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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ilanerukh:
I have A2017G, and I tried the guide with b10 and with b08. It doesn't work for me, but I get a success message on ADB when flashing the recovery:

C:\Users\_____\Downloads\Axon 7>axon7tool -w recovery

Sending programmer...

Connecting to programmer...

log: Supported Functions: program configure nop firmwarewrite patch setbootablestoragedrive ufs emmc power benchmark read getstorageinfo getsha256digest erase peek poke getnumdisksectors

log: Supported Functions: program configure nop firmwarewrite patch setbootablestoragedrive ufs emmc power benchmark read getstorageinfo getsha256digest erase peek poke getnumdisksectors

Writing recovery ...

log: Supported Functions: program configure nop firmwarewrite patch setbootablestoragedrive ufs emmc power benchmark read getstorageinfo getsha256digest erase peek poke getnumdisksectors

Success!

However, when I boot to recovery I still have the stock recovery and not TWRP. I can't download the recovery from the OP, so I downloaded the mirror from WeTransfer that posted in the last page, extracted the .img file and did a copy of it to "recovery.bin". I used ZADIG drivers to recognize the device and disabled the antivirus (Windows Defender). I even tried with a different PC.

The backup proccess seems to work fine and three backup files are being created.

Any ideas?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Controllerboy:
This is strange. One idea (an idea, I'm not sure it will be the solution) : give the TWRP recovery found in this file a try. It was the only one that worked for me last time I went through this process.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] tommy4221:
Thanks! I flashed it and it works!

What a releaf after that stock MiFavor os.. Running LineageOS now
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ilanerukh:
I can't download from this server at all. Is it possible to upload this file to another server?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ilanerukh:
By the way, when I bought the phone I used tenfar guide to root without bootloader unlocked and flash TWRP and it worked fine for me. Since then I came back to full stock. I checked the thread again and the links for axon7root for the G model deleted. Can someone please upload the files to a decent server (not dev-host)? Does his guide suppose to work on b08 or b10, or downgrading to b03 is necessary?

Thank you.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] HTC55555:
Could use some help please. Read all the posts couple times, some much more. I’ll try and give as much info as I can, please bear with me.

A2017U_3763

A2017V10.0.0B29

Windows 7 64-bit computer

OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging ON

Connect phone using - Connect to PC software OR Media device MTP

First off the Computer had it listed as Qualcomm…downloaded Zadig 2.2.exe vista or newer

Device Manager has - Android Device – Android ADB Interface

Open command where all my files are type - adb devices

*Daemon successful with my serial number on left with device on the right

Type adb reboot edl

Phone has no LED at all

Device Manager has – QUSB_BULK w/ the yellow triangle and explanation mark

I believe I’m not dong the Zadig portion right…I ran the exe and all seems well.

Do I need to extract these and look specifically for the .inf info?

How do I if need be?

Thanks in advance!

---------- Post added at 11:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:52 AM ----------

Forgot to mention once I do the eel mode

Device Manager goes from Android to Other w QUSB BULK

Not sure if that matters or not, thanks again.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Controllerboy:
I don't have Zadig on my pc for the moment, but if I remember correctly, you need to connect the device to the PC, run zadig.exe as administrator, select "list all devices" in the menu in the horizontal status bar, find your device and then replace the driver with WinUSB. Did you do that?

If so, run axon7tool and type "axon7tool -r gpt boot recovery". If the tool works, you should find three files in your folder "recovery-backup", "gpt-backup" and "boot-backup" .bin files.

To be honest, if you have an american (A2017U) device, I think it's easier to do all this via a completely different procedure.

There seems to be a possibility to downgrade to an older version of the american software (B20, if I'm right?) and there, you can unlock using an easier procedure. That method doesn't work for G devices, that's why we need to do all this EDL ***.

EDIT: Apparently there's even a video with unlocking instructions for the 'Murican version.Here.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nonamesl:
Rooting this can be a hassle, but it can also be really quick.

