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Hey Guys as soon as i heard that Amazon was offering a device with ads for a lower price to amazon prime member i was pumped and ready to remove those ads as soon as i got the device in hand.
well Amazon has made it really easy for us in many ways.
You can just flash one file that i have put together to remove the ads and all of the amazon apps in one shot.
Requirements
Moto G 4th gen tested on the XT1625 and XT1644
Motorola Drivers installed
Motorola program RSDlite 6.2.4 or you can use this RSD-Flash Script for Mac or Linux
The Files and remove-amazon-bloat.xml file i created HERE
Steps
1. Boot device into bootloader / fastboot mode by powering down then holding volume down and power until it boots
2. Open RSDlite 6.2.4 and select the remove-amazon-bloat.xml
3. press START and wait for device to reboot thats it once rebooted your amazon apps and lock screen ads are gone.
NOTE If you are having problems with RSDlite and windows 10 use this XT1625-Amazon-Bloat-Ads-Remover-Without-RSDLITE
Also works on Mac and Linux now.
Extra Credit
If you have already unlocked your bootloader on your Moto G 4th gen you can do this same process with one simple command from fastboot mode.
Code:
fastboot flash oem oem.img
Rootjunky out
RSDLITE ON WINDOWS 10 NOT WORKING TRY THIS
https://youtu.be/njXQYn53SPc
If you want Amazon Underground apps back check HERE
Here is another method to remove ads and keep your ota updates working
Noticed that even though you're flashing the OEM image, it still shows as an Amazon device. Can you update from the OEM image?
crutchcorn said:
Noticed that even though you're flashing the OEM image, it still shows as an Amazon device. Can you update from the OEM image?
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This will stop the Amazon OTA Updates from working. Time will tell if this will make it receive Motorola OTA Updates or not.
if you want to restore your device back to Amazon bloat you can use my XT1625-Restore-Amazon-Bloat-Ads tool but you will need a unlocked bootloader. This script will flash the Amazon oem.img but it will look like it fails so just reboot the device and you will see all the amazon junky and ads are back. Then you can take the ota update or adb sideload it in stock recovery.
AMAZON OTA UPDATE CAN BE FOUND HERE
NOTE If you flashed the full stock Motorola Firmware with RSD lite you can use this Amazon oem.img to get your device back to amazon ota update path as well it works the same way.
once you take the ota update you can always flash the XT1625-Amazon-Bloat-Ads-Remover-Without-RSDLITE and have the ads and amazon stuff removed again or even better you can flash XT1625-Remove-oem-config-fully and get ride of all configuration on the device. this removes the consumer cell and other dum bloat.
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Here is another way to update to the new ota update on this device. download the stock firmware then just flash the servicefile.xml in rsd lite or use RSD-Flash Tool for mac or linux and you will update your device and not wipe data.
NOTE
If you left your bootloader locked and flashed XT1625-Amazon-Bloat-Ads-Remover or XT1625-Amazon-Bloat-Ads-Remover-Without-RSDLITE to your device it may no receive OTA updates from amazon any more and or they may fail to install. If this is the case you can always flash the stock firmware that i will be updating from HERE. If you use the servicefile.xml it will be just like you took the ota update and none of your data will get wipe, you will keep all your apps and data safe. also the ads should stay removed
Tomsgt said:
with this method the ota updates should still work from what i have seen
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Kinda what I thought. Thanks boss, you're the man!
Wonder if flashing the full XT1625-XT1644_ATHENE-RETUS_MPJ24.139-48_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip would get you out of the Amazon Software Channel.
Tomsgt said:
with this method the ota updates should still work from what i have seen
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Right, but what we (or at least I) want is to get updates from Lenovo/Motorola, not Amazon. They're certainly likely to update faster, and Amazon updates may mess with the debloating.
rodalpho said:
Right, but what we (or at least I) want is to get updates from Lenovo/Motorola, not Amazon. They're certainly likely to update faster, and Amazon updates may mess with the debloating.
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once the bootloader is unlocked you will for sure be able to flash the stock motorola firmware. but i think even with a locked bootloader you will be able to flash it. also you should use this firmware on the XT1625 HERE
Just want to makesure..
just running RSDlite program will unlock bootloader, and remove amazon crap?
or I need unlock bootloader first, then rung the RSDLite?
RSDLite isn't recognizing the phone. Phone is displaying USB connected so it shouldn't be a driver issue.
