Did November lock my G960F bootloader? - Samsung Galaxy S9 Questions & Answers

After flashing G960FXXS7CSJ3 (November firmware) I can no longer flash anything.
(can't mount data partition)
When I try downgrading to G960FXXU5CSF2 (June firmware) Odin fails and the screen says:
SW REV. CHECK FAIL (BOOTLOADER) DEVICE: 7 BINARY: 5
November G960FXXS7CSJ3 seems to have upgraded the bootloader security, does anyone know a fix?
My boot loader is unlocked (KG STATE: CHECKING)
Got SM-G960F in June running G960FXXU5CSF2 and had no probs installing LOS16 via TWRP.
Recently I wanted to try other roms but as soon as I flashed G960FXXS7CSJ3 (November stock) then TWRP always says can't mount data partition.
Although Bootloader says already unlocked in developer settings and KG State: CHECKING in download mode, is it possible I must wait 7 days?
Whenever I install G960FXXS7CSJ3 (no pin or password) I have no problem installing TWRP but as soon as I try wiping, flashing or restoring it says can't mount data partition.
HAAALP..!!

you must "format" data partition, not wipe

mistakenly replied to thread

andylitias said:
you must "format" data partition, not wipe
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Very grateful for your input, got me back up & running in minutes!
didn't realise I could format in advanced/repair so I formatted to ext2 then back to ext4, wiped & restored a LOS16 backup, so relieved, thanks!

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Stuck at TWRP

Hello everybody,
today i whanted to install the newest Nougat beta build with OTA.
After the download of the OTA the One Plus 3 reboots to the TWRP v.3.0.2-1 and asks me for a password to "descypt data"
I´ve never set a password for TWRP, and my normal SIM password our the backup password for my fingerprint doesn´t works.
So i´ve tryed to reboot my Phone back to the System but he always come back to the TWRP so that means that my One Plus ist currently
completly useless for me D:
I´ve already tryed a help tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DWiMuEcpww
but it doesn´t work because i cant mount my patition (because he asks me for the password) to delete the locksettings data.
- sorry for my bad english
You need a modified twrp
how can i get them?
Flash TWRP once again via fastboot....had the same problem...I dowgraded twrp and it started working normally
Hunter9037 said:
how can i get them?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=21835
doesn´t work for me.
I used the TWRP Version from theduke7, im now still at v.3.0.2-1
Hunter9037 said:
doesn´t work for me.
I used the TWRP Version from theduke7, im now still at v.3.0.2-1
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format recovery partition and flash again
how can i format this partition? and will i lost all my data?
Nice.....now i´ve deleted inadvertently everything....all of ny pictures, movies, memories and more....
But now i can install the new OTA Update...... but it doesn´t work, TWRP says: "E: unknow command [log]"
such a wonderful phone ....
And he shows: "the dm-verity is not started in enforcing mode and may not work properly" at boot
Hunter9037 said:
Nice.....now i´ve deleted inadvertently everything....all of ny pictures, movies, memories and more....
But now i can install the new OTA Update...... but it doesn´t work, TWRP says: "E: unknow command [log]"
such a wonderful phone ....
And he shows: "the dm-verity is not started in enforcing mode and may not work properly" at boot
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That error log (x2) at the end of the flash is normal on Nougat so you can ignore it.
dm-verity is up because you are using TWRP. Again, you can ignore.
The TWRP version number on the splash screen does not change with the modded TWRP so as long as you flashed from within TWRP/fastboot and it was successful, you are on the version you flashed.
But i cant boot my system
Hunter9037 said:
But i cant boot my system
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1. Can you tell us what version of TWRP you're running.
2. If you go into TWRP > Wipe > check data and click Change/Repair Partition, what filesystem is listed for your /data partition?
Hw4ng3r said:
1. Can you tell us what version of TWRP you're running.
2. If you go into TWRP > Wipe > check data and click Change/Repair Partition, what filesystem is listed for your /data partition?
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Sure, thats the TWRP mod Version 3.0.2-1
Rom: OnePlus 3 OxygenOS Open Beta 9 (VOpen Beta 9 (2016-12-14))
Mount Point: /data
File system: f2fs
Present: Yes
Removable: No
Size: 54918 MB
Used: 0MB
Free: 52622 MB
Backup Size: 0MB
Finaly! i made it! I get back to Stock Recovery and the Phone starts with a message: "failed to install update" after that he restarted with success

Can't decrypt Lenovo P2 Android 7.0?

had stock android 7.0 clean install, no passwords(Default device encryption is enabled by default).
I unlocked the bootloader through the official channels, then I flashed the latest TWRP from the official website.
Each time I try to flash a new ROM or wipe /factory reset. I receive the following message: "Unable to format /data to decrypt the data"(Something along those lines)
Then when I format the /data partition to EXT4 and back to F2FS it works. I can wipe it all.
Then I continued with install "AospExtended ROM V4.5" which boots but when it's done it started encryption the enitre device, reboot and fails to boot.
Now either this is a ROM TWRP or 'my own' related problem.
Any help?

