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Sorry for the noob question.
I have upgraded my 5X to 7.0 and flashed a custom recovery and kernel. Everything went fine but I would like to try other kernels. A lot of the custom kernels say they should only be flashed on the original stock kernel. Where can I download the stock kernel and is it as straight forward as flashing the custom builds?
TIA
purpse said:
Sorry for the noob question.
I have upgraded my 5X to 7.0 and flashed a custom recovery and kernel. Everything went fine but I would like to try other kernels. A lot of the custom kernels say they should only be flashed on the original stock kernel. Where can I download the stock kernel and is it as straight forward as flashing the custom builds?
TIA
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In TWRP, backup only boot.img and name it appropriately. Now flash your custom kernel. Each time you want to switch custom kernels while on the stock rom, reflash that boot.img.
To switch custom kernels while on custom roms, dirty flash your rom then flash the custom kernel. Dirty flashing (no wipe) restores the boot.img that ships with the custom rom.
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Thanks. Do I flash kernel followed boot.img or other way round ir or does it not matter?
Sorry I read your post wrong. I didn't backup boot while on stock so I will need to go back to stock everything first
purpse said:
Sorry I read your post wrong. I didn't backup boot while on stock so I will need to go back to stock everything first
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Or download the factory image from Google and pull the boot.img from the zip.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Or download the factory image from Google and pull the boot.img from the zip.
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Hmm, I just did this as well.
With ElementalX I was stuck on the android loading screen (bouncing bubbles)
Now after flashing boot.img from google, I"m stuck on the black "Google"
derrickl1990 said:
Hmm, I just did this as well.
With ElementalX I was stuck on the android loading screen (bouncing bubbles)
Now after flashing boot.img from google, I"m stuck on the black "Google"
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Try flashing the boot and system image.
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Disclaimer
Your warranty is now void. I am not responsible if this in anyway bricks your device or anything else that might go wrong and you cant restore it back. It is assumed that you are familiar with TWRP environment and fastboot in case you need to restore stock.
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This was last updated on 07/02/2017
This guide will tell you how to install magisk (or magiskify as the app calls it) in order to make systemless mods possible for everything. The thing about magisk is as everything is systemless you can just uninstall magisk in the end and take an ota update without having to worry about what in your system had changed. For custom roms, though not as important, systemless mods are useful for stuff like passing safetynet.
For G4/G4 plus there is no support for Android Pay(at least where I live as there is no h/w for NFC) but various banking apps and apps like Pokemon Go.
First of all, if you want to pass safetynet you will need to use the MagiskSU method to root. This root is based on phh Superuser.
This means if you have anything like SuperSU or phh Superuser then you need to unroot first. Magisk will still work if its systemless but safetynet will not.
Also if you have Xposed installed and enabled, then it will not pass safetynet.
Requirements
1. Unlocked bootloader
2. TWRP installed
This is untested in stock NPJ25-93.11/12/14. If someone can test and report I can update this.
Please flash a custom kernel like elementalX if you are on stock rom
If you are stuck in a bootloop the you need to restore your current boot.img and everything will return back to as it was.
Steps
Take a TWRP backup of current rom. Just the boot image should be enough but everything will make it safer.
1. If you are using a custom rom, I recommend you start from a fresh flash. A dirty flash works as well.
A clean boot.img is recommended as debugging is more difficult without it.
A unrooted rom (Like official Lineage-OS) is best but if you are using a pre-rooted rom then you would need to use the UnSU script by osm0sis (tested on unofficial Lineage by Silesh.Nair)
Get UnSU script from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239421
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63615067
2. Download the latest magisk zip and uninstaller from the Magisk release thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
3. After flashing your ROM (or your clean stock rom if you will), flash the magisk zip using TWRP. If your rom is unrooted, Magisk will provide a root solution. If you are rooted with systemless SuperSU, magisk integrates itself there but you will not pass safetynet.
4. Reboot and install magisk manager from play store. Enable Magisk Hide. You can pass safetynet now.
Magisk also supports systemless host files(for Adaway) and busybox support from the app itself. You can just enable and reboot.
If you are on MM, then you can install xposed through magisk itself(but no safetynet support in this case)
Also magisk already has ports of Viper4Android as well. Creating your own mod is simple as well. For further guide search in the Magisk forum. Excellent guides are published there.
Credits:
topjohnwu for Magisk and MagiskSU development
osm0sis for unSU script
shreps for porting TWRP
mrinmaydhar for kernel info
None of this is my work. All I did was compile it so that it becomes easier for others.
