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[GUIDE] [Q&A] [TREBLE] From Stock to Treble - everything you need to know!

Here I will share all the info you need to know about using Treble on the Mi A1. Everyone is more than welcome to ask questions and clarification here, I am happy to answer and will update this thread over time. Thanks!
Contents
0. Key Terms
1. Restoring to Stock
-- 1.1. Requirements
-- 1.2. Full-device backup
-- 1.3. Stock restore process
2. "Treblize" (repartition) the device
3. Your first Treble ROM install
4. Installing AIO's, GSI's, Vendors and More
-- 4.1. Install a Treble AIO
-- 4.2. Install a Treble GSI
-- 4.3. Install/update a Vendor Pack
-- 4.4. Install a non-Treble ROM
-- 4.5. Restore a TWRP backup
5. Mods and Extras [Gapps, Magisk, custom kernels, etc.]
6. FAQ and Troubleshooting
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0. Key Terms
Throughout your Treble adventures, you may see lots of new terms. Here I will explain them all. This is essential reading!
Treble
Treble is the broad term of a new Android architecture model of splitting the system into two partitions:
System: where the Android OS goes, i.e. Oreo or later operating system;
Vendor, where the device-specific files go, such as drivers.
Before Treble, both the Android OS and device-specific files would live together on system. See below for a more detailed description of Vendor.
"Treblizing"
May also be called Treble-enable, Treble-conversion or some variation of that. This is the process of converting a non-Treble device to a Treble-capable one, unofficially, by changing the partition map of the device. This involves shrinking an existing partition - such as userdata or system in the case of the Mi A1 - in order to create a new vendor partition - or two vendor partition in the case for our Mi A1, one for each slot. Treblizing is just the preparation stage - you still need an AIO installation (see AIO below) before you are actually able to use a Treble ROM.
Vendor
Also known as Vendor Pack or Vendor Image. In the context of Treble, this is a standalone vendor image (either as a ZIP or usually as an IMG) that can be flashed to your Treble-enabled device for it to be compatible with a Treble system/ROM. These are similar to a kernel in the way that they are flashed to their own partition on your device and are compatible with many Treble ROM's. They are also similar to a kernel in that they are made specifically for one device to provide the low-level functionality of the system. It mostly includes drivers, but can also include apps and overlays that are automatically added at runtime to the Android OS that's living on System.
Treble developers for the Mi A1 may release standalone "vendor.img" for use on other ROM's - usually GSI's (see description of GSI below) but they are also part of an AIO (see description of AIO below).
GSI
Stands for "Generic System Image". This concept, introduced and developed by @phhusson is the creation of a System image that is device-agnostic - that is, it is a ROM that is designed to work with an existing Treble device, as long as the device has a GSI-compatible Vendor and kernel installation. For devices with official Treble support, phhusson makes the effort to try and adapt his GSI system for compatibility - but for unofficial Treble device like the Mi A1, it's our (tissot developers) responsibility to make a Vendor/Kernel that is as GSI-compatible as possible.
AIO
Stands for "All In One". This is a Treble firmware that includes a Kernel, System and Vendor image in the one ROM ZIP. This provides an all-in-one Treble experience through a device-specific Treble ROM. AIO's are designed to work well with their own ROM but should also strive to be compatible with a GSI.
An explanatory chart of Key Terms
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1. Restoring to Stock
For the sake of consistency, I highly recommend everybody revert to a clean stock state. This ensures that as many of us are coming from the same place to eliminate inconsistency with reported bugs. If you're impatient or experienced though, feel free to skip this - but if you have issues, be sure to try again from here before asking for help.
Note that this will also restore you to the stock partition map, i.e. before "Treblizing".
1.1. Requirements
Unlocked bootloader and EDL access/drivers. See FAQ at bottom of this post for details on EDL.
Modern fastboot binary - it needs the "--set-active" option. Check with fastboot --help to see if it's listed in the usage.
Latest/recent official firmware package. Recommended "V.9.5.10.0.ODHMIFA" only because it's what I used, if you're not sure - but anything newer should be fine too.
Recent MiFlash version. I used 7.4.25 which can be downloaded from here.
1.2. Full-device backup
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. While all this is relatively safe (as safe as device modding can be), I cannot be held responsible for any data loss or bricks. You can make a Low-Level backup with my tool here. You can use the "skip-systems-and-userdata" partition list to save time, since those can be backed up in TWRP anyway. This is here mostly as a failsafe.
Also backup your internal storage files. The Treblizing process may wipe your internal storage.
1.3. Stock restore process
Flash latest firmware (V.9.5.10.0.ODHMIFA at time of writing) in EDL mode with MiFlash. This will wipe your device (including Internal Storage) and restore stock partition map. This could take a while.
Optional: If Wifi is broken (you can check by booting ROM), flash the "tissot_images_V.9.5.10.0.ODHMIFA___persist-only" in MiFlash under EDL, attached. Just extract the ZIP and browse to the folder in MiFlash. You can replace the persist.img from official V.9.5.10.0.ODHMIFA or another ROM if you want to be sure it's genuine. Credits to @AlexAiS for discovering this.
Remember - you backed up your original persist.img in step 1 anyway, so this is not risky.
I am not sure how this works exactly. It seems MiFlash in EDL is able to re-build a MAC address while flashing the persist. I don't know where this MAC comes from though.
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2. "Treblize" (repartition) the device
If you looked at the chart, you'll know that this is just the first step. You will need to actually install an AIO ROM after this part. This is a ONE TIME PROCESS for getting Treble capability on your device.
Repartitioning is relatively painless ever since I created TWRP with Treble Manager. Read on for a walkthrough.
Fastboot boot to TWRP with mohancm's recovery img (i.e. recovery-3.2.1-1) if you don't already have TWRP installed. Do not get the installer - we're using the one with Treble Manager instead.
Install the latest TWRP with Treble Manager (v1.2 at time of writing, but of course latest version is best) then Reboot Recovery to actually load it. Be sure to read about TWRP with Treble Manager in that thread to understand how it works. If you have any questions specifically about the TWRP and Treble Manager, please ask in that thread.
Format Data in Wipe menu (to remove Stock encryption), then Reboot Recovery again (maybe not necessary but it can't hurt).
In TWRP, go to Advanced > Treble Manager and repartition the device by following the wizard. Userdata shrink is recommended, as per the in-menu description explaining this. Just try the Treble Manager and see yourself - it will ask you one last time before repartitioning so don't worry about it wiping without warning. Alternatively, you can just check the screenshots.
After finished it will reboot TWRP. You are now ready for installing a Treble AIO (and then a GSI, if desired), but be sure to still read on, especially the next section below (there is a known issue that you need to work around - otherwise a bootloop will occur).
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3. Your first Treble ROM install
THERE IS AN IMPORTANT STEP THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED HERE WHEN INSTALLING YOUR FIRST TREBLE ROM. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A BOOTLOOP.
Make a note of the current slot (in Reboot menu). If you followed this guide from Section 1, you should be in Slot A. If you're not, just swap any mention of Slot A and B in these steps.
Download a Treble AIO ROM (such as RR Treble Experimental) and flash in TWRP. This is required even if you want to use a GSI, since it has the required Vendor Pack and Kernel.
Immediately install TWRP with Treble Manager again, as you usually do, to re-inject TWRP into the new ROM boot image.
Reboot Recovery, NOT SYSTEM.
Confirm in Reboot menu that the device has successfully switched to Slot B. If it is still stuck in Slot A, this is a one-time bug that must be solved now - if you do not fix this then you will just bootloop.
If it is still stuck in Slot A, you must reboot to fastboot (make sure you have a current version, as explained in Section 1.1. "Requirements") and manually run the command:
Code:
fastboot --set-active=b
...after doing this once, slot switching should work fine in TWRP again. You should never have to do this again (unless you go back to stock then re-Treblize again).
In case you didn't know, all ROMs for our Seamless device actually install into the *other* slot that isn't currently active - that's why you always need to Reboot Recovery first before installing Magisk or Gapps and such.
I advise users from now on to keep an eye on their Slot switching whenever you install an AIO ROM to make sure it worked. If it happens again after these steps, please report it to me with as much details as possible (we're still trying to figure out this bug).
After following these steps, you should be able to flash Treble ROM's just as you would a normal ROM from now on. Your Treble transformation is complete. But read on for more help and walkthroughs if you need it.
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4. Installing AIO's, GSI's, Vendors and More
Assuming you followed Section 3 above, you are now ready to install anything as usual. But some users have expressed confusion about what they can and can't do from this point, so I will give you some example choices here.
4.1. Install a Treble AIO
At the time of writing this guide, currently the only Treble AIO is the RR Experimental build. If or when others come along, you can just install them like normal ROMs. We already did this in Section 3 above, but here is a simplified summary of that process:
Flash the AIO ROM in TWRP with Treble Manager 1.2+ - do NOT reboot
Immediately reflash TWRP with Treble Manager 1.2+ so you get the Treble-compatible TWRP back
Factory Reset if it's a different ROM, as you usually would in this case.
Make a note of which slot you are on right now
Reboot recovery
Make sure your device has now swapped to the other slot by checking the reboot menu. If it has not, you will need to repeat the fastboot --set=active step as explained in Section 3. (I don't know if this is necessary again - but I just want to warn users to be aware of this known bug)
Now that the slot has changed, you can install Gapps, Magisk and/or whatever other compatible additional mods you want.
4.2. Install a Treble GSI
You may remember from earlier that the Treble GSI's are just System images that use your existing Vendor and Kernel. We already have a Treble kernel and Vendor from an AIO (Section 3 or Section 4.1. above), so this is quite simple:
Download any GSI/Phh-Treble ROM's from the Treble-Enabled Device Development section and copy the IMG to device
Make sure your current slot is a Treble ROM slot (i.e. existing AIO or GSI working). Unlike AIO/ROM ZIP flashing, image flashing installs it to the CURRENT slot.
Flash the IMG to "System Image" in TWRP with Treble Manager 1.2+
Factory Reset if you're changing ROM's
Install any other mods (Gapps, GSI-compatible Magisk [i.e. 16.4 beta or later], etc.). You may need to boot the ROM once before installing any mods - this varies per GSI. Some existing mods may also be outright incompatible with the GSI.
Reboot
Note that since this is only a System image, there is no need to reinstall TWRP or Reboot Recovery.
4.3. Install/update a Vendor Pack
While you're on a current and working AIO or GSI slot, you can flash a vendor.img to update the driver/device level stuff for that ROM. This could be done to e.g. fix the Camera. This is useful if you're running a GSI.
Download a vendor.img from your AIO or Vendor Pack provider (e.g. RR AIO Experimental) and copy the IMG to device
Make sure your current slot is a Treble ROM slot (i.e. existing AIO or GSI working). Unlike AIO/ROM ZIP flashing, image flashing installs it to the CURRENT slot.
Optionally make a TWRP backup of Vendor (or more) if you want to be careful and it's your daily (I always do).
Flash the IMG to "Vendor Image" in TWRP with Treble Manager 1.2+
Reboot
Note that since this is only a System image, there is no need to reinstall TWRP, Reboot Recovery or install any Mods (Gapps, Magisk, etc) UNLESS it's a Vendor mod (as of time of writing, no Vendor mods exist yet).
4.4. Install a non-Treble ROM
This is simple, same as you're used to before Treblizing. But do note that this is only possible if you chose to resize Userdata when repartitiong with Treble Manager.
Download the ROM to your device
Optional - make sure the active slot is one with a Treble AIO/GSI ROM already - remember that ROM ZIPs install to the OTHER slot, not the currently active one; so this way you can easily switch back to the Treble ROM just by doing a Factory Reset (or TWRP restore of Data) and slot switch.
Factory reset
Install the ROM as per usual procedure (Install ZIP, reflash TWRP with Treble Manager 1.2+, reboot recovery to allow slot switch, install Gapps + Magisk + Mods, etc., reboot).
4.5. Restore a TWRP backup
There is nothing special about restoring a backup. Even if your backup was from a non-Treble ROM, you can restore that backup on a Treblized device. Obviously, though, any Treble ROM backup can only be restored on a Treblized device.
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5. Mods and Extras [Gapps, Magisk, custom kernels, etc.]
After you have confirmed that TWRP is booting in to the correct slot (see Section 3), you're ready to install other ROMs (see Section 4) followed by mods. I did briefly go over mods in Section 4, but I'll go into more detailed info about compatibility here.
Any usual Gapps should work fine, just as long as you flash after the slot is correctly set. Note that RR Camera (GCam) requires Gapps to be installed. I used Nano, they worked fine.
Also note that some GSI's will require you to boot the system first before installing Gapps.
Custom kernels must be marked Treble compatible for our device. Specifically (info for kernel developers) this means adding slotselect flag to vendor entry in DTB, and disabling dm-verity (so we can inject vendor changes to system).
It is reported that standard Magisk will work in RR Treble ROM, but it does NOT work on GSI. You need Magisk 16.4 beta or later for GSI's. Also see the FAQ section at the end for more info on the Magisk situation.
Some other ZIP's might need updating for Treble, really unsure. Experimentation is welcome. Just be sure you make TWRP backups before testing anything, of course!
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6. FAQ and Troubleshooting
Q) I get "cannot receive hello packet" in MiFlash
A) Just reboot EDL mode and try again. Usually only happens if you try to flash in EDL twice in a row. See the Low-level Backup/Restore/Unbrick toolkit thread for more info about EDL.
Q) How to Magisk with Treble? What is the TWRP and Magisk interaction?
A) Best to use Magisk 16.4 beta or later, it's reported as working on GSI's. Also note that Magisk is installed to the boot ramdisk (the same place as where TWRP goes) and this has the following implications:
Whenever you flash the TWRP installer, you will need to reinstall Magisk *after* you Reboot Recovery
TWRP installer will flash to BOTH slots, but Magisk will only flash to the CURRENT slot. So if you flash TWRP installer, it may erase any Magisk install on the inactive slot.
TWRP survival (in my recent TWRP builds) backs-up and restores the whole ramdisk. This will include Magisk, if it was already on the boot slot that it backs up.
Q) EDL mode? Eh?
A) EDL mode, or "Emergency DownLoad" mode, is a low-level mode for flashing devices. It is entered by the command:
Code:
fastboot oem edl
EDL mode is used to read/write to the eMMC more directly. It is used by this tool, as well as flashing with MiFlash.
Other important notes:
You will need good QDLoader drivers. These drivers gave me the best results.
You can exit EDL mode by holding Power button for ~10 seconds. Hold with VolDn to reboot into fastboot again, as one might expect.
Make sure you use a good USB-C cable.
Sometimes the flashing process can freeze. It will always report success when done. If it freezes, you need to reboot EDL mode. Try a different USB port or cable if you keep experiencing freezes.
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can i use this persist.zip inorder to solve the wifi issue in stock rom as well as some of custom rom too?

