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TWRP for US998 (not US-Cellular)
I have simply used existing sources from @jcadduono so thanks to him for the h930 version that simply works on our US998 devices.
All i have done here is changed props to read us998 instead of h930, so asserts should work and labeling on a pc will be correct etc. I don't intend to maintain or build any other versions.
The purpose of this modified twrp and this thread is to provide less confusion for new users of the US998 and for what version of twrp to flash, as the h930 thread appears to be abandoned.
Flashing instructions
1. Unlock your bootloader
2. Fastboot flash the twrp img onto your device - (fastboot flash recovery twrp_us998.img)
Don't let the device boot into system or you will need to fastboot flash again, you need to do the button combo to get into recovery quickly before it automatically boots.
3. Flash a root method or a dm-verity disabler zip.
4. You will probably need to format your data partition before it will boot into system. Because of encryption.
DOWNLOAD - twrp_us998.img
This is built using @jcadduono sources from the H930 version of TWRP found here
Kernel - https://github.com/jcadduono/android_kernel_lge_msm8998/commits/twrp-7.1 and
Device treer - https://github.com/jcadduono/android_device_lge_h930
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PayPal donation made for US998 TWRP and the WETA ROM. Thank you.
Question: just like the H930 TWRP worked for bootloader unlocked US998 V30, would this TWRP also work for bootloader unlocked H930/H930G or ANY OTHER LG V30/V30+ variants if they ever got bootloader unlock and full flash commands?
ChazzMatt said:
PayPal donation made for US998 TWRP and the WETA ROM. Thank you.
Question: just like the H930 TWRP worked for bootloader unlocked US998 V30, would this TWRP also work for bootloader unlocked H930/H930G or ANY OTHER LG V30/V30+ variants if they ever got bootloader unlock and full flash commands?
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This uses the same sources as h930 so will work for both, though is simply set up for us998. I didn't change anything except device fingerprints
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Mentalmuso said:
This uses the same sources as h930 so will work for both, though is simply set up for us998. I didn't change anything except device fingerprints
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OK, just asking for future. Especially if you update this TWRP and the other one is never updated... Or if another LG V30/V30+ variant gets bootloader unlock and full flash commands through exploit.
I remember when Sunshine team unlocked the bootloader to Droid Turbo XT1254 in November 2015, one of the Motorola Quark variants. One of the Sunshine devs asked "Who can quickly build me a TWRP to work with this?" NO NEED. Quark already had OFFICIAL TWRP! And yes, it worked just fine on the Droid Turbo. Problem was, the XDA mods had split the Quark forums just two months prior (due to locked down Droid Turbo owner complaints; they were tired of seeing custom ROMs, kernels, etc.) -- so all the dev work for the OTHER bootloader unlocked Quarks (XT1225, XT1250) had disappeared, moved to a different location. Very ironic. To this day, Droid Turbo owners mostly have to go over to the Moto Maxx/Moto Turbo forum to get custom ROMs which are fully compatible with their phones. It's just all the dev work is posted over there, because they didn't want to see any dev work -- until their bootloader got unlocked, of course.
So, I'm glad all the LG V30/V30+ are together.
Can't wait to actually use this on my v30+!
Flashing instructions
1. Unlock your bootloader
2. Fastboot flash the twrp img onto your device - (fastboot flash recovery twrp_us998.img)
Don't let the device boot into system or you will need to fastboot flash again, you need to do the button combo to get into recovery quickly before it automatically boots.
3. Flash a root method or a dm-verity disabler zip.
4. You will probably need to format your data partition before it will boot into system. Because of encryption.
Hey Sorry about this but not to be a real dummy but can you tell me/us I know we are still in fastboot mood can you tell us what the button combo is to get back into recovery because I'm not real sure about it
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Flashing instructions
1. Unlock your bootloader
2. Fastboot flash the twrp img onto your device - (fastboot flash recovery twrp_us998.img)
Don't let the device boot into system or you will need to fastboot flash again, you need to do the button combo to get into recovery quickly before it automatically boots.
3. Flash a root method or a dm-verity disabler zip.
4. You will probably need to format your data partition before it will boot into system. Because of encryption.
Hey Sorry about this but not to be a real dummy but can you tell me/us I know we are still in fastboot mood can you tell us what the button combo is to get back into recovery because I'm not real sure about it
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Oh yeah, simply holding power and volume down simultaneously, as soon as you see the LG logo, let go of power button for a brief moment and re-press it until you see twrp boot up.
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Mentalmuso said:
Oh yeah, simply holding power and volume down simultaneously, as soon as you see the LG logo, let go of power button for a brief moment and re-press it until you see twrp boot up.
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Thank you Sir I"m new to the LG phone didn't know how to do it.
Just did a system backup but failed. chose External Sdcard since it could not mount internal memory. It ran well when backuping system but when the process of creating system image lasted For some time, the mission was automatically aborted. could not figure out why.
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Just did a system backup but failed. chose External Sdcard since it could not mount internal memory. It ran well when backuping system but when the process of creating system image lasted For some time, the mission was automatically aborted. could not figure out why.
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I've been doing backups to internal since day one. Never tried an external card backup. I can't help much as i simply used the source code from the h930 twrp, and never intended to fix or update anything. It was a confusion eliminating build so us998 users knew what to flash
so is there any reason i should update this over the h930 version?
