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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] am2006:
Hi, [MENTION=319057]Oki[/MENTION]

i did the steps from 1 - 13

I coudnt enter to EDL . i thought the problem from windows 10

so, i moved to win7

but instead to EDL mode, I got this

any help to solve this

(note: i have no recovery)

(I enter EDL mode as DFU device not Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 )
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Syberclone:
Hi [MENTION=5527908]am2006[/MENTION]

My phone was in that exact position ...

Here is how I fixed it ...

Download and install MiFlash tool ...

Make sure all Qualcomm drivers are installed and up to date ...

Download the edl package for your device ...you may have to change the modem file in the edl to suit your region ... Mine is an A2017G ...

Turn your phone off ...

Press vol up vol down and power buttons all together for around 10 seconds ...

You will be stuck on a black screen with a red led flashing ...

Open MiFlash ...

Plug your phone into your PC or laptop ...

If MiFlash doesn't detect your phone hit refresh ...

Now hit the browse button and add the folder that the edl package is in .....you may get a script error ...tap OK ...

If all is good hit the flash button ....it will take a few minutes to flash ...

When the flash is complete ...unplug and restart your phone ...

I hope this helps . .
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ZoyZoy93:
Hi Oki, I've got an Axon7 A2017G with bootloader unlocker. At the moment I have the B32+B10 based EDL Package of yuor thread (https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/how-to/guide-axon-7-custom-oreo-roms-newbies-t3786693) installed correctly in my phone. I managed to flash it correctly several times through EDL mode but unfortunately it seems to not work. The first time, I tried to boot on Recovery, but the Smartphone has gone into bootloop. The second time, I boot the phone normally and I reached the Mi Favor... but it has only 4 GB of available spase in the data partition, So I decided to factory reset directly from the ROM and the smartphone has gone another time in Bootloop. Since it was clear that the problem was the recovery, I tried, before loop in the Mi Favor to flash the TWRP with the following guide (https://xdaforums.com/axo...mages-t3599069) . I executed all the steps correctly, trying to install the TWRP 3.2.1-8 by NFound, but when I tried to boot in recovery the phone suddendly power off. I tried to boot normally and I got another time bootloop.

It seems that the EDL do not manages to install corretly the recovery. Could you please help me ?

Thank you !!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Syberclone:
Hi [MENTION=7736261]ZoyZoy93[/MENTION]

Why did you need to install it several times? ..

If it goes into a bootloop you have a software issue or you have missed a step ...

I would start with some original firmware first and then unlock the bootloaded etc ...

I've flashed the latest Oreo to mine ...its awesome on my A2017G ...I'm now looking at lineage Os 16 (android 9 aka pie)

Good luck
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ZoyZoy93:
Hi Oki,

I do not miss any steps. I just would like to go back into stock ROM. What do you mean with "I would start with some original firmware first and then unlock the bootloaded etc" ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Syberclone:
Hi zoyzoy93

If you didn't miss a step then you have a software issue ....maybe the bootstack is incorrect ?

Because you are trying to install twrp and several other mods at once there could be a compatibility issue ...not saying there is but could be the reason for the bootloop ..

The original firmware is what ZTE use from the factory or the last update eg: nougat 7.1.1

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@zoyzoy93

Try this link..

https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/axon-7-edl-tool-flash-backup-restore-t3750759
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ZoyZoy93:
I did not installed several mods at once. Now I have installed the EDL package suggested by Oki in the other thread, then I just want to go stock. Oki told to follow this guide, but when I try I got bootloop. Since there are no other guide or files to rollback to stock, i try different option in order to identify the problem.

I will try that tool to flash the EDL, thank you.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Syberclone:
Hi [MENTION=7736261]ZoyZoy93[/MENTION]

You said in your post you used the package from here ..

https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/how-to/guide-axon-7-custom-oreo-roms-newbies-t3786693

That is a custom package not stock ...

