What ROM to use? - Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm pretty happy with stock 5.0 but I miss OnmiRecents from OmniRom and xposed modules.
On my Note 3 I loved Temasek's CM12 because it included both of these, what ROM would you recommend if I want the bare minimum that supports Onmirecents and Xposed?
I tried useing xposed on stock without any FC's unsuccessfully.

if you are getting crashes with xposed then its likely the module might not be lollipop compatible, im running 5.0.2 with xposed and a few modules I use and its solid
you might be better off looking at some of the aosp/cm based roms in the dev section

I want to give aosp a shot since you recommended it and I think it's exactly what I'm looking for, but I'm having trouble flashing the zip I got from the Free Xperia Project site, I'm trying to flash AOPS_L_MR1_150312_leo.zip and all I'm getting is errors from all 3 custom recoveries, using an unlocked bootloader, the md5 is 2c4006757733d7a57997cfb31ba9efe but I can't find a hash on their site, the only error I have is "E: Installation aborted. press any key to continue". My internet is terribly slow and downloading a 200mb file takes hours, so I'll try re-downloading but I'd prefer not to.
Edit: I've tried 2 ROMs I've verified are downloaded correctly and they won't install, one with an unspecified error (AOSP) and the other will report wrong device saying "This rom is intended for D6603 z3, this device is 'leo'" (pac rom), I have no idea where the problem may be

well I never recommended it, I just said that you might be better off looking at aosp roms as that's clearly what you want rather than stock sony rom, what model is your device and are you flashing the boot.img from the rom and using that recovery?

Ok, I got a bit carried away I ment to say that you where right when saying that AOSP suited my needs.
Richy99 said:
what model is your device and are you flashing the boot.img from the rom and using that recovery?
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I'm not flashing boot.img from the rom, I'm using CWM TeamWin and Philz recoveries I previously flashed while on stock to flash the zip files. Is this wrong? I've been doing this forever on other devices.
Do people that post ROMs provide boot.img to be flashed using flashtool previous to the flashing of their ROMs zip?

what device do you have? is it the 6603 or 6653? no its not wrong but sometimes the recovery is slightly different from the boot.img and I have seen it resolve the issue in the past, the installation aborted should give an error number after it, normally googling this can lead to why it failed

Richy99 said:
what device do you have? is it the 6603 or 6653?
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I'm using 6603 and the error I get isn't very descriptive "E:Installation aborted" right after selecting the zip, nothing else.
Only in one isntance did I get something different and the error was something along the lines of "this rom is for 6603 and your device is leo".

which rom did you try? as it sounds like the rom isn't for the 6603

You must edit update.binary and erase z3 and replace it with Leo.
Then re-zip and flash it.

Richy99 said:
which rom did you try? as it sounds like the rom isn't for the 6603
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This has happened with various ROMs that stated they where for 6603, could it be my recovery isn't playing nice with the zipped ROMs making them think my phone is a diferent model?
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I flashed bootZ3monxtest01.img with fastboot wich i TWRP and I'm getting nowhere
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E-Chan42 said:
This has happened with various ROMs that stated they where for 6603, could it be my recovery isn't playing nice with the zipped ROMs making them think my phone is a diferent model?
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LOL
Read my post.

TheTeslaCoil said:
You must edit update.binary and erase z3 and replace it with Leo.
Then re-zip and flash it.
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For every .zip I try to flash? I'm not confident I could unzip, modify and re-zip without screwing up somehow, isn't there a specific recovery I can flash that will do this correctly?
UPDATE: using Z3_DooMLoRD_AdvStkKernel_v01_FW-93.img I was able to flash only cm-12.1-20150505-UNOFFICIAL-z3 (1).zip all other files gave me the same error, I'm now running Cyanogen but I still want to find a solution so I can flash other ROMs freely

E-Chan42 said:
For every .zip I try to flash? I'm not confident I could unzip, modify and re-zip without screwing up somehow, isn't there a specific recovery I can flash that will do this correctly?
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Its not hard, open the zip using 7 zip or any winzip or WinRAR
Drag and drop the updater script out, modify it, drag and drop it back in.
Done

You can also flash CM by: flash boot.img from inside the firmware you want to flash. Unzip the CM ROM and extract boot.img and flash it. [via adb]
Then reboot into recovery.
It will bring you to CM recovery, from there apply update from sdcard1. [assuming that the ROM and gapps are there]
Flash CM
Again apply update and flash gapps.
Done.
After that you can flash another recovery if you want, or kernel, there is also a fota kernel, which updates only the recovery and keeps the kernel the same.
This method is without the need of editing update-binary.
Flash original firmware, [exactly as it is when downloaded] because the CM Recovery will check the signature.
Must have unlocked bootloader.
P.S.
If you edit update-binary do it with Notepad++

I had no idea I could extract boot.img from a ROM and flash it individualy using fastboot, this solved my problem 100%, thanks!

