Unable to boot Xperia Z3 Compact? (Able to boot into fastboot, not recovery, no logo)

Unable to boot Xperia Z3 Compact? (Able to boot into fastboot, not recovery, no logo) - Xperia Z3 Compact General

Messing around with my Z3 compact, which was already rooted and I'm sure the bootloader was already unlocked when I first rooted it. Anyways I tried to install Magisk for testing purposes, now I have a non-functional phone. Now I can't boot into recovery mode (I had TWRP) or into the regular mode.
I can boot into fastboot mode (plug in USB + hold Power & Volume UP --> 3 Vibrations --> Blue LED Notification). I checked using flashtoolx64 and it does detect the phone is in fastboot mode.
However when i try to flash the stock firmware, where I have to restart the phone in flashmode (Power off --> hold Volume Down --> Plug in USB), Windows says there is an error recognizing the device. and when I check device manager, it says the USB Device entry is: Unknown USB Device (Configuration Descriptor Request Failed). Could this be a driver issue?
I couldn't find any other solutions for restoring the system without going into flashmode, because it looks like i can't even get that working. I would appreciate any solutions that utilize fastboot mode, since that is the only mode I can get into with the computer recognizing it.
-Edit 1-
Silly me, it turns out I was able to get into flashmode afterall (Power Off > Volume Down > Plug in USB).
After double checking and re-installing the Sony Xperia USB drivers, I thought the phone was done. I tried plugging in the phone using the back USB ports instead of the front and voila flashtools can push the stock firmware. My guess is that the "Configuration Descriptor Request" error I saw in the Device Manager was because I was using the front USB ports on my PC.
-Edit 2-
Apologies, clicked on the wrong forum when it should have been posted in the troubleshooting forum. This thread can be closed/deleted since I figured out what's wrong (see edit 1)

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[Q] Galaxy S-5360 No Download Mode, but Recovery Mode Works

I am new to posting, but I have followed XDA for a long time and used it to install custom ROM's on other phones. However, I now have a problem with my wife's Samsung Galaxy GT-S5360L. I have searched for hours, but can not find a solution.
The phone is stuck in a boot loop. I can enter stock recovery mode. When I try to perform a factory reset, I get the following message:
E:format folume: rfs format failed on /dev/stl11
formatting /cache
Data wipe complete
After wiping the cache partition, the phone continues to be stuck in the same boot loop after reboot (Samsung logo appears on screen, followed by animation, back to Samsung logo).
The phone will not enter into download mode. When I press power+volume down+home, I see a white screen, followed by a black sreen, followed by another white screen. the suggested method of removing the battery, SIM, and SD card, and plugging into the computer while holding both volume buttons does not work. Odin will not recognize that the phone is connected.
I tried to connect the phone to two different computers. One runs Linux mint with Windows XP on a VM. This computer has always worked for flashing ROM's to other phones. Odin would not recognize the phone, and I received messages that the device was not properly installed.
I then tried to connect the phone to another computer with Windows Vista. This PC has Kies installed and Samsung drivers. Kies would not connect to the phone, and I also received messages that the device was not properly installed. Odin would not recognize the phone. I should note that the phone has interfaced with this computer sucessfully before.
This phone has never had a custom recovery or ROMs installed. It only has the original stock ROM. Is the phone's hardware defective, or can it somehow be fixed? Please post any links to threads that I may have missed. Thanks.

Download mode is only effected by a change in bootloader normally by Flashing incompatible firmware or a hardware fault
For flashing via odin kies is not required - its useless as it's not compaitable with the galaxy y for this purpose
You just need the Samsung USB drivers available from my firmware thread (links in signature)
It maybe possible to still flash the device
Once USB drivers installed
Enter download mode
Connect USB to pc
When the white screen appears push Vol up
Wait a few seconds
Open odin
Put the 3 firmware files in their places & flash
If it doesn't flash you will either need to flash a new bootloader via a jtag (repair shop) Or replace the motherboard - either way unless you can get it done very cheap it's more economical to buy a new phone

Thank you marcussmith2626 for your sound advice. The phone is working again. I will share the problems I solved in order to flash the stock ROM. Hopefully this will help anyone else that may have a similar problem.
The Samsung USB drivers had been previously installed on my PC running windows vista. I installed the drivers so that I did not have to use the bloated Kies software. However, when I tried to connect the corrupted phone to the PC via USB, it was not recognized, even though the correct drivers were installed. Below is the procedure I had to follow in order to connect the phone:
1. I connected the phone to the computer via USB. The phone had the battery installed and was powered off. After connecting to the computer, the phone started charging (battery icon on screen). Connecting in download mode at this point did not work. The phone must be powered off.
2. When the "found new hardware" notification box appeared, I had to make a note of each device that had been discovered.
3. I then had to open Device Manager from the control panel and find each device (the name in Device Manager matched the name in the new hardware notification).
4. I right clicked on each unknown device and selected "update driver software"
5. In the next menu, I selected "Browse my computer for driver software"
6. In the following menu, I selected "Let me pick from a list of drivers on my computer"
7. This brought up a list currently installed drivers. I selected the Samsung phone driver.
8. The driver then installed for the selected device..
9. Steps 2 through 9 were repeated for each new device discovered by Windows (each device listed in the "found new hardware" dialog).
10. I started the phone in boot mode (power+home+volume down, phone still connected to PC). I saw only a white screen. However, when I pressed the volume up button, the phone connected to the PC. Odin recoginized the phone and the stock ROM was flashed.
So, even if you only see a white screen, download mode can still be active. In my case, the drivers on the PC were not working correctly, probably due to the corruption of the original stock ROM. The drivers can only be added on my PC using the above method. The option to choose from a list of currently installed drivers was not available from the found new hardware wizzard.
Also, I will also say for reference that in the USA, the stock ROM from Brazil is the one that should be used so that the phone broadcasts on the proper GSM frequencies.

