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New Axon 7 owner here, since Thursday! I had a couple of questions relating to this phone and thought it would be best to ask here since i'm already familiar with XDA from previous devices. First of all, I noticed that sometimes text on the screen will occasionally appear like it is vibrating, juddering or blurring for a couple of milliseconds whilst scrolling, as the page is moving either upwards or downwards. It seems to happen at random and it does not appear to have a connection with the colours or content being displayed.
I read on one website that it might be due to the pixels in the AMOLED display turning off momentarily when black is displayed on the screen, however, it cannot be the cause of the problem in this instance because it happens when there is no black displayed, for example in Boost for Reddit which uses a colour scheme of white text on a navy-blue background. I found that the issue seems to happen more often when flicking/flinging the page to scroll, rather than keeping my finger on the screen whilst scrolling through the content.
Has anyone else experienced the same thing and can comment on whether it is normal behaviour for this device? I have not owned an AMOLED device before, and so don't know whether this is typical for devices with this type of display. It could of course be a software issue; but it strikes me as more of a hardware-related matter. I would assume it is probably completely normal, since the phone is otherwise perfect and was fully tested prior to being shipped. :fingers-crossed:
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The phone came from a Chinese reseller on AliExpress who exported the phone to myself in the United Kingdom. The device is a A2017 with the China Mobile branding on the back of it, but the phone has in their words been 'converted' to A2017G spec and is running the A2017GV1.2.0B01 ROM. (MiFavor UI v4.2 based on Nougat 7.1.1) The baseband version is TH.2.0.c1.9-00104-M8996FAAAANAZM. I have checked for OTA updates but it is showing the software as fully updated. When the phone is plugged into my Windows 10 PC it shows as 'ZTE A2017G'.
I am wondering whether this 'conversation' includes anything other than switching to the A2017G Global ROM that would need to be kept in mind when modifying software on the device. Like, would it be safe to follow the usual tutorials for flashing software for the A2017, or should I be looking at tutorials for the A2017G instead?
I would like to unlock the bootloader, install TWRP, flash the latest MiFavor UI v5.0 ROM and root it with Magisk, but i'm not sure where to start with this since none of the tutorials seem to cover phones which have been 'converted' to the A2017G firmware. I saw a warning in the Axon7Toolkit thread, saying that some A2017G models may be permanently bricked when flashing packages through EDL mode due to slightly different partition tables. I don't know whether this is something I should be worried about with my A2017 since it has been converted to A2017G status.
If anyone kindly offer some further insight on either of these points, it would be most appreciated. Thanks a lot.
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Hello!
New Axon 7 owner here, since Thursday! I had a couple of questions relating to this phone and thought it would be best to ask here since i'm already familiar with XDA from previous devices. First of all, I noticed that sometimes text on the screen will occasionally appear like it is 'vibrating' or juddering for a matter of milliseconds whilst scrolling, as the page is moving either upwards or downwards. It seems to happen at random and it does not appear to have a connection with the colours or content being displayed.
I read on one website that it might be due to the pixels in the AMOLED display turning off momentarily when black is displayed on the screen, however, it cannot be the cause of the problem in this instance because it happens when there is no black displayed, for example in Boost for Reddit which uses a colour scheme of white text on a navy-blue background. I found that the issue seems to happen more often when flicking/flinging the page to scroll, rather than keeping my finger on the screen whilst scrolling through the content.
Has anyone else experienced the same thing and can comment on whether it is normal behaviour for this device? I have not owned an AMOLED device before, and so don't know whether this is typical for devices with this type of display. It could of course be a software issue; but it strikes me as more of a hardware-related matter. I would assume it is probably completely normal, since the phone is otherwise perfect and was fully tested prior to being shipped. :fingers-crossed:
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The phone came from a Chinese reseller on AliExpress who exported the phone to myself in the United Kingdom. The device is a A2017 with the China Mobile branding on the back of it, but the phone has in their words been 'converted' to A2017G spec and is running the A2017GV1.2.0B01 ROM. (MiFavor UI v4.2 based on Nougat 7.1.1) The baseband version is TH.2.0.c1.9-00104-M8996FAAAANAZM. I have checked for OTA updates but it is showing the software as fully updated. When the phone is plugged into my Windows 10 PC it shows as 'ZTE A2017G'.
I am wondering whether this 'conversation' includes anything other than switching to the A2017G Global ROM that would need to be kept in mind when modifying software on the device. Like, would it be safe to follow the usual tutorials for flashing software for the A2017, or should I be looking at tutorials for the A2017G instead?
I would like to unlock the bootloader, install TWRP, flash the latest MiFavor UI v5.0 ROM and root it with Magisk, but i'm not sure where to start with this since none of the tutorials seem to cover phones which have been 'converted' to the A2017G firmware. I saw a warning in the Axon7Toolkit thread, saying that some A2017G models may be permanently bricked when flashing packages through EDL mode due to slightly different partition tables. I don't know whether this is something I should be worried about with my A2017 since it has been converted to A2017G status.
If anyone kindly offer some further insight on either of these points, it would be most appreciated. Thanks a lot.
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Look, first of all, I never had that problem, but it would be best if you recorded the phone with 60fps or something so that we can see what you mean. I don't really get the thing you're talking about
You should install A2017 firmware on your phone instead of using the G firmware, because:
-You won't get OTAs
-MiFavor 5.0 is pretty damn awesome
-Maybe the screen stuff will get fixed
First of all, go to Display and try to disable "Adaptive Display" which is a good idea but really badly implemented for some reason. If the display stuff gets fixed, you may as well not RMA it, and you can install the Chinese stuff on it. You're gonna lose all your data so back it up.
First download an official ZTE update zip. I think I've sent one to someone not much ago, I'll try to find it and put the link here
Then check if there's another zip inside. If there is, get that zip out (should be called update.zip) and throw it in the root of the internal storage
Go to Settings - Updates, and see if it detects it. if it does, install it.
After having the Chinese firmware, delete the zip from your phone, and go to Updates, and see if you get any OTAs. if you get one, after it gets installed go there again, because sometimes they are just incremental (you might have to do this 2-3 times depending on which version you install via zip)
This way you don't have to unlock the phone's BL. After having MiFavor 5.0 set up, download the Google apps if you want (I recommend Google Installer apk by Xiaomi, google it) and you're good to go.
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Look, first of all, I never had that problem, but it would be best if you recorded the phone with 60fps or something so that we can see what you mean. I don't really get the thing you're talking about
You should install A2017 firmware on your phone instead of using the G firmware, because:
-You won't get OTAs
-MiFavor 5.0 is pretty damn awesome
-Maybe the screen stuff will get fixed
First of all, go to Display and try to disable "Adaptive Display" which is a good idea but really badly implemented for some reason. If the display stuff gets fixed, you may as well not RMA it, and you can install the Chinese stuff on it. You're gonna lose all your data so back it up.
First download an official ZTE update zip. I think I've sent one to someone not much ago, I'll try to find it and put the link here
Then check if there's another zip inside. If there is, get that zip out (should be called update.zip) and throw it in the root of the internal storage
Go to Settings - Updates, and see if it detects it. if it does, install it.
