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[Guide] Motorola Defy Mini XT320 Root

So coming from this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658568&page=38
Thread i decided to create a new one to collect and focus all necessary informations for the procedure of flashing and rooting the Motorola Defy Mini XT 320.
Credits for Rooting Guide and files goe's to leos0 and i thank him very much for giving us (me) the freedom to root this Phone.
Also many thanks to coder011 he extracted the recovery.img from defy mini which is necessary for rooting :highfive:
Table of Contents:
Do i have Fastboot or not?
How to flash Firmware?
How to gain Root access?
Which Firmwareverisions have Fastboot Mode?
How to flash only older Bootloader to get Fastboot without changing Firmware?
At first, you have to know if your Phone have Fastboot or not.
The easyest Way to find out, is to boot the Phone in Recovery or (if it can) in Fastboot Mode.
Power off the Phone
Power on by pressing both Volume Buttons and the Power Button at once and hold them for 5-10 seconds
if then a screen comes up, you can see if you have Fastboot
look at the pictures below to compare
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If you see this, then you are a happy one, because your phone has fastboot. You can directly go to the rooting procedure below. :good:
If you get this screen, you have to decide if you want to risk an flash of different SBF Firmware file as described in the next Part of Guide.
Your Phone has no Fastboot. :crying:
Due to some questions in this Thread i want to make clear, what is necessary to do all this strange stuff.
rocker55555 said:
I read the guide. The only mention of installing drivers is in the flashing guide and that guide is for users who didn't have fastboot on their phone.
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OK
For anyone who needs it more clear.
For everything that is more than using the Phone as USB Mass Storage, you need to install the Drivers.
What the PC doesn't know, he cannot deal with it.
Drivers are (nearly in everything you do) absolutely mandatory.
And if anything doesn't work on a computer, the first thing you be asked is "Have you installed the drivers?".
Defy Drivers:
http://www.motorola.com/consumers/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2cff07f8ef573210VgnVCM1000008806b00aRCRD
Install the Drivers and connect your Phone with USB Debugging enabled or bootet in Fastboot Mode (Power up with holding Volume + and - Buttons for 5-10 seconds).
If the Drivers are installed correct your Phone was shown in device Manager like this:
For flashing other Firmware your Phone must connected as Flashing device.
Power it up with Volume - and Camera Button pressed. You see then an Black screen with some white Text.
Connect Phone and let Drivers install.
If your Phone is connected correct it will be schown in Device Manager like this:
Only after you have installed all drivers and your Phone is recognized by your PC as shown above, you will be able to work with ADB or RSD-Lite.
At first, my Guide to flash your Phone with different ROM if your ROM didn't have Fastboot.
Flashing Guide:
And you have to download RSD Lite:
http://www.chip.de/downloads/RSD-Lite_49139659.html
Defy Drivers:
http://www.motorola.com/consumers/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2cff07f8ef573210VgnVCM1000008806b00aRCRD
Install Drivers and RSD-Lite.
Start RSD Lite and load SBF File.
Then shut down the Phone and Boot up by holding Camera + Volume- (down) and Power Buttons.
If you done right, you see an black screen with white Text, telling you the Device is in flashing mode.
Connect Phone to PC and let Drivers install (after that RSD Lite shows an "Connected" Message in App.
Click on "Start" in RSD-Lite
Flash begins and you see a lot of Message Lines for everey Flash Step.
At the End of the Process Phone reboots.
Now you cann deconnect and close RSD Lite, ignoring the Message that it is still in Progress.
BUT NOT BEFORE THE PHONE REBOOTS!!
Sometime there is an Error and the Flash fails at first try.
You have then to pull the Accu and to repeat flash Procedure.
Warning!!!
You can brick your Phone!!
In some cases the Phone loses IMEI and Connection to SIM and is broken!!
If you do this, you do it at your own risk!
To prevent this and/or to recover your IMEI and unlocked SIM follow this Guide:
[Important] Backup and Restore Defy Mini IMEI and NV Data
Additional Hint.......
If you can't find an ROM of your native carrier which is rootable, search for a ROM of an Carrier from your Continent which supports eventually your Language and Carrier.
E.g. i found Brazil ROM which is rootable but have no German Input and Language. So i testet some European ROM's and found one from Spain which is rootable and have native German Support and APN in it.
So now i don't need to test further because all works great and have German Phone UI.
The ROM i use at the Moment:
http://hotfile.com/dl/184330128/2d4ce8b/TNBST_4_0A.1F.0ERPS_flex_WE_Orange_Spain.zip.html
(you have to register before you can download, ZIP Password is "mod2xtreme.com" but be aware, that the Site is sometimes down)
And feel free to donate to the Board for their excellent Service to offer us this ROM's. :good:
If you have an ROM with Fastboot, follow this Guide to Root (Original Post from leos0 here):
Important!!
Some prerequisits:
Download and extract the View attachment root_xt320.zip to the Root of your Harddisc. Best place is C: so it has to be in
Code:
C:\root_xt320
.
If you place it in any other place, adjust the Path variables from next advices to your needs.
Open Command prompt on PC.
Type in
Code:
cd C:\root_xt320
and hit Enter
Now you are in correct folder to do the next steps
Okey, so, rooting You have to download this : ( it contains fastboot adb recovery.img and update.zip [ I think it is the right one, becourse
i was applying a few of them at one time to save my time xd ] )
0. Copy update.zip to /sdcard/
1. You need to boot into fastboot (NOT RECOVERY, F A S T B O O T ). You can use:
a)
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
or
b)turn off the phone, then hold POWER+VOL UP+VOL DOWN for 5-10 sec.
2. Now you need to use fastboot. use:
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
3.Now CWM TOUCH will boot. There is small problem, it doesn't look as it should, some options are somewhere else etc.
But it works! In normal CWM Recovery i was unable to choose any option, but there everything "works" And you should use
keys on your phone ( POWER to execute, vol. keys to move ), not screen to choose things ( it crashed once when i was using screen )
4. Install zip from sd..(second option)-->choose zip from sdc..)--> ...choose...--> Yes - Install --> Reboot --> back
For commands in [.code] marker you need to use cmd. I hope it will work for you guys You are doing everything on your own so if something dont work its not my fault.
If you want to repost it somewhere, please, just write who invented it You should also thanks coder011 becourse he extracted the recovery.img from defy mini which was very helpful
Enjoy
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Download of Files for Root
So now i have one Wish.
Please can anyone who have found an ROM which is rootable/ed and have no SIM-Lock post the FW Version and SBF Name here so we get an complete List of useful ROM Versions.
I will try to update it several times.
View attachment root_xt320.zip

Rootable Firmware List
TNBST_4_0A.1F.0ERPS_flex_WE_Orange_Spain (the one i use at the Moment)
TNBST_4_07.1D.08RPS_flex_LATAM_Claro_Latam
TNBST_4_0A.1D.22RPS_flex_WE_RTIT
TNBST_4_07.26.11RPD_flex_LATAM_RTL_Brazil
TNBST_4_0A.1F.10RPS_flex_WE_Retail_CEE

