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[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] BladeS6:
Need Help - Bricked

Just got my Blade S6 today (Australian Version)

Needed to install all the Blotware ASAP, so rooted with Kingroot_V4.5.0.902 (which was successful), then tried to removed king root with supersu-me-v6.7. When it asked to update the SU binaries i selected "normal" which was unsuccessful.

I rebooted but after all the zte boot screens, i was stuck on a black screen with the message "google play services has stopped working" (or something simular to that).

So i rebooted and performed a cache wipe, then factory reset from holding volume up and power. Now when booting it gets stuck on the "ZTE tomorrow never waits" screen (which is kinda ironic). Would laugh, but kinda sad about new phone bricked.

What can i do? I was thinking about trying to install the firmware with the "apply update form sd card" feature in recovery. BUT i dont have a ZTE blade s6 australan ROM/firmware. Hope one of you Pros can help me out.

Cheers,
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yan25:
Hi,

Is it still possible to update the firmware, in case of a new B13 in the future, once TWRP is installed as recovery?

Regards

Yan'
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Uriens:
They should be the ZTE source files, used to compile the custom kernel but not to be flashed.

I think we need to restore the stock recovery; make a backup of the stock recovery with flashify before flashing TWRP.

Having a backup, before updating you can 1) restore the stock recovery with flashify 2) restore the stock kernel with flashify (maybe not mandatory) 3) update

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You can find it here, the developer asked not to mirror his files:

http://www.modaco.com/forums/topic/375597-recovery-twrp-2870/

I used flashify.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jumvah:
Rooting issues after FOTA update fixed

I have Blade S6 (EU variant) and I tried Kingroot and then SuperSuMe and it worked first time.

Then I got a message saying that there was a FOTA upgrade available. Downloaded the FOTA but wouldn't install because Rooted.

So Factory Reset, Clear cache partition, flash stock ROM (GEN_EU_BLADE_S6_V1.0.0B08) then downloaded and installed FOTA to go to B15 (GEN_EU_BLADE_S6_V1.0.0B15). Ran KingRoot and it failed (multiple times). Tried whole process again with EasyRoot, eRoot, BaiduRoot, KingoRoot and all failed.

As last resort installed MobileGo app on PC and it chugged away for about 20 seconds and phone now Rooted with SuperSu installed. No need to even do SuperSuMe!

Just uninstalled the MobileGo app from phone and "Jobs a good'un" as they say.

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So we have root. Does this apply to all variants of S6?

I see mention of TWRP. Is this for all variants?

Do we have CWM?

We have custom Kernel. Which variants?

Any news on bootloader? Custom or otherwise?

Then finally on to ROMs anybody got anything to work? If so, which recovery, kernel are you using on which S6 variant (AS/AU/EU/ES)

Once we have a proper list of these things we might be able to get our own Blade S6 category in the main forums.

Love you all for your hard work.

:highfive:
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yan25:
Thanks for your answer. So, I will try to use the custom kernel with flashify without installing TWRP.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaglicic:
Random reboots with custom kernel, back to stock, am I the only one?
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] n00bRoot:
Hey Guys :cowboy:

Proud new owner of ZTE Blade S6 (AU variant ).

Couple of questions..

I would like to backup ROM before rooting. Which software can i use to do this? Would i first need to root and flash TWRP to backup my stock AU ROM?

Looks like Kingroot OR Wondershare MobileGo are current options for rooting. Which do you recommend?

Would really appreciate it if you could recommend an upto date Root guide and software versions you know work for sure.

Why doesnt XDA have a dedicated forum for ZTE Blade S6?? It has the Blade, but thats an old model :confused:

Cheers
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Char1iez:
Can anyone make a step by step guide how how to install custom kernal. For all steps including root. I'm a little clueless sorry

Many thanks.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Taskman:
Really annoying Internal SD bug and here I was hoping the new update would fix it.

Possible to get hold of a SD card updatr that can be downloaded as I haven't got a OTA notificaiton yet and it says no SD update package for me when trying.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] gXxshock:
If you tell me how I can access it, I will upload it. But it's probably gone, since I already did the upgrade several weeks ago.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] DoktorMabuse:
Sign.

We really need our own subforum [MENTION=243864]xda[/MENTION]

I'd like to know why is that custom kernel file so small? Does it copy the rest of files From stock Rom? Im a little afraid i cant revert to stock Rom when update arrives.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] sandruman:
I haven't a backup of original boot.img. the one in the update file b0012 is good to flash if I want back to original kernel?
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Uriens:
Hi,

I don't have any reboot since few weeks, that's strange. You may try to re-install the custom kernel and wipe cache under recovery.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Uriens:
Attached the stock kernel backup made with Flashify. I think you need to unzip it before restoring it with Flashify.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] sandruman:
Great!
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaglicic:
Tried that, but no luck for me... It's ok for about 10 minutes, then reboot and after 10 again.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yan25:
Hi,

For information, the new version 2.6 of 3C CPU Manager (released today) is not working with the Blade S6. The application crashes or doesn't save the config updated. 2.5 version is working fine. So, don't update to 2.6 version ;)

Regards

Yan'
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yan25:
Hi,

You are not alone. Same issue for me. I installed the custom kernel today with flashify with success. 3 hours later, the phone reboots by itself. So, back to the stock kernel.

