[General Questions and Answers] Nokia_8_fan:
Problem found:

2020-01-17 17:54:03.301 Search path not exist, ignored: C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Nokia_8_TA-1004_00WW_NB1_600WW_MSM8998_7.1.1_QFIL\Firmware
2020-01-17 17:54:03.302 Invalid programmer path, ignored: C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Nokia_8_TA-1004_00WW_NB1_600WW_MSM8998_7.1.1_QFIL\Firmware\prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr_NOKIA8.elf

That is extremely strange that the path was still taking from the "Desktop" file path!

Anyway I have kinda fixed that and ran QFIL's Partition Manager again. Same result, giving me this log:

2020-01-18 00:17:54.192 Validating Application Configuration
2020-01-18 00:17:54.202 Load APP Configuration
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 COM:20
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 PBLDOWNLOADPROTOCOL:0
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 PROGRAMMER:True
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 PROGRAMMER:C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\Firmware\prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr_NOKIA8.elf
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 RESETSAHARASTATEMACHINE:False
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 SAHARAREADSERIALNO:False
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 SEARCHPATH:C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\Firmware
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 ACKRAWDATAEVERYNUMPACKETS:False
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 ACKRAWDATAEVERYNUMPACKETS:100
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 MAXPAYLOADSIZETOTARGETINBYTES:False
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 MAXPAYLOADSIZETOTARGETINBYTES:49152
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 DEVICETYPE:ufs
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 PLATFORM:8x26
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 VALIDATIONMODE:0
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 RESETAFTERDOWNLOAD:False
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 MAXDIGESTTABLESIZE:8192
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 SWITCHTOFIREHOSETIMEOUT:30
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 RESETTIMEOUT:200
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 RESETDELAYTIME:2
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 METABUILD:
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 METABUILD:
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 FLATBUILDPATH:C:\
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 FLATBUILDFORCEOVERRIDE:True
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 QCNPATH:C:\Temp\00000000.qcn
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 QCNAUTOBACKUPRESTORE:False
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 SPCCODE:000000
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 ENABLEMULTISIM:False
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 AUTOPRESERVEPARTITIONS:False
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 PARTITIONPRESERVEMODE:0
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 PRESERVEDPARTITIONS:0
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 PRESERVEDPARTITIONS:
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 ERASEALL:False
2020-01-18 00:17:54.216 Load ARG Configuration
2020-01-18 00:17:54.242 Validating Download Configuration
2020-01-18 00:17:54.243 Image Search Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\Firmware
2020-01-18 00:17:54.244 Programmer Path:C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\Firmware\prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr_NOKIA8.elf
2020-01-18 00:17:54.377 Process Index:0
2020-01-18 00:17:54.387 Qualcomm Flash Image Loader (QFIL) 2.0.1.9
2020-01-18 00:18:08.509 Start Download
2020-01-18 00:18:08.518 Program Path:C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\Firmware\prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr_NOKIA8.elf
2020-01-18 00:18:08.524 ***** Working Folder:C:\Users\Omar\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_20
2020-01-18 00:18:08.809 Binary build date: Nov 21 2017 @ 02:53:37
2020-01-18 00:18:08.810 QSAHARASERVER CALLED LIKE THIS: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\QSaharaServer.ex'Current working dir: C:\Users\Omar\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_20
2020-01-18 00:18:08.811 Sahara mappings:
2020-01-18 00:18:08.811 2: amss.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.812 6: apps.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.812 8: dsp1.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.812 10: dbl.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.813 11: osbl.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.813 12: dsp2.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.813 16: efs1.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.813 17: efs2.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.814 20: efs3.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.814 21: sbl1.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.814 22: sbl2.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.815 23: rpm.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.815 25: tz.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.815 28: dsp3.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.815 29: acdb.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.816 30: wdt.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.816 31: mba.mbn
2020-01-18 00:18:08.816 13: C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\Firmware\prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr_NOKIA8.elf
2020-01-18 00:18:08.817
2020-01-18 00:18:08.817 00:18:08: Requested ID 13, file: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\Firmware\prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr_NOKIA8.elf"
2020-01-18 00:18:08.823
2020-01-18 00:18:08.823 00:18:08: 573944 bytes transferred in 0.156000 seconds (3.5087MBps)
2020-01-18 00:18:08.824
2020-01-18 00:18:08.824
2020-01-18 00:18:08.824
2020-01-18 00:18:08.824 00:18:08: File transferred successfully
2020-01-18 00:18:08.825
2020-01-18 00:18:08.825
2020-01-18 00:18:08.825
2020-01-18 00:18:08.825 00:18:08: Sahara protocol completed
2020-01-18 00:18:08.826 Sending Programmer Finished
2020-01-18 00:18:08.826 Switch To FireHose
2020-01-18 00:18:08.827 Wait for 3 seconds...
2020-01-18 00:18:11.827 Max Payload Size to Target:49152 Bytes
2020-01-18 00:18:11.828 Device Type:ufs
2020-01-18 00:18:11.828 Platform:8x26
2020-01-18 00:18:11.828 Disable Ack Raw Data Every N Packets
2020-01-18 00:18:11.829 Skip Write:False
2020-01-18 00:18:11.829 Always Validate:False
2020-01-18 00:18:11.830 Use Verbose:False
2020-01-18 00:18:11.833 ***** Working Folder:C:\Users\Omar\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_20
2020-01-18 00:19:52.038
2020-01-18 00:19:52.038 Base Version: 17.11.16.14.34
2020-01-18 00:19:52.040 Binary build date: Nov 21 2017 @ 02:53:33
2020-01-18 00:19:52.040 Incremental Build version: 17.11.21.02.53.33
2020-01-18 00:19:52.040
2020-01-18 00:19:52.041 00:18:11: INFO: FH_LOADER WAS CALLED EXACTLY LIKE THIS
2020-01-18 00:19:52.041 ************************************************
2020-01-18 00:19:52.042 C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\fh_loader.exe --port=\\.\COM20 --search_path=C:\Users\Omar\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_20 --convertprogram2read --sendimage=fh_gpt_header_0 --start_sector=1 --lun=0 --num_sectors=1 --noprompt --showpercentagecomplete --zlpawarehost=1 --memoryname=ufs
2020-01-18 00:19:52.047 ************************************************
2020-01-18 00:19:52.048
2020-01-18 00:19:52.048 00:18:11: INFO: Current working dir (cwd): C:\Users\Omar\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_20\
2020-01-18 00:19:52.048 00:18:11: INFO: Showing network mappings to allow debugging
2020-01-18 00:19:52.049 00:18:11: INFO: Looking for file 'fh_gpt_header_0'
2020-01-18 00:19:52.049
2020-01-18 00:19:52.049
2020-01-18 00:19:52.049	(_)
2020-01-18 00:19:52.050	__ ____ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _
2020-01-18 00:19:52.050	\ \ /\ / / _` | '__| '_ \| | '_ \ / _` |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.050	\ V V / (_| | | | | | | | | | | (_| |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.051	\_/\_/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_|\__, |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.051	__/ |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.051	|___/
2020-01-18 00:19:52.052
2020-01-18 00:19:52.052
2020-01-18 00:19:52.052 00:18:11: WARNING: Couldn't find the file 'fh_gpt_header_0', returning NULL
2020-01-18 00:19:52.052
2020-01-18 00:19:52.053
2020-01-18 00:19:52.053	(_)
2020-01-18 00:19:52.053	__ ____ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _
2020-01-18 00:19:52.054	\ \ /\ / / _` | '__| '_ \| | '_ \ / _` |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.054	\ V V / (_| | | | | | | | | | | (_| |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.055	\_/\_/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_|\__, |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.055	__/ |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.055	|___/
2020-01-18 00:19:52.055
2020-01-18 00:19:52.056
