TWRP wont encrypt - Google Pixel Questions & Answers

Hi there!
So, I got my Google Pixel today,
I unlocked the bootloader and installed twrp via the offiicial guide.
But, once I flash a rom and try to boot back into twrp, all my file names looks like garbage (just random names) and i cant find anything on /sdcard/
Yes, I did setup a pin code for the unlock.
Is there anything i'm doing wrong here?
(Im using the Pure nexus rom)

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HELP! Messed up with HTC Vivid

So as some of you may know, the vivid was recently unlocked. Being comfortable with root and custom roms from my nexus one, I unlocked the bootloader and rooted it...
I then wanted to install a ROM that many were reporting to work well with the ATT vivid... however I did something wrong.
I first went here- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365853 which says you need to install the kernel here- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359656
However I guess I have no recovery? If I click on recovery in bootloader it just shows a phone with some arrows... and if I open ADB on my computer it just scrolls through stuff quickly then closes. Am I screwed? I can get to my bootloader at least... any help would be much appreciated.
If I could somehow flash the stock kernel back I'm sure it would work, as the stock kernel source is available at htcdev However I can't figure out how to get adb to let me actually enter commands while in the bootloader.
Solved it!
I pushed the recovery using fastboot on the computer and was able to flash the ROM. Yay!
Ok so how does your rom work for you? is it better than stock? Oh and of course what rom was it?
Gary

Lost LTE signal after rooting. Please help!

Hi, I recently decided to root my Nexus 5 using this guide on youtube: /watch?v=J1AKqrrf-5o
But after I'm all done with the rooting process, I noticed that my Nexus 5 has lost its LTE signal. Now it onlyy uses 3G. I managed to put it back on LTE by doing: *#*#4636#*#* and changed my prefered network, but by doing so, I lost my service with T-Mobile. Can't call or send messege with LTE on.
Please help me! I'm very new to Android and rooting but this first experience is not so good. Can you tell me what went wrong? Also, I rooted using the Linux guide.
Rooting alone won't mess up Wi-Fi. Don't use you tube use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47025283
You might need this first. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
jd1639 said:
Rooting alone won't mess up Wi-Fi. Don't use you tube use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47025283
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Many thanks, but I what can I do now? I don't want to sound like a jerk but what can the link do if I already rooted using the youtube guide (sorry again if that does sound jerkish).
danny2146 said:
Many thanks, but I what can I do now? I don't want to sound like a jerk but what can the link do if I already rooted using the youtube guide (sorry again if that does sound jerkish).
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That's why I have you the second link
If all else fails flash the google stock images
Agreed. A root alone should not have caused an issue with your radio unless something went incorrectly. I would ( personally ) flash Google's stock nexus images and then possibly try again. Gaining root access can be done different ways, you may need to read into other alternatives...
I don't know. I use the ChainFIre CF Auto root on Ubuntu. I did unrooted the device earlier and was able to get LTE and service to work. Though after I use this samw method again, LTE stopped working properly, so I guess something is wrong with this method. Will try the "standard" method later though, if I can get a hold of a windows computer.
Let's back track a bit. What is the goal with root? Are you wanting to keep a custom recovery? What network are you using?
If you are going to just root stock and not go for a custom rom, I'd just flash a custom recovery via fastboot then boot to recovery and flash the SuperSU zip from Chainfire. At that point, you're rooted stock. If you decide to take an OTA update then you'll just need to make sure that you have the stock recovery installed. However, it's just as easy to flash the update when one of our devs packages it as a rom zip to flash via custom recovery, if not easier really.
Frankly, at this point my knowledge about android phone is still very hazy as this is acually my first ever phone, let along rooting, but I am eager to learn. So what's wrong if I didn't get a custom recovery? I just followed the instruction that they (chainfire autoroot) have for Linux and got this. Dunno if it was something in my phone nor the root. I am on T-Mobile BTW.
Yea, I'm baffled by that method affecting anything to do with service. It should be one of the least intrusive ways to root. However, weird things happen. So where are we now? Are you still rooted with the service issues? Which update / baseband are you on? You have the correct T-Mobile APNs? Have LTE(Recommended) selected under Preferred Network Mode in Settings / More... /Mobile Networks? Shouldn't really be necessary to mess with changing stuff in the Hidden Menu in this instance.
