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rooting ( after unlocking bootloader)

So after you unlocked the boot loader ( see my previous post)
you can start rooting with magisk manager / patching the boot.img from the original firmware
I used this thread in order to get root ; i modified the contents so it would fit the moto phone a bit better:, but thnx goes to Ibolito over at the pixel 3 forums
1 ) Download the latest Android factory image for your device ("see this guide on where to find it.
2 ) Extract the "boot.img" file from the downloaded image and copy it to your phone.
Warning! Make absolutely sure the firmware is exactly the same as the installed one. If not, you might loose touch.
Be aware that LMSA will download the latest firmware, even if it is not yet installed. That might break your touchscreen
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3 ) Download latest Magisk Manager application on your phone and install it :
Link
4 )Press on the Install Magisk button (the one on the top, not the Magisk Manager), then Install > Select and Patch a File and now select the Boot.img file you extracted earlier. When the process is done, just put the patched boot.img file on your computer in the same folder as your ADB and FASTBOOT tools, the file's name is magisk_patched.img
edit: i received a comment that the name might be something like Magisk_patched_somerandomletters_.img since the latest magisk update
5 ) Enable adb debugging on your phone and connect it to your computer via USB.
Open a command prompt on your computer and migrate to the folder where the ADB and Fastboot tools are located.
(for exemple, for me it's : cd C:\adb).
7 ) Reboot your phone to fastboot by typing adb reboot bootloader
8 ) Flash the Boot.img you just patched with magisk by typing fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
extra: You could test a single boot with that image by typing "fastboot boot magisk_patched.img"
if it boots fine you should have root for this single boot / magisk would show as installed.
9 ) When it's done, reboot by typing fastboot reboot
10 ) Open your Magisk Manager app and check if everything is good, and it should be
extra info:
I did worry a bit because the original boot.img is 64 megs , while the patched version is only 12
but i went with it, and it was fine.
good luck to you all
Edit: rewritten entire post so it would look more like a guide, and extra warning because a lot of people seem to loose touch if they don't have the exact same firmware downloaded as on their phone.

Thanks for posting this. I unlocked my bootloader and would like to root like you did.
Do you install magisk first on your phone, then get the magisk_patched file from your phone? Or is the magisk_patched file obtained somewhere else?

testtubebaby said:
Thanks for posting this. I unlocked my bootloader and would like to root like you did.
Do you install magisk first on your phone, then get the magisk_patched file from your phone? Or is the magisk_patched file obtained somewhere else?
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You need to install the magisk manager
In magisk manager you can click on "install (magisk)"--> "by patching a file"
then you select the file to be patched ( extracted from the original rom )
after that you can copy the patched file from your phone back to the pc and install it via fastboot.
After that magisk is installed
i hope you succeed

pjottrr said:
You need to install the magisk manager
In magisk manager you can click on "install (magisk)"--> "by patching a file"
then you select the file to be patched ( extracted from the original rom )
after that you can copy the patched file from your phone back to the pc and install it via fastboot.
After that magisk is installed
i hope you succeed
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The firmware I see is the EU firmware. I don't see the GB firmware in the link you posted (it's RETGB). Any idea where I can find the correct firmware?

Sorry, no idea, i found the provided link via google,

testtubebaby said:
The firmware I see is the EU firmware. I don't see the GB firmware in the link you posted (it's RETGB). Any idea where I can find the correct firmware?
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https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/sofiar/official/

zuggi_m said:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/sofiar/official/
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@zuggi_m , how does posting the same url help?
i don't see a retgb here ....
Maybe someone with more dev experience can tell if you need the exact same firmware or if the version numbers are the same it is ok to use that file ?

No fastbootd?
One Hyper needs fastbootd in order to flash boot and root

mingkee said:
No fastbootd?
One Hyper needs fastbootd in order to flash boot and root
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i don't really understand the question i guess,
a magisk patched boot is flashed via fastboot. after that you have magisk installed and root access.

pjottrr said:
i don't really understand the question i guess,
a magisk patched boot is flashed via fastboot. after that you have magisk installed and root access.
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Yours should be G8 Power (9)
Native Android 10 uses fastbootd to flash boot, dtbo, and recovery

mingkee said:
Yours should be G8 Power (9)
Native Android 10 uses fastbootd to flash boot, dtbo, and recovery
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maybe i'm missing your point here, my description is just so people who have to figure it out can just use my steps to get root, it is indeed based on fastboot flashing . so i'm not sure what you are trying to say, or am i misinterpreting something?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/motorola-one-hyper/development/rom-omnirom-t4044405
I did root on One Hyper (shipped with Android 10) using fastbootd method
Used old method soft brick my One Hyper
That's why I'd like to know

pjottrr said:
so after you unlocked the boot loader ( see my previous post)
you can start rooting with magisk manager / patching the boot.img from the original firmware
I used this thread in order to get root
you need to download the firmware for our device,
That can be found here;
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/sofiar/official/RETEU/
after that, extract, patch, fastboot install patched version, done.
I did have some issues with the current magisk manager ( from highonandroid, i did find another source, installed version 7.5.1 of the magisk manager from this source
and that one was able to patch the boot.img
I did worry a bit because the original boot.img is 64 megs , while the patched version is only 12
but i went with it, and it was fine.
good luck to you all
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There's a head up
US version: Sofia
The rest: Sofiar
I will buy US G Power in May and let's the fun begin
Check out One Hyper general to install Dolby Atmos and it can be toggle on/off.

Has anyone tried copying something to the root of the phone or making build.prop edits? I have the Stylus and have achieved root using the same method, however there is something not quite right with the permissions. I cannot make changes to any root files.

CCivale said:
Has anyone tried copying something to the root of the phone or making build.prop edits? I have the Stylus and have achieved root using the same method, however there is something not quite right with the permissions. I cannot make changes to any root files.
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So you should know G Stylus ROM is Sofiap.
Be aware the way Android 10 flashing is different.
Download and install the latest ADB in order to access fastbootd (fastboot reboot fastboot) and flash boot, recovery, dtbo, vbmeta, and super

Hmmmm, I will have to read more about fastbootd in your other thread.
I did use the boot.img for the sofiap.

Hello,
I followed all the instructions in the first post and was able unlock the bootloader, install magisk, and use it to make the magisk_patched.img file from a boot.img file.
The only variation, was that I got my boot.img file from mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/sofia/official/RETUS/XT2041-4_SOFIA_RETUS_10_QPM30.80-13-2_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip since my phone is a US retail model.
After flashing, the phone boots up properly but the touchscreen does not work.
The side buttons do work and I was able to reboot into recovery. In recovery, the build on the phone is indicated as QPM30.80-51. The build in the above indicated file is QPM30.80-13-2. Could this be the source of the problem?
I have tried flashing the original boot.img (from the file above) back and the touchscreen still does not work. I have also tried “wipe data/factory reset” in recovery.

