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Need help!!! Urgent!!! Phone hardbricked

please guys! help me!!
I was messing around wit ROMs and got my phone hardbricked :'(
I have tried everything! Please
DONT TELL ME TO HARD RESET
DONT TELL ME TO FLASH STOCK FIRMWARE
DONT TELL ME TO DELETE THE SYSTEM PARTITION AND FLASH THE ROM AGAIN
I HAVE TRIED ALL ABOVE THINGS MANY TIMES!!!!!
My phone is stuck @ startup IT IS NOT A BOOT LOOP
It is stuck at this screen and is constantly vibrating :
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Please reply ASAP!!
THank u in advance!!

regalstreak said:
please guys! help me!!
I was messing around wit ROMs and got my phone hardbricked :'(
I have tried everything! Please
DONT TELL ME TO HARD RESET
DONT TELL ME TO FLASH STOCK FIRMWARE
DONT TELL ME TO DELETE THE SYSTEM PARTITION AND FLASH THE ROM AGAIN
I HAVE TRIED ALL ABOVE THINGS MANY TIMES!!!!!
My phone is stuck @ startup IT IS NOT A BOOT LOOP
It is stuck at this screen and is constantly vibrating :
Please reply ASAP!!
THank u in advance!!
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Try to take logcat

KkdGab said:
Try to take logcat
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My phone is not connecting to adb!! nd fastboot not there for my phone :'(

regalstreak said:
please guys! help me!!
I was messing around wit ROMs and got my phone hardbricked :'(
I have tried everything! Please
DONT TELL ME TO HARD RESET
DONT TELL ME TO FLASH STOCK FIRMWARE
DONT TELL ME TO DELETE THE SYSTEM PARTITION AND FLASH THE ROM AGAIN
I HAVE TRIED ALL ABOVE THINGS MANY TIMES!!!!!
My phone is stuck @ startup IT IS NOT A BOOT LOOP
It is stuck at this screen and is constantly vibrating :
Please reply ASAP!!
THank u in advance!!
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seems like you have boldly stated all the possible ways to fix this except for the right one.
buy a new phone
fixes it every time, guaranteed!

apply stock rom
hey , just apply a fresh stock rom. it usually help

HaziMatAndroid said:
hey , just apply a fresh stock rom. it usually help
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I have already tried that sir Many times!

bweN diorD said:
seems like you have boldly stated all the possible ways to fix this except for the right one.
buy a new phone
fixes it every time, guaranteed!
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Thanks for telling me this! I will surely try this! But you need to give me money for this! Please can u? lulz

oh i see that .. thanks for informing

regalstreak said:
Thanks for telling me this! I will surely try this! But you need to give me money for this! Please can u? I desire to buy an S5
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i work for my money to buy new phones, im not going to buy you one, sorry, and especially not a s5 lol
at least get something you can unlock, or a dev edition, so you cant break it again

regalstreak said:
Thanks for telling me this! I will surely try this! But you need to give me money for this! Please can u? I desire to buy an S5
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Ok bro.... You should take your device to service centre... They may charge you some money but I think they can fix it and flash stock firmware

Hi, this happened to me once while I still had an HTC Sensation, every rom I flashed didn't boot past the splash screen boot logo, and it had something to do with having s-on instead of s-off in my phone's recovery preventing it from booting other custom OS's.
I found a fix somewhere, which made me understand I didn't need to have S-Off to have a Custom OS, flashed, rather, there was this small trick, booting the phone from the boot.img file with adb instead of rebooting from a custom recovery. This was an HTC Sensation, not a Samsung, Only trying to help:
* Get/Extract the boot.img file in your custom rom's zip and save it somewhere on your desktop.
* Once you're done flashing the custom rom in recovery, DO NOT reboot from recovery, turn it off by removing its battery and fixing it back, then boot your phone into downloader mode and run these commands.
Code:
cd C:\Users\your-username\Desktop\
( path to where you've got your boot.img file )
Code:
adb flash boot boot.img
Your phone should now boot the custom Rom fine, like I said, you'll be trying this at your own risk, as this worked for an HTC in a similar situation.
Hope I was able to help.