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[Q] Cant boot into CWM

Hello there, I have a Sony xperia tipo (st21a) and I was hoping to flash on the JBMP5 Rom, I think I rooted with unlock tool (cause I still have it on my PC)
I also installed a custom recovery (well I tried this first before I tried to boot into recovery, now I think this is where my problem lies) and with that custom recovery I think came up with an install error.
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Thanks In Advance.
Edit: Also 1 more question I would like to add on, How would I install the Super Stripped Gapps (addon)? Do I just "install from zip" again after I finish installing the "install from zip" Rom in Recovery?
Try restarting your pc, and close all applications that works for android devices, then try flashing cwm.
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convict_moody said:
Try restarting your pc, and close all applications that works for android devices, then try flashing cwm.
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Thanks that worked, altho I'm still trying to boot into CWM, doesn't want to work. after step 3 in the program it just stops then says finished without the "server not found error"
Something tells me it hasn't installed properly.
mikenzb said:
Hello there, I have a Sony xperia tipo (st21a) and I was hoping to flash on the JBMP5 Rom, I think I rooted with unlock tool (cause I still have it on my PC)
I also installed a custom recovery (well I tried this first before I tried to boot into recovery, now I think this is where my problem lies) and with that custom recovery I think came up with an install error.
I would've of liked to posted this problem on their respected forum threads but I couldn't as I don't have 10 posts yet so this seem like the best place.
Thanks In Advance.
Edit: Also 1 more question I would like to add on, How would I install the Super Stripped Gapps (addon)? Do I just "install from zip" again after I finish installing the "install from zip" Rom in Recovery?
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no.if it is a custom rom then chances are that it won't work.
u need to flash a custom kernel!
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press thanks
prantoroy said:
no.if it is a custom rom then chances are that it won't work.
u need to flash a custom kernel!
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press thanks
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But that rom above supports the device that I'm trying to flash it on (not even at that stage yet), I just cant even get into beeping recovery thats the problem I have, therefor the CWM doesn't want to install (I think)
mikenzb said:
But that rom above supports the device that I'm trying to flash it on (not even at that stage yet), I just cant even get into beeping recovery thats the problem I have, therefor the CWM doesn't want to install (I think)
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describe briefly
prantoroy said:
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Ughhh... Cant boot into recovery therefore I cant even get to the point where I flash the Rom, Thats where Im at now.
The Rom im trying to flash is the JBMP5 rom, Click here for more info on it.
Unlock your bootloader, flash FXP kernel, then flash JBMP and GAPPS from CWM recovery
CWM was included in FXP kernel
Ask google for turorial
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problem???
My ST21i gives the same error mate, the bootloader can not be unlocked, and I can not install a recovery. No power flash or fast! Got no options! Help me!:crying:

[ROM] [7.0] Optimized Stock Shield Tablet Original [5.2] & K1 [5.2] [14/08/17]

