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[SOLVED] local updates (update.zip, update.app) after root and unroot not working

Hello guys,
I have general issue updating locally (DLOAD) my P8 Lite, from root or SD, full update.app or incremental update.zip.
System always says: Sorry OTA update package (update.app or update.zip) not found and phone restarts
I had root but already unrooted. Tried to go back manually with adb to B052, didn´t help.
Any advice would be appreciated.

Ing.King said:
Hello guys,
I have general issue updating locally (DLOAD) my P8 Lite, from root or SD, full update.app or incremental update.zip.
System always says: Sorry OTA update package (update.app or update.zip) not found and phone restarts
I had root but already unrooted. Tried to go back manually with adb to B052, didn´t help.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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Do you have stock recovery or TWRP?
Local update is not possible with TWRP. If you have TWRP you need to flash stock recovery, before trying the local update.

Well, I never installed different recovery, everything is default.

So after I renamed packages to something else, from e.g. update.zip to Update.zip1, and then back to update.zip, it started to work. While update I had DLOAD folder located both SD and root.

pmp said:
Do you have stock recovery or TWRP?
Local update is not possible with TWRP. If you have TWRP you need to flash stock recovery, before trying the local update.
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how can i find a stock recovery?

same problem here. i have it on root of sd named update.app what do i have to do? rename it update.zip ?

Get a USB cable and plug it into a computer then restart the phone into recovery you should find it boots Huawei standard recovery if not you will have to flash it
EDIT turn off the phone then press volume up whilst pressing volume up press the power button keep holding volume up recovery should load

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I've always used TWRP to flash stock updates. After flashing you have stock recovery and it's unrooted.

dereppsteiner said:
how can i find a stock recovery?
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Here you can find a table with all Huawei firmware in it. Find one (F3) for your device (for example, ale-l21 europe region: ALE-L21C432) and download the FULL version. Then use Huawei Update Extractor to get just the recovery.img (right click on it > Extract)

Im on C66 how to update on newer firmware version?

So,
My phone is vns-l21c66b131 and is there any way to update to newer versions without rooting and if possible can someone write steps on how to do it?

If you use <SEARCH> you find followings:
<After a few day of reading users personal experiences regarding upgrade to Android 7 Nougat i make the big step myself...
My device is VNS-L21 model and entire process goes flawless...
Device state was stock MM VNS-L21C432B150, bootloader lock, dualsim enabled.
1. Unlock bootloader folowing by Automatic Factory Reset.
2. Flash TWRP
3. From TWRP i flash Meticulus TWRP
4. Reboot to TWRP and flash update.zip and update_data_full_VNS-L31_hw_eu.zip, both flash ends with errors, without reboot between flashes.
5. After that, i reboot device and boot in system ok, start configuration, etc.
6. I reboot to fastboot and flash Nougat Recovery reworked by @BadWolfYe
I am not experienced camera bug, all works fine and i have now a fully functional phone.
BTW, dualsim remain enabled and works both sims.
Thanks to all contributors for these pieces of firmware, first of all to @BadWolfYe!>
For that's is <SEARCH>, not to open another topic for same problem...

Thanks for the reply, but I'm not talking about Nougat, I talk about MM b161 update. How to do it if my carrier is c66 and the newest update there is b131

Coolyou said:
Thanks for the reply, but I'm not talking about Nougat, I talk about MM b161 update. How to do it if my carrier is c66 and the newest update there is b131
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If you want to stay on C66 you have to wait to OTA updates...
If you make any upgrade via dload folder on sdcard your phone will go from C66 to C900 (global)
Another alternative is to debrand your phone to C432 (hw eu)
For any of this is treated here in some topics...

So I just need to create dload folder and put the zip there?

Coolyou said:
So I just need to create dload folder and put the zip there?
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Not the zip! Put the update.app wich is in the zip, for this method.
The zip is ok for update from TWRP.

gtdaniel said:
Not the zip! Put the update.app wich is in the zip, for this method.
The zip is ok for update from TWRP.
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Do i lose warranty if i change to global ?

Is it possible to update to B381 (via OTA update) having a custom recovery?

Hi all,
I currently have a P9 Lite with VNS-L31C432B371 firmware installed.
Recently, I received the VNS-L31C432B381 update via OTA. Unfortunately, when the phone reboots into recovery mode, the update does not even start; instead, I get redirected to the custom recovery (TWRP 3.1.0.-2, system partition read-only) "homescreen".
Is there a way to update to B381 without wiping the entire phone?
Thank you for your time.

The OTA update system uses the EMUI stock recovery so no, there is no way you can update your phone through the updater by using the custom recovery

SALVO9 said:
The OTA update system uses the EMUI stock recovery so no, there is no way you can update your phone through the updater by using the custom recovery
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Ok, thank you!
Another question: is there a way to obtain the stock EMUI recovery and flash it to execute the update?

