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I flashed TWRP on my Moto G4 after booting the TWRP img using fastboot, and now I can't seem to get Android to start. I can boot into TWRP just fine, but when I try to start Android the phone screen just goes black and the LED USB indicator blinks.
Does anyone know what happened and how / if I can fix it without flashing the stock rom?
try flashing everything from recovery again? Maybe you messed up something, like rooting your rom without knowing it
I managed to get it to boot again by flashing the stock system image, but now there are a few odd bugs and I can't get the Android 7 OTA. Fastboot is giving me issues when I try to follow Motorola's instructions (gyazo.com/38675380995061a98714678c796ba92b, motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images) saying that the images aren't signed or are corrupt. I'll try just flashing the image files from TWRP like you said.
The forum won't let me link to websites.
I had the same boot problem after trying to systemless root after 7.0 updateon twrp 3.1. Had to reflash to stock recovery and stock boot image before it would boot to anything other than fastboot or a blank screen.
So it seems like the best solution for now is to not flash twrp as recovery when running Android 7 and just booting into twrp temporarily with
Code:
fastboot boot <twrp.img file>
I didn't have any problems systemless rooting my Android 7 phone with supersu doing it this way, the problem only started after I attempted to flash twrp as my recovery.
After flashing the stock firmware, my only issue now is not getting the OTA, which is very frustrating as I had it working earlier today.
EDIT; Found a possible solution for getting the OTA for XT1625 in another thread, flash XT1625-XT1644_ATHENE-RETUS_MPJ24.139-49_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip to the phone from here firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto%20G4%20%28Plus%29/Stock/
* Currently testing this now, not sure if it'll work
EDIT; Worked for me, a few seconds after booting I got the OTA update. I'm on Moto G4 (XT1625 Athene) retusa
If you want to know how to flash the .49 rom, refer to this thread (forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4/development/unbrick-hard-bricked-moto-g4-amazon-t3486578) and follow the instructions as closely as you can. There are some differences between the Amazon version and the non Amazon.
IMPORTANT: do not attempt to systemless root (at least with SuperSu 2.79 SR3), it just caused Android to not boot. For now, wait for a fix. (But if you simply must attempt a root, make a backup in twrp)
Good luck!
unprofessional hacker said:
So it seems like the best solution for now is to not flash twrp as recovery when running Android 7 and just booting into twrp temporarily with
Code:
fastboot boot <twrp.img file>
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Thanks for this! I didn't know how to do it until now
Hi guys,
I got the ASUS Zenfone 3 Zoom and started playing with it. Unfortunately I managed to soft brick it and somehow I can't go back to stock. Here are all the things I did. I would be happy to get any ideas what to try next:
1. unlocked the bootloader - using asus's official unlock tool
2. flashed twrp recovery - twrp-3.2.1-0-Z01H-20180304.img, using:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
3. updated asus's firmware to the latest official one:
copying UL-Z01H-WW-71.60.139.30.zip onto internal memory
android detects the update and applying it using android
4. Enabling lock pattern at boot (from android settings). Correct pattern required even when booting into recovery
5. Installing supersu via twrp:
adb reboot recovery
installing supersu
wiping caches (the cache partition cannot be wiped)
6. SuperSu working (tested via android)
7. Reading about Magisk. Trying to install magisk via twrp. Magisk's installer complained that the system is not vanilla (due to SuperSu modifications). Have to uninstall SuperSu to return to previous state.
8. Tried uninstalling SuperSu from the program itself (in android). The uninstaller got stuck. The phone become unresponsive and had to reboot.
9. Found a script packaged as an executable zip (to be installed via twrp) that will uninstall SuperSu and return system to pristine state (SuperSu makes a backup of the files it changes before installation) - UPDATE-unSU-signed.zip. Uninstallation worked.
10. Magisk installation still complained about the bootloader. Then things started to go wrong. I unpacked the latest firware UL-Z01H-WW-71.60.139.30.zip, took out boot.img and tried to flash just the bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img
11. Upon reboot the phone got stuck at the ASUS logo. Reboot into recovery and into fastboot still works (soft brick). Still shows unlock pattern at boot.