Cannot Install Any Custom Rom

I recently unlocked my bootloader after waiting for 1440 hours. I am/was currently on MIUI 10.0.1.0 but wanted to install a custom rom like lineage 15.1. I installed Red Wolf TWRP and then tried to install the rom. I went to Advanced Wipe section of the recovery and checked Dalvik, Cache, Data and System but not Vendor and Internal Storage. It wiped those partitions without any error. But after that i tried to install the rom but halfway through install it ended with "Update Process Ended with Error 7" and a line saying "Failed to Mount /system (Invalid Argument)" and changed the system partition size to zero. I had to repair it and flash MIUI back using fastboot.
I did this same process over and over with different recoveries ( RED WOLF, ORANGE WOLF and even official TWRP) and different builds of lineage (rom zip was never corrupted) and even with ressurection remix but still failed and same thing happened again and again. Am I doing something wrong in the process? I didn't flash lazyflasher as I read in multiple threads that it is not necessary if flashing a custom rom. Please guide?
I hope it works for my English.
1- mount > select all > restart recovery
2- full wipe > install rom and gapps > format data
prospektus said:
I hope it works for my English.
1- mount > select all > restart recovery
2- full wipe > install rom and gapps > format data
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Thanks for replying. You said full wipe. Should I include vendor as well or just regular (Dalvik, Cache, Data and System)?
thrustaxehandle said:
Thanks for replying. You said full wipe. Should I include vendor as well or just regular (Dalvik, Cache, Data and System)?
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yes.. delete internal memory. rom board. format data.
thrustaxehandle said:
I recently unlocked my bootloader after waiting for 1440 hours. I am/was currently on MIUI 10.0.1.0 but wanted to install a custom rom like lineage 15.1. I installed Red Wolf TWRP and then tried to install the rom. I went to Advanced Wipe section of the recovery and checked Dalvik, Cache, Data and System but not Vendor and Internal Storage. It wiped those partitions without any error. But after that i tried to install the rom but halfway through install it ended with "Update Process Ended with Error 7" and a line saying "Failed to Mount /system (Invalid Argument)" and changed the system partition size to zero. I had to repair it and flash MIUI back using fastboot.
I did this same process over and over with different recoveries ( RED WOLF, ORANGE WOLF and even official TWRP) and different builds of lineage (rom zip was never corrupted) and even with ressurection remix but still failed and same thing happened again and again. Am I doing something wrong in the process? I didn't flash lazyflasher as I read in multiple threads that it is not necessary if flashing a custom rom. Please guide?
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You need to upgrade to a higher version for twrp. 3.2.2
prospektus said:
yes.. delete internal memory. rom board. format data.
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OK. I will try your method and will report back.
Update: I tried your method but still failed. Any other solution will be appreciated.
esiv129 said:
You need to upgrade to a higher version for twrp. 3.2.2
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I'm already using TWRP version 3.2.3
thrustaxehandle said:
OK. I will try your method and will report back.
Update: I tried your method but still failed. Any other solution will be appreciated.
I'm already using TWRP version 3.2.3
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try again unlock
prospektus said:
try again unlock
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I again tried the process as follows:
Flashed MIUI 9.6.4.0 with MiFlash using clean and lock option.
Then I unlocked it again using miunlock.
Then I flashed RedWolf v28 beta recovery by booting it and flashing it from inside recovery.
This time I flashed lazyflasher and checked options disable dm-verity and force encrypt in recovery and installed magisk. It did it perfectly.
Then I went to Advanced Wipe Section of Wipe tab and checked all the option required like cache, dalvik, data, system and even vendor. It wiped it without any problems like always.
But here the same problem starts to arise: when I again tried to install lineage 15.1 (downloaded latest build this time too) it starts but after halfway through it says Updater process ended with Error 7
Cannot install sdcard/lineage-build date and version
and Unable to mount /system (invalid argument)
When i restart recovery system partition size changes to zero and I have to repair it by changing the file system option.
Currently now I'm on MIUI 9.6.4.0 with RedWolf recovery (options disable dm-verity and force encrypt are enabled) and lazyflasher and Magisk installed. I can use my phone when I flash MIUI 9 or 10 using but it not letting me to install any custom rom. I'm really frustrated.
thrustaxehandle said:
I again tried the process as follows:
Flashed MIUI 9.6.4.0 with MiFlash using clean and lock option.
Then I unlocked it again using miunlock.
Then I flashed RedWolf v28 beta recovery by booting it and flashing it from inside recovery.
This time I flashed lazyflasher and checked options disable dm-verity and force encrypt in recovery and installed magisk. It did it perfectly.
Then I went to Advanced Wipe Section of Wipe tab and checked all the option required like cache, dalvik, data, system and even vendor. It wiped it without any problems like always.
But here the same problem starts to arise: when I again tried to install lineage 15.1 (downloaded latest build this time too) it starts but after halfway through it says Updater process ended with Error 7
Cannot install sdcard/lineage-build date and version
and Unable to mount /system (invalid argument)
When i restart recovery system partition size changes to zero and I have to repair it by changing the file system option.
Currently now I'm on MIUI 9.6.4.0 with RedWolf recovery (options disable dm-verity and force encrypt are enabled) and lazyflasher and Magisk installed. I can use my phone when I flash MIUI 9 or 10 using but it not letting me to install any custom rom. I'm really frustrated.
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When you get the mount error, come to the home page and get to the mount. speak enable all options enable all options. speak restart recovery restart recovery. make format data
Not sure if the link is forbidden? I can't tell you sorry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzrWkjOfndA&t=501s
I have read replies and everyone is sharing his bit of suggestions, here are mine
1. boot redwolf as FASTBOOT BOOT recovery.img - (if you arent already)
2. change file type of /data partition to-from (xFat to ext4) and wipe all partitions (internal storage can be skipped)
3. instead of linage15.1 same package, try downloading some other custom rom, i recomend DotOS2.5 or Crdroid4.6.2
4. uncheck enforce md5 bla bla while flashing zip.
i hope you will succeed

