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I accidently wiped my whole phone, so there is nothing on it. So NO OS at all
How do i get the phone working??? TWRP is still on! cannot install stock rom
please help me....:crying:

zenn66 said:
I accidently wiped my whole phone, so there is nothing on it. So NO OS at all
How do i get the phone working??? TWRP is still on! cannot install stock rom
please help me....:crying:
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1. First do you know what rom version you where on?, if you do know download that rom then extract from it the stock recovery using Huawei Update Extractor .
2. If there is two files of recovery just choose one, the one without any numbers. So you will have RECOVERY.img file.
3. Now make sure all files needed to recognize your phone are installed and adb is installed too. What you will need now is to push the RECOVERY.img file to the phone.
4. Connect the device to the computer and Put the RECOVERY.img file inside the folder where fastboot.exe is located. Then hold shift and right click to open CMD(command prompt) from there. Once CMD is open run the following code:
adb devices (This will show if your device is connected)
adb reboot bootloader (will reboot the device in bootloader mode)
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery RECOVERY.img
5. After this take the rom which you extracted the recovery from and put it in the memory card (dload folder)
6. When phone is OFF hold (volume up + volume down+ power key) together until you see Huawei startup logo then release. The flash process of the rom should start.

Rashad83 said:
1. First do you know what rom version you where on?, if you do know download that rom then extract from it the stock recovery using Huawei Update Extractor .
2. If there is two files of recovery just choose one, the one without any numbers. So you will have RECOVERY.img file.
3. Now make sure all files needed to recognize your phone are installed and adb is installed too. What you will need now is to push the RECOVERY.img file to the phone.
4. Connect the device to the computer and Put the RECOVERY.img file inside the folder where fastboot.exe is located. Then hold shift and right click to open CMD(command prompt) from there. Once CMD is open run the following code:
adb devices (This will show if your device is connected)
adb reboot bootloader (will reboot the device in bootloader mode)
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery RECOVERY.img
5. After this take the rom which you extracted the recovery from and put it in the memory card (dload folder)
6. When phone is OFF hold (volume up + volume down+ power key) together until you see Huawei startup logo then release. The flash process of the rom should start.
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I am @work now so I will return after work .... I hope it will work
Do I have to install ADB on phone or on computer?
Thank you in advance.... I am a noob so hope this explanation works for me

zenn66 said:
I am @work now so I will return after work .... I hope it will work
Do I have to install ADB on phone or on computer?
Thank you in advance.... I am a noob so hope this explanation works for me
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Make sure to install Hisuite app on the pc to get all huawei needed drivers , regarding ADB it is installed on the PC you can refer to this website. Before attempting anything please do read up about adb and how to flash files, because many things can go wrong.

Rashad83 said:
Make sure to install Hisuite app on the pc to get all huawei needed drivers , regarding ADB it is installed on the PC you can refer to this website. Before attempting anything please do read up about adb and how to flash files, because many things can go wrong.
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TWRP can fash img files too..... Why is that not to be done? ??? why using ADB?
HI suite is on my pc already....

zenn66 said:
TWRP can fash img files too..... Why is that not to be done? ??? why using ADB?
HI suite is on my pc already....
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No you need ADB to flash the stock recovery Twrp can't remove it self.

I am able to get stock recovery back in my Phone! .... so? than what?
my last working rom was B029.....
Sorry to be a noob.... ( not completely)
I never tried to put B029 recovery img on my Phone....

zenn66 said:
I am able to get stock recovery back in my Phone! .... so? than what?
my last working rom was B029.....
Sorry to be a noob.... ( not completely)
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Follow the instructions i stated earlier. Put the rom the dload folder( inside it Update.app) in sdcard and flash it by turning off the phone and then hold( volume up+volume down + power) at the same time to begin the flash process or read the pdf file that comes with the rom after you unzip it.