parasnarkhede said:
can i use this persist.zip inorder to solve the wifi issue in stock rom as well as some of custom rom too?
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Yup. Just flash a stock persist.img in EDL mode. But backup your original in case, it could erase or change your BT MAC too.

@CosmicDan thank you so much for your work on this. Quite impressive if you ask me.
Tell me just something, every time you talk about "...do this or that in EDL mode..." you mean that we have to use your backup/restore tool, right?
I'm sorry for the noob question but, despite I'm quite familiar with Android, this is my first time using a device that has "slots" and that needs to boot to TWRP in order to flash it... there's some differences from all devices I had in the past and that's making doubt some stuff.
So, anyway, I'm currently using official BETA leaked by Xiaomi (Oreo 8.1 - OPM1.171019.019.8.5.11) so do I really need to reflash stock as you suggest? I mean...it's stock, beta but stock and I've never flashed any other custom ROM (since I've read that by doing it I could have issues with WiFi after returning to stock). So, what do you think? Is it really necessary to reflash stock? My partitions are all the original ones...the only thing different is system, right?
Thank you for your time and work.

Typhus_ said:
@CosmicDan thank you so much for your work on this. Quite impressive if you ask me.
Tell me just something, every time you talk about "...do this or that in EDL mode..." you mean that we have to use your backup/restore tool, right?
I'm sorry for the noob question but, despite I'm quite familiar with Android, this is my first time using a device that has "slots" and that needs to boot to TWRP in order to flash it... there's some differences from all devices I had in the past and that's making doubt some stuff.
So, anyway, I'm currently using official BETA leaked by Xiaomi (Oreo 8.1 - OPM1.171019.019.8.5.11) so do I really need to reflash stock as you suggest? I mean...it's stock, beta but stock and I've never flashed any other custom ROM (since I've read that by doing it I could have issues with WiFi after returning to stock). So, what do you think? Is it really necessary to reflash stock? My partitions are all the original ones...the only thing different is system, right?
Thank you for your time and work.
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EDL mode is like fastboot mode, but even lower-level.
You enter into it with:
Code:
fastboot oem edl
It is needed by my backup tool yes, but it's also used to flash in MiFlash.
Will update the guide and FAQ with this info.

How to flash the persist file attached in the op in mi flash ?
You mean replace it with the one in the stock rom fastboot files and flash the whole rom again via mi flash ?

Ahmed Al-Sayed said:
How to flash the persist file attached in the op in mi flash ?
You mean replace it with the one in the stock rom fastboot files and flash the whole rom again via mi flash ?
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Just browse to the folder with MiFlash....

CosmicDan said:
Just browse to the folder with MiFlash....
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Oh, you mean choose only the persist.img file then mi flash will flash it automatically to the right partition ?

Ahmed Al-Sayed said:
Oh, you mean choose only the persist.img file then mi flash will flash it automatically to the right partition ?
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No, you don't choose the persist.img. You choose the folder. You can't even choose a file in MiFlash, it's a folder browse.
It's the exact same method of flashing anything in MiFlash

CosmicDan said:
No, you don't choose the persist.img. You choose the folder. You can't even choose a file in MiFlash, it's a folder browse.
It's the exact same method of flashing anything in MiFlash
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Which folder ?
The folder that i extracted the persist.img (attached in the op) in ? Or the srock rom folder after i replace the persist.img (attached in the op) with the one in the rom's folder and execute flash ?

Ahmed Al-Sayed said:
Which folder ?
The folder that i extracted the persist.img (attached in the op) in ? Or the srock rom folder after i replace the persist.img (attached in the op) with the one in the rom's folder and execute flash ?
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DONT REPLACE PERSIST IN STOCK FIRNWARE. That does LITERALLY nothing, the persist is already from stock ROM!
Just extract the persist-only ZIP, and select it in MiFlash! Don't insert extra steps that I never said!

CosmicDan said:
DONT REPLACE PERSIST IN STOCK FIRNWARE. That does LITERALLY nothing, the persist is already from stock ROM!
Just extract the persist-only ZIP, and select it in MiFlash! Don't insert extra steps that I never said!
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Thanks !

Dear sir,
I have few questions
1. Do we need any vendor image to flash with it?
2. How to revert back to stock rom (And erase vendor partition) from treble custom rom?
3. Can we revert back to stock partition map through mi flash tool in flastboot mode or edl mode?

Hopefully someone will make video soon, so that it becomes somewhat more easy to understand.

sudipta08sarkar said:
Dear sir,
I have few questions
1. Do we need any vendor image to flash with it?
2. How to revert back to stock rom (And erase vendor partition) from treble custom rom?
3. Can we revert back to stock partition map through mi flash tool in flastboot mode or edl mode?
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1. I don't understand the question. The vendor image is part of the Treble ROM. You can get vendor from the RR Experimental thread for example.
2. By following Section 1.1.; Step 2 alone
3. By following Section 1.1.; Step 2 alone
CosmicDan said:
2. Flash latest firmware (V.9.5.10.0.ODHMIFA at time of writing) in EDL mode with MiFlash. This will wipe your device (including Internal Storage) and restore stock partition map. This could take a while.
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Ritik99 said:
Hopefully someone will make video soon, so that it becomes somewhat more easy to understand.
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Or you could tell us what part you're having trouble with so I can make it more easy to understand?
I don't understand how a video would make it easier. You need to be able to understand the process - not just copy what some guy is telling you to do.

CosmicDan said:
1. I don't understand the question. The vendor image is part of the Treble ROM. You can get vendor from the RR Experimental thread for example.
2. By following Section 1.1.; Step 2 alone
3. By following Section 1.1.; Step 2 alone
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Ok I understand, but my query is, everytime I will flashing a new treble rom, will it flash vendor partition itself?

Congratulations, can't wait to test it on my a1.
One question, how about google play certified device status? Is still verified or not?
If i choose to shrink data partition, how much left for data? My a1 have 64 gb storage.

