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[HELP]xXx No Limits to Android Pie

Hello everyone, could anyone help me to migrate from ROM xXx to Android 9?
I am currently using the ROM xXx but when trying to switch to another ROM I have problems with bootloop.
I tried following the procedures outlined in the last comments of the original thread but did not succeed, could anyone help me with a step by step to get out of the ROM and go to version 9 of android?
Here is some information that may be helpful in finding a possible solution:
Actually ROM: xXx No Limits 4.3 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...xxx-nolimits-1-1-speed-ram-optimized-t3627121)
New ROM:OxygenOS 9.0.1 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/official-oxygenos-4-5-2-7-1-1-ota-t3627003)
Device is decrypted
Bootloader Unlocked
TRWP 3.2.1-X blu_spark v8.61
In some attempts to install ROM the TWRP returned me error regarding vendor partition.
Thanks to anyone who can help me.

josebeserra said:
Hello everyone, could anyone help me to migrate from ROM xXx to Android 9?
I am currently using the ROM xXx but when trying to switch to another ROM I have problems with bootloop.
I tried following the procedures outlined in the last comments of the original thread but did not succeed, could anyone help me with a step by step to get out of the ROM and go to version 9 of android?
Here is some information that may be helpful in finding a possible solution:
Actually ROM: xXx No Limits 4.3 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...xxx-nolimits-1-1-speed-ram-optimized-t3627121)
New ROM:OxygenOS 9.0.1 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/official-oxygenos-4-5-2-7-1-1-ota-t3627003)
Device is decrypted
Bootloader Unlocked
TRWP 3.2.1-X blu_spark v8.61
In some attempts to install ROM the TWRP returned me error regarding vendor partition.
Thanks to anyone who can help me.
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You'll need to be on your PC for this. Make sure you backup anything you want to keep from Internal Storage:
OOS:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/oneplus-5-mirrors-official-oxygen-os-t3628190
1) Wipe and Format everything in TWRP.
2) Move OOS 5.1.3 (Full Zip) to Internal Storage
3) Install 5.1.3 and nothing else (You will lose TWRP, but don't worry abut that now)
4) OTA up to 5.1.7
5) If you don't get offered OTA to 9.0.1 use full zip from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/official-oxygenos-4-5-2-7-1-1-ota-t3627003
6) Once on OOS 9.0.1 you can use Fastboot to flash latest Codeworkx TWRP: https://sourceforge.net/projects/cheeseburgerdumplings/files/16.0/cheeseburger/recovery/
If you want to install a custom ROM after that:
7) Wipe and Format
8) Install Pie ROM/Gapps etc

Dirk said:
You'll need to be on your PC for this. Make sure you backup anything you want to keep from Internal Storage:
OOS:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/oneplus-5-mirrors-official-oxygen-os-t3628190
1) Wipe and Format everything in TWRP.
2) Move OOS 5.1.3 (Full Zip) to Internal Storage
3) Install 5.1.3 and nothing else (You will lose TWRP, but don't worry abut that now)
4) OTA up to 5.1.7
5) If you don't get offered OTA to 9.0.1 use full zip from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/official-oxygenos-4-5-2-7-1-1-ota-t3627003
6) Once on OOS 9.0.1 you can use Fastboot to flash latest Codeworkx TWRP: https://sourceforge.net/projects/cheeseburgerdumplings/files/16.0/cheeseburger/recovery/
If you want to install a custom ROM after that:
7) Wipe and Format
8) Install Pie ROM/Gapps etc
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Thx for Help dude, but i have a problem.
I backed up my stuff and joined TWRP, after joining TWRP I went to WIPE> Format Data.
After that I passed the file from ROM 5.1.3 to the internal memory of the device and went to install and started the procedure, but doing so returned an error and I would like you to help me if it were possible.
The following message was displayed:
Updater process ended with ERROR: 7
Error installing zip file '/sdcard/OnePlus5Oxygen_23_OTA_036_5.1.3.zip'
Can you help me?

josebeserra said:
Thx for Help dude, but i have a problem.
I backed up my stuff and joined TWRP, after joining TWRP I went to WIPE> Format Data.
After that I passed the file from ROM 5.1.3 to the internal memory of the device and went to install and started the procedure, but doing so returned an error and I would like you to help me if it were possible.
The following message was displayed:
Updater process ended with ERROR: 7
Error installing zip file '/sdcard/OnePlus5Oxygen_23_OTA_036_5.1.3.zip'
Can you help me?
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Error 7 leads to corrupted file. Check your downloaded file, try again.

strongst said:
Error 7 leads to corrupted file. Check your downloaded file, try again.
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ok, i will re-download the file and try the installation again.