Oreo Installation - Differences to Nougat?

Hello guys,
I'm a bit confused now from reading through different posts, each describing different methods.
Why can't we just Flash the IMG of Oreo like we would do with Stock Nougat?
Is this because it's still soak and hasn't really been released yet or am I missing something?
Also, where's the difference to just flash Stock Nougat and update to Oreo via the System Update button in the settings (that's called OTA, right?)?
Also I read "Flashing bootloader of equal or minor version will hardbrick your device"
Does that mean if I Flash that 2 times I Flash the same bl Version and I hardbrick my device?
I'm from Germany btw.
NPPS25.137.7 2.4 (I read, I have to be on 137.93.2.5 but I can just either flash it directly or flash an earlier stock and update until I'm there I guess?)
XT1676
Boot loader: B8.23
Note: I thought it would be better to post that in q&a instead of the reply section of the stock Oreo fastboot update post, since this are kind of general questions to the Oreo update topic.
Greetings,
7080
Flashing an oero stock rom firmware image is exactly the same as flashing a nougat stock rom firmware image (although there's a few more img_sparsechunks to flash)
You won't brick your phone if the firmware you are flashing the the same or newer
You will brick your phone if you try and flash a gpt & bootloader that is lower than the version currently on your phone
You can downgrade by flashing everything except these parts
There's no difference to flashing an ota via stock recovery to doing it via system update - however you must be on a fully unmodified stock rom else it will fail and potentially brick your phone
Don't confuse flashing an ota with flashing a complete stock rom firmware image
And ota must meet certain requirements - eg must be on a certain stock firmware version
A stock firmware image (complete stock firmware) can be flashed on any device (to which the image is for) that has the same or older bootloader version
TheFixItMan said:
Don't confuse flashing an ota with flashing a complete stock rom firmware image
And ota must meet certain requirements - eg must be on a certain stock firmware version
A stock firmware image (complete stock firmware) can be flashed on any device (to which the image is for) that has the same or older bootloader version
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Thank you!
It took me some time to find out that OTA's only apply from one specific version to an other (the post from "tfwboredom" with all OTA's he was able to catch was a big help) and when i didnt get any OTA's (after flashing stock Nougat) i did an OTA update via adb. After that, my phone offered me OTA's again and i could upgrade until Oreo --.13 i guess. I rediscovered a thread with the full fastboot stock Oreo firmware --.16 then (forgot i already had downloaded it with my phone to my sd ^^) and flashed this then with the computer.
My Problem right now is the thing with the auto encryption.
Im on OPP28.85-16 now with TWRP64bit installed and was also able to get root by flashing newest Magisk (18.0) and the f2fs-loopback-bug-workaround (I dont really know for what that is) and installing MagiskManager v6.1 after booting system.
However, when i return to twrp after booting into system it asks me for a password to disable encryption and also wont flash things properly until i format data or do a factory reset. But after booting into system this encryption will be applied again. Flashing no-verity-encrypt didnt solve the problem.
What i want to find out now is:
1. Why is it automatically encrypting again and how can i disable that?
2. When i disabled that, can i encrypt my phone in the settings and use that password then to unlock twrp?
3. Where is the difference between this auto encryption and when i click in system settings on encrypt phone?
As far as i understood, in Nougat no-verity-encrypt was to prevent the dm-verity...thing to encrypt your phone but i could still enable encryption in the system settings.
(4. what is the purpose of f2fs bug fix?) - and has it enything to do with encryption?
G5-User7080 said:
Thank you!
It took me some time to find out that OTA's only apply from one specific version to an other (the post from "tfwboredom" with all OTA's he was able to catch was a big help) and when i didnt get any OTA's (after flashing stock Nougat) i did an OTA update via adb. After that, my phone offered me OTA's again and i could upgrade until Oreo --.13 i guess. I rediscovered a thread with the full fastboot stock Oreo firmware --.16 then (forgot i already had downloaded it with my phone to my sd ^^) and flashed this then with the computer.
My Problem right now is the thing with the auto encryption.
Im on OPP28.85-16 now with TWRP64bit installed and was also able to get root by flashing newest Magisk (18.0) and the f2fs-loopback-bug-workaround (I dont really know for what that is) and installing MagiskManager v6.1 after booting system.
However, when i return to twrp after booting into system it asks me for a password to disable encryption and also wont flash things properly until i format data or do a factory reset. But after booting into system this encryption will be applied again. Flashing no-verity-encrypt didnt solve the problem.
What i want to find out now is:
1. Why is it automatically encrypting again and how can i disable that?
2. When i disabled that, can i encrypt my phone in the settings and use that password then to unlock twrp?