Some additional "special" Procedures to have mor Options
Option to flash only older Bootloader with Fastboot enabled without changing your current Firmware and have the Option to root after that.
Some "special" Method posted by Alin Razvan, member of droiddevelopers forum.
Let me explain how i got this working a good sbf flash with a lower bootloader version.
First step you are about to do, is downloading a compatible sbf version that you like !
2nd step flash it with RSD Lite 5.7
3rd step after flashing it go into recovery menu by pressing both volume keys + - and power up .
4th step -> Clean Cache -> Clean User Data , after cleaning select reboot
5th step Let it reboot normally , set it up , connection etc , google account and so on .
6th step Download TNBST_4_0A.1F.0ERPS_flex_WE_Orange_Spain.sbf
Power off the phone , remove battery , pres camera button + volume down+power insert usb (if doesn't power up attach battery but only for a second than remove it) , now you should be in boot mode .
Open RSD Lite 5.7 select the TNBST_4_0A.1F.0ERPS_flex_WE_Orange_Spain sbf file and (read bellow).
Here comes the tricky part !!!
Be carefull and fast otherwise you got to flash again your favorite sbf ,and follow the upper steps again !
Before pressing start button take your phone on your right hand , grab with your left hand the usb cable because you are about to pull it back quickly after you see
Flashing Modem (mdm) or something like i reallly don't remember how the text really was but what you need to do is let it flash some reboot files it takes up 3 seconds after pressing start button to flash those files so you got to be fast boot ) i know it sounds awkward but this **** really works !
After removing usb cable your phone will instantly shut down because it doesn't have the battery on , i did it without battery because i wanted the phone to shut down instant !
So the next step is to power up the phone by pressing both volume buttons + - and power up button , now you should see fastboot menu YaY!
After that, you can switch to the rooting Procedure as described above.
afadel wrote in Post #14:
afadel said:
Alin's method consists of loading an older bootloader version. In theory you don't even have to flash an SBF if the one you're using (original or already flashed) is working for you (meaning no simlock). You just go from step 6 onwards.
You put the phone in flash mode by holding camera+vol down and powering the phone. You should see a screen with the following:
MBM Flash-mode.
TinBoost
version: 06.0a --> (versions may vary)
Bootloader USB Init SECURE BOOT ENABLED
Now you have to use an SBF with an old version of bootloader. I don't know up to which version the bootloader has fastboot, but I used the SBF TNBST_4_07.1D.20RPS_flex_LATAM_VIVO. This one has fastboot.
So, you open RSD Lite and use this SBF. When you click start first it will update (in this case downgrade) the bootloader version. It will run some stuff and then you will see the same screen from above again (but now with different version - 01.0a if you use the SBF I mentioned) and it will start the flashing process. That's when you have to unplug the battery or USB cable to stop the flashing. All you wanted was to install the bootloader.
After that you just have to follow the procedures as if your phone had fastboot since the beginnig! That was a very smart move by Alin.
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I have tested Alin's Method today.
My biggest Problem was, that my Phone is not able to Power on only with USB Cable connected. I also have to insert Accu (very loose) and to pull Cable and shake out the Accu the same time immediately as the Message of "Modem flashing" (or something like this) comes up on Screen.
I now have newest German ROM ( TNBST_4_0A.21.0CRPS_flex_WE_RTDACH ) with Bootloader (Fastboot enabled) from Spanish ( TNBST_4_0A.1F.0ERPS_flex_WE_Orange_Spain ) ROM and rooted.
Great thing.
Big thanks to Alin and afadel for this!!

Moved to General

TNBST_4_0A.1D.22RPS_flex_WE_RTIT
This is the ROM my phone came with (Italian retail), it has fastboot and it's not sim locked.

http://www.droidevelopers.com/f412/14395-defy-mini-root-success-yes-works-2.html#post59544
Bro add this to first post, it's how i did it.

Sh0m1 said:
http://www.droidevelopers.com/f412/14395-defy-mini-root-success-yes-works-2.html#post59544
Bro add this to first post, it's how i did it.
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Sorry Guy, have you read the above Guide?
This is exactely what i wrote.
But without all the Pull of Accu and USB and, and, and...
Because it is simply not necessary.
Flashing is much mor simple. Just two steps.
And why should anyone flash two times?
First with an SBF of his Wish. And then (by completely overwriting this Firmware in the Phone) with the one you posted?
And exactely this is also the one i used and wroted in my Guide.
But a lot of Asian and Latam Users cannot use this because it is not containig their Languages.
So this is why i asked anyone who have rooted his Phone to write here with which SBF he does it.

No bro, you do not flash 2 times.
First time you flash some sim unlocked firmware that works for you, than you flash the one with bootloader, but not the whole firmware, just modem stuff, and then you cancel the flashing by disconnecting the phone so you still have YOUR old firmware, but now it has new firmware's bootloader.
I hope i made it more clear now.

Sh0m1 said:
No bro, you do not flash 2 times.
First time you flash some sim unlocked firmware that works for you, than you flash the one with bootloader, but not the whole firmware, just modem stuff, and then you cancel the flashing by disconnecting the phone so you still have YOUR old firmware, but now it has new firmware's bootloader.
I hope i made it more clear now.
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OK.
My fault.
I'm to tired to read conscious. Last 8 days in job was to busy.
Will give it a try.
But i am not sure if i will do it really, because i am very satisfied with my current state. I have installed the TNBST_4_0A.1F.0ERPS_flex_WE_Orange_Spain.sbf by flashing it completely and have set up Link2SD and all works like a charm with constantly mor than 120mb free internal Memory also after installing a lot of Apps. :highfive:
But.
If you agree, i will include your advice in "my" (not really mine, have only made a summary) Guide.

Sure, just write that the original creator of that method is Alin Razvan, member of droiddevelopers forum.

Sh0m1 said:
Sure, just write that the original creator of that method is Alin Razvan, member of droiddevelopers forum.
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Done :good:
Thank's

Great guide i must say, thank you for the effort and i hope this will attract some devs to start making roms for mini

Can't download the firmware with that link, i think the link is wrong...
Just to be sure, the firmware you gave the link is that Brazil no simlock you said?

Alin's method consists of loading an older bootloader version. In theory you don't even have to flash an SBF if the one you're using (original or already flashed) is working for you (meaning no simlock). You just go from step 6 onwards.
You put the phone in flash mode by holding camera+vol down and powering the phone. You should see a screen with the following:
MBM Flash-mode.
TinBoost
version: 06.0a --> (versions may vary)
Bootloader USB Init SECURE BOOT ENABLED
Now you have to use an SBF with an old version of bootloader. I don't know up to which version the bootloader has fastboot, but I used the SBF TNBST_4_07.1D.20RPS_flex_LATAM_VIVO. This one has fastboot.
So, you open RSD Lite and use this SBF. When you click start first it will update (in this case downgrade) the bootloader version. It will run some stuff and then you will see the same screen from above again (but now with different version - 01.0a if you use the SBF I mentioned) and it will start the flashing process. That's when you have to unplug the battery or USB cable to stop the flashing. All you wanted was to install the bootloader.
After that you just have to follow the procedures as if your phone had fastboot since the beginnig! That was a very smart move by Alin.

BlueSpyBR said:
Can't download the firmware with that link, i think the link is wrong...
Just to be sure, the firmware you gave the link is that Brazil no simlock you said?
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Corrected the Link.
ROM is:
TNBST_4_0A.1F.0ERPS_flex_WE_Orange_Spain

afadel said:
Alin's method consists of loading an older bootloader version. In theory you don't even have to flash an SBF if the one you're using (original or already flashed) is working for you (meaning no simlock). You just go from step 6 onwards.
You put the phone in flash mode by holding camera+vol down and powering the phone. You should see a screen with the following:
MBM Flash-mode.
TinBoost
version: 06.0a --> (versions may vary)
Bootloader USB Init SECURE BOOT ENABLED
Now you have to use an SBF with an old version of bootloader. I don't know up to which version the bootloader has fastboot, but I used the SBF TNBST_4_07.1D.20RPS_flex_LATAM_VIVO. This one has fastboot.
So, you open RSD Lite and use this SBF. When you click start first it will update (in this case downgrade) the bootloader version. It will run some stuff and then you will see the same screen from above again (but now with different version - 01.0a if you use the SBF I mentioned) and it will start the flashing process. That's when you have to unplug the battery or USB cable to stop the flashing. All you wanted was to install the bootloader.
After that you just have to follow the procedures as if your phone had fastboot since the beginnig! That was a very smart move by Alin.
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Thank's for this variant.
Included in guide at Starting Page.

