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Xiaomi Poco F1 [ROOT, Unlock Bootloader, with STOCK RECOVERY, OTA UPDATES etc!]

WARNING: Before attempting to root your device, do note that by unlocking your bootloader and modifying your device with root, ROMs, etc... you are NOT risking voiding your warranty!
I am NOT responsible for what you do to your device either, so follow these instructions at your own risk. Make sure you know what you're doing, it's best to understand the process rather than just copy and paste commands and such.
Hello!
Some people asked me how to root Xiaomi Pocophone F1 with magisk and to keep stock recovery on it, to recive OTA updates etc. so this is the complete guide
Sorry for all language misstakes, my english is not perfect, so please, if you have found anything, inform me via private message, so I can edit the post and correct it.
1. Unlock Bootloader Unlocking Bootloader Explanation and Troubleshooting for NEWBIES | thanks to @madsponge26
2. TWRP boot (not flashing, you will keep your stock recovery)
3. Pull stock boot.img from your phone (method II)
4. Boot.img patching (Patching stock boot.img with magisk manager app) (method II)
5. Patched magisk boot.img flashing (method II)
Tools and Information we need
USB Driver
Minimal ADB Fastboot
TWRP 3.2.3-x Unofficial with working DECRYPTION 12/10/2018
Magisk Manager App
How to Unlock Bootloader
Back up Files (Internal Storage)
1. Go to Settings > About phone
2. Find the MIUI Version and press 6-8 times
3. Go to Additional Settings > Developers Options
4. Press and check USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking
5. Go to Settings > Developers Options > Mi Unlock Status > Add Account & Device and log in with your MI account.
6. Go to MIUI Unlock website
7. Login to your MI account
8. You should be able to download Mi Unlock and unlock bootloader without filling any forms or applying for permissions (I was able to do that this way)
- if not, then apply and wait.
*Install Xiaomi USB Drivers from link above or by Mi Unlock app settings option.*
In MI Unlock app:
1. Shut down your phone manually, and hold Volume down key and Power button to enter Fastboot mode.
2. Connect your phone to PC using USB cable and click "Unlock".
***Mi account should verified.
Booting into TWRP, getting ADB SuperUser access, pulling stock boot.img
1. Open Minimal ADB Fastboot terminal AS ADMINISTRATOR!
2. Shut down your phone
NOW FOCUS
3. Connect your phone to your PC and hold Power and Volume Down buttons until Fastboot screen will be visible.
4. Follow the steps:
Put that command in your Minimal ADB Fastboot terminal:
Code:
fastboot devices
Your phone should be visible.
example: ,,7e00a8e3 fastboot"
Code:
fastboot boot <path to your TWRP .img recovery file>
Your phone should be booted into TWRP recovery.
If ask's for password: CLICK CANCEL
If ask's for keeping /system read only: swipe (allow modifications)
UPDATE:
NOW YOU CAN JUST FLASH MAGISK.ZIP AND REBOOT
There was no TWRP with working decryption before.
Method II:
Code:
adb devices
Your phone should be visible.
example: ,,7e00a8e3 recovery"
Code:
adb shell
Here we go! We got access to Super User shell via ADB ^^
and now the magic:
- In TWRP recovery, go to Advanced > File Manager
- Go to "/dev/block/platform/" folder (go into ,,soc" folder, if you have one there)
- Here you will see some files and folders, we need to open folders and search for the folder called "by-name" inside one of them. || For me it was /dev/block/platform/soc/1d84000.ufshc and ,,by-name" inside of it.
- At the end, we need name of the folder contains ,,by-name" inside for this string: /dev/block/platform/soc/FOLDER NAME/by-name
- Now go to your ADB Shell terminal and put that command:
soc = you should have this folder too, if not; ignore (please confirm that in comments)
FOLDER NAME = your folder with ,,by-name" inside
Code:
ls -al /dev/block/platform/[COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]soc[/B][/COLOR]/[COLOR="Red"][B]FOLDER NAME[/B][/COLOR]/by-name
Now you should see partitions of your phone.
You need to find your boot partition, for me it was:
Code:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Feb 15 1970 [B][COLOR="Red"]boot[/COLOR][/B] -> [B][COLOR="Red"]/dev/block/sde45[/COLOR][/B]
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Pulling our stock boot.img!
Go to your ADB Shell terminal and put that commands:
Replace sde45 with your partition from step above*
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/[B][COLOR="Red"]sde45[/COLOR][/B] of=/sdcard/boot.img
Code:
exit
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/boot.img
Our stock boot.img should be downloaded into our Minimal ADB Fastboot directory!
Code:
adb reboot
Stock boot.img patching and flashing (For Method II only)
1. Save your stock boot.img into phone's internal storage/sdcard
2. Download latest Magisk Manager from MAGISK GITHUB REPO
3. Install Magisk Manager on your phone.
4. Open Magisk Manager, check Keep Force Encryption
5. Click Install > Install > Boot Image Patching > Select your stock boot.img and patch it.
6. Save your patched boot.img to your computer
7. Shut down your phone
8. Open Minimal ADB Fastboot terminal on your PC
9. Connect your phone to your PC and hold Power and Volume Down buttons until Fastboot screen will be visible.
4. Follow the steps:
Enter commands:
Code:
fastboot devices
Your phone should be visible.
example: ,,7e00a8e3 fastboot"
Code:
fastboot flash boot <path to your patched_boot.img>
Code:
fastboot reboot
5. Open Magisk Manager, your phone should be rooted.
6. Download Root Checker from Play Store and check if your device is rooted.
FOR OTA UPDATES:
- Uninstall magisk with Magisk Manager App (Restore Image option)
- Apply OTA update
then:
Method I:
- Boot into twrp (version with working decryption)
- Flash Magisk ZIP again
Method II:
- Pull boot.img and patch it again
- Flash new patched boot.img
If you have any questions or problems, type those in the comment below, I will try to help you
Stock Mi Recovery 3.0 for Pocophone F1: GOOGLE DRIVE

