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Flashed TWRP as boot.img / Now it only goes to recovery HELP ME!!!

Hi people...
Everything was going so smoothly... bootloader unlock... root... some nice root apps... free paid games... and my p8 lite was just feeling so good... until... I flashed twrp with flashify under the name of boot.img... Am I stupid or what?! Now I can only get 2 scenarios... when i turn on the phone it goes directly to twrp. In twrp i get the option to go the bootloader screen... If I choose system it goes back to twrp... I can't get it to start. I downloaded the official tar.gz from emui site but I dont know how can I install it. PLEASE HELP... What should I do in this case?! I miss my baby...
Thanks in advance

You have to restore stock recovery in fastboot mode.

arviit said:
You have to restore stock recovery in fastboot mode.
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How do I do that?! If I wanted to wipe my phone completely and re-install the OS would be better to do it using twrp or stock recovery?
Thank you very much

Sorry, i misunderstood. If you flashed twrp as boot.img, reflash stock boot in fastboot mode.

flash stock boot.img in fastboot mode
and then flash twrp as recovery
will be like this
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img
fastboot reboot
use the boot.img from stock rom and twrp image you downloaded

Oh no!
Now I made some serious **** to my baby... guess now i'll have to send it to huawei to fix it. I made a full wipe like if it was format c: in computers... everything is gone (i didnt had any personal data) it doesnt have OS even. But when I still had twrp i tried to flash boot.img and recovery.img and now when i start it goes directly to bootloader screen but saying "please update system again" and where it used to say phone unlocked it now says (in red letters):
Error!
Func NO: 10 (boot image)
Error NO: 2 (load failed!)
I was able to get to eRecovery with usb connected but when i choose to download e install the new version it gives me the message "wifi starting failed".
It also does not get any instuction with fastboot. but hi suite starts when I connect it. Strange?!
What do you think? Should I send it to huawei? Or is it possible for me to make it work again?
Also tried UPDATE.APP function and all give me fail message.
I'm going crazy!!!! But I love to mess around with android... To me this is the android essence. Fortunately I have a lumia for when my baby doesnt work.loooool
Thank you all

I don't understand why you don't use fastboot. Everybody told you to use it. In our phone situation, without custom kernel or rom, twrp is for experimentation and you cannot mix things.

arviit said:
I don't understand why you don't use fastboot. Everybody told you to use it. In our phone situation, without custom kernel or rom, twrp is for experimentation and you cannot mix things.
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Well, you warned me... but sometimes i do these kind of *****... So, in this situation you think it's better to send it or is there way to fix this.
By the way, when I enter huawei eRecovery and I get the option to download the firmware through wifi and it says wifi starting failed, is there any way to make this work? And to fastboot do we need to open cmd as administrator to make it work? Because if Hi suite detects the phone I should also be able to fastboot it right?
Thanks for your patience

Just use fastboot aand flash everything
Recovery
Boot
Systme
Cust

jabonloco said:
flash stock boot.img in fastboot mode
and then flash twrp as recovery
will be like this
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img
fastboot reboot
use the boot.img from stock rom and twrp image you downloaded
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hello I have p8 lite unlocked and rooted, yesterday I wanted to install the TWRP 2.8.7. but I was wrong and I installed twrp for the p8 and not p8 lite.
When I go into recovery mode my phone locks that read huawey, I tried with fastboot command to delete the wrong recovery and install the right of the p8 lite but the result does not change, my phone locks that read huawey
i think The commands that you wrote and that I have quoted are also fine for my case, it's' true?
i have version firmware b133 which boot.img from stock rom?

Try to reflash stock boot.img too.

arviit said:
Try to reflash stock boot.img too.
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but Ido the extraction of the boot.img from the update version b133?

Hi everyone!!
First of all, thanks to everybody who helped me with this situation.
I now am using my baby again as if it was new. I wiped him completely as i stated before and it was as easy as finding the right firmware (136a) and using the vol down + vol up + power button technique. I put the UPDATE.APP file inside a folder named dload in sdcard using other phone (with my p8 was impossible). After that rebooted the device, pressed those 3 buttons and the instalation started successfully.
I just cant explain how happy i was. I stayed 3 days without it.
After that I have been messing with fastboot so thanks to everyone who made me realize that i didnt need to do all of this, but well, A full wipe is always welcome.
Is there any custom kernel on the way for overclock my baby?