Use the stock nougat 7.1.1 edl package from the first page of this post
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OberstGrausam:
Hmm, it sounds weird but I think this guide wrecked my Axon 7 now. I may be wrong but here is what happened:

I tried to return to stock from LOS 15.1 with vendor partition. So I removed the vendor partition with [MENTION=319057]Oki[/MENTION] party tool, wiped data, system, cache and dalvik and finally tried to go back to stock with [MENTION=5334294]raystef66[/MENTION] s files. Firstly I flashed the bootstack of B10 for A2017G and rigth after that the corresponding stocksystem. When I rebooted the device, a red warning message appeared saying my device is corrupt. It wouldn't boot to the OS or to recovery, I was just able to access fastboot mode. After switching drivers, the device was recognized as a fastboot device and I could flash TWRP. After that, the devices successfully booted into TWRP again and was recognized as an adb device. From there I was able to boot into EDL mode in which the device was recognized as Qualcomm HSB. I did steps 1 and 3 of this guide and Miflash flashed the files (B12 Nougat files from here) successfully.

After the flash, the device didn't reboot straight away, so I had to reboot it manually. But now, the device shows the ZTE powered by Android logo but after that, it shows a "dead" android with the text "no command" at the bottom. Then the screen stays black and doesn't do a thing. I neither can boot to recovery, nor fastboot mode. I can hit the EDL mode button combination but it's recognized as a DFU device. Interestingly though, when I hit that combination earlier when the device was "corrupt", I got the same message, but I was able to recover the device.

But now, I can't do anything with it. It just stays black. I can reboot it and reboot it to said "EDL Mode" but thats about it.

I'd be thankful for any advice other then disassemble the devices or return it to ZTE.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
Try this - doesnt harm a thing - power off phone if possible, hold vol-&power for a 5 sec and it

could

show FTM mode (like it once did on my device). If so - and drivers are all installed ok - you should be able to 'adb reboot edl' . After that EDL the B12-G etc...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OberstGrausam:
I appreciate your help, unfortunately I doesn't seem to work. The issue is, I can't really power off the device anymore. After the screen goes black, I can only force reboot by pressing the power button for a certain amount of time. Even when I try to enter recovery or FTM/Fastboot mode with the respective button combination, the phone boots up "normally", shows the ZTE logo and then the "dead" android for a splitsecond.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
Have you done the FTM mode procedure when hooked on PC ?

Have you tried to drain the battery first and do the steps again ?

Did you check - just a small chance though - if adb isnt just working by default ?

Also take a look in here : https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77724019&postcount=5

What's your hardwareID showing when connected ?

Did you try playing with the vol+, vol- when 'rebooting' - triple button combo ?

Good advice : try everything and not only once
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] joaste:
Hello oki,

So I followed the video to make a cable myself (so just shorting one of the connectors). MiFlash now sees my A2017G, but only when it is in fastboot mode. However, I'm unable to flash anything. I always get the same message: "can not found file_flashall.bat"

Some background info:

I was on AEX treble

I removed the vendor partition, wiped system, cache, data,etc.

Flashed the recent B12 slim files (bootstack, system)

Rebooted to system

The ROM booted, but I got a screen saying that decryption failed (NOTE: My phone was not encrypted) and asked for a password. I enter my usual PIN, and it says that the PIN is correct, but that decryption failed, and asks to do a reset.

I click the button to do a reset

The phone reboots to the famous "your phone cannot be verified" screen, where you can use the volume buttons to select reboot, recovery, fastboot, etc...

Selecting recovery just makes the phone reboot to the same screen.

When in the fastboot menu, if I select "Boot to FFBM", the phone boots into the ROM (so I get the stock boot images), but ends up on the same screen saying that decryption failed and asking for a reset.

Any ideas on how I can get out of this?

