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Stuck on Mi-Logo after GSI installation

Hey guys,
I have recently bought my "Whyred" (4/64 global) and have already unlocked the bootloader.
After switching to Miui 10 global developer rom (with official MiFlash Tool) I wanted to test some custom roms. Therefore I have enabled the developer options, USB-Debugging and OEM Unlock. After this I have booted TWRP 3.2.2.0 with fastboot and flashed the TWRP image to the phone via the booted recovery. Followed by the no-verity-opt-zip (6.0) and Magisk v16.7 to root the phone.
On this basis I went back to the recovery and did a factory reset, followed by an advanced wipe of dalvik, cache, data, system and vendor. Afterwards I have moved the whyred-treble-vendor (zip-file) and the PixelExperience GSI to my phone. First I have flashed the vendor-zip and then switched to image and flashed the GSI as system-image.
And now comes the problem: when I try to reboot to the system it always states "No Os installed". By wiping the cache and data again, I am able to boot to the system, but the phone is stucked on the Mi-Logo
After recovering my phone with the MiFlash Tool (Miui 10 global developer rom), I have tried to flash the GSI in different ways according to a lot of guides I have found in the net, but nothing is working. All methods are leading to the same result: my phone stucks on Mi-Logo
Could anyone of you give me a hint about what I am doing wrong?
Thank you!
Best regards,
nkl

At a guess with wiping system and data. Your also removing changes done by "no-verity-opt-zip (6.0)", and since your still using the MIUI Bootloader the device won't boot the associated GSI.
Maybe try flashing/booting a Treble enabled custom rom, first and then install your GSI. Or avoid the whole Treble thing and just use a custom rom.
You may get more assistance in Treble specific threads/forums.

corkiejp said:
At a guess with wiping system and data. Your also removing changes done by "no-verity-opt-zip (6.0)", and since your still using the MIUI Bootloader the device won't boot the associated GSI.
Maybe try flashing/booting a Treble enabled custom rom, first and then install your GSI. Or avoid the whole Treble thing and just use a custom rom.
You may get more assistance in Treble specific threads/forums.
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Hey,
Thank you for your quick reaction!
But did I get something wrong? Doing a factory reset and then doing an advanced wipe of dalvik, cache, data, system and vendor is more or less an essential part of all the guides out there?
So you think, I should try to flash for example LineageOS first and then take an approach on the GSI? And which steps should I take? Should I flash no-verity-opt and Magisk under Miui 10 global dev first and then flash custom, i.e. LineageOS? Or should I flash LineageOS first (on a fresh Miui dev rom) and then no-verity-opt and Magisk?
Thanks!

@nkl0806 After installing the GSI while using MIUI as the base you could try flashing no-verity-opt before trying to boot.
no-verity-opt is only required on MIUI based roms (or in your case with a GSI).
Flash a custom rom and boot it. Don't worry about magisk etc.
Then install your GSI and boot it, avoid flashing magisk or gapps.
Once it boots, go back and install magisk and gapps etc and wipe data.
Hopefully then boot and setup your GSI rom.
Also make sure your using a Treble enabled TWRP!
Noob guide to install GSI on whyred
Again look for support in Treble Threads/Forums, I haven't experiment with it, so only going by what I have read.

corkiejp said:
@nkl0806 After installing the GSI while using MIUI as the base you could try flashing no-verity-opt before trying to boot.
no-verity-opt is only required on MIUI based roms (or in your case with a GSI).
Flash a custom rom and boot it. Don't worry about magisk etc.
Then install your GSI and boot it, avoid flashing magisk or gapps.
Once it boots, go back and install magisk and gapps etc and wipe data.
Hopefully then boot and setup your GSI rom.
Also make sure your using a Treble enabled TWRP!
Noob guide to install GSI on whyred
Again look for support in Treble Threads/Forums, I haven't experiment with it, so only going by what I have read.
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Thank you!
I have also followed this noob guide to flash the GSI, but it did not work out. Maybe I should really skip the Treble stuff and just use the normal custom rom!
I will try to flash the PixelExperience rom and not the GSI - or maybe follow another Guide and flash the Mokee rom first as a base for the GSI.
Thanks again!

