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Can not wait for the official Nougat version! Here are the latest model which I can get for you.
Not much to say，here's link for QA1, every person can flash that with Odin and then OTA to Nougat by @norbarb 's way.
Simply speaking, upgrade is divided into two steps. First flash my QA1. Then usd adb update to QC5.
Flash QA1 by Odin:
https://mega.nz/#!EFAiXTKC!S0LvpCIedF_ubVgszflUaN3U_O2zwQoeH6ku68gqnDM
QA1-QC5 Adb files from @norbarb
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B4sOy1rlqVoYdnROaFU4LXQybjA&export=download
Warning
Whether Odin or Adb will formate data on your phone. Please backup and then do it.
smxwang said:
Can not wait for the official Nougat version! Here are the latest model which I can get for you.
Not much to say，here's link for QA1, every person can flash that with Odin and OTA to Nougat by @norbarb 's way.
Simply speaking, upgrade is divided into three steps. First flash my QA1. Then usd adb update to QB2. Finaly using adb update to QC5.
Flash QA1:
https://mega.nz/#!EFAiXTKC!S0LvpCIedF_ubVgszflUaN3U_O2zwQoeH6ku68gqnDM
QA1-QB2:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att...-plus-t3563086
QB2- Nougat:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att...rvers-t3574757
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Thanks man...great job
Is this ready for "daily driving"?
Iam on PBH4 (agaust security patch)
can i flash QA1 directly?
TeldenW said:
Is this ready for "daily driving"?
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Working great for me as DD. Battery life is better than 6.x, but I'd expect that it'd be a little better anyway after a full wipe & fresh install.
samsung lo said:
Iam on PBH4 (agaust security patch)
can i flash QA1 directly?
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I was on the PK1 yesterday, then I ODIN'd to PL1 (using Norbarb's instuctions and wiped my device in the process).
I then realized that since the device was already wiped, I simply ADB directly to QC5 (as it was already 1.5GB in size and should already contain the previous updates).
Battery life is now horrible, although I'm still trying to get used to the new features by turning off / disabling what I don't need. The update is worth it. as the theme makes me "feel" as though I got a new device. The touchwiz additions replace quite a number of third party apps that I'd have downloaded separately otherwise.
jaxf250 said:
Working great for me as DD. Battery life is better than 6.x, but I'd expect that it'd be a little better anyway after a full wipe & fresh install.
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As you probably did, I'm using a non-rooted AT&T Galaxy Note 5 (N920A}. I'm familiar enough with ODIN to know that I'll probably mess it up the first try... And spend a lot of time figuring out my mistakes.
Did you have any difficulty with the update process?
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As you probably did, I'm using a non-rooted AT&T Galaxy Note 5 (N920A}. I'm familiar enough with ODIN to know that I'll probably mess it up the first try... And spend a lot of time figuring out my mistakes.
Did you have any difficulty with the update process?
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The only problem I encountered was the need to perform the large address aware fix to adb so it would sideload the S4CQB2-to-U4EQC5.zip file for me, otherwise it went fine. Just takes time. I went step by step after first backing all my stuff up. I was on an older MM release that had not been patched with any of the last 3 or 4 security patches, so I began with a complete wipe and ODIN of CPK1. Then sideloaded the rest, one at a time and switching USB debug on each time before the next update: CPK1-to-PL1, then PL1-to-CQA1, then CQA1-to-CQB2, then the final S4CQB2-to-U4EQC5. About 90 minutes maybe, a little less? I can't recall, but wasn't a big deal. It took Google longer to load my 180 apps back on at the end LOL. All the tips (like the large address fix) are in the other thread - just read it over before starting. I see we have a new update too to version QC6.... I may flash that or wait another week or two to see if more updates come out. Honestly it is running just great and I have no issues. Snappy. HTH
I will post in Nougat update thread new update to 4CQB2 to 4EQC6 firmware. Please let me know there if you want 4CQA1 to 4EQC6 update also.
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The only problem I encountered was the need to perform the large address aware fix to adb so it would sideload the S4CQB2-to-U4EQC5.zip file for me, otherwise it went fine. Just takes time. I went step by step after first backing all my stuff up. I was on an older MM release that had not been patched with any of the last 3 or 4 security patches, so I began with a complete wipe and ODIN of CPK1. Then sideloaded the rest, one at a time and switching USB debug on each time before the next update: CPK1-to-PL1, then PL1-to-CQA1, then CQA1-to-CQB2, then the final S4CQB2-to-U4EQC5. About 90 minutes maybe, a little less? I can't recall, but wasn't a big deal. It took Google longer to load my 180 apps back on at the end LOL. All the tips (like the large address fix) are in the other thread - just read it over before starting. I see we have a new update too to version QC6.... I may flash that or wait another week or two to see if more updates come out. Honestly it is running just great and I have no issues. Snappy. HTH
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Dude, thanks man. I'm gonna do my research over the next couple days.
Good lookin' out.
norbarb said:
I will post in Nougat update thread new update to 4CQB2 to 4EQC6 firmware.
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I just got QC5 sideloaded last night. I stayed up restoring my apps and data as close as I had it before on my PK1. This was a time-consuming process.
norbarb said:
Please let me know there if you want 4CQA1 to 4EQC6 update also.
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You can't now just drop the QC6 on me like that so I have to go through that process all over again.
Hence I'll say "No, thank you" :highfive:
norbarb said:
I will post in Nougat update thread new update to 4CQB2 to 4EQC6 firmware. Please let me know there if you want 4CQA1 to 4EQC6 update also.
