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how to ota with root

I am rooted with custom kernel and recovery. What's the best way to take the ota?

What ota??

Before you create a thread here, please be more specifice. And use the SEARCH button.
I think you are trying to upgrade from 5.1.8 to 5.1.9.
There is a official thread here on xda. And everything is there explained, about how to update to the new version.
The way I did:
1. Flash full 5.1.9.zip
2. Flash twrp.zip
3. Reboot to recovery.
4. Flash Magisk.
5. Clear dalvik cache.

There is a dedicated thread for questions like this.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/official-oxygenos-5-1-5-ota-oneplus-6-t3794232

I just took the ota, then flashed WRP followed by Magisk

Ghost123NL said:
Before you create a thread here, please be more specifice. And use the SEARCH button.
I think you are trying to upgrade from 5.1.8 to 5.1.9.
There is a official thread here on xda. And everything is there explained, about how to update to the new version.
The way I did:
1. Flash full 5.1.9.zip
2. Flash twrp.zip
3. Reboot to recovery.
4. Flash Magisk.
5. Clear dalvik cache.
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Hi, I'm planning to root my op6. Im not sure how the A\B partition thingy works so just trying to clear some doubts. After you flash the full zip in twrp in 2nd step by "flashing twrp" you mean flashing the twrp installer or you lose twrp and flash it using fastboot?

mohdfahad47 said:
Hi, I'm planning to root my op6. Im not sure how the A\B partition thingy works so just trying to clear some doubts. After you flash the full zip in twrp in 2nd step by "flashing twrp" you mean flashing the twrp installer or you lose twrp and flash it using fastboot?
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just flash the installer right after rom and you are good to go

If u don't need TWRP and happy with magisk, u can install ota with official updater and after that (before reboot) go into magisk and do --> install--> install to inactive slot (after ota). That's all.
After reboot you have updated system with magisk installed. I do this all the time.

System Update with hidden Root

Hello guys, first Sry for my bad English...
I have an wired idea but I don't know it's Funktion or not because of that I quest you guys and hope that anybody have experience with these.
How anybody who use magisk know, you can hide your root to apps and system too, when I hide the root to system update then he only want to download an ~300 MB update (actually installed version: 1.5.6 because the problem in 1.5.7/8 (original os and no twrp installed)). Also it is possible to update my system at these way and I have root after the update or what can happen?
Your Patrick

Xyz00777 said:
Hello guys, first Sry for my bad English...
I have an wired idea but I don't know it's Funktion or not because of that I quest you guys and hope that anybody have experience with these.
How anybody who use magisk know, you can hide your root to apps and system too, when I hide the root to system update then he only want to download an ~300 MB update (actually installed version: 1.5.6 because the problem in 1.5.7/8 (original os and no twrp installed)). Also it is possible to update my system at these way and I have root after the update or what can happen?
Your Patrick
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To keep root with an update, you need to flash the full update in TWRP, reflash TWRP, reboot recovery then reflash root. Otherwise, you will need to do the steps all over again every time you update to get root back.

mikex8593 said:
To keep root with an update, you need to flash the full update in TWRP, reflash TWRP, reboot recovery then reflash root. Otherwise, you will need to do the steps all over again every time you update to get root back.
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Thanx
Thanks for the fast answer
Also what I have to do now is:
1. Download the actual OS
2. Change recovery with twrp
Reboot recover
3. Flash OS with twrp (first full clean?)
4. Flash twrp
5. Reboot to recovery and flash magisk
Did I lose at these way my data? Or did I do here an dirty flash? When yes what data recovery tool do you recommend? Titanium?
And after these, I can update my device per OTA updates and I don't lose my root?

Xyz00777 said:
Thanx
Thanks for the fast answer
Also what I have to do now is:
1. Download the actual OS
2. Change recovery with twrp
Reboot recover
3. Flash OS with twrp (first full clean?)
4. Flash twrp
5. Reboot to recovery and flash magisk
Did I lose at these way my data? Or did I do here an dirty flash? When yes what data recovery tool do you recommend? Titanium?
And after these, I can update my device per OTA updates and I don't lose my root?
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You can install TWRP or you can just install the OTA and then just follow steps to root again the same you did before.

mikex8593 said:
You can install TWRP or you can just install the OTA and then just follow steps to root again the same you did before.
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So what i done is:
downlaod OS
temp recovery with twrp
flash OS
start os (now warnigns or anything all okay)
temp recovery with twrp again
flash magisk
reboot system
and now i got the message that my system have an internal problem and i have to go to the developer.
What I did wrong?