Killwish said:
Ok bro.... You should take your device to service centre... They may charge you some money but I think they can fix it and flash stock firmware
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Ohk ill try that

need help to removing boot logo .. in mi 4i

Hi ..
Anyone know how to remove mi boot logo (mi.com)
I have mi4i and this phone has 2 boot proccess 1 boot logo 2nd boot animation
I changed my boot animation . but boot logo still there .
So i need help to remove boot logo (mi.com)
Without flasin custom rom .
Any solution
If u know then help .
Thnks .

did u mean boot splash ??
Mi.com,before going to rom or recovery ?
no,u can't delete it

faizauthar12 said:
did u mean boot splash ??
Mi.com,before going to rom or recovery ?
no,u can't delete it
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Yes i changed my boot animation ..
But first showing mi.com ( boot logo)
Then boot animation coming...
I want to remove boot logo too .
Plz help me .

Sorry cause off topic, but my opinion is: never shouldn't say "no,u can't delete it" or "no, you can't edit this". Is there something which is impossible in IT-computer-cyber-mega-giga world? I think: yes, you can everything what you want, but you need advanced knowledge for some stuffs. Changing Android boot splash screen isn't any new thing, but is little risky and different from one phone model to another. I was changing this first splash screen on my earlier phones Alcatel 992 D and Samsung S3 mini. Sorry, but I don't know how to change this on ferrari (personally, I would like to know), but I can't to not comment that "it is impossible" opinion.
Once again, sorry cause off topic.

stiw47 said:
Sorry cause off topic, but my opinion is: never shouldn't say "no,u can't delete it" or "no, you can't edit this".....
Once again, sorry cause off topic.
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Sorry,am new in this place
Preciously am using nevisp(SG Fame)
No one talking about that....

Looking though other phones, you may need to change a file in the kernel source. Somewhat like AK kernel does

Check this thread out. Someone willing to try? http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/tool-change-boot-logo-images-t2763698/page49

haikalizz said:
Looking though other phones, you may need to change a file in the kernel source. Somewhat like AK kernel does
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I found some files in system > media then i found a zip file of bootanimation.zip
But dont have boot logo.bin file there . ..

sykomaniac said:
Check this thread out. Someone willing to try? http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo.../tool-change-boot-logo-images-t2763698/page49
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This thread for nexus 5 .. Should it work for mi4i???
Bcz pixels are not same . and mi4i is 64bit phone. ..

UniQ01 said:
I found some files in system > media then i found a zip file of bootanimation.zip
But dont have boot logo.bin file there . ..
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it's bootanimation ,like Windows Logo at ur PC
and OP want to change Mi.com ,same like Bios splash at PC
UniQ01 said:
This thread for nexus 5 .. Should it work for mi4i???
Bcz pixels are not same . and mi4i is 64bit phone. ..
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don't now

UniQ01 said:
This thread for nexus 5 .. Should it work for mi4i???
Bcz pixels are not same . and mi4i is 64bit phone. ..
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Don't know would need to try it out.

You need to rebuild the kernel with a new boot logo. (Not sure )

Hackerpunk1 said:
You need to rebuild the kernel with a new boot logo. (Not sure )
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Well,i tried to use cyanogen msm8916 kernel
And mi.com still appear ...,,it's bios i think

sykomaniac said:
Don't know would need to try it out.
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Yeah i tried its not for any other phone its for only nexus 5 ..
Any another idea for removing boot logo or splash (mi.com) from boot.

Hackerpunk1 said:
You need to rebuild the kernel with a new boot logo. (Not sure )
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In kernel folder dont have any boot logo file so how can i rebuild??

faizauthar12 said:
Well,i tried to use cyanogen msm8916 kernel
And mi.com still appear ...,,it's bios i think
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If we install propper cynogenmod rom then it will never. Show again.
But i dont want to use cynogen
I just want to use miui but wanna remove boot logo

UniQ01 said:
If we install propper cynogenmod rom then it will never. Show again.
But i dont want to use cynogen
I just want to use miui but wanna remove boot logo
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Am talking about the kernel bro .-.

boot splash, eh.. rare topic tho

lineoxkun said:
boot splash, eh.. rare topic tho
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Lol. No solution yet.