Please explain to me how do I put SOLVED in this thread as my problem is already solved...
Thanks

siul_lasc said:
Hi everyone!!
First of all, thanks to everybody who helped me with this situation.
I now am using my baby again as if it was new. I wiped him completely as i stated before and it was as easy as finding the right firmware (136a) and using the vol down + vol up + power button technique. I put the UPDATE.APP file inside a folder named dload in sdcard using other phone (with my p8 was impossible). After that rebooted the device, pressed those 3 buttons and the instalation started successfully.
I just cant explain how happy i was. I stayed 3 days without it.
After that I have been messing with fastboot so thanks to everyone who made me realize that i didnt need to do all of this, but well, A full wipe is always welcome.
Is there any custom kernel on the way for overclock my baby?
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I also have same problem. Now i am going to try this. thank you very much.
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siul_lasc said:
Hi everyone!!
First of all, thanks to everybody who helped me with this situation.
I now am using my baby again as if it was new. I wiped him completely as i stated before and it was as easy as finding the right firmware (136a) and using the vol down + vol up + power button technique. I put the UPDATE.APP file inside a folder named dload in sdcard using other phone (with my p8 was impossible). After that rebooted the device, pressed those 3 buttons and the instalation started successfully.
I just cant explain how happy i was. I stayed 3 days without it.
After that I have been messing with fastboot so thanks to everyone who made me realize that i didnt need to do all of this, but well, A full wipe is always welcome.
Is there any custom kernel on the way for overclock my baby?
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Yeah finally my phone is working now thanks to you I searched many treads and forums but i cant find a solution. But finally i got an easy solution Thank you again bro.. Good Luck !!!:good::good::good::good::good::good::good:

Just download your firmware version, use huawei extractor to extract boot.img,cust.img,recovery.img and system.img
After that,download mininal adb fastboot copy you files into fastboot folder , enter fastboot mode on your phone and from fastboot folder,open cmd and type these commands:
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash cust cust.img
After this your phone will boot normally. Once you've done this, copy update.app to your sdcard or internal and install it by local update. Once you've done all this,your phone is fine.

May I know how do you wipe your internal storage? and what if after wiping, im unable to get into recovery mode? does it mean phone is not usable anymore?

SOLUTION
Hello. I'm the bigest mess on androids but i know that flashing stock recovery can remove any TWRP/CWR. If its too powerfull flash stock boot and run fastboot -w.(fastboot -w erases all PERSONAL data)

Guys Help me in this
guys help me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7/help/stock-emui-recovery-image-lost-twrp-t3442021

thank you !!
VladHD said:
Just download your firmware version, use huawei extractor to extract boot.img,cust.img,recovery.img and system.img
After that,download mininal adb fastboot copy you files into fastboot folder , enter fastboot mode on your phone and from fastboot folder,open cmd and type these commands:
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash cust cust.img
After this your phone will boot normally. Once you've done this, copy update.app to your sdcard or internal and install it by local update. Once you've done all this,your phone is fine.
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After days of searching the internet i couldnt find any working solution. then i tried the local update without flashing al those .img's. ( didnt work )
Now after flashing al those .img's my phone works again but its a whole different phone. Only problem is when i try to update him with the update.app file it won't go any further then 5%.
If you know why this happens let me know
Further i wanna thank you one last time .. thank you

ALE-L21 not recognozed in Fastboot

So, i tried to flash Xposed Framework and i got into a bootloop. Than I wanted to fix this by flashing system.img in fastboot and when I type fastboot devices.. nothing. Typed fastboot flash system system.img and it says waiting for device. When in fastboot it says that Android Bootloader Interface is connected. Really don't know what to do. I can boot in TWRP and fastboot btw if it helps. I flashed Omnirom 5.1 just so I can transfer files. Help please, I just want to flash stock rom and over this painful saga of 3 days trying to fix my phone.