Why you didn't include my name? I'm the one who extracted recovery.img that was very helpfull.

coder011 said:
Why you didn't include my name? I'm the one who extracted recovery.img that was very helpfull.
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Sorry.
My fault.
Didn't recognized it.
Please forgive me.
Don't want to do any harm. And never done liek it was my work.
Which Text do you want to put (where) in the Gude to show which work you have done?

pbruck said:
Sorry.
My fault.
Didn't recognized it.
Please forgive me.
Don't want to do any harm. And never done liek it was my work.
Which Text do you want to put (where) in the Gude to show which work you have done?
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At this part
Credits for Rooting Guide and files goe's to leos0 and i thank him very much for giving us (me) the freedom to root this Phone
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@pbruck and @coder011
Thank you to work on this and make it possible.
I have a Defy mini dual chip XT321 and tried to root by flashing Claro Latam firmware on it but I didn't have success. Can you help me on this?
When I flashed Claro firmware phone worked normally and it has got fastboot =D
I've made all steps you described but after power up phone was no rooted.
I'll really apreciate if you help me!
Congrats for the initiative!

My phone system deleted

Hi guys
Well I guess I ruined my phone , I rooted my honor 7x BND-L21 a couple weeks ago and it worked after I rooted it everything was fine and normal till I was stupid enough and went into the super su app and I saw the full uninstall super su so I was even more stupid to press it and thinking that I’m gonna be free from the root and I won’t have to be afraid that it getting wrecked which I did it with my own hands after I pressed the uninstall super su the phone went black and won’t reboot anymore so I linked the phone to my laptop and went into my internal storage I didn’t find anything but the TWRP file which means there are no more system or systems files what so ever that’s my sad story I hope that any one of you can help me and make a backup to there phone like mine and take the time to help me install it because I don’t know anything about these stuff and I’ll be great full for you guys for the rest of my life
Again My phone is a : honor 7x BND-L21

ayadmanhal said:
Hi guys
Well I guess I ruined my phone , I rooted my honor 7x BND-L21 a couple weeks ago and it worked after I rooted it everything was fine and normal till I was stupid enough and went into the super su app and I saw the full uninstall super su so I was even more stupid to press it and thinking that I’m gonna be free from the root and I won’t have to be afraid that it getting wrecked which I did it with my own hands after I pressed the uninstall super su the phone went black and won’t reboot anymore so I linked the phone to my laptop and went into my internal storage I didn’t find anything but the TWRP file which means there are no more system or systems files what so ever that’s my sad story I hope that any one of you can help me and make a backup to there phone like mine and take the time to help me install it because I don’t know anything about these stuff and I’ll be great full for you guys for the rest of my life
Again My phone is a : honor 7x BND-L21
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There is , at this time, no suggestion for you to fix.
Because, you do not tell enough of what you were doing, or did.
I mean. First superSU does not work on updated device(Oreo) . So must be nougat, but you did not say.
Next , removeing superSU , from inside of it's settings, will not erase system.
Your description of connecting to PC with USB and not able to see any system files. Well you cannot see Android system files in this way anyhow. Add to that USB (mtp) does not wokif there is no system I place to run the adb/mtp service.
Well if you mean you uninstalled root/superSU , then tried to restart, and that made the black screen, well this is different completely to what you asked. And this makes sense.
If this is what you need. You just need boot.img, if you were in fact on nougat. Or ramdisk.img, and/or kernel.kmg if it was Oreo.
For l21, I do not have these.

mrmazak said:
There is , at this time, no suggestion for you to fix.
Because, you do not tell enough of what you were doing, or did.
I mean. First superSU does not work on updated device(Oreo) . So must be nougat, but you did not say.
Next , removeing superSU , from inside of it's settings, will not erase system.
Your description of connecting to PC with USB and not able to see any system files. Well you cannot see Android system files in this way anyhow. Add to that USB (mtp) does not wokif there is no system I place to run the adb/mtp service.
Well if you mean you uninstalled root/superSU , then tried to restart, and that made the black screen, well this is different completely to what you asked. And this makes sense.
If this is what you need. You just need boot.img, if you were in fact on nougat. Or ramdisk.img, and/or kernel.kmg if it was Oreo.
For l21, I do not have these.
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bro .
i was playing a game in my phone and the game shot me out and i see the system apps deleted in the menu of apps
i trie restart phone when idid my phone stuck wont open the system but its redirect me to twrp recovery
when the twrp opened i connect my phone with usb to pc
and i see nothing in internal storage only the twrp files !
im find all backup files (IMGs) system.img and cus.img etc..
but idk how to install it
My android version is 7..0 nougat 5.1 emui
and sry for my bad english ..
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ayadmanhal said:
bro .
i was playing a game in my phone and the game shot me out and i see the system apps deleted in the menu of apps
i trie restart phone when idid my phone stuck wont open the system but its redirect me to twrp recovery
when the twrp opened i connect my phone with usb to pc
and i see nothing in internal storage only the twrp files !
im find all backup files (IMGs) system.img and cus.img etc..
but idk how to install it
My android version is 7..0 nougat 5.1 emui
and sry for my bad english ..
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If you have all the needed files, just do this:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Flash vendor.img, recovery_ramdis.img (Or something similar to that), and system.img
3. Flash them ^^^^ to the required partitions (Partition names to flash to should be self explanatory)
4. Do a factory reset
5. Reboot
Report back please if this works!

I have the exact same problem as OP. When I go into TWRP and mount an img or zip, there is always an error message saying
"Unable to find partition for path '/system' ". /system also doesn't show up anywhere else. . .
I tried your suggestion too but to no avail.
I don't know what to do anymore.
Edit: Now I can’t even get into TWRP after trying these 5 steps. All it shows me is the bootloader screen but with error messages.
“Please update the system again”
And at the bottom of the screen something about the boot.img

dutyyaknow said:
I have the exact same problem as OP. When I go into TWRP and mount an img or zip, there is always an error message saying
"Unable to find partition for path '/system' ". /system also doesn't show up anywhere else. . .
I tried your suggestion too but to no avail.
I don't know what to do anymore.
Edit: Now I can’t even get into TWRP after trying these 5 steps. All it shows me is the bootloader screen but with error messages.
“Please update the system again”
And at the bottom of the screen something about the boot.img
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If you're talking about my suggestion, then please quote me next time.
Also, are you sure you have the right twrp installed?
When in bootloader mode, connect your device to adb. Does you device get recognized when you type "fastboot devices" ???

crayonicle said:
If you're talking about my suggestion, then please quote me next time.
Also, are you sure you have the right twrp installed?
When in bootloader mode, connect your device to adb. Does you device get recognized when you type "fastboot devices" ???
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Thank you for helping out.
Yes, I tried your suggestion and I used version 3.1.1.0 of TWRP.
Unfortunately it looks like my device is not getting recognized in adb anymore. All I get is either the screen where it says "booting your device now" forever or the white ERROR MODE screen with "Attention! Please update system again.
There are two error messages at the bottom of the screen :
Func NO : 10 (boot image)
Error NO : 2 (load failed)
Now, how do I save myself out of this? It looks like I can't do anything. . .
Edit: correction, it does get recognized in adb in fastboot mode. Can I just flash your suggested TWRP from there?
Edit2: tried to flash the complete_twrp_ramdisk.img in fastboot mode with fastboot flash recovery command. Then I rebooted but instead of TWRP it still shows ERROR MODE

crayonicle said:
If you have all the needed files, just do this:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Flash vendor.img, recovery_ramdis.img (Or something similar to that), and system.img
3. Flash them ^^^^ to the required partitions (Partition names to flash to should be self explanatory)
4. Do a factory reset
5. Reboot
Report back please if this works!
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i did everything but nothing changed
ihave installed all IMGs
nothing happened and my phone still empty !
i trying to flash [OpenKirin's RROS ] room
it says succes but when im reboot still rebooting into recovery mode {twrp} 3.1.1.0
and my storage still empty
idk what i have to do
im think we have nothing to do !?

