I signed up for a beta test on centernode and received a smartphone to test. The phone is so new that I cannot find any information about it on the internet. The bootloader is unlocked on it. I was reading that you can use magisk to root any device with an unlocked bootloader and system image. Since the phone is so new I cannot find a system image. Is it still possible to root the device? Is there a way I can backup the stock ROM and create a system image that way? Is there something else that will work? I really want to root the device because it came with a preinstalled app which is a system booster type app. It will not let me uninstall it, disable it, or force stop it. When I install my app for my alarm clock it keeps killing the app and the alarm will not go off. I have went through all of the app settings and cannot get it to stop. It also keeps interfering with my VPN. I would also like to root th device to remove some of the bloatware and to have access to the HOST file. Could someone please help me this? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks guys!
I'm not known for giving good advice but if I was in your situation I would try to install the lastest version of Magisk and hope for the best. Knowing how I am it would be driving me nuts wondering if it would work.
That booster app, have you tried uninstalling it with adb?
Gregbmil1 said:
I'm not known for giving good advice but if I was in your situation I would try to install the lastest version of Magisk and hope for the best. Knowing how I am it would be driving me nuts wondering if it would work.
That booster app, have you tried uninstalling it with adb?
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Hey, thanks for your reply. I am really eager to root it. I almost just went for it. However, then I thought about it. If something went wrong I would not have any way to recover the phone since there is not a system image available yet. I have not given adb removal a try yet as I figure it would just be easier to go with rooting since it will help me with everything I am trying to achieve. If I cannot root it then I will go the adb route. Hopefully someone will come along and help me out. Fingers crossed
Let us know what you end up doing. Are you expected to send the phone back after the beta testing? If you are responsible for any damages done to it, I would not try it.
You could send it back bricked and say you have no idea what happened to it, lol. That or say you were "testing" the security of the device and that it passes
bigroc2223 said:
I signed up for a beta test on centernode and received a smartphone to test. The phone is so new that I cannot find any information about it on the internet. The bootloader is unlocked on it. I was reading that you can use magisk to root any device with an unlocked bootloader and system image. Since the phone is so new I cannot find a system image. Is it still possible to root the device? Is there a way I can backup the stock ROM and create a system image that way? Is there something else that will work? I really want to root the device because it came with a preinstalled app which is a system booster type app. It will not let me uninstall it, disable it, or force stop it. When I install my app for my alarm clock it keeps killing the app and the alarm will not go off. I have went through all of the app settings and cannot get it to stop. It also keeps interfering with my VPN. I would also like to root th device to remove some of the bloatware and to have access to the HOST file. Could someone please help me this? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks guys!
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If you have the firmware then you're in luck (especially if it's the full one)
Download a program for windows called "Payload Dumper"
Open the zip (firmware) and copy out the payload.bin file.
Copy this to the input folder from payload dumper.
Run the exe for payload dumper
It'll output a bunch of files to output folder
You'll see a boot.img file this is essentially the file you use to boot your phone and also where magisk would reside too.
Copy this to your phone.
Install the latest Magisk then open it
Click install and then patch a file, navigate to the boot.img
Click the boot.img and it'll output a file to "SDcard\Downloads" usually called magisk_patched.img
Copy this to your fastboot folder on your computer and open a CMD / Powershell command to that location.
Then boot to fastboot / bootloader mode
Then type:
fastboot boot "name of patched boot.img"
eg:
fastboot boot magisk_patched.img
The phone will boot
From this point you are rooted but you need to make it permanent as you haven't flashed the boot sector at this point, you're only booting an image, if you were to reboot you'd lose it.
Open Magisk again then click install again.
Now instead of just seeing patch a file you'll see "Install Directly" + "Install after an OTA"
Click Install directly, allow it to finish, then reboot.
You're now fully rooted.
Heres my guides for the oneplus 8 pro, don't use the images there as they're for the 8 pro, you also can download payload dumper from there too.
(ROOT) Android 11 / Latest stock and patched img's / payload dumper / magisk_patched guides
Hi all, Have seen a lot of requests for patched boot images on these threads so thought i'd share a guide on how to get it yourself as well as all the files required, plus the patched boot.img if you just want to go ahead and boot/flash it...
forum.xda-developers.com
IT's easy.
Good luck
dladz said:
If you have the firmware then you're in luck (especially if it's the full one)
Download a program for windows called "Payload Dumper"
Open the zip (firmware) and copy out the payload.bin file.
Copy this to the input folder from payload dumper.
Run the exe for payload dumper
It'll output a bunch of files to output folder
You'll see a boot.img file this is essentially the file you use to boot your phone and also where magisk would reside too.
Copy this to your phone.
