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[Q] Trouble flashing TWRP!

I've unlocked the bootloader on my N4 with the following two commands:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
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Now I want to flash a custom recovery. After
adb reboot bootloader
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I do see an opened bootloader, but when I execute
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-mako.img
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it gives me the following error message:
sending 'recovery' (4 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.004s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: image is not a boot image)
finished. total time: 0.006s
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what am I missing?
When I boot the phone, I don't see the unlocked padlock beneath the Google logo. Does it mean that my unlocking didn't really work?
Thanks!

When you did fastboot OEM unlock did you confirm it by pressing yes on the phone? Then do fastboot reboot-bootloader
Also download the recovery.IMG again could have been a bad download
Sent from my Nexus 4

spaceman860 said:
When you did fastboot OEM unlock did you confirm it by pressing yes on the phone?
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Yes I did that.
Then do fastboot reboot-bootloader
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You mean right after "fastboot OEM unlock"? If so, no I didn't run that, and I simply rebooted the phone. Should I have gone through this step? The guide I was following does not mention this step. After I booted the phone, I ran 'fastboot reboot bootloader' before the recovery flash.
Also download the recovery.IMG again could have been a bad download
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OK, I'll try another download later.
Thanks!

Are you using this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266654
Nexus 4 Guide-Unlock Bootloader, Root, Install Custom Recoveries & Custom ROMs/Kernel
Sent from my Nexus 4

spaceman860 said:
Are you using this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266654
Nexus 4 Guide-Unlock Bootloader, Root, Install Custom Recoveries & Custom ROMs/Kernel
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Yes, that's the guide I followed!
Now I realized this might be the problem? Right after the boatloader was unlocked, maybe I should have continued to the recovery flash step? I didn't do that, and instead I simply rebooted the phone, and then started the recovery flash after I logged into the phone.
If this is the problem, how can I correct the misstep?
Thanks!

This isn't the problem.
Once you have unlocked the boot loader you should be able to flash the recovery at any point afterwards.
But not having the padlock would suggest that you are not unlocked.
Do fastboot reboot bootloader again.
Near the bottom it should tell you if your locked or unlocked
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Just go back to bootloader mode do
Fastboot OEM unlock
Select yes on phone then
Fastboot reboot-bootloader
It should say unlocked on the phone screen
Then flash the recovery.IMG again
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Alex240188 said:
This isn't the problem.
Once you have unlocked the boot loader you should be able to flash the recovery at any point afterwards.
But not having the padlock would suggest that you are not unlocked.
Do fastboot reboot bootloader again.
Near the bottom it should tell you if your locked or unlocked
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Well, I just booted into the bootloader mode now:
adb reboot bootloader
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and I see the last line (same as the first time I ran the unlock command):
LOCK STATE - unlocked
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So this means the bootloader is unlocked, right? On the other hand, when I boot the phone, I don't see the unlocked padlock beneath the Google logo. This is puzzling!
Just go back to bootloader mode do
Fastboot OEM unlock
Select yes on phone then
Fastboot reboot-bootloader
It should say unlocked on the phone screen
Then flash the recovery.IMG again
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Again I just tried booting into the bootloader mode now again. When I unlocked again, it complained:
fastboot oem unlock
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FAILED (remote: Already Unlocked)
finished. total time: 0.001s
After that, I did
adb reboot bootloader
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error: device not found
And then
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-mako.img
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sending 'recovery' (4 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.002s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: image is not a boot image)
finished. total time: 0.004s
I'm lost...

Did you download it from here
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/mako/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-mako.img
Also try a different USP port on your computer
Sent from my Nexus 4

spaceman860 said:
Did you download it from here
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/mako/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-mako.img
Also try a different USP port on your computer
Sent from my Nexus 4
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No, from here:
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/mako/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-mako.img
Any difference between the two?
Also when I boot up the phone, I don't see the opened bootpad. Does it mean it's not really unlocked?

Problem fixe!
spaceman860 said:
Also download the recovery.IMG again could have been a bad download
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It was indeed a bad download. Once I downloaded another copy, everything went smoothly.
Thanks everybody for the kind help and suggestions!

mj56gt said:
Problem fixe!
It was indeed a bad download. Once I downloaded another copy, everything went smoothly.
Thanks everybody for the kind help and suggestions!
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i am having a same problem,but on different device,huawei y336-u02,in my country it called "Y3 Batik Edition" (Indonesian Thing),But In This Case I Want To Flash boot.img that has been patched using magisk manager,help me please

P9 Full Soft Brick

Hello.
This is very simple
My phone wont boot up, I've tried everything, litteraly (can't access TWRP btw), I have only fastboot...
Please help... Also I have stock rom for phone, but can't do sh*t with it, cant boot on phone, not via fastboot....
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (33114 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.057s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.806s]
finished. total time: 1.865s
hiSuite recovery reports, that phone is not capable to recover...
Please I need help

What recovery did you flashed? If you were previusly on Nougat you should flash this recovery.

