yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[P8lite General] spirto82:
unlocked bootloader? [Y/N]

installed TWRP? [T/N]

model Number?

Built Number?
[P8lite General] dMaN24:
Thanks a lot for the write-up.

Having been a Samsung fanboy for a long time, it takes some time getting used to the P8 Lite.

What stuns me is the hindrance in rooting though.

As i started to follow the guide and "Just register to the website. Aaaaand wait 2 weeks"
[P8lite General] spirto82:
I have a post somewhere (on this thred or the other), that I describe how to get the code instantly. You register at the chinese site (using the translate plugin on chrome) and apply for the code.
[P8lite General] Neferus98:
1) Yes

2) Yes, I tried with 3 differenties recovery.img from this site using this command from ADB (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img) with success, but for some reason I still don't have access to recovery and forced update by pressing VOLUP+POWER and VOLUP+VOLDOWN+POWER, I only can go to FASTBOOT&RESCUE MODE.

3) HUAWEI ALE-L21
[P8lite General] Neferus98:
yes single sim
[P8lite General] spirto82:
If you know, you were on android 5, or 6?

If you were on 6:

As I can remember, I had a problem (bricked phone) with the guides posted here. I fixed it with this you have to use google translate to web page (chrome's plugin) to understand what it says.

Did you try the guide on chapter 4? Did you use the correct boot. img for single sim?
[P8lite General] Neferus98:
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Before bricking I was on 5.0.1, I used the single sim script but nothing.
[P8lite General] spirto82:
ok. something weird is going on. try it one more, in case you did something wrong ... and try with new downloads
[P8lite General] Neferus98:
Retried with the one sim script also retried with the dual sim script, flashed an hungarian rom and western europe but still nothing

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Here is the next strange think, After the brick i reflashed phone many many times, but the root cmd still recognize the old files flashed until the last passage (of course phone never restarted completely lol).

Are these files the brick cause?
[P8lite General] spirto82:
It might need some minutes to restart.
[P8lite General] Neferus98:
Lei it connected to pc for an hour, still nothing.
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
Yes you can restore your file via Huawei backup.

Use this version. http://goo.gl/b346Tx
[P8lite General] spirto82:
There are 2 download links. The one with ROM that is rooted, and the other I guess with no root.

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To be honest I am out of ideas. The only thing I can think of, is to convert from single to dual. Unfortunately many don't have a dual sim phone, but most of these threads are focused on dual and european builds. I am sorry that I can't help you any further. Hope someone else that had the same problem, could say something....
[P8lite General] Neferus98:
thanks :)
[P8lite General] spirto82:
try this video

I would suggest to use these files that are described (if the links are broken, check here. I'm sure you will find them), and then give it a try with the latest ones.
[P8lite General] hapciuu2003:
bricked huawei p8 lite

i tottaly bricked my ale-l21 huawei p8 lite. the device is stuck in rescue mode with error fastboot and boot image, it tells me to reload the software but the adb and fastboot does'n work anymore. The bootloader was unlocked. I had android 6.0 on it.

I see the device in windows only for 6 seconds and only if i press vol + vol - and power , but i get only a black screen.

The phone is seen as USB\VID_12D1&PID_3609&REV_0000 and named as 䕇䕎䥎 ㄰㌲㔴㜶㤸 like in other case

:http://xdaforums.com/android/help/bricked-huawei-hisilicon-phones-honor-t3175387/page2

Can i do something?
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
I installed the rooted one if you want to install the non rooted phone you may.
[P8lite General] ShadowStealer7:
What will I lose upgrading my L02 (like, will I lose Band 28 4G support or something else)? And can this update let me unlock NFC functionality, the L02 apparently supports it but it doesn't exist on mine
[P8lite General] Alvarote1998:
I am trying to move my ALE21 from Single Sim to Dual Sim but I have a little problem:

After do all your steps, Android doesn't detect any SIM and the IMEI's on "About my phone" are empty.

I did this steps:

Android 6.0 (Spain Vodafone Single SIM) => Wipe All Partitions => Install FlashRom B046B => Balong Bug => Install FlashRom B052 => Update with update.app from Vendor (to fix the Balong Bug) => Install FlashRom B550.

As you said, Now I have to do a OTA Update, but my phone say that there aren't any version to download, What do I do now?

Thanks in advance
[P8lite General] mrpowerqw:
There is a way to move a L21 to L23?

