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Working! How to root Tablet Z 10.4.B.0.577 [for UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER only]

Hi friends, I've found a way to root 10.4.B.0.577 android 4.3. Please see the instructions below:
Prerequisite:
1. Download SuperSU flashable at: http://download.chainfire.eu/351/
2. Download extract the boot.img from CM10.2 (attached as well)
3. Download the install fastboot
Steps:
1. Flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577
2. Put the Tablet Z in fastboot mode (press and hold Vol+ when inserting USB cable)
3. Open a console where the fastboot.exe is located, type
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
4. Keep pressing Vol+ for a few times it boots up
5. Install SuperSU as normal
6. Power off the device
7. Flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577 again BUT EXCLUDE the SYSTEM
8. Boot up and you will have the SuperSU installed
My device is unlocked, I'm not sure if this works for locked bootloader as well. Try at your own risk! This method should work for both WIFI and LTE models.
[Files uploaded again, change 001.boot.zip to boot.zip.001 and do the same to 002 unzip]

This method works fine but only with unlocked bootloader as if you are locked you cant flash boot.img from fastboot

pangiotis24 said:
This method works fine but only with unlocked bootloader as if you are locked you cant flash boot.img from fastboot
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For Locked bootloader, the only working method atm is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588442, the files needed for all XTZ models ( 351,321,311,312) are there now

Unlock/Root/Relock BL
Hello!! Great job but i have a question!! Can we unlock the bootloader, root with your guide and then relock the bootloader?? It will be rooted after relock?

Attached files ?
Xyam said:
Hi friends, I've found a way to root 10.4.B.0.577 android 4.3. Please see the instructions below:
Prerequisite:
1. Download SuperSU flashable at:
2. Download extract the boot.img from CM10.2 (attached as well)
3. Download the install fastboot
Steps:
1. Flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577
2. Put the Tablet Z in fastboot mode (press and hold Vol+ when inserting USB cable)
3. Open a console where the fastboot.exe is located, type
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
4. Keep pressing Vol+ for a few times it boots up
5. Install SuperSU as normal
6. Power off the device
7. Flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577 again BUT EXCLUDE the SYSTEM
8. Boot up and you will have the SuperSU installed
My device is unlocked, I'm not sure if this works for locked bootloader as well. Try at your own risk! This method should work for both WIFI and LTE models.
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Sorry, but when you say that the files are attached... attached to where ? can't see them anywhere. thanks in advance.

Installing SuperSU
Xyam said:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
4. Keep pressing Vol+ for a few times it boots up
5. Install SuperSU as normal
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Sorry for asking again, I'm new and I'm struggling with this. I tried to follow your steps (my tablet is a SGP312). I followed the steps, but I'm not sure if the ZIP file with SuperSU has to be downloaded to the tablet or what, as in step 5 you say "install SuperSU as normal". Does that mean through play store ? Directly from the file ? If it´s from the file, how ?
When I tried this in my tablet, after flashing boot.img and rebooting, I got a loader screen where I selected add super used, rebooted, and then... the tablet didn´t start again. It gets stuck in the initial booting screen with the color lights passing.
Also, I noticed that after the fastboot reboot, the message that I got in the loader mentioned SGP311, not 312. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

TheRealAlexei said:
Sorry for asking again, I'm new and I'm struggling with this. I tried to follow your steps (my tablet is a SGP312). I followed the steps, but I'm not sure if the ZIP file with SuperSU has to be downloaded to the tablet or what, as in step 5 you say "install SuperSU as normal". Does that mean through play store ? Directly from the file ? If it´s from the file, how ?
When I tried this in my tablet, after flashing boot.img and rebooting, I got a loader screen where I selected add super used, rebooted, and then... the tablet didn´t start again. It gets stuck in the initial booting screen with the color lights passing.
Also, I noticed that after the fastboot reboot, the message that I got in the loader mentioned SGP311, not 312. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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you have to flash the SuperSU .zip file via CWM. Do you know how to enter CWM and flash a .zip file?

Vaggelis AsKyE said:
you have to flash the SuperSU .zip file via CWM. Do you know how to enter CWM and flash a .zip file?
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I think through the fastboot reboot, pressing the vol up. When I tried it before I entered in some kind of boot menu, with one option been "install from zip" or something like that but I didn´t try it.
I tried entering in it again and clicked on factory reset hoping that would do a cfresh install, but I still have the same issue: when powering up the tablet it keeps displaying the intro (the color lines) endlessly

TheRealAlexei said:
I think through the fastboot reboot, pressing the vol up. When I tried it before I entered in some kind of boot menu, with one option been "install from zip" or something like that but I didn´t try it.
I tried entering in it again and clicked on factory reset hoping that would do a cfresh install, but I still have the same issue: when powering up the tablet it keeps displaying the intro (the color lines) endlessly
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you have to follow the guide!! at the step u flash boot.img and restart the tablet you must press rapidly many times to enter the boot menu. There u chose install from zip and find the file SuperSU.zip (i recommend u to use external sd card to save the SuperSU.zip file). When it finish u go back and find the ''Advanced'' option on the boot menu, u press it and then press power off. Then flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577 again BUT EXCLUDE the SYSTEM!!!

