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[OTA] 5.0.2 XT1032 Retail US

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Hi ,
Can i restore stock US retail 4.4.4 and update this OTA.
thanks

eugineprakash said:
Hi ,
Can i restore stock US retail 4.4.4 and update this OTA.
thanks
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Yes thats how it usually works!

Are there any issues with upgrade?
AgentChaos said:
Yes thats how it usually works!
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Are there any issues with upgrade?bcos iam currently in cm12.1 my bootloader version 41.19
I am planing to restore 4.4.4 us retail without downgrade my bootloader after that i am going upgrade from OTA in above thread.
Are there any issues with upgrade?Please guide me if i wrong.
Thanks,

eugineprakash said:
Are there any issues with upgrade?bcos iam currently in cm12.1 my bootloader version 41.19
I am planing to restore 4.4.4 us retail without downgrade my bootloader after that i am going upgrade from OTA in above thread.
Are there any issues with upgrade?Please guide me if i wrong.
Thanks,
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I have been unable to install the update. Was with custom recovery and root and tried to install it and failed. Did factory reset, install stock recovery, download again the OTA from phone an try to install it and did not work.
Used the guide to go back to the stock firmware (though I already had it)
Try to install it using stock recovery, threw and error. (books.apk blabla).
Don't know what problems could yo be facing but man, this has been tough.
EDIT:
Just figured it out! The problem was exactly that I was already using the stock ROM and deleted some system APKs.
After trying going back to the really stock one once again (first I did not flash system images) it is installing correctly!
Btw this is my mirror for those who prefer using MEGA servers.
https://mega.co.nz/#!qJIE0SAY!u5-ezdk4o9OWfEKWVAJtW1KKQrV82NhiG1-myqlwOJ4

working confirm Thanks
Joandvg6 said:
I have been unable to install the update. Was with custom recovery and root and tried to install it and failed. Did factory reset, install stock recovery, download again the OTA from phone an try to install it and did not work.
Used the guide to go back to the stock firmware (though I already had it)
Try to install it using stock recovery, threw and error. (books.apk blabla).
Don't know what problems could yo be facing but man, this has been tough.
EDIT:
Just figured it out! The problem was exactly that I was already using the stock ROM and deleted some system APKs.
After trying going back to the really stock one once again (first I did not flash system images) it is installing correctly!
Btw this is my mirror for those who prefer using MEGA servers.
http s:/ / mega . co . nz/ #!qJIE0SAY!u5-ezdk4o9OWfEKWVAJtW1KKQrV82NhiG1-myqlwOJ4
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working confirm Thanks

Where can I get the stock 4.4 so I can upgrade? I need stock recovery too.

I have problems to update too. XT1032, Retail US. As a first information, I have KK 4.4.4
I managed to download the update from my mobile (zipfile Blur_Version.210.12.61.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US, I already transferred to my PC thanks to Root Explorer), but when I go to "install now" and reboot, trying to install from zip file, pops a message from my recovery (PhilzTouch) Error Status 7. My phone is rooted by SU v2.46
So, what are the exactly step-by-step guide. I will appreciate that. Greetings from Chile

tifossi88 said:
I have problems to update too. XT1032, Retail US. As a first information, I have KK 4.4.4
I managed to download the update from my mobile (zipfile Blur_Version.210.12.61.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US, I already transferred to my PC thanks to Root Explorer), but when I go to "install now" and reboot, trying to install from zip file, pops a message from my recovery (PhilzTouch) Error Status 7. My phone is rooted by SU v2.46
So, what are the exactly step-by-step guide. I will appreciate that. Greetings from Chile
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Change your recovery por el Stock Recovery for Kitkat 4.4.4

newellj79 said:
Where can I get the stock 4.4 so I can upgrade? I need stock recovery too.
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This is the 4.4.4 Retail US (Last Build released)
https://mega.co.nz/#!ZIxQGJSJ!dnHim2zF3vDIenrvw24NeTDAeneA8m5BEidoD6hz4_k
That's the one I flashed following the guide to flash stock firmware in this forum and then updated with the OTA I posted before (I suppose the one of the topic is the same)

Finally, it's out!