Install the latest Magisk then open it
Click install and then patch a file, navigate to the boot.img
Click the boot.img and it'll output a file to "SDcard\Downloads" usually called magisk_patched.img
Copy this to your fastboot folder on your computer and open a CMD / Powershell command to that location.
Then boot to fastboot / bootloader mode
Then type:
fastboot boot "name of patched boot.img"
eg:
fastboot boot magisk_patched.img
The phone will boot
From this point you are rooted but you need to make it permanent as you haven't flashed the boot sector at this point, you're only booting an image, if you were to reboot you'd lose it.
Open Magisk again then click install again.
Now instead of just seeing patch a file you'll see "Install Directly" + "Install after an OTA"
Click Install directly, allow it to finish, then reboot.
You're now fully rooted.
Heres my guides for the oneplus 8 pro, don't use the images there as they're for the 8 pro, you also can download payload dumper from there too.
(ROOT) Android 11 / Latest stock and patched img's / payload dumper / magisk_patched guides
Hi all, Have seen a lot of requests for patched boot images on these threads so thought i'd share a guide on how to get it yourself as well as all the files required, plus the patched boot.img if you just want to go ahead and boot/flash it...
forum.xda-developers.com
IT's easy.
Good luck
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So it sounds like since this is a beta device and I cannot find a firmware image in out of luck?
I guess the only other option I have is finding someone who can port twrp for my device. Then I can just root via TWRP. However, from what I have read that might not even be an option as Android 11 mostly has to be rooted the hard way which you have gave instructions on above.
Can anyone think of anything else I can try?
bigroc2223 said:
So it sounds like since this is a beta device and I cannot find a firmware image in out of luck?
I guess the only other option I have is finding someone who can port twrp for my device. Then I can just root via TWRP. However, from what I have read that might not even be an option as Android 11 mostly has to be rooted the hard way which you have gave instructions on above.
Can anyone think of anything else I can try?
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You can also extract the boot image... Can't remember the commands for this via ADB, Google ADB extract boot.img
dladz said:
You can also extract the boot image... Can't remember the commands for this via ADB, Google ADB extract boot.img
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Awesome this is exactly what I was trying to figure out in my original post. Since there is no stock firmware available yet (beta unit) what is the best way to backup the device so I do not get a brick in the process? Thanks again for your help.
bigroc2223 said:
Awesome this is exactly what I was trying to figure out in my original post. Since there is no stock firmware available yet (beta unit) what is the best way to backup the device so I do not get a brick in the process? Thanks again for your help.
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An actual back up? Probably twrp if available.
If not then you'd need a recovery method.
So providing you have a recovery solution you should be fine.
dladz said:
An actual back up? Probably twrp if available.
If not then you'd need a recovery method.
So providing you have a recovery solution you should be fine.
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Ahhh okay since it is a beta device no one has made TWRP for it yet. What do you think the risk is of manually pulling the boot img, patching, and flashing is? If I can get that to work I will try to port twrp to the device. Thanks again for the help.
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Ahhh okay since it is a beta device no one has made TWRP for it yet. What do you think the risk is of manually pulling the boot img, patching, and flashing is? If I can get that to work I will try to port twrp to the device. Thanks again for the help.
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You're very welcome.
Chances of it not booting after doing that? Absolutely zero.
It's a copy not a cut, so you're fine.
The only problem you may encounter is the ability to access the device on that level.
Just turn on usb debugging and make sure ADB works as it should be checking on ADB devices.
Then go ahead with the pull.
You'll be fine.
Also once you have the boot.img if the patched one doesn't work then just reboot and you're back to normal.
I would advise against flashing it, just boot it.
dladz said:
Just turn on usb debugging and make sure ADB works as it should be checking on ADB devices.
Then go ahead with the pull.
You'll be fine.
Also once you have the boot.img if the patched one doesn't work then just reboot and you're back to normal.
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You can't simply run
Code:
adb devices
adb pull boot.img > C:\boot.img
to clone phone's boot.img to PC.
The correct way is described here
Extract Boot.img Directly from Device Without Downloading Firmware
In this tutorial, we will show you the steps to extract the boot.img file directly from your device without downloading the firmware.
www.droidwin.com
jwoegerbauer said:
You can't simply run
Code:
adb devices
adb pull boot.img > C:\boot.img
to clone phone's boot.img to PC.
The correct way is described here
Extract Boot.img Directly from Device Without Downloading Firmware
In this tutorial, we will show you the steps to extract the boot.img file directly from your device without downloading the firmware.
www.droidwin.com
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I did not say that you could?? I said pull it.
Before that I said look it up / Google it
Thanks for your help guys I appreciate it greatly. I am going to give this a try today. I will report back and let you guys know how it goes.
