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[Noob] Just bought a Zuk Z2 Plus - ROM help needed please!

I am unsure whether my phone (which is being delivered from Gearbest) will have google play store and google sync etc all installed and working. If I don't have all of that installed + working I am going to try and flash a ROM (probably unofficial CM14.1) from here.
Now, when I went to see how to unlock the bootloader, the guide had a lot of chinese writing, so I couldn't understand what I was supposed to do... Can someone explain in english how I am supposed to unlock the bootloader?
The following is a snippet that I did not understand from the guide. Link : https://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z2-pro/development/how-bootloader-zuk-z2-pro-t3415392
"Unlocking the phone...
With the email now received it's time to do some dev stuff...
尊敬的ZUK用户，您好
&nbsp您已经在ZUK开发者平台申请了解锁您的ZUK智能设备的bootloader。
&nbsp附件是适用于您的设备的解锁文件，请妥善保管。
&nbsp请访问这里了解如何进行解锁操作。
&nbsp如果不是您本人操作或者您改变主意，请忽略这封邮件，您的设备将不会受到任何影响。
ZUK开发者平台
Download the unlock_bootloader.img from the email and place it somewhere easy to find for flashing."

CarpeDiemJay said:
I am unsure whether my phone (which is being delivered from Gearbest) will have google play store and google sync etc all installed and working. If I don't have all of that installed + working I am going to try and flash a ROM (probably unofficial CM14.1) from here.
Now, when I went to see how to unlock the bootloader, the guide had a lot of chinese writing, so I couldn't understand what I was supposed to do... Can someone explain in english how I am supposed to unlock the bootloader?
The following is a snippet that I did not understand from the guide. Link : https://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z2-pro/development/how-bootloader-zuk-z2-pro-t3415392
"Unlocking the phone...
With the email now received it's time to do some dev stuff...
尊敬的ZUK用户，您好
&nbsp您已经在ZUK开发者平台申请了解锁您的ZUK智能设备的bootloader。
&nbsp附件是适用于您的设备的解锁文件，请妥善保管。
&nbsp请访问这里了解如何进行解锁操作。
&nbsp如果不是您本人操作或者您改变主意，请忽略这封邮件，您的设备将不会受到任何影响。
ZUK开发者平台
Download the unlock_bootloader.img from the email and place it somewhere easy to find for flashing."
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Not sure how far you've gotten following that guide. It's very good in pointing you where you need to look but it assumes that you do have a bit of knowledge to follow the basic steps without given a full explanation of every step you need to take.
With that in mind, I loaded a custom ROM in my phone just last week and here's the steps and the pitfalls you need to avoid:
This is the guide I used: http://zukfans.eu/community/threads/zuk-z2-bootloader-unlock.62/
So grab your phone S/N, install ADB and Fastboot on your PC, and install the Google and ZUK drivers.
Things to note:
If you're on Windows 8/10, you might have issues with driver signing enforcement. Bizzarely the drivers from Lenovo for the ZUK are unsigned and Windows does not like that. So you might need to disable this function. Thankfully, it's rather painless. http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how...8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/
Now to unlock the bootloader. You'll need to go to http://developer.zuk.com/bootloader but first you'll need to register to the site. I'm assuming that you're not in China or have a chinese SIM lying around so you'll need to register using email, which can be done here: https://passport.zuk.com/wauthen3/w...lenovoid.thirdname=null&lenovoid.qrstate=null
Once you register, fill in the bootloader unlock form and you'll get an email with some Chinese writing, this is unimportant. Look at the attachment to that email and you'll find a unlock_bootloader.img file. Download it and you're in business.
Now I ran into trouble sending fastboot commands to my phone, just wouldn't be detected for some reason, no clue why. But I found this tool by mauronofrio: https://forum.xda-developers.com/zu...ol-tool-one-driversunlocktwrpfactory-t3432782 - works like a charm, you can use it to unlock the bootloader and then install TWRP on your phone.
Once you have TWRP then you can install whatever ROM that tickles your fancy, no problem. Personally I'm running Resurrection Remix by fedor917. I tried CM14.1 but it's not stable enough for me and I much prefer RR. Plus it's Marshmallow so xposed works fine on it and plenty other stuff that hasn't reached Nougat yet. I really want Nougat-based Resurrection Remix on this phone and I've been working at porting it, but it's the first time I do this so it's quite a steep learning curve.

Uivalf39 said:
Not sure how far you've gotten following that guide. It's very good in pointing you where you need to look but it assumes that you do have a bit of knowledge to follow the basic steps without given a full explanation of every step you need to take.
With that in mind, I loaded a custom ROM in my phone just last week and here's the steps and the pitfalls you need to avoid:
This is the guide I used: http://zukfans.eu/community/threads/zuk-z2-bootloader-unlock.62/
So grab your phone S/N, install ADB and Fastboot on your PC, and install the Google and ZUK drivers.
Things to note:
If you're on Windows 8/10, you might have issues with driver signing enforcement. Bizzarely the drivers from Lenovo for the ZUK are unsigned and Windows does not like that. So you might need to disable this function. Thankfully, it's rather painless. http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how...8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/
Now to unlock the bootloader. You'll need to go to http://developer.zuk.com/bootloader but first you'll need to register to the site. I'm assuming that you're not in China or have a chinese SIM lying around so you'll need to register using email, which can be done here: https://passport.zuk.com/wauthen3/w...lenovoid.thirdname=null&lenovoid.qrstate=null
Once you register, fill in the bootloader unlock form and you'll get an email with some Chinese writing, this is unimportant. Look at the attachment to that email and you'll find a unlock_bootloader.img file. Download it and you're in business.
Now I ran into trouble sending fastboot commands to my phone, just wouldn't be detected for some reason, no clue why. But I found this tool by mauronofrio: https://forum.xda-developers.com/zu...ol-tool-one-driversunlocktwrpfactory-t3432782 - works like a charm, you can use it to unlock the bootloader and then install TWRP on your phone.
Once you have TWRP then you can install whatever ROM that tickles your fancy, no problem. Personally I'm running Resurrection Remix by fedor917. I tried CM14.1 but it's not stable enough for me and I much prefer RR. Plus it's Marshmallow so xposed works fine on it and plenty other stuff that hasn't reached Nougat yet. I really want Nougat-based Resurrection Remix on this phone and I've been working at porting it, but it's the first time I do this so it's quite a steep learning curve.
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Thank you for replying.
I have found a simpler guide I believe...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iinsQCuZr9Q or the written version... : http://www.gizbeat.com/11283/hs-usb...r-zuk-z2-and-any-qualcomm-phone-with-miflash/
There is no mention of unlocking the bootloader.
Do i not have to unlock the bootloader then?

CarpeDiemJay said:
Thank you for replying.
I have found a simpler guide I believe...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iinsQCuZr9Q or the written version... : http://www.gizbeat.com/11283/hs-usb...r-zuk-z2-and-any-qualcomm-phone-with-miflash/
There is no mention of unlocking the bootloader.
Do i not have to unlock the bootloader then?
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That is just for installing the stock ROM (ZUI) so for that you don't need to unlock your bootloader, but if you want to install a custom ROM (Cyanogenmod, MIUI, Resurrection Remix, etc.) you do need to unlock the bootloader and the install process is much simpler (unlock bootloader -> install TWRP -> wipe & install whatever ROM .zip file you want).

Uivalf39 said:
That is just for installing the stock ROM (ZUI) so for that you don't need to unlock your bootloader, but if you want to install a custom ROM (Cyanogenmod, MIUI, Resurrection Remix, etc.) you do need to unlock the bootloader and the install process is much simpler (unlock bootloader -> install TWRP -> wipe & install whatever ROM .zip file you want).
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Ah okay, thanks.
I've found a good tutorial I think. It seems more simple compared to using the qfil qualcom software stuff. What do you reckon? I've seen other people (can't remember what thread exactly) suggesting miflash to be used as well.
http://www.gizbeat.com/11283/hs-usb...r-zuk-z2-and-any-qualcomm-phone-with-miflash/

Moto E5 XT1920-15 (PETTYL) unlock bootloader)root/flashing GSIs

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bubba1601 said:
Hi
I have this new device but it's not any of the versions listed here (Nora/Rhyanna)
It's the UK version XT1920-15 sim unlocked, I'm just wandering if the steps to unlock/root are the same on this device as the other versions?
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https://www.getdroidtips.com/unlock-bootloader-moto-e5-play/
I used this guide to unlock it. I also have this phone, but mine is from latin america, and it should work for yours. :good:

