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Links attached for those interested from Essential Web Site, and source.android.
https://support.essential.com/hc/en-us
https://source.android.com/source/running
The real question is kernel source. Not much reason to unlock the bootloader without that.
Goronok said:
The real question is kernel source. Not much reason to unlock the bootloader without that.
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Exactly.
I'm not holding my breath.
I think I'm jumping ship.
thought Magisk works now with just an unlocked bootloader... or was it the other way around... lol
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Via Magisk Manager (Only support v14.0+):
This method does not need root, and also does not require a custom recovery.
However, you MUST have a stock boot image dump beforehand, and also be able to flash the patched boot image, either through fastboot/download mode or ODIN
Guess we'll need some patched boot image... which I'm assuming no one has yet... lol
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thought Magisk works now with just an unlocked bootloader... or was it the other way around... lol
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Via Magisk Manager (Only support v14.0+):
This method does not need root, and also does not require a custom recovery.
However, you MUST have a stock boot image dump beforehand, and also be able to flash the patched boot image, either through fastboot/download mode or ODIN
Guess we'll need some patched boot image... which I'm assuming no one has yet... lol
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Magisk manager will patch the boot image when installing magisk 14.0
We just need the boot.img from the rom or the OTA before it installs.
drocny87 said:
Magisk manager will patch the boot image when installing magisk 14.0
We just need the boot.img from the rom or the OTA before it installs.
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That's IF You can access the OTA zip. A lot of times it's downloaded to /cache which is not accessible without root. Some OEM's have it downloaded to the SD card but most bigger OEM's have it downloaded to the cache partition
graffixnyc said:
That's IF You can access the OTA zip. A lot of times it's downloaded to /cache which is not accessible without root. Some OEM's have it downloaded to the SD card but most bigger OEM's have it downloaded to the cache partition
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Some people got the update today. If you happen to get it can you try to pull the boot?
I have the update waiting to be installed.
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That's IF You can access the OTA zip. A lot of times it's downloaded to /cache which is not accessible without root. Some OEM's have it downloaded to the SD card but most bigger OEM's have it downloaded to the cache partition
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in the build thread, a user was able to capture the OTA url. the only issue, the boot.img is stored in the payload.bin file. Are you familiar with this file and how to extract it?
So is this phone rootable?
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canynballa said:
So is this phone rootable?
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At this time no. Hopefully soon that will change.
In the Andy Rubin AMA, the official Essential reddit account posted that the kernel and factory images would be released to the public "in the next few days". That probably means next week, business days and all, but it looks like they fully intend to support external development of this phone, and soon. Makes sense--why else would they allow a bootloader unlock from the get-go?
In adb I can find my phone but once I adb reboot bootloader and fastboot devices it doesn't display. Plz help
Sarzeck said:
In adb I can find my phone but once I adb reboot bootloader and fastboot devices it doesn't display. Plz help
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You need to select correct driver in device manager, maybe even install different drivers
See
https://forum.xda-developers.com/es...nofficial-usb-drivers-essential-ph-1-t3678231
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Thanks buddy! It worked
i love unlocking bootloader on mine but for now until no ROM's mod i will stay locked mode. im a Android Pay dude lol
Does anyone have any advice for getting the phone recognized. I installed android studio and google usb drivers. I've unlocked bootloaders on onepluses before but nothing happens when I type fastboot devices, and it stays at "waiting for any device" when I try the unlock command.
Yeah, try another computer. Seriously, my main PC just didn't want to work with the phone. Used my laptop, worked fine. Can't think of anything different, both are Win10, both have the same drivers and sdks. Both work for my other phones, just not this one. Didn't hurt to try. Of course you'll need access to another computer but if you have one or more extras, worth a try. Worked for me.
oowaymike said:
Does anyone have any advice for getting the phone recognized. I installed android studio and google usb drivers. I've unlocked bootloaders on onepluses before but nothing happens when I type fastboot devices, and it stays at "waiting for any device" when I try the unlock command.
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Did you reboot the computer? I've seen that help alot when device is not recognize
I'm having same issue, flashing unlock command do not work. I am on the oreo beta version. Someone help please.
Mod was already available for the Pixel2.