CosmicDan said:
Or you could tell us what part you're having trouble with so I can make it more easy to understand?
I don't understand how a video would make it easier. You need to be able to understand the process - not just copy what some guy is telling you to do.
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Yup.. that what make people say "i do it the same as instruction and bricked my devices." It is because u just copy what other ppl do and dont know what exactly u do lol... Fir me, what in text is more worth.. because it explain everithing. And the video just a guidline of what u read.

sudipta08sarkar said:
Ok I understand, but my query is, everytime I will flashing a new treble rom, will it flash vendor partition itself?
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Yes. Well, depends.
RR Treble has Vendor included, because it needs it. GSI's are just a system image that use your existing vendor.
squallbayu said:
Congratulations, can't wait to test it on my a1.
One question, how about google play certified device status? Is still verified or not?
If i choose to shrink data partition, how much left for data? My a1 have 64 gb storage.
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If you.can tell me exactly what "Play Certified" actually is, then I might be able to answer that question.
The TWRP with Treble Manager tells you the size change.

[GUIDE][OP7][9.0/10.0/11.0] Unlock Bootloader | TWRP | Root with Magisk | Update

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Introduction
This thread is dedicated to newbies and rooting, so if you're familiar with the whole procedure, you're done
Just ask questions about every step and you'll receive help!
Downloads
TWRP Installer ZIP and TWRP IMG for Android 9/10: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-recovery-t3932943
TWRP for Android 11(including instructions, thank's to @Nebrassy ): https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/recovery-11-unofficial-teamwin-recovery-project.4289455/
TWRP Installer ZIP = For example twrp-3.4.0-10-guacamole-unified-installer-mauronofrio.zip
TWRP IMG = For example twrp-3.4.0-10--guacamole-unified-Q-mauronofrio.img
Check for Pie or Q TWRP IMG! If you have Android Pie, choose Pie TWRP IMG, if you have Android Q, choose Q TWRP IMG.
The TWRP Installer ZIP works on Android Pie(9)/Q(10)
Magisk ZIP: https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
Hints
If you need to update TWRP or Magisk, always keep older versions of both in hand(Magisk canary or beta may have issues)
Remove your lockscreen protection which also removes encryption to prebvent mounting issues within TWRP
Before proceeding
Your Windows PC should already recognized your device with the USB cable
Use an USB cable provided with the phone
Make sure your Windows Explorer is set up to have file extensions enabled to avoid file name issues
This process will FORMAT/WIPE/DELETE your internal storage and every file of your phone, so please back it off your device at first!
Also keep a boot.img from your current system in place if anything went wrong so you can flash it via fastboot, see "Rooting without TWRP" for how to get it.
Rooting with TWRP (Android 9/10)​
Steps for unlocked bootloader with TWRP AND Root(Magisk)
1. Follow this guide to unlock your Oneplus 7 bootloader(wipes everything on your device, works for OP7 pro and OP7): https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79741564&postcount=2.
2. Your phones bootloader is now unlocked, leave the phone plugged to your PC
3. Make sure you have enabled USB-Debugging and Advanced Reboot under developer options(see step 1 how to enable it all) again after the first boot of the wiped device, since this gets reset
4. Copy the latest "TWRP installer ZIP" and "Magisk ZIP" to the phones internal storage.
5. Copy the "TWRP IMG" to the "platform-tools" folder from step 1.
6. Open command window or PowerShell window again if you did not closed it before within the "platform-tools" folder from step 1
7. Type
Code:
adb devices
to see if your device is connected and recognized sucessfully by your PC.
8. Type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
to reboot to fastboot mode.
9. Type
Code:
fastboot boot recoveryimgfilename.img
to temporary boot TWRP, where recoveryimgfilename.img is the name of your downloaded TWRP *.img file, so watch your file name!.
10. Enter your screen lock PIN within TWRP if you have set it up before.
11. Allow modifications.
12. Now you have temporary booted twrp recovery. To make it stick permanently you need to flash the "TWRP installer ZIP" from your phones storage from step 4.
13. Hit "install" and navigate to the "TWRP installer ZIP" file and select it for installation(dont boot the system now!).
14. Go back and flash "Magisk ZIP" the same way as for TWRP Zip otherwise your device will not boot!
15. Thats all, you can unplug the USB cable and boot the device to your system. Your device is now bootloader unlocked with TWRP and Magisk:highfive:
Steps for unlocked bootloader with TWRP WITHOUT Root(Magisk)
1. Follow this guide to unlock your Oneplus 7 bootloader(wipes everything on your device, works for OP7 pro and OP7): https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79741564&postcount=2.
2. Your phones bootloader is now unlocked, leave the phone plugged to your PC
3. Make sure you have enabled USB-Debugging and Advanced Reboot under developer options(see step 1 how to enable it all) again after the first boot of the wiped device, since this gets reset
4. Copy the latest "TWRP IMG" to the phones internal storage.
5. Copy the latest "TWRP IMG" to the "platform-tools" folder from step 1.
6. Open command window or PowerShell window again if you did not closed it before within the "platform-tools" folder from step 1
7. Type
Code:
adb devices
to see if your device is connected and recognized sucessfully by your PC.
8. Type
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
to reboot to fastboot mode.
9. Type
Code:
fastboot boot recoveryimgfilename.img
to temporary boot TWRP, where recoveryimgfilename.img is the name of your downloaded TWRP *.img file, so watch your file name!.
10. Enter your screen lock PIN within TWRP if you have set it up before.
11. Allow modifications.
12. Now you have temporary booted twrp recovery. To make it stick permanently you need to flash the "TWRP IMG" from your phones storage from step 4
13. Navigate to advanced menu within TWRP, click on "Install Recovery Ramdisk" and select the "TWRP IMG". This will patch the boot image which does Magisk otherwise.
14. Thats all, you can unplug the USB cable and boot the device to your system. Your device is now bootloader unlocked with TWRP:highfive:
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Rooting without TWRP (Android 9/10/11)​
Also useful to get stock recovery and kernel --> Recovery is within boot.img on A/B devices like OP7
Refer here for unlocking the bootloader.
1. Download the payload dumper tool to your PC from here and extract it
2. Download the FULL OxygenOS Rom zip(The version your phone is running) and extract the payload.bin
3. Put payload.bin to "payload_input" folder o the extracted tool
4. Run payload_dumper.exe from the tool's folder
5. Extracted img files are in "payload_output" folder
6. Now you have your own boot.img for your Rom
7. Copy it to your phone
8. Patch the boot.img with Magisk directly on your device: Magisk Manager App -> hit install after your Magisk version -> hit "Select and Patch a file"
9. Copy the patched boot.img (it should be in the Download folder of your device named something like "magisk_patched-22100_bjjRn.img") back to your PC
10. Reboot your device to fastboot
11. Flash the patched magisk_patched-22100_bjjRn.img
Code:
fastboot flash boot_a magisk_patched-22100_bjjRn.img
fastboot flash boot_b magisk_patched-22100_bjjRn.img
12. Reboot your device. Now you have your phone rooted without the need of TWRP (Check with Magisk Manager App)
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Update your rooted OxygenOS (Android 9/10)​Steps for UPDATE OxygenOS via OTA and keep unlocked bootloader, TWRP, Root(Magisk)
1. [OPTIONAL, but highly recommended]Backup everything in case of issues!
2. Go to Magisk Manager App and uninstall all modules
2.1 [Optional]: For some modules(read those instructions) you should do an reboot now, then proceed
3. Go to Android settings -> system -> system update and hit "Download & Install Now", don't reboot yet!
4. (not for Android 11)Flash "TWRP ZIP" within Magisk Manager App like a Module: Magisk Manager App -> Menu -> Modules "+". This installs TWRP to both a/b partitions.
5. Install Magisk via Magisk Manager App again: Magisk Manager App -> hit install after your Magisk version -> hit "install to inactive slot"
6. Reboot your device
7. Reinstall your Magisk Modules(maybe a reboot is necessary)
Your device is now updated via OTA and you keep TWRP and Root:highfive:
Steps for UPDATE OxygenOS via local upgrade and keep unlocked bootloader, TWRP, Root(Magisk)
1. [OPTIONAL, but highly recommended]Backup everything in case of issues!
2. Download the full rom zip file and place it into the root folder of your storage(/storage/emulated/0)
3. Go to Magisk Manager App and uninstall all modules
2.1 [Optional]: For some modules(read those instructions) you should do an reboot now, then proceed
4. Go to Android settings -> system -> system update and hit gear icon top right -> local upgrade, don't reboot yet!
5. (not for Android 11)Flash "TWRP ZIP" within Magisk Manager App like a Module: Magisk Manager App -> Menu -> Modules "+". This installs TWRP to both a/b partitions.
6. Install Magisk via Magisk Manager App again: Magisk Manager App -> hit install after your Magisk version ->hit "install to inactive slot"
7. Reboot your device
8. Reinstall your Magisk Modules(maybe a reboot is necessary)
Your device is now updated via local upgrade and you keep TWRP and Root:highfive:
If you have any issues, just feel free to ask!

@strongst you should maybe write in your guide that magisk flash is a must! Without phone won't boot if it's stock.
There are a lot of people who wanna flash TWRP without magisk. I don't know why they do that it makes no sense for me.

Kollachi said:
@strongst you should maybe write in your guide that magisk flash is a must! Without phone won't boot if it's stock.
There are a lot of people who wanna flash TWRP without magisk. I don't know why they do that it makes no sense for me.
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I made it a little bit more clear, thanks, that's an common issue across several devices and requested often enough

Thank you for the quick tutorial. For me it looks very similar to the procedure with the OnePlus 5, am I right?
Does this indicate, that an EFS Backup is also to create the same way? https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/oneplus-5-unlock-bootloader-flash-twrp-t3624877
BR
Axel

AxelM said:
Thank you for the quick tutorial. For me it looks very similar to the procedure with the OnePlus 5, am I right?
Does this indicate, that an EFS Backup is also to create the same way? https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/how-to/oneplus-5-unlock-bootloader-flash-twrp-t3624877
BR
Axel
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There's something different after unlocking the bootloader(which is the same). Twrp and magisk installation is different due to treble.
For EFS you can backup with twrp or local terminal
dd if=/dev/block/sdf2 of=/sdcard/modemst1.bin bs=512

Thanks for the guide, my OnePlus 7 came with 9.5.5 and I want to clean flash to the latest 9.5.8. I have already unlocked the bootloader, boot into TWRP and installed TWRP, are these the correct steps to flash 9.5.8 as I'm confused with the A/B partition?
1. Wipe data, cache, system and internal storage
2. Flash 9.5.8 signed flashable zip
3. Flash kernel and Magisk or the other way round?

