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Possible soft brick or hardware failure?

I think my Z1 is really dead.
The phone is stuck on logo screen and gets very hot. The battery fails from full in less than 1 hour. No button combinations will work for reboots to recovery or fastboot and I cannot switch it off (Just reboots to logo screen every time)
I can ADB to the phone but not fastboot. If I adb reboot recovery I get a messed up corrupted screen with green vertical lines and flashing colours. Same for adb reboot bootloader (but only green vertical lines)
I searched around but no-one has this exact problem. I have tried QFIL but I can't get a port as adb reboot edl looks like it goes to the same corrupted screen and nothing happens
So is the phone dead or do you have any suggestions? Any help appreciated

Bro i recommend you to try pressing power button and both volume buttons at a time so you could go to recovery mode.If u try normal recovery process buttons at this time won't work.

srk2521 said:
Bro i recommend you to try pressing power button and both volume buttons at a time so you could go to recovery mode.If u try normal recovery process buttons at this time won't work.
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Thanks, I have over and over but these button presses don't work

pd555 said:
Thanks, I have over and over but these button presses don't work
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Ok first thing try pressing both volume buttons and power button for 10 sec at a time. And as soon as the phone restarts leave the power button and press both the volume buttons after the vibration to go to recovery. If that doesnt work then use adb commands to restart it.

DevAsFuse said:
Ok first thing try pressing both volume buttons and power button for 10 sec at a time. And as soon as the phone restarts leave the power button and press both the volume buttons after the vibration to go to recovery. If that doesnt work then use adb commands to restart it.
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Finally had some time to look at this and amazingly that works (holding the 3 buttons). I thought I had tried every button combination going. Rebooting by adb didn't work either before. So thanks

pd555 said:
Finally had some time to look at this and amazingly that works (holding the 3 buttons). I thought I had tried every button combination going. Rebooting by adb didn't work either before. So thanks
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So is it solved now? That soft brick issue?

DevAsFuse said:
So is it solved now? That soft brick issue?
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Yes, thanks. It's great that you can always get answers and help from users on this forum

Huawei P9 Lite Bricked

Hello everyone. Huawei P9 Lite 2016. It doesn't go into Recovery, nor eRecovery and Fastboot also does not load, in general, not one combination of buttons does not work. I think the system is removed, what should I do? How do I achieve something myself?

Well, if your phone is unable to go into fastboot (hold volume- and plug it into a computer), I have some very bad news for you... What did you do??

marek26340 said:
Well, if your phone is unable to go into fastboot (hold volume- and plug it into a computer), I have some very bad news for you... What did you do??
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Nothing at all.. It had very strong lags, I couldn't make anything, I restarted it delaying the power button for 10 seconds and so several times, and then made through the buttons hard reset, performed successfully, already turned on but still had so strong lags and now it isn't react at all, just a black screen and the red indicator is constantly on. I think that simply the system has been deleted and it is necessary to write down again, but how, the combination of buttons doesn't work at all

[email protected] said:
Hello everyone. Huawei P9 Lite 2016. It doesn't go into Recovery, nor eRecovery and Fastboot also does not load, in general, not one combination of buttons does not work. I think the system is removed, what should I do? How do I achieve something myself?
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install Hisuite, then click on recover phone, it will aks you to connect with vol - and power button, you are now in rescue mode, you can flash recover via fastboot

sergio_f said:
install Hisuite, then click on recover phone, it will aks you to connect with vol - and power button, you are now in rescue mode, you can flash recover via fastboot
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It can't see the phone and the combination of buttons doesn't work at all.

[email protected] said:
It can't see the phone and the combination of buttons doesn't work at all.
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you dont need to see the phone, see attachments

[email protected] said:
It can't see the phone and the combination of buttons doesn't work at all.
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im getting error on attachments, 2nd step is press Continue Button

sergio_f said:
im getting error on attachments, 2nd step is press Continue Button
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Yes, but the sense of that? It's necessary to work with buttons and not one combination of buttons doesn't work. Hisuite asks me to click on the power button and on the volume down button but nothing happens it doesn't go in Fastboot mode or in Recovery nor in eRecovery.