If you don't know what Edge Sense Plus is, you can check it here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2/themes/root-custom-active-edge-actions-edge-t3732368
Just curious but do we know it can be rooted?
krabman said:
Just curious but do we know it can be rooted?
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@topjohnwu will take care about that.
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Will get pixel 3xl by November 8 9. I am willing to test it for you.
ill have mine by 18th or 19th ill help out if still needed.
Mine is supposed to arrive today. I am hoping that root will be as simple as unlocking the bootloader, patching stock boot.img and flashing. I suspect that it'll be a while before we have a custom recovery though.
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@topjohnwu will take care about that.
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WisdomWolf said:
Mine is supposed to arrive today. I am hoping that root will be as simple as unlocking the bootloader, patching stock boot.img and flashing. I suspect that it'll be a while before we have a custom recovery though.
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Doing this would be extremely unwise without a copy of the stock boot image. I would advise you to wait till the factory images come out. Which should be soon. If you bootloop, highly likely, you will have a unusable phone until the factory images get posted.
Well considering that I would need a copy of the stock boot.img to accomplish this process it seems like we are in arguegreement. [emoji6]
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Has anyone unlocked the bootloader? That's all I care about (for now). Is it the same process as the Pixel 2 XL? I'm just curious if anything has changed with Titan being a part of the hardware now.
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Well considering that I would need a copy of the stock boot.img to accomplish this process it seems like we are in arguegreement. [emoji6]
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Your phone comes with a boot image.
You can patch the boot image with Magisk Manager. Which saves a copy of the patched boot image on your device. Then it needs too be transferred to a PC to be flashed in fastboot. My advice is still relevant. As soon as I have factory images, I will try and root.
I have mine. I'm willing to test whatever/whenever it's safe to do so.
I did enable the "OEM Unlocking" in the developer settings. It didn't come with a USB-C to USB -A cable, so I cannot connect it to a PC anyway.
I have phone in hand.
I would love to test, once the root situation has been figured out. Links to how to get phone rooted appreciated (I'm already aware of how to root it via Magisk (once factory image or standalone boot.img is released), and how to root via TWRP (once TWRP is released)).
Golf c said:
Your phone comes with a boot image.
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Where is the standalone boot image? Did not come with my phone (no boot.img other than the boot.img that is in slots A and B).
lensgrabber said:
Has anyone unlocked the bootloader? That's all I care about (for now). Is it the same process as the Pixel 2 XL? I'm just curious if anything has changed with Titan being a part of the hardware now.
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I just unlocked mine. It's the unlocked version, not the VZW version though. Same commands as the XL 2.
sd_matto said:
I have phone in hand.
I would love to test, once the root situation has been figured out. Links to how to get phone rooted appreciated (I'm already aware of how to root it via Magisk (once factory image or standalone boot.img is released), and how to root via TWRP (once TWRP is released)).
Where is the standalone boot image? Did not come with my phone (no boot.img other than the boot.img that is in slots A and B).
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There is no "standalone" boot image yet. It comes with factory image. Which should be out soon. The boot image is in your device. You can patch the boot image with Magisk Manager or sideload the Magisk zip. I would not do either of those until you have the factory image. If you bootloop, your device will be useless without factory images
mattj949 said:
I just unlocked mine. It's the unlocked version, not the VZW version though. Same commands as the XL 2.
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Did you use the "unlock_critical" version of the command or just "unlock"?
Golf c said:
You can patch the boot image with Magisk Manager.
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To which boot image are you referring:
1. The boot image in the factory image (I know how to do this), or
2. The boot image already in the device (I would love to learn how to do this)?
sd_matto said:
To which boot image are you referring:
1. The boot image in the factory image (I know how to do this), or
2. The boot image already in the device (I would love to learn how to do this)?
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No 2 the boot image in the device. Unlock bootloader.
Download Magisk Manager apk. Im about ready to unlock mine right now. In Magisk Manager select patch boot image file. It will save a copy to your device. Transfer to PC.
Fastboot flash boot image. You will bootloop im sure. AVB has changed with crosshatch.
DO NOT attempt this without factory image.
I will be doing this when factory image comes out.
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Did you use the "unlock_critical" version of the command or just "unlock"?
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Just "unlock" the other one is not valid for this one. Sorry, I should have mentioned that!
