Upgrade to Android 10 - Q's - Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers

Hello All,
I haven't updated to 10 yet, and with the new Sept release and patches I think I'm ready to make the leap.
From my reading, it looks like TWRP isn't ready yet for Crosshatch and 10. I'm just curious how to accomplish a few things it looks like people are able to do. I'm a bit old school, so I pretty much still flash everything in TWRP. If you could help clarify a few things, that would be great.
I still use root for a few items, so Magisk is a must. A few of these things include:
- Magisk (obv)
- Viper4Android (must)
- Active Edge
- Youtube Vanced
- Root File Explorer
- Titanium Backup (not sure how much I'll really use this any more, seems to be fading away)
- Kirisakura Kernel
- CF.lumen (must)
What are the steps I'll need to take to achieve this on 10, or do I still need to wait for TWRP to be released?
I will be doing a complete wipe and install on my way to 10, fwiw.
I know the steps fairly well when TWRP is involved, I have the factory image downloaded, Android studio is updated, I just don't know where to start, because I typically fastboot the factor image, then fastboot TWRP, then install magisk & Kernel, then install TWRP permanently, and then begin to set everything up.
What does this look like without TWRP?
Thanks!

Like you said, fastboot the factory image, with or without a wipe (-w). Then fastboot flash a Magisk patched boot.img.
For anyone who does not plan to wipe, disable all Magisk module(s) before starting as a precaution to one of them causing a bootloop.
You can use Magisk manager to patch the boot.img pulled from the factory package before starting this process. Just make sure to be on at least Magisk v19.4 to be compatible with Android 10. Instructions how to patch are at Magisk documentation - boot image patching.
NOTE: the instructions for actually flashing the patched_boot.img are not exactly right for our device. The steps I take are
1) flash the factory image.
2) Reboot and make sure everything is working, do the initial setup.
3) reboot to bootloader
4) "fastboot getvar current-slot" which tells me which slot I'm currently booting
5) fastboot flash the patched boot.img to the current slot as returned in step 4
5a) fastboot flash boot_a /path/to/magisk_patched.img
Or
5b) fastboot flash boot_b /path/to/magisk_patched.img
Any other zip package I need to flash, or would have flashed in TWRP, I reboot to system and use Franco or Ex kernel mangers (i'm actually using Franco). That bit of information was recently passed to me, but I can't remember who it was. Thanks anyway [emoji4]

ktmom said:
Like you said, fastboot the factory image, with or without a wipe (-w). Then fastboot flash a Magisk patched boot.img.
For anyone who does not plan to wipe, disable all Magisk module(s) before starting as a precaution to one of them causing a bootloop.
You can use Magisk manager to patch the boot.img pulled from the factory package before starting this process. Just make sure to be on at least Magisk v19.4 to be compatible with Android 10. Instructions how to patch are at Magisk documentation - boot image patching.
NOTE: the instructions for actually flashing the patched_boot.img are not exactly right for our device. The steps I take are
1) flash the factory image.
2) Reboot and make sure everything is working, do the initial setup.
3) reboot to bootloader
4) "fastboot getvar current-slot" which tells me which slot I'm currently booting
5) fastboot flash the patched boot.img to the current slot as returned in step 4
5a) fastboot flash boot_a /path/to/magisk_patched.img
Or
5b) fastboot flash boot_b /path/to/magisk_patched.img
Any other zip package I need to flash, or would have flashed in TWRP, I reboot to system and use Franco or Ex kernel mangers (i'm actually using Franco). That bit of information was recently passed to me, but I can't remember who it was. Thanks anyway [emoji4]
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Awesome, thanks for the detailed steps. Pretty sure EX Kernel has had some issues with Android 10 and flashing of .zips, at least recently and that people have been using Franco. I'll grab a patched.img and after my data backs up, rock and roll.
Thanks!

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[Guide] How to install custom ROM (Tested with Pixel Experience and Lineage OS)

I had this device for two days now, one of the first things that I tried was to install a custom ROM and I was surprised of how hard it was to do, so after a lot of trial and error I managed to install those two ROMs so I wanted to share how I did it so nobody has to suffer like I
Okay so I have tried two methods, one worked for Pixel Experience and the other for Lineage OS, there are probably better ways to do this so be sure to reply to this thread if you find another ways to accomplish this!
IMPORTANT!:
1. I did the two of this methods with the stock ROM with a minimal setup (skipping wifi, no google login, no fingerprint, etc).
2.You need to have the bootloader unlocked.
3. Im not responsable if you brick your phone or lose your data, do the following steps if you know what you're doing and always back-up your data!!!
Files used:
TWRP link (Download both the img and the zip)
Pixel Experience link
LineageOS link
Gapps link
Magisk 20.1 link
Encryption patch (patch_no_fde10) link
Method 1 (Tested succesfully with Pixel Experience):
Thanks to ElSuperFullHD for creating an awesome guide in how to install Pixel Experience!
How to install Pixel Experience in Xiaomi mi a3 (Spanish guide)
1. Start your phone in fastboot mode.
2. use fastboot getvar current-slot (Check if phone is in slot a, if it isnt change it to a using fastboot set_active a)
3. Flash custom recovery (in this case I used TWRP) with fastboot flash boot twrp.img
4. reboot using fastboot reboot (NOTE : Before hitting "Enter", long press Vol + on your device until you see the Android One logo. By doing this your device will be forced to boot into Recovery and not into System).
5. When TWRP starts, move and flash TWRP zip (This will make the recovery to stay) and reboot into recovery again (Long press Vol + when the device starts until you boot into recovery).
6. Go to advanced wipe Dalvic cache, Data and System.
7. Install Pixel Experience ROM and TWRP zip again and restart to system.
8. You're done, enjoy!
Method 2 (Tested succesfully with LineageOS):
Thanks to suschmania for your extremely helpful comment, I wouldnt have figured how to install LineageOS without him!
1. Start your phone in fastboot mode.
2. use fastboot getvar current-slot (Check if phone is in slot a, if it isnt change it to a using fastboot set_active a)
3. Flash custom recovery (in this case I used TWRP) with fastboot flash boot twrp.img
4. reboot using fastboot reboot (NOTE : Before hitting "Enter", long press Vol + on your device until you see the Android One logo. By doing this your device will be forced to boot into Recovery and not into System).
5. Once in TWRP copy TWRP recovery zip into the phone and wipe Dalvic cache, Data, Vendor and System.
6. Install the ROM and TWRP recovery zip (This will make the recovery to stay).
7. Reboot into recovery (twrp shows the warning no os installed, continue anyway).
8. The filesystem will be decrypted (All folders corrupted) dont worries, just go to advanced wipe and wipe internal data, once that's done copy Gapps, magisk and the encryption patch into the phone).
