How To Guide Repair your ASUS ROG Phone 5 with EDL mode

[twistedumbrella]

The firehose + patch files worked for me. Thanks to Jamshid66 for sharing the full pack.

But to be clear - I used the firehose components for getting access to flashing only in my case. Have not tested the attached ROM that comes with it. If this factory rom whipes things like IMEI, or if it messes up anything between WW & CN versions and things like that, I'd be careful with using the whole thing...

Sounds like this "friend" from China downloaded the package from one of the paid sites and didn't really know how to use it, either.

Anyway, this is what I was talking about before. It was pretty easy to track down using Google and searching "edl restore wiped imei" (as in first result)

[GUIDE] How to restore IMEI permanently after using factory flash

Warning i m not responsible if any thing went wrong with your phone use this guide at your own risk and this guide is only for restoring your lost IMEI during the flashing procees it is not for changing your imei this guide is for those users...

forum.xda-developers.com

 

[tgxspk]

Try flashing a good boot.img to the device from EDL. If that works it may get you from hard brick >> bootloader >> RAW flash from fastboot >> normal ASUS firmware update to whatever version you want/need.

If you just bought the device and didn't unlock it, save the headache and return it ASUS..

Yeah i will have to go to a service center and get it fixed but sadly i had it rooted so warranty is voided. This didn’t worked for me maybe a hardware problem i bought this like 2 months ago. Really disappointed.

 

[DEZMAND]

If anyone does not mind, make a copy of the copy using QPST QSN File in DIAG mode.This, you can help restore IMEI

Will help a lot

I am currently waiting for a good solution to restore IMEI
I have tried several ways and I have not received an answer yet, but if I find a suitable solution, I will definitely share it

see for a fee !!!

 

[Jamshid66]

After flashing, I have a problem with the basband and imei . Is there a way to do it?

The network problem was solved without opening the bootloader

 

[twistedumbrella]

@Andrologic Do you mind posting how you used the files so there is some sort of explanation for those coming here trying to use them? I don't think anyone else wants to end up wiping out their baseband and it seems like your method may be just as effective without risking that.

 

[Andrologic]

Sharing below guide per latest findings for assisting unlucky users who have bricked the ROG5 and stuck in EDL mode.

Notes:

• I'm not responsible for any broken devices using these steps.
• This is intended as a last resort solution for saving a fully bricked device stuck in EDL mode.
• If your device has a working bootloader, it is strongly recommended to attempt a normal RAW flash and exhaust all other options before this.
• Below steps will not fix lost IMEI.

Required:

• The ROG5 factory flash package shared by @Jamshid66 in this thread (the firehose files from this specific pack are absolutely required )
• Extracted image files ".img's" from your firmware
• Qualcomm Flash Image Loader tool (QFIL)
• Bricked ROG 5 in EDL mode (9008 mode)

Steps:

1. Download jamshid66's factory EDL zip and extract it to somewhere on your pc

2. If you don't have the .img's for your firmware you need to extract these too. Download the firmware file you need and do a payload dump using Pyhthon payload dumper or any other tool (there are guides showing how to do this if needed, not going to cover it here).

3. Launch the QFIL tool with Admin privileges

4. Under 'Firehose Configuration', make sure download protocol is set to "Sahara" and device type is set to "ufs" (important)

5. Connect ROG5 in EDL mode using the side port and verify it's recognized as a Qualcomm device in 9008 mode. Make sure you have no firewalls or virus protection in the way.

6. Under "Select Programmer", point the path to the extracted directory from (1)

7. Select firehose file (try "prog_firehose_ddr.elf" if it doesn't work use "prog_firehose_lite.elf" (I think I used the lite file)

8. QFIL should automatically catch the RawProgram and Patch XML's, if not, just point it to rawprogram0.xml and patch0.xml manually.


Now we're ready to flash. Do NOT use "Downlad Content" - this will start flashing the content of the possibly bad pack to your device which may break things. Instead:



Method 1 - Manual EDL Flash (tested by me and worked)

10. Under "Tools" open "Partition Manager". If you've done everything correctly, you should now have access to the partition tree of your device.

