Oneplus finally came through with my bootloader unlocking token.Not to mention all the hoops T-Mobile had me jump through.With that being said im in possession of my very first fully rooted phone that just happens to be a 9 Pro.Any suggestions on which modules I can command Majisk to install first?How bout any general pointers thus being this is my first experience free and in full control of my 9pro.?
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What Magisk modules are you using?
Hey all moving up from my OP 7 pro to the OP 9 pro. What are all the magisk modules everyone is using on the OP 9 pro.? 1.Anything to force full screen mode on all apps? The settings for full screen apps dont include all the apps im using as...
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Shanemichealrowland said:
Oneplus finally came through with my bootloader unlocking token.Not to mention all the hoops T-Mobile had me jump through.With that being said im in possession of my very first fully rooted phone that just happens to be a 9 Pro.Any suggestions on which modules I can command Majisk to install first?How bout any general pointers thus being this is my first experience free and in full control of my 9pro.?
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To be honest, I would hold off until we have a working TWRP build, especially if this is your first experience of root, etc
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To be honest, I would hold off until we have a working TWRP build, especially if this is your first experience of root, etc
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I was thinking the same thing .I just thought maybe there are some safer mods I should do in the meantime.
@Shanemichealrowland
I've been rooting Android for many years now. I always read read and read some more before I begin to install anything and I always wait until there is a working custom recovery and make a FULL backup of every partition and transfer it to a USB drive and or my computer first thing. Make sure to backup your efs as well so that if you lose your IMEI at some point it too can them be reflashed using fastboot. These are things I've always done and will continue to always do. Many users get excited and rush out to install things and don't read enough about their device and end up with an expensive piece of plastic and glass. If you always wait and read everything and make sure you fully understand how your device works before you install things then you will always have a great experience and never have to go through the bad feeling of ruining your expensive device. I read everything in a forum about my device first. You can't go wrong doing things that way. I hope this helps. OnePlus makes great devices! I'm using my OnePlus 6t now to type this and I still love it!! Welcome to XDA my friend.
Edit added: I see you're from Houston. Me too.
flash713 said:
@Shanemichealrowland
I've been rooting Android for many years now. I always read read and read some more before I begin to install anything and I always wait until there is a working custom recovery and make a FULL backup of every partition and transfer it to a USB drive and or my computer first thing. Make sure to backup your efs as well so that if you lose your IMEI at some point it too can them be reflashed using fastboot. These are things I've always done and will continue to always do. Many users get excited and rush out to install things and don't read enough about their device and end up with an expensive piece of plastic and glass. If you always wait and read everything and make sure you fully understand how your device works before you install things then you will always have a great experience and never have to go through the bad feeling of ruining your expensive device. I read everything in a forum about my device first. You can't go wrong doing things that way. I hope this helps. OnePlus makes great devices! I'm using my OnePlus 6t now to type this and I still love it!! Welcome to XDA my friend.
Edit added: I see you're from Houston. Me too.
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Wow,your so right. Ive already caught and stopped myself from installing a couple things I wasnt sure about.I think im gonna slow down a bit and keep learning.Thanks for bringing me back to whats should be going on.
Shanemichealrowland said:
I was thinking the same thing .I just thought maybe there are some safer mods I should do in the meantime.
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There are Magisk modules but if you get into trouble you need to be able to access recovery, OnePlus's default recovery isn't quite as all encompassing as TWRP
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There are Magisk modules but if you get into trouble you need to be able to access recovery, OnePlus's default recovery isn't quite as all encompassing as TWRP
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Afaik you can delete problematic magisk modules in safemode. Plus I havent used TWRP pretty much for anything with OnePlus 8 pro and after. That just helps me understand better how things work. Plus because I use Linux msm is useless to me but thats another topic
Edit: Dont get me wrong, not trying to convince people to mod/flash anything. Just pointing out that TWRP is not necessity.
pyry666 said:
Plus because I use Linux msm is useless to me but thats another topic
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Could you clarify this? What procedure do you follow in the event of a brick? I use Linux exclusively and would prefer to be able to recover from a brick using Linux instead of relying on MSM, but I'm not clear on all the steps MSM does or where/how I would find the specifics needed to do the same thing myself.
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Could you clarify this? What procedure do you follow in the event of a brick? I use Linux exclusively and would prefer to be able to recover from a brick using Linux instead of relying on MSM, but I'm not clear on all the steps MSM does or where/how I would find the specifics needed to do the same thing myself.
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Ive only done that once myself and that was with 6T. But basicly you need to flash every partition etc via terminal
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Ive only done that once myself and that was with 6T. But basicly you need to flash every partition etc via terminal
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Ok, I've flashed all partitions before, but I thought there was more to MSM's steps than that. E.g. fixing the partitions themselves, or some sort of voodoo required to recover from any sort of soft brick.