I downloaded it again and tried the installation but again I got the same error when trying to install.
I am doing the download again but this time I will try to download without using download managers, in the previous attempts I used the Internet Download Manager (IDM) to do the downloads, do you recommend some download manager or browser?
I will also download via mobile data on the 4G network.

josebeserra said:
I downloaded it again and tried the installation but again I got the same error when trying to install.
I am doing the download again but this time I will try to download without using download managers, in the previous attempts I used the Internet Download Manager (IDM) to do the downloads, do you recommend some download manager or browser?
I will also download via mobile data on the 4G network.
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I never use or recommend download managers cause of this
You can use Opera mobile, Firefox etc. But with download managers there are more issues(you'll find a lot on xda).

strongst said:
I never use or recommend download managers cause of this
You can use Opera mobile, Firefox etc. But with download managers there are more issues(you'll find a lot on xda).
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Okay, thanks, I'll try to download again and I'll come back with the result soon

I downloaded the file from ROM 5.1.3 on the phone and again it returned the same error, I will try one more time.
Please give me your opinion, is there any version of TWRP that is recommended for installation? is it not the version I'm using that might not be reading the file?
Anything else, do I need to install 5.1.3 exactly or can I get a version prior to it?
There's something wrong in the middle of it, but let's keep trying.
lol

josebeserra said:
Actually ROM: xXx No Limits 4.3 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...xxx-nolimits-1-1-speed-ram-optimized-t3627121)
New ROM:OxygenOS 9.0.1 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/official-oxygenos-4-5-2-7-1-1-ota-t3627003)
Device is decrypted
Bootloader Unlocked
TRWP 3.2.1-X blu_spark v8.61[/B]
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Are you on xXx No Limits 4.3 (Nougat - 4.5.14) or xXx No Limits 4.3 Magisk Rom?
If you are talking about the Magisk Rom then we need to know what OOS version you are on to be able to give you the right advise.

josebeserra said:
I downloaded the file from ROM 5.1.3 on the phone and again it returned the same error, I will try one more time.
Please give me your opinion, is there any version of TWRP that is recommended for installation? is it not the version I'm using that might not be reading the file?
Anything else, do I need to install 5.1.3 exactly or can I get a version prior to it?
There's something wrong in the middle of it, but let's keep trying.
lol
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Maybe you can try with this recovery: twrp-3.2.3-0-20181031-codeworkx-cheeseburger.img
And see if it works.
Otherwise I would recommend to download OxygenOS 5.1.4 and try to flash that.

Z-Blade said:
Are you on xXx No Limits 4.3 (Nougat - 4.5.14) or xXx No Limits 4.3 Magisk Rom?
If you are talking about the Magisk Rom then we need to know what OOS version you are on to be able to give you the right advise.
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I'm currently in version 4.3 Magisk, I think this can make it easier to find a possible output or end up making it more difficult.
strongst said:
Maybe you can try with this recovery: twrp-3.2.3-0-20181031-codeworkx-cheeseburger.img
And see if it works.
Otherwise I would recommend to download OxygenOS 5.1.4 and try to flash that.
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I will test with the one that recommended me and I will also download version 5.1.4

josebeserra said:
I'm currently in version 4.3 Magisk, I think this can make it easier to find a possible output or end up making it more difficult.
I will test with the one that recommended me and I will also download version 5.1.4
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4.3 xXx magisk means you're running a stock oxygenOS where xXx 4.3 mod is running. Do you remember which oxygenOS version it was? 5.1.4 5.1.7 or whatever?

josebeserra said:
I'm currently in version 4.3 Magisk, I think this can make it easier to find a possible output or end up making it more difficult.
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It could make things easier. If your phone still boots into OOS, go into Setting and scroll to the very bottom and select About Phone. Look at what Oxygen OS you are running. What you need to do is get that version all the way up to 5.1.7. Once you are there, you can just flash 9.0.2.