:good: As soon as i got home i'll try! Thank you so much Rashad!:angel:

zenn66 said:
:good: As soon as i got home i'll try! Thank you so much Rashad!:angel:
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i screwed up!!! fastboot/rescue mode Shows error!
recovery image failed!
so i cannot get into my phone... pc says waiting for device....:crying::crying: now what?
phone cannot be turned off!
OMG!!!

zenn66 said:
i screwed up!!! fastboot/rescue mode Shows error!
recovery image failed!
so i cannot get into my phone... pc says waiting for device....:crying::crying: now what?
phone cannot be turned off!
OMG!!!
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Try to flash the stock recovery like the way i mentioned. Turn off the device by holding the power until it powers off and remove any usb connections to the pc. Then hold volume down and connect the usb to the pc until you see fastboot mode come up. After that enter the code i gave to flash the stock recovery and then follow the rest of the instructions.

I got the recovery into my phone. But i cannot get in to fastboot again... The screen i took pic is popping up.....

zenn66 said:
I got the recovery into my phone. But i cannot get in to fastboot again... The screen i took pic is popping up.....
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Did you try to flash the rom from sd card.

I get into huawei erecovery... Than software is installing and stops at 90%....

zenn66 said:
I get into huawei erecovery... Than software is installing and stops at 90%....
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You sure that the rom you are installing is the same before you formatted it?. Try a previous rom.

I was on b29.... Then i flashed till b209 than all the problems began..... How do i get into fastboot /rescue mode? Any solution?

zenn66 said:
I was on b29.... Then i flashed till b209 than all the problems began..... How do i get into fastboot /rescue mode? Any solution?
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To enter the fastboot mode disconnect the phone from the PC. Shut it down by holding power until it's off. Then hold volume down and connect the phone to the PC at the same time.

It won't shut down.. Just restart. .. I will get in screen were you can wipe cache and do fatory reset and reboot. But no shutdown.... Sorry for all these questions. Thank you so much for all the help! ?

zenn66 said:
It won't shut down.. Just restart. .. I will get in screen were you can wipe cache and do fatory reset and reboot. But no shutdown.... Sorry for all these questions. Thank you so much for all the help!
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First thing do a factory reset. after that keep holding the power button for like 2 mins it will power off. Then do what i mentioned earlier.

Rashad83 said:
First thing do a factory reset. after that keep holding the power button for like 2 mins it will power off. Then do what i mentioned earlier.
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Its not shutting down.... tried the thing you said :crying:

Axon 7 A2017G from Lineage OS go back to Stock and Lock Bootloader without Problems

1.) You must have a full ZIP from ZTE
2.) Flash back the Original Recovery from the Original ZIP e.g. B08 B10 with ADB Fastboot command ( You must ticked OEM unlock on and USB debugging on in Developer Setting ) in Lineage.
2.1) push Power and tick restart in Bootloader.
2.2) go to Minimal ADB and Fastboot and type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img.
2.3) After this push with the Volume down recovery ,tick power.
OK! You can see the ORIGINALRecovery from ZTE.
3.) You must put a SD Card in Phone with the Original Update.zip
4.) Go in recovery and tick Update from SD card. Search the Update.zip and press Power.
5.) Wait until the Flash Process is finished.
6.) Tick Factory reset with Volume up/down push Power wait.
7.) Tick format Cache with Volume up / down push Power wait.
8.) Push Power to start your Phone with the Original Stock.
9.) After this you go to Settings / Build Number and Tick that seven Times to activate Developer Options, go back to setting and tick Developer Options ,here you must tick the OEM unlocking and USB debugging.
10.) Open Command window on PC and type "fastboot reboot bootloader" the phone shut down and restart in bootloader mode.
11.) in the Comand window you type" Fastboot oem lock" the Phone reboot and the bootloaer is locked. All your Data is lost in this Process!!![COLOR="Red"][/COLOR]
Voila all is done!! Original AXON 7 with Stock Rom .
I have test this with my Axon 7 Model A2017G and i have no Problem.
Sorry for my bad English.