Enviado desde mi ALE-L21 mediante Tapatalk
[P8lite General] catalinutzz:
You can simply update to b574 with dload method.
[P8lite General] Alvarote1998:
I got the Update.zip fot B574, how install it without Local Update method?
[P8lite General] amageek:
Extract the update.zip, the must be update.app inside it.. Put that in the sdcard inside a folder named dload.. Shutdown you mobile and press and hold vol +, vol- and power buttons for 10-15 sec then release the power button while pressing the other two.. That should update
[P8lite General] Holographik:
First check that you're build is B170 or higher (dual sim) or B171 or higher (single sim).

If not upgrade first trough OTA or local update.

ahmm...i have b140

l21 c02b140 with just one imei on the box
[P8lite General] Lordbannakaffalatta:
Ok, i'm home and will guide you trough the enlighted path of the holy Android 6.0.

But first... You have to make a choice.

The choise of the dual or single sim device...

Don't think this choise lightly.

choose wisely my friend.

After this Just follow the unbricking chapter (chapter 4) or if you wanna convert to dual sim the converting chapter (chapter 5) your pick ;)

The originals files of what? the updates? their in there or can all be downloaded at the huawei site. for models of the Ale-L02 and the Ale-L23 i'm still searching for myself so can't help you whit that.

but... how do you even **** this up? serious i'm curious because that would mean this is still to hard.

People who scr*w this up shouldn't be rooting or even unlocking their device.

edit: you can find al the source files on this site http://huaweip8lite.blogspot.be/2016/03/firmwarehuawei-p8-liteale-l21-official.html

thank sokkoban for this
[P8lite General] gabi4175601:
hello i'm new to huawei devices so i want to unlock my bootloader and every time i tried i god s/n imei error. how can i unlock my bootloader
[P8lite General] Lordbannakaffalatta:
how did you unlocked your bootloader? the same way as i told you?
[P8lite General] amageek:
Or there's another way, this requires you to root your device using Kingroot (i know there are some problems uninstalling or switching KingRoot with SuperSu, but it worked for me), and then run some shell commands..

http://huaweip8lite.blogspot.com/2016/03/bootloader-huawei-p8-lite-14-huawei.html?m=1

Refer this page, and change the language using google translate
[P8lite General] wouterbeer:
Just want to let you know that I have some problems with installing Xposed on the ale-L21 phone. The apk and framework install correctly, that is, I see the green text saying Xposed framework versions 85.1 (custom build by wanam / 20160530) is active.

Then I installed a module, MinMinGuard, and it seemed to work fine. But, later on I noticed I can not make phone calls anymore. Uninstalled MinMinGuard, rebooted, and phone worked again. After a search I found out I'm not the only one with this problem.

If anyone knows what might cause this problem, please let me know. In the meantime, I keep on testing a bit myself.
[P8lite General] Lordbannakaffalatta:
Weird i also use it but everything works. Wich modules do you also use?

Also i'm on sokkobans b654 v2
[P8lite General] wouterbeer:
Didn't use any other modules so far. The difference might be that you're using sokkobans ROM, while I'm using stock ROM..? Anyway, I'll give it another look tonight.
[P8lite General] huebert018:
I can confirm too that it is working on sokkobans b564 v2. I had a problem to get activated it, but after 3-4 restarts it worked, and no problems up to now. Install this XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk with xposed-v85-sdk23-arm64.zip and it must work...

Btw nice work man, great thread... Keep on.
[P8lite General] Lordbannakaffalatta:
Yeah i think so. [MENTION=7063184]sokkoban[/MENTION] your work just keeps getting more awesome :D . In the other thread the people who had sokoo's rom installed didn't had any problems with it either so...

Thx man
[P8lite General] wouterbeer:
Indeed! Too bad he deleted his threads, hopefully new version of his build is back online soon :)
[P8lite General] Lordbannakaffalatta:
I hope so but im afraid we pissed him off with to many questions that where already in the thread. It's why i started this one. Altough it still needs some more information.
[P8lite General] Lordbannakaffalatta:
Nooooooowwwwwww :crying: :D remember the problems doomking had with its bootloader? He used kingroot to get root and unlock . It was a disaster where he got root but a false positive on his bootloader.

