new to the pixel 3a need help with flashing - Google Pixel 3a Questions & Answers

I have a unlocked bootloader pixel on stock android 10 I want to roll back to 9 because of network signal problems when I boot into fast boot to go to recovery there only a red android symbol maybe its me doing something wrong I also want to put twrp and custom if avail I tried adb sideload no recovery on phone ….

fryedmonk911 said:
I have a unlocked bootloader pixel on stock android 10 I want to roll back to 9 because of network signal problems when I boot into fast boot to go to recovery there only a red android symbol maybe its me doing something wrong I also want to put twrp and custom if avail I tried adb sideload no recovery on phone ….
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Pixels don't have a recovery partition. Fastboot flash system images, ADB sideload OTA's. If you go back to 9.0 you will need to wipe your phone.

Tulsadiver said:
Pixels don't have a recovery partition. Fastboot flash system images, ADB sideload OTA's. If you go back to 9.0 you will need to wipe your phone.
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thank you but I did get into recovery and sideload update but when it get to 49 percent it stops doesn't finish it aborts I am on windows 10 64 bit

fryedmonk911 said:
thank you but I did get into recovery and sideload update but when it get to 49 percent it stops doesn't finish it aborts I am on windows 10 64 bit
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Did you fastboot flash the system images for 9 downloaded from the google site before attempting update?

ritchea said:
Did you fastboot flash the system images for 9 downloaded from the google site before attempting update?
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it was me i was able to down grade to android 9 and i tried to install twrp i temp boot to it then installed the twrp zip file but nothing is installed

fryedmonk911 said:
it was me i was able to down grade to android 9 and i tried to install twrp i temp boot to it then installed the twrp zip file but nothing is installed
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Did you flash a kernel with LZMA compression support?

fryedmonk911 said:
it was me i was able to down grade to android 9 and i tried to install twrp i temp boot to it then installed the twrp zip file but nothing is installed
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As noted, you must use a third party kernel with support for LZMA compression (most if not all third party kernels for the Pixel 3a will have this) in order to permanently install TWRP on this phone. This is because TWRP is too big without the compression.
Of course you can continue to use the stock kernel if you want. It just means that you will have to use ADB and boot into the TWRP image anytime you want to use TWRP. It is inconvenient, but it does work.

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Best way to apply OTA to rooted phone

