How to flash GSI onto Tab A7 10.4 (T500)? - Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers

There are quite a few good articles on things adjacent to this, but not exactly what I am looking for, and I am having a hard time figuring out how to combine them all together to flash (ideally) Android 12L GSI onto my Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (T500)
I managed to unlocked the bootloader, enter bootloader mode, downloaded the GSI image, realised that there is no fastboot, found odin, and then I am kinda stuck. Do I get Odin to flash the GSI img? how does it work?
From this post, I stopped right after unlocking bootloader, because I am not interested in rooting
From this website I managed to flash stock ROM again to un-brick the device to retry
Thanks in advance!

louis993546 said:
There are quite a few good articles on things adjacent to this, but not exactly what I am looking for, and I am having a hard time figuring out how to combine them all together to flash (ideally) Android 12L GSI onto my Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (T500)
I managed to unlocked the bootloader, enter bootloader mode, downloaded the GSI image, realised that there is no fastboot, found odin, and then I am kinda stuck. Do I get Odin to flash the GSI img? how does it work?
From this post, I stopped right after unlocking bootloader, because I am not interested in rooting
From this website I managed to flash stock ROM again to un-brick the device to retry
Thanks in advance!
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You can't flash the GSI ROMs with Odin. There is a new TWRP version for this tablet that enables fastboot. You can use that to flash a GSI ROM. Link to TWRP Reading the posts in that link shows there are still some minor issues that are in the process of being fixed. So I'm going to wait a little before trying it.

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Help installing TWRP as zip file (no go through Fastboot)

I downgraded from custom Nougat to stock Marshmallow as I discovered that the incall sound (hearing the caller from the ear speaker) is louder and clearer, so of course I lost TWRP recovery and root in the process which is normal. However, I now can't re-install TWRP as a .img file since although I can boot into Android Recovery I can't go into Fastboot mode (phone just re-starts every time) so of course it's no go whether I try Axon Toolkit or ADB via computer. I also tried the EDL route but same thing.
I have all the required ZTE and Qualcom drivers installed. My phone's model is the 2017G and the bootloader is still unlocked.
Only thing I can try is installing TWRP as a zip file through Android Recovery or directly from 'system update' via the phone's menu. Problem is I can't find a zip version of TWRP for the Axon 7
Any help/suggestions most grateful.
xectis said:
I downgraded from custom Nougat to stock Marshmallow as I discovered that the incall sound (hearing the caller from the ear speaker) is louder and clearer, so of course I lost TWRP recovery and root in the process which is normal. However, I now can't re-install TWRP as a .img file since although I can boot into Android Recovery I can't go into Fastboot mode (phone just re-starts every time) so of course it's no go whether I try Axon Toolkit or ADB via computer. I also tried the EDL route but same thing.
I have all the required ZTE and Qualcom drivers installed. My phone's model is the 2017G and the bootloader is still unlocked.
Only thing I can try is installing TWRP as a zip file through Android Recovery or directly from 'system update' via the phone's menu. Problem is I can't find a zip version of TWRP for the Axon 7
Any help/suggestions most grateful.
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If you can use miflash there is a thread somewhere that has stock everything with twrp included. I'm on my phone so I can't find it right now. But if you can't find it by the time I get to my computer I'll look through my history to try and find it.
JTruj1ll0923 said:
If you can use miflash there is a thread somewhere that has stock everything with twrp included. I'm on my phone so I can't find it right now. But if you can't find it by the time I get to my computer I'll look through my history to try and find it.
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Thanks for the response. I looked around for the thread you mentioned but had no luck in finding it yet but I'll keep looking meantime.
Thanks
xectis said:
Thanks for the response. I looked around for the thread you mentioned but had no luck in finding it yet but I'll keep looking meantime.
Thanks
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So the thread I found was actually not for the g model sadly. But, have you seen this thread?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/download-center-factory-images-ota-t3606547/page10
Down a ways there is a "TWRP flashable bootstack/stock system images" section. I think if you can flash those (maybe with miflash?) You should then have fastboot available to flash twrp again.
When you unlocked surely you learned how to use the tools to flash twrp without fastboot.
You can use miflash, the toolkit, tenfar's tool or tenear's tool.
There's a million and one guides on how to to this plus the actual tool threads.
Even the twrp thread has a guide.
JTruj1ll0923 said:
So the thread I found was actually not for the g model sadly. But, have you seen this thread?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/download-center-factory-images-ota-t3606547/page10
Down a ways there is a "TWRP flashable bootstack/stock system images" section. I think if you can flash those (maybe with miflash?) You should then have fastboot available to flash twrp again.
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I took a look. Not sure which version I should download. Am on B10 and that section only has bootstack versions up to B9. Does it matter which one I choose or should I get the closest which is B9. Also, should I install the stock system that goes with the bootstack version or just the bootstack.
Thanks for the link.
xectis said:
I took a look. Not sure which version I should download. Am on B10 and that section only has bootstack versions up to B9. Does it matter which one I choose or should I get the closest which is B9. Also, should I install the stock system that goes with the bootstack version or just the bootstack.
Thanks for the link.