Camack said:
Thanks for the guide, my OnePlus 7 came with 9.5.5 and I want to clean flash to the latest 9.5.8. I have already unlocked the bootloader, boot into TWRP and installed TWRP, are these the correct steps to flash 9.5.8 as I'm confused with the A/B partition?
1. Wipe data, cache, system
2. Flash 9.5.8 signed flashable zip
3. Flash kernel and Magisk or the other way round?
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1. Wipe data, cache, system and internal storage
2. Flash 9.5.8 signed flashable zip with current twrp
3. Flash twrp installer zip with current twrp
4. Flash magisk zip with current twrp
5. Reboot
Make sure not to FORMAT internal data, otherwise you wipe the files you want to flash as it formats sdcard

strongst said:
1. Wipe data, cache, system and internal storage
2. Flash 9.5.8 signed flashable zip with current twrp
3. Flash twrp installer zip with current twrp
4. Flash magisk zip with current twrp
5. Reboot
Make sure not to FORMAT internal data, otherwise you wipe the files you want to flash as it formats sdcard
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Thanks, so I boot into TWRP first and then do step 1 and 2? Also, which step should I flash custom kernel?

Camack said:
Thanks, so I boot into TWRP first and then do step 1 and 2? Also, which step should I flash custom kernel?
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You need to do all steps. I recommend to flash the custom kernel when you've sucessfully booted the device at first.

Hi, a new OP7 User here. I wanted to know how can i keep my data decrypted? i have installed TWRP but i want to decrypt my data and also keep it the same after updated newer updates. Is it possible? I was able to do it on my OP3T, so wanted to know if its possible on OP7 as well

murti52 said:
Hi, a new OP7 User here. I wanted to know how can i keep my data decrypted? i have installed TWRP but i want to decrypt my data and also keep it the same after updated newer updates. Is it possible? I was able to do it on my OP3T, so wanted to know if its possible on OP7 as well
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This should work https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/universal-dm-verity-forceencrypt-t3817389

strongst said:
This should work https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/universal-dm-verity-forceencrypt-t3817389
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I think i messed up real bad, now when iam booting the phone, a message comes, your device is corrupt. It can't be trusted and will not boot.

murti52 said:
I think i messed up real bad, now when iam booting the phone, a message comes, your device is corrupt. It can't be trusted and will not boot.
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That message is the bootloader unlocked warning and comes every time as soon as you unlocked the bootloader.
Flashing DM verity patch can only be done when you format internal storage which wipes everything of your internal storage. You can't "decrypt" your existing data permanently with this.

strongst said:
That message is the bootloader unlocked warning and comes every time as soon as you unlocked the bootloader.
Flashing DM verity patch can only be done when you format internal storage which wipes everything of your internal storage. You can't "decrypt" your existing data permanently with this.
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No, this is not the same, i can't even go to fastboot or anything, it's hardbricked.

murti52 said:
No, this is not the same, i can't even go to fastboot or anything, it's hardbricked.
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If you have really bricked it: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/op7-unbrick-tool-to-restore-device-to-t3954325

strongst said:
If you have really bricked it: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/op7-unbrick-tool-to-restore-device-to-t3954325
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Sadly it didn't worked, as phone doesn't gets detected on pc, keeps on rebooting. Gave it to service center and they are also not able to solve it ??. So a replacement for me ?
Edit : i think the force decryption was the culprit. When i rebooted, system was crashing. Op3t had its specific force decrypt file, not a general one, So i think as the development moves forward, op7 will also get it's own. Hoping the best ?

murti52 said:
Sadly it didn't worked, as phone doesn't gets detected on pc, keeps on rebooting. Gave it to service center and they are also not able to solve it ??. So a replacement for me ?
Edit : i think the force decryption was the culprit. When i rebooted, system was crashing. Op3t had its specific force decrypt file, not a general one, So i think as the development moves forward, op7 will also get it's own. Hoping the best ?
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This file also works on OP7 pro, so it should also work on normal op7. I think the issue comes from something other.

strongst said:
This file also works on OP7 pro, so it should also work on normal op7. I think the issue comes from something other.
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Then there must be some issue with my flashing sequence. Btw, The service centre repaired the issue and i have rooted it and using bluespark with stock rom. I'll give the zip another try later on when a new update comes. Thanks for the help

I believe the default file system is ext4, is there any benefits changing it to f2fs?

Jacckz said:
I believe the default file system is ext4, is there any benefits changing it to f2fs?
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A good and quick overview and comparison with oneplus 7 pro https://sparrowsnews.com/2019/08/13/difference-between-f2fs-and-ext4-file-system/

[GSI][Android 10] Install AOSP 10 on Huawei Honor 6X.

POST - v14
(This number will increase every time the post is updated.)​What's new in v14?
Corrected some simple mistakes in procedure.​Modified overall post for better UX.​
​
Spoiler: Version Changelog
What's new in v13?
Modified Gapps part in requirements to make it more clear.​Added useful information section. for Pro Noobs and Ultra Noobs like me.​​What's new in v12?
Added User Contributions and feedback section.​Added Miscellaneous recommendations section.​Modified some steps in installation procedure to make it even more noob friendly.​Linked @lmaohelp's thread.​Decreased size of text in procedure.​​​
​
This ROM is based on Android 10 GSI builds of @phhusson (Thanks a ton to him).
Thanks to @Hami_Do for his hi6250 patches.
Thanks to Huawei for making their phones nearly unbrickable .
Thanks to @Djiban for his ideas on improving the thread.
Follow this thread only if you know what you're doing. I'm not responsibe for any damage or thermonuclear wars .
Read the post completely and understand it before doing anything ATLEAST FOR THE SAKE OF MANKIND .
This thread is best viewed in PC and is Noob Friendly.
Note that I was using flux substratum theme in the screenshots. Hence, icons and colors may vary on your device.​
Spoiler: Requirements
Requirements:
Huawei Honor 6X (Unlocked Bootloader. If not, follow this post (using PotatoNV) or YouTube video.
EMUI 8 (If not, you could follow this guide, direct file : link).
GSI from link (download system-quack-arm64-aonly-vanilla.img.xz, you could try others but arm64, a-only is must).
TWRP from attchments or link or any other TWRP recovery compatible with Honor 6X EMUI 8.
Gapps(Optional, I used nano OpenGapps, NikGapps gave an error during installing, You can also try others. You can directly try the img with gapps instead of vanilla but i prefer nano gapps over vanilla).
stock recovery.
Time.
PC.
ADB and Fastboot.
Patience.
Human Brain.
ALL IN ONE GUIDE : Check it out here. It contains every thing in detail all the way from bricked device -> EMUI 2 -> EMUI 5 -> EMUI 8 -> AOSP 10 (mentioned in this post). Thanks to @lmaohelp for his effort and describing everything in detail.
Useful Information :
What on the Earth is meant by Vanilla android? -> it is the stock / pure version of android without Google apps and services.​
What is OpenGapps? Check it out at OpenGapps.org!​
What is Nano (not the mathematical 10^-9) Gapps? It is a version of Gapps with Minimal installation which means only the core part of gapps is installed with very little major apps. They can be installed later.​
What is ARM64? it is a 64 bit operating system/platform.
What on the moon is AOSP? It stands for android open source project which is the purest form of android.
NOTE : My device bootlooped whenever I tried installing Magisk. So, better stick with the PHH-SuperUser that you get out-of-the-box with the system image.
NOTE : Skip every step with gapps if you are already using img with gapps.
What isn't working :
VoLTE (can't be fixed as per my knowledge), Camera (FIXED NOW | trying to find a fix, replacing libcamxxx could help), Flashlight (FIXED NOW | also trying to find a fix, fixing camera may fix this too).
CAMERA AND TORCH HAVE BEEN FIXED. Thanks to @Hami_Do (flash the attched patch file whenever you are bored, LOL)
What's Working :
Everything except the ones mentioned above VoLTE.
*Tell me if something else isn't working.
***If you have a bricked device/messed up somewhere during the process and unable to figure out what to do, follow this guide by @lmaohelp .***​Procedure :
Make sure your device is running EMUI 8.​
Extract downloaded image using some xz extractor(7zip can also do this), copy it to pc.​
Reboot your device to TWRP recovery.​
Format the data partition {Wipe > Format data > type "yes"}​
(Optional) In TWRP, choose wipe > advanced wipe > select system, data, cache and DALVIK and format them.​
Check if your device is detected by adb using
Code:
adb devices
.​
Move the img file using adb to device
Code:
adb push -p *img-name*.img /sdcard/
(the img file must be in adb directory).​
(Optional, only if you want nano gapps over vanilla) Move Gapps in the same manner
Code:
adb push -p *gapps-name*.zip /sdcard/
(the zip file must be in adb directory).​
Install img as system image {Install > Install Image > Select > Choose system image > Swipe➡}.​
(Optional, only if you want nano gapps over vanilla) Unmount and Remount system partition. Go to wipe > advanced wipe > Choose system > resize. Flash gapps.​
Flash stock recovery(also available in attachments) with twrp in the same way. push it with adb using
Code:
adb push -p STOCK_RECOVERY_RAMDISK.img /sdcard/
and flash it with twrp as "Recovery" after choosing install image.​
Disconnect your device from PC and reboot to recovery(stock one).​
Clear cache partition and perform a factory reset(You'll get an error during factory reset but you have to do it) (your device will bootloop if wiped with twrp itself).​
Reboot, Cross your fingers and wait.​
>If you flashed gapps over vanilla, the first boot would take about 5 mins. else, it would be very fast. Subsequent boots on both are quite fast.
>Sometimes, I observed that flashing gapps from internal storage caused bootloop(this is because of corrupt zip), in such case get back to EMUI 8, repeat the process by flashing gapps from micro sd.
*you'll get a warning that something wrong with your device every time you boot it. IGNORE IT.
Spoiler: Additionals
Additionals:
> If you messed up somewhere during installation, you can always recover your device by following this guide.
> If you have the update.zip file from the above mentioned EMUI 8 folder directly, you could just directly flash it after wiping data, system and cache(use adb push or microsd to transfer update.zip to device).
>Its better to charge your device to atleast 70% before doing anything as you'll have ample of time to recover it if you messed up something. If not, you can still charge your device in eRecovery mode and twrp but i found some issues like heating up and slow charging.
>Don't forget to set ringtone, notification and other sounds from settings after booting.
Spoiler: Updates
Updates :
I was able to install magisk by flashing unSU zip from @Hami_Do 's thread on hi6250 manual fixes and then flashing phh's magisk after deleting phh-su from /system/bin/ but sadly, I wasn't able to use quickswitch for other launchers as it needs magisk version of 20.4 (min.) but phh's magisk is 19.3 and substratum theme engine is not working (due to some error). So, I'm sticking with the root that comes out of the box and I recommend you to do the same. EXTRAS : The Phone and Messaging apps that came out of the box with the GSI stopped working after installing magisk. So, you are installing magisk, just replace these system apps from LineageOS ones or delete them and install the google phone and messaging from play store.
During multiple tests (installing, modifying and testing the GSI for its stability in multiple ways), I found that you need not always go back to stock EMUI 8 if you messed up something. This works without error but if you have some time, getting back to stock EMUI 8 is still recommended before installing some other ROM/GSI.
Try not to touch the finger print sensor when you are at the setup after first boot. This is making the finger print sensor not recognisable until next reboot.
User Feedback and Contributions :
Thanks to @OrionThyHunter for his feedback and some fixes :
Using the Greenify app will stop the finger print sensor from working. FIX : Disable "Alternative Screen Off Mode".
Thanks to @[email protected] for finding out he following issues :
Adaptive Brightness Doesn't work. Flash the attachment in this post to fix it.
To pass SafetyNet, follow this post.
Miscellaneous Recommendations :
Use Google Camera Go app for photos. Its much better than the GSI's stock one.
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Happy Flashing !
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thank you it worked, now waiting for volte and camera fix on next update.... please update soon.... waiting waiting waiting........

