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[Guide] How To Update To The Latest Marshmallow 6.0 From B180

[FONT=&quot]As some of us including myself have been wondering how do i update my honor 7 while running android 5.0.2 to the latest Marshmallow 6.0 update if my honor 7 is rooted?
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[FONT=&quot]I have successfully updated to The latest Marshmallow 6.0 using this method[/FONT][FONT=&quot] and i was running b180 rooted
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[FONT=&quot]I have a uk version of honor 7 so the process will be the same except the firmware files for your country.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Please back your phone as i have done with titanium backup and Hisuite
[FONT=&quot]I[/FONT] don't take any responsibility for any damage caused by your mistakes[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]​ [FONT=&quot]Step 1: We need to unroot honor 7 before doing anything else
open superSU scroll down and you will see an option full unroot click and phone should reboot sometime it may not reboot so dont worry just to be sure download root checker app from play store to see if unroot has been successful[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Step 2: Head to your computer and download and install the following tool:
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2433454[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Step 3: Download the [FONT=&quot]full[/FONT] complete update file (B121) from:
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]http://www.modaco.com/forums/topic/3...s-121115-b140/[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Then, extract it and get its UPDATE.app file.[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Step 4: [/FONT]Use the Huawei Update Extractor to extract the (BOOT.img), (SYSTEM.img), (RECOVERY.img), (CACHE.img), (CUST.img),) from the UPDATE.app file that you have extracted from Step 3.
[FONT=&quot]Step 5: Open your command prompt, and navigate to the right directory where you have extracted the image files. Use the “cd” and “..” commands to do so.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Step 6: Type the following commands and execute them one by one
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Code:
fastboot reboot bootloaderTest if your device is detected by typing
the following command fastboot devices while you are in the bootloader mode
Then execute the these commands
fastboot flash boot BOOT.img
fastboot flash system SYSTEM.img
fastboot flash recovery RECOVERY.img
fastboot flash cache CACHE.img
fastboot flash cust CUST.img
[FONT=&quot]Step 7: Navigate to your sd card and copy the dload [/FONT]folder that you have extracted from Step 3 to the root of your sd card. Note inside the dload folder is the update file UPDATE.APP
· [FONT=&quot]Step 8: Hold volume + and volume – at the same time then hold the power button don’t let go until you see Huawei software installation screen, Once installation is done phone will reboot and android system will load after setup process you will get a ota update notification, Click on it and update to b180 [/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Step 9: Go to http://www.hihonor.com/uk/support/ and [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Download the latest complete update file honor 7 firmware[/FONT][FONT=&quot] (PLK-L01, Andriod 6.0, EMUI4.0, C432B330, United Kingdom) [/FONT]
Step 10: Extract The files download in Step 9 And you will see a folder called dload copy that folder to the root of your sd card .
Note if you already have a folder called dload then just copy the APDATE.APP from the dload folder to your sd cards dload folder
· [FONT=&quot]Step [FONT=&quot]11[/FONT]: Hold volume + and volume – at the same time then hold the power button don’t let go until you see Huawei software installation screen[/FONT]
You may get installation failed error don’t worry just reboot the system and enjoy the Official Marshmallow 6.0 update.:good:​

Thanks for the guide, however, I couldn't get it to work on my UK H7. I'm already on B180 with no root and bootloader still locked so I just proceeded from step 9. I placed the UPDATE.APP from the update.zip I downloaded to the dload folder but it fails (like you said) but when i reboot i'm still on B180.
I also tried just placing the update.zip directly into dload but that also fails after attempting a local update.
Any ideas?

Andy4Shurr said:
Thanks for the guide, however, I couldn't get it to work on my UK H7. I'm already on B180 with no root and bootloader still locked so I just proceeded from step 9. I placed the UPDATE.APP from the update.zip I downloaded to the dload folder but it fails (like you said) but when i reboot i'm still on B180.
I also tried just placing the update.zip directly into dload but that also fails after attempting a local update.
Any ideas?
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I used german file and it failed at 98% but when phone reboot its b330... i was on b180.
its strange but everything works fine.
no root of course

Tile0107 said:
I used german file and it failed at 98% but when phone reboot its b330... i was on b180.
its strange but everything works fine.
no root of course
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Did you start from step 1 or did you already have B180 like me?

