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

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
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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.

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Bricked my Chinese OP6t (A6010) and not sure what to do. Help??

I was trying to help a friend out by installing the international OS on his new OP6T (A6010) because I know a friend who did it a year or two ago and it worked perfectly. We thought it would work out but I couldn't get the firmware to install using the normal system update--it said that the firmware was lower than the currently installed firmware and therefore couldn't be installed.
So, I tried downgrading using the msm tool (I didn't realize the Chinese version was different...) and now it is stuck in a boot loop saying "build version and HW version is not match!"
What options do I have here? I didn't install TWRP (I was going to but tried the MSM tool because people were recommending it on many other sites...but were only talking about Tmobile and Global variants so I didn't realize Chinese was an entirely separate one).
Is there any way to fix this?
You can get it into fastboot right? I'd push the latest official fastboot ROM into it via ADB.
snatale1 said:
You can get it into fastboot right? I'd push the latest official fastboot ROM into it via ADB.
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No, when I hold any combination of buttons, it gives me the error message. I can't do anything with it at the moment.
I got it to flash "fastboot mode" for a moment, but then the error message went up again and black screen.
That's weird, fastboot should be coming up before it tries to load the OS, you're going to be left with reflashing (in your case) HydrogenOS via download mode and MSM.
snatale1 said:
That's weird, fastboot should be coming up before it tries to load the OS, you're going to be left with reflashing (in your case) HydrogenOS via download mode and MSM.
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Thank you for the information here with this. Are all msm things specific to certain firmwares or is it possible to throw a firmware into an msm thing? I'm not sure about this one yet.
I have a A6010 I have used this to go back to Android 9 with out issue.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397966003
mchlbenner said:
I have a A6010 I have used this to go back to Android 9 with out issue.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397966003
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Thank you for your help here.
Unfortunately I keep getting the same message again and again in all of the msm tools I've tried: images do not match with the phone.
I'm not sure how I've done it but I've messed it up badly and now not sure how to fix it.
nightcow said:
Thank you for your help here.
Unfortunately I keep getting the same message again and again in all of the msm tools I've tried: images do not match with the phone.
I'm not sure how I've done it but I've messed it up badly and now not sure how to fix it.
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You're going into download mode correctly right? Holding BOTH Vol buttons while then plugging into the USB cable thats already in your comp?
snatale1 said:
You're going into download mode correctly right? Holding BOTH Vol buttons while then plugging into the USB cable thats already in your comp?
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Yeah, I was able to get it recognized by the computer and the msm software. It was just not accepting it.
I actually finally got it to work, though, but using the patched version of the msm tool that Tmobile users were using to install the international firmware, because it ignores the check for hardware/firmware matching and just forces the firmware on there.
It took two different msm tools/firmwares but finally it worked out. It was an incredibly relieving sight to see it boot up and not immediately go into the same bootloop again.
Glad to see you got it going.
Good day, please I got into the same issue of hardbrick on my oneplus 6t chinese variant. Please would you be kind enough to give a break down on how you got it to work. And were you able to finally install Oxygen OS?