strongst said:
4.3 xXx magisk means you're running a stock oxygenOS where xXx 4.3 mod is running. Do you remember which oxygenOS version it was? 5.1.4 5.1.7 or whatever?
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I'm using the OREO Stable version xXx_NoLimits_12.0_OP5_Oxygen_5.1.3 with the update patch xXx_NoLimits_4.3_magisk_rom
Z-Blade said:
It could make things easier. If your phone still boots into OOS, go into Setting and scroll to the very bottom and select About Phone. Look at what Oxygen OS you are running. What you need to do is get that version all the way up to 5.1.7. Once you are there, you can just flash 9.0.2.
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This is the problem, I can not get out of the ROM No Limits to go to another ROM, I've tried some suggestions but still nothing worked, I'm counting on the patience of the members here of the forum to help me with this problem, but I believe that will soon be resolved and thank you all for the help.

josebeserra said:
I'm using the OREO Stable version xXx_NoLimits_12.0_OP5_Oxygen_5.1.3 with the update patch xXx_NoLimits_4.3_magisk_rom
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Ok, so you're on a patched xXx rom not stock rom with xXx mod. Weird setup
Anyway, did 5.1.4 sucessfully flash without error 7?

strongst said:
Ok, so you're on a patched xXx rom not stock rom with xXx mod. Weird setup
Anyway, did 5.1.4 sucessfully flash without error 7?
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strongst said:
Ok, so you're on a patched xXx rom not stock rom with xXx mod. Weird setup
Anyway, did 5.1.4 sucessfully flash without error 7?
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I have not tried to install 5.1.4 yet, I was trying to 5.1.3 as it was suggested, I will download version 5.1.4 that is in this repository (https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/oneplus-5-mirrors-official-oxygen-os-t3628190), and I will try to make the installation clean, ie format all the data, move the ZIP into the internal memory and try to see if it works.
I will try to clarify about the patch in case I try to reinstall ROM No Limits I need to install the full version which is 12.0 and patch 4.3 is just an update patch for the latest version and I can also go back to version 12.0.
Version 5.1.4 I have not yet tested if I can install it without errors, I will do it soon and I will come back with the result.

I think 5.1.4 should do the trick. I would highly recommend you wipe everything including systems, internal and data. This will pretty much give you a blank phone. Connect the phone to your computer and copy over 5.1.4 to the internal storage through TWRP, it should be the only file you see in your sdcard. Flash it and you should be good.

Z-Blade said:
I think 5.1.4 should do the trick. I would highly recommend you wipe everything including systems, internal and data. This will pretty much give you a blank phone. Connect the phone to your computer and copy over 5.1.4 to the internal storage through TWRP, it should be the only file you see in your sdcard. Flash it and you should be good.
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Okay, I'll do the test and I'll come back soon with the result, I'll change the version of TWRP too, this may be the problem.

Bringing the result of a few more tests, I first changed the recovery version, I went to the twrp-3.2.3-0-20181031-codeworkx-cheeseburger.img as suggested and after that I formatted all the data and started to appear a new one Error that was Failed to mount '/ vendor' (Invalid argument), I tried to install the 5.1.3 ROM and also to 5.1.4, which it was indicating was installing but at the end of the installation again I returned the error Failed to mount '/ vendor '(Invalid argument).
After that I reinstalled ROM No Limits 12.0 v. 5.1.3.
Does anyone know how to solve this new error?

Lineage OS 16 in Oneplus 5 - July 2019

Hi,
I bought a oneplus 5 phone because I was told it was going to be easy to install Lineage OS. I have try to install Lineage OS 16 on it for 2 days without success.
The first issue i had was installing twrp. Most of the twrp available did not worked with my phone. After flashing them with fastboot and reboot to recovery I would end up with a black screen and the the blue led turn on.
However I did find two TWPRs that work:
- twrp-3.2.1-1-cheeseburger.img
- twrp-3.2.3-0-20180822-codeworkx-cheeseburger.img
There might be other that would work, but this are the ones that I have tested.
After being able to boot to TWRP I try to flash the firmware 9.06 with success. Without reboot I flash lineage without success. I try to reboot and the system did not worked and I never reboot.
After a while I found a OxygenOS 4.5.10 that I hope is the stock rom. I has the following sha256sum: 7a8268f6a133f090a2d304aad2f92393aefbd4df34a6c2ed088909aaf7ccc2dd
That did worked and give me a breath. At least I had a working phone now. However I try to update and it did not worked.
From there I have been strugling with this project to install Lineage OS in my new phone. I know there are guides out there, but most of them did not work or are outated. There ara also threads in this forums, but are to big to try to follow. So I start this one, hopefully you can help me.
It would be great if there is a step by step guide on how to run Lineage OS in this phone.
Best,
Panoramix Druida

