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Does anyone know a ROM/Gapps that actually works for this device? OnePlus 8 IN2015

Kerrylee1738$$$ said:
Does anyone know a ROM/Gapps that actually works for this device? OnePlus 8 IN2015
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Did you already search this page?

rodken said:
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Yes...so far it's a toss up. It's either the ROM that somehow messes up and bricks the phone or the Gapps bootloops. I have literally used the MSM tool probably 15 times maybe more in the last 12hrs.

Kerrylee1738$$$ said:
Yes...so far it's a toss up. It's either the ROM that somehow messes up and bricks the phone or the Gapps bootloops. I have literally used the MSM tool probably 15 times maybe more in the last 12hrs.
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As a precaution, it's usually the Custom ROM which is why a good number of folks revert back to stock and stay put.

It sideloaded a little weird but it's working. Only issue I'm having now is the Gapps won't sideload nor flash...it says error wrong format. Tried unpacking and repacking no luck And it won't let me boot TWRP at all. I have to do fastboot reboot just to get it out. Guess I'm going to have to use the unbrick tool just to get stock and try something other than lineage 19.1

Kerrylee1738$$$ said:
It sideloaded a little weird but it's working. Only issue I'm having now is the Gapps won't sideload nor flash...it says error wrong format. Tried unpacking and repacking no luck And it won't let me boot TWRP at all. I have to do fastboot reboot just to get it out. Guess I'm going to have to use the unbrick tool just to get stock and try something other than lineage 19.1
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Try to utilize fastboot as a method to flash versus sideloading.

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radios broken and i cant factory restore

im trying to get back to complete stock to start over again because i cant get help with my 'no signal problem' but it wont start my factory restore even though i am using the right img.
the issues started when i tried to install Cataclysm (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518660) they have a thing in there saying that its a known problem to not get signal when flashing twrp
(My mobile signal/radio isn't working anymore!
- There's a bug with TWRP that remove/corrupt your baseband during flash. Please refer to the twrp team for a fix.)
no link and i cant find it on google so any help would be appreciated
image attached its the error when trying to restore the factory image.
dudekiller said:
im trying to get back to complete stock to start over again because i cant get help with my 'no signal problem' but it wont start my factory restore even though i am using the right img.
the issues started when i tried to install Cataclysm (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518660) they have a thing in there saying that its a known problem to not get signal when flashing twrp
(My mobile signal/radio isn't working anymore!
- There's a bug with TWRP that remove/corrupt your baseband during flash. Please refer to the twrp team for a fix.)
no link and i cant find it on google so any help would be appreciated
image attached its the error when trying to restore the factory image.
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You can always try the second method for the "BACK TO STOCK" guide from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
Even better you can use the instructions from the second post of that thread to wipe clean all your partitions prior to flashing them via fastboot.
quendil said:
You can always try the second method for the "BACK TO STOCK" guide from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
Even better you can use the instructions from the second post of that thread to wipe clean all your partitions prior to flashing them via fastboot.
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im still getting invalid bootloader img
dudekiller said:
im still getting invalid bootloader img
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have you extracted all the images on C:/image-hammerhead-krt16m like the example?
Have you renamed "bootloader-hammerhead-XXXXXX.img" to "bootloader.img" and "radio-hammerhead-XXXXXX.img" to "radio.img"?
quendil said:
have you extracted all the images on C:/image-hammerhead-krt16m like the example?
Have you renamed "bootloader-hammerhead-XXXXXX.img" to "bootloader.img" and "radio-hammerhead-XXXXXX.img" to "radio.img"?
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yes, it seems that twrp corrupted something and it doesnt recognize the device anymore.
dudekiller said:
yes, it seems that twrp corrupted something and it doesnt recognize the device anymore.
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Oh damn...
On bootloader when you give the command fastboot devices does it show you anything?
i wonder if the TWRP bug is why i was getting bootloop when flashing Bootanimations the other day?
Wug's Nexus toolkit has been my lifeline with 4 nexus devices.
alright guys i figured it out i did a oem lock and unlock and then the factory image worked so im stock right now... it might stay that way for a bit.. lol
comicbookguy72 said:
Wug's Nexus toolkit has been my lifeline with 4 nexus devices.
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and this is the problem with pretty much everything. people relying on toolkits, then when something screws up, they have no idea what happened.
Zepius said:
and this is the problem with pretty much everything. people relying on toolkits, then when something screws up, they have no idea what happened.
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his first priority is fixing it. his second priority is possibly finding out why he borked it and not making the same mistake again. i've borked stuff learning and fixed it with toolkits.
not everyone wants to learn ADB or fastboot commands, or install the SDK, and NOT EVERYONE HAS TO. not everyone is a would-be developer
dudekiller said:
they have a thing in there saying that its a known problem to not get signal when flashing twrp
(My mobile signal/radio isn't working anymore!
- There's a bug with TWRP that remove/corrupt your baseband during flash. Please refer to the twrp team for a fix.)
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So why did you flash via TWRP then?
Han Solo 1 said:
So why did you flash via TWRP then?
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i didnt go through the faqs before installing, i looked at the rom and what it offered. it said stable so i wasnt to worried about bugs since i was coming from cm11