After having the Chinese firmware, delete the zip from your phone, and go to Updates, and see if you get any OTAs. if you get one, after it gets installed go there again, because sometimes they are just incremental (you might have to do this 2-3 times depending on which version you install via zip)
This way you don't have to unlock the phone's BL. After having MiFavor 5.0 set up, download the Google apps if you want (I recommend Google Installer apk by Xiaomi, google it) and you're good to go.
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Thanks for the response, I appreciate you taking the time to respond to my questions. I will try to record the screen problem over the next few days just so everyone can see for themselves what is happening; it might be easier than trying to explain it. In regards to the update to MiFavor v5.0, i'm just a bit nervous about flashing stuff through the stock recovery considering the phone has already been messed about with. It would actually feel safer to flash the entire phone in MiFlash on my computer, rather than just trying to install over the A2017G firmware and hoping for the best. I wouldn't mind having to unlock the bootloader because it's what i'd like to do anyway, since i'm interested in rooting to get things like AdAway which I have used on all of my previous devices. But I will have a search around for that official update ZIP anyway and see whether i'm able to find it.
Just got what you said and tried it. You're right it blurs when I fling to scroll. But this happens on LCD screens too.
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Just got what you said and tried it. You're right it blurs when I fling to scroll. But this happens on LCD screens too.
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Well, if someone else is also having the same issue then that would make me feel a bit better about it, assuming we are talking about the same thing of course. I will try to record a video of the problem over the next couple of days, as it would be clearer than trying to explain it in writing. I should note that the blurring effect only lasts for a few milliseconds (Less than the duration of the fling!) and it only happens once in every 20 swipes or so. But when it does happen it can be quite distracting. I have owned 4 IPS devices before this (OnePlus One, LG G4) and none of them have had scrolling behaviour like the Axon 7.
I have also found the scrolling on this phone in general to be a lot less smoother than my ZUK Z2 which uses a 5.0" IPS screen and SD820. It seems the momentum each swipe has in propelling the page vertically is a lot less effective, and thus it takes more swipes to scroll down to the end of a page. Maybe this is because the screen is 5.5" opposed to 5.0" and so, it requires longer 'flings' or swipes on the screen to make up for the additional space. But this theory seems like a long shot and it still does not explain why the scrolling in general feels so laggy and stuttery.
The thing I saw on my two phones including Axon7 happens with every fling or swipe. Maybe I didn't quite understand you . Try to record and send the video so I get what you mean.
P650SE said:
Well, if someone else is also having the same issue then that would make me feel a bit better about it, assuming we are talking about the same thing of course. I will try to record a video of the problem over the next couple of days, as it would be clearer than trying to explain it in writing. I should note that the blurring effect only lasts for a few milliseconds (Less than the duration of the fling!) and it only happens once in every 20 swipes or so. But when it does happen it can be quite distracting. I have owned 4 IPS devices before this (OnePlus One, LG G4) and none of them have had scrolling behaviour like the Axon 7.
I have also found the scrolling on this phone in general to be a lot less smoother than my ZUK Z2 which uses a 5.0" IPS screen and SD820. It seems the momentum each swipe has in propelling the page vertically is a lot less effective, and thus it takes more swipes to scroll down to the end of a page. Maybe this is because the screen is 5.5" opposed to 5.0" and so, it requires longer 'flings' or swipes on the screen to make up for the additional space. But this theory seems like a long shot and it still does not explain why the scrolling in general feels so laggy and stuttery.
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Did you root your phone? Do you intend to? If you do, you can use the conservative governor and fix the lag entirely. Many people believe that the conservative governor is laggier than interactive, but on the SD820 that's not the case. I've tried on SD6xx and 4xx devices (the Moto G2 and G4+ namely) and this is clearly not like this on those phones.
As for the fling thing, well I'd like to see a video, since I never noticed such a thing. I'm on MiFavor 5.0 so maybe something has been changed, because this is Chinese firmware (on the G).
And I believe that you have to fling more because ZTE may have messed up with some files, as they always did... probably not because of the bigger screen
But really, change your firmware to stock A2017. It's completely possible to have Google apps on it, but retailers install the G firmware on tbe Chinese just because they sell it to the global market
Here you go: Download this, and after you have the zip, open it with a zip manager such as winrar or 7zip. If you see a PDF and an update.zip inside, pull the update.zip out and put it in the root of the internal storage, then install it via Settings - Updates. If not just put the zip you downloaded on the root if the internal storage. but i think that zip actually has the other one inside.
https://archive.org/download/A2017B1320161104135351692/A2017-B13-20161104135351692.zip
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Did you root your phone? Do you intend to? If you do, you can use the conservative governor and fix the lag entirely. Many people believe that the conservative governor is laggier than interactive, but on the SD820 that's not the case. I've tried on SD6xx and 4xx devices (the Moto G2 and G4+ namely) and this is clearly not like this on those phones.
As for the fling thing, well I'd like to see a video, since I never noticed such a thing. I'm on MiFavor 5.0 so maybe something has been changed, because this is Chinese firmware (on the G).
And I believe that you have to fling more because ZTE may have messed up with some files, as they always did... probably not because of the bigger screen
But really, change your firmware to stock A2017. It's completely possible to have Google apps on it, but retailers install the G firmware on tbe Chinese just because they sell it to the global market
Here you go: Download this, and after you have the zip, open it with a zip manager such as winrar or 7zip. If you see a PDF and an update.zip inside, pull the update.zip out and put it in the root of the internal storage, then install it via Settings - Updates. If not just put the zip you downloaded on the root if the internal storage. but i think that zip actually has the other one inside.
https://archive.org/download/A2017B1320161104135351692/A2017-B13-20161104135351692.zip
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Thanks for the response, once again! I tried to record the scrolling problem with my DSLR camera but it was a lot harder than you'd think to capture the blurring on there. I will have to review the footage on my laptop and see whether there's anything which clearly shows the effect. But having spoke to several people about this, it is probably normal behaviour for the AMOLED panel. I think the best option for me would be like you said, to flash the stock China firmware and see whether it makes a difference to my issues with scrolling lag. If it doesn't then there's no harm done, as the phone will be much better with the China firmware anyway.
I have one question, what would be the difference between the update package you posted and the one from the official ZTE website? I noticed there is one that says '7.1 Back 6.0 ZTE_A2017V1.1.0B11 Dedicated Upgrade Package (All Network Versions)' which would presumably allow me to revert back to A2017 Marshmallow firmware with OTA updates enabled, as you explained previously. Maybe it would be better to use this one since it is dated 20/03/2017 rather than 04/11/2016. And is it definitely 100% safe to use these update packages to switch from A2017G Global firmware to A2017 China firmware?
http://www.ztedevice.com.cn/support/detail?id=B4C0ACE418834F588FED0C72D6046C78
P650SE said:
Thanks for the response, once again! I tried to record the scrolling problem with my DSLR camera but it was a lot harder than you'd think to capture the blurring on there. I will have to review the footage on my laptop and see whether there's anything which clearly shows the effect. But having spoke to several people about this, it is probably normal behaviour for the AMOLED panel. I think the best option for me would be like you said, to flash the stock China firmware and see whether it makes a difference to my issues with scrolling lag. If it doesn't then there's no harm done, as the phone will be much better with the China firmware anyway.
