Question EDL mode (9008 mode) Please Help To Fix

[twistedumbrella]

entirely at own risk

You're brave...

 

[Jamshid66]

You're brave...

The reason is not accepting the purchase guarantee from another country

 

[twistedumbrella]

The reason is not accepting the purchase guarantee from another country

Deep flash cables are definitely something @Andrologic knows better than most people here and something where I have 0 experience.

 

[Jamshid66]

If the device is under warranty and this happened without you altering anything I don't understand how they can reject it

If the device is only stuck in EDL mode but no hardware damage and has a working bootloader you can try (entirely at own risk):

1 - Make (or buy) a deep flash cable and see if you can snap it out of EDL mode by activating it a few times while the device is connected. (Chances are slim but it does work sometimes).

2 - Disconnect and re-connect the battery pack from the mainboard. The battery connector of ROG 5 is located on the right side between the north battery and the mainboard when looked from the back. You need to remove the top part of the motherboard for access to it. It's not a huge operation but requires some basic tools and some phone adhesive for closing the backcase again. Some cooling paste is also useful to repaste the heat conducting parts before closing it again (optional).


However, if the device doesn't have a working boot and/or it's really damaged then all above is useless.

I opened the phone, disconnected the battery cable and connected it, but nothing happened

 

[Jamshid66]

If the device is under warranty and this happened without you altering anything I don't understand how they can reject it

If the device is only stuck in EDL mode but no hardware damage and has a working bootloader you can try (entirely at own risk):

1 - Make (or buy) a deep flash cable and see if you can snap it out of EDL mode by activating it a few times while the device is connected. (Chances are slim but it does work sometimes).

2 - Disconnect and re-connect the battery pack from the mainboard. The battery connector of ROG 5 is located on the right side between the north battery and the mainboard when looked from the back. You need to remove the top part of the motherboard for access to it. It's not a huge operation but requires some basic tools and some phone adhesive for closing the backcase again. Some cooling paste is also useful to repaste the heat conducting parts before closing it again (optional).


However, if the device doesn't have a working boot and/or it's really damaged then all above is useless.

Can it be done with this cable?

 

[Andrologic]

Can it be done with this cable?

To be honest, If you disconnected/re-connected the battery from the motherboard and the phone still falls back into EDL, a deep flash cable won't do much for you - the same will happen.I think your bootloader is damaged - hopefully not a hardware issue/

But yes, that's a deep flash cable if you ever need one. You can also just make one from a normal USB data cable. All the cable does is shorting the Data+ and Ground lines. Like this:

 

[Jamshid66]

To be honest, If you disconnected/re-connected the battery from the motherboard and the phone still falls back into EDL, a deep flash cable won't do much for you - the same will happen.I think your bootloader is damaged - hopefully not a hardware issue/

But yes, that's a deep flash cable if you ever need one. You can also just make one from a normal USB data cable. All the cable does is shorting the Data+ and Ground lines. Like this:

What should be done if the bootloader is damaged?

 

[Andrologic]

What should be done if the bootloader is damaged?

Flash one from EDL (or a full firmware) - That's what a proper working firehose file in needed for.

 

[Jamshid66]

Flash one from EDL (or a full firmware) - That's what a proper working firehose file in needed for.

Using chimera I was able to back up
The bootloader looks healthy

 

[twistedumbrella]

Using chimera I was able to back up
The bootloader looks healthy

Why is this photo taken in an electronics store? Is this actually your phone or are you trying to figure out how to do this to sell the service?

 

[Jamshid66]

Why is this photo taken in an electronics store? Is this actually your phone or are you trying to figure out how to do this to sell the service?

Because I am a mobile repairman and I work here and I am not a beginner in this field
And this is my desk

 

[Jamshid66]

Why is this photo taken in an electronics store? Is this actually your phone or are you trying to figure out how to do this to sell the service?

If I send you these files that are backup now, Could you solve my problem please? or Could you make a file for me to repair my phone?

 

[twistedumbrella]

If I send you these files that are backup now, Could you solve my problem please? or Could you make a file for me to repair my phone?

I don't write open source code for commercial developers and I don't train repair shop employees in paid services.

 

[Jamshid66]

I don't write open source code for commercial developers and I don't train repair shop employees in paid services.

You misunderstood what I meant! This is my phone that broke and I am going to repair it for myself not for others and I won’t make money from this way! Anyway, thank you for your help although you are looking for a reason not help!

 

[twistedumbrella]

You misunderstood what I meant! This is my phone that broke and I am going to repair it for myself not for others and I won’t make money from this way! Anyway, thank you for your help although you are looking for a reason not help!

I've told you everything I knew already. The only difference between when you were passing yourself off as a beginner and when you admitted to this being your job is how much of the risk I was willing to take on my own device to find answers.

 

[Jamshid66]

I've told you everything I knew already. The only difference between when you were passing yourself off as a beginner and when you admitted to this being your job is how much of the risk I was willing to take on my own device to find answers.

I have never introduced myself as a beginner and now I’m looking for a solution to my phone problem! I also tried different ways to solve the problem with risk but did not get results, What did you end up with your risks?

 

[twistedumbrella]

I have never introduced myself as a beginner and now I’m looking for a solution to my phone problem! I also tried different ways to solve the problem with risk but did not get results, What did you end up with your risks?

Someone in the field should know enough to accept responsibility for the risks. This is the second time you are trying to imply that I am either responsible for your problem or should be responsible for fixing it. It sucks you got yourself into that situation and I do hope you find a way out. As for me, the only choice appears to be to ignore you and spare us both the frustration of going in circles.

 

[aimsjahan]

You misunderstood what I meant! This is my phone that broke and I am going to repair it for myself not for others and I won’t make money from this way! Anyway, thank you for your help although you are looking for a reason not help!

I think it is YOU who are misunderstanding @twistedumbrella ! As long as I am following discussions here, @twistedumbrella is one of the very few guys who are trying to help others almost on daily basis. It is NOT his fault that we don't have all the files required for solving all of your device issues.

In my opinion, you should have more patience till someone gets us the files & meanwhile please be more friendly towards the people who care enough to even reply you.

 

[Jamshid66]

I think it is YOU who are misunderstanding @twistedumbrella ! As long as I am following discussions here, @twistedumbrella is one of the very few guys who are trying to help others almost on daily basis. It is NOT his fault that we don't have all the files required for solving all of your device issues.

In my opinion, you should have more patience till someone gets us the files & meanwhile please be more friendly towards the people who care enough to even reply you.

I am friendly and thank the friends who help
That's why I asked you which file you need

 

[Jamshid66]

Someone in the field should know enough to accept responsibility for the risks. This is the second time you are trying to imply that I am either responsible for your problem or should be responsible for fixing it. It sucks you got yourself into that situation and I do hope you find a way out. As for me, the only choice appears to be to ignore you and spare us both the frustration of going in circles.

I think it is YOU who are misunderstanding @twistedumbrella ! As long as I am following discussions here, @twistedumbrella is one of the very few guys who are trying to help others almost on daily basis. It is NOT his fault that we don't have all the files required for solving all of your device issues.

In my opinion, you should have more patience till someone gets us the files & meanwhile please be more friendly towards the people who care enough to even reply you.

I don’t blame you. Since I need my phone urgently, I asked for help if possible to solve the problem, but you got it wrong and thought it was to make money while I was looking to fix my phone