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Ok, I've flashed all partitions before, but I thought there was more to MSM's steps than that. E.g. fixing the partitions themselves, or some sort of voodoo required to recover from any sort of soft brick.
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AfaIk there is not that much. It locks bootloader though and IF something goes wrong that could cause issues. One of the reasons ive never used it.
Edit: Ill correct myself. MSM uses EDL mode. And if device is borked that badly then only it works. And imo should be used only then
Edit2: One could try using virtual machine to use MSM with Linux but I have zero knowledge how that would play out
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AfaIk there is not that much. It locks bootloader though and IF something goes wrong that could cause issues. One of the reasons ive never used it.
Edit: Ill correct myself. MSM uses EDL mode. And if device is borked that badly then only it works. And imo should be used only then
Edit2: One could try using virtual machine to use MSM with Linux but I have zero knowledge how that would play out
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Right, I've been in situations with my last phone where EDL was my only option and I had to use MSM. I have dual boot on a laptop for those occasional Windows-only things like MSM. In the past I've found the USB passthrough to be unreliable for this purpose using a VM in virtualbox, though I haven't tried in a few years so it may have improved.
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I used to be extremely heavy into the rooting game. I started with the Galaxy s2 all the way to the Note 5 but then it kind of seemed to me like rooting lost some of it's appeal and development seemed to slow down for some devices. After the Note 7 issue with the recall I switched to iPhone for a little while. I am back now though and I'm highly looking into rooting. I see the Pixel XL has tons of development and am just wondering what do you guys think, is it worth it to root? Many people I have talked to say Android has come so far, that it's not really even necessary anymore. What are the Pro's/cons?
If this is a topic that has been posted before, I apologize, I tried looking and couldn't find anything. Also, this is my first stock google phone, in the past I have always been a galaxy/note user.
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I used to be extremely heavy into the rooting game. I started with the Galaxy s2 all the way to the Note 5 but then it kind of seemed to me like rooting lost some of it's appeal and development seemed to slow down for some devices. After the Note 7 issue with the recall I switched to iPhone for a little while. I am back now though and I'm highly looking into rooting. I see the Pixel XL has tons of development and am just wondering what do you guys think, is it worth it to root? Many people I have talked to say Android has come so far, that it's not really even necessary anymore. What are the Pro's/cons?
If this is a topic that has been posted before, I apologize, I tried looking and couldn't find anything. Also, this is my first stock google phone, in the past I have always been a galaxy/note user.
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I still root because of theming and my call regarding app. Imo, custom roms are still smoother.
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just_visiting said:
I still root because of theming and my call regarding app. Imo, custom roms are still smoother.
Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk
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I was always a huge fan of theming! Hmm, perhaps it's time to pull the trigger!
I've always rooted every device, starting with my HTC Hero years ago, but I have to admit, the stock Pixel experience was the first time where I've had to ask myself is it really worth it this time.
So I tried it un-rooted for a couple of months, (which is a personal record for me!) and I loved it. But I eventually made the decision to root because I missed:
1)Dark U. I (Using Substratum)
2 Adaway Adblocker
3)Custom Roms
Now I'm on PureNexus, and couldn't be happier.
With Google seemingly tightening the screw by making it harder to modify our devices, I just hope Root access will continue to be available to me in the future.
Just like buzzboy for the most part:
- Theming. (Domination from daveyannihilation on the playstore)
- Ad blocker.
- Custom ROM.
- For pushing theme ready apps to system/data partition.
- Kernel manager app (EXKM)
- Certainly other things I forget right now...
Cheers...
buzzboy said:
I've always rooted every device, starting with my HTC Hero years ago, but I have to admit, the stock Pixel experience was the first time where I've had to ask myself is it really worth it this time.
So I tried it un-rooted for a couple of months, (which is a personal record for me!) and I loved it. But I eventually made the decision to root because I missed:
1)Dark U. I (Using Substratum)
2 Adaway Adblocker
3)Custom Roms
Now I'm on PureNexus, and couldn't be happier.
With Google seemingly tightening the screw by making it harder to modify our devices, I just hope Root access will continue to be available to me in the future.
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Ya, I was looking into that PureNexus rom too.
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Ya, I was looking into that PureNexus rom too.
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Hello... Been using it since the Nexus 6, Nexus 6P and now Pixel XL. I have never been disappointed. Pixel stock firmware features + just enough customization in my opinion.
Cheers...
pure nexus + elementalx because perfect performance
Forgot about AdBlock and custom kernel. Also few other things that are escaping me at the moment.
