ota/ on the device root.
3. You can see the downloaded OTA file with name like Osprey_retasia_ds_2gb.XXXXXX.zip, copy this file to SD card and then to your computer.
4. Upload the OTA file to file sharing site and post the link.
How to capture OTA without root:
Follow the instructions from here to capture OTA without root -----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/capture-ota-root-t2969602

stagefright update
After downloading the update (and not installing it), i opened root explorer in es file explorer, and opened /cache, i couldn't find the update in that folder. Rather I was not able the find the update zip file anywhere.

Same Here i cannot locate the OTA file in the Catch Folder. I updated my Moto g3rd gen XT1550
and the new System version is
23.46.4.osprey_retasia_ds_2gb.retasia.en.03 retin
And the New Build Number LPI23.72-47.2

I found a zip file of 177mb at /data/data/com.motorola.ccc.ota/ in that the file named Blur_Version.23.31.33.osprey_retasia_ds_2gb.retasia.en.03.zip
.....is this what you need..

asrupesh said:
I found a zip file of 177mb at /data/data/com.motorola.ccc.ota/ in that the file named Blur_Version.23.31.33.osprey_retasia_ds_2gb.retasia.en.03.zip
.....is this what you need..
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yes the OTA should be of 177.4 MB, but just confirm the name... it should be Blur_version.23.46.4.osprey.XXXX ... upload it to file sharing site and PM me the link.

I got the update notification which included stagefright fix as well as some camera fix... I downloaded the OTA (about 170MB). My phone was rooted with the stock recovery. I went ahead and installed. It told me it will take about 10 minutues. The phone rebooted and installed the OTA and restarted once. It again restarted one more time but will not complete the process. I now see a screen with a blank display. Been like this for more than 10 minutes. Nothing happening. Any ideas? How can I force shut down and restart...?

coolmalayalee said:
I got the update notification which included stagefright fix as well as some camera fix... I downloaded the OTA (about 170MB). My phone was rooted with the stock recovery. I went ahead and installed. It told me it will take about 10 minutues. The phone rebooted and installed the OTA and restarted once. It again restarted one more time but will not complete the process. I now see a screen with a blank display. Been like this for more than 10 minutes. Nothing happening. Any ideas? How can I force shut down and restart...?
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Press powerbutton and hold untill it shutsdown and then restart it by pressing power button again...

pawankonjarla said:
yes the OTA should be of 177.4 MB, but just confirm the name... it should be Blur_version.23.46.4.osprey.XXXX ... upload it to file sharing site and PM me the link.
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but it shows this version only... Blur_Version.23.31.33.osprey_retasia_ds_2gb.retasia.en.03

pawankonjarla said:
Press powerbutton and hold untill it shutsdown and then restart it by pressing power button again...
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When I do that the phone shuts down... but before I could press the power button again it boots automatically and I see the initiation motorolla boot image.. after two initial images the phone is agin giving me a blank display.. should I not have done an OTA when my phone was already rooted? What else can I do? Thanks for your help.

asrupesh said:
but it shows this version only... Blur_Version.23.31.33.osprey_retasia_ds_2gb.retasia.en.03
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ok..just share it.. lets figure out what exactly it is.

I am able to boot into flash mode.. Under software status it say "Modified".. Is there anything I can do through ADB or something to restart the phone? Or can I rollback the last OTA?

coolmalayalee said:
I am able to boot into flash mode.. Under software status it say "Modified".. Is there anything I can do through ADB or something to restart the phone? Or can I rollback the last OTA?
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What is your exact requirement? DO yyou want to install the latest OTA? What is your device status? Locked bootloader/unlocked? root/no root?
Be specific so that we can quickly answer your issues.

coolmalayalee said:
When I do that the phone shuts down... but before I could press the power button again it boots automatically and I see the initiation motorolla boot image.. after two initial images the phone is agin giving me a blank display.. should I not have done an OTA when my phone was already rooted? What else can I do? Thanks for your help.
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If your phone is rooted or having unlocked bootloader you can supposedly install OTA. OTA works only woth stock recovery (which comes with Motorola) ....

pawankonjarla said:
What is your exact requirement? DO yyou want to install the latest OTA? What is your device status? Locked bootloader/unlocked? root/no root?
Be specific so that we can quickly answer your issues.
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My bootloader is unlocked and the phone is rooted with stock recovery. .
I tried installing the OTA. It seem to have installed the OTA. However, the phone is now not restarting. Looks like a boot loop.
when I press the volume down for few seconds the phone shuts down... but it automatically restarts. But does not go beyond the initial two-three screens and then displays a blank display. I am able to get into flash mode.. but the device is not being recognized...
what to do to come out of this situation...

