yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
Quoting an XDA moderator from a recent post:

"Also members are advised against using TWRP backups from unknown members.

We had a situation in past where some deviant member uploaded bad backups to brick multiple devices.

Suffice to say, it was a mess."

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75920790&postcount=452

I don't know the details other than what's in the reference post.

Just posting this to inform others and because I wasn't aware it could be an issue - so be careful :)
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
The backup for the H1711z doesn't contain userdata because its encrypted and can't be backed up
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
Can't the data partition be formatted with TWRP after rooting, then an unencrypted data partition backup be made with TWRP like we did with H1611?

Also I have no reason to believe that the malicious software was restricted to the userdata partition from the warning post I shared. Someone could poison executables in the system partition backup.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] madmike0408:
Thanks, problem solved. The phone had an unfortunate encounter with gravity today, so it's being replaced by the S9+ now that it's out :D
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
I picked an S9 for the wife yesterday

Seems like a really nice device.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
no the XT2 and the Elate are on Nougat and the phone just re-encrypts the partition on reboot

so getting a backup of the the data partition is imposable until someone builds a TWRP with it built in

Flashing any Rom or TWRP backup comes with a certain amount of risk and trust in the developer.

It's always been that way.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
Key point from that post:

"Also members are advised against using TWRP backups from unknown members. "
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] Abdawan:
I ordered one from Aliexpress.com for less than $2, it's pretty sturdy and protects my phone well (dropped it from shoulder height on to pavement with no consequences). Cases for huawei Y7 also fit this phone perfectly (because that is dual sim version of the same).

Let me know if you guys find a way to sim unlock this phone.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Just a heads up

I posted the Stock and rooted roms for the XT2 here ->> https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=75915500
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
That link is for your Elate H1711z thread. Are the ROMs between the H1711 and the H1711z interchangeable?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
No their their by request

Their labeled XT2 stock and XT2 Magisk

Edit: I flash the XT2 Magisk rom on my Elate and it seemed to work fine.

It did not change the boot screen and the phone still ask for permission for the Cricket WiFi app

their are some differences though like the Files app on the Elate is missing on the XT2 and

the Themes are different.

I'm a little confused by the boot screen not changing it's normally set in the cust partition which is part of the Rom

and should have been overwritten by the XT2 version. I'll look into it when I get time
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
So what ever happened to the OTA update for the XT2 did anyone ever install it ?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
I tried letting my phone automatically install the update a few days ago with the stock recovery installed but the update failed at around 20 percent.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
[MENTION=2895182]clsA[/MENTION],

Just wondering what made you get the Elate? Did they pay you to take it or what since you have a stable of better devices (or I thought so anyway) and you were getting sour on Huawei low end devices since they don't share the updates and source ;)
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
it was $34 if you subtract the $30 cricket card

you can't go wrong for that price.

I have narrowed my collection to

1 note 4 (unlocked t-mobile version)

1 lepro3

1 moto g5s (has a mint sim in it)

1 XT 1611

1 LG V10

1 LG v20 current daily driver

and now the Elate ;)

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damn did you be sure and dd your stock system.img and recovery.img before attempting the update ?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
I did for the recovery but not the system image :)

I am guessing that is probably the reason the upgrade failed?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Well maybe.. Updates do a lot of checks nowadays. I blame android pay and saftynet checks for the tight security

But its essential you restore stock system, boot and recovery before updating
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] scrungydoolittle:
Yes, there is a comprehensive set of checksums that are compared against. I suspect that opening the zip file, editing the files with the checksums, and deleting them, the file would not check them.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
You may not have have a functioning phone after the installation file gets modified to bypass checksum verification and ends up patching modified partitions which don't match the original the patches were written for - assuming that the modified install script even runs without some other check stopping it.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
Does anybody know how to change the boot image on this phone? I have tried a couple apps and so far none are working..
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
If your rooted you'll find it in the cust folder

Its named bootanimation.zip.

Its probably buried pretty deep in an AT&T folder or a H1711 folder.

You can just rename it and the default android animation will be used.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
That was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! :D

EDIT: found mine in /system/media/ btw...
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
Unable to get bootloader unlocked. XT2 connected to adb using Windows 7 and Debian work until i boot into recovery.

