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Guys,
Are any of you experiencing difficulties getting into AndroidForums?
I'm finding it's been down for quite some time this morning.

Beards said:
Guys,
Are any of you experiencing difficulties getting into AndroidForums?
I'm finding it's been down for quite some time this morning.
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Yep, me too. Can't get onto phandroid either (think it's the same site)

Looks like their DNS is hosed. Who knows what else.

Its up now; but seems to be very slow.

still down for me

Still no luck here either.
Strange thing just happened though when I clicked on a save URL to the site...It prompted me for a user name and password immediately.
Very weird!!

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
That is the result of attempting to get into the site at 11:30 am Central time.
It appears they have been compromised, big time, because the generic address is yielding the "/" (root) folder, which is protected.
- Frisco

Ocsirf said:
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
That is the result of attempting to get into the site at 11:30 am Central time.
It appears they have been compromised, big time, because the generic address is yielding the "/" (root) folder, which is protected.
- Frisco
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Great and I entered my user name and password like a moron!!

I'm glad to see this thread. I got locked out since about 8:30 MST last night and saw that enter username/password thing. Scared me so I x'd out of the tab but still can't get into their forum today. Sucks that they were hacked. Why do people do that?

It's up again now.

bidboy said:
It's up again now.
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Not quite.....
On the site you will see this message:-
Site undergoing maintenance... we should be back shortly!
Thanks for your patience!

Beards said:
Not quite.....
On the site you will see this message:-
Site undergoing maintenance... we should be back shortly!
Thanks for your patience!
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Yes, they are still having problems. Was working fine earlier but just tried again & get the following message :-
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getHostName() in /home/arrowbe/public_html/neverstill/openx/www/delivery/afr.php on line 207
Hopefully will be sorted soon.

The site's back up and running.

[SCRIPT] Change Hostname v6 08/07/2012

This will also be the last update to this script for the foreseeable future. Someone else is more than welcome to take what is here and run with it though.
08-07-2012 fixed a few typos and problems with quotes.
01-29-2012 added some variables to check for the existence of things and get correct paths.
01-06-2012 fixed hostname path.
01-02-2012 Updated to truly work on all devices.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
Big thanks to cdesai for pointing out a nice little enhancement.
This is version 5 of this script.
This script is designed to change the hostname of your device so that you can access it through your network by name instead of android_0123456789ABCEDF.
Your device will also be able to be seen at your router by the new name as well.
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
#change devName to whatever you want.
devName="changeMe"
#random variables
devHostPath=$(which hostname)
devGetPath=$(which getprop)
devSetPath=$(which setprop)
if [ "$($devGetPath net.hostname)" = "$devName" ]
then
echo "Device hostname does not need to be changed."
else
echo "Device hostname is being changed to $devName."
$devHostPath $devName
$devSetPath net.hostname $devName
if [ "$($devGetPath net.hostname)" != "$devName" ]
then
echo "Device hostname has not been changed."
else
echo "Device hostname has been successfully changed."
fi
fi
Download Hostname.sh
Download Hostname.sh to your device.
Use a text editor to change the "changeMe" in the script to whatever you want. [Keep the quotes]
Use Script Manager to run the script.
The script output will tell you if the command has completed successfully.
Once it has been run your device will be named whatever you change the "changeMe" to.
*Additionally, this script should be able to be run on any device without issues but I have only tested this on Galaxy Nexus AOKP and Droid Bionic Eclipse v3.0.
**Standard disclaimer, I am in no way responsible for ANYTHING that happens to your phone that you have done.
***This code is provided free of charge and is released with no warranty explicit or implied.
If you find this post useful or it helped in any way please hit the thanks button.

Can anyone confirm this worked for them? Doesn't seem to be working for me.

What's the output when you run it?
And when you run it a second time?
You can check at your router as well by logging into it and checking the DHCP leases.
Oh, I figured this was assumed, but you have to have root and run it as root.

Terror_1 said:
What's the output when you run it?
And when you run it a second time?
You can check at your router as well by logging into it and checking the DHCP leases.
Oh, I figured this was assumed, but you have to have root and run it as root.
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It didn't work for me either, but your effort is much appreciated!

Not all roms will have bash, and even those which have it is mostly in /system/bin
Using /system/bin/sh would be the best way!
From my fingers to your eyez

Thanks,works perfect for me on the HTC EVO.

cdesai said:
Not all roms will have bash, and even those which have it is mostly in /system/bin
Using /system/bin/sh would be the best way!
From my fingers to your eyez
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Good call.
I will get it fixed when I find a couple moments.
OP has been updated with the change, works fine on my bionic though untested on anything else.

