Hard bricked - Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers

Hello members,
(This is my last try to save my device)
What happened?
I wanted to flash stock rom and by error I double clicked on Flash_factory in the the fastboot folder.
The device booted into fastboot and never came back. It went to edl mode (coz led was blinking) I flashed the fastboot rom but I guess in the 2nd half the Mi flash tool showed the error as TIME OUT.
In device manager, phone is detected as Qualcomm 900E so tried to install drivers (9008) after disabling signature enforcing but it showed that windows can't verify the driver.
Went to Mi service center they said it's a water damage (3 month ago it happened but the device was working fine until now) so the service center didn't do any real efforts to fix it.
What are my options! Any help will be appreciated.
P.s no edl or Fastboot.

iamshivendu said:
Hello members,
(This is my last try to save my device)
What happened?
I wanted to flash stock rom and by error I double clicked on Flash_factory in the the fastboot folder.
The device booted into fastboot and never came back. It went to edl mode (coz led was blinking) I flashed the fastboot rom but I guess in the 2nd half the Mi flash tool showed the error as TIME OUT.
In device manager, phone is detected as Qualcomm 900E so tried to install drivers (9008) after disabling signature enforcing but it showed that windows can't verify the driver.
Went to Mi service center they said it's a water damage (3 month ago it happened but the device was working fine until now) so the service center didn't do any real efforts to fix it.
What are my options! Any help will be appreciated.
P.s no edl/Fastboot now.
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Fastboot flashing is the safest method to flash your device. Download stock rom files from official website and flash each file separately via fastboot.
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nikhel said:
Fastboot flashing is the safest method to flash your device. Download stock rom files from official website and flash each file separately via fastboot.
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I mean to say i have no access to flastboot nor edl mode.

iamshivendu said:
I mean to say i have no access to flastboot nor edl mode.
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Search about Deep Flashing.
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nikhel said:
Search about Deep Flashing.
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Okay

Power cycle the phone by pressing power button for 10-15 sec after that phone will become 9008
But since your phone is completely wiped out by factory command your imei is destroyed

emprazol said:
Power cycle the phone by pressing power button for 10-15 sec after that phone will becom 9008
But since your phone is completly wiped out but factory command your imei is destroyd
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Can i restore my imei?

iamshivendu said:
Can i restore my imei?
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yes you can but you must active diag port first then find a qcn and edit it with your imei and restore with qpst
its complicated i think its better to visit a technician

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Hard brick SM-N910F

Tried installing custom recovery didn't work out like I had hoped now im stuck with a phone that isn't detected by odin or kies but by MiFlash
Please tell me there is something I can do to fix it or get it to some sort of working order..? Is there a jtag tool or usb jig I can use?
Update - I found out the phone was still under warranty so I sent it away to be repaired. It was repaired and I now have a working phone !
ylmcc said:
Tried installing custom recovery didn't work out like I had hoped now im stuck with a phone that isn't detected by odin or kies but by MiFlash
Please tell me there is something I can do to fix it or get it to some sort of working order..? Is there a jtag tool or usb jig I can use?
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What have you done to reach that state? I know that you're desperate but you must give some details if you want help.
It was given to me with 5.1.1 installed however it failed mid process and while on 5.1.1 it kept freezing and acting weird such as boot with weird errors and they only appeared after it was updated, I decided to root it with odin and it never fully rebooted after the was root applied. I finally got it to boot to stock and rooted and decided to install a custom recovery which was twrp while selecting the recovery it said if its a wrong location it will brick, with this in mind I checked the model with the one on their site and it seemed to make sense and applied it.
This caused the original problem which made it boot straight to download mode with it saying it could not normal boot. I then googled the problem and one said the pit was corrupted and downloaded the correct file. I then applied this through odin with stock firmware and it refuse to flash. At the time I was thinking a restart on the device would help, but it resulted in not booting at all and not being detected....
It does not light up or make a vibration when its connected or powered on if there is any solution it would be great...
Can anyone help or point in the right direction?
Hard brick SM-910F
Hello! If this is the good recovery for the N910F he would have from start.
Try to boot via the recovery flight up + home + power.
If you TWRP flash a custom in a first time rom
[email protected] said:
Hello! If this is the good recovery for the N910F he would have from start.
Try to boot via the recovery flight up + home + power.
If you TWRP flash a custom in a first time rom
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Nothing however the pc did detect a new driver called qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008
ylmcc said:
Nothing however the pc did detect a new driver called qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008
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qualcomm emergency download mode. is it called.
Tunestwo said:
qualcomm emergency download mode. is it called.
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Anything I can do to get some sort of os on the phone now?
in this case via Odin tries to reinstall the tar of the official rom N910F .
ylmcc said:
Anything I can do to get some sort of os on the phone now?
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Can you tell us if you can get on recovery screen, either TRWP or stock, or download mode.
You could try installing these drivers:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24499762636000789
Reboot just in case and try to connect your device again.
(In download mode, with the key combination)
mangui said:
Can you tell us if you can get on recovery screen, either TRWP or stock, or download mode.
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The phone does not display or respond when the keys are pressed, just a black screen..
Battlehero said:
You could try installing these drivers:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24499762636000789
Reboot just in case and try to connect your device again.
(In download mode, with the key combination)
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Chrome detected a virus in the rar
ylmcc said:
The phone does not display or respond when the keys are pressed, just a black screen..
Chrome detected a virus in the rar
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Really? I just scanned it with VirusTotal and it is clean.
Virus Total Results
32Bit.exe scan results
64Bit.exe scan results
Battlehero said:
Really? I just scanned it with VirusTotal and it is clean.
Virus Total Results
32Bit.exe scan results
64Bit.exe scan results
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I'll download it again but windows defender detected it too.
Edit - Yep did it again, here is a link to a photo of what I get but from virus total I don't get why its being flagged perhaps false positive ??
Update
Found a jtag service that is cheap will update once I get it back...
sm-n910f
I got a brick note 4 and i want to fix it
I search over the internet for this solution and found a method
Sd card repair boot but it did not work at all
I need help
thank you in advance