Optimized Stock Rom for Shield Tablet
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Introduction:
I was missing a stock based rom for this device. So I took the nvidia recovery image and made it a flashable zip for TWRP. You cannot use ota to update though, wait for the new version from here if you want to update.
Also, don't flash wrong zip on the wrong Shield Tablet. It's your own responsibilty
Features:
- Latest Stock Factory Image
- Zipaligned apps
- Nothing more
Download:
K1: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=93930
Original (Wifi & LTE): https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=94437
Also flash blob file of the same version
Enjoy!!
What to do with the blob zip:
Code:
1. Extract blob file from zip
2. Flash blob in fastboot with: fastboot flash staging "name of blob file"
Yup, I vote for original Shield ROM! Thanks!
Nice! Vulcan API goodness!
Zip for the original Shield Tablet (untested):
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591000424954195
Thanks for this!
Is there any possibility you remove the Kill-Switch for users who have kept their tablet what has had to be replaced? I guess the Tegra Ota service must be disabled
Thanks! Made backup, flashed rom zip, flashed twrp, su, Xposed, nomoreota, and kernel. Wiped cache and booted system. Looks good so far... Not much immediate difference but we shall see over time. Came from stock so I did not wipe data and all is well.
teachmeluv said:
Thanks for this!
Is there any possibility you remove the Kill-Switch for users who have kept their tablet what has had to be replaced? I guess the Tegra Ota service must be disabled
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Its better to do that yourself. There are tutorials on how here in the devices forum
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GtrCraft said:
Its better to do that yourself. There are tutorials on how here in the devices forum
Sent from my XT1562 using XDA Labs
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Ok thank you. Previous post says something about the nomoreota file, I remember that one now.
Anyway is this ROM pre-rooted? And is the file for the original tablet compatible with all three versions of it?
So after a few hours this ROM is smoother, cooler and faster then stock... Guess I'll be keeping it for awhile.
teachmeluv said:
Ok thank you. Previous post says something about the nomoreota file, I remember that one now.
Anyway is this ROM pre-rooted? And is the file for the original tablet compatible with all three versions of it?
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The rom is not prerooted, also I only downloaded the wifi image. So that's the version for the original tablet
ok so after unlocking and rooting, I installed the bliss rom, but realized none of the nvidia apps were there And besides my Phantom I want this tablet for that.
so I wiped and installed this one, ran the nomoreota zip and everything is back to normal, but, I'm not longer rooted.
I just want this rom and rooted. I have twrp recovery and it works fine, but still not rooted.
anyhelp? thanks
Hello,
I tried to install K1 version using twrp, but i'm getting a blkdiscard failed: Invald argement,updater process ended with error 7. Image doesnot get installed.
Any ideas?
Regards,
Good Good! Working fine!!.Thanks.
fastfed said:
ok so after unlocking and rooting, I installed the bliss rom, but realized none of the nvidia apps were there And besides my Phantom I want this tablet for that.
so I wiped and installed this one, ran the nomoreota zip and everything is back to normal, but, I'm not longer rooted.
I just want this rom and rooted. I have twrp recovery and it works fine, but still not rooted.
anyhelp? thanks
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Flash the latest su.zip in twrp.
rampa99 said:
Hello,
I tried to install K1 version using twrp, but i'm getting a blkdiscard failed: Invald argement,updater process ended with error 7. Image doesnot get installed.
Any ideas?
Regards,
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Be sure to have the latest twrp and bootloader for K1
GtrCraft said:
Tell me if you guys want the same zip for the original shield tablet. Or a version without zipaligned apps
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any chance for original 32GB European LTE flashable version, please?
SnowiiSnowii said:
any chance for original 32GB European LTE flashable version, please?
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which recovery image is that?
That'd be LTE RoW 4.2... thank you!
SnowiiSnowii said:
That'd be LTE RoW 4.2... thank you!
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Here you go:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591000424955372

Struck at Error:7 twrp "this package requires firmware from miui 9.5.14"