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that's great. No matter what new model is better than elder one.
jaxf250 said:
The only problem I encountered was the need to perform the large address aware fix to adb so it would sideload the S4CQB2-to-U4EQC5.zip file for me, otherwise it went fine. Just takes time. I went step by step after first backing all my stuff up. I was on an older MM release that had not been patched with any of the last 3 or 4 security patches, so I began with a complete wipe and ODIN of CPK1. Then sideloaded the rest, one at a time and switching USB debug on each time before the next update: CPK1-to-PL1, then PL1-to-CQA1, then CQA1-to-CQB2, then the final S4CQB2-to-U4EQC5. About 90 minutes maybe, a little less? I can't recall, but wasn't a big deal. It took Google longer to load my 180 apps back on at the end LOL. All the tips (like the large address fix) are in the other thread - just read it over before starting. I see we have a new update too to version QC6.... I may flash that or wait another week or two to see if more updates come out. Honestly it is running just great and I have no issues. Snappy. HTH
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Where did you find the QA1-to-QB2 file?
trsanning said:
Where did you find the QA1-to-QB2 file?
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Here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=71184332
Originally from servers
Clicking from Edge of Galaxy
Help
Hello !
Please help, yesterday i try slideload with ADB from U2AOI6 to U2APB2 , i don't know how i did it, but now i have bootloop and messages " dm-verity verification failed "... " update from ADB is disabled " in downloading mode ... Is there any issue to do not loose my data. ..? If not, is the link of S4CQA1 provide here sufficient to make a full flash with odin ?
dakkidd said:
Hello !
Please help, yesterday i try slideload with ADB from U2AOI6 to U2APB2 , i don't know how i did it, but now i have bootloop and messages " dm-verity verification failed "... " update from ADB is disabled " in downloading mode ... Is there any issue to do not loose my data. ..? If not, is the link of S4CQA1 provide here sufficient to make a full flash with odin ?
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ADB sideload always wipes after it completes
There is an app named Flashify which does not wipe after applying updates but that only works on rooted phones (and you cant root the AT&T Note 5)
Therefore no, there is (currently) no way to prevent sideload wipe
Thank you very much Dezborders!
Now it will be my first time to use Odin, pleaz can you give me the link of the more stable marshmallow for you on N920A... ?
dakkidd said:
it will be my first time to use Odin, pleaz can you give me the link of the more stable marshmallow for you on N920A... ?
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Seriously dude!
See Page 1 Post 1 Link 1 of this thread.
dezborders said:
Seriously dude!
See Page 1 Post 1 Link 1 of this thread.
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Lool... I have seen, but the idea was that the last update is not necessary the more stable... But ok, i'll do whith...
Thank you very much.
Sorry for my english, it's not my first speech :good:
Hello all!
This morning I updated Magisk Manager.
Once updated (or perhaps only downloaded update) the app prompted a reboot.
I rebooted and ended up in TWRP.
But I did not know what to do in TWRP so I rebooted system...
However, now the phone cannot boot and after one try it reboots into TWRP again.
PLEASE HELP ME!
I need my phone for work! Like now-now! :silly: :crying:
dustylambo said:
Hello all!
This morning I updated Magisk Manager.
Once updated (or perhaps only downloaded update) the app prompted a reboot.
I rebooted and ended up in TWRP.
But I did not know what to do in TWRP so I rebooted system...
However, now the phone cannot boot and after one try it reboots into TWRP again.
PLEASE HELP ME!
I need my phone for work! Like now-now! :silly: :crying:
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How soon is now ? follow the white rabbit:good:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/help-bootloop-to-recovery-t3577504
timbernot said:
How soon is now ? follow the white rabbit:good:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/help-bootloop-to-recovery-t3577504
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Well, that rabbit went into quite the hole... hehe
However, at the other end was a person who restored an old backup to revert this problem... And I -MAYBE- have an old backup on my external hdd, but won't that wipe all data that has been written to my phone since that "MAYBE" backup?
The other suggestion was wiping my MISC-partition using commands through ADB - something I have no clue how to setup and/or execute.
Still, thank you so much for your effort!
Reading all of this made me remember that one time I spaced out and tried to install an official firmware update upon release and prompt, which lead to the same issue. I could then just reinstall an older raw firmware version, which left all my files and data intact. Hopefully this will work here too.
BUT... It still feels very risky. If anyone out there has any sure-fire solution to this update Magisk Manager through the built-in updater no-boot issue, then please feel free to let me know - I would be forever in your debt
The best surefire solution is just don't. And BTW always backup before you flash anything in twrp.
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using Tapatalk
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timbernot said:
How soon is now ? follow the white rabbit:good:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/help-bootloop-to-recovery-t3577504
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I love what you did there! Lol
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using Tapatalk
kenbo111 said:
The best surefire solution is just don't. And BTW always backup before you flash anything in twrp
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I didn't flash anything in twrp. If you're gonna reply at least read the post. Also, none of what you wrote is a solution, unless you're in possession of a time machine. I'll keep it in mind for the next time though (of which there won't be one). Thanks, captain hindsight.
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I didn't flash anything in twrp. If you're gonna reply at least read the post. Also, none of what you wrote is a solution, unless you're in possession of a time machine. I'll keep it in mind for the next time though (of which there won't be one). Thanks, captain hindsight.
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That's what the update does. Reboots to twrp and installs the download. Maybe you should know what you're doing before you snap at us.
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dustylambo said:
However, at the other end was a person who restored an old backup to revert this problem... And I -MAYBE- have an old backup on my external hdd, but won't that wipe all data that has been written to my phone since that "MAYBE" backup?
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No, just restore the boot partition (16MB).
I learnt the hard way about backup, when years ago I didn't make one for my Galaxy S2 and lost everything (pictures, etc). Now after installing TWRP I always do a backup...
You should be able to reflash your boot partition with a fastboot command like "fastboot flash boot boot.img" (people with more knowledge than me can help you)
EDIT: the problem is that our Zenfone2 needs a signature for the boot partition, this is why we have a special Magisk installer that just add the signature to the image. The automatic update installer of Magisk has no clue about this, me and a few others here made the same mistake as you when Magisk popup "I have an update!" and we clicked "Install"...
