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Step 2/2 Installing - Update failed - Bricked?

Hi there!
I tried to update firmwmare with lots of different ROM's (B135,B136,B162,B517,B522) but always getting "Update failed" at Step 2/2 - Installing.
Is this phone bricked?
I cannot access internal card.
Any ideas before i threw it away?
Update: On sdcard i am getting error in file: sd_update.log
notes: (dld_file_ptr != -1) !
dload_sd_file_data_proc-(dld_retry >= DLOAD_RETRY) failed!

Try mounting internal throught ubuntu in pink screen. Then Put b138 there, remove anything else from internal. Then remove battery from phone and put it to charger. Then start update. If it fails, start it again. After that go to recovery and do factory reset.
Sorry for my english. Im in a bit hurry.
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As long as you have a working pink screen, anything is solvable .

I do have pink screen and blue screen. I tried to mount internal with vmware ubuntu. But cannot mount it. It doesn't show up at all Don't know how to mount it.
Any ideas or help would be appreciate! Thanks guys!

update the original version you had before custom roms. update without battery. plugin power cord.
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Maksimitoisto said:
update the original version you had before custom roms. update without battery. plugin power cord.
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Hi!
Thanks for try helping me. But as i said earlier. I tried with all official ROM's but stuck at step 2/2. Always getting update failed.

mesnati said:
I do have pink screen and blue screen. I tried to mount internal with vmware ubuntu. But cannot mount it. It doesn't show up at all Don't know how to mount it.
Any ideas or help would be appreciate! Thanks guys!
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In development section, blefish has tutorial to get usb in pink screen back.
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mesnati said:
Hi!
Thanks for try helping me. But as i said earlier. I tried with all official ROM's but stuck at step 2/2. Always getting update failed.
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Also tried without battery. It is the only way to update. With battery cannot go further from "step 1/2 Unpacking"

julle131 said:
Try mounting internal throught ubuntu in pink screen. Then Put b138 there, remove anything else from internal. Then remove battery from phone and put it to charger. Then start update. If it fails, start it again. After that go to recovery and do factory reset.
Sorry for my english. Im in a bit hurry.
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How to find device to mount? dmesg show me nothing.
Any help would be helpful

[email protected]:/home/xxx# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 12d1:1035 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
I can see device with "lsusb" but cannot mount it
Anyone?

julle131 said:
In development section, blefish has tutorial to get usb in pink screen back.
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Thanks julle!
But seems to me that you don't understand the problem.
Here are the steps from blefish:
1 Download update-B518-bootloader.zip from MediaFire.
2 Save it to the root of your SD Card.
3 Start the phone in recovery mode (recommended recovery is 5.5.0.4)
4 Select "install zip from sdcard"
5 Select "chooze zip from sdcard"
6 Select the zip you downloaded before.
7 Select yes.
I am already STUCKED in step 3. Because i do not get to RECOVERY MODE!!!
I am having only PINK screen (VOL +, VOL -, power button) and BLUE screen (VOL +, power button). That's it!
And CANNOT access to internal card on Windows neither on Linux Ubuntu.

Guess Huawei officials has USB drivers to access internal card on Windows or Linux but they don't share them with us
I have android_winusb.inf driver but cannot install it and recognize device in pink or blue screen mode

