yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] ChrisFeiveel84:
if the abl.img is on the axon 10 the fastboot has in the system only the loading mode no mtp or ptp mode, if you have fastboot on the axon and do a sd update the abl.img is transferred with a stock abl.img which no longer has a fastboot, which means that the mtp and ptp mode can be used again.

comes when booting with unlocked bootloader a warning is not a fastboot on sem axon 10. is the bootloader unlocked and there is no warning is fastboot on axon 10

you can start twrp by fastboot and then twrp the twrp ... zip flash and then flash magisk afterwards and then just flash your stock bootloader onto the axon so that there is no fastboot and everything is good
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] abisaro:
Wait wait... I'm a bit old... ;) let me see if I understood correctly, what you mean is:

EDL backup the current boot (1.8 stock rom)

EDL unlock just to get back fastboot

fastboot twrp AND magisk (one after the other, without rebooting) from command line

here I'm a bit confused: fastboot flash the backed up boot (EDL won't work after EDL unlock) OR reboot into recovery (twrp) and flash the backed up boot?

thanks in advance
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] ChrisFeiveel84:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=80316365&postcount=41

And use the neu version not the old 3.2.5

Edl tool boooader unlock prozedur ( so that fastboot gets on the axon, this will backup your bootloader)

Boot to fastboot dann boot twrp on fastboot ( fastboot boot twrp......img

On twrp flash twrp......zip and magisk.zip

Reboot

And restore your bootloader backup ( bootloader not boot )

https://xdaforums.com/axon-10-pro/development/recovery-twrp-recovery-zte-axon-10-pro-t3992119
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] abisaro:
Hi Chris, sorry to bother you again, so I have to restore just abl.elf, should I do it through the EDL tool? I ask because so, far after unlocking the device, the EDL tool can't "talk" to it anymore, to have it working again I had to do the SD update with the 1.8 package, was it because I was using 3.2.5 version of the tool?

thanks in advance
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] abisaro:
bootloader backup

After dancing around for a while I've been able to do the thing, but as I messed up things around quite enough I'm in the situation where after unlocking/flashing twrp-magisk/restoring the bootloader I still have fastboot and charge only mode, I think when I last backed up the bootloader it was not the right one, does anyone have at hand a backup of the stock rom bootloader to share so I can flash it again with the tool? I'm currently on 2020G 1.8.

for the record, I also understood better a couple of things that were unclear to me, maybe this can help someone else:

the device has a different product id for each usb mode (charge, mtp, ptp, filetransfer, usb driver and edl), when in charge mode the serial id is not available and the tool can't find the device

if you are stuck with the charge only mode, to have the tool talk via edl you need to put the device in edl mode manually but keeping it connected via usb to the machine with the tool

hope this helps
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] imteg18:
Hello

Excuse me, can I install this version of android ? Or is limited?

And what would be the steps?

Thanks a lot

Regards
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] imteg18:
Hello

Im just installed lineage 16 but i have a lot of problems, the cellphone restarts every minute, i cant use the sim and the imei dont show

Please help me

Can I install stock rom via TWRP?

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] imteg18:
Hello again, finally i could install a rom, but i havent signal, cellphone recognize all but i havent signal

Help me please

Regards
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] borisku:
You surely did a backup with the edl tool before changeing anything ... Why dont you restore a bu?
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] flymetothemoon:
Tried it with Android 9 (1.8) - It works!

However, it breaks the update to Android 10.

Is there a way to re-lock the bootloader?

edit:

"fastboot flashing lock"

did the trick. Bootloader is now locked again.

This did not help. This is what actually helped:

I restored boot via the tool. (this worked).

Then I used fastboot to flash the abl.elf and abl_b.elf to abl_a and abl_b:

fastboot flash abl_a abl.elf

fastboot flash abl_b abl_b.elf

Afterwards fastboot was gone. Still, OTA did not work.

Rebootet to recovery. Wiped Cache.

