Op7pro not responding to fastboot commands - OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers

Hey, im having trouble finding working ways to root my op7pro GM1913 (OOS 11.0.4.1 GM21BA)
Ive been trying this https://www.xda-developers.com/unlock-bootloader-root-oneplus-7-pro/
Currently trying to unlock bootloader. (Step 2)
I can connect via adb but when i go to bootloader/fastboot i lose connection to the phone.
Ive tried regular adb command tools and "TOOL ALL IN ONE" When the phone is on it responds to adb commands but when i need fastboot commands its not working and i can see the device id dissapear from the all in one tool.
I have tried multiple usb ports (2.0 and 3.0) and multiple usb C cords (Op oem + Samsung) Tried removing Windows signature verification and installing oneplus usb drivers, but it gets stuck at "Execute the commands..." (99% or so) When i try again it finds some installation files. When im in bootloader, Windows device manager still shows a generic android phone. Oem unlocking and usb debugging is on, also set default usb configuration to file transfer. No help.
I want to keep Oxygen os, but i want to be rooted and have magisk, preferably TWRP too but im open to other ways.
Windows 10 20H2 if that matters. (Latest update for me)
Oneplus 7pro GM1913 (Eu nordic)
Oxygen os 11.0.4.1 GM21BA

Download a Linux distro and install adb and fastboot like this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-unlock-flash-root-for-the-pixel-2-xl-taimen.3702418/
Just download adb and fastboot tools package from Google, extract it,open command prompt inside where you extract it and enter these in terminal:
sudo install adb dmtracedump e2fsdroid etc1tool fastboot hprof-conv make_f2fs mke2fs mke2fs.conf sload_f2fs sqlite3 /usr/local/bin
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib64
sudo install lib64/libc++.so /usr/local/lib64
Then adb --version (enter) fastboot --version (enter) like Nathan says in guide. Super easy and I guarantee you if you go this route you won't have any hiccups. Sounds like stupid windblows driver issues or outdated adb/fastboot tools. One of the two. Are you flipping on dev options and check marking little box that pops up on your phone to allow it to communicate with PC? A simple : adb devices (enter) should make it appear on phone screen. You don't even have to install Linux, you can boot it off a live USB. Takes about one minute to make one. If you make one you can boot the live USB , download adb and fastboot, and install as Nathan's guide says then reboot when you are done and your back in windblows. IDK why anyone wouldn't want Linux installed though. Best decision I ever made was switching from windows to Linux about 9 years ago. It really makes anything you do to your devices MUCH easier to do!! This may sound stupid but have you rebooted your PC? Because you will definitely need to , probably more than once on windblows to get it to work.

Thank you for the reply. No stupid questions, yes i tried rebooting pc/phone. Ill try your way and report in a couple days.

Solution is simple. From Android 11 on, OnePlus (and Android phones in general) uses the universal drivers, you just need to install them in Windows in order to use fastboot commands. See my answer in this post.

There are a few things you can try if your OP7 Pro is not responding to fastboot commands:
1. Make sure you have the latest drivers installed for your phone.
2. Try using a different USB cable.
3. If you're using Windows, try running the fastboot commands from a command prompt with administrator privileges.
4. Try booting your phone into recovery mode and running the fastboot commands.

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Fastboot/ADB & Phone drivers Without Admin rights

Any way to setup a computer with ADB and Fastboot without admin rights? Can I setup up a flash drive with Fedora or Ubuntu, boot into that and get access? If so how do you set up drivers and adb on a linux distro.
Any help would be appreciated, Thanks!
I'm using Linuxmint 12 and I have ADB setup. Just click on the other platforms option and it gives you a pretty accurate description of how to set it up on linux.
I'm actually having a problem with using "fastboot oem get_identifier_token" on the bootloader unlock process because I get an error in the terminal saying the fastboot command isn't recognized in the terminal.
On Linux, I'm pretty sure all you need is the adb or fastboot executable. However, you must run it as root (either sudo or su into root). You can grab the exectuables by download the Android SDK.
If it's saying it can't find the fastboot executable, you're probably not in the same folder as fastboot. Type 'ls' and see if you see fastboot in the list. If it's not there, it won't work.
Hi,
is it just me or is there no answer to the question of the first post? Is there any way to install adb on a win Pc without admin rights?
regards

(SOLVED) sudo fastboot devices tablet not found in fastboot.

I am trying to flash the battery.dtb file to this shield tablet. It charges so slow. With a 2.0 charger it depletes the battery faster than you can charge it. I am using Linux Mint. I just started using Linux about a week ago. Before that I have never used any form of it. So, I am very new to this. In Windows I used to be able to flash stuff in fastboot no problem. However, I no longer have a Windows PC.
I have everything installed correctly. I can see the device with adb devices. The problem is when I reboot in the bootloader. I type sudo fastboot devices and I get nothing. If I go into recovery and type it I get a response. However, if I try to flash it there it fails. Can someone please help me get this file flashed. I have been working on this for about 13 hours straight and I 100% cannot figure it out. I have searched up about a million pages. I cannot find anything to fix this.
I figured it out.
In software manager install.
android-tools-adb
android-tools-fastboot
Download unzip it in your downloads folder.
Download your battery dtb file unzip and pit it in the platform-tools folder.
Enable USB debugging on your phone or tablet.
In terminal type sudo cd /home/rocky/Downloads/platform-tools
Type sudo adb devices. You should see a device number.
Type sudo adb fastboot reboot bootloader
Type sudo fastboot devices
Type sudo fastboot flash dtb xxxxx.zip. xxxxx.zup is the name of your batty dtb file.
You should see your file being transferred.
Once complete type exit and reboot phone or tablet.

Adb fails to recognise device only when in fastboot

Hi all,
I've seen I haven't been the only one with this problem, but I haven't seen a clear solution yet. My Poco F2 pro miui global gets recognised by adb, and by the unlocking software when in fastboot, but not by adb in fastboot. I am trying to install TWRP. I have tried various drivers (currently running one from the official mi forum), running the command prompt, powershell and terminal with admin rights, killing and starting the adb server, using a windows or linux system to do it, made sure to enable USB debugging, file exchange and permanently accepting fingerprints after connecting. But to no avail. Any suggestions on what to try next?
Thanks in advance.
herkio1 said:
Hi all,
I've seen I haven't been the only one with this problem, but I haven't seen a clear solution yet. My Poco F2 pro miui global gets recognised by adb, and by the unlocking software when in fastboot, but not by adb in fastboot. I am trying to install TWRP. I have tried various drivers (currently running one from the official mi forum), running the command prompt, powershell and terminal with admin rights, killing and starting the adb server, using a windows or linux system to do it, made sure to enable USB debugging, file exchange and permanently accepting fingerprints after connecting. But to no avail. Any suggestions on what to try next?
Thanks in advance.
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Adb use Adb.exe and fastboot fasboot.exe (differente programs)
For Twrp you must use this command " .\fastboot flash recovery twrp.img "with CMD or Powershell.
download sdk Platform tools https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.
extract platform-tools folder.
Put this twrp https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=17248734326145679747 into platform tools folder
Phone in fastboot mode power and volume - (Obviously the phone must be detected on the pc)
use this command " .\fastboot flash recovery twrp.img "with CMD or Powershell.
Solved thanks, I used fastboot for fastboot mode and adb for in twrp/booted in system. I must have mistyped because I could flash the twrp.img file but it then gave me an error when trying to boot into it.