Here's start
UniQ01 said:
Lol. No solution yet.
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I have found the solution for that.
Need a little time.
Just to focus you on new found :
The mi logo, fastboot logo is located in aboot an abootbak partition
lrwxrwxrwx root root ubject_r:block_device:s0 aboot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
lrwxrwxrwx root root ubject_r:block_device:s0 abootbak -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
Found out that the size of fastboot is 649 px long, it's 24 bpp 3 = Bpp
There is also mi.com inside if you look for the photo attached .
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I guess based on image that there are 2 more hidden picts inside ... the cict before fastboot is mi.com picture.
Need a little help on the offset of it ...
If anyq wants to help 4 it ...
Hit thx if I helped a little bit - giveway of the path to walk to ...

[Bootloader Theme] Pixel Bootloader Theme

Pixel Bootloader Theme
This bootloader theme makes your bootloader more Pixel-like. It changes the boot logo to a white, colourful one. And then I changed a bunch of other things, because why not make it look pretty.
Note: These aren't the official bootloader images from the Pixel. I haven't seen the bootloader for the Pixel, but I do know that the Pixel has a colourised Google logo.
Curious? Here are a few screenshots!
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Boom! Much nicer, right? Here's how to get going, if you're still interested.
Flash bootloader BHZ10P. It has to be this version. If you have a newer version, custom boot logos don't seem to work. Everything seems to work fine when running 7.1.1 on this bootloader, so don't worry about it being old. Need the IMG file? https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588232905720818
Download the variant of the bootloader theme that you want to use. These can all be found below.
Flash the image on your phone by doing
Code:
fastboot flash imgdata Boxes.img
(obviously, replaces Boxes.img if you downloaded a different one)
Optionally, install the Pixel boot animation found below by copying it to /system/media/bootanimation.zip. The boot animation and bootloader theme go perfectly together!
You're done. Now, was that so hard?
Because I love you guys, I've even taken the time to make a few variants of this theme! Here they are:
Boxes: The original. Verified Boot messages show in colourised boxes at the bottom of the screen.
Grey Boxes: Like Boxes, but the boxes are grey. If you couldn't figure that out, you should probably reconsider installing this.
Padlocks: Like Boxes, but instead of boxes, they're padlocks. Crazy, right?
Grey Padlocks: Notice a pattern emerging here?
Quiet: Just a Google logo. No more, no less.
All of these variants include the sexy bootloader menu. Everything you need's attached. Have fun!
Huuuuge thanks to bitdomo for their imgdata tool!

epic118 said:
Pixel Bootloader Theme
This bootloader theme makes your bootloader more Pixel-like. It changes the boot logo to a white, colourful one. And then I changed a bunch of other things, because why not make it look pretty.
Note: These aren't the official bootloader images from the Pixel. I haven't seen the bootloader for the Pixel, but I do know that the Pixel has a colourised Google logo.
Curious? Here are a few screenshots!
?
?
?
Boom! Much nicer, right? Here's how to get going, if you're still interested.
Flash bootloader BHZ10P. It has to be this version. If you have a newer version, custom boot logos don't seem to work. Everything seems to work fine when running 7.1.1 on this bootloader, so don't worry about it being old. Need the IMG file? https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588232905720818
Download the variant of the bootloader theme that you want to use. These can all be found below.
Flash the image on your phone by doing (obviously, replaces Boxes.img if you downloaded a different one)
Optionally, install the Pixel boot animation found below by copying it to /system/media/bootanimation.zip. The boot animation and bootloader theme go perfectly together!
You're done. Now, was that so hard?
Because I love you guys, I've even taken the time to make a few variants of this theme! Here they are:
Boxes: The original. Verified Boot messages show in colourised boxes at the bottom of the screen.
Grey Boxes: Like Boxes, but the boxes are grey. If you couldn't figure that out, you should probably reconsider installing this.
Padlocks: Like Boxes, but instead of boxes, they're padlocks. Crazy, right?
Grey Padlocks: Notice a pattern emerging here?
Quiet: Just a Google logo. No more, no less.
All of these variants include the sexy bootloader menu. Everything you need's attached. Have fun!
Huuuuge thanks to bitdomo for their imgdata tool!
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WOW! This is f****** amazing man! I'm downloading now and about to flash. Thanks for this.