Any idea what is causing the reboot with the custom kernel?

Regards

Yan'
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Uriens:
Version 2.6 works correctly on my phone..there can be a connection between random reboots with custom kernel and 3c crashes, maybe a configuration not properly recognized. For instance, in my case I remember that "ondemand" governor was causing several reboots.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yan25:
Hi,

I'm in relation with the developer of 3C CPU Manager. He sent me yesterday the new version (2.6.1) that fixes the 3C crash. This version should be released on Google Play now.

My phone reboot happened after installing the 3C CPU Manager 2.6.1. I'm sure that I used the "interactive" governor and not "ondemand". Since back to the stock kernel, no new reboot of my phone happened. But, I can flash again my phone with the custom kernel to test it again.

Regards

Yan'
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ioglnx:
My GPS just worked once on AS-B08 since AS-B10 and newer i can't get any fix of GPS.

It says 31 in view... and yesterday i reflashed to B10 and got 3 Sat connections but since that no more signal of any satellite.

With Samsung SGS3 and iPhone i have instantly a connections to min. 7-10 sat. I also tried to update AGPS data without any luck someone has the same issue.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] choetech-official:
Next bestseller:good:
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] marus2:
Faulty one

You have to have faulty GPS unit.

Here is a screenshot of my one, inside building next to closed window.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] karinundthomas:
Random reboots with costum kernel after one week

HI,

After one week of costum kernel, my phone started today to reboot serveal times. I noticed a high battery usage. Lost 50% of battery over 3 hours.

Now I am back on stock kernel, and no reboots anymore. Change was easy with flashy
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] BoxerGames:
same here
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] quazare01:
Same here
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] BoxerGames:
thnx
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Highwaydesigner:
I have no problems with the custom Kernel.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yan25:
Hi,

I have installed the custom kernel last Monday and received at the same moment an update of 3C CPU manager that was not stable (application crashed). I had a random reboot. I was back to the stock kernel. This Tuesday I have updated the 3C CPU manager with the new version fixing the crash bug and reinstalled the custom kernel. Until now, I have no random reboot. So, I don't know if my random reboot was due to 3C CPU manager or the custom kernel. Wait and see in the next days...

Update: Since the installation of the custom kernel. I had sometimes a problem with the power button. When the phone is in stand by, sometimes when I push the power button to turn on the screen, nothing happens. I need to push several times to turn on the screen or push during several seconds to force a reboot. This is not a material problem with the button and I never had this problem before flashing the custom kernel.

Regards

Yan'
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaglicic:
I'm facing Radnom reboots without using 3C CPU at all... Only custom kernel.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] azeemzuhair:
Don't flash the custom kernel as your phone will have constant "Awake" in the battery history details. Hence, it consumes more power and makes the phone overheat over time.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] frenkovi:
One week, phone was stable with custom Kermel. Battery drain was better. But since 2h I had random reboots. So I am back on stock now.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Highwaydesigner:
OK! Until yesterday I had no random reeboots. Since today I have this also. It's weird that it nearly two weeks works without problems.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] sandruman:
I must unistall cpu manager. I thing that in the kernel settings there are settings for cpu? I ve random reboot somewere
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ioglnx:
Just to note my GPS works now again. I flashed B10 from B12 and than flashed again B12.

Now i get a fix and the accuracy is about 11 meters - even it is fixed to 19 sats.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] azeemzuhair:
Check your Awake battery status

If you're using custom kernel, check your Awake battery status. Below is for stock ROM vB12 Asia variant:

The stock kernel has decent deep sleep when not using for 3 hours. No awake activity is present during deep sleep.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] paiktaras:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/zte-uk/zte-blade-s6-gps-and-system-reboot/954574211260859
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yan25:
Hi,

Unfortunately, one week after its installation I had again a random reboot with the custom kernel too. So, I will go back to the stock kernel.

The custom kernel removes the wake-lock but unfortunately seems to make the phone unstable.

Regards

Yannick
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] muzungu77:
i cant find nothing for disable led notification when in charge
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mikael R:
Settings - > Display - > Breath light.

