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Soft bricked my Lenovo ZUK Z1

Hello All,
I flashed Android Nougat on my ZUK Z1 by rooting it.
I was using it for quite some time comfortably but then due to some reasons i formatted my phone and unfortunately my OS got deleted probably due to which i got stuck in boot loop.
However TWRP was working, I can even log into fastboot.
I tried installing stock ROM using ADB sideload feature.
The install starts , shows percentage of completion and then gets completed but then when i reboot the system it opens the TWRP screen again.
I have tried the following steps :
1. wipe cache and dalvik , Installing stock rom , wipe cache and dalvik again
2. at times it gives me error of zip verification failed , And so as suggested in one of the threads I disabled zip verification through recovery.
3. at times after the flashing is completed, when i reboot it says NO OS INSTALLED, you still want to reboot?
4. at times while flashing through ADB sideload , it says "unmount of /system failed ; no such volume Script succeeded result was [ ]"
5. at times it says script succeeded: result was [ t ]
basically so many threads and so many options tried but the phone keeps booting into TWRP.
Any help will be greatly appreciated guys ... Please get back with your expertise !!

Ratneshpathak12 said:
Hello All,
I flashed Android Nougat on my ZUK Z1 by rooting it.
I was using it for quite some time comfortably but then due to some reasons i formatted my phone and unfortunately my OS got deleted probably due to which i got stuck in boot loop.
However TWRP was working, I can even log into fastboot.
I tried installing stock ROM using ADB sideload feature.
The install starts , shows percentage of completion and then gets completed but then when i reboot the system it opens the TWRP screen again.
I have tried the following steps :
1. wipe cache and dalvik , Installing stock rom , wipe cache and dalvik again
2. at times it gives me error of zip verification failed , And so as suggested in one of the threads I disabled zip verification through recovery.
3. at times after the flashing is completed, when i reboot it says NO OS INSTALLED, you still want to reboot?
4. at times while flashing through ADB sideload , it says "unmount of /system failed ; no such volume Script succeeded result was [ ]"
5. at times it says script succeeded: result was [ t ]
basically so many threads and so many options tried but the phone keeps booting into TWRP.
Any help will be greatly appreciated guys ... Please get back with your expertise !!
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QFIL method is your way

QFIL
Thanks but Can you please tell me where to get information about it I haven't tried it ever.
Any links in XDA group would be greatly helpful.

QFIL
strongst said:
QFIL method is your way
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Thanks , bt Can you please tell me where to get information about QFIL.
I haven't done it ever , any links from XDA group will be greatly helpful.
Or if u can let me know what exactly to search for, ill do that.

Ratneshpathak12 said:
Thanks , bt Can you please tell me where to get information about QFIL.
I haven't done it ever , any links from XDA group will be greatly helpful.
Or if u can let me know what exactly to search for, ill do that.
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Using Google search you find tons of guides like this one.
Also in xda forums searching by qfil there's enough.

Bootlooping to Factory reset status

Hello,
I'll try to detail as much as I can to explain how i ended up Bootlooping :
I tried today to root my LG H870. (imported from Germany, according to the seller).
I followed the tutorial on xda to unlock the Bootloader on the device.
After flashing it, it launched Android the 1st time without difficulties.
I rebooted into TWRP, flashed supersu, then rebooted into Android. Problems started there, the system told me my partition was encrypted, and asked if i wanted to reinitialize it. After doing so, it's been stuck, bootlooping to TWRP, the internal partition empty.
I followed numerous tutorial on how to flash a stock ROM through TWRP, Fastboot, ADB Sideload, without any success.
With TWRP, it was always ending up saying the flash wasdone, without writing a single file in the partition.
I also tried installing stock ROM with LGUP, but once again, didn't seem to work. While in download mode, it was either telling me the phone was an unknown model, on port COM3, or that there was no handset connected.
I then followed another guide, using LG Firmware Extract and LG Flash Tool. It didn't work as expected, but, I don't really know how, it made LGUP seeing my phone correctly. I was then able to flash a stock ROM (H87010f). No error during the process.
After the LG Logo, i get now a blue screen, saying for some seconds "Encryption Progress", and after that "Factory Reset Status", with a big red "2", and it gets stucks there.
Once again, if I get into download mode and into LGUP, i get now the "no handset connected" message.
Is someone on here able to help me?
If more infos are needed, tell me, i'll try to answer!
Thank you all!

