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Root/Unlock/CM for Sony Xperia ION L28h?

If some one maybe please i`ve been searching the whole day on how to find root and unlock the bootloader for ION L28H ...i tried to unlock via the official way but when i press the VOL UP button and put the usb the LED lights up and after a few secs the SONY logo shows up...

halaf17 said:
If some one maybe please i`ve been searching the whole day on how to find root and unlock the bootloader for ION L28H ...i tried to unlock via the official way but when i press the VOL UP button and put the usb the LED lights up and after a few secs the SONY logo shows up...
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these are the possible reasons for that to happen
1) u dont hav the drivers for ur phone
download "pdaNet"(just search in google) install with ur phone connected.
2)if u r using USB 3.0 connect to USB 2.0
in my laptop i cant enter fastboot when i connect it to usb 3.0
samething happened to me too at first this fixed it.

abhaysk94 said:
these are the possible reasons for that to happen
1) u dont hav the drivers for ur phone
download "pdaNet"(just search in google) install with ur phone connected.
2)if u r using USB 3.0 connect to USB 2.0
in my laptop i cant enter fastboot when i connect it to usb 3.0
samething happened to me too at first this fixed it.
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Tried to install pdaNet...failed ...after the instalation it asks me to put my usb cable on my phone i do that while usb debuging is allowed...and it says failed blabla :/

halaf17 said:
Tried to install pdaNet...failed ...after the instalation it asks me to put my usb cable on my phone i do that while usb debuging is allowed...and it says failed blabla :/
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Are you sure it says that your bootloader can be unlocked in service menu
7378423 in dialer i think
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If some one can find me a way to unlock the bootloader on L28H i will be very glad...cuz i just bricked my phone and i`m flashing a rom for locked bootloaders

Go to: http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/ and read everything!
At the bottom click 'Start Unlocking the Bootloader'
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First, you should confirm that it is possible to unlock the boot loader of your phone by checking the service menu. In your phone, open the phone dial pad and enter *#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu.
In your phone, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can continue with the next step. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.
After you have verified that you can unlock bootloader, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Continue"
You will get "Are you sure prompt" accept it by clicking "yes i am sure" (i assume that you have read an understood it)
Then accept the "legal terms"
Finally you will get a "Create Unlock request" page, enter your IMEI (sometimes the last digit needs to be removed for this to work), name and email address
You should now receive your unique unlock key, its displayed on screen, SAVE THIS KEY SAFELY
Extract fastboot_with_Android_USB_file.rar and open fastboot folder
Hold SHIFT and right click on the background of the folder
Select 'Open command window here'
Connect your phone in fastboot mode (turn phone off, hold Volume UP button and plug in USB Cable) [make sure drivers are installed as explained above)
In the cmd windows type in fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar version
If a value is returned (it will return 0.5), it means the phone is correctly connected
Type in fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY and replace KEY with the key which you received earlier.
Your device should now be bootloader unlocked
From here- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1753261
Is the same for any ION. Some can be unlocked, some can not be unlocked.

halaf17 said:
If some one maybe please i`ve been searching the whole day on how to find root and unlock the bootloader for ION L28H ...i tried to unlock via the official way but when i press the VOL UP button and put the usb the LED lights up and after a few secs the SONY logo shows up...
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do you have the Unlock key from sony?
and what happens when you plug in the USB cable? I didnt faced the any issue with USB 3.0 at all but it may be an factor for you.

NISHANTJ_2K said:
do you have the Unlock key from sony?
and what happens when you plug in the USB cable? I didnt faced the any issue with USB 3.0 at all but it may be an factor for you.
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Yes i have the key from Sony but when i connect the phone to pc in fastboot my PC says that it could not recognize it and my phone then boots to the battery logo....EVEN THOUGH i have installed the DRIVERS via the flashtool (flashtool drivers)

halaf17 said:
Yes i have the key from Sony but when i connect the phone to pc in fastboot my PC says that it could not recognize it and my phone then boots to the battery logo....EVEN THOUGH i have installed the DRIVERS via the flashtool (flashtool drivers)
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then try to boot in fastboot mode via flash tool itself.
once device is in fast boot mode follow the instructions to unlock the boot loader. and It is not necessary to unlock bootloader to install custom rom. it is only required if you want to install custom kernel. recovery can be installed without unlocked boot loaer.