kykemejia said:
Change your recovery por el Stock Recovery for Kitkat 4.4.4
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Followed your steps:
- Flashed my phone (XT1032) with Retail US 4.4.4 Stock (RETAIL_XT1032_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.61_cid9_CFC.xml) using CMD, fastboot, typing list of files, etc.
- Updated some Motorola apps. Noticed Super SU is already included and installed by default, no way to uninstall it.
- Downloaded to my computer the OTA file (Blur_Version.210.12.61.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US), then moved OTA file to SD Card
- Turn off mobile
. Reboot in stock recovery, with the robot and the exclamation sign.
- Try to apply update from SD card with the file previously loaded on it (Blur_Version.210.12.61.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US)
- At verifying update package, update stops popping a message. The message in yellow is:
Package expects build fingerprint of motorola/falcon_retuglb/falcon_umts:4.4.4/KXB21.14-L1.61/62:user/release-keys or motorola/falcon_retuglb/falcon_umts:5.0.2/LXB22.99-36/35: user/release-keys; this device has motorola/falcon_retuglb/falcon_umts:4.4.2/KXB
Installation aborted.
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What should I do in that case? Feel free to answer me in spanish for PM.

Is this any different from the February Canada release?

tifossi88 said:
Followed your steps:
- Flashed my phone (XT1032) with Retail US 4.4.4 Stock (RETAIL_XT1032_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.61_cid9_CFC.xml) using CMD, fastboot, typing list of files, etc.
- Updated some Motorola apps. Noticed Super SU is already included and installed by default, no way to uninstall it.
- Downloaded to my computer the OTA file (Blur_Version.210.12.61.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US), then moved OTA file to SD Card
- Turn off mobile
. Reboot in stock recovery, with the robot and the exclamation sign.
- Try to apply update from SD card with the file previously loaded on it (Blur_Version.210.12.61.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US)
- At verifying update package, update stops popping a message. The message in yellow is:
What should I do in that case? Feel free to answer me in spanish for PM.
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In the SU menu you can find a way to delete the root, but I don't think that is causing the error.
Can you please tell me the version of recovery your phone have? You may have installed a kit kat 4.4.2 recovery or one with a different build number and that's causing the error.
IKXB21.14-L1.61
In the recovery menu, you should see the .61. I got the same problem as you and was using .32.
Did full factory reset, and installed stock again (w/o updating anything at all), when I checked the recovery, it was .61 and it updated perfectly.
In case you are really sure you got the actual last kitkat update firmware, you can try to extract the recovery.img and flash it using moto tool,
(rename it to StockKitkatrecovery.img and replace the one it brings with this one)

Joandvg6 said:
In the SU menu you can find a way to delete the root, but I don't think that is causing the error.
Can you please tell me the version of recovery your phone have? You may have installed a kit kat 4.4.2 recovery or one with a different build number and that's causing the error.
IKXB21.14-L1.61
In the recovery menu, you should see the .61. I got the same problem as you and was using .32.
Did full factory reset, and installed stock again (w/o updating anything at all), when I checked the recovery, it was .61 and it updated perfectly.
In case you are really sure you got the actual last kitkat update firmware, you can try to extract the recovery.img and flash it using moto tool,
(rename it to StockKitkatrecovery.img and replace the one it brings with this one)
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I solved my problem by myself, thanks anyway. The issue for me, was updating some apps once in 4.4.4. You should not to do it.
Explanation for dummies, as me, in order to get Lollipop 5.0.2:
1) Flash your phone (XT1032) with Retail US 4.4.4 Stock (RETAIL_XT1032_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.61_cid9_CFC.xml), as it follows:
A) Extract the Retail US 444. Stock zip file (475 MB)
B) Download this file too: (1,5 MB) https://www.dropbox.com/s/nlbrn71wfqyup4u/mfastboot-v2.zip?dl=0 , and unzip it inside the same folder as you extracted Retail US Stock zip file. All files together in the same path.
C) Put your phone on fastboot (turn off, and then press Vol-and Power 3 secs, and release both buttons). Connect your phone to USB port.
D) Inside the folder containing all all these files, press **** + right click and choose "open file command", and a CMD window will open.
E) Once in CMD window, execute one by one:
mfastboot flash boot boot.img
mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
mfastboot erase modemst1
mfastboot erase modemst2
mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
mfastboot erase cache
mfastboot erase userdata
mfastboot reboot
F) After reboot, unplug phone from USB port.
G) Done, you have now Stock Retail US 4.4.4 installed on your phone, Turn it on and set all things in order to go to home screen. ​
2)Once in the main screen , don't update your apps, no matter if they are even from Google or Motorola, don't do it
3) Download to your PC the OTA file (372 MB) Blur_Version.210.12.61.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US
4) Connect again your phone to USB port , and move OTA file to your phone SD Card
5) Once done previous step, go to Stock Recovery Mode. It is:
A)Turn Off your phone
B) Press Power and Vol- for 3 secs, then release
C) Select with vol- recovery option, and confirm it with vol+ button
D) Android Robot with exclamation sign will show up on the screen
E) Press vol+ and vol- for 5 secs, then press power once and release all the 3 buttons at the same time
F) Recovery Stock will appear you now.​
6) Apply update from SD card with the file previously loaded on it (Blur_Version.210.12.61.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US). Select OTA file on "apply update from zip file".
7) Process will take up to 10-15 minutes aproximately. Voilá, you will have Lollipop 5.0.2 on your RetailUS mobile.
Hope it will be useful for dummies, like me. Thanks.
Greetings from Chile.

