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Your warranty is now void. I am not responsible if this in anyway bricks your device or anything else that might go wrong and you cant restore it back. It is assumed that you are familiar with TWRP environment and fastboot in case you need to restore stock.
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This was last updated on 07/02/2017
This guide will tell you how to install magisk (or magiskify as the app calls it) in order to make systemless mods possible for everything. The thing about magisk is as everything is systemless you can just uninstall magisk in the end and take an ota update without having to worry about what in your system had changed. For custom roms, though not as important, systemless mods are useful for stuff like passing safetynet.
For G4/G4 plus there is no support for Android Pay(at least where I live as there is no h/w for NFC) but various banking apps and apps like Pokemon Go.
First of all, if you want to pass safetynet you will need to use the MagiskSU method to root. This root is based on phh Superuser.
This means if you have anything like SuperSU or phh Superuser then you need to unroot first. Magisk will still work if its systemless but safetynet will not.
Also if you have Xposed installed and enabled, then it will not pass safetynet.
Requirements
1. Unlocked bootloader
2. TWRP installed
This is untested in stock NPJ25-93.11/12/14. If someone can test and report I can update this.
Please flash a custom kernel like elementalX if you are on stock rom
If you are stuck in a bootloop the you need to restore your current boot.img and everything will return back to as it was.
Steps
Take a TWRP backup of current rom. Just the boot image should be enough but everything will make it safer.
1. If you are using a custom rom, I recommend you start from a fresh flash. A dirty flash works as well.
A clean boot.img is recommended as debugging is more difficult without it.
A unrooted rom (Like official Lineage-OS) is best but if you are using a pre-rooted rom then you would need to use the UnSU script by osm0sis (tested on unofficial Lineage by Silesh.Nair)
Get UnSU script from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239421
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63615067
2. Download the latest magisk zip and uninstaller from the Magisk release thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
3. After flashing your ROM (or your clean stock rom if you will), flash the magisk zip using TWRP. If your rom is unrooted, Magisk will provide a root solution. If you are rooted with systemless SuperSU, magisk integrates itself there but you will not pass safetynet.
4. Reboot and install magisk manager from play store. Enable Magisk Hide. You can pass safetynet now.
Magisk also supports systemless host files(for Adaway) and busybox support from the app itself. You can just enable and reboot.
If you are on MM, then you can install xposed through magisk itself(but no safetynet support in this case)
Also magisk already has ports of Viper4Android as well. Creating your own mod is simple as well. For further guide search in the Magisk forum. Excellent guides are published there.
Credits:
topjohnwu for Magisk and MagiskSU development
osm0sis for unSU script
shreps for porting TWRP
mrinmaydhar for kernel info
None of this is my work. All I did was compile it so that it becomes easier for others.
If I missed anything please remind me. This is my first thread so everything might not be smoothest.
Shouldn't we flash a custom kernel like elementalx if we are on stock rom. I think current root methods have problems with the stock boot image.
mrinmaydhar said:
Shouldn't we flash a custom kernel like elementalx if we are on stock rom. I think current root methods have problems with the stock boot image.
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So it's working fine after flashing ElementalX first? Because I remember it boot looped before but I am not sure which version it was. If you have tested please report back so that I can add that to the post.
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So it's working fine after flashing ElementalX first? Because I remember it boot looped before but I am not sure which version it was. If you have tested please report back so that I can add that to the post.
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So without custom kernel, it bootloops. Any custom kernel would do
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So without custom kernel, it bootloops. Any custom kernel would do
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OP updated. thanks for this info.
I keep getting this error, any ideas what could be causing it?
I'm on stock rom (marshmallow) and I already removed supersu
aSuperSaiyanG0D said:
I keep getting this error, any ideas what could be causing it?
I'm on stock rom (marshmallow) and I already removed supersu
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Nope. SuperSU exists. Search the threads for stock boot image of your ROM. Flash it and then continue installation of Magisk.
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Nope. SuperSU exists. Search the threads for stock boot image of your ROM. Flash it and then continue installation of Magisk.
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I have a nandroid backup of my entire system before I installed supersu and Elemental Ex, would restoring just the boot suffice?
aSuperSaiyanG0D said:
I have a nandroid backup of my entire system before I installed supersu and Elemental Ex, would restoring just the boot suffice?
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Yeah. But flash ElementalX though. Just skip SuperSU. If anything goes wrong just restore the boot partition.
If you want to just remove SuperSU, disable root access from within the app then perform full unroot. But it's usually better to flash stock boot.img as everything is cleaner in that case.
Edit: did you try flashing the unsu script first? Did that fail?
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Yeah. But flash ElementalX though. Just skip SuperSU. If anything goes wrong just restore the boot partition.
If you want to just remove SuperSU, disable root access from within the app then perform full unroot. But it's usually better to flash stock boot.img as everything is cleaner in that case.
Edit: did you try flashing the unsu script first? Did that fail?
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Yes I tried the unsu zip and it went thru without any errors but magisk still gave me that error
If I do a ROM update do I need to unSU and flash Magisk again?
Covalex said:
If I do a ROM update do I need to unSU and flash Magisk again?
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As every ROM update flashes a clean boot.img it's necessary to flash magisk again. If your ROM comes prerooted you need to unsu otherwise not needed.
But you have to flash magisk Everytime after a ROM update. As long as you don't uninstall before updating, all your settings should be fine though.
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Yes I tried the unsu zip and it went thru without any errors but magisk still gave me that error
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Did ElementalX help? Any problems after that?
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Did ElementalX help? Any problems after that?
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No problems other than the same error about supersu being installed.
However last night I tried flashing a custom rom "resurrection remix" and magisk installed fine, downside was titanium backup didn't really like magisks root and it wouldn't restore my apps, it just froze.
