Related
Disclaimer and Warning: By attempting any of the processes outlined below, you accept full responsibility for your actions. Neither the contributors of this thread or XDA are responsible for any damage caused. Some of the actions may void your warranty.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I recently went through all of this and it took me quite a while to dig through dozens of threads so I decided to make a new one bringing all of these great things together specifically for the H815. Brace yourselves for the Android right of passage...
LG G4 H815 Marshmallow 6.0 Guide.
1. Unlock the Bootloader
2. Install the custom recovery: TWRP
3. Root
4. Install Xposed
5. Install Viper4Android
6. Unbrick Guide
7. Debloat
8. Battery Optimisations
- Quicklinks:
Drivers: http://oceanhost.eu/e4h2px4e0hkd/LGMobileDriver_WHQL_Ver_4.0.4.exe.htm
Minimal ADB: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24521665358595410
LG Bootloader Unlock: https://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryTypeCode=ANRS
TWRP: https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4387389&d=1515789045
SuperSU: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24369303960690845
System Image Complete: http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/stock-h815-20g-images-kdz-flashable-t3450503
Xposed Framework: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3848457&d=1471691646
Xposed Installer App: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Viper4Android: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lvcxffdqimbi78b/V4A_Poweramp_Lollipop_v3.zip?dl=0
SELinux Mode Changer App: http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=12506
LG Bridge Unbrick Tool: http://www.lg.com/us/support/product-help/CT10000025-1438110404543-preinstall-apps
IMPORTANT | IMPORTANT | IMPORTANT | IMPORTANT | IMPORTANT
Backup any personal files because everything will be deleted! Make sure you have at least 50% battery remaining.
1. Unlocking the bootloader officially
This is the first step in voiding your warranty so is the point of no return. I've read in some places that you may be able to do this without voiding your warranty but I did not look into this.
WARNING - This will delete everything on the phone so make sure to backup important personal files.
i) Visit the official LG website to obtain a bootloader unlock file. First click the 'How to Unlock the Bootloader' tab and then the button 'Starting Unlocking the Bootloader' at the bottom of the page: https://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
ii) Sign up to a free developer account using a real email address (it's needed)
iii) Enter your IMEI number which you can find on your box, under the battery or by dialing *#06# on the phone. Keep this tab open
iv) On your phone, go to settings -> About phone -> Software info and then tap on Build number 7 times. Go back to Developer options under general settings and enable 'USB debugging' and 'Enable OEM unlock'.
v) Install the LG G4 drivers from here: http://oceanhost.eu/e4h2px4e0hkd/LGMobileDriver_WHQL_Ver_4.0.4.exe.htm
vi) Download and install minimal adb 1.4 from here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24521665358595410
vii) Browse to where you installed this and then right click and select 'Open command window here'. By default, this is in C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot
viii) Plug in your phone to your computer using a reliable USB port and cable (USB 3.0 doesn't seem to work). Enter "adb reboot bootloader" into the command window without quotations. Wait for it to reboot and then type "fastboot oem device-id"
ix) This fastboot command will return a character string. This is the Device ID which is needed to generate your unique unlock key. It will look like this:
Code:
Example Device ID (PC User)$ fastboot oem device-id
(bootloader)-----------------------------------------------------------------
(bootloader) Device-ID
(bootloader) CD58B679A38D6B613ED518F37A05E013
(bootloader) F93190BD558261DBBC5584E8EF8789B1
(bootloader)-----------------------------------------------------------------
To generate your unlock key, you will need to paste together the 2 lines of output into one continuous string without "(bootloader)" or white spaces. In the example above, the Device ID would be:
CD58B679A38D6B613ED518F37A05E013F93190BD558261DBBC5584E8EF8789B1
Paste this into the LG website form and confirm. It will email you an unlock.bin file which you need to put in the same folder as your adb.exe file.
x) Now enter "fastboot flash unlock unlock.bin" into the command window. This should take seconds.
xi) Now check it is unlocked. By entering “fastboot reboot” and waiting for it to reboot. Then enter "adb reboot bootloader" again and then "fastboot getvar unlocked" and verifying that the response is "unlocked: yes".
Your bootloader should now be unlocked.Keep this command window open for the next step.
Thanks to shimp208 for minimal adb http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
2. Installing TWRP Custom Recovery
This will install a custom recovery allowing you to make backups and flash zip files.
i) With your bootloader freshly unlocked, you can boot up the device and set it up. Go through the startup guide thoroughly without skipping as these settings are going to stay.
ii) Download the latest TWRP img file from https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4387389&d=1515789045 and place it in the same folder as your adb.exe file and unlock.bin. Now rename it to lgg4-twrp.img without changing the file extension!
iii) Now also copy the lgg4-twrp.img file to your phone's SD card using a USB cable.
iv) Enable USB debugging again
v) Open up a command window again by Shift+Right clicking in the folder with adb.exe.
vii) In the command window, type "adb reboot bootloader". Wait to enter the bootloader and then type "fastboot boot lgg4-twrp.img" and hit enter. The device should now restart in TWRP but it is not installed yet.
vii) Once TWRP starts, select 'install' and then tick 'images' at the bottom.
viii) Find the lgg4-twrp.img file and select it. Then in the next menu select 'recovery' and swipe the bar at the bottom to confirm flash.
ix) You should then see 'Image Flash Complete' so can select back then reboot and system.
(If installing from an external SD card, go to 'mount' from the main screen and then tick to mount your ext SD card. Go back and continue as normal)
Thanks to TeamWin for TWRP https://twrp.me/
Thanks to Adam Myczkowski for TWRP install corrections.
3. Root
By now, you should have an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery installed.
If you use snapchat, you won't be able to log in with a rooted phone. So it would be a good idea to install it now and log in. You remain logged in rooting and installing Xposed. Quicklink: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapchat.androidi) Download SuperSU from https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24369303960690845 and place it on your phones internal storage.
(this works fine but you can get the latest from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64161125&postcount=3
ii) Make sure you have USB debugging enabled again.
iii) Now with your phone on and plugged in, enter recovery by opening adb as before and entering "adb reboot recovery".
If you have problems, see the end of this sectioniv) Once in the recovery, hit install and browse to the SuperSU file we just downloaded.
vii) Swipe flash and then reboot into the system.
The phone should now boot and be rooted. If not, see the notes at the end of this section.
You can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck to verify if you have root.
• If your phone does not turn on then pull out the battery and USB cable and then put just the battery back in. Now Press and hold the volume down and power buttons together. Then first LG logo should appear. Now continue holding the down button but release the power button for one second and then press it again and hold.
You should now see a screen asking you to wipe everything. Navigate with the down arrow and press the power button for both screens. This should now take you to TWRP recovery and NOT actually wipe the phone.
• If you had a bootloop then follow the above steps to get into the recovery and then you will need to download the following onto the phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/stock-h815-20g-images-kdz-flashable-t3450503 [1.5GB]
Once in the recovery, you are able to connect the phone to the computer for regular data transfer in order to transfer the file. (I had problems with the microSD card so I would avoid it).
This system image seems to be missing the FM Radio, LG Remote and SmartSettings, Voice Recorder and Quickmemo apps. To get these back, go to general settings -> About phone -> Update centre -> App updates and download/install as necessary.• If you still could not get into the recovery at all then follow the unbrick steps below in section 6.
Thanks to autoprime for the system images [url[http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/stock-h815-20g-images-kdz-flashable-t3450503[/url]
Thanks to Chainfire for SuperSU http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64161125
4. Installing Xposed
i) Download Xposed from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3848457&d=1471691646 and place it on your phone or SD card
ii) Enter recovery using the methods shown before. (You can also now enter recovery using this root app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antaresone.quickreboot)
iii) Use the recovery menus to flash the zip file. Reboot.
iv) Download and install the Xposed installer app, XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk, from the post attachment here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Thanks to rovo89 for Xposed and Follow_and_Feel for sharing the G4 Xposed link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
5. Installing Viper4Android (this breaks FM radio!)
WARNING - The FM radio app will not work after installing this.
i) Download Viper4Android from here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lvcxffdqimbi78b/V4A_Poweramp_Lollipop_v3.zip?dl=0
ii) Place the zip file on your phone or SD card and flash it in recovery. Reboot.
iii) Open the ViperFX app. From the menu and install the driver.
iv) You need to get Viper4Android to run in enforcing mode so flash this zip in recovery: https://www.dropbox.com/s/k9cnruw2e1t1d4t/ViPER4Android-supolicy.zip?dl=0
Install it. Open the app and set selinux to permissive. Reboot.
v) Install BusyBox from here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox
Thanks to the ViperFX developers and zhuhang for Viper4Android http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
Thanks to Choristav for the Viper4Android file http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/general/guide-poweramp-viper4android-lollipop-t3133935
Thanks to maximumentropy for the SElinux enforcing zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61242973#post61242973
Once all this is done and you're happy. It would be a good idea to enter recovery and make a full backup so that you can restore to the clean rooted state.
6. Unbrick Guide
If something messed up while flashing something and can't boot. Open up the recovery and restore your backup. If you don't have one, flash the v20d system image from an external SD card [1.5GB]. Download here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/stock-h815-20g-images-kdz-flashable-t3450503
If you cannot get to the recovery then follow these steps:
i) Make sure you have the LG Drivers installed from here: http://oceanhost.eu/e4h2px4e0hkd/LGMobileDriver_WHQL_Ver_4.0.4.exe.htm
ii) Download the LG Bridge software from here: http://www.lg.com/us/support/product-help/CT10000025-1438110404543-preinstall-apps
iii) Remove the battery and reinsert it so the device it is fully off.
iv) While holding the up volume button, insert your USB cable.
v) You should enter download mode. Go to the Software Update tab of the LG Bridge. It will say connecting and then should say your device is up to date. Click on the recovery text on the bottom right and then follow the instructions. The software will download the system image for you and this is roughly 1.6GB so make sure your firewall doesn't block this connection.
This shouldn't delete your data (no guarantees) but you will have to grant app permissions again and reapply any changes to system files e.g. root, viper4android, xposed ect.
If you have problems try this method instead:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-lg-g4-stock-firmware-to-stock-kdz-t3107848
7. Debloat
Here is a list of apps and services an XDA user has suggested removing: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/bloatware-tool-t3141890/post61509537#post61509537
Removing these won't break the phone but of course be smart about it; removing Weather will mean you don't have the weather app. I only removed Google apps I don't use and redunadant apps from LG.
You can remove bloat apps using the Titanium Backup app from here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
I would advice you to make a backup of them first in case you want them back. It's the easiest way to get the apps back.
If you do need a guide for using Titanium Backup, head over to this excellent guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2717159
8. Battery Optimisations
The aim is to get maximum battery life without compromising speed, user experience, features or notifications.
(I'm just going to use the following space as a log of things I've done. I will tidy this up when complete. Please do suggest if any of these things are ineffective or detrimental.)
Read through this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-g4-lag-free-marshmallow-t3327878
1. Disable Activity Logs: General Settings -> About phone -> Activity Logs at the bottom.
Also try following the steps on here; users report better battery life: https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg4/comments/4fb4uf/psa_free_up_some_ram_up_to_300mb_and_maybe_gain_a/
2. Disable Smart Settings under General Settings
3. Disable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi scanning location service: General Settings -> Location -> Menu -> Scanning -> Untick both. (I honestly can't believe these exist. I wondered why I have bluetooth wakelocks)
4. Disable Open Wi-Fi scanning: Network Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Menu -> Advanced -> Untick Wifi notification. Toggle this on and off as it should also fix random white LED blinking.
5. Greenify 2.9 beta to enable aggressive doze.
6. Follow this guide for processor tweaks http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/general/guide-advanced-interactive-governor-t3269557
Please note that this is my first thread and I'm not a developer. I hope the instructions are as complete and accurate as possible and they are what I followed for my H815 602. If there are any things I forgot or updates, please do let me know.
Superb guide. Thanks. Should be stickied.
Official LG don't unlock bootloader for H815P
Only europe is eligible for service
when i try to get my device id it just hangs at:
Code:
C:\ADB>adb reboot bootloader
C:\ADB>fastboot oem device-id
< waiting for any device >
any ideas?
running win10, with the drivers installed.
-LE-
found out the problem. usb3.0 does not work used usb2.0 and work flawlessly
On 6.0 Android is more secured and so to install recovery you have to either boot the recovery, flash custom kernel, then flash recovery or unpack boot.img from a custom kernel, flash it via fastboot, then flash recovery and lastly full kernel package in recovery. Better if you include this in your guide because many people will be asking "why my recovery is not booting?" and that's what we don't want. I've repeated this about 50 times or more and finally I will not have to.
Hi! Thanks for this guide!
Just found a "typo"
ii) Now with your phone on and plugged in, enter recovery by opening adb as before and entering "adb fastboot recovery". (You will need to enable USB debugging again)
I'm sure it should say "adb reboot recovery" : )
It could be worth saying that after installing root, there will be a boot loop or two, it even say so when you install the latest SuperSU.
I am also interested in your battery optimization, the most I've done so far is to disable NFC and location and disable some of my google account syncs that I don't use or use very rarely.
Redgoblin said:
Hi! Thanks for this guide!
Just found a "typo"
ii) Now with your phone on and plugged in, enter recovery by opening adb as before and entering "adb fastboot recovery". (You will need to enable USB debugging again)
I'm sure it should say "adb reboot recovery" : )
It could be worth saying that after installing root, there will be a boot loop or two, it even say so when you install the latest SuperSU.
I am also interested in your battery optimization, the most I've done so far is to disable NFC and location and disable some of my google account syncs that I don't use or use very rarely.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the correction.
In addition to what you've done, I have installed greenify and hibernated Snapchat, Viber and Facebook apps. WhatsApp isn't hibernated.
I have the donate version and xposed so till gcm push notifications.
I haven't done anything else. I had better battery stats installed for a few days and I kept checking it and was annoyed that I'd always have ~30% awake time with the screen off. There were no kernel wake locks, it was just app alarms mainly from android and Google.
I was getting 4 hours SOT and 20 hours use out of the box. Now I'm down to 3 hours 30.
I really wish the Autostarts app would work but it has no effect: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elsdoerfer.android.autostarts
This would allow me to stop many apps from waking up everytime the connectivity changes or the screen is unlocked.
I have Greenify with the donate Xposed settings. Coalescing, Deep Hibernation and GCM push enabled only. Here are the apps I have greenfied:
Maps
Skype
Viber
Messenger
Snapchat
Whatsapp
Gmail with 1 Google and 1 Yahoo account
CF.Lumen
Lux Autobrightness
Spotify
Viper4Android in High quality mode. Enabled are playback gain control; Equalizer; Dynamic System; Fidelity Control; Auditory System Protection and gain limiter.
Is anyone else not getting any sound from the radio app? It starts and even tunes to frequencies with channel name and now playing I hear no sound through headphones or speakers.
I've tried removing the app and installing from the update centre again.
The NextRadio app is incompatible (even when sideloading the apk) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nextradioapp.nextradio&hl=en
Well, I tried to unlock the H815 Taiwan version (bought on Amazon as a USA unlocked cellphone... ) but is not supported.
Damn it!
thanks...
i am wondering: if I go to settings / general / backup&reset, and then LG backup and perform a full backup on my SD card, will I be able to restore it all after rooting and get the system as it was previously?
joriq said:
i am wondering: if I go to settings / general / backup&reset, and then LG backup and perform a full backup on my SD card, will I be able to restore it all after rooting and get the system as it was previously?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I haven't tried it myself but have gone with the tried and trusted TWRP backup: http://www.howtogeek.com/240582/how-to-back-up-and-restore-your-android-phone-with-twrp/
And ADB backup which also works without root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/guide-phone-backup-unlock-root-t1420351
These work great; you end up booting exactly where you left off and even with browser tabs still open as you left them.
From my understanding, you would need to boot into the phone and then perform the restore in the LG app. So this would require a bootable phone. The only times I restore would be after bootloops. For general app restore and settings, I use Titanium Backup. This provides the added benefit of being able to restore on different phones.
just to update all of you: I did root my 20d g4 and LG backup managed to restore almost everything. All apps are back, but I needed to agree to permissions for all of them and some returned with saved data, some did not. For example, none of my BT devices were recognised, so I have to pair all of them, which is tricky for moto 360, since it needed to be factory reset. However, I am very pleased with how things went in the end.
Also, my phone was not recognised when rebooting to fastboot, it took me an hour of changing ports and drivers, but then I decided to install the driver manually via device manager (win 7). I made an educated guess and nailed it
Also, I had a really hard time unlocking the bootloader, because LG site kept providing "service unavailable" message, so I had to fool the server that I am in Singapore (like in this guide https://youtu.be/O64GfQORCaE )...
it is work for H815-L?
and i will be glad if you post a guide how to unlocking the bootloader without voiding my warranty
and how about a guide to unlock the free money printing machine in our G4s? LOL
warranty will be void
Question will this work on sprint variants
I've updated the Viper4Android install method. You can flash this zip file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61242973#post61242973
This will allow you to run Viper4Android without having to set SELinux to permissive. This is better for security but I also had issues with the SELinux mode changing back so would sometimes have to reboot or reinstall the viper driver to get it to work again. After doing this, you don't need the SELinux mode changer app.
will this work on v20e?
Murtagh92 said:
will this work on v20e?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can try to follow the steps in this thread or install v20d as I believe they are basically the same but for different region.
Alternatively, follow this guide for v20e http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-root-h815-v20e-installing-twrp-t3354668
How to root the Honor 8: very clear steps for dummiesRequirements:
Unlocked Bootloader
Download TWRP and SuperSU
Make sure USB Debugging is turned on, in the developer’s options.
Download and install the correct drivers and ADB tools.
Watch the video once and then watch it again to make sure you get the flow or the work.
Once you have setup the device with your PC for ADB and fastboot connections we are ready to start.
Installing TWRP
Connect your device to your PC and make sure to grant authentication to your PC over ADB. (You should be able to see your device when you type [ADB devices] in the Command Prompt)
Type [adb reboot bootloader] and wait for the device to reboot into fastboot mode
Type [fastboot devices] to confirm you have a connection to your device
Make sure to save the downloaded recovery .img in the same folder as your are running Adb/fastboot tools, and then type [fastboot flash recovery TWRP image.IMG] ( replace .img with the exact name of the downloaded file)
When complete reboot normally
When the device comes back up, open up ADB and type [adb reboot recovery]
Your device should reboot into TWRP
Do not change to “read/write” keep in read only mode and do a backup
Once backup is complete then enable “read/write” by going to “mount” and disabling the option for read only
Rooting the device
While connected in recovery mode transfer the Supersu2.78 stable to your device and install it. After installed, reboot
After rooting your device may restart 2 to 3 times. This is normal so just be patient.
System will reboot and you should have root. Test root access with your favorite root app ( I like XDA labs)
On my honor 8 I also had to accept in my phone when typing the line fastboot bootloader , if I didn't the phone didn't connect
Also I had to manually pick the driver for the connected Honor 8 in device manager twice. There is a vid about this showing how to choose the correct driver manually (google inc.->the top selection I believe) but if u have no problem connecting in adb in the command prompt typing the commands never mind this.
Good u type where to extract the twrp - MANY MANUALS MISSED THIS took me 30 min to search the info uncessesarily. Just like no one mentioned I had to accept the first command in phone for me atleast.
Does it works for FRD L19 (64GB)?
Nice guide
My phone, the LeEco Le Pro 3 LEX727 ZL1_NA US model is on the latest EUI 5.8.021S. I am able to open the adb tools in command prompt and get my computer to recognize my phone with "adb devices", but when I go to the stock fastboot with the Chinese and English writing and use "fastboot devices" nothing shows up. I'm using the latest adb tools and am clueless as to what to do.
Unlock Bootloader - Le Eco Pro 3
If you are not seeing your phone ID in ADB
Did you enable enable Developer options, or chosen MTP?
Its possible that the Android driver driver is outdated, or just try another usb port, preferably in the back of the machine.
Go here to check a whole list of possible causes: https://appuals.com/android-phone-not-showing-up-on-pc/
More than you asked for:
Since you seem to be new to your Leeco phone and new to using custom roms, I am going to go ahead and answer your current question and provide you steps needed to move forward. No big deal, I just copy pasted my notes ( with a few edits)
First steps that you need to take:
1. You will first need to unlock the bootloader :
PHP:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71566961&postcount=203
2. Install Twrp :
PHP:
https://twrp.me/leeco/leecolepro3.html
****** Scroll down to see: Fastboot Install Method (
3. Right now just use ADB. But for the future, I highly recommend that you buy an OTG drive: it makes the whole process a thousand times easier: They are cheap somewhere near $5 and worth ten times that
Unlocking the Bootloader
You can save your self alot of time by looking up how to give ADB system wide privileges: this will allow you to flash files without tying the directory path.
Mauronofrio created a tool called: "TOOL ALL IN ONE"" it's great, install it and check for updates.
PHP:
https://toolaio.tk
The all is one tool is excellent and you can use it to install everything if wanted.
I usually recommend it for novices that can use it to help with unlocking the bootloader and installing TWRP.
The tool will also update your copy of ADB, android Drivers and provide system wide privileges for ADB
LETS RECAP : Choose using the All in One Tool or the ADB Method
**********BEFORE DOING ANYTHING*******************
Make sure you have enabled the developer tools,
Turned on USB debugging
Authorized your computer on your device I.E: “MTP”
Make sure the All in One Tool can see your device
(*) Select your device from the drop down menu, then click check
(*) Choose to install drivers, and set ADB and fastboot privileges from advanced menu.
(*) First attempt to unlock, then check bootloader status
If you have a X727 you will need to flash : emmc_appsboot.mbn from this zip :
PHP:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=313042859668275431
Next, choose Recovery flasher and manually select your copy of TWRP
After you have received the success message, I recommend doing the rest of the install manually within Twrp Recovery.
(*) Reboot into TWRP and begin installation of your Rom, Gapps and Magisk.
Using the ADB Method
Install ADB/Fastboot tools on your computer
PHP:
https://wiki.lineageos.org/adb_fastboot_guide.html
1. Make sure you have enabled the developer tools,
2. Turned on USB debugging, and authorized your computer on your device “MTP”
3. Enter fastboot mode on phone (hold power and VOL -)
4. Make sure adb can see your device when you run "adb devices"
5. type: fastboot devices
6. fastboot flash aboot emmc_appsboot.mbn
7. Run { adb reboot bootloader } - No spaces (before/after)
8. Run { fastboot devices } to make sure you see your device
9. Run { fastboot oem unlock-go } to unlock your device temporarily
10. Run { fastboot oem device-info } to verify unlock status
11. Run { fastboot boot recovery_twrp-3.2.1-0-zl1.img }
12. 5. Reboot back to TWRP and begin installation of your Rom, Gapps and Magisk.
13. 6. If you wiped data, your device will now proceed to re-initialize itself as if from the factory
Concerning your device's storage,
When you boot into twrp you will see a message that states that the storage is encrypted.
*****************Important************************ ******************
Ensure that you have TWRP installed as the primary recovery
Ensure that you have TWRP installed as the primary recovery
Ensure that you have TWRP installed as the primary recovery
Ensure that you have TWRP installed as the primary recovery
To remove encryption you will need to format the storage
(Anyone who says otherwise has the X720 and not the X727)
You could also try to skip the formatting step. But you will very likely have permissions issues and get errors and you will eventually have to come back and format ( Again as long as Twrp recovery is install there is very slim chance of ever bricking your phone.
To format the storage
Go to Wipe, choose Format Data and follow the instructions.
This will erase all of photos , music, etc
If you wiped your data partition, you'll need to push the zip file to the newly formatted storage. - This is one BIG reason why using OTG is better. You can use Mauronofrio's "TOOL ALL IN ONE"" for pushing the ROM, Gapps, and Magisk to storage.
Root: You absolutely should root!
NOTE: If you have unlocked the bootloader and flashed TWRP to the recovery partition. But have not yet flashed a Custom Rom the OS will likely reset back to the factory recovery UNLESS YOU ROOT THE SYSTEM. Your device is still unlocked. But the recovery can be overwritten by the stock EUI system, so beware.
Installation of Rom, Gapps, Magisk
Boot into TWRP recovery
1. Go to "Wipe" and then to "Advanced Wipe".
2. Mark "Dalvik / ART Cache", "System", "Data" and "Cache".
3. "Swipe to Wipe" and proceed back the main menu.
4. Go to "Install".
5. Select the ROM zip file and then press "Add more Zips" and select the Gapps zip file, and then the Magisk file.
6. "Swipe to confirm Flash" and wait for some time.
7. After the flashing is finished, just reboot to system.
Finished!
If you need help or have a question message me, I would much rather help you with a successful install versus helping you unbrick your phone.
Thank you for your reply. I figured out the issue. Windows 10 updater wasn't auto installing the driver for some reason even though I have auto update ticked.
simpbrackets said:
Thank you for your reply. I figured out the issue. Windows 10 updater wasn't auto installing the driver for some reason even though I have auto update ticked.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have manually install those drivers usually.
Sent from my LEX720 using xda premium
I have the same issue in Windows 10. All In One Tool sees my x720 in adb mode, but when I switch to bootloader, the phone is gone. Device manager then shows unrecognized android device. I have LTSB version of Windows, so maybe that's why it won't auto install the needed driver. Could anyone point out what kind of driver exactly do I need, so that I can install it manually?
Hi, I'm posting this as kind of another way to install Magisk onto your MIUI Stock ROM, This Method is a way to not flash MIUI again and not lose your data, I mainly found this method while messing around with some files and another guide, By the way, I cannot guarantee OTA not breaking, but OTA I think should be OK because Magisk Root is Systemless, and this method DOES NOT INSTALL TWRP, We will be merely be booting into TWRP to root.
The Installation will indeed fail if you have a pirating application SUCH AS Lucky Patcher, please remove those before you install Magisk or it will fail!
This will take multiple requirements:
1. Red Wolf TWRP - https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-4/xiaomi-redmi-note-4-snapdragon-roms-kernels-recoveries--other-development/recovery-red-wolf-recovery-project-t3653704
2. A PC
3. 15 Seconds ADB Installer (You can use any ADB/Fastboot utility you like) - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
4. Magisk - You can use the latest version off of XDA's Magisk Forum
5. Unlocked Bootloader on your phone
After you've installed 15 Seconds ADB Installer onto your PC and Unlocked your bootloader, It is time to do your thing! Boot your phone into Fastboot mode with Power Button + Volume Down and connect it to your PC to USB, Open an administrator mode CMD in the ADB folder wherever you installed it, Plop your Red wolf image that you have downloaded into the ADB folder, and run:
Code:
fastboot devices
Code:
fastboot boot (whatever the .img file is called).img
and hit enter, after you've done that, You should see TWRP has booted onto your device, Now Swipe to allow modifications and this should put you into a Menu, after that, Connect your phone to your PC again, and the device and it's storage should be detected, Now pull the Magisk zip file and put it wherever you desire on your phone, Unplug the phone from the PC, Go to install, Select the Magisk zip file you put onto the phone and tap it, It should install, Tap wipe cache, then reboot to your system.
and tada! You should have the Magisk Manager! That's it! Your data and apps are still there, Modules install perfectly, and Safetynet passes for the people who are gonna be playing Pokemon Go for Pokemon Let's Go!
CREDIT:
Red Wolf TWRP Developers and/or related people - dadi11, ATG Droid, Devil7DK
15 Seconds ADB Developers and/or related people - Snoop05
If you have any issues with this post, I'm sorry about it, Please inform me!
UPDATE: I have tested OTA with an update that came yesterday, MIUI boots even after doing this method, but for every OTA update, you will need to reinstall Magisk.
READ THIS WHOLE THING BEFORE STARTING. THERE ARE SEVERAL WARNINGS.
Flash eu firmware using msmtool mod (https://www.xda-developers.com/t-mobile-oneplus-8t-rebrand-without-bootloader-unlocking/) (if msmtool doesn’t work make sure windows is in test mode with proper qualcomm drivers) (if your device bootloops and you can’t recover it just flash it again with msmtool, power it off and power it back on holding both volume up and down) Recommended to use Command Prompt commands instead of powershell (type cmd in platform-tools directory) https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
Unlock oem bootloader
Enable developer options (click build number several times)(make sure you’re connected to internet)
Enable oem unlocking, advanced reboot, usb debugging
Reboot to bootloader/fastboot
fastboot oem unlock
Unlock bootloader
Boot back into oos, (repeat steps I. ii. And iii.) or (boot directly into fastboot by holding volume down while
booting)
Flash boot, dtbo, and recovery (https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/lineageos/full/kebab/20220818/)
fastboot flash boot (path to boot.img)
fastboot flash dtbo (path to dtbo.img)
fastboot flash recovery (path to recovery.img)
Download firmware (https://kremowka.xyz/files/8fw/)
Enter recovery mode, enter fastbootd
Advanced > enter fastboot
Follow https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/kebab/fw_update to flash it, and without rebooting sideload
LineageOS 19.1, sideload mindthegapps, then reboot. https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/kebab/install fits in
there somewhere
Open notepad, copy commands from lineage, save as (file name).bat, drag into powershell from file explorer
(flash ram separately for safety) I named mine “flashfirmwareforoneplus8t.bat”
Be careful with ddr4 vs 5. do not brick your phone. Ddr4x is ddr4 for these purposes.
Without rebooting, enter recovery > apply update > apply from adb (it should say version 18.1 in the top left)
adb devices (to confirm phone is connected properly and device drivers are configured properly)
adb sideload (path to lineage 19.1 .zip)
Sideload will likely get stuck at 47%. This is normal. Just wait.
Volume up to go to back arrow, advanced, reboot to recovery (make sure it says version 19.1 now)
adb sideload (path to mindthegapps .zip) note that most gapps packages will not install properly as they are
too large. Just download them all from google play store once booted.
Signature verification failed will pop up, just confirm “yes”
Reboot recovery?
adb sideload (path to copy partitions .zip)
Back > Reboot system now
It may say “can’t load android system your data may be corrupt” just factory data reset it’s fine unless you have
data you want to keep then you’ll have to google it, I don’t know how to recover that and you should’ve done
that before this step (do it in fastboot, search up adb shell pull)
If the start page has clouds and blue then good job you loaded gapps properly. If it’s not then something
happened.
OPTIONAL (if you want magisk/root)
Go into settings, enable developer options (tap build number repeatedly) make sure usb debugging is on
Search in settings for “advanced”, click “advanced restart” and enable
Hold power button, restart, recovery
Apply update > apply from adb
adb devices
adb sideload (path to magisk .apk)
Signature verification failed, install anyway
Volume up to go to back arrow, reboot system now
Boot into device, reboot, magisk should appear, click on it and click accept on whatever it prompts
Open magisk, do whatever it prompts. To install a file, drag whatever module .zip you want in, make sure file
transfer is on
DO NOT USE ACC OR ACCA (battery manager) FROM F-DROID IT SOFT BRICKED MY PHONE
What I use: Safetynet universal fix and raven.A12L (spoofs as pixel 6 pro to let safetynet work)
Install from storage
Order I did it in was safetynet then raven, rebooting between each one but I'm not sure if it matters
Install safetynetfix, then go into settings, click zygisk, click enforce denylist, click 3 dots, show system apps, click
google play services, google play store, and carrier services (the square check box next to the name, make sure
every check below when you open it as a dropdown menu is checked
Reboot phone
Now you can download whatever you want
If you install twrp, make sure you are using android 12 version and not android 11, android 11 twrp will destroy
your recovery if you try to use it on android 12.
Add on: If your phone is not detected by your pc, or is detected as “MTP” with an exclamation mark, you do not
have the right drivers. There are plenty of resources online to fix this, but one that I had trouble with was that I
was on windows 10 N instead of whatever the other version is, which doesn’t come with “mediafeaturepack.”
You need to install that on your own from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software
download/mediafeaturepack, or, if your device isn’t listed, go to windows application “optional features” and
add it from there.
If your computer won’t download qdloader 9008 qualcomm drivers through device manager, there are a few
things i’ve tried to fix it. Make sure you have correct drivers
from https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=qualcomm hs usb 9008
“The system cannot find the file specified”
Open command prompt as administrator
Type DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"Full path of .cab file"
I put mine in C: drive folder but I'm not sure it matters
Also I'm not sure which one of the three I downloaded from the website. Did not cause any issue downloading
and trying to install all three, let me know if you figure out which one works. Maybe you need all three, I don’t
know.
If that doesn’t work, do sfc /scannow
Open windows update, make sure all updates are applied and restart windows (make sure you go to optional
updates and select qualcomm drivers)
Fastboot won’t connect
Make sure you’re using a usb 2.0 port instead of a usb 3.0 port, and make sure your usb cable is a data cable.
Google the difference if you don’t know what it is. Download usb drivers
from https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb, open device manager, see if anything is there, if it
shows something in “other devices” click on it, click update drivers, browse my computer, let me pick, have disk,
and then browse to android_winusb.inf and click update, click bootloader interface. If you get “error 10 device
won’t start” when installing bootloader interface, one possible solution is to disable driver signing.
Open command prompt as an administrator (doesn’t have to be in platform tools directory)
bcedit /set testsigning on
Reboot, try to install driver again.
If your device is bootlooping, and you enter fastboot after updating to a12 firmware AND you have magisk\
modules downloaded AND you have twrp installed, do not press the up volume button, only cycle through
options with volume down, because it may enter an option cycle and you won’t be able to do anything unless
you fastboot flash boot twrp.img.
It’s recommended that as soon as you root, you backup persist.img, which contains imei info (you don’t want
that to get destroyed) I am unsure if there’s anything else device specific you need to backup, I've heard
vendor_image may be but it’d not as important as persist.
To backup persist.img, put phone in recovery, type in command prompt or powershell
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/persist of=/tmp/persist.img
adb pull /tmp/persist.img persist.img
This should save persist.img to your computer. Back it up somewhere you keep important things. Also don’t
give it out at random as it contains your imei number, not sure what the consequences of that could be but
nothing good is likely to come of it.
Important shortcuts:
Power + vol up – boot into system
Power + vol down – boot into fastboot
Power + vol up + vol down – boot into edl
IF DEVICE IS BOOTLOOPING AND YOU CAN’T ENTER ANY DIFFERENT MODES, CONTINUE HOLDING POWER +
VOL DOWN IN RANDOM PATTERNS. IT HAS TAKEN ME 20 MINUTES OF RANDOM BUTTON COMBINATIONS TO
GET INTO FASTBOOT FROM A BOOTLOOP. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE ABLE TO EXIT A BOOTLOOP IF YOUR PHONE
IS PHYSICALLY UNDAMAGED.
If VoWifi doesn’t work, pixelify dialer can get it working. Probably also just any custom dialer, but I like Google
dialer. Wait for the interface to change slightly, don’t clear data until you’ve waited at least a minute or two and
closed and reopened it a few times, but if it doesn’t change after installing pixelify then force close, clear data,
and wait a minute or two, reopen, and then wait. If it continuously doesn’t change you can reflash pixelify.
Note – If using pixelify module, disable auto update for android system intelligence, it will break gboard
translate and possibly slow down device.
You can also use magisk module “mindetach” to detach com.google.android.as from play store, which will fix
any auto update bugs. Credit to vewu for showing me that
https://github.com/j-hc/mindetach-magisk
https://github.com/Pixel-Props/raven/releases
https://github.com/kdrag0n/safetynet-fix
Dm me on here if you have any questions. I am not a dev, I learned these steps from others in the community.
Shoutout pizzalovingnerd, Luk1337, raven, poang, and nvcore for helping me out a lot.
Apologies for formatting, this is copied from a word doc. Please feel free to indent and number list yourself and
send me a better version
Does the third option work?
INTseed said:
Does the third option work?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
did you configure the denylist? try clearing cache and data for google play services, google play store, and carrier services and rebooting
Mrmcfeffers said:
READ THIS WHOLE THING BEFORE STARTING. THERE ARE SEVERAL WARNINGS.
Flash eu firmware using msmtool mod (https://www.xda-developers.com/t-mobile-oneplus-8t-rebrand-without-bootloader-unlocking/) (if msmtool doesn’t work make sure windows is in test mode with proper qualcomm drivers) (if your device bootloops and you can’t recover it just flash it again with msmtool, power it off and power it back on holding both volume up and down)
a. Unlock oem bootloader
i. Enable developer options (click build number several times)(make sure you’re connected to internet)
ii. Enable oem unlocking, advanced reboot, usb debugging
iii. Reboot to bootloader/fastboot
iv. .\fastboot oem unlock
v. Unlock bootloader
b. Boot back into oos, (repeat steps I. ii. And iii.) or (boot directly into fastboot by holding
volume down while booting)
2. Flash boot, dtbo, and recovery (https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/lineageos/full/kebab/20220818/)
a. .\fastboot flash boot (path to boot.img)
b. .\fastboot flash dtbo (path to dtbo.img)
c. .\fastboot flash recovery (path to recovery.img)
3. Download firmware (https://kremowka.xyz/files/8fw/)
4. Enter recovery mode, enter fastbootd
a. Advanced > enter fastboot
5. Follow https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/kebab/fw_update to flash it, and without rebooting sideload LineageOS 19.1, sideload mindthegapps, then reboot. https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/kebab/install fits in there somewhere
a. Open notepad, copy commands from lineage, add .\ before each line, save as (file name).bat, drag into powershell from file explorer (flash ram separately for safety) I named mine “flashfirmwareforoneplus8t.bat”
b. Be careful with ddr4 vs 5. do not brick your phone. Ddr4x is ddr4 for these purposes.
