hello all,
I have a rooted OP3 running the latest TWRP recovery. Using these instructions I am trying to upgrade to 3.2.8 from 3.2.7. There are no errors displayed during OOS or SuperSU install steps.
But when the phone reboots - it stays stuck at the boot animation. This happens across several attempts. I do not have xposed installed, if it helps. Repeating the above steps with a 3.2.7 image works without issues.
Is there any way I can figure out where the 3.2.8 reboot is getting stuck at? I *do not* want to do a fresh install.
Any thoughts/ Suggestions? I have already posted at the above thread and thought I'd try my luck here too.
EDIT: Can a MOD please move this to Q&A forum. Just realized I posted to Guides, News & Discussion.
backup all your data and install 3.2.8 with the official procedure
Sacob said:
backup all your data and install 3.2.8 with the official procedure
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That's my last option. But that's as good as starting from scratch. In which case, I might as well postpone until Nougat arrives on the OP3
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That's my last option. But that's as good as starting from scratch. In which case, I might as well postpone until Nougat arrives on the OP3
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and wait without a phone?
Flash the new Beta 10. i'm currently using it with root and it works great
Not sure what you mean - without a phone. I was able to roll back to 3.2.7 with zero issues
I was mulling over installing the Beta - but I understand Nougat is due in Jan? Also, is there a process to move to b10 without losing data?
Sacob said:
and wait without a phone?
Flash the new Beta 10. i'm currently using it with root and it works great
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tropicanapure said:
Not sure what you mean - without a phone. I was able to roll back to 3.2.7 with zero issues
I was mulling over installing the Beta - but I understand Nougat is due in Jan? Also, is there a process to move to b10 without losing data?
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i got the impression that your phone wasn't booting xD
well, every time i flash those betas (9 and 10) TWRP asks me for a PIN that doesn't exists and to solve that i need wipe everything... so i wouldn't count on that
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hello all,
I have a rooted OP3 running the latest TWRP recovery. Using these instructions I am trying to upgrade to 3.2.8 from 3.2.7. There are no errors displayed during OOS or SuperSU install steps.
But when the phone reboots - it stays stuck at the boot animation. This happens across several attempts. I do not have xposed installed, if it helps. Repeating the above steps with a 3.2.7 image works without issues.
Is there any way I can figure out where the 3.2.8 reboot is getting stuck at? I *do not* want to do a fresh install.
Any thoughts/ Suggestions? I have already posted at the above thread and thought I'd try my luck here too.
EDIT: Can a MOD please move this to Q&A forum. Just realized I posted to Guides, News & Discussion.
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Did you download the full 3.2.8 zip from http://downloads.oneplus.net? I did. And to my surprise, it erases the whole userdata partition, including TWRP backups and downloaded files (including SuperSU zip). So big warning if you try with that zip. I assume that this zip is intended for those reverting from Nougat Beta, to go back from F2FS to EXT4.
My solution was to restore an old TWRP backup that was saved on my PC and then reflash a modified full 3.2.8 zip where the last line in the update script was removed: the one that erases userdata partition. So before flashing full 3.2.8 zip from http://downloads.oneplus.net I recommend you to remove the last line in the update script.
No, I downloaded the Full ZIP from this official thread on the OP3 forums. I was aware of that line though. And from previous experience - the first thing I do when I make a TWRP backup is to move it off the phone. That and I purchased Titanium Backup long time ago. I use it to back up stuff surgically and sync it up to Dropbox every night. The app also seems to have the ability to make a recovery-flashable "update.zip" - something I have yet to try.
Appreciate the heads-up though.
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Did you download the full 3.2.8 zip from http://downloads.oneplus.net? I did. And to my surprise, it erases the whole userdata partition, including TWRP backups and downloaded files (including SuperSU zip). So big warning if you try with that zip. I assume that this zip is intended for those reverting from Nougat Beta, to go back from F2FS to EXT4.
My solution was to restore an old TWRP backup that was saved on my PC and then reflash a modified full 3.2.8 zip where the last line in the update script was removed: the one that erases userdata partition. So before flashing full 3.2.8 zip from http://downloads.oneplus.net I recommend you to remove the last line in the update script.
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No, I downloaded the Full ZIP from this official thread on the OP3 forums. I was aware of that line though. And from previous experience - the first thing I do when I make a TWRP backup is to move it off the phone. That and I purchased Titanium Backup long time ago. I use it to back up stuff surgically and sync it up to Dropbox every night. The app also seems to have the ability to make a recovery-flashable "update.zip" - something I have yet to try.
Appreciate the heads-up though.
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OK. I also use TB, and from now on I use cloud storage :laugh:
After the full modified 3.2.8 zip I successfully flashed official SuperSU 2.79, Xposed v87 and Bluspark r25 kernel. I use F2FS on data partition. It boots and runs fine!
