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Could I have dm-verify disabled, Magisk root with AP working, bootloader unlocked, and twrp all on OOS 4.0.3? What would be the best process for doing this on a brand new 3t with stock OOS 3.5.4?
What I was thinking was first disabling dm-verify on 3.5.4 with fastboot commands, then flash 4.0.3 as it is less than 1 GB, unlock the bootloader, and install magisk and twrp w/ fastboot. Am I missing anything?
Ulti2x said:
Could I have dm-verify disabled, Magisk root with AP working, bootloader unlocked, and twrp all on OOS 4.0.3? What would be the best process for doing this on a brand new 3t with stock OOS 3.5.4?
What I was thinking was first disabling dm-verify on 3.5.4 with fastboot commands, then flash 4.0.3 as it is less than 1 GB, unlock the bootloader, and install magisk and twrp w/ fastboot. Am I missing anything?
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Just install FreedomOS, and judging by the performance and battery of 4.0.3 vs the new beta, get the CE version based on the beta. Im downloading it now. Some people are passing SafteyNet
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Just install FreedomOS, and judging by the performance and battery of 4.0.3 vs the new beta, get the CE version based on the beta. Im downloading it now. Some people are passing SafteyNet
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What's CE?
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What's CE?
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Not entirely sure what it stands for, but its based on the 7.1.1 beta. Running it now. Not passing safetynet, but it has a checker telling me why. Working on it..
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To simplify this question, could I disable dm-verify and unlock the bootloader on OOS 3.5.4 and boot back into a wiped phone without any problems? After unlocking the bootloader and disabling dm verify, will I able to just update to 4.0.3 using the OTAs in settings?
Or does booting into the phone with an unlocked bootloader and no dm verify cause me to get stuck at boot? Thanks in advance.
Unlocking the bootloader does not trigger dm-verity or prevent you from installing via automatic OTA installs. Dm-verity is triggered if you flash TWRP and swipe to allow system modifications, which you will have to do if you intend to to root later.
You can use Oxygen OS's built-in OTA installer to update your phone as long as you have not rooted and have not installed TWRP yet. If you have either rooted or installed TWRP, it would be safer to flash the full ROM through TWRP for upgrades.
That said, everything you listed above can be accomplished. I would advise you take the following steps:
1) Use the phone's built-in OTA updater to upgrade to OOS 4.0.3*
*You can upgrade at a later step, though this way is more convenient as OOS will download and flash the patch automatically
2) Unlock bootloader (this will wipe everything)
3) Either move the Magisk.zip file to your internal storage at this point, or place it on a flash drive which you can access on your phone through USB OTG
4) Flash TWRP 3.0.4-1 through fastboot
5) Reboot to TWRP, swipe to enable system modifications (do not reboot until after you root)
6) Flash Magisk v11.1
7) Reboot into system, download Magisk Manager from the app store if the zip you flashed did not install the app automatically
8) Enable Magisk Hide in Magisk Manager, also hide Magisk from the play store app (prevents it from detecting root and labeling your device as uncertified).
9) Reboot phone for Magisk Hide to take effect.
Safetynet should be able to pass at this point. If you get a dm-verity message during boot, but everything else works perfectly, you can remove the message following this guide. I'm not sure if the stock kernel for OOS hides bootloader status, if you have problems with safetynet, you could try using a custom kernel.
At the moment, I am on OOS 4.0.3 with Franco's kernel and rooted with Magisk v11.1. My bootloader is unlocked and I have TWRP 3.0.4-1 as the recovery. Safetynet passes and my device is listed as certified in the Play Store. I can't test Android Pay as it hasn't been released here yet, though apps that checks safetynet like Pokemon GO work.
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Unlocking the bootloader does not trigger dm-verity or prevent you from installing via automatic OTA installs. Dm-verity is triggered if you flash TWRP and swipe to allow system modifications, which you will have to do if you intend to to root later.
