Some questions - P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, i am somewhat new to this, i have a ALE-L23 (i think it is a single SIM cause in my box comes only one imei) which used to have android 5 (emui 3) so i downloaded & installed the C432B565 update so i could update my phone to android 6, everything went fine (did it trough the official huawei app) and generally speaking my phone works normally but now i see in the build number hi6210sft and in the build model BalongC52B311
As i said, everything works fine, the only issue i have at the moment is that my computer can't recognize my phone when i connect it via USB (The battery does charge itself tough, and when i connect my S4 the computer does recognize it, so i know the cable is not the problem here)
Do you think it is somehow related? Should i worry about the build number and model? Is there any way to fix it? preferably without unlocking my bootloader as my warranty is still valid.
Any help will be highly appreciated, thanks in advance!

Dariane said:
Hi, i am somewhat new to this, i have a ALE-L23 (i think it is a single SIM cause in my box comes only one imei) which used to have android 5 (emui 3) so i downloaded & installed the C432B565 update so i could update my phone to android 6, everything went fine (did it trough the official huawei app) and generally speaking my phone works normally but now i see in the build number hi6210sft and in the build model BalongC52B311
As i said, everything works fine, the only issue i have at the moment is that my computer can't recognize my phone when i connect it via USB (The battery does charge itself tough, and when i connect my S4 the computer does recognize it, so i know the cable is not the problem here)
Do you think it is somehow related? Should i worry about the build number and model? Is there any way to fix it? preferably without unlocking my bootloader as my warranty is still valid.
Any help will be highly appreciated, thanks in advance!
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Well you have the infamous Balong Bug.. Nothing to worry about.. But the computer should be able to detect your device.. I too had it, while transitioning from Lollipop to Marshmallow..
Read this to remove it.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3400994
Sent from my ALE-L21 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Dariane said:
Hi, i am somewhat new to this, i have a ALE-L23 (i think it is a single SIM cause in my box comes only one imei) which used to have android 5 (emui 3) so i downloaded & installed the C432B565 update so i could update my phone to android 6, everything went fine (did it trough the official huawei app) and generally speaking my phone works normally but now i see in the build number hi6210sft and in the build model BalongC52B311
As i said, everything works fine, the only issue i have at the moment is that my computer can't recognize my phone when i connect it via USB (The battery does charge itself tough, and when i connect my S4 the computer does recognize it, so i know the cable is not the problem here)
Do you think it is somehow related? Should i worry about the build number and model? Is there any way to fix it? preferably without unlocking my bootloader as my warranty is still valid.
Any help will be highly appreciated, thanks in advance!
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Read chapter 5 from that link..
Sent from my ALE-L21 using XDA-Developers mobile app

Dariane said:
Hi, i am somewhat new to this, i have a ALE-L23 (i think it is a single SIM cause in my box comes only one imei) which used to have android 5 (emui 3) so i downloaded & installed the C432B565 update so i could update my phone to android 6, everything went fine (did it trough the official huawei app) and generally speaking my phone works normally but now i see in the build number hi6210sft and in the build model BalongC52B311
As i said, everything works fine, the only issue i have at the moment is that my computer can't recognize my phone when i connect it via USB (The battery does charge itself tough, and when i connect my S4 the computer does recognize it, so i know the cable is not the problem here)
Do you think it is somehow related? Should i worry about the build number and model? Is there any way to fix it? preferably without unlocking my bootloader as my warranty is still valid.
Any help will be highly appreciated, thanks in advance!
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Could you let me know if it worked? Also... Does the computer detect your phone as an unknown device or does'nt it do anything but charge?
amageek said:
Well you have the infamous Balong Bug.. Nothing to worry about.. But the computer should be able to detect your device.. I too had it, while transitioning from Lollipop to Marshmallow..
Read this to remove it.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3400994
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Read chapter 5 from that link..
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The enlighted path my friend :laugh:

Unknown device, tried in two computers now and the same result :/
I'm working on fixing the balong bug

Software install fail
I cant unlock my phones bootloader cause it wont get recognized by the computer ((

Lordbannakaffalatta said:
The enlighted path my friend :laugh:
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indeed yes, the enlightened path...
Cannot evolve Magikarp to Gyarados..