One last question. Since this beta unit I got is a tracfone branded unit with an unlocked bootloader is it possible that they could push a firmware which will lock the bootloader at some point? If so is there any way to prevent that from happening? Thanks again for all your help.
bigroc2223 said:
Thanks for your help guys I appreciate it greatly. I am going to give this a try today. I will report back and let you guys know how it goes.
One last question. Since this beta unit I got is a tracfone branded unit with an unlocked bootloader is it possible that they could push a firmware which will lock the bootloader at some point? If so is there any way to prevent that from happening? Thanks again for all your help.
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Possible yes, but I doubt they would do that.
Is it an ambassador phone? Or for testing?
Locking the bootloader wipes the phone so I wouldn't imagine they'd do that without forewarning.
Plus locking a bootloader comes with its risks too, so you could say that it broke from the update.
But it won't come to that, I've had several ambassador phones myself and honestly they're fire and forget for the most part, I wouldn't worry about it
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Possible yes, but I doubt they would do that.
Is it an ambassador phone? Or for testing?
Locking the bootloader wipes the phone so I wouldn't imagine they'd do that without forewarning.
Plus locking a bootloader comes with its risks too, so you could say that it broke from the update.
But it won't come to that, I've had several ambassador phones myself and honestly they're fire and forget for the most part, I wouldn't worry about it
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It's a phone for testing which I am allowed to keep.
dladz said:
Possible yes, but I doubt they would do that.
Is it an ambassador phone? Or for testing?
Locking the bootloader wipes the phone so I wouldn't imagine they'd do that without forewarning.
Plus locking a bootloader comes with its risks too, so you could say that it broke from the update.
But it won't come to that, I've had several ambassador phones myself and honestly they're fire and forget for the most part, I wouldn't worry about it
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It is a phone for testing which I am allowed to keep. Specs are Snapdragon 750g, Adreno 619, and 4gb of ram. Not too shabby for a free phone. It is a lot snappier than the moto e6 I was previously using.
dladz said:
I did not say that you could?? I said pull it.
Before that I said look it up / Google it
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This method requires TWRP. So this will not work.
bigroc2223 said:
Nvm
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dladz said:
Again!!!? What's your problem??
You're just trying to (for whatever reason) prove me wrong and yet again I wasn't being descriptive of an ADB pull!!!
You're pulling the boot.img off the device by whatever means.
To be clear for the final time, I'm not stating to use twrp, a script or anything else I said look it up / Google it!
Now if you've helped the chap then that's great, looking at what I said and attempting to put me straight when you clearly don't have to, is no help to you or the chap needing help it's just making you look like you're on a power trip.
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I'm just trying to get some help here guys that's it. I appreciate everyone's efforts and opinions. Let's all try to work together and try to find a solution peacefully please.
So far I have adb installed and working. I have tried to use the commands I was able to locate via google. So far nothing works. I have also tried uninstalling some programs using adb which did not work. I think I am going to have to find someone who could port twrp for me
bigroc2223 said:
I'm just trying to get some help here guys that's it. I appreciate everyone's efforts and opinions. Let's all try to work together and try to find a solution peacefully please.
So far I have adb installed and working. I have tried to use the commands I was able to locate via google. So far nothing works. I have also tried uninstalling some programs using adb which did not work. I think I am going to have to find someone who could port twrp for me
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Sorry I got the wrong end of the stick, I thought you was a second person posting..
Forget what I said
Related
Hi Everyone!
Because of having issues i can´t fix on my OnePlus, i´m finally asking for some professional help here, as it´s getting more and more complicated and i don´t want to ruin my phone.
What was my plan?
Installing CM11S 44S on my OPO, which had the 05Q Version as factory setting.
Also i wanted to install a franco kernel.
I hoped, if i do both steps successfully, my OPO will have a good battery life (44S seemed to be the most efficient version, according to some forums).
What did i do so far?
First i set up an adb backup for my data, but not for the OS. However, i installed SDK plus tools and drivers.
Next step was installing a new recovery, which is able to flash a new version of CM11S, so i set up TWRP with fastboot, which means my device is "unlocked" now.
Everything worked well so far, i also made an backup in TWRP.
The problem:
I wanted to reboot my OPO at some point and TWRP asked me for rooting my device. Accidentally i swiped over so it started rooting process, but i didn´t want to root it, so i immediately shut the device down.
By now TWRP recovery/fastboot is working, but my OS 05Q is lost and i can´t install a new ROM because im getting the Report:
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Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check; no MD5 file found
Error flashing zip /<path to .zip file>
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Can anyone help me to get 05Q back or the 44S with the franco kernel?
I know there might be some other threads that deal with similar problems, but actually none of them helped me so far. For example: do i need a fastboot image or signed flashable zips (which i have)? In which order do i install the kernel and the ROM?
Some Information:
I can access my device via fastboot and my OPO is also shown as a adb device on my MAC.
