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I installed the 8.1 dp on my pixel 2 xl and I have decided to go back to android 8.0. I signed out of the beta and the OTA showed up as it was supposed to, from there I tried to install the downgrading OTA but it came up with a generic error (update was not able to be installed) from there I decided to try flashing the factory image and this error came up
writing 'bootb'...
FAILED (remote: No such partition.)
and when I rebooted it booted fine but was still on android 8.1. I also tried manually flashing the system partition as I noticed the script made no mention of flashing system, it came up with the error
sending sparse 'systemb' 1/4 (524284 KB)...
OKAY [ 16.552s]
writing 'systemb' 1/4...
FAILED (remote: No such partition.)
and once again after a reboot it went back to android 8.1. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
Download and flash the entire Factory image from Google's factory image page. That should work. However, this will wipe your phone.
I did flash the factory image which is what resulted in the partition error.
If you updated OTA, you can opt out of the beta, then go back to Software updates on your phone, and it will downgrade you back to 8.0.
Make sure you have the latest version of fastboot and flash the entire factory image using the flashall script. Should work.
Moostafa29 said:
If you updated OTA, you can opt out of the beta, then go back to Software updates on your phone, and it will downgrade you back to 8.0.
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I already tried downgrading through the OTA, it came up with a generic error.
clnzx2 said:
Make sure you have the latest version of fastboot and flash the entire factory image using the flashall script. Should work.
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It's been a while since i've updated adb, that might be the issue. I'll try it when i get home.
I think you're missing underscores. The partitions that you are flashing to should be boot_b and system_b. Also, it is crucial to use the latest version of fastboot (adb is not used).
I always open the flash all script to read the text then I do exactly that manually, and of course I skip the -w (which will wipe) through fastboot. Usually works great but I haven't tried yet on the Pixel 2 XL,
TheSt33v said:
I think you're missing underscores. The partitions that you are flashing to should be boot_b and system_b. Also, it is crucial to use the latest version of fastboot (adb is not used).
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I'll update fastboot, maybe the flash-all script that is provided is incorrectly formatted so I'll try editing it to have underscores.
TheDonXR said:
I always open the flash all script to read the text then I do exactly that manually, and of course I skip the -w (which will wipe) through fastboot. Usually works great but I haven't tried yet on the Pixel 2 XL,
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I tried doing this somewhat, I'll try going through this all the way but with the underscores as suggested above.
Afriendlytrashcan said:
I'll update fastboot, maybe the flash-all script that is provided is incorrectly formatted so I'll try editing it to have underscores.
I tried doing this somewhat, I'll try going through this all the way but with the underscores as suggested above.
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I just downloaded the most recent factory image and the flash-all script doesn't mention flashing the boot image at all. It uses the update command to flash all of the necessary images. If you are looking at a script that flashes things differently, it's probably the wrong script.
If I had to take a guess, I'd say that the new version of fastboot knows to flash things differently with the new Pixels than with other devices, so the update command means something different to the old version than it does to the new version. When you tried the flash-all script initially, you were using the old version of fastboot so it tried to flash the image in a way that is not correct for the current pixels. My bet is that if you use the flash-all script with the newer fastboot, things will go better for you.
Afriendlytrashcan said:
I already tried downgrading through the OTA, it came up with a generic error.
It's been a while since i've updated adb, that might be the issue. I'll try it when i get home.
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That is your problem. Update to latest tools and it will work. :good:
TheSt33v said:
I just downloaded the most recent factory image and the flash-all script doesn't mention flashing the boot image at all. It uses the update command to flash all of the necessary images. If you are looking at a script that flashes things differently, it's probably the wrong script.
If I had to take a guess, I'd say that the new version of fastboot knows to flash things differently with the new Pixels than with other devices, so the update command means something different to the old version than it does to the new version. When you tried the flash-all script initially, you were using the old version of fastboot so it tried to flash the image in a way that is not correct for the current pixels. My bet is that if you use the flash-all script with the newer fastboot, things will go better for you.
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clnzx2 said:
That is your problem. Update to latest tools and it will work. :good:
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Sounds good! I'll try it a bit later, my fingers have never been more crossed.