I have one question, what would be the difference between the update package you posted and the one from the official ZTE website? I noticed there is one that says '7.1 Back 6.0 ZTE_A2017V1.1.0B11 Dedicated Upgrade Package (All Network Versions)' which would presumably allow me to revert back to A2017 Marshmallow firmware with OTA updates enabled, as you explained previously. Maybe it would be better to use this one since it is dated 20/03/2017 rather than 04/11/2016. And is it definitely 100% safe to use these update packages to switch from A2017G Global firmware to A2017 China firmware?
http://www.ztedevice.com.cn/support/detail?id=B4C0ACE418834F588FED0C72D6046C78
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Well, the package that you found will do too. Most people here expect everything to be done for them, and since I had already found a zip, I thought it would be best to share it at least.
You should actually follow the guide that I just posted - the reason why is that you have to unzip the file and put it in the root of the SD card. It's written so that everyone can understand, so sorry if it's too dense. but if you downloaded the package on the PC (and your phone is somehow able to connect via MTP [or FTP, i have to use this] to your PC) it's just unzip and send.
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Well, the package that you found will do too. Most people here expect everything to be done for them, and since I had already found a zip, I thought it would be best to share it at least.
You should actually follow the guide that I just posted - the reason why is that you have to unzip the file and put it in the root of the SD card. It's written so that everyone can understand, so sorry if it's too dense
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Haha, no problem at all. I will try it and see what happens, but unfortunately the download might take a few hours due to my slow internet connection. Thanks for all your assistance so far, it is of course most appreciated. BTW, I just booted into the bootloader to see what it looked like and everything is displayed in Chinese; which presumably is normal considering the phone is the Chinese A2017 model. At the top of the screen it shows ZTE/P996A03_N/ailsa_ii and another line which says 7.1.1/NMF26V/20170425.120141. What do these numbers mean? I know 7.1.1 is the version of Android and 'ailsa_ii' is of course the codename of the device, like 'bacon' is for the OnePlus One.
P650SE said:
Haha, no problem at all. I will try it and see what happens, but unfortunately the download might take a few hours due to my slow internet connection. Thanks for all your assistance so far, it is of course most appreciated. BTW, I just booted into the bootloader to see what it looked like and everything is displayed in Chinese; which presumably is normal considering the phone is the Chinese A2017 model. At the top of the screen it shows ZTE/P996A03_N/ailsa_ii and another line which says 7.1.1/NMF26V/20170425.120141. What do these numbers mean? I know 7.1.1 is the version of Android and 'ailsa_ii' is of course the codename of the device, like 'bacon' is for the OnePlus One.
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You sure you booted to the bootloader? Most phones have it blocked and you can only access recovery, EDL and FTM.
Whatever, yeah, the Chinese recovery is in Chinese. G's and U's have it in English. But still, the option that you may need to use is the one that says 'sd' between some Chinese ideograms (install update from sd card). Ofc you'd need an SD card for that, that's why using the system option to update is preferred.
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You sure you booted to the bootloader? Most phones have it blocked and you can only access recovery, EDL and FTM.
Whatever, yeah, the Chinese recovery is in Chinese. G's and U's have it in English. But still, the option that you may need to use is the one that says 'sd' between some Chinese ideograms (install update from sd card). Ofc you'd need an SD card for that, that's why using the system option to update is preferred.
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Ah, that's interesting! I'm certain it was the bootloader since I followed a tutorial on YouTube to access it. Basically, all I had to do was to switch the phone off and then hold both the volume-up and power buttons until the ZTE logo appeared, then release the power button and keep holding the volume button until the bootloader came up! Anyhow, i'll definitely follow your advice and use the update method via the settings menu in MiFavor. But first I will have to wait another hour for the update package to finish downloading, as my internet speed is only 3.3Mbps!
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Haha, no problem at all. I will try it and see what happens, but unfortunately the download might take a few hours due to my slow internet connection. Thanks for all your assistance so far, it is of course most appreciated. BTW, I just booted into the bootloader to see what it looked like and everything is displayed in Chinese; which presumably is normal considering the phone is the Chinese A2017 model. At the top of the screen it shows ZTE/P996A03_N/ailsa_ii and another line which says 7.1.1/NMF26V/20170425.120141. What do these numbers mean? I know 7.1.1 is the version of Android and 'ailsa_ii' is of course the codename of the device, like 'bacon' is for the OnePlus One.
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My phone is A2017 too. This screenshot might help you understand those numbers.
^^^Ah, that's cool. So P996A03_N is basically just further identification for the device to indicate it is the Chinese A2017 version.
At the moment i'm having problems with the ZIP for rolling back to Marshmallow. It came packaged in an archive called 20170320111600705.zip which I extracted using WinRAR on my laptop. I copied the update.zip file to the root of my internal storage and to the root of the SD card, but neither are recognised when entering the 'System Update' screen. Is it possible that the reseller on AliExpress blocked the ability to update the ROM? I don't know whether to try running the update directly from the bootloader instead.
On the AliExpress listing for the phone is has a warning which says 'Please do not try to flash the phone by yourself. Otherwise your phone will be blocked and lose the network'. I assume this is just to discourage people from flashing custom ROMs to their devices rather than an actual physical limitation.
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^^^Ah, that's cool. So P996A03_N is basically just further identification for the device to indicate it is the Chinese A2017 version.
At the moment i'm having problems with the ZIP for rolling back to Marshmallow. It came packaged in an archive called 20170320111600705.zip which I extracted using WinRAR on my laptop. I copied the update.zip file to the root of my internal storage and to the root of the SD card, but neither are recognised when entering the 'System Update' screen. Is it possible that the reseller on AliExpress blocked the ability to update the ROM? I don't know whether to try running the update directly from the bootloader instead.
On the AliExpress listing for the phone is has a warning which says 'Please do not try to flash the phone by yourself. Otherwise your phone will be blocked and lose the network'. I assume this is just to discourage people from flashing custom ROMs to their devices rather than an actual physical limitation.
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Okay, then you'll have to use the recovery. Put the zip on the SD card (I guess you already have it there), turn it off and hold power + vol up. Select the option that says sd and select the zip.
I guess it doesn't work because it detected that the zip was for an A2017 and it thinks it's a G
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Okay, then you'll have to use the recovery. Put the zip on the SD card (I guess you already have it there), turn it off and hold power + vol up. Select the option that says sd and select the zip.
I guess it doesn't work because it detected that the zip was for an A2017 and it thinks it's a G
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Ah. Good thinking about the reason it wasn't working! Although, I tried that and underneath where it says Supported API: 3, it shows a message which says 'Sorry, you can't sdcard upgrade'.
EDIT: Oh, wait a second. I remember reading something which said you should enable OEM unlocking before trying to flash the ZIP. Maybe that would work!