My apologies gentlemen. You do need a separate copy of the the boot image from the factory image to patch in Magisk Manager. Sorry for the wrong info. Actually it makes sense doesn't it.
Golf c said:
Your phone comes with a boot image.
You can patch the boot image with Magisk Manager. Which saves a copy of the patched boot image on your device. Then it needs too be transferred to a PC to be flashed in fastboot. My advice is still relevant. As soon as I have factory images, I will try and root.
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I got my Pixel 3XL last night. Excited to get things going on the Pixel 3XL, coming from a Nexus 6P.
I was sad that the factory image isn't immediately available on google's site for this phone, and I don't want to brick it trying to install Magisk without a factory image to fall back onto.
In any case, woot, woot! Phone looks great and I'm going to transfer over my line today.
Cheers,
B.D.
this is a great device but its pretty new. Will we be getting TWRP for it? Is there at least an unofficial version yet?
My understanding is it won't work on Android 10.
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My understanding is it won't work on Android 10.
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You are correct! Here is the official blog post I just found:
https://twrp.me/site/update/2019/10/23/twrp-and-android-10.html
This is super bogus and especially since this phone (at least mine) does not seem to have a stock recovery (I get a no command dead android). I think I am going to return this phone. Shame. It's pretty slick, but no way I am going to have one that has no viable recovery!
It sounds like they'll get there, just not quickly. If you read that link closely, this seems to apply to all phones shipped with android 10. So jumping to another phone is not necessarily a solution.
does anyone with a Moto G Stylus have a working stock recovery?
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this is a great device but its pretty new. Will we be getting TWRP for it? Is there at least an unofficial version yet?
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Did u unlock the bootloader
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When you go into recovery hit the + and - volume buttons together and it will pop up.
Yes their is recovery software. It's rescue mode.
fronto said:
You are correct! Here is the official blog post I just found:
https://twrp.me/site/update/2019/10/23/twrp-and-android-10.html
This is super bogus and especially since this phone (at least mine) does not seem to have a stock recovery (I get a no command dead android). I think I am going to return this phone. Shame. It's pretty slick, but no way I am going to have one that has no viable recovery!
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https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/mcp/service
twrp
why do you need a recovery when you can unlock the bootloader and use the factory recovery to flash what ever you want and they have a nice recovery option using the rescue and smart assistant software for pc mac or lin. i fail to see why you would want a custom recovery.
Has anyone tried flashing a system image yet, just rooted my Metro Stylus and wondering what's good to flash
DMedina559 said:
Has anyone tried flashing a system image yet, just rooted my Metro Stylus and wondering what's good to flash
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How did you root? Are there instructions somewhere for Android 10 root?
cyrusalmighty said:
How did you root? Are there instructions somewhere for Android 10 root?
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I unlocked my bootloader through Motorola then flashed a magisk patched boot.img through fastboot
DMedina559 said:
I unlocked my bootloader through Motorola then flashed a magisk patched boot.img through fastboot
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Where can I get the patched boot.img or did you patch one? Will the device brick when next stock update comes out? It sucks not having custom recovery to have a backup
cyrusalmighty said:
Where can I get the patched boot.img or did you patch one? Will the device brick when next stock update comes out? It sucks not having custom recovery to have a backup
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I haven't kept up with the android modding scene for years so I'm kinda out of the loop, but the general rule of thumb is to not do ota updates unless you're flashing full images with fastboot or using an OEM recovery software (Lenovo\Moto have one here)
As for the patch, I got the boot.img from the recovery software I linked above and installed magisk manager on my phone to patch the img which I then moved to my laptop to flash in fastboot
cyrusalmighty said:
Where can I get the patched boot.img or did you patch one? Will the device brick when next stock update comes out? It sucks not having custom recovery to have a backup
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Hi,
First download Rescue and Smart Assistant from Motorola website, make sure activate the developer options and usb debugging and download your phone's software with Rescue and Smart Assistant (it will find it automatically), find boot.img from inside the downloaded zip file and copy it to your phone, download Magisk Manager to your phone, and patch the boot.img with Magisk Manager, copy patched boot.img to your computer and flash it with adb.
If you have a desire to get TWRP, you should write to Telegram @mauronofrio and raise some donate to develop TWRP for this device.
