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My G3 was reported as stolen (presumably by the seller) shortly after I bought it, so the IMEI was blocked on my network. I sent the phone to the US for repair and, after some hassle and a complaint to Paypal, I received it it by return post almost 6 weeks later. Not sure if I can mention the "repair" company here but PM me for details, if you'd like them.
The phone now works on Edge / 3G but will not connect to any Australian 4G network. I've tried flashing the European (4.4.2) tot and Australian 5.0 tot but the situation persists. In slight desperation, I'll try the Hong Kong tot later today but in the meantime, does anyone know of a solution?
Possibly useful info:
There is no EFS backup.
The (new) IMEI is displayed in Phone Information and with the "06" code entered in the phone.
The model number is D855 (not D855K or any other variant)
The phone was rooted and running (I think) ANHD Lollipop when it was sent in for repair.*
Extensive searching has not produced anything that has been of use.
LTE is available in Network Selection and it sticks after reboot, so no need to use 'hidden menu', delete system files, etc...
* Probably the cause. The only instructions given were to send the phone without SIM or external SD card.
Have you tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54621213&postcount=26
Or this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/mod-root-activate-lte-g3-t2819387
Yes. It's nothing to do with settings, I think. I have LTE in settings, no problem. It just won't connect to any band n the hidden menu (I tried each one). Seems that the Australian LTE bands have been knocked out, somehow.
Just discovered that the phone will not connect to data network if GSM only is selected but GSM/WCDMA will switch between EDGE/3G (H - no H+)
HK .tot file did not resolve the problem.
montresor60 said:
Yes. It's nothing to do with settings, I think. I have LTE in settings, no problem. It just won't connect to any band n the hidden menu (I tried each one). Seems that the Australian LTE bands have been knocked out, somehow.
Just discovered that the phone will not connect to data network if GSM only is selected but GSM/WCDMA will switch between EDGE/3G (H - no H+)
HK .tot file did not resolve the problem.
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Problem is QCN related, what was your G3's variant ? Model code ?
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os_man said:
Problem is QCN related, what was your G3's variant ? Model code ?
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Thanks for your reply. D855
I have the correct qcn file. How should this be applied?
montresor60 said:
Thanks for your reply. D855
I have the correct qcn file. How should this be applied?
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I have a article about this, but its in Turkish, with pictures of course and links for necessary files, will you please traslate the link and just read the second part only , starting as restoring qcn bacup, if you are on kitkat, if you are lollipop please downgrade to kitkat first ( also link to kitkat kdz ).
I have necessary qcn too, if you need it (not the one in the article a better one).
Feel free to ask anything after you look at it.
I will write an English article too in a couple of days, if you are stuck on translated one, you wait for it too.
http://www.androidbrick.com/lg-g3-sinyal-sorunu-3g-sorunu-ses-sorunu-cozum-burada/
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os_man said:
I have a article about this, but its in Turkish, with pictures of course and links for necessary files, will you please traslate the link and just read the second part only , starting as restoring qcn bacup, if you are on kitkat, if you are lollipop please downgrade to kitkat first ( also link to kitkat kdz ).
I have necessary qcn too, if you need it (not the one in the article a better one).
Feel free to ask anything after you look at it.
I will write an English article too in a couple of days, if you are stuck on translated one, you wait for it too.
http://www.androidbrick.com/lg-g3-sinyal-sorunu-3g-sorunu-ses-sorunu-cozum-burada/
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PS : the trick is deleting old values of Qcn ( nv_related modem setup etc), that part ill tell you in private becouse its imei related.
mail to : [email protected] please.
os_man said:
I have a article about this, but its in Turkish, with pictures of course and links for necessary files, will you please traslate the link and just read the second part only , starting as restoring qcn bacup, if you are on kitkat, if you are lollipop please downgrade to kitkat first ( also link to kitkat kdz ).
I have necessary qcn too, if you need it (not the one in the article a better one).
Feel free to ask anything after you look at it.
I will write an English article too in a couple of days, if you are stuck on translated one, you wait for it too.
http://www.androidbrick.com/lg-g3-sinyal-sorunu-3g-sorunu-ses-sorunu-cozum-burada/
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PS : the trick is deleting old values of Qcn ( nv_related modem setup etc), that part ill tell you in private becouse its imei related.
mail to : [email protected] please.