dutyyaknow said:
I have the exact same problem as OP. When I go into TWRP and mount an img or zip, there is always an error message saying
"Unable to find partition for path '/system' ". /system also doesn't show up anywhere else. . .
I tried your suggestion too but to no avail.
I don't know what to do anymore.
Edit: Now I can’t even get into TWRP after trying these 5 steps. All it shows me is the bootloader screen but with error messages.
“Please update the system again”
And at the bottom of the screen something about the boot.img
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i think we loose our devices <\3

crayonicle said:
If you're talking about my suggestion, then please quote me next time.
Also, are you sure you have the right twrp installed?
When in bootloader mode, connect your device to adb. Does you device get recognized when you type "fastboot devices" ???
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ayadmanhal said:
i think we loose our devices <\3
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There has to be a way to fix it from fastboot mode.
If everything fails, we can still try to send it to a Huawei Center to get fixed. Just don't tell them that you rooted or unlocked your device. I heard that they will then switch out the motherboard for a new one.

dutyyaknow said:
There has to be a way to fix it from fastboot mode.
If everything fails, we can still try to send it to a Huawei Center to get fixed. Just don't tell them that you rooted or unlocked your device. I heard that they will then switch out the motherboard for a new one.
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we cant go to huawei center bcz the phone unlocked and rooted
so the phone has no Guarantee and they will see the boot when says the device is not trusted <\3

After reflashing my old TWRP from fastboot, I can now access TWRP again and /system partition is showing up too. The ERROR MODE screen still shows up when I boot the phone with VOL + and POWER but when I press VOL + - and POWER I load into TWRP

dutyyaknow said:
After reflashing my old TWRP from fastboot, I can now access TWRP again and /system partition is showing up too. The ERROR MODE screen still shows up when I boot the phone with VOL + and POWER but when I press VOL + - and POWER I load into TWRP
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my device only auto booting for twrp nothing more

up

no help :\

ayadmanhal said:
no help :\
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Do you have ADB support on TWRP mode?
If so just use dd command to flash stock boot.img.
Try it by fastboot if you can.
You need to flash stock boot.img because rooting patches boot image and you tried to unroot but were unable to reboot that would replace the patched boot with the stock one.
If i undetstood the issue correctly...
If not, please enlight me...
Enviado do meu Le 2 através do Tapatalk

RSGI said:
Do you have ADB support on TWRP mode?
If so just use dd command to flash stock boot.img.
Try it by fastboot if you can.
You need to flash stock boot.img because rooting patches boot image and you tried to unroot but were unable to reboot that would replace the patched boot with the stock one.
If i undetstood the issue correctly...
If not, please enlight me...
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i trie much of boot.img files but no change
i tried everything but the phone still wont read the system files

dutyyaknow said:
Thank you for helping out.
Yes, I tried your suggestion and I used version 3.1.1.0 of TWRP.
Unfortunately it looks like my device is not getting recognized in adb anymore. All I get is either the screen where it says "booting your device now" forever or the white ERROR MODE screen with "Attention! Please update system again.
There are two error messages at the bottom of the screen :
Func NO : 10 (boot image)
Error NO : 2 (load failed)
Now, how do I save myself out of this? It looks like I can't do anything. . .
Edit: correction, it does get recognized in adb in fastboot mode. Can I just flash your suggested TWRP from there?
Edit2: tried to flash the complete_twrp_ramdisk.img in fastboot mode with fastboot flash recovery command. Then I rebooted but instead of TWRP it still shows ERROR MODE
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Have you re-flash with Huawei Multi Tool, but first you must have file update.zip and extract update.app from http://pro-teammt.ru/firmware-database/?firmware_model=BND&firmware_page=0
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ayadmanhal said:
i trie much of boot.img files but no change
i tried everything but the phone still wont read the system files
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you on Nougat? have try to upgrade to Oreo from this thread,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7x/how-to/manual-update-to-oreo-beta-emui-8-bnd-t3767044
there's maybe can fix your system file

Stuck in Bootloader Fastboot Mode

Dear All,
I was trying to install a customer ROM in my Asus Zenfone 5z. I was able to unlock the bootloader using official asus app. Then i managed to install a TWRP recovery. there was some partition issue so i flashed recovery in both partitions. the recovery worked fine and i managed to install the pixel rom. after that i wiped dalvik cach and some other items throgh recovery and restarted the phone.
After restart, it is stuck in bootloader. If i select start, recovery mode or power off, it gets rebooted and come back to bootloader again. Seems like a brick scenario.
So i tried the following:
1. Downloaded AFT tool and tried to flash the latest firmware version.. It gave a FPT error and then error on unable to load into recovery mode
2. Tried to run flashall_aft.cmd in directory containing latest firmware.. it said to internal/external command exists
3. Sideload using adb sideload command.. the error was could not read the file..
I am not sure what i can try next.. could you please help.. The details on bootloader screen are:
Fastboot mode
Product name _ ZS620KL
Bootloader version - WW_user_90.10.138.157
Secure Boot - yes
Active Slot A
Device State Unlocked

Help Required - Soft brick - Stuck in bootloader
Dear All, Would really appreciate if you can help me with this thread..
Thanks
Regards
Tarun
TG87 said:
Dear All,
I was trying to install a customer ROM in my Asus Zenfone 5z. I was able to unlock the bootloader using official asus app. Then i managed to install a TWRP recovery. there was some partition issue so i flashed recovery in both partitions. the recovery worked fine and i managed to install the pixel rom. after that i wiped dalvik cach and some other items throgh recovery and restarted the phone.
After restart, it is stuck in bootloader. If i select start, recovery mode or power off, it gets rebooted and come back to bootloader again. Seems like a brick scenario.
So i tried the following:
1. Downloaded AFT tool and tried to flash the latest firmware version.. It gave a FPT error and then error on unable to load into recovery mode
2. Tried to run flashall_aft.cmd in directory containing latest firmware.. it said to internal/external command exists
3. Sideload using adb sideload command.. the error was could not read the file..
I am not sure what i can try next.. could you please help.. The details on bootloader screen are:
Fastboot mode
Product name _ ZS620KL
Bootloader version - WW_user_90.10.138.157
Secure Boot - yes
Active Slot A
Device State Unlocked
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Try to switch the slot to B and then boot

Download qfil,
Scrap fz*.mbn from CSC_8.02 and put to raw file of your interest. Ifu don't do so, it will throw error as that file is required and only available in CSC_eng_8.02 version. Never ever touch any other file in CSC 8.02 , it will make it impossible to run any fastboot and adb command and entering EDL is a bit tricky.
Extract the firmware, make sure to have system,vendor,userdata in root path as if u don't remove last few line of Python extraction code it will be deleted.
Go to TWRP Recovery, and reboot to EDL from there.
select all raw program XML and Patch xml and begin Image download.
Doesn't matter whether anything is accessible or not u get new image of ur choice.
If u get sahara error you are not immediately beginning download as ur phone enters into EDL.
Suggestion: Once u get back image sell the [email protected] quarter of cost as it's impossible to run the device in the way you want. The tools are not supported for open source development. The device is fragile, a little tweak and you lose IMEI,SN and soforth your phone network. This is not a device to temper, if u still do so, you will never come out from situation your stuck now.

