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Having an issue with my XL. I've been on LOS 15.1 for a while and wanted to try out the new Pie image. I made a backup and fired up fastboot as usual. I left the -w tag on as I wanted a complete wipe. Fastboot failed while wiping userdata and now bootloops twice before dumping me in stock recovery. I am completely unable to format data while in stock recovery. Same when I boot TWRP through the PC. Stock recovery says it can't write a new EXT4 partition and TWRP says I have no internal storage, then throws a ton of errors. Flashing OEM images from Google (Oreo or Pie) results in the same thing.
Any ideas? For the first time in years I am stumped.
I'm able to flash just about anything with fastboot, but it will always fail on writing to userdata. I'm unable to erase, format, or mount the userdata partition, and fastboot will always reply "FAILED (remote: flash write failure)". This is using the most recent platform-tools under a root shell in Linux. Device and bootloader are unlocked.
I recently tried the original factory firmware (which includes a userdata.img fastboot file) to no avail. The same "FAILED (remote: flash write failure)" error persists.
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I'm able to flash just about anything with fastboot, but it will always fail on writing to userdata. I'm unable to erase, format, or mount the userdata partition, and fastboot will always reply "FAILED (remote: flash write failure)". This is using the most recent platform-tools under a root shell in Linux. Device and bootloader are unlocked.
I recently tried the original factory firmware (which includes a userdata.img fastboot file) to no avail. The same "FAILED (remote: flash write failure)" error persists.
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Is your platform tools updated to the newest one?.
Edit I thought I was on the pixel 2 forum.
Could try to repartition the storage using a method similar to this one for the nexus 7? https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-7-2013/general/guide-repartition-nexus72013-to-t3599907
You would need to figure out the proper partition table for the Pixel though.
If you're 100% sure your platform-tools are fresh, you've got me stumped as well. I ran into tons of errors and such due to out of date tools when flashing Pie - obviously updating the tools fixed the issue.
Well I'd try external Type-C USB drive it enables external storage even if internal isn't working and fastboot flash your backup.
caain said:
I'm able to flash just about anything with fastboot, but it will always fail on writing to userdata. I'm unable to erase, format, or mount the userdata partition, and fastboot will always reply "FAILED (remote: flash write failure)". This is using the most recent platform-tools under a root shell in Linux. Device and bootloader are unlocked.
I recently tried the original factory firmware (which includes a userdata.img fastboot file) to no avail. The same "FAILED (remote: flash write failure)" error persists.
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i got the same problem, i just downloaded the Platform-Tools and opened it in PowerShell and executed flash-all script and it worked
Flash all script is good but I'd rather use external storage .. it's nice to know that there's more than one way to fix the problem outside of platform tools
I had issues with Pixel before and the multi partition thing screwed me up, but the Unified_Android_ToolKit was able to fix it for me. Worth a try for sure. Download Google Factory Image and use the tool.
Thanks for all the help everyone. Lots of good ideas here that I'll save for next time. Ten years tinkering with phones and I've never gotten this stuck.
In the end I flashed back to the factory Pixel XL image (October 2016). Like the previous attempts, it failed on accessing userdata. I used fastboot to flash a userdata.img file again, which similarly failed but somehow the phone still booted after about 20 minutes.
I found similar threads for other phones where people were in the same situation, but nothing they tried did the trick.
Back up and running now.
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Very odd. Based off your last post I'm going to assume you are not sure what triggered the issue?
The device appears to be soft-bricked. Boot hangs at the logo screen. I can access the Fastboot Menu and the Recovery menu. I have the ROM backup created with Lenovo Smart Assistant.
What I've already tried:
1. Using Lenovo Smart Assistant. That only gets so far and then it expects the tablet to be able to boot enough to get to the USB options, which it can't.
2 Since the device will talk to a computer while at the fastboot menu, I did fastboot flash boot boot.img and the outcome was the same.
3. I would have tried to restore just the system.img, but the ROM has 30 system img files, system_1.img, system_2.img, system_3.img, et cetera. I tried to combine them using:
- 3a. simg2img system* newsystem.out but got the error "build_directory_structure: can't set android permissions - built without android support"
- 3b. packsparseimg which gave me a "raw" system file. I could not find a way to convert this to a single system.img file.
4. fastboot flashall, but I don't know what to set $ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT to just to make that work. I'm also not sure if this requires the ROM directory to be zipped?
What is there to try next?
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The device appears to be soft-bricked. Boot hangs at the logo screen..........
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I don't have this device myself but, I had performed a quick search and found the following thread where the most recent post may be helpful for what you are looking for that's specific to your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3508508
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Thanks, but Lenovo Smart Assistant only gets to the screen where it prompts me for USB debugging, but my tablet won't boot that far. The Device Manager in Windows doesn't come up with a triangle for anything.
However, I tried something else and got myself stuck at the fastboot menu:
There is no flash_all script in the ROM directory, but one was created by typing python createFlashTool.py. Then flash_all.sh, flash_factory.sh, and flash_all_except_storage.sh. I ran flash_all.sh and it said "Missmatching image and device". Oddly enough, flash_all is looking for MSM8953 and I have MSM8909. This must be the correct ROM because it was the one that downloaded from Lenovo Smart Assistant with my tablet number and hardware versions. So, I modified the first line of flash_all, replacing MSM8953 with MSM8909. When I entered ./flash_all.sh this time, it flashed all the img files, giving me OKAY messages over the next several minutes. Update: I suspect there's a bug in here, because it looks like system is just being overwritten 30 times instead of actually being built up.
Now, booting from power up kicks into the fastboot menu. I can reach the recovery menu, but that's it. Fortunately I can power the device down (press and hold power for exactly 3 sec) but if I try to charge it, I just get the fastboot menu again.
Update: popped the cover and removed and reinstalled the battery. still stuck in fastboot! aaauugghh...
Latest Update: I used packsparseimg again to combine all the system img files, and then fastboot flash system system.combined. Now it just reboots in a continuous loop until I power it off. Something different, but no fixy. Here's my thought: I have the uncompressed system files, now if there's a way to make an img file out of them, that would be great!
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Thanks, but Lenovo Smart Assistant only gets to the screen where it prompts me for USB.........
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I wish that I could be more helpful to you as I only have a limited working knowledge of only a handful of the Lenovo devices.
Maybe someone like @Droidriven or @SubwayChamp could provide some guidance or someone who can help you out a bit further.