Root Moto g stylus
fronto said:
does anyone with a Moto G Stylus have a working stock recovery?
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My moto G stylus if it has an active recovery, when I buy it at 2 hours I unlock the bootloader and root with magisk, I put Xposed and BusyBox, the Xposed does not seem to work very well android 10, Aceves if and sometimes it turns off, buxybox is necessary reinstall again and again every time you turn the phone off and on, and Xposed works 60%, my Motorola G Stylus is from Metro
Luiszipatla said:
My moto G stylus if it has an active recovery, when I buy it at 2 hours I unlock the bootloader and root with magisk, I put Xposed and BusyBox, the Xposed does not seem to work very well android 10, Aceves if and sometimes it turns off, buxybox is necessary reinstall again and again every time you turn the phone off and on, and Xposed works 60%, my Motorola G Stylus is from Metro
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Same issue, I've had the same provoking anger problem with this phone and previously a Moto e5 plus. It's rooted yet no Magisk module seems to work. This phone I can't even get lucky patcher to work. Android 10 sucks, I miss the good old days of Android 6 and 7.
Anyone else notice the modules not working at all but it's rooted?
Also to do a backup, adb backup and adb restore are your friends.
Rooted you can clone the device at least with adb commands. Slower but it's an exact copy at least.
Anyone with a rooted phone who could grab kernel logs after a fresh boot and post them here ?
vache said:
Anyone with a rooted phone who could grab kernel logs after a fresh boot and post them here ?
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Going to flash the patched boot IMG once the firmware is done. Is there an app to catch the log or an adb command?
In trying to root my Nokia 3, I installed TWRP custom recovery but realised that I forgot to install magisk manager. Upon rebooting the phone out of TWRP recovery mode my Nokia 3 is now stuck in a boot loop such that whenever I turn the device off or reboot it, either from adb or TWRP, the device inevitably only reboots in fastboot mode. Even using the fastboot reboot command doesn't work and only boots it up again only for it to enter fastboot mode immediately.
This means that I can't access the phone as usual meaning I'm unable to download the magisk.zip file I need to install magisk. I tried cloning the git-master and sideloading that from my computer but it said invalid .zip format.
Any idea what I can do?
Are you sure you haven't deleted the ROM by accident?, that same thing happened to me before.
andres_vacal said:
Are you sure you haven't deleted the ROM by accident?, that same thing happened to me before.
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I don't see how I might have done this seeing as I'd guess such a thing would only be possible if I had root on my device. I haven't rooted it yet.
But if I'm mistaken on that, using the TWRP file manager shows an empty /boot/ directory. Is there any way I can restore normal functionality to my device? I just need to be able to get magisk on there so I can install in through TWRP and then root the phone so I can get a custom ROM
Totalitor said:
I don't see how I might have done this seeing as I'd guess such a thing would only be possible if I had root on my device. I haven't rooted it yet.
But if I'm mistaken on that, using the TWRP file manager shows an empty /boot/ directory. Is there any way I can restore normal functionality to my device? I just need to be able to get magisk on there so I can install in through TWRP and then root the phone so I can get a custom ROM
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But, in TWRP, when you go to reboot section, does it says "No OS Installed"? ( in the upper side )
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But, in TWRP, when you go to reboot section, does it says "No OS Installed"? ( in the upper side )
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It doesn't. I suppose the contents of /boot just isn't visible because I haven't rooted the phone yet?
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It doesn't. I suppose the contents of /boot just isn't visible because I haven't rooted the phone yet?
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idts, have you tried to wipe and install constum ROM again?
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idts, have you tried to wipe and install constum ROM again?
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No. I haven't installed a custom ROM. It was the default android 8.0 OS. I haven't been able to root the phone yet because I don't have magisk manager installed.
The only thing I've installed has been TWRP custom recovery. As I understand it, you can't even install custom ROMS unless the phone is already rooted.
Totalitor said:
No. I haven't installed a custom ROM. It was the default android 8.0 OS. I haven't been able to root the phone yet because I don't have magisk manager installed.
The only thing I've installed has been TWRP custom recovery. As I understand it, you can't even install custom ROMS unless the phone is already rooted.
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No, you only look for the rom of your specific device, and then just flash it trought TWRP
andres_vacal said:
No, you only look for the rom of your specific device, and then just flash it trought TWRP
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Ok then. I haven't actually been able to find any ROMS for the Nokia 3 other than the stock ROM.