System does not mount and i need to extract files by ADB

hi
While working with the device, it reset without prior warning, and since it trying to start and when the Google logo disappears and the animation stage arrives, 3 seconds later it turns himself off.
I entered into the Recovery mode and cleaned Cash - did not help
I thought to take out the battery in case something might be stuck in my memory but I still have not done it because when I dismantled the small panel (on the part of the camera) I accidentally turned on the device and it showed me that it upgrades the apps, which was a good sign for me so I closed the panel and waited for it to finish The 147 applications. At the end he turned himself off
I did not proceed with the matter of dismantling the battery.
I have the default recovery, I did not install recovery applications that expand the possibilities in the recovery mode.
and i don't remember if i turned on the USB debugging.
I decided to transfer the files (pic's, whtsapp) by ADB befor i try the factory reset
but I get sideload instead of recovery
C: \ adb> adb devices
List of devices attached
R ********** sideload (I changed the stereo to asterisks)
and every command I try to run I get
error: closed
Does anyone have an idea of how to copy files or repair the system ?
thanks

You should be able to bring it to fastboot mode by powering it off, then holding Power, Volume up an Volume down until the robot appears.
From there you should see the device with "fastboot devices". You might need to install some drivers at that point.
When in fastboot you should be able to start TWRP with "fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1-0-manta.img". When in TWRP you can see /sdcard in Windows or you can start Advanced > File Manager and copy your data to a USB stick.

thanks bornheim2
i succeeded to load the TWRP
but when i unplug the USB for plugin the OTG the screen start blinking and the devices turned off.
i have charge the device all night
so my guess is that my battery is bad.
can i use usb a male to usb a male adapter
or Hittime smart 3 in 1 Micro USB OTG/Sync/Charging cable
( i can't put links )
to connect the device with OTG to the computer for power and for transfer data to the computer ?
thanks

[email protected] said:
i succeeded to load the TWRP
but when i unplug the USB for plugin the OTG the screen start blinking and the devices turned off.
i have charge the device all night so my guess is that my battery is bad.
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You should see the device in Windows when TWRP is running (and the device is charged by the PC). That should be enough to save your files.

i don't see it on windows (computer)

[email protected] said:
i don't see it on windows (computer)
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That might be a driver problem. Do you see it in Device Manager on Windows? Probably with a yellow triangle?

it's good in the devices manager "Android Bootloader Interface"

but after the TWRP it upload, the devices no longer appears in the device manager
and the screen is still blinking

when i run the "fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1-0-manta.img"
it turn in the device manager to "Android ADB recovery interface" and after 1 sec is disconnect

All In One Lenovo Zuk Z2 Plus Hard Brick Recovery Guide and Deep Flash Cable Making P

This Procedure Can Also Be Used To Flash Stock Rom And To Regain Warranty
Scenarios-
1.You Somehow relocked your bootloader while on custom rom
2.Your phone flashes the zuk logo and then screen goes blank with led blinking and you cant see the options to go to fastboot or other modes
3.Your Phone Shows port 9008 or 900e while connected to PC
3.You want to regain your warranty
4.You just want to go back to stock rom
This Guide Is for All of the Above Sceneriaos
Following this guide will revert your phone back to stock ROM nougat while deleting your user data and relocking your bootloader
WARNING
If your device is already bricked and if it goes worse than I am not responsible for it. Do at your own risk.
Prerequisites-
A)Downloads and Drivers
1.ZUK USB Driver https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120716994
2.QPST tool https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298940270
3.Mi Flash tool(Download Latest Version) http://xiaomiflashtool.com/category/download
4.ADB and fastboot Drivers https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862712103
5.Minimal ADB and Fastboot https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
6.Qualcomm QHSUSB driver https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298940267
B)QPST ROM
1.Indian Version Nougat http://www.mediafire.com/file/f86cs...SER_Q01080.2_N_ZUI_2.5.104_ST_170418_QPST.zip
2.Chinese Version Nougat
http://s.bs.zui.com/DGDc
Extract these rom to preferably a new folder in the root of c drive
STEPS
INSTALL ALL TOOLS AND DRIVERS GIVEN ABOVE
A)If phone is running fine
1.Enable USB Debugging on your Device and give permission to any prompts
2.Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot and put the following command
adb reboot edl
OR
Put the phone in fastboot mode, Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot and put the following command
fastboot reboot edl
3.Close Window
4.Open Mi Flash Tool
5.Click "select" button on the upper left and browse to the directory where you extracted your stock rom and click refresh on the right COM port shall appear below
6.Click Flash
7.DONT REMOVE OR DISCONNECT THE USB CABLE FLASHING WILL TAKE SOME TIME
8.After success is shown press the power button for sometime until the phone vibrates first boot will take some time
9.Tada! You are back to stock rom along with your WARRANTY!(If Mi flash doesnt work use QFIL as per given in the steps 1 to 4 given below)
B)If phone doesnt bootup
1. Restart your PC and open QFILClick
2. Select "Flat Build" and "Browse". Now navigate to the extracted ROM/Firmware, and select prog_emmc_firehose_8996_ddr.elf.
3.Select the "load xml" button. This will appear a new explorer. One of them will be needed to navigate to the file
rawprogram0.xml the second one will ask for patch0.xml
4.Turn your phone off. Now press and hold the volume + button, while pressing the power button for 0.5 seconds and plug in the
USB cable in the same moment. If it was successful your phone should appear at QPST/QFIL and you are able to press the
download button. Press the download process and wait to finish.
If it fails, In QFIL Change
"Device Type" to eMMC
"Validation Mode" to 0-No validation
"Reset after Download" no needed to tick (optional)
5.If your phone is not detected in the QFIL or it shows up as port 900E then there are 2 ways to get to 9008 mode
I)
a.Unplug your phone from the computer.
b. Press and hold the POWER button until your phone restarting 3-5 times.
c. After the 3rd times (or more), you will see the notification LED goes off in the middle of boot process, and at that time, quick
press VOLUME + button and release the POWER button but keep the VOLUME + button pressed.
d. Your phone will be at POWER OFF status.
e. After your phone is completely off, press and hold the VOLUME +, then press POWER button and connect your USB at the
same time.
f. Your computer will showing a notification about a new port.
g. If you succeed, you will see Diagnostic Port 9008 at QFIL software
II)
Right click on my computer and select MANAGE, then select Device Manager
See if your device is connected as Diagnostic Port 900E
If it is shown as “QHSUSB_BULK” under Other Device
a. Right-click on QHSUSB_BULK and choose “Update Driver Software“
b. Now click on the Browse button and locate the extracted Qualcomm QDLoader drivers.
c. The installation process shall take place immediately and a system notification will appear. Just choose “Install this driver software anyway“.
d.Click the Close button and check back at Device Manager window. You will now see “Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM10)” under Ports (COM & LPT) section.
6. Flash your phone using QFIL software once phone connects in 9008 mode and then reboot.
(Alternatively you can also use the Mi Flash Tool once the phone is in 9008 port)
7.Tada! You have successfully unbricked your phone and regained your WARRANTY!
Update: For saving your user data if your phone gets bricked by bootloader getting locked ONLY follow the below guide
How To-
1. How to switch it off
-firstly this is happening because you have locked you're bootloader
- You have black screen and led on so just hold power button then Zuk logo will be flash after that you will get black screen again and again the phone was preparing to reboot but before that the led will get turn off immediately release power button
- You have it Your phone is switched off
(Let it reboot once after that don't leave the power button and after that led will get off for small time this is the time you have to remove finger from power button this is tricky )
2. Going to Bootloader
-Firstly connect the USB to laptop
-after you have switched off your phone press volume up and down together and with holding buttons connect the phone to USB and you will see the fastboot mode
3. Unlock your phone
-Remember the unlock bootloader file in your email re download it and unlock your bootloader again(no need to redownload if you already have it the file is permanent)
- after unlocking phone you will see phone rebooted press power button reboot press volume the volume button and go to reboot option
- go to fastboot and flash the TWRP and you will see that your data on internal storage is present so flash any ROM and you will see your data
Update: Deep flash using Deep Flash Cable And Procedure to make a deep flash cable
Cut the outer rubber and metal covering of usb cable.
Strip a small portion of the black and green wires carefully preferably using a needle to avoid the copper wires to be torn.
Then plug the usb jack into the pc and phone and keep mi flash tool open.
Then touch both the wires(shortcircuit the green and black) using a needle or blunt edge of knief for about 4-5 sec and then remove.
The phone must be in 9008 mode now with COM port open in miflash tool
Now Flash To Your Hearts Content!
After flashing carefully cover the cut portion by putting the rubber casing first and then covering with electrical tape.
So be careful not to tear anything you just need to precisely cut the covering (around 0.5 cm) in the shape of a ring
Happy Flashing!