Has titanium backup worked for you?
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No problems other than the same error about supersu being installed.
However last night I tried flashing a custom rom "resurrection remix" and magisk installed fine, downside was titanium backup didn't really like magisks root and it wouldn't restore my apps, it just froze.
Has titanium backup worked for you?
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Just tried. Works for me. Normally I install the apps through play store and just restore data. Tried restoring firefox it works. Maybe it's a specific problem. Are you sure that restoring with SuperSU works without errors
Magisk is known to have problems with tibackup. A fix may be incoming(maybe an update to tibackup).
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Just tried. Works for me. Normally I install the apps through play store and just restore data. Tried restoring firefox it works. Maybe it's a specific problem. Are you sure that restoring with SuperSU works without errors
Magisk is known to have problems with tibackup. A fix may be incoming(maybe an update to tibackup).
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Yes titanium backup works fine with my SuperSU on stock, and on my tablet (Nexus 7 2013) I installed magisk and titanium works as intended.
So maybe something was just iffy with titanium backup last night, actually come to think of it I don't think Resurrection Remix comes with BusyBox.
I'll try again but install BusyBox first when I get more time.
Would using the wrong unSU version affect safetynet detection?
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Would using the wrong unSU version affect safetynet detection?
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As long as the there are no SU links and executables left, using any unSU script should be fine.
If you are on a custom rom check /system/bin/su and /system/xbin/su are there or not.
BTW which script did you use to unSU?
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As long as the there are no SU links and executables left, using any unSU script should be fine.
If you are on a custom rom check /system/bin/su and /system/xbin/su are there or not.
BTW which script did you use to unSU?
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I used unSU like you linked, but it was an older version. Reflashing the rom, updated unSU and magisk fixed safetynet.
Covalex said:
I used unSU like you linked, but it was an older version. Reflashing the rom, updated unSU and magisk fixed safetynet.
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You used this right?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63615067
Or is there another unSU script that is updated? If so can you link that?
I rooted my galaxy S6 a couple of days ago and wow was it totally worth tripping Knox, any way I am writing this because I could not find a thread that had a guide usng these methods. I had to figure out how to get past several errors in TWRP and Magisk and I thought some people might be curious how I did it. I did not make any of these programs used, credit to the original authors. I did this so I could play Pokemon Go with root.
WARNING: THIS WILL TRIP KNOX AND MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR DEVICE BEFORE CONTINUING. THIS WILL ALSO DISABLE OTAS.
Prerequisites:
Odin (make sure its version 3.10.6 others may not work): https://androidmtk.com/download-odin-downloader-versions
Galaxy s6 (have not tested on edge)
TWRP in .tar format for your model: https://dl.twrp.me/zerofltespr/
Stock ROM in case you mess up
Windows PC
Magisk v11.1: https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
Magisk manager: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.topjohnwu.magisk&hl=en
Installing TWRP:
1.) Download all the necessary files and extract Odin to your desk top.
2.) Go into developer mode on your phone and enable OEM unlocking and USB debugging.
3.) Turn off your phone and enter download mode by holding power button, home button and volume down until the screen comes up that says something along the lines of installing a custom OS is dangerous, push volume up to continue.
4.) Plug your phone into your computer and start Odin.exe.
5.) Make sure Odin says "added" in the text window.
6.) Click on AP and browse for the TWRP .tar that you downloaded in the beginning.. Check the box next to AP once TWRP is loaded, then click "Start".
A.) If TWRP fails to install go to "options" and un-check "auto reboot". If this is un-checked make sure to reboot into recovering when Odin says "reset" by first exiting download mode by repeating the steps used to get into it and then holding home, power button and volume up until the TWRP logo appears.
7.) Congratulations you have now installed TWRP!
Rooting and installing Magisk:
1.) This will not work unless you have followed my previous steps.
2.) Make sure your phone is in recovery mode by holding power button, home, and volume up until the TWRP logo appears.
3.) Make sure your PC recognizes the phone and copy the Magisk 11.1 .Zip you downloaded earlier.
4.) Tap install on TWRP and and browse for the Magisk 11.1 .Zip, swipe to install.
5.) When it is done installing tap reboot.
6.) When your phone is done rebooting install Magisk manager from the play store.
7.) When you open Magisk it should say rooted with MAGISKSU in the center box.
A.) If it does not say that flash Magisk 11.1 in TWRP again.
B.) If the above does not work re-flash to stock and repeat all steps again.
8.) You are now rooted.
A.) If you would like to use Magisk hide tap the first box where it says install Magisk and follow the onscreen instructions.
1.) You can try rebooting your phone when it asks you too, but it would not install this way for me.
B.) After you have installed Magisk Framework, go into to settings and enable the hide Magisk option.
C.) Go back to the status section and tap on safety net check, it should be a green check-mark
1.) If it is not green restart and install Magisk again, then go into settings and disable and re-enable Magisk hide.
2.) If it is not green after doing the above re-flash the stock ROM and start over.
9.) You will have to reinstall Magisk Framework every-time you reboot, your root should stay installed after a reboot though.
That is the wrong version of TWRP for a Sprint phone. The correct version is here: https://dl.twrp.me/zerofltespr/
There is a thread with links to the latest stock TAR files, correct version of TWRP for this phone and SuperSU here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
koop1955 said:
That is the wrong version of TWRP for a Sprint phone. The correct version is here: https://dl.twrp.me/zerofltespr/
There is a thread with links to the latest stock TAR files, correct version of TWRP for this phone and SuperSU here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
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Thanks for pointing that out.
hmm, may I ask what advantages we get from this root method?
thank you.
You can hide your root and play Pokemon Go XD. I just think its more convientant having all my control apps super su and busy box in one place.
