[Q] M7 Rooting issue (Not bricked/Recovery access only) - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
This is my first post here. Even though i follow some threads on this forum, I've never posted cause i never needed to. All my questions were generally answered in the threads.
However, I believe I've run into a unique problem.
Yesterday, I started rooting my phone using this tutorial: htconeroot.com/ htc-one-root/ how-to-root-htc-one-windowsmaclinux
And i got pretty far. In half an hour, I had successfully unlocked the bootloader, flashed the recovery program (TWRP) and copied the SuperSU zip file into the storage memory. Now as the tutorial suggested, I opened my phone and in the recovery mode, I flashed the SuperSU file. After i got the message saying 'Operation completed successfully". I wiped the Dalvik and the cache and then rebooted the system.
This where things go wrong. After rebooting, the HTC logo shows up along with the "powered by android" logo. Then the screen goes blank i.e. the screen is black but the backlit is on.
I've been trying to fix this by searching on threads, on YouTube, asking friends but I've gotten nowhere. So PLEASE any help would be appreciated.

hamza.ar said:
Hi all,
This is my first post here. Even though i follow some threads on this forum, I've never posted cause i never needed to. All my questions were generally answered in the threads.
However, I believe I've run into a unique problem.
Yesterday, I started rooting my phone using this tutorial: htconeroot.com/ htc-one-root/ how-to-root-htc-one-windowsmaclinux
And i got pretty far. In half an hour, I had successfully unlocked the bootloader, flashed the recovery program (TWRP) and copied the SuperSU zip file into the storage memory. Now as the tutorial suggested, I opened my phone and in the recovery mode, I flashed the SuperSU file. After i got the message saying 'Operation completed successfully". I wiped the Dalvik and the cache and then rebooted the system.
This where things go wrong. After rebooting, the HTC logo shows up along with the "powered by android" logo. Then the screen goes blank i.e. the screen is black but the backlit is on.
I've been trying to fix this by searching on threads, on YouTube, asking friends but I've gotten nowhere. So PLEASE any help would be appreciated.
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post a link of the TWRP version you have used and the supersu.zip version.

alray said:
post a link of the TWRP version you have used and the supersu.zip version.
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twrp: openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7
Super SU: UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46

hamza.ar said:
twrp: openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7
Super SU: UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46
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TWRP 2.6.3.0 is really outdated. Flash 2.8.6.0 and try again using supersu 2.46

alray said:
TWRP 2.6.3.0 is really outdated. Flash 2.8.6.0 and try again using supersu 2.46
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WOW i had almost given up and was gonna get a new phone. I just tried this AND IT WORKED!!!
Thanks a lot man. Sorry if this was kind of a noob question anyway

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[Q] I managed to remove my os on my phone. Help please!