amusing_ankesh said:
Download qfil,
Scrap fz*.mbn from CSC_8.02 and put to raw file of your interest. Ifu don't do so, it will throw error as that file is required and only available in CSC_eng_8.02 version. Never ever touch any other file in CSC 8.02 , it will make it impossible to run any fastboot and adb command and entering EDL is a bit tricky.
Extract the firmware, make sure to have system,vendor,userdata in root path as if u don't remove last few line of Python extraction code it will be deleted.
Go to TWRP Recovery, and reboot to EDL from there.
select all raw program XML and Patch xml and begin Image download.
Doesn't matter whether anything is accessible or not u get new image of ur choice.
If u get sahara error you are not immediately beginning download as ur phone enters into EDL.
Suggestion: Once u get back image sell the [email protected] quarter of cost as it's impossible to run the device in the way you want. The tools are not supported for open source development. The device is fragile, a little tweak and you lose IMEI,SN and soforth your phone network. This is not a device to temper, if u still do so, you will never come out from situation your stuck now.
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I also struck in the fastboot mode, All i have done is flashed android q image from asus official site , worked fine with few bugs, then i thought return to stock stable rom, downloaded image from the same page and tried the procedure given, but i got some error initially and struck in fastboot. Iam able to flash latest firmware by connecting to PC in fastboot, all files are able to flash and after restart, a message is appearing with red exclamatory symbol that my device is no longer boot, its not trustable etc and after few seconds restated to fastboot mode. I have tried this in both active slot A and B. I tried to flash android q image too. same error popping up. and iam struck in fastboot now, no recovery nothing, phone doest even switched off, if i longpress power key, restarts again to fastboot.
I want to try your solution, but iam not so expert in sdk things, i did't understand few points in your reply, can you please elaborate step by step procedure, which tools should i download how should i proceed etc. please iam going nuts wasting time behind this phone. or please refer any guide or website to unbrick my asus zenfone 5z.
Thanks in advance.

same
ashok20205 said:
I also struck in the fastboot mode, All i have done is flashed android q image from asus official site , worked fine with few bugs, then i thought return to stock stable rom, downloaded image from the same page and tried the procedure given, but i got some error initially and struck in fastboot. Iam able to flash latest firmware by connecting to PC in fastboot, all files are able to flash and after restart, a message is appearing with red exclamatory symbol that my device is no longer boot, its not trustable etc and after few seconds restated to fastboot mode. I have tried this in both active slot A and B. I tried to flash android q image too. same error popping up. and iam struck in fastboot now, no recovery nothing, phone doest even switched off, if i longpress power key, restarts again to fastboot.
I want to try your solution, but iam not so expert in sdk things, i did't understand few points in your reply, can you please elaborate step by step procedure, which tools should i download how should i proceed etc. please iam going nuts wasting time behind this phone. or please refer any guide or website to unbrick my asus zenfone 5z.
Thanks in advance.
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same problem any solution for that

ashok20205 said:
I also struck in the fastboot mode, All i have done is flashed android q image from asus official site , worked fine with few bugs, then i thought return to stock stable rom, downloaded image from the same page and tried the procedure given, but i got some error initially and struck in fastboot. Iam able to flash latest firmware by connecting to PC in fastboot, all files are able to flash and after restart, a message is appearing with red exclamatory symbol that my device is no longer boot, its not trustable etc and after few seconds restated to fastboot mode. I have tried this in both active slot A and B. I tried to flash android q image too. same error popping up. and iam struck in fastboot now, no recovery nothing, phone doest even switched off, if i longpress power key, restarts again to fastboot.
I want to try your solution, but iam not so expert in sdk things, i did't understand few points in your reply, can you please elaborate step by step procedure, which tools should i download how should i proceed etc. please iam going nuts wasting time behind this phone. or please refer any guide or website to unbrick my asus zenfone 5z.
Thanks in advance.
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same problem any solution for that ?

TG87 said:
Dear All,
I was trying to install a customer ROM in my Asus Zenfone 5z. I was able to unlock the bootloader using official asus app. Then i managed to install a TWRP recovery. there was some partition issue so i flashed recovery in both partitions. the recovery worked fine and i managed to install the pixel rom. after that i wiped dalvik cach and some other items throgh recovery and restarted the phone.
After restart, it is stuck in bootloader. If i select start, recovery mode or power off, it gets rebooted and come back to bootloader again. Seems like a brick scenario.
So i tried the following:
1. Downloaded AFT tool and tried to flash the latest firmware version.. It gave a FPT error and then error on unable to load into recovery mode
2. Tried to run flashall_aft.cmd in directory containing latest firmware.. it said to internal/external command exists
3. Sideload using adb sideload command.. the error was could not read the file..
I am not sure what i can try next.. could you please help.. The details on bootloader screen are:
Fastboot mode
Product name _ ZS620KL
Bootloader version - WW_user_90.10.138.157
Secure Boot - yes
Active Slot A
Device State Unlocked
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fastboot --cmdline "lge.kcal=0|0|0|x" boot customrecovery.img

I also have the same problem. Tried installing TWRP but got stuck in Fastboot mode. Says phone is corrupted and cannot be trusted.
Product Name: ZS620KL
Bootloader Version: WW_user_100.10.107.70
Secure Boot: Yes
Active Slot: b
Device State: locked

kristoff07 said:
I also have the same problem. Tried installing TWRP but got stuck in Fastboot mode. Says phone is corrupted and cannot be trusted.
Product Name: ZS620KL
Bootloader Version: WW_user_100.10.107.70
Secure Boot: Yes
Active Slot: b
Device State: locked
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Your bootloader is relocked, and vertified boot is enabled, if I had not misunderstanded the information you have given. Try unlocking your bootloader first.

TG87 said:
Dear All,
I was trying to install a customer ROM in my Asus Zenfone 5z. I was able to unlock the bootloader using official asus app. Then i managed to install a TWRP recovery. there was some partition issue so i flashed recovery in both partitions. the recovery worked fine and i managed to install the pixel rom. after that i wiped dalvik cach and some other items throgh recovery and restarted the phone.
After restart, it is stuck in bootloader. If i select start, recovery mode or power off, it gets rebooted and come back to bootloader again. Seems like a brick scenario.
So i tried the following:
1. Downloaded AFT tool and tried to flash the latest firmware version.. It gave a FPT error and then error on unable to load into recovery mode
2. Tried to run flashall_aft.cmd in directory containing latest firmware.. it said to internal/external command exists
3. Sideload using adb sideload command.. the error was could not read the file..
I am not sure what i can try next.. could you please help.. The details on bootloader screen are:
Fastboot mode
Product name _ ZS620KL
Bootloader version - WW_user_90.10.138.157
Secure Boot - yes
Active Slot A
Device State Unlocked
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secure boot yes? you may have vertified boot, you can try flash patched magisk boot.img to disable that

jjgvv said:
Your bootloader is relocked, and vertified boot is enabled, if I had not misunderstanded the information you have given. Try unlocking your bootloader first.
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I checked the info and it gave me this:
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GUIDE: How to unbrick your Zenfone 6 (ZS630KL)