MI A1 Bricked HARD!!!-AlekDev

Hi Guys my MI A1 was bricked i just use the test point to fix and my pc recognized as Qualcomm 9008 so flashed latest 8.0 everything worked but wifi and bt was broken so i decided again to put in EDL and flash it with same firmware after that MI flash shows success but device doesn't turn it jsut keep blinking led and goes to EDL everytime i connect to PC...tried with Nougat and Oreo firmwares same...i checked logs and saysthat device is successfully flashed and rebooted...but nothing just black screen and blinking led..Can anyone Help me?I can't send to Service because i will need to wait 1 month also i opened the back cover so i lost the warranty.....:crying::crying:
Hi,
did you try to flash with qfil or only mi flash ?
I'm not sure but may you ask Cosmic Dan he was planing to do an unbrick guide and he mentioned files which you can use with qfil to unbrick your device. I don't know how far he is with it.
But if you did manage to unbrick so far and only BT and WiFi is your issue aren't there several fix guides for the persist partition ?
For my personal experience after I had to unbrick my old n6p I had the same issue after flashing. Phone stays black and led just blinking. Try to long pressing power, or other button combinations while plugg and unplugging USB to pc and I mean really long pressing the buttons. It sounds a bit weired but my n6p came back and booted as usual.
I'm sry, but I can't tell you the right combination because I tried so much that time, because it was my only phone.
Good luck !
Bro if You Have A Backup Of Your phone Then flash It.
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Qfil doesn't work because we have A/B Partition Layout....i have backup of my partitions that's not issue....
How much battery had you left at flashing ? May its just drained and not able to boot. Sometimes it's the stupid and simple things. If you have partition backups you should be able to fix your WiFi and BT.
coremania said:
How much battery had you left at flashing ? May its just drained and not able to boot. Sometimes it's the stupid and simple things. If you have partition backups you should be able to fix your WiFi and BT.
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Alek Dev said:
Hi Guys i ws experimenting something with my device so i bricked fully i just use the test point to fix and my pc recognized as Qualcomm 9008 so flashed latest 8.0 everything worked but wifi and bt was broken so i decided again to put in EDL and flash it with same firmware after that MI flash shows success but device doesn't turn it jsut keep blinking led and goes to EDL everytime i connect to PC...tried with Nougat and Oreo firmwares same...i checked logs and saysthat device is successfully flashed and rebooted...but nothing just black screen and blinking led..Can anyone Help me?I can't send to Service because i will need to wait 1 month also i opened the back cover so i lost the warranty.....:crying::crying:
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You can get it back. You have lost the Wifi and Bluetooth (Mac Address files). You can boot your phone if it is in edl mode. Just press the Power Button for more than 30-40 seconds. Your phone will boot. If possible, try to stick the back cover and show it to service center. They will change your phone's motherboard! They don't know about edl and everything! They only change internal parts! :good:
birarvindersingh said:
You can get it back. You have lost the Wifi and Bluetooth (Mac Address files). You can boot your phone if it is in edl mode. Just press the Power Button for more than 30-40 seconds. Your phone will boot. If possible, try to stick the back cover and show it to service center. They will change your phone's motherboard! They don't know about edl and everything! They only change internal parts! :good:
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Yes Go service centre When Your phone in warrenty.
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Try updating your drivers. Happened to me once, MiFlash didn't detect it, but driver MANUAL update helped.
If u r using Mac Then Try in windows with Fastboot Rom.
