Disclaimer
Please note this guide has been tested on this particular device and only on one unit. Please use this information responsibly and have all your data backed up before continuing.
Device info
Device name: FRD-L19
Firmware version: FRD-L19C432B405
EMUI version: 5.0.1
Android version: 7.0
What we want
EMUI version: 8.X
Android version: 8.0
Back story
I stopped receiving updates a while back and my phone was basically stuck on update FRD-L19C432B405
I decided to upgrade my device but all guides i could find require the bootloader to be unlocked. Unfortunately, as you all know, this has become quite a challenge and is basically off the table as far as official ways are concerned.
The only way i could find was to use the built in updater/eRecovery and a bit of trickery...
Requirements
1. Honor 8 FRD_L19
2. Firmware Finder for Huawei - app installed on your phone
Upgrade process from EMUI v7 (FRD_L19C432B405) to v8 (FRD_L19C432B562)
1. flash FRD-L19C432B406 partial udate (243.2 MB)
- use FFfH to find and flash the firmware
- I used the DNS-auto approach inside the app to find the update
- this will bring the system to EMUI 5.0.3 and enable the next step
2. flash FRD_L19C432B562 FullOTA-MF-PV (2.6 GB)
- use FFfH to find the firmware and flash via eRecovery
- here the DNS-auto approach didn't work so i opted for the eRecovery instead
- i found multiple firmware with the same name, so try to remember which one you tried and if that one doesn't work try the next one and so on.
Thats it, you now have OREO without root or unlocking the bootloader. Enjoy
excume MY smarphones is honor 8 version emiu frd-l14 ? Coul I use frd-l19?
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Hi
I bought an M3 Wifi US version BTV-W09C128, which was recently upgraded via OTA to Nougat B353.
I used the rollback files on a European Huawei site
https://consumer.huawei.com/it/support/tablets/mediapad-m3-8/
to downgrade to Marshmallow BTV-W09C100B006 to regain 5 GHz Wifi, and then found it was not possible to upgrade to Nougat.
I opened the calculator in landscape mode and enter () () 2,846,579 () () =
finding
Vendor Country Info (same as oeminfo?) shows
Vendor: hw
Country: usa
This seems like the reason why my M3 cannot do OTA updates now.
Does anyone know if there are files available on a Huawei or other site to enable me to revert the M3 to US C128?
Thanks in advance!
Hello Sam,
I did the same updates on same type of device. You can try firmware finder to download the update files. I was not able to use this, I am trying for 2 days to get back to Nougat, tried chinese, european and US versions from US. I also had some hard times getting back to android 6, after different firmware updates I got stuck on NRD90M test-keys firmware. Now I am back to android 6 using the rollback and firmware from huawey italian site but I'm not sure why it worked on 10+ try...
If you find a way please let all of us know the flow
Thank you,
Mircea
I did the same thing. I don't think there is a full stock rom for C128 out there that you can flash it back. I have done lots of search on the internet already. However, I like to have 5Ghz enabled and I don't like EMUI 5.
[Current Build - VNS-L31C432B160 Current Number - VNS-L31 Current EMUI - 4.1.1 Android 6]
NEED EMUI 5 or Higher Please!!!
Hey, there would it be possible to get some advice and working links, please.
I spent the day sorting out by P9 Lite that I got off eBay after my P9 got busted.
First up was the FRP - Done (finally)
Then it was the bootloader (trickier) Thank you DC-Unlocker, Huawei call centre no help.....
The phone is now unlocked, TWRP and Rooted.
Now I need to get it on to Stock Rom that supports EMUI 5 before I can install or try most of the custom ROMs on here, the problem is the links that I've come across lead to Huawei official site that no longer works.
I can use B383 but as my phone is dual sim should I not be using B382?
Singel SIM
2017.07.21 VNS-L31C440B383 http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/d...ull/update.zip [WORKING]
updatedatafull http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/d...-L11_ee_gb.zip [WORKING]
Dual SIM - [My Model]
2017.06.08 VNS-L31C440B382 http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/d...ull/update.zip [NOT WORKING]
updatedatafull http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/d...-L11_ee_gb.zip [NOT WORKING]
So if anyone could shed some light on my next steps to update the P9 Lite so I can install custom ROM's I would be very grateful.
CcX85 said:
[Current Build - VNS-L31C432B160 Current Number - VNS-L31 Current EMUI - 4.1.1 Android 6]
NEED EMUI 5 or Higher Please!!!
Hey, there would it be possible to get some advice and working links, please.
I spent the day sorting out by P9 Lite that I got off eBay after my P9 got busted.
