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[RE-OPENED] Possibly Bricked My Phone. AGAIN.

Edit: My phone is miraculously recovered, see last post for details. Big thanks to everyone throwing in suggestions! :highfive::good:
Edit 2: Here we go again... Had my phone set up for a day and after installing the "App Systemizer" Magisk module, the restart upon booting is back. Please help, is magisk causing this??
So, I'm reaching out because I'm now at a loss. I have no other ideas as to how I could fix my phone.
Background:
A few days ago, I was setting my alarm for work in the morning and I noticed the UI was extremely sluggish. I then locked my phone with the lock button and a notification saying "Powering down..." came up and proceeded to shut off. At this point, I knew I should re-flash my ROM/boot.img first. Didn't help, every boot up ended in the same "Powering down..." message and shutting down within 15 seconds of unlocking the device. At this point, I think to fully wipe and revert to stock. Now, I try to install the latest stock OOS via fastboot. Same result as before when I booted after the fastboot install. And this is where it ended... I tried to use the MSM tool and the device went BLACK with no response after that.
What I've tried:
- fastboot
-MSM Tool
- randomly pressing/holding all physical buttons in every order
- leaving the device plugged in to charge overnight
Conclusion:
Any suggestions other than what I've tried would greatly be appreciated. If, by some chance, my phone is truly bricked... would anyone know about whether T-Mobile would replace the device for me if I act clueless as to what happened to my device? lol, I'm on the Jump! plan, so this phone isn't even paid off yet.
Thanks!

Only time I saw this "powering down" issue was when I updated my phone without disabling my Magisk modules. That time I just removed the module using TWRP and the phone booted.
When you used the MSM tool did it complete successfully? It should take around 5 minutes to restore. Mine took 302 seconds on the dot. That should clear out any and all software issues. If the problem still persists after a successful MSM restore then my thoughts would be hardware damage.

I assume your battery is still working (?), and you can't reach TWRP either?
Have you tried this https://www.getdroidtips.com/oneplus-6t-black-screen-death-issue/ ?

When my 6T didn't respond at all. It would stay black no matter what but I knew it was charged. All I did was hold volume up and the power button for a good 15 to 30 seconds. Then it booted up
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Hey u...I also had the same issue...SHUTTING DOWN...in every boot....and I had fixed it....anyways if u have fixed it ...m glad....if not whatsapp or telegram me on +918898340211

Jager said:
Only time I saw this "powering down" issue was when I updated my phone without disabling my Magisk modules. That time I just removed the module using TWRP and the phone booted.
When you used the MSM tool did it complete successfully? It should take around 5 minutes to restore. Mine took 302 seconds on the dot. That should clear out any and all software issues. If the problem still persists after a successful MSM restore then my thoughts would be hardware damage.
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MSM didn't even pick up my device... it said something along the lines of "No communication"
F5:ed said:
I assume your battery is still working (?), and you can't reach TWRP either?
Have you tried this https://www.getdroidtips.com/oneplus-6t-black-screen-death-issue/ ?
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Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately, all steps were tried before seeing this post and didn't help.
i7vSa7vi7y said:
When my 6T didn't respond at all. It would stay black no matter what but I knew it was charged. All I did was hold volume up and the power button for a good 15 to 30 seconds. Then it booted up
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This is important... but did not help me... initially.
sanjeev7 said:
Hey u...I also had the same issue...SHUTTING DOWN...in every boot....and I had fixed it....anyways if u have fixed it ...m glad....if not whatsapp or telegram me on +918898340211
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Well boys, she's up and running again!
Here's what happened:
- I left my phone on the stock charger (wall-block and cord) to make sure the battery wasn't just dead. This resulted in nothing, still no response from the device.
- Early in the morning, while getting ready for work, I continued to press all physical buttons in any and every order as well as holding different combinations of the buttons. Nothing.
- Gave up, took it off the charger, and tossed the damned thing to the side. I took my iPhone X to work and hated every minute of it lmao.
- I then get off work and decide to mash the physical buttons in a half fit-of-rage and half last-ditch-effort.. and BOOM! The screen flashes with a screen saying the battery is dead in a few different languages.
(I never plugged a device in to charge so fast... lol)
At this point, I decided to fastboot the latest stock OOS (.13) to both A/B partitions and she's like brand new!!!! I spent the day rooting and reinstalling everything today and I'm honestly relieved. :victory: All of my data is lost... pics of my baby sister after just being born and of my fiance But order has been restored.
tl;dr - My phone is fixed, don't ever underestimate the power of button mashing! :good:

..Cory.. said:
MSM didn't even pick up my device... it said something along the lines of "No communication"
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I suggest you re-read the thread on the MSM tool. It will always work unless there is physical damage to your device. The reason you got the "No communication" error is because you were not in the Qualcom bootloader mode or whatever, not fastboot and not TWRP, there is a third mode accessible by holding certain buttons while plugging in your phone to the computer, in this mode the screen does not light up or anything. Read the thread, the steps are in there. I guarantee that if you can get the MSM tool to restore your phone everything will be working on it.
I even tested the MSM tool once. I wiped all partitions on the phone including the boot partition. The MSM tool can always fix a Software issue.
Edit: Didn't see that you said it was fixed already. My message here is still valid though. Some day you will have to use the MSM tool so it's a good idea to get familiar with it.

Jager said:
I suggest you re-read the thread on the MSM tool. It will always work unless there is physical damage to your device. The reason you got the "No communication" error is because you were not in the Qualcom bootloader mode or whatever, not fastboot and not TWRP, there is a third mode accessible by holding certain buttons while plugging in your phone to the computer, in this mode the screen does not light up or anything. Read the thread, the steps are in there. I guarantee that if you can get the MSM tool to restore your phone everything will be working on it.
I even tested the MSM tool once. I wiped all partitions on the phone including the boot partition. The MSM tool can always fix a Software issue.
Edit: Didn't see that you said it was fixed already. My message here is still valid though. Some day you will have to use the MSM tool so it's a good idea to get familiar with it.
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Well, like I said... I couldn't just change modes at will... I was legit stuck with the screen completely off and no response to any physical button being pressed. So as long as switching modes was impossible... so was the MSM tool. I read a F*CK-TON of threads before I posted this, I haven't seen anyone else post about being in my situation of not being able to boot into ANY kind of a mode... at all lol.

Bumping to ask for help again...
I had my phone all set up, stable OOS (.13) on both partitions. I installed the "App Systemizer" Magisk module in order to move an app to the system. When I rebooted after the module installation, the "Phone is rebooting..." message comes up after a few seconds post-boot and go straight to recovery every time.
I'm lost at this point. :/

You'd probably be better off seeking support in the mod thread.

..Cory.. said:
Bumping to ask for help again...
I had my phone all set up, stable OOS (.13) on both partitions. I installed the "App Systemizer" Magisk module in order to move an app to the system. When I rebooted after the module installation, the "Phone is rebooting..." message comes up after a few seconds post-boot and go straight to recovery every time.
I'm lost at this point. :/
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Go to TWRP
go to file manager
Delete /data/adb/ *all files related to Magisk*
This will work

..Cory.. said:
Bumping to ask for help again...
I had my phone all set up, stable OOS (.13) on both partitions. I installed the "App Systemizer" Magisk module in order to move an app to the system. When I rebooted after the module installation, the "Phone is rebooting..." message comes up after a few seconds post-boot and go straight to recovery every time.
I'm lost at this point. :/
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I have never read about a really bricked OP6T, there is always a solution (and use MsmDownloadTool if nothing else work....).
Now, when you already have "bricked" your phone once and fixed it, you are asking the community for help again... It's obvious to me that you are fiddling around with your device without any clue, and creates a mess for yourself. Why?
Stay outside what you do not understand, and stick to stock version only in the future.
To try to help you, I suggest you use MsmDownloadTool.

WOOOOOOOW.
So this whole time it was Magisk. I never knew about Magisk Manager for recovery. That thing is a MUST HAVE.
So what happened was the new Magisk update broke a few modules I use daily. After using MM to disable every module one-by-one, I found the culprit.
The thing that always gets me is the A/B partition BS. But I guess Magisk was really the pain in my ass!
Closing thread for good, thanks to everyone giving suggestions!!! :good:

Cablespider said:
You'd probably be better off seeking support in the mod thread.
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Right, thank you! I just feel as if this section is less intrusive for noob questions haha
sanjeev7 said:
Go to TWRP
go to file manager
Delete /data/adb/ *all files related to Magisk*
This will work
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Thank you! Used this to clean some of the files up when reinstalling the new stable update.
F5:ed said:
I have never read about a really bricked OP6T, there is always a solution (and use MsmDownloadTool if nothing else work....).
Now, when you already have "bricked" your phone once and fixed it, you are asking the community for help again... It's obvious to me that you are fiddling around with your device without any clue, and creates a mess for yourself. Why?
Stay outside what you do not understand, and stick to stock version only in the future.
To try to help you, I suggest you use MsmDownloadTool.
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If you don't think I deserve help, move on to another thread! :good: No problems here though; I took advice I found helpful and I fixed my phone :victory:
I'm far from a noob though, this is just my first A/B parition device. I had an iPhone for years and was last active on XDA before Magisk was even released.We all need to brush up on the basics every once in a while, though!

..Cory.. said:
Right, thank you! I just feel as if this section is less intrusive for noob questions haha
Thank you! Used this to clean some of the files up when reinstalling the new stable update.
If you don't think I deserve help, move on to another thread! :good: No problems here though; I took advice I found helpful and I fixed my phone :victory:
I'm far from a noob though, this is just my first A/B parition device. I had an iPhone for years and was last active on XDA before Magisk was even released.We all need to brush up on the basics every once in a while, though!
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Thank you for the arrogance.
I have already tried to help you (twice, in this your own thread). Your arrogant answer tells me that the iPhone-comfort zone suite you best.
In short: you act as an imbecile (since I have experience of you, and have "discussed" with you, before outside this thread).
So, sell your OP6t and buy an iPhone - problem solved.

F5:ed said:
Thank you for the arrogance.
I have already tried to help you (twice, in this your own thread). Your arrogant answer tells me that the iPhone-comfort zone suite you best.
In short: you act as an imbecile (since I have experience of you, and have "discussed" with you, before outside this thread).
So, sell your OP6t and buy an iPhone - problem solved.
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That systemize tool is not very stable in my experience. There is two location's of system apps in my experience which is most always only about at least half correct a little less than half the time. Is that if you use something like MiXplorer and move the apk into either system apps or priv apps then reboot it is much easier to do than rely on scripts that may not be setup for the device you are using. It shouldn't take any longer than 25.89 seconds to manually move an app.

..Cory.. said:
WOOOOOOOW.
So this whole time it was Magisk. I never knew about Magisk Manager for recovery. That thing is a MUST HAVE.
So what happened was the new Magisk update broke a few modules I use daily. After using MM to disable every module one-by-one, I found the culprit.
The thing that always gets me is the A/B partition BS. But I guess Magisk was really the pain in my ass!
Closing thread for good, thanks to everyone giving suggestions!!! :good:
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Download the magisk uninstaller zip , put it on your internal storage
So when magisk modules messing up with your boot
Go to twrp, flash the uninstaller zip , reboot to twrp, reflash magisk and then you're be able to boot again to your rom ..

F5:ed said:
Thank you for the arrogance.
I have already tried to help you (twice, in this your own thread). Your arrogant answer tells me that the iPhone-comfort zone suite you best.
In short: you act as an imbecile (since I have experience of you, and have "discussed" with you, before outside this thread).
So, sell your OP6t and buy an iPhone - problem solved.
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Sorry, I forgot ur the internet law enforcement. Yes, sir! Please dont shoot! :HandsUp: :ShakingInFear: :Terrified: :NotReally: :WatchOut_InternetBadAss:

Jager said:
I suggest you re-read the thread on the MSM tool. It will always work unless there is physical damage to your device. The reason you got the "No communication" error is because you were not in the Qualcom bootloader mode or whatever, not fastboot and not TWRP, there is a third mode accessible by holding certain buttons while plugging in your phone to the computer, in this mode the screen does not light up or anything. Read the thread, the steps are in there. I guarantee that if you can get the MSM tool to restore your phone everything will be working on it.
I even tested the MSM tool once. I wiped all partitions on the phone including the boot partition. The MSM tool can always fix a Software issue.
Edit: Didn't see that you said it was fixed already. My message here is still valid though. Some day you will have to use the MSM tool so it's a good idea to get familiar with it.
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The MSM Tool does not fix everything. The 6T I have is brand new was working fine until I installed LOS on A & B and deleted the persist partition. I have flashed the original stock rom as well as 3 other OOS roms. MSM Tool completes the flash no problem with no errors, but on every rom it only makes it to the boot screen and hangs. If the MSM Tool is supposed to fix this, then why isn't it getting fixed? I don't know what else to try to fix? Usually it fixes most problems for me, but on this occasion it is not.

Wifi/bluetooth keep trying to turn on but fail everytime.

When I try to enable wifi (or bluetooth), it says 'Turning on...' underneath the icon but the process never succeeds.
Note:
-Under About > Status I see no MAC address for Wifi or Bluetooth.
-Phone is not rooted.
-Bootloader is unlocked.
-No custom recovery.
-Airplane mode is off.
-I am able to access the internet when I put in my SIM card and use my cellular data.
-EDIT: Model is listed as IN2025. The Build number is Oxygen OS 11.0.2.2.IN11AA.
-EDIT: I keep my SIM out of this phone (it's in my fully working phone). Can insert if need be.
My attempts to solve this issue (none have worked):
-I updated to OxygenOS 11.
-I booted into recovery and wiped everything, including cache. I also did a System Reset.
-I went to Settings > System > Reset Wifi, mobile and Bluetooth. I also did Erase all data (factory reset) in the same place.
Is there anything else left to try? Is there a way to flash the modem image maybe, I remember having to do that with my Nexus 4 many years ago.
Thanks!

A factory reset never finds the root cause. A virus or an old load are the only reasons to use it otherwise find the root cause. Usually a bad setting. If it's software caused the solution is right in front of you.
Network reset, worth a shot.
Clear system cache, can't hurt.
Clear data in sim card tool kit apk.
Both are probably redundant since you already did a hard reset, but try anyway.
Otherwise...
Bad sim card (try reseating it or replace otherwise) , corrupted firmware, or defective hardware.

Which phone do you have? I've seen this when a user has had a Chinese version and converted to global then when they updated to 11 it all went wrong.
If you're not using a converted Chinese phone then it could very well be your boot image. Extract it using payload then flash it.
If not that then MSM restore your current firmware.

dladz said:
Which phone do you have? I've seen this when a user has had a Chinese version and converted to global then when they updated to 11 it all went wrong.
If you're not using a converted Chinese phone then it could very well be your boot image. Extract it using payload then flash it.
If not that then MSM restore your current firmware.
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Sorry, what is **MSM** restore?
Under About phone the Model is listed as IN2025. The Build number is Oxygen OS 11.0.2.2.IN11AA.
So I extracted all the images(?) using payload and very foolishly decided to
Code:
fastboot flash modem modem.img
The phone doesn't boot up anymore/remains stuck in loading phase (spinner...). I did a
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
+ wipe + factory reset but still stuck in loading phase.
Any ideas as to how I can fix my mistake?
I appreciate all your help guys.

bassamanator said:
Sorry, what is **MSM** restore?
Under About phone the Model is listed as IN2025. The Build number is Oxygen OS 11.0.2.2.IN11AA.
So I extracted all the images(?) using payload and very foolishly decided to
Code:
fastboot flash modem modem.img
The phone doesn't boot up anymore/remains stuck in loading phase (spinner...). I did a
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
+ wipe + factory reset but still stuck in loading phase.
Any ideas as to how I can fix my mistake?
I appreciate all your help guys.
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Ah yea that's not good. 2025 AFAIK is global mainly sold in the US.
The MSM tool is in discussion I believe and it's a tool you use to restore your phone using EDL mode, to get to EDL.
Power off your phone.
Connect it to your computer (if it turns on again turn it back off)
Then open up the MSM tool and press and hold volume up and down
Your computer will recognise the the device and at this point you should start the process as it will try again to reboot shortly after without any input from you.
This is the thread you need.
[OP8PRO][OOS 11AA/BA/DA] Unbrick tool to restore your device to OxygenOS
Disclaimer: By attempting any of the processes listed in this thread you accept full responsibility for your actions. I will not be held responsible if your device stops working, catches fire, or turns into a hipster and claims to have been...
forum.xda-developers.com
Bare in mind this will relock your bootloader but it's easy to get that back unlocked.
Any questions regarding the tool just ask in the thread.
(you shouldn't need to providing you download the right one)
Download the latest firmware within the tool. If you get stuck don't just guess, ask someone.

@dladz
So I've managed to unbrick the phone using that tool. Thanks.
I'm going to install the latest oxygenos again, extract the boot.img from that zip, and flash it again as per your recommendation.

So I flashed OnePlus8ProOxygen_15.O.32_OTA_0320. No wifi. I extracted the boot.img and then flashed it via fastboot. Still no wifi.
Anything else that I can try?
I guess this is a hardware problem?

bassamanator said:
So I flashed OnePlus8ProOxygen_15.O.32_OTA_0320. No wifi. I extracted the boot.img and then flashed it via fastboot. Still no wifi.
Anything else that I can try?
I guess this is a hardware problem?
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But now you have bt?

blackhawk said:
But now you have bt?
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No bluetooth either. Same exact issue as with the Wifi, it says Turning on... then it doesn't.

bassamanator said:
No bluetooth either. Same exact issue as with the Wifi, it says Turning on... then it doesn't.
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How/when did it start? Anything happen to the phone?

bassamanator said:
@dladz
So I've managed to unbrick the phone using that tool. Thanks.
I'm going to install the latest oxygenos again, extract the boot.img from that zip, and flash it again as per your recommendation.
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So if you've used that tool then it'll have relocked your bootloader.
Did you unlock it again? AFAIK you can't flash another boot image unless you unlock it again.
The only other thing i can recommend (if you really don't want to RMA)
Would be to downgrade to 10 but in all fairness that really shouldn't even be an option at this point, you've flashed a clean OS back as oxygen would have, you've updated via the official OTA route.
No I think it's time to contact OnePlus for an RMA.
Unless someone else had seen this issue personally I haven't.
Had you rooted in the past btw? Flashed many magisk modules??
I find it highly unlikely that they could survive this but you could potentially try the magisk removal command, can never remember it it's in my payload dumper guide.
If no one else chimes in I'd say it's an RMA, I've not seen it before, it's strange.
Also (and please don't put it on here) but is your IMEI missing too?
This could be your EFS partition if so.
Edit: found this super old thread for the OnePlus one, same issue.
I think this is fixable, potentially remotely from OnePlus and or anyone else who has access to the updated tool, might be worth mentioning in the MSM thread if you haven't already.
PS: don't follow the guide in the link btw it's for the 1+1 lol, in just putting it here as a reference
OnePlus Community
Introducing our new OnePlus Community experience, with a completely revamped structure, built from the ground-up.
forums.oneplus.com

blackhawk said:
How/when did it start? Anything happen to the phone?
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I got the phone used right before Christmas. It still had the protective plastic on it until I removed it today. It really is in mint condition (or looks to be). I've been away and finally got around to moving things over from my old oneplus 3T.
It's certainly possible that I bought a lemon but at this point I'd like to just fix it if I can.

bassamanator said:
I got the phone used right before Christmas. It still had the protective plastic on it until I removed it today. It really is in mint condition (or looks to be). I've been away and finally got around to moving things over from my old oneplus 3T.
It's certainly possible that I bought a lemon but at this point I'd like to just fix it if I can.
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I think it's fixable now I really do
From what I've been reading I think it's a mixture of partitions that have been borked z namely the EFS and potentially the persist.img partition if the same position structure exists that did back in the day.
With that in mind are you able to use your fingerprint? I only ask as persist is linked to it so if that's not working then we may have a correlation between problems.
If it is then it's a ? Over the theory.
I'll keep reading but from what I can gather it seems that EFS and persist at least were linked, can't be sure if they are this point.
Have a look at that link I sent see if anything raises a flag for you, bare in mind it's for an older device

dladz said:
So if you've used that tool then it'll have relocked your bootloader.
Did you unlock it again? AFAIK you can't flash another boot image unless you unlock it again.
The only other thing i can recommend (if you really don't want to RMA)
Would be to downgrade to 10 but in all fairness that really shouldn't even be an option at this point, you've flashed a clean OS back as oxygen would have, you've updated via the official OTA route.
No I think it's time to contact OnePlus for an RMA.
Unless someone else had seen this issue personally I haven't.
Had you rooted in the past btw? Flashed many magisk modules??
I find it highly unlikely that they could survive this but you could potentially try the magisk removal command, can never remember it it's in my payload dumper guide.
If no one else chimes in I'd say it's an RMA, I've not seen it before, it's strange.
Also (and please don't put it on here) but is your IMEI missing too?
This could be your EFS partition if so.
Edit: found this super old thread for the OnePlus one, same issue.
I think this is fixable, potentially remotely from OnePlus and or anyone else who has access to the updated tool, might be worth mentioning in the MSM thread if you haven't already.
PS: don't follow the guide in the link btw it's for the 1+1 lol, in just putting it here as a reference
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Yes I had to oem unlock again.
As far as I know the phone was not rooted but it's a used phone. Superficially it's in mint condition, I just removed the plastic film just earlier. I'll post in the MSM thread and checkout the new one you posted.
EDIT: the phone has 2 IMEI numbers.

bassamanator said:
Yes I had to oem unlock again.
As far as I know the phone was not rooted but it's a used phone. Superficially it's in mint condition, I just removed the plastic film just earlier. I'll post in the MSM thread and checkout the new one you posted.
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I've already posted in the MSM thread for you.
What about your fingerprint? Is that still working?

dladz said:
I think it's fixable now I really do
From what I've been reading I think it's a mixture of partitions that have been borked z namely the EFS and potentially the persist.img partition if the same position structure exists that did back in the day.
With that in mind are you able to use your fingerprint? I only ask as persist is linked to it so if that's not working then we may have a correlation between problems.
If it is then it's a ? Over the theory.
I'll keep reading but from what I can gather it seems that EFS and persist at least were linked, can't be sure if they are this point.
Have a look at that link I sent see if anything raises a flag for you, bare in mind it's for an older device
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So I've never registered my fingerprint on a smartphone, ever, but I thought I would register one of my toes just to figure this thing out. When I get to the Fingerprint Setup screen I get the following error: Enrollment was not completed. Fingerprint registration error, please try again.
Does this help narrow down the issue?

bassamanator said:
So I've never registered my fingerprint on a smartphone, ever, but I thought I would register one of my toes just to figure this thing out. When I get to the Fingerprint Setup screen I get the following error: Enrollment was not completed. Fingerprint registration error, please try again.
Does this help narrow down the issue?
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Yea for me it does, it shows there's a correlation between the persist problem and the EFS problem and a direct connection to your IMEI or Mac address issue.
With this in mind I would recommend the persist.img fix thread..
Getting that working may be key to solving the Mac / IMEI problem.
At this point nothing is going to hurt.

Here is the thread you'll need.
[GUIDE] Fix PERSIST.IMG Loss Of Finger Print Sensor
New video guide below VIDEO GUIDE 1. *VERY IMPORTANT* We need to back up your broken persist.img and store it in a safe place. PC preferred. We will need this later. Do not leave the backup on the device as the next step will wipe the device...
forum.xda-developers.com
Now I have not been through this but again it can't hurt at this point.

dladz said:
Here is the thread you'll need.
[GUIDE] Fix PERSIST.IMG Loss Of Finger Print Sensor
New video guide below VIDEO GUIDE 1. *VERY IMPORTANT* We need to back up your broken persist.img and store it in a safe place. PC preferred. We will need this later. Do not leave the backup on the device as the next step will wipe the device...
forum.xda-developers.com
Now I have not been through this but again it can't hurt at this point.
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I was about to say, I want to try something along the lines of
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot erase persist
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or something along those lines from this post https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/no-imei-and-no-efs-backup.322534/page-4#post-14545355 on that old oneplus forum thread you posted.
I'll try the new link you posted instead though.
IMEI is fine btw, the phone dials and connects just fine to cellular.

bassamanator said:
I was about to say, I want to try something along the lines of or something along those lines from this post https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/no-imei-and-no-efs-backup.322534/page-4#post-14545355 on that old oneplus forum thread you posted.
I'll try the new link you posted instead though.
IMEI is fine btw, the phone dials and connects just fine to cellular.
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Ok don't do the EFS fix you do not have an EFS back up.
Give this a shot
go to data/misc/wifi (required root)
-backup file wpa_supplicant.conf in this folder which contains usename and password wifi
- delete all file in this folder
- turn on wifi ( if you careful, you can reboot )
- now you can connect to wifi
- recovery file wpa_supplicant.conf
This isn't my writing. The English is a little broken but you get the point

OnePlus 8 Pro refuses to install TWRP. Qualcomm Crash Dumps every time. Any advice?

I want to install TWRP as my recovery I've tried at least four different versions that are listed here and a few others from other links:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...p-for-oneplus-8-8-pro-unified-stable.4101313/
I'm not having driver issues anymore so I'm working with adb and fastboot fine. All commands are going through fine and I've tried flashing to recovery_a and recovery_b. Factory resetting doesn't resolve the issue. Every walkthrough I find I get to says flash then boot to TWRP but every time I flash it qualcomm dumps and every time I boot to it it qualcomm dumps.
Is there something corrupted in my recovery I need to wipe somehow? If so how do I wipe it because the only command I found online that would run was fastboot -w and that didn't fix the issue either.
Honestly really annoying at this. This is my 4th OnePlus phone and I've never had so many issues flashing it.
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I have also tried to do whatever steps are needed to go back to base stock and OS and it doesn't seem to work either. Any help would be appreciated.
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I did it. For anyone who finds this thread in the future the MSM tool did finally work. This is the video I used in the end
(I muted it.) and the first few starts it failed. I went into the properties of the MSM exe and under compatibility checked ran as admin. I also did install the qualcomm driver at some point way before this so not sure if that helped. The MSM tool still didn't work until I started it, turned my phone off, held both volume buttons (not the power) while plugging the phone in. All the stuff online I saw had people starting the program at this point but mine had started already and was in a "waiting for device" state when it worked.
What a lifesaver. Won't be messing around with this again until TWRP is available.

Because you are unable to flash phone's Stock ROM take phone to authorized service center and let them fix it.

Flash stock recovery. TWRP is but compatible with OOS11 for 8/Pro.
Edit: not

Lossyx said:
Flash stock recovery. TWRP is but compatible with OOS11 for 8/Pro.
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I have had so much trouble figuring that out too. Do you have a good link for that? I can't find an easy way to do it. I've seen people recommend the msmdownloadtool but every time I use it it doesn't pick up my phone.
I've settled with Lineage OS and Gapps until I figure out more.

TheFloppyDisk said:
I have had so much trouble figuring that out too. Do you have a good link for that? I can't find an easy way to do it. I've seen people recommend the msmdownloadtool but every time I use it it doesn't pick up my phone.
I've settled with Lineage OS and Gapps until I figure out more.
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Meant to say it's **not** compatible with Android 11 yet.

Lossyx said:
Meant to say it's **not** compatible with Android 11 yet.
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Sorry if I wasn't clear either. I was wondering if you have a good resource for flashing the stock again. I haven't been able to myself.

TheFloppyDisk said:
Sorry if I wasn't clear either. I was wondering if you have a good resource for flashing the stock again. I haven't been able to myself.
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The same way to flashed TWRP.
fastboot flash recovery recovery_a and _b.
In the future, you should not flash both slots, just flash without specifying _a or _b.
Recovery image can be obtained here;
Android Dumps / oneplus / oneplus8pro · GitLab
GitLab Enterprise Edition
dumps.tadiphone.dev
Although i am not sure which OOS version you use, so you might have to change branch

Lossyx said:
The same way to flashed TWRP.
fastboot flash recovery recovery_a and _b.
In the future, you should not flash both slots, just flash without specifying _a or _b.
Recovery image can be obtained here;
Android Dumps / oneplus / oneplus8pro · GitLab
GitLab Enterprise Edition
dumps.tadiphone.dev
Although i am not sure which OOS version you use, so you might have to change branch
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I hate to be this much of a noob about it but I see a recovery file listed in the link you sent. Is that the recovery I flash? And if so after flashing is this branch also a stock rom? I've been trying for a while now just to get back to the basic oxygen that comes with the phone but it's been a nightmare for me and it feels like no resource I find fully explains it.

TheFloppyDisk said:
I hate to be this much of a noob about it but I see a recovery file listed in the link you sent. Is that the recovery I flash? And if so after flashing is this branch also a stock rom? I've been trying for a while now just to get back to the basic oxygen that comes with the phone but it's been a nightmare for me and it feels like no resource I find fully explains it.
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If you want OOS back / new start, best way is really to use MSM. Haven't really used it, so can't help you much. There are tutorials online / YouTube though

Lossyx said:
If you want OOS back / new start, best way is really to use MSM. Haven't really used it, so can't help you much. There are tutorials online / YouTube though
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Gotcha. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get MSM to recognize my phone yet but I guess I will keep working on it and see what I can do. Thanks for your help.

TheFloppyDisk said:
Gotcha. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get MSM to recognize my phone yet but I guess I will keep working on it and see what I can do. Thanks for your help.
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It is very sensitive to which USB port you use. For some people only USB2.0 works, for me USB3 works fine as long as it's chipset USB3. The second ASMedia controller doesn't work.
Also, use original cable, and switch off the phone completely, get MSM to the point it's waiting for device so start the download before connecting phone, then while holding the volume keys connect the USB cable and it should instantly start flashing.

Question I've tried so hard and got so far.

Hi, I've been struggling big time to update my device to Android 13. I bought mine when only 1.1.7 hotfix was out and therefore, now that I have unlocked the bootloader (yes, even unlock critical) and rooted the device, I'm not able to install 1.1.8, let alone Android 13. I have already bricked one and managed to get a new one but I don't want to risk it again. I've searched all over Google to a proper guide to update to Android 13, even with sideload, but it gives me an error regarding the payload file, at about 48% of the progress. Tried the *#*#682#*#* method but it stops with error code 20. I have tried flashing the stock boot file but same thing, code 20 from manual update. I'm pretty much desperate at this point and I'm even thinking about unrooting, lock the bootloader again and hopefully update it without an itch, but I really wouldn't want to wipe the device, so, if there's somebody there that could help me through a 100% working process, I'll always be in your debt.

Enzucuni said:
Hi, I've been struggling big time to update my device to Android 13. I bought mine when only 1.1.7 hotfix was out and therefore, now that I have unlocked the bootloader (yes, even unlock critical) and rooted the device, I'm not able to install 1.1.8, let alone Android 13. I have already bricked one and managed to get a new one but I don't want to risk it again. I've searched all over Google to a proper guide to update to Android 13, even with sideload, but it gives me an error regarding the payload file, at about 48% of the progress. Tried the *#*#682#*#* method but it stops with error code 20. I have tried flashing the stock boot file but same thing, code 20 from manual update. I'm pretty much desperate at this point and I'm even thinking about unrooting, lock the bootloader again and hopefully update it without an itch, but I really wouldn't want to wipe the device, so, if there's somebody there that could help me through a 100% working process, I'll always be in your debt.
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The best part of this whole thing is that you're rooted.
Do a backup with Swift Backup or what ever your backup app you prefer. Wipe it back to stock without locking the bootloader, make sure your sim card is not inserted then do your OTA updates.
As for the second device you bricked, there's a unbrick tool here:
unbrick tool- EDL Flash-Read-Repair Region Change tool
unbrick tool Now available for Nothing Phone1.. Features: Read Firmware (EDL) (locked bootloader) Flash Firmware (EDL) (locked bootloader) backup EFS (EDL) (locked bootloader) Wipe FRP & userdata (EDL) (locked bootloader) Size: 2.7GB Version...
forum.xda-developers.com
Just need to get or make a EDL cable then flash and you'll be back in business.

HermitDash said:
The best part of this whole thing is that you're rooted.
Do a backup with Swift Backup or what ever your backup app you prefer. Wipe it back to stock without locking the bootloader, make sure your sim card is not inserted then do your OTA updates.
As for the second device you bricked, there's a unbrick tool here:
unbrick tool- EDL Flash-Read-Repair Region Change tool
unbrick tool Now available for Nothing Phone1.. Features: Read Firmware (EDL) (locked bootloader) Flash Firmware (EDL) (locked bootloader) backup EFS (EDL) (locked bootloader) Wipe FRP & userdata (EDL) (locked bootloader) Size: 2.7GB Version...
forum.xda-developers.com
Just need to get or make a EDL cable then flash and you'll be back in business.
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First bricked device was replaced in RMA. But yeah, rooted, unlocked and yet nothing works. I was thinking about wiping it, even if I don't really want to because it's a pain every time. Man, Android modding when to ****e and I'm leaning more and more towards getting an iPhone and call it a day, maybe with a jailbreak

Enzucuni said:
First bricked device was replaced in RMA. But yeah, rooted, unlocked and yet nothing works. I was thinking about wiping it, even if I don't really want to because it's a pain every time. Man, Android modding when to ****e and I'm leaning more and more towards getting an iPhone and call it a day, maybe with a jailbreak
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Swift does their backups well so from wipe to setup depending on how many apps ya got took like 20 mins to do?
Once you get to A13 tho, my god the battery life is amazing. I don't use my NP1 as a daily driver but it sits in my pocket along with my daily OP7Pro and it out lasts it by a mile. Really hyped for the NP2 and what they bring optimization wise.
Or in your case you could carry both and see how you feel about it xD
Oh and it's likely the patched boot image (while rooted) that's causing the update errors. Once you restore the stock boot image you should be able to update without issue.

HermitDash said:
Swift does their backups well so from wipe to setup depending on how many apps ya got took like 20 mins to do?
Once you get to A13 tho, my god the battery life is amazing. I don't use my NP1 as a daily driver but it sits in my pocket along with my daily OP7Pro and it out lasts it by a mile. Really hyped for the NP2 and what they bring optimization wise.
Or in your case you could carry both and see how you feel about it xD
Oh and it's likely the patched boot image (while rooted) that's causing the update errors. Once you restore the stock boot image you should be able to update without issue.
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I actually restored it but to no avail. Same errors as described

Enzucuni said:
I actually restored it but to no avail. Same errors as described
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Welp, back to stock you go then haha ADB it to EDL then run the unbrick tool and you should be at 0

I might be actually lazy enough to wait for a hint of a custom twrp-like recovery and go from there

Enzucuni said:
I might be actually lazy enough to wait for a hint of a custom twrp-like recovery and go from there
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Might not be stable on first release but yea that's in the rumor pipelines

Yeah, I think I'll wait. A12 is still really nice. Some bugs here and there but perfectly usable and battery is basically infinite.

First of all, to jailbreak the iPhone and set it up correctly with all the needed software that jailbreaking provides nowdays ... is actually harder than it was a few years ago.
Secondly, if you had just read through the full topic containing the Nothing OS repo, you would have found several people with the same problem that u had, who had solved it successfully.
Go back to stock, wipe, and redo the official step-by-step of updating, will work like a charm. if you want to jailbreak. First, read through the posts of others to see if there are any problems that you would like to avoid, and if there are, don't do it.
You are lucky enough to have had your first device replaced by a new one just like that. Updating while rooted was always a problem for Android, and it always varied per device. it was up to the one who is rooting to check the situation regarding his/her specific model

You could try flashing the fastboot ROMs made by @ot_inc (it's not 100% safe for your data so make a backup in any case).
[Restore NothingOS & Magisk] Nothing Phone(1) Fastboot ROM(Full ROM) & boot.img Global v1.1.6
Fastboot ROM and boot.img for NothingPhone(1) are now available. v1.1.6 is available. Sorry for my poor English, I'm Japanese. https://reindex-ot.github.io/
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kriistofor said:
First of all, to jailbreak the iPhone and set it up correctly with all the needed software that jailbreaking provides nowdays ... is actually harder than it was a few years ago.
Secondly, if you had just read through the full topic containing the Nothing OS repo, you would have found several people with the same problem that u had, who had solved it successfully.
Go back to stock, wipe, and redo the official step-by-step of updating, will work like a charm. if you want to jailbreak. First, read through the posts of others to see if there are any problems that you would like to avoid, and if there are, don't do it.
You are lucky enough to have had your first device replaced by a new one just like that. Updating while rooted was always a problem for Android, and it always varied per device. it was up to the one who is rooting to check the situation regarding his/her specific model
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Where is the step by step ? The one that actually works ?

hmm, honestly it may be on somewhere in the first few pages (not the first one) but you can also search the google, now there are several sites quoting options for updating nothing phone.
sorry if i sounded harsh
anyways, if you go back to stock, and update the device from 1.1.7 to 1.5 incl. all hotfix updates, it should go smoothly.
I also said if you want to jailbreak in one moment in my post when i meant to say if you want to root.
Rooting nowdays is easy and hard at the same time. easy to pull off, but hard to understand that now there are several different steps that need to be done to turn the rooted device into a fully functional one. and for many it is not worth it, but for those that are interested, I would just advise reading through all the posts carefully and learning to search efficiently. Not only will you find the answer yourself, thus remembering it more clearly, but you will also be introduced to facts you were unaware of.
good luck, the most important step is to go back to stock succesfully, read the whole nothing os repo thread just to make sure you are not missing something

kriistofor said:
hmm, honestly it may be on somewhere in the first few pages (not the first one) but you can also search the google, now there are several sites quoting options for updating nothing phone.
sorry if i sounded harsh
anyways, if you go back to stock, and update the device from 1.1.7 to 1.5 incl. all hotfix updates, it should go smoothly.
I also said if you want to jailbreak in one moment in my post when i meant to say if you want to root.
Rooting nowdays is easy and hard at the same time. easy to pull off, but hard to understand that now there are several different steps that need to be done to turn the rooted device into a fully functional one. and for many it is not worth it, but for those that are interested, I would just advise reading through all the posts carefully and learning to search efficiently. Not only will you find the answer yourself, thus remembering it more clearly, but you will also be introduced to facts you were unaware of.
good luck, the most important step is to go back to stock succesfully, read the whole nothing os repo thread just to make sure you are not missing something
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Umm.. no, you're not sounding harsh. And I've already done that: "google it" and stuff. This is why I post teh question here. This is not my first time at this lol !

kriistofor said:
hmm, honestly it may be on somewhere in the first few pages (not the first one) but you can also search the google, now there are several sites quoting options for updating nothing phone.
sorry if i sounded harsh
anyways, if you go back to stock, and update the device from 1.1.7 to 1.5 incl. all hotfix updates, it should go smoothly.
I also said if you want to jailbreak in one moment in my post when i meant to say if you want to root.
Rooting nowdays is easy and hard at the same time. easy to pull off, but hard to understand that now there are several different steps that need to be done to turn the rooted device into a fully functional one. and for many it is not worth it, but for those that are interested, I would just advise reading through all the posts carefully and learning to search efficiently. Not only will you find the answer yourself, thus remembering it more clearly, but you will also be introduced to facts you were unaware of.
good luck, the most important step is to go back to stock succesfully, read the whole nothing os repo thread just to make sure you are not missing something
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You said, "Go back to stock, wipe, and redo the official step-by-step of updating, will work like a charm."
Where are you getting this from ?

I did a big dumb. Failed root

Howdy. Tried to root my OnePlus 8 Pro. First time trying such a thing... Having now bricked my phone into a boot loop, I'm pretty sure that the guide I followed missed an important step. It said to download the latest patch, extract it, then use magisk to patch it and flash it. I'm pretty sure that the part I missed was actually updating to that patch before flashing. So I have whatever latest patch that I didn't have the foresight to write down, but my original build was IN2025_11_C.33 . Am I boned completely and thoroughly or is there any hope of recovering? Thanks either way.

LOL, welcome. Wisely, you've chosen a phone that supports EDL, with known ROMs. EDL will allow you to reflash to factory, no matter how badly you've messed up, assuming you didn't brick the hardware (which, unfortunately, is actually possible with this phone- there's two different RAM voltages and you can flash something that writes the wrong one and literally fry the phone... sigh)
All the stuff you need is covered in other threads here, and in other OnePlus forums on XDA... too tired to summarize them all (sorry). Search for the MSM tool (I think the one you want is here but please double check) and how to use it. Happy flashing, and welcome to the best phone mfr to mod! (Note EDL requires a Qualcomm chipset, there are other OP phones that do NOT have them... so not EVERY phone is bailable-outable...)

SomeRandomGuy said:
LOL, welcome. Wisely, you've chosen a phone that supports EDL, with known ROMs. EDL will allow you to reflash to factory, no matter how badly you've messed up, assuming you didn't brick the hardware (which, unfortunately, is actually possible with this phone- there's two different RAM voltages and you can flash something that writes the wrong one and literally fry the phone... sigh)
All the stuff you need is covered in other threads here, and in other OnePlus forums on XDA... too tired to summarize them all (sorry). Search for the MSM tool (I think the one you want is here but please double check) and how to use it. Happy flashing, and welcome to the best phone mfr to mod! (Note EDL requires a Qualcomm chipset, there are other OP phones that do NOT have them... so not EVERY phone is bailable-outable...)
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thanks!

dimlu said:
thanks!
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In case you haven't sorted it yet - this is a great MSM guide which also links to the Windows drivers you need and the MSM tools for your device.
Good luck