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bubba1601 said:
Your device is not the same.
The American / latin American version has android 8.0, 2 GB ram and a 5.2 inch screen.
The UK version has android 8.1, 1gb of ram and a 5.3 inch screen.
All such tutorials that work for the US version DON'T work on the UK version and TWRP installation fails completely.
Please be mindful when advising users things "should" work, as it doesn't work and your device is completely different to mine, so should not be attempted from that link.
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No my phone has 1Gb of Ram and 16gigs of storage space along with 8.1 and TWRP installed. I used that guide to unlock the bootloader the TWRP in that guide doesn't work for our phones. I managed to find the TWRP version of the phone.

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bubba1601 said:
The guide says it's for android 8.0 though?
I still can't unlock the bootloader!
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fastboot oem get_unlock_data
"Now command will return a string which you need to copy the string to a notepad with a single line by deleting all spaceNotepad
(Note: Only copy the highlighted sections above. Do not copy the INFO or (bootloader) prefix)"
"To Get Bootloader Key for Moto E5 Play - Open the website Motorola’s unlock the bootloader site by Signing up or Log in in via Google Plus account"
Link:https://accounts.motorola.com/ssoau...ct/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
Make an account, also check if your device can even be unlocked on the website.
"Once you click the "Can my Device be unlocked?" you will receive a mail with unlock key.
Now copy the unlock key and type the following command and enter.
fastboot oem unlock UNLOCK_KEY
Here UNLOCK_Key is the place where you have to paste the unlock key which you copied from the email.
That's it! Your device will unlock. hah! Have fun!"
That's how you unlock the boot loader
Link for TWRP for PETTYL:https://mega.nz/#!anwAACZT!MJ95FCiIDH-kkLaZLpFvnKT5j_3Fe2goU-aZmSVeCKo
I couldn't find on XDA so I uploaded it to mega.

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Here a twrp buckup Twrp image and rooted boot for XT1920-15 if you manage to boot into twrp or try booting boot image https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1P0yVep9l3yTN2Hzy7QiRXj3kuL_N7Dxz?usp=sharing

did the op get it sorted

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bubba1601 said:
I'm running stock again.
No root, no twrp and as far as I'm concerned, project treble ROMs/images are complete waste of time, especially for this device where half the posted steps don't work, supplied resources don't work or twrp images and twrp back ups supposedly for this device don't work
Worse still, I had to pay to redownload my firmware.
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No idea why it dosent work for you I maneged to flash twrp and root it with magisek also tried linege and ResurexionRemix it works fine only xposed dosent work

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plscotland said:
Here a twrp buckup Twrp image and rooted boot for XT1920-15 if you manage to boot into twrp or try booting boot image https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1P0yVep9l3yTN2Hzy7QiRXj3kuL_N7Dxz?usp=sharing
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Can I flash this Recovery to XT1920-16 pettyl?
The file Moto_E5_XT1920-15-recovery.img is TWRP or STOCK recovery?
Also i'm loocking for Stock recovery for XT1920-16

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I just build custom recovery for pettyl -- ORANGE FOX , download at orangefox.tech
thanks. enjoy!
~whodat aka flash

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bubba1601 said:
There's already three different TWRPs for PETTYL.....two work one doesn't.
I made a TWRP for pettyl and it works 100% , The reason the others do not work is because they have EXT4 filesystem set to data partitions in the fstabs they were made with. Data partition is set to f2fs and thus it cannot be read. I also made a decrypt.zip for pettyl aswell, and I do not even own this device... I have only dove into android dev less than 2 months ago
Many people are already confused about twrp so do we really need another one to confuse everyone even more?
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*triple facepalm* are you serious ?!?!
Maybe this site and android modifications is not for you bubba.
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bubba1601 said:
The comment you quoted says it's a TWRP file and I've not seen the stock recovery available for PETTYL .
Just bear in mind that I'm assuming the xt1920-15 that I have and txt1920-16 you have are identical, but I obviously cannot confirm that or do I know if they work the same I'm just assuming they do.
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lol to get stock recovery file all you have to do is fastboot boot TWRP or OrangeFox and make a backup of recovery. Its that simple, but what would anyone want with stock recovery anyway?
If you really want it you can get the full stock firmware here, extract it and you will have stock recovery.img along with stock boot.img and everything else....
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/pettyl/official/
Again, ENJOY!