Hi all,
I've tried different methods to apply the November OTA to my Pixel 3, but so far none has worked seamlessly. Here's what I've tried so far:
- TWRP install the full OTA from Google (fails with a timestamp error)
- sideloading the full OTA from Google (same timestamp error)
- using topjohnwu's suggestion from his Magisk GitHub, which in short temporarily unroots the phone to allow the regular OTA process to take place, then before rebooting use Magisk Manager to patch the boot image of the spare partition (in this scenario, the phone won't even boot fully, it does boot but eventually restarts before hitting the lockscreen).
Is there any correct way to apply OTAs straight from the phone, without using a computer? If not, what would be the best way to update the Pixel 3?
Why not just flash-all (minus the -w) the system image?
sliding_billy said:
Why not just flash-all (minus the -w) the system image?
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Because that requires a computer. I'd rather have a solution that would allow me to update on the fly; preferably, flashing an OTA through TWRP, which would then allow me to also reflash TWRP itself and Magisk. But, then again, this would simply be my optimal scenario - if it can't be done, I'll stick to flash-all.
GryphonBR said:
Because that requires a computer. I'd rather have a solution that would allow me to update on the fly; preferably, flashing an OTA through TWRP, which would then allow me to also reflash TWRP itself and Magisk. But, then again, this would simply be my optimal scenario - if it can't be done, I'll stick to flash-all.
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Understood. I have just got so used to installing with the flash-all that is second nature. OTA through TWRP wasn't even working for a long time on the OG Pixel series, and putting the ~700 MB OTA file on the phone seemed like a waste since I only had a 32GB. Either way, permanent TWRP and Magisk are still installed directly from the phone and the TWRP .img fastboot boot needs a computer anyways so there is really no way to avoid the computer completely from end to end.
sliding_billy said:
Understood. I have just got so used to installing with the flash-all that is second nature. OTA through TWRP wasn't even working for a long time on the OG Pixel series, and putting the ~700 MB OTA file on the phone seemed like a waste since I only had a 32GB. Either way, permanent TWRP and Magisk are still installed directly from the phone and the TWRP .img fastboot boot needs a computer anyways so there is really no way to avoid the computer completely from end to end.
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Well, if I could apply a full OTA directly from an already installed TWRP, then it'd be as simple as reinstalling TWRP and Magisk after the OTA. I was used to doing this on AOSP-based ROMs like Ressurection Remix or CyanogenMod/LineageOS.
GryphonBR said:
Well, if I could apply a full OTA directly from an already installed TWRP, then it'd be as simple as reinstalling TWRP and Magisk after the OTA. I was used to doing this on AOSP-based ROMs like Ressurection Remix or CyanogenMod/LineageOS.
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No way to do it on a Pixel device (that I am aware of) since TWRP needs ran from outside of the OS. I seem to remember this coming up a bit when the OG Pixel first launched, and then it was just accepted to use fastboot boot.
sliding_billy said:
No way to do it on a Pixel device (that I am aware of) since TWRP needs ran from outside of the OS. I seem to remember this coming up a bit when the OG Pixel first launched, and then it was just accepted to use fastboot boot.
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Yeah, there's something funky about how TWRP works with the A/B setup, because of the embedded recovery into boot and such, I assume. In any case, at this point it seems like I actually can get it updated using fastboot, so that'll have to do for the time being.
Thanks for bouncing off ideas with me!
GryphonBR said:
Yeah, there's something funky about how TWRP works with the A/B setup, because of the embedded recovery into boot and such, I assume. In any case, at this point it seems like I actually can get it updated using fastboot, so that'll have to do for the time being.
Thanks for bouncing off ideas with me!
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Any time. Good luck!
GryphonBR said:
Because that requires a computer. I'd rather have a solution that would allow me to update on the fly; preferably, flashing an OTA through TWRP, which would then allow me to also reflash TWRP itself and Magisk. But, then again, this would simply be my optimal scenario - if it can't be done, I'll stick to flash-all.
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Last I heard flashing OTA in twrp is broken, but even if it is fixed as soon as you flash the OTA you would lose TWRP. So you still need a computer to boot to TWRP to install it and/or root.
The key point is you have to boot to TWRP before you can flash either it or Magisk.
TonikJDK said:
Last I heard flashing OTA in twrp is broken, but even if it is fixed as soon as you flash the OTA you would lose TWRP. So you still need a computer to boot to TWRP to install it and/or root.
The key point is you have to boot to TWRP before you can flash either it or Magisk.
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But that's what I was trying to do in the first place: booted from TWRP, apply OTA than flash TWRP and Magisk.
Which doesn't boot up, unfortunately. Not sure why.
GryphonBR said:
But that's what I was trying to do in the first place: booted from TWRP, apply OTA than flash TWRP and Magisk.
Which doesn't boot up, unfortunately. Not sure why.
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Right, it is broke that way right now. It's hard to do because recovery where TWRP sits and boot are the same partition now. Touch one you touch both. So when you flashed the OTA you wiped TWRP out of recovery.
TonikJDK said:
Right, it is broke that way right now. It's hard to do because recovery where TWRP sits and boot are the same partition now. Touch one you touch both. So when you flashed the OTA you wiped TWRP out of recovery.
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That's true, but when I'm using TWRP that's the runtime instance, not the installed one. So even if it gets overwritten by the OTA installation, it wouldn't matter since it would still be active at that moment.
I went nuts trying to figure out how to sideload the Nov OTA update through TWRP (was always easy with my OG Pixel) and then figured it doesnt work lol. Just did like was already suggested and took out the -w from the OTA and it went smooth after I updated my platform tools. This is the way I will do it from now on even if TWRP gets fixed which that looks unlikely.
Anyone do it without using TWRP?
Dbzruben said:
Anyone do it without using TWRP?
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Yes, download the factory image and edit the flash-all batch file to remove the -w. Alternately, you can flash the stock boot image of your current os version and use the stock recovery to sideload the ota. Either way twrp will be replaced with the stock recovery.
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Dbzruben said:
Anyone do it without using TWRP?
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Method that worked for me (Fi Pixel3 (blueline), on Nov update, previously rooted via Magisk 17.3 Patch Boot Image File method) has been posted elsewhere & doesn't require TWRP installation. This assumes your device is already OEM Unlocked, has Developer Options/USB Debugging enabled/setup and you have the latest ADB/Drivers installed on your PC:
Download Dec Factory image (blueline-pq1a.181205.006)
Download TWRP 3.2.3-0 bootable image (twrp-3.2.3-0-blueline.img)
Download Magisk 17.3 zip
Download Magisk Manager 6.0.1 APK
Download Magisk Uninstaller (Canary)
Move TWRP bootable image file to ADB folder on PC (Win7 for me)
Unzip Dec image contents into ADB folder on PC
Find the Dec Boot.img file from extracted Dec image contents and copy it to Device Storage (Download folder)
Move Magisk Manager APK & Magisk Uninstaller zip to Device Storage (Download folder)
Modify the flash-all.bat file from the extracted Dec image contents location in Notepad (remove the -w) and save/overwrite the file back to the same directory & close Notepad
Open up command window from ADB folder on PC
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-0-blueline.img​
"Install" the Magisk Uninstaller zip (via TWRP) wait for that to finish then reboot to bootloader.
(Re)Open a command window from your PC's ADB folder if you closed it.
flash-all (with the -w previously removed in Notepad). Wait for it to finish.
fastboot reboot (if it doesn't boot back to System once finished)​
(Now in Android after 1st system boot) Check that Dec update has taken (Settings->System->About Phone->Build Number). No root.
To continue rooting Dec Image:
Install Magisk Manager APK (from Settings->Storage->Files->Download folder)
Open MM (ignore/dont install anything via MM if prompted). No root (as of yet).
In MM: Settings->Update Channel-> Change to "Beta"
Swipe down in MM to "Update" MM and "Install" v17.3 (17302.zip hotfix) via Patch Boot Image File method (using Dec Boot.img previously extracted and put into Device Storage (Download folder)).
Output Patched_Boot.img should now be located in Device Storage (Download folder).
Copy Patched_Boot.img file from Device Storage to ADB folder on PC
Open up a command window from ADB folder on PC again:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot_a Patched_Boot.img
fastboot flash boot_b Patched_Boot.img
fastboot reboot​
(assuming everything took) Open up MM, confirm Magisk 17.3 is installed & you have root
Re-Install all relevant MM modules (i did not have Active Edge module previously installed but heard there were issues with this module & root)
There's way more steps in that than needed and really doesn't address how to apply an ota to a rooted phone.
Line 13 is the only thing that would apply.
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I cont root my pixel with Dezember Update. It stock on bootloop after i flashed the patched Magisk images.
Serial Kazama said:
I cont root my pixel with Dezember Update. It stock on bootloop after i flashed the patched Magisk images.
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Have you tried to root using twrp and the magisk zip?
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Find the solution, i forgot to use the Magist Uninstaller Zip before i root the new OTA. My fault. Thx anyway!