Thanks for writing this out. Will be useful in case I need to switch back in the future
Where do you get the stock rom zip file though? zteusa.com somewhere?

spacemanvt said:
Thanks for writing this out. Will be useful in case I need to switch back in the future
Where do you get the stock rom zip file though? zteusa.com somewhere?
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There is a global site where you can get the file. http://www.ztedevice.com/support/detail?id=C3BAC27838C4497C80C05EE008527885
Sent from my ZTE A2017G using XDA-Developers Legacy app

Hello,
I recovered my old stock recovery and when trying to apply update from sd card, it gives me this error: "Couldn´t mount /sdcard. installation aborted"
What can I do?
Edit: Solved by formatting the SD card

What is the ADB fastboot command to flash stock recovery?

JP_93 said:
What is the ADB fastboot command to flash stock recovery?
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fastboot flash recovery "stock Recovery"

Flash the Original recovery.img from your Update.zip!!
JP_93 said:
What is the ADB fastboot command to flash stock recovery?
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open Update.zip with e.g Winrar and unpacking recovery.img to the ADB directory. OK?!
Then open a Command Window and Type : fatboot flash recovery recovery.img . Wait.
Shutdown your Phone . Restart Phone wit push Power and Volume up.
tick with the Volume down botem update from SD card.

julk13 said:
fastboot flash recovery "stock Recovery"
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Thanks!
tester2017 said:
open Update.zip with e.g Winrar and unpacking recovery.img to the ADB directory. OK?!
Then open a Command Window and Type : fatboot flash recovery recovery.img . Wait.
Shutdown your Phone . Restart Phone wit push Power and Volume up.
tick with the Volume down botem update from SD card.
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Thanks for the help, I will try now

10.) Open Command window on PC and type "fastboot reboot bootloader" the phone shut down and restart in bootloader mode.
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You made a mistake there as you have to enter "adb reboot bootloader" instead of fastboot. Other than that, it works perfectly. Thank you.

I can't get my bootloader locked. Under dev options, "OEM Unlocking" it grayed out.

idigg said:
I can't get my bootloader locked. Under dev options, "OEM Unlocking" it grayed out.
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Did you find a solution to this? I'm running into the same problem with OEM unlocking being grayed out. I returned to stock just fine, but my problem is booting into the bootloader. Every time I try, it just goes to the "your device cannot be checked for corruption and will reboot in 5 seconds" screen. During this screen and during the screen that comes up you press the volume keys for the options menu, the fastboot oem lock command does not seem to work. Fastboot devices doesn't show any devices listed either

spearman792 said:
Did you find a solution to this? I'm running into the same problem with OEM unlocking being grayed out. I returned to stock just fine, but my problem is booting into the bootloader. Every time I try, it just goes to the "your device cannot be checked for corruption and will reboot in 5 seconds" screen. During this screen and during the screen that comes up you press the volume keys for the options menu, the fastboot oem lock command does not seem to work. Fastboot devices doesn't show any devices listed either
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Seconded, I'm having the very same problem. Strange thing is, I cannot boot into booloader. I can boot into recovery, I can boot to system but whan I try to boot into bootloader via adb reboot bootloader, the phone just boots into system. If I try Power/Vol-Down, I will eventually land in FTM mode.
Anybody any clue?
SOLVED: After using the Windows based Axon7Toolkit which used Miflash to restore fastboot, I was able to boot into bootloader and also re-lock it.

robertaramar said:
Seconded, I'm having the very same problem. Strange thing is, I cannot boot into booloader. I can boot into recovery, I can boot to system but whan I try to boot into bootloader via adb reboot bootloader, the phone just boots into system. If I try Power/Vol-Down, I will eventually land in FTM mode.
Anybody any clue?
SOLVED: After using the Windows based Axon7Toolkit which used Miflash to restore fastboot, I was able to boot into bootloader and also re-lock it.
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You couldn't boot into bootloader because there was no bootloader mode. As soon as you update to a recent Nougat build (or an upcoming one) via official zips, your aboot.img will be changed and you won't have bootloader mode anymore. Axon7toolkit relies on fastboot, so it flashes a package through MiFlash that gets you fastboot support.
Jus sayin