11. Select each partition one by one (example "boot")

12. Right click on the partition and select "Manage Partition Data"

13. Select "Erase" (to clean up partition and remove any bad files)

14. Repeat (12) and now select "Load Image"

15. Select the respective .img file from your extracted ROM (e.g "boot.img"). You should see a message that file has been flashed successfully in the status window.

16. Repeat (12)-(15) to rebuild all partitions

17. Once you close, QFIL will reset your device and if successful your device will leave EDL mode and start normally. You're now unbricked.


Tip: If you know the bad partition that caused your device to brick, flash that first (like boot.img) and restart - You may not need to flash everything



Method 2 - Full flash (not tested yet)

10a. Copy the firehose and rawprog+patch files to the incomplete WW/CN EDL roms posted by the OP of this thread

11a. Try to do a full flash using QFIL or MiFlash

Method 2 should be tested too. If it works it may be a more convenient way for most users.

 

[jerryhou85]

Moderator Information
Dear all, I read all 11 pages from OP to last post in this wonderful Sunday evening... and I am sorry to say that there are too many off topic posts in this thread.

First, this thread is a howto on fixing a bricked phone and trust me, I can feel your frustration when bricked phone did not revive successfully. I have been there as well. From what I read, there is no 100% working solution right now for this issue and flashing "factory" files does not help much either. Hope you all find a good solution eventually.

Second, during this journey to "the fix", usually we need to interact with others to discuss and find a way. When I say "discuss", I mean we talk like a normal person in real life scenario to collarbrate to solve an issue, not finger pointing saying "you! do this! you! do that! and you bad!". It is not helping to solve the issue at all and it is not a good/civil way to treat a fellow member on XDA in such harsh words.

Last, 99.99% users on XDA are not paid and spend their own time to help each other. Some users may have years of knowledge and some may be rather new, but we need to respect all users' contributions because we are not born with Android knowledge but learn it step by step along the journey. No matter what answers you got, appreicate it and learn from it. "If the cap fits, wear it."

Sorry for wall of text and you may see some posts disappear from this thread. Do not worry, that's my magic.

Hope this is my last moderation post on this thread. After this, I may delete off topic posts without notice.

Regards
Jerry
Forum Moderator

 

[Jamshid66]

Sharing below guide per latest findings for assisting unlucky users who have bricked the ROG5 and stuck in EDL mode.

Notes:

• I'm not responsible for any broken devices using these steps.
• This is intended as a solution for saving a fully bricked device stuck in EDL mode.
• If your device has a working bootloader, it is strongly recommended to attempt a normal RAW flash and exhaust all other options before this.
• Below steps will not fix lost IMEI/Serials.

Required:

• The ROG5 factory flash package shared by @Jamshid66 in this thread (the firehose files from this specific pack is absolutely required )
• Unpacked image files ".img's" from your firmware
• Qualcomm Flash Image Loader tool (QFIL)
• Bricked ROG 5 in EDL mode (9008 mode)

Steps:

1. Download jamshid66's factory EDL zip and extract it to somewhere on your pc

2. If you don't have the .img's for your firmware you need to extract these. Download the firmware file you need and do a payload dump using Pyhthon payload dumper (or any other tool (there are guides showing how to do this if needed. not going to cover it here).

3. Launch the QFIL tool with Admin privileges

4. Under 'Firehose Configuration', make sure download protocol is set to "Sahara" and device type is set to "ufs" (important)

5. Connect ROG5 in EDL mode using the side port and verify it's recognized as a Qualcomm device in 9008 mode. Make sure you have no firewalls or virus protection in the way.

6. Under "Select Programmer", point the path to the extracted directory from (1)

7. Select firehose file (try "prog_firehose_ddr.elf" if it doesn't work use "prog_firehose_lite.elf" (I think I used the lite file)

8. QFIL should automatically catch the RawProgram and Patch XML's, if not, just point it to rawprogram0.xml and patch0.xml manually.


