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[Kernel] Stock (insecure-disable write protection)

For s-off/unlocked users.
This will remove write protection and allow for /system read/write. After flashing you will no longer need to keep weaksauce installed as system changes will persist after reboot! I dumped this boot image from one of my M8's and tested it on another. This will allow you to install such things as boot animations and busy box etc...
flash from fastboot using
fastboot flash boot M8VZWbootInsecure.img
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407584620
credit to @flar2 for the ko module work
His original thread on the module can be located on here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701816

What's the need for this? /system changes already stick after multiple hard reboots
EDIT: this is assuming you have run firewater, have s-off/unlocked, and have SuperSU installed/updated as a system app.

dottat said:
For s-off/unlocked users.
This will remove write protection and allow for /system read/write. After flashing you will no longer need to keep weaksauce installed as system changes will persist after reboot! I dumped this boot image from one of my M8's and tested it on another.
flash from fastboot using
fastboot flash boot M8VZWbootInsecure.img
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407584620
credit to @flar2 for the ko module work
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works
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PhantomApollyon said:
What's the need for this? /system changes already stick after multiple hard reboots
EDIT: this is assuming you have run firewater, have s-off/unlocked, and have SuperSU installed/updated as a system app.
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this is also true...

PhantomApollyon said:
What's the need for this? /system changes already stick after multiple hard reboots
EDIT: this is assuming you have run firewater, have s-off/unlocked, and have SuperSU installed/updated as a system app.
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This is definitely needed
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PhantomApollyon said:
What's the need for this? /system changes already stick after multiple hard reboots
EDIT: this is assuming you have run firewater, have s-off/unlocked, and have SuperSU installed/updated as a system app.
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As we found with the M7 and htc one max not all changes will stick... so using flar2's module gets us around that...
I had to use this in the past for such things as hacking the stock tether etc...

dottat said:
As we found with the M7 and htc one max not all changes will stick... so using flar2's module gets us around that...
I had to use this in the past for such things as hacking the stock tether etc...
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Indeed...I'm finding a few things now that this is needed for, like ROM Toolbox boot animations...

What's better this or using the wp_mod?
HTC ONE (M8)

Karl said:
What's better this or using the wp_mod?
HTC ONE (M8)
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they are basically the same, read the OP

Thanks. Worked great.

PhantomApollyon said:
they are basically the same, read the OP
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i was reading as i asked... sorry i get ahead myself:silly:

Karl said:
i was reading as i asked... sorry i get ahead myself:silly:
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Yes its the same mod....except this is ready to flash boot.IMG.....saving some people some steps
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installing boot animation with rom toolbox now sticks :highfive:

Thanks alot man! Alot easier than horsing around with the kernel module. This just makes it easy as pie. Thanks alot

Anyway to verify it worked? I did the easy instructions and cmd prompt did it's thing and said successful with how many seconds it took and all. Guess what i mean is there any certain root apps/tweaks that didn't work before this and now work with this?
Maybe a quick list of tweaks/apps that now work because of this kernal tweak?

deeznuts said:
Anyway to verify it worked? I did the easy instructions and cmd prompt did it's thing and said successful with how many seconds it took and all. Guess what i mean is there any certain root apps/tweaks that didn't work before this and now work with this?
Maybe a quick list of tweaks/apps that now work because of this kernal tweak?
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Rom toolbox boot animation for some people. So far everything has been sticking for me.. And I haven't done these tweaks.
M8, nuff said.

Do we need to do this if we've already followed this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708628 ???

pettigrew95 said:
Do we need to do this if we've already followed this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708628 ???
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If you want to do certain things like change boot animations you would need this
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dottat said:
If you want to do certain things like change boot animations you would need this
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Thanks. I did it just in case lol.

