Unbricking with QFIL gives "Sahara Fail" error. help!

[bapakerwe]

How to do that?

you don't know how to "rename a folder" ?

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[cassiji]

you don't know how to "rename a folder" ?

The folder “firmware”, I already transferred it to my C drive and same thing happens “sahare fail sahara fail”

Lenovo A6000 - my device

 

[bapakerwe]

The folder “firmware”, I already transferred it to my C drive and same thing happens “sahare fail sahara fail”



Lenovo A6000 - my device

have you rename it with simple name without space? can you upload a screenshot of it? maybe we can figure it out what's the exact problem

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[cassiji]

have you rename it with simple name without space? can you upload a screenshot of it? maybe we can figure it out what's the exact problem

Sir, my problem is already solve yay! My brother just used the lenovo software for flashing then done. Thaank you for your replies

 

[bapakerwe]

good for you

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[CheetahBear]

Im still having a hell of trouble, iv tried putting the 8675W00 in my root, changed the names to the .mbn file to "progemmcfirehose8936" and the build file to "rawprogram0" and path file to "patch0" but im still getting an error.

 

[bapakerwe]

Im still having a hell of trouble, iv tried putting the 8675W00 in my root, changed the names to the .mbn file to "progemmcfirehose8936" and the build file to "rawprogram0" and path file to "patch0" but im still getting an error.

afaik, you can't rename those files, only the folder. are you sure it is the correct firmware files for your device?

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[cassiji]

Im still having a hell of trouble, iv tried putting the 8675W00 in my root, changed the names to the .mbn file to "progemmcfirehose8936" and the build file to "rawprogram0" and path file to "patch0" but im still getting an error.

What is your device? Try, before actually plugging in the phone, hold down the volume up button or both or volume down or power button. Trial and error method

 

[jm691]

I have tried everything on a Lenovo A6000 and no matter which tool I use I get the sahara error. Qfil gives fail:sahara and Lenovo downloader gets stuck on step Sahara. The phone is recongized when I connect it to Qfil holding VOL UP and VOL DOWN but I cannot figure out why it keeps getting this error. I have now spent over 10 hours trying to flash this Lenovo A6000 with its stock ROM with no joy and people here absolutely refuse to reply or help me at all.

Should I throw the phone in the trash and forget about it? Because at this point I have tried EVERYTHING and nothing works.....

 

[bapakerwe]

"people here absolutely refuse to reply or help me at all"?
well, we are not a customer service who get paid for answering, I'm afraid. but to some of your peace of mind, could you kindly inform us what's the error codes, and have you read all previous replies that might solve your problem?

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[cassiji]

I have tried everything on a Lenovo A6000 and no matter which tool I use I get the sahara error. Qfil gives fail:sahara and Lenovo downloader gets stuck on step Sahara. The phone is recongized when I connect it to Qfil holding VOL UP and VOL DOWN but I cannot figure out why it keeps getting this error. I have now spent over 10 hours trying to flash this Lenovo A6000 with its stock ROM with no joy and people here absolutely refuse to reply or help me at all.

Should I throw the phone in the trash and forget about it? Because at this point I have tried EVERYTHING and nothing works.....

Try just the volume UP.

 

[jm691]

"people here absolutely refuse to reply or help me at all"?
well, we are not a customer service who get paid for answering, I'm afraid. but to some of your peace of mind, could you kindly inform us what's the error codes, and have you read all previous replies that might solve your problem?

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OK good then why dont you guys just shut down the forum then? Why is it even here in the first place when guys like you leave rude comments and remarks?

You know I have personally contributed money to a couple of the developers here for their work. I didn't know it was a BIG problem to ask for help. But thanks to your reply....I understand that I shouldn't and it was a big mistake.

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Try just the volume UP.

Thanks for the reply. I have tried everything and nothing works.

 

[bapakerwe]

lol, rude comments? I was asking a question politely, kiddo. what was the error code?
and about shutting down this forum is not ours to decide. I don't know how much you spent for those developers you mentioned, but they're not ALL the people here, they're just a few among hundreds others.

again, I'm asking, politely, what was the error code? and kindly tell us every method you did for solving your problem.

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[buyang18]

please help me im done doing it, but the last part say Download Fail:System.Exception: Failed to Switch to Emergency Download mode

 

[bapakerwe]

Download Fail:System.Exception: Failed to Switch to Emergency Download mode

I assumed that there's the problem of communication between your PC and your phone. maybe the port or the cable. try to change cable, driver, or check your device port.

