Oneplus Two - Solution for Hard Bricked Device

qwsdert4 · Aug 21, 2015

Hard brick for OPT happens when you change critical partitions. It will follow improper firmware flash or accidental erase of certain partitions. The phone won't show any response when hardbricked.
The solution for OPT is similar to OPO - you just need a Qualcomm driver and a recover package. The only full recovery package available is very big and it restore the phone to Hyrdogen OS, with everything wiped. So it would not be very attractive.
Fortunately, thanks to this post from Chinese supporting forum, a minimal version of restore package is provided. It does not wipe user data and guarantee a recovery entry. you would normally be freed using this package. if not, please use the full package in the end of the post
Download link for driver
Download link for Recovery tool
uncompress the files to a local folder.

First step, turn off drive signature enforcement in windows 8/8.1/10. Tutorial Here

Second step, hold the power key for 20 seconds to force turn off power. connect OPT to usb, hold volume+ and power until your PC finds a new hardware (if it doesn't work, try hold volume+ and volume- together)

Third step, go to device manager in your PC, find the new "QUALCOMM-HS USB Diagnostics 9006" device. Update its driver in property page using the Qualcomm driver provided (for 32bit windows, select x86 folder; for 64bit windows, select x64 folder).

Fourth step, when the driver is installed properly, run MSM8994DownloadTool.exe in the recover tools folder, using admin privileges . Clear start in top left corner and wait for it to finish.

Now your OPT should be able to enter TWRP recovery. It still won't boot but you can manually flash anything again (like the full Oxygen OS package).
The procedure is tested by me twice. Enjoy!

p.s: sorry the recovery image in the A2001_save_brick_mini.rar is Chinese. Please download this file, change the name to recovery.img and substitute the file in the recovery tool before flashing.

UPDATE：full Oxygen OS 150805 restoration package for those who experience recovery entry problem. Note that this package wipes everything including internal storage!

Zyxxeil · Aug 21, 2015 at 1:00 PM

Awesome, I will go ahead and make a full recovery tool that includes these files as well as the latest version of OxygenOS as I did with the Oneplus one.

CoreGaming · Aug 21, 2015 at 3:49 PM

You write about a full Oxygen Package? What do you mean with it? a flashable .zip or fastboot .img?

Zyxxeil · Aug 21, 2015 at 3:50 PM

CoreGaming said:
You write about a full Oxygen Package? What do you mean with it? a flashable .zip or fastboot .img?

Like i did before with my mod of the toolkit

https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/...ol-restore-stock-cm11s-fix-bricks-etc.237827/

CoreGaming · Aug 21, 2015 at 4:02 PM

okay

and were can i get this package for the OPT?

Zyxxeil · Aug 21, 2015 at 4:07 PM

CoreGaming said:
okay and were can i get this package for the OPT?

Havn't made it yet, still need to work on it. It is a little different than OPO so it might take some time.

CoreGaming · Aug 21, 2015 at 4:14 PM

okay this will be great. Take your time i'm ready

andip71 · Aug 21, 2015 at 4:57 PM

Hi,

anyone knows how I can force the OnePlus Two to enter QUALCOMM-HS mode?

I have a "semi-bricked" OP2.

It can boot, but the recovery is broken and I cannot enter it anymore. Worse enough, the bootloader is locked and I cannot unlock it anymore.

So I am kinda stuck and thought this manual would bring me back recovery. But - I cannot get it to enter this specific emergency recovery mode as boot loaders are intact.

Any idea?

Thanks
Andi

Zyxxeil · Aug 21, 2015 at 5:03 PM

Lord Boeffla said:
Hi,

anyone knows how I can force the OnePlus Two to enter QUALCOMM-HS mode?

I have a "semi-bricked" OP2.

It can boot, but the recovery is broken and I cannot enter it anymore. Worse enough, the bootloader is locked and I cannot unlock it anymore.

So I am kinda stuck and thought this manual would bring me back recovery. But - I cannot get it to enter this specific emergency recovery mode as boot loaders are intact.

Any idea?

Thanks
Andi

Hmm, I may be able to help. Do you got a hangouts we can talk on so it could be easier? If so PM me your email so I can add you.

andip71 · Aug 21, 2015 at 5:12 PM

Zyxxeil said:
Hmm, I may be able to help. Do you got a hangouts we can talk on so it could be easier? If so PM me your email so I can add you.

Hi,

ok, I am one step further now.

I could bring the device in that mode, flashed via this recovery tool. All partitions were flashed but still no recovery. How can that be? ooops.

I did that many time on my OPO already successfully. But of course with the full recovery package.