Taxxaz said:
So, i tried to flash Xposed Framework and i got into a bootloop. Than I wanted to fix this by flashing system.img in fastboot and when I type fastboot devices.. nothing. Typed fastboot flash system system.img and it says waiting for device. When in fastboot it says that Android Bootloader Interface is connected. Really don't know what to do. I can boot in TWRP and fastboot btw if it helps. I flashed Omnirom 5.1 just so I can transfer files. Help please, I just want to flash stock rom and over this painful saga of 3 days trying to fix my phone.
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Press and hold Power + Volume Down while you are connecting your device to USB. He will get you into Bootloader then you can flash the .img 's

Sheldd said:
Press and hold Power + Volume Down while you are connecting your device to USB. He will get you into Bootloader then you can flash the .img 's
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I know this, I am doing it the whole time. The thing is that I cannot flash the img's cus it seems like it's not recognized by fastboot

Taxxaz said:
I know this, I am doing it the whole time. The thing is that I cannot flash the img's cus it seems like it's not recognized by fastboot
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Try flashing sokkoban's rom via twrp.

Suleiman01 said:
Try flashing sokkoban's rom via twrp.
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I am trying P8 Lite ALE-L21C432B574 Deodex Rooted this one now

Taxxaz said:
So, i tried to flash Xposed Framework and i got into a bootloop. Than I wanted to fix this by flashing system.img in fastboot and when I type fastboot devices.. nothing. Typed fastboot flash system system.img and it says waiting for device. When in fastboot it says that Android Bootloader Interface is connected. Really don't know what to do. I can boot in TWRP and fastboot btw if it helps. I flashed Omnirom 5.1 just so I can transfer files. Help please, I just want to flash stock rom and over this painful saga of 3 days trying to fix my phone.
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put your firmware to root of your sd card with dload folder, so now you should have UPDATE.APP inside dload folder in your sd card then put sd card to your phone. then hold power button and both volume buttons down and when the huawei logo comes, start counting to about 10 seconds and after 10 seconds release power button and keep holding volume keys until it starts restoring. i hope u understand

gabrielkor00 said:
put your firmware to root of your sd card with dload folder, so now you should have UPDATE.APP inside dload folder in your sd card then put sd card to your phone. then hold power button and both volume buttons down and when the huawei logo comes, start counting to about 10 seconds and after 10 seconds release power button and keep holding volume keys until it starts restoring. i hope u understand
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He doesn't have original recovery so this trick won't work.

Fixed it with Sokkobans rom. Anyway thx for the response guys.

help | DOWNGRADE TO MM | brick

Okay, so :- :crying::crying::crying::crying:
I was on nougat and went to downgrade and followed ALL instruction apart from one - which was something I missed with translate until i visited the htc page for the tenth time trying to fix this.
:silly: :crying: ----- I didnt change default location whilst running nougat -----:silly: :crying:
I flashed the c432 oem file, and I have tried to update to b151, b150 and b161 all through the update.app method. to no avail.
I have tried flashing everything manually through adb pushing AND fastboot after using the extractor and everything works EXCEPT the system.img. I am faced with an error telling me it has failed, 'unable to mount /system' - - - This message comes through regardless of what I do and im panicking
PLEASE HELP I AM SO STUCK
thank you in advance for any suppport

What P9 lite you have?

Johnny TDN said:
What P9 lite you have?
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I have the vns-L31 however ive just opened dc unlocker and its showing my model as 21
i can access fastboot and rescue mode as well as twrp although when flashing im faced with the /system error

It is written, on htcmania, using c432oeminfo and b130.
so,
Code bootloader
Twrp meticulus.
Install c432oeminfo.zip, power off
Restart dload c432b130.

Chisetdel31260 said:
It is written, on htcmania, using c432oeminfo and b130.
so,
Code bootloader
Twrp meticulus.
Install c432oeminfo.zip, power off
Restart dload c432b130.
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i will try that, although ill get errors when flashing the zip - not only that but I cant get to meticulus once its flashed - possibly the system error?

