[Q] Dev Edition 4.4 Root - Moto X Q&A

So I'm all updated and happily running 4.4 with TWRP as the recovery. Only issue I have is I can't get root working. I've installed the SuperSU 1.72 zip a couple times, but once I boot into system, no root. Anyone encounter similar issues?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47681580

alex94kumar said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47681580
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Appreciate the help, but that was the method I originally tried. Followed the steps, flashed TWRP with no issue, installed the SU zip, booted back into system and no root. Not sure what I am missing.

Sandelb said:
Appreciate the help, but that was the method I originally tried. Followed the steps, flashed TWRP with no issue, installed the SU zip, booted back into system and no root. Not sure what I am missing.
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Whelp, who the hell knows. Just said screw it and flashed all the parts 4.4. Didn't wipe data though. Redid the recovery and just let TWRP root and all shiny now.

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[Q] How to update SU Binary?

I am on ARHD 10.1, it keeps telling me there is a SU Binary update but if I tell it to install it just reboots to recovery and does nothing.
What is the correct method to update the Binary on the One?
Which Super User you have?
SU or SuperSU by Chainfire?
SuperSU - Same issue
Guich said:
Which Super User you have?
SU or SuperSU by Chainfire?
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I am having this same issue: I have SuperSU. I just finished unlocking bootloader and flashing TWRP. Everything else remains stock.
I get a "The SU binary needs to be updated. Contine?". When i continue i get "If you have custom recovery like TWRP or CWM, that can be used to (try to) install the SU Binary. This is recommended for HTC devices. How would you like to install the SU Binary?"
When i select use TWRP/CWM it boots into recovery but i have no binary file (or i don't know where to find it). if i try the normal way it doesn't work.
(Cancel that!) it worked on the third try ... ? not sure what was different but it rebooted into recovery and updated fine. That inadvertently, it seems, fixed my wifi tether problem as well.
Emh, however...
Here there is the flashable zip of SuperSU...
same problem here but with Superuser, not SuperSu.
it tells me to update the binary but when i click "recovery" it reboots into twrp and nothing happens
kargy said:
same problem here but with Superuser, not SuperSu.
it tells me to update the binary but when i click "recovery" it reboots into twrp and nothing happens
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Download the zip for superuser or flash the SuperSU
I'm also having an issue with the update, although i've managed to install v1.75 of SuperSU through TWRM, but now the handset force reboots about 10-15 seconds after booting up, every time. Any ideas?
kargy said:
same problem here but with Superuser, not SuperSu.
it tells me to update the binary but when i click "recovery" it reboots into twrp and nothing happens
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When you are into twrp.
You go to the path /data/data/com.koushikdutta.superuser/files
There is a supersuer.zip, you flash these file and you have the su updated
wingnutz said:
I'm also having an issue with the update, although i've managed to install v1.75 of SuperSU through TWRM, but now the handset force reboots about 10-15 seconds after booting up, every time. Any ideas?
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Can anyone shed any light on this? I ended up factory resetting the handset just so it was usable, so had a fresh rom installed, and now ive tried to update the binaries again, its still happening. Constant reboot loop, from the time the OS loads to reboot is ~20 seconds.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
I am also stuck on this. Have just changed to ViperRom from Android Revolution and now when I try to back up using Titanium it states I am not rooted. Go into SuperSU and it states the binary SU needs to be updated. I am not getting a boot loop and I have followed all the steps but am not getting anywhere. Am I going to have to re-root?
Have got it working. Researched the problem seemed to be an an app called one tap cleaner. I granted it root access which what was causing the problem. Stopped giving it root access and went into TWRP and deleted all the SuperSU file and reinstalled SuperSU and all is good. Posted incase anyone else was having a similar issue.
I had the same issue. I tried it with the phone plugged into a charger and somehow that made it work.
I was having all the same problems with supersu. Once I had it plugged in and charging the install worked throught "normal" and my tether problem was fixed.:good:
mmm286 said:
When you are into twrp.
You go to the path /data/data/com.koushikdutta.superuser/files
There is a supersuer.zip, you flash these file and you have the su updated
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I believe this is the right answer. Worked for me.
Thanks
Using the newest SuperSU ( not Superuser ) solve this problem for me.
Flash SuperSU using Recovery
Plugged In
Plugged In to charger and it worked, weird...but I'll take it
im actually having this same issue. ive got an LG G2 AND i just rooted it but for some reason when i go to start TWRP the android icone pops up then it just boots up again with out the issue being fixed. could someone possibly help. =(
Guich said:
Emh, however...
Here there is the flashable zip of SuperSU...
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I've tried this before but it would just keep on saying "Installation Aborted."
ChristianAvi said:
I've tried this before but it would just keep on saying "Installation Aborted."
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Strange.
If recovery will say installation aborted there is also a code error.
However, have you flashed latest, right?
Guich said:
Strange.
If recovery will say installation aborted there is also a code error.
However, have you flashed latest, right?
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I dont know. I used Kingo App. Sometimes I also get this response: There is no SU binary installed. SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!