12. I tried flashing the original firmware using TWRP (install a zip). However the installation threw some errors. Unsuccessful.
13. I've tried flashing the system.img from the original firware using fastboot but still it's stuck at the ASUS logo at boot.
fastboot flash system system.img
Here I am stuck. I've read that TWRP cannot install properly the ASUS official firmware but if you flash the original recovery, it can probably flash it properly. Another thing that I think might explain why I cannot get out of the soft brick is that I've enabled the lock pattern at boot, which effectively encrypted some parts of the phone and I have a strong feeling this interferes with the boot process. I will look for a script/installable zip (via twrp) that can remove the lock.
I really need ideas/suggestions before I make something that will turn my phone into a hard brick. Thanks.
What you need to do is flash stock MM recovery from bootloader using "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Since it came with MM preloaded you'll have to install the ROM using stock recovery via adb. It'll take a while, but after that you should upgrade to the latest MM update.
After that, update to any Nougat patch update you wish to receive, because I still haven't figured out yet how to apply them all with @shakalaca's recovery images.
Once you're done, you can install twrp again and flash magisk.
Good luck and hope this helped you
Thanks
+)KEV1N(+ said:
What you need to do is flash stock MM recovery from bootloader using "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Since it came with MM preloaded you'll have to install the ROM using stock recovery via adb. It'll take a while, but after that you should upgrade to the latest MM update.
After that, update to any Nougat patch update you wish to receive, because I still haven't figured out yet how to apply them all with @shakalaca's recovery images.
Once you're done, you can install twrp again and flash magisk.
Good luck and hope this helped you
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Thanks,
I tried to find a stock recovery images but unsuccessful. Can you tell me where to get it from?
Here's a link to Shakalaca's recovery images.
In the Old folder you'll find MM stock recoveries.
https://mega.nz/#F!p90wgAaY!l1JbJilmAUEKTKWu43pT9w!I89QgZpK
Flash 11.40.86.75 recovery
Boot into recovery
Flash 11.40.86.75 stock rom via adb (it'll take a while)
Once it's done, boot into Android.
Download your respective region's latest MM rom.
Send it to your micro sd.
Install it once Android detects the update file.
(It won't work with custom recovery. I tried every recovery Shakalaca has and only those two seem to work)
Once on the latest MM rom install any nougat patch update you wish to apply, because once you have a nougat rom, you can't boot stock recovery. (As far as my testings went)
So if I were you, I'd go for any update after the zenui 4.0 update since it's a bit better looking imo.
After that final update you can flash TWRP to root your phone. I prefer using magisk, since it doesn't modify the system files.
All you need to do is flash magisk and that's it. No need for SuperSU or anything else. And by any means, do NOT wipe your cache partition once you flash TWRP, otherwise you'll get stuck on the Asus logo during boot.
If you wish to retain the "certified" status in google play store's device certification, do NOT go into the play store before installing magisk. Also, don't delete play store data, otherwise you'll lose your previous purchases.
This post was longer than I initially thought it'd be, but I guess this sums it up pretty well.
Good luck
+)KEV1N(+ said:
Here's a link to Shakalaca's recovery images.
In the Old folder you'll find MM stock recoveries.
-- [link] removed due to XDA regulations
Flash 11.40.86.75 recovery
Boot into recovery
Flash 11.40.86.75 stock rom via adb (it'll take a while)
Once it's done, boot into Android.
Download your respective region's latest MM rom.
Send it to your micro sd.
Install it once Android detects the update file.
(It won't work with custom recovery. I tried every recovery Shakalaca has and only those two seem to work)
Once on the latest MM rom install any nougat patch update you wish to apply, because once you have a nougat rom, you can't boot stock recovery. (As far as my testings went)
So if I were you, I'd go for any update after the zenui 4.0 update since it's a bit better looking imo.
After that final update you can flash TWRP to root your phone. I prefer using magisk, since it doesn't modify the system files.
All you need to do is flash magisk and that's it. No need for SuperSU or anything else. And by any means, do NOT wipe your cache partition once you flash TWRP, otherwise you'll get stuck on the Asus logo during boot.