I think someone has made this guide already.

I see.
well i have a similar issue that i am stuck at 9008 port that is edl but, i can flash rom via Qfil and Mi Flash toll but i cant boot onto it=
I cant get out of edl mode lol. stuck at it.

I deleted some files from qpst rom for intentionally hard bricking my phone and heres another fix.
Cut the outer plastic and metal covering of usb cable.
Strip a small portion of the black and green wires carefully preferably using a needle to avoid the copper wires to be torn.
Then plug the usb jack into the pc and phone and keep mi flash tool open.
Then touch both the wires(shortcircuit the green and black) using a needle or blunt edge of knief for about 4-5 sec and then remove.
The phone must be in 9008 mode now with COM port open in miflash tool
Now Flash To Your Hearts Content!
Happy Flashing!

AstroBiswas said:
Prerequisites-
A)Downloads and Drivers
1.ZUK USB Driver https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120716994 - not last edition, latest is v1.0.8
2.QPST tool https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298940270 - not last edition, latest is 2.7.460 (fix "sahara" error)
3.Mi Flash tool(Download Latest Version) http://xiaomiflashtool.com/category/download - not needed
4.ADB and fastboot Drivers https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862712103
5.Minimal ADB and Fastboot https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 - not needed (if you use the previous paragraph).
6.Qualcomm QHSUSB driver https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298940267
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Not_James_Bond said:
I think someone has made this guide already.
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Of course!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le...-to-recover-hard-bricked-zuk-z2-plus-t3576007