I downloaded this file: http://www.hihonor.com/de/support/details/?DOC_ID=77508
than i create dload folder and copy this,( unziped and take update.app) to sd card. Next i open the updater and start.
phone restart goes to 98% than i saw on screen "failed", phone reboot and its b330 i dont know how but work fine...

Tile0107 said:
I downloaded this file: http://www.hihonor.com/de/support/details/?DOC_ID=77508
than i create dload folder and copy this,( unziped and take update.app) to sd card. Next i open the updater and start.
phone restart goes to 98% than i saw on screen "failed", phone reboot and its b330 i dont know how but work fine...
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Thanks Tile, we both started from the same point with the same firmware then :/
I'll try again.

Andy4Shurr said:
Thanks Tile, we both started from the same point with the same firmware then :/
I'll try again.
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Oh and one more thing my phone dont wipe after this update. I tried again now to update it was completed and phone restart, now my phone was wiped...
Strange...

Andy4Shurr said:
Thanks for the guide, however, I couldn't get it to work on my UK H7. I'm already on B180 with no root and bootloader still locked so I just proceeded from step 9. I placed the UPDATE.APP from the update.zip I downloaded to the dload folder but it fails (like you said) but when i reboot i'm still on B180.
I also tried just placing the update.zip directly into dload but that also fails after attempting a local update.
Any ideas?
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Hi Andy
I think it maybe because you are not rooted or you may have done something different.
Try downloading the files again.
If not follow this official guide if you are not rooted http://www.modaco.com/forums/topic/377073-how-to-update-your-honor-7-to-marshmallow/

Tile0107 said:
Oh and one more thing my phone dont wipe after this update. I tried again now to update it was completed and phone restart, now my phone was wiped...
Strange...
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I backed up, just in case.
I tried again, the update went really quick (like 15 seconds) then said it was complete and I restarted. Since then it has been sat with the honor boot up logo for about 10 minutes... I'm just going to wait and hopefully it will boot into the android system
EDIT: So it's not progressing from the boot logo... I went into the recovery and wiped/factory reset to see if that would help but it's just sat at the boot logo again and won't go any further
I can obviously get to recovery and to the update screen so I'll have to try and download the full B121 ROM and put it on my SD card to try again.

Andy4Shurr said:
I backed up, just in case.
I tried again, the update went really quick (like 15 seconds) then said it was complete and I restarted. Since then it has been sat with the honor boot up logo for about 10 minutes... I'm just going to wait and hopefully it will boot into the android system
EDIT: So it's not progressing from the boot logo... I went into the recovery and wiped/factory reset to see if that would help but it's just sat at the boot logo again and won't go any further
I can obviously get to recovery and to the update screen so I'll have to try and download the full B121 ROM and put it on my SD card to try again.
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Are you running custom recovery or stock?
If you are on stock recovery Start a fresh install
download the full B121 firmware flash it and after setup you should get OTA update notification proceed with the update once the update it done to b180 download the full firmware for marshmallow from here http://www.hihonor.com/uk/support/details/?DOC_ID=77509
Extract the zip file once done you will see a dload folder copy the UPDATE.APP to you dload folder in your sd card then go to settings and update click on local update and update the phone.
Let me know if it worked.

