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So here are a few things I have been through in the past 48 hours:
I flashed a custom ROM (FreedomOS) for the 3T. Could not get OK Google to work and it is essential to me especially when driving. Other people had mentioned every custom ROM was like this at the moment so I made the switch back to factory. This is where the hell begins. I wanted to try out Magisk so I could play Pokemon GO and use Android Pay, and I thought "oh what a perfect time to do just that". 4 hours of work and the SafetyNet was still tripping, only to find out I needed Magisk 13.0, which is incompatible with the OP3T boot image. Now, that could have been because I installed SuperSU prior and that patches the boot image but I had been through enough to the point of just going stock with SuperSU only. So about 10 dirty flashes later and a few hours of waiting for TWRP to load (F2FS can suck my @#$*), I find out that if you don't want to lost your data partition, there is only one very specific way to install SuperSU.
1) Wipe system and caches
2)Install OOS full rom
3)Boot into OS
4)Reflash TWRP (because OOS removes it)
5)Flash SuperSU
6)Boot into OS again
7)THEN, and only THEN can you install additional things such as ARISE or custom fonts
It appears after you flash the factory ROM through TWRP, TWRP loses all commands. So anything flashed after that doesn't actually do anything. I thought maybe it was because the new recovery is there and so maybe TWRP just needed to be reflashed before the OS was even booted, that however, resulted in a beautiful slew of corrupted fonts, no root access and broken hardware keys (even the power button). So please, learn from this XDA users, as I have the hard way. Now I'm off to go change F2FS to EXT4, fun stuff.
EDIT: On top of everything I just said, it seems none of the SuperSU zips are working now. Does not affect my phone whatsoever. It's almost like it isn't mounting /system...
EDIT 2: Great. Rooting now bootloops me and the logcat is saying AtCmdFwd service errors and BindNDK sensor server unavailable. I'm going back to FreedomOS and will just suffer from never having OK Google again.
EDIT 3: FreedomOS no longer even starts booting. Stuck at bootloader logo. Guess I'm flashing stock OOS unrooted for now. Going to have to deal with ugly default fonts and crappy audio
Try blusparks twrp for OnePlus 3t.. that fixed a lot of my issues with flashing, instead of supersu try magisk instead.
Install twrp - OOS - Magisk - Kernel - what ever else.. but see if it boots. If not, try holding the power button for 12-15 seconds until the screen goes black but the notification led turn red.. plug your phone into the computer and do a unbrick from there with the msm tool.. once it all boots, flash a custom rom over the stock rom and then factory reset from there, I'm just throwing ideas out there.
1. Factory reset.
2. Install official OOS.
3. Reboot to recovery.
4. Install TWRP.
5. Install Magisk, custom kernel, debloater etc.
6. Reboot to OOS.
When upgrading to newer OOS version, skip factory reset. I never wipe caches and everything works. If safety net fails, check that hide is enabled on Magisk settings. If still failing, use Universal SafetyNet Fix.
Forget SuperSu, Magisk does same thing. And with Magisk you can play PoGo. Forget EXT4, it doesn't give you anything, it's going to be history.
Where are you getting that Magisk 13 is incompatible? I'm currently running OB10 with Magisk 13 and ElementalX kernel. Rooted, SafetyNet pass. @heiskanenej instructions above sound like what you need to do. Start fresh.
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xKroniK13x said:
Where are you getting that Magisk 13 is incompatible? I'm currently running OB10 with Magisk 13 and ElementalX kernel. Rooted, SafetyNet pass. @heiskanenej instructions above sound like what you need to do. Start fresh.
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Ok, I will eventually try blu_sparks TWRP (that was the plan anyways), but I am back in working order. So Magisk did not bootloop my device, and v13 works on OOS. It wasn't working on FreedomOS but it even passes SafetyNet on OOS. I have ARISE and Dolby installed and couldn't be more satisfied. Did not have to wipe /data, it's like the whole thing never even happened. I will likely change to EXT4 as soon as I get the chance to backup my data partition, I haven't seen any benefit to F2FS whatsoever. Appreciate the tips, XDA rocks!
EDIT: Still takes forever to boot blu_spark TWRP but eh, I'll keep it. Will update when switch to EXT4, only reason to switch
I do the flashing in a rude way
1. Flash OOS from TWRP.
2. Flash magisk, arise, etc..
3. Reboot
4. Boot into recovery, flash any custom kernel etc..
Changing to ext4 is not required, if you are on OOS. f2fs is way better in performance over ext4 for the stock/freedom.