VR32 said:
so is there any reason i should update this over the h930 version?
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Nope. Not unless you want your PC to say us998 instead of h930 when plugged in in recovery mode.
Moriatier said:
Just did a system backup but failed. chose External Sdcard since it could not mount internal memory. It ran well when backuping system but when the process of creating system image lasted For some time, the mission was automatically aborted. could not figure out why.
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You cant mount your internal memory because its encrypted with LGs own encryption, and TWRP cant decrypt that.
Solution would be: format internal data, flash the no-verity-opt-encrpyt zip (other twrp thread has a link), and start from new
And the system image backup isnt really needed, except you want to flash it via fastboot (i leave that out always)
can i ask you to upload to google drive or something ebcause androidfilehost seems to be slow compared to downloading from the likes of mega or google drive
Edit: Nevermind
Hi,
Looking for some help getting twrp running. Bootloader is confirmed unlocked.
After the fastboot flash command, it successfully writes twrp.
Then i hold power and volume down, when i see the LG logo, i briefly let up on power and hold it again.
Then instead of seeing twrp, I see the "factory data reset" screen (and the choices are no or yes)
Then it doesn't seem to matter what i choose, I cannot seem to make it into twrp.
can anyone see what I'm doing wrong here?
Thanks
glhelinski said:
Hi,
Looking for some help getting twrp running. Bootloader is confirmed unlocked.
After the fastboot flash command, it successfully writes twrp.
Then i hold power and volume down, when i see the LG logo, i briefly let up on power and hold it again.
Then instead of seeing twrp, I see the "factory data reset" screen (and the choices are no or yes)
Then it doesn't seem to matter what i choose, I cannot seem to make it into twrp.
can anyone see what I'm doing wrong here?
Thanks
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you should have chosen yes
Thanks for the help!! I seem to have another issue. I got past the issue above, then twrp asked for a password/pin (which i removed before I started this whole thing.)
In twrp, i flashed magisk 16, the dm-verity zip and rctd disabler. Now when I reboot, it looks like android is starting but it tells me "Encryption unsuccessful. The password you entered is corrupt but unfortunately your data is corrupt. To resume using your phone, you need to perform a factory reset. When you set up your phone after the reset, you'll have an opportunity to restore any data that was backed up to your Google account"
And there is a "Reset Phone" button....which I click but it just goes back to TWRP and now i'm stuck.
This may not be the correct place to post for help but can anyone help please?
Thanks
glhelinski said:
Thanks for the help!! I seem to have another issue. I got past the issue above, then twrp asked for a password/pin (which i removed before I started this whole thing.)
In twrp, i flashed magisk 16, the dm-verity zip and rctd disabler. Now when I reboot, it looks like android is starting but it tells me "Encryption unsuccessful. The password you entered is corrupt but unfortunately your data is corrupt. To resume using your phone, you need to perform a factory reset. When you set up your phone after the reset, you'll have an opportunity to restore any data that was backed up to your Google account"
And there is a "Reset Phone" button....which I click but it just goes back to TWRP and now i'm stuck.
This may not be the correct place to post for help but can anyone help please?
Thanks
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In TWRP you need to reformat your partition, not just "wipe". See point #7. Even though they say "wipe", they also admit it's reformat data. And then you have all the stuff you need on your microSD card and can pull from that. (Very important!)
[GUIDE][LGV30]Unlocking and Rooting - TWRP/Magisk Step-by-Step
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/unlocking-rooting-twrp-magisk-step-step-t3745006
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In TWRP you need to reformat your partition, not just "wipe". See point #7. Even though they say "wipe", they also admit it's reformat data. And then you have all the stuff you need on your microSD card and can pull from that. (Very important!)
[GUIDE][LGV30]Unlocking and Rooting - TWRP/Magisk Step-by-Step
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/unlocking-rooting-twrp-magisk-step-step-t3745006
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thanks. that worked for me. in somewhat of a panic i violated the rule of not searching
Hi everybody,
I try to root my Blackview BV9500 by installing first TWRP recovery. I use fastboot mode on a linux laptop to do that.
I successfully flash the twrp recovery image, but after that, the phone don't boot in recovery anymore.
It try to boot into recovery, but it reboot in normal mode a few second after.
I tried also with the cmd "fastboot boot recovery.img".
When i flash back the original recovery image, it work, i can boot the original recovery without any problem.
Does anyone have the problem?
Some one can help me to find a solution?
I, too, am trying to do this. I have not yet flashed it... I was going to use the fastboot boot command to boot the recovery kernel before permanently flashing it, to make sure it would work, and in my googling I stumbled across this post. Serendipity! [Edit 3: Although, reading your post again, I see you tried that as well and it didn't succeed for you. For me, it simply tells me remote: command not found, so how were you able to even get that to work?]
All that said... I have the BV9500 Pro, specifically for the two-way radio, so I'm going to try to keep that little tidbit of hardware working in the process. I mainly just want to tweak the menus a bit, tweak the quick settings, get root, delete the Google crapps I won't be using...
On to your problem, though, I can't help much but maybe if we post back and forth our successes and failures we might be able to stumble through it together?