If you wish to retain the "certified" status in google play store's device certification, do NOT go into the play store before installing magisk. Also, don't delete play store data, otherwise you'll lose your previous purchases.
This post was longer than I initially thought it'd be, but I guess this sums it up pretty well.
Good luck
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Thanks, I managed to flash 11.40.86.75 and stock ROM using your instructions. I will look now into updating and applying magisk. Just a final question. You mentioned to install Nougat patch update and not a full firmware, but my phone came preloaded with Nougat. Will this be a problem? I installed stock 71.60.139.30 and it worked fine (i was able to boot into twrp).
mollonado said:
Thanks, I managed to flash 11.40.86.75 and stock ROM using your instructions. I will look now into updating and applying magisk. Just a final question. You mentioned to install Nougat patch update and not a full firmware, but my phone came preloaded with Nougat. Will this be a problem? I installed stock 71.60.139.30 and it worked fine (i was able to boot into twrp).
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Sorry I misread your comment. I'm updating to the latest ROM and installing TWRP. Thanks for the help.
mollonado said:
Sorry I misread your comment. I'm updating to the latest ROM and installing TWRP. Thanks for the help.
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Glad to help!
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mollonado said:
Thanks, I managed to flash 11.40.86.75 and stock ROM using your instructions. I will look now into updating and applying magisk. Just a final question. You mentioned to install Nougat patch update and not a full firmware, but my phone came preloaded with Nougat. Will this be a problem? I installed stock 71.60.139.30 and it worked fine (i was able to boot into twrp).
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It came preloaded with Nougat? Interesting.
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Glad to help!
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It came preloaded with Nougat? Interesting.
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Hi I managed to flash stock ROM - 71.60.139.30, but after that I can't flash twrp - twrp-3.2.1-0-Z01H-20180304.img. I tried with:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
but when I try to boot into recovery with:
adb reboot recovery
it goes into the stock recovery. Is there something I missed? Do I need to downgrade to flash TWRP?
mollonado said:
Hi I managed to flash stock ROM - 71.60.139.30, but after that I can't flash twrp - twrp-3.2.1-0-Z01H-20180304.img. I tried with:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
but when I try to boot into recovery with:
adb reboot recovery
it goes into the stock recovery. Is there something I missed? Do I need to downgrade to flash TWRP?
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Quick question: which of these warnings do you get when you boot?
https://www.androidauthority.com/go...rrupted-and-modified-android-software-629180/
Also, did you try power cycling to get it to boot?
And since the version number made such a large jump, I believe they must have changed something internally with the latest update and that it's probably going to be one of the last Nougat updates before Oreo (which was delayed until June).
I still need to update to that version to check it out, but I might reset soon since I was waiting for Oreo to reset.
+)KEV1N(+ said:
Quick question: which of these warnings do you get when you boot?
https://www.androidauthority.com/go...rrupted-and-modified-android-software-629180/
Also, did you try power cycling to get it to boot?
And since the version number made such a large jump, I believe they must have changed something internally with the latest update and that it's probably going to be one of the last Nougat updates before Oreo (which was delayed until June).
I still need to update to that version to check it out, but I might reset soon since I was waiting for Oreo to reset.
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I have the Orange warning. It looks a bit different but the wording is the same. Yes, i tried powercycling and still I boot into the stock recovery. What can I do now? Is it possible to downgrade? I am not sure if I boot into stock recovery if it will let me flash an older stock ROM.
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I have the Orange warning. It looks a bit different but the wording is the same. Yes, i tried powercycling and still I boot into the stock recovery. What can I do now? Is it possible to downgrade? I am not sure if I boot into stock recovery if it will let me flash an older stock ROM.
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I read here - https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/twrp-101-install-best-custom-recovery-for-android-0179547/
that once you flash twrp Android upon next reboot might overwrite it with the stock recovery. Is that possible?
mollonado said:
I read here - https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/twrp-101-install-best-custom-recovery-for-android-0179547/
that once you flash twrp Android upon next reboot might overwrite it with the stock recovery. Is that possible?
