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[GUIDE][COMPLETE][GT-i8190/L/N] How to flash Custom ROMs & Unbrick.

Hello guys,
i have decided to make a complete (as compete as possible) guide about flashing Custom ROMs because i didnt find any for our device.
I will try to keep this guide as clear as possible for better understanding and quick flashing!​THE FOLLOWING METHODS HAVE BEEN TESTED A LOT OF TIMES, IN DIFFERENT DEVICES, AND THE RESULTS WERE SUCCESFULL!
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BEFORE YOU PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING METHODS, IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP OF ALL YOUR DATA.(REQUIRES ROOT ACESS!)
PRE-REQUIREMENTS (INCLUDING CUSTOM RECOVERY AND ODIN METHODS):
1) Drivers. Here you can find the most recent(As updated from the site owner)driver package for your device (skip this step if you have already installed them). Download
2) A device with TWRP recovery installed. (If you want to flash your ROM via custom recovery)
If it happens that your device is not rooted, you can follow the ODIN method mentioned down below or you can follow this guide on how to flash a TWRP recovery!
3) ODIN. (If you want to flash your ROM via computer)
4) IMPORTANT: Make sure your battery is at least 90% charged!
5) OPTIONAL: Make sure your have downloaded the lattest GAPPS.zip.
6) OPTIONAL: Make sure your have downloaded the lattest SUPERSU.zip.
7) Some patience.
Changelog:
[16/02/2016(Minnor Improvements)] General cleanup.
[30/01/2016(Minnor Additions)] Added an #INDEX#.
[27/01/2016(Important Changes)] Changed some parts at the UNBRICK method.
[22/01/2016(Minnor Improvements)] Updated the ODIN method.
[20/01/2016(Major Additions)] New post: Unbrick, added.
[18/01/2016(Minnor Improvements)] Updated the drivers package.
[28/11/2015(Important Improvements)] Rewrote and added some parts on the Custom recovery and Odin guides.
[21/10/2015(Minnor Changes)] Changed the expresion on some parts. It should be easier to follow now.
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NANDROID BACKUP
CUSTOM RECOVERY METHODS
ODIN METHOD
UNBRICK​
Credits:
@Android-Andi for his custom TWRP recovery and how to flash it method.
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NANDROID BACKUP​NOTE: If the backup's android version was on an android version older than the one you are trying to flash DO NOT FLASH IT.(pss. it does no harm, just it is worthless)
NOTE: Backup must be done before wiping any partitions.
NOTE: In the following methods i will be using TWRP as custom recovery.
BACK UP PROCEDURE
1) Boot into recovery mode. (In order to do so, press Volume Up (+), Homebutton and the Power-Button at the same time untill you see the S3 Mini Logo, then release the Power-Button and keep pressing Volume Up (+) and the Homebutton untill you see the TWRP logo!)
2) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Backup button.
3) Then tick the partitions that you want to backup (Preferably Boot, Data and System).
4) Make sure that your destination folder is on your external sd-card. (If you dont have micro a sd card, save it on the internal storage and then transfer the files to a computer.
5) Choose a name or leave the auto-generated one.
6) Enable encryption, so others can't install your backup with all of your apps, contacts, accounts etc.
7) Swipe to Back Up.
8) DONE!

CUSTOM RECOVERY METHODS​
NOTE: In the following methods i will be using TWRP as custom recovery.
NOTE: The following methods are completely different from each other, thus you should NOT try to mix them.
METHOD NO.1 (The clean installation) RECOMMENDED​It is recomended but not necessary to perform a FORMAT DATA wipe before wiping the bellow partitions.
As you may have heard the clean installation, is a method that wipes all your device's DALVIK CACHE, SYSTEM, CACHE, DATA and INTERNAL STORAGE partitions.
YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MAKING THE PHONE UNSUABLE.
By wiping SYSTEM partition, you only wipe the old ROM's files. The new ROM will genarate new proper files.
By wiping DALVIK CACHE and CACHE, you just clean the old " mess" of installed apps etc.
By wiping INTERNAL STORAGE and DATA you DO delete all of your personal files, apps, phone contacts etc.
WIPE PROCEDURE
1) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Wipe button.
If you dont want to follow the step 2 go to step 4.
2) OPTIONAL BUT RECOMENDED: Then press the Format Data button.
2a) Go back.
2b) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Reboot button.
2c) Then press the Recovery button.
After that your device will reboot by it self into recovery mode, continue.
3) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Wipe button.
4) Then press the Advanced Wipe button.
5) Tick the Dalvik Cache, System, Cache, Data, Internal Storage.
BE CAREFULL, DO NOT WIPE your Micro SD Card! Otherwise you will not be able to install your ROM.
6) Swipe to Wipe.
7) DONE!
INSTALL PROCEDURE
1) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Install button.
2) Browse to your micro sd card.
3) Find the ROM.zip file you want to install.
4) Press on it.
5) Then Swipe to Confirm Flash.
OPTIONAL STEPS FOR GAPPS PACKAGE. IF YOU DONT WANT TO INSTALL IT CONTINUE TO STEP 8
6a) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Install button.
6b) Browse to your micro sd card.
6c) Find your gapps.zip package.
6d) Press on it.
6e) Then Swipe to Confirm Flash.
OPTIONAL STEPS FOR SUPERSU PACKAGE. IF YOU DONT WANT TO INSTALL IT CONTINUE TO STEP 8
7a) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Install button.
7b) Browse to your micro sd card.
7c) Find your supersu.zip package.
7d) Press on it.
7e) Then Swipe to Confirm Flash.
8) After the installation is done, press the Reboot System button that will show up on the screen.
9) DONE!
METHOD NO.2 (The "dirty" installation) NOT RECOMENDED​With this method you DO NOT wipe your INTERNAL STORAGE nor your DATA. You only wipe the absolutely unnecessary files from the old rom so the new rom can genarate new ones.
As you may have heard the "dirty" installation, is a method that only wipes DALVIK CACHE and CACHE.
By wiping DALVIK CACHE and CACHE, you just clean the old " mess" of installed apps etc.
NOTE: THE WIPE PROCEDURE MUST BE APPLYED BEFORE AND AFTER THE INSTALLATION
WIPE PROCEDURE
1) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Wipe button.
2) Then press the Advanced Wipe button.
3) Tick Dalvik Cache and Cache.
4) Swipe to Wipe.
5) After the Wipe is done, press the Back button that will show up on the screen.
6) From the main menu of the TWRP, press the Reboot button.
7) Then press the Recovery button.
8) DONE!
INSTALL PROCEDURE
1) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Install button.
2) Browse to your micro sd card.
3) Find the ROM.zip file you want to install.
4) Press on it.
5) Then Swipe to Confirm Flash.
OPTIONAL STEPS FOR GAPPS PACKAGE. IF YOU DONT WANT TO INSTALL IT CONTINUE TO STEP 8
6a) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Install button.
6b) Browse to your micro sd card.
6c) Find your gapps.zip package.
6d) Press on it.
6e) Then Swipe to Confirm Flash.
OPTIONAL STEPS FOR SUPERSU PACKAGE. IF YOU DONT WANT TO INSTALL IT CONTINUE TO STEP 8
7a) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Install button.
7b) Browse to your micro sd card.
7c) Find your supersu.zip package.
7d) Press on it.
7e) Then Swipe to Confirm Flash.
7f) After the Flashing is complete, press the Back button that will show up on the screen.
Repeat the WIPE PROCEDURE and after it is done continue from here to step 8.
8) From the main menu of the TWRP press the Reboot button
9) Then press the System button.
10) DONE!

