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[Newbie Question]TWRP gone after OTA update OSS 5.1.6

I have an oneplus 6 with official OSS 5.1.5 and TWRP installed. But after OTA update my phone to OSS 5.1.6, i cannot boot to TWRP anymore. Is TWRP gone after OTA update? My OEM unlocking still unlocked.

Have u not read anything in these forums, tutorials or anything?
There are like 50 threads on how to upgrade and about the new partitions for op6, it is even clear when u installed twrp too

dRakeNNNN said:
I have an oneplus 6 with official OSS 5.1.5 and TWRP installed. But after OTA update my phone to OSS 5.1.6, i cannot boot to TWRP anymore. Is TWRP gone after OTA update? My OEM unlocking still unlocked.
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Hi, just to clarify when you install an OTA on the oneplus 6 it uses the new partitioning system which is different so to remedy the situation just try reflashing TWRP enchilada installer using fastboot.

cschmid44 said:
Hi, just to clarify when you install an OTA on the oneplus 6 it uses the new partitioning system which is different so to remedy the situation just try reflashing TWRP enchilada installer using fastboot.
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Previously, i've installed Beta(unofficial) version of TWRP, now i want to re-install TWRP with Official version , do i need to remove or do something firstly?

To fix it just download the official TWRP for oneplus 6 from the official team win recovery project page and then you put that on your phone, and flash using your currently installed TWRP then after that make sure you also install the root package as installing the new version of TWRP will modify the new boot image, Also a good time to mention that it will install in both slots (Seamless update slots) Treble slots if you will just to be aware.

cschmid44 said:
To fix it just download the official TWRP for oneplus 6 from the official team win recovery project page and then you put that on your phone, and flash using your currently installed TWRP then after that make sure you also install the root package as installing the new version of TWRP will modify the new boot image, Also a good time to mention that it will install in both slots (Seamless update slots) Treble slots if you will just to be aware.
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Thank you for your reply, but my problem is i cannot boot into TWRP after OTA upgrade my OSS from 5.1.5 to 5.1.6

dRakeNNNN said:
Thank you for your reply, but my problem is i cannot boot into TWRP after OTA upgrade my OSS from 5.1.5 to 5.1.6
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Just follow one of the many upgrade guides. Skip the part about upgrading to 5.1.6 but for the rest follow the steps exactly. No need to explain all this in yet another thread imo. You'll need a pc though.

that's would be great if twrp can be flashed and stays there without wiping as well as root.

Pleasssseeeeee read before creating a new thread

dRakeNNNN said:
I have an oneplus 6 with official OSS 5.1.5 and TWRP installed. But after OTA update my phone to OSS 5.1.6, i cannot boot to TWRP anymore. Is TWRP gone after OTA update? My OEM unlocking still unlocked.
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Wait!
Don't install 5.1.6 ROM because OP has retired it. The last version availabe on OP site is the 5.1.5.

MuttleyMB said:
Wait!
Don't install 5.1.6 ROM because OP has retired it. The last version availabe on OP site is the 5.1.5.
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I'm using 5.1.6, so far so good. I don't have any issue on 5.1.6. ?
Sent from my OnePlus6 using XDA Labs

dRakeNNNN said:
Thank you for your reply, but my problem is i cannot boot into TWRP after OTA upgrade my OSS from 5.1.5 to 5.1.6
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You can't boot into twrp because it's not there anymore. The OTA created a completely stock version of the OS that you're now booted on. You need to reinstall twrp and magisk according to the posted guides. This is going to be the case with all OTAs. The stock updater looks for root, and when it's there, it installs a complete OS, not an incremental update.

Which version of TWRP bluespark?