P.S: HTC 10 is crap. Seriously. Overpriced, with not that good specs.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vizzze:
exactly, moreover i flashed twrp in two occasions with a PC reboot in the middle and i had to use zadig again; means it doesn't really replace the driver.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Morteza.G:
but Axon barely has a stable los14.1 and the main reason for me to buy the phone would be sound. and the sound barely works on the latest los14.1. and the stock system I heard is terribly, specially in the nougat update!

whether the HTC 10 has alot of lineageos stable rom, even RR with everything working that would basically make it a Pixel phone!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ileikpi:
Sorry if this is a noob question but what drivers did you uninstall and reinstall exactly when you were stuck at the < waiting for any device > message after fastboot oem unlock? Is it called "Android" under Universal Serial Bus devices? I'm still a complete noob at this (and in XDA in general) and I've been stuck at this step for hours now...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] JP_93:
Yeah the problem was that my phone was coming up as "android" instead of QUSB_BULK. So I used Zadig to show me all the drivers, right clicked on "Android", deleted that and the old QUSB_BULK driver, connected my phone again and then let Zadig install the missing driver again. This made my phone be seen as QUSB_BULK again and then unlocking bootloader worked for me.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Schiriki:
Hey pals

Can i use this guide with B10 firmware or should i first perform a downgrade to B03?

Really want that Los 14.1 on my device tho
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] bornlivedie:
LOS is pretty stable and the sound works just fine. If you have crackling you can install Viper4Android and fix it.

The stock is not that bad I like it a lot.

For the price this is the best phone there is.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ileikpi:
I managed to flash twrp with B08 firmware using the twrp link from [MENTION=3508384]vizzze[/MENTION] with this guide. Have some issues with bootloader unlock tho but that might be on my side. I've also heard others on B10 firmware having no issues following this guide so I don't think you have to downgrade to B03.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BritSwedeGuy:
Trying to get a TWRP recovery.img that works with A2017G on B10 but every http://d-h.st link just results in pop-ups filled with scam ads - has anyone got a reputable link to a working download?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Schiriki:
Try to download from the link [MENTION=7040325]ileikpi[/MENTION] mentioned above your post...

Had no problems with it. But i could also put it on my Gdrive for u since it´s only 17mb big...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] erarou:
I tried updating my A2017G with B10 using this guide last night and works fine. You could install TWRP and unlock bootloader following this procedure(process A and B) without any problems.

LOS is amazingly well, there are still minor bugs though.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Morteza.G:
can U name the all bugs 1by1 you noticed so far?

How the battery life compared to stock and perfomannce?

thnx
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Schiriki:
I´m unlocking my device at the moment...

So i will be on Los 14.1 soon. Actually battery life is the main reason for me to get rid of Mifavour UI (or however it´s called). I noticed that the stock configuration uses Qualcomm´s 820 soc in a very inefficient way. For example the Big. cores run at 1,4 GHz when watching Videos or the fact that it seems like only the little core´s are used to switch between apps (I always wondered about the lag on such a strong soc^^). So i´m not going to stop at Los 14.1. I will flash a custom kernel and get myself a proper cpu profile+Amplify...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] skertes5867:
Does anyone know whether or not the bootloader unlock / rooting process will still work if I upgraded to nougat? Stupidly I upgraded first, but now I'd like to unlock and root if I can.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Schiriki:
Correct me if i´m wrong but as far as i know it´s not possible to unlock with the A2017U B15 Nougat build...

Edit: U could still perform a downgrade and simply unlock before installing the ota manually...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] skertes5867:
Hmmm..... If that is the case, is there a process to revert back to Marshmallow? If I could do that, then I could unlock the bootloader, root, and run whatever ROM I want to from there. I should have come here and read before accepting the OTA upgrade, but alas, it is what it is.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] erarou:
RAM management of LOS is excellent and battery life is absolutely better than stock Mifavor. My device is also buttery smooth on LOS.

