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Is it bricked? Need help u8800

Hello Guys from XDA:
THis is my first post here. First of all: Thank you stockwell, dzo and franco for the great job here of developing!!
My english is not the best one (I'm from germany) but I hope you can understand my problem.
My mobile phone is an Huawei Ideos x5 u8800.
I've seen the [2011-10-31]U8800Pro Android v2.3.5[Official ROM][UPDATE Screenshot] and thought "Cool- Gingerbread...." and I've flashed it.
I've done backups (from Clockworkmod and Titanium Backup and the "image" folder from the partition with the boot.img and recovery.img files in it).
The flashing process finished...wonderfull... and then I've seen it: U8800Pro. Damned.
Now after round about 5 hours I can't reanimate the phone to work When I start it I see the white HUAWEI Logo...and thats it.
So I want to flash the old stock rom "STOCK ROM B138SP04CUSTESTC205D001EsthoniaElisa" - but this failed! I've put the dload folder with the two update files in in onto the sd card. When I start the bootloader (normally the pink screen) the normal firmware update start.
After Step 1/2 the phone says "Update failed". The whole time the LED is blinking red and after "update failed" very fast! I've never seen this before!.
Then I've used the first "OVER_SEAS_GENERAL_VERSION" - the same problem.
BUT I could flash the "U8800Pro Android v2.3.5" from the link a second time (without the red LED)!
A normal start ends up whith a freezing white huawei LOGO or some rebootings with a little vibration and a black screen at startup.
Short sentences:
Flashed the U8800Pro Android v2.3.5 - phone only goes to the white huawei screen at start after finished update process.
Flashing back to B138 or the general version (i think this was B135?) failed with fast blinking red LED light and "updated failed" after unpacking (1/2).
I see the partition where the "image" folder was when I connect the phone to my PC (with an empty dload folder on SDCard).
So now I have no idea what to do and I hope that someone here in this great forum could help me.
Thanks a lot!
suschmania

Do you have CWM?
If you can, try to format system, cache and data from CWM. (You can found in Mount... menu)
Then try to reinstall B138.

i think u could try the following:
(1) boot into bootloader mode (pink screen): "power" + "volume up" + "volumn down"
(2) connect phone to pc, copy the backed-up image folder back to the phone (with an "image" folder in root and backed up files under "image" folder.. should be 4 files: amss.mbn, boot.img, EMMCBOOT.mbn & recovery.img)
(3) remove battery to power off and reinsert battery
(4) flash B138 as usual
if this succeeds, then u have ur U8800 back..

I don't think your phone is bricked.
During the installation of the Stock Roms the recovery.img and boot.img files get replaced/modified and that's why your phone gets stuck at the Huawei logo.
Try the following:
Boot the phone in Bootloader (pink screen) by holding Vol+, Vol- and Power, format the partition with FAT32, create a folder called "image" and copy the following files on there.
EMMCBOOT - http://www.mediafire.com/?lb6ifvgk72iru4a
AMSS.MBN - http://www.mediafire.com/?d6r45q6p5gew59v
Recovery.img - http://www.mediafire.com/?57njygc8oianjac
Boot.img - http://www.mediafire.com/?6d5i0714a7o9z97
Once the files are copied, just disconnect the USB cable and remove the battery. Then boot into Recovery by pressing the Vol+ and Power. If you manage to get into CWM Recovery, then it's all good, you can install a custom Rom like Oxygen (
https://sourceforge.net/projects/u8800oxygen/files/ ) by selecting "install zip from SD Card" option.
You'll probably have to use the MOUNT functions within the Recovery to transfer the Oxygen.zip file to your root folder of the SD Card.