Restart, bootloader code,
Twrp Meticulous, went a wipe, xxxx everything except external storage, installs c432oeminfo.zip, dload c432b130.
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=1265458

Chisetdel31260 said:
Restart, bootloader code,
Twrp Meticulous, went a wipe, xxxx everything except external storage, installs c432oeminfo.zip, dload c432b130.
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=1265458
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what do you mean when you say code bootloader? what should i do there? anything im missing?

raihanbam said:
what do you mean when you say code bootloader? what should i do there? anything im missing?
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Yes, I noticed that from time to time, in bootloader mode, it is written unlocked, but as the device bootloop (bug) I believe it too. so
I retype systematically the bootloader code to open.

raihanbam said:
what do you mean when you say code bootloader? what should i do there? anything im missing?
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If you have your bootloader unlocked (if you don,t have it, unlock it) and flash TWRP. After that, flash B130 for your VNS-L31. Done.

Unlock yor Bootloader again. And try flashing again.
Have hade the same problem. My bootloader showed unlocked, but he was not.
Ron

raihanbam said:
what do you mean when you say code bootloader? what should i do there? anything im missing?
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i have followed all of these and notw its stuck on your device is booting.....
i flashed the rom with recovery so now ill try the dload method again, i assume ill have to flash the second zip with recovery?

Chisetdel31260 said:
Restart, bootloader code,
Twrp Meticulous, went a wipe, xxxx everything except external storage, installs c432oeminfo.zip, dload c432b130.
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=1265458
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i am now stuck with your device is booting - cant access fastboot or recovery at all - doesnt show up in adb or fastboot either

raihanbam said:
i am now stuck with your device is booting - cant access fastboot or recovery at all - doesnt show up in adb or fastboot either
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Shut down your device. Press the switch off for 10 secounds.
When the phone is off, swith on and same time with vol + without usb-kabel, and otherwise try it with usb-kabel.
When you stock recovery starts. You can try a factoryreset.
When you Revolution recovery starts flash oem.info again and perform the dload methode with your right MM UPDATE.APP.
Ron

RonPo said:
Shut down your device. Press the switch off for 10 secounds.
When the phone is off, swith on and same time with vol + without usb-kabel, and otherwise try it with usb-kabel.
When you stock recovery starts. You can try a factoryreset.
When you Revolution recovery starts flash oem.info again and perform the dload methode with your right MM UPDATE.APP.
Ron
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no matter what I do I'm stuck with the device is booting screen I even let the battery drain to try that way-I'm so screwed

RonPo said:
Shut down your device. Press the switch off for 10 secounds.
When the phone is off, swith on and same time with vol + without usb-kabel, and otherwise try it with usb-kabel.
When you stock recovery starts. You can try a factoryreset.
When you Revolution recovery starts flash oem.info again and perform the dload methode with your right MM UPDATE.APP.
Ron
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no matter what I do I'm stuck with the device is booting screen I even let the battery drain to try that way-I'm so screwed

RonPo said:
Shut down your device. Press the switch off for 10 secounds.
When the phone is off, swith on and same time with vol + without usb-kabel, and otherwise try it with usb-kabel.
When you stock recovery starts. You can try a factoryreset.
When you Revolution recovery starts flash oem.info again and perform the dload methode with your right MM UPDATE.APP.
Ron
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okay so I got to the erecovery screen, it only gives the option to dl the latest version and fails along with reboot and shutdown - no wipe

raihanbam said:
okay so I got to the erecovery screen, it only gives the option to dl the latest version and fails along with reboot and shutdown - no wipe
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OK. Go to bootloader and flash:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
extract this files with: Huawei Update Extractor from your Original UPDATE.APP
system.img is loading in steps and need much time.
Ron

Hi guys, i have the same problem after doing some ****, flashed stock rom from lineageos 14 and a lot of things that i'm trying now to unbrick my phone... i cant enter to the erecovery with the 3 buttons method, wathever i do, and i dont have any idea on how to unbrick my phone... I hope someone could help me

Really Stuck and Need Help ASAP!!! MLA-L03 Soft Brick

I'm stuck in an infinite eRecovery loop. No matter what I try or what I do I can't get the phone to boot back into the OS. Anyone have any tips or tricks? Huawei is going to do an rma for me but I'm flying out on business for 2 weeks and really need this phone with me. It's an MLA-L03 that is oem unlocked (which is what I'm thinking is causing me the most issues as I can't do the normal button presses to get to certain things but I can't relock it as it says it can't be trusted or whatever)
I did manage to get to a point where I have full access to /data/ but no matter what rom I try to flash it fails with failing to mount /cust/
If I put an update.app it will get to 5% and hang until it fails when I do the button press to force an update. I cannot get to the emui factory reset screen.
PS, yes I know I'm a dumbass, so be gentle lol. I'm really desperate and have nothing to lose at this point so will to try anything.
I did try everything here with no luck (other than getting full access to /data/ lol):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nova-plus/help/help-nova-plus-mla-l03-bricked-t3573234

Im not a pro either but,have you try to recover phone via HiSuite ?
in hisuite,main screen,bottom right tab...