It worked! After updating fastboot the flash-all zip worked perfectly. Thanks everyone for your help!
Hey everyone. Just tried 9 DP1 and wanted to revert to 8.1 and just ran into this.
Since it can be overread easily: for the next one who's searching for this:
Edit the "flash-all.bat" (or .sh on Linux) and delete the "-w" after the fastboot command that flashes the ZIP.
You can wipe with fastboot or within recovery. If the system dows not boot, the Pixel 2 XL starts the recovery automatically and asks if you want to wipe.
Wasten over an hour, it's f*late and I'm tired, it's 1:16 AM here right now.
EDIT: You of course need to unlock and relock twice on the 2 XL
fastboot flashing unlock_critical
fastboot flashing unlock
fastboot flashing lock_critical
fastboot flashing lock
TimeTurn said:
Hey everyone. Just tried 9 DP1 and wanted to revert to 8.1 and just ran into this.
Since it can be overread easily: for the next one who's searching for this:
Edit the "flash-all.bat" (or .sh on Linux) and delete the "-w" after the fastboot command that flashes the ZIP.
You can wipe with fastboot or within recovery. If the system dows not boot, the Pixel 2 XL starts the recovery automatically and asks if you want to wipe.
Wasten over an hour, it's f*late and I'm tired, it's 1:16 AM here right now.
EDIT: You of course need to unlock and relock twice on the 2 XL
fastboot flashing unlock_critical
fastboot flashing unlock
fastboot flashing lock_critical
fastboot flashing lock
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Sooooo....you were able to get back to 8.1 and then locked then unlocked the bootloader???
Badger50 said:
Sooooo....you were able to get back to 8.1 and then locked then unlocked the bootloader???
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He said he was tired...
galaxys said:
He said he was tired...
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Well shucks! ???
so actualy there is option to go back in versions?
that's nice!
I7210I said:
so actualy there is option to go back in versions?
that's nice!
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It should be possible since the PDP1 is not yet official. More than likely, you'll need to do a full wipe, and clean flash to get back to 8.1 ?
Badger50 said:
It should be possible since the PDP1 is not yet official. More than likely, you'll need to do a full wipe, and clean flash to get back to 8.1 [emoji50]
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so it's not quite works now?
in nexus it was worked right away
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I was on the Nov 17 update (taimen-opd1.170816.025) with latest magisk 15.1 on beta chanel, when I followed the magisk steps to take an ota update. ie, restored boot, ran the ota update and let it complete stage 1. When the ota started stage 2, I went back to mgisk manager and disk an install to the second slot. After ota update completed stage 2, I let the phone reboot... and it went into boot loops.
How do I rescue my phone now, and get it back to the Nov 17 update or to the latest 8.1, preferably without losing data?
I read some stuff and it seemed like reverting back to the factory image without wiping data would be a good solution.
So I downloaded the factory image (taimen-opd1.170816.025), latest platform tools, edited the flash-all.bat to remove the "-w", then ran flash-all. This completed successfully.
But upon reboot, I get the colorful G screen, with the progress bar going along underneath it, and it's stuck at this screen for a long time now.
Help?!
try using the latest image 8.1 because i think it was upgraded to 8.1, so try using 8.1 factory image without wipe of course.
Try flashing just the boot.img and the dtbo.img
webbrowser said:
I read some stuff and it seemed like reverting back to the factory image without wiping data would be a good solution.
So I downloaded the factory image (taimen-opd1.170816.025), latest platform tools, edited the flash-all.bat to remove the "-w", then ran flash-all. This completed successfully.
But upon reboot, I get the colorful G screen, with the progress bar going along underneath it, and it's stuck at this screen for a long time now.
Help?!
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Were you on 8.0 or 8.1 when you tried this?? Checking the build #, it looks like that factory image is 8.0. You can't downgrade unless you wipe all data.
yousif666 said:
try using the latest image 8.1 because i think it was upgraded to 8.1, so try using 8.1 factory image without wipe of course.
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Badger50 said:
Were you on 8.0 or 8.1 when you tried this?? Checking the build #, it looks like that factory image is 8.0. You can't downgrade unless you wipe all data.