Potato997 said:
What recovery did you flashed? If you were previusly on Nougat you should flash this recovery.
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But does it work on stock recovery image flashing? EMUI Updater? And ohhh, my bootloader is locked BTW, can't flash ****

If your bootloader is locked you have to unlock it..

Potato997 said:
If your bootloader is locked you have to unlock it..
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Don't you understand? I can't, I don't have access to system, so I can't get data to fill in the form to get bootloader unlock code
PLEASE HELP

Hi
b0xgam1ng said:
Don't you understand? I can't, I don't have access to system, so I can't get data to fill in the form to get bootloader unlock code
PLEASE HELP
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Try this: dc-unlocker.com/how-to-read-huawei-bootloader-unlock-code

b0xgam1ng said:
Don't you understand? I can't, I don't have access to system, so I can't get data to fill in the form to get bootloader unlock code
PLEASE HELP
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Man, you can enter in fastboot mode?
Phone is listed as serial number on PC at fastboot command: devices?

gtdaniel said:
Man, you can enter in fastboot mode?
Phone is listed as serial number on PC at fastboot command: devices?
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Yes, can do that, and it shows my device... But yhat litteraly all what I have, beside EMUI rom flash... Again, bootloader is locked, I dont have phone id or something to get the code... Also cant flash recovery.img, because bootloader is again... Locked
Help

b0xgam1ng said:
Yes, can do that, and it shows my device... But yhat litteraly all what I have, beside EMUI rom flash... Again, bootloader is locked, I dont have phone id or something to get the code... Also cant flash recovery.img, because bootloader is again... Locked
Help
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Try this bootloader code: 2279225322717395
Then tell me if you can unlock bootloader.

gtdaniel said:
Try this bootloader code: 2279225322717395
Then tell me if you can unlock bootloader.
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Holly ****! It actually worked, just out of curiousity, how did you got this code? Thanks

b0xgam1ng said:
Holly ****! It actually worked, just out of curiousity, how did you got this code? Thanks
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I have a magic touch...

gtdaniel said:
I have a magic touch...
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Hahahaha, anyway, thanks alot, now I flashed lineageOS and it's pefect, you litteraly saved my life, thanks

No problem, man!
I am glad it worked out and you can revive your phone!

gtdaniel said:
I have a magic touch...
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wait, what? where did you get that code, and what kind of unlock code is it?

mjz2cool said:
wait, what? where did you get that code, and what kind of unlock code is it?
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Its from Huawei and is bootloader unlock code.

gtdaniel said:
Its from Huawei and is bootloader unlock code.
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isn't the unlock code specific to a device normally?

mjz2cool said:
isn't the unlock code specific to a device normally?
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yes.

gtdaniel said:
yes.
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so how did you get the code for someone else's phone?

mjz2cool said:
so how did you get the code for someone else's phone?
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It-s a bootloader code based by IMEI/SN.

Hi.
I´ve a similar problem. My phone stucks on huawei logo. Bootloader is locked but I have bootloader code.
So, when i try to send it with fastboot command, it shows me this error
C:\Telefonia>fastboot oem unlock 143172182xxxxxx
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FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.013s
Does anyone knows what´s the problem and how can I solve it.
Thanks in advance. Regards

Flashing bootloader failed

Hello, I have a Huawei P8 lite, and I'm stuck with this one. He doesn't want to start, I can't go to the recovery, I can just go to the bootloader. But, when I want to flash something, it always says " Failed [ command not allowed ] ". My bootloader is unlocked.

NewShield_ said:
Hello, I have a Huawei P8 lite, and I'm stuck with this one. He doesn't want to start, I can't go to the recovery, I can just go to the bootloader. But, when I want to flash something, it always says " Failed [ command not allowed ] ". My bootloader is unlocked.
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Unlock again your bootloader even if it says is unlocked.
Happened with me at least two times

kilroystyx said:
Unlock again your bootloader even if it says is unlocked.
Happened with me at least two times
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I've unlocked it 3 times before :'(. What can I do ?

NewShield_ said:
I've unlocked it 3 times before :'(. What can I do ?
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Before or after reported "Failed [ command not allowed ]" ?
Can you upload pics about your steeps?

kilroystyx said:
Before or after reported "Failed [ command not allowed ]" ?
Can you upload pics about your steeps?
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I actualy can't, but when I try to flash something like system.img, boot.img or recovery.img, it's like :
Fastboot flash system system.img
Sending 'system'
Failed [ remote : command not allowed ]
It's not exacly this, but it always says Failed [ remote : command not allowed ].