Perfect
I had same issue and after all these steps my phone updated perfectly.
Many thanks.:good:

Really great help. Many thanks :victory:

Can anyone give me the link of IKXB21.14-L1.61 recovery?
Anyways, I downloaded and now uploading only the IKXB21.14-L1.61 recovery.
Link of IKXB21.14-L1.61 Recovery

eugineprakash said:
Are there any issues with upgrade?bcos iam currently in cm12.1 my bootloader version 41.19
I am planing to restore 4.4.4 us retail without downgrade my bootloader after that i am going upgrade from OTA in above thread.
Are there any issues with upgrade?Please guide me if i wrong.
Thanks,
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You cannot downgrade the 41.19 bootloader to the 41.13. If you try to do that you WILL hardbrick your phone. However you can downgrade from Lollipop to Kitkat 4.4.4 (I know because I am on the 41.19 bootloader and was on cm 12.1 but restored to 4.4.4 successfully).
You have to flash the firmware for your phone except for the gpt.bin and motoboot.img. Flash all the other files in the firmware for your phone without those two and you should be fine.
xt1028 Moto G

I'll never flash stuffs with Motorola recovery! Today I did a factory reset with the stock recovery and damn! it deleted all my files in the internal SD! IT would have never happened if I would have factory reset with TWRP!
I'll wait for lost101's zip!

HTC One M9e -- HIMAR Bootloop after custom rom install...

Hi Guys...
I have no idea how you guys deal with these problems, and I take my hat off to you. Asking for help is never my first option, and this is what probably leads to more problems than a resolution. I have no choice. I have to send my pride to his room right now...sigh...
I was trying to install ViperOneM9_4.3.0.
The phone details are here...
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bootloader kernel: lk
bootloader kroduct: htc_himaruhl
bootloader version: 1.0
bootloader version-main: 1.03.709.13
bootloader boot-mode: download
bootloader version-bootloader: 1.01.0000
bootloader cid: 11111111
HTC Download Mode Details...
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***unlocked***
htc_himaruhl PVT S-OFF
CID-11111111
Device is rooted and TWRP 3.0.0.1 HIMAR installed.
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Under the impression that once the phone is in current state, I can install Custom ROM.
I loaded ViperOne unto Phone Storage and used TWRP Recovery to install zip. Install reported success and phone was rebooted.
Phone now stuck in reboot loop.
I may have made matters worse by erasing cache and deleting system folder, etc...
I did make a TWRP recovery backup. I have those files.
I've also downloaded numerous files, including 2PRGIMG_HIMAR_UHL_L50_SENSE70_hTC_Asia_TW_1.03.709.13_Radio_1.1506V24P52.2508.0910_HT[W.T]_release_454911_signed_2_4.
I get "invalid sparse file format at header magi" error when using..
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip rom.zip
Much thanks for any assistance offered...