Can someone confirm the md5 for this? I have 32e53ce5eee2faa1de7a803dea6d4817.
Edit: This is correct for anyone else looking. It's shown on the download page for the file.

dead_ohio_sky said:
Can someone confirm the md5 for this? I have 32e53ce5eee2faa1de7a803dea6d4817.
Edit: This is correct for anyone else looking. It's shown on the download page for the file.
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Matches mine as well

Need urgent help to root Tmobile galaxy note 5 please. I am stuck

Hi,
I am following this link to root my new note 5 using the following link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo.../t-mobile-sm-n920t-root-methods-info-t3183805
Everything is fine until from step 5, I realized that the kernel, and the rest of the files, when trying to browse them from the phone on recovery mode and flash them, the extension will not even be read by my phone. Therefore I dont know what to do. the post said the extension is supposed to be zip but there are in in only two img files, which when connected to the phone, won't even be recognize. so how can i flash the phone?
please help,
Yann

YannAlex said:
Hi,
I am following this link to root my new note 5 using the following link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo.../t-mobile-sm-n920t-root-methods-info-t3183805
Everything is fine until from step 5, I realized that the kernel, and the rest of the files, when trying to browse them from the phone on recovery mode and flash them, the extension will not even be read by my phone. Therefore I dont know what to do. the post said the extension is supposed to be zip but there are in in only two img files, which when connected to the phone, won't even be recognize. so how can i flash the phone?
please help,
Yann
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Following this thread and not the one you posted....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3187422

southphillysean said:
Following this thread and not the one you posted....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3187422
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ok thanks. By the way, is this one working for you?
Let me try that and get back to you later. thank you.

If you follow the instructions as they ate written, you will have zero issues.

HTML:
[QUOTE="YannAlex, post: 63793877, member: 7070885"]ok thanks. By the way, is this one working for you?
Let me try that and get back to you later. thank you.[/QUOTE]
Now I think I do have a clear idea o the issue: I followed all the steps this time
however, SuperSu would pop out at the end and when I check: root access denied: I think the previous root that I did not perform right, is the issue somehow. Is there any way to get rid of it or go around it?

Now I think I do have a clear idea o the issue: I followed all the steps this time
however, SuperSu would pop out at the end and when I check: root access denied: I think the previous root that I did not perform right, is the issue somehow. Is there any way to get rid of it or go around it?
YannAlex said:
Hi,
I am following this link to root my new note 5 using the following link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo.../t-mobile-sm-n920t-root-methods-info-t3183805
Everything is fine until from step 5, I realized that the kernel, and the rest of the files, when trying to browse them from the phone on recovery mode and flash them, the extension will not even be read by my phone. Therefore I dont know what to do. the post said the extension is supposed to be zip but there are in in only two img files, which when connected to the phone, won't even be recognize. so how can i flash the phone?
please help,
Yann
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Hi, I have done everything has said but at the end,the phone was not rooted and I am getting the following msg. Titanium backup when trying to look up if it was rooted correctly: Titanium Backup has been denied permission for an interactive shell.
Any idea what it means?
YannAlex said:
ok thanks. By the way, is this one working for you?
Let me try that and get back to you later. thank you.
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YannAlex said:
Hi, I have done everything has said but at the end,the phone was not rooted and I am getting the following msg. Titanium backup when trying to look up if it was rooted correctly: Titanium Backup has been denied permission for an interactive shell.
Any idea what it means?
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Did you flash a kernel? If you did then download super su from the market and try TiBu again. The error means that TiBu was not given super user permissions. So either you dont have a rooted kernel or you dont have SU installed to grant the requested permissions. OR you have both and just didnt grant SU permissions when asked.

pcriz said:
Did you flash a kernel? If you did then download super su from the market and try TiBu again. The error means that TiBu was not given super user permissions. So either you dont have a rooted kernel or you dont have SU installed to grant the requested permissions. OR you have both and just didnt grant SU permissions when asked.
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I did flash a kernel , and any other softwares provided under this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...easy-steps-n920t-aoge-odin-twrp-root-t3187422
Next, what do you mean by Supersu from the market? What is TiBu also?
Thanks for your contribution.

