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CF-Auto Root for MH8 firmware

Chainfire has updated his CF auto root for the annoying new MH8 firmware with new bootloader!
Yay we can now root our new firmware.
Here's his Google plus page for CF Auto Root download
https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/5ggu7naWtaW
Thanks Chainfire, you're the man!!!

Obagleyfreer said:
Chainfire has updated his CF auto root for the annoying new MH8 firmware with new bootloader!
Yay we can now root our new firmware.
Here's his Google plus page for CF Auto Root download
https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/5ggu7naWtaW
Thanks Chainfire, you're the man!!!
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Pointless thread. Everyone knows to find chainfires thread.

boterkaaseneieren said:
Pointless thread. Everyone knows to find chainfires thread.
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Well yes, but still good to know and please don't be offended by his comment. That kind of comment is indeed pointless! We're all here to learn and have fun, keep this kind of comment to yourself please...

Basically, looks like Samsung is pulling the same sort of crap they pulled with the S3 bootloader to prevent status resets under the false pretense of security improvements.

can we downgrade with this

pnr2020 said:
can we downgrade with this
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No you can't
Once you flash it you're stuck on this firmware.
I found that out the hard way

donalgodon said:
Basically, looks like Samsung is pulling the same sort of crap they pulled with the S3 bootloader to prevent status resets under the false pretense of security improvements.
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Yeah that's what I thought too.
Hopefully we can fix it in time

Obagleyfreer said:
No you can't
Once you flash it you're stuck on this firmware.
I found that out the hard way
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oh no my battery drained 30% over night phone laggy so i will not be able to put custom rom on phone anymore will we ever be able to downgrade or are we stuck

pnr2020 said:
oh no my battery drained 30% over night phone laggy so i will not be able to put custom rom on phone anymore will we ever be able to downgrade or are we stuck
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I'm really not sure.
Hopefully there will be a fix I don't know what I would do with a phone I cant run CM on, I'm so p**ssed off right now at this.
Does anyone know if we flash an older firmware in Odin with a .pit file would that fix things?

give me instructions on how to flash firmware with pit file and i will try i got insurance on my phone so dont care if it goes wrong i just need to downgrade

pnr2020 said:
give me instructions on how to flash firmware with pit file and i will try i got insurance on my phone so dont care if it goes wrong i just need to downgrade
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Try here and let us know please
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2401685 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2354122

DjeMBeY said:
Try here and let us know please
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2401685 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2354122
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will try it now and let you know asap oh my god 2hrs to download files i hate hotfile

I just manged to get back to CM and my SElinux status back to permisive from MH8
I deleted a load of bloat from system app(knox is probably what helped) after rooting.
Then flashed official clockworkmod recovery image file using SGS4 Flasher.
Then booted to recovery and formated system (it wasnt mounted!!) cache and data and restored my backup
Im sooooo happy!
Sent from my GT-I9505 whilst taking a s**t

Obagleyfreer said:
I'm really not sure.
Hopefully there will be a fix I don't know what I would do with a phone I cant run CM on, I'm so p**ssed off right now at this.
Does anyone know if we flash an older firmware in Odin with a .pit file would that fix things?
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Flashing older firmware with PIT didn't work for me.
pnr2020 said:
will try it now and let you know asap oh my god 2hrs to download files i hate hotfile
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Let me know if it works for you - unfortunately didn't for me.
Obagleyfreer said:
I just manged to get back to CM and my SElinux status back to permisive from MH8
I deleted a load of bloat from system app(knox is probably what helped) after rooting.
Then flashed official clockworkmod recovery image file using SGS4 Flasher.
Then booted to recovery and formated system (it wasnt mounted!!) cache and data and restored my backup
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Any chance of a step-by-step guide on how you did this? Especially what you deleted. Also is there any chance it would work if you wanted to go back to an older stock ROM? Reason I want/need stock is because I use the Bluetooth RSAP profile - unless anyone knows if this is included in the CM ROMS...
If you boot into recovery does it have any of the KNOX lines or is the recovery with CM different to stock? If so perhaps it would be possible to do something like (assuming I've understood correctly) : Root Phone -> Install CM -> Un CM the phone with a stock ROM?