Not even coming up as 900E
AstroBiswas said:
This Procedure Can Also Be Used To Flash Stock Rom And To Regain Warranty
Scenarios-
1.You Somehow relocked your bootloader while on custom rom
2.Your phone flashes the zuk logo and then screen goes blank with led blinking and you cant see the options to go to fastboot or other modes
3.Your Phone Shows port 9008 or 900e while connected to PC
3.You want to regain your warranty
4.You just want to go back to stock rom
This Guide Is for All of the Above Sceneriaos
Following this guide will revert your phone back to stock ROM nougat while deleting your user data and relocking your bootloader
WARNING
If your device is already bricked and if it goes worse than I am not responsible for it. Do at your own risk.
Prerequisites-
A)Downloads and Drivers
1.ZUK USB Driver https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120716994
2.QPST tool https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298940270
3.Mi Flash tool(Download Latest Version) http://xiaomiflashtool.com/category/download
4.ADB and fastboot Drivers https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862712103
5.Minimal ADB and Fastboot https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
6.Qualcomm QHSUSB driver https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298940267
B)QPST ROM
1.Indian Version Nougat http://www.mediafire.com/file/f86cs...SER_Q01080.2_N_ZUI_2.5.104_ST_170418_QPST.zip
2.Chinese Version Nougat
http://s.bs.zui.com/DGDc
Extract these rom to preferably a new folder in the root of c drive
STEPS
INSTALL ALL TOOLS AND DRIVERS GIVEN ABOVE
A)If phone is running fine
1.Enable USB Debugging on your Device and give permission to any prompts
2.Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot and put the following command
adb reboot edl
OR
Put the phone in fastboot mode, Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot and put the following command
fastboot reboot edl
3.Close Window
4.Open Mi Flash Tool
5.Click "select" button on the upper left and browse to the directory where you extracted your stock rom and click refresh on the right COM port shall appear below
6.Click Flash
7.DONT REMOVE OR DISCONNECT THE USB CABLE FLASHING WILL TAKE SOME TIME
8.After success is shown press the power button for sometime until the phone vibrates first boot will take some time
9.Tada! You are back to stock rom along with your WARRANTY!(If Mi flash doesnt work use QFIL as per given in the steps 1 to 4 given below)
B)If phone doesnt bootup
1. Restart your PC and open QFILClick
2. Select "Flat Build" and "Browse". Now navigate to the extracted ROM/Firmware, and select prog_emmc_firehose_8996_ddr.elf.
3.Select the "load xml" button. This will appear a new explorer. One of them will be needed to navigate to the file
rawprogram0.xml the second one will ask for patch0.xml
4.Turn your phone off. Now press and hold the volume + button, while pressing the power button for 0.5 seconds and plug in the
USB cable in the same moment. If it was successful your phone should appear at QPST/QFIL and you are able to press the
download button. Press the download process and wait to finish.
If it fails, In QFIL Change
"Device Type" to eMMC
"Validation Mode" to 0-No validation
"Reset after Download" no needed to tick (optional)
5.If your phone is not detected in the QFIL or it shows up as port 900E then there are 2 ways to get to 9008 mode
I)
a.Unplug your phone from the computer.
b. Press and hold the POWER button until your phone restarting 3-5 times.
c. After the 3rd times (or more), you will see the notification LED goes off in the middle of boot process, and at that time, quick
press VOLUME + button and release the POWER button but keep the VOLUME + button pressed.
d. Your phone will be at POWER OFF status.
e. After your phone is completely off, press and hold the VOLUME +, then press POWER button and connect your USB at the
same time.
f. Your computer will showing a notification about a new port.
g. If you succeed, you will see Diagnostic Port 9008 at QFIL software
II)
Right click on my computer and select MANAGE, then select Device Manager
See if your device is connected as Diagnostic Port 900E
If it is shown as “QHSUSB_BULK” under Other Device
a. Right-click on QHSUSB_BULK and choose “Update Driver Software“
b. Now click on the Browse button and locate the extracted Qualcomm QDLoader drivers.
c. The installation process shall take place immediately and a system notification will appear. Just choose “Install this driver software anyway“.
d.Click the Close button and check back at Device Manager window. You will now see “Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM10)” under Ports (COM & LPT) section.
6. Flash your phone using QFIL software once phone connects in 9008 mode and then reboot.
(Alternatively you can also use the Mi Flash Tool once the phone is in 9008 port)
7.Tada! You have successfully unbricked your phone and regained your WARRANTY!
Update: For saving your user data if your phone gets bricked by bootloader getting locked ONLY follow the below guide
How To-
1. How to switch it off
-firstly this is happening because you have locked you're bootloader
- You have black screen and led on so just hold power button then Zuk logo will be flash after that you will get black screen again and again the phone was preparing to reboot but before that the led will get turn off immediately release power button
- You have it Your phone is switched off
(Let it reboot once after that don't leave the power button and after that led will get off for small time this is the time you have to remove finger from power button this is tricky )
2. Going to Bootloader
-Firstly connect the USB to laptop
-after you have switched off your phone press volume up and down together and with holding buttons connect the phone to USB and you will see the fastboot mode
3. Unlock your phone
-Remember the unlock bootloader file in your email re download it and unlock your bootloader again(no need to redownload if you already have it the file is permanent)
- after unlocking phone you will see phone rebooted press power button reboot press volume the volume button and go to reboot option
- go to fastboot and flash the TWRP and you will see that your data on internal storage is present so flash any ROM and you will see your data
Update: Deep flash using Deep Flash Cable And Procedure to make a deep flash cable
Cut the outer rubber and metal covering of usb cable.
Strip a small portion of the black and green wires carefully preferably using a needle to avoid the copper wires to be torn.
Then plug the usb jack into the pc and phone and keep mi flash tool open.
Then touch both the wires(shortcircuit the green and black) using a needle or blunt edge of knief for about 4-5 sec and then remove.
The phone must be in 9008 mode now with COM port open in miflash tool
Now Flash To Your Hearts Content!
After flashing carefully cover the cut portion by putting the rubber casing first and then covering with electrical tape.
So be careful not to tear anything you just need to precisely cut the covering (around 0.5 cm) in the shape of a ring
Happy Flashing!
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My hard brick z2 is not even coming up as 900E. Basically computer doesn't detect and no changes in device manager either. Please confirm what to do.
I have tried pressing buttons told by many others and in various other forums. It doesn't work. Does deep flash cable method work even if the phone is not detecting in 900E mode?

You have to boot in proper edl mode...for edl mode hold volume up button 15 second and immediately click power button for .5 sec and attach data cable to phone which is connected to pc and & immediately prees again power button. all while procees alway hold volume up button....

Zuk Z2 Pro Stuck in EDL HS-USB 9008 Port and automatically connecting and disconnect
Hi,
My Zuk Z2 Pro is stuck in EDL 9008 Port. Phone is totally bricked and no sound, no light, no vibration. When i connect with the computer, phone is connecting on HS USB 9008 port and get disconnected after 20-22 seconds and again automatically connected with in half second time.
I am facing this issue after flashing a ZUI 1.9 by using a QPAST/QFIL application. I think i have made stupid mistake by flashing a phone with "ERASE ALL BEFORE DOWNLOAD" option.
I have tried every scenario to get stable this 9008 port but no luck. Since last 5 days i am studying forums and applying every kind of solution but same result.
I am writing this post with high expectations and hope someone will take notice and help me to get rid of this problem.
I can pay through paypal if someone wants to provide professional services to resolve this matter
I will appreciate if someone have any idea and can help me. Thanks

Can someine please help me with this weird situation? Device got disconnected while flashing via qfil. Now no zuk logo nothing. Phone vibrates every 30 sec that's it. Wont even gets recognized by my laptop(no 9008 or 900e port!)