[Q] Accidently wiped the OS

I rooted my htc one a few months back with twrp and superuser. I was in way over my head when I did it but somehow I successfully completed the process. I attempted today to get the 4.3 update installed and somehow ended up wiping everything. My only options are the twrp recovery menu or bootloader. In twrp recovery it says that I have no OS installed.
I have a folder on my desktop from the rooting process but it's been so many months that I don't remember anything about that. I don't know what steps to take next. I've been reading threads for hours now and it's just overwhelming.
Any help is appreciated.
matosmom said:
I rooted my htc one a few months back with twrp and superuser. I was in way over my head when I did it but somehow I successfully completed the process. I attempted today to get the 4.3 update installed and somehow ended up wiping everything. My only options are the twrp recovery menu or bootloader. In twrp recovery it says that I have no OS installed.
I have a folder on my desktop from the rooting process but it's been so many months that I don't remember anything about that. I don't know what steps to take next. I've been reading threads for hours now and it's just overwhelming.
Any help is appreciated.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277892
If you need more help, let me know.
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I tried doing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317989
And the ADB sideload never completes so I cannot move onto step 4.
If you have not updated to 4.3 look HERE
If already on 4.3 look HERE
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Nvidia SHIELD Portable Root

Hi everyone!
This morning I woke up to find my SHIELD with the so waited notification of Lollipop update. I'm really happy to finally have lollipop running on my device, but sadly I found a problem after the update. I was trying to re-root my device, but neither the SHIELD RAM tool or Root Genius could do the trick. But I didn't gave up, I searched in Google any way to root my SHIELD with the still fresh update, and found that the Kinguser app can root it without trouble.
You just need to download the apk, install it on your SHIELD and open it.
Btw, the old recovery isn't working anymore, you can flash it with the RAM tool, but the device will reflash the stock recovery.
twrp works, but SU binary still wont flash :/
edit - the combination of this APK and TWRP gave me all I need for root + rebooting and keeping root
Yeah, I was about to say that. The TWRP recovery works like a charm, but Supersu binary won't install. But well, the KingRoot app is pretty good.
I can confirm some problem with supersu and update 103. I flashed 2.46 and my portable wouldn't boot. Like, something broke so bad I had to reflash 101 and update again. The later might indicate backups are broke in my twrp, I'll have to look into that. For now, I'm going try kingroot as suggested here and continue other development.
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I can confirm some problem with supersu and update 103. I flashed 2.46 and my portable wouldn't boot. Like, something broke so bad I had to reflash 101 and update again. The later might indicate backups are broke in my twrp, I'll have to look into that. For now, I'm going try kingroot as suggested here and continue other development.
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So you were successful in getting TWRP installed, SuperSU installed and removing KingRoot clean - leaving only SuperSU on the system, surviving a reboot?
Ink Rampant Wolf said:
Yeah, I was about to say that. The TWRP recovery works like a charm, but Supersu binary won't install. But well, the KingRoot app is pretty good.
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hey wolf, what is the easiest way to flash twrp with the 103 upgrade? thanks
You might wanna include the instructions as shown here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...how-to-root-lollipop-xperia-tablet-z-t3115107
It basically tells you how to install SuperSU and remove the entire KingRoot library after that. It worked on my Z and on my SHIELD as well.