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jeb.jr said:
Thanks, but Lenovo Smart Assistant only gets to the screen where it prompts me for USB debugging, but my tablet won't boot that far. The Device Manager in Windows doesn't come up with a triangle for anything.
However, I tried something else and got myself stuck at the fastboot menu:
There is no flash_all script in the ROM directory, but one was created by typing python createFlashTool.py. Then flash_all.sh, flash_factory.sh, and flash_all_except_storage.sh. I ran flash_all.sh and it said "Missmatching image and device". Oddly enough, flash_all is looking for MSM8953 and I have MSM8909. This must be the correct ROM because it was the one that downloaded from Lenovo Smart Assistant with my tablet number and hardware versions. So, I modified the first line of flash_all, replacing MSM8953 with MSM8909. When I entered ./flash_all.sh this time, it flashed all the img files, giving me OKAY messages over the next several minutes. Update: I suspect there's a bug in here, because it looks like system is just being overwritten 30 times instead of actually being built up.
Now, booting from power up kicks into the fastboot menu. I can reach the recovery menu, but that's it. Fortunately I can power the device down (press and hold power for exactly 3 sec) but if I try to charge it, I just get the fastboot menu again.
Update: popped the cover and removed and reinstalled the battery. still stuck in fastboot! aaauugghh...
Latest Update: I used packsparseimg again to combine all the system img files, and then fastboot flash system system.combined. Now it just reboots in a continuous loop until I power it off. Something different, but no fixy. Here's my thought: I have the uncompressed system files, now if there's a way to make an img file out of them, that would be great!
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Have you tried fastboot flashing the individual img files(i.e. fastboot flash system, fastboot flash boot, etc..)? It might be easier to flash each img by itself instead of all together.
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Have you tried fastboot flashing the individual img files(i.e. fastboot flash system, fastboot flash boot, etc..)? It might be easier to flash each img by itself instead of all together.
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Yes, I have. Looking at the flash_all.sh script (that was generated earlier with python createFlashTool.py) it's a list of fastboot commands. I ran the script, but I also tried running each command individually. The cyclical reboot stopped, but I'm back to booting only to fastboot mode.
I might also mention this, although it still doesn't work, it might be a lead if someone else wants to investigate:
As mentioned before, the system images are split into 30 image files. Using packsparseimg.exe and its companion imgextract.exe (or something similar) to get the uncompressed system files in their proper directory structure. Those are Windows command-line executables, but then I booted my PC back into Linux, and entered the following (this is partially from memory so it might not be 100%):
dd if=/dev/zero of=~/sys.img bs=1M count=1850 (the 1850 was found by trial and error)
mkfs.ext4 -O '^64bit' -b 4096 sys.img (that means 'not' 64bit, the target device is only 32-bit)
sudo mkdir /mnt/x
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop sys.img /mnt/x
sudo chmod 777 /mnt/x
cp -r ~/system_folder /mnt/x (where the system folder contains the files to go into the virtual drive)
sudo umount /mnt/x
img2simg sys.img system.img
fastboot flash system system.img
UPDATE: strike this stuff because it didn't work and something else did (see below).
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Yes, I have. Looking at the flash_all.sh script (that was generated earlier with python createFlashTool.py) it's a list of fastboot commands. I ran the script, but I also tried running each command individually. The cyclical reboot stopped, but I'm back to booting only to fastboot mode.
I might also mention this, although it still doesn't work, it might be a lead if someone else wants to investigate:
As mentioned before, the system images are split into 30 image files. Using packsparseimg.exe and its companion imgextract.exe (or something similar) to get the uncompressed system files in their proper directory structure. Those are Windows command-line executables, but then I booted my PC back into Linux, and entered the following (this is partially from memory so it might not be 100%):
dd if=/dev/zero of=~/sys.img bs=1M count=1850 (the 1850 was found by trial and error)
mkfs.ext4 -O '^64bit' -b 4096 sys.img (that means 'not' 64bit, the target device is only 32-bit)
sudo mkdir /mnt/x
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop sys.img /mnt/x
sudo chmod 777 /mnt/x
cp -r ~/system_folder /mnt/x (where the system folder contains the files to go into the virtual drive)
sudo umount /mnt/x
img2simg sys.img system.img
fastboot flash system system.img
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Usually for large sized images fastboot splits them and send the image by parts to our device, I don´t think that you need to do other additional procedure for this if the image is for your device. Can you upload some screenshot of your folder to see which files it contains and the sizes, also a link to the firmware that you are using.
Try erasing by fastboot cache, userdata, data; try them one by one in this order and try to boot.
Code:
boot.img system_18.img userdata_2.img
cache_1.img system_19.img userdata_3.img
cmnlib.mbn system_1.img userdata_4.img
createFlashTool.py system_20.img userdata_5.img
emmc_appsboot.mbn system_21.img userdata_6.img
gpt_backup0.bin system_22.img userdata_7.img
gpt_both0.bin system_23.img userdata_8.img
gpt_main0.bin system_24.img userdata_9.img
keymaster64.mbn system_25.img vendor_10.img
MD5_DATA.xml system_26.img vendor_11.img
mdtp.img system_27.img vendor_12.img
NON-HLOS.bin system_28.img vendor_13.img
partition_vb.xml system_29.img vendor_14.img
partition.xml system_2.img vendor_15.img
patch0.xml system_30.img vendor_16.img
persist_1.img system_3.img vendor_17.img
prog_emmc_firehose_8909_ddr.mbn system_4.img vendor_18.img
ramdisk.img system_5.img vendor_19.img
ramdisk-recovery.img system_6.img vendor_1.img
rawprogram0.xml.bak system_7.img vendor_20.img
rawprogram_unsparse_upgrade.xml system_8.img vendor_21.img
recovery.img system_9.img vendor_2.img
rpm.mbn tzbsp_no_xpu.mbn vendor_3.img
sampleapp.mbn tz.mbn vendor_4.img
sbl1.mbn userdata_10.img vendor_5.img
sec.dat userdata_11.img vendor_6.img
splash.img userdata_12.img vendor_7.img
system_10.img userdata_13.img vendor_8.img
system_11.img userdata_14.img vendor_9.img
system_12.img userdata_15.img vendor.img
system_13.img userdata_16.img widevine.mbn
system_14.img userdata_17.img zeros_1sector.bin
system_15.img userdata_18.img zeros_33sectors.bin
system_16.img userdata_19.img
system_17.img userdata_1.img
Try erasing by fastboot cache, userdata, data; try them one by one in this order and try to boot.