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Question for those you you way smarter than I'll ever hope to be. I randomly lost root and TWRP on my 3T and I have no idea how this happened.
Quick (or not so quick) background - I was stock rooted OOS 4.1.6. I disabled AdAway for a bit yesterday to gain access to something it was blocking (done it many times) and when I re-enabled it my phone was stuck in a boot loop afterwards. Weird, but not concerning. I booted into TWRP and restored a backup. OOS 4.1.3 was my latest backup, so after successfully loading that up, I flashed the full 4.1.6 OTA and SuperSu as I've done before to update. Worked fine. Was adding my preferred mods via Substratum and Magisk and I messed up. Couldn't get Substratum to work properly and couldn't get Magisk to update to 13.1. I verified I had root, which I did. Went back to TWRP and reflashed 4.1.6 and SuperSU. When my phone was up and running again I didn't have root. Weird, so I tried again, still couldn't get SuperSU to flash properly. Got frustrated and figured I haven't had a clean install since getting the device in January. Every update I've flashed via TWRP has been dirty. So, factory reset, blah, blah, blah. Done it plenty of times with many devices. Flashed the OTA and SuperSu again, but noticed SuperSu failed. Rebooted recovery to try again, but it went to the stock recovery. My phone is working fine now, but I'm without root and I no longer have TWRP.
What might have caused this to happen? And how can I avoid it in the future? I know how to get it back (I'll do it after work) but it's frustrating.
What version of TWRP are you using? A few of the past versions have been having problems.
If you're already using Magisk anyways, just flash the Magisk zip and use that as your rooting solution. IIRC, the more recent versions of Magisk are no longer compatible with SuperSU anyways.
Anova's Origin said:
What version of TWRP are you using? A few of the past versions have been having problems.
If you're already using Magisk anyways, just flash the Magisk zip and use that as your rooting solution. IIRC, the more recent versions of Magisk are no longer compatible with SuperSU anyways.
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I was using 3.0.4-1. Never had an issue before. But after I factory reset my phone and clean flashed the 4.1.6 update I ended up with the stock recovery. Unless I'm mistaken, I can't flash Magisk until I have TWRP again. I know how to get it back, I was more curious as to how this may have happened in the first place. What would have caused my root and custom recovery to disappear?
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I was using 3.0.4-1. Never had an issue before. But after I factory reset my phone and clean flashed the 4.1.6 update I ended up with the stock recovery. Unless I'm mistaken, I can't flash Magisk until I have TWRP again. I know how to get it back, I was more curious as to how this may have happened in the first place. What would have caused my root and custom recovery to disappear?
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My mistake, I meant to ask SuperSU version, not TWRP. If SuperSU failed to root your phone after dirty flashing OOS (even if there was not error message), OOS will replace your recovery with the stock one.
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My mistake, I meant to ask SuperSU version, not TWRP. If SuperSU failed to root your phone after dirty flashing OOS (even if there was not error message), OOS will replace your recovery with the stock one.
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I was using version 2.8.2. Regardless, you answered my question as to how it happened in the first place, so thanks.
Hello. I'm stuck in a bootloop and need help. I have android 7.1.1 with the October security update and the latest franco kernel. Bootloader is unlocked. Here is what happened.
Flashed TWRP and rooted with magisk. Attempted to install xposed SDK25 module through magisk. Restarted phone and xposed did not show up in magisk as installed, all my other modules were also gone.
I'm now thinking that magisk is somehow broken so I attempt to uninstall it through the manager. Phone reboots and is now in a bootloop.
What should I do?
A new install of course.
Press vol down and on/off at the same time.
Go to Recovery.
In TWRP Wipe system/data/cache.
Install your rom and gapps again and reboot system.
See if this solves your boot loop.
If it boot correctly, then install your custom apps.
@ReneZeiss: He doesn't need to wipe data or cache to resolve this. Doing so would be overkill. All he needs to do is reinstall the ROM, because from his description it sounds like his kernel ramdisk became corrupted when Magisk tried restoring the untouched version.
@sandman96: You don't say whether you're running the stable version of Magisk (14.0) or are on the beta channel (14.6). If the problem occurred on the beta channel, switch to the stable channel. If on the stable channel, try the beta channel. Also, after reinstalling your ROM, but before installing Magisk, take a nandroid backup.