Before flashing OTA update, you need to uninstall magisk and install it again after update.

Thanks for a great tutorial, this is what I needed, just a few queries.
1. After ota will I retain root or again the whole process will have to be repeated.
2. In this process if I start with an unlocked bootloader with 8.10.9 beta rom any chance or need to wipe data or internal storage.
3. What if after flashing twrp, I just flash magisk and reboot without flashing force encryption disabler, stock recovery will automatically overwrite twrp, will I lose any data or root.

sanjay0501 said:
Thanks for a great tutorial, this is what I needed, just a few queries.
1. After ota will I retain root or again the whole process will have to be repeated.
2. In this process if I start with an unlocked bootloader with 8.10.9 beta rom any chance or need to wipe data or internal storage.
3. What if after flashing twrp, I just flash magisk and reboot without flashing force encryption disabler, stock recovery will automatically overwrite twrp, will I lose any data or root.
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1. For now you need to uninstall magisk root before any OTA update, and install it again after it. I don't figured it out yet, how to update OTA and keep magisk.
2. Mi Unlock App will tell you if your internal storage needs to be wiped or not after connecting your phone in fastboot mode.
For me there was a red text that my internal storage will be wiped, for you it will be propably similar.
3. In this tutorial you are not flashing TWRP, you are just booting your phone into TWRP without flashing it to get acess to Super User via ADB and to pull stock boot.img to patch it later with magisk.
Target of this tutorial is to keep stock recovery, so it wont be overwrited because you will be already using it. It shouldn't affect magisk root, but
it would be an good idea to check ,,Keep Force Encryption" in Magisk Manager app before patching boot.img if you are not going to flash Disable Force Encryption zip etc.

exepowered said:
1. It depends propably on OTA update type. Can't answer for sure now, but OTA is comming on Friday with new version of MIUI 10 Beta so I will check that.
2. Mi Unlock App will tell you if your internal storage needs to be wiped or not after connecting your phone in fastboot mode.
For me there was a red text that my internal storage will be wiped, for you it will be propably similar.
3. In this tutorial you are not flashing TWRP, you are just booting your phone into TWRP without flashing it to get acess to Super User via ADB and to pull stock boot.img to patch it later with magisk.
Target of this tutorial is to keep stock recovery, so it wont be overwrited because you will be already using it. It shouldn't affect magisk root, but
it would be an good idea to check ,,Keep Force Encryption" in Magisk Manager app before patching boot.img if you are not going to flash Disable Force Encryption zip etc.
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Thanks for ur help.