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5.1 said:
Hello... Been using it since the Nexus 6, Nexus 6P and now Pixel XL. I have never been disappointed. Pixel stock firmware features + just enough customization in my opinion.
Cheers...
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What's the best tutorial for rooting in your opinion? Been looking on YouTube and trying to decide which one to follow.
rbtrucking said:
What's the best tutorial for rooting in your opinion? Been looking on YouTube and trying to decide which one to follow.
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No, no and no! Don't go on YouTube when you have the best on XDA. That doesn't make sense...
Download TWRP: https://dl.twrp.me/marlin/twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
Download SuperSU 2.79 sr3: https://download.chainfire.eu/1021/SuperSU/SR3-SuperSU-v2.79-SR3-20170114223742.zip?retrieve_file=1
And place in the root of your internal storage
Reboot your phone in bootloader.
You must have latest ADB/fastboot from Google: https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
Unzip it and place TWRP image inside platform tools folder with ADB/fastboot.
Open a command prompt on your computer and boot into TWRP:
fastboot boot twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
It will boot TWRP. Once booted, tap "install" and select SuperSU. Swipe to install and let it do its job.
Once done, just reboot. It will likely reboot two or three times. Don't worry, that's normal. You'll have Root with full stock. TWRP will vanish after the reboot.
Don't try to flash this TWRP image or you may have to reflash a full stock image... Read TWRP thread for more infos!
I think you could have found the same how-to here either in the guide or Q/A section though... :good:
Good luck...
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No, no and no! Don't go on YouTube when you have the best on XDA. That doesn't make sense...
Download TWRP: https://dl.twrp.me/marlin/twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
Download SuperSU 2.79 sr3: https://download.chainfire.eu/1021/SuperSU/SR3-SuperSU-v2.79-SR3-20170114223742.zip?retrieve_file=1
And place in the root of your internal storage
Reboot your phone in bootloader.
You must have latest ADB/fastboot from Google: https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
Unzip it and place TWRP image inside platform tools folder with ADB/fastboot.
Open a command prompt on your computer and boot into TWRP:
fastboot boot twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
It will boot TWRP. Once booted, tap "install" and select SuperSU. Swipe to install and let it do its job.
Once done, just reboot. It will likely reboot two or three times. Don't worry, that's normal. You'll have Root with full stock. TWRP will vanish after the reboot.
Don't try to flash this TWRP image or you may have to reflash a full stock image... Read TWRP thread for more infos!
I think you could have found the same how-to here either in the guide or Q/A section though... :good:
Good luck...
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Hmm I may have jumped the gun here I actually attempted before you responded and followed Max Lee's video on youtube and now I am stuck in a bootloop. What can I do? it's saying your devices software cab't be checked for corruption please lock the bottloader, then it says visit link on another device g.co/ABH
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Hmm I may have jumped the gun here I actually attempted before you responded and followed Max Lee's video on youtube and now I am stuck in a bootloop. What can I do?
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Why?
You are on the forum where SuperSU and Magisk, likely the two best Root method are released. And you go somewhere else looking how to install it...
What did you do to get stuck? How did you proceed?
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Why?
You are on the forum where SuperSU and Magisk, likely the two best Root method are released. And you go somewhere else looking how to install it...
What did you do to get stuck? How did you proceed?
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I've followed Max Lee's videos many times before and they have always worked. I guess I shouldn't have. What I did was download fastboot, the root marlin pixel and the usb driver and basically boot into the stock recovery by holding down power and volume down and doing the comman in command prompt to unlock the bootloader and then boot to root.img now it's stuck in a bootloop
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I've followed Max Lee's videos many times before and they have always worked. I guess I shouldn't have. What I did was download fastboot, the root marlin pixel and the usb driver and basically boot into the stock recovery by holding down power and volume down and doing the comman in command prompt to unlock the bootloader and then boot to root.img now it's stuck in a bootloop
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You used the old root method for 7.1
If you know how to flash a Kernel then flash the factory Kernel and then use the directions above. If you dont the easiest way is ro just flash back to stock without a data wipe. First post in thw thread below.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/info-how-restored-to-stock-soft-t3494478/page16
rbtrucking said:
I've followed Max Lee's videos many times before and they have always worked. I guess I shouldn't have. What I did was download fastboot, the root marlin pixel and the usb driver and basically boot into the stock recovery by holding down power and volume down and doing the comman in command prompt to unlock the bootloader and then boot to root.img now it's stuck in a bootloop
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No offence here. Just, the method you tried is not up to date... If you took the time to search a little bit before proceeding you would have known that. All infos you need to flash/root/mod are most likely already posted here. All questions have already been answered as well. Use the search function next time or at least, wait for someone to reply :good:
Good luck...