Terror_1 said:
Good call.
I will get it fixed when I find a couple moments.
OP has been updated with the change, works fine on my bionic though untested on anything else.
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Yet another idea, you can specify the host name while executing the script as an argument (quick changes )
You can use read devname and if it's empty you can get model no. From build.prop
From my fingers to your eyez

cdesai said:
Yet another idea, you can specify the host name while executing the script as an argument (quick changes )
You can use read devname and if it's empty you can get model no. From build.prop
From my fingers to your eyez
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I left it static so that it can be run at boot and will always have the same name. The model could work but it is more for changing the name to something you want rather than being dictated what it will be.
Oh and depending on your model you could have a space or other special in it.

Hi everybody !
in the old version I have to follow the instructions, but when starting the Script Manager notice shall not be allowed and notice was not found, I'm using xperia arc s, please tell me why? sr my english is not good

Are you running this as root using the skull and crossbones icon?

Terror_1 said:
Are you running this as root using the skull and crossbones icon?
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I just running as root, pls check pic

le_manhpro said:
I just running as root, pls check pic
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Let me work on this a little and get back to you. It looks like you don't have busybox installed, which you "shouldn't" need.
What is your device?
[EDIT] Give the new version a shot and let me know how you make out.

Terror_1 said:
Let me work on this a little and get back to you. It looks like you don't have busybox installed, which you "shouldn't" need.
What is your device?
[EDIT] Give the new version a shot and let me know how you make out.
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I just installed the update of your version but still does not work, do not know which step I did wrong, please guide the steps to install it?
I'm using the xperia arc S
I have attached pictures of my sr english is not good

le_manhpro said:
I just installed the update of your version but still does not work, do not know which step I did wrong, please guide the steps to install it?
I'm using the xperia arc S
I have attached pictures of my sr english is not good
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I have many swear words for this.
There is nothing that you have done. Can you provide me with a link to the ROM you are using and I will take a closer look. Even if it's the last thing I do I will get this working.
Challenge accepted.

Terror_1 said:
I have many swear words for this.
There is nothing that you have done. Can you provide me with a link to the ROM you are using and I will take a closer look. Even if it's the last thing I do I will get this working.
Challenge accepted.
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I'm using the original rom android 2.3.4, you can check here, hope you find ways to overcome sorry my english is not good
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=965

LG Revolution
On LG Revolution running GingerVolt 1.3, I had to change /bin/hostname to /system/xbin/hostname.
The script can be modified to determine the location of hostname command , rather than hardcoding the path.

gumnaam.sur said:
On LG Revolution running GingerVolt 1.3, I had to change /bin/hostname to /system/xbin/hostname.
The script can be modified to determine the location of hostname command , rather than hardcoding the path.
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I am working on a V5 of this which should be released within the next 2 weeks that should address almost all issues. It works as is on some devices but not all.
I have also found from my testing that setting the hostname is inconsequential and will only appear when you run the hostname command.

gumnaam.sur said:
On LG Revolution running GingerVolt 1.3, I had to change /bin/hostname to /system/xbin/hostname.
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Thanks! This is the path on the Galaxy Nexus (ICS 4.02) and i was able to get it to update successfully.
However, if this does not update the host name that is sent to my wireless router, the point of the exercise is moot to me. But at least I learned a little bit more about my phone!

This has been posted elsewhere, but to set the name set for the Wifi DHCP request:
Code:
echo yourphonehostname > /proc/sys/kernel/hostname
Obviously, this needs root. You can stick that in a new or existing script in /etc/init.d.
No need to reboot the phone for this to take effect. Stop and start wifi to get the phone to request a new DHCP lease. Note that if your phone was already connected to a router, then the new name might not show up immediately. You'll need drop the previous name from the router dhcp client table by either waiting for the lease to expire, rebooting the router or expiring the lease manually (e.g., in Tomato Admin GUI, click on the remaining lease time under lease column in the Status -> Device List page.)

Fix - Apps and websites not working after certificates expire

As identified in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65344931&postcount=10 lots of apps and websites have stopped working over the past year or so (depending maybe on your ROM). This has been traced to the root certificates (used to trust websites and set up secure ssl connctions) becoming out of date. Modern devices also have many more root certificates installed by default.
Note that this doesn't fix the google market on the nook touch, nor the kindle book store. It does fix the kindle app for syncing books purchased elsewhere.
I'll port the instructions over into this post later (see the link above for now). It requires root (so is slightly risky).
If you identify any more failing sites, please provide an https link which fails to open on the nook (but does work on a PC) and I'll add the root authority to my files. Anyone working on ROMs is welcome to redistribute my cacerts.bks

