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[Q] help unlock bootloader

Hello,
I have a problem ...
for days trying to unlock the bootloader my arc s without results ..
I have the Android version 4.0.3 and build 4.1.a.0.562 .. I have root permissions
following the official sony , the phone is recognized in cmd with values ​​of 0.3, but when I insert the key gives me error ..
the bootloader unlocked: Unlock Bootloader authorized says yes
I have also tried with fastboot down (at the end says successful) but the bootloader is locked.
Do you know help me please?
Forgive my poor English but I use google translate from Italian to English: (
Thanks in advance Giada

mor87 said:
I have also tried with fastboot down (at the end says successful) but the bootloader is locked.
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Does the blue led light up when you connect the Phone in fastboot mode?

XperienceD said:
Does the blue led light up when you connect the Phone in fastboot mode?
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Hello,
it is the light blue mode flastboot
The program fastboot June but warns that the operation is under development

mor87 said:
Hello,
it is the light blue mode flastboot
The program fastboot June but warns that the operation is under development
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Then your boot loader is unlocked. Post a screen shot of the cmd window.

XperienceD said:
Then your boot loader is unlocked. Post a screen shot of the cmd window.
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here it is

mor87 said:
here it is
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If the blue led lights up then it's pointless trying to unlock it again. Flash whatever it is you unlocked your boot loader for and report back. And in future make your screen shots bigger.

XperienceD said:
If the blue led lights up then it's pointless trying to unlock it again. Flash whatever it is you unlocked your boot loader for and report back. And in future make your screen shots bigger.
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Sorry for the photo : (
Do you think I can install MIUI?
the bootloader is unlocked?

mor87 said:
Sorry for the photo : (
Do you think I can install MIUI?
the bootloader is unlocked?
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Try it and see.

mor87 said:
Sorry for the photo : (
Do you think I can install MIUI?
the bootloader is unlocked?
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YES ! definitely ! I had done these for fun..
I had tried this ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1851262
and also the one from China (if you can read Chinese !)

XperienceD said:
Try it and see.
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Hello ..
I tried to install a kernel ..
When I try to get into recovery does not fit ..
pressing the volume - enter into Safe Mode ..
as I thought the bootloader is not unlocked ..
What can I do?
Thanks in advance

mor87 said:
Hello ..
I tried to install a kernel ..
When I try to get into recovery does not fit ..
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You're doing it wrong!
You hold the menu key!

I hold to unlock the bootloader menu ..
Right at the bottom.
but can not, as I have shown with the photo.
if I install the kernel and go into recovery with volume down button, nothing happens.
if I type in the phone * # * # 7378423 # * # *, under Bootloader unlock allowed says yes
P.s. regarding the video do the same passage ..