Rooting for March Update?

Hello fellow A2 Lite owners!
I just got this device today and would LOVE to root 10.0.7.0, However it seems like the only way to go through this is by using a patched boot image which is not viable because none have showed up for 10.0.7.0 yet.
Will there be any other solutions for this? Thank you.
lgstylus2root said:
Hello fellow A2 Lite owners!
I just got this device today and would LOVE to root 10.0.7.0, However it seems like the only way to go through this is by using a patched boot image which is not viable because none have showed up for 10.0.7.0 yet.
Will there be any other solutions for this? Thank you.
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I personally feel installing twrp offians twrp and flashing magisk is easyer
rob420p said:
I personally feel installing twrp offians twrp and flashing magisk is easyer
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Obviously, It is my preferred way since I used it on a couple of devices including my Redmi Note 4 and Mi Pad.
My concern is not OTA but whether it would somehow break the ROM
Yes, I am aware of Mi Flash, Flashing stock ROMS, and other techniques but it's just that i don't have time for such long endeavors and would like to have a safe-ish way.
However I will try to get twrp running temporarily to install magisk.
lgstylus2root said:
Obviously, It is my preferred way since I used it on a couple of devices including my Redmi Note 4 and Mi Pad.
My concern is not OTA but whether it would somehow break the ROM
Yes, I am aware of Mi Flash, Flashing stock ROMS, and other techniques but it's just that i don't have time for such long endeavors and would like to have a safe-ish way.
However I will try to get twrp running temporarily to install magisk.
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No it will not break the ROM I'm running the March update with twrp n magisk the only thing that does not work is backup n restore there is a new twrp 3.3.3.0 but I haven't installed it yet.
rob420p said:
No it will not break the ROM I'm running the March update with twrp n magisk the only thing that does not work is backup n restore there is a new twrp 3.3.3.0 but I haven't installed it yet.
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How did you get TWRP to work? I am using the official image but whenever i boot into the .img, click cancel as instructed, and install the twrp zip, the result is that when i try to boot into recovery it says System has been destroyed (recovery only, normal boot is ok)
lgstylus2root said:
How did you get TWRP to work? I am using the official image but whenever i boot into the .img, click cancel as instructed, and install the twrp zip, the result is that when i try to boot into recovery it says System has been destroyed (recovery only, normal boot is ok)
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Go to the pa ROM page and use that twrp that's offians twrp.the best guild ive seen n is type in customdriod mi a2 lite twrp and that page is the best in my opinion to follow I'll see if I can get a link for the page in a minute
Won't let me simend the link
rob420p,
Please provide links.
rob420p said:
Won't let me simend the link
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Would you be capable of private messaging me the link?
I might have been able to find the link:
ww w.thecustom droid.com /install-twrp-recovery-root-xiaomi-mi-a2-a2-lite
Obviously remove all spaces.
lgstylus2root said:
I might have been able to find the link:
ww w.thecustom droid.com /install-twrp-recovery-root-xiaomi-mi-a2-a2-lite
Obviously remove all spaces.
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I have followed this guide but it would always result in the installed version of TWRP not installing correctly, and the system mentioning "The System has been destroyed, Press power button to shut down"
How can i resolve this?
I just uploaded the boot and patched_boot imgs for 10.0.7.0 (March update) here are the links:
Stock boot.img : https://drive.google.com/open?id=17ukUahutrGCcx38ZXfzMaCCle71M_QuP
Patched boot.img with latest Magisk (07.04.2019 - I suggest patching the stock on your own to root the device) : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RxFZcwi0utL3qGp9LKDMneBbggNMHmGY
marstonpear said:
I just uploaded the boot and patched_boot imgs for 10.0.7.0 (March update) here are the links:
Stock boot.img : https://drive.google.com/open?id=17ukUahutrGCcx38ZXfzMaCCle71M_QuP
Patched boot.img with latest Magisk (07.04.2019 - I suggest patching the stock on your own to root the device) : https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RxFZcwi0utL3qGp9LKDMneBbggNMHmGY
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I figured out how to do it either way, thank you for your efforts however!
lgstylus2root said:
I figured out how to do it either way, thank you for your efforts however!
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You can add the links to the main thread so that people can see :good:
Hi
Im trying to root V10.0.7.0.PDLMIXM Android on my A2 Lite with Magisk.
After fastboot boot patched_boot.img
Im getting bootloop, phone cannot boot (google lines endless loading).
After restart, goes well but no root.
Please help ! Thanks
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Hi
Im trying to root V10.0.7.0.PDLMIXM Android on my A2 Lite with Magisk.
After fastboot boot patched_boot.img
Im getting bootloop, phone cannot boot (google lines endless loading).
After restart, goes well but no root.
Please help ! Thanks
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Search before asking : https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/guide-install-magisk-proper-support-ota-t3836952
I did search and I followed procedure.
My phone fails to boot on step 10. when I load temporary patched boot.img over fastboot.
Thats my current problem.
I tried to load up downloaded pached boot.img for version V10.0.7.0.PDLMIXM
I also tried to make patched boot.img from original boot.img over phone via Magisk. It doesnt work, bootloop again.
max-damage said:
I did search and I followed procedure.
My phone fails to boot on step 10. when I load temporary patched boot.img over fastboot.
Thats my current problem.
I tried to load up downloaded pached boot.img for version V10.0.7.0.PDLMIXM
I also tried to make patched boot.img from original boot.img over phone via Magisk. It doesnt work, bootloop again.
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I'm stuck with the same problem.
Booting with patched_boot.img (made on my own or downloaded from this forum) make the phone not starting, blocked on white screen.
Have you already solved?
lgstylus2root said:
How did you get TWRP to work? I am using the official image but whenever i boot into the .img, click cancel as instructed, and install the twrp zip, the result is that when i try to boot into recovery it says System has been destroyed (recovery only, normal boot is ok)
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Only boot twrp not to Flash it...
Boot twrp command » fastboot boot twrp.img
Flash twrp command » fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
I assume you tried "flashing twrp" command, if that's the case it will replace your boot.img to twrp.img that's why it appears the "system has been destroyed" error... Try the "boot twrp command" if you want to access twrp temporarily... Coz right now we cant do(flash full twrp recovery) that as far as I know....
Winchester316 said:
Only boot twrp not to Flash it...
Boot twrp command » fastboot boot twrp.img
Flash twrp command » fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
I assume you tried "flashing twrp" command, if that's the case it will replace your boot.img to twrp.img that's why it appears the "system has been destroyed" error... Try the "boot twrp command" if you want to access twrp temporarily... Coz right now we cant do(flash full twrp recovery) that as far as I know....
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I believe we can I have heard reports offains 3.3.3. Twrp can do it I haven't tryed yet.but I did have twrp with root running on the march update but I'm on pa now