So I was initially on pixel experience 9.0 plus for my redmi note 7 pro and then decided to flash MIUI V11.0.5.0.PFHINXM via TWRP recovery. After flashing, the phone booted normally. Then I switched the rom to Pixel Experience 10. I didn't like the rom so thought of coming back to 9.0-pixel-experience but when I tried to do so, I got the error Error:7 twrp "this package requires firmware from miui 9.5.14" update your firmware. I tried updating the firmware too by flashing firmware from https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/firmware/violet/ but nothing seemed to work. Later I tried flashing pixel experience 10 and got the error. Now I am not able to flash any other rom other than Miui. Can someone help me to fix it, please?
ps: I have already tried flashing factory images of latest miui roms and that has not solved the problems.
which recovery are you using
try changing recovery
check with orangefox
I have tried switching recoveries too. Nothing seem to work.
gursewak.10 said:
which recovery are you using
try changing recovery
check with orangefox
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I have tried changing the recovery too. Same error.
try flashing stable fastboot rom with option flash all.
then flash orangefox recovery with fastboot and then try.
flashing fastboot rom will undo anything happened to any partition
Seemed like it would have worked
gursewak.10 said:
try flashing stable fastboot rom with option flash all.
then flash orangefox recovery with fastboot and then try.
flashing fastboot rom will undo anything happened to any partition
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I already tried flashing the latest Fastboot image and then tried flashing again. It still doesn't work.
are you formatting data before flashing??
when you format data there is no residue left of previous roms.
try format data then flash fastboot rom with "flash all" and then install recovery, try orangefox .
Yes
gursewak.10 said:
try flashing stable fastboot rom with option flash all.
then flash orangefox recovery with fastboot and then try.
flashing fastboot rom will undo anything happened to any partition
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gursewak.10 said:
are you formatting data before flashing??
when you format data there is no residue left of previous roms.
try format data then flash fastboot rom with "flash all" and then install recovery, try orangefox .
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I first erased everything from wipe and then even removed system,data,cache from advance wipe and then flashed. Whenever I try to flash any rom, it fails at the manifest check and gives the above said error. I even tried flashing the latest firmware. Nothing seem to work for me and now I am stuck at Miui?.
Starksm said:
I first erased everything from wipe and then even removed system,data,cache from advance wipe and then flashed. Whenever I try to flash any rom, it fails at the manifest check and gives the above said error. I even tried flashing the latest firmware. Nothing seem to work for me and now I am stuck at Miui.
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i guess the rom file you are trying to install is either corrupted or checking for something.
could you upload updater-script file from meta-inf/com/google/Android folder from the rom you are trying to flash which is giving this error.
Please find the screenshot attached.
gursewak.10 said:
i guess the rom file you are trying to install is either corrupted or checking for something.
could you upload updater-script file from meta-inf/com/google/Android folder from the rom you are trying to flash which is giving this error.
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Btw every rom has that updater line that I have highlighted. If I remove the assert function from the updater, the rom will get flashed but I just want to know why the issue is happening.
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-7X0FyJH37mjOxVZcpdnb-STaxM2V_BO/view?usp=drivesdk
Please find the screenshot attached.
https://ibb.co/9gCg59f
its for checking, so you cannot flash the rom over a very old version of the stock rom which makes flashed rom not work properly or not booting at all.
they build roms over a specific version on which they test to have it working fine during all phases.
so thats why developers have it to keep a check over version of the rom you are installing upon. so that it has no conflicts between integration in future for running the rom.
moreover i see the version of your rom is old and may have a new version ,so try to have an updated version of the rom which may flash fine.
I tried flashing the lastest today's built of mokee and still the same error
gursewak.10 said:
its for checking, so you cannot flash the rom over a very old version of the stock rom which makes flashed rom not work properly or not booting at all.
they build roms over a specific version on which they test to have it working fine during all phases.
so thats why developers have it to keep a check over version of the rom you are installing upon. so that it has no conflicts between integration in future for running the rom.
moreover i see the version of your rom is old and may have a new version ,so try to have an updated version of the rom which may flash fine.
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-EJlMd23ZJXa-Q_G9GCnkAN1oXTPxyGT/view?usp=drivesdk
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-EJlMd23ZJXa-Q_G9GCnkAN1oXTPxyGT/view?usp=drivesdk
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from what i know, mokee rom has a patch for that.
you need to install that patch first.
This ought to be firmware bug. try fw 9.9.3 or the global 11.0.5.0 fw. Might work.....
I thought that too
Roshin1401 said:
This ought to be firmware bug. try fw 9.9.3 or the global 11.0.5.0 fw. Might work.....
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I tried flashing the latest firmware too but it still doesn't want to work.
there is one simple and easy solution for this "delete that line" and then flash.
Xiaomi firmware update about 65mb
xiaomifirmwareupdater.com
I have tried that already
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xiaomifirmwareupdater.com
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It didn't work
Hey! thanks for helping with your solutions. My issue was solved by flashing the latest INDIAN MIUI FIRMWARE. I can now easily flash any rom without any problems. Thanks
Please, can you explain the process, because even I'm getting firmware update error while flashing PE10 even after flashing latest Indian firmware before flashing Custom ROM, Tried Official TWRP, Peter TWRP booth. This started after update of MIUI-11, There was no such issue with MIUI10.

How to verify flashed firmware version (when on custom ROM)?

I just flashed a custom ROM (Pixel Experience A11) originally starting from MIUI Global 12.0.4
Then I flashed the Global 12.0.7 firmware via TWRP (found here https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/firmware/surya/).
However, I forgot to check version numbers of anything before flashing, so I don't know what to look for to verify the new firmware is flashed properly?
Thanks!
@uddinf you could also switch to Orange Fox recovery, after you reboot to recovery on startup screen you will see several info about your device including actual fw number...
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@uddinf you could also switch to Orange Fox recovery, after you reboot to recovery on startup screen you will see several info about your device including actual fw number...
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Thanks for the reply. I've switched and booted into Orange Fox version 6 (from here) but don't know exactly what to press to get to the firmware info.