Now it works!
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] flymetothemoon:
Another thing: I created a "full backup" before unlocking the bootloader.

However, it does not restore.

Says files are missing.

The log reads:

Warning: C:\Axon1\backup\all\last_parti1.bin - not found !!!

Warning: C:\Axon1\backup\all\last_parti2.bin - not found !!!

Warning: C:\Axon1\backup\all\last_parti3 - not found !!!

Warning: C:\Axon1\backup\all\last_parti4.bin - not found !!!

Warning: C:\Axon1\backup\all\last_parti5 - not found !!!
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] 1aimcn:
I transferred the Chinese version to the G version, then returned to the Chinese version again, and updated the device to Android P. this unlocking tool will not be applicable, and it can be updated to the unlocking state, but it will lead to the failure to boot and cannot enter the recovery mode, and the FastBoot mode update twrp can not be started to twrp.easy-firmware has Android P firmware, but I do not know how to solve it.

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Do not use the built-in recovery function, use miflash to brush in with EDL firmware

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I transferred the Chinese version to the G version, then returned to the Chinese version again, and updated the device to Android P. this unlocking tool will not be applicable, and it can be updated to the unlocking state, but it will lead to the failure to boot and cannot enter the recovery mode, and the FastBoot mode update twrp can not be started to twrp.easy-firmware has Android P firmware, but I do not know how to solve it.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] ChrisFeiveel84:
the problem is that if you flash the cn axon to a g axon the partitions will be changed (since the global and the china axon are partitioned differently) if you want to make your axon 10 a china axon again you need the partition tables from a china axon so that you can get it back on your axon as it was, but at the time there is no firmware with which you can turn the g model into a china model because if you repartitioned the memory you would otherwise lose your serial number.

Gernan :

das problem ist das wenn du das cn axon zu einem g axon um flasht das dabei die partitionen geändert werden ( da das global und das china axon unterschiedlich partitioniert sind) wenn du dein axon 10 wieder zu einem china axon machen willst brauchst du die Partitionstabelen von einem china axon damit du diese wieder auf deinem axon so partitioniert bekommst wie sie mal waren aber der zeit gibt es keine firmware mit der du aus dem g model ein china model machen kannst weil du bei umpartitionieren der speichers sonst deine serien nummer verlieren würdest
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] 1aimcn:
I know but I did n’t have any problems converting the Chinese version to the G version. And I also converted the G version to the Chinese version
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] imregy:
Which version of MiFlash should I use?

I got stuck in Fastboot mode, I am trying to flash, the MiFlash pops up with "couldn't find flash script". I dont know what am I doing wrong... Even if I start flashing, it shows me different error messages (eg. can not receive hello packet) I have already tried 5-6 different kinds of ROMs, but without success.

I can install Full EDL rom through EDL Tool, but of course, it wont start in that case.

Thanks!

Edit: Succeeded after 6 hours of trying with different versions of MiFlash, QPST and different roms. A2020G_PRO_V1.6_FULL_EDL and MiFlash 2019.12.6.0 was the winning combination.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Doman2011:
So... after a lot of R&D... trial and errors I gave up... returned phone for warranty, got a new one and... I sold it immediately. Never, ever ZTE smartphone again... hardware maybe ok, but the software is trash.

PS: I'v bought it because I use some ZTE network related devices - quite nice products but quirky...
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] cindybabe:
Thank you so much for this guide. My first try was unsuccessful and I kind of panicked. I tried a second time and my bootloader is is unlocked. I am at the moment at a halt with rooting. I extracted the update file (firmware) with 7zip and cannot find any file referencing boot or recovery. Not sure how to get the recovery file and patch with magisk. Can you point me to how I can achieve this? Thank you again. I have the US version with Build number GEN_NA_A2020U_PROV1.11 Android 9. September 1, 2019 patch.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] flymetothemoon:
I just tried to unlock my Axon 10 Pro (4G). I am already on Android 10 (EU January update).

Before entering into fastboot I got a bootloop.