PS: hoping you'll get it fixed. 3am here, I'm off to bed...
TonikJDK said:
You used the old root method for 7.1
If you know how to flash a Kernel then flash the factory Kernel and then use the directions above. If you dont the easiest way is ro just flash back to stock without a data wipe. First post in thw thread below.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/info-how-restored-to-stock-soft-t3494478/page16
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I really appreciate all the help for some reason now my computer is not showing the phone in my computer so I can't access the files on it. I think it's got something to do with what I did to root it, I changed the driver for the phone. I used the file called android_winusb
rbtrucking said:
I really appreciate all the help for some reason now my computer is not showing the phone in my computer so I can't access the files on it. I think it's got something to do with what I did to root it, I changed the driver for the phone. I used the file called android_winusb
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These are the drivers you want. Sounds like what you have. It needs to be booted to see the files. Did you get it flashed?
https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb.html
EDIT... Nope you got the wrong drivers, use my link.
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These are the drivers you want. Sounds like what you have. It needs to be booted to see the files. Did you get it flashed?
https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb.html
EDIT... Nope you got the wrong drivers, use my link.
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Yes I did get it booted but the usb is still not working and it's saying the file in the link you provided is not compatible.
Well it looks like this is a problem with the phone because i cant access anything when I hook it to my mac either.
Im looking for advice as my brothers LG G4 is no longer working. My brother passed away in May of this year and no one is aware of the draw pattern to unlock the phone. I attempted to use an online tool called Dr.Fone to take the passcode off, however this didnt work. The firmware update screen froze and nothing would move so i removed the battery to restart it. On restarting it, the screen began to change colour and the touchscreen wouldnt work, although it takes you to the draw pattern screen. Im at a loss with what to do, as I cant loose the data on the phone and a hard reset isnt an option. If theres an suggestions id be grateful.
You cant do anything then. Android isnt as stupid as it used to be
Scobie93 said:
Im looking for advice as my brothers LG G4 is no longer working. My brother passed away in May of this year and no one is aware of the draw pattern to unlock the phone. I attempted to use an online tool called Dr.Fone to take the passcode off, however this didnt work. The firmware update screen froze and nothing would move so i removed the battery to restart it. On restarting it, the screen began to change colour and the touchscreen wouldnt work, although it takes you to the draw pattern screen. Im at a loss with what to do, as I cant loose the data on the phone and a hard reset isnt an option. If theres an suggestions id be grateful.
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Backing up your data can be done with DLM backup (check my sig)!
Removing the screen lock is possible in TWRP if you have it.. If not its maybe possible in download mode but this requires Linux or best FWUL (check my sig) as here all tools needed already included!
Depending on what you have i can share details but first i need to know :
Do you have TWRP and so your device is unlocked?
Do you have Linux AND do you have the knowledge to use it? If you can't answer BOTH with "yes" download FWUL first.
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Il be honest that i have absolutely no idea what they are. Im not technically savvy when it comes to phones and things of the sort.
As far as i can explain, the touchscreen wont work and anytime you press the home button the screen lights up, but you cant actually use it. Im not sure if the term bricked applies as it sounds potentially along those lines?
Id probably need a step by step to sort it without getting to the point of being unable to salvage it.
steadfasterX said:
Backing up your data can be done with DLM backup (check my sig)!
Removing the screen lock is possible in TWRP if you have it.. If not its maybe possible in download mode but this requires Linux or best FWUL (check my sig) as here all tools needed already included!
Depending on what you have i can share details but first i need to know :
Do you have TWRP and so your device is unlocked?
Do you have Linux AND do you have the knowledge to use it? If you can't answer BOTH with "yes" download FWUL first.
sfX
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With your DLM back up, i could transfer all the data onto a USB, wipe the phone then reapply it all? Would that be a possibilty?
Scobie93 said:
With your DLM back up, i could transfer all the data onto a USB, wipe the phone then reapply it all? Would that be a possibilty?
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In theory yes. It depends on the firmware and device model if it works or not.. Some firmwares are more locked down then others but for 8 of 10 it works.
Sent from my LG-H815 using XDA Labs
steadfasterX said:
In theory yes. It depends on the firmware and device model if it works or not.. Some firmwares are more locked down then others but for 8 of 10 it works.
Sent from my LG-H815 using XDA Labs
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The model of the phone is a LG-H815, however im unsure of the firmware.
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The model of the phone is a LG-H815, however im unsure of the firmware.
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Your chances are good then. What I meant was you have to try as there are no guarantees...