You're trying to run 6.0 twrp and roms on top of 5.0 firmware. That's the problem. You need to update your firmware to MM.

iElvis said:
You're trying to run 6.0 twrp and roms on top of 5.0 firmware. That's the problem. You need to update your firmware to MM.
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Ok, so you're saying TWRP currently installed is the wrong one? ...but it's working. I can finally boot into recovery mode.
What would be my solution? As of now, if I unplug the phone from the USB cable, it does not reboot, it's just there with a blank screen and a flashing orange light.

cnsops said:
Ok, so you're saying TWRP currently installed is the wrong one? ...but it's working. I can finally boot into recovery mode.
What would be my solution? As of now, if I unplug the phone from the USB cable, it does not reboot, it's just there with a blank screen and a flashing orange light.
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What he meant was your base firmware is on Lollipop and you are trying to flash a marshmallow rom over the top. They are not compatible.
You need to either flash a Lollipop based rom or update your "FIRMWARE" to marshmallow and then flash a marshmallow based rom (viper 4.3.0) over the top and it'll work.
You're s-off. You can flash unsigned zips to update to marshmallow. Simple and fast. (cid might cause issues and need changing temporarily).
Beamed in by telepathy.

Is the M9e (codename: HIMAR) even compatible with roms made for the M9 (codename: HIMA)? Since it already needs a different TWRP than the M9 I highly doubt that you can use the Viper rom on your phone.
Edit: I just googled the specs of the M9e. It's a mediatek device which means you definitely cannot use M9 roms.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs

Hi Guys..
Sorry for no reply... It's a leap year and leap years, mean pure problems.
I have backup files via TWRP on the PC. In TWRP recovery option, I do not see any Backups to restore, probably because I wiped everything.
Can I use the backup files on my PC to restore the phone?
Thanks...

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maybe this it's already solved, but i had the same problem. i wanted to flash at least android 6 but i can't found a way.
any way i solved de reboot whit this (i'm not allowed to post links):
- search for himar_uhl in androidfilehost.com
- this is the filename: 2PRGIMG_HIMAR_UHL_L50_SENSE70_hTC_Asia_TW_1.10.709.2_Radio_1.1506V24P59.2508.1112_HT[W.T]_release_464157_signed_HBoot.zip
PD: i don't know if my english it's correct.

igoh said:
maybe this it's already solved, but i had the same problem. i wanted to flash at least android 6 but i can't found a way.
any way i solved de reboot whit this (i'm not allowed to post links):
- search for himar_uhl in androidfilehost.com
- this is the filename: 2PRGIMG_HIMAR_UHL_L50_SENSE70_hTC_Asia_TW_1.10.709.2_Radio_1.1506V24P59.2508.1112_HT[W.T]_release_464157_signed_HBoot.zip
PD: i don't know if my english it's correct.
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got bootloop on my htc one m9e (HIMAR) need Original Stock ROM anybody knows where i can get them?

Snaki99 said:
got bootloop on my htc one m9e (HIMAR) need Original Stock ROM anybody knows where i can get them?
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Does anybody have the RUU Firmware.zip for M9e?

2PRGIMG_HIMAR_UHL_L50_SENSE70_hTC_Asia_TW_1.10.709 .2_Radio_1.1506V24P59.2508.1112_HT[W.T]_release_464157_signed_2_4
http://forum.gsmdevelopers.com/htc-...g-_himar2_ml_uhl-mtk-official-stock-roms.html
http://forum.gsmdevelopers.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=19
twrp here
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/2wd1oprpj5ija/HTC_M9_PCE
command in fastboot console
htc_fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-1-himar2.img

[HELP] Need Expert Help! Asus Zenfone 5 LTE (A500KL)

First of all, I wanted to apologize if I'm posting at a wrong section but please do move this thread if necessary.
Second, I know some of you have already read a bunch of problems regarding to this model of zenfone 5 but I'm still hoping that one day someone can help us A500KL users. I've spent sleepless nights browsing the internet for solutions. I've been through different websites like taiwanese, chinese, russian and many more but still can't seem to find any guides or solution to my problem.
The thing is, one day after booting my phone and making it to home screen a few seconds later it's restarting on it's own. restarted and same thing happened over and over again. I didn't mind losing my files so i went to recovery to do a factory reset hoping it will resolve the problem. But the moment I press enter, a bunch of errors saying E:failed to mount...... (invalid argument) showed up. It failed wiping to factory reset. i tried wiping cache but still gets a bunch of those error. I know little about flashing so I came to a place where they said that i have to download the stock firmware from asus website with the same version and same SKU. so i did that and stored the stock rom on my external SD card (can't save in internal since I can't boot to homescreen anymore. Just ending up in Asus logo loading forever.) but still no luck. I Searched some more and found a guide about flashing using AFT. I tried but still no luck, says it needs a .raw firmware. unfortunately anywhere i go there is no .raw firmware for my phone. so I explore some more and came across about bootloader. but recently i found out that my bootloader is locked. Neither can I flash using sideload.
My phone is not rooted, no custom recovery installed, no option to install update from ADB and can't install from recovery. BUT still able to go to recovery, boot until asus logo, when charging battery icon still shows. still vibrates when powered.
I really hope someone out there can help me with my current problem. I still think this can be done cause i don't think theres a problem with the hardware. Been searching for days and I really need to recover my phone. Oh and not to mention there are 2 more of this phone on my relatives and all of them have the same problem. So please help us A500KL users. Sorry for the long message, I'm just so desperate to recover my phone. God Bless

