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Hello friends, I just got a new refurbished rogers(canada) HTC M8 GSM phone.Its totally stock at this moment and would like to do sim unlock,s-off and boot loader unlock. But before i would like to get full back up of my stock.Few questions:
1.How can i do full complete backup of my stock phone in case in future i need to revert back?
2. what are the steps to do s-off,sim unlock and bootloader unlock?
Right now phone says:
Android version 4.4.3
HTC sence version 6.0
software number 2.23.631.2
HTC SDK API level 6.25
kernel version
3.4.0--g523xxxxxx
baseband version
1.19.2133xxxxxxxx
build number
2.23.631.xxxxxxxrelease-keys
Thanks in advance...
Go to HTCDev.com to unlock the bootloader. The process is self-explanatory (just follow the website instructions). There is a writeup on the following guide, if you need help. But honestly, if you can follow instruction, the process is self-explanatory as I mentioned: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/vomerguides-m8-bootldr-unlock-s-off-t2800727
Then, to backup the stock ROM and recovery, follow the instructions listed on the following thread under "How do i backup the stock HTC recovery?" : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
This process will boot custom recovery without actually flashing recovery it to the phone, allowing you to backup stock recovery as well as the stock ROM (if you flash custom recovery before doing this, stock recovery is over-written and therefore can't be backed up). Note that your version's stock ROM and recovery may already be uploaded to the above thread by another XDA user.
Then achieve root by your preferred method (flash custom recovery and flash SU/SuperSU, or use weaksauce, towelroot, etc.). Then use sunshine to achieve s-off (firewater s-off will likely not work, as it was patched some time ago): http://theroot.ninja/
Then after s-off, you can unlock SIM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708572
Thanks a lot redpont73 for your directions!!!Will follow your steps and let you know how things went..Thanks
Ok i unlocked my bootloader with htcdev.com and it says unlocked now.
Now how to backup my stock at this point? I tried this thread you showed me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2701376 but didn't understand fully. but it says :fastboot boot recovery_filename.img (this does not work on the latest 3.xx firmwares !!! we need to get the stock recoveries from the OTA files)"
I am little confused at this point.How can i back up at this point without installing any recovery software like twrp?please guide me.thanks
ninja_zx11 said:
Now how to backup my stock at this point? I tried this thread you showed me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2701376 but didn't understand fully. but it says :fastboot boot recovery_filename.img (this does not work on the latest 3.xx firmwares !!! we need to get the stock recoveries from the OTA files)"
I am little confused at this point.How can i back up at this point without installing any recovery software like twrp?
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By placing the custom recovery image in your fastboot folder, you can then boot recovery without actually flashing it to the phone, using the command you quoted. Think of it as remotely running the TWRP software that is still located on your PC (at least I think that is how it works).
Once you are booted into TWRP, you can backup system (stock ROM) and recovery(stock recovery).
redpoint73 said:
By placing the custom recovery image in your fastboot folder, you can then boot recovery without actually flashing it to the phone, using the command you quoted. Think of it as remotely running the TWRP software that is still located on your PC (at least I think that is how it works).
Once you are booted into TWRP, you can backup system (stock ROM) and recovery(stock recovery).
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Could you please help me to find the custom recovery image that i can put in my fast boot folder and please step by step if you don't mind please.Just trying to learn and don't want to brick my phone with any wrong move.thanks
i found this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53770286&postcount=4
Will that help?thanks
ninja_zx11 said:
i found this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53770286&postcount=4
Will that help?thanks
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Yes, that is another method.
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ninja_zx11 said:
Could you please help me to find the custom recovery image that i can put in my fast boot folder and please step by step if you don't mind please.
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Go to the General forum section for the M8, and look at the Index thread (sticky at the top of that forum) to find link to recoveries and other resources, including guides and how-tos. Read up and learn.
Taking the time to familiarize yourself with the basic concepts and processes is much more valuable than someone walking your though step-by-step. I won't walk you through step-by-step, as you will learn very little that way.
The process is not that difficult, anyway. You already used fastboot to unlock the bootloader. Other fastboot commands are not any different in execution. If you can't handle taking it from here, modding the phone probably isn't for you.