This was essentially what I did:
http://greenrobotgamer.com/shieldzone/root-shield-portable-lollipop-5-1/
Mine seems to be working just fine, after obtaining root and installing SuperSU. I didn't bother with installing TWRP, I just hotboot the recovery. I'm rebooting my SHIELD as we speak, see if there's any issue
EDIT: Scractch that, it's not booting. How do I flash the latest image back in?
JCESAR2 said:
hey wolf, what is the easiest way to flash twrp with the 103 upgrade? thanks
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Boot the SHIELD in fastboot and connect it to your pc, then open a command window in a folder with the adb files and the recovery image and type: fastboot flash recovery -the name of the recover-.img, and it will flash the recovery. You can do that with the stock too.
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Ink Rampant Wolf said:
Boot the SHIELD in fastboot and connect it to your pc, then open a command window in a folder with the adb files and the recovery image and type: fastboot flash recovery -the name of the recover-.img, and it will flash the recovery. You can do that with the stock too.
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thanks for the reply, also, when i boot the shield into fastboot it says in the first line : boot loader version ..../ device locked, does that matter? i rooted the shield already with kingroot.
JCESAR2 said:
thanks for the reply, also, when i boot the shield into fastboot it says in the first line : boot loader version ..../ device locked, does that matter? i rooted the shield already with kingroot.
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You need to unlock your bootloader first.
ok long story short: since i had the shield drivers installed and tha adb drivers installed i did the oem unlock and after a confirmation screen on the shield i did it, then i immediately flashed the twrp image from the same command line. now the shield is stuck in nvidia android boot logo. any suggestions? thanks
I am in fact stuck in the boot as well. Anyone's got stock image we can flash?
nevermind, after like 10 minutes the thing just booted fine, these are the perks of being a newb.
341464 said:
I am in fact stuck in the boot as well. Anyone's got stock image we can flash?
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JCESAR2 said:
nevermind, after like 10 minutes the thing just booted fine, these are the perks of being a newb.
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Search for the SHIELD RAM Tool, it have everything that you all need to flash recovery or old firmware to unbrick the device. It also comes with the necessary files and drivers to work ADB Fastboot.
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Ink Rampant Wolf said:
Search for the SHIELD RAM Tool, it have everything that you all need to flash recovery or old firmware to unbrick the device. It also comes with the necessary files and drivers to work ADB Fastboot.
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Guess I'll have to flash the old firmware then, it's been sitting there forever.
341464 said:
I am in fact stuck in the boot as well. Anyone's got stock image we can flash?
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try this shield thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2388870
JCESAR2 said:
try this shield thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2388870
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I just re-flashed the system using RAM, should be fine now. I'll just have wait for the OTA all over again. UGH.
I wish someone could provide a KitKat version tho.
EDIT: Annnd battery's at 15% so the system won't let me OTA yet.
SuperSU will work fine with my latest TWRP builds posted here. The older 2.8.5.0 builds will not work, neither will any build in the linked thread before yesterday. I used SuperSU 2.49 Beta and it worked as expected.
Side Note: The older builds will have the problem where boot will just hang. That seems to be because the older builds didn't have selinux policies built in, so some things never get set up right and the boot panics.

