Hope this helps.
1. Install android sdk and use the included install manager in the sdk to install the latest google usb drivers and platform tools (platform tools include fastboot and adb). Make sure adb and fastboot directory is in your Path variable as well.
2.Download latest stock image for Nexus 9 from google: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en
3.Download latest twrp (here is the latest right now 10/6/2015): http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...recovery-twrp-2-8-2-0-touch-recovery-t2944788
4.Download either a stock boot image with the no- forceencrypt flag set or a kernel with the no-forceencrypt flag set
a.I use the elementalx kernel (10/6/2015): http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-9/orig-development/kernel-elementalx-n9-0-02-alpha-t2931657
b.A stock kernel for the MRA58K build with the no-forceencrypt flag set can be found here (boot.zip): http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-9/general/marshmallow-factory-images-available-t3218290/page3
5.Download the latest supersu that works with nexus (beta now) : http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133
6.Make sure you have usb debugging enabled and ability to unlock bootloader (android developer options menu on nexus).
7.Unzip the 6.0 stock image into a folder and open a command window in the folder.
8.Type the following:
a.adb reboot bootloader, wait until nexus boots into bootloader
b.fastboot oem unlock
c.flash-all, now wait a few minutes while the stock image flashes
9.At this point your nexus will reboot. Once you’re started, up you need to again enable usb debugging and the ability to unlock your bootloader in the android developer options menu. Now type the following to flash TWRP:
a.adb reboot bootloader, wait until nexus boots into bootloader
b.fastboot flash recovery twrp.img (or whatever the image filename is from the twrp download).
10.Important: now make sure you boot DIRECTLY into TWRP via the button combination (power and volume down), a fastboot command, or the fastboot menu. If you don’t TWRP will be deleted and you’ll need to reflash using the last step.
11.Once in TWRP, hit “cancel” when asked for the password and then erase/wipe data and make sure MTP is enabled (dig around the menus in TWRP, it’s all in there somewhere). This erases the encrypted partition and allows you to use adb to push files to your sdcard.
12.Now type adb push supersufile.zip /sdcard/supersufile.zip, make sure you’re typing from the correct directory.
13.Install supersu via the install menu on TWRP.
14.You now need to install a kernel with the no-forceencrypt flag set:
a.If you want to install a custom kernel (like elementalx), type adb push elementalxfile.zip /sdcard/elementalxfile.zip, make sure you’re typing from the correct directory. Then use TWRP to install the zip from your sdcard.
b.If you want to install the modified stock boot.img then unzip the boot.zip, boot back into the bootloader and type: fastboot flash boot boot.img. Make sure you do NOT boot back into the android OS before doing this step or you'll have to reflash twrp.
Reboot and you’re good to go.
Didnt work for me.
Flash-all script doesn't work for everyone use these steps:
Code:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot –w
fastboot flash boot boot.img [unencypted if wanted]
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img [twrp usually]
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
typo
excellent guide, just a small typo on 9.b, "fastboot (not flashboot) flash recovery twrp.img"
Thank you
Fda979 said:
excellent guide, just a small typo on 9.b, "fastboot (not flashboot) flash recovery twrp.img"
Thank you
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Fixed. Thanks.
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You can't just flash latest stable SuperSU, you need SuperSU 2.50+ beta and a modified boot.img. Instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/wip-android-6-0-marshmellow-t3219344
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You can't just flash latest stable SuperSU, you need SuperSU 2.50+ beta and a modified boot.img. Instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/wip-android-6-0-marshmellow-t3219344
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I flashed the latest supersu and the latest elementalx kernel.... been running it since about an hour after elementalx kernel for 6.0 final was posted....... everything seems to be working fine. Are you sure? Maybe i'm having no problems with supersu because i'm using elementalx? let me know the reason, i'll check it out on my tablet and see if i can reproduce, and if so i'll modify the guide. But after about a day and a half use, i've had no issues. thx for quality checking.