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Thank you! The instructions are 90% clear through the translation but I need to know how to perform this trick precisely so that it works the first time.
Will be in touch soon. Thanks for being such a supportive member of this community.
montresor60 said:
Thank you! The instructions are 90% clear through the translation but I need to know how to perform this trick precisely so that it works the first time.
Will be in touch soon. Thanks for being such a supportive member of this community.
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You are wellcome, this is the way it should be i think. I'm old enough who knows sharing is a must ..
http://www.androidbrick.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-imei-tamiri-ders-4-qualcomm-snapdragon-imei-repair/ , the trick is to "zero" necessary partitions, and put your original imei in an orginal untouched qcn backup of your version. You can see it in the pictures of this article. Your 3 partition that holds this info are 21, 22 and 24.
os_man said:
You are wellcome, this is the way it should be i think. I'm old enough who knows sharing is a must ..
http://www.androidbrick.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-imei-tamiri-ders-4-qualcomm-snapdragon-imei-repair/ , the trick is to "zero" necessary partitions, and put your original imei in an orginal untouched qcn backup of your version. You can see it in the pictures of this article. Your 3 partition that holds this info are 21, 22 and 24.
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OK!
Flashed back to KK, zeroed modem partitions, flashed qcn modified for me by os_man
Success! My G3 lives again!
Thank you os_man!
Can't access to the article requires password
os_man said:
I have a article about this, but its in Turkish, with pictures of course and links for necessary files, will you please traslate the link and just read the second part only , starting as restoring qcn bacup, if you are on kitkat, if you are lollipop please downgrade to kitkat first ( also link to kitkat kdz ).
I have necessary qcn too, if you need it (not the one in the article a better one).
Feel free to ask anything after you look at it.
I will write an English article too in a couple of days, if you are stuck on translated one, you wait for it too.
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PS : the trick is deleting old values of Qcn ( nv_related modem setup etc), that part ill tell you in private becouse its imei related.
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I can't access the article it asks for a password to see the article
Please os_man if you have it could you please lend me that???
and if possible the QCN file you have?
sajithdz said:
I can't access the article it asks for a password to see the article
Please os_man if you have it could you please lend me that???
and if possible the QCN file you have?
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[email protected] please.
Send you the email allready need the password for the article
I also need the password for the article. Does anyone still have it? Thanks!
[email protected]
os_man said:
[email protected] please.
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I sent you an email !
QCN file
Dear friends Could you please share a d851 (t-mobile) qcn file. The only way i can get rid of from network issues get 4g back is the original qcn file. I would be realy glad.
I have problems with 4G/LTE connection too
Can someone help me with the password please? or maybe another guide?
Thanks!
Can't give the pass of the article for now, like i said soon will a detailed english article, i dont want someone opens a topic related sorry, young ones just love that Trying to help every human beeing who contacts me through my e-mail or my website, greetings..
os_man said:
[email protected] please.
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Thank you very much for your help.
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Thank you very much for your help.
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Improved Android? .. Yes, please! You are wellcome..
hello Guys i have an HTC ONE M9 CID NUM : VODAP304 and MID NUM : 0PJA10000 ..........where can i find an RUU for my phone??? thanks
When I go to HTC's RUU download page (http://www.htc.com/us/support/rom-downloads.html) I don't see anywhere to download for Vodafone - which is what I'm assuming you have from your CID.
What country are you in? HTC may be only showing me the options that are applicable to the USA, given the 'us' reference in the URL.
computerslayer said:
When I go to HTC's RUU download page (http://www.htc.com/us/support/rom-downloads.html) I don't see anywhere to download for Vodafone - which is what I'm assuming you have from your CID.
What country are you in? HTC may be only showing me the options that are applicable to the USA, given the 'us' reference in the URL.
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I'm from Morocco but i think my phone is from Vodafone spain ( i think) .....
From your CID, it is Vodafone Spain (I should have Googled that first thing - sorry).
The only place that seems to offer file downloads for your phone is HTCdev (http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads). When I filter the files, I get different possible downloads. The thing is, I don't know enough to tell you which file (MR 1 or CSC) is the one you would want, or what you are supposed to do with it - they're both zip files.
I'm downloading one of them to open it and see what's inside. But it's a sign of hope that HTC is providing something. Unfortunately, I can't find any RUU files for Vodafone Spain. But maybe someone with more experience can help us from here.