The only thing I'm a bit concerned about is that it stays on the bootlogo (OnePlus logo, Powered by Android) for about 25 secs before the bootanimation begins when booting to system. Much faster before. When booting to recovery (TWRP 28, Bluspark) the time on bootlogo is normal (short). Any thoughts on that?
I wish I had, man. You went a number of steps ahead when your phone went past the boot animation
As a afterthought - try looking through your logs.
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OK. I also use TB, and from now on I use cloud storage :laugh:
After the full modified 3.2.8 zip I successfully flashed official SuperSU 2.79, Xposed v87 and Bluspark r25 kernel. I use F2FS on data partition. It boots and runs fine!
The only thing I'm a bit concerned about is that it stays on the bootlogo (OnePlus logo, Powered by Android) for about 25 secs before the bootanimation begins when booting to system. Much faster before. When booting to recovery (TWRP 28, Bluspark) the time on bootlogo is normal (short). Any thoughts on that?
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I rooted using PurpleDrake...
That said my questions are:
If I restore the Stock boot.img & Stock recovery.img then perform a *full Unroot in SuperSU can I install the OTA without issue?
How about system files... Does PurpleDrake change them in any way that could cause the OTA to fail even after reverting back to stock boot, stock recovery and Un-rooting?
* not positive this step is necessary or will even work?
TIA to anyone with input!
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I rooted using PurpleDrake...
That said my questions are:
If I restore the Stock boot.img & Stock recovery.img then perform a *full Unroot in SuperSU can I install the OTA without issue?
How about system files... Does PurpleDrake change them in any way that could cause the OTA to fail even after reverting back to stock boot, stock recovery and Un-rooting?
* not positive this step is necessary or will even work?
TIA to anyone with input!
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Wondering same thing. How to get update, the reroot without having to do a full return to stock first.
Try it and let us know. As long as you don't have twrp installed you won't bootloop. If it does get hung up at all just battery pull and boot normally. At worst it won't take and you'll stay on c.
It worked!
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Try it and let us know. As long as you don't have twrp installed you won't bootloop. If it does get hung up at all just battery pull and boot normally. At worst it won't take and you'll stay on c.
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Here's the steps that worked for me, your mileage may vary.
Made sure all factory apps were present and or defrosted.
Restored the factory recovery and factory boot image (thanks autoprime) with Flashify.
Then I restored "b1847cae892006ffa11c6822a408fe8528142a54.D85110c_00-D85110m_00_update.zip" to the Cache folder.
Re-Enabled OTA using dialer code for hidden menu.
Opened Settings > About phone > Update Center > System updates and was met with the Android System Update screen showing the update "Downloaded and verified 154.6MB", hit the "Restart & install" button and it rebooted to factory recovery installed the update without issue.
No data was lost, No reflashing factory "c" image wiping all your data and having to upgrade from there.
I did lose root but it took <2 minutes to get it back.
I know I could have waited for a TWRP update zip but I ran out of patience.
AndroidUzer said:
Here's the steps that worked for me, your mileage may vary.
Made sure all factory apps were present and or defrosted.
Restored the factory recovery and factory boot image (thanks autoprime) with Flashify.
Then I restored "b1847cae892006ffa11c6822a408fe8528142a54.D85110c_00-D85110m_00_update.zip" to the Cache folder.
Re-Enabled OTA using dialer code for hidden menu.
Opened Settings > About phone > Update Center > System updates and was met with the Android System Update screen showing the update "Downloaded and verified 154.6MB", hit the "Restart & install" button and it rebooted to factory recovery installed the update without issue.
No data was lost, No reflashing factory "c" image wiping all your data and having to upgrade from there.
I did lose root but it took <2 minutes to get it back.
I know I could have waited for a TWRP update zip but I ran out of patience.
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Hey, I've been searching through the forums trying to find the stock recovery/boot images for the last hour to no avail. Would it be possible for you to post links to where you found them? Thanks!
EDIT: Annnnnnnnnnd of course as soon as I ask, I find it in another thread I was reading http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55359856&postcount=125
Where can i found the stock boot.image and stock recovery.img
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Where can i found the stock boot.image and stock recovery.img
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Link in post just above yours...
Thanks
Hi, I think I follow all of your steps except confused about this one:
"Then I restored "b1847cae892006ffa11c6822a408fe8528142a54.D85110c_ 00-D85110m_00_update.zip" to the Cache folder."
Can someone explain what the above means? Thanks!
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Hi, I think I follow all of your steps except confused about this one:
"Then I restored "b1847cae892006ffa11c6822a408fe8528142a54.D85110c_ 00-D85110m_00_update.zip" to the Cache folder."