9. Flash Gapps, magisk (Optional) and encryption patch.
10. Reboot to system (It may take up to 10 minutes to start so give it time, if more than 10 minutes passes see step 11).
11. In case of bootlop boot back into recovery and format data (its the one where you need to write yes to format), after its done reboot to system again.
12. You're done, enjoy!
I hope this guide was helpful to you, good luck!
thanks so much for this! Been flashing since andriod 1.6 but couldnt wrap my dumb head around these dual partitions.
And is the same for miui.eu ?
raphae34 said:
And is the same for miui.eu ?
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No. Follow the instructions in the OP there. They work.
Kaissner said:
I had this device for two days now, one of the first things that I tried was to install a custom ROM and I was surprised of how hard it was to do, so after a lot of trial and error I managed to install those two ROMs so I wanted to share how I did it so nobody has to suffer like I
Okay so I have tried two methods, one worked for Pixel Experience and the other for Lineage OS, there are probably better ways to do this so be sure to reply to this thread if you find another ways to accomplish this!
IMPORTANT!:
1. I did the two of this methods with the stock ROM with a minimal setup (skipping wifi, no google login, no fingerprint, etc).
2.You need to have the bootloader unlocked.
3. Im not responsable if you brick your phone or lose your data, do the following steps if you know what you're doing and always back-up your data!!!
Files used:
TWRP link (Download both the img and the zip)
Pixel Experience link
LineageOS link
Gapps link
Magisk 20.1 link
Encryption patch (patch_no_fde10) link
Method 1 (Tested succesfully with Pixel Experience):
Thanks to ElSuperFullHD for creating an awesome guide in how to install Pixel Experience!
How to install Pixel Experience in Xiaomi mi a3 (Spanish guide)
1. Start your phone in fastboot mode.
2. use fastboot getvar current-slot (Check if phone is in slot a, if it isnt change it to a using fastboot set_active a)
3. Flash custom recovery (in this case I used TWRP) with fastboot flash boot twrp.img
4. reboot using fastboot reboot (NOTE : Before hitting "Enter", long press Vol + on your device until you see the Android One logo. By doing this your device will be forced to boot into Recovery and not into System).
5. When TWRP starts, move and flash TWRP zip (This will make the recovery to stay) and reboot into recovery again (Long press Vol + when the device starts until you boot into recovery).
6. Go to advanced wipe Dalvic cache, Data and System.
7. Install Pixel Experience ROM and TWRP zip again and restart to system.
8. You're done, enjoy!
Method 2 (Tested succesfully with LineageOS):
Thanks to suschmania for your extremely helpful comment, I wouldnt have figured how to install LineageOS without him!
1. Start your phone in fastboot mode.
2. use fastboot getvar current-slot (Check if phone is in slot a, if it isnt change it to a using fastboot set_active a)
3. Flash custom recovery (in this case I used TWRP) with fastboot flash boot twrp.img
4. reboot using fastboot reboot (NOTE : Before hitting "Enter", long press Vol + on your device until you see the Android One logo. By doing this your device will be forced to boot into Recovery and not into System).
5. Once in TWRP copy TWRP recovery zip into the phone and wipe Dalvic cache, Data, Vendor and System.
6. Install the ROM and TWRP recovery zip (This will make the recovery to stay).
7. Reboot into recovery (twrp shows the warning no os installed, continue anyway).
8. The filesystem will be decrypted (All folders corrupted) dont worries, just go to advanced wipe and wipe internal data, once that's done copy Gapps, magisk and the encryption patch into the phone).
9. Flash Gapps, magisk (Optional) and encryption patch.
10. Reboot to system (It may take up to 10 minutes to start so give it time, if more than 10 minutes passes see step 11).
11. In case of bootlop boot back into recovery and format data (its the one where you need to write yes to format), after its done reboot to system again.
12. You're done, enjoy!
I hope this guide was helpful to you, good luck!
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The 1st method for Pixel Experience does not work for me, after following all the steps carefully, if i boot into system it boots me to fastboot everytime, or if I dont reboot to system (in TWRP after flashing everything) it only says no OS installed are you sure you want to continue, so any help?
Snjeky said:
The 1st method for Pixel Experience does not work for me, after following all the steps carefully, if i boot into system it boots me to fastboot everytime, or if I dont reboot to system (in TWRP after flashing everything) it only says no OS installed are you sure you want to continue, so any help?
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the "no os installed" is normal, dont worries.
The installation method for pixel experience worked when I installed the old version, it was updated multiple times so probably the process changed, I will update the thread later
This dual slot fuking my mind up.
TWRP asking for password to decrypt data. while first boot in recovery.
also *unable to decrypt FBE device* error while formating data.
"couldnt able to flash Any ROM "unable to partition path/cache" error.
ps. flashed in slot a.
When I install twrp on fastboot it stuck there, I have Android 10 stock, is anything that I can do ? I try like 3 times and always the same
ManuMan99 said:
When I install twrp on fastboot it stuck there, I have Android 10 stock, is anything that I can do ? I try like 3 times and always the same
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downgrade to android 9. apparently android 10 got some issues.
pradie said:
downgrade to android 9. apparently android 10 got some issues.
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Don't tell him to downgrade. If you downgrade you will lose the use of all sensors or proximity sensor, compass etc and to fix this you need to flash persist.img which will cause you to lose widevine L1 so say goodbye to hd streaming and the like.
Be careful what information you give people if it will cause massive issues.
Its not that straightforward to just downgrade
garylawwd said:
Don't tell him to downgrade. If you downgrade you will lose the use of all sensors or proximity sensor, compass etc and to fix this you need to flash persist.img which will cause you to lose widevine L1 so say goodbye to hd streaming and the like.
Be careful what information you give people if it will cause massive issues.
Its not that straightforward to just downgrade
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I apologize for not being precise. i had the same issue. downloaded and flashed android 9 Stock global ROM with mi flash tool. now it's booted correctly.
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garylawwd said:
Don't tell him to downgrade. If you downgrade you will lose the use of all sensors or proximity sensor, compass etc and to fix this you need to flash persist.img which will cause you to lose widevine L1 so say goodbye to hd streaming and the like.
Be careful what information you give people if it will cause massive issues.
Its not that straightforward to just downgrade
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I apologize for not being precise. i had the same issue. downloaded and flashed android 9 Stock global ROM with mi flash tool. now it booted correctly.