NewShield_ said:
I actualy can't, but when I try to flash something like system.img, boot.img or recovery.img, it's like :
Fastboot flash system system.img
Sending 'system'
Failed [ remote : command not allowed ]
It's not exacly this, but it always says Failed [ remote : command not allowed ].
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Exactly as me when bootloader reported unlocked but in fact was locked

kilroystyx said:
Exactly as me when bootloader reported unlocked but in fact was locked
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I haven't the bootloader code and my phone can't start.. So how can I have the code ?

What print this command on when you boot into bootloader?
Code:
fastboot oem get-bootinfo

sokkoban said:
What print this command on when you boot into bootloader?
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It says :
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(Bootloader) unlocked
OKAY [ -0.000s]
Finished. Total time : 0.000s

NewShield_ said:
It says :
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(Bootloader) unlocked
OKAY [ -0.000s]
Finished. Total time : 0.000s
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Repeat procedure for unlock. Check your .img files where you extract them

sokkoban said:
Repeat procedure for unlock. Check your .img files where you extract them
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I've extracted the .img files on the " minimal and & fastboot " folder. And I've unlocked my bootloader with a Spanish command ( it was a .bat file ).

By the way, how can I get the bootloader code ? Because my phone can't start, so I can't get the Product ID. I tried to get him with the product ID generator, but it's not the good code...

Please help me I need this phone alive ???

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NewShield_ said:
Please help me I need this phone alive
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Your phone is rooted?
If yes try this after item 2, use Google translate ? http://huaweip8lite.blogspot.pt/2016/03/bootloader-huawei-p8-lite-14-huawei.html?m=1

kilroystyx said:
Your phone is rooted?
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No, there is no OS on my phone, nothing at all.

kilroystyx said:
Your phone is rooted?
If yes try this http://huaweip8lite.blogspot.pt/2016/03/bootloader-huawei-p8-lite-14-huawei.html?m=1
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Oh, and by the way, I can't have acces to the request unlock code page.

NewShield_ said:
No, there is no OS on my phone, nothing at all.
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But have you recovery working?

kilroystyx said:
But have you recovery working?
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No, nothing is working. I have only acces to the bootloader.

kilroystyx said:
But have you recovery working?
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How can I get the product ID ? Because I can't start my phone and I need it to re-unlock the bootloader ?.
PS : The Huawei Product ID generator show a bad product ID.

NewShield_ said:
How can I get the product ID ? Because I can't start my phone and I need it to re-unlock the bootloader .
PS : The Huawei Product ID generator show a bad product ID.
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When the device is off then you connect to power the led is on or off?

PRA-LX1 stuck in bootloop, can't be turned off - locked, access to fastboot only!

Hello xda,
my cousin owns the P8Lite (PRA-LX1) and gave it to me to attempt unbricking it.
The device is stuck in a permanent bootloop, showing the Huawei logo. When pressing the power button for ~10s, it simply turns itself on again (even when not connected to a PC or the wall socket), which to me is very strange behaviour but I do not own a Huawei device.
I can get to fastboot (https://ibb.co/ixPtAn).
ADB does not recognize the device.
Fastboot does not let me boot a temporary recovery (be it the stock one or twrp), neither does it allow me to flash any file.
I have tried downloading the update.app file onto the root directory of the sd card and force the phone into the update mode (power, vol+, vol- at the same time) but to no avail.
Since it is not my own device and I cannot boot into Android at all, I have no way of getting to the IMEI of the device, which I would need to unlock the bootloader.
Is this device permanently bricked and a lost cause or is there still hope?

dejavecue said:
I have no way of getting to the IMEI of the device, which I would need to unlock the bootloader.
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Hi,
IMEI should be engraved on the lower SIM tray if it's the original one.
HTH

badhabitsdiehard said:
Hi,
IMEI should be engraved on the lower SIM tray if it's the original one.
HTH
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Oh yes I got the original one. But since I cannot boot, I cannot get the S/N that is apparently required as well.
Edit: Got the SN through fastboot devices.
Now the phone won't accept the unlock code that I got from huawei's website. It still says
PS C:\Users\*\Downloads\unlock bootloader> fastboot oem unlock ************
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FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.017s
PS C:\Users\*\Downloads\unlock bootloader>
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dejavecue said:
Got the SN through fastboot devices.
Now the phone won't accept the unlock code that I got from huawei's website.
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Hi, sorry for the delay.
Try this, if not already tried: fastboot oem emmc_diag
It should check the status of emmc and tell you if it's ok.
Does this command: fastboot oem lock-state info work on your phone?
And putting the code Huawei sent you in this one fastboot oem frp-unlock?