With S-on, you aren't going to brick the phone by backing up or flashing recovery. Even with s-off, as long as you only flash things intended for the M8 (and only for the GSM version - not CDMA - to be safe), you will not brick. You can only brick the phone if you damage hboot, radio, or partition tables.
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Yes, that is another method.
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Go to the General forum section for the M8, and look at the Index thread (sticky at the top of that forum) to find link to recoveries and other resources, including guides and how-tos. Read up and learn.
Taking the time to familiarize yourself with the basic concepts and processes is much more valuable than someone walking your though step-by-step. I won't walk you through step-by-step, as you will learn very little that way.
The process is not that difficult, anyway. You already used fastboot to unlock the bootloader. Other fastboot commands are not any different in execution. If you can't handle taking it from here, modding the phone probably isn't for you.
With S-on, you aren't going to brick the phone by backing up or flashing recovery. Even with s-off, as long as you only flash things intended for the M8 (and only for the GSM version - not CDMA - to be safe), you will not brick. You can only brick the phone if you damage hboot, radio, or partition tables.
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Yes you are right...I will read more and i want to learn and will try to do it myself.If i will have some confusion, i will ask here.Looks like i need more reading.
Now what i am planning to do is:
1. Install twrp
2.Take a full nandroid backup.(will it be enough to save me in future if i would like to go back to stock after S-OFF?)
3.root and s-off.
Does it make sense?
ninja_zx11 said:
Now what i am planning to do is:
1. Install twrp
2.Take a full nandroid backup.(will it be enough to save me in future if i would like to go back to stock after S-OFF?)
3.root and s-off.
Does it make sense?
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The process to backup stock recovery is easy, by either method we already discussed. If you want to be thorough, backup stock recovery.
Backing up stock recovery and stock ROM is sufficient to return (mostly) to stock. There isn't much else you can do
redpoint73 said:
The process to backup stock recovery is easy, by either method we already discussed. If you want to be thorough, backup stock recovery.
Backing up stock recovery and stock ROM is sufficient to return (mostly) to stock. There isn't much else you can do
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UPDATE:
I downloaded latest twrp and i booted into twrp .then took full backup. i also took back up using philz touch same way by just booting into philztouch.
Then i tried to root using supersu by same booting into twrp and tried to root.it created a supersu icon on the spring board and then i tried to install it from play store but it errored out and phone rebooted.After that i tried to remove the supersu icon from the phone but just couldnt. Then i thought of restoring stock backup using twrp and it restored it to stock stage.Atleast now i know that my stock backup worked.!!!
Now my question is why did supersu not root my phone?Should i try another method?please advice.thanks
ninja_zx11 said:
UPDATE:
I downloaded latest twrp and i booted into twrp .then took full backup. i also took back up using philz touch same way by just booting into philztouch.
Then i tried to root using supersu by same booting into twrp and tried to root.it created a supersu icon on the spring board and then i tried to install it from play store but it errored out and phone rebooted.After that i tried to remove the supersu icon from the phone but just couldnt. Then i thought of restoring stock backup using twrp and it restored it to stock stage.Atleast now i know that my stock backup worked.!!!
Now my question is why did supersu not root my phone?Should i try another method?please advice.thanks
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huh? Did you flash it and then tried to install it from the play store after it was already "installed" by being flashed in custom recovery? If not, what exactly are you talking about here?
I've never bothered with the play store, just boot the custom recovery and flash the latest SuperSU. That's it... :silly:
BerndM14 said:
huh? Did you flash it and then tried to install it from the play store after it was already "installed" by being flashed in custom recovery? If not, what exactly are you talking about here?
I've never bothered with the play store, just boot the custom recovery and flash the latest SuperSU. That's it... :silly:
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thanks BerndM14, i just copied supersu zip to internal storage as you said and installed it by booting into twrp from pc. and its done... thanks..
ninja_zx11 said:
UPDATE:
I downloaded latest twrp and i booted into twrp .then took full backup. i also took back up using philz touch same way by just booting into philztouch.
