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[Discussion] DualBootPatcher

I created this thread in order to get some discussion going with the possibility to use DualBootPatcher for our Device. The device is supported and so far i got roms to patch but no luck to get it booting.
I hope we can share some information here to get us some dual booting.
Device must be rooted and decrypted for starters.

Got now rr as primary rom and will try later on to flash some roms on the second space... Let you know if that works out.

Tried to dual RR and liquid rom ..No luck. Just reboots to twrp..
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Tried to dual RR and liquid rom ..No luck. Just reboots to twrp..
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I have also rr as primary but second rom install ended in error 1 in twrp. Maybe you can try to reset data of second rom with the dualboot patcher zip.

It might be helpful to read the Dual Boot Patcher thread for the OP5, as there may be some important info there that is relevant for getting it to work on the 5T.

I tried rr as primary, no problem. Tried adding 2nd rom as secondary, as data slot 1, and no dice. Even tried removing assert lines in the updater script as suggested in op5 with rr as 2nd rom but that didn't work either; either booted back to twrp or booted to a black screen. If anyone makes it work please document and share your work. I'm encrypted by the way, even though you're "supposed" to be decrypted I was able to switch between primary and the non-booting rom just fine.

Anyone having any luck with this?

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Anyone having any luck with this?
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Nope primary install goes good with a oos rom not stock. But when you try to install a second rom it gives error 1 in twrp and rom don't boot up.

That's great! Old MultiROM user here!

Ok, so I was able to successfully patch and boot into LOS and RR. LOS as primary and as slot 1 ROM, and RR as slot 2 ROM while encrypted. This wouldn't allow me to access any files in the phone via file managers for either slot ROMs, only in primary, so you must be decrypted if you're wanting to use/see the data in your internal memory on secondary ROMs. By the way I was only able to boot Nougat ROMs, dualpatcher doesn't work for Oreo ROMs yet. I'll do a small write up tomorrow, it's 1 am here ?

superior888 said:
I created this thread in order to get some discussion going with the possibility to use DualBootPatcher for our Device. The device is supported and so far i got roms to patch but no luck to get it booting.
I hope we can share some information here to get us some dual booting.
Device must be rooted and decrypted for starters.
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Here is what I did:
IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DECRYPT, BACK UP YOUR STUFF, FLASH, ROOT, ETC, STOP READING NOW, THIS IS SOME HEAVY STUFF GETTING READY TO HAPPEN ?
If you want functional internal storage and have access to it on all secondary ROMs you must be decrypted. This guide assumes you have all required files on phone and/or computer
1. Flash bluspark recovery (wouldn't work on codeworkx for me)
2. Back up all your data, including internal storage somewhere safe
3. Wipe system, cache, and data (not internal)
4. Coming from Phoenix, so I flashed the Nougat firmware and then LOS 14.1 and booted it
5. Flash magisk 14.0, then install dualbootpatcher app
6. After granting root permission to dualbootpatcher go ahead and go to ROMs and set kernel now
7. Now you must patch another Nougat ROM as data-slot, ID 1 or 2 or 3, whatever you want. You can use the same LOS 14.1 as a test, or the RR Nougat version
8. Transfer the patched ROM to your PC or laptop and without unzipping/extracting the zip go to META-INF/com/google/android and open updater-script with notepad++. Delete the first two lines that's start with the word "assert" and save
9. It should now ask you if you want to update the zip, hit yes. Then transfer the updated patched ROM back to your phone
(you can do this from your phone too using winrar and your favorite file manager; it s a tad easier on your computer as you don't have to extract anything)
10. Now reboot into recovery and flash the patched ROM (do not flash from within the app)
11. Now flash the dualboot utilities in recovery and it should take you to an Aroma menu where you can see both primary and and data slot ROM. Tap the data slot ROM and choose "switch to". If you did everything right it should say "succeeded" and now you can reboot your phone and should boot into the secondary ROM.
12. To root data slot ROMs you must patch the magisk zip for that data slot ROM and then flash it in recovery, the same goes for gapps. Make sure whatever you patch does not have the "assert" lines in the updater script after patching it, else you must delete these lines.
Try it and report back. I can hardly debug my own device so I can't provide much support for you. The above is what I did while encrypted, so again, if you want functional internal storage for the additional ROMs must be decrypted before you try this.