Can someone explain what the above means? Thanks!
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That is the actual "m" build OTA update zip file. Why not go straight to "r"?
The only reason I had to restore it was because I had deleted it in the 1st place.
Check your Cache folder for any update zip that may be waiting already.
I did it this way only because I was too impatient to wait for the update zips to be posted here.
But now they exist...
Here is a better way:
If you are already rooted go Here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/general/firmware-t-mobile-lg-g3-t2818667 and follow the TWRP instruction for flashing KK builds D85110 C, M, R Untouched_Stock_Restore.zip or even Lollipop D85120B
This will allow you to go straight to "r" skipping "m" all together.
If you are feeling brave and competent you could go straight to Lollipop...
Be sure to also flash SuperSu and TWRP after flashing the restore zip and before rebooting or you will lose root and your custom recovery.
Good luck!
AndroidUzer said:
That is the actual "m" build OTA update zip file. Why not go straight to "r"?
The only reason I had to restore it was because I had deleted it in the 1st place.
Check your Cache folder for any update zip that may be waiting already.
I did it this way only because I was too impatient to wait for the update zips to be posted here.
But now they exist...
Here is a better way:
If you are already rooted go Here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/general/firmware-t-mobile-lg-g3-t2818667 and follow the TWRP instruction for flashing KK builds D85110 C, M, R Untouched_Stock_Restore.zip or even Lollipop D85120B
This will allow you to go straight to "r" skipping "m" all together.
If you are feeling brave and competent you could go straight to Lollipop...
Be sure to also flash SuperSu and TWRP after flashing the restore zip and before rebooting or you will lose root and your custom recovery.
Good luck!
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Thanks for the lengthy explanation. Can I verify if what I'm trying to do is same as what you've done? Here's my situation.
- I have the stock LG 4.4.2 KK rom for D851. Not stock AOSP or CM or any other "custom ROM".
- It is rooted and have TWRP
- The only thing I've really done to the rom is to debloat - used Titanium to freeze lots of apps that came with the LG rom. I have not deleted any since I've read before that if you delete them, it will make it a pain to upgrade to newer Android versions.
So I've learned the hard way trying to update my phone from 4.4.2 to 5.0.1 LG rom.
- I took the OTA and tried to install it. Big mistake. I ended up in a TWRP bootloop. Had me cringing thinking I just lost everything until I found this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/fix-stuck-custom-recovery-trying-ota-t2907508 and fixed it with LG_G3_Flash2FixStuckRecovery.zip (flashed it with TWRP). What a godsend it was. Got me out of bootloop and I didn't have to do factory reset or anything. All my apps and data are intact just the way it was before I began OTA.
- So now I'm back to where I started originally before attempting to OTA to Lollipop.
If I'm reading correctly, what I need to do are:
- Unfreeze all apps
- Restore stock recovery (recovery.img) and boot file (boot.img) - this essentially reverses root and custom recovery. Use Flashify to do so.
- Flash the stock LG Lollipop update (btw - the phone says that the new ROM is already downloaded and ready to go but there's nothing in the cache folder... is there somewhere else I should be looking?)
- Before I reboot - I should flash SuperSU and TWRP which restores root and custom recovery
- Reboot phone, cross fingers.
Somewhere in the middle, am I reading that you need to restore LG stock Kitkat rom first (which I already am on), then update to Lollipop? I'm reading that from this part "This will allow you to go straight to "r" skipping "m" all together. If you are feeling brave and competent you could go straight to Lollipop..."
I'm confused here...
One last thing - Once I'm upgradded to Lollipop, is there an easy way to freeze all the apps I had frozen before instead of going one by one? I have the paid Titanium version but I can't figure out if it has a batch/mass freeze feature.
Thanks!!
No, sorry but you are way off base. I think you either did not read my post carefully or you totally misunderstood what I was trying to say.
You don't have to do the steps I did, they are not necessary with the files available at the linked post below.
Yes you can go straight to lollipop but for someone like yourself I would reccomend downloading and flashing KK build "r"
If you are already rooted go Here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/general/firmware-t-mobile-lg-g3-t2818667 and READ THE ENTIRE OP CAREFULLY then follow the TWRP Files/flashing guide for flashing KK build D85110R-Untouched_Stock_Restore.zip
*Be sure to also flash SuperSu and TWRP after flashing the restore zip and before rebooting or you will lose root and your custom recovery.
This will at least update you to the last build "r" of Kit Kat
Lollipop for the D851 still has some bugs to be worked out but you can flash it if you want.
You are on your own now...
Good luck!
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No, sorry but you are way off base. I think you either did not read my post carefully or you totally misunderstood what I was trying to say.