Then i tried to root using supersu by same booting into twrp and tried to root.it created a supersu icon on the spring board and then i tried to install it from play store but it errored out and phone rebooted.After that i tried to remove the supersu icon from the phone but just couldnt. Then i thought of restoring stock backup using twrp and it restored it to stock stage.Atleast now i know that my stock backup worked.!!!
Now my question is why did supersu not root my phone?Should i try another method?please advice.thanks
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Sounds like a brick in the making.
Make sure that you read and understand what you are about to do before you do it.
A nandroid won't always help you.
If I may make a suggestion, don't go S-Off.
I am abandoning the idea of doing S-off after the suggestion from xunholyx above and after reading this http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.ca/2013/06/do-we-really-need-s-off.html.
ninja_zx11 said:
I am abandoning the idea of doing S-off after the suggestion from xunholyx above and after reading this http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.ca/2013/06/do-we-really-need-s-off.html.
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I see you are learning. I will never understand why folks seek to get s-off, without even understanding what it means. You should not be attempting any mods, unless you fully understand what the purpose is (such as s-off).
redpoint73 said:
I see you are learning. I will never understand why folks seek to get s-off, without even understanding what it means. You should not be attempting any mods, unless you fully understand what the purpose is (such as s-off).
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thanks redpoint73 for giving me helping hand!! without your help i wouldn't have done it.....
So it's been a little over a month since the phone's release. This can be done, right?
I've been rooting my phones since the original HTC EVO and I've always found it a pain in the ass to get all techy and dig through stuff to get the OTA updates. I figured this time around, either I root without installing a custom recovery, or I don't root at all.
Thanks!
I don't think that's possible.
Maybe via fastboot Flash able supersu.zip file?
I've been wondering this myself. I think "fastboot boot recovery (file location of recovery)" would allow you to temporarily boot into a custom recovery while keeping the stock one intact.
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ImagioX1 said:
I've been wondering this myself. I think "fastboot boot recovery (file location of recovery)" would allow you to temporarily boot into a custom recovery while keeping the stock one intact.
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HTC blocked that feature unfortunately.
If there is a ruu or OTA.zip of your current firmware you can extract the Stock recovery.img from that.
So you Fastboot flash TWRP, then install all zips you want for root and Xposed, then reflash stock recovery.img
Haldi4803 said:
If there is a ruu or OTA.zip of your current firmware you can extract the Stock recovery.img from that.
So you Fastboot flash TWRP, then install all zips you want for root and Xposed, then reflash stock recovery.img
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Pardon my ignorance but I couldn't really do everything you said without either a step-by-step guide or lots of googling and potentially messing something up in my phone. I'm trying to avoid that as much as possible and go through the simplest route (if any) to root my phone and... that's it.
Mega-Japan said:
Pardon my ignorance but I couldn't really do everything you said without either a step-by-step guide or lots of googling and potentially messing something up in my phone. I'm trying to avoid that as much as possible and go through the simplest route (if any) to root my phone and... that's it.
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The simplest way is the way you don't want. Unlock bootloader, Flah TWRP in download Mode, then flash SuperSU in TWRP. It can't get anymore simple.
Mr Hofs said:
HTC blocked that feature unfortunately.
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Bummer
Sent from my HTC 10 using XDA-Developers mobile app
This is probably asking for a lot, but would someone be able to guide on rooting the phone and then revert back to stock bootloader? In my experience attempting to do things myself often does not go well.
Well, it was worth a shot.
Don't see the point of rooting if you don't want to actually use all it brings to its full potential. May as well read up about it. You will probably have this phone for awhile I'm guessing so may as well start early.
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A summary of my situation:
- Got Pixel XL
-Downloaded snapchat
-Logged into snapchat
-Rooted phone
-Accidentally logged out of snapchat
-Snapchat checks for root before it lets you log in
-I cannot log in until I first unroot
I have tried searching the Pixel XL reddit as well as the XDA Pixel XL forums, but I could not find a guide/program for unrooting the phone. If anyone knows how I could go about this, please let me know. Thank you.
Open SuperSu, cgo to settings, click on Unroot, reboot. Done
Why does Snapchat not like root? Been reading it a lot on other posts but not why.