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Thank you for this.!!!!!!!!! 10/10
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Thank you for this.!!!!!!!!! 10/10
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Your welcome. Glad I could help.
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Is magisk supposed to be installed after every reboot, or is that one of the many G920p specific issues?
I believe it is a GP20 specific issue because I have install mine after every reboot.
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I believe it is a GP20 specific issue because I have install mine after every reboot.
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I just read this on the OP magisk thread: "magisk doesn't play well with Samsung devices. Try a custom kernel"
So i flashed the skyhigh kernel and now magisk is surviving restarts... the trouble is, Skyhigh auto intalls supersu and busybox.
Supersu isn't compatible with magisk, and i THINK that kind of busybox fails safetynet.
... so i used the busybox app to Uninstall busybox and the supersu app to do a full unroot and mount the stock boot image. (All to see if I could get magisk fully working) Then wipe davlik/cache, flashed the magisk.zip... booted up and opened the magisk manager, magisk was still installed, and magisksu was "properly installed"... but i fail safetynet attest now so i don't know what thats about.
Wondering if any of the veterans can chime in about any of this, since magisk indeed is pretty glitchy on the stock kernel.
Tl;dr: magisk doesn't work well with stock kernel, not sure how to get it working with custom kernel
I would also like to learn how to install magisk in sky high kernal.
Hey @tdhite do you have any input on this? I assume it would break synapse support to use magisk and magiskSu instead of supersu and the normal busybox, but worth it.
Quick recap: trying to run a magisk set-up with a custom kernel. Presumably using magiskSu.
still work?
@flett044,
Does this hidden root option still work with latest version of Pokemongo?
thanks
Yes it still works.
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Hey @tdhite do you have any input on this? I assume it would break synapse support to use magisk and magiskSu instead of supersu and the normal busybox, but worth it.
Quick recap: trying to run a magisk set-up with a custom kernel. Presumably using magiskSu.
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The boot routines currently use a policy tool specifically provided by SuperSu which is not available in Magisk. Access to files needed by various processes executed periodically (cortexbrain, cron jobs and others) may fail, but that would not be a critical failure, just a 'bummer' in the worst case. The startup routine is smart enough to check the policy tools and will cleanly boot even if SuperSu's tools aren't around.
Long story short, the kernel should work fine, you'll just miss out on certain things that try to run now and then to 'tune' the system.
How would I go about replacing supersu with Magisk?
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The boot routines currently use a policy tool specifically provided by SuperSu which is not available in Magisk. Access to files needed by various processes executed periodically (cortexbrain, cron jobs and others) may fail, but that would not be a critical failure, just a 'bummer' in the worst case. The startup routine is smart enough to check the policy tools and will cleanly boot even if SuperSu's tools aren't around.
Long story short, the kernel should work fine, you'll just miss out on certain things that try to run now and then to 'tune' the system.
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That sounds like a pretty solid explanation for what happened when i tried running stock with skyhigh kernel and magisk.
Huge hit to battery life, and i still failed safetynet. Probably because the system showed i was using a custom kernel? I haven't been able to figure out a good way to mask that...
Anyways, good luck with implementing magisk like you said you would! I'm sure it won't be easy! You better have paypal links littered in the release post, you'll deserve it
What is the difference between Magisk and SuperSU?
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What is the difference between Magisk and SuperSU?
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So I'm not super technical so i hope someone corrects me if i misrepresent this...
Magisk itself is basically a framework (think like xposed) except it functions from OUTSIDE of the system partition. Its only compatible with MagiskSU (a modified version of phh's superuser), magisksu is also not installed on the system partition...
Through magisk manager you can enable root, which as i understand, puts MagiskSU in the system partition in a sort of ghosted way, so its not really there? (As you can see I'm fuzzy on this part) And a step further, even with root still enabled, magisk can hide magisk and magiskSu's presence entirely from chosen apps (it automatically hides from play services so you pass safetynet)
So plain and simple, it theoretically works the same as supersu with the added benefit of being able to fully and effectively hide root...
There's still a lot of work to be done to reach it's full potential, especially in regards to compatibility with vendors and apps, but the dev believes magisk can do a lot eventually... including genuine multi-rom support.
https://www.xda-developers.com/magi...es-samsung-bugs-adds-core-only-mode-and-more/
Good news! Magisk update specifically for samsung devices! I can't wait to try this out!
Had issues installing the latest SuperSU, turns out an old version needs to be installed then updated
Found no mention of Magisk and the x Force so gave it a try. Works beautifully and just wanted to share
This is what I did for reference
Download:
Latest Magisk zip from here
Latest Clark TWRP from here
Have a clean boot, bootloader and system image see this guide here - Also follow this guide for obtaining adb/fastboot if you don't already have it
Copy the Magisk zip to your SDcard
reboot into fastboot either by holding the power button and volume down when booting or via adb
Code:
adb reboot fastboot
Temporarily boot into into TWRP
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fastboot boot C:\twrp-3.0.2-0-clark.img
Select the install option, then navigate to the Magisk zip file. Swipe to install. Wait
Reboot
Install the Magisk app from the play store - official guide said there would be a stub app but i didn't encounter
Reboot again to get Super user access - Note: you can install modules like xposed at this point through the app.
Thankfully my banking app tap to pay works when used with Magisk Hide enabled on it so I am very pleased
JimyKK said:
Had issues installing the latest SuperSU, turns out an old version needs to be installed then updated
Found no mention of Magisk and the x Force so gave it a try. Works beautifully and just wanted to share
This is what I did for reference
Download:
Latest Magisk zip from here
Latest Clark TWRP from here
Have a clean boot, bootloader and system image see this guide here - Also follow this guide for obtaining adb/fastboot if you don't already have it
Copy the Magisk zip to your SDcard
reboot into fastboot either by holding the power button and volume down when booting or via adb
Temporarily boot into into TWRP
Select the install option, then navigate to the Magisk zip file. Swipe to install. Wait
Reboot
Install the Magisk app from the play store - official guide said there would be a stub app but i didn't encounter
Reboot again to get Super user access - Note: you can install modules like xposed at this point through the app.