Anyone please let me know the OOS 10 and TWRP/Magisk Situation...

I am currently on OOS 10 OB2/31 and can't seem to find a way to install TWRP and Magisk. Found ways to install TWRP and Magisk via patched boot images on OOS 10 stable but not for OB2/31.... anyone know why it's not as simple as flashing TWRP via fastboot?
I also have a problem
'OOS10beta31' Root
XcutionerX said:
[...] anyone know why it's not as simple as flashing TWRP via fastboot?
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Because OnePlus upgraded the bootloader in their OOS10 release. One of the changes was disabling the fastboot boot command that you usually needed to boot to TWRP. Without that command, you had to flash the TWRP img files onto the boot partition first in order to be able to boot TWRP.
There are many -- maybe a bit too many -- guides on how to install TWRP on OOS10. Here and here are some I found.
The gist of it is to boot to TWRP by running the fastboot flash boot twrp_file.img command, rebooting to recovery, then flashing the twrp zip file. And that's pretty much it.
PS In my case, I wasn't able to reboot to TWRP by using mauronofrio's twrp-3.3.1-14 version, and had to use his twrp-3.3.1-11 instead.
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Because OnePlus upgraded the bootloader in their OOS10 release. One of the changes was disabling the fastboot boot command that you usually needed to boot to TWRP. Without that command, you had to flash the TWRP img files onto the boot partition first in order to be able to boot TWRP.
There are many -- maybe a bit too many -- guides on how to install TWRP on OOS10. Here and here are some I found.
The gist of it is to boot to TWRP by running the fastboot flash boot twrp_file.img command, rebooting to recovery, then flashing the twrp zip file. And that's pretty much it.
PS In my case, I wasn't able to reboot to TWRP by using mauronofrio's twrp-3.3.1-14 version, and had to use his twrp-3.3.1-11 instead.
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Thank you for your help, gonna try following those. Hopefully I don't f up and have to do a msm restore. But why would they disable that command?... Just to make everything complicated? Guess I will not stick to Oneplus next year.
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But why would they disable that command?
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Security? Deprecated or soon-to-be-deprecated command? Dunno really, lol.
XcutionerX said:
... Just to make everything complicated?
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To be fair, the only difference between this method and the old method is just one word and manually rebooting to recovery. You still have to flash the twrp.zip after flashing from bootloader file to install TWRP, so it's not too radically different.
this can help
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80897567&postcount=332
adeklipse said:
Because OnePlus upgraded the bootloader in their OOS10 release. One of the changes was disabling the fastboot boot command that you usually needed to boot to TWRP. Without that command, you had to flash the TWRP img files onto the boot partition first in order to be able to boot TWRP.
There are many -- maybe a bit too many -- guides on how to install TWRP on OOS10. Here and here are some I found.
The gist of it is to boot to TWRP by running the fastboot flash boot twrp_file.img command, rebooting to recovery, then flashing the twrp zip file. And that's pretty much it.
PS In my case, I wasn't able to reboot to TWRP by using mauronofrio's twrp-3.3.1-14 version, and had to use his twrp-3.3.1-11 instead.
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I have successfully installed TWRP and Magisk with the help of those links. Thank you again for your help.
quizzina said:
this can help
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80897567&postcount=332
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Thank your for the in-depth explanation.
Just download oxygen updater and install 10.0.1 and be done with it