First, I assume you already have unlocked your bootloader? [Edit: Honestly, I'm not sure flashing the recovery would be allowed without first unlocking the bootloader]
[Edit 2: Perhaps this thread might be of help. Different model, but often the hardwares used by manufacturers are similar enough that the same steps generally work. ]
Thank you for the link, maybe i need to flash the complete rom with the twrp recovery with spflash tools, and it will work.
I will try and let you know, but i will make a backup of my rom before flashing it!
For your problem with fastboot, maybee it's because you need to install it. You can use the command "sudo apt-get install fastboot" on a terminal window if you are on linux.
If you want to enter the recovery mode, you don't need to use fastboot, you can simply enter it by pressing Volume Up and Power buttons together for a couple of seconds when your phone is off.
When Boot Mode appears release all keys.
To flash recovery with fastboot, you need first to enable the developer mode on your phone (go to "Settings > About phone" and make 7th tap on the build number, the Developer options will be unlocked and available), and unlock the bootloader of course.
here what is the process i made to flash the recovery :
- i use the command "adb devices" to check if the phone is well connected. (response is like "BV9500S320001179 device")
- then i enter in fastboot mode with "adb reboot bootloader" (phone reboot and ask confirmation for fastboot mode)
- check with command "fastboot devices"
- unlock the bootloader with the command "fastboot oem unlock" or "fastboot flashing unlock".
- flash the phone with the twrp recovery with "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
- reboot the phone in recovery mode with "fastboot boot recovery.img"
Normally the phone boot in twrp recovery.
Hope that will help you too.
I am too facing this problem. In case you got any solutions please let me know too.
Yves596 said:
For your problem with fastboot, maybee it's because you need to install it. You can use the command "sudo apt-get install fastboot" on a terminal window if you are on linux.
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Yup. Already had fastboot installed for the LG G5 this phone replaced, the Galaxy Note 4 the LG replaced, the MyTouch 4G Slide the Galaxy replaced, my wife's old Galaxy S5 I used in the interims... LOL, I've got a working install. No, the "Remote: command not found" was returned from within.... Whether fastboot or adb, I forget now, but I was able to get the file to flash eventually, after reading your first post, but unfortunately the phone would not boot to it (nor Android). I thought I'd bricked it. Twice this happened. Each time, after about 5 minutes, it eventually booted to Android.
I flashed the recovery from the ROM in the link Blackview sent me and was able to boot their recovery just fine, so there's something in the TWRP that my particular phone doesn't like.
If you want to enter the recovery mode, you don't need to use fastboot, you can simply enter it by pressing Volume Up and Power buttons together for a couple of seconds when your phone is off.
When Boot Mode appears release all keys.
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Thanks, I keep forgetting which keys to hold for recovery versus bootloader, so I use the adb command to be sure without having to keep a notepad nearby.
Clearly I don't do this as often as I used to.
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- flash the phone with the twrp recovery with "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
- reboot the phone in recovery mode with "fastboot boot recovery.img"
Normally the phone boot in twrp recovery.
Hope that will help you too.
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Now that was something I haven't done since the T-Mobile G1 days. My understanding was that you CAN boot a recovery without flashing it first if you"fastboot boot {image filename}" but that didn't work for me either. I'm also assuming that the filename to flash can be anything because the device stores it to a partition, so it shouldn't have to be specifically "recovery-verified.img".
The recovery you have... Were you ever able to boot to it? If so, would you be willing to share a link to its download source, please?
I've got to run for a prior engagement, I'll check back later.
Thanks!
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I am too facing this problem. In case you got any solutions please let me know too.
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I guess i find the reason why the modified recovery image won't boot.
I find an interesting information in a post of osm0sis (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2073775) were he say : "some newer MediaTek (MTK) devices use special image signing that adds a "BFBF" pre-header signature, so images will unpack/repack but most likely won't boot unless run through their internal signing tool."
After more search, i find an interesting publication (http://www.lieberbiber.de/2015/07/04/mediatek-details-partitions-and-preloader/) witch confirm that.
They say in conclusion of the publication :
"Yes, I can confirm that SignTool is able to add digital signature information to firmware images. Signed images have an additional header “BFBF” and some fluff which SP Flash Tool checks on a secure device. Apparently some manufacturers merely used the default MTK key for signing the images, making them no better off than a typical insecure MTK device."
So we have to find another way to install magisk to root it.
Root 9500/pro
Mine rooted already....you guys can check on 4pda russian forum
Note : do not use the 17.1 version of magisk there because after reboot the device will freeze if you resboot after twrp 1st install...instead flash 17.3+ or 18+ right after first install of twrp...
EDIT : dont mind the russian language in TWRP as you can change it to english once there
Yves596 said:
Hi everybody,
I try to root my Blackview BV9500 by installing first TWRP recovery. I use fastboot mode on a linux laptop to do that.
I successfully flash the twrp recovery image, but after that, the phone don't boot in recovery anymore.
It try to boot into recovery, but it reboot in normal mode a few second after.
I tried also with the cmd "fastboot boot recovery.img".
When i flash back the original recovery image, it work, i can boot the original recovery without any problem.
Does anyone have the problem?
Some one can help me to find a solution?
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Hello I have same problem... Do you have that original recovery file? I don't have and I would like to get that back. Thanks.
DL this:
needrom. com/ download/bv9500pro- bv9500-root/ (delete spaces)
- Copy Magisk-v18.0.zip and disable_encryption_9500.zip to external SD-Card or OTG device
- backup your data from internal SD-Card
- do a factory reset and turn off phone without entering the setup guide after reboot, or wipe via recovery and power off
- Flash recovery.img using scatter.txt with SP Flash Tool
- boot into recovery with hold down vol + and power
- switch TWRP to your language and install Magisk-v18.0.zip and disable_encryption.zip
- reboot and update or install MagiskManager-v6.1.0.apk
Thanks to Jemmini from 4pda.ru
kanadali said:
DL this:
needrom. com/ download/bv9500pro- bv9500-root/ (delete spaces)
- Copy Magisk-v18.0.zip and disable_encryption_9500.zip to external SD-Card or OTG device
- backup your data from internal SD-Card
- do a factory reset and turn off phone without entering the setup guide after reboot, or wipe via recovery and power off
- Flash recovery.img using scatter.txt with SP Flash Tool
- boot into recovery with hold down vol + and power
- switch TWRP to your language and install Magisk-v18.0.zip and disable_encryption.zip
- reboot and update or install MagiskManager-v6.1.0.apk
Thanks to Jemmini from 4pda.ru
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Thank you for your help and Jemmini help too, it work fine.
But on the firmware version 20180629.
Yves596 said:
Thank you for your help and Jemmini help too, it work fine.
But on the firmware version 20180629.
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you can just download latest firmware and simply backup NVRAM etc with sp flash tool also flash with sp tool, you will have then working twrp with disabled encryption. there are tons of post regarding using sp flash tool on this forum
im using same phone and did these actions on first day and did not have any problem with twrp or magisk
Hi,
I've bought this phone in Pro version. I rooted my phone using needrom.com/download/bv9500pro-bv9500-root/ and adb after unlocking bootloader. Then I failed with errors. Then I used SPFlashTool in root mode with official 2018092919_s32v63c2k_jk_pro.rar rom (I don't find it anymore on the net but 1) I got it on Blackview official forum and 2) I have the file on my own PC) with format+Download and replace recovery with TWRP from Jemmini from 4pda.ru before flashing. OK.
Then I rooted again: format /data with TWRP, then install disable_encryption.zip, wipe dalvik, reboot on TWRP, then install Magisk, wipe dalvik, reboot normally.
Beware: TWRP is in Russian language at first boot, so to get it in English, first slide the first slide (allowing writing), then select 'Настройки', then the globe on top, then English, then 'Установитъ Язык'.
Hope this helps.
Then, this is my first rooted phone, so I plan to make a custom rom without Gapps (then maybe without Mediatek Ones and agold too) and remake all functionning with apps from Fdroid. Help needed on a manner of removing a system/vendor app properly. Help needed too to add V4A, as I could see max version supported is Nougat. I announce this here as my first post, but my project will be a full post. If someone want help please ask here or MP me
Note: an update of magisk is out (official 18.1), I installed it and my phone tells me a message that facial recognition was not working anymore then it only boots on TWRP... I reflashed it and my phone boots normally again. Wait and see...
Thanks to Jemmini from 4pda.ru again.
Bests Regards
nr0000000 said:
Hi,
I've bought this phone in Pro version. I rooted my phone using needrom.com/download/bv9500pro-bv9500-root/ and adb after unlocking bootloader. Then I failed with errors. Then I used SPFlashTool in root mode with official 2018092919_s32v63c2k_jk_pro.rar rom (I don't find it anymore on the net but 1) I got it on Blackview official forum and 2) I have the file on my own PC) with format+Download and replace recovery with TWRP from Jemmini from 4pda.ru before flashing. OK.
Then I rooted again: format /data with TWRP, then install disable_encryption.zip, wipe dalvik, reboot on TWRP, then install Magisk, wipe dalvik, reboot normally.
Beware: TWRP is in Russian language at first boot, so to get it in English, first slide the first slide (allowing writing), then select 'Настройки', then the globe on top, then English, then 'Установитъ Язык'.
Hope this helps.
Then, this is my first rooted phone, so I plan to make a custom rom without Gapps (then maybe without Mediatek Ones and agold too) and remake all functionning with apps from Fdroid. Help needed on a manner of removing a system/vendor app properly. Help needed too to add V4A, as I could see max version supported is Nougat. I announce this here as my first post, but my project will be a full post. If someone want help please ask here or MP me
Note: an update of magisk is out (official 18.1), I installed it and my phone tells me a message that facial recognition was not working anymore then it only boots on TWRP... I reflashed it and my phone boots normally again. Wait and see...
Thanks to Jemmini from 4pda.ru again.
Bests Regards
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It'd be great to have another rom but I'm facing a problem with battery life. Basically mobile network standby drains 5000mah battery every day i turned off from developer option but still problem is there. I have checked every single post on Google but nobody has solution for this. U guys face this problem too?
kanadali said:
It'd be great to have another rom but I'm facing a problem with battery life. Basically mobile network standby drains 5000mah battery every day i turned off from developer option but still problem is there. I have checked every single post on Google but nobody has solution for this. U guys face this problem too?
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New update has been released today. It solves some battery issues, but be very careful.
I installed it, having TWRP and now I'm stuck in TWRP. I've tried to wipe everything but I'm still in TWRP.