You can use Oxygen OS's built-in OTA installer to update your phone as long as you have not rooted and have not installed TWRP yet. If you have either rooted or installed TWRP, it would be safer to flash the full ROM through TWRP for upgrades.
That said, everything you listed above can be accomplished. I would advise you take the following steps:
1) Use the phone's built-in OTA updater to upgrade to OOS 4.0.3*
*You can upgrade at a later step, though this way is more convenient as OOS will download and flash the patch automatically
2) Unlock bootloader (this will wipe everything)
3) Either move the Magisk.zip file to your internal storage at this point, or place it on a flash drive which you can access on your phone through USB OTG
4) Flash TWRP 3.0.4-1 through fastboot
5) Reboot to TWRP, swipe to enable system modifications (do not reboot until after you root)
6) Flash Magisk v11.1
7) Reboot into system, download Magisk Manager from the app store if the zip you flashed did not install the app automatically
8) Enable Magisk Hide in Magisk Manager, also hide Magisk from the play store app (prevents it from detecting root and labeling your device as uncertified).
9) Reboot phone for Magisk Hide to take effect.
Safetynet should be able to pass at this point. If you get a dm-verity message during boot, but everything else works perfectly, you can remove the message following this guide. I'm not sure if the stock kernel for OOS hides bootloader status, if you have problems with safetynet, you could try using a custom kernel.
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Thanks so much. I don't need to wipe cache after I flash Magisk right? And what's the big deal if the play store detects my device as uncertified?
Might as well wipe cache afterwards for good measure.
At the moment, Play Store certification does not seem to affect anything, though you never know when Google is going to start blocking uncertified devices from certain apps.
Just a small note but you should be able to root without modifying system. They modify boot image now and don't touch system.
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Anova's Origin said:
Might as well wipe cache afterwards for good measure.
At the moment, Play Store certification does not seem to affect anything, though you never know when Google is going to start blocking uncertified devices from certain apps.
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Can I use fastboot commands just by opening command prompt right?
EDIT: This link okay? https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
That tool should work fine.
Be sure to install the correct drivers for the OP3T as well.
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That tool should work fine.
Be sure to install the correct drivers for the OP3T as well.
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With this tool, I should be set for drivers right? https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/development/toolkit-oneplus-3-toolkit-unlock-t3398799
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With this tool, I should be set for drivers right? https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/development/toolkit-oneplus-3-toolkit-unlock-t3398799
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Yep
uudruid74 said:
Not entirely sure what it stands for, but its based on the 7.1.1 beta. Running it now. Not passing safetynet, but it has a checker telling me why. Working on it..
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What's CE?
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CE stands for community edition
Anova's Origin said:
Unlocking the bootloader does not trigger dm-verity or prevent you from installing via automatic OTA installs. Dm-verity is triggered if you flash TWRP and swipe to allow system modifications, which you will have to do if you intend to to root later.
You can use Oxygen OS's built-in OTA installer to update your phone as long as you have not rooted and have not installed TWRP yet. If you have either rooted or installed TWRP, it would be safer to flash the full ROM through TWRP for upgrades.
That said, everything you listed above can be accomplished. I would advise you take the following steps:
1) Use the phone's built-in OTA updater to upgrade to OOS 4.0.3*
*You can upgrade at a later step, though this way is more convenient as OOS will download and flash the patch automatically
2) Unlock bootloader (this will wipe everything)
3) Either move the Magisk.zip file to your internal storage at this point, or place it on a flash drive which you can access on your phone through USB OTG
4) Flash TWRP 3.0.4-1 through fastboot
5) Reboot to TWRP, swipe to enable system modifications (do not reboot until after you root)
6) Flash Magisk v11.1
7) Reboot into system, download Magisk Manager from the app store if the zip you flashed did not install the app automatically
8) Enable Magisk Hide in Magisk Manager, also hide Magisk from the play store app (prevents it from detecting root and labeling your device as uncertified).
9) Reboot phone for Magisk Hide to take effect.