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@ReneZeiss: He doesn't need to wipe data or cache to resolve this. Doing so would be overkill. All he needs to do is reinstall the ROM, because from his description it sounds like his kernel ramdisk became corrupted when Magisk tried restoring the untouched version.
@sandman96: You don't say whether you're running the stable version of Magisk (14.0) or are on the beta channel (14.6). If the problem occurred on the beta channel, switch to the stable channel. If on the stable channel, try the beta channel. Also, after reinstalling your ROM, but before installing Magisk, take a nandroid backup.
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Thanks for the replies. I ended up reflashing from a factory image. Was able to restore all my data except for text messages but I'm working on getting those from a twrp backup.
I had the stable version of magisk installed. I'm just not going to try the xposed framework again lol.
I find Xposed to be more trouble than it's worth. I only used it on my Dell Streak as there were some patches for Android 2.3.x that were never integrated into the ROMs I produced for that device. I briefly tried it on my Galaxy S4 and promptly uninstalled it. My N6 never had it.
Xposed fans don't like me much, mostly because I wish it would go die in a fire.
The few times I tried installing Xposed thru the Magisk Repo caused Magisk to screw up for me too. Solution is just install the Xposed app then flash Xposed in TWRP lol. For some reason the Repo install method doesn't seem to work often if at all, least for me lol. Flashing in TWRP like you would if you had SuperSU has worked 100% of the time for me :-/
::Edit:: oh yea lol, if you take anything from the experience take the lesson learned of why TWRP makes it extremely simple to make a complete backup of everything disable compression of backups and that minute or two of extra wait time is worth it when something happens, since it's not a matter of IF, only a matter of WHEN lol.
So I finally went ahead unlocking the BL & rooted my Mi9Tpro, using the program by Maunofrio.
So far, so good. Installed twrp from within the program, along with some kind of superSU.
I installed some apps needing root, but they complained over an outdated supersu, so
I then installed the superSU by chainfire. First 2.82 wich wouldn't update the binaries.
Then the 2.79 version, that was said to be more bug free.. It didn't want to update the
binaries either, the normal way. So I then chose the other option (to DL by twrp).
Now my phone won't boot past the boot screen. I can start both fastboot and
recovery mode (twrp). Would anyone be kind and tell me how to solve this?
I just don't know how to proceed (so I guess I shouldn't have fiddled at all).
Just flash Magisk for root.
That will work 4sure.
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So I finally went ahead unlocking the BL & rooted my Mi9Tpro, using the program by Maunofrio.
So far, so good. Installed twrp from within the program, along with some kind of superSU.
I installed some apps needing root, but they complained over an outdated supersu, so
I then installed the superSU by chainfire. First 2.82 wich wouldn't update the binaries.
Then the 2.79 version, that was said to be more bug free.. It didn't want to update the
binaries either, the normal way. So I then chose the other option (to DL by twrp).
Now my phone won't boot past the boot screen. I can start both fastboot and
recovery mode (twrp). Would anyone be kind and tell me how to solve this?
I just don't know how to proceed (so I guess I shouldn't have fiddled at all).
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Download and flash rom from this thread. (For recovery, not fastboot.)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20-pro/how-to/redmi-k20-pro-firmware-10-3-8-0-9-6-13-t3939647
Thanx, fellows!
I tried reflashing Magisk once more, & it did the trick.
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Phone Model no : Samsung Galaxy S6 / SM-G920F
Security patch date: 01.10.2017
Android version: 7.0
Root status: Yes
Hey guys,
I rooted my phone several weeks ago for the first time via odin and everything went fine. I installed TWRP and Magisk and everything worked out.
Today I was trying to update Magisk from v20.x to v21.x with the inapp option, but now im stuck in a bootloop to download mode, screen says "Downloading... do not turn off target".
Even if I turn the phone off with Power + Home + Vol Down its just restarting right away and getting stuck in the same screen again.
Im still able to enter TWRP Recovery, but I dont know what to do to end the download mode problem when trying to start the phone.
I actually dont know/understand much about that stuff, so I dont know which other info I need to provide.
Is there something I could do without going through the whole flash/root process again?
should i try to delete magisk and install it again? if yes, how do i do it?
Help would be appreciated.
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Phone Model no : Samsung Galaxy S6 / SM-G920F
Security patch date: 01.10.2017
Android version: 7.0
Root status: Yes
Hey guys,
I rooted my phone several weeks ago for the first time via odin and everything went fine. I installed TWRP and Magisk and everything worked out.