[email protected] said:
thank you it worked, now waiting for volte and camera fix on next update.... please update soon.... waiting waiting waiting........
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I think VoLTE can't be fixed.
For camera, you have to replace each file in /system/lib/ starting with libcam(libcamxyz...) from stock emui 8 and check each possible combination with subsequent reboots. I'm a little bit busy right now as I'm working on AOSP 11(as I believe it'll run without much problems because it has been tested on other hi6250 devices) with @Djiban. You could just do this on your own. If you find any working combination, please post it in this thread.

[email protected] said:
thank you it worked, now waiting for volte and camera fix on next update.... please update soon.... waiting waiting waiting........
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Finally, Fixed it dude(camera and torch) by replacing libraries! Found a patch that does the same thing. Updated the Original post.
Tried a lot to fix VoLTE but didn't work... will try again later.
CHECK IT OUT!
#endyourwait LOL!

Hi again, I got this installed using TWRP, and I still have TWRP installed because I don't have the stock recovery. The system boots but it is giving me an error saying encryption unsuccessful, with a button saying "erase all data" which does nothing, and I am unable to do anything.
I was having this error when I first installed EMUI 8 from EMUI 5 as well, but at least the button took me to eRecovery, where the factory reset would fail at 5-6%. Currently if I go into eRecovery and click factory reset, it just reboots and takes me to TWRP again. Also, when I go into eRecovery it asks me to reformat the partition because it is "corrupted", which somehow changes the file system for /data to f2fs, and causes the phone to be stuck on the android boot animation. When I change /data back to ext4 I am able to boot back to the screen of encryption unsuccessful.
How do I fix this issue and be able to use the phone? Attached is a screenshot of the error message the OS is giving me.

lmaohelp said:
Hi again, I got this installed using TWRP, and I still have TWRP installed because I don't have the stock recovery. The system boots but it is giving me an error saying encryption unsuccessful, with a button saying "erase all data" which does nothing, and I am unable to do anything.
I was having this error when I first installed EMUI 8 from EMUI 5 as well, but at least the button took me to eRecovery, where the factory reset would fail at 5-6%. Currently if I go into eRecovery and click factory reset, it just reboots and takes me to TWRP again. Also, when I go into eRecovery it asks me to reformat the partition because it is "corrupted", which somehow changes the file system for /data to f2fs, and causes the phone to be stuck on the android boot animation. When I change /data back to ext4 I am able to boot back to the screen of encryption unsuccessful.
How do I fix this issue and be able to use the phone? Attached is a screenshot of the error message the OS is giving me.
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Did you flash stock recovery after flashing system image?
Get back to emui 8(if you have update.zip, you could directly flash it with twrp). Repeat the process. Flash stock recovery. Perform a factory reset. And boot it to the system for the first time. You could then flash twrp with fastboot.
***Do not do a factory reset with twrp! Its causing errors.***

Apparently it could be a faulty EMMC chip according to this website, which makes sense since TWRP is not able to mount the internal storage partition or the Dalvik / ART cache, and eRecovery is not able to reset the phone, which is a characteristic of EMMC failure, according to this website. I had to unplug the battery countless times when I was tinkering with the phone, because my power button is broken, and it definitely would've contributed to this failure according to what I have read. Well, guess I'm done with this phone lol
EDIT: Well I'm starting from scratch again but everything is installing fine so I guess nothing is wrong currently? Huawei factory reset even worked

Venkata Lochan Nune said:
Did you flash stock recovery after flashing system image?
Get back to emui 8(if you have update.zip, you could directly flash it with twrp). Repeat the process. Flash stock recovery. Perform a factory reset. And boot it to the system for the first time. You could then flash twrp with fastboot.
***Do not do a factory reset with twrp! Its causing errors.***
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No, I don't know where to find the stock recovery file, where can I find it?
I managed to boot into EMUI 8 just fine since I did not have a password on the EMUI 5 OS before installing lol. Now I just need the stock recovery you are talking about so I can follow your steps.

do you mean, you testing ASOP 11 on honor 6x ? if yes wow......

[email protected] said:
do you mean, you testing ASOP 11 on honor 6x ? if yes wow......
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Nope, not now. @Djiban is quite busy and for me to work, I'm not having a spare device. He'll do it when he's got free time.
I didn't find much noticeable differences between AOSP 10 and 11 execpt some ui improvements and under-the-hood improvements. So, I'll skip AOSP 11 and directly will work with AOSP 12 on future. I liked the new things introduced in android 12. So, I'll definitely work on it.

lmaohelp said:
No, I don't know where to find the stock recovery file, where can I find it?
I managed to boot into EMUI 8 just fine since I did not have a password on the EMUI 5 OS before installing lol. Now I just need the stock recovery you are talking about so I can follow your steps.
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Do you have the update.zip file?
Or wait I'll attach one in few hours...

lmaohelp said:
Apparently it could be a faulty EMMC chip according to this website, which makes sense since TWRP is not able to mount the internal storage partition or the Dalvik / ART cache, and eRecovery is not able to reset the phone, which is a characteristic of EMMC failure, according to this website. I had to unplug the battery countless times when I was tinkering with the phone, because my power button is broken, and it definitely would've contributed to this failure according to what I have read. Well, guess I'm done with this phone lol
EDIT: Well I'm starting from scratch again but everything is installing fine so I guess nothing is wrong currently? Huawei factory reset even worked
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This is because twrp on our phone doesn't support encryption-decryption things. So, they can only mount internal storage when you perform a complete data format by typing "yes".

Venkata Lochan Nune said:
Do you have the update.zip file?
Or wait I'll attach one in few hours...
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I do, but I'm unfamiliar with how to get the recovery.img from the zip file. If you can tell me how to extract it or attach one that would be great!

lmaohelp said:
I do, but I'm unfamiliar with how to get the recovery.img from the zip file. If you can tell me how to extract it or attach one that would be great!
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Actually, flashing it should replace twrp with stock one didn't it?
You can extract it with 7zip. It worked for me.

Venkata Lochan Nune said:
Actuall, flashing it should replace twrp with stock one didn't it?
You can extract it with 7zip. It worked for me
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What do you mean by flashing it, the update file? I updated from EMUI 5 to EMUI 8 using a update.zip file and HWOTA method so I am not sure if that is the same thing as just flashing the update.zip file. Also, just extracting the files doesn't produce anything useful. I used a firmware extractor from this thread, which comes up with the files shown in the screenshot. Now I'm not sure which file is the stock recovery image. I also tried flashing Magisk for root access and using Flashify to backup the stock recovery image, but the app would just freeze, I'm not sure why.

lmaohelp said:
What do you mean by flashing it, the update file? I updated from EMUI 5 to EMUI 8 using a update.zip file and HWOTA method so I am not sure if that is the same thing as just flashing the update.zip file. Also, just extracting the files doesn't produce anything useful. I used a firmware extractor from this thread, which comes up with the files shown in the screenshot. Now I'm not sure which file is the stock recovery image. I also tried flashing Magisk for root access and using Flashify to backup the stock recovery image, but the app would just freeze, I'm not sure why.
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Well you could directly flash update.zip with twrp.
Wail I'll attach it in a while. Just turned on my PC to search for it and this bloody "working on updates" came up.

lmaohelp said:
What do you mean by flashing it, the update file? I updated from EMUI 5 to EMUI 8 using a update.zip file and HWOTA method so I am not sure if that is the same thing as just flashing the update.zip file. Also, just extracting the files doesn't produce anything useful. I used a firmware extractor from this thread, which comes up with the files shown in the screenshot. Now I'm not sure which file is the stock recovery image. I also tried flashing Magisk for root access and using Flashify to backup the stock recovery image, but the app would just freeze, I'm not sure why.
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Yeah I've faced the same problem with flashify and ofcourse other similar apps. The problem I usually get is that system partition isn't writable. After changing it to r/w, I get an error that boot image not found. (This doesn't happen in flashify, it just freezes). Not sure what the problem is maybe, huawei's anti modding measures...

This might be the stock recovery(its in between some 10 other recoveries so, not sure). Try it and inform me
EDIT : THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT ONE. STOCK RECOVERY WAS ATTACHED IN POST #1.

Venkata Lochan Nune said:
This might be the stock recovery(its in between some 10 other recoveries so, not sure). Try it and inform me.
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I don't think that is the correct file, as I flashed it and "adb reboot recovery" just causes it to be stuck on the "your phone is unlocked" screen, and so does clicking the factory reset option in eRecovery. I tried extracting the RECOVERY_RAMDIS(K).img file and flashing it, which worked, and successfully failed (lol) to reset the phone.
EDIT: I got into the OS successfully. It is unexpectedly smooth, good job!

lmaohelp said:
I don't think that is the correct file, as I flashed it and "adb reboot recovery" just causes it to be stuck on the "your phone is unlocked" screen, and so does clicking the factory reset option in eRecovery. I tried extracting the RECOVERY_RAMDIS(K).img file and flashing it, which worked, and successfully failed (lol) to reset the phone.
EDIT: I got into the OS successfully. It is unexpectedly smooth, good job!
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So you liked it?
And hey, attach the stock recovery for future reference if someone needs it.
Use the camera patch to fix cam and flashlight issues. It just replaces the libraries. Flash any emui 8 compatible twrp with fastboot. Take a migrate backup in case.
Google Camera GO app works like a charm and is better than the stock one so I recommended using it.
Enjoy your phone!