[Q] Using Nexus Root Toolkit without USB Debugging enabled

I have a 2013 Nexus 7 wifi tablet, bootloader locked, with USB debugging disabled. It decided mid-activity that all it would like to do in life is display the "Google" image on the boot up screen.
I can access the bootloader so I tried doing the standard wipe in recovery mode but that did not work.
Investigated Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit. Drivers (Windows 7) are installed but under Step 4 of the Full Driver Configuration guide it is unable to find the device as an ADB device, even though the device does show up on my Device Manager (but only as bootloader interface, not ADB). Tried to use the unlock feature anyway but on the tablet it just gets stuck on the "unlock bootloader" screen after trying to run the unlock tool (choosing "yes" by pressing the up volume button to scroll to the yes option, followed by the power button to select it).
My questions based on this are simple:
1) Can I unlock this device without having USB debugging enabled? If so, how?
2) Can I restore to factory stock settings without having USB debugging enabled (and not using recovery mode on the device itself, as that does not work)? If so, how?
All of the tools I have seen thus far require that USB debugging be enabled on the device. Since I can't actually boot up the device, there is no way to make this happen. I don't really care about any of the data on the device, I just want it to function again to avoid buying a new one.

Stop using a toolkit. Your device will never be recognized by adb when booted into the bootloader.
Unlocking the bootloader is simple if you have the Windows drivers set up correctly. Open command prompt with admin privileges, type 'fastboot oem unlock' and done. This is why I hate toolkits.

nhizzat said:
Stop using a toolkit. Your device will never be recognized by adb when booted into the bootloader.
Unlocking the bootloader is simple if you have the Windows drivers set up correctly. Open command prompt with admin privileges, type 'fastboot oem unlock' and done. This is why I hate toolkits.
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I believe this also requires that USB Debugging be enabled. I would paste links but the forum prevents me from doing so since I just signed up.
If I am incorrect in thinking that USB Debugging must be enabled for this to work, then please let me know. All I really need is clear instructions on how to hard reset the device without USB debugging enabled. Unlocking just seems to be a prerequisite for that in most of the tutorials I have found so far.

You can flash the device back to stock with wugs without adb. There should be an option you pick under the factory restore button that says "soft bricked" which tells wugs that it needs to go straight fastboot mode instead of trying to restart the tablet with adb.

skrypj said:
You can flash the device back to stock with wugs without adb. There should be an option you pick under the factory restore button that says "soft bricked" which tells wugs that it needs to go straight fastboot mode instead of trying to restart the tablet with adb.
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Thanks for your reply. I have tried this option without the ADB (but with my computer recognizing the device). Since it did not work I expect the device is well and truly screwed (the recovery mode factory reset also does not work on the tablet itself).

Bugnerd said:
Thanks for your reply. I have tried this option without the ADB (but with my computer recognizing the device). Since it did not work I expect the device is well and truly screwed (the recovery mode factory reset also does not work on the tablet itself).
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Couple of things:
1. You may also have a driver issue, I was playing with this the other day on both my Nexus 5 and Nexus 7. My nexus 5 worked fine, but later that day when i tried my nexus 7 I had troubles with my PC recognizing the N7 in fastboot mode. It would be fine in ADB and would reboot, but then the computer would freak out when it saw the fastboot device. Sometimes it would kinda work, sometimes the N7 would freeze on the bootloader screen or fail to flash during the process. It even locked my PC at one point. I completely uninstalled(per the Step 1 instructions in Wug's) all Android associated drivers(Samsung, LG, Asus, whatever. Kill them all) on the PC and reinstalled and it solved the issues. It sounds like maybe your PC is failing to flash properly like mine was.
2. Not sure if you tried this yet but; go to Options Menu>Flash Stock Tab>Check "Enable 'Force Flash Mode' . . . " Then try to flash stock + unroot again with the soft-bricked option selected. This basically makes Wug's ignore the check process at the beginning of the flash. I had to do this for both my N5 and N7.
Keep in mind, you will lose EVERYTHING on your N7 if you unroot and flash, including your internal storage.