Thankfully my banking app tap to pay works when used with Magisk Hide enabled on it so I am very pleased
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Hi can I ask if using magisk to root will android pay then work because I have rooted in the normal way and root is detected on android pay app.
sam00561 said:
Hi can I ask if using magisk to root will android pay then work because I have rooted in the normal way and root is detected on android pay app.
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Maybe™
My banking app uses google's inbuilt SafteyNet library to detect root and from my understanding that is also how android pay works as well. Magisk's hide function seams to bypass this detection even though on the main screen of Magisk management app the SafetyNet check fails.
For this procedure is necesary unlock the bootloader?
Cameronbrujah said:
For this procedure is necesary unlock the bootloader?
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Absolutely it is !!!
You are rooting your phone.
BTW, I've been running Magisk on CrashXXLs ROMs since they first appeared last summer. There is a Magisk module available to allow the ROM to pass SafetyNET.
Yemble said:
Absolutely it is !!!
You are rooting your phone.
BTW, I've been running Magisk on CrashXXLs ROMs since they first appeared last summer. There is a Magisk module available to allow the ROM to pass SafetyNET.
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Thanks a lot for your prompt response!!!
I'll do it.
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Thanks a lot for your prompt response!!!
I'll do it.
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With the very latest CrashXXL ROM from a few days ago, Magisk 14.0 passes SafetyNET without the need for any additional modules, or at least it does on my EU xt1580 :good:
If you are coming from stock MM-6.01 on the X-Force, I can strongly recommend the CrashXXL 7.0 ROM as it is rock solid, works with TWRP and has auto-updating disabled (which is a good thing if you don't want to accidentally brick your rooted phone). Moto are not really supporting the X-Force, so there is absolutely no reason to stick with stock as there will be no official Oreo update.
Your other option is (unofficial) LineageOS, however, when I tried it a few weeks ago, I found it extremely unstable, particularly when running TomTom! Therefore, I cannot recommend LineageOS for the X-Force.
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With the very latest CrashXXL ROM from a few days ago, Magisk 14.0 passes SafetyNET without the need for any additional modules, or at least it does on my EU xt1580 :good:
If you are coming from stock MM-6.01 on the X-Force, I can strongly recommend the CrashXXL 7.0 ROM as it is rock solid, works with TWRP and has auto-updating disabled (which is a good thing if you don't want to accidentally brick your rooted phone). Moto are not really supporting the X-Force, so there is absolutely no reason to stick with stock as there will be no official Oreo update.
Your other option is (unofficial) LineageOS, however, when I tried it a few weeks ago, I found it extremely unstable, particularly when running TomTom! Therefore, I cannot recommend LineageOS for the X-Force.
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actually I have Nougat 7.0 Official and only for the moment I will to root the phone. In a near future, of course I will change the ROM to the CrashXXL
Thanks a lot for all your help.
Regards from Mexico!
And how are we gonna unlock the bootloader?
Is there a way to do that?
I read in another thread that I need to 'Just reflash the original boot.img on both a and b to unroot. Log in and then reroot'...how do I do this? I can flash boot.img via fastboot no problem...but how do I switch partitions? Also, this method doesn't result any data loss correct? Was going to do the 'full unroot' option in SuperSU but with the partitions stuff I'm not sure if that will work?
I'm running TWRP RC2 and SuperSU SR3 2.79. Phone is fully setup and functioning other than Snapchat. Went to bed at 5am after taking hours to log into all my apps, configure them again, etc....would HATE to do all that over again...so much that I would stop using Snapchat to avoid it.
Any help would be appreciated.
@blueyes, I saw you help another member out with something similar but not quite...any idea?
You can simply use the in app option it works just fine. Alternatively you can install Magisk without wiping to keep root and bypass Safteynet (will allow you to use Snapchat, Android Pay, etc..) I was running a nearly identical setup to you when I did it. Here's some instructions if you want to try that route https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71629390&postcount=2394
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You can simply use the in app option it works just fine. Alternatively you can install Magisk without wiping to keep root and bypass Safteynet (will allow you to use Snapchat, Android Pay, etc..) I was running a nearly identical setup to you when I did it. Here's some instructions if you want to try that route https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71629390&postcount=2394
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That certainly sounds better as it will give me the perk of being able to finally use Android Pay. I'll investigate, but worst case I'll do the in-app solution and do the old method of logging in to Snapchat and then re-rooting. Thank you!
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Quoted from another thread. Anyway I tried it out. Already had Pure Nexus, superuser, twrp RC2, and elementalx installed. Magisk fully working. Here are the steps I followed (no wipe)
Open SuperSu
Uninstall supersu from in app option
Reboot system
Reboot recovery
Flash Magisk zip
Wipe cache/davlik cache
Reboot system (creates bootloop back to recovery)
From twrp switch bootloader slot to the inactive slot
reboot recovery
From twrp switch back to the orignal boot slot
reboot system (these steps end the bootloop for some reason)
You might need to force close your root check app and reopen for it to detect root at first.
edit: Saftey net passed, just checked =)
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So...I had different results.
When I remove SuperSU from in-app option, my phone was still rooted. It didn't actually unroot. Is that because I told it to not flash the boot.img?
#7 didn't result in a boot loop...proceeding on...