Hi, thanks for the tutorial but I have a problem when unlocking my bootloader, when I am on the Mi unlock application and I connect my phone in fastboot mode mi unlock do not recognize my phone and therefore impossible to click unlock.
My computer recognizes the phone well but not the application do you have solutions?

Open it as administrator
Wysłane z mojego POCOPHONE F1 przy użyciu Tapatalka

uremytoy said:
Open it as administrator
Wysłane z mojego POCOPHONE F1 przy użyciu Tapatalka
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I opened it in administrator mode, it does not work

Inside unlock tool there are drivers. Try to install them. I've had the same and it worked for me
Wysłane z mojego POCOPHONE F1 przy użyciu Tapatalka

hey dudes, can someone please upload the stock recovery for me?
everytime the phone wants to install an ota it just boots into twrp and i have to manually reboot it from there.
so if i just flash the stock poco recovery the phone would updtate the ota normally and root still would be there?

Before flashing OTA update, you need to uninstall magisk and install it after update.

WasIstDenn said:
hey dudes, can someone please upload the stock recovery for me?
everytime the phone wants to install an ota it just boots into twrp and i have to manually reboot it from there.
so if i just flash the stock poco recovery the phone would updtate the ota normally and root still would be there?
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Stock Mi Recovery 3.0 for Pocophone F1: GOOGLE DRIVE
Before OTA update, uninstall magisk via Magisk Manager App, then after update install it again using my guide, otherwise you will get bootloop.
I don't figured it out yet, how to keep magisk live when updating.

exepowered said:
Stock Mi Recovery 3.0 for Pocophone F1: GOOGLE DRIVE
Before OTA update, uninstall magisk via Magisk Manager App, then after update install it again using my guide, otherwise you will get bootloop.
I don't figured it out yet, how to keep magisk live when updating.
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So after uninstalling magisk and applying OTA, we need to do whole process again? pull out boot - patch it and flash it?
at this point it makes more trouble than just installing twrp.

For now there is twrp with decryption working so you can flash magisk ZIP, with booted twrp (not flashed).
I used the same boot I had before OTA and there was no problems too.

exepowered said:
For now there is twrp with decryption working so you can flash magisk ZIP, with booted twrp (not flashed).
I used the same boot I had before OTA and there was no problems too.
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You extracted the boot image, patched it using magisk, and flashed it using fastboot.
Instead, can't we just install Magisk.zip using twrp? This way it saves us from running all those commands.
For OTA, we can uninstall magisk and flash original stock recovery, then apply ota, then flash twrp and magisk.zip.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks

anirudh281998 said:
You extracted the boot image, patched it using magisk, and flashed it using fastboot.
Instead, can't we just install Magisk.zip using twrp? This way it saves us from running all those commands.
For OTA, we can uninstall magisk and flash original stock recovery, then apply ota, then flash twrp and magisk.zip.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks
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I know what I have done.
But if the same patched boot.img is not working after uninstalling and OTA update, you can skip other steps and just boot into twrp [version with working decryption] (everything is in my post) and flash ZIP. ZIP does the same thing, it patches boot.img so it's just faster for now. When I was doing this tutorial, there was no twrp with working decryption for poco...
You can try to flash same patched boot.img you had before OTA. Last time it worked for me.
You don't need to flash twrp too...
Just uninstall magisk
Do OTA update
BOOT into twrp (version with working decryption)
Flash magisk.zip
reboot

exepowered said:
I know what I have done.
But if the same patched boot.img is not working after uninstalling and OTA update, you can skip other steps and just boot into twrp [version with working decryption] (everything is in my post) and flash ZIP. ZIP does the same thing, it patches boot.img so it's just faster for now. When I was doing this tutorial, there was no twrp with working decryption for poco...
You can try to flash same patched boot.img you had before OTA. Last time it worked for me.
You don't need to flash twrp too...
Just uninstall magisk
Do OTA update
BOOT into twrp (version with working decryption)
Flash magisk.zip
reboot
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I flash the decryption TWRP and install magisk but the phone bootloops back to recovery no matter what I try. I have to uninstall magisk using the official installer, only then the phone lets me boot into system but obviously I lose root. Any guesses what I should do to get root with formatting storage ?