_n0153_ said:
Ok, thank you!
Another question: is there a way to obtain the stock EMUI recovery and flash it to execute the update?
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Yes.
Download your build's update.zip, extract the zip to desktop, you'll then have an update.app (you probably need the full ~2GB build, not OTA, e.g I use B370);
Extract recovery.img from the update.app via HuaweiUpdateExtractor;
boot to bootloader;
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img.
Done.

JHD94 said:
Yes.
Download your build's update.zip, extract the zip to desktop, you'll then have an update.app (you probably need the full ~2GB build, not OTA, e.g I use B370);
Extract recovery.img from the update.app via HuaweiUpdateExtractor;
boot to bootloader;
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img.
Done.
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Thank you!
I succeeded in extracting and installing the recovery from the update.zip. Unfortunately the OTA failed anyway.
At this point, I think I should just wipe the phone and install the complete update from here.

_n0153_ said:
Thank you!
I succeeded in extracting and installing the recovery from the update.zip. Unfortunately the OTA failed anyway.
At this point, I think I should just wipe the phone and install the complete update from here.
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Well I , like you, had a custom recovery. The 3-button method didn't work for me and even after restoring the stock recovery I was unable to install the update.
I unpacked the Update.APP file and flashed through fastboot the BOOT, RECOVERY, VENDOR and SYSTEM .img files and I was succesful but now I have the Model number as generic_a15 and Build number NRD90M test-keys. I can only assume some of the other img files carry the information about my phone. At the moment is stable enough but I can't open the Security menu.
If someone has any idea on how to flash the other img files, please let me know

okaar said:
Well I , like you, had a custom recovery. The 3-button method didn't work for me and even after restoring the stock recovery I was unable to install the update.
I unpacked the Update.APP file and flashed through fastboot the BOOT, RECOVERY, VENDOR and SYSTEM .img files and I was succesful but now I have the Model number as generic_a15 and Build number NRD90M test-keys. I can only assume some of the other img files carry the information about my phone. At the moment is stable enough but I can't open the Security menu.
If someone has any idea on how to flash the other img files, please let me know
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well, if you flash your oeminfo zip, you should get it back

mjz2cool said:
well, if you flash your oeminfo zip, you should get it back
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I only have old oeminfo.img packages, do you know how I can build one? There is a PRODUCT.img but it is considerably bigger than the oeminfo package that I have seen.
I flashed all the old B370 files, update.zip and update...hw_eu.zip, with DC Phoneix (a non free tool but saved me from.a bricked phone). After that, I flashed the new package and got the Security settings and Developer Options to work again.

Helpp!

Help me someone with this. In screenshot it have some error, i faced it first time! What i did you may ask?
1. I flashed B574 firmware to get 4.0 EMUI, for downgrade!
2. I flashed rollback package.
3. I flashed B132 firmware (ota small package)
4. Got Brick
5. Erased all data and flashed b574 (small ota package)
6. Phone working perfectly fine, but then comes hard part.
7. Flashed again rollback package!
8. Re flashed B134 firmware but now, full package.
9. Got C900B500 in base.
What I can't do is
1. Flash twrp, because I don't have my PC at the moment.
2. I don't have root!
3. I can't flash any updates, I shows update success, device will reboot. Reboot's and still same condition!

RootingPro-18 said:
Help me someone with this. In screenshot it have some error, i faced it first time! What i did you may ask?
1. I flashed B574 firmware to get 4.0 EMUI, for downgrade!
2. I flashed rollback package.
3. I flashed B132 firmware (ota small package)
4. Got Brick
5. Erased all data and flashed b574 (small ota package)
6. Phone working perfectly fine, but then comes hard part.
7. Flashed again rollback package!
8. Re flashed B134 firmware but now, full package.
9. Got C900B500 in base.
What I can't do is
1. Flash twrp, because I don't have my PC at the moment.
2. I don't have root!
3. I can't flash any updates, I shows update success, device will reboot. Reboot's and still same condition!
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Go to the friend and flash twrp
Try flash b618 full update file dload metod
Sent from my Moto G5S using XDA Labs

Adi5 said:
Go to the friend and flash twrp
Try flash b618 full update file dload metod
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I installed twrp, and still the same!

RootingPro-18 said:
I installed twrp, and still the same!
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Try Do by this video(unfortunately in Polish,but I think you will understand)
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Adi5 said:
Try Do by this video(unfortunately in Polish,but I think you will understand)
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The best thing right now is trying

relock bootloader+rom stock+encryption unsuccessfull !!