Now we're ready to flash. Do NOT use "Downlad Content" - this will start flashing the content of the possibly bad pack to your device which may break things. Instead:



Method 1 - Manual EDL Flash (tested by me and worked)

10. Under "Tools" open "Partition Manager". If you've done everything correctly, you should now have access to the partition tree of your device.

11. Select each partition one by one (example "boot")

12. Right click on the partition and select "Manage Partition Data"

13. Select "Erase" (to clean up partition and remove any bad files)

14. Repeat (12) and now select "Load Image"

15. Select the respective .img file from your extracted ROM (e.g "boot.img"). You should see a message that file has been flashed successfully in the status window.

16. Repeat (13)-(15) to rebuild all partitions

17. Once you close, QFIL will reset your device and if successful your device will leave EDL mode and start normally. You're now unbricked.


Tip: If you know the bad partition that caused your device to brick, flash that first (like boot.img) and restart - You may not need to flash everything



Method 2 - Full flash (not tested yet)

10a. Copy the firehose and rawprog+patch files to the incomplete WW/CN EDL roms posted by the OP of this thread

10b. Try to do a full flash using QFIL or MiFlash

Method 2 should be tested too. If it works it may be a more convenient way for most users.

Dont use full flash because Imei has null
im tested

 

[twistedumbrella]

The IMEI is part of the qcn file. You need to hex edit the file with your specific IMEI in two places. A guide should have been included in the previous post about IMEI repair, but it appears that link was not the one originally removed alongside the encrypted firehose. The guide below is actually much better.

[GUIDE] Backup, edit and restore QCN. Fixing lost IMEI.

Introduction This is a guide to backup and restore the QCN, and to edit other's QCN in case you lost your IMEI and you don't have a backup of your QCN. There are other ways to do some steps (the most popular is via Fastboot) but I'm gonna...

forum.xda-developers.com

Now that there is a method to use the files, here is everything that has been collected from this and other threads. All credit goes to Qualcomm and the original people responsible for posting the individual files. I claim no ownership or responsibility.

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Download GApps, Roms, Kernels, Themes, Firmware, and more. Free file hosting for all Android developers.

www.androidfilehost.com

 

[3rehaan]

Sharing below guide per latest findings for assisting unlucky users who have bricked the ROG5 and stuck in EDL mode.

Notes:

• I'm not responsible for any broken devices using these steps.
• This is intended as a last resort solution for saving a fully bricked device stuck in EDL mode.
• If your device has a working bootloader, it is strongly recommended to attempt a normal RAW flash and exhaust all other options before this.
• Below steps will not fix lost IMEI.

Required:

• The ROG5 factory flash package shared by @Jamshid66 in this thread (the firehose files from this specific pack are absolutely required )
• Extracted image files ".img's" from your firmware
• Qualcomm Flash Image Loader tool (QFIL)
• Bricked ROG 5 in EDL mode (9008 mode)

Steps:

1. Download jamshid66's factory EDL zip and extract it to somewhere on your pc

2. If you don't have the .img's for your firmware you need to extract these too. Download the firmware file you need and do a payload dump using Pyhthon payload dumper or any other tool (there are guides showing how to do this if needed, not going to cover it here).

3. Launch the QFIL tool with Admin privileges

4. Under 'Firehose Configuration', make sure download protocol is set to "Sahara" and device type is set to "ufs" (important)

5. Connect ROG5 in EDL mode using the side port and verify it's recognized as a Qualcomm device in 9008 mode. Make sure you have no firewalls or virus protection in the way.

6. Under "Select Programmer", point the path to the extracted directory from (1)

7. Select firehose file (try "prog_firehose_ddr.elf" if it doesn't work use "prog_firehose_lite.elf" (I think I used the lite file)

8. QFIL should automatically catch the RawProgram and Patch XML's, if not, just point it to rawprogram0.xml and patch0.xml manually.


Now we're ready to flash. Do NOT use "Downlad Content" - this will start flashing the content of the possibly bad pack to your device which may break things. Instead:



Method 1 - Manual EDL Flash (tested by me and worked)

10. Under "Tools" open "Partition Manager". If you've done everything correctly, you should now have access to the partition tree of your device.