Vaggelis AsKyE said:
you have to follow the guide!! at the step u flash boot.img and restart the tablet you must press rapidly many times to enter the boot menu. There u chose install from zip and find the file SuperSU.zip (i recommend u to use external sd card to save the SuperSU.zip file). When it finish u go back and find the ''Advanced'' option on the boot menu, u press it and then press power off. Then flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577 again BUT EXCLUDE the SYSTEM!!!
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Thanks for your help. Actually I managed to do it pretty much as you said) except the advanced -> power off, which I didn´t know: I assumed that was the way to access the boot menu, and to install Super SU, so I copied the ZIP into my external SDCard, did all the steps, and my tablet came back to life... with SuperSU installed
Lucky me I did a full backup following another guide, because in my desperation to bring my tablet back to life I did a full wipe out / factory reset (which btw didn´t solve anything).
Thanks for your replies and apologies if my questions seemed dumb... It's been many years since I "almost" break a device and lost all the data

TheRealAlexei said:
Thanks for your help. Actually I managed to do it pretty much as you said) except the advanced -> power off, which I didn´t know: I assumed that was the way to access the boot menu, and to install Super SU, so I copied the ZIP into my external SDCard, did all the steps, and my tablet came back to life... with SuperSU installed
Lucky me I did a full backup following another guide, because in my desperation to bring my tablet back to life I did a full wipe out / factory reset (which btw didn´t solve anything).
Thanks for your replies and apologies if my questions seemed dumb... It's been many years since I "almost" break a device and lost all the data
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Happy you made it!!! :good:
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TheRealAlexei said:
Thanks for your help. Actually I managed to do it pretty much as you said) except the advanced -> power off, which I didn´t know: I assumed that was the way to access the boot menu, and to install Super SU, so I copied the ZIP into my external SDCard, did all the steps, and my tablet came back to life... with SuperSU installed
Lucky me I did a full backup following another guide, because in my desperation to bring my tablet back to life I did a full wipe out / factory reset (which btw didn´t solve anything).
Thanks for your replies and apologies if my questions seemed dumb... It's been many years since I "almost" break a device and lost all the data
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I have one question!! Does your tablet lag a little when it is closing? The bar loading at me and for 10 sec tablet freezes and then it close... do u experience the same issue??

TheRealAlexei said:
Sorry, but when you say that the files are attached... attached to where ? can't see them anywhere. thanks in advance.
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Sorry just realized that XDA did not allow .001 and .002. Please download them again, change 001.boot.zip to boot.zip.001 and do the same to 002 to unzip. Alternatively you can download CM10.2 and extract the boot.img from the zip.

Vaggelis AsKyE said:
Happy you made it!!! :good:
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I have one question!! Does your tablet lag a little when it is closing? The bar loading at me and for 10 sec tablet freezes and then it close... do u experience the same issue??
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did you mean shutting down or what? if you are mentioning shutting down, i have the same issue, but not related to rooting. just wait for around 20~30 seconds after you see "shutting down"

Vaggelis AsKyE said:
Hello!! Great job but i have a question!! Can we unlock the bootloader, root with your guide and then relock the bootloader?? It will be rooted after relock?
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i was thinking the same idea. but will only do that if i have a hardware issue and need repair at sony repair center

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Xyam said:
did you mean shutting down or what? if you are mentioning shutting down, i have the same issue, but not related to rooting. just wait for around 20~30 seconds after you see "shutting down"
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I chose shut down from the menu and the bar is loading. After a while tablet freezes and after 10-15 seconds tablet goes off

ok so
i have SGP311 with 10.4.B.0.577
i must have custom recovery to instal UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.86.zip or i can instal it in stock ?

Mr0czny said:
ok so
i have SGP311 with 10.4.B.0.577
i must have custom recovery to instal UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.86.zip or i can instal it in stock ?
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if u flash boot.img with flashtool u will get custom recovery (CWM) installed!!!

Hello,
I have ever update my XTZ on 4.3 JB. Do you think it is necessary to "flashboot" again the new firmware (Step 7) after install of Supersu.zip ?
If yes, can you explain why ?
Thanks for your help

strung3 said:
Hello,
I have ever update my XTZ on 4.3 JB. Do you think it is necessary to "flashboot" again the new firmware (Step 7) after install of Supersu.zip ?
If yes, can you explain why ?
Thanks for your help
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Hello,
At this guide u flash boot.img from CM10.2 ROM (Step 3). At the end you have to reflash the new firmware so the boot, kernel etc change, because if u stay with CM10.2 u will get bootloops!!

Vaggelis AsKyE said:
If you unlock bootloader you can't use music info download and Bravia engine also. Although, I unlocked my bootloader and I followed your guide rooting successfully my Xperia Tablet Z SGP311 with .577 firmware. I used the latest flashtool to unlock the bootloader!!
When I finished all the process of rooting the music info didn't work so I tried to relock the bootloader with flashtool!! I did and guess what!! I have root with locked bootloader, stock firmware and working music info download!!!
You can make a guide that everyone with his own ftf can root his device just unlocking and locking the bootloader!!
The process must be done strictly with flashtool cause it keeps the keys for the relock!!!
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Question: if you unlock the bootloader with Sony tools do you loose the music download info and the Bravia engine ????????

