[General Questions and Answers] Nokia_8_fan:
@ ktmom & [MENTION=5691352]Droidriven[/MENTION]

I gave it another shot.

I disabled my Kaspersky protection (Paused it), downloaded and installed the Nokia USB drivers (made no difference but thought to do so in any case).

Ran QFIL again, and still no luck.

This is what I get this time round, hope this will give you a better understanding:

2020-01-16 23:52:32.771 Validating Application Configuration
2020-01-16 23:52:32.780 Load APP Configuration
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 COM:10
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 PBLDOWNLOADPROTOCOL:0
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 PROGRAMMER:True
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 PROGRAMMER:C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Nokia_8_TA-1004_00WW_NB1_600WW_MSM8998_7.1.1_QFIL\Firmware\prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr_NOKIA8.elf
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 RESETSAHARASTATEMACHINE:False
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 SAHARAREADSERIALNO:False
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 SEARCHPATH:C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Nokia_8_TA-1004_00WW_NB1_600WW_MSM8998_7.1.1_QFIL\Firmware
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 ACKRAWDATAEVERYNUMPACKETS:False
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 ACKRAWDATAEVERYNUMPACKETS:100
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 MAXPAYLOADSIZETOTARGETINBYTES:False
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 MAXPAYLOADSIZETOTARGETINBYTES:49152
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 DEVICETYPE:ufs
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 PLATFORM:8x26
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 VALIDATIONMODE:0
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 RESETAFTERDOWNLOAD:False
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 MAXDIGESTTABLESIZE:8192
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 SWITCHTOFIREHOSETIMEOUT:30
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 RESETTIMEOUT:200
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 RESETDELAYTIME:2
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 METABUILD:
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 METABUILD:
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 FLATBUILDPATH:C:\
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 FLATBUILDFORCEOVERRIDE:True
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 QCNPATH:C:\Temp\00000000.qcn
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 QCNAUTOBACKUPRESTORE:False
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 SPCCODE:000000
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 ENABLEMULTISIM:False
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 AUTOPRESERVEPARTITIONS:False
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 PARTITIONPRESERVEMODE:0
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 PRESERVEDPARTITIONS:0
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 PRESERVEDPARTITIONS:
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 ERASEALL:False
2020-01-16 23:52:32.789 Load ARG Configuration
2020-01-16 23:52:32.810 Validating Download Configuration
2020-01-16 23:52:32.811 Image Search Path: C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Nokia_8_TA-1004_00WW_NB1_600WW_MSM8998_7.1.1_QFIL\Firmware
2020-01-16 23:52:32.813 Programmer Path:C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Nokia_8_TA-1004_00WW_NB1_600WW_MSM8998_7.1.1_QFIL\Firmware\prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr_NOKIA8.elf
2020-01-16 23:52:32.935 Process Index:0
2020-01-16 23:52:32.944 Qualcomm Flash Image Loader (QFIL) 2.0.1.9
2020-01-16 23:53:07.333 Start Download
2020-01-16 23:53:07.341 Program Path:C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Nokia_8_TA-1004_00WW_NB1_600WW_MSM8998_7.1.1_QFIL\Firmware\prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr_NOKIA8.elf
2020-01-16 23:53:07.344 ***** Working Folder:C:\Users\Me\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_10
2020-01-16 23:53:07.561 Binary build date: Nov 21 2017 @ 02:53:37
2020-01-16 23:53:07.561 QSAHARASERVER CALLED LIKE THIS: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\QSaharaServer.ex'Current working dir: C:\Users\Me\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_10
2020-01-16 23:53:07.562 Sahara mappings:
2020-01-16 23:53:07.563 2: amss.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.563 6: apps.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.563 8: dsp1.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.564 10: dbl.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.564 11: osbl.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.564 12: dsp2.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.565 16: efs1.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.565 17: efs2.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.565 20: efs3.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.565 21: sbl1.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.566 22: sbl2.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.566 23: rpm.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.566 25: tz.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.567 28: dsp3.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.567 29: acdb.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.568 30: wdt.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.568 31: mba.mbn
2020-01-16 23:53:07.569 13: C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Nokia_8_TA-1004_00WW_NB1_600WW_MSM8998_7.1.1_QFIL\Firmware\prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr_NOKIA8.elf
2020-01-16 23:53:07.569
2020-01-16 23:53:07.570 23:53:07: Requested ID 13, file: "C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Nokia_8_TA-1004_00WW_NB1_600WW_MSM8998_7.1.1_QFIL\Firmware\prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr_NOKIA8.elf"
2020-01-16 23:53:07.570
2020-01-16 23:53:07.571 23:53:07: 573944 bytes transferred in 0.187000 seconds (2.9270MBps)
2020-01-16 23:53:07.571
2020-01-16 23:53:07.571
2020-01-16 23:53:07.572
2020-01-16 23:53:07.572 23:53:07: File transferred successfully
2020-01-16 23:53:07.572
2020-01-16 23:53:07.572
2020-01-16 23:53:07.573
2020-01-16 23:53:07.573 23:53:07: Sahara protocol completed
2020-01-16 23:53:07.574 Sending Programmer Finished
2020-01-16 23:53:07.574 Switch To FireHose
2020-01-16 23:53:07.574 Wait for 3 seconds...
2020-01-16 23:53:10.574 Max Payload Size to Target:49152 Bytes
2020-01-16 23:53:10.574 Device Type:ufs
2020-01-16 23:53:10.575 Platform:8x26
2020-01-16 23:53:10.575 Disable Ack Raw Data Every N Packets
2020-01-16 23:53:10.575 Skip Write:False
2020-01-16 23:53:10.576 Always Validate:False
2020-01-16 23:53:10.576 Use Verbose:False
2020-01-16 23:53:10.580 ***** Working Folder:C:\Users\Me\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_10
2020-01-16 23:54:50.807
2020-01-16 23:54:50.807 Base Version: 17.11.16.14.34
2020-01-16 23:54:50.808 Binary build date: Nov 21 2017 @ 02:53:33
2020-01-16 23:54:50.808 Incremental Build version: 17.11.21.02.53.33
2020-01-16 23:54:50.809
2020-01-16 23:54:50.809 23:53:10: INFO: FH_LOADER WAS CALLED EXACTLY LIKE THIS
2020-01-16 23:54:50.809 ************************************************
2020-01-16 23:54:50.810 C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\fh_loader.exe --port=\\.\COM10 --search_path=C:\Users\Me\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_10 --convertprogram2read --sendimage=fh_gpt_header_0 --start_sector=1 --lun=0 --num_sectors=1 --noprompt --showpercentagecomplete --zlpawarehost=1 --memoryname=ufs
2020-01-16 23:54:50.811 ************************************************
2020-01-16 23:54:50.811
2020-01-16 23:54:50.812 23:53:10: INFO: Current working dir (cwd): C:\Users\Me\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_10\
2020-01-16 23:54:50.812 23:53:10: INFO: Showing network mappings to allow debugging
2020-01-16 23:54:50.813 23:53:10: INFO: Looking for file 'fh_gpt_header_0'
2020-01-16 23:54:50.813
2020-01-16 23:54:50.813
2020-01-16 23:54:50.813	(_)
2020-01-16 23:54:50.814	__ ____ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _
2020-01-16 23:54:50.814	\ \ /\ / / _` | '__| '_ \| | '_ \ / _` |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.814	\ V V / (_| | | | | | | | | | | (_| |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.815	\_/\_/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_|\__, |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.815	__/ |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.815	|___/
2020-01-16 23:54:50.816
2020-01-16 23:54:50.816
2020-01-16 23:54:50.816 23:53:10: WARNING: Couldn't find the file 'fh_gpt_header_0', returning NULL
2020-01-16 23:54:50.817
2020-01-16 23:54:50.817
2020-01-16 23:54:50.817	(_)
2020-01-16 23:54:50.817	__ ____ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _
2020-01-16 23:54:50.818	\ \ /\ / / _` | '__| '_ \| | '_ \ / _` |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.818	\ V V / (_| | | | | | | | | | | (_| |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.818	\_/\_/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_|\__, |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.819	__/ |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.819	|___/