Me too did the same thing .... tried both iamelton and katu2006 method but no go.......

suschmania said:
So I want to flash the old stock rom "STOCK ROM B138SP04CUSTESTC205D001EsthoniaElisa" - but this failed! I've put the dload folder with the two update files in in onto the sd card. When I start the bootloader (normally the pink screen) the normal firmware update start.
After Step 1/2 the phone says "Update failed". The whole time the LED is blinking red and after "update failed" very fast! I've never seen this before!.
Then I've used the first "OVER_SEAS_GENERAL_VERSION" - the same problem.
BUT I could flash the "U8800Pro Android v2.3.5" from the link a second time (without the red LED)!
A normal start ends up whith a freezing white huawei LOGO or some rebootings with a little vibration and a black screen at startup.
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Hello, I am from Germany too and it's my first post here.
My Huawei Ideos X5 U8800 has the following factory settings!
Modellnummer: U8800
Android-Version: 2.2.1
Baseband-Version: 129005
Kernel-Version: 2.6.32.9-perf
[email protected] #1
Build Nr.: U8800 V100R001C00B135SP01
Custom Version: CUSTDEUC253D001
Hth,
Ponder Stibbons

Ponder Stibbons said:
Hello, I am from Germany too and it's my first post here.
My Huawei Ideos X5 U8800 has the following factory settings!
Modellnummer: U8800
Android-Version: 2.2.1
Baseband-Version: 129005
Kernel-Version: 2.6.32.9-perf
[email protected] #1
Build Nr.: U8800 V100R001C00B135SP01
Custom Version: CUSTDEUC253D001
Hth,
Ponder Stibbons
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Can u please upload your image folder..... we will try once. (Procedure to access image folder is mentioned above)

krish_nank said:
Can u please upload your image folder..... we will try once. (Procedure to access image folder is mentioned above)
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Yes, I will try it in the afternoon. Now I am in the office, working.

Ponder Stibbons said:
Yes, I will try it in the afternoon. Now I am in the office, working.
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Sorry to ask you may i know where are u from.....?

krish_nank said:
Sorry to ask you may i know where are u from.....?
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No problem, I live in a small town in Lower Saxony / Germany.

Download the U8800Pro F rom that was uploaded the same date as the Gingerbread ROM. THis is the downgrade to Froyo rom. Comes in 4 parts so do each part one after the other. http://www.huaweidevice.com/cn/downloadCenter.do?method=toDownloadFile&flay=software&softid=NDA3MzI=
then try to flash an original U8800 ROM. No promise this will work.

Ponder Stibbons said:
No problem, I live in a small town in Lower Saxony / Germany.
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Me, too But I'm from the capital auf Lower Saxony
iamelton said:
i think u could try the following:
(1) boot into bootloader mode (pink screen): "power" + "volume up" + "volumn down"
(2) connect phone to pc, copy the backed-up image folder back to the phone (with an "image" folder in root and backed up files under "image" folder.. should be 4 files: amss.mbn, boot.img, EMMCBOOT.mbn & recovery.img)
(3) remove battery to power off and reinsert battery
(4) flash B138 as usual
if this succeeds, then u have ur U8800 back..
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This doesn't work - I*ve tried it two times.
katu2006 said:
I don't think your phone is bricked.
During the installation of the Stock Roms the recovery.img and boot.img files get replaced/modified and that's why your phone gets stuck at the Huawei logo.
Try the following:
Boot the phone in Bootloader (pink screen) by holding Vol+, Vol- and Power, format the partition with FAT32, create a folder called "image" and copy the following files on there.
Once the files are copied, just disconnect the USB cable and remove the battery. Then boot into Recovery by pressing the Vol+ and Power. If you manage to get into CWM Recovery, then it's all good, you can install a custom Rom like Oxygen by selecting "install zip from SD Card" option.
You'll probably have to use the MOUNT functions within the Recovery to transfer the Oxygen.zip file to your root folder of the SD Card.
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I'll try theese files...
BUt I tried to go into the recovery mode and had no chance at all.
I'll test this...
Maybe the phone will update after the "real" 2.3.3 version is out for us?
Orat this procedure.
in the dload method is an integrated Battery check? Because I've never seen a red led flushing Maybe there is the problem that the updated failed because the akku is not insertet or too low ( I think the akku is not charging anymore- the mobile won't become warm.
Edit: After formatting and loading the 4 files into the image folder: I can't reach the recovery Menü. The phone starts with the white Huawei Logo and after ~5 seconds it vibrates, go black..and is restarting...