panoramix.druida said:
Hi,
I bought a oneplus 5 phone because I was told it was going to be easy to install Lineage OS. I have try to install Lineage OS 16 on it for 2 days without success.
The first issue i had was installing twrp. Most of the twrp available did not worked with my phone. After flashing them with fastboot and reboot to recovery I would end up with a black screen and the the blue led turn on.
However I did find two TWPRs that work:
- twrp-3.2.1-1-cheeseburger.img
- twrp-3.2.3-0-20180822-codeworkx-cheeseburger.img
There might be other that would work, but this are the ones that I have tested.
After being able to boot to TWRP I try to flash the firmware 9.06 with success. Without reboot I flash lineage without success. I try to reboot and the system did not worked and I never reboot.
After a while I found a OxygenOS 4.5.10 that I hope is the stock rom. I has the following sha256sum: 7a8268f6a133f090a2d304aad2f92393aefbd4df34a6c2ed088909aaf7ccc2dd
That did worked and give me a breath. At least I had a working phone now. However I try to update and it did not worked.
From there I have been strugling with this project to install Lineage OS in my new phone. I know there are guides out there, but most of them did not work or are outated. There ara also threads in this forums, but are to big to try to follow. So I start this one, hopefully you can help me.
It would be great if there is a step by step guide on how to run Lineage OS in this phone.
Best,
Panoramix Druida
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Hello, seems that you did not follow the installation instructions within the official LineageOS thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/development/rom-lineageos-16-0-pie-oneplus-5-t3843064
Your issues are clearly missed or skipped steps.
Please follow the instructions there and if you get stuck, report back with detailed information :good:

Thanks a lot for your quick response. It do have an issue with that guide and it is with point 1:crying::crying:
- Make sure your phone was running OxygenOS 5.1.4 at least once
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I have OxygenOS 4.5.10 and it does not upgrade to OxygenOS 5.1.4. What happened, is that in my first attempts to get this thing working I brick the phone and loose the stock firmware. Then I found this rom that allow me to use the phone (OxygenOS 5.1.4)
OnePlus5Oxygen_23_OTA_015_all_1708252353_f05918.zip
sha256: 7a8268f6a133f090a2d304aad2f92393aefbd4df34a6c2ed088909aaf7ccc2dd
It make the phone usable, but not upgradable. I doubt is the original, but I found the link on the Oneplus forums. (I can not post links because I am too new here)
After that I search for a ROM that comes with 5.1.4 and was really happy, and try to flash. It did not work, it is like it tries to boot, but never finish booting. I wait at least for 10 minutes. This the file and the sha256 hash:
OnePlus5Oxygen_23_OTA_037_all_1807181258_7b4b6.zip
sha256 2bb2e21a43572ac4bd2e5d1d30a3fb7562ddec280df3d452d61f58a4a8135f14
So I guess my first step would to find a way to get Oneplus 5.1.4 working. When I first try to upgrade the phone, I upgrade it from OxygenOS and it worked, however then I mess things and brick the phone. I found the rom that allow the phone to work (4.5.10), but for some reason the upgrades do not.
Thank you very much for your time.

panoramix.druida said:
Thanks a lot for your quick response. It do have an issue with that guide and it is with point 1:crying::crying:
I have OxygenOS 4.5.10 and it does not upgrade to OxygenOS 5.1.4. What happened, is that in my first attempts to get this thing working I brick the phone and loose the stock firmware. Then I found this rom that allow me to use the phone (OxygenOS 5.1.4)
OnePlus5Oxygen_23_OTA_015_all_1708252353_f05918.zip
sha256: 7a8268f6a133f090a2d304aad2f92393aefbd4df34a6c2ed088909aaf7ccc2dd
It make the phone usable, but not upgradable. I doubt is the original, but I found the link on the Oneplus forums. (I can not post links because I am too new here)
After that I search for a ROM that comes with 5.1.4 and was really happy, and try to flash. It did not work, it is like it tries to boot, but never finish booting. I wait at least for 10 minutes. This the file and the sha256 hash:
OnePlus5Oxygen_23_OTA_037_all_1807181258_7b4b6.zip
sha256 2bb2e21a43572ac4bd2e5d1d30a3fb7562ddec280df3d452d61f58a4a8135f14
So I guess my first step would to find a way to get Oneplus 5.1.4 working. When I first try to upgrade the phone, I upgrade it from OxygenOS and it worked, however then I mess things and brick the phone. I found the rom that allow the phone to work (4.5.10), but for some reason the upgrades do not.
Thank you very much for your time.
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You need to clean flash oxygenOS 5.1.4, then take ota update to 9.0.7 so you have the latest firmware.
Clean flash means that you need to wipe system, data, cache and format internal storage too.
So please backup everything off your device at first!
Everything you need you find here on xda, like the roms https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/oneplus-5-mirrors-official-oxygen-os-t3628190

