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Can someone tell me how I can safely update from open beta 9 to open beta 20 while maintaining root. I just want to make sure if there are any extra steps since open beta 9 was before the treble update. I am rooted with magisk.
also can anyone share updated twrp links or links for anything else I need if possible. Thanks
I heard that, I followed the guide in the development section and got and error when trying to flash it. I'm on TWRP 3.2.3-1 as well.
Yes, everything is fine, I have root. It took me a while, because of TWRP. The only problem is, that while you can get magisk, twrp will get overwritten by stock and I could not prevent it.
Process:
1. Install stock recovery (from here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=674106145207488252) in fastboot (fastboot flash recovery filename.img)
2. Install the new open beta
3. Download magisk on your phone
4. Install TWRP by codeworkx (from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5t/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-0-oreo-8-0-8-1-t3729673) in fastboot and boot to twrp immediately.
5. Install magisk from within TWRP's first boot
6. After reboot twrp will most likely get overwritten by stock recovery, but we don't care as we have magisk already.
7. Profit.
@jazzgott so is there no way for me to reinstall twrp after updating? How will I update to new versions after?
@jccspeed
1. flash twrp via fastboot (pc, usb cable and phone and everything in need for this needed)
2. after flashing the recovery, turn off your phone, this is important.. do NOT boot your phone into the OS after flashing.. turn it off (chose power off with your volume keys within the fastboot mode and press the standby button once shortly)
3. hold volume down und power button at the same time until you see the "boot loader unlocked" warning stuff.. keep it pressed there for 2 or 3 more seconds. then let loose of these buttons.
4. you should now be in TWRP. congratulations.
if you now flash magisk, you will keep twrp as long as you keep magisk installed. you can freely boot into the OS and still have TWRP installed. How ever, if you don't install magisk and boot into your OS, your OS will overwrite TWRP with stock recovery.
forgot to mention: please use codeworkx pie twrp. its the one I have installed and have gotten into no problems so far.
@jazzgott @moeq123
Does this method erase the user data? I am encrypted and rooted(magisk). I want to preserve all my data.
@ajithpoison
at first I want to mention something important: always do a full backup.
if you unroot your phone (say, if you uninstall magisk using the uninstall.zip from within the magisk app itself and reboot) you should be able to update to open beta 20 via system update settings (where you need to choose a .zip file for the update.. so you need to download the open beta 20 rom from onceplus website).
(please verify that you are on stock recovery after the uninstalling magisk and reboot process. do this by booting into recovery with the power and volume down method. if you don't know how, google how to boot into recovery for your device)
This updating process should not erase your user data at all.
But be aware, that, if you want to go back to stable releases, you have to wipe everything.. so your user data will be erased if you choose to go back to stable releases.
if you want root and twrp back again, follow my instructions mentioned above.
@moeq123
Let me explain my situation in brief.
I am on the open beta channel. I am rooted(magisk) and I have the official TWRP and I am encrypted.
This is how I update everytime:
1. Download the zip
2. Reboot to recovery
3. Wipe cache and dalvik
4. Install update.zip
5. Install Magisk
6. Wipe cache and dalvik again
7. Reboot
This time, the above method will not work due to the compatibility thingy. I want to preserve app data. There are specific apps which I use and I don't want to lose those app's data. Previously I used titanium backup to take backup of app data. I am not sure whether backing up the app data and then restoring it will work since I am upgrading from oreo to pie. Is there any definite way to backup and restore app data after upgrading to pie?
I am summing up the method which I have to follow now. Correct me if I am wrong.
There are two methods which I know as of now.
Method 1:
The official method given by FunkWizard which involves deleting the compatibility.zip for which some users have reported ERROR 7.
Method 2:
1. Download Magisk & OB20 and have it in internal storage and switch off the phone.
2. Install stock recovery via fastboot.
3. Install the new open beta via stock recovery and switch off.
4. Install TWRP by codeworkx and boot to recovery
5. Install magisk from within TWRP's first boot
6. Clear cache and dalvik
7. Reboot to system and Profit.
(Will TWRP remain as a recovery after following all this or will it get overwritten by the stock recovery?)
@moeq123
Nevermind. I have got it to work without losing any data. I followed all the steps which were in the post by @funkwizard who put up the OP5T OB20 Official update post. It worked well except for one thing. The magisk manager did not show up even after installing magisk through the recovery. (I use BluSpark recovery). So I did a manual installation of the magisk manager apk and everything worked fine. I did not lose any data and so far no bugs.