Xyz00777 said:
So what i done is:
downlaod OS
temp recovery with twrp
flash OS
start os (now warnigns or anything all okay)
temp recovery with twrp again
flash magisk
reboot system
and now i got the message that my system have an internal problem and i have to go to the developer.
What I did wrong?
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Flash magisk 16.4.

Losing TWRP and Magisk after update

I'm running stock ROM on unlocked bootloader with root through Magisk. I've been using TWRP, but changed over to Blu_spark TWRP recently.
Every time I update my OS Ota, I lose TWRP and Magisk. The Magisk app is installed, but the ROM is not rooted. If course, if I try to install patch the system so it's rooted through the Magisk app, it says that it can't unpack the file. If I reboot to recovery to install from there, I get the stock recovery, not TWRP.
I tried to re-install TWRP and Magisk once before, and borked my phone. I had to quote and start from scratch. I lost all data since I wasn't rooted and Titanium Backup would not run.
What is the proper way to get TWRP and Magisk back after an OTA update?

Flash them after you flash update zip. If you don't you will lose recovery and root every time. Gets overwritten by stock recovery. Normal behavior
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So you're saying that instead of doing the OTA update, I should download the update from here, and manually update it ? Can I just install the update? I'm rooted, (well, I was) so the OTA will only download the full update. Is that required instead of the update?
I really have to do a full re-install for every update? That sucks. A lot.

Full reinstall? No. You just have to flash the full ROM. This doesn't mean, you'll loose all your data: Just TWRP, Magisk and (if you have it) your custom kernel. You only have to flash TWRP (or simply boot into it), Magisk and kernel (again: if you have it) after the update. Done.

MickyFoley said:
Full reinstall? No. You just have to flash the full ROM. This doesn't mean, you'll loose all your data: Just TWRP, Magisk and (if you have it) your custom kernel. You only have to flash TWRP (or simply boot into it), Magisk and kernel (again: if you have it) after the update. Done.
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Ok. Cool. I tried that last time, but it failed. As a result, I'm a bit anxious about doing it again. Hopefully, I won't have any problems this time.
Thanks for the info.

I have had similar troubles as you, here's an overview of how to solve those problems.
OTA through OS:
Download and install OTA
Use Magisk Manager to download the TWRP A/B retention script and install it
Install Magisk to current and inactive slot
Reboot

Guys I am using latest blu_spark twrp. my bootloader is unlocked and I am running oxygenOS openbeta23. Following is my problem.
My flash order: (Note: already I have bue_spark twrp recovery running without issues)
1. Flash the full OTA(openbeta)
2. Flash the blu_spark twrp zip file on both active and non active slots.
3. Flash the latest magisk zip file. If step 3 is not successful means I will try to reboot in to recovery and again flash the magisk installer zip.
Until some time back all this worked fine. But for last 2-3 times although the flashing process of twrp zip on both slots ends with success message, when I reboot to recovery from twrp in order to flash magisk, the device boots in to stock recovery. I don't know how even after flashing twrp zip on both slots successfully why the devices bootbback to stock recovery. Then to have blu_spark twrp I have to connect my device to a computer in fastboot mode and then boot in to custom recovery using the blu_spark twrp image file and again flash the blu_spark twrp zip file which is inconvenient and also requires a computer.
Am I missing anything here?? If yes why this method was working perfectly before? Please somebody help.
Regards,
Sivabalan K

I flash in following order my stable updates
Flash full rom zip
Flash bluespark recovery
Restart into bluespark recovery
Flash magisk
Restart into Android
Everything works flawless. Magisk installed with all the modules running

Hi guys,
Don't you need to disable lock pattern/PIN or fingerprint/face ID? And don't need to uninstall magisk modules?
I never update my OP6 from my initial unlock/twrp/magisk and I'm a bit anxious to do it now...
Thanks
PS : I'm using original twrp (3.2.3-1), is this a problem?