To unlock bootloader I did this:
First, you should confirm that it is possible to unlock the boot loader of your phone by checking the service menu. In your phone, open the dialler and enter *#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu.
In your phone, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can continue with the next step. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.
On your computer, click Continue at the bottom of this page to start the unlock boot loader process.
Read through the information in the pop up window and click Yes, I’m sure, if you are still confident you want to unlock the boot loader.
Read through and accept the legal terms. Click I Accept.
Enter your name, email address and the first 14 digits (remove the last digit) of your phone’s IMEI number. Click Submit. You can view the IMEI number by entering *#06# on your phone.
The unlock boot loader key is displayed. Write it down and save it for later use.
Download and install the latest Android SDK from developer.android.com.
Download and unzip this file. This is the standard android_winusb.inf-file, with a few lines of code added to enable Fastboot to support Sony and Sony Ericsson devices. Make sure you are running Google USB Driver package revision 4 or higher in your Android SDK. You can see current Google USB Driver package revision in the SDK Manager.
Place the unzipped file in the usb_driver folder, located in the Android SDK > extras > google folder on your computer. Accept to replace the old android_winusb.inf-file with the new file. If you can't find the usb_driver folder, please install the Google USB Driver Packager using the Android SDK manager.
Turn off your phone.
On your phone, push and hold the unlock button* at the same time as you connect the phone to the computer with a USB-cable. The unlock button may differ between different phone models. See the note in the bottom of this page for more information on what button use on your phone.
On your computer, you will be asked for drivers. Point to the usb_driver folder where you placed the android_winusb.inf-file, and select the Android Boot loader Interface-file.
Open a command window and go to the tools folder within the Android SDK folder.
Enter fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar version, and verify that you get a response back (for example "0.3"). This means your phone is connected properly.
Warning! If you perform this step, you will unlock the boot loader. This may void your warranty and/or any warranty from your operator. If you still want to unlock the boot loader of your phone, enter fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY, where KEY is the unlock boot loader key you got in the beginning of this instruction. The boot loader should now be successfully unlocked.
per cambiare kernel ho fatto questo :
Download the latest version of the rom.
Copy the zip file downloaded to the phone's SD card.
Open the downloaded zip file from step 1 on your computer and extract the boot.img file from inside the zip to the tools folder in your ADB on your computer.
Boot into fastboot mode on your phone. To do this, turn off the phone. Then, while holding the Menu button, connect the USB cable to the phone.
Now flash the boot.img (this is the kernel that are required to update the ROM) with fastboot by typing the following command:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
* or if the previous command does not work, then enter the following command:
fastboot-i 0x0fce flash boot boot.img
After the flash is complete, disconnect the phone from the computer.
Now, start the recovery ClockworkMod on your phone. To do this, turn on the phone, then wait for the blue LED to illuminate. Once you see the blue LED lit, enter the return key on the phone to enter CWM. In recovery, use the volume keys to move up and down and the home button to select the options.
I also followed the video you posted ..
but nothing to do ..
could you advise me ?

Help. Two Mi Max stuck on Mi logo.

I have a two phones.
Mi Max 3/32 : Global 8.1.6.0. I recieved OTA to 8.2.1.0. Start downloading, on 40%+- phone freeze and reboot. Stuck on MI logo and dont boot. Dont show powered by android. Just mi logo.
Then i flash 8.2.1.0 trough MiFlash, bootloader locked, and... Same situation. Stuck on bootlogo. I Flash china rom, i flash global, flash older version. Come on Xiaomi! What wrong with you?!
Okay. Story #2
Mi max pro 3/64. Global 8.0.3.0. I downloading OTA, press instal, phone reboot and go install update. Ok. After this process, phone boot and... Cycle reboot. Again and again. On launcher, on setup wizards, on mi logo. Everywhere. Hmmm, okay, i open miflash repeat all as in story #1. Not effect. Zero. Cycle reboot. How?!
I dont know.
Both phones not bricks. But and dont work.
Debugging on usb is a necessary? I dont activated bcaz my phones dont booted. Funny, yeah.

Can it connect via adb?
Sent from my MI MAX using Tapatalk

RAMBO29 said:
Can it connect via adb?
Sent from my MI MAX using Tapatalk
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yes

If it can connect via adb, flash via EDL mode and see.

If you are on miu you must check developer settings cause miui time to time unchecks option oem unlocking (in my case two times) for this reason ever i look at this and allow usb debugging always must be allowed and look at dev options is absolutely necessary to correct flash of roms, may be you are rooted when you tried to update and system cannot update by this way (device itself or autoupdate). to solve try first installing same version through fastboot, probably yet you don`t loose your data. but you must select option "flash_all_except_storage" from your unpacket zip rom

IndDoc said:
If it can connect via adb, flash via EDL mode and see.
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hmm, for this it is necessary unlock boot?

SubwayChamp said:
If you are on miu you must check developer settings cause miui time to time unchecks option oem unlocking (in my case two times) for this reason ever i look at this and allow usb debugging always must be allowed and look at dev options is absolutely necessary to correct flash of roms, may be you are rooted when you tried to update and system cannot update by this way (device itself or autoupdate). to solve try first installing same version through fastboot, probably yet you don`t loose your data. but you must select option "flash_all_except_storage" from your unpacket zip rom
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okay,
I did so. flash firmware and immediately bootloop. no root.