2020-01-16 23:54:50.819
2020-01-16 23:54:50.822
2020-01-16 23:54:50.823 23:53:10: WARNING: User specified --num_sectors=1 but file only has 1 sectors. **Ignoring --num_sectors
2020-01-16 23:54:50.823
2020-01-16 23:54:50.823
2020-01-16 23:54:50.824 23:53:10: INFO: User wants to talk to port '\\.\COM10'
2020-01-16 23:54:50.824 23:53:10: INFO: Took 0.00000000 seconds to open port
2020-01-16 23:54:50.824 23:53:10: INFO: Sorting TAGS to ensure order is <configure>,<erase>, others, <patch>,<power>
2020-01-16 23:54:50.825 23:53:10: INFO: If you don't want this, use --dontsorttags
2020-01-16 23:54:50.825
2020-01-16 23:54:50.825 23:53:10: INFO: Looking for file 'fh_gpt_header_0'
2020-01-16 23:54:50.826
2020-01-16 23:54:50.826
2020-01-16 23:54:50.826	(_)
2020-01-16 23:54:50.826	__ ____ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _
2020-01-16 23:54:50.827	\ \ /\ / / _` | '__| '_ \| | '_ \ / _` |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.827	\ V V / (_| | | | | | | | | | | (_| |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.827	\_/\_/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_|\__, |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.828	__/ |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.828	|___/
2020-01-16 23:54:50.828
2020-01-16 23:54:50.829
2020-01-16 23:54:50.829 23:53:10: WARNING: Couldn't find the file 'fh_gpt_header_0', returning NULL
2020-01-16 23:54:50.829 23:53:10: INFO: Sending <configure>
2020-01-16 23:54:50.830
2020-01-16 23:54:50.830 23:53:10: INFO: TARGET SAID: 'Binary build date: Jul 7 2017 @ 21:03:56'
2020-01-16 23:54:50.831
2020-01-16 23:54:50.831 23:53:10: INFO: TARGET SAID: 'Chip serial num: 2667118325 (0x9ef8fef5)'
2020-01-16 23:54:50.831
2020-01-16 23:54:50.832 23:53:10: INFO: TARGET SAID: 'Supported Functions: program configure nop firmwarewrite patch setbootablestoragedrive ufs emmc power benchmark read getstorageinfo getsha256digest erase peek poke '
2020-01-16 23:54:50.832
2020-01-16 23:54:50.833 23:53:10: INFO: TARGET SAID: 'Calling usb_al_bulk_set_zlp_mode(TRUE) since ZlpAwareHost='1''
2020-01-16 23:54:50.833 23:53:10: INFO: fh.attrs.MaxPayloadSizeToTargetInBytes = 1048576
2020-01-16 23:54:50.833 23:53:10: INFO: fh.attrs.MaxPayloadSizeToTargetInBytesSupported = 1048576
2020-01-16 23:54:50.834 23:53:10: INFO: In handleRead('fh_gpt_header_0')
2020-01-16 23:54:50.834 23:53:10: INFO: Looking for file 'fh_gpt_header_0'
2020-01-16 23:54:50.835
2020-01-16 23:54:50.835
2020-01-16 23:54:50.835	(_)
2020-01-16 23:54:50.835	__ ____ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _
2020-01-16 23:54:50.836	\ \ /\ / / _` | '__| '_ \| | '_ \ / _` |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.836	\ V V / (_| | | | | | | | | | | (_| |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.836	\_/\_/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_|\__, |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.837	__/ |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.837	|___/
2020-01-16 23:54:50.837
2020-01-16 23:54:50.838
2020-01-16 23:54:50.838 23:53:10: WARNING: Previous Filesize is 0 bytes. Therefore reading size of partition!! Please check 'C:\Users\Me\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_10\fh_gpt_header_0'
2020-01-16 23:54:50.839 23:53:10: INFO: =======================================================
2020-01-16 23:54:50.839 23:53:10: INFO: <read> (4.0KB) 1 sectors from location 1 FILE: 'fh_gpt_header_0'
2020-01-16 23:54:50.839 23:53:10: INFO: =======================================================
2020-01-16 23:54:50.840
2020-01-16 23:54:50.840
2020-01-16 23:54:50.840	_____
2020-01-16 23:54:50.841	| ___|
2020-01-16 23:54:50.841	| |__ _ __ _ __ ___ _ __
2020-01-16 23:54:50.841	| __| '__| '__/ _ \| '__|
2020-01-16 23:54:50.842	| |__| | | | | (_) | |
2020-01-16 23:54:50.842	\____/_| |_| \___/|_|
2020-01-16 23:54:50.842
2020-01-16 23:54:50.843
2020-01-16 23:54:50.843 23:54:50: {ERROR: Could not read from '\\.\COM10', Windows API ReadFile failed! Your device is probably *not* on this port
2020-01-16 23:54:50.843
2020-01-16 23:54:50.844 }
2020-01-16 23:54:50.844
2020-01-16 23:54:50.844 Writing log to 'C:\Users\Me\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_10\port_trace.txt', might take a minute
2020-01-16 23:54:50.845
2020-01-16 23:54:50.845
2020-01-16 23:54:50.845 Log is 'C:\Users\Me\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\QFIL\COMPORT_10\port_trace.txt'
2020-01-16 23:54:50.847
2020-01-16 23:54:50.847 Download Fail:FireHose Fail:FHLoader Fail:FHLoader Fail:Process fail
2020-01-16 23:54:50.853 Finish Get GPT

Does this make any sense to anyone here?