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So, how did you flash TWRP exactly? Using that guide? Or flashed through bootloader?
And to answer your question: yes, it happens sometimes.
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So, how did you flash TWRP exactly? Using that guide? Or flashed through bootloader?
And to answer your question: yes, it happens sometimes.
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Hi, I managed to get around it by directly booting into TWRP from fastboot. Yes, apparently unless I flash some TWRP files to the system partition upon next reboot, the recovery will return to stock. Anyway, I managed to install Magisk and Exposed framework and have been poking with those two for the last couple of days.
The youtube vanced app is great, but I found something that worries me. I can't login to facebook/twitter. I checked and the reason is I can't connect to the facebook.com or twitter.com https sites (even over chrome). I think either:
- I've installed some module which is messing with that
- my rooted phone is hacked
I've installed a module that is meant as ad blocker, that updates the hosts file. However I removed all modules and the problem remains. I really don't wanna start all over again just to check. And even if I reflash and it works, I will not know what caused it and how to fix it myself next time. Do you have any ideas on how to figure out what the problem is?
Regards,
mollonado said:
Hi, I managed to get around it by directly booting into TWRP from fastboot. Yes, apparently unless I flash some TWRP files to the system partition upon next reboot, the recovery will return to stock. Anyway, I managed to install Magisk and Exposed framework and have been poking with those two for the last couple of days.
The youtube vanced app is great, but I found something that worries me. I can't login to facebook/twitter. I checked and the reason is I can't connect to the facebook.com or twitter.com https sites (even over chrome). I think either:
- I've installed some module which is messing with that
- my rooted phone is hacked
I've installed a module that is meant as ad blocker, that updates the hosts file. However I removed all modules and the problem remains. I really don't wanna start all over again just to check. And even if I reflash and it works, I will not know what caused it and how to fix it myself next time. Do you have any ideas on how to figure out what the problem is?
Regards,
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First off, my apologies for this late reply (Been superbusy with school and internship assignments)
Secondly, and that is why I only use magisk. Because once you mess with the host file, depending on what module you install, it can range from tripping safetynet to bootlooping.
So quick question, is it still in this state right now since 9 days ago?
Greetings,
Kevin
+)KEV1N(+ said:
Here's a link to Shakalaca's recovery images.
In the Old folder you'll find MM stock recoveries.
https://mega.nz/#F!p90wgAaY!l1JbJilmAUEKTKWu43pT9w!I89QgZpK
Flash 11.40.86.75 recovery
Boot into recovery
Flash 11.40.86.75 stock rom via adb (it'll take a while)
Once it's done, boot into Android.
Download your respective region's latest MM rom.
Send it to your micro sd.
Install it once Android detects the update file.
(It won't work with custom recovery. I tried every recovery Shakalaca has and only those two seem to work)
Once on the latest MM rom install any nougat patch update you wish to apply, because once you have a nougat rom, you can't boot stock recovery. (As far as my testings went)
So if I were you, I'd go for any update after the zenui 4.0 update since it's a bit better looking imo.
After that final update you can flash TWRP to root your phone. I prefer using magisk, since it doesn't modify the system files.
All you need to do is flash magisk and that's it. No need for SuperSU or anything else. And by any means, do NOT wipe your cache partition once you flash TWRP, otherwise you'll get stuck on the Asus logo during boot.
If you wish to retain the "certified" status in google play store's device certification, do NOT go into the play store before installing magisk. Also, don't delete play store data, otherwise you'll lose your previous purchases.
This post was longer than I initially thought it'd be, but I guess this sums it up pretty well.
Good luck
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I made a mistake and could not install recovery stock, I followed what you wrote in the beginning install MM recovery and so I did a hard reset and I was able to install the most current recovery stock and installed ROM Oreo, Thanks. Sorry, I'm on google translator.
Thanks in advance......i'm so frustrated feel ripping my **** off.. being struggling with this for 3 days...
I was on official stock 7.0 nougat (generic russian), genesis kernel drmfix & Twrp for about a year with no issue. In fact that's my 1st and only attempt in flashing this phone. Decided to upgrade to 8.0. Big mistake!?!
