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[Solved][Q] rooting on 4.4 kitkat

i have tried numerous ways to gain root on 4.4 but failed miserably. ive sideloaded and used nrt without success. supersu icon doesnt appear in the app drawer. any suggestions?

dalbig said:
i have tried numerous ways to gain root on 4.4 but failed miserably. ive sideloaded and used nrt without success. supersu icon doesnt appear in the app drawer. any suggestions?
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Do you have TWRP installed? The automatic root feature in it worked fine for me.

mandrsn1 said:
Do you have TWRP installed? The automatic root feature in it worked fine for me.
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I have the exact same problem with not being able to root every method I try

mowz9999 said:
I have the exact same problem with not being able to root every method I try
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use toolkit for nexus 7 2013 and chose root and twrp recovery
work very well with me

murad052 said:
use toolkit for nexus 7 2013 and chose root and twrp recovery
work very well with me
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I tried root kit too and it completes with no problems but superuser is never there and I don't have root access

mowz9999 said:
I tried root kit too and it completes with no problems but superuser is never there and I don't have root access
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wired.. try this. first enable usb debuging mode from developer option
rebot to fast boot. and open tools kite i have version 1.0.2
chose ur device.
first install recovery TWRP.. number 6 i think in toolkit
then go back again and root the device number 4.. then chose number 2..
remember you have to unlock ir device first.
i hope this could work for you

dalbig said:
i have tried numerous ways to gain root on 4.4 but failed miserably. ive sideloaded and used nrt without success. supersu icon doesnt appear in the app drawer. any suggestions?
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Install this in TWRP
http://download.chainfire.eu/346/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.55.zip
Some later versions have non-functioning install scripts.

would using ART be a conflict maybe?

dalbig said:
would using ART be a conflict maybe?
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no effect at all... i disable it just cuz of whatsapp

i still cant gain root.. im going to try using dalvik and see if there is a change.

All I did was I flashed TWRP then installed SuperSU 1.65 through TWRP. It says I have root access.

murad052 said:
wired.. try this. first enable usb debuging mode from developer option
rebot to fast boot. and open tools kite i have version 1.0.2
chose ur device.
first install recovery TWRP.. number 6 i think in toolkit
then go back again and root the device number 4.. then chose number 2..
remember you have to unlock ir device first.
i hope this could work for you
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I still could not get superusersu installed Its able to flash over recovery fine but when rooting it says everything is fine but superuser never shows up and I dont have root access Thanks for trying I appreciate it

I had problems originally but I did like others. I downloaded the newest SuperSU 1.65.zip, moved it onto the N7. Booted into TWRP, selected Install and selected the zip. After that I rebooted from TWRP and I had root.
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ive tried 1.55, 1.65 and 1.69... not one of them worked

dalbig said:
ive tried 1.55, 1.65 and 1.69... not one of them worked
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Exact same thing here!:crying:

dalbig said:
ive tried 1.55, 1.65 and 1.69... not one of them worked
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How are you installing them? Where are you downloading from? Have you tried just allowing TWRP to install root using the one it comes with?

sfhub said:
How are you installing them? Where are you downloading from? Have you tried just allowing TWRP to install root using the one it comes with?
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Sideload, flashing the zips through twrp, using nrt... Got the zips of this forum.
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dalbig said:
Sideload, flashing the zips through twrp, using nrt... Got the zips of this forum.
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I am just trying to understand where things are going wrong.
I went back and did a fresh factory image of KRT16O wiping user data.
I then copied
http://download.chainfire.eu/346/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.55.zip
to the virtual sdcard.
I rebooted to bootloader and started twrp using
fastboot boot twrp.img
Then I chose to install SuperSU 1.55 using the above file.
Then rebooted to Android.
The SuperSU app was in the app drawer and I could perform su from adb shell and it would ask for permissions.

After I installed the factory images, I rooted my device. I don't use toolkits, because I think they make thing more complicated that it actually is. It is best to learn ADB whenever you can. That makes rooting so much easier.
Before I entered the bootloader, I downloaded SuperSU v1.69 through Chrome.
I made sure that all drivers were installed and began rooting.
Since my bootloader already was unlocked, I just flashed TWRP 2.6.3.1 with fastboot using this command:"fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-flo.img" without quotes.
That went smoothly, afterwards I rebooted to TWRP and flashed the zip... There I was rooted.
SuperSU: http://download.chainfire.eu/365/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.69.zip
TWRP: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/flo/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-flo.img
Hope this helped.