hazd said:
Hello,
I followed all the instructions in the first post and was able unlock the bootloader, install magisk, and use it to make the magisk_patched.img file from a boot.img file.
The only variation, was that I got my boot.img file from mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/sofia/official/RETUS/XT2041-4_SOFIA_RETUS_10_QPM30.80-13-2_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip since my phone is a US retail model.
After flashing, the phone boots up properly but the touchscreen does not work.
The side buttons do work and I was able to reboot into recovery. In recovery, the build on the phone is indicated as QPM30.80-51. The build in the above indicated file is QPM30.80-13-2. Could this be the source of the problem?
I have tried flashing the original boot.img (from the file above) back and the touchscreen still does not work. I have also tried “wipe data/factory reset” in recovery.
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maybe try with the "correct" firmware? ( not sure if the minor diference changes anything, but you could try....
i found it here:
https://rsdsecure-cloud.motorola.co...ubsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

pjottrr said:
maybe try with the "correct" firmware? ( not sure if the minor diference changes anything, but you could try....
i found it here:
rsdsecure-cloud.motorola.com/download/SOFIA_RETAIL_QPM30.80-51_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip
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Thanks for finding this link.
Unfortunately i am not able to download this for some reason. I get an access denied error message.
edit:
I was able to find the most recent firmware here:
github.com/AndroidDumps/motorola_sofia_dump/tree/sofia_retail-user-10-QPM30.80-51-bd0b4-release-keys
I downloaded just the boot.img file and flashed it. That fixed the touchscreen issue. I then used magisk to batch the boot.img and I now have root.
Just to be clear, this worked on a US retail moto g power purchased unlocked from best buy. The phone model number is XT2041-4.
Hope this helps.

hazd said:
Thanks for finding this link.
Unfortunately i am not able to download this for some reason. I get an access denied error message.
edit:
I was able to find the most recent firmware here:
github.com/AndroidDumps/motorola_sofia_dump/tree/sofia_retail-user-10-QPM30.80-51-bd0b4-release-keys
I downloaded just the boot.img file and flashed it. That fixed the touchscreen issue. I then used magisk to batch the boot.img and I now have root.
Just to be clear, this worked on a US retail moto g power purchased unlocked from best buy. The phone model number is XT2041-4.
Hope this helps.
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I downloaded the kernel and waiting for the unit.
I can flash full ROM with fastboot and fastbootd, but just flashing kernel would be much faster.
Moreover, check One Hyper general to get Dolby Atmos because you can turn on and off anytime you want.

(ROOT) Android 11 / Latest stock and patched img's / payload dumper / magisk_patched guides

