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[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patneu:
Hey guys,

I've backed myself into a corner here a little and I hope you can guide me to get a working phone again.

I was on Ephemeral Mate 8 for a while now and decided it was time to upgrade. The new ROM I wanted to try mentioned I should have at least firmware version B3XX to flash it, so I thought the easiest way to get there would be to flash a stock ROM again and let the system update function do it's work. I updated from NXT-L29C432B180 to B192 to B560 to B581 (no B3XX offered in between) and somehow managed to get the phone rooted again. Yet I noticed some things (like Bluetooth) not working quite properly anymore (for whatever reason) and so wanted to downgrade again.

Tried to restore one of my old backups from Ephemeral Mate 8: it failed. The backup from stock B581 I made before: no idea where it was stored, but I can't find it anymore and may have accidentally deleted it by now. Currently it seems I don't have any OS installed anymore.

I still have an unlocked bootloader and can access it by pressing power + volume down and can flash a custom recovery via Fastboot (the one I'm currently trying with is this one). However, no ROM I try to flash or backup I want to restore will work anymore, they just fail with varying errors like error 7 or invalid zip file. At some point I tried to wipe almost anything I could before every new try to flash anything (probably a very bad idea), because I thought a clean start would somehow resolve some of the various errors TWRP was throwing at me - obviously it hasn't. I also tried installing the same stock ROM like the first time via dload method, but it always says there is an incompatibility with my current version (probably that I don't have one anymore by now) and fails.

Sadly, I can't remember anymore what everything I tried to flash in between to try and get it working again or where I found it, because it simply is too much. But I'm willing to provide any information I'm able to achieve and try any steps you tell me to get it working again. I'd be very grateful for any help on this and already thank you in advance for any advice. :)
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patneu:
Sooo... in the meantime I followed this guide and got my phone working again. :D However, I'm facing another problem now:

When I try to flash TWRP I always get this error and can't find out what it means and how to fix it:

target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (17280 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.437s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: image verification error)
finished. total time: 0.454s

Maybe it's related to that somehow the Serial Number of my device has changed in the process? It's now just '0123456789ABCDEF'. I read about fixing it with HCU Client tool, but when trying to repair the Serial Number it just gives me this error:

2017-06-23 13:11:36.503 Autodetect COM port and phone type start!
2017-06-23 13:11:36.509 Compatible COM ports not found!
2017-06-23 13:11:36.513 ERROR!
Phone not found !

I don't know how to proceed, but don't want to be stuck with stock rom. Any suggestions?
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patneu:
Okay, image verification error obviously had something to do with the B320 rom I flashed. Tried B192 now and recovery flash with fastboot goes through with OKAY... Just that the phone doesn't boot into recovery - it just sits there stuck on boot screen. :(

Would still be thankful for any hints.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bearded_1:
I read somewhere that once you are on EMUI 5 you can't go back to 4. The rollback works to 4.1 which is where I am now with C636B330 but that's it. No further. I was advised to use the DC Phoenix tool and go to 330 which thankfully worked! Do the same and you should be ok I guess.. 4.1 or 5.

I think I'm just going to have to wait for someone like kang to do a Rom based on one of those before I try custom. Unless there already is one? Next time I flash a phone I should really research the pitfalls. That would avoid a week of using a different device!
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patneu:
Thanks for the reply! I'm now back on C432B180 with EMUI 4.0 flashed with DC Phoenix and finally managed to flash a TWRP using SRK Tool. :)

Anything with B3XX or B5XX still just gives me the 'image verification error' mentioned above for any custom recovery and I doubt it would be any different with SRK Tool since it also just makes use of fastboot as it seems to me. So I'm staying with B180 for the moment unless someone has a suggestion on how to get rid of this error. :confused:

I'll now try to flash Ephemeral Mate 8 again, since it was the first (and last) custom ROM that worked for me before. I know it's discontinued, but it's the only one I can currently find that doesn't mention to go to B3XX first - which wouldn't work for me.

What worked and didn't work so far:

Tried flashing EM8_41816_SIGNED.zip, which failed without warning and rebooted to fastboot mode mid-process which showed some error involving the word 'panic'. :eek:

Managed to root the stock B180 again with SRK Tool, but will continue to try earlier versions of Ephemeral 'cause I really need the Kang Tools. Will update on how that worked out.

Suggestions still welcome on:

How to get rid of 'image verification error' on B3XX and B5XX' so I can try flashing a non-outdated ROM.

Other still available pre-B3XX ROMs I could try.

Any root apps to achieve navbar and status bar modifications similar to Kang Tools, so I could do without a custom ROM and stay with currently achieved rooted stock ROM.