FFutstuFF said:
A summary of my situation:
- Got Pixel XL
-Downloaded snapchat
-Logged into snapchat
-Rooted phone
-Accidentally logged out of snapchat
-Snapchat checks for root before it lets you log in
-I cannot log in until I first unroot
I have tried searching the Pixel XL reddit as well as the XDA Pixel XL forums, but I could not find a guide/program for unrooting the phone. If anyone knows how I could go about this, please let me know. Thank you.
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you cant youre stuck forever
*sarcasm*
ZeroHart said:
Open SuperSu, cgo to settings, click on Unroot, reboot. Done
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This doesn't work. Uninstall fails.
I mean, ultimately you can choose to flash the factory image or sideload the full OTA update which will reset you back to stock. (Be careful with the flashall bat file in the factory image...edit it and remove the -w from the fastboot update command if you don't want to wipe data). That is a cannon, yes.
FFutstuFF said:
This doesn't work. Uninstall fails.
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Just flash a kernel and you should lose root
jjayzx said:
Why does Snapchat not like root? Been reading it a lot on other posts but not why.
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Makes it easier to get around notifications that you have watched a post or the notification that you have performed a screen shot.
Instead of going after the exploits individually they go after the "root" of the cause. Pun so intended.
cwalker0906 said:
Just flash a kernel and you should lose root
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Oh that's right, Chainfire fixed it so it's a boot img only patch now. Yea, do this and you're good to go.
Say I needed to remove root and relock the bootloader to return this phone in exchange for the 128gb model. Is that possible? I've read that relocking will instantly brick my phone. I'm nervous about doing anything to this phone now haha.
Anthony825 said:
Say I needed to remove root and relock the bootloader to return this phone in exchange for the 128gb model. Is that possible? I've read that relocking will instantly brick my phone. I'm nervous about doing anything to this phone now haha.
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Relocking if you have modified it MAY soft brick it. If you changed anything just go ahead and restore using a stock image and then relock.
The only thing I did after unlocking it is root it. Nothing custom. I downloaded titanium backup, granted it root access and that's it....didn't do anything else with it. Theoretically I should be able to remove root and relock the bootloader correct?
Anthony825 said:
The only thing I did after unlocking it is root it. Nothing custom. I downloaded titanium backup, granted it root access and that's it....didn't do anything else with it. Theoretically I should be able to remove root and relock the bootloader correct?
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Any luck with un-rooting it?
Haven't attempted it yet. Going to call around at all the Verizon in my area to see if any of them have the 128gb in either size pixel on my break at work today first. If they do, then I'll attempt unroot this evening and let you guys know what happens.
Anthony825 said:
The only thing I did after unlocking it is root it. Nothing custom. I downloaded titanium backup, granted it root access and that's it....didn't do anything else with it. Theoretically I should be able to remove root and relock the bootloader correct?
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Why not just download the factory image flash back to stock. Longer process because you have to download that file but ultimately you probably want the stock image laying around just in case anyway..
https://developers.google.com/android/images
I have it downloaded as of last night. That's what I'll end up doing if I find a store with the 128gb in stock.
Turns out there are no stores around in my whole state that have the 128gb in stock. So no point in removing root for me unless I want my bluetooth connectivity with my car back.
Just flash the stock boot.img from the version you're currently on. Then uninstall the SU app.
spaceman860 said:
Just flash the stock boot.img from the version you're currently on. Then uninstall the SU app.
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I can confirm that this works
I downloaded the factory image: marlin-nde63v-factory-a66866ba.zip
Found boot.img inside and extracted it and then flashed by
fastboot flash boot_a /path/to/boot.img
fastboot flash boot_b /path/to/boot.img
Snapchat now opens then i rerooted via chainfires steps here
https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/CBL8pnKtA8F?sfc=true
I had rooted with with boot to root. I use fastboot to flash stock boot.img to boot_a and boot_b. When my phone rebooted it wiped it self. Was I supposed to get boot.img from the OTA image> Ws there something that I could have done to avoid the wipe? I'm very sad to have lost lots of data.
Thanks.
~Josh
Hey, been a while I visited here though but this site has always been my first call when I have issues with my Android.
