HTC One A9 Sprint hard-brick, Need Internal Memory Dump

bogdan# · Jul 2, 2016

Hi, guys.
I have HTC One A9 Sprint hard-bricked as "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008" black screen and not visible in adb/fastboot
fastboot getvar all (before it bricked)

At first I had new phone with Spint-locked sim.
I unlocked bootloader (via htcdev.com), installed twrp and supersu and unlocked sim using this manual.
Then I decided to updare firmware, returned stock recovery

where firmware.zip I made by decrypting RUU firmware and manually zipping it (it was a mistake!)

the output of last command:

Now phone has black screen and never turns on.
In QPST

Is there any chance of recovery or phone is comletely dead?

CSnowRules · Jul 2, 2016

I believe it is possible. I've been working on a method to unbrick our devices, using the Qualcomm diagnostic interface. Someone over at the oneplus forums has managed to do it with their devices. I haven't completed the method yet. Also, I don't have a bricked A9 to test on, since I won't intentionally brick mine. Do you have a copy of the partition table layout for your A9?

bogdan# · Jul 3, 2016

CSnowRules said:
Do you have a copy of the partition table layout for your A9?

I made TWRP backup of boot/recovery/system and there is some information about partitions in the log file.

Also there are files gpt_main_16g.img, gpt_main_32g.img, partition_info in the decrypted RUU firmware.

but as I understand the output of brick-making command, gpt_main_32g.img was flashed while other partitions were not. So I'm not sure about correctness of it.
I put link to all mentioned files in PM.
As I understand unbricking for htc a9 much harder than oneplus, because original firmware does not include files needed for low-level flashing like various *8952*.mbn and *.xml and same files from other phones, even if you find them, could be useless because phone can accept only signed by HTC files (I'm not sure though).
Nevertheless I am ready to help testing your method.

bogdan# · Jul 26, 2016

I need internal memory dump of HTC One A9 Sprint (modelid: 2PQ930000 cidnum: SPCS_001 mainver: >=1.57.651.1)
need first 1167 MB (2392030 blocks) to include boot and recovery partitions. + 100 MB for insurance (1267 MB totally).

Trying to boot from an external SD card.
Thanx to CSnowRules who gave me dump of his HTC One A9 ATT.
With his dump I was able to change 9008 state (pure PBL) to 900E (probably one of SBL's on Ext SD).

Now original HTC One A9 Sprint image is my last chance. I will be very grateful.

mcbright80 · Aug 7, 2016

bogdan# said:
I need internal memory dump of HTC One A9 Sprint (modelid: 2PQ930000 cidnum: SPCS_001 mainver: >=1.57.651.1)
need first 1167 MB (2392030 blocks) to include boot and recovery partitions. + 100 MB for insurance (1267 MB totally).

Trying to boot from an external SD card.
Thanx to CSnowRules who gave me dump of his HTC One A9 ATT.
With his dump I was able to change 9008 state (pure PBL) to 900E (probably one of SBL's on Ext SD).

e:\HTC One A9\emmcdl\qcpartsprocess12>emmcdl.exe -p com22 -info
Version 2.16
SerialNumber: 0x00315bc6
MSM_HW_ID: 0x00000010
OEM_PK_HASH: 0x04000000100000000000000001000000652bc177000000007006700095dfc077
SBL SW Version: 0x00000004
Status: 0 The operation completed successfully.

Now original HTC One A9 Sprint image is my last chance. I will be very grateful.

If all you need now is a system image to flash....I already posted that, firmware, boot and recovery on the RUU Collection area. I'm curious....as I have not completely bricked my A9....if your phone is blacked out and wont turn on, how exactly would you be able to boot it from your SD? Was it also not registering via USB under fastboot after your attempt?
Sprint 1.60.651.4
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtVcVcbLOGTdgP9-e2NAN2fNHHIKVQ

bogdan# · Aug 7, 2016

mcbright80 said:
If all you need now is a system image to flash....I already posted that, firmware, boot and recovery on the RUU Collection area. I'm curious....as I have not completely bricked my A9....if your phone is blacked out and wont turn on, how exactly would you be able to boot it from your SD? Was it also not registering via USB under fastboot after your attempt?
Sprint 1.60.651.4
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ki...1.60.651.4.exe

also

http://www.mediafire.com/download/d5...1/firmware.zip - for the Firmware zip to be flashed via RUU mode

System/recovery/boot images for stock are below:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/xe...zfh3x/boot.img
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oa...p/recovery.img
http://www.mediafire.com/download/48...g7j/system.img