I want to start this off with that i really don't know anything about ROMs and flashing and stuff like that, so just hold that in mind. I am pretty sure that I have the international version of the HTC One since I live in Sweden.
Ok, so here is what happened: I rooted my phone bu using TWRP 2.6.3.3 and SuperSU 1.91. The reason i wanted to root my phone was to be able to use an app that you can only use if you have rooted your phone. When i rooted my phone and downloaded the app it said that i needed to uppdate my busybox so i downloaded a busybox installer from the appstore. When i tried to uppdate my busybox to the latest version it wouldnt work for some reason so i was going to re-root my phone with Superuser instead. However when I couldnt drag the Superuser folder into my sd card i started messing around in twerp recovery and being an idiot as i am i did a "Format data" in TWRP, when i did that obviusly everything got removed and now i don't have an os the only things i can do is booting into bootloader and TWRP otherwise my device is stuck on the HTC bootscreen. Also when i connect my phone to my computer nothing pops up so im guessing that my computer can't recognise it anymore.
I have using google but i couln't find anything. I will be monitoring this thread like a hawk so please help me.
Edit: Here is more information: I have S-on, it also says ***tampered*** and ***unlocked***
Edit2:If you need any more information for helping me please let me know and ill get it.
TL;DR: Rooted HTC One with SuperSU, Formatted data, no os, need help.
Cyanisyde said:
I want to start this off with that i really don't know anything about ROMs and flashing and stuff like that, so just hold that in mind. I am pretty sure that I have the international version of the HTC One since I live in Sweden.
Ok, so here is what happened: I rooted my phone bu using TWRP 2.6.3.3 and SuperSU 1.91. The reason i wanted to root my phone was to be able to use an app that you can only use if you have rooted your phone. When i rooted my phone and downloaded the app it said that i needed to uppdate my busybox so i downloaded a busybox installer from the appstore. When i tried to uppdate my busybox to the latest version it wouldnt work for some reason so i was going to re-root my phone with Superuser instead. However when I couldnt drag the Superuser folder into my sd card i started messing around in twerp recovery and being an idiot as i am i did a "Format data" in TWRP, when i did that obviusly everything got removed and now i don't have an os the only things i can do is booting into bootloader and TWRP otherwise my device is stuck on the HTC bootscreen. Also when i connect my phone to my computer nothing pops up so im guessing that my computer can't recognise it anymore.
I have using google but i couln't find anything. I will be monitoring this thread like a hawk so please help me.
Edit: Here is more information: I have S-on, it also says ***tampered*** and ***unlocked***
TL;DR: Rooted HTC One with SuperSU, Formatted data, no os, need help.
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Don't panic mate, it's ok you didn't break anything.
Ok, so you can go into twrp. That's enough
All you have to do is installing a custom ROM and you will have your phone back.
Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023 to install Android revolution HD 51 (4.4.2 android)
Since you can't access the internal SD from your computer, you will have to Sideload it. Don't worry nothing so difficult:
Here is the guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318497
So: -Download the file from the first link.
- sideload it into your TWRP
- install it from twrp
- Done!!
Uxepro said:
Don't panic mate, it's ok you didn't break anything.
Ok, so you can go into twrp. That's enough
All you have to do is installing a custom ROM and you will have your phone back.
Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023 to install Android revolution HD 51 (4.4.2 android)
Since you can't access the internal SD from your computer, you will have to Sideload it. Don't worry nothing so difficult:
Here is the guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318497
So: -Download the file from the first link.
- sideload it into your TWRP
- install it from twrp
- Done!!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! I will be trying this right now!
Uxepro said:
Don't panic mate, it's ok you didn't break anything.
Ok, so you can go into twrp. That's enough
All you have to do is installing a custom ROM and you will have your phone back.
Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023 to install Android revolution HD 51 (4.4.2 android)
Since you can't access the internal SD from your computer, you will have to Sideload it. Don't worry nothing so difficult:
Here is the guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318497
So: -Download the file from the first link.
- sideload it into your TWRP
- install it from twrp
- Done!!
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I just have one question: Do i download the HD 31.6 or do i download HD 51.0 version of the ROM?
Cyanisyde said:
I just have one question: Do i download the HD 31.6 or do i download HD 51.0 version of the ROM?
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51.0!
Uxepro said:
51.0!
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Thank you once again!
Cyanisyde said:
Thank you once again!
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You are welcome! Last raccomandations, when you flash Android rev. remember to select the wipe option in Aroma installer.
Also at the end of the installation press on "wipe davilk cache"
If you encounter bootloop do a "fastboot erase cache".
Also, remember that the first boot after flashing it takes long time (even 10 mins) and it's seems stuck on the htc logo but it's not
Good luck!