@IlyaKol you do need to let it reflash the original boot.img. Supersu modifies it to achieve root. Magisk is it's own root you probably shouldn't have flashed it until you verified that supersu had been removed. You can still try removing supersu from in app option I have no idea if it will effect magiskSu. After you remove supersu go the Magisk app (the zip installed it) and see if it's still rooted. If not just try reflashing the zip. All you can do is hope it works out. Once it's installed properly you go the app and enable Magisk Hide, there is a Safteynet test in status page along with root status, I will post a screenshot for clarity
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@IlyaKol you do need to let it reflash the original boot.img. Supersu modifies it to achieve root. Magisk is it's own root you probably shouldn't have flashed it until you verified that supersu had been removed. You can still try removing supersu from in app option I have no idea if it will effect magiskSu. After you remove supersu go the Magisk app (the zip installed it) and see if it's still rooted. If not just try reflashing the zip. All you can do is hope it works out. Once it's installed properly you go the app and enable Magisk Hide, there is a Safteynet test in status page along with root status, I will post a screenshot for clarity
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Okay, I'm going back to recovery, will flash the Magisk Uninstaller followed by the SuperSU installer. Then I'll go into the app and this time tell it to restore the boot image but NOT the recovery. Right? lol.
That didn't work so I'm trying other methods to remove SuperSU...I'll report back later as I need to get going and will be doing this elsewhere lol.
@IlyaKol rather than reflashing supersu since the root is not removed you should instead just downloaded the supersu apo from the playstore then try removing the supersu root from there. If you get an "error no SuperSU binaries detected" then it is already removed.
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@IlyaKol rather than reflashing supersu since the root is not removed you should instead just downloaded the supersu apo from the playstore then try removing the supersu root from there. If you get an "error no SuperSU binaries detected" then it is already removed.
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It's still there even after running other tools found on XDA to try and unroot. I'll just flash the boot image manually when I get back home. Magisk sees it as such, not the Magisk root.
Thanks for the other steps...only remaining question I have is do I need to flash the boot image to both partitions? Or is whatever fastboot defaults to enough? If I do, what's the fastboot command for that?
If you use fastboot make sure it's on your current slot. I can't imagine why the unroot wouldn't work. Did you try clearing app data on your root checking app? Did the actual supersu app from play store detect supersu binaries? You might run into some data loss trying to remove root honestly if no methods are working. If all else fails do a wipe and then just install magisk when you've reinstalled the rom of your choice. I know it's not a pleasant solution but it's a solid last resort.
Eh, @tdct12, I finally caved and just ran flash-all.bat to get back to 100% stock. Third time redoing my entire phone (copying all the data back down such as pictures/videos, music, etc. and logging into each app and signing in, etc.). First time I forgot to unlock the bootloader first, so I had to wipe (DOH!), 2nd time was I didn't log into Snapchat before rooting (DOH^2) and now this is the 3rd time. #thirdtimesacharm
Yesterday (round 2) I finished at 4:45am. It's 1:13am now...so let's see how long the third time takes lol.
This time I added unlocked the BL, flashed TWRP RC2/Magisk 11.6 (from your quote)/ElementalX 1.09 right from the beginning lol. Taking no chances.
Sweet, I hope it works for you this time around!
tdct12 said:
Sweet, I hope it works for you this time around!
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So far so good. Magisk detected proper root and passed safetynet, allowing Snapchat to login. So I'm golden. Thanks again for the rest of the steps, etc.! Have a good one!
IlyaKol said:
So far so good. Magisk detected proper root and passed safetynet, allowing Snapchat to login. So I'm golden. Thanks again for the rest of the steps, etc.! Have a good one!
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Glad it worked for you. Would you mind posting your steps on how to get it working. I have been having issues with Magisk passing the safety check. I have flashed to 100% stock as well. I'm also using Pure Nexus if there is something different I have to do since I'm running that. Thanks!
Edit: I have followed the steps listed above after flashing Pure Nexus and it still will not pass safety check.
IlyaKol said:
@blueyes, I saw you help another member out with something similar but not quite...any idea?
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Are you referring to "fastboot --set-active" a(or b) CMD. Run just fastboot and you'll see the available commands. After switching slots reboot bootloader to assure that you are in the opposite slot.
There's more commands available with fastboot oem... To see those (in Linux, i don't use Windows) pull your aboot.img and run "strings aboot.img | grep oem
GallardosEggrollShop said:
Glad it worked for you. Would you mind posting your steps on how to get it working. I have been having issues with Magisk passing the safety check. I have flashed to 100% stock as well. I'm also using Pure Nexus if there is something different I have to do since I'm running that. Thanks!
Edit: I have followed the steps listed above after flashing Pure Nexus and it still will not pass safety check.
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Basically, the gist of what I did after I gave up and accepted the fact that I'd have to go back to 100% stock and rebuild my setup again:
1) Flash to 100% stock using Flash-All.bat from the Factory Image (using ADB/Fastboot tools)
2) Boot into the OS
3) Next I enabled developer options, allowed USB debugging and allowed for the bootloader to be unlocked
4) Plugged the phone into the PC, accepted the ADB fingerprint
5) Opened the platform-tools directory in my command window
6) Rebooted to the bootloader via 'adb reboot bootloader' command
7) Booted to TWRP using the 'fastboot boot *insert TWRP image name*' command (I used one of the alpha versions)
8) First thing I did in "Temp TWRP" was I flashed TWRP RC2 permanently and rebooted back to recovery
9) I then installed Magisk v11.6 (I did not have to do any of the additional steps to fix any bootloops with changing the boot slot, etc....might be a 7.1.2 thing vs 7.1.1, etc.)
10) *Optional* I flashed ElementalX 1.09 for Pixel
11) Wiped cache/dalvik (cache doesn't seem to wipe because it can't find /cache?)
12) Rebooted to system
13) In the Magisk Manager app, go to Settings and make sure "Enable BusyBox" and "Magisk Hide" are enabled.
14) Run the SafetNet check. It should pass.