I did try that but it says my phone is not compatible (or something to that effect).

rednekcowboy said:
I did try that but it says my phone is not compatible (or something to that effect).
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sadly,i cant help more...i did not installed that erecovery thing/unlocked or rooted my device so.....
hope someone will join to help you

the erecovery thing is a huwaei emui feature, not something I installed but thanks anyways for the suggestion.

rednekcowboy said:
the erecovery thing is a huwaei emui feature, not something I installed but thanks anyways for the suggestion.
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my bad hehehe...i wanted to say the twrp :silly:

Ok so you'll have to flash firmware with fastboot.
You need to download and install fastboot, firmware finder and huawei extract tool.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 (fastboot), https://forum.xda-developers.com/tools/general/huawei-firmware-finder-team-mt-t3469146 (firmware finder), https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2433454 (huawei extract tool).
So install adb and fastboot, extract firmware finder and huawei extract tool. Open firmware finder hit common base, on model for find enter mla-l03 and download a full ota, form firmware you just downloaded extract update.app. Now open huawei extract tool and load your update.app you've just extracted and extract from there boot.img, recovery.img and system.img by using the right click (extract them on the same folder where is located fastboot, for example I got fastboot installed on local C/adb).
If you have twrp installed boot in fastboot mode by using twrp, if not you can boot in fastboot mode with the phone turned off by pressing volume - while plugging the usb cable.
Open cmd and write cd /adb (between cd and / is space) and hit enter than write fastboot flash boot BOOT.IMG and hit enter, fastboot flash recovery RECOVERY.IMG and hit enter, fastboot flash system SYSTEM.IMG and hit enter, after finally writing the system write fastboot reboot and hit enter and wait till phone reboots.

Thanks, I've done all that already and it did not fix it but will try again once I get home.
mArIuS% said:
Ok so you'll have to flash firmware with fastboot.
You need to download and install fastboot, firmware finder and huawei extract tool.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 (fastboot), https://forum.xda-developers.com/tools/general/huawei-firmware-finder-team-mt-t3469146 (firmware finder), https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2433454 (huawei extract tool).
So install adb and fastboot, extract firmware finder and huawei extract tool. Open firmware finder hit common base, on model for find enter mla-l03 and download a full ota, form firmware you just downloaded extract update.app. Now open huawei extract tool and load your update.app you've just extracted and extract from there boot.img, recovery.img and system.img by using the right click (extract them on the same folder where is located fastboot, for example I got fastboot installed on local C/adb).
If you have twrp installed boot in fastboot mode by using twrp, if not you can boot in fastboot mode with the phone turned off by pressing volume - while plugging the usb cable.
Open cmd and write cd /adb (between cd and / is space) and hit enter than write fastboot flash boot BOOT.IMG and hit enter, fastboot flash recovery RECOVERY.IMG and hit enter, fastboot flash system SYSTEM.IMG and hit enter, after finally writing the system write fastboot reboot and hit enter and wait till phone reboots.
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Really?
I got my phone in the same state and was the only method witch helped me.
Did you successfully flashed boot, recovery and system and still not working? phone get stuck on the huawei logo? After you flash them, boot into recovery and do a factory reset and wipe cache.

yup, everything flashed successfully. I can't get into the recovery to do a factory reset. I have 4 options at my disposal:
1. fastboot
2. Huawei eRecovery
3. TWRP
4. force update where it always fails at 5%
I think the biggest thing that is screwing me is the fact that it's unlocked and I can't relock it. I'm almost 100% positive if I could relock it, I would have no issues with it.