When starting in TWRP, i can also access the device in USB Mode, transfering files is also possible.
I´m not really competent with android modding or programming, so i will need some noob-friendly answers, but i bet you guys know how to help me out here.
Thank you very much for your help, i really don´t know what to do anymore.
EDIT:
I found out how to place a md5 file to the referring version, but it still sais: MD5 does not match.
I´m so done with it right now that i wish i had my OPO back as it was few days ago.
Well, i cant really help here as i have not face this problem but ur mistake was that u Immediately shut the device down the moment it was installing root. It may have corrupted the partitions of the phone and left it at that state, so maybe restoring the partitions of that section may help. Like i said im not knowledgeable about this
Agreed, you shouldn't have shut down the phone while it was modifying a partition. The root wouldn't have mattered anyway because you were about to overwrite the system partition by flashing a ROM. Go to my guide thread and look at section 8 to flash the stock images for the build you desire:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839471
Heisenberg said:
Agreed, you shouldn't have shut down the phone while it was modifying a partition. The root wouldn't have mattered anyway because you were about to overwrite the system partition by flashing a ROM. Go to my guide thread and look at section 8 to flash the stock images for the build you desire:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839471
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Can i follow all these instructions altough im using a mac?
I will try it out today, hopefully this will fix the problem.
Thyrix said:
Can i follow all these instructions altough im using a mac?
I will try it out today, hopefully this will fix the problem.
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Yes you can still use fastboot on a Mac, but you'll need to Google how to set it up on a Mac first.
Heisenberg said:
Yes you can still use fastboot on a Mac, but you'll need to Google how to set it up on a Mac first.
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Alright, so fastboot is ready, but i need to know, if i will need one of those "unofficial stock rooted fashable zips" a fastboot image. or anything else? sorry to ask for
Can i trust an android version anyone rooted...?
Thyrix said:
Alright, so fastboot is ready, but i need to know, if i will need one of those "unofficial stock rooted fashable zips" a fastboot image. or anything else? sorry to ask for
Can i trust an android version anyone rooted...?
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You need the fastboot images.
Heisenberg said:
You need the fastboot images.
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Got stuck at step 2: It Terminal said error: cannot determine image filename for sbl1.mbn - although the name is correct and the file is in the correct folder :/
EDIT:
Fixed it, forgot to type sbl1 2 times, im sorry
And it worked, thank you sooooo much!!!
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
gqukyo said:
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.
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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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.
Hello. I recently tried to use Magisk Manager to root my phone using a step by step walk through. It worked, everything was great, I finally was able to get my mobile data to turn off automatically when I connected to Wi-Fi. Goal achieved. Hooray. But then a new update came out for the Pixel 2 XL, I believe what is called OTA? See how new I am, it's pathetic. Anyway, I can't get the OTA installed because I have Magisk. I found a good walk through to how to fix it github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/master/docs/tips.md#ota-installation-tips BUT when I go to uninstall Magisk and restore images, it says "stock backup does not exist". Guys. I'm in over my head and I don't know what to do to fix it. Can any one explain in simple language, maybe with pictures, so my idiot self can understand, how do I get a stock back up, and get Magisk to recognize it, so that I can proceed to install the OTA? Thank you so much for any advice,and your patience for dealing with me.
Megin said:
Hello. I recently tried to use Magisk Manager to root my phone using a step by step walk through. It worked, everything was great, I finally was able to get my mobile data to turn off automatically when I connected to Wi-Fi. Goal achieved. Hooray. But then a new update came out for the Pixel 2 XL, I believe what is called OTA? See how new I am, it's pathetic. Anyway, I can't get the OTA installed because I have Magisk. I found a good walk through to how to fix it github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/master/docs/tips.md#ota-installation-tips BUT when I go to uninstall Magisk and restore images, it says "stock backup does not exist". Guys. I'm in over my head and I don't know what to do to fix it. Can any one explain in simple language, maybe with pictures, so my idiot self can understand, how do I get a stock back up, and get Magisk to recognize it, so that I can proceed to install the OTA? Thank you so much for any advice,and your patience for dealing with me.
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Search the forum, there are a lot of walk through threads.
You won't remove anything, IE Magik.
Download the Factory Image, OTA will not work.
You'll remove "-w" from one file to not wipe data.
Flash update.
Reroot with Magisk.
If you have problems finding the links or threads, I can link them.
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What diesel said, it isn't really that hard ?.
Nathanchanche made a really good guide for us. Take your time to read it really well and you should be able to solve your problem.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2/how-to/guide-unlock-flash-root-pixel-2-walleye-t3702417
In my experience, if rooted, don't use OTAs. Stick with factory images if possible.