Yeah, it does not seem to want to do the unroot + flash even with the override of checks. It seems unlocking is really a prerequisite for that tool (according to the text that appears as it proceeds), and unlocking appears to require the USB debugging. If it really can be unlocked without that, then it is not cooperating and just getting stuck on the unlocking screen. I expect it is now a very expensive paperweight.
All of this nonsense just over a year since I bought it, of course.

Try it with another computer, another USB cable...

I'm in the same boat, can't get it to unlock so it's essentially dead now
I've tried original and a G3 usb cord and nothing, front and rear USB ports, just will not unlock, almost to the point of sending it on and paying to get it fixed if possible , will try another computer first

Can you boot manually into fasboot mode and do flashing full stock firmware for ur device..
Bcoz I thinks you don't need usb debugging when on fastboot mode..
if you want to use toolkit, you must setup all driver for ur device first using the toolkit.. but you must do it when ur device is full "working", not when It's just stuck on google image... that's ur main problem now ...
you should try install the driver again on new "fresh" pc ....
Good luck bro... :fingers-crossed:

Did you try to manually unlock it? Boot to the boot loader screen(down volume+power) and the fastboot unlock it using the cmd in windows?

Az-one786 said:
Can you boot manually into fasboot mode and do flashing full stock firmware for ur device..
Bcoz I thinks you don't need usb debugging when on fastboot mode..
if you want to use toolkit, you must setup all driver for ur device first using the toolkit.. but you must do it when ur device is full "working", not when It's just stuck on google image... that's ur main problem now ...
you should try install the driver again on new "fresh" pc ....
Good luck bro... :fingers-crossed:
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I can boot into fastboot mode but when I then switch to recovery mode manually to reset it does not go to the recovery mode screen (it did at first, but now just gets stuck on the sick robot screen, then on the "Google" loading screen).
I can try the drivers again on another PC, but I have a feeling that won't fix anything.

skrypj said:
Did you try to manually unlock it? Boot to the boot loader screen(down volume+power) and the fastboot unlock it using the cmd in windows?
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I looked into this a week or so ago and I think I determined that it would also require the USB debugging to be on (at least from the tutorials). Do you have any recommendations of tutorials on this process? Screwing around with this stuff is not really my bag.

Bugnerd said:
I can boot into fastboot mode but when I then switch to recovery mode manually to reset it does not go to the recovery mode screen (it did at first, but now just gets stuck on the sick robot screen, then on the "Google" loading screen).
I can try the drivers again on another PC, but I have a feeling that won't fix anything.
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Ok.., Your have no choice by now, you'll need to find a working driver for your PC to get recognize your tablet when on fastboot mode..
I've got this issues before when I want to update my tab using toolkit...
My PC can recognized my tab as adb devices, but when it's reboot to check fastboot status it fail to detect my device is on fastboot mode..
But maybe I'm so lucky that day, Moboginie notification has pop-up and it's has searching and found the driver and fix it itself ...
Then i try again and this time it's has no problem at all till now... I still can access my storage using Moboginie but until now window explorer still fail to recognized my N7...
It's so weird isn't it ...

