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title: Stuff to avoid at all cost | ||
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CAREFULLY READ ALL THIS SECTION BEFORE CONTINUING WITH THE NEXT CATEGORIES. | ||
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## Not reading all the warning in the documentation | ||
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We have put many warning in the documentation because of the risk we know of. Don't ignore them. | ||
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## Don't try doing stuff not documented if you don't know what you're doing | ||
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You might ruin your device. Only act if you're capable of doing it, and don't blame us for any damage you might cause. | ||
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## Flash preloader | ||
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NEVER flash the preloader, especially if you don't know what you're doing! | ||
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Only flash preloader if you're on stock firmware, and you're upgrading the phone. | ||
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Even then, make sure you're not flashing a version of the preloader older than the one in the phone, or you'll get an hard brick because of ANTI-ROLLBACK. | ||
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## Mess up with the partitions | ||
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Don't mess up with the partitions, especially with fastboot. | ||
Generally, you only want to flash system, boot, vbmeta and vendor_boot. | ||
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Don't try flashing to other partitions, as it might result to a softbrick or, in the worst case, an hardbrick. | ||
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If you flash lk, be careful. | ||
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## Flashing through mtkclient while bootloader is locked. | ||
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You'll get a RedState. Unlock the bootloader first. | ||
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## Flashing an older version of the firmware. | ||
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Don't flash an older version of the firmware, as it might result to a hardbrick. | ||
If you want to test downgrading, only flash super and vbmeta. Avoid flashing lk, preloader, md1 and other firmware files. | ||
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## Don't short random test points when disassembling the phone | ||
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This might result in a dead phone because of frying some chips. | ||
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## Don't erase partitions randomly | ||
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Again, this will end up bricking the phone. |
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