YannAlex said:
I did flash a kernel , and any other softwares provided under this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...easy-steps-n920t-aoge-odin-twrp-root-t3187422
Next, what do you mean by Supersu from the market? What is TiBu also?
Thanks for your contribution.
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The market has a super user app for managing SU permission requests, you may already have it. It will look like a pound sign "#" and say super user or SU. If you dont have that app you need to download it. The developer is named chainfire.
TiBu is short hand for Titanium Backup

Waouh I am learning a lot from you guys. O, I will be looking for that SU with the # sign. It is definitely not what I currently have.
by this sentence: "OR you have both and just didnt grant SU permissions when asked." : do you mean that the phone may have already been rooted? without SU telling me? because honestly, I dont know whats wrong.

YannAlex said:
Waouh I am learning a lot from you guys. O, I will be looking for that SU with the # sign. It is definitely not what I currently have.
by this sentence: "OR you have both and just didnt grant SU permissions when asked." : do you mean that the phone may have already been rooted? without SU telling me? because honestly, I dont know whats wrong.
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If you already have SU then you would have been prompted to grant super user permission by a pop up dialog. If you mistakenly select deny or wasn't paying attention (it has a time out that will select deny but only temporarily if no user input is selected). If you mistaken selected deny then you would need to open the SU app and remove the TiBu entry, restart TiBu and select allow.. That is only IF you have the Super User (SU) app installed..

OMG! YOU ARE GENIUS! THAT WAS THE ISSUE.no it says that I do have root access! finally. Hyper shell (FAST): YES. However Fast/Auto App Install: No. THANK YOU THANK YOU

YannAlex said:
OMG! YOU ARE GENIUS! THAT WAS THE ISSUE.no it says that I do have root access! finally. Hyper shell (FAST): YES. However Fast/Auto App Install: No. THANK YOU THANK YOU
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Glad to help
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk

pcriz said:
Glad to help
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Hi, I just realized that I am not done yet. More new issue with the phone. It looks I did not do something right or one of the softwares is not correct: after we rooted the phone yesterday, IO had it unlocked with the help of stilfilz. However, ever since , when I make phone calls, the phone would go off by itself after a while.
Have you heard of previous similar mistakes? If yes, any ideas about how to fix it?

Hi, I just realized that I am not done yet. More new issue with the phone. It looks I did not do something right or one of the softwares is not correct: after we rooted the phone yesterday, IO had it unlocked with the help of stilfilz. However, ever since , when I make phone calls, the phone would go off by itself after a while.
Have you heard of previous similar mistakes? If yes, any ideas about how to fix it?

Hi, I just realized that I am not done yet. More new issue with the phone. It looks I did not do something right or one of the softwares is not correct: after we rooted the phone yesterday, IO had it unlocked with the help of stilfilz. However, ever since , when I make phone calls, the phone would go off by itself after a while.
Have you heard of previous similar mistakes? If yes, any ideas about how to fix it?

YannAlex said:
Hi, I just realized that I am not done yet. More new issue with the phone. It looks I did not do something right or one of the softwares is not correct: after we rooted the phone yesterday, IO had it unlocked with the help of stilfilz. However, ever since , when I make phone calls, the phone would go off by itself after a while.
Have you heard of previous similar mistakes? If yes, any ideas about how to fix it?
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You need a different kernel. You should give me the model number of your phone and I will point you to the most recent arter kernel. I am assuming you are rooted with noble which was known for kernel panic during phone calls which caused reboots
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pcriz said:
You need a different kernel. You should give me the model number of your phone and I will point you to the most recent arter kernel. I am assuming you are rooted with noble which was known for kernel panic during phone calls which caused reboots
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I sent a pm, no need to respond here
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Where do I get the latest kernel to flash? Thanks
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I'm using this kernel from the original android development section for this phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3217967

PSA : Be VERY careful flashing .zips with TWRP and the new root process.