Hey dude! Is there any way to unlock my poco f1 bootloader without wiping the data?

SusanooX said:
Hey dude! Is there any way to unlock my poco f1 bootloader without wiping the data?
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Nope

Is it equal, on wich (original) ROM/Software-Verisom i´am for unlocking, flashing twrp and rooting ?
Or is it the best, to NOT update the original Rom OTA and after that unlocking, flashing twrp and rooting ?

How to root the Oneplus 7 pro. Am i missing something?

I've honestly looked and the only one i see is to use a patched boot.img. I've also read that you can just install magisk and have it do its thing? I'm coming from a pixel 2 xl. As of today, what are the exact steps to root this phone? I bought mine right from OP and im also on 9.5.7. Thank you.

equlizer said:
I've honestly looked and the only one i see is to use a patched boot.img. I've also read that you can just install magisk and have it do its thing? I'm coming from a pixel 2 xl. As of today, what are the exact steps to root this phone? I bought mine right from OP and im also on 9.5.7. Thank you.
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Probably the easiest way
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/ture-to-install-magisk-safetynet-pass-t3937318
Unlocking bootloader wipes device too...

equlizer said:
I've honestly looked and the only one i see is to use a patched boot.img. I've also read that you can just install magisk and have it do its thing? I'm coming from a pixel 2 xl. As of today, what are the exact steps to root this phone? I bought mine right from OP and im also on 9.5.7. Thank you.
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Unlock Bootloader
Flash TWRP
With TWRP flash latest Magisk

just making sure:
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot oem unlock (have it checked in dev options first)
reboot into bootloader after phone setup
fastboot boot twrp ................img
install twrp..............zip
install magisk
reboot?

Cryosx said:
Unlock Bootloader
Flash TWRP
With TWRP flash latest Magisk
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Best way to unlock bootloader is install the allinone tool, tap build number to get developer option, oem unlock, advance reboot, boot into bootloader. From the allinone tool choose your model, and click unlock.
Wipes u clean, then install adb fastboot terminal and make note where it installs. Download the magisk manager and install modual as zip. Pick a TWRP img and download it. I would rename it to twrp, put that file where adb fastboot installed and put a copy on ur phone. Open the command prompt in that folder and put phone back on bootloader. Type fastboot boot twrp.img...should say booting, reboots to twrp on phone. Click advanced, install ram disk, find that twrp img and install. Then go back back and installed the magisk zip you downloaded. When you reboot twrp should stick and magisk should be installed

equlizer said:
just making sure:
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot oem unlock (have it checked in dev options first)
reboot into bootloader after phone setup
fastboot boot twrp ................zip
install twrp..............zip
install magisk
reboot?
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If you want to install TWRP and then root , yes those are the steps although Fastboot boot twrpfilename (img). not zip.
However if you just wat to root without TWRP, just fastboot the patched image for your version and install Magisk app after booting

GUGUITOMTG4 said:
If you want to install TWRP and then root , yes those are the steps although Fastboot boot twrpfilename (img). not zip.
However if you just wat to root without TWRP, just fastboot the patched image for your version and install Magisk app after booting
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Do i have to remove my pin and fingerprints first before all of this?

root / twrp beta 2

I accidentally updated to beta 2 with the oos updater and lost root / twrp.
i'm unable to boot / flash twrp now.
bootloader is unlocked. confirmed.
steps
go into fastboot.
fastboot boot twrp.img
phone is detected and screen changes to "FASTBOOT" but nothin happens.
tried several times. no luck
any ideas?

mlkemac said:
I accidentally updated to beta 2 with the oos updater and lost root / twrp.
i'm unable to boot / flash twrp now.
bootloader is unlocked. confirmed.
steps
go into fastboot.
fastboot boot twrp.img
phone is detected and screen changes to "FASTBOOT" but nothin happens.
tried several times. no luck
any ideas?
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Those command don't work on Android 10.
These are steps to follow 1: flash patched boot img.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...isk-patched-boot-image-oneplus-7-pro-t3964345
2: Once you boot into android, open magisk and in the modules section flash twrp instaler zip file (make sure it is the installer) find it here https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...covery-unofficial-twrp-recovery-t3931322/amp/
3: boot into recovery and flash magisk from recovery

I was able to flash the patched boot.img but now on a normal boot the screen will go black after about 1 second and will not turn on.
i can boot in safe mode properly.