Now try to imagine explaining that to someone who doesnt know how to unlock a bootloader... :crying: also poo :D
[P8lite General] doomking_99:
Listen to the man and stay away from Kingroot however elegant it may look. It may work on Android 5 it doesn't work on Android 6 furthermore it screws things royally. I know ! :)
[P8lite General] wouterbeer:
Ah okay, missed that part, just arrived here yesterday or so. Hopefully he will change his mind and/ or some other devs will show up for our little device :)
[P8lite General] Lordbannakaffalatta:
at the moment i have notice of 2 devs working on AOSP roms for us
[P8lite General] wouterbeer:
Great to hear, let's wait for them to show themselves on this forum :) I think this phone has some great potential, even though the p9 has aired recently.

I came from a Huawei G300, which had a great developers community and many custom ROMs in the beginning. I'm hoping the p8 lite will have the same :)
[P8lite General] Iona.bartishvili:
Hi!

Thank you for all these tutorials. But how i can install TWRP without root ? As i know, first of all i need to root the phone then install the TWRP. How can you install TWRP first, without root :/ please explain this to me :) thanks you again
[P8lite General] Dawko:
Hmmm seems like the Huawei Bootunlocker page is done at the moment.

I googled some possible unlock code for all huawei devices:

„fastboot oem unlock UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU“

is that really working? Can I harmlessly try that code out?
[P8lite General] Lordbannakaffalatta:
I hope so to ???? but we have to wait

You don't need root. Just an unlocked bootlaoder

Yeah the site is down a lot. Keep trying every day

Would'nt try that. Wait what am i saying... it's not my device so... try it :D

No just do it if it works let us know and make sure its unlocked not just saying so
[P8lite General] Alvarote1998:
I get Error when "Installing package" in 4%
[P8lite General] amageek:
what build are you currently on??

and how large is b574.zip??
[P8lite General] Alvarote1998:
On B550 Dual Sim. In B574, update.zip is 1,11Gb and update.app 167Mb
[P8lite General] amageek:
its not full package... download full package (file size~ 1.5GB, extract that you'll get update.app of 2.67GB). for some reason, this smaller package didn't work with me too...
[P8lite General] JpegXguy:
: with B204 can I just place the update.app of B560 and do local update, or do I have a higher risk of bricking and should go to B170 first?

UPDATE: Updated through local update option, B204 -> B560. Then ~500MB OTA to B574 :) Thanks, Xda
[P8lite General] dMaN24:
Finally received my code and was able to unlock the bootloader. So far so good.

Went straight for the MM update, which failed and the phone rebooted.

Somewhere around there i was unable to get past the Huawei screen.

The annoying HiSuite keep popping up all the time telling me that the drivers are installed, but no phone could be detected.

I think. It's all in Spanish.

And now i'm unable to access the fastboot screen. ADB does not detect my phone.

I do not want to sound evil or so, but when i manage to block my phone, the last thing i want to read is movie quotes or completely unrelated "comedy".

My phone is a Single sim ALE-L21
[P8lite General] dMaN24:
Sorry for the sour attitude earlier.

Was in the office and got stressed and irritated about it.

It does get into fastboot stating phone unlocked.

Adb says bootloader is unlocked.

Unable to find the phone. No devices.

I used the huawei extractor and also a premade script.

Able to install firmware. Unsure where it got installed.

But if I do restart, it only show the Huawei logo.

Not even the splash screen.

Help? :/
[P8lite General] rooobot:
Is it normal not to see any update on the update page?

emui.com/en/plugin.php?id=hwdownload&mod=detail&mid=103

Also is the Unlock Bootloader link currently down for everyone?

emui.com/en/plugin.php?id=hwdownload

I keep getting "We're sorry but the page your are looking for is Not Found..."

Also the activate link they sent me just now when I created my account sends me to a "ERR_CONNECTION_RESET" page.

I'm having all the luck today :P

PS, links are un-clickable since I don't have 10 posts yet.

EDIT:

Ok, so I've since found a page on here that guides you through the Chines version which gets you the code instantly, thank you!

xdaforums.com/general/rooting-roms/huawei-honor-bootloader-unlock-code-t3441130
[P8lite General] Alvarote1998:
I back flashing the first build and update with all OTA's. It worked, was more slow but work.
[P8lite General] Alastor v2.0:
user of ALE04-L04 C567 B309

look at my model number :crying::crying::crying:
[P8lite General] zeratos:
I have been trying to unlock the bootloader for two days now and I haven't been able to do it because the web site doesn't show the captcha to submit the phone data, is there another way to unlock it or a workaround for this?