1. Download resources:
a. Download the rom UL USER, leave it there and do nothing to it yet.
b. Download the twrp.zip file https://mega.nz/#!l8BXgaDL!Y1AH5TM9jKI5r6LtEKFN_4Po105glHNR602yVDipfF8 (if you still have twrp installed beforehand)
c. Magisk 20.0 https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/v20.0/Magisk-v20.0.zip
2. Proceed:
Do not update the UL USER rom from the device's interface (SYSTEM UI), power off, boot into TWRP. Select install zip in the following order:
a. Rom UL USER
b. Twrp.zip
c. Magisk v20.0 (or exit the main menu, select Advanced, install root also)
Done, exit the main menu select advanced wipe, wipe cache, dalvik.
Reboot the device.
Done.
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This did not completely work for me going from .35 to .64. All the steps completed successfully but when I rebooted the phone, Magisk was not installed so I didn't have root. I was able to then boot to TWRP and successfully install Magisk, but I don't know why it didn't work the first time. Anyone else try this? Did it work as intended for you?
One other thing I noticed - TWRP no longer has an option to wipe the cache under wipe > advanced, only for Dalvik/ART cache. Why?
Wish I would have tried this before i updated and lost root, i flashed a root boot.img with fastboot now im bricked and don't know what to do.
EDIT: got twrp did a factory reset and im in now.
dungnghien said:
1. Download resources:
a. Download the rom UL USER, leave it there and do nothing to it yet.
b. Download the twrp.zip file https://mega.nz/#!l8BXgaDL!Y1AH5TM9jKI5r6LtEKFN_4Po105glHNR602yVDipfF8 (if you still have twrp installed beforehand)
c. Magisk 20.0 https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/v20.0/Magisk-v20.0.zip
2. Proceed:
Do not update the UL USER rom from the device's interface (SYSTEM UI), power off, boot into TWRP. Select install zip in the following order:
a. Rom UL USER
b. Twrp.zip
c. Magisk v20.0 (or exit the main menu, select Advanced, install root also)
Done, exit the main menu select advanced wipe, wipe cache, dalvik.
Reboot the device.
Done.
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In my experience after install back twrp reboot back to recovery (twrp) before flashing magisk .
Does this work when updating to A10?
Good evening everyone
I followed steps on this page https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...edmi-note-8-pro-guide-firmwares-twrp-t3987121 and installed twrp and root perfectly with miui 10.4.2. I then installed miui_BEGONIAGlobal_V11.0.1.0.PGGMIXM_f057ff19fc_9.0.zip successfully using twrp. When I rebooted twrp was missing and the standard recovery popped up instead of twrp. Would reinstalling twrp and following the directions based on the site listed above allow me to root miui 11 before I brick my phone again? Has anyone successfully rooted miui 11 on Redmi note 8 pro global version?
When phone bricked, you should flash the phone with Miflash again. Then flash recovery, reboot to recovery. In twrp, install miui 11 recovery file.zip. After that, you do not restart, do these steps:
3.Install and look for the supersu folder>select the file SuperSu_instsller.zip and install.
4. Make Wipe, Advanced Wipe, Dalvik/Art Cache, Data and Cache and swipe
5. Make Wipe and Format Data
6. Mount the SD card, install magisk-uninstaller.zip to remove the old Magisk
7. Install magisk-release.zip Install the new Magisk v20.2
8. Advanced > File Manager >system_root / system > Delete the recovery_fromboot.p file
9. Advanced (put 2 checkmarks) Close AVB2.0
10. Advanced (put 2 ticks) RM Force encrypt
11. Reboot System
12. Pass authorization, install the Magisk app-release.apk
13. Click in the application: Check SafeNet status
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I'm success with bigonia China version. But you should use Magisk 19.3, miui 11 not compatible with magisk 20.1
I'm trying to instal MIUI 11 from this link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/development/rom-daisy-miui-11-hybridos-stable-t4003651
However after flashing the ROM the recovery says there's no OS at all. If I reboot it bootloops.
The only way I can go back to recovery is by using adb commands and flashing a IMG. Then TWRP says it can't open destination log file.
What can I do? Thanks!
I'm not sure what you've done with your device and I'm not sure if you know how to read (because there are a LOT of guides throughout the forum), but here we go :
1 - Flash stock ROM (check the forum again on how to do it or Google it.). Do this before you're trying to flash any ROM, really.
2 - Unlock the bootloader and boot TWRP from your PC.
3 - On TWRP go to Wipe and choose Wipe Data, type 'yes' and confirm it to wipe data.
4 - Now you're gonna need to boot into TWRP again, because TWRP sometimes breaks after wiping data, simply go to Reboot section and choose 'Bootloader' in TWRP. This will get you to Fastboot mode, you will need to boot TWRP from your PC again.