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Am I missing something?
can I not just do a wipe and flash the img with twrp like a custom rom? Edit: Got it working. For me it was much easier to use this as opposed to the android sdk, because it would not detect my version of java. From there I followed your instructions, mostly. Putting the files you posted inside the directory the mini adb client allowed the flash-all command to work. From there I followed chainfire's instructions on the latest SU. Everything seems to be running smoothly. Thanks for the initiative, OP :good:
i used supersu 2.52 due to it seems be be required by the guides and i get the notification that the binary needs to be updated. i have not done that yet. is updating the binary something i should try to do? or, if not is it ok to turn off notifications from supersu? thanks.
dkryder said:
i used supersu 2.52 due to it seems be be required by the guides and i get the notification that the binary needs to be updated. i have not done that yet. is updating the binary something i should try to do? or, if not is it ok to turn off notifications from supersu? thanks.
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Of course update binaries. Choose normal method.
Verttex said:
Flash-all script doesn't work for everyone use these steps:
Code:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot –w
fastboot flash boot boot.img [unencypted if wanted]
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img [twrp usually]
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
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I was facing same issue, then updated fastboot(android-sdk) and flash-all script worked fine for me.
That should work as well. That sequence of commands should work with any fastboot version. Just make sure to flash the vendor.img, some scripts don't use that as it's only used for the Nexus 9.
Why so complicated? I just installed @wug's NRT toolkit(on a Venue8 pro) and it did everything for me. Now im on rooted stock 6.0 with disabled encryption. Only thing i needed to do is to flash latest super su beta 2.52, that's it.
Verttex said:
Flash-all script doesn't work for everyone use these steps:
Code:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot –w
fastboot flash boot boot.img [unencypted if wanted]
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img [twrp usually]
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
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i did all this, no worries and no error messages
i did fastboot reboot
now I am in a weird loop of
- google screen
- your device is corrupt
- google screen
- twrp (it flashes quite quickly, error messages on mounting everything and last line says something about renaming and something about stock rom)
loop
any ideas ?
Did you make sure to flash vendor.img?
You might try flashing the regular recovery first and then boot in, turn on oem unlock and adb, and then flash twrp and modified boot.img, then reboot into twrp (don't boot normally or it will erase twrp) and flash SuperSU.
Verttex said:
Did you make sure to flash vendor.img?
You might try flashing the regular recovery first and then boot in, turn on oem unlock and adb, and then flash twrp and modified boot.img, then reboot into twrp (don't boot normally or it will erase twrp) and flash SuperSU.
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yes, that seems to have been it
flashing TWRP seems to have been the problem so I have left everything as stock until root etc works on the stovk kernel
thanks for your help
Nice guide.
I install Busybox from Play, I assume that's needed? Everyone else doing this?
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You can't just flash latest stable SuperSU, you need SuperSU 2.50+ beta and a modified boot.img. Instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/wip-android-6-0-marshmellow-t3219344
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added link to the latest beta supersu. thx.
All of these steps worked for me, but my battery doesn't charge right I don't think. It says battery life is at 3,745%. It runs out somewhere around 3,000%. Any ideas on how to fix that?
Hi, I was stuck in nexus 6p bootloop, but after following instruction here I unlocked the bootloader, and flashed the twrp recovery and 6pEX4 zip file. But now my phone reboots everytime into recovery. It doesn't reboot into system even if I select reboot into system from the recovery.
My phone bootloader was successfully unlocked. I, however, by mistake typed
Code:
fastboot flash boot
instead of
Code:
fastboot flash recovery
before flashing twrp. Do I need to install stock rom again and repeat the same process?
You don't need to start again, just go and run the correct command in the bootloader and it will overwrite.
Run the below
Code:
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecoveryimage.img
Then boot into recovery and flash that kernel zip and you should be good to go.
As long as you can get into recovery things are easy, you could always just copy across a kernel zip or whole ROM zip and flash that
I was flashing TWRP
I couldn't boot into system after flashing..
