: Repairing IMEI (for legitimate service tasks) and addressing unknown baseband issues. Universal Support
| Error Message | Cause | Solution | |---|---|---| | "Device not found in Sahara mode" | Missing Qualcomm 9008 driver | Reinstall drivers; disable driver signature enforcement on Windows 10/11 | | "Failed to switch to DIAG mode" | USB cable or wrong port | Use a USB 2.0 port; try a different cable | | "Sahara protocol error" | Incompatible firehose loader | Extract loader from stock firmware; manually select loader in QCFire settings | | "NV backup failed: permission denied" | Device is not rooted or bootloader locked | Unlock bootloader via QCFire first, then retry | | "Application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b)" | Missing Visual C++ 2015 redistributable | Install x86 and x64 versions of VC++ redist | ultimate multi tool qcfire 6.8 download
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