Android 11 Open beta Stuck on Fastboot Mode While Rooting

Hi Everyone
I was rooting My op7 pro after updating to open beta android 11. While i was booting twrp it shows Fastboot Mode screen And stuck on that
Hope i ll find possible solution from the community
Regards
ali_hamza
I went through something similar. I'm reading that TWRP does not support Android 11 yet, so I think we have to do without it for now.
Steps I took:
Disconnect any USB
Hold down vol up, vol down, and power until screen goes black
Do this again until you actually get to normal fastboot mode
Connect to your PC
On your PC if you haven't already, download and install adb/fastboot tools, python, and the payload dumper tool - see Extract Android OTA Payload.bin File using Payload Dumper Tool (thecustomdroid.com)
On your PC, download the ROM zip of the Android 11 beta for OnePlus 7 Pro from the OnePlus forums
Open the Zip and extract the payload.bin file
Follow the instructions above to extract boot.img from payload
Open an admin command prompt and cd to a folder where you have adb/fastboot and this boot.img file
To make sure your phone is properly connected to your PC with correct drivers etc, run fastboot devices
Run fastboot flash boot boot.img
Run fastboot reboot
This got me back into an unrooted Android 11 system. My recovery is messed. I think there's a way to directly patch the boot.img file with Magisk and flash that. Will need to work on getting TWRP back if/when someone figures that out (or when it is supported)
Once you're unrooted and running on the Android 11 beta:
connect to your PC
tell Android to go into file transfer mode
take boot.img file from above instructions and copy it to the root of your phone storage
open the Magisk Manager app, click to install Magisk, and then choose Patch boot image
resulting patched boot image file will be saved to your phone's Downloads folder
back on the PC, pull this patched boot img file back onto your PC and into your fastboot folder
reboot phone into fastboot mode (using volup+voldn+power)
Run fastboot flash boot magisk_patched_?????.img (your file will have a unique name)
Run fastboot reboot
Now you're rooted.
benjaminries said:
I went through something similar. I'm reading that TWRP does not support Android 11 yet, so I think we have to do without it for now.
Steps I took:
Disconnect any USB
Hold down vol up, vol down, and power until screen goes black
Do this again until you actually get to normal fastboot mode
Connect to your PC
On your PC if you haven't already, download and install adb/fastboot tools, python, and the payload dumper tool - see Extract Android OTA Payload.bin File using Payload Dumper Tool (thecustomdroid.com)
On your PC, download the ROM zip of the Android 11 beta for OnePlus 7 Pro from the OnePlus forums
Open the Zip and extract the payload.bin file
Follow the instructions above to extract boot.img from payload
Open an admin command prompt and cd to a folder where you have adb/fastboot and this boot.img file
To make sure your phone is properly connected to your PC with correct drivers etc, run fastboot devices
Run fastboot flash boot boot.img
Run fastboot reboot
This got me back into an unrooted Android 11 system. My recovery is messed. I think there's a way to directly patch the boot.img file with Magisk and flash that. Will need to work on getting TWRP back if/when someone figures that out (or when it is supported)
Once you're unrooted and running on the Android 11 beta:
connect to your PC
tell Android to go into file transfer mode
take boot.img file from above instructions and copy it to the root of your phone storage
open the Magisk Manager app, click to install Magisk, and then choose Patch boot image
resulting patched boot image file will be saved to your phone's Downloads folder
back on the PC, pull this patched boot img file back onto your PC and into your fastboot folder
reboot phone into fastboot mode (using volup+voldn+power)
Run fastboot flash boot magisk_patched_?????.img (your file will have a unique name)
Run fastboot reboot
Now you're rooted.
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You should just be able to run direct install after you boot to A11 with the patched boot image.
Some of us will have followed a standard Oxygen OS beta update flash cycle of:
Download the beta update
Reboot to recovery (TWRP)
Flash update, wipe dalvik
Flash TWRP installer to patch new boot image
Reboot to recovery (from recovery, to get A/B slot switched)
Flash Magisk to patch boot image for root
Reboot to system
I bricked at step 5 because TWRP installer didn't play nice with the new Android 11 boot image. Even when I flashed the latest unofficial TWRP from fastboot, the best I could get was a TWRP that couldn't decrypt filesystem... and after that, a bootloop that just flashed the TWRP load screen briefly every second, between black screens.
I'm super appreciative of OnePlus for having such a reliable way to get back to fastboot no matter what. I take it that when I extracted the OP stock boot image from beta and flashed it in fastboot, I also overwrote TWRP with stock recovery? It no longer seems like recovery is a separate partition to be flashed - nothing from the payload file seemed to be it.
calripkenturner said:
You should just be able to run direct install after you boot to A11 with the patched boot image.