I just currently got the latest ota and let it install and I installed magisk from the manager by choosing to install to inactive partition after ota. That worked flawlessly and was able to keep root. But I lost TWRP of course. I was using the official TWRP. I've been noticing everyone going to TWRP bluespark recovery. But which one do I download??? From what I understand there is a version for oos android 8 Oreo and a version for oos android 9 pie. I'm on official oos pie. So which one do I need?

vinnievegas said:
I just currently got the latest ota and let it install and I installed magisk from the manager by choosing to install to inactive partition after ota. That worked flawlessly and was able to keep root. But I lost TWRP of course. I was using the official TWRP. I've been noticing everyone going to TWRP bluespark recovery. But which one do I download??? From what I understand there is a version for oos android 8 Oreo and a version for oos android 9 pie. I'm on official oos pie. So which one do I need?
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Just take the latest official TWRP and you are fine. Trust me.
https://dl.twrp.me/enchilada/

Thank you. But still would like to know if I decide to use bluespark version.

Sure. If you want to use Blu Spark TWRP use this one twrp-3.2.3-x_blu_spark_v9.86_op6
IMG and zip files are here https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=27466#downloads
You can use TWRP official or Blu Spark TWRP. What ever you like. Blu Spark is recommended for people coming from oos beta to stable

Pundy said:
Just take the latest official TWRP and you are fine. Trust me.
https://dl.twrp.me/enchilada/
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Pundy said:
Sure. If you want to use Blu Spark TWRP use this one twrp-3.2.3-x_blu_spark_v9.86_op6
IMG and zip files are here https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=27466#downloads
You can use TWRP official or Blu Spark TWRP. What ever you like. Blu Spark is recommended for people coming from oos beta to stable
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May I ask what the difference is?

Just to add a note to you for next ota.
After ota is installed go to magisk manager
Press download
Search for twrp a/b
Install (don't reboot)
Now go to main screen and press install
Choose to inactive slot (after ota)
This way you keep both twrp and root
Happy flashing

vinnievegas said:
May I ask what the difference is?
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To be honest I don't know the differences between both.

vinnievegas said:
May I ask what the difference is?
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You can find answer at its topic.

whizeguy said:
Just to add a note to you for next ota.
After ota is installed go to magisk manager
Press download
Search for twrp a/b
Install (don't reboot)
Now go to main screen and press install
Choose to inactive slot (after ota)
This way you keep both twrp and root
Happy flashing
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Awesome!!!!! That's definitely a game changer!!
Thank you.

Hey, I have unlocked bootloader and have magisk installed.
But every time I have to go to bootloader to boot into twrp because of some issue.
I have the zip and img file of twrp by bluspark.
I have the img of bluspark twrp now I need to know which sector should I need to install. Boot, system or vendor? Please tell me. I'm new here.

there is a problem with magisk 20.1, first boot after all flashes is ok and magisk is working but after I giving root access to first program and going for restart its not booting and going to bootloader.

chetbiz said:
there is a problem with magisk 20.1, first boot after all flashes is ok and magisk is working but after I giving root access to first program and going for restart its not booting and going to bootloader.
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Which OOS version are you running? Pie or Q?

Koeties said:
Which OOS version are you running? Pie or Q?
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Android Q final

Hello, I have problem. I´m on Android 11, with OOS 11.1.2.2, but I can´t install TWRP - twrp-3.6.0_11-0-enchilada.img. When I wrote fastboot boot twrp-3.6.0_11-0-enchilada.img, it is stuck on logo a nothing happen. Please how to boot in twrp?
Thank you.

TWRP on Android 10

After recently bricking my Oneplus 6 by trying to flash the latest TWRP on the latest Android 10 OTA from Oxygen Updater, I found a post from official TWRP explaining how root with a10 will take a while to implement due to changes that Google has made to their partitions.
So I guess for anyone trying this out on their own, be warned. You will probably end up bricking your device like I did and will probably end up having a bad time.
Please correct me if i'm wrong though, peace!
Edit: can confirm fastboot flash boot twrp-3.3.1-11-enchilada-Q-mauronofrio.img from the other popular post is working!