Phone sent to Service Center....hopefully they will repair with my warranty,So No releases/No Builds around 1 month
After lot of waiting (FROM 23 MAY) this is what i got from my service center
" AFTER SERVICE REVIEWS AND SOFTWARE INSTALATION DEVICE REMAINS WITH A LOADING / DAMAGED MEMORY CHIP"
"The phone is stuck in EDL Mode due to improper use and serious damage from all sides. The same after a service overview and software installation could not be turned on or raised (shows no signs). The service order states that if you want to service, you will be offered an offer to change the motherboard. Greeting"
After that they tell me this"
"Otherwise, changing the motherboard with a working hand would be around 182 USD. Greeting"
i don't have that money it's too much expensive for me so i'm without any phone....
Alek Dev said:
Qfil doesn't work because we have A/B Partition Layout....i have backup of my partitions that's not issue....
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I restored my Mi A1 at least 3 times with QFIL, not a problem.
meltbanana said:
I restored my Mi A1 at least 3 times with QFIL, not a problem.
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What version of QFIL? What OS did you have? what firmware did you use? or you have made backup with qfil then restore it? if you have that will be good to send me at least i can try it ....i ussually get this error dmssfail with QFIL.....ty
Alek Dev said:
What version of QFIL? What OS did you have? what firmware did you use? or you have made backup with qfil then restore it? if you have that will be good to send me at least i can try it ....i ussually get this error dmssfail with QFIL.....ty
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Windows 10 Pro, QFIL latest (2.7 or so), I used the latest stock ROM (tissot_images_V9.5.11.0.ODHMIFA_8.0) provided by Xiaomi.
I can only recommend to extract a ROM to a path close to your volume root, for example D:\Temp\tissot_images_V9.5.11.0.ODHMIFA_8.0.
By using deeper paths you'll probably get errors. Flat build. :good:
meltbanana said:
Windows 10 Pro, QFIL latest (2.7 or so), I used the latest stock ROM (tissot_images_V9.5.11.0.ODHMIFA_8.0) provided by Xiaomi.
I can only recommend to extract a ROM to a path close to your volume root, for example D:\Temp\tissot_images_V9.5.11.0.ODHMIFA_8.0.
By using deeper paths you'll probably get errors. Flat build. :good:
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Thanks when i get the phone back from my carrier i will try it and post here
@meltbanana What Drivers did you use? some link?
Alek Dev said:
@meltbanana What Drivers did you use? some link?
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I used the drivers provided by QFIL. Btw. flashing a flat build by QFIL recreates the partition layout, it really doesn't care about two system partitions.
Flashed EDL mode when I went back from treblizing earlier without going back to stock partition layout in first place.
Qualcomm Flash Image Loader handled it flawlessly to restore the standard gpt provided by rawprogram0.xml .
meltbanana said:
I used the drivers provided by QFIL. Btw. flashing a flat build by QFIL recreates the partition layout, it really doesn't care about two system partitions.
Flashed EDL mode when I went back from treblizing earlier without going back to stock partition layout in first place.
Qualcomm Flash Image Loader handled it flawlessly to restore the standard gpt provided by rawprogram0.xml .
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So it restores the partition layout right? Also can you provide me link of QFIL?
Alek Dev said:
So it restores the partition layout right? Also can you provide me link of QFIL?
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true, it restores the default partition layout, please pick one, that's what I used: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=QPST_2.7.438.3&atb=v89-4_g&ia=web
and here's the ROM link provided by Xiaomi: http://bigota.d.miui.com/V9.5.11.0....0.ODHMIFA_20180504.0000.00_8.0_1a04581058.tgz

Hard Bricked 6T (No TWRP, OEM locked, MSM not working)