Soft bricked. Please help.

Keeps booting to recovery mode and I have no idea how to install stock rom again. Is there a way through fastboot? oneplus recovery doesn't let you install anything.
have u tried to sideload 5.1.5 full zip?
Bradl79 said:
have u tried to sideload 5.1.5 full zip?
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How can I side load it? My pc only sees my phone in fastboot mode.
u said it keeps going to recovery, can u not do it via recovery?
why do people play with things they dont know?
LOL! I don't know why this was so funny to me. Basically day 1 of people getting their OnePlus 6's and already "I bricked my phone" threads popping up.
sn0warmy said:
LOL! I don't know why this was so funny to me. Basically day 1 of people getting their OnePlus 6's and already "I bricked my phone" threads popping up.
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There's no update through recovery and haha yeah lol. I love rooting and messing with things but I'm simply a teenage novice ? So not always the best with it all. Worst comes to worst I just wait for twrp to be released and fix it from there.
Logan0829 said:
There's no update through recovery and haha yeah lol. I love rooting and messing with things but I'm simply a teenage novice So not always the best with it all. Worst comes to worst I just wait for twrp to be released and fix it from there.
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I'm sure there's a way without TWRP. I'd try to lend a hand but I've been away from OnePlus for so long I don't know how it's different than my Pixel 2 XL.
I'd dig around the OnePlus 5T forums. software wise, it should be the same. You'll probably find a quick solution over there. Good luck!
EDIT: Now I'm curious... Does anyone know if there is a way to lash a factory Oxygen OS image through fastboot commands? That would solve your problem, but I don't know if that's something specific to Pixel devices.
I hope u unlocked ur bootloader, also how the heck did u already soft brick
see if this works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMlj7rML10o
What did you even do to soft brick it? You could try fast boot flashing the boot.img again and see if it boots, get the one from the root thread if you're on the latest Oxygen OTA.
Chris123NT said:
What did you even do to soft brick it? You could try fast boot flashing the boot.img again and see if it boots, get the one from the root thread if you're on the latest Oxygen OTA.
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Ended up here. https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...fficial-oxygen-os-t3792244/page4#post76615579 Looks like I'm not the only one.
Logan0829 said:
Ended up here. https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...fficial-oxygen-os-t3792244/page4#post76615579 Looks like I'm not the only one.
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Ohhh, you flashed the P dev preview. Yeah I don't dare do that until TWRP is out.
Chris123NT said:
Ohhh, you flashed the P dev preview. Yeah I don't dare do that until TWRP is out.
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No I tried flashing all img files I could from 5.1.3 and no luck. Stuck on boot animation.
Did you try to flash stock boot img 5.1.5 in fastboot ?
EDIT : try to flash in both slots
Code:
fastboot flash boot_a boot.img
fastboot flash boot_b boot.img
SOLVED!!!!
Had to critical unlock in fastboot and restored to 5.1.3 by flashing all imgs. Then booted up and flashed from local storage 5.1.5. Phone is back up and running again ?
help me...even i soft bricked my one plus 6!
vineet allahabad said:
help me...even i soft bricked my one plus 6!
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There is an un-brick tool for OP6
Logan0829 said:
Had to critical unlock in fastboot and restored to 5.1.3 by flashing all imgs. Then booted up and flashed from local storage 5.1.5. Phone is back up and running again
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This is so fracking helpful post, congrats!
stavros67 said:
There is an un-brick tool for OP6
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Can u guide me to the same same i tried finding!
vineet allahabad said:
Can u guide me to the same same i tried finding!
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https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=271466

"System update installation failed" while trying to install Q dp3, what did I miss?