All your data and app are still there, do not worry, no need to wipe anything, just reflash a signed boot.
kenbo111 said:
That's what the update does. Reboots to twrp and installs the download. Maybe you should know what you're doing before you snap at us.
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Look... I am sorry if I "snapped" as you put it... But let's make one thing clear - I snapped at YOU; there is no "us" in this case, as you tried to skew it. Don't lump yourself together with these other helpful people, because so far you have nothing in common to me. If I were looking for someone to go "Hey, I got a solution - you know that thing you did? - Don't do it again!" I'd just go stand on the street corner with a sign asking for someone to slap my face.
As for your principal of don't do things if your not sure of how they work, I am totally behind that. But it has NOTHING to offer here as we are past that point. A broad comparison would be like "a solution to world hunger = eat food" ("but we don't have any food!" "you should have thought of that before you started starving now shouldn't you...?!").
In your defense, I guess you really believe you are trying to help. But compare your comment to the other ones posted and it is quickly clear that you are not. However, YOU ARE RIGHT, I should've known better and shouldn't do it again. And obviously I am enerved at this situation, but equally obvious (now) is that what you wrote is NOT "the best sure-fire solution" as what was posted afterward seems at least 100% (would have been more if possible) more applicable to my issue.
Anyway, I'll do the right thing here in the end, after having said so many things, and admit, once again, that I was wrong, you were right, I snapped for no good reason and you were just trying to help.
And I sincerely apologize for my rude behaviour. Hopefully now you can at least understand my reaction.
Also, fair is fair - Maybe TWRP flashes the update before it even enters into it. It would be the first I've EVER heard of something like that. But I am out of my element a bit here, so I will withdraw that comment and once again apologize for snapping at you because of it.
Magister54 said:
No, just restore the boot partition (16MB).
I learnt the hard way about backup, when years ago I didn't make one for my Galaxy S2 and lost everything (pictures, etc). Now after installing TWRP I always do a backup...
You should be able to reflash your boot partition with a fastboot command like "fastboot flash boot boot.img" (people with more knowledge than me can help you)
EDIT: the problem is that our Zenfone2 needs a signature for the boot partition, this is why we have a special Magisk installer that just add the signature to the image. The automatic update installer of Magisk has no clue about this, me and a few others here made the same mistake as you when Magisk popup "I have an update!" and we clicked "Install"...
All your data and app are still there, do not worry, no need to wipe anything, just reflash a signed boot.
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NOW THIS IS HELPING!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Basically, you are saying that I would, in theory, just have to use fastboot and flash boot.img (extracted from any firmware?) again, which I am very familiar with how to do, and presto - boot partition restored and working (once again, in theory)?
Sounds amazing!:good:
dustylambo said:
NOW THIS IS HELPING!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Basically, you are saying that I would, in theory, just have to use fastboot and flash boot.img (extracted from any firmware?) again, which I am very familiar with how to do, and presto - boot partition restored and working (once again, in theory)?
Sounds amazing!:good:
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Yes, if you have a Z00A for instance with MM version 223, take the Z00A.zip file from https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/bl-unlock-ze551ml-toolkit-t3546293 and use the file stock\z00a\223\boot.img
This is stock unsigned boot.img file for M .223
http://www.mediafire.com/file/rw73099svgbv0kv/boot.img
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boot.img file for M .223
http://www.mediafire.com/file/rw73099svgbv0kv/boot.img
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Is there any way to check from TWRP or using fastboot, or otherwise find out what version of the rom I have (had)?
I am definitely still on LolliPo... I think I am one or two official updates from the switch to MarshMallow... But how can I be sure?
WW_ZE551ML_2.20.40.139_sal358-amtech.vn
Last year sometime I ran into a similar problem, where I had to flash raw firmware in order to unbrick the phone... This is the firmware that I downloaded and flashed then.
However, within this .raw-file there is no boot.img ...? There are a couple of .img-files, but none named boot.
On a side-note: When I bricked it last year and had to flash this raw firmware, which I did with Asus Flash Tool, if I am not mistaken... However, whichever way I did it, I managed to flash and then boot as usual. The phone then updated all apps, and I was just blessed with this wonderful sight of "my phone" with all the apps, files and data still intact.
And this problem, which resulted in the same boot issue, came from trying to apply an official OTA update, just after rooting and unlocking the bootloader (forgot myself for just a moment there), which to me seems like a way more serious screw-up than what I just managed to do today...?
@dustylambo
You still boot to TWRP ?
Simple questions
check date of back ups , course you won't be able to restore but title will have builds.
What twrp build ?
Then....
Select reboot in twrp then power off in twrp .
Wait 15 seconds...
Power plus vol+ , you can now boot to bootloader.
What IFWI version ?
0094.0177 or .0173 is LP
0094.0183 is M
Flash relevant raw , without ticking wipe data in AFT.
Check my unbrick thread in my signature for AFT and links to raws
Enjoy
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@dustylambo
You still boot to TWRP ?
Simple questions
check date of back ups , course you won't be able to restore but title will have builds.
What twrp build ?
Then....
Select reboot in twrp then power off in twrp .
Wait 15 seconds...
Power plus vol+ , you can now boot to bootloader.
What IFWI version ?
0094.0177 or .0173 is LP
0094.0183 is M
Flash relevant raw , without ticking wipe data in AFT.
Check my unbrick thread in my signature for AFT and links to raws
Enjoy
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Yes, I still boot into TWRP.
I can't find my old backup for some reason, but after flashing the previously mentioned raw firmware I never up- or downgraded the ROM, so it MUST be that version. It's the only one I've ever downloaded and flashed.
IFWI version is 0094.0183
But so you are saying I could basically just flash [correct version FW].raw via AFT, without wiping data, and all should be good?
