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TWRP prevents Marshmallow?

I may be doing something stupid, but I've tried various options...
I had an original 5.1.1 build that I let OTA to 6.0. Everything was working fine. I wanted to root, so I installed TWRP... and then the machine wouldn't reboot; it stuck at the "powered by Android" screen and never went into the standard animation screens. I could reboot into TWRP recovery easily enough and using that I could see the filesystem data, but the OS wouldn't boot.
So I reflashed back to 5.1.1 (using http://www.andromods.com/download-files/xt1575-stock-firmware-moto-x-2015-pure-edition.html ), let that OTA to 6.0, installed TWRP... same result.
Third attempt; started at 5.1.1 then installed TWRP (which worked) and then did OTA to 6.0... but this went into a reboot loop.
(Of course during all this I've lost my configs, but I can rebuild that)
Has anyone been able to install TWRP onto an X-Pure 2015 that's running 6.0 ?

What TWRP version are you installing? Make sure it's 2.8.7.1 https://dl.twrp.me/clark/
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Sorry, yes, I should have mentioned that; twrp-2.8.7.1-clark.img

Did you install TWRP as read only? I did this and now system recovery is overwriting TWRP and I have no idea how to get out of it.

I had the same problem a couple days ago and posted about it in the 'Android 6.0 Update rolling out! Pure Edition' thread:
"I keep running into a problem after doing the MM update when I flash TWRP (either 2.8.7.0 or 2.8.7.1) where it won't boot into system, just sits there where the animation part should start. Booted/rebooted fine a few times after finishing the MM update, even after flashing the unlocked bootloader logo fix, but as soon as I flash recovery it won't boot system. "
Tried it several times with both TWRP 2.8.7.0 and 2.8.7.1 with no success. Also tried sideloading the OTA per the manual steps in this thread but still couldn't boot to system. Only by already having TWRP installed on 5.1.1 am I able to flash a custom 6.0 ROM successfully. Haven't seen a really clear statement yet that someone has flashed TWRP on fully stock MM with no problem..

EVR_PR said:
Did you install TWRP as read only? I did this and now system recovery is overwriting TWRP and I have no idea how to get out of it.
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First time I let /system be read-write and second time I let /system be RO. However this likely isn't related to recovery overwriting TWRP; it's documented that on first boot the OS may rewrite the recovery data meaning you'd need to install TWRP again.

Dahenjo said:
I had the same problem a couple days ago and posted about it in the 'Android 6.0 Update rolling out! Pure Edition' thread
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Haven't seen a really clear statement yet that someone has flashed TWRP on fully stock MM with no problem..
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Thanks; at least I know it's not me being stupid then (or if I am, then I'm not alone ).

sweh said:
First time I let /system be read-write and second time I let /system be RO. However this likely isn't related to recovery overwriting TWRP; it's documented that on first boot the OS may rewrite the recovery data meaning you'd need to install TWRP again.
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I have flashed TWRP twice and even rebooted to recovery from recovery and system recovery still overwrites TWRP after booting to system.
Only way I can access TWRP is either flashing it or booting into from the fastboot folder using the fastboot boot command.
Doesn't matter what I do, the option for changing TWRP from read-write to read only doesn't show up anymore.

sweh said:
Thanks; at least I know it's not me being stupid then (or if I am, then I'm not alone ).
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Well, at age 65 I do put my socks on backwards sometimes..... :silly:

Read on a fairly-detailed post that using adb to flash recovery and rebooting into it should actually work fine!
Could anyone confirm? Is it even possible?
P.S. I'm on XT1572 Indian stock 6.0, and very eager for twrp

I had the exact same problem. I used adb. Stuck on loading screen and then suddenly black. Not able to boot the phone. I'd like to make a nandroid and after that I'd like to use systemless root. If I'm correct, I'll still receive ota's while using systemless root.

Same for me. Returned to stock EU 5.1.1, got update, installed it. Later unlocked bootloader and installed latest TWRP. And now I am stuck on booting up image.
So stock Marshmallow cant be used with TWRP?

BooBzi said:
Same for me. Returned to stock EU 5.1.1, got update, installed it. Later unlocked bootloader and installed latest TWRP. And now I am stuck on booting up image.
So stock Marshmallow cant be used with TWRP?
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That seems to be the case since I have yet to hear of anyone freshly setting up TWRP for clark/MXPE on purely stock MM without it failing to boot to system afterwards. If you already have TWRP on 5.1.1 you can install a custom MM ROM and then TWRP works normally (ie boots to system), but so far that's the only way I'm aware of to get it functional on MM.
I see you started another thread on this, which may help it get noticed, but maybe also post in the TWRP thread. I posted there on this issue over a week ago but have had zero response from OP, but if others keep doing so maybe that will help.
IMVHO, TWRP for MXPE isn't being supported well - this problem, the version being incorrect for several weeks causing confusion w/dozens of unnecessary posts (this alone could likely be fixed in 2 minutes), as well as the 'SD as internal storage' issue(s) which may be more involved but are still the type of thing those maintaining it are supposed to address. Even some acknowledgement that the issues are recognized and being worked on would be nice, but thus far not even that.

Dahenjo said:
That seems to be the case since I have yet to hear of anyone freshly setting up TWRP for clark/MXPE on purely stock MM without it failing to boot to system afterwards. If you already have TWRP on 5.1.1 you can install a custom MM ROM and then TWRP works normally (ie boots to system), but so far that's the only way I'm aware of to get it functional on MM.
I see you started another thread on this, which may help it get noticed, but maybe also post in the TWRP thread. I posted there on this issue over a week ago but have had zero response from OP, but if others keep doing so maybe that will help.
IMVHO, TWRP for MXPE isn't being supported well - this problem, the version being incorrect for several weeks causing confusion w/dozens of unnecessary posts (this alone could likely be fixed in 2 minutes), as well as the 'SD as internal storage' issue(s) which may be more involved but are still the type of thing those maintaining it are supposed to address. Even some acknowledgement that the issues are recognized and being worked on would be nice, but thus far not even that.
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Thanks for reply, I did listen to you and post on TWRP thread.

Dahenjo said:
That seems to be the case since I have yet to hear of anyone freshly setting up TWRP for clark/MXPE on purely stock MM without it failing to boot to system afterwards. If you already have TWRP on 5.1.1 you can install a custom MM ROM and then TWRP works normally (ie boots to system), but so far that's the only way I'm aware of to get it functional on MM.
I see you started another thread on this, which may help it get noticed, but maybe also post in the TWRP thread. I posted there on this issue over a week ago but have had zero response from OP, but if others keep doing so maybe that will help.
IMVHO, TWRP for MXPE isn't being supported well - this problem, the version being incorrect for several weeks causing confusion w/dozens of unnecessary posts (this alone could likely be fixed in 2 minutes), as well as the 'SD as internal storage' issue(s) which may be more involved but are still the type of thing those maintaining it are supposed to address. Even some acknowledgement that the issues are recognized and being worked on would be nice, but thus far not even that.
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I was on pure stock mm and sideloaded twrp without any issues. I use the twrp app (requires root) to reboot into recovery without any problems.

ccic2491 said:
I was on pure stock mm and sideloaded twrp without any issues. I use the twrp app (requires root) to reboot into recovery without any problems.
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Hello, is it possible to get step by step tutorial?
Later will try on Style with stock MM.
Thanks!

ccic2491 said:
I was on pure stock mm and sideloaded twrp without any issues. I use the twrp app (requires root) to reboot into recovery without any problems.
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Did you not use the Fastboot Install Method on the TWRP site? We are unable to reboot back into system after using this on stock MM, which always worked fine on stock LP. If you used a different method that worked could you please share what that was?

I am using twrp 2.8.7.1 on my Moto X Style XT1572 Asia retail without any trouble for past two weeks.
I normally flashed it using the fastboot and never ran into trouble.

gulshanstrider said:
I am using twrp 2.8.7.1 on my Moto X Style XT1572 Asia retail without any trouble for past two weeks.
I normally flashed it using the fastboot and never ran into trouble.
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Just to confirm - when you flashed TWRP you were completely stock after installing the 6.0 OTA (not still on 5.1.1 before taking the OTA), correct?

Dahenjo said:
Just to confirm - when you flashed TWRP you were completely stock after installing the 6.0 OTA (not still on 5.1.1 before taking the OTA), correct?
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Here is what I did:-
1) I was in Stock 5.1.1 (had unlocked bootloader)
2) I took the OTA.
3) Flashed the twrp 2.8.7.1 using fastboot
So yes I was completely stock 6.0 when I flashed the TWRP for MM

New July images posted

Two again - MMB30K & MOB30O. I have no idea what the difference is, but I've used MOB30O successfully.
Link to the Nexus 6 OTA page with instructions for sideloading (no data loss, need to reinstall TWRP & reroot):
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota
For those people who prefer to install separate components:
MMB30K
MOB30O

dahawthorne said:
Two again - MMB30K & MOB30O.
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Did anyone ever figure out what the difference was? Google did this last time, and the result seemed the same between the two.

I went with MOB30M last time and it worked fine, so I'm going with MOB30O.

@dahawthorne added the links on the first post for you..

Thanks. I should have included the links, but I reckoned that anyone who's interested knows where to find them, and anyone who doesn't know probably shouldn't be tinkering...
But yes, the pointer is appreciated.
Edit: I used the OTA at this link - simpler, and doesn't lose your data:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota#shamu
Instructions are on the page. A simple sideload, flash recovery, install SuperSU.

Sir , is there any difference between MMB30K and MOB30O versions?

marcus droid said:
Sir , is there any difference between MMB30K and MOB30O versions?
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we have to wait for the AOSP change logs on that

Encrytable boot/kernel IMGs:
MOB30O:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24572369242688110
MMB30K:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24572369242688111

What was the difference between the last 2 images? That was released without explanation as well!

I flashed the MOB30O version, anyone having trouble flashing SuperSU like me?
SuperSU flashed alright in TWRP(though the log seems a bit shorter than usual). When I rebooted the system, it says that SuperSU binary is not installed. I've tried to reflash TWRP (since stock recovery takes over) & different versions of SuperSU: 2.74 / 2.76 and can't seem to get root.

Strange. I sideloaded the MOB30O OTA, flashed TWRP (twice - it didn't stick first time) then installed SuperSU 2.76 from TWRP. No problems at all so far.

ayang02 said:
I flashed the MOB30O version, anyone having trouble flashing SuperSU like me?
SuperSU flashed alright in TWRP(though the log seems a bit shorter than usual). When I rebooted the system, it says that SuperSU binary is not installed. I've tried to reflash TWRP (since stock recovery takes over) & different versions of SuperSU: 2.74 / 2.76 and can't seem to get root.
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I flashed SuperSU 2.76 just fine after flashing the MOB30O image. Also, I've never had stock recovery get replaced on my Nexus 6 ever. That's really strange.

The difference between these two images has been posted many times - not sure why people are confused about it!
MOB is the version you want.
MMB is the version for the Carriers who haven't approved the newer radio in MOB.
MOB also includes some kernel enhancements to increase performance. These changes related to the Kernel "Tick Rate". I think the changes have improved performance a little, but you're not going to think you've purchased a new phone or anything.
Summary:
MOB: Newer kernel with performance improvements, updated Radio image.
MMB: Older kernel sans performance improvements, old radio.
Summary: MOB is the train you want to be on.

ayang02 said:
I flashed the MOB30O version, anyone having trouble flashing SuperSU like me?
SuperSU flashed alright in TWRP(though the log seems a bit shorter than usual). When I rebooted the system, it says that SuperSU binary is not installed. I've tried to reflash TWRP (since stock recovery takes over) & different versions of SuperSU: 2.74 / 2.76 and can't seem to get root.
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I dl'd the O image, extracted and flashed the system image only through twrp while at work. Rooted using a PC when I got home and I have no issues so fah. I use chainfires method and his method requires running his image with fast boot. Fastboot boot cf... What ever you have the file named. It'll do it's thing on the phone then reboot 1-3x before it boots up fully. This root it rebooted once. On previous updates, up to 3 times before it finally finished.

Why are people insisting on flashing the "old" modular way (extracting components for individual flashing) when Google have provided a total no-data-loss OTA? 15 minutes, risk-free. Why choose the difficult way when there's a seamless simple upgrade? Incomprehensible.

dahawthorne said:
Why are people insisting on flashing the "old" modular way (extracting components for individual flashing) when Google have provided a total no-data-loss OTA? 15 minutes, risk-free. Why choose the difficult way when there's a seamless simple upgrade? Incomprehensible.
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For me it's because I've lost my data a couple of times in the past doing an OTA update. I guess old habits die hard and I like the control I have flashing each image file manually. At least that way I can be reasonably sure that my data isn't messed with by not flashing the userdata image, plus, I can skip flashing recovery so I don't have to reinstall that. It only took me 9 minutes to complete the process tonight, including re-rooting, doing it the "old" way.

dahawthorne said:
Why are people insisting on flashing the "old" modular way (extracting components for individual flashing) when Google have provided a total no-data-loss OTA? 15 minutes, risk-free. Why choose the difficult way when there's a seamless simple upgrade? Incomprehensible.
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Two very simple reasons. 1) if you are rooted. 2) if you are unencrypted.
FWIW: it takes about 60 seconds to extract the images from the .zip file. And about 3 minutes to flash the boot and system image files in fastboot.

before i download the entire package can anyone tell me if there is a new modem in july update?

H4X0R46 said:
I flashed SuperSU 2.76 just fine after flashing the MOB30O image. Also, I've never had stock recovery get replaced on my Nexus 6 ever. That's really strange.
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Then that means you were able to get root successfully. My TWRP recovery got overwritten because I didn't get root. Anyways, I am gonna try flashing stuff from scratch in a few days. I've also never had issues flashing monthly updates and SuperSU until now.
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adm1jtg said:
before i download the entire package can anyone tell me if there is a new modem in july update?
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There is no new modem, nor bootloader. Just security updates to boot and system images.

Out of my depth with MultiROM/TWRP problem; could use some guidance

Hi, All . . .
I believe it would be appropriate to label me as an intermediate-to-advanced newbie. That is, I'm not clueless, but there are lots of blind spots in my knowledge.
I just bought a 6P and while I've been waiting for my SIM card to arrive, I've gone ahead and rooted, installed TWRP 3.0.3-0, and made a few customizations here and there. One thing I don't understand is the significance of the vendor image now. I'm coming from a 6 where that wasn't an issue. Also, in the rooting instructions it indicates that one should "find the correct vendor image," without really indicating how one can go about learning which one is "right." In the end, I took the latest one I could find, because my phone did an OTA update and I simply reasoned that I should match latest with latest.
In any case, I want to install MultiROM and I keep running into this problem:
The MultiROM version of TWRP doesn't load. It hangs on the splash screen. The version it uses is 3.0.2-0, so I suspected it was an issue with that. I flashed the TWRP-only recovery version 3.0.2-0 after having no luck, and it wouldn't load beyond the splash screen, either. Finally, I re-flashed the stock system recovery and tried flashing both the 3.0.2-0 TWRP-only recovery and the MultiROM-integrated version, both without success.
Is there something about the move from 3.0.2-0 to 3.0.3-0 that makes a rollback impossible. Is it even necessary?
Re-flashing 3.0.3-0 solved the problem of basic functionality. TWRP comes right up after I do that. But I can't get the MultiROM recovery or the 3.0.2-0 TWRP recovery to work no matter what I try.
My phone says that the vendor version is N4F26J and my "build number" is N6F26Q, and I'm running PureNexus 7.1.1. Those two numbers appear like a mismatch to me, but everything I could find indicated that the vendor version I have, being the latest, is the right one.
What am I missing? Can someone with more experience solve this puzzle, or at least lead me in a direction where I know which questions to ask on my own and can get things to start making sense again?
I appreciate your help! Thanks!

KilgoreTrout71 said:
Hi, All . . .
I believe it would be appropriate to label me as an intermediate-to-advanced newbie. That is, I'm not clueless, but there are lots of blind spots in my knowledge.
I just bought a 6P and while I've been waiting for my SIM card to arrive, I've gone ahead and rooted, installed TWRP 3.0.3-0, and made a few customizations here and there. One thing I don't understand is the significance of the vendor image now. I'm coming from a 6 where that wasn't an issue. Also, in the rooting instructions it indicates that one should "find the correct vendor image," without really indicating how one can go about learning which one is "right." In the end, I took the latest one I could find, because my phone did an OTA update and I simply reasoned that I should match latest with latest.
In any case, I want to install MultiROM and I keep running into this problem:
The MultiROM version of TWRP doesn't load. It hangs on the splash screen. The version it uses is 3.0.2-0, so I suspected it was an issue with that. I flashed the TWRP-only recovery version 3.0.2-0 after having no luck, and it wouldn't load beyond the splash screen, either. Finally, I re-flashed the stock system recovery and tried flashing both the 3.0.2-0 TWRP-only recovery and the MultiROM-integrated version, both without success.
Is there something about the move from 3.0.2-0 to 3.0.3-0 that makes a rollback impossible. Is it even necessary?
Re-flashing 3.0.3-0 solved the problem of basic functionality. TWRP comes right up after I do that. But I can't get the MultiROM recovery or the 3.0.2-0 TWRP recovery to work no matter what I try.
My phone says that the vendor version is N4F26J and my "build number" is N6F26Q, and I'm running PureNexus 7.1.1. Those two numbers appear like a mismatch to me, but everything I could find indicated that the vendor version I have, being the latest, is the right one.
What am I missing? Can someone with more experience solve this puzzle, or at least lead me in a direction where I know which questions to ask on my own and can get things to start making sense again?
I appreciate your help! Thanks!
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Hey there,
Regarding your TWRP 3.0.2-0/MultiRom 3.0.2-0 and TWRP 3.0.3 issues, check out post #1152 in the official TWRP 6P thread. If there is an update to MR to support Nougat encryption, you'll just have to follow the MR thread or Github for updates.
Here's a brief explainer from my guide in the Nexus 5X forums about Vendor.img:
9. After updating my ROM, I get this message on every boot: "There's an internal problem with your device. Contact your manufacturer."
This warning signifies a mismatched vendor and system partition. The vendor partition was integrated in the system partition for previous Nexus devices but is now a separate partition that must be flashed for each Google security update. Download a factory image and update your vendor partition using fastboot so that it matches your rom's OS base. If you have a file explorer installed on your phone, you can determine which vendor.img is installed by navigating to /vendor/build.prop and clicking on the build.prop. The specific vendor installed will be a combination of six numbers and letters listed in all capitals (example: NMF26F) in the ro.vendor.build.fingerprint line.
Vendor.img is specific to each OTA and contains proprietary binaries for the phone. The phone will fail to boot if you mismatch the vendor.img with a different OS base. For instance, a 6.0 Marshmallow vendor.img will not allow your phone to boot on 7.0 Nougat.
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Hope this clears things up for you!
Edit: Also, certain rom teams keep an up to date listing of vendor.img available on their websites. Usually this is detailed in the rom thread OP. Find a reliable thread and bookmark their vendor.img downloads, if not download the factory image each month and extract the img.

SlimSnoopOS said:
Hey there,
Regarding your TWRP 3.0.2-0/MultiRom 3.0.2-0 and TWRP 3.0.3 issues, check out post #1152 in the official TWRP 6P thread. If there is an update to MR to support Nougat encryption, you'll just have to follow the MR thread or Github for updates.
Here's a brief explainer from my guide in the Nexus 5X forums about Vendor.img:
Hope this clears things up for you!
Edit: Also, certain rom teams keep an up to date listing of vendor.img available on their websites. Usually this is detailed in the rom thread OP. Find a reliable thread and bookmark their vendor.img downloads, if not download the factory image each month and extract the img.
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Thanks so much for the swift reply! I'll check these links out right away. I'm sure they will fill in the gaps for me.
Best,
KT

KilgoreTrout71 said:
Hi, All . . .
I believe it would be appropriate to label me as an intermediate-to-advanced newbie. That is, I'm not clueless, but there are lots of blind spots in my knowledge.
I just bought a 6P and while I've been waiting for my SIM card to arrive, I've gone ahead and rooted, installed TWRP 3.0.3-0, and made a few customizations here and there. One thing I don't understand is the significance of the vendor image now. I'm coming from a 6 where that wasn't an issue. Also, in the rooting instructions it indicates that one should "find the correct vendor image," without really indicating how one can go about learning which one is "right." In the end, I took the latest one I could find, because my phone did an OTA update and I simply reasoned that I should match latest with latest.
In any case, I want to install MultiROM and I keep running into this problem:
The MultiROM version of TWRP doesn't load. It hangs on the splash screen. The version it uses is 3.0.2-0, so I suspected it was an issue with that. I flashed the TWRP-only recovery version 3.0.2-0 after having no luck, and it wouldn't load beyond the splash screen, either. Finally, I re-flashed the stock system recovery and tried flashing both the 3.0.2-0 TWRP-only recovery and the MultiROM-integrated version, both without success.
Is there something about the move from 3.0.2-0 to 3.0.3-0 that makes a rollback impossible. Is it even necessary?
Re-flashing 3.0.3-0 solved the problem of basic functionality. TWRP comes right up after I do that. But I can't get the MultiROM recovery or the 3.0.2-0 TWRP recovery to work no matter what I try.
My phone says that the vendor version is N4F26J and my "build number" is N6F26Q, and I'm running PureNexus 7.1.1. Those two numbers appear like a mismatch to me, but everything I could find indicated that the vendor version I have, being the latest, is the right one.
What am I missing? Can someone with more experience solve this puzzle, or at least lead me in a direction where I know which questions to ask on my own and can get things to start making sense again?
I appreciate your help! Thanks!
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Your vendor image and build number do sound like they are mismatched. If you can't find the vendor image you need on XDA you can find the matching build on the Google site, download the whole factory image and unzip it and get the vendor image that way.
I believe TWRP 3.0.2-0 was buggy. I'm not familiar with Multi rom and I don't know why they would use that build. You should be using 3.0.2-3 or 3.0.3-0.
I personally wouldn't install a custom ROM before activating the phone. I know a couple people have reported in the past that they were unable to activate their phone on a custom ROM. Hopefully you won't have that issue.

jhs39 said:
I believe TWRP 3.0.2-0 was buggy. I'm not familiar with Multi rom and I don't know why they would use that build. You should be using 3.0.2-3 or 3.0.3-0..
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MultiRom support for this device was released when Marshmallow was out. So MR33 is based on the Marshmallow branch and ships with 3.0.2. The developer just isn't ready to release support for Nougat 7.0 and couple that with the issues of TWRP 3.0.2-x. He's actively pushing commits to support Nougat.
Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

jhs39 said:
Your vendor image and build number do sound like they are mismatched. If you can't find the vendor image you need on XDA you can find the matching build on the Google site, download the whole factory image and unzip it and get the vendor image that way.
I believe TWRP 3.0.2-0 was buggy. I'm not familiar with Multi rom and I don't know why they would use that build. You should be using 3.0.2-3 or 3.0.3-0.
I personally wouldn't install a custom ROM before activating the phone. I know a couple people have reported in the past that they were unable to activate their phone on a custom ROM. Hopefully you won't have that issue.
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Thanks for the input! I actually just got my card and some of the activation seems complete. (I got my voice mails and so on, but no data connection yet.) I didn't have a problem with the Nexus 6 on PureNexus, but we'll have to see how this one plays out. I'm not able to call over WiFi yet.

KilgoreTrout71 said:
Thanks for the input! I actually just got my card and some of the activation seems complete. (I got my voice mails and so on, but no data connection yet.) I didn't have a problem with the Nexus 6 on PureNexus, but we'll have to see how this one plays out. I'm not able to call over WiFi yet.
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It might just take a while for the service to go through. Good luck.

How to restore my Recovery-mode (TWRP)

I ran some troubles whilst was turning my android version 4.4.4 into a 8.1, TWRP helped me with the whole process (if it wasn't by those guys i'd have a bricked phone for sure). While fixing things and figuring out all the misstepped nuances on my end it come to my understandment that TWRP 2.7.1, while funcional, was flawed; since the newer versions could get rid of the necessity of dealing with adb and some weird glitches that not even 5.53785% of the internet community has dealt (or at least expressed) in the past. Errors like "broken pipes" or closed doors on a DMZ connection were spreading the adb sideload route that i had avaliable. For that reason i decided to upgrade TWRP, followed these instructions to the heart paying attention to the warning that 2.8.4 version would be needed if i want a recover-mode route for said upgrade, which made me go for the googleplay manner. My mistake was not backuping the image of the working 2.7.1 version which was in place, i've neglected such feature and gone straight to the 'download and flash' an image, which i opted for getting the 2.8.4 planning on upgrading the remanescent versions directly on recovery-mode. I never came to celebrate such accomplishment since the change of 2.7.1 to 2.8.4 via rooted TWRP app made my recovery-mode to BSoD. Ever since i've tried downgrading to 2.7.1 again to see if would at least return to the old point but i ran outta luck here. Whats the best course of action to take right now? Straight up overwrite it using this. Delete and reinstall?
TLDR::: had TWRP 2.7.1, without making backup of the working stance, installed 2.8.4 image via googleplay official app (rooted), got as result? a bricked, black recover-mode screen. Atempted to reroll to 2.7.1 by downloading it on said app, didn't worked, BSoD stay still when recovery-mode is choosen. What to do to get, if not the newest version of TWRP, at least the 2.7.1 back?

First, flash the latest stock OS (Android 5.1.1), then flash the latest TWRP (twrp-3.2.1-0-mako.img) and proceed with flashing selected rom from there.
Edit: don't use some 3rd party flashing tools, they tend to be broken and/or oudated.

n0b0dy666 said:
First, flash the latest stock OS (Android 5.1.1), then flash the latest TWRP (twrp-3.2.1-0-mako.img) and proceed with flashing selected rom from there.
Edit: don't use some 3rd party flashing tools, they tend to be broken and/or oudated.
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Thing is: i'm now using nitrogen 8.1 Oreo, which i manage to flash via a working 2.7.1 TWRP plus the flashing tool that i've used was the one provided and advised by TWRP team themselves, the one official on googleplay. I'm up to downgrade android 8.1 to 5.1.1 but how to do it? (considering that i can't access the recovery-mode)
EDIT: perhaps you're saying for me NOT to use something like this?

I always use Skipsoft android toolkit to flash stock/custom roms.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ne...olkit-skipsoft-android-toolkit-nexus-t1995688

This thread is over :victory:
This problem is now solved. Thank you both for taking time to express some light on my troubles, thanks for answering my plea.
HOWTO: Talking with a correspondent of official TWRP i was advised to download and flash on the official app (googleplay app, just as before) the previous version version 2.7.0 (considering my last working version was 2.7.1) to see the results. It managed to get me back a working recovery-mode screen and from there, i made the needed IMG backup and recovery backup before following the next step: downloading 3.2.1 straight from 2.7.0 (bold, if you'd ask me, but since i got 2.7.0img backup saved this time, i feared no trouble :highfive and IT WORKED!

[HELP] Cannot update TWRP

I have an LG V20 H910 dirty unlocked, rooted, and currently using LOS 16
I bought this phone 8 months ago for the sake of me tweaking with it, but unfortunately it didn't go well
The first thing i noticed was the screen ghosting, then the phone is very slow on stock ROM (H910PR 10f i think), so i rooted the phone and installed TWRP
I did installed the Stock Oreo ROM but i still decided to clean flash LOS 15.1 then dirty flashed LOS 16, and here i am still my current ROM is LOS 16.
I need to install the latest TWRP for me to theoretically install Gamma kernel (cuz mine just goes stuck to fastboot after, i dunno why)
So i thought maybe my TWRP is outdated, so i want to update it, but i can't, it is stuck on fastboot after, just like the kernel
I'm currently on @Phoenix591 TWRP 3.2.3-1 and this is literally as far as i can go, because anything later than that (like the lastest 3.3.1-1 or even just 3.2.3-4) bricks my phone to fastboot.
Can anyone help me with this, please?

Download the newest version from the TWRP thread, and then in your TWRP, hit "install" and then select to install by .img and not .zip and you should be able to flash that way. Otherwise do it through fastboot which I can help you with if you need to. Let me know.

iTzFeRReTTi said:
Download the newest version from the TWRP thread, and then in your TWRP, hit "install" and then select to install by .img and not .zip and you should be able to flash that way. Otherwise do it through fastboot which I can help you with if you need to. Let me know.
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Already tried, still nothing, installing through TWRP or adb bricks the phone

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Already tried, still nothing, installing through TWRP or adb bricks the phone
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just for kicks (it won't hurt anything, but chances arn't great it'll help... but its something), does the us996 variant of twrp do the same thing?
There's basically no difference besides what the device calls itself (and some minor kernel options) for the purposes of checking what roms should be allowed to flash.
Also just to cover our bases, have you double checked the md5sum of the downloaded ATT twrp image and ensured it matched what android file host shows for it? (if the download was corrupted in such a way as to prevent it from booting properly it might end up going into fastboot from THAT)

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just for kicks (it won't hurt anything, but chances arn't great it'll help... but its something), does the us996 variant of twrp do the same thing?
There's basically no difference besides what the device calls itself (and some minor kernel options) for the purposes of checking what roms should be allowed to flash.
Also just to cover our bases, have you double checked the md5sum of the downloaded ATT twrp image and ensured it matched what android file host shows for it? (if the download was corrupted in such a way as to prevent it from booting properly it might end up going into fastboot from THAT)
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Yeah i did, still no luck
I downloaded both my current version and the latest one twice, md5 also matches but still nothing