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Oh! I was originally on 8.0. The OTA to 8.1 had completed both stages but didn't seem to work on reboot, so I thought it was not working and tried to flash the 8.0 images. But now I see that may be the cause of the problem. WIll try to flash 8.1 without wiping.
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Hooray, it works! My phone is working again.
Any idea what was wrong with my steps for doing the OTA with magisk though? I was doing this.
webbrowser said:
I was on the Nov 17 update (8.0 taimen-opd1.170816.025) with latest magisk 15.1 on beta chanel, when I followed the magisk steps to take an ota update. ie, restored boot, ran the ota update and let it complete stage 1. When the ota started stage 2, I went back to mgisk manager and disk an install to the second slot. After ota update completed stage 2, I let the phone reboot... and it went into boot loops.
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equlizer said:
Try flashing just the boot.img and the dtbo.img
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Could this have been the problem with the ota update? Would this have rescued my 8.0 -> 8.1 bootloops? Are there any further instructions on this (e.g. which slots and how to flash these) since it doesn't use the flash-all.bat script?
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webbrowser said:
Oh! I was originally on 8.0. The OTA to 8.1 had completed both stages but didn't seem to work on reboot, so I thought it was not working and tried to flash the 8.0 images. But now I see that may be the cause of the problem. WIll try to flash 8.1 without wiping.
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Hooray, it works! My phone is working again.
Any idea what was wrong with my steps for doing the OTA with magisk though? I was doing this.
Could this have been the problem with the ota update? Would this have rescued my 8.0 -> 8.1 bootloops? Are there any further instructions on this (e.g. which slots and how to flash these) since it doesn't use the flash-all.bat script?
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Hi, I had this same problem and it also happened with the jan security update.
I wish I knew what is going on because it seems like everyone else is updating with no problems, but I cannot.
Any input would be greatly appreciated
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't get why people are going the OTA route when flashing the factory image is easier (fastboot flash-all.bat (with or without the -w), fastboot TWRP, flash TWRP zip (optional), flash cust kernel (optional), flash magisk (optional), reboot, profit.
No messing with slots, or anything.... what's the benefit of flashing OTA versus factory image?
The magisk ota route should be possible even without a computer. If it works reliably, I think it is more convenient.
Not sure if you guys get everything working or not. Mine definitely not working...
Originally I have my system on OPM1.171019.011 (8.1, Dec version) with Magisk root. Everything runs smoothly. However, I tried to flash (via FASTBOOT, I had my dtob.img fixed) OPM1.171019.013 (8.1, Jan/5 version). The Magisk root lost (of course) but system works ok.
Then I tried to use Magisk Manager to patch the boot.img (since there is no boot.img in Jan/5 OTA zip, I used the boot.img in OPM1.171019.011 (8.1, Dec version) for Magisk Manager to modify.
I flashed the modified boot.img but then my Pixel 2 XL is booting with Google logo with a horizontal line running underneath. It doesn't go into system. (boot loop?)
Did I missed anything here?
Thanks!
----- Update... My bad... I should download the factory image and get boot.img from there..... Sorry for bother...
I'm following some guides to root my pixel xl but am running to some issues.
I tried using twrp-3.3.1-0-marlin.img to load Magisk-v19.3.zip but it gives me errors mounting system and vendor.
I then tried using twrp-3.3.0-0-marlin.img to load Magisk-v19.3.zip and it appears to succeed. I reboot, but Magisk Manager never appears. When I load it manually, it tells me that Magisk 19.3 isn't installed.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Is there some hidden step?
Thank you.
ookami007 said:
I'm following some guides to root my pixel xl but am running to some issues.
I tried using twrp-3.3.1-0-marlin.img to load Magisk-v19.3.zip but it gives me errors mounting system and vendor.
I then tried using twrp-3.3.0-0-marlin.img to load Magisk-v19.3.zip and it appears to succeed. I reboot, but Magisk Manager never appears. When I load it manually, it tells me that Magisk 19.3 isn't installed.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Is there some hidden step?
Thank you.