[Q] Another I completely screwed my phone thread

I have been trying to flash a custom ROM and achieve S Off for a couple of days now and through lots of searching and trial and error made good progress on a system much more complicated than my previous phones/tablets that I have rooted. I was feeling good yesterday and had figured out the whole HTC DEV thing, how to use Fastboot and ADB. Unlocked, flashed recovery, used rumrunner(said I needed to swap ROMs first), and then tried to use the CM installer. This is where things went sideways. The installer found my phone and said everything was cool, then said complete. At this point my was stuck on the Android with its front cover open screen. After waiting a while, I was forced to reboot. Now I am stuck in a bootloop. I have access to Fastboot and Recovery (TWRP 2.8.1.0) but can't mount anything and sideload refuses to work. I have tried 4 different roms with that. I failed to make a backup in recovery once I got it installed but I am not sure that would do a damn at the moment anyway. I have seen a number of threads with similar problems but can't get anything suggested in them to work in my case. Thanks in advance.
singleslammer said:
I have been trying to flash a custom ROM and achieve S Off for a couple of days now and through lots of searching and trial and error made good progress on a system much more complicated than my previous phones/tablets that I have rooted. I was feeling good yesterday and had figured out the whole HTC DEV thing, how to use Fastboot and ADB. Unlocked, flashed recovery, used rumrunner(said I needed to swap ROMs first), and then tried to use the CM installer. This is where things went sideways. The installer found my phone and said everything was cool, then said complete. At this point my was stuck on the Android with its front cover open screen. After waiting a while, I was forced to reboot. Now I am stuck in a bootloop. I have access to Fastboot and Recovery (TWRP 2.8.1.0) but can't mount anything and sideload refuses to work. I have tried 4 different roms with that. I failed to make a backup in recovery once I got it installed but I am not sure that would do a damn at the moment anyway. I have seen a number of threads with similar problems but can't get anything suggested in them to work in my case. Thanks in advance.
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go back to twrp 2.6.3.3 version and sideload or push arhd
alray said:
go back to twrp 2.6.3.3 version and sideload or push arhd
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I got that to work, installed ARHD Google version (regular kept failing). Rebooted and then went into a boot loop that would get to the "Welcome" screen and then loop again. Suggestions?
singleslammer said:
I got that to work, installed ARHD Google version (regular kept failing). Rebooted and then went into a boot loop that would get to the "Welcome" screen and then loop again. Suggestions?
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I'll suggest you read the OP before flashing anything to your phone, especially when you'll have s-off. ARHD GPE (google version) require S-OFF to be used (and clearly mentioned in the OP of ARHD GPE) If you keep flashing things without reading when you'll have s-off, you'll probably end with an hard-bricked device
From arhd GPE OP:
Android Revolution HD 6.1
Google Edition
You need S-OFF, otherwise you'll experience boot-loop!
You can't use ART with deodexed custom ROM
You need TRWP 2.6.3.3 custom recovery!
--- MD5 Checksum: 2A9CD96A42C79D64A7933ECE76AD84E6 ---
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So go ahead and flash a Sense based version of ARHD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023
Thanks, I originally saw that and in my frustration missed it. I feel like an idiot. Appreciate the help.