SilenT__ShadoW said:
Can someine please help me with this weird situation? Device got disconnected while flashing via qfil. Now no zuk logo nothing. Phone vibrates every 30 sec that's it. Wont even gets recognized by my laptop(no 9008 or 900e port!)
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You need to use the deep flash guide which involved cutting and sorting the cable , procedure given in last part of OP

AstroBiswas said:
You need to use the deep flash guide which involved cutting and sorting the cable , procedure given in last part of OP
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I've tired that also. Connecting phone to pc while green and black wires attached together and detaching them after 5 sec. That also did nothing. However i connect my phone to my pc it just vibrates and blinks led every 30 sec till i remove battery!

SilenT__ShadoW said:
I've tired that also. Connecting phone to pc while green and black wires attached together and detaching them after 5 sec. That also did nothing. However i connect my phone to my pc it just vibrates and blinks led every 30 sec till i remove battery!
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You need to completely poweoff the phone (difficult in hard brick actually) before this procedure i have forgotten the way to do it, was given on zuk.eu i think, dont worry it may take time but these days hard bricks is repairable too.

AstroBiswas said:
You need to completely poweoff the phone (difficult in hard brick actually) before this procedure i have forgotten the way to do it, was given on zuk.eu i think, dont worry it may take time but these days hard bricks is repairable too.
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Isn't removing battery connection means powering off the device???

SilenT__ShadoW said:
Isn't removing battery connection means powering off the device???
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Yes!

AstroBiswas said:
Yes!
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I'm doing the same.... Removing battery connection every time to switch off.

SilenT__ShadoW said:
I'm doing the same.... Removing battery connection every time to switch off.
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Thats strange keep trying, perfect timing matters

AstroBiswas said:
Thats strange keep trying, perfect timing matters
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What do you mean by perfect timing?!?
Never mind. Got my laptop to recognise it and flashed successfully.
Don't know what made it to change its mind!?
What happened?
- was trying to flash and cable got disconnected by accident.
- my phone started to vibrate and blink at the same time for every 30 sec(no zuk logo nothing) and can't seems to be stopped.
- laptop doesn't seems to recognise when device gets connected (no 900e or 9008 port shows up at device manager)
What I did?
- Reinstalled my windows (no problem for me as I only keep system files on partition c)
- Disabled driver verification (windows 10 thing)
- Installed zuk driver, adb , mi tools inside partition c(all inside a folder called zuk)
- used cable that came with phone instead of 3rd party to deep flash