List of devices attached has nothing. usb debugging is enabled yet it wont connect in fastboot or "erecovery" mode.

any help is appreciated.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] vibez:
I get this message, any idea? I have FRP unlock
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
Is the bootloader unlocked?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] vibez:
That was the secret. Thanks :)
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
are you still around ? Seems you just stopped posting months ago, I hope your OK
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
Total Brick?

Could really use some guidance guys. I successfully unlocked the bootloader and attempted to install clean rom by [MENTION=2895182]clsA[/MENTION] using THIS guide with th XT2 files. the phone kept going into a bootloop so i atempted to restore stocking using [MENTION=2958278]crashburn833[/MENTION] guide found HERE but had no such luck. i can no longer get in into fastboot and cant understand why. however the phone keeps booting into trwp but its hangs on the main logo screen. i can get a ADB shell while its in the twrp logo window.

any assistance would be grateful.

Thanks,
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
ok after unlocking the bootloader you flashed which file ?

have you flashed magisck v16 in TWRP yet ?

how are you trying to get to the bootloader / fastboot ?

try phone off / plugged into PC / power + volume down

you can use TWRP or no ?

if no reflash TWRP from fastboot
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
After flashing twrp_v3 successfully i attempted to install XT2_magisk_Rom.zip from SD card. and it went into constant bootloop

Could get into bootloader w/o probem using usb cable and power+vol dn. But every since i tried to restore using [MENTION=2958278]crashburn833[/MENTION] guide to unbrick now icant even get into fastboot. Phone will only go to TWRPR logo and not go further> at this point i can powerdown the phone holding power button or adb shell from PC.

TWRP wont load past the logi screen. No I cannot get into fastboot.

Thank you for your time and help
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Not sure how the guide to unbrick could go wrong?

Did you dd any partitions back to stock?

I have never seen a phone that won't load the bootloader or TWRP so I'm kind of at a loss on what you did
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
my thoughts exactly.

System and USERDATA per [MENTION=2958278]crashburn833[/MENTION] guide

dunno what stupid thing i could have done to screw it up this bad. also cant understand why i cant get FASTBOOT to load

I have access to another XT2 phone. is there anything i can pull off of it to get this one booted back to stock?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
From adb prompt, type "reboot bootloader" and double confirm the phone won't get into bootloader/fastboot mode.

You can also type "reboot recovery" to boot into recovery. I find this much easier then button method if I'm connected to a PC anyway.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
with no fastboot or TWRP I'm not sure what can be done

will it boot to stock recovery ?

power + volume up while plugged in

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his phone doesn't boot up only TWRP loading screen then reboots
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
adb devices gives me

List of devices attached

74H7XXXXXXX recovery

adb reboot recovery or "reboot bootloader" doesn't reboots the phone. just sits on TWRP loading screen

No. it will only go into TWRP logo screen and no further. no matter what button combos i try

Only way it'll reboot is by holding the power button down for a few seconds. otherwise it'll hang on the TWRP loading screen endlessly

Thanks for helping.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
m0000,

No bootloader and no custom recovery sounds like I brick I don't know how to recover from. Maybe send it in for warranty repair unless someone has a better idea. :(
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
power off

plug phone into pc usb

wait till the charging icon is gone

hold volume up and power untill the phone says it's loading

you should be in erecovery

wipe data / factory reset

wipe cache

unhook pc usb

reboot
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] scrungydoolittle:
There is a boot.img that has been patched with magisk. It is an img file that has to be flashed though.

there is a recovery and a erecovery.

If you can get it to erecovery (I think that might be a volume up button on powerup, you can then do a factory reset. This will copy the boot and the system images that are stored on the two backup partitions, and flash them I think.

You will probably have to unlock the boot loader after that.

On the other hand, there is a flashable zip that installs boot and system, with the boot being patched with magisk.

https://xdaforums.com/huawei-ascend-xt/how-to/rooting-restoring-huawei-elate-h1711z-t3764391/page2

https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=257749 here is a link to a flashable rom for the H1711 XT2

stock rom https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569962984

with magisk https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=818070582850501894

These are actual flashable zips that can be copied to the dload directory and flashed from e-recovery.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
is the phone still under warranty after unlocking the bootloader through Hauwei?

Thanks

Phone is now dead and wont start. i have it plugged into power supply and hope it'll charge it. Will update as soon as i can turn it back on.

Thank you
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
I'm not sure, but I wouldn't mention that part. If you can't get it working, might as well try the warranty route.

Did you get to try clsA last post or did battery die before that?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
Since the product bootloader was unlocked through Huawei i dont think there is anyways for them to not know that information. even if i didn't mention it.