If you already have a working TWRP on OOS 9 you should be fine as long as you flash a working TWRP afterwards. Blu_spark TWRP 9.101 is compatible (please not 9.101 no earlier version will work).
Also don't use Magisk 20 only 20.1.
There is already a pre-patched version out there. You can fastboot flash it (as fastboot boot doesn't work). An easier way (without a pre-patched version) is currently being worked one as you pointed out already

just updated to a10
boot into twrp, flash new bluspark twrp
flash FULL ota a10 image
reflash twrp
reboot into twrp
boot into system
boot back to twrp
install magisk 20.1
a10, twrp and root working

Hi,
I am on 9.0.9 stable with root using magisk. Is it possible to update to android 10 without loosing data and root??

nightfury04 said:
Hi,
I am on 9.0.9 stable with root using magisk. Is it possible to update to android 10 without loosing data and root??
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havent lost data and you can root again

Blu_spark twrp
could you please provide link for blu_spark twrp img, zip files that work with android 10?

akri1337 said:
havent lost data and you can root again
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Did you uninstall Magisk in stable 9.0.9 before updating to andeoid 10?

nightfury04 said:
Did you uninstall Magisk in stable 9.0.9 before updating to andeoid 10?
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nope

akri1337 said:
havent lost data and you can root again
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akri1337 said:
nope
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It would be of great help if you could provide link to working TWRP with android 10.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/development/kernel-t3800965/page222
i used this one

akri1337 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/development/kernel-t3800965/page222
i used this one
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Which build did u use mate? R108 is not working with android 9, I tried flashing it using my older installed twrp.
It says unsupported android version. And in github r108 says only for android 10.

r108 is the kernel not twrp
https://github.com/engstk/android_device_oneplus_enchilada/releases/tag/v9.107

akri1337 said:
r108 is the kernel not twrp
https://github.com/engstk/android_device_oneplus_enchilada/releases/tag/v9.107
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Thanks again mate.. I will give this one a try.

there is a problem with Magisk 20.1, after all flashes the system is booting ok with Magisk working but after I give first program root access and rebooting its stuck on bootloader and not booting to system.

nightfury04 said:
Thanks again mate.. I will give this one a try.
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I can confirm that this is working for me. I successfully upgraded from Android 9, Oxygen OS 9.0.9 to Android 10, Oxygen OS 10. Steps that I followed :
1) Flashed new twrp from link in the above post by akri1337 using my previously installed twrp : bluspark 9.85.
2) Flashed Oxygen OS 10 full update and added to queue latest bluspark twrp which I flashed in step one as it would be overwritten by flashing the full OTA update.
3) Rebooted into recovery again to switch to active slot.
4) Flashed Magisk 20.2 to regain root.
This process successfully upgraded my Oneplus 6 without any data loss.
Please note that I disabled all magisk modules just to be safe before starting the upgrade process but didn't uninstall magisk. I was on Magisk 20.2 earlier.
Hope this helps everyone.

nightfury04 said:
I can confirm that this is working for me. I successfully upgraded from Android 9, Oxygen OS 9.0.9 to Android 10, Oxygen OS 10. Steps that I followed :
1) Flashed new twrp from link in the above post by akri1337 using my previously installed twrp : bluspark 9.85.
2) Flashed Oxygen OS 10 full update and added to queue latest bluspark twrp which I flashed in step one as it would be overwritten by flashing the full OTA update.
3) Rebooted into recovery again to switch to active slot.
4) Flashed Magisk 20.2 to regain root.
This process successfully upgraded my Oneplus 6 without any data loss.
Please note that I disabled all magisk modules just to be safe before starting the upgrade process but didn't uninstall magisk. I was on Magisk 20.2 earlier.
Hope this helps everyone.
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Which magisk? Ver 20.1 ?

Why is it that I get an error when trying to flash the full OTA update using TWRP? Something about error 7 and not have a digest file. Is there a full OTA update file that everyone is using? I tried the signed full zip from here on XDA and the one from Oxygen Updater. I get the same error with both.