strongst said:
You need to clean flash oxygenOS 5.1.4, then take ota update to 9.0.7 so you have the latest firmware.
Clean flash means that you need to wipe system, data, cache and format internal storage too.
So please backup everything off your device at first!
Everything you need you find here on xda, like the roms https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/oneplus-5-mirrors-official-oxygen-os-t3628190
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Thanks, I would try this when I have time later today.

strongst said:
You need to clean flash oxygenOS 5.1.4, then take ota update to 9.0.7 so you have the latest firmware.
Clean flash means that you need to wipe system, data, cache and format internal storage too.
So please backup everything off your device at first!
Everything you need you find here on xda, like the roms https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/oneplus-5-mirrors-official-oxygen-os-t3628190
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Finally I had time to work on this. The rom for 5.1.4 is: OnePlus5Oxygen_23_OTA_037_all_1807181258_7b4b6.zip, that I already tried and never boots . With twrp it seems that the Rom is installed, with the stock recovery the installation never ends. I am going to try with other ROMS. Hopefully one of them would allow updates.
I am going to start with the newest 5.1.7, and if that does not work would keep going down.
Thanks again.

panoramix.druida said:
Finally I had time to work on this. The rom for 5.1.4 is: OnePlus5Oxygen_23_OTA_037_all_1807181258_7b4b6.zip, that I already tried and never boots . With twrp it seems that the Rom is installed, with the stock recovery the installation never ends. I am going to try with other ROMS. Hopefully one of them would allow updates.
I am going to start with the newest 5.1.7, and if that does not work would keep going down.
Thanks again.
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5.1.7 did not boot, however I have some progress. I installed 4.5.12, I was previously at 4.5.10, so my android setup security patch levels went from July 2017 to to September 2017. Small step forward.
I have have that hypothesis that it would work with 4.x.x versions and not with 5.x.x versions. Tomorrow I would try to flash the latest 4.x.x and the earliest 5.x.x to see when does this things stop working.

I did the tests and I can flash up to 4.5.15. I tried to flash 5.0 and that did not worked. It flashes correctly, but it never finish booting, I waited up to 10 minutes.
So there is something preventing the phone to use version 5.x.x Should I try upgrading the firmware? Other ideas?

panoramix.druida said:
I did the tests and I can flash up to 4.5.15. I tried to flash 5.0 and that did not worked. It flashes correctly, but it never finish booting, I waited up to 10 minutes.
So there is something preventing the phone to use version 5.x.x Should I try upgrading the firmware? Other ideas?
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Please give detailed steps what you did including file versions. Otherwise I cannot help further.
Every oxygenOS version has firmware built in, no need to update it seperately.
Follow this:
1 flash this recovery with fastboot like the first time https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UlTftbe6wooAs4Fp0cjwXlOKmfQHgdfL/view?usp=drivesdk
2 boot the new twrp recovery
3 flash magisk 18.1 to make twrp stick
4 FORMAT internal storage(not wipe only) and wipe system and data partition
5 transfer oxygenOS 5.1.4 to the phone and flash it
6 boot oxygenOS 5.1.4 and take ota update to tg and latest OxygenOS(9.0.7 actually.
7 now you're on the latest OxygenOS and firmware version

Thank you very much, now I am with LineageOS

Want to upgrade my OP5 from Oxygen 4.5.10 , Android 7.1.1 to the newest..

Hello
As the titel says..
Its been a few years since ive done anything like this, so dont really know what i need to do now..
Ive flashes newest twrp-3.2.3-0-20180822 and tryed to install OnePlus5Oxygen_23_OTA_052_all_1910082005_adf7221fba833a0.zip but witout any luck
Log in twrp says:
Installing zip file '/sdcard/OnePlus5Oxygen_23_OTA_052_all_1910082005_adf7221fba833a0.zip'
Checking for digest files
Skipping digest check: no digest file found
vendor partition is not existed, exit ota!!
Updater process ended with Error: 7
Error installing zip file
I have no idea if its even possible to do this if i need other updates first ect.
Kinda rookies now haha..
Iv'e searched forum for help dunno if ive searched wrong or not, but couldnt find any help.