Kindly help me. I have this m8 intl ver. running marshmallow and I have been trying to use kingroot to root the phone but all the versions I have used so far couldn't get the job done. I am inaccessible to a computer. Although I once used kingroot long time ago when the phone was running lollipop and it worked. After I upgraded the OS to 6.0, the kingroot didn't work.
If kingroot doesn't work, I don't think you have any choice but to use a PC to unlock the bootloader, etc.
Even if you don't personally have a PC, surely a friend or family member has one, they will let you use for an hour or so? Buy them a 6 pack or something, for the privilege.
Well, thank you. I already unlocked the bootloader. And I thought about that options you gave me but the 1hr on a PC is what I don't have. So I have no choice now but to create that 1hr. Thank you.
tunnex190 said:
Well, thank you. I already unlocked the bootloader. And I thought about that options you gave me but the 1hr on a PC is what I don't have. So I have no choice now but to create that 1hr. Thank you.
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If your bootloader is unlocked, then you don't need a PC. Do you have TWRP installed? There are ways to flash it without a PC (from SD in hboot) if you don't. If you already have TWRP then flash SuperSU with it or a rooted ROM (most M8 ROMs are rooted).
I used to have a TWRP.zip that was flashable from extSD, but I've deleted it from my DropBox. If you need one I could make another
xunholyx said:
If your bootloader is unlocked, then you don't need a PC
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To install an unsigned zip, needs S-Off.
ckpv5 said:
To install an unsigned zip, it needs S-Off.
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I never even thought of it being unsigned, but of course you can't. With my HTC devices I have went S-Off soon after getting them, so I was thinking to myself "yeah, I've done that after an RUU"
Thanks for clearing that up.
Thanks guys but the phone is s-off already and unlocked bootloader. And how can I install this twrp? I remembered I did flash twrp-2.8.7.0-m8.img during a time when I was upgrading to Marshmallow; if that's kind of twrp you were talking about? Kindly tell me the way to go about it
tunnex190 said:
Thanks guys but the phone is s-off already and unlocked bootloader. And how can I install this twrp? I remembered I did flash twrp-2.8.7.0-m8.img during a time when I was upgrading to Marshmallow; if that's kind of twrp you were talking about? Kindly tell me the way to go about it
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It's something like this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67526388&postcount=387
You put the 0P6BIMG.zip on root of your microsd, then reboot to hboot. System will scan and ask you to update, volume up to update. Once finish, reboot .. you have TWRP 3.0.2-0 already installed.
Then download SuperSU.zip.
Boot to recovery (TWRP) - select install SuperSU.zip - done, now your device is rooted.
If you want me to edit the OS no. to fit your current software version, let me know what it is then I make a new one for you and upload here.
tunnex190 said:
Thanks guys but the phone is s-off already and unlocked bootloader.
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That is a lot of info that should have been supplied in the top post.
First its an unlocked bootloader, you didn't tell us about. Now its s-off, that you didn't tell us about.
I already thought of the method to flash TWRP by zip with SD card method; but realized that you need s-off to do so.
When someone asks how to root, and doesn't give any details; the assumption I would make is that the phone is not previously modified.
I assume the phone was modified by a previous owner? Again, a detail that should have been supplied from the beginning.
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I never even thought of it being unsigned, but of course you can't. With my HTC devices I have went S-Off soon after getting them
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I was about to post about the SD card flashable TWRP zips that have been posted around here. But then, I realized that you need to be s-off.
I'm normally of the opposite mindset, especially since the introduction of sunshine; I assume that users are s-on unless they indicate otherwise.
redpoint73 said:
That is a lot of info that should have been supplied in the top post.
First its an unlocked bootloader, you didn't tell us about. Now its s-off, that you didn't tell us about.
I already thought of the method to flash TWRP by zip with SD card method; but realized that you need s-off to do so.
When someone asks how to root, and doesn't give any details; the assumption I would make is that the phone is not previously modified.
I assume the phone was modified by a previous owner? Again, a detail that should have been supplied from the beginning.
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I was about to post about the SD card flashable TWRP zips that have been posted around here. But then, I realized that you need to be s-off.
I'm normally of the opposite mindset, especially since the introduction of sunshine; I assume that users are s-on unless they indicate otherwise.