alphadude said:
Are you running custom recovery or stock?
If you are on stock recovery Start a fresh install
download the full B121 firmware flash it and after setup you should get OTA update notification proceed with the update once the update it done to b180 download the full firmware for marshmallow from here http://www.hihonor.com/uk/support/details/?DOC_ID=77509
Extract the zip file once done you will see a dload folder copy the UPDATE.APP to you dload folder in your sd card then go to settings and update click on local update and update the phone.
Let me know if it worked.
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Yes, full stock. Never rooted or unlocked bootloader. I agree, I think the full 121 upgrade path is probably the best option now, I'm in the process of copying over the update.app from the 121 firmware to my sd card as we speak. I tried the 330 update while I was at work and didn't have my usb sd card reader so I've only just managed to get home and start that now.
EDIT: I'm just getting the update failed message now when attempting to install the B121 Update.App... about 6% into the update, then just asks to reboot system which gets stuck at the boot logo again :/
EDIT 2: After repeatedly trying and switching between B100, B120 and B330 update.App files to try and reflash the firmware the B330 version finally decided to do a full install and complete 100%. Very strange how it literally just decided to work this time but all's well that ends well I guess. If anyone else has this issue then just persevere and keep trying, hopefully it will just work one time!
Thanks Tile and Alphadude for trying to figure it out

for unrooted B180 this is how i did it
I went from B180>B320>B330
downloaded B320 to sd card
extracted intermediate file to sdcard/dload
EMUI update app and manual update
it restarted and did its buisness
deleted the UPDATE.APP from dload folder and copied in the full UPDATE.APP
EMUI update app and manual update
it restarted and did its buisness
then once restarted back into the emui update app and it said the 330 update was available OTA
no data loss through any of it

joelk2 said:
for unrooted B180 this is how i did it
I went from B180>B320>B330
downloaded B320 to sd card
extracted intermediate file to sdcard/dload
EMUI update app and manual update
it restarted and did its buisness
deleted the UPDATE.APP from dload folder and copied in the full UPDATE.APP
EMUI update app and manual update
it restarted and did its buisness
then once restarted back into the emui update app and it said the 330 update was available OTA
no data loss through any of it
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Which b320 download did you use, do you have a link.

sbellseb said:
Which b320 download did you use, do you have a link.
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I used this one from the French honor sitehttp://www.hihonor.com/fr/support/details/?DOC_ID=72951

joelk2 said:
I used this one from the French honor sitehttp://www.hihonor.com/fr/support/details/?DOC_ID=72951
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I'll try that one. I followed a different one which failed. Thanks.

sbellseb said:
I'll try that one. I followed a different one which failed. Thanks.
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Make sure you flash the intermediate file first and then the main update

I doff my cap. It worked. An error at 95%, plodded on through and I'm now on MM B330.

Good work. I've noticed an improved battery life on b330

joelk2 said:
Good work. I've noticed an improved battery life on b330
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There's nothing great that I've come across yet. No data lost either doing the upgrade so I'm happy to be on MM.

After the update everything else seems to be working fine and smooth, but i've had several sudden restarts and couple of freezes.

Need help with Firmware Issue

Good day all,
In the process of trying to debrand my huawei P9 Lite I think I may have mad a stuff up.
I downloaded: VNS-L21_C432B120_Firmware_CEE&Nordic European_Channel-Others_Andriod 6.0_EMUI 4.1_05013RHT.zip
Extracted the files and copied the update.app to the dload folder on the sd card.
Turned off the phone and initiated the update.
It re flashed the phone and everything appeared fine.
Phone no longer has vodafone nonsense on it
It now reports software version as : VNS-C900b150
Any other attempt to update the phone results in "Software is incompatible"
I see on the box the phone is a VNS-L31 - so I think I flashed the incorrect firmare.
I tried Killer8e's toolkit : http://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p9lite/development/europe-vns-l31-toolkit-bootloader-t3432873
But this always displays phone model as unknown.
Is there a way to "force" a flash back to VNS-L31
Forgot to mention: Everything on the phone appears to be working fine in its current state.
Thanks