I'll post what I find once the download finishes. My connection is slow, so it'll be a bit.
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Well, I learn something new each day - the files are for the radio and kernel. Unfortunately, that doesn't do anything for finding you a RUU file.
Byakuya88 said:
hello Guys i have an HTC ONE M9 CID NUM : VODAP304 and MID NUM : 0PJA10000 ..........where can i find an RUU for my phone??? thanks
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computerslayer said:
From your CID, it is Vodafone Spain (I should have Googled that first thing - sorry).
The only place that seems to offer file downloads for your phone is HTCdev (http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads). When I filter the files, I get different possible downloads. The thing is, I don't know enough to tell you which file (MR 1 or CSC) is the one you would want, or what you are supposed to do with it - they're both zip files.
I'm downloading one of them to open it and see what's inside. But it's a sign of hope that HTC is providing something. Unfortunately, I can't find any RUU files for Vodafone Spain. But maybe someone with more experience can help us from here.
I'll post what I find once the download finishes. My connection is slow, so it'll be a bit.
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Well, I learn something new each day - the files are for the radio and kernel. Unfortunately, that doesn't do anything for finding you a RUU file.
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If the file is not here >> http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=M9
you can request it here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/general/htc-one-m9-dump-t3060545
Hello guys , can anyone tell me whats up with the firmware link? I do not get any sw link on my checkup, but everything else is correct.... It worked fine when I was on lollipop, but after upgrading to MM it does not provide any s/w link?? , I also get the same result when I use my "wife`s" G4 imei
I see people add links from the csmg.lgmobile.com that they have pulled, so what do I do wrong?? Any answers or help would be appreciated :good:
SOLVED : This did the trick :good: Thanks for the tip @Al0n :highfive: : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66671855&postcount=18
replace with http://pkg02.azure.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev
bender_007 said:
replace with http://pkg02.azure.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev
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What part should i replace? Where should I insert the imei nr? Only got some Chinese/Korean lettering...??
I tried adding the imei in the end after dev? and also tried swapping the /dn/ part with the imei..? Sorry for the nooby question but I just cant figure out where i should add the imei, or am I supposed to add something else? Can you give me a example with a made up imei or something?
c/p from here
Note: for download links that start with http://pkg03.lime.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev - and they don't trigger the download properly please change it with http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev or http://pkg02.azure.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev but keep the URL structure (fileKey and kdz file).
bender_007 said:
c/p from here
Note: for download links that start with http://pkg03.lime.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev - and they don't trigger the download properly please change it with http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev or http://pkg02.azure.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev but keep the URL structure (fileKey and kdz file).
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Thanks for the reply, but thats the problem, I dont get any download file anymore from any of the kdz imei check sites.... I only get the : "nothing found" respond... On both the imei numbers I have? But if I use the link I used in OP I get some info in return like the msn, model, prod.date etc... but nothing on the Software or the app info.... when I was on LP I got the SW download link, but after I upgraded to MM I do not get a SW link in return I did not think that upgrading was related to getting the link to latest FW/KDZ ?....
Should I not get the latest SW file that was available anyways?.. I just tought it was strange that I see people uploading links from the same place I got it with LP, and that now I just get nothing found.... But I gues I just have to realize, that I will not get the file I want , but thanks alot for the help I got really appreciate it
It stopped working a few months back. It no longer returns the link to the firmware.
Got it working :highfive: see OP or : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66671855&postcount=18
Hey guys i have a problem,
today i installed twrp on my x800. It worked without problems, then i installed SuperSU with twrp and now the phone does nothing. i tried every combination of holding the buttons but nothing happens. I cant get into the bootloader or anything. When i plug the phone in my pc it gets shown as unknown USB device. What can i do to get my phone back?
Marvinmaster said:
Hey guys i have a problem,
today i installed twrp on my x800. It worked without problems, then i installed SuperSU with twrp and now the phone does nothing. i tried every combination of holding the buttons but nothing happens. I cant get into the bootloader or anything. When i plug the phone in my pc it gets shown as unknown USB device. What can i do to get my phone back?
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Hi,
maybe this process will revieve you X800:
http://www.droidsavvy.com/unbrick-qualcomm-mobiles/ or
https://boycracked.com/2016/01/22/h...r-all-android-device-based-on-qualcomm-chips/
Ok thanks it seems that my phone is hardbricked. I wanted to flash it wit Qfil but i dont know where to get the right files the normal rom doesnt has the files i need.