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I'm sorry It escaped my mind to tell all of this. I actually modified the phone myself. It was a brand new then, I'm the first owner.
Do I just need to flash superuser through hboot recovery now?
ckpv5 said:
It's something like this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67526388&postcount=387
You put the 0P6BIMG.zip on root of your microsd, then reboot to hboot. System will scan and ask you to update, volume up to update. Once finish, reboot .. you have TWRP 3.0.2-0 already installed.
Then download SuperSU.zip.
Boot to recovery (TWRP) - select install SuperSU.zip - done, now your device is rooted.
If you want me to edit the OS no. to fit your current software version, let me know what it is then I make a new one for you and upload here.
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Thanks I assume I have installed the twrp version twrp-2.8.7.0. Hope it can get the work done by flashing SuperUser through twrp recovery?
tunnex190 said:
Thanks I assume I have installed the twrp version twrp-2.8.7.0. Hope it can get the work done by flashing SuperUser through twrp recovery?
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If you already have TWRP 2.8.7.0 - don't accept root offer by that TWRP version (won't work on Marshmallow) but download the latest SuperSU zip and install it in recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/stable-2016-09-01supersu-v2-78-release-t3452703
If you wish to update the TWRP to version 3.0.2-0 or later, just download the TWRP.img then in current TWRP you can select Install and select image then select the TWRP.img and select recovery then install.
Thanks. I downloaded the flashable Zipped Superuser from the link you gave. And since you said the older version of TWRP I'm running won't accept root offer, I bet upgrade it then and use it to flash the SuperUser. Do you have a link to download the latest twrp.img?
tunnex190 said:
Thanks. I downloaded the flashable Zipped Superuser from the link you gave. And since you said the older version of TWRP I'm running won't accept root offer, I bet upgrade it then and use it to flash the SuperUser. Do you have a link to download the latest twrp.img?
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I didn't say the TWRP won't accept root offer .. I said you don't accept root offered by TWRP because that SuperSU offered by TWRP is old version and won't work on Marshmallow.
No problem to use that version TWRP to install latest SuperSU.zip
https://dl.twrp.me/m8/
ckpv5 said:
I didn't say the TWRP won't accept root offer .. I said you don't accept root offered by TWRP because that SuperSU offered by TWRP is old version and won't work on Marshmallow.
No problem to use that version TWRP to install latest SuperSU.zip
https://dl.twrp.me/m8/
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can you help me with latest flashable TWRP zip? I downloaded the .img but then I realize I would need PC to flash it.
ckpv5 said:
I didn't say the TWRP won't accept root offer .. I said you don't accept root offered by TWRP because that SuperSU offered by TWRP is old version and won't work on Marshmallow.
No problem to use that version TWRP to install latest SuperSU.zip
https://dl.twrp.me/m8/
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can you help me with latest flashable TWRP zip? I downloaded the .img but then I realize I would need PC to flash it. Or is there other way to install the .img because I couldn't locate it when I entered twrp recovery
tunnex190 said:
can you help me with latest flashable TWRP zip? I downloaded the .img but then I realize I would need PC to flash it.
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You don't really read what I already posted before. I gave you two options earlier.
1. If you need the flashable zip - you need to give me your OS no.
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2. Put the downloaded TWRP.img on root of your sdcard. In TWRP select install, below you'll see menu install images, select that, then browse to your downloaded TWRP.img then install. It will ask that image is for recovery or boot, select recovery .. install, done.
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You don't really read what I already posted before. I gave you two options earlier.
1. If you need the flashable zip - you need to give me your OS no.
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2. Put the downloaded TWRP.img on root of your sdcard. In TWRP select install, below you'll see menu install images, select that, then browse to your downloaded TWRP.img then install. It will ask that image is for recovery or boot, select recovery .. install, done.
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Really I am sorry to bother you. I would prefer option 1. Here's the OS no: 6.12.401.4.
tunnex190 said:
Really I am sorry to bother you. I would prefer option 1. Here's the OS no: 6.12.401.4.
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Attached .. how-to, read back my earlier post.