mesnati said:
I am already STUCKED in step 3. Because i do not get to RECOVERY MODE!!!
I am having only PINK screen (VOL +, VOL -, power button) and BLUE screen (VOL +, power button). That's it!
And CANNOT access to internal card on Windows neither on Linux Ubuntu.
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I got the blue screen when I accidently forgot to put boot.img back in its place on the image partition.
My hypothesis is, based on that, the first UPDATE.APP (the smaller one) changes the partition layout (which would delete all the files), while the larger UPDATE_G.APP starts installing all the files: /system but - more importantly - the image partition where boot.img, AMSS.mbn and recovery.img are stored. If the update did not take, then they won't be there and the bootloader can't start them up. In my case, I was able to mount the image partition in Linux and put the boot.img back. Hopefully I'm talking out of my ass. :\
Ah! I was able to mount the partition in Linux because I'm using the B512 bootloader; you must have the B540 bootloader (or whatever is its equivalent for the U8800). I guess Huawei's laissez faire attitude towards rooting (you could browse / from the computer!) is going away now that they're moving into the big time (deals with AT&T, the Honor etc.). I don't know how you can downgrade if you can't boot to something like recovery.
mesnati said:
Guess Huawei officials has USB drivers to access internal card on Windows or Linux but they don't share them with us
I have android_winusb.inf driver but cannot install it and recognize device in pink or blue screen mode
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Actually, these work: http://www.mediafire.com/?j33yo9wy9bspm86
But you can't ADB from the bootloader (or use them to mount a partition); it's for running Qualcomm QPST (though I couldn't figure out how to get it working).

Sorry, but im running out of ideas. It seems you have bootloader locked, and without recovery we cant unlock it... what happens if you install official 2.2 and after error try to install it again? We must get the bootloader unlocked.
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julle131 said:
Sorry, but im running out of ideas. It seems you have bootloader locked, and without recovery we cant unlock it... what happens if you install official 2.2 and after error try to install it again? We must get the bootloader unlocked.
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You are making me laugh )
I cannot install NOTHING!!! That's the main problem

qwerty12 said:
I got the blue screen when I accidently forgot to put boot.img back in its place on the image partition.
My hypothesis is, based on that, the first UPDATE.APP (the smaller one) changes the partition layout (which would delete all the files), while the larger UPDATE_G.APP starts installing all the files: /system but - more importantly - the image partition where boot.img, AMSS.mbn and recovery.img are stored. If the update did not take, then they won't be there and the bootloader can't start them up. In my case, I was able to mount the image partition in Linux and put the boot.img back. Hopefully I'm talking out of my ass. :\
Ah! I was able to mount the partition in Linux because I'm using the B512 bootloader; you must have the B540 bootloader (or whatever is its equivalent for the U8800). I guess Huawei's laissez faire attitude towards rooting (you could browse / from the computer!) is going away now that they're moving into the big time (deals with AT&T, the Honor etc.). I don't know how you can downgrade if you can't boot to something like recovery.
Actually, these work: http://www.mediafire.com/?j33yo9wy9bspm86
But you can't ADB from the bootloader (or use them to mount a partition); it's for running Qualcomm QPST (though I couldn't figure out how to get it working).
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You are right!
So the device should be bricked now? I cannot give back to warranty 'cause i already did it once If i send also this one they will laugh at me and of course they will not give me another phone

But after i installed those drivers you've attached i am getting no more exclamation mark in Device manager. hmmm. Please look at attached pic. What now?
Is there a chance to getting to device through hyperterm or something?

mesnati said:
But after i installed those drivers you've attached i am getting no more exclamation mark in Device manager. hmmm. Please look at attached pic. What now?
Is there a chance to getting to device through hyperterm or something?
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qwerty12 said:
But you can't ADB from the bootloader (or use them to mount a partition); it's for running Qualcomm QPST (though I couldn't figure out how to get it working).
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Actually, I haven't tried HyperTerminal on the COM ports/modem - maybe it could, somehow, let you do something? Changing the USB mode would be great...
If you do figure out QPST, you'll need the firmware in a form it can understand - maybe you'd have to get another device to dump its firmware...
Regarding warranty: Couldn't you make the case that it was an official firmware update that caused your phone to brick?

mesnati said:
You are making me laugh )
I cannot install NOTHING!!! That's the main problem
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I am bad in english, so it might be the problem cant express my self right. I know it fails, but run it again after the fail. I am hoping it unlocks bootloader. Then you can access the phones whole memory from ubuntu.
Someone, if you understand this sh*t im writing, please translate it to real english
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julle131 said:
I am bad in english, so it might be the problem cant express my self right. I know it fails, but run it again after the fail. I am hoping it unlocks bootloader. Then you can access the phones whole memory from ubuntu.
Someone, if you understand this sh*t im writing, please translate it to real english
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Your english is ok I tried 100 times after it fails and every time same error appears "Update failed"