Thanks for the clarification.
Is there an aboot.img I can flash e.g. via axon7tool so I can enable fastboot again?
Would that be counted as a warranty void by ZTE?

robertaramar said:
Thanks for the clarification.
Is there an aboot.img I can flash e.g. via axon7tool so I can enable fastboot again?
Would that be counted as a warranty void by ZTE?
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You can use the A2017U_FASTBOOT_UNLOCK_EDL from 4pda guys with MiFlash. Doesn't matter if you have a G, use this one
Actually axon7toolkit seems to flash that every time it does something related to fastboot. And after you lock it, you can install an official update zip (the latest one for example) and you'll get your phone totally stock, bootloader mode will be blocked.

My lenovo a6000 is hard bricked. PC not detecting it.

Hello all, I have a Lenovo a6000 smartphone. It was owned by my friend. She had a problem with the android os, so she went to a local store and the there it got hard bricked. Now if I turn it on it only vibrates once. no backlight or any picture. If I press and hold vol- and power buttons together LCD backlight turns on but no display. then it goes off and then again turns on. PC does not detect it. Can anyone help me getting it out from this state?

arnab8820 said:
Hello all, I have a Lenovo a6000 smartphone. It was owned by my friend. She had a problem with the android os, so she went to a local store and the there it got hard bricked. Now if I turn it on it only vibrates once. no backlight or any picture. If I press and hold vol- and power buttons together LCD backlight turns on but no display. then it goes off and then again turns on. PC does not detect it. Can anyone help me getting it out from this state?
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Try qfil method

JovanSijacki said:
Try qfil method
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Can you give the link please..... please note the phone is no longer detected in pc

arnab8820 said:
Can you give the link please..... please note the phone is no longer detected in pc
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You need to have adb and fastboot drivers for your phone to correctly get detected.
Here's the LINK FOR QFIL TUTORIAL. You'll need another set of drivers called as the QCOM drivers which are mentioned in the tutorial from the above link.
Hope this helps.

I already have installed the drivers. Still not detected. Even the device manager does not show a device is connected

sasukay said:
You need to have adb and fastboot drivers for your phone to correctly get detected.
Here's the LINK FOR QFIL TUTORIAL. You'll need another set of drivers called as the QCOM drivers which are mentioned in the tutorial from the above link.
Hope this helps.
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Here the phone connects in Qualcomm hs-USB...... mode. But in case of mine, it does not even show up in the device manager.

arnab8820 said:
Here the phone connects in Qualcomm hs-USB...... mode. But in case of mine, it does not even show up in the device manager.
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You should try changing the usb cable you are using. Or maybe that guy in the local repair shop didn't put the sub PCB board back correctly.

sasukay said:
You should try changing the usb cable you are using. Or maybe that guy in the local repair shop didn't put the sub PCB board back correctly.
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There is only one pcb in it. Changing the cable does not make a difference

One update. I can get into the fastboot mode. But the bootloader is locked. What to do?

arnab8820 said:
One update. I can get into the fastboot mode. But the bootloader is locked. What to do?
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Lenovo A6000 doesn't come with a locked bootloader B-l
If you can boot into fastboot then you should flash twrp from it depending on the current android version of the device. If it had been on kitkat flash this TWRP v2.8.6.0 or if it has been updated to lollipop then flash the latest TWRP v3.1.0.
For this you need to first have the fastboot drivers installed and also the minimal adb and fastboot tool. Then place the required TWRP in that folder, better rename the file to 'recovery.img' and then in the CMD window which you open by Shift + Right Click first type
Code:
fastboot devices
To check whether your device is detected by the tool and haa got drivers installed correctly.
Later, if successful​, type in
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then you'll have TWRP recovery installed.
Then flash any ROM on the device using it.