5 - Once you get into TWRP, flash the ROM, flash the TWRP.zip if you want.
6 - Go into Reboot section in TWRP and check your boot slot and change it. (If A make it B, if B make it A) and reboot into system.
7 - If you want to install Magisk or any other mod through TWRP, :
7a - if you've installed TWRP.zip previously, reboot into recovery and install your mods/Magisk and then boot into system
7b - if you didn't install TWRP.zip, reboot to Bootloader/Fastboot and boot TWRP, then flash your mods/Magisk. Finaly boot into system.
marstonpear said:
I'm not sure what you've done with your device and I'm not sure if you know how to read (because there are a LOT of guides throughout the forum), but here we go :
1 - Flash stock ROM (check the forum again on how to do it or Google it.). Do this before you're trying to flash any ROM, really.
2 - Unlock the bootloader and boot TWRP from your PC.
3 - On TWRP go to Wipe and choose Wipe Data, type 'yes' and confirm it to wipe data.
4 - Now you're gonna need to boot into TWRP again, because TWRP sometimes breaks after wiping data, simply go to Reboot section and choose 'Bootloader' in TWRP. This will get you to Fastboot mode, you will need to boot TWRP from your PC again.
5 - Once you get into TWRP, flash the ROM, flash the TWRP.zip if you want.
6 - Go into Reboot section in TWRP and check your boot slot and change it. (If A make it B, if B make it A) and reboot into system.
7 - If you want to install Magisk or any other mod through TWRP, :
7a - if you've installed TWRP.zip previously, reboot into recovery and install your mods/Magisk and then boot into system
7b - if you didn't install TWRP.zip, reboot to Bootloader/Fastboot and boot TWRP, then flash your mods/Magisk. Finaly boot into system.
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Step 1 is wrong, miui ports have base stock in built, no need to make a clean flash
Step 5 is wrong, miui ports have twrp in built, you don't need flash twrp zip
Step 6 is wrong, miui ports need to be installed in the current active slot, no needed change slot
If your device have unlock bootloader and enable usb debugging, only boot twrp.img, only boot no flash, like the OP did it (fastboot boot twrpname.img)
Wipe> format data> yes
Install> install miui.zip
Install> install magisk (optional)
Reboot>system
I would be very thankfull, if you could help me with my problem.
After unlocking my bootloader successfully, I re-enabled USB Debugging in MIUI and booted into fastboot mode.
From there I booted the latest "twrp-3.7.0_12-0-munch.img"
1. Which is the correct way to install TWRP permanently (or after an TWRP update)?
https://twrp.me/xiaomi/xiaomipocof4.html
"Flash Current TWRP" or "Install Recovery Ramdisk"?
[Edit] Flash Current TWRP
To remove encryption it is necesarry to "Format Data" before? or after? ROM flash. When I do that, all TWRP settings are gone (language, vibration off, 24h clock). Are these settings not stored permanent?
[Edit] after flashing rom.zip
2. When I want to flash ROM + GApps, do I need to reboot the recovery for switching partitions?
I flashed "Spark-13.1-Official-munch-20221025.zip" and "NikGapps-core-arm64-13-20220908-signed.zip". I can boot SparkOS, but there are no Gapps installed. The flashing process was skipped.
Thank's for your help!
11insomnium said:
I would be very thankfull, if you could help me with my problem.
After unlocking my bootloader successfully, I re-enabled USB Debugging in MIUI and booted into fastboot mode.
From there I booted the latest "twrp-3.7.0_12-0-munch.img"
1. Which is the correct way to install TWRP permanently (or after an TWRP update)?
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"Flash Current TWRP" or "Install Recovery Ramdisk"?
To remove encryption it is necesarry to "Format Data" before? or after? ROM flash. When I do that, all TWRP settings are gone (language, vibration off, 24h clock). Are these settings not stored permanent?
2. When I want to flash ROM + GApps, do I need to reboot the recovery for switching partitions?
I flashed "Spark-13.1-Official-munch-20221025.zip" and "NikGapps-core-arm64-13-20220908-signed.zip". I can boot SparkOS, but there are no Gapps installed. The flashing process was skipped - you can see that in the photos added.
3. In TWRP "Backup" there is no system partition (>photo). I'm not sure, if I accidentally wiped it. And in "Mount" the system isn't checked. Is that normal?
I can boot to fastboot, recovery and system. Please tell me right steps to flash/wipe/format without errors.
I added some TWRP logs.
Thank's for your help!
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1. after fastbooting TWRP use Flash Current TWRP. No format data.
2. SparkOS needs global firmware to be flashed first, then reboot to recovery, then flash ROM, then format data.
There is a version with Gapps already included, working fine.
@UniNick
1. Flash Current TWRP is the prefered Installation Method from official site. Do I need to reflash TWRP after each ROM flash to survive? When formating data after ROM flash, the TWRP setting are also deleted (no more TWRP folder in internal storage).
2. My Poco F4 was shipped with MIUI Global 13.0.3.0 (SLMEUXM). So I downloaded and flashed Europe V13.0.7.0.SLMEUXM from https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/firmware/munch/
Baseband version is now higher.
I know there is a Gapps Version of SparkOS, but I don't know which Google apps are included and I just need a minimum of the package. Therefore I asked how to flash Gapps after ROM.zip, that both are on the same A/B partition.
I already had to reset/flash the "V13.0.5.0.SLMMIXM_20220815.0000.00_12.0_global" with MI Flash tool, because I had no access to Internal Storage with my PC to copy files on Poco F4.
11insomnium said:
@UniNick
1. Flash Current TWRP is the prefered Installation Method from official site. Do I need to reflash TWRP after each ROM flash to survive? When formating data after ROM flash, the TWRP setting are also deleted (no more TWRP folder in internal storage).
2. My Poco F4 was shipped with MIUI Global 13.0.3.0 (SLMEUXM). So I downloaded and flashed Europe V13.0.7.0.SLMEUXM from https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/firmware/munch/
Baseband version is now higher.
I know there is a Gapps Version of SparkOS, but I don't know which Google apps are included and I just need a minimum of the package. Therefore I asked how to flash Gapps after ROM.zip, that both are on the same A/B partition.
I already had to reset/flash the "V13.0.5.0.SLMMIXM_20220815.0000.00_12.0_global" with MI Flash tool, because I had no access to Internal Storage with my PC to copy files on Poco F4.
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1. yes because most ROMs now bring their own recovery
2. Spark includes like a basic Gapps package
UniNick said:
1. yes because most ROMs now bring their own recovery
2. Spark includes like a basic Gapps package
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I will try it again tomorrow. Thanks!
After a lot of research I still have some questions. Many users have trouble understanding it when the installation instructions do not list all the steps.
I have read these flashing instruction on the XDA NikGApps page:
Flashing Instructions for A/B devices (Clean Flash is recommended)
Flash Rom in Slot A, Flash twrp, reboot to recovery
Flash Rom in Slot B, Flash twrp, reboot to recovery
Flash NikGapps
Flash Debloater (Optional)
Reboot
So I thought, that this would be the steps:
### First Install / Clean Flash ###
- fastboot boot TWRP image
- in TWRP select "Flash Current TWRP" under "Advanced"
- flash firmware
- reboot recovery (is this reboot necessary before flashing ROM ??)
- wipe > factory reset (recommended or not ??)
- flash ROM (current Slot A > flashing to inactive slot B)
- flash twrp.img in boot partition + (check the box "Flash to both slots" ??)
- go to "Reboot" and change slot
- flash ROM (current Slot B > flashing to inactive slot A)
- flash twrp.img in boot partition + (check the box "Flash to both slots" ??)
???
(optional for GApps)
- flash GApps
Error: Could not mount /system
- format data
- flash twrp.img (again necessary ??) + (check the box "Flash to both slots" ??)
- boot to system + install Magisk.apk
- in Magisk: patch boot.img
- reboot recovery
- flash magisk_patched.img in boot partition + (check the box "Flash to both slots" ??)
- reboot to system
11insomnium said:
After a lot of research I still have some questions. Many users have trouble understanding it when the installation instructions do not list all the steps.
I have read these flashing instruction on the XDA NikGApps page:
Flashing Instructions for A/B devices (Clean Flash is recommended)
Flash Rom in Slot A, Flash twrp, reboot to recovery
Flash Rom in Slot B, Flash twrp, reboot to recovery
Flash NikGapps
Flash Debloater (Optional)
Reboot
So I thought, that this would be the steps:
### First Install / Clean Flash ###
- fastboot boot TWRP image
- in TWRP select "Flash Current TWRP" under "Advanced"
- flash firmware
- reboot recovery (is this reboot necessary before flashing ROM ??)
- wipe > factory reset (recommended or not ??)
- flash ROM (current Slot A > flashing to inactive slot B)
- flash twrp.img in boot partition + (check the box "Flash to both slots" ??)
- go to "Reboot" and change slot
- flash ROM (current Slot B > flashing to inactive slot A)
- flash twrp.img in boot partition + (check the box "Flash to both slots" ??)