Hello.
This guide will help you unbrick your device in case your devices hangs as it boots, and always boots into fastboot mode and recovery is unavailable and the like.
Note: Unlocked bootloader is not required to do any of the actions described in this guide.
Disclaimer: I'm in no way responsible for the actions you perform and whatever happens to your device due to these actions. Proceed at your own risk.
Prerequisites:
Service firmware. Can be downloaded here. It's an older build, but it will do the trick and it's the only one I could find freely available at the time of writing. Only for WW SKU
Zip for your desired build. Can be found here.
- Note: For this guide, my desired build will be WW-17.1810.1910.63, which is a special case, as you will need to flash in the following order: Service Firmware -> WW-16.1220.1909.194 -> WW-17.1810.1910.63. In other cases, unless noted otherwise in a description of the build on the ASUS website, Service Firmware -> Desired build will suffice.
Platform tools of Android SDK. Latest package can be downloaded from: Windows | Linux. Somewhat optional but good to have.
Step 1 - Preparing the environment
This is not required but for the sake of simplicity and keeping everything in one place, create a folder and name it whatever you like, for example ASUS or Unbrick
Create a sub-folder inside the folder you've created in the previous step, call it service_firmware, download and unzip service firmware into this folder
Download files for the desired builds from the above link. For this specific case, WW-16.1220.1909.194 and WW-17.1810.1910.63.
3.a If you have microSD card, transfer zip file for the desired build into its root and insert the card into the phone.
3.b. If you do not have a microSD card, download and unzip platform tools mentioned in the prerequisites as you will need adb to flash firmware/s via sideload
Step 2 - Flashing service firmware
Connect your phone via USB
Enter fastboot mode via one of the methods:
1.1. Turn off your device, then turn it on while holding down the power and volume up buttons at the same time. Release the power button when it powers up (keep holding the volume up button)
1.2. If you have platform tools, you can do adb reboot fastboot
Open CMD (windows) | Terminal (unix)
CD into the folder with service firmware from item #2 from the step above.
Make sure your phone is detected by typing fastboot devices
Ensure battery is at least 20% charged. Aside from normal means, it's possible to check the battery charge via fastboot oem get-batcap.
Sample output: (bootloader) bat cap = 35, which means that the battery is 35% charged.
IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE CONTINUING:
By default, flashing with one of the scripts wipes your userdata, in other words, it performs a factory reset.
It is possible to avoid userdata wipe (although not encouraged) but keep in mind, unless you flash your current build after flashing service firmware, your phone will not boot up.
If you absolutely would like to preserve your userdata, even if for the sake of backing it up before doing a factory reset, you have to edit the flashall script in the following way:
Windows: Open flashall.cmd in your favorite text editor, go to line #298 and change it from fastboot -w to REM fastboot -wand save the changes.
Unix: Open flashall.sh in your favorite text editor, go to line #275 and change it from $fastbootcmd -w to #$fastbootcmd -w and save the changes.
Once again, this is not encouraged as it can potentially cause issues later on. You've been warned.
Run the script
1. 1. Windows: In the CMD you opened earlier, type flashall.cmd
1. 2. Unix: In the Terminal you opened earlier, type ./flashall.sh
Note: An obvious note, do not disconnect your device from your PC while flashall script is running. Your device will reboot a few times during the execution.
Once script outputs format logdump... and the phone reboots, service firmware will be flashed.
Step 3 - Upgrade to your desired build
Enter Recovery mode via one of the following methods:
1.1. If your phone is turned on and USB debugging is enabled, use command adb reboot recovery
1.2. While in fastboot mode, navigate to Recovery Mode using Volume Up/Down buttons and select with a single press of a Power button
1.3. While in fastboot mode, issue one of the following commands : fastboot reboot recovery or fastboot oem reboot-recovery
Once in Recovery Mode, you have 2 ways to proceed:
A: Update from SD card
A.1. Select Apply update from SD card option
A.2. Navigate your SD card and select UL-ASUS_I01WD-ASUS-16.1220.1909.194-1.1.1-user.zip
A.3. Confirm your choice with a single press of the Power button
A.4. Once you're back to the menu of Recovery Mode, reboot by selecting Reboot system now and enter Recovery Mode once again via any of the above methods
A.5. Select Apply update from SD card option again
A.6. Navigate your SD card and select UL-ASUS_I01WD-ASUS-17.1810.1910.63-1.1.1-user.zip
A.7. Confirm your choice with a single press of the Power button
A.8. Once you're back to the menu of Recovery Mode, select Reboot system now
B: Update through ADB Sideload
B.1. Select Apply update from ADB option
B.2. In your CMD/ Terminal, issue command adb sideload "UL-ASUS_I01WD-ASUS-16.1220.1909.194-1.1.1-user.zip"
B.3. Once you're back to the menu of Recovery Mode, reboot by selecting Reboot system now and enter Recovery Mode once again via any of the above methods
B.4. Select Apply update from ADB again
B.5. In your CMD/ Terminal, issue command adb sideload "UL-ASUS_I01WD-ASUS-17.1810.1910.63-1.1.1-user.zip"
B.6. Once you're back to the menu of Recovery Mode, select Reboot system now
Note: Like I've mentioned earlier, these steps are specifically for build WW-17.1810.1910.63. If your target build does not require another build for an update, you can skip steps A.4 to A.7 or B3 to B5
That's pretty much it. If you followed the steps above correctly, you should once again have a running phone with your desired build of firmware.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
Cheers.

Hello i've a question (sorry for my bad English). This morning my phone was bricked (red message logo), and with this tuto i remove this logo and i found my original recovery.
But when i want to install firmware from recovery with SDcard option, i've a message no SDcard found and impossible to install firmware. (even after several tries)...
If i reboot my phone i have android logo bootloop...
Can you help me???
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GStfEgZFpb66JRaAmjeYOKmyn9d8WcPz/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FSRZfI1vNAyDQDZaLDGrHyiC-lImsYhr/view?usp=sharing
Thank you and Happy New Year...

Thanks for the link to that service firmware!

_Kuroi_ said:
This guide will help you unbrick your device in case your devices hangs as it boots, and always boots into fastboot mode and recovery is unavailable and the like.
Cheers.
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Thanks a lot mate, you made my day!
Please, one question: can you tell me, if both slots (A & B) are flashed by this method?

Thanks!
Thank you so much!
I've wanted to go back to stock for so long, but I haven't been able to find a stock ROM. I've even contacted ASUS support and they couldn't even get it! Thank you so much for the download and for the guide, you've made my week. I'll be smiling every time I use my phone thanks to you!

Great guide. I have a soft bricked device after flashing Lineage 16.0 recovery. Have a boot loop and can't get to recovery. I realise the mistake was flashing the recovery as should have just booted it.
Has anyone else had success with this on a Zenfone 6?

For those who need it; managed to resolve by downloading the stock firmware from Asus, extracting the boot.img and flashing it. Back working.
Didn't try the guide but this is quicker in this scenario if you have flashed a custom recovery to the boot partition. There is no separate recovery partition so this soft bricked the device, overwriting boot with recovery (I followed the guide here for LineageOS which is ill advised) . Should be booting the recovery rather than flashing, or booting into stock recovery and using the installer zip for your custom recovery.
Steps to recover:
1. Download stock firmware from Asus - make sure you use the same firmware version installed on the device or you may find it will boot but some hardware such as WiFi or others may not work.
2. Extract the archive and then you need to extract the boot.img from payload.bin - see this article and use the payload dumper
3. Flash your boot.img with fastboot flash boot boot.img
4. Reboot
Device should restart and boot up. Now to see why TWRP and LineageOS custom recoveries won't boot.

Hi, I followed your tutorial down to the letter, but when trying to install the ROM from stock recovery, I'm getting this error
"Eackage is for product ASUS_I01WD but expected WW_I01WD
Installation aborted"
Any fix? I'm trying to flash the latest Android 10 rom, but no luck.