3. Where is the difference between this auto encryption and when i click in system settings on encrypt phone?
As far as i understood, in Nougat no-verity-encrypt was to prevent the dm-verity...thing to encrypt your phone but i could still enable encryption in the system settings.
(4. what is the purpose of f2fs bug fix?) - and has it enything to do with encryption?
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You need to format data to remove encryption
Wipe - option on the right
If you encrypt again once booted you need to use a twrp that supports encryption - the 64bit version posted in most rom threads don't support encryption but I did post the source code to my test version which someone compiled which may have encryption support
You can try it
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kgFyYfjEyqAEXOGjg_UfeedlQwaLVF1F/view
All you should need to do is flash magisk - try version 17
You probably will need to change the device fingerprint to pass CtsProfile
Use this module
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-magiskhide-props-config-t3789228
TheFixItMan said:
You need to format data to remove encryption
Wipe - option on the right
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- Yes, i did that, but when i boot system after it and return to twrp its again encrypted, but ill try a clean stock oreo flash -> twrp -> format data -> reboot -> return to twrp
If you encrypt again once booted you need to use a twrp that supports encryption - the 64bit version posted in most rom threads don't support encryption but I did post the source code to my test version which someone compiled which may have encryption support
You can try it
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kgFyYfjEyqAEXOGjg_UfeedlQwaLVF1F/view
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- Oh ok, i switched to 64bit version because of efs backup when still on Nougat, but i read somewhere that the 32bit version has that now, too, so could i also go just back to 32bit twrp?
As far as i remember, i never had a Problem with encryption on Nougat with 64bit.
- What does that mean that twrp supports encryption, when data gets encrypted every time, how should twrp be able to read that then?
All you should need to do is flash magisk - try version 17
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- why 17 and not 18? i mean 18 worked when i tried it?
You probably will need to change the device fingerprint to pass CtsProfile
Use this module
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-magiskhide-props-config-t3789228
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- I have currently no lock enabled, because i want to do a twrp backup after everything is done, what is the problem with fingerprint and what is CtsProfile?
I'll try that things out, thank you, and edit this when i find some things out
What i want at the end is a rooted Oreo (done) with a working twrp, where i can still flash and backup and restore without wiping data every time and if possible i want to use the normal encryption (the one when i boot system and set it up in settings).
I still dont really get what this auto encryption is.
As far I was aware the 64bit twrp cannot decrypt data apart from the test one I posted
If you don't have a twrp that supports data encryption your phone will still work, you just won't be able to use/flash zips to the data partition or backup/restore that partition
If you get a decrypt data when you boot your phone normally and it doesn't decrypt then you must remove encryption and boot the rom first before applying encryption again
My official 32bit twrp does support data encryption and will work on any 32bit rom including stock oero
Use any version of Magisk that works for you - I no longer own this device & only tested with magisk 17
Everything worked pretty well until i wanted to restore an older backup, I tried to format data before doing the restore but it failed.
After i flashed twrp (official 32bit this time) i did a factory reset to remove decryption and rebooted recovery to prevent the system fromr eplacing it. But when i use format data after that (or already in first place, could be that i tried that, too) it fails, it sais data successfully decrypted and continues and then theres an error. And when i try then a factory reset, too it fails, too.
However, after changing file system to ext4 and than formatting again (i dont remember exactly) i endet up with a working f2fs data partition and was able to use format data and restore backup,...
I am very confused now, because i dont get at all what the heck is the problem, should i not format data and do factory reset or does this happen when i flash the f2fs bug workaround before or is it because i booted the system and begun to change the settings, i have no idea,.. but ill try out and write you when i find something out!
EDIT:
Ok i found some things out, still dont understand at all, but it seems that
format data fails after booting into system
but works after rebooting twrp again
factory reset fails after format data fails
but works after format data works
works not after rebooting twrp, only if format data was successfull before (bec that works again after rebooting twrp)
rebooting system after format data failed will result into a bootloop into recovery with error when trying to enter recovery after manually going to bootloader -> recovery it works
It may help to see it in a table:
After flashing Oreo(boots up) and then twrp:
format data failed
factory reset failed
After flashing Oreo(boots up) and twrp and rebooting twrp:
format data successfull
factory reset successfull
reboot system
reboot twrp
format data failed
factory reset failed
reboot system results in bootloop into recovery with error
reboot twrp
factory reset failed
format data successull
reboot system
reboot twrp
factory reset successull
format data failed
factory reset failed
reboot twrp
factory reset failed
format data successull
factory reset successull
Output when format data fails:
Code:
[CODE]Data successfully decrypted, new block device: '/dev/block/dm-0'
Updating partition details...
...done
Successfully decrypted with default password.
Updating partition details...
...done
Full SELinux support is present.
MTP Enabled
I guess thats the log from twrp start and what followes is the one for format data
Code:
Formatting Data using mkfs.f2fs...
mkfs.f2fs -t 0 /dev/block/mmcblk0p54 process ended with ERROR: 255
Unable to wipe Data.
Unable to format to remove encryption.
Updating partition details...
Failed to mount '/data' (Device or resource busy)
...done
Unable to mount Storage
[/CODE]
And for factory reset after it:
Code:
Failed to mount '/data' (Device or resource busy)
Formatting Cache using make_ext4fs...
Updating partition details...
Failed to mount '/data' (Device or resource busy)
...done
Unable to mount storage
Try a
fastboot erase userdata
Type this in cmd on pc with phone connected via USB in bootloader mode
This will erase everything on internal
TheFixItMan said:
Try a
fastboot erase userdata
Type this in cmd on pc with phone connected via USB in bootloader mode
This will erase everything on internal
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when should i do that?
Instead of using frmat data?
So when i flash twrp and boot into it first thing i should do is format data right? So i should just after flashing erase userdata and THEN enter twrp or what?
I'll copy in my reply from an other thread where 2 ppl tried to help me.
G5-User7080 said:
hmm, i did as follows:
flash stock (oreo) be sure sparsechunk 0-8 are ALL flashed
let phone start and turn it off again
flash twrp
boot recovery and factory reset
reboot recovery
flash magisk 18
reboot system
install magisk 6.1 apk
The thing is, when i dont reboot recovery after its installation the system will overwrite it with stock recovery and as far as i understood i need to reboot twrp for that.
I just did as i did for Nougat there regarding the post from 'Johny Cipeli':
6. In the Decrypt /data screen, press cancel, then "Swipe to Allow Modifications"
7. Go to WIPE, then "Swipe to Factory Reset"
8. Come back to TWRP main menu, go to REBOOT, then RECOVERY, then DO NOT INSTALL
So should i do then:
flash stock (oreo) be sure sparsechunk 0-8 are ALL flashed
let phone start and turn it off again
flash twrp
boot recovery
reboot recovery
format data
flash magisk 18
reboot system
install magisk 6.1 apk
or is this irrelevant if i first format data, then reboot twrp and then flash magisk?
Why do you flash no-verity? I tried that out earlier but it made no difference on the standard encryption.
I tryed a bit around with the data errors and found some things out, would you mind switching to this thread for the following?
Thank you for helping me, I just get totally confused by the Oreo process,.. worked so easy on nougat
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As I rooted the device it was on Oreo OPS28.85-13-3 by OTA and I did it like this:
flash latest official twrp 3.2.3.1
make a backup of EFS and persist
boot recovery (now it prompts you to give in a decryption code, just press skip)
format data (F2FS)
don't reboot now
flash magisk 18 (I flashed 17.2 and updated later, no clue why)
reboot to system
install magisk 6.1 apk (if it's missing, in my case it was present)
if you reboot to twrp now it shouldn't prompt you to give in a decryption key anymore
G5-User7080 said:
when should i do that?
Instead of using frmat data?
So when i flash twrp and boot into it first thing i should do is format data right? So i should just after flashing erase userdata and THEN enter twrp or what?
I'll copy in my reply from an other thread where 2 ppl tried to help me.
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It's the same as format data in twrp
To have it all in one Thread:
Wolfcity said:
So if you can't decrypt your data partition by formatting it (F2FS) and flashing magisk right after it without a reboot in between it may be possible that the bug is still present.
In that case you can give it a try and flash the fix from TWRP, maybe one of the older versions because the latest ones doesn't work for everyone.
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hmm, i did as follows:
flash stock (oreo) be sure sparsechunk 0-8 are ALL flashed
let phone start and turn it off again
flash twrp
boot recovery and factory reset
reboot recovery
flash magisk 18
reboot system
install magisk 6.1 apk
The thing is, when i dont reboot recovery after its installation the system will overwrite it with stock recovery and as far as i understood i need to reboot twrp for that.
I just did as i did for Nougat there regarding the post from 'Johny Cipeli':
6. In the Decrypt /data screen, press cancel, then "Swipe to Allow Modifications"
7. Go to WIPE, then "Swipe to Factory Reset"
8. Come back to TWRP main menu, go to REBOOT, then RECOVERY, then DO NOT INSTALL
So should i do then:
flash stock (oreo) be sure sparsechunk 0-8 are ALL flashed