I'll try SPFlashTool ... hope it works.
Everything restored & updated.
Using SPFlashTool I flashed all files included in 2018092919_s32v63c2k_jk_pro.rar (including original recovery instead of TWRP).
After that, Android booted and then, using OTA, I updated to latest version.
Reflected_God said:
New update has been released today. It solves some battery issues, but be very careful.
I installed it, having TWRP and now I'm stuck in TWRP. I've tried to wipe everything but I'm still in TWRP.
I'll try SPFlashTool ... hope it works.
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Could you please send me the link? Can't find it on blackview forum
kanadali said:
Could you please send me the link? Can't find it on blackview forum
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The latest version is not on the forum. I installed via OTA.
But if you mean the previous firmware, there is one link on the blackview forum: http://bbs.blackview.hk/viewtopic.php?t=480235#p795494
SP Flash tools are well documented here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982587
And a complete list of blackview bv9500 / bv9500 pro files and instructions (in russian): https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=931296
Hope you find what you are looking for.
@kanadali,
for the moment I'm not facing battery drain because there is not simcard in it at this state of my modifications, sorry.
@Reflected_God,
I think this is the link I used, I use the 2018092919_s32v63c2k_jk_pro.rar rom for base.
For all others who faces big problems like me (facial recognition not working then reboot on twrp only, I could reflash my phone with SPFlashTool, the rom and twrp from Jemmini/4PDA in russian only (others don't work for me). I used Format + Download in root mode on Linux. Then format /data with TWRP, then install disable_encryption.zip, wipe dalvik, reboot on TWRP, then install Magisk, wipe dalvik, reboot normally. Do other things. To remove gapps I disabled/force stop it before remove with TWRP. Others apps I can't disable simply remove with TWRP. I test if I encounter bugs but none for the moment. If someone wants to know what I do I've made a LibreOffice Calc sheet log, which evolve when I have time
Hope this helps
Bests Regards
Need Files or a GOOD guide. bv9500 NOT PRO.
If someone could upload the exact files that they used, and the exact same steps, that would be great. Please mention what stock version you have and a link to the image if possible as well. I've followed numerous different guides, with multiple different rom versions, multiple different recovery imgs, used sp flash tool and adb/fastboot multiple times, tried making sure everything was unlocked before each try, have all the necessary drivers, and the closest I get to a functional twrp recovery is a green line that appears at the top of the boot screen before it reboots. Ive tried going to the source, the russian site, but all of the links are 404ed. if not for me, then it would be great to just have this all in one place. Thank you please future hero.
Please include exact program versions (ex SP Flash) as well if not zips of them. I am sorry to be asking so much in one post however I truly didn't know what else to do. And I am typically very good with my google fu xD
I currently have build number BV_BV9500_V1.0_20181026. That seems to matter I believe.
I second the notion.
I have the pro model. I have considered rooting it, but honestly, the phone works well enough as-is without root (for me). However, I'd LOVE to be able to play with different ROMs on this device **AS LONG AS I CAN MAINTAIN THE TWO-WAY UHF TRANSCEIVER FUNCTIONALITY** (i.e. not some "needs-a-network-of-some-kind" "walkie talkie app" like Zello but the real UHF two-way), and I'd LOVE the ability to play with the files associated with the radio to really explore the hardware's capabilities.
Unfortunately, this phone seems more popular in [North]eastern Asia than anywhere else so I don't think we're likely to get much on this forum regarding it unless and until BV become a popular name in the western hemisphere.
Yesterday I took some time to attempt to upgrade my OnePlus to Android Pie after finding out earlier that it's not as simple as just installing an update when your boot loader is unlocked. After a bit of searching I found this guide which I followed to upgrade OxygenOS to version 9.0.5. After some initial problems (I didn't pay enough attention and TWRP was set to auto-reboot which complicated matters a little) I managed to finish the upgrade and the device booted.
After confirming everything worked well I figured I should flash Magisk back onto the device so that I would have root access again. I flashed Magisk 19.3 and tried to boot the phone but it got stuck on the spinning OnePlus logo during boot. Left it running for over an hour, nothing happened so eventually I decided to flash the OTA update and the BL/KM patch again, which made my phone boot again but without Magisk, obviously.
After that I tried flashing Magisk 19.2 and Canary (19.4), both with the same results: a spinning logo, nothing more.
I'm not sure what else I can try. In a particular braindead moment I thought I should just try to take a look at Magisk's log file but of course that's not accessible without root access. I've got a feeling that the patch to the bootloader is causing issues with Magisk's firmware patch but I'm not familiar enough with this kind of problem to figure out what is going on exactly.
Does anyone recognize this problem or can one of you tell me what I could try to get Magisk running again?
I had this problem. Turns out after each flash: twrp, magisk, a reboot/ power off is required.
Here's what I do.
1) flash recovery using fastboot
2) reboot to recovery
3) on home screen of TWRP > reboot > power off
4) wait 5 seconds, turn phone back on and go to TWRP right away
5) flash magisk > TWRP home screen > reboot > power off
6) wait 5 seconds, turn phone back on and go to TWRP directly
7 TWRP home screen > reboot > reboot phone
Should get you to boot
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I had this problem. Turns out after each flash: twrp, magisk, a reboot/ power off is required.