GunFishin said:
Why is it that I get an error when trying to flash the full OTA update using TWRP? Something about error 7 and not have a digest file. Is there a full OTA update file that everyone is using? I tried the signed full zip from here on XDA and the one from Oxygen Updater. I get the same error with both.
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Had this error too and couldn't flash it with twrp, flashed successfully OTA file from oxygen -> Local upgrade

chetbiz said:
Had this error too and couldn't flash it with twrp, flashed successfully OTA file from oxygen -> Local upgrade
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Still confused as to how everyone else can flash these zip files through TWRP and I cannot.
I'm currently Magisk rooted and have TWRP installed. Will I lose root and TWRP when updating through the local upgrade method?

GunFishin said:
Still confused as to how everyone else can flash these zip files through TWRP and I cannot.
I'm currently Magisk rooted and have TWRP installed. Will I lose root and TWRP when updating through the local upgrade method?
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Yes, you will need to flash twrp with adb and going through the hole process of installing twrp and magisk, but for me its not worked well, after first boot to Android Q with magisk 20.1 and granting some apps root access when I rebooted the phone its not booting to system and going to bootloader, I think its related to some problem with magisk 20.1.

[FASTBOOT] [daisy] Patched boot.img for V11.0.5.0 (Android 10)

I followed my usual guide to upgrade...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/10-0-4-0-to-10-0-7-0-ota-keeping-magisk-t3916863/
The May update is 11.0.5.0. I have a patched boot with Magisk 20.4
https://yasmar.net/xda/patched_boot_11.0.5.0_204.img.gz
And the vanilla boot
https://yasmar.net/xda/vanilla_boot_11.0.5.0.img.gz

Did you update from 9.0? or from previous 10.0 ROM?

smicas said:
Did you update from 9.0? or from previous 10.0 ROM?
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I went from Pie 10.0.20.0 to Q 11.0.4.0 to 11.0.5.0.
I wasn't offered 11.0.2.0.

a1291762 said:
I went from Pie 10.0.20.0 to Q 11.0.4.0 to 11.0.5.0.
I wasn't offered 11.0.2.0.
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Thanks,
And from 10.0.2.0 to 11.0.4.0 - did you also update the same way, or did you clean flash from fastboot?

smicas said:
And from 10.0.2.0 to 11.0.4.0 - did you also update the same way, or did you clean flash from fastboot?
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I've been using the same process for every OTA since 10.0.4.0.
Only a few updates caused issues.
10.0.9.0 needed a newer TWRP.
Magisk 20 broke TWRP.
When I did the android 10 upgrade I had an issue with some Magisk modules that I had not upgraded. It would have been fine if I'd upgraded them first. I disabled them to boot and then installed the upgraded modules.

Does anyone have the boot img from version 11.0.10.0?

abracadabra02099 said:
Does anyone have the boot img from version 11.0.10.0?
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There is no such version for Mi A2 Lite.
11.0.5.0 is the newest release (Android 10 with May security patches).

Hi @a1291762,
I'd like to know if
. it is possible to downgrade from 11.0.5 to latest Android 9
. it is possible to use a full working Gcam on 11.0.5 and how to install it.
Thank you!
I'm currently on v. 10.0.18 (I stopped the latest update for Pie) and I have a CSOT screen.

DekiS3 said:
Hi @a1291762,
I'd like to know if
. it is possible to downgrade from 11.0.5 to latest Android 9
. it is possible to use a full working Gcam on 11.0.5 and how to install it.
Thank you!
I'm currently on v. 10.0.18 (I stopped the latest update for Pie) and I have a CSOT screen.
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It was only the first Android 10 (11.0.2.0) that had issues with screens. The 2 followups (11.0.4.0 and 11.0.5.0) work on all phones.
In theory, it is possible to downgrade back to 10.0.18.0 using a fastboot image.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/fastboot-xiaomi-mi-a2-fastboot-images-t3824871
To get to 10.0.20.0 you'll need to get the OTA zip and install that. I'm not sure how to do that, but this process seems like it should work: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/how-to-manual-update-v11-0-4-0-users-t4082815
It might be worth checking if people have done the downgrade successfully. For example, the Pie-Oreo downgrade caused modem issues.
There's heaps of threads where people discuss gcams, but I do not know what the state is because I use the stock camera app.