[GUIDE Step-byStep]RETURN2STOCK/UNBRICK/UNLOCK/ROOT] e.g. STUCK AFTER UPDATE

How to unbrick or get back stock on your Huawei Mate 8. There are many reasons why you would want to do that.
In my case my device (AL10) was stuck at "your device cannot be trusted" after updating from B180 to B321.
First I got to thank acer73 for his software. ajsmsg78 and Kris Chen for their links to the right ROMs.
Also thanks to DarkSilentSC for his help, especially with the L29, great support.
He has a L29, which I don't have, so I'm glad he provides help with that device.
This worked for me on my AL10 to get it back on track, should work on other models too. Just have to find the right ROMSs as according to your model. However, I am not responsible if this does not work for you or if it bricks your phone even more.
And remember: don't forget turning on usb debugging whenever you can!
Unbrick (return to Stock)
1. Find yourself a stock ROM.zip according to your model and extract from the zip the update.app (I used one from a B172 (AL10) Stock ROM, I was running a B180 custom ROM, it worked.)
2. Download the Huawei Update Extractor http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2433454
3. Extract boot.img, recovery.img, system.img and cust.img with the HuaweiUpateExtractor from the Update.App you find in the ROM to somewhere where you can find them easily
4. Head over to http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/development/rayglobe-italian-knife-t3295526 (You can also do it with fastboot commands, but Acer73's tool makes it easier)
5. get yourself the Italian Knife (btw you probably have to turn off your anti-virus program), extract it in a directory on your PC and start Rayglobe_knife.exe
6. Put the images you have extracted into the folder Unbrick (same directory where you extracted Rayglobe Knife in). The folder was created after you started Rayglobe_Knife.exe
7. Boot your phone into bootloader.
8. In the Rayglobe Knife tool choose Unbrick and choose the option where it says you have placed all the images in the unbrick folder.
9. let the magic work. The phone will restart and it will probably take 15 minutes, make sure its charged enough.
After all that I quickly updated to the latest Stock ROM version, in my case B321, which you need to do if you want to flash later a custom B321. See second post if you want to do that as well or continue with unlocking the bootloader.
Now lets get the bootloader unlocked (for some reason mine was still unlocked)
1. Get Minimal ADB https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24521665358595410
2. Hopefully you still have your unlock code (cause you need it otherwise it won't work)
3. Put your phone in Bootloader Mode (Press & hold power and volume down)
4. Extract Minimal ADB zip and run command.bat
5. Type <fastboot oem unlock xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (where xxxx is your bootloader unlock code)
6. Done
Now lets get twrp set up
1. For that we need minimal ADB again
2. Headover to http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/development/recovery-twrp-huawei-mate-8-t3298567
3. Download TWRP according to your EMUI (For B321 it's EMUI 4.1)
4. Place the image in the directory of the Minimal ADB
5. Rename it to just twrp.img (not necessary but simplifies things)
6. Put your phone in Bootloader Mode (Press & hold power and volume down)
7. Run command.bat
8. Type <fastboot flash recovery twrp.img>
9. Then type fastboot reboot
10. Now you can hold volume up and power until your phone boots into TWRP
11. You need to format data (you'll lose everything on your phone)
12. Done

Remember: don't forget turning on usb debugging whenever you can!
!!!FOR L29 scroll down to DarkSilentSC's instructions!!!
After unbricking I quickly updated my AL10 to the latest version, in this case B321. Should work with all B3xx
1. Head over to Kris Chen's thread (this I used for the AL10)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/development/rom-verison-t3324164
Or ajsmsg78's (also AL10 and L09)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66776194&postcount=58 to get the Stock B321
2. Download the ROM and after downloading the zip file, extract update.app from it. Copy the UPDATE.APP to the internal memory of your HM8 in a folder called - dload (you may have to create it). Then press [volume+]+
[volume-]+[power] together to force the update.
3. Voila B321
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!!![For the L29 you should try DarkSilentSC's instructions, which you find below or in post #54 on page 6 http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/general/unbrick-updating-to-b321-t3375934/page6 don't forget to hit thanks!!!
1. Start from stock B170 firmware with TWRP ready
2. Extract BOOT, CUST, RECOVERY, SYSTEM from B321 UPDATE.APP
3. Add firmware .zip file (which contains META-INF folder and UPDATE.APP) and place it into internal storage
4. Make sure internal storage data is fully backed up
5. Delete All Accounts in Settings
6. Go to Recovery, Wipe Cache, Delvik Cache, Data, System
7. Flash that .zip file! (Getting errors is okay at this time) [This is what I didn't do before!]
8. Boot straight to bootloader
9. fastboot flash boot, cust, and system
10. let it boot. Let it proceed with encryption process in chinese and fully boot into EMUI
11. NOW I'M AT EMUI 4.1!
12. Reboot to fastboot and fastboot flash insecure_boot and flash TWRP
13. Reboot to recovery (TWRP) and then flash whatever rom you want to place in!
14. Enjoying it!

Great, was looking for details instructions like that, was stuck at cannot be trusted screen

Hello. Also i stuck today when i try to update. I try at my own all what did you said ......everything greast but when i try to flash rom from update.app proccess no pass more than 5:%.
My phone was also al-10 but 2 months ago i debrand with internation rom of acer. Nothing i cant flash . phone reboot work but can flash i thing my problem is the oem info file. Can anyone please help me

ganjbass said:
Hello. Also i stuck today when i try to update. I try at my own all what did you said ......everything greast but when i try to flash rom from update.app proccess no pass more than 5:%.
My phone was also al-10 but 2 months ago i debrand with internation rom of acer. Nothing i cant flash . phone reboot work but can flash i thing my problem is the oem info file. Can anyone please help me
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Which update.app did you use? Maybe your download is corrupt?
BTW I debranded mine too with Acer's to international.

GerManiac said:
Which update.app did you use? Maybe your download is corrupt?
BTW I debranded mine too with Acer's to international.
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NXT-AL10C00B321 i extract i unbrick from acer tool and then i use uppdate.app t but no pass more than 5%
What method you used for deprand? mine after debrand no able to use wifi recovery also no let me update even if i install factory recovery.

ganjbass said:
NXT-AL10C00B321 i extract i unbrick from acer tool and then i use uppdate.app t but no pass more than 5%
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But you first used different ROM images to unbrick and then tried to update to B321.
really sounds as if your file is corrupted. Would try to download it again

GerManiac said:
But you first used different ROM images to unbrick and then tried to update to B321.
really sounds as if your file is corrupted. Would try to download it again
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ok i will try tommorow......thanks for help by theway the phone booted but if i flash recovery for root no boot.... very strange....sometimes aloud to flash from boot some times no ohhhhhhh(((
Or something no correct with huawei extractor..... Can you provide extracted files?
Thanks in advance.

So I unbricked with B170 and then tried force flashing B321. My first attempt at flashing B321 ended up getting stuck at 5%. Tried flashing again and it said it was incompatible with the current firmware version of my phone. Any ideas on what I should do next?
Edit: Nevermind. I mistakenly copied the UPDATE.APP from B170 to the dload folder instead of the one from B321. lol
Now on B321. Thanks!

AndroidBestieRE said:
Great, was looking for details instructions like that, was stuck at cannot be trusted screen
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Used this stock ROM for L29 to unbrick, it worked well following OP instructions
update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1076/g104/v46463/f1/full/update.zip

hi, i have follow unbrick guide with knife, flash from knife and phone reboot. when phone reboot in settings, info phones, serial number is b321. is corretcly??

danielg90 said:
hi, i have follow unbrick guide with knife, flash from knife and phone reboot. when phone reboot in settings, info phones, serial number is b321. is corretcly??
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Don't know which ROM you used to unbrick.
But seems that you used an B321 if that worked for you and you have no problems then that is great.
Could mean that wet can unbrick straight with the most current ROM available. If someone else could confirm?

GerManiac said:
Don't know which ROM you used to unbrick.
But seems that you used an B321 if that worked for you and you have no problems then that is great.
Could mean that wet can unbrick straight with the most current ROM available. If someone else could confirm?
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i have AL10, please link stock rom that you used

danielg90 said:
i have AL10, please link stock rom that you used
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Can't find the link right now, am in the car, but I've found this link to B170
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G884/g77/v43738/f1/full/update.zip:
Did not check though if it works

GerManiac said:
Can't find the link right now, am in the car, but I've found this link to B170
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G884/g77/v43738/f1/full/update.zip:
Did not check though if it works
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sorry, is possible flash with knife if bootloader is locked? my bootloader is locked

hello, my phone is still stuck.. i tried other cust/system/recovery/boot from other update.app, but its still stuck at: your device has been unlocked... im on l29

Have NXT-L29, downloaded stock L09 file from posted link, placed UPDATE.APP into 'dload' folder which I created, but still hanging at 5%. What to do?? Exactly where do I create this 'dload' folder? Just at 'Internal Storage'?

danielg90 said:
sorry, is possible flash with knife if bootloader is locked? my bootloader is locked
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Bootloader has to be unlocked. You can unlock best with DC unlocker, it's fast and only costs around 5 dollars.
Unless you already have your unlock code then you can unlock following instructions see my first post

GerManiac said:
Bootloader has to be unlocked. You can unlock best with DC unlocker, it's fast and only costs around 5 dollars.
Unless you already have your unlock code then you can unlock following instructions see my first post
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ok how can i unlocked bootloader with b321 stock?

DarkSilentSC said:
Have NXT-L29, downloaded stock L09 file from posted link, placed UPDATE.APP into 'dload' folder which I created, but still hanging at 5%. What to do?? Exactly where do I create this 'dload' folder? Just at 'Internal Storage'?
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What are you trying to do? Unbrick or update?
The folder has to be created in internal storage