"System update installation failed" while trying to install Q dp3, what did I miss?
I am currently on oxygenOS 9.0.8, both slots completely stock. I have unlocked the bootloader and enabled USB debugging.
I am trying to install Q dp3, but everytime I select Q dp3 zip file and press ok, update manager immediately says "System update installation failed" with no specific error code or any leads.
I have tried:
-Redownloading the Q dp3 file from here (https://oxygenos.oneplus.net/OnePlus6Oxygen_22_OTA_003_all_1907120020_wipe_ae2a3b38959345b1.zip)
-Rebooting and trying again
-Relock and unlock the bootloader
-factory reset within the settings
The strange thing is, I can normally install oxygenos 9.0.8 full update file. So I suspected problem of the dp3 file. But redownloading didn't solve the problem.
Is there something I have missed out? Some settings I have to do? Specific conditions?
Searching haven't helped me much(I searched everywhere, but I think nobody has my problem).
If someone can help me, I will be grateful. Thanks!
Since your bootloader is unlocked anyway, you can flash Android Q DP3 zip using TWRP. Flash it on both slots. Haven't tried blu_spark, but mauronofrio's TWRP works with Q. Don't forget to format data.
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Since your bootloader is unlocked anyway, you can flash Android Q DP3 zip using TWRP. Flash it on both slots. Haven't tried blu_spark, but mauronofrio's TWRP works with Q. Don't forget to format data.
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Thanks! Will try that!
Can I ask you one more question? What is the best and convenient way to go back to stock? I used nexus 4 and mi a1 before, and both devices just had to use
fastboot roms to go back to complete stock. Is it same with OP6? Or do I have to use MSM tool or other things?
ddaggebi said:
Thanks! Will try that!
Can I ask you one more question? What is the best and convenient way to go back to stock? I used nexus 4 and mi a1 before, and both devices just had to use
fastboot roms to go back to complete stock. Is it same with OP6? Or do I have to use MSM tool or other things?
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I think it's down to your preference. I prefer the fastboot ROMs simply because I haven't tried MSM download tool yet. But yeah, both fastboot ROMs and MSM download tool are available for OP6.
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I think it's down to your preference. I prefer the fastboot ROMs simply because I haven't tried MSM download tool yet. But yeah, both fastboot ROMs and MSM download tool are available for OP6.
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Thanks you! Now I can flash away~
remewer said:
I think it's down to your preference. I prefer the fastboot ROMs simply because I haven't tried MSM download tool yet. But yeah, both fastboot ROMs and MSM download tool are available for OP6.
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I successfully flashed Q dp3 thanks to you.
However, I can't boot TWRP with fastboot boot twrp.img method. Before updating to Q, it worked. Now, cmd line shows FAILED (remote: 'unknown command').
I have tested with newer versions of Fastboot, but the results were the same. Anybody knows how to solve this problem?
ddaggebi said:
I successfully flashed Q dp3 thanks to you.
However, I can't boot TWRP with fastboot boot twrp.img method. Before updating to Q, it worked. Now, cmd line shows FAILED (remote: 'unknown command').
I have tested with newer versions of Fastboot, but the results were the same. Anybody knows how to solve this problem?
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Yep, it's a known issue with DP3 (or possibly earlier builds). Anyway, every time you flash a ROM, may it be stock or custom, you should always flash TWRP next. For now, you could try downgrading to Pie using fastboot ROMs.
remewer said:
Yep, it's a known issue with DP3 (or possibly earlier builds). Anyway, every time you flash a ROM, may it be stock or custom, you should always flash TWRP next. For now, you could try downgrading to Pie using fastboot ROMs.
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Thank you so much. I don't know what I could've done without you. I'll try to downgrading. Still not accoustomed to how roms work in OP6. Guess I'll study more.
Again, thank you for kindly answering my noobish questions! It means a lot to me
ddaggebi said:
Thank you so much. I don't know what I could've done without you. I'll try to downgrading. Still not accoustomed to how roms work in OP6. Guess I'll study more.
Again, thank you for kindly answering my noobish questions! It means a lot to me
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No problem. Read more about A/B partitions. It's actually just as easy to mod our phone once you know how A/B partitions work.