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bubba1601 said:
If you had explained what's better or different about your recovery rather than making a mocking reply I would not have asked if another custom recovery was necessary......
There's currently two working TWRPs for PETTYL and another posted on here that doesn't work at all.
Every PETTYL user that's posted here has had issues with both TWRP versions or have been unable to follow the instructions on how to install either version.
Don't tell me this site and android modding isn't for me, because when the time is right I'll decide to stop, you will not make that decision or suggest I stop because you didn't like my question - which you didn't answer.
So I'll ask you calmly and politely again.
Is it really necessary to have so many different TWRPs and custom recovery for PETTYL?
What does your orange fox offer different to TWRP?
You haven't even posted a proper link......no explanation, no proceedures, no instructions. Nothing.
Explain yourself so people understand, don't mock.
Edit.
My question was not a criticism of what you have done.
I've stopped any further modifications to my own PETTYL because it's obvious a 1gb ram android go device cannot handle 9.0 pie and in the 10 years I've been modding various devices the E5 play is the most complicated piece of S*** I've I've used.
But even worse, if the user base cannot ask a simple question of people without someone like you being rude and sarcastic in reply and telling a fellow user to go away - then I've made the right decision not to work with my E5 or this thread any longer.
The user and support base for the E5 play PETTYL has suddenly hit an all time low, and doesn't need rudeness or your sarcasm to justify its existence..
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He explained y other recoveries had prob and y his wouldn't next it has added features such as built in magisk and etc. test it to see other extra features instead of being a lil upset and taking it out on ppl being nice and fixing ur recovery probs

bubba1601 said:
If you had explained what's better or different about your recovery rather than making a mocking reply I would not have asked if another custom recovery was necessary......
There's currently two working TWRPs for PETTYL and another posted on here that doesn't work at all.
Every PETTYL user that's posted here has had issues with both TWRP versions or have been unable to follow the instructions on how to install either version.
Don't tell me this site and android modding isn't for me, because when the time is right I'll decide to stop, you will not make that decision or suggest I stop because you didn't like my question - which you didn't answer.
So I'll ask you calmly and politely again.
Is it really necessary to have so many different TWRPs and custom recovery for PETTYL?
What does your orange fox offer different to TWRP?
You haven't even posted a proper link......no explanation, no proceedures, no instructions. Nothing.
Explain yourself so people understand, don't mock.
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My question was not a criticism of what you have done.
I've stopped any further modifications to my own PETTYL because it's obvious a 1gb ram android go device cannot handle 9.0 pie and in the 10 years I've been modding various devices the E5 play is the most complicated piece of S*** I've I've used.
But even worse, if the user base cannot ask a simple question of people without someone like you being rude and sarcastic in reply and telling a fellow user to go away - then I've made the right decision not to work with my E5 or this thread any longer.
The user and support base for the E5 play PETTYL has suddenly hit an all time low, and doesn't need rudeness or your sarcasm to justify its existence..
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Don't be a d*$k lashing out at a dev who does this work FOR free using up HIS free time to make it possible for you to make this complaint. We developers have to research to gain this knowledge. Be courteous and try to search the web to find the answers you seek and to fill in the blanks. Possibly guide others users in the right direction based on the knowledge you discover.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you. Listen to some nine inch nails, you might learn a thing or two about how to properly human.
He doesn't even own that device yet goes out of his way to provide support for it just for ungrateful individuals such as yourself to lash out at him for not explaining things clearly enough. If you lack the knowledge to fill in the blanks that he may have missed, that just shows that you're at risk of bricking your device from lack of knowledge on the subject. It won't hurt you to do a bit of research for yourself.
Sincerely,
The guy helping to guide that developer you lashed out at to supporting 64bit for YOUR DEVICE.