hi bro
well firstly bootloader unlock is NOT needed for sideloading stock firmware.i'm giving you the link to one of my tutorials,follow the procedure carefully.note one thing that do NOT download the firmware whose link is given in tutorial,instead use kitkat firmware of your phone(download from asus support page)....use only kitkat firmware pls.coz my experience says that flashing lollipop directly gives errors.http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-5/help/bootlooped-bricked-returning-to-stock-t3358662

[email protected] said:
hi bro
well firstly bootloader unlock is NOT needed for sideloading stock firmware.i'm giving you the link to one of my tutorials,follow the procedure carefully.note one thing that do NOT download the firmware whose link is given in tutorial,instead use kitkat firmware of your phone(download from asus support page)....use only kitkat firmware pls.coz my experience says that flashing lollipop directly gives errors.http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-5/help/bootlooped-bricked-returning-to-stock-t3358662
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That method only work for A500/501 cg models. Not A500KL .It will not work. I already came across this problem. There is NO RAW FIRMWARE FOR ZENFONE 5 LTE

ChristopherXI said:
That method only work for A500/501 cg models. Not A500KL .It will not work. I already came across this problem. There is NO RAW FIRMWARE FOR ZENFONE 5 LTE
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but when did i say that you need raw firmware??
what we are doing is flashing fastboot,recovery and then sideloading the zip firmware which is available on asus website...

[email protected] said:
hi bro
well firstly bootloader unlock is NOT needed for sideloading stock firmware.i'm giving you the link to one of my tutorials,follow the procedure carefully.note one thing that do NOT download the firmware whose link is given in tutorial,instead use kitkat firmware of your phone(download from asus support page)....use only kitkat firmware pls.coz my experience says that flashing lollipop directly gives errors.http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-5/help/bootlooped-bricked-returning-to-stock-t3358662
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Hello bro.. your tutorial is well said but unfortunately Zenfone 5 LTE is different. Yes i do have a firmware downloaded at the official asus website and it doesn't contain any recovery.img and fastboot.img there's only boot.img inside. and yes its only kitkat. its WW 11.4.6.94
Lastly, zenfone 5 LTE doesn't have "apply update from ADB" option in recovery by default so sideloading is not really possible. I can only depend on fastboot with locked bootloader. so yeah that makes things difficult.

[email protected] said:
but when did i say that you need raw firmware??
what we are doing is flashing fastboot,recovery and then sideloading the zip firmware which is available on asus website...
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You din't get what i mean.... His system partition is MESSED UP. The partition also contains fastboot and recovery partition. Flashing fastboot and recovery WILL FAIL. He will have to find AND RAW FIRMWARE NOT A ZIP FIRMWARE FROM ASUS.
I already searched for Raw firmware for zenfone 5 lte. There is no raw firmware for that model. Using that guide requires the raw firmware. In the process that tool will use the RAW firnware to fix the partition table.
Hopes that clears everything up

Hi Bazerald,
My 18-month old A500KL has exactly the same problem as you had described - startup never get pass the Asus logo screen, got a bunch of "E: failed to mount ....." error messages in Recovery. I was told by the Asus Service Centre technician that the problem was caused by a broken ROM and to revive the phone, a replacement of the mother board was required and they were charging megabuck for the job. I ended up taking my phone back without fixing and here I am browsing in this forum hoping to find an alternative solution.
Since I know everything else on my A500KL is still working except the internal ROM, what I am hoping to do is to find if there is a way to load the stock firmware onto an external SD card and boot up the phone from there, in other words, I would like to swap the internal and external memory. I can find a few discussions on this topic for the Samsung Galaxy, but I have yet to find a viable solution for our A500KL.
Any member has any suggestion on this idea?