Is there something else i can do about my phone?

Dariane said:
Is there something else i can do about my phone?
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i guess no, that is the only option

Well, thank you anyways
I think ill take it to a technician :/

In the end i took it to a technician and he told me that my charging bay was all wrong, he changed it and now my computer recognizes my phone !
Thank you so much guys!

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Could you let me know if it worked? Also... Does the computer detect your phone as an unknown device or does'nt it do anything but charge?
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So i could get rid of the balong bug, covert my L23 to L21 and convert it from single to dual SIM, but, when i upgrade it to b560 i get again build number hi6210sft, any advice ?

Dariane said:
So i could get rid of the balong bug, covert my L23 to L21 and convert it from single to dual SIM, but, when i upgrade it to b560 i get again build number hi6210sft, any advice ?
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you need to flash the location zip sokoban has a thread about it
amageek said:
indeed yes, the enlightened path...
Cannot evolve Magikarp to Gyarados..
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keep catching them you need like 400 candy's :silly:
Dariane said:
In the end i took it to a technician and he told me that my charging bay was all wrong, he changed it and now my computer recognizes my phone !
Thank you so much guys!
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that's why i was interested. got the same problem with mine... was it covered in waranty?

Lordbannakaffalatta said:
you need to flash the location zip sokoban has a thread about it
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Could you please post the link? :3
Lordbannakaffalatta said:
that's why i was interested. got the same problem with mine... was it covered in waranty?
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Dunno, i didn't took it to a huawei official center cause i knew it would take a lot of time since i bought the phone to a friend, so i took it to some guys i know and they changed the bay in around an hour

Lordbannakaffalatta said:
keep catching them you need like 400 candy's :silly:
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almost one-fourth... geo-limitations sucks

Lordbannakaffalatta said:
you need to flash the location zip sokoban has a thread about it?
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Found it, do i need to flash the European one or which one?
Thanks for the patience, im trying to learn

So, i flashed the Location ZIP of Europe but the hi6210sft still remains :/

Dariane said:
So, i flashed the Location ZIP of Europe but the hi6210sft still remains :/
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Ok so you're on c432 now, isn't it?
Download b132 version and flash it, after flashing that.. There must be a folder named vendor which contains update.app (small in size), flash that too.. This will remove the bug..
If successful, you may proceed to download and flash b170, b550 and all the way to b574..
Dariane said:
So, i flashed the Location ZIP of Europe but the hi6210sft still remains :/
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The problem arise when i change from to B170 to b560 :/ before that it says ale-l21

Dariane said:
The problem arise when i change from to B170 to b560 :/ before that it says ale-l21
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From b170, try flashing b550 first.. I did that it worked for me... Must work for you too..
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amageek said:
From b170, try flashing b550 first.. I did that it worked for me... Must work for you too..
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Just did that and no, it doesn't work

Related

Looking for someone with International/Non-Chinese Mate8 who can help.