Need help to go back to stock 11.0.2.2IN11AA

I'm not seeming to find coherent instructions to get back to stock 11.0.2.2IN11AA
I have the 8 Pro, rooted, newest magisk and I installed a magisk module that is now causing System UI crash at startup. I have tried a couple things: 1) tried the "adb wait-for-device shell magisk --remove-modules" --> nothing happens when starting back up except System UI error. 2) I've flashed back to stock boot.img (hoping to get to safe mode to disable magisk)...all I get is System UI error again.
So...what I want to do is start all over and end up with 11.0.2.2IN11AA rooted. Once I'm back to "factory" I'm pretty sure I can get back to magisk and root.
Can anyone help me with some decent instructions please?
Thanks
I can. So last week I managed go back from a rooted situation to stock rom with LOCKED bootloader. This means that you're phone will be as you bought it and you're gonna lose everything of course.
This video on YT helped me.
***REMEMBER TO CHOOSE YOUR FIRMWARE BECAUSE I THINK THIS VIDEO IS FOR ASIA, IF IT IS THE SAME FOR YOU THEN YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THIS VIDEO***
I provide you a link with a thread on xda where I found the version for my oneplus 8 pro (EU)
[OP8PRO][OOS 11AA/BA/DA] Unbrick tool to restore your device to OxygenOS | XDA Developers Forums (xda-developers.com)
Thanks I'll check it out and report back
glhelinski said:
Thanks I'll check it out and report back
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Let me know
glhelinski said:
I'm not seeming to find coherent instructions to get back to stock 11.0.2.2IN11AA
I have the 8 Pro, rooted, newest magisk and I installed a magisk module that is now causing System UI crash at startup. I have tried a couple things: 1) tried the "adb wait-for-device shell magisk --remove-modules" --> nothing happens when starting back up except System UI error. 2) I've flashed back to stock boot.img (hoping to get to safe mode to disable magisk)...all I get is System UI error again.
So...what I want to do is start all over and end up with 11.0.2.2IN11AA rooted. Once I'm back to "factory" I'm pretty sure I can get back to magisk and root.
Can anyone help me with some decent instructions please?
Thanks
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Visit the MSM thread, that's it
Sneakdovi said:
Let me know
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Good site and instructions. They sure don't make it clear that msmtool is packaged inside the image download file
glhelinski said:
Good site and instructions. They sure don't make it clear that msmtool is packaged inside the image download file
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I only donwloaded the EU verision (because i'm in Italy), went to qualcom recovery, and started the process
Sneakdovi said:
I only donwloaded the EU verision (because i'm in Italy), went to qualcom recovery, and started the process
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Please help me, i'm bricked my new device. I want that ****** monocrome filter and make to many bull**** ! :-( I need my phone.
The MSM-Tool is give me always "Sahara" errors. Make the same misstake then you! I locked the bootloader!
Please.
chr_rocke808 said:
Please help me, i'm bricked my new device. I want that ****** monocrome filter and make to many bull**** ! :-( I need my phone.
The MSM-Tool is give me always "Sahara" errors. Make the same misstake then you! I locked the bootloader!
Please.
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First off, you may want to edit your language in here, no need to swear. Secondly you should check out the thread regarding the MSM tool.
[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
Post #2 above has a video and also links to the same place that freshlybaked420 referenced... Should be enough to get you back on track
FreshlyBaked 420 said:
First off, you may want to edit your language in here, no need to swear. Secondly you should check out the thread regarding the MSM tool.
[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
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Yes, it's all true. Sorry for that i have now working for many days on this. Not sleeping enought. One more question that could bring me a step foward...
I was on IN11.0.2.2 before i locked the bootloader and bricked the device.