Dark_Eyes said:
hmm, for this it is necessary unlock boot?
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Not required if you're going to flash the stable version.

IndDoc said:
Not required if you're going to flash the stable version.
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sorry my mistake, i try but fastboot devices comand work (see device), adb ... not.
flash via fastboot
FAILED (remote: device is locked. Cannot erase).
need to unlock, yep?

That's not EDL, that's fastboot. See here for a guide how to use EDL mode.

IndDoc said:
That's not EDL, that's fastboot. See here for a guide how to use EDL mode.
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i know about that. but my phones flashing via miflash (edl mode, Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008) and no boot (mi logo or mi logo plus powered by android stuck 5-10-15-55 mins)
why? i dont know.
upd. It's a MIRACLE. one phone (3/32) is ALIVE

Dark_Eyes said:
i know about that. but my phones flashing via miflash (edl mode, Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008) and no boot (mi logo or mi logo plus powered by android stuck 5-10-15-55 mins)
why? i dont know.
upd. It's a MIRACLE. one phone (3/32) is ALIVE
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Good! Make sure you are flashing the right verison. If your phone is stuck on 'powered by android' screen, it's a good sign. It means your phone will eventually boot up.

IndDoc said:
Good! Make sure you are flashing the right verison. If your phone is stuck on 'powered by android' screen, it's a good sign. It means your phone will eventually boot up.
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this is not quite right.
2nd phone flashing, booting, setup wizard (white screen, w\out miui 8 logo, freeze, reboot. cycle.)
1st phone working 5-7 min, freeze and reboot, stuck mi logo w\out powered by android. damn.

Dark_Eyes said:
this is not quite right.
2nd phone flashing, booting, setup wizard (white screen, w\out miui 8 logo, freeze, reboot. cycle.)
1st phone working 5-7 min, freeze and reboot, stuck mi logo w\out powered by android. damn.
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Sounds like you have a hardware problem. Take it to a service center.

IndDoc said:
Sounds like you have a hardware problem. Take it to a service center.
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agree, it seems. thank you.

Dark_Eyes said:
this is not quite right.
2nd phone flashing, booting, setup wizard (white screen, w\out miui 8 logo, freeze, reboot. cycle.)
1st phone working 5-7 min, freeze and reboot, stuck mi logo w\out powered by android. damn.
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Well, let me tell the way that I flash exactly, for me works perfectly, EDL never work for me. Flash for fastboot couldn't work properly if you place files in any side of your PC. I place adb folder in main disk, in my case c:, unpack all the files of you rom beside the 4 files of adb in same folder (adb has created a path in system environment) then in mode fastboot with usb plugged device (how you loosed your data) right click on "flash_all" for rom can repair your partitions. (I don't remember now if appears with right click option to execute like an administrator better) don't use meanwhile your pc. may that help you

SubwayChamp said:
Well, let me tell the way that I flash exactly, for me works perfectly, EDL never work for me. Flash for fastboot couldn't work properly if you place files in any side of your PC. I place adb folder in main disk, in my case c:, unpack all the files of you rom beside the 4 files of adb in same folder (adb has created a path in system environment) then in mode fastboot with usb plugged device (how you loosed your data) right click on "flash_all" for rom can repair your partitions. (I don't remember now if appears with right click option to execute like an administrator better) don't use meanwhile your pc. may that help you
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correct me:
you reboot to fastboot (vol- + power), rabbit logo, connect usb w\out pressing any buttons
create folder adb (4files adb + all files of firmware w\out folder image)
and run flash all
unlock boot required?

Dark_Eyes said:
correct me:
you reboot to fastboot (vol- + power), rabbit logo, connect usb w\out pressing any buttons
create folder adb (4files adb + all files of firmware w\out folder image)
and run flash all
unlock boot required?
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Yes, mode fastboot in device with any trick like EDL, just connect to pc, no unlock bootloader required but must be an stock rom, fastboot image rom

SubwayChamp said:
Yes, mode fastboot in device with any trick like EDL, just connect to pc, no unlock bootloader required but must be an stock rom, fastboot image rom
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after i click flash all, window appears 1 sec and all. no effect. what wrong?