Haven't installed yet but was wondering if you would consider making a same boot ani but with a black background? Thanks for your time. When my "thanks" re-up ill get you.
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why BHZ10P and not BHZ11P ???
i have try this Bootloader Mod with bootanimation and he work like a charm thank you so much
if i want to return to stock just i flash bootloader again BHZ10P or BHZ11P right ?
thank you

Renaf2 said:
why BHZ10P and not BHZ11P ???
i have try this Bootloader Mod with bootanimation and he work like a charm thank you so much
if i want to return to stock just i flash bootloader again BHZ10P or BHZ11P right ?
thank you
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I tried flashing custom imgdata files on BHZ11P and they didn't seem to show up - they only worked on older bootloader versions. As far as I can tell, there's no downside to using an older bootloader, as everything still works perfectly.
Yep, if you want to return to stock, just reflash the bootloader (any version'll work), and the images will return to stock.

SM210 said:
Haven't installed yet but was wondering if you would consider making a same boot ani but with a black background? Thanks for your time. When my "thanks" re-up ill get you.
Sent from my Nexus 5X using XDA Labs
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Sure! I know there's a black version of the boot animation here - I haven't tried it yet, though. I'll make black versions of all the bootloader variants later today!

epic118 said:
I tried flashing custom imgdata files on BHZ11P and they didn't seem to show up - they only worked on older bootloader versions. As far as I can tell, there's no downside to using an older bootloader, as everything still works perfectly.
Yep, if you want to return to stock, just reflash the bootloader (any version'll work), and the images will return to stock.
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Ok thank you i'm on your Mod now i can't change that you know at this moment perhaps in one years ago

epic118 said:
Sure! I know there's a black version of the boot animation here - I haven't tried it yet, though. I'll make black versions of all the bootloader variants later today!
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Cool man Thanks! Soon as my "thanks" come alive again I gotcha.
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Great work! Can we get a version that doesn't have the "cannot check for corruption" warning?

cambunch said:
Great work! Can we get a version that doesn't have the "cannot check for corruption" warning?
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That's the 'quiet' version.

FrankyDoodle said:
That's the 'quiet' version.
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What's a quite version?

kawibby said:
What's a quite version?
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The 'quiet.img' linked in OP. Please read the first post

FrankyDoodle said:
The 'quiet.img' linked in OP. Please read the first post
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Genius. My bad.

Hey guys! Quick update - I'm currently working on some new variants for the bootloader theme. There'll be one with a black background + colourful Google logo, black background + white Google logo, and white background + grey Google logo. They'll all be up by the end of tonight.

Is there a way to change boot logo with the latest version of bootloader?

Ryder. said:
Is there a way to change boot logo with the latest version of bootloader?
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Using an older bootloader definitely isn't ideal, and I'm trying to figure out how to get this mod working on newer bootloader versions. In the meantime, you will have to downgrade your bootloader, but to re-iterate, I don't think there's any downside in doing this. Everything seems to work fine for me..

I'm a little scared about touching the bootloader..
(Just a guess) if there's a problem and i cant access the bootloader anymore, am i still able to flash the stock bootloader?

I was dumb and flashed this with BHZ11F and now my phone is stuck in the bootloader. When I click Start or Recovery Mode it just reboots back into the bootloader.

Can i flash the bootloader and the other images with twrp?????

How can i see my bootloader version?

Dark Pixel 2 Boot Animation With Dark Splash Logo?