Modified OP6, wasn't sure what I changed. Found a txt file with the answer- Bootloader, TWRP Blue_spark, Magisk. They reset, so very uncertain here.

Okay, so as above. I modified my OnePlus 6 in summer 2019 when I bought it, and kept Lineage OS (unsure what version if it matters); I modified the bootloader, installed TWRP Blue_Spark for recovery and rooted using magisk. I made a nandroid backup but it was on the sd card partition and I've at some point wiped it.
Again, no custom rom. I only know because I thankfully made a text file explaining what I did. I used this thread.
OnePlus 6: Unlock Bootloader | Flash TWRP | Root | Nandroid & EFS Backup !!
OnePlus 6: Unlock Bootloader | Flash TWRP | Root | Nandroid & EFS Backup !! Before you start, OTA up to the latest System Update available. Settings > System Updates > Download & Install the latest available Thank You all for your...
forum.xda-developers.com
If you click the text file copied into the spoiler you can see pretty much exactly what I did, if you want:
Spoiler: Click here to see text document, including links to XDA threads, about what I did.
Models: A6000 (Asian model which I have), A6003 (which is for EU, where I live).
Warning: Do not flash partial update OTAs (under 1 GB) on a modified device!
If you want to use partial OTAs, you must first flash a full OTA that it applies to
and then flash the partial OTA from stock recovery.
Flashing partial OTAs from TWRP will either fail or soft brick your device.
You can return to a usable state by flashing full zips in recovery.
OnePlus 6: Unlock Bootloader | Flash TWRP | Root | Nandroid & EFS Backup !!
OnePlus 6: Unlock Bootloader | Flash TWRP | Root | Nandroid & EFS Backup !! Before you start, OTA up to the latest System Update available. Settings > System Updates > Download & Install the latest available Thank You all for your...
forum.xda-developers.com
Used this guide to:
1. unlock OnePlus 6 Bootloader
2. flash TWRP as a custom recovery (I used Blu_Spark TWRP as it had better backup options)
3. Magisk root (unrooter)
If you need to run CMD from a directory then check file:
How to open CMD command window in specific directory -Noted.txt
The versions of TWRP Blu_Spark I used were:
twrp-3.2.3-x_blu_spark_v9.91_op6.img
twrp-3.2.3-x_blu_spark_v9.91_op6.zip
Always make sure you use latest version, but make sure you're updated to the latest oxygenOS
NANDROID Backup (from https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/oneplus-6-unlock-bootloader-flash-twrp-t3792643):
Create:
1. Boot into TWRP Recovery .
2. Go to Backup Menu and select all the listed partitions.
3. Name the Backup if needed (Optional)
4. Swipe to take Backup.
This proces should take 5 to 7 minutes depending upon the size of data.
5. Reboot System when done.
Your Nandroid will be stored in the Backup Folder inside TWRP Folder /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS
NANDROID RESTORE:
1. Boot into TWRP Recovery
2. Go to Restore Menu and select the backup you want to restore.
3. Select the partitions you want to restore.
4. Swipe to Restore. The process will take 5 to 7 minutes.
5. Reboot system once done
Found this, not sure if its relevant to OTA updates deleting twrp (blu_spark version, FTR)
Just to add a note to you for next ota.
After ota is installed go to magisk manager
Press download
Search for twrp a/b
Install (don't reboot)
Now go to main screen and press install
Choose to inactive slot (after ota)
This way you keep both twrp and root
My problems (potentially): I was getting OTA lineage updates and people said they were actually fine with this and wouldn't cause a problem, and they certainly seemed to be fine for a time.
However, at some point over two years my recovery has been reverted to presumably stock recovery and TWRP is missing. I'm not 100% sure how this happened but I'm assuming it was when I installed Android 10 OTA, or potentially did some kind of reset. I'm now unsure if I can simply install TWRP without some kind of problem.
Any Insite into what likely caused that and if it could be problematic would be appreciated. It's definitely gone. I didn't install to both A/B.
My root also stopped working as I can remember substratum themes breaking permanantely after an update, but they just became disabled and substratum remained benign and installed. I'm assuming this was with the Android 10 update, or when I lost TWRP (?) - but I'm not sure how I installed Magisk as I don't mention in the instructions file I found in the spoiler. According to the thread:
Gaining Root Access
You can gain root by either flashing via recovery a pre-rooted custom rom, or flashing a zip containing the SuperSU binaries or by Flashing Magisk Zip for a system less root. A custom recovery is necessary to do this.
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My bootloader remains unlocked and I have USB debugging enabled.
TLDR: I was just wondering whether my Android version 10.3.10, the fact my TWRP recovery has been reset, my magisk root is gone and I'm not sure if it persists, means that I might encounter problems installing TWRP, Magisk and custom ROMS.
Will they be persistent and problematic somewhere or are they gone?
Should I unlock my bootloader again when request, or skip that step. Would it matter?
Also any reccomendations on a decent custom ROM for the OnePlus 6? I'm ideally looking for security/privacy and to move away from google as much as possible. I've always flashed ROMS and loved LineageOS, or moreso, CyanogenMod on Nugget iirc was the peak for me, but I never bothered on this phone for some reason.
I'm sick of feeling my data is being stolen, whether that be anaytics, physically, etc etc. It seems like it's being pepetually eroded further and further and I want to feel my phone is free and cool like I used to.

[ROM][13][OFFICIAL][redfin][arm64] crDroid v9 for Google Pixel 5

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You have been warned
crDroid is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device also attempting to bringing many of the best features existent today
Features:
https://github.com/crdroidandroid/crdroid_features/blob/13.0/README.mkdn
Flashing Instructions:
Pre-installation:
Recovery (Download from here)
(OPTIONAL)GApps (Download from here)
First time installation:
Make sure you are running Android 13 firmware
Flash vendor_boot.img and boot.img to install crDroid recovery using fastboot
Reboot to recovery
Press "Apply update"
Press "Apply from ADB"
Use
Code:
adb sideload
on your PC to flash the crDroid zip
Update installation:
Can be done via OTA using the built in updater in Settings
Sources:
ROM: https://github.com/crdroidandroid
Kernel: https://github.com/LineageOS/android_kernel_google_redbull
Download:
ROM https://crdroid.net/redfin
Changelog: https://crdroid.net/redfin/9#changelog
Known issues:
You tell me
Visit official website @ crDroid.net
Support chat on Telegram
crDroid Community Telegram
crDroid Updates Channel
Donate to help our team pay server costs

Please note that this ROM is 64 bit only!
Like the Pixel 7 you cannot install legacy 32 bit applications. For most people this is fine, and brings several benefits. However, if you require older 32 bit applications (like Flappy Bird) please do not install this ROM.
For more information, read this Android Developers Blog post: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/10/64-bit-only-devices.html

Reserved

Thanks, I've been waiting for this version.

Hi,
I tried this ROM and had some problems installing it to make Magisk work and also the Google Apps.
The exact problems are in the body text of the spoiler.
Spoiler: My problems with the installation of the ROM
I tried this ROM on my p5 and had some trouble getting it to work with Magisk and Gapps.
Previously I was on the Evolution ROM (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...lution-x-7-2-unbound-tp1a-221005-002.4501629/) before I made the switch to CRDOID.
The aforementioned ROM is at the November 2022 security patch level with Android 13, and CRDROID with build date 2022-12-25 is based on the December 2022 security patch level.
The info is important because I could not boot the patched boot.img with Magisk with the November patch level. It just got stuck at the google logo.
After my phone was at the December level, I was able to flash the patched boot image with Magisk, as well as the vendor_boot image without the phone getting stuck in the google logo. Because if it's stuck in the google logo, you can't even boot into recovery to install the ROM.
And the patched boot image with Magisk is needed immediately, because without it I could flash the Mind The Gapps, but after booting into the Android OS they were not findable. Only with the patched boot image were the Google Apps available in the Android OS after flashing of mind the gapps. Other Gapps variations like LiteGapps, NikGapps or BiTGApps didn't install in the first place.
To identify that Magisk was present in the boot image, I had to manually install the Magisk app and in it I could see that the boot image was patched. As well as the Google Apps.
In the next step, I was able to log into the Play Store, but then I got a persistent message that I was offline in the Play Store and could not use it.
To fix this, I booted back into recovery, did a factory reset, and after booting, the Google installation setup came up, which I did, and then I could use the Play Store.
In the next step I wanted to install Magisk modules, installed a few, like the Universal Safetynet Patch and LSPOSED via Zygisk and restarted the phone.
After restarting, the phone ran for a minute and crashed completely. This happened until I removed all Magisk modules (disabling them also crashed the phone). As soon as a magisk module is installed and activated on reboot, the phone crashes after a minute. So far I have no idea what the problem is, so I currently have no modules installed and the phone works.
What I noticed is that the app com.android.hbmsvmanager drains some battery even with the ROM. In the Evolution ROM I had accordingly provided a tutorial on how to disable the app to kill the battery guzzler.
[ROM][13][UNOFFICIAL][redfin] Evolution-X | 7.3-Vengeance |TD1A.221105.001
I am not affiliated with the official Evolution-X team. link to kernel source: https://github.com/HubertVonJass/vendor_google_redfin_13 my other repos for the device and vendor are there as well. downloads...
forum.xda-developers.com
If you still want to install the ROM on your phone after reading the Wall of Text, and you are coming from another ROM, follow these steps.
ROM Issues with this appraoch: You can't use magisk modules. If you use them the phone crashes unless you removed all of the installed modules.
Prerequisites​
Spoiler
Patch the boot image from the first post with magisk. Without magisk, you can install the Google Apps, but you will not be able to see them in the Android OS and thus will not be able to use them.
If you don't want Google Apps or magisk, you can skip this step.
In short, install the Magisk App, copy the file boot.img on your phone via usb cable. In magisk click on install, select a file -> choose the boot.img. Afterwards copy the patched magisk image from your Downloads Folder to your PC.
Check your Android security patch status in the current ROM. It is necessary that you have the same patch level as the current build version of CRDROID (Build 2022-12-25 = December 2022 Security Patch).
To do this, open the Settings app. Under Phone -> Android Version -> Security Patch Level.
So when there are future ROM updates from CRDROID, make sure you patch your device to the same security level (easiest to install the Google Factory Image for the patch level) and then install the CRDROID ROM.
If you don't want to use magisk or Google Apps you can skip this step.
Backup your data from the phone (if you have root, use Swift Backup to backup all app data). The best way is to copy your data to your PC.
Backup all folders and files in the first step, but leave out the Android folder for now, as the copy process will be interrupted when copying the Android folder. Then, in the backup directory, create the Android folder and the data, media and obb folders inside it.
You should be able to copy the media and obb folders to your PC without any problems. For the data folder, I recommend skipping any folders that contain android or google as these are the problematic folders. You can then backup these folders once you have backed up the rest. For the problematic folders, I would recommend ignoring them, but if you still need them, copy them over one by one."
If you don't have a backup and want to start from scratch, you can skip this step. But you will lose all your data if you haven't backed it up to a cloud service or somewhere else, so be warned.
If the device is based on the security level like CRDROID or you don't need magisk and Google Apps, you can skip this step.
If your device is not based on the security level of the CRDROID version, you will have to update your phone to that version first.
Download the Google Stock ROM, based on the security state:
Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers
developers.google.com
13.0.0 (TQ1A.221205.011, Dec 2022) for CRDROID Build 2022-12-25.
Download the current adb tools for your PC OS:
SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers
Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.
developer.android.com
Extract the downloaded Factory image zip file. Copy all the adb tools files for your OS inside the extracted folder.
Boot your phone into fastboot. Reboot your phone and then hold power + volume down while the phone reboots. Connect your phone to your PC while it is in fastboot mode.
Execute the flash-all.bat / flash-all.sh (regarding your PC OS). With this the entire phone gets updated to the needed security patch and all your data on the phone got wiped.
Installation​After all the prerequisites are done, we come to the ROM installation.
Spoiler
Download all the files from the first post [(if you don't already have them) vendor_boot image, Rom zip file and mind the gapps for Android 13 in arm64]. Move them all to the folder where the adb files are already located.
Move the patched magisk boot image to this folder
Reboot your phone to fastboot mode, connect your phone to your pc while it is in fastboot mode.
execute the following commands
Bash:
fastboot flash boot <magisk_boot image name> --slot all
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img --slot all
After both files got installed on your phone navigate the fastboot menu with the volume keys to the point recovery and click the power button to navigate into it.
In recovery mode go to "factory reset" -> "Format data/factory reset" after the click the entire phone data got wiped.
In recovery mode go to Apply Update -> "Apply from ADB"
On your PC execute the following Commands:
Bash:
adb sideload <crDroidAndroid-13.0 zip file>
After an succesfully ROM installation reboot the phone into ANDROID OS.
Go trough the First setup and skip most of the parts.
Reboot your phone again into recovery mode. You can hold the power button -> Restart -> Recovery to go into it.
In Recovery mode go to Apply Update -> "Apply from ADB"
Connect your phone to your PC and execute the command:
Bash:
adb sideload <MindTheGapps-13.0.0-arm64 zip file>
Afterwards reboot phone again into Android OS and validate that the play Store Icon is available and reboot again into recovery mode. if not install the magisk app https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/ and check if magisk is installed. if it is installed on your phone and the mind the gapps installation was successfull, I don't know why it didn't worked.
Inside the recovery mode go to factory reset and execute again an data Format
Afterwards restart phone again and now you should be able to execute the google install setup. Go trough all steps.
Afterwards install the magisk app and validate that it is installed and check if the play store is working.
After the Installation​
Spoiler
Copy your backupped files from your PC and reinstall all the needed apps or use swift backup (when you have an swift backup backup) to restore all the needed apps.
You can try to install magisk modules and hope that your phone won't crash after you rebooted it.