Here's what I do.
1) flash recovery using fastboot
2) reboot to recovery
3) on home screen of TWRP > reboot > power off
4) wait 5 seconds, turn phone back on and go to TWRP right away
5) flash magisk > TWRP home screen > reboot > power off
6) wait 5 seconds, turn phone back on and go to TWRP directly
7 TWRP home screen > reboot > reboot phone
Should get you to boot
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Thanks, I'll give it a go later tonight!
dpj52190 said:
I had this problem. Turns out after each flash: twrp, magisk, a reboot/ power off is required.
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I tried it just now. Sadly I get the same end result. Thanks anyway though.
I have an ADB log of the crash that happens that causes the phone not to boot, maybe that's familiar to someone around here? I uploaded it here.
Hello can I ask a question why do you need root
OP, I just upgraded the battery in my OP3 and, due to some software quirks with a certain custom ROM, decided to switch to Havoc which I liked a lot on my OP6. I flashed Magisk with no issue. Here are the steps I took:
Starting with unlocked BL
Boot into the newest official version of TWRP via fastboot.
Flash OOS 9.0.5 and boot into it, completing device setup.
Reboot into OnePlus recovery, then from within, reboot into fastboot
Flash TWRP to recovery in fastboot, then shut down device (do not attempt to fastboot reboot recovery, it will boot into OOS and overwrite TWRP)
Boot device, use volume key to interrupt startup, boot into recovery (TWRP)
Follow installation instructions from Havoc thread, do not wipe cache/dalvik after flashing, do not boot before flashing all zips (I flashed ROM -> gapps -> Magisk in that order)
OP, I'm not familiar with OOS's current status. My recommendation is to try a different ROM to see whether it is a compatibility issue with the ROM itself. Alternatively, try flashing OOS then Magisk one after the other in TWRP without interruptions, like I did. From the wording of your OP it sounds like you booted into the newly flashed OOS, then flashed Magisk after, which may be the source of your problems.
kallum7 said:
Hello can I ask a question why do you need root
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I work on an app that uses location data and it's pretty convenient to be able to test it on a real device but with a joystick instead of real location data. To make matters more complicated it's my personal phone and I use that to play Pokémon Go too. Without cheating I might add, the root is not for PG but because I do want to be able to play it on the same phone that I use to test my app I need Magisk to hide the fact that it's rooted or the game won't start.
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OP, I just upgraded the battery in my OP3 and, due to some software quirks with a certain custom ROM, decided to switch to Havoc which I liked a lot on my OP6.
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Thanks for the suggestion but I'd rather keep using OOS on this phone as long as I don't have a new phone for daily use. I don't really want to modify this thing too much without having a replacement ready in the likely case that I screw something up.
OP, I'm not familiar with OOS's current status. My recommendation is to try a different ROM to see whether it is a compatibility issue with the ROM itself. Alternatively, try flashing OOS then Magisk one after the other in TWRP without interruptions, like I did. From the wording of your OP it sounds like you booted into the newly flashed OOS, then flashed Magisk after, which may be the source of your problems.
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I tried both flashing the OTA, the modded firmware and Magisk in one go and separately after confirming that the OTA/FW were working. Sadly both methods resulted in the same problem.
If anyone's wondering I did a clean flash and factory reset, then installed Magisk again after that. Everything's working again now. Thanks for trying to help!
Few months ago I flashed some stuff on my phone which I shouldn't have, I guess. In the meantime I got a new one but now I'm trying to recover my OP3. I tried all sorts of MSM tools, (from Marshmallow to latest Pie that OP support provided me with) and in best case I could get it to bootloop and then throw me a dm verity warning screen after that (screenshot below) After that it only can throw me in a generic chinese OP recovery which fails to do anything. MSM runs fine, loads up as HS 9008 Qualcomm device and gets it's job done in 5-6 mins. I can't do anything in fastboot since bootloader is locked after MSM. Is there any help because it seems to not be completely dead?
Thanks
Screen after bootloop:
https://imgur.com/a/R1lJTjX
AnnoyingZlatan said:
Few months ago I flashed some stuff on my phone which I shouldn't have, I guess. In the meantime I got a new one but now I'm trying to recover my OP3. I tried all sorts of MSM tools, (from Marshmallow to latest Pie that OP support provided me with) and in best case I could get it to bootloop and then throw me a dm verity warning screen after that (screenshot below) After that it only can throw me in a generic chinese OP recovery which fails to do anything. MSM runs fine, loads up as HS 9008 Qualcomm device and gets it's job done in 5-6 mins. I can't do anything in fastboot since bootloader is locked after MSM. Is there any help because it seems to not be completely dead?
Thanks
Screen after bootloop:
https://imgur.com/a/R1lJTjX
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If you can get to bootloader, download and flash OOS 5.0.6. If not, try one of the MSM Tools on XDA. There are quite a few of them, search. Please also note that the Tool is different for 3 and 3T.
I had used one of the oldest Tools here on XDA a couple of times without any hiccups.
Did you get a solution to this? I am struggling with the same issue.
Another OP3 user here with the same problem as you guys.
I tried all of the MSM tools posted here, with no success and varying responses from the phone.