ODIN METHOD​
NOTE: With the following method you can't install Gapps. If you wish to install GApps you must install them with a custom recovery and by following the FLASH USING CUSTOM RECOVERY METHODS post. Same goes for the super su.
INSTALL PROCEDURE
1) Boot into Download mode. (In order to do so, press Volume Down (-), Homebutton and the Power-Button at the same time untill you see the Green warning screen. Then press the Volume Up).
2) Connect the device to the computer.
3) Open Odin on the computer.
4) Check if your device is being recognised on the top left of the Odin window. There should be displayed something like (e.x. 0:[COM3]). (If nothing is displayed, you propably didn't install the Drivers or you installed the wrong ones)
5) Make sure that only Auto Reboot and F.Reset time are ticked.
6) Press ONLY the PDA button.
7) Browse to your downloaded file (e.x. ROM.tar.md5).
8) Select it.
9) Press Start.
10) Wait untill the device reboots and on the top left is displayed one green box saying PASS!.
11) Unplug the device from the computer.
12) Immediately remove the cover and take out the battery.
13) Wait 5 secs and then put it back again.
14) Boot into recovery mode. (In order to do so, press Volume Up (+), Homebutton and the Power-Button at the same time untill you see the S3 Mini Logo, then release the Power-Button and keep pressing Volume Up (+) and the Homebutton)
15) Wipe data/factory reset.
16) Wipe Cache partition.
17) Press reboot system now.
18) DONE!

UNBRICK​
NOTE: Please be sure that your device is bricked. To know if your device is bricked, your device should not boot into your current ROM at all and at some cases not even on (Custom) recovery. In other words you suffer from what is called bootloop.
If you are able to boot into your already flashed custom recovery use the FLASH USING CUSTOM RECOVERY METHODS and flash your custom ROM to regain access to the phone.
If you can not boot into your custom recovery but you can boot in download mode the problem is repairable. Be sure that you have the original recovery installed before you flash the Stock ROM because some roms don't include it and it may cause some issues.
If you can not even boot in download mode then your device is hard bricked and you must use an usb jig in order to make your device boot into download mode(ONLY) again. If at the end, you still can not boot into download mode then there is nothing you can do from a software-side
Download the stock rom you need form here: www.sammobile.com and unzip it on your computer.
UNBRICK PROCEDURE
1) Boot into Download mode. (In order to do so, press Volume Down (-), Homebutton and the Power-Button at the same time untill you see the Green warning screen. Then press the Volume Up).
2) Connect the device to the computer.
3) Open Odin on the computer.
4) Check if your device is being recognised on the top left of the Odin window. There should be displayed something like (e.x. 0:[COM3]). (If nothing is displayed, you propably didn't install the Drivers or you installed the wrong ones)
5) Make sure that only Auto Reboot and F.Reset time are ticked.
6) Press ONLY the PDA button.
7) Browse to your downloaded file (e.x. ROM.tar.md5).
8) Select it.
9) Press Start.
10) Wait untill the device reboots and on the top left is displayed one green box saying PASS!.
11) Unplug the device from the computer.
12) Immediately remove the cover and take out the battery.
13) Wait 5 secs and then put it back again.
14) Boot into recovery mode. (In order to do so, press Volume Up (+), Homebutton and the Power-Button at the same time untill you see the S3 Mini Logo, then release the Power-Button and keep pressing Volume Up (+) and the Homebutton)
15) Wipe data/factory reset.
16) Wipe Cache partition.
17) Press reboot system now.
18) DONE!
If everything went as it should you should now have stock rom with stock recovery installed.

In the ODIN method you dont mention how to install Gapps. Please explain me how to install Gapps with the odin method. And also i have a question... if I will use the odin method i will have root after installation?

SausageReunion said:
In the ODIN method you dont mention how to install Gapps. Please explain me how to install Gapps with the odin method. And also i have a question... if I will use the odin method i will have root after installation?
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The most known and safe (in a way) method is flashing your ROM with a Custom Recovery which i highly recommend [also you dont mess alot with the binary counter that way(if you dont know what this is , please google it)], but if you want to go with the Odin method that's ok with me.
About GApps: In actually fact you can't flash GApps with Odin. GApps were created only be to flashed with a Custom Recovery(whether this is TWRP or CWM).
My suggestions are that after you flash your desired ROM with the Odin method there are two options:
1)You flash a Custom Recovery via Odin and then you use the guide from above(FLASH USING CUSTOM RECOVERY METHODS) and only follow the steps from 6a to 6e and then only the 8th step.
About the Root Access after flashing with Odin: That depends only from ROM that you flashed. If you want root access and your ROM does not support native Root Access you must install a custom recovery and from there flash the supersu.zip file.
NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE:After you flashed your rom via Odin (and taking into consideration that you dont have a custom recovery) you should enable ROM's native root access managment tool. From there you can experiment as you like.
I hope i helped good luck and play it safe .

Which is the best custom ROM for s3 mini GT-I8190
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Hello! Please can someone tell me why when I install a ROM on my s3 mini with TWRP i t finishes too fast. For about 5-10 seconds. Is this a corrupted file. I have a cm 12.1 and I wanted to install a fusionkat ROM yesterday but this happens and I restored my cm

Rizan Mohammed said:
Which is the best custom ROM for s3 mini GT-I8190
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Really you cant define which one is the best. All of the roms that have been ported/created from our developers here, are great. It really depends on your personal liking.

marti2003 said:
Hello! Please can someone tell me why when I install a ROM on my s3 mini with TWRP i t finishes too fast. For about 5-10 seconds. Is this a corrupted file. I have a cm 12.1 and I wanted to install a fusionkat ROM yesterday but this happens and I restored my cm
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Fusionkat ROM is a stock rom, so in order to flash it you have to use the odin method from the guide that i wrote on this page. Stock roms can only be flashed with Odin.

Hi btw can i flash rom for i8190 for i8190n?

I think its better if dalvik cache & cache will be cleaned again after installation and before rebooting the system in the Clean Installation

mangkoeboemi said:
Hi btw can i flash rom for i8190 for i8190n?
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If you mean whether or not you are able to flash a rom intented for i8190 on a i8190N the answer is yes.

dev.wes07 said:
I think its better if dalvik cache & cache will be cleaned again after installation and before rebooting the system in the Clean Installation
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I think it makes no difference since you delete every thing and also reboot the device after you wiped.