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Mounting errors are normal. Use 3.3.1-0
Boot TWRP image
Flash TWRP zip
Flash magisk (latest canary channel)
Reboot
Install magisk manager if necessary (latest canary)
Open magisk manager and follow any instructions.
Tulsadiver said:
Mounting errors are normal. Use 3.3.1-0
Boot TWRP image
Flash TWRP zip
Flash magisk (latest canary channel)
Reboot
Install magisk manager if necessary (latest canary)
Open magisk manager and follow any instructions.
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Need to try this soon, glad to see it's working ?
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Tulsadiver said:
Mounting errors are normal. Use 3.3.1-0
Boot TWRP image
Flash TWRP zip
Flash magisk (latest canary channel)
Reboot
Install magisk manager if necessary (latest canary)
Open magisk manager and follow any instructions.
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I've followed this along with every other guide I could find at least 10x each or more, and still haven't achieved root. Everything seems to install fine, but everytime I open Magisk Manager, it shows "Magisk is not installed". And that seems to be the only thing keeping me from getting root. There has to be a missing step or something... It's been about 5 years since I've rooted a device(HTC M8), but I don't remember ever having so much difficulty. I've wiped the phone more times than I can count, uninstalled/reinstalled Magisk(regular and Canary), tried to do this on both Android 8 and 9, tried to complete this process on both LinuxMint and Windows, etc. I'm completely out of ideas at this point.
tyler.durden said:
I've followed this along with every other guide I could find at least 10x each or more, and still haven't achieved root. Everything seems to install fine, but everytime I open Magisk Manager, it shows "Magisk is not installed". And that seems to be the only thing keeping me from getting root. There has to be a missing step or something... It's been about 5 years since I've rooted a device(HTC M8), but I don't remember ever having so much difficulty. I've wiped the phone more times than I can count, uninstalled/reinstalled Magisk(regular and Canary), tried to do this on both Android 8 and 9, tried to complete this process on both LinuxMint and Windows, etc. I'm completely out of ideas at this point.
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Have you tried fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img after making one in magisk manager? Are you on Android 10?
This was made from a pixel XL boot.img, Android 10
https://mega.nz/#!lQg0RaiJ!_YRjiL3nHysUeLavKt0umJjrHbSPzJsqkPVi2qIQfZE
Make sure your ADB/fastboot platform tools are up to date.
Tulsadiver said:
Have you tried fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img after making one in magisk manager? Are you on Android 10?
This was made from a pixel XL boot.img, Android 10
https://mega.nz/#!lQg0RaiJ!_YRjiL3nHysUeLavKt0umJjrHbSPzJsqkPVi2qIQfZE
Make sure your ADB/fastboot platform tools are up to date.
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That's definitely one that I haven't tried yet. I'm still on Android 9 for now. I downloaded the latest Platform tools just a few days ago, so that part should be up to date. It doesn't seem like there's much for Android 10 yet, so I'm waiting a bit before I switch.
tyler.durden said:
That's definitely one that I haven't tried yet. I'm still on Android 9 for now. I downloaded the latest Platform tools just a few days ago, so that part should be up to date. It doesn't seem like there's much for Android 10 yet, so I'm waiting a bit before I switch.
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Here is the boot and patched boot from 9 August update. I typically have firmware for recent Pixel phones.
https://mega.nz/#!gRBGhYAZ!Z7mEBEHVT9V4ut0p__g5BVboS8RjLSSPWXgjurSQxbU
Tulsadiver said:
Here is the boot and patched boot from 9 August update. I typically have firmware for recent Pixel phones.
https://mega.nz/#!gRBGhYAZ!Z7mEBEHVT9V4ut0p__g5BVboS8RjLSSPWXgjurSQxbU
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Thank you! Magisk finally installed using the boot.img patching method, and now I have root access.
Tulsadiver said:
Have you tried fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img after making one in magisk manager? Are you on Android 10?
This was made from a pixel XL boot.img, Android 10
https://mega.nz/#!lQg0RaiJ!_YRjiL3nHysUeLavKt0umJjrHbSPzJsqkPVi2qIQfZE
Make sure your ADB/fastboot platform tools are up to date.