One of them does let me actually boot to recovery, but it's the generic one that only has install from adb (and sideloading always fails at 47% - haven't found a solution around that yet either). From inside recovery, attempting to wipe cache or wipe system gets about 3/4 of the way then the device reboots on its own.
I was also on occasion able to boot to the decrypt password entry screen, but no password is valid and attempting to issue a reset from there (from Forgot password) doesn't seem to do anything.
No issues getting to fastboot or qs9008 serial mode, but bootloader is locked also so kind of stuck.
In my case, phone was working fine, but the OTA update caused a brick so I've been trying to recover it since then.
Maybe somebody else has an idea here..
myserver57 said:
Another OP3 user here with the same problem as you guys.
I tried all of the MSM tools posted here, with no success and varying responses from the phone.
One of them does let me actually boot to recovery, but it's the generic one that only has install from adb (and sideloading always fails at 47% - haven't found a solution around that yet either). From inside recovery, attempting to wipe cache or wipe system gets about 3/4 of the way then the device reboots on its own.
I was also on occasion able to boot to the decrypt password entry screen, but no password is valid and attempting to issue a reset from there (from Forgot password) doesn't seem to do anything.
No issues getting to fastboot or qs9008 serial mode, but bootloader is locked also so kind of stuck.
In my case, phone was working fine, but the OTA update caused a brick so I've been trying to recover it since then.
Maybe somebody else has an idea here..
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Did you try to sideload OOS using adb? Try the various versions of OOS.
TNSMANI said:
Did you try to sideload OOS using adb? Try the various versions of OOS.
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Thanks, yes I did. Stalls at 47%.
Also tried every version of OOS that I could find (5.04, 5.05, 5.06, etc from https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/op3-collection-unbrick-tools-t3896722)
Also tried the versions from https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-for-a-hard-bricked-oneplus-3.452634/
(this one is the one that sometimes lets me get to recovery, the others don't).
myserver57 said:
Thanks, yes I did. Stalls at 47%.
Also tried every version of OOS that I could find (5.04, 5.05, 5.06, etc from https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/op3-collection-unbrick-tools-t3896722)
Also tried the versions from https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-for-a-hard-bricked-oneplus-3.452634/
(this one is the one that sometimes lets me get to recovery, the others don't).
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If you are able to use fastboot, try flashing TWRP or atleast boot TWRP and then from TWRP flash OOS or one of the custom ROMs.
If this also fails, I am at a loss for ideas. May be you have a hardware fault.
TNSMANI said:
If you are able to use fastboot, try flashing TWRP or atleast boot TWRP and then from TWRP flash OOS or one of the custom ROMs.
If this also fails, I am at a loss for ideas. May be you have a hardware fault.
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Thanks again for trying to help.
Sadly, bootloader is locked so flashing TWRP or even booting to TWRP is a no-go.
I don't think it's a hardware fault since it was working fine before the OTA update, but I guess you never know. Damn, if only sideloading would work, darn thing...
Hi everyone
After some research, I can't find a succeful way to install TWRP recovery instead of Lineage stock recovery.
It's really embarasing because I'm currently setting up my brand new XZ2c compact to run the way I want it to on Lineage OS 17.1 with Magisk and Xposed modules, and I experienced 3 or 4 endless bootloop that led me to fully format my phone after bunch of hours setting it and tailoring it up... Huge waste of time, frustration overload, as you could expect. So, I really miss tremendous TWRP backup fonctionnality I used to run frequently on my old Z5c... :crying:
Does anyone here as figured out how to replace Lineage stock recovery on this device? Is so, I'd really to hear him out
Have a good week-end!
tomboudiboudi said:
Hi everyone
After some research, I can't find a succeful way to install TWRP recovery instead of Lineage stock recovery.
It's really embarasing because I'm currently setting up my brand new XZ2c compact to run the way I want it to on Lineage OS 17.1 with Magisk and Xposed modules, and I experienced 3 or 4 endless bootloop that led me to fully format my phone after bunch of hours setting it and tailoring it up... Huge waste of time, frustration overload, as you could expect. So, I really miss tremendous TWRP backup fonctionnality I used to run frequently on my old Z5c... :crying:
Does anyone here as figured out how to replace Lineage stock recovery on this device? Is so, I'd really to hear him out
Have a good week-end!
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You don't install a recovery, but only temporally boot one
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/xz2c/install
kurtn said:
You don't install a recovery, but only temporally boot one
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/xz2c/install
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Thanks for replying!
Ok, but if I want this recovery bootable permently away from my computer?
kurtn said:
You don't install a recovery, but only temporally boot one
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/xz2c/install
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Thanks for your (minimalist) advice. Literally just lost 1 hour fixing the bootloop it just caused by following it, I'm delighted.
Behind my post, I was hoping to find someone who could explain a bit more the process of replacing/flashing/booting/(wateveryouwanti'mnotanexpert) a recovery, and at the same time avoiding me wasting more hours in bootlooping/formating/reinstalling. Hopefully, this time I succeed to came out of the bootloop without formating and reseting eveything, but I almost lost my nerves.
All of this is a bit cloudy for me, could you (or someone else that would give me a little of his time to) be pedagogue and explain clearly the whole proccess (and especially what you should avoid if you don't want to get stuck in a bootloop/getting scarying corrupted device message) ?
No one?
tomboudiboudi said:
No one?