Do you know of any custom ROMS for the device?
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No, you only look for the rom of your specific device, and then just flash it trought TWRP
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I ran adb sideload on the update.zip file downloaded from here.
It seems to have restored my nokia 3 device's recovery to a stock recovery.
Attempting to reboot the device merely reboots it to the stock recovery mode. I cannot seem to get it to reboot into the phone's normal state.
In addition, adb, even while running under root permissions, can no longer detect the device.
I have tried wiping the device, factory resetting it, but the device refuses to reboot into it's normal mode. I can only reboot it into stock recovery or the bootloader.
Totalitor said:
I ran adb sideload on the update.zip file downloaded from here.
It seems to have restored my nokia 3 device's recovery to a stock recovery.
Attempting to reboot the device merely reboots it to the stock recovery mode. I cannot seem to get it to reboot into the phone's normal state.
In addition, adb, even while running under root permissions, can no longer detect the device.
I have tried wiping the device, factory resetting it, but the device refuses to reboot into it's normal mode. I can only reboot it into stock recovery or the bootloader.
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Make sure bootloader is unlocked. In fact if it turned back into stock recovery is because the ROM is already installed. Try to repeat the instalation process using TWRP and try to use another version of the stock ROM.
andres_vacal said:
Make sure bootloader is unlocked. In fact if it turned back into stock recovery is because the ROM is already installed. Try to repeat the instalation process using TWRP and try to use another version of the stock ROM.
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My phone randomly decided it'd revert back to TWRP custom recovery today but I still can't access the main operating mode of the phone. Do you know where I can find either a custom ROM for the Nokia 3 or the stock ROM? All instructions I find online seem to be in broken english so I'm having some difficulty following a lot of the guides as they're rather vague
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Make sure bootloader is unlocked. In fact if it turned back into stock recovery is because the ROM is already installed. Try to repeat the instalation process using TWRP and try to use another version of the stock ROM.
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As mentioned in my previous post, my phone reverted back to TWRP custom recovery for some reason. I tried sideloading the Magisk.zip file and it said it successfully flashed it, but now my Android system has reverted back to the standard Android recovery, booting into it by default.
it says
"alps/NE1_00WW_FIH/NE1
7.1.1/NMF260/00WW_2_15A
/user/release-keys"
at the top.
Totalitor said:
The bootloader was unlocked at some point but I guess it must have locked itself again at some stage when I reset it. Though now that my phone seems to be stuck in bootloader mode and stock recovery mode exclusively, I'm not able to view the serial number in settings as that's something one may only do when the normal mode of the device can be accessed.
I'd use adb to retrieve the serial number of the device but adb doesn't seem to be able to detect my device. I have the necessary drivers on my computer and am running on root privileges but it seems it can't detect it if it's not in the normal operating mode. Any idea how I can get the serial number?
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I think before flashing magisk we should make sure the OS is ok, can you write the specific phone model?, "Nokia 3" is not an specific number. Then we should be able to find at least a stock ROM.
andres_vacal said:
I think before flashing magisk we should make sure the OS is ok, can you write the specific phone model?, "Nokia 3" is not an specific number. Then we should be able to find at least a stock ROM.
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It's a Nokia 3 TA-1032
Sorry, I should've specified.
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It's a Nokia 3 TA-1032
Sorry, I should've specified.
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Okay man, I did some research and found out that there is not so much info about the specific model but there is some people with the same problem. Found this thread useful so let's try out that.
Nokia 3 official Firmware India/UAE Region [ Links updated with Flash tool]
Hi All, Nokia 3, 5, 6 & 8 Official Firmware flashing tool is Known as OST ( Online Service Tool) Download link Nokia 3 Firmware :- https://mega.nz/#F!1ENgnThL!FyL9uYCC3Dq-16elThKAPg----- latest for Nokia 3 is v 2.15H Nokia 5 Firmware :-...
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andres_vacal said:
Okay man, I did some research and found out that there is not so much info about the specific model but there is some people with the same problem. Found this thread useful so let's try out that.