AstroBiswas said:
This Procedure Can Also Be Used To Flash Stock Rom And To Regain Warranty
Scenarios-
1.You Somehow relocked your bootloader while on custom rom
2.Your phone flashes the zuk logo and then screen goes blank with led blinking and you cant see the options to go to fastboot or other modes
3.Your Phone Shows port 9008 or 900e while connected to PC
3.You want to regain your warranty
4.You just want to go back to stock rom
This Guide Is for All of the Above Sceneriaos
Following this guide will revert your phone back to stock ROM nougat while deleting your user data and relocking your bootloader
WARNING
If your device is already bricked and if it goes worse than I am not responsible for it. Do at your own risk.
Prerequisites-
A)Downloads and Drivers
1.ZUK USB Driver https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120716994
2.QPST tool https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298940270
3.Mi Flash tool(Download Latest Version) http://xiaomiflashtool.com/category/download
4.ADB and fastboot Drivers https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862712103
5.Minimal ADB and Fastboot https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
6.Qualcomm QHSUSB driver https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298940267
B)QPST ROM
1.Indian Version Nougat http://www.mediafire.com/file/f86cs...SER_Q01080.2_N_ZUI_2.5.104_ST_170418_QPST.zip
2.Chinese Version Nougat
http://s.bs.zui.com/DGDc
Extract these rom to preferably a new folder in the root of c drive
STEPS
INSTALL ALL TOOLS AND DRIVERS GIVEN ABOVE
A)If phone is running fine
1.Enable USB Debugging on your Device and give permission to any prompts
2.Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot and put the following command
adb reboot edl
OR
Put the phone in fastboot mode, Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot and put the following command
fastboot reboot edl
3.Close Window
4.Open Mi Flash Tool
5.Click "select" button on the upper left and browse to the directory where you extracted your stock rom and click refresh on the right COM port shall appear below
6.Click Flash
7.DONT REMOVE OR DISCONNECT THE USB CABLE FLASHING WILL TAKE SOME TIME
8.After success is shown press the power button for sometime until the phone vibrates first boot will take some time
9.Tada! You are back to stock rom along with your WARRANTY!(If Mi flash doesnt work use QFIL as per given in the steps 1 to 4 given below)
B)If phone doesnt bootup
1. Restart your PC and open QFILClick
2. Select "Flat Build" and "Browse". Now navigate to the extracted ROM/Firmware, and select prog_emmc_firehose_8996_ddr.elf.
3.Select the "load xml" button. This will appear a new explorer. One of them will be needed to navigate to the file
rawprogram0.xml the second one will ask for patch0.xml
4.Turn your phone off. Now press and hold the volume + button, while pressing the power button for 0.5 seconds and plug in the
USB cable in the same moment. If it was successful your phone should appear at QPST/QFIL and you are able to press the
download button. Press the download process and wait to finish.
If it fails, In QFIL Change
"Device Type" to eMMC
"Validation Mode" to 0-No validation
"Reset after Download" no needed to tick (optional)
5.If your phone is not detected in the QFIL or it shows up as port 900E then there are 2 ways to get to 9008 mode
I)
a.Unplug your phone from the computer.
b. Press and hold the POWER button until your phone restarting 3-5 times.
c. After the 3rd times (or more), you will see the notification LED goes off in the middle of boot process, and at that time, quick
press VOLUME + button and release the POWER button but keep the VOLUME + button pressed.
d. Your phone will be at POWER OFF status.
e. After your phone is completely off, press and hold the VOLUME +, then press POWER button and connect your USB at the
same time.
f. Your computer will showing a notification about a new port.
g. If you succeed, you will see Diagnostic Port 9008 at QFIL software
II)
Right click on my computer and select MANAGE, then select Device Manager
See if your device is connected as Diagnostic Port 900E
If it is shown as “QHSUSB_BULK” under Other Device
a. Right-click on QHSUSB_BULK and choose “Update Driver Software“
b. Now click on the Browse button and locate the extracted Qualcomm QDLoader drivers.
c. The installation process shall take place immediately and a system notification will appear. Just choose “Install this driver software anyway“.
d.Click the Close button and check back at Device Manager window. You will now see “Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM10)” under Ports (COM & LPT) section.
6. Flash your phone using QFIL software once phone connects in 9008 mode and then reboot.
(Alternatively you can also use the Mi Flash Tool once the phone is in 9008 port)
7.Tada! You have successfully unbricked your phone and regained your WARRANTY!
Update: For saving your user data if your phone gets bricked by bootloader getting locked ONLY follow the below guide
How To-
1. How to switch it off
-firstly this is happening because you have locked you're bootloader
- You have black screen and led on so just hold power button then Zuk logo will be flash after that you will get black screen again and again the phone was preparing to reboot but before that the led will get turn off immediately release power button
- You have it Your phone is switched off
(Let it reboot once after that don't leave the power button and after that led will get off for small time this is the time you have to remove finger from power button this is tricky )
2. Going to Bootloader
-Firstly connect the USB to laptop
-after you have switched off your phone press volume up and down together and with holding buttons connect the phone to USB and you will see the fastboot mode
3. Unlock your phone
-Remember the unlock bootloader file in your email re download it and unlock your bootloader again(no need to redownload if you already have it the file is permanent)
- after unlocking phone you will see phone rebooted press power button reboot press volume the volume button and go to reboot option
- go to fastboot and flash the TWRP and you will see that your data on internal storage is present so flash any ROM and you will see your data
Update: Deep flash using Deep Flash Cable And Procedure to make a deep flash cable
Cut the outer rubber and metal covering of usb cable.
Strip a small portion of the black and green wires carefully preferably using a needle to avoid the copper wires to be torn.
Then plug the usb jack into the pc and phone and keep mi flash tool open.
Then touch both the wires(shortcircuit the green and black) using a needle or blunt edge of knief for about 4-5 sec and then remove.
The phone must be in 9008 mode now with COM port open in miflash tool
Now Flash To Your Hearts Content!
After flashing carefully cover the cut portion by putting the rubber casing first and then covering with electrical tape.
So be careful not to tear anything you just need to precisely cut the covering (around 0.5 cm) in the shape of a ring
Happy Flashing!
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Okay fine, somebody suggested me to flash stock ROM via qpst method, because I was having battery issues, the flashing process stopped, and I forgot to untick clean all and lock, this left my phone with a screen saying, 'unable to boot'. PC is not detecting my device now, but earlier I unlocked bootloader and flashed tw recovery, but I wasn't able to boot to it, and on qpst, my phone is detected as Diagnostic Port 900E.