Enabling Root and Installing TWRP on F8132 Xperiam X Performance

The instructions are updated as of 11-20-17. Win7 only cause Win10 sucks and uses powershell and the fastboot commands don't work in powershell.
These are the proper files and procedures for installing Root, the latest Kernel, the best Superuser version and TWRP.
This is for NOUGAT 7.1.1. (and possibly beyond) There is a special procedeur to make flashtool work with the latest firmwares for Nougat ..
Before you Root and install TWRP you need to go back to my link and unlock bootloader..
You also need to download and install Android Studio Software and install it. Back to this portion of the install later.
You also need a special kernel to allow things on the phone to keep working.
This will work only for Nougat firmware.
You will need to download Boot img, TWRP img, SuperSu
Save TWRP and boot img files to the Android Platform folder in your PC here C:\Users\enter the current pc users log in name here\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools . Save the Kernel zip and SUperSU zip file to an SD card and put the card inside your phone to access it through TWRP later in the process. Keep in mind that the Kernel may be updated. Check for updates herel here. Do a "date last modified" list of the files on that page by clicking on the grid view box on the upper right portion of the screen just under the "sign in" button. This helps you see what files have been updated in most recent order.
You will need to download the special Flashtool file here Install it.
Download the .jar patch file that makes the software version updated to the latest 9.23.2 and place it in this location C:\flashtools.
Now, download the special .fsc file and paste it in C:\Users"current user that is logged in"\.flashTool\devices\F81XX. Without this file you will not beable to update the device to nougat.
Goto C:\Flashtool\drivers and click on this file which was installed during the Flashtool installation.
Check off these boxes to install the drivers for the device you will be rooting. "Flash Boot Drivers, Flash Mode Drivers"
Now download and install these special ADB drivers to allow it to perform the Firmware update. Without it you wont beable to install the FTF file.
Open Sony Flash tool. Click on XI button. A window open. Click on Xperia Performance and then a small menu open under that. Choose F8132 ( i choose dual for my device)
If you can not get the newest firmware to show up for your device.( mine is 41.2.A.7.8 aka Nougat 7.1.1) then you can download it here Close Sony Flashtool.
Copy this FTF file and place it in folder C:\Users"The user you are currently logged into your pc with"\.flashTool\firmwares. Open Sony flash tool. Click on lightning bolt. Choose Flash mode in the small popup box. Window opens and shows your formware in the "firmwares" box. Click on plus symbol to the left of that firmware and it opens to the bottom to show the device model ( mine is F8132)/ Click on that plus symbol to the left of the model number to show the location of your firmware origination. Click on plus symbol and it then shows the firmware number 41.2.A.7.8. Click on the firmware and the entire window will populate a bunch of new options. If you want to wipe everythign on your phone then you need to check off the boxes "SSD and UserData" in the "wipe" box. Leave everythign else unchecked. Click the flash button at the bottom and it will start to prepare the files for installation onto yout device.
A window pops up that tells you to turn off your phone.
Turn your phone off. After its turned off, hold the volume down button while plugging the phone into your pc to get into fastboot mode. Your computer should be looking for the correct drivers to allow the device to work in this Flashboot mode. Once the flashing is done just close the flashtool. Turn your phone on. Go into settings and scroll down to "about phone then click on "build number" about 7 times. You will get a new optioon back in settings menu called "developer option". Click on that tabturn on "usb debugging" and turn off "verify apps over usb". Turn off phone.
Hold volum button UP this time while plugging phone back into pc.
Now go back to the folder C:\Users" name of user that is logged into the pc"\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools. You will open a cmd prompt in this folder by holding down your right mouse button and click on the shift key then release the mouse button. This will open a pop up window where you can choose to " open command window here" when the cmd window opens, copy and paste this "fastboot devices" press enter button, your computer should respond with this ......CB512A697c fastboot.......This lets you know that your phone is in the correct mode and ready to be programmed.
Now you will install the boot img by copy and pasting this in cmd line "fastboot flash boot boot.img" The PC should tell you OKAY with some other irrelevant info.
Now you will install the twrp img by copy and pasting this in cmd line "fastboot flash recovery TWRP-3.0.3-0-dora.img" The PC should tell you OKAY with some other irrelevant info.
Now you will install Kernel, and SuperSU. Turn on phone while pushing power button holding volume down button for about 5 secnds then release the bottom volum button then after 5 seconds release the power button to initiate TWRP.
Swipe to allow modifications then choose "Install" to install the zip files. Navigate to the SD card that has the kernel and SU zip files. Click on them to install. Reboot. TWRP might ask if you want to install the TWRP app before the phone starts to reboot. Just say no. After that, a few seconds later, the device reboots and then the Phone might go throw optimization process which takes some time. You will notice the counting of optimized files. Be patient.
When phone is booted and running, you might have to reinstall SuperSU via the Operating system as a APK like you would a normal app just to get root going. No big deal.
A caution...
When doing a backup with Twrp you should only backup System and Data
When doing a full restore, wipe only System, Data and the cache files. Do not ever delete your SDcard with the backups on it.
THIS IS THE VERY LAST UPDATE FOR ROOTING THE X Performance. IT IS NOUGAT 7.1.1
FORGET ABOUT ROOTING OREO>> ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. PLUS IT IS NOT A DECENT UPDATE TO BE HONEST> IT JUST CHANGES A BUNCH OF MENUS AROUND AND LOCKS DOWN YOUR PHONE MORE>

Please do not upload my kernel to other hostings!
Official website for my kernel is
https://kernel.andro.plus/tone.html

So, if I was to relock my bootloader after installing TWRP and rooting, what would happen? Would TWRP go away? I'd like to let the phone OTA update to nougat, and you can't do that with an unlocked bootloader....

jakebriggs said:
So, if I was to relock my bootloader after installing TWRP and rooting, what would happen? Would TWRP go away? I'd like to let the phone OTA update to nougat, and you can't do that with an unlocked bootloader....
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your phone will soft brick..or rather bootloop..if you're still on MM,do a nandroid backup..& here's what you do:
-relock phone using Flashtool.
-repair device using Xperia Companion(it will update automatically to Nougat).
-unlock phone again using Flashtool.
-install AndroPlus Kernel through command prompt(or you can also use Flashtool to do it.however you prefer).
-install TWRP recovery..you're all set!
P.S.
on steps i said(this is optional),you may not turn on your device along the process..that's what i do & i find it easier that way..goodluck!

Arturiuz! said:
your phone will soft brick..or rather bootloop..if you're still on MM,do a nandroid backup..& here's what you do:
-relock phone using Flashtool.
-repair device using Xperia Companion(it will update automatically to Nougat).
-unlock phone again using Flashtool.
-install AndroPlus Kernel through command prompt(or you can also use Flashtool to do it.however you prefer).
-install TWRP recovery..you're all set!
P.S.
on steps i said(this is optional),you may not turn on your device along the process..that's what i do & i find it easier that way..goodluck!
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Thanks heaps! Now, to find a couple hours spare