Safetynet should be able to pass at this point. If you get a dm-verity message during boot, but everything else works perfectly, you can remove the message following this guide. I'm not sure if the stock kernel for OOS hides bootloader status, if you have problems with safetynet, you could try using a custom kernel.
At the moment, I am on OOS 4.0.3 with Franco's kernel and rooted with Magisk v11.1. My bootloader is unlocked and I have TWRP 3.0.4-1 as the recovery. Safetynet passes and my device is listed as certified in the Play Store. I can't test Android Pay as it hasn't been released here yet, though apps that checks safetynet like Pokemon GO work.
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My Play Store says uncertified after I did the whole process, and hid Magisk from it. Anyway to fix it?
Ulti2x said:
My Play Store says uncertified after I did the whole process, and hid Magisk from it. Anyway to fix it?
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Go into settings, find Play Store and wipe cache. Then reboot.
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Go into settings, find Play Store and wipe cache. Then reboot.
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Still says it. Maybe I need to wait?
Forgot, I actually had to delete Play Store's app data last time before rebooting. Then it worked.
Thanks a lot everybody! I have never used fast boot before (have only flash w/ sammy phones) and now I know. Thanks again all for helping me.
Hey everybody I rooted my device this morning, and I was setting everything up again since it gets wiped during the process. So finally I come and try to login in to Snapchat and it says something similar to "log in has failed please try again later" anybody have this problem or a way to fix it? Thanks in advance!
Snapchat checks for root and purposely prevents you from logging in if it find it. If you rooted with SuperSU, try installing Chainfire's SUHide. Otherwise, if you rooted with Magisk, enable MagiskHide in Magisk Manager.
I usually unroot with SU and login while unrooted, then flash whatever SU zip used to root again. It should work and you'll stay logged in.
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I usually unroot with SU and login while unrooted, then flash whatever SU zip used to root again. It should work and you'll stay logged in.
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so i just do the full unroot option, sign in, then just flash the SU again?
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so i just do the full unroot option, sign in, then just flash the SU again?
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Yeah that's what works for me.
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Yeah that's what works for me.
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OMG thank you so much that was so easy!!!!
magisk is better though because you can still use android pay and mobile banking applications.
If I throw on a custom ROM after wiping will I need to do this process again?
Yes. Unless the custom ROM has built-in root, you will have to flash SuperSU or Magisk every time you flash a ROM (including updating the same ROM to a newer version). Flashing a ROM replaces the files required for root in the /system or /boot partition.
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Yes. Unless the custom ROM has built-in root, you will have to flash SuperSU or Magisk every time you flash a ROM (including updating the same ROM to a newer version). Flashing a ROM replaces the files required for root in the /system or /boot partition.
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I shouldnt brick if i have to loose root and reflash super SU when I'm running a rom right? Sorry for all the questions
Suddenly losing root without a reasonable explanation would be a cause for concern and should merit further investigation.
However, simply flashing SuperSU after flashing a ROM (dirty or clean flash) shouldn't cause any issues.
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Suddenly losing root without a reasonable explanation would be a cause for concern and should merit further investigation.
However, simply flashing SuperSU after flashing a ROM (dirty or clean flash) shouldn't cause any issues.
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Yeah cos I would need to flash the ROM, then sign in to Snapchat, then go back to TWRP and flash super SU
Honestly, I would just recommend you to use Magisk to root. You can have it hide both root and itself from apps like Snapchat. Better yet, since Magisk Manager is not a system app, it will survive updates through dirty flashes. This means that after the initial set up, any time you dirty flash a ROM and then Magisk immediately afterwards, root is already set up and hidden from Snapchat the first time you boot up.
Also, be careful with flashing a ROM without rooting immediately. ROMs like OOS will either replace TWRP with stock recovery or trigger dm-verity if you don't root immediately after clean flashing.
Anova's Origin said:
Honestly, I would just recommend you to use Magisk to root. You can have it hide both root and itself from apps like Snapchat. Better yet, since Magisk Manager is not a system app, it will survive updates through dirty flashes. This means that after the initial set up, any time you flash a ROM and then Magisk immediately afterwards, root is already set up and hidden from Snapchat the first time you boot up.