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Code:
$ fastboot erase cache
******** Did you mean to fastboot format this ext4 partition?
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [ 0.023s]
finished. total time: 0.023s
$ fastboot erase userdata
******** Did you mean to fastboot format this ext4 partition?
erasing 'userdata'...
OKAY [ 0.192s]
finished. total time: 0.192s
$ fastboot erase data
erasing 'data'...
FAILED (remote: Partition table doesn't exist
)
finished. total time: 0.004s
Still boots to fastboot.
Update: I just did something else and I might just have it working. More details to follow....
Before, I had used Packsparseimg from this page:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/easy-unpack-systemxx-img-firmware-t3583543
to pack all the system*.img files into one system.raw. The part that I overlooked was this:
img2simg system.raw system.img
file system.img (read the output make sure it's an android image)
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot reboot
I saw the Lenovo logo, then a big circle with the word "erasing", then the Lenovo logo again, then the logo becomes animated and then back to static. After several minutes of nervous waiting...
Prompts for license agreement! Hooray!
Then something odd: It updated its ROM to the lastest version automatically, and then tried to update to the same version again. When it rebooted, I got the Error with the downed robot. I thought, darn...but it proceeded to boot normally. I'll have to run it through its paces before I declare it working, but I'm glad to be back on track.
Hi, guys...This tablet is making me crazy. It came bootlooping. After i tried wrong firmware and i softbricked it. I flash the right firmware but now i can just go to fastboot mode, recovery mode and edl mode.
I flashed it with different dongles and QFIL. Device state is locked. If I flash the firmware its bootlooping. After flash if ill go to recovery mode and wipe data its going to animated logo the a white bar is going for a while then freezes and the tablet reboots.After this reboot is bootlooping again until ill wipe data. HELP!
Edit: I can't flash through fastboot as tablet is in locked state.
FAILED (remote: Partition flashing is not allowed)
i second that (me too!)
i had re-locked mine and now after doing all these things, still nothing.
quite sad, if anyone would know how to help that would be so nice and i hope nobody else has this problem
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jeb.jr said:
Before, I had used Packsparseimg from this page:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/easy-unpack-systemxx-img-firmware-t3583543
to pack all the system*.img files into one system.raw. The part that I overlooked was this:
img2simg system.raw system.img
file system.img (read the output make sure it's an android image)
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot reboot
I saw the Lenovo logo, then a big circle with the word "erasing", then the Lenovo logo again, then the logo becomes animated and then back to static. After several minutes of nervous waiting...
Prompts for license agreement! Hooray!
Then something odd: It updated its ROM to the lastest version automatically, and then tried to update to the same version again. When it rebooted, I got the Error with the downed robot. I thought, darn...but it proceeded to boot normally. I'll have to run it through its paces before I declare it working, but I'm glad to be back on track.
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Could you share those 2 files you got from that link? It doens't seem to available anymore (asks for some password to download I don't have).
I'm in the same shoes as you, would love to get back on track with this tablet!
Thanks in advance!
Edit: Never mind, found it elsewhere!
jeb.jr said:
Before, I had used Packsparseimg from this page:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/easy-unpack-systemxx-img-firmware-t3583543
to pack all the system*.img files into one system.raw. The part that I overlooked was this:
img2simg system.raw system.img
file system.img (read the output make sure it's an android image)
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot reboot
I saw the Lenovo logo, then a big circle with the word "erasing", then the Lenovo logo again, then the logo becomes animated and then back to static. After several minutes of nervous waiting...
Prompts for license agreement! Hooray!
Then something odd: It updated its ROM to the lastest version automatically, and then tried to update to the same version again. When it rebooted, I got the Error with the downed robot. I thought, darn...but it proceeded to boot normally. I'll have to run it through its paces before I declare it working, but I'm glad to be back on track.
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Hi, I am in the same situation as you. I can only start bootloader and recovery. I can't flash system.img from twrp and when I try to flash it from fastboot it returns the error:
fastboot: error: cannot load 'system.img': Permission denied
Anybody has a hint on how can I solve this?
So when I got this device I went to root it and found there's not very good documentation on what to do to get root and recovery installed so after many boot loops and reinstall of firmware here is what I did to gain root and TWRP and have a stable environment. You will need to use ADB & Fastboot commands please install either this : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 or https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 or you can install from here: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools. you will also need the Motorola drivers located here: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/solution/MS88481. Once you have obtained these you can proceed with the bootloader unlock. I have the unlocked version of the Motorola G7 Power so I was able to fallow the sets here: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/bootloader/unlockyourdeviceb. If you have a different variant I'm not sure if your able to unlock your bootloader please try and let me know in this thread. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU SCREW YOUR DEVICE UP OR FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE
Bootloader unlock steps:
1. On your device go to Settings and to System, Then About phone and click " Build Number " until you unlock developer options.
2. Back out one step and click the Advanced tab and then click " Developer Options ".
3. Once in developer options " OEM Unlocking " turn off " Automatic Updates " and enable "USB Debugging".
4. Once you have done USB Debugging open the start button type "CMD" and open a command prompt.
5. Once in command prompt type " adb devices " make sure you authorize the pc on the phone. then type in command prompt " adb reboot bootloader "
6. Once in bootloader type in command prompt " fastboot oem get_unlock_data " from here fallow the directions on the Motorola Bootloader Unlocking page: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/bootloader/unlockyourdevice
7. Take the number given to you by Motorola and type in command prompt " fastboot oem unlock CODE FROM MOTO " then enter the same command again and your device will be bootloader unlocked.
TWRP & Magisk install:
This is where I found it to be difficult to get things right either I would bootloop or I wouldn't be able to unencrypt my sd card in TWRP so I couldn't read things right all sorts of dumb issues. All the files I used are attached so please let me know if this works as well as it did for me. Please download the TWRP .img file it was too large to attach: https://dl.twrp.me/ocean/ Also make sure that your command prompt is in the directory of your stored files.
Here are a list of commands to get TWRP and install Root please be in bootloader mode to start this process.
1. fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-2-ocean.img
2. In TWRP go to the wipe option and select the format and type " yes " once it has done that go back to the main TWRP page by hitting the home bottom and select Reboot and select Reboot Bootloader.
3. fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-2-ocean.img
4. Once in TWRP adb push twrp-installer-3.3.1-2-ocean.zip /tmp/ then click install and navigate to the /tmp folder and install the TWRP .zip file
5. After you install TWRP do this : adb push Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip /tmp/ then navigate to your /tmp folder and install Magisk .zip file
6. After you install magisk you can reboot the system and let it sit it might loop once or twice but it will boot. I did the force encrypt disable with the attached zip file then i rebooted.