Now i downladed the Decrypted OxygenOS 11.0.0 IN21BA Version. I have now the error: Param Preload Device not match image. Question: Must i habe the Decrypted OxygenOS 11.0..2.2 IN21BA Version that it goes to work?
I can't the use the link for the right version, it is password protected.!
Thanks
The password is listed in the OP
glhelinski said:
The password is listed in the OP
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Thank you, but I didn't find it.
One point I have forgotten to tell. Before the hard brick happened, I used Magistik and Patch a new boot.img then I flashed this with fastboot command. My failure was to make this 2. times. with different patches. The horrible thing is now that I must delete these files on my Laptop to get more space. When this the Problem of the MSMTOOL error is I had not really a chance to unbrick my device. Have anyone Downgrade with MSMTOOL the Stock Rom?
Thx for your help. I download now from OP the latest ROM. I will try it. I feel really scared. Maybe my device is not unbricked anymore.
The other Tool that I have (last chance) is the original Qualcomm flashing Tool QPST.
described here:
Download QPST Flash Tool & How to Use it to Flash Firmware on Qualcomm Android Devices
Download all versions of QPST Flash tool and learn how to use the QFIL and Software Download programs to flash firmware files on Qualcomm Android devices.
www.thecustomdroid.com
-- > But I found nothing here, that this tool was used. There is no special Rom here to found.
chr_rocke808 said:
Thank, but i didn't find it.
One point i forgotten to tell. Before the hard brick happend, i used Magistik and Patch a new boot.img then i flashed this with fastboot comand. My failure was to make this 2. times. with diffred pachtes. The horrible thing is now that i must delete this files on my Laptop to get more space. When this the Problem of the MSMTOOL error is i had not realy a chance to unbrick my device. Habe anyone Donwgrade with MSMTOOL the Stock Rom?
Thx for your help. I download now from OP the latest ROM. I will try. i feel realy scared. Mabye my device is not unbricked anymore.
The other Tool that i have (last chance) is the orginal Qulacomm flashing Tool QPST.
described here:
Download QPST Flash Tool & How to Use it to Flash Firmware on Qualcomm Android Devices
Download all versions of QPST Flash tool and learn how to use the QFIL and Software Download programs to flash firmware files on Qualcomm Android devices.
www.thecustomdroid.com
-- > But i found nothing here, that this tool was used. There is noch spezial Rom here to found.
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None of that matters.
1st identify your device!
What region is it?
If you have BA then don't flash AA you'll mess things up.
2nd visit the MSM thread!
Download the tool 'for your device!'
3rd boot to EDL (I responded to you in the romaur thread how to do this)
4th as soon as it's connected to your pc in edl, flash the device
5th MSM will relock your bootloader.
6th don't do something if you're not sure, just ask.
Oh and lol chill on the swearing also on posting everywhere, just make 1 thread and stick with it, people will help
Hey, my Phone is working like a charm. Thx for the great work !!!. I'm so happy !!!
It is better to come here to real developers, I had to get bad download links and bad Software! This was the only problem. For many years I have the first Samsung Galaxy and I'm knowing that I can get all the problems for not booting devices back. But I was scared that many Devices like Huwai bring their bootloaders with cryptographic methods in a safe trunk.
Best wishes to you, and the people that I'm working for the android project!
regardless,
chr_rocke808
chr_rocke808 said:
Hey, my Phone is working like a charm. Thx for the great work !!!. I'm so happy !!!
It is better to come here to real developers, I had to get bad download links and bad Software! This was the only problem. For many years I have the first Samsung Galaxy and I'm knowing that I can get all the problems for not booting devices back. But I was scared that many Devices like Huwai bring their bootloaders with cryptographic methods in a safe trunk.
Best wishes to you, and the people that I'm working for the android project!
regardless,
chr_rocke808
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Lol no worries pal, but trust me, always make a thread unless one exists, it'll work out.
Glad you're sorted.

