I rooted using the standard process, unlock bootloader, flash twrp img, flash twrp zip, flash magisk zip. But now my fingerprints register but don't work when trying to unlock. Anyone else with same problems, or a solution to this one?
I'm sorry I solved it myself. It was due to my matte screen guard. It worked perfect after removing it.
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I can't seem to find any rooting method for C432B380 software. Is there any step-by-step guide for this version? I'm currently on fully stock firmware, and I haven't unlocked my bootloader yet.
SteadyDisorder said:
I can't seem to find any rooting method for C432B380 software. Is there any step-by-step guide for this version? I'm currently on fully stock firmware, and I haven't unlocked my bootloader yet.
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Well, ask for unlock code - that's the first step.
I am interested in this as well, as from what I see some people seem to run into problems. Say one is on Nougat C432B380 (I'm B381) and has now got the unlock code. What then? First of all, unlocking the bootloader will result in a reset, clean C432B380 installation, right? Or will there be any need to flash something else?
EDIT: I passed the unlock part following the Guide, and ended up with a clean Nougat installation as I thought. Now what? In the OldDroid TWRP thread I see many people having trouble...
Makishima said:
I am interested in this as well, as from what I see some people seem to run into problems. Say one is on Nougat C432B380 (I'm B381) and has now got the unlock code. What then? First of all, unlocking the bootloader will result in a reset, clean C432B380 installation, right? Or will there be any need to flash something else?
EDIT: I passed the unlock part following the Guide, and ended up with a clean Nougat installation as I thought. Now what? In the OldDroid TWRP thread I see many people having trouble...
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I recommend staying away from any custom roms for now as all seem to have problems... you say you have an unlocked bootloader, then next step would be flashing a custom recovery, then from there... flashing supersu... try not to do much more than that and accept a fully functioning rooted phone better than getting a squichy camera or whatever from custom roms.... wait till they get stable
Moemen Shahawy said:
I recommend staying away from any custom roms for now as all seem to have problems... you say you have an unlocked bootloader, then next step would be flashing a custom recovery, then from there... flashing supersu... try not to do much more than that and accept a fully functioning rooted phone better than getting a squichy camera or whatever from custom roms.... wait till they get stable
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I was not planning to install a custom ROM, I just want root, mainly for Viper4Android and some other things, but after reading the whole OldDroid TWRP thread I saw some people reporting problems with bootloops and whatnot, mainly after flashing SuperSU. Is flashing TWRP and then EliteKernel and rooting with phh or Magisk preferable? I just got my device back from the Huawei services, with a new board and everything and I don't want to ruin the stock installation again, so I am trying to be a bit more certain before I do anything.
Thank you for replying.
EDIT: Okay, so what I did was flash the latest OldDroid TWRP through fastboot and then I booted into recovery and flashed the latest Magisk (v13.3 I think). Now I have root and everything seems to work. So happy.
EDIT2: It seems that although it says I have root, I can't actually do anything with it, e.g. I can't uninstall system apps with Link2SD even though it says it was successful - reboot, still there - and the modules won't appear even after installing.... So, I don't know what's wrong.
Makishima said:
I was not planning to install a custom ROM, I just want root, mainly for Viper4Android and some other things, but after reading the whole OldDroid TWRP thread I saw some people reporting problems with bootloops and whatnot, mainly after flashing SuperSU. Is flashing TWRP and then EliteKernel and rooting with phh or Magisk preferable? I just got my device back from the Huawei services, with a new board and everything and I don't want to ruin the stock installation again, so I am trying to be a bit more certain before I do anything.
Thank you for replying.
EDIT: Okay, so what I did was flash the latest OldDroid TWRP through fastboot and then I booted into recovery and flashed the latest Magisk (v13.3 I think). Now I have root and everything seems to work. So happy.
EDIT2: It seems that although it says I have root, I can't actually do anything with it, e.g. I can't uninstall system apps with Link2SD even though it says it was successful - reboot, still there - and the modules won't appear even after installing.... So, I don't know what's wrong.
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stay away from magisk if you want something stable... at least my opinion. Magisk is fine, the only add it adds, is magisk hide, which seems to keep failing now for most people. I'm suffering through it now and switching to supersu... try finding the correct way to remove magisk root and go the chainfire's supersu
Moemen Shahawy said:
stay away from magisk if you want something stable... at least my opinion. Magisk is fine, the only add it adds, is magisk hide, which seems to keep failing now for most people. I'm suffering through it now and switching to supersu... try finding the correct way to remove magisk root and go the chainfire's supersu
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I restored a backup of the boot partition I had made when I first flashed TWRP which seems to have deleted Magisk, the app told me it was not installed (even though I see now a Magisk folder in data...) and then flashed Super SU, but I still can't delete system apps and having trouble with Viper*. But maybe it's not SU's fault. I don't know. I flashed v2.79, I previously had trouble with the newest versions.