sasukay said:
Lenovo A6000 doesn't come with a locked bootloader B-l
If you can boot into fastboot then you should flash twrp from it depending on the current android version of the device. If it had been on kitkat flash this TWRP v2.8.6.0 or if it has been updated to lollipop then flash the latest TWRP v3.1.0.
For this you need to first have the fastboot drivers installed and also the minimal adb and fastboot tool. Then place the required TWRP in that folder, better rename the file to 'recovery.img' and then in the CMD window which you open by Shift + Right Click first type
To check whether your device is detected by the tool and haa got drivers installed correctly.
Later, if successful​, type in
Then you'll have TWRP recovery installed.
Then flash any ROM on the device using it.
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Thanks! I will try it and post the results.
Btw are you sure it does not come with a locked bootloader? I tried to flash the stock recovery and got an error saying "unknown command or device is lock"

arnab8820 said:
Thanks! I will try it and post the results.
Btw are you sure it does not come with a locked bootloader? I tried to flash the stock recovery and got an error saying "unknown command or device is lock"
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Yeah bro I'm 100% positive. I think unknown command is displayed when you flash the wrong version of recovery.
You can also​ try
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
Sometimes only this works which temporarily boots into the custom recovery.

sasukay said:
Yeah bro I'm 100% positive. I think unknown command is displayed when you flash the wrong version of recovery.
You can also​ try
Sometimes only this works which temporarily boots into the custom recovery.
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Ok friend i will post the results tonight

sasukay said:
Lenovo A6000 doesn't come with a locked bootloader B-l
If you can boot into fastboot then you should flash twrp from it depending on the current android version of the device. If it had been on kitkat flash this TWRP v2.8.6.0 or if it has been updated to lollipop then flash the latest TWRP v3.1.0.
For this you need to first have the fastboot drivers installed and also the minimal adb and fastboot tool. Then place the required TWRP in that folder, better rename the file to 'recovery.img' and then in the CMD window which you open by Shift + Right Click first type
Code:
fastboot devices
To check whether your device is detected by the tool and haa got drivers installed correctly.
Later, if successful​, type in
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then you'll have TWRP recovery installed.
Then flash any ROM on the device using it.
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Tried the above method but no luck it gives an error: "unknown command or device is lock".

arnab8820 said:
Tried the above method but no luck it gives an error: "unknown command or device is lock".
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Try this with the CWM recovery too.
BTW does your device gets detected by fastboot devices command? Also, have you tried the QPST method?

sasukay said:
Try this with the CWM recovery too.
BTW does your device gets detected by fastboot devices command? Also, have you tried the QPST method?
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Device gets detected by fastboot devices command. I cant try qpst because the device is not detected in any other mode except fastboot. I hv all the drivers installed

arnab8820 said:
Device gets detected by fastboot devices command. I cant try qpst because the device is not detected in any other mode except fastboot. I hv all the drivers installed
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You've tried booting into Download mode? It requires you to press the VOL UP + POWER KEY, then you need to select the Download mode in it to perform flashing through QPST.
Also, you never mentioned what android version was the device on, earlier.

sasukay said:
You've tried booting into Download mode? It requires you to press the VOL UP + POWER KEY, then you need to select the Download mode in it to perform flashing through QPST.
Also, you never mentioned what android version was the device on, earlier.
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If i press and hold vol up and power key together the phone only vibrates once and shows nothing. And i think my friend applied the lollipop update on it. She is not sure.

arnab8820 said:
If i press and hold vol up and power key together the phone only vibrates once and shows nothing. And i think my friend applied the lollipop update on it. She is not sure.
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Try fastboot oem unlock

arnab8820 said:
Tried the above method but no luck it gives an error: "unknown command or device is lock".
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I think you are missing something (maybe).
The command is "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
If the recovery files name is twrp.img then command will be "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img".