Try Moborobo

Bugnerd said:
I can boot into fastboot mode but when I then switch to recovery mode manually to reset it does not go to the recovery mode screen (it did at first, but now just gets stuck on the sick robot screen, then on the "Google" loading screen).
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After the recovery screen with "sick" Andy, did it automatically begin to reboot? If not, you know that it's very tricky with the power+vol up button (sometimes I think it's power+both volume buttons that works) to access that screen in recovery (the one past sick Andy). Sometimes I've tried five or six times. I have twrp so I can't check it out right now.
As far as adb/fastboot drivers set up to run any commands, I thought they were required. I'm not certain about USB debugging. It seems you've tried with your device in fastboot and running Cmd (fastboot oem unlock) from your fast boot directory. Do you get a device code when you enter [fastboot devices] while in that directory? If not, your N7 will not accept fastboot commands.
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Recover dead screen phone information

Long story short.
My phone dropped in water.
Tried dry with rice, dehumidifier, open, clean contacts, dry . Screen is not working, totally black no responses and neither is the front button.
However, I can start, reboot, enter in fastboot and normal boot. I know it because I connect it to PC through USB and I can see the device connected as MTP device in normal mode and as android device in fastboot.
I cannot comunicate, nor extract info with ADB as USB developer mode was not enable. ADB doesn't see the device.
fastboot do see the device and I can get serial number and all variables with "fastboot getvar all".
I tried to flash a custom recovery from fastboot but It says that bootloader is locked and I cannot unlock it as I have no screen.
I tried to boot external image with fastboot boot image but again I cannot as bootloader is locked
I doesn't seem to autoconnect to my home wifi nor to the phone carrier network inserting a sim card with pin lock removed.
I have now ordered a new phone but I would like to extract info from this phone and acces to the storage.
Does anyone have any idea what else can I do to acces the phone or how to remove the bootloader lock withouth screen ??
Thanks

MOTO G6 - Qualcomm - EDL Mode

Hi,
I'm after some advice, how do I place the Moto G5 in Qualcomm mode or EDL mode.
I have entered the bootloader by holding down and turning the phone on, this allows me to use fastboot.
From there I can scroll down to QCOM, but when I press the power button it boots into the normal system instead of EDL mode.
I have also attempted from within fastboot to use:
fastboot oem edl
fastboot oem qcom-on
fastboot reboot emergency
and
fastboot reboot-edl
Although non of these have been sucessful.
I also have access to an EDL cable, although, when I plug the phone in, then flick the switch 10 seconds later, it does not enter EDL mode, it just charges.
The phone sometimes shows as File Storage Linux USB Gadget in device manager, although it is inaccessible, I have updated the laptop to use the qualcomm drivers, although I don't think it will ever recognise it if I can't put the phone into qualcomm mode to begin with.
Any help would be much appreciated.

What are you actually attempting to do?
This mode is generally used to unbrick a device but you have access to the bootloader/fastboot mode and you wouldn't use edl mode to unbrick this device anyway
It's also used on some device to unlock the bootloader but again you wouldn't do that with this device
So without knowing what you are trying to achieve I can't give you any advice
Technically if you start the phone normally then enable usb debugging in dev options then connect phone to PC and in a terminal window where you have adb set up type
adb reboot edl
Not all devices support this mode though and I've no idea if this one does

TheFixItMan said:
What are you actually attempting to do?
This mode is generally used to unbrick a device but you have access to the bootloader/fastboot mode and you wouldn't use edl mode to unbrick this device anyway
It's also used on some device to unlock the bootloader but again you wouldn't do that with this device
So without knowing what you are trying to achieve I can't give you any advice
Technically if you start the phone normally then enable usb debugging in dev options then connect phone to PC and in a terminal window where you have adb set up type
adb reboot edl
Not all devices support this mode though and I've no idea if this one does
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Without going into too much detail as to why, there are tools I have access to which can be used to take a full back up of the entire memory block of the phone when it is in Qualcomm mode.
I cannot access adb on the device to use "adb reboot edl" so I am limited to either trying to activate Qualcomm using a button combination or via fastboot, unless you can advise another way.
Any help or a point in the right direction would be much appreciated.