Can't seem to root 6.0.1

I'm having an issue rooting my Nexus 6. I rooted it easily enough a couple months ago with the NRT. I recently used the Flash stock + Unroot options to upgrade to 6.01. However, when I tried rooting it again I ran into problems. I plugged it up, selected the root option, it tested ADB connectivity, booted into TWRP and that's when I ran into an issue. It told me then that ADB device was not found. I rebooted my phone and though I can boot into it, I now get a "your phone is corrupt" message when I turn it on. I tried again and has the same issue.
I followed the instructions it gave me about checking my drivers and they're fine. Anyone have any idea what's going on and how I can get around it? Also help removing the "your phone is corrupt message"would be cool too, but it's not a priority since it seems harmless and I'm sure I could find it easily enough with a little Googling, the other problem I have not been able to find an answer to though.
Rentom said:
I'm having an issue rooting my Nexus 6. I rooted it easily enough a couple months ago with the NRT. I recently used the Flash stock + Unroot options to upgrade to 6.01. However, when I tried rooting it again I ran into problems. I plugged it up, selected the root option, it tested ADB connectivity, booted into TWRP and that's when I ran into an issue. It told me then that ADB device was not found. I rebooted my phone and though I can boot into it, I now get a "your phone is corrupt" message when I turn it on. I tried again and has the same issue.
I followed the instructions it gave me about checking my drivers and they're fine. Anyone have any idea what's going on and how I can get around it? Also help removing the "your phone is corrupt message"would be cool too, but it's not a priority since it seems harmless and I'm sure I could find it easily enough with a little Googling, the other problem I have not been able to find an answer to though.
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flash any custom kernel to get rid of that message
simms22 said:
flash any custom kernel to get rid of that message
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Don't really have any desire to use a custom kernel, but I'll keep it in mind. I just don't know why it popped up now when nothing happened, but when I actually rooted the device I never saw that message.
Rentom said:
Don't really have any desire to use a custom kernel, but I'll keep it in mind. I just don't know why it popped up now when nothing happened, but when I actually rooted the device I never saw that message.
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because google put it there, it is new.
It was rooted with an older version of su. You probably said yes when twrp asked if you wanted to root it. Flash it back to stock, if you use nrt again select the no wipe option to save your data. And make sure your net is current. If you do it by hand skip the user partition.
When you root it male sure you use a newer su. 2.67 is the current version I believe.
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It was rooted with an older version of su. You probably said yes when twrp asked if you wanted to root it. Flash it back to stock, if you use nrt again select the no wipe option to save your data. And make sure your net is current. If you do it by hand skip the user partition.
When you root it male sure you use a newer su. 2.67 is the current version I believe.
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Yeah I let twrp root it when it asked when I did it two months ago. Was that a bad thing? I thought I read that it was if you were rooting 6.0.1, but I was rooting 6.0 so I decided to see what would happen, and it went smoothly.
That is what is causing the corrupted message. It was an old version of su and it modified the system.
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TonikJDK said:
That is what is causing the corrupted message. It was an old version of su and it modified the system.
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I see. Makes sense. Alright, thanks. I already did flash it back to stock to update to 6.0.1, so I'm not sure why you told me to flash it back to stock and then install su 2.67.
I am also having this problem. Twrp will not let me flash a kernel or SuperSU. I went back to stock recovery and tried to root using cf auto root. But no luck. Phone runs fine, I upgraded to 6.01 with adb and did not flash user data. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Mongo23ny said:
I am also having this problem. Twrp will not let me flash a kernel or SuperSU. I went back to stock recovery and tried to root using cf auto root. But no luck. Phone runs fine, I upgraded to 6.01 with adb and did not flash user data. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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flash twrp again, pick the kernel and SuperSU, then flash in twrp. if you can't pick them, make sure that twrp is mounted. and you DID NOT use adb to boot 6.0.1, you used fastboot, that is different than adb.
simms22 said:
flash twrp again, pick the kernel and SuperSU, then flash in twrp. if you can't pick them, make sure that twrp is mounted. and you DID NOT use adb to boot 6.0.1, you used fastboot, that is different than adb.
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I can pick them both, when I swipe to flash it just goes back to the teamwin start up screen. Tried many, many times.
Mongo23ny said:
I can pick them both, when I swipe to flash it just goes back to the teamwin start up screen. Tried many, many times.
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OK, try flashing twrp again, maybe it just errored. flash twrp version 3.0
simms22 said:
OK, try flashing twrp again, maybe it just errored. flash twrp version 3.0
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Tried flashing twrp a couple of times, went back to stock recovery and then twrp. No luck. Also, phone will not boot with custom recovery only with stock. Not sure if I tried 3.0.0.0
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OK, try flashing twrp again, maybe it just errored. flash twrp version 3.0
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Do I keep system read only in twrp 3.0?
Mongo23ny said:
Do I keep system read only in twrp 3.0?
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no, do not keep system read only, ever.
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no, do not keep system read only, ever.
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Thanks for all your help, did a clean install, fastboot flashed 6.01. I had gotten that corrupt phone message when I rebooted again but I took some security update and that got rid of the message. I flashed twrp 3.0.0.0 and SuperSU 2.67 and got root back. No worries, thx again.
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Do I keep system read only in twrp 3.0?
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no, do not keep system read only, ever.
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If you are using the systemless root method then yes, you do want to keep system read only.
alryder said:
If you are using the systemless root method then yes, you do want to keep system read only.
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I kept it in read only, installed SuperSU 2.67 in twrp.