I flashed twrp and flahshed supersu 2.46. Afterwards I was stuck in a bootloop, and after formatting caches and system (stupid, I know), I no longer have an operating system. The device is the Moto G4 XT1625 (amazon prime edition). What options do I have to get a working OS back on my phone?
atrix4nag said:
Just want to makesure..
just running RSDlite program will unlock bootloader, and remove amazon crap?
or I need unlock bootloader first, then rung the RSDLite?
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first try and flash the file in rsd lite like i do in the video. if it fails then you will need to unlock the bootloader first but i think it will work without unlocking the bootloader please report back with your findings thanks
eriklee95 said:
RSDLite isn't recognizing the phone. Phone is displaying USB connected so it shouldn't be a driver issue.
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is the phone in bootloader / fastboot mode like in the video
Gnex1 said:
I flashed twrp and flahshed supersu 2.46. Afterwards I was stuck in a bootloop, and after formatting caches and system (stupid, I know), I no longer have an operating system. The device is the Moto G4 XT1625 (amazon prime edition). What options do I have to get a working OS back on my phone?
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just download the stock google firmware from here and flash it in RSDlite to restore the device. or you can download the stock twrp backup i made of my system and restore it in twrp.
eriklee95 said:
RSDLite isn't recognizing the phone. Phone is displaying USB connected so it shouldn't be a driver issue.
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It isn't recognizing my phone as connected either. If I check via fastboot (fastboot devices) I see my device is connected. However RSD isn't seeing it at all.
Is there a way to just flash the stock Moto g gen 4 image? If so, how?
tcozman said:
It isn't recognizing my phone as connected either. If I check via fastboot (fastboot devices) I see my device is connected. However RSD isn't seeing it at all.
Is there a way to just flash the stock Moto g gen 4 image? If so, how?
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you could fastboot flash the oem.img if the bootloader is unlocked
Code:
fastboot flash oem oem.img
Tomsgt said:
just download the stock google firmware from here and flash it in RSDlite to restore the device. or you can download the stock twrp backup i made of my system and restore it in twrp.
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I'm trying this right now, I'll let you know how it goes once it's finished!
EDIT: It brought the phone back to life and NO ADS!!! I'll update again if I run into any issues. Thank you once more for the assistance.
Tomsgt said:
you could fastboot flash the oem.img if the bootloader is unlocked
Code:
fastboot flash oem oem.img
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That worked! Thank you so much! No more Amazon bloat!
tcozman said:
It isn't recognizing my phone as connected either. If I check via fastboot (fastboot devices) I see my device is connected. However RSD isn't seeing it at all.
Is there a way to just flash the stock Moto g gen 4 image? If so, how?
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I had this issue as well in Windows 10, however RSDLite recognized it fine on my windows 7 PC.
tcozman said:
That worked! Thank you so much! No more Amazon bloat!
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glad i could help. can anyone please report and tell me it this RSD lite flash works on moto G 4th gen with locked bootloader please. it should but would love to have some reports on it
Sorry for the noob questions...
tcozman said:
That worked! Thank you so much! No more Amazon bloat!
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So I used ATHENE_MPJ24.139-48_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml with RSD and things look great. My software channel is AMZ though... can I fix this?
Was the issue not running RSD with the bootloader unlocked?
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OK. I'm running the Moto Z unlocked 64GB version. Everything is stock. I unlocked the bootloader, and then flashed a custom logo to get rid of the "Unlocked bootloader" warning screen. Now the phone will not get past the new logo that I flashed. What can I do? I can get into fastboot or recovery, or boot twrp from fastboot(stock recovery still installed)
How can I get my phone to boot? Even if I have to live with the unlocked bootloader warning I'm cool with that. Please help!
Willing to pay $20 paypal or google wallet to anyone that can help me get my phone back working....
SixShots said:
OK. I'm running the Moto Z unlocked 64GB version. Everything is stock. I unlocked the bootloader, and then flashed a custom logo to get rid of the "Unlocked bootloader" warning screen. Now the phone will not get past the new logo that I flashed. What can I do? I can get into fastboot or recovery, or boot twrp from fastboot(stock recovery still installed)
How can I get my phone to boot? Even if I have to live with the unlocked bootloader warning I'm cool with that. Please help!
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You should be fine, I'm assuming you flashed that boot logo without installing a custom kernel to disable force encryption and here's how I flashed stock when i did something similar.