If I missed anything please remind me. This is my first thread so everything might not be smoothest.
Shouldn't we flash a custom kernel like elementalx if we are on stock rom. I think current root methods have problems with the stock boot image.
mrinmaydhar said:
Shouldn't we flash a custom kernel like elementalx if we are on stock rom. I think current root methods have problems with the stock boot image.
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So it's working fine after flashing ElementalX first? Because I remember it boot looped before but I am not sure which version it was. If you have tested please report back so that I can add that to the post.
guessingagain said:
So it's working fine after flashing ElementalX first? Because I remember it boot looped before but I am not sure which version it was. If you have tested please report back so that I can add that to the post.
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So without custom kernel, it bootloops. Any custom kernel would do
mrinmaydhar said:
So without custom kernel, it bootloops. Any custom kernel would do
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OP updated. thanks for this info.
I keep getting this error, any ideas what could be causing it?
I'm on stock rom (marshmallow) and I already removed supersu
aSuperSaiyanG0D said:
I keep getting this error, any ideas what could be causing it?
I'm on stock rom (marshmallow) and I already removed supersu
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Nope. SuperSU exists. Search the threads for stock boot image of your ROM. Flash it and then continue installation of Magisk.
mrinmaydhar said:
Nope. SuperSU exists. Search the threads for stock boot image of your ROM. Flash it and then continue installation of Magisk.
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I have a nandroid backup of my entire system before I installed supersu and Elemental Ex, would restoring just the boot suffice?
aSuperSaiyanG0D said:
I have a nandroid backup of my entire system before I installed supersu and Elemental Ex, would restoring just the boot suffice?
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Yeah. But flash ElementalX though. Just skip SuperSU. If anything goes wrong just restore the boot partition.
If you want to just remove SuperSU, disable root access from within the app then perform full unroot. But it's usually better to flash stock boot.img as everything is cleaner in that case.
Edit: did you try flashing the unsu script first? Did that fail?
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Yeah. But flash ElementalX though. Just skip SuperSU. If anything goes wrong just restore the boot partition.
If you want to just remove SuperSU, disable root access from within the app then perform full unroot. But it's usually better to flash stock boot.img as everything is cleaner in that case.
Edit: did you try flashing the unsu script first? Did that fail?
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Yes I tried the unsu zip and it went thru without any errors but magisk still gave me that error
If I do a ROM update do I need to unSU and flash Magisk again?
Covalex said:
If I do a ROM update do I need to unSU and flash Magisk again?
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As every ROM update flashes a clean boot.img it's necessary to flash magisk again. If your ROM comes prerooted you need to unsu otherwise not needed.
But you have to flash magisk Everytime after a ROM update. As long as you don't uninstall before updating, all your settings should be fine though.
aSuperSaiyanG0D said:
Yes I tried the unsu zip and it went thru without any errors but magisk still gave me that error
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Did ElementalX help? Any problems after that?
guessingagain said:
Did ElementalX help? Any problems after that?
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No problems other than the same error about supersu being installed.
However last night I tried flashing a custom rom "resurrection remix" and magisk installed fine, downside was titanium backup didn't really like magisks root and it wouldn't restore my apps, it just froze.
Has titanium backup worked for you?
aSuperSaiyanG0D said:
No problems other than the same error about supersu being installed.
However last night I tried flashing a custom rom "resurrection remix" and magisk installed fine, downside was titanium backup didn't really like magisks root and it wouldn't restore my apps, it just froze.
Has titanium backup worked for you?
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Just tried. Works for me. Normally I install the apps through play store and just restore data. Tried restoring firefox it works. Maybe it's a specific problem. Are you sure that restoring with SuperSU works without errors
Magisk is known to have problems with tibackup. A fix may be incoming(maybe an update to tibackup).
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Just tried. Works for me. Normally I install the apps through play store and just restore data. Tried restoring firefox it works. Maybe it's a specific problem. Are you sure that restoring with SuperSU works without errors
Magisk is known to have problems with tibackup. A fix may be incoming(maybe an update to tibackup).
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Yes titanium backup works fine with my SuperSU on stock, and on my tablet (Nexus 7 2013) I installed magisk and titanium works as intended.
So maybe something was just iffy with titanium backup last night, actually come to think of it I don't think Resurrection Remix comes with BusyBox.
I'll try again but install BusyBox first when I get more time.
Would using the wrong unSU version affect safetynet detection?
Covalex said:
Would using the wrong unSU version affect safetynet detection?