[Unlock Bl] [TWRP] Guide To Unlock Bootloader Of Meizu Pro 7 (p25)

Note:- Credits To this guide goes to {Diablosss}
GUIDE FOR UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER OF MEIZU PRO 7
(Sorry for the inconvenience, but there are some issues in posting pictures. Therefore requesting you to please check the attached files for images)
This guide can also work with many other Meizu devices. Checked on 15, 16 all options (s, t, x) and on Pro7​I post the archive and instructions in pictures.
Step 1: Download. Unpack. Run meizublunlocker.exe
meizublunlocker:-https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yEm_vZo4rsqEtii279AU6l1mBajiSPQ2
See Image 1 in Attachments.
Step 2:-We connect the phone to the computer in fastboot mode (hold down the Vol. Down and power buttons), click refresh. The program must identify the device.
See Image 2 in Attachments.
Step 3ress CheckBL to check bootloader status.
See Image 3 in Attachments.
Step 4:-Click the Create Request button. This will create a file with the end of req.dat in the folder with this program
We send it to the e-mail [email protected] and wait for the response file to unlock the bootloader.
(This takes usually 1 week to receive the unlocked file, but you can donate to get the file within 3 hours)
See Image 4 in Attachments.
Step 5:- After we received the unlock file with the end of res.dat, click UnlockBL and select the resulting file.
See Image 5 in Attachments.
If the file is correct then get this answer
See Image 6 in Attachments.
That's It. We successfully Unlocked the Bootloader.
Now the next thing is to install the TWRP in our Device. ( Further credits goes to{ sergpolov} )​
Step 1: Download and install "adb_run"
adb run:-https://drive.google.com/open?id=1y4wdL53-P7mybKsj5XeimHRoMSpokMkQ
Step 2:- Download the required Files.
Stock Recovery Pro 7:-https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e2tRdqLi5jsT8J854RMcIA-jvZyR7xhT
Twrp Pro 7:-https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uYOT9HGractYuoJvRidgAgh8IBLhzFtu
Step 3:-We load the phone into fastboot mode, flash through the fastboot the recovery you need.
Launch the application shortcut
Step 4:-Click "3" - go to fastboot mode
See Image 7 in Attachments.
Step 5:-Click "3" - recovery
See Image 8 in Attachments.
Step 6:-Here we select the recovery file: - in the window that opens, we throw the file itself and close the window with the file and press any button.
See Image 9 in Attachments.
The process has begun.
See Image 10 in Attachments.
Step 7:- Choose "Y" and "Enter"
See Image 11 in Attachments.
The recovery firmware process is over!
Next Few Steps are Extremely Important , so follow with caution!​Step 8:-Reboot into Recovery Mode(hold down "Power" and hold, as soon as the screen goes blank, hold down the second button "Volume +" - hold it until vibration and release "Power", and after it release the button "Volume +")
Step 9:-To disable encryption of the "Data" section (who installs TWRP), we immediately flash the zip archive - tool-root_unlock-Testing-Pro7.zip
(disables encryption of the "Data" section, disables Boot and Recovery checks, installs Magisk and disables system root) and reboot into the system.)
tool-root_unlock-Testing-Pro7.zip:-https://drive.google.com/open?id=1a3Gyyuoo2Jv3EN7EWPwj389tXorSwkxT
Attention ! When installing custom recovery (TWRP) on your device, for the full TWRP functionality, you should format the internal memory (Data section) of the device using TWRP itself, since the "Data" section on Meizu smartphones is encrypted, I highly recommend it before installing custom recovery , on creating backups using the internal Flyme firmware (after creating the backup, it is located in the "backup" folder of the internal drive), as well as copying all the necessary data from the phone’s internal memory to the computer!
NOTE:-No One shall be responsible to any damage ocurring to your device

Doubts and queries are welcomed .

Hi, but doesn't this only work on Qualcomm processors? How does it work on a Meizu Pro 7 which is a Mediatek? I tried it on my Meizu M5C and it doesn't work.