Thanks in advance.
[P8lite General] amageek:
ALE-L04, isn't it Qualcomm chip version?
[P8lite General] Alastor v2.0:
Yes, its the US version
[P8lite General] amageek:
Sorry man, these method don't work on your model
[P8lite General] DragonVin97:
ALE-L21

Malaysia version

I unlocked bootloader. But i typed fastboot reboot-bootloader. My phone doesnt turn on into the system software. Is like bootloop but i have to press POWER button for 10 sec to shows up the logo n the android, for few seconds it then turn back off. I tried flashing firmware and still not working. Whats the problem of this "advanced Brick"
[P8lite General] Ken_Jutsu:
I did a very stupid thing today. :mad: Instead of reading the instructions when I tried to uninstall GSam Battery Root Companion, I decided to use Link2SD to convert Root Companion to a user app, and then uninstall it. Stupid, I know. Link2SD was able to convert the app to a user app, and instructed me to reboot.

When I rebooted my phone, it now is in a boot loop. Is there anything I try to get the phone booting again? My phone is a ALE-L02, rooted. When I follow the procedure to do a hard reset (Vol up + power button) it does go to the hard rest screen, but I am hoping there is some way to recover without doing a hard reset.

Thank you

Edit: with the phone connected to my PC, I can issue the command: adb wait-for-device, which successfully waits for the device to become available, if that helps at all...
[P8lite General] ggericke:
Need Help

Hi all

I upgraded to 6 and my wifi and bluetooth stopped working. I have tried numerous stock roms and still I cannot use wifi, bluetooth and I keep getting my sim is locked. I checked the sim in another phone and it works fine, also tried another sim in my phone same issues. I also have no IMEI only have 000000000000000000 as IMEI.

Any suggestions? Thanks.
[P8lite General] Ken_Jutsu:
Ok, I followed the steps in Chapter 4 to unbrick my ALE-L02 (dual sim). The device is now booting successfully, and no longer in a boot loop :) The problem now is that the firmware versions shows as ALE-21 build number BalongV100R001C50B311. No updates are available, and no SIM cards are detected and the card management option is also missing under settings.

Is there anyway to download the latest Lollipop version of the South African firmware for my ALE-L02? I assume I can then follow the same procedure under Chapter 4 to get the original firmware back on my phone?

Thank you!
[P8lite General] amageek:
You did by reading Chapter 4, so you flashed b132 dual sim version?

There must be a folder named cust/vendor that must have another update.app file (small in size), flash that.. That should remove balong version..

If it still doesn't work, download and flash b170 version....
[P8lite General] Samelitho:
I can flash b203 and b204 and get my phone to work now, if i flash b204 (dual sim) i get the balong bug.

If i use the dualsim package from OP's firstpage. Then it can't boot up. I've tried using the vendor files via the SD card with local update but it fails.

How can i get the b204 vendor files that work?
[P8lite General] Ken_Jutsu:
Thank you for the reply. I ended up following the steps mentioned here: [GUIDE][ALE-L21][ALE-L02] Debrand, upgrade, downgrade and/or convert to dualsim

I did Part 2 and Part 3a, since I lost root after doing Part 2, I was immediately informed an OTA update is available, which I installed.

My phone is now on ALE-L21C432B170 and everything is working again as before :good:
[P8lite General] Laxius777:
bah...

Hi, had ALE-L21 L21C432B203 build with single SIM. I did the first 3 steps and unlocked the bootloader. Afterwards I loaded the unbrick files for dual-sim, which actually bricked my mobile :) as I am in boot loop... I loadedthe unbrick files for single SIM as well, boot loop is still there.ANyidea what to do as next?
[P8lite General] Laxius777:
So I was able to download B203 firmware and after i loaded it to the phone, it is now working perfectly. I downloaded B204 but am facing Balong issue now. I am not able to find the Vendor files for it however. Anyone able to advise where to download it, or how to proceed to make my B203 a dual-sim ?

---------- Post added at 10:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:03 PM ----------

Thanks to M4ticode in a different thread, I was following his instructions and was able to finalize the setup:

My phone is a P8 Lite > Model ALE-L21. I bought it from Telfort and it was branded with single sim firmware. My objective was to get dual sim working.

The phone started of with C432B171 (Single Sim) if followed alot of different guides, all of them included unlocking the bootloader with a code that you can obtain from Huawei.

After a while i was only able to boot from firmware B204, flashing ealier versions just would not work anymore so i sticked to C204 with a Balong bug.