Probably bricked

After rooting and flashing a new customtom rom (cm-7.2.0), it was laggy so i decided to flash back to stock rom, whiped data,cache ect. and started flashing my stock rom backup i got stuck on Huawei logo, after that i tried to get in recovery mode but failed, so i`ve run out of options and decided to hard reset my phone bit it said install step 1/2 unpacking forever, after that i booted the pink screen connected usb to pc and the phone partition didint pop up.
Please help me fix this.

Go into pink screen and attach it to a Linux distro (like Ubuntu) see if it actually mounts. Linux doesnt need any drivers.

try downloading stock rom (link is somewhere in development section, i had a megaupload link... but... yea XD ), and put dload folder on sd card. then try installing this rom. if it doesnt help, try installing official 2.3 ^^

Tcm9669 said:
Go into pink screen and attach it to a Linux distro (like Ubuntu) see if it actually mounts. Linux doesnt need any drivers.
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you porpose which linux software?

I use Ubuntu, so I know for a fact that it mounts all partitions. No drivers, nothing
http://www.ubuntu.com/download
EDIT: If you don't want to install it on your PC, since you only need to test your phone quickly. Just burn it on a CD and run a Live CD, it should still mount all partitions.

blue/pink screen - stuck

Hi all,
I have a bit of a problem.
I had an old Oxygen (?) 2.3.? but wish to upgrade to ICS so after installing the 'official' 2.3.5 was following steps in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728.
I got up to the bit about installing Clockworkmod. When I tried to go into recovery mode for some reason (I must have screwed something up) it went back into the Firmware update (presumably because I still had the sd card with the 2.3.5 updated on it). It gets through the first step of the update but when it goes to start step 2 it comes up with 'Update failed'.
If I remove the sd card and try to start up normally I get the blue screen.
I can get to the pink screen but I'm not sure what to do from there.
Thanks for any help.
Cheers,
H.

horrendo said:
Hi all,
I have a bit of a problem.
I had an old Oxygen (?) 2.3.? but wish to upgrade to ICS so after installing the 'official' 2.3.5 was following steps in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728.
I got up to the bit about installing Clockworkmod. When I tried to go into recovery mode for some reason (I must have screwed something up) it went back into the Firmware update (presumably because I still had the sd card with the 2.3.5 updated on it). It gets through the first step of the update but when it goes to start step 2 it comes up with 'Update failed'.
If I remove the sd card and try to start up normally I get the blue screen.
I can get to the pink screen but I'm not sure what to do from there.
Thanks for any help.
Cheers,
H.
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IS it the pro or regular?

conect to computer in blue screen mode and watch what is missing.
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bronxitas said:
conect to computer in blue screen mode and watch what is missing.
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Thanks for the suggestion. How do I see what is missing? I have tried various USB drivers but so far haven't found one that will mount the device. Do I need to use logcat with adb?
Any idea why it will no longer allow me to simply reflash the stock rom?
By the way, the device is the standard u8800 - not the -pro.
Cheers,
H.

Not in blue screen, you must go to pink screen mode(by pressing vol+/- end power when the device is turned off). There you'll be able to see the folder with the system files on pc.

dancer_69 said:
Not in blue screen, you must go to pink screen mode
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bronxitas said:
conect to computer in blue screen mode and watch what is missing.
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Now I'm confused.
When I connect the phone to my Windows computer (tried XP and 7 in both pink and blue modes), the device does not register. Windows detects the new device and asks for drivers. I have tried different ones but none that I've tried so far will see the device. If someone could give me a link to drivers that definitely work I would be most grateful.
Like I said in my original post, if I leave the SD card in it tries to do the firmware upgrade but fails. Is there no way to 'reset' the phone somehow so that the firmware upgrade will go through? Perhaps downgrade to an older version first??
Thanks,
H.