2020-01-18 00:19:52.056 00:18:11: WARNING: User specified --num_sectors=1 but file only has 1 sectors. **Ignoring --num_sectors
2020-01-18 00:19:52.056
2020-01-18 00:19:52.057
2020-01-18 00:19:52.057 00:18:11: INFO: User wants to talk to port '\\.\COM20'
2020-01-18 00:19:52.057 00:18:11: INFO: Took 0.00000000 seconds to open port
2020-01-18 00:19:52.057 00:18:11: INFO: Sorting TAGS to ensure order is <configure>,<erase>, others, <patch>,<power>
2020-01-18 00:19:52.058 00:18:11: INFO: If you don't want this, use --dontsorttags
2020-01-18 00:19:52.058
2020-01-18 00:19:52.059 00:18:11: INFO: Looking for file 'fh_gpt_header_0'
2020-01-18 00:19:52.059
2020-01-18 00:19:52.059
2020-01-18 00:19:52.060	(_)
2020-01-18 00:19:52.060	__ ____ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _
2020-01-18 00:19:52.060	\ \ /\ / / _` | '__| '_ \| | '_ \ / _` |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.061	\ V V / (_| | | | | | | | | | | (_| |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.061	\_/\_/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_|\__, |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.061	__/ |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.061	|___/
2020-01-18 00:19:52.062
2020-01-18 00:19:52.062
2020-01-18 00:19:52.062 00:18:11: WARNING: Couldn't find the file 'fh_gpt_header_0', returning NULL
2020-01-18 00:19:52.063 00:18:11: INFO: Sending <configure>
2020-01-18 00:19:52.063
2020-01-18 00:19:52.063 00:18:11: INFO: TARGET SAID: 'Binary build date: Jul 7 2017 @ 21:03:56'
2020-01-18 00:19:52.064
2020-01-18 00:19:52.064 00:18:11: INFO: TARGET SAID: 'Chip serial num: 3221225205 (0xbffffef5)'
2020-01-18 00:19:52.064
2020-01-18 00:19:52.065 00:18:11: INFO: TARGET SAID: 'Supported Functions: program configure nop firmwarewrite patch setbootablestoragedrive ufs emmc power benchmark read getstorageinfo getsha256digest erase peek poke '
2020-01-18 00:19:52.065
2020-01-18 00:19:52.066 00:18:11: INFO: TARGET SAID: 'Calling usb_al_bulk_set_zlp_mode(TRUE) since ZlpAwareHost='1''
2020-01-18 00:19:52.066 00:18:11: INFO: fh.attrs.MaxPayloadSizeToTargetInBytes = 1048576
2020-01-18 00:19:52.066 00:18:11: INFO: fh.attrs.MaxPayloadSizeToTargetInBytesSupported = 1048576
2020-01-18 00:19:52.067 00:18:11: INFO: In handleRead('fh_gpt_header_0')
2020-01-18 00:19:52.067 00:18:11: INFO: Looking for file 'fh_gpt_header_0'
2020-01-18 00:19:52.069
2020-01-18 00:19:52.069
2020-01-18 00:19:52.069	(_)
2020-01-18 00:19:52.070	__ ____ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _
2020-01-18 00:19:52.070	\ \ /\ / / _` | '__| '_ \| | '_ \ / _` |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.070	\ V V / (_| | | | | | | | | | | (_| |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.071	\_/\_/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_|\__, |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.071	__/ |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.071	|___/
2020-01-18 00:19:52.071
2020-01-18 00:19:52.072
2020-01-18 00:19:52.072 00:18:11: WARNING: Previous Filesize is 0 bytes. Therefore reading size of partition!! Please check 'C:\Users\Omar\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_20\fh_gpt_header_0'
2020-01-18 00:19:52.073 00:18:11: INFO: =======================================================
2020-01-18 00:19:52.073 00:18:11: INFO: <read> (4.0KB) 1 sectors from location 1 FILE: 'fh_gpt_header_0'
2020-01-18 00:19:52.073 00:18:11: INFO: =======================================================
2020-01-18 00:19:52.074
2020-01-18 00:19:52.074
2020-01-18 00:19:52.074	_____
2020-01-18 00:19:52.075	| ___|
2020-01-18 00:19:52.075	| |__ _ __ _ __ ___ _ __
2020-01-18 00:19:52.075	| __| '__| '__/ _ \| '__|
2020-01-18 00:19:52.075	| |__| | | | | (_) | |
2020-01-18 00:19:52.076	\____/_| |_| \___/|_|
2020-01-18 00:19:52.076
2020-01-18 00:19:52.076
2020-01-18 00:19:52.077 00:19:52: {ERROR: Could not read from '\\.\COM20', Windows API ReadFile failed! Your device is probably *not* on this port
2020-01-18 00:19:52.077
2020-01-18 00:19:52.077 }
2020-01-18 00:19:52.078
2020-01-18 00:19:52.078 Writing log to 'C:\Users\Omar\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_20\port_trace.txt', might take a minute
2020-01-18 00:19:52.078
2020-01-18 00:19:52.079
2020-01-18 00:19:52.079 Log is 'C:\Users\Omar\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_20\port_trace.txt'
2020-01-18 00:19:52.079
2020-01-18 00:19:52.080 Download Fail:FireHose Fail:FHLoader Fail:FHLoader Fail:Process fail
2020-01-18 00:19:52.084 Finish Get GPT

Seems pretty identical to my previous attempts, however the one thing I've been noticing consistently is the program in the search for this file

fh_gpt_header_0

What is this fh_gpt_header_0? I feel once I get that resolved QFIL can finally enter Partition Manager.