Sent from my LG-H815 using XDA Labs
I request all to first please understand the problem and give me suggestions as this gets slightly bonkers.
Thanks in advance.
So I had my OnePlus3 A3003 repaired for water Damage from a professional non OnePlus service called Yaantra. They basically replaced the Mother Board is what they say.
I have no reason to doubt, the Phone works flawlessly, everything is working nicely, from the camera to the battery performance and charging and SOT, the performance is as expected.
Only it runs on Oxygen OS 3.1.2.
Now I first got an OTA update notification for 4.5.1 and I immediately started downloading and attempted install. It went through the whole cycle of installing smoothly and after the first reboot, it splashed a linux Penguin Logo and then turned off, never turned back on. I manually pressed the power button after a long time but it again showed the Penguin for a few seconds and powered off. I figured that the phone is bricked. (this time my boot loader was Locked)
I had to follow the 2nd Method of the Mega Unbrick guide and got my phone up and running back on 3.1.2
I still get the OTA update but this time i thought I'll download the latest stable build of 5.0.1 and install it via ADB sideload. with the appropriate recovery
The phone got bricked again.
Then I thought of Installing regular TWRP after unlocking bootloader and flashed 5.0.1, No luck. had to unbrick it again.
Then I tried bluspark.
Then I flashed Experience OS with the latest firmware. It went through the entire cycle and installed but this time after it turned off and on again I was greeted to a new error.
it was in red saying "Battery does not match" in English and then in some Asian language. I was able to unbrick from that state as well.
After that I have tried Lineage OS but with same result. I get "Battery does not match"
Then I unbricked the device and i tried #*808# and checked Charger option. it says "itech_3000mah" that doesn't sound original, is it?
Basically no matter what I flash my phone gets bricked.
With Custom ROMs I get the "Battery does not match error"
With Official ROM I get the penguin Logo.
I've tried all sorts of Combination of Recovery and ROMs to no luck.
So far the only thing I haven't tried is flashing another Kernal.
Have to come back to 3.1.2 after unbricking which works flawlessly every time with no problems AT ALL. I wish to upgrade to the latest Official build of OOS (but i am ok with unofficial as well)
Alright, this is a new one.
Have you checked your system information with the app "AIDA64"? Download that app, and post a screenshot of what's under the System tab.
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Alright, this is a new one.
Have you checked your system information with the app "AIDA64"? Download that app, and post a screenshot of what's under the System tab.
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Thanks for the eyeball
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Thanks for the eyeball
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Okay, although AIDA64 doesn't indicate that your Motherboard is a Chinese mockup Mobo, I still suspect that the "Penguin" logo is some kind of third-party under the hood software.
Have you tried the unbrick tool which includes 5.x.x?
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Okay, although AIDA64 doesn't indicate that your Motherboard is a Chinese mockup Mobo, I still suspect that the "Penguin" logo is some kind of third-party under the hood software.
Have you tried the unbrick tool which includes 5.x.x?
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Oh I thought there was only the 3.1.2 available in the unbrick tool.
I would appreciate a link for the 5.x.x unbricking tool.
Which should hopefully include all he required firmware and recovery stuff.
What are other ways I can know if my Mobo is a Chinese mock-up?
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Oh I thought there was only the 3.1.2 available in the unbrick tool.
I would appreciate a link for the 5.x.x unbricking tool.
Which should hopefully include all he required firmware and recovery stuff.
What are other ways I can know if my Mobo is a Chinese mock-up?
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Hi firstly, you shouldnt have trusted your OnePlus3 with 3rd party service like Yaantra. After service they will deny any changes to your hardware and ask stupid questions "isn't your phone receiving call when we gave it back?"
After seeing your posts, it seems that they didn't flash the device properly. I seriously doubt your battery has been Jacked and replaced with some 3rd party mockup.
A simple search in forums can lead you to 5.x.x unbricking tool.
And your final question. If your phone doesn't bootup even after this, most probably you're dealing with some kind of mockup in the chipset.
Did you solve this issue? If so post how here so that others can use it later.
Thanks
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Hi firstly, you shouldnt have trusted your OnePlus3 with 3rd party service like Yaantra. After service they will deny any changes to your hardware and ask stupid questions "isn't your phone receiving call when we gave it back?"
After seeing your posts, it seems that they didn't flash the device properly. I seriously doubt your battery has been Jacked and replaced with some 3rd party mockup.
A simple search in forums can lead you to 5.x.x unbricking tool.
And your final question. If your phone doesn't bootup even after this, most probably you're dealing with some kind of mockup in the chipset.
Did you solve this issue? If so post how here so that others can use it later.
Thanks
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I am downloading this msm recovery
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...k-phone-msmdownloadtool-v3-0-6-t3575801/page2
and try for now.