*******ALL IS FINE NEVERMIND THIS POST******
Do not use any mods unless you know what you are doing. If your phone cannot boot, there is no going back. There is no way to restore at the moment. So again do not modify the system or anything that you are unsure will work, don't end up with a paperweight.
Mods please leave this here until things are sorted out. Or until if/when we are able to restore to stock, or a custom ROM is released.
If you need help getting AdAway working, or changing emojis; feel free to ask I'm sure myself or others will help you in this thread.

Yup i wish this was started earlier lol

So is there something spexial we need to do for adaway? Already done the whole root process

xamius said:
So is there something spexial we need to do for adaway? Already done the whole root process
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i just installed the apk from f-droid and it worked.

xamius said:
So is there something spexial we need to do for adaway? Already done the whole root process
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I installed the dev version from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190753
Just enable system-less from preferences and you're set.

Here's a question. Can you enable multi-user on the V20 through build prop like we could on other phones? Inserting:
Fw.max_users=3
Fw.show_multiuserui=1

I installed the latest ad away from f-droid, and changed the default hosts file from /system to /data before enabling it, and it works fine.
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czerdrill said:
Here's a question. Can you enable multi-user on the V20 through build prop like we could on other phones? Inserting:
Fw.max_users=3
Fw.show_multiuserui=1
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Yes, you just need to be aware of the limitations on some of the system apps and features.

kibmikey1 said:
I installed the latest ad away from f-droid, and changed the default hosts file from /system to /data before enabling it, and it works fine.
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Yes, you just need to be aware of the limitations on some of the system apps and features.
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What limitations are there?

This is nothing new, though. Everyone attempting this should know full well that these are early days and using an exploit before we even have stock images to restore with is always risky. My motto is "keep it stock." Aside from ad blocking and a few other tweaks in build.prop, I keep flashing and other more serious mods to a minimum until there are methods to restore. I'm looking into seeing how TWRP handles the new tot's, but it looks like I'm going to have to cobble it together, which will take some time.
Edit: After looking around, it seems like an update of lgup is needed before any v20 firmware can be flashed, which I would bet will be on the way sometime later this month with the release of the unlocked (carrier free) variant.

So whats the scene update here for the V20? Just 1 variant is bootloader unlocked? What's the flash/root method and what models is it confirmed to work with?
RoOSTA

roosta said:
So whats the scene update here for the V20? Just 1 variant is bootloader unlocked? What's the flash/root method and what models is it confirmed to work with?
RoOSTA
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/h918-recowvery-unlock-v20-root-shell-t3490594 & so far T-mobile has the only unlocked bootloader AFAIK.

apps that use build.prop tweaks like l speed work well on my phone and I left kernel and CPU tweaks alone.

2muchspl said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/h918-recowvery-unlock-v20-root-shell-t3490594 & so far T-mobile has the only unlocked bootloader AFAIK.
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So single SIMs only can be rooted - or this 1 model?

i'm assuming lgup is LG's version of Odin? what twrp repo were you looking at? I heard nandroid backups were screwed up too

I just got my V20 today from T-Mobile. I traded in my note 7 finally (very sad ) i felt i had too because i fly a lot. I didn't want to be on the news as a domestic terrorists lol Anyways can i install viper safely or should i wait? It an ad blocker are my must haves

albinoman887 said:
i'm assuming lgup is LG's version of Odin? what twrp repo were you looking at? I heard nandroid backups were screwed up too
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Yeah. The little bit I know about it is that it flashes .tot and .kdz files. What I'm understanding is that there's a missing .dll in order to use the .tot files we have now.
Hook up with @jcadduono. He's been the point man with getting root.