Also I found it best to do this with a fresh installed firmware that hasn't been booted yet I downloaded the firmware/ROM from here: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ocean/official/RETUS/ here is a list of commands to copy and paste into command prompt please make sure your device is in bootloader/ fastboot mode.
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.8
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.9
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash oem_b oem_other.img
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase DDR
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
Well i messed it up some how. my phone would boot loop three times and then go back to the twrp screen. after 30 minutes of messing with it i gave up and factory reset it via the adb platform tools.
Got it to work but had to start fresh as said at very bottom using retus version, I did all that then step by step but i booted once just to enable usb debugging of course, already had oem unlock but then right back into recovery flashed magisk and disable dm verity both back to back before reboot and all went fine cant get ota ofc but surely better roms will start showing up soon and I wont give a crap about stock anymore.
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toxinburn said:
Got it to work but had to start fresh as said at very bottom using retus version, I did all that then step by step but i booted once just to enable usb debugging of course, already had oem unlock but then right back into recovery flashed magisk and disable dm verity both back to back before reboot and all went fine cant get ota ofc but surely better roms will start showing up soon and I wont give a crap about stock anymore.
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I am gonna check one thing I had it all working another method before but after installing something thru magisk it soft bricked I think it was vanced youtube maybe also cant seem to find a way to get vipre to work sadly.
Question
Does this method bypass the screen lock password on the phone? I have this phone that is locked with a passcode, so I can't easily get it into developer mode. Sorry, I'm a total newbie to this but am trying to learn. Thanks in advance!
A tip for linux users. If you are getting "< waiting for any device >" after the "fastboot oem get_unlock_data". Ctrl-c to exit the command. Su to root and then "fastboot oem get_unlock_data".
I give up, SIM stopped working after multiple failed attempts at installing Custom ROMs, even so much as installing Magisk+force encrypt disable brings up Factory data reset screen. Now my SIM doesn't even work on another stock phone for some reason, since the ban that apparently exists, if applied, should be IMEI-only, and somehow it works on a Custom ROM+Magisk device of mine. Going back to stock with locked bootloader I guess
SIM stopped working on G7 Power = neither SIM from two different carriers, one that's never been on a rooted/unlocked bootloader phone, don't even show up as a grey signal icon, tried both slots.
My SIM not working on another stock phone (G7 Play) = not recognized at all, but at least it recognizes there's a SIM card in there, grey signal.
Working fine on G5 with Magisk, Xposed and OmniROM
So maybe I banned both the chip (?) and IMEI, but still for some reason it works on another bootloader unlocked phone
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I give up, SIM stopped working after multiple failed attempts at installing Custom ROMs, even so much as installing Magisk+force encrypt disable brings up Factory data reset screen. Now my SIM doesn't even work on another stock phone for some reason, since the ban that apparently exists, if applied, should be IMEI-only, and somehow it works on a Custom ROM+Magisk device of mine. Going back to stock with locked bootloader I guess
SIM stopped working on G7 Power = neither SIM from two different carriers, one that's never been on a rooted/unlocked bootloader phone, don't even show up as a grey signal icon, tried both slots.
My SIM not working on another stock phone (G7 Play) = not recognized at all, but at least it recognizes there's a SIM card in there, grey signal.
Working fine on G5 with Magisk, Xposed and OmniROM
So maybe I banned both the chip (?) and IMEI, but still for some reason it works on another bootloader unlocked phone
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From what I've been able to tell, the SIM cards are locked via IMEI (from MetroPCS I assume?, cause that's what they do), and will appear invalid, but should show the phone number in the settings. It should also say out of service, unless inserted into the phone that it originally belonged to.
I have an E5 Play, and unlocked it using the device unlock app built-in from MetroPCS, after 3 months of service (maybe 6 I forget). After that, I could throw in other SIMs. But the phones those SIMs would come out of, they couldn't read the metro card. They said invalid. But it still recognized it was a card, and showed phone number in settings. Said out of service.
After realizing this, I found out you can change devices in the website real quick, and that should solve the "invalid SIM" issue.
Possibly some custom ROMs lack what restricts all this in the first place, and the Sim must be valid because it's a SIM, in service, and the proper network. No clue there. What carrier are you on?
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From what I've been able to tell, the SIM cards are locked via IMEI (from MetroPCS I assume?, cause that's what they do), and will appear invalid, but should show the phone number in the settings. It should also say out of service, unless inserted into the phone that it originally belonged to.
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The thing is, "stopped working" literally, it doesn't have out of service, phone number, no signal, not even the "emergency calls only", heck I can't even find my IMEI in settings nor *#0606#, I think that's what's causing the problem. This SIM also came from that Custom ROM device (originally inserted there, but bought as a standalone data plan)
Linux-Lord said:
and will appear invalid, but should show the phone number in the settings. It should also say out of service, unless inserted into the phone that it originally belonged to.
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If you're talking about how it showed up like that on the G7 Play it used to work just fine in there, and no, that's not the original phone, it's just a phone I used to test if my SIM was still working
Linux-Lord said:
I have an E5 Play, and unlocked it using the device unlock app built-in from MetroPCS, after 3 months of service (maybe 6 I forget). After that, I could throw in other SIMs. But the phones those SIMs would come out of, they couldn't read the metro card. They said invalid. But it still recognized it was a card, and showed phone number in settings. Said out of service.
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In this phone, G7 Power, it doesn't even recognize a card is in the tray anymore (unlike the G7 Play which at least knows there's one and G5+Custom ROM, in which it works)
Linux-Lord said:
After realizing this, I found out you can change devices in the website real quick, and that should solve the "invalid SIM" issue.
Possibly some custom ROMs lack what restricts all this in the first place, and the Sim must be valid because it's a SIM, in service, and the proper network. No clue there. What carrier are you on?
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Not that it's gonna help much but OI (Brazil), and if that's on Motorola support page my G7 Power is main phone already.
Is the force encrypt disable necessary? And what does it do?