I am on your unbrick thread aws.
I will def bookmark it.
But I already have AFT and the same FW... so I could just go-go-go, right? Or is the IFWI version being M an issue?
Also, I downloaded the official Asus FW from their ZF2 website. In that .zip is in fact a "boot.img" - can I flash this via fastboot you think?
Thanks again for all your help!
You are unbelievable!
@dustylambo
0094.0183 is M
So flash a M raw.
You must've upgraded bootloader since flashing the last raw .139 which is LP to get to M bootloader .0183
In bootloader .0183
You flash raw for M, these have just been added by realyoti
drop him a thanks .
Flash without ticking wipe data in AFT
Damnit! I don't like where this is going... But it's late and I'm dumb
I never upgraded to M because I read that there were several apps that would lose support, MUSIC in particular, but there were others as well.
Will an M raw-file flash and still boot with all my old apps?
@dustylambo
It's simple really , what is the twrp build number ?
You never said
0094.0177
Is locked 5 LP bootloader.
.0173 is 5 unlocked bootloader
.0183 is M
What twrp build is yours ?
Ps , I don't think it matters which version raw you flash , only that it may fail and might have to wipe data to succeed which is better than what you have and are struggling with right now
gnite , enjoy
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Pls , remember the reason you installed twrp initially ?
For backing up
Sounds like you didn't only update Magisk Manager, you update Magisk itself. A non-signed Magisk update will always result in bootloop.
adobrakic said:
Sounds like you didn't only update Magisk Manager, you update Magisk itself. A non-signed Magisk update will always result in bootloop.
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To be corrected: Not the Magisk, but the repacked boot.img. ?
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Yesterday i was upgrading my phone from B368 to B369, and wronging by impatience, i decided to shut down while my phone was apparently blocked on the NAG screen (your phone has been unlocked and can't be trusted screen at startup); in truth, it wasn't blocked but it was just applying updates during reboot and he was tooking some more time than usual... The result? My model number changed from BLN-L21 to generic_a15, and so apps like camera was keeping crashing and became not usable.
After had restored a TWRP backup made before updating, and so on B368 build, i ended up with BLN-L21C432B369 as build number, but without having the latest security patch and latest improvements. In poor words, the B369 build was shown even if i was on B368 at all, and so system update wasn't detecting any other updates since that i was apparently on the latest build.
[DISCLAIMER: don't point your finger on me if you end up with your phone exploding, emitting toxic spores or radiations, please. I'm just putting this simple guide here as a way to possibly solve your issue, but i can't know if it'll works on EVERY different model, variant or kind of issue; in mine case it worked like a charm, but BE CAREFUL. I'm not responsable for anything]
What i did for fix this issue was very, very simple, much simpler than what i thought to face; i just started combing here and there in the various root folders thanks to a root explorer (i used MiX, for example) containing the various local.prop and build.prop files scattered around the system folders, until i found the right one to tweak with. The path to follow is very simple: you just need to browse to
Code:
root/version/special cust/BLN-L21/hw/eu/prop/local.prop
(note that the path will obviously change if you own a BLN-L22, a BLL-L22, ecc. but the road will be always the same - you'll find other folders name after special cust, BLL-L22 other than BLN-L21, china instead of eu for example, but often it's always straight to the last folder that finally contains the local.prop file)
and once there, with the help of a text editor, correct all the errors that you'll find mismatching with your actual build number. The voices that i had to correct are circled in orange in the picture that i attached here below, (note: the picture shows voices already fixed) and there was four of them to adjust;
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ro.build.display.id=BLN-L21C432[B][COLOR="Red"]B369[/COLOR][/B]
ro.build.version.incremental=C432[B][COLOR="red"]B369[/COLOR][/B]
ro.build.description=BLN-L21 -user 7.0 HONORBLN-L21 C432[B][COLOR="red"]B369[/COLOR][/B] release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=HONOR/BLN-L21/HWBLN-H:7.0/HONORBLN-L21/C432[B][COLOR="red"]B369[/COLOR][/B]:user/release-keys
since that in this case i was on B368 other than B369, as shown by phone info in settings menu, i just tried to modify that number with an 8 instead of a 9, gave the phone a reboot and... It's done!
**Method Update!**
@BakedOnSomeSour pointed out a way to definitely correct the build number, permanently and safer than my method!
To do this, flash the version.img matching your firmware build, an image that you can extract from the UPDATE.APP of each update.zip package through TWRP (flash the file as image of course, by selecting the dedicated option in TWRP menu). In this way, the build number will be definitely fixed!
Thanks to BakedOnSomeSour for finding a faster and more efficient method.
Be aware, and backup before doing this or everything you're dubious about.
Cheers
nice one buddy and a detailed one...Thanks for sharing with us. as usual, great effort.
shashank1320 said:
nice one buddy and a detailed one...Thanks for sharing with us. as usual, great effort.
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Thanks mate. I discovered how to do by myself while trying to get rid of this error, and so i thought to share with others who could face this in future.
nice one D
just curious, can we use the same trick to revert the model number when it's changed to generic_a15
sreekantt said:
nice one D
just curious, can we use the same trick to revert the model number when it's changed to generic_a15
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Nice question dude, i was just asking myself the same. Maybe, modifying eventual errors in the same file, or alternatively in the one in root/version/etc/component_version.txt (here there is a file with only one string with the general model; mine shows "Version-BLN-L21-432000 5.0.0.1(N.17110801)" obviously, but if it should show something relative to generic_a15, modifying it could do the trick) it could be possible to easily fix this issue. I'd like to test it by myself, but at the moment I'd like to avoid to mess up my phone again also since that I'm busy with other stuff anyway I'll finally test this sooner, and eventually I'll update the guide.