c. Without rebooting, enter recovery > apply update > apply from adb (it should say version 18.1 in the top left)
i. .\adb devices (to confirm phone is connected properly and device drivers are configured properly)
ii. .\adb sideload (path to lineage 19.1 .zip)
Sideload will likely get stuck at 47%. This is normal. Just wait.
d. Volume up to go to back arrow, advanced, reboot to recovery (make sure it says version 19.1 now)
i. .\adb sideload (path to mindthegapps .zip) note that most gapps packages will not install properly as they are too large. Just download them all from google play store once booted.
Signature verification failed will pop up, just confirm “yes”
e. Reboot recovery?
i. .\adb sideload (path to copy partitions .zip)
6. Back > Reboot system now
a. It may say “can’t load android system your data may be corrupt” just factory data reset it’s fine unless you have data you want to keep then you’ll have to google it, I don’t know how to recover that and you should’ve done that before this step (do it in fastboot, search up adb shell pull)
7. If the start page has clouds and blue then good job you loaded gapps properly. If it’s not then something happened.
8. OPTIONAL (if you want magisk/root)
9. Go into settings, enable developer options (tap build number repeatedly) make sure usb debugging is on
a. Search in settings for “advanced”, click “advanced restart” and enable
b. Hold power button, restart, recovery
10. Apply update > apply from adb
a. .\adb devices
b. .\adb sideload (path to magisk .apk)
i. Signature verification failed, install anyway
ii. Volume up to go to back arrow, reboot system now
11. Boot into device, reboot, magisk should appear, click on it and click accept on whatever it prompts
a. Open magisk, do whatever it prompts. To install a file, drag whatever module .zip you want in, make sure file transfer is on
12. DO NOT USE ACC OR ACCA (battery manager) FROM F-DROID IT SOFT BRICKED MY PHONE
a. What I use: Safetynet universal fix, disableflagsecure (lets you screenshot netflix lol), and raven.A12L (spoofs as pixel 6 pro to let safetynet work)
i. Install from storage
ii. Order I did it in was safetynet, then raven, then flag secure rebooting between each one but I'm not sure if it matters
b. Install safetynetfix, then go into settings, click zygisk, click enforce denylist, click 3 dots, show system apps, click google play services, google play store, and carrier services (the square check box next to the name, make sure every check below when you open it as a dropdown menu is checked
c. Reboot phone
13. Now you can download whatever you want
https://github.com/Pixel-Props/raven/releases
https://github.com/kdrag0n/safetynet-fix
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/disable-flag-secure-magisk-module-v3-0-by-mehedi-hjoy.4490475/
Dm me on here if you have any questions. I am not a dev, I learned these steps from others in the community. Shoutout pizzalovingnerd, Luk1337, raven, poang, and nvcore for helping me out a lot.
Apologies for the ****ty formatting, i copied this from a word document. I don't know how to paste the indents.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How can you claim this 'works on locked bootloader', when right at your ( 2) you say 'unlock bootloader'. And if your instructions require unlocked bootloader (which they surely do), then they are useless, because once your bootloader is unlocked, you can simply flash Magisk with recovery.
optimumpro said:
How can you claim this 'works on locked bootloader', when right at your ( 2) you say 'unlock bootloader'. And if your instructions require unlocked bootloader (which they surely do), then they are useless, because once your bootloader is unlocked, you can simply flash Magisk with recovery.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
modded msm tool allows bootloader unlocking
Mrmcfeffers said:
modded msm tool allows bootloader unlocking
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What does this have to do with your 'working on locked bootloader'? That statement is false. You can't flash anything on locked bootloader, and if you unlock bootloader, then you can simply flash Magisk via recovery without the need for your 'method'.
optimumpro said:
What does this have to do with your 'working on locked bootloader'? That statement is false. You can't flash anything on locked bootloader, and if you unlock bootloader, then you can simply flash Magisk via recovery without the need for your 'method'.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
seems to have worked for me. i meant "working on locked bootloader" as in it include steps to unlock. it's also a guide to installing lineage, not just magisk. i'm not sure what issue you have here, it's a specific tutorial for a specific problem.
Mrmcfeffers said:
seems to have worked for me. i meant "working on locked bootloader" as in it include steps to unlock. it's also a guide to installing lineage, not just magisk. i'm not sure what issue you have here, it's a specific tutorial for a specific problem.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's just a decription in thread name that is a bit misleading.
At first it appears like it can be done on locked bootloader.
And it's obviously not, as stated in your instruction point #2.
Otherwise, nice tutorial.
Mrmcfeffers said:
DO NOT USE ACC OR ACCA (battery manager) FROM F-DROID IT SOFT BRICKED MY PHONE
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So is acc incompatible with this device? Or is this a warning only at that step in the tutorial?
jinncarry said:
So is acc incompatible with this device? Or is this a warning only at that step in the tutorial?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Don't use acca from f-droid. Acc from the official GitHub (https://github.com/VR-25/acc) is fine and works perfectly