Nokia 3 official Firmware India/UAE Region [ Links updated with Flash tool]
Hi All, Nokia 3, 5, 6 & 8 Official Firmware flashing tool is Known as OST ( Online Service Tool) Download link Nokia 3 Firmware :- https://mega.nz/#F!1ENgnThL!FyL9uYCC3Dq-16elThKAPg----- latest for Nokia 3 is v 2.15H Nokia 5 Firmware :-...
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Thanks, But all of the links on that thread to nokia 3 firmware are dead. In the meantime I used the adb push command to upload the magisk.zip file to my device as well as the Lineage 14.1 custom ROM which I got from here and tried installing both of them using TWRP. TWRP said both were successful but on reboot, my phone is once again stuck in the orange state at the boot screen.
Totalitor said:
Thanks, But all of the links on that thread to nokia 3 firmware are dead. In the meantime I used the adb push command to upload the magisk.zip file to my device as well as the Lineage 14.1 custom ROM which I got from here and tried installing both of them using TWRP. TWRP said both were successful but on reboot, my phone is once again stuck in the orange state at the boot screen.
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Ow, I didn't check that, my bad. Have you tried to flash only LOS?, generally the problem with LOS is that you need to have installed the stock ROM for it to function well, if you wipe and then flash LOS it will say "successful" but it won't start.
Or at least at my experience
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Are you sure you haven't deleted the ROM by accident?, that same thing happened to me before.
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we've established that I must have somehow accidentally deleted the ROM in installing TWRP.
You mentioned you accidentally deleted the ROM. How did you go about fixing your problem?
I've looked everywhere online for Nokia 3 TA-1032 stock firmware but all I can find are dead google drive links. How did you fix your issue? Or was yours with a different model of phone?
Totalitor said:
we've established that I must have somehow accidentally deleted the ROM in installing TWRP.
You mentioned you accidentally deleted the ROM. How did you go about fixing your problem?
I've looked everywhere online for Nokia 3 TA-1032 stock firmware but all I can find are dead google drive links. How did you fix your issue? Or was yours with a different model of phone?
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Mine was with an Asus, and the only way I could fix the horrible bootloop was managing to install the stock un-official ROM made from a well known developer. I just did a short research on this case, and all the solutions on internet say you need the ROM like I just told you, so I think there is no way if we cannot find a ROM for the device.
Hey y'all,
I'm switching back to Android after 3 years on iOS and I'm a bit stuck on some changes.
First off, battery life on OOS was terrible and they ended support for OP7Pro this year, with no more major (or even security updates) so I decided to get a custom ROM, and I got this Pixel Experience ROM from here. I'm stuck with a few things:
Trying to root it, looks like the procedure is as simple as patch the boot image in that link with Magisk and flash it from the bootloader via "fastboot flash boot patched.img" but every time I do that and reboot, I get the 1+ splash screen and then nothing, black screen. If I boot back in bootloader and flash the original boot image via "fastboot flash boot original.img" it boots again. Same happens if I just run "fastboot boot patched.img", completely black until I reboot. Does anyone know what could be going wrong here?
Is there any way to install TWRP and make a NAND backup with this ROM? I've been out of the game for a while and I'm confused about why there's no recovery partition but there's A and B partitions, and I keep reading that TWRP can't decrypt data or something like that (I'm pretty sure it could 3 years ago tho)
Thanks!
I would never switch to an iphone for a personal phone because I can't stand it.
I have'nt had to root op7 pro till now because I had enough options. now with support ending I'm on 12.
If you have already upgraded to 12 like me you will probably have to downgrade to 11 first to unlock the bootloader if you haven't unlocked it already. I will not try till may when I get back from my vacation because I can't afford for the phone to go crazy right now. before you attempt to downgrade if you do make sure you back up everything to another spare phone or tablet and make sure you have a backup plan in case you soft brick before you attempt it. https://droidwin.com/downgrade-oneplus-7-7t-7t-pro-android-12-to-android-11-2-methods/ . Man if there is a new way to not have to first downgrade to android 11 someone please chime in, as it would reduce my headaches. Also I need someone to clarify if after I unlock the bootloader, I'll have to flash back to 12 via twrp and reformat the phone again to install Pixel experience?
dragancla said:
boot image in that link
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That is probably where the problem is.
Which boot image to use depends on exactly which OS version you’re using, and the exact model number of your device.
