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[Guide] Safely unlock bootloader on official MM

UPDATE: This is now unneeded because threr is a faster way ro unlock bootloader on official MM here, he updated for official MM
Hi, I discovered an unlock method for official MM!! This maybe long but's it totally safe
You need:
Adb and fastboot environment ready PC
LP RAW File
Android 6.0 Beta Unlock tool
Android 5.0 One-Click Unlock tool
First version of beta MM (Z00A) (Z008)
Official MM zip (find it on Asus site)
Thanks to all people upload these links
Just do the following:
Flash the lastest LP via AFT (using raw file given above), wipe all data. If you already on MM, you have to downgrade
Unlock your bootloader using 1 click tool given above
Boot to stock recovery and sideload the first version of beta MM
Unlock the bootloader using MM beta unlock tool above
Boot to stock recovery
Two case here:
Case 1: You can't boot stock recovery
Normally boot your phone (to Android)
Setup it as a new phone
If it shows there is a new firmware, don't update!!!
Enable Developer options, then enable usb debugging
Copy the official MM zip to external sd card
Open command prompt, run adb reboot recovery, accept the adb permission if prompted
After it boots to recovery, select Apply update from SD, then choose the zip file you've copied before
Wait for it to update, it may stuck at flashing splashcreen, don't worry, it's trolling you, may be Asus forgot to update the script
Goto step 7
Case 2: You can boot stock recovery
Sideload the official MM zip (adb sideload <filename>.zip)
Goto step 7
7. Flash this TWRP (fastboot flash recovery <twrp>.img)
8. Root your phone using this method
9. Reboot, if it shows "Your phone has failed verification bla bla..", then you've success. It may reset loop like note 7 in the first time start, don't worry.
9. Enjoy :highfive:
Note: If you're facing with battery problems on MM, factory reset it in Settings > Backup and Reset > Factory Reset > Erase everything
Successfully on my ZE550ML
The warning screen is normal so don't worry and there is no way to fix it for now

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Please answer this I have a unlocked Bootloader + twrp Intalled + root, now I am really confused that after upgrading to MM will my Bootloader get automatically lock or what
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NiTesh said:
Please answer this I have a unlocked Bootloader + twrp Intalled + root, now I am really confused that after upgrading to MM will my Bootloader get automatically lock or what
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Yes, BL will be relocked once you upgrade to MM.
If you want to unlock MM BL(6.0), refer to this thread.
Or you can downgrade to Lollipop referring to this thread. Then your BL(5.0) is unlocked.

Upgrade to MM
Hello folks!
2 week before MM was released i'ved opted to unlock my ZE551ML BL and therefore install twrp and a MM custom ROM..
so here´s the thing i stayed with the ROM for about 3 weeks and honestly..it works very well..but when i knew that 6.0 official was coming out i decided to go back to stock..i did it following manny tuturials avaliable for me to get my BL Re-Locked..but unsuccessfully..so i followed mr_gourav2000 tuturial (http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/stock-rom-ul-z00a-ww-2-20-40-168-t3354526) and reverted to the WW_Z00A-2.20.40.183-to-2.20.40.184 (hopefully i can get the sshot in this post) version...since my BL is unlocked i can´t get no updates..my question is:
Is there anyway to go to MM 6.0 by ASUS with the current status of my phone?
is there anything i can do to revert this??
Cheers to everyone
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/xue7iuqfyvgdvo3/AAATR4mYtcHzM1IhfKbx2a1oa

R3D SoX F4N said:
Hello folks!
2 week before MM was released i'ved opted to unlock my ZE551ML BL and therefore install twrp and a MM custom ROM..
so here´s the thing i stayed with the ROM for about 3 weeks and honestly..it works very well..but when i knew that 6.0 official was coming out i decided to go back to stock..i did it following manny tuturials avaliable for me to get my BL Re-Locked..but unsuccessfully..so i followed mr_gourav2000 tuturial (http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/stock-rom-ul-z00a-ww-2-20-40-168-t3354526) and reverted to the WW_Z00A-2.20.40.183-to-2.20.40.184 (hopefully i can get the sshot in this post) version...since my BL is unlocked i can´t get no updates..my question is:
Is there anyway to go to MM 6.0 by ASUS with the current status of my phone?
is there anything i can do to revert this??
Cheers to everyone
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/xue7iuqfyvgdvo3/AAATR4mYtcHzM1IhfKbx2a1oa
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Just download the update package and rename it to mofd_sdupdate.zip, copy it to internal storage. Then reboot to stock recovery, the update will automatically start. This should work if you have lastest stock recovery

can anyone please upload official recovery for Zenfone 2 ZE551ML, currenty i have twrp installed on Android version 5.0 LP Stock

