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[Q] TWRP Update path for One M8

Hello everyone and have a Merry Christmas,
I'm trying to update my TWRP recovery because I want to go 100% stock. I'm still running TWRP 2.7.0.2. The most recent version of TWRP is 2.8.3.0.
I downloaded the TWRP manager app from the Play store and easily selected the last available version of the recovery to install.
After downloading the .img file, I get a pop up that looks like this:
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The pop up says: "Be sure that the listed path is correct for your device. An uncorrect check may result in bricking your device. You can't flash a recovery directly on Android on some devices. If you can't flash through Android, please choose a different method".
It looks like a "routine" alert, but nonetheless it sounds very alarming. How can I say if the listed path is the correct one for my device (HTC One M8 unbranded GSM international version)?
Thank you for helping.

why update twrp ? twrp is not stock ! and you can also fastboot flash it. oldskool way

Because the procedure to go stock requires some flashing and it was adviced to have the latest version running.
I'm not such an expert, I'm more the type who tries to read as much as possible before trying anything, and upgrading TWRP was a sort of "pre-step".
Also I'm not very keen to use fastboot: I got that it is great, but it is not very straightfoward for beginners.
The tool from the Play store seemed to do the job pretty good and easily.

Mr Hofs said:
why update twrp ? twrp is not stock ! and you can also fastboot flash it. oldskool way
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What if I flash a custom recovery over a custom recovery? Is it possible to simply flash it and overwrite an already existing custom recovery?

there is no other way, the recovery will always overwrite the old one. its impossible to run 2 recoveries

unable to install or launch TWRP

Hey,
I've unlocked my Mi 6 today (i'm using the global developer ROM 8.9.13 (MIUI10)) and wanted to root it, as many guides said I have to replace the default recovery with something like TWRP
result was:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
after leaving it like that for 30 minutes nothing has changed, the screen on my mobile was the the default fastboot screen nothing ever changed
so i tried to just launch TWRP without installing it:
nothing changed like before and i've stopped after 5minutes
i also have the same result with RedWolf Recovery Project:
I also tried using XiaoMiTool but all i got was the message that my phone is not connected to my MiAccount and still locked and did nothing
Does anyone have any idea whats going?
Edit:
seems like flashboot commands dont work? tried flashboot continue to reboot the device after checking with fastboot devices to see if it was recognized by the system and it was indeed.
and the result were the same as above cmd was stuck mobile didnt react....
Thanks
Dugma

Dugma said:
Hey,
I've unlocked my Mi 6 today (i'm using the global developer ROM 8.9.13 (MIUI10)) and wanted to root it, as many guides said I have to replace the default recovery with something like TWRP
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I'd rather flash the recovery than just booting to it. You can flash it with fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
You should be able to boot to recovery afterwards. Or at least that's what I did when I bought my phone. I updated to the latest version of MIUI (android 8.0), then I enabled "oem unlock") and I was able to flash twrp with no problems. Keep in mind that the stock rom erases any custom recovery with the default one on boot.

Facing the same issue. Tried everything but no success.

Did I Brick my 2XL?

After a bunch of research I finally decided to take the plunge to try and move to Lineage OS.
Phone is a Google unlocked 128GB 2 XL.
I was able to get through the unlock portion but after that all the guides went different directions. I was following the process from TWRP and at one point had the TWRP recovery app showing via fastboot but now all I get is the "device is corrupt" warning which then ends up in the white screen with Google logo and small unlocked icon.
Any chance I can get back to scratch or press forward to LineageOS/other ROM or is this thing a brick?
*Update* Not sure what key combination I used but I can get to the following TWRP screen. However the touchscreen does not respond and after the screen hibernates any key returns it to this state:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Download the last Google ROM image, enter the bootloader, and install it using the flash-all batch file included in the zip file. That will get you back to factory so you can proceed.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Download the last Google ROM image, enter the bootloader, and install it using the flash-all batch file included in the zip file. That will get you back to factory so you can proceed.
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Not sure how I can do that.
I can get to the default green START option. If I selection that the system boot to a white screen adn stops.
If I select BOOTLOADER the device pops back to the green START.
If I select RECOVERY it gets to the TWRP screen but the touchscreen nor buttons work.
I've tried connecting the phone via USB to my PC but no matter what mode I put it in ADB never detects it.

