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[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] Androiderz:
Bootloader Codes Still Avail...For A Small Fee + Root Method Recap

DC-Unlocker still works; H1711 isn't listed but it worked for me; will cost $5. Use Sandman-007's guide (How to unlock any Huawei Bootloader after removal of unlock page including Mate SE) Here.

WARNING: This method WILL completely wipe your phone!.

Note: you will need to have a verified PayPal if using that POS, otherwise, there are several other payment methods available including debit/credit card.

Lastly, since this thread is long and the root, flash, and ROM installation procedures are spread out, I am leaving a quick recap:

Step 1. Unlock Bootloader

- in Android settings, enable developer options (click build # 7 times). Then in developer settings enable OEM unlocking and enable USB debugging. then follow unlock procedure as outlined here.

A. ADB+Fastboot Guide and Downloads

Step 2. Flash TWRP recovery + Root

A. Download files

- Boot Img

- Stock Boot Img just in case ;)

- TWRP

- Magisk v16.0

B. Follow aslezak's procedure as outlined on Pg 25 post #242

C. For Root, again, follow aslezak's root method as spelled out on Pg 29 post #286

Step 3: for the latest H1711 OTA Update in a flashable stock ROM, hop over to the thread Ascend XT2 Update Roms

Step 4: If you manage to brick your phone,

this guide

may prove helpful. PS. don't brick your phone.

As always, leave thanks to everyone who has contributed countless hours of research and development over the last six months for this to be possible. Enjoy.​
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
This falls under everyone has their own idea of what Clean is

- Setup & Transfer is removed

ATT Visual Voicemail is left in ( to many request for it in past roms)

Screen shots are in sdcard/pictures/screenshots or ext_sdcard/pictures/screenshots

Theirs no real way to disable them in android that I know of
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] ZeldaWW:
Wow they are selling the unlock code for the gophone for about 30dollars

thats a lot of money for a code

so there is no easy way out to remove the sim card and use another company sim?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
I think something got lost in translation so let me do better job in explaining the issue im having. The reason for Quoting "clean" is because the filename is obviously "CleanRom" so it was supposed to be meant as a compliment not criticism.

I have no issues with these apps and can download any app i need for AT&T from the playstore or disable what i don't need. (of course you want to cater to the masses).

The issue i'm having is upon initial startup after flashing the Rom the ability to "setup as new device" or "keep your apps & data" (restore a backup or copy from another device) is no longer available or is bypassed during the setup. This allows me to setup my device using my google account and transfer apps and data save on googles server to my "new" phone. The "Setup & Transfer" is an at&t app and can be used to transfer much of your phone data but not apps AFAIK. However, under google settings there is an option to "Set up nearby device". Using that ends with "no devices found". All this is working in stock obviously and the Elate CleanRom.

I was not referring to the location where screenshots are store. In the stock ROM the dropdown menu has Screenshot Icon. This has been either removed or gone MIA in the XT2 CleanRom.

I have wiped and reflash the Rom incase something went corrupt the first two times i did it. The result was the same.

Hopefully this clarifies better.

Thanks
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Well because I don't have the phone theirs no way for me to test it.

I'm confused how removing stock apps could alter the pull down shortcuts and loosing a screenshot icon. ??

Its the same with the phone setup screens

I can't imagine them being linked to anything I removed but who knows.

If you setup the phone and then dirty flash the CleanRom. All your apps should remain.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
Will try that next and give results.

Thanks!
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
The last time I needed a Sim unlock code I just called At&t and they gave it to me for free.

I just told them I recently bought the phone from a friend and that I didn't realize it was Sim locked and that att service sucked in my area so I needed to use a different network.

Worked like a charm.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] Rdebo:
There are cases for 9 bucks on ebay.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] GartimusPrime:
So now that the boot loader unlock page is gone, can it still be unlocked so I can root?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] m0000:
https://xdaforums.com/honor-7x/how-to/how-to-unlock-huawei-bootloader-removal-t3780903
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] GartimusPrime:
I clicked that but it says it is no longer there
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Your going to have to pay for DC Unlocker for now
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] GartimusPrime:
Well that sucks since I don't have a Windows computer. Oh well, I can't even get AT&T to SIM unlock the damn thing either.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
At some point your going to need a PC to unlock the bootloader and flash TWRP

you just have to pay for the unlock now
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] Bestbang4urbuck:
I've got this phone myself and would like root to use double tap to wake
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] lolifer:
Just wanted to say thanks to all of the members that contributed to this project early on. I did not have an ascends at that point but it is because of you all that I have the knowledge and understanding of this phone and Linux in general really.

Hope you guys are doing what you love and loving what you do! Take care.