Help with update to 10.3.4

I have a rooted oneplus 6t with twrp and i want to update from 9.0.17 to 10.3.4,
this video seems to be the easiest method will this method on this video work?
Thanks in advanced!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8cAtzGE2C0

Flash full rom
Flash twrp
Reboot to twrp
Flash magisk
Done
Bootloop?
Flash magisk uninstaller
Flash magisk
Done
1. Faq
2. Wrong forum (this is 6)

whizeguy said:
Flash full rom
Flash twrp
Reboot to twrp
Flash magisk
Done
Bootloop?
Flash magisk uninstaller
Flash magisk
Done
1. Faq
2. Wrong forum (this is 6)
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I'm just trying to update without losing data with this video method in the link but i tried it and i get a (error 1) when trying to flash latest update in twrp
Any help will be much appreciated!

mrdreamers said:
I'm just trying to update without losing data with this video method in the link but i tried it and i get a (error 1) when trying to flash latest update in twrp
Any help will be much appreciated!
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I do the exact way i wrote, never lost data.
Reflash newest twrp if u get error and try again.

whizeguy said:
I do the exact way i wrote, never lost data.
Reflash newest twrp if u get error and try again.
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i reflashed twrp and now it keeps rebooting back to twrp again eveytime i reboot sysytem, what can i do to fix it?
and when i tried to restore i got a 225 error

I have a new oneplus 6, os 5.1.10 is on it. how can I update it to the current version? no update is displayed directly via OTA. the zip from the oneplus side cannot be installed. is an intermediate step required? if yes, which one and where do the files come from? the goal is to install lineage, with opengapps Pico and magisk for root. but already fails on the ADB flash from twrp. can someone help me?

kallest1100 said:
I have a new oneplus 6, os 5.1.10 is on it. how can I update it to the current version? no update is displayed directly via OTA. the zip from the oneplus side cannot be installed. is an intermediate step required? if yes, which one and where do the files come from? the goal is to install lineage, with opengapps Pico and magisk for root. but already fails on the ADB flash from twrp. can someone help me?
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At first: backup data and phone memory.
You can do local update (download from official web site oneplus https://oxygenos.oneplus.net/OnePlus6Oxygen_22_OTA_045_all_2004142201_bdd6fdc6b6b1477f.zip, v.10.3.3 or from nonofficial sites 10.3.4, copy to phone memory, main directory, go to settings and system update, make local update - and choose copied file from phone), next after update and restart, do wipe cache, restart and you will see what happend.
Try to read oneplus guide:
How to upgrade system?
Download the software build for your device on this page. Please back up your data before flashing your device.
Plug your phone into your computer and copy the downloaded .zip to your phone’s storage. If you’re using a Mac, you can install Android File Transfer Android File Transfer for this operation.
After the .zip file is copied to your phone, go to 'Settings' - 'system update', click the 'settings' icon on the top right corner, choose 'Local upgrade', find the .zip file and click on 'Install' to confirm.
The update takes about a minute (depending upon the file size), once done reboot your device to boot into the latest Oxygen OS.

[SOLVED] OTA with ROOT...

I ask before in "guide to root motorla g stylus":
really is no way to work OTA while Magisk installed? i mean some Magisk Hide Props Config, or not install TWRP or anything? i actualy have Nokia 7 Plus (unlocked via unoficial method) and last year while not installed TWRP is possible check system update, install over air (while Magisk is installed), before reboot run MagiskManager, install Magisk to other slot, reboot, started from updated slot with Magisk installed, without need flash stock boot img before ota and flash manualy patched boot img after OTA... sure have Moto G Pro additional check or limitation and this not work? thanks...
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without reaction, then try make separated thread, i actualy have one week "Motorola Moto G Pro" (XT2043-7), rooted, and wait for OTA, UpdateCheck in Settings not show me, try LMSA Rescue/Download and show me same version as have installed QPRS30.80-109-2-7...
Questions:
- Have any user of same phone, without root, already showed Octorber OTA?
- Is on rooted posible UpdateCheck with show if OTA avaiable?
- Have any working solution for OTA update on rooted phone without need connected with PC? Similar or same as i write about Nokia7Plus?
(i mean without flash back stock img, make ota, patch new boot.img file in MagiskManager, flash it via TWRP booted...
i think without PC be sure posible flash back stock boot.img to boot partition, before OTA, maybe download zip of full "rom" and extract boot.img, patch via MagiskManager, but not flash patched
EDIT: Sollution here