Pressing the vol-, vol+, power buttons brings to a constant red LED and the phone is recognized as being in DFU mode.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

PS: it's a good thing I kept my LG G3 around lol

EDIT: adb does not list the device when executing adb devices, even when MiFlash sees the phone (whih it only does when it is in fastboot mode, as mentioned above)

EDIT 2: since I was never able to get into the system, USB Debugging is not on.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OberstGrausam:
Yes, I tried to enter FTM mode while the device was hooked to my pc, multiple times. But no luck. It is only recognized when in this "kinda" EDL mode i.e. I press both volume buttons + power button until the red light flashes. It is recognized as either DFU (USB\VID_19D2&PID_0112) or due to the drivers I've installed QUSB-BULK (under USB devices). No matter which driver I choose, neither adb nor fastboot would see the device, thus the list of devices stays empty. When I reboot the device regularly, it's not detected and thus neither adb nor fastboot works.

As for draining the battery, I haven't done that yet but it's definitly on my to do list.

What do you mean exactly with "Did you try playing with the vol+, vol- when 'rebooting' - triple button combo"? By holding down both volume buttons + power button, I'm able to enter this "kinda" EDL mode with the permanently flashing red light. As mentioned above, the device is recognzied by my pc but I can't do anything with it.

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I was in the same situation as you are now, just some hours ago. I got out of it by booting the phone into fastboot mode and then connecting it to my pc. I played around with the drivers until the device was found via cmd.exe and fastboot devices. From there I flashed the most recent recovery again (one without the vendor partition ofc(fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (I renamed the TWRP image to recovery.img))). Then I was able to fastboot reboot recovery and enter TWRP normally again. In case it doesn't work and the "your device is corrupt" screen pops up, press the power button once. That worked for me as well. While in TWRP the device was found by adb and I was able to reboot it to edl mode with adb reboot edl. HOWEVER, flashing the latest B12 FULL EDL package via miflash (I applied the steps of this guide) wrecked my device, eventhough the flash process was successful.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] joaste:
Thank you so much!!

MiFlash is currently flashing the full B10 EDL file.

I hope you find a solution to your current situation.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] janthe6th:
Hi [MENTION=319057]Oki[/MENTION]. I was on latest DU and wanted to try out LOS 15.1 and used your guide but couldn't get it to work. Got google framework stopped working error at initial google set up. I tried to go back to DU but got same error.

I then tried your guide on this to go back to stock but after I flash the zip, tried to go to recovery mode by volup + power but the zte logo showed up and miui flashed for a split second then phone go back to black. Now holding power button alone will not turn on phone.

I can't enter DFU mode by holding volup+voldown+power (screen stay black, led light red but when I connect to computer miflash doesn't recognize the phone. Ever since before I tried all this flashing, I have only been able to enter EDL by a terminal app or your twrp edl reboot)

volup+power & voldown+power only have zte logo then miui flashed for a split second

What should I do from here?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Voenix:
I bricked my phone too with the party tool. It did corrupt the system partition. You need to install twrp and see if the system and the data partition has storage.

Unfortunaly I cant flash anything because the EDL mode hangs keeps flashing without progress and I just have access to a recovery without usb debugging enabled.

Maybe I need to send it to ZTE too
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] EBeatFLA:
The disassembly is quite easy. If you have had any experience working on computers, or taking apart any small electronic device, you'll be fine.

I was afraid of opening it up too. I've only ever opened one phone before and it didn't go well, leaving visible marks on the outside and a bent battery on the inside. The Axon 7 was way easier, by far.

You will need to use a razor and a guitar pick, as shown in the disassembly video. Then once those speaker covers are lifted the rest is cake. Just be careful not to smear the pink thermal paste, it's very soft and will move easy. Also be very patient and gentle when removing the battery (which i also recommend doing, just like the guide).
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] OberstGrausam:
I wouldn't necessarily say, that the party tool is to blame here. It may have been another file in the mix, since [MENTION=4254898]joaste[/MENTION] apparently managed to return to stock with the B10 EDL package, while using B12 EDL bricked my phone. I was lucky that I switched phones before I bricked it. The options you mentioned wouldn't have worked anyway, because I wasn't able to access neither EDL nor fastboot or recovery. I ended up sending it in for repair, which may turn out well, since the flash of stock B12 EDL removed any signs of custom firmware on my device.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] whatsupgamboys:
Used Party v0.5 prior to installation of LOS from stock and bricked my A2017U. I had unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP with the toolkit, installed Oreo bootstack and modem as recommended by the LOS thread, flashed Party with latest TWRP and then my phone went to hell. Loads to bootloader and can only get to fastboot now.

