[Q] Stock OPO soft bricked after turning off at night.

[moobieboobie]

Okay, here's the deal... I have an OPO (not mine) that is completely stock running, I would presume 5.0.2. I'm not exactly sure which build. But I was told that she turned the phone off at night and charged it. Turned it on in the morning and it got stuck on the cyanogen logo. No boot loops, no getting past that. Just sitting there. The device is stock, bootloader locked, no root. I also highly doubt that ADB debugging was turned on while it was working...

I'm trying to wipe it bring it back to stock, but I'm not having any success. I've gone in to Cyanogen recovery and wipe/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe media. Reboot, still stuck. When I click apply update in recovery, it gives me a bunch of errors saying so and so directory isn't found. So that leaves to me to believe that something went bad.

I just tried to fastboot oem unlock, said it finished in a few seconds. Then I tried to fastboot the factory image files and after the first one (modem), it gave me an error saying the bootloader is locked.

I'm out of ideas and the unbrick a hard bricked OPO thread said it wouldn't work, so I haven't tried it. Any advice on where to look would be much appreciated.

 

[moobieboobie]

Anybody?

I get this when I hit Apply Update and then use storage as option.

 

[jamal2367]

Anybody?

I get this when I hit Apply Update and then use storage as option.

Flash The whole Rom with fastboot to fix The Problem ....make a backup of your internal sdcard....

 

[moobieboobie]

Flash The whole Rom with fastboot to fix The Problem ....make a backup of your internal sdcard....

That's the problem. I can't because the bootloader is locked. When I try to unlock it, it runs the command. Then when I try to fastboot flash, it tells me the bootloader is locked. I have my own OPO that I have unlocked and rooted, so knowing how to unlock isn't an issue either.

 

[jamal2367]

That's the problem. I can't because the bootloader is locked. When I try to unlock it, it runs the command. Then when I try to fastboot flash, it tells me the bootloader is locked. I have my own OPO that I have unlocked and rooted, so knowing how to unlock isn't an issue either.

Run CMD as Admin ...have you install the right driver for your phone and install the ADB drivers correctly? ...

 

[moobieboobie]

Run CMD as Admin ...have you install the right driver for your phone and install the ADB drivers correctly? ...

Yes, all updated drivers. Drivers are not the issue since I can execute commands while in fastboot. The issue is not having an unlocked bootloader, so I can't flash anything and it won't unlock bootloader.

 

[geowolf1000]

Yes, all updated drivers. Drivers are not the issue since I can execute commands while in fastboot. The issue is not having an unlocked bootloader, so I can't flash anything and it won't unlock bootloader.

Ps did phone was encrypt?

 

[moobieboobie]

Ps did phone was encrypt?

No, phone was not encrypted and ColorOS unbrick didn't work. It recognizes the phone, I hit start and it does it's thing. After first green bar, it boot loops instead of flashing all the files. Ran as admin and all the drivers are good.

 

[geowolf1000]

No, phone was not encrypted and ColorOS unbrick didn't work. It recognizes the phone, I hit start and it does it's thing. After first green bar, it boot loops instead of flashing all the files. Ran as admin and all the drivers are good.

hit install from recovery
Choose file to update
Search files
Do you see your partition?
System exist?
What system do you have color or cyanogen?
Data?
Sd?

 

[moobieboobie]

hit install from recovery
Choose file to update
Search files
Do you see your partition?
System exist?
What system do you have color or cyanogen?
Data?
Sd?

See post above with picture. It was running stock Cyanogen OS 12, not modded or anything. When I hit Apply Update and Choose from internal storage, I get the error in above picture.

 

[geowolf1000]

See post above with picture. It was running stock Cyanogen OS 12, not modded or anything. When I hit Apply Update and Choose from internal storage, I get the error in above picture.

But you have adb
Sideload full rom included recovery
From adb

 

[moobieboobie]

But you have adb
Sideload full rom included recovery
From adb

If by sideload, you mean copy the rom to device and then load..I can not access device storage. ADB sideload rom through command line gives me the same errors you see in the above picture.

 

[geowolf1000]

If by sideload, you mean copy the rom to device and then load..I can not access device storage. ADB sideload rom through command line gives me the same errors you see in the above picture.

