yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GodOfPsychos:
[MENTION=8760791]svsavic[/MENTION] can also extract the zip by downloading it only but not installing it.

I don't remember the location tho where it gets downloaded to. I think it's either in root directory or inside /cache/fota
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
FYI, I have checked every single entry for Axon 7(OPEN MARKET) from https://www.ztedevices.com/en/support for all contries and the update is not present on that website.

I'm letting you know to save you from wasting a lot of time (I did it at work ;) )

PS:

I have also tried editing this link to kind of guess the new update location:

https://dleu.ztems.com/zxmdmp/downl...ZTE A2017G/191686/P996A04V1.3.0B13_MR2_SD.zip

no success but maybe someone can explore "brute forcing" the link ;)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kevte89!:
hey everything together here you have the official b04 as download:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10fsM2GKlbG-ZSd7d2HXQCPqO3McBNief/view?usp=drivesdk
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mylmic:
Hello, how do you install this kind file ? With ADB ? Thanks

Envoyé de mon ZTE A2017G en utilisant Tapatalk
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nuridurdu27:
Picture is from me and its not a hoax ?

Managed to extract the ota file from 1.3.0b02 to 1.3.0b04

Download Link b04

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10fsM2GKlbG-ZSd7d2HXQCPqO3McBNief/view?usp=drivesdk

Shouldn't br possible to update from b03 to b04 heres the b02 file for downgrade

https://dleu.ztems.com/zxmdmp/downl...ZTE A2017G/191686/P996A04V1.3.0B13_MR2_SD.zip

Or just wait till ZTE does upload the full sd file than you can upgrade from b03 to b04
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PietBr:
Downloadlink B04 gives file not working

Hello nuridurdu27,

Thanks for your effort.

On my Axon 7 (G) your file doesn't trigger the update proces.

Copied as update.zip to my root sd card.

Tried the whole circus, from B03->B02->B04

B04 doesn't trigger update proces on B02 nor on B03.... :(

Now waiting for full sd-file :fingers-crossed:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mylmic:
Exactly the same for me, the downgrade to B02 doesn't change the detection of the B04... :(
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dedicatedgr:
I had to downgrade from b03 to b02 with the full edl file, then flash https://dleu.ztems.com/zxmdmp/downl...6/P996A04V1.3.0B13_MR2_TO_P996A04V1.3.0B18.up with adb sideload from recovery

i found the edl and flash tool here https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/axon-7-edl-tool-flash-backup-restore-t3750759 I had also to download and install qualcom usb adb drivers
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nuridurdu27:
open oem unlock in dev settimgs than put the downloaded file into the root directory of your sd than shutdown the phone and go. into recovery mode,apply. update from sd card and select the update. zip file and wait till fully finish takes some time

---------- Post added at 08:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:50 PM ----------

Be sure that you changed the file from original source into a . zip file dont use the . up file, ive downloaded it changed name and uploaded it to my gdrive,
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mylmic:
In progress... :mad:

Result : it works !!! ? Thanks nuridurdu27 ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
Is the system partition still read only like b03? I'd give it a go but I'm on Ray's slim Rom now and not being able to root would be a downgrade for me
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nuridurdu27:
Great ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GodOfPsychos:
Im not on b04 rn but i think it still is. Someones gotta test if the zip for disabling it still works for b04.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
I am having some trouble applying this update. Here is what I did.

1. Downgraded using the ~2GB file provided in a previous post here. (succesful)

2. Moved the ~500GB to my SD card and renamed it update.zip

3. Reboot to recovery and used the "update from SD card" option (succesful after a long wait)

4. Wiped cache from stock recovery and reboot.

Result: phone remained stuck in EDL mode and unresponsive to power button. Unable to flash anything on it using EDL tool or Miflash.

I had to leave it over night to discharge completely and this morning I was able to flash my B03 Slim EDL backup, and then my TWRP backup over it because the data partition was encrypted.

Basically I'm exactly where I was yesterday, and I'm happy with that, but I'm not sure how to get on B04 now.