IS that a question or a statement? Are you looking for help on rooting the h1711(Ascend XT2)? If so, I might be able to lend a hand. Let me know what it is that you are having trouble understanding.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] Goneham2:
Hey guys so I think I got the data partition decrypted from twrp. I currently have supersu installed because magisk was always getting messed up.

First remove any other root you may have. Personally I use unsu.zip

Then flash stock boot.img from twrp.

Then I flash one of the original twrp: ( twrp-xt2.7z )

Reboot back to recovery.. go to wipe > format data > type yes. This will format data to ext4. Go back and then advanced format /data back to f2fs.

Flash supersu aroma..

select sbin mode , remove encryption, remove Dm-verity, auto detect the rest.

Then flash supersu 2.82-Sr2

To finish flash this current twrp from recovery

twrp-xt2-v3.img

And reboot. Bam. You should have supersu root with decrypted /data

Sure would be nice to have a legit/updated twrp and or some custom roms cooking. this phone has awesome potential.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] ParzivalWolfram:
Does this still work without an unlocked bootloader?

Also, does anyone use the classic Superuser APK anymore or is it all SuperSU these days?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Nothing will work till you unlock the bootloader

Use Magisk for Root
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] ParzivalWolfram:
binaries

There's a bunch of interesting binaries that we can run from an ADB shell or Terminal Emulator, and we're on Linux Kernel 3.18.31... what say we do some old-school privelege escalation on this mofo?

https://www.cvedetails.com/version/194130/Linux-Linux-Kernel-3.18.31.html
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] SuperBrolySSJ:
So how much progress have we gotten on this device?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Stock rooted... If you have the bootloader unlocked
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] ParzivalWolfram:
binaries

Anyone have a rooted one of these on Oreo? I need the su binary for it. I might be onto something for AT LEAST root (well, that doesn't require bootloader unlock, anyway...)
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] intfranknet:
How this phone works with T-Mobile? i want to check if VoLTE works with T-Mobile.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] enigma2446:
The device doesn't support band 66 the mileage may vary depending on where you're located I doubt it supports voice over LTE
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] ParzivalWolfram:
my research is a dead-end. No Dirty COW, no Rowhammer (mileage may vary for you)

EDIT: looks like there's plenty of CVEs after the current Security Patch in the stock Oreo ROM (1/1/18)

https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list.php?vendor_id=1224&product_id=19997&version_id=&page=1

Also looks like some Media framework exploit isn't fully patched in the 1/1/18 security patch, might be StageFright? Either way, might be exploitable for root.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] ParzivalWolfram:
According to the X-Ray vulnerability checker app, an H1711 on 8.0 is vulnerable to CVE-2016-0808 (not useful, allows for an app to effectively cause bootlooping), CVE-2014-4943 (kernel module fault, allows root access) and CVE-2013-4787 (allows for modifying APKs without breaking the signature. Could be useful if we replace a higher-permission package?)
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Huawei is same as dead here ..when the bootloader unlock stopped so did all interest in the phone

have a look at some of the most popular phones

> https://xdaforums.com/huawei-p30

> https://xdaforums.com/huawei-p20

> https://xdaforums.com/honor-8x

development is dead for Honor / Huawei... it was fun for a time but that time has ended
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] ParzivalWolfram:
I honestly don't give a ****, it's what I've got so it's what i'm gonna focus on.

Plus, if we can get root access even with a locked bootloader, we could just write a new bootloader. We might even find a way to get the bootloader unlock codes or something, you never know.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] ParzivalWolfram:
CVE-2014-4943: FAIL. Get "permission denied" during exploit.

So apparently the tester is garbage.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] Aokusman:
Does not work. The software does not detect this phone.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] scrungydoolittle:
Well I can tell you for certain that the XT TWRP will brick the phone. It boots and hangs. .....

Anyone know how to get into the case for this sucker?

I may need to tear it apart
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
why would you do that ?

did you boot twrp or flash it ?

If you just booted TWRP simply hold power + volume up till the phone reboots

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I posted the Huawei bootloader unlock page one page back
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] Aokusman:
I’m referring to the unlock that will allow it to be used on non att networks.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
For my eyes going from 6" to 5.5" is a downgrade, so I've opted to stick with my 6" Huawei Ascend XT and fortunately I am able to run LineageOS 7.1.2 on my 6" Huawei Ascend Mate 2 :) .

Hope you proud XT2 owners enjoy your new phones. :)

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I understand that AT&T no longer carrier unlocks prepaid phones unless they have been first used on AT&T Prepaid for 6 months.

You might see if any eBay phone unlockers can provide an unlock code for this model for a few bucks.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] Aokusman:
I don’t believe anyone can unlock this phone at the moment. I’ll hook it up on att 25 cents a minute pay as you go. I need it unlocked by June. Going abroad and it will be my backup to my iPhone X.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] faxanidu:
Gotta a dirty quick fix for getting working hotspot.

adb shell

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.huawei.entitlement

Then go to hotspot from settings, change name of hotspot or it will crash. There you go working hotspot.