I flashed the U8800Pro update to my regular U8800 last night. I just wanted to see what would happen and yep the phone ended up a little broken. But after some time I did manage to fix it.. sort of.
As above, flash the U8800+ F ROM to the phone. This will downgrade things and you'll find that you can then use recovery. I did also have another problem that the /data partition was oddly missing from the device so I had to recreate it <DANGEROUS> using Minitool Partition Wizard (with phone on pink bootloader screen). Also I had to make the FAT32 partition for internal SD as well.
The result is that my phone is 95% fully working. The Huawei/IDEOS logo is now missing and replaced with a green background with a red and blue rectangles and load_oemlogo is unable to reprogram this. Custom ROMs work absolutely fine but all U8800 original ROMs fail to install. Also graphics are missing when installing original roms - only the pink progress bar is showing.
So yeah... DON'T FLASH THE U8800+ ROM TO YOUR REGULAR U8800.
I knew it wouldn't work. I'm crazy enough to try it so I could see if it can be reversed.

flibblesan said:
I did also have another problem that the /data partition was oddly missing from the device so I had to recreate it <DANGEROUS> using Minitool Partition Wizard (with phone on pink bootloader screen). Also I had to make the FAT32 partition for internal SD as well.
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I think this could be the main problem here. I'll try the mentioned u8800+ ROM

suschmania said:
I think this could be the main problem here. I'll try the mentionen u8800+ ROM
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Trying and praying in god not to disappointing me as this is my first android phone.....
3 Updates over hoping for best

Now I've flashed this u8800+ ROm ( with the 4 steps) and at first ntohing happened. changing the rom doesn't change anything. but then i could finally install the B138 EstoniaElisa stock rom... and the green froyo symbol arrives SO HAPPY!!
Now it's possible the rot and recover the phone....
THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH! I would never thought about the option to flash another rom that don't fit to this phone

flibblesan said:
I flashed the U8800Pro update to my regular U8800 last night. I just wanted to see what would happen and yep the phone ended up a little broken. But after some time I did manage to fix it.. sort of.
As above, flash the U8800+ F ROM to the phone. This will downgrade things and you'll find that you can then use recovery. I did also have another problem that the /data partition was oddly missing from the device so I had to recreate it <DANGEROUS> using Minitool Partition Wizard (with phone on pink bootloader screen). Also I had to make the FAT32 partition for internal SD as well.
The result is that my phone is 95% fully working. The Huawei/IDEOS logo is now missing and replaced with a green background with a red and blue rectangles and load_oemlogo is unable to reprogram this. Custom ROMs work absolutely fine but all U8800 original ROMs fail to install. Also graphics are missing when installing original roms - only the pink progress bar is showing.
So yeah... DON'T FLASH THE U8800+ ROM TO YOUR REGULAR U8800.
I knew it wouldn't work. I'm crazy enough to try it so I could see if it can be reversed.
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OMG i am so happy BRO thanks to you.....
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suschmania said:
Now I've flashed this u8800+ ROm ( with the 4 steps) and at first ntohing happened. changing the rom doesn't change anything. but then i could finally install the B138 EstoniaElisa stock rom... and the green froyo symbol arrives SO HAPPY!!
Now it's possible the rot and recover the phone....
THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH! I would never thought about the option to flash another rom that don't fit to this phone
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Thanks to you too bro for starting this thread........
But we lost our IMEI number i think.....

flibblesan said:
I did also have another problem that the /data partition was oddly missing from the device so I had to recreate it <DANGEROUS> using Minitool Partition Wizard (with phone on pink bootloader screen). Also I had to make the FAT32 partition for internal SD as well
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I think that I don't have this problems and I see the normal LOGO at startup
No problem krish_nank - I only didn't know how to repair this .
SO: Never change a running system

suschmania said:
Me, too But I'm from the capital auf Lower Saxony
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Ah, Hangover.

suschmania said:
I think that I don't have this problems and I see the normal LOGO at startup
No problem krish_nank - I only didn't know how to repair this .
SO: Never change a running system
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I am trying my stock ROM back....