1+3t won't reboot after root

Hello,
I have a oneplus 3t, and I'm using a Mac.
I wanted to fix a low in-call volume issue with my oneplus 3t. Found this link https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/help/low-call-volume-t3575675 with a file to flash through TWRP.
I had first to unlock bootloader, install TWRP, flash supersu. I followed the steps on this "how to" page here: https://oneplus.gadgethacks.com/how-to/root-your-oneplus-3-3t-install-twrp-recovery-0176588/
My first attempt at installing TWRP did not work and I would get sent to the stock recovery. So i restarted the process by locking bootloader, and unlocking it again and installing the latest TWRP version for oneplus 3t from the twrp website (https://dl.twrp.me/oneplus3t/ - I picked the top one) rather than the one linked to on the "how to" page above. This worked and I was able to access TWRP.
I then sideloaded supersu (using the link on the "how to") and rebooted the device. It did not reboot, getting stuck on the initial loading page before shutting off. I retried sideloading supersu after a couple failed reboots and got the same issue.
So I went back to google, and (I can't find the page right now) found somebody on this website saying they'd solved the issue by re-flashing the stock rom and supersu. I did this and I still get stuck on the loading page.
This man would appreciate some help. Thank you.
wanitto said:
Hello,
I have a oneplus 3t, and I'm using a Mac.
I wanted to fix a low in-call volume issue with my oneplus 3t. Found this link https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/help/low-call-volume-t3575675 with a file to flash through TWRP.
I had first to unlock bootloader, install TWRP, flash supersu. I followed the steps on this "how to" page here: https://oneplus.gadgethacks.com/how-to/root-your-oneplus-3-3t-install-twrp-recovery-0176588/
My first attempt at installing TWRP did not work and I would get sent to the stock recovery. So i restarted the process by locking bootloader, and unlocking it again and installing the latest TWRP version for oneplus 3t from the twrp website (https://dl.twrp.me/oneplus3t/ - I picked the top one) rather than the one linked to on the "how to" page above. This worked and I was able to access TWRP.
I then sideloaded supersu (using the link on the "how to") and rebooted the device. It did not reboot, getting stuck on the initial loading page before shutting off. I retried sideloading supersu after a couple failed reboots and got the same issue.
So I went back to google, and (I can't find the page right now) found somebody on this website saying they'd solved the issue by re-flashing the stock rom and supersu. I did this and I still get stuck on the loading page.
This man would appreciate some help. Thank you.
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Bah. Solved it. lol
Downloaded latest version of Supersu. That worked.