There is not blue screen mode. Blue screen just shows that the system files don't exist. If recovery image doesn't exist you get a blue screen when you try to reboot to recovery mode. If you cannot boot normally, probably boot.img is erased(or maybe all system files which are on Image folder are erased).
Also if you had flashe an official rom version higher of B518, you probably have a locked pink screen, so it doesn' t matter if you have or not drivers because you cannot access the special partition which has the Image folder with all system files anyway.
Now, if the update proccess of official rom stops or second step(after unpacking proccess), probably a partition on the device is corrupted and the update cannot write to it. There is a special update, which you can flash with the same way as the official rom(put it on dload folder), and maybe can solve the problem. I' ve posted it on another thread here before some time. The filename is: update-160up
try to search the forum and hopefully you will find the thread(which has some isntructions and comments also).
You can try to flash a 2.2 official rom also. Maybe the update will succeed then.

horrendo said:
Hi all,
I have a bit of a problem.
I had an old Oxygen (?) 2.3.? but wish to upgrade to ICS so after installing the 'official' 2.3.5 was following steps in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728.
I got up to the bit about installing Clockworkmod. When I tried to go into recovery mode for some reason (I must have screwed something up) it went back into the Firmware update (presumably because I still had the sd card with the 2.3.5 updated on it). It gets through the first step of the update but when it goes to start step 2 it comes up with 'Update failed'.
If I remove the sd card and try to start up normally I get the blue screen.
I can get to the pink screen but I'm not sure what to do from there.
Thanks for any help.
Cheers,
H.
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Depending on your model you need to restore its pinkscreen stock files. The boot.img will fix the bluescreen. Heres oxygen's boot.img. Mount via usb to computer*

Somcom3X said:
Depending on your model you need to restore its pinkscreen stock files. The boot.img will fix the bluescreen. Heres oxygen's boot.img. Mount via usb to computer*
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I have same problem and can not mount phone via computer seems the only way is via external sd card. will the phone boot off the sd card if the above boot.img is loaded on to it and where would i put this file. and should i take the 2.3 gingerbread update (dload/update.app)off the sd card and just have the boot.img file?

fookedit said:
I have same problem and can not mount phone via computer seems the only way is via external sd card. will the phone boot off the sd card if the above boot.img is loaded on to it and where would i put this file. and should i take the 2.3 gingerbread update (dload/update.app)off the sd card and just have the boot.img file?
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you should flash the update again maybe?
Sent from my u8800-51 running popura ICS.

is it game over?
Somcom3X said:
you should flash the update again maybe?
Sent from my u8800-51 running popura ICS.
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flashed normal gingerbread with update.app and update_custom.app in the dload folder. no luck, update failed. the phone does go into boot loop with huawei logo when power vol+- and plugged into external power. Help! I should say that i have recently upgraded it to official 2.3.5 firmware from 2.2 using and wanted to install dzo's aurora so i like others
"2. rooted with superoneclick
3. replaced .cust_backup/image/recovery.img with recovery.img (cwm5.0.2.7), by remount and es file explorer'
restarted, bang! blue screen restarted again with power vol-+ got pink screen but computer wont detect any storage on phone so i cant access the phone with the computer only via external sd card and the updates dont seem to work, i would like to try booting with froyo but cant find it anywhere....
so yeah, help, seems like game over to me!

no solution for bricked idoes x5

hi i have a idoes x5 it wont start im on gingerbread because i replace the boot.img file to install clockworkmod recovery now i want to flash a rom but it says installation aborted to copy the file when i connect the phone to the computer it says device could not install when i go to device manager it detects my phone but it says no drivers to install i downloaded drivers but when i install them it says failed to install and the same thing continues :fingers-crossed: im hoping i get a answer please ill hit the thank button too but please i want gingerbread or cynogen mod jelly bean or the plane gingerbread please :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed: please i want jelly bean or cynogen mod and a stepbystep guide pleaseeeeeeeeee

Which recovery version do you have?

i dont get
i dont get what your trying to say and i im noob to bricked phones so im on gingerbread like any huawei is please your the only one who replys my question thanks

I mean; which clockworkmod recovery did you add to the phone?
Please also tell me what the clockworkmod recovery says (exactly) when you try to flash a rom.

