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Tried flashing Lineage OS but ended up stuck in a boot loop.

I unlocked the bootloader following Motorolas steps. I then flashed the latest version of TWRP avaiable on the development forum and then flashed Lineage OS + the root zip they provide and gapps. I couldn't figure out how to get out of the bootloop so I've since gone back to stock. Any idea what I was missing?
TWRP:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...recovery-unofficial-twrp-moto-z-play-t3495629
Lineage:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/development/rom-unofficial-cyanogenmod-14-1-t3495644

Did you read the notices and entries on the Linage last pages of the thread that people are having it fail on the install, the latest release? That would be a clue...

I even tried flashing Pure Nexus but that too was stuck on a loop. I left it for about 10 minutes as it was loading. :/

I did the same thing like you on my first attempt, on my second I was able to install Lineage OS successfully. I'll provide the steps I did.
First attempt steps:
1. Unlocking the bootloader using Motorola website
2. Installing TWRP from the same link in your post.
At that point I tried booting the phone, but the phone was booting to TWRP only, tried wiping, format data from TWRP with no luck.
3. From TWRP flashed Lineage OS zip file and GAPPS nano package (the latest version of TWRP is able to see SD card).
At that point I was able to to boot LOS only after executing "fastboot erase user data". Doing the same from within TWRP was not doing the job. The problem was that after each reboot the phone was getting into bootloop again and "fastboot erase userdata" was necessary.
4. At that point I noticed that TWRP thread starts with warning that you have to install a patcher to disable this "verity" feature of the bootloader may be. And I installed the patcher "Verity_FE_patcher.zip"
The patcher didn't fix the issue and went back to stock Nougat using the guide below:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/how-to/moto-z-play-reteu-firmware-otas-t3557917
First I tried "flashall.bat" , but it didn't wor.k and I flashed all the files manually using the guide . The phone booted normally and I updated it with one OTA update.
Second attempt steps:
1. I wanted to install the verity patcher before anything else and I boot TWRP 3.1.0.1 without flashing it. It booted normally and I realized that the SD card was formated and the patcher zip file is not there. I reboot the system and the phone got in bootloops again even the TWRP was not installed. I coppied the patcher zip, LOS zip, GAPPS zip on SD card . I tried to boot (without flashing) TWRP again, but for some reason TWRP was not able to boot.
2. I flashed TWRP
3. Booted TWRP and flashed verity patcher.
4. Wiped from TWRP and boot the system
At that point I was able to boot the stock firmware with TWRP installed and I was able to restart the phone normally.
5. Flashed LOS and nano GAPPS
Now everything seems to work properly.
Hope this will help.

Thanks. I'll give this a shot tonight. Our first attempts sound very alike.

Normal boot always ends up in TWRP

Hello everyone,
I have a problem regarding the start-up of my phone. Yesterday I unlocked my bootloader and flashed TWRP (twrp-3.1.1-0-addison.img) with the help of the thread located here.
Everything worked fine, I could boot into TWRP afterwards. I continued by wiping the needed partitions and flashing the newest Lineage OS ZIP alongside with the GApps Nano ZIP.
The problem I face now is that when I reboot in TWRP by selecting the “System” option, I end up again in TWRP (same happens if I shut down the phone and make a normal boot).
However, if I boot to the bootloader and select there the normal “start” option, the phone boots up just fine using the installed ROM.
Any ideas what’s wrong here and how I cloud fix that?

This happens with me, i don't know If its gonna work with you but works for me, i just flash a older twrp image from the same thread you use, ( i install from bootloader, not flashing a img in twrp), then you boot on twrp, and then you install the latest recovery
Note: This works for me, i don't know if its work for you
{Sorry for my poor english, my native language is porruguese }

jst98 said:
This happens with me, i don't know If its gonna work with you but works for me, i just flash a older twrp image from the same thread you use, ( i install from bootloader, not flashing a img in twrp), then you boot on twrp, and then you install the latest recovery
Note: This works for me, i don't know if its work for you
{Sorry for my poor english, my native language is porruguese }
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Thanks a lot, I will give it a try!
and then you install the latest recovery
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Do you mean TWRP or a recovery image of the OS?

When i say to intall the latest version is for twrp

Unfortunately, it did not work ....
I flashed twrp-3.0.2-0-addison.img via fastboot, booted to TWRP and installed the newest image with the 'install' option from TWRP.
Phone is still booting to the recovery if I restart ....

_Hope_ said:
Unfortunately, it did not work ....
I flashed twrp-3.0.2-0-addison.img via fastboot, booted to TWRP and installed the newest image with the 'install' option from TWRP.
Phone is still booting to the recovery if I restart ....
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Aww ! It's just a simple thing. Use this simple command "fastboot oem fb_mode_clear" and it will boot to normal system.

