[Google Pixel 8 Pro] ko3st:
I have a Pixel 8 Pro that is now soft bricked.

This is is what I did:

1. Unlocked Bootloader on P8P

2. Extracted init_boot.img from husky-uq1a.240105.004-factory-498499a8.zip

3. Put init_boot.img on the P8P

4. Used magisk on the phone to patch file called magisk_patched-27000_qOk4z.img

5. Put magisk_patched.img in root of platform tools folder.

ATTENTION:

- At this point I did not do this:

fastboot flash init_boot.img .\magisk_patched-27000_qOk4z.img

- In the root of platform tools, I did edit and modify flash-all.bat. This is the full content of flash-all.bat that I executed (in step 6 below):

@Echo off

:: Copyright 2012 The Android Open Source Project

::

:: Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

:: you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

:: You may obtain a copy of the License at

::

:: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

::

:: Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software

:: distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

:: WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.

:: See the License for the specific language governing permissions and

:: limitations under the License.

@Echo off

PATH=%PATH%;"%SYSTEMROOT%\System32"

fastboot set_active other

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot flash bootloader --slot all bootloader-husky-aaaaaaaaaa-99.9-99999999.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul

fastboot flash radio radio-husky-a9999a-999999-999999-a-99999999.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul

fastboot update image-husky-ud1a.231105.004.zip

echo Press any key to exit...

pause >nul

exit

~ END EDIT -

6. In a cmd windows I executed C:\platform-tools>flash-all.bat

C:\platform-tools>flash-all.bat

Warning: skip copying bootloader_a image avb footer (bootloader_a partition size: 0, bootloader_a image size: 18147960).

Sending 'bootloader_a' (17722 KB)

OKAY [ 0.484s]

Writing 'bootloader_a'

(bootloader) Flashing pack version ripcurrent-14.1-11012321

(bootloader) flashing platform zuma

(bootloader) Validating partition ufs

…

Sending sparse 'product_a' 11/13 (262108 KB) OKAY [ 6.514s]

Writing 'product_a'

OKAY [ 0.734s]

Sending sparse 'product_a' 12/13 (262140 KB) FAILED (Error reading sparse file)

fastboot: error: Command failed

Press any key to exit…

7. This looked really bad... because the bat file did not fully complete it's run yet.

The P8P got stuck in fastbootd.

The cmd screen on the PC was idle (Press any key to exit…).

Because I was unsure what could happen if I reboot the phone in that state, since it remained stuck in fastbootd.

So I called out for help on XDA in this post https://xdaforums.com/t/please-help-me.4656835/

- Downloaded Pixel Flaseher

After clicking on Help > About PixelFlasher, the Message window still says: Update Version v6.8.0.3 is available.

I think a minor thing is not updated yet, since this is supposed to be version v6.8.0.3 already.

Perhaps the current link https://github.com/badabing2005/PixelFlasher/releases/download/v6.8.0.3/PixelFlasher.exe

still points to the previous version?

-

2024-02-17 11:54:38 Scanning for Devices ...

debug: adb devices:

List of devices attached

debug: fastboot devices:

No Devices found.

So, it looks like PixelFlasher can not connect to my phone.

8. Attached two support files created on the same day (2024-02-17) by PixelFlasher.

- Small one from 00:47:54

- Bigger one from 11:57:15

9. Posted this message you are reading now, so maybe some one can help me out.

At this point I am willing to fully format the phone if that would still be a possibility.

After updating to the newest version