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rqmok said:
I mean; which clockworkmod recovery did you add to the phone?
Please also tell me what the clockworkmod recovery says (exactly) when you try to flash a rom.
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see i replaced that file to make clockworkmod work but it dint before that i was a fool i wass trying to install cynogen mod then after it failed i tried to install a rom wothout clockworkmod recovery it says installation aborted wven when i try to install a boot file or a update file too it says installation aborted now when i start only the symbol comes but somethings fishy because on gingerbread android dosent come only the symbol :fingers-crossed:

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rqmok said:
I mean; which clockworkmod recovery did you add to the phone?
Please also tell me what the clockworkmod recovery says (exactly) when you try to flash a rom.
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i was tring to install clockworkmod recovery it failed then my phone started the sybol problem i wanted to install cynogen mod it failed both failed when i tried the rom without clockworkmod recovery it says installation aborted :fingers-crossed:

You cannot install rom without clockworkmod recovery. And you were supposed to replace recovery.img, not boot.img.
Now, you need to download this: http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/downloadCenter.do?method=toDownloadFile&flay=software&softid=NDQxODE=
That is official android 2.3.5. After download, extract it, and there is a PDF file in there. Open it and follow the instructions inside it very carefully.

ahhh
ahh i think its an update to gingerbread ill download it and try it if it dosent work can you please keep a stepbystep guide ready or tell your friends on xda to solve my probl:fingers-crossed:

how
how to i get the file on my phone::fingers-crossed: tell me how to and keep ready another guide please

dude
dude i pressed volume up and down and power on i got a pink screen but :silly: it dosent connect to computer

After you have downloaded the official gingerbread, you need to extract the downloaded file. Go into the extracted folder and find the folder called "dload". Put the whole "dload" folder in the root of your sdcard (just go into sdcard and paste it there). After that, you need to go into pink screen.
To get your sdcard on the computer, you need to use a MicroSD Card reader, or you can borrow someone's smartphone, put your sdcard into thayt phone, and connect it to the computer. Then you can put the "dload" folder in your sdcard.

dosent
dosent work i tried with pink screen it never finishes and drains all my battery but when i copy the file some file called android secure comes tell me how to do it :crying:

savio_mascarenhas said:
dosent work i tried with pink screen it never finishes and drains all my battery but when i copy the file some file called android secure comes tell me how to do it :crying:
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don't wory. dload folder is on your external micro sd card. bring out the micro sd card from your phone, and insert it to a sd card reader/writer then,you can write files to sd micro sd card with your pc directry.

For god's sake dude i 'm not an expert so i don't know how to solve your problem but stop being such a drama queen! Everyone here tries to help stop putting all these sad and crying emojis on your post, they won't change anything

hey!!!!!!
Cybergiannis said:
For god's sake dude i 'm not an expert so i don't know how to solve your problem but stop being such a drama queen! Everyone here tries to help stop putting all these sad and crying emojis on your post, they won't change anything
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hey!!!!!! its my freedom to put messages im sad whats your problem drama king and i know im going too far
ok i just want to say its none of your buisness
ok ok ok as you say
and mr drama king why did you post here if you dont have a solution big guy

I think you should put your phone to warranty service or switch to nokia phone :|

Not dead!!! download b518 gb or froyo stock rom. extract zip or rar. "dload" put mount sdcard. pres volume down volume up power key automatic install. you must flash custom roms because have touch screen issue.FOR B518 Gingerbread: download u8800 usb driver in computer and install driver. download 5.5.0.4 recovery.img from computer 1 out sdcard. 2 out battery, again put battery.now again pres volume down volume up power key for pink screen. Usb capable put computer and put u8800. on computer move recovery.img put folders in "cust-backup". out usb capable. again out battery and put battery.now pres volume up and power button for recovery screen. again put sdcard. copy custom roms in sd card. yeah now you can flash custom roms
sorry for my bad english

thanks
thanks for all your replys i already gave it for servicing

Bricked my Life pure Xl 3Gb, Anyone can Helpme?