Which method do I use when I don't have rooted device and want to have Google Play ?

G3RV0 said:
Which method do I use when I don't have rooted device and want to have Google Play ?
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If you dont have a rooted device and you want to install a custom rom, you can use the Odin Method. Consider that i don't recommend this type of thing. It is way better to have at least a custom recovery, then you can do whatever you want on your device. Best of luck

Thank you very much for the guide. I am new to flashing ROMs/rooting my phone and such (but I've done a whole lot of reading and I think I'm about up to speed, seems like fun stuff!) but I was just wondering if there is any way to do this using the Odin method BUT without having to download TWRP?? I have a mad nasty virus on here called pornclub (yet I don't actually watch any porn on my phone, if ever at all (gofigure! :| ...))
This virus started out just trying to download apps while I was connected to the internet and firing up popups for different supermarket stores etc, which was bare-able, but I done a factory reset on the thing and now it seems like the virus is back- and with a vengeance!!! It completely fills the whole phone with popups saying 'hot sexy girls now' etc and downloading so many different silly apps that I can't actually even use any function on the phone any more. So that means no phonecalls, texts, anything, it literally takes over the whole phone with these apps and pictures of all the 'sexy sluts' I can apparently go and meet right now. I also obviously cannot download TWRP or anything else for that matter.
So do I have any silver lining to my boob shaped cloud? Just need to know if there is any way I can just flash a new custom mod without having to download anything on the actual phone at this point, as I have just done a factory reset and now cannot access any functions on there because of popups etc.
Thank you very much kindly in advance for any help. Much appreciated!
edit: I should mention that it now also switches on the wifi and mobile data simultaneously without me even touching it. I currently have the phone sitting on download mode and charging.

zeneven said:
Thank you very much for the guide. I am new to flashing ROMs/rooting my phone and such (but I've done a whole lot of reading and I think I'm about up to speed, seems like fun stuff!) but I was just wondering if there is any way to do this using the Odin method BUT without having to download TWRP?? I have a mad nasty virus on here called pornclub (yet I don't actually watch any porn on my phone, if ever at all (gofigure! :| ...))
This virus started out just trying to download apps while I was connected to the internet and firing up popups for different supermarket stores etc, which was bare-able, but I done a factory reset on the thing and now it seems like the virus is back- and with a vengeance!!! It completely fills the whole phone with popups saying 'hot sexy girls now' etc and downloading so many different silly apps that I can't actually even use any function on the phone any more. So that means no phonecalls, texts, anything, it literally takes over the whole phone with these apps and pictures of all the 'sexy sluts' I can apparently go and meet right now. I also obviously cannot download TWRP or anything else for that matter.
So do I have any silver lining to my boob shaped cloud? Just need to know if there is any way I can just flash a new custom mod without having to download anything on the actual phone at this point, as I have just done a factory reset and now cannot access any functions on there because of popups etc.
Thank you very much kindly in advance for any help. Much appreciated!
edit: I should mention that it now also switches on the wifi and mobile data simultaneously without me even touching it. I currently have the phone sitting on download mode and charging.
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Wow you seem to be in trouble but we can FIX it!
First of all i need you to have your battery charged to 100%.( if you cant charge your phone while its on, remove the battery and charge it to another phone or charge it with an external battery charger )
Power off your phone.
With the 3 button compination, go to your current(stock for you i think) recovery and do a factory reset. This will wipe all your data thus the virus.
After all this, boot into your rom.
Then you can flash a custom recovery and flash any rom you want.
You are done!
If this does not work for you, just let me know and i will post another solution.(i am not posting it right now cause it is more complicated!)
EDIT: Sorry for the delay but i didnt saw that you had already done a factory reset and it didnt work. That means that the virus is propably on the sd card. The solution is to wipe your sdcard and use the odin method. As simple as that. Please next time try to keep the things you tried and what is your problem together.

Geocfu1 said:
Wow you seem to be in trouble but we can FIX it!
First of all i need you to have your battery charged to 100%.( if you cant charge your phone while its on, remove the battery and charge it to another phone or charge it with an external battery charger )
Power off your phone.
With the 3 button compination, go to your current(stock for you i think) recovery and do a factory reset. This will wipe all your data thus the virus.
After all this, boot into your rom.
Then you can flash a custom recovery and flash any rom you want.
You are done!
If this does not work for you, just let me know and i will post another solution.(i am not posting it right now cause it is more complicated!)
EDIT: Sorry for the delay but i didnt saw that you had already done a factory reset and it didnt work. That means that the virus is propably on the sd card. The solution is to wipe your sdcard and use the odin method. As simple as that. Please next time try to keep the things you tried and what is your problem together.
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Oops, sorry about that. Thank you for the reply.
I took the sd card out a long time ago but the problem is still there somehow. When I switch on the phone, I have about seconds before I can no longer use it because of popups etc...
Also, I just checked and it seems like I joined these forums on the exact same date as you but 1 year later, we both joined on the 18th of January.

Blocked on TWRP presentation Page

Hi, I rently bought a Galaxy S7 Edge and i wanted to install the SUPERMAN custom ROM so :
I followed the tutorial to root the phone => ok
the tutorial to install TWRP => OK
Then the tutorial to install the ROM, and thats when the problems started to appear.
When I tried backing up before the installation in TWRP, I had a couple of error message like "unable to mount data". As the phone was new, I did not have any personnal data on it I thought "Backup is not necessary (grave error?)
so I skiped and went directly to ROM installation (the ROM was on an external microSD card) => installation OK
BUT I forgot to wipe Dalvik cache before rebooting, and as i understand it, it can cause a bootloop, it apparently did!
Here, as it was late, I started to lose my cool, so I am not entirely sure about the sequence of what I have done, but I am trying my best to be precise so that you can find a way to help me.
- I went back to TWRP, I tried to wipe dalvik cache and other types of wipe, but had the same error "unable to mount data" on every try.
-I googled a little bit and found a video tutorial ecplaining that I need to wipe => advanced wipe => tick system => change file system => then choose a type (i chose exFat) => It went on for 10-15 minutes without any sign of evolution so I reached the peak of my stupidity (really lost my cool), and forced reboot (not sure if I used volume UP or DOWN
-I dont think I did anything else after this, when I tried going into TWRP, I got stuck on the TWRP presentation page
The phone starts normally in download mode (am I saved?)
But it does not completely start in TWRP mode, it gets stuck on the presentation page (where there is the name of the team and the version number)
I tried installation other versions of TWRP with Odin but I still get stuck on the presentation page, although the version number changes adequatly to the version installed.
Please help me! :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
thank you.