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Nice question dude, i was just asking myself the same. Maybe, modifying eventual errors in the same file, or alternatively in the one in root/version/etc/component_version.txt (here there is a file with only one string with the general model; mine shows "Version-BLN-L21-432000 5.0.0.1(N.17110801)" obviously, but if it should show something relative to generic_a15, modifying it could do the trick) it could be possible to easily fix this issue. I'd like to test it by myself, but at the moment I'd like to avoid to mess up my phone again also since that I'm busy with other stuff anyway I'll finally test this sooner, and eventually I'll update the guide.
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yeah same with me - don't wanna delay other things as of now... :highfive:
I would like to switch my build number so i can receive an OTA since it is currently messed up. Every time i change the build number i get an update available. But in order to install i have to remove root and TWRP. When i remove those the build goes back to original and my phone cant find an update because it says im on the lastest build. Why does it switch back when i remove twrp and root? Im assuimg it may have something to do with the boot image?
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I would like to switch my build number so i can receive an OTA since it is currently messed up. Every time i change the build number i get an update available. But in order to install i have to remove root and TWRP. When i remove those the build goes back to original and my phone cant find an update because it says im on the lastest build. Why does it switch back when i remove twrp and root? Im assuimg it may have something to do with the boot image?
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Yes, i assume that too... Maybe when the root is removed and the original boot.img is restored, the error is restored too. You could maybe solve that by flashing the boot.img of the build just before the one you'd like to update to (but be aware and take a backup before, in case something happens. Once i flashed a boot.img of a previous build instead of the one that i had to flash, and at phone startup, my code to unlock wasn't anymore recognized, so i had to restore a backup)
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Yes, i assume that too... Maybe when the root is removed and the original boot.img is restored, the error is restored too. You could maybe solve that by flashing the boot.img of the build just before the one you'd like to update to (but be aware and take a backup before, in case something happens. Once i flashed a boot.img of a previous build instead of the one that i had to flash, and at phone startup, my code to unlock wasn't anymore recognized, so i had to restore a backup)
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Flashing a boot.img is having no effect on the build number. The strange thing is im on b366 but my phone wont accept that firmware with the dload method. It only accepts firmware much lower. I just need that build number to change without root but no amount of flashing does anything. Ive had a ton of android phones and they've never been as unpredictable as this one.
Edit: Flashing a version.img and vendor.img see to do it.
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Flashing a boot.img is having no effect on the build number. The strange thing is im on b366 but my phone wont accept that firmware with the dload method. It only accepts firmware much lower. I just need that build number to change without root but no amount of flashing does anything. Ive had a ton of android phones and they've never been as unpredictable as this one.
Edit: Flashing a version.img and vendor.img see to do it.
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Reading that i was worrying, since that I'm about to update to B369 again after that Magisk V15.0 ****ed up my build.prop and other stuff too, and i thought the boot.img could fix that... But I'm glad you solved it. Both of them are needed so, or only one it's ok? By the way yeah, i can say that Huawei and their cosmos of firmware builds, different for every variant, is way too complicated. A project like Project Treble is what they need.
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Reading that i was worrying, since that I'm about to update to B369 again after that Magisk V15.0 ****ed up my build.prop and other stuff too, and i thought the boot.img could fix that... But I'm glad you solved it. Both of them are needed so, or only one it's ok? By the way yeah, i can say that Huawei and their cosmos of firmware builds, different for every variant, is way too complicated. A project like Project Treble is what they need.
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Well after flashing them the phone booted but I was unable to get into developer settings. It just kept crashing. It did change the build number though even after flashing to stock recovery without root. I flashed both through twrp. Maybe that was the problem. Maybe you can just try flashing version.img and let us know if it helped. I would try it without vendor.img first.
BakedOnSomeSour said:
Well after flashing them the phone booted but I was unable to get into developer settings. It just kept crashing. It did change the build number though even after flashing to stock recovery without root. I flashed both through twrp. Maybe that was the problem. Maybe you can just try flashing version.img and let us know if it helped. I would try it without vendor.img first.
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I can extract the version.img of B368, but once i have it it's possible to flash it through fastboot/TWRP, or i have to follow another path, like typing somethin' by adb like "dd if=/sdcard/version.img of=/dev/block/mmcblck..." ?
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I can extract the version.img of B368, but once i have it it's possible to flash it through fastboot/TWRP, or i have to follow another path, like typing somethin' by adb like "dd if=/sdcard/version.img of=/dev/block/mmcblck..." ?
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try fastboot first. So "fastboot flash version VERSION.img". If that doesn't work flash it in TWRP.
After its flashed try removing root and flash a stock recovery and see if the build number stays.
BakedOnSomeSour said:
try fastboot first. So "fastboot flash version VERSION.img". If that doesn't work flash it in TWRP.
After its flashed try removing root and flash a stock recovery and see if the build number stays.
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Yeah got that, thanks. I'll write here a feedback as i'll be able to do this
@BakedOnSomeSour okay i bring nice notices, here's what i did.
I tried first to flash the BLN-L21_data_hw_eu package from official firmware around 700MB by TWRP, but after some bloat apps installed that i always remove as i update, it failed with error 7 (if i don't remember bad). So i restored a backup made just before flashing it, to avoid issues of any kind.
Then i tried to flash version.img by fastboot, but it failed with error command not allowed.
Finally, i simply flashed the version.img through TWRP, then i completely removed Magisk, i flashed by fastboot the stock boot and recovery images as i do when i make an update, and... It worked. After booting to OS, my build number remained correct. It stopped from turning back to B369 after a reboot (even if I'm on B368 at all), solving the issue that i was facing. Thanks for the tip, I'll add it to the guide if you'd like to be credited
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Then i tried to flash version.img by fastboot, but it failed with error command not allowed.
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New mess with Huawei every day. They keep stopping us and we keep trying them
RedSkull23 said:
@BakedOnSomeSour okay i bring nice notices, here's what i did.