EDIT: don't try this on other apps unless you know what your doing!
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] mustafu:
I'm on ATT postpaid. Can I get this phone unlocked?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] scrungydoolittle:
Bricked XT2

Unfortunately, I flashed it.

Failed to read the disclaimer on the XT twrp.

Why tear into it? It is bricked. Won't respond to adb, or fastboot, and won't do anything except instantly exit the warning screen.

About the only thing that might work is finding the jtag pins for the processor, and I am not sure that will help (even using an ARM Jtag debugger)

So a brand new ( only had it an hour ) AT&T H1711 HW HL3TRTM is useless.

I know of no way to unbrick this guy.

I obviously can't reflash the recovery image, (which I don't have), or flash anything.

So 49.00 wasted, might be able to sell it for parts on ebay.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
So you can't enter the bootloader ?

pretty much every tutorial here describes booting TWRP not flashing it.

If you can get to the bootloader (power+volume down) you may be able to recover the recovery partition If someone else here dumps theirs for you. You'll just have to wait and see.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] scrungydoolittle:
Correct.

I did just manage to get it into the boot loader mode....

NOW to find a recovery partition for the device....

I know I should have used the bootloader to copy flash first, but I did not... :(

What's worse, is there is no way to get into the battery to remove it to see if that helps.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
I'll have mine in a few days

I'll dump the partitions and help you get your phone fixed
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] mustafu:
I have one, is there anything I can do to help?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] faxanidu:
I can dump mine just tell me what to do. If I can dump it without twrp
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
[MENTION=3586289]faxanidu[/MENTION]

I have no way to check where the recovery partition is located on the XT2

but you could try from the adb shell some commands like:

ls -al /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name

and find the recovery partition and dump it with

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0pxx of=/external_sd/recovery.img

(you need the part in red)
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] faxanidu:
XT2 does not show recovery by name. Also attempting to DD anything give permission denied
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] scrungydoolittle:
H1711

Yes.

Please sent me a recovery image to restore the factory recovery partition. I failed to back it up first....

Right now it is setting in bootloder mode connected to a pc.

Additionally, can you do a factory rom (total factory rom)?

I'll do that as soon as I can get TWRP for this phone....It is Nougat I think, so rooting it will be nigh impossible through normal rooting mechanisms.

I am looking for a working TWRP for this.

I imagine after black friday, there will be a lot of activity on this platform. 49.00 vs 119.00 is a big difference. I should have gotten two.

I use a Hauwei Y538, with Cigburn's rom. I think I have 8 good ones of the Y538, and two of them don't have ulocked bootloaders, because I don't want to lose all the apps etc.

One of them I use with Freedom POP.

All of the others are rooted, either with kingroot, or Cigburns rom. One, I installed supersu 82 on and it pops up a message saying xyz app was granted super user permission for an interactive shell. (I did the root from the bootloader). HOWEVER NO root checker program will recognize root, and those apps

that want root never get it. I think it is because supersu doesn't grant root properly. The programs that want to use root, don't fire up an interactive shell....
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
Wait I'm wrong

we have to know where recovery is for you to restore it

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you had no luck with the ls command or cat /proc/partitions ?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] faxanidu:
cat /proc/partitions list mmcblk0p1 to mmcblk062. Plus a few others over never seen before ( mmcblk0rpmb)

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0p9 /dsp

0p33 /firmware

0p37 /cache

0p38 /persist

0p39 /log

0p62 /data

Is all I can see

EDIT: Using ls -al /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name returns permission denied
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
You can't dump partitions unless the phone is rooted.

It seems that a working TWRP will be required first before being able to root and dump partitions for the XT2.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] faxanidu:
Agreed. I asked Huawei for the recovery image
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] divineBliss:
The DiskInfo app shows me partition number/name information on my XT without granting it root.

Give it a try in the XT2 and see if you get anything useful.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.kuder.diskinfo
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
yeah got my phone today and tried it

theirs no listing for Recovery ...it seems hidden

partitions p53 and p57 are both 32mb

P24 and P56 are 64mb that's the same size as stock recovery on the XT I'm guessing it's one of those (but no way to confirm it)
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] faxanidu:
That's what I was thinking.

We need a temp root or something so I can DD everything

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On the phone with them now. Guy had no idea what I'm talking about lol

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He's looking. Says firmware is not available for download yet?

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Steve Velazquez7:14 pmThis model was just released a couple of months ago, it has been included in our official website already, but no firmware is available for download yet. It could take a couple of months.