tsykoza said:
Good day all,
In the process of trying to debrand my huawei P9 Lite I think I may have mad a stuff up.
I downloaded: VNS-L21_C432B120_Firmware_CEE&Nordic European_Channel-Others_Andriod 6.0_EMUI 4.1_05013RHT.zip
Extracted the files and copied the update.app to the dload folder on the sd card.
Turned off the phone and initiated the update.
It re flashed the phone and everything appeared fine.
Phone no longer has vodafone nonsense on it
It now reports software version as : VNS-C900b150
Any other attempt to update the phone results in "Software is incompatible"
I see on the box the phone is a VNS-L31 - so I think I flashed the incorrect firmare.
I tried Killer8e's toolkit : http://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p9lite/development/europe-vns-l31-toolkit-bootloader-t3432873
But this always displays phone model as unknown.
Is there a way to "force" a flash back to VNS-L31
Forgot to mention: Everything on the phone appears to be working fine in its current state.
Thanks
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Have you tried to flash a l31 rom with the dload method?

lzimbrea said:
Have you tried to flash a l31 rom with the dload method?
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Just to clarify, The dload method is uncompressing the firmware and copying uppdate.app to a dload folder on the sd card.
If so then yes I have. It gets to 5% and then tells me incompatible software error and reboots.

tsykoza said:
Just to clarify, The dload method is uncompressing the firmware and copying uppdate.app to a dload folder on the sd card.
If so then yes I have. It gets to 5% and then tells me incompatible software error and reboots.
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Well, if you say that your device is fully functional, you can use it like that.
But if you want to restore it I personally think at two options:
1 - Try to force the update by modifying the build.prop and replace the model number (vns-l21 with vns-l31) but you will need a lot of patience
2 - Decompress the update.app and flash partitions manually via fastboot (boot, system, data, recovery, modem, cust and any other partitions are in the update.app)

Thanks for the help.
I will try the fastboot method. I will search for it myself now, but if anyone has a decent howto it would be appreciated.

[SOLVED] How to unroot, relock bootloader and flash EMUI ?

Hello,
I tried to flash the RessurectionRemix ROM and it was working well except the LTE so I decided to get back to EMUI.
Problem, i took the backup of bluesmoothie and flashed it but the phone never finish to boot.... (I didn't wipe anything, i thought that the restore function of TWRP was doing everything, am I wrong ?)
Moreover, the TWRP recovery can't access the content of my ext sdcard where the RR ROM is located and even if i put this rom to internal storage, i got the ERROR 7 (this is for deive: can; you have generic_a53)
Do you know what can I do to :
- Come back to EMUI
- Unroot the phone
- Re-lock the bootloader
The files of the TWRP backup are located on the sdcard, if i wipe data/system/cache, will it delete these files ?
Infos :
- Bootloader unlocked
- TWRP of Garak (but still have ERROR 7 now)
Thank you very much

First you need to flash the stock recovery in fastboot. After that you need to put the update.app in a folder called dload in your internal storage.

wangdaning said:
First you need to flash the stock recovery in fastboot. After that you need to put the update.app in a folder called dload in your internal storage.
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Okay but where can I find the stock recovery ?
Then, do i have to flash it via ADB like i did with TWRP ?
After that, where can I find the "update.app" that you are talking about ?
If i'm right, you're telling me that i can't go back to EMUI without flashing the stock recovery ?

That is correct. First use firmware finder to get the update.app. There is a firmware extractor tool for Huawei firmware. Use it to extract the recovery.img and flash with fastboot.

wangdaning said:
That is correct. First use firmware finder to get the update.app. There is a firmware extractor tool for Huawei firmware. Use it to extract the recovery.img and flash with fastboot.
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First of all, thank you very much for your anwser, it's very kind of you.
If i understood everything, that's what i have to do :
- Download one of the Huawei firmwares with Huawei Finder (Better get the B100 or another one ?)
- Extract the recovery.img with the update.app from Huawei Finder
- Flash the stock recovery with ADB
Then :
- I put the update.app that i get through the Huawei Finder in the dload folder of the internal storage (If i flash the stock recovery, will I be able to put files in the storage ?)
- I reboot the phone in recovery and normally, it should install the EMUI rom
At the end, my phone will no longer have a custom recvery, bootloader unlocked and root status ?