cubandanger05 said:
Ok, so I was able to successfully patch and boot into LOS and RR. LOS as primary and as slot 1 ROM, and RR as slot 2 ROM while encrypted. This wouldn't allow me to access any files in the phone via file managers for either slot ROMs, only in primary, so you must be decrypted if you're wanting to use/see the data in your internal memory on secondary ROMs. By the way I was only able to boot Nougat ROMs, dualpatcher doesn't work for Oreo ROMs yet. I'll do a small write up tomorrow, it's 1 am here ?
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Thanks for updating us, I'm an old multirom user as well and I'm going to keep my eye on this.

cubandanger05 said:
Here is what I did:
IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DECRYPT, BACK UP YOUR STUFF, FLASH, ROOT, ETC, STOP READING NOW, THIS IS SOME HEAVY STUFF GETTING READY TO HAPPEN
If you want functional internal storage and have access to it on all secondary ROMs you must be decrypted. This guide assumes you have all required files on phone and/or computer
1. Flash bluspark recovery (wouldn't work on codeworkx for me)
2. Back up all your data, including internal storage somewhere safe
3. Wipe system, cache, and data (not internal)
4. Coming from Phoenix, so I flashed the Nougat firmware and then LOS 14.1 and booted it
5. Flash magisk 14.0, then install dualbootpatcher app
6. After granting root permission to dualbootpatcher go ahead and go to ROMs and set kernel now
7. Now you must patch another Nougat ROM as data-slot, ID 1 or 2 or 3, whatever you want. You can use the same LOS 14.1 as a test, or the RR Nougat version
8. Transfer the patched ROM to your PC or laptop and without unzipping/extracting the zip go to META-INF/com/google/android and open updater-script with notepad++. Delete the first two lines that's start with the word "assert" and save
9. It should now ask you if you want to update the zip, hit yes. Then transfer the updated patched ROM back to your phone
(you can do this from your phone too using winrar and your favorite file manager; it s a tad easier on your computer as you don't have to extract anything)
10. Now reboot into recovery and flash the patched ROM (do not flash from within the app)
11. Now flash the dualboot utilities in recovery and it should take you to an Aroma menu where you can see both primary and and data slot ROM. Tap the data slot ROM and choose "switch to". If you did everything right it should say "succeeded" and now you can reboot your phone and should boot into the secondary ROM.
12. To root data slot ROMs you must patch the magisk zip for that data slot ROM and then flash it in recovery, the same goes for gapps. Make sure whatever you patch does not have the "assert" lines in the updater script after patching it, else you must delete these lines.
Try it and report back. I can hardly debug my own device so I can't provide much support for you. The above is what I did while encrypted, so again, if you want functional internal storage for the additional ROMs must be decrypted before you try this.
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Thanks! I'll try this next days.

Thanks. Nothing works with Oreo as of yet i suppose :/

superior888 said:
Thanks. Nothing works with Oreo as of yet i suppose :/
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It may be possible to have oreo as primary and flash Nougat as data slot roms. I tried with Phoenix as primary and I could boot into rr Nougat in data slot but Phoenix wouldnt boot. If someone can try rr oreo as primary and report back. I'm tempted to try with otg and see if I can install secondary roms using extsd option

*Quick update*
I was able to keep latest Phoenix oreo ROM as primary and install and boot Nougat RR as data-slot and as secondary using the latest dualbootpatcher app which may have fixed the "failed to update mbtool" error I was getting on Phoenix ROM. Also I used Magisk 14.0 for root as the latest version 16.0 kept booting back to recovery on non primary ROMs.
I'm still unable to flash Oreo ROMs as data-slot or secondary. At least we're able to keep Oreo as primary and test Nougat ROMs until dualbootpatcher app is compatible with Oreo or until some other fix is released.
Internal storage/data is still encrypted and unreadable on all non-primary ROMs; you must be decrypted prior to installing additional ROMs to have access to it, which I haven't tested yet.
See screenshots

Thanks for keeping up with this. I'm really interested but traveling without my PC so don't want to get stuck without a backup plan. Hopefully it's sorted by the time I get back home or I'll help test some more too.