[GUIDE] Root For Samsung Galaxy J5 Pro SM-J530F

Here's another rooting guide for SM-J530F/DS (Dual Sim) stock ROM. Even with Lineage OS my hardware model (ordered March 2018, EU SIM card only) tends to mute the main speaker after rooting. This rooting method works for me and is based on the work of others, especially ananjaser1211 and Abdullah_a86.
Make a backup of everything and make sure that the backup is usable. You are responsible if following this description and flashing bricks your phone. It did work for me which does not mean that it also works for you.
Enable Developer options. (Settings, About phone, Software information, tap a few times on Build number)
OEM unlock the phone. (Settings, Developer options, OEM UNLOCK: enable - otherwise you will bootloop)
Reboot into download mode.
Flash J530F_TWRP_3.2.1.0.tar (in AP) with Odin.
Now TWRP is installed and you should be able to use your phone as usual or to boot into TWRP recovery.
Rooting will erase everything, verify your backup again unless this is a new phone.
Reset the phone. (Open Settings, About Phone, (Looking for something else?) RESET, Factory data reset, Reset, DELETE ALL)
Reboot into recovery, a cleanup script will run and reboot after a few seconds.
Reboot into recovery again, install SuperSu and reboot (wipe nothing).
Starting takes a little time, after running the initial setup SuperSU is installed and the speaker works as expected.
I started here a few times after no-sound, no-root and/or bootloop experiences with LineageOS, CF-Autoroot and Magisk. If you upgrade to this firmware version you can no longer downgrade to a previous firmware version. Follow this only if you break something, want to un-root, update your firmware and/or start from scratch:
Force a reboot if necessary and then boot into download mode. All data on the phone will be lost.
Flash the J530FDBT2ARB3 firmware with Odin (AP*, BL*, CP* and CSC*. Do not use HOME_CSC*).
Now you have again a phone with stock firmware without root.
Links:
Odin (3.12.3): https://samsungodin.com/download/
TWRP (3.2.1-0): https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...twrp-samsung-j5-pro-twrp-3-1-10-v2-0-t3728233
SuperSU (2.82): https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga.../guide-root-samsung-galaxy-j5-pro-sm-t3720446
Optional (also older firmware or a firmware backup may be used):
Firmware (Android7 J530FDBT2ARB3 2018-02-08): https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-j5/SM-J530F/DBT/download/J530FXXU2ARB3/210251/
Hints:
Power+Home+VolumeUp = Recovery
Power+Home+VolumeDown = Download Mode
Power+VolumeUp+VolumeDown = Force Reboot
PS: If a mod wants to move the thread to https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...17-roms-kernels-recoveries--other-development please just do it and remove this comment. My reputation is too low to post there.

Hello, could you help me ? Odin doesn't recognize it, pc shows drivers being installed, but nothing shows up on odin, tried different version of odin.

aofthe said:
Hello, could you help me ? Odin doesn't recognize it, pc shows drivers being installed, but nothing shows up on odin, tried different version of odin.
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Enable OEM unlock and USB debugging in developer options

garylawwd said:
Enable OEM unlock and USB debugging in developer options
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Yeah, they were already enabled.

Hello again, i managed to fix Odin problem, it installed Twrp and said pass, with green, but when i tried to enter recovery mode, it went downloading, and the no command, phone boots normally, but i got no recovery, any suggestions ?

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aofthe said:
Hello again, i managed to fix Odin problem, it installed Twrp and said pass, with green, but when i tried to enter recovery mode, it went downloading, and the no command, phone boots normally, but i got no recovery, any suggestions ?
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I think this might fix you booting into download mode problem try this post. Read "how to fix" near the bottom. Please Thank us if it does. This same thing happened to me and I wish I stumbled across this earlier because I figured this out on my own by just messing around going from recovery to download mode and it eventually fixed itself.