Dark_Eyes said:
after i click flash all, window appears 1 sec and all. no effect. what wrong?
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Recogniced device?, type first fastboot devices to be sure

help!unable to unlock because of missing the 9999.zip

When I click the unlock took ,it just reboot, another factory reset didn't happen, I don't know why?
Factory reset cannot solve it. I am crying ,what should I do?

dugu1248 said:
Factory reset cannot solve it. I am crying ,what should I do?
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Factory reset helps - the message still appears, but unlock will proceed when you ignore the popup & continue.
Did you flash UL-Z016-WW-4.12.40.9999-user.zip beforehand?

adwinp said:
Factory reset helps - the message still appears, but unlock will proceed when you ignore the popup & continue.
Did you flash UL-Z016-WW-4.12.40.9999-user.zip beforehand?
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Yes, nothing happened

dugu1248 said:
Yes, nothing happened
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What procedure did you follow?

sebastiandg7 said:
What procedure did you follow?
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recommanding this little guide
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780696

sebastiandg7 said:
What procedure did you follow?
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Adwinp's ，unlock failed, I don't know why

screenshot please

dugu1248 said:
Adwinp's ，unlock failed, I don't know why
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download this (lockscreen unlocker) and this
(the folder is filled with TWRP images, download the one specific to your device, namely Z016D)
now shut down your phone
press the power button and the volume up button
walla... wellcome to fastboot mode...
connect your phone with USB cable to your PC
download android SDK tools and go to the containing folder of the SDK tools
if you reached that folder, you should see a file named fastboot.exe there... good we are going to use it
press shift and right mouse key on that folder and you should see "open a terminal here" option, press it
a black window will open up, welcome to CMD window, you are back to the 80's
move the downloaded twrp img to that folder and rename it twrp, now it should be named twrp.img
now type in that black window "fastboot boot twrp.img", you didn't flash anything, your phone just booted the twrp software temproarily... now considering that your bootloader is unlocked, it should be possible to use that command.... now navigate to mount screen and turn on MTP, move the zip file to the phone memory, navigate to install screen and flash that zip, it should erase lock screen configuration on your device, meaning your device won't have a password on next boot, congrats you hacked your own device, reboot your device on reboot screen

Chaosruler said:
download this (lockscreen unlocker) and this
(the folder is filled with TWRP images, download the one specific to your device, namely Z016D)
now shut down your phone
press the power button and the volume up button
walla... wellcome to fastboot mode...
connect your phone with USB cable to your PC
download android SDK tools and go to the containing folder of the SDK tools
if you reached that folder, you should see a file named fastboot.exe there... good we are going to use it
press shift and right mouse key on that folder and you should see "open a terminal here" option, press it
a black window will open up, welcome to CMD window, you are back to the 80's
move the downloaded twrp img to that folder and rename it twrp, now it should be named twrp.img
now type in that black window "fastboot boot twrp.img", you didn't flash anything, your phone just booted the twrp software temproarily... now considering that your bootloader is unlocked, it should be possible to use that command.... now navigate to mount screen and turn on MTP, move the zip file to the phone memory, navigate to install screen and flash that zip, it should erase lock screen configuration on your device, meaning your device won't have a password on next boot, congrats you hacked your own device, reboot your device on reboot screen
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not this problem