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Wait... you don't mean "direct install" of TWRP, do you? Is there a version that supports Android 11 filesystem decryption? Wouldn't that also get rid of root? What is it that you think should be directly installed after successful boot of Android 11 with Magisk patched boot image?
benjaminries said:
Wait... you don't mean "direct install" of TWRP, do you? Is there a version that supports Android 11 filesystem decryption? Wouldn't that also get rid of root? What is it that you think should be directly installed after successful boot of Android 11 with Magisk patched boot image?
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No, direct install of magisk. Check the twrp thread in the rom and development section. There is already a patched boot image and instructions on rooting. Twrp isnt working yet as far as I know.
calripkenturner said:
No, direct install of magisk. Check the twrp thread in the rom and development section. There is already a patched boot image and instructions on rooting. Twrp isnt working yet as far as I know.
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Got it. Yeah my Magisk Manager was still installed from previous beta, but it took away the "direct install" option when I lost root from flashing the unpatched boot.img. Personally I would always rather patch my own boot.img file than rely on something from a filesharing service, especially when trying to get out of brick...
But I can see how until proper TWRP support comes, we can just use Magisk to patch alternate boot slot before rebooting but immediately after flashing the latest OOS beta using the regular system update process. Hindsight...
benjaminries said:
Some of us will have followed a standard Oxygen OS beta update flash cycle of:
Download the beta update
Reboot to recovery (TWRP)
Flash update, wipe dalvik
Flash TWRP installer to patch new boot image
Reboot to recovery (from recovery, to get A/B slot switched)
Flash Magisk to patch boot image for root
Reboot to system
I bricked at step 5 because TWRP installer didn't play nice with the new Android 11 boot image. Even when I flashed the latest unofficial TWRP from fastboot, the best I could get was a TWRP that couldn't decrypt filesystem... and after that, a bootloop that just flashed the TWRP load screen briefly every second, between black screens.
I'm super appreciative of OnePlus for having such a reliable way to get back to fastboot no matter what. I take it that when I extracted the OP stock boot image from beta and flashed it in fastboot, I also overwrote TWRP with stock recovery? It no longer seems like recovery is a separate partition to be flashed - nothing from the payload file seemed to be it.
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need to use orangfox recovery
esi2121 said:
need to use orangfox recovery
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Hard to find documentation suggesting OrangeFox works with Android 11 filesystem encryption or OOS 11 beta specifically. Does it?
benjaminries said:
Hard to find documentation suggesting OrangeFox works with Android 11 filesystem encryption or OOS 11 beta specifically. Does it?
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Check the orangefox ,it's only recovery support a11 for now
esi2121 said:
Check the orangefox ,it's only recovery support a11 for now
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Yeah I did, and I could not find any evidence that it supports the new Android 11 filesystem encryption.
Changelog suggests much of the core functionality is ported from TWRP - that OrangeFox is more or less a fork with extra functions and a better interface.
The reason users of both TWRP and OrangeFox have been able to use custom Android 11 ROMs is that those roms are kind of a Frankenstein - they're based on Android 10 AOSP with Project Treble packages from Android 11. OOS 11 beta seems to have different partition architecture?
I think we need to wait until somebody reports their actual experience with OOS 11 beta on a custom recovery.
Yesterday i download and tried to flash Pitch Black Recovery Project but results were same.
I think there should be some changes regarding A11 in any recovery so the best is that we should wait for their( Devs) further response
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Yeah I did, and I could not find any evidence that it supports the new Android 11 filesystem encryption.
Changelog suggests much of the core functionality is ported from TWRP - that OrangeFox is more or less a fork with extra functions and a better interface.
The reason users of both TWRP and OrangeFox have been able to use custom Android 11 ROMs is that those roms are kind of a Frankenstein - they're based on Android 10 AOSP with Project Treble packages from Android 11. OOS 11 beta seems to have different partition architecture?
I think we need to wait until somebody reports their actual experience with OOS 11 beta on a custom recovery.
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yup thats it , but in orangefox git said official support A11
esi2121 said:
yup thats it , but in orangefox git said official support A11
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Check out this (now locked) thread though: it seems like there's no working port of OrangeFox for guacamole that supports OOS11 yet... lots of people bricking and boot-looping on the hope that there might have been!
[UNOFFICIAL] [RECOVERY] [OnePlus 7 Pro] OrangeFox Recovery Project [R10.1] | XDA Developers Forums (xda-developers.com)