iSpeeX said:
First of all, thank you very much for your anwser, it's very kind of you.
If i understood everything, that's what i have to do :
- Download one of the Huawei firmwares with Huawei Finder (Better get the B100 or another one ?)
- Extract the recovery.img with the update.app from Huawei Finder
- Flash the stock recovery with ADB
Then :
- I put the update.app that i get through the Huawei Finder in the dload folder of the internal storage (If i flash the stock recovery, will I be able to put files in the storage ?)
- I reboot the phone in recovery and normally, it should install the EMUI rom
At the end, my phone will no longer have a custom recvery, bootloader unlocked and root status ?
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Yes, that's correct. But you have to put update.app in dload folder on your SD card as far as I know. That's how I did it.
I couldn't find B100 on Firmware Finder and I've got relocked bootloader on Nougat.

Yes, you will need to copy the update.app to internal storage in TWRP, then flash the stock recovery. After flashing you need to hold all three buttons when booting (just like getting into TWRP. After update you will have no custom recovery, no root, and it should lock bootloader.

wangdaning said:
Yes, you will need to copy the update.app to internal storage in TWRP, then flash the stock recovery. After flashing you need to hold all three buttons when booting (just like getting into TWRP. After update you will have no custom recovery, no root, and it should lock bootloader.
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I did everything, now it's booting but it's VERY VERY LONG... I'll wait and pray

iSpeeX said:
I did everything, now it's booting but it's VERY VERY LONG... I'll wait and pray
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If it doesn't boot, then boot in recovery and do a factory reset and then it should boot. It happened to me and that's what I did.

#Henkate said:
If it doesn't boot, then boot in recovery and do a factory reset and then it should boot. It happened to me and that's what I did.
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I still have the warning message "your phone is unlocked", is it normal ?
When i boot into recovery it's displaying "eRecovery" and ask me to download the new update of recovery but it fails when getting the package. I can only reboot and turn off :/
Thank you as always

iSpeeX said:
I still have the warning message "your phone is unlocked", is it normal ?
When i boot into recovery it's displaying "eRecovery" and ask me to download the new update of recovery but it fails when getting the package. I can only reboot and turn off :/
Thank you as always
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You shouldn't have that message anymore.
Are you sure that the update.app got installed? @wangdaning told you to put it on dload folder in internal memory. I don't know if that is right or if it works, but I've put it in dload folder on sdcard when I've installed update.app.

#Henkate said:
You shouldn't have that message anymore.
Are you sure that the update.app got installed? @wangdaning told you to put it on dload folder in internal memory. I don't know if that is right or if it works, but I've put it in dload folder on sdcard when I've installed update.app.
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Well i wasn't in front of it when it finished and I just did it : the update stops at 5% and then the phone reboot....
Do you know what do I have to do ? I took the recovery from the last B350 on huawei firmware finder
EDIT1 : but this time in recovery i can Reboot, Wipe factory reset, Wipe cache

iSpeeX said:
Well i wasn't in front of it when it finished and I just did it : the update stops at 5% and then the phone reboot....
Do you know what do I have to do ? I took the recovery from the last B350 on huawei firmware finder
EDIT1 : but this time in recovery i can Reboot, Wipe factory reset, Wipe cache
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You can read in this post the steps I've used to relock the bootloader and get update (official I guess) through Settings > System update. Just "click to show content".

#Henkate said:
You can read in this post the steps I've used to relock the bootloader and get update (official I guess) through Settings > System update. Just "click to show content".
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The problem is that the phone doesnt finish to but anymore... i can't do things in menu.
When you talk about SD card, it's the external sd card ? Because i don't have access to it anymore, but i have the partition SD Card
When you installed the B340 update, you seen the percent growing up and had a "success" message ? Because, for me, the update is stuck at 5% and then it reboot the phone

iSpeeX said:
The problem is that the phone doesnt finish to but anymore... i can't do things in menu.
When you talk about SD card, it's the external sd card ? Because i don't have access to it anymore, but i have the partition SD Card
When you installed the B340 update, you seen the percent growing up and had a "success" message ? Because, for me, the update is stuck at 5% and then it reboot the phone
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Yes, I mean external sdcard.
Reinstall TWRP and restore bluesmoothie's backup and then flash the stock recovery again.
I didn't have any issues with installing the B340 firmware. It was installed successfully.
Try to follow the steps I've used. You shouldn't have any problem.