Dear Unjustified_Dev: Maybe the files need to be updated to work with Android 10.

I managed to escape the bootloop to Fastboot (I think pressing volume down and power solved it. Could be also all at once).

In fastboot I continued the script which let me unlock the bootloader.

Still, the bootloop continued, but I could still boot into fastboot.

Copied the fastboot.exe from the tools folder to a new folder together with the backups of ABL and Boot (always create backups!).

Then I flashed via fastboot:

fastboot flash abl_a abl.elf

fastboot flash abl_b abl.elf

fastboot flash boot_a boot.img

fastboot flash boot_b boot.img

After two reboots it starts normally. :)
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] cindybabe:
EU version to US version

I ran into bootloop by messing up magisk. I was finally able to use this firmware (A2020G_PRO_V1.6_FULL_EDL ) to get it back working. There was no signal so I had to flash a backed up modem image to get signal. For some reason too I do not have fingerprint any longer. When I try to set it up, I get the response that "no fingerprint hardware". I have decided to go back to A2020U but I do not have a complete backup or the EDL firmware. Can anybody help me with ideas on how to get back to the US version?
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Unjustified Dev:
Here's the stock Android 10 build https://download.zteusa.com/products/axon-10-pro/ZTE_Axon10Pro_V2.0.0B06_SD.zip
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] cindybabe:
Flash it over the EU version? With system update or through "apply update from sdcard" in the original recovery? I am rooted and have also TWRP. Thanks.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Unjustified Dev:
Through TWRP just remove the device checks from updater-script. Don't forget you'll lose TWRP and fastboot
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] cindybabe:
Is the device checks inside the metadata file or the build.prop, and there are multiple instances, can you give me one? I guess I will have to repackage the file after editing. Thanks.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] 1aimcn:
The 5G version of the unlocking tool is no longer applicable, and fastboot is ‘lock’.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] sdlopez83:
just tried to unblock the zte 10 pro with android 10 and its bootlooping. help.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] sdlopez83:
anyone have this . link is down need pls! bricking...
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] dimkin_76:
https://yadi.sk/d/0d8uKQ1nEd8ZVA
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] shadavis08:
Anyone know if the full firmware for the US Axon 10 pro has been released ?
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Omarrrc1:
I want to change the firmware on my phone to have Android 10 but I'm from Mexico and my phone model is a2020 without letters and when I try to connect my phone with this program won't recognize it, it connects and boot to EDL but i can't unlock bootloader and nothing, it says fail to connect to port 5, can someone help me? I just want the Android 10 upgrade, thanks!
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Duskofdawn:
A2020U: I went to unlock my bootloader, made a full backup using the tool, and then selected unlock boot loader. After going through the first couple steps, the tool said it was done unlocking, and then my phone went into a boot loop. The only way I could get out of the boot loop is to press vol up and vol down at the same time as it vibrates on a boot. Choosing any of the options (Start, reboot, boot recovery, and the two yellow ones) do nothing but send it back into a boot loop. Once I'm in fastboot, the program no longer recognizes the phone. I attempted to run fastboot boot *twrprecoveryimg*, which causes the phone to end up on "ZTE Crashdump Mode", where adb is active; however, I'm unable to flash the backed up boot image. Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Chaosberliner:
after the flah it was no longer possible but was still recognized by edl. I restored the backup and now nothing works anymore
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Duskofdawn:
Thankfully I was able to restore the abl and boot files and the phone boots up correctly; however, now I cannot boot into fastboot/bootloader in order to install TWRP. Suggestions are welcome.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] flymetothemoon:
I experienced the same problem.

Managed to unlock the bootloader though. But to escape the boot loop you need to recover abl and boot.

Currently there is no TWRP version that works with an Axon 10 Pro on Android 10. We need to wait for the developer to release one.

Maybe he works faster if we all buy him a beer or coffee ;)
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] totalolage:
Hi, I'm having a little trouble getting any of the tools (EU/RUS) working with my Axon A2020G Pro.