Sapper Morton said:
Indeed, it's not as straight forward, but it's possible without losing Widevine L1 security level; read my experience here, I explained the steps I took ; so far, I came back to v11.0.8.0 QFQMIXM from v10.3.17.0 PFQEUXM after the downgrade, with no issues whatsoever (no format/wipe data); my DRM Keys and sensors remains intact.
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Thank you I wouldn't have guessed that would work it seems too easy to be a fix but that's good news.
Thanks for that info
garylawwd said:
Don't tell him to downgrade. If you downgrade you will lose the use of all sensors or proximity sensor, compass etc and to fix this you need to flash persist.img which will cause you to lose widevine L1 so say goodbye to hd streaming and the like.
Be careful what information you give people if it will cause massive issues.
Its not that straightforward to just downgrade
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Then what to do? I downgraded from Android 10 Stock to Android 9 Stock 3.13.0.PFQMIXM because I soft-bricked my phone. I Flashed the stock ROM using Mi Flash tool. It flashed OK but my MI A3 sensors are not working. Someone said Flash persist.img via TWRP but when I try to flash it asked me in which partition to flash.
Partitions available are:
bluetooth
modem
System Image
Dtbo
Vendor Image
splash
Boot
Install Recovery Ramdisk
I am confused where to flash. If this method isnt suitable as you said then guide me what to do. I have Global Fastboot ROM for Android 9 Version 3.16.0.PFQMIXM for Mi A3 available. Should I flash this using Mi Flash tool? Does it solve sensor issues or not? Please help.
vjrx88 said:
Then what to do? I downgraded from Android 10 Stock to Android 9 Stock 3.13.0.PFQMIXM because I soft-bricked my phone. I Flashed the stock ROM using Mi Flash tool. It flashed OK but my MI A3 sensors are not working. Someone said Flash persist.img via TWRP but when I try to flash it asked me in which partition to flash.
Partitions available are:
bluetooth
modem
System Image
Dtbo
Vendor Image
splash
Boot
Install Recovery Ramdisk
I am confused where to flash. If this method isnt suitable as you said then guide me what to do. I have Global Fastboot ROM for Android 9 Version 3.16.0.PFQMIXM for Mi A3 available. Should I flash this using Mi Flash tool? Does it solve sensor issues or not? Please help.
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If you are on stock android 9 now then flash an android 10 custom rom and then downgrade to android 9 like you did. Downgrading from stock 10 to stock 9 causes big issues like you are having.
If you did flash persist.IMG you would have caused stuff in your device to break forever without any way of fixing it don't do it!!
garylawwd said:
If you are on stock android 9 now then flash an android 10 custom rom and then downgrade to android 9 like you did. Downgrading from stock 10 to stock 9 causes big issues like you are having.
If you did flash persist.IMG you would have caused stuff in your device to break forever without any way of fixing it don't do it!!
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I updated it to Stock Android 10 OTA update using TWRP Recovery and re-flashed TWRP and Magisk ZIP using TWRP and now sensors and phone is working fine. I know Android 10 for Mi A3 have some bugs but I decided to live with it until Stable Android 10 update made available by Xiaomi. Flashing Custom Android 10 ROMs have mixed reviews and have bugs so I decided to stay on Stock.
I tried flashing persist.img by mounting Persist partition using TWRP before doing this but nothing happens and sensors didn't worked. Now they are working.
garylawwd said:
Don't tell him to downgrade. If you downgrade you will lose the use of all sensors or proximity sensor, compass etc and to fix this you need to flash persist.img which will cause you to lose widevine L1 so say goodbye to hd streaming and the like.
Be careful what information you give people if it will cause massive issues.
Its not that straightforward to just downgrade
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No problem in downgrade ,, i Already downgraded. No bugs facing!
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vjrx88 said:
I updated it to Stock Android 10 OTA update using TWRP Recovery and re-flashed TWRP and Magisk ZIP using TWRP and now sensors and phone is working fine. I know Android 10 for Mi A3 have some bugs but I decided to live with it until Stable Android 10 update made available by Xiaomi. Flashing Custom Android 10 ROMs have mixed reviews and have bugs so I decided to stay on Stock.
I tried flashing persist.img by mounting Persist partition using TWRP before doing this but nothing happens and sensors didn't worked. Now they are working.
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Lol i came back to 9 ,, untill stable comes or i will use pixel rom ?
Kaissner said:
I had this device for two days now, one of the first things that I tried was to install a custom ROM and I was surprised of how hard it was to do, so after a lot of trial and error I managed to install those two ROMs so I wanted to share how I did it so nobody has to suffer like I
Okay so I have tried two methods, one worked for Pixel Experience and the other for Lineage OS, there are probably better ways to do this so be sure to reply to this thread if you find another ways to accomplish this!
IMPORTANT!:
1. I did the two of this methods with the stock ROM with a minimal setup (skipping wifi, no google login, no fingerprint, etc).
2.You need to have the bootloader unlocked.
3. Im not responsable if you brick your phone or lose your data, do the following steps if you know what you're doing and always back-up your data!!!
Files used:
TWRP link (Download both the img and the zip)
Pixel Experience link
LineageOS link
Gapps link
Magisk 20.1 link
Encryption patch (patch_no_fde10) link
Method 1 (Tested succesfully with Pixel Experience):
Thanks to ElSuperFullHD for creating an awesome guide in how to install Pixel Experience!
How to install Pixel Experience in Xiaomi mi a3 (Spanish guide)
1. Start your phone in fastboot mode.
2. use fastboot getvar current-slot (Check if phone is in slot a, if it isnt change it to a using fastboot set_active a)
3. Flash custom recovery (in this case I used TWRP) with fastboot flash boot twrp.img
4. reboot using fastboot reboot (NOTE : Before hitting "Enter", long press Vol + on your device until you see the Android One logo. By doing this your device will be forced to boot into Recovery and not into System).
5. When TWRP starts, move and flash TWRP zip (This will make the recovery to stay) and reboot into recovery again (Long press Vol + when the device starts until you boot into recovery).
6. Go to advanced wipe Dalvic cache, Data and System.
7. Install Pixel Experience ROM and TWRP zip again and restart to system.
8. You're done, enjoy!
Method 2 (Tested succesfully with LineageOS):
Thanks to suschmania for your extremely helpful comment, I wouldnt have figured how to install LineageOS without him!
1. Start your phone in fastboot mode.
2. use fastboot getvar current-slot (Check if phone is in slot a, if it isnt change it to a using fastboot set_active a)
3. Flash custom recovery (in this case I used TWRP) with fastboot flash boot twrp.img
4. reboot using fastboot reboot (NOTE : Before hitting "Enter", long press Vol + on your device until you see the Android One logo. By doing this your device will be forced to boot into Recovery and not into System).