Used Emma flash to flash the latest stock 8.0 release for my region, Asia. It booted up fine, all was well. I read that flashing stock will simply remove root and twrp. But i realized stock recovery was missing as well. And i can't restore any kind of recovery no matter what i tried. Suggestions please !
When i tried to enter recovery, the phone simply vibrated twice, and then 3 times quickly. If i continue holding the buttons, it goes into a loop of black screen and boot screen.
Tried flashing twrp via adb/fastboot. It appeared successful . No error messages. File size and time taken was also reported. But no recovery upon rebooting.
Fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
I can only flash roms using Emma, Flashtool ftf always fail with a 'no loader' found message.
Tried re-flashing mm, nougat and oreo via Emma. Phone runs well for all but again no stock recovery.
Don't know what else to do or what the problem is......
If i reflash to stock rom and relock boot loader without any recovery, it that dangerous?
Baron Zemo said:
Thanks in advance......i'm so frustrated feel ripping my **** off.. being struggling with this for 3 days...
I was on official stock 7.0 nougat (generic russian), genesis kernel drmfix & Twrp for about a year with no issue. In fact that's my 1st and only attempt in flashing this phone. Decided to upgrade to 8.0. Big mistake!?!
Used Emma flash to flash the latest stock 8.0 release for my region, Asia. It booted up fine, all was well. I read that flashing stock will simply remove root and twrp. But i realized stock recovery was missing as well. And i can't restore any kind of recovery no matter what i tried. Suggestions please !
When i tried to enter recovery, the phone simply vibrated twice, and then 3 times quickly. If i continue holding the buttons, it goes into a loop of black screen and boot screen.
Tried flashing twrp via adb/fastboot. It appeared successful . No error messages. File size and time taken was also reported. But no recovery upon rebooting.
Fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
I can only flash roms using Emma, Flashtool ftf always fail with a 'no loader' found message.
Tried re-flashing mm, nougat and oreo via Emma. Phone runs well for all but again no stock recovery.
Don't know what else to do or what the problem is......
If i reflash to stock rom and relock boot loader without any recovery, it that dangerous?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/x-compact/how-to/stock-8-0-root-recovery-t3747479
1. Download 'Modded boot img for 34.4.A.2.118' from that thread
2. Flash stock with Emma
3. Don't turn on the phone, go to fastboot and flash the boot img and TWRP img
levone1 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/x-compact/how-to/stock-8-0-root-recovery-t3747479
1. Download 'Modded boot img for 34.4.A.2.118' from that thread
2. Flash stock with Emma
3. Don't turn on the phone, go to fastboot and flash the boot img and TWRP img
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Hi, Thanks for the reply
1. Done
2. Which do i choose in Emma? Software update content (erases user content) or Firmware update versions.
Also must i choose the stock rom which must tally with boot img 34.4.A.2.118? ie. the rom version which ends with .118?
3. Fingers crossed.
Baron Zemo said:
Hi, Thanks for the reply
1. Done
2. Which do i choose in Emma? Software update content (erases user content) or Firmware update versions.
Also must i choose the stock rom which must tally with boot img 34.4.A.2.118? ie. the rom version which ends with .118?
3. Fingers crossed.
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Yes, flash 118 fw. If you want to save data, back it up first.
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Yes, flash 118 fw. If you want to save data, back it up first.
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I have given up I followed the instructions explicitly.
Tried flashing latest stock from different regions via Emma, Flashtool/xperifirm and ftfs from online depositories. Then flashed with the corresponding downloaded boot.img, then TWRP without any rebooting inbetween. Even created patched boot.img from extracted .elf files to try. There was no error messages or anything.
Recovery runs fine. But starting normally it either boot loops are stuck at Sony logo.
Is there any other way to get the drm restored? Can i root it via common methods and work my way from there?
Baron Zemo said:
I have given up I followed the instructions explicitly.
Tried flashing latest stock from different regions via Emma, Flashtool/xperifirm and ftfs from online depositories. Then flashed with the corresponding downloaded boot.img, then TWRP without any rebooting inbetween. Even created patched boot.img from extracted .elf files to try. There was no error messages or anything.