AstroBiswas said:
This Procedure Can Also Be Used To Flash Stock Rom And To Regain Warranty
Scenarios-
1.You Somehow relocked your bootloader while on custom rom
2.Your phone flashes the zuk logo and then screen goes blank with led blinking and you cant see the options to go to fastboot or other modes
3.Your Phone Shows port 9008 or 900e while connected to PC
3.You want to regain your warranty
4.You just want to go back to stock rom
This Guide Is for All of the Above Sceneriaos
Following this guide will revert your phone back to stock ROM nougat while deleting your user data and relocking your bootloader
WARNING
If your device is already bricked and if it goes worse than I am not responsible for it. Do at your own risk.
Prerequisites-
A)Downloads and Drivers
1.ZUK USB Driver https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120716994
2.QPST tool https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298940270
3.Mi Flash tool(Download Latest Version) http://xiaomiflashtool.com/category/download
4.ADB and fastboot Drivers https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862712103
5.Minimal ADB and Fastboot https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
6.Qualcomm QHSUSB driver https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298940267
B)QPST ROM
1.Indian Version Nougat http://www.mediafire.com/file/f86cs...SER_Q01080.2_N_ZUI_2.5.104_ST_170418_QPST.zip
2.Chinese Version Nougat
http://s.bs.zui.com/DGDc
Extract these rom to preferably a new folder in the root of c drive
STEPS
INSTALL ALL TOOLS AND DRIVERS GIVEN ABOVE
A)If phone is running fine
1.Enable USB Debugging on your Device and give permission to any prompts
2.Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot and put the following command
adb reboot edl
OR
Put the phone in fastboot mode, Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot and put the following command
fastboot reboot edl
3.Close Window
4.Open Mi Flash Tool
5.Click "select" button on the upper left and browse to the directory where you extracted your stock rom and click refresh on the right COM port shall appear below
6.Click Flash
7.DONT REMOVE OR DISCONNECT THE USB CABLE FLASHING WILL TAKE SOME TIME
8.After success is shown press the power button for sometime until the phone vibrates first boot will take some time
9.Tada! You are back to stock rom along with your WARRANTY!(If Mi flash doesnt work use QFIL as per given in the steps 1 to 4 given below)
B)If phone doesnt bootup
1. Restart your PC and open QFILClick
2. Select "Flat Build" and "Browse". Now navigate to the extracted ROM/Firmware, and select prog_emmc_firehose_8996_ddr.elf.
3.Select the "load xml" button. This will appear a new explorer. One of them will be needed to navigate to the file
rawprogram0.xml the second one will ask for patch0.xml
4.Turn your phone off. Now press and hold the volume + button, while pressing the power button for 0.5 seconds and plug in the
USB cable in the same moment. If it was successful your phone should appear at QPST/QFIL and you are able to press the
download button. Press the download process and wait to finish.
If it fails, In QFIL Change
"Device Type" to eMMC
"Validation Mode" to 0-No validation
"Reset after Download" no needed to tick (optional)
5.If your phone is not detected in the QFIL or it shows up as port 900E then there are 2 ways to get to 9008 mode
I)
a.Unplug your phone from the computer.
b. Press and hold the POWER button until your phone restarting 3-5 times.
c. After the 3rd times (or more), you will see the notification LED goes off in the middle of boot process, and at that time, quick
press VOLUME + button and release the POWER button but keep the VOLUME + button pressed.
d. Your phone will be at POWER OFF status.
e. After your phone is completely off, press and hold the VOLUME +, then press POWER button and connect your USB at the
same time.
f. Your computer will showing a notification about a new port.
g. If you succeed, you will see Diagnostic Port 9008 at QFIL software
II)
Right click on my computer and select MANAGE, then select Device Manager
See if your device is connected as Diagnostic Port 900E
If it is shown as “QHSUSB_BULK” under Other Device
a. Right-click on QHSUSB_BULK and choose “Update Driver Software“
b. Now click on the Browse button and locate the extracted Qualcomm QDLoader drivers.
c. The installation process shall take place immediately and a system notification will appear. Just choose “Install this driver software anyway“.
d.Click the Close button and check back at Device Manager window. You will now see “Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM10)” under Ports (COM & LPT) section.
6. Flash your phone using QFIL software once phone connects in 9008 mode and then reboot.
(Alternatively you can also use the Mi Flash Tool once the phone is in 9008 port)
7.Tada! You have successfully unbricked your phone and regained your WARRANTY!
Update: For saving your user data if your phone gets bricked by bootloader getting locked ONLY follow the below guide
How To-
1. How to switch it off
-firstly this is happening because you have locked you're bootloader
- You have black screen and led on so just hold power button then Zuk logo will be flash after that you will get black screen again and again the phone was preparing to reboot but before that the led will get turn off immediately release power button
- You have it Your phone is switched off
(Let it reboot once after that don't leave the power button and after that led will get off for small time this is the time you have to remove finger from power button this is tricky )
2. Going to Bootloader
-Firstly connect the USB to laptop
-after you have switched off your phone press volume up and down together and with holding buttons connect the phone to USB and you will see the fastboot mode
3. Unlock your phone
-Remember the unlock bootloader file in your email re download it and unlock your bootloader again(no need to redownload if you already have it the file is permanent)
- after unlocking phone you will see phone rebooted press power button reboot press volume the volume button and go to reboot option
- go to fastboot and flash the TWRP and you will see that your data on internal storage is present so flash any ROM and you will see your data
Update: Deep flash using Deep Flash Cable And Procedure to make a deep flash cable
Cut the outer rubber and metal covering of usb cable.
Strip a small portion of the black and green wires carefully preferably using a needle to avoid the copper wires to be torn.
Then plug the usb jack into the pc and phone and keep mi flash tool open.
Then touch both the wires(shortcircuit the green and black) using a needle or blunt edge of knief for about 4-5 sec and then remove.
The phone must be in 9008 mode now with COM port open in miflash tool
Now Flash To Your Hearts Content!
After flashing carefully cover the cut portion by putting the rubber casing first and then covering with electrical tape.
So be careful not to tear anything you just need to precisely cut the covering (around 0.5 cm) in the shape of a ring
Happy Flashing!
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What if the phone even won't boot tofastboot mode?? It only vibrates every 10 sec or maybe, will EDL cable work??
Can anybody help

sagarsk said:
Not even coming up as 900E
My hard brick z2 is not even coming up as 900E. Basically computer doesn't detect and no changes in device manager either. Please confirm what to do.
I have tried pressing buttons told by many others and in various other forums. It doesn't work. Does deep flash cable method work even if the phone is not detecting in 900E mode?
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I also have the same question and I am in the same situation

Brick Saved!! OnePlus 8 Pro Oxygen OS 12 to Android 11 downgrade brick saved. Methods I used and pitfalls.