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Aargh!
tshoulihane said:
As identified in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65344931&postcount=10 lots of apps and websites have stopped working over the past year or so (depending maybe on your ROM). This has been traced to the root certificates (used to trust websites and set up secure ssl connctions) becoming out of date. Modern devices also have many more root certificates installed by default.
Note that this doesn't fix the google market on the nook touch, nor the kindle book store. It does fix the kindle app for syncing books purchased elsewhere.
I'll port the instructions over into this post later (see the link above for now). It requires root (so is slightly risky).
If you identify any more failing sites, please provide an https link which fails to open on the nook (but does work on a PC) and I'll add the root authority to my files. Anyone working on ROMs is welcome to redistribute my cacerts.bks
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I've been using your updated cacerts.bks file and it is great. In January another certificate expired and I'm fairly confident it's the reason a news app (News Republic) started throwing up security certificate errors and refused to connect with the server. I think I need to be able to do the certificate updates, but I am trying to avoid going down the SDK road (a massive download I will never use for anything else) and all those complexities.
Except, nothing else seems to work. There is an ancient thread in which people discuss various ways to update pre-ICS cacerts. Unfortunately, none of them work--I've tried them all. The browser idea seems promising and Opera Mobile responds as described, but then nothing happens to the cacerts.bks file.
Portecle looks really promising (images below). It can obviously open and inspect the cacerts.bks file (password: changeit). It shows the additions you made and also indicates the expired certificate.
So I went searching for a replacement and found something that seems like the right thing (attached as a zip). It imported easily into Portecle and then appeared along with the new ones you added.
Then I returned the file to the NST and made the permissions the same as the old file. A reboot put me in a loop out of which I just barely managed to recover by inserting my NookManager card at just the right moment.
So I don't get it. The bouncycastle files recommended in the CAcerts wiki for this task are too old to be available. Surprise.
I'm tempted to NOT fix the permissions on the cacerts.bks file when I return it to the NST because I once had a similar problem with a settings.db file and it turned out that restoring the "correct" permissions resulted in a bootloop while leaving them as they were when the file was copied back made it all work just fine. But I'm too timid to try that just now.
Any insights?

From my linked thread,
Download http://www.bouncycastle.org/download...dk15on-146.jar - this is used locally on your PC to manipulate the certificates and needs to be version 146 or 147 to work with android (or old android at least)
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It seems that when I used a different version, I got a bootloop. Although the link I referenced seems to have died, the filename still turns up plenty of hits. http://polydistortion.net/bc/download/ for example (version 1.47).
I agree its a lot of pain, and I'm not sure I still have the toolchain download that I used for this work. I'll have a dig around...

tshoulihane said:
From my linked thread,
It seems that when I used a different version, I got a bootloop. Although the link I referenced seems to have died, the filename still turns up plenty of hits. http://polydistortion.net/bc/download/ for example (version 1.47).
I agree its a lot of pain, and I'm not sure I still have the toolchain download that I used for this work. I'll have a dig around...
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Yipes. Well, I downloaded the jar file (many thanks...I did search on the file name and came up empty) and followed your example on the other thread. Everything behaved as it should. Except for the boot loop....... This time it was even harder to get out of it.
Two possibilities come to mind. My JDK is 1.8.0_73. Maybe that's too new to work properly. The other is that the certificate, despite playing nicely as far as console feedback went, is of the wrong format, although this does not show up in the feedback or in Portecle.
Anyway, I'm sufficiently intimidated now that I'm not going back there unless I have a better way of getting out of boot loops (since I'm doing ADB over Wi-Fi).
Edit: temptation... So I went back to the CAcerts Wiki and noticed they suggest Java 6. Now, of course, the Wiki is old, but so is the Java underlying the NST, so I found an install of Java 6 and put it on the laptop we have attached to the TV (which runs Kodi and very little else). Then I repeated the entire procedure with--supposedly--all the right components. Same dreaded bootloop. So either the certificate I have has an incompatible format, or I am just hopeless at this. Maybe both

all of the old bouncy castle api releases are archived on their ftp server under ftp://ftp.bouncycastle.org/pub. i managed to find the .jar files referenced in the other thread on there and updated my cacerts.bks using the cacerts wiki instructions a few days ago. hope it helps you. using the newer release gave me a bootloop as well, but once i grabbed the older version from their ftp all was good!

shadylady said:
all of the old bouncy castle api releases are archived on their ftp server under ftp://ftp.bouncycastle.org/pub. i managed to find the .jar files referenced in the other thread on there and updated my cacerts.bks using the cacerts wiki instructions a few days ago. hope it helps you. using the newer release gave me a bootloop as well, but once i grabbed the older version from their ftp all was good!
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Which java version were you running?
Edit: Hmm....I'm not having any luck with the link you provided. Using an FTP client I am asked for a logon and in my browser (Firefox) it never connects.