es0tericcha0s said:
Thanks for keeping up with this. I'm really interested but traveling without my PC so don't want to get stuck without a backup plan. Hopefully it's sorted by the time I get back home or I'll help test some more too.
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It's been relatively "safe" all the testing that I've done, not many scares, but you can never be too careful.
Edit: Now that it's working almost as intended we should make an official "how to" thread

cubandanger05 said:
It's been relatively "safe" all the testing that I've done, not many scares, but you can never be too careful.
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If I wasn't out of the country, it'd probably be different. I've customized 100s of phones, 1000s of times but sometimes it's better safe than sorry. I'm great at fixing stuff because I've broken about everything I can (sometimes on purpose, sometimes not lol) but I need navigation and translation more than another custom rom I suppose.

es0tericcha0s said:
If I wasn't out of the country, it'd probably be different. I've customized 100s of phones, 1000s of times but sometimes it's better safe than sorry. I'm great at fixing stuff because I've broken about everything I can (sometimes on purpose, sometimes not lol) but I need navigation and translation more than another custom rom I suppose.
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? understandable

Can't Install Custom Roms

Hello,
Firstly, my device is the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 6GB Ram variant.
I was using the Pixel Experience rom as my daily ROM (I don't remember which build), it worked fabulously. But I hadn't updated it in a few months. So after enough procrastination I decided to update. I tried the regular software update method where you go to settings and check for updates, when it booted to TWRP recovery, it failed with an error. I thought it was because the update was the latest one and I was on an older build. So I tried doing a clean install by booting into recovery and wiping everything except internal storage. But the same error popped up again
I don't remember the exact error but it was an Error 7 and said something about the 'firmware version' required is 15.2016.1901.339 or newer. At first I didn't really get it and I kept trying again.
But after spending some hours it started making some sense and so I tried to install the required firmware. Even after doing so, the error kept showing up.
I thought it might be a ROM specific error. So I also tried Resurrection Remix (Pie version) but it yielded the same Error 7. This is the phone I use on a daily basis so I had to get it working somehow. So I flashed the stock ROM, the one that comes out the box. I flashed it using the flashall_AFT.cmd, I'm on the stock ROM now and it's obviously nothing like a custom ROM.
I also tried editing the updater script from the ROMs and deleting the part that was about the error (the first few lines). That didn't work either. The Error 7 was gone but another Error 6 popped up which said it failed to install.
I'd love to go back to using a custom ROM. It bugs me because I couldn't find any way to fix the error.
I'd greatly appreciate it if you can guide me step-by-step on how to install the custom ROM from where I am now i.e from the stock and fix the error.
I hope the above information suffices.
Thanks.

Azyaan124 said:
Hello,
Firstly, my device is the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 6GB Ram variant.
I was using the Pixel Experience rom as my daily ROM (I don't remember which build), it worked fabulously. But I hadn't updated it in a few months. So after enough procrastination I decided to update. I tried the regular software update method where you go to settings and check for updates, when it booted to TWRP recovery, it failed with an error. I thought it was because the update was the latest one and I was on an older build. So I tried doing a clean install by booting into recovery and wiping everything except internal storage. But the same error popped up again
I don't remember the exact error but it was an Error 7 and said something about the 'firmware version' required is 15.2016.1901.339 or newer. At first I didn't really get it and I kept trying again.
But after spending some hours it started making some sense and so I tried to install the required firmware. Even after doing so, the error kept showing up.
I thought it might be a ROM specific error. So I also tried Resurrection Remix (Pie version) but it yielded the same Error 7. This is the phone I use on a daily basis so I had to get it working somehow. So I flashed the stock ROM, the one that comes out the box. I flashed it using the flashall_AFT.cmd, I'm on the stock ROM now and it's obviously nothing like a custom ROM.
I also tried editing the updater script from the ROMs and deleting the part that was about the error (the first few lines). That didn't work either. The Error 7 was gone but another Error 6 popped up which said it failed to install.
I'd love to go back to using a custom ROM. It bugs me because I couldn't find any way to fix the error.
I'd greatly appreciate it if you can guide me step-by-step on how to install the custom ROM from where I am now i.e from the stock and fix the error.
I hope the above information suffices.
Thanks.
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Most pie roms are base on the latest stock pie firmware, you probably need to flash that. Plus Ur twrp version is probably not the newest, all the links are available in the telegram group, and I'm not going to put them here out of respect for the devs. But .339 firmware is the Oreo firmware, I think the one u need to flash is the .050 firmware.
The telegram groups have them all and a little searching can give you all the links you need.