Most serious bug is that CPU's big process cores suddenly stop working after a while in deep sleep, attached screenshot below. I don't know only me has this bug. After rebooting system, CPU's all four cores works again. My device model has changed to A2017U though I flashed modem for A2017G properly.

Anyway, LOS is awesome and looking forward to official rom.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Schiriki:
Isn´t offical one already available???
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] erarou:
It's not official until the ROM is published on lineageOS website. I've heared the date is next Monday, February 13th. I don't know the latest ROM and official ROM are the exact same one.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Morteza.G:
ohh. great! didn´t expect that! :)

but was not there a Sound problem on LOS? they reported the speakers is only on left channel and the sound is not as high quality as stock even when using dac?

can U report here!

thnx
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] erarou:
As you say, both loudspeakers work as left channel, right channel sound don't work. Thank you for letting me know. Sound quality depends on personal preference and there is no problem for me.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Schiriki:
I guess flashing one of the "full" Packages of ZTE's firmware site should do the job.

But u need a micro sd card with at least 4gb memory for that process. I went back to B08 with this method after i discovered that that i couldn't directly update from B09...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MahathirMohamad_:
Hi, My Axon 7 A2017G is stuck on boot and I tried to flash back to stock rom. Trying this method to see if will fix it. Everything works fine except when I execute " axon7tool.exe -w recovery ", I get this instead. Begging anyone to help me. Funny thing is I did this before and it worked like a charm, but this time, I'm getting errors. Please do help. :(
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kassous:
Had same prob . Folow answer on post #161.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrPepperino:
I was in b10. This tutorial is awesome. Everything works. Thanks for that.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nonamesl:
Hi! I'm stuck on installing TWRP for over a month. I have the A2017G B04.

The axon7tool always fails. I've been trying to put the phone into EDL mode in various ways - first one is through "adb reboot edl" and the second one is turning the phone off while not connected, and connecting it while pressing both volume buttons.

Here's what happens when I use "adb reboot edl":

LED: Off

Device description in device manager: Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (it also says (COM4) in the device manager itself)

Device listed under: Ports (COM & LPT)

Result of "axon7tool -r gpt boot recovery":

Failed to connect

Here's what happens when I use the volume buttons method:

LED: On (Turns off after a while)

Device description in device manager: Handset Diagnostic Interface(DFU) (it also says (COM4) in the device manager itself)

Device listed under: Ports (COM & LPT)

Result of "axon7tool -r gpt boot recovery":

Device not detected
Failed to connect

I'm clueless as for what I'm doing wrong. Should I be using a different driver? Why isn't it showing as QUSB_BULK? Where is it suppose to say "QUSB_BULK" anyways?

I really need help as I really want to root my phone already. If ZTE just made it easier to root their phones I'd love them x10000 more... Well what can you do.

I'd be really grateful for any help, so thanks in advance!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ileikpi:
As [MENTION=319057]Oki[/MENTION] stated, you need to use the Zadig tool in order to get your phone recognized as QUSB_BULK in edl mode. Use the "adb reboot edl" command and follow the steps he mentioned. It worked for my phone which was on B08.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Appl3.Pi3!:
I tried to search the forum but I couldn't find a clear answer.

Does unlocking the bootloader void the warranty or can it be just re-locked without them noticing?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nonamesl:
Thanks a bunch! It worked.

I now have the same problem as [MENTION=7902489]martku[/MENTION]:

I can't find the solution anyone gave to martku ^ (I'm pretty sure no one did :P)

So... What can I do? (I have the B04, other than that we have the exact same problem)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ileikpi:
Hmm... For twrp links, I used the one [MENTION=3508384]vizzze[/MENTION] posted (#219) and it worked perfectly for me. I didn't encounter your issue tho so I may not be able to help you with that.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nonamesl:
:P I meant the second problem martku had. What's the difference between the link the OP gave and this one? Or is there no difference and it's just a different link to the same file?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] iNaruX:
Was on B08. A2017G. The current tutorial in the first post works flawlessly!