Here we go: http://www.bouncycastle.org/archive/
Remains to be seen if that will do the trick for me...

the bootloop version was whatever bouncycastle.org has as their latest release.
the one i downloaded from the ftp that didn't bootloop was this one: bcprov-jdk16-146.jar
you'll need to ftp in and use the password "anonymous" and some bogus email to get onto the ftp. from that web version of the archive it should be this package: http://www.bouncycastle.org/archive/146/bcprov-jdk16-146.tar.gz
i'm running mac, so my default java was 1.6. i updated to 1.8 but that happened after i got this all up and running already. this was the version that was default:
$ /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Commands/java -version
java version "1.6.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_65-b14-468-11M4833)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.65-b04-468, mixed mode)
so jdk 1.6 + API 146 (or 147?) seems to be the proper mix.
at first i thought it wasn't working, because although i updated the cacerts.bks, the amazon kindle app kept saying "incorrect email/password". took me a while before i read the entire thread and realized that amazon now does two-step authentication so i had to enter the one time passcode they had sent to my email.
nmyshkin said:
Which java version were you running?
Edit: Hmm....I'm not having any luck with the link you provided. Using an FTP client I am asked for a logon and in my browser (Firefox) it never connects.
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Well....progress, or at least I think so. This may be an easier method.
Go to http://www.bouncycastle.org/archive/ and download bcprov-jdk15on-146.jar
Go to https://sourceforge.net/projects/portecle/ and download potecle (an executable jar)
Unzip portecle. Rename the bcprov-jdk15on-146.jar to simply bcprov.jar and copy that into the unzipped portecle folder (overwrite the newer version already present).
To run portecle, just double-click on portecle.jar. You will get a statement about the 146 file being out of date, resulting in not everything working, but enough works for our purposes.
Copy cacerts.bks from your NST (system/etc/security) to your PC, open portecle and import your cacerts file (password is "changeit"). You now have a nice graphical interface for perusing and updating your certificates! If you have a *.cer certificate to update, rename the "cer" to "crt" and use the import function. It's really that simple. I tried it, copied the file back onto my NST, fixed the permissions and.......{drumroll}.......no bootloop I'm running jdk 1.8.x
That's the good news. The bad news is that I did not succeed in updating the entrust certificate. I added three from their website and while they did not break cacerts, they did not restore functionality to NewsRepublic, which is what I was hoping to do
So....this may work. It's certainly easy, but clearly you need to have the correct updated certificate to get the desired result. Duh.
Edit: OK, it's ALL bad news
Don't do any of this. It seems to go OK but yesterday I found I could not successfully open the NPR app. I thought, "well, another one bites the dust", but I was curious so I used SearchMarket to see if the app was still listed for the NST. It was. So maybe it got corrupted somehow? Anyway, I uninstalled it and was going to reinstall from the Market but suddenly I got messages about the download failing. Oh no, not another function going south?!
Well, it's all fine, but the problem was the cacerts.bks file that I had made using the method above. Although there is no bootloop on restart, there is bad ju-ju nonetheless. Restoring my backup of cacerts.bks fixed NPR and SearchMarket. So....don't go there (and the two people who thanked me, feel free to unthank me )

Let's figure out how to flash firmware.

As many of you probably know, the traditional way to flash firmware in a Huawei phone is to obtain the UPDATE.APP file, and place it in the /dload/ folder of the SD card.
With the Mate 9, this no longer works. The update fails, even if the update package is correct.
I'd like to bring everyone's brains together to figure out the new, correct way to flash an update. My guess is that it should be on the internal storage somewhere, since the Mate 9 Porsche will not have SD card slot. However, I've tried both the update.zip files and the update.app files in / and /dload/ and nothing seems to work.
If anyone can try and make a successful install, it will be a big breakthrough, so please, everyone, try!
Here are some firmware download links to try:
Chinese version
MHA-AL00C00B125 Full
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1356/g77/v66549/f2/full/update.zip
MHA-AL00C00B115 Full
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G990/g77/v65571/f3/full/update.zip
European Version
MHA-L29C900B115
MHA-L29C432B115
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1356/g77/v66711/f2/full/update.zip

The error I get when flashing makes me think it's down to the file version being used?
I can copy an update.app to the dload folder and using *#*#2846579#*#* and Software update it appears to validate the file, at least that an update.app file exists and then boots into the updater, where it fails at 5%. From memory, my Mate 8 would act the same if I tried to flash an older update.app file?
UPDATE: I can confirm that even with the same firmware version as the phone is on you cannot flash it by putting the update.app in the /dload folder, even though it does look like it finds the file. I'm wondering if we will see the same symptoms if we had a newer than B125 firmware to try.
duraaraa said:
As many of you probably know, the traditional way to flash firmware in a Huawei phone is to obtain the UPDATE.APP file, and place it in the /dload/ folder of the SD card.
With the Mate 9, this no longer works. The update fails, even if the update package is correct.
I'd like to bring everyone's brains together to figure out the new, correct way to flash an update. My guess is that it should be on the internal storage somewhere, since the Mate 9 Porsche will not have SD card slot. However, I've tried both the update.zip files and the update.app files in / and /dload/ and nothing seems to work.
If anyone can try and make a successful install, it will be a big breakthrough, so please, everyone, try!
Here are some firmware download links to try:
Chinese version
MHA-AL00C00B125 Full
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1356/g77/v66549/f2/full/update.zip
MHA-AL00C00B115 Full
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G990/g77/v65571/f3/full/update.zip
European Version
MHA-L29C900B115
MHA-L29C432B115
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1356/g77/v66711/f2/full/update.zip
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I have found a way to load firmware. It's very tricky, but it works You need to spoof huawei's servers, so it's not something someone with low technical skills can do, unfortunately. Also, so far, loading older firmwares causes a forced reboot once the system boots up. I think it's to do with Huawei Account or Fingerprint, so hopefully I will resolve this within a few hours and report more.