Vortex V22 Standup Wireless Firmware Error

Hello!
I tried the search function but my search-fu isn't strong today. I got a Vortex V22 phone from Standup Wireless. I must have been half asleep, because when i flashed what I assumed was the correct boot.img, I got stuck in a boot loop.
On further investigation, I had flashed the boot for another device called Vortex. I am having incredible difficulty in finding the right boot image. The info I have from the side of the box is:
Vortex V22 4G LTE
Color: Graphite Blue
ROM 32GB
RAM 3GB
OS Android 11
FCC ID 2ADLJ-V22
I deeply appreciate any and all help. Thanks so much!
i was trying to find a phone case for the phone what model number is yours ?
If you're still searching I can try to make a rom dump, I have this phone as well brand new untouched or registered.
I'd just need a tutorial on the proper way to dump and extract the files so I can upload the boot.img
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I've never used it cause I put the StandUp Wireless sim in my T-Mo InSeeGo 5G HotSpot and prefer to use my Galaxy S8 with Keyboard Cover Case and Unihertz Titan Pocket
Just dumping the firmware from mine, using SP Flash Tool. Used this guide: https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-12719.html
Will remove userdata & cache, but there is a LOT of gbs of system data. This phone is appearently Treble-enabled with VNDK ver 30, so yes, you can flash a GSI on there. Will provide a custom recovery necessary.
Edit: if you were wondering, this phone has a MT6761 with a eMMC flash.
PicelBoi said:
Just dumping the firmware from mine, using SP Flash Tool. Used this guide: https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-12719.html
Will remove userdata & cache, but there is a LOT of gbs of system data. This phone is appearently Treble-enabled with VNDK ver 30, so yes, you can flash a GSI on there. Will provide a custom recovery necessary.
Edit: if you were wondering, this phone has a MT6761 with a eMMC flash.
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Hi PicelBoi,
I have the V22. I've unlocked the BL and trying to install a custom rom via ADB or Fastboot but have had no luck. I try to erase or flash and I get errors saying partitions don't exist. Can you please help out with a recovery file?
I tried the hovatek guide but didn't have any luck, but I tried it before the BL was unlocked. Would that be an issue with the sp flash tool? I was told it shouldn't matter.
In fastboot not fastboot d do
Fastboot flash unlocking
And it'll ask ya if u agree bs....
& Click yes.
Mtkclient unlocks bootloader as well
defcondoc said:
Hi PicelBoi,
I have the V22. I've unlocked the BL and trying to install a custom rom via ADB or Fastboot but have had no luck. I try to erase or flash and I get errors saying partitions don't exist. Can you please help out with a recovery file?
I tried the hovatek guide but didn't have any luck, but I tried it before the BL was unlocked. Would that be an issue with the sp flash tool? I was told it shouldn't matter.
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Sorry for waiting so long! Yeah, I got the firmware! Also follow previous guys post! Do you want my boot.img? Make sure you disable Android Verified Boot too!
PicelBoi said:
Sorry for waiting so long! Yeah, I got the firmware! Also follow previous guys post! Do you want my boot.img? Make sure you disable Android Verified Boot too!
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No worries. Yes! Do you have the entire rom? The boot.img would definitiely be great as well.
mee too
defcondoc said:
No worries. Yes! Do you have the entire rom? The boot.img would definitiely be great as well.
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Yea, will post it later this day! Do you need anything else like my super partition?
PicelBoi said:
Yea, will post it later this day!
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Also this is a GSI image that works with this device - https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/releases/tag/v313 - newer versions might not work unfortunately.
defcondoc said:
Hi PicelBoi,
I have the V22. I've unlocked the BL and trying to install a custom rom via ADB or Fastboot but have had no luck. I try to erase or flash and I get errors saying partitions don't exist. Can you please help out with a recovery file?