Hello. I know that there are a few bootanimation.zip files floating around that will switch the boot animation to the dark version (black background), but I can't seem to find a solution to make the intro splash screen (white "Google" mark with small unlocked padlock logo) dark also. It would be really nice to have both. My phone is unlocked, TWRP recovery, and Magisk rooted. I don't mind waiting an extra 15 seconds or whatever for the unlocked bootloader warning, but I would really like to replace the white splash screen to something a little easier on the eyes.
Of note, I did find another thread seeking the same solution for P2XL: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/help/black-intro-splash-animation-t3714698
No real solution for them either.

btreu1 said:
Hello. I know that there are a few bootanimation.zip files floating around that will switch the boot animation to the dark version (black background), but I can't seem to find a solution to make the intro splash screen (white "Google" mark with small unlocked padlock logo) dark also. It would be really nice to have both. My phone is unlocked, TWRP recovery, and Magisk rooted. I don't mind waiting an extra 15 seconds or whatever for the unlocked bootloader warning, but I would really like to replace the white splash screen to something a little easier on the eyes.
Of note, I did find another thread seeking the same solution for P2XL: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/help/black-intro-splash-animation-t3714698
No real solution for them either.
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I've been looking for the same thing.
Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Really frustrating at night when you have to restart and get blasted with that white screen. I'd like a dark pixel animation at least, if anyone has a link? I

Trying to fix the blinding spash image, I've posted in these two threads: [BOOTANIMATION] Pixel 2 Dark Bootanimation v2 (1080p 60fps) & [GUIDE] How to Change Boot Logo (Splash Screen) for Snapdragon Devices (splash.img)
Hopefully they can help us out.
If you all want to post requesting the same, maybe it'll help.

standard bootimage
Can someone please post the standard bootimage. I stupidly overwrote mine and didn't back it up

Diesel_Jeremiah said:
Trying to fix the blinding spash image, I've posted in these two threads: [BOOTANIMATION] Pixel 2 Dark Bootanimation v2 (1080p 60fps) & [GUIDE] How to Change Boot Logo (Splash Screen) for Snapdragon Devices (splash.img)
Hopefully they can help us out.
If you all want to post requesting the same, maybe it'll help.
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pretty sure the splash img is disabled in the bootloader for our devices due to security risks.. at least thats what it indicates digging through the bootloader

elliwigy said:
pretty sure the splash img is disabled in the bootloader for our devices due to security risks.. at least thats what it indicates digging through the bootloader
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Maybe I'm not following correctly, though how would an image pose a security risk?
Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Diesel_Jeremiah said:
Maybe I'm not following correctly, though how would an image pose a security risk?
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its not just an image, its an actual partition.. i assume bcuz it loads prior to other partitions? i dont know.. it specifically says in the bootloader code that its recommended to disable due to security hole/risk.. beyond that i do not know, i just know the partition is disabled so we cannot write to it..
i coukd be wrong so if someone else wants to disassemble the partitions in ida pro or somewhere then have at it lol

I couldn't even get the boot animation to change. Who has had success there?

PuffDaddy_d said:
I couldn't even get the boot animation to change. Who has had success there?
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If you follow the first link I put into post number 4, both switching the boot animation file and zip worked for me. It just starts with the blinding white screen then turns to whatever you're changing it to.
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I just installed boot animation from the play store and it works perfectly

Diesel_Jeremiah said:
If you follow the first link I put into post number 4, both switching the boot animation file and zip worked for me. It just starts with the blinding white screen then turns to whatever you're changing it to.
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Thanks but same result... It's almost as if the old file doesn't get overwritten.

PuffDaddy_d said:
Thanks but same result... It's almost as if the old file doesn't get overwritten.
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then try renaming it by putting .bak at end then move the zip there and make sure u set perms

elliwigy said:
then try renaming it by putting .bak at end then move the zip there and make sure u set perms
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Thanks, but renaming didn't take effect. It's becoming clear that I somehow don't have write access to this file. How is that possible when I'm clearly unlocked, rooted with TWRP and magisk?

PuffDaddy_d said:
Thanks, but renaming didn't take effect. It's becoming clear that I somehow don't have write access to this file. How is that possible when I'm clearly unlocked, rooted with TWRP and magisk?
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Which file are you replacing/editing?
/root/media/bootanimation.zip
OR
/root/system/media/bootanimation.zip
You should be working with the second one, not the first one.
Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

btreu1 said:
Which file are you replacing/editing?
/root/media/bootanimation.zip
OR
/root/system/media/bootanimation.zip
You should be working with the second one, not the first one.
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Yup, only touched the second one. However, it doesn't get modified if I try to rename it or even delete it.

