yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
Why you are using B654 recovery.img on B574? In your first post you mentioned that you have B574.

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Try from here

http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/07/download-huawei-p8-lite-b574-full-marshmallow-firmware-europe/
[P8lite General] asdfqwerty33:
But my build is B560

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Nvm got update
[P8lite General] DrWinston:
uups - prescribet... i mean B564 - first post was wrong too, sorry. Recovery is allready extract Form there.

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i give it a try later in the evening to roll back, but i dont have any hope, cause on LP was it the same :(
[P8lite General] DrWinston:
Hi again :)...

so here we are with the results of voting (if it were not so bad, i can laugh about) ;) :D :

-> from B564 (original DL) extract the recovery - flash it by fastboot - all fine

-> then per "Twrpale l21 p8 lite" bat flash the 3.0.2. recovery from this Thread (which is in c:/adb.....) - restarts - go per volume up + power in recovery --> black screen :(

-> from B564 (!) (original DL) extract the recovery - flash it by fastboot - all fine

-> rolled back to B560 by flashing SD Card update method --> all fine

-> then per "Twrpale l21 p8 lite" bat flash the 3.0.2. recovery - restarts - go per volume up + power in recovery --> black screen :(

-> from B560 (!) (original DL) extract the recovery - flash it by fastboot - all fine

-> testing the bootloader by button volume up + power --> it starts the EMUI recovery, all fine --> restart the device

-> then per "Twrpale l21 p8 lite" bat flash the 3.0.2. recovery - restarts - go per volume up + power in recovery --> black screen :(

-> from B560 (!) (original DL) extract the recovery - flash it by fastboot - all fine

-> testing the bootloader by button volume up + power --> it starts the EMUI recovery, all fine --> restart the device

-> update the device to B574 (original DL) by flashing SD Card update method --> all fine

-> testing the bootloader by button volume up + power --> it starts the EMUI recovery, all fine --> restart the device

-> then per "Twrpale l21 p8 lite" bat flash the 3.0.2. recovery - restarts - go per volume up + power in recovery --> black screen :(

-> now i am on B574, but i have to root...

by the way:

-> there are no fails by installation the TWRP recovery

-> between the B560 and B574 i checked for safety the bootloader unlocked - it was unlocked ... i relocked it and unlocked again, nothing changed the results

-> adb drivers were ok (old device S4 / S7 / S4 Note...) , for safety the HiSuite Prog was installed a week ago, so the drivers must be ok actually

AND checked the USB debugging - everthing/evertime was it allright

the question is, what am i doin wrong, damn? what can i do now? My mind is blowing up ... yesterday night till 4 oclock in the morning, today again... i cant anymore, my concentration is no more :( ... i go and play Battlefield for vent ;)

--> Star Wars --> you are my last Hope ...

Greets DrWinston
[P8lite General] obeloke:
Whenever I try to get the code to unlock bootloader from huawei site, the captcha doesn't show to me, I got an broken image... It's very annoying... Someone can get the code for me? I'll send all that is needed to get the code... Thanks in advice :(
[P8lite General] DrWinston:
You got to call them on phone... they ask me the IMEI etc. and after a couple of days they send me an E-Mail with the Code. The Operator on Phone tells me that the Homepage is broken and this is the only way to get the Code.

Cheers, DrWinston
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
I don't know but this is how I installed TWRP on B560 middle East

1.Connect the phone to pc and turn on usb debugging

2. Open install file(present in twrp.zip).

3. Press enter button. Now the demon starts and my phone goes in bootloader.

4. Press enter key to install twrp

5. After the twrp is installed restart my phone.

6. Turn it off and then turn it on (pressing volume up + power button only). After ~10sec twrp starts.
[P8lite General] Traktool:
That's "Mfastboot flash system system.img"
[P8lite General] obeloke:
But... I'm from Chile, can I do that? is the only way to get the unlock code? :o thanks !!
[P8lite General] timofonic:
[MENTION=7173694]obeloke[/MENTION]

Check this chinese cooking way of getting the unlock code. It's simple a simple discovery based on the personal assumption that maybe the Chinese page was easier to get the code and I was right! :D

As always, the best is to go the Chinese way!

I found it after sending the email, but I'm going to try it tomorrow.

EDIT: I can't sleep because wanted to try this ****. It works!

# adb devices

List of devices attached

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	device (paranoid censoring, sorry)

# adb reboot bootloader

# fastboot oem unlock XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (paranoid again)

...