Good news, is yes you can restore your device. Download your stock rom , unzip and flash in odin.
The is a dedicated thread on XDA for TWRP, in the steps the is a no-verity-opt-encrypt.zip which you should download.
Once you reach twrp again you should swipe to allow mod, then click on wipe, format data and type in yes when prompted.
After which flash the zip mentioned above. Now you will have access to the system in twrp, and flash whatever rom you like.
trust this helps

@soka said:
Good news, is yes you can restore your device. Download your stock rom , unzip and flash in odin.
The is a dedicated thread on XDA for TWRP, in the steps the is a no-verity-opt-encrypt.zip which you should download.
Once you reach twrp again you should swipe to allow mod, then click on wipe, format data and type in yes when prompted.
After which flash the zip mentioned above. Now you will have access to the system in twrp, and flash whatever rom you like.
trust this helps
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thank you, I will try this later today and let you know how it goes!
thanks.

lass93 said:
thank you, I will try this later today and let you know how it goes!
thanks.
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Best of luck buddy.

It worked thanks a lot man!
Now, onto the next step, I guess the tutorial I followed initialy was not good enought. So where can I get this "no-verity-opt-encrypt.zip", and how should I install it exactly? Unless I missed something, it is not explained in the xda tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/development/rom-s7-edge-rom-v1-1-t3356699
Thank you all

Follow these instructions, the links for the latest recovery and the zip I mentioned are all there. If you need further help. I will help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/development/recovery-official-twrp-hero2lte-3-0-0-0-t3334084
You do have a G935F right?

@soka said:
Follow these instructions, the links for the latest recovery and the zip I mentioned are all there. If you need further help. I will help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/development/recovery-official-twrp-hero2lte-3-0-0-0-t3334084
You do have a G935F right?
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Yes I do
Ok Thx. Will let you know!

lass93 said:
Yes I do
Ok Thx. Will let you know!
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I Followed the instructions of your link, then I followed the instructions of the tutorial to install SuperMan ROM bug at the last reboot (after installation) I got stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy Edge 7" screen, the starting screen...
Hope I can install this ROM, I dont want to go back to stock.

Have you updated the modem and bootloader as dev instructed?
First initial boot will take time , remember you wiped everything but you Internal storage and SD card.
"9. Reboot and wait around 10 minute's (deodexed roms need longer to boot the first time)
10. Don't interrupt the process of booting the phone, even when it restarts"
How long did you leave it on the Samsung S7 Edge screen?

@soka said:
Have you updated the modem and bootloader as dev instructed?
First initial boot will take time , remember you wiped everything but you Internal storage and SD card.
"9. Reboot and wait around 10 minute's (deodexed roms need longer to boot the first time)
10. Don't interrupt the process of booting the phone, even when it restarts"
How long did you leave it on the Samsung S7 Edge screen?
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Yes I followed the instructions and downloaded the too exact files he said, flashed it with odin
I wiped everything (even internal storage) but micro sd card
I left it more than 30 minutes.
One thing I did I'm not sure about, during root, I followed the tutorial (the link you gave me) to root and install twrp, during this step, I flashed both superSU and dm verity... step 11 ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/development/recovery-official-twrp-hero2lte-3-0-0-0-t3334084 ) Is that ok?

My method, that works for me is as follows :
Flash my stock firmware via odin.
Boot up, select OEM and USB debugging on.
Flash latest TWRP in odin.
Boot up phone, then switch off and enter recovery.
In recovery page i swipe to allow mod, select wipe /format data and type in yes when prompted.
Then , flash the no-verity zip.
I then boot up the phone normally and let it settle for about five min, switch off and get back into TWRP.
Now there shouldn't be any red error msg's in TWRP of cant mount. ( That is important ) otherwise rom wont flash properly.
After which i will flash a rom, most custom stock roms already have SU.

@soka said:
My method, that works for me is as follows :
Flash my stock firmware via odin.
Boot up, select OEM and USB debugging on.
Flash latest TWRP in odin.
Boot up phone, then switch off and enter recovery.
In recovery page i swipe to allow mod, select wipe /format data and type in yes when prompted.
Then , flash the no-verity zip.
I then boot up the phone normally and let it settle for about five min, switch off and get back into TWRP.
Now there shouldn't be any red error msg's in TWRP of cant mount. ( That is important ) otherwise rom wont flash properly.
After which i will flash a rom, most custom stock roms already have SU.
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Exactly what I did except for the SU part that i mentionned. i asked on another Forum, they said there might be a problem with the zip I used. So i'm gonna try downloading a new zip for this ROM, but i can't find any alternative links...

I redownloaded the zip from the link in the tutorial, it worked!! thanks for your help!

[GUIDE][How to][custom recovery] [custom rom][Redmi Note 3 SD]