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Okay so since I was not paying that much attention (sorry) I just realized that those are bootstacks and stock systems that you can flash in TWRP. My bad. But I have been looking around and on that thread I just had you go to he mentions another thread with step by steps that may help you! Here it is. Good luck!
xectis said:
I took a look. Not sure which version I should download. Am on B10 and that section only has bootstack versions up to B9. Does it matter which one I choose or should I get the closest which is B9. Also, should I install the stock system that goes with the bootstack version or just the bootstack.
Thanks for the link.
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JTruj1ll0923 said:
Okay so since I was not paying that much attention (sorry) I just realized that those are bootstacks and stock systems that you can flash in TWRP. My bad. But I have been looking around and on that thread I just had you go to he mentions another thread with step by steps that may help you! Here it is. Good luck!
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Ignore the fastboot part. Just reinstall twrp with axon7tool, then install raystef66's TWRP flashable B09 bootstack and stocksystem zips (plus magisk if you won't relock), then follow his guide on how to get rid of the 5 seconds screen to get fastboot and, well, get rid of the 5 seconds screen
p.s. I basically just found out that I said the exact same thing on that crappy Q&A thread...
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Ignore the fastboot part. Just reinstall twrp with axon7tool, then install raystef66's TWRP flashable B09 bootstack and stocksystem zips (plus magisk if you won't relock), then follow his guide on how to get rid of the 5 seconds screen to get fastboot and, well, get rid of the 5 seconds screen
p.s. I basically just found out that I said the exact same thing on that crappy Q&A thread...
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The link you provided is titled 'Get TWRP and root after updating to Nougat'. As am on Marshmallow I'll have to first update to Nougat? . So do I go ahead and flash stock Nougat from ZTE's page before following the instructions on that page? Sorry for my confusion.
**Update** I followed instructions of link you provided to install TWRP but I came to a brick wall every time. Short story is no matter what I tried I cannot install anything with either ADB, Miflash or Axon Toolkit. The big problem here is the Fastboot issue which otherwise would make things so much easier. Only thing left for me to do is just to upgrade stock firmwares via the phone's update option and remain bootloader unlocked. The Axon 7 is still a great phone, it's just too much hustle getting things done so I'll just have to sell it. Samsung and HTC phones are much easier to work with when it comes to rooting/installing custom ROMs.
***Update 2*** Success!! I managed to install fastboot/bootloader mode by following the section 'Get Fastboot' from that same link you provided so now I have latest TWRP installed and the 5 second notice has also disappeared. Am back in the running now. Many thanks for your help
xectis said:
The link you provided is titled 'Get TWRP and root after updating to Nougat'. As am on Marshmallow I'll have to first update to Nougat? . So do I go ahead and flash stock Nougat from ZTE's page before following the instructions on that page? Sorry for my confusion.
**Update** I followed instructions of link you provided to install TWRP but I came to a brick wall every time. Short story is no matter what I tried I cannot install anything with either ADB, Miflash or Axon Toolkit. The big problem here is the Fastboot issue which otherwise would make things so much easier. Only thing left for me to do is just to upgrade stock firmwares via the phone's update option and remain bootloader unlocked. The Axon 7 is still a great phone, it's just too much hustle getting things done so I'll just have to sell it. Samsung and HTC phones are much easier to work with when it comes to rooting/installing custom ROMs.
***Update 2*** Success!! I managed to install fastboot/bootloader mode by following the section 'Get Fastboot' from that same link you provided so now I have latest TWRP installed and the 5 second notice has also disappeared. Am back in the running now. Many thanks for your help
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You could have bricked your device. I specifically told you not to follow that part. Also what has adb, axon7toolkit and miflash got to do with that guide? You have to use axon7tool just like a) it says there and b) i told you on the q&a thread
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You could have bricked your device. I specifically told you not to follow that part. Also what has adb, axon7toolkit and miflash got to do with that guide? You have to use axon7tool just like a) it says there and b) i told you on the q&a thread
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Yes you did warn me about the fastboot part but I was stuck as nothing else worked. By using the Fastboot instructions I managed to install TWRP and root the phone. I used Miflash to install the fastboot package which was successful. Now I can boot to Fastboot and bootloader via TWRP. Remember am on Marshmallow so I guess that helped not to brick the phone? I don't know but it worked.
xectis said:
Yes you did warn me about the fastboot part but I was stuck as nothing else worked. By using the Fastboot instructions I managed to install TWRP and root the phone. I used Miflash to install the fastboot package which was successful. Now I can boot to Fastboot and bootloader via TWRP. Remember am on Marshmallow so I guess that helped not to brick the phone? I don't know but it worked.
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Well again, if you want to be on Nougat, download raystef66's flashable B09 bootstack and stocksystem, flash them on TWRP with Magisk 15.2, and follow his guide on how to get rid of the 5 seconds screen (all in twrp, don't get out of it).
Just do all of that or you'll lose fastboot. Also that zip that you got from that ancient guide doesn't work on anything else than Marshmallow
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Well again, if you want to be on Nougat, download raystef66's flashable B09 bootstack and stocksystem, flash them on TWRP with Magisk 15.2, and follow his guide on how to get rid of the 5 seconds screen (all in twrp, don't get out of it).