DO NOT UPDATE TO v12.0 as I guess it's not ready for Pixel's yet.
blueyes said:
Are you referring to "fastboot --set-active" a(or b) CMD. Run just fastboot and you'll see the available commands. After switching slots reboot bootloader to assure that you are in the opposite slot.
There's more commands available with fastboot oem... To see those (in Linux, i don't use Windows) pull your aboot.img and run "strings aboot.img | grep oem
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Thanks. I ended up finding the option on how to do that in TWRP and then later fastboot as well...all is well that ends well. Loving my new phone.
Hey everyone,
I have been trying to root my new Samsung A5 (A520W - Canadian variant) but nothing seems to be working.
My first method was to flash CF AUTO ROOT with Odin, but this just rebooted the device without any sign of changing anything - no superSU installed and RootChecker returning negative results
I then flashed TWRP, and from there tried installing both SuperSU and Magisk v16.0, both of these options made the phone unusable (verification error on boot) so I flashed back to stock firmware and now I'm out of ideas.
I've tried looking for guides on the SM-A520F (non-Canadian variant) but most of these are out of date with respect to the recent OTA upgrade to nougat and/or mention the CF AUTO ROOT method which I know doesn't work
has anyone here managed to root this device? Am I missing a step, like formatting/wiping data beforehand or something? is it worth downgrading to an earlier android version?
Cheers!
dan.tjones said:
Hey everyone,
I have been trying to root my new Samsung A5 (A520W - Canadian variant) but nothing seems to be working.
My first method was to flash CF AUTO ROOT with Odin, but this just rebooted the device without any sign of changing anything - no superSU installed and RootChecker returning negative results
I then flashed TWRP, and from there tried installing both SuperSU and Magisk v16.0, both of these options made the phone unusable (verification error on boot) so I flashed back to stock firmware and now I'm out of ideas.
I've tried looking for guides on the SM-A520F (non-Canadian variant) but most of these are out of date with respect to the recent OTA upgrade to nougat and/or mention the CF AUTO ROOT method which I know doesn't work
has anyone here managed to root this device? Am I missing a step, like formatting/wiping data beforehand or something? is it worth downgrading to an earlier android version?
Cheers!
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Format data with the FORMAT DATA button first in TWRP then immediately flash Magisk (preferred) or latest Supersu.
Reboot.
dan.tjones said:
Hey everyone,
I have been trying to root my new Samsung A5 (A520W - Canadian variant) but nothing seems to be working.
My first method was to flash CF AUTO ROOT with Odin, but this just rebooted the device without any sign of changing anything - no superSU installed and RootChecker returning negative results
I then flashed TWRP, and from there tried installing both SuperSU and Magisk v16.0, both of these options made the phone unusable (verification error on boot) so I flashed back to stock firmware and now I'm out of ideas.
I've tried looking for guides on the SM-A520F (non-Canadian variant) but most of these are out of date with respect to the recent OTA upgrade to nougat and/or mention the CF AUTO ROOT method which I know doesn't work
has anyone here managed to root this device? Am I missing a step, like formatting/wiping data beforehand or something? is it worth downgrading to an earlier android version?
Cheers!
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Just wondering how you flashed TWRP (which version) and how? I'm having the same issue trying to get root on this phone and will probably just flash a custom
jermzii said:
Just wondering how you flashed TWRP (which version) and how? I'm having the same issue trying to get root on this phone and will probably just flash a custom
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I have done it! Had the same problem and yes i have the Canadian a520w. I had to use Odin and then install superuser
Step one: Is to download Odin on pc mac or linux.
Step two: download superuser on your phone then move the file from your phone to
you computer.
Step three: open Odin and select the superuser zip file and it should say pass.
Step four: install root checker off Google play
This is not a full tutorial on how to install it but all you need to search is how to use Odin.
I got it!!
jermzii said:
I got it!!
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Glad you got it to work did you use my method?
ashyx said:
Format data with the FORMAT DATA button first in TWRP then immediately flash Magisk (preferred) or latest Supersu.
Reboot.
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Can you please provide a link to an appropriate TWRP version for SM-A520W?
Many thanks!
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SlickSneeker said:
I have done it! Had the same problem and yes i have the Canadian a520w. I had to use Odin and then install superuser
Step one: Is to download Odin on pc mac or linux.
Step two: download superuser on your phone then move the file from your phone to
you computer.
Step three: open Odin and select the superuser zip file and it should say pass.
Step four: install root checker off Google play
This is not a full tutorial on how to install it but all you need to search is how to use Odin.
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Please excuse my being a layman in this matter. I tried tot flash superuser.zip using ODIN but ODIN does not even see zip files (it only recognizes some other formats like .tar, .img etc). Could you please give a little more details on how you flashed superuser.zip using ODIN?
Thanks a lot in advance.
jermzii said:
I got it!!
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Hi jermzii,
I apologize for my questions - I am not very experienced in all these. I would like to ask you a few questions:
Where did you get an appropriate TWRP version for SM-A520W?
Also, ODIN, does not "see" zip files. How did you flash the supersu.zip using ODIN?
Many thanks for your help in advance.
I just bought a Canadian A520W with with stock Nougat (Telus firmware A520WVLS2BRD2). I tried to root it using CF autoroot and TWRP and I had the exact experience as the OP dan.tjones. There is no TWRP specifically for A520W. After trying several versions I found one which is successfully flashed with ODIN (TWRP 3.2.1.0 for A520F). TWRP appears to install Magisk (latest version 16) successfully but it shows no root or su binary. TWRP also appears to install SuperSU zip (there is a specific version for A520W nougat) successfully, but when I open SuperSU app, it says the SU binary is occupied. Google shows two "fixes" ((1) clean uninstall using an option within SuperSU, then reinstall, and (2) uninstall SuperSU + install an earlier version of SuperSU then updating the binary (hangs). Both fixes do not work. Someone mention wiping DATA in TWRP would fix the problem, but it did not work for me.