Hello, I have a 2016 p9 lite. I would like to sell it. So I would like to re-lock the bootloader and re-install the original rom.
build number: VNS-L31C432B412
version of EMUI: 5.0.1
Android 7.0 version
How should I do it ? Where can I get the original rom?
Currently I have twrp elite 3.1.1.1 installed and it refuses to boot on the system because: "encryption unsuccessfull: encryption was interrupted and can't complete. As a result, the data on your phone is no longer accessible.
Please help

toto6976 said:
Hello, I have a 2016 p9 lite. I would like to sell it. So I would like to re-lock the bootloader and re-install the original rom.
build number: VNS-L31C432B412
version of EMUI: 5.0.1
Android 7.0 version
How should I do it ? Where can I get the original rom?
Currently I have twrp elite 3.1.1.1 installed and it refuses to boot on the system because: "encryption unsuccessfull: encryption was interrupted and can't complete. As a result, the data on your phone is no longer accessible.
Please help
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Try to install Service ROM from SD card using dload method.
Link:
https://androidhost.ru/41d
Follow instructions in file "ReleaseDoc". (Read everything carefully before doing anything).
Through this process, your data will be deleted and bootloader will be locked again.
Dload method works with Stock Recovery only, you have to install Stock Recovery first.

toto6976 said:
Hello, I have a 2016 p9 lite. I would like to sell it. So I would like to re-lock the bootloader and re-install the original rom.
build number: VNS-L31C432B412
version of EMUI: 5.0.1
Android 7.0 version
How should I do it ? Where can I get the original rom?
Currently I have twrp elite 3.1.1.1 installed and it refuses to boot on the system because: "encryption unsuccessfull: encryption was interrupted and can't complete. As a result, the data on your phone is no longer accessible.
Please help
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Hey dude !!
So you bricked the device ....
I don't know why but if you want B412 firmware
you can use @-Alf- guide and re-upgrade via Firmware Finder
to B370 fullota-mf-pv first, then to B412 fullota-mf...
Or download a previous from B412 firmware (ex: VNS-L31C432B410 fullota-mf)
and use HuRupdater method to flash the firmware.
Extract then stock recovery from B410 via Huawei Extractor and flash it via TWRP.
Re-update finally to B412 using Firmware Finder.
I can help you doing this, worked on my ex device but i can't guarantee 100%.
Cheers

Dadditz said:
Hey dude !!
So you bricked the device ....
I don't know why but if you want B412 firmware
you can use @-Alf- guide and re-upgrade via Firmware Finder
to B370 fullota-mf-pv first, then to B412 fullota-mf...
Or download a previous from B412 firmware (ex: VNS-L31C432B410 fullota-mf)
and use HuRupdater method to flash the firmware.
Extract then stock recovery from B410 via Huawei Extractor and flash it via TWRP.
Re-update finally to B412 using Firmware Finder.
I can help you doing this, worked on my ex device but i can't guarantee 100%.
Cheers
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Please read carefully, Maestro :
"I would like to sell it. So I would like to re-lock the bootloader and re-install the original rom."
Piece.

Hello,
I reinstalled the custom rom that I found on the net: C432B414 with Hurupdater.
It works.
However, the bootloader is still unlocked ... however, I would like to return to the factory configuration with the bootloader locked.
https://www.cjoint.com/c/JItgZO6GuGB
I have the stock recovery install :
https://www.cjoint.com/c/JItg7SqQmdB
I am currently downloading the file indicated by this link : https://androidhost.ru/41d
In the file provided by Alf, there are two files:
'HUAWEI P9 Lite Android7.0 rollback to Android6.0 operation instruction'
'HUAWEI VNS-L31C432B416 Software Upgrade Guideline'
which one do I choose

toto6976 said:
I am currently downloading the file indicated by this link : https://androidhost.ru/41d
In the file provided by Alf, there are two files:
'HUAWEI P9 Lite Android7.0 rollback to Android6.0 operation instruction'
'HUAWEI VNS-L31C432B416 Software Upgrade Guideline'
which one do I choose
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Unpack downloaded .zip package, you will see two files - ReleaseDoc and Software. Open "Software" and unpack SDUpdate_Package.tar.gaz. Transfer file dload to SD card and follow instructions - there is 'Software upgrade guidline' in file ReleaseDoc.
Edit.:
You can also safely lock BL with OEMINFO flashing and rollback to A6:
-Download OEMINFO:
https://mega.nz/#!xhEwFYLZ!Sv2nB5GERB_js76sAUWxj8hQgsjnf_YPobVbtrxpCew
Transfer it to the SD Card.
Download VNS-L31C432B160 fullupdate.zip:
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1164/g104/v66015/f1/full/update.zip
Create a folder dload on your SD , unpack downloaded .zip file and copy it to the dload folder.
Install TWRP 3.1.0-2:
https://mega.nz/#!EsESQQhK!uc_lfXEfDW6U7Lq2VeNOYq5OWUID0G-YyhK-oUL4deU
using command
fastboot flash recovery2 twrp.img (OVER eRECOVERY!) , boot in TWRP, fĺash oeminfo.zip , go back to TWRP's main menu, select Reboot and Power Off. Then use three button combo and flash firmware from dload. Your phone will running A6 with locked bontloader. If you want, you can upgrade back to A7 via OTA update or using Fipmware finder.