This is what I did:
1. fastboot boot recovery.img
2. Swipe to allow modifications in twrp
3. Flash TWRP installer zip
4. Reboot into partition B
5. Reboot bootloader
6. fastboot boot recovery.img
7. Swipe to allow modifications in twrp
8. Flash TWRP installer zip
9. Then I rebooted into recovery to check if recovery boots and it did.
But afterwards couldn't boot back into system. It was again booting into recovery.
I booted into recovery using fastboot boot, that's why it might won't boot into system. Is there a command to boot into system after above procedure?
Files used: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tRcYUMBgvaI
? How to Root Mi A1! Unlock Bootloader, TWRP Recovery ... - YouTube
By Dhananjay Bhosale
Kindly also suggest source of files you used, if you know another working method.
I have the same problem. Meanwhile, flash the stock fastboot images.
Why do you want to have TWRP installed? I am following these steps each month (fastboot ROM was always out sooner than my OTA) without any issues.
1. flash stock ROM via fastboot
2. fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1.img and don't allow system modifications or you won't be able to apply OTA
3. install magisk 15.1
4. reboot to system
If first boot takes more than 2-3 minutes, hold power off button until phones restarts, second start will take the usual time.
I also don't allow any modifications from TWRP, and just boot to TWRP when I need to. I do not install TWRP.
Sounds like you'll have to do a miflash of the rom, then try not installing TWRP and not allowing any modifications in TWRP to system. Just use TWRP to flash Magisk.
I flashed stock android 10 river (from lolinet).
I wish to root it and have twrp recovery.
But rooting with magisk removes the installed twrp recovery!
What I did:
—Downloaded both the img and the zip from https://dl.twrp.me/river/
—Copied the zip to the phone's external sdcard.
—I put the phone into bootloader mode (volume down and power button)
—Connected the phone to windows PC.
—Open a command window (in GooglePlatformTools folder) and ran the following command:
fastboot boot twrp.img (This temporarily booted TWRP on the phone).
—in TWRP. I installed the twrp zip
It successfully installed TWRP on boot partition of both slots.
So now I have twrp installed and working.
I now needed to root the phone
So I installed Magisk 23 on the phone
I extracted the boot.img from the android 10 river rom that I initially flashed to the phone and patched it with Magisk.
I moved the patched boot.img file to the pc and flashed it to the phone.
My problem:
flashing the patched boot.img rooted the phone, but when I go to recovery I get the phone recovery not twrp.
What am I doing wrong? I've repeated the process and get the same result.
How do I get a rooted phone and TWRP recovery.
Thanks for any help.
maybeme2 said:
I flashed stock android 10 river (from lolinet).
I wish to root it and have twrp recovery.
But rooting with magisk removes the installed twrp recovery!
What I did:
—Downloaded both the img and the zip from https://dl.twrp.me/river/
—Copied the zip to the phone's external sdcard.
—I put the phone into bootloader mode (volume down and power button)
—Connected the phone to windows PC.
—Open a command window (in GooglePlatformTools folder) and ran the following command:
fastboot boot twrp.img (This temporarily booted TWRP on the phone).
—in TWRP. I installed the twrp zip
It successfully installed TWRP on boot partition of both slots.
So now I have twrp installed and working.
I now needed to root the phone
So I installed Magisk 23 on the phone
I extracted the boot.img from the android 10 river rom that I initially flashed to the phone and patched it with Magisk.
I moved the patched boot.img file to the pc and flashed it to the phone.
My problem:
flashing the patched boot.img rooted the phone, but when I go to recovery I get the phone recovery not twrp.
What am I doing wrong? I've repeated the process and get the same result.
How do I get a rooted phone and TWRP recovery.
Thanks for any help.
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One possibilty I thought of: I never flashed magisk zip through twrp. Maybe that is my problem.
I installed magisk manager and did everything through it. Where do I find the magisk zip.to install through twrp?
rename the apk to zip and flash via twrp
Cronoss said:
rename the apk to zip and flash via twrp
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That is what I finally discovered was the right thing to do.
