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Bricked A2017G B03 - help please

Hello!
As title says i bricked my Axon :crying:
I followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68738854&postcount=100 (and the german one that linked to this one) but couldnt do the fastboot unlock.
So i couldnt finish this and my phone required a pin number to start android: bootet and started up but wanted a pin code to start/enter system.
Wasnt able to fix that with googling for answers so i went back to edl mode and rewrote my backup boot/recovery images with axon7backup.
Had no errors with that but it wont start now:
After the ZTE Logo the display goes black but it connects as "handset diagnostic interface (DFU) (ComX)" to my computer.
I fiddled around with driver installing etc and forced the HS-USB QDLoader 9008 on it but no luck, axon7backup/root can not connect.
When i did the actual flashing yesterday it never connected with the hold both vol-keys and connect usb way either, always had to reboot into edl via adb.
I cant boot anything else (no twrp/recovery) it just goes to the diagnostic interface mode.
Thanks in advance

you can try to get into adb mode with this:
- power off your device
- hold the vol down key while plugin in the usb-c cable (connected to your pc)
- keep holding
- you should get a white box with FTM factory test mode
- you are free to use adb again - so you can get into edl mode as well....
for pin part that'S normal while unlocking your device encryption gets deleted and you have to abort and factory reset your device in twrp....

Starvirus said:
you can try to get into adb mode with this:
- power off your device
- hold the vol down key while plugin in the usb-c cable (connected to your pc)
- keep holding
- you should get a white box with FTM factory test mode
- you are free to use adb again - so you can get into edl mode as well....
for pin part that'S normal while unlocking your device encryption gets deleted and you have to abort and factory reset your device in twrp....
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Thanks. I tried it but it wont go to FTM. Only goes to diagnostic com port.
It seems i cant even turn it off. The little red light on the front is on the whole time .

sadly the disadvantage of a built in battery, so you have to wait till the battery is empty and try my instructions then....if it's not realy off it won't work, the mode you are currently in you usually only reach if you switch it on while holding both volume buttons, the edl mode is sadly not reachable with a key combination directly on G models.

adb don't show your device?

Starvirus said:
sadly the disadvantage of a built in battery, so you have to wait till the battery is empty and try my instructions then....if it's not realy off it won't work, the mode you are currently in you usually only reach if you switch it on while holding both volume buttons, the edl mode is sadly not reachable with a key combination directly on G models.
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Oh ok. I expected ftm to work from vol-down and power-button till restart.
@adb: sadly no connection possible since it goes straight to Comport Connection.
Edit:
Couldnt make that work. It was off and i connected the usb. So it showed me the loading battery picture where i cant do anything. held the vol-down the whole time. But as soon as it had some battery it went straight to comport-connection again

im sorry to say, but ur device is bricked to a degree where you would need ZTEs Flashtool to fix it. Unfortunately we dont have that tool, so you might have to send it in

i have the same exact problem :'(
Have u been able to fix it?? I'm in a situation that i cant even send it to ZTE to fix it :'(

nsabir said:
i have the same exact problem :'(
Have u been able to fix it?? I'm in a situation that i cant even send it to ZTE to fix it :'(
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Hi,
couldnt fix it myself so i had to send it in.
Unless some tool/rom was released in the last few months to fix it yourself i would guess your device is bricked.

Hi I have almost the same problem, I tried to unlock bootloader and now I don't have the recovery, I can boot and use my mobile but I can't restore it or update it because I don't have the recovery
I try whit axon7tool to restore the recovery but I got a error.

MaxRink said:
im sorry to say, but ur device is bricked to a degree where you would need ZTEs Flashtool to fix it. Unfortunately we dont have that tool, so you might have to send it in
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Hi, do you have any idea, if there will be such a flashtool to work with DFU mode? I'm thinking that there are a lot of guys have bricked their devices (including me).
((

Bricked REDMI 3S with locked bootloader

I have a bricked redmi 3s prime. It is having locked bootloader.
First I had search for local repair center to fix it. But the shop guy said me to replace motherboard of device. But I'm not sure what is the exact issue with device, because I can still use recovery option as well fastboot.
I'm bit technical, so I thought it is software issue. So I thought to un-brick it myself. So I had tried almost many methods to un-brick it but not getting any success till yet.
The methods I have tried mentioned below.
1) From recovery, simply wipe data storage and try to turn on device. Waited for 20 mins on mi logo screen. No Success.?
2) Enter into fastboot mode (Device detected as some random string on PC) and simply try to flash both fastboot roms (Global and Developer) using MiFlash beta Tool. Even fastboot mode unable to flash those official roms. No Success.?
3) Enter into EDL mode using TestPoint method (Device detected as COM6 on PC). Again try with both roms MiFlash. After flashing each rom I had waited over 30 mins on MI logo screen, but nothing happens. No Success.?
One thing common while trying all above methods is that battery power less than 10%. I can not full charge device, because there is no way to turn off device if I'm not succeed with my steps.
So is there anything I'm still missing? Can someone help me with this?