I have a feeling my phone may be faulty at this point because nearly every single attempt to change ROM resulted in this emergency EDL (I think that's the correct name) status where I can't flash anything and I need to let it discharge.

Any ideas?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] joaocandeias:
This also happens to me almost everytime I try to use EDL and it's a pain in the ass.

I actually made a post ( here) hoping that people could help me understand what causes this issue but no one really knows
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
There are numerous users I know of that have the same problem, including me, applying this update ;) Some succeed, others may not. No clue why tbh.

In previous FOTA's there was no problem. Now there is. A full B04 is needed and I am in contact with someone who hopefully can give me the full version.

You're right that the only way to revive the phone is draining the battery. Until you see a one red led blink when you power the phone. When that is the case, just hook it onto your PC and run the EDL tool. You should be able to EDL again with success.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] deads2323:
Has anyone noticed this bug in that by pressing the Power button for 10 seconds, the cell phone will not turn off in this version? I already had a problem that the phone crashed and I could not restart by pressing the Power button for 10 seconds and had to wait for the cellphone to unload to use.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GodOfPsychos:
That shouldn't be the roms fault tho. This mechanism even works in recovery, fastboot or edl mode.

Are you sure your button is still fully working? Maybe inside it doesn't actually press against the contacts sometimes. Just a guess tho.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] deads2323:
I put the Rom b02 and ran normally. After I put b04, the problem came back, just as it did in b03. Otherwise I get into recovery, fastboot normally. The problem is just this.

---------- Post added at 03:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:02 AM ----------

In my already happening this too, I think this is a kernel problem or something else, I'm using b04 now and the power button does not work and when there is a problem, you have to wait for the cell to unload. Before putting b4 I put b2 as per the tutorial and it was working normally.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] svsavic:
It seems that B04 is baggy, so ZTE has not issued complete official update via ota or file. We will see.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TerrorToetje:
Well, I was using LOS 15.1 for a while and I was experiencing strange battery issues stuck on 50% etc and strange battery drops from 30% to 0 etc wich forced the phone to to go off, never the less I discharged the phone and then charged it again to 100%, then I flashed B04 using sideload from B02 and once the device turned on I was getting a warned that the phone was hot and needed to shutdown but also noticed the battery was stuck on 50% again. When I tried to charge it a big red cross trough the battery icon was shown on the screen. I still owned a broken Axon 7 with a new battery and decided to swap the battery of the broken device to my working device. Charged to 100% turned on the device and I noticed how fast the phone was and I didn't get any errors anymore. So if you experienced the 50% bug you will still have it once you flash this B04 coming from LOS etc. I'm not sure if it's a kernel problem like suggested here on XDA or just a battery issue within one of the cells.

Best Regards,
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] romirom:
Power button problem

I'm on oreo b03 a2017g, holding power button for more than 10seconds doesn't do anything, 300seconds is also too short for it to kick in. I also had to wait for my phone to discharge (with the help of usb otg harddrive - faster this way). Now going back to latest nougat to see if i fixes the "10second power reset bug". The biggest problem was to get back from EDL without using power button reset (still don't know how i did it :)

PS: I have unlocked bootloader

My phone, have been sitting on the splashscreen for more than 2hours - i can't reset it.

Thanks ZTE - great hardware, not so great software to go along with it...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] deads2323:
É só você colocar a versão b2 que funciona normalmente, não precisa voltar para o Nougat.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mart Son:
I installed b02 and got the update notification.

After applying b04 update I went straight to edl.

I used the edl tool and just backed up the recovery to get the reboot choice. Rebooted and straight to edl again. I can not start system.

Any advice?

My bootloader is unlocked...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TerrorToetje:
Just sideload update.zip in recovery menu if you are on B02.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] valenparra:
This is just excellent news! I have been waiting a long time for this update.

I am on Nougat 7.1.1 A2017G V1.2.0 B12. Does someone know if I can update directly to this Oreo B04 version? I guess once the full SD ROM will be available?