I have recently found a way to access all versions of Mate8 firmware for the Chinese model. I found the unreleased B163 version (OTA Update only right now.)
I am hoping that someone who has a non-Chinese model, L29 or L09, with bootloader unlocked, can get in touch with me to help me get the information needed to access these files. I will need about an hour of your time, your computer, and your phone. Please send me a message if you can help.
duraaraa said:
I have recently found a way to access all versions of Mate8 firmware for the Chinese model. I found the unreleased B163 version (OTA Update only right now.)
I am hoping that someone who has a non-Chinese model, L29 or L09, with bootloader unlocked, can get in touch with me to help me get the information needed to access these files. I will need about an hour of your time, your computer, and your phone. Please send me a message if you can help.
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this is looking promising
I didnt managed yet to unlock my bootloader but if you cant found anyone i'll try tomorrow.
CyberMomo said:
I didnt managed yet to unlock my bootloader but if you cant found anyone i'll try tomorrow.
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Can you test in eRecovery if you can download stock firmware?
duraaraa said:
I have recently found a way to access all versions of Mate8 firmware for the Chinese model. I found the unreleased B163 version (OTA Update only right now.)
I am hoping that someone who has a non-Chinese model, L29 or L09, with bootloader unlocked, can get in touch with me to help me get the information needed to access these files. I will need about an hour of your time, your computer, and your phone. Please send me a message if you can help.
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I hope that other can support you. I've Al10 but I hope full support for your work :good:
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Can you test in eRecovery if you can download stock firmware?
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If by erecovery you mean the original emui recovery, no i cannot. It try to install one and obviously dont find any so i have the message like "please download update file".
Just wanted to update everyone.
I had a couple people willing to help, which I am grateful for. But unfortunately, it turns out that eRecovery is not possible with the L29. My hope is that perhaps L09 has working eRecovery but I think it's unlikely.
So in summary, I no longer require this help unless someone is able to get either eRecovery or an OTA update working on their international versions.
I'm very happy to announce that I have found some firmware for the non-Chinese version. I will update about that soon
So what I've found is VERY old version, B056, for L09 model. This is before release, before NXT name when it was codenamed X100. I think it's pretty useless, but here's download in case someone wants it.
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G984/g77/v34224/f1/full/update.zip
I will continue looking. I think I'm close to a breakthrough right now.
duraaraa said:
So what I've found is VERY old version, B056, for L09 model. This is before release, before NXT name when it was codenamed X100. I think it's pretty useless, but here's download in case someone wants it.
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G984/g77/v34224/f1/full/update.zip
I will continue looking. I think I'm close to a breakthrough right now.
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Thanks. I wish you can help me for stock firmware L29B103 Thailand.
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Unfortunately, I've bricked my phone, so I'm no longer able to do much . I guess this is why people usually ask for donations
duraaraa said:
Unfortunately, I've bricked my phone, so I'm no longer able to do much . I guess this is why people usually ask for donations
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What happened?
duraaraa said:
Unfortunately, I've bricked my phone, so I'm no longer able to do much . I guess this is why people usually ask for donations
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What's kind of your brick ?
I just got brick, I couldn't' fastboot system , but I fixed it by restore backup from TWRP.
I flashed a very old firmware version when investigating how OTAs work. It bricked my phone.
The result is screen never comes on, but I can access via fastboot. Hisuite software won't repair my phone, and I can flash whatever I want with fastboot, but nothing boots up, the screen never comes on.
Probably, I'm done for a while unfortunately. I am going to try to have Huawei service it in China somehow... but it will take a while.
duraaraa said:
i flashed a very old firmware version when investigating how otas work. It bricked my phone.
The result is screen never comes on, but i can access via fastboot. Hisuite software won't repair my phone, and i can flash whatever i want with fastboot, but nothing boots up, the screen never comes on.
Probably, i'm done for a while unfortunately. I am going to try to have huawei service it in china somehow... But it will take a while.
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you have pm
duraaraa said:
I flashed a very old firmware version when investigating how OTAs work. It bricked my phone.
The result is screen never comes on, but I can access via fastboot. Hisuite software won't repair my phone, and I can flash whatever I want with fastboot, but nothing boots up, the screen never comes on.
Probably, I'm done for a while unfortunately. I am going to try to have Huawei service it in China somehow... but it will take a while.
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Sorry to hear that. After I rooted . I would like to dd all partitions in my phone for backup, Maybae it can help while I have bricked.
I ever got brick when I played LGG2. I wish your can fix by Huawei service, but your phone unlock bootloader it make your phone warranty out ?
duraaraa said:
I flashed a very old firmware version when investigating how OTAs work. It bricked my phone.
The result is screen never comes on, but I can access via fastboot. Hisuite software won't repair my phone, and I can flash whatever I want with fastboot, but nothing boots up, the screen never comes on.
Probably, I'm done for a while unfortunately. I am going to try to have Huawei service it in China somehow... but it will take a while.
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Sorry to ear that i hope you'll be able to retrieve your phone asap with no or less possible charge.
aw crap, very sorry to hear this @duraaraa. good thing about this though: its likely huawei wont bother to try and bring it back to life, but rather just send u a replacement, thus no risk of them finding out about unlocked bootloader, etc
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[FIXED] Soft-bricked Note 3 LTE (SM-N9005)