XRed_CubeX said:
Hi, but doesn't this only work on Qualcomm processors? How does it work on a Meizu Pro 7 which is a Mediatek? I tried it on my Meizu M5C and it doesn't work.
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Yeah you r right and this guide is also taken from meizu 16th only, but this is tested now because qualcomm devices requires port_traces.txt and unlocked bl.bin files whereas for pro 7 we are using to res.dat which uses fastboot driven commands only.. Thats why it got successfull. I am also posting pictures for proof. (Shared by diabloss).

adityadhage said:
Yeah you r right and this guide is also taken from meizu 16th only, but this is tested now because qualcomm devices requires port_traces.txt and unlocked bl.bin files whereas for pro 7 we are using to res.dat which uses fastboot driven commands only.. Thats why it got successfull. I am also posting pictures for proof. (Shared by diabloss).
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But then for other MTKs like M5C it will never work?

XRed_CubeX said:
But then for other MTKs like M5C it will never work?
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i know you have already tried this method with your device and it didnt worked. I am not sure that m5c will get another method in future or not. Bcoz we also got lucky with pro 7 that it got successful by the help of guide ported from Meizu 16TH a Qualcomm device.

its now per donation only.

spiramedia said:
its now per donation only.
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i am not sure about this but yeah 5$ is not a big cost for this. Like sincerely there is no other verified method to work and unlocking bootloader gives u many advantages. You can have magisk now and various other thing . You can directly flash service firmware now by flash tool. Custom roms are also there. Like 5$ dollars for a mediatek device is reasonable.

In this TWRP, could we install anny official ROM (Global or Chinese) in it's standard form (update.zip)? Or some file modification in the zip archive is required?

cris2d2 said:
In this TWRP, could we install anny official ROM (Global or Chinese) in it's standard form (update.zip)? Or some file modification in the zip archive is required?
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Some users reported that they can directly install the official update zip. But i would recommend you to modify the updater script before flashing. You can request your firmware to make it TWRP flashable we can help you with this.

adityadhage said:
Some users reported that they can directly install the official update zip. But i would recommend you to modify the updater script before flashing. You can request your firmware to make it TWRP flashable we can help you with this.
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Well, it would be nice if some very talented enthusiast developer or team of devs would build a custom ROM based on Android 8 or higher (if it's possible, of course).
I saw there is single custom ROM, AOSP, but it's still based on Nougat, like stock Flyme. This makes it uninteresting for me, because it brings nothing new over already very-good-full-of-options Flyme ROM based on Android 7.0.
Maybe time will bring us custom ROMs based on a newer Android, at least Oreo.

cris2d2 said:
Well, it would be nice if some very talented enthusiast developer or team of devs would build a custom ROM based on Android 8 or higher (if it's possible, of course).
I saw there is single custom ROM, AOSP, but it's still based on Nougat, like stock Flyme. This makes it uninteresting for me, because it brings nothing new over already very-good-full-of-options Flyme ROM based on Android 7.0.
Maybe time will bring us custom ROMs based on a newer Android, at least Oreo.
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theoretically its not possible to update android version.. Because we dont have the source code to develop a higher version kernel .. But still there is a hope to port a rom based on android 8 but cant sure for stability.

adityadhage said:
theoretically its not possible to update android version.. Because we dont have the source code to develop a higher version kernel .. But still there is a hope to port a rom based on android 8 but cant sure for stability.
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I remember that Lenovo P2 smarthone officially stopped at Android 7 but people could install different custom Oreo, Pie and Q ROMs. This means that Lenovo published the source code?

cris2d2 said:
I remember that Lenovo P2 smarthone officially stopped at Android 7 but people could install different custom Oreo, Pie and Q ROMs. This means that Lenovo published the source code?
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Lenovo P2 is a snapdragon device. The source code and device tree can be found easily. Unlike mediatek , snapdragon never hides such things that's why the development is high on SD devices. Mediatek released kernel sources till Helio p10 then never disclosed anything. For higher android version roms we have to port kernel to higher version. Meizu pro 7 is right now on 4.4.15 kernel ver. For higher version we need kernel of 4.4.15+. I hope i cleared your doubts.

adityadhage said:
Lenovo P2 is a snapdragon device. The source code and device tree can be found easily. Unlike mediatek , snapdragon never hides such things that's why the development is high on SD devices. Mediatek released kernel sources till Helio p10 then never disclosed anything. For higher android version roms we have to port kernel to higher version. Meizu pro 7 is right now on 4.4.15 kernel ver. For higher version we need kernel of 4.4.15+. I hope i cleared your doubts.
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So, it's all about the source code, kernel sources and so on.
From my point of view (and my knowledge), there are two major steps or two issues that need to be addressed to successfully develop ROMs and kernels for a phone:
1. As you said, the source code must be released publicly.
2. The bootloader must be unlocked (or easy to unlock), for all these mods and kernels to be installed through a custom recovery (IF a custom recovery is developed).
Please correct me if I'm wrong (I'm seeing these things from consumer/user point of view, not like a programmer/developer/coder).