Hi all,
Have seen a lot of requests for patched boot images on these threads so thought i'd share a guide on how to get it yourself as well as all the files required, plus the patched boot.img if you just want to go ahead and boot/flash it without obtaining one yourself
Please read the process before committing to proceeding, so you know what's required and what you should and shouldn't use!
Stock and patched images are UK/ EU but the guides are universal and could be used on multiple devices.
NOTE:
For these guides the versions used are:
Stable, Canary or BETA depending on firmware, simply change the channel in Magisk settings then select install / update:
11.0.1.1
Magisk Manager - Magisk (Canary) version: 1469b82a (21101)
11.0.2.2
Boot img patched using Magisk (Canary) version: 1469b82a (21101)
11.0.3.3
Boot img patched using Magisk beta 21.4 (21400)
11.0.4.4 (DO NOT UPDATE TO 22.0 YOU WILL BOOTLOOP!
Boot Img patched using Magisk beta
21.4 (21400)
11.0.5.5
Boot img patched using Magisk Stable 22.0 (22000) (18)
11.0.6.6
Boot img patched using Magisk Stable 22.1 (22100)
11.0.7.7
Boot.img patched using Magisk Stable 23.0 (23000) (21)
11.0.8.8
Boot.img patched using Magisk Stable 23.0 (23000) (21)
11.0.9.9
Boot.img patched using Magisk Stable 23.0 (23000) (21)
11.0.10.10
Boot.img patched using Magisk Stable 23.0 (23000) (21)
11.0.11.11
Boot.img patched using Magisk 24
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachments/11-0-11-11-europe-patched-24303-zip.5566283/
Thanks @tfae
12 11.C.15 EU. Thanks @tfae
1st
Extracting a boot.img using Payload dumper
Pre-requisites
A device with a working version of magisk manager installed, simply change the channel to the version outlined in the list above relevant to your firmware then select install / update:
A Windows 10 computer / laptop
A full update downloaded firmware zip for your model (recommend oxygen updater)
Payload dumper program for Windows.
Process
On your computer
1. Download and copy the PAYLOAD DUMPER folder to your desktop, there will be one folder with 2 files and 2 folders inside.
Download from here: https://mega.nz/folder/vU00FZDa#PIEfjl5w5wonyNAwHW3FBQ
2. Download the firmware of your choice and open it using Winrar or a similar zip program, extract the file called payload.bin to the folder within the payload folder called payload_input.
3. Run the program payload_dumper.exe, a Command prompt will open to show extraction progress (this will extract a bunch of files to the payload_output folder) allow it to completely finish (the CMD window will close automatically)
4. One of the files will be called boot.img, this is the file we'll be patching, copy this to your phone, root of storage which is called /sdcard.
On your phone
5. Open up Magisk and click Install / Update, if you don't see update then change channel, so this by changing the channel in magisk settings, it'll then show the install/ update buttons.
6. Select "Select and Patch a file" it'll open up a file browser, navigate to the boot.img you copied earlier and select it, allow it to complete (this will output a file called "magisk_patched" (which will be in the Downloads folder)
You now have a patched boot.img ready to flash to either slot with fastboot or boot via fastboot, would recommend booting as this is risk free, if it's a bad image for whatever reason and you choose to flash then your phone may bootloop.
NOTE** Some people have noticed that an already patched boot.img when flashed can fail and cause a boot loop when flashed,so if you have downloaded a magisk_patched img from somewhere else then you WILL need to re-patch it on your own device preferably using the afore mentioned magisk manager based on what firmware it's from.
If you intend to follow the guide below with your own patched img then you shouldn't need to patch twice but it won't hurt if you do.
2nd
Upgrading from rooted Android 10 to rooted Android 11
Pre-requisites
A rooted device running Android 10
Canary magisk manager or beta version that works:
Windows 10 computer / laptop
Process
On your phone
1. Disable all Magisk mods
2. Download the Android 11 firmware using Oxygen updater DO NOT INSTALL AUTOMATICALLY, WE NEED TO INSTALL MANUALLY!!!
3. Once downloaded; open settings / system / system updates
4. Click the settings cog and click 'install from local storage'
5. Locate the firmware you downloaded, it's in the root of storage.
6. Click install and allow it to finish, DO NOT CLICK THE REBOOT BUTTON YET!
7. Open Magisk. manager and click "Install / Update"
8. Click "Install to Inactive slot (After OTA) (Once complete, click reboot)
As this is a new base the first boot may take a little longer.
Your phone will now boot with Android 11.0.0 and will have retained root, all your apps will remain as you left them.
Be careful what mods you re-enable as they may not be 11 compatible.
3rd
Update from 11 stable to 11+ stable whilst retaining root
Guide
1. Download the relevant firmware for your device via oxygen updater
2. Open Magisk and remove all the modules you have installed, then reboot
**NOTE- At this point I tend to copy out the whole firmware to my computer, incase I need it in the future, the boot img and patched boot img are at the foot of this guide, I'll always upload the latest firmware as soon as it comes out for the UK/EU model
3. Open up settings / system / system updates , click the cog and select "Local Upgrade" the file should be listed on screen, if not then move the file to the root of your phones storage.
4. Click install and allow it to go through the process
**NOTE- DO NOT REBOOT AT THIS POINT YOU WILL LOSE THE ABILITY TO PATCH ON THE FLY, SIMPLY BACK OUT OF THE SCREEN WHICH SAYS "INSTALLATION COMPLETED. RESTART TO EXPERIENCE NEW FEATURES"
5. Open up magisk and click install (you may see two install buttons, top one is magisk and the bottom is magisk manager, we need the top one)
6. You'll be faced with a screen that has several options, you want to select "Install to Inactive slot (After OTA)" then select "LET'S GO" once complete click reboot.
7. Once your phones booted back up your system / files should all remain as they were and you should have root access.
You can now install all your modules again so long as they're compatible with the firmware you've just updated to.
4th
Rooting using fastboot commands
Method 1
Booting the patched image
1. Obtain a patched boot image for your device variant preferably using payload dumper or download one of mine from the foot of this guide or if you've just performed the above guide you should already have a functional one, copy this file to your fastboot folder on your computer
**NOTE - The above suggested downloads are for the EU / UK variant- if you have another model / firmware please use that instead, If you did not obtain the boot.img from a firmware and patch it yourself, you will need to patch it again in magisk manager to avoid a bootloop, if you still get a bootloop it's best to obtain one yourself using the guide at the top of this post.
2. Reboot your phone to fastboot
and connect to your computer.
3. Boot the magisk patched img
fastboot boot magisk_patched (or name of your patched boot img)
Your phone should now boot automatically, you should now be rooted but we need to make this permanent, if you were to reboot you would lose root.
4. Open magisk manager and click install/update, if you are missing the install/ update buttons, change magisk version to beta in magisk settings and install the update, the buttons should then show.
5. Select Direct install (recommended) then click ok.
6. Allow magisk to permanently root your device then click reboot.
You should now boot and remain rooted.
Method 2
Flashing to both slots
1. Obtain a patched boot img for your device variant or download one of mine from the foot of this guide or if you've just performed the above guide you should already have a functional one, copy this file to your fastboot folder on your computer
**NOTE - Again the above suggested downloads are for the EU/ UK variant- if you have another model / firmware please use that instead, if you did not obtain the boot.img from a firmware and patch it yourself, you will need to patch it again in magisk manager, to avoid a bootloop
2. Reboot your phone to fastboot and connect to your computer.
Command: adb reboot bootloader
3. Open a command prompt on your computer and navigate to your ADB/fastboot folder.
4. Type the following.
fastboot flash boot_a magisk_patched
Press enter.
fastboot flash boot_b magisk_patched
Press enter
fastboot reboot
Press enter
6. Your phone should now boot, open magisk and verify you're rooted.
Troubleshooting
If flashing succeeds but you don't have root and you've followed all the instructions, you may have some magisk modules still active, try performing the following.
1. Connect your phone to your computer.
2. Reboot the phone, then during the boot animation enter this command via ADB.
adb wait-for-device shell magisk --remove-modules
3. Allow to boot, modules will be removed and root should then be active.
Thanks @nycdiplomat for this tip.
If there is no magisk install / update buttons.
1. Make sure you have granted permission to magisk in settings / apps / magisk / permissions
2. Make sure that the update channel is on canary, then force close magisk and then re-open
3. If it still doesn't work then update magisk using canary
4. Last method to check would be to change to the beta channel in magisk settings, then install it.
Or change the update channel, install the version on offer, then change back to canary, install and you should be good to go.
Window's version
Windows 7 will not work with fastboot, please use Windows 10
USB
Use USB 2.0 not 3.0 or 3.1
ADB
These are the files i use for ADB (1st in the below list) tested these on fresh installs of windows on several windows machines, all win 10
Place them into the root of C so it reads C:\ADB much easier to navigate to that way.
Files:
ADB Files for Windows 10:
7.69 MB folder on MEGA
5 files
mega.nz
Payload dumper program for Windows-
https://mega.nz/folder/vU00FZDa#PIEfjl5w5wonyNAwHW3FBQ
Full OTA - Oxygen OS 11.0.1.1 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 FIRMWARE -
https://mega.nz/file/TZl2WIBR#wSP3_bkoWl1FZZX7zfhobo3cYIAhWvDQ9f0ot3_qNFo
Oxygen OS 11.0.0 EU 11.IN11BA - IN2023 Patched boot.img -
https://mega.nz/folder/TE8yWbIL#a6woc43pCpTX_URX5dWr1A
Oxygen OS 11.0.1.1 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Stock boot.img -
https://mega.nz/folder/6d1mVYgJ#tE90TcwqTLp71SgZX9Xxhg
Oxygen OS 11.0.1.1 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Patched boot.img -
https://mega.nz/folder/CINjAQCZ#Sns
sRugbc0sELF0ajSAEXg
Boot img patched using Magisk (Canary) version: 1469b82a (21101)
Oxygen OS 11.0.2.2 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Stock boot.img -
https://mega.nz/folder/PFsmFDKY#01sGzxzVpiAELjcT0LuZmQ
Oxygen OS 11.0.2.2 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Patched boot.img -
https://mega.nz/folder/vJs0FRBD#SisIJ5FrmkJ3ej1RB6Yz3Q
Boot img patched using Magisk (Canary) version: 1469b82a (21101)
Oxygen OS 11.0.3.3 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Stock boot.img -
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.3.3 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Patched boot.img -
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.4.4 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Stock boot.img -
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.4.4 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Patched boot.img -
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.5.5 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Stock boot.img -
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.5.5 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Patched boot.img -
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.6.6 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Stock boot.img -
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.6.6 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Patched boot.img -
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.7.7 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Stock boot.img
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.7.7 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Patched boot.img
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.8.8 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Stock boot.img
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.8.8 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Patched boot.img
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.9.9 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Stock boot.img
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.9.9 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Patched boot.img
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.10.10 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Stock boot.img
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.10.10 - EU IN11BA -IN2023 Patched boot.img
96 MB folder on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.11.11 EU IN11BA - IN2023
Stock boot.img
16.98 MB file on MEGA
mega.nz
Oxygen OS 11.0.11.11 EU IN11BA - IN2023
Patched boot.img
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachments/11-0-11-11-europe-patched-24303-zip.5566283/
Android 12 11.C.15 - Stock and patched images from. @tfae
File on MEGA
mega.nz

Hi bro thank you so much for this. I don't understand what to do next now. My phone is already updated to 11 and I want to root it and install masigk etc how do I do that? Its already on version 11 I installed normal version 11 stock rom.
So I was on version 10 before and it was rooted and I had magisk I updated and lost root access and magisk. So now I'm on version 11. I have downloaded your patched boot image but what do I do next could you please hell me?

dblane82222 said:
Hi bro thank you so much for this. I don't understand what to do next now. My phone is already updated to 11 and I want to root it and install masigk etc how do I do that? Its already on version 11 I installed normal version 11 stock rom.
So I was on version 10 before and it was rooted and I had magisk I updated and lost root access and magisk. So now I'm on version 11. I have downloaded your patched boot image but what do I do next could you please hell me?
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Ah so you're on 11 stock? Have you unlocked the bootloader?
I have a guide based on android 10 here for unlocking the bootloader, lot of similarities.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8-pro/how-to/guide-unlocking-bootloader-rooting-t4151823
Please don't dive in without reading first.
If you've already unlocked the bootloader then you can simply use the magisk_patched img on step 1 of the Rooting section.
Please let me know before you start.
PS: thanks for not quoting the entire post

Bootloader is already unlocked.
Yes I'm on stock 11.
If you've already unlocked the bootloader then you can simply use the magisk_patched img on step 1 of the Rooting section. (Where is this section?)
I'm about to start the process now.

dblane82222 said:
Bootloader is already unlocked.
Yes I'm on stock 11.
If you've already unlocked the bootloader then you can simply use the magisk_patched img on step 1 of the Rooting section. (Where is this section?)
I'm about to start the process now.
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Yep that should be fine. I think you can also do this from magisk under direct install but I've not tried before and I think it's possible that this may require twrp. So yea go with the root guide.
Should be ok.