#Henkate said:
Yes, I mean external sdcard.
Reinstall TWRP and restore bluesmoothie's backup and then flash the stock recovery again.
I didn't have any issues with installing the B340 firmware. It was installed successfully.
Try to follow the steps I've used. You shouldn't have any problem.
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Okay i'm going to try it right away
My external sd card doesnt show up anymore when i connect it to my PC, i don't know why

I mentioned internal SD card because you said your external was not recognized, but you might try putting the dload folder on external. I have done it both ways. Sometimes the update through stock recovery is finicky. If it doesn't finish run it again. Also, make sure your USB is disconnected, as may Huawei users have mentioned this causes it to freeze. If it still fails, try dloading a different update from firmware finder.

Did it work?

I didn't have so much time these days but I did it and it worked for the 1st part (flash bouesmoothie's backup). Tomorrow I'll do the final step! Thank you again

Here I am :
1 : flashed stock recovery from B350 and i don't have the "unlocked" message anymore !
2 : The update B350 made it, "update success"
3 : It doesn't boot for now
4 : The boot doesn't end
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1 : flashed TWRP recovery, launched a factory reset in the same time
2 : Phone booting again on B100
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1 : flashed stock recovery from b350
2 : flashed b350 update
3 : Everything is fine !
Thank you for your help !!!

How do i update to nougat?

i know the 1.25gb file is too small and i had to roll back i see it should be 1.99gb where can i get it for VNS-L31C432B160. firmware finder does not work for me so idk what to do other than dload it with a 1,99gb file.

bghyt said:
i know the 1.25gb file is too small and i had to roll back i see it should be 1.99gb where can i get it for VNS-L31C432B160. firmware finder does not work for me so idk what to do other than dload it with a 1,99gb file.
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It's impossible that firmware finder don't work on Europe code ( c432 ) .
Download firmware finder
Download proxy installer from FF settings ( set proxy install )
Find ROM b370 with ".PV" end . If u will use another ROM u won't have half of system apps . IF u coming from mm u must use .PV file and the only file with ".PV" end is b370 . Choose proxy install
Proxy installer app should open . Do what is says
It says ( change wi-fi settings , go to update settings in settings , find new update , download 1% of it , go tour wi-fi and delete what u set , download full ROM and he phone should update itself . Then I can use others updates ( others than .pv )
Ta da. U got nougat
Did ihelp u ? Click ?

bghyt said:
i know the 1.25gb file is too small and i had to roll back i see it should be 1.99gb where can i get it for VNS-L31C432B160. firmware finder does not work for me so idk what to do other than dload it with a 1,99gb file.
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Hi, VNS-L31C432B370 you can find here:
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G753/g104/v80460/f1/full/update.zip
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...-L31_hw_eu/update_data_full_VNS-L31_hw_eu.zip

bozka1 said:
Hi, VNS-L31C432B370 you can find here:
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G753/g104/v80460/f1/full/update.zip
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...-L31_hw_eu/update_data_full_VNS-L31_hw_eu.zip
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do i dload both at the same time? or do i have to use twrp?

bghyt said:
do i dload both at the same time? or do i have to use twrp?
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TWRP only, 100% guaranteed method to success , wipe dalvik & cache, flash update.zip, go back to Install in TWRP menu (without reboot ! ) and flash second file ...hw_eu.zip. Reboot system , enjoy .
(you will see two red errors in TWRP, it's okay)
Use TWRP 3.0.2.0 only !!!