Hello dear community,
I've been playing with my 6t for a long time, hundreds of custom roms, kernels, etc..
Lastly I went to official oxygen 10. I tried to install twrp via fastboot but every time I tried to push the files, I would get a error. I reinstalled drivers, tried different ports, different tools..
I got mad and blindly followed some article where someone suggested putting "persist" in the fastboot command, I tried it, I thought it is some kind of "force push" the file and that is how I probably corrupted persist partition. DUMB
Phone not booting of course and I went to restore it with Msmdownload tool.
It did not fixed it.
I tried different versions of msm, I tried going to Hydrogen, tried different USB ports, tried type C ports, different PCs...
No luck, phone is stuck at bootloop, with no TWRP and bootlocked.
I read somewhere that Msmdownload tool is not flashing persist partition and I assume that is the reason why my phone can't be restored.
Fastboot commands are not working anymore and EDL mode is probably the only possible way to communicate with the device.
I live in Montenegro and I can't send phone to oneplus to repair it.
I searched the threads and noticed that some users with similar problem eventually succeed to restore the phone by flashing it with Msm multiple times. I am still trying to do it but no luck.
I would really appreciate help from dev mastermind.
Thank you!
If your bootloader is locked again, i think it is not possible to use Msn tool. I think the only way is to send it for repair if you can't boot the phone.
But maybe i'm wrong and someone else know the sollution.
Deurklink73 said:
If your bootloader is locked again, i think it is not possible to use Msn tool. I think the only way is to send it for repair if you can't boot the phone.
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Thank you for response, but I think that msmdowload tool is made mainly to be able to flash even locked bootloaders, although I am not 100% sure...
Papagaj said:
Thank you for response, but I think that msmdowload tool is made mainly to be able to flash even locked bootloaders, although I am not 100% sure...
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You are correct. Msm tool will work on locked bootloader.
Man that sucks. Seems like you might be screwed. I screwed up a couple times getting to A10 but I was able to get msm tool to work for me. You are using it while your phone is powered off, correct?
Try different version of android with msm tool. Like try using the Android 10 msm tool then try the Android 9 msm tool
GeekMcLeod said:
You are using it while your phone is powered off, correct?
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Hi GeekMcLeod, That's right, I boot it in bootloader mode, select "turn off" just to be sure that phone is shut down. And then I hold volume up and volume down together and plug the cable so it goes in EDL mode. Windows recognize it just as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008, and that is all right I think.
Then I start MSMdownload tool and it flashes everything in around 200 seconds. I leave phone pluged in while it try to boots, but it never boot up. I left it for 45 minutes but still nothing...
jamescable said:
Try different version of android with msm tool. Like try using the Android 10 msm tool then try the Android 9 msm tool
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I tried several versions. I was hoping to find Android 10 tool for oneplus 6t but it is still not available.
Papagaj said:
Hi GeekMcLeod, That's right, I boot it in bootloader mode, select "turn off" just to be sure that phone is shut down. And then I hold volume up and volume down together and plug the cable so it goes in EDL mode. Windows recognize it just as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008, and that is all right I think.
Then I start MSMdownload tool and it flashes everything in around 200 seconds. I leave phone pluged in while it try to boots, but it never boot up. I left it for 45 minutes but still nothing...
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Sounds like a driver problem to me. Try gathering a few (by Google, OnePlus, perhaps even Samsung) and keep trying different ones. I had to do this on my OnePlus One years ago. Then suddenly I found one that worked and I could revive it back from the dead. Not saying that it would work for you but it might. In my case it was a Qualcomm tool. If you still end up with nothing but dead ends today, I'd initiate a chat with OnePlus on this page (select your country at the bottom of the page first).
Wrapped with delicious Fajita [emoji896]
The only solution is to use smt mode inside msmdownloadtool, which will restore persist partition, but with some disadvantages.