Trouble rooting my g6

I'm coming to the g6 from an older Samsung. I figured that rooting this one would be just as simple, but was I ever wrong. I've gone through the guides available here, as well as guides on other sites, but no joy. I've probably restored my phone to the original system now 5 or 6 times. I'm hoping that someone can point me in the correct direction here.
The last couple of times I tried, here's what I did and what went wrong. I found a guide over at https://www.androidinfotech.com/root-moto-g6-and-g6-plus-pie/ that was fairly straight forward.
The first time I followed the instructions, booting to twrp failed but I figured that was because it never included flashing twrp to the phone. So I flashed it and used fastboot to boot the phone to the image. I then wiped the phone, flashed magisk and then did the same thing with no-verity-opt and rebooted.
On the reboot, the phone cycled through a couple of attempts and then was successful on the third try. But some things were broken. The battery indicator said I had 0% charge, and the phone refused to connect to wi fi. It also didn't recognize my network. And best of all, I've never achieved root. When I boot back into the bootloader, it comes up with the standard motorola file; not twrp.
Just FYI, I'm running pie.
Can anyone point me in the correct direction here? any help will be very much appreciated.
jmalmberg said:
I'm coming to the g6 from an older Samsung. I figured that rooting this one would be just as simple, but was I ever wrong. I've gone through the guides available here, as well as guides on other sites, but no joy. I've probably restored my phone to the original system now 5 or 6 times. I'm hoping that someone can point me in the correct direction here.
The last couple of times I tried, here's what I did and what went wrong. I found a guide over at https://www.androidinfotech.com/root-moto-g6-and-g6-plus-pie/ that was fairly straight forward.
The first time I followed the instructions, booting to twrp failed but I figured that was because it never included flashing twrp to the phone. So I flashed it and used fastboot to boot the phone to the image. I then wiped the phone, flashed magisk and then did the same thing with no-verity-opt and rebooted.
On the reboot, the phone cycled through a couple of attempts and then was successful on the third try. But some things were broken. The battery indicator said I had 0% charge, and the phone refused to connect to wi fi. It also didn't recognize my network. And best of all, I've never achieved root. When I boot back into the bootloader, it comes up with the standard motorola file; not twrp.
Just FYI, I'm running pie.
Can anyone point me in the correct direction here? any help will be very much appreciated.
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Need a bit more info
What model G6 ? Software channel?
What build number of Pie are you trying to root?
You say "restored my phone to the original system now 5 or 6 times" what version and build number is that and how are you restoring it?
kc6wke said:
Need a bit more info
What model G6 ? Software channel?
What build number of Pie are you trying to root?
You say "restored my phone to the original system now 5 or 6 times" what version and build number is that and how are you restoring it?
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Model is xt1925-6
Android version is ALI_RETAIL_9.0_PPS29.118-11-1_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip.
I'm restoring it using Minimal ADB and Fastboot, and flashing the files over.
A couple of other things I should probably say too.
1. The phone was originally running Oreo. About two weeks ago, Motorola pushed out PIE to me and I installed it. That caused a tone of problems... the biggest one was that you couldn't hear the phone anymore. Couldn't hear callers, ringing, notifications, etc... It might has well have been a doorstop. I tried to roll the phone back to Oreo doing a factory reset, but that didn't work either. Wiped out my IMEI and carrier. So I did a little research and found out that some other people had the same issue. They couldn't roll back so I figured I was stuck with Pie.
2. At that point, I unlocked the bootloader and downloaded the version above from a link in one of the forums and flashed it to the phone. For whatever reason, that cured the IMEI, carrier and sound issues. Since I've come this far and the phone doesn't have anything on it, I'd like to root what I have and get some of the capability that I had on the Samsung.
Thanks for your assistance on this.
jmalmberg said:
Model is xt1925-6
Android version is ALI_RETAIL_9.0_PPS29.118-11-1_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip.
I'm restoring it using Minimal ADB and Fastboot, and flashing the files over.
A couple of other things I should probably say too.
1. The phone was originally running Oreo. About two weeks ago, Motorola pushed out PIE to me and I installed it. That caused a tone of problems... the biggest one was that you couldn't hear the phone anymore. Couldn't hear callers, ringing, notifications, etc... It might has well have been a doorstop. I tried to roll the phone back to Oreo doing a factory reset, but that didn't work either. Wiped out my IMEI and carrier. So I did a little research and found out that some other people had the same issue. They couldn't roll back so I figured I was stuck with Pie.
2. At that point, I unlocked the bootloader and downloaded the version above from a link in one of the forums and flashed it to the phone. For whatever reason, that cured the IMEI, carrier and sound issues. Since I've come this far and the phone doesn't have anything on it, I'd like to root what I have and get some of the capability that I had on the Samsung.