pawankonjarla said:
ok..just share it.. lets figure out what exactly it is.
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Uploading

coolmalayalee said:
My bootloader is unlocked and the phone is rooted with stock recovery. .
I tried installing the OTA. It seem to have installed the OTA. However, the phone is now not restarting. Looks like a boot loop.
when I press the volume down for few seconds the phone shuts down... but it automatically restarts. But does not go beyond the initial two-three screens and then displays a blank display. I am able to get into flash mode.. but the device is not being recognized...
what to do to come out of this situation...
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OK.. I can only think of flashing the stock firmware image now If you can able to go to flash mode ...

pawankonjarla said:
OK.. I can only think of flashing the stock firmware image now If you can able to go to flash mode ...
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I can get to flashmode... however, on ADB terminal, it is not showing any devices.. That means I cant flash the stock firmware image... isnt it?

coolmalayalee said:
I can get to flashmode... however, on ADB terminal, it is not showing any devices.. That means I cant flash the stock firmware image... isnt it?
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Ok.. let this thread be clean.. it is going off the topic.. Share your questions in Q&A section...

pawankonjarla said:
Ok.. let this thread be clean.. it is going off the topic.. Share your questions in Q&A section...
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Sorry about that.. will post in Q&A. Thanks for your help.

New Firmware 5.0.0-RU1.1.99

You can find it here: ftp://fw.ydevices.com/YotaPhone2/Firmwares/RU/
Install either via OTA update if you're already on the 1.87 RU ROM like I am. On my device it first wanted to install the update only, about 67MB, but it failed to install; then the next time I checked for updates after reboot through the settings update menu, it downloaded the full file, about 0,99 GB. Then the update went all the way through. SuperSU is lost on the way, I will try if it still works through the recovery installation.
You can also install through Yotaflasher like it's explained here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3247356
Didn't have time to test things out, but it's still Lollipop 5.0, so only bugfixes and some new yotapanel features I guess.
Enjoy!

Thanks for that muchly dude, hadn't checked that for a while.
Update seems to be stability improvements, power efficiency improvements and some yotamirror and panel improvements and features.
Its not 5.1, but it's an update, I'll take it.
And yeah, super glad moved to the RU ROM. Backing up now, will OTA flash update once that's done. SuperSU has been flashable everytime after an update so far so fingers crossed.

All up and running .
I was rooted, running RU 1.87 with TWRP - phone handled it all just fine - downloaded OTA, pressed install - it went to TWRP > flashed stock recovery back over itself > rebooted and installed.
Phone booted up, all working fine. Lost root - simple reboot and flash the SU.zip had sitting there from the last update. Cache and Dalvik wiped for good measure.
Reboot and all is well and back to normal but with a few improvements, lovely.
About as easy as it's even been done really.
Hope everyone else gets to enjoy the update through similarly smooth procedures .

Yeah, I ended up doing a fresh installation plus rooting, everything smooth. I'm never too sure what an update leaves behind.
It's really a great device, hopefully they'll keep updating things for a while. Of course version 6.0 would be welcomed... Apparently, by the numbering they use, next step would be either 1.2.xx with Android 5.1 or 2.x.xx with 6.0. Let's see.

Fair play, I toyed with idea of it, but was fresh from last install and honestly don't have the time to set everything up again.
My hope is they take all their good ideas from this and can at least join someone else in making a great device.
Saw a working bendy phone the other day, lets you turn pages on reading app by bending corner as you would a book etc. I thought if that could be combined with yota tech, then you have damn near the perfect tablet.
Honestly I don't think we'll get 5.1, let alone 6.0. They're refining their ideas in prep for Yotaphone 3, that and the possible tablet are their main focus right now.
Interestingly, the update flashed it's stock recovery over twrp - someone prepared for the possibility of root owners this time around. So they are still paying attention .

So any idea what's the difference between the EU and the RU rom? I mean there has to be some reason they are two separate roms.

To answer my own question: there isn't too many differences between EU and RU roms. I did a diff between the RU1.1.59 and EU1.1.60, and out of 2092 files, roughly 1900 of the files inside system.img were identical. The APKs were slightly different, but only slightly. So probably the difference comes from some differently named resources.
The RU version also has some additional apps which the EU version does not have, such as Esquire, Questions, Strelka and Vector. These are probably the main reason why they have different ROMs. They might only work in Russia.

Jeopardy said:
To answer my own question: there isn't too many differences between EU and RU roms. I did a diff between the RU1.1.59 and EU1.1.60, and out of 2092 files, roughly 1900 of the files inside system.img were identical. The APKs were slightly different, but only slightly. So probably the difference comes from some differently named resources.
The RU version also has some additional apps which the EU version does not have, such as Esquire, Questions, Strelka and Vector. These are probably the main reason why they have different ROMs. They might only work in Russia.
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FYI the difference is essentially the product package configuration (app bundles that are pre-loaded) but there are also some differences between the resources used for the stock apps. One in particular (my personal fav ) is the dialler - the RU variant includes cyrillic characters regardless of language/locale setting (feature). The EU will give you a regular english-only dialler if you're using english locale settings

Vuche said:
You can find it here: ftp://fw.ydevices.com/YotaPhone2/Firmwares/RU/
Install either via OTA update if you're already on the 1.87 RU ROM like I am. On my device it first wanted to install the update only, about 67MB, but it failed to install; then the next time I checked for updates after reboot through the settings update menu, it downloaded the full file, about 0,99 GB. Then the update went all the way through. SuperSU is lost on the way, I will try if it still works through the recovery installation.
You can also install through Yotaflasher like it's explained here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3247356
Didn't have time to test things out, but it's still Lollipop 5.0, so only bugfixes and some new yotapanel features I guess.
Enjoy!
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Ho to flash the update zip file? I m stuck on 4.4.3...

does nyone know how to flash the file zip into the phone?? i have no idea how it works and i dont find any infos

Does the new update solve the keyboard sensitivity issue??

zute333 said:
numerous guides and how to's in this forum and across XDA, as well as google.
download fastboot + adb > boot to download mode > flash twrp via fastboot commands > boot into twrp > flash zip.
There's obviously more to it than that, up to you to do the research.
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i'm using this post as a minimalistic guide for myself (so i keep it up with my "discoveries" )
and ofc for been helped by everyone who wants to help me because i am completely new to android world cause this is my first android phone ever!
so.. let's get started!
i downloaded [TOOL] [WINDOWS] ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3
version 1.4.3 doesnt works for me so i downloaded the 1.3 as suggested and worked.
then i enabled the download mode following the procedure:
Turn off the phone, then press and hold the volume down key + the power key at the same time. This should boot you into download mode.
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note: phone MUST be disconnected form pc to be turned off.
now..
*does install twrp invalidate warranty?
EDIT: answer is YES cause of
TWRP 2.8.5.0 YotaPhone 2 recovery image said:
Warning: It is currently not known how to re-lock the bootloader. This means you cannot completely undo the next step as of yet. This might have consequences for sending the device in for repairs, if they check for this, and deem it a (warranty) problem
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*is installing TWRP a mandatory step?
EDIT: the answer is NO. it seems that the mandatory part is to unlock the bootloader (the bad part for the warranty.. and that can erase ur data..) and this can be done following this guide How to Install TWRP Recovery on YotaPhone 2 untill point 6 included - which i am reporting here for easy of use.
How to Install TWRP Recovery on YotaPhone 2 said:
How to Flash TWRP Recovery on YotaPhone 2
1 - Setup ADB and Fastboot on your Windows PC.
2 - Enable USB debugging from developer options on your YotaPhone 2.
3 - Connect it to PC with a USB cable, if it asks for debugging authorization, permit it.
4 - Go to the folder where you downloaded the TWRP recovery image from the download link above on your PC and open a command window inside that folder by doing “Shift + Right click” on any empty white space inside the folder, then select “Open command window here”.
5 - (Skip this if your bootloader is already unlocked) Now to unlock the bootloader, type in the following command:
└ Beware that unlocking the bootloader may wipe your phone’s data. Make sure to backup first before proceeding.
adb reboot bootloader
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└ This will reboot your phone to bootloader mode
fastboot oem unlock
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└ This will unlock bootloader on your device.
6 - Now if your phone has rebooted and is no longer in the bootloader mode, then boot it back into bootloader mode with the “adb reboot bootloader” command.
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i already downloaded yotaflasher and the last RU firmware 5.0.0-RU1.1.99.zip
NOTE: Russian firmware seems to contain English language. i dont know how to change it later to the favorite one.
NOTE: you need to move the firmware files to the same location as the Flasher tool. Default one is C:\Program Files (x86)\yotaphone_flasher
i tryed to use yotaflasher right now while phone is in download mode and it says:
error: cannot open 'firmware/emnc_appsboot.mbn'
error: cannot open 'firmware/boot.img'
error: cannot open 'firmware/system.img'
error: cannot open 'firmware/recovery.img'
error: cannot open 'firmware/cache.img'
error: cannot open 'firmware/radio/NON-HLOS.bin'
error: cannot open 'firmware/radio/sbli.mbn'
error: cannot open 'firmware/radio/rpm.mbn'
error: cannot open 'firmware/radio/tz.mbn'
error: cannot open 'firmware/enmc_appsboots.mbn'
Would you like to flash userdata[Y/N]:
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EDIT: placing the firmware in the right folder and unzipping ip let me flash my phone without using any bootloader. now i dont know why but is stucked showing android logo.
i dont know if this happened cause i used the last RU firmware on my stock 4.4.3 android or what..
what do i have to do?:crying::crying::crying:
tnx

