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I have TWRP and root. When the security update from Google downloads it this and then TWRP starts and I don't know what to do next, help please.
peejayw said:
I have TWRP and root. When the security update from Google downloads it this and then TWRP starts and I don't know what to do next, help please.
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You can go to the factory image page, download the newest factory image and install that via adb fastboot as described above. Be sure to download the correct factory image in the list.
The correct download qould be: Android 6.0.0 (MRA58N).
Unfortunately I am not allowed to post outsite links right now, as I am new in this forum. But here is a good internal link about How to flash a factory image.
Take care! Flashing a factory image wipes all user data!
But anyhow. Is there a method to install the security update without wipeing all data?
DerBoym said:
You can go to the factory image page, download the newest factory image and install that via adb fastboot as described above. Be sure to download the correct factory image in the list.
The correct download qould be: Android 6.0.0 (MRA58N).
Unfortunately I am not allowed to post outsite links right now, as I am new in this forum. But here is a good internal link about How to flash a factory image.
Take care! Flashing a factory image wipes all user data!
But anyhow. Is there a method to install the security update without wipeing all data?
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Just flashing system.img over should be good.
So i just got a Pixel 2 and got it rooted last night and moved all my stuff over before realizing i can get 8.1. I tried to get the latest stock from google but when i tried to run the .bat file (after removing the -w to prevent wiping) it started then failed saying something about needing something with a 59 in the file and the one i was using had 69.
Is there another way to do it? like unrooting, taking the OTA then rerooting? right now it says "couldnt update, installation problem". Is this from usign magisk? i know in the past id have to freeze the ota with TiBu.
mainly just looking for a way to get 8.1 without loosing all my stuff and having to copy it all back again.
Are you trying to skip some of the monthly updates?
Some believe the updates to be incremental, others do not. Update to the next month's update from the one you're on, until you're to the current June update.
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Diesel_Jeremiah said:
Are you trying to skip some of the monthly updates?
Some believe the updates to be incremental, others do not. Update to the next month's update from the one you're on, until you're to the current June update.
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oh ****, theres no better way? thats over 10gb of files
So I just went through this. I bought my pixel 2 and updated from the September to November builds via flash. Then I got lazy and got a little behind on my updates.
There was something about the transition to 8.1 (December) that got a little wonky with regard to successfully flashing the bootloader.
What I did was I downloaded the December OTA update 8.1.0 (OPM1.171019.011, Dec 2017) and flashed that directly through "Apply Update through ADB"
Once that OTA has been flashed factory images such as the most recent one you were trying to flash should work. I successfully went directly from December to May. Just remember to remove the "-w" flag from the .bat file to avoid the wipe.
You won't lose all your stuff but you will need to re-root by flashing and installing Magisk.
The instructions from this thread are good:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2/how-to/guide-how-to-install-google-software-t3760033
Hope this helps.
Best,
JasonVaritekMVP said:
So I just went through this. I bought my pixel 2 and updated from the September to November builds via flash. Then I got lazy and got a little behind on my updates.
There was something about the transition to 8.1 (December) that got a little wonky with regard to successfully flashing the bootloader.
What I did was I downloaded the December OTA update 8.1.0 (OPM1.171019.011, Dec 2017) and flashed that directly through "Apply Update through ADB"
Once that OTA has been flashed factory images such as the most recent one you were trying to flash should work. I successfully went directly from December to May. Just remember to remove the "-w" flag from the .bat file to avoid the wipe.
You won't lose all your stuff but you will need to re-root by flashing and installing Magisk.
The instructions from this thread are good:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2/how-to/guide-how-to-install-google-software-t3760033
Hope this helps.
Best,
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awesome, thanks! ill check it out
also, off topic, how do you get into twrp? doing the volume down and power just takes you to the bootloader screen and going to recovery ends up just leading to the stock recovery. I had to fastboot into twrp to get back. It also wouldnt let me backup which is an whole different issue.
Did you do both the fastboot to get into twrp and then the "adb shell twrp install" command listed in step 6 of the thread I linked?