You have to install version 5.1.4 based on Oreo 8.1.0 and boot up the phone to enable vendor partition. Then you will be able to flash the latest Pie OS. If you want a faster way, you can use the 9.0.9 EDL package, but you will lose all data

Well i had a friend that said i could just install 9.0.9 firmware, well now ive ended up witj a phone which i cant enter.. Can still open fastmode and twrp but i cant add files on phone.. Any ideas on how to fix this mess?

mummilana said:
Well i had a friend that said i could just install 9.0.9 firmware, well now ive ended up witj a phone which i cant enter.. Can still open fastmode and twrp but i cant add files on phone.. Any ideas on how to fix this mess?
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Use this EDL guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/guide-unbrick-guide-hard-bricked-t3761706

PierreVicquery02 said:
Use this EDL guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/guide-unbrick-guide-hard-bricked-t3761706
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thanks i will try

PierreVicquery02 said:
You have to install version 5.1.4 based on Oreo 8.1.0 and boot up the phone to enable vendor partition. Then you will be able to flash the latest Pie OS. If you want a faster way, you can use the 9.0.9 EDL package, but you will lose all data
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So they changed the partition layout with Oreo? I am asking because I currently have the exact same problem.
Currently stucking on 7.1.1 with the same errormessage. I will try to upgrade to Oreo first and then move over to Pie. Thanks.

GoodSoul said:
So they changed the partition layout with Oreo? I am asking because I currently have the exact same problem.
Currently stucking on 7.1.1 with the same errormessage. I will try to upgrade to Oreo first and then move over to Pie. Thanks.
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Yes, with the version 5.1.5 Project Treble was adopted and it requires a new vendor partition. That partition was created with 5.1.4, so if you are on a version lower than 5.1.4 you will need to install that version, boot once (the repartitioning is made during Android boot, not during the install) and then you will be able to upgrade to latest Pie version.
If you want to upgrade in one step, you can use EDL tool, but you lose all your data. Anyway, I advice you to do so because a format is a good operation when upgrading the Android version

PierreVicquery02 said:
[...]That partition was created with 5.1.4, so if you are on a version lower than 5.1.4 you will need to install that version, boot once (the repartitioning is made during Android boot, not during the install) and then you will be able to upgrade to latest Pie version.[...]
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I assume I can then also move directly to 9.0.xx, right? Sorry, I forgot that the OP5 got Android 10!

GoodSoul said:
I assume I can then also move directly to 9.0.xx, right? Sorry, I forgot that the OP5 got Android 10!
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You can install the latest ROM ONLY if you are on a version that is 5.1.4 or newer. If you are on an older version, you have to first upgrade to 5.1.4 and then the newer version (Android 10 will be out in the next months)

Feedback: Works great. Moved to that version, rebooted once, upgraded directly to latest OOS (9.xx whatev) with success. Thanks for all your support & comments!

GoodSoul said:
Feedback: Works great. Moved to that version, rebooted once, upgraded directly to latest OOS (9.xx whatev) with success. Thanks for all your support & comments!
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You're welcome!

Xiaomi Mi 9T Wiped Of All Software And Data Via TWRP But Can't Flash Pixel Experience

I accidentally wiped everything on my device when following a not-so-informative youtube video, it was my own fault for not questioning their steps at all, and I was going to install an update to Pixel Experience as it wasn't letting me do it normally. I have TWRP installed and I can boot into either that or fastboot manually but it won't let me transfer files from my PC onto my Xiaomi Mi 9T via Sideload, Mount, Drag and Drop, MTP is enabled and no other means I can think of work. Everything on my phone is able to be replaced as it was all in the cloud but I need my phone at the moment and from the research I've done I believe this should be a straightforward fix however, since I can't get the software onto my phone I can't boot to it. It also won't let me transfer the firmware required and so I get ERROR: 7 and "This package requires baseband from atleast V12.0.2.0.QFJMIXM. Please upgrade firmware and retry!" My PC recognises the phone is connected and can view the files on it but every time I try to drag anything into it it looks like it's going to work and then it just stops.
If you have any other information you require to assist me I will try to be as helpful as possible however, I am quite new to this so using laymens terms would be preferable.