Raz0Rfail said:
Hi,
I tried this ROM and had some problems installing it to make Magisk work and also the Google Apps.
The exact problems are in the body text of the spoiler.
Spoiler: My problems with the installation of the ROM
I tried this ROM on my p5 and had some trouble getting it to work with Magisk and Gapps.
Previously I was on the Evolution ROM (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...lution-x-7-2-unbound-tp1a-221005-002.4501629/) before I made the switch to CRDOID.
The aforementioned ROM is at the November 2022 security patch level with Android 13, and CRDROID with build date 2022-12-25 is based on the December 2022 security patch level.
The info is important because I could not boot the patched boot.img with Magisk with the November patch level. It just got stuck at the google logo.
After my phone was at the December level, I was able to flash the patched boot image with Magisk, as well as the vendor_boot image without the phone getting stuck in the google logo. Because if it's stuck in the google logo, you can't even boot into recovery to install the ROM.
And the patched boot image with Magisk is needed immediately, because without it I could flash the Mind The Gapps, but after booting into the Android OS they were not findable. Only with the patched boot image were the Google Apps available in the Android OS after flashing of mind the gapps. Other Gapps variations like LiteGapps, NikGapps or BiTGApps didn't install in the first place.
To identify that Magisk was present in the boot image, I had to manually install the Magisk app and in it I could see that the boot image was patched. As well as the Google Apps.
In the next step, I was able to log into the Play Store, but then I got a persistent message that I was offline in the Play Store and could not use it.
To fix this, I booted back into recovery, did a factory reset, and after booting, the Google installation setup came up, which I did, and then I could use the Play Store.
In the next step I wanted to install Magisk modules, installed a few, like the Universal Safetynet Patch and LSPOSED via Zygisk and restarted the phone.
After restarting, the phone ran for a minute and crashed completely. This happened until I removed all Magisk modules (disabling them also crashed the phone). As soon as a magisk module is installed and activated on reboot, the phone crashes after a minute. So far I have no idea what the problem is, so I currently have no modules installed and the phone works.
What I noticed is that the app com.android.hbmsvmanager drains some battery even with the ROM. In the Evolution ROM I had accordingly provided a tutorial on how to disable the app to kill the battery guzzler.
[ROM][13][UNOFFICIAL][redfin] Evolution-X | 7.3-Vengeance |TD1A.221105.001
I am not affiliated with the official Evolution-X team. link to kernel source: https://github.com/HubertVonJass/vendor_google_redfin_13 my other repos for the device and vendor are there as well. downloads...
forum.xda-developers.com
If you still want to install the ROM on your phone after reading the Wall of Text, and you are coming from another ROM, follow these steps.
ROM Issues with this appraoch: You can't use magisk modules. If you use them the phone crashes unless you removed all of the installed modules.
Prerequisites​
Spoiler
Patch the boot image from the first post with magisk. Without magisk, you can install the Google Apps, but you will not be able to see them in the Android OS and thus will not be able to use them.
If you don't want Google Apps or magisk, you can skip this step.
In short, install the Magisk App, copy the file boot.img on your phone via usb cable. In magisk click on install, select a file -> choose the boot.img. Afterwards copy the patched magisk image from your Downloads Folder to your PC.
Check your Android security patch status in the current ROM. It is necessary that you have the same patch level as the current build version of CRDROID (Build 2022-12-25 = December 2022 Security Patch).
To do this, open the Settings app. Under Phone -> Android Version -> Security Patch Level.
So when there are future ROM updates from CRDROID, make sure you patch your device to the same security level (easiest to install the Google Factory Image for the patch level) and then install the CRDROID ROM.
If you don't want to use magisk or Google Apps you can skip this step.
Backup your data from the phone (if you have root, use Swift Backup to backup all app data). The best way is to copy your data to your PC.
Backup all folders and files in the first step, but leave out the Android folder for now, as the copy process will be interrupted when copying the Android folder. Then, in the backup directory, create the Android folder and the data, media and obb folders inside it.
You should be able to copy the media and obb folders to your PC without any problems. For the data folder, I recommend skipping any folders that contain android or google as these are the problematic folders. You can then backup these folders once you have backed up the rest. For the problematic folders, I would recommend ignoring them, but if you still need them, copy them over one by one."
If you don't have a backup and want to start from scratch, you can skip this step. But you will lose all your data if you haven't backed it up to a cloud service or somewhere else, so be warned.
If the device is based on the security level like CRDROID or you don't need magisk and Google Apps, you can skip this step.
If your device is not based on the security level of the CRDROID version, you will have to update your phone to that version first.
Download the Google Stock ROM, based on the security state:
Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers
developers.google.com
13.0.0 (TQ1A.221205.011, Dec 2022) for CRDROID Build 2022-12-25.
Download the current adb tools for your PC OS:
SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers
Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.
developer.android.com
Extract the downloaded Factory image zip file. Copy all the adb tools files for your OS inside the extracted folder.
Boot your phone into fastboot. Reboot your phone and then hold power + volume down while the phone reboots. Connect your phone to your PC while it is in fastboot mode.
Execute the flash-all.bat / flash-all.sh (regarding your PC OS). With this the entire phone gets updated to the needed security patch and all your data on the phone got wiped.
Installation​After all the prerequisites are done, we come to the ROM installation.
Spoiler
Download all the files from the first post [(if you don't already have them) vendor_boot image, Rom zip file and mind the gapps for Android 13 in arm64]. Move them all to the folder where the adb files are already located.
Move the patched magisk boot image to this folder
Reboot your phone to fastboot mode, connect your phone to your pc while it is in fastboot mode.
execute the following commands
Bash:
fastboot flash boot <magisk_boot image name> --slot all
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img --slot all
After both files got installed on your phone navigate the fastboot menu with the volume keys to the point recovery and click the power button to navigate into it.
In recovery mode go to "factory reset" -> "Format data/factory reset" after the click the entire phone data got wiped.
In recovery mode go to Apply Update -> "Apply from ADB"
On your PC execute the following Commands:
Bash:
adb sideload <crDroidAndroid-13.0 zip file>
After an succesfully ROM installation reboot the phone into ANDROID OS.
Go trough the First setup and skip most of the parts.
Reboot your phone again into recovery mode. You can hold the power button -> Restart -> Recovery to go into it.
In Recovery mode go to Apply Update -> "Apply from ADB"
Connect your phone to your PC and execute the command:
Bash:
adb sideload <MindTheGapps-13.0.0-arm64 zip file>
Afterwards reboot phone again into Android OS and validate that the play Store Icon is available and reboot again into recovery mode. if not install the magisk app https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/ and check if magisk is installed. if it is installed on your phone and the mind the gapps installation was successfull, I don't know why it didn't worked.
Inside the recovery mode go to factory reset and execute again an data Format
Afterwards restart phone again and now you should be able to execute the google install setup. Go trough all steps.
Afterwards install the magisk app and validate that it is installed and check if the play store is working.
After the Installation​
Spoiler
Copy your backupped files from your PC and reinstall all the needed apps or use swift backup (when you have an swift backup backup) to restore all the needed apps.
You can try to install magisk modules and hope that your phone won't crash after you rebooted it.
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Thanks for the info. Was about to make a jump tonight, guess i need to postphone since this my only device.

saxmydix,​This is my only Device as well. But with enough time and a good backup and you are good to go .