[BOOT LOGO] Custom created dark boot logo

I use a Moto G4 Plus and probably a lot of you hate that unlocked boot loader message or your boot logo is white and your boot animation is black. I'm here to solve that. I have created this boot logo for myself but I'll share it anyway! If you want to see the boot logo just check the attached files! This also hides the n/a message!
ONLY FOR MOTO G4 AND G4 PLUS
Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9q7zuij4kc0yfmn/logo.bin?raw=1
HOW TO USE
- First, you need to have ADB and fastboot working correctly and have an unlocked bootloader plus the Motorola drivers.
- Move your logo.bin file into fastboot folder.
- Next, you need to open a command prompt or terminal window open in your folder with your fastboot files.
- Reboot your phone into bootloader mode. (Turn off then hold power button and volume down)
- Connect your phone to your computer.
- In the command prompt or terminal type "fastboot flash logo logo.bin"
- After that's finished then type "fastboot reboot"
Horray! Your logo.bin was flashed!
*Apparently someone else already made something like what I made. Credit to them but I had no idea that it existed though. I based this off of the droid boot logo and didn't intend to steal their work.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/themes/bootlogo-white-moto-logo-black-t3542399
Just throwing this in here because the font sticks to the normal android bootlogo style.

negusp said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/themes/bootlogo-white-moto-logo-black-t3542399
Just throwing this in here because the font sticks to the normal android bootlogo style.
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The font I used is the new Android logo, not the old one like that one

Does this work in nougat? NPJS25.93-14-10 EU retail

sandravictoria said:
Does this work in nougat? NPJS25.93-14-10 EU retail
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Yes

Can someone please make a TWRP flashable zip bootlogo version of my new designed Motorola g4 plus 2019 bootlogo
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14yRSvlg0C0Bhn2S5unfJeBFklP6UlskS/view?usp=drivesdk

(GUIDE) Unlocking bootloader, Rooting - from start to finish UPDATED.