Thanks for your assistance on this.
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PPS29.118-11-1 has a lot of issues. downgrading doesn't seem possible. I thought we had it solved today but ran into the same issue with calls
Follow This thread for rooting
kc6wke said:
PPS29.118-11-1 has a lot of issues. downgrading doesn't seem possible. I thought we had it solved today but ran into the same issue with calls
Follow This thread for rooting
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Oh, interesting, That's the thread I started with but couldn't get to work for me. That's when I went out and found the guide that I linked to in my original posting. Let me walk through the steps I used here to see if you can tell me where I went wrong.
1. Unlocked my bootloader.
2. Installed Minimal ADB & Fastboot.
3. Placed TWRP, in the Minimal ADB director on my PC and loaded Magisk, DM Verity, Magisk Manager apk to the SD card on my phone. (NOTE: the SD card isn't installed in the phone yet. I'll do that after doing the wipe. Just putting the software on it.)
4. Flashed TWRP to the phone and used Fastboot to load it.
5. Wiped the phone. Used advanced wipe and deleted the cache and data then rebooted to TWRP and did it again. At this point, I installed the SD card.
6. Rebooted the phone into TWRP and then selected install for DM Verity and again for Magisk.
7. Reboot and check for root using Rootcheck. I'm being told that I don't have root access.
What am I missing here?
Again, thank you for the assistance.
jmalmberg said:
Oh, interesting, That's the thread I started with but couldn't get to work for me. That's when I went out and found the guide that I linked to in my original posting. Let me walk through the steps I used here to see if you can tell me where I went wrong.
1. Unlocked my bootloader.
2. Installed Minimal ADB & Fastboot.
3. Placed TWRP, in the Minimal ADB director on my PC and loaded Magisk, DM Verity, Magisk Manager apk to the SD card on my phone. (NOTE: the SD card isn't installed in the phone yet. I'll do that after doing the wipe. Just putting the software on it.)
4. Flashed TWRP to the phone and used Fastboot to load it.
5. Wiped the phone. Used advanced wipe and deleted the cache and data then rebooted to TWRP and did it again. At this point, I installed the SD card.
6. Rebooted the phone into TWRP and then selected install for DM Verity and again for Magisk.
7. Reboot and check for root using Rootcheck. I'm being told that I don't have root access.
What am I missing here?
Again, thank you for the assistance.
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You need to format data (type yes) In twrp
kc6wke said:
You need to format data (type yes) In twrp
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That worked! Thank you very much!!! I really appreciate it!!!!
jmalmberg said:
3. Placed TWRP, in the Minimal ADB director on my PC and loaded Magisk, DM Verity, Magisk Manager apk to the SD card on my phone. (NOTE: the SD card isn't installed in the phone yet. I'll do that after doing the wipe. Just putting the software on it.)
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What ver TWRP did you use?
Apparently there is an official version and a modified version to mount vendor-specific mount points?
Thanks,
Tigger31337 said:
What ver TWRP did you use?
Apparently there is an official version and a modified version to mount vendor-specific mount points?
Thanks,
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I renamed the TWRP file I flashed "recovery.img" and I don't remember the original file name. When I boot to recovery mode it says 3.3.0-0. Hope that helps
jmalmberg said:
I renamed the TWRP file I flashed "recovery.img" and I don't remember the original file name. When I boot to recovery mode it says 3.3.0-0. Hope that helps
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Yup, I solved it. Thanks. I ended up using 3.2.3.official.
Rooting; ending in bootloop help
Sorry if I am hijacking this thread; thought to discuss here as the title "Trouble rooting my g6" still applies.
I have:
XT1925-13 (Moto G6 ALI) running stock Android Pie with build ppss29.55-34.
I have issues when I tried to root. I followed these steps:
I downloaded the factory image “ALI_RETAIL_9.0_PPS29.55-34_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip” and flashed it first. The mobile restarted and went to the first screen to select a language.
I rebooted it into bootloader, ran the TWRP as a temp by command “fastboot boot twrp-3.3.0-0-Ali.img,” which asked for the password.
I pressed cancel, and then I wiped cache and data.
Via ADB I transferred “adb push Magisk-v20.0.zip /sdcard” and “adb push no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.1.zip /sdcard”.
Then from TWRP, I installed Magisk. Then when installing no-verity, it gave an error “updater process ended with an error: 1 error installing zip file ‘no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.1.zip’.
Rebooted the device with hope and ended in a boot loop.
I also tried to use Magisk-v19.4.zip in the above steps and also tried to skip no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.1.zip. All ended in boot loop.
Any idea why? Are there any guides for the combination XT1925-13 (Moto G6 ALI) running ppss29.55-34?
Many thanks for your time.
Here is a solution
Flash original boot in fastboot followed by TWRP and reboot in recovery.
Install Magisk 19.4 in TWRP (3.3.x Android 9 OK) and reboot
You can update to 20 in Magisk Manager later