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I am having the same issue, but with the Oct patch. How do I make one of these with Magisk Manager? I tried making it with the bootloader img from the stock factory image, but it fails at repackaging step. Anyone else having issue with Oct patch?
smithilberry said:
I am having the same issue, but with the Oct patch. How do I make one of these with Magisk Manager? I tried making it with the bootloader img from the stock factory image, but it fails at repackaging step. Anyone else having issue with Oct patch?
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You meant boot.img, right?
Edit. You need to unzip the image zip in order to get the boot.img.
Tulsadiver said:
You meant boot.img, right?
Edit. You need to unzip the image zip in order to get the boot.img.
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Yes, that's what I meant. I also got it working. I used TWRP 3.3.0 and it worked. Not sure what the reason would be.
Tulsadiver said:
Mounting errors are normal. Use 3.3.1-0
Boot TWRP image
Flash TWRP zip
Flash magisk (latest canary channel)
Reboot
Install magisk manager if necessary (latest canary)
Open magisk manager and follow any instructions.
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Tulsadiver said:
Have you tried fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img after making one in magisk manager? Are you on Android 10?
This was made from a pixel XL boot.img, Android 10
https://mega.nz/#!lQg0RaiJ!_YRjiL3nHysUeLavKt0umJjrHbSPzJsqkPVi2qIQfZE
Make sure your ADB/fastboot platform tools are up to date.
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This was my dilemma. I have no PC so I am using Osmosis's static fastboot magisk mod and it works excellent but because the sdk must be an updated version it does not know the command when you flash the patched boot.img the " --slots all " it says unrecognizabled command in termux and terminal emulator but everything else will flash it's just that new --slots all that gets it. Is there any way for me to get the boot.img on both slots without using that command? Can I just fastboot the boot then reboot bootloader and repeat? Would that get it on both slots?
Is it possible to install the boot.img in one slot or will that mess things up? Guide has patched boot on both...Or just boot twrp 3300 and flash a rom? I'm weary about getting too brave because I bricked a device recently that was A/B. I been around for many years and never bricked anything till recently. ?
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This was my dilemma. I have no PC so I am using Osmosis's static fastboot magisk mod and it works excellent but because the sdk must be an updated version it does not know the command when you flash the patched boot.img the " --slots all " it says unrecognizabled command in termux and terminal emulator but everything else will flash it's just that new --slots all that gets it. Is there any way for me to get the boot.img on both slots without using that command? Can I just fastboot the boot then reboot bootloader and repeat? Would that get it on both slots?
Is it possible to install the boot.img in one slot or will that mess things up? Guide has patched boot on both...Or just boot twrp 3300 and flash a rom? I'm weary about getting too brave because I bricked a device recently that was A/B. I been around for many years and never bricked anything till recently.
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I personally have never flashed it to both slots. Just the current slot
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
Tulsadiver said:
I personally have never flashed it to both slots. Just the current slot
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
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You rock! Appreciate you telling me this! I believe I understand more now that I've read about the A/B partition for a few weeks.. Pixel XL forums actually has the most detailed information of A/B that I've seen yet. Cheers.
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I personally have never flashed it to both slots. Just the current slot
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
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Can I fastboot vendor and bootloader, or anything instead of the entire factory image if I want to roll back to August Pie from October 10? I'm going after DU and it's an August pie build.. Thanks for the info on slots! Somehow it helped me better understand the entire partition deal... I remember you from many years ago on some Nexus device that you made various mods for.. Anyway thanks! Alot!
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flash713 said:
Can I fastboot vendor and bootloader, or anything instead of the entire factory image if I want to roll back to August Pie from October 10? I'm going after DU and it's an August pie build.. Thanks for the info on slots! Somehow it helped me better understand the entire partition deal... I remember you from many years ago on some Nexus device that you made various mods for.. Anyway thanks! Alot!
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To roll back you not only have to flash the entire image but you'll have to wipe your phone.
TWRP boot looping?
I'm trying to root a Pixel XL Android 10, purchased form Google. I'm stuck at the point of trying to boot the phone to the temporary TWRP. Using command "fastboot boot twrp.img" .