I'm on T-mobile Nexus 5 KitKat 4.4.2, with LTE in prefered mobile data. I rooted, the problem happened, unrooted this morning, the problem gone, rooted again with same method, the problem came back. I think I have the right APN since there are two with T-mobile options and I have tried both of them. As of now, I am still on root, but thinking of unroot it again...
danny2146 said:
I'm on T-mobile Nexus 5 KitKat 4.4.2, with LTE in prefered mobile data. I rooted, the problem happened, unrooted this morning, the problem gone, rooted again with same method, the problem came back. I think I have the right APN since there are two with T-mobile options and I have tried both of them. As of now, I am still on root, but thinking of unroot it again...
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Still scratching my head over that, as the whole idea of Chainfire's auto root just literally is only supposed to install the SuperSU app and the binary and make no other changes. Obviously that isn't the case for you though. Are you unrooting via the settings in the SU app or via reflashing the stock img files?
es0tericcha0s said:
Still scratching my head over that, as the whole idea of Chainfire's auto root just literally is only supposed to install the SuperSU app and the binary and make no other changes. Obviously that isn't the case for you though. Are you unrooting via the settings in the SU app or via reflashing the stock img files?
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I used the stock flashing method. I only unrooted it though, not lock the boot loader.
danny2146 said:
I used the stock flashing method. I only unrooted it though, not lock the boot loader.
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Ok. So at this point, I would have the SuperSU zip (contains the SuperSU app and su binary) http://download.chainfire.eu/381/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.91.zip on your phone, then fastboot a custom recovery like TWRP http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hammerhead (fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img), boot into recovery, and flash the zip. No need to wipe anything. Should just be able to flash and go. Then open SuperSU and make sure the binary is updated.
I'm sorry but how does one flash a custom recovery? Do I need a PC alondside or I can just do it entirely on my phone?
danny2146 said:
I'm sorry but how does one flash a custom recovery? Do I need a PC alondside or I can just do it entirely on my phone?
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I included the command in the parenthesis in the last post.
In bootloader mode on the phone, of course, flash from PC, with the file in your fastboot folder:
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img (note - you can change the name of the file you download to whatever, as long as you leave the extension .img alone. ex: twrp.img)
If you are rooted already or still, you can flash from the phone either via the GooManager app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s0up.goomanager like this:
Install the app and open it. Tap menu then hit Install OpenRecoveryScript. Tap Yes. Verify that the filename displays your device's code name and hit Yes. The file will download and your device will install the recovery automatically.
or
(Rooted only) You can also use the app Flashify to flash the .img file directly from the phone. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify
So yea, to solve your issue, I think it would be best to just start clean/stock, then go with the custom recovery flashed from PC + SuperSU zip method. If you can fastboot the other files to return to stock, this is no different and very quick. Should not take more than 5-10 seconds to flash the recovery. The whole operation, starting from scratch should take make 3-5 minutes to flash recovery, boot to it, flash the SuperSU zip then reboot, assuming you have fastboot set up properly and the 2 files you need downloaded already.
es0tericcha0s said:
I included the command in the parenthesis in the last post.
In bootloader mode on the phone, of course, flash from PC, with the file in your fastboot folder:
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img (note - you can change the name of the file you download to whatever, as long as you leave the extension .img alone. ex: twrp.img)
If you are rooted already or still, you can flash from the phone either via the GooManager app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s0up.goomanager like this:
Install the app and open it. Tap menu then hit Install OpenRecoveryScript. Tap Yes. Verify that the filename displays your device's code name and hit Yes. The file will download and your device will install the recovery automatically.
or
(Rooted only) You can also use the app Flashify to flash the .img file directly from the phone. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify
So yea, to solve your issue, I think it would be best to just start clean/stock, then go with the custom recovery flashed from PC + SuperSU zip method. If you can fastboot the other files to return to stock, this is no different and very quick. Should not take more than 5-10 seconds to flash the recovery. The whole operation, starting from scratch should take make 3-5 minutes to flash recovery, boot to it, flash the SuperSU zip then reboot, assuming you have fastboot set up properly and the 2 files you need downloaded already.