OKAY [ 1.701s]

finished. total time: 1.701s

# fastboot oem get-bootinfo

...

(bootloader) unlocked

OKAY [ 0.000s]

finished. total time: 0.000s

https://emui.huawei.com/plugin/unlock/detail

What do select or choose? I just solved it with a bit of GoogleTranslate-fu, but here it is...

First row: 平板-3G/LTE版(支持Sim卡)

Second row: Your model as shown in the Android options (not the commercial brand, be sure of checking it) -> In our case very probably is ALE-L21

Third row: Your serial number (again, in the "about phone section")

Fourth row: IMEI

Fifth row: Product ID (use this code to get it and not put letters or () symbols: *#*#1357946#*#* )

Maybe others found it, but this is automatic and not need to wait days or an email reply.

This got posted inStep by Step guide to unlock bootloader and root Huawei P8 lite ALE-21too
[P8lite General] obeloke:
Whoaaah !!! didn't tried with the chinese site !! ... I got a code, so, will going to test it. I'll update this reply when I finish. Thanks !!!

edit:

Updated successfully to Emui 4.0, thanks you !
[P8lite General] timofonic:
¡De nada! Did you use the Chinese site or any other method? I got bored of waiting the reply from the huawei email, so used a bit of Google and found that site. After a lenghtly disclaimer in Chinese (that I translated using Google Translate) I finally found that nice form that gave me the unlock code after a few seconds.

Personal recommendation: I WOULD INSTALL TRWP AS ALTERNATE AND BETTER RECOVERY, THEN DO A FULL RECOVERY OF YOUR SYSTEM IN SD. You'll avoid risks if something goes wrong or need your phone working and your romhacking is halfworking (you can backup that WIP stuff too and use it later, just beware of the available space in your SD card), then you can do the rest.

(I'm doing the TWRP Nandroid backup right now, I don't want to take excessive risks ;) )
[P8lite General] obeloke:
Yep ! used the Chinese method, Google Translate did all the work hahaha... But now, since I installed the unbricking files, my compilation was "Balong C52B311"... Now I'm downloading some files to get the correct compilation. The "vendor files" didn't work, it goes to 5% and then, "software failed install"... Sooo. I'll try to install a lowest version of it and then try with the vendor files :o, hope it works. Again, thanks you !!
[P8lite General] asdfqwerty33:
So does any1 know how to fix thast black screen recovery?
[P8lite General] timofonic:
Aren't you able to go to the bootloader with - volume + power? If you can, downgrade to a ful B052 installation. I'm not an expert, but that's what I'm doing...
[P8lite General] asdfqwerty33:
And is twrp recovery working for u?
[P8lite General] timofonic:
Yes. I even installed 3.0.2
[P8lite General] ThatFluxNerd:
Can I upgrade my phone to MM if it's branded and on B204?
[P8lite General] JpegXguy:
I had B204 and did local update with B560, then OTA to B754
[P8lite General] Munyareezus:
Hey guys, I was using [MENTION=7063184]sokkoban[/MENTION] 's custom ROM and everything was fine till I unknowingly and very stupidly flashed the "if location is lost" file

Since then my sim card hang been working, pin request every 5 mins for first boot then just nothing after reboot

Dual sim management(which wasn't there before) is uncheckable ( it goes straight back to inactive)

I've already cleared cache and dalvik, and I even reflashed sokkoban from

I'm also running the custom kernel if that's important....

How can I fix this?
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
Flash your original boot.img. You can easily extract it from .zip file amd then use fastboot to flash it.
[P8lite General] Munyareezus:
Can I extract the one from sokkobans rom?

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Can I use sokkobans boot.img?

Sorry about the double post
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
Yes. I actually meant sokkoban's boot.img. Sokoban's rom is in .zip file while official boot.img is in UPDATE.APP.

Flash sokkoban's boot.img
[P8lite General] Szabi01:
You can extract it, btw.
[P8lite General] Munyareezus:
hey there, that didn't work, my sim card is still inactivateable

im going to do a wipe (cache and dalvik) and see if that works

UPDATE: nope, that didnt work

steps i took where...

copy boot.img from rom zip into fastboot folder

flashed boot.img

reboot
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
Try flashing it through twrp. Also try inserting sim into other slot.
[P8lite General] Munyareezus:
That didn't work either

I'm thinking of just redownloading stock MM and flashing to make it all stock

Will that work?
[P8lite General] :
OK so i'm going to Post it here for thus who want closed running smooth

Download http://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/mod-magisk-v1-universal-systemless-t3432382

And follow installation instructions.

