Hi, I am trying to get to EDL mode on my pixel 5. On windows, it always shows up as "Android Bootloader Interface" in Device Manager - which works fine with ADB and Fastboot commands , as well as normal file transfer for the phone. But right now, I have a phone stuck in a Fastboot loop - where Recovery mode doesn't work, or rescue mode, just fastboot only - and the device state says "error" in red. What seems to be happening is the boot file is corrupt, so it can't even determine if the bootloader is locked or not - but the bootloader is unlocked. I can run fastboot commands from the computer but nothing else. I was trying to force to EDL mode where the phone whould show up as Qualcomm 9008 serial device instead of Android phone, so I could then run Qualcomm tools (QPST, QFIL, QDLoader), but can't get the phone into this mode. I even tried to make my own EDL USB cable using the merge green and black wires technique. Anyway, looking for anyone who's been through this before. I don't want to take it to a repair shop, I already have many phones, I can either throw it away or learn some more skills with it. I've tried using fastboot to boot from the other slot "b", and I've tried booting from a recovery file on my computer but it can't access the bootloader to check if its unlocked (device state) so it fails. Also, I've tried flashing a new recovery from fastboot, but it gives an error, can't get device unlock state. I've also tried the Google online rescue site to reload stock ROM. BTW, I believe they call this soft-bricked, not hard-bricked also.