Recovery runs fine. But starting normally it either boot loops are stuck at Sony logo.
Is there any other way to get the drm restored? Can i root it via common methods and work my way from there?
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Did you full wipe before flashing, or when flashing, (check boxes in 'wipe' section)?
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Did you full wipe before flashing, or when flashing, (check boxes in 'wipe' section)?
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If i use flash tool, i ticked all boxes under Wipe sin during stock rom flashing. All the rest (exclude sin & misc TAs) are unchecked. No other wiping during the process.
If i use Emma, there's no chance to wipe anything, it's auto flash stock rom, then flash boot.img, then flash Twrp, then reboot to a boot loop.
btw, i've tried latest twrp 3.2.3 and 3.2.1
Also, when i flash stock, is stock recovery supposed to return? Twrp just gets removed, and i don't have any recovery at all.
Am i cursed?
Baron Zemo said:
If i use flash tool, i ticked all boxes under Wipe sin during stock rom flashing. All the rest (exclude sin & misc TAs) are unchecked. No other wiping during the process.
If i use Emma, there's no chance to wipe anything, it's auto flash stock rom, then flash boot.img, then flash Twrp, then reboot to a boot loop.
btw, i've tried latest twrp 3.2.3 and 3.2.1
Also, when i flash stock, is stock recovery supposed to return? Twrp just gets removed, and i don't have any recovery at all.
Am i cursed?
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I don't think you can boot to Sony stock recovery. If you flash stock 118, then flash modded boot img and TWRP, and reboot, I don't know why it wouldn't work. Many have done it. Just to be sure -
1. To enter recovery, you power off, then press power and volume down together, until vibration.
2. First boot takes a while. Wait a good 10 minutes to be sure.
levone1 said:
I don't think you can boot to Sony stock recovery. If you flash stock 118, then flash modded boot img and TWRP, and reboot, I don't know why it wouldn't work. Many have done it. Just to be sure -
1. To enter recovery, you power off, then press power and volume down together, until vibration.
2. First boot takes a while. Wait a good 10 minutes to be sure.
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There's why it's so odd to me. Not the 1st time i'm doing this too. I would have waited even longer if it was stuck, but it was looping continuously back to the start.
I suspect could simply be a hardware fault developed. Anyway, i've given up. Probably best excuse to get a new phone
Many thanks for trying to help :good:
I haven't been able to get mine to reboot to recovery either, so i just boot recovery.img from fastboot anytime I want to mod. Kinda annoying but I haven't figured a way around it.
I am puzzled by what's happening...
We got a new Moto G7 for my wife and following the instructions here https://www.the***********.com/install-twrp-root-moto-g7-plus-guide/, I successfully rooted the phone. However, there was a security update that needed to be installed, so with some great advice from ptn107, see https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...-trying-to-t3977463/post80429619#post80429619, I flashed the updated ROM onto the phone. (Note that I omitted 'fastboot erase userdata'. Also note that the warning message 'is-logical:<partition>: not found' was seen for all flash commands.)
The phone booted properly after the update, so I then went through the exact same rooting steps that had worked previously. However, this time, the phone gets stuck in a boot loop. I reflashed the ROM and can boot successfully, but the phone is no longer rooted. (I have tried this twice, with Magisk 19.3 and 19.4 - same result.)
Any ideas as to what I may be doing incorrectly? More importantly, what is the best way forward?
Thanks.
im dealing with the same issue. you can flash TWRP and go to advanced, fix boot loop, and that should get it to boot, but then you lose Magisk. May be a verity / checksum issue with the stock ROM. probably an easy fix but I dont have it.
EDIT: also you can flash the stock boot.img back and that will do the same thing, but again you lose Magisk/Root.