GUGUITOMTG4 said:
Those command don't work on Android 10.
These are steps to follow 1: flash patched boot img.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...isk-patched-boot-image-oneplus-7-pro-t3964345
2: Once you boot into android, open magisk and in the modules section flash twrp instaler zip file (make sure it is the installer) find it here https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...covery-unofficial-twrp-recovery-t3931322/amp/
3: boot into recovery and flash magisk from recovery
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Thank you for the information.. this put me in the right direction.
i had to follow these steps for it to work properly. apparently the size of boot.img is different for some users.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79548858&postcount=6

mlkemac said:
Thank you for the information.. this put me in the right direction.
i had to follow these steps for it to work properly. apparently the size of boot.img is different for some users.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79548858&postcount=6
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Glad you sorted it out.

how to root Tecno spark 6 go ?

is anyone know how to root tecno spark 6 go ?
i need this badly..
if anyone do that previously, i would like to thank him..

Lets hope someone looks into Tecno Spark 6 go Ke5k Im also want to custom rom

First you need to unlock your bootloader. Then..
1. Download your stock rom(Try to get the latest version) & empty vbmeta.img.
2. Install magisk. Patch boot.img(From your stock rom).
3. Now flash emptyvbmeta.img and patchedboot.img in fastboot mode.

I76 said:
First you need to unlock your bootloader. Then..
1. Download your stock rom(Try to get the latest version) & empty vbmeta.img.
2. Install magisk. Patch boot.img(From your stock rom).
3. Now flash emptyvbmeta.img and patchedboot.img in fastboot mode.
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can you explain more or link a site that goes indepth?

0xphantom said:
is anyone know how to root tecno spark 6 go ?
i need this badly..
if anyone do that previously, i would like to thank him..
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did you manage to do it? i just got it and need to enable camera2api for gcam

I76 said:
First you need to unlock your bootloader. Then..
1. Download your stock rom(Try to get the latest version) & empty vbmeta.img.
2. Install magisk. Patch boot.img(From your stock rom).
3. Now flash emptyvbmeta.img and patchedboot.img in fastboot mode.
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I tried this ... didn't work for me... I was hoping to try get Orangefox or twrp custom ROM recovery, but my phone's not listed....both on twrp and orangefox
KE5-H6123ABC-QGo-GL-220822V553
Please can someone help me....been trying for weeks now

@Daniel. said:
I tried this ... didn't work for me... I was hoping to try get Orangefox or twrp custom ROM recovery, but my phone's not listed....both on twrp and orangefox
KE5-H6123ABC-QGo-GL-220822V553
Please can someone help me....been trying for weeks now
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Am also in need of this.... i tried the first method.... didn't work for me either

Please we need help with this issue, have tried magisk, one click root apps nothing is working, have tried a lot of methods....non as worked so far... please anyone

I have successfully rooted KE5K but it's worthless without Custom recovery,
I locked bootloader again.
So I decided to buy New phone which has available custom recovery.
@Daniel. said:
Please we need help with this issue, have tried magisk, one click root apps nothing is working, have tried a lot of methods....non as worked so far... please anyone
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Unlock bootloader using fastboot tools
Fastboot OEM unlock
Or
Fastboot flashing unlock
Falsh your device's empty Vbmeta.img
Fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
Reboot and install magisk latest version
Patch your device'S boot.img in magisk
Go-to bootloader and open fastboot mode, and flash patched magisk boot.img
Fastboot flash boot patched_magisk.img
Done, you rooted your device.