I tried first to flash the BLN-L21_data_hw_eu package from official firmware around 700MB by TWRP, but after some bloat apps installed that i always remove as i update, it failed with error 7 (if i don't remember bad). So i restored a backup made just before flashing it, to avoid issues of any kind.
Then i tried to flash version.img by fastboot, but it failed with error command not allowed.
Finally, i simply flashed the version.img through TWRP, then i completely removed Magisk, i flashed by fastboot the stock boot and recovery images as i do when i make an update, and... It worked. After booting to OS, my build number remained correct. It stopped from turning back to B369 after a reboot (even if I'm on B368 at all), solving the issue that i was facing. Thanks for the tip, I'll add it to the guide if you'd like to be credited
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Im glad it all worked out :victory: Sure if you want to give me credit. Im just glad i could help
shashank1320 said:
New mess with Huawei every day. They keep stopping us and we keep trying them
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What a bore is this, man?! :laugh: never admitting a loose against them!
BakedOnSomeSour said:
Im glad it all worked out :victory: Sure if you want to give me credit. Im just glad i could help
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Of course, you deserve that :highfive: thanks for the idea, even faster than my workaround (and maintains properties overall)
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What a bore is this, man?! :laugh: never admitting a loose against them!
Of course, you deserve that :highfive: thanks for the idea, even faster than my workaround (and maintains properties overall)
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Never
Happy new year brother. Hope we continue to grow in year ahead with more mess and fixes with Huawei phones :silly:
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Happy new year brother. Hope we continue to grow in year ahead with more mess and fixes with Huawei phones :silly:
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Thanks pal, wish you the same i can say that until I'll have an Honor device, that will be almost at day order
Opened Magisk, said there was an update....upon reboot I am Corrupted and froze basically.....now to try and figure out recovery
On A12, Kiriaskura kernal, very few magisk modules...
cmh714 said:
Opened Magisk, said there was an update....upon reboot I am Corrupted and froze basically.....now to try and figure out recovery
On A12, Kiriaskura kernal, very few magisk modules...
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No issue on my Pixel 5, stock kernel, only SafetyNet/systemless host modules.
atm I am struggling to get the device into Recovery mode...wont power down...
cmh714 said:
atm I am struggling to get the device into Recovery mode...wont power down...
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Hold the power and volume up buttons together for over 30 seconds, maybe longer, and it should force it to power down.
Then if you haven't already, Find problem apps by rebooting to safe mode - this can be a lifesaver and keep you from having to do a restore to 100% complete stock or even from having to do a factory reset. This will deactivate all Magisk modules, and they'll remain deactivated even after you boot normally after briefly booting to safe mode. You can reenable the Magisk modules as you wish to try to narrow down the problem if it was caused by a Magisk module. This can even get things working again after a Magisk Module wasn't finished installing and potentially causing a bootloop.
Good luck, let us know how you did. I had no trouble updating although at the moment I happen to be on the stock kernel - I don't plan on remaining stock and have previously updated at least one custom kernel.
Thnks Man, already fixed.....Kiriaskura is the problem....gonna leave the kernel alone for now
cmh714 said:
Thnks Man, already fixed.....Kiriaskura is the problem....gonna leave the kernel alone for now
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CleanSlate worked well for me when I've been using a custom kernel. I know Kiriaskura is based on CleanSlate, but there are differences.
Glad you got it fixed.
@cmh714 I was looking at the Kiriaskura thread's last page of posts and someone mentioned Magisk Canary. Is that what you were on? For what it's worth, maybe you have some specific reason to still be on Canary, but once the Android 12-compatible Stable release came out, I switched over to Stable too, and I recommend doing the same. Just a suggestion, though.
roirraW edor ehT said:
@cmh714 I was looking at the Kiriaskura thread's last page of posts and someone mentioned Magisk Canary. Is that what you were on? For what it's worth, maybe you have some specific reason to still be on Canary, but once the Android 12-compatible Stable release came out, I switched over to Stable too, and I recommend doing the same. Just a suggestion, though.
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But that's no fun
But seriously, that is probably wise. I've stayed on Canary to make it easier if Google decides to play with us again like they did in December with their load fstab shenanigans and of course earlier with their vbmeta shenanigans. Those were fixed quickly in Canary but took a while to make it to Stable. But with that comes the cons, of course, as evidence by today. But Stable is good advice.
On a side note, I never received the corrupted message like others did when updating Magisk while on Kirisakura today. However, I still have verity and verification disabled. Hmmm.... makes you wonder
"Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun, but mama
That's where the fun is"
Lughnasadh said:
On a side note, I never received the corrupted message like others did when updating Magisk while on Kirisakura today. However, I still have verity and verification disabled. Hmmm.... makes you wonder
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Sounds likely for what kept you safe to me.
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"Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun, but mama
That's where the fun is"
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Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Oh sorry, mine's the wrong mama.
roirraW edor ehT said:
@cmh714 I was looking at the Kiriaskura thread's last page of posts and someone mentioned Magisk Canary. Is that what you were on? For what it's worth, maybe you have some specific reason to still be on Canary, but once the Android 12-compatible Stable release came out, I switched over to Stable too, and I recommend doing the same. Just a suggestion, though.
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I might give that a try later, already wasted too much energy on fixing myself but yes, still on Canary
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Sounds likely for what kept you safe to me.
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Oh sorry, mine's the wrong mama.
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Mama Queen meets Mama Manfred Mann's Earth Band... I love it!
cmh714 said:
Thnks Man, already fixed.....Kiriaskura is the problem....gonna leave the kernel alone for now
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Same happened to me, but can't get rid of corrupt system at boot...
I'm in the same boat, tomorrow I'm going to fully wipe and see if it go's away. That's the only thing I've seen that gets rid of that warning.
GIKE said:
Same happened to me, but can't get rid of corrupt system at boot...
