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Thought I'd share how I upgraded my T-Mobile Galaxy S6 to Nougat (G920TUVU5FQE1 ) with root, deep sleep and SafetyNet bypass.
*** Read all step before starting as you will need to download and copy several files to your phone first ***
NOTE: This method will trip Knox!
Reboot into Download Mode
Flash G920TUVU5FQE1_G920TTMB5FQE1_G920TUVU5FQE1_HOME.tar.md5 with Odin (I used v3.10.6)
Download from Android File Host | Google Drive.
Reboot into Download Mode
Flash TWRP img.tar with Odin
Flash Magisk zip with TWRP and reboot to system
Install Magisk Manager (and enable Magisk Hide in Magisk Manager settings)
NOTE: The steps below will re-enable Deep Sleep
Install Flashify
Flash stock recovery.img with Flashify
Download from Android File Host | Google Drive.
Wipe cache (twice for good measure) and reboot
(Optional) Flash TWRP img using Flashify and reboot to system
Enjoy Nougat with root and SafetyNet bypass on your G920T! :good:
You do know that Google pulled Magisk from the Play Store....
The Sickness said:
You do know that Google pulled Magisk from the Play Store......
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You do know that was inevitable and that there are other ways to obtain Magisk Manager?
KaneHusky said:
You do know that was inevitable and that there are other ways to obtain Magisk Manager?
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Of course there are other ways......But your posting a link to Magisk that doesnt exist.
The Sickness said:
Of course there are other ways......But your posting a link to Magisk that doesnt exist.
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Uh... I linked to the main Magisk thread on XDA, not Google Play.
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Uh... I linked to the main Magisk thread on XDA, not Google Play.
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Uhh.....thats because you just changed it. I'm not gonna waste my time posting about something that is'nt correct.
So have a very lovely day
The Sickness said:
Uhh.....thats because you just changed it. I'm not gonna waste my time posting about something that is'nt correct.
So have a very lovely day
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Wow. Ok, dude. Do you see an edit anywhere for my post? No. I specifically linked to the XDA thread because I know it was taken off Google Play. :good:
Gonna give this a shot. Is this an official build or a port? And i wonder if i can use @stangdriver44 V4A Aroma installer hmmmmmm. Is the kernel stock or set to permissive?
BigDaddy38 said:
Gonna give this a shot. Is this an official build or a port? And i wonder if i can use @stangdriver44 V4A Aroma installer hmmmmmm. Is the kernel stock or set to permissive?
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It's pulled straight from Smart Switch so everything is 100% stock.
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It's pulled straight from Smart Switch so everything is 100% stock.
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Sweet gonna give it a shot, Thankyou!!!!
i have no idea where to find magisk manager any help would be appreciated
BigDaddy38 said:
i have no idea where to find magisk manager any help would be appreciated
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There's a Downloads section with a direct link to it in the main Magisk thread which I linked to.
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There's a Downloads section with a direct link to it in the main Magisk thread which I linked to.
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Your right i found it, the link didnt work earlier when i tried thankyou
Do we not need to flash SuperSU prior to Magisk? I'm not too familiar with the process so I could be mistaken.
EncryptedCurse said:
Do we not need to flash SuperSU prior to Magisk? I'm not too familiar with the process so I could be mistaken.
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You don't have to, no. Magisk uses its own superuser called MagiskSU, which gets installed with the Magisk zip file.
It seems kinda... excessive to put TWRP on, then go back to the stock recovery, then back to TWRP again.. Is there a reason for this part?
-> Flash stock recovery.img with Flashify
-> Wipe cache (twice for good measure) and reboot
-> (Optional) Flash TWRP img using Flashify and reboot to system
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It seems kinda... excessive to put TWRP on, then go back to the stock recovery, then back to TWRP again.. Is there a reason for this part?
-> Flash stock recovery.img with Flashify
-> Wipe cache (twice for good measure) and reboot
-> (Optional) Flash TWRP img using Flashify and reboot to system
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Yeah, to fix deep sleep not working after the first TWRP flash.
Heres what I did lastnight.................I followed your setup. And then installed Noble Kernel set to permissive so i can run V4A. Well the kernel trips Safety Net and you get a continuous notification because of the permissive kernel. So I uninstalled magisk(I dont care for it till the dev keeps it updated for us). I then flashed Super SU 2.8+ through TWRP. Used @stangdriver44 V4A Aroma Installer. So you still get the security notification, I found that system app and froze it. No more annoying notification. This is where im at now. Stock Nougat Rooted w-SuperSU/Noble Kernel for Tmobile/Viper 4 Android. All working flawlessly. @The Sickness Are you gonna maybe try and get something going on nougat with that sickness. Maybe an S8 themed option. I bet between you and stangdriver44 it could be awesome. Because you know we probably wont get another Rom upgrade for the S6 after Nougat.
