Until i started manually killing running security software (MsMpEng.exe and Msseces.exe which make Microsoft Security Essentials) from the Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del), i had all kinds of inconsistent and bug-filled flashing results. Seriously; weird results.
Now, the flashing is going much more smoothly (if only the mods would not brick the phone i would be set!)
Ok. I'll try to kill these ones too. But anyway, I did a test just killing the antivir. Here is what happened:
I stopped all antivirus software and processes and repeated the steps explained in this thread tutorial:
-> Open Phoenix
-> Connections: NO CONNECTION
-> Open product (in my case RM-159)
-> Flashing -> Firmware Update
-> Select the product code for update (SW 35.0.002 Variant 001 Product Code:0546222)
-> Select Dead phone USB flashing
-> Refurbish
Then I follow the on screen instructions and when I power on
the phone, Phoenix crash and exit.
But If I ignore that error message (not clicking Ok), Phoenix keeps
running, but the flashing fails with this error:
The flashing failed. Do you want to retry the flashing?
HRESULT 0x8401f141 (-2080247487)
Flash: Boot rom was not detected after phone boot up. Unable to start flashing.
And this is the output of Firmware Update:
Flashing started
Creating product data items list
Product data items list created
Backup not required
Flashing phone
Initializing
Scanning image files...
Waiting for USB device...
ERROR: Failed to set phone to flashmode
But If I leave the phone connected to PC, and open Phoenix again, then appears a connection to select, in my case, "USB3 - Product in flash mode". When I select that connection the status bar shows "Ready" and the icon on the left shows a connected status at USB3.
Then I do:
-> Open product (in my case RM-159)
-> Flashing -> Firmware Update
It automatically selected my original product code, which is
SW 30.0.015 Variant 007 Product Code 0549028.
The "Dead phone USB flashing" is greyed out. I click on "Update Software" and get this error:
The flashing failed. Do you want to retry the flashing?
HRESULT 0x84210027 (-2078212057)
Firmware: Firmware updating failed. Error 0x8401227A - Flash: Phone reported that it does not allow to flash SW becasue it is older than existing.
And this is the Firmware Update output:
Flashing started
Creating product data items list
Product data items list created
Backing up data items
Backing up data items
Getting Data Package
Reading product state
Initializing datafile
DataItem "ProductProfile" version "1.1" set to defaults, skipping backup
Backup/restore result: 0 out of 1 items were not backed up
Backup complete
Flashing phone
Initializing
Verifying communication to device...
Asic CMT: Verifying communication to device...
Scanning image files...
Error ADL Loader: Phone reported Downgrade not possible. Flash a newer SW version
Protocol 2: Error during Negotiation. Unable to flash.
Unable to flash phone 0x8401227A
Starting to recover the phone
Recovering phone
Initializing
Cannot perform recover from error: 0x8401227A, ADL_LDR_DOWNGRADE_NOT_POSSIBLE_ERROR
ERROR: Unable to recover the product
ERROR: Product recovery failed
Unable to set the phone to flash mode. Unable to flash.
All operations completed
Firmware updating failed.
Then I choose a newer product code (SW 35.0.002 Variant 001 Product Code:0546222) and click on "Update Software" and get this error again:
The flashing failed. Do you want to retry the flashing?
HRESULT 0x84210027 (-2078212057)
Firmware: Firmware updating failed. Error 0x8401227A - Flash: Phone reported that it does not allow to flash SW becasue it is older than existing.
And the Firmware Update output:
Flashing started
Creating product data items list
Product data items list created
Backing up data items
Backing up data items
Getting Data Package
Reading product state
Initializing datafile
Backup/restore result: 0 out of 0 items were not backed up
Backup complete
Flashing phone
Initializing
Verifying communication to device...
Asic CMT: Verifying communication to device...
Scanning image files...
Error ADL Loader: Phone reported Downgrade not possible. Flash a newer SW version
Protocol 2: Error during Negotiation. Unable to flash.
Unable to flash phone 0x8401227A
Starting to recover the phone
Recovering phone
Initializing
Cannot perform recover from error: 0x8401227A, ADL_LDR_DOWNGRADE_NOT_POSSIBLE_ERROR
ERROR: Unable to recover the product
ERROR: Product recovery failed
Unable to set the phone to flash mode. Unable to flash.
All operations completed
Firmware updating failed.
Its the same thing if I click on "Refurbish". Its strange because its a newer software version. I'm using Phoenix v2014.04.003.47798.
Any help?