One little edit concerning the 'image verification error': My phone mentions the FRP to be unlocked in fastboot mode, when on B3XX or B5XX which it doesn't on B1XX, so maybe that's related to it? But I don't know exactly what an FRP is or what it means to unlock it.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bearded_1:
Isn't the FRP related to the 'enable oem lock' option? Glad it's sorted! I might follow this thread in the future to go back to pre EMUI 4.1, but I like the camera options so willing to stick with it for a while!
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don Kronos:
Hey, I didn't realized, I have the 0123456789ABCDEF serial number too, I'm on B330, after unbricking it with DC phoenix (flashed directly from the "Factory_firmware.." for unbrick it, to B330). Did you solve that?

I think I cannot do much now because I'm waiting for the 14 days using my HW account to request de bootloader unlock code. Altough, my phone says I have the bootloader unlocked (that's because the DC phoenix tool did something). But I've never formerly unlocked my phone.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patneu:
Well, sort of... I'm still on this fake ABC... Serial Number, but as you can read above, I at least managed to flash a TWRP again and also to install a custom ROM, if only a B1XX based. Better than nothing, though. Didn't encounter any other downsides of the changed Serial Number 'til now.

If you have a hint concerning the 'image verification error' I'd still be glad to hear, but otherwise I'm fine now.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don Kronos:
The FRP (Factory Reset Protection) prevents some "writing" commands of ADB to be executed, thats the reason of the "image verification error". It is the homologue to an iCloud protection of iPhone, but using Google Account. I don't know why it gets locked.. but the DC phoenix can crack that protection.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patneu:
Sounds right, aside from the fact that my FRP doesn't seem to be locked. When I flashed B320 via DC Phoenix or flashed B1XX and updated to B560 via OTA and booted into fastboot mode, it said there "Phone unlocked" and "FRP unlocked". I shouldn't get the 'image verification error' then, right? But I do. If I flash B1XX via DC Phoenix, it says nothing about FRP, whether locked or unlocked, just "Phone unlocked" and I don't get 'image verification error'.

I remember getting a TWRP to flash when I updated from B180 (flashed with the TWRP I had before) to B581 OTA before I used DC Phoenix (even if it threw errors like nothing good), but I don't remember if it said anything about FRP then.

Yeah, it seems so, but it can't flash a custom ROM, can it? Only 'UPDATE.APP' of stock ROMS as far as I can see.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juanq214:
You just saved my fuc**ing ass bro. Thanks a lot for such detailed steps. I was another prick who got his device bricked. I also fhashed a buch of things and lost track on the number of solutions tried until I came across your post:fingers-crossed: Now i feel solid again and want to continue flashing and messing up with my device. That´s the beauty of android, you can recover your device from almost any state. Thanks a lot. You made my day!

The process really work and it's really easy. Those 15 bucks are worth every penny!
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patneu:
Glad, I could help you and yeah, they surely are. :cool:

Just a few remarks I discovered in the meantime:

- If you want to further mess with your phone after that, be sure to not mess up so badly as to having to use DC Phoenix again, unless within the next 72 hours or you'll have to pay the 15 bucks again (as mentioned here). Other claims made there about "lifetime" are not legit.

- Tried EM8_41816_SIGNED version of Ephemeral Mate 8 (based on B180) again and it works, too. The failure and mid-process 'panic' reboot at first try was caused by unrelated battery (hardware) problems of my device (which I think already started before messing with the firmware), which caused me to think I had more power left than I actually did. :silly:

I solved the battery problems by replacing the battery using this guide, ruining some cheap repair kit, made of too much plastic, in the process and paying altogether around 40 bucks for it and for now, everything runs fine again. :) :good:
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juanq214:
I successfully got OTA for L29C432B581. I don't really care much about xposed or magic, all I needed was Nougat update. The only downside is that fast charging is gone, but that is not because of the brick but rather a bug related to the update.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maskizmask:
I have Verizon Note 3, with Jasmine Rom and TWRP recovery.

I have posted a question about my phone started showing some sh** dialog over and over about facebook app not responding.

Till now i havent found any solution to it. So, seems as last resort, i will flash again with jasmine rom (if there is anyother better do tell me). But before that, i want everything (EVERYTHING) to be backed up, text messages, my games data, my installed softwares, cracked versions, everything. Is this possible???

Anyone coming to save the day???????? :rolleyes:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
First you need to state whether you have a safestrap ROM or a unlocked bootloader and real custom recovery. Huge difference.

You should also bear in mind that if you are suffering from a corruption issue somewhere, a "complete" backup and restore merely records the corrupted data and restores the same corrupted data. What exactly would you gain that way?

Your hypothesis suggests you think a fix could be acheived by "refreshing" just the ROM (i.e. the /system mount). If you have any customizations in there, they will be lost unless you can identify them and re-create them after you have "refreshed" the /system mount. If you are unable to do that, you will lose them.