So, I have successfully rooted my Moto G7 Power by using the method above, but i tried not doing the "format data" and fortunately, I have rooted my phone. For the 1st attempt, I kinda soft-bricked my device by doing the steps briefly, my phone would always bootloop back to recovery mode, but after not doing the "format data" step, it led to a success. So for anyone who are currently experiencing bootloop, flash the stock firmware to your phone and root it again by using the method above but don't do the "format data" step. (flashing the stock firmware would not re-lock the bootloader, so you can try to root your phone again easily.)
error
I get this error
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot> adb push magisk adb push Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip /tmp/
adb: error: cannot stat 'magisk': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'adb': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'push': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip': No such file or directory
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gladiatorbong said:
Well i messed it up some how. my phone would boot loop three times and then go back to the twrp screen. after 30 minutes of messing with it i gave up and factory reset it via the adb platform tools.
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same here
brokenlocked22 said:
I get this error
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot> adb push magisk adb push Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip /tmp/
adb: error: cannot stat 'magisk': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'adb': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'push': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip': No such file or directory
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I mean, that's entirely on you, the command is wrong. Remove the first 3 words. And check the name of your Magisk ZIP (and location)
Hyoretsu said:
I mean, that's entirely on you, the command is wrong. Remove the first 3 words. And check the name of your Magisk ZIP (and location)
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same thing as always.. no matter what lol
brokenlocked22 said:
same thing as always.. no matter what lol
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If it's same thing as always then you're still using "adb push magisk adb push Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip /tmp/". There's no "but I'm not", if it's indeed the same error as before you're messing up on the syntax. Make sure you've put Magisk inside Minimal ADB folder, rename it to magisk.zip and run "adb push magisk.zip /tmp/"
why is magisk pushed to tmp and not to internal storage . Why not just push magisk to internal sotrage and just install that way through twrp or that wont work. just wondering.
Anyone tried this on XT1955-4?
dirtyscout said:
So when I got this device I went to root it and found there's not very good documentation on what to do to get root and recovery installed so after many boot loops and reinstall of firmware here is what I did to gain root and TWRP and have a stable environment. You will need to use ADB & Fastboot commands please install either this : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 or https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 or you can install from here: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools. you will also need the Motorola drivers located here: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/solution/MS88481. Once you have obtained these you can proceed with the bootloader unlock. I have the unlocked version of the Motorola G7 Power so I was able to fallow the sets here: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/bootloader/unlockyourdeviceb. If you have a different variant I'm not sure if your able to unlock your bootloader please try and let me know in this thread. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU SCREW YOUR DEVICE UP OR FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE
Bootloader unlock steps:
1. On your device go to Settings and to System, Then About phone and click " Build Number " until you unlock developer options.
2. Back out one step and click the Advanced tab and then click " Developer Options ".
3. Once in developer options " OEM Unlocking " turn off " Automatic Updates " and enable "USB Debugging".
4. Once you have done USB Debugging open the start button type "CMD" and open a command prompt.
5. Once in command prompt type " adb devices " make sure you authorize the pc on the phone. then type in command prompt " adb reboot bootloader "
6. Once in bootloader type in command prompt " fastboot oem get_unlock_data " from here fallow the directions on the Motorola Bootloader Unlocking page: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/bootloader/unlockyourdevice
7. Take the number given to you by Motorola and type in command prompt " fastboot oem unlock CODE FROM MOTO " then enter the same command again and your device will be bootloader unlocked.
TWRP & Magisk install:
This is where I found it to be difficult to get things right either I would bootloop or I wouldn't be able to unencrypt my sd card in TWRP so I couldn't read things right all sorts of dumb issues. All the files I used are attached so please let me know if this works as well as it did for me. Please download the TWRP .img file it was too large to attach: https://dl.twrp.me/ocean/ Also make sure that your command prompt is in the directory of your stored files.
Here are a list of commands to get TWRP and install Root please be in bootloader mode to start this process.
1. fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-2-ocean.img
2. In TWRP go to the wipe option and select the format and type " yes " once it has done that go back to the main TWRP page by hitting the home bottom and select Reboot and select Reboot Bootloader.
3. fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-2-ocean.img
4. Once in TWRP adb push twrp-installer-3.3.1-2-ocean.zip /tmp/ then click install and navigate to the /tmp folder and install the TWRP .zip file
5. After you install TWRP do this : adb push Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip /tmp/ then navigate to your /tmp folder and install Magisk .zip file
6. After you install magisk you can reboot the system and let it sit it might loop once or twice but it will boot. I did the force encrypt disable with the attached zip file then i rebooted.
Also I found it best to do this with a fresh installed firmware that hasn't been booted yet I downloaded the firmware/ROM from here: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ocean/official/RETUS/ here is a list of commands to copy and paste into command prompt please make sure your device is in bootloader/ fastboot mode.
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.8
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.9
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash oem_b oem_other.img
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase DDR
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
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IM a bit confused should I flash a fresh installed firmware first right after i unlock the boot loader?
Also I found it best to do this with a fresh installed firmware that hasn't been booted yet I downloaded the firmware/ROM from here: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ocean/official/RETUS/ here is a list of commands to copy and paste into command prompt please make sure your device is in bootloader/ fastboot mode.
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Excellent guide, rooted my Moto G7 from Metro PCS.
brokenlocked22 said:
same thing as always.. no matter what lol
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I LOVE IT!!! :good:
Hello everyone,
I need help to start on flashing g7 play etc. In the old days I flashed phones like galaxy s3, s4, s5 and Note 4, but I'm not an expert in all of this.
Then I changed to iPhone 6s and now I want to come back to Android.
My goal:
de-googled moto g7 play
Android 9/10 -> would prefer 10
if possible -> root
My Device:
moto g7 play - XT1952-1
(bootloader unlocked)
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Build number:
PPYs29.105-134-7
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If have read most of the Threads for the g7 play, but at the moment I'm a little scared to brick it.
I have some questions:
1. I copied together for myself a Instruction (at the end of post). Could you tell me if this is OK like this, or do I have to do additional things before start?
2. In my copied instruction, at the point of flashing the GSI (Instruction ROM: -> Step 1)
What does "Dirty flashing your g7 play" mean? Do I have something additional to do, before following the instruction, or is dirty flashing the following instruction of the post?