And woh do you boot into twrp? Since you can boot into twrp you must be able to boot in stock recovery. Use huawei multi tool by black team too go into recovery.
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rednekcowboy said:
yup, everything flashed successfully. I can't get into the recovery to do a factory reset. I have 4 options at my disposal:
1. fastboot
2. Huawei eRecovery
3. TWRP
4. force update where it always fails at 5%
I think the biggest thing that is screwing me is the fact that it's unlocked and I can't relock it. I'm almost 100% positive if I could relock it, I would have no issues with it.
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I got the bootloader unlocked too, and it's working via fastboot....
Huawei multi tool have the option to relock the bootloader.

mArIuS% said:
And woh do you boot into twrp? Since you can boot into twrp you must be able to boot in stock recovery. Use huawei multi tool by black team too go into recovery.
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I got the bootloader unlocked too, and it's working via fastboot....
Huawei multi tool have the option to relock the bootloader.
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Thanks I'll try that.
It's weird. I flash TWRP, do what I need to do, then reflash the recovery.img. However it just does a continuous loop to eRecovery when I do that unless I try to force it to update.
I'll try using the fastboot that you linked to and see if that makes a difference. Right now I'm using the minimal adb and fastboot install.
EDIT: Same result when trying to relock the bootloader--device cannot be trusted.
EDIT2: Do you have the cust.img file? None of the firmwares I've downloaded has it in it.

rednekcowboy said:
Thanks I'll try that.
It's weird. I flash TWRP, do what I need to do, then reflash the recovery.img. However it just does a continuous loop to eRecovery when I do that unless I try to force it to update.
I'll try using the fastboot that you linked to and see if that makes a difference. Right now I'm using the minimal adb and fastboot install.
EDIT: Same result when trying to relock the bootloader--device cannot be trusted.
EDIT2: Do you have the cust.img file? None of the firmwares I've downloaded has it in it.
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I have a cust.img but is for can-l01...and won't help you.
Sorry i'm out ideas.

mArIuS% said:
I have a cust.img but is for can-l01...and won't help you.
Sorry i'm out ideas.
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When your device reboots and you get to the warning screen about your device being unlocked, what buttons do you press to get into the normal (ie not eRecovery) recovery where you can do a factory reset? When I have TWRP installed, I have to hold volume + and volume - at the same time to go into TWRP. If I do the same thing after I reflash recovery.img, then it goes straight into the forced update which stalls and fails at 5%. Volume - reboots and goes back to fastboot. Volume + takes me to eRecovery. Doing nothing, the phone reboots and goes to eRocovery on the reboot. Holding down all 3 buttons also goes to the forced update screen.
I'm assuming that I'm missing something super simple and stupid so I'm going to go over everything again, step by step very carefully.

rednekcowboy said:
When your device reboots and you get to the warning screen about your device being unlocked, what buttons do you press to get into the normal (ie not eRecovery) recovery where you can do a factory reset? When I have TWRP installed, I have to hold volume + and volume - at the same time to go into TWRP. If I do the same thing after I reflash recovery.img, then it goes straight into the forced update which stalls and fails at 5%. Volume - reboots and goes back to fastboot. Volume + takes me to eRecovery. Doing nothing, the phone reboots and goes to eRocovery on the reboot.
I'm assuming that I'm missing something super simple and stupid so I'm going to go over everything again, step by step very carefully.
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To enter in normal recovery you have to press and hold at the same time volume - and power button.

mArIuS% said:
To enter in normal recovery you have to press and hold at the same time volume - and power button.
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That just reboots me and then puts me in fastboot unfortunately. I'm going to try loading twrp and removing anything in /dload/ and see if it will boot to normal recovery. Last time I checked there was an update.app file there so maybe it's just bypassing recovery and trying to install that.

rednekcowboy said:
That just reboots me and then puts me in fastboot unfortunately. I'm going to try loading twrp and removing anything in /dload/ and see if it will boot to normal recovery. Last time I checked there was an update.app file there so maybe it's just bypassing recovery and trying to install that.
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Sorry it is volume up + and power button

And that brings me to eRecovery

mArIuS% said:
Sorry it is volume up + and power button
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I'm driving and it's a bit hard to write did you tried another recovery? You can flsh twrp, put the stock recovery on sdcard, boot into twrp and flash recovery from there and reboot phone from twrp into recovery....

