ZS670KS rawprogram() and patch0

[pingolaido]

Question (maybe banal) about User Data:

LUN # Name Start Count Type
--- -- ---------------- ---------- ---------- --------------------
0 28 userdata 3643177 27236562 User data

is this partition containing all files of my phone? Is there a way to exctract them and save it?
Thanks! BR

 

[pingolaido]

And it didn't print out any partitions?????

they were in zip file... did you get it?

 

[Renate]

Ok. When I read your message there weren't any attachments.
In short, all your GPTs are fine, I have no idea what Python was talking about.

edl /lprog_firehose_ddr_lp5.elf
edl /u0 /e /pmisc
edl /z

 

[pingolaido]

Done, now I assume I should do the recovery... which command do you suggest with edl.exe under Windows10? Thanks

 

[Renate]

That was to get it to normal boot in case you had anything there.
With misc set it wasn't clear whether you had a system.

You can try flashing recovery, flash misc with the one that says "reboot-recovery" and reboot.

 

[pingolaido]

with this command: >edl.exe /w /precovery twrp.img ?

 

[alecxs]

if userdata partition is encrypted, you can only decrypt it online (on the device itself). TWRP can do this, but if bootloader was locked at the time of backup the userdata cannot decrypted on unlocked bootloader (which is required for TWRP)

I cannot see any 'config' partition. looking at the script I get the feeling that is a typo and means 'devinfo' partition.

 

[pingolaido]

Therefore how shall I proceed? if I need to flash misc with edl.exe, which command must I run? #
edl /lprog_firehose_ddr_lp5.elf
edl.exe /w /pmisc twrp.img
?

 

[pingolaido]

@ Renate, good day. How can I flash misc partition with TWRP with EDL.exe? Thanks

 

[Renate]

You don't flash TWRP to the misc partition.

edl /u /w /precovery_a twrp.img
edl /u /w /precovery_b twrp.img

 

[pingolaido]

done writing new TWRP 100% but no change. When I start in recovery mode, it stays in CS Fastboot mode...

 

[Renate]

I just don't know. Your poor device has been through so much that nobody knows what the condition of it is.

Morevover, do you know that this TWRP works and is the correct one.

Do you have access to the complete software? xbl, abl, cmnlib, tz...

 

[pingolaido]

TWRP is the official one : https://eu.dl.twrp.me/I002D/twrp-3.7.0_10-0-I002D.img.html ...tried twrp-3.5.0_12-0-I002D too and it did not work.

It starts with andorid logo shortly then disappears then restarts logo shortly.. then CSC Fastboot.

xbl, abl, cmnlib ..uhmmm in the raw firmware from Asus there are abl.elf, xbl_config_lp5.elf, cmnlib.mbn, cmnlib64.mbn

How can use those? Thanks BR.

 

[Renate]

I don't use TWRP, I don't have faith in TWRP, I don't have faith in randomly selected versions of TWRP.

I don't know your device, I don't know what is broken on your device, I don't know what you have already tried to replace on your device.

I don't know what "CSC" means.

In point of fact, I know very little.

 

[alecxs]

TWRP cannot boot on locked bootloader (#38, #87)

flash full ROM and firmware so everything is stock, then it will boot and you can enable OEM unlock and unlock bootloader.

 

[pingolaido]

TWRP cannot boot on locked bootloader (#38, #87)

flash full ROM and firmware so everything is stock, then it will boot and you can enable OEM unlock and unlock bootloader.

Ok but how to flash full ROM and firmware excatly? dl_multiple_update_image.bat? could you please indicate the correct commands? Thanks

 

[alecxs]

as the linux tool has issues with reading GPT, best is use Renates edl.exe and flash each partition line by line.

I recommend to double check the file size matches partition size and double check the files are in raw format. for this I would read all partitions off device as failsafe backup and compare with HxD editor if the files looks similar.

You have posted the partition list, use that as base and create some excel sheet for the partition mapping. if you have any bat file, look inside for the mapping.

 

[pingolaido]

as the linux tool has issues with reading GPT, best is use Renates edl.exe and flash each partition line by line.

I recommend to double check the file size matches partition size and double check the files are in raw format. for this I would read all partitions off device as failsafe backup and compare with HxD editor if the files looks similar.

You have posted the partition list, use that as base and create some excel sheet for the partition mapping. if you have any bat file, look inside for the mapping.

ok I will take the weekend to try this challenging operation! I will let you know. Thanks

 

[pingolaido]

Hello, i have flashed all files one by one in EDL mode, following the same files sorting as in all_flash.bat code. I have also changed the bits inside FPR and device.info files( putting '01' in 1st and 12nd bit as in many posts), to unlock the bootloader and flash via QFIL. But after many tentatives, it stucks in the black screen. Questions:
1) in which file is there the real bootloader unlock bits? It may be that it still locked
2) what are the files which it make sense to flash: Asusrom, recovery, system, image, ...?
3) recovery: i flashed recovery (a and b) with several recovery IMG:TWRP official, recovery inside raw file..but no results I assume the key is the answer to question 1).

Finally, even if it's still locked, i see the positive part: I have having a lot of fun to learn new staff and read your precious advices

Thanks

 

[alecxs]

in update OTA zip some partitions aren't in raw format and cannot flashed straight onto device without conversion. you must flash raw full stock ROM/firmware like that one linked. if you flashed all partitions then phone will boot, regardless bootloader is locked or unlocked.

don't know exactly but most partitions of lun0 and lun4 are important.