HungNgocPhat said:
Just download the update package and rename it to mofd_sdupdate.zip, copy it to internal storage. Then reboot to stock recovery, the update will automatically start. This should work if you have lastest stock recovery
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i have twrp recovery at the moment cause i followed mr_gouvad2000 tuturial..
what do you sugest?
flash WW_ZE551ML_2.20.40.196_20160815.raw?
WW_ZE551ML_2.20.40.194_20160713.raw?
and then go and do what you told?
cheers

hello, i cant find first mm beta for ml551...can you help me? thank you and sorry for my english

tridet18 said:
hello, i cant find first mm beta for ml551...can you help me? thank you and sorry for my english
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someone correct me if i am worng but....
https://www.asus.com/Phone/ZenFone_2_ZE551ML/HelpDesk_Download/
Look for this version WW-4.21.40.134

Hello, thank you but this version is official, i need de first beta 6.0
R3D SoX F4N said:
someone correct me if i am worng but....
Look for this version WW-4.21.40.134
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that version...i can´t find it anywere..maybe someone here knows were to find it?

Updated the first MM beta link in OP

hello , thanks to your tutorial I managed to unlock the bootloader , I have TWRP version 3.0.0.2 with stock installed but when I wanted to install CM13 and gapps I restarted the phone and automatically returns to recovery again. some help?

tridet18 said:
hello , thanks to your tutorial I managed to unlock the bootloader , I have TWRP version 3.0.0.2 with stock installed but when I wanted to install CM13 and gapps I restarted the phone and automatically returns to recovery again. some help?
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Have you downloaded the correct build? There are build for MM bootloader, if you flash the normal builds, it will fail and reboot to recovery again. Gapps is the same for all builds
After you install that special build, do not update to newer nightlies, it will fail. For updates, check the link i give you and see if there is a new MMBL build.
About that, here is the post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68542370&postcount=8551

hello friend, I tried to install the CM13 ROM that indicated me and I get Error 7 in TWRP 3.0.2.0, I have Android 6.0 (.134) official and if I can change kernel and flash rom SuperSU but change with a new MM Blows I can not (CM13, AICP, beanstalk ....) thanks for your help!

tridet18 said:
hello friend, I tried to install the CM13 ROM that indicated me and I get Error 7 in TWRP 3.0.2.0, I have Android 6.0 (.134) official and if I can change kernel and flash rom SuperSU but change with a new MM Blows I can not (CM13, AICP, beanstalk ....) thanks for your help!
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Run the script again (i gave you in above post). Download the CM13 in that link, not in the OP of CM13 thread. Flash that CM13 and Gapps (Gapps is universal for MMBL and LPBL).
May be you have corrupt download, I'm currently running CM13 on MMBL

Hello, I have finally found the solution, the problem is the recovery, the TWRP 3.0.0.2 da failure with new builds, I Flashed next on the link you put me through adb and now it works, thank you very much for everything .

hlp
tridet18 said:
Hello, I have finally found the solution, the problem is the recovery, the TWRP 3.0.0.2 da failure with new builds, I Flashed next on the link you put me through adb and now it works, thank you very much for everything .
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how u unlocked bootloader

OxygenOS Open Beta 1 (N) for OnePlus 3T works trough TWRP

I'm already try flash trough TWRP over leaked official nougat version.
Works fine just dalvik and cache wipe after flash.
this is international ver. (not like hydrogen Eng/Chinese only)
original post from official forum
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oxygenos-open-beta-1-n-for-oneplus-3t.482846/

If i were to flash over my stock OS, what do I need to delete (without losing pictures etc). I keep forgetting..
I have read that TWRP has some errors when flashing, not sure what this was.

vincedyne said:
If i were to flash over my stock OS, what do I need to delete (without losing pictures etc). I keep forgetting..
I have read that TWRP has some errors when flashing, not sure what this was.
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Hi
You can try side-load, but you need backup for sure.
my device is root and bootloader is open and I have already Nougat beta ver. before there so my upgrade was quick and all files and settings remains.

hampik said:
Hi
You can try side-load, but you need backup for sure.
my device is root and bootloader is open and I have already Nougat beta ver. before there so my upgrade was quick and all files and settings remains.
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Ahh. I'll look into this, thanks!

hampik said:
Hi
You can try side-load, but you need backup for sure.
my device is root and bootloader is open and I have already Nougat beta ver. before there so my upgrade was quick and all files and settings remains.
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So you just flashed the zip in TWRP and SuperSU afterwards? Or did it take additional steps?

bmwbasti said:
So you just flashed the zip in TWRP and SuperSU aftwerwards? Or did it take additional steps?
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No additional steps. Flash the zip, supersu and wipe cache and everything is working fine.