Hy Guys,
I have tryed to put the rom from Gionee Elife E7 on my Blu life pure XL. The installation occurs everything okay, but when i try to install the recovery, my phone reboot, and never more turn on again... I only can see the Gionee logo, but then shutdown after that. When i try to connect on the PC, just two drivers are showed to me:
-Gionee HS-USB Diagnostics (COM5)
-Qualcomm MMC Storage USB Device
I can enter in ADB mode, but i have no way to acess the internal storage...
Any help will be grateful...

sampadf said:
Hy Guys,
I have tryed to put the rom from Gionee Elife E7 on my Blu life pure XL. The installation occurs everything okay, but when i try to install the recovery, my phone reboot, and never more turn on again... I only can see the Gionee logo, but then shutdown after that. When i try to connect on the PC, just two drivers are showed to me:
-Gionee HS-USB Diagnostics (COM5)
-Qualcomm MMC Storage USB Device
I can enter in ADB mode, but i have no way to acess the internal storage...
Any help will be grateful...
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when u installed the rom did the phone start up properly?

This look's bad man.
Try power on your phone then
Plugin into your computer.
Open adb then type adb devices
When your device is listed type adb reboot recovery
If IT doesn't boot in recovery mode then You should try flashing again the rom.
Something should work.
Sent from my E7 using Tapatalk

have you fixed it? perhaps i can help
if you've got fastboot (power + vol -)
you can fastboot (sort of like an adb) flash some system images and get your phone getting recognised by gnqc
you need :
ADB
boot.img from blu rom
system1.img from blu
right click on folder where adb and files are (they need to be on same folder for faster tipying)
write
fastboot flash system system1.img
fastboot boot boot.img
after that unplug phone, you need the drivers for blu, change cable from pc port and reconect to see if now it's recognized as a pure xl and check for the drivers.
It should install 2 com ports (hsusb, nmea) 1 adb, 1 modem and 1 storage
that is what i did to mine, hope it works on yours

dzamora said:
if you've got fastboot (power + vol -)
you can fastboot (sort of like an adb) flash some system images and get your phone getting recognised by gnqc
you need :
ADB
boot.img from blu rom
system1.img from blu
right click on folder where adb and files are (they need to be on same folder for faster tipying)
write
fastboot flash system system1.img
fastboot boot boot.img
after that unplug phone, you need the drivers for blu, change cable from pc port and reconect to see if now it's recognized as a pure xl and check for the drivers.
It should install 2 com ports (hsusb, nmea) 1 adb, 1 modem and 1 storage
that is what i did to mine, hope it works on yours
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this helped me but now i have another problem phone starts up then reboots sometimes it reboots in the middle of starting up i can get into stock recovery but i have no idea what to do now

jetboss said:
this helped me but now i have another problem phone starts up then reboots sometimes it reboots in the middle of starting up i can get into stock recovery but i have no idea what to do now
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Ok now, you can use GNQC and flash the rom and that will completely restore your phone
NOw if only i could find the blu rom for a 16gb blu

dzamora said:
Ok now, you can use GNQC and flash the rom and that will completely restore your phone
NOw if only i could find the blu rom for a 16gb blu
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funny thing is i did that and thats whats causing this boot loop i got into recovery after reset and still nothing
is there anything i can push using adb to solve this ?

jetboss said:
funny thing is i did that and thats whats causing this boot loop i got into recovery after reset and still nothing
is there anything i can push using adb to solve this ?
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perhaps a stock recovery.img can help

dzamora said:
perhaps a stock recovery.img can help
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ok well im going to try pushing the elife 7 stock recovery and see what happens
tried that all it says is installation aborted .....