The phone died prior to reading ClsA's post. Hoping to leaving it on the charger for a while will boot it back up.

Thanks
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
Depends on if the warranty people care and even have access to bootloader unlock database and bother to check it - you know how bureaucracies can be - but it's your call unless someone's already tried and been rejected and posts about it.

Hopefully the clsA instructions will CPR your phone back to life :)
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] scrungydoolittle:
On a totally unrelated topic, there is a pinhole in the top of the camera across from the earphone jack. What is that? I can find nothing

that identifies it.

It appears to go into a red rubber rectangle that fits over a part on the circuit board that has a small opening in it and a bar code on it.

(I bought a cracked screen version off ebay, to tear apart). Looking for the gps antenna. I think I found the gps stuff, but am not certain.

There are several antennas on the board. one in the middle that goes to a SKY multiplexor chip. It has a couple of filters or diplexers with it. Then there is the phone radio antenna, connected by a coax cable, which goes to a large removable lid box, with an identifiable telephone front end chip in it by SKY. On the corner of the board is another antenna, going through some components, and under a metal cover. I removed the cover, and find a chip marked N2TY56 which doesn't turn up anywhere on google.. It appears that there is perhaps a diplexer chip (8 contacts) white chip.

So one of these two antennas are bluetooth, wifi, gps and nearfield. Which is which, is the question. I suspect that bluetooth and wifi may use the same antenna, and if so, that probably is the one going to the multiplexer.

The soldered down metal cans are a pain in the neck to get off, even with my hot-air rework station.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
Thanks for the assistant. I gave up on that phone. after a day there is no juice so i'm going to warranty it. I also went ahead and read the entire thread just in case i missed anything. i was successful in rooting the other XT2 w/o issues.

new problem is i just got an update notice for b130 software. reading back its unclear if anyone was successful in updating theirs and how they did it without wiping everything.

Thanks again!
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] vibez:
For those that have rooted, anyone to stop this screen appearing every boot?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Nope, its your new unlocked bootloader

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well theoretically you should be able to flash my Stock Rom

and take the update as usual. But it's never been tried and no one knows if just unlocking the bootloader will stop any OTA updates from installing or not.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
So no charge LED when plugged in and won't power up like it used to? Seems odd :confused:

Did you confirm with other phone that the charger/cable you used it working?

Let us know how the warranty service goes :) .
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
Huawei Ascend XT2 H1711 is $69 @ Walmart.com and possibly in your local store. I think it was higher before.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
The Elate is $65 and Cricket has a better deal right now if your porting a number over. I signed up for the Unlimited 2 plan for $40 a month for the first year. All that's missing from a true AT&T plan is no hotspot tethering. Everything else is the same.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cricket-...4fa4-9046-f90336ddf957&adpgm=wpa&pltfm=mobile
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
Just spent hours setting up the phone the way i want it. can i do a "dirty flash" hoping it will just update? i really don't want to start from scratch after spending day on the other phone. thanks!

after almost 24 hours on the charger got no life in the phone. using original charger and working fine on other XT2. Will update on status of warranty.

Thanks1

They were 49.99 @ Walmart when i purchased mine. Sill a good deal for what appears to be a solid phone nor the average user.

Just bought the Elate from Bestbuy for $35 after $30 prepaid purchase discount. Should have it in hand tmrw. im hoping to flash it with you rooted XT2 ROM and give it to my daughter. She's got an old iphone 5c right now. Ill be shoting over to your Elate thread sometime tmrw im sure lol.

Thanks!
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
The XT2 rom won't work on the Elate (something about system mismatch)

I have a debloated rom for the Elate I'll post over the weekend
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
Thought would be awesome. thank you!

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Anyone having MMS issues on the XT2? i keep getting MMS retry errors. this is the only info i can find on my issue.

has at&t XT2 b130 update fixed this issue? im really having a cow having to redo this phone after spending hours on it already :(
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
Checked the carrier specific APN settings? Does mobile data work ? Can it receive MMS? Which messaging app are you using? Have you tried Textra?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
MMS is working 90% of the time, mobile data is working. Textra has been my go to app for years that whats where im getting the error often then the default messaging app.

Thanks
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
Who is the service provider? I don't have this phone, so no experience to share on the subject. Maybe others will chime in.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
AT&T
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
has anyone successfully taken the OTA update for the XT2 ?