5. Once in TWRP copy TWRP recovery zip into the phone and wipe Dalvic cache, Data, Vendor and System.
6. Install the ROM and TWRP recovery zip (This will make the recovery to stay).
7. Reboot into recovery (twrp shows the warning no os installed, continue anyway).
8. The filesystem will be decrypted (All folders corrupted) dont worries, just go to advanced wipe and wipe internal data, once that's done copy Gapps, magisk and the encryption patch into the phone).
9. Flash Gapps, magisk (Optional) and encryption patch.
10. Reboot to system (It may take up to 10 minutes to start so give it time, if more than 10 minutes passes see step 11).
11. In case of bootlop boot back into recovery and format data (its the one where you need to write yes to format), after its done reboot to system again.
12. You're done, enjoy!
I hope this guide was helpful to you, good luck!
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EDIT: Solved it by flashing this inofficial TWRP: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a3/development/recovery-twrp-3-4-0-0-patched-boot-img-t4123287
I have a problem. I am stuck on fastboot. I followed the tutorial unto step 4:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash boot twrp.img
target reported max download size of 803475456 bytes
sending 'boot_a' (39892 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.910s]
writing 'boot_a'...
OKAY [ 0.197s]
finished. total time: 1.111s
But after this the phone always reboots to fastboot, I can't boot into TWRP or the system. Plz help.
spring_roll said:
EDIT: Solved it by flashing this inofficial TWRP: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a3/development/recovery-twrp-3-4-0-0-patched-boot-img-t4123287
I have a problem. I am stuck on fastboot. I followed the tutorial unto step 4:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash boot twrp.img
target reported max download size of 803475456 bytes
sending 'boot_a' (39892 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.910s]
writing 'boot_a'...
OKAY [ 0.197s]
finished. total time: 1.111s
But after this the phone always reboots to fastboot, I can't boot into TWRP or the system. Plz help.
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I know you solved it but the reason the other twrp wasn't working for you is because it is built only for Android pie and I'm assuming you have Android 10. That's why you always booted to fastboot. The installer.zip will work with any Android version but the twrp.img files are built using kernels of a specific Android version
garylawwd said:
I know you solved it but the reason the other twrp wasn't working for you is because it is built only for Android pie and I'm assuming you have Android 10. That's why you always booted to fastboot. The installer.zip will work with any Android version but the twrp.img files are built using kernels of a specific Android version
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Ok thx for the info.
Another question. I didn't understand step 5:
"5. When TWRP starts, move and flash TWRP zip (This will make the recovery to stay)"
Where do I have to move and flash the ZIP? I just skipped this step and now I have the ROM installed which I wanted (PE Plus).
Do I have to do something now or is TWRP installed properly now? Can I fetch this step later?
spring_roll said:
Ok thx for the info.
Another question. I didn't understand step 5:
"5. When TWRP starts, move and flash TWRP zip (This will make the recovery to stay)"
Where do I have to move and flash the ZIP? I just skipped this step and now I have the ROM installed which I wanted (PE Plus).
Do I have to do something now or is TWRP installed properly now? Can I fetch this step later?
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For you I don't think twrp is installed now. Some ROMs have twrp built in but if not then you have to manually flash twrp every time you flash a ROM or it gets overwritten with stock recovery.
When you flash the twrp.img and boot twrp it isn't actually installed, you are running it in ram and when you reboot it goes out of ram and your left with an un-bootable slot due to your boot slot being messed up from flashing the twrp.img and twrp won't stay installed.
For it to be installed properly you need to flash twrp.zip which will patch your boot.img with twrp and install it.
But as I said everytime you flash a ROM this will overwrite twrp and it will be gone unless the twrp.zip is flashed in twrp before rebooting.
Not as easy as it used to be by just installing twrp once and it is there forever. The new era of Android

Planning to flash custom rom on Redmi Note 8T, have I got the steps right?

Hello, I am poised to start customising my Redmi Note 8T. I've done loads of reading and have an outline plan but would appreciate a sanity check / review of this in case I am either missing something or doing something I shouldnt. Phone is currently encrypted, TWRP can unlock it fine. I want to end up with an encrypted device but there is nothing precious on the phone at the moment (stock MIUI as delivered, pretty much unused since the unlock factory reset).
Here's what I have following my research on other threads here:
First, what I have done already:
0. get phone Redmi 8T willow 128GB with stock MIUI (DONE)
1. unlock phone (DONE, 7 day wait!)
2. flash TWRP (DONE, used 3.3.1-1 official version, but MIUI overwrote it when I rebooted)
3. Backup from TWRP (DONE)
Next, the to-do list:
4. flash vbmeta (fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img)
5. flash TWRP 3.3.1-10 version (fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.3.1-10-ginkgo-willow-mauronofrio.img)
6. reboot into TWRP (fastboot reboot, hold volume up + power)
7. Wipe /system, /data, and /cache
8. flash Havoc-OS-v3.2-20200229-willow-Official.zip
9. flash open_gapps-arm64-10.0-pico-20200229.zip
10. reboot & test
11. reboot into TWRP (fastboot reboot, hold volume up + power)
12. flash magisk zip (Magisk-v20.3.zip)
13. flash disable_dm_verity zip (Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_02.24.2020.zip)
14. reboot & test
15. Install via magisk manager the SQLite3 binary (SQLite3.Universal.Binaries.v1.0.zip)
16. Reboot
17. Install vis magisk manager the GPay SQLite fix (GPay.SQLite.Fix.v2.0.zip)
18. Reboot
Thanks very much in advance.
Hey @ogpog, at step 4, where you find vbmeta to flash?
Thanks
ogpog said:
Hello, I am poised to start customising my Redmi Note 8T. I've done loads of reading and have an outline plan but would appreciate a sanity check / review of this in case I am either missing something or doing something I shouldnt. Phone is currently encrypted, TWRP can unlock it fine. I want to end up with an encrypted device but there is nothing precious on the phone at the moment (stock MIUI as delivered, pretty much unused since the unlock factory reset).
Here's what I have following my research on other threads here:
First, what I have done already:
0. get phone Redmi 8T willow 128GB with stock MIUI (DONE)
1. unlock phone (DONE, 7 day wait!)