[Q][HELP] OP3T Soft bricked after installing TWRP Recovery

Today, after i installed the latest OOS 5.0.1 with Android O 8.0, i decided to root my device.
After successfully unlocking the bootloader, i flashed the TWRP Recovery and flashed the SuperSU zip, i was stuck on the 1+ Boot logo. I tried fixing the contents through advanced options of TWRP recovery and still no luck. I also tried wiping my cache, data, dalvik etc...
So far i tried:
Installed stock recovery via fastboot, then adb sideload. My device was recognized when typing ADB Devices but when i tried to adb sideload ota.zip i got the cannot read *...zip* error. Then i tried everything i could find, my devices are installed correctly, i also tried the Large Address Awarness program and still no luck.
Then i flashed TWRP again through fastboot and try to do the same through TWRP's sideload. Still no luck
Then i tried to adb push the ota.zip so i can install it manually through TWRP recovery.. still no luck
I ran out of ideas.... What can i do?
Thanks in advance
First of all, why didn't you make a TWRP backup of the stock ROM before trying to root? This is best practice before trying any mods (root, flashing ROMs) for reasons which are probably now obvious. I'm always surprised at how many folks skip this step.
Maybe you planned ahead of time to use the stock recovery image, if you had to. But since it wasn't on the phone when you need it, you're running into the problem of getting it on there now.
Yiannis75 said:
i flashed the TWRP Recovery and flashed the SuperSU zip
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What version TWRP, and what version SuperSU?
Honestly, I would recommend Magisk for root, over SuperSU. I've seen a number of folks have problems with recent version SuperSU on this device. And Magisk has a lot of really cool, useful features. I'm normally not one to recommend one method over another. Especially since SuperSU was so tried and true for so long. But at this point, I see no benefit of using SuperSU, but many benefits to Magisk. And seemingly less problems rooting with Magisk. My recommendation would be current version Magisk, which is v16.0.
Yiannis75 said:
Then i tried to adb push the ota.zip so i can install it manually through TWRP recovery.. still
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First of all, make sure you are using the "full" update zip (which will be >1 GB) and not the partial OTA "patch". You can get the full zip from here (Post #2): https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/official-oxygenos-5-0-1-android-8-0-t3728119
Since you have TWRP installed, boot into TWRP. You should be able to see your internal storage on your computer, just like it's a thumb drive. Just drag/copy and drop the full OTA zip onto the phone's internal storage. Then just flash the zip in TWRP.
The internal storage should be selected to "Mount" in TWRP by default. But if you can't see internal storage on your computer, make sure it's selected in the TWRP "Mount" section.
Yiannis75 said:
Today, after i installed the latest OOS 5.0.1 with Android O 8.0, i decided to root my device.
After successfully unlocking the bootloader, i flashed the TWRP Recovery and flashed the SuperSU zip, i was stuck on the 1+ Boot logo. I tried fixing the contents through advanced options of TWRP recovery and still no luck. I also tried wiping my cache, data, dalvik etc...
So far i tried:
Installed stock recovery via fastboot, then adb sideload. My device was recognized when typing ADB Devices but when i tried to adb sideload ota.zip i got the cannot read *...zip* error. Then i tried everything i could find, my devices are installed correctly, i also tried the Large Address Awarness program and still no luck.
Then i flashed TWRP again through fastboot and try to do the same through TWRP's sideload. Still no luck
Then i tried to adb push the ota.zip so i can install it manually through TWRP recovery.. still no luck
I ran out of ideas.... What can i do?
Thanks in advance
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Which exact version of TWRP did you install?
Are you Greek btw?
Unleashed by my rooted OP3T on 8.0
RASTAVIPER said:
Which exact version of TWRP did you install?
Are you Greek btw?
Unleashed by my rooted OP3T on 8.0
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I believe i used TWRP 3.2.1-0... the very latest
And yeah am cypriot
Yiannis75 said:
I believe i used TWRP 3.2.1-0... the very latest
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You can verify by booting to TWRP. It says version number on the splash screen.
Did you look at, or try my recommendations in my last response?
redpoint73 said:
First of all, why didn't you make a TWRP backup of the stock ROM before trying to root? This is best practice before trying any mods (root, flashing ROMs) for reasons which are probably now obvious. I'm always surprised at how many folks skip this step.
Maybe you planned ahead of time to use the stock recovery image, if you had to. But since it wasn't on the phone when you need it, you're running into the problem of getting it on there now.
What version TWRP, and what version SuperSU?
Honestly, I would recommend Magisk for root, over SuperSU. I've seen a number of folks have problems with recent version SuperSU on this device. And Magisk has a lot of really cool, useful features. I'm normally not one to recommend one method over another. Especially since SuperSU was so tried and true for so long. But at this point, I see no benefit of using SuperSU, but many benefits to Magisk. And seemingly less problems rooting with Magisk. My recommendation would be current version Magisk, which is v16.0.
First of all, make sure you are using the "full" update zip (which will be >1 GB) and not the partial OTA "patch". You can get the full zip from here (Post #2): https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/official-oxygenos-5-0-1-android-8-0-t3728119
Since you have TWRP installed, boot into TWRP. You should be able to see your internal storage on your computer, just like it's a thumb drive. Just drag/copy and drop the full OTA zip onto the phone's internal storage. Then just flash the zip in TWRP.
The internal storage should be selected to "Mount" in TWRP by default. But if you can't see internal storage on your computer, make sure it's selected in the TWRP "Mount" section.
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I did make a nandroid backup from TWRP i just didnt restore it because i thought it was TWRP’s issue due to dm-variety... my bad but whatever
Yeah i have read about Magisk i just didnt investigate enough to know exactly what it is was so i thought it would be better to go for SuperSU because thats what i used on every android device i has... my bad aswell here
About the full update zip.. i’ll try that because i think i was trying to sidelod the ota patch which was 1.6gb...(but still, is the “cannot read xxx.zip” related with what zip file do i sideload? Whatever ill try it when i get home
And also i have already tried the mount feature of twrp recovery but my device just wouldnt show up on my computer.... I will try again later when i have the time and i will contact you if i need any help(if thats ok ofcourse) ...thanks in advance
Yiannis75 said:
I did make a nandroid backup from TWRP i just didnt restore it because i thought it was TWRP’s issue due to dm-variety... my bad but whatever
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TWRP and root shouldn't normally trip DM-verity (make the phone not boot).
I don't think it will hurt anything at this point to restore the backup you made. You're already trying to flash stock recovery, anyway (which is not that different).
If the restore is successful (phone boots to OS), then just flash Magisk and be done with it!
Yiannis75 said:
Yeah i have read about Magisk i just didnt investigate enough to know exactly what it is was so i thought it would be better to go for SuperSU because thats what i used on every android device i has... my bad aswell here
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I wouldn't say it's "your bad". Magisk is just a suggestion or recommendation. Some folks have had success with SuperSU. But also seems like a lot more folks than usual, having problems (like no boot) with SuperSU than I'm used to seeing. And as I mentioned, I don't see any benefit of SuperSU (over Magisk) at this point. I was slow to change as well. But after trying Magisk, there has been no going back for me since. So therefore, the suggestion.
You didn't mention what version SuperSU, but 2.82 SR5 is recommended. It's in beta now, so if you used the "stable" 2.82 version, that might be the problem right there.
Yiannis75 said:
About the full update zip.. i’ll try that because i think i was trying to sidelod the ota patch which was 1.6gb...(but still, is the “cannot read xxx.zip” related with what zip file do i sideload? Whatever ill try it when i get home
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If it was 1.6GB, than it was the full update (at least one of them). I typed ">1 GB" so any OTA zip for this device greater than 1 GB should be okay. It's the OTA zips that are less than 1 GB that you need to watch out for, as it is not a full update, just a partial "patch" (don't flash on a modded device with TWRP or you will soft brick!).