let phone start and turn it off again
flash twrp
boot recovery
reboot recovery
format data
flash magisk 18
reboot system
install magisk 6.1 apk
or is this irrelevant if i first format data, then reboot twrp and then flash magisk?
woozie.2007 said:
i dont think so, I rooted in that method, after update to oreo 8.1 stock, i flash official terp, then I flashed no verity 6.0 adn then format data partition. After that i booted in android, it say is encrypted, i can't decrypt it, but it works very well. I rooted two moto g5 stock oreo in that mode. Good luck
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Why do you flash no-verity? I tried that out earlier but it made no difference on the standard encryption.
woozie.2007 said:
i flashed no verity because i want to decrypt the phone, but i didnt do that, not works, but works twrp for flashing, backup and restore without any problems. I cant say because of no verity or not, but it works. My phone is encrypted, but rooted with magisk 18.0 and i can install any module i want
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As far as i know from 'TheFixItMan', he said that the 32bit twrp is able to surpass the encryption somehow.
But i guess this is kind of a standard encryption and not the "real encryption" could that be?
Because, i thought encryption means, you have to enter a password on boot to decrypt it.
When you set up your password under security you can choose to enter it on boot and then it will ask you for this password everytime BEFORE booting your system, and this will also be your password to decrypt data for twrp then. But i dont know if thats the "real encryption" or that standatd thing is, too, but just decrypts automatically on boot.
Thank you for helping me, I just get totally confused by the Oreo process,.. worked so easy on nougat
in security option, the phone appear to be encrypted, in nougat after flash no verity the phone was decrypted. In oreo i dont know why is appear encrypted and i cant decrypt with no verity....
Wolfcity said:
As I rooted the device it was on Oreo OPS28.85-13-3 by OTA and I did it like this:
flash latest official twrp 3.2.3.1
make a backup of EFS and persist
boot recovery (now it prompts you to give in a decryption code, just press skip)
format data (F2FS)
don't reboot now
flash magisk 18 (I flashed 17.2 and updated later, no clue why)
reboot to system
install magisk 6.1 apk (if it's missing, in my case it was present)
if you reboot to twrp now it shouldn't prompt you to give in a decryption key anymore
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I dont have the option to backup efs,.. im using twrp 3.2.3-0 (the latest i could get from official twrp site) but i already did backup efs and persist in nougat, isnt that enough? DO i have to do that again on Oreo?
Also its not asking me for a decryption code, are you using 64bit twrp then?
And i remember that twrp got overwritten 2 or 3 times by stock recovery, and i thought that was because i didnt rebooted twrp again, since i rebooted twrp after formatting data it didnt happen again.
Also it did work for me using the 1. method i wrote earlier, i successfully rooted my phone, im just wondering now which is the "better" or "correct method to either
boot recovery, reboot recovery, format data and flash magisk
boot recovery, format data, reboot recovery, flash magisk
boot recovery, format data, flash magisk, boot system (but i guess next time you enter twrp it gets overwritten by stock recovery then)
boot recovery, format data, flash magisk, reboot recovery and boot system
or stay in bootloader (after flashing twrp) fastboot erase userdata, boot recovery, -data, -magisk, -system
or -recovery, -bootloader fastboot erase userdata, -recovery, -magisk, - system,.... you get the idea
woozie.2007 said:
in security option, the phone appear to be encrypted, in nougat after flash no verity the phone was decrypted. In oreo i dont know why is appear encrypted and i cant decrypt with no verity....
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Because theres some sort of auto encryption which everytime reencrypts your phone.
I just dont get the sense of formatting data if it gets reencrypted anyway and twrp can surpass encryption.
G5-User7080 said:
After flashing Oreo(boots up) and then twrp:
format data failed
factory reset failed
After flashing Oreo(boots up) and twrp and rebooting twrp:
format data successfull
factory reset successfull
. . .
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Had to correct that!
So in general after booting system, formatting data fails, maybe it works with fastboot erase userdata (didnt test it, cause i dont want to reflash Oreo again, i wanna go to bed.
But just rebooting recovery after booting first time in twrp works, so after that format data works. Works not..
Now im confused,.. after being in system and returning to twrp format data fails, but it seems when you fail it and then reboot recovery then it works...
So boot recovery, reboot recovery -> format data wont work BUT
boot recovery, format data fails, reboot recovery, format data will work WTF
So i guess either do factory reset instead of formatting data (thats also fine, or not?) or use fastboot erase userdata after flashing twrp in bootloader (i mean i do this while flashing oreo,.. so i dont really get why i have to do that again but i also dont really get why i have to format data a all)
Good night guys, thank you for your help,.. ill continue tomorrow.