You don't have to do the steps I did, they are not necessary with the files available at the linked post below.
Yes you can go straight to lollipop but for someone like yourself I would reccomend downloading and flashing KK build "r"
If you are already rooted go Here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/general/firmware-t-mobile-lg-g3-t2818667 and READ THE ENTIRE OP CAREFULLY then follow the TWRP Files/flashing guide for flashing KK build D85110R-Untouched_Stock_Restore.zip
*Be sure to also flash SuperSu and TWRP after flashing the restore zip and before rebooting or you will lose root and your custom recovery.
This will at least update you to the last build "r" of Kit Kat
Lollipop for the D851 still has some bugs to be worked out but you can flash it if you want.
You are on your own now...
Good luck!
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I appreciate all of your advice. The thing is, I'm trying to upgrade to Lollipop... I'm already on Kitkat and not really interested in upgrading to a latter dot version of Kitkat.... It just seems like a difficult proposition to do OTA upgrade if you rooted and have non-stock recovery. Since I'm on tmobile d851 stock Kitkat (rooted with frozen apps), I should've never put put TWRP. I thought I might put custom ROM on it but never got around to it and since you pretty much lose wifi calling with non-Tmobile ROMs, I just never did... More of a pain now....
Hi all, relative newb here.
If there is an RTFM on this, I'm all ears, and won't mind one bit.
I want to take a stock SPH-L710 to CM13, and read the thread. First step is to install CWM. I will try this first step later tonight, but question I have is whether I need to be rooted first.
Reason I ask is prior to taking OH1, I "tried" to get CWM installed on ND8 version, and it wouldn't take. I tried first via Odin 3.07, allowing after the SUCCESS message to let the phone reboot itself, and when I shut down and tried to get into recovery mode, it would just go tot he stock "download mode" screen. i then tried to flash via Odin, and not allow reboot, pulled the battery, and restarted into recovery, and the stock download screen still came up.
In reading the thread about CM13, the thread says to load CWM. The version that is linked to on the clockworkmod page is 6.0.4.5, which is not the version I was trying to install above (it was an older version). Can I assume that installing this version will allow boot into the CWM recovery, so I can get to the next step?
I also searched, and found useful pages on how to convert a .img to at tar.md5, so I think I'm good to use the version on the cwm url.
I've searched hard to find any mention of not being able to boot into CWM, and it has something to do with OTA updates. Asking these questions now, since for some reason, I can only get this site up here at work, not at home using IE on a 32 bit machine.
TIA...and pointers to RTFMs greatly appreciated.
Eric
ejaf said:
Hi all, relative newb here.
If there is an RTFM on this, I'm all ears, and won't mind one bit.
I want to take a stock SPH-L710 to CM13, and read the thread. First step is to install CWM. I will try this first step later tonight, but question I have is whether I need to be rooted first.
Reason I ask is prior to taking OH1, I "tried" to get CWM installed on ND8 version, and it wouldn't take. I tried first via Odin 3.07, allowing after the SUCCESS message to let the phone reboot itself, and when I shut down and tried to get into recovery mode, it would just go tot he stock "download mode" screen. i then tried to flash via Odin, and not allow reboot, pulled the battery, and restarted into recovery, and the stock download screen still came up.
In reading the thread about CM13, the thread says to load CWM. The version that is linked to on the clockworkmod page is 6.0.4.5, which is not the version I was trying to install above (it was an older version). Can I assume that installing this version will allow boot into the CWM recovery, so I can get to the next step?
I also searched, and found useful pages on how to convert a .img to at tar.md5, so I think I'm good to use the version on the cwm url.
I've searched hard to find any mention of not being able to boot into CWM, and it has something to do with OTA updates. Asking these questions now, since for some reason, I can only get this site up here at work, not at home using IE on a 32 bit machine.
TIA...and pointers to RTFMs greatly appreciated.
Eric
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The thing is CWM is outdated, i believe to install CM13 successfully, you'd have to install twrp.
Here is the link to the latest, grab the first tar flash it via odin & you should be good to boot into recovery to flash roms.
https://dl.twrp.me/d2spr/
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The thing is CWM is outdated, i believe to install CM13 successfully, you'd have to install twrp.
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Interesting news...thanks. The "Official" thread says that only CWM can be used. Of course, since that thread has a gazillion replies, I couldn't get through it. Of course...I just noticed that the thread I was reading was not specific to CM13, so I have to do more reading.
Main question....haven't got a hit on whether, after installing custom recovery, I need to root or not.
I am also at a disadvantage, since I can't get this site up at home, only at work, so I can't dowload anything while reading.
Thanks for the reply.
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Interesting news...thanks. The "Official" thread says that only CWM can be used. Of course, since that thread has a gazillion replies, I couldn't get through it. Of course...I just noticed that the thread I was reading was not specific to CM13, so I have to do more reading.