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As long as the there are no SU links and executables left, using any unSU script should be fine.
If you are on a custom rom check /system/bin/su and /system/xbin/su are there or not.
BTW which script did you use to unSU?
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As long as the there are no SU links and executables left, using any unSU script should be fine.
If you are on a custom rom check /system/bin/su and /system/xbin/su are there or not.
BTW which script did you use to unSU?
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I used unSU like you linked, but it was an older version. Reflashing the rom, updated unSU and magisk fixed safetynet.
Covalex said:
I used unSU like you linked, but it was an older version. Reflashing the rom, updated unSU and magisk fixed safetynet.
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You used this right?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63615067
Or is there another unSU script that is updated? If so can you link that?
I was trying to get help on Reddit but I wasn't able to get any help.
I was able to find the Twrp image to Boot into but Magisk isn't installing when I go to try to install it.
I'm using 13.4 for my pixel XL and I tried 13.3
Any ideas why they aren't working? No errors in Twrp when installing.
DudeThatsErin said:
I was trying to get help on Reddit but I wasn't able to get any help.
I was able to find the Twrp image to Boot into but Magisk isn't installing when I go to try to install it.
I'm using 13.4 for my pixel XL and I tried 13.3
Any ideas why they aren't working? No errors in Twrp when installing.
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Hello,
Not sure if Magisk is even working on O but you would want to flash a kernel like ElementalX first or the modified stock. Flash the kernel, then Magisk but again I am not sure if it is actually working yet. If you do get it installed and working be sure to report back to all. Also if you had SU + SUhide prior then you will want to flash the Magisk remover first, then kernel then Magisk.
Cheers
jschill31 said:
Hello,
Not sure if Magisk is even working on O but you would want to flash a kernel like ElementalX first or the modified stock. Flash the kernel, then Magisk but again I am not sure if it is actually working yet. If you do get it installed and working be sure to report back to all. Also if you had SU + SUhide prior then you will want to flash the Magisk remover first, then kernel then Magisk.
Cheers
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Yup. Just verified it doesn't work. I booted into twrp, installed ElementalX, then Magisk 13.4 and rebooted, still doesn't work.
Then I booted into twrp, installed ElementalX and Magisk 13.3 and rebooted. Nothing.
I also installed TWRP RC2 and it works fine. If you want I can upload the bootable image for twrp and RC2 that I used. At least now I have a way of testing it out (well, to keep testing it out, when I'm at work).
DudeThatsErin said:
Yup. Just verified it doesn't work. I booted into twrp, installed ElementalX, then Magisk 13.4 and rebooted, still doesn't work.
Then I booted into twrp, installed ElementalX and Magisk 13.3 and rebooted. Nothing.
I also installed TWRP RC2 and it works fine. If you want I can upload the bootable image for twrp and RC2 that I used. At least now I have a way of testing it out (well, to keep testing it out, when I'm at work).
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So you have twrp installed with no issues?
humdrum2009 said:
So you have twrp installed with no issues?
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Correct
I'm using a 6p with a pixel on the way. I had it working on the 6p with Oreo. I'm pretty sure I had to download an apk as well as flash the zip. Have you done this?
the pixel has a special magisk version because of boot a/b system stuff from my understanding. So it doesn't matter if it works on any other google phone.
It sucks too because i heavily rely on magisk due to how good it is on hiding...goodwin_c is my only hope. hanging on a thread here...
If you mention other root hiding methods just know that no...they all suck lol
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I'm using a 6p with a pixel on the way. I had it working on the 6p with Oreo. I'm pretty sure I had to download an apk as well as flash the zip. Have you done this?
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Zizzy2020 said:
the pixel has a special magisk version because of boot a/b system stuff from my understanding. So it doesn't matter if it works on any other google phone.
It sucks too because i heavily rely on magisk due to how good it is on hiding...goodwin_c is my only hope. hanging on a thread here...
If you mention other root hiding methods just know that no...they all suck lol
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What Zizzy2020 said. It is annoying. I can't wait for the next magisk to be released.
Check out this post, it works like a charm.
Hi guys, I rooted my redmi note 8 yesterday. Everything went well except two things: on boot the error message said that "there is an internal problem" and the phone reboots/shuts down itself.
Any thoughts?
cicish said:
Hi guys, I rooted my redmi note 8 yesterday. Everything went well except two things: on boot the error message said that "there is an internal problem" and the phone reboots/shuts down itself.
Any thoughts?