Phone is not visible via fastboot / adb, so I can not flash any RUU image or standalone partition image. Most probably that partition table in internal memory is broken, and phone stuck in PBL mode (Primary BootLoader, memory partition with bootable code inside of msm chip), which is visible through usb as "qualcomm 9008 com port".
I have information about other qaulcomm based phones in similar condition were revived with bootable sd card. The idea is that when emmc memory is not accessible or not bootable, msm chip trying to use sd card as internal memory, so i can boot into adb mode and get access to emmc as external memory.
I am not sure if it would work with htc a9, but I already tried internal memory image of HTC One A9 ATT and it changed state to 900E and programm emmcdl.exe recognized it as SBL(Secondary BootLoader) mode, which means that booting from sd card is happening, but stopping on some step probably because of wrong signature (HTC One A9 ATT GSM vs HTC One A9 Sprint CDMA).

mcbright80 · Aug 8, 2016

I see, I see......interesting! Well, hopefully you can pull it off. Let me know if you need an Internal Memory Dump still and I'll send you one. Thanks for the insight on that issue in case i ever have the same someday. ^_^

bogdan# · Aug 8, 2016

mcbright80 said:
I see, I see......interesting! Well, hopefully you can pull it off. Let me know if you need an Internal Memory Dump still and I'll send you one. Thanks for the insight on that issue in case i ever have the same someday. ^_^

Yes, I still need it. It would be great if you send me one. Thank you.

mcbright80 · Aug 8, 2016

Links have been updated....

bogdan# · Aug 12, 2016

mcbright80 said:
Links have been updated....

Unfortunately this files are not what I am looking for. I need image of a whole internal disk (first 1300MB, system.img and userdata could be excluded) I would be grateful if you make it. Here is the instruction:
0. Your phone has to be rooted and S-OFF (may be), USB debugging ON. On your computer has to be installed HTC drivers and ADB.
1. Insert SD card with at least 1400MB free to phone.
2. Connect phone to computer.
3. run this commands in windows cmd.exe:

Code:

adb shell 
su            /*accept request of gettint root on your phone.*/
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/dump.img bs=512 count=2596830

4. after command complete take file dump.img from sd card and archive it.

mcbright80 · Aug 15, 2016

bogdan# said:
Unfortunately this files are not what I am looking for. I need image of a whole internal disk (first 1300MB, system.img and userdata could be excluded) I would be grateful if you make it. Here is the instruction:
0. Your phone has to be rooted and S-OFF (may be), USB debugging ON. On your computer has to be installed HTC drivers and ADB.
1. Insert SD card with at least 1400MB free to phone.
2. Connect phone to computer.
3. run this commands in windows cmd.exe:

Code:

adb shell su /*accept request of gettint root on your phone.*/ dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/dump.img bs=512 count=2596830

4. after command complete take file dump.img from sd card and archive it.

I know, i'm sorry I've been sick as a damn dog since i replaced those links and now somewhat better. Not your prob but its why ive not been here or been able to get a dump file uploaded. Imma get back to it and post it tonight for you.

bogdan# · Aug 15, 2016

I hope you get well

mcbright80 · Aug 15, 2016

bogdan# said:
I hope you get well

Thanks man, I am well enough at least...problem here...im somewhere in the middle with my own exp and knowledge on doing things here and one place i still lack sorely is with ADB. i know fastboot and many other like command tools like the back of my hand....adb however always seemed to not quite work ever for my needs so gave up on it once i found better ways to get what i needed. That being said, i can never get most of the adb commands to work EVER. So entering the commands i know already that you also posted still wont fly as the errors i keeps getting block any further attempts. Perhaps you can assist....so Ive tried running adb in terminal when phone is booted to no avail. Never seems to find adb like its missing from some directory or install location from the error i sometimes receive and as far as i know there isn't some adb app specifically to install so im stumped on that. Only place i can seem to ever get adb to do more than say error not found or something is when booted into recovery.....usb debugging is on etc, I open cmd prompt whereever my adb/fastboot stuff is located like platform tools on my desktop, then adb devices i input which always shows my phone and stating in recovery. Ive read if you have problems mounting system to type in adb remount before starting shell and then i type in adb shell and i get this:

C:\Users\brigh\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb remount
remount succeeded

C:\Users\brigh\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
~ # [6nsu
/sbin/sh: su: not found
~ # [6nadb remount
/sbin/sh: adb: not found
~ # [6n

So i dont know what the gobbledegook that is displayed after starting shell is about.....long ago i remember it would just be the hashtag right? well type in su then says its not found...and cant remount....STILL somehow i just typed in the command to get the dump img and seems to have worked although im dubious of its efficacy So let me know either way. Sorry for the long wait...really.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxdLMGffU5UrREUxWDBXTFoydmM/view?usp=sharing

zlebors · Aug 6, 2017

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zlebors · Aug 6, 2017

mcbright80 said:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxdLMGffU5UrREUxWDBXTFoydmM/view?usp=sharing

is this AT&T dump?

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