It sounds like you might have booted with twrp but not made it persist.
vaeevictiss said:
awesome, thanks! ill check it out
also, off topic, how do you get into twrp? doing the volume down and power just takes you to the bootloader screen and going to recovery ends up just leading to the stock recovery. I had to fastboot into twrp to get back. It also wouldnt let me backup which is an whole different issue.
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JasonVaritekMVP said:
Did you do both the fastboot to get into twrp and then the "adb shell twrp install" command listed in step 6 of the thread I linked?
It sounds like you might have booted with twrp but not made it persist.
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yea that looks different. i just installed the twrp zip file from inside twrp.
and i dont need to unroot first right? this does it automatically?
JasonVaritekMVP said:
Did you do both the fastboot to get into twrp and then the "adb shell twrp install" command listed in step 6 of the thread I linked?
It sounds like you might have booted with twrp but not made it persist.
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EDIT: Scratch that. i ended up just doing that sideload of the ota like you suggested and im good to go now!
thanks again!
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For the first few months I had the phone I would follow the following steps:
-Unzip OTA
-Fix the flash-all
-Run it
-Extract boot.img
-Patch it using Magisk
-Copy it back to PC and flash the patched boot.img
Ever since the June update after I flash the patched boot, the phone will never finish starting up. I've had to install Magisk using TWRP for the past two months. Only reason I don't like doing that is because I have to remove my PIN and fingerprints each time. Did something change with the update process?
Yeah, if you use the updated TWRP you can keep your pin, because it will decrypt your data. Plus, the OTA and Factory Image are two separate things. Are you actually using the Factory Images, then?
lightningdude said:
Yeah, if you use the updated TWRP you can keep your pin, because it will decrypt your data. Plus, the OTA and Factory Image are two separate things. Are you actually using the Factory Images, then?
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Sorry, yes, I'm using the factory image, not the OTA. I didn't know that about the new TWRP and have downloaded it now. Do you know about the issue with the method I was previously using though?
When will the update madness with our phone ends???
Downloading right now...has anyone installed it yet?
liquor said:
When will the update madness with our phone ends???
Downloading right now...has anyone installed it yet?
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When will it end? Probably August 2020 as Essential has promised 2 years of OS updates and 3 of security updates like the Pixel. Android Q would be the last OS update, followed by a year of security updates. And August because the phone launched late August. It might get support through September. All assuming nothing happens to Essential before then.
Installed the zip from Essential, haven't had much time to see if any differences that are noticeable.
OTA Zip
Fastboot zip
Anybody else getting "Couldn't Update" message after reverting back to May update from Q Beta?
goofball2k said:
Installed the zip from Essential, haven't had much time to see if any differences that are noticeable.
OTA Zip
Fastboot zip
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Do you apply those OTA.zips like you would for any ROM? Or do you wipe dalvik, system, and data then flash the OTA.zip. I wanted to ask before I winded up in some crazy ****. I went ahead and backed up my phone.
jxcorex28 said:
Do you apply those OTA.zips like you would for any ROM? Or do you wipe dalvik, system, and data then flash the OTA.zip. I wanted to ask before I winded up in some crazy ****. I went ahead and backed up my phone.
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I have TWRP installed. This is my way of doing the update.
Ensure the OTA zip and TWRP zip (optional, you can choose to install TWRP your own way) and Magisk zip (optional, only if you want to be rooted) are on the phone storage
Reboot to TWRP recovery
Select Install, then install the OTA zip file and then the TWRP recovery zip.
Reboot to system, or if you wish to have Magisk installed, flash the Magisk zip file.
knochnkopf said:
Anybody else getting "Couldn't Update" message after reverting back to May update from Q Beta?
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Yeah, have the exact same problem.
After disliking Android Q Beta (had issues with calls) I flashed Android 9 May update (fastboot). Now the June update won't install
cjscholten said:
Yeah, have the exact same problem.