Hello guys, I downloaded Lollipop from the ftp but installation fails: no MD5 file found!
I downloaded all russian versions and also the 1.6 EU version... but no way I always get this error.
I'm using TWRP 2.8.5, I guess the last one, and in the tutorials I see this version...
Does anyone know how to solve? :crying:

giocorrado said:
does nyone know how to flash the file zip into the phone?? i have no idea how it works and i dont find any infos
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The info is described in various posts across the yotaphone forum. Are you rooted? If not then there also many many guides across the internet for that.
Not walking you through the whole process, sorry. We all had to learn, once you do it's all much easier.

It happens also to me...don't panic! press Volume up and the power button and when you enter in the bootloader select the downloading options, it will restart the phone with the "downloading" status
in the meanwhile with the yotaflasher select the option to downloads a firmware and try a different one. When the download is finished try to flash once again.

Melting Blaze said:
i already downloaded yotaflasher and the last RU firmware 5.0.0-RU1.1.99.zip
NOTE: Russian firmware seems to contain English language. i dont know how to change it later to the favorite one.
NOTE: you need to move the firmware files to the same location as the Flasher tool. Default one is C:\Program Files (x86)\yotaphone_flasher
i tryed to use yotaflasher right now while phone is in download mode and it says:
EDIT: placing the firmware in the right folder and unzipping ip let me flash my phone without using any bootloader. now i dont know why but is stucked showing android logo.
i dont know if this happened cause i used the last RU firmware on my stock 4.4.3 android or what..
what do i have to do?:crying::crying::crying:
tnx
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I placed like you the rom downloaded through website in the firmware folder and flash got wrong. I was blocked on "powered by android" logo like you.
After this almost-bricking experience, I flashed 4.4.3 downloaded all through Flasher and phone was working again.
Then I tried to substitute 5.0 system.img in the folder downloaded through Flasher but no way... after flashing phone didn't boot.
I reflashed 4.4.3 back again and now is working.
I think that we can't put files in folder for Yota Flasher...
I cannot download last 5.0 EU version, like described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/yot...ially-dead-t3312382/post65839167#post65839167

TKPL said:
I placed like you the rom downloaded through website in the firmware folder and flash got wrong. I was blocked on "powered by android" logo like you.
After this almost-bricking experience, I flashed 4.4.3 downloaded all through Flasher and phone was working again.
Then I tried to substitute 5.0 system.img in the folder downloaded through Flasher but no way... after flashing phone didn't boot.
I reflashed 4.4.3 back again and now is working.
I think that we can't put files in folder for Yota Flasher...
I cannot download last 5.0 EU version, like described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/yot...ially-dead-t3312382/post65839167#post65839167
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yeah i've done the same.
i founded the trick i hope
after my big mistake i have done this:
*i downloaded the last 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.61a.zip then i flashed it. reminding to unzip it and put it in the right folder of the flasher. remind that this will delete ur data too prob.
*i checked for update on the phone in setting--> about phone --> sistem update
*it downloaded lollipop (android 5.0 Lollipop - 1Gb to download) :laugh:
*i took the 5.0.0-RU1.1.99.zip and flashed it
*u can choose english when the phone boot so dont worry about firmware to be RU
*i checked the firmware version doing the combo "Volume up and the power button" (press it while restarting)
*i changed the language of the phone in setting --> language (there is plenty of languages to choose. i choose mine, italian, but sometimes it happens to find something in english )
i downladed some app etc etc but i never used it for calls cause of the requested nano sim that i'm going to take tomorrow probably cause today i get stucked with trouble about my contacts.
hope to solve the problem for pass my contacts form my nokia N8 to yotaphone 2 quickly!
please let me know if it works for u too
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It happens also to me...don't panic! press Volume up and the power button and when you enter in the bootloader select the downloading options, it will restart the phone with the "downloading" status in the meanwhile with the yotaflasher select the option to downloads a firmware and try a different one. When the download is finished try to flash once again.
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yeah. is exactly what i did, but super panicing like a chicken without head