Also, I had not activated the Hide function, I think.
*It is driving me crazy! Why does it not work? Supposedly I am root, I even deleted the system apps with the file managers but when I exited and reentered the folder they were there again. What is going on?... Wait... Is this normal, is it because it is system-less root?
To root any nougat fw:
1)unlock bootloader. You have to get unlock code from huawey and then in fastboot mode do: "fastboot oem unlock yourcode"
2)flash twrp recovery, i suggest you the hassan's recovery https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120756473
3)in fastboot mode do "fastboot flash recovery nameoftherecovery.img
4)reboot in recovery and flash this supersu
It is the 2.82 for emui 5 without loop mount,is perfect for p9lite https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634776377
I've flashed Magisk, but because I can't get Xposed to work, I'd like to remove Magisk and install SuperSU, but I don't know how. I tried to flash the uninstaller via TWRP and it says everything is fine, but after rebooting it just stays installed. If I try to flash SuperSU anyway I get stuck on boot. I have to flash stock boot.img via TWRP and then Magisk magically reappears. I tried using MiFlash but it refuses to do anything. It says no permission.
One possible solution, I guess, would be to flash stock ROM via TWRP. Can this be done? Any other ideas? Or am I just stuck with Magisk until a new version is available?
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I've flashed Magisk, but because I can't get Xposed to work, I'd like to remove Magisk and install SuperSU, but I don't know how. I tried to flash the uninstaller via TWRP and it says everything is fine, but after rebooting it just stays installed. If I try to flash SuperSU anyway I get stuck on boot. I have to flash stock boot.img via TWRP and then Magisk magically reappears. I tried using MiFlash but it refuses to do anything. It says no permission.
One possible solution, I guess, would be to flash stock ROM via TWRP. Can this be done? Any other ideas? Or am I just stuck with Magisk until a new version is available?
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Magisk is pretty much "useless" for now. Because it is based on system-less root, and cannot be updated (because still in testing phase! Newer Xposed module from Magisk requires latest Magisk root binary, which is pretty out of option atm as we can't update to the latest binary). The only solution if you want to have proper root access is:
1. Head over to Xiaomi MIUI website and download the full stock ROM again, and then flash it via fastboot (choose flash_all_except_storage.bat if you want to preserve your data).
2. Once flashed, reboot back to bootloader and unlock it.
3. While still in bootloader flash the correct CF-Auto root boot image for your ROM (contains SuperSU 2.82 binary, https://desktop.firmware.mobi/device:1748)
4. Wait patiently and it will automatically reboot. Install SuperSU from Play Store if you want root management app.
5. If you need Xposed, download the Xposed apk from XDA and then install it normally (not via recovery).
6. ??? Profit
*DO NOT INSTALL permanent TWRP as it will cause your phone stuck in boot loop.
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Thanks for your help, but no luck. I understand what I'm supposed to do, but I can't get MiFlash to work. When I try to flash stock image I get a "Permission Denied" error. (I have unlocked my bootloader successfully). I tried flashing modified stock image from here But then I couldn't boot. My only solution is to flash stock boot.img via TWRP and I can boot, but I stay stuck with Magisk.
So far, the only options I can think of is to wait for a recovery-flashable ROM, a new software update or a new version of Magisk.
Filip013 said:
@soralz
Thanks for your help, but no luck. I understand what I'm supposed to do, but I can't get MiFlash to work. When I try to flash stock image I get a "Permission Denied" error. (I have unlocked my bootloader successfully). I tried flashing modified stock image from here But then I couldn't boot. My only solution is to flash stock boot.img via TWRP and I can boot, but I stay stuck with Magisk.
So far, the only options I can think of is to wait for a recovery-flashable ROM, a new software update or a new version of Magisk.
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You couldn't boot, are you using permanent TWRP?
Have you tried download the Full ROM from here and run this (as attachment)?
http://en.miui.com/download-333.html
Btw, place the folder under 1 directory only eg: as attachment. (I tried in multiple directory eg: "D:\Phones\ROM\Stock ROM", it just wouldn't flash)
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OMG!!! I can't believe it. MiFlash refused to let me flash because I tried to do that from the wrong location. Weird??!!
Good. I’ve managed to follow your instructions and success!! Just a minor note, I couldn't flash the modified boot.img directly via fastboot, it still won't let me. But I just booted TWRP (without flashing) and then flashed it from there. Again, THANK YOU!
BTW, yes, I had flashed permanent TWRP and then unsuccessfully tried to remove it.
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@soralz
OMG!!! I can't believe it. MiFlash refused to let me flash because I tried to do that from the wrong location. Weird??!!
Good. I’ve managed to follow your instructions and success!! Just a minor note, I couldn't flash the modified boot.img directly via fastboot, it still won't let me. But I just booted TWRP (without flashing) and then flashed it from there. Again, THANK YOU!