When I turn my phone on it goes into boot loop. I tried accessing TWRP but it's not good either, it would just show the startup screen and nothing will happen. I don't know how this happened because my phone was working perfectly last night before I slept. I didn't charge my phone so when I woke up the battery was drained. So I plugged in my charger and turn it on, it'll just go into boot loop just like what I said earlier. Please help. I have read that I should flash stock through Odin, but where can I find it? Please help. Thanks!
Go on sammobile.com
Search your firmware
Download it
And then you'll know what to do... its all given there if not tell me would be great to help u?
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leosrw said:
Go on sammobile.com
Search your firmware
Download it
And then you'll know what to do... its all given there if not tell me would be great to help u
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Thanks, I actually know that I have to go to that site to download the firmware, I just needed some confirmation haha! But this here is my real (stupid-ish) question, is it possible to recover/access my data? Will it be lost after flashing?
When my device was bricked a bit times... I flashed the firmware and all my data wasn't lost it just changed the system and did not delete any data... But make sure u only flash the firmware version that was present before u bricked your device....
MOST of the times it doesn't delete any data☺
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leosrw said:
When my device was bricked a bit times... I flashed the firmware and all my data wasn't lost it just changed the system and did not delete any data... But make sure u only flash the firmware version that was present before u bricked your device....
MOST of the times it doesn't delete any data
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Oh that's good to hear, but what do you mean by flashing the version that was present before I bricked my device? How will I know what version was present before?
Fraser06 said:
Oh that's good to hear, but what do you mean by flashing the version that was present before I bricked my device? How will I know what version was present before?
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Sorry,
I meant the android version which was present before.
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leosrw said:
Sorry,
I meant the android version which was present before.
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Okay, thanks! Well, I have a custom ROM before and it's version is 6 the stock firmware available is 5. What will happen then?
@leosrw It works now but unfortunately I lost my data it asks for a factory reset so yeah they're all gone. Well, no worries, they're not that important anyway. Thanks for your help!
Fraser06 said:
@leosrw It works now but unfortunately I lost my data it asks for a factory reset so yeah they're all gone. Well, no worries, they're not that important anyway. Thanks for your help!
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Data got lost becoz of difference in android version.. btw good to hear that your phone's okay now??
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leosrw said:
Data got lost becoz of difference in android version.. btw good to hear that your phone's okay now??
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Yeah, I think so too. Well, I'm fine with loosing a bit of data. They're mostly backed up anyway. Well thanks for helping me. Now, I know what to do if there'll be a similar problem in the future. Thanks!