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I don't know , but this is very interesting. I now suspect that the problem is from T-Mobile's end, not mine, nor the root. I just dug into my mom,dad's phone and what did I find? 3 goddamn G! Not LTE. But when I tried to force the thing to get LTE, it disconnected from the service. However, when I moved to another location this evening, both the LTE and service came back. I think something odd is happening either in my neighborhood or T-Mobile service. Anyways, seems like nothing of major, might have to have a talk to T-Mobile about this.
But last question, with my CF root now, how can I know if I already have a custom recovery yet? And which one? You know for if I want to flash a ROM in the future. And thank you for your help!
danny2146 said:
I don't know , but this is very interesting. I now suspect that the problem is from T-Mobile's end, not mine, nor the root. I just dug into my mom,dad's phone and what did I find? 3 goddamn G! Not LTE. But when I tried to force the thing to get LTE, it disconnected from the service. However, when I moved to another location this evening, both the LTE and service came back. I think something odd is happening either in my neighborhood or T-Mobile service. Anyways, seems like nothing of major, might have to have a talk to T-Mobile about this.
But last question, with my CF root now, how can I know if I already have a custom recovery yet? And which one? You know for if I want to flash a ROM in the future. And thank you for your help!
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Just boot into recovery and see what you have.
If you used CF-Root, then it would not have installed a custom recovery. This is something that you would have done on your own and not likely to have forgotten. If you root access is working properly, I'd suggest installing TWRP from the GooManager app as it's pretty easy and no PC required.
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/205
Then make a nandroid back up of your phone and make sure to back up the EFS folder too and save them to a safe place. You can back that up in TWRP or from the method described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514095
Let's back up here. Why do you think you need root if you have no idea what you are doing? Are you just rooting because you can or do you have a real purpose?
Sent from my Nexus 5

What roms for Pixel are like CyanMOD?

Its been ages since my last Android device, it was a galaxy nexus. Anyway I recall running CM, I tried a few different roms but kept going back to CM it was moderately light but packed with tons of settings and the ability to add on what I wanted. So Iv been using the Pixel now for a few days and I am already noticing it lacks some settings I want so what roms should I give a try after rooting? Is linage really just a CM port or whats going on there? I was also looking at the Dirty Unicorn rom, hows that compare to CM?
Honestly right now the only thing Id like to do that pixel does not do is. Get a dark theme going, transparent google assistant icon, maybe even slide it over even further so its less obtrusive or just get ride of that icon all together and just slide from the left to get to the assistant/search. also get ride of the dock background, make the app drawer transparent or dark. Does anyone give an option to make the address bar in the browser work on the bottom rather than the top of the page? Android for as old of an OS as it is hasnt seemed to embrace swiping or one handed control. BB10 works great one handed but BB had to go and kill it and conform.
Thanks, Thomas
Did you but from Google or Verizon/best buy?
If you got it from Google then..
-Unlock bootloader first with fastboot
-Follow instructions from TWRP thread for TWRP installation. Basically you are using fastboot to temporarily boot into TWRP and from there you have to flash the TWRP RC 1 zip file
-I think you have to boot phone once now and then go back to twrp and flash SU 2.79 SR2 zip
Definitely read over the OPs in the TWRP and SU threads first. The only thing you have to be careful with is the SU linked in the OP is outdated. Here is the latest.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/chainf...elease/supersu-2-79-sr2-android-apk-download/
aholeinthewor1d said:
Did you but from Google or Verizon/best buy?
If you got it from Google then..
-Unlock bootloader first with fastboot
-Follow instructions from TWRP thread for TWRP installation. Basically you are using fastboot to temporarily boot into TWRP and from there you have to flash the TWRP RC 1 zip file
-I think you have to boot phone once now and then go back to twrp and flash SU 2.79 SR2 zip
Definitely read over the OPs in the TWRP and SU threads first. The only thing you have to be careful with is the SU linked in the OP is outdated. Here is the latest.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/chainf...elease/supersu-2-79-sr2-android-apk-download/
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Sorry I was searching within the forums and got a little confused but once I did a google search I found a decent guide that cleared things up. Iam going to tackle this tomorrow So I am just trying to get all my eggs in one basket to get a running start.