I'll give it a shot eventhough i'm still on 3.5.4 and not the leaked beta.

I'm guessing as this will have the original boot.img (kernel), as no custom Nougat kernels are yet built (have to wait on the source code) that it will once flashed Encrypt the phone again? Thus the need for the pin/password for twrp?

No point in flashing Open Beta; th official stable OTA is coming tonight too.
https://twitter.com/getpeid/status/815171834345885696

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So seems there are soon to be two channels beta and stable coming. Great stuff!
Are the sources for ROM and kernel up yet?

Can we side load this over the top of the leaked nougat ROM ?

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NO FINGERPRINT ON FULMICS AFTER OREO on H870

I explain my situation:
I was on fulmics 4.2 and everything ok.
Tried a flash oreo without format /data
Bootllop
Ok clean install
Still bottloop
Cleaned everything, installed fulmics + ota
Now all ok except the fingerprint, it is like it does not exist, no option in settings at all.
Does someone have a solution without flashing back a kdz?
Maybe a flashable fingerprint driver?

Same problem
siggey said:
I explain my situation:
I was on fulmics 4.2 and everything ok.
Tried a flash oreo without format /data
Bootllop
Ok clean install
Still bottloop
Cleaned everything, installed fulmics + ota
Now all ok except the fingerprint, it is like it does not exist, no option in settings at all.
Does someone have a solution without flashing back a kdz?
Maybe a flashable fingerprint driver?
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Same problem with fingerprint with stock version after update.

I solved fkashing stock oreo zip after a full wipe + data.

siggey said:
I explain my situation:
I was on fulmics 4.2 and everything ok.
Tried a flash oreo without format /data
Bootllop
Ok clean install
Still bottloop
Cleaned everything, installed fulmics + ota
Now all ok except the fingerprint, it is like it does not exist, no option in settings at all.
Does someone have a solution without flashing back a kdz?
Maybe a flashable fingerprint driver?
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with the oreo update there were also update files for the bootloader, you have to flash official nougat to recover the old version of the bootloader because the new bootloader is not compatible with nougat and created problems like the unrecognized fingerprint reader

Mindy07du44 said:
with the oreo update there were also update files for the bootloader, you have to flash official nougat to recover the old version of the bootloader because the new bootloader is not compatible with nougat and created problems like the unrecognized fingerprint reader
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I have the same problem with lineage 15.1. Flashed Oreo zip to test and now my fingerprint is gone in Lineage. Do you mean flash Nougat kdz to recover old version of the bootloader? or just a nougat zip?
Flashing a Nougat Zip (Open EU)worked for me. No need to flash kdz.

schoeni11 said:
I have the same problem with lineage 15.1. Flashed Oreo zip to test and now my fingerprint is gone in Lineage. Do you mean flash Nougat kdz to recover old version of the bootloader? or just a nougat zip?
Flashing a Nougat Zip (Open EU)worked for me. No need to flash kdz.
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yes the kdz or otherwise with the zip is possible but check if the files for the bootloader and in the zip

schoeni11 said:
I have the same problem with lineage 15.1. Flashed Oreo zip to test and now my fingerprint is gone in Lineage. Do you mean flash Nougat kdz to recover old version of the bootloader? or just a nougat zip?
Flashing a Nougat Zip (Open EU)worked for me. No need to flash kdz.
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When you reinstalled lineage did you wipe anything?

Gobrel said:
When you reinstalled lineage did you wipe anything?
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did a restore of my nandroid backup.

