MOTO G6 - Qualcomm - EDL Mode

[jameswstubbs]

Hi,

I'm after some advice, how do I place the Moto G5 in Qualcomm mode or EDL mode.

I have entered the bootloader by holding down and turning the phone on, this allows me to use fastboot.

From there I can scroll down to QCOM, but when I press the power button it boots into the normal system instead of EDL mode.

I have also attempted from within fastboot to use:

fastboot oem edl
fastboot oem qcom-on
fastboot reboot emergency
and
fastboot reboot-edl

Although non of these have been sucessful.

I also have access to an EDL cable, although, when I plug the phone in, then flick the switch 10 seconds later, it does not enter EDL mode, it just charges.

The phone sometimes shows as File Storage Linux USB Gadget in device manager, although it is inaccessible, I have updated the laptop to use the qualcomm drivers, although I don't think it will ever recognise it if I can't put the phone into qualcomm mode to begin with.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[TheFixItMan]

What are you actually attempting to do?

This mode is generally used to unbrick a device but you have access to the bootloader/fastboot mode and you wouldn't use edl mode to unbrick this device anyway

It's also used on some device to unlock the bootloader but again you wouldn't do that with this device

So without knowing what you are trying to achieve I can't give you any advice

Technically if you start the phone normally then enable usb debugging in dev options then connect phone to PC and in a terminal window where you have adb set up type

adb reboot edl

Not all devices support this mode though and I've no idea if this one does

 

[jameswstubbs]

What are you actually attempting to do?

This mode is generally used to unbrick a device but you have access to the bootloader/fastboot mode and you wouldn't use edl mode to unbrick this device anyway

It's also used on some device to unlock the bootloader but again you wouldn't do that with this device

So without knowing what you are trying to achieve I can't give you any advice

Technically if you start the phone normally then enable usb debugging in dev options then connect phone to PC and in a terminal window where you have adb set up type

adb reboot edl

Not all devices support this mode though and I've no idea if this one does

Without going into too much detail as to why, there are tools I have access to which can be used to take a full back up of the entire memory block of the phone when it is in Qualcomm mode.

I cannot access adb on the device to use "adb reboot edl" so I am limited to either trying to activate Qualcomm using a button combination or via fastboot, unless you can advise another way.

Any help or a point in the right direction would be much appreciated.

 

[TheFixItMan]

Without going into too much detail as to why, there are tools I have access to which can be used to take a full back up of the entire memory block of the phone when it is in Qualcomm mode.

I cannot access adb on the device to use "adb reboot edl" so I am limited to either trying to activate Qualcomm using a button combination or via fastboot, unless you can advise another way.

Any help or a point in the right direction would be much appreciated.

Sounds dodgy to me - sounds like you're trying to access data from a phone that isn't yours so I won't be helping

 

[jameswstubbs]

Sounds dodgy to me - sounds like your trying to access data from a phone that isn't yours so I won't be helping

It's not dodgy, but I fully understand.

Thank you anyway.

 

[aIecxs]

try fastboot -i 0x2b4c oem ​​reboot-edl (it's working for LENOVO ZUK Z1 and ZUK Z2)