Now download xposed system less from

http://xdaforums.com/xposed/unofficial-systemless-xposed-t3388268

Follow instructions.

Last download http://xdaforums.com/xposed/material-design-xposed-installer

And you're good to go.

It'll give you less performance slow down than wanan version and it works well.

Regards
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
I am on B560 middle East. No problems at all.
[P8lite General] Munyareezus:
Okay, in the end, the solution was to follow the unbricking steps in original post

For anyone else going through unbricking, i was also worried when my device took almost 2 hours to boot, then bootlooped once, then went into some weird "data partition is unusable" (just press factory reset and it will boot again)But in the end, all is working. gonna reinstall sokkoban rom eventually when i find free wifi to upgrade to MM lol

Cheers and thanks for all your help.
[P8lite General] Marvin95B:
I have some problems with installing TWRP.

What I have done:

- Phone is on 6.0 (B574) Firmware

- Phone is working fine

- Bootloader & USB Debugging enabled

- Followed Step 7. TWRP 3.02 Script:

->Connected phone an started install.bat

->Everything finished without any errors

->Phone is restarting, everything runs normally

So I turned off the phone and back on with holding Power + Volume Up -> phone starts/Android logo -> Black Screen

It is possible to start the phone normally when black screen appears.

It seems like I'm just unable to enter the recovery mode.

What I've done wrong, what could I do ?

Thanks for helping!
[P8lite General] :
You need to re flash system
[P8lite General] sacomais:
Converting L23 to L21 will change radio bands? Or is it hardware (antenna) related?

Apparently, L23 doesn't have band 900 UMTS/LTE and I need that
[P8lite General] ZombieKillerXD14:
Not working TWRP

Hi, i am on a ALE-L21 Kirin and the TWRP is the regular recovery:p
[P8lite General] woooz:
I did accidentally wiped system partition in TWRP. What should I do? I did download zip from Huawei website and tried to install it but got error.

Extracted boot.img, cust.img, cache.img, userdata.img and system.img using Huawei Update Extractor and installed these files in fastboot. Everything is working.
[P8lite General] Putxo14:
Hello, I have the same problem with the same characteristics, and I want to know how to re flash system. Would I have to do the following?:

Download HuaweiUpdateExtractor, with this app I will be reliable to extract files form update.app, extract in adb folder, and use esta commands:

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash cust cust.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash system system.img

fastboot reboot

thanks for your help
[P8lite General] ThatFluxNerd:
Alright, so I had the same issue. I flashed everything (I had problems with system.img, but that didn't seem like an issue), rebooted into recovery (via holding the volume up+power key and adb reboot recovery) and still the same thing. I get the Huawei logo, then black screen (although I heard the Windows device plug-in sound). Same thing happened when trying to root with the script.

UPDATE: Installed Minimal ADB and Fastboot 1.4, pulled out the SD card and the SIM card, flashing the imgs.

UPDATE: Still nothing. I rebooted, held VolUp+Power and the phone booted into eRecovery.
[P8lite General] Putxo14:
Hi, I have made the whole procedure (fastboot flash), installing the version B564. I still have the same problem (I can not even access the recovery with Vol + and power key. I never could)

If you find a solution, let me know.

UPDATE: I tried to restore factory settings (hard reset) from the phone. The phone turns off and attempting to restart the logo back out and stay in black screen (like when I try to install TWRP or make root). I have to reboot from accessing fastboot recovery stock to start the phone.

I do not know if putting version 5.0 may get something.
[P8lite General] sergiual:
Hi! When I try to log-in on Huawei site in order to get the code for unlocking my bootloader I get the error message "Sorry, no support for the European user".

Please help me to find a way to unlock my bootloader.

Thank you!
[P8lite General] asdfqwerty33:
Go tu chinese version and translate it.