G5-User7080 said:
Had to correct that!
So in general after booting system, formatting data fails, maybe it works with fastboot erase userdata (didnt test it, cause i dont want to reflash Oreo again, i wanna go to bed.
But just rebooting recovery after booting first time in twrp works, so after that format data works. Works not..
Now im confused,.. after being in system and returning to twrp format data fails, but it seems when you fail it and then reboot recovery then it works...
So boot recovery, reboot recovery -> format data wont work BUT
boot recovery, format data fails, reboot recovery, format data will work WTF
So i guess either do factory reset instead of formatting data (thats also fine, or not?) or use fastboot erase userdata after flashing twrp in bootloader (i mean i do this while flashing oreo,.. so i dont really get why i have to do that again but i also dont really get why i have to format data a all)
Good night guys, thank you for your help,.. ill continue tomorrow.
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Latest official TWRP recovery is 3.2.3.1 for potter:
https://eu.dl.twrp.me/potter/
It has the ability to backup EFS and persist (see attached screenshot). I would make a backup just to be on the safe side.
To prevent the device from encrypting again the trick is to flash magisk after formatting data and before rebooting, it deactivates the "force encryption" flag (unless you tick the "keep force encryption" box in magisk manager).
Also I hadn't any problems to make TWRP stick.
Edit: A factory reset won't reformat data.
If you want your data partition decrypted or not depends on your needs. Encrypted is safe but you're not able to access it to make any changes unless you decrypt it again....
Wolfcity said:
Latest official TWRP recovery is 3.2.3.1 for potter:
https://eu.dl.twrp.me/potter/
It has the ability to backup EFS and persist (see attached screenshot). I would make a backup just to be on the safe side.
To prevent the device from encrypting again the trick is to flash magisk after formatting data and before rebooting, it deactivates the "force encryption" flag (unless you tick the "keep force encryption" box).
Also I hadn't any problems to make TWRP stick.
Edit: A factory reset won't reformat data.
If you want your data partition decrypted or not depends on your needs. Encrypted is safe but you're not able to access it to backup data or make any changes unless you decrypt it again....
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I have the G5 not plus, theres no 3.2.3.1 yet. (Aber lustig, dass du auch aus deutschland bist (denk ich mal) ).
Ahh so i have to flash magisk right after decrypting by formatting data? But i cant successfully format data when i come from system as i wrote earlier so the question is if it works when i fastboot erase userdata to decrypt data and if data doesnt get reencrypted when i boot then twrp.
I guess if the force encryption reencrypts when i boot recovery, too it wont work, then i guess the only way is to enter recovery, do a failed attempt, reboot recovery, and successfully format data.
Edit:
It deactivates the "force encryption" flag (unless you tick the "keep force encryption" box).
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Also after installing magisk and booting system it still says encrypted in settigns so i thought its not removing the force encrypt. And i dont have found that switch yet..
Wolfcity said:
To prevent the device from encrypting again the trick is to flash magisk after formatting data and before rebooting, it deactivates the "force encryption" flag (unless you tick the "keep force encryption" box in magisk manager).
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Hi,
If i already have the phone encrypted and rooted with magisk, "keep force encryption" is tick, if I will untick the option will booting decrypted?
G5-User7080 said:
I have the G5 not plus, theres no 3.2.3.1 yet. (Aber lustig, dass du auch aus deutschland bist (denk ich mal) ).
Ahh so i have to flash magisk right after decrypting by formatting data? But i cant successfully format data when i come from system as i wrote earlier so the question is if it works when i fastboot erase userdata to decrypt data and if data doesnt get reencrypted when i boot then twrp.
I guess if the force encryption reencrypts when i boot recovery, too it wont work, then i guess the only way is to enter recovery, do a failed attempt, reboot recovery, and successfully format data.
Edit:
Also after installing magisk and booting system it still says encrypted in settigns so i thought its not removing the force encrypt. And i dont have found that switch yet..
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Ah ok, I thought your device is a potter.
The checkbox is found inside magisk manager but it is unticked by default so the device should decrypt.
Have you tried the official twrp instead of the 64bit unofficial version?
Maybe try magisk 17.2 too as I did.
And yes, I'm from good old Germany too.
woozie.2007 said:
Hi,
If i already have the phone encrypted and rooted with magisk, "keep force encryption" is tick, if I will untick the option will booting decrypted?
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I think you will have to decrypt data by formatting it, unticking the checkbox just prevents the device from encrypting itself again. You should find some additional informations:
https://www.didgeridoohan.com/magisk/MagiskInstallationIssues