Today i flashed SYSTEM.img from firmware B052 only, the phone booted with BOOT.img,RECOVERY.img and CUST.img from firmware B204 and the SYSTEM.img from B052.

I was able to install the vendor file (update.app) using EMUI's own updater and after a reboot the Balong bug was gone! ^^

Now the SYSTEM was still running on C052 while showing the correct B204 version in the updater. This cause the interface to restart continuously and generate lots of weird errors. So i flash SYSTEM.img from C204 back and all issues seem resolved for now. And the best thing of course: Dual Sim Management is working!
[P8lite General] fide_lakos:
Update to MM

Hello, I think that I have made a mistake. I 've rooted my phone with kingroot. I am at this version of firmware ALE-L21C432B170 and I live in Greece. I would like to know if I follow the instructions for update to MM I will have a problem?
[P8lite General] dMaN24:
Still unable to get my phone working.

I have tested several firmwares. Extracted using huawei extractor and installed using minimal ADB.

The FW is apparently installed. And rebooted.

I've even tried copying the updateapp file to the sd card to install by pressing down vol up + vol down + power.

But this does nothing.

All i get is the Huawei logo, and then all black screen.

I'm planning on bringing it back to the store this week, to have it replaced.

I've had android phones for as long as i can remember, but none as irritating and easily brickable as this Huawei.
[P8lite General] Samelitho:
I followed your Guide now My dual sim Works. Thank you

Sendt fra min Nexus 6 med Tapatalk
[P8lite General] JpegXguy:
You have to unroot and use the original recovery to do OTA or local update
[P8lite General] haky 86:
Now i get it, as i see,my device is dual sim now for some reason that i didn't understand, so now i'm downloading the unbrick files for single sim, that issue waste a lot of time for developments...
[P8lite General] amageek:
Unroot it and root it again via recovery...
[P8lite General] Munyareezus:
Is it possible to get stock AOSP lockscreen on mm ?
[P8lite General] amageek:
Downlaod AcDisplay from playstore
[P8lite General] asdfqwerty33:
Amm when i install twrp and try to enter it its just black screen and adb shows im in recovery

Why is that?
[P8lite General] woooz:
I have messed alot with system and I want to start fresh, where I can find stock boot img?
[P8lite General] amageek:
Stock boot.img for which build number?

Download that build and extract it from huawei update extractor...
[P8lite General] HSL:
Hello

please advice

I have problems to install TWRP (TWRP 3.0.2) to mobile

After installation and reboot into recovery is only a black screen

What am I doing wrong?

FW: ALE-21 V100R001C432B575-L21 (Android 6.0, 4.0 EMUI)
[P8lite General] asdfqwerty33:
Ive got same problem. Tell me if u find how to fix that
[P8lite General] DrWinston:
Hi,

i got exactly the same (following 2 Quotes)... i came from Samsung, never had soo much trouble with root :( ... please help me, i have to install Titanium ;)

My Phone is a ALE-L21 Dual and at the Moment it is the Firmware ALE-L21C432B574 installed, Bootloader IS unlocked

--> but no matter, from day one i cant install twrp, same problem like the other two guys...

i tried some recovery versions like 2.8.7 (at LP 5.0.1) and till now latest 3.0.2 from this Thread - all versions (if manual or script - completly the same) will be installed, but i cant start twrp, its always a black screen and i have to start my phone with button-combo

Thanks for your help

Greets, DrWinston
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
Flash your original recovery. Use Huawei update extractor and extract it from official firmware. Then on fastboot type

Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
[P8lite General] asdfqwerty33:
Thats what ive done multiple times. But every time its just black screen when i enter recovery.
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
You are flashing twrp. I want you to flash Huawei Erecovery.

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By the way most of the people here having black screen issue are B574 or above. Downgrade it to B560 and then try again. But first you need Huawei original recovery.
[P8lite General] asdfqwerty33:
I was flashing both multiple times
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
It shouldn't happen(black screen). Did you extract recovery.img from official firmware or you downloaded it from somewhere?
[P8lite General] DrWinston:
Same here... I cant count how often i made that last days. Had extract it from B564, nothing changes...

It's like the twrp recovery will not install correct, i mean... Installation goes well without errors or fails, but it wont boot into twrp after that procedere. After huaweilogo stucks in a black screen - no matter if restarts per button-combo or fastboot recovery...
[P8lite General] asdfqwerty33:
I downloaded it but it boots

http://huaweip8lite.blogspot.be/2016/03/firmwarehuawei-p8-liteale-l21-official.html