Windows installation guide

Requirements

• .NET SDK
• Text Editor (Notepad ++ for ex.)
• Windows 7/10 with a Wifi (either integrated or a stick - both is fine)
• Second machine for the server - either
  • VirtualBox & the preconfigured Image or
  • a physical second machine

Optional

• Visual Studio Code
• Putty
• WinScp

Preperation

First install the .NET SDK and VirtualBox if you want to run the server on the local machine.

I recommend using VirtualBox since it rules out issues that could appear using a second system.

After installing VirtualBox import the image HuaweiRecoveryServer.ovaby clicking on File->Import Appliance...

After import is done start the machine. The network is running in bridged mode using a IP assgined by the DHCP of your router. That way we can access the server directly.

You will encounter this screen --

Click on Change Network Settings then choose a adapter with working internet access from the name dropdown. Now click OK to submit the changes. The Virtual Machine will now boot.

!Attention!

You won't be able to use the internet properly yet cause there is no DNS server running This Huawei Recovery server will be the DNS server

Login details for the system

Username: xda

Password: adx

Setup

Get the machines network IP address using

ifconfig

Open up putty and ssh into the server using the IP from ifconfig on port 22

In putty now change the directory to the HuaweiWebApi clone.

cd /home/xda/GitHub/HuaweiWebApi/HuaweiWebApi

Restore eventual missing dependencies.

sudo dotnet restore

Now run the Huawei Recovery Server

sudo dotnet run

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Open up another putty window. Since the application is probably old we need to update it using

cd /home/xda/GitHub/HuaweiWebApi/HuaweiWebApi
git reset --hard HEAD
git pull

Once that is done close this Putty window and switch back to the Putty window running the dotnet application. Stop the program using:

Ctrl + c

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Open up WinScp and connect using the same settings like in putty.

Navigate to:

/home/xda/GitHub/HuaweiWebApi/HuaweiWebApi

Right click the file Config.json and click edit.

The content will look like this

{
  "FirmwareSettings": {
    "FirmwareName": "PRA-LX1C432B110",
    "FirmwareVersion": "PRA-LX1C432B110",
    "FirmwareLink": "http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1458/g104/v76120/f1/"
  },
  "RedirectIP": "192.168.178.20"
}

In RedirectIP put in the address you got from ifconfig

You can get the FirmwareLink for your phone at the website of pro-teammt: http://pro-teammt.ru/firmware-database/

FirmwareName & FirmwareVersion are actually not important. You can put whatever in. Just make sure the link is like above.

If your phone is currently soft bricked you should get a FullOTA-MF variant for a complete restore.

When you're done editing the file save and close the editor. WinScp automatically updates the file on the virtual machine.

Now run the RecoveryServer again

sudo dotnet run

Virtual Wifi

Next thing is to actually route the phones traffic to the machine the application is running on.

You can do it through your router and change the DNS entry to the IP of the machine where the application is running. I can't help on that tho since there are a million different router.

Another way would be creating a Virtual WIFI. If you got a laptop/netbook with integrated wifi or a wifi stick you can setup one easily.

On your windows machine open up a CMD and enter following commands

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid="Huawei Recovery Service" key=password123 keyUsage=persistent

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

You'll see a new connection in your network settings. Now you need to enable internet sharing.

Click on the Ethernet or Wifi label of your default internet connection. Now click on properties and switch to Sharing tab.

Check the "Allow other network users..." checkbox and choose the created virtual wifi in the dropdown. Click OK & Close.

Now switch to the properties of the virtual wifi.

In the Networking tab double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).

Select "Use the following DNS server addresses" and put in the IP you got from the ifconfig. Click OK and Close.

Now restart the Virtual Wifi. Again commands in cmd.

netsh wlan stop hostednetwork
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Connect your phone to the VirtualWifi and restore from e recovery or update in Android.

That should cover it.