Arturiuz! said:
your phone will soft brick..or rather bootloop..if you're still on MM,do a nandroid backup..& here's what you do:
-relock phone using Flashtool.
-repair device using Xperia Companion(it will update automatically to Nougat).
-unlock phone again using Flashtool.
-install AndroPlus Kernel through command prompt(or you can also use Flashtool to do it.however you prefer).
-install TWRP recovery..you're all set!
P.S.
on steps i said(this is optional),you may not turn on your device along the process..that's what i do & i find it easier that way..goodluck!
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Following this left me with a phone that boots to a screen "To start Android, enter your password". I don't have a password to enter :/

jakebriggs said:
Following this left me with a phone that boots to a screen "To start Android, enter your password". I don't have a password to enter :/
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that occured to me too!my apologies but i forgot mention about that..but you could try again that after you fixed/updated your phone using Xperia Companion to turn your phone first & set up everything.then unlock using Flashtool.install kernel & recovery.. :good:

Arturiuz! said:
that occured to me too!my apologies but i forgot mention about that..but you could try again that after you fixed/updated your phone using Xperia Companion to turn your phone first & set up everything.then unlock using Flashtool.install kernel & recovery.. :good:
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I did try that - although, I set it up with a pin rather than a password. It didn't accept my pin when asking for the password.
Now I have a phone with a locked bootloader, running nougat, and I set it up with a password. I wonder if that password you use on the lock screen is the same password that Android is asking for when I unlock my bootloader?
I also could not seem to get the phone to boot into recovery after rebooting when I got the password screen. So weird....

jakebriggs said:
I did try that - although, I set it up with a pin rather than a password. It didn't accept my pin when asking for the password.
Now I have a phone with a locked bootloader, running nougat, and I set it up with a password. I wonder if that password you use on the lock screen is the same password that Android is asking for when I unlock my bootloader?
I also could not seem to get the phone to boot into recovery after rebooting when I got the password screen. So weird....
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you can't use recovery or root your phone when bootloader is locked..could you try now unlock your phone using Flashtool?then install kernel & recovery?mind that data will be wiped..

Arturiuz! said:
you can't use recovery or root your phone when bootloader is locked..could you try now unlock your phone using Flashtool?then install kernel & recovery?mind that data will be wiped..
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So if unlocking the boot loader wipes data, how can android ask for my password when I reboot? I am a little mystified at how this is supposed to work Rooting Marshmellow was easier than Nougat....

jakebriggs said:
So if unlocking the boot loader wipes data, how can android ask for my password when I reboot? I am a little mystified at how this is supposed to work Rooting Marshmellow was easier than Nougat....
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true!MM was easier but Nougat is a bit complicated..however,you could still make changes on Nougat when phone is rooted.anyway,try again from the very beginning then this time after fixing phone using Xperia Companion,do the steps i mentioned..i myself couldn't figure out how it's asking for any password at first.AndroPlus also mentioned it before but didn't explain further.but it's alright coz i got it working now.

Arturiuz! said:
true!MM was easier but Nougat is a bit complicated..however,you could still make changes on Nougat when phone is rooted.anyway,try again from the very beginning then this time after fixing phone using Xperia Companion,do the steps i mentioned..i myself couldn't figure out how it's asking for any password at first.AndroPlus also mentioned it before but didn't explain further.but it's alright coz i got it working now.
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I think my issue with the unknowable password after unlocking the bootloader on Nougat could have been fixed by wiping data+dalvik cache. I was having issues with the camera under nougat so I flagged trying to get it going and flashed MarshMellow. Once that was done, I got the bloody password prompt again, so I wiped data + cache and it booted correctly.
Anyway, gonna ignore Nougat until fastboot supports nougat

Issues with passwords kept / unknown and blocked are due to the fact the security portion is stored
next to the data partition area, in what we call the footer, and that area was wrong for you.
By wiping data completely (most reliably, a factory reset which will format the data partition),
the footer is also erased instead of simply deleting the files like a Wipe would do.

lost system?
I got as far as getting boot.img and twrp.img in my phone, and then appeared to lose my system since it stuck on the Sony logo and wouldn't boot into the system despite several tries. Idiot that I am, I panicked and come onto the forum to post a plead for help. I've managed to get my system back on now and feel very foolish, so just editing the post to remove the request for help. Thank you so much for the guide, very greatly appreciated! Looking forward to upgrading to Nougat.

Will this guide work with Nougat? I have a F8132 with 39.2.A.0.327

mongastein said:
I got as far as getting boot.img and twrp.img in my phone, and then appeared to lose my system since it stuck on the Sony logo and wouldn't boot into the system despite several tries. Idiot that I am, I panicked and come onto the forum to post a plead for help. I've managed to get my system back on now and feel very foolish, so just editing the post to remove the request for help. Thank you so much for the guide, very greatly appreciated! Looking forward to upgrading to Nougat.
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Don't feel like a fool. I'm panicing right now.
Can flash boot.img and twrp.img and even enter twrp to flash su and kernel. But thats it. When done i reboot and i can pass SONY logo and enter bootanimation but it stucks here forever. Been trying with everything exept flashing official MM.
You did get the system back. So I'm the fool
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chiobesek said:
Will this guide work with Nougat? I have a F8132 with 39.2.A.0.327
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Didn't for me. Have a softbricked phone in front of me since yesterday. Going to try to flash MM soon but my internet is terrible slow. Won't give up.

chiobesek said:
Will this guide work with Nougat? I have a F8132 with 39.2.A.0.327
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It works if you get updated files. I struggled a bit before I finally extracted the boot.img from the AndroPlusKernel for my version which I flashed in fastboot and flashed the kernel and supersu in twrp. I think that's what did it. I was so eager to root that I missed that I was using MM-files at first. :silly:
Edit: oh I answered a pretty old post. Anyway, this is another way https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...ment/mod-sony-stock-patcher-xperia-x-t3528148

Wimz3n said:
Don't feel like a fool. I'm panicing right now.
Can flash boot.img and twrp.img and even enter twrp to flash su and kernel. But thats it. When done i reboot and i can pass SONY logo and enter bootanimation but it stucks here forever. Been trying with everything exept flashing official MM.
You did get the system back. So I'm the fool
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Didn't for me. Have a softbricked phone in front of me since yesterday. Going to try to flash MM soon but my internet is terrible slow. Won't give up.
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I ended up finding a way to downgrade to marshmallow following some instructions from from @sdugoten

The instructions are updated.. With proper files for the latest and greatest kernel and SuperSU and TWRP. NOUGAT Only .. Will not work for any other OS versions

AS flashtool does not work for 7.1.1 how to proceed to install nougat 7.1.1 and enable root and install twrp?