bozka1 said:
TWRP only, 100% guaranteed method to success , wipe dalvik & cache, flash update.zip, go back to Install in TWRP menu (without reboot ! ) and flash second file ...hw_eu.zip. Reboot system , enjoy .
(you will see two red errors in TWRP, it's okay)
Use TWRP 3.0.2.0 only !!!
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didn't work it put me onto nrd90m testkeys

bghyt said:
didn't work it put me onto nrd90m testkeys
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"i know the 1.25gb file is too small and i had to roll back..." - what do you mean by that, you had tried update to Nougat and then downgrade using Rollback package ?
If so, and youf phone stay at NRD90M test-keys, try at first install via dload MM firmware from here
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1164/g104/v66015/f1/full/update.zip
Create a new folder dload in root directory of SD card (root directory : it means dont put it in any folder .) Now unpack the rollback package and copy its contents “UPDATE.APP” to the “dload” folder. Use the 3 button combo installation.
Ensure that the installation will succeed.
You must unlock the bootloader again, install TWRP etc.
It must work.

bozka1 said:
"i know the 1.25gb file is too small and i had to roll back..." - what do you mean by that, you had tried update to Nougat and then downgrade using Rollback package ?
If so, and youf phone stay at NRD90M test-keys, try at first install via dload MM firmware from here
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1164/g104/v66015/f1/full/update.zip
Create a new folder dload in root directory of SD card (root directory : it means dont put it in any folder .) Now unpack the rollback package and copy its contents “UPDATE.APP” to the “dload” folder. Use the 3 button combo installation.
Ensure that the installation will succeed.
You must unlock the bootloader again, install TWRP etc.
It must work.
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i was on MM then i did what you said wipe cashe and davisk then i put the 1.25gb ile then the smaller one and i was put onto nrd90m testkey

bghyt said:
i was on MM then i did what you said wipe cashe and davisk then i put the 1.25gb ile then the smaller one and i was put onto nrd90m testkey
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Excuse me, but You have done something wrong or you was not on MM. Now try flash your MM (see my previous post) and try again, step by step.

bozka1 said:
Excuse me, but You have done something wrong or you was not on MM. Now try flash your MM (see my previous post) and try again, step by step.
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Well my phone got bricked no dload or fastboot etc hopefully makig it run out of battery and charging it again will help.

[Solved] Firmware reinstall by dload method

Hey guys, I've somehow managed to brick my device while I was half asleep. Now I've installed just the UPDATED.app by using the dload method, this worked but I'm facing the issue of not having bluetooth work. I've tried several update files but the result is either that it flashes and it doesnt work correctly still, or it doesnt flash at all. I've only ever flashed the updated.app from the update.zip, but I haven't touched anything else, including the update_data_full_public.zip or update_full_VNS-L31_hw_eu. Is there a way to use the dload method of some sort to freshly install the firmware correctly? Right now I'm sitting on region C432 and B371. Any help is appreciated!

driftmaniac7 said:
Hey guys, I've somehow managed to brick my device while I was half asleep. Now I've installed just the UPDATED.app by using the dload method, this worked but I'm facing the issue of not having bluetooth work. I've tried several update files but the result is either that it flashes and it doesnt work correctly still, or it doesnt flash at all. I've only ever flashed the updated.app from the update.zip, but I haven't touched anything else, including the update_data_full_public.zip or update_full_VNS-L31_hw_eu. Is there a way to use the dload method of some sort to freshly install the firmware correctly? Right now I'm sitting on region C432 and B371. Any help is appreciated!
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Use rollback package, go back to A6, flash via dload C432B161 (A6 firmware for your phone), factory reset, and try update to Nougat via OTA or via Firmware finder.
You can't flash Nougat FW via dload.

bozka1 said:
Use rollback package, go back to A6, flash via dload C432B161 (A6 firmware for your phone), factory reset, and try update to Nougat via OTA or via Firmware finder.
You can't flash Nougat FW via dload.
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I've looked for the B161 one, I have found one although it doesn't really work as it says "incompatible versions" in the dload method, am I doing something wrong or am I forgetting something? I'm using the one from this website https://www.gizrom.com/b161-emui-4-1-huawei-p9-lite-android-6-0/

driftmaniac7 said:
I've looked for the B161 one, I have found one although it doesn't really work as it says "incompatible versions" in the dload method, am I doing something wrong or am I forgetting something? I'm using the one from this website https://www.gizrom.com/b161-emui-4-1-huawei-p9-lite-android-6-0/
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Which version have you, VNS-L21?