I was also facing this in my previous htc device.
That was tha problem of tge twrp version that i was using.
Try using the different twrp.

[Solved]Can't flash rom+gapps

So i originally had a p2c...blabla
Ota updated to p2a4 or something like that. sf244 ROW
unlocked oem (waited 14days)
flashed twrp.
factory resetted+format system. + data partition is ext4
rom flashed successfully
gapps starts flashing but keeps stuck after just 1% of flashing.. always.
or twrp keeps freezing.
Does anyone have a solution?
Right now i'm back to Stock Rom+Magisk 13.3 .

sm00th4f3 said:
So i originally had a p2c...blabla
Ota updated to p2a4 or something like that. sf244 ROW
unlocked oem (waited 14days)
flashed twrp.
factory resetted+format system. + data partition is ext4
rom flashed successfully
gapps starts flashing but keeps stuck after just 1% of flashing.. always.
or twrp keeps freezing.
Does anyone have a solution?
Right now i'm back to Stock Rom+Magisk 13.3 .
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If you have backup then Install your stock rom and its every components such as boot, recovery etc....
Or download the fastboot files from the p2 thread and flash it.
Then properly install twrp.

How can i properly install twrp?.. I mean, i think i always installed in correctly...otherwise magisk wouldn't work., right?. Because it does. I need your help. I even got Safetynet Pass and Root Apps like Root Explorer is working Fine.
Only the Flashing of Custom Roms etc fails for me... It's weird.

Okey. I just redid it like 5 Times. And i got a bit farther.. new boot animation shows up. But still blue led after it stops.

I FINALLY found the SolutioN!!! I used this https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634780916 and did the upgrades per ota. Then adb'd my twrp on my phone. And changed data to ext4. Rebooted. Activated usb debugging again. flashed twrp again(just to be sure), booted into twrp. Formatted system,data,cache,dalvik and then flashed my roms. SUCCESS <3

[SOLVED] HELP! i'm stuck in a boot loop! :(

my flashing history:
i was on audax (oos based nougat rom) with blu spark kernel before, then went to official ob1, then back to audax, then back to stock oos nougat and now i flashed audax and after clean flashing it, it just wont boot up.
when i try to boot up i see the 1+ logo but then it reboots to recovery. i also tried flashing stock nougat again and also flashed stock kernel manually but it also doesnt work.
i always do:
1. wipe system/dalvic/cache/data
2. install ROM
3. wipe dalvik/cache
4. flash magisk (also tried without flashing magisk)
5. reboot
i've been looking on the interwebs all day but nothing worked.. help pls :/
EDIT: problem was blu spark twrp. Maybe installing Oreo ****ed it up. I flashed codeworkx newest twrp universal build and now Im able to boot again!! Btw: I also found that magisk 15.0 prohibits a proper boot up and results in a boot loop. version 15.2, however, does the trick!

when it auto reboot to recovery, formate data

When s**t happens, it is wise to start everything from scratch:
-boot in fastboot mode and flash stock recovery with "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (rename recovery.img with your recovery filename), then reboot recovery and select english, advanced, adb sideload;
-flash stock OS with "adb sideload rom.zip" (rename rom.zip with your Oxygen OS filename).
Procedure will require some minute because of the large file size. Remember to save all your data on internal storage first!
I advice you to flash original recovery because often sideloading in TWRP leads to some error.
Your phone will boot again... after that you may reflash TWRP, Magisk etc

I had the same issue. Bootloop and jumb into recovery by itself. You have to flash magisk 15.2 via recovery and will be boot.

redatak said:
I had the same issue. Bootloop and jumb into recovery by itself. You have to flash magisk 15.2 via recovery and will be boot.
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He says that it occurs even without Magisk... I had a similar trouble once, and the only way to solve it was the procedure I wrote above...

I dont know if you can boot it w/o root

redatak said:
I dont know if you can boot it w/o root
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Why not? Stock OS is not rooted.

jonsat said:
Why not? Stock OS is not rooted.
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He said audrax not stock oos

SOLVED! TWRP was the only variable left that I didn't think of. See initial post for solution. thx for help!

TWRP+ Magisk issues. HELP?

Hi! I have a moto z2 play with the Pie stock rom flashed. Bootloader is unlocked but when I try to flash TWRP (used twrp_albus_treble_3.2.2_r23_64) via fastboot after the first system reboot it is always overwritten by default recovery. I tried to boot first to bootloader and than to TWRP, also tried booting the TWRP image and installing TWRP from phone storage, nothing works after system reboot it is always replaced by stock recovery. What am I doing wrong?
I also tried to install Magisk but it wont install, tried flashing through TWRP and also by patching the boot.img than flashing that.
Could use your input!
Thanks!

I have the same problem
I have the same problem

L7noop said:
I have the same problem
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Did you find a working solution?