Rollback to mm from NRD90m test-keys HELP

How i can downgrade NRD90m test-keys to L21C432b160 mm with a rollback package ? i tried to put in dload folder but doesent work, i have no root,bootloader is lock(because huawei refuse to give the unlock key), no custom recovery. i want to downgrade because a lot of app is missing , and i want official when they relese it. Thanks and sorry for bad english!
was this updated through official methods?
i have the nrd90-test keys build and i have not managed to find a working image for the DLOAD folder. im also not sure if you can downgrade that easy there is a spanish forum that is oftne linked here with a downgrade guide but you 100% need unlocked bootloader to do that.
no
jackvdbuk said:
was this updated through official methods?
i have the nrd90-test keys build and i have not managed to find a working image for the DLOAD folder. im also not sure if you can downgrade that easy there is a spanish forum that is oftne linked here with a downgrade guide but you 100% need unlocked bootloader to do that.
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No i updated trough Charles app with fake ip adress. I tried to unlock bootloader but Huawei doesent want to give me unlock key because warranty,they sended me a mail.
MANY, MANY people warn about not using that method (even me) because it doesn't let you update correctly, why d'you do that? Now without an unlocked bootloader you can't even go back. Can't do anything, actually. Because to go back to MM you need it unlocked. Any other method doesn't work. Just try to obtain the bootloader code, in the meantime you can't do anything but wait. Maybe next time read other people's experiences before trying to mod your device?
I Think You were using wrong update.app . Tell me your modle number & region . I will give update.app. You can easily rollback with it
Zorgon97 said:
I Think You were using wrong update.app . Tell me your modle number & region . I will give update.app. You can easily rollback with it
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Hi, I'm currently running in android 7.0, I done the unofficial update and as it happened to everyone I don't have all the apps, I have unlocked. Bootloader, I live in UK and my model number is VNS-L31, if you give the right "update.app" file and I put it In a folder called dloader that I will make then press [+vol]+[-vol]+[power] it will downgrade to the normal update and it will be the same like when I bought it?
Beni2567 said:
Hi, I'm currently running in android 7.0, I done the unofficial update and as it happened to everyone I don't have all the apps, I have unlocked. Bootloader, I live in UK and my model number is VNS-L31, if you give the right "update.app" file and I put it In a folder called dloader that I will make then press [+vol]+[-vol]+[power] it will downgrade to the normal update and it will be the same like when I bought it?
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I update to nougat with ota and i have all apps....
Hipom said:
I update to nougat with ota and i have all apps....
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I guess you're lucky, many people have had a lot of proplems trying to install that
Beni2567 said:
I guess you're lucky, many people have had a lot of proplems trying to install that
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Lucky?is the second time i update.before i was in rc3.downgrade and again clean nugat..
have you been able to fix this? i have the same problem and i am looking for a solution. please post here if you solved this problem.
3boge said:
How i can downgrade NRD90m test-keys to L21C432b160 mm with a rollback package ? i tried to put in dload folder but doesent work, i have no root,bootloader is lock(because huawei refuse to give the unlock key), no custom recovery. i want to downgrade because a lot of app is missing , and i want official when they relese it. Thanks and sorry for bad english!
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same problem. but i have unlocked bootloader and i have root - i still cant get back to mm...l-29
lideweister said:
have you been able to fix this? i have the same problem and i am looking for a solution. please post here if you solved this problem.
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i have the same problem if any one have the solution tell us
Try dc phoenix. To load a mm update.app. Should work even with locked boot loader or if you brick the phone. I had a similar thing happen with an it's update, I think its because I had root and redo installed.
i ended up sending the device to huawei vip service, they replaced the motherboard. i was kind of surprised, i had expected them to just reflash stock firmware but no.
EGOiST1991 said:
same problem. but i have unlocked bootloader and i have root - i still cant get back to mm...l-29
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did you have aboatloader unlocked and did they take any money or they fixed it for free
anamedo7mdy said:
did you have aboatloader unlocked and did they take any money or they fixed it for free
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For ublocking bootloader you have to go onto huawei website. It s free. I dont know why are you paying for a free service.
RazOne said:
For ublocking bootloader you have to go onto huawei website. It s free. I dont know why are you paying for a free service.
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i unlocked the boatloader but i have a software problem and i cant fix it so i sent my phone to huawie vip service and the told me they will change the motherboard my qustion is will they change it for free or no
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i ended up sending the device to huawei vip service, they replaced the motherboard. i was kind of surprised, i had expected them to just reflash stock firmware but no.
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did they change it for free and did you have unlocked the boatloader before sending it to the vip service or what
Anyone has found a solution yet?
they swapped it for free, i did not have unlocked bootloader.,
anamedo7mdy said:
did they change it for free and did you have unlocked the boatloader before sending it to the vip service or what
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Beni2567 said:
Anyone has found a solution yet?
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yes. i mate a thread [guide] !