Thanks in advance for your help
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
I would update to B02 before looking to go B04 but almost nobody has B04 and it seems to just create issues so wait for more information rather than bricking your phone with a bad update.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] valenparra:
Thanks RobboW. I have already waited very long, so I will not rush the update. I'll wait for an official release
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Choose an username...:
B02 is an official release, as is B04
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mart Son:
Still straight to EDL... No way to boot to system.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TerrorToetje:
Hi,

The best way is to end up using B04 is to flash MM Full EDL first and then lock the bootloader again using fastboot.

1. Flash MM Full EDL> Don't boot to system but to recovery and do a factory reset so /data /cache gets formatted

2. Boot Fastboot and lock the bootloader.

3. Then again set device to EDL mode and flash OREO B02 FULL EDL > Don't boot to system but to recovery and do a factory reset so /data /cache gets formatted

4. In Recovery select option update using ADB and sideload the B04 zip names as "update.zip".

Reboot.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mart Son:
Thanks, I will try.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gld59:
Pushing it to call them suitable for the stable release channel, though. b02 (and b03) are quite usable for *most* people, but b02 appears to have been a rogue test release - it certainly wasn't meant to be a public worldwide release. b04 doesn't seem ready for prime time, either.

edit: added ref to b03
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Choose an username...:
All of them are unbearable crap. that's why this is the best time to either change phones or switch to a GSI

I myself would love someone to port the stock camera to Pie GSIs, as GCam is still not very good. Someone is making a device-specific GCam and modded libs though.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TerrorToetje:
Well B04 is rock solid now for a few days didn't encounter any issues, while GSI might work it also has it limitations.:)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] CKH4:
I'd love to see the stock camera on modern roms. I'll put a 0.1 ETH (roughly $25) bounty on a stock camera port for Oreo/Pie Lineage/GSIs. I'm not very active around here though so I'm not sure what the protocol is for starting a bounty
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Unjustified Dev:
It's a kernel issue it happened on Lineage as well due to me merging in the latest A2017G Oreo kernel source which began bringing back the code for VR in the display drivers. I reverted ZTE changes to the power off drivers back to beta Oreo and once again long press to reboot worked. Unfortunately ZTE hasn't shared the kernel source for this version
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rnb86:
Can anyone make a full edl backup of working B04 and upload it any where? I would like to try it on my A2017U with us modem.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] evilKabab:
Just installed it. First downgraded B03 -> B02, from recovery using SD card. Wipe cache. Restart, installed B04, wiped cache partition again. Reboot. Seems to work fine
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] le011:
oem unlocking

hello

now i have the B02 version installed.in the dev option the OEM UNLOCKING is grayed and says " bootloader is already unlocked".

but whan im traying to instali the b04 update from sd card in recovey its sayes that the bootloader is loocked and cant install the update.

any help?

ty
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mart Son:
After a few attempts I booted b04 successfully.

Downgrading to MM B10 did the trick,

but Android auto and streaming to TV does not work.

I was thinking of buying the axon 10 pro, but these software guys at ZTE can not do a complete update without errors... Sad
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
Hi, I read, what did you do? Did you download MM by edl? Then you installed B02 by EDL also and then the update 04 from recovery stock ?.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mart Son:
First I flashed the edl and locked the bootloader, went through any update from settings until Oreo b04. It was the only way to start b04. Nothing else helped to not boot straight to edl.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Stremon:
So the B04 is working well so far?

Damn I would pay to get a SL!M7 version of that rom by the talented [MENTION=5334294]raystef66[/MENTION]
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tunox:
what the f... was the b04 release ??? When thinks ZTE to Release the full Update package ? after 2 months Silence about all nothing happened. Is it worth to get through all these steps and finally have the b04 ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
Install Mm10, then install directly the oreo b02 and restart the b04. catastrophic result I'm back in MM10 but it does not skip any update for the moment .. nor to Nougat.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vilperi15:
Yeah this will be the last phone I will buy from Zte. Great hardware but software is just horrible. Such a shame...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
Backup Full EDL update 1.3B04 A2917G

READ BEFORE NOTHING!