Marvinmaster said:
Ok thanks it seems that my phone is hardbricked. I wanted to flash it wit Qfil but i dont know where to get the right files the normal rom doesnt has the files i need.
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Hi,
not tested but I downloaded those files for unbricking from various places:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...9904&authkey=!AA21BJTjQZOwDb8&ithint=file,zip
thanks for your answer. I made this but i got this error:
!!!!!!!! WARNING: Flash programmer failed to load trying to continue !!!!!!!!!
Programming EMMC device using SECTOR_SIZE=512
<?xml version = "1.0" ?><data><configure MemoryName="emmc" ZLPAwareHost="1" SkipStorageInit="0" SkipWrite="0" MaxPayloadSizeToTargetInBytes="16384"/></data>
ERROR: No response to configure packet
Status: 21 (null)
Marvinmaster said:
thanks for your answer. I made this but i got this error:
!!!!!!!! WARNING: Flash programmer failed to load trying to continue !!!!!!!!!
Programming EMMC device using SECTOR_SIZE=512
<?xml version = "1.0" ?><data><configure MemoryName="emmc" ZLPAwareHost="1" SkipStorageInit="0" SkipWrite="0" MaxPayloadSizeToTargetInBytes="16384"/></data>
ERROR: No response to configure packet
Status: 21 (null)
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Hi,
maybe you can try to use this QPST 2.7.422 (QFIL) software version:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...1875&authkey=!ALtL24jxYBSXh0M&ithint=file,zip
and follow this instructions: https://boycracked.com/2016/01/22/h...r-all-android-device-based-on-qualcomm-chips/
QPST Screenshot...
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...authkey=!ACn7TnC4AC7FaAI&v=3&ithint=photo,png
I hope you will be able to fix your phone....
BetaHydri said:
Hi,
maybe you can try to use this QPST 2.7.422 (QFIL) software version:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...1875&authkey=!ALtL24jxYBSXh0M&ithint=file,zip
and follow this instructions: https://boycracked.com/2016/01/22/h...r-all-android-device-based-on-qualcomm-chips/
QPST Screenshot...
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...authkey=!ACn7TnC4AC7FaAI&v=3&ithint=photo,png
I hope you will be able to fix your phone....
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Shouldn't you use the prog_emmc_firehose_8994_lite.mbn file? And please note you have to reset the device (press power for like 30 seconds) every time you attempt a QFIL flash, COM port shuts down itself after every flash attempt.
http://forum.le.com/us/index.php?threads/please-provide-technical-stuff-about-how-to-bring-back-to-life-a-hard-bricked-dead-x800-pro.264/
I made it like you said but then i got this error after a long time nothing happend:
Sending NOP
NOP: Fail Code: 10
Unable to send FireHose NOP, Device is not in Firehose mode !
Download Fail:System.Exception: Failed to send Firehose NOP to the phone.
bei QC.QMSLPhone.Phone.QPHONEMS_FireHoseNOP()
bei QC.SwDownloadDLL.SwDownload.FireHoseDownloadImage(Boolean bResetPhone, List`1 rawprogramFilesList, List`1 patchFilesList, Single& fImageSizeInMB, Single& fThroughput)
Download Fail:FireHose Fail FireHose Fail
Finish Download
Same error happens on mine too... I guess the QFIL zip file is wrong, probably a different revision. When and where did you buy yours?
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teorouge said:
Same error happens on mine too... I guess the QFIL zip file is wrong, probably a different revision. When and where did you buy yours?
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There seems to be variants of the LETV 1Pro out there.
http://www.androidiani.com/forum/mo...rsione-usa-ovvero-le1pro_us-marchiato-ce.html
The Qfil that I downloaded in the web and posted here seems to be from the chinese version. So maybe this is the problem !
The FCC Infos are also quite interessting, as they confirm that the phone can handle various frequencies...
https://fccid.io/2AFWMLE1PRO
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BetaHydri said:
Hi,
maybe you can try to use this QPST 2.7.422 (QFIL) software version:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...1875&authkey=!ALtL24jxYBSXh0M&ithint=file,zip
and follow this instructions: https://boycracked.com/2016/01/22/h...r-all-android-device-based-on-qualcomm-chips/
QPST Screenshot...