duraaraa said:
I have found a way to load firmware. It's very tricky, but it works You need to spoof huawei's servers, so it's not something someone with low technical skills can do, unfortunately. Also, so far, loading older firmwares causes a forced reboot once the system boots up. I think it's to do with Huawei Account or Fingerprint, so hopefully I will resolve this within a few hours and report more.
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I think its best to wait for the Euro C432B122 rom, it should come very soon.

I don't have a Mate 9 (yet), but looking through the code it looks as if it should be able to load the UPDATE.APP from a usb device (via an OTG cable) - /usb/dload/UPDATE.APP. Did anyone try that?

Found something here
http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/11/download-huawei-mate-9-b122-firmware-update-mha-l29-europe/
Maybe it helps.

dancrow said:
Found something here
http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/11/download-huawei-mate-9-b122-firmware-update-mha-l29-europe/
Maybe it helps.
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Seems like a scam site as many others
-Edit- It seems Huawei pulled this build as i read on another forum.

gee2012 said:
Seems like a scam site as many others
-Edit- It seems Huawei pulled this build as i read on another forum.
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Huawei pulls every build that is not linked to hisuite site. Most be legit links but Huawei is on top of it.

intruda119 said:
Huawei pulls every build that is not linked to hisuite site. Most be legit links but Huawei is on top of it.
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Here is a working L29 B122 downloadlink i found on the android-hilfe forum https://www.hidrive.strato.com/lnk/0KFjlD4J but the update failed installation
Aah well, we`ll get he update soon i guess.

Would be awesome to be able to get the european rom to work without any limitations on the chinese phone. I would love to help you guys, but my skills are very limited and hope you guys find a way that's doable for most of us

Huawei didn't pull the build. It's a DNS problem. It's only on their server in China, and isn't on their amazon co-located servers.
Set in your hosts file:
Code:
14.215.9.39 update.hicloud.com
And magically, the link works!
Can't be installed, though. With the Mate 9, I've tried HiSuite USB flashing (fails), flashing from dload folder (fails) and flashing from eRecovery (only thing that's worked.)
I've even unpacked a full rom image to try and reverse engineer how the dload folder works, but all I get is:
Code:
/sdcard/dload/au_temp.cfg
/sdcard/dload/UPDATE.APP
/sdcard/dload/update_cust.app
/sdcard/dload/update_vendor.app
/data/media/0/dload/update_cust.app
/data/media/0/dload/update_vendor.app
/data/update/dload/UPDATE.APP
/data/update/dload/update_cust.app
/data/update/dload/update_vendor.app
/usb/dload/UPDATE.APP
/usb/dload/update_cust.app
/usb/dload/update_vendor.app
And I've tried most of those locations, and while the update.app is found, it doesn't want to flash. Even though it's willing to flash the exact same stuff in update.zip format via eRecovery.
The only other way is overriding the OTAs, but it actually has a pretty strict security check at the end for approval with some nifty encrypted text, so we're screwed there too.

i would like to know the dload method still work with SD card OR not? anyone with mate 9 got SD card in slot already try this?

New Firmware EU version
MHA-L29C432B126
changelog ::
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1366/g104/v68165/f1/full/changelog.xml
download link ::
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1366/g104/v68165/f1/full/update.zip

OnimushaPooh said:
i would like to know the dload method still work with SD card OR not? anyone with mate 9 got SD card in slot already try this?
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The dload method no longer works. The update.app file is recognized but install always fails. HiSuite USB flash also doesn't work. Only confirmed way in is hijacking erecovery.

duraaraa said:
Only confirmed way in is hijacking erecovery.
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I have just dicovered that dload indeed fails. Could you be elaborate / give some clue on how this "hijacking erecovery" is working?
Thanks a lot for your support.

dehnhaide said:
I have just dicovered that dload indeed fails. Could you be elaborate / give some clue on how this "hijacking erecovery" is working?
Thanks a lot for your support.
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I wrote about it in this thread. You trick the phone into connecting to a fake query.hicloud.com and direct it to the firmware you want to download.