EDIT 2: Well, that seems to have worked. I was so scared! But the ZIP flashed successfully and it has rebooted into A2017V1.0.0B13 MiFavor UI v4.0 (Android 6.0.1) I noticed the bootloader screen is now slightly different as it now shows the Chinese symbol next to the ZTE text. It is now showing an OTA update to V1.0.0B15, so i'll start by doing that and work through all the other OTA's until I reach the latest version!
Check the edit to my previous post. I managed to get the phone onto A2017V1.0.0B13 and then OTA updated to A2017V1.0.0B15, but unfortunately there are no further OTA updates available from this point. So with this in mind, the next step would probably be to download the A2017V1.1.0B17 archive from the same source and flash that using the same method, via the bootloader? Then hopefully that should bump me back up to Nougat and allow me to OTA to the latest version of MiFavor. (v5.0)
http://www.ztedevice.com.cn/support/detail?id=B4C0ACE418834F588FED0C72D6046C78
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Check the edit to my previous post. I managed to get the phone onto A2017V1.0.0B13 and then OTA updated to A2017V1.0.0B15, but unfortunately there are no further OTA updates available from this point. So with this in mind, the next step would probably be to download the A2017V1.1.0B17 archive from the same source and flash that using the same method, via the bootloader? Then hopefully that should bump me back up to Nougat and allow me to OTA to the latest version of MiFavor. (v5.0)
http://www.ztedevice.com.cn/support/detail?id=B4C0ACE418834F588FED0C72D6046C78
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Nah, I think you already can use the inbuilt update function. Now that you are on A2017 firmware it should find the zip easily.
The 'bootloader mode' you are referring to is actually the recovery. The bootloader mode is the one on the picture. You can access to it by using adb, and issuing 'adb reboot bootloader', but you might not have it (in which case the phone will just boot to system)
To unlock the bootloader you need to get fastboot on the phone AFAIK, so that's what the axon7toolkit does, it flashes stuff through MiFlash to get fastboot operational. Google it, it's pretty good; if you ever want to unlock, I think it's the way to go.
Just to get everything clear.
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Nah, I think you already can use the inbuilt update function. Now that you are on A2017 firmware it should find the zip easily.
The 'bootloader mode' you are referring to is actually the recovery. The bootloader mode is the one on the picture. You can access to it by using adb, and issuing 'adb reboot bootloader', but you might not have it (in which case the phone will just boot to system)
To unlock the bootloader you need to get fastboot on the phone AFAIK, so that's what the axon7toolkit does, it flashes stuff through MiFlash to get fastboot operational. Google it, it's pretty good; if you ever want to unlock, I think it's the way to go.
Just to get everything clear.
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Whoops! I have no idea why I kept referring to it as the bootloader, maybe because i've become so used to using TWRP on my ZUK Z2 for almost a year and ended up forgetting what a manufacturers stock recovery looked like! That was a very silly mistake. :laugh:
I haven't been able to get an update to Nougat to appear via OTA in the 'System Update' menu, so instead I will download the update package from the ZTE website and see whether that works. I believe once I have updated to V1.1.0B17 via ZIP it should allow me to OTA to the latest version of MiFavor. Thanks for the tips regarding Axon7Toolkit, I already had it installed on my laptop but didn't know about possibly having to enable the bootloader with MiFlash. That is very interesting!
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Whoops! I have no idea why I kept referring to it as the bootloader, maybe because i've become so used to using TWRP on my ZUK Z2 for almost a year and ended up forgetting what a manufacturers stock recovery looked like! That was a very silly mistake. :laugh:
I haven't been able to get an update to Nougat to appear via OTA in the 'System Update' menu, so instead I will download the update package from the ZTE website and see whether that works. I believe once I have updated to V1.1.0B17 via ZIP it should allow me to OTA to the latest version of MiFavor. Thanks for the tips regarding Axon7Toolkit, I already had it installed on my laptop but didn't know about possibly having to enable the bootloader with MiFlash. That is very interesting!
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Literally you have to get B17 update through OTA when you're on B15. I did, but the reasons you're not is that you or your reseller have converted it to G model. My friend who also had a Chinese Axon 7 and converted it to G had this problem too. And I don't know what to do about it.
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And I also think that you had to flash B13 upgrade package(second downloadable zip on ZTE website) because B11 was the same B13 but the rollback version meaning for somebody who is already on Nougat and wants to go back to Marshmallow.
After rooting and decrypting OP6T complains during boot about a corrupted device that may wont work properly....
This is not a problem: If the power key is pressed as indicated by the error message the device boots properly.
But that is exactly the problem!!!
If not pressed then nothing happpens!
Thats mean that it wont boot for example after a reboot...
Tried to clean install latest rom at both slots -via fastboot, via twrp, via system update-, tried factory reset, tried re-encrypt, even locking the bootloader again...
Does anybody have any idea about how to fix it???
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After rooting and decrypting OP6T complains during boot about a corrupted device that may wont work properly....
This is not a problem: If the power key is pressed as indicated by the error message the device boots properly.
But that is exactly the problem!!!
If not pressed then nothing happpens!
Thats mean that it wont boot for example after a reboot...
Tried to clean install latest rom at both slots -via fastboot, via twrp, via system update-, tried factory reset, tried re-encrypt, even locking the bootloader again...
Does anybody have any idea about how to fix it???
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I remember seeing this long time ago.
You can take a look at this, maybe it will apply to you as well
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/pie-how-to-fix-device-corrupt-boot-t3841724
azzinder said:
After rooting and decrypting OP6T complains during boot about a corrupted device that may wont work properly....
This is not a problem: If the power key is pressed as indicated by the error message the device boots properly.
But that is exactly the problem!!!
If not pressed then nothing happpens!
Thats mean that it wont boot for example after a reboot...
Tried to clean install latest rom at both slots -via fastboot, via twrp, via system update-, tried factory reset, tried re-encrypt, even locking the bootloader again...
Does anybody have any idea about how to fix it???
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You're not waiting long enough.
And by the way it tells you to press the power button to PAUSE booting.
It's only a few second wait (possibly one second longer than the default unlocked message on other devices). I just timed it. It's 8 seconds. A regular device will display that message for 3-4 seconds.
It just means that your bootloader is unlocked.
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genbu said:
I remember seeing this long time ago.
You can take a look at this, maybe it will apply to you as well
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/pie-how-to-fix-device-corrupt-boot-t3841724
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Had this issue on my op6. This solution fixed it for me. not sure if we have this tool for the 6t yet. If the message is orange then it's the unlocked bootloader message. If it's in red it's the corrupt message and you gotta hit the power button twice to boot.
The message i get is in RED color. Not in ORANGE.
And yes if you press twice the power button it boots normally.
My question is about how to get rid of this!!!
If for some reason the device is gonna reboot -like in Settings-> Utilities-> Scheduled power on/off- it wont boot until I get action...
Fear!!!
genbu said:
I remember seeing this long time ago.
You can take a look at this, maybe it will apply to you as well
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/pie-how-to-fix-device-corrupt-boot-t3841724
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I am thinking to try this solution but i am scared...
This tool is gonna try to install Oxygen os Oreo for the OP6 as far as I understand.
But the OP6T never had this.