Tried installing TWRP via fastboot but when I choose recovery, it restarts the phone. When I go into EDL mode and connect to my computer, device manager lists the phone as "Handset Diagnostic Interface(DFU)" so I think I'm screwed. Would going the EDL cable route as listed in OP even be an option or would I have to go straight into 4th category brick repair?

Much appreciated.

EDIT: Fixed with this method.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] emeres:
Would this work if my device works but all I want to do is get rid off TWRP and lock the bootloader?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KennyKusanagi:
I need help. I've purchased the EDL cable like the instructions say but It's not putting the phone in edl mode
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] lilbluemirage:
Have you tried this: https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/how-to/salesmultidla2017-tool-to-unblick-dfu-t3854229

This method doesn't require a EDL cable.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KennyKusanagi:
I just did, it worked...I just wasted money on a EDL cable :(
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] wroclawiak:
i, m losing hope....

i tried to flash lineage 15.1 and something goes wrong...

I got no os, can not go to TWRP and EDL

i tried 4 USB cables, 4 PC (win7.32, win.8.1.64, win10.64)

I bought deep flash cable and I made other DFC by a hand

and nothing helps

my PC can not see axon7...drivers wrong? or what?

my phone boot to info

tell me what I do wrong....please

my phone boot to screen

"If no keys detected Your device will boot i 5 seconds"

i can choose

Power off

restart

recovery

fastboot

back to previous page

When i choose RECOVERY it stucks with black screen

when choose FASTBOOT

I have options:

start

restart bootloader

recovery mode

power off

boot to FFBM

bootloader unlocked

Whatever I choose - my PC can't see axon7...

PC can't see DFU nor EDL...

fastboot devices - nothing...

ADB devices - nothing...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vahid-749:
my situation is exactly the same, please someone help
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] samo_lego:
Hi guys! I have succesfully bricked my Axon 7 ... just joking, it's really bricked. It was a normal day, I tried to update the GSI via Oki's recovery and when I tried to erase vendor recovery rebooted. It was strange but I didn't pay attention. But then it happened again. So I have reflashed the recovery, everything was normal. I flashed vendor and GSI, then Gapps and rebooted. System didn't boot, I should have flashed it without gapps first time I guess. So I have reflashed everything again. This time without gapps. System booted up, I rebooted recovery and made a backup. Thenn flashed gapps and Magisk. System didn't boot up so I thought I would just restore the backup and flash just the gapps without magisk. System started booting and ... it bootlooped. I thought I would flash everything from the beginning. Tried to reboot recovery, the logo of recovery showed and then it shut down. No problem I thought and I rebooted the recovery again. The logo then just blinked and the phone turned off (I had 60% of battery). I did it for the third tiime. Recovery didn't boot. Phone was black ... I am able to boot in EDL - the miFlash recognizes it and under the device manager it shows up as qualcomm qdloader. I tried to flash the stock file (I have A2017G,, downloaded that file) and it flashed. But phone was just as before. I have done it again. Same. Any ideas?

BTW, some strange things werre happening after the mi flash, phone has showed the splash screen but then turned off ...

EDIT: now, after third try, if I press volup and pwr for ~10 seconds, phone shows ZTE logo and then starts recovery (I just assume), because I can see the mini android laying on ground, however, it tuns of again - as with previous TWRP.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] EBeatFLA:
I've had similar issue trying to EDL back to stock. Just EDL Okis LOS 15.1 EDL package, and you should be able to use his TWRP to get back to a normal state.

You might have to fool around with formatting Data, as your phone will probably think it needs encryption, but I got through it after a few tries.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] samo_lego:
Thanks, I'll try, that's my one of the last hopes. Recovery keeps crashing, even on stock ...

