- Connect the phone to the pc
- Donate
- Download
- Entering download mode
- Launch potatonv
- License
- Make sure your device is compatible
- Press the start button on potatonv.
- Remove the cover from the device:
- Short testpoint and iron shield (ground) on the motherboard
- Tested devices
- Uninstall huawei usb com drivers
- Unlocking the bootloader
- Verify that everything worked out
- ❋ init
- Узнайте больше о Huawei
Connect the phone to the pc
using the USB connector, while still touching the test point with the wire
Donate
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Download
Get binaries for Windows in the releases section.
For Linux or macOS consider using the PotatoNV-crossplatform.
Entering download mode
It’s time to Google. You need to find the location of a special point on the motherboard – testpoint.
💡 If you are wondering why you need to do something with the unfortunate testpoint, then read the contents of the spoiler below.
To search, use the model name before the hyphen “testpoint”.
For example for Honor 9 Lite (LLD-L31) you should Google “lld testpoint”.
An example how a typical testpoint photo looks like.
The marks may vary:
- Only one point is marked in the photo.
- In the photo, a line is drawn between the point and the metal shield.
- In the photo, a line is drawn between two points.
Launch potatonv
and select “HUAWEI USB COM 1.0” in the device list (was already automatically chosen)Select bootloader – see table to help you make a choice. If the device is not in the table, then just try different bootloaders (this is safe).For my P8 Lite 2022 (PRA-LX1)
PotatoNV chose “Kirin 659(A)” by default what was OK.Fields SN and BOARDID are optional, just leave them blankUnlock code – this is the future bootloader code, you can change it to any string, the code must contain 16 charactersDo not forget to write down the bootloader unlock code PatatoNV generates (you may need it while trying to install the new system or using eRecovery
License
Logo by Icons8.
All bootloaders are Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. property.
This project is not affiliated with Huawei.
Make sure your device is compatible
- Are you sure you’re actually using a Huawei/Honor device?
- Open the Settings → About phone. Check the CPU: it should be HiSilicon Kirin ***. If it is not your case (MediaTek, Qualcomm), then alas, your device is not supported. 🙁
- Okay, now you know CPU model. It should be one of these modification:
- Kirin 620
- Kirin 650
- Kirin 658
- Kirin 659
- Kirin 925
- Kirin 935
- Kirin 950
- Kirin 960
- Don’t worry if CPU is not listed above – ask for a special bootloader for your device in the support chat if it’s older than 4 years (date of manufacture is 2022 or earlier).
- 100% incompatible CPUs: Kirin 710, 710A, 710F, 810, 980, 985, 990 & newer.
Press the start button on potatonv.
PotatoNV shows:
If everything goes well, the phone will reboot and show the following text: “Your device has been unlocked, …” during boot, see first picture “PHONE Booting unlocked” at top.
Remove the cover from the device:
Heat the cover on the back of the phone with a hairdryer and carefully peel cover along the small gap using a plastic card or guitar pick
Short testpoint and iron shield (ground) on the motherboard
Solder a piece of flexible cable to a rigid cable, clamp some wires of the flexible cable to the external part of the UBS connector by connecting it to the phone.
You should use a multimeter or resistance meter to check if there is a conductive connection with the outside of the USB connector on the PC side, i.e. if your cable connection to ground is good,
Touch the test point with the other stiff end of the wire
Tested devices
Device | Model | Bootloader |
---|---|---|
Huawei P8 Lite (2022) | ALE | Kirin 620 |
Huawei Y6II | CAM | Kirin 620 |
Honor 5C / 7 Lite | NEM | Kirin 65x (A) |
Honor 7X | BND | Kirin 65x (A) |
Honor 9 Lite | LLD | Kirin 65x (A) |
Huawei MediaPad T5 | AGS2 | Kirin 65x (A) |
Huawei Nova 2 | PIC | Kirin 65x (A) |
Huawei P10 Lite | WAS | Kirin 65x (A) |
Huawei P20 Lite / Nova 3e | ANE | Kirin 65x (A) |
Huawei P8 Lite (2022) | PRA | Kirin 65x (A) |
Huawei P9 Lite | VNS | Kirin 65x (A) |
Huawei Y9 (2022) | FLA | Kirin 65x (A) |
Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite | BAH2 | Kirin 65x (B) |
Huawei Nova 2i / Mate 10 Lite | RNE | Kirin 65x (B) |
Huawei P Smart 2022 | FIG | Kirin 65x (B) |
Honor 6 Plus | PE | Kirin 925 |
Huawei P8 | GRA | Kirin 935 |
Honor 8 Pro / V9 | DUK | Kirin 950 |
Honor 8 | FRD | Kirin 950 |
Huawei P9 Standart | EVA | Kirin 950 |
Honor 9 | STF | Kirin 960 |
Huawei Mate 9 Pro | LON | Kirin 960 |
Huawei Mate 9 | MHA | Kirin 960 |
Huawei MediaPad M5 | CMR | Kirin 960 |
Huawei Nova 2s | HWI | Kirin 960 |
Huawei P10 | VTR | Kirin 960 |
Uninstall huawei usb com drivers
To be able to access the phone via USB (to copy files, run ADB etc.) you need to uninstall the HUAWEI USB COM drivers using “DriverUninstall.exe”.
Once the uninstall is finished it shows a strange “Restart” message box
If you press OK, your PC will restart (what is probably necessary to actually remove the driver).
Unlocking the bootloader
💡 All bootloaders are flashing to RAM, so an incorrect bootloader cannot harm the device.
Verify that everything worked out
first you need to enable USB-debugging in the development options of your device then type in command window:
❋ init
Turn off the device and unplug the USB cable