2. flash TWRP (DONE, used 3.3.1-1 official version, but MIUI overwrote it when I rebooted)
3. Backup from TWRP (DONE)
Next, the to-do list:
4. flash vbmeta (fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img)
5. flash TWRP 3.3.1-10 version (fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.3.1-10-ginkgo-willow-mauronofrio.img)
6. reboot into TWRP (fastboot reboot, hold volume up + power)
7. Wipe /system, /data, and /cache
8. flash Havoc-OS-v3.2-20200229-willow-Official.zip
9. flash open_gapps-arm64-10.0-pico-20200229.zip
10. reboot & test
11. reboot into TWRP (fastboot reboot, hold volume up + power)
12. flash magisk zip (Magisk-v20.3.zip)
13. flash disable_dm_verity zip (Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_02.24.2020.zip)
14. reboot & test
15. Install via magisk manager the SQLite3 binary (SQLite3.Universal.Binaries.v1.0.zip)
16. Reboot
17. Install vis magisk manager the GPay SQLite fix (GPay.SQLite.Fix.v2.0.zip)
18. Reboot
Thanks very much in advance.
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flashing vbmeta is not really needed..however keep it just in case.
iaio72 said:
Hey @ogpog, at step 4, where you find vbmeta to flash?
Thanks
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in fastboot rom inside images folder
ok solved thanks
the_weird_aquarian said:
flashing vbmeta is not really needed..however keep it just in case.
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Well I tried without vbmeta and ended up with the panic-inducing "The system is destroyed" screen. I went back to fastboot and flashed vbmeta and twrp again, then installed the cutom rom, set it all up, then went back and installed magisk.
in fastboot rom inside images folder
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I got vbmeta from reading https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81591273&postcount=196 and downloaded from https://t.me/rn8updates/80
The same thing happened to me and I'm still not clear on the steps to follow to fix it and be able to install a custom rom. Destroyed system appears
ogpog said:
Well I tried without vbmeta and ended up with the panic-inducing "The system is destroyed" screen. I went back to fastboot and flashed vbmeta and twrp again, then installed the cutom rom, set it all up, then went back and installed magisk.
I got vbmeta from reading https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81591273&postcount=196 and downloaded from https://t.me/rn8updates/80
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The same thing happened to me and I'm still not clear on the steps to follow to fix it and be able to install a custom rom. Destroyed system appears.
You did well with the steps outlined above??
nothing is clear, not really..to many gray areas..like can i backup rom to external sd card, why exactly in twrp do you backup rom wise, and Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_, iv read its two files in one, new roms are not like the old days ie marshmallow kitkat, i used all in one tool flashed twrp..all went well then flashed then flashed magisk and then the dm-verty thing, ended up in a bootloop, then tried to use mi flash tool to put original firmware back, error error, got back using twrp and using eea recovery rom, although i was on on global, remember fast boot rom is not the same as recovery rom, same rom though, all very confusing...for me anyway.
Juanlufer4 said:
The same thing happened to me and I'm still not clear on the steps to follow to fix it and be able to install a custom rom. Destroyed system appears.
You did well with the steps outlined above??
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Just looking back over my notes from when I did it. Here is what I wrote:
A modified vbmeta.img disables verify boot on devices using Android Verified Boot. You need to disable dm-verity on the fastboot command:
Code:
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
source https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81591273&postcount=196
(the above is a command-line given on your computer connected to your phone which has been booted in fastboot mode (boot phone with power+volume down). You need the fastboot command on your computer (I use Linux and it's in a package called "android-tools").
If you forget to flash vbmeta, you'll see a message "the system hass been destroyed". Just go back to fastboot mode and flash it.
This is the process I recorded, but please verify it rather than folllwing it blindly, and bear in mind that later versions are available now .
Code:
0. get phone Redmi 8T with stock MIUI
1. unlock phone (DONE, 7 day wait!)
2. flash TWRP (DONE, used 3.3.1-1 official version, but MIUI overwrote it)
3. Backup (DONE)
4. flash vbmeta (fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img)
5. flash TWRP 3.3.1-10 version (fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.3.1-10-ginkgo-willow-mauronofrio.img)
6. reboot into TWRP (fastboot reboot, hold volume up + power)
7. Wipe /system, /data, and /cache
8. flash Havoc-OS-v3.2-20200229-willow-Official.zip
9. flash open_gapps-arm64-10.0-pico-20200229.zip
10. reboot & test
bluefender said:
nothing is clear, not really..to many gray areas..like can i backup rom to external sd card, why exactly in twrp do you backup rom wise, and Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_, iv read its two files in one, new roms are not like the old days ie marshmallow kitkat, i used all in one tool flashed twrp..all went well then flashed then flashed magisk and then the dm-verty thing, ended up in a bootloop, then tried to use mi flash tool to put original firmware back, error error, got back using twrp and using eea recovery rom, although i was on on global, remember fast boot rom is not the same as recovery rom, same rom though, all very confusing...for me anyway.
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I get your sentiment - it's feels hard doing this on any Android despite having decades of expert level professional computer experience. But it's really a miracle we can do it at all and we have the good people providing roms and the information needed to install them to thank for that. I think the "brick fear" makes it worse due to the lack of a console port or bios to fall back to like you have on a computer. I think the first post in the thread should contain all the information needed to install the rom but it's a moving target so I guess it's a difficult call to expect it to be maintained.
If I were to call out for one thing, it would be for that page to also include instructions for Linux. Android is Linux after all
(sorry I just realised I wasn't on the havoc thread where the "first page" is - https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-8/development/rom-havocos-3-1-t4043973 )
Thanks for your interest, I just wanted to know if the steps you describe were correct. I had 2 systems destroyed and it's not funny. Hopefully it works
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the_weird_aquarian said:
flashing vbmeta is not really needed..however keep it just in case.
in fastboot rom inside images folder
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A doubt? started the rom well or encrypted?
Is there any YouTube videos showing the steps for the Redmi Note 8T ?
How to install rom gsi for Redmi note 8t
chakkrit_pond said:
How to install rom gsi for Redmi note 8t
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+1 I'm trying to test GSIs on Note 8 (ginkgo) and I'm not succeeding in any way. Phone stuck on bootanimation (or, sometimes, reboot into TWRP).
Does anyone have the steps to success? Thanks.
I can start from scratch (MIUI 11).
Trying to flash a/b gsis of Android 10.

[guide] OTA update when rooted ( revert to non-rooted , update—>root again)

Since you are rooted, you probably found out the OTA update won’t install.
after 3 % it crashes, and no update is installed.
So this is what I did to get the latest update:
step 1: remove root access;
- reboot and hold volume down to get into fastboot mode
- connect to pc, and load original boot.img , I checked if that was the proper one by using “fastboot boot
boot.img” ( I checked if magisk was no longer installed, this was merely to find out if I used the proper boot.img, I knew
chances the update would install were slim, I tried… but no luck as expected…. )
- I connected to LMSA, to make a backup, and download the new rom.