[email protected] said:
Yes, but the sense of that? It's necessary to work with buttons and not one combination of buttons doesn't work. Hisuite asks me to click on the power button and on the volume down button but nothing happens it doesn't go in Fastboot mode or in Recovery nor in eRecovery.
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press and hold power and vol - , and connect to computer? have you done that?

sergio_f said:
press and hold power and vol - , and connect to computer? have you done that?
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Yes. It makes nothing. Black screen and red indicator always.

Do you still have warranty on it? If you did not even unlock bootloader, then try to send it in for a warranty repair. Something on the motherboard must have gone bad..

No recovery mode in Nokia 6

No recovery mode in Nokia 6
Phone will not turn off and goes straight into download mode
Soft mode and Hard Mode does nothing

Wyldkyn said:
No recovery mode in Nokia 6
Phone will not turn off and goes straight into download mode
Soft mode and Hard Mode does nothing
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I don't think so.No matter how greedy or paranoid a developer is they have to include a recovery mode in order to flash OTAs and do stuff when the phone is offline.
Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

No recovery mode
Thats all good but still wishing to get the phone back up and running
hence why im asking on the forum what can i do to make it possible

try plug in a usb charger before you press vol - and power button, you will see it

No recovery mode
borg79 said:
try plug in a usb charger before you press vol - and power button, you will see it
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Hi Blerg,
thank you for the suggestion, have already tried it.
Has been suggested it might be hard bricked

im going to give nokia a ****ing hard brick. ****s im over it

Wyldkyn said:
Hi Blerg,
thank you for the suggestion, have already tried it.
Has been suggested it might be hard bricked
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I got the clue, you have to do it twice !
Take a look at this tutorial Nokia 6 fix no command
First, you have to plug in a usb cable (of a charger) to the phone and quickly press Vol + and power button to get into the Download mode. Then again press Vol + and power button AND (most important all) press the HOME button, then you will get the Recovery menu !

Hi Blerg,
No home button on the phone.

Can't exit EDL mode !! OP6T

After unlocking my bootloader i just rebooted it to flash twrp. But it did'nt rebooted. While connecting to PC, it show
Qualcomm HS- USB QDLoader - 9008 (COM 8)
i can't reboot or exit edl
please help?
i also tried msm download.
but after 16s it showing "Sahara Communication error"

I had the same thing happen to me with the msm download tool connection. Try to hold down the power button and volume down or up for a good 30 seconds. One of those combinations worked for me to make the device boot. Just a suggestion. Hope it helps.

someone made a USB QDLoader - 9008 tool for PC to flash phone stuck in this mode it's on xda hope that helps it did for lg g5 I flashed a test kernel on

alp47470 said:
After unlocking my bootloader i just rebooted it to flash twrp. But it did'nt rebooted. While connecting to PC, it show
Qualcomm HS- USB QDLoader - 9008 (COM 8)
i can't reboot or exit edl
please help?
i also tried msm download.
but after 16s it showing "Sahara Communication error"
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Power plus volume up till the phone shuts off then start over. Msm tool does this sometimes to me as well just restart it and the phone.

thanks everyone for their help. I tried the button combination too but it was'nt working.
Something silly worked. I left the phone for hours. The entire battery died. After connecting it just booted again.. its funny.
Now i think i should delete this thread.

I can't wait
alp47470 said:
thanks everyone for their help. I tried the button combination too but it was'nt working.
Something silly worked. I left the phone for hours. The entire battery died. After connecting it just booted again.. its funny.
Now i think i should delete this thread.
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I had your same problem but my OP6T is fully charged
Are there another solution for exit EFL mode?

Entering fastboot mode.
Same thing happened to me. Just hold the power button + Volume Up & down buttons until it vibrates

ogkillergreen said:
Entering fastboot mode.
Same thing happened to me. Just hold the power button + Volume Up & down buttons until it vibrates
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Thanks, i exactly press VolUP + PWR button for 30 seconds untill the phone vibrate, if the phone is connected to pc IT DOESN'T WORK

Kratos_01 said:
Thanks, i exactly press VolUP + PWR button for 30 seconds untill the phone vibrate, if the phone is connected to pc IT DOESN'T WORK
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Unplug the phone and press the PWR button + VOLUP and VolDOWN