Melting Blaze said:
yeah i've done the same.
i founded the trick i hope
after my big mistake i have done this:
*i downloaded the last 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.61a.zip then i flashed it. reminding to unzip it and put it in the right folder of the flasher. remind that this will delete ur data too prob.
*i checked for update on the phone in setting--> about phone --> sistem update
*it downloaded lollipop (android 5.0 Lollipop - 1Gb to download) :laugh:
*i took the 5.0.0-RU1.1.99.zip and flashed it
*u can choose english when the phone boot so dont worry about firmware to be RU
*i checked the firmware version doing the combo "Volume up and the power button" (press it while restarting)
*i changed the language of the phone in setting --> language (there is plenty of languages to choose. i choose mine, italian, but sometimes it happens to find something in english )
i downladed some app etc etc but i never used it for calls cause of the requested nano sim that i'm going to take tomorrow probably cause today i get stucked with trouble about my contacts.
hope to solve the problem for pass my contacts form my nokia N8 to yotaphone 2 quickly!
please let me know if it works for u too
yeah. is exactly what i did, but super panicing like a chicken without head
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I saw also an update this morning at home on wifi (I wait for the SIM too) because yesterday I flashed the 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.51a: is not the 61 like yours and I received an update alert to 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.56. I'm at work, I'll try this evening.
I haven't updated this morning because I was downloading a previous 5.0, the EU 1.44, but when flashing I had error "cannot load firmware/system.img". So I reflashed 4.4.3... I'll try again this evening

giocorrado said:
does nyone know how to flash the file zip into the phone?? i have no idea how it works and i dont find any infos
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Hi, download YotaFlasher, it permits you to download and flash firmwares in an easy way, and you don't need to know any shell command
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giocorrado said:
does nyone know how to flash the file zip into the phone?? i have no idea how it works and i dont find any infos
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TKPL said:
I saw also an update this morning at home on wifi (I wait for the SIM too) because yesterday I flashed the 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.51a: is not the 61 like yours and I received an update alert to 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.56. I'm at work, I'll try this evening.
I haven't updated this morning because I was downloading a previous 5.0, the EU 1.44, but when flashing I had error "cannot load firmware/system.img". So I reflashed 4.4.3... I'll try again this evening
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Hello! I have 5.0!
After flashing and old version of 4.4.3 (my phone went with a 4.4.something branded Vodafone Italy, and they evidently don't give a fork about updates). With the 4.4.3 rev 1.0.51a I immediately received he update to 1.0.56a: I downloaded the 114MB, rebooted, and then got the update to 1.0.61a, around 63MB. I rebooted and then got finally the update to 5.0, 1GB :laugh:
I have only one problem now: the device doesn't recognize when I'm looking at the ink screen, and power button powers on the amoled... Even unlocking through swiping from bottom to top doesn't work. Option is correctly set, I tried to uncheck, reboot, wipe cache and check the option again but it not working well yet.

I have only one problem now: the device doesn't recognize when I'm looking at the ink screen, and power button powers on the amoled... Even unlocking through swiping from bottom to top doesn't work. Option is correctly set, I tried to uncheck, reboot, wipe cache and check the option again but it not working well yet.
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seems that is the same for a lot of people if not everyone..
cause of this problem i am using this app gravity screen on/off.
it halves the problem cause now i have no problem for the amoled. and for problem i mean use the pwer button instead of simply swipe.
for the e-ink panel i still have to use the power button, only way it works.

Updated to G900VVRU2DPF4... used it for like a day, now having a big problem. Help?