I am not responsible for anything done wrong for you and your device. Sorry!!
You have two options to follow, the 1st one is long, may be difficult to follow. I recommend you to read option 1 and 2 both but to follow option 2
OPTION 1
Hello friend this is a short tutorial for those who have just bought the Beast Red Mi Note 3.
This guide is only for Redmi Note 3(Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 2GB/3GB version) users.
The Device's codename is kenzo. It also called Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro. On MIUI sites Its also mentioned as HMNote3Pro so don't get confused.
The below mentioned MiFlash-Tool is required in emergency. Installing Mi-FlashTool in PC also install all the Quallcomm and Xiaomi Drivers to make your device function with PC at any mode( recovery, fastboot or system mode) Make sure before installing MiFlash-beta setup, You have disabled Driver Signature Enforcement in your Windows PC. To know how to disable check on Microsoft sites for your particular OS.
Requirements
1. A PC with windows 7,8,8.1 or 10 32-bit or 64-bit with .NET Framework version 3.5 installed. Before you install Mi Flash. To download .NET framwork visit the microsoft website.
2.Download Xiaomi MiFlash-Beta(This beta version works good and also support 32-bit Windows OS) http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=at...2NGJkfDE0ODE4MTQxMTh8MTU5MjAzMDUwMXwyODE5Nzk=
3.TWRP Recoveries- download all these 3 recoveries
a. Alka TWRP http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=at...xMmZifDE0ODE4MTY5NzZ8MTU5MjAzMDUwMXwyODI3NzM= (for emergency backup and restore) (this recovery is most necessary to backup all the partition of our device. RN3 comes with all about 40 partitions, and their are many important files stored their. So at anytime you get any problem just restore. The recovery image file is compressed in a .zip file. Therefore, you may need to firstly extract it using Winzip on your PC or extract it using ES File Explorer on your phone. One more thing, this build is for Redmi Note 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon (Kenzo).
b. Cofface TWRP https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5bSNUUrjm6JQjFhUEkzZXZ2bkk (zip password www.cofface.com)
c. Official TWRP https://dl.twrp.me/kenzo
If you want to flash custom Rom like Cyanogenmod, xiaomi.eu, Resurrection Remix etc. This tutorial will help you to use all those thing which can be done on our Beast .
:angel: first of all you guys get the Bootloader unlocking permission from en.miui.com/unlock/ (recommended) and always sign in the Mi Account with valid mobile number and e-mail which is used by you currently and can be accessed by you anytime. Goto setting in the phone and register for Mi account and login. Enable Find Device feature.
i have not checked ZC-X TWRP RECOVERY because i have seen some people getting problem from zcx, but now it is upgraded. So it can be universal for everything( like flashing any official/stock/custom rom(as cofface and official do), maybe it supports all partition backup( like alka do) and also it can be used to update or upgrade you MIUI based rom. Check it at your own risk.
3.USB DATA cable (the one that came with your device).
4. device battery charged at least 50%.
5. A good observer and patient most of patient.
I don't think about any other way to unlock bootloader. You can find them on other places but I don't find them easy than this.
So I am supposing that you guys using your phone with stock MIUI Rom that should be MIUI 7 or MIUI 8 with stock recovery and You got the permisssion official to unlock your beast .
So just unlock the bootloader by using MiUnlock tool from PC. Store all these tools in your PC for future process.
Now you have unlocked bootloader to check the status just boot your phone into fastboot mode by pressing volume down+power key when your device is off then use this fastboot command fastboot oem device-info to check the bootloader info if it says bootloader unlocked:true then you are ready to go. If you don't know how to setup adb-fastboot environment and driver check it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Put unlocked bootloader phone in fastboot mode,connect device to PC using USB cable and check the bootloader status again to verify it is unlocked or not by using command fastboot oem device-info. Now copy(don't cut because you should have a backup plan for each process) all the recoveries ALKA TWRP, CoffaceTWRP and official TWRP recovery to the adb fastboot folder and rename alka twrp to alka.img,cofface twrp to cofface.img and official twrp to official.img. Please copy and rename one by one for don't getting confused. If you accidently rename cofface to alka then it will be not good to you after flashing. So take each step carefully.
(if you have managed environment variables on PC then you can use adb fastboot commands any where in PC, That is a good idea. So if you want to know how to set environment variables just comment here I will give you all the steps.)
Now just press continuously the Shift key and press RIGHT CLICK on the blank area of window.
An option menu will be showed click on open command prompt here.
A black backgrounded command shell will be opened.
Now type fastboot oem device-info and press enter key.
If it shows bootloader unlocked :true then proceed to the step 1 and if shows false then don't proceed unlock your bootloader which is shown above with this symbol :angel:.
Step 1:
A.First of all take backup of internal sd by copying all the folder and files in your PC's folder and name this folder to KenzoInternal you can use any name. And delete more files in internal to get atleast 5GB space.
B.You shuould have atleast 5GB space in your internel to back up your all device partition through ALKA TWRP.
C. copy all three recoverys(cofface.img,official.img and alka.img) in your phone's Internal SD directly or make a folder recovery and place there.
Now go,read and follow the instruction from below
Boot your phone in fastboot mode and connect with PC
open command prompt in adb-fastboot folder where you have copied all the recovery images(official.img,cofface.img and alka.img)
Type on command prompt:
fastboot flash recovery alka.img
it will be flased in atleast 10 seconds.
Now we have to go directly to recovery mode from fastboot mode not in system so care fully press volume up + power key at the same time in your REDMI NOTE 3 and when your device vibrate leave the power key but don't leave the volume up key until the recovery window get shown. If your device get booted to system not in recovery then maybe your flashed 'alka' will be replaced with stock recovery, and may be it get bootloop or maybe it will boot successfully but have some problems like Wi-Fi radio get disabled.
Read the above step again and do everything carefully.
Step 2:
[[ If on welcome screen the language shows in chinese or other, then simply swipe on first screen and touch on the 2nd column and 3rd row in menu and then touch on the icon(shows like earth or sphere) and choose English and then done. ]]
In recovery go to BACKUP and mark all the partition I said all the partitions (you can leave unmarked the DATA partition if you are not wanting to make backup of your own installed applications and their data. It will decrease the backup size and also the TIME) their may be 35+ partitions. And swipe to backup. Their are some partitions like system,efs(stores modem and radio and may be your IMEI information) etc have the sensitive data. So you are mostly recommended to mark all the partition except DATA(optional).
GREAT!!! wait until getting backup.
Step 3:
Now touch on Install menu in recovery and touch on Install Image that is always in the right below of the screen upto the swipe handle.
Now browse to the root of internal sd or the folder where you have copied all the recovery images(cofface.img,alka.img and official.img). And choose the cofface.img and swipe to install.
Now get back by touching on back arrow symbol on left bottom.
Step 4:
Touch on REBOOT menu in recovery and then touch on Reboot to recovery or to recovery.
Your RN3 will reboot again to recovery(which is now cofface).
[[ If on welcome the language shows in chinese or other then simply swipe on first screen and touch on the 2nd column and 3rd row in menu and then touch on the icon(shows like earth or sphere) and choose english and then done. ]]
Now touch on reboot and thenreboot to system.
If it shows that your recovery will be
If any query shows saying your phone is not rooted just touch on Do not Install
your phone will boot to MIUI system as it was. and it has a custom recovery(currently cofface).
if you want to root your device then download superSu.zip from https://download.chainfire.eu/921/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550.zip and place it in your internal sd card of phone and then boot to recovery by pressing power key+volume up key on same time then go to install and choose to install for supersu_vx.xx.zip file and swipe to flash. Then get back and wipe cache and dalvik/ART cache or some times it also reboots automatically.
Kindly follow the on-screen instruction which shows on screen during installation.
NOTE: It may be bootloop or take too much time on first boot after installing superSu.
SuperSU app and all the applets(including busybox tools) also comes with superSU zip file. So no need to install it through PlayStore. However you can update from PlayStore.
You are strongly recommended to take the backup(whole partition backup taken by ALKA TWRP) and copy it to Your PC that is the life of your mobile. I know you can flash An official MIUI rom through PC using fastboot or EDL method but If you lost your EFS partition then You will lost your IMEI which is unique to each and every devices. In Qualcomm Snapdragon based phone It is hard to recover IMEI. I say hard not impossible. Their are many forum that give solution to this but It is highly recommended to have this backup copy to your PC. You can find your backup in the /sdcard/TWRP/Backup/ OR open Internal SD then go to TWRP folder then open BACKUP and then a folder like 5exxxye. just copy this folder to your PC and keep it safe or you can save it to other places also that will be more good and also show your smartness.
How to install custom ROM or OSs in RN3Snapdragon?? Hmm come here
NOTE: Always flash all custom ROM(Except MIUI) through official TWRP. But when you have made your mood to install custom ROM you have to flash official twrp through either with TWRP(currently cofface in your device) or with fastboot command using same method that I have explained above when we have flashed coffaceTWRP in your device or use this commandfastboot flash recovery official.img
I have tested many ROMs but I found most stable Resuurection Remix(based on Marshmallow) and CyanogenMod 13(based on Marshmallow) yet. Everything is working fine except VoLTE. Their are many available ROms that supports VoLTE based on Nougat(Android 7.0 or 7.1) but have some bugs with camera. (The Cyanogenmod 14.1 officially is also declared but in experimental mode(nightly)(not recommended for you.))
I am going to show you the steps to flash custom ROMs without getting into any problem but you are recommended to follow each steps carefully. Thanks
Suppose you have downloaded official released Cyanogenmod 13 for your phone from here https://download.cyanogenmod.org/get/jenkins/174586/cm-13.0-20160816-SNAPSHOT-ZNH5YAO0FI-kenzo.zip (It is recommended to download it to your PC for backup plan). Having a copy of this backup in your PC makes you free to delete it from internal SD to free the space when you are in a Stable Rom or in a ROM you loved and want to be always with it.
then place it to your internal SD. now follow these steps... Check out your device battery is 50+ % charged.
Step 1:
Reboot to recovery. Go to install and choose install image. Now choose official.img(officialTWRP) and then swipe to flash/install it.
Step 2:
Now reboot again to recovery by choosing REBOOT in recovery menu and then RECOVERY
your phone will be rebooted to official TWRP recovery which is not supported by MIUI. I mean official recovery doesn't have the ability to patch the boot image., that is why I said it is not supported.
Step 3:
Now go to wipe/format menu in TWRP recovery(I am supposing you have the back up with alka twrp before and have copied it to your PC also.). Choose 'advanced wipe' and Mark these partition System,Data,Cache,Dalvik/ART cache. Do not choose Internal SD, Micro SD or USB OTG. and swipe to wipe.
Step 4:
After wiping now you have not any Operating System installed. Just touch INSTALL in RECOVERY MENU and choose the ROM ZIP file which is cm-13.0-20160816-SNAPSHOT-ZNH5YAO0FI-kenzo.zip (for example). Always use the ROM that is build for Your Device. Since above zip file's name shows it is for kenzo that is your RedmiNote3 Quallcomm Snapdragon.(just check the underlined word in zip file.)
and swipe to flash and wait no matter how much time it takes. Just wait don't try to reboot.
if you want to flash google apps(GApps) like play store and play store services you have to install it also after flashing the ROM zip file. to download GoogleApps go to opengapps.org and choose arm64 from architecture menu and choose android version for this ROM(Cyanogenmod 13) choose 6.0. choose which package you want I recommend you to use pico it will only install play store and services and you can also install other google apps through Play Store later.
If you want all google apps then choose 'aroma' it has a built-in file explorer to choose particular app in recovery.
Step 5:
After installing cyanogenmod and GApps wipe cache and Dalvik/ART cache again. Do not wipe anything else.
Now its time to reboot to the system.
first time it will take atleast 2 to 10 mins (depends on the open GApps package type) for optimization of apps.
After that go and enjoy..
Any problem comment below.
To revert back to MIUI again.
just copy the backup folder you have taken before, to the folder /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUP/ and reboot to recovery(currently official).
and choose to install image in recovery menu and then choose alka.img and then reboot to recovery again(using recovery menu).
You will again reboot to recovery (currently ALKA).
In alka recovery menu choose to WIPE and wipe these partition SYSTEM,DATA,CACHE,DALVIK/ART CACHE.
then choose RESTORE from recovery menu and select your backup folder and it will show the list of all the partition you have made backup. Mark all and swipe to restore.
Note:sometimes it shows an error during restore that it can't restore firmware partition. If it show this error kindly choose to restore again and mark all partition except firmware partition then swipe to restore.
After restoring backup(MIUI) do not reboot just. choose to install image and install cofface.img again because this recovery works with MIUI.(Cofface twrp paches boot image automatically which is required to make custom recoveries to work with MIUI ROMs ) after installing cofface.img. Reboot to recovery again and then reboot to system.
Now wait if it takes too much time (may be 15 to 20 mins).
Now you are come back to your MIUI ROM.
MUST READ:
1.Always check your bootloader status after and before flashing any ROMs(boot to fastboot mode connect USB to PC and type the command in command window fastboot oem device-info.
2.If any time it shows bootloader unlocked: false then use Mi Unlock tool to unlock the bootloader again. You have to use same user-name/mobile number/e-mail and password to sign-in the UnlockTool which you have sihned in your phone.
3.No matter how many ROM you have flashed or which OS you currently using. MiUnlock-tools always recognises your phone.
4. During unlocking the phone your PC must have an internet connection from other sources.
5.You can't use your phone's wi-fi hotspot to unlock its bootloader because it should be in fastboot mode.
6.Always make back up and store them in safe place.
Credit
to the respective developer,manufacturer.
OPTION 2
Now you can use zcx recovery which is Universal to flash custom/stock/miui ROM without any problem. So unlock your bootloader and flash ZC-X twrp recovery, and follow the instruction comes with it, you don't need to follow the long procedure given above. You should use it with Marshmallow based MIUI ROM too which comes with by default DATA partition encryption. It can automatically decrypt DATA partition. So go for it here https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&r...DwoAzQEtfzPxp4Shw&sig2=SOZcDMBpgO_teBIK6lNnhw
Thanks any problem comment below. Enjoy