[SOLUTION] How to get out of the soft bricks and bootloops

If your device has unlocked boot loader and for some reason you just tried to flash something and it went wrong then there is no problem guys. The simplest solution if you are stuck on boot is that press vol down and power key for 3 minutes. It will work and will reboot. No before rebooting into the phone just go to the recovery by pressing the vol up key on boot process. This will load you in eRecovery of huawei. From there you can power off the phone. Now take out the sd card and put the desired rom in it. If you want stock android then you need to put UPDATE.APP in the dload folder in sd card and then go to eRecovery again. If you have a twrp recovery then you can go to stock as well and switch to a custom rom as well. Just place custom rom zip file and gapps zip file and flash it through twrp recovery.
For custom roms and recover visit :
Meticulus.co.vu

Thank you if I ever need it. Maybe someone that has needed to use this fix will confirm that it works.

gerrykiddy said:
Thank you if I ever need it. Maybe someone that has needed to use this fix will confirm that it works.
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Well, it doesn't work for me... I held those buttons for 5 minutes, and all my phone did was to reboot about every15 seconds to the "Your device is booting now..."
I also tried with other button combos without any luck.

SnowmanDK said:
Well, it doesn't work for me... I held those buttons for 5 minutes, and all my phone did was to reboot about every15 seconds to the "Your device is booting now..."
I also tried with other button combos without any luck.
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What happened to your device. Please tell me in detail ?

Arsaam said:
What happened to your device. Please tell me in detail ?
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I made a post just before you did over here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...i-p9-lite-stuck-bootloop-enter-t3600868/pages
After that post I managed to get into fastboot mode, when connected to my computer using usb, however my frp is locked and fastboot unlocked, so I am stuck there at the moment.

SnowmanDK said:
I made a post just before you did over here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...i-p9-lite-stuck-bootloop-enter-t3600868/pages
After that post I managed to get into fastboot mode, when connected to my computer using usb, however my frp is locked and fastboot unlocked, so I am stuck there at the moment.
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Download the SRK Tool for huawei p9 lite and unlock bootloader ( if required ). Then flash twrp recovery and then root the device. You might have made a mistake between any one of the processes. Also check if the OEM is unlocked in device developer options

Arsaam said:
Download the SRK Tool for huawei p9 lite and unlock bootloader ( if required ). Then flash twrp recovery and then root the device. You might have made a mistake between any one of the processes. Also check if the OEM is unlocked in device developer options
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As written in the other thread, the phone boot loops, and I only have access to fastboot. It refuses to go into recovery and can not boot normally.
I can't flash TWRP as frp is locked.
I tried messing around with Miracle Loader 2.27A, but it can't find my phone (maybe I am doing something wrong).

update stuck

Hi.
I have a pending update it won't download or start, how to fix or cancel it please?
Huawei P9 lite

Kennabiz said:
Hi.
I have a pending update it won't download or start, how to fix or cancel it please?
Huawei P9 lite
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Hi, see internal memory, HWouc folder, delete the file if you find inside here, reboot.
Regards

Have no such folder...?

Kennabiz said:
Have no such folder...?
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WOW, damn...
Dude have you still EliteTWRP inside ??
If yes consider to use 3.1.1-1 instead of 3.2.x.x, because of the issues...
If not this is very strange..
If problem still persist backup all your stuff and do a factory reset.
Good luck dude

Factory reset coming up lol..
@ Dadditz, Thanks for responses.

Kennabiz said:
Factory reset coming up lol..
@ Dadditz, Thanks for responses.
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No kind of problems.
Remember that you can not do the updates with a custom recovery, you need the stock one.
Happy holidays and good luck.

Kennabiz said:
Factory reset coming up lol..
@ Dadditz, Thanks for responses.
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Dude it was simpler than what you imagined.
In fact it was only necessary tap on WIPE
and then SWIPE for factory reset as you can see in the attachments....
Wich firmware you putted in dload folder ??
What happen if you turn off and try to reboot holding vol+ and power button ??

If I reboot holding volume+ and power I get
EMUI
Reboot system now
Wipedata/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
And in dload folder I put full service update file.
I really did something wrong cause no matter how many times I try I still have incomplete firmware, not even keyboard

Kennabiz said:
If I reboot holding volume+ and power I get
EMUI
Reboot system now
Wipedata/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
And in dload folder I put full service update file.
I really did something wrong cause no matter how many times I try I still have incomplete firmware, not even keyboard
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Dude why you done wipes instead of factory reset, these are two different things, very different...
You understand you erased all partitions and tried to recover by dload method
furthermore with a completely wrong firmware.
You were on VNS-L31C02B346 vodafone branded firmware
and tried to flash VNS-L31C185B384 unbranded nord african / middle east region firmware.
I can guarantee you that it would never work this way.
Now you f**k*d up your device.
Unbrick is not too difficult but you have to work hard,
and literally follow the guides i tell or suggest.
First thing be sure it's detected connecting to your PC and grant needed permissions.
Second, reboot to bootloader and see how Bootloader and FRP states are.
Report these basic info to proceed.
Will advice you my methods are based on personal experiences
and i cannot guarantee nothing, you assume all responsibility
of what are happening on your device, after all it is in your hands not in mine.
Good luck dude.