The major problem seems to be KNOX keep saying "failed verification". At one point it was so screwed up that it just boot-loop / hang and the only thing that work was download mode. I install TWRP again and it sticks. Then I wiped everything (cache/ Dalvik, data, system, internal storage). I probably could try to flash the stock nougat firmware using ODIN, but it was still downloading (snail speed free download).
Since there is no more OS in the phone, I manage to install a 6.0.1 pre-rooted custom ROM using TWRP (I originally intended to downgrade from 7 to 6.0.1 anyway because of reports of poor battery life), and installation was successfully, giving me root. BTW I originally tried to downgrade from stock nougat to stock marshmellow using ODIN, but it does not work ("failed" message).
The TWRP version that I flashed with ODIN:
TWRP 3.2.1.0 for A520F ("recovery_a5y17lte-080318.img.tar")
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890129502657588962
The 6.0.1 custom ROM I installed with TWRP:
AXES ROM v.1 (they did say it is compatible with A520W)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series-2017/development/rom-t3606231
I did not find any nougat custom ROM suitable for A520W. I am happy that I can find a rooted ROM and it does not matter to me whether it is marshmellow or nougat.
slim_thumb said:
I just bought a Canadian A520W with with stock Nougat (Telus firmware A520WVLS2BRD2). I tried to root it using CF autoroot and TWRP and I had the exact experience as the OP dan.tjones. There is no TWRP specifically for A520W. After trying several versions I found one which is successfully flashed with ODIN (TWRP 3.2.1.0 for A520F). TWRP appears to install Magisk (latest version 16) successfully but it shows no root or su binary. TWRP also appears to install SuperSU zip (there is a specific version for A520W nougat) successfully, but when I open SuperSU app, it says the SU binary is occupied. Google shows two "fixes" ((1) clean uninstall using an option within SuperSU, then reinstall, and (2) uninstall SuperSU + install an earlier version of SuperSU then updating the binary (hangs). Both fixes do not work. Someone mention wiping DATA in TWRP would fix the problem, but it did not work for me.
The major problem seems to be KNOX keep saying "failed verification". At one point it was so screwed up that it just boot-loop / hang and the only thing that work was download mode. I install TWRP again and it sticks. Then I wiped everything (cache/ Dalvik, data, system, internal storage). I probably could try to flash the stock nougat firmware using ODIN, but it was still downloading (snail speed free download).
Since there is no more OS in the phone, I manage to install a 6.0.1 pre-rooted custom ROM using TWRP (I originally intended to downgrade from 7 to 6.0.1 anyway because of reports of poor battery life), and installation was successfully, giving me root. BTW I originally tried to downgrade from stock nougat to stock marshmellow using ODIN, but it does not work ("failed" message).
The TWRP version that I flashed with ODIN:
TWRP 3.2.1.0 for A520F ("recovery_a5y17lte-080318.img.tar")
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890129502657588962
Before flashing custom ROM (in zip format), I use TWRP to wipe everything on the phone (cache / Dalvik, data, system, internal storage).
The 6.0.1 custom ROM I installed with TWRP:
AXES ROM v.1 (they did say it is compatible with A520W)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series-2017/development/rom-t3606231
I did not find any nougat custom ROM suitable for A520W. I am happy that I can find a rooted ROM and it does not matter to me whether it is marshmellow or nougat.
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You have rooted the device successfully the first time when you flashed magisk.Just root manager app was not installed.
If you have screwed up your device, do a clean flash of OS...then flash twrp and after flashing magisk the binary would be flashed but the app would
not be installed.To do that extract the app from the magisk zip that you flashed.It must be in common folder inside the zip.
Dont flash binaries on top of binaries.
Hope it helps
dan.tjones said:
Hey everyone,
I have been trying to root my new Samsung A5 (A520W - Canadian variant) but nothing seems to be working.
My first method was to flash CF AUTO ROOT with Odin, but this just rebooted the device without any sign of changing anything - no superSU installed and RootChecker returning negative results
I then flashed TWRP, and from there tried installing both SuperSU and Magisk v16.0, both of these options made the phone unusable (verification error on boot) so I flashed back to stock firmware and now I'm out of ideas.
I've tried looking for guides on the SM-A520F (non-Canadian variant) but most of these are out of date with respect to the recent OTA upgrade to nougat and/or mention the CF AUTO ROOT method which I know doesn't work
has anyone here managed to root this device? Am I missing a step, like formatting/wiping data beforehand or something? is it worth downgrading to an earlier android version?
Cheers!
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hey...im novice at this as well but I did get my a520w rooted with su on oreo with twrp...I flashed the latest su on twrp....twrp was hard to get on but there is somewhere that shows how...good luck
A Very Possible and Precise Solution
dan.tjones said:
Hey everyone,
I have been trying to root my new Samsung A5 (A520W - Canadian variant) but nothing seems to be working.
My first method was to flash CF AUTO ROOT with Odin, but this just rebooted the device without any sign of changing anything - no superSU installed and RootChecker returning negative results
I then flashed TWRP, and from there tried installing both SuperSU and Magisk v16.0, both of these options made the phone unusable (verification error on boot) so I flashed back to stock firmware and now I'm out of ideas.
I've tried looking for guides on the SM-A520F (non-Canadian variant) but most of these are out of date with respect to the recent OTA upgrade to nougat and/or mention the CF AUTO ROOT method which I know doesn't work
has anyone here managed to root this device? Am I missing a step, like formatting/wiping data beforehand or something? is it worth downgrading to an earlier android version?
Cheers!
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Hey Sir!