Went from Stock B08 A2017G to fully unlocked with TWRP on LOS14.1.

Will post a mirror for all the files needed in one zip file later. Direct Download without crapware or anything. (I had to do a bit of searching to find everything I need).
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dust2Dust:
Is there a way to go back to complete stock (without having a system backup) ? I restored with DrakenFX TWRP flashable bootstack an system, flashed stock boot.img and recovery.img (the originale backups) relocked bootloader with fastboot, but am still not able to OTA to B10. Update package did not match the phone :(

EDIT: after all this I Flashed B08 full image, OTA update to B10 ran smooth after that. Full stock again and waiting for N now. Naked, no root, no unlock :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] iNaruX:
DDL-Link for Tenfars TWRP Recovery:

Download Recovery

Attention! Only use this up until you unlocked your bootloader and never make / restore an EFS backup.

Use this recovery in order to unlock your bl, after that switch to the official one (www.twrp.me)

If you have any more requests what I should host in order to prevent these malwaresites giving you an infection just give me a heads up.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vizzze:
It's the same zip, i uploaded on wetransfer because people had problems downloading from the OP link.

On the other hand, the link will probably expire soon, so better have it somewhere else where it's going to last longer and on a reliable website.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] iNaruX:
Literally one post above you is my mirror. No 3rd party host. Just a direct download link.

If you want me to mirror other files send me a list and links so I can dl and reupload them.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] 3ltoxic:
maybe a stupid question,

but how can i flash TWRP on a Devices who has already a Unlocked BL? (A2017G) (short explanation, pls) already tried it with EDL but when i reboot into EDL, Phone will been Shown as Qualcomm QLoader9008.

.. Something has probably gone wrong during the update to B10, lost my TWRP & root, had selected root but, is not been installed.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] erarou:
If you can use fastboot mode on your PC, please check this video out.

[youtube]EIXihD4mcio[/youtube]
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] 3ltoxic:
worked flawless ... thanks man! Not even thought that it goes over fastboot .. shame on me! ;)

.. sometimes i think just too complicated!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] erarou:
:good:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ilanerukh:
I managed to install the recovery only with tenfar's tool (axon7root. not axon7tool) with B06 A2017G. After installing recovery the rest of the guide worked flawlessly and I've installed LOS14.1. Thank you.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] HTC55555:
Thanks for the video a few pages back ? that turned out to be the easy part. Got TWRP and SU this morning!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kodrnusa:
I have installed twrp, made backup but can't open bootloader. I can push files on the phone, but when I give the command to adb shell... , it gives me permission denied. Im on b10 g version. Can any one help me
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] _phk_:
[MENTION=3067140]kodrnusa[/MENTION]: Did you already boot your phone into twrp when running those adb commands?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kodrnusa:
I already solved the problem. Thanks anyway.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kodrnusa:
New problem. I instaled lyaneage 14.1 root and tryed to instal 3.0.3.1 twrp from twrp app. It did nothing, now I can't get to twrp any more... Triedvto do tenfar's twrp flash throuhg adb, but the phone is not recognized. Any solution?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nonamesl:
Isn't tenfar's method suppose to brick the A2017G?

Any help with this?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kodrnusa:
It happend to me to. I deleted all files needed for flashing and downloaded them again. Then it worked. And try to use USB 2.0 port
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gregou:
I bought a new Axon 7 (A2017G) one week ago after my other died and i tried to unlock the bootloader to flash custom rom like i did it before.

But on this model, when i try to reboot in bootloader mode, the phone just reboot normally, it's like theren't a bootloader mode... That's really weird... It's driving me insane ! And i tried with B03/B05/B06/B08/B10 firmwares !

If someone as an idea ??

Thanks !
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kodrnusa:
If you go step by step by this guide it is easy. Just follow the guide...