kendra$551 said:
I have successfully rooted KE5K but it's worthless without Custom recovery,
I locked bootloader again.
So I decided to buy New phone which has available custom recovery.
Unlock bootloader using fastboot tools
Fastboot OEM unlock
Or
Fastboot flashing unlock
Falsh your device's empty Vbmeta.img
Fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
Reboot and install magisk latest version
Patch your device'S boot.img in magisk
Go-to bootloader and open fastboot mode, and flash patched magisk boot.img
Fastboot flash boot patched_magisk.img
Done, you rooted your device.
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Hey if we flash the vbmeta.img will my phone boot

need help guidance Root for Xcover 5 SM G525F

Hi everyone urgently need help root instructions for the xcover 5. there is a possibility it runs with android 11. thank you in advance

akin03 said:
Hi everyone urgently need help root instructions for the xcover 5. there is a possibility it runs with android 11. thank you in advance
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Download the boot.img of your device. Transfer it to your phone. Install the magisk manager app. Click on install. Click on select file to patch. Locate your boot.img and click on it. The output file will be in internal storage/downloads. Copy this to you adb fastboot folder. Rename it to boot.img
Open command prompt in the adb window. Enable oem unlocking on phone , reboot to fastboot mode Unlock your phones boot loader, with fastboot oem unlock and then fastboot flash boot boot.img
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/manager-v8.0.7/MagiskManager-v8.0.7.apk

Tab E said:
Download the boot.img of your device. Transfer it to your phone. Install the magisk manager app. Click on install. Click on select file to patch. Locate your boot.img and click on it. The output file will be in internal storage/downloads. Copy this to you adb fastboot folder. Rename it to boot.img
Open command prompt in the adb window. Enable oem unlocking on phone , reboot to fastboot mode Unlock your phones boot loader, with fastboot oem unlock and then fastboot flash boot boot.img
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/manager-v8.0.7/MagiskManager-v8.0.7.apk
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thanks for the instruction. what do I have to type in adb mode. Is there a program where I can use the adb mode.

akin03 said:
thanks for the instruction. what do I have to type in adb mode. Is there a program where I can use the adb mode.
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There is no program. You have to download adb and fastboot tools
Once your phone is in fastboot mode and you have opened command prompt in adb fastboot folder in you pc type
fastboot oem unlock (this unlocks the bootloader)
fastboot flash boot boot.img (this flashed the magisk patched or rooted boot.img to your devices boot partition
How to install ADB on Windows, macOS, and Linux
A step-by-step guide to get you started with the Android Debug Bridge tool.
www.xda-developers.com
Patch Stock Boot Image via Magisk and Flash it using Fastboot
This tutorial contains explanation on how to Patch Stock Boot Image file of your device and subsequently flash it via Magisk.
www.droidwin.com

Tab E said:
There is no program. You have to download adb and fastboot tools
Once your phone is in fastboot mode and you have opened command prompt in adb fastboot folder in you pc type
fastboot oem unlock (this unlocks the bootloader)
fastboot flash boot boot.img (this flashed the magisk patched or rooted boot.img to your devices boot partition
How to install ADB on Windows, macOS, and Linux
A step-by-step guide to get you started with the Android Debug Bridge tool.
www.xda-developers.com
Patch Stock Boot Image via Magisk and Flash it using Fastboot
This tutorial contains explanation on how to Patch Stock Boot Image file of your device and subsequently flash it via Magisk.
www.droidwin.com
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Thanks for the instructions. Did it as described. However, I'm stuck in fastboot mode when sending. Is there a guide or a way to flash the patched file via odin?

akin03 said:
Thanks for the instructions. Did it as described. However, I'm stuck in fastboot mode when sending. Is there a guide or a way to flash the patched file via odin?
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Yes. Compress the file to '.tar' and flash it

Tab E said:
Yes. Compress the file to '.tar' and flash it
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Ok just the patched file? And do I have to pay attention to something?? Flashing via AP or BL?

akin03 said:
Ok just the patched file? And do I have to pay attention to something?? Flashing via AP or BL?
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Ap

Tab E said:
Ap
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Hi does not get errors on odin. Do I just need to flash the patched file or other files.