I wonder that maybe it wont boot after process and if it boots gonna refuse to upgrade to Oxygen OS Pie for OP6T
:confused
***Just found the OP6T version here***
As soon as i find a pc with Windows installed i'll try it!!!
I have the same issue and have a remote session booked with OP support today.
Hopefully I will be able to grab a copy of MSMTool for the 6T and share it.
azzinder said:
I am thinking to try this solution but i am scared...
This tool is gonna try to install Oxygen os Oreo for the OP6 as far as I understand.
But the OP6T never had this.
I wonder that maybe it wont boot after process and if it boots gonna refuse to upgrade to Oxygen OS Pie for OP6T
:confused
***Just found the OP6T version here***
As soon as i find a pc with Windows installed i'll try it!!!
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And password
iaTa said:
I have the same issue and have a remote session booked with OP support today.
Hopefully I will be able to grab a copy of MSMTool for the 6T and share it.
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Waiting patiently for news...
azzinder said:
Waiting patiently for news...
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Rescheduled to tomorrow
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/tool-6t-msmdownloadtool-v4-0-oos-9-0-5-t3867448
Done
Just type in terminal
su
reboot "dm-verity enforcing"
Hit enter
This works! It is a lot easier than the MSM download tool solution. However, I wonder if it just mutes the notification, or solves the problem indeed?
I flashed a TWRP backup afterwards and that did not go well. I wonder if that could be caused bij the corrupt problem?
[email protected] said:
Just type in terminal
su
reboot "dm-verity enforcing"
Hit enter
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[email protected] said:
Just type in terminal
su
reboot "dm-verity enforcing"
Hit enter
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Doesnt working for me. after reboot also i can see same error. however i can boot after twice pressing on power. i do not want to use Msm tool as it will format data. seems no other way as of now
[email protected] said:
Just type in terminal
su
reboot "dm-verity enforcing"
Hit enter
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Hey that's amazing! I think this has finally solved this for me on my OnePlus 6. I was perfectly content to just put up with that warning forever, but this seems to have cured it ... And simple too! Thanks ?
[email protected] said:
Just type in terminal
su
reboot "dm-verity enforcing"
Hit enter
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Thanks, this worked.
That is only for hide your message. But device is still corrupted. You have to relock your bootloader for that problem.
vikram.mohal said:
That is only for hide your message. But device is still corrupted. You have to relock your bootloader for that problem.
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i had this happen when i went to update to 9.0.13. ended up backing up to usb otg, reflashing the full update via msm tool, and having to unlock bl again, reflash twrp again, installing magisk again, etc. then, and only then was my device no longer corrupt. i tried many things prior to that, but this was my only fix long term.
ive heard its die to A/B having different security patches, but reflashing both A/B with stock full 9.0.13 did not stop the issue. only msm tool reflashing to 9.0.12 did. and i then did the same on my second partition for good measure.
as far as trying to run decrypted, unless im remembering wrong, unlike the op6, the op6t will not abide that without the corrupted message unless i missed progress. id love that personally, but last i had read here it made op6t unstable. which sucks bonkey dalls.
vikram.mohal said:
That is only for hide your message. But device is still corrupted. You have to relock your bootloader for that problem.
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No the device is not corrupted. Unlocked bootloader warning vs the device is corrupt are 2 different things. My bootloader ia unlocked since the day 1 and never had the corrupt warning until I flashed OOS 9.0.5. The step above resolved the device is corrupt issue.
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kitcostantino said:
i had this happen when i went to update to 9.0.13. ended up backing up to usb otg, reflashing the full update via msm tool, and having to unlock bl again, reflash twrp again, installing magisk again, etc. then, and only then was my device no longer corrupt. i tried many things prior to that, but this was my only fix long term.
ive heard its die to A/B having different security patches, but reflashing both A/B with stock full 9.0.13 did not stop the issue. only msm tool reflashing to 9.0.12 did. and i then did the same on my second partition for good measure.
as far as trying to run decrypted, unless im remembering wrong, unlike the op6, the op6t will not abide that without the corrupted message unless i missed progress. id love that personally, but last i had read here it made op6t unstable. which sucks bonkey dalls.
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Yeah I agree its something to do with the slot A and B. I was running the phone with unlocked bootloader since day 1 and had flashed multiple twrp updates, kernels etc and never had the issue. It's when i recently flashed OOS 9.0.5 and then twrp on it is when this started.
Not sure about OP6T but on my OP6 the terminal commands helped.
[email protected] said:
Just type in terminal
su
reboot "dm-verity enforcing"
Hit enter
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This worked on my 6T ! Thanks !
Edit: My phone is miraculously recovered, see last post for details. Big thanks to everyone throwing in suggestions! :highfive::good:
Edit 2: Here we go again... Had my phone set up for a day and after installing the "App Systemizer" Magisk module, the restart upon booting is back. Please help, is magisk causing this??
So, I'm reaching out because I'm now at a loss. I have no other ideas as to how I could fix my phone.
Background:
A few days ago, I was setting my alarm for work in the morning and I noticed the UI was extremely sluggish. I then locked my phone with the lock button and a notification saying "Powering down..." came up and proceeded to shut off. At this point, I knew I should re-flash my ROM/boot.img first. Didn't help, every boot up ended in the same "Powering down..." message and shutting down within 15 seconds of unlocking the device. At this point, I think to fully wipe and revert to stock. Now, I try to install the latest stock OOS via fastboot. Same result as before when I booted after the fastboot install. And this is where it ended... I tried to use the MSM tool and the device went BLACK with no response after that.
What I've tried:
- fastboot
-MSM Tool
- randomly pressing/holding all physical buttons in every order
- leaving the device plugged in to charge overnight
Conclusion:
Any suggestions other than what I've tried would greatly be appreciated. If, by some chance, my phone is truly bricked... would anyone know about whether T-Mobile would replace the device for me if I act clueless as to what happened to my device? lol, I'm on the Jump! plan, so this phone isn't even paid off yet.
Thanks!
Only time I saw this "powering down" issue was when I updated my phone without disabling my Magisk modules. That time I just removed the module using TWRP and the phone booted.
When you used the MSM tool did it complete successfully? It should take around 5 minutes to restore. Mine took 302 seconds on the dot. That should clear out any and all software issues. If the problem still persists after a successful MSM restore then my thoughts would be hardware damage.
I assume your battery is still working (?), and you can't reach TWRP either?
Have you tried this https://www.getdroidtips.com/oneplus-6t-black-screen-death-issue/ ?
When my 6T didn't respond at all. It would stay black no matter what but I knew it was charged. All I did was hold volume up and the power button for a good 15 to 30 seconds. Then it booted up
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Hey u...I also had the same issue...SHUTTING DOWN...in every boot....and I had fixed it....anyways if u have fixed it ...m glad....if not whatsapp or telegram me on +918898340211
Jager said:
Only time I saw this "powering down" issue was when I updated my phone without disabling my Magisk modules. That time I just removed the module using TWRP and the phone booted.
When you used the MSM tool did it complete successfully? It should take around 5 minutes to restore. Mine took 302 seconds on the dot. That should clear out any and all software issues. If the problem still persists after a successful MSM restore then my thoughts would be hardware damage.