ChristopherXI said:
You din't get what i mean.... His system partition is MESSED UP. The partition also contains fastboot and recovery partition. Flashing fastboot and recovery WILL FAIL. He will have to find AND RAW FIRMWARE NOT A ZIP FIRMWARE FROM ASUS.
I already searched for Raw firmware for zenfone 5 lte. There is no raw firmware for that model. Using that guide requires the raw firmware. In the process that tool will use the RAW firnware to fix the partition table.
Hopes that clears everything up
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hi friend
i'm really sorry,i just somehow missed the line saying that he has system error..
thanks for noting

Toki Yoki said:
Since I know everything else on my A500KL is still working except the internal ROM, what I am hoping to do is to find if there is a way to load the stock firmware onto an external SD card and boot up the phone from there, in other words, I would like to swap the internal and external memory. I can find a few discussions on this topic for the Samsung Galaxy, but I have yet to find a viable solution for our A500KL.
Any member has any suggestion on this idea?
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I agree, I was hoping for the same thing here since xda is very popular for fixing tons of problems. I guess we'll just have to wait for THE ONE who can help us.. since A500KL doesn't seem have a raw firmware I'll be very happy if anyone can spend a time and make a raw firmware for us (if it's possible). Recovering the 3 A500KL here will be very rewarding.
Also, I'm trying to not depend too much on the raw firmawre cause the main reason is the messed up partition. Still searching for a way to fix it manually and getting some ideas on how it is done on other phones.

Unless you guys found a RAW firmware for the LTE model. It's preety much hopeless. Sorry........

does anyone know if repartitioning the messed up partition of A500KL manually is possible?

I got the same problem a few months ago. I searched through the Internet and found that many many people having such problem, I concluded that it is the quality of the chips (usually 15 months of usage), not software problem alone (the phone just died suddenly, I did nothing at all!!). This was the first time I had hardware failure in phones (in the past 20 years!). I WILL NEVER BUY ASUS phone again.

Ok guys, give me a sec and i'll find the firmware. Theres one on the website thats a revert firmware that will fix it. I had the same issue with mine. This firmware will revert it back to Kitkat. Yes.. Its DOES have the stock Recovery,Boot.img and System.img files.
This is the firmware your looking for Version WW_11.4.6.94 (Downgrade Version)
http://www.asus.com/us/support/Download/39/1/0/6/8/
ONLY FLASH THAT VERSION! Only Version WW_11.4.6.94 (Downgrade Version) (WorldWide) Version..
Only the Downgrade Versions have the complete files needed to repair a bad flash or root attempt.
Follow the directions Vaib posted on the previous page, but use the firmware file above.
Should fix the software,recovery and partition issue. Also, the bootloader unlock provided by Asus is hit and miss.
I've used it to root,but alot of the files are interlinked. So you run the risk of another app not working when trying to debloat the rom. As of now there is no Alternate non Stock Rom for the A500KL. Note: After flashing the WW firmware you phone will be recognized as an Asus "T00P". This is normal and doesnt cause any issues.
If all else fails, go here for more info on the A500KL. http://www.asus-zenfone.com/search/label/Zenfone 5 LTE
Good Luck. Happy Flashing

TabascoTX said:
Ok guys, give me a sec and i'll find the firmware. Theres one on the website thats a revert firmware that will fix it. I had the same issue with mine. This firmware will revert it back to Kitkat. Yes.. Its DOES have the stock Recovery,Boot.img and System.img files.
This is the firmware your looking for Version WW_11.4.6.94 (Downgrade Version)
http://www.asus.com/us/support/Download/39/1/0/6/8/
ONLY FLASH THAT VERSION! Only Version WW_11.4.6.94 (Downgrade Version) (WorldWide) Version..
Only the Downgrade Versions have the complete files needed to repair a bad flash or root attempt.
Follow the directions Vaib posted on the previous page, but use the firmware file above.
Should fix the software,recovery and partition issue. Also, the bootloader unlock provided by Asus is hit and miss.
I've used it to root,but alot of the files are interlinked. So you run the risk of another app not working when trying to debloat the rom. As of now there is no Alternate non Stock Rom for the A500KL. Note: After flashing the WW firmware you phone will be recognized as an Asus "T00P". This is normal and doesnt cause any issues.
If all else fails, go here for more info on the A500KL. http://www.asus-zenfone.com/search/label/Zenfone 5 LTE
Good Luck. Happy Flashing
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Tabasco , WW_11.4.6.94 (Downgrade Version) did not have recovery.img and fastboot.img inside as well.

