How to set device tampered back to false?

yasteellutch · Mar 15, 2016

I will explain how to set the device tampered back to "false" on the Wileyfox Swift.

Required:

7z
WFS.7z (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Ge199bCD5_NF9RWGhVLVhxajA/view?usp=sharing)
Windows 7 or 8
Driver Signature Enforcement disabled

Step 1: Brick the device on purpose

Hold Volume Up button+Volume Down button while plugging in USB
You should be see QHS_USB BULK in Device Manager

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Step 2: Install Driver

Reboot with Driver Signature Enforcement disabled ( Google if you must)
Plug device in and make sure you see QHSUSB BULK in Device Manager
If you see Relink HS QDLoader 9008 uninstall it and delete driver software
Then refresh and you should see QHS USB BULK
Manually Update Driver software and navigate to driver folder extracted in WFS.7z

Step 3 : Install QPST provided in WFS.7z

I think its pretty straight forward

Step 4: Flash Firmware

Open QFil
Select Port and choose your device if not already chosen
Select Flat Build
Programmer Path must be prog_emmc_firehose_8916.mbn in the Maincode folder from WFS.7z
Build Path should automatically appear
Hit load XML.
Click rawprogram_upgrade.xml
Click patch0.xml
Click Download
Once done remove and reinsert battery

Step 5: Verify Tampered:False

boot into fastboot
type the following:
fastboot oem device-info
and it should say Device tampered : false and Device Unlock : False

NB: If you get a SaharaDownload fail or something just remove battery and USB for 5 seconds. Plug battery in. Then plug USB in.

NB: I do not accept any responsibility for damaged devices or anything. You point your finger at me and I will laugh at you

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cyaneo · Dec 24, 2015

yasteellutch said:
Step 2: Install Driver

Reboot with Driver Signature Enforcement disabled ( Google if you must)

Plug device in and make sure you see QHSUSB BULK in Device Manager

If you see Relink HS QDLoader 9008 uninstall it and delete driver software

Then refresh and you should see QHS USB BULK

Manually Update Driver software and navigate to driver folder extracted in WFS.7z

This does not work for me, no matter wht I try, in the device manager I just get "Android" with a yello triangle.
No manual driver install / update (or update via windows update) solve that problem.
Try it on two Windows 7 PCs (x32 & x64) with Firewall, Antivirus and driver signature are disabled.

On a Windows 10 PC, the device connects as "Marshall London Device".

yasteellutch · Dec 24, 2015 at 8:53 PM

I don't think ur swift is bricked

cyaneo · Dec 26, 2015

when puting battery in jut get the screen "wileyfox"; recovery does not start (vol- and pwr) but fastboot mode ist working (vol+ and pwr). so it's not bricked?

so I repeat step 1 but still in windows 7 device manager having "Other Devices -> Android" with no yellow triangle.

void2000 · Jun 25, 2006 6 0 0

I get SaharaDownload fail. Removing battary is useless. What else can i try? Thanks in advance

yasteellutch · Jan 9, 2016 at 4:36 PM

Now you get Sahara Fail. I think this is some sort of 'Lock Mode'. I fixed it by removing battery. Reinserting battery and immediately plugging in USB and hitting download

void2000 · Jun 25, 2006 6 0 0

yasteellutch said:
Now you get Sahara Fail. I think this is some sort of 'Lock Mode'. I fixed it by removing battery. Reinserting battery and immediately plugging in USB and hitting download

I try and try do it again but i have only got sahara fail again and again.....

yasteellutch · Jan 10, 2016 at 3:58 AM

void2000 said:
I try and try do it again but i have only got sahara fail again and again.....

Upload a screenshot

void2000 · Jun 25, 2006 6 0 0

yasteellutch said:
Upload a screenshot

Probably I have to use a special cable?

yasteellutch · Jan 10, 2016 at 6:56 PM

See it gets the SharaVersion right so I'm guessing that phone is in a correct state. The problem there could be that it didn't decompress properly. Maybe the integrity of your decompressed WFS.7z is not intact. Go to Android One(2nd Gen) dedicated page. I got help there. I guess all you need is to look there.

yasteellutch · Jan 10, 2016 at 6:58 PM

Maybe u didn't installQPSt right or the driver is a issue. I flashed stock like 3 days ago and it works perfectly

yasteellutch · Jan 16, 2016 at 3:35 AM

cyaneo said:
This does not work for me, no matter wht I try, in the device manager I just get "Android" with a yello triangle.
No manual driver install / update (or update via windows update) solve that problem.
Try it on two Windows 7 PCs (x32 & x64) with Firewall, Antivirus and driver signature are disabled.

On a Windows 10 PC, the device connects as "Marshall London Device".