duraaraa said:
I wrote about it in this thread. You trick the phone into connecting to a fake query.hicloud.com and direct it to the firmware you want to download.
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OK. I got that. But I have the whole update.zip package already downloaded. Is there any way I can flash it?! Sorry if I sound noob but this is my first Huawei Mate and am new to their firmware flashing approach.
Thanks.
Sent from my MHA-L29 using Tapatalk

Pleeez!
duraaraa said:
Huawei didn't pull the build. It's a DNS problem. It's only on their server in China, and isn't on their amazon co-located servers.
Set in your hosts file:
Code:
14.215.9.39 update.hicloud.com
And magically, the link works!
Can't be installed, though. With the Mate 9, I've tried HiSuite USB flashing (fails), flashing from dload folder (fails) and flashing from eRecovery (only thing that's worked.)
I've even unpacked a full rom image to try and reverse engineer how the dload folder works, but all I get is:
Code:
/sdcard/dload/au_temp.cfg
/sdcard/dload/UPDATE.APP
/sdcard/dload/update_cust.app
/sdcard/dload/update_vendor.app
/data/media/0/dload/update_cust.app
/data/media/0/dload/update_vendor.app
/data/update/dload/UPDATE.APP
/data/update/dload/update_cust.app
/data/update/dload/update_vendor.app
/usb/dload/UPDATE.APP
/usb/dload/update_cust.app
/usb/dload/update_vendor.app
And I've tried most of those locations, and while the update.app is found, it doesn't want to flash. Even though it's willing to flash the exact same stuff in update.zip format via eRecovery.
The only other way is overriding the OTAs, but it actually has a pretty strict security check at the end for approval with some nifty encrypted text, so we're screwed there too.
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C'mon @duraaraa, please elaborate how the update.zip or its contents can be flashed from erecovery!!! Please... you've got me all tangled with this "Only confirmed way in is hijacking erecovery.".
Thanks for your help.

dehnhaide said:
C'mon @duraaraa, please elaborate how the update.zip or its contents can be flashed from erecovery!!! Please... you've got me all tangled with this "Only confirmed way in is hijacking erecovery.".
Thanks for your help.
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If you want a simple explanation, here is how eRecovery works.
1. The phone sends a request to query.hicloud.com on port 80, asking for what firmware it should download.
2. query.hicloud.com sends it information about what firmware it should download, including a URL
3. The phone sends a permission request to download the files to huawei's servers. Then, the phone downloads and parses the URL plus /full/filelist.xml and gets a list of files. If it sees files which match the region of the phone, it recognizes it as a valid update, and begins downloads the files.
4. Before the install starts, the phone contacts query.hisuite.com again to confirm that it's allowed to install. If it receives permission, the phone checks the MD5 of the files it downloaded, then unzips the three files (an update, a public, and a regional file. Three zip files) The phone then tries to install them. If there is an issue (mismatch, not signed, etc.) it spits out an error and fails. If everything passes the test, it installs.
So my method of entry is emulating query.hicloud.com and update.hicloud.com to provide the phone with whatever zip files I want.

duraaraa said:
If you want a simple explanation, here is how eRecovery works.
1. The phone sends a request to query.hicloud.com on port 80, asking for what firmware it should download.
2. query.hicloud.com sends it information about what firmware it should download, including a URL
3. The phone sends a permission request to download the files to huawei's servers. Then, the phone downloads and parses the URL plus /full/filelist.xml and gets a list of files. If it sees files which match the region of the phone, it recognizes it as a valid update, and begins downloads the files.
4. Before the install starts, the phone contacts query.hisuite.com again to confirm that it's allowed to install. If it receives permission, the phone checks the MD5 of the files it downloaded, then unzips the three files (an update, a public, and a regional file. Three zip files) The phone then tries to install them. If there is an issue (mismatch, not signed, etc.) it spits out an error and fails. If everything passes the test, it installs.
So my method of entry is emulating query.hicloud.com and update.hicloud.com to provide the phone with whatever zip files I want.
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Thanks for the explanation @duraaraa! Shall I understand that both query.hisuite.com and update.hicloud.com share the same 14.215.9.39 IP?
I have only seen the IP (14.215.9.39) for update.hicloud.com? Is there a different one for query.hicloud.com? I need to know to be able to correctly modify the /etc/hosts on my router.
Thanks for your support.