This is exactly what I did from a bricked phone. I got a strange "error" message after flashing this that looks like the no command error, but after holding power it rebooted to Nougat.
Using Minimal adb and Fastboot:
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash motoboot boot.img
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.8
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.9
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.10
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.11
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.12
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.13
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.14
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.15
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.16
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot reboot
Hope this helps!
I used the Mexican Nougat firmware from here, I'm on 32GB UK model though. https://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto Z/Stock/XT1650-03/
Just don't flash a MM one if you're coming from Nougat, that will not work. And remember to check the number of system chunks it may not be 16 for whichever firmware you use.
I'm currently downloading the stock MM firmware in hopes that it helps, gotta love living in the middle of nowhere with a 3mb DSL connection :-\
So basically I can't flash a logo unless I flash the kernal first?
Secondly, With this stock MM that i'm downloading, once I flash all of it using fastboot it should be back to stock completely except still have the "Bootloader unlocked" warning, yea?
SixShots said:
I'm currently downloading the stock MM firmware in hopes that it helps, gotta love living in the middle of nowhere with a 3mb DSL connection :-\
So basically I can't flash a logo unless I flash the kernal first?
Secondly, With this stock MM that i'm downloading, once I flash all of it using fastboot it should be back to stock completely except still have the "Bootloader unlocked" warning, yea?
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Okay so you haven't ever been on Nougat? Just making sure because when you OTA to Nougat there's no way back.
I think so, to be honest I only changed the boot logo after I flashed LineageOS so I'm not sure.. but you need to disable forced encryption by flashing custom kernel to modify system files without it getting stuck booting up. I went through this myself when i first unlocked it, this is what fixed it for me. Good luck!
Yup it should be back to stock but still unlocked bootloader.
supacrazyguy42 said:
Okay so you haven't ever been on Nougat? Just making sure because when you OTA to Nougat there's no way back.
I think so, to be honest I only changed the boot logo after I flashed LineageOS so I'm not sure.. but you need to disable forced encryption by flashing custom kernel to modify system files without it getting stuck booting up. I went through this myself when i first unlocked it, this is what fixed it for me. Good luck!
Yup it should be back to stock but still unlocked bootloader.
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No I'm on Nougat now, But when I tried to flash one of the Nougat zip's from the post above it stated that I needed to have either 6.0* something OR 7.* something. Which made me think I could flash the 6.0 as an OTA, is that wrong?
I have the XT1650-03, which version of Nougat should I be pulling from that post? The one I got was obviously the wrong one :-\
SixShots said:
No I'm on Nougat now, But when I tried to flash one of the Nougat zip's from the post above it stated that I needed to have either 6.0* something OR 7.* something. Which made me think I could flash the 6.0 as an OTA, is that wrong?
I have the XT1650-03, which version of Nougat should I be pulling from that post? The one I got was obviously the wrong one :-\
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Okay if you've updated to Nougat there's no way a MM firmware will work, thanks to Moto updating the bootloader making it incompatible. Where was the message that said you needed something? Did you unzip the file and flash each chunk in fastboot?
I think Rogers was a good option, i also have XT1650-03. Maybe try the Retmx like i did.
supacrazyguy42 said:
Okay if you've updated to Nougat there's no way a MM firmware will work, thanks to Moto updating the bootloader making it incompatible. Where was the message that said you needed something? Did you unzip the file and flash each chunk in fastboot?
I think Rogers was a good option, i also have XT1650-03. Maybe try the Retmx like i did.
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Well... I was able to download and flash the entire ROGERS version, My phone will boot to the Cyan M logo screen and then instead of the animation "ring ring hello moto" the screen just goes black. Eventually it connects to my computer but I can't find a way to turn the screen on or do anything. Downloading the RETLA version to see if that works since I'm pretty sure that was what was on the phone to begin with... *sigh*
SixShots said:
Well... I was able to download and flash the entire ROGERS version, My phone will boot to the Cyan M logo screen and then instead of the animation "ring ring hello moto" the screen just goes black. Eventually it connects to my computer but I can't find a way to turn the screen on or do anything. Downloading the RETLA version to see if that works since I'm pretty sure that was what was on the phone to begin with... *sigh*
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Ah I don't know why that is, as i said I'm at sure what's best for your model sorry. The easy flash to Nougat guide link i sent you may be better, but yeah if you know it came with RETLA then give that one a try :good:
I think your best bet is to try that RETLA firmware.