Then go ro brush unlock and log in
[P8lite General] ThatFluxNerd:
I had the same problem. Download the update.app from the official site, put it on the SD card, turn off your phone, then turn it on by holding Vol up, Vol down and Power. After the Huawei logo shows up, release the power button while still holding the volume buttons. This should force-flash the system.
[P8lite General] Putxo14:
Hi, thanks for your suggestion, but my phone does not respond to any commands through keys, only fastboot. Although it seems good phone I think I will not continue using it

Enviado desde mi ALE-L21 mediante Tapatalk
[P8lite General] nio79:
help p8lite

hi sorry guys but I'm talking to a translator ..I unlocked my huawei p8lite I installed the TWRP recovery but I was wrong to put the rom I install this rom (KangVIP_B564_Mod_by_sokoban) the problem is that it is dual sim and mine is the single sim phone switches on but does not take the line I tried to format with various wipe and install another rom (P8Lite-ALE-L21C432B574-Deodex-Rooted) but is still does not know what to do help help ....
[P8lite General] ThatFluxNerd:
Download the update.app, extract Boot.img, cust.img, recovery.img and system.img with HuaweiUpdateExtractor and flash them through fastboot. Should help. Alternatively, flash update.app with HiSuite.
[P8lite General] ThatFluxNerd:
I'VE DONE IT!

To everyone that has trouble flashing TWRP to their phones - there is a TWRP 3.0 that should work on your device. Worked on mine, like a charm. Will add the link later.
[P8lite General] nio79:
guys no one can help me? please
[P8lite General] Audriuskins:
I think you have the famous balong bug
[P8lite General] nio79:
and there is no way to solve?
[P8lite General] spirto82:
Don't know if you have the balong bug, but I would try to flash the files for the dual sim phone from chapter 5, in the first post.
[P8lite General] amageek:
You could go for single sim firmware, if that's what you want..

Download the single sim firmware from here.. Odd numbers are for single sim

http://huaweip8lite.blogspot.com/2016/03/firmwarehuawei-p8-liteale-l21-official.html?m=1
[P8lite General] nio79:
I can not install the dload folder me error I can not install anything to locale.rom to install with TWRP there are none
[P8lite General] nio79:
Hi guys I managed to remove the balon bugs have finally returned to ALE-L21.il is another problem I have left in me dual sim no matter if the sim worked. but the sim does not work always remains inactive !! my question now is this! How can I do to return to mono sim? thanks
[P8lite General] ThatFluxNerd:
Download the official ROM that is actually supposed to be on the single-sim devices.
[P8lite General] nouraliakin7:
thanks a lot man!

but after update my ALE21 i see that my software now hi6210sft :/

can i use this toturial to install TWRP, Root and install Xposed??
[P8lite General] :
Didn't you have twrp before.? It's same procedure. You can do all of them.
[P8lite General] ivanbarram:
Many thanks dude, still working on update to ALE-L21C432B574
[P8lite General] lorecast162:
two questions:

1) how can i see my build number?

2) i have lollipop but i don't know what build number is mine... i have BL unlocked with TWRP... if i am on build lower than 171 how can i go there without ota or stock recovery?

i have Huawei P8 Lite ALE-L21 single sim no brand
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
In settings

About phone (under model number there is built number )

Flash a zip file of stock rom via TWRP. But flashing via stock recovery (firmware Update. App) is better option. You can always flash back TWRP after upgrading.
[P8lite General] lorecast162:
oh... i have b183

and cant really flash another system because i dont want to screw things up more than they are as of now...
[P8lite General] D1stRU3T0R:
Even today this unlock/root methos is working!
[P8lite General] dMaN24:
Sorry for possibly sounding like a parrot, but i just received my replacement phone from Huawei after bricking my first one (Yes. I know. I should not have received one, but they replaced it anyway., and you won't hear me complain...)

This phone is running 6.0, EMUI 4.0 and Buildnumber ends on B574

(ALE-L21)

Is there anything i should keep in mind for unlocking/rooting?

I don't think they will replace/repair my phone again anytime soon. ;)

Edit: Managed to get the bootloader code, by logging in using Facebook. (Brilliant idea, btw)
[P8lite General] D1stRU3T0R:
Wow, you're telling exactly my story. I bricked my P8 Lite by rooting it, i used method 5.1 for android 6, B576. I get it back repaired from service (for free) and next day i rooted it more carefully. NOTHING will happen, i did it mate, same build number, and same happend whit me, some days ago! Be carefull, root method 6 MM not 5.1 LP ! You're welcome mate :)
[P8lite General] ivanbarram:
Dude, if you follow every step literaly, no way to brick your phone, but, i recomend use a laptop to make the process, i do exactly the same, read first, download all the files, put all in a folder a prepare your anus... (joke).

my phone was a ALE-23, convert to ALE-21, dual sim and upgrade from LP to MM without any problem.