BigDaddy38 said:
Heres what I did lastnight.................I followed your setup. And then installed Noble Kernel set to permissive so i can run V4A. Well the kernel trips Safety Net and you get a continuous notification because of the permissive kernel. So I uninstalled magisk(I dont care for it till the dev keeps it updated for us). I then flashed Super SU 2.8+ through TWRP. Used @stangdriver44 V4A Aroma Installer. So you still get the security notification, I found that system app and froze it. No more annoying notification. This is where im at now. Stock Nougat Rooted w-SuperSU/Noble Kernel for Tmobile/Viper 4 Android. All working flawlessly. @The Sickness Are you gonna maybe try and get something going on nougat with that sickness. Maybe an S8 themed option. I bet between you and stangdriver44 it could be awesome. Because you know we probably wont get another Rom upgrade for the S6 after Nougat.
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Read my rom thread and kernel thread.
KaneHusky said:
You don't have to, no. Magisk uses its own superuser called MagiskSU, which gets installed with the Magisk zip file.
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Everything was working fine last night, but I seem to have lost root during some point today. Magisk Manager still says that Magisk is installed, but that I am "not rooted." Any ideas? Should I try to reflash Magisk or will that trip SafetyNet?
I have a blu r1 hd custom build v6.5 I have tried to install magisk manager (i have rooted with super su) but it fails every time I try I get an error message I'm the app and in TWRP I just want to know if anybody else has this problem and if there is any way to solve it
Jô$èph D said:
I have a blu r1 hd custom build v6.5 I have tried to install magisk manager (i have rooted with super su) but it fails every time I try I get an error message I'm the app and in TWRP I just want to know if anybody else has this problem and if there is any way to solve it
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I believe Magisk dropped SuperSu support at some point before v13. Magisk now includes its own systemless root solution, so SuperSu is not needed. Try uninstalling Magisk and SuperSu and flashing the latest 13.3 zip.
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I believe Magisk dropped SuperSu support at some point before v13. Magisk now includes its own systemless root solution, so SuperSu is not needed. Try uninstalling Magisk and SuperSu and flashing the latest 13.3 zip.
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Ok then ill give it a shot
freespeechdev said:
I believe Magisk dropped SuperSu support at some point before v13. Magisk now includes its own systemless root solution, so SuperSu is not needed. Try uninstalling Magisk and SuperSu and flashing the latest 13.3 zip.
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I need to get stock boot img I don't have it pls help
Jô$èph D said:
I need to get stock boot img I don't have it pls help
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Two options:
If you have a pre-supersu/Magisk backup, restore it (at least the boot part).
If you don't have a backup (I encourage you to make them in the future...):
You need to go to the forum post with the fixed prime 6.5 zip downloads. Download the ~1gb zip, unzip it, and grab the boot.img from there. Flash it in twrp by going to install, install image (bottom right). Choose boot. When the flash finishes, reboot to recovery and flash Magisk.
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Two options:
If you have a pre-supersu/Magisk backup, restore it (at least the boot part).
If you don't have a backup (I encourage you to make them in the future...):
You need to go to the forum post with the fixed prime 6.5 zip downloads. Download the ~1gb zip, unzip it, and grab the boot.img from there. Flash it in twrp by going to install, install image (bottom right). Choose boot. When the flash finishes, reboot to recovery and flash Magisk.
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Can you pls link me the post for that file
freespeechdev said:
Two options:
If you have a pre-supersu/Magisk backup, restore it (at least the boot part).
If you don't have a backup (I encourage you to make them in the future...):
You need to go to the forum post with the fixed prime 6.5 zip downloads. Download the ~1gb zip, unzip it, and grab the boot.img from there. Flash it in twrp by going to install, install image (bottom right). Choose boot. When the flash finishes, reboot to recovery and flash Magisk.
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Never mind man. I can't say thank you enough I found the stock ROM with the info you gave me. Flashing boot.img was successful and so was flashing the Magisk.zip again thanks
Jô$èph D said:
Never mind man. I can't say thank you enough I found the stock ROM with the info you gave me. Flashing boot.img was successful and so was flashing the Magisk.zip again thanks and I will stay active on this and other threads
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Sure thing. See you around!
Why would someone use Magisk instead of traditional root? Are there some apps that you need to use that won't work on the rooted phone? I guess that there are a few, like snap chat and maybe Netflix but I don't use those on the Blu R1 HD.