cris2d2 said:
So, it's all about the source code, kernel sources and so on.
From my point of view (and my knowledge), there are two major steps or two issues that need to be addressed to successfully develop ROMs and kernels for a phone:
1. As you said, the source code must be released publicly.
2. The bootloader must be unlocked (or easy to unlock), for all these mods and kernels to be installed through a custom recovery (IF a custom recovery is developed).
Please correct me if I'm wrong (I'm seeing these things from consumer/user point of view, not like a programmer/developer/coder).
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basically you are right

Thanks for your work. I got the Pro 7 X30 Variant. Anyone tried the guide for this version? Maybe i will try it anyways.
Cheers

deathbreath2010 said:
Thanks for your work. I got the Pro 7 X30 Variant. Anyone tried the guide for this version? Maybe i will try it anyways.
Cheers
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this guide is now updated and guranteed to work with x30 also
follow this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnuf-uNBnYA&t=319s

adityadhage said:
i am not sure about this but yeah 5$ is not a big cost for this. Like sincerely there is no other verified method to work and unlocking bootloader gives u many advantages. You can have magisk now and various other thing . You can directly flash service firmware now by flash tool. Custom roms are also there. Like 5$ dollars for a mediatek device is reasonable.
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its not 5$ its now 15$ its too mutch

sajib_ngage said:
its not 5$ its now 15$ its too mutch
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try asking them for lower price, they will help u i think. Tell them its for pro 7 bcoz pro 7 requires less work. try ur luck

Right tutorial to unlock brand-new X2 Pro?

I just got my Realme X2 Pro (Global/EU). I just took it out of the box 5 minutes ago, and the first thing I want to do with it is flash Lineage OS onto it. I'm not a noob (I have rooted other phones plenty of times), I just really don't want to make a mistake and messed up the phone... Can somebody please point me to the right tutorial that will show me the steps to get from stock (Color OS 6.1, Version RMX1931EX_11_A.07) to installing TWRP so I can flash Lineage OS?
What confuses me is that there are several different tutorials. Is this the right one?

OK, I figured it out:
1. I used system update to update the firmware to A10.
2. I used the official tutorial to unlock the bootloader.
3. I used this guide to flash TWRP (not Orangefox)
4. Then I followed the Lineage OS instructions.

nuserame said:
OK, I figured it out:
1. I used system update to update the firmware to A10.
2. I used the official tutorial to unlock the bootloader.
3. I used this guide to flash TWRP (not Orangefox)
4. Then I followed the Lineage OS instructions.
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Just use this next time.

General OnePlus 10 Pro - Android 13 Stock Update ROM + Root and Recovery

I've collected all files necessary to root and recover (if necessary) the OnePlus 10 Pro with Android 13 Update - NE2211_11_C.21
( Firmware pulled from Oxygen Updater App)
Please note: Root at your own risk.
I'm not liable for any bricked device or issues possibly created from this process.
Stock Boot.zip
magisk_patched-NE2215_11_C.21.zip
Magisk-25.2.apk
stock.recovery.zip
NE2215_11_C.21 Stable (full).zip
Feel free to follow along using this guide:
How to root your Android smartphone: Google, OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, and others too!​

If flashing/rooting errors out, and you end up in Qualcomm Crash Dump Mode, please perform the following:
Restart into Fastboot Mode by holding Volume Down + Power buttons until the device vibrates, then release only the power button
Once in Fastboot mode, try flashing a clean boot and recovery to BOTH slots like this :
fastboot flash boot_a boot.img
fastboot flash boot_b boot.img
fastboot flash recovery_a recovery.img
fastboot flash recovery_b recovery.img
Follow the steps on this site to Flash the stock ROM above using the Fastboot Enhance Tool
https://www.droidwin.com/flash-stoc...-brick/#STEP_1_Download_Fastboot_Enhance_Tool
Feel free to download Fastboot Enhance Tool.zip (backup location)
If you have trouble rebooting to FastbootD (Recovery)
Try swapping Active slots from the application (typically slot A worked for me)
Choose reboot to FastbootD

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but is this to be used when the OP 10 Pro is ALREADY on OS 13, or is this to be used when the unit is on OS 12 (not yet rooted) and you want to take it to OS 13?
Thanks for your help.