The "green Start" is where you want to be here. That's the bootloader. You need to make sure the driver - assuming Windows - is set to ADB Bootloader Interface in Device Manager as well as make sure you have the latest version of the ADB / Fastboot package.

Question FASTBOOTD! Mode

I would like to know how to enter fastbootd! mode???

Enable the USB debug mode in the Developer options, install adb (it's the part of Android Studio, or as a separate tool for Linux available in the official repos) and execute "adb reboot bootloader".

This is FastBootd! mode ??
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Yes it is. In this mode the phone responds only to the commands of the fastboot CLI tool.

uluruman said:
Yes it is. In this mode the phone responds only to the commands of the fastboot CLI tool.
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so I can install GSI by the dynamic partitions

PaulinoBaslio said:
so I can install GSI by the dynamic partitions
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Probably. May be. From my experience it simply doesn't work. It sorta flashes something but may be it just takes forever to complete or it's really just stuck but there's no response whatsoever. Fastboot mode is absolutely minimalistic, it does not report anything, no progress, nothing, and I guess it's intended to be like that, because it boots before anything else and theoretically allows you to flash even the very first bootloader. Anyway, I tried something like fastboot flash system lir-v316-220325-arm64-bvZ.img and the CLI tool reported Sending 'system' and then nothing else happened for the next 15 minutes or so, after which I just hit Ctrl+C, ran fastboot reboot and observed that nothing changed, the old system booted just like it was, so I guess nothing was really flashed, even partially. I don't know really, may be it's unpacked internally only when the image is fully uploaded and I didn't give it enough time, but for that time Odin would already flash the whole set of firmware. What else is to try, besides waiting more time, is converting the image to/from Android sparse format using the img2simg & simg2img tools, and try other partition names, such as "system_root" but I am sure this latter thing is absolutely wrong. The GSI system partition is called system, it just must be called that, system_root is something else (I guess it's the system root of the recovery mode).

Question Rooted Pixel 6 Pro - no longer receiving updates

Hi all, I have rooted my pixel 6 pro since day 1 and always used the magisk way of patching and restoring images for updates, since the February update Google tells me updates are no longer supported on my device per screenshots, anyone else had this issue and know how to resolve it?
{
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

You might want to backup, uninstall magisk in the app, reboot. Then full reset/wipe and reboot. Then manually update to the latest May 2022 version using adb or the android flash tool. Something has gone awry with your software. Better to be safe than sorry.

Just used the android flash tool and flash the latest image without the wipes, then reroot, should fix it all.

Gytole said:
Just used the android flash tool and flash the latest image without the wipes, then reroot, should fix it all.
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But with my device rooted and my bootloader unlocked won't that throw me into a boot loop? Then I'll have to completely wipe and restore no?

zamarax said:
But with my device rooted and my bootloader unlocked won't that throw me into a boot loop? Then I'll have to completely wipe and restore no?
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Nope! Quite the opposite if I get stuck in a bootloop I just use the flash tool to fix it. No loss of data, but you need to re-boot the magisk boot image then reflash in magisk afterwards as it will completely remove magisk

So I did what you suggested and now my device is stuck in a boot loop with corrupt data, I did however patch the boot.img previously when I tried to send it to the device via ADB so I'm going to try to push that now and see what happens. Here are the options I selected for Android Flash Tool.

Second attempt with not selecting 'Disable Verity' and 'Disable Verification' worked successfully.
Thank you, I really appreciate it!

zamarax said:
Second attempt with not selecting 'Disable Verity' and 'Disable Verification' worked successfully.
Thank you, I really appreciate it!
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