Obagleyfreer said:
I just manged to get back to CM and my SElinux status back to permisive from MH8
I deleted a load of bloat from system app(knox is probably what helped) after rooting.
Then flashed official clockworkmod recovery image file using SGS4 Flasher.
Then booted to recovery and formated system (it wasnt mounted!!) cache and data and restored my backup
Im sooooo happy!
Sent from my GT-I9505 whilst taking a s**t
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please put up a step by step guide to what you did

pnr2020 said:
give me instructions on how to flash firmware with pit file and i will try i got insurance on my phone so dont care if it goes wrong i just need to downgrade
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pnr2020 said:
will try it now and let you know asap oh my god 2hrs to download files i hate hotfile
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I've prepared special ZIP, it should (in theory) downgrade bootloaders
NOT TESTED YET!!!! IT CAN BRICK YOUR PHONE!!
Instructions:
1. Download and copy ZIP to SD/ExtSD card
2. Check if you have BusyBox in /sbin, if not, copy and paste it from /xbin
3. Reboot into Custom Recovery (CWM/TWRP etc)
4. Install ZIP
5. Reboot
Please report how it goes

@DjeMBeY
thanks for bootloader and i added here that same bootloader but for Odin cread as tar file
Zippyshare ---> http://www28.zippyshare.com/v/62712373/file.html

no work
DjeMBeY said:
I've prepared special ZIP, it should (in theory) downgrade bootloaders
NOT TESTED YET!!!! IT CAN BRICK YOUR PHONE!!
Instructions:
1. Download and copy ZIP to SD/ExtSD card
2. Check if you have BusyBox in /sbin, if not, copy and paste it from /xbin
3. Reboot into Custom Recovery (CWM/TWRP etc)
4. Install ZIP
5. Reboot
Please report how it goes
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Im tested,and not working for me. Im use kt-sgs4 kernel with mh8 rom, with root, busybox and the system is ok...but the bootloader is nt cool, i cant intall any custom rom. No voice, and cant call. Odin .tar file no working nand flash fail...
I think install with odin mh1 rom, and install philztouch recovery and intall bootloader recovery...its fine?Thanx

Obagleyfreer said:
I just manged to get back to CM and my SElinux status back to permisive from MH8
I deleted a load of bloat from system app(knox is probably what helped) after rooting.
Then flashed official clockworkmod recovery image file using SGS4 Flasher.
Then booted to recovery and formated system (it wasnt mounted!!) cache and data and restored my backup
Im sooooo happy!
Sent from my GT-I9505 whilst taking a s**t
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That info is going to come in handy to some users who bounce back and forth from Stock to CM.
Thankfully, I had not been tempted to do so and still have the old bootloader. Never going back to stock myself.

donalgodon said:
That info is going to come in handy to some users who bounce back and forth from Stock to CM.
Thankfully, I had not been tempted to do so and still have the old bootloader. Never going back to stock myself.
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Hopefully it helps at least a couple of people.
The problem comes when you need to send your phone back to Samsung for warranty purposes.
Even if you have old firmware, reset flash counter etc. I can bet my bottom dollar when it returns from Samsung they would have flashed the new firmware and new bootloader to your device. They are great like that!!

Delete

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Craz Basics said:
Would anyone be willing to test this for me? I replaced the "boot.IMG-ZIMAGE-file" (kernel) in the ENG bootloader with the one that is in the stock one, hopefully making this as stable as stock, and we can root. This I'm hoping will give is the same performance, so no more lag. Anyone who has this (the s7 or s7edge) that doesn't use it as a daily driver for example, and wouldn't be too sad if it bricked, would you mind checking this out?
"dm_verity_signature_checker" is still not in this boot.img, so I believe this should still have write protection off.
Thanks
S7Edge:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bygh6W_e2Fo5dnF5RE1sQ2w5X2c/view?usp=drivesdk
Flat S7:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bygh6W_e2Fo5Sm1aU3RZdUo3LTQ/view?usp=drivesdk
Just flash in AP and if successful try and root please - I used nougat files so I'd guess to be on nougat, not sure though
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tried flashing the flat version in PrinceComsy's Odin and got "SECURE CHECK FAIL: boot"
which firmware version is this made from? I am currently on the 930U QE2 fw.

r3xx3r said:
tried flashing the flat version in PrinceComsy's Odin and got "SECURE CHECK FAIL: boot"
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Okay thanks, I'll see if I can update

r3xx3r said:
tried flashing the flat version in PrinceComsy's Odin and got "SECURE CHECK FAIL: boot"
which firmware version is this made from? I am currently on the 930U QE2 fw.
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And this is from g930A, but shouldn't matter should it? Link is updated btw

I'm rooted and have no lag?