Thanks for the updated SU.
I got the phone from google.
Use pure nexus ROM.
Why exactly? I've seen a review on this ROM and it just looked like stock Android.
That would get me halfway to what I want. I want a none bloated ROM with lots of setting options and maybe even some security improves if possible.
You will need to wait until more options become available. CyanogenMod, as we all know, is no more. The source can now be found under LineageOS but I don't know how soon they are going to start publishing builds and if the Pixel​ will be a supported device.
Pure Nexus will give you theme support to get a dark theme. TBO has a blacked out and (I think) transparent Pixel Launcher which will give you all the stuff you were wanting with the exception of the hidden assistant icon. Browser bar is another ball game though. Not sure on that one. No promises but I can take a look at the Pixel Launcher and see about removing the assistant icon.
fritzgerald said:
Pure Nexus will give you theme support to get a dark theme. TBO has a blacked out and (I think) transparent Pixel Launcher which will give you all the stuff you were wanting with the exception of the hidden assistant icon. Browser bar is another ball game though. Not sure on that one. No promises but I can take a look at the Pixel Launcher and see about removing the assistant icon.
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Well I got the bootloader unlocked. It was hard for me as usual because I am running linux and I am not very good with linux. However once I got adb installed and fastboot installed heck one simple command unlocked the bootloader. I still need to root. There are tone of how to's on this but they are all using windows and that actually makes it harder. The one how to for linux I did find worked part of the way and then the commands no longer worked. Once I got the bootloader unlocked I tried to go back to that one.
Anyway back at it.
twilk73 said:
Well I got the bootloader unlocked. It was hard for me as usual because I am running linux and I am not very good with linux. However once I got adb installed and fastboot installed heck one simple command unlocked the bootloader. I still need to root. There are tone of how to's on this but they are all using windows and that actually makes it harder. The one how to for linux I did find worked part of the way and then the commands no longer worked. Once I got the bootloader unlocked I tried to go back to that one.
Anyway back at it.
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So you got fastboot working.... You are all set.
Copy TWRP RC1 to your fastboot folder. Copy SU 2.79 SR2 to your phone. Fastboot BOOT twrpfilename.img Reboot into TWRP and flash SU.
TonikJDK said:
So you got fastboot working.... You are all set.
Copy TWRP RC1 to your fastboot folder. Copy SU 2.79 SR2 to your phone. Fastboot BOOT twrpfilename.img Reboot into TWRP and flash SU.
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The bootloader says its unlocked but I never got the boot to root to work? is the "boot to root" is that actually a copy of the sailfish pixel os? I am guessing thats what that is because when I downloaded it it was specifically for the sailfish pixel.
Also which copy of twrp RC1 do I need there is one labled md5, pgp signatur and another one that just twrp. I need the .img and the zip correct?
if I type " fastboot BOOT twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-sailfish.img" into my terminal while in recovery I just get waiting on device message. If I type that same quote into the bootloader menu I get a help menu.
I got it. I had to type type,
cd Downloads
cd fastboot
fastboot boot twrp.img
First I renamed the img to twrp.img to make it easier and than I used the terminal to navigate to the folder it was in and then manually launched it. I imagine this is the same was what you said but I am on linux and I am not the best at linux so it was just harder for me. I should creat a how to I mean heck this was all easy in hind sight but dang it took me hours for something that only needed minutes.
So technically if I want to install a custom rom ill just have to install it onto the phone and boot into recovery and install it? I no longer have to tether the phone and use the terminal, I only have to tether to phone to transfer files?
Sorry for all the questions, thanks for all the help though. I think I got it all done now I just have to wait for a custom rom I like.
For some reason I cant find the super user zip file to flash it. I boot into twrp and go to flash and it must be invisible because the file is just not their for me to click? Is it not compatible with twrp or is there another method for installing su? I seen that you can install super user SU using the boot to root is that the only way?