Did you read the instructions on the pixel experience topic? First you need to flash the firmware package for your device from here: https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/firmware/davinci/
Then flash the rom and format data. This should work.

I installed pixel experience this week and so far it is going well, I had to update from miui 11.0.1.0 android 9 to miui 12.0.3.0 so that ALL the system will be updated to android 10, and then I proceeded to install the pixel experience via twrp. Try to install Miui 11.0.1.0 and configure it, then from the system settings you look for the latest update, make sure the system has been updated to Android 10 before installing pixel experience. Try to use xiaomi flash tool to make a clear install

RedNas74 said:
Did you read the instructions on the pixel experience topic? First you need to flash the firmware package for your device from here: https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/firmware/davinci/
Then flash the rom and format data. This should work.
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I have that downloaded and I tried putting it onto my phones internal storage and sideloading it but I couldn't get it to work.

ChristianKerr21 said:
I have that downloaded and I tried putting it onto my phones internal storage and sideloading it but I couldn't get it to work.
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After "Format Data", you need to reboot your phone in TWRP to fix that.

Micdu70 said:
After "Format Data", you need to reboot your phone in TWRP to fix that.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!! You are a god-sent legend!

One Plus 5 won't upgrade to new Android.

Hi
I fixed my oneplus 5 using MSMdownload tool. It put my phone on Android 7.1.1 with July 1st, 2017 security Patch and Oxygen OS 4.5.8, I have exhausted all the option to upgrade it to latest Android but it won't update. Every time I check for update it will show that it is up to date. I have also tried "local Upgrade" option but it shows installation failed.
Any work around this would be highly appreciated
Thanks
Aman

@lucider14 Just curious why you used the MSMDownloadTool from OxygenOS 4.5.8 and not the one for OxygenOS 9.0.11? You most likely won't see OTAs for Android 7 as it is now 4 Android Versions behind as of this week. Android 9.0.11 was the last official fully released OTA, OxygenOS 10.0.0 Hotfix is last official OTA OnePlus has released into the wild.

My phone waa bricked so had to use it. Please let me know if there is any workaround for this to update.

@lucider14 The workarounds I would try are:
Opt 1: Upgrade via zip file in Stock Recovery
Step 1: Download latest OTA from https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/official-oxygenos-4-5-2-7-1-1-ota-t3627003
Step 2: Copy zip file to root of Phone storage
Step 3: Reboot into Recovery
Step 4: Install
Opt 2: Use Newer MSMDownloadTool:
Step 1: Download newest tool from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/op5-collection-unbrick-tools-t3898870
Step 2: Reboot phone into EDL
Step 3: Run newer MSMDownloadTool

card13;83478941 [user=11104643 said:
@lucider14[/user] The workarounds I would try are:
Opt 1: Upgrade via zip file in Stock Recovery
Step 1: Download latest OTA from https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/official-oxygenos-4-5-2-7-1-1-ota-t3627003
Step 2: Copy zip file to root of Phone storage
Step 3: Reboot into Recovery
Step 4: Install
Opt 2: Use Newer MSMDownloadTool:
Step 1: Download newest tool from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/op5-collection-unbrick-tools-t3898870
Step 2: Reboot phone into EDL
Step 3: Run newer MSMDownloadTool
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@lucider14 OOS 4.5.8 is pre-treble. You can't jump directly to Android 9 or 10. One of the OOS updates before Android 9 set up treble on our phones. I don remember exactly which one. You're best to use Opt 2 above, it will be easier.
Cheers!?

lucider14 said:
Hi
I fixed my oneplus 5 using MSMdownload tool. It put my phone on Android 7.1.1 with July 1st, 2017 security Patch and Oxygen OS 4.5.8, I have exhausted all the option to upgrade it to latest Android but it won't update. Every time I check for update it will show that it is up to date. I have also tried "local Upgrade" option but it shows installation failed.
Any work around this would be highly appreciated
Thanks
Aman
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First,flash it 9.0.11 build and then OxygenOS 10.0.0 Hotfix..