I tried flashing with princecomsy Odin and it failed. Some secure boot error came up.

sabresfan said:
I tried flashing with princecomsy Odin and it failed. Some secure boot error came up.
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That's all I get as well. I can't seem to change anything and still flash. Try and flash with this?:http://glassechidna.com.au/heimdall/

riso123 said:
I'm rooted and have no lag?
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How so?

I don't see how this would work. Has anyone had anything other than a brick or write fail error?

Craz Basics said:
How so?
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No idea. I just don't. I'm not sure why rooting would present any lag anyway?

riso123 said:
No idea. I just don't. I'm not sure why rooting would present any lag anyway?
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The point of this post lol. The ENG boot.img isn't meant for a daily driver. It's for samsung to test things (write protection is off). The kernel I guess wasn't tweaked for performance so it lags. Root doesn't make it lag, the boot.img does.

rlewis312010 said:
I don't see how this would work. Has anyone had anything other than a brick or write fail error?
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Nope

r3xx3r said:
tried flashing the flat version in PrinceComsy's Odin and got "SECURE CHECK FAIL: boot"
which firmware version is this made from? I am currently on the 930U QE2 fw.
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Try again through flashfire? Pretty sure you gotta mount system

Craz Basics said:
Try again through flashfire? Pretty sure you gotta mount system
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Downloading the Chinese rom from your other thread, but I tried to flash the modified s7 edge eng boot (becasue I have the s7 edge) before you edited the post through flashfire and right after it was done secure boot came in and had to stop it. So im pretty sure that in order to flash a boot.img not from samsung that we would have to change the bootloader (which I'm hoping the Chinese rom would do). FIngers crossed! :good:

branstonmorgan said:
Downloading the Chinese rom from your other thread, but I tried to flash the modified s7 edge eng boot (becasue I have the s7 edge) before you edited the post through flashfire and right after it was done secure boot came in and had to stop it. So im pretty sure that in order to flash a boot.img not from samsung that we would have to change the bootloader (which I'm hoping the Chinese rom would do). FIngers crossed! :good:
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How did secure boot stop it?

Craz Basics said:
How did secure boot stop it?
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I'm pretty sure flashfire successfully flashed it and then when my device rebooted secure boot told me that the firmware was not authorized and in parenthesis it said boot.img.

branstonmorgan said:
I'm pretty sure flashfire successfully flashed it and then when my device rebooted secure boot told me that the firmware was not authorized and in parenthesis it said boot.img.
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Okay sweet. Could you flash the stock bootloader (BL file of stock firmware, not Chinese firmware) and see if flashfire can flash it? If it can then we should be able to flash Chinese firmware
Pretty sure you know but mount system
Also, I believe you're downloading the wrong firmware (my fault, I only put flat s7 link up).
It's updated Now, links for both s7 and s7 edge

This is getting good. That's one thing that was never tried. Using flash fire to flash the Chinese firmware.
Sent from my SM-G935U using Tapatalk

Root-Maniac said:
This is getting good. That's one thing that was never tried. Using flash fire to flash the Chinese firmware.
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Yeah this is pretty good

Root-Maniac said:
This is getting good. That's one thing that was never tried. Using flash fire to flash the Chinese firmware.
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Check this out first! https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7...heoretical-variant-bootloader-unlock-t3627286

TMobile ruu

Is there a stock RUU to get me back to stock everything? I looked but only found one for the unlocked version

AsuraDas said:
Is there a stock RUU to get me back to stock everything? I looked but only found one for the unlocked version
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There's not one released yet. And most of us flashed other things that made it difficult to update. Later I will upload the patched system. Img and firmware zip. So others can have Oreo if they aren't able to update. Only downside is we lose twrp until I make one for 8.0 or someone else does.