jameswstubbs said:
Without going into too much detail as to why, there are tools I have access to which can be used to take a full back up of the entire memory block of the phone when it is in Qualcomm mode.
I cannot access adb on the device to use "adb reboot edl" so I am limited to either trying to activate Qualcomm using a button combination or via fastboot, unless you can advise another way.
Any help or a point in the right direction would be much appreciated.
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Sounds dodgy to me - sounds like you're trying to access data from a phone that isn't yours so I won't be helping

TheFixItMan said:
Sounds dodgy to me - sounds like your trying to access data from a phone that isn't yours so I won't be helping
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It's not dodgy, but I fully understand.
Thank you anyway.

try fastboot -i 0x2b4c oem ​​reboot-edl (it's working for LENOVO ZUK Z1 and ZUK Z2)

You can try (if you can/have the TWRP image) to flash TWRP and in reboot options select EDL.
In case the bootloader isn't unlocked you can also use fastboot boot [TWRP image name] to boot directly into TWRP without flashing and then repeat, go into reboot options and select edl.
Not sure if it works for you, if it does let me know that I have helped!

TheFixItMan said:
Sounds dodgy to me - sounds like you're trying to access data from a phone that isn't yours so I won't be helping
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I need help too. So, I own a Moto G5s plus sanders. I unlocked its bootloader the day I got it. Didn't keep any backup and rooted it. I Also installed dot os based on android 11. But my 4G Volte connection was finicky. So, I decided to use a Volte zip patch. But, anyways I flashed the zip via TWRP and tried to reboot. But the phone didn't turn on after that. After a few minutes to my shock I understood that I hardbricked my mobile. No button combos, nothing worked. Anyways in my desperation I found a YouTube video showing the use of blankflash to revive a phone and lo and behold I used the procedure to again restore my device. It booted to the fastboot interface. But my happiness was short lived. My baseband was unknown at this point and the bootloader was I dunno downgraded to 0.5 inplace of 2.12. But, more importantly the unlock status was lost. I unlocked it again and all went well. I could even flashed TWRP. but then I realised I couldn't upgrade my bootloader. I couldn’t do anything. It's always gives a "security downgrade", "preflash validation failed" and "permission denied" error. I even tried RSA official rescue tool from Lenovo but even it was unsuccessful. It was never unsuccessful before that. Not even with a unlocked bootloader. I researched for days and tried custom ROMs. I flashed stock images. Nothing brought back my baseband and IMEI. When I type "fastboot oem unlock critical" it gives me permission denied error with a message. "Need OEM signed bootloader." I think the blankflash bootloader is the root of all evil. I need to change it and therefore I need to enter the edl mode. I have tried all adb commands and fastboot commands. The phone reboots okay after those commands but never goes into edl mode whatsoever. I am also ready to do a controlled hardbrick of my device to go into the edl mode so that I can use my device again with a proper bootloader and a properly working fastboot. Please help

moto z2 on "press any key to shutdown" potential hardbrick

I was clearing the sde partitions and my phone suddenly went blank and it is not starting any more.
if I plug it to the laptop it shows charging symbol and "press any key to shutdown" message on left top corner.
It is not getting detected as qualcom or anything it is not booting to bootloader. sometimes it is showing tmobile boot image.
Phone model XT1789-04
Please help , how can blankfash and get the bootloader back? how to go to EDL mode from here ?

latadswapnil said:
I was clearing the sde partitions and my phone suddenly went blank and it is not starting any more.
if I plug it to the laptop it shows charging symbol and "press any key to shutdown" message on left top corner.
It is not getting detected as qualcom or anything it is not booting to bootloader. sometimes it is showing tmobile boot image.
Phone model XT1789-04
Please help , how can blankfash and get the bootloader back? how to go to EDL mode from here ?
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The phone is unbrickable unless the hardware issue.
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cgigate said:
The phone is unbrickable unless the hardware issue.
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Can you please suggest a way to get into bootloader ? because currently whenever I switch on phone it shows tmobile logo(boot screen) and nothing happens and there is a message in left top corner "press any key to shutdown" . I tried to switch it on with volume down and power key but nothing happens blank screen.
Also it is not getting detected on my laptop not even as unknown device.