Soooooo I've been messing around with this all night and I figured it out somehow after nearly frying my new A5 (2017) lol
I'd recommend that you follow the directions as best you can and as fully to help you not have to redo all your software settings and stuff like I did haha. I think if all this is done in this order you shouldn't have to lose your data. I can't guarantee anything but figured I could share what worked for me. BONUS: I actually don't have an unlocked phone and I'm still locked to my carrier actually! So I don't think all these warnings are necessarily valid. Anyhow, hope it helps. :laugh:
NOTE: I'm not allowed to post website links here for some reason haha so sorry for the inconvenience! All the sites began with the https colon double slash btw! So MAKE SURE to add that to the addresses below (links are in italics)!
FIRST: Completely backup phone using Android Studio as can be found at Tech Republic website /article/how-to-create-a-full-backup-of-your-android-device-without-root/ . Also I'd recommend you do a Smart Switch full backup. Smart Switch will work to some extent and I personally restored from there pretty intact as I didn't have the Android Studio backup option before my phone got wrecked by the Verification error after I attempted to flash SuperSU onto the phone using TWRP.
1. BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE: Enable Developer Mode (by tapping on the Build Number several times), Turn OEM unlock on, enable USB debugging, and make sure all the "factory reset block" is off (or Allow factory reset option is on) and encrypted data features are off, I unlocked any Notes and disabled Secure Folder and Knox and Samsung Pass
2. Turn phone off
3. Boot phone into Custom OS install mode by holding Power+Volume Up+Home
4. I downloaded a TWRP installer file from tx5.androidfilehost.com/dl/TLLV1I5jSqS9Zg68RNh1hA/1538776061/890129502657588962/recovery_a5y17lte-080318.img.tar
5. Download the Odin software to flash TWRP onto your device, I got mine from drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2yp-J_x0LPaGJrSUlUcHE1a2s/view
6. Used Odin 3.1 to flash TWRP onto Recovery using the AP function, also turned Auto Reboot and F.Restart off (unchecked boxes)
7. Downloaded (newest file that's a zip) such as no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip from build.nethunter.com/android-tools/no-verity-opt-encrypt/ and put it on the SD card in the phone
8. Turned phone off and booted it into Recovery Mode by holding Power+Volume Down+Home
9. Used TWRP recovery to flash the no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip which sort of disables all the security things on Samsung (such as Health and Pass and Auto Updates) that would block your work, and this actually lets you reboot your phone instead of getting the Verification Integrity Check failed error and having to reset your phone every time.
10. After rebooting my phone, everything was running fine. I then downloaded SuperSU file SR5-SuperSU-v2.82-SR5-20171001224502.zip from download.chainfire.eu/1220/SuperSU/SR5-SuperSU-v2.82-SR5-20171001224502.zip?retrieve_file=1
11. Used TWRP in Recovery Mode to flash SuperSU onto phone from SD card and hit Reboot. Slight boot loop was visible and then the phone restarted normally with SuperSU installed and full root access. Thanks be to God.
Again, I can't guarantee this will work BUT it is the first walkthrough that I know of on the web. Hope it helps at all!
Edit:
Originally gave up on this, but recently managed to flash TWRP.
Now in Verification Error on boot, and trying to flash the no-verity to get around that.
Success (almost rooted, but shouldn't be much harder)
Just flashed a custom OS using Odin_3.12.3, twrp-3.2.3-1-a5y17lte.img.tar, lineage-14.1-20181117-nightly-a5y17lte-signed.zip, and open_gapps-arm64-7.1-pico-20181204.zip.
With help from this discussion, the LineageOS wiki "Install LineageOS on a5y17lte", r/LineageOS "Heimdall Failed to send data" (a post by noahajac was very helpful. You'll find it soon after OP), and the Odin install guide.
Some problems I encountered was that heimdall isn't favoured for this, and that if you try to wipe your partition through TWRP and it says it couldn't mount /data, you need to format the partition before wiping it.
Edit: so upon using the phone for a bit, it became evident that the SIM card was not being detected. From what I've read so far, this is because the phone had Android Oreo and the LineageOS was for Nougat. So I will have to restore and then revert to a Nougat version of Android and try again from there...
Not gonna be finished tonight. As long as I can get the restore and cell service working...
Two Questions re: rooting the SM-A520W
1. How can I make a proper Nandroid Backup. Everytime I go into TWRP the /data partition is unavailable. Yes I formated it and flashed no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip but it still is Zero bytes.
2. After rooting, the Fingerprint scanner becomes non operational and the lock screen password/pin does not work (keeps asking for the same password/pin over and over even though they are correct.)
Thanks for the Help.
ethan_hines said:
1. How can I make a proper Nandroid Backup. Everytime I go into TWRP the /data partition is unavailable. Yes I formated it and flashed no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip but it still is Zero bytes.
2. After rooting, the Fingerprint scanner becomes non operational and the lock screen password/pin does not work (keeps asking for the same password/pin over and over even though they are correct.)
Thanks for the Help.
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Which firmware are you running.
ashyx said:
Which firmware are you running.
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I'm on Stock 8.0
I managed to fix problem 1 by flashing a modded Version of TWRP (3.2.3-TwrpBuilder) I am rooted with Magisk and now have access to the /data partition and can make a proper Nandroid Backup.
Problem 2 Is still there I seem to remember I have to replace Samsung Pass and Samsung Account, but I don't know where they are located I think I am supposed to create a directory in /prv-app I don't remember
I have that phone. I installed a custom recovery and used super SU.
SonicFan66 said:
I have that phone. I installed a custom recovery and used super SU.
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I didn't want Super SU because it can't be hidden from apps that disable if root is detected esp. Snapchat
@ethan_hines did you figure it out? I am looking to do what you did.