I just got root access! I found superuser in settings under apps but it would not show up in app drawer and would not give permissions to anything.I then disabled the updates back to superusers 1.55 and it showed up in app drawer and busy box asked for permission right away and root checker confirmed root access. Then updated through play store and everything is good now. Hope that helps

[Q] help with recovery

I am sorry about the noobness but i cant seem to find a proper thread for recovery setup.
I installed ROM Manager and then the CWM recovery from there.
But if i try to root into recovery I get a " android with a exclamation mark" - so assumes i messed something up ?
only way is to power cycle the device .
Can anyone here please help how i install CWM as i want to flas CM 11

mshenoy4573 said:
I am sorry about the noobness but i cant seem to find a proper thread for recovery setup.
I installed ROM Manager and then the CWM recovery from there.
But if i try to root into recovery I get a " android with a exclamation mark" - so assumes i messed something up ?
only way is to power cycle the device .
Can anyone here please help how i install CWM as i want to flas CM 11
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Have you tried going back to freegee and installing cmw there?

I used freegee.......it works...but couldn't get philz to work.. Its all good though 6.0.4.7 I think it is works fine for me so far
*2SHAYNEZ*KCCO*E980*

Yes guys. Thank you for the help.
Tried freegee and I got CWM to work finally pheww.
Now I have backup and just installed CM11 nightly
Thank you so much
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shayneflashindaily said:
I used freegee.......it works...but couldn't get philz to work.. Its all good though 6.0.4.7 I think it is works fine for me so far
*2SHAYNEZ*KCCO*E980*
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How were you able to make flashing custom roms work using freegee? I successfully rooted my Optimus G Pro and used freegee to install CWM recovery 6.0.4.7, but everytime I try to flash a custom rom - the phone would reboot after 10 -15 seconds. I followed and installed the custom roms accordingly to the instructions. Can you help me?

DraghanC said:
How were you able to make flashing custom roms work using freegee? I successfully rooted my Optimus G Pro and used freegee to install CWM recovery 6.0.4.7, but everytime I try to flash a custom rom - the phone would reboot after 10 -15 seconds. I followed and installed the custom roms accordingly to the instructions. Can you help me?
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When you start the freegee app is there an option to "unlock" ?
also, are you able to use CWM otherwise? liks to make a nandroid backup and such ?

mshenoy4573 said:
When you start the freegee app is there an option to "unlock" ?
also, are you able to use CWM otherwise? liks to make a nandroid backup and such ?
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There are two different versions of Freegee on the Playstore. One is the free version and One is the paid version. I used the free version and when I open the app to install CWM recovery I don't see the "unlock" option, so I think the "unlock" option is only available in the paid version. Also, when I used the free version of Freegee to install CWM recovery, I can make and restore my nandroid backup. Maybe I need to buy the paid version of Freegee??

no u don't need paid.
also I didn't have the unlock option and I was able to flash.
I would say try twrp.
also are u trying just 1 ROM or have to tried a couple. maybe do that

mshenoy4573 said:
no u don't need paid.
also I didn't have the unlock option and I was able to flash.
I would say try twrp.
also are u trying just 1 ROM or have to tried a couple. maybe do that
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I already tried 3 different roms and they all turned out the same. Keep rebooting after 10 - 15 seconds. I might have to give twarp a try. thanks

Just wondering, what software version is your phone?
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Check in CWM recovery, before you flash any of the ROM's that LOKI support is enabled, I think you can find it under Advanced and it says something like "Toggle LOKI support"
Erik

ricco333 said:
Check in CWM recovery, before you flash any of the ROM's that LOKI support is enabled, I think you can find it under Advanced and it says something like "Toggle LOKI support"
Erik
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okay I will try that and see if it works.

ricco333 said:
Check in CWM recovery, before you flash any of the ROM's that LOKI support is enabled, I think you can find it under Advanced and it says something like "Toggle LOKI support"
Erik
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do I enable Loki after the flash or before the flash? Because I enable loki in the advance option of CWM recovery after I flash a custom rom and the phone still reboots 10-15 seconds. I did all the normal wipes and stuff too. I'm thinking maybe its because of I'm the software version that I'm on which is E98010g.

He said "check before you flash any rom,that LOKI support is enabled"... You should carefully read instructions before you do anything or you will end with bricked device...
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mshenoy4573 said:
I am sorry about the noobness but i cant seem to find a proper thread for recovery setup.
I installed ROM Manager and then the CWM recovery from there.
But if i try to root into recovery I get a " android with a exclamation mark" - so assumes i messed something up ?
only way is to power cycle the device .
Can anyone here please help how i install CWM as i want to flas CM 11
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i did this as well and somehow now i can only get into twrp however i cant flash anything...any direction on this? i cant find the file i need to put on the sd card and flash thru twrp...any help?

For some reason Rom manager cwm didn't work for me so I tried installing freegee from the play store and installing cwm from there.
Since freegee my cwm works fine and I was able to flash.
Have you given freegee a try ?
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I'm having the same trouble with recovery. I was on SlimBean for several months and decided to flash a ROM from RadeonMaya, but it wouldn't boot, so I tried to restore my backup of Slim from CWM. It looked like it restored properly, but it wouldn't boot either. I finally reverted back to stock and rooted again, downloaded Freegee and tried to flash CWM. I booted into recovery to flash my Slim backup, but I got an "error loki-ifying the boot image". I tried Phil's recovery, but couldn't boot back into recovery from CWM
Since then, I have not been able to flash anything, and have reverted back to stock probably a dozen times. I've tried TWRP, but can't flash a version that works on 4.1.2. I'm beyond frustrated at this point. I had fun flashing on this phone until these problems showed up, now I'm just going to try to like the stock ROM and hope we get an update to KitKat.

Just a quick question guys. What does freegee's "unlock" feature do? I ask because I don't get that option in Freegee either. Is it supposed to network unlock your phone or? Also, what is the need for the unlock?

TWRP recovery work on rooted LG G4? (Locked Bootloader)

I have flashed twarp recovery through flashify. But i cant get into recovery mode. Im on H815-10b-SEA.
Please help

Same, I have it installed and Flashed it using Flashify but doing the button combo still goes to LG's recovery

What I did was when already in TWRP (using Flashify/fastboot command) simply install TWRP again, from there.
Choose install, image, recovery and select the TWRP image file. Flash. Now a button-reboot should work :good:

So TWRP now works for locked BL?
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Pfeffernuss said:
What I did was when already in TWRP (using Flashify/fastboot command) simply install TWRP again, from there.
Choose install, image, recovery and select the TWRP image file. Flash. Now a button-reboot should work :good:
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Just tried it but still not working for button combo, Bit weird, I have an app that i use to get into recovery so not so bad, but still weird

Rehok said:
Just tried it but still not working for button combo, Bit weird, I have an app that i use to get into recovery so not so bad, but still weird
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Would you please share this app?

pomponazzo said:
Would you please share this app?
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There are multiple on the Play store, I use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.naman14.powermenu&hl=en_GB as its material design so looks nice

imarcel99 said:
So TWRP now works for locked BL?
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I'd like to know the secrets to this as well...

Rehok said:
Same, I have it installed and Flashed it using Flashify but doing the button combo still goes to LG's recovery
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Have you attempted to do anything in TWRP such as making/restoring a backup, or flashing something besides TWRP? This is very interesting to me!
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Can someone confirm if flashing TWRP is possible with a locked bootloader with root as hinted above by the means of Flashify etc?
Thanks

A few people seem to have had success and I suspect this question is going to get more important with Marshmallow being quite tricky to root without an unlocked bootloader.

interesting... i might give it a try. might backup with LG bridge first

It's not possible to flash TWRP on a locked bootloader because until it's unlocked, the recovery partition is write protected. So TWRP can't be written to the device.

I have flashed twrp on several devices with a locked boot loader. It depends on if the version of twrp has been patched where the boot loader detects it as official lg recovery. .that's what I've heard it was but I have several lg devices with twrp and locked bl
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Very much doubt this is possible on the g4. Unless anyone has proof, I don't think it's possible.

I tried.
Flash recovery and reboot.
Reboot to recovery through app gives secure boot error but it boots normally.
Rebooting with button combination takes me to stock recovery, so don't know if it flashed it or not.
Doesn't work even going into recover manually by saying yes when on stock recovery.
Just broke stock recovery but boots fine.

Oh I bet it ain't happening on this g4 lol I'm having that same fastboot/****ed up stock recovery with my gpad 10.1 and it still boots into Android... I just wish I had the same look as everyone else who had success flashing recovery with a locked bootloader on that tablet
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But when it comes to my g4 I want everything to be solid and nothing half assed
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D85021q Stuck in Bootloop

I upgraded to LP unexpectedly while still rooted/xposed from KK. So, I was left with an older xposed on my phone. Obviously that isn't compatible with lollipop. My goal was to upgrade to xposed Lollipop.
Here's the basics:
bootloader - locked
rooted - yes
Rom - 5.0.1 (D85021q)
kernal - 3.40
Recovery - v2.8.7.0
This morning I tried to deinstall the incompatible version, leading to a bootloop. I recall going to framework, after I opened the xposed installer application. clicked uninstall followed by bootloop. I'm not stuck in custom recovery, but luckily I can boot into it if necessary. Back to stock, re-root ect sounds like my files may be compromised. I didn't do a backup, and am afraid of loosing my data.

dynex22 said:
I upgraded to LP unexpectedly while still rooted/xposed from KK. So, I was left with an older xposed on my phone. Obviously that isn't compatible with lollipop. My goal was to upgrade to xposed Lollipop.
Here's the basics:
bootloader - locked
rooted - yes
Rom - 5.0.1 (D85021q)
kernal - 3.40
Recovery - v2.8.7.0
This morning I tried to deinstall the incompatible version, leading to a bootloop. I recall going to framework, after I opened the xposed installer application. clicked uninstall followed by bootloop. I'm not stuck in custom recovery, but luckily I can boot into it if necessary. Back to stock, re-root ect sounds like my files may be compromised. I didn't do a backup, and am afraid of loosing my data.
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Are you still able to access twrp? Or philz or any custom recovery?
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xmayhemreturnsx said:
Are you still able to access twrp? Or philz or any custom recovery?
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I installed twrp before hand, and can get into it with power button + volume down.

Use adb sideload to install blastgator twrp.
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xmayhemreturnsx said:
Use adb sideload to install blastgator twrp.
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Scratch that, I thought I was on the g2 forum. Go in to twrp and enable mtp
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Thanks for the reply, but what do you even mean just enable MTP? I'm in bootloop, and could use a fresh ROM via TWRP 2.8.7.0. I read up on saving my apps, app data, ect. This link >>here<< mentions that backing up data is your "sdcard", but this link >>here<< says a full Nandroid backup (TWRP backup) would include all your apps, app data, messages, contacts, ect. What exactly do I need to backup in order to save that info?

Basically asking, what's included in the backup of data in TWRP, and is that different than "internal storage" as seen when connecting the phone to desktop.

[Unofficial] enhanced TWRP

Important: official TWRP does NOT backup the EFS partition correctly while this one does. Do NOT restore an EFS backup that you did not take on the same build of TWRP as the one you're currently using. You will lose IMEI
Get support here: https://discord.gg/UF9qnts
Same as official twrp but
Built with latest lineageOS trees
Built with latest kernel with ext4, f2fs, exfat and sdfat driver
Thanks a lot to @jcadduono for the exfat upstream
Undervolting
Supports signature verification for lineageOS official zips
Supports signature verification for haruhirom official zips
Built with GCC 8 for maximum speed
Support for backing up, restoring and flashing system image zips
Manifest: https://github.com/GlassROM-devices/platform_manifest_twrp_lineageos
Toolchain: https://bitbucket.org/anupritaisno1/aarch64-linux-gnu/overview
FPSUsername said:
You can flash a recovery using fastboot (
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
).
Other method, if you already have a custom recovery (I suspect official twrp), go to the directory where you placed the recovery.img, press install img at the bottom of the twrp screen and the img should be visible.
Select it, tap on recovery and swipe to flash/install.
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anupritaisno1 said:
Also guys twrp can be flashed on locked bootloaders
If you are on a locked bootloader you must make sure that you ALWAYS flash twrp while booted into Android, using the dd command
Code:
dd if=recovery.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery
If you use the twrp flasher while on a locked bootloader you're just dumb
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https://glassrom.pw/recovery.img

All sources (kernel source, device tree, etc) are bundled in the manifest. Please don't ask for separate sources just read the manifests

Just an FYI: official twrp builds are built by a bot, oneplus 2 doesn't have a twrp maintainer and nobody is reviewing the code that goes into twrp for our device
You really shouldn't use the official twrp builds

no comments, that means no issues. good job

Twrp 3.2.0 was released today so a new build for that is out
Please test and report bugs

Install instructions please.
Can we flash the IMG file using inbuilt official twrp?
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sanjeetkumar495 said:
Install instructions please.
Can we flash the IMG file using inbuilt official twrp?
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I did, it works.

sanjeetkumar495 said:
Install instructions please.
Can we flash the IMG file using inbuilt official twrp?
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Yes. You probably have never flashed something or you just don't know all features of twrp.
You can flash a recovery using fastboot:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Other method, if you already have a custom recovery (I suspect official twrp), go to the directory where you placed the recovery.img, press install img at the bottom of the twrp screen and the img should be visible.
Select it, tap on recovery and swipe to flash/install.

FPSUsername said:
Yes. You probably have never flashed something or you just don't know all features of twrp.
You can flash a recovery using fastboot (
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
).
Other method, if you already have a custom recovery (I suspect official twrp), go to the directory where you placed the recovery.img, press install img at the bottom of the twrp screen and the img should be visible.
Select it, tap on recovery and swipe to flash/install.
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Adding these to the main post

Also guys twrp can be flashed on locked bootloaders
If you are on a locked bootloader you must make sure that you ALWAYS flash twrp while booted into Android, using the dd command
Code:
dd if=recovery.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery
If you use the twrp flasher while on a locked bootloader you're just dumb

FPSUsername said:
Yes. You probably have never flashed something or you just don't know all features of twrp.
You can flash a recovery using fastboot:
Other method, if you already have a custom recovery (I suspect official twrp), go to the directory where you placed the recovery.img, press install img at the bottom of the twrp screen and the img should be visible.
Select it, tap on recovery and swipe to flash/install.
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Thanks but FYI I know all the methods of flashing recovery but currently I don't have access to a PC so just in case something goes wrong I won't be able to use recovery therefore was a little cautious so asking for twrp process of flashing.
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sanjeetkumar495 said:
Thanks but FYI I know all the methods of flashing recovery but currently I don't have access to a PC so just in case something goes wrong I won't be able to use recovery therefore was a little cautious so asking for twrp process of flashing.
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Then use the locked bootloader method

sanjeetkumar495 said:
Thanks but FYI I know all the methods of flashing recovery but currently I don't have access to a PC so just in case something goes wrong I won't be able to use recovery therefore was a little cautious so asking for twrp process of flashing.
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Use Flashify.

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Sad to say but this twrp doesnt come close to the latest official. I experienced lag and slow rates.

Hi all,
I tried to install official twrp 3.2 from within twrp 3.1. and ran into issues. The recovery overall got deleted and the phone's bootloader got locked. Besides, 'allow OEM Unlock' toggle in developer options is not working. I'm seriously in a mess now.
Can someone pls detail the steps of installing this enhanced TWRP on a locked bootloader like mine? Would be extremely thankful.

sujju said:
Hi all,
I tried to install official twrp 3.2 from within twrp 3.1. and ran into issues. The recovery overall got deleted and the phone's bootloader got locked. Besides, 'allow OEM Unlock' toggle in developer options is not working. I'm seriously in a mess now.
Can someone pls detail the steps of installing this enhanced TWRP on a locked bootloader like mine? Would be extremely thankful.
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If your phone is rooted, you might want to give flashfire or flashify a try.

erzherzog said:
If your phone is rooted, you might want to give flashfire or flashify a try.
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It's not rooted..

sujju said:
Hi all,
I tried to install official twrp 3.2 from within twrp 3.1. and ran into issues. The recovery overall got deleted and the phone's bootloader got locked. Besides, 'allow OEM Unlock' toggle in developer options is not working. I'm seriously in a mess now.
Can someone pls detail the steps of installing this enhanced TWRP on a locked bootloader like mine? Would be extremely thankful.
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You must patch the rom to provide SuperSU's binaries at boot with oxygenos recovery and a signed boot.img
After booting you have to flash twrp using dd
Instructions for doing so are in the haruhirom thread
This definitely isn't for beginners