Decryption failed after update to lineageos 17

Hello
I'm currently in a very tricky situation.
I've decided that I want to update my oneplus 3 (non t) to the newest lineageos 17.1 nightly build. I've been running lineageos 15.x before (I havent updated in a very, very long time).
These are the steps I took as best as I remember:
from a working state: boot into TWRP 3.3.0.1 , backup system & boot onto interal storage
then flash stable9.0.6 firmware + modem, flash lineage-17.1-20200615-nightly, flash gapps
then I wiped dalvik cache and cache and booted into system.
The boot process itself went fine, however I was greeted with a "decryption failed" screen which claimed that the decryption password was correct, but the data was corrupt. TWRP also claims that the default decryption password does not work (it has not asked me for any decryption password before) and entering my screen lock pattern according to the /faq/openrecoveryscript.html page on twrp(dot)me does not yield any different result either.
Since I've neglected to copy the backup to any other place other than internal storage, thinking that just a firmware and system flash would be no risk to it, I now have no way of restoring the previous state.
First I tried updating TWRP to the newest version (3.3.1.1) which yielded no difference, I attempted to flash both the old firmware (I know that it was 5.0.x, so I went with 5.0.8) and an old version of lineageos (some unofficial release of lineageos 15.1 from 2017 that I found on xda, since the official releases arent available that long) which resulted in a successful boot, but unsuccessful decryption just as with lineageos 17.
I have also attempted to follow the steps at /r/LineageOS/comments/anivml/ , though the backup fails silently (pc says `Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation...`, nothing happens on my phone)
I would be thankful for any ideas on how I could recover from this without data loss.
I apologize for the weird links, but I am a new user and cant post external links yet
Lotzisty said:
Hello
I'm currently in a very tricky situation.
I've decided that I want to update my oneplus 3 (non t) to the newest lineageos 17.1 nightly build. I've been running lineageos 15.x before (I havent updated in a very, very long time).
These are the steps I took as best as I remember:
from a working state: boot into TWRP 3.3.0.1 , backup system & boot onto interal storage
then flash stable9.0.6 firmware + modem, flash lineage-17.1-20200615-nightly, flash gapps
then I wiped dalvik cache and cache and booted into system.
The boot process itself went fine, however I was greeted with a "decryption failed" screen which claimed that the decryption password was correct, but the data was corrupt. TWRP also claims that the default decryption password does not work (it has not asked me for any decryption password before) and entering my screen lock pattern according to the /faq/openrecoveryscript.html page on twrp(dot)me does not yield any different result either.
Since I've neglected to copy the backup to any other place other than internal storage, thinking that just a firmware and system flash would be no risk to it, I now have no way of restoring the previous state.
First I tried updating TWRP to the newest version (3.3.1.1) which yielded no difference, I attempted to flash both the old firmware (I know that it was 5.0.x, so I went with 5.0.8) and an old version of lineageos (some unofficial release of lineageos 15.1 from 2017 that I found on xda, since the official releases arent available that long) which resulted in a successful boot, but unsuccessful decryption just as with lineageos 17.
I have also attempted to follow the steps at /r/LineageOS/comments/anivml/ , though the backup fails silently (pc says `Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation...`, nothing happens on my phone)
I would be thankful for any ideas on how I could recover from this without data loss.
I apologize for the weird links, but I am a new user and cant post external links yet
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Data on userdata partition is gone (for details see: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/guide-cope-9-0-3-5-0-8-firmware-barrier-t3941164 ).
Format (not wipe) the data partition (los recommends ext4).
nvertigo67 said:
Data on userdata partition is gone (for details see: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/guide-cope-9-0-3-5-0-8-firmware-barrier-t3941164 ).
Format (not wipe) the data partition (los recommends ext4).
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Well ****.
Thank you for the information

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