The behaviour is the same in all tools (backup, unlock...):

Hangs on "Loading the programmer: prog_ufs_firehose_Sdm855.elf >>>"

All drivers are installed and the phone is picked up correctly.

Is there any advice you might be able to give?

Edit 1: I've tracked it down to an issue with emmcdl, it seems to just hang, not giving any output even with the verbose switch. I'll try rebuilding the emmcdl tool from source.

Edit 2: Even a completely fresh binary for the emmcdl tool doesn't work, this seems to be a driver/connection issue. I've reinstalled all drivers with no success.

Edit 3: After digging through the emmcdl source, I've found that my device returns a bad ifc_protocol (0x10 where 0xff is expected). The output of lsusb shows it as being in QDL mode (so not EDL?), I suspect this is where the problem lies.

Edit 4: I've bypassed the ifc_protocol check from the emmcdl source and recompiled, in case that it wasn't actually needed for my use case, however now the call to ioctl fails, I imagine probably because of whatever the check is controlling for. So I'm stuck again.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] 37_:
[/COLOR [MENTION=6572939]dimkin_76[/MENTION] is there anyway to flash recovery directly with EDL Tool like Axon 7? somehow my phones fastboot is brocken, I can not enter fastboot mode or use fastboot command, I tried factory reset with MiFlash but no luck still have no fastboot, Im so desperate please help

use adb reboot fastboot or adb reboot bootloader will just restart the phone without entering any of these modes
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] borisku:
as far as i remember you will have to flash the right abl_a and abl_b with the edl tool, which give you the opportunity to enter fastboot mode, but this will only be possible with pie, not with android q...
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] akloms:
Hello Unjustified Dev,

can you tell me if A2020N3 Pro 5G is supported by you. I needn to unlock the bootloader. I tried the version "Axon10Pro_EDL_Tool (for EU/RU)" from post 41, but no success. Thanks. Akloms
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rafyvitto:
Anyway of switching slots with this tool, so i can restore my full edl back up on slot_b instead of only slot_a, my phone keeps rebooting on zte letters every second infinitely , my guess is boot/vendor dosnt match on both slots so it will not boot into anything, no recovery/bootloader nothing, i downgraded from android 10 to android 9 with my full edl backup i made last year, was trying to boot the gsi i was using before i decided to go to stock android 10, but i forgot to flash a matching vendor/boot img on slot_b so now the phone will not boot up until these two match whats on slot_a, i have the a2020U.

edit:

I can access bootloader but flashing stock vendor and stock boot.img to both slot a/b, device still will not boot to recovery or system.

[MENTION=4911249]Unjustified Dev[/MENTION] I assume i can flash a2020g edl package on my a202u, and just flash re flash my a2020u modem, and it should work right?
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Unjustified Dev:
Yes that would work.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Unjustified Dev:
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[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rafyvitto:
This happen to me once but im not sure how i fixed it, if by flashing matching boot/vendor to a/b slots fixed it, i think...thats what i did, but i cant recall correctly, the phone wont charged turned of ether i will just reboot and reboot, i can boot into fastboot mode, i need to figure out whats not matching.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pmartin:
Hey guys!

I´ve tried to open the bootloader on my axon 10 pro (Android 10)!

But it stops. Now i am in the Bootloop. The only menu i can activate ist the menu with loudnes "+" and "-". Nothing else possible.

What can i do?

Best regards

peter
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Unjustified Dev:
It's not compatible with 10 I'll work on a guide soon.
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] GrayFox1950:
Stuck in EDL with Axon 10 Pro (A2020U)

MOVED TO Q&A

https://xdaforums.com/axon-10-pro/help/stuck-edl-mode-axon-10-pro-a2020u-t4111039
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] rkath1:
Not Unlocking??!! US Model

I have run through the steps but the unlock fails??? big failure at bottom and phone screen shows locked on the last time... run through it 5 times and still locked.. am i missing something??
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] karlnorth:
A quick Thank You!