Hi all,
Have looked around the guides and such on these threads for the Oneplus 8 Pro and haven't found a full comprehensive guide outlining all parts of the bootloader unlocking and root process, so thought I'd put together my experience for anyone found in the same position, this is simply what I did, i'm sure there are other guides out there which offer different methods but I can confirm that this 100% works
NOTE* This guide is intended for all OnePlus 8 devices but the boot image files are for the EU version of the Oneplus 8 Pro on the most current firmware at the time of writing please don't use these files unless you meet the pre-requisites to the guide stated below
It is possible to extract the boot IMG from any firmware using the payload extractor tool which can be found online, then change the commands to reflect the files you obtain, for the sake of clarity I'll be using 10.5.12
Hope this helps.
Pre-requisites
A European variant of the Oneplus 8 Pro: IN2023
Running the following firmware: 10.5.12 IN11BA
ADB Access to your phone
A decent amount of charge, eg: 80%
A Windows 10 based computer
The cable that came with your phone
Obtaining ADB access to your device using your computer
1. Connect your phone to your computer using the cable that you charge it with
2. Allow it to see the device, if it automatically installs the driver (which it should) then you're good to go, if not then install the driver you can obtain from the drive which will appear on screen within "This PC" (i won't detail this as it's pretty self explanatory)
3. On your phone Open settings and navigate to "About phone"
4. Click "Build number" several times (5) then enter your PIN, this will enable "Developer Options"
5. Back out, then click "System"
6. Scroll down to "Developer Options" and open it.
7. Scroll down to "USB Debugging" and turn it on (if at this point you are prompted with a dialogue box asking for authorization then please check the box and allow it, also turn on) also turn on "OEM Unlocking" in the same section and agree to any prompts.
8. On your computer Download this folder https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1S-yNzdvOvdZzPuxhYuEuwnelzfdEd0K2?usp=sharing
This is adb and fastboot so you can talk to your phone via your PC.
9. Move it to the root of the C: drive, so it looks like this in the filepath
C:\Android
10. Navigate to the folder and perform the following:
i) Hold shift and right click an empty space within the folder
ii) Click "Open Powershell Window here" or "Open a Command prompt Windows here"
iii) A black or blue window will appear with some text
11. In the window type the following command
adb devices
press enter
If you are now prompted with an authorization dialogue on your phone, please check the box and allow it.
You should see a readout of a device followed by a code, you now have ADB access and can continue.
Unlocking the bootloader
NOTE* THIS WILL WIPE YOUR ENTIRE DEVICE, IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO BACK UP OR NOT. I WOULD RECOMMEND DOING SO
1. Connect your phone to your computer
2. On your computer Navigate to C:\Android
i) Hold shift and right click an empty space within the folder
ii) Click "Open Powershell Window here" or "Open a Command prompt Windows here"
iii) A black or blue window will appear with some text
3. Type the following command into the window
adb reboot bootloader
press enter
On your phone
i) Your phone will reboot and show you a screen with 3 language choices, Choose "English" then "Advanced" and finally "Reboot to fastboot" and "Reboot to fastboot"
ii) You'll see a screen appear on your phone with some text, at the top you'll see the word "START" in green, you're now in Fastboot
4. On your computer Type the following command into the window
fastboot oem unlock
press enter
NOTE* THIS IS THE PART THAT WIPES YOUR PHONE IF YOU WANT TO BACK OUT, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO, ONCE STARTED DO NOT DISCONNECT THE CABLE OR FORCE A SHUTDOWN FOR ANY REASON THIS COULD RESULT IN A BRICKED DEVICE
5. Your phone will warn you and go through a set of screens, please agree and move forward until the device reboots
You have just unlocked the bootloader to your phone
Once the device has booted, set it up again and then follow the steps to unlock "developer options" and "USB Debugging" once more.
Installing Magisk Manager and obtaining Root access
Before you begin, please follow these two steps to install the magisk manager
Magisk manager
i) On your computer download this folder https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VH_2Ql6L5580rVYvRZ5l8t7cX2XENEAG?usp=sharing and move the file inside to your internal storage on your phone, the file is called "MagiskManager-v7.5.1.apk"
ii) On your phone using a file manager navigate to where you moved the file and open it, this will install the Magisk Manager used to manage root access, open the Magisk Manager once, you'll see it does not have root access.
Rooting
1. On your computer Go here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/189DlZH1NSMrgVF996S7y3q5_IG9RAFIr?usp=sharing and download the folder
2. Copy the file inside the folder which is called "magisk_patched.img" to C:\Android
3. Navigate to C:\Android
i) Hold shift and right click an empty space within the folder
ii) Click "Open Powershell Window here" or "Open a Command prompt Windows here"
iii) A black or blue window will appear with some text
4. Type the following into the window
adb reboot fastboot
press enter
On your phone
i) Your phone will reboot and show you a screen with 3 language choices, Choose "English" then "Advanced" and finally "Reboot to fastboot" and "Reboot to fastboot"
ii) You'll see a screen appear on your phone with some text, at the top you'll see the word "START" in green, you're now in Fastboot
On your computer
5. There are two options for rooting, the first is to boot it first, this is safer as it is not permanent and a reboot will rejoice the booted image, the second is to flash it, this is a one step option but if the image isn't right then you could end up in a bootloop so id recommend the first.
Type the following into the window
To boot:
Fastboot boot magisk_patched.img
(Your phone will reboot automatically)
To flash:
fastboot flash boot_a magisk_patched.img
press enter
then
fastboot flash boot_b magisk_patched.img
press enter
then
NOTE* THIS WILL FLASH THE PATCHED BOOT IMG TO BOTH SLOTS, THIS IS WHAT I DID, I HAVEN'T EXPLORED IF ONE SLOT IS ADEQUATE OR NOT, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO ONLY FLASH THE BOOT.IMG TO ONE SLOT BUT AS I HAVEN'T I CAN'T ADVISE.
6.. Once complete, type in the following command
fastboot reboot
press enter, your device will reboot
7. On your phone open up "Magisk Manager" you should now have two green ticks signifying that you now have root access.
NOTE* If you booted the image then simply click the top install option then go to install directly, this will make root permanent.
That's it, you've now unlocked your bootloader and rooted using the most current boot img at the time of writing.
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Please don't quote the entire thread!!!!!
If i've missed anything out or anyone notices a mistake please let me know and i'll amend accordingly.
Alternate second guide here on post #55 thanks to @flushell
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83534273&postcount=55