BTW, yes, I had flashed permanent TWRP and then unsuccessfully tried to remove it.
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Oh you manage to fix that? Good for you then. And yes you cannot have permanent TWRP and SuperSU at the same time. The CF-auto root for me I just click root.bat and done. btw side note, you will lose root after each update, besure to check out the new patched boot image. I m sure in the future we will have automated process, don't need to re-root manually after each update
After updating to the latest software I found that with the exception of the first time I tried it which weirdly enough worked, I can't for the life of me successfully boot after rooting.
I rooted once and had to uninstall magisk because of a conflicting module but now no matter what I try I always get stuck on essential's splash screen.
Does anyone else have this problem? If I flash the stock boot image I can boot just fine.
have you try flashing update, then boot image then magisk consecutively before any reboot? I'm out of the country at the moment w/o access to my PC, and I can't even risk a soft brick while traveling.
Are you getting as far as installing magisk again? cause from what you've written it sounds like it is working but the module that caused the original issue is still there. you can remove magisk by flashing the stock boot image but the magisk image with all installed modules is still there.
If that is the case then there are a few tool out there to mount the magisk image and remove the module.
I tried a few when I had a similar issue and the only one that worked was this one.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-tool-magisk-manager-recovery-mode-t3693165
what you would need to do is flash twrp. boot into recovery. (decryption never works for me so would recomend either sideload or adb push to /data/media)
flash the stock boot image back.
then reinstall magisk
flash the magisk recovery manager
once loaded go to the advanced section of twrp select terminal and type mm and follow the on screen instruction to remove the afflicted module then reboot and you should be sorted.
Although that being said if that isn't the issue you're having then can you explain how far you get with trying to reinstall and whats going wrong.
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Are you getting as far as installing magisk again? cause from what you've written it sounds like it is working but the module that caused the original issue is still there. you can remove magisk by flashing the stock boot image but the magisk image with all installed modules is still there.
If that is the case then there are a few tool out there to mount the magisk image and remove the module.
I tried a few when I had a similar issue and the only one that worked was this one.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-tool-magisk-manager-recovery-mode-t3693165
what you would need to do is flash twrp. boot into recovery. (decryption never works for me so would recomend either sideload or adb push to /data/media)
flash the stock boot image back.
then reinstall magisk
flash the magisk recovery manager
once loaded go to the advanced section of twrp select terminal and type mm and follow the on screen instruction to remove the afflicted module then reboot and you should be sorted.
Although that being said if that isn't the issue you're having then can you explain how far you get with trying to reinstall and whats going wrong.
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I can't believe I hadn't thought of that. The conflicting modules were still there and I just had to remove them. Thanks so much man, I was about to wipe my phone out of frustration!
Due to the use of encryption by the official MIUI ROM we cannot use a custom recovery. Only the MIUI stock recovery knows the encryption password so only it can install OTA updates. If you are also having issues related to the fingerprint scanner data disappearing after each reboot, they will be fix by this.
So the actual solution... This might not be obvious to everyone but due the encryption password being unknown we actually need to keep the stock recovery. That's it. Just install the stock recovery. Now you might ask how you flash things like Magisk since the stock recovery doesn't support that kind of thing. It's simple too, just you a ciustom recovery. You don't actually need to have a recovery flashed to use it, you can just boot a image via fastboot(1). This is a bit annoying but still way less annoying than not being able to install updated or the fingerprint data resetting every reboot.
(1) Boot to custom recovery without replacing the stock recovery
Code:
fastboot boot custom-recovery.img
hmmm, I am not really sure what you wanted to explain, however, not only the miui stock recovery knows to handle encryption, as the ATG's twrp with certain version does it fine, as well.
They do but only the stock one knows the password used to encrypt MIUI.
PBRP handles OTA updates without issue. Have had two updates since installing it and haven't had any problems.
I cant use fingerprint or any other security method. I'm on stock Jan pie. I restored this via twrp backup because I can't get aex 6.3 to work. How can I get fingerprint, of any other method to work?
When I setup a pin. The screen is still swipe to unlock.
I didn't had same problem but I actually rooted my phone and then unrooted it , but after that my phone could not update to next security update ... I tried many things but what worked for me is..
There is YouTube video from Technobuzznet
And it has the link of twrp flashable stock rom https://drive.google.com/uc?id=10HXyZ_68KAQqWn46DamlUKH9dgH2ZFZ0&export=download
Just wipe everything and flash this rom from twrp
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I cant use fingerprint or any other security method. I'm on stock Jan pie. I restored this via twrp backup because I can't get aex 6.3 to work. How can I get fingerprint, of any other method to work?
When I setup a pin. The screen is still swipe to unlock.
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Try to flash any other custom ROM then...