- I went to fastboot mode again and flashed the boot by using the command “fastboot flash boot boot.img ( the “old/current” one, not the one from the downloaded new image”
“fastboot reboot”
Step 2:
so the phone booted, and I ran the update again. This time I had no issues installing it.
Step 3:
i extracted the new Boot.img from the rom downloaded by LMSA
I re patched the new boot.img with magisk, rebooted again, and and the update was complete.
this was done on the eu g8 power , for update qpe30.79.124 , but i guess this will work on all versions since the process is the same ...
for people reading this, and don’t have root / want root, just read this thread:
Confirming success with this. I downloaded the whole ZIP, extracted boot.img and used Magisk App's built-in feature to mod the boot img. Afterward, I reflashed boot partition via fastboot. Thanks, all!
Success on Sophia RETUS 80-51-5. Flashed 80-51-3 stock boot with fastboot, took update, extracted BOOT from 80-51-5, modified with Magisk and flashed the mod with fastboot. Back up and running.
I have twrp installed. Will this work?
No, I don't believe so.
3dekstron said:
I have twrp installed. Will this work?
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As far as I know you will also have to flash the stock recovery before updating... not sure if the recovery has to match the stock rom build, like the boot.img does. You could also flash the entire latest stock rom using LMSA to update.
pjottrr said:
Since you are rooted, you probably found out the OTA update won’t install.
after 3 % it crashes, and no update is installed.
So this is what I did to get the latest update:
step 1: remove root access;
- reboot and hold volume down to get into fastboot mode
- connect to pc, and load original boot.img , I checked if that was the proper one by using “fastboot boot
boot.img” ( I checked if magisk was no longer installed, this was merely to find out if I used the proper boot.img, I knew
chances the update would install were slim, I tried… but no luck as expected…. )
- I connected to LMSA, to make a backup, and download the new rom.
- I went to fastboot mode again and flashed the boot by using the command “fastboot flash boot boot.img ( the “old/current” one, not the one from the downloaded new image”
“fastboot reboot”
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What does this mean (from above) and what results are to be expected?
I checked if that was the proper one by using “fastboot boot
boot.img” ( I checked if magisk was no longer installed, this was merely to find out if I used the proper boot.img, I knew
chances the update would install were slim, I tried… but no luck as expected…. )
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I'm guessing that a fail is expected since original boot.img is no longer installed (ie, rather the patched version is installed). Hopefully someone can elaborate
Also in the case of the Magisk systemless root method, will OTA announcements occur even though they can't be installed without first unrooting?
I wonder if there is not a few steps that could be cut off and streamlined this method, for example why isnt uninstalling magisk enough, since magisk restores the boot.img, also it backs up the original boot.img so instead of going through the whole LMSA thing it can be just copied to storage and flashed in fastboot, right?
TaZeR369 said:
I wonder if there is not a few steps that could be cut off and streamlined this method, for example why isnt uninstalling magisk enough, since magisk restores the boot.img, also it backs up the original boot.img so instead of going through the whole LMSA thing it can be just copied to storage and flashed in fastboot, right?
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I just did that with a sofia retus phone on Android 11 for the new security update.
RPM31.Q1-54-13 to RPMS31.Q1-54-13-2.
1. Uninstall all Magisk modules and reboot
2. Uninstall Magisk and hit restore image
3. Uninstall Magisk completely and phone reboots
4. Accept OTA update (nervously)
5. Patch boot image with Magisk
6. Flash patched image with minimal adb and fastboot
7. Success!
this process does replace vanced youtube with factory youtube and youtube music, but it's easy to just replace them again in vanced manager.

How To Guide [GUIDE] Magisk on LineageOS

I found the steps to install magisk when using a custom recovery a bit confusing (I extracted boot.img from the stock image and then bootlooped my device after I flashed the patched boot.img...), so I thought I'd write this after having recently done it myself to help anyone else running into trouble. I did this on a Poco F3 global version with 12.5.4 firmware.
Prerequisites:
- LineageOS recovery + LOS already installed (so you can use Magisk app to patch recovery.img)
- working adb, fastboot, and so on
- download Magisk-v23.0.apk from https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/tag/v23.0
- download lineage-18.1-*-recovery-alioth.img from https://download.lineageos.org/alioth
Basing steps on https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html
1. Copy recovery-alioth.img to phone; I used 'adb push lineage-18.1-20211127-recovery-alioth.img /sdcard/Download/alioth.img' to do this
2. Open Magisk app and select Install for Magisk near the top
3. Use 'Select and Patch a File' method, finding and selecting the alioth.img file
4. Click LET'S GO and let it finish.
5. Retrieve the image from the phone; I used 'adb pull /sdcard/Download/magisk_patched-[random-strings].img ~/patchedboot.img'
6. Reboot phone to bootloader by running 'adb reboot bootloader'
7. Flash patched image via 'fastboot flash boot ~/patchedboot.img'
8. Reboot into system via 'fastboot reboot'
9. Proceed to installing modules.
I was able to install Magisk hide and props config and set device fingerprint to OnePlus 6T on Android 11, hiding root from almost all apps, and then pass safetynet. Any questions or input is appreciated, I hope this helps someone!
I just flashed Lineage, rebooted, set up the phone, rebooted into recovery and then flashed Magisk.apk after renaming it to Magisk.zip. After a reboot I opened the Magisk app (which was automatically installed when flashing Magisk) for the first time and it prompted me to do some additional operations. It survived an OTA update so it should keep working in the future.
The firts mentioned method does not seem to work with the new Magisk 24.1
Does anyone have a solution to this?
(Never mind ..you need to uninstall the earlier version,then it will work)
sburry said:
I found the steps to install magisk when using a custom recovery a bit confusing (I extracted boot.img from the stock image and then bootlooped my device after I flashed the patched boot.img...), so I thought I'd write this after having recently done it myself to help anyone else running into trouble. I did this on a Poco F3 global version with 12.5.4 firmware.