dladz said:
Hi all,
Have looked around the guides and such on these threads for the Oneplus 8 Pro and haven't found a full comprehensive guide outlining all parts of the root process, so thought I'd put together my experience for anyone found in the same position, this is simply what I did, i'm sure there are other guides out there which offer different methods.
NOTE* This guide is intended for the EU version of the Oneplus 8 Pro on the most current firmware at the time of writing please don't use these files unless you meet the pre-requisites to the guide stated below
Hope this helps..
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If you dont have 10.5.12 installed in both slots then I dont see any reason to flash patched image to A and B..I just fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img and that worked fine. Ive been rooted for quite awhile though

pyry666 said:
If you dont have 10.5.12 installed in both slots then I dont see any reason to flash patched image to A and B..I just fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img and that worked fine. Ive been rooted for quite awhile though
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Ok so by not specifying a slot you are flashing to both afaik
I know that the way i've written this it works perfectly, if another slot is required then it can be used when the time comes.

dladz said:
Ok so by not specifying a slot you are flashing to both.
I know that the way i've written this it works perfectly, if another slot is required then it can be used when the time comes.
Also please don't quote the entire guide it makes reading threads awful, edit your post please.
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Sorry about that, post edited.Afaik if you dont specify slot it flashes it to current slot being used. Or you could just boot twrp (not install) and flash magisk from there. That also works. Ive tried that too

pyry666 said:
Sorry about that, post edited.Afaik if you dont specify slot it flashes it to current slot being used. Or you could just boot twrp (not install) and flash magisk from there. That also works. Ive tried that too
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Ah ok nice, and no worries, thanks for editing.
Im aware of TWRP but for the purpose of just getting rooted this has worked for me and there wasn't a fool proof place where all the guides were so i wanted to make sure everything to get rooted was in one place and was easy to understand.
I'll edit it for TWRP and maybe some other bits once i've got to use them, but for now, this is enough to get people onto Magisk ROM's at least.
Have read different things about the slots, when i didn't specify the slot, it didn't work, so i had to specify, but had no idea which slot to choose so i chose both, it then worked so didn't want to break it i kept it, hasn't broken anything.
How are you identifying which slot is actually in use?

dladz said:
Ah ok nice, and no worries, thanks for editing.
Im aware of TWRP but for the purpose of just getting rooted this has worked for me and there wasn't a fool proof place where all the guides were so i wanted to make sure everything to get rooted was in one place and was easy to understand.
I'll edit it for TWRP and maybe some other bits once i've got to use them, but for now, this is enough to get people onto Magisk ROM's at least.
Have read different things about the slots, when i didn't specify the slot, it didn't work, so i had to specify, but had no idea which slot to choose so i chose both, it then worked so didn't want to break it i kept it, hasn't broken anything.
How are you identifying which slot is actually in use?
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In twrp it reads clearly. And there is a fastboot command to check witch slot you are currently on and you can change that also in fastboot but I have to admit that I cant remember those commands from the top of my head right now

pyry666 said:
In twrp it reads clearly. And there is a fastboot command to check witch slot you are currently on and you can change that also in fastboot but I have to admit that I cant remember those commands from the top of my head right now
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Nah it's cool, perhaps there's an app which does the same. Seeing as this is a pretty integral part of the system I would imagine that there would be.
Will have a look, appreciate you helping. Couldn't find much on the subject myself. Will edit the guide to reflect it.
I haven't actually installed twrp. Not yet anyway

dladz said:
Nah it's cool, perhaps there's an app which does the same. Seeing as this is a pretty integral part of the system I would imagine that there would be.
Will have a look, appreciate you helping. Couldn't find much on the subject myself. Will edit the guide to reflect it.
I haven't actually installed twrp. Not yet anyway
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Me neither, just booted it couple times. Btw its safer to patch boot.img yourself rather than use pre patched image. Just because then you now what magisk version was used to patch it in first place. Wrong magisk version can cause issues

pyry666 said:
Me neither, just booted it couple times. Btw its safer to patch boot.img yourself rather than use pre patched image. Just because then you now what magisk version was used to patch it in first place. Wrong magisk version can cause issues
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Or just follow the above guide if you meet the requirements
Command for swapping slot is
fastboot --set-active=a
Or b

Thanks for the guide, but I'm using IN2020 and I'm on 10.5.13.IN11AA.
anyone can point me to the correct topic or guide to root/ unlock bootloader etc?