Also, be careful with flashing a ROM without rooting immediately. You might trigger dm-verity if you clean flash a ROM like OOS without rooting before booting.
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So I just have to download magisk manager and it should re-do everything for me if I understand correctly right?
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So I just have to download magisk manager and it should re-do everything for me if I understand correctly right?
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You will have to remove all traces of SuperSU before flashing Magisk. If Magisk detects systemless SuperSU already present on your phone, it won't root it with its own method (and therefore cannot hide root from other apps). The easiest way to install Magisk over SuperSU is just to dirty flash your current ROM and then immediately flash Magisk v11.1 (don't forget to wipe cache/dalvik). After you boot, you will have to install the Magisk Manager app from the playstore if the Magisk.zip didn't already do so automatically. Then enable Magisk Hide and reboot your phone. Root should be hidden now. You will have to regrant root permissions for all of your root apps.
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You will have to remove all traces of SuperSU before flashing Magisk. If Magisk detects systemless SuperSU already present on your phone, it won't root it with its own method (and therefore cannot hide root from other apps). The easiest way to install Magisk over SuperSU is just to dirty flash your current ROM and then immediately flash Magisk v11.1 (don't forget to wipe cache/dalvik). After you boot, you will have to install the Magisk Manager app from the playstore if the Magisk.zip didn't already do so automatically. Then enable Magisk Hide and reboot your phone. Root should be hidden now. You will have to regrant root permissions for all of your root apps.
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I'm on stock ROM, so I guess I can go into super su and loose root then download magisk and get it that way
Thanks mate, it took forever to find this solution, it worked!
I use SU and it was simple to "unroot" from within the SU# app
1. settings scroll down to the "cleanup" section, select full unroot, accept all the warning messages, the phone will reboot into recovery and then reboot the phone after it finishes. Your phone may cycle through the reboot process a couple of times
2. log back into your phone, then you can log into the Snapchat app.
3. now you can re-root your phone, if you want to.
Cheers.
Hello, I am currently rooted on stock oos 4.0.3, with latest TWRP and super su free v2.79, can anyone help me out and tell me how to switch to magisk please, thank you!
Can I just use super su full unroot option then flash magisk?
Either reflash the original boot.img or download the unsu script from https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63615067, then flash magisk again.
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Either reflash the original boot.img or download the unsu script from https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63615067, then flash magisk again.
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so flash unsu, then flash magisk. simple?
Dr Grato said:
so flash unsu, then flash magisk. simple?
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If you use the unSU script the process is:
unSU
stock boot image
Magisk
This method did not work for me.
I am on KETAN n10 and initially, viper did not work. I installed magisk but that didn't fix it. nor the meefik busy box. So i decided to uninstall magisk and go back to superSU and it magically worked...
I unrooted from SuperSU itself like shown on the app's forum I believe. It rebooted my phone, I went into recovery first and then just flashed the latest magisk and made the switch :laugh:
SourPower said:
I unrooted from SuperSU itself like shown on the app's forum I believe. It rebooted my phone, I went into recovery first and then just flashed the latest magisk and made the switch :laugh:
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So you just went into the SuperSU app and used the built in Unroot option, and when the phone rebooted, you went back into recovery and flashed the latest Magisk and did NOT flash a boot.img and everything worked fine? you have root with Magisk now instead of SU and you didnt get a bootloop at all??? (i really want to swap out SU for magisk in my sons LG G2, so he can play PoGo again lol) (His G2 is running CRdroid custom rom, I wonder if that effects the steps I'll need to take)
Can anyone offer me some guidance or assistance please and thank you?