[HELP]U8800Pro Bricked?

Hi,
I believe i bricked my brand new, just-out-of-the-box U8800 Pro. I will write the exact steps i did (in other words i will write what you SHOULD'T do!):
1. i entered the pink screen and copied the official recovery.img (5.0.2.6). then i tried to enter the recovery menu but it didn't work. it just showed a blue screen and that's it.
2. then i copied the unofficial recovery version (5.0.2.3) and it worked. i made a backup and flashed cm7 using the recovery. i did not reboot and wiped data. after that i rebooted the phone but it did not boot. it was just showing the huawei logo.
3. then i wiped everything again and rebooted. when i entered the pink screen mode there was no image folder nor any files. i could't access the recovery. i searched the forum for a solution and found links to 4 files (amss.mbn, boot.img, EMMCBOOT.MBN, recovery.img). i copied them to the phone but still couldn't enter the recovery.
4. on that same thread i found something about flashing U8800V100R001C00B138SP04CUSTESTC205D001(Esthonia Elisa). i copied the /dload/UPDATE.APP and UPDATE_CUST.APP files to my sd card. then flashed them by pressing VOL+ VOL- & POWER buttons at the same time. everything was looking nice... it said unpacking.. then installing.. and right after it said COMPLETE the phone restarted and since then it is showing just a black screen.
5. when i pull out the battery and insert it back the phone just vibrates but the screen doesn't even blink or something. it's like completely dead.
in sd card i found sd_update.log file:
"notesdld_file_ptr != -1) ! update.app have updated! start cust update ! SD download finished!"
if anyone has any thoughts, suggestions or info i would be very greatfull. thank you.

the rom B138 (Esthonia Elisa) is meant for U8800, not ur U8800Pro..

you finaly bricked your phone by flashing ROM from different model. now only service center can help you.
Sent from my ragelis

bronxitas said:
you finaly bricked your phone by flashing ROM from different model. now only service center can help you.
Sent from my ragelis
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X2, so sorry dude
Sent from my U8800Pro using xda premium

iamelton said:
the rom B138 (Esthonia Elisa) is meant for U8800, not ur U8800Pro..
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huawei made a really stupid thing by allowing flashing roms without any checks. and i made a really stupid thing by not noticing the pro at the end of the model oh well thanks

EdisDee said:
huawei made a really stupid thing by allowing flashing roms without any checks. and i made a really stupid thing by not noticing the pro at the end of the model oh well thanks
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That goes for 5.0.2.6 recovery too (it's u8800 only). And I believe you did the same thing with CM7 for U8800, not Pro

My phone is not working too but I bricked it in the differrent way
hi, can someone help.
I've tried to install update 2.3.5 for u8800pro (second one with bug fixes) to my u8800pro, but i did something wrong. Now the phone didn't work.
1. I've copied step1 file to SDcard. that's it.
I,ve got to menu-stetings-sdcard-upgrade from sdcard.
upgrade started, then phone rebooted, but touchscreen is not reacting, also senso buttons. also it says that there is no sim card but it is in the phone.
I have no image of old system.
I think that what i did wrong that I copied only Step 1 file in Dload folder of SDcard (in upgrade there were also Step 2 and Step 3 files, but i didnt put them in SDcard Dload folder)
2. Then i've downloaded original Stock rom for u8800pro. Via computer i deleted from SDcard dload folder and then created new dload folder and copied stock rom (2 files).
Took off batery for 5 min., then pushed vol +, vol- and pwr buttones.
Got screen android system recovery (3e) with 4 options.
but i canot do anything from that point. I can't choose from theese options (buttons are not working), vol- or vol+, or pwr button not reacting.
maybe someone knows how to recover my phone to original stock or make something else to work phone?