N'ash said:
Thanks for the guide, but I'm using IN2020 and I'm on 10.5.13.IN11AA.
anyone can point me to the correct topic or guide to root/ unlock bootloader etc?
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Bootloader unlock works same no matter what model you are using. You can just boot twrp and flash magisk from there

N'ash said:
Thanks for the guide, but I'm using IN2020 and I'm on 10.5.13.IN11AA.
anyone can point me to the correct topic or guide to root/ unlock bootloader etc?
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Guides the same but the files would not be.
You can use payload dumper to extract the boot.img, then patch using magisk, then extract and follow the guide.
This guide was made for the EU version of the phone, i couldn't comment further on your device and i would not recommend continuing with the files i've uploaded if you don't meet the pre-requisites.

dladz said:
Guides the same but the files would not be.
You can use payload dumper to extract the boot.img, then patch using magisk, then extract and follow the guide.
This guide was made for the EU version of the phone, i couldn't comment further on your device and i would not recommend continuing with the files i've uploaded if you don't meet the pre-requisites.
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So I have to download the official rom for IN2020 10.5.13 then extract the boot.img, patch with magisk and flash the patched boot.img right?

N'ash said:
So I have to download the official rom for IN2020 10.5.13 then extract the boot.img, patch with magisk and flash the patched boot.img right?
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So in order.
1 Download the full ROM for your device and region.
2 Open it in on a computer and extract the bin file called payload, it'll be about 2.4GB.
3 Then copy it to the payload dumper input folder and run the exe
4 You'll get the boot image as well as some other files, copy the boot image to your phone and patch it using magisk.
5 Then pull the output magisk patched.img to your adb folder and flash to slot A or B or both. I did both

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So I have to download the official rom for IN2020 10.5.13 then extract the boot.img, patch with magisk and flash the patched boot.img right?
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So how did it go?? All good?

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So how did it go?? All good?
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Yeah I did as instructed and everything is good. I wish I could get rid of the bootscreen security error message though!

I was not thinking and did this on 10.5.7 global and now I'm in a boot loop; EDIT: Just restored 10.5.5 with unbrick tool and used the downgrade 10.5.7 global from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8-pro/how-to/oneplus-8-pro-repo-oxygen-os-builds-t4084315 --then, I made my own patched magisk from the boot.img I extracted. Here is that 10.5.7 magisk patched img for global if anyone needs: http://www.mediafire.com/file/xcrm53shf5km8jz/magisk_patched.img/file

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I was not thinking and did this on 10.5.7 global and now I'm in a boot loop; EDIT: Just restored 10.5.5 with unbrick tool and used the downgrade 10.5.7 global from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8-pro/how-to/oneplus-8-pro-repo-oxygen-os-builds-t4084315 --then, I made my own patched magisk from the boot.img I extracted. Here is that 10.5.7 magisk patched img for global if anyone needs: http://www.mediafire.com/file/xcrm53shf5km8jz/magisk_patched.img/file
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Well done, always good to come back from the dead

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Yeah I did as instructed and everything is good. I wish I could get rid of the bootscreen security error message though!
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Yea that annoys me too.
There will be a way I'd imagine, but you wouldn't want to get that script wrong..
Might look into getting that gone, HTC had this too as do a few devices.
Possible a precious guide for an older device may work but using it to test would be a risk..

After doing this, is it still possible to install official OS builds from OnePlus whenever a new build comes out? Either via a zip or OTA?
For instance when 10.5.13.IN11BA comes out or whatever?