Kratos_01 said:
I had your same problem but my OP6T is fully charged
Are there another solution for exit EFL mode?
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Yes, hold the volume up + power key till it reboots automatically. :good:

this thread saved me today from having to wipe a perfectly working phone.
i booted into msm mode just see if i can use my non oneplus cable to flash phone using msm tool.
the phone showed properly in the msm tool but i didnt want to flash.
so i just read this thread and did what was told.
thanks for not removing this thread.

ogkillergreen said:
Entering fastboot mode.
Same thing happened to me. Just hold the power button + Volume Up & down buttons until it vibrates[/QUOTE
Came here for my OP7 Plus, Couldn't force it to reboot with just Power and Vol -. Had to do both Vol - and Vol + for it to reboot. Just came here to say thanks!
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I just held the Volume up and Power button. For so long that my fingers were hurting ... lol it worked for me.

Con't exit EDL mode
alp47470 said:
Yes, hold the volume up + power key till it reboots automatically. :good:
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I have also faced the same problem. I have tried all combination of keys to exit Edl mode without success.
The easiest way is disconnect the USB cable from PC/Laptop, connect the battery in case disconnected and connect to a power cable. Your mobile will start.

se7ensde said:
Power plus volume up till the phone shuts off then start over. Msm tool does this sometimes to me as well just restart it and the phone.
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I have this problem too on the Oneplus 7T
I tried running adb commands but it says device unauthorized so I tried to use MSM tool but same error, but have to mention that before doing this the phone was taken for a physical LCD replacement, don't know if something was messed up during the replacement

Thank you @Fodderp, this helped me with my OP Nord.

ecompton59 said:
someone made a USB QDLoader - 9008 tool for PC to flash phone stuck in this mode it's on xda hope that helps it did for lg g5 I flashed a test kernel on
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Where is it?

Kratos_01 said:
I can't wait
I had your same problem but my OP6T is fully charged
Are there another solution for exit EFL mode?
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I had your same problem but my OP6T HELPPP

ogkillergreen said:
Entering fastboot mode.
Same thing happened to me. Just hold the power button + Volume Up & down buttons until it vibrates
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i tried this but still no response

lvivek said:
i tried this but still no response
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How long are you holding before giving up? You gotta hold that for a long time
Also make sure the phone is unplugged from the USB while holding
If there is sill no response it could be a dead battery. Plug it into the wall and let it charge for a while. Then unplug and press power, Vol +, and Vol - and hold it long. When you think it's been too long, keep holding.
It should take you to fastboot

bootloader issue

hey! i have an samsung galaxy j3-j330FN (2017) i couldnt find the 2017 j3 from the forums so i went here but anyway the issue is that the phone is not letting me use custom OS or recovery even tho oem unlocking is enabled it only lets me do it the first time after reflashing stock os and then after power off it says only official roms are allowed to be flashed what could this mean? this phone did work normally before evne with twrp and root but not now? as far as im aware this phone doesnt require the bootloader to be unlocked it just needs it to be allowed according to many tutorials on youtube

Win_7 said:
hey! i have an samsung galaxy j3-j330FN (2017) i couldnt find the 2017 j3 from the forums so i went here but anyway the issue is that the phone is not letting me use custom OS or recovery even tho oem unlocking is enabled it only lets me do it the first time after reflashing stock os and then after power off it says only official roms are allowed to be flashed what could this mean? this phone did work normally before evne with twrp and root but not now? as far as im aware this phone doesnt require the bootloader to be unlocked it just needs it to be allowed according to many tutorials on youtube
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Your information is incorrect. The bootloader MUST be unlocked to flash custom firmware.

how do i unlock it? i forgot

Win_7 said:
how do i unlock it? i forgot
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Read the guides

V0latyle said:
Read the guides
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im sorry i couldnt find any including the unlocking process

Win_7 said:
im sorry i couldnt find any including the unlocking process
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Really? Because this thread is 4th down from the top and contains the instructions you need to follow.

V0latyle said:
Really? Because this thread is 4th down from the top and contains the instructions you need to follow.
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wrong model

V0latyle said:
Really? Because this thread is 4th down from the top and contains the instructions you need to follow.
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1. Tick USB Debugging and OEM Unlock in Developer Mode (OEM has to be ticked to unlock the bootloader)
2. Connect to PC with USB Cable and open Odin
3. Power off and reboot into Download Mode (VOL.DOWN+HOME+POWER)
4. Add twrp.zip to AP tab
where is the unlock process????????????????????