twinnfamous said:
There's not one released yet. And most of us flashed other things that made it difficult to update. Later I will upload the patched system. Img and firmware zip. So others can have Oreo if they aren't able to update. Only downside is we lose twrp until I make one for 8.0 or someone else does.
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Right now the phone is completely stock. Would flashing stock recovery allow me to upgrade to Oreo?

twinnfamous said:
There's not one released yet. And most of us flashed other things that made it difficult to update. Later I will upload the patched system. Img and firmware zip. So others can have Oreo if they aren't able to update. Only downside is we lose twrp until I make one for 8.0 or someone else does.
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Right now the phone is completely stock. Would flashing stock recovery allow me to upgrade to Oreo?

AsuraDas said:
Right now the phone is completely stock. Would flashing stock recovery allow me to upgrade to Oreo?
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It should let u

Do you know where I could get a stock recovery?

AsuraDas said:
Do you know where I could get a stock recovery?
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There's the t mobile one linked in the twrp thread in the dev forum section. Twinn uploaded it

AsuraDas said:
Is there a stock RUU to get me back to stock everything? I looked but only found one for the unlocked version
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there is now
http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_OCEAN_LIFE_UL_O80_SENSE90GP_MR_TMOUS_2.15.531.6.exe

twinnfamous said:
there is now
http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_OCEAN_LIFE_UL_O80_SENSE90GP_MR_TMOUS_2.15.531.6.exe
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Nice.

twinnfamous said:
there is now
http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_OCEAN_LIFE_UL_O80_SENSE90GP_MR_TMOUS_2.15.531.6.exe
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A big TTHHHAANNNKKK yyooouuu Twinnfamous. I made a big mistake & relived the bootloader & this definitely pull me out the tight problem I was in when my phone bricked

Anyone know where I can find the RUU now? That ^^ link is dead, and I'm finding it impossible to find it via google/duckduckgo

General T-mobile Stock boot.img

I have seen a few people still in need of the stock boot.img 11.2.2.2. for t-mobile Oneplus 9 (LE2117) So I have attached it for those in need!

Here is the stock boot.img for 11.2.3.3 Oneplus 9 T-Mobile

Jg1234 said:
I have seen a few people still in need of the stock boot.img 11.2.2.2. for t-mobile Oneplus 9 (LE2117) So I have attached it for those in need!
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Alright so I've been sitting on this file for a few days. Willl I be able to flash this to my LE2117 on 11.2.2.2 and relock bootloader and be back to stock? Or will my system still be corrupt if I relock? G just wait for a non pro msm tool?

hiryupd said:
Alright so I've been sitting on this file for a few days. Willl I be able to flash this to my LE2117 on 11.2.2.2 and relock bootloader and be back to stock? Or will my system still be corrupt if I relock? G just wait for a non pro msm tool?
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I'm not sure how you went about rooting it originally, but if you have only flashed boot.img and nothing else. Then yes that is how I would go about doing it on my phone, if I was wanting to go back to locked bootloader. I don't see any issue with doing that after you install the stock boot.img.

Jg1234 said:
I'm not sure how you went about rooting it originally, but if you have only flashed boot.img and nothing else. Then yes that is how I would go about doing it on my phone, if I was wanting to go back to locked bootloader. I don't see any issue with doing that after you install the stock boot.img.
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So I took magisk and downloaded the global OP and took boot.img from that magisk patched it and installed it then unlocked so I had the backup of THAT boot, not the Tmo one.

hiryupd said:
So I took magisk and downloaded the global OP and took boot.img from that magisk patched it and installed it then unlocked so I had the backup of THAT boot, not the Tmo one.
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Yes That sucks but we all learn from are mistakes.. Fastboot Flash this stock boot.img and then either lock bootloader or if you want to have root? have magisk patch same stock boot.img and reinstall.
P.s. I also have been able to update over ota by just restoring stock boot.img in magisk.
Incase you wanted to keep rolling out with root. If you need help.i will try to make a step by step way I did it.