I get the "Sending, Booting, Finished OKAY" messages, but the phone then shows a never ending flash of the TWRP logo every few seconds, with no functionality.
The twrp.img I'm using is twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
Any suggestions?
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I'm trying to root a Pixel XL Android 10, purchased form Google. I'm stuck at the point of trying to boot the phone to the temporary TWRP. Using command "fastboot boot twrp.img" .
I get the "Sending, Booting, Finished OKAY" messages, but the phone then shows a never ending flash of the TWRP logo every few seconds, with no functionality.
The twrp.img I'm using is twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
Any suggestions?
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NEVER MIND: I was using wrong version of TWRP.
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NEVER MIND: I was using wrong version of TWRP.
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What TWRP version did you use?
So i was running Android 10 Nov update rooted WITHOUT TWRP
And i wanted to update to Dec update
So i DLed DEC update factory image took out the -w booted my phone into the bootloader flash-all
It does its thing phone boots up obvi now i dont have root.
I put the bootloader.img onto my phone go into Magisk manager and modify the bootloader then bring it back to the computer.
Boot the phone into bootloader
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
fastboot reboot
phone gets stuck in the G logo with the loading bar
any hints????
after doing some researched i tried it again but this time flashing the patched boot.img to both a and b slots. Still same result
krolla03 said:
So i was running Android 10 Nov update rooted WITHOUT TWRP
And i wanted to update to Dec update
So i DLed DEC update factory image took out the -w booted my phone into the bootloader flash-all
It does its thing phone boots up obvi now i dont have root.
I put the bootloader.img onto my phone go into Magisk manager and modify the bootloader then bring it back to the computer.
Boot the phone into bootloader
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
fastboot reboot
phone gets stuck in the G logo with the loading bar
any hints????
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krolla03 said:
after doing some researched i tried it again but this time flashing the patched boot.img to both a and b slots. Still same result
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You stated that you patched the bootloader.img, is that correct?? You need to patch the boot.img, or, was that just a typo on your part?
Did you disable all your magisk modules before you fastbooted the factory image?? If not, then it's very likely that one, or maybe more modules, isn't compatible with the December update. I'll wait for your reply before trying to help solve the problem.
I previously dealt with similar symptoms. You can read about it here -- https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81102855&postcount=33
Badger50 said:
You stated that you patched the bootloader.img, is that correct?? You need to patch the boot.img, or, was that just a typo on your part?
Did you disable all your magisk modules before you fastbooted the factory image?? If not, then it's very likely that one, or maybe more modules, isn't compatible with the December update. I'll wait for your reply before trying to help solve the problem.
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OK so stupid me yes i was patching and flashing the bootloader.img not the boot.img.
I just tried flashing the indeed patched boot.img and now im getting the same issue as rustnails. Where it gets stuck at the G logo for a few secs and reboots.
I did not uninstall or disable any of the magisk modulus
how do i do that now that i dont have root?
krolla03 said:
OK so stupid me yes i was patching and flashing the bootloader.img not the boot.img.
I just tried flashing the indeed patched boot.img and now im getting the same issue as rustnails. Where it gets stuck at the G logo for a few secs and reboots.
I did not uninstall or disable any of the magisk modulus
how do i do that now that i dont have root?
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Fastboot into twrp. Go to advanced, select file manager, go to /data/adb/modules then delete each one of them. Reboot, then go back and fastboot your patched boot.img to regain root :good:
Badger50 said:
Fastboot into twrp. Go to advanced, select file manager, go to /data/adb/modules then delete each one of them. Reboot, then go back and fastboot your patched boot.img to regain root :good:
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Ok. Before i try that let me just ask this.
Can i just temp boot TWRP to do that
I dont want to install TWRP permanently because ive had mostly trouble with TWRP in the last few android versions.
krolla03 said:
Ok. Before i try that let me just ask this.
Can i just temp boot TWRP to do that
I dont want to install TWRP permanently because ive had mostly trouble with TWRP in the last few android versions.
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Yep. It'll just be temporary :good:
Badger50 said:
Yep. It'll just be temporary :good:
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Thanks man. I got it all working again!!!