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MSM didn't even pick up my device... it said something along the lines of "No communication"
F5:ed said:
I assume your battery is still working (?), and you can't reach TWRP either?
Have you tried this https://www.getdroidtips.com/oneplus-6t-black-screen-death-issue/ ?
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Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately, all steps were tried before seeing this post and didn't help.
i7vSa7vi7y said:
When my 6T didn't respond at all. It would stay black no matter what but I knew it was charged. All I did was hold volume up and the power button for a good 15 to 30 seconds. Then it booted up
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This is important... but did not help me... initially.
sanjeev7 said:
Hey u...I also had the same issue...SHUTTING DOWN...in every boot....and I had fixed it....anyways if u have fixed it ...m glad....if not whatsapp or telegram me on +918898340211
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Well boys, she's up and running again!
Here's what happened:
- I left my phone on the stock charger (wall-block and cord) to make sure the battery wasn't just dead. This resulted in nothing, still no response from the device.
- Early in the morning, while getting ready for work, I continued to press all physical buttons in any and every order as well as holding different combinations of the buttons. Nothing.
- Gave up, took it off the charger, and tossed the damned thing to the side. I took my iPhone X to work and hated every minute of it lmao.
- I then get off work and decide to mash the physical buttons in a half fit-of-rage and half last-ditch-effort.. and BOOM! The screen flashes with a screen saying the battery is dead in a few different languages.
(I never plugged a device in to charge so fast... lol)
At this point, I decided to fastboot the latest stock OOS (.13) to both A/B partitions and she's like brand new!!!! I spent the day rooting and reinstalling everything today and I'm honestly relieved. :victory: All of my data is lost... pics of my baby sister after just being born and of my fiance But order has been restored.
tl;dr - My phone is fixed, don't ever underestimate the power of button mashing! :good:
..Cory.. said:
MSM didn't even pick up my device... it said something along the lines of "No communication"
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I suggest you re-read the thread on the MSM tool. It will always work unless there is physical damage to your device. The reason you got the "No communication" error is because you were not in the Qualcom bootloader mode or whatever, not fastboot and not TWRP, there is a third mode accessible by holding certain buttons while plugging in your phone to the computer, in this mode the screen does not light up or anything. Read the thread, the steps are in there. I guarantee that if you can get the MSM tool to restore your phone everything will be working on it.
I even tested the MSM tool once. I wiped all partitions on the phone including the boot partition. The MSM tool can always fix a Software issue.
Edit: Didn't see that you said it was fixed already. My message here is still valid though. Some day you will have to use the MSM tool so it's a good idea to get familiar with it.
Jager said:
I suggest you re-read the thread on the MSM tool. It will always work unless there is physical damage to your device. The reason you got the "No communication" error is because you were not in the Qualcom bootloader mode or whatever, not fastboot and not TWRP, there is a third mode accessible by holding certain buttons while plugging in your phone to the computer, in this mode the screen does not light up or anything. Read the thread, the steps are in there. I guarantee that if you can get the MSM tool to restore your phone everything will be working on it.
I even tested the MSM tool once. I wiped all partitions on the phone including the boot partition. The MSM tool can always fix a Software issue.
Edit: Didn't see that you said it was fixed already. My message here is still valid though. Some day you will have to use the MSM tool so it's a good idea to get familiar with it.
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Well, like I said... I couldn't just change modes at will... I was legit stuck with the screen completely off and no response to any physical button being pressed. So as long as switching modes was impossible... so was the MSM tool. I read a F*CK-TON of threads before I posted this, I haven't seen anyone else post about being in my situation of not being able to boot into ANY kind of a mode... at all lol.
Bumping to ask for help again...
I had my phone all set up, stable OOS (.13) on both partitions. I installed the "App Systemizer" Magisk module in order to move an app to the system. When I rebooted after the module installation, the "Phone is rebooting..." message comes up after a few seconds post-boot and go straight to recovery every time.
I'm lost at this point. :/
You'd probably be better off seeking support in the mod thread.
..Cory.. said:
Bumping to ask for help again...
I had my phone all set up, stable OOS (.13) on both partitions. I installed the "App Systemizer" Magisk module in order to move an app to the system. When I rebooted after the module installation, the "Phone is rebooting..." message comes up after a few seconds post-boot and go straight to recovery every time.
I'm lost at this point. :/
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Go to TWRP
go to file manager
Delete /data/adb/ *all files related to Magisk*
This will work
..Cory.. said:
Bumping to ask for help again...
I had my phone all set up, stable OOS (.13) on both partitions. I installed the "App Systemizer" Magisk module in order to move an app to the system. When I rebooted after the module installation, the "Phone is rebooting..." message comes up after a few seconds post-boot and go straight to recovery every time.
I'm lost at this point. :/
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I have never read about a really bricked OP6T, there is always a solution (and use MsmDownloadTool if nothing else work....).
Now, when you already have "bricked" your phone once and fixed it, you are asking the community for help again... It's obvious to me that you are fiddling around with your device without any clue, and creates a mess for yourself. Why?
Stay outside what you do not understand, and stick to stock version only in the future.
To try to help you, I suggest you use MsmDownloadTool.
WOOOOOOOW.
So this whole time it was Magisk. I never knew about Magisk Manager for recovery. That thing is a MUST HAVE.
So what happened was the new Magisk update broke a few modules I use daily. After using MM to disable every module one-by-one, I found the culprit.
The thing that always gets me is the A/B partition BS. But I guess Magisk was really the pain in my ass!
Closing thread for good, thanks to everyone giving suggestions!!! :good:
Cablespider said:
You'd probably be better off seeking support in the mod thread.
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Right, thank you! I just feel as if this section is less intrusive for noob questions haha
sanjeev7 said:
Go to TWRP
go to file manager
Delete /data/adb/ *all files related to Magisk*
This will work
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Thank you! Used this to clean some of the files up when reinstalling the new stable update.
F5:ed said:
I have never read about a really bricked OP6T, there is always a solution (and use MsmDownloadTool if nothing else work....).
Now, when you already have "bricked" your phone once and fixed it, you are asking the community for help again... It's obvious to me that you are fiddling around with your device without any clue, and creates a mess for yourself. Why?
Stay outside what you do not understand, and stick to stock version only in the future.
To try to help you, I suggest you use MsmDownloadTool.
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If you don't think I deserve help, move on to another thread! :good: No problems here though; I took advice I found helpful and I fixed my phone :victory:
I'm far from a noob though, this is just my first A/B parition device. I had an iPhone for years and was last active on XDA before Magisk was even released.We all need to brush up on the basics every once in a while, though!
..Cory.. said:
Right, thank you! I just feel as if this section is less intrusive for noob questions haha
Thank you! Used this to clean some of the files up when reinstalling the new stable update.
If you don't think I deserve help, move on to another thread! :good: No problems here though; I took advice I found helpful and I fixed my phone :victory:
I'm far from a noob though, this is just my first A/B parition device. I had an iPhone for years and was last active on XDA before Magisk was even released.We all need to brush up on the basics every once in a while, though!
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Thank you for the arrogance.