Just do all of that or you'll lose fastboot. Also that zip that you got from that ancient guide doesn't work on anything else than Marshmallow
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Thanks for the advice. If I keep the phone I'll wait for a stable Oreo update. Nougat didn't impress me much.

Correct sequence and steps to flash ROM from B01? A2017G

Hi i've spent all of yesterday evening trying to piece together what to do from a bunch of threads and websites but really struggling.
I hope someone is willing to help me.
last year i successfully installed Oreo B01. I followed some random guides off Reddit and somehow after a lot of trouble and false starts, got it working.
I unlocked the bootloader, flashed TWRP 3.2.1-6 'by NFound', and updated to B01.
The TWRP version is weird, for some reason some of the buttons in 'advanced' section look like its in russian writing, and If i go to Advanced>More>Root and try and flash either Magisk or SuperSU, it doesn't work.
It says 'Error updating zip file '/rootdev/unmagisk.zip' and i cannot root the phone.
I want to install the latest B04 update OR even try Lineage OS 16, Or the Pixel experience ROM, or any other ROM.
Ideally i just want to install a Pie based ROM.
However I am nervous because it looks like you have to have the right bootloader to install the right things, or the right versions of TWRP to install certain things, and it is all very confusing.
Everyone on here seems to have about 10 different ways of doing things and i'm getting really lost in every single thread I read. Use EDL mode, No need to use EDL. Use the toolkit, Don't use the toolkit, use command prompt and fastboot, But my fastboot is broken, what fastboot do i need, etc..etc.etc............my brain is melting.
Can someone please explain which version of TWRP do i need to install any of the above?
Can i just install a new version fo TWRP and it will overwrite previous?
Can I install B04 or any another ROM from the same TWRP version or do i need different TWRPs/Bootloaders for different things?
EDIT: I also appear to have a broken fastboot - I have the same problem this guy has, first post.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/help/help-fastboot-mode-missing-t3844466
so i'm worried if i try and flash a new TWRP it'll mess everything up because its not right the way it is now - even though i can get into recovery, i can't get into fastboot???
Then i'm even more confused - about all this 'use EDL' .......i don' thave an EDL cable, do i really need to buy one and install stuff in these modes?

TWRP, Rooting and Custom Rom HELP SM-T510 Tablet Tab A 10.1

Hey guys, this is my first post. I just bought a Samsung SM-T510 and would like to unlock all the features. I'm currently trying to follow multiple guides on how to do so. To my understanding, my best bet is lineageOs 16. I've been following https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-16-0-t3987317 alongside with https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...howto-t3989361 and I'm pretty confused on the method order i need to follow. What I mean is do I install rom first, TWRP, Magisk etc.?
More guides ive been following:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-10-1-t3934805
https://forum.xda-developers.com/app...mless-t3473445
https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/i...system-as-root
I see posts saying I need and don't need Multidisabler so I'm confused on what I actually need: https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ption-t3963020
Another one: https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ption-t3919714
https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...eries-t3918699
I have so many tabs open currently; I know I'm missing a few important ones.
So given all that info, i think i have all the software to do this between kernels, rom, twrp, odin, magisk, multi disabler? and i think thats all.
My sm-t510 build number is T510XXU2ASK5, looking through the lineage rom guide, I click the link https://samfrew.com/model/SM-T510/ and i see different versions. I'm honestly completely confused about this file and how I'm going to use it. I understand it to be the stock rom? as in factory software? With TWRP too, the numbers don't match my current build number leaving me very confused.
Do I need to downgrade my build number (i don't know if it's even a thing just asking)?
I think i can do everything relatively easy once I have an understanding of what to do first (order of things) and the specific files for the specific steps. When I'm reading these guides, I honestly have no idea which download goes for what. For ex. going back to https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-16-0-t3987317 like what do I need to download, the build number listed in notes regarding kernel or go to the download section right below and use that? Or both and if both, how do I use them separately for there a specific purpose? I cannot find anything that makes me feel comfortable rooting/custom rom on my device. Not comfortable in terms of I don't know what I'm doing exactly. I have put days of reading into this and still, I cannot figure out how to do this. I would really appreciate it if someone could help me. This is stressing me out and I would like to get this done before Monday due to me having some serious surgery. The reason being; I won't be as fresh on everything I've read recently.
I'm sorry if this post is choppy and all over the place. I'm just exhausted and clueless at this point. If I left any info out in order for someone to help me please let me know so I can provide it.
EDIT: The TWRP file ends in build number SK1, the file lineage-16.0-20191019-UNOFFICIAL-T510XXU2ASI4.tar.md5 doesn't match the TWRP file as well as my current build number; which ends in SK5. So nothing is matching the 3 last characters in my build number across all guides besides the samfrew link.
Also, I keep seeing i need a .tar TWRP file for recovery (?) but when I unzip both files are .img (named boot/recovery)
You don’t unzip the .tar files. Keep them as is.
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You don’t unzip the .tar files. Keep them as is.