Prerequisites:
- LineageOS recovery + LOS already installed (so you can use Magisk app to patch recovery.img)
- working adb, fastboot, and so on
- download Magisk-v23.0.apk from https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/tag/v23.0
- download lineage-18.1-*-recovery-alioth.img from https://download.lineageos.org/alioth
Basing steps on https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html
1. Copy recovery-alioth.img to phone; I used 'adb push lineage-18.1-20211127-recovery-alioth.img /sdcard/Download/alioth.img' to do this
2. Open Magisk app and select Install for Magisk near the top
3. Use 'Select and Patch a File' method, finding and selecting the alioth.img file
4. Click LET'S GO and let it finish.
5. Retrieve the image from the phone; I used 'adb pull /sdcard/Download/magisk_patched-[random-strings].img ~/patchedboot.img'
6. Reboot phone to bootloader by running 'adb reboot bootloader'
7. Flash patched image via 'fastboot flash boot ~/patchedboot.img'
8. Reboot into system via 'fastboot reboot'
9. Proceed to installing modules.
I was able to install Magisk hide and props config and set device fingerprint to OnePlus 6T on Android 11, hiding root from almost all apps, and then pass safetynet. Any questions or input is appreciated, I hope this helps someone!
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Has anyone had issues with this? Some days ago this worked fine, but now Magisk does not let me access the "Modules" tab and Zygisk is not in the options in Settings anymore. I have a POCO F3 on Android 12, set the Fingerprint to a Redmi Note 10 to pass the CTS test (which worked and still works)
Any help would be much appreciated!
ldm21 said:
Has anyone had issues with this? Some days ago this worked fine, but now Magisk does not let me access the "Modules" tab and Zygisk is not in the options in Settings anymore. I have a POCO F3 on Android 12, set the Fingerprint to a Redmi Note 10 to pass the CTS test (which worked and still works)
Any help would be much appreciated!
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You had update yesterday I think. Your magisk is no longer there - boot image is overwritten after ota update.
Open magisk and check, it'll likely say not installed
Rstment ^m^ said:
You had update yesterday I think. Your magisk is no longer there - boot image is overwritten after ota update.
Open magisk and check, it'll likely say not installed
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Thanks for your reply. I'm quite new at this so I'm not sure what's going on: the latest Magisk release is still v25.2 and after following again these instructions but for v25.2, I still have the same issue. What should I do to fix this?
EDIT: you're right that it does say that it's not installed, but I followed the procedure from some days ago and it doesn't seem to fix it.
Many thanks again!
ldm21 said:
Thanks for your reply. I'm quite new at this so I'm not sure what's going on: the latest Magisk release is still v25.2 and after following again these instructions but for v25.2, I still have the same issue. What should I do to fix this?
EDIT: you're right that it does say that it's not installed, but I followed the procedure from some days ago and it doesn't seem to fix it.
Many thanks again!
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Simplest option is to reboot phone to recovery , select adb update , connect to pc and do "adb sideload magisk.apk"
It will patch image for you, don't rename it to .zip or anything
Rstment ^m^ said:
Simplest option is to reboot phone to recovery , select adb update , connect to pc and do "adb sideload magisk.apk"
It will patch image for you, don't rename it to .zip or anything
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I think this is the equivalent of flashing the apk as zip in custom recovery, which is deprecated.
I compared the official one with the first post and I think the following is missing in the first post:
(Optional) If your device has a separate vbmeta partition, you can patch the vbmeta partition with command:
fastboot flash vbmeta --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta.img
From:
Installation
The Magic Mask for Android
topjohnwu.github.io
Poco has a vbmeta but i never executed this step. The instructions say that it is optional but they don't specify it.
I used the first post since LOS18.1 and no problems. Since LOS19.1 updates give me bootloops so after some repair tries (and failed twrp restore) I did a fresh install and did not take the updates anymore. No idea if it has something to do with magisk or patching vbmeta. Soon gonna try to update LOS with magisk disabled.
Rstment ^m^ said:
Simplest option is to reboot phone to recovery , select adb update , connect to pc and do "adb sideload magisk.apk"
It will patch image for you, don't rename it to .zip or anything
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Does this still apply to LOS20 and Magisk 25.2? After doing this, do I still need to extract the patched image?
Hi,
I run the Amazing Evo-X 7.4, that comes with it`s own built in Recovery, it`s OK but i prefer Orangefox or TWRP, as these have more features than Evo-X STOCK.
I use a program called "Temporary Recovery" and is installed using FASTBOOT and a PC, it doesn`t overwrite the original Recovery, in case you need stock for OTA Updates.
Once in Temporary Recovery i can install all my goodies, including Magisk v25.2 as you would with normal recovery,
once your finished installing your programs you have the option to make either OrangeFox or TWRP (temporary recovery) permanent.
Example below:
I install Evo-X and it overwrites my permanent recovery ,
i Re-boot my F3 into Fastboot mode and connect it to my PC,
I run "RUN_TWRP-Orange Fox FIXED.bat", i then have a choice of either TWRP or OrangeFox, once installed my F3 reboots into Temporary recovery, i then make Recovery permanent, Re-install "Magisk-v25.2.apk" from with-in recovery and carry on where i left off.
If your interested and would like to try it out, you can find
"Temporary Recovery" on the Evo-X thread page 1, post 20,
I hope you find this useful
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johnr64 said:
Hi,
I run the Amazing Evo-X 7.4, that comes with it`s own built in Recovery, it`s OK but i prefer Orangefox or TWRP, as these have more features than Evo-X STOCK.
I use a program called "Temporary Recovery" and is installed using FASTBOOT and a PC, it doesn`t overwrite the original Recovery, in case you need stock for OTA Updates.
Once in Temporary Recovery i can install all my goodies, including Magisk v25.2 as you would with normal recovery,
once your finished installing your programs you have the option to make either OrangeFox or TWRP (temporary recovery) permanent.
Example below:
I install Evo-X and it overwrites my permanent recovery ,
i Re-boot my F3 into Fastboot mode and connect it to my PC,
I run "RUN_TWRP-Orange Fox FIXED.bat", i then have a choice of either TWRP or OrangeFox, once installed my F3 reboots into Temporary recovery, i then make Recovery permanent, Re-install "Magisk-v25.2.apk" from with-in recovery and carry on where i left off.
If your interested and would like to try it out, you can find
"Temporary Recovery" on the Evo-X thread page 1, post 20,
I hope you find this useful
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Not sure this is going to fit my particular needs. I'm looking to use LineageOS' recovery and stock, along with Magisk.
I had previously tried patching LineageOS' recovery with Magisk, pulling the patched .img to my desktop, then tried to fastboot flash boot <Magisk-patched>, but when I went to reboot to the system, it looped back to recovery, so I ended up going back a few steps to redo LOS recovery and LOS properly flashed.
At this point, I have a working LineageOS and recovery. I booted to the system, installed Magisk-v25.2, opened it, and did a direct install -which, if I remember correctly- is the temporary root I need in order to get root in whatever the next step is.