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...authkey=!ACn7TnC4AC7FaAI&v=3&ithint=photo,png
I hope you will be able to fix your phone....
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This seems to be the same error for another user with brickt LeTV LE1 Pro
http://www.letv.re/topic/177-bricked-phone-x800/
That would be me, I've posted in many places in the last days asking for help! XD
teorouge said:
That would be me, I've posted in many places in the last days asking for help! XD
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Then hopefully someone will provide you/us with a compatible QFil for the US/CE version.
Or someone finds out which sources/files have to be changed/replaced inside the QFil chinese package ?
For example when you decompress an original ROM (in this case a chinese one) you find some of the files that are also located inside the QFil package. Question if this is sufficient for the whole Qfil flashing process. So I meen replacing the files from an original US ROM with those inside the chinese QFil sources ???
X:\X1_X800-CN-FN-BEXCNFN5501304131S-5.5.013S\firmware-update
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 443904 BTFM.bin
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 518820 emmc_appsboot.mbn
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 66560 hyp.mbn
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 76158464 NON-HLOS.bin
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 39080 pmic.mbn
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 195468 rpm.mbn
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 624976 sbl1.mbn
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 527744 tz.mbn
X:\X1_X800-CN-FN-BEXCNFN5501304131S-5.5.013S
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 27492646 boot.img
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 268435456 bootvideo.img
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 36909 file_contexts
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 169 ota_info.txt
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 62914560 splash.img
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 1968156672 system.new.dat
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 0 system.patch.dat
------ 09.04.2015 12:11 574 system.transfer.list
Yeah, I saw that too but I fear we have wrong rawprogram, patch or prog_emmc_firehose_8994 files... And those should be device and revision specific, so we must hope someone actually gives them away (LeTV USA tech support maybe? I begin to fear they don't even have one and fix phones only by exchanging motherboards...).
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teorouge said:
Yeah, I saw that too but I fear we have wrong rawprogram, patch or prog_emmc_firehose_8994 files... And those should be device and revision specific, so we must hope someone actually gives them away (LeTV USA tech support maybe? I begin to fear they don't even have one and fix phones only by exchanging motherboards...).
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Yes, you're probably right with this assumption. I bought last week another one at
Efox: http://www.efox-shop.com/letv-le1-p...-55-zoll-2k-bildschirm-android-50-4g-g-305444
I should get it the next days and regarding the picture it's also a CE Version.
Let's hope someone will shed some light in the meantime..
BTW this is an interesting reading: http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...te-rawprogram0-xml-ffu-file-extract-t3385201/
teorouge said:
Let's hope someone will shed some light in the meantime..
BTW this is an interesting reading: http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...te-rawprogram0-xml-ffu-file-extract-t3385201/
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Yes I noticed also that the described tool emmcdl.exe is also available inside the chinese QFIL LETV resources.
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Yes I noticed also that the described tool emmcdl.exe is also available inside the chinese QFIL LETV resources.
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The emmcdl.exe tool is similar to the thor2.exe to flash Windows 8/10 Mobile SmartPhones with Snapdragon SOCs.
thor2.exe comes with the Windows Device Recovery Software.
Btw: THe emmcdl.exe in the chinese Qfil sources is Version 2.2. So i think newer than the one you can download for the DragonBaord Tool.
im in trouble i have tried many things and i cant make my computer recognizes de device as a qualcom, almost all the time is unknown device or if i fastboot its a android bootloader but never qualcomm 9008 can somebody help me, cuz im stuck with the penguin logo or either the screen completely off.
......
BetaHydri said:
There seems to be variants of the LETV 1Pro out there.
http://www.androidiani.com/forum/mo...rsione-usa-ovvero-le1pro_us-marchiato-ce.html
The Qfil that I downloaded in the web and posted here seems to be from the chinese version. So maybe this is the problem !
The FCC Infos are also quite interessting, as they confirm that the phone can handle various frequencies...
https://fccid.io/2AFWMLE1PRO
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This seems to be the same error for another user with brickt LeTV LE1 Pro
http://www.letv.re/topic/177-bricked-phone-x800/
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Hi do you have a link for CN Version the files i need to flash?
Hey everyone!