Diesel_Jeremiah said:
Trying to fix the blinding spash image, I've posted in these two threads: [BOOTANIMATION] Pixel 2 Dark Bootanimation v2 (1080p 60fps) & [GUIDE] How to Change Boot Logo (Splash Screen) for Snapdragon Devices (splash.img)
Hopefully they can help us out.
If you all want to post requesting the same, maybe it'll help.
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I realize this is approaching the one year mark......but has anyone come up with a solution??? or will we be forever stuck with the blinding white splash?!?

Honestly, I gave up.
It seems the beginning of the splash screen is in a partition. That starts the splash screen white, then to whatever you've switched it to.
Google really should make a true "dark mode" for oled phones. I doubt they will though.
tkacer said:
I realize this is approaching the one year mark......but has anyone come up with a solution??? or will we be forever stuck with the blinding white splash?!?
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Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Diesel_Jeremiah said:
Honestly, I gave up.
It seems the beginning of the splash screen is in a partition. That starts the splash screen white, then to whatever you've switched it to.
Google really should make a true "dark mode" for oled phones. I doubt they will though.
Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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Given the lack of Dev support, I suppose that helps explain the apathy with this issue - but you would have thought the XL folks would have solved it by now!
Minor inconvenience, yes, but annoying as hell none the less!
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How To Guide [CLOSED] Bypass the region check in Lenovo p12 pro 12.6(CN version)

Having had a long research after I bricked my lenovo p12 pro 12.6(the CN version) ,I thought I finally figured out what is happening when boot ROW firmware on my tablet and a method to bypass such region check. Here is detail procedure:
First of all ,you DO NOT need to return your bricked tablet back to the seller or manufactures, any of which costs time and patience.
1、Download the super partition image file Mod edit: Links removed ,and extract super.img from it using 7z x ... command.
2、You can choose to use my bash shell script (flash_stock_firmware.sh)or your manual instructions: to flash the stock firmware
Bash:
bash 'flash_stock_firmware.sh' 'PATH/TO/THE/STOCK/FIRMWARE/FOLDER'
,it takes about 5 minutes to end.
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After it booted to framework ,the init process will play a bootanimation ,in my case it shows :
This is exactly what we should to remove.And now you could reboot the tablet into fastboot mode
Code:
fastboot flash super PATH/TO/EXTRACTED/SUPER/IMAGE
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase metadata
fastboot reboot
In my case ,my tablet successfully launches the SetupWizard for registering device to google:

Wow fantastic work? Any chance you can elaborate anymore in your instructions for the more novice users? I've not used ADB before. When I tried and the tablet was broke ADB couldn't see the tablet where as QFIL could.
Does the boot loader have to be unlocked?
I'm still waiting for mine back from china but depending on the stability of the Global ROM I may move across.
Is the above doable only with ADB or can it also be done in QFIL?
Does the Global ROM successfully OTA for you or does it fail after download? Can you search from the settings menu?
Going forward are you able to use the Lenovo Recovery Centre to flash updates Global ROM's without having to do the steps above again?

mardon85 said:
Wow fantastic work? Any chance you can elaborate anymore in your instructions for the more novice users? I've not used ADB before. When I tried and the tablet was broke ADB couldn't see the tablet where as QFIL could.
Does the boot loader have to be unlocked?
I'm still waiting for mine back from china but depending on the stability of the Global ROM I may move across.
Is the above doable only with ADB or can it also be done in QFIL?
Does the Global ROM successfully OTA for you or does it fail after download? Can you search from the settings menu?
Going forward are you able to use the Lenovo Recovery Centre to flash updates Global ROM's without having to do the steps above again?
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ZTE AXON 7 said:
otloader
2、fastboot boot rec/recovery.img(Here you should wait for about thirty seconds before initialization completed)
3、adb push systemrw_1.32_flashable.zip /sdcard
4、Go to Install->/sdcard/ and choo
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Thanks for this. Its the info I think a lot of us have been waiting for.
Did you find the following issues with your global ROM the same as the video below @ 27:14

That is some really good news, great work!

Thanks for sharing your work. However, could you kindly make the link available without requesting permission asking to share our gmail address with you?