kenooi1984 said:
Tabasco , WW_11.4.6.94 (Downgrade Version) did not have recovery.img and fastboot.img inside as well.
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It should have, unless i accidentally linked to the wrong one. Let me see what happened.
The downgrade version should have recovery and fast-boot. It kicks it from L to KK. Since the fast-boot and recovery aren't compatible from L to KK, it should flash it. When i boot looped mine trying to a flash an alternate recovery i re-flashed using the downgrade version to fix it. I guess possibility that it could be in another WW Version, but im pretty sure i remember flashing the first WW Downgrade. I'm going to look at WW_11.4.6.71 and see if it in there.
OK, WW_11.4.6.71 has a script to install recovery. So the recovery.img is in the firmware somewhere. Try WW_11.4.6.71 instead and see if that fixes it for you.

TabascoTX said:
It should have, unless i accidentally linked to the wrong one. Let me see what happened.
The downgrade version should have recovery and fast-boot. It kicks it from L to KK. Since the fast-boot and recovery aren't compatible from L to KK, it should flash it. When i boot looped mine trying to a flash an alternate recovery i re-flashed using the downgrade version to fix it. I guess possibility that it could be in another WW Version, but im pretty sure i remember flashing the first WW Downgrade. I'm going to look at WW_11.4.6.71 and see if it in there.
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thanks for tried to check , i downloaded WW-11.4.6.107 it did not have it either.
due to my super slow internet speed ,it took me abt 3 hours to downloaded 1 firmware....... i wish to download all to check but...... poor me..

kenooi1984 said:
thanks for tried to check , i downloaded WW-11.4.6.107 it did not have it either.
due to my super slow internet speed ,it took me abt 3 hours to downloaded 1 firmware....... i wish to download all to check but...... poor me..
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OK, WW_11.4.6.71 has a script to install recovery. So the recovery.img is in the firmware somewhere. Try WW_11.4.6.71 instead and see if that fixes it for you.
The recovery isnt exactly named recovery.img, there's a script that refers to installing the recovery from another location. So i'd try flashing the downgrade version after getting the phone into fastboot. And unfortunately it can be difficult to tell if the phone is actually in fastboot.

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OK, WW_11.4.6.71 has a script to install recovery. So the recovery.img is in the firmware somewhere. Try WW_11.4.6.71 instead and see if that fixes it for you.
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ok thanks , will try it later on.

Wow.
You people really didn't read the comments section throughly.
Trying normal or downgrade firmware will not work.
This procedure requires a RAW firmware.
And using the offline update tool provided by @dgadelha.
If any of you found a RAW firmware for the A500KL model.
You can easily adapt the script from his Offline update tool.
It will repartition the device.
AGAIN. trying normal firmware is not going to fix the problem

@Bazerald (i think that your a500kl is WW) Try: with stock recovery try wipe the phone (data, cache), flash the firmware downloadable from asus site UL-ASUS_T00P-WW-11.4.6.94-user, (not the downgrade version), if not success, try UL-ASUS_T00P-WW-12.4.5.22

Huawei Nova Plus (MLA-L01C432) bricked. i need help

Hi all!
i have Huawei Nova Plus ( MLA-L01 C432) with Bootloop. bootloop after i format data from TWRP https://forum.xda-developers.com/nova-plus/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-huawei-nova-t3523473 . TWRP says "can't format data". after reboot, phone is bootloop. i flash recovery from https://forum.xda-developers.com/nova-plus/development/twrp-recovery-huawei-nova-plus-g9-plus-t3553515. TWRP can format data, factory reset witout any errors. after reboot- bootloop again. i download firmware (full-Ota PV ), extracted UPDATE.APP, put in DLOAD folder in SD, flash STOCK recovery- update fails on 5%. Why i unbricked my phone?