3. Modded phh -> I have no information about this, could you explain, or give me link?
4. Overlay -> I have no information about this, could you explain, or give me link?
Thanks for your help
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INSTRUCTION: (it is a quick&dirty instruction)
ROM:
lineage-17.1-20200309-UNOFFICIAL-treble_a64_bvN.img.xz
DTBO:
dtbo.img
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pV6-LbNoMG0J8vcyAWN0QWYGx67vxBgT/view?usp=sharing)
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Instruction ROM:
step 1
Dirty flashing your g7 play -> what does that mean, what to do???
step 2
extract the gsi
step 3
put phone in fastboot mode and enter the commands
$ fastboot -w
$ fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
$ fastboot flash system [this is where you put your android 10 img]
$ fastboot boot twrp.img
(https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-play/development/gsi-images-g7-play-t3980807
#1)
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TWRP:
twrp.img
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Instruction TWRP:
step 1
Fastboot boot twrp.img
step 2
Copy twrp to your external sdcard, or use adb push twrp.img /tmp/twrp.img
step 3
Go to Advanced > install recovery ramdisk then navigate to tmp or your external sdcard and select the twrp.img you copied
step 4
Use wipe > format > type "yes" to continue then use reboot > recovery from twrp's menus
step 5
Once twrp starts up again, wipe data & system, make sure system is mounted, then flash a GSI. Flash the universal disabler afterwards.
If you get a failed to unmount error, manually mount all partitions and reflash whatever it errored on
step 6
Optional: Flash my modded phh for root. (Install the apk after.) Never use Magisk! It will fail to root, cause a bootloop, or break twrp
FIX navbar on a GSI:
$ adb root
$ adb shell
$ setprop persist.sys.phh.mainkeys 0
$ reboot
(https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7...ery-dirty-ported-twrp-g7-play-t3947205/page41
#403)
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Modded phh: -> LOS16 & 17
modded-phh-superuser.zip
phh-su.apk
(https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81503713&postcount=240)
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Overlay: -> what does that mean???
treble-overlay-moto-g7play.apk.zip
(https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7...ery-dirty-ported-twrp-g7-play-t3947205/page41
#404)
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@ggg777
First make sure you install the stock OS to both slots, including the bootloader. I forgot to flash bootloader_b, and got stuck in EDL last week. You don't want that to happen and it's not easy to get out of. If you do this first, you will not have to worry about getting bricked.
Use my instructions found here for twrp. Inside the instructions you'll also find a link to my modded phh. Flashing a GSI can be done with twrp or fastboot. You also don't need the dtbo.img anymore since it's embedded inside of twrp. The trickiest part really, is just getting twrp installed. If you're using twrp to install a GSI, wipe system, data, dalvik, then flash the image to system. (You'll get a location prompt.) After installing a GSI, copy the overlay to /vendor/overlay, and set permissions on it to 0644, then reboot. Flash modded phh for root if you're using LOS 16 or 17. I think it's already included in Phh's AOSP builds.
There's also a trick to dual boot your OS. I keep one slot with stock installed, that's debloated and rooted with magisk. The other slot I use for flashing GSIs. Twrp can't restore encrypted data for stock, but you can format /data using "yes" then switch slots and use "reboot recovery" to boot up stock with magisk. To swap back to the GSI, fastboot boot twrp, format data, switch slots from the reboot menu, reboot to recovery. If twrp starts, you changed slots successfully. Then just restore data for lineage and bootup.
Oh by the way, "dirty flashing" is just flashing an OS update without wiping data first. I don't recommend it though. Sometimes bugs from older builds will get carried over. You don't need to do that to install LOS 17 or Android 10. It might've been true at one time, but it isn't now. You can just do your wipes and flash the latest build.
Thanks for your Help
How can I check if both partitions are with stock and bootloader?
Is there a trick to copy a working partition to the oter?
I would flash like it is written in this: [Guide][Channel][Stock]Moto g7 play Factory Firmware Images
(https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-play/how-to/channel-moto-g7-factory-firmware-images-t3996303)
Would it flash both partitions (if only one is written)?
Thanks for your help
ggg777 said:
Thanks for your Help
How can I check if both partitions are with stock and bootloader?
Is there a trick to copy a working partition to the oter?
I would flash like it is written in this: [Guide][Channel][Stock]Moto g7 play Factory Firmware Images
(https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-play/how-to/channel-moto-g7-factory-firmware-images-t3996303)
Would it flash both partitions (if only one is written)?
Thanks for your help
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Typically if you've taken an OTA then you already have both slots filled. You can check with...
Code:
fastboot getvar all
Near the bottom you'll see some slot information. If slot b is active, then you should already be covered. I still think it's best to manually flash both slots though. If you've never updated then slot b is definitely empty. This is what I do...
Code:
fastboot flash boot_a boot.img
fastboot sending image boot_a...
Successful!
Image not signed blah blah something that isn't important...
Hit the up arrow on the keyboard then just change _a to _b
Code:
fastboot flash boot_b boot.img
Same with system, only I run through the list of sparse chunks in one shot, then hit the other slot. Use the big series of sparse chunks (0-7) on both slots. Skip the two that would normally go to system_b.
Code:
fastboot flash system_a system.image_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system_a system.image_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system_a system.image_sparsechunk.2
etc...
Then on the other side the same way.
Code:
fastboot flash system_b system.image_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system_b system.image_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system_b system.image_sparsechunk.2
etc...
When you get to oem, do not use oem_other.img, flash oem.img to both slots instead. Basically just make sure you do that with everything. E.g. dsp_b modem_b. I'm sure you get the idea by now.
Hello Spaceminer,
I have little knowledge in working with terminal in debian (I used man fastboot and tried some things like changing slots but this did not work). And then I tried some of these things and was to scared to brick it so I flashed it with RDS Lite (I hate to use Windows ) last night.
With RDS Lite flashing was no problem and I got a OTA, so slots a and b are not empty. After that I used your TWRP-Guide which you linked and it worked
BUT
Then I was trying to flash a GSI (arm32binder64ab):
lineage-17.1-20200309-UNOFFICIAL-treble_a64_bvN.img
Havoc-OS-v3.0-20191226-A64AB-Unofficial.img
system-quack-arm32_binder64-ab-vanilla.img
it completed but failed to boot:
Start Up Failed:
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AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure)
No bootable A/B slot
Failed to boot Linux, falling back to fastboot
Fastboot Reason: Fall-through from normal boot mode
No bootalbe A/B slot
Failed to boot Linux, falling back to fastboot
Boot up failed
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TWRP is always available with:
fastboot -> recovery
Could you please help me to handle this?
I would really love to use this phone de-googled with root permission cause I'm sad of spying on me by Gafa and the moto g7 play (I hate the size of the bigger ones) looks like the perfect model for me
PS: I have some screenshot's if you need
ggg777 said:
Hello Spaceminer,
I have little knowledge in working with terminal in debian (I used man fastboot and tried some things like changing slots but this did not work). And then I tried some of these things and was to scared to brick it so I flashed it with RDS Lite (I hate to use Windows ) last night.