I just don't know what to do next.
dangerousnerdrays said:
Not sure this is going to fit my particular needs. I'm looking to use LineageOS' recovery and stock, along with Magisk.
I had previously tried patching LineageOS' recovery with Magisk, pulling the patched .img to my desktop, then tried to fastboot flash boot <Magisk-patched>, but when I went to reboot to the system, it looped back to recovery, so I ended up going back a few steps to redo LOS recovery and LOS properly flashed.
At this point, I have a working LineageOS and recovery. I booted to the system, installed Magisk-v25.2, opened it, and did a direct install -which, if I remember correctly- is the temporary root I need in order to get root in whatever the next step is.
I just don't know what to do next.
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lol... flashing patched image is all you need to do
Either via adb sideloading magisk.apk or manually flashing image both will suffice.
Just look at magisk app, if it doesn't say not installed then it is working

Question Help!!!!!! Boot failure / stuck in fastboot

Need help. I used AFT to flash April - good, I rebooted and flashed magisk patched image made with stable 25.2 - good, flashed Kirisakura Raviantha Kernel v1.0.2 - good. Magisk said update to 26.1 so I did. I did direct install to update to 26.1. My P6P rebooted ok. power off and now stuck in fastboot mode showing device state= unlocked, boot slot: a, Enter reason: boot failure. I've tried to flash stock boot.img to both slots and the new april bootloader.img to both slots....the phone won't boot past fastboot screen. It won't go into recovery mode either. Please help!!!!!!!!
PS platform tools v33.0.3
jcp2 said:
Need help. I used AFT to flash April - good, I rebooted and flashed magisk patched image made with stable 25.2 - good, flashed Kirisakura Raviantha Kernel v1.0.2 - good. Magisk said update to 26.1 so I did. I did direct install to update to 26.1. My P6P rebooted ok. power off and now stuck in fastboot mode showing device state= unlocked, boot slot: a, Enter reason: boot failure. I've tried to flash stock boot.img to both slots and the new april bootloader.img to both slots....the phone won't boot past fastboot screen. It won't go into recovery mode either. Please help!!!!!!!!
PS platform tools v33.0.3
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Try using Android Flash Tool to get back to stock.
I tried. it failed.
Flash Failed​Device failed to boot into userspace fastboot. This usually indicates that the build you are flashing does not boot. Device serial logs can be helpful to determine the root cause of the failure
jcp2 said:
I tried. it failed.
Flash Failed​Device failed to boot into userspace fastboot. This usually indicates that the build you are flashing does not boot. Device serial logs can be helpful to determine the root cause of the failure
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Then just manually flash ROM files in fastboot
jamescable said:
Then just manually flash ROM files in fastboot
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is there a write up somewhere with adb commands?
Use PixelFlasher and the latest full update.
AlDollaz said:
Use PixelFlasher and the latest full update.
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tried that as well
fastboot: error: Failed to boot into userspace fastboot; one or more components might be unbootable.
I'm not sure of the commands. Fastboot flash recovery "recovery.img" , same with the other files inside the zip inside the stock rom zip file
If i ran into this issue I'd try fastboot -w and fastboot update a custom rom.
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is there a write up somewhere with adb commands?
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Most need to be flashed in fastbootd I think. So to get there, fastboot reboot fastboot. You can flash recovery( boot, dtbo and vendor boot) in regular fastboot. That should fix everything because it will fully get rid of magisk
I used AFT and forced flashed partitions / wiped (kept bootloader unlock) and it's alive again!
Simply out of curiosity - what made you update magisk? Are there "must have" features in the new release?
StanWiz said:
Simply out of curiosity - what made you update magisk? Are there "must have" features in the new release?
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Release Magisk v26.1 · topjohnwu/Magisk
Changes from v26.0 [App] Fix crashing when revoking root permissions [MagiskInit] Always prefer ext4 partitions over f2fs when selecting the pre-init partition [General] Restore module files' cont...
github.com
See for yourself, but the sepolicy and Zygisk updates I would consider "must haves". Of course, if you're still running an Android 5 device you won't be happy: Magisk 26.1 dropped Android 5 support.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Release Magisk v26.1 · topjohnwu/Magisk
Changes from v26.0 [App] Fix crashing when revoking root permissions [MagiskInit] Always prefer ext4 partitions over f2fs when selecting the pre-init partition [General] Restore module files' cont...
github.com
See for yourself, but the sepolicy and Zygisk updates I would consider "must haves". Of course, if you're still running an Android 5 device you won't be happy: Magisk 26.1 dropped Android 5 support.
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I'm all for change but I don't enjoy being a guinea pig .lol
If I have an application ( magisk 25.2) that works flawlessly I will hold off a few days prior to jumping on the band wagon ( unless the new version has something I really need) - more often than not there are issues. I prefer to read about them rather than experiencing on my own skin. Hence my question.
StanWiz said:
I'm all for change but I don't enjoy being a guinea pig .lol
If I have an application ( magisk 25.2) that works flawlessly I will hold off a few days prior to jumping on the band wagon ( unless the new version has something I really need) - more often than not there are issues. I prefer to read about them rather than experiencing on my own skin. Hence my question.
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Not everyone thinks as you do. I update as soon as a new version is released, but I also know what I'm doing.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Not everyone thinks as you do. I update as soon as a new version is released, but I also know what I'm doing.
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It's not a question of knowledge but rather the things that are beyond ones control - possibility of bugs in the code. For example look what happened recently with platform tools.
@jcp2 With all the things you flash, you should also know what that is. Then it would be much easier for you to figure it out why your device is in an unbootable state.
Magisk, Kernel, fastbootd... have one thing in common: your boot.img!
It doesn't make sense to let Magisk patch your boot.img and installing a custom kernel without Magisk installed afterwards. In that case Magisk gets overwritten.
Your fastbootd is only a binary and located in the recovery's /sbin folder. Due to the fact that your P6P is an A/B slot device, your recovery is part of the boot.img.
Flash your stock boot.img from the image-raven-BUILD_NO.zip that you'll find inside your firmware download.
I had already tried flashing stock boot image to both slots. I had to use AFT and force flash all partions. I'm up and running/ rooted. I just have to reinstall apps .
Android flash tool is by far the easiest way to go for sure. Happy you got it fixed
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6. fast boot flash
That ADB Command does nothing.
The correct command is:
fastboot flash boot boot.img if you want to flash the boot.img
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You should give us the correct command. The syntax is (see fastboot -h):
Code:
flash PARTITION [FILENAME] Flash given partition, using the image from
$ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT if no filename is given.
you can't use "fast boot" for a binary that's called "fastboot(.exe)".

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