			
				
uddinf said:
Thanks for the reply. I've switched and booted into Orange Fox version 6 (from here) but don't know exactly what to press to get to the firmware info.
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please if you stick with the Orange fox recovery install the latest version, enjoy
jeryll said:
please if you stick with the Orange fox recovery install the latest version, enjoy
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Thank you for that version update. It's been a while since I've flashed roms so I'm still feeling my way around the new tools/methods.
Unfortunately I don't see what version I have
uddinf said:
Thank you for that version update. It's been a while since I've flashed roms so I'm still feeling my way around the new tools/methods.
Unfortunately I don't see what version I have
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look for the release row, it's there
jeryll said:
look for the release row, it's there
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I was meaning the Xiaomi FW version. It doesn't show for some reason.
uddinf said:
I was meaning the Xiaomi FW version. It doesn't show for some reason.
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interesting, I reread your original post and found that you only flashed fw (without vendor), i suggest you read this post, where are at the beginning links to the whole fw+vendor (mind you it's big around 2 GB archive needed to be flashed before flashing custom ROM)...
I suppose that is the reason why is it not showing fw version. If you will flash that and will still not show fw version, then we'll have a new mystery here... Hm, just flash that fw+vendor archive, reboot recovery and check the info screen again and report here, thanks...
jeryll said:
interesting, I reread your original post and found that you only flashed fw (without vendor), i suggest you read this post, where are at the beginning links to the whole fw+vendor (mind you it's big around 2 GB archive needed to be flashed before flashing custom ROM)...
I suppose that is the reason why is it not showing fw version. If you will flash that and will still not show fw version, then we'll have a new mystery here... Hm, just flash that fw+vendor archive, reboot recovery and check the info screen again and report here, thanks...
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I appreciate all the input
Correct, I did not flash vendor so that is likely my problem.
I will follow your post and flash the MIUI.eu archive
One question though, you say "needed to be flashed before flashing custom ROM"...
Does that mean I have to go back to original ROM via Miflash first or do I just flash the 2gb archive from your post straight away via orange fox?
uddinf said:
Does that mean I have to go back to original ROM via Miflash first or do I just flash the 2gb archive from your post straight away via orange fox?
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yep, you can flash it directly in , but since it's a whole usable ROM, it will also overwrite your currently flashed ROM, so if you want to use customized MIUI, don't flash anything else and just boot it, or flash whatever custom ROM you want to use directly after + necessary steps like GAPPS and after boot magisk...
jeryll said:
yep, you can flash it directly in , but since it's a whole usable ROM, it will also overwrite your currently flashed ROM, so if you want to use customized MIUI, don't flash anything else and just boot it, or flash whatever custom ROM you want to use directly after + necessary steps like GAPPS and after boot magisk...
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Everything seems to be up and running. thanks for all the help!
How to check after getting to oragr fox mane page