Treble migration ROM

Hello.
I'm thinking about install GSI ROM. But I don't know, what I have to do, to make it safe and nice.
Currently, I'm on Pixel Experience 9.0. What ROM I have to install to install a GSI ROM?

pyt.h said:
Hello.
I'm thinking about install GSI ROM. But I don't know, what I have to do, to make it safe and nice.
Currently, I'm on Pixel Experience 9.0. What ROM I have to install to install a GSI ROM?
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I'm on GSI PR1 here you go....
1-Format data
2-Wipe everything
3-Reboot recovery mount everything
4-Flash vendor whyred ZIP then flash the GSI PR1 only A image IMG
5-Reboot recovery and mount everything again then flash kernel ZIP
6-Reboot recovery and mount everything again then flash overlay PR1 and Magisk... Done

aetmgh said:
I'm on GSI PR1 here you go....
1-Format data
2-Wipe everything
3-Reboot recovery mount everything
4-Flash vendor whyred ZIP then flash the GSI PR1 only A image IMG
5-Reboot recovery and mount everything again then flash kernel ZIP
6-Reboot recovery and mount everything again then flash overlay PR1 and Magisk... Done
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Could you provide links for GSI and PR1 Overlay? Thanks...

pyt.h said:
Could you provide links for GSI and PR1 Overlay? Thanks...
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Just search YouTube with the keyword Android P treble redmi note 5 pro and you will find a lot of videos explaining the whole thing with download links for everything....

How to revert back to stock system image

I flashed the Android GSI (Generic System Image) but now I want to go back to Oxygen OS how do I go back.....I tried just flashing the zip for Oxygen OS but it keeps bootlooping so I figured since I flagged a new system image it wouldn't work so how do I flash the Oxygen OS system image???
Help I'm really confused can't find anything online

Abhaypraseeth said:
I flashed the Android GSI (Generic System Image) but now I want to go back to Oxygen OS how do I go back.....I tried just flashing the zip for Oxygen OS but it keeps bootlooping so I figured since I flagged a new system image it wouldn't work so how do I flash the Oxygen OS system image???
Help I'm really confused can't find anything online
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On recovery wipe everything and format data then flash oos zip and magisk if you want to keep root and TWRP!! That's all

intoxicated.mad said:
On recovery wipe everything and format data then flash oos zip and magisk if you want to keep root and TWRP!! That's all
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Ok I'll try that over the weekend thanks!

intoxicated.mad said:
On recovery wipe everything and format data then flash oos zip and magisk if you want to keep root and TWRP!! That's all
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It didn't work

Abhaypraseeth said:
I flashed the Android GSI (Generic System Image) but now I want to go back to Oxygen OS how do I go back.....I tried just flashing the zip for Oxygen OS but it keeps bootlooping so I figured since I flagged a new system image it wouldn't work so how do I flash the Oxygen OS system image???
Help I'm really confused can't find anything online
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Can you explain what the Android GSI is and where it gets flashed to? What OOS version were you on before you flashed the AGSI?

Abhaypraseeth said:
It didn't work
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I think you need to head towards unbrick tool

shadeau said:
Can you explain what the Android GSI is and where it gets flashed to? What OOS version were you on before you flashed the AGSI?
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Android GSI stands for Generic System Image and its a system image that can be installed on treble supported devices such as OnePlus 5T I installed it to get Pie for my phone...this was before Pie for OnePlus 5T was released and I had OOS 5.1.6 before I installed Android GSI

intoxicated.mad said:
I think you need to head towards unbrick tool
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Does the unbricking tool include a system image?
Abhaypraseeth said:
Android GSI stands for Generic System Image and its a system image that can be installed on treble supported devices such as OnePlus 5T I installed it to get Pie for my phone...this was before Pie for OnePlus 5T was released and I had OOS 5.1.6 before I installed Android GSI
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I'm going to guess that you might need a stock system image to flash. If you made a backup of one in TWRP before flashing the AGSI then you can just flash that. Otherwise you can see if the unbricking tool works. There's an all-in-one till tool for the 5T but it didn't look like it has a factory image. Worst case I can extract one for you (I would clean flash a ROM and extract the image since my current one has Magisk injected). Just let me know if the other fixes don't work.