The G.O.A.T. said:
I just got my V20 today from T-Mobile. I traded in my note 7 finally (very sad ) i felt i had too because i fly a lot. I didn't want to be on the news as a domestic terrorists lol Anyways can i install viper safely or should i wait? It an ad blocker are my must haves
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I have can confirm that version of ad blocking works, I had to use ES file explorer to move file to system/bin and followed steps and everything works fine from there. I started using this after they took AdFree down. RIP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/ads-adblocker-v1-0-t3283855

Unbrick Method Link Here?
You think unbricking phones like this would work?
http://techxat.com/restore-lg-v20-stock-romfirmware-unroot/

So there's no restore for a bricked device at the moment?
tApPeD fROM mY nExUs 6

So does anyone know if us T-Mobile users are "safe"? Lol I've flashed things like fonts, iOS emojis, Google assistant, dual speaker mod, and changed some UI sounds and everything seems ok but just wondering if there are certain limitations

Moto One 5G Ace Rooted with TWRP using stock Firmware

First of all, I am not a dev and this write up contains steps used by various devs to achieve fulll root. For some, these steps have worked out well. But, not for me. I had issues with some of the steps not fully working as they should, so I did some research until I could piece together something that worked for me. Here's what I did and managed to get fully rooted using the boot.img from the stock firmware after doing all the steps from this link Articul8Madness's Rooting Guide and couldn't get full root access even after using the steps from this link Articul8Madness's Guide for R/W Access. As I have said, these steps worked for most people. I wasn't one of them.
I followed the steps up to the step where the boot.img is modded by Magisk. This is where I omitted using the modded boot.img and used the original boot.img from the stock firmware and I then ran the flashfile script as mentioned in the steps. After everything was applied I then, rebooted the phone, started setup, disabled System Updates, and I then proceeded to install TWRP using the steps from this link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KZ0xhstQ9V_7TYt3xs7P5XdroYX61CEA after opening Minimal ADB and Fastboot applying these scripts
adb reboot fastboot
then apply this
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.5.2_10-kiev.img
I then rebooted into recovery and installed TWRP to all available partitions. I then installed Magisk, enabled Systemless Hosts in settings, and rebooted. Afterwards, I used the steps here Munjeni's RW in Super Partition Tool to get RW in super partitions after downloading and using superrepack. I had omitted the ./superrepack /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/super system_a in order to have it applied to all available partitions. Everything worked out great. I then rebooted, updated Magisk, installed Root Checker and Root Explorer with Superuser root access. I then installed Adaway from https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway and clicking on the Get It On AdAway image. Anything that requires root access here on out, can now be installed. As for the SafetyNet issue, I have not had any problem with it at all even though the check had failed. All is now working well and I sincerely hope that this guide will help others as it have helped me. I may have done this write up but, all credits goes to the true devs.
Time for devs to start making custom Roms now that TWRP can be installed.

Your first link doesn't work for me. The Adaway link works. FYI.

RETIEF said:
Your first link doesn't work for me. The Adaway link works. FYI.
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WOW!!! I see what I did wrong. All links are now working.

Hi there. As i understand Windows PC is required for this unlocking? Any idea on Linux emulated on Chrome OS?

eurovive said:
Hi there. As i understand Windows PC is required for this unlocking? Any idea on Linux emulated on Chrome OS?
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Sorry, but you will have to ask one of the Devs in the links that I've provided in the OP. Perhaps they are more suited to help with that.

eurovive said:
Hi there. As i understand Windows PC is required for this unlocking? Any idea on Linux emulated on Chrome OS?
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Linux will work fine. All the commands required are done thru a terminal session. Use a text editor to get the long unlock code from the phone.
Good luck.

Ok about terminal. I used cmd , but bootloader cannot be unlocked official way nor at&t unlockable coz i don't live in usa.I will try 3rd party helpers.

iceman19631 said:
First of all, I am not a dev...
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You did a fantastic job. This worked perfectly. Some notes:
1) You must install the Motorola device driver in Windows. Doesn't work with leftover drivers that seem to communicate just fine with the phone.
2) You have to unlock the bootloader via Motorola's website if it is locked. Key step not communicated: when you enter in the code to unlock at the computer with a fastboot command the phone will ask you to confirm that you want it unlocked. If you don't look at your phone and answer the question it will time out.
3) When you boot into TWRP it will ask for a password if you have a screen lock set. The password is your screen lock. No big deal.
4) Once you are in TWRP install the Magisk Zip file and let it do its magic.
5) Enjoy a fully unlocked stock firmware. It's awesome.
Thanks again.