So I updated to G900VVRU2DPF4 and my phone was working fine until when I rebooted one of these times. Now I am getting 'Unfortunatly Sytem UI has stopped.' so I hit ok then the sreen goes blank with my homescreen wallpaper (and starts blinking from black to the wallpaper Except when I hit the lock button then It locks) and I can't do a thing. I recently turned off ADB on the phone so I can't do nothing there and I tried clear cache that did not work. I read that I need to erase the data on the system ui under setting, apps... but I can't even get into setting. I DO NOT WANT TO FACTORY RESET THE PHONE and erase all my files. There must be a way to fix it. I tried remote controlling via wifi (like with google's device manger and Samsung findmyphone) but now the phone won't connect to wifi for some reason it won't turn on. I am trying to sideload Samsung Good Lock because that might fix it also but I can't. I need help big time. When I connect it the the computer it kinda read it but I can't get files off the phone but it shows up and Unassuming Kies/Smart Switch does not work either. There must be a fix without loosing data. Help Please? :'-(
P.S. I tried adb sideload the PF4 updated in recovery and that did not fix it.

jakeh9777 said:
So I updated to G900VVRU2DPF4 and my phone was working fine until when I rebooted one of these times. Now I am getting 'Unfortunatly Sytem UI has stopped.' so I hit ok then the sreen goes blank with my homescreen wallpaper (and starts blinking from black to the wallpaper Except when I hit the lock button then It locks) and I can't do a thing. I recently turned off ADB on the phone so I can't do nothing there and I tried clear cache that did not work. I read that I need to erase the data on the system ui under setting, apps... but I can't even get into setting. I DO NOT WANT TO FACTORY RESET THE PHONE and erase all my files. There must be a way to fix it. I tried remote controlling via wifi (like with google's device manger and Samsung findmyphone) but now the phone won't connect to wifi for some reason it won't turn on. I am trying to sideload Samsung Good Lock because that might fix it also but I can't. I need help big time. When I connect it the the computer it kinda read it but I can't get files off the phone but it shows up and Unassuming Kies/Smart Switch does not work either. There must be a fix without loosing data. Help Please? :'-(
P.S. I tried adb sideload the PF4 updated in recovery and that did not fix it.
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What is your setup? Are you rooted?

Nandr0idC0nsumer said:
What is your setup? Are you rooted?
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No I am not. Fully stocked. I had good lock installed before but I turned on finger unlock and good lock did not support finger unlock so it uninstalled.
I am kinda waiting also on sammobile to post the latest firmware. Since I heard you can update &/or reinstall the firmware without loading files like apps and stuff. (excpet if you are not on official stock) But I still would like some help.

jakeh9777 said:
No I am not. Fully stocked. I had good lock installed before but I turned on finger unlock and good lock did not support finger unlock so it uninstalled.
I am kinda waiting also on sammobile to post the latest firmware. Since I heard you can update &/or reinstall the firmware without loading files like apps and stuff. (excpet if you are not on official stock) But I still would like some help.
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Try downgrading to PD1 via Odin? Maybe that will allow you to recover your data...

Nandr0idC0nsumer said:
Try downgrading to PD1 via Odin? Maybe that will allow you to recover your data...
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Even though it's an update before? Or should I wait for PF4. But I do in w they both are 6.0.1 and also I do have it downloaded but I used Sam Firm tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647) or should I get the one from Sammobile?

jakeh9777 said:
Even though it's an update before? Or should I wait for PF4. But I do in w they both are 6.0.1 and also I do have it downloaded but I used Sam Firm tool (http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647) or should I get the one from Sammobile?
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Get PD1 from SamMobile, and flash it thru Odin. I'm hoping this won't make anything worse but it should let us recover your data (that's the hope)

Nandr0idC0nsumer said:
Get PD1 from SamMobile, and flash it thru Odin. I'm hoping this won't make anything worse but it should let us recover your data (that's the hope)
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Ok! Yeah my friend had a brick issue like a soft brick. And he was on stock also so he downloaded his firmware and installed it... It did not wipe his. I hope it doesn't wipe mine. My only problem is that I have fast internet but since I don't have a premium account on sammobile it will take 2 hours that why I was asking about SamFirm tool.

jakeh9777 said:
Ok! Yeah my friend had a brick issue like a soft brick. And he was on stock also so he downloaded his firmware and installed it... It did not wipe his. I hope it doesn't wipe mine. My only problem is that I have fast internet but since I don't have a premium account on sammobile it will take 2 hours that why I was asking about SamFirm tool.
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SamFirm ONLY allows to download the latest firmware (which is PF4), and we need PD1 :good:
If you were rooted we could have just done an "adb shell" into your phone and gotten all the data off, or simply use the built-in File Manager of Safestrap or TWRP.