[Question] can someone explain what that fastbootd is about?

pretty much the only thing ive seen about it is https://source.android.com/devices/bootloader/fastbootd?authuser=1
but im interested to know what its actual point is. since on my phone when i use adb/fastboot reboot fastboot it doesnt let me use no fastboot or adb commands and in its ui you cant do anything either, which left me quite confused as why it even exists. havent come across any proper documentation or tutorials of it either so it all has just left me very confused.
Typically both the adb and the fastboot are executables to be run on Windows / MacOS / Linux computers. Their counterparts on Android device are adbd and fastbootd. Both requires Android device and computer got connected via USB-cable - preferredly the one that came with Android device. Neither adb nor fastboot have an UI, they only have a CLI, what is run on computer's shell.
On Android-side both the adbd and fastbootd are started when Android boots up.
Of course you also can run both the adb and the fastboot from within one Android device connected to another Android device, but this requires to have Termux shell installed on the one Android device, AFAIK.

Can't connect to Pixel 3a in fastboot mode

Hi guys
First things first: yes I have searched and tried various things to fix this problem before asking.
USB debugging and OEM unlock is activated, of course.
When I connect my Pixel 3a (in regular Android mode) via USB to a PC, I can see the device via adb and run commands such as adb reboot bootloader. Once the device enters fastboot mode, the connection is gone. adb devices -l and fastboot devices both come back with an empty list.
I've tried with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20LTS, on 2 different computers and with different cables. The Pixel runs on Android 12 beta.
What I'm ultimately trying to archieve is installing GrapheneOS on it.
Any ideas?
Thanks a ton in advance!
Christian
Update: ok, after trying several things I've got it running on Linux. apt-get update + upgrade did the job. Thought my system was already up to date, but not up to date enough obviously.
You don't use ADB for communication in fastboot, you use fastboot
for example
adb devices will see the device with USB Debugging and powered on fully
fastboot devices shows devices connected in fastboot mode
Download Google Chrome and use Graphene's on-site installer rather than downloading the ZIP. Way easier for those who don't generally flash stuff day to day
Chrisp3 said:
Hi guys
First things first: yes I have searched and tried various things to fix this problem before asking.
USB debugging and OEM unlock is activated, of course.
When I connect my Pixel 3a (in regular Android mode) via USB to a PC, I can see the device via adb and run commands such as adb reboot bootloader. Once the device enters fastboot mode, the connection is gone. adb devices -l and fastboot devices both come back with an empty list.
I've tried with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20LTS, on 2 different computers and with different cables. The Pixel runs on Android 12 beta.
What I'm ultimately trying to archieve is installing GrapheneOS on it.
Any ideas?
Thanks a ton in advance!
Christian
Update: ok, after trying several things I've got it running on Linux. apt-get update + upgrade did the job. Thought my system was already up to date, but not up to date enough obviously.
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On Windows, make sure your phone is connected and you can run ADB commands. Enter Device Manager in Windows and verify that there is a listing for Android ADB Interface.
I just connected to a new computer and I could do ADB but not Fastboot. Discovered that instead of ADB Interface in Device Manager, it just said "Pixel 3a."
If this is the same for you, go install the Android USB drivers.
KaptinBoxxi said:
You don't use ADB for communication in fastboot, you use fastboot
for example
adb devices will see the device with USB Debugging and powered on fully
fastboot devices shows devices connected in fastboot mode
Download Google Chrome and use Graphene's on-site installer rather than downloading the ZIP. Way easier for those who don't generally flash stuff day to day
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Yop, tried fastboot as well and didnt work either. Installation via Chrome is a good point. Finally did that and agree that its far more comfortable!
Chrisp3 said:
Yop, tried fastboot as well and didnt work either. Installation via Chrome is a good point. Finally did that and agree that its far more comfortable!
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The issue with the fastboot method (realized this when I upgraded to Win11 Beta) is the ADB Quick Installs are missing some stuff, and cause certain flash methods to not work via flash-all.bat's from Google or Graphene or others.
When I install ADB System Wide, I also download the platform-tools from Google, and over-write everything in the c:\adb folder, also adding the stuff missing. Idk why the adb quick installers don't just download from google directly, would save a lot of headaches

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