Could you give me the link to the Rooting section you have referred too so I know what to do please?
And magisk won't install for me won't let me. So I can't do that. I even tried installing twrp but it won't work.

dblane82222 said:
Could you give me the link to the Rooting section you have referred too so I know what to do please?
And magisk won't install for me won't let me. So I can't do that. I even tried installing twrp but it won't work.
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No don't install twrp it doesn't work..
Rooting should be a case of installing the magisk_patched IMG to the active slot, you can do both..
The root process is at the bottom of the link i sent you mate.

This is the section on root.
You'll need the magisk_patched file from the OP
Rooting
1. On your computer
Get the magisk_patched file
2. Copy "magisk_patched.img" to C:\Android
3. Navigate to C:\Android
i) Hold shift and right click an empty space within the folder
ii) Click "Open Powershell Window here" or "Open a Command prompt Windows here"
iii) A black or blue window will appear with some text
4. Type the following into the window
adb reboot fastboot
press enter
On your phone
i) Your phone will reboot and show you a screen with 3 language choices, Choose "English" then "Advanced" and finally "Reboot to fastboot" and "Reboot to fastboot"
ii) You'll see a screen appear on your phone with some text, at the top you'll see the word "START" in green, you're now in Fastboot
On your computer
5. Type the following into the window
fastboot flash boot_a magisk_patched.img
press enter
then
fastboot flash boot_b magisk_patched.img
press enter
NOTE* THIS WILL FLASH THE PATCHED BOOT IMG TO BOTH SLOTS, THIS IS WHAT I DID, I HAVEN'T EXPLORED IF ONE SLOT IS ADEQUATE OR NOT, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO ONLY FLASH THE BOOT.IMG TO ONE SLOT BUT AS I HAVEN'T I CAN'T ADVISE.
6.. Once complete, type in the following command
fastboot reboot
press enter, your device will reboot
7. On your phone open up "Magisk Manager" you should now have two green ticks signifying that you now have root access.

So long as you have magisk manager installed that's all you need to do besides that guide

Let me know how u get on

dladz said:
Let me know how u get on
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so every time i do this on my cmd it says unknown partition 'magisk_patched.img'
error cant determine image file name for 'magisk_patched.img'
sorry if i seems stupid.
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dladz said:
Let me know how u get on
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okay so its worked now. i managed to flash it but once i restarted the phone its stuck in a loop keeps going to bootloader menu what do i do now?
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okay so now its gone to crashdump mode?

dblane82222 said:
so every time i do this on my cmd it says unknown partition 'magisk_patched.img'
error cant determine image file name for 'magisk_patched.img'
sorry if i seems stupid.
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okay so its worked now. i managed to flash it but once i restarted the phone its stuck in a loop keeps going to bootloader menu what do i do now?
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okay so now its gone to crashdump mode?
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? What did you flash?

dladz said:
? What did you flash?
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the file you gave .. the bootimage please help me because im screwed now i dont have a working phone...
so basicaly before i installed what u gave me and it was just stuck on the bootloader screen it wouldnt go off it. at all
so i installed twrp and then it jut crashed mode... please please help me?

So you needed the magisk_patched from the beginning of this thread (the OP)
Then boot to fastboot mode and flash to both slots using ADB / fastboot from Windows..
Then fastboot reboot.
That's literally it mate..that's all I did.
If you're in crashdump mode then i have no idea what you flashed or how you flashed it..shouldn't have done that.
You're on the EU/UK model right?
No reason why it wouldn't have worked.

dblane82222 said:
the file you gave .. the bootimage please help me because im screwed now i dont have a working phone...
so basicaly before i installed what u gave me and it was just stuck on the bootloader screen it wouldnt go off it. at all
so i installed twrp and then it jut crashed mode... please please help me?
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Ok so do not install twrp it does not work on 11.
Calm down a moment you haven't broken anything so don't worry..
Tell me what screen you're on please. Also can you boot to fastboot mode? Or even bootloader?
Worse case scenario you will have EDL mode and the MSM tool which can get you back up and running..
Do not attempt to install twrp as it will not work and will cause more harm than good.

If you add steps besides what you're meant to do I can't help you pal.

dladz said:
Ok so do not install twrp it does not work on 11.
Calm down a moment you haven't broken anything so don't worry..
Tell me what screen you're on please. Also can you boot to fastboot mode? Or even bootloader?
Worse case scenario you will have EDL mode and the MSM tool which can get you back up and running..
Do not attempt to install twrp as it will not work and will cause more harm than good.
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yes i think its edl mode. i cant access any mode at all. nothing is accesable. can you please give me the link for the msm tool and what i need to do please thank you ? i really do apprecite all the help.
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dblane82222 said:
yes i think its edl mode. i cant access any mode at all. nothing is accesable. can you please give me the link for the msm tool and what i need to do please thank you ? i really do apprecite all the help.
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do you have anything that i can speal to u on thats more instant such as whts app or discord or icq or anything ??

dblane82222 said:
yes i think its edl mode. i cant access any mode at all. nothing is accesable. can you please give me the link for the msm tool and what i need to do please thank you ? i really do apprecite all the help.
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do you have anything that i can speal to u on thats more instant such as whts app or discord or icq or anything ??
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I'm actually in bed at the moment pal.
Here's the MSM thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...-tool-to-restore-device-t4084953/post82327013
I think it may have been trying to install twrp.
Before you go down the MSM route.
Try to power off the device without the cable connected..press and hold power and vol down..until the phone turns on.
Should go to bootloader.
If not try it the above with the cable connected to your phone and computer.
If you still can't get in then yes it's MSM time..
Personally have never used it but it's an active thread so always people in there and 10000% someone will have been in the same boat as you.
Not sure what happened with your situation tbh..I tested all the files again myself and they're all legit. I used them before I spoke with you and again just now.
Please though, try not to worry, you'd have to do something mental to break a OnePlus.
You'll be fine.
Let me know how your get on and I'll answer when I can..quite tired at moment.

yeah tried all of that still nothing. going to try the msm solution see what that does its downloading as we speak. but even before the twrp i done what u said and it was stuck on bootloader any idea why that would be ? i can understand it happened becuase i installed twrp and that casued the phone ot enter edl mode. but prior to it it was stuck on bootloader. following just the steps u had said ? once i have got he phone back up and running should i try your mehtod again and see what happens again ?
no problem really apprecite all the help you have given me thank so much.

dblane82222 said:
yeah tried all of that still nothing. going to try the msm solution see what that does its downloading as we speak. but even before the twrp i done what u said and it was stuck on bootloader any idea why that would be ? i can understand it happened becuase i installed twrp and that casued the phone ot enter edl mode. but prior to it it was stuck on bootloader. following just the steps u had said ? once i have got he phone back up and running should i try your mehtod again and see what happens again ?
no problem really apprecite all the help you have given me thank so much.
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Nah no worries man, just trying to work out what happened..
Once you're back up, maybe ask another thread just to confirm as I'm second guessing myself now..
Don't want you to end up like this again..
See what the chap says in the MSM thread too, his telegram username is in his profile.
To confirm you do have a UK phone right? IN2023 BA
Could have just been the flash didn't go through. You did do a flash and not boot right? To get out of that. Could have just flashed the stock boot.img and that would have saved you

Has anyone successfully updated to Android 11 with Magisk?