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You should explain the problem obviously if you want a help, if your phone still working you should flash twerp.img to be able to root it and solve any existing problem by flashing new rom
niceman2007 said:
You should explain the problem obviously if you want a help, if your phone still working you should flash twerp.img to be able to root it and solve any existing problem by flashing new rom
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Hey thanks for answer.
Actually i did everything correctly, flashed latest twrp, tried several roms, oficial, unoficial etc., But still no result. After all these, ive flashed the stock rom which solved the problem but phone is no more rooted. So..
cicish said:
Hey thanks for answer.
Actually i did everything correctly, flashed latest twrp, tried several roms, oficial, unoficial etc., But still no result. After all these, ive flashed the stock rom which solved the problem but phone is no more rooted. So..
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If you still want to root it again,after flasing new rom go to twero and then go to wipe then format,you should format your phone after rom flashing,try this and inform me
Yes yes! I want to root phone once again. So the steps are these:
1) booting into twrp with adb from pc.
2) from the twrp menu wiping and formating the data
3) instaling new rom
Is this true?
Thanks!
If you want to root you don't have to install another custom rom unless you don't like the stock rom. If you like your current stock rom, then flash twrp in fastboot and download the latest magisk stable zip and also diasble dm-verity zip. Using twrp first flash disable dm-verity zip and then magisk zip, wipe dalvik cache and reboot to system, hopefully you would have root permission.
Leeban Joseph said:
If you want to root you don't have to install another custom rom unless you don't like the stock rom. If you like your current stock rom, then flash twrp in fastboot and download the latest magisk stable zip and also diasble dm-verity zip. Using twrp first flash disable dm-verity zip and then magisk zip, wipe dalvik cache and reboot to system, hopefully you would have root permission.
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You mean that its possible to have root access on stock rom?
Leeban Joseph said:
If you want to root you don't have to install another custom rom unless you don't like the stock rom. If you like your current stock rom, then flash twrp in fastboot and download the latest magisk stable zip and also diasble dm-verity zip. Using twrp first flash disable dm-verity zip and then magisk zip, wipe dalvik cache and reboot to system, hopefully you would have root permission.
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Hey, I was able to flash magical using twrp but can't flash dm-verity. It gives me some error 1 with no description. I could flash magisk. What can the problem be? Thanks!
cicish said:
Hey, I was able to flash magical using twrp but can't flash dm-verity. It gives me some error 1 with no description. I could flash magisk. What can the problem be? Thanks!
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From your stock rom extract the boot.img and place it on your SD card. Flash the boot image using twrp or you can also flash in fastboot, then reboot. Now boot to twrp recovery and flash dm-verity first and then magisk zip. Worked for me I'm having root permission with stock rom.
Leeban Joseph said:
From your stock rom extract the boot.img and place it on your SD card. Flash the boot image using twrp or you can also flash in fastboot, then reboot. Now boot to twrp recovery and flash dm-verity first and then magisk zip. Worked for me I'm having root permission with stock rom.
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i could grant the root permission on stock rom before you wrote this. thank you very much! but i still have a problem with a custom rom as it randomly turns off or reboots the device. strange
cicish said:
i could grant the root permission on stock rom before you wrote this. thank you very much! but i still have a problem with a custom rom as it randomly turns off or reboots the device. strange
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UPDATE: after another custom rom install failure, i got back to stock miui 11 with miflash tool. the problem is now that when i unlock the bootloader and try to flash magisk and disable-dm-verity, the system refuses to boot. the redmi note 8 logo is sticked on boot. i dont understand what i am doing incorrectly. if there are any suggestions im ready to try.
cicish said:
UPDATE: after another custom rom install failure, i got back to stock miui 11 with miflash tool. the problem is now that when i unlock the bootloader and try to flash magisk and disable-dm-verity, the system refuses to boot. the redmi note 8 logo is sticked on boot. i dont understand what i am doing incorrectly. if there are any suggestions im ready to try.
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Is your bootloader unlocked right now or did you lock it while flashing using miflash tool.
Leeban Joseph said:
Is your bootloader unlocked right now or did you lock it while flashing using miflash tool.
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the bootloader was unlocked. everything went kinda fine, until i flashed youtube vanced from magisk: when i did that, the system was unable to boot. i don't know what's happening. is there anything to do with kernel or something? really interesting what i am doing wrong.
cicish said:
the bootloader was unlocked. everything went kinda fine, until i flashed youtube vanced from magisk: when i did that, the system was unable to boot. i don't know what's happening. is there anything to do with kernel or something? really interesting what i am doing wrong.