Ok so I found a super user zip file and just installed it using twrp apparently twrp couldnt see the apk? Well it seemed to have work but i didnt find super user on my phone so i went to the play store to download it and it says i do not have root access and that confuses me.
The phone says the bootloader is unlocked and i have twrp recover installed plus i installed the twrp img file which i was assuming was a rooted version of the pixel os. The next step was to add Super SU but i havnt been able to do that successfully yet. So why do I not have root and what do I need to do yet?
The only thing I did not do was install root to boot, i was going threw so many different methods to unlock the bootloader and install twrp and root and I am assuming that is just a different pixel img so I skipped over that to the twrp.img. Is this what I am missing do I need to go back and flash boot to root?
All problems have been solved at this time so far. I had to delete fstab.sailfish file and then install the supersu.zip.
Thanks all and thanks deez-troy. I am sure ill have more issues down the line lol.

Nokia 3 fastboot boot loop

In trying to root my Nokia 3, I installed TWRP custom recovery but realised that I forgot to install magisk manager. Upon rebooting the phone out of TWRP recovery mode my Nokia 3 is now stuck in a boot loop such that whenever I turn the device off or reboot it, either from adb or TWRP, the device inevitably only reboots in fastboot mode. Even using the fastboot reboot command doesn't work and only boots it up again only for it to enter fastboot mode immediately.
This means that I can't access the phone as usual meaning I'm unable to download the magisk.zip file I need to install magisk. I tried cloning the git-master and sideloading that from my computer but it said invalid .zip format.
Any idea what I can do?
Are you sure you haven't deleted the ROM by accident?, that same thing happened to me before.
andres_vacal said:
Are you sure you haven't deleted the ROM by accident?, that same thing happened to me before.
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I don't see how I might have done this seeing as I'd guess such a thing would only be possible if I had root on my device. I haven't rooted it yet.
But if I'm mistaken on that, using the TWRP file manager shows an empty /boot/ directory. Is there any way I can restore normal functionality to my device? I just need to be able to get magisk on there so I can install in through TWRP and then root the phone so I can get a custom ROM
Totalitor said:
I don't see how I might have done this seeing as I'd guess such a thing would only be possible if I had root on my device. I haven't rooted it yet.
But if I'm mistaken on that, using the TWRP file manager shows an empty /boot/ directory. Is there any way I can restore normal functionality to my device? I just need to be able to get magisk on there so I can install in through TWRP and then root the phone so I can get a custom ROM
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But, in TWRP, when you go to reboot section, does it says "No OS Installed"? ( in the upper side )
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But, in TWRP, when you go to reboot section, does it says "No OS Installed"? ( in the upper side )
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It doesn't. I suppose the contents of /boot just isn't visible because I haven't rooted the phone yet?
Totalitor said:
It doesn't. I suppose the contents of /boot just isn't visible because I haven't rooted the phone yet?
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idts, have you tried to wipe and install constum ROM again?
andres_vacal said:
idts, have you tried to wipe and install constum ROM again?
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No. I haven't installed a custom ROM. It was the default android 8.0 OS. I haven't been able to root the phone yet because I don't have magisk manager installed.
The only thing I've installed has been TWRP custom recovery. As I understand it, you can't even install custom ROMS unless the phone is already rooted.
Totalitor said:
No. I haven't installed a custom ROM. It was the default android 8.0 OS. I haven't been able to root the phone yet because I don't have magisk manager installed.
The only thing I've installed has been TWRP custom recovery. As I understand it, you can't even install custom ROMS unless the phone is already rooted.
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No, you only look for the rom of your specific device, and then just flash it trought TWRP
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No, you only look for the rom of your specific device, and then just flash it trought TWRP
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Ok then. I haven't actually been able to find any ROMS for the Nokia 3 other than the stock ROM.
Do you know of any custom ROMS for the device?
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No, you only look for the rom of your specific device, and then just flash it trought TWRP
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I ran adb sideload on the update.zip file downloaded from here.
It seems to have restored my nokia 3 device's recovery to a stock recovery.
Attempting to reboot the device merely reboots it to the stock recovery mode. I cannot seem to get it to reboot into the phone's normal state.