egalambos said:
You did a fantastic job. This worked perfectly. Some notes:
1) You must install the Motorola device driver in Windows. Doesn't work with leftover drivers that seem to communicate just fine with the phone.
2) You have to unlock the bootloader via Motorola's website if it is locked. Key step not communicated: when you enter in the code to unlock at the computer with a fastboot command the phone will ask you to confirm that you want it unlocked. If you don't look at your phone and answer the question it will time out.
3) When you boot into TWRP it will ask for a password if you have a screen lock set. The password is your screen lock. No big deal.
4) Once you are in TWRP install the Magisk Zip file and let it do its magic.
5) Enjoy a fully unlocked stock firmware. It's awesome.
Thanks again.
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You're very welcome. And thanks for the added info, I forgot to add that in the steps. Thanks again.

iceman19631 said:
You're very welcome. And thanks for the added info, I forgot to add that in the steps. Thanks again.
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Any plans for an update to 3.6.0 for Android 11??

egalambos said:
Any plans for an update to 3.6.0 for Android 11??
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Sorry for the late reply. I really haven't decided yet if I'll update to Android 11. I would imagine it'll be rooted in the same manner. If I could get ahold of the US version, I may give it a shot.

iceman19631 said:
Sorry for the late reply. I really haven't decided yet if I'll update to Android 11. I would imagine it'll be rooted in the same manner. If I could get ahold of the US version, I may give it a shot.
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I've update to android 11 and am continuing to use your version of twrp but it's off a little bit in terms of the partitions it loads. Seems to work otherwise.

egalambos said:
I've update to android 11 and am continuing to use your version of twrp but it's off a little bit in terms of the partitions it loads. Seems to work otherwise.
egalambos said:
I've update to android 11 and am continuing to use your version of twrp but it's off a little bit in terms of the partitions it loads. Seems to work otherwise.
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I don't have an answer for that at this time since I'm still on 10. That'd be too much like a blind man in a desert looking for shade and telling another which way to go.

Greetings, I have a few questions. re the Moto G 5G (One 5G Ace)
I've not found a TWRP for this phone yet which were you using?
In other phones it was important to backup the IMEI (EFS ) and 'persistent' partitions. Do we not do that with this phone as well?
Thx in advance

Sorry for the late reply. I used this version of TWRP twrp-3.5.2_10-kiev.img. As far as the IMEI (EFS) question, it wasn't required when using this root process. However, you can back those up if you like.

ADB and 8T

Okay... I've been searching all over the net for this problem and I keep getting posts that skirt the issue. At least, that's what it seems. So I will begin and you can decide... and thanks for whatever info you can throw my way.
Brand new OnePlus 8T. I want to root it. Duh. So, Got the Tiny ADB and Fastboot package and all the rest, but the issue is with unlocking the bootloader. Other problems may appear later, but this is the issue now.
So, connect phone to PC (Windows 8.1) and the only way that ABD recognizes my phone is when the USB prefs are set to 'No Data Transfer". Yes, I have installed the proper drivers from the phone. So, when the 'No Data Transfer' is selected, ADB recognizes the phone and will issue the command, ABD Reboot Bootloader and the phone reboots to the bootloader. Nice! Unfortunately, it appears that once the phone has booted to the bootloader, it has changed the USB Prefs and now ADB and fastboot do not see the phone. Obviously this sucks. And here is the problem. As far as I know, I have ticked off on all the proper settings. USB Debugging, etc. No joy!
I found a post elsewhere that showed how to set the default USB mode and that didn't work either. My experience has been that ADB used to see the phone under the 'File Transfer' and PTP options before, but it doesn't now. I can't explain this.
So, pretty frustrated. This shouldn't be so bloody difficult. It's only a couple of commands and I have done this with other phones in the past so it's not like I have no previous experience. But I have already wasted way too much time here this go around. Anyone have an answer? I'll be your best friend!!
Thanks all..
R

Try nother USB C cable. Some not able to handle data.

rogerebert said:
Try nother USB C cable. Some not able to handle data.
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Thanks man... ya, I did try that to no avail.. but.. the fact that the original command works.. well. Don't think that is the problem, but thank you for taking the time to consider my problem. Cheers!