Hi there, did you managed to recover your phone?
I have the same problem with my U8800PRO after attempt to upgrade to Gingerbread.
mmm200 said:
hi, can someone help.
I've tried to install update 2.3.5 for u8800pro (second one with bug fixes) to my u8800pro, but i did something wrong. Now the phone didn't work.
1. I've copied step1 file to SDcard. that's it.
I,ve got to menu-stetings-sdcard-upgrade from sdcard.
upgrade started, then phone rebooted, but touchscreen is not reacting, also senso buttons. also it says that there is no sim card but it is in the phone.
I have no image of old system.
I think that what i did wrong that I copied only Step 1 file in Dload folder of SDcard (in upgrade there were also Step 2 and Step 3 files, but i didnt put them in SDcard Dload folder)
2. Then i've downloaded original Stock rom for u8800pro. Via computer i deleted from SDcard dload folder and then created new dload folder and copied stock rom (2 files).
Took off batery for 5 min., then pushed vol +, vol- and pwr buttones.
Got screen android system recovery (3e) with 4 options.
but i canot do anything from that point. I can't choose from theese options (buttons are not working), vol- or vol+, or pwr button not reacting.
maybe someone knows how to recover my phone to original stock or make something else to work phone?
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[Q] Dont get past huawei logo

Hi
I upgraded my phone to 2.3.5 and after that i flashed the auroraICS ROM. Before upgrading i made a backup using CWM, and now after i used the recovery option in CWM i wont get past the huawei logo after i turn the phone on. I cant get back into CWM either it only goes to the huawei logo. Does anyone know a way to fix this? If so i would be very happy xD

So you went back from ICS to stock 2.3.5 by recovering your 2.3.5 backup using CWM, and then it wouldn't boot properly?
Do you have anything important in that backup that you want to recover, or do you just want to get your phone clean and working again?
In any case, have you tried putting an official update on your memory card and "upgrading" with the usual method (holding both volume buttons and power button at boot)?
If that doesn't work, are you able to access the pink recovery screen by holding the same buttons without the dload folder on your memory card (though you may need the card inserted)?
If so, connect a USB cable to your computer and see which folders you can see. In my experience, Windows has only seen the /.cust_backup/ partition, while (CrunchBang) Linux has seen four automatically, including the internal SD memory. Copying a dload folder to the internal memory and using the normal upgrade method without the external SD card inserted could work.

I used the backup to get rid of aurora and just get normal stock rom. I tryed to "upgrade" back to 2.3.5 using a dload folder and pink screan and it worked! Thank you! A "thanks" to you sir! Glad i didnt have to send my phone in for reparation xD

Ideos x5 brick

greetings...
I have a problem.
i flashed a rom that i dont remamber its name and my ideos x5 stoped working.
i turn the phone on, it apires logo and than it turns of.
i already tryed a lot of stock roms. 2.2.2 and 2.3.5 but when i run pink screen, it doesn't start installing... stays pink... even with out the battery.
it doesn't start recovery.
i tried to put the phone in charge but it doesn't apire the batery charging... does the logo loop.
i dont know what to do...
please help me.

Try to take off battery, and when phone is off connect the usb cable while you keep pushing the vol-/+ buttons. If doesn't start, then push(and keep pushing for a while) the power button, without to release the vol buttons.
Also make sure that you have put the update file in correct position on sd card.
You must make a folder with the name "dload" on the root directory of sd card and inside the update.app file.

i did every thing but it doesn't start installing the rom... it stays pink with and without the batery.
i toght that was the rom, but i downloaded all kind of stock roms but nun worked...
i dont know what to do more...
is there any way to access to the phone memory were are the rom files installed??