JG420 said:
So you just went into the SuperSU app and used the built in Unroot option, and when the phone rebooted, you went back into recovery and flashed the latest Magisk and did NOT flash a boot.img and everything worked fine? you have root with Magisk now instead of SU and you didnt get a bootloop at all??? (i really want to swap out SU for magisk in my sons LG G2, so he can play PoGo again lol) (His G2 is running CRdroid custom rom, I wonder if that effects the steps I'll need to take)
Can anyone offer me some guidance or assistance please and thank you?
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If there's a proper backup of the boot image for the SuperSU app's full unroot option to restore, then that process should work perfectly (I've done it on a few devices myself). It's when it can't properly restore the boot image you might have issues and you'll have to do it yourself.
Take a look in the Magisk Troubleshooting guide, under "Moving from another systemless root solution to MagiskSU".
The nuclear method might be, to just flash the full stock OOS zip (can flash in TWRP) which will unroot and restore the boot.img (and everything else!). Then immediately flash Magisk before rebooting (so have the Magisk zip on the phone before updating). This should fully remove SuperSU, install Magisk, and keep TWRP on the phone.
Seeing as the original poster is still on OOS 4.0.3, you may want to update, anyway!
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So you just went into the SuperSU app and used the built in Unroot option, and when the phone rebooted, you went back into recovery and flashed the latest Magisk and did NOT flash a boot.img and everything worked fine? you have root with Magisk now instead of SU and you didnt get a bootloop at all??? (i really want to swap out SU for magisk in my sons LG G2, so he can play PoGo again lol) (His G2 is running CRdroid custom rom, I wonder if that effects the steps I'll need to take)
Can anyone offer me some guidance or assistance please and thank you?
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I've done this on my 3t but I do have a G3 coincidentally lol, but yes I unrooted from su, it restarted my phone, before booting back into the system I went in twrp right away and then flashed magisk.
There are two options given in the SuperSU app, one is clean up to switch to a different SU app and the other is to permanently unroot. Which option is better?
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There are two options given in the SuperSU app, one is clean up to switch to a different SU app and the other is to permanently unroot. Which option is better?
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I chose the Full Unroot option. Then flashed magisk. Worked perfectly.
Use the full unroot option. Catch here is that you might get dm-verity warning. It won't affect the phone in anyway but Android Pay might not work and you will see the warning for 5 seconds, everytime you restart the phone.
Thanks so much for ths thread. I am on Resurrection Remix OS and inititally installed SuperSU over Magisk (which came with the ROM). I decided that I wanted to use Magisk instead and followed the instructions in this thread and it worked a treat.
Hello guys,
Yesterday I flashed my Mi 8 to get root permissions with Global V10.2.1.0 with Magisk 17.3, including Disable DM-Verity and Force Encrypt. Everything was working perfect, Magisk notified me about updating to v18, so I did, and MIUI notified me about an update (if I'm not mistaken, for 10.2.2.0).
MIUI downloaded the update and asked me to reboot to install it. It booted into TWRP and did the whole installation, apparently without issues, but then I restarted and it goes straight to TWRP.
I tried clearing cache/dalvik but nothing.
Every time I reboot and gets to TWRP, when I press the menu button to see the log, the last lines say:
Full SELinux support is present.
set_policy_failed:/datamisc
I don't know if this is relevant, but seeing a "failed" is not nice.
As an observation, the folder /data/system is full of folders, but the /system directly in root folder only has /usr/share/zoneinfo (I don't know if this is normal or not),
If the system updated to 10.2.2.0, would flashing to 10.2.1.0 set the ARB or it's safe for me to flash it again? Any ideas?
Thanks!
You need to flash Magisk again. Installing an OTA means you flash the stock boot.img so flash dm verity and magisk.
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You need to flash Magisk again. Installing an OTA means you flash the stock boot.img so flash dm verity and magisk.
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Thanks for the answer! Do I need to wipe DATA too?
EDIT: I just flashed DM-Verity and then Magisk and all good. No need to wipe data. Thanks!!
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.
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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.
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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.
Didgeridoohan said:
@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
n00btuber said:
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)...
Didgeridoohan said:
@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.
lewmur said:
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.