In addition, adb, even while running under root permissions, can no longer detect the device.
I have tried wiping the device, factory resetting it, but the device refuses to reboot into it's normal mode. I can only reboot it into stock recovery or the bootloader.
Totalitor said:
I ran adb sideload on the update.zip file downloaded from here.
It seems to have restored my nokia 3 device's recovery to a stock recovery.
Attempting to reboot the device merely reboots it to the stock recovery mode. I cannot seem to get it to reboot into the phone's normal state.
In addition, adb, even while running under root permissions, can no longer detect the device.
I have tried wiping the device, factory resetting it, but the device refuses to reboot into it's normal mode. I can only reboot it into stock recovery or the bootloader.
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Make sure bootloader is unlocked. In fact if it turned back into stock recovery is because the ROM is already installed. Try to repeat the instalation process using TWRP and try to use another version of the stock ROM.
andres_vacal said:
Make sure bootloader is unlocked. In fact if it turned back into stock recovery is because the ROM is already installed. Try to repeat the instalation process using TWRP and try to use another version of the stock ROM.
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My phone randomly decided it'd revert back to TWRP custom recovery today but I still can't access the main operating mode of the phone. Do you know where I can find either a custom ROM for the Nokia 3 or the stock ROM? All instructions I find online seem to be in broken english so I'm having some difficulty following a lot of the guides as they're rather vague
andres_vacal said:
Make sure bootloader is unlocked. In fact if it turned back into stock recovery is because the ROM is already installed. Try to repeat the instalation process using TWRP and try to use another version of the stock ROM.
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As mentioned in my previous post, my phone reverted back to TWRP custom recovery for some reason. I tried sideloading the Magisk.zip file and it said it successfully flashed it, but now my Android system has reverted back to the standard Android recovery, booting into it by default.
it says
"alps/NE1_00WW_FIH/NE1
7.1.1/NMF260/00WW_2_15A
/user/release-keys"
at the top.
Totalitor said:
The bootloader was unlocked at some point but I guess it must have locked itself again at some stage when I reset it. Though now that my phone seems to be stuck in bootloader mode and stock recovery mode exclusively, I'm not able to view the serial number in settings as that's something one may only do when the normal mode of the device can be accessed.
I'd use adb to retrieve the serial number of the device but adb doesn't seem to be able to detect my device. I have the necessary drivers on my computer and am running on root privileges but it seems it can't detect it if it's not in the normal operating mode. Any idea how I can get the serial number?
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I think before flashing magisk we should make sure the OS is ok, can you write the specific phone model?, "Nokia 3" is not an specific number. Then we should be able to find at least a stock ROM.
andres_vacal said:
I think before flashing magisk we should make sure the OS is ok, can you write the specific phone model?, "Nokia 3" is not an specific number. Then we should be able to find at least a stock ROM.
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It's a Nokia 3 TA-1032
Sorry, I should've specified.
Totalitor said:
It's a Nokia 3 TA-1032
Sorry, I should've specified.
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Okay man, I did some research and found out that there is not so much info about the specific model but there is some people with the same problem. Found this thread useful so let's try out that.
Nokia 3 official Firmware India/UAE Region [ Links updated with Flash tool]
Hi All, Nokia 3, 5, 6 & 8 Official Firmware flashing tool is Known as OST ( Online Service Tool) Download link Nokia 3 Firmware :- https://mega.nz/#F!1ENgnThL!FyL9uYCC3Dq-16elThKAPg----- latest for Nokia 3 is v 2.15H Nokia 5 Firmware :-...
forum.xda-developers.com
andres_vacal said:
Okay man, I did some research and found out that there is not so much info about the specific model but there is some people with the same problem. Found this thread useful so let's try out that.
Nokia 3 official Firmware India/UAE Region [ Links updated with Flash tool]
Hi All, Nokia 3, 5, 6 & 8 Official Firmware flashing tool is Known as OST ( Online Service Tool) Download link Nokia 3 Firmware :- https://mega.nz/#F!1ENgnThL!FyL9uYCC3Dq-16elThKAPg----- latest for Nokia 3 is v 2.15H Nokia 5 Firmware :-...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Thanks, But all of the links on that thread to nokia 3 firmware are dead. In the meantime I used the adb push command to upload the magisk.zip file to my device as well as the Lineage 14.1 custom ROM which I got from here and tried installing both of them using TWRP. TWRP said both were successful but on reboot, my phone is once again stuck in the orange state at the boot screen.