Help please can't see my phone in adb

I've had my Essential two weeks i was on 8.1 beta.Today i unlocked the boot loader.Then installed twrp while in twrp i side loaded magisk.I went back to fastboot then hit start .The phone just went into a bootloop.I Was able to go back to twrp 2 times but now i can't get back to any type of recovery.I Can get back to fastboot mode ishow all the info and secure boot says yes and device state unlocked.My pc see essential phone fastboot in the device manager but i can't get adb to see it .Can anyone help me ?

forgot something
looks like i skipped this part . Once you're in TWRP, install the stock boot image and then the Magisk/SuperSU zip.Is there anything i can do?

videodave1 said:
I've had my Essential two weeks i was on 8.1 beta.Today i unlocked the boot loader.Then installed twrp while in twrp i side loaded magisk.I went back to fastboot then hit start .The phone just went into a bootloop.I Was able to go back to twrp 2 times but now i can't get back to any type of recovery.I Can get back to fastboot mode ishow all the info and secure boot says yes and device state unlocked.My pc see essential phone fastboot in the device manager but i can't get adb to see it .Can anyone help me ?
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adb only works while phone is booted into system so nothing wrong there. If you're in the bootloader menu where you see that the status of your device is unlocked then you're already in fastboot mode. Just flash twrp again and the sideload stock 8.1 beta boot image (you can probably find it on xda), sideload magisk too. Go into install and press flash image file and find the stock boot image and then go into install again and change to flash .zip and flash magisk. After that, reboot into system.

WOW thank you so much'
Arju said:
adb only works while phone is booted into system so nothing wrong there. If you're in the bootloader menu where you see that the status of your device is unlocked then you're already in fastboot mode. Just flash twrp again and the sideload stock 8.1 beta boot image (you can probably find it on xda), sideload magisk too. Go into install and press flash image file and find the stock boot image and then go into install again and change to flash .zip and flash magisk. After that, reboot into system.
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I was able to flash twrp i'll try the rest when i get home from work

sideloading stock img
videodave1 said:
I was able to flash twrp i'll try the rest when i get home from work
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Do i need it to be zipped I've tried it as image that i downloaded from xda and I've tried a zip i got from Essential neither are working?

zip file
videodave1 said:
Do i need it to be zipped I've tried it as image that i downloaded from xda and I've tried a zip i got from Essential neither are working?
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When i try i get invalid file format. This is using a zip i got from Essential.

Stuck twrp says no os installed . But i did learn how to push files.

just trying to get back to stock now 

videodave1 said:
just trying to get back to stock now 
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/stock-7-1-1-nmj20d-t3701681

thanks been there tried the Oreo beta that is what i was on when i started and tried the 1st build before the betas i get an error on both i'll try to download them on another pc my phone does show up when i type fastboot devices now just need an os now .

Okay got back to 8.1 bootloader still unlocked twrp not install and i don't have root.I may just wait until P comes out.I'll try and learn more about adb. Thanks for your help Arju.

thanks everyone.

videodave1 said:
Okay got back to 8.1 bootloader still unlocked twrp not install and i don't have root.I may just wait until P comes out.I'll try and learn more about adb. Thanks for your help Arju.
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No problem. Thank you very much for the donation, that was really kind of you. Hey I'm sure you'll get the hang of it before android P drops. you did figure out what went wrong all by yourself so get a hold of the right boot.img and the rest is exactly as how you did it in the first place but flash the boot.img before magisk. Let me know if you want to give it a dive again.

I'm on 8.1 boot loader unlocked and ready to try to root again .Thanks for the help

This is the closest thread i could find to what is happening to my PH-1.
Like videodave1 I 'was' running the latest stock 8.1 and have my bootloader unlocked. In trying to root the phone I did this:
flash boot flash boot twrp.img
adb shell twrp sideload
adb sideload magisk.zip
All installations went well, but when trying to reboot from twrp it forced me to install the app. After that the phone went into boot loop.
* Note how I didn't sideloaded the Oreo 8.1 image before magisk.
By pressing all 3 buttons I can get the phone to reboot and releasing the volume up I can get to Fastboot. Just volume down and power doesn't work.
The problem now is that adb and fastboot no longer recognise the phone. adb devices just gives an empty list and fastboot only shows < waiting for device >
Trying to go into Recovery mode doesn't work either. Power off doesn't work and Restart bootloader, well, restarts the bootloader.
It might be relevant to mention that I'm running adb and fastboot from Terminal in a Mac and that this is my very first and frustrated attempt to root any phone.
For reference this is what the FastBoot Mode brings:
PRODUCT_NAME - Mata
VARIANT - OPENUS
BOOTLOADER VERSION - mata-aad8ac4
BASEBAND VERSION - 2.0.C4-M1.3.1
SECURE BOOT - yes
DEVICE STATE - unlocked
I might have to just resign myself to the ordinary land of unlocked full stock phones
Thanks very much