I see "11.0.0 (RQ1A.201205.003, Dec 2020" is available for Crosshatch and Blueline.
I'm still on Android 9 with Magisk installed by patching the boot image.
Is the following process still valid and supported for applying an OTA update to Android 11, and then re-installing Magisk?
1) Magisk Manager → Uninstall → Restore Images
2) Apply the OTA update :
__a) Boot into factory recovery
__b) Choose Apply update from ADB
__c) From windows: adb sideload crosshatch-ota-rq1a.201205.003-4d6e609b.zip
__d) Reboot phone and let the update finish in Android
3) Separately download the corresponding Factory image: crosshatch-rq1a.201205.003-factory-d5cb2a93.zip. Extract the boot.img, move it into the Pixel 3 XL's download folder
4) Uninstall old Magisk manager and install the latest Magisk Manager (Direct Install Magisk Manager v8.0.4 from here, per Magisk installation instructions)
5 ) Open Magisk Manager and Press Install ==> Press Install again ==> Select Patch a File ==> Select the boot.img file in "Download". It will be patched.
6) Copy the magisk_patched.img file to your computer's Platform-tools folder
7) Boot Pixel 3 XL into fastboot mode by typing the commad: adb reboot bootloader
8) Once phone is on fastboot mode then type: fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
9) Once it's done then type the command : fastboot reboot
10) Open Magisk Manager and check if its rooted
This is based on the process from about a year ago. so please reply if anything has changed.

timg11 said:
I see "11.0.0 (RQ1A.201205.003, Dec 2020" is available for Crosshatch and Blueline.
I'm still on Android 9 with Magisk installed by patching the boot image.
Is the following process still valid and supported for applying an OTA update to Android 11, and then re-installing Magisk?
1) Magisk Manager → Uninstall → Restore Images
2) Apply the OTA update :
__a) Boot into factory recovery
__b) Choose Apply update from ADB
__c) From windows: adb sideload crosshatch-ota-rq1a.201205.003-4d6e609b.zip
__d) Reboot phone and let the update finish in Android
3) Separately download the corresponding Factory image: crosshatch-rq1a.201205.003-factory-d5cb2a93.zip. Extract the boot.img, move it into the Pixel 3 XL's download folder
4) Uninstall old Magisk manager and install the latest Magisk Manager (Direct Install Magisk Manager v8.0.4 from here, per Magisk installation instructions)
5 ) Open Magisk Manager and Press Install ==> Press Install again ==> Select Patch a File ==> Select the boot.img file in "Download". It will be patched.
6) Copy the magisk_patched.img file to your computer's Platform-tools folder
7) Boot Pixel 3 XL into fastboot mode by typing the commad: adb reboot bootloader
8) Once phone is on fastboot mode then type: fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
9) Once it's done then type the command : fastboot reboot
10) Open Magisk Manager and check if its rooted
This is based on the process from about a year ago. so please reply if anything has changed.
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You might be able to skip all the step 2's and just check for update after unrooting and take the ota normally. That has worked for me for quite awhile.
Other than that, your steps are spot on and work with 11.

TonikJDK said:
You might be able to skip all the step 2's and just check for update after unrooting and take the ota normally. That has worked for me for quite awhile.
Other than that, your steps are spot on and work with 11.
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Thanks for the reply. So to take the OTA (which I do get periodic prompts for), I'd just use the "uninstall" function at the bottom of Magisk Manager, then take the update?
Can you confirm that you moved from Pie (9) to Android 11 in one step?
I just posted in a Magisk thread asking about the boot method change between Android 10 and Android 11. I'm unclear of the implications. Hopefully Google has tested all the from/to contingencies in their OTA process?

timg11 said:
Thanks for the reply. So to take the OTA (which I do get periodic prompts for), I'd just use the "uninstall" function at the bottom of Magisk Manager, then take the update?
Can you confirm that you moved from Pie (9) to Android 11 in one step?
I just posted in a Magisk thread asking about the boot method change between Android 10 and Android 11. I'm unclear of the implications. Hopefully Google has tested all the from/to contingencies in their OTA process?
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Best practice would be to do an actual update and reboot bootloader to flash your patched boot.img. If you are jumping android releases problems might arise that no one can account for and generally you should do a full wipe when switching releases. Google has by no means accounted for any contingencies in the ota process, read the disclaimer they give upon an ota (any data lost in the process is never their fault, so backup you stuff). Patching the boot image through the manager is the preferred method, anything else is very difficult to troubleshoot.

timg11 said:
Thanks for the reply. So to take the OTA (which I do get periodic prompts for), I'd just use the "uninstall" function at the bottom of Magisk Manager, then take the update?
Can you confirm that you moved from Pie (9) to Android 11 in one step?
I just posted in a Magisk thread asking about the boot method change between Android 10 and Android 11. I'm unclear of the implications. Hopefully Google has tested all the from/to contingencies in their OTA process?
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By boot method do you mean unroot, do not boot, update do not boot, then root the inactive slot?
Do not do that, on 11 it can go bad in fact if you have 11 it will not even be available in Magisk. He took it out for now due to problems.
What I was suggesting bead unroot, boot, take the OTA, boot. Then patch the boot img and flash it.

Question [SOLVED] How to root Android 12 version? (see thread, use Alpha Magisk!)

So I' can't root my phone anymore after upgrading.
First I tried my usual method that I used on my Pixel 3a XL running the latest Android 12 image.
- Extracted the boot.img from the OTA pack using "Payload-dumper-go".
- Copied up the boot.img to phone.
- Install Magisk Canary on the phone.
- Rooted the boot.img, copied it to PC.
- Booted it from fastboot.
- Tried direct install.
Crashdump mode. So clearly, no go.
Some helpful person (Mr. Intoxicated.mad from the Telegram group) posted some instructions.
1) Have Magisk Manager installed
2) Download rooting files and extract on PC
3) Copy boot.img and vendor_boot.img to Download folder
4) Open Magisk Manager and click top Install and patch boot.img. When done, go back and repeat the process for vendor_boot.img
5) Move both patched images to adb directory on your pc along with vbmeta.img
6) Run this command:
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot_magisk.img
fastboot flash boot boot_magisk.img
Unfortunately, this did not work either.
It flashes, the phone boots, but Magisk Manager shows up like there is no actual root.
Tried the same steps with flash boot_a and flash boot_b and also flash boot (so just everything), but no change.
So I've tried:
- Magisk Canary direct install: Root works, but Direct Install -> CrashDump soft brick
- Magisk stable (23.0) with flash -> No root
- Magisk stable (23.0) with boot via fastboot -> No root, not even temporary
I'd appreciate any tips, guides!
Maybe Canary + root both vendor_boot and boot images? I haven't tried that one yet...