DekiS3 said:
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Apparently there was a 10.0.20.0 fastboot, but it's not on the fastboot thread
I don't know where I got this URL from but 10.0.20.0 is http://bigota.d.miui.com/V10.0.20.0...0.PDLMIXM_20200327.0000.00_9.0_2baf524aaf.tgz

a1291762 said:
I followed my usual guide to upgrade...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/10-0-4-0-to-10-0-7-0-ota-keeping-magisk-t3916863/
The May update is 11.0.5.0. I have a patched boot with Magisk 20.4
https://yasmar.net/xda/patched_boot_11.0.5.0_204.img.gz
And the vanilla boot
https://yasmar.net/xda/vanilla_boot_11.0.5.0.img.gz
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First of all, i never had magisk on android 8-9 before,then i want to install it on android 10 , i'm quiet understand with the fastboot step, but i don't know if its ok to do it right on a10, i mean if i just boot with your android 10 patched_boot then install magisk, did i just rooted my phone ?
I just wanted to install GCam btw
Thank you.

Installing Magisk on stock global miui

Since kernel releases are yet to be published " a total duck move by xiaomi ?" I wanted to keep on using the stock ROM without changing anything but miui is too cringy for me to live with it, so I need to put the ol'rooting hat once again
My question is.. did any one actually root it using magisk and can still get ota , or you would need to uninstall magisk then update then get magisk again?
Also what happens to TWRP , can it coexist with miui ?
I had a previous xiaomi phone (mido) but tbh I never even thought of using the miui and switched to RR once I unlocked the bootloader ?

You can get ota with magisk but updating will rewrite boot and recovery so you'll need to re-root.

mr-mero said:
My question is.. did any one actually root it using magisk and can still get ota , or you would need to uninstall magisk then update then get magisk again?
Also what happens to TWRP , can it coexist with miui ?
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FYI, I'm still on stock EU v12.0.3.0 with mauronofrio TWRP and rooted with Magisk.
I got two OTAs already, the last with v12.0.4.0 -- and it even tried to apply one of them while I wasn't looking but it obviously failed, since there's no stock recovery.

pnin said:
FYI, I'm still on stock EU v12.0.3.0 with mauronofrio TWRP and rooted with Magisk.
I got two OTAs already, the last with v12.0.4.0 -- and it even tried to apply one of them while I wasn't looking but it obviously failed, since there's no stock recovery.
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What if I reflash the stock recovery.img after rooting, that might get the ota working ?
Yes I know I would still have to flash twrp and magisk again after it
I'll test it on my old phone first , hope it can work as a reference for one last time of it's miserable life

mr-mero said:
What if I reflash the stock recovery.img after rooting, that might get the ota working ?
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I thought the same, but then I'm not keen on moving to v12.0.4.0 right now, so I didn't budge. Let us know how it goes. :good:
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How to install magisk on stock miui global after bootloader unlock?

@coolboy744:
In case you haven't already, you'll have to install a custom recovery first...
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pnin said:
@coolboy744:
In case you haven't already, you'll have to install a custom recovery first...
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yes i know that. using since 2015 TWRp. but i heard there is system wipe issue on poco twrp. if you installed it confirm

No issue here, just flashed it through TWRP as usual.
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what about installing magisk from orangefox? What are the steps?

abubin said:
what about installing magisk from orangefox? What are the steps?
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Still the same, just flash the root file and reboot it up... And also install magisk manager to have root management
Orange Fox is much more recommended for our Poco by ManoloRey for installing AOSP ROMS...

yan2xme said:
Still the same, just flash the root file and reboot it up... And also install magisk manager to have root management
Orange Fox is much more recommended for our Poco by ManoloRey for installing AOSP ROMS...
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thanks! done it and it is working now.