latadswapnil said:
Can you please suggest a way to get into bootloader ? because currently whenever I switch on phone it shows tmobile logo(boot screen) and nothing happens and there is a message in left top corner "press any key to shutdown" . I tried to switch it on with volume down and power key but nothing happens blank screen.
Also it is not getting detected on my laptop not even as unknown device.
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Have you tried holding vol up and pwr to boot into bootloader?

41rw4lk said:
Have you tried holding vol up and pwr to boot into bootloader?
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Yes I did try that and it only shows the Tmobile boot screen and "press any key to shutdown" on left top of screen as attached in the picture. :crying:

latadswapnil said:
Yes I did try that and it only shows the Tmobile boot screen and "press any key to shutdown" on left top of screen as attached in the picture. :crying:
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Make sure you're using a 2.0 port from your mobo, not a hub and not a 3.0+ port.
Unplug your phone and try entering these commands one at a time, you might need to unplug before each command.
This all depends on whether you had your bootloader unlocked, adb enabled, etc. You put yourself in a weird state.
Unplug, open cmd prompt and enter
fastboot reboot bootloader it should say waiting for device
plug in your phone and hopefully it'll get you there. If not, repeat above and try
adb reboot bootloader
following the same procedure
fastboot reboot recovery
like above
adb reboot recovery
Hopefully one of those will get you somewhere where you can try to reflash the phone, factory reset, whatever it takes.
Since your pc doesn't recognize your device... who knows.
Last resort
Fastboot oem blankflash
If that works you should be ready to blankflash

41rw4lk said:
Make sure you're using a 2.0 port from your mobo, not a hub and not a 3.0+ port.
Unplug your phone and try entering these commands one at a time, you might need to unplug before each command.
This all depends on whether you had your bootloader unlocked, adb enabled, etc. You put yourself in a weird state.
Unplug, open cmd prompt and enter
fastboot reboot bootloader it should say waiting for device
plug in your phone and hopefully it'll get you there. If not, repeat above and try
adb reboot bootloader
following the same procedure
fastboot reboot recovery
like above
adb reboot recovery
Hopefully one of those will get you somewhere where you can try to reflash the phone, factory reset, whatever it takes.
Since your pc doesn't recognize your device... who knows.
Last resort
Fastboot oem blankflash
If that works you should be ready to blankflash
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Yes bootloader was unlocked and adb was enabled also phone was rooted.
I am trying what you have suggested but its not working till now. I tried on USB 2.0 ports and 3.0 as well but nothing happens. neither blankflash executes nor any of fastboot or adb commands executes.
will linux OS help ?

latadswapnil said:
Yes bootloader was unlocked and adb was enabled also phone was rooted.
I am trying what you have suggested but its not working till now. I tried on USB 2.0 ports and 3.0 as well but nothing happens. neither blankflash executes nor any of fastboot or adb commands executes.
will linux OS help ?
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Never hurts to try, the thing is your phone is in some limbo state and your pc doesn't doesn't see it. I can't imagine that linux will help much. Have you tried holding the power button for a minute or so? I don't know what the sde partition is honestly, but obviously you shouldn't have messed with it. What lead you to that partition and what exactly did you do?
You might uninstall your moto drivers, adb drivers, and fastboot drivers and see if plugging your phone in will detect on your pc as new hardware. Might try installing qualcomm diag drivers to see it it will recognize your phone. I afraid that until your pc sees it, any command is pointless since it can't communicate with your phone.