Request for help.. Have flashed the whole ap file about magisk after a guide now I have bootloop and the device restarts after 3 min. I don't get the device rooted

Hi. Is n'one who can help me...! It's important...?!

akin03 said:
Hi. Is n'one who can help me...! It's important.
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Hi, if you send me the exact ROM of your device I can create a Root-AP file (boot.tar) for you which you flash through Odin (AP). Note that after flashing the Root file your phone will be factory reseted.

akin03 said:
Hi. Is n'one who can help me...! It's important...?!
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Or you can follow this guide, it is the exact same process of rooting newer samsung devices.
How to root Samsung Galaxy X Cover 4s Enterprise Edition (SM-G398F)
Hey there, is there a way to root a Samsung Galaxy X Cover 4s (SM-G398F)? The phone is from June 2019 and runs Android 9.0. I haven't found anything on the forum. Here's a link to the Samsung website...
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I tried to patch the updated AP (boot loop)
I tried to flash the stock AP and then only the updated boot.img (boot loop)
I also tried flashing a patched recovery.img (HASH_MISMATCH error)
Maybe Magisk has some issues with that phone.
Did anyone have success in rooting the G525F?

hatl said:
I tried to patch the updated AP (boot loop)
I tried to flash the stock AP and then only the updated boot.img (boot loop)
I also tried flashing a patched recovery.img (HASH_MISMATCH error)
Maybe Magisk has some issues with that phone.
Did anyone have success in rooting the G525F?
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How to Root via Magisk Patch:
1) Download and open the stock ROM
2) Extract the boot.img.lz4 and convert it to boot.img with a program like lz4_win64
3) Convert the boot.img to boot.tar with 7zip or winRAR
4) Copy boot.tar to your mobile phone and patch it with Magisk, so you will get magisk-patched.tar
5) Rename the patched magisk-patched.tar to boot.tar
6) Flash it with Odin in AP mode and you are rooted!
Only this method worked for me, if you try it differently it may not work! (Xcover4s)
Should work on all Samsung phones with Android 9 or higher.

I did this with the latest ATO firmware: https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-G525F/ATO
and ended up in a boot loop.
Maybe it's an issue with the latest Android 11 version - or the Xcover 5

I have the same issue . Stuck on boot screen after flashing. Works fine after I re-flash original boot or do a complete re-flash with original firmware. I can successfully root my s9 so am not a complete noob. My region is NEE
One more weird thing is that i cant seem to get it in recovery after the rooted boot flash. Any ideas for checking relevant logs?
There is a extra file in the boot.img called vmbeta compared to the s9 boot.img. Is it possible that this is the issue or am i completely wrong?
How to create a custom signed vbmeta.img for Unisoc using AVBtool
If you're into rooting and flashing custom recoveries then Android Verified Boot (AVB) or dmverity is something you should be aware of. We'd dropped a blog post on why dmverity could be causing your p
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[CLOSED] What is "vbmeta.img" ?
What is "vbmeta.img" and why it is needed? How it works? Does anybody knows?
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ive tried like evverything but get stuck on a message sayying my phone isnt running on offical firmwire or something like that. But now i have another problem. When in fastboot adb cant find my device. If my phone is just on and im not in fastboot adb finds it. Why is that happening?

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Download the boot.img of your device. Transfer it to your phone. Install the magisk manager app. Click on install. Click on select file to patch. Locate your boot.img and click on it. The output file will be in internal storage/downloads. Copy this to you adb fastboot folder. Rename it to boot.img
Open command prompt in the adb window. Enable oem unlocking on phone , reboot to fastboot mode Unlock your phones boot loader, with fastboot oem unlock and then fastboot flash boot boot.img
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/manager-v8.0.7/MagiskManager-v8.0.7.apk
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When my phone is in fastboot mode it cant find it.. WHen its on adb devices finds it but not when in fastboot mode.

A search for "root xcover 5" brings up plenty of ways to achieve this, but most of those sites are click bait, with identical instructions for any device you can think of. Other people are more helpful, like those who replied above, but I would like to know if anyone has ACTUALLY ROOTED A XCOVER 5 SUCCESSFULLY. And yes, if so, I'd like to know how it was done.