Like other responses, it's best to use the guides on XDA. I usually do the following when an update is available:
- Download factory image
- Edit batch file (if you're using Windows) to remove the -w option so I don't lose my data
- Boot into bootloader (power off phone, then hold down power and volume down until you get to the bootloader)
- Run batch file (I have had issues on occasion with this). If you get an error, try using a different USB cable
- After factory image is installed, let phone reboot.
- After rebooting and device is fully ready to go, reboot back to bootloader.
- Install latest TWRP (follow instructions on their website...the steps they have works perfectly)
- After TWRP is installed, reboot phone back to bootloader and then go to the 'recovery' option. Make sure TWRP is working correctly and you can decrypt your data (that is, if you have a security password)
- After decrypted, you should be able to access your data where you've downloaded Magisk. You can then install Magisk.
- After install, reboot phone and you should be rooted.
These steps work for me, but I'm a bit anal when it comes to updates and rooting.
pgarlinski said:
In my experience, if rooted, don't use OTAs. Stick with factory images if possible.
Like other responses, it's best to use the guides on XDA. I usually do the following when an update is available:
- Download factory image
- Edit batch file (if you're using Windows) to remove the -w option so I don't lose my data
- Boot into bootloader (power off phone, then hold down power and volume down until you get to the bootloader)
- Run batch file (I have had issues on occasion with this). If you get an error, try using a different USB cable
- After factory image is installed, let phone reboot.
- After rebooting and device is fully ready to go, reboot back to bootloader.
- Install latest TWRP (follow instructions on their website...the steps they have works perfectly)
- After TWRP is installed, reboot phone back to bootloader and then go to the 'recovery' option. Make sure TWRP is working correctly and you can decrypt your data (that is, if you have a security password)
- After decrypted, you should be able to access your data where you've downloaded Magisk. You can then install Magisk.
- After install, reboot phone and you should be rooted.
These steps work for me, but I'm a bit anal when it comes to updates and rooting.
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Ok what am I doing wrong here? prntscr.com/iqefpd
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You need to install fastboot. Download plataform tools from the Android SDK and try again.
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Follow the full tutorial in my signature, it will cover all the steps in detail.
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As said previously you need fastboot.exe. Download from https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip.
Extract everything to folder that contains your extracted image. If the fastboot.exe is still not recognized:
one option is to modify flash-all.bat line: PATH=%PATH%;"%SYSTEMROOT%\System32"; to PATH=%PATH%;"%SYSTEMROOT%\System32";"%cd%"
Telperion said:
Follow the full tutorial in my signature, it will cover all the steps in detail.
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Worked!! Thanks
This phone doesn't have its own section in the forum yet, so I decided to put here a little guide for those who haven't figured out how to root it yet.
There is no twrp version for this Motorola yet, so I'm going to teach you how to root it without recovery.
This is how I rooted my Motorola One Macro:
Unlock your bootloader here.
Check the Compilation Number of your firmware (probably something like PMDXX.XX-XX)
Download THE SAME VERSION of your compilation from here.
Extract from the zip the boot.img
Copy boot.img in a folder of your choice in your phone.
Install Magisk Manager apk in your phone (download here)
Open Magisk Manager and choose Install --> Install --> Patch file
Select boot.img and wait until it's patched
A new file would be created in the same folder you put the boot.img, named magisk_patched.img
Copy magisk_patched.img to your PC.
Reboot your phone to bootloader
Now replace the boot.img of your phone with the new one patched by magisk using the following commands:
fastboot flash boot_a magisk_patched.img
fastboot flash boot_b magisk_patched.img
fastboot reboot
And now you are rooted. Enjoy
Pretinaverse said:
This phone doesn't have its own section in the forum yet, so I decided to put here a little guide for those who haven't figured out how to root it yet.
There is no twrp version for this Motorola yet, so I'm going to teach you how to root it without recovery.
This is how I rooted my Motorola One Macro:
Unlock your bootloader here.
Check the Compilation Number of your firmware (probably something like PMDXX.XX-XX)
Download THE SAME VERSION of your compilation from here.
Extract from the zip the boot.img
Copy boot.img in a folder of your choice in your phone.
Install Magisk Manager apk in your phone (download here)
Open Magisk Manager and choose Install --> Install --> Patch file
Select boot.img and wait until it's patched
A new file would be created in the same folder you put the boot.img, named magisk_patched.img
Copy magisk_patched.img to your PC.
Reboot your phone to bootloader
Now replace the boot.img of your phone with the new one patched by magisk using the following commands:
fastboot flash boot_a magisk_patched.img
fastboot flash boot_b magisk_patched.img
fastboot reboot
And now you are rooted. Enjoy
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hi...
this guide works for me.
Motorola One Macro LatinAmerican version Telcel.
Pretinaverse said:
This phone doesn't have its own section in the forum yet, so I decided to put here a little guide for those who haven't figured out how to root it yet.