I apologize in advance if there's a simple answer to this question that has been posted a million times, but for the life of me I cannot find one either on the official Sony site (support, Xperia, download, etc. sections) or XDA Developers. There are posts that allude to the same issue (wanting to download stock updates), but none of which pan out. For example user Jozinek posted in another thread they'd update with new versions of firmware, but there's nothing new since Version 50.1.A.10.40. (I'm running 50.1.A.10.51). I've also looked on Xperiafirmware, and they're behind as well. Anyway, I haven't done this stuff since my Samsung Galaxy SII, so there's probably something super-obvious that I'm missing.
I unlocked the bootloader to my XA2 (model H3123) and rooted it, and everything is fine. I'm signed up to the Sony Xperia Care e-mails, which informed me there is a new software update available (v. 50.1.A..13.123). Since I'm rooted, the Software update function on my phone can't even tell that there's a new version, so I can't download & install it that way, and the same thing happens with the Sony Xperia Companion program on my PC.
Finally, the question: Is there a repository or something of official Sony software builds where I can just download the new software file without having to use either of those other two methods, flash it to my phone, and be done with it? I don't want to use a different OS (e.g., Lineage), as I'm used to Sony's. I just want the update.
I did come across the Sony developer site for software binaries for AOSP Pie 9.0 that has a downloadable Zip file, but I have no idea what software binaries are and I'm not even running Android Pie (9.0) on my phone yet anyway. I did find the Xpericheck website (also alluded to in another post titled "Where to download stock ROM"), but the only FTF file I can download is for name "Customized Gel" and CDA "1312-5085", and I don't even know what those are. Furthermore, when I click on the link I am unable to download the file as it's 1.88GB and free downloads through the host (Alfafile) are limited to 1GB (and I don't think it's worthwhile to pay for a sub just for that one file).
If anyone has an answer, or even just a suggestion, please let me know.
Thank you very much, and sorry for the bother and ridiculously long post.
Sincerely,
Dave
@fivebodyblade Lol!!! Dave here!! Where are you from because I'm getting firmware for the UK? Download ftf and flash through Flashtool and reroot
Chronic2k13 said:
@fivebodyblade Lol!!! Dave here!! Where are you from because I'm getting firmware for the UK? Download ftf and flash through Flashtool and reroot
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Hey bud! Thanks for the reply! Isn't it heckin' late over there?!? I'm in Canada.
Where can I find the appropriate ftf? The only one I've come across is the "CDA 1312-5085 Name Customized GEL" on XperiCheck, which I have no idea is even the "correct" one for my phone. It's a moot point anyway since the ftf download link on XperiCheck takes me to an Alfafile host, where I can't download it because only DLs up to 1GB are free and it's 1.88GB. Pretty silly.
I'm probably not understanding something that's completely obvious so sorry in advance.
EDIT: I think I finally understand--do you mean I can simply do everything (download ftf, flash, etc.) using Flashtool on my PC, is that correct? I believe I misunderstood that your first instruction (download ftf) could also be performed through Flashtool, which I didn't even realize existed. It looks pretty amazing; hopefully I can figure it out.
fivebodyblade said:
Hey bud! Thanks for the reply! Isn't it heckin' late over there?!? I'm in Canada.
Where can I find the appropriate ftf? The only one I've come across is the "CDA 1312-5085 Name Customized GEL" on XperiCheck, which I have no idea is even the "correct" one for my phone. It's a moot point anyway since the ftf download link on XperiCheck takes me to an Alfafile host, where I can't download it because only DLs up to 1GB are free and it's 1.88GB. Pretty silly.
I'm probably not understanding something that's completely obvious so sorry in advance.
EDIT: I think I finally understand--do you mean I can simply do everything (download ftf, flash, etc.) using Flashtool on my PC, is that correct? I believe I misunderstood that your first instruction (download ftf) could also be performed through Flashtool, which I didn't even realize existed. It looks pretty amazing; hopefully I can figure it out.
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Yes Dave lol
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You'll obviously have to reroot as you did before!!
Chronic2k13 said:
Yes Dave lol
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You'll obviously have to reroot as you did before!!
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Flippin sweet! I just downloaded Flashtool, the firmware I wanted, etc. and flashed it to my phone. Worked like a charm. Whoever came up with that is a marvel. Not sure why it didn't show up in any of the searches I did. Thanks so much, Dave! Happy Christmas!
Just use the "Emma". Download it from Sony website.