Hi badger, @Badger50 (Mod Edit: added mention tag)
i have an issue with rooting my device
when I write fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img I get a message says < waiting for device >
can you please help me to find a solution to my problem?
dark_heroo said:
Hi badger, @Badger50 (Mod Edit: added mention tag)
i have an issue with rooting my device
when I write fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img I get a message says < waiting for device >
can you please help me to find a solution to my problem?
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Not sure what your starting point is but:
After installing you fastboot factory image
you can either temporarily or permanently install TWRP (temp TWRP= fastboot twrp.img, install magisk, reboot OR perm TWRP = fastboot twrp.img, install TWRP.zip from witin TWRP)
then you just flash/install magisk in TWRP
In my sig is a link to a detailed step by step guide for all this.
Good luck!
Does anyone know where i can find the newest security December 1, 2019 update for the g7 play? i've searched online and cannot find it anywhere. My phone keeps reminding me of a failed update so i went looking for the new one. Do i re-flash the phone to stock and update it that way before re-rooting it or wait until someone post the newest update in the mirrors repository? What do you guys suggest?
dominoeflux said:
Does anyone know where i can find the newest security December 1, 2019 update for the g7 play? i've searched online and cannot find it anywhere. My phone keeps reminding me of a failed update so i went looking for the new one. Do i re-flash the phone to stock and update it that way before re-rooting it or wait until someone post the newest update in the mirrors repository? What do you guys suggest?
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https://support.motorola.com/us/en/Solution/MS147329
Oct 2019 seems to be the latest:
https://www.theandroidsoul.com/spri...lay-moto-g6-play-with-october-security-patch/
Normally you go back to stock, patch and then re-root.
What model do you have?
I cannot get root on my XT1952-4.
mtmtumbo said:
https://support.motorola.com/us/en/Solution/MS147329
Normally you go back to stock, patch and then re-root.
What model do you have?
I cannot get root on my XT1952-4.
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I have the same model with boost mobile...do you need help rooting it? I just followed the instructions for the boot.img magisk patch but when you patch it make sure you select beta in magisk and in advanced settings make sure all are checked especially recovery mode before you patch and lastly when you reboot, reboot to recovery every time or the root will not stick...that's something no one mentioned when i was trying to root mine. I had to research the problem of why the root wasn't sticking. When you reboot to recovery it will stay on a blank screen and then vibrate, that's normal. It does that before it boots up. Once it's booted, check to make sure you have root by opening the magisk app, you should see both green check marks and thanks for you help with how to update.
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I have the same model with boost mobile...do you need help rooting it? I just followed the instructions for the boot.img magisk patch but when you patch it make sure you select beta in magisk and in advanced settings make sure all are checked especially recovery mode before you patch and lastly when you reboot, reboot to recovery every time or the root will not stick...that's something no one mentioned when i was trying to root mine. I had to research the problem of why the root wasn't sticking. When you reboot to recovery it will stay on a blank screen and then vibrate, that's normal. It does that before it boots up. Once it's booted, check to make sure you have root by opening the magisk app, you should see both green check marks and thanks for you help with how to update.
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thanks, I followed the instructions as well to patch boot.img and use fastboot with magisk_patched.img, but when I rebooted, I only got the xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx code and then no vibration and nothing else - seems stuck and just looping at this point
what do you mean select beta in magisk?
what version of apk did you create the patched img from? 7.4.0?
and yes, i made sure i checked all the advanced options (including recovery) before creating the patched img file
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thanks, I followed the instructions as well to patch boot.img and use fastboot with magisk_patched.img, but when I rebooted, I only got the xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx code and then no vibration and nothing else - seems stuck and just looping at this point
what do you mean select beta in magisk?
what version of apk did you create the patched img from? 7.4.0?
and yes, i made sure i checked all the advanced options (including recovery) before creating the patched img file
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when you go in the magisk manager, select the three lines at the top left and go to settings/update channel and select beta....if you don't you will loop. i used the latest magisk version which is 7.4.0 so yes you're using the correct one. your suppose to see those codes it's normal, if the phone does not vibrate, then that means that it didn't work.