Stuck on EDL

Hi, today my Axon 7 got stuck in EDL mode for the second time. And I would like to know why...
I was about to flash TWRP in order to try LOS 16.0 and when I turned the phone off and plugged the cable with the button combo it entered into EDL Mode sucessfully (PC recognises it normally, COM3) but EDL Tool got stuck at "Loading the programmer: prog_ufs_firehose_8996_ddr.elf".
The only way to fix this problem as far as I know is by restarting the phone into EDL again but mine is somehow getting stuck and I can't restart/turn off
As I said before this is the second time it's happening, and the last time the only way i got it fixed was by waiting until the battery runs out and then try again.
Does anybody know what causes this? Is there any fix? Thanks in advance
Sorry for my english

joaocandeias said:
Hi, today my Axon 7 got stuck in EDL mode for the second time. And I would like to know why...
I was about to flash TWRP in order to try LOS 16.0 and when I turned the phone off and plugged the cable with the button combo it entered into EDL Mode sucessfully (PC recognises it normally, COM3) but EDL Tool got stuck at "Loading the programmer: prog_ufs_firehose_8996_ddr.elf".
The only way to fix this problem as far as I know is by restarting the phone into EDL again but mine is somehow getting stuck and I can't restart/turn off
As I said before this is the second time it's happening, and the last time the only way i got it fixed was by waiting until the battery runs out and then try again.
Does anybody know what causes this? Is there any fix? Thanks in advance
Sorry for my english
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Only way out of EDL Mode (asides from flashing a file) is to let the battery drain completely.
If your phone gets stuck loading the .elf file whilst using the Axon 7 EDL Tool, you can try a couple things: -
- Change which USB port you are plugging into
- Change your wire
- Use MiFlash instead, simply just put the twrp into a folder and rename the twrp to recovery.img and select that folder in MiFlash.
- Make sure your Axon 7 EDL Tool is extracted properly to C:/ Axon 7 EDL Tool
- Go into EDL mode via ADB and try again, or go into EDL mode via just plugging in your device whilst it's on the home screen and launching the EDL Tool. The EDL Tool will automatically take you to EDL mode.

Hey there,
just wanted to add that I had the very same issue. In my case I solved it by letting my battery drain just like you described and get into EDL Mode once more but this time with another USB slot.
More precisely I tried it with USB 2.0 instead of 3.0. I don't know if that was the resolving change in the end but then it suddenly worked out for my. In my case it was full flashing nougat 7.1.1 when I had Oreo b03 before.

2 solutions:
- try rebooting to EDL, using Axon 7 EDL Tool flash a custom recovery. It will then ask you to reboot.
- you can also flash a full EDL stock ROM, but you will certainly lose data.
- if you can't use Axon 7 EDL Tool because EDL mode isn't working correcly, let the battery drain totally then boot to EDL.

[HELP] Redmi Note 4(3+64) RED STATE

I have a redmi note 4 mediatek variant and it's been stuck in bootloop for the past 2 days. It keeps restarting and doesn't go into fastboot mode.
The bootloader is locked. It won't go into recovery or fastboot. Sometimes it turns on when holding the power button but then goes into a bootloop.
This was the message last displayed on the phone:
RED STATE
YOUR DEVICE HAS FAILED VERIFICATION AND MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY
YOUR DEVICE WILL BOOT IN 5 SECONDS
And then it shut down and hasn't responded since.
Going to a service center probably won't help since this is a chinese variant and I live in India. The service centers here are mostly useless.
All help is greatly appreciated.