Hey @cyaneo. If you still have the Yellow Android triangle this is because your drivers aren't installed correctly. I tried it. But that also means your fastboot is working.

xfile087 · Feb 11, 2016

Hi all,

Ive been a way from Android for a long time so I'm no expert but the method posted above failed for me. Like others, all my PC would recognise the phone as was "Marshall London Device" and essentially my phone was useless.

Can I ask why we need to erase and/or brick the phone?

Instead what worked for me was to reboot into fastboot mode, download Cyanogen OS signed zip, extract and run flash-radio.sh, then flash recovery and system manually. Reboot phone into working OS and then turn off OEM Unlock.

Once that's done I rebooted into fastboot and confirmed bootloader was locked and that tampered was false (as an official signed OS is installed I take it?).

Anyway as I say, I'm no expert but surely that's an easier and cleaner way than erasing/bricking a phone and only needs fastboot and the latest official signed rom from Cyanogen OS directly?

fa_a2z · Feb 25, 2016 1 0 0

void2000 said:
Probably I have to use a special cable?

Hi,
This is my first post. (active lurker previously)

hopefully its not too late.
In my experience on other device running 8916, a sahara failure can be overcame by holding the power button when entering download mode. (E.g: if you enter download mode by pressing and holding vol+/- simultaneously and plugging in usb cable, try holding the power button as well when you plug in the cable). This is normally a result of battery too low.

Pak0St · Dec 15, 2015 61 8 0

After bricking my Swift with some gymnastics around Android One firmware images, this tool worked flawlessly!

I was a bit confused when it came to the part of deleting/ manually reinstalling the driver. After the device was shown as "QHS_USB BULK", I manually installed the " Relink HS QDLoader 9008". Everything else went really smoothly. The device is good as new

For the adventurous ones with a Swift- this is one tough little phone. Hard-brick ain't a reason to stop

yasteellutch · Mar 15, 2016 at 5:52 PM

Pak0St said:
After bricking my Swift with some gymnastics around Android One firmware images, this tool worked flawlessly!

I was a bit confused when it came to the part of deleting/ manually reinstalling the driver. After the device was shown as "QHS_USB BULK", I manually installed the " Relink HS QDLoader 9008". Everything else went really smoothly. The device is good as new

For the adventurous ones with a Swift- this is one tough little phone. Hard-brick ain't a reason to stop

Lol I agree. This baby took some hits. I clocked it to 1.6 at stable. At 1.9 she became instable and started crashing #YeahITakeRisks

yasteellutch · Mar 15, 2016 at 5:55 PM

xfile087 said:
Hi all,

Ive been a way from Android for a long time so I'm no expert but the method posted above failed for me. Like others, all my PC would recognise the phone as was "Marshall London Device" and essentially my phone was useless.

Can I ask why we need to erase and/or brick the phone?

Instead what worked for me was to reboot into fastboot mode, download Cyanogen OS signed zip, extract and run flash-radio.sh, then flash recovery and system manually. Reboot phone into working OS and then turn off OEM Unlock.

Once that's done I rebooted into fastboot and confirmed bootloader was locked and that tampered was false (as an official signed OS is installed I take it?).

Anyway as I say, I'm no expert but surely that's an easier and cleaner way than erasing/bricking a phone and only needs fastboot and the latest official signed rom from Cyanogen OS directly?

Of course there is. Don't get me wrong I understand your point. But you need to remember there are log files and a bunch of other stuff lying around if you fastboot. When you use QFil it basically rewrites all the partitions thus no logs. I returned my first Swift with the IMEI issue and they gave me a new one in a week

andikicker · Feb 24, 2012 34 42 0

Hi,

my Swift is also Bricked.... that means no bootloader boot or etc. i tried to flash the phone with this method but no success. my error with QFIL is this

COM Port number:20
Sahara Version:2
Start Sending Programmer
Download Fail:System.Exception: Unable to download Flash Programmer using Sahara Protocol

bei QC.QMSLPhone.Phone.QPHONEMS_SaharaArmPrgDownload(String sFileName)

bei QC.SwDownloadDLL.SwDownload.QPHONEMSSaharaDownloadArmPrg(UInt64& version, String armPrgPath)
Download Fail:Sahara FailSahara Fail
Finish Download

Thanks for response

vadimnew · May 24, 2016 1 0 0

Error

Download failded

Code:

Dowload fail:House fail failed to Upload the emmc images to phone using firehouse

yasteellutch · Jul 29, 2016 at 5:46 AM

vadimnew said:
Download failded

Code:

Dowload fail:House fail failed to Upload the emmc images to phone using firehouse

You made a mistake @vadimnew

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