I have already tried to help you (twice, in this your own thread). Your arrogant answer tells me that the iPhone-comfort zone suite you best.
In short: you act as an imbecile (since I have experience of you, and have "discussed" with you, before outside this thread).
So, sell your OP6t and buy an iPhone - problem solved.
F5:ed said:
Thank you for the arrogance.
I have already tried to help you (twice, in this your own thread). Your arrogant answer tells me that the iPhone-comfort zone suite you best.
In short: you act as an imbecile (since I have experience of you, and have "discussed" with you, before outside this thread).
So, sell your OP6t and buy an iPhone - problem solved.
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That systemize tool is not very stable in my experience. There is two location's of system apps in my experience which is most always only about at least half correct a little less than half the time. Is that if you use something like MiXplorer and move the apk into either system apps or priv apps then reboot it is much easier to do than rely on scripts that may not be setup for the device you are using. It shouldn't take any longer than 25.89 seconds to manually move an app.
..Cory.. said:
WOOOOOOOW.
So this whole time it was Magisk. I never knew about Magisk Manager for recovery. That thing is a MUST HAVE.
So what happened was the new Magisk update broke a few modules I use daily. After using MM to disable every module one-by-one, I found the culprit.
The thing that always gets me is the A/B partition BS. But I guess Magisk was really the pain in my ass!
Closing thread for good, thanks to everyone giving suggestions!!! :good:
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Download the magisk uninstaller zip , put it on your internal storage
So when magisk modules messing up with your boot
Go to twrp, flash the uninstaller zip , reboot to twrp, reflash magisk and then you're be able to boot again to your rom ..
F5:ed said:
Thank you for the arrogance.
I have already tried to help you (twice, in this your own thread). Your arrogant answer tells me that the iPhone-comfort zone suite you best.
In short: you act as an imbecile (since I have experience of you, and have "discussed" with you, before outside this thread).
So, sell your OP6t and buy an iPhone - problem solved.
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Sorry, I forgot ur the internet law enforcement. Yes, sir! Please dont shoot! :HandsUp: :ShakingInFear: :Terrified: :NotReally: :WatchOut_InternetBadAss:
Jager said:
I suggest you re-read the thread on the MSM tool. It will always work unless there is physical damage to your device. The reason you got the "No communication" error is because you were not in the Qualcom bootloader mode or whatever, not fastboot and not TWRP, there is a third mode accessible by holding certain buttons while plugging in your phone to the computer, in this mode the screen does not light up or anything. Read the thread, the steps are in there. I guarantee that if you can get the MSM tool to restore your phone everything will be working on it.
I even tested the MSM tool once. I wiped all partitions on the phone including the boot partition. The MSM tool can always fix a Software issue.
Edit: Didn't see that you said it was fixed already. My message here is still valid though. Some day you will have to use the MSM tool so it's a good idea to get familiar with it.
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The MSM Tool does not fix everything. The 6T I have is brand new was working fine until I installed LOS on A & B and deleted the persist partition. I have flashed the original stock rom as well as 3 other OOS roms. MSM Tool completes the flash no problem with no errors, but on every rom it only makes it to the boot screen and hangs. If the MSM Tool is supposed to fix this, then why isn't it getting fixed? I don't know what else to try to fix? Usually it fixes most problems for me, but on this occasion it is not.
I'm about to jump of a ledge over here. So, I've read about this online as well.
I try to install 11.0.2.2.1N11AA and, by the numbers, this is what happens:
1. It says "Installation will continue when device isn't being used. To install now, tap Resume."
2. I tap resume.
3. It says: "Couldn't update
Installation problem"
4. I see and tap "Try again".
5. Loopback to step 1 -- ad infinitum.
How can I update this thing? Anyone have any luck?
And, on another note, at what point is my device not being used exactly? What is using my device that makes this update unworkable? I searched online, others have problems, no one seems to have solutions.
Others noticed this problem on XDA, nobody said anything so far. I found this thread through Google: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-dumper-magisk_patched-guides.4175033/page-13 The Nov 23, 2020 at 10:44 AM reply. That man is in a similar situation as I!
I went through the remainder of the thread, searching for the username "raashnal" in each page until the end of the thread. The logic being, if anyone addressed his concern they would reply to it and he would presumably reply to thank that person. So, I figure the name must come up; it did not; so I assume this thread does not have an answer.
reilus said:
I'm about to jump of a ledge over here. So, I've read about this online as well.
I try to install 11.0.2.2.1N11AA and, by the numbers, this is what happens:
1. It says "Installation will continue when device isn't being used. To install now, tap Resume."
2. I tap resume.
3. It says: "Couldn't update
Installation problem"
4. I see and tap "Try again".
5. Loopback to step 1 -- ad infinitum.
How can I update this thing? Anyone have any luck?
And, on another note, at what point is my device not being used exactly? What is using my device that makes this update unworkable? I searched online, others have problems, no one seems to have solutions.
Others noticed this problem on XDA, nobody said anything so far. I found this thread through Google: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-dumper-magisk_patched-guides.4175033/page-13 The Nov 23, 2020 at 10:44 AM reply. That man is in a similar situation as I!
I went through the remainder of the thread, searching for the username "raashnal" in each page until the end of the thread. The logic being, if anyone addressed his concern they would reply to it and he would presumably reply to thank that person. So, I figure the name must come up; it did not; so I assume this thread does not have an answer.
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Hello again
So are you rooted at the moment? Do you have oxygen updater installed?
If you are rooted then please disable any and all active modules then reboot your phone.
Then open oxygen updater.
Accept the agreement and provide it any rights it needs then take the update (a full update)
It'll push it to your phone.
Go to settings /system updates / local upgrade.
Choose the zip downloaded by oxygen updater.
Do not reboot when it's complete.
Press home then reopen magisk and click install, then click install to inactive slot after OTA.
Let they install then click reboot, that should be it.
If you're not rooted then let me know.
PS: that's my thread btw, your rationale doesn't quite make sense, an answer could have been given and thanks provided or not. Meaning their name doesn't necessarily have to come up again at all.
It's not that long a thread tbh. The amount of responses I've had and issues addressed and resolved I would say that pretty much any issue to do with payload dumper, root has been addressed
Thank you! I was just about to say, I ended up using Oxygen updater and then doing a local install.
I cannot do an incremental update, but I can do a full update.
I did have an interesting problem, which I also solved. I could not do the OTA install of Magisk! So, I swiped the Oxygen Updater off the recents. Then I tried again and it worked! So, if anyone else has that issue, maybe that will help them !
And I understand that my rationale is flawed, any rational position is flawed. In fact, you won't find any epistemic approach -- even science -- without flaws. I declared my biases and methods to show that I feel I put in a reasonable effort before asking for help. I hope that was part of your understanding. =)
reilus said:
Thank you! I was just about to say, I ended up using Oxygen updater and then doing a local install.
I cannot do an incremental update, but I can do a full update.
I did have an interesting problem, which I also solved. I could not do the OTA install of Magisk! So, I swiped the Oxygen Updater off the recents. Then I tried again and it worked! So, if anyone else has that issue, maybe that will help them !