You can always try to do test point. Download official rom file and flasher, make sure to install fastboot drivers. Take apart your phone and connect two golden contacts on the motherboard while plugging in USB cable connected to PC. The phone should boot up to bootloader and you should be able to flash rom.
Test points should look like this: http://en.miui.com/thread-646232-1-1.html (scroll down, there is one photo)
If you need anything you can e-mail me on [email protected]

timipisoboy said:
You can always try to do test point. Download official rom file and flasher, make sure to install fastboot drivers. Take apart your phone and connect two golden contacts on the motherboard while plugging in USB cable connected to PC. The phone should boot up to bootloader and you should be able to flash rom.
Test points should look like this: http://en.miui.com/thread-646232-1-1.html (scroll down, there is one photo)
If you need anything you can e-mail me on [email protected]
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I somehow got it working by completely draining out the battery and then booting. It worked for a while normally (around 30 min) and then went into a bootloop again.

Redmi 7A Dead, No display, no fastboot, no recovery

I have some previous threads on my Redmi 7A dead... but no one responded, some did but said I can't fix it, buy a new phone. I am not in a financial condition to buy a new phone. All I can do is fix this phone and continue using it till I get a new phone. But since 3 weeks I am not able to use my Redmi 7A. I was hopeless that this phone could be repaired or could be used again but I went through a few videos on YouTube and saw a ray of hope but still I was helpless I tried booting it into EDL mode using the test point method but nothing worked out. Please I NEED HELP to fix this phone. I have a brief description below of the timeline about how it
crashed, how it was in the service center, what happened after it.
Alright so,
At March 13, It was on AOD (I know it is not supported keep reading), running nusantra os latest version for (Mi-439 aka Redmi 7A, 8) which was last updated on Dec 4, 2022. So when It was on AOD I tried to unlock the phone and it froze. So I rebooted it abnormally. After it was booting it stuck on the Redmi logo but it wasn't going ahead, not showing the boot animation. So I tried to boot it in recovery mode, when it was booting in recovery mode the phone was just shutting down and trying to reboot itself again but it couldn't. So I tried to wipe everything using fastboot commands and the command which I used was -w. So after that instead of waiting at the redmi logo it was stuck in a bootloop, in fact booting in the bootloader (fastboot mode). So after that I lost hope and gave it to the nearby service center. Please note that the phone was turning on before giving it to the service center. After like one day I went there to check if it was done, they say that it's a hardware problem, they are not able to fix it, When I came home the phone didn't boot neither in the fastboot mode nor It was turning on. So I thought it's not charged so I charged it for 1.5 hours but still there was no sign of life. I asked them about the phone not turning on they told me that it's a hardware issue and hung up the phone, said I am in a hurry I will call you later. Till this day I received no call. So Now I am posting this because I see some hope of EDL mode. I even tried to boot it in the EDL mode but still it was neither booting in the EDL mode nor my computer is detecting my phone (I have all the drivers installed). Please help ASAP.

Gibbron1 said:
there was no sign of life
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1. does the led light up when you charge it?
2. what does you pc device manager show when you plug it in? (do you hear the windows sound?)
try every button combination that is possible. i mean two buttons at the same time, three buttons, all buttons... and for about even up to 1 minute (because this brought my 7A back from just led light when charging to pc detected a usb device)
i can't reproduce your brick but i managed to debrick via edl mode once on a "complete dead" (only led lights up when charging) so i think you can do that too.
also as long as you work with the EDL Tool, deactivate your Firewall (and don't forget to activate it again) just so be sure.
3. are you trying to enter edl mode via adb terminal? i would say you have to open the back cover and enter edl mode via hardware bridge from edl point to ground.
and as far as i can remember you have to be really quick between "starting" (booting) edl mode on the phone and make the phone "accept" edl mode. i think i first made the hardware bridge and then pluged the usb in.
i will dig deeper again in the next few days so i can give you better info's

mYXiao said:
1. does the led light up when you charge it?
2. what does you pc device manager show when you plug it in? (do you hear the windows sound?)
try every button combination that is possible. i mean two buttons at the same time, three buttons, all buttons... and for about even up to 1 minute (because this brought my 7A back from just led light when charging to pc detected a usb device)
i can't reproduce your brick but i managed to debrick via edl mode once on a "complete dead" (only led lights up when charging) so i think you can do that too.
also as long as you work with the EDL Tool, deactivate your Firewall (and don't forget to activate it again) just so be sure.
3. are you trying to enter edl mode via adb terminal? i would say you have to open the back cover and enter edl mode via hardware bridge from edl point to ground.
and as far as i can remember you have to be really quick between "starting" (booting) edl mode on the phone and make the phone "accept" edl mode. i think i first made the hardware bridge and then pluged the usb in.
i will dig deeper again in the next few days so i can give you better info's
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I bought another phone, but thanks for the reply and help you gave me. My new Phone is Mi A1.