avocom said:
This is the closest thread i could find to what is happening to my PH-1.
Like videodave1 I 'was' running the latest stock 8.1 and have my bootloader unlocked. In trying to root the phone I did this:
flash boot flash boot twrp.img
adb shell twrp sideload
adb sideload magisk.zip
All installations went well, but when trying to reboot from twrp it forced me to install the app. After that the phone went into boot loop.
* Note how I didn't sideloaded the Oreo 8.1 image before magisk.
By pressing all 3 buttons I can get the phone to reboot and releasing the volume up I can get to Fastboot. Just volume down and power doesn't work.
The problem now is that adb and fastboot no longer recognise the phone. adb devices just gives an empty list and fastboot only shows < waiting for device >
Trying to go into Recovery mode doesn't work either. Power off doesn't work and Restart bootloader, well, restarts the bootloader.
It might be relevant to mention that I'm running adb and fastboot from Terminal in a Mac and that this is my very first and frustrated attempt to root any phone.
For reference this is what the FastBoot Mode brings:
PRODUCT_NAME - Mata
VARIANT - OPENUS
BOOTLOADER VERSION - mata-aad8ac4
BASEBAND VERSION - 2.0.C4-M1.3.1
SECURE BOOT - yes
DEVICE STATE - unlocked
I might have to just resign myself to the ordinary land of unlocked full stock phones
Thanks very much
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Even though your phone does not show up its there wipe everything.Fallow what Arju said in his post.I got back to stock then took the 8.1 update i'm not rooted but my bootloader is still unlocked.Oh make sure you unlock critical

videodave1 said:
Fallow what Arju said in his post.
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Thanks for coming back to me. I really appreciate it.
Arju said:
Just flash twrp again and the sideload stock 8.1 beta boot image (you can probably find it on xda), sideload magisk too.
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I might be missing something hopefully obvious here. How can I flash twrp again if I my computer can't see the phone. With the USB phone plugged in and in the FastBoot screen I enter into Terminal:
fastboot flash boot twrp.img
and I get:
< waiting for any device >
How do I flash it from the FastBoot screen? BTW, going to Recovery mode just hangs at the Essential logo.
Thanks

avocom said:
Thanks for coming back to me. I really appreciate it.
I might be missing something hopefully obvious here. How can I flash twrp again if I my computer can't see the phone. With the USB phone plugged in and in the FastBoot screen I enter into Terminal:
fastboot flash boot twrp.img
and I get:
< waiting for any device >
How do I flash it from the FastBoot screen? BTW, going to Recovery mode just hangs at the Essential logo.
Thanks
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are you able to get to the bootloader menu? where it says start on the top.

Arju said:
are you able to get to the bootloader menu? where it says start on the top.
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Thanks Arju. If you are referring to the FastBoot menu where you can use the up and down volume keys to select Start, Restart Bootloader, Recovery mode and Power off Yes, but not much else unfortunately.
If I select Recovery mode I don't go to the screen with the blue buttons from twrp.
Thanks

avocom said:
Thanks Arju. If you are referring to the FastBoot menu where you can use the up and down volume keys to select Start, Restart Bootloader, Recovery mode and Power off Yes, but not much else unfortunately.
If I select Recovery mode I don't go to the screen with the blue buttons from twrp.
Thanks
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What you need to understand is that twrp will not stick after you flash it. This device does not have a recovery partition and that's why you replace the boot partition with twrp and while you're in twrp you need to flash the boot.img back and whatever mods on top of that such as kernel etc.. If you flash a rom then it will replace the twrp with the boot.img found in the rom zip.
So now we need the computer to recognize you device. Could you unplug the cable and change the usb port on you computer. connect your phone while you're in the bootloader menu where it says start on the top.
The use use fastboot command: fastboot devices
See if the computer recognizes you device.