Disable "while charging"
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] muzungu77:
i cant find it

my firmware is

blade s6 vers 5.0.2

zte_as_blade_s6v1.0.0b12
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] marus2:
You have to look carefully... It's exactly on the place as described by Mikael R.

Disable third option
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] muzungu77:
ok ok thank you, now its ok

we hope to soon update
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] n00bRoot:
Fixing wifi tether

My wifi teather wasnt working on my zte blade s6 5.0.2 Was getting "limited connection" error

After manually setting the dns in my PC tethering works :good:

I just used google dns 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4

root went well used mobliego and this guide modaco (dot) com/forums/topic/375597-recovery-twrp-2870/[/url]
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] sutt359:
Hi guys

Is there anyway to fix the 4gb storage issue, so the apps can install using the rest of the storage? I did try using move to sd card but not everything moves.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] sir jufer:
Is anyone going to make a compile of cm12 in this phone ??? O a port or something ?? This device has a lot of potential
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] muzungu77:
hi, i just formatted the whole system, all at the initial state, no root, no program installed.

Yet from 5 to 6 reboots a day.

I'm tired of this phone
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortek_4pda:
Hi guys. I am from now 4pda.ru. I am developing a firmwares for analog ZTE Blade S6. At the moment I learned how to put custom firmware through TWRP recovery and managed to port the CM 12.1 on our device. Need help, who can add the driver in the device tree.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] muzungu77:
UK Blade S6 SD card upgrading instruction & software package(Micro-P)-290590B1571GEN_EU_Blade_S6V1.0.0B15

when this update for AU version?
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] OlegYarchuk:
Hello! I flashed my ZTE Blade S6 firmware from greece B15, and accordingly it has ceased to be switched , defined as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008. You can think of something without the service center ?
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] paiktaras:
dont write Russian
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] 11sword11:
No, you cannot. Anyway at the moment.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortek_4pda:
I ported cyanogenmode 12.1 on blade s6(proof-4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=694755&st=20#entry43535870). Firmware coming soon been... Active touch, gps, cellular. Not work wifi, sounds, g-sensor
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yan25:
Hi,

I had random reboots once or twice a week. Changing the CPU frequencies are described in the Uriens's post solves the issue for me. Root is required. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60813803&postcount=535

Regards

Yan'
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] maxmix:
Wifi and Shortcuts !

Wifi question.... In 2 pubs last night (2 of my locals) Open wifi in both, normally my past Android handsets connect automatically and I can use Google etc

Last night all I get is Connecting, Connected then it jumps to saved and connection drops, tried forget network, then reconnect, still the same in both places, any ideas ?

Next, in Chrome, on a webpage, menu, add to homescreen, says added, but nothing there, been like this since I got phone !

Anyone else had this problem ?

ZTE S6 Blade on Android 5

Thanks

maxmix
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ioglnx:
It would great to have also a english translation about these instruction. Could you please be so kind to keep us updates about the progress? Thanks
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Uriens:
.

Google translate is enough to understand the progress. Thanks to the developer for his work!

https://www.google.com/translate?hl...ndex.php?showtopic=694755&st=20#entry43535870
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] slawoko:
Have someone already install the B15 image from http://goo.gl/HEOyjo (see post 34) ?

Its the greece B15 but modified for ZTE Russia, which seems to be the AS model..
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] melor777:
This firmware is perfectly set on the AS:)
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] rakireid:
Just a quick question every now and again my phone will go into a meltdown and the key buttons seem to have swapped for example the home key instead opens up the close app page the back key does same nothin responds and have to turn phone off any help would be great
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] melor777:
so, this firmware original from ZTE for Greece, only Fortek adapted it to the AS, in the part of the boot ;)
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] marus2:
Any changelog for B15?
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaglicic:
You want to say... It is safe for us AS to flash it?
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortek_4pda:
hey! I continued developing cyanogenmode for blade s6. My working you can see here: sites.google.com/site/zteblades6cyanogenmode/home/cyanogenmode-121. Alpha-firmware cm12.1 will be tommorow
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] paiktaras:
it is stable, work all ?
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] marus2:
Hey, it would be nice to implement shake to light on, as it is on stock rom.

But, bugless Bluetooth, and overall stability is much more important.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] melor777:
ZTE added Dolby Digital sound drivers.

Quote from fortek: "Now the phone has normal sound." The rest seems unchanged.

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If you have a region AS, it is also safe as the stock firmware flash;)
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortek_4pda:
not stable
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] sir jufer:
Are u going to translate the rom into spanish ?
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] eremini:
Why would he do that?
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortek_4pda:
Hey guys! CyanogenMode v_1.0 for our device already available - sites.google.com/site/zteblades6cyanogenmode/home/cyanogenmode-121
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] DStyl3:
Could someone who has this Rom in work mention the available languages? Thank you
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortek_4pda:
Rom available on all language.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] DoktorMabuse:
So I need to donate in order to have wifi and camera working on this CM based Rom? Come on, I think thats a bit poor and not the intention of CM.. basic features should always be featured
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortek_4pda:
Premium users get the firmware to a version higher than the other. The whole point of this donation. I do not force you to pay, but the work does not get free.