Totalitor said:
Thanks, But all of the links on that thread to nokia 3 firmware are dead. In the meantime I used the adb push command to upload the magisk.zip file to my device as well as the Lineage 14.1 custom ROM which I got from here and tried installing both of them using TWRP. TWRP said both were successful but on reboot, my phone is once again stuck in the orange state at the boot screen.
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Ow, I didn't check that, my bad. Have you tried to flash only LOS?, generally the problem with LOS is that you need to have installed the stock ROM for it to function well, if you wipe and then flash LOS it will say "successful" but it won't start.
Or at least at my experience
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Are you sure you haven't deleted the ROM by accident?, that same thing happened to me before.
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we've established that I must have somehow accidentally deleted the ROM in installing TWRP.
You mentioned you accidentally deleted the ROM. How did you go about fixing your problem?
I've looked everywhere online for Nokia 3 TA-1032 stock firmware but all I can find are dead google drive links. How did you fix your issue? Or was yours with a different model of phone?
Totalitor said:
we've established that I must have somehow accidentally deleted the ROM in installing TWRP.
You mentioned you accidentally deleted the ROM. How did you go about fixing your problem?
I've looked everywhere online for Nokia 3 TA-1032 stock firmware but all I can find are dead google drive links. How did you fix your issue? Or was yours with a different model of phone?
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Mine was with an Asus, and the only way I could fix the horrible bootloop was managing to install the stock un-official ROM made from a well known developer. I just did a short research on this case, and all the solutions on internet say you need the ROM like I just told you, so I think there is no way if we cannot find a ROM for the device.

Pixel Experience 13 questions

Hey y'all,
I'm switching back to Android after 3 years on iOS and I'm a bit stuck on some changes.
First off, battery life on OOS was terrible and they ended support for OP7Pro this year, with no more major (or even security updates) so I decided to get a custom ROM, and I got this Pixel Experience ROM from here. I'm stuck with a few things:
Trying to root it, looks like the procedure is as simple as patch the boot image in that link with Magisk and flash it from the bootloader via "fastboot flash boot patched.img" but every time I do that and reboot, I get the 1+ splash screen and then nothing, black screen. If I boot back in bootloader and flash the original boot image via "fastboot flash boot original.img" it boots again. Same happens if I just run "fastboot boot patched.img", completely black until I reboot. Does anyone know what could be going wrong here?
Is there any way to install TWRP and make a NAND backup with this ROM? I've been out of the game for a while and I'm confused about why there's no recovery partition but there's A and B partitions, and I keep reading that TWRP can't decrypt data or something like that (I'm pretty sure it could 3 years ago tho)
Thanks!
I would never switch to an iphone for a personal phone because I can't stand it.
I have'nt had to root op7 pro till now because I had enough options. now with support ending I'm on 12.
If you have already upgraded to 12 like me you will probably have to downgrade to 11 first to unlock the bootloader if you haven't unlocked it already. I will not try till may when I get back from my vacation because I can't afford for the phone to go crazy right now. before you attempt to downgrade if you do make sure you back up everything to another spare phone or tablet and make sure you have a backup plan in case you soft brick before you attempt it. https://droidwin.com/downgrade-oneplus-7-7t-7t-pro-android-12-to-android-11-2-methods/ . Man if there is a new way to not have to first downgrade to android 11 someone please chime in, as it would reduce my headaches. Also I need someone to clarify if after I unlock the bootloader, I'll have to flash back to 12 via twrp and reformat the phone again to install Pixel experience?
dragancla said:
boot image in that link
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That is probably where the problem is.
Which boot image to use depends on exactly which OS version you’re using, and the exact model number of your device.
A lot has changed in the Android world in the last 3 years.
TheMystic said:
That is probably where the problem is.