can't i use zc-x rom ? for all purpose ?

You can.. but must use alka twrp for backup and restore

jangid said:
can't i use zc-x rom ? for all purpose ?
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What do you mean by zc-x rom? If you want to say zcx recovery then yes You can.. but must use alka twrp for backup and restore always

If i want to flash custom MiUi rom like miui.eu or epic miui ROM, should I use cofface recovery or official twrp ?
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using XDA-Developers mobile app

This tut has been pretty clear but I have a typical doubt! If I unlock my phone using mi flash tool by using the miui7.1.8 fastboot rom and flash twrp and if I later how do I update my miui? If I would be able to update it in some way doesent the bootloader get locked again? If it gets locked and I need to downgrade to older miui version! Pls help!

If I use offical twrp and take my unrooted miui backup and flashed cm14.1 and then latter restore my unrooted miui i wouldn't work?
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Also we can't flash cm14.1 rom using any other recoveries like Alka zcx coaffe ?

gaurav1322 said:
What do you mean by zc-x rom? If you want to say zcx recovery then yes You can.. but must use alka twrp for backup and restore always
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Seriously dude , zcx supports all partition backup like alka twrp+6.0 encryption problem is also solved ,inbuilt boot image patcher + miui ota support
This guide just made procedure to flash ROMs more hectic and uneasy and long process.
I Recommend user to just flash zcx twrp and do all the stuff you want,flash any roms including miui.