Is there anything else I can assist you with?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] huaweixt2user:
I am using one and it has a lot of bang for the buck at $49.00! Its replacing a Blu HD R1 that took an accidental nosedive into a water bucket :(

Seems it has a lot of extra configuration features on it including unlocking bootloader.

Anyone root one yet?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
I tried kingo root and it failed
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] faxanidu:
All one click methods don't work ATM. Trying other methods. Dirty cow is patched. Rowhammer does not work. Looking at other Linux kernel exploits.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] aslezak:
Unlock - Huawei Y7 2017 ?

That's odd, as the "Huawei Y7 2017" is listed in their list of supported devices. https://www.dc-unlocker.com/supported_models_1/huawei_phones

"Read unlock codes" isn't listed as supported on this phone. Hopefully they add it in the near future.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
found something else out cool tonight .. you can relock the bootloader

bootloader says relocked and warning screen is gone
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] faxanidu:
Just for warning ya it will always say RELOCKED once you unlock it. Locked will never come back. So they know you unlock it at some point.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] MindphaserXY:
The refresh rate of the display is atrocious on the XT2. It's really, really bad. The original Ascend XT has a screen that is 10x better. So much that I'm going back to it. The Snapdragon 435 in the XT2 outperforms the SD616 in the orignal XT and it comes with a lot more user storage but I cannot deal with that awful refresh rate. It's blurry during gaming and videos.

I guess I'll stick with the XT for a while longer...new ATT Prepaid devices in the pipeline anyways for next spring anyways. :D
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] Bosborne74:
Huawei H1711 Ascend XT2 LTE-A TOR-A1 (Huawei Toronto) Detailed Tech Specs

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[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] whitey13:
Morning gents, to say it's been a long time since I've posted or even lurked on XDA would be an understatement. But as a lot of you know you always come back to your roots (no pun intended)

So picked one of these bad boys up for my nephew who is now at the age to know Android rules but as I'm going though the setting last night somewhere along the line I must have turned off Data altogether. I went back in and tried reverting everything, consumption, battery save and all that but to no avail. So just now I reset the Network setting. Nada! So I reset the 'all settings' to fresh and Nada again. Started to piss me off a bit but for $48 I'll keep trying.

Any ideas before I factory reset?

And also I am on a S8+ and while this Asecend doesn't come close to the specs I have to admit it's a great little phone. I just ordered another as a burner/backup. But may cancel if I can't get this figured out.

PS If you haven't bought a case on Amazon yet you better get to it. Just noticed all sellers either sold out or 1-2 left in stock.

------------------ update....

turns out Walmart never activated the phone when I left pickup station. Thought it was funny how they didn't scan anything. So let me activate but than red flagged by At&T for no scan. Not At&t's fault. Just talked to support, sent wally receipt and back up. So if you're picking up BE SURE TO HAVE THEM OPEN THE BOX AND ACTIVATE BY SCANNING THE PHONE CONTAINER.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] crashburn833:
http://consumer.huawei.com/us/support/phones/tor-a1/
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] whitey13:
Oh and I love how I stayed up until midnight on Thanksgiving eve to snag one of these for the sale and here we are 2 days past even cyber monday and it's still $49 bucks lol.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] clsA:
some were getting it for 49 the day before thanksgiving also.

I ordered mine when it was posted on slickdeals, knowing how those guys can deplete even the walmart warehouses of stock
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] Aokusman:
I have both and the XT is better to me.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] crashburn833:
Does anyone have information on how to get root yet or a custom recovery maybe
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] freedomwarrior:
My girlfriend just got me this phone on black friday for my birthday and I must say I am loving it so far. It is a world of difference I must say and a nice upgrade coming from the LG Access. Now I am *praying* someone gets this baby rooted so we can really have some fun! I have tried 4 different root methods and so far none work :(
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] crashburn833:
I have tried over 15 one click methods and 3 or 4 manual rooting methods but still to no avail.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] faxanidu:
I got temp root but crashes shortly after trying to work on it
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] crashburn833:
Can you pm the steps

mostly since i would rather regular joe not try a half working root
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] faxanidu:
I have 2 of these so I have no problem installing malware on my own phone and sniffing out what it's doing. If I can stop it from freezing I can DD all the partitions then get TWRP working. I'm not a regular Joe just a long time lurker and only recently decided to be part of the website for some reason. I am very advanced and my next step is using SPI directly on the chip.
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] webosFTW:
Anyone else feel like the xt2 feels clunky compared to the XT?
[Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers] scrungydoolittle:
why isn't there a command line driven TWRP

IT seems to me, that as long as you are in the bootloader, you should be able to copy partitions. What is needed, is a generic

TWRP that once you load it into the phone, takes commands from the bootloader or adb interface, rather than requiring the touch screens etc.

(which is why a give twrp won't work for a different phone).

i.e. a resource independent command line twrp.