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[tomazf]

hello,

i have the same problem.. just bought Lenovo Z6 lite and tryed to flash something new due to gps not fixying, tho phone showes similar simptoms as previous desciberd..
Qualcom HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM5) and dose not boot, just QFIL recognizes it and a lot of Sahara.

error description below. please HELP.

ERROR: function: sahara_rx_data:237 Unable to read packet header. Only read 0 bytes.
ERROR: funtion: sahara_mani:924 Sahara protocol error
ERROR: function: main:303 Uploading image Sahara protocol faliled
Download Fail: Sahara Fail: QSaharaServer Fail: Process Fail
Finish download

 

[radicaluser]

The truth is . . .

This error occurred because your bootloader is locked , YOU MUST ENTER 9008 MODE WITH TEST POINT WAY to bypass this lock. entering eld mode with buttons and fastboot is only for phones with unlocked bootloader.

so i have a LG K20 (mp260) from MetroPCS, and like a fool, i flashed a rom that wasnt compatible...
its now hard bricked. my computer can only recognize it now as "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM3)" in the "Ports" section of the device manager. the device itself cant turn on for nothing, there are no lights, no vibrations. but my computer can read it...

i have minimal knowledge on this stuff and ive been at this for almost a week now and how found nothing but the QFIL program that looked promising. ive installed all the appropriate drivers and give it the appropriate files (i hope):
Programmer: prog_emmc_firehose_8936.mbn
XML: rawprogram0.xml with the patch: patch0.xml
the files were manually extracted from my own phones stock .KDZ
i have seen others use rawprogram files such as "rawprogram_unsparse_without_qcn", and "rawprogram_unsparse". i dont know how to obtain these files and if they would help my problem.
(note: im using QFIL 2.0.1.7 and ive tried numerous previous versions:crying

apon pressing the "download" button, it says:

2018-08-01 21:26:02.821 Start Download
2018-08-01 21:26:02.843 Program Path:C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\8675_W00\prog_emmc_firehose_8936.mbn
2018-08-01 21:26:02.860 ***** Working Folder:C:\Users\IZACOR\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_3
2018-08-01 21:27:43.158 Binary build date: Nov 21 2017 @ 02:53:37
2018-08-01 21:27:43.160 QSAHARASERVER CALLED LIKE THIS: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\QSaharaServer.ex'Current working dir: C:\Users\IZACOR\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_3
2018-08-01 21:27:43.164 Sahara mappings:
2018-08-01 21:27:43.165 2: amss.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.166 6: apps.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.167 8: dsp1.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.168 10: dbl.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.173 11: osbl.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.174 12: dsp2.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.175 16: efs1.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.176 17: efs2.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.178 20: efs3.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.179 21: sbl1.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.180 22: sbl2.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.181 23: rpm.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.182 25: tz.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.183 28: dsp3.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.184 29: acdb.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.186 30: wdt.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.188 31: mba.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.190 13: C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\8675_W00\prog_emmc_firehose_8936.mbn
2018-08-01 21:27:43.192
2018-08-01 21:27:43.194 21:27:43: ERROR: function: sahara_rx_data:237 Unable to read packet header. Only read 0 bytes.
2018-08-01 21:27:43.196
2018-08-01 21:27:43.197 21:27:43: ERROR: function: sahara_main:924 Sahara protocol error
2018-08-01 21:27:43.198
2018-08-01 21:27:43.199 21:27:43: ERROR: function: main:303 Uploading Image using Sahara protocol failed
2018-08-01 21:27:43.201
2018-08-01 21:27:43.202
2018-08-01 21:27:43.203 Download Fail:Sahara Fail:QSaharaServer Failrocess fail
2018-08-01 21:27:43.205 Finish Download

im getting tired of seeing this log lol. but as you can see the problem (from i can see) is that its getting stuck at the "Sahara" bit. i cant seem to fix this to save my life. and ive littrally tried everything!
yes including putting the firmware files into the "bin" folder of the program and stuff like that...
fastbooting wont work either as the screen is always black and the computer never sees it as a device, but a port.

i turned to creating this post as a last resort, for if i cant find an answer here, im afraid ill just have to use the phone for parts or something:crying:. please! if anyone has suggestion or a solution that i haven't tried yet it would be truly appreciated!

 

[benjieb]

Hi all,

I had the same sahara fail problem.

Fixed it by goind to developper options and allow Unlock bootloader ! TRY

It does not mean you actually unlock it, but I guess it allows QFIL to do its thing. All tutorials about flashing with QFIL don't mention it!