I'm not sure how it does with Moto phones, but some variants are kinda picky with their software channels. Factory images designed for retail ("RETxx") devices might have a better chance since my RETAPAC model is on a RETMX build of Nougat. It's slightly older than the TELUS build that's newer and comes with some bug fixes, including one that resolves an issue where the 2 HP CPU cores "park" after some time of use, although I've heard of some issues when using that build with some devices. Mine's a bit iffy, but otherwise seems to run quite nicely.
Once flashed, if you wanna flash system mods, do not boot just yet. Flash or boot into TWRP and try the following kernel
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z/development/kernel-turbo-z-custom-kernel-moto-z-t3493354
This disables forced-encryption and dm-verity (the latter is what's responsible for your phone refusing to boot). Additionally, you can flash SuperSU using the following method.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z/how-to/guide-how-to-root-moto-z-supersu-t3551113
D13H4RD2L1V3 said:
I think your best bet is to try that RETLA firmware.
I'm not sure how it does with Moto phones, but some variants are kinda picky with their software channels. Factory images designed for retail ("RETxx") devices might have a better chance since my RETAPAC model is on a RETMX build of Nougat. It's slightly older than the TELUS build that's newer and comes with some bug fixes, including one that resolves an issue where the 2 HP CPU cores "park" after some time of use, although I've heard of some issues when using that build with some devices. Mine's a bit iffy, but otherwise seems to run quite nicely.
Once flashed, if you wanna flash system mods, do not boot just yet. Flash or boot into TWRP and try the following kernel
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z/development/kernel-turbo-z-custom-kernel-moto-z-t3493354
This disables forced-encryption and dm-verity (the latter is what's responsible for your phone refusing to boot). Additionally, you can flash SuperSU using the following method.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z/how-to/guide-how-to-root-moto-z-supersu-t3551113
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At this point i'm just trying to get my phone to boot lol. I wish I had read more to begin with... Knowing that unlocking the bootloader now breaks the safety net for Android Pay(it didn't with Moto X) is making me worry that it will also cause my Wells Fargo Mobile app to not work. At which point I might as well not even have the phone.
As of now I am able to flash the RETLA version but once I get past the Cyan M logo screen the screen goes blank and does not turn on even though my computer is recognizing that it's there. I'm about to try flashing the RSD rogers MM firmware(without the gpt and bootloader commands) and then sideloading Nougat to see if that gets me anywhere. If i can get it to boot normally I can at least sell it(at a loss) and buy another one. But I need it to at least boot up that way I don't have to sell it for 100 bucks lol. Any other ideas are welcome but I feel like i stepped in quicksand and the more I struggle with it the worse it's getting.
SixShots said:
At this point i'm just trying to get my phone to boot lol. I wish I had read more to begin with... Knowing that unlocking the bootloader now breaks the safety net for Android Pay(it didn't with Moto X) is making me worry that it will also cause my Wells Fargo Mobile app to not work. At which point I might as well not even have the phone.
As of now I am able to flash the RETLA version but once I get past the Cyan M logo screen the screen goes blank and does not turn on even though my computer is recognizing that it's there. I'm about to try flashing the RSD rogers MM firmware(without the gpt and bootloader commands) and then sideloading Nougat to see if that gets me anywhere. If i can get it to boot normally I can at least sell it(at a loss) and buy another one. But I need it to at least boot up that way I don't have to sell it for 100 bucks lol. Any other ideas are welcome but I feel like i stepped in quicksand and the more I struggle with it the worse it's getting.
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Well, if you want my advice, if you can find it, flash the firmware that your device was last at before you flashed Nougat.
An OTA bricked my Z, but flashing the full firmware made exactly for my variant brought it back to life. If you can find it for yours, you might get a lucky break.
Also, Magisk can help with SafetyNet, though it needs root access.
D13H4RD2L1V3 said:
Well, if you want my advice, if you can find it, flash the firmware that your device was last at before you flashed Nougat.
An OTA bricked my Z, but flashing the full firmware made exactly for my variant brought it back to life. If you can find it for yours, you might get a lucky break.
Also, Magisk can help with SafetyNet, though it needs root access.
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My issue with that is I can't figure out which firmware was made for my device. I thought it was the RETLA version but apparently I was wrong. Is there any way to figure out which one i need? I have all of the info from my getvar command in fastboot but it's not giving me any info(that i understand) that will point me in the direction of the correct firmware.