I followed Colton's original root thread and while he, at first, included Magisk, he later advised switching to the non-Magisk root and I did. What would I gain by switching back to Magisk?
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Why would someone use Magisk instead of traditional root? Are there some apps that you need to use that won't work on the rooted phone? I guess that there are a few, like snap chat and maybe Netflix but I don't use those on the Blu R1 HD.
I followed Colton's original root thread and while he, at first, included Magisk, he later advised switching to the non-Magisk root and I did. What would I gain by switching back to Magisk?
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I wanted to use systemless xposed framework because the official version is not supported on my device. Also I wanted to use the modules that are specifically for magisk
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Why would someone use Magisk instead of traditional root? Are there some apps that you need to use that won't work on the rooted phone? I guess that there are a few, like snap chat and maybe Netflix but I don't use those on the Blu R1 HD.
I followed Colton's original root thread and while he, at first, included Magisk, he later advised switching to the non-Magisk root and I did. What would I gain by switching back to Magisk?
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Systemless xposed does not work either found this out earlier today device would not boot after installation of xposed through magisk
Ah, that would be a problem for me. I wouldn't want to use a phone without xposed. I have to have all the tweaking and customizations available in gravitybox and a few other modules.
So what will you do now? Give up xposed or Magisk? Or try to find or wait for a version of xposed that works on Magish?
It was a long time ago, but I think I remember running into problems running xposed on Magisk and Colton provided some helpful advice in his original thread about reflashing the rom, getting root, then installing xposed - he had seperate threads for those.
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Ah, that would be a problem for me. I wouldn't want to use a phone without xposed. I have to have all the tweaking and customizations available in gravitybox and a few other modules.
So what will you do now? Give up xposed or Magisk? Or try to find or wait for a version of xposed that works on Magish?
It was a long time ago, but I think I remember running into problems running xposed on Magisk and Colton provided some helpful advice in his original thread about reflashing the rom, getting root, then installing xposed - he had seperate threads for those.
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I will have to see if it works when a new version of magisk is launched.
First of all, I have very limited android experience but I need too root my phone for the functionality of an app that's critical to my business. Anyways, I'm running a Moto x4 with Pie. I already installed magisk 17.3 and magisk manager 6.0.1 using twrp recovery following a tutorial on youtube. When opening the magisk manager, it asked me to update to 7.1.1, which I did. Then it told me that I needed at least v18.0 magisk to be able to run the new magisk manager. Am I able to update magisk by flashing the new zip version in twrp, or is another method required since a prior version is already installed? Is this how I would install all future versions of magisk that comes out? Is there anything that I should know before flashing? I really don't want to get stuck in a boot loop or brick the phone.... Any guidance will be greatly appreciated.
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First of all, I have very limited android experience but I need too root my phone for the functionality of an app that's critical to my business. Anyways, I'm running a Moto x4 with Pie. I already installed magisk 17.3 and magisk manager 6.0.1 using twrp recovery following a tutorial on youtube. When opening the magisk manager, it asked me to update to 7.1.1, which I did. Then it told me that I needed at least v18.0 magisk to be able to run the new magisk manager. Am I able to update magisk by flashing the new zip version in twrp, or is another method required since a prior version is already installed? Is this how I would install all future versions of magisk that comes out? Is there anything that I should know before flashing? I really don't want to get stuck in a boot loop or brick the phone.... Any guidance will be greatly appreciated.
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You can update it from Magisk and as well as from TWRP...
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First of all, I have very limited android experience but I need too root my phone for the functionality of an app that's critical to my business. Anyways, I'm running a Moto x4 with Pie. I already installed magisk 17.3 and magisk manager 6.0.1 using twrp recovery following a tutorial on youtube. When opening the magisk manager, it asked me to update to 7.1.1, which I did. Then it told me that I needed at least v18.0 magisk to be able to run the new magisk manager. Am I able to update magisk by flashing the new zip version in twrp, or is another method required since a prior version is already installed? Is this how I would install all future versions of magisk that comes out? Is there anything that I should know before flashing? I really don't want to get stuck in a boot loop or brick the phone.... Any guidance will be greatly appreciated.
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First of all: backup! Then you can bootloop, brick (or not!) with no worries. Do it with twrp.
Download latest (beta) Magisk 19.0, flash it under twrp and be happy.
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Since you're already rooted you don't have to flash the zip in TWRP. Just go to the Magisk Manager Modules section, click the "+"-button and select the Magisk zip. When it's done, reboot and you're updated.
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You can update it from Magisk and as well as from TWRP...
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I'm not able to open manager because it says I need at least v18.0. The app wont open.