Side note ..Cricket Unlocked my Elate for use on my AT&T account over Chat
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
Not yet. It fails every time I try. I am crossing my fingers and hoping we get a full updated flashable stock image soon because this "software update" nag screen I get in my notifications is getting annoying.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Alright, [MENTION=1194959]m0000[/MENTION] took the update I'll post the rom for the XT2 B130 when he gets time to dump the files I need
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
That would be super! Thank you man!
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
Stuck in a update loop again. man this is getting old.

EDIT: Dont know why I didnt think of this before but once my phone is done reformatting I am gonna use titanium back up and freeze attsystemupdate apk.. Hopefully that will do the trick :)
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
have you tried disabling software update from the settings / apps ?

in settings / apps at the bottom choose more / and show system processes

look for Software update click it / and Force stop

then under notifications disable them all

at the bottom is Advanced / write system settings / click it and turn it off

if it's an at&t app look for it and do the same thing under settings / apps

Also all you have to do to stop the bootloop is flash TWRP and my rom and you should be fine (don't format data)
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
I'll remember that for if/when it happens next time since I already went ahead and formatted my system and data partitions..

When the update loop happens though and the device boots up, that "system update" dialog popups up right away and it doesn't let me open my app drawer or anything else. It basically forces me to click the "reboot to update" button..

Im gonna try freezing attsystemupdate apk though and see if that solves this problem.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
Hey guys just a small update..

I'm not MIA, just swamped for deadline of Tax season. Once again, i'm very much looking forward to clsA's CleanRom for B130 update.

clsA where should the files be uploaded once I dump them?

Thanks
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Google drive is easy
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
You have PM :D
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
[MENTION=5715050]freedomwarrior[/MENTION]

Stock update Rom is up >> https://xdaforums.com/huawei-ascend-xt/development/ascend-xt2-update-roms-t3779953
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you so much both of you guys!
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] skrape:
Huawei Code Links Down

Are there any updates on the links for the unlock codes thru Huawei? I unlocked my first XT2 three days ago and now for my second one, none of the links work (404/not found) whenever I try to get a code to unlock this phone. Anyone else having this problem?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
I noticed that too the other day that Huawei removed that section from thier website. Good thing I saved my unlock code to a text file.

My guess is they are tightening things up now since the government is trying to accuse them of being a spy for China..
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] skrape:
So what is the best way to do it now that it's gone from their site? Anyone? Anyone at all?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] skrape:
Yeah, just got this back from Huawei..... I think I am done with their phones. This will be my last. To have the page there a few days ago and now they act ignorant about it all? Nah. Plus they act like I am trying to switch carriers or something. I can't tell if they have a training issue or are doing this on purpose.

Dear Alan,

Thank you for contacting Honor, we widely appreciate the information you provided us and gladly inform you that this specific request has to be done with directly with the carrier. We do not offer any type of unlock code for our devices.

Thank you for contacting Huawei Technical Support.

We are at your service.

Best regards.

I.P.V.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
Probably won't be able to buy Huawei devices in the future since the US government, AT&T, and Verizon have turned against them in recent weeks. Same with ZTE.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Seems to be international .. even using a proxy out of poland the bootloader unlock pages are all gone

I tried to get to it from Honor and Huawei with no luck... If the page comes back or someone else gets it to load please let us know

Seems theirs a dc unlocker workaround for some devices if you don't mind spending the $5

https://xdaforums.com/honor-7x/how-to/how-to-unlock-huawei-bootloader-removal-t3780903

also saw this in the 7x forums https://dl.xda-developers.com/4/4/8....jpg?key=pYykULuJqUeAcbN1t5W7xA&ts=1524428574
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] skrape:
Agreed, I tried all my VPN connections, even Hong Kong and nothing... I am going to find another way to do this though...
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
I'm just going to leave this here for now >> CleanRom_B130_XT2_H1711
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
Alright I'm kind of confused. What is the difference between this file and one you posted the other day?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
The other Rom updates your phone to B130

this one is the CleanRom version with about 350mb of junk removed
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
Has anyone flashed this yet? its fast, smooth and very "clean"

I've noticed a few issues with it and hoping someone can chime in. Upon flashing there is no longer the option to "setup as new device" or Move data from another. using " Set up nearby device " comes back with no device found. Basically looking to move another XT2 to the new CleanRom and cant figure out why its not working.

Also screenshot seems to be missing entirely.

Thanks