Zenfone AR (Verizon) WiFi not working: INVALID_COUNTRY_CODE_DISABLE_WIFI

I purchased an Asus Zenfone AR from Verizon a month ago on New York. I used the phone as my main phone for a couple of weeks there and it worked perfectly (both cellular network and wifi worked just fine). Then a went to Latin America and the wifi stopped working. What this means is: I cannot turn the wifi ON, when I try to turn it ON, there is a toast saying "Error" and it shows back OFF.
I've went back to the States a week ago and I took the phone with me. On California the wifi started working (being able to turn it ON) again, so when I asked for help on a Verizon shop, the people there told me there was nothing they could do because the phone was working just fine.
Now I'm on Latin America again and the wifi does not turn on, I debugged the phone with Android Studio and I get this error on the console:
Code:
10-07 01:02:18.998 1201-2738/? E/ActivityManager: Sending non-protected broadcast android.net.wifi.INVALID_COUNTRY_CODE_DISABLE_WIFI from system 1201:system/1000 pkg android
java.lang.Throwable
at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.broadcastIntentLocked(ActivityManagerService.java:20117)
at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.broadcastIntent(ActivityManagerService.java:20687)
at android.app.ContextImpl.sendStickyBroadcastAsUser(ContextImpl.java:1239)
at com.android.server.wifi.WifiServiceImpl.notifyInvalidCountryDisableWifi(WifiServiceImpl.java:1556)
at com.android.server.wifi.WifiServiceImpl.setWifiEnabled(WifiServiceImpl.java:960)
at android.net.wifi.IWifiManager$Stub.onTransact(IWifiManager.java:317)
at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:565)
A quick google search did not show any results on this error code.
I did a factory reset a couple times and tried it with and without the Verizon SIM card.
Does anyone know what this error means exaclty?
I'll keep debugging it and updating the post with my results.
Update 1:
Looks like the Country I'm in (Argentina) does not have a valid country code... which does not make any sense, but here is the error:
Code:
10-07 01:33:02.691 1201-1930/? D/WifiService: setWifiEnabled: true pid=8209, uid=10124
10-07 01:33:02.693 1201-1930/? D/WifiService: checkCountryCode: 'AR' is invalid
10-07 01:33:02.694 1201-1930/? D/WifiService: notifyInvalidCountryDisableWifi
Update 2:
I'm able to get an internet connection using Bluetooth tethering.
Update 3:
Looks like something like this would help, but would require a rooted device:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/themes/mod-wifi-country-code-fix-root-required-t3558044
Update 4:
Ok, so, from what I understand now, the local SIM I used changed the country code to AR. But I still don't see why that would disallow me to turn wifi ON. I do know that this could hide some networks from me due to the country code, but I should be able to turn it ON anyway.
A simple
Code:
adb shell setprop gsm.operator.iso-country us
should fix this issue, but root would still be needed.

logain42 said:
Ok, so, from what I understand now, the local SIM I used changed the country code to AR. But I still don't see why that would disallow me to turn wifi ON. I do know that this could hide some networks from me due to the country code, but I should be able to turn it ON anyway.
A simple
Code:
adb shell setprop gsm.operator.iso-country us
should fix this issue, but root would still be needed.
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Hi.
Did you solved?
Have same problem?
But I have wrong MAC address of wifi adapter... Is it hardware problem or ?

Similar issue here...
Bought a Samsung A5 2017 in US, everything was working fine until I updated via OTA to Nougat and started using an Argentinian simcard.
Country code changed and wifi does not turn on at all. I tried everything but rooting and using the method you mentioned... I'll try it as soon as i get the time to do it and post here the result.
As far as I got investigating the issue, the problem seems to be caused by the wifi driver not loading properly because of "incorrect" country code.
I get the message "Wifi driver unloaded" in logcat

I had the silly idea of doing factory reset once more (I wasn't thinking properly), and now I'm not even able to use the device, because I need internet connection in order to log-in with a google account, and the bluetooth trick does not work on this step.
I'm basically bricked until I get back to the States.

anybody tried to install bootloader unlock app from ASUS site?
I did, but can not install, it says: "app not installed the package conflicts with an existing package by the same name"

same exactly problem, any solve this?

Hi.
Is there a solution to the problem with Wi-Fi idle from ASUS ZenFone AR V570KL (A002A) (Verizon)?

nick_fc said:
anybody tried to install bootloader unlock app from ASUS site?
I did, but can not install, it says: "app not installed the package conflicts with an existing package by the same name"
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I wasn't able to make it work either.
Funny thing is, I bought this phone because I wanted to develop stuff for Google Tango, but now that google killed that project, I don't have any other reason for using it any more.
Unless someone comes out with a fix or some way of rooting it, I'll sell it as a used phone on the States and at least get part of my money back.