Thank you all. Everything went well. I'm grateful
Hi everyone, this is my first post
This winter I had decided to install the GCam on my Mi A2 lite, so I followed a guide (I'm not able to mod any phone) I managed to install the cam. To install that I obv needed to root my phone and indeed on Root Checker that was rooted. Some months later, the phone was automaticatly updated and after that I don't know how that lost his rooting and the possibilty to use Gcam (and other apps). I didn't want to do all the process again so I let that go.
Now I'd like to install the Pixel Experience ROM on my Xiaomi tho, but I read that I need to have root permission and the bootloader unlocked. My bootloader is already uncloked, because in developer's option, under "Unlock OEM" is written. "the bootloader's already unlocked."), but I have no root permission. I don't know what to do, because as I said I'm totally ignorant.
Can I install a custom recovery without root permission? How can I install the Pixel Rom? I need to root again my phone?
Thank you all for you help!
spaga97 said:
Hi everyone, this is my first post
This winter I had decided to install the GCam on my Mi A2 lite, so I followed a guide (I'm not able to mod any phone) I managed to install the cam. To install that I obv needed to root my phone and indeed on Root Checker that was rooted. Some months later, the phone was automaticatly updated and after that I don't know how that lost his rooting and the possibilty to use Gcam (and other apps). I didn't want to do all the process again so I let that go.
Now I'd like to install the Pixel Experience ROM on my Xiaomi tho, but I read that I need to have root permission and the bootloader unlocked. My bootloader is already uncloked, because in developer's option, under "Unlock OEM" is written. "the bootloader's already unlocked."), but I have no root permission. I don't know what to do, because as I said I'm totally ignorant.
Can I install a custom recovery without root permission? How can I install the Pixel Rom? I need to root again my phone?
Thank you all for you help!
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You need for sure an unlocked bootloader but regarding root although you don´t need it to flash a custom recovery nor a custom rom probably is better that you have it so you might need to do other things like install mods that need root.
Just flashing the Magisk you´ll recover the lost root status again but if you don´t have recovery now just boot on it through fastboot and then flash it over your actual rom or if you want the Pixel rom just follow the tutorial posted in the thread.
SubwayChamp said:
You need for sure an unlocked bootloader but regarding root although you don´t need it to flash a custom recovery nor a custom rom probably is better that you have it so you might need to do other things like install mods that need root.
Just flashing the Magisk you´ll recover the lost root status again but if you don´t have recovery now just boot on it through fastboot and then flash it over your actual rom or if you want the Pixel rom just follow the tutorial posted in the thread.
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Do I need a TWRP Recovery tho? Because I read on some guides that's a requisite to instal Pixel Rom.
And please, can you link me the tutorial you mean? Because I can't find out that.
spaga97 said:
Do I need a TWRP Recovery tho? Because I read on some guides that's a requisite to instal Pixel Rom.
And please, can you link me the tutorial you mean? Because I can't find out that.
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Yes, you need a custom recovery like TWRP and regarding tutorial there is a how-to-install method on every custom rom and also in the thread of a Pixel rom https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/development/rom-pixel-experience-t3911489 they´re just some few steps
SubwayChamp said:
Yes, you need a custom recovery like TWRP and regarding tutorial there is a how-to-install method on every custom rom and also in the thread of a Pixel rom https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/development/rom-pixel-experience-t3911489 they´re just some few steps
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To be honest I can't find where's the tutorial into that thread :crying:
Anyway I've just thought that maybe I've already have a TWRP. I did a lot of operations when I installed the GCam, so maybe I also did that. Is there a way to find out if I already have it?
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To be honest I can't find where's the tutorial into that thread :crying:
Anyway I've just thought that maybe I've already have a TWRP. I did a lot of operations when I installed the GCam, so maybe I also did that. Is there a way to find out if I already have it?
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Oh sorry since I don´t use PE rom nevermind there is not a tutorial there but you will find one here https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi...0-ressurection-remix-os-xiaomi-mi-a2-t3954197 it´s the same process (more or less) for any custom rom.
If you are on a custom rom just booting using advanced power reboot you can go to recovery to see if it still stays there, also you can go manually using key combination (vol up + pwr from a device off) and you have too adb reboot recovery command to boot on it.