The answers to your first two questions are yes. When on stock I successfully updated. And while rooted there was a notification for ota update, it would download, but fall to install. I came across a way to do it without having to connect to pc. Some said it was successful but I was not able to try. It has something to do with placing your original boot.img into a a folder on one of the root directories but I had no idea how in the hell they came up with the system path to the file (encrypted??) Because I didn't have any of the folders on my phone and was to lazy at the time to ask for help. It was also an older thread so I didn't feel like bringing up a thread that old.

without root you updated system to higher (with Ocrober security patches) version than QPRS30.80-109-2-7 (this version have September security patches) ?
second part of you answer i think not understand, with rooted phone, put boot.img in "a" directory in one (which?where?) root folder and OTA services flash it before upgrade/reboot???

please, anyone with "Motorola Moto G Pro" (XT2043-7), channel "reteu", have already displayed update notification for "QPRS30.80-109-2-8" ?

Yesterday i finally get OTA notify with QPRS30.80-109-2-8, with Magisk installed, ofcourse failed install, then i find this solution, to update OTA over Air with Magisk installed without need any steps with PC
Code:
1. Settings System/DeveloperOptions/AutomaticSystemUpdate=Disable
2. Settings System/SystemUpdate/.../SmartUpdate=Disable
3. MagiskManager UninstallMagisk/RestoreImages
4. Settings System/SystemUpdate "doing normal update and wait for finish"
5. After OTA Instralled [B]NOT[/B] Restart
6. MagiskManager MagiskInstall/InstallToInactiveSlotAfterOTA/LetsGo "wait for finish"
7. After Magisk installed tap to Reboot button in Magisk Instalation wIndow...

Very nice writeup. With respect to step 3, I never installed Magisk Manager (I simply did the patch of boot.img) so what should I do to restore image? With respect to step 5, how do I get to that point? Is it a prompt after rebooting?

flroots said:
[...] step 3, I never installed Magisk Manager (I simply did the patch of boot.img) so what should I do to restore image?
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you must have installed Magisk via TWRP (only temporary booted is enough), this make backup image which is latter in MagiskManager used for restore
flroots said:
[...] step 5, how do I get to that point? Is it a prompt after rebooting?
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this is normal OTA screen, is show if you check update and if available, then show progress about installing, only is need after ota finished, not using reboot button in this OTA screen, but make steps 6 and 7

k3dar7 said:
you must have installed Magisk via TWRP (only temporary booted is enough), this make backup image which is latter in MagiskManager used for restore
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I installed Magisk Manager via download of apk file (not TWRP). I then clicked on Magisk and chose "Select and patch a file". The end result was getting root. I never actually did a separate install of Magisk or Magisk Manager. I wonder if your step 3 will work in this case.
k3dar7 said:
this is normal OTA screen, is show if you check update and if available, then show progress about installing, only is need after ota finished, not using reboot button in this OTA screen, but make steps 6 and 7
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Thanks

flroots said:
I installed Magisk Manager via download of apk file (not TWRP). I then clicked on Magisk and chose "Select and patch a file". The end result was getting root. I never actually did a separate install of Magisk or Magisk Manager. I wonder if your step 3 will work in this case.
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Understand, but as i write, you must have installed Magisk via TWRP, with this method, Magisk make backup of boot image to "/data/magisk_backup_SomeRandomStrings/boot.img.gz", this file is used when you doing step 3, but if you only patch stock boot file, then ofcourse this backup is not created... i sugest you:
- revert boot to stock via same way as you flash patched before, but using stock boot.img
- boot TWRP (NOT flash, use command is section "Boot") and install Magisk.zip oficial release
- if on your phone/touchscreen variant not work touchscreen in TWRP, then (while still is booted TWRP) install it using adb

Thanks.