Today I was trying to update Magisk from v20.x to v21.x with the inapp option, but now im stuck in a bootloop to download mode, screen says "Downloading... do not turn off target".
Even if I turn the phone off with Power + Home + Vol Down its just resarting right away and getting stuck in the same screen again.
Im still able to enter TWRP Recovery, but I dont know what to do to end the downloading problem when trying to start the phone.
I actually dont know/understand much about that stuff, so I dont know which other info I need to provide.
Is there something I could do without going through the whole flash/root process again?
should i try to delete magisk and install it again? if yes, how do i do it?
Help would be appreciated.
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I don't know much about your device but if you can enter TWRP, it's not that bad. First what you can try is to download Magisk uninstaller and flash it in TWRP from USB. However, I don't know what can you do to update Magisk safely. Would be best if you can check your device forum or ask the question there
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I don't know much about your device but if you can enter TWRP, it's not that bad. First what you can try is to download Magisk uninstaller and flash it in TWRP from USB. However, I don't know what can you do to update Magisk safely. Would be best if you can check your device forum or ask the question there
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Looked like my device forum is pretty dead, which is why I asked the question here again. Thanks for the fast respone
Its probably not possible to just install a Magisk version again and overwrite the current one, probably need to uninstall first and then install it again?
There is a Magisk Module Uninstaller and a Magisk Uninstaller. Are those different things or just the same?
How to Uninstall Magisk Module Using TWRP Recovery | MagiskRoot
Uninstall Magisk Module using TWRP Recovery or Offline whenever you stuck into bootloop. Magisk Module Uninstaller and Magisk Manager for Recovery methods.
magiskroot.net
How to Uninstall Magisk From Android [2 Easiest Method]
Are you facing issues with Magisk? You can uninstall magisk from your phone with these simple and easy steps.
magiskmanager.com
Because the 2nd guide says in the end
Keep in Mind – Whenever you use TWRP as a method to uninstall Magisk, it is imperative to flash the Magisk Module Uninstaller Zip onto your device.
Does this mean I need to do the magisk module one first?
@n00btuber Do not trust those websites. They're in no way official and are just trying to get adc revenue from Magisk's popularity. If you're really unlucky they'll also provide you with malicious zips...
Only download stuff from John's GitHub:
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk
If you need to uninstall Magisk use the uninstall zips from the above linked Github repo, and if you need to uninstall modules (but those will also be removed by the Magisk uninstaller) you can do that directly from TWRP:
https://www.didgeridoohan.com/magisk/Magisk#hn_Uninstalldeletedisable_modules_from_recovery
A lot of times you can just flash another Magisk version over your installed one, but there are times where you do need to uninstall first. Since you have TWRP it can't really hurt to just try flashing whatever Magisk zip you want and it it doesn't work you can just use the uninstaller first.
One other thing to try would be the Canary release, mainly to see if you're affected by any bugs that is present in the current stable release but has been fixed upstream. You'll find the Canary app in the same Github link above.
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@n00btuber Do not trust those websites. They're in no way official and are just trying to get adc revenue from Magisk's popularity. If you're really unlucky they'll also provide you with malicious zips...
Only download stuff from John's GitHub:
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk
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Ok.
Was trying to use the uninstaller from his GitHub.
Trying to flash it leads to
"Updater process ended with ERROR:1
Error installing Zip file .....
Updating partition details"
So what to do now?
Trying to just flash any Magisk version to overwrite the current one leads to the same result.
I think it says Unsupported/Unknown image format
Your TWRP might be bugged/incompatible. I'd reflash your stock boot image and then patch the file manually (you'll find the instructions for that on GitHub as well).
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Your TWRP might be bugged/incompatible.
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But TWRP worked fine when installing magisk the first time, I even tried the same zip folder I used to install it back then, but it wont work anymore.
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I'd reflash your stock boot image and then patch the file manually (you'll find the instructions for that on GitHub as well).
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However, whats my stock boot image and how to reflash it? Cant find a guide for that on GitHub.
Would a Factory Reset wipe all Magisk stuff and my TWRP Partition as well?
Does anyone know what is going on between Magisk and Google? It seems Google has removed Magisk Manager from the Play Store AGAIN! What's more, I downloaded and installed the apk but when I try to use it to install the latest Magisk the install fails. Tried installing the Magisk zip via TWRP, and while it doesn't show any errors, I still don't have root.