With RDS Lite flashing was no problem and I got a OTA, so slots a and b are not empty. After that I used your TWRP-Guide which you linked and it worked
BUT
Then I was trying to flash a GSI (arm32binder64ab):
lineage-17.1-20200309-UNOFFICIAL-treble_a64_bvN.img
Havoc-OS-v3.0-20191226-A64AB-Unofficial.img
system-quack-arm32_binder64-ab-vanilla.img
it completed but failed to boot:
Start Up Failed:
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AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure)
No bootable A/B slot
Failed to boot Linux, falling back to fastboot
Fastboot Reason: Fall-through from normal boot mode
No bootalbe A/B slot
Failed to boot Linux, falling back to fastboot
Boot up failed
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TWRP is always available with:
fastboot -> recovery
Could you please help me to handle this?
I would really love to use this phone de-googled with root permission cause I'm sad of spying on me by Gafa and the moto g7 play (I hate the size of the bigger ones) looks like the perfect model for me
PS: I have some screenshot's if you need
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Hey im in a smiliar situation with the G7 Play (XT1952-2)
I have the same goal of running this phone without google..
I would like to install LineageOS with microG (signature spoofing)
Have you been successful with this? Do you have a A-Z list of instructions for a fellow newbie?
Preparation:
Notes are important, please pay attention
ONLY use stock USB-A to USB-C cable
I have tried the stock cable from Axon 7, fail fail and more fail, don't make this mistake
DON'T store flash files on USB storage.
fastboot will timeout if your flash files are stored at a slow storage device such as a USB drive, or slow computer with eMMC drive
Download and extract the patched MSM download tool and related flash files (credit)
Download and extract TWRP 3.4.0-2 Test by mauronofrio (credit)
Download and extract 10.0.13-GLOBAL-OnePlus7TOxygen_14.O.19_OTA_019_all_2009281709_1026-FASTBOOT.zip (credit)
Optional: Unlock bootloader at this official OnePlus page with those steps
automated process you have to wait 1 whole week for
if you take this route, you will have an easier time get into EDL
Optional for Driver and boot into EDL: Download and extract the TOOL ALL IN ONE (credit) (untested) (can skip this step if you have driver and completed preparation step 7)
Flash Operations:
Run the MSM executable with Administrator Privilege
Boot into bootloader on 7T (if you already have adb connection, adb reboot bootloader would work as well)
Restart device: Vol Up + Power
Boot into recovery: when system reboot from step 4, immediately press and hold Vol Down + Power until recovery screen
Boot into fastboot: English -> Advanced -> fastboot
Boot into EDL on 7T
If you have OnePlus unlock token from Preparation step 7
Connect USB cable to both PC and 7T
on MSMDownloadTool, click Enum to display your device
fastboot flash cust-unlock unlock_token.bin
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot boot twrp.img
when TWRP boot: adb reboot edl
on MSMDownloadTool it will now show connected
If you don't want to wait for token (untested)
Use TOOL ALL IN ONE
Or, hold down the buttons then click start in MSM. If you release the volume buttons early it will kick you out of EDL--well at least for me. you can release the buttons once MSM starts (credit)
When MsmDownloadTool display connected, hit Start until 7T display CORRUPT message (normal behavior) and reboot into fastboot by ITSELF. If your 7T doesn't get into fastboot screen automatically, something is wrong with previous step, redo EDL flashing and do NOT proceed.
Start Power-Shell with Administrator Privilege and go to the extracted path of 10.0.13-global-oneplus7toxygen_14.o.19_ota_019_all_2009281709_1026-fastboot.zip (DO NOT USE DOS, it will fail you miserably)
Unlock bootloader: .\fastboot flashing unlock_critical (suggested, because it works, so I didn't test the oem unlock method)
To avoid potential conflict with installed fastboot binary (possibly lower version), you can either
edit the flash-all.bat, and change fastboot to .\fastboot, such that only the local fastboot binary will be invoked instead of pathed binary
OR run those identical commands with copy and paste
Code:
.\fastboot -w
.\fastboot flash boot boot.img
.\fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
.\fastboot flash modem modem.img
.\fastboot flash reserve reserve.img
.\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
.\fastboot --disable-verity flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
.\fastboot --disable-verity flash vbmeta_system vbmeta_system.img
.\fastboot reboot fastboot
.\fastboot flash abl abl.img
.\fastboot flash aop aop.img
.\fastboot flash bluetooth bluetooth.img
.\fastboot flash cmnlib cmnlib.img
.\fastboot flash cmnlib64 cmnlib64.img
.\fastboot flash devcfg devcfg.img
.\fastboot flash dsp dsp.img
.\fastboot flash hyp hyp.img
.\fastboot flash imagefv imagefv.img
.\fastboot flash keymaster keymaster.img
.\fastboot flash LOGO LOGO.img
.\fastboot flash multiimgoem multiimgoem.img
.\fastboot flash odm odm.img
.\fastboot flash oem_stanvbk oem_stanvbk.img
.\fastboot flash opproduct opproduct.img
.\fastboot flash qupfw qupfw.img
.\fastboot flash storsec storsec.img
.\fastboot flash tz tz.img
.\fastboot flash uefisecapp uefisecapp.img
.\fastboot flash xbl xbl.img
.\fastboot flash xbl_config xbl_config.img
.\fastboot flash system system.img
.\fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
.\fastboot flash product product.img
.\fastboot reboot
Few notes
User data is wiped, again, lol
reserve partition flashing can produce error msg: FAILED (remote: '(reserve_a) No such partition'), it is OK but others should not Fail
Device will reboot once during the flashing process
After reboot, device will NOT go into fastboot screen but instead go into stock recovery screen, however fastboot will pick up and resume flashing the rest, ONLY IF YOU ARE UNDER POWER-SHELL, so DO NOT flash under DOS
if anything else fails besides the reserve partition, repeat step 7
Device will boot into system, you may use the OS updater to upgrade to the lastest firmware then relock bootloader or proceed with root with Magisk
Hope this will save you some precious time. Major kudos for previous contributions from post 1 and post 2.
All steps are recorded from memory, please let me know if any mistakes are in need of correction.
Tested working on Dec 5, 2020
I have followed this method (and literally anything else I can find) to a T and the farthest I get is when flashing the ROM, I get "Flashing is not allowed for critical partitions" - which I can only find people saying that means the bootloader needs to be unlocked, but it is?! It's definitely, fully unlocked. No matter what I try I can't get around that error during the flashing process and it stays stuck on the T-Mobile ROM.