???
(optional for GApps)
- flash GApps
Error: Could not mount /system
- format data
- flash twrp.img (again necessary ??) + (check the box "Flash to both slots" ??)
- boot to system + install Magisk.apk
- in Magisk: patch boot.img
- reboot recovery
- flash magisk_patched.img in boot partition + (check the box "Flash to both slots" ??)
- reboot to system
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Little bit complex.
Try this guide:
Reboot to recovery (twrp or ofox), I prefer boot recovery by fastboot, command is `fastboot boot rec.img` (You can download from orangefox official website)
Flash firmware (Optional)
Flash rom
Flash gapps (if flashed vanilla build)
Format data
Reboot to system
psklf said:
Little bit complex.
Try this guide:
Reboot to recovery (twrp or ofox), I prefer boot recovery by fastboot, command is `fastboot boot rec.img` (You can download from orangefox official website)
Flash firmware (Optional)
Flash rom
Flash gapps (if flashed vanilla build)
Format data
Reboot to system
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I'm not sure if GApps will be installed in the same slot if I flash it directly after the ROM.zip.
I have to reflash TWRP/OrangeFox before formating data and booting to system or it will be lost when I boot back to recovery.
When updating the ROM, the recovery is flashing it to inactive slot. Do I need to click through the (google) setup again, or is this data stored in another partition? When do I need to reflash GApps?
flash ROM.zip
wipe cache + dalvik
reflash recovery
reflash magisk_patched
reboot system
11insomnium said:
I'm not sure if GApps will be installed in the same slot if I flash it directly after the ROM.zip.
I have to reflash TWRP/OrangeFox before formating data and booting to system or it will be lost when I boot back to recovery.
When updating the ROM, the recovery is flashing to inactive slot. Do I need to do the (google) setup again, or is this data stored in another partition? When do I need to reflash GApps?
flash ROM.zip
wipe cache + dalvik
reflash recovery
reflash magisk_patched
reboot system
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About GApps maybe this is the right way ...
flash ROM
flash recovery itself( w/ orangefox there is a checkbox)
reboot to recovery
flash gapps
Please bear with me, as this is my first A/B device and I'm quite confused about the flashing procedure.
I successfully unlocked bootloader and flashed TWRP.
I tried to install A13 SparkOS vanilla + Basic NikGapps. Like @11insomnium said in the 1st post, ROM was installed fine, but Gapps package was not. I tried what @psklf says, no good... Each time I try to flash the Gapps package I get a message that /system size is 0KB, and of course the setup process is skipped due to lack of space...
On a side note, when flashing the ROM, step 1/2 completes fine, but on step 2/2 I get some errors about failing to access /system, /system_product, /vendor etc... However, as I said, ROM boots fine afterwards...
Am I missing something? Or is flashing the integrated Gapps ROM version the way to go?
@11insomnium did you manage to sort this out?
@hammerheadache I'm still using the GApps version 20221113, but recently I updated my device to latest OFox recovery (R11.1_2_A12) and A13 firmware (V14.0.2.0.TLMEUXM). The result was that my fingerprints were deleted and I could't save new ones, so I reflashed the old version (V13.0.7.0.SLMEUXM).
I think you missed the reboot to recovery. This should work for you:
- flash ROM
- flash recovery
- reboot to recovery
- flash NikGapps
- reboot to system
Edit: Maybe this will also help you:
https://wiki.orangefox.tech/en/guides/flashing
I haven't completely understood it yet either
hammerheadache said:
Please bear with me, as this is my first A/B device and I'm quite confused about the flashing procedure.
I successfully unlocked bootloader and flashed TWRP.
I tried to install A13 SparkOS vanilla + Basic NikGapps. Like @11insomnium said in the 1st post, ROM was installed fine, but Gapps package was not. I tried what @psklf says, no good... Each time I try to flash the Gapps package I get a message that /system size is 0KB, and of course the setup process is skipped due to lack of space...
On a side note, when flashing the ROM, step 1/2 completes fine, but on step 2/2 I get some errors about failing to access /system, /system_product, /vendor etc... However, as I said, ROM boots fine afterwards...
Am I missing something? Or is flashing the integrated Gapps ROM version the way to go?
@11insomnium did you manage to sort this out?
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I have read in EROFS ROMs like Spark or PE it's problematic to flash GApps or microG as the system is read-only. Also applies to some Magisk modules as well.
amn1987 said:
I have read in EROFS ROMs like Spark or PE it's problematic to flash GApps or microG as the system is read-only. Also applies to some Magisk modules as well.
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Thanks for the info. That explains why there are ROM versions with GApps included.