11. Select each partition one by one (example "boot")

12. Right click on the partition and select "Manage Partition Data"

13. Select "Erase" (to clean up partition and remove any bad files)

14. Repeat (12) and now select "Load Image"

15. Select the respective .img file from your extracted ROM (e.g "boot.img"). You should see a message that file has been flashed successfully in the status window.

16. Repeat (12)-(15) to rebuild all partitions

17. Once you close, QFIL will reset your device and if successful your device will leave EDL mode and start normally. You're now unbricked.


Tip: If you know the bad partition that caused your device to brick, flash that first (like boot.img) and restart - You may not need to flash everything



Method 2 - Full flash (not tested yet)

10a. Copy the firehose and rawprog+patch files to the incomplete WW/CN EDL roms posted by the OP of this thread

11a. Try to do a full flash using QFIL or MiFlash

Method 2 should be tested too. If it works it may be a more convenient way for most users.

(Sorry For My English Is Not Good !)
I Try It Method 1 : But Super.img Can't flash other Partitions will be flash and When i Finish With All Partition Complete Flash (Not Super.img)
My Device Reboot into fast boot & Stuck In Fastboot And There is No Way To Go EdL Then I'll Go EdL Manually With ( Green + Black Cabel To Hold 25 Sec )
And Then I'll Try ( 2 Method ) Flashing Complete But I Cant Flash Raw Firmware It Says : () Mapping Wrong Xrom : I Try All Raw File CN & WW And My Device Boot In This Stage

 

[twistedumbrella]

(Sorry For My English Is Not Good !)
I Try It Method 1 : But Super.img Can't flash other Partitions will be flash and When i Finish With All Partition Complete Flash (Not Super.img)
My Device Reboot into fast boot & Stuck In Fastboot And There is No Way To Go EdL Then I'll Go EdL Manually With ( Green + Black Cabel To Hold 25 Sec )
And Then I'll Try ( 2 Method ) Flashing Complete But I Cant Flash Raw Firmware It Says : () Mapping Wrong Xrom : I Try All Raw File CN & WW And My Device Boot In This Stage

When you get to fastboot, did you try the raw firmware?

It sounds like if you can get all the way to booting into system, you ARE restoring the phone. Did you forgot the step to modify the files for your own IMEI?

 

[3rehaan]

When you get to fastboot, did you try the raw firmware?

It sounds like if you can get all the way to booting into system, you ARE restoring the phone. Did you forgot the step to modify the files for your own IMEI?

I Try All Raw Firmware In Fast It Says () Mapping Wrong Xrom

 

[twistedumbrella]

I Try All Raw Firmware In Fast It Says () Mapping Wrong Xrom

And "fastboot reboot bootloader" doesn't work?

 

[3rehaan]

And "fastboot reboot bootloader" doesn't work?

Yes It Doesn't Work This Command

 

[twistedumbrella]

Yes It Doesn't Work This Command

Can you boot to the bootloader after flashing the raw firmware?

 

[3rehaan]

Can you boot to the bootloader after flashing the raw firmware?

Raw Firmware Can't Flash It Says () Mapping wrong Xrom
I Flash @Jamshid66 factory image then I Try To Flash Raw Firmware But Its Not Working ..
I try All Raw Firmware ww or cn both says ()mapping wrong xrom

 

[twistedumbrella]

Raw Firmware Can't Flash It Says () Mapping wrong Xrom
I Flash @Jamshid66 factory image then I Try To Flash Raw Firmware But Its Not Working ..
I try All Raw Firmware ww or cn both says ()mapping wrong xrom

You're using the side port?

 

[3rehaan]

You're using the side port?

Yes Im Using Side Port ..!

 

[twistedumbrella]

Yes Im Using Side Port ..!

I give up. Unless it's an S firmware on the standard or vice-versa, bad drivers, or a faulty USB port, I am out of ideas.

 

[3rehaan]

I give up. Unless it's an S firmware on the standard or vice-versa, bad drivers, or a faulty USB port, I am out of ideas.

I Can Understand I Think I have To Wait For Perfect EdL Firmware !
Right ..??