RED warning??

I dont know what happend after last upgrade... Can u explain me it? Thanks
what "last upgrade" ?
mrmajco said:
I dont know what happend after last upgrade... Can u explain me it? Thanks
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Did you unlock the bootloader? Does the device work?
As said, unlock the bootloader.
Had the same problem with mine. Brought my phone back to the shop and received a new phone after two weeks.
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1. rollback from N to MM and then update to N (bluetooth not working and some features...)
2. its red warning, bootloader unlocked half year ago, but now NO START, must push on/off then start phone
Its possible change oem info without twrp and root? Because i have now 2 sim version and i need only 1 sim version VNS-L21
This happens when the bootloader is locked but something in the system is not stock.
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I dont know what happend after last upgrade... Can u explain me it? Thanks
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It's because you've installed an unofficial firmware in your device. You must downgrade.
Solved!
1st - thanks for advices
Soft was official, but problem was in oeminfo (from lineage Meticulus) still, i dont know why... A was downgrading to 161 and flash twrp and flash oem in twrp... Now everithing is ok! Thanks!

P9 lite stock rom

Hi, I have a p9 lite VNS-L31 european version. It has nasty vodafone branding that I want to get rid of. I have tried the metods suggested in other threads here where you copy update.app into a folder called dload on an sd card and restart the phone holding down the two buttons on the side, but all I get is it fail repeatedly at 5%.
I have read around threads but I am none the wiser. Any advice would be appreciated before I throw this thing out of the window because this crappy vodafone rom is going to die one way or another.
Thanks
im on same situation.. the only thing i can flash is c432b160 from huawei site and i can flash only via fastboot
if i flash with same method the new rom 5.0 it will hang on boot up
Sorry to hear Sergio. It looks like this has been done deliberately which makes me super mad. I have tried ADB and fastboot and it still will not let me do it.
Would rooting help to get rid of this crap on our phones?
ba_baracuss said:
Sorry to hear Sergio. It looks like this has been done deliberately which makes me super mad. I have tried ADB and fastboot and it still will not let me do it.
Would rooting help to get rid of this crap on our phones?
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root? how do you think root will help? and who deliberately made this? i never thought that, but now you said that...
which version are you now?
@ba_baracuss @sergio_f
Hey guys i think you are saying two different things...
About @ba_baracuss i suggest you to rebrand your firmware from your ( C02/vodafone ) to C432 ( european general ) firmware.
To do this you need your bootloader unlocking number first....
If you are on a marshmallow firmware use K1ll3r8e toolkit
If are on nougat firmware you can use HWOTA like explained in this thread.
 @sergio_f i think you already tried everything, really don't know how you will get rid of this.
Maybe you could try to update first to B170 using DLOAD method then see if OTA offer you NOUGAT updates...
All the best guys
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@ba_baracuss @sergio_f
Hey guys i think you are saying two different things...
About @ba_baracuss i suggest you to rebrand your firmware from your ( C02/vodafone ) to C432 ( european general ) firmware.
To do this you need your bootloader unlocking number first....
If you are on a marshmallow firmware use K1ll3r8e toolkit
If are on nougat firmware you can use HWOTA like explained in this thread.
@sergio_f i think you already tried everything, really don't know how you will get rid of this.
Maybe you could try to update first to B170 using DLOAD method then see if OTA offer you NOUGAT updates...
All the best guys
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ty for your help, i will ty today flash the B170 today
B170 is not for L21? i have the L31, i cant find link to L31 B170
sergio_f said:
B170 is not for L21? i have the L31, i cant find link to L31 B170
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Sorry dude i had a false memory..
I checked for it too and it doesn't exist... I was asking if you had even B160 firmware.
Is your device a dual sim one ? Have you rooted and / or flashed custom recovery ?
If not maybe could be helpful make a rollback to your first firmware ( ex. B150 ) or reflash B160 again, but i'm not really sure....