Main question....haven't got a hit on whether, after installing custom recovery, I need to root or not.
I am also at a disadvantage, since I can't get this site up at home, only at work, so I can't dowload anything while reading.
Thanks for the reply.
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Yes, the official thread is CM13, you don't need Cwm, pretty much twrp supports marshmallow now.
And i believe you would need root.
If there's any way for you to be able to download the files, id be happy to give you step by step instructions :good:
THANKS BIG TIME!!!
Cool beans! I got TWRP 3.0.2.0 installed! And when exiting, I installed superSU, followed instructions, updated via play store, and disabled Knox.
I am in the process of downloading CM13 Nightly from cyanogenmod (cm-13.0-20160428-NIGHTLY-d2spr.zip). I don't see an "official" release there, so I guess a nightly is the best I can do if I want CM13 (weird though, since the unofficial thread started in November, and I only see nightlies starting in April.
So this is what's next correct?:
- wipe the device
- flash rom
- flash gapps
- reboot system
TIA...Eric
FYI...I couldn't take it anymore, didn't feel like tracking the IE issue, so I downloaded chrome
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THANKS BIG TIME!!!
Cool beans! I got TWRP 3.0.2.0 installed! And when exiting, I installed superSU, followed instructions, updated via play store, and disabled Knox.
I am in the process of downloading CM13 Nightly from cyanogenmod (cm-13.0-20160428-NIGHTLY-d2spr.zip). I don't see an "official" release there, so I guess a nightly is the best I can do if I want CM13 (weird though, since the unofficial thread started in November, and I only see nightlies starting in April.
So this is what's next correct?:
- wipe the device
- flash rom
- flash gapps
- reboot system
TIA...Eric
FYI...I couldn't take it anymore, didn't feel like tracking the IE issue, so I downloaded chrome
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Yeah the Unofficial thread was being maintained by a Developer, who stopped as soon as the officials came out.
And yes
1.) Wipe Data, Cache, System, & Internal Storage (So backup anything on there)
2.) Flash Rom, Gapps, SuperSu 2.71 (If you want root)
& should be good to go
Just found this post here on the "Unofficial" CM thread, which causes me some concern:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65865323&postcount=207
This basically states:
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An example of the steps with the assumption someone was coming from the stock android with TWRP installed and everything to be flash stored on the external sdcard. Assuming the user is in TWRP to start.
Issue a full format of the following partitions, /system, /userdata, /internalstorage, /cache, /dalvik
Add the rom to the flash queue (eg. cm-13.0)
Add an android 6 compatible gapps to the queue
Add the Virgin fix to the queue
Run the flash queue (or flash the above file individually without rebooting)
Reboot into system for the first time
Once booted reboot into TWRP
Add the same rom zip to the flash queue
Add the Virgin fix to the queue
Run the flash queue (or flash the above file individually without rebooting)
Reboot to system
Everything should be functioning (at least mostly)
Enjoy
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Not sure about the APN stuff, so I guess i have to read more about that as well.
Thanks for getting me through the "baby" steps though...I'm infinitely further than I was before
ejaf said:
Just found this post here on the "Unofficial" CM thread, which causes me some concern:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65865323&postcount=207
This basically states:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
An example of the steps with the assumption someone was coming from the stock android with TWRP installed and everything to be flash stored on the external sdcard. Assuming the user is in TWRP to start.
Issue a full format of the following partitions, /system, /userdata, /internalstorage, /cache, /dalvik
Add the rom to the flash queue (eg. cm-13.0)
Add an android 6 compatible gapps to the queue
Add the Virgin fix to the queue
Run the flash queue (or flash the above file individually without rebooting)
Reboot into system for the first time
Once booted reboot into TWRP
Add the same rom zip to the flash queue
Add the Virgin fix to the queue
Run the flash queue (or flash the above file individually without rebooting)
Reboot to system
Everything should be functioning (at least mostly)
Enjoy
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Not sure about the APN stuff, so I guess i have to read more about that as well.
Thanks for getting me through the "baby" steps though...I'm infinitely further than I was before
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That's the order, now about the apn im not sure, i just use mine for wifi and stuff.
That Cyanogenmod build "04282016" wasn't running so well for me, so I'm on AICP for now.
But i would suggest, OctOs , AICP, or Exodus Roms. Those are the most stable roms for this device.
Same steps just different ROMs.
But i did hear Exodus gives you data right off the bat, so that'd be good to try
Interesting...thanks for the tips. Hopefully I won't have to bother any of you all again, since I really don't have much in the way of knowledge to return
E
FYI...was able to boot up into CM 12.1 over the weekend. Jury's still out on whether to go to a 6.0.1 based ROM, but appreciate all the help.