Did you try https://t.me/s/magiskalpha ? It's all about OOS12 or AOSP (custom) A12 ?

felek73 said:
Did you try https://t.me/s/magiskalpha ? It's all about OOS12 or AOSP (custom) A12 ?
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Oh this is a custom Magisk build? I'll try that, thank you!
Will report back if it worked.
I've still got to do some work calls (without call recording that'll be FUN!) and then I'll attempt this.

You can also try this solution (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...xyysds-root-toolbox-coloros-oxygenos.4341167/) for Open Beta 3. I am curious if it works for you.
Which region is your OP9?

felek73 said:
Did you try https://t.me/s/magiskalpha ? It's all about OOS12 or AOSP (custom) A12 ?
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This worked great! I just grabbed the latest APK I could find from the channel, installed it via Direct Install and voila'!
Basic steps:
- Extract the ZIP, use payload-dumper-go to get boot.img
- Copy up boot.img to phone
- Install this Alpha Magisk version, open boot.img from Magisk Manager
- Copy new patched image from Downloads folder to your PC
- Use Fastboot to boot this patched image, you have root at this point (but only temporary)
- Go into Magisk Manager and go for Direct Install

h8Aramex said:
This worked great! I just grabbed the latest APK I could find from the channel, installed it via Direct Install and voila'!
Basic steps:
- Extract the ZIP, use payload-dumper-go to get boot.img
- Copy up boot.img to phone
- Install this Alpha Magisk version, open boot.img from Magisk Manager
- Copy new patched image from Downloads folder to your PC
- Use Fastboot to boot this patched image, you have root at this point (but only temporary)
- Go into Magisk Manager and go for Direct Install
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What region is your phone?

l_mike said:
You can also try this solution (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...xyysds-root-toolbox-coloros-oxygenos.4341167/) for Open Beta 3. I am curious if it works for you.
Which region is your OP9?
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I haven't tried that one yet. I saw it yesterday but today it just would not pop up today while I was looking for it.
My phone is EU (Europe) - 12GB/256GB OnePlus 9 Pro LE2123 , ordered directly from the OnePlus online store.

Could you extract your boot.img? I am also with eu, maybe i would had less steps to make

Also, does the call recording work on a12?

h8Aramex said:
This worked great! I just grabbed the latest APK I could find from the channel, installed it via Direct Install and voila'!
Basic steps:
- Extract the ZIP, use payload-dumper-go to get boot.img
- Copy up boot.img to phone
- Install this Alpha Magisk version, open boot.img from Magisk Manager
- Copy new patched image from Downloads folder to your PC
- Use Fastboot to boot this patched image, you have root at this point (but only temporary)
- Go into Magisk Manager and go for Direct Install
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So just do normal steps but use alpha magisk instead of stable? Can I use latest canary?

Moe2003 said:
So just do normal steps but use alpha magisk instead of stable? Can I use latest canary?
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Apparently not, see OP.

terlynn4 said:
Apparently not, see OP.
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He linked the telegram channel for canary magisk and said he grabbed the latest that he could find there, soooo

Moe2003 said:
He linked the telegram channel for canary magisk and said he grabbed the latest that he could find there, soooo
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The telegram channel is for alpha, not canary. The whole OP is about how canary didn't work.
I just installed alpha myself, and against my better judgment I'm about to attempt the upgrade from OB3 to stable.

terlynn4 said:
The telegram channel is for alpha, not canary. The whole OP is about how canary didn't work.
I just installed alpha myself, and against my better judgment I'm about to attempt the upgrade from OB3 to stable.
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Ok I'm stupid I thought canary and alpha were the same haha

l_mike said:
Also, does the call recording work on a12?
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With Skvalex Call Recording + Root, yes it does. I never used the OnePlus call recorder thing because I saw it tells the other half that they are being recorded or something. Which just makes the entire conversation hostile, awkward. People know that I record them and they love that they can just dictate all their orders and crap.

h8Aramex said:
So I' can't root my phone anymore after upgrading.
First I tried my usual method that I used on my Pixel 3a XL running the latest Android 12 image.
- Extracted the boot.img from the OTA pack using "Payload-dumper-go".
- Copied up the boot.img to phone.
- Install Magisk Canary on the phone.
- Rooted the boot.img, copied it to PC.
- Booted it from fastboot.
- Tried direct install.
Crashdump mode. So clearly, no go.
Some helpful person (Mr. Intoxicated.mad from the Telegram group) posted some instructions.
1) Have Magisk Manager installed
2) Download rooting files and extract on PC
3) Copy boot.img and vendor_boot.img to Download folder
4) Open Magisk Manager and click top Install and patch boot.img. When done, go back and repeat the process for vendor_boot.img
5) Move both patched images to adb directory on your pc along with vbmeta.img
6) Run this command:
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot_magisk.img
fastboot flash boot boot_magisk.img
Unfortunately, this did not work either.
It flashes, the phone boots, but Magisk Manager shows up like there is no actual root.
Tried the same steps with flash boot_a and flash boot_b and also flash boot (so just everything), but no change.
So I've tried:
- Magisk Canary direct install: Root works, but Direct Install -> CrashDump soft brick
- Magisk stable (23.0) with flash -> No root
- Magisk stable (23.0) with boot via fastboot -> No root, not even temporary
I'd appreciate any tips, guides!
Maybe Canary + root both vendor_boot and boot images? I haven't tried that one yet...
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I have always rooted my phones, right now i am rooted on OOS 11 for OnePlus 9 Pro, should I follow the tutorial provided at [GUIDE] [Magisk] [Unlock / ROOT / Keep Root] ? Not sure if it is updated for OOS 12 or not yet.

l_mike said:
Could you extract your boot.img? I am also with eu, maybe i would had less steps to make
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It's 40MB unfortunately so I don't think XDA would let me attach it.
Also try to source most steps, files from "trusted places". Don't run these "packs" you can find in Google and whatnot. Not that I personally would ever try to harm any of our fellow XDA members, but you get the idea. The internet and people can be nasty.
You can do "payload-dumper-go.exe -p boot payloadfile" and then it only extracts the payload.
Also one thing people!
For me, something installed a C:\Android\ folder with Fastboot and ADB.
ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO USE LATEST, OFFICIAL FASTBOOT AND ADB!!!!!
I know. Lot of exclamation marks and bold font.
But I've spent SO MUCH time because of this.
Even though I've had the "platform-tools" folder added to my PATH, this other thing appeared higher in the list for Windows.
So.
1) Open CMD.
2) Type "where fastboot"
Then you can make sure if you are using the one you want.
Where to get a "good fastboot"?
SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers
Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.
developer.android.com
Extract it, and you can add it to Path.
How to add to Path? In Win10/11, type "Path" in Start. And "Edit system environment variables" comes up.
Then click "Environment Variables" on the bottom of the newly opened System Properties window.
Double click "Path" , "New" and then just paste in the path. Like: C:\junk\platform-tools-123\
You don't have to mess with all this though. But ALWAYS make sure you are running the adb/fastboot you want!

tazoman said:
I have always rooted my phones, right now i am rooted on OOS 11 for OnePlus 9 Pro, should I follow the tutorial provided at [GUIDE] [Magisk] [Unlock / ROOT / Keep Root] ? Not sure if it is updated for OOS 12 or not yet.
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Thank you! Unfortunately, this does not work; but there is a solution in the thread. I've just changed the topic to say [SOLVED], I forgot about it, sorry.

h8Aramex said:
Thank you! Unfortunately, this does not work; but there is a solution in the thread. I've just changed the topic to say [SOLVED], I forgot about it, sorry.
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Later on how would we switch to canary or beta if it works again, and did u clean flash oos 12 or just update? Any bugs?