This worked for me, but I'm still in CSC FastBoot Mode and when Android boots, I'm asked to insert a previous pin, which nothing works. Any advice?

kenturky said:
Hi, I followed your tutorial down to the letter, but when trying to install the ROM from stock recovery, I'm getting this error
"Eackage is for product ASUS_I01WD but expected WW_I01WD
Installation aborted"
Any fix? I'm trying to flash the latest Android 10 rom, but no luck.
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hey, did you manage to fix this? i'm having the exact same problem

sapientsaxonsaboo said:
1. Download stock firmware from Asus - make sure you use the same firmware version installed on the device or you may find it will boot but some hardware such as WiFi or others may not work.
2. Extract the archive and then you need to extract the boot.img from payload.bin - see this article and use the payload dumper
3. Flash your boot.img with fastboot flash boot boot.img
4. Reboot
Device should restart and boot up. Now to see why TWRP and LineageOS custom recoveries won't boot.
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I tried to install latest firmware from
https://www.asus.com/Phone/ZenFone-6-ZS630KL/HelpDesk_BIOS/
everything goes fine but it shows till this moment:
fastboot flash boot_b boot.img
Sending 'boot_b' (98304 KB) OKAY [ 2.295s]
Writing 'boot_b' FAILED (remote: 'Flashing is not allowed for non-official image')
any suggestions ?

kenturky said:
Hi, I followed your tutorial down to the letter, but when trying to install the ROM from stock recovery, I'm getting this error
"Eackage is for product ASUS_I01WD but expected WW_I01WD
Installation aborted"
Any fix? I'm trying to flash the latest Android 10 rom, but no luck.
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Taylor Moon said:
hey, did you manage to fix this? i'm having the exact same problem
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Try flashing latest image of Android 9 and then flash Android 10

Can somebody please help me with my problem?
So I was able to get my hands on a new 8gb/512gb matte black version of this. Was setting up the phone, updated to Android 10 first before transfering sms, call logs and updating apps. Went to turn off the phone to insert my SIM card and now the phone won't turn on. It vibrates every time I press the power button but then nothing. Currently it's connected to the supplied charger with the LED light lit red. It was already charging while I was using it, had about 70% battery before I switched it off. I've tried volume down + power button for 10 seconds, LED light turns off and it vibrates, and it keeps vibrating every 10 seconds when it's connected to the charger (doesn't keep vibrating when it's not connected). Can feel the area between the fingerprint reader and camera pretty hot during this. Volume up + power doesn't work either. Any ideas?
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Also, the phone gets detected when I connect it to my laptop but I can't do an "adb reboot" or "adb reboot fastboot" as it says the "error: device is not found."
I left it on charge overnight and the LED changed from red to green too.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

CVonV said:
Can somebody please help me with my problem?
Also, the phone gets detected when I connect it to my laptop but I can't do an "adb reboot" or "adb reboot fastboot" as it says the "error: device is not found."
I left it on charge overnight and the LED changed from red to green too.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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When you connect it to your laptop, go to device manager and check what it is detected as.

_Kuroi_ said:
When you connect it to your laptop, go to device manager and check what it is detected as.
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I can't seem to find any listing that would correspond to the phone under the Ports section :/

CVonV said:
I can't seem to find any listing that would correspond to the phone under the Ports section :/
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Maybe upload a screenshot of the devices listing?

_Kuroi_ said:
Maybe upload a screenshot of the devices listing?
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I thought it would've been listed in the Ports section but it's right at the top under "Android Device" as "Android ADB Interface". I believe I have the correct Qualcomm drivers installed.
Attached screenie also shows device not found when I try an "adb reboot" in command prompt.
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Hmm, I half expected it to be listed as QDLoader 9008, but then it would be under serial ports.
Try fastboot commands instead of adb and also try holding power + vol down for 10-15 seconds

Great guide @_Kuroi_ , I will be trying it out soon. The service rom you are using is pretty old. So I grabbed the last P update service firmware (WW-16.1220.1909.194) and the latest Q build I could get currently (WW-17.1810.2002.133). I have a subscription to one of the paid firmware sites for reasons like this. This way people have more options and it will simplify most people's updating because they can go from the new P service rom to any Q ota. Q firmware doesn't really make sense until it's not being updated anymore but it's here just in case someone finds it useful. If there is some incompatibility in the future or something that requires a newer update I will grab it then. If there isn't I will grab the last firmware once Q is stopped being updated.
WW-16.1220.1909.194
Here
WW-17.1810.2002.133
Here
WW-17.1810.2009.176
Here
Feel free to update your guide to incorporate these all I ask is a credit in the OP for providing it.

After running ./flashall.sh I get the following output:
Done.
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
File system type is raw !!!
Erase successful, but not automatically formatting.
File system type raw not supported.
Erasing 'userdata'...
OKAY ( 0.266s)
Sending 'userdata' (1888 KB)...
OKAY ( 0.067s)
Writing 'userdata'...
OKAY ( 0.003s)
Erasing 'metadata'...
OKAY ( 0.027s)
Finished. Total time: 0.799s
Rebooting...
(I changed square brackets to round brackets in the output because otherwise it wouldnt let me post this comment because of bbcode)
I don't seem to have a recovery partition by the end of it and "adb devices" doesn't show me anything.
Does anyone know what might have gone wrong?

Hard bricked my device on my first flashing attempt, what did I do wrong?

Hi everyone,
I know this is posted a lot and I'm really sorry. But I couldn't find similar experiences to mine. Can someone spot my mistake?
1. I unlocked my bootloader using Xiaomi's official process
2. I used fastboot to flash and boot TWRP (twrp-3.4.0-0-ginkgo-willow-mauronofrio.img)
3. I wiped system, sdcard, cache partitions.
4. I tried to copy the crDroid zip from my PC to my phone but it wouldn't transfer. I tried adb push but I would get a Permission denied error.
5. I turned off the device (big mistake here) thinking I'd be able to boot TWRP recovery again. But trying to get into recovery (vol down+power) would give me a "System destroyed" screen.
6. I tried to re-flash and boot TWRP through fastboot but it would give me the error "Too many links".
7. At this point the device was soft bricked but I made a worse mistake. I tried to flash an official MIUI 11 image using MiFlash but after it finished the device would show a black screen and shut down after 1 second. Fastboot shows the fastboot logo but it also shut downs after 1 second. Computer doesn't recognize it.
Why did this happen? I sent the device to Mi's service center, but I want to know why it went so wrong so I don't make the same mistake again.
Sorry for the common question. Thank you all.

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douteiful said:
Hi everyone,
I know this is posted a lot and I'm really sorry. But I couldn't find similar experiences to mine. Can someone spot my mistake?
1. I unlocked my bootloader using Xiaomi's official process
2. I used fastboot to flash and boot TWRP (twrp-3.4.0-0-ginkgo-willow-mauronofrio.img)
3. I wiped system, sdcard, cache partitions.
4. I tried to copy the crDroid zip from my PC to my phone but it wouldn't transfer. I tried adb push but I would get a Permission denied error.
5. I turned off the device (big mistake here) thinking I'd be able to boot TWRP recovery again. But trying to get into recovery (vol down+power) would give me a "System destroyed" screen.
6. I tried to re-flash and boot TWRP through fastboot but it would give me the error "Too many links".
7. At this point the device was soft bricked but I made a worse mistake. I tried to flash an official MIUI 11 image using MiFlash but after it finished the device would show a black screen and shut down after 1 second. Fastboot shows the fastboot logo but it also shut downs after 1 second. Computer doesn't recognize it.
Why did this happen? I sent the device to Mi's service center, but I want to know why it went so wrong so I don't make the same mistake again.
Sorry for the common question. Thank you all.
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The system destroyed message is a common one. It's a result of avb (Android verified boot).
Simple solution is to disable this verity. Done by flashing in fastboot. It should have been part of the unlocking/ twrp guide. But it's not. This makes many people have this error.
Now as for the other issue. That sounds like the hard-brick error that comes from flashing ginkgo firmware on a willow device.
Ginkgo = note 8
Willow = note 8T
Afaik, this brick is not consumer repairable. I have not found any posts saying they had fixed this problem without service center.