A lot has changed in the Android world in the last 3 years.
TheMystic said:
That is probably where the problem is.
Which boot image to use depends on exactly which OS version you’re using, and the exact model number of your device.
A lot has changed in the Android world in the last 3 years.
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Yeah, but that IS the boot image for that OS version and that device, that's why you can download both the ROM and the boot image for that ROM from the same link I posted. If I boot that specific image the device works fine. If I patch that same boot image and boot it, it doesn't work.
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Yeah, but that IS the boot image for that OS version and that device, that's why you can download both the ROM and the boot image for that ROM from the same link I posted. If I boot that specific image the device works fine. If I patch that same boot image and boot it, it doesn't work.
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Then it means that the patching is not happening properly. Something is not right with the patched image, even if you don't get any errors. Search for this problem on Google. Also see if you can extract the boot image of your device yourself, instead of using the one you have in that link.
billperrotta said:
I would never switch to an iphone for a personal phone because I can't stand it.
I have'nt had to root op7 pro till now because I had enough options. now with support ending I'm on 12.
If you have already upgraded to 12 like me you will probably have to downgrade to 11 first to unlock the bootloader if you haven't unlocked it already. I will not try till may when I get back from my vacation because I can't afford for the phone to go crazy right now. before you attempt to downgrade if you do make sure you back up everything to another spare phone or tablet and make sure you have a backup plan in case you soft brick before you attempt it. https://droidwin.com/downgrade-oneplus-7-7t-7t-pro-android-12-to-android-11-2-methods/ . Man if there is a new way to not have to first downgrade to android 11 someone please chime in, as it would reduce my headaches. Also I need someone to clarify if after I unlock the bootloader, I'll have to flash back to 12 via twrp and reformat the phone again to install Pixel experience?
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I already have Pixel Experience installed, so my bootloader is unlocked. Has been since I bought the phone 3 years ago
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Then it means that the patching is not happening properly. Something is not right with the patched image, even if you don't get any errors. Search for this problem on Google. Also see if you can extract the boot image of your device yourself, instead of using the one you have in that link.
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Google yielded no results, decided to post here to see if anyone else ran into this, I'll try to extract it myself somehow.
Coming out of left field but maybe you need to return to stock with bootloader unlocked. Flash 12 ota then rewipe for PE to get 12 latest firmware? https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-7t-end-of-life-final-update/
used to flash otas through TWRP when I had a rooted op5T with an unlocked bootloader. So Sad, Oxygen was so good till this last crummy update. Now they are forcing my hand to return to custom roms since OP insists on abandoning Support for the best phone they ever made.
Nothing worked, so I fixed it by wiping the phone and starting from scratch. Guess something bugged out.
thats usually the end all solution. but I have seen situations where you have to be on latest stock firmware to continue. I assume you don't have to copy any partitions because this software is already past Android 10 where treble was first introduced? I'm just asking as many questions as possible because I'm planning to overhaul in may. Did you use the pixel experience flashing instructions from pixel experience.org?
ill probably flash the ota back to twelve through twrp. then flash pixel experience recovery over that when I wipe and start over after the downgrade and bootloader unlock.
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thats usually the end all solution. but I have seen situations where you have to be on latest stock firmware to continue. I assume you don't have to copy any partitions because this software is already past Android 10 where treble was first introduced? I'm just asking as many questions as possible because I'm planning to overhaul in may. Did you use the pixel experience flashing instructions from pixel experience.org?
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I was on latest stock (12) before I started doing this. Had my bootloader unlocked since Android 9. Since it's impossible to do anything without unlocking it, that's your first step. I posted the link to PE website in my first post. Didn't copy any partitions. I just installed it and rooted it with a few commands from terminal (with the phone connected):
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot BOOT.img
fastboot reboot recovery
-- on the phone: wipe data, select install from sideload --
adb sideload ROM.zip
adb reboot
-- on the phone: wait for it to boot, enable developer options --
adb install MAGISK.apk
adb push BOOT.img sdcard/Download
-- on the phone: patch the boot image with Magisk --
adb pull sdcard/Download/magisk_patched-25200_xxxxx.img
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-25200_xxxxx.img
fastboot reboot
That's it, installed and rooted. Stop at step 6 if you don't want root.