General Official Android 13 firmware is now available

It was posted about 2 hours ago on Asus website, here is the direct link: https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/...300-2304-user.zip?model=rog phone 5 (zs673ks)
I just updated and phone runs smooth, no data loss during upgrade, magisk and lsposed works.
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It was posted about 2 hours ago on Asus website, here is the direct link: https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZS673KS/UL-ASUS_I005_1-ASUS-33.0210.0210.200-1.1.300-2304-user.zip?model=rog phone 5 (zs673ks)
I just updated and phone runs smooth, no data loss during upgrade, magisk and lsposed works.
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hey Marek, i was on android 12, i flashed twrp recovery then i relocked the bootloader!
so i was stuck in bootloader infinity loop, then i downgraded my phone to an very old firmware it is begin with 18 and ends with .raw archive format and mine was beginn 31 and ends wtih zip archive format (it has payload.bin) inside.
so i get failed flashing manuelly the last update of android 12 also the last update (android 13). OTA can nothing getting. what should i do now if you don't mind!?
Edit: the phone doesnt charging and loops now at logo
Hello, you should incrementally update from your version by downloading each upgrade package from Asus site which is newer then your current version and flash them one by one. Or you can find the newest package which you are able to install and repeat this procedure until you can flash the newest Android 13 package. Your current old firmware cannot unpack newest package so you need update by steps.
Check this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/warning-read-before-locking-bootloader.4327977/post-87808387
Other method (untested): Extract latest payload.bin and flash all partitions to inactive slot than change it to active using fastboot
rami88436 said:
hey Marek, i was on android 12, i flashed twrp recovery then i relocked the bootloader!
so i was stuck in bootloader infinity loop, then i downgraded my phone to an very old firmware it is begin with 18 and ends with .raw archive format and mine was beginn 31 and ends wtih zip archive format (it has payload.bin) inside.
so i get failed flashing manuelly the last update of android 12 also the last update (android 13). OTA can nothing getting. what should i do now if you don't mind!?
Edit: the phone doesnt charging and loops now at logo
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MarekPietrzak said:
Hello, you should incrementally update from your version by downloading each upgrade package from Asus site which is newer then your current version and flash them one by one. Or you can find the newest package which you are able to install and repeat this procedure until you can flash the newest Android 13 package. Your current old firmware cannot unpack newest package so you need update by steps.
Check this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/warning-read-before-locking-bootloader.4327977/post-87808387
Other method (untested): Extract latest payload.bin and flash all partitions to inactive slot than change it to active using fastboot
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MarekPietrzak said:
Hello, you should incrementally update from your version by downloading each upgrade package from Asus site which is newer then your current version and flash them one by one. Or you can find the newest package which you are able to install and repeat this procedure until you can flash the newest Android 13 package. Your current old firmware cannot unpack newest package so you need update by steps.
Check this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/warning-read-before-locking-bootloader.4327977/post-87808387
Other method (untested): Extract latest payload.bin and flash all partitions to inactive slot than change it to active using fastboot
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hey, Thanks for replay, i am facing now another messeges.
1- the phone does not charging at all
2- when i plug in into chrage its reboot again and again.
3- the bootloader is open, but when i try to flash any files through bootloader i get:
FAILED (Status read failed (Too many links))
or
FAILED (remote: 'Warning: battery's capacity is very low
to recovery mode i am unable to go there
i tried boot or flash the twrp.img also only boot.img also flash_raw_and_wipe_data.cmd
nothing helps me!!!
Hello, can you try to keep phone on charger for a few hours? Maybe it will charge enough to enter recovery mode. You should never flash twrp by fastboot on a/b devices as they don't have recovery partition. Please restore stock boot.img extracted from payload.bin and after this try booting into fastbootD, not fastboot and then attempt flashing complete firmware package (raw). To boot into fastbootD, keep holding volume keys, when you see a bootloader screen use volume keys to select option "recovery mode". You should now enter stock recovery. Ussing vol keys select option "enter fastboot". You should be now in fastbootD. This is possible only with boot.img without twrp installed as fastbootD is a part of stock recovery, magisk is fine.
Remember to perform all flashing operations with usb port on the left side, the bottom one does not work in bootloader. And make sure you are using latest adb/fastboot binaries, these from popular auto-installers are usually outdated and may cause errors during flashing.
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Hello, can you try to keep phone on charger for a few hours? Maybe it will charge enough to enter recovery mode. You should never flash twrp by fastboot on a/b devices as they don't have recovery partition. Please restore stock boot.img extracted from payload.bin and after this try booting into fastbootD, not fastboot and then attempt flashing complete firmware package (raw). To boot into fastbootD, keep holding volume keys, when you see a bootloader screen use volume keys to select option "recovery mode". You should now enter stock recovery. Ussing vol keys select option "enter fastboot". You should be now in fastbootD. This is possible only with boot.img without twrp installed as fastbootD is a part of stock recovery, magisk is fine.
Remember to perform all flashing operations with usb port on the left side, the bottom one does not work in bootloader. And make sure you are using latest adb/fastboot binaries, these from popular auto-installers are usually outdated and may cause errors during flashing.
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I've tried leaving it on overnight and it never charges, there's even no charging lights.
Yesterday I tried flashing via Bugjeager and it didn't work either (betwenn to android devices)
Although the bootloader is unlocked, it gives me a Not Allowed In Lock State message!
the current version of the installed firmware is that old that i flashed WW_ZS673KS_18.0810.2101.95_M2.13.24.9-ASUS_1.1.46_Phone-user.raw, it is non extractable so i cant get the boot.img of it!
I am attaching here the matching boot.img for your 2101.95 firmware. Your phone boots to bootloader as I can see on the video but cannot enter recovery as you have corrupted your boot partition. Can you pm me output of fastboot getvar all command? Please do not post it publicly as it may contain private data such as serial numbers. Good luck!