First up was the FRP - Done (finally)
Then it was the bootloader (trickier) Thank you DC-Unlocker, Huawei call centre no help.....
The phone is now unlocked, TWRP and Rooted.
Now I need to get it on to Stock Rom that supports EMUI 5 before I can install or try most of the custom ROMs on here, the problem is the links that I've come across lead to Huawei official site that no longer works.
I can use B383 but as my phone is dual sim should I not be using B382?
Singel SIM
2017.07.21 VNS-L31C440B383 http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/d...ull/update.zip [WORKING]
updatedatafull http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/d...-L11_ee_gb.zip [WORKING]
Dual SIM - [My Model]
2017.06.08 VNS-L31C440B382 http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/d...ull/update.zip [NOT WORKING]
updatedatafull http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/d...-L11_ee_gb.zip [NOT WORKING]
So if anyone could shed some light on my next steps to update the P9 Lite so I can install custom ROM's I would be very grateful.
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Hello,
i will suggest you how to try to get emui 5,
but in order to do this you need stock recovery. Check how to HERE.
Check with inbuild updater if an upgrade is offered. If you find no update use Firmware
Finder to force the update. VPN method worked fine for me but i update my firmware when i already was on emui 5.
All infos are inside the app. Your device is dual sim so look for B370 full ota mf pv first and
if you don't suceed go for B370 full ota one... ( firmwares that ends with odd numbers are for single sim ).
Absolutely do not use firmwares ( C440 ) with different version of the region you are on ( C432 ) because of bricks..
How to start:
1 - Check with inbuild updater and if gives no results go to point 2.
2 - Use Firmware Finder to force the update.
3 - If you find a update with inbuild app or FF then stop, don't do it, you need stock recovery first.
Feel free to ask but i can reply 1/2 times in a week and anyway can't assure this.
Good luck !!
Cheers
Hi, I have a p8lite PRA-LX1, currently with build number PRA-LX1 8.0.0.360(C738). In order to unlock the bootloader I want to follow https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/general/alternative-method-unlocking-bootloader-t3799294
My first challenge is downgrading to Android 5. I tried the eRecovery-method via Huawei Firmware Finder but only got "Getting package failed". DNS was set correctly.
1) Is this method not working with Android 8 anymore?
2) What is an alternative method to downgrade that works with Android 8?
3) Do I understand correctly that "C738" identifies in which way the firmware is branded? Can I only install C738 firmwares or any for PRA-LX1?
Best, fklein
Hi,
Did you find a way since this past year ?
I've got the same problem here with this version PRA-LX1 8.0.0.402(C432pacth01).
Hi,
I have just got the p10 lite Asia pacific version model was-lx2c636b102. I did not find any thread or information about this model. Is it possible to root this device and use the latest version of android? Currently, the phone has Android 7 EMUI 5.1, 2017 security patch!
Can you help me?
No response!!
Use DC Unlocker to get the bootloader unlock code, then flash any of the custom roms available since last official rom offered by Huawei is 8.0.0
Hi all,
I just received a Huawei P8 Lite 2017 with the bootloader unlock code.
I really thought it would take me 10 minutes to "flash" my phone with another rom (when I wanted Cyanogen on my SGS3, it took even less)... and here I am, 3 weeks later, with nothing done and no progress in understandng how to change a rom on this phone.
I spent hours going in circle on a few sites which are supposed to explain the procedure, but there's always something missing or a command that won't work or I get to choose between hundreds of rom without help.
This is kind of my last hope before giving up...
My phone:
Model number: PRA-LX1
Build number: PRA-LX1C432B212
EMUI version: 5.0.3
Android version: 7.0
My question:
"How can I install https://forum.xda-developers.com/p8...ment/rom-aosp-10-huawei-p8-lite-2017-t4008999 as a beginner on my phone?".
Is there a comprehensive guide somewhere that would help me do that?
For the moment, I don't understand much of the installation section of the post (really not for beginners), and I'm stuck at the "required" section:
"ROM Firmware Required: Emui 8.x,bootloader unlocked and TWRP"
Since it took me 4 hours, this morning, to unlock the bootloader and install TWRP using ADB, can someone explain to me the step "Emui 8.x"? I really don't understand how to choose a working rom.
Thanks a lot for any help you can provide and sorry if this message is a bit messy, I really am confused...
Edit: Nevermind, it seems like I needed to write this down to find my answers piece by piece on many different posts on different forums
Sorry for the disturbance.
Emui 8.x - please update your stock huawei rom to oreo. Then you will have Emui 8.