I'll post my experience soon.
An official technician from OnePlus told me that fake batteries don't work well / won't find with OnePlus at all so there is 99% chance that it's not a mock-up.
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Okay, although AIDA64 doesn't indicate that your Motherboard is a Chinese mockup Mobo, I still suspect that the "Penguin" logo is some kind of third-party under the hood software.
Have you tried the unbrick tool which includes 5.x.x?
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The penguin is the old school linux kernel panic screen. It used to come on when kernel panic prevented the device from booting.
What I am thinking is that is not the right board for that device, which explains the battery error. The custom rom battery error could be gotten around I am sure. Just so it boots.
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The penguin is the old school linux kernel panic screen. It used to come on when kernel panic prevented the device from booting.
What I am thinking is that is not the right board for that device, which explains the battery error. The custom rom battery error could be gotten around I am sure. Just so it boots.
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I see, do you know how can I get around the battery error?
And should I flash a new kernal to get around the Linux penguin warning?
What are my options other than the mega unbricking with a newer version of OOS
AbhiM7 said:
I see, do you know how can I get around the battery error?
And should I flash a new kernal to get around the Linux penguin warning?
What are my options other than the mega unbricking with a newer version of OOS
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Sure. You will have to hook up the device to the pc while it is trying to boot and grabbing a logcat. This will tell you exactly what is failing. The build a rom that goes around the issue.
To be honest. I don't know what will work for sure but the logcat will tell you just what you need to know.
Piece of advice. If you are gonna do repairs like this. Do them yourself. Even if you fail you will be sure of the parts at least which you can't be with amature repair techs. Too many use knock off parts.
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Sure. You will have to hook up the device to the pc while it is trying to boot and grabbing a logcat. This will tell you exactly what is failing. The build a rom that goes around the issue.
To be honest. I don't know what will work for sure but the logcat will tell you just what you need to know.
Piece of advice. If you are gonna do repairs like this. Do them yourself. Even if you fail you will be sure of the parts at least which you can't be with amature repair techs. Too many use knock off parts.
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Am not that much of an expert. I don't know about using logcat but I just read a little about it and am going to try.
I'll post my experience soon.
Should I also take the phone to an official OnePlus technician and ask them to check if the chipset/battery is a mock up, they should be able to tell right?
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Am not that much of an expert. I don't know about using logcat but I just read a little about it and am going to try.
I'll post my experience soon.
Should I also take the phone to an official OnePlus technician and ask them to check if the chipset/battery is a mock up, they should be able to tell right?
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That depends on how good they are but to be honest if it is a really good fake then it may fool even the best. But it cant hurt.
Actually I got stuck in the same situation. I also tried different ROMs but with custom ones I get the Replace Battery error and with official Roms I get the penguin. Is there any way to get rid of the Battery error by modifying the kernel or something?
You've a motherboard of OP3T not OP3
Try oneplus 3t full ota
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I'm not completely brand new to flashing with custom roms, but I sometimes go 2-3 years running stock, so when I do come back I have forgotten everything and it feels like starting over.
So far I have achieved the following:
1 - backed up device
2 - reset device back to stock
3 - flashed stock image using Heimdall
Unfortunately after all that I am not sure if I have made any progress. It just took my phone back to factory settings.. My storage is full, my SDCard is empty and I can't push a file to the sdcard because I don't know how to reference the right path.
I tried flashing a TWRP recovery.img file to the recovery partition, and it indicated success. But when I boot into recovery it looks exactly like it did before. I get no TWRP gui interface. The TWRP app has no official build for this device, so is unusable. I also tried installing Magisk but got errors and just uninstalled it.
Frankly I don't know what to do yet. I'm not sure the device is officially 'rooted' or not. I'm not sure what to do next. Do I flash an Enigma Android 6 image? Do I have to do that before I can update to Android 9?
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I'm not completely brand new to flashing with custom roms,.........
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I don't have this device but, your best bet is to take a look at the following TWRP thread that's specific to your device and variants. Don't be afraid to ask for some member guidance as well.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3616589
Good Luck!
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I don't have this device but, your best bet is to take a look at the following TWRP thread that's specific to your device and variants. Don't be afraid to ask for some member guidance as well.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3616589
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Yes, that's where I got my twrp recovery.img file from. I'll go back through those steps and ask in the thread if I have further issues. Thanks.
Typically there is a reboot into system after flashing twrp. Some stock ROM replace twrp with stock recovery in that case.
Known workarounds:
Flash twrp to boot partition also
Remove battery after flashing twrp
Use windows Odin and unchecked reboot
Do some key tricks to force recovery during reboot.