Want free - go to "cyanogenmode forum" and ask you for free to build a fully working firmware. My position is justified. Do you think that simple? Make a tree device, to make a new kernel, customized work environment. Compile a few hours and look for errors and corrected. It's not 10 minutes of work.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] DoktorMabuse:
Sorry bro, didnt mean to disrespect, I believe its a lot of work and you made good effort for it. :thumbup:

Anyway im gonna wait for official update From ZTE. I hope they gonna do something about battery life.

Except From that im really satisfied with this phone.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortek_4pda:
At the end of the work, all receive a free final product. I have been doing since 2012 firmware. The manufacturer is always neutral to users of high-profile update should not wait. I must say thanks that they provided kernel sources. In vain have raised the hype about bootloader - firmware can be done without it.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] xac53:
hi Fortek , can you tell me how you managed to do custom ROM installed as the bootloader is locked, I'm also working on a Rom for bs6, but I dont know how to work around this problems. thank you and sorry for my bad english
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] xac53:
hi

Here http://xdaforums.com/yureka/help/question-qualcomm-download-mode-k-t3068040 there as a method to unlock the yu yureka in Qualcomm HS-USB Loader 9008 QD mode, perhaps this method can be adapting to blade s6, especially that the two phone have the same processor
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] eis0r:
a custom ROM can be done without unlocking bootloader yes, but afaik you can't alter the partition layout without an unlocked bootloader.

correct me if i'm wrong pls.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] melor777:
This method is not valid for ZTE blade s6, checked personally.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] sir jufer:
Have anyone flashed the rom with twrp ??
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] melor777:
Original rom will not flash with twrp, work protection system SeLinux - blocking system modifications section. With twrp - only custom and currently only the firmware B15 and CM12.1 of Fortek. To flash the original rom you need - Stock recovery. ;)
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortek_4pda:
Added firmware cm-12.1-20151020-UNOFFICIAL-fortek for premium users on sites.google.com/site/zteblades6cyanogenmode/home/cyanogenmode-121. ALL WORKING, BUT BUG WI-FI (comming soon fix) and not working keys Illumination. Key decrypt have only premium users.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] slawoko:
Tried to flash both with TWRP (B15 zip and CM12.1 Alpla 1.0), but each time i got the following error in TWRP:

"E:Error executing updater binary in zip `/external_sd/B15.zip`"

Any idea?
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaglicic:
I am using B15 flashed with TWRP, everything was smooth with flash, try to download again, maybe it's a bad zip file
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] DStyl3:
Are you talking about AS Version B15?
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaglicic:
Yes, but custom version adapted for AS, you have link somewhere in this topic
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] slawoko:
I did it...tried the alpha and the modified b15. Both 5.0.2 !! A wipe was necessary.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortek_4pda:
Wi-Fi worked in CyanogenMod!
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] melor777:
No, the problem is not in the file

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Try to flash again, to 5-10 times.

Or need to change the memory card.

Or need to flash, with adb on PC.

This problem was many in the 4PDA, including me.
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] slawoko:
Thanks, but as i wrote above I did it already.. Only a wipe was necessary. Tried the 5.1.1 Alpha 1.0...only 25k points in AnTuTu..

Hope the premium one is better..
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] melor777:
Before each firmware installation you need to do a wipe. After installation- clean Cache & Dalvik-Cache. And all will be - Good :)
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] fortek_4pda:
In premium version with high perfomance 33328 score antutu
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] melor777:
Direct link to AS B15 from Fortek. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxBs1rTBQBr5WjU4NXJERWZ3WkU
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] DStyl3:
Thx both [MENTION=3010252]melor777[/MENTION] [MENTION=3317197]Jaglicic[/MENTION]

Unfortunately i drive on Gen_DEU or German Rom, but Thanks anyway ._.'
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] melor777:
Then you can flash the UK or Greece on the official site. They initially have the region Gen_EU ;)

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Direct link for EU B15 in official site ;):

UK http://download.ztedevice.com/UpLoadFiles/product/643/6010/soft/2015092817005029.zip

Greece http://download.ztedevice.com/UpLoadFiles/product/541/6082/soft/2015092817205135.zip
[ZTE Blade S6 Guides, News, & Discussion] strolch21:
I'll wait a couple of days and then I'll try the prem version. Hope you'll fix the last bugs until then. Thank you for your effort!

What's still on your "to-do list"?