Please explain step by step
So last year i started learning a bit about roms as stuff like that so after searching i saw Fulmics Rom and i chose that one to flash on my device. On that day i was on Oreo. I did all the stuff (format data, wipe...) then flashed the Rom and it was ok But the fingerprint option was there sometimes and sometimes not... After a day or so it expired so i flashed again (after formatting etc) but no fingerprint. So i just gave up, i was happy that i didnt brick my phone so i just accepted it...But today it's kind of annoying i searched a lot and everyone talks about flashing stock Nougat and then the Rom or flash stock Oreo and then Nougat and then the Rom... Well i tried but with no success.
I hope someone can help me with that
Thank you

Custom Kernel killed my FP Sensor, Camera, and WiFi modem. Help!

Device: ZB602KL 4gb
I was using the latest Liquid Remix 10.0.6 with the stock darkonah kernel for a wee after having just updated from LR 10.0.5 and Singh 2.7. When I noticed he released a stable update for his kernel to 2.8 I downloaded it and flashed it as normal. Upon booting into LR, the lockscreen no longer responded to my fingerprint. It wasn't even turning the screen on. After inputting my password, I noticed that my wifi wouldn't turn on. And later when I tried the stock gcam, it kept crashing. Cam2API Probe is completely blank.
Things I've done to try and fix this:
1. Rebooted multiple times.
2. Someone suggested wiping /system and /vendor only and dirty flashing the rom. Did that, dirty flashed LR, openGApps(wasn't sure I needed to, did it anyway), and Magisk 19.
3. Clean flashed stock 340, decrypt and magisk19.
4. Flashed fw_only-X00T-WW-16.2017.1902.037.zip. I had previously flashed fwpie050.zip(the one from opendesktop) when updating LR before all this happened.
5. Fully wiped phone including internal storage and flashed the latest HavocOS which I am on right now as I've given up and just need it to work as a phone for the meantime.
Camera seems to be working again on Havoc, though. Fingerprint is still missing from Security settings and WiFi will not turn on.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

I also got bootloop by using magisk 19.0,use magisk 17.1 or 18.1.

How did you clean flash stock 340 ? If it was through TWRP then try fastboot ROM

Tianhe said:
How did you clean flash stock 340 ? If it was through TWRP then try fastboot ROM
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Yes, through twrp. What are the adb commands to do it through fastboot? I used Avinash's modified stock340 btw.
I think the modem firmware is corrupted somehow. I cannot receive or make calls but can get 4g data connection and SMS. My wifi mac address sometimes is "Uknown" or 02:00:00:00:00:00.

defurious said:
Yes, through twrp. What are the adb commands to do it through fastboot? I used Avinash's modified stock340 btw.
I think the modem firmware is corrupted somehow. I cannot receive or make calls but can get 4g data connection and SMS. My wifi mac address sometimes is "Uknown" or 02:00:00:00:00:00.
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Flash fastboot stock rom it will fix the issue.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/as...ow-to/guide-revert-to-stock-rom-lock-t3798420
Hit thanks if it helped

Flashing stock rom thru adb basically reverts your phone to factory state so everything should be fixed unless somehow your hardware is damaged

farhanshaikh671 said:
Flashing stock rom thru adb basically reverts your phone to factory state so everything should be fixed unless somehow your hardware is damaged
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Yeah, i understand. I'm just a little confused because the steps in the linked post above are for 334. I don't know how to do it using 340. Should I just follow those steps then after relocking, manually update to 340, and then unlock bootloader again?
Is there any way to flash fastboot rom without relocking bootloader?
To me it seems that i'm having some problems with pie beta firmware. After flashing 339 and then LR 10.0.5 which is the last version before requiring pie beta firmware, everything is working normally again. But as soon as i try to update to 10.0.6 or latest Havoc with pie beta firmware, the wifi and fpsensor stop functioning. But the strange thing is, I was on LR 10.0.6 for a week before flashing Singh 2.8 kernel which then killed my hardware.
Now I'm wondering if I should just wait for official Pie release from Asus.