Eric
I found the APN fix didn't work with the CM13 rom (I've used it previously with 12.1 fine). I also found that the build-in cm update failed on 20160505 nightly. Not sure if this was just that day or a known bug.
Hello everyone!
Bought my Oneplus 3 about a month ago and I am generally happy with it. When I bought it, the phone had Oxygen OS 3.2.1 installed on it and as I have heard that 3.2.4 had issues on it, I didn't install it for a while. Then 3.2.6 came out, I decided to give it a try, but as I couldn't find a direct OTA from 3.2.1 to 3.2.6, I firstly sideloaded the incremental update to 3.2.4 and then from 3.2.6. Of course, wiped the cache afterwards.
However, I started experiencing a significant drop in battery life - not that I had to charge my phone 3 times a day or anything, but still really noticeable (For example, with a day of normal usage I would have had 50-60% left, after the 3.2.6 update - probably 20-25%). So I decided that I had to do a clean install of the OS.
Now to the important part, what I did was wipe cache and data, then with ADB sideloaded the full 3.2.6 zip to my phone. The problem is that I still don't think the battery life is quite like what it was in 3.2.1. Onto my question - would you consider what I have done a clean install, if not - could you please give me instructions how can it be done correctly(if possible without unlocking bootloader, installing TWRP, etc as I do not want to tinker with my phone a lot (of course, I have to - I will do it)). Any other suggestions for resolving the battery drain issue are welcome as well.
Thanks in advance!
ivan.panchev said:
Hello everyone!
Bought my Oneplus 3 about a month ago and I am generally happy with it. When I bought it, the phone had Oxygen OS 3.2.1 installed on it and as I have heard that 3.2.4 had issues on it, I didn't install it for a while. Then 3.2.6 came out, I decided to give it a try, but as I couldn't find a direct OTA from 3.2.1 to 3.2.6, I firstly sideloaded the incremental update to 3.2.4 and then from 3.2.6. Of course, wiped the cache afterwards.
However, I started experiencing a significant drop in battery life - not that I had to charge my phone 3 times a day or anything, but still really noticeable (For example, with a day of normal usage I would have had 50-60% left, after the 3.2.6 update - probably 20-25%). So I decided that I had to do a clean install of the OS.
Now to the important part, what I did was wipe cache and data, then with ADB sideloaded the full 3.2.6 zip to my phone. The problem is that I still don't think the battery life is quite like what it was in 3.2.1. Onto my question - would you consider what I have done a clean install, if not - could you please give me instructions how can it be done correctly(if possible without unlocking bootloader, installing TWRP, etc as I do not want to tinker with my phone a lot (of course, I have to - I will do it)). Any other suggestions for resolving the battery drain issue are welcome as well.
Thanks in advance!
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Personally, i don't think it' s not a clean install, because a clean install need a full wipe of all partitions (internal storage not mandatory)
Without installing TWRP, i think it will be hard to do a really clean flash. But if you change your mind, you will not regret it
First, i suggest you to follow this great guide (and say thanks to his op) : http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/oneplus-3-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t3398733 to unlock, install twrp, backup.
Second, when you are in TWRP, you can wipe your phone (advanced wipe, all partitions except internal storage and usb-otg)
Third, you can install a ROM based on stock OOS or CM13, look in the right section : http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/development
Then, you will have a clean system
Lowxorx said:
Personally, i don't think it' s not a clean install, because a clean install need a full wipe of all partitions (internal storage not mandatory)
Without installing TWRP, i think it will be hard to do a really clean flash. But if you change your mind, you will not regret it
First, i suggest you to follow this great guide (and say thanks to his op) : http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/oneplus-3-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t3398733 to unlock, install twrp, backup.
Second, when you are in TWRP, you can wipe your phone (advanced wipe, all partitions except internal storage and usb-otg)
Third, you can install a ROM based on stock OOS or CM13, look in the right section : http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/development
Then, you will have a clean system
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I am willing to install TWRP and do a clean install of the OS, however, I do insist on having the Onplus-provided ROM(if it can be called ROM at all). Is is possible to install it with TWRP? If not, I should probably install TWRP, wipe everything, go back to the stock recovery and install the zip provided from Onplus? Really appreciate your answer!
ivan.panchev said:
I am willing to install TWRP and do a clean install of the OS, however, I do insist on having the Onplus-provided ROM(if it can be called ROM at all). Is is possible to install it with TWRP? If not, I should probably install TWRP, wipe everything, go back to the stock recovery and install the zip provided from Onplus? Really appreciate your answer!