Greetings!
[P8lite General] fk5122003:
Stuck with wifi problem

I m stcuk with serious wifi problem, i m unable to connect with differnet wifi router and somtime it get connect but with extremly slow speed ... i upgraded to marshmallow but still same (Denied access network) my Model is ALE-L21 (updated to B550). boot-loader is unlocked any kind of help will be appreciated.
[P8lite General] dMaN24:
I don't want to be that guy.. But trust me. I would truly recognize uranus if i saw it. :p

Installation of TWRP went like it should, according to the instructions. But i am one of those unable to access recovery mode after that.

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Crap.

I think i may have bricked it.

I'm able to get into Huawei eRecovery.

Which only shows that TWRP wasn't installed. Even though i did follow the guide from the first page.

And if i try to check adb devices it's not listing any devices.

Edit: I'm able to boot up the phone if i access Huawei's eRecovery and try to download something. Which fails ofcourse. But when i then select reboot, everything works again.
[P8lite General] cristi.blidariu:
In order to enter in recovery you must remove usb cable from pc
[P8lite General] dMaN24:
I have done so, on many attempts. Power down the phone, holding vol+ and power until i see the Huawei logo. Then i hold it some more until it goes away. The backlight does not change and i do not get TWRP on the screen.

BUT if i use the system recovery from HiSuite THEN i am able to access eRecovery.
[P8lite General] King Sushil:
Can I root my Huawei P8 lite (ale-l21) without pc and without unlocking bootloader.
[P8lite General] dMaN24:
Apparently you can. But i haven't been able to get any of the root-apps working on Marshmallow.

http://xdaforums.com/p8lite/general/tutorial-how-to-root-bootloader-unlock-t3314786/page6
[P8lite General] :
Depends on your firmware.

You joking? I have all root apps working with root. Titanium backup. Root browser Xposed etc. Every app that uses root I get to work. Except for now titanium backup which fails to grant su since I have magisk

Edit it works again. Was a bug
[P8lite General] jhonyrod:
So, after a bunch of mistakes, I finally have dual SIM MM (Build B560) running with TWRP; however, now I face yet another problem in the form of missing SuperSU/root. I've flashed the .zip files listed in the OP in order and rebooting in between as indicated, however I don't have SuperSU in my apps. What am I missing/doing wrong?

Thanks in advance for your help.

PS: I also hve another issue I'd like help with; I was not able to transfer my account from my previous phone, once I selected transfer and tap next it said that there was an error and to try again... any clue on this one?
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
Just download supersu from play store. This happened with me too. After I had downloaded supersu everything was fine.
[P8lite General] jhonyrod:
Kinda worked, thanks; had to reflash the boot image, flash "1.zip" and install SuperSU from the Play Store.
[P8lite General] dMaN24:
I envy you :D

No joke, sadly as it is already.

Not sure what the problem is, but the bootloader was unlocked.
[P8lite General] jhonyrod:
Soooo… root doesn't appear to stick, I flashed Magisk and systemless Xposed and when I rebooted I didn't have root… what is going on?
[P8lite General] :
What root did you flash? The phh or supersu I noticed latest version of phh didn't seem to work or maybe it does. Not sure if I got latest phh neither did latest Xposed version since it seems to cause bootloop for me so I downgraded to 86.5
[P8lite General] yurais:
Hello master

I have received one phone bricked, bootloader locked, I can only access Fastboot mode..

If trying to get recovery or normal boot, it just dumps security image errors, or bootloop

so, as far as I know, in order to unlock bootloader, the phoe imei and serial number are required.

I dont have access to any of these informations since the phone is dead.

is there any fastboot oem command I can use to get these informations?

in HTC world I can use for example fastboot oem get imeino

I need to unlock the boot loader to then try and flash via fastboot the required images to unbrick.

Thank you
[P8lite General] spirto82:
Hello again! I have a question for anyone that knows how ....

I had my phone rooted (unlocked bootloader etc) but I had a problem with my wifi and sent it for service. Today I got it back and they told me that they had the motherboard replaced. Is there any chance that it is still rooted? And how to check if my bootloader is unlocked? (Since my latest bootloader unlock - the 2 IMEI codes where still enabled and I could see them through the hidden menu).

Thanks in advance!
[P8lite General] Yoshikage_Kira:
Just boot into bootloader. If there is locked written then it is locked and if it is unlocked there would be unlock written.
[P8lite General] usayd12345:
I cannot get the code from the site