defurious said:
Yeah, i understand. I'm just a little confused because the steps in the linked post above are for 334. I don't know how to do it using 340. Should I just follow those steps then after relocking, manually update to 340, and then unlock bootloader again?
Is there any way to flash fastboot rom without relocking bootloader?
To me it seems that i'm having some problems with pie beta firmware. After flashing 339 and then LR 10.0.5 which is the last version before requiring pie beta firmware, everything is working normally again. But as soon as i try to update to 10.0.6 or latest Havoc with pie beta firmware, the wifi and fpsensor stop functioning. But the strange thing is, I was on LR 10.0.6 for a week before flashing Singh 2.8 kernel which then killed my hardware.
Now I'm wondering if I should just wait for official Pie release from Asus.
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Just Flash Stock rom via fastboot to fix this issue. Dont bother about bootloader getting relocked.( U may unlock it ri8 after flashing)
And one more thing.
If u flash Decrypt.zip used for Stock Oreo roms on Stock Pie, you will loose wifi and fingerprint options.(I experimented this thoroughly)
So flash decrypt.zip for pie on Pie Stock(Beta or Stable).
Tested personally and worked fine.:good:
Hit thanks if it helped,

akhil850 said:
Just Flash Stock rom via fastboot to fix this issue. Dont bother about bootloader getting relocked.( U may unlock it ri8 after flashing)
And one more thing.
If u flash Decrypt.zip used for Stock Oreo roms on Stock Pie, you will loose wifi and fingerprint options.(I experimented this thoroughly)
So flash decrypt.zip for pie on Pie Stock(Beta or Stable).
Tested personally and worked fine.:good:
Hit thanks if it helped,
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This must be the problem then because I didn't know there was a decrypt for pie beta and i usually do flash decrypt coz i have a phobia that my internal data will get encrypted with no password to recover. ?
Can you provide a link for pie beta decrypt please? I can't find it here in xda. Thanks

defurious said:
This must be the problem then because I didn't know there was a decrypt for pie beta and i usually do flash decrypt coz i have a phobia that my internal data will get encrypted with no password to recover. ?
Can you provide a link for pie beta decrypt please? I can't find it here in xda. Thanks
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Here https://forum.xda-developers.com/as...w-to/decrypt-zip-asus-stock-pie-roms-t3923265
Hit thanks if i helped.

flash potter on xt1687 retus?

Just got the xt1687 usa model retus software channel... Is it safe to flash potter roms on here?

itcanbdone said:
Just got the xt1687 usa model retus software channel... Is it safe to flash potter roms on here?
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What firmware? 7.0 or 8.1? If you are on 8.1 it's as safe as it ever is to flash a custom ROM.
If you're still on 7.0 you should update first and in any case make a full nandroid backup incl. Persist and EFS before you flash anything.
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Currently on 7.0 so unlock bootloader n twrp after update? Thanks

itcanbdone said:
Currently on 7.0 so unlock bootloader n twrp after update? Thanks
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Yes. If you can update via OTA that should be the way to go. If you can't flash full Motorola signed fastboot 8.1 firmware:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/potter/official/
Unlock the BL on Motorola website, boot to or flash TWRP and make a full nandroid incl. persist.
After that you shoud be good to go and flash custom ROMS. Check whether the selected ROM needs 7.0 or 8.1 as base, almost all of them need stock Oreo.
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Oh yeah, I'm rusty.. Software channel duh, linux gets its stuff there... I guess it is potter xt1687, which is odd though as a website said it wasn't potter.. Anyway, looking in the gsm arena and checking against other variants of our g5 plus, it seems that everything but the radios are the same so is it safe to flash variants backing up the original radio? Thank you very much

itcanbdone said:
Oh yeah, I'm rusty.. Software channel duh, linux gets its stuff there... I guess it is potter xt1687, which is odd though as a website said it wasn't potter.. Anyway, looking in the gsm arena and checking against other variants of our g5 plus, it seems that everything but the radios are the same so is it safe to flash variants backing up the original radio? Thank you very much
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You wrote you're on the retus channel and model is 1687. Here are the firmwares for your device, the second one ( OPS28.85-17-6-2) is the latest and last build, flash that one and everything should be fine:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/potter/official/RETUS/
You still know how to fastboot flash? Unzip firmware to ADB/Fastboot folder etc.?
Here's a post I made for someone else, it includes a link to a flashall.bat, put in in there too so you don't have to manually flash all partitions, just double-click it and it'll run all the commands for you.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5...solve-imei0-explanation-t3825147/post80478329
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So I was on stock and flashed twrp after successful unlock of bootloader. After backing up, got stuck at bootloader before any further changes made, yet it was booting fine with bootloader before that.. Saw in a post to flash stock after re locking bootloader, then unlick again...
I skipped that just to get a rom on, now running havoc 9.0 but cannot seem to root as the two su & magisk arent cuttin it in twrp.
Are you really telling me I gotta revert back to stock and flash root in stock to get root?
If so, couldnt i just flash havoc 8.1 and root that way.
Yes i still remember how to flash via adb. Thank you very much