And I understand that my rationale is flawed, any rational position is flawed. In fact, you won't find any epistemic approach -- even science -- without flaws. I declared my biases and methods to show that I feel I put in a reasonable effort before asking for help. I hope that was part of your understanding. =)
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If you are rooted then you're certainly not meant to do an incremental OTA as it needs to be a full update.
Haha and no need to prove your efforts to me pal, it's all good.
Just glad you're sorted.
PS: I've actually just updated the thread as 11.0.3.3 just arrived.
I've provided a patched boot img and have updated the guide already
reilus said:
I'm about to jump of a ledge over here. So, I've read about this online as well.
I try to install 11.0.2.2.1N11AA and, by the numbers, this is what happens:
1. It says "Installation will continue when device isn't being used. To install now, tap Resume."
2. I tap resume.
3. It says: "Couldn't update
Installation problem"
4. I see and tap "Try again".
5. Loopback to step 1 -- ad infinitum.
How can I update this thing? Anyone have any luck?
And, on another note, at what point is my device not being used exactly? What is using my device that makes this update unworkable? I searched online, others have problems, no one seems to have solutions.
Others noticed this problem on XDA, nobody said anything so far. I found this thread through Google: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-dumper-magisk_patched-guides.4175033/page-13 The Nov 23, 2020 at 10:44 AM reply. That man is in a similar situation as I!
I went through the remainder of the thread, searching for the username "raashnal" in each page until the end of the thread. The logic being, if anyone addressed his concern they would reply to it and he would presumably reply to thank that person. So, I figure the name must come up; it did not; so I assume this thread does not have an answer.
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I always have the same problem when I try to update. For whatever reason before I update I have to flash boot the "stock" boot.img and then my phone will accept the update.
State.of.mind said:
I always have the same problem when I try to update. For whatever reason before I update I have to flash boot the "stock" boot.img and then my phone will accept the update.
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That's not true mate, if you're rooted there is simply no need to change the boot.img, use magisk to install to inactive slot before rebooting, that is it.
The update method you use whilst rooted is oxygen updater and it's a full OTA
dladz said:
That's not true mate, if you're rooted there is simply no need to change the boot.img, use magisk to install to inactive slot before rebooting, that is it.
The update method you use whilst rooted is oxygen updater and it's a full OTA
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dladz said:
That's not true mate, if you're rooted there is simply no need to change the boot.img, use magisk to install to inactive slot before rebooting, that is it.
The update method you use whilst rooted is oxygen updater and it's a full OTA
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I was sharing my experience with updates. Regardless of the update platform Oxygen Updater or One Plus I ALWAYS have to flash the stock boot.img prior to receiving an update.
I think the problem could be that when I flash the patched magisk boot image I flash it to both slots and not one single slot. I'll try the newer method when another update is released.
State.of.mind said:
I was sharing my experience with updates. Regardless of the update platform Oxygen Updater or One Plus I ALWAYS have to flash the stock boot.img prior to receiving an update.
I think the problem could be that when I flash the patched magisk boot image I flash it to both slots and not one single slot. I'll try the newer method when another update is released.
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Yep again mate you don't need to do that, regardless where you download the update from provided it is in fact a full update
I decided to downgrade my OP8PRO last night, so I flashed the latest A11 using MSM. Everything was normal until I OTA'ed the first rom to get it back to A12. The first OTA was a A12 version that I haven't seen before and it was different in that the recovery was setup Chinese and there was no boot warning that my phone was unlocked. So what happened is I unlocked my boot loader while I was on this rom and now it no longer shows the unlock warning. Even after updgrading to C33 and C36 and now running my favorite A12 after market rom. The boot loader unlock warning is gone. Has anybody else seen this yet or has it been gone for so time now and I just noticed it.
HolyHog said:
I decided to downgrade my OP8PRO last night, so I flashed the latest A11 using MSM. Everything was normal until I OTA'ed the first rom to get it back to A12. The first OTA was a A12 version that I haven't seen before and it was different in that the recovery was setup Chinese and there was no boot warning that my phone was unlocked. So what happened is I unlocked my boot loader while I was on this rom and now it no longer shows the unlock warning. Even after updgrading to C33 and C36 and now running my favorite A12 after market rom. The boot loader unlock warning is gone. Has anybody else seen this yet or has it been gone for so time now and I just noticed it.
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Yea, it's gone on OOS 12 but back on OOS 13 (from what I hear)
Got same issue; upgrade A 12.1 C33 to A13 F11 and on boot got warning that orange state your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted. Any idea how to fix this???
DizXDA83 said:
Got same issue; upgrade A 12.1 C33 to A13 F11 and on boot got warning that orange state your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted. Any idea how to fix this???
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There's no way to "fix" this
DizXDA83 said:
Got same issue; upgrade A 12.1 C33 to A13 F11 and on boot got warning that orange state your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted. Any idea how to fix this???
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It's not "broken", so there's nothing to "fix". It was actually broken on A12 since it didn't show up there but is supposed to show up when you're unlocked.
Nimueh said:
It's not "broken", so there's nothing to "fix". It was actually broken on A12 since it didn't show up there but is supposed to show up when you're unlocked.
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The only problem I can see is that it gets stucked for 5 secs
jimger said:
The only problem I can see is that it gets stucked for 5 secs
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A13 is booting faster than A12 on my device even with 5 secs wait.
ShadoV90 said:
A13 is booting faster than A12 on my device even with 5 secs wait.
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Might be... But again I don't like it. TBh though once I setup it I reboot every 2-3 weeks or so
jimger said:
Might be... But again I don't like it. TBh though once I setup it I reboot every 2-3 weeks or so
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Well, i'm doing it muuuuch more often, as i always must "tinker" with dolby atmos config file ^^
ShadoV90 said:
Well, i'm doing it muuuuch more often, as i always must "tinker" with dolby atmos config file ^^
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Oh tbh no idea... I thought dolby atmos is supported out of the box...
jimger said:
Oh tbh no idea... I thought dolby atmos is supported out of the box...
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Because it is, but this UI don't let me to customize it as much as i want.
This file have 3252 lines of code, and you can here edit anything, behavior of every device in every profile, tunings of equalizers, devices etc.
Nevermind, i'm out of topic. Very sorry.
Back to topic, in OxygenOS12 despite no information, device was still in orange state. Safety net was broken etc. In A13 you just see that you're unlocked. Sincerely i don't see anything wrong about it. Every unlocked device which i have (htc10, lg g7, op8 pro) have and imo should have this reminder.
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And only "fix" for that is being full stock and relocking device.
jimger said:
The only problem I can see is that it gets stucked for 5 secs
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If it didn't sit there for 5 seconds then it would sit at the spinning dots for that time - the bootloader unlock warning adds no extra time, it merely changes what you look at while it boots
Hmm, it seems that abl.img contain information about orange state which shows that message.
Abl from what i know is part of bootloader, so i believe it may contain this type of warning message.
I found it Here (op9pro xda)
As OOS13 on OP9Pro is still OOS13, probably similar operation will have similar effect as described there.
I don't encourage anyone to do that, it's just "fun fact", and possibility to learn more about our devices