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Same here atm....will see if this months update (once it arrives) fixes things.....dont want to wipe but boy the message is a PITA!
I have the weird problem of no longer being able to modify the services.jar since the Magisk update.... I remove the navbar by modifying it. I can't change the size either. Weird that a Magisk update would hinder that.
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Same happened to me, but can't get rid of corrupt system at boot...
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I'm in the same boat, tomorrow I'm going to fully wipe and see if it go's away. That's the only thing I've seen that gets rid of that warning.
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Same here atm....will see if this months update (once it arrives) fixes things.....dont want to wipe but boy the message is a PITA!
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Flash an old (I did Feb .003 one.) boot.img, boot, then reboot and flash the current patched boot.img. Should get rid of it.
(don't forget direct install in magisk manager afterwards)
I tried with the newest boot.img, but it didnt work.
Sek0n said:
Flash an old (I did Feb .003 one.) boot.img, boot, then reboot and flash the current patched boot.img. Should get rid of it.
(don't forget direct install in magisk manager afterwards)
I tried with the newest boot.img, but it didnt work.
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that worked for me, thanks!
Tulsadiver said:
I have the weird problem of no longer being able to modify the services.jar since the Magisk update.... I remove the navbar by modifying it. I can't change the size either. Weird that a Magisk update would hinder that.
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sounds like something might be wonky with that new canary.
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sounds like something might be wonky with that new canary.
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Even more weird, I tried going back to an earlier version and the problem persisted. Bootloop. It doesn't bootloop until I unlock my phone though.
Tried to Fastboot flash boot boot.img with the mid-Feb release. I am still getting "Your device is corrupt". Going to "flash-nowipe"
Edit: While running flash-nowipe, got the same "device is corrupt" message. Thankfully when I hit resume the device went into fastbootd and is getting the image. Still getting device corrupt, but device booted and apps are still intack.
Rolled back Magisk to 24.3.10 with Kiris kernel 1.8.4. Everything is working fine, but still get the corrupt device message. Requires an extra "resume" when rebooting.
Hopefully tomorrow we will get the March release and an updated Magisk which make the problem go away. Hoping!
Hi, recently I got this a32 from a friend because my phone is broken, but there's a problem. Some time ago she updated this phone from android 11 to 12 and the touchscreen completely stopped working, i got the phone yesterday hoping to fix this problem but i updated to android 13 (oneui 5.1) and it still doesnt work, i tried do downgrade to android 11 but its impossible and for last i tried to install twrp and then a gsi (following a guide here on the forum), i noticed that in twrp the touchscreen does actually work but after installing lineage os 20 it didn't again, is there any hope for this phone?
persifele said:
Hi, recently I got this a32 from a friend because my phone is broken, but there's a problem. Some time ago she updated this phone from android 11 to 12 and the touchscreen completely stopped working, i got the phone yesterday hoping to fix this problem but i updated to android 13 (oneui 5.1) and it still doesnt work, i tried do downgrade to android 11 but its impossible and for last i tried to install twrp and then a gsi (following a guide here on the forum), i noticed that in twrp the touchscreen does actually work but after installing lineage os 20 it didn't again, is there any hope for this phone?
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Did you contacted the assistance? Seems a bad driver or kernel problem.
zSyntex said:
Did you contacted the assistance? Seems a bad driver or kernel problem.
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no because i dont know how much it would cost and the phone isnt mine either so if possible i dont want to spend money
persifele said:
no because i dont know how much it would cost and the phone isnt mine either so if possible i dont want to spend money
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We couldn't provide support for the hardware, mostly because you said that you've tried to reset the device and flash the stock ROM again.
If this doesn't fix the hardware issue, the assistance is the only way.
Probably a failure batch etc.
to be completely honest i flashed the stock rom by a backup i did before flashing lineage os, so if there's a guide on how to flash one ui 5.1 in order to have a clean installation it would be rlly helpful
persifele said:
to be completely honest i flashed the stock rom by a backup i did before flashing lineage os, so if there's a guide on how to flash one ui 5.1 in order to have a clean installation it would be rlly helpful
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Simply download the latest firmware from SamLoader (Bifrost) and use Odin in order to flash it.
Tell me if you couldn't flash
I tried installing the latest firmware with odin, everything went fine but nothing, touch still doesn't work, i think tomorrow i'll take it to someone to fix it.
persifele said:
Hi, recently I got this a32 from a friend because my phone is broken, but there's a problem. Some time ago she updated this phone from android 11 to 12 and the touchscreen completely stopped working, i got the phone yesterday hoping to fix this problem but i updated to android 13 (oneui 5.1) and it still doesnt work, i tried do downgrade to android 11 but its impossible and for last i tried to install twrp and then a gsi (following a guide here on the forum), i noticed that in twrp the touchscreen does actually work but after installing lineage os 20 it didn't again, is there any hope for this phone?
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what model of a32 is it? SM-A325F or??
One ui 5.1 firmware cannot be downgraded. I currently daily drive crdroid from nazim on one ui 5.1 firmware. my touch has never had issues. May be a hardware issue. Maybe a custom kernel would solve it. I built one for A325F that works on one ui 5.1 firmware. Give it a try from here. Its permissive btw. Just flash it in twrp. Although take a backup of boot before flashing incase something goes wrong
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what model of a32 is it? SM-A325F or??
One ui 5.1 firmware cannot be downgraded. I currently daily drive crdroid from nazim on one ui 5.1 firmware. my touch has never had issues. May be a hardware issue. Maybe a custom kernel would solve it. I built one for A325F that works on one ui 5.1 firmware. Give it a try from here. Its permissive btw. Just flash it in twrp. Although take a backup of boot before flashing incase something goes wrong
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Hi, I tried to flash from twrp but it just gives me a series of "unable to unlock /dev/block/mmcblk0p14" and so on, btw yes its a A325F.
persifele said:
Hi, I tried to flash from twrp but it just gives me a series of "unable to unlock /dev/block/mmcblk0p14" and so on, btw yes its a A325F.