Unplug phone and power off completely. Leave USB cable plugged into computer.
Wait at least 30 seconds
Hold both Volume buttons, do NOT press Power. Plug USB cable into phone.
Phone should start with a prompt. Follow the instructions on the screen for device unlock mode.

V0latyle said:
Unplug phone and power off completely. Leave USB cable plugged into computer.
Wait at least 30 seconds
Hold both Volume buttons, do NOT press Power. Plug USB cable into phone.
Phone should start with a prompt. Follow the instructions on the screen for device unlock mode.
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it does nothing it just starts charging i did follow every step and i did try multiple times

Win_7 said:
it does nothing it just starts charging i did follow every step and i did try multiple times
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Are you holding the Volume buttons when you plug the cable in?

V0latyle said:
Are you holding the Volume buttons when you plug the cable in?
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yes

V0latyle said:
Unplug phone and power off completely. Leave USB cable plugged into computer.
Wait at least 30 seconds
Hold both Volume buttons, do NOT press Power. Plug USB cable into phone.
Phone should start with a prompt. Follow the instructions on the screen for device unlock mode.
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if you mean the download mode where it says hold up to unlock then holding the 2 volume and plugging in is the thing u do in newer models this phone goes into download mode with vol down home and power but that option doesnt show up despite allowing it

Win_7 said:
if you mean the download mode where it says hold up to unlock then holding the 2 volume and plugging in is the thing u do in newer models this phone goes into download mode with vol down home and power but that option doesnt show up despite allowing it
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Okay...Try holding both Volume buttons + Home, then plug the USB cable in. Again, the phone has to be shut off completely - I do not mean turning off the screen.
If this doesn't work, try holding both Volume buttons + Home, and while holding them press Power until the device turns on.
If that still doesn't work, I don't know what to tell you. If OEM Unlocking is enabled in Developer Options, then one of these key combos should bring up a warning screen that gives you the option to either go into download mode, unlock the device, or cancel.

V0latyle said:
Okay...Try holding both Volume buttons + Home, then plug the USB cable in. Again, the phone has to be shut off completely - I do not mean turning off the screen.
If this doesn't work, try holding both Volume buttons + Home, and while holding them press Power until the device turns on.
If that still doesn't work, I don't know what to tell you. If OEM Unlocking is enabled in Developer Options, then one of these key combos should bring up a warning screen that gives you the option to either go into download mode, unlock the device, or cancel.
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none of that will work its vol down home and power no matter if the cable is plugged in or not but the option doesnt appear when it should

Win_7 said:
none of that will work its vol down home and power no matter if the cable is plugged in or not but the option doesnt appear when it should
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At this point, the least you could do is at least try what I've suggested, regardless of whether you think it will work. You have nothing to lose. If you're unwilling to try suggestions, there's nothing more that I or anyone else can do for you.

its not my main phone i can try anything just make it work pls
V0latyle said:
At this point, the least you could do is at least try what I've suggested, regardless of whether you think it will work. You have nothing to lose. If you're unwilling to try suggestions, there's nothing more that I or anyone else can do for you.
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Win_7 said:
its not my main phone i can try anything just make it work pls
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Once again, here's what you should try. OEM Unlocking must be enabled in Developer Options. Do not factory reset. Let me know what results you get with each suggestion. You must start with the device powered completely off.
Hold both Volume buttons, plug in USB cable
Hold both Volume buttons + Home, plug in USB cable
Hold both Volume buttons, press Power
Hold both Volume buttons + Home, press Power
One of these should work.

none worked wth
V0latyle said:
Once again, here's what you should try. OEM Unlocking must be enabled in Developer Options. Do not factory reset. Let me know what results you get with each suggestion. You must start with the device powered completely off.
Hold both Volume buttons, plug in USB cable
Hold both Volume buttons + Home, plug in USB cable
Hold both Volume buttons, press Power
Hold both Volume buttons + Home, press Power
One of these should work.
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Win_7 said:
none worked wth
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Well, I don't have any more suggestions. Sorry I couldn't help.