I have a couple questions:
1. Is it true that one shouldn't do an OTA unless the corresponding firmware can be downloaded due to the fact that you will lose root and not be able replace it until the corresponding boot.img can be obtained?
2. When downloading firmware from LMSA, does it download the latest or does it download your current version?

flroots said:
I have a couple questions:
1. Is it true that one shouldn't do an OTA unless the corresponding firmware can be downloaded due to the fact that you will lose root and not be able replace it until the corresponding boot.img can be obtained?
2. When downloading firmware from LMSA, does it download the latest or does it download your current version?
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1. NO - i with Magisk installed, receive OTA October (delayed) and November, and hope with december be same
not need wait for avaiable boot.img, because with "Boot TWRP & Flash MagiskZip" is patched onthefly "any" version of boot partition on device.
2. not sure, i not use LMSA

k3dar7 said:
1. NO - i with Magisk installed, receive OTA October (delayed) and November, and hope with december be same
not need wait for avaiable boot.img, because with "Boot TWRP & Flash MagiskZip" is patched onthefly "any" version of boot partition on device.
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Thanks, that sounds great. Would you mind elaborating the steps involved? I have TWRP and Magisk installed now.

k3dar7 said:
Yesterday i finally get OTA notify with QPRS30.80-109-2-8, with Magisk installed, ofcourse failed install, then i find this solution, to update OTA over Air with Magisk installed without need any steps with PC
Code:
1. Settings System/DeveloperOptions/AutomaticSystemUpdate=Disable
2. Settings System/SystemUpdate/.../SmartUpdate=Disable
3. MagiskManager UninstallMagisk/RestoreImages
4. Settings System/SystemUpdate "doing normal update and wait for finish"
5. After OTA Instralled [B]NOT[/B] Restart
6. MagiskManager MagiskInstall/InstallToInactiveSlotAfterOTA/LetsGo "wait for finish"
7. After Magisk installed tap to Reboot button in Magisk Instalation wIndow...
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Do these steps cause loss of data? Thanks

flroots said:
Do these steps cause loss of data? Thanks
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i ofcourse not garant ;-) but for me nothing lost, also installed magisk modules is preserved...

k3dar7 said:
Yesterday i finally get OTA notify with QPRS30.80-109-2-8, with Magisk installed, ofcourse failed install, then i find this solution, to update OTA over Air with Magisk installed without need any steps with PC
Code:
1. Settings System/DeveloperOptions/AutomaticSystemUpdate=Disable
2. Settings System/SystemUpdate/.../SmartUpdate=Disable
3. MagiskManager UninstallMagisk/RestoreImages
4. Settings System/SystemUpdate "doing normal update and wait for finish"
5. After OTA Instralled [B]NOT[/B] Restart
6. MagiskManager MagiskInstall/InstallToInactiveSlotAfterOTA/LetsGo "wait for finish"
7. After Magisk installed tap to Reboot button in Magisk Instalation wIndow...
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Tried the above steps, but OTA update unsuccessful. Discovered that phone still rooted so obviously step 3 did not work for me. What should I try next? How about fastboot of original boot.img?

flroots said:
Tried the above steps, but OTA update unsuccessful. Discovered that phone still rooted so obviously step 3 did not work for me. What should I try next? How about fastboot of original boot.img?
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step 3 restore boot image(what show you MagiskManager as output while you restore images??), but without reboot you have ofcourse still root, and you can't reboot if you want patch boot in other slot after ota via MagiskManager....
but i don't know reason why OTA failed anyway restoring original boot.img via fastboot be i think possible (not try in MotoGPro but manytime with Nokia7Plus)

k3dar7 said:
step 3 restore boot image(what show you MagiskManager as output while you restore images??), but without reboot you have ofcourse still root, and you can't reboot if you want patch boot in other slot after ota via MagiskManager....
but i don't know reason why OTA failed anyway restoring original boot.img via fastboot be i think possible (not try in MotoGPro but manytime with Nokia7Plus)
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Thanks. Magisk simply says, "restoration done". Once I fastboot boot.img will I need to re-install magisk from scratch or should I continue with steps 6 and 7?

flroots said:
Thanks. Magisk simply says, "restoration done". Once I fastboot boot.img will I need to re-install magisk from scratch or should I continue with steps 6 and 7?
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maybe magisk backup boot.img have already twrp inside if you install twrp before magisk?
anyway, if you flash stock boot.img, then step 6&7 is not applicable, because this need booted rooted system

btw: method above work for me also while i upgrade from Android10 to Android11 ;-)