NVDX11 said:
Seriously dude , zcx supports all partition backup like alka twrp+6.0 encryption problem is also solved ,inbuilt boot image patcher + miui ota support
This guide just made procedure to flash ROMs more hectic and uneasy and long process.
I Recommend user to just flash zcx twrp and do all the stuff you want,flash any roms including miui.
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Can i restore miui backup after flashing cm14.1 in zcx recovery ?

a.broken.star said:
If i want to flash custom MiUi rom like miui.eu or epic miui ROM, should I use cofface recovery or official twrp ?
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Then must use cofface because MIUI based custom rom like
Xiaomi.eu etc. Are also need boot image patching..but 1st
Take full nandroid backup through alka and copy it to pc
Before flashing it. After flashing MIUI based custom rom use
Check your bootloader status because some of them locks your Bootloader again..

ckflash09 said:
This tut has been pretty clear but I have a typical doubt! If I unlock my phone using mi flash tool by using the miui7.1.8 fastboot rom and flash twrp and if I later how do I update my miui? If I would be able to update it in some way doesent the bootloader get locked again? If it gets locked and I need to downgrade to older miui version! Pls help!
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1st of all the bootloader status(lock/unlock) get changed
From rom to rom. So everytime if you wanna flash something
Like any rom(official/stock/custom) or any recovery you need to check your bootloader status 1st. I have told in post that if u wanna flash Miui rom or wanna update it,just flash through cofface recovery. And one thing to remember, never downgrade miui version through cofface (for example Miui8 to miui7). But if u want to upgrade(for ex. Miui7 to miui8) or want to update(ex.- miui 8.0.1 to miui 8.1.1 or something like this) then you can use cofface twrp recovery and also zcx twrp recovery. Before flashing make sure you have full backup through alka twrp. You should read the post again.

vikasb32 said:
If I use offical twrp and take my unrooted miui backup and flashed cm14.1 and then latter restore my unrooted miui i wouldn't work?
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Also we can't flash cm14.1 rom using any other recoveries like Alka zcx coaffe ?
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It will work if your miui backup from official twrp contains backup of firmware partition. Since official twrp doesn't supports all partition backup. So you need to flash a miui based fastboot rom then unlock bootloader again if it get locked and then flash alka to take all partition backup then save this backup to pc. And after that check the post again for what you want.

vikasb32 said:
Can i restore miui backup after flashing cm14.1 in zcx recovery ?
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Yep sure! No prob.

NVDX11 said:
Seriously dude , zcx supports all partition backup like alka twrp+6.0 encryption problem is also solved ,inbuilt boot image patcher + miui ota support
This guide just made procedure to flash ROMs more hectic and uneasy and long process.
I Recommend user to just flash zcx twrp and do all the stuff you want,flash any roms including miui.
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you are right but zcx doesn't support all about 40 partitions. Maybe it comes with all features that we get in all other twrp recoveries like cofface,alka etc. but for whole partitions backup alka is necessary.
But it is true that ZCX supports important partitions that are more important while ALKA twrp supports whole with important and not important
This post is not so long or uneasy. It is for noobies to understand. This is not for PROs. Thank you!

gaurav1322 said:
you are right but zcx doesn't support all about 40 partitions. Maybe it comes with all features that we get in all other twrp recoveries like cofface,alka etc. but for whole partitions backup alka is necessary.
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Zcx supports all partitions backup,i am using it for long time,never faced a single prob and i am not shooting arrows in dark bruh,i have tested and its my experience,if you dont believe try it by urself.
But just dont post like it doesnt support partition backup like alka.

NVDX11 said:
Zcx supports all partitions backup,i am using it for long time,never faced a single prob and i am not shooting arrows in dark bruh,i have tested and its my experience,if you dont believe try it by urself.
But just dont post like it doesnt support partition backup like alka.
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okk bro I am wrong. I am also using it and thanks for the info. I will add it in the tutorial. Thanks

No problem bro, i know you have made guide for new comers( i wont call them noobies) & it's a good one.
But i am just in favor of "if we can do things on easiest way,no need to choose harder ones"
I will try to suggest if some steps need to be included and what other things which we can short doing the flashing procedures.

NVDX11 said:
No problem bro, i know you have made guide for new comers( i wont call them noobies) & it's a good one.
But i am just in favor of "if we can do things on easiest way,no need to choose harder ones"
I will try to suggest if some steps need to be included and what other things which we can short doing the flashing procedures.
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Thats the good idea bro actually i haven't any knowledge about zcx recovery till the post was submitted. And I have seen somewhere that it comes with few bugs but I think now it gets updated.
Now I am going to re-post the tutorial by editing it and at last thank you so much..

Flashed miui globle dev rom in unofficially unlocked bootloader
even flashed lazy flasher script
disabled dm verify
yet bootloader got locked
now how to flash rom without loosing data

Trustzone error 7
Hello,
currently i am on MIUI 8.2 and when i try to flash any custom ROM based on android N like Lineage OS or Resurrection Remix ROM using official TWRP, I always get trustzone error 7 with following messege:
Checking for TZ version TZ.BF.4.0.1-77307
assert failed: xiaomi.verify_trustzone("TZ.BF.4.0.1-77307") == "1"
Updater process ended with ERROR: 7
which prevents me to flash any of the ROMs. Please help me out....

Phone asking for password to open the phone after flashing liquid remix pie

I tried formatting Data I tried formatting internal storage, didn't work. I tried putting the password "default_password" it worked but then the phone said my phone is broken and if to format it. If I say yes it boots to twrp and shows an error message and auto restarts quickly after. And goes to the same password screen. I tried only flashing the ROM and twrp and that also didn't work. I tried flashing stock via the mi tool and then the custom ROM, that didn't work either and ofc only flashing stock works. Can somebody help me? How can I fix this??
SOLVE: wipe data, and if that didn't work (which it didn't this time for me) flash stock and then use a pass code, boot into twrp and you'll probably need to enter the pass code, press on back then wipe then advanced wipe and then wipe data and storage. Reboot recovery, if you don't see the pass code any more that's good, that means you removed the encryption. Liquid remix requires the device to not be encrypted to flash the rom without problems and maybe your rom does too.

I had this issue, the only way (at least for me) is you need to wipe internal storage in twrp as well.

Boot into twrp, there should be an option to format data(it is not the same as wipe data) and after selecting it you need to type yes and then reboot.

WhatzIt2Ya said:
I had this issue, the only way (at least for me) is you need to wipe internal storage in twrp as well.
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Already did that, didn't work

Will people ever start reading the OP of each thread?
Find out on the next episode of the XDA Developers forum!

michkost858 said:
Will people ever start reading the OP of each thread?
Find out on the next episode of the XDA Developers forum!
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Yeah, when the NOTES say "And most importantly DONT READ THE OP" ?
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YayJohn said:
Already did that, didn't work
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And format data? Not in advanced wipe, it's besides it.