I had the same issue with the critical partition error when I was under DOS and during the reboot process, 7T will only boot into the normal fastboot screen. In here, I always gets that error over and over. I stopped getting it when 7T boot into the recovery screen under power-shell.
Few things to make sure:
Stock cable
Power-shell in admin priv
Use local fastboot binary
If things still not looking up, I would try a different PC.
Good luck.
Yup, those are all correct and I have tried another PC. Now I'm scared I may have bricked it, because other than booting it into FastBoot it just loops on the "Your device is corrupted" screen. Any thoughts? It did this after I re-locked the bootloader to try unlocking Critical again.
Is your device is corrupt screen the one that gets displayed after the MSM EDL flashing?
If so, does your device auto boot into fastboot afterwards?
My thinking is after MSM tool, your device is corrupted, then you unlock critical flashing. Afterwards, the partitions being flashed in by the fastboot should prevent the corrupt msg being displayed. If you are all getting corrupt msg after the fastboot reboot, then something is off with the first part of your fastboot flashing.
It's that same screen, yes, but the phone is just stuck in a boot loop. It says "Your device is corrupt. It can't be trusted and will not boot." and goes black and says it again, over and over. It will not automatically boot to Fastboot, but if I mess with the volume/power keys, I can get it to the fastboot screen. But no matter what else I do it goes back to an endless loop with the corrupt message.
I think some error could have been carried over from the MSMDownloadTool flashing process. My 7T always auto boot into fastboot screen after the corrupt msg display without interaction on my end.
Try your EDL flashing part again, and at the same time, re-download the preparation step 4 file over again and try use that instead afterwards if you are still stuck on the boot loop, just to prevent possible discrepancies might be caused by corrupted file (unlikely, but it doesn't hurt right?)
Gotcha, thanks. Got it into EDL mode and am running MSM right now.
Okay, EDL/MSM was successful, then I tried flashing the ROM per the instructions again but got the same error of being unable to flash to Critical. It no longer does the "device is corrupt" error boot loop, but the phone ONLY boots to Fastboot now, no matter what I do.
Best of luck. Hope the pain stops for you soon, hah.
Can you post your power-shell display message for the last flash-all.bat invocation?
Also, are you using .\fastboot flashing unlock_critical in admin priv power-shell to unlock the bootloader after MSM flashing?
Yes, that's what I was using. Unlocking it wasn't an issue, and when I try any type of unlock command it says it's already unlocked, which I believe to be true. But it still refuses to write to critical.
I can post my powershell message when I get back home. But basically it ran fine at first, it did fail at the "reserve" portion which I read to be normal, but after that it kept saying cannot flash to critical.
I just got the phone today so I hope it's not already bricked. But the fact that I got it out of the "corrupt" loop gives me hope I can fix it. Is there any place to download the stock T-Mobile ROM so I can try and start over? Assuming it will even let me flash it. I couldn't find any by searching.
One observation I found to be very interesting.
The device should have been locked by the MSM tool through EDL flashing; yet, your device shows it's already unlocked.
I think the issue is still with your EDL flashing process as it should lock the bootloader then use flashing unlock critical to prevent critical partition flashing errors.
Also, your device is not bricked as long as you can still perform EDL flash. Just kept going and you can get it working without having to EDL flash anything else.
I see, thanks for the insight. So just so I don't mess anything up further, exactly what steps in what order do you recommend I perform?
My first instinct is to keep trying the EDL flashing until you can perform flashing critical unlock properly.
If things keep on failing, try to change your PC, driver, or other environmental variables.
It's just a painful process of elimination that you have to stick to.
Also, unless there are potential hardware issues, flashing like this shouldn't carry any more risk to brick your device compare to just using your device regularly. You aren't changing the hardware/software that is responsible for facilitating EDL.
EDL is fine, unlock_critical is fine, but flash-all gives me the same 'Flashing is not allowed for Critical Partitions' error on some partitions, and then I get stuck on the T-Mobile boot screen after. I'd think it wouldn't be the TMo screen by that point, right?
I've gone through this twice with the OEM cable and a different cable. The device was up to date with the latest TMo OTA before I started.
I'm about to try the TMo MSM to see if I can get it back to a working state.
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EDL is fine, unlock_critical is fine, but flash-all gives me the same 'Flashing is not allowed for Critical Partitions' error on some partitions, and then I get stuck on the T-Mobile boot screen after. I'd think it wouldn't be the TMo screen by that point, right?
I've gone through this twice with the OEM cable and a different cable. The device was up to date with the latest TMo OTA before I started.
I'm about to try the TMo MSM to see if I can get it back to a working state.
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[GUIDE][WIP]T-Mobile Brand Conversion to Rooted Global Firmware
First, let me say that this is only an attempt to pull this information out from a lot of different threads that require a bunch of research and a lot of institutional knowledge of Android. The idea of this thread is going from 100% T-Mobile...
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Apparently I'm not getting into FastbootD, so it's not flashing on the proper place. I'm going to try again. I noticed earlier when it runs "fastboot reboot fastboot" it's not working properly.
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[GUIDE][WIP]T-Mobile Brand Conversion to Rooted Global Firmware
First, let me say that this is only an attempt to pull this information out from a lot of different threads that require a bunch of research and a lot of institutional knowledge of Android. The idea of this thread is going from 100% T-Mobile...
forum.xda-developers.com
Apparently I'm not getting into FastbootD, so it's not flashing on the proper place. I'm going to try again. I noticed earlier when it runs "fastboot reboot fastboot" it's not working properly.
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Let me know what you find. I didn't even know there was other versions of MSM so I'll try that as well. I'd love to just at least get mine out of only being able to boot to Fastboot.
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[GUIDE][WIP]T-Mobile Brand Conversion to Rooted Global Firmware
First, let me say that this is only an attempt to pull this information out from a lot of different threads that require a bunch of research and a lot of institutional knowledge of Android. The idea of this thread is going from 100% T-Mobile...
forum.xda-developers.com
Apparently I'm not getting into FastbootD, so it's not flashing on the proper place. I'm going to try again. I noticed earlier when it runs "fastboot reboot fastboot" it's not working properly.
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Your 7T should be on the stock recovery screen when fastboot reboot fastboot completes. If your device boots into T-Mobile boot screen or bootloader, something is wrong with your env on PC.
You should never see T-Mobile boot screen at any given time during fastboot flashing process.
The final reboot should complete the conversion and boot into the intentional version OS.