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I don't get a .tar file until I unzip the folder; I get a filed with .tar.md5
My recommendation would be to first upgrade to T510XXS2ASK1 of the OEM firmware, since that's the latest version for which Samsung has published kernel source. Use the latest release of Odin and install BL, AP and HOME_CSC. After this, unlock the bootloader and prevent VaultKeeper from relocking it by always enabling Debugger Options while connected to the Internet after a factory wipe.
From there, you could just install TWRP, install the latest MultiDisabler, and live with the Samsung firmware. You could even install Magisk to root. However, I prefer a clean Google OS without all the OEM bloatware, so I'd recommend installing the latest Nexus Stock (which includes TWRP and the custom kernel that disables Knox boot security features). Again, use Odin and install it to AP and do a factory wipe in TWRP because file-based encryption is still unsupported on these custom ROMs.
You could install LineageOS instead, but I haven't yet updated that for T510XXS2ASK1. I've just been busy and Andy hasn't been releasing any new LineageOS 16 GSIs. We're also pretty close to releasing a LineageOS 17 build.
fountainb234 said:
I don't get a .tar file until I unzip the folder; I get a filed with .tar.md5
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Just rename the file cutting off the .md5.
is it possible to downgrade from sk5 to sk1? you cannot upgrade to a later version, and I know downgrading can have reverse effects on the tablet. I have same tablet I would like to know. if I flash sk1 is there a way to fix it if it bricks?
Magendanz said:
My recommendation would be to first upgrade to T510XXS2ASK1 of the OEM firmware, since that's the latest version for which Samsung has published kernel source. Use the latest release of Odin and install BL, AP and HOME_CSC. After this, unlock the bootloader and prevent VaultKeeper from relocking it by always enabling Debugger Options while connected to the Internet after a factory wipe.
From there, you could just install TWRP, install the latest MultiDisabler, and live with the Samsung firmware. You could even install Magisk to root. However, I prefer a clean Google OS without all the OEM bloatware, so I'd recommend installing the latest Nexus Stock (which includes TWRP and the custom kernel that disables Knox boot security features). Again, use Odin and install it to AP and do a factory wipe in TWRP because file-based encryption is still unsupported on these custom ROMs.
You could install LineageOS instead, but I haven't yet updated that for T510XXS2ASK1. I've just been busy and Andy hasn't been releasing any new LineageOS 16 GSIs. We're also pretty close to releasing a LineageOS 17 build.
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fountainb234 said:
Hey guys, this is my first post. I just bought a Samsung SM-T510 and would like to unlock all the features. I'm currently trying to follow multiple guides on how to do so. To my understanding, my best bet is lineageOs 16. I've been following https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-16-0-t3987317 alongside with https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...howto-t3989361 and I'm pretty confused on the method order i need to follow. What I mean is do I install rom first, TWRP, Magisk etc.?
More guides ive been following:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-10-1-t3934805
https://forum.xda-developers.com/app...mless-t3473445
https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/i...system-as-root
I see posts saying I need and don't need Multidisabler so I'm confused on what I actually need: https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ption-t3963020
Another one: https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ption-t3919714
https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...eries-t3918699
I have so many tabs open currently; I know I'm missing a few important ones.
So given all that info, i think i have all the software to do this between kernels, rom, twrp, odin, magisk, multi disabler? and i think thats all.
My sm-t510 build number is T510XXU2ASK5, looking through the lineage rom guide, I click the link https://samfrew.com/model/SM-T510/ and i see different versions. I'm honestly completely confused about this file and how I'm going to use it. I understand it to be the stock rom? as in factory software? With TWRP too, the numbers don't match my current build number leaving me very confused.
Do I need to downgrade my build number (i don't know if it's even a thing just asking)?
I think i can do everything relatively easy once I have an understanding of what to do first (order of things) and the specific files for the specific steps. When I'm reading these guides, I honestly have no idea which download goes for what. For ex. going back to https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-16-0-t3987317 like what do I need to download, the build number listed in notes regarding kernel or go to the download section right below and use that? Or both and if both, how do I use them separately for there a specific purpose? I cannot find anything that makes me feel comfortable rooting/custom rom on my device. Not comfortable in terms of I don't know what I'm doing exactly. I have put days of reading into this and still, I cannot figure out how to do this. I would really appreciate it if someone could help me. This is stressing me out and I would like to get this done before Monday due to me having some serious surgery. The reason being; I won't be as fresh on everything I've read recently.
I'm sorry if this post is choppy and all over the place. I'm just exhausted and clueless at this point. If I left any info out in order for someone to help me please let me know so I can provide it.
EDIT: The TWRP file ends in build number SK1, the file lineage-16.0-20191019-UNOFFICIAL-T510XXU2ASI4.tar.md5 doesn't match the TWRP file as well as my current build number; which ends in SK5. So nothing is matching the 3 last characters in my build number across all guides besides the samfrew link.
Also, I keep seeing i need a .tar TWRP file for recovery (?) but when I unzip both files are .img (named boot/recovery)
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without reading answers i can say that im with YOU! Im almost 3 days to root my T510! We must RAMDISK YES in Magisk but to do that we need to extract recovery.img (https://www.droidwin.com/install-magisk-in-recovery-root-android/) from stock original ROM T510OXM5CUJ1 and Im stucked at the part NORAMDISK trying to patch recovery.img with Magisk Manager (with recovery mode checked) but i only get the "waiting for device in ADB" and I conect disconect USB C and nothing...Still NO RAMDISK...