Nandr0idC0nsumer said:
SamFirm ONLY allows to download the latest firmware (which is PF4), and we need PD1 :good:
If you were rooted we could have just done an "adb shell" into your phone and gotten all the data off, or simply use the built-in File Manager of Safestrap or TWRP.
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I have PD1 I was trying to get PF4 with SamFirm but it downloaded PD1 so I was confused. That's all. I know about that was rooted while back once before but I messed things up so I unrooted.

So can use that one?

Nandr0idC0nsumer said:
SamFirm ONLY allows to download the latest firmware (which is PF4), and we need PD1 :good:
If you were rooted we could have just done an "adb shell" into your phone and gotten all the data off, or simply use the built-in File Manager of Safestrap or TWRP.
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Thanks for the help... it's Fixed!

jakeh9777 said:
Thanks for the help... it's Fixed!
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Great!

[RELEASE] B190 OTA update for Europe (PLK-L01)

PLK-L01C432B190 (for B180): http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G939/g104/v51796/f1/full/update.zip
Just put the .zip file in your dload folder and do local update.
This update fixes issues related to icons and input methods and improves system security with the latest Google security patches. [Fixes] Fixed an issue where the Google input method can't be used when the system language is set to Serbian. Fixed an issue where the icon for the calendar downloaded from the Google Play Store and system calendar icon are the same. [Optimizations] Deleted the Huawei browser (with the Google browser remaining unchanged) for a better user experience. All user data from the Huawei browser, except for bookmarks, will be deleted. Bookmarks will be imported to the Google Chrome after you update your device. Improved device security with the latest Google security patches. Deleted quick sharing of application installation packages and images to ensure their legal use. [Update notes] 1. Before the update, make sure your phone has not been rooted. If you experience any issues during the update, please go to http://consumer.huawei.com/ or visit an authorized service center for assistance. 2. This update will not erase your personal data, but we recommend that you back up any important data before updating.
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Hello,
Did you tried it ? 'Cause except for the security patch, i dont' think this update worth it, am i right ?

I think people who were in that version didn't got any update to B37x.
To my (limited) knowledge B180>B370 excluding betas.

in my case failed at 9% and I do not want to reset phone... staying at b180

Kikito94 said:
Hello,
Did you tried it ? 'Cause except for the security patch, i dont' think this update worth it, am i right ?
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Yes, the screenshot taken from my phone
@zinko_pt I got B371 update notification 1.18 GB in size.
@Ing.King really strange, i did it without any issue.
By the way guys, I just released it. It's up to you, updating or not..

We who had only B371 couldn't either update. Where and when will we get B30?
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memht said:
Yes, the screenshot taken from my phone
@zinko_pt I got B371 update notification 1.18 GB in size.
@Ing.King really strange, i did it without any issue.
By the way guys, I just released it. It's up to you, updating or not..
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Well ? You made this release or it's an official one ?

Kikito94 said:
Well ? You made this release or it's an official one ?
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Of course official :laugh: it's from hi-cloud servers. It means "I found it and shared it".

memht said:
Of course official :laugh: it's from hi-cloud servers. It means "I found it and shared it".
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Hehe 'cause u said "i released"
Okay okay thank's for sharing
I will try it, maybe one day
Edit 1 : i decided to install it, so i removed su, put recovery stock back but error too, i don't think a miss something, keep trying...

Kikito94 said:
Hehe 'cause u said "i released"
Okay okay thank's for sharing
I will try it, maybe one day
Edit 1 : i decided to install it, so i removed su, put recovery stock back but error too, i don't think a miss something, keep trying...
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Really soo weird, I installed it at once without facing any problem.
It doesn't need a clean B180 rom because I installed it over my usual rom. It wasn't clean.
Something must be wrong in somewhere... but where?