I'm currently downloading the rogers MM firmware to see if i can flash back to MM and then sideload nougat but I don't know if that's going to do any good considering that the screen won't load right now with the Nougat firmware I have on it.
SixShots said:
My issue with that is I can't figure out which firmware was made for my device. I thought it was the RETLA version but apparently I was wrong. Is there any way to figure out which one i need? I have all of the info from my getvar command in fastboot but it's not giving me any info(that i understand) that will point me in the direction of the correct firmware.
I'm currently downloading the rogers MM firmware to see if i can flash back to MM and then sideload nougat but I don't know if that's going to do any good considering that the screen won't load right now with the Nougat firmware I have on it.
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Try RETUS if it fails?
I'm crossing my fingers hoping that the ROGERS firmware can help.
D13H4RD2L1V3 said:
Try RETUS if it fails?
I'm crossing my fingers hoping that the ROGERS firmware can help.
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You mean the RETUS 6.0 firmware? And basically go through the same thing as the ROGERS firmware (flash mm without GPT and bootloader) and then try to upgrade? I haven't been able to find a RETUS 7.0 firmware anywhere yet so I assume that's what you mean...
SixShots said:
You mean the RETUS 6.0 firmware? And basically go through the same thing as the ROGERS firmware (flash mm without GPT and bootloader) and then try to upgrade? I haven't been able to find a RETUS 7.0 firmware anywhere yet so I assume that's what you mean...
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Yeah.
Because the only other fix I can think of is basically flashing the entire firmware including GPT and bootloader via RSD. But that requires firmware that's made exactly for that device and bootloader just to make sure everything is fine.
I'm still crossing my fingers in the hopes that your Z will make it through.
D13H4RD2L1V3 said:
Yeah.
Because the only other fix I can think of is basically flashing the entire firmware including GPT and bootloader via RSD. But that requires firmware that's made exactly for that device and bootloader just to make sure everything is fine.
I'm still crossing my fingers in the hopes that your Z will make it through.
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Well... to be honest the only reason I wasn't planning on rooting or using a custom ROM was because of the whole not working with android pay/wells fargo deal. If Magisk will help with that then that's definitely an option as well... Especially right now considering that I can't get ANYTHING to work if i can root, install a stock ROM and use magisk to hide the safetynet I'm totally fine with that as well. Any ideas?
SixShots said:
Well... to be honest the only reason I wasn't planning on rooting or using a custom ROM was because of the whole not working with android pay/wells fargo deal. If Magisk will help with that then that's definitely an option as well... Especially right now considering that I can't get ANYTHING to work if i can root, install a stock ROM and use magisk to hide the safetynet I'm totally fine with that as well. Any ideas?
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Well, to even get Magisk and root to work, you need a working firmware.
The fact that your device showed the cyan Moto screen means that the firmware is recognized, and how your PC recognizes the phone means that something is indeed working.
But somehow, it's not displaying anything.
Sadly, the best piece of advice I can give right now is to try to flash a full firmware, especially one that was made for your device just to be safe. Motorola support probably won't be of much help since your warranty is void, though some did have success in the past, but I'd say that you might not get too much from them.
dm-verity is a pain, so I don't understand why it's not disabled when the bootloader is unlocked.
D13H4RD2L1V3 said:
Well, to even get Magisk and root to work, you need a working firmware.
The fact that your device showed the cyan Moto screen means that the firmware is recognized, and how your PC recognizes the phone means that something is indeed working.
But somehow, it's not displaying anything.
Sadly, the best piece of advice I can give right now is to try to flash a full firmware, especially one that was made for your device just to be safe. Motorola support probably won't be of much help since your warranty is void, though some did have success in the past, but I'd say that you might not get too much from them.
dm-verity is a pain, so I don't understand why it's not disabled when the bootloader is unlocked.
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So right now my best course of action is to start with the MM firmware and work my way forward either way. Can I root/install stock 7.0 ROM/magisk from the MM firmware even if I'm keeping the 7.0 gpt and bootloader?
SixShots said:
So right now my best course of action is to start with the MM firmware and work my way forward either way. Can I root/install stock 7.0 ROM/magisk from the MM firmware even if I'm keeping the 7.0 gpt and bootloader?
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Well, here's the problem.