mrmazak said:
The system destroyed message is a common one. It's a result of avb (Android verified boot).
Simple solution is to disable this verity. Done by flashing in fastboot. It should have been part of the unlocking/ twrp guide. But it's not. This makes many people have this error.
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I could flash and boot TWRP first; I could adb push things too. Everything broke after I wiped the partitions. It's like everything became non-writable and I couldn't even boot TWRP recovery. adb push would say "Permission denied" and fastboot boot would say "Invalid command (Too many links)"
mrmazak said:
Now as for the other issue. That sounds like the hard-brick error that comes from flashing ginkgo firmware on a willow device.
Ginkgo = note 8
Willow = note 8T
Afaik, this brick is not consumer repairable. I have not found any posts saying they had fixed this problem without service center.
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Yes, I think this is what happened with the MiFlash. My device was probably Willow. I sent it back to repair but I don't know yet if they will be willing to fix it.

douteiful said:
I could flash and boot TWRP first; I could adb push things too. Everything broke after I wiped the partitions. It's like everything became non-writable and I couldn't even boot TWRP recovery. adb push would say "Permission denied" and fastboot boot would say "Invalid command (Too many links)"
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The "too many links" is a message you get when you type wrong commands..
Like example:
Fastboot flash flash boot boot.img
See There are too many commands/ links.
Let's hope the service center will fix you up.

Hello, I just wanted to know was your device in Warrenty?. And how much did the mi service center charged you? Thanks

mrmazak said:
The "too many links" is a message you get when you type wrong commands..
Like example:
Fastboot flash flash boot boot.img
See There are too many commands/ links.
Let's hope the service center will fix you up.
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Thanks, but I'm pretty sure I entered the command correctly and it was among the lines of "FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))". I have searched for the error but nobody seems to know the cause.
LoadOP2 said:
Hello, I just wanted to know was your device in Warrenty?. And how much did the mi service center charged you? Thanks
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I bought it only 1 week ago. It was new, so it's under warranty. But I haven't received a response from the service center yet. I don't know what will happen. I'll keep you posted.

douteiful said:
I bought it only 1 week ago. It was new, so it's under warranty. But I haven't received a response from the service center yet. I don't know what will happen. I'll keep you posted.
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How can you unlock it so fast? I have read that It should take 30 days to unlock bootloader in official way.

OliveReeve said:
How can you unlock it so fast? I have read that It should take 30 days to unlock bootloader in official way.
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I don't know if they changed it of it's because I had already unlocked a bootloader before (my previous Redmi Note 5) but it only asked to wait for 168 hours (7 days).
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douteiful said:
Hi everyone,
I know this is posted a lot and I'm really sorry. But I couldn't find similar experiences to mine. Can someone spot my mistake?
1. I unlocked my bootloader using Xiaomi's official process
2. I used fastboot to flash and boot TWRP (twrp-3.4.0-0-ginkgo-willow-mauronofrio.img)
3. I wiped system, sdcard, cache partitions.
4. I tried to copy the crDroid zip from my PC to my phone but it wouldn't transfer. I tried adb push but I would get a Permission denied error.
5. I turned off the device (big mistake here) thinking I'd be able to boot TWRP recovery again. But trying to get into recovery (vol down+power) would give me a "System destroyed" screen.
6. I tried to re-flash and boot TWRP through fastboot but it would give me the error "Too many links".
7. At this point the device was soft bricked but I made a worse mistake. I tried to flash an official MIUI 11 image using MiFlash but after it finished the device would show a black screen and shut down after 1 second. Fastboot shows the fastboot logo but it also shut downs after 1 second. Computer doesn't recognize it.
Why did this happen? I sent the device to Mi's service center, but I want to know why it went so wrong so I don't make the same mistake again.
Sorry for the common question. Thank you all.
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-You don't reboot to recovery after flashing twrp, it wont stick if you don't reboot it
-No problem for wiping system as ive done full wipe before, it will delete your os (needed for converting to cusrom)
-Tried to copy files into sdcard through twrp is not stable in my experience as i couldnt do it as well (not responding), i turned off device as well but it boot back to recovery quickly by it's own (im using latest twrp official), i dont force myself using adb anymore and just use external sdcard, copied rom directly with sdcard reader, install rom and got bootloop (back to recovery automatically, i format data and boot properly)
-You don't have system so turning off and try booting would be worst decision and because your twrp not stick, you can't go back neither
-Too many links is because adb commands is wrong
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OliveReeve said:
How can you unlock it so fast? I have read that It should take 30 days to unlock bootloader in official way.
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i think you dont need to wait anymore, im unlocking my redmi just a few minutes, maybe because new added verification at latest miui unlock

OliveReeve said:
How can you unlock it so fast? I have read that It should take 30 days to unlock bootloader in official way.
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lol no.. it's 168 hours usually if you do everything correctly

you should rebout to twrp after flashing it , also you didn't flash vbmeta (i don't know what it does,but mine was fixed once i flash it)

douteiful said:
Hi everyone,
I know this is posted a lot and I'm really sorry. But I couldn't find similar experiences to mine. Can someone spot my mistake?
1. I unlocked my bootloader using Xiaomi's official process
2. I used fastboot to flash and boot TWRP (twrp-3.4.0-0-ginkgo-willow-mauronofrio.img)
3. I wiped system, sdcard, cache partitions.
4. I tried to copy the crDroid zip from my PC to my phone but it wouldn't transfer. I tried adb push but I would get a Permission denied error.
5. I turned off the device (big mistake here) thinking I'd be able to boot TWRP recovery again. But trying to get into recovery (vol down+power) would give me a "System destroyed" screen.
6. I tried to re-flash and boot TWRP through fastboot but it would give me the error "Too many links".
7. At this point the device was soft bricked but I made a worse mistake. I tried to flash an official MIUI 11 image using MiFlash but after it finished the device would show a black screen and shut down after 1 second. Fastboot shows the fastboot logo but it also shut downs after 1 second. Computer doesn't recognize it.
Why did this happen? I sent the device to Mi's service center, but I want to know why it went so wrong so I don't make the same mistake again.
Sorry for the common question. Thank you all.
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On step 5, you can still boot into recovery, the button is Vol up+power, but you press voldown+power(as you mentioned) will bring you to fastboot and get into System is destroyed screen. System is destroyed screen is normal. You just need to flash VBMETA. Your biggest mistakes and caresless is you dont do your research thoroughly. Risk is yours.
Make an habit to place your file to sdcard and always flash DMVERITY after anything you have done inside TWRP. DMVERITY is a must. In your case, vbmeta itself disable that force encryption and if you flash this, youll be able to enter fastboot mode.
Too many links means you dont enter the command correctly.
On steps 7 eventually will bring your phone back. I guess you got the indian version of RN8 where many people experiencing and posted on telegrams about this issues that they are unable to flash miui stock roms when that System is destroyed screen happen and end up bricking the phone. The only way and safest way to prevent this is, to flash VBMETA if you got the System is destroyed screen. Do not ever flash miui roms using miflash until you flashed that VBMETA. Then you are good to go flashing any roms using miflash

Update, something weird happened. I just got a message from the service center telling me that the phone had no issues, and they even showed me a video of it working (same IMEI). Which is weird because I'm pretty sure I hard bricked it. My guess is that they unbricked it and didn't tell me for some reason. Either way they didn't charge me any money so I'm happy. I'll get my device back next week and I'll check the things that you told me, particularly the model (ginkgo/willow).

Got my phone today. It's working. I don't know how they fixed it, and it's also unlocked. Just for the record, the Xiaomi ADB tool identifies it as a ginkgo, and the model number is M1908C3JH which is apparently ginkgo as well. If so, why did this all happen then?