Azyaan124 said:
Hello,
Firstly, my device is the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 6GB Ram variant.
I was using the Pixel Experience rom as my daily ROM (I don't remember which build), it worked fabulously. But I hadn't updated it in a few months. So after enough procrastination I decided to update. I tried the regular software update method where you go to settings and check for updates, when it booted to TWRP recovery, it failed with an error. I thought it was because the update was the latest one and I was on an older build. So I tried doing a clean install by booting into recovery and wiping everything except internal storage. But the same error popped up again
I don't remember the exact error but it was an Error 7 and said something about the 'firmware version' required is 15.2016.1901.339 or newer. At first I didn't really get it and I kept trying again.
But after spending some hours it started making some sense and so I tried to install the required firmware. Even after doing so, the error kept showing up.
I thought it might be a ROM specific error. So I also tried Resurrection Remix (Pie version) but it yielded the same Error 7. This is the phone I use on a daily basis so I had to get it working somehow. So I flashed the stock ROM, the one that comes out the box. I flashed it using the flashall_AFT.cmd, I'm on the stock ROM now and it's obviously nothing like a custom ROM.
I also tried editing the updater script from the ROMs and deleting the part that was about the error (the first few lines). That didn't work either. The Error 7 was gone but another Error 6 popped up which said it failed to install.
I'd love to go back to using a custom ROM. It bugs me because I couldn't find any way to fix the error.
I'd greatly appreciate it if you can guide me step-by-step on how to install the custom ROM from where I am now i.e from the stock and fix the error.
I hope the above information suffices.
Thanks.
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The latest Pixel Experience works great!
So you are on the Stock Firmware then.
1) Unlock the bootloader by Unofficial method (It will help when you want to relock it in future.)
2) Flash the latest TWRP Recovery.
3) Download whatever ROM you want to install and read all the requirements first! The error 7 you mentioned was the Firmware issue and could have been fixed by flashing the Firmware first and then the ROM.
GApps are not required for Pixel Experience as it comes with all the necessary Google Apps.

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

Which stable rom and how should I flash?

Hi,
A few months back I unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP (I don't know which version, probably letsmakecakes version) and flashed a LOS build from Darkjoker. I ran into a few problems, like asking password on first boot and a Zip Treble compatibility error while trying to flash the rom. I can't recall how I overcome it, I think I deleted something inside the rom zip and then it worked I believe.
But this is an old build, it has a few major bugs (data not working for me, sometimes the phone freezes while connecting to certain networks, etc). I'm dying to change it.
I want to mantain the feel of LOS and stock Android (I don't need costumization), and I've looked into LOS 16 from AmulyaX and Pixel Experience 9.0. Which one would you guys recommend?
Also, with the problems I had when first flashing this phone, I'm a bit afraid of the process. I want to install OrangeFox Recovery and one of these roms. How should I procceed? Can you ELI5 please?
Thank you!

I unlocked my bootloader just yesterday. And before that I made sure that I remove all security locks including screen lock and app lock. This way TWRP did not encrypt my phone. After flashing TWRP I booted into recovery and flashed Orange Fox Recovery zip and it automatically booted into itself. I wanted to stick with MIUI bcz of the battery backup and smoothness so I went for RevOS MIUI. Loving the ROM so far.

I'm confused about flashing steps from one rom to another

Hello everyone,
I've flashed my phone before but it has been such a long time that I don't know If what I'm planning to do is correct. I'm running Pixel Experience with android 9, which I flashed via OrangeFox. I want to update my rom to a new one with android 10 (maybe official Lineage or new pixelexp). Can someone confirm that these are the correct steps to take, please?
1) Update OrangeFox if needed (I think I still have the latest stable release)
2) Format Data
3) Flash ROM
4) Flash Gapps if not included
5) Flash magisk
I have a couple more questions: I've read stuff about encrypted/decrypted and I don't know what that means. Is there a way to know what I'm doing, if I need any additional step to prevent loops or something? Like disabling fingerprints and pins on my phone or something?
Also, to update firmware, at which step do I do it? Is it a flashable zip too?
Sorry for so many questions. Thank you