I used 3 different ROMS but no lucky and tried with firmware CUJ1 but no lucky again. Without "NORAMDISK: YES" no root...stucked. But i saw a T510 with OrangeFOX!
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without reading answers i can say that im with YOU! Im almost 3 days to root my T510! We must RAMDISK YES in Magisk but to do that we need to extract recovery.img (https://www.droidwin.com/install-magisk-in-recovery-root-android/) from stock original ROM T510OXM5CUJ1 and Im stucked at the part NORAMDISK trying to patch recovery.img with Magisk Manager (with recovery mode checked) but i only get the "waiting for device in ADB" and I conect disconect USB C and nothing...Still NO RAMDISK...
I used 3 different ROMS but no lucky and tried with firmware CUJ1 but no lucky again. Without "NORAMDISK: YES" no root...stucked. But i saw a T510 with OrangeFOX!
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I just finished flashing the latest Nexus ROM and rooted it with Magisk merely by flashing the Magisk zip file. You can flash the Nexus ROM without first flashing anything else but the latest CUL1 (not CUJ1) stock ROM. Nexus includes both TWRP and gapps. The only time you have to patch things to get Magisk installed is when you are trying to root a stock ROM instead of a custom ROM. Custom ROMs always to the patching for you.
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I just finished flashing the latest Nexus ROM and rooted it with Magisk merely by flashing the Magisk zip file. You can flash the Nexus ROM without first flashing anything else but the latest CUL1 (not CUJ1) stock ROM. Nexus includes both TWRP and gapps. The only time you have to patch things to get Magisk installed is when you are trying to root a stock ROM instead of a custom ROM. Custom ROMs always to the patching for you.
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Wow i will try this today and will post feedback. Are you on Android 11? Thank You!
UPDATE: So...flashed with T510XXU5CUL1...
From OEM stock firmware:
Unlock bootloader -> done
Hold Vol Up & Vol Down buttons during restart to enter Download mode
Install TWRP to AP with Odin --> twrp-3.6.0_11-2-T510XXU5CUL1-20220218.tar ---> this put the tablet into emergency mode... had to do again "Hold Vol Up & Vol Down buttons during restart to enter Download mode" and reflash it again. stucked at this point. cant flash TWRP with that! Maybe this TWRP file its for Android 11.2 and im on 11?
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Wow i will try this today and will post feedback. Are you on Android 11? Thank You!
UPDATE: So...flashed with T510XXU5CUL1...
From OEM stock firmware:
Unlock bootloader -> done
Hold Vol Up & Vol Down buttons during restart to enter Download mode
Install TWRP to AP with Odin --> twrp-3.6.0_11-2-T510XXU5CUL1-20220218.tar ---> this put the tablet into emergency mode... had to do again "Hold Vol Up & Vol Down buttons during restart to enter Download mode" and reflash it again. stucked at this point. cant flash TWRP with that! Maybe this TWRP file its for Android 11.2 and im on 11?
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You don't need to flash TWRP if you flash https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...k-for-2019-galaxy-tab-a-10-1-sm-t510.4234889/ TWRP is built into this ROM. After installing stock CUL1, did you boot it, connect to wifi, skip the rest of setup and then enable Dev mode before rebooting to download and flashing from Odin?
edit: Don't attempt to download from the regular download link. Use the link under Build archives that says Android File Host and scroll down till you find the CUL1 md5 file.
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You don't need to flash TWRP if you flash https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...k-for-2019-galaxy-tab-a-10-1-sm-t510.4234889/ TWRP is built into this ROM. After installing stock CUL1, did you boot it, connect to wifi, skip the rest of setup and then enable Dev mode before rebooting to download and flashing from Odin?
edit: Don't attempt to download from the regular download link. Use the link under Build archives that says Android File Host and scroll down till you find the CUL1 md5 file.
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AH! So donwloaded Nexus_Stock_CR_T510XXU5CUL1-20220219.tar and put into AP in Odin... and FAIL. Error: "Only official released binaries are allowed". Before i flashed with T510XXU5CUL1 didnt conect wifi and enabled usb debug.
EDIT: i dont have OEM unlock option in DEV but its unlocked, i checked when in downloaded mode it says "lock device and..." so its unlocked.
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AH! So donwloaded Nexus_Stock_CR_T510XXU5CUL1-20220219.tar and put into AP in Odin... and FAIL. Error: "Only official released binaries are allowed". Before i flashed with T510XXU5CUL1 didnt conect wifi and enabled usb debug.
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You must connect wifi and enable Dev mode before flashing. If, after flashing CUL1, you went through the regular setup routine and put in a Google Account, you must also enable OEM in Dev options.
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You must connect wifi and enable Dev mode before flashing. If, after flashing CUL1, you went through the regular setup routine and put in a Google Account, you must also enable OEM in Dev options.