If you thought that you were unable to identify those changes and were going to plunge ahead and try anyway, theoretically you would get the same result by just flashing /system only and wipe the /cache mount without doing any backups at all. EXTREMELY RISKY MOVE THOUGH IF SOMETHING GOES SIDEWAYS. (You should always assume that something will go wrong and make backups... and get those backups off the phone in case the entire device needs to be wiped in a "start from scratch scenario)

Note that your apps have been under constant update all this time since Jasmine's release while it (Jasmine) has been standing still. There's no guarantee that what you are observing are not merely bugs in Jasmine uncovered by new application code.

A Herculean, careful and diligent backup & restore operation might fix nothing.
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[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
We should discuss buying and using the oneplus 5 in Australia here as it won't be sold to Australia.

Things to discuss could include:

Place in which we bought it

Price

4g bands ( looks like A5000 supports band 28 and 1800mhz for 4g plus. They also say it has universal bands. What do you think of that?)

Reparability

Etc

Share your thoughts down below if your live in Oz or nz.
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] 0mfgroflmao:
From New Zealand here, hoping there is no "global" and "Chinese" models with different bands supported so I can simply buy off Aliexpress or Gearbest etc and get it sent straight here.
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
Same. I'm also looking at kogan/**** smith as they sold the 3t too at a low price.
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] goran_oh:
+1
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
I can't seem to find videos or reviews with different models like the 3t.

All I can see is the a5000 which supposedly has international bands.

Can you correct me if I'm wrong.
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
Here's the bands the one plus 5 supports (a5000)

Looks like band 28 and 1800mhz is supported which are 4gx or 4g+ compatible.

Optus 4g bands: http://www.optus.com.au/shop/suppor...ty?requestType=NormalRequest&id=1644&typeId=5
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] goran_oh:
OnePlus 5 work very well with optus,telstra,vodafone,you can check here[emoji6]

http://willmyphonework.net
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
That's great news
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] goran_oh:
Yep
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
Looks like there some sites which we can buy the phone from

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=...&ved=0ahUKEwj1k_OmvNbUAhUIhbwKHZ9hD-sQgjYI3gM

I'm looking into the best ways to buy the oneplus and ship it here.

It looks like these 3rd party sites are expensive compared to the US$ then converted to Aud. It might be worth to buy it in the US then buy shipping from USA to australia via shopmate Australia Post
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] gameofdroness:
Hey Guys,

Ive been itching to get the Oneplus 5, ive decided that im just going to go ahead and get it directly from Oneplus in the US but I don't which freight forwarder to trust with this. Has anyone bought anything this pricey from the US before and had a good experience? I know I could just go with shopmate but they are slow and I kind of need to get this before I move.

Thanks for any feed back.
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
The main one I would trust is the shipmate from Australia post. But if for a bit extra there's some 3rd party sites that sell grey imports to Australia that u can check out.

What would the total price be with the oneplus + shopmate?

Apparently prices are going to drop in 2 days. Also more 3rd party websites will sell it then too

http://ausdroid.net/2017/06/26/oneplus-5-goes-on-sale-tomorrow-where-will-you-be-getting-yours-from/

That websites gives us some useful information.
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] takumiwan:
OP5 only one model A5000 allows for band 28 700mhz .. Christmas bought a OP3t from Nextbuying.. running global oxygen OS ans support OTA update..
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
Anyone planning to buy one and import to Australia or NZ? If so where from?
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] gameofdroness:
I think you've got the right idea [MENTION=7746234]Jamie_oppo[/MENTION], I ordered it and got it sent to ShopMate.

Price of the Oneplus 5 128GB and the car charger was AU$779.35 (including a $19.01 foreign transaction fee from my bank), according to the shopmate shipping calculator it will cost AU$32.85 to get it sent to NSW, making the total AU$812.20.

Whilst I know that they grey imports are usually ok, I think there will be less risk getting it from oneplus direct and going with the slower Australia Post.

I'll let you know how it performs on Telstra when it arrives. It just got to Shopmate at about 3am AEST so shouldn't be long now ... I hope ...

Edit: Since you asked about price I just thought I would share my own comparison on the matter in case anyone else was interested ...

notes on the prices, all in AU$, all Australian stock prices not grey imports to try and keep things fair ... ish ...

Oneplus 5 128GB (With one Accessory) $812.20 (baseline price)

Pixel XL 128GB $1419.00 ($606.80 Saving)

LG G6 64GB $1149.00 ($336.80 Saving) (Official Australian Release not grey import from Kogan which can be had for $699 or $719 right now, normally $779)

Samsung Galaxy S8+ 64GB $1349.00 ($536.80 Saving)

HTC U11 64GB $999.00 ($186.80 Saving) ... and just for good measure:

iPhone 7 Plus 128GB $1419 ($606.80 Saving)

A lot of the tech reviewers I've seen have been complaining about the price of the OP5 ... I don't get it, even to pay shipping to Australia I am saving a good sum of money compared to other flagships, take the Pixel and Samsung, for some people that is about $100 shy of a full weeks wage in savings. Seems like good value to me.