I wanted to unlock my brand new Axon 10 Pro with the EDL tool posted in this forum. My phone is running Android 10.

I started by created a Full Backup of the phone As-Is. (I'm so happy I didn't forget to take this VERY Important step)

The EDL tool claimed the Bootloader unlock was successful. When the phone rebooted, it entered a constant bootloop state.

I managed to escape bootloop by unplugging the USB cable and pressing both volume buttons.

This brings the phone into Fastboot mode.

If you leave the USB cable plugged in and press both volume buttons, the phone goes into EDL Mode.

I copied the contents of the EDL tool's "tools" folder to a new ADB folder (on the root of the C drive).

I then copied the abl.elf, abl_b.elf, boot.img, abd boot_b.img files from the initial backup of my phone.

Then I opened a cmd prompt and flashed the individual files via fastboot:

fastboot flash abl_a abl.elf

fastboot flash abl_b abl.elf

fastboot flash boot_a boot.img

fastboot flash boot_b boot.img

Once done, I rebooted the phone and it booted back into Android 10. :good:
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] PicACG:
can not unlock

China Mod

Android 10

Version ZTE_A2020_ProV2.2.0B18

flash abl success but still can not boot into bootloader

android 10 cannot supported？
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] nicky-xda:
Thanks for the tool!

Which drivers do i have to instal exactly for this tool to work?
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] ufo8mymunky:
Thanks so much. My phone did the same thing. I'm not sure what I did wrong but I was smart enough to back it up before attempting to unlock the bootloader :D

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I keep trying over and over again to unlock the bootloader and it keeps bootlooping. Idk what I am doing wrong. It will not unlock. Does it just not work for Android 10?
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] ufo8mymunky:
I ended up messing the whole thing up somehow. I've tried everything on this forum for the zte axon 10 pro and I can't fix it. My husband is going to kill me. ????
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] ChrispyStrips:
i did this and now my phone doesn't bootloop anymore i just get the your phone is not unlocked warning then the the zte screen and then it turns off
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] ChrispyStrips:
i flashed A2020G_PRO_V1.6_FULL_EDL.zip trough miflash and now it works again, thx
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] bobthenormal:
Hey not sure if you still just put up with the "Charge only" USB mode thing since your post is a year old, but someone posted a solution in another thread (I'll try to find it to give them credit) but they said something about when you use this automatic unlocker tool it ends up setting the USB to some manufacturing test mode - to fix it you dial *#*#debug#*#* into the dialpad, a test mode menu will come up - 2nd option is "USB" click that, then the button there lets you clear the mode. It resets itself to the manufacturer test mode every time you reboot unfortunately. Maybe Unjustified can use this information to make the unlocker not do that. Cheers
[ZTE Axon 10 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] bobthenormal:
I managed to get myself out of the EDL trap, decided to keep trying my luck to get back to locked BL and managed to find the bootloop everyone else found. Then used [MENTION=873466]karlnorth[/MENTION] instructions to fix that. And sure enough back to fully stock and locked - used a banking app that uses that annoying new android security API that no one can bypass, so I know it's full back.

I figured out a lot of stuff along the way if anyone has questions - Unjustified probably knows all the answers anyway. I'll try to post some of those here if I get a chance to do a writeup.

I will say that having SEVERAL backups turned out to be crucial. It's absolutely bizarre how the backup files change... neither my most recent backup before bricking nor my original stock backup worked - but an intermediate one (pre-TWRP/Magisk) did work.

I happened to have a powershell script I wrote that compares sets of files with hashes, so I threw it all my backups and found it was pretty weird. I can say from that comparison that the EDL sticking must be caused by one of three files - aop.mbn, or system.bin/vendor.bin.

If I have time I might try to run a restore using all of my working backup files, then swap out each of those three one by one (not sure if system/vendor can change independently of each other though) and see which one causes the EDL lockup. Might make it a lot easier for people to recover from if they know exactly which file they need to replace.