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YES!!!!!! YOU ARE THE BEST!!!! Done! It booted directly to TWRP!!! THANK YOU!!!! So now will flash Magisk with twrp right? Alawys rooted my devices but this 510 wow...never saw a thing like this
Edit: The fight continues - So i did wipe and format data in TWRP and reboot system and im IN. Installed Magisk 23.0.apk and noticed that im still with "RAMDISK: no"... Searching how to do next to root! Im very near of the goal!!!! Finally! Big thanks to lewmur!
lewmur said:
I just finished flashing the latest Nexus ROM and rooted it with Magisk merely by flashing the Magisk zip file. You can flash the Nexus ROM without first flashing anything else but the latest CUL1 (not CUJ1) stock ROM. Nexus includes both TWRP and gapps. The only time you have to patch things to get Magisk installed is when you are trying to root a stock ROM instead of a custom ROM. Custom ROMs always to the patching for you.
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I just finished flashing the latest Nexus ROM and rooted it with Magisk merely by flashing the Magisk zip file.
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Sorry just one more question im very near. I will flash this Magisk (magisk_patched-24300_tkk90.img) in TWRP or Odin? And is this file from https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...019-galaxy-tab-a-10-1-sm-t510.4234889/page-18 ?
My brain will explode few days in a row to get it rooted
EDIT: Since an older version dont know witch, Magisk Manager and Magisk are joined in apk so i just flashed Magisk 23.0.apk in TWRP...rooted!!! DONE!!!! FINALLY
framC0 said:
Sorry just one more question im very near. I will flash this Magisk (magisk_patched-24300_tkk90.img) in TWRP or Odin? And is this file from https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...019-galaxy-tab-a-10-1-sm-t510.4234889/page-18 ?
My brain will explode few days in a row to get it rooted
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Download latest Magisk from https://magiskapp.com/zip/ and flash with TWRP.
lewmur said:
Download latest Magisk from https://magiskapp.com/zip/ and flash with TWRP.
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Thank you!! Im facing a problem when connect USB to PC...sometime tablet restarts and sometimes dont appear on PC even in device manager. Did you got this also? Not very important because i will access via FTP. Just to learn...thanks!
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Thank you!! Im facing a problem when connect USB to PC...sometime tablet restarts and sometimes dont appear on PC even in device manager. Did you got this also? Not very important because i will access via FTP. Just to learn...thanks!
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USB cables are notorious for being flaky. Sometimes it helps to just turn the cable over and plug it back in. I always keep several on hand so that if I have connection problems I can try another cable.

Stuck in fastboot after flashing TWRP (Mi 9T)

First of all why did this happen, presumably I wasn't doing anything wrong or uninformed. I just unlocked the bootloader successfully, afterward as many threads claimed I flashed twrp-3.3.1-2-davinci-fix, and now it simply wont boot neither to system nor twrp. Why did this happen?
Does anyone know how to fix this? Thank you!
Mi 9T (M1903F10G)
Did you try to power off and then turn back on holding power and volume up? I had this issue yesterday but doing the vol up and power got me to twrp then did format and it booted up
cmlucht said:
Did you try to power off and then turn back on holding power and volume up? I had this issue yesterday but doing the vol up and power got me to TWRP then did format and it booted up
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Thank you for your reply. You can't even power off, it will simply bootloop forever into fastboot. Nonetheless I managed to fix it by flashing fastboot ROM using MIFlash, but man, didn't expect root solutions to be this complicated, unstable, and outdated for our beloved Mi 9T. I simply want to achieve root in the stock rom, and wasted 7 hours yesterday and still got nowhere. I come from a classic LG G2, when things were much simple and straight forward back then. You can stop reading here, but now I had to:
Wait 1 week for bootloader unlock.
Flash TWRP, which soft bricked my phone right away. Why on earth, a recovery image provided in many reliable tutorials from multiple sources cause soft-brick in the second step is beyond my comprehension. I am still genuinely curious why did this happen, and why such a broken image is still circulating here?
Then I had to inform myself all about Anti Rollback, in order to prevent it happening, and concluded that MiFlash is safe, so I got MiFlash and a fastboot rom.
Apparently Mi Flash is terribly buggy and kept showing .net error exceptions because a "LOG" folder was missing in root folder, so let's waste one hour scratching our heads what the hell is happening because the developer missed a simple MkDir line during development.
After creating LOG folder, and installing drivers, couldn't flash any fastboot ROM because my 9T antiroll back number is 1 while fastboot rom ARB index was 0.
Then it appears that this error has actually nothing to do with ARB, but it is because I had to a) start MiFlash from C:\, b) remove name spaces in target address and c) shorten fastboot ROM folder name. So I had to get all these 3 variables right in order to resurrect my phone. MiFlash terrible programming didn't stop at step 4) but it extends into showing entirely confusing ARB errors that have nothing to with the real problem, rather petty programming bugs such as folder naming.
Finally managed to boot up 9T, and we're back at square one.
Afterward successfully flashed mauronofrio TWRP including vbmeta and got recovery working.
I decided to try out few custom ROMs since all my data were erased anyway, but it appears my system was encrypted and TWRP showed encrypted alphanumeric characters, so I had to format data in order to flash files.
Now every-time I flash stock ROM .zip I lose TWRP, and every-time I reflash mauronofrio TWRP I end up in recovery bootloop, and so I can't manage to have both at same time in order to move with the Magisk flash.