You have to to try this,that is how i have unbricked mine today.
power off your phone.
prepare your gnqc so you only have to press download when needed.
power on your phone then conect fast to PC ,then press download.
If IT doesen't leț You ,pres again and just try to see If IT works in different situations.
is a long shot but this is how i unbricked mine today.
fastboot doesen't work on this device,so You can't push anithing. i don't know hou this people are doing that.
If this metod doesn't work You shold try format system and data via adb . and after that gnqc should work.

Muresan01 said:
You have to to try this,that is how i have unbricked mine today.
power off your phone.
prepare your gnqc so you only have to press download when needed.
power on your phone then conect fast to PC ,then press download.
If IT doesen't leț You ,pres again and just try to see If IT works in different situations.
is a long shot but this is how i unbricked mine today.
fastboot doesen't work on this device,so You can't push anithing. i don't know hou this people are doing that.
If this metod doesn't work You shold try format system and data via adb . and after that gnqc should work.
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He can't use GNQC because his phone's drivers arent insatlled, gionee blocks com ports, and fastboot does work on this device, you just got to flash it, i've been using it several times

A thing to notice is when you want to acces phone storage when phone is bricked You have to poweroff your phone and keep pressing power and volume+ untill some errors start appear in windows.
then You have acces to phone memory and You can paste anithing for later flash with recovery. You must Be very carefull not to format partition when asked !!!!!!
i have bricked my gionee 32 gb several times and always been albe to restore it so,no need to panic,some method should work for You too ,just have to find the right one.
And also,my phone is a rebrand of gionee from Romania,called Allview x1 xTreme,just like life pure Xl and i haven't encountered any problem with usb drivers, just used the one gionee provided. So this mai Be the case for You, i hope i am not wrong with this one.
Com ports are only closed in android 4.4 kitkat so If he didn't update he should Be able to use gnqc.
also You must observe that phone is recognised differently by windows deppending in wich state your phone is. powered off,recovery,or on bootloop. So that's why o have said that gnqc may work but You have to find that state when he is recognised the way that gnqc wants.
Sorry for long post i Hope those observations will help you.
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jetboss said:
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Got a couple questions would appreciate if u could help.
1. How did u root the blu xl i have both the 16g and 32g
2. Did u install custom recovery in it?
3. Links to downloads plz ...
Thanks in advance
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noblelinux said:
Got a couple questions would appreciate if u could help.
1. How did u root the blu xl i have both the 16g and 32g
2. Did u install custom recovery in it?
3. Links to downloads plz ...
Thanks in advance
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I can give you some info on root and recovery, im also hoping for someone to be able to extract the 16blu life pure xl rom since the only one is for 32 gb
for root you can just use Vroot and then after installinh busybox and supersu you may erase it, for the recovery i've got the files just send me a pm and ill mail you the link

dzamora said:
I can give you some info on root and recovery, im also hoping for someone to be able to extract the 16blu life pure xl rom since the only one is for 32 gb
for root you can just use Vroot and then after installinh busybox and supersu you may erase it, for the recovery i've got the files just send me a pm and ill mail you the link
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I sent u a pm hit me bak and ill help u with the 16gb pure xl
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Came bak to chek if any reply i broke both my screens on the blu life pure xl 16g amd 32 gb im now on galaxy s5 but still im gonna replace the screens and use the phones for something idk most likely android dev practice
I just need info on how to extract the rom from the blu
Thanks in advanced
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Hi can you tell me how did your phone started back, i am also stuck on reboots , recovery is working fine , any OS/ ROM is giving me reboots all the time..please help

honestly it was a long time ago and i cannot remember what i did except it was a windows xp pc software wouldnt work on 7 and i used stock rom not the one from blu