Ran Doid said:
Thanks man... ya, I did try that to no avail.. but.. the fact that the original command works.. well. Don't think that is the problem, but thank you for taking the time to consider my problem. Cheers!
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I had to install drivers for both ADB and bootloader mode. I documented what I did here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...t-fastbootd-driver-guide-for-windows.4282241/

BillGoss said:
I had to install drivers for both ADB and bootloader mode. I documented what I did here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...t-fastbootd-driver-guide-for-windows.4282241/
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Hey Thanks, Bill. I"ll give this a whirl and see how it goes. I'll report back after. Cheers!

Ok, that appears to have solved the driver problem. I was able to finally unlock the bootloader and flash twrp. Now it is stuck in a boot loop.. fun fun!
I had been following this guide
How to Install Official TWRP Recovery on OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8T and Root it
OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8T (codename: instantnoodle/kebab) was launched in the year April and October 2020 with Android 10 and 11 respectively. Recently
www.getdroidtips.com
to root my 8T, but it appears that this fellow was missing some info? I take it ya can't just flash twrp to recovery like usual. The picture is slowly coming together.. much more complex than the last few times I have rooted phones.
So I assume that flashing twrp writes over the stock recovery.. and that leads to this crashdump mode popping up. To fix this, I will need the stock recovery.img and flash that back into place? Feel free to chime in and thanks in advance!
R

Ran Doid said:
Ok, that appears to have solved the driver problem. I was able to finally unlock the bootloader and flash twrp. Now it is stuck in a boot loop.. fun fun!
I had been following this guide
How to Install Official TWRP Recovery on OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8T and Root it
OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8T (codename: instantnoodle/kebab) was launched in the year April and October 2020 with Android 10 and 11 respectively. Recently
www.getdroidtips.com
to root my 8T, but it appears that this fellow was missing some info? I take it ya can't just flash twrp to recovery like usual. The picture is slowly coming together.. much more complex than the last few times I have rooted phones.
So I assume that flashing twrp writes over the stock recovery.. and that leads to this crashdump mode popping up. To fix this, I will need the stock recovery.img and flash that back into place? Feel free to chime in and thanks in advance!
R
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Flashing TWRP doesn't cause CrashDumps. They happen when you try to boot the system and something's not right.
You could try changing slots and then rebooting. That sometimes works (depending on what else you've done). You can do this in either TWRP or bootloader.
PS: if you use the reply button, then I'll be advised that you've posted a reply. Otherwise you'll have to wait until the next time I look to see if there's new posts in a thread.

BillGoss said:
Flashing TWRP doesn't cause CrashDumps. They happen when you try to boot the system and something's not right.
You could try changing slots and then rebooting. That sometimes works (depending on what else you've done). You can do this in either TWRP or bootloader.
PS: if you use the reply button, then I'll be advised that you've posted a reply. Otherwise you'll have to wait until the next time I look to see if there's new posts in a thread.
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Alrighty! Changing the slots did bring the phone back and it is now booting properly. But if I try to boot into recovery, it fails and goes to crashdump. Any ideas? Bad twrp image??

Ran Doid said:
Alrighty! Changing the slots did bring the phone back and it is now booting properly. But if I try to boot into recovery, it fails and goes to crashdump. Any ideas? Bad twrp image??
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Sorry, I've no idea about that. Try flashing TWRP again.

BillGoss said:
Sorry, I've no idea about that. Try flashing TWRP again.
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Okay, well.. I'll have to figure it out then. Thanks much, Bill. Appreciate your help. Happy Holidays!