10 steps and 7 hours later and still got nowhere, just risked bricking my phone.
Now we have to deal with
a) bootloader wait,
b) twrp encryption mess,
c) anti roll back risk,
d) buggy MiFlash
e) safety net measures
f) no custom ROMs that are pre-rooted and simple
g) dependency of stock ROM files - meaning you can't wipe everything including system and just flash custom ROM .zips, like I used to do with 5 android phones before this one. Now you are somehow dependent on original ROM files which probably means you will have to base install stock MI before you flash anything Xiaomi.EU, Evolution X, PixelExperience etc.​ When did things get so complicated? It seems every year new limitations are introduced and the sheer combination to get them all right give headaches.
Anyway, all I want is to install latest stock ROM from TWRP and keep TWRP so I can also flash Magisk. In other words, how to simply have a rooted stock?
Your mistake is to not use Official TWRP instead of an old TWRP version...
Micdu70 said:
Your mistake is to not use Official TWRP instead of an old TWRP version...
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Thanks for your reply! Yes, that must have been it. Those outdated tutorials should be removed.
Now I flashed miui_DAVINCIEEAGlobal_V11.0.4.0.QFJEUXM through latest TWRP, but it removed TWRP. When I reflash latest TWRP then it ends up in bootloop.
EDIT: Ended up reflashing all over again using MiFlash. Now the only problem remaining is which version of Magisk is compatible with miui_DAVINCIEEAGlobal_V11.0.4.0.QFJEUXM?
What are you flashing with? I am now using xiaomitools v2 and it installed twrp and magisk with no problems.
I flashed the EU custom stable, I was global but I wanted to compare the 2 and I like the EU better.
I came from a non rootable lg g7.
I have not flashed custom ROMs since my old Galaxy note days.
cmlucht said:
What are you flashing with? I am now using xiaomitools v2 and it installed twrp and magisk with no problems.
I flashed the EU custom stable, I was global but I wanted to compare the 2 and I like the EU better.
I came from a non rootable lg g7.
I have not flashed custom ROMs since my old Galaxy note days.
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Never heard of XiaomiTools v2, it seems like a great alternative. I used buggy MiFlash to flash fastboot ROM, flashed TWRP, then got a bootloop, formatted data from TWRP and flashed Magisk. It seems everything is working fine now, but in the future I'll make sure to check XiaomiTools v2.
I never used stock ROMs in any of my past phones, first thing I did when I bought a new phone is unlock bootloader and install Lineage or Cyanogenmod back in the days. But somehow I like MIUI so all I needed was root.
It is hard to believe that there are actually phones that have no root at all.
blackmatrix64 said:
Thank you for your reply. You can't even power off, it will simply bootloop forever into fastboot. Nonetheless I managed to fix it by flashing fastboot ROM using MIFlash, but man, didn't expect root solutions to be this complicated, unstable, and outdated for our beloved Mi 9T. I simply want to achieve root in the stock rom, and wasted 7 hours yesterday and still got nowhere. I come from a classic LG G2, when things were much simple and straight forward back then. You can stop reading here, but now I had to:
Wait 1 week for bootloader unlock.
Flash TWRP, which soft bricked my phone right away. Why on earth, a recovery image provided in many reliable tutorials from multiple sources cause soft-brick in the second step is beyond my comprehension. I am still genuinely curious why did this happen, and why such a broken image is still circulating here?
Then I had to inform myself all about Anti Rollback, in order to prevent it happening, and concluded that MiFlash is safe, so I got MiFlash and a fastboot rom.
Apparently Mi Flash is terribly buggy and kept showing .net error exceptions because a "LOG" folder was missing in root folder, so let's waste one hour scratching our heads what the hell is happening because the developer missed a simple MkDir line during development.
After creating LOG folder, and installing drivers, couldn't flash any fastboot ROM because my 9T antiroll back number is 1 while fastboot rom ARB index was 0.
Then it appears that this error has actually nothing to do with ARB, but it is because I had to a) start MiFlash from C:\, b) remove name spaces in target address and c) shorten fastboot ROM folder name. So I had to get all these 3 variables right in order to resurrect my phone. MiFlash terrible programming didn't stop at step 4) but it extends into showing entirely confusing ARB errors that have nothing to with the real problem, rather petty programming bugs such as folder naming.
Finally managed to boot up 9T, and we're back at square one.
Afterward successfully flashed mauronofrio TWRP including vbmeta and got recovery working.
I decided to try out few custom ROMs since all my data were erased anyway, but it appears my system was encrypted and TWRP showed encrypted alphanumeric characters, so I had to format data in order to flash files.
Now every-time I flash stock ROM .zip I lose TWRP, and every-time I reflash mauronofrio TWRP I end up in recovery bootloop, and so I can't manage to have both at same time in order to move with the Magisk flash.
10 steps and 7 hours later and still got nowhere, just risked bricking my phone.