I was on b10 and it went smoothly
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gregou:
I'm not a noob with unlocking, rooting, flashing... I even unlock with my previous phone without following this guide because it wasn't working for me, so i did it my way and everything went well, but this time it just doesn't work.

But this phone it's not the easiest one i have to deal with....
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Eagledig:
The link IS dead, can you upload again it please ! the link un the OP dont work.

Thanks for tour help.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pincakez:
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im having this issue as well , any updates ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nonamesl:
Solved this simply by doing it again another time. Try rebooting your phone / computer and trying it again.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vizzze:
Another user uploaded it on a better place, look one page back!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Eagledig:
Thanks, I Saw it, it's the same file as your link ?

With the official TWRP, I have blank screen on recovery boot.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gregou:
Any idea on why when i tried to enter bootloader mode on my Axon 7 (that i received 1 week ago), it stays on ZTE logo and nothing else happens... What is weirder is that there's a red light and my computer detect it when i do "fastboot devices" but i can't unlock the bootloader...

I tried to downgrade on B02 firmware and nothing... i'm beyond going insane right now.... :-/ It's like ZTE blocked on purpose the access to the bootloader mode...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Eagledig:
BIG THANKS ! with #tenfar recovery, the recovery works fine, my Axon have an unlocked bootloader !
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vizzze:
Should be the same, it's normal to have blank screen flashing the official TWRP because it's not signed...once you have unlocked bootloader you can flash the official one without any issue
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Eagledig:
Exactly ! To root, I flash the official TWRP with fastboot and them, flash SuperSu 2.79 with TWRP.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nonamesl:
Creating a flowchart for this with possible problems & solutions. PM me to help!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Controllerboy:
Updated the links in the OP. Made a few changes, the process now leads to an unlocked A2017G or A2017U with unofficial LineageOS 14.1 and latest TWRP. Might also include the update to official LineageOS later, but I read you can't just flash it from stock, so I'll keep away from it for a bit.

To everyone sending me PM's, sorry for not responding more quickly, my professional life takes almost all of my time for the moment. I barely had time to update my own Axon :D
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DrPepsi_:
QUSB_BULK?

I can't seem to figure out how to get my device recognized as QUSB_BULK, but it does come up as "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008." It seems to be close to QUSB_BULK, but any time I try to run the "axon7tool -r gpt boot recovery" it fails to connect. I can't fix that problem, so I've chalked it up to the QUSB_BULK. Any solutions?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Controllerboy:
Download Zadig, open it, check "show all devices" via the toolbar and replace the drivers with WinUSB ones.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] madhatter604:
Followed the guide and everything went fine up to the point where I had to flash the ROM. Now getting an error in TWRP:

Checking for TZ version TZ.BF.4.0.1-00315

assert failed: axon7.verify_trustzone("TZ.BF.4.0.1-00315") == 1

Updater process ended with ERROR: 7

Does anybody knows what this error means?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] capeorigins:
Could the reason it's having the "failed to connect" issue that I've been hearing about be due to me being on b15? Is there about a way to downgrade RN?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gamer864443:
I do have some Problem by flash TWRP i cannot flash twrp via fastboot. (Cannot Load "twrp.img"

Before i had Lineage OS and TWRP on my Axon and i restore. For now i cant flash twrp succsesfull

Any idea how to fix that Problem?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] WesTD:
Hi. I'm using A2017G. I'm trying to these steps but i got error on 16th step. it is about cmd screen.

when i enter these "axon7tool -r gpt boot recovery" command i got error about batch internal or external command bla bla.

ps: I see my device as "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008", not Axon 7 or QSUB. I'm using Windows 7
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Eagledig:
Hello,

I use this guide to root and stay on stock rom, but how to update the stock rom ?

I'l on B08 and I have update B10 from ZTE, but how to install this update ? Just flash with TWRP ?

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cfirote:
Hello everyone

i have the same error, anyone for helping us ?

Thanks