I tried the hovatek guide but didn't have any luck, but I tried it before the BL was unlocked. Would that be an issue with the sp flash tool? I was told it shouldn't matter.
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You need to reboot to userland fastboot, which you could do by rebooting to normal fastboot then telling fastboot to reboot to fastboot by typing in fastboot reboot fastboot. You will see a new screen, and now you could flash a GSI to the phone.
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Also this is a GSI image that works with this device - https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/releases/tag/v313 - newer versions might not work unfortunately.
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I was able to get a bunch of GSI's that work with it, including the phone you posted, but I was looking to get root and found a couple pre-rooted GSI's that work as well. Newer ones do work as well I has 13 rooted and working. However, I liked the Pixel ROMs the best and would prefer to install those instead and then root. So I need the firmware for that so I can patch a modified boot.img.
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You need to reboot to userland fastboot, which you could do by rebooting to normal fastboot then telling fastboot to reboot to fastboot by typing in fastboot reboot fastboot. You will see a new screen, and now you could flash a GSI to the phone.
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Thank you. I understand and have a lot of experience with this. However, I still never understood why there is two Fastboot's.
I can't get it to boot in one I flash the super that I backed up that don't get it to boot maybe I could use a good super. What about vbmeta?
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I can't get it to boot in one I flash the super that I backed up that don't get it to boot maybe I could use a good super. What about vbmeta?
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Are you looking for a good GSI ROM?
As of right now I'm just trying to get it booted up with any room. I got it rooted and then something I ****ed up when I tried to flash a GSI. And I started messing with the boot a boot b vbMeta from system and blank. And I don't have the firmware an the super that I backed up won't boot when I flash it.
But yes I am indeed looking for a good running a12 rom
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As of right now I'm just trying to get it booted up with any room. I got it rooted and then something I ****ed up when I tried to flash a GSI. And I started messing with the boot a boot b vbMeta from system and blank. And I don't have the firmware an the super that I backed up won't boot when I flash it.
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I completely messed up one messing with partitions and it took many tries trying to get to was able to still get to the bootloader fastboot and then recovery to fastbootD. You should be able to get it booted into fastbootd and flash as it seems you can.
Try the one below. you should be able to find it with a google search. If you can't let me know and I will try to look and see where I downloaded it from as I cannot remember where I found it.
I've tried many GSI ROM's Some boot fully, some only boot to the boot screen and some won't boot at all.
I'm using 13 rooted LineageOS GSI version 20-20230324-UNOFFICIAL-arm64_bvS
It is vanilla. I can't remember if there is a GAPPS version or not. But you can load it all after with magisk. But its rooted.
I still would like if picelboi could share the stock rom, so we can have a boot.img. I would like to try other ROM's that are not PRE-Rooted.
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But yes I am indeed looking for a good running a12 rom
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I can't remember which A12 I had working but I was looking for root and the one A12 that was prerooted I had issues with so I went to A13.
This is an A13. LineageOS GSI version 20-20230324-UNOFFICIAL-arm64_bvS
There may be a newer version of it now.
Also, these phones seem have that internet connect issue with some GSI ROMS and this is one of them I think, they connect to wifi but they won't actually connect to internet, but there is a easy fix for it.