WhatzIt2Ya said:
Yeah, when the NOTES say "And most importantly DONT READ THE OP"
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And format data? Not in advanced wipe, it's besides it.
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When he said "Will people ever start reading the OP of each thread?" I think he was talking about you XD because you told me to format internal storage and that was one of the first things I said I done in the post and I fixed the issue before the guy told me to format data in a different way

Here is what i wrote as a step by step :
21vm said:
Hi guys,
...
As i've compiled durong days and weeks all the necessary information before doing anything, i share here for everyone who not sure how to proceed the steps i've followed and the links to the resources.
Feel free to correct, complete or delete wrong steps or make it easier to understand, the goal is to help people as we liked someone do/did it for us.
-- if this can help, use this in other threads, copy it, share it : it's useless if we don't use it --
0. Remove screen locks before flashing (pin, fingerprint...)
1. Download the ROM and Gapps (Gapps package is : arm64 / 9.0 / nano), TWRP installer and Magisk
2. Move your ROM.zip + GApps + TWRP-Installer.zip + magisk to your EXTERNAL storage
3. Enable developer option in ur device and enable oem unlocking in developer option.
4. Make sure drivers are installed correctly on your pc and adb install
5. Save the cosmic dan TWRP fastboot_boot_only.zip in the adb folder (check twice to download the right twrp !!!)
5. Turn off ur phone.
6. Now press and hold voume down+power button to start on download mode
7. connect the phone to the pc/laptop
8. Open command prompt on your pc/laptop and run the following command: fastboot oem unlock
9. Your phone will be unlocked.
10. if your phone reboot, restart it on download mode as previously and enter adb again
11. in order to reboot on twrp, run the following command : fastboot boot boot-recovery.img (the file must be on adb's folder)
12. in twrp -> Wipe->Format data : type YES. Then, go to wipe -> advanced wipe and wipe cache, data and system
13. return to Reboot menu in twrp and change partitions, wipe as previously
14. Flash the ROM zip and the TWRP-Installer.zip
15. Reboot to Recovery via TWRP (Reboot -> Recovery), Flash GApps and Magisk
16. Reboot to System
17. Enjoy !
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21vm said:
Here is what i wrote as a step by step :
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if people have this problem they probably are not on stock so that means no need for all that unlocking bootloader process, It's very simple, just format data and storage if that doesnt work do what I did and I know formatting data and storage works because it worked for me once

YayJohn said:
if people have this problem they probably are not on stock so that means no need for all that unlocking bootloader process, It's very simple, just format data and storage if that doesnt work do what I did and I know formatting data and storage works because it worked for me once
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I think more is better : it's not that hard for people to read my post and start in the point they want, in that case, point 12. But you're right, you said exactly the same as me but your comment i better...

Need pixelexperience rom installation guide

Hey I want to try pixel experience rom in my nexus 6p but the installation guide there is too complex can someone from the forums break it down and explain so I can install it and also my device is a 8core model so I am not sure weather or not I need a BLOD patch and why I need a custom recovery (other then the normal custom recovery) Thanks in advance

1.No need to flashing blod
2.remove any passwords or screen lock before flashing
3.boot into fastboot make sure bootloader is unlocked
4.flash the twrp recovery provided in the forum u can't use the usual one
5.after installing recovery wipe everything from the advance wipe except internal storage
6.locate and install the rom don't flash the gapps its already included
7.before booting in the system make sure to wipe ur data from wipe or ur phone will not boot
8.time to enjoy!!!

varunvrk said:
Hey I want to try pixel experience rom in my nexus 6p but the installation guide there is too complex can someone from the forums break it down and explain so I can install it and also my device is a 8core model so I am not sure weather or not I need a BLOD patch and why I need a custom recovery (other then the normal custom recovery) Thanks in advance
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It is quite simple. You'll just need to do a bit if reading about adb and fastboot and make sure you follow these steps methodically. You do not need BLOD patch. You need the custom recovery version from the pixelexperience thread because of the way files are encrypted.
1 . Go to settings - system - about phone. Tap on build number 7 times until you see a pop up saying developer options enabled.
2. Go to settings - system - advanced - developer options. In there you want to enable oem unlocking and usb debugging.
3. Go to settings - security. Remove all device security so it's just swipe to unlock.
4. Follow this guide to setup google drivers, adb, fastboot and unlock the bootlader https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
5. Download latest rom version and twrp recovery version from pixelexperience thread to your pc and follow instruction in above guide for flashing twrp via fastboot.
6. Boot into your custom recovery (hold power + volume down while phone is off, use volume keys to select recovery, power for enter) ignore warning screen.
7. Go to backup. Select system, data and boot. Name it something like stock_todaysdate. Swipe to create backup. Reboot system.
8. Connect phone to pc. Through pc find twrp folder in phone, find your backup, copy to pc for safe keeping (this can restore your phone to how it was if anything goes wrong). Copy the rom zip you downloaded to your phone's internal storage.
9. Boot back into recovery. Go to wipe. Wipe everything except internal storage. Go to install. Locate the rom zip file and install it. Go to wipe again. Select format data and confirm.
10. Reboot system and wait for rom to boot this can take a while. Once booted leave your phone alone for a few minutes then you are good to go. If all is well make another backup and store on pc.

Champdroid said:
It is quite simple. You'll just need to do a bit if reading about adb and fastboot and make sure you follow these steps methodically. You do not need BLOD patch. You need the custom recovery version from the pixelexperience thread because of the way files are encrypted.
1 . Go to settings - system - about phone. Tap on build number 7 times until you see a pop up saying developer options enabled.
2. Go to settings - system - advanced - developer options. In there you want to enable oem unlocking and usb debugging.
3. Go to settings - security. Remove all device security so it's just swipe to unlock.
4. Follow this guide to setup google drivers, adb, fastboot and unlock the bootlader https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
5. Download latest rom version and twrp recovery version from pixelexperience thread to your pc and follow instruction in above guide for flashing twrp via fastboot.
6. Boot into your custom recovery (hold power + volume down while phone is off, use volume keys to select recovery, power for enter) ignore warning screen.
7. Go to backup. Select system, data and boot. Name it something like stock_todaysdate. Swipe to create backup. Reboot system.
8. Connect phone to pc. Through pc find twrp folder in phone, find your backup, copy to pc for safe keeping (this can restore your phone to how it was if anything goes wrong). Copy the rom zip you downloaded to your phone's internal storage.
9. Boot back into recovery. Go to wipe. Wipe everything except internal storage. Go to install. Locate the rom zip file and install it. Go to wipe again. Select format data and confirm.
10. Reboot system and wait for rom to boot this can take a while. Once booted leave your phone alone for a few minutes then you are good to go. If all is well make another backup and store on pc.
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That is the best instructions I have seen in a while. I kinda figured that that was how to do it but I am not confident in my abilities. This confirms what I thought needed to be done.
I am not new to flashing I have been doing it since the LG g2x. But I did take a 3 year break from flashing and now everything is a little different.
Anyway thank you for this

mojorisin7178 said:
That is the best instructions I have seen in a while. I kinda figured that that was how to do it but I am not confident in my abilities. This confirms what I thought needed to be done.
I am not new to flashing I have been doing it since the LG g2x. But I did take a 3 year break from flashing and now everything is a little different.
Anyway thank you for this
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Pleasure mate glad you appreciate it.
I also took a long break. Started back in the HTC sensation days! It's amazing how much everything changes when you don't check in for a while. Magisk for example blows my mind.

Champdroid said:
Pleasure mate glad you appreciate it.
I also took a long break. Started back in the HTC sensation days! It's amazing how much everything changes when you don't check in for a while. Magisk for example blows my mind.
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Yeah magisk is crazy the devs here at xda can do anything. They really are the best of the best. Everything I know I learned here on xda. I just read they are working on a new way to root at the kernel level so it's built in right from the when it's compiled. That's just crazy smart.