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You can consider to flash FreedomOS, a stock based rom who allow you to debloat your phone with Aroma Installer. This rom is really close to stock OOS, an much more easy to flash than the stock zip. Follow the op's post here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/development/rom-freedomos-1-0-t3409348
If you really want the full stock rom you can search on the oneplus site, i think you can find the zip file with the stock OOS (but i really recommend you to choose FreedomOS )
Lowxorx said:
You can consider to flash FreedomOS, a stock based rom who allow you to debloat your phone with Aroma Installer. This rom is really close to stock OOS, an much more easy to flash than the stock zip. Follow the op's post here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/development/rom-freedomos-1-0-t3409348
If you really want the full stock rom you can search on the oneplus site, i think you can find the zip file with the stock OOS (but i really recommend you to choose FreedomOS )
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I believe I have the full zip for the full 3.2.6 version, the question is whether or not I can flash it directly with TWRP. If that's the case, then that's what I am going to do!
ivan.panchev said:
I believe I have the full zip for the full 3.2.6 version, the question is whether or not I can flash it directly with TWRP. If that's the case, then that's what I am going to do!
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If you have the stock 3.2.6 zip file you can follow theses instructions on the official oneplus site. There are both TWRP and stock recovery guide.
ivan.panchev said:
I believe I have the full zip for the full 3.2.6 version, the question is whether or not I can flash it directly with TWRP. If that's the case, then that's what I am going to do!
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If you install TWRP, wipe everything, flash the full ROM zip of OOS 3.2.6, it will work. When you unlock your bootloader, a full wipe occurs regardless, so you may just want to do that and see if things improve.
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making it "RAIN!"
noobtoob said:
If you install TWRP, wipe everything, flash the full ROM zip of OOS 3.2.6, it will work. When you unlock your bootloader, a full wipe occurs regardless, so you may just want to do that and see if things improve.
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After the second full charge, I think the things are a lot better - I have only used it for 30 minutes screen on today but is still on 82% (with more than 10 hours idle), which a lot like what I used to have when with 3.2.1. Plus, I am in an area with low network coverage, so that's draining the battery as well. Thanks for all of your answers, if I feel the need, will probably flash the whole stock rom with TWRP.
I got my op3 phone loaded up with twrp version 3.0.2-1 but many errors occurred after I flashed this version.
Current problems on my phone right now:
-"The dm-verity is not started in enforcing mode" occurs every time I turn on the phone.
-Twrp won't read any of my files inside the "sdcard" folder wether it's just regular folder, .zip files, and even .img files.
-It also looks like only 1 version works of twrp works on my phone right now since any twrp versions after 3.1.0 causes the twrp program to froze and doesn't completely move past welcome screen of twrp.
I believe I had the same problem. Contact OnePlus on their support page. In a chat support window, tell the operater about your problem, and ask for an appointment with a level 2 technician. They should schedule you an appointment with a technician who should be able to wipe your phone no matter what state/condition it's in. They fixed my phone in a matter of minutes. But PLEASE, try to remember to be respectful and co-operative, it usually gets you better service no matter who you are dealing with.
For dm - verity problem, it's not a problem tough... Just a security breach as seen by Google.
BTW here is the fix...It's easy , follow the thread :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/fix-easy-method-removing-dm-verity-t3544339
Can't comment on twrp as I'm on the 3.0.2-1, haven't tried 3.1. Hope it helps, Thanks!
Use TWRP 3.0.4-1. 3.0.2 can't decrypt internal storage, at least not on mine it couldn't.
Also if you have f2fs file system, TWRP takes a loooooong time to boot. Just wait, even though it seems hung. Takes several minutes. If you have ext4, it's quick. Use the app 'Diskinfo' to check
I had TWRP 3.1 and it would not do OTA of lineage, it would wipe the device when I tried and would not restore backed ROMs, stay away from TWRP 3.1. So, i went back to 3.0.4.1 via fastboot. My suggestion is flash the stock recovery from Oxygen 3.8 marshmallow (this can be found in the archived OnePlus 3 tool kit on XDA) and then sideload the stock marshmallow Oxygen 3.2.8 (download from OnePlus support page) and start all over.
mremghz said:
I had TWRP 3.1 and it would not do OTA of lineage, it would wipe the device when I tried and would not restore backed ROMs, stay away from TWRP 3.1. So, i went back to 3.0.4.1 via fastboot. My suggestion is flash the stock recovery from Oxygen 3.8 marshmallow (this can be found in the archived OnePlus 3 tool kit on XDA) and then sideload the stock marshmallow Oxygen 3.2.8 (download from OnePlus support page) and start all over.
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That doesn't make sense..
The latest recovery works fine here, atleast the official one. If you are in F2fs and encrypted keep in mind it takes a long long time since F2fs is really bad at this.. Depending in how full your internal storage is it can take up to 10 minutesm
Twrp 3.0.4.1 or
3.1.0 x v.26 blu_spark.