Moe2003 said:
Later on how would we switch to canary or beta if it works again, and did u clean flash oos 12 or just update? Any bugs?
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Well, root definitely works (tried with Call Recorder).
You can simply uninstall the Magisk Manager, grab whichever you want (stable, canary) and then patch the latest boot.img. Just like now. Nothing tricky honestly. Once you update to a new system version, your boot.img will return to stock/unrooted anyway.
Though, Canary is like... super-alpha. It's supposed to be bleeding-edge, the freshest. So it's weird Canary failed, while Alpha works fine.
I updated via OTA. I don't think OnePlus provides flashable ZIPs at all. To do a Pixel like, full fastboot "-w" wipe update. You could upgrade and then wipe. But other than that...

[How-To] Root Android 12L/11 - Bootable patched_magisk & Instructions on DIY

Hello Friends,
Android 12L Section
Android 12L has finally been released for Duo 1 and the update makes this device what it should have been from the beginning (again...). But root is always nice.
Pre-requisites
Unlocked bootloader
adb/fastboot set up properly
understanding what adb/fastboot and basic commands using these tools
How to open a CMD/Powershell in a given location
Windows 10/11 (you can make this work for MacOS/Linux but that isn't what this guide is based on)
I do not know if this will for at&t version or not. I do not have the at&t model so I cannot verify.
Download this patched boot.img (link)
This is simply the Android 12L stock boot img patched with magisk 25.2, I just did the hard work for you because it is a pain in the butt to get payload unloader to work.
If you want to go the payload dumper yourself and make your own boot.img, see below.
Install Magisk Manager 25.2 which is the current stable/beta build (link)
either via adb or manually
Open Magisk Manager Once after installation and before moving to the next step
Boot into bootloader
either from cmd adb while the device is booted via adb command
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
or from issuing a reboot from the power menu and holding volume down while rebooting
or from power off, hold the power button and volume down for 3 seconds
Boot the patched boot.img you downloaded by opening a CMD in the location of the downloaded patched boot and issuing this command
Code:
fastboot boot patched.156.boot.img
The device will boot into Android system
Open Magisk Manager > Click "Install" > "Direct Install"
Maigsk will install and reboot
Your device is rooted
Android 11 Section
Android 11 has finally been released for Duo 1 and the update makes this device what it should have been from the beginning. But root is always nice.
Luckily Android 11 has made rooting a bit easier as well.
Pre-requisites
Unlocked bootloader
adb/fastboot set up properly
understanding what adb/fastboot and basic commands using these tools
How to open a CMD/Powershell in a given location
Windows 10/11 (you can make this work for MacOS/Linux but that isn't what this guide is based on)
I do not know if this will for at&t version or not. I do not have the at&t model so I cannot verify.
Download this patched boot.img (link)
This is simply the Android 11 stock boot img patched with magisk 23, I just did the hard work for you because it is a pain in the butt to get payload unloader to work.
If you want to go the payload dumper yourself and make your own boot.img, see below.
Install Magisk Manager 23 which is the current stable/beta build (link)
either via adb or manually
Open Magisk Manager Once after installation and before moving to the next step
Boot into bootloader
either from cmd adb while the device is booted via adb command
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
or from issuing a reboot from the power menu and holding volume down while rebooting
or from power off, hold the power button and volume down for 3 seconds
Boot the patched boot.img you downloaded by opening a CMD in the location of the downloaded patched boot and issuing this command
Code:
fastboot boot patched.156.boot.img
The device will boot into Android system
Open Magisk Manager > Click "Install" > "Direct Install"
Maigsk will install and reboot
Your device is rooted
Extraction of payload.bin from OTA.
If you want to extract the boot.img yourself and patch it yourself, download the payload.bin extractor from here. Acquire the OTA either via recovery images or capturing the OTA URL during an update (link).
Use the payload dumper to get the boot.img, install Magisk on your device and transfer the boot.img to it to patch that stock boot.img using Magisk. After that, you will have your own patched boot.img.
Proceed with step number 4.
A huge thank you to @NTchrist and @Perseu5 for pathfinding this all and their amazing guides, give those guys some thanks and kudos please!
Unlocking Bootloader/ Magisk Attempt
MAGISK FULL GUIDE (APK for install and other mods coming soon!) The bootloader unlock is pretty similar to any other phone. Go to settings>about> click on build number until developer options are enabled. Go back and select system>Developer...
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Root guide (updated)
==== READ THIS POST BEFORE ROOTING ==== https://www.reddit.com/r/surfaceduo/comments/wn5joi/a_warning_to_wouldbe_developers_and_hobbyist/ (ORIGINAL GUIDE BELOW) Since the last guy hasn't been updating his op, I figured I'd start a fresh thread...
forum.xda-developers.com
Android 11 OTA Link & zip File, .img Files (Unlocked)
Hey friends! These are only for the unlocked Surface Duo. I am sorry At&t users. Here is the OTA link for Android 11: https://android.googleapis.com/packages/ota-api/package/a9bfdee15f2137f020fffded98b4bdee5d8bec8e.zip Link to the OTA.zip...
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Personally I've always been hesitant to provide pre-patched images. People just spam your inbox if it's not up to date five minutes after release. Also, people don't learn about what they're actually doing. I'd never be a developer today if I were just handed all the things I wanted to have and I suspect that'd be true of many of the best developers on this forum. That said, If there's a demand I'll make an updated full guide. Let me know in the comments on my original thread if you guys want that.

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Personally I've always been hesitant to provide pre-patched images. People just spam your inbox if it's not up to date five minutes after release. Also, people don't learn about what they're actually doing. I'd never be a developer today if I were just handed all the things I wanted to have and I suspect that'd be true of many of the best developers on this forum. That said, If there's a demand I'll make an updated full guide. Let me know in the comments on my original thread if you guys want that.
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I fully agree with you. I did magisk_patching for old nexus's, oneplus 6t, and a couple of the pixels and I actually didn't get that much spam. But go a ton of spam for system UI tweaks, twrp and such how-tos I posted.
The primary reason I provided a pre-patched one here is because I had a ton of issues getting payload dumper to work on my fresh windows 11. And this was just easier.