All is well now.
I tried "fastboot boot" almost all of KizuYuna's .imgs, tried fastboot boot the lineagerecovery.img. All I get is the fastboot logo and the phone just restarts into OOS... TWRP is same.
About to MSM downgrade to OOS 10 to get recovery working like I did before. Thought it would be better to flash a rom from OOS 11 to get better firmware compatibility but just wont work.
Simply go back to OS 10.3.5 using the MSM Download Tool. Upgrade via OTA to 11..1.1.1, fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-23000_11.1.1.1 from XDA 235Sanders15 post. (you are now rooted with Magisk. Via Magisk install TWRP-Installer-3.5.2_9-0 you are now unrooted but have TWRP installed. Using TWRP flash Magisk v23.0.You are now rooted on OS 11.1.1.1 with TWRP installed. Do not change the Kernel it will cause a Bootloop.
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Simply go back to OS 10.3.5 using the MSM Download Tool. Upgrade via OTA to 11..1.1.1, fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-23000_11.1.1.1 from XDA 235Sanders15 post. (you are now rooted with Magisk. Via Magisk install TWRP-Installer-3.5.2_9-0 you are now unrooted but have TWRP installed. Using TWRP flash Magisk v23.0.You are now rooted on OS 11.1.1.1 with TWRP installed. Do not change the Kernel it will cause a Bootloop.
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So you are saying MSM to 10 and then flash official 11.1.1.1 or fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-23000_11.1.1.1 (this is a full 11.1.11.1 OS flash? No need to use twrp from 10?)
Thanks
So I just went thru an Android 10 to 11.1.1.1 upgrade, and it was a bit frustrating. So I'll throw out what I learned along the way.
Note, I have a T-Mobile Variant, so sometimes you need different files/steps for T-Mo.
I flashed the full OTA via Settings > Update > Local Upgrade, which ended up boot-looping.
Via Fastboot, I did fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-23000_11.1.1.1.img; followed by fastboot reboot;
This was still boot-looping, so I shutdown the phone, and booted into recovery, which was now PBRP.
via PBRP, I flashed the full OTA again from my SDCard; then installed PBRP zip;
Reboot to System and got a Successful Boot. Yey.
Reboot to Recovery; Backup Boot.
Reboot to System
Install Magisk App; within Magisk > Install > select my Boot Backup to Patch (per Magisk instructions); I used a file manager to copy to my PC from my phone
Reboot to Fastboot; fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-23000_rJoA.img (the file Magisk created)
Reboot to System; Success!
I guess my morale of the story is, get a clean boot working, go from there. Patch your own boot, don't rely on someone else's.
Fenopy said:
So I just went thru an Android 10 to 11.1.1.1 upgrade, and it was a bit frustrating. So I'll throw out what I learned along the way.
Note, I have a T-Mobile Variant, so sometimes you need different files/steps for T-Mo.
I flashed the full OTA via Settings > Update > Local Upgrade, which ended up boot-looping.
Via Fastboot, I did fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-23000_11.1.1.1.img; followed by fastboot reboot;
This was still boot-looping, so I shutdown the phone, and booted into recovery, which was now PBRP.
via PBRP, I flashed the full OTA again from my SDCard; then installed PBRP zip;
Reboot to System and got a Successful Boot. Yey.
Reboot to Recovery; Backup Boot.
Reboot to System
Install Magisk App; within Magisk > Install > select my Boot Backup to Patch (per Magisk instructions); I used a file manager to copy to my PC from my phone
Reboot to Fastboot; fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-23000_rJoA.img (the file Magisk created)
Reboot to System; Success!
I guess my morale of the story is, get a clean boot working, go from there. Patch your own boot, don't rely on someone else's.
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So you had to go through all the trouble because you had a bootloop issue when OTA updating to 11? I already got to 11 but am trying to fastboot boot a recovery because I want to flash a custom ROM... When I fastboot boot TWRP.img or LOS Recovery .img it just shows fastboot logo and restarts the phone with no recovery shown..