itcanbdone said:
So I was on stock and flashed twrp after successful unlock of bootloader. After backing up, got stuck at bootloader before any further changes made, yet it was booting fine with bootloader before that.. Saw in a post to flash stock after re locking bootloader, then unlick again...
I skipped that just to get a rom on, now running havoc 9.0 but cannot seem to root as the two su & magisk arent cuttin it in twrp.
Are you really telling me I gotta revert back to stock and flash root in stock to get root?
If so, couldnt i just flash havoc 8.1 and root that way.
Yes i still remember how to flash via adb. Thank you very much
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I'm not sure that I understand everything. After flashing (official) TWRP and making a nandroid you weren't able to boot to system, only to bootloader?
Have you updated to 8.1 stock Oreo before?
Havoc needs that definitely:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/development/rom-havoc-os-v2-2-t3906282/post79018816
It won't make any sense to revert to stock and root it because after flashing havoc root will be lost anyway. What do you mean with "the two su & Magisk aren't cuttin it in TWRP"? (English is not my native language)
Why two? There should be magisk only to flash.
So the goal seems to be making TWRP work correctly when running havoc to be able to flash magisk.zip and boot to system.
Can you post a recovery log after the attempt to flash magisk from TWRP (the function is in TWRP/ advanced/log.)
Can you boot to havoc directly now?
Are you able to reach TWRP?
I need the error message that appears when you try to flash magisk, should be in the log.
And what is it about two things, su AND magisk?
Magisk.zip is the su binary.
Please provide some more information and sorry if it's me who don't understand something.
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- I got root after all. Seems I was just flashing no verity before root and it was suppise to be after.
- there was a super su which I'd rather have to mod things with but neither worked until i figured out as mentioned above
- now I'm trying to get gaps to work..
- also having problem flashing rom withou encryption, it keeps forcing it encrypted.
- here is link to 3 images of what i've got currently:
https://mega.nz/#F!q3pVQIDJ!kwfNgjMEEssa97rrZJjWHg
Thanks

itcanbdone said:
- I got root after all. Seems I was just flashing no verity before root and it was suppise to be after.
- there was a super su which I'd rather have to mod things with but neither worked until i figured out as mentioned above
- now I'm trying to get gaps to work..
- also having problem flashing rom withou encryption, it keeps forcing it encrypted.
- here is link to 3 images of what i've got currently:
https://mega.nz/#F!q3pVQIDJ!kwfNgjMEEssa97rrZJjWHg
Thanks
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Never use SuperSU alongside with magisk but I think you know that now.
To remove encryption: It's not enough to wipe data in TWRP, you have to format it (the option where you have to confirm with "Yes" and not just wipe). That will wipe your internal storage too.
Only formatting data in TWRP will remove the encryption and the Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_02.04.2019.zip will keep it decrypted. Make sure usb debugging is enabled.
Boot to TWRP and flash ROM and Gapps (both in one action without a reboot in between).
Now flash the no verity-force encryption.zip.
You can reboot to system now but you can also flash the magisk.zip directly afterwards, it helps to keep the data partition encrypted too.
I flash everything in a row.
Check that thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/how-to/guide-how-to-remove-device-encryption-t3863586
(page 2)
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Thanks for the encryption link.. Any idea on the pros n cons on encryption in the world of flashing zips and modding?
I see pros n cons on google search for encryption but not from developments perspective

itcanbdone said:
Thanks for the encryption link.. Any idea on the pros n cons on encryption in the world of flashing zips and modding?
I see pros n cons on google search for encryption but not from developments perspective
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I decrypt my device, for example to have access to /data in case of a bootloop because of a magisk module. I don't like the idea of not physically seeing parts of my partitions or even not being able to edit it.
From the sight of security it's better to encrypt naturally. It depends a bit how old your device is and what you want to do with it.
I never lost my device or it was getting stolen so as long it's in my pocket I don't need encryption.
But that's just my personal opinion.
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Hey so I found a really cool way to decrypt but ROM after it's already been encrypted and you have all your stuff in it, I figured it out on accident. What I did was simply did a backup through TWRP and formatted the drive. When I restored the drive it was decrypted! And all this time everyone ever told me that you cannot decrypt. Pretty cool. Actually found this out by switching to a ROM and then going back anyway maybe people should know this? Hope it helps thanks for all the pointers