Hello friends:

I managed to download a backup by edl from the german forum.

Install the backup and when restarting it also gives me the same error. It does not start the rom.

I post the link that I put in mega in case one of you wants to try installing the backup and is luckier than me.

Here is the mega link

https://mega.nz/#!O2ImDYRb!YKk5MmEkCfsOMuEp2xvbGcRycpJAgcAZzF86FWLOZiU
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
Boot B04 A2017G bootloader lock

Hello friends:

To install the Oreo B04 in A2017G the following steps must be followed:

- You have to do downgrade to MM b10 or b11 (download from Download center from friend Raysteff).

-Boot MM B11 and activate developer options and activate OEM UNLOCK and USB Debugging

- Activate Fastboot by Miflash

- Boot in Fastboot and from adb close the bootloader

"fastboot devices"

"fastboot oem lock"

-Once the Boot is closed you have to open Edl Tools and Restore the backup Full edl b04.

- In this way, the B04 oreo will be started with the April 2019 patch

I leave the links to Backup B04 edl, Activate fastboot and EDL Tools tool

BACKUP B04:

https://mega.nz/#!n7wnFaBI!L_D3bt4SqEzTvZGtKJpQBPc5IDuC-DneCyWHwkRJaUQ

ACTIVATE FASTBOOT IN MM:

https://mega.nz/#!zjJgAQbQ!SJbTpP42kvUDLXM2TK-5aYoyLGftFunZJWFLuI9rN0c

EDL TOOLS TOOL FROM [MENTION=6330152]djkuz[/MENTION]

https://mega.nz/#!C2AAjYwa!w7jjWjjAEByEOOJ4Bg4DwrWssWqXXnTtu1DJPRn9bRc

Thanks: [MENTION=1965130]raystef[/MENTION]f66 for its Download Center

[MENTION=6330152]djkuz[/MENTION] for your EDL Tools Tool

DO NOT START WITH THE UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER!

If someone gets it, they will be grateful for their comment
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] le011:
hi there

how you install the MM B10 or MM B11 ...there are no edl packs for it..

ty for your answer
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
Hello friend, yes, sorry I did not put the link to download edl

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673956719939815831

There you have the MM B11 EDL link.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mart Son:
MM B10 has working fastboot for locking bootloader. That was the way I did it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] le011:
ty

i will try and report if it working good...

chears..
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] le011:
hello again

well i downgrade mm11. activated OEM UNLOCK and USB Debugging.

now , from here , do i have to do this step: -Activate Fastboot by Miflash - because i can reboot to the fastboot whitout flashing i miflash?

but , from the adb when i try to lock the bootloader i get this massage:

"FAILED (remote: unknown command)" in ADB when I enter "fastboot oem lock".

when i enter" fastboot devices" i get my device is recodnized.

any help?

ty
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
When you have MMB11 installed, have you activated OEM unlock and USB debugging not?

At this point you have to verify that your pc recognizes adb to your axon.

When you recognize the device you enter EDL from adb:

adb reboot edl

That's when you open MiFlash and Flasheas the folder to activate the fastboot.

You restart the mobile in recovery stock and there you go to the option to boot in bootloader

you reconnect the mobile to the pc and you write:

fastboot devices

fastboot oem lock

at that moment OKEY will say

and when you start the phone again you will erase all the information and you will have it closed

I hope it helps you
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] le011:
well

I had lockED the booTloader.I'm on MM 11 . So far so good.

Then when i try to flush whit the edl tool the B04 (i copied all the files to full folder in flash)

, i get an errore like in the photo:View attachment 4783550

i get the file from the link you gave us,from MEGA.

ty for your help...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] le011:
well

finally i did it. im on Oreo B04. ALL WARKING GREAT.

TY ...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
Hello friend: I am glad that you have been able to install B04. When putting the B04 backup, it should never be put in the flash / full folder. It should be placed in the Backup / Full folder. In the post it was already commented that it was an EDL backup.