Didgeridoohan said:
Just to add to the above....
Since you're already rooted you don't have to flash the zip in TWRP. Just go to the Magisk Manager Modules section, click the "+"-button and select the Magisk zip. When it's done, reboot and you're updated.
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If it's in the manager app, I'm not sure how to do it because it says that I can't open it with anything <v18.0.
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First of all: backup! Then you can bootloop, brick (or not!) with no worries. Do it with twrp.
Download latest (beta) Magisk 19.0, flash it under twrp and be happy.
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Good news! The flash has been successful. And I learned about NANDroid backups. Super helpful! Thanks for the help!!
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If it's in the manager app, I'm not sure how to do it because it says that I can't open it with anything <v18.0.
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You could of course uninstall the incompatible Manager and reinstall the one that works with your Magisk version.
But, that's now besides the point.
A day when you learn something new is a good day. :good:
If you want to learn more, here's a trivia [emoji14]
Also install "Magisk Manager for Recovery Mode (mm)" module. Not promoting it, but I myself feel it's a good module that you need to have before playing with Magisk Modules
It allows you to manage Magisk Modules from TWRP itself. So next time you run into a bootloop, you know what to do
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Requirements:
- ROOTED DEVICE
- Install any root file manager with text editor (I used ES File Explorer Pro)
- Install any system app disabler (I used Disable Application [ROOT])
Steps:
1. Open app Disable Application [ROOT] and disable the app Athena
(this will prevent your apps from force stopping when you clear them from the recent apps. *clear all button won't work, close apps by swiping)
2. Open ES File Explorer, give root permission and open /data/oppo/coloros/startup/bootwhitelist.txt with the text editor
3. Find the package names of the apps you want to run in background and add them at the bottom line of the list
(package names of apps can be easily found in the Disable Application [ROOT] app)
4. Then enter the Phone Manager app > Privacy Permissions > Startup Manager. You will see that the apps which you put on that list will appear as recommended to turn on.
5. Now you just enable those
That is all you have to do. Reboot if you want to, but it is not necessary.
ENJOY!
App links:
https://apkpure.com/es-file-explorer-file-manager/com.estrongs.android.pop
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iamaner.oneclickfreeze&hl=en
your phone already rooted, bro?
Chelyzin said:
your phone already rooted, bro?
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... how else would i have figured out this fix?
Inquiad Raad said:
... how else would i have figured out this fix?
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my device can't rooted can you help me?
Chelyzin said:
my device can't rooted can you help me?
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Do you have twrp flashed?
Inquiad Raad said:
Do you have twrp flashed?
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I have already flashed TWRP too, but still not rooted.
After I flash magisk, my device cant boot and got error message "boot device destroyed or contact customer service" and I flash supersu then nothing happen.
can you help me?
Chelyzin said:
I have already flashed TWRP too, but still not rooted.
After I flash magisk, my device cant boot and got error message "boot device destroyed or contact customer service" and I flash supersu then nothing happen.
can you help me?
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First flash your stock boot.img and reboot to twrp. Then flash Magisk 19.4 beta version. Magisk 19.3 stable doesn't work on Realme X.
Inquiad Raad said:
First flash your stock boot.img and reboot to twrp. Then flash Magisk 19.4 beta version. Magisk 19.3 stable doesn't work on Realme X.
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I thought, I do that yesterday but still doesnt work. Can you give me private link of magisk 19.4 or link magisk you have?
btw , I on 1903 and magisk still affected? or not?
Chelyzin said:
I thought, I do that yesterday but still doesnt work. Can you give me private link of magisk 19.4 or link magisk you have?
btw , I on 1903 and magisk still affected? or not?
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https://redirect.viglink.com/?key=e164e26dfb5274d06a0fe10b82774dc2&u=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ftopjohnwu%2FMagisk%2Freleases%2Fdownload%2Fv19.4%2FMagisk-v19.4.zip&type=ap&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fforum.xda-developers.com%2Fapps%2Fmagisk%2Fofficial-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445%2Famp%2F&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
Chelyzin said:
I thought, I do that yesterday but still doesnt work. Can you give me private link of magisk 19.4 or link magisk you have?
btw , I on 1903 and magisk still affected? or not?
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Did it work? Were you able to root your phone?
tried it in realme 5 pro and it worked, thanks so much.
Does it work in Realme 3 as well? Also, is it safe to try this out? Just wondering coz I just bought my phone a few months ago.
It also works on Realme UI, thank you, it's very usefull
The easiest was to remove the background Apps Killing is by removing com.coloros.athena
You can remove it through ADB as well.
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.
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.
Didgeridoohan said:
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.