Once twrp booted, it normally does tricks to not get overwritten.
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dixonge said:
I'm not completely brand new to flashing with custom roms, but I sometimes go 2-3 years running stock, so when I do come back I have forgotten everything and it feels like starting over.
So far I have achieved the following:
1 - backed up device
2 - reset device back to stock
3 - flashed stock image using Heimdall
Unfortunately after all that I am not sure if I have made any progress. It just took my phone back to factory settings.. My storage is full, my SDCard is empty and I can't push a file to the sdcard because I don't know how to reference the right path.
I tried flashing a TWRP recovery.img file to the recovery partition, and it indicated success. But when I boot into recovery it looks exactly like it did before. I get no TWRP gui interface. The TWRP app has no official build for this device, so is unusable. I also tried installing Magisk but got errors and just uninstalled it.
Frankly I don't know what to do yet. I'm not sure the device is officially 'rooted' or not. I'm not sure what to do next. Do I flash an Enigma Android 6 image? Do I have to do that before I can update to Android 9?
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OK, bad jokes about Nordic deities aside. Try using ODIN rather than Heimdall to flash TWRP. In ODIN, make sure the automatic reboot on exit feature is turned OFF. After exiting ODIN, MANUALLY reboot the thing into recovery mode using whatever multiple button combination is required, and you "should" find it starting up TWRP for you. ASSUMING that is so, then power off the device and re-start it. it "should" now be working correctly, meaning with whatever ROM you have in place and TWRP as the recovery. And if THAT worked, you can flash SU using TWRP if you are not already rooted and you are good to go. Good Luck.
I now have managed to finally get TWRP flashed. It worked this time. Could not begin to tell you what I did differently...
I managed to flash the custom ROM and am now dealing with two remaining issues - a password I am being asked for that I never set, and getting the right version of opengapps flashed.
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OK, bad jokes about Nordic deities aside. Try using ODIN rather than Heimdall to flash TWRP. In ODIN, make sure the automatic reboot on exit feature is turned OFF. After exiting ODIN, MANUALLY reboot the thing into recovery mode using whatever multiple button combination is required, and you "should" find it starting up TWRP for you. ASSUMING that is so, then power off the device and re-start it. it "should" now be working correctly, meaning with whatever ROM you have in place and TWRP as the recovery. And if THAT worked, you can flash SU using TWRP if you are not already rooted and you are good to go. Good Luck.
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FYI - the only version of Odin I could find for Linux is a glitchy Java version. All the tutorials say to put things in the 'AP Slot' - and I can clearly see that in screenshots. But my version didn't have an AP slot. The graphics were misaligned and I finally gave up. I did manage to flash a ROM using ADB sideload. So there's that.
ODIN for Linux ....
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FYI - the only version of Odin I could find for Linux is a glitchy Java version. All the tutorials say to put things in the 'AP Slot' - and I can clearly see that in screenshots. But my version didn't have an AP slot. The graphics were misaligned and I finally gave up. I did manage to flash a ROM using ADB sideload. So there's that.
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Yeah, Odin can be more than a little bit "glitchy" on Linux boxes. Surprised you found one that worked at all, to be totally candid. I suggest to folks that they just beg, borrow, or steal 15 minutes on a Windows box and do it the easy way. Yes, I know "windows" is a very long "four letter word" in many circles, but sometimes you just bite the bullet and take the path of least resistance. The IMPORTANT question is: is your problem solved ??
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Yeah, Odin can be more than a little bit "glitchy" on Linux boxes. Surprised you found one that worked at all, to be totally candid. I suggest to folks that they just beg, borrow, or steal 15 minutes on a Windows box and do it the easy way. Yes, I know "windows" is a very long "four letter word" in many circles, but sometimes you just bite the bullet and take the path of least resistance. The IMPORTANT question is: is your problem solved ??
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Good question. Do I have LineageOS on my device? Yes.
Is it a usable version? Uh, no. My device is now reporting to be a Galaxy J7 and the WiFi is useless. This was from an Enigma ROM. So at least I have managed to figure out how to flash the device and TWRP recovery is working. Now to find a better ROM.
I guess the question I have now is this: *IS THERE* an actual, working Android 9 PIE ROM for the J2 Prime (Grand Prime+) model?
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Good question. Do I have LineageOS on my device? Yes.
Is it a usable version? Uh, no. My device is now reporting to be a Galaxy J7 and the WiFi is useless. This was from an Enigma ROM. So at least I have managed to figure out how to flash the device and TWRP recovery is working. Now to find a better ROM.
I guess the question I have now is this: *IS THERE* an actual, working Android 9 PIE ROM for the J2 Prime (Grand Prime+) model?
