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[GUIDE][HUAWEI]Flash Any Variant & Version of Firmware on Hisilicon Kirin Chip Phones

DESCRIPTION:

Okay Guyz... Today am here with tutorial which you guyz ask for... i.e Flashing any variant or Rom Version of SAME PHONE. You can do this on phones like Honor 4C, Honor 4X, Honor 5C, Honor 5X, Honor 7, Honor 8, Mate 8, P9, P9 Lite and many other with Hisilicon Kirin Chipset :)

DONT EVER TRY CROSS ROMS i.e ROM OF ONE PHONE ON OTHER PHONE MODEL.

DISCLAIMER:

I will Provide correct info and help......All This you are gonna do is At your Own Risk... Damage to your device of any type is at your Own Responsibility,,, Don't point finger at me or I will Just Laugh at you...

Now you need Unlocked Bootloader for doing this as fastboot work with unlocked bootloader

If you have already Unlocked Bootloader, you may skip all these steps until BOOTLOADER UNLOCK NOW text

PREREQUISTES:

1.) First of all, You should Unlock Bootloader so that fastboot can do its job well with ease (You can unlock bootloader by simple procedure...)

2.) You need the Update.app file which you wanna flash or to shift to that.

PROCEDURE:

FOR UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER, FOLLOW THIS

Go to this site Unlocking Code website or use this if above have some problem or not working, then Use this Website

Login to this site using your Huawei id which you made in themes store or in huawei cloud!!

Use the Serial Number Written on BOX OF YOUR PHONE..!!

Fill like, smartphone>Product Model should be "The one written in your About Phone section"

then fill all fields and captcha also.. Click Submit and get the UNLOCKING CODE....

you can unlock bootloader wid that code then and root permanently....

If your product id is incorrect as website says, then Download the Attached PC Software Named "Huawei Product ID Generator" then Extract this zip file...

Now open it, fill all Info in it and it will Generate a Product ID for your Phone....

After receiving the unlock code, write down the code;

Now go in your Huawei Settings>About Phone.

Then tap on Build number 10 times,,, you will get the Developers options in Last of Settings app. Open Developers option and Turn On the USB DEBUGGING.

Now connect your device to PC in MTP/FILES mode and then install the ADB drivers for it....

To install adb drivers correctly, use the Software Adb Driver Installer from here

LINK FOR ADB DRIVER INSTALLER

Full ADB folder is also attached Below.... put this folder in drive C.

Now Direct the cursor on the folder ADB, hold Shift and the right mouse button and choose "Open Command Window";

connect your phone to the PC in the "media device";

at the command prompt prescribe

ADB Devices

then we write

ADB reboot bootloader

(the device will reboot mode fastboot);

then typed

fastboot oem unlock ****************

(where the asterisks replace unlock code);

BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED NOW!!

You need to Extract the update.app file to get BOOT, SYSTEM, RECOVERY and CUST Images

For that, Download Huawei Update Extractor tool

And then open update.app file in this tool.

Extract all above mentioned image files and move them to adb folder.

Now you need to format Data and Cache so that it dont mess with new Rom,

for that, go in Stock Recovery by keep pressing Volume Up and Power Button while phone is Switched Off.

When in recovery, wipe cache and data both and then come in fastboot mode without switching on your device.

You can do this by, while phone is Off, keep pressend volume down key and plug in the USB attached to phone.

You are in Fastboot Mode now if you have done all Correctly

Now go in ADB folder and open Command windows as told above.

Now check if you phone is Correctly attached by giving command

Fastboot devices

you should see a device attached, Now give these commands correctly one by one,

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash cust cust.img

fastboot flash system system.img

wait for this to be done, it will take some mins as file is of 2+GB size.

When done, give command

fastboot reboot

When phone will reboot, unplug usb and You are Ready to go with your Desired ROM

If any Problem, or query, Post below, i will try to solve it ASAP....

Hit Thanks and Support me if you Like and get help from this thread...Thank you...

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[GUIDE][HUAWEI] Flash Any Variant & Version of Firmware on Kirin Chip Phones

Contributors:

[MENTION=5939689]HassanMirza01[/MENTION]
[MENTION=981278]worstenbrood[/MENTION] for the tool.

Version Information:

Status: Stable

Stable Release Date: 2016-11-24

Created on:

2016-11-24

Last Updated on:

2016-11-24