Thank you for your comment:
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Try this, if not already tried: fastboot oem emmc_diag
It should check the status of emmc and tell you if it's ok.
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Code:
$ fastboot oem lock-state info
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(bootloader) FB LockState: LOCKED
(bootloader) USER LockState: LOCKED
OKAY [ 0.012s]
finished. total time: 0.014s
badhabitsdiehard said:
Does this command: fastboot oem lock-state info work on your phone?
And putting the code Huawei sent you in this one fastboot oem frp-unlock?
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Code:
$ fastboot oem frp-unlock {password censored}
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FAILED (remote: password matching failed!!)
finished. total time: 0.211s
It is definitely the code I got from the Huawei Website.

Moto Z 8.0 Full firmware [stock][oreo][griffin]

Many thank @erfanoabdi for the link
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890278863836283516
extract ROM ,extract file attack ,put all to the same folder, (hold power + volume down to get into bootloader mode) and run file: retail_AS_800.bat ( no need to run commands)
Done.

Hey, thanks for the tool, just few questions, will this relock my device bootloader ? and am i taking the risk to hard brick it ? Do i need to have adb and fastboot installed ?
thanks for this tool and for your time

K1li4n said:
Hey, thanks for the tool, just few questions, will this relock my device bootloader ? and am i taking the risk to hard brick it ? Do i need to have adb and fastboot installed ?
thanks for this tool and for your time
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No relock anything. No risk to hard brick. If you flash down to 711 and then OTA update,it will. No need adb and fastboot install. Install usb and motorola driver

thanks for the quick answer. no relock, so if something go wrong i would still be able to flash some custom and rsolve the issue , right ?

thuybang said:
Many thank @erfanoabdi for the link
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890278863836283516
extract ROM ,extract file attack ,put all to the same folder, (hold power + volume down to get into bootloader mode) and run file: retail_AS_800.bat ( no need to run commands)
Done.
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Hi, at the end of the batch say
fastboot erase carrier
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase DDR
So all data will be erased ?
BTW, I ran the process and the phone went back to encrypted mode again, TWRP is not working any more and root access is gone..Any way to revert back ?

K1li4n said:
thanks for the quick answer. no relock, so if something go wrong i would still be able to flash some custom and rsolve the issue , right ?
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Yes,sure.

[email protected] said:
Hi, at the end of the batch say
fastboot erase carrier
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase DDR
So all data will be erased ?
BTW, I ran the process and th phone went back to encrypted mode again
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Yes,it will erese all.

thuybang said:
Yes,it will erese all.
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And we lose custom recovery and root asscess

my phone reteu dual sim not retail can i flash this rom ?

t_assal said:
my phone reteu dual sim not retail can i flash this rom ?
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If you unlockbootloader, i can say : yes.

Nice it works to me ,
I just wanted to know if now im stock with unlocked bootloader , so no updates ? Like security updates ?

lima002 said:
Nice it works to me ,
I just wanted to know if now im stock with unlocked bootloader , so no updates ? Like security updates ?
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Unlock bootloader always get update as normal,guy. . Any update, security,system....

thuybang said:
Unlock bootloader always get update as normal,guy. . Any update, security,system....
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Cool thanks

Thanx for this, updates working and all.. Only the wifi seems to be be working bad (no internet access, disconnecting) , although could be my connection..

Hi, can I flash 1650-05 retcn Android 7.0 with an unlocked bootloader on this firmware?

it should work on xt1650-03?
btw, my carrier is tefcl but i think that isn't important for flashing

thuybang said:
Many thank @erfanoabdi for the link
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890278863836283516
extract ROM ,extract file attack ,put all to the same folder, (hold power + volume down to get into bootloader mode) and run file: retail_AS_800.bat ( no need to run commands)
Done.
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I try to flash it, but where is error on system.img_sparsechunk.14 flashing..
C:\adb-fastboot-latest\adb-fastboot-latest>fastboot flash system system.img_spar
sechunk.14
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'system' (151532 KB)...
OKAY [ 4.038s]
writing 'system'...
(bootloader) Invalid sparse image data
(bootloader) Failed to flash sparse image
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 4.786s
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And error on erasing DDR
C:\adb-fastboot-latest\adb-fastboot-latest>fastboot erase DDR
erasing 'DDR'...
(bootloader) Permission denied
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.035s
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Phone now in boot loop. Can't start, but goes to fastboot.
How to flash it correctly.

mike331967 said:
I try to flash it, but where is error on system.img_sparsechunk.14 flashing..
And error on erasing DDR
Phone now in boot loop. Can't start, but goes to fastboot.
How to flash it correctly.
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Can you try flash by RSD lite 6.2.4sofware?

thuybang said:
Unlock bootloader always get update as normal,guy. . Any update, security,system....
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i got notification about security update (patch may 2018) but error while instaling. any solution? please help.

Ceptoz said:
i got notification about security update (patch may 2018) but error while instaling. any solution? please help.
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Same here.
Help!