This is most probably means that your sd card doesn't detected, so loads the pink srceen mode instead of the update mode.
If you have pink screen unlocked(official froyo rom or 2.3 older version than B518 roms), then you can access some of the partitions from a linux pc. Then you can access internal storage and put the dload folder there.

im not realy familiarised with linux but i tried to atatch the phone on ubuntu with pink screen and it didnt apear nothing.

i think the rom that i used was 1 of this 2... i dont remember with one was. but i think it was the 1st.
U8800proB928GaDaNaV5_2 or 404029_4.0_BasebandCWM

Yep, that would do it. If you have a plain u8800 x5, those roms would have killed your phone good and proper. Most of those u8800 pro ICS roms flash bootloaders, amss and all kinds of things, not just system and boot.img. Unless you can get through the pinkscreen with a fresh SD card with the official B5XX update.app in a dload folder on it, you are looking at having to buy a new phone. Sorry man.
Try the official updates here: http://www.mediafire.com/#9adk7amyag95k
Start with b526 for gingerbread or b138 for froyo.

yessssss...
Thanks for every thing. specialy for the rom and specialy for the detail of the sd cards...
i tried with 3 diferent sd's and only one did the update... now the phone is funcional...
Thanks alot. i was desperating

Glad it got worked out man, nothing worse than seeing a phone stick and reboot.
Sent from my U8800 using xda premium

Blue Screen after formatting everything!!

As the title says, i formatted everything (boot, image etc) and my Phone Huawei U8800 Pro goes in blue screen or Purple Screen when i try to enter the recovery menu. I used to have CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7 and used as stock Rom Gingerbread B512. Can you help me, guide me to bring back in life my phone. Thanks in advance for every help.

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As the title says, i formatted everything (boot, image etc) and my Phone Huawei U8800 Pro goes in blue screen or Purple Screen when i try to enter the recovery menu. I used to have CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7 and used as stock Rom Gingerbread B512. Can you help me, guide me to bring back in life my phone. Thanks in advance for every help.
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Flash official rom or someone can post his cust backup!

do not worry.
creates a dload of ver. B521 with inside the .apk file Update _ 374,402 app_ KB file and put it in the SD. Remove battery plug USB cable and hold down the Vol + and Vol-and power button at the same time. Will upload and eventually will do several restarts

Check to myPhone. I've send you my image folder.

Here you are...
Here is my image folder if you didn' t get it...
it's an executable compressed file
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BylL_LbM_40RQjBkOGMzUDFpNW8

Thanks guys for the answers. everything is OK now. I Flashed with the Original 2.3.5. B522 and everything is OK now.

Blue screen Problem please help i hv tried all
baggino said:
do not worry.
creates a dload of ver. B521 with inside the .apk file Update _ 374,402 app_ KB file and put it in the SD. Remove battery plug USB cable and hold down the Vol + and Vol-and power button at the same time. Will upload and eventually will do several restarts
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Dear aal i am very sad, i was using 2.3.5 official update on u8800 x5, then i tried to update 4.0, after installing that was not loading anything and got hang on startup,
then i tried to downgrade to 2.3 official cwm 5 was installed and i format everything, including boot etc, now it only shows blue screen. i can also go to pink screen, but as i connect to pc, it doesnt show and folder or drive so that i can copy dload or image files.
cannot access recovery mod or any type of drive during pink screen. how to solve my problem.

shahbaz9001 said:
Dear aal i am very sad, i was using 2.3.5 official update on u8800 x5, then i tried to update 4.0, after installing that was not loading anything and got hang on startup,
then i tried to downgrade to 2.3 official cwm 5 was installed and i format everything, including boot etc, now it only shows blue screen. i can also go to pink screen, but as i connect to pc, it doesnt show and folder or drive so that i can copy dload or image files.
cannot access recovery mod or any type of drive during pink screen. how to solve my problem.
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re-install offical firmware

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re-install offical firmware
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Thanx dear, but how to install these firmwares, tell me the way.
i cannot access drive or directory of device when connect to pc....