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...
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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

(HELP NEEDED) Onn 8" gen 2, 100011885 no boot

So I didn't happen to back up my scatter or boot.img files when I used fastboot to try and flash the TWRP for the onn 10 inch, I was assuming it would work, but now I'm stuck with no recovery, no fastboot, no system, won't boot up when you hold the power button.
The only method of recovery I have is through MTK preloader and spflash, but I don't have the correct factory images or scatter file required to reflash stock. I've been looking everywhere online and can't find the right recovery files or any guides on how to recover from this.
Any help/files/advice would be greatly appreciated!!
Two things, I got access to my old account after a password reset
and, I got my tab back up and running, as well as root & xposed + gravitybox
I'm working on a guide as we speak.
Also, I will be dumping my firmware and adding the 10001885 to the list of stock image dumps on the main onn thread.
Hope this helps if still needing it, scatter file for the 100011885 mt8168 , good luck not responsible for anything lol i still cant get mine to work, anklosburner
Ankylo'sburner said:
So I didn't happen to back up my scatter or boot.img files when I used fastboot to try and flash the TWRP for the onn 10 inch, I was assuming it would work, but now I'm stuck with no recovery, no fastboot, no system, won't boot up when you hold the power button.
The only method of recovery I have is through MTK preloader and spflash, but I don't have the correct factory images or scatter file required to reflash stock. I've been looking everywhere online and can't find the right recovery files or any guides on how to recover from this.
Any help/files/advice would be greatly appreciated!!
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hope this helps if you still need it for 100011885 mt8168 scatter file, but not responsible for any damages, because i still cant get mine to work, i had it to where it would come on, or i could see back light but thats it, which im impatient too, maybe it takes a min, but i did a readback on every downloadable item and flashed it but idk, let me know if you or how you get yours to work if you do
bbcdt22 said:
Hope this helps if still needing it, scatter file for the 100011885 mt8168 , good luck not responsible for anything lol i still cant get mine to work, anklosburner
hope this helps if you still need it for 100011885 mt8168 scatter file, but not responsible for any damages, because i still cant get mine to work, i had it to where it would come on, or i could see back light but thats it, which im impatient too, maybe it takes a min, but i did a readback on every downloadable item and flashed it but idk, let me know if you or how you get yours to work if you do
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Hey, i've had that same issue but have since fixed it by flashing the rom to the 100011886. I used some of the posts here to flash both vbmeta.img and boot.img to gain root, with success https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17LtLtjKg4JJU9EJdIXPsyNjen0H-ilMX?usp=sharing . i eventually went too far and currupted my rom and had a hard time finding the stock ROM. I found the stock ROM to the 100011886 and flashed that to fix the problem, now i run that as my system and it boots up just fine. https://www.mediafire.com/file/107jp6gwbiwq87q/MT8168_ONN_Gen2_100011886.zip/file
fastboot erase super
fastboot flash super super.img
Would you happen to have the preloader bin file for the MT8168? After digging around, you have helped me get closer to bringing my hard brick back to life.
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onn. said:
Would you happen to have the preloader bin file for the MT8168? After digging around, you have helped me get closer to bringing my hard brick back to life.
Edit: @bbcdt22
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I don't, but this thread may help:
[STOCK] Stock Backups/Images/OTAs
Since these tablets don't have an external online resource for downloading system updates, only a sketchy OTA app (com.adups.fota) I'm collecting a library of OTAs, as well as boot/recovery/system images. I have access to a 10.1 with keyboard...
forum.xda-developers.com
Any rom you come across has to be extracted in order to get any necessary files from it. The thread mentions using 7zip but I've personally had better results extracting using ZArchiver. Also, a workaround I've found very useful when dealing with extraction issues, is removing the extension from the file. If all else fails, you may need to erase the super partition and reflash THAT
KMerrimanJr said:
I don't, but this thread may help:
[STOCK] Stock Backups/Images/OTAs
Since these tablets don't have an external online resource for downloading system updates, only a sketchy OTA app (com.adups.fota) I'm collecting a library of OTAs, as well as boot/recovery/system images. I have access to a 10.1 with keyboard...
forum.xda-developers.com
Any rom you come across has to be extracted in order to get any necessary files from it. The thread mentions using 7zip but I've personally had better results extracting using ZArchiver. Also, a workaround I've found very useful when dealing with extraction issues, is removing the extension from the file. If all else fails, you may need to erase the super partition and reflash THAT
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Thanks for the response. I'm at the end of that thread currently trying to see what I can find to fix my issue. Aside from buying another one from Walmart and trying to see if I can pull everything from a vanilla tablet, I'm not sure if I'll ever find the exact files.
onn. said:
Thanks for the response. I'm at the end of that thread currently trying to see what I can find to fix my issue. Aside from buying another one from Walmart and trying to see if I can pull everything from a vanilla tablet, I'm not sure if I'll ever find the exact files.
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onn. said:
Thanks for the response. I'm at the end of that thread currently trying to see what I can find to fix my issue. Aside from buying another one from Walmart and trying to see if I can pull everything from a vanilla tablet, I'm not sure if I'll ever find the exact files.
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When my tab crashed on me, flashing the super image solved my issue but it was a different rom. My tab's model number ended in 885 but the super file I flashed came from an 886, it still worked though
KMerrimanJr said:
When my tab crashed on me, flashing the super image solved my issue but it was a different rom. My tab's model number ended in 885 but the super file I flashed came from an 886, it still worked though
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I wish I would have waited until I read this today instead of further messing with it yesterday. It looks like everything you have is what I need, but now I am battling trying to get the COM port to stay active when the device is plugged in. I'll tinker with it and see if I can get back to the state I had it in yesterday where it was staying connected.
KMerrimanJr said:
When my tab crashed on me, flashing the super image solved my issue but it was a different rom. My tab's model number ended in 885 but the super file I flashed came from an 886, it still worked though
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Would you happen to know/remember all the settings you checked in SP Flash Tool (I assume you used that) when you flashed things to get it working? It seems that my PC is able to communicate with the device again, but I'm unsure of how to proceed next.
Have you installed all of the adb & mtk drivers? If so, you should be able to use adb to reboot into the boot loader then use fast boot to flash the super file
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Have you installed all of the adb & mtk drivers? If so, you should be able to use adb to reboot into the boot loader then use fast boot to flash the super file
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It's hard bricked at the moment unfortunately, so there's no appearance of life to it. Attached picture is the error I get. https://www.gizmoadvices.com/list-sp-flash-tool-error-codes-solution-fix/ appears show info about the error, but it's not something I know how to fix yet.
The only way I can get the tablet to make moves in device manager (which I assume is a sign that the PC can at least partially recognize/see the device) is to click on Download in SPFT, connect tablet to PC via USB cord, and then hold down power button, which led to the error. Errors in SPFT I've received so far are 0xC0060001 and 0xC0060003.
When the tablet is active in the device manager, I assume that the device is in a powered state. However, when the device is grayed out, I assume it's in a powered off state (see other pic). I've yet to find away to actually flash anything to it.
KMerrimanJr said:
Have you installed all of the adb & mtk drivers? If so, you should be able to use adb to reboot into the boot loader then use fast boot to flash the super file
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Also, apologies if I'm being a bother, but do you know what version of SPFT you used as well as which DA file?
bbcdt22 said:
Hope this helps if still needing it, scatter file for the 100011885 mt8168 , good luck not responsible for anything lol i still cant get mine to work, anklosburner
hope this helps if you still need it for 100011885 mt8168 scatter file, but not responsible for any damages, because i still cant get mine to work, i had it to where it would come on, or i could see back light but thats it, which im impatient too, maybe it takes a min, but i did a readback on every downloadable item and flashed it but idk, let me know if you or how you get yours to work if you do
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where did you get this? did you dump it? if so how?

SM-P613. Error vbmeta image.

Hello!
I was recently gifted a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 SM-P13. I only use my tablet to watch chess videos on Youtube, so I was happy to get a tablet to mess around a bit with it. I did not know much about rooting, but I thought installing Lineage OS and learning from it would be exciting.
I'm good at following instructions, but with some overenthusiasm, I realized that Lineage OS did not support my model a bit too late. So I reached step 5 of "Installing a custom recovery using heimdall" in the official instructions (https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/gta4xlwifi/install).
But I could not do step 6 as it could not boot into recovery mode. It will stay in download mode with the following message:
<!>
_partition recovery
Reason recovery: Error verifying vbmeta image: invalid vbmeta header(6)
CUSTOM recovery
VBMETA P613XXU1AVG5, 54410278R
I have looked around to see fixes, but I have felt slightly overwhelmed. So I have installed Odin, and at this moment, as Lineage OS is not an option, I don't care which ROM to install (stock, lite, etc...).
Can someone guide me on what to do now so I won't worsen things?
Thank you for your help in advance!
Hey Pablosky000, have you tried using odin to flash stock firmware to fix it back to how it orignally was?
oFluffy said:
Hey Pablosky000, have you tried using odin to flash stock firmware to fix it back to how it orignally was?
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Hi. Liked I said, I feel a bit overwhelmed and risk-averse at the moment. I have Odin installed and a the stock lite version downloaded. Was hoping for a "Try Odin with stock first" before making any further mistakes.
Pablosky000 said:
Hi. Liked I said, I feel a bit overwhelmed and risk-averse at the moment. I have Odin installed and a the stock lite version downloaded. Was hoping for a "Try Odin with stock first" before making any further mistakes.
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I don't fully understand whether or not you are wanting to return it to normal or not here, but I do know about the S6 lite. I have my own S6 lite, and I noticed no one has been updating the patched files for it. A recent update forces it to have the file it was talking about, and unless someone makes a specific twrp for that device specifically, we won't be able to use a custom recovery to flash a rom.
If your issue is getting it into recovery mode however, you aren't alone. The Samsung tablet's usually have the same method for launching, but this one specifically was weird.
You have to:
1.Unplug it
2.Hold power and volume down
3. As soon as it turns off plug it back in and begin holding the recovery key buttons
4.If it isn't in recovery you may have just missed the small window you had to do it, which is fine just start from step one until it works.
If you did flash your own recovery and expected it to show the stock Samsung recovery menu, that won't happen since you overwrote it by flashing a recovery. You should be able to find your device model on https://sfirmware.com/
In odin "AP" is where you flash your recovery files. If the device isn't working you may have to also flash the "BL" or binaries for your device. I usually do anyway just to make sure it is going to work correctly. Make sure you have adb, and any Android drivers needed for it to work. Let me know if you need more help! Thanks.
oFluffy said:
I don't fully understand whether or not you are wanting to return it to normal or not here, but I do know about the S6 lite. I have my own S6 lite, and I noticed no one has been updating the patched files for it. A recent update forces it to have the file it was talking about, and unless someone makes a specific twrp for that device specifically, we won't be able to use a custom recovery to flash a rom.
If your issue is getting it into recovery mode however, you aren't alone. The Samsung tablet's usually have the same method for launching, but this one specifically was weird.
You have to:
1.Unplug it
2.Hold power and volume down
3. As soon as it turns off plug it back in and begin holding the recovery key buttons
4.If it isn't in recovery you may have just missed the small window you had to do it, which is fine just start from step one until it works.
If you did flash your own recovery and expected it to show the stock Samsung recovery menu, that won't happen since you overwrote it by flashing a recovery. You should be able to find your device model on https://sfirmware.com/
In odin "AP" is where you flash your recovery files. If the device isn't working you may have to also flash the "BL" or binaries for your device. I usually do anyway just to make sure it is going to work correctly. Make sure you have adb, and any Android drivers needed for it to work. Let me know if you need more help! Thanks.
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Perfect!!! Thanks a lot. I didn't have much expectation apart from "not bricking it". I just wanted to make sure I did not do anything stupid. Follow your instructions. And it worked perfectly! Thanks a lot for the help! I truly appreciated. I am usually alright at a lot of these things, but I ended up being a bit lost, and just wanted to make sure I stopped doing stupid stuff!
Million thanks!!!!
I am facing a similar issue, but I can't seem to find a recovery image, so can you please help with that? I went to the sfirmware website, but can't locate the recovery image for sm-p613, though I did find it for other models such as p610. At this point, I'm fine with going stock os if it means I haven't bricked the tablet.
mr_scientific127 said:
I am facing a similar issue, but I can't seem to find a recovery image, so can you please help with that? I went to the sfirmware website, but can't locate the recovery image for sm-p613, though I did find it for other models such as p610. At this point, I'm fine with going stock os if it means I haven't bricked the tablet.
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I softbricked mine with Snapdragon last night. See the fix and link to a working recovery image here. Developer says there's no hope for Snapdragon support for the S6 Lite Wifi now or in the future. Samsung doesn't even support the firmware reload for this device in their own Smart Switch Windows app.
deckardsdream1988 said:
I softbricked mine with Snapdragon last night. See the fix and link to a working recovery image here. Developer says there's no hope for Snapdragon support for the S6 Lite Wifi now or in the future. Samsung doesn't even support the firmware reload for this device in their own Smart Switch Windows app.
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Thank you, I managed to get my tablet working. Really wish samsung made the firmware more available.

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