shadeau said:
Does the unbricking tool include a system image?
I'm going to guess that you might need a stock system image to flash. If you made a backup of one in TWRP before flashing the AGSI then you can just flash that. Otherwise you can see if the unbricking tool works. There's an all-in-one till tool for the 5T but it didn't look like it has a factory image. Worst case I can extract one for you (I would clean flash a ROM and extract the image since my current one has Magisk injected). Just let me know if the other fixes don't work.
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I have a system image extracted from OSS 5.1.6 I tried flashing that too but still says no OS installed and also I tried installing through Aroma installer but still booted back to TWRP

Abhaypraseeth said:
I have a system image extracted from OSS 5.1.6 I tried flashing that too but still says no OS installed and also I tried installing through Aroma installer but still booted back to TWRP
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Have you tried flashing the system image through fastboot?

shadeau said:
Have you tried flashing the system image through fastboot?
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no i have not
can you tell me the steps (i know how to flash the image in fastboot) but after that how do i flash OOS
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I tried the unbrick tool and it worked thanks guys for your help

Some ROMs are'nt flashing

Okay, lemme get this clear that I'm not a pro in all this stuff. Infact, I'm a total idiot.
I have tried to flash a lot of ROMs on my Moto G5 (cedric) but only 3 of them have worked, namely:
1) Pixel Expirience 7.1.2
2) Ressurection Remix 7.1.2
3) Viper OS 7.1.2
I don't know whats the problem and whether it is with my phone or the ROMs. Also, even after i used these ROMs, the apps which need root access weren't working and yes i did select the Root Access setting to ADB only(cause thats was the only option other than Off). Plz help me guys.....

Astitva_ said:
Okay, lemme get this clear that I'm not a pro in all this stuff. Infact, I'm a total idiot.
I have tried to flash a lot of ROMs on my Moto G5 (cedric) but only 3 of them have worked, namely:
1) Pixel Expirience 7.1.2
2) Ressurection Remix 7.1.2
3) Viper OS 7.1.2
I don't know whats the problem and whether it is with my phone or the ROMs. Also, even after i used these ROMs, the apps which need root access weren't working and yes i did select the Root Access setting to ADB only(cause thats was the only option other than Off). Plz help me guys.....
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First you need to say how you have done the flashing of roms and which rom didn't flash, or what error you got while installing the rom. And second is you need to install magisk manager to gain root access with twrp, by enabling the root access in developer option won't give you root access you need to install it via twrp.

riyan65 said:
First you need to say how you have done the flashing of roms and which rom didn't flash, or what error you got while installing the rom. And second is you need to install magisk manager to gain root access with twrp, by enabling the root access in developer option won't give you root access you need to install it via twrp.
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I tried flashing them through TWRP. They all were based on Oreo 8.1. I tried Lineage, Invicta, Viper, RR and pixel expirience. As for the error, i don't really know what error it was but Lineage and RR were stuck on the boot loader and the rest just didnt flash.....