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Hi all!
i have Huawei Nova Plus ( MLA-L01 C432) with Bootloop. bootloop after i format data from TWRP https://forum.xda-developers.com/nova-plus/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-huawei-nova-t3523473 . TWRP says "can't format data". after reboot, phone is bootloop. i flash recovery from https://forum.xda-developers.com/nova-plus/development/twrp-recovery-huawei-nova-plus-g9-plus-t3553515. TWRP can format data, factory reset witout any errors. after reboot- bootloop again. i download firmware (full-Ota PV ), extracted UPDATE.APP, put in DLOAD folder in SD, flash STOCK recovery- update fails on 5%. Why i unbricked my phone?
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I've been a lot of time in that situation, i've always resolved flashing with the 3 buttons method the official rom downloaded via Firmware Finder; if it struck at 5% is because the brand version (C432) isn't the version you had originally on your phone. Force flashing a different brand version doesn't change your oem file info, so when you try to flash a ROM with different brand version, the updater does that check and stop the update at 5%.

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I've been a lot of time in that situation, i've always resolved flashing with the 3 buttons method the official rom downloaded via Firmware Finder; if it struck at 5% is because the brand version (C432) isn't the version you had originally on your phone. Force flashing a different brand version doesn't change your oem file info, so when you try to flash a ROM with different brand version, the updater does that check and stop the update at 5%.
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No, my version is 432

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No, my version is 432
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That only means that the ROM you've flashed is 432, but if you flashed it with TWRP it doesn't reflect the real brand of your phone. That info is write in some files that aren't replaced with that kind of flash. So the original bootloader of huawei does the check on those files, not checking the current rom you're running. I think there's no way to get that info easly if you force flashed another rom, you've to remember from the stock or do some research.
Anyway i see that your phone seems to run fine now :good:

Yes, i buy dc phoenix credit, and flash full firmware from phoenix support area. After, flash full-ota firmware, and phone boot good

Chicken & egg situation caused by system & recovery SKU mismatch from the factory

Chicken & egg situation caused by system & recovery SKU mismatch from the factory
Hi All,
I've been stuck on this for 2 days now and I thought maybe it would be quicker for someone here to point me in the right direction.
This thread isn't for my model of phone but it does help explain my problem in the most clear way.
https://www.asus.com/zentalk/thread-14962-1-1.html
This is what I have:
Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL
- Z010D
- 8916
- 410
- 2GB
- CN Recovery
- WW System
The phone is stuck on android 5.0.2 and never received the OTA updates. or it did, but failed. I think the reason the phone has so many issues with updates is because the supplier of the phone side loaded the WW system image on top of a CN recovery. Apparently this is a no no.
So now I'm trying to fix the problem but I seem to be trapped in a chicken and egg type situation. I need to change the recovery firmware from CN to WW. To change the recovery firmware I first need to unlock the boot loader. When I try to install the unlock boot loader apk through adb it says "[INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]". To unlock the boot loader I need to first update android. But I can't update android over OTA because that isn't working. I also can't update the firmware by copying the latest version from asus (8916-13.8.26.110) to the SD card because android doesn't notify me that it has found this update in the root directory. I can't even update the firmware by pushing it through adb. It says something like 'Can't install WW firmware on a CN phone'. Lastly I have also tried using the ASUS flash tool but that was unable to extract the firmware.zip. Apparently I need a raw firmware zip for aft to work but those are hard to come by.
I'm thinking my only option would be to either find an Asus boot loader unlocker that works on android 5.0.2 and the Z010D. Anyone know if this exists?
or force the normal asus boot loader unlocker to install on android 5.0.2. Anyone know if this is possible?
or find a raw firmware zip for the z010d to flash using AFT. Anyone seen this?
Any other suggestions?
Edit: I figured it out. Follow the instructions for using AFT here https://ainotech.com/how-to-flash-firmware-asus-zenfone-max-zc550kl-root-custom-twrp-recovery/
I used AFT v0.34 because the newer versions either couldn't see my phone or couldn't handle the zip file.
I also flashed the old v12 firmware they have listed because I couldn't find a newer version in raw format. (AFT requires raw zips). But it doesn't really matter if it's an old version because once AFT has flashed the WW recovery, you can freely update to whatever WW version you want using traditional methods. I didn't even manage to get that version running because of boot loops. But the recovery works perfectly. From there it was simply a matter of downloading the v13 zip from the asus website and flashing it from the recovery menu.