There is no twrp version for this Motorola yet, so I'm going to teach you how to root it without recovery.
This is how I rooted my Motorola One Macro:
Unlock your bootloader here.
Check the Compilation Number of your firmware (probably something like PMDXX.XX-XX)
Download THE SAME VERSION of your compilation from here.
Extract from the zip the boot.img
Copy boot.img in a folder of your choice in your phone.
Install Magisk Manager apk in your phone (download here)
Open Magisk Manager and choose Install --> Install --> Patch file
Select boot.img and wait until it's patched
A new file would be created in the same folder you put the boot.img, named magisk_patched.img
Copy magisk_patched.img to your PC.
Reboot your phone to bootloader
Now replace the boot.img of your phone with the new one patched by magisk using the following commands:
fastboot flash boot_a magisk_patched.img
fastboot flash boot_b magisk_patched.img
fastboot reboot
And now you are rooted. Enjoy
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This worked for me too.
Hello! Thank you very much for the tutorial for the Moto One Macro. I was tired of looking for a tutorial for mine.
But one question remained: Because I am unable to install a Recovery, am I unable to flash a custom rom? Because I was trying to root the device just to install a Custom Rom of the Lineage OS type of Android 10, considering that as far as Motorola is concerned, the pro 10 update will not come anytime soon. But I still thank you for the tutorial.
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Question
I have multiple questions I would like to ask.
1. Would this format the phone? Which partitions will get formatted?
2. Can you explain the namings of the folder in the link to the post? What do they mean? I've seen a compilation number close to mines in the 'retail' folder.
3. From where do people get these uploads? I've tried multiple times contacting Motorola for image uploads and they never sent anything. I am very interested in the origin of the files.
4. Is there anyway to recover from a failed patch?
The reason I want this is that I've tried patching the bootloader using an image from a fishy website and it soft-bricked my phone, I had to reformat the whole thing with a fresh image
Btw, thank you for contributing to the phone's community!
Update:
Installed successfully, magisk is enabled and root is functioning and whatnot. Problem is, sometimes on booting the phone hangs on the weird colorful animation. It's not consistent and I can't figure out why. I discovered force rebooting the phone multiple times boots the phone successfully but does not fix the problem. Boot times are slower, probably because of modules.
Screen mirroring Motorola one
Hello,
I have a root Motorola one Android 10, but I can't share my screen to my Samsung smart TV, i search a lot but I didn't have success, first I edited the build.prop lines,
persist.debug.wfd.enable=1 (before it was persist.debug.wfd.enable=0)
persist.hwc.enable_vds=0 (before it was persist.hwc.enable_vds=1)
I added this in the end
wlan.wfd.hdcp=disable
I added another line but I don't remember all because I erased it, i only remember the beginning
Persist.sys....
But it can't work, in my TV only show something like
"Screen mirroring: motorola is connecting" but then the signal is lost
Nothing that I tried work, only one thing is good and is that in my cellphone in the option of share screen after change this line: persist.debug.wfd.enable=1 (before it was persist.debug.wfd.enable=0) I could activate wireless screen and it let me TRY to connect with my TV but without success.
In other post show the last configuration with an extra thing, I should edit a file (wfdconfig.xml) and it supposed to stay in this direction system/etc/ wfdconfig.xml. But I search in all files and I didn't find.
Maybe someone can help me.
Thanks.
altffour said:
I have multiple questions I would like to ask.
1. Would this format the phone? Which partitions will get formatted?
2. Can you explain the namings of the folder in the link to the post? What do they mean? I've seen a compilation number close to mines in the 'retail' folder.
3. From where do people get these uploads? I've tried multiple times contacting Motorola for image uploads and they never sent anything. I am very interested in the origin of the files.
4. Is there anyway to recover from a failed patch?
The reason I want this is that I've tried patching the bootloader using an image from a fishy website and it soft-bricked my phone, I had to reformat the whole thing with a fresh image
Btw, thank you for contributing to the phone's community!
Update:
Installed successfully, magisk is enabled and root is functioning and whatnot. Problem is, sometimes on booting the phone hangs on the weird colorful animation. It's not consistent and I can't figure out why. I discovered force rebooting the phone multiple times boots the phone successfully but does not fix the problem. Boot times are slower, probably because of modules.
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Motorola doesn't official share the firmware, but there has always been people with access to the firmware servers.
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ has lots of moto firmware
LMSA can also be used to get firmware for most moto devices
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/update-moto-lenovo-moto-smart-assistant-t3951714
Sent from my Moto E (4) using Tapatalk
Can't find build number
Pretinaverse said:
[*]Check the Compilation Number of your firmware (probably something like PMDXX.XX-XX)
[*]Download THE SAME VERSION of your compilation from here.
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Hi, I can't find my Build Number in there. Mine is PMDS29.70-81-3.