Astitva_ said:
I tried flashing them through TWRP. They all were based on Oreo 8.1. I tried Lineage, Invicta, Viper, RR and pixel expirience. As for the error, i don't really know what error it was but Lineage and RR were stuck on the boot loader and the rest just didnt flash.....
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Chance are you are using the wrong twrp
64bit roms require you to use the 64bit twrp
See the first post of the lineageos thread for the 64bit twrp
Or you can test out the 64bit twrp that uses my encryption edits
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5/help/help-testing-build-twrp-arm64-t3874472
If you want to root flash the latest version of Magisk and then install the magisk manager app manually if it's not installed

TheFixItMan said:
Chance are you are using the wrong twrp
64bit roms require you to use the 64bit twrp
See the first post of the lineageos thread for the 64bit twrp
Or you can test out the 64bit twrp that uses my encryption edits
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5/help/help-testing-build-twrp-arm64-t3874472
If you want to root flash the latest version of Magisk and then install the magisk manager app manually if it's not installed
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I'm sorry but i didn't get what you said. I'm really sorry but I'm really a noob. I would like it if you helped me out a bit....

Astitva_ said:
I'm sorry but i didn't get what you said. I'm really sorry but I'm really a noob. I would like it if you helped me out a bit....
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All custom oero roms for this device are 64 bit
You need to flash them with a twrp that has been compiled for 64bit twrp use
My official twrp is for 32bit roms only and will not flash 64bit roms - you will get error 7 or I think error 256 or something like that
Flash the 64bit twrp if you want to flash 64bit custom roms - process is the same as if flashing the official twrp via fastboot but you obviously use the 64bit twrp image instead
As mentioned link to 64bit twrp is on the lineageos 15.1 thread first page or try the version in the link I posted in previous post

TheFixItMan said:
All custom oero roms for this device are 64 bit
You need to flash them with a twrp that has been compiled for 64bit twrp use
My official twrp is for 32bit roms only and will not flash 64bit roms - you will get error 7 or I think error 256 or something like that
Flash the 64bit twrp if you want to flash 64bit custom roms - process is the same as if flashing the official twrp via fastboot but you obviously use the 64bit twrp image instead
As mentioned link to 64bit twrp is on the lineageos 15.1 thread first page or try the version in the link I posted in previous post
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So, I can directly flash the new twrp like i flash the roms right?? Also, what can i do for project treble in my phone...i mean, i cant find redwolf for moto g5(cedric)

Astitva_ said:
So, I can directly flash the new twrp like i flash the roms right?? Also, what can i do for project treble in my phone...i mean, i cant find redwolf for moto g5(cedric)
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You flash twrp via fastboot commands
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Although it is technically possible to flash twrp via twrp if you select image flash & select recovery as the image you are flashing but I'd stick with the fastboot method
I don't own this device anymore so no idea about files that are no longer available

TheFixItMan said:
You flash twrp via fastboot commands
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Although it is technically possible to flash twrp via twrp if you select image flash & select recovery as the image you are flashing but I'd stick with the fastboot method
I don't own this device anymore so no idea about files that are no longer available
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Okay, so i flashed the twrp...but still therom isnt flashing....should i upload the rom so that you can see it?

basically;
if a rom has [64bit] in the title, then it's 64 bit, if it is then you need a 64bit recovery which you can easily find on the forum. you dont even need to know what that means.

Astitva_ said:
Okay, so i flashed the twrp...but still therom isnt flashing....should i upload the rom so that you can see it?
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Just link to the rom on xda and give the twrp error
The rom either isn't for this device eg you are trying to flash a moto g5 plus or s rom or you are using the wrong twrp or you haven't formatted system data cache before flashing the rom

want to install pixel exp. 9.0 pie rom

I am currently on aex 5.2 ,a simple normal rom who has nothing with vendor or factory partition,
Can anybody tell the steps to install it, current recovery on my device is twrp 3.3.0.1

vickyfule said:
I am currently on aex 5.2 ,a simple normal rom who has nothing with vendor or factory partition,
Can anybody tell the steps to install it, current recovery on my device is twrp 3.3.0.1
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Simply flash the required ROM, no extra steps needed

visheshjain25 said:
Simply flash the required ROM, no extra steps needed
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I think it is a treble rom so i have to fladh vendor and then treble supported twrp ?

vickyfule said:
I think it is a treble rom so i have to fladh vendor and then treble supported twrp ?
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All that has been reversed, no need to flash those things now and as far as your TWRP is concerned I think it is treble so you can proceed