And with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arjanvlek.oxygenupdater

I've had a similar problem and I thought I broke my phone, got pretty scared can't buy a new phone but need a newer android for my apps to work.
I came from freedom OS on android 7 so I never had the project treble on my phone and tried to flash new factory images, as a result, no newer TWRP recovery worked and I was unable to boot into anything other than the bootloader. I had the same error with Error 7, from what I can understand this is from a screwed up or non-existing "vendor" partition which says stuff like "this is a OnePlus 5" for newer factory images to install (factory image told me I didn't have a OP5), this never existed in android 7 or OOS 4.X.X. ScRuFFy7 is correct, the vender partition was created in OOS 5.1.4 (or OTA 037) and only when android is booting up, this took like 10 mins on mine. Once this vendor partition is correctly created you can flash newer TWRP recovery (I flashed 3.4.0) and newer factory images, like OOS 9.0.11 then to version 10. The built-in updater and stock recovery can update to the newer versions with the flashable zip files. For whatever reason OnePlus don't size the partitions in their zips so they make small changes from one version to the next so skipping specfic versions throws up errors in the future.
Screw it, I should document what I did in case I mess up my phone in the future and maybe be helpful to someone else in need, especially in this messed up and depressing time of the plague. But anyway this is what I did to get my phone back, I should point out I have no idea what I'm doing. Meaning I'm a N00b.
NOTE: this process Wipes all the data from the phone, so I hope you have backups right now.
Will need ADB, you can install This on windows, it's super easy and works thanks to mauronofrio. You can get the all in one tool too from here it's pretty handy and can format and decrypt from the bootloader, from mauronofrio? I think? This guy is pretty good. I got all old firmware from Here thanks to Some_Random_Username for the life line since OnePlus won't provide the old Zips anymore.
1) Boot to TWRP recovery if you have it installed (VOL DOWN + POWER). If not Boot to Bootloader (VOL UP + POWER) and flash TWRP Recovery. You can use TWRP 3.1.1 This one works on OOS 4.X firmware without giving me a Black Screen.
1a) To Flash the Recovery you can use the all in one tool to flash it or open up command prompt and use the Fastboot Flash [insert recovery file name here .img] command to flash it, you can find the FastBoot Flashing Method in the middle of this page for instructions.
2) Format Data. The Format Data button in TWRP recovery not the swipe to factory reset, because we're going back to scratch.
3) Flash OTA_006 (OOS 4.5.2) original firmware from the link above (says ota_006 in the middle of the loong file name)
4) Boot into android and use System Update in settings and stock recovery it just flashed to flash OTA_020 (OOS 4.5.15) by clicking on the cogwheel in the corner and choosing Local Update. [probably skippable I just wanted to make sure it works]
5) Boot into android again and install OTA_27 (OOS 5.0) with System Update again.
6) If it doesn't boot, go to Bootloader and flash TWRP. Once in the recovery and you go to install and if you find all the folders have random numbers and letters for names then the storage in encrypted.
7) Format to get rid of encryption (random name folders) then reboot to Recovery and Flash OTA_27 again and let it start fresh on OOS 5.0 to make sure it's still booting and working.
8) Once booted Flash OTA_037 (OOS 5.1.4) wait for vendor partition to be created (took 10 mins on my OP5), reboot to TWRP and format if folders are encrypted and reflash OTA_037 if needed.
Once booted into android this is the point where you should have the Vendor Partition already created by the factory image, you can go back into TWRP (flash TWRP if needed) and under Mount be able to see, mount/unmount a Vendor partition without errors. This should solve the Error 7 problem with factory images. A newer version of TWRP Recovery should work now, I installed 3.4.0 from mauronofrio Here. 3.4.0 works with android 10.0 so I was glad.
9) Boot android again and flash OTA_038 (OOS 5.1.5) just to make sure with stock recovery. [Probably skippable but I was a Paranoid Android at this point, just to make sure it still works]
10) Boot to android again and install OTA_042 (OOS 9.0.0) with System Update to keep making sure it works. [Again, I was Paranoid. Probably Skippable]
11) Boot to android again and install OTA_054 (OOS9.0.11) as last Android 9 update to have things set up ok.
12) Boot into Android again and install the latest android 10 from OnePlus (OTA_068) with System Update and the Stock Recovery, this is Android 10.0.0 and OOS 10.0.0. Things should work fine at this point but I doubt the check for update will get new oneplus updates. As of Sep 25, 2020 it is up to date. Technically.
I should add something else I discovered after. I found a flashable zip file from one of the lineage OS posts of a oneplus5_vendor_5.1.5.zip Here. You might be able to just use that to create the Vendor partition then just Flash one of the OOS 5.X Firmwares and go from there, I've not tried it so I'm not 100% sure but it's a possibility?
Hope this is helpful to someone at some point in time. for troubleshooting at least. Honestly really glad I have a working phone right now.