Good luck

 

[ramesh101]

Validating Application Configuration
Load APP Configuration
COM:4
PBLDOWNLOADPROTOCOL:0
PROGRAMMER:True
PROGRAMMER:F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW\prog_emmc_firehose_8937_ddr.mbn
SEARCHPATH:F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW
RAWPROGRAM:
rawprogram0.xml
PATCH:
patch0.xml
ACKRAWDATAEVERYNUMPACKETS:False
ACKRAWDATAEVERYNUMPACKETS:100
MAXPAYLOADSIZETOTARGETINBYTES:False
MAXPAYLOADSIZETOTARGETINBYTES:49152
DEVICETYPE:UFS
PLATFORM:8x26
VALIDATIONMODE:0
RESETAFTERDOWNLOAD:False
MAXDIGESTTABLESIZE:8192
SWITCHTOFIREHOSETIMEOUT:30
RESETTIMEOUT:200
RESETDELAYTIME:2
FLATBUILDPATH:F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW
FLATBUILDFORCEOVERRIDE:True
QCNPATH:C:\Temp\00000000.qcn
QCNAUTOBACKUPRESTORE:False
SPCCODE:000000
ENABLEMULTISIM:False
Load ARG Configuration
Validating Download Configuration
Image Search Path: F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW
RAWPROGRAM file path: F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW\rawprogram0.xml
PATCH file path:F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW\patch0.xml
Programmer Path:F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW\prog_emmc_firehose_8937_ddr.mbn
Flat Build Path:F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW
Process Index:0
Image Search Path: F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW
RAWPROGRAM file path: F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW\rawprogram0.xml
PATCH file path:F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW\patch0.xml
Start Download
Program Path:F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW\prog_emmc_firehose_8937_ddr.mbn
Binary build date: May 13 2015 @ 14:41:37
QSAHARASERVER CALLED LIKE THIS: 'C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\QSaharaServer.exe -p \\.\COM4 -s 13:F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW\prog_emmc_firehose_8937_ddr.mbn 'Current working dir: C:\Users\achue\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL
Sahara mappings:
2: amss.mbn
6: apps.mbn
8: dsp1.mbn
10: dbl.mbn
11: osbl.mbn
12: dsp2.mbn
16: efs1.mbn
17: efs2.mbn
20: efs3.mbn
21: sbl1.mbn
22: sbl2.mbn
23: rpm.mbn
25: tz.mbn
28: dsp3.mbn
29: acdb.mbn
30: wdt.mbn
31: mba.mbn
13: F:\android\K33_S150_161114_ROW_QPST\SW\prog_emmc_firehose_8937_ddr.mbn
08:44:53: ERROR: function: port_connect:100 Failed to open com port handle
08:44:53: ERROR: function: port_connect:100 Failed to open com port handle
08:44:53: ERROR: function: port_connect:100 Failed to open com port handle
08:44:53: ERROR: function: port_connect:100 Failed to open com port handle
08:44:53: ERROR: function: port_connect:100 Failed to open com port handle
08:44:53: ERROR: function: port_connect:100 Failed to open com port handle
08:44:53: ERROR: function: port_connect:100 Failed to open com port handle
08:44:53: ERROR: function: port_connect:100 Failed to open com port handle
08:44:53: ERROR: function: port_connect:100 Failed to open com port handle
08:44:53: ERROR: function: port_connect:100 Failed to open com port handle
08:44:53: ERROR: function: main:259 Could not connect to \\.\COM4
Download Fail:Sahara Fail:QSaharaServer Failrocess fail
Finish Download
this shows up what to [email protected]

 

[prasanth070]

I got the same Sahara error first(protocol fail error), but when I uninstall old qulacom driver and installed the one which came with QFLI, it worked and after flashing my phone is working.


com error maybe resolved by rebooting phone and starting in download mode( press vol+ and vol- and connect usb cable).

Before trying to flash also check for qulcom com port in device manager to ensure phone is connected and is in download mode.


bricked phones maybe unlocked by fastboot

1. reboot to boot loader using option in bios menu (vol+ and power on boot)
2. connect usb
3. open a terminal from folder where fastboot is installed or navigate to directory
4. run "fastboot devices" # to check if your device is connected
5. run "fastboot flashing unlock" or "fastboot oem unlock" for old devices. #to unlock bootloder
6. run "fastboot reboot" #to reboot phone

then try using QFLI again

Best of luck.: