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What is a vendor zip and why is it needed?

Hey guys finally gotten around to installing a ROM on my 6P and I keep reading about flashing a vendor zip. I did a Google search but didn't find what this file is for. Was wondering if someone would be kind enough to explain it.
Not my first time flashing Roms to a device but I never had to flash vendor files prior to the 6P.
Thanks in advance

I had the same question, and found the answer in the Pure Nexus ROM FAQs...
nathanchance said:
3.4 Q: What is the vendor.img/vendor.zip? (5X and 6P only)
3.4 A: The vendor partition is new to Nexus phones with the 5X and 6P. Previous devices had the vendor files (proprietary binaries and drivers) within the system partition (/system/vendor); on these devices, they now have it in their own partition (/vendor). If this is not up to date, you will get an error message and need to flash the latest one so your phone continues to work properly. Beans has made this a TWRP flashable file available in the OP of the 5X and 6P threads (also linked below) so you do not have to fastboot it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65102741&postcount=7741

Great post.. Thanks sir.

Confusion and/or problem with vendor - Help greatly appriciated

Hello everyone. So I'm brand new to not only xda but rooting and the likes all together. Yesterday I rooted my nexus 6p without issue and I will now list what I used. Twrp 3.0.0 -1-angler, BETA-SuperSU-v2.67-20160121175247. My phone build was MMB29P. then I flashed on pure_nexus_angler-6.0.1-20160315-CMTE and PureNexus_Dynamic_GApps_6.x.x_3-15-16.zip. Now my phone is saying its build MHC19J. I don't know if that is normal, but now I'm confused. When I boot up I get an Android System message saying " It appears your vendor image may be out of date. Please flash the latest vendor image for your device. " So followed the link to the vendor images and I see the list of vendor images however I don't see my build MHC19J.. or am I to get MMB29P? also once I do get it downloaded and load up twrp I see the option to click image and there's several boxes there to check/uncheck.. Do i just check vendor? So put as short as possible I need to know which vendor image i should get and how to flash it from twrp. Thanks for reading and your help will be greatly appreciated.
Also I almost forgot.. Will i need to flash a raido file or anything like that??

Read this first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64399854
Then read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65102741&postcount=7741
The answers to your question are both in those links, which you should ALWAYS read. You'll thank me later for making you read those.

Danzilla79 said:
Hello everyone. So I'm brand new to not only xda but rooting and the likes all together. Yesterday I rooted my nexus 6p without issue and I will now list what I used. Twrp 3.0.0 -1-angler, BETA-SuperSU-v2.67-20160121175247. My phone build was MMB29P. then I flashed on pure_nexus_angler-6.0.1-20160315-CMTE and PureNexus_Dynamic_GApps_6.x.x_3-15-16.zip. Now my phone is saying its build MHC19J. I don't know if that is normal, but now I'm confused. When I boot up I get an Android System message saying " It appears your vendor image may be out of date. Please flash the latest vendor image for your device. " So followed the link to the vendor images and I see the list of vendor images however I don't see my build MHC19J.. or am I to get MMB29P? also once I do get it downloaded and load up twrp I see the option to click image and there's several boxes there to check/uncheck.. Do i just check vendor? So put as short as possible I need to know which vendor image i should get and how to flash it from twrp. Thanks for reading and your help will be greatly appreciated.
Also I almost forgot.. Will i need to flash a raido file or anything like that??
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The vendor version you need is MHC19I which you can download following the link on the first post on the pure nexus ROM. Flash it via TWRP by hitting the flash img button and then selecting the vendor partition (duh). It's also good to make sure you are running the latest bootloader and radio (the bootloader should be on version 3.51 and the radio on 3.61).

problem with finware.

Hello guys. I flash aicp but. I have error (Your vendor image does not match the system. Please flash the NDE63X vendor image for your device.) What can i do to FIX this?