I tried rooting my OP6T on Android 10, and was up half the night. Recovered from a hard brick twice, using the Qualcomm serial flash tool thing. I was trying to flash Majisk, and read that it had to be done via a custom recovery like TWRP. All the guides said that it to boot TWRP, then basically flash TWRP using itself so that it says. Fastboot kept saying "Remote Unknown Command" when using "fastboot boot" like all the guides said. Then someone told me to run "fastboot flash boot twrp.img". This caused the first hard brick. I guess because I wrote the recovery over the boot partition. I then found a post somewhere where someone said that Oneplus Devs removed the boot command from Fastboot for some reason. No idea why!! But no one else in the OP6T TWRP thread reported issues. Maybe they were all installing TWRP on an Android 9.x build that diden't have this issue? Eventually after recovering and flashing several layers on OTA updates through the local upgrade option, I was back on A10 OB2. But I still wanted root and hadn't got TWRP working yet. Then I found a random post buried in a random thread somewhere saying that custom recoveries on A10 are useless at this point period because TWRP can't flash the system partition, as it's read only. Not sure if this only applies to OP devices?
I am now back to where I started. I would still like twrp for backups, but since it's not cooperating, I try the alternative option for Masisk, involving the patched boot.img file. I download the patched the patched boot file in this thread. Flashed it with "fastboot flash boot boot.img", and got my 2nd hard brick. It would get stuck at the bootloader warning screen and no fastboot.
Now i've lost my data, 6+ hour of time, and no closer than I was before.
I am going to take a break now, cause I need an operational phone this week. Word of advice: If you're not a developer that knows exactly what they are doing, don't even attempt to get root on an Android 10 build!
You can install Magisk,manager,extract the boot img from the OOS zip file using payload_dumper,copy that boot img. to your phone,patch the image with magisk,copy to your PC then fastboot the patched image to your phone .And yes,you cannot have twrp yet.
I'm on the open beta 2 of Android 10 and I have root and TWRP. It's possible.
It's not that hard, you don't even need twrp to install magisk. in android 10.
download open beta 2 Android 10. Extract payload.bin from it. Use payload_dumper to extract boot
install magisk apk, and patch boot.
go to fastboot use the
"Fastboot flash boot_a patched_boot.img "
and you are done.
Sh4d0wk1ng said:
It's not that hard, you don't even need twrp to install magisk. in android 10.
download open beta 2 Android 10. Extract payload.bin from it. Use payload_dumper to extract boot
install magisk apk, and patch boot.
go to fastboot use the
"Fastboot flash boot_a patched_boot.img "
and you are done.
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I think I see what I did! I need to use "fastboot flash boot_a" (or b), and not just "fastboot flash boot". Not sure how you know whether to use a or b without a custom recovery though? Because AFAIK, the fastboot command for that is broken.
Not sure what payload dumper is, but I should be able to use the the same patched boot image that everyone else used since it's for that same ROM, now that I known exactly where to flash it to (besides A or B).
When I flashed to "boot" before, I must have overwritten some kind of low-level pre-bootloader, lol.
Thank you
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I'm on the open beta 2 of Android 10 and I have root and TWRP. It's possible.
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How did you achieve this? Do you have to start with A9 with TWRP, and then somehow upgrade to A10 without overwriting it with stock recovery?
I found this guide, but step 2 does not make sense to me. How could you flash TWRP inside of the Masisk Manager app?
I imagine you still can't flash system with TWRP, but everything else works?
Thank you
roman gabriel said:
You can install Magisk,manager,extract the boot img from the OOS zip file using payload_dumper,copy that boot img. to your phone,patch the image with magisk,copy to your PC then fastboot the patched image to your phone .And yes,you cannot have twrp yet.
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I think the issue was that I flashed to the wrong place. See above. Thank you.
I'm feeling extremely lazy rn and I don't feel like explaining all of the trouble I went through to get it working, but you should be able to just fastboot flash these images to their respective partitions and you should have both TWRP and Magisk. It's got Magisk 20.1, the modified one so that EdXposed will work. But they're functionally the same.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/149TqVLqKr7Rc8xygMDoUyY_SLoATQrRq/view?usp=drivesdk
Let me know if it works.
Note: this is the boot.img for the second open beta of Android 10 for the OnePlus 6T. This may also work on the stable and first beta release as well as even on the 6, but I do not know. Also, your SIM card may not be showing up, but this problem disappeared for me a minute or two after boot.