[SOLVED] Need help, recovery flash failed (Newb)

Hey Guys,
I got a new OP8T and wanted to install LineageOS 19.1 (First time doing something like this, so this might be a dumb question).
before doing anything, I updated OOS to the latest version using the internal update. I then unlocked the bootloader and flashed the latest LOS recovery. After flashing the LOS recovery, my phone goes into a boot loop whenever I try to boot it, after 4-5 loops, it boots into the stock recovery.
I can access fastboot mode though. Does anyone have an idea how I can fix this or what I might have done wrong?
In the recovery I have the option "format data". Might that do a factory reset?
Or should I go into fastboot and try flashing the recovery again?
I also thought about flashing Android 12 OOS from: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-official-kebab-12-lineageos-19.4484387/page-2#post-87339737
I'm a little afraid to completely bricking the phone now by doing something stupid.
Edit: Tried to "format data". No real changes. Can still boot into recovery and fastboot.
Another thought I had, was that now, after factory resetting, the phone might be back to Android 11, so maybe I could try to flash TWRP for Android 11 and then LineageOS 18.1?
What are your thoughts?
Edit: Forgot to flash the vbmeta.img and dtbo.img partitions.
Flashing them and then flash the recovery again resolved the issue
A factory reset does not downgrade your OS version. Did you flash the dtbo and vbmeta partitions before flashing LOS recovery?
henschn3435 said:
Hey Guys,
I got a new OP8T and wanted to install LineageOS 19.1 (First time doing something like this, so this might be a dumb question).
before doing anything, I updated OOS to the latest version using the internal update. I then unlocked the bootloader and flashed the latest LOS recovery. After flashing the LOS recovery, my phone goes into a boot loop whenever I try to boot it, after 4-5 loops, it boots into the stock recovery.
I can access fastboot mode though. Does anyone have an idea how I can fix this or what I might have done wrong?
In the recovery I have the option "format data". Might that do a factory reset?
Or should I go into fastboot and try flashing the recovery again?
I also thought about flashing Android 12 OOS from: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-official-kebab-12-lineageos-19.4484387/page-2#post-87339737
I'm a little afraid to completely bricking the phone now by doing something stupid.
Edit: Tried to "format data". No real changes. Can still boot into recovery and fastboot.
Another thought I had, was that now, after factory resetting, the phone might be back to Android 11, so maybe I could try to flash TWRP for Android 11 and then LineageOS 18.1?
What are your thoughts?
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It's a good thing to look through the official thread before flashing anything.
[ROM][OFFICIAL][kebab][12] LineageOS 19
LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 12, which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device. LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra...
forum.xda-developers.com
TheNewHEROBRINE said:
A factory reset does not downgrade your OS version. Did you flash the dtbo and vbmeta partitions before flashing LOS recovery?
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No, I didn't. That was definitely the mistake! I feel pretty stupid right now.... Oh well...
Can I do that now and then flash the recovery again? Thank you!
henschn3435 said:
No, I didn't. That was definitely the mistake! I feel pretty stupid right now.... Oh well...
Can I do that now and then flash the recovery again? Thank you!
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You can try but I can't assure that it will work.
TheNewHEROBRINE said:
You can try but I can't assure that it will work.
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Do you have any other idea what I could do?
I thought about using the msm tool to reset the device completely, but that seems kinda drastic...
henschn3435 said:
Do you have any other idea what I could do?
I thought about using the msm tool to reset the device completely, but that seems kinda drastic...
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What I would do is go into fastboot and flash dtbo, vbmeta and recovery downloaded from here, then reboot into recovery directly from the bootloader menu.
TheNewHEROBRINE said:
What I would do is go into fastboot and flash dtbo, vbmeta and recovery downloaded from here, then reboot into recovery directly from the bootloader menu.
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Is that the same as the most recent recovery and LOS from LOS official download page?
Anyway you're a huge help! Thank you so much!
The file name is identical so I suppose they are the same. I found the link in the official guide.
TheNewHEROBRINE said:
The file name is identical so I suppose they are the same. I found the link in the official guide.
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I'll go ahead and try it first thing tomorrow morning
Don't be too anxious about "completely bricking" your phone if you're just trying to upgrade and then flash Lineage. Don't rush, try some things that make sense based on your understanding of the correct procedure, and make a brief note of each step you took to help you later on if things don't work as expected. I've made lots of mistakes ending in boot loops and crash dumps, sometimes by accident and sometimes intentionally, and there's always a way to get out of it unless you do something really out of the ordinary. Keep your mind engaged and you'll have many "Ah-ha!" moments along the way. Don't give up and ask carefully worded questions when you get stuck. It may take a bit longer to get the job done than you expected but it will all work out in the end.
Flashing the partitions and the reflashing the recovery worked! Thank you all for the help!

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