Thanks!

ZTE AXON 7 said:
h costs time and patience.
1、Download the super partition image file Mod edit: Link removed ,and extract super.img from it using 7z x ... command.
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famaTV said:
Thanks for sharing your work. However, could you kindly make the link available without requesting permission asking to share our gmail address with you?
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Download link was updated

Thanks for updating download links.
Once these changes have been updated can we simply download and flash newer ROW ROM's?
How is your device performing, any glitches?

ZTE AXON 7 said:
Download link was updated
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Thanks … but even the other website requests mobile number or email address to download.
Too much work and privacy exposure to take. I would wait for someone else to re-upload the file to a more straight forward user friendly site.
Meanwhile, what have you changed to the super.img to make it bypass the region check? Do you have the CN full firmware file?
On the other hand, with your fix, will the tablet update firmware OTA without any issues?
Thanks again.

ZTE AXON 7 said:
EXTRAC
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mardon85 said:
Thanks for updating download links.
Once these changes have been updated can we simply download and flash newer ROW ROM's?
How is your device performing, any glitches?
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So far so good, all works fine ,120hz refresh rate,precision 3 pencil ,precisicion keyboard,fast charging,etc...

There is a brand new ROM out today. Are you able to flash that now? Have you tried changing the region code via a hex editor?
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famaTV said:
Thanks … but even the other website requests mobile number or email address to download.
Too much work and privacy exposure to take. I would wait for someone else to re-upload the file to a more straight forward user friendly site.
Meanwhile, what have you changed to the super.img to make it bypass the region check? Do you have the CN full firmware file?
On the other hand, with your fix, will the tablet update firmware OTA without any issues?
Thanks again.
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I updated to S212017 with this super image ,no problem:

ZTE AXON 7 said:
I updated to S212017 with this super image ,no problem:
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Is that via QFIL or OTA and also can you check if the search box works within the settings menu.

mardon85 said:
Is that via QFIL or OTA and also can you check if the search box works within the settings menu.
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OTA,I changed the original ota update logic from aosp.

ZTE AXON 7 said:
OTA,I changed the original ota update logic from aosp.
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Wow it seems you've cracked it even better than the Ali Express sellers. Most of the reports are that it can't OTA and the issue with the Settings search bar.
If mine ever clears Chinese customs (been stick there for 12days now) I'll get mine back and be able to play.

Ok I'm looking at your instructions.
The flashing of the stock firmware is the easy bit.
Once you do that you get the not compatible message as per your original instructions.
At this point the tablet is stuck in a screen similar to below. It does not matter which option you chose the tablet will reset back to the same screen.
What exactly do you do from this point to flash these instructions and your Super Image.
fastboot flash super PATH/TO/EXTRACTED/SUPER/IMAGE
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase metadata
fastboot reboot
If I try and run abd I get the following:
Sorry these are probably a no brainer with your capabilities but this is all quite new to me.
Basically I can see the tablet when Android is up and running but not from fastboot mode?

mardon85 said:
Ok I'm looking at your instructions.
The flashing of the stock firmware is the easy bit.
Once you do that you get the not compatible message as per your original instructions.
At this point the tablet is stuck in a screen similar to below. It does not matter which option you chose the tablet will reset back to the same screen.
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What exactly do you do from this point to flash these instructions and your Super Image.
fastboot flash super PATH/TO/EXTRACTED/SUPER/IMAGE
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase metadata
fastboot reboot
If I try and run abd I get the following:
View attachment 5507027
Sorry these are probably a no brainer with your capabilities but this is all quite new to me.
Basically I can see the tablet when Android is up and running but not from fastboot mode?
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UPDATE... Fast boot commands do actually work. Even though it wont list devices commands like reboot work fine.
Did you have to unlock your bootloader for this? Have you kept widevine L1?

@ZTE AXON 7 you seem to be using Linux like me, mostly. I've used QFIL to flash the ROW ROMs but never did it from Linux. Do you have instructions on how to do that?
Oh wait, I reread your post. That script is for flashing the stock ROM, just like you said. Sorry about that.

Thank you for your work
I don't understand this very well. Do you have detailed operation steps?