Hi guys, to root the 8T it's by magisk_patched.img via magisk manager, not twrp (it's old school),
Root FR (sorry a'm frenche, and better explain to me.)
since Android 11 twrp is less good ...

Mickade said:
Hi guys, to root the 8T it's by magisk_patched.img via magisk manager, not twrp (it's old school),
Root FR (sorry a'm frenche, and better explain to me.)
since Android 11 twrp is less good ...
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What I like about TWRP is that I can do things without needing a PC. So rooting, back up and restore, install new ROMs, ...
And now, with version 3.6.0, TWRP works well on Android 11

BillGoss said:
What I like about TWRP is that I can do things without needing a PC. So rooting, back up and restore, install new ROMs, ...
And now, with version 3.6.0, TWRP works well on Android 11
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Yes, that works,
but don't be surprised to have instabilities in the ROM!
I already had some,
by magisk patch it's more cleaner,
But you are a big boy.
Good luck,

Mickade said:
Yes, that works,
but don't be surprised to have instabilities in the ROM!
I already had some,
by magisk patch it's more cleaner,
But you are a big boy.
Good luck,
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Lol!
I've been using Magisk and TWRP for years, so I'm not only a "big boy" but also an "old dog".

BillGoss said:
Lol!
I've been using Magisk and TWRP for years, so I'm not only a "big boy" but also an "old dog".
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that's not the problem to use it for years,
myself with android 10, I was using it, I was already using magisk in 2015, on my Sony z5c (with lineage 7.0.2/ base is the ROM Orange Telecom owner... )
but since Android 11, the data decryption is no longer the same.
just the 30 second twrp boot, I don't really like it, so restored a system with something like that ... lol
Magisk is the best Root solution!
I like this!
Since the magisk_patched has become root's solution, to A11.
an old dog!!
You like croquettes and the mash?
Thx,

Mickade said:
that's not the problem to use it for years,
myself with android 10, I was using it, I was already using magisk in 2015, on my Sony z5c (with lineage 7.0.2/ base is the ROM Orange Telecom owner... )
but since Android 11, the data decryption is no longer the same.
just the 30 second twrp boot, I don't really like it, so restored a system with something like that ... lol
Magisk is the best Root solution!
I like this!
Since the magisk_patched has become root's solution, to A11.
an old dog!!
You like croquettes and the mash?
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If they could fix the interminable start up time for TWRP that would be brilliant. But I believe the problem is with a file system check rather than the actual decryption which is quite fast.
Sorry, croquettes and mash aren't in my menu. But empanadas - absolutely!

Sorry, I had to leave this for a day or so, but I am back. BillGoss, looking at the guide I posted a link to earlier, would you say that guide is acceptable or are there issues with it? Theoretically that is? And does it depend on what build you are using?
Or if you know of a better process and files, please feel free to point me at it.
Many thanks
R

Ran Doid said:
Sorry, I had to leave this for a day or so, but I am back. BillGoss, looking at the guide I posted a link to earlier, would you say that guide is acceptable or are there issues with it? Theoretically that is? And does it depend on what build you are using?
Or if you know of a better process and files, please feel free to point me at it.
Many thanks
R
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Sorry, I have no interest in checking out non-XDA guides. We have enough (too many?) of them on XDA as it is.

BillGoss said:
Sorry, I have no interest in checking out non-XDA guides. We have enough (too many?) of them on XDA as it is.
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There-in why I asked if you might point me at something reliable. But I guess not...
Thanks anyway..

Mickade said:
Hi guys, to root the 8T it's by magisk_patched.img via magisk manager, not twrp (it's old school),
Root FR (sorry a'm frenche, and better explain to me.)
since Android 11 twrp is less good ...
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Actually a trick you can use is in twrp if you have the magisk APK change the ext to zip and install in twrp it patches the boot img for you in right slot so you don't have to pull img from phone