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Wrong forum. Search in you device section.
Hi guys!
Today I tried again to install TWRP on my Sonyh Xperia XZ2C because LineageOS Recovery doesn't provide Nandroid backup, which is a shame.
I tried many ways described over the web, none of those worked, and I ended up with a boot loop at startup with that naughty message "your device is corrupted it cannot be trusted and will not boot". I can't boot to Lineage, neither to recovery. I'm stuck.
With device turned off, I can eventually press volume down, plug it to computer, access fastboot mode (blue led), flash+boot the LineageOSrecovery.img, then the device restart, Sony logo appears... and that's all, I'm stuck with logo in boot loop, and I can't go anywhere further.
I tried to change boot slot (without knowing if it could help with this problem at all) but I alway get "unknown option".
I'm panicking right now, I can't find any way out to this bootloop, if someone could help it will be sooo appreciated!
I tried hard to find a solution for 4 hours now, I'm completly stuck and I can't even sleep. That's why I finally reached out here.
tomboudiboudi said:
Hi guys!
Today I tried again to install TWRP on my Sonyh Xperia XZ2C because LineageOS Recovery doesn't provide Nandroid backup, which is a shame.
I tried many ways described over the web, none of those worked, and I ended up with a boot loop at startup with that naughty message "your device is corrupted it cannot be trusted and will not boot". I can't boot to Lineage, neither to recovery. I'm stuck.
With device turned off, I can eventually press volume down, plug it to computer, access fastboot mode (blue led), flash+boot the LineageOSrecovery.img, then the device restart, Sony logo appears... and that's all, I'm stuck with logo in boot loop, and I can't go anywhere further.
I tried to change boot slot (without knowing if it could help with this problem at all) but I alway get "unknown option".
I'm panicking right now, I can't find any way out to this bootloop, if someone could help it will be sooo appreciated!
I tried hard to find a solution for 4 hours now, I'm completly stuck and I can't even sleep. That's why I finally reached out here.
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In fastboot mode you should be able to flash stock rom
Is there any way to make the device boot on the Lineage partition without wiping everything?
For an unknown reason, I succed to boot on Lineage Recovery (not TWRP) this morning. I flashed LineageOs rom.zip using adb sideload. After rebooting, the recovery tolds me that I had to wipe everything because the system partition seems to be corrupted, so I did.
I'm a bit tired to lost everything since I made all of this to do Nandroid backups with TWRP........ but I have a fresh new install, my phone works again so it's fine.
But I still need to make Nandroid backups.
Kurtn, you seem to have skills and knowledge. As you can see, I didn't succeed to boot Twrp since october 2020. I don't see why it would be impossible with my device, I'm probably messing something somewhere.
Would you share your knowledge and help me booting/flashing TWRP without bricking everything again?
Could you make an answer instead of a single smiley?
tomboudiboudi said:
Could you make an answer instead of a single smiley?
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Sorry, i cant. I don't backup and I don't have an a/b device.
Ok, thanks anyway!
tomboudiboudi said:
I didn't succeed to boot Twrp since october 2020. I don't see why it would be impossible with my device, I'm probably messing something somewhere.
Would you share your knowledge and help me booting/flashing TWRP without bricking everything again?
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Btw.
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fastboot flash boot recovery.img
DOES install the recovery, since it's permanently flashed. Don't know why they (lineage) didn't change that.
kurtn said:
You don't install a recovery, but only temporally boot one
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/xz2c/install
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However @tomboudiboudi , you could boot twrp manually using
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fastboot boot twrp.img
With that, twrp should appear and ask for a password to decrypt your userdata partition.
If that works, you could try to flash boot this very same twrp.img. Maybe you need an additional twrp.zip too which will be sideloaded within twrp itself.
A note for you which might help: I wanted to update my lineage recovery manually using fastboot (older lineage recovery to newer one) and found that nothing (except fastboot) was booting at all after flashing this.
However, after dirty flashing lineageOS.zip, everything worked fine again.
Keep in mind that flashing a recovery will modify your boot.img. If this one doesn't work / is corrupt etc., your os won't boot up.
User699 said:
Btw.
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fastboot flash boot recovery.img
DOES install the recovery, since it's permanently flashed. Don't know why they (lineage) didn't change that.
However @tomboudiboudi , you could boot twrp manually using
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fastboot boot twrp.img
With that, twrp should appear and ask for a password to decrypt your userdata partition.
If that works, you could try to flash boot this very same twrp.img. Maybe you need an additional twrp.zip too which will be sideloaded within twrp itself.
A note for you which might help: I wanted to update my lineage recovery manually using fastboot (older lineage recovery to newer one) and found that nothing (except fastboot) was booting at all after flashing this.
However, after dirty flashing lineageOS.zip, everything worked fine again.
Keep in mind that flashing a recovery will modify your boot.img. If this one doesn't work / is corrupt etc., your os won't boot up.
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I fear you still haven't realized, what a/b means. The classic concept of having a recovery partition, where you can boot twrp at any time - doesn't apply.
kurtn said:
I fear you still haven't realized, what a/b means. The classic concept of having a recovery partition, where you can boot twrp at any time - doesn't apply.
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You're right, there is no recovery partition.
As I said: Flashing a recovery.img will modify the boot.img.