Moto Z3 Play stuck at TWRP logo screen

Hello everyone,
I tried to flash TWRP on my Z3 play today and got stuck on the TWRP logo screen. Since I am a noob, i will try to give a detailed describtion of what i have done so far.
I started by going into debuggingn mode and unlocking to bootloader following the guide unlock-bootloader-moto-z3-play from getdroidtips
This worked as far as i can tell. Today I wanted to get TWRP running as this seemed like the next step to take. Again i followed the getdroidtips guide twrp-recovery-moto-z3-play/ which linkes to flash-twrp-recovery-android. Here I didnt install Odin and Android Kies, because these seem to be Samsung-specific? I followed all other steps and arrived at the command line "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" which didnt work, but gave the error message "invalid partition name recovery". After googling a bit I found that "fastboot boot recovery.img" should boot TWRP and that I could procced from there. At first it looked as if TWRP would actually boot, but then it got stuck in the logo screen and is sitting at that for an hour now.
Did I brick my phone? And can I fix this somehow?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Dunsinan said:
Hello everyone,
I tried to flash TWRP on my Z3 play today and got stuck on the TWRP logo screen. Since I am a noob, i will try to give a detailed describtion of what i have done so far.
I started by going into debuggingn mode and unlocking to bootloader following the guide unlock-bootloader-moto-z3-play from getdroidtips
This worked as far as i can tell. Today I wanted to get TWRP running as this seemed like the next step to take. Again i followed the getdroidtips guide twrp-recovery-moto-z3-play/ which linkes to flash-twrp-recovery-android. Here I didnt install Odin and Android Kies, because these seem to be Samsung-specific? I followed all other steps and arrived at the command line "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" which didnt work, but gave the error message "invalid partition name recovery". After googling a bit I found that "fastboot boot recovery.img" should boot TWRP and that I could procced from there. At first it looked as if TWRP would actually boot, but then it got stuck in the logo screen and is sitting at that for an hour now.
Did I brick my phone? And can I fix this somehow?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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Just like the Google search you used, there's a search here on XDA. Your problem has been addressed many times.
Instead of creating a new Topic/thread, ideally you could've and should've first searched the TWRP Z3 thread. Then asked questions about TWRP in The TWRP thread.
kewlzter said:
Just like the Google search you used, there's a search here on XDA. Your problem has been addressed many times.
Instead of creating a new Topic/thread, ideally you could've and should've first searched the TWRP Z3 thread. Then asked questions about TWRP in The TWRP thread.
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Oh, I am sorry if this is a duplicate. I searched the forum before and didnt find my problem. I will look again.
Thanks for the quick response
Dunsinan said:
Oh, I am sorry if this is a duplicate. I searched the forum before and didnt find my problem. I will look again.
Thanks for the quick response
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Did you find the solution?
hint: 3.3.1.0
Okay, I am an idiot.
Thanks to your hint I figured out that I had to use TWRP 3.3.1.0 to not get stuck. This worked, but I accidentaly flashed TWRP to boot instead of recovery.
When i tried to flash to recovery i got: "Invalid partition name recovery"
What can I do now?
Dunsinan said:
Okay, I am an idiot.
Thanks to your hint I figured out that I had to use TWRP 3.3.1.0 to not get stuck. This worked, but I accidentaly flashed TWRP to boot instead of recovery.
When i tried to flash to recovery i got: "Invalid partition name recovery"
What can I do now?
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That's not an accident, that's a mistake!
I'm sure there are a number of things you can do. But messing with Boot partition is the best way to brick your phone.
have you tried to use LMSA to start over.
or
Boot TWRP, use one of the backups you made. Restoring boot?
or
ADB flash boot, from firmware sideload folder.
I used LMSA to go back to stock android. Now it boots normal again.
Okay, so how do I get TWRP to work? I am hestitant to try on my own again.
Last time i tried to flash twrp to recovery i got a "invalid partition name recovery" error message.
Dunsinan said:
I used LMSA to go back to stock android. Now it boots normal again.
Okay, so how do I get TWRP to work? I am hestitant to try on my own again.
Last time i tried to flash twrp to recovery i got a "invalid partition name recovery" error message.
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Do you just try things without any research? have you not considered reading the very short thread associated with TWRP and this device?
That's the correct place to both look for your answers, and ask for clarification.

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