Finally a much more streamlined process, and it works perfectly. That back & forth patching each month was getting too hairy. Not too mention how much faster this device is now which has me into it all over again. This has all been worth it so far in my opinion based off of usage today. no random app crashes anymore , much better UI and control panel across the board, Hell it even sounds louder. I'm really happy with this update and root so far.

OK so I've got the AT&T variant (that I use as a secondary device with no SIM) that I've successfully flashed Android 11 onto using the filiphsandstorm script. I haven't reset the phone. Android 11 works fine so far like this. Unfortunately though I'm hanging on the boot screen when I fastboot the patched boot image. If I patch the boot image with an earlier version of Magisk it double boots and returns to the stock image. If I patch the boot image with the latest version of Magisk I get the boot hang. Obviously this could just be AT&T incompatibility but does anyone have any ideas? Has anyone with an AT&T device successfully rooted on Android 11?

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OK so I've got the AT&T variant (that I use as a secondary device with no SIM) that I've successfully flashed Android 11 onto using the filiphsandstorm script. I haven't reset the phone. Android 11 works fine so far like this. Unfortunately though I'm hanging on the boot screen when I fastboot the patched boot image. If I patch the boot image with an earlier version of Magisk it double boots and returns to the stock image. If I patch the boot image with the latest version of Magisk I get the boot hang. Obviously this could just be AT&T incompatibility but does anyone have any ideas? Has anyone with an AT&T device successfully rooted on Android 11?
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Dumb question on my part but are you booting the patched image or trying to flash it in bootloader?
Just making sure we are on the same page.

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Dumb question on my part but are you booting the patched image or trying to flash it in bootloader?
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No problem. Not flashing, just trying to boot. From
adb reboot bootloader
I'm executing:
fastboot boot patchedboot.img
Trying to flash to the boot partition just gives me an error anyway.
Also, just to be clear, I've tried it with your patched image as well as a boot image that I extracted from payload.bin. Both same results.
EDIT: OK I bit the bullet and did a factory reset through recovery. I wanted to avoid this as it's a pain setting the device up again. However, this solved the problem. I was able to complete the steps above and successfully gained root permanently. Thank you for your help!

eqbirvin said:
Hello Friends,
Android 11 has finally been released for Duo 1 and the update makes this device what it should have been from the beginning. But root is always nice.
Luckily Android 11 has made rooting a bit easier as well.
Pre-requisites
Unlocked bootloader
adb/fastboot set up properly
understanding what adb/fastboot and basic commands using these tools
How to open a CMD/Powershell in a given location
Windows 10/11 (you can make this work for MacOS/Linux but that isn't what this guide is based on)
I do not know if this will for at&t version or not. I do not have the at&t model so I cannot verify.
Download this patched boot.img (link)
This is simply the Android 11 stock boot img patched with magisk 23, I just did the hard work for you because it is a pain in the butt to get payload unloader to work.
If you do not want to use my pre-patched boot that is understandable but at this time I am not providing a how-to on extracting the boot from the OTA. You can use the pre-existing root guide by @NTchrist and @Perseu5 to at least extract the stock boot and then patch it yourself, just make sure you use Magisk 23.
Install Magisk Manager 23 which is the current stable/beta build (link)
either via adb or manually
Open Magisk Manager Once after installation and before moving to the next step
Boot into bootloader
either from cmd adb while the device is booted via adb command
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
or from issuing a reboot from the power menu and holding volume down while rebooting
or from power off, hold the power button and volume down for 3 seconds
Boot the patched boot.img you downloaded by opening a CMD in the location of the downloaded patched boot and issuing this command
Code:
fastboot boot patched.156.boot.img
The device will boot into Android system
Open Magisk Manager > Click "Install" > "Direct Install"
Maigsk will install and reboot
Your device is rooted
If there is enough demand, I will do a walk thought on extracting the stock boot and patching it because I understand some don't like to trust downloaded boots.
A huge thank you to @NTchrist and @Perseu5 for pathfinding this all and their amazing guides, give those guys some thanks and kudos please!
Unlocking Bootloader/ Magisk Attempt
MAGISK FULL GUIDE (APK for install and other mods coming soon!) The bootloader unlock is pretty similar to any other phone. Go to settings>about> click on build number until developer options are enabled. Go back and select system>Developer...
forum.xda-developers.com
Root guide (updated)
==== READ THIS POST BEFORE ROOTING ==== https://www.reddit.com/r/surfaceduo/comments/wn5joi/a_warning_to_wouldbe_developers_and_hobbyist/ (ORIGINAL GUIDE BELOW) Since the last guy hasn't been updating his op, I figured I'd start a fresh thread...
forum.xda-developers.com
Android 11 OTA Link & zip File, .img Files (Unlocked)
Hey friends! These are only for the unlocked Surface Duo. I am sorry At&t users. Here is the OTA link for Android 11: https://android.googleapis.com/packages/ota-api/package/a9bfdee15f2137f020fffded98b4bdee5d8bec8e.zip Link to the OTA.zip...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Thank you very much for providing the patched boot and for the guide (although in my case I know the steps). You save me a lot of work. Excellent.

I got the AT&T version. I just booted the patched image from OP and it works. (i was having trouble patching the AT&T image. probably was my fault because i was using magisk v.24.1 rather than v.23)

Any one get a system update notification?

Quick question:
Can we use the generic boot image to get TWRP working on the Surface Duo?

eqbirvin said:
Any one get a system update notification?
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Yes , a 565MB file !

How do we update and keep root?

diejuse said:
How do we update and keep root?
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1st post ( thanks to NTchrist )
==== UPDATE WHILE ROOTED ==== Section
Root guide (updated)
==== READ THIS POST BEFORE ROOTING ==== https://www.reddit.com/r/surfaceduo/comments/wn5joi/a_warning_to_wouldbe_developers_and_hobbyist/ (ORIGINAL GUIDE BELOW) Since the last guy hasn't been updating his op, I figured I'd start a fresh thread...
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pvillasuso said:
1st post ( thanks to NTchrist )
==== UPDATE WHILE ROOTED ==== Section
Root guide (updated)
==== READ THIS POST BEFORE ROOTING ==== https://www.reddit.com/r/surfaceduo/comments/wn5joi/a_warning_to_wouldbe_developers_and_hobbyist/ (ORIGINAL GUIDE BELOW) Since the last guy hasn't been updating his op, I figured I'd start a fresh thread...
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This is actually no longer necessary on A11 in most cases. You can do the magisk "install to inactive slot" workflow here to ota and retain root
tl/dr:
magisk > restore images (do not reboot)
do ota (do not reboot)
magisk > install to inactive slot
reboot
done

NTchrist said:
This is actually no longer necessary on A11 in most cases. You can do the magisk "install to inactive slot" workflow here to ota and retain root
tl/dr:
magisk > restore images (do not reboot)
do ota (do not reboot)
magisk > install to inactive slot
reboot
done
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Thanks, just did it with today's latest 2022.113.26 OTA !
Super easy

pvillasuso said:
Thanks, just did it with today's latest 2022.113.26 OTA !
Super easy
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Updated to the latest , 2022.115.10 OTA

pvillasuso said:
Updated to the latest , 2022.115.10 OTA
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Updated to the latest , 2022.215.137 OTA

pvillasuso said:
Updated to the latest , 2022.215.137 OTA
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Same process as before?