I see several PMDS29.70-81 but none of them have the -3 I need. Any suggestions?
lorenzzv said:
Hi, I can't find my Build Number in there. Mine is PMDS29.70-81-3.
I see several PMDS29.70-81 but none of them have the -3 I need. Any suggestions?
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yeah me too, but I solved it, I just rooted mine just download and use Rescue and Smart Assistant to download your firmware and repeat the steps above and that's it, it took me about five minutes to root my phone.
Can any one please confirm, if after rooting this phone are you able to do call recording both side clearly ?
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Help, I did this and now my phone is stuck on the Motorola logo, ¿is a way to undo this process? T_T
just download motorola smart assisstant on your laptop and plug your mobile to it and it will do the rest
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just download motorola smart assisstant on your laptop and plug your mobile to it and it will do the rest
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That did the trick. MY ETERNAL GRATITUDE TO YOU, SIR. YOU ROCK.
HELP
atattooedgod said:
yeah me too, but I solved it, I just rooted mine just download and use Rescue and Smart Assistant to download your firmware and repeat the steps above and that's it, it took me about five minutes to root my phone.
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Hey bro, im looking for this, can u upload? or give any link related? LMSA is coded by monkeys with cocaine in water and tells that my XT2016-2 is'nt compatible :\
Help!
I am from Brazil and I have a Motorola One Macro and the device does not appear in the list of supported devices for OEM unlocking on the Motorola website.
Do you have TWRP for XT2016-2 ?
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I am from Brazil and I have a Motorola One Macro and the device does not appear in the list of supported devices for OEM unlocking on the Motorola website.
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Ignore the list the list of never been complete.
The only way to know if the bootloader can be unlocked is to try to unlock it.
Sent from my Moto E (4) using Tapatalk
Nice
VD171 said:
Do you have TWRP for XT2016-2 ?
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There is not, but i am working on developing one we'll see soon if i can complete it succesfully due actually there are a lot of problems with this one
TWRP would be a nice treat here. Keep the thread updated on any progress.
I know that I probably won't get any help since this is a budget phone from a random company, but has anyone figured out how to get Android 10 on the phone? If not, does anyone know how to install Magisk or root this phone? I've read threads on how to install it, but they don't list this phone as supported. TWRP doesn't support Hot Pepper Ghost so how can I install Magisk? Kingoroot doesn't let me root the phone, so what is another way?
Because this phone is based on MediaTek MTK6762 chipset watch this video:
jwoegerbauer said:
Because this phone is based on MediaTek MTK6762 chipset watch this video:
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Sadly, Shuame is not working. The website is down and every time I try to install it using a download from another website it says that windows UAC won't allow me to.
To download RootGenius Shuame here you go:
Root Genius
Root Genius 3.1.7 (Android rooting software) for Windows ✔ free download with 3 mirrors. Safe, secure and tested for viruses and malware.
root-genius.en.lo4d.com
jwoegerbauer said:
To download RootGenius Shuame here you go:
Root Genius
Root Genius 3.1.7 (Android rooting software) for Windows ✔ free download with 3 mirrors. Safe, secure and tested for viruses and malware.
root-genius.en.lo4d.com
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When I tried to root, it says "Such a tough phone! Root...failed" :/
Did you ever get a custom ROM working on this phone? The default Android ROM is pretty annoying (blocks push notifications).
luckydliu010 said:
Did you ever get a custom ROM working on this phone? The default Android ROM is pretty annoying (blocks push notifications).
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Try Project Treble. That's what I learned today from Reddit, but there isn't a way to install it since there is no TWRP file thingy for this phone. Do you know if I could install it using ADB or?!??
[email protected] said:
Try Project Treble. That's what I learned today from Reddit, but there isn't a way to install it since there is no TWRP file thingy for this phone. Do you know if I could install it using ADB or?!??
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Wait are you Nightcore? LOL that's my thread . I am going to **** around with a Moto E5 (similar CPU, but has lots more documentation) and see if I can figure a way to load via ADB.
luckydliu010 said:
Wait are you Nightcore? LOL that's my thread . I am going to **** around with a Moto E5 (similar CPU, but has lots more documentation) and see if I can figure a way to load via ADB.
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HUH??! LMAO! Yea, thats me. I'm also trying to get project tremble to work on a ZTE Blade X1 5G, but no luck. Wanna chat on reddit?
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HUH??! LMAO! Yea, thats me. I'm also trying to get project tremble to work on a ZTE Blade X1 5G, but no luck. Wanna chat on reddit?
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Yeah man, let's chat.
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I know that I probably won't get any help since this is a budget phone from a random company, but has anyone figured out how to get Android 10 on the phone? If not, does anyone know how to install Magisk or root this phone? I've read threads on how to install it, but they don't list this phone as supported. TWRP doesn't support Hot Pepper Ghost so how can I install Magisk? Kingoroot doesn't let me root the phone, so what is another way?
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Did you figure out how to unlock the bootloader? It fails everytime I try.
GitHub - bkerler/mtkclient: MTK reverse engineering and flash tool
MTK reverse engineering and flash tool. Contribute to bkerler/mtkclient development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
SR_72_Blackbird said:
Did you figure out how to unlock the bootloader? It fails everytime I try.
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I unlocked mine as soon as it came in today..
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot flashing unlock_critical
then, if that doesn't unlock it, then do the age old "fastboot oem unlock"
DrScrad said:
I unlocked mine as soon as it came in today..
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot flashing unlock_critical
then, if that doesn't unlock it, then do the age old "fastboot oem unlock"
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Do you know how to root after unlocking bootloader?
How can we pull the boot.img from the os?
There is no firmware available for download.
I managed to unlock the phone using MTK Client on Ubuntu and plan on rooting the phone and installing a GSI. However, I accidentally bootlooped the phone and I think it has to do with dm-verity. I managed to extract some of the important firmware like boot.img and system.img. However, I didn't patch the boot.img with Magisk before the bootloop happen. Would anyone who has a Hot Pepper Ghost (HPP GS1) be able to install Magisk Manager and patch the boot.img attached for me? It would be very appreciated as I think it would solve my bootloop.
googlephoneFKLenAsh said:
Do you know how to root after unlocking bootloader?
How can we pull the boot.img from the os?
There is no firmware available for download.
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I was able to get the boot.img and system.img using MTK Client after unlocking the bootloader. The post above has the boot.img and I would greatly appreciate if you could help me out with my problem.
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I was able to get the boot.img and system.img using MTK Client after unlocking the bootloader. The post above has the boot.img and I would greatly appreciate if you could help me out with my problem.
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Mind to share how you bootlooped, so that others can avoid it?
Patched with magisk 24312:
googlephoneFKLenAsh said:
Mind to share how you bootlooped, so that others can avoid it?
Patched with magisk 24312:
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Unfortunately, the patched boot.img still didn't fix the bootloop.
Currently, I am attempting to build TWRP for the device to see if that can fix anything. I used the twrptgen command to make a device tree for the Ghost with the boot.img and am trying to build TWRP, but I am running into an error.
I have posted on this forum (page 240) if anyone could help with that.
In terms of bootlooping, the process of unlocking the bootloader with MTK Client as documented in the GitHub went fine. After booting, it did show a dm-verity error and orange state saying the bootloader had been unlocked, but all was still fine. Proceeding, I decided to try to flash a GSI and this is where I ran into problems. I attempted to flash the original system.img again, but that didn't work. Also for some reason it wouldn't boot into recovery, even though it should be tied into the boot.img not system.img because of the A/B partitioning. However, I still have access to BROM mode for MTK Client and fastboot mode. I think the bootloop has something to do with dm-verity and vbmeta.img, but I have tried a lot on those lines with no prevail.
I think there are two fixes to this problem. One being TWRP, if I can successfully build it, and the second flashing the entire stock firmware with a flash.bin file and starting over. I didn't realize until it was too late that I should have backed up everything into a flash.bin file using MTK Client, and instead only backed up specific partitions.
It would be awesome if you could help me and post a flash.bin file to this forum of the stock firmware for the Ghost. The instructions on how to do that are here, but in specific are as follows (on a Linux distribution, preferably Ubuntu):
Code:
sudo apt install python3 git libusb-1.0-0 python3-pip
git clone https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient
cd mtkclient
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
python3 setup.py build
python3 setup.py install
sudo usermod -a -G plugdev $USER
sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER
sudo cp Setup/Linux/*.rules /etc/udev/rules.d
sudo udevadm control -R
**Make sure to reboot now before proceeding**
**To put the Ghost into BROM mode (which is how you will read the partitions) make sure it is powered off. Then run this command:**
python3 mtk rf flash.bin
**Then, press and hold VOLUME UP, VOLUME DOWN, AND POWER, all at the same time, and at the same time, plug the phone into the computer with a USB cable.**
**The phone should start reading all the partitions and once it is done, it will have outputed a flash.bin file for the Ghost**
Any update on this project? I've had two of these phones for years, would love to be able to load a different OS onto one of them.
One of mine appears to have already been flashed with a basic android 9. It has strange problems, like not detecting the fingerprint reader and a few other things I can't think of offhand. Anyway, you can tell it isn't the same as the other one.
The normal one I bought new, the odd one came from ebay.
Anyway, just wanted to check on this topic. I don't use either of them at this point. I like messing with these types of things for fun.
I'm going to try and get a TWRP working on this Hot Pepper today, I'll let you guys know...