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its fine. those are normal. if the flash suceeds at last that is all that matters
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its fine. those are normal. if the flash suceeds at last that is all that matters
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The problem is that after flashing it goes in a bootloop where it says that "this phone's bootloader is unlocked, press power button" i do it and it starts the galaxy logo with above the writing "the software you are using isnt official, you may have problems with security and features" and it gets stuck there, rn i flashed the original firmware with odin and the phone is working but touch still isn't.
EDIT: i forgot to add that when i flashed with odin everything was going fine until the phone's screen went from green to red, i've never seen this so idk if i should be worried or not (phone is still running normally).
persifele said:
The problem is that after flashing it goes in a bootloop where it says that "this phone's bootloader is unlocked, press power button" i do it and it starts the galaxy logo with above the writing "the software you are using isnt official, you may have problems with security and features" and it gets stuck there, rn i flashed the original firmware with odin and the phone is working but touch still isn't.
EDIT: i forgot to add that when i flashed with odin everything was going fine until the phone's screen went from green to red, i've never seen this so idk if i should be worried or not (phone is still running normally).
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oh weird . you are using one ui 5.1 right? whats the firmware name or version. Also those things def look like hardware issue. you should get it checked.
Captain_cookie_200 said:
oh weird . you are using one ui 5.1 right? whats the firmware name or version. Also those things def look like hardware issue. you should get it checked.
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yes i'm on android 13 one ui 5.1, the firmware is A325FXXU3DWB8_A325FOXM3DWB8_ITV. I got it checked and they said that it cant be fixed because i cant downgrade from android 13 to another one, i could try installing crdroid like you and if you could send me a guide it would be amazing, thanks again.
persifele said:
yes i'm on android 13 one ui 5.1, the firmware is A325FXXU3DWB8_A325FOXM3DWB8_ITV. I got it checked and they said that it cant be fixed because i cant downgrade from android 13 to another one, i could try installing crdroid like you and if you could send me a guide it would be amazing, thanks again.
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Just flash twrp for this thing from here. Follow steps on that thread to decrypt your storage and stuff. Then download crdroid gsi. Extract it. flash img file to system partition in twrp. Afterwards wipe dalvik, cache, internal storage
(internal storage is not necessary). You should be able to boot into twrp sucessfully.
I also have some workarounds and the stuff i use for my daily driving in this thread here.
If you need any further help i'll be here to assist.
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Just flash twrp for this thing from here. Follow steps on that thread to decrypt your storage and stuff. Then download crdroid gsi. Extract it. flash img file to system partition in twrp. Afterwards wipe dalvik, cache, internal storage
(internal storage is not necessary). You should be able to boot into twrp sucessfully.
I also have some workarounds and the stuff i use for my daily driving in this thread here.
If you need any further help i'll be here to assist.
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Oh um i am sorry looks like thread doesnt contain instructions to that. I'll write em here myself
When you boot into twrp after flashing go to advanced and go to terminal
type
multidisabler
run it two times. Then go to format. Then press format data and type yes. Once its done reboot back into twrp again. Then flash crdroid as i said in my post above. and format the things i said. you should be able to boot into crdroid normally.
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Oh um i am sorry looks like thread doesnt contain instructions to that. I'll write em here myself
When you boot into twrp after flashing go to advanced and go to terminal
type
multidisabler
run it two times. Then go to format. Then press format data and type yes. Once its done reboot back into twrp again. Then flash crdroid as i said in my post above. and format the things i said. you should be able to boot into crdroid normally.
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I followed everything you said, flashed crdroid but nothing, touch still doesnt work if not for when im twrp, i tried to flash kernel again and it still didn't so i don't know what to do anymore.
persifele said:
I followed everything you said, flashed crdroid but nothing, touch still doesnt work if not for when im twrp, i tried to flash kernel again and it still didn't so i don't know what to do anymore.
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So uh looks like you have no options left. I just want to make sure. could you list the exact methods you used to flash the fw. Along with where u got the fw from? Lets see if the fw itself is broken or something.
Also this is very unrelated and time wasting. but you could try download one ui 5 firmware. Then extract super.img from ap. unsparse it and extract vendor.img and flash it to vendor partition using twrp. Then decrypt by typing
multidisabler twice in terminal as said in my previous post. Check if maybe an older version one ui 5 firmware has this issue fixed. one ui 5's kernel boots so one ui 5 vendor should work on 5.1 as well. It may not work but worth a try. you could also try doing this with android 12 firmware if that fixes it. if you do not have a linux machine availible i'll do it for you and upload the files for both firmwares here. Otherwise if its a hardware issue get your phone replaced or try getting the screen replaced. if still nothing happens ig switching to a new phone would be the only optiion.
So, to flash the firmware I used odin, the fw was from sammobile.
For trying to extract super.img and so on idk how to actually do it so if you could explain it would be really helpful. Btw trying to flash android 12 firmware is impossible because samsung made it so,
thank you again for the help.
persifele said:
So, to flash the firmware I used odin, the fw was from sammobile.
For trying to extract super.img and so on idk how to actually do it so if you could explain it would be really helpful. Btw trying to flash android 12 firmware is impossible because samsung made it so,
thank you again for the help.
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i use samfw mostly for my firmwares. anyways. You need a linux machine nearby. ubuntu or arch. any distro based on them would work.
first you need to unsparse the super.img
for that we use
simg2img super.img super-raw.img
then we can use lpunpack or mount it to get our vendor.
we flash it using twrp and then we run multidisabler twice like we did when we first flashed gsi.
As you said above if you could do it for me it'd be awesome because i don't have a pc with linux rn.