F**ing recovery
With adb you can navigate to system and change built.prompt and enable debugg mode

All the other method i know need root so dd (replace)recovery from adb

 

[moobieboobie]

F**ing recovery
With adb you can navigate to system and change built.prompt and enable debugg mode

All the other method i know need root so dd (replace)recovery from adb

Can you give instructions on how to? I'm not too familiar with adb, but can follow steps.

 

[geowolf1000]

Can you give instructions on how to? I'm not too familiar with adb, but can follow steps.

Even this suggest need root.
All need root.... To system...

 

[geowolf1000]

Can you give instructions on how to? I'm not too familiar with adb, but can follow steps.

Another trick for installation is

Code:
fastboot boot <path/name of the recovery twrp img>

It will boot your phone into recovery once from the recovery image
stored in your PC temporarily
then you can flash the zip either by sideload or

Check this

 

[moobieboobie]

Another trick for installation is

Code:
fastboot boot <path/name of the recovery twrp img>

It will boot your phone into recovery once from the recovery image
stored in your PC temporarily
then you can flash the zip either by sideload or

Check this

cannot fastboot boot recovery, tells me bootloader is locked and fails. the link requires unlocking bootloader, which is not working for me.

 

[geowolf1000]

cannot fastboot boot recovery, tells me bootloader is locked and fails. the link requires unlocking bootloader, which is not working for me.

Haz a parametre here

 

[tropenfrucht]

There is a way to flash an unlocked bootloader if you can't fastboot oem unlock.
As you already tried the color.zip method you should already have most of the needed files.
Download the attachment and unzip it into color folder replacing the files emmc_appsboot.mbn and rawprogram0_64.xml (backup the originals first).

-power off the OPO
-hold VolUp and plug into PC
-on PC open device manager, OPO should be in QDloader 9008
-keep an eye on device manager and start msm8974downloadtool from color.zip
-when in device manager the QDloader 9008 disconnects press stop in msm8974downloadtool
-OPO should now be Qualcomm Diagnostics 9006 in device manager
-download MiFlash from here http://www.androidbrick.com/ultimate-qualcomm-snapdragon-unbrick-guide-snapdragons-are-unbrickable/ and set it up like on the pictures on that website
-click refresh. now it should show you OPO on the respective COM port. click flash
-when successfull finished unplug and press and hold power for 30 seconds
-now start into fastboot with power + VolUp and there is your unlocked bootloader
-now you can flash cos with fastboot

The rawprogram0_64xml is edited so that it only writes partition table and flashes sbl1, dbi, rpm, tz, recovery and emmc_appsboot.

This worked for me when i couldn't flash with msm8974downloadtool, it always flashed modem, started with flashing system and then began from the start again.

 

[moobieboobie]

There is a way to flash an unlocked bootloader if you can't fastboot oem unlock.
As you already tried the color.zip method you should already have most of the needed files.
Download the attachment and unzip it into color folder replacing the files emmc_appsboot.mbn and rawprogram0_64.xml (backup the originals first).

-power off the OPO
-hold VolUp and plug into PC
-on PC open device manager, OPO should be in QDloader 9008
-keep an eye on device manager and start msm8974downloadtool from color.zip
-when in device manager the QDloader 9008 disconnects press stop in msm8974downloadtool
-OPO should now be Qualcomm Diagnostics 9006 in device manager
-download MiFlash from here http://www.androidbrick.com/ultimate-qualcomm-snapdragon-unbrick-guide-snapdragons-are-unbrickable/ and set it up like on the pictures on that website
-click refresh. now it should show you OPO on the respective COM port. click flash
-when successfull finished unplug and press and hold power for 30 seconds
-now start into fastboot with power + VolUp and there is your unlocked bootloader
-now you can flash cos with fastboot

The rawprogram0_64xml is edited so that it only writes partition table and flashes sbl1, dbi, rpm, tz, recovery and emmc_appsboot.

This worked for me when i couldn't flash with msm8974downloadtool, it always flashed modem, started with flashing system and then began from the start again.

gave it a shot a few minutes ago.. As soon as 9008 dc fom device manager, i hit stop. the phone turns off or reboots (the screen goes blank)... I hear the connection, but no 9006.