To get OTA you need to be stock, only Oos official stuff.
I do have my oneplus 3 formatted as f2fs, but it is not encrypted. I don't know what happened to it when I tried to do an update with lineage os it basically factory reset the phone (and no I didn't wipe anything but the cache) and it would not install any zips from my internal sd card. I had to go back to fastboot and reflash TWRP 3.0.4.1 recovery. Then I wiped the device and reinstalled lineage, now it works perfectly fine.
They are lineage nighty OTA updates.
I have rooted firetv 1 with latest rBox pre-rooted ROM. I have noticed if I put the box in sleep mod for a while, it will change to TWRP recovery screen when wake it up. I have to reboot it every time in order to back to normal. Anyone has the same problem?
Thanks.
Seattleweather said:
I have rooted firetv 1 with latest rBox pre-rooted ROM. I have noticed if I put the box in sleep mod for a while, it will change to TWRP recovery screen when wake it up. I have to reboot it every time in order to back to normal. Anyone has the same problem?
Thanks.
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Most folks that have had this problem is because they did not block updates properly. And you have an update in the hopper. And TWRP being your last line of defense is blocking the installation of that update since it is not a PreRooted ROM. So each time your device is idle it tries to install the update. And TWRP stops it at reboot.
Luckily there are solutions.
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-stop...rom-installing-on-a-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
And at the very least do Method 1. But both Method 1 & Method 5 are what is recommended to stop this from happening in the future.
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-block-software-updates-on-the-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
Y314K said:
Most folks that have had this problem is because they did not block updates properly. And you have an update in the hopper. And TWRP being your last line of defense is blocking the installation of that update since it is not a PreRooted ROM. So each time your device is idle it tries to install the update. And TWRP stops it at reboot.
Luckily there are solutions.
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-stop...rom-installing-on-a-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
And at the very least do Method 1. But both Method 1 & Method 5 are what is recommended to stop this from happening in the future.
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-block-software-updates-on-the-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
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Thanks you very much. I believe I did one BEFORE flash to new pre-root ROM. I tried to do it again this morning, found the superuser is not there anymore after flash to pre-root ROM from rbox. I am confused since I rooted firmware and unlocked bootlocker. I does not me to install superuser anymore. Please help me:crying::crying::crying:
Seattleweather said:
Thanks you very much. I believe I did one BEFORE flash to new pre-root ROM. I tried to do it again this morning, found the superuser is not there anymore after flash to pre-root ROM from rbox. I am confused since I rooted firmware and unlocked bootlocker. I does not me to install superuser anymore. Please help me:crying::crying::crying:
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If you are able to still go into TWRP. I would try to flash the latest PreRooted ROM using a USB Stick. Also make sure you include a MD5 for safety. DO NOT WIPE anything but Dalvik Cache & Cache. See if that restores your PreRooted FW back to normal. This is just a guess since it has never happened to me before.
Maybe someone with this problem the fixed things can chime in. Others that this has had happened to did not have access to TWRP.
Y314K said:
If you are able to still go into TWRP. I would try to flash the latest PreRooted ROM using a USB Stick. Also make sure you include a MD5 for safety. DO NOT WIPE anything but Dalvik Cache & Cache. See if that restores your PreRooted FW back to normal. This is just a guess since it has never happened to me before.
Maybe someone with this problem the fixed things can chime in. Others that this has had happened to did not have access to TWRP.
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FIXED!!!
I tried to install superuser apk , but failed. Since I still have access to TWRP, I installed with flashable superuser. Then I cleared OTA and blocked the updates again with your suggestion. I did Method 1 before, but forgot to do it again after update. Thank you very much!!!
Seattleweather said:
FIXED!!!
I tried to install superuser apk , but failed. Since I still have access to TWRP, I installed with flashable superuser. Then I cleared OTA and blocked the updates again with your suggestion. I did Method 1 before, but forgot to do it again after update. Thank you very much!!!
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np, glad it is back to normal.
Method 1 helps when you flash a new PreRooted ROM. And Method 5 helps to make sure your FW version is never low enough to think an update would apply to your device. Method 5 needs to be redone when ever you flash a ROM. And Method 1 must be redone when ever you factory reset thru TWRP or clean more then the Dalvik Cache & Cache thru TWRP. NEVER do a factory reset from FireOS 5. Only use TWRP for that.
Forgot to add. NEVER INCLUDE SYSTEM IN ANY OF YOUR WIPES. Flashing a PreRooted ROM will take care of System. So leave it alone. Most bricks happen because folks wipe SYSTEM & they do not Flash a PreRooted ROM before doing a reboot.