Are you sure that you have unlocked bootloader? I understand that you have relocked your bootloader and since then your phone never booted into working system. It is not possible to unlock bl with fastboot, only with asus app which requires working Android system
MarekPietrzak said:
I am attaching here the matching boot.img for your 2101.95 firmware. Your phone boots to bootloader as I can see on the video but cannot enter recovery as you have corrupted your boot partition. Can you pm me output of fastboot getvar all command? Please do not post it publicly as it may contain private data such as serial numbers. Good luck!
Are you sure that you have unlocked bootloader? I understand that you have relocked your bootloader and since then your phone never booted into working system. It is not possible to unlock bl with fastboot, only with asus app which requires working Android system
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wow you are alive haha i thought you not gonna answer me again. ok just 1 second
rami88436 said:
wow you are alive haha i thought you not gonna answer me again. ok just 1 second
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Sometimes I can be a bit slow to respond as I am on the university during day. Hopefully your issue seems to be possible to be solved just by flashing raw firmware and wiping data partition.
so i was rooted on 12 when update was done i did the usual and hit "later" went into magisk did thr ota to keep root once it booted i was stuck on logo forever, so i flashed original boot.img and booted up good with no root. so then i patched boot in magisk and flashed it and stuck on logo again unless i flash original boot.img. this never happened before. how did you keep root?
rami88436 said:
hey Marek, i was on android 12, i flashed twrp recovery then i relocked the bootloader!
so i was stuck in bootloader infinity loop, then i downgraded my phone to an very old firmware it is begin with 18 and ends with .raw archive format and mine was beginn 31 and ends wtih zip archive format (it has payload.bin) inside.
so i get failed flashing manuelly the last update of android 12 also the last update (android 13). OTA can nothing getting. what should i do now if you don't mind!?
Edit: the phone doesnt charging and loops now at logo
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if youre still stuck, try to fastboot flash raw firmware and reroot and re update again. twrp only works for me with the magisk twrp installer but then you'll have to re flash patched image as it will remove root
chairman011 said:
so i was rooted on 12 when update was done i did the usual and hit "later" went into magisk did thr ota to keep root once it booted i was stuck on logo forever, so i flashed original boot.img and booted up good with no root. so then i patched boot in magisk and flashed it and stuck on logo again unless i flash original boot.img. this never happened before. how did you keep root?
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try root your phone through kirnal su
chairman011 said:
if youre still stuck, try to fastboot flash raw firmware and reroot and re update again. twrp only works for me with the magisk twrp installer but then you'll have to re flash patched image as it will remove root
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hahaha, the owner of this thread had helps me a lot but no way and yesterday i have been lost my imei and isn and the rest.., that was because i tried using miflash.
I did it in the same way as you, just after OTA i installed magisk to inactive slot and rebooted. Maybe you have some incompatible magisk modules which caused bootloop on A13.
chairman011 said:
so i was rooted on 12 when update was done i did the usual and hit "later" went into magisk did thr ota to keep root once it booted i was stuck on logo forever, so i flashed original boot.img and booted up good with no root. so then i patched boot in magisk and flashed it and stuck on logo again unless i flash original boot.img. this never happened before. how did you keep root?
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I did it in the same way as you, just after OTA i installed magisk to inactive slot and rebooted. Maybe you have some incompatible magisk modules which caused bootloop on A13.
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Oh ok ok makes sense. I had curl module installed. I loved android 13 but I'ma stay on 12 cause the modified read/write script only works on Android 12 and 11 and I need it to uninstall bloatware. Disabling them isn't good enough for me lol I gotta uninstall them completely. I can only do that if system is read/write and this script flashed through two works great to have read/write system. Thank you though
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hahaha, the owner of this thread had helps me a lot but no way and yesterday i have been lost my imei and isn and the rest.., that was because i tried using miflash.
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Oh ok ok makes sense. Usually when I face a brick problem I just flash raw firmware fastboot
Actually you can debloat fully systemless, just create magisk module which replaces bloatware directories with empty folders. Or even better use this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/module-terminal-debloater-v17-3-2-debloat-systemlessly.3584163/
It is an automated way to make packages fully disappear without remounting system as rw. This module replaces them with empty folders, just like in the manual solution. The packages disappear from system completely and if you install any debloated app from play store or apk it will be installed as user (non-system) app.
chairman011 said:
Oh ok ok makes sense. I had curl module installed. I loved android 13 but I'ma stay on 12 cause the modified read/write script only works on Android 12 and 11 and I need it to uninstall bloatware. Disabling them isn't good enough for me lol I gotta uninstall them completely. I can only do that if system is read/write and this script flashed through two works great to have read/write system. Thank you though
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MarekPietrzak said:
Actually you can debloat fully systemless, just create magisk module which replaces bloatware directories with empty folders. Or even better use this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/module-terminal-debloater-v17-3-2-debloat-systemlessly.3584163/
It is an automated way to make packages fully disappear without remounting system as rw. This module replaces them with empty folders, just like in the manual solution. The packages disappear from system completely and if you install any debloated app from play store or apk it will be installed as user (non-system) app.
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Oh wow thank you man I'll give it a shot.
I found a gui-based app on github to systemlessly debloat, it is easier to use than this script I posted link to. Here is the link: https://github.com/sunilpaulmathew/De-Bloater
Does anyone have the full RAW firmware, flashed via fastboot? Thank you all
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Does anyone have the full RAW firmware, flashed via fastboot? Thank you all
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