Now we have to deal with
a) bootloader wait,
b) twrp encryption mess,
c) anti roll back risk,
d) buggy MiFlash
e) safety net measures
f) no custom ROMs that are pre-rooted and simple
g) dependency of stock ROM files - meaning you can't wipe everything including system and just flash custom ROM .zips, like I used to do with 5 android phones before this one. Now you are somehow dependent on original ROM files which probably means you will have to base install stock MI before you flash anything Xiaomi.EU, Evolution X, PixelExperience etc.​ When did things get so complicated? It seems every year new limitations are introduced and the sheer combination to get them all right give headaches.
Anyway, all I want is to install latest stock ROM from TWRP and keep TWRP so I can also flash Magisk. In other words, how to simply have a rooted stock?
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Hey, I'm facing the same issue you faced here. Waited 7 days to unlock bootloader, after unlocking it, flashed a twrp i found on one of the youtube tutorials. Immediate bootloop. Im fairly new to all of this, and dont understand what certain words even mean tbh. Do you mind guiding me in fixing my phone? Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you.
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Never heard of XiaomiTools v2, it seems like a great alternative. I used buggy MiFlash to flash fastboot ROM, flashed TWRP, then got a bootloop, formatted data from TWRP and flashed Magisk. It seems everything is working fine now, but in the future I'll make sure to check XiaomiTools v2.
I never used stock ROMs in any of my past phones, first thing I did when I bought a new phone is unlock bootloader and install Lineage or Cyanogenmod back in the days. But somehow I like MIUI so all I needed was root.
It is hard to believe that there are actually phones that have no root at all.
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i miss the Cyanogenmod days

Why am I unable to flash a custom ROM?

Hi there,
I am using a OnePlus 8 Pro on Oxygen OS 11, Global variant. I have been working on this for at least 10 hours now. I bought the OnePlus 8 Pro orginally running Oxygen OS 12, and when I flashed the recovery (TWRP) for the first time to two slots via this explanation
, I bricked the phone so the only tool accessible to me was fastboot.
Hmm okay, I'll just use MSM tool (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...l-to-restore-your-device-to-oxygenos.4084953/) to revert back to oxygen OS so I can continue my mission.
I am trying to install the latest CRDROID from their official website after follow their instructions on here. I get as far as being in fastboot mode with the OEM unlocked, and then I try to flash the recovery they provided. It doesn't work. When I select boot into recovery, I get sent back to fastboot, however, when I flashed the original recovery img for Oxygen OS 11 I took from the payload dumper, it loads fine.
OKAY so now I am thinking that perhaps there is a problem with the recovery provided. That is fine so I choose to use TWRP to flash the custom ROM. Thankfully, it does work, and I am able to load into it through recovery, however when I tried to flash the rom through ABD sideload, from the PC whilst in TWRP, it doesn't load! It gets halfway and stops. I tried this several times to no avail.
I choose to then (after having bricked the phone several times by now and having to revert to factory settings with MSM tool), try to flash the custom ROM from the internal storage of the phone via TWRP. That still does not work. I have also tried this with Project Elixir. No success.
I don't know what to do guys. I have followed the instructions provided, but I don't understand why the phone is not accepting other custom recoveries or allowing me to flash a custom ROM.
All help is very much appreciate.
You have to make sure that you are on OOS11 on BOTH slots.
What i would do now:
Use MSM Tool to go to 11.0.4.4.
Boot the phone and flash 11.0.11.11 via local upgrade TWICE (to ensure its on both slots)
Follow the instructions of CRDROID etc.
Edit: Dont use TWRP on Android12 now.
Read this carefully before you do anything: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ro-8t-9r-with-oxygenos-12-coloros-12.4426167/
josephxdaForum said:
Hi there,
I am using a OnePlus 8 Pro on Oxygen OS 11, Global variant. I have been working on this for at least 10 hours now. I bought the OnePlus 8 Pro orginally running Oxygen OS 12, and when I flashed the recovery (TWRP) for the first time to two slots via this explanation
, I bricked the phone so the only tool accessible to me was fastboot.
Hmm okay, I'll just use MSM tool (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...l-to-restore-your-device-to-oxygenos.4084953/) to revert back to oxygen OS so I can continue my mission.
I am trying to install the latest CRDROID from their official website after follow their instructions on here. I get as far as being in fastboot mode with the OEM unlocked, and then I try to flash the recovery they provided. It doesn't work. When I select boot into recovery, I get sent back to fastboot, however, when I flashed the original recovery img for Oxygen OS 11 I took from the payload dumper, it loads fine.
OKAY so now I am thinking that perhaps there is a problem with the recovery provided. That is fine so I choose to use TWRP to flash the custom ROM. Thankfully, it does work, and I am able to load into it through recovery, however when I tried to flash the rom through ABD sideload, from the PC whilst in TWRP, it doesn't load! It gets halfway and stops. I tried this several times to no avail.
I choose to then (after having bricked the phone several times by now and having to revert to factory settings with MSM tool), try to flash the custom ROM from the internal storage of the phone via TWRP. That still does not work. I have also tried this with Project Elixir. No success.
I don't know what to do guys. I have followed the instructions provided, but I don't understand why the phone is not accepting other custom recoveries or allowing me to flash a custom ROM.
All help is very much appreciate.
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And just do payload dump and flash .img in fastboot ROM installer

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