Either or would be fine.
It's an upgrade using a full OTA update.

Hi. Is there any oneplus 10 pro compatible twrp? I could not find.

eren15935 said:
Hi. Is there any oneplus 10 pro compatible twrp? I could not find.
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Not yet, but once I find one I'll upload it ASAP for the community.

Savio Dantes said:
Not yet, but once I find one I'll upload it ASAP for the community.
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thanks. It would be nice. good work.

Hi there, do you have for C.22?

Savio Dantes said:
Not yet, but once I find one I'll upload it ASAP for the community.
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There is...check this out
(Guide) Install TWRP + Root + Install Magisk + Bypass Safetynet
Please note, the TWRP image used IS NOT the official TWRP image. I am not responsible for any any harm, such as bricking, or bootloops, which may happen to your device. This is what worked for me. Warning As stated by @beatbreakee , do not flash...
forum.xda-developers.com

(Guide) Install TWRP + Root + Install Magisk + Bypass Safetynet
Please note, the TWRP image used IS NOT the official TWRP image. I am not responsible for any any harm, such as bricking, or bootloops, which may happen to your device. This is what worked for me. Warning As stated by @beatbreakee , do not flash...
forum.xda-developers.com
eren15935 said:
Hi. Is there any oneplus 10 pro compatible twrp? I could not find.
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Hi. Is there any oneplus 10 pro compatible twrp? I could not find.

linhdanstore said:
Hi. Is there any oneplus 10 pro compatible twrp? I could not find.
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Literally look above.

Savio Dantes said:
I've collected all files necessary to root and recover (if necessary) the OnePlus 10 Pro with Android 13 Update - NE2211_11_C.21
( Firmware pulled from Oxygen Updater App)
Please note: Root at your own risk.
I'm not liable for any bricked device or issues possibly created from this process.
Stock Boot.zip
magisk_patched-NE2215_11_C.21.zip
Magisk-25.2.apk
stock.recovery.zip
NE2215_11_C.21 Stable (full).zip
Feel free to follow along using this guide:
How to root your Android smartphone: Google, OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, and others too!​
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Can you use ADB tools to restore stock rom if the device was soft bricked?

No. There are a few unbricking tools I've had to use in the past such as MSM tool, Fastboot Enhance Tool, and payload Dumper. (Google them, they're easy to find)
Note, that MSM tools are (nowadays) typically created and coded with a specific device and may also require authentication to unlock.
I've since moved on to the Google Pixel Pro series after seeing the terrible "Franekstien Project" that Oppo applied to Oneplus in their Color OS "make files"... It's literally a "lucky" mash-up of OnePlus Legacy OS and Oppo.
When companies sell out like that, do lazy transitions, etc. and the core reason we supported them in the first place becomes both forgotten and obsolete, that's when I typically stop supporting them.

Savio Dantes said:
No. There are a few unbricking tools I've had to use in the past such as MSM tool, Fastboot Enhance Tool, and payload Dumper. (Google them, they're easy to find)
Note, that MSM tools are (nowadays) typically created and coded with a specific device and may also require authentication to unlock.
I've since moved on to the Google Pixel Pro series after seeing the terrible "Franekstien Project" that Oppo applied to Oneplus in their Color OS "make files"... It's literally a "lucky" mash-up of OnePlus Legacy OS and Oppo.
When companies sell out like that, do lazy transitions, etc. and the core reason we supported them becomes forgotten, an obsolete, after which I typically stop supporting them.
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Just to clarify does fastboot enhance tool and/or payload dumper works with restoring stock rom?

SKNIZZY said:
Just to clarify does fastboot enhance tool and/or payload dumper works with restoring stock rom?
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Yes it does.
Fastboot enhance works fine, you need to remove the cow files first and have a valid payload.bin but that's it