Ok I really need some more help @Didgeridoohan
Meanwhile I tried to reinstall TWRP from within TWRP. There was no error so I think it should have worked, but didnt solve the problem.
As soon as I try to boot the system it directly boots download mode and gets stuck in it. The volume buttons wont work or do anything as they are supposed in download mode.
Im still able to get into TWRP, but I still dont know what to do to stop this crashed download mode that starts over and over again.
When trying to flash the magisk uninstall it states "cannot access /data", when trying to flash a magisk installer it states "unsupported/unknown image format"
I dont care about Magisk right now though, I can root and install magisk again as soon as im able to clear the download mode problem. I was just trying this because trying to update magisk from within magisk manager has caused this download mode problem to appear.
Just tell me please how to fix that or how to factory reset my phone so it is able to boot regular again.
Thank you
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Ok I really need some more help @Didgeridoohan
Meanwhile I tried to reinstall TWRP from within TWRP. There was no error so I think it should have worked, but didnt solve the problem.
As soon as I try to boot the system it directly boots download mode and gets stuck in it. The volume buttons wont work or do anything as they are supposed in download mode.
Im still able to get into TWRP, but I still dont know what to do to stop this crashed download mode that starts over and over again.
When trying to flash the magisk uninstall it states "cannot access /data", when trying to flash a magisk installer it states "unsupported/unknown image format"
I dont care about Magisk right now though, I can root and install magisk again as soon as im able to clear the download mode problem. I was just trying this because trying to update magisk from within magisk manager has caused this download mode problem to appear.
Just tell me please how to fix that or how to factory reset my phone so it is able to boot regular again.
Thank you
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Sounds to me like you need to reflash your ROM, not TWRP. According to your OP, you're running Android 7, but it doesn't say if it is stock or a custom ROM.. If it is stock, then use Frija.exe to download the ROM and then flash th AP, BL and HOME_CSC md5 files with Odin. If it is a custom ROM, use TWRP to flash the ROM and gapps. DO NOT try to flash Magisk. Right now there seems to be a problem with Google disabling Magisk. Wait till it is resolved before attempting to get root.
@n00btuber Dirty flashing your ROM is most likely the way to go, just like described above.
But @lewmur, what do you mean by "Google disabling Magisk"? If you're talking about SafetyNet there are ways around that (and it doesn't affect root)...
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@n00btuber Dirty flashing your ROM is most likely the way to go, just like described above.
But @lewmur, what do you mean by "Google disabling Magisk"? If you're talking about SafetyNet there are ways around that (and it doesn't affect root)...
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I not talking about safety net. Look in Play Store for Magisk Manager. It is no longer there. And even if you download and install the apk, it won't install Magisk. Flashing Magisk from TWRP doesn't give root privileges. This just happened yesterday.
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I not talking about safety net. Look in Play Store for Magisk Manager. It is no longer there. And even if you download and install the apk, it won't install Magisk. Flashing Magisk from TWRP doesn't give root privileges. This just happened yesterday.
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The Magisk Manager hasn't been on the Play Store for years... Edit: reference - https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/magisk-the-magic-mask-for-android.3473445/post-72508849
Nothing of what you describe has anything to do with Google "disabling Magisk".
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The Magisk Manager hasn't been on the Play Store for years... Edit: reference - https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/magisk-the-magic-mask-for-android.3473445/post-72508849
Nothing of what you describe has anything to do with Google "disabling Magisk".
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That 's my mistake. Play Store would put up a lot of "Magisk Manager" stuff, but I never really tried any of it because flashing Magisk would give me the Manager. But even that "stuff" no longer shows up.
Butt Magisk Manager still won't install Magisk. It will download the zip file, but when it attemps to install it, it get an error saying Unsupported/Unknown image format. If I flash it from TWRP, and then open Magisk Manager, it still says N/A under Installed for Magisk.
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Then why won't Magisk Manager install Magisk. It will download the zip file, but when it attemps to install it, it get an error saying Unsupported/Unknown image format. If I flash it from TWRP, and then open Magisk Manager, it still says N/A under Installed for Magisk.
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That will be an incompatibility between Magisk and your device and has nothing to do with Google (blame your OEM for doing weird stuff instead).
Thanks for the help guys, had to flash the ROM, now its working again.