[STOCK ROM] [QFIL] [GUIDE] Stock CyanogenOS 13.1 for QFIL + Unbrick from 900E/9008

[puszekkk]

Hey XDA!
I found somewhere in web stock rom for QFIL, that you can flash when your phone is hard bricked (like mine was) or when you want to remove Add-X for free. Here are the downloads:
Qualcomm 64Bit drivers
Full Qualcomm flashing suite
QFIL image
My mirror of QFIL image (use when AndroidFileHost is slow for you)
Here are the steps to flash it:
1. If your phone is in 900E mode and you can't reboot to 9008, get a spare USB type C cable or microUSB to USB-C adapter.
1a. If your phone can boot into 9008 mode without problems by holding all 3 buttons, go to step 5.
2. Now you must cut your cable like this (image credit: [email protected] from MIUI forums)

3. Burn plastic on green and black cable
Something like that:

4. Now when your phone is fully turned off (you can get back cover off and disconnect battery), connect cable to your pc, short green and black cables together and connect it to your phone. After about 10 seconds separate the wires. Now your phone will boot into 9008 (aka EDL) mode. If you will get Unrecognized USB device prompt, connect battery when phone is turned on into 9008, detach EDL cable and connect normal cable.
5. Launch QFIL and set it like that:

6. Click "Download" and wait until finish. If QFIL will error with "system.img/cache.img/userdata.img not found" create empty files named "system.img", "userdata.img" and "cache.img" in stock rom folder.
7. When QFIL will finish flashing, hold power button in your Swift 2. It should boot to system now. If not, try to flash TWRP/Stock rom via fastboot, doing factory reset in Cyanogen Recovery or "fastboot format userdata".

Credits:
Me
Mike's Tech Life from http://mikestechlife.blogspot.com that posted stock QFIL rom, Add-X removal tutorial (http://mikestechlife.blogspot.com/2018/01/removing-add-x-from-wileyfox-swift-2-2.html) and QFIL Screenshots
[email protected] from MIUI Forums EDL cable images

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[JavaVOBIS]

I have long written the exact same guide. What is yours for?

 

[KevMetal]

I have long written the exact same guide. What is yours for?

I see your point about duplicate but I guess you could say @puszekkkkk added photos and info on kicking into 9008 ...your guide was the inspiration or first but both guides are useful to people ...hopefully i won't need either but neat trick with spare usb to get into qfil mode

 

[richaardvark]

This destroyed my computer :'-(

I'm sad/frustrated to report that I attempted to follow this guide and completely destroyed my desktop computer in the process! ? I made the cable exactly as instructed and made sure everything was carefully wired with nothing touching anything it wasn't supposed to. I tried repeatedly to get my ZTE device to boot into EDL mode but it simply would not. And then, when I was trying once again, holding the green and black wires together for a few seconds, I suddenly noticed an electrical burning smell. Looking at my beloved little mini-desktop PC, I noticed a very bright orange-yellow piercing light coming from within and then realized this was a flame!! ? I quickly unplugged the PC and ripped the case off, and then blew out the small flame that had started to burn a specific chip on my motherboard. I think this chip must have something to do with USB-port power supply/support. It's a very specific chip and not one I can find online to purchase to repair/re-solder myself. My device is four years old now and is unfortunately out of warranty. I called the tech support center for my device anyway (ASUS) to see if they could do anything, and also wanted to inform them that their product had caught on fire, but they just took my information and said they were sorry but that they couldn't help me with this at all.

So now I am without my main desktop PC. ???

And my stupid ZTE device is still a useless paperweight... ?

 

[KevMetal]

I'm sad/frustrated to report that I attempted to follow this gu ?


... Homemade cables are a bad way to enter edl

Use fastboot :

fastboot oem edl

Using test point:

Search on YouTube for a video on how to open your phone and "shorting" two contacts to enter edl ( this is the method used by technicians and manufacturers)