EDIT: I have flashed it, no luck. I cannot even boot :(. If I press VolUp+Pwr the LED blinks but that's all. Could it be a hardware problem? BTW, I have "Flash all except storage" checked in MiFlash. Is that right?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] EBeatFLA:
That's right. No I don't think hardware issue, just issue from trying to EDL stock without correcting partitions first.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] samo_lego:
OK, I have managed to boot recovery, finally. Flashing the ROM now, hope to be back soon. :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jonathonsunshine:
Hello folks, last night I was trying to go back to stock using MiFlash, the flash worked ok (though it didn't automatically reboot) so I powered it on and off and it ended up in a endless bootcycle where I would get a black screen and then a half second flash of the Android Guy on the operating table with the words "no command” and some small text at the bottom of the screen I was unable to read.

I couldn't power it off , it just kept cycling through black screen, Android Guy on operating table for split second, then blank screen.

I left it to run over night to see what would happen, this morning the battery was completely dead, I plugged it in, let it charge for a while and turned it on, this time I just got this screen, the "warning your devices bootloader is unlocked screen"

https://ibb.co/1GTBkrG

The 5 seconds is a ruse, it's been on that screen for hours, the phone isn't warming up at all so it's not working in the background, I can't force power down with any combination of buttons.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jonathonsunshine:
Kay, so I've let the battery run down (by sitting on that screen for most of the day), I plugged it into the charger and it immediately turned itself back on, got the same screen and it was unresponsive again. I let it run down again, and then tried to enter EDL mode, it seemed to work, plugged it into the computer and now I can see it in MiFlash again.

Flashed STOCK_OREO_B03_FULL_EDL and it completed, now it turns on, I get the same menu I posted above, except I can actually choose from the menu now.

If I just wait, it will go into that bootloop with Android Guy on the operating table except I can get out of it by holding the power button down now.

In the menu, the only option that doesn't immediately return me to the same menu is shutdown though.

I can still enter EDL mode through.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] atakan33:
which version of miflash you tried ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jonathonsunshine:
I'm using MiFlash 2016.04.01. If there is a preferred version, please link it, thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ThugMaster:
Came to this thread with the hope to unbrick my A2017G. The case is the phone is only able to be connected to PC in EDL (phone screen is off but led tells me when is on it), then i try to flash via Miflash...

Everything ok, when the process go something like 20% automatically jump to finish, saying flash is done, but no, nothing happened in phone, cant boot on system, cant boot on recovery, cant boot fastboot, only EDL, and looks like doesnt flash.

Phone is bricked due to my friend flashed EDL from stock oreo to RR. Can u help me please.

Edit : bootloader is locked.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] runninghamster:
Leave the phone until the battery drains completely. After that, power it on and go to EDL Mode. Use the Axon 7 EDL Tool and flash stock Nougat 7.1. Boot to the system, and then you can follow any guide on the forums to unlock your bootloader.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ThugMaster:
Thanks. Problem is that tool give me problems, saying something like cant find some files, is not about the in-folder files, is about program. Btw, phone now is in a shop, i hope they fix it, because i dont have enough time right now.

Im gonna try aswell if they cannot fix.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] darrellh87:
ZTE Axon 7S freezing alot

hey there Does anyone know where I can find the original stock rom for a zte axon 7s? I was able to update to oreo 8 and I didnt like it primarily because chrome freezes alot. can anyone tell me is there a rom version for this phone where google chrome doesnt freeze? I have tried the b13 and b14 updates and had trouble installing playstore on those. The phone came to me with B11 which was nougat version and every thing was on it but it freezed alot and ran hot with certain apps. Does chrome also have problems on the original 6.01 android version?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] runninghamster:
You can try completely deleting the files for the tool, and redownloading them. Make sure to disable your antivirus before downloading, as it might automatically delete the files for the tool.

Copy over the Axon 7 EDL Tool folder to the base of your C drive, so it should be like this

C:/ Axon 7 EDL Tool

You should be good after this.