logain42 said:
I purchased an Asus Zenfone AR from Verizon a month ago on New York. I used the phone as my main phone for a couple of weeks there and it worked perfectly (both cellular network and wifi worked just fine). Then a went to Latin America and the wifi stopped working. What this means is: I cannot turn the wifi ON, when I try to turn it ON, there is a toast saying "Error" and it shows back OFF.
I've went back to the States a week ago and I took the phone with me. On California the wifi started working (being able to turn it ON) again, so when I asked for help on a Verizon shop, the people there told me there was nothing they could do because the phone was working just fine.
Now I'm on Latin America again and the wifi does not turn on, I debugged the phone with Android Studio and I get this error on the console:
Code:
10-07 01:02:18.998 1201-2738/? E/ActivityManager: Sending non-protected broadcast android.net.wifi.INVALID_COUNTRY_CODE_DISABLE_WIFI from system 1201:system/1000 pkg android
java.lang.Throwable
at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.broadcastIntentLocked(ActivityManagerService.java:20117)
at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.broadcastIntent(ActivityManagerService.java:20687)
at android.app.ContextImpl.sendStickyBroadcastAsUser(ContextImpl.java:1239)
at com.android.server.wifi.WifiServiceImpl.notifyInvalidCountryDisableWifi(WifiServiceImpl.java:1556)
at com.android.server.wifi.WifiServiceImpl.setWifiEnabled(WifiServiceImpl.java:960)
at android.net.wifi.IWifiManager$Stub.onTransact(IWifiManager.java:317)
at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:565)
A quick google search did not show any results on this error code.
I did a factory reset a couple times and tried it with and without the Verizon SIM card.
Does anyone know what this error means exaclty?
I'll keep debugging it and updating the post with my results.
Update 1:
Looks like the Country I'm in (Argentina) does not have a valid country code... which does not make any sense, but here is the error:
Code:
10-07 01:33:02.691 1201-1930/? D/WifiService: setWifiEnabled: true pid=8209, uid=10124
10-07 01:33:02.693 1201-1930/? D/WifiService: checkCountryCode: 'AR' is invalid
10-07 01:33:02.694 1201-1930/? D/WifiService: notifyInvalidCountryDisableWifi
Update 2:
I'm able to get an internet connection using Bluetooth tethering.
Update 3:
Looks like something like this would help, but would require a rooted device:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/themes/mod-wifi-country-code-fix-root-required-t3558044
Update 4:
Ok, so, from what I understand now, the local SIM I used changed the country code to AR. But I still don't see why that would disallow me to turn wifi ON. I do know that this could hide some networks from me due to the country code, but I should be able to turn it ON anyway.
A simple
Code:
adb shell setprop gsm.operator.iso-country us
should fix this issue, but root would still be needed.
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I have the same problem and have solved it by downloading CSC_V520KL_T3.3.15_all_eng.zip rom
But the rom is very primitive and impractical and there is no package Asus and google in it
What is important is that it can be used Wi-Fi files from it to Verizon rom
just we need root to fix it

Please, share flasher and software
If you have.ô

ArtSima said:
Please, share flasher and software
If you have.ô
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Asus Zenfone V (V520KL)
"To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!"
i can't post link sorry
give ur mail

qaqen said:
Asus Zenfone V (V520KL)
"To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!"
i can't post link sorry
give ur mail
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[email protected] and thank you

qaqen said:
Asus Zenfone V (V520KL)
"To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!"
i can't post link sorry
give ur mail
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can you send me flash tool too with some info? thanks
[email protected]

I just had the same thing while traveling to Europe. In both Scotland and Iceland, I was not able to use wi-fi but once we got back to USA, all is good. Very annoying. I'd like to be able to find an official fix.

some solution to activate WiFi for Asus_A002A

Having exactly the same problem - can you share the link with me too please?

qaqen said:
Asus Zenfone V (V520KL)
"To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!"
i can't post link sorry
give ur mail
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can you help me with the files please
I give you my e-mail address [email protected]

tomelich said:
can you help me with the files please
I give you my e-mail address [email protected]
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just google it
"Asus CSC Image Collection"
you will find new links
:good:

qaqen said:
just google it
"Asus CSC Image Collection"
you will find new links
:good:
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only flashing "Asus CSC Imag" = WW_V570KL_T3.0.6_all_eng
With that, WiFi will work and my software will work normally?
could you say the right steps please

I flashed by Software Upgrade Assistant (ASUS) from verizon wireless
When you connect your phone to the USB cable with pc and choose the repair option from the phone, the program will automatically run in Windows
When you make a repair option from pc , the program will download the latest version of the ROM into a new folder at drive D & compressed file. The program will automatically unzip and install. the zip rom in your phone
I flash CSC rom by
replacing CSC rom with original rom file. at D drive and change its name with the same name as the "xxxxxxx.raw" , do not delete or change name of the original compressed file . Only change the raw file and change name as the original name rom. after make repair option from pc again you will flash CSC rom
In any case you need the fownload original ROM if you want to return to original
If you change the size or the name of the compressed file in the folder created by the program, it will delete everything and download the ROM again,so copy zip rom before the change it
sorry for my language