Background:
OnePlus 8 Pro IN2020
Original OS version is OxygenOS 12 Android 12
How my phone turned into brick:
Try flashboot unsupported TWRP and other third party recoveries.
After a few tries, eventually causing my phone turning into a brick
What my error looks like:
Not able to boot into system
Showing "the current image(boot/recovery) have been destroyed"
Can access fastboot and detect by system
Method:
Follow the steps in How to UNBRICK OnePlus 8 or 8 Pro! by Max Lee (Thank you my man, Max, for this video)
Pitfalls in 2022 (IMPORTANT before UNBRICK!):A USB 2.0 and Third-party USB cable are highly recommendedI was unable to boot into Quadcomm EDL mode while using the stock cable and USB 3.0 connector. Pressing the correct Volumn Up & Volumn Down and Power Button will boot the phone to fastboot in no time.
I successfully got into the EDL mode and finished flashing the phone using my iPad Pro Type-C charging cable which is an USB 2.0 one.
Use a newer version of the Qualcomm driver if you find the device not correctly detectedUse Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 driver.
A new Quadcomm driver will help you flash your device correctly the first time!!!
Windows 11 won't let you install unsigned driver by default, but there's a way round
Press Shift key while click Reboot in start menu to enter Advanced Options
Click Trouble shoot in Advanced Options
Click Advanced options, click Startup Settings then click Restart
After restart press 7 when required
If your computer won't restart, just unplug your phone temporarily
after this your device will detect by your computer correctly.
Pressing buttons requires special timing and preconditions and a few more tries
To fully power off your phone, press Volume up and Power button for 10 seconds. Release immediately after the screen turns black.
Your phone is in the state of powered off even your screen displaying error message or charging animation, just make sure it's not in fastboot, recovery or booting animations.
Connect your phone to your computer before press Volume up and down and Power Button all at the same time to enter EDL mode.
Prepare yourself with Device Manager and MSM tool open and configured correctly before your phone enter EDL mode. There's a about 10 second window for you to start flashing.
Fail amid your MSM flash process:Don't panic if you see error message saying you didn't finish flashing
You can flash it anytime just make sure checking all the things above and enter EDL mode
Check these things：
Check your Windows can install the unsigned driver correctly
Check Device Manger in Control Panel if your device is correctly detected as a COM device as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 or something like this
Use administrator privilege to open the MSM software
Check your cable connection is stable or not.
Finally, thanks Dr.E (Max Lee) for your help. Without your video instructions, I won't revive my phone. It spares my pain to ask my dad for money for a new phone I don't actually need.
Hope everyone could find some helpful information in this post and flash your phone like a champ.

A even better way to enter EDL mode is power off and unplug your device, and after hold volume up and down at the same time, plug in the USB 2.0 cable to the computer. It works every time!!

i cant join rdl mode always restarting fastboot mode

Question Nothing Phone 1 hard bricked (Edl Mode)

Hello there members.
i have a Nothing Phone 1 in Edl Mode. Tried to restart it but still connected on Edl. i have searched around for this problem but sill unlucky to find a solution.
Client pretend to have played with roms and flashed the wrong one.
Any help suggestion?

pogradecari said:
Hello there members.
i have a Nothing Phone 1 in Edl Mode. Tried to restart it but still connected on Edl. i have searched around for this problem but sill unlucky to find a solution.
Client pretend to have played with roms and flashed the wrong one.
Any help suggestion?
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Try holding power+volup+voldown with the phone unplugged from a computer.
If it doesn't work, let me know.

how to boot to edl mode ??

Try this :
Install ADB and Minimal Fastboot drivers through which Windows will recognize your Device.
Enable USB Debugging on your Android Device. You can do this simply by following the given direction:
Settings > About Phone > tap 7 times on the Build Number. This will enable Developer options on it.
Now, again go back to the main Settings > Developer options > USB Debugging and Enable it.
Connect your smartphone with your PC via a USB cable.
Open Command Window by the press and hold Shift Key + right-click of your Mouse.
Choose Open Command Window here.
Type the following command and press the Enter button to check whether the device is connected or not.
" adb devices "
You will see a device serial code on the screen. That means it is successfully connected. Then follow the next step.
Type the command from below and hit enter to Boot into Download Mode (EDL Mode):
" adb reboot edl " or "fastboot oem edl" or "fastboot reboot-edl" or "fastboot reboot edl"

muppetz said:
Try this :
Install ADB and Minimal Fastboot drivers through which Windows will recognize your Device.
Enable USB Debugging on your Android Device. You can do this simply by following the given direction:
Settings > About Phone > tap 7 times on the Build Number. This will enable Developer options on it.
Now, again go back to the main Settings > Developer options > USB Debugging and Enable it.
Connect your smartphone with your PC via a USB cable.
Open Command Window by the press and hold Shift Key + right-click of your Mouse.
Choose Open Command Window here.
Type the following command and press the Enter button to check whether the device is connected or not.
" adb devices "
You will see a device serial code on the screen. That means it is successfully connected. Then follow the next step.
Type the command from below and hit enter to Boot into Download Mode (EDL Mode):
" adb reboot edl "
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my phone is bricked while flashing stock rom via fastboot
so unable to boot to recovery or bootloader

To begin with, power off your device. If you can’t do so, then you will have to wait until the battery completely drains out.
Now connect one end of the USB cable to your PC, but don’t attach the other end to the device.
Press and hold the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons together for a few seconds.
Now connect the other end of the device to the USB cable.
Your device will now be recognized as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008. You may now flash the device-specific firmware to unbrick it.
Even you have a black screen , PC does recognize your phone . Use only a USB 2.0 port . Verify if Qualcomm USB Driver have been installed on Windows .

muppetz said:
To begin with, power off your device. If you can’t do so, then you will have to wait until the battery completely drains out.
Now connect one end of the USB cable to your PC, but don’t attach the other end to the device.
Press and hold the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons together for a few seconds.
Now connect the other end of the device to the USB cable.
Your device will now be recognized as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008. You may now flash the device-specific firmware to unbrick it.
Even you have a black screen , PC does recognize your phone . Use only a USB 2.0 port . Verify if drivers have been installed on Windows .
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tried these steps but phone goes in 900E mode

OK , look then at this :

muppetz said:
OK , look then at this :
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it does not work as he just changed the drivers from diagnostic mode to qdloader mode

pogradecari said:
Hello there members.
i have a Nothing Phone 1 in Edl Mode. Tried to restart it but still connected on Edl. i have searched around for this problem but sill unlucky to find a solution.
Client pretend to have played with roms and flashed the wrong one.
Any help suggestion?
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Maybe it's too late already but you can unbrick the phone with this tool
Unbrick / Flash Stock Rom (1.1.7 global) QDLoader 9008 fix | EDL Mode fix
Hi everyone, If your phone (1) does not react on any of yours actions. You may have the same problem. This is an instruction how to fix it without Disassembly. ‼️ Do this at your own risk, I am not responsible for any damage that may occur to...
forum.xda-developers.com

none of these will work

pogradecari said:
none of these will work
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Why? Have you tried?

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