I don't personally use sideload. While I see the convenience, I find it a bit messy. I've seen folks have problems with sideload, when simply putting the ROM on the phone and flashing with TWRP works fine (so in those cases sideload itself was the point of failure).
Now of course, getting the ROM on the phone is the problem, in your case.
Yiannis75 said:
And also i have already tried the mount feature of twrp recovery but my device just wouldnt show up on my computer.... I will try again later when i have the time and i will contact you if i need any help(if thats ok ofcourse)
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Just post to this thread, and I'll see it. That is the best way to contact me. Good luck!
Yiannis75 said:
I believe i used TWRP 3.2.1-0... the very latest
And yeah am cypriot
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Inta mou laleis??
Coming to Cyprus soon bro!
About your issue, use TWRP bluespark 8.61, just to be sure.
Never had issues with this version.
Unleashed by my rooted OP3T on 8.0
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TWRP and root shouldn't normally trip DM-verity (make the phone not boot).
I don't think it will hurt anything at this point to restore the backup you made. You're already trying to flash stock recovery, anyway (which is not that different).
If the restore is successful (phone boots to OS), then just flash Magisk and be done with it!
I wouldn't say it's "your bad". Magisk is just a suggestion or recommendation. Some folks have had success with SuperSU. But also seems like a lot more folks than usual, having problems (like no boot) with SuperSU than I'm used to seeing. And as I mentioned, I don't see any benefit of SuperSU (over Magisk) at this point. I was slow to change as well. But after trying Magisk, there has been no going back for me since. So therefore, the suggestion.
You didn't mention what version SuperSU, but 2.82 SR5 is recommended. It's in beta now, so if you used the "stable" 2.82 version, that might be the problem right there.
If it was 1.6GB, than it was the full update (at least one of them). I typed ">1 GB" so any OTA zip for this device greater than 1 GB should be okay. It's the OTA zips that are less than 1 GB that you need to watch out for, as it is not a full update, just a partial "patch" (don't flash on a modded device with TWRP or you will soft brick!).
I don't personally use sideload. While I see the convenience, I find it a bit messy. I've seen folks have problems with sideload, when simply putting the ROM on the phone and flashing with TWRP works fine (so in those cases sideload itself was the point of failure).
Now of course, getting the ROM on the phone is the problem, in your case.
Just post to this thread, and I'll see it. That is the best way to contact me. Good luck!
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So, got home fixed the drivers so that my pc could recognize my device while on TWRP recovery, flashed the zip file through TWRP and it worked like a charm
Thanks for all the help bro
Help pls
Hi my oneplus 3t is on Oreo 5.0.2. I flashed twrp recovery(3.2.1-0) nd super su root (v.2.82) but when I restarted the phone it's stuck on black screen with white oneplus logo.what should I do now?my phone is going into twrp recovery
Should I flash stock oos 5.0.2 from twrp recovery? Pls guide
mannulko said:
Help pls
Hi my oneplus 3t is on Oreo 5.0.2. I flashed twrp recovery(3.2.1-0) nd super su root (v.2.82) but when I restarted the phone it's stuck on black screen with white oneplus logo.what should I do now?my phone is going into twrp recovery
Should I flash stock oos 5.0.2 from twrp recovery? Pls guide
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just like me, if u flash oos 5.0.2 from twrp u will be just fine. Just flash magisk instead of supersu like i did and all will be working just fine
mannulko said:
Hi my oneplus 3t is on Oreo 5.0.2. I flashed twrp recovery(3.2.1-0) nd super su root (v.2.82) but when I restarted the phone it's stuck on black screen with white oneplus logo.what should I do now?my phone is going into twrp recovery
Should I flash stock oos 5.0.2 from twrp recovery? Pls guide
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If posting on a thread, related to your issue; it would make sense to actually read the responses in the thread. Since your question is already answered.
In short, you need to use SuperSU 2.82 SR5. The "stable" version 2.82 won't work, and will result in no boot. Or use Magisk 16.0.
If the phone still won't boot after (only) flashing the proper version SuperSU or Magisk; then flash the full stock update file using TWRP. Then flash the right version SuperSU or Magisk.

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