Raz0Rfail said:
saxmydix,​This is my only Device as well. But with enough time and a good backup and you are good to go .
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I need to use root and the modules tho. You think this related to 64 bit only ?

saxmydix said:
I need to use root and the modules tho. You think this related to 64 bit only ?
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I think I found the reason why my phone crashed after installing Magisk modules.
I installed the "Magisk bootloop protector" module and installed it directly into the boot image. After re-flashing the patched boot image with Magisk and installing all the other modules I used before and skipping the bootloop protector module, the phone has not crashed in the last few hours.
I also installed 5 lsposed modules and so far the phone works without crashing.
I have tested it out after I wrote the long wall of text at 03:39 am.

Thanks.

Raz0Rfail said:
Hi,
I tried this ROM and had some problems installing it to make Magisk work and also the Google Apps.
The exact problems are in the body text of the spoiler.
Spoiler: My problems with the installation of the ROM
I tried this ROM on my p5 and had some trouble getting it to work with Magisk and Gapps.
Previously I was on the Evolution ROM (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...lution-x-7-2-unbound-tp1a-221005-002.4501629/) before I made the switch to CRDOID.
The aforementioned ROM is at the November 2022 security patch level with Android 13, and CRDROID with build date 2022-12-25 is based on the December 2022 security patch level.
The info is important because I could not boot the patched boot.img with Magisk with the November patch level. It just got stuck at the google logo.
After my phone was at the December level, I was able to flash the patched boot image with Magisk, as well as the vendor_boot image without the phone getting stuck in the google logo. Because if it's stuck in the google logo, you can't even boot into recovery to install the ROM.
And the patched boot image with Magisk is needed immediately, because without it I could flash the Mind The Gapps, but after booting into the Android OS they were not findable. Only with the patched boot image were the Google Apps available in the Android OS after flashing of mind the gapps. Other Gapps variations like LiteGapps, NikGapps or BiTGApps didn't install in the first place.
To identify that Magisk was present in the boot image, I had to manually install the Magisk app and in it I could see that the boot image was patched. As well as the Google Apps.
In the next step, I was able to log into the Play Store, but then I got a persistent message that I was offline in the Play Store and could not use it.
To fix this, I booted back into recovery, did a factory reset, and after booting, the Google installation setup came up, which I did, and then I could use the Play Store.
In the next step I wanted to install Magisk modules, installed a few, like the Universal Safetynet Patch and LSPOSED via Zygisk and restarted the phone.
After restarting, the phone ran for a minute and crashed completely. This happened until I removed all Magisk modules (disabling them also crashed the phone). As soon as a magisk module is installed and activated on reboot, the phone crashes after a minute. So far I have no idea what the problem is, so I currently have no modules installed and the phone works.
What I noticed is that the app com.android.hbmsvmanager drains some battery even with the ROM. In the Evolution ROM I had accordingly provided a tutorial on how to disable the app to kill the battery guzzler.
[ROM][13][UNOFFICIAL][redfin] Evolution-X | 7.3-Vengeance |TD1A.221105.001
I am not affiliated with the official Evolution-X team. link to kernel source: https://github.com/HubertVonJass/vendor_google_redfin_13 my other repos for the device and vendor are there as well. downloads...
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If you still want to install the ROM on your phone after reading the Wall of Text, and you are coming from another ROM, follow these steps.
ROM Issues with this appraoch: You can't use magisk modules. If you use them the phone crashes unless you removed all of the installed modules.
Prerequisites​
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Patch the boot image from the first post with magisk. Without magisk, you can install the Google Apps, but you will not be able to see them in the Android OS and thus will not be able to use them.
If you don't want Google Apps or magisk, you can skip this step.
In short, install the Magisk App, copy the file boot.img on your phone via usb cable. In magisk click on install, select a file -> choose the boot.img. Afterwards copy the patched magisk image from your Downloads Folder to your PC.
Check your Android security patch status in the current ROM. It is necessary that you have the same patch level as the current build version of CRDROID (Build 2022-12-25 = December 2022 Security Patch).
To do this, open the Settings app. Under Phone -> Android Version -> Security Patch Level.
So when there are future ROM updates from CRDROID, make sure you patch your device to the same security level (easiest to install the Google Factory Image for the patch level) and then install the CRDROID ROM.
If you don't want to use magisk or Google Apps you can skip this step.
Backup your data from the phone (if you have root, use Swift Backup to backup all app data). The best way is to copy your data to your PC.
Backup all folders and files in the first step, but leave out the Android folder for now, as the copy process will be interrupted when copying the Android folder. Then, in the backup directory, create the Android folder and the data, media and obb folders inside it.
You should be able to copy the media and obb folders to your PC without any problems. For the data folder, I recommend skipping any folders that contain android or google as these are the problematic folders. You can then backup these folders once you have backed up the rest. For the problematic folders, I would recommend ignoring them, but if you still need them, copy them over one by one."
If you don't have a backup and want to start from scratch, you can skip this step. But you will lose all your data if you haven't backed it up to a cloud service or somewhere else, so be warned.
If the device is based on the security level like CRDROID or you don't need magisk and Google Apps, you can skip this step.
If your device is not based on the security level of the CRDROID version, you will have to update your phone to that version first.
Download the Google Stock ROM, based on the security state:
Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers
developers.google.com
13.0.0 (TQ1A.221205.011, Dec 2022) for CRDROID Build 2022-12-25.
Download the current adb tools for your PC OS:
SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers
Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.
developer.android.com
Extract the downloaded Factory image zip file. Copy all the adb tools files for your OS inside the extracted folder.
Boot your phone into fastboot. Reboot your phone and then hold power + volume down while the phone reboots. Connect your phone to your PC while it is in fastboot mode.
Execute the flash-all.bat / flash-all.sh (regarding your PC OS). With this the entire phone gets updated to the needed security patch and all your data on the phone got wiped.
Installation​After all the prerequisites are done, we come to the ROM installation.
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Download all the files from the first post [(if you don't already have them) vendor_boot image, Rom zip file and mind the gapps for Android 13 in arm64]. Move them all to the folder where the adb files are already located.
Move the patched magisk boot image to this folder
Reboot your phone to fastboot mode, connect your phone to your pc while it is in fastboot mode.
execute the following commands
Bash:
fastboot flash boot <magisk_boot image name> --slot all
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img --slot all
After both files got installed on your phone navigate the fastboot menu with the volume keys to the point recovery and click the power button to navigate into it.
In recovery mode go to "factory reset" -> "Format data/factory reset" after the click the entire phone data got wiped.
In recovery mode go to Apply Update -> "Apply from ADB"
On your PC execute the following Commands:
Bash:
adb sideload <crDroidAndroid-13.0 zip file>
After an succesfully ROM installation reboot the phone into ANDROID OS.
Go trough the First setup and skip most of the parts.
Reboot your phone again into recovery mode. You can hold the power button -> Restart -> Recovery to go into it.
In Recovery mode go to Apply Update -> "Apply from ADB"
Connect your phone to your PC and execute the command:
Bash:
adb sideload <MindTheGapps-13.0.0-arm64 zip file>
Afterwards reboot phone again into Android OS and validate that the play Store Icon is available and reboot again into recovery mode. if not install the magisk app https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/ and check if magisk is installed. if it is installed on your phone and the mind the gapps installation was successfull, I don't know why it didn't worked.
Inside the recovery mode go to factory reset and execute again an data Format
Afterwards restart phone again and now you should be able to execute the google install setup. Go trough all steps.
Afterwards install the magisk app and validate that it is installed and check if the play store is working.
After the Installation​
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Copy your backupped files from your PC and reinstall all the needed apps or use swift backup (when you have an swift backup backup) to restore all the needed apps.
You can try to install magisk modules and hope that your phone won't crash after you rebooted it.
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wow Thank you for the detail.
Now I got to know why lineage OS shows play store offline when I install it.
I may try it after a few later.

Ian getting this error every time I try to install could help me and tell what ism doing wrong I can install the boot but the vendor boot fails and side loading the rim fails ism on stable 13

hunfatal said:
Thanks.
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And thank you for all the work on V7 and V8

mike9976 said:
Ian getting this error every time I try to install could help me and tell what ism doing wrong I can install the boot but the vendor boot fails and side loading the rim fails ism on stable 13
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Check if the adb Version matches this version or higher:
execute in command line: adb.exe version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41
Version 33.0.3-8952118
If it's lower download the latest adb tools.
SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers
Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.
developer.android.com
Secondary check if you have adb drivers installed for google devices. If you haven't install them before you need them to install.
If you don't know if there are installed download this:
https://dl.google.com/android/repository/usb_driver_r13-windows.zip
extract the usb_driver folder from it and on the .inf file do an rightclick and click on install. Afterwards reconnect your phone while it is in fastboot mode.

Raz0Rfail said:
Check if the adb Version matches this version or higher:
execute in command line: adb.exe version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41
Version 33.0.3-8952118
If it's lower download the latest adb tools.
SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers
Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.
developer.android.com
Secondary check if you have adb drivers installed for google devices. If you haven't install them before you need them to install.
If you don't know if there are installed download this:
https://dl.google.com/android/repository/usb_driver_r13-windows.zip
extract the usb_driver folder from it and on the .inf file do an rightclick and click on install. Afterwards reconnect your phone while it is in fastboot mode.
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Thx I'll try that

I'll keep an eye on it but so far I didn't managed to install both root and gapp. Still a huge thanks to @00p513 and @Raz0Rfail for providing and experience/method sharing!

Looking forward to giving this a go!

eSIM is not working for me also I can't install gapps. I installed the magisk boot.img and also magisk app, flashed the image 2 times and also factory reseted a few times. tried different combinations - not working.

OttoUsualConsumer said:
eSIM is not working for me also I can't install gapps. I installed the magisk boot.img and also magisk app, flashed the image 2 times and also factory reseted a few times. tried different combinations - not working.
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I can't say something regarding eSIM as I don't use it.
hmm did it say in magisk app that magisk is installed not the app?
If not flash the boot partition with the magisk_patched img file.
If you did it already. I recomend an dirty flash of the Rom in the recovery. reboot the phone into Android OS. Go back to the recovery and install magisk the gapps again.
If it didn't helped, do an factory reset and do the entire Installation process again as I described.

Hello all. I am aware of the eSIM and Google Apps issues and will investigate why MindTheGapps is failing to install. As far as I can tell, the lack of eSIM is due to Google Play Services not being present, however I have been unable to get an eSIM until today.
If I install the eSIM on the previous ROM, and then enable DSDS in the phone developer menu, it sometimes works, however this is a far from perfect solution.
I will keep everyone posted in this forum and the support chat on Telegram (the pizza cafe)