bozka1 said:
Which version have you, VNS-L21?
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VNS-L31, dual sim one

driftmaniac7 said:
VNS-L31, dual sim one
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Strange, if your phone is dual SIM, B371 is wrong FW, it's for single SIM, okay, if you have dual, download rollback package for L-31:
http://download-c1.huawei.com/download/downloadCenter?downloadId=93789&version=373429&siteCode=sk
and VNS-L31C432B160:
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1164/g104/v66034/f1/full/update.zip
Now unpack rollback package, and paste update.app in the dload folder on SD card and flash using three button combo.
Remove rollback from dload folder, unpack B160 and paste update.app in dload, and flash (button combo). Factory reset and voila! you are on Marsmallow .

bozka1 said:
Strange, if your phone is dual SIM, B371 is wrong FW, it's for single SIM, okay, if you have dual, download rollback package for L-31:
http://download-c1.huawei.com/download/downloadCenter?downloadId=93789&version=373429&siteCode=sk
and VNS-L31C432B160:
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1164/g104/v66034/f1/full/update.zip
Now unpack rollback package, and paste update.app in the dload folder on SD card and flash using three button combo.
Remove rollback from dload folder, unpack B160 and paste update.app in dload, and flash (button combo). Factory reset and voila! you are on Marsmallow .
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I just did them, I think I was missing the rollback package. Bluetooth does work, as everything else. I think there should be an option to update, however I'm not sure which version I should find on the huawei firmware finder. The normal Updater doesn't seem to have an update (yet, I'm not sure if it'll pop up either). Any idea which is the most recent one that I can try? As I thought b371 was good but apparantly its single sim Thank you!

driftmaniac7 said:
I just did them, I think I was missing the rollback package. Bluetooth does work, as everything else. I think there should be an option to update, however I'm not sure which version I should find on the huawei firmware finder. The normal Updater doesn't seem to have an update (yet, I'm not sure if it'll pop up either). Any idea which is the most recent one that I can try? As I thought b371 was good but apparantly its single sim Thank you!
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If you are now on B160, and can't update to Nougat via OTA (dont forget insert SIM card into phone), use Firmware finder, and send to update this FW: VNS-L31C432B370 FullOTA-MF-PV. "PV" is very important! No.: 80460 . And check firmware accses for your phone with IMEI.

bozka1 said:
If you are now on B160, and can't update to Nougat via OTA (dont forget insert SIM card into phone), use Firmware finder, and send to update this FW: VNS-L31C432B370 FullOTA-MF-PV. "PV" is very important! No.: 80460 . And check firmware accses for your phone with IMEI.
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I think I found that one, why was the PV important? Does it contain stuff that I was missing? I've also checked it with the firmware access, it seems it's working with the updater. It's still downloading, but I think it'll work. In any case thank you!

driftmaniac7 said:
I think I found that one, why was the PV important? Does it contain stuff that I was missing? I've also checked it with the firmware access, it seems it's working with the updater. It's still downloading, but I think it'll work. In any case thank you!
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It did work, there is another update waiting though, is it safe to update to the 380 version?

driftmaniac7 said:
It did work, there is another update waiting though, is it safe to update to the 380 version?
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You can now update the newest approved FW (for dual SIM )

bozka1 said:
You can now update the newest approved FW (for dual SIM )
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Aye I noticed, I had lots of updates, I updated the thing 5 times now I ended up on 40x,. Thank you for the help!

driftmaniac7 said:
Aye I noticed, I had lots of updates, I updated the thing 5 times now I ended up on 40x,. Thank you for the help!
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You’re welcome