Help me! I'm stuck in twrp!

here's the backstory
i was trying to install HavocOS but failed multiple times.. always stuck in twrp after i installed GApps.. then i remember i tried to flash the HavocOS rom before the stock firmware.. then it shut off for a second and now i'm stuck in twrp with unable to mount /data and unable to mount storage error
and now here's the situation
1. i can't flash any rom/zip files (turn off for a second then back to twrp)
2. i can't transfer any file to internal (not detected on pc)
3. i can't mount data
4. i can't wipe internal
5. i can't wipe data
6. error unable to mount /data and unable to mount storage on everything
7. i can't get into fastboot
8. i'm stuck in twrp
anybody know how to fix it? :crying:

SagenKrieg said:
here's the backstory
i was trying to install HavocOS but failed multiple times.. always stuck in twrp after i installed GApps.. then i remember i tried to flash the HavocOS rom before the stock firmware.. then it shut off for a second and now i'm stuck in twrp with unable to mount /data and unable to mount storage error
and now here's the situation
1. i can't flash any rom/zip files (turn off for a second then back to twrp)
2. i can't transfer any file to internal (not detected on pc)
3. i can't mount data
4. i can't wipe internal
5. i can't wipe data
6. error unable to mount /data and unable to mount storage on everything
7. i can't get into fastboot
8. i'm stuck in twrp
anybody know how to fix it? :crying:
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have you tried reboot to bootloader option under reboot in twrp

SagenKrieg said:
here's the backstory
i was trying to install HavocOS but failed multiple times.. always stuck in twrp after i installed GApps.. then i remember i tried to flash the HavocOS rom before the stock firmware.. then it shut off for a second and now i'm stuck in twrp with unable to mount /data and unable to mount storage error
and now here's the situation
1. i can't flash any rom/zip files (turn off for a second then back to twrp)
2. i can't transfer any file to internal (not detected on pc)
3. i can't mount data
4. i can't wipe internal
5. i can't wipe data
6. error unable to mount /data and unable to mount storage on everything
7. i can't get into fastboot
8. i'm stuck in twrp
anybody know how to fix it? :crying:
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Flash stock rom via fastboot.
And try to reboot to bootloader from twrp it'll put you in fastboot mode.

SagenKrieg said:
here's the backstory
i was trying to install HavocOS but failed multiple times.. always stuck in twrp after i installed GApps.. then i remember i tried to flash the HavocOS rom before the stock firmware.. then it shut off for a second and now i'm stuck in twrp with unable to mount /data and unable to mount storage error
and now here's the situation
1. i can't flash any rom/zip files (turn off for a second then back to twrp)
2. i can't transfer any file to internal (not detected on pc)
3. i can't mount data
4. i can't wipe internal
5. i can't wipe data
6. error unable to mount /data and unable to mount storage on everything
7. i can't get into fastboot
8. i'm stuck in twrp
anybody know how to fix it? :crying:
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1. install the drivers again https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890278863836289045 hope now it may connect to pc
2. check that, to reboot to fastboot mode (i kno u said abv, but just do a try.) try to reboot fastboot mode from twrp
3. download https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603882446
4. Open firmware folder and click on flashall_AFT.cmd & wait
5. i cant say itil work just giv a try

ajayravi1122 said:
1. install the drivers again https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890278863836289045 hope now it may connect to pc
2. check that, to reboot to fastboot mode (i kno u said abv, but just do a try.) try to reboot fastboot mode from twrp
3. download https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603882446
4. Open firmware folder and click on flashall_AFT.cmd & wait
5. i cant say itil work just giv a try
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That's what I told the person to do in short he/she didn't respond.
He/she should update the thread whether he/she got it working by doing something or fixed it via service center. Others just try to help without knowing if it is needed or not.