Xposed 7.0.0 active in the xda

you should flash vendor fix flashable zip file I dunno where it is

nhmanas said:
you should flash vendor fix flashable zip file I dunno where it is
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Very good but I not go

[Request] Nokia TWRP Recovery System.img, Vendor.img

Somehow I managed to lose my Recovery Of the Syszem.img and Vendor.img . If any of you guys still has them and could send me these. This would safe me a lot of time. So Basically because I wanted to install a new gsi ROM , I would need at least a Vendor.Img for the Nokia 6.1 Plus. Thx, hope some of you can help me

suspectxxx said:
Somehow I managed to lose my Recovery Of the Syszem.img and Vendor.img . If any of you guys still has them and could send me these. This would safe me a lot of time. So Basically because I wanted to install a new gsi ROM , I would need at least a Vendor.Img for the Nokia 6.1 Plus. Thx, hope some of you can help me
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https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3874513&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
There is a download link on the first post for boot.img and vendor.img
Just download the gsi system image and flash from fastboot.

gaban05 said:
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3874513&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
There is a download link on the first post for boot.img and vendor.img
Just download the gsi system image and flash from fastboot.
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Looks like the page is down do you have a mirror?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...ide-how-to-flash-generic-image-using-t3874513

Custom ROM installation

Hello . I really need some help with this problem. When I try to install for example the unofficial dirty unicorns ROM on my pixel 4 after flashing the boot.img the device won't boot into recovery. Its saying error boot prepare and it's stuck in fastboot. This also happens to other ROMs.
Thank you

And yes, I did use the commands to flash to the one slot only and on the both slots too

microcube123 said:
Hello . I really need some help with this problem. When I try to install for example the unofficial dirty unicorns ROM on my pixel 4 after flashing the boot.img the device won't boot into recovery. Its saying error boot prepare and it's stuck in fastboot. This also happens to other ROMs.
Thank you
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Post your question on the unofficial dirty unicorn ROM thread. They should have the answer to your question.

Homeboy76 said:
Post your question on the unofficial dirty unicorn ROM thread. They should have the answer to your question.
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This also applies to other ROMs

microcube123 said:
This also applies to other ROMs
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With all the different types of devices and that use unofficial dirty unicorns ROM, how would one provide a solution without specific information:
- Device model
- Android Version
- ROM
- ROM Version
- etc.
On the other hand, if the information was posted on the thread of the ROM you are trying to install. A solution may have already been posted.
Did you search that thread?

Homeboy76 said:
With all the different types of devices and that use unofficial dirty unicorns ROM, how would one provide a solution without specific information:
- Device model
- Android Version
- ROM
- ROM Version
- etc.
On the other hand, if the information was posted on the thread of the ROM you are trying to install. A solution may have already been posted.
Did you search that thread?
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Yes, I know and I have searched for it. No one seems to have this problem. Will the problem be fixed if I flash the whole stock factory image? Most people have this problem when magisk patching the factory/stock boot.img.

microcube123 said:
Yes, I know and I have searched for it. No one seems to have this problem. Will the problem be fixed if I flash the whole stock factory image? Most people have this problem when magisk patching the factory/stock boot.img.
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Now, I understand your problem: I think.
In your original post you couldn't flash the boot.img not the magisk_patched.img.
microcube123 said:
Hello . I really need some help with this problem. When I try to install for example the unofficial dirty unicorns ROM on my pixel 4 after flashing the boot.img the device won't boot into recovery. Its saying error boot prepare and it's stuck in fastboot. This also happens to other ROMs.
Thank you
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Try this:
- Flash the Stock boot.img to both slots:
(fastboot flash boot boot.img --slot all)
- Delete all magisk_patched.img
- Open Magisk (Beta or Canary) Manager
- Depending on the version of Magisk Manager installed: Set the Update Channel to Beta or Canary.
- Close Magisk Manager, reboot
- Open Magisk Manager
- Tap install (Next to Magisk)
- Tap Select and patch a file
- Navigate to the Stock boot.img that you extracted from the current Factory image (October 2020)
- Select it
- tap the ✓ (Check mark)
- Tap Lets Go
- Wait for Magisk to finish patching it.
- Reboot
- Move the magisk_patched.img from the download folder on your phone to the Platform-tools folder on your Computer
- Flash it
(fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img)