No worries, I really appreciate all the help. Now stop texting and driving. Your life is more important than my phone!!

Soft-bricked P9 Lite (VNS-L21)

Good day everyone!
My fellow housemate managed to soft-brick his device and now im trying to think of a fix.
The device used to have Android 7.0 installed (EMUI 5.0). Then he installed TWRP + some custom 6.0 based rom, which resulted in a soft brick.
What i've tried so far:
1. Tried multiple update.app packages (C432B170 and C432B130 SHOULD be the ones i need, since the device is european). Update always fails with message "Incompatibility with current version. Please download the correct package".
2. Extracted BOOT.img, RECOVERY.img, SYSTEM.img and CUST.img and tried flashing them with fastboot. SYSTEM.img fails with message FAILED (remote: sparse flash write failure), CUST.img fails with some error connected with partitions.
3. Tried the downgrade package from Nougat to Marshmallow. Update.app still doesnt work with the same error as mentioned earlier, however, SYSTEM.img flashed via fastboot this time, but with no success, system still only boots in eRecovery and fastboot modes.
4. Tried installing multiple TWRP recoveries, none of them seem to work. Device just wont boot in recovery mode.
Any ideas?
Best regards,
Vlad

shxtov said:
Good day everyone!
My fellow housemate managed to soft-brick his device and now im trying to think of a fix.
The device used to have Android 7.0 installed (EMUI 5.0). Then he installed TWRP + some custom 6.0 based rom, which resulted in a soft brick.
What i've tried so far:
1. Tried multiple update.app packages (C432B170 and C432B130 SHOULD be the ones i need, since the device is european). Update always fails with message "Incompatibility with current version. Please download the correct package".
2. Extracted BOOT.img, RECOVERY.img, SYSTEM.img and CUST.img and tried flashing them with fastboot. SYSTEM.img fails with message FAILED (remote: sparse flash write failure), CUST.img fails with some error connected with partitions.
3. Tried the downgrade package from Nougat to Marshmallow. Update.app still doesnt work with the same error as mentioned earlier, however, SYSTEM.img flashed via fastboot this time, but with no success, system still only boots in eRecovery and fastboot modes.
4. Tried installing multiple TWRP recoveries, none of them seem to work. Device just wont boot in recovery mode.
Any ideas?
Best regards,
Vlad
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I had the exact same problem! And I found a fix. Boot into the dload method of updating ( make sure it will give you an error, so don't have an SD card in ) then when it fails reboot. And as soon as it starts rebooting hold volume up, then it should take you to the stock recovery, then just wipe and it should be working! All the best

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I had the exact same problem! And I found a fix. Boot into the dload method of updating ( make sure it will give you an error, so don't have an SD card in ) then when it fails reboot. And as soon as it starts rebooting hold volume up, then it should take you to the stock recovery, then just wipe and it should be working! All the best
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Booted into Huawei eRecovery and it doesnt give me an option to wipe anything, just "download latest version and recovery" via Wi-Fi, which, unfortunately, fails.

shxtov said:
Booted into Huawei eRecovery and it doesnt give me an option to wipe anything, just "download latest version and recovery" via Wi-Fi, which, unfortunately, fails.
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Okay. Try again. This time go into e recovery, then reboot and the second you touch that reboot button you hold volume up. Also one question. Can u boot into fastboot and ADB recognises your device ?

vdp1nnab said:
Okay. Try again. This time go into e recovery, then reboot and the second you touch that reboot button you hold volume up. Also one question. Can u boot into fastboot and ADB recognises your device ?
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Nope, can't get into recovery, at all. Just keeps rebooting.
Yes, i can get into fastboot mode and fastboot recognizes the device.

shxtov said:
Nope, can't get into recovery, at all. Just keeps rebooting.
Yes, i can get into fastboot mode and fastboot recognizes the device.
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Okay that helps a huge load. What you need to do is flash the nougat ROM again. You need to put the rom files into the root of ADB install location (program files/ Minimal ADB and Fastboot) in zip format. If I'm not mistaken you have update.zip and vnsXXX_Full_data (or something similar).
Then flash the firmware using this command once your connected in fastboot. I'm not sure the command. But I did some googling and can't find a solid answer. I remember doing it but I don't remember the command line.