If you're on the 7.0 GPT and bootloader, you're out-of-luck. Because Moto has changed the rules on those to not accept Marshmallow-based firmware. Trying to flash a MM firmware will result in failure. Trying to downgrade the bootloader may cause your device to be F.U.B.A.R.
If you're still on the MM bootloader, just use the steps outlined earlier in the thread to flash N and then use the instructions and threads I linked to flash both the custom kernel and root access. If everything goes well, your Z should come back to life with those sweet-sweet notification shade goodness.
FOR MOTO G7 PLUS ONLY!!!
Hello, everyone.
I created a .bat file "executable " For those who want to flash the stock rom on your Moto G7 Plus.
Just put it in the stock Rom folder along with the fastboot files and run the file.
For those who want the file, just download it by the following link or download the file that is on the thread.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/q836uaerr17pn0f/Flash_ROM_G7%252B.zip/file
Could you share where to get the Stock ROM fein?
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Tried the same sequence with a Stock ROM last week, but didn't achieve to get back to original ROM. I always get the prompt in the initial boot, that a different OS is installed than the original. This has the consequence that I cannot upgrade wit OTA anymore. And there is an upgrade already available (Jan security patch)
moto g7 G7........
any one have a flash rom.bat stock rom for moto g7.......
Which stock rom did you flash on your Moto g7 plus?
Where can I find the stock rom?
Nes.
NesNol said:
Where can I find the stock rom?
Nes.
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Didn't you just find it yesterday on the telegram group?
What was the problem that you asked again here today?
Latest Stock ROM RETAIL at that link is the one we have all been using.
You'll need to download it to a computer, unzip it in a folder with the fastboot/ADB files, then fastboot flash it with phone attached in bootloader mode.
NesNol said:
Where can I find the stock rom?
Nes.
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You have a model of the XT1965-3 smartphone and region of the software is reteu? Then this your last firmware.
"Your device has loaded a different operating system."
baikal0912 said:
You have a model of the XT1965-3 smartphone and region of the software is reteu? Then this your … .
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Thank you very much!
I guess that the software channel was reteu.
A second moto g7 phone I bought - and is unmodified - says "software channel: reteu".
The information on the package of my phone says XT1965-3.
I flashed this image already, the result is a 'working' system except for the message at the start "Your device has loaded a different operating system." .
NesNol said:
Thank you very much!
I guess that the software channel was reteu.
A second moto g7 phone I bought - and is unmodified - says "software channel: reteu".
The information on the package of my phone says XT1965-3.
I flashed this image already, the result is a 'working' system except for the message at the start "Your device has loaded a different operating system." .
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This will get rid of that message we all got too:
[Bootlogo] Modded Bootlogo from unlocked bootloader
The new RETEU stock version was just updated in last few days, before that not available and you could have used the RETAIL channel that I mentioned above, it worked fine for several users on RETEU channel.
Dahenjo said:
This will get rid of that message we all got too:
The new RETEU stock version was just updated in last few days, before that not available and you could have used the RETAIL channel that I mentioned above, it worked fine for several users on RETEU channel.
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Get rid of the message?
Does that also mean that OTAs will work? That banking apps will not complain about the integrity of the system?
Thanks!
NesNol said:
Get rid of the message?
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Yes, you said: except for the message at the start "Your device has loaded a different operating system."
After unlocking bootloader there is some message like this on starting device, keep in mind we all got these too and everything is fine but we like to cover it up with a different bootlogo, just looks better that is its only purpose. This message is because you also upgraded the firmware, meaning it's not really a different OS but only a different version of your correct OS.
Does that also mean that OTAs will work? That banking apps will not complain about the integrity of the system?
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For G7 Plus we are not getting the OTAs properly after unlocking or rooting, I was originally rooted on PPW29.98-28 and repeatedly got the notifications of upgrading to 29.98-66-2 but it kept failing, the only way to stop it was freezing the Moto Update Process using Titanium Backup. So my only remaining option to upgrade was to fastboot flash the full firmware, as you just did, it wipes your data but gets you to the same place.
With future updates we may be able to capture them and then a dev can make them into a TWRP flashable zip with no wiping of internal data. We had that on G5 Plus which was a nice thing and they are still doing that. But until that might happen the best we can do is the same for now - when your channel has an update just get it from lolinet (these are all official stock firmwares there) and fastboot flash after backing up your data.
Usually it is more from the