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when you go in the magisk manager, select the three lines at the top left and go to settings/update channel and select beta....if you don't you will loop. i used the latest magisk version which is 7.4.0 so yes you're using the correct one. your suppose to see those codes it's normal, if the phone does not vibrate, then that means that it didn't work.
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Thanks, I enabled beta in magisk and tried it again and it still did not vibrate after showing the codes - just rebooting in a loop as before.
What size is your magisk_patched.img and boot.img files?
Here are mine:
33,554,432 boot.img
18,103,592 magisk_patched.img
You can see after the patching that the size of the boot image drops almost in half - is that normal?
I transfer these files using adb push and pull as I heard MTP transfers could corrupt the files.
Anyhow, since we're on the same build, can you post up your boot and patched img somewhere so I can try them?
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Thanks, I enabled beta in magisk and tried it again and it still did not vibrate after showing the codes - just rebooting in a loop as before.
What size is your magisk_patched.img and boot.img files?
Here are mine:
33,554,432 boot.img
18,103,592 magisk_patched.img
You can see after the patching that the size of the boot image drops almost in half - is that normal?
I transfer these files using adb push and pull as I heard MTP transfers could corrupt the files.
Anyhow, since we're on the same build, can you post up your boot and patched img somewhere so I can try them?
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Did you repatch the stock boot.img before flashing again? The magisk patch is different if not on beta and the magisk recovery is not selected, that's why it's probably still not working.
also make sure that you're patching the correct boot.img from your stock firmware that you're on, it creates problems if you're not. I can't upload my .imgs for some reason and you're correct it didn't vibrate the first time i was successful, but after i have to reboot the phone i would reboot to recovery so when the phone boots the root sticks, that's when it will vibrate.
@mtmtumbo I apologize I haven't been on here in a couple of days, any update on rooting your g7 play?
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Did you repatch the stock boot.img before flashing again? The magisk patch is different if not on beta and the magisk recovery is not selected, that's why it's probably still not working.
also make sure that you're patching the correct boot.img from your stock firmware that you're on, it creates problems if you're not. I can't upload my .imgs for some reason and you're correct it didn't vibrate the first time i was successful, but after i have to reboot the phone i would reboot to recovery so when the phone boots the root sticks, that's when it will vibrate.
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happy new year all
yes i re-patched the stock boot.img before flashing, magisk was on beta and yes the third option in advanced for recovery was selected before i patched the boot.img
after i saw the codes and it was looping, i rebooted the phone to recovery but no difference
i'm also having a problem flashing twrp without just using fastboot boot twrp.img - flashing it with fastboot flash doesn't work (using dtbo.img first to avoid the black screen)
btw you can use mega.nz to upload your img's - give it a shot and post the URL here
if it matters, this is the ROM I'm using:
XT1952-4_CHANNEL_RETCA_9.0_PPY29.105-134_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC
mtmtumbo said:
happy new year all
yes i re-patched the stock boot.img before flashing, magisk was on beta and yes the third option in advanced for recovery was selected before i patched the boot.img
after i saw the codes and it was looping, i rebooted the phone to recovery but no difference
i'm also having a problem flashing twrp without just using fastboot boot twrp.img - flashing it with fastboot flash doesn't work (using dtbo.img first to avoid the black screen)
btw you can use mega.nz to upload your img's - give it a shot and post the URL here
if it matters, this is the ROM I'm using:
XT1952-4_CHANNEL_RETCA_9.0_PPY29.105-134_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC
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Happy New Year man.....i believe i figured out why you're still boot looping, did you reboot back into the bootloader after you flashed the patched.img?
edit: when your doing twrp, you have to boot into it before installing it to the ramdisk. there's a how to in this forum here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-play/how-to/how-to-successfully-install-twrp-g7-play-t3979701
the GSI's don't work for me so i'm waiting for a legit custom build before installing twrp again
Update 134-7
XT1952-2
ATTMX
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...USMXLA_regulatory-XT1952-2-MEXICO_CFC.xml.zip
OpenMX
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...EFAULT_regulatory-XT1952-2-MEXICO_CFC.xml.zip
RETAR
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...ULT_regulatory-XT1952-2-ARGENTINA_CFC.xml.zip