Brick is behind the corner, proceed with caution..
Thanks for your reply @Dadditz. Unfortunately I can't solve it yet.
You said I need bootloader unlocking number first - I do not have it. I have tried that before, going to huawei site and putting in various phone info. At the end it gives a dead webpage, with no unlocking number.
I am on nougat and so followed your link and have downloaded the HWOTA as directed, copied to memory card, then when I enter recovery by holding down the buttons on the side, it does a factory recovery and I still have the vodafone branding.
I don't get what he does in the youtube video at all. I just get EMUI recovery and back to vodafone.
Where am I going wrong? Is it because I need the unlocking number? If so how can I get it when the huawei page doesn't work?
Thanks for your help so far, it is appreciated.
Dadditz said:
Sorry dude i had a false memory..
I checked for it too and it doesn't exist... I was asking if you had even B160 firmware.
Is your device a dual sim one ? Have you rooted and / or flashed custom recovery ?
If not maybe could be helpful make a rollback to your first firmware ( ex. B150 ) or reflash B160 again, but i'm not really sure....
Brick is behind the corner, proceed with caution..
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my phone is B160, im givin up or i will do with dc phoenix
ba_baracuss said:
Thanks for your reply @Dadditz. Unfortunately I can't solve it yet.
You said I need bootloader unlocking number first - I do not have it. I have tried that before, going to huawei site and putting in various phone info. At the end it gives a dead webpage, with no unlocking number.
I am on nougat and so followed your link and have downloaded the HWOTA as directed, copied to memory card, then when I enter recovery by holding down the buttons on the side, it does a factory recovery and I still have the vodafone branding.
I don't get what he does in the youtube video at all. I just get EMUI recovery and back to vodafone.
Where am I going wrong? Is it because I need the unlocking number? If so how can I get it when the huawei page doesn't work?
Thanks for your help so far, it is appreciated.
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i got my bootloader code using huawei support chat,i asked and they sent me via e-mail
sergio_f said:
i got my bootloader code using huawei support chat,i asked and they sent me via e-mail
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Thanks Sergio. Do you have a link for the chat? The UK site doesn't seem to have a chat option.
Also, when you get it, how do you use it?
Thanks
ba_baracuss said:
Thanks Sergio. Do you have a link for the chat? The UK site doesn't seem to have a chat option.
Also, when you get it, how do you use it?
Thanks
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I got it from Portuguese chat support....
Tomorrow I can find one chat in English or maybe I can use your phone details to get the code without problem..
I unlocked using fast boot command
sergio_f said:
I got it from Portuguese chat support....
Tomorrow I can find one chat in English or maybe I can use your phone details to get the code without problem..
I unlocked using fast boot command
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Thanks Sergio. I have emailed UK support but I don't know if they will help.
Let me know what details you need if you can get a code, thankyou.
ba_baracuss said:
Thanks Sergio. I have emailed UK support but I don't know if they will help.
Let me know what details you need if you can get a code, thankyou.
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Imei, and other one from phone details on settings, a print can help, you can pm me if you want
sergio_f said:
Imei, and other one from phone details on settings, a print can help, you can pm me if you want
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Just to update, I got a reply from Huawei UK support. They said they stopped giving codes out on 25th July, so that is one less option.
ba_baracuss said:
Just to update, I got a reply from Huawei UK support. They said they stopped giving codes out on 25th July, so that is one less option.
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Hi,
unfortunately you cannot rebrand without unlocking you bootloader first and flashing a custom recovery...
This is very well explained on the threads i linked you my friend....
If sergio_f cannot help you ( grab the unlocking bootloader number ), maybe with DC-Phoenix, paying some euro/dollar/yen you could do this...
Do some search about...