Back here again..
No good news, tried to instal via sd, same issue, fail at 6%
But, but, but there might be a reason, i flashed the sdk21 of xposed, and idk how to remove it.. maybe this is the cause of it....
When you installed, you had to : unroot & put the recovery back ? Or you where "clean"
I'll try tomorrow, with a rest head

Kikito94 said:
Back here again..
No good news, tried to instal via sd, same issue, fail at 6%
But, but, but there might be a reason, i flashed the sdk21 of xposed, and idk how to remove it.. maybe this is the cause of it....
When you installed, you had to : unroot & put the recovery back ? Or you where "clean"
I'll try tomorrow, with a rest head
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Oh, when I was saying "not clean" I meant installed apps and my all data
And yes, my rom was clean if we consider root and recovery condition.

memht said:
Oh, when I was saying "not clean" I meant installed apps and my all data
And yes, my rom was clean if we consider root and recovery condition.
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Hi,
Hmmm so maybe the xposed package.rar i've flashed made this error
Well, i'll try when i receive the H8
Or maybe i had to put the recovery of B100 instead of B180 :/
Edit 1 : When i check the local.prop, there is "ro.dual.sim.phone=false" or the PLK-L01 is a dual sim, so i don't understand ^^
Edit 2 : Flash with TWRP =
MD5's missing

coming from B180 stock /rooted /xposed.....
1.) i flashed all possible partitions i had extracted (HuaweiExtractor) from B180. (system; cust; boot; recovery)
2.) reboot
3.) i flashed full rom B180 from folder dload (vol up&down&power) to be sure to get really all parts of firmware!
4.) reboot
5.) local update b190.zip from folder dload
6.) reboot
7.) i flashed twrp rc3 with fastboot to recovery partition
8.) had rooted and installed xposed now
all works as expected! Now i am on B190.
at least i had to install some modifications to system again and recover my data partition (twrp)
all in all nearly 1 hour hard work!

non-toxic said:
coming from B180 stock /rooted /xposed.....
1.) i flashed all possible partitions i had extracted (HuaweiExtractor) from B180. (system; cust; boot; recovery)
2.) reboot
3.) i flashed full rom B180 from folder dload (vol up&down&power) to be sure to get really all parts of firmware!
4.) reboot
5.) local update b190.zip from folder dload
6.) reboot
7.) i flashed twrp rc3 with fastboot to recovery partition
8.) had rooted and installed xposed now
all works as expected! Now i am on B190.
at least i had to install some modifications to system again and recover my data partition (twrp)
all in all nearly 1 hour hard work!
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Hi,
In fact you just cleaned up your B180 in order to instal the 190 ?
The "real" B180
Pure stock if i could say ? Sure, it will work, but i tried to install it without getting back to stock^^

uff 1 hour to achieve upgrade... pity that I have to do factory reset to make upgrade to b190, no root no open bootloader no changes to firmware despite all this I cannot upgrade normal way... very sad, bad job honor(huawei)

because i had made a backup of my apps and data with the HUAWEI backup app (update to version from PlayStore is necessary!) recovery was easy! Had to remove some blood ware and unused apps only!
then reinstalled PMplus; managed autostart and apps they should stay on if screen is off.
reinstalled my google account
all in all a little bit more than 1 hour like i told you
now i am on b190 rooted; xposed and xprivacy activ on; and of curse Viper4Android for better sound.
real easy!

Kikito94 said:
Hehe 'cause u said "i released"
Okay okay thank's for sharing
I will try it, maybe one day
Edit 1 : i decided to install it, so i removed su, put recovery stock back but error too, i don't think a miss something, keep trying...
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How did you update it? if you were rooted then you have to flash img files manually first before doing a three button update.

DigiGoon said:
How did you update it? if you were rooted then you have to flash img files manually first before doing a three button update.
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Hi,
I tried a lot a thing, but i prefer stay in B180 i got backup corrupted, i thought it was due to the switch version but no, so, tried via sd, internal, 3 buttons, after that an error occured, "recovery partition missing"
Well i've reset everything from B100 to get back to B180, after that, tried ota researching, but it only find the B371 doesn't matter ^^

Kikito94 said:
Hi,
I tried a lot a thing, but i prefer stay in B180 i got backup corrupted, i thought it was due to the switch version but no, so, tried via sd, internal, 3 buttons, after that an error occured, "recovery partition missing"
Well i've reset everything from B100 to get back to B180, after that, tried ota researching, but it only find the B371 doesn't matter ^^
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Yes, as B371 is the latest one so they will push B371 only, now there are no incrementals. But I have put up a thread here, maybe sometime later I'll post the OTAs too.
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