41rw4lk said:
Never hurts to try, the thing is your phone is in some limbo state and your pc doesn't doesn't see it. I can't imagine that linux will help much. Have you tried holding the power button for a minute or so? I don't know what the sde partition is honestly, but obviously you shouldn't have messed with it. What lead you to that partition and what exactly did you do?
You might uninstall your moto drivers, adb drivers, and fastboot drivers and see if plugging your phone in will detect on your pc as new hardware. Might try installing qualcomm diag drivers to see it it will recognize your phone. I afraid that until your pc sees it, any command is pointless since it can't communicate with your phone.
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SDE are mobile partitions and I was trying to delete modem partitions as I had installed pie modem on my device and I might have accidentally deleted the bootloader partition or something like that.
after holding power button for a minute nothing happens same screen appears and disappears as I have attached in my previous reply.
is there a button combination which can direct this device in edl mode?
laptop is not reading my device yet, I tried different laptops different ports and different cables. linux is also not reading the device.
please let me know if you know any way I can boot this in edl mode to blankflash. I tried that cable way green and black cable short thats not working either on this device.

latadswapnil said:
SDE are mobile partitions and I was trying to delete modem partitions as I had installed pie modem on my device and I might have accidentally deleted the bootloader partition or something like that.
after holding power button for a minute nothing happens same screen appears and disappears as I have attached in my previous reply.
is there a button combination which can direct this device in edl mode?
laptop is not reading my device yet, I tried different laptops different ports and different cables. linux is also not reading the device.
please let me know if you know any way I can boot this in edl mode to blankflash. I tried that cable way green and black cable short thats not working either on this device.
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There is no key combo as far as I know to enter edl mode on this phone, and most likely it wouldn't solve your problem. You flashed pie modems on a TMO device, that has been done before and no one has been able to recover from that. Even if you were to somehow get your phone booting, you wouldn't have a baseband or any cell service.

41rw4lk said:
There is no key combo as far as I know to enter edl mode on this phone, and most likely it wouldn't solve your problem. You flashed pie modems on a TMO device, that has been done before and no one has been able to recover from that. Even if you were to somehow get your phone booting, you wouldn't have a baseband or any cell service.
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While if the OP is correct, and the problem is that they replaced their bootloader, then that's exactly what edl mode is for. However, you're definitely right that there's no key combination. I've been trying to get my moto into edl for days. I even got the battery to die. It just makes other diagnostics more annoying when I need to charge. So far, from what I can tell, the MSM8998 in a Z2 force first of all plays by different rules, uses a different programmer, and is generally not going to respond to the stock "qualcomm unbrick" tutorials. If it gets into edl, then you might be able to blankflash. But I guess keep trying different things, from what I've read the drivers and usb ports are finicky even with phones where this is known to work. It is not known to work with TX1789, at least not with the ease it works in other snapdragon phones. It's actually a massive security vulnerability (if it works it allows arbitrary read/write from the lowest level of the chain of trust, bypassing most security by default. It's a total backdoor), it's just unfortunate we're on that side of the fence. It doesn't have to be that way, but it was designed to see all unsigned software as equally malicious.

latadswapnil said:
I was clearing the sde partitions and my phone suddenly went blank and it is not starting any more.
if I plug it to the laptop it shows charging symbol and "press any key to shutdown" message on left top corner.
It is not getting detected as qualcom or anything it is not booting to bootloader. sometimes it is showing tmobile boot image.
Phone model XT1789-04
Please help , how can blankfash and get the bootloader back? how to go to EDL mode from here ?
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Does anybody have any new suggestion how I can get into EDL mode?
my phone is still stuck on to the screen where it says press any key to shutdown. It doesn't get detected at all on any USB port or with different cables.
Does anybody know if there are any EDL short points on motherboard or deep flashing cable?
although I tried cutting regular USB C cable for trying to short the two cables and force put it in edl mode but nothing worked yet.
If anybody has any suggestion please throw some light.