Jg1234 said:
Yes That sucks but we all learn from are mistakes.. Fastboot Flash this stock boot.img and then either lock bootloader or if you want to have root? have magisk patch same stock boot.img and reinstall.
P.s. I also have been able to update over ota by just restoring stock boot.img in magisk.
Incase you wanted to keep rolling out with root. If you need help.i will try to make a step by step way I did it.
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Went ahead and reflashed that boot.img. Worked fine. Now I can relock with no other steps at this point correct?

Correct.

Thank you my friend. This is most helpful. I was reluctant to root without a good way to return to stock for updates.

Jg1234 said:
I have seen a few people still in need of the stock boot.img 11.2.2.2. for t-mobile Oneplus 9 (LE2117) So I have attached it for those in need!
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safetynet api error ？ How to do？

Magisk 22.1 has a safety net error. Download this app and it will show it passes. Also widevine is L1 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.freeandroidtools.safetynettest

Jg1234 said:
Magisk 22.1 has a safety net error. Download this app and it will show it passes. Also widevine is L1 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.freeandroidtools.safetynettest
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Thank you! But I broke the system. Now that the update downloads more than half of the time, an error will occur. Do you have a backup of the system firmware or all system images？

This is maybe a stupid question but how do I flash this stock.img using Magisk?

iSkyJIE said:
Thank you! But I broke the system. Now that the update downloads more than half of the time, an error will occur. Do you have a backup of the system firmware or all system images？
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I don't.. I would try factory reset or at least clear cache a few times consecutively. Sounds like there is a cache causing a issue with update.

inspron said:
This is maybe a stupid question but how do I flash this stock.img using Magisk?
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Well you would fastboot the stock boot.img. but if you have never tampered with your original? And wanted root? you would have magisk patch the stock boot.img and then fastboot your.img. if you search how to root with boot.img you will find how to do it with the files above

Jg1234 said:
I don't.. I would try factory reset or at least clear cache a few times consecutively. Sounds like there is a cache causing a issue with update.
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I have tried to clear the cache and format, but the update is still halfway through the download and an error occurs

iSkyJIE said:
I have tried to clear the cache and format, but the update is still halfway through the download and an error occurs
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I know it sounds stupid but check Google play updates. Since you reset the phone. Just a thought have heard it cause issue with ota . Sorry Bud!

Jg1234 said:
I know it sounds stupid but check Google play updates. Since you reset the phone. Just a thought have heard it cause issue with ota . Sorry Bud!
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Thank you. Convert TMO to Global, EU, or other variant I flashed my phone to the international version based on this article, and then updated it to EU 11.2.3.3, everything worked normally

iSkyJIE said:
Thank you. Convert TMO to Global, EU, or other variant I flashed my phone to the international version based on this article, and then updated it to EU 11.2.3.3, everything worked normally
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Would you be able to share which file did you use to convert to global? I just got my unlock bootloader token from oneplus right now.

infamousvincci said:
Would you be able to share which file did you use to convert to global? I just got my unlock bootloader token from oneplus right now.
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In the top thread, you can download the global and European firmware Rom. you only need to replace your own modem file

Question oneplus 9 LE211 Anyway Back to Stock From custom or hardbrick?

hi i have oneplus9 LE211 chinese variant no MSM tool so if stuck in edl our phone is dead
if i want use PA rom is there any way back to stock??
i am now on Oxygen OS 11.2.7.7.LE25DA

Just flash the stock rom...

Keno_I said:
Just flash the stock rom...
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From Fastboot? HOW?
and If i stuck on EDL No fastboot ?!

You don't need fastboot. Just downloaded the right file and you can do it over the system update local function. Again be careful to use the right file! 99 percent of bricks are caused by wrong files/cables while flashing/ outdated tools etc... So you are mostly safe over local update.

noname122414 said:
You don't need fastboot. Just downloaded the right file and you can do it over the system update local function. Again be careful to use the right file! 99 percent of bricks are caused by wrong files/cables while flashing/ outdated tools etc... So you are mostly safe over local update.
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i mean if i want to go on custom rom Like Paranoid Android how can i back to oos??

mohsen8 said:
i mean if i want to go on custom rom Like Paranoid Android how can i back to oos??
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Read it slower. He just told you how? Find your full zip and local upgrade.