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Hui. Quick search in XDA shows: there is probably no aosp based ROM for your device. So you flashed a ROM for a different device? You should learn a bit about model names and codenames. And be glad to not have bricked your phone.
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Hui. Quick search in XDA shows: there is probably no aosp based ROM for your device. So you flashed a ROM for a different device? You should learn a bit about model names and codenames. And be glad to not have bricked your phone.
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Well, it's from here on XDA, and it was advertised as being ported for my model specifically. Just surprised to see the other model info in 'About' - I agree that Pie seems to be non-existent for this phone. What about Oreo? So far every single article I find on the 'net is just click-bait.
Sometimes it is better to stay on stock ROM. With twrp you can install magisk or xposed or nanodroid.
Hello XDA,i tried to root my galaxy S9(Exynos) and i think i f***ed up.
I used a site i fount and seemed ok and now after all i done my phone behaves slow,restarts itself,on short,i dont know exactly what i did wrong,but i know i did wrong,and i want to fix it.
i want a detailed answer,as for dummies,cause i never got into such an complicate root process.
Thanks.
EDIT:Using TWRP i formated data and now the phone looks like its back to normal(stock) if someone can help me root it i will be extremly happy
I never trust anything other than XDA, i'm looking for a way to root too..
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I never trust anything other than XDA, i'm looking for a way to root too..
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managed to make root work but a problem appeared:unable to use samsung account,unable to use any other type of lock screen type except swipe,andafter i instaled youtube vanced using magisk repozitory the phone entered again in the lock screen loop.i think its something about the kernel i used(elementalX 2.08) or the no verity version using 1.0.
I will look trough the forum for other versions and i will try to flash them.i will also try to flash a new rom,maybe thats the problem.
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managed to make root work but a problem appeared:unable to use samsung account,unable to use any other type of lock screen type except swipe,andafter i instaled youtube vanced using magisk repozitory the phone entered again in the lock screen loop.i think its something about the kernel i used(elementalX 2.08) or the no verity version using 1.0.
I will look trough the forum for other versions and i will try to flash them.i will also try to flash a new rom,maybe thats the problem.
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The ROM is probably the problem for you. Because now knox is tripped for you many samsung and other services dont work anymore for you on pure vanilla stock. If you like oneUI maybe try out a few roms, they are better than stock. There is also a growing AOSP ROM community, there is a group on telegram you should check out.
Haxomen said:
The ROM is probably the problem for you. Because now knox is tripped for you many samsung and other services dont work anymore for you on pure vanilla stock. If you like oneUI maybe try out a few roms, they are better than stock. There is also a growing AOSP ROM community, there is a group on telegram you should check out.
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Flashing TGP Kernel and magis again worked to get out of the loop,but the services still dont work(samsung,google works just fine).
Can you give me a good and stable up to date ROM for the exynos s9?and some instructions on how to install it?
Every ROM i try to install results in a boot loop, and now my phone FROZE on the boot logo i cant even turn it off! Help!
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Every ROM i try to install results in a boot loop, and now my phone FROZE on the boot logo i cant even turn it off! Help!
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WOW!Thats bad.Have you tried the power+power down combo for shutting it down?a thing i can suggest better is to let it drain completly,and try to boot it in twrp,do a wipe and then try again.
DrTrap said:
WOW!Thats bad.Have you tried the power+power down combo for shutting it down?a thing i can suggest better is to let it drain completly,and try to boot it in twrp,do a wipe and then try again.
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Yeah.. the only thing that worked is by rooting samsungs stock rom with TGPKernel but now the entire phone crashes every 2 days
Jens956 said:
Yeah.. the only thing that worked is by rooting samsungs stock rom with TGPKernel but now the entire phone crashes every 2 days
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none of the issues detailed in this thread make any sense. If a g965f is bootlooping after an attempt at rooting it, whatever was done in that attempt obviously failed and nothing in this thread really explains why, which mostly seems to be due to the lack of info from the OP and who all has participated thus far. We have no idea what baseband the OP is on, what version of TWRP they used, what version of Odin. We are lucky to know its a 965f so far...
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Jens956 said:
I never trust anything other than XDA, i'm looking for a way to root too..
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a great deal of the devs that make the android community great all hang out here and share their contributions first on here, but you will find that certain phones on this site get far more attention than others, and the S9 area is a sad sad shell of what xda used to be. The reason im replying to your post at all is because xda is not the only place one can go to get good info on phones, but it is a reasonable place to put your trust if youre unfamiliar with the myriad of other sites specifically devoted to android and the users that avoid XDA for one reason or another. Try talking about any pay services on here or anything to do with "software of the illegitimate variety"