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I think it may be because of YouTube vanced module. If you remove the module you might be able to boot. In twrp in the advanced option select file manager and then select data/adb/magisk/ in that you will find the list of installed modules, select the one which is causing the problem and delete that folder and try to reboot.
Leeban Joseph said:
I think it may be because of YouTube vanced module. If you remove the module you might be able to boot. In twrp in the advanced option select file manager and then select data/adb/magisk/ in that you will find the list of installed modules, select the one which is causing the problem and delete that folder and try to reboot.
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I've already flashed the stock rom but this will help me next time! Thanks!
I'll stop trying for some days cause I'm really tired with tweaking so thanks and will get back!
cicish said:
i could grant the root permission on stock rom before you wrote this. thank you very much! but i still have a problem with a custom rom as it randomly turns off or reboots the device. strange
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Your device reboots randomly on custom rom because probably it was made for tianma display and you have hauxing display
the_weird_aquarian said:
Your device reboots randomly on custom rom because probably it was made for tianma display and you have hauxing display
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Hey, thanks for the answer. i've just googled about it and you are right. checked the TP version and it says that i have huaxing display. in the Lineage OS thread the moderator wrote that the next update will fix that bug. hopefully ill be able to install custom rom. also if you know, are there any custom roms for huaxing display? thank you man!
cicish said:
Hey, thanks for the answer. i've just googled about it and you are right. checked the TP version and it says that i have huaxing display. in the Lineage OS thread the moderator wrote that the next update will fix that bug. hopefully ill be able to install custom rom. also if you know, are there any custom roms for huaxing display? thank you man!
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currently bootleggers rom,PE official and unofficial and drepfest all have reboot issues in huaxing display. Haven't tried any other rom yet..still on MIUI..waiting to get the issue fixed asap.
the_weird_aquarian said:
currently bootleggers rom,PE official and unofficial and drepfest all have reboot issues in huaxing display. Haven't tried any other rom yet..still on MIUI..waiting to get the issue fixed asap.
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i've tried Lineage OS too and it also has reboot issue. i've checked a thread here https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-5-pro/development/derp-kernel-clang-4-4-138-t3804996 that flashing a different kernel when you have flashed a custom rom can fix the problem. idk if its safe to do
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i've tried Lineage OS too and it also has reboot issue. i've checked a thread here https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-5-pro/development/derp-kernel-clang-4-4-138-t3804996 that flashing a different kernel when you have flashed a custom rom can fix the problem. idk if its safe to do
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that thread is for redmi note 5 pro..and flashing different kernel probably won't solve it because I know few guys flashed genom kernel but still ended up with reboot in huaxing display. Maybe waiting for fix is better.
After i flashed custom kernel (elemental x) & rebooted device it stuck in fastboot then I flashed stock boot images back (even flashed in both slots) still it's stuck on fastboot screen even deleted magisk module directory via adb still no luck, has somone encountered it before... I really need to get out from this..
Uraniam9 said:
After i flashed custom kernel (elemental x) & rebooted device it stuck in fastboot then I flashed stock boot images back (even flashed in both slots) still it's stuck on fastboot screen even deleted magisk module directory via adb still no luck, has somone encountered it before... I really need to get out from this..
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I have used Elemental x before and I really never had issues, did you flash it on top of another custom kernel?are you on stock? OB? Are you using stable magisk build? You could try to dirty flash the stock fastboot ROM or just clean flash it. Also what's magisk modules are you using ?
lil_kujo said:
I have used Elemental x before and I really never had issues, did you flash it on top of another custom kernel?are you on stock? OB? Are you using stable magisk build? You could try to dirty flash the stock fastboot ROM or just clean flash it. Also what's magisk modules are you using ?
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No I flashed it on stock boot images, I was previously using Elementalx and also never had this issue, even flashed another on top of other custom kernel was fine for me, I guess something different is messed up, well i deleted whole magisk module directory via adb, you mean dirty flash full ota via fastboot? Can you confirm it I won't loose any data by dirty flashing all(by flashing all files one by one?).
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No I flashed it on stock boot images, I was previously using Elementalx and also never had this issue, even flashed another on top of other custom kernel was fine for me, I guess something different is messed up, well i deleted whole magisk module directory via adb, you mean dirty flash full ota via fastboot? Can you confirm it I won't loose any data by dirty flashing all(by flashing all files one by one?).
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I done it and I just did right now you won't lose data if you dirty flash you will lose root, when you first click on flash all it will go get you a message saying erase user data: y or N ,just type N . It will flash all the files again and you will still keep all your apps and data.