:silly:
Bootloader and FRP unlocked.

Kennabiz said:
:silly:
Bootloader and FRP unlocked.
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Find a way to backup all your stuff and unlock again bootloader.
This will factory reset again your device.
Download and install via fastboot EliteTWRP 3.1.1-1....
Reply me when you're this step.
Dude if something donot take correct way you will only use your device as a paper clip
so ask before if you are not sure what you're doing...

Paper clip you say lmao
OK all backed up and all Unlocked, flashed EliteTWRP 3.2.1.0??

Kennabiz said:
Paper clip you say lmao
OK all backed up and all Unlocked, flashed EliteTWRP 3.2.1.0??
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You unlocked again bootloader ?
Use EliteTWRP 3.1.1-1 as i know already worked.

Dadditz said:
You unlocked again bootloader ?
Use EliteTWRP 3.1.1-1 as i know already worked.
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Yes unlocked boot again, I will flash with TWRP 3.1.1.1.
OK 3.1.1.1 flashed..

Ready

Kennabiz said:
Ready
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Ok, let's do the work...
With a PC create a folder on your desktop and rename as you want, may choose VNS-L31C02B346.
Download from official thread Huawei Recovery Updater v.04 and put into that folder.
Just add EliteTWRP 3.1.1-1 or whatever recovery you want ( must be for nougat/android 7 )
in order to keep custom recovery otherwise stock one will be flashed.
Now download these three .zip files
update (.zip)
update_data_full_public (.zip)
update_full_VNS-L11_vodafone_default (.zip)
on your PC and rename update_data_full_public to update_data_public
and update_full_VNS-L11_vodafone_default to update_all_hw.
Copy these renamed files into your folder together with Huawei Recovery Updater and EliteTWRP recovery.
Check that everything matches.

Dadditz said:
Ok, let's do the work...
With a PC create a folder on your desktop and rename as you want, may choose VNS-L31C02B346.
Download from official thread Huawei Recovery Updater v.04 and put into that folder.
Just add EliteTWRP 3.1.1-1 or whatever recovery you want ( must be for nougat/android 7 )
in order to keep custom recovery otherwise stock one will be flashed.
Now download these three .zip files
update (.zip)
update_data_full_public (.zip)
update_full_VNS-L11_vodafone_default (.zip)
on your PC and rename update_data_full_public to update_data_public
and update_full_VNS-L11_vodafone_default to update_all_hw.
Copy these renamed files into your folder together with Huawei Recovery Updater and EliteTWRP recovery.
Check that everything matches.
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Right all done as above...:good:
ps: THANKS
Next Step??

Kennabiz said:
Right all done as above...:good:
ps: THANKS
Next Step??
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Hi
OK, you're ready to flash.
Copy your folder into SD card and reboot to recovery.
Tap install then find your folder, open it, tap on
HuRUpdater_0.4 then swipe for flashing.
Follow procedure into the flasher.
At the end it will reboot to system.
Probably at boot you will see some red lines, don't worry...
Press power button to skip and boot into system.
It should take many minutes, keep calm....
Do basic settings ( without any accounts ), enable developer options, then allow oem unlock and usb debugging.
Make sure your PC recognizes the phone ( let's HiSuite be installed ).
Turn off the device, connect it to your PC, and unlock again the bootloader...
Hope all will take right way and at the end
will have your latest working system ( VNS-L31C02B346 )
and EliteTWRP recovery ( if you added it in your folder )

Dadditz said:
Hi
OK, you're ready to flash.
Copy your folder into SD card and reboot to recovery.
Tap install then find your folder, open it, tap on
HuRUpdater_0.4 then swipe for flashing.
Follow procedure into the flasher.
At the end it will reboot to system.
Probably at boot you will see some red lines, don't worry...
Press power button to skip and boot into system.
It should take many minutes, keep calm....
Do basic settings ( without any accounts ), enable developer options, then allow oem unlock and usb debugging.
Make sure your PC recognizes the phone ( let's HiSuite be installed ).
Turn off the device, connect it to your PC, and unlock again the bootloader...
Hope all will take right way and at the end
will have your latest working system ( VNS-L31C02B346 )
and EliteTWRP recovery ( if you added it in your folder )
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Ran through flash process no issue's (i think)
then booted up to: Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted,
No RED lines....
Then Vodacom startup screen for bout 6 minutes,
Setup of device Country WiFi and so on.... All Configured,
Rebooted twice, Sim not being detected ???
ps: after whole process completed i did not need to unlock boot or FRP they were both still unlocked..
ps: Happy New Year All...

Kennabiz said:
Ran through flash process no issue's (i think)
then booted up to: Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted,
No RED lines....
Then Vodacom startup screen for bout 6 minutes,
Setup of device Country WiFi and so on.... All Configured,
Rebooted twice, Sim not being detected ???
ps: after whole process completed i did not need to unlock boot or FRP they were both still unlocked..
ps: Happy New Year All...
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Hello and happy 2019 !!!
So whole process took right way...
Is your sim working now ?
Is you phone working except for sim ?
Dude try that (in)famous factory reset, not wipes,
only factory reset...