Which boot image to use depends on exactly which OS version you’re using, and the exact model number of your device.
A lot has changed in the Android world in the last 3 years.
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Yeah, but that IS the boot image for that OS version and that device, that's why you can download both the ROM and the boot image for that ROM from the same link I posted. If I boot that specific image the device works fine. If I patch that same boot image and boot it, it doesn't work.
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Yeah, but that IS the boot image for that OS version and that device, that's why you can download both the ROM and the boot image for that ROM from the same link I posted. If I boot that specific image the device works fine. If I patch that same boot image and boot it, it doesn't work.
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Then it means that the patching is not happening properly. Something is not right with the patched image, even if you don't get any errors. Search for this problem on Google. Also see if you can extract the boot image of your device yourself, instead of using the one you have in that link.
billperrotta said:
I would never switch to an iphone for a personal phone because I can't stand it.
I have'nt had to root op7 pro till now because I had enough options. now with support ending I'm on 12.
If you have already upgraded to 12 like me you will probably have to downgrade to 11 first to unlock the bootloader if you haven't unlocked it already. I will not try till may when I get back from my vacation because I can't afford for the phone to go crazy right now. before you attempt to downgrade if you do make sure you back up everything to another spare phone or tablet and make sure you have a backup plan in case you soft brick before you attempt it. https://droidwin.com/downgrade-oneplus-7-7t-7t-pro-android-12-to-android-11-2-methods/ . Man if there is a new way to not have to first downgrade to android 11 someone please chime in, as it would reduce my headaches. Also I need someone to clarify if after I unlock the bootloader, I'll have to flash back to 12 via twrp and reformat the phone again to install Pixel experience?
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I already have Pixel Experience installed, so my bootloader is unlocked. Has been since I bought the phone 3 years ago
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Then it means that the patching is not happening properly. Something is not right with the patched image, even if you don't get any errors. Search for this problem on Google. Also see if you can extract the boot image of your device yourself, instead of using the one you have in that link.
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Google yielded no results, decided to post here to see if anyone else ran into this, I'll try to extract it myself somehow.
Coming out of left field but maybe you need to return to stock with bootloader unlocked. Flash 12 ota then rewipe for PE to get 12 latest firmware? https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-7t-end-of-life-final-update/
used to flash otas through TWRP when I had a rooted op5T with an unlocked bootloader. So Sad, Oxygen was so good till this last crummy update. Now they are forcing my hand to return to custom roms since OP insists on abandoning Support for the best phone they ever made.
Nothing worked, so I fixed it by wiping the phone and starting from scratch. Guess something bugged out.
thats usually the end all solution. but I have seen situations where you have to be on latest stock firmware to continue. I assume you don't have to copy any partitions because this software is already past Android 10 where treble was first introduced? I'm just asking as many questions as possible because I'm planning to overhaul in may. Did you use the pixel experience flashing instructions from pixel experience.org?
ill probably flash the ota back to twelve through twrp. then flash pixel experience recovery over that when I wipe and start over after the downgrade and bootloader unlock.
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thats usually the end all solution. but I have seen situations where you have to be on latest stock firmware to continue. I assume you don't have to copy any partitions because this software is already past Android 10 where treble was first introduced? I'm just asking as many questions as possible because I'm planning to overhaul in may. Did you use the pixel experience flashing instructions from pixel experience.org?
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I was on latest stock (12) before I started doing this. Had my bootloader unlocked since Android 9. Since it's impossible to do anything without unlocking it, that's your first step. I posted the link to PE website in my first post. Didn't copy any partitions. I just installed it and rooted it with a few commands from terminal (with the phone connected):
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot BOOT.img
fastboot reboot recovery
-- on the phone: wipe data, select install from sideload --
adb sideload ROM.zip
adb reboot
-- on the phone: wait for it to boot, enable developer options --
adb install MAGISK.apk
adb push BOOT.img sdcard/Download
-- on the phone: patch the boot image with Magisk --
adb pull sdcard/Download/magisk_patched-25200_xxxxx.img
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-25200_xxxxx.img
fastboot reboot
That's it, installed and rooted. Stop at step 6 if you don't want root.

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