How to make manual flash apps work with root

Im having trouble flashing zips without a custom recovery i have all the kernel apps and the magisks module for flashing in the terminal nothing works. I will just leave screenshots of my attempts any ideas are appreciated
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pts any ideas are appreciated thanks
Greeneyes420 said:
Im having trouble flashing zips without a custom recovery i have all the kernel apps and the magisks module for flashing in the terminal nothing works. I will just leave screenshots of my attempts any ideas are appreciated View attachment 5700077View attachment 5700079pts any ideas are appreciated thanks View attachment 5700071View attachment 5700073View attachment 5700075
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You can't flash custom zips via stock recovery, you can only flash official stock approved zips that have a stock signature, such as a stock update.zip.
If you are rooted, there are apps that can flash .zip files, such as Flashify and Rashr among others.
Droidriven said:
You can't flash custom zips via stock recovery, you can only flash official stock approved zips that have a stock signature, such as a stock update.zip.
If you are rooted, there are apps that can flash .zip files, such as Flashify and Rashr among others.
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Yes i have these apps and root none work
Im just trying to flash a custom kernel with a kernel manager app i have all of them and the terminal magisk module nothing works
Greeneyes420 said:
Yes i have these apps and root none work
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Have you set the system partition read/write permissions to r/w? Have you granted root permission to the apps that you are using to flash the zips? There is more to it than just rooting, root does not necessarily "automatically" allow modifying the system partition. If the apps aren't working and if adb isn't allowing you to make changes to the system partition, that may be your issue.
Ya idk maybe i have to change the updater script or something but that would definitely be a first time i could learn but...
Droidriven said:
Have you set the system partition read/write permissions to r/w? Have you granted root permission to the apps that you are using to flash the zips? There is more to it than just rooting, root does not necessarily "automatically" allow modifying the system partition. If the apps aren't working and if adb isn't allowing you to make changes to the system partition, that may be your issue.
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I set the sytem partition as rw in root explorer and tried but still nothing it says it might have something to do with the /tmp folder in one of the apps that i tried to flash it with
Greeneyes420 said:
I set the sytem partition as rw in root explorer and tried but still nothing it says it might have something to do with the /tmp folder in one of the apps that i tried to flash it withView attachment 5700669
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What are you trying to flash? There may be another way to do what you want.
Droidriven said:
What are you trying to flash? There may be another way to do what you want.
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A custom kernel mint kernel even if i can flash it it will probably tag the modifications as dirty anyway thats what it did when i had twrp on an older security patch but i have the latest security patch now and im not even sure if this kernel will work but it would still be nice to be able to flash zips without twrp https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/kernel-r-one-ui-aosp-mint-freshen-up-your-galaxy.4338209/
Greeneyes420 said:
A custom kernel mint kernel even if i can flash it it will probably tag the modifications as dirty anyway thats what it did when i had twrp on an older security patch but i have the latest security patch now and im not even sure if this kernel will work but it would still be nice to be able to flash zips without twrp https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/kernel-r-one-ui-aosp-mint-freshen-up-your-galaxy.4338209/
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Is your bootloader unlocked? I'm assuming it isn't since you can't flash TWRP. If so, you won't be able to flash the kernel and even if you did find a way to actually flash it, the locked bootloader will not allow it to boot or it will cause the device to be soft-bricked or even hard-bricked. With locked bootloader, you can make modifications but you can't change the stock firmware partitions to to custom software. You can flash a modified stock based kernel or a modified stock based ROM, but, you can't flash a custom kernel or a custom system or a custom recovery,, etc...
Droidriven said:
Is your bootloader unlocked? I'm assuming it isn't since you can't flash TWRP. If so, you won't be able to flash the kernel and even if you did find a way to actually flash it, the locked bootloader will not allow it to boot or it will cause the device to be soft-bricked or even hard-bricked. With locked bootloader, you can make modifications but you can't change the stock firmware partitions to to custom software. You can flash a modified stock based kernel or a modified stock based ROM, but, you can't flash a custom kernel or a custom system or a custom recovery,, etc...
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Yes my bootloader is unlocked and there is no official custom recovery for my device at all thats the only reason i cant flash twrp i had twrp but it was unofficial and that is not recommended
Droidriven said:
Is your bootloader unlocked? I'm assuming it isn't since you can't flash TWRP. If so, you won't be able to flash the kernel and even if you did find a way to actually flash it, the locked bootloader will not allow it to boot or it will cause the device to be soft-bricked or even hard-bricked. With locked bootloader, you can make modifications but you can't change the stock firmware partitions to to custom software. You can flash a modified stock based kernel or a modified stock based ROM, but, you can't flash a custom kernel or a custom system or a custom recovery,, etc...
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Ya man my bootloader is unlocked there is no official custom recovery at all of my device
And i also think i already hard bricked it. It was stuck in download mode saying recover with samsung smart switch but i downloaded the most recent firmware and it flashed with odin
Greeneyes420 said:
And i also think i already hard bricked it. It was stuck in download mode saying recover with samsung smart switch but i downloaded the most recent firmware and it flashed with odin
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What is inside the .zip file? Have you tried extracting the kernel from the zip then converting it to an Odin flashable .tar file then flash it via Odin in the AP slot?
Droidriven said:
What is inside the .zip file? Have you tried extracting the kernel from the zip then converting it to an Odin flashable .tar file then flash it via Odin in the AP slot?
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Thats how im rooted will i lose root?
Greeneyes420 said:
Thats how im rooted will i lose root?1
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If flashing that kernel were to cause you to lose root, it would do it regardless of the method that you use to flash it.

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