P.S.: read carefully the guides when you find one... ( at least twice )
@sergio_f
really don't know dude, if OTA stock doesn't work, try with HISUITE, i don't know if dc-phoenix could help.
Under your responsability you could try to follow some guides about rollback or rebrand ( to your actual CUST C432 ),
reflashing then your actual firmware....
I know it's a s***ty standby, but only you can choose.
All the best guys :angel:
Dadditz said:
Hi,
unfortunately you cannot rebrand without unlocking you bootloader first and flashing a custom recovery...
This is very well explained on the threads i linked you my friend....
If sergio_f cannot help you ( grab the unlocking bootloader number ), maybe with DC-Phoenix, paying some euro/dollar/yen you could do this...
Do some search about...
P.S.: read carefully the guides when you find one... ( at least twice )
@sergio_f
really don't know dude, if OTA stock doesn't work, try with HISUITE, i don't know if dc-phoenix could help.
Under your responsability you could try to follow some guides about rollback or rebrand ( to your actual CUST C432 ),
reflashing then your actual firmware....
I know it's a s***ty standby, but only you can choose.
All the best guys :angel:
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Thanks for the reply. I have done lots of searching and downloading for days to the point where I will soon smash the phone with a hammer.
I have tried dc unlocker and it says this:
Reading bootloader code...
No username !
I don't know what that means. Is it because you have to pay to use it and get a username or something?
ba_baracuss said:
Thanks for the reply. I have done lots of searching and downloading for days to the point where I will soon smash the phone with a hammer.
I have tried dc unlocker and it says this:
Reading bootloader code...
No username !
I don't know what that means. Is it because you have to pay to use it and get a username or something?
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Hello,
yes like i told this is a paid program. I never used it but I think it's not hard to get work done...
The site provides tutorials on how to read the bootloader code... here
and how to unlock it... here, and a lot of tutorials are present here on XDA too, just search...
Delete ( eventually ) registered firgerprints, enable USB-DEBUGGING and OEM-UNLOCK to proceed...
Usually somethings missed so it's very important to read the guides at least a couple of times.
Best regards
Dadditz said:
Hello,
yes like i told this is a paid program. I never used it but I think it's not hard to get work done...
The site provides tutorials on how to read the bootloader code... here
and how to unlock it... here, and a lot of tutorials are present here on XDA too, just search...
Delete ( eventually ) registered firgerprints, enable USB-DEBUGGING and OEM-UNLOCK to proceed...
Usually somethings missed so it's very important to read the guides at least a couple of times.
Best regards
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Thanks Dadditz. I have now got a bootloader code, but cannot enter it.
I have tried the guide on the dc unlocker link and also found one here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p9lite/how-to/guide-unlock-bootloader-twrp-root-t3405701 using SRK tool, but neither can detect the phone.
The droidth SRK tool sticks at 'waiting for device'.
I have enabled USB debugging and OEM unlock, but it still doesn't work.
I will keep trying but if anyone has any suggestions it would be appreciated.
Oh, and I have tried asking on dc-unlocker forum but my post does not appear. I am guessing they block new members posts until admins enable it or some bull****.
Thanks
ba_baracuss said:
Thanks Dadditz. I have now got a bootloader code, but cannot enter it.
I have tried the guide on the dc unlocker link and also found one here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p9lite/how-to/guide-unlock-bootloader-twrp-root-t3405701 using SRK tool, but neither can detect the phone.
The droidth SRK tool sticks at 'waiting for device'.
I have enabled USB debugging and OEM unlock, but it still doesn't work.
I will keep trying but if anyone has any suggestions it would be appreciated.
Oh, and I have tried asking on dc-unlocker forum but my post does not appear. I am guessing they block new members posts until admins enable it or some bull****.
Thanks
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enable oem unlock and usb debuging (you need to give permition on phone when you connect to pc)
open command prompt of windows
-adb reboot bootloader. wait phone enter fastboot
-fastboot oem unlock YOURCODE

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