Discuss how B04 works. Thanks friend.

:)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] le011:
A day whit the oreo b04

Hi there

after a day whit the b04 rom i can say that the rom works very well,smooth .

The fingerprint works so so, the battery live seems to be ok ,i didnt check for real but seems to be ok.

I have the a2017u , and whit the u model modem the rom works very well,good call and gps and cellular data.

The only thing is that the bootloader is locked and no root, so if that important to you,stay away.

Ty all,

keep update...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
The truth is that it is going very well. and good battery life. It's worth only downside is blocked bootloader. With Blokada it goes well to avoid ads. I will take it a while. What more.me.importa is data signal, gps and battery. This fulfills everything!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] le011:
well ,telling the truth , I really don't need the bootloader to be unlocked or root, when i'm on stock ROM , so that's no issue for me. W.hen I want to install custom ROM I will open it now its so simple.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Unjustified Dev:
Finally got B04 rooted with magisk. I went ahead and applied some kernel fixes from my kernel like longpress to reboot and battery profile selection.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sylar_0:
How did you manage to go back to MM B10? Is there any MM B10 EDL package available?

So far i was only able to find: A2017G_B11_MARSHMALLOW_FULL_EDL

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] runninghamster:
You can also use Chinese B19 to lock the bootloader. It also has fastboot.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TruePlaya:
I´m not sure if I should go thru the trouble of updating to B04 (currently on Oreo B12).

What is your experience with the B04 Nougat build? Especially on:

- Battery life

- Performance

- Camera quality

- Things not working

- Other findings

Highly appreciate your feedback!

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tunox:
We're talkin' about the european Oreo-B04, not Nougat. :silly:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
hello.friend how did you root the b04? I could only install it with the bootloader closed. Did you boot with the boot open? Explain it to me please. It was completely impossible for me
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Unjustified Dev:
I built my own kernel from source to remove zte selinux changes that block magisk. I don't think locking the bootloader is necessary. If someone is already on a stock or stock-like Oreo build, without a vendor partition, they only have to flash system and boot.img. This can be done from fastboot.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TruePlaya:
Well yes my fault, but we all know what I was talking about ;)

So any experiences with OREO B4 please share
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
Your backup EDL?

Hello again friend. It is impossible to install B04 without having blocked boot. I'm a Fan of the stock. If you could make a backup edl of your fantastic B04 installed with unlocked bootloader, you will cause me great joy. Many thanks!! Unjust!

:)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
Our friend [MENTION=5334294]raystef66[/MENTION] posted his SL! M8 yesterday with B04 for our A2017G. It works perfectly and with TWRP 3.2.1.8 and Magisk 19.3

This link

https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/rom-slm8-t3947376
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] YoungAll:
Just relocked my bootloader to flash B04 today, and then I found this news :(

But I still keep on stock since unlocking BL and flashing rom is easy with this device.

So far B04 is good all works great, menu for daydream is there on setting, and I think the 4G symbol gets smaller but it becomes 4G+, previously only shown as 4G (or just because I forget?) . And also the battery life is much better, last longer than B02.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
Yes sir. The battery life is better as well as the 4G connectivity. Experience it already when you install B04 with locked bootloader. In the Slim of [MENTION=5334294]raystef66[/MENTION] can be observed equally. Install Xposed oreo with Gravity Box to modify the advanced restart a bit and also the quick settings bar
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zeido:
Need some help, please

My Axon 7 is currently running B03, but I would like to upgrade to B04. If I understand correct the easiest way is to downgrade to B02 and hope for ota to B04.

In order to do so I've downloaded the 2GB B02 zip-file and placed i ton the sdcard. And the telephone finds it in Settings / System / System update. But after clicking Update and OK at the This update might cause data loss... warning it just goes back to the System screen and nothing more happens.

Am I missing something or do I need to use another method?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gachmuret:
Where can we find this Kernel? Thanks!