What are your thoughts?
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
Yeah that's not a bad price for the 128gb and dash car charger.

I would also buy a converter from us plug to au plug and see if dash charge works. They are like 10$ from bunnings or kogan.

Good luck and keep us updated. It should work good with telstra and 4g+.

Hahah the zip I tried posting in my device thread and it posted here lol. Please ignore that
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] gameofdroness:
I've already ordered a cheapo $2.50 adaptor from ebay, it should still work, the official specs say the charger is rated for (quote) "Input: 100-240V~50/60Hz 0.6A"

What are your thoughts on price compared to other flagships as in the edit above?
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
Yeah its way cheaper.

Everything is way more expensive here.

The s8 is way to expensive and I wouldn't get the lg as for the skin and older processor. And the HTC is OK but nothing that special.

The one plus is a bargain compared to the rest.

Yeah I don't understand when they say it's too close to flagship price. Its still half the price here for the base model. That just shows we get ripped off here.

I would properly buy the base model for $633 aud plus 32$ aud for shipping. I don't know if there is a fee for my bank.
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] gameofdroness:
It would appear that we do get massively ripped off, but the thing is these big companies won't change unless we

ALL

(even the non-tech lovers among us) do something about it that hurts their bottom line, take for example when adobe first brought in their creative cloud, it was so much more expensive than in the US, their excuse ... "Local Optimisations" ... WTF we speak the exact same language you dumb arses... then the government had their IT price enquiry and the price magically came down ...

I only went for the 128GB version for the storage, I don't give a damn about the RAM (haha that rhymed ... lol), On my current phone I have about 45GB of music alone :(

Your bank will most likely have an international purchase fee, it would be as rare as a dragon egg if they didn't, you would need to check with them exactly what it is but it's usually a fixed transaction fee (sometimes 10-25 cents) plus a percentage of the whole transaction, or they will just take their cut out of the exchange rate (say for example the exchange rate $0.75 they would only give you maybe $0.72), Just depends on how they handle it. Take for example my bank, they charged "2.5% of the amount of the International Transaction". You can normally find this info in a "Fee Schedule", my banks is here for your reference: ingdirect com au / pdf / Orange_Everyday_Fees_and_Limits_Schedule pdf.

I hope that helps you
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
https://www.eglobaldigitalcameras.com.au/oneplus-5-dual-sim-4g-128gb-midnight-black.html

I'm looking into 3rd party websites. I found this one. U got a better deal and u got a dash car charger with it.

Lots of ones I find are the cn version of phone (Chinese)

So far looks to be the cheapest to do it your way with shopmate

Also found this on eBay

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/292161826026
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
Has it arrived or any news?
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] feyd2blak:
Mine is on it's way from Hong Kong from:

https://www.android-enjoyed.com/one...t-black-unlocked-cn-version.html#.WVyF-dOGPpQ
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
Did u buy the cn version? If you did u know it doesn't come pre loaded with google apps as its the Chinese model. Shouldn't affect 4g bands tho. You will need to install Google apps etc.
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] feyd2blak:
Sure did! I'm an experienced XDA ROM user. I tend to blast the OS on my phones often anyway. This means I'll get optimised Oxygen OS and Google Apps pretty easy.

Thanks for the thought though...
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] takumiwan:
Friend order one 8gb a5000 CN version from Nextbuying .. a free us to au plug ... use coupon off $5 USD .
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
How much did u pay for it?
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] takumiwan:
US$ 617 - $5 = US$ 612 + ( AU Post shipping ) Fast Delivered 6 day ..
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] tobby88:
I used "Borderlinx" several times, they were pretty fast when delivering mobile phones from the US to Germany and once I ordered a phone from the US to Wollongong, Australia. The speed was insane! Shipment arrived at Borderlinx on Saturday morning (local time in the US), shipment leaved Saturday evening, arrived in Sydney on Monday morning (local time in Australia) and got delivered on Tuesday morning.

Their fees were cheap. Their fees are based on the size of the parcel and since mobile phones are small and they repack them into smaller (but still well secured) packages...
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
Thanks for the suggestion. What would be a estimate price. Because I know that shop mate would be around 30$. 2-5 from the us to au is amazing
[OnePlus 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jamie_oppo:
I used the shipping calculator and got this. So its abt the same as shop mate. It said 30$ aud. It looks and sounds better than shop mate.