First of all, i want to say i'm sorry to all of you.. especially for those who tried to help me by replying my thread. I'm sorry for being silent and not updating on you guys. I managed to figure it out the next day after i posted this thread before any of you replied and just kinda forget this thread- which is a bad thing to do. I'm sorry guys. I won't do that ever again.
With that out of the way, i'm going to answer all of your replies
ajmalhussainhy said:
have you tried reboot to bootloader option under reboot in twrp
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I tried that, it didn't work. Either reboot to system or bootloader, it just went back to TWRP.. with the "Keep System Read Only?" thing.. acting like i just installed TWRP for the first time. Even when i chose to turn off the device, it came back to TWRP.
z1_nile said:
Flash stock rom via fastboot.
And try to reboot to bootloader from twrp it'll put you in fastboot mode.
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As i specified in my first post, i can't get into fastboot. Totally stuck in TWRP.
ajayravi1122 said:
1. install the drivers again https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890278863836289045 hope now it may connect to pc
2. check that, to reboot to fastboot mode (i kno u said abv, but just do a try.) try to reboot fastboot mode from twrp
3. download https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603882446
4. Open firmware folder and click on flashall_AFT.cmd & wait
5. i cant say itil work just giv a try
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Didn't try that one, because as i said i've figured it out the next morning.
z1_nile said:
That's what I told the person to do in short he/she didn't respond.
He/she should update the thread whether he/she got it working by doing something or fixed it via service center. Others just try to help without knowing if it is needed or not.
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Again, sorry for that
Here's what i did to fix the issue :
1. After some more searching in the next morning (literally the next morning, few minutes before i gone to school), i stumbled to this thread post : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2522426
it says that if you "Put the phone under a strong light and longpress power and volume down, your phone will reboot in bootloader.".
So i tried that. I hold my phone right in front of my monitor, then hold the power and volume up to get into fastboot mode. And Voila, it worked. I get into fastboot without any problem whatsoever.
Somebody else also replied "Just hold the power and volume down for a long time and hold it in front of a bright light, something about the proximity sensor."
So.. yeah. Didn't really know how it worked out, but it worked. :silly:
2. After that, i just installed a different version of TWRP (This one specifically https://dl.wafuu.id/twrp/X00T/twrp-3.2.3-0-X00T-20181214.img which i got from someone in the telegram group) and just redo the HavocOS installing process. It went smooth, and i manage to boot the system without any problem.
Problem solved. Just like that. However, i think i know what was causing the issue.
When i was trying to install the GApps (before stuck in bootloop), i only managed to get to the part when i had to choose to either save my choices or not. After that it just went back to TWRP. I didn't know that it wasn't actually installed yet, because i thought it was installed already. Yep, that was my first time installing GApps and i actually never seen the entire installing process. The way i know that is when i installed it after the fix (after i installed a different TWRP) and then saw the "installing things" part. Silly me.
So i think that was the issue. It was because i used an older version of TWRP which i got from this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/asus-zenfone-max-pro-m1/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-x-t3787134 . Maybe GApps didn't support that version. I knew it was an old version of TWRP. Why i was using that version and not the latest one? Because when i tried to install the latest one from this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/as...ent/recovery-unofficial-twrp-3-2-3-0-t3888110 , it didn't work on my phone. It fails to detect my internal memory (0mb).
I think that's all i can say. Again, i'm sorry to all you guys for the late respond. Thank you for replying my thread and trying to help me. I hope this thread will eventually help someone who faced a similar problem to mine.
*Last but not least, Shout out to Dyruz from the telegram group who provided me the working TWRP and tried to help me as best as he can. I would've not fix the issue this because of him. Cheers!

Need help returning to stock, have constant issues, please HELP!!!

Hi,
I initially had G935FXXS3ERHD_G935FXEO3ERG2_XEO installed and flashed Glamour ROM S9+ port some time ago, now i need to return it to stock but no luck...
Using latest odin i flashed:
G935FXXU3ERL3_G935FXEO3ERKF_XEO
and
G935FXXU3ERJE_G935FXEO3ERJF_XEO
(i need to remain on 3 bootloader)
after each flash i receive the NO COMMAND screen, and cannot boot into stock recovery... only way to boot the phone is to install TWRP... I have noticed when i plug the phone is it comes up as GALAXY S9+ so i am guessing it hasn't been wiped correctly (i did formats, factory resets, wipes many many times and no change)
i have no idea what else to try

Hi,
Using latest Odin I am trying to return to my phone to stock but cannot 
I have tried 4 different firmware’s already (over 20 times) and each one will PASS the flash process, phone rests, installing system update (stops at around 30%) and during the blue screen the update stops, resets, receive Erasing message for a bit and then NO COMMAND and phone will simply not boot. (with some flashes the stock recovery is not even available, working or present)
... only way to boot the phone is to install TWRP... installing the NO VERITY file seems to help in booting…
I have noticed when i plug the phone is it comes up as another device name (from a previous ROM) so i am guessing it hasn't been wiped correctly (i did formats, factory resets, wipes many many times and no change)
Back in DOWLOAD MODE under system status = CUSTOM (after flashing stock firmware)
My guess is that the new firmware I flash simply wont stick, or is half installed, or could be something to do with encryptions,
Some of the logs I see include:
Failed to open recovery
Reboot recovery cause UNKNOWN
E: Failed setting up dirty target
Fail to mount /system as rw
i have no idea what else to try