So question is, I would not mind starting from scratch... anybody knows where the "big" recovery package that erases everything is available?

Thanks
Andi

khr0n0s · Aug 21, 2015

Lord Boeffla said:
Hi,

ok, I am one step further now.

I could bring the device in that mode, flashed via this recovery tool. All partitions were flashed but still no recovery. How can that be? ooops.

I did that many time on my OPO already successfully. But of course with the full recovery package.

So question is, I would not mind starting from scratch... anybody knows where the "big" recovery package that erases everything is available?

I'm in a similar situation to you. I lost my recovery and somehow my boot loader is locked again. I can't set OEM unlock as I am on the old version of OxygenOS.

I tried the above instructions but they don't work. The phone reboots as normal, not in to recovery. If you solve this then let me know.

EDIT: I think flashing hydrogenos using this method is the best idea. We can then select the OEM unlock from developer settings, use fastboot to unlock the bootloader and flash a new recovery. The question is how? @qwsdert4

andip71 · Aug 21, 2015 at 5:44 PM

khr0n0s said:
I'm in a similar situation to you. I lost my recovery and somehow my boot loader is locked again. I can't set OEM unlock as I am on the old version of OxygenOS.

I tried the above instructions but they don't work. The phone reboots as normal, not in to recovery. If you solve this then let me know.

EDIT: I think flashing hydrogenos using this method is the best idea. We can then select the OEM unlock from developer settings, use fastboot to unlock the bootloader and flash a new recovery. The question is how? @qwsdert4

I am on Oxygen 2.0.1 and still do not have the option. Something is really odd...

Andi

qwsdert4 · Aug 21, 2015 at 5:46 PM

Lord Boeffla said:
Hi,

ok, I am one step further now.

I could bring the device in that mode, flashed via this recovery tool. All partitions were flashed but still no recovery. How can that be? ooops.

I did that many time on my OPO already successfully. But of course with the full recovery package.

So question is, I would not mind starting from scratch... anybody knows where the "big" recovery package that erases everything is available?

Thanks
Andi

Hi, I got the "big recovery package" in question from OP support centre in China. It will recover your OPT to factory Hydrogen OS from which you could start over. I'll upload it onto Mega very soon so stay tuned.

khr0n0s · Dec 2, 2007 65 24 0

Lord Boeffla said:
I am on Oxygen 2.0.1 and still do not have the option. Something is really odd...

HydrogenOS definitely has the option because it is how I flashed TWRP in the first place

Zyxxeil · Aug 21, 2015 at 5:55 PM

khr0n0s said:
I'm in a similar situation to you. I lost my recovery and somehow my boot loader is locked again. I can't set OEM unlock as I am on the old version of OxygenOS.

I tried the above instructions but they don't work. The phone reboots as normal, not in to recovery. If you solve this then let me know.

EDIT: I think flashing hydrogenos using this method is the best idea. We can then select the OEM unlock from developer settings, use fastboot to unlock the bootloader and flash a new recovery. The question is how? @qwsdert4

Without recovery how do you flash hydrogenOS?

---------- Post added at 06:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:54 PM ----------

qwsdert4 said:
Hi, I got the "big recovery package" in question from OP support centre in China. It will recover your OPT to factory Hydrogen OS from which you could start over. I'll upload it onto Mega very soon so stay tuned.

Wow thanks, I was trying to do it with the one you posted but I couldn't since it was missing the info for system sectors. Now i can make my tool

khr0n0s · Dec 2, 2007 65 24 0

Zyxxeil said:
Without recovery how do you flash hydrogenOS?

Using this tool and the full recovery package? Or am I missing something here?

Zyxxeil · Aug 21, 2015 at 6:02 PM

khr0n0s said:
Using this tool and the full recovery package? Or am I missing something here?

The tool posted does not contain a system, but he is going to post the full one soon.

khr0n0s · Dec 2, 2007 65 24 0

Zyxxeil said:
The tool posted does not contain a system, but he is going to post the full one soon.

Precisely, that is exactly what I meant. Fingers crossed that will solve this.

andip71 · Aug 21, 2015 at 6:33 PM

It could be I successfully recoverd following a hint by user @Zyxxeil (many thanks for the help).

If all works I will post soon what I did.

But - have everything running now again. Next I try to flash twrp again and root. If that worked, I will post the steps.

Andi

CoreGaming · Aug 21, 2015 at 7:02 PM

qwsdert4 said:
Hi, I got the "big recovery package" in question from OP support centre in China. It will recover your OPT to factory Hydrogen OS from which you could start over. I'll upload it onto Mega very soon so stay tuned.

Very nice. Wait for it...
Is a Version with Oxygen OS also aviable?

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