After disliking Android Q Beta (had issues with calls) I flashed Android 9 May update (fastboot). Now the June update won't install
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I had no issues installing the June OTA through TWRP after going back to stock May ROM from the Q Beta.
I would recommend you to back up again and start with the stock fastboot June ROM.
Good luck.
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cjscholten said:
Yeah, have the exact same problem.
After disliking Android Q Beta (had issues with calls) I flashed Android 9 May update (fastboot). Now the June update won't install
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Have you contacted Essential about the issue? I sent them a message yesterday with my device info and the process I used to flash back to the May 2019 update. Haven't heard from them yet. Seems like an odd problem. Only thing I can think of is maybe it has something to do with a scripting error in the batch file used to flash back to stock. I also went into my bootloader to verify that was locked so it should for all intents and purposes behave as a stock device. I have no root or custom recovery installed.
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Anybody know if flashing the OTA file from the Essential website vs the FastBoot file will completely wipe my device or just install over the top like a normal OTA? Only reason I ask is the OTA download is 330MB but the OTA file from the website is over 1GB. I really don't want to wipe my device AGAIN after just doing it less than a month ago.
Update: Flashed OTA zip from stock recovery without loss of data. They should really make that clearer on their website because it says flashing OTA "may" result in loss of data.
knochnkopf said:
Have you contacted Essential about the issue? I sent them a message yesterday with my device info and the process I used to flash back to the May 2019 update. Haven't heard from them yet. Seems like an odd problem. Only thing I can think of is maybe it has something to do with a scripting error in the batch file used to flash back to stock. I also went into my bootloader to verify that was locked so it should for all intents and purposes behave as a stock device. I have no root or custom recovery installed.
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Anybody know if flashing the OTA file from the Essential website vs the FastBoot file will completely wipe my device or just install over the top like a normal OTA? Only reason I ask is the OTA download is 330MB but the OTA file from the website is over 1GB. I really don't want to wipe my device AGAIN after just doing it less than a month ago.
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I flashed the OTA via TWRP and retained all app's and the data without any problems.
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The new update broke fastboot for me. Anyone else having issues with it? The update was taken OTA and runs fine, but I can't flash boot images or twrp anymore. Just gets a can't be read error.
Jz5678910 said:
The new update broke fastboot for me. Anyone else having issues with it? The update was taken OTA and runs fine, but I can't flash boot images or twrp anymore. Just gets a can't be read error.
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There's a fastboot zip linked in the previous page. Not sure if it'll help but maybe.
Essential PH-1, /e/ 0.6-n ROM, microG (NoGapps), XDA Legacy
marcdw said:
There's a fastboot zip linked in the previous page. Not sure if it'll help but maybe.
Essential PH-1, /e/ 0.6-n ROM, microG (NoGapps), XDA Legacy
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Actually I did try that, but I can't flash it due to fastboot not working unfortunately. It seems like one of my slots is corrupted.
Jz5678910 said:
The new update broke fastboot for me. Anyone else having issues with it? The update was taken OTA and runs fine, but I can't flash boot images or twrp anymore. Just gets a can't be read error.
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I don't use TWRP, but I was able to successfully flash Magisk-patched boot image after the latest update, so fastboot seems to be working just fine for me...
Is there anyway to uninstall or revert back to a previous android os version?
After the security update last week it seems my pixel 3a screen keeps freezing even after a factory rebooting.
Can someone point me in the right direction. I have a the stock Google pixel 3a from Google.
You could try https://developers.google.com/android/images and find a previous image or flash the current October image. Just be sure to follow the directions and download the file for the 3a and don't try to flash any other device's factory image
Uzephi said:
You could try https://developers.google.com/android/images and find a previous image or flash the current October image. Just be sure to follow the directions and download the file for the 3a and don't try to flash any other device's factory image
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... be aware that you most likely will need to wipe your data, too, as downgrading is rarely supported.
AndDiSa said:
... be aware that you most likely will need to wipe your data, too, as downgrading is rarely supported.
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It's in the warning on that site that it will wipe data. Without editing the .bat file and removing the -w switch, it will wipe data...