The system has been destroyed please help

So I flashed the stock pie rom from this forum, came from pixel experience 9. After I flashed the ROM I also flashed the twrp installer and when I rebooted it says the system has been destroyed and press the power button to shut down. I can boot the phone in fastboot but it doesn't recognise it even though the drivers are installed and it worked perfectly before. The miflash program also doesn't recognise anything after I press refresh.
Is there anything I can do?

Boot into TWRP (by booting not flashing) and get a flashable rom with twrp for ex. https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/development/twrp-stock-8-1-0-t3856328

emiljano539 said:
Boot into TWRP (by booting not flashing) and get a flashable rom with twrp for ex. https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/development/twrp-stock-8-1-0-t3856328
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I can't boot into recovery, the error message pops up on the screen

lvnatic said:
I can't boot into recovery, the error message pops up on the screen
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You have to boot to twrp from the bootloder screen.
Use this recovery to boot from pc and never Flash twrp on pie.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/development/treble-twrp-installer-treble-manager-t3793637

lvnatic said:
So I flashed the stock pie rom from this forum, came from pixel experience 9. After I flashed the ROM I also flashed the twrp installer and when I rebooted it says the system has been destroyed and press the power button to shut down. I can boot the phone in fastboot but it doesn't recognise it even though the drivers are installed and it worked perfectly before. The miflash program also doesn't recognise anything after I press refresh.
Is there anything I can do?
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Again unlock boot loader.

lvnatic said:
I can't boot into recovery, the error message pops up on the screen
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As others set go into fastboot then use this command "fastboot boot TheNameOfTWRP.img"

emiljano539 said:
As others set go into fastboot then use this command "fastboot boot TheNameOfTWRP.img"
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I tried that and fastboot doesnt recognise my device at all. When I simply type fastboot the device should appear with a code, wll when I type it nothing happes.

lvnatic said:
I tried that and fastboot doesnt recognise my device at all. When I simply type fastboot the device should appear with a code, wll when I type it nothing happes.
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Strange. Do you have installed drivers/do you have used before adb in ur pc with mi a1?

emiljano539 said:
Strange. Do you have installed drivers/do you have used before adb in ur pc with mi a1?
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Yes, I also have a redmi note 5 Pro and a mipad 4 and both work well with ADB.

Try flashint stock on EDL mode.

Same error with me today. Tried to restart 5 times. Its unbelievable but the fix was very easy. Just run "fastboot continue" and wait for 2 minutes for a working reboot!

Thanks for the Solution
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Same error with me today. Tried to restart 5 times. Its unbelievable but the fix was very easy. Just run "fastboot continue" and wait for 2 minutes for a working reboot!
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Thanks for the solution. Worked for me as well for similar problem. A simplified step by step if anyone still couldn't get it to work.
Power off your phone as asked by the Error Message
Press Volume Down + Power button simultaneously to boot into fastboot.
Load Command Prompt in the ADB/Fastboot folder in your PC (ADB and other drivers need to be installed)
Type "fastboot continue" and press enter
And you are done. If your phone is not recognized by the PC (after you put it to fastboot mode) make sure you have proper Drivers installed for your devices. You can use MiFlashTools to install required drivers automatically.

yagya said:
Thanks for the solution. Worked for me as well for similar problem. A simplified step by step if anyone still couldn't get it to work.
Power off your phone as asked by the Error Message
Press Volume Down + Power button simultaneously to boot into fastboot.
Load Command Prompt in the ADB/Fastboot folder in your PC (ADB and other drivers need to be installed)
Type "fastboot continue" and press enter
And you are done. If your phone is not recognized by the PC (after you put it to fastboot mode) make sure you have proper Drivers installed for your devices. You can use MiFlashTools to install required drivers automatically.
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Thanks for this. This happened to me two weeks ago, had to completely flash stock rom and begin from zero. Hopefully others will see this and avoid starting fresh.