Bhamilton0347 said:
I'm feeling extremely lazy rn and I don't feel like explaining all of the trouble I went through to get it working, but you should be able to just fastboot flash these images to their respective partitions and you should have both TWRP and Magisk. It's got Magisk 20.1, the modified one so that EdXposed will work. But they're functionally the same.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/149TqVLqKr7Rc8xygMDoUyY_SLoATQrRq/view?usp=drivesdk
Let me know if it works.
Note: this is the boot.img for the second open beta of Android 10 for the OnePlus 6T. This may also work on the stable and first beta release as well as even on the 6, but I do not know. Also, your SIM card may not be showing up, but this problem disappeared for me a minute or two after boot.
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Thank you. I can't risk it right now. But i'll try sometime. Anyone wanna be the guinea pig?
If it works well, it should be very useful to the community.
I am brand new to Majisk by the way. It's been a couple years since I was rooted.
flyoffacliff said:
Thank you. I can't risk it right now. But i'll try sometime. Anyone wanna be the guinea pig?
If it works well, it should be very useful to the community.
I am brand new to Majisk by the way. It's been a couple years since I was rooted.
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It's 100% safe and I can guarantee it'll boot as long as you're on an international OP6T on the Android 10 open beta 2. I reuploaded and included the stock boot.img as well so just in case you do have any problems, you can just fastboot flash it and you'll be able to boot right up (no hard brick or anything)
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It's 100% safe and I can guarantee it'll boot as long as you're on an international OP6T on the Android 10 open beta 2. I reuploaded and included the stock boot.img as well so just in case you do have any problems, you can just fastboot flash it and you'll be able to boot right up (no hard brick or anything)
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Great. Thank you. I might wait for the next stable build though. It just came out on H2OS, so shouldn't be too long now.
Man it just worked smooth for me. I was already on OB2 and I followed this below link. Half way down, I realised it was for OP6 and not 6T. However I had proper twrp and I just followed the procedure.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/how-to-flash-twrp-magisk-android-10-t3988213
EDIT: I faced problems with wifi connectivity. So I had rebooted to TWRP and reflashed OB2, TWRP and Magisk again to get it working. An issue with
"fastboot flash boot" command I guess.
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I think I see what I did! I need to use "fastboot flash boot_a" (or b), and not just "fastboot flash boot". Not sure how you know whether to use a or b without a custom recovery though? Because AFAIK, the fastboot command for that is broken.
Not sure what payload dumper is, but I should be able to use the the same patched boot image that everyone else used since it's for that same ROM, now that I known exactly where to flash it to (besides A or B).
When I flashed to "boot" before, I must have overwritten some kind of low-level pre-bootloader, lol.
Thank you
I wasn't sure either but I know that the boot on the oneplus 6t android 10 it has two partitions. I just flashed it on boot_a and it works. I could attempt to install twrp on the other partition but I don't really needed it. good luck and let us know how it went.
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I had a bit more luck with the adventure this time! Successfully flashed TWRP and Magisk, but then Emojis were completely broken at the OS level. Apparently this is caused by a partition issue, but not sure how this happened. I tried a script to fix it that someone posted and it did not work. So I took this as an opportunity to flash the latest ROM to fix it.
I went into TWRP, ran the full update ZIP, then the TWRP installer, then the Magisk installer (all without rebooting). Apparently it does not switch slots automatically when you run it from recovery instead of the "local update" option? TWRP was fine after the update, but Masisk was not, despite me flashing the ZIP. No idea why! But I switched back to the other slot that was still rooted, used Magisk Manager to flash it to inactive slot, and switched slot back to one with new OS. Success! Funny how different methods work/fail with different people. Thanks for the help everyone. I just noticed 10.3.1 is no longer posted on the OnePlus website download page, hope it didn't get pulled again!
EDIT: Does each slot just have its own system and cache partition? Everything else is like data and modem is combined, right?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/root-oneplus-6t-loosing-data-android-10-t4041865
follow this guide.. work 100%. Tested.