Be aware that you WILL LOSE YOUR IMEIs and WIDEVINE L1, use it at your own risk.
If you decide to do it (remember you WILL LOSE YOUR IMEIs and WIDEVINE L1!) follow this:
1.- Run MSMDownloadTool.
2.- Click on Verify and wait till it says "MD5 Check OK!".
3.- Then click on SMT Mode.
4.- Then click on Start like you would normally do with upgrade mode.
5.- The you need to enter as password "te123" and select your phone's capacity.
6.- If it says something like "Port disabled by user", go to the top left corner and click on "SMT", "COM Setup" and check everything, then click on the left button, and retry steps 4-5.
7.- When the process finishes the phone won't reboot, so you'll need to hold VolumeUP+Power until it powers on, then wait around 5 minutes and your phone will be back to life!!
8.- If you have an IMEI backup, just follow this guide (https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/guide-oneplus-6t-unlock-bootloader-t3851789) (I don't know if this is the correct way to post links)
I hope you get your phone fixed.
Papagaj said:
Hi GeekMcLeod, That's right, I boot it in bootloader mode, select "turn off" just to be sure that phone is shut down. And then I hold volume up and volume down together and plug the cable so it goes in EDL mode. Windows recognize it just as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008, and that is all right I think.
Then I start MSMdownload tool and it flashes everything in around 200 seconds. I leave phone pluged in while it try to boots, but it never boot up. I left it for 45 minutes but still nothing...
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Don't go to edl mode. Just have your phone powered off and use msm tool. I used it a couple times while getting to A10 and I only ever had to power my phone off.
amt911 said:
The only solution is to use smt mode inside msmdownloadtool, which will restore persist partition, but with some disadvantages.
Be aware that you WILL LOSE YOUR IMEIs and WIDEVINE L1, use it at your own risk.
If you decide to do it (remember you WILL LOSE YOUR IMEIs and WIDEVINE L1!) follow this:
1.- Run MSMDownloadTool.
2.- Click on Verify and wait till it says "MD5 Check OK!".
3.- Then click on SMT Mode.
4.- Then click on Start like you would normally do with upgrade mode.
5.- The you need to enter as password "te123" and select your phone's capacity.
6.- If it says something like "Port disabled by user", go to the top left corner and click on "SMT", "COM Setup" and check everything, then click on the left button, and retry steps 4-5.
7.- When the process finishes the phone won't reboot, so you'll need to hold VolumeUP+Power until it powers on, then wait around 5 minutes and your phone will be back to life!!
8.- If you have an IMEI backup, just follow this guide (https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/guide-oneplus-6t-unlock-bootloader-t3851789) (I don't know if this is the correct way to post links)
I hope you get your phone fixed.
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@Papagaj do this....thats the only fix....I purposely wipe persist for to test something and I did that to recover from the boot loop.. persist store sensor information that vital to getting phone to boot....that's why it not booting..kernel is look for the sensor info but can't find it
Timmmmaaahh said:
Sounds like a driver problem to me. Try gathering a few (by Google, OnePlus, perhaps even Samsung) and keep trying different ones. I had to do this on my OnePlus One years ago. Then suddenly I found one that worked and I could revive it back from the dead.]
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Timmmmaaahh I am so glad to see you on my thread! I learned fundamentals of flashing on your guides back in Bacon days, and never bricked it even once! But this A/B partitions really gave me headaches....
It is highly likely that drivers are causing problem, I tried to flash it with msm tool on fresh windows where I let it to automatically download required drivers and the msm progress appear to be same as when I used drivers which are recommended by msmtool developer. I will try several more and will be back with results within few hours.
amt911 said:
The only solution is to use smt mode inside msmdownloadtool, which will restore persist partition, but with some disadvantages.
Be aware that you WILL LOSE YOUR IMEIs and WIDEVINE L1, use it at your own risk.
8.- If you have an IMEI backup, just follow this guide
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Is there a way to backup IMEI and WIDEVINE L1 at this moment? I think it is highly unlikely because functionality is limited to EDL only....
Or is there a way I can restore it later if I manage to fix a device with smt mode?
GeekMcLeod said:
Don't go to edl mode. Just have your phone powered off and use msm tool. I used it a couple times while getting to A10 and I only ever had to power my phone off.
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How do you mean? I can't get phone connected with msm tool if it is not in EDL mode.. It is not recognized when in stock recovery, bootloader or trying to boot up OS, that is only three states this phone can be at the moment.
Papagaj said:
Timmmmaaahh I am so glad to see you on my thread! I learned fundamentals of flashing on your guides back in Bacon days, and never bricked it even once! But this A/B partitions really gave me headaches....
It is highly likely that drivers are causing problem, I tried to flash it with msm tool on fresh windows where I let it to automatically download required drivers and the msm progress appear to be same as when I used drivers which are recommended by msmtool developer. I will try several more and will be back with results within few hours.
Is there a way to backup IMEI and WIDEVINE L1 at this moment? I think it is highly unlikely because functionality is limited to EDL only....
Or is there a way I can restore it later if I manage to fix a device with smt mode?
How do you mean? I can't get phone connected with msm tool if it is not in EDL mode.. It is not recognized when in stock recovery, bootloader or trying to boot up OS, that is only three states this phone can be at the moment.
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Nope....just rewrite you IMEI with a Qualcomm tool..quite a few available
Papagaj said:
How do you mean? I can't get phone connected with msm tool if it is not in EDL mode.. It is not recognized when in stock recovery, bootloader or trying to boot up OS, that is only three states this phone can be at the moment.
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Oh. The few times I used it I just powered off my phone and connected it to my computer. Started msm tool and it did its thing.
Papagaj said:
this A/B partitions really gave me headaches
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You and me both! ? lol...
I recently got stuck in a weird bootloop thing with a, what i think was, corrupted boot.img. Try finding a stock android boot.img, boot to fastboot, and run the command fastboot flash boot <boot.img> on both partition A and B. If you can't find a stock boot.img, i managed to find one and can link to a download.
All right, here is the situation.
I finally managed to boot up the phone. amt911 gave working instructions on post #10. Thank you bro, you are awesome, and Thank you Tech_Savvy for confirming the method, you are badass who deletes partitions just for fun!
All right I got the phone booted up but as amt911 mentioned, I lost my IMEI numbers, without IMEI numbers you can't dial numbers, receive calls or use mobile data.
BACKUP IMEI NUMBERS FOLKS, you never know when the partitions will screw you over!
I was dumb one without backup and I had to contact Oneplus support for help. I was suprised how quickly I got into communications with one of the assistants.. in less than 10 seconds.
They ask you to do full reset via stock recovery and some other basic troubleshoots, after nothing, obviously, fix the missing IMEI they will arrange remote session to get your phone fixed.
You have to persist on remote session as some of assistants told me that I have to send the phone to repair.
Before they arrange session for you, you need to show them "proof of the purchase" ALSO KEEP THAT FOLKS I lost mine long time ago but luckily I found photo of invoice I took when I bought phone, phew*
I didnt have it at first when I contacted them and they say there is nothing they can do without a proof! DON'T STEAL PHONES FOLKS and then ask for support...
They will contact me for session within 48 hours and I will share the experience here.
Thank you again people!
JTVivian said:
I recently got stuck in a weird bootloop thing with a, what i think was, corrupted boot.img. Try finding a stock android boot.img, boot to fastboot, and run the command fastboot flash boot <boot.img> on both partition A and B. If you can't find a stock boot.img, i managed to find one and can link to a download.
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Thank you JTVivian for helpful suggestion, but that method would not work. When your bootloader is locked, fastboot commands are useless, you can't flash anything.
Papagaj said:
Thank you JTVivian for helpful suggestion, but that method would not work. When your bootloader is locked, fastboot commands are useless, you can't flash anything.
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Ah you're right, i wasn't sure if that was the case but i thought i'd throw out the suggestion anyways.

Help sort of "bricked" phone to unbrick!

My Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 is stuck on the screen," Powered by Android". I have neither rooted nor unlocked the bootloader. I had received the error of "Your device is corrupted" and had followed the guide to remove that. For a month, my phone lagged and had a drop in battery. Restarting it has caused it to not work.Now, it's showing no signs of starting. Any help will be sincerely appreciated!
manav113 said:
My Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 is stuck on the screen," Powered by Android". I have neither rooted nor unlocked the bootloader. I had received the error of "Your device is corrupted" and had followed the guide to remove that. For a month, my phone lagged and had a drop in battery. Restarting it has caused it to not work.Now, it's showing no signs of starting. Any help will be sincerely appreciated!
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download 059 fastboot rom[search in forum you will find 059 fastboot rom. it is in-(how to use flashtool thread)]
unzip it.
connect your phone with pc as in fastboot mode.
double click on flashallAFT.bat or .cmd file from fastboot rom folder.
059 fresh installtion will be donw by this although you will lose all your data so please backup if possible.
after that if u still have that 'your device is corrupt' error follow my thread . corrupt state fix command dosnt mess with your system whatsoever. so either u deleted some files accidently or it got deleted during update. dont blame any buddy regarding that.
P53mutant said:
download 059 fastboot rom[search in forum you will find 059 fastboot rom. it is in-(how to use flashtool thread)]
unzip it.
connect your phone with pc as in fastboot mode.
double click on flashallAFT.bat or .cmd file from fastboot rom folder.
059 fresh installtion will be donw by this although you will lose all your data so please backup if possible.
after that if u still have that 'your device is corrupt' error follow my thread . corrupt state fix command dosnt mess with your system whatsoever. so either u deleted some files accidently or it got deleted during update. dont blame any buddy regarding that.
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Thanks for Replying bro. TMy phone is not going to any mode ie neither fastboot nor recovery. Its only showing Powered by Android whatever combinations I go with.I am thinking to try the QFIL s/w.
manav113 said:
Thanks for Replying bro. TMy phone is not going to any mode ie neither fastboot nor recovery. Its only showing Powered by Android whatever combinations I go with.I am thinking to try the QFIL s/w.
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go for qfil then but use 059 qfil otherwise 130 qfill u will lose your persist,factory,fsg partition. doownload 059 fastboot rom . it is combined fastboot qfill rom. use it same as other qfill rom but choose here ww_no-nfc_no-fsg raw program.
btw your device showing powered by android that means u can go into fastboot mode and recovery mode both. just press and hold power button untill u see restart of ur screen. as soon as u see that press violume up along with power key. u will def get acess to fastboot mode.
P53mutant said:
go for qfil then but use 059 qfil otherwise 130 qfill u will lose your persist,factory,fsg partition. doownload 059 fastboot rom . it is combined fastboot qfill rom. use it same as other qfill rom but choose here ww_no-nfc_no-fsg raw program.
btw your device showing powered by android that means u can go into fastboot mode and recovery mode both. just press and hold power button untill u see restart of ur screen. as soon as u see that press violume up along with power key. u will def get acess to fastboot mode.
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Didn't worked.. QFIL s/w was not able to detect the port even after connecting the mobile.. Tried to completely discharge and recharge hoping it would work.. Now, its not even recharging.. Nothing works now..Feels like a motherboard problem now..Should I rebuy the 4GB version or look for another mobile?
Try asus service center
manav113 said:
Didn't worked.. QFIL s/w was not able to detect the port even after connecting the mobile.. Tried to completely discharge and recharge hoping it would work.. Now, its not even recharging.. Nothing works now..Feels like a motherboard problem now..Should I rebuy the 4GB version or look for another mobile?
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motherboard issue not lead to sudden death of phone. did u encounter random reboot before every 10-20 mins if not no worry.
for qfill u have to turn off your phone and press vol + and vol - together and have to connect your hpone with pc. check device manager of pc it will show port and comt device 2-3 mins after successfull qualcomm diag port driver installation.
98har**** said:
Try asus service center
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No response. They said they aren't able to fix it. Can give 1k for the lcd screen.. :crying:
P53mutant said:
motherboard issue not lead to sudden death of phone. did u encounter random reboot before every 10-20 mins if not no worry.
for qfill u have to turn off your phone and press vol + and vol - together and have to connect your hpone with pc. check device manager of pc it will show port and comt device 2-3 mins after successfull qualcomm diag port driver installation.
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Didn't had any random reboot stuff. I thought voltage fluctuations might have affected it. I had charged it at the Airport the same day the phone gave up. The QFIL software was not able to detect port even while pressing vol+ and vol- .Service Centre tells me its a PCB problem and are asking 3k for repair. Looks like a new phone is somewhere in the line for future.
manav113 said:
Didn't had any random reboot stuff. I thought voltage fluctuations might have affected it. I had charged it at the Airport the same day the phone gave up. The QFIL software was not able to detect port even while pressing vol+ and vol- .Service Centre tells me its a PCB problem and are asking 3k for repair. Looks like a new phone is somewhere in the line for future.
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well good riddance

device bricked by itself..? unable to boot or charge

i shut down my device by tapping power off. then removed sim card and sd card after screen went black. but when i tried to power on, it doesnt respond.. i tried holding the power button for 10s, it gives me a black screen and vibrates and instantly closes again.. so i cant boot into recovery, i cant boot to fastboot, and its unreadable on pc, it doesnt charge, no bootlogo, nothing. just bricked..
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i dont know why, but it just bricked by itself.. i've been using mokee 9 date of 1/1/2020 thats the last update i installed, with add on su and everything was working perfectly and even if i reboot multiple times..
bootloader was unlocked so xiaomi centers wont help me..
how is it possible to make it boot again? i mean like wtf even happened? i did nothing.. i didnt flash anything and system was READ ONLY before powering off.. all i did was remove sim and sd cards... even after flashing mokee updates yesterday, it booted normally and idk what's going on..
any help?
EDIT: the phone's hard disk IC was damaged. I went to a tech guy and he changed it but then the motherboard broke entirely after flashing the qcn file for imei. Device out of warranty of course because of the damn bootloader. Thank you xiaomi for the great phone that only lasted one month before dying completely.
attempt 2
in attempt 1 i tried force reboot as mentioned, didnt work
attempt 2 : i tried force reboot while plugged to pc, this showed up
attempt 3
i tried to flash a new firmware, but device unreadable. must be on fastboot mode for mi flasher to be able to read it. im starting to lose hope.. the device is new though it makes me sad
on some topic of a bricked phone online, someone mentioned that he should try EDL mode, by cmd command FASTBOOT OEM EDL
so i tried it many times until it said successful. but still didnt fix anything, because it didnt actually boot into EDL mode, had to open my device physically and use test points. so attempt 4 failed
does this mean fastboot works?
after attempt 4, it said successful so if fastboot works like that then i can flash stock boot.img or something.. right? which image should i start with
forum
boody shaban said:
on some topic of a bricked phone online, someone mentioned that he should try EDL mode, by cmd command FASTBOOT OEM EDL
so i tried it many times until it said successful. but still didnt fix anything. so attempt 4 failed
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this is the forum of the bricked phone similar to mine, except that i didnt try any flash like him it just happened randomly
https://c.mi.com/thread-2334646-1-0.html
attempt 5
attempt 5 failed, i tried flashing whole firmware one by one, i started with vbmeta, then recovery but it failed. idk what to do
notice
i have noticed that it only flashes small img files, if its 100kb or more it will fail. maybe due to device restart because the only way to make it read in fastboot mode is to force restart multiple times until it flashes. what to do now?
attempt 6
so according to this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJoIiLE_w3w
he installed a driver (name in attachment) then refreshed on mi flash so his device became readable on mi flasher
i tried that but it didnt work.
final attempt.. out of hope
found the possible solution. its called a deep flash cable, i will just go to any tech guy and ask him for help.
see attachment for info.
boody shaban said:
found the possible solution. its called a deep flash cable, i will just go to any tech guy and ask him for help.
see attachment for info.
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In order to enter test point / EDL / 9008 mode, you have to physically open your device and connect two points on the phone's board. Search on YouTube for Redmi 7a EDL. If you get to EDL mode, you can flash original stock firmware via MiFlash.
Reason for brick
cg730620 said:
In order to enter test point / EDL / 9008 mode, you have to physically open your device and connect two points on the phone's board. Search on YouTube for Redmi 7a EDL. If you get to EDL mode, you can flash original stock firmware via MiFlash.
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Yes, I hate tearing up my device so I took it to a professional. He failed to open ADL but he did the 9008. Now he waits some kind of credit. Not sure if for the app to work or for the bootloader to unlock, although it was already unlocked but maybe somehow got locked..
Any way, expected reason for brick is either latest magisk module, or kernel tweaks..
I gave the device to a professional, but he also failed to flash it even with test point. He said he was searching for a file.. I dont remember its name, something like IMOH..
Now I need to know any possible reason that might brick my phone again to avoid it
cg730620
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cg730620 said:
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The app he used was called ultimate multi tools
test point attempt failed
i did the test point, booted to 9008 mode but still nothing.
i think i know why the phone got bricked by itself, it got ARB stands for AUTOROLLBACK
read more about it here https://mi-globe.com/unbrick-your-xiaomi-phone-without-authorized-mi-account/
bootloader got automatically locked again.
Never lock the bootloader if:
- your phone was delivered Chinese version and you flashed Global firmware
- your phone was delivered Global version and you flashed Chinese firmware
- you changed system, vendor, boot or recovery partition
- you installed a custom or modified stock rom
ARB isn't an issue with this phone I suppose. Because I was on 11.0.5 and rolled back to 10.2.5 without problems.
Have you tried MiFlash Pro?
See here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/miflash-pro-t4030809
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boody shaban said:
i did the test point, booted to 9008 mode but still nothing.
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It seems that error is related to your computer. Reinstall drivers and MiFlash.
QDLoader Drivers:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/0jfq2r7adylnltu/QDLoader_HS-USB_Driver.zip/file
ADB driver:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/qskct06xyx1iivs/ADB%2Bdriver%2Bv1.17%2Blite.zip/file
MiFlash:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/bdjugf3zx7037yl/MiFlash2018-5-28-0.zip/file
Read about a similar problem here:
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/mi5-bricked-i-bricked-my-new-mi5-with-miui8.32439/
cg730620 said:
Never lock the bootloader if:
- your phone was delivered Chinese version and you flashed Global firmware
- your phone was delivered Global version and you flashed Chinese firmware
- you changed system, vendor, boot or recovery partition
- you installed a custom or modified stock rom
ARB isn't an issue with this phone I suppose. Because I was on 11.0.5 and rolled back to 10.2.5 without problems.
Have you tried MiFlash Pro?
See here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/how-to/miflash-pro-t4030809
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It seems that error is related to your computer. Reinstall drivers and MiFlash.
QDLoader Drivers:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/0jfq2r7adylnltu/QDLoader_HS-USB_Driver.zip/file
ADB driver:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/qskct06xyx1iivs/ADB%2Bdriver%2Bv1.17%2Blite.zip/file
MiFlash:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/bdjugf3zx7037yl/MiFlash2018-5-28-0.zip/file
Read about a similar problem here:
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/mi5-bricked-i-bricked-my-new-mi5-with-miui8.32439/
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but im sure i have all drivers installed in fact i used mi flash more than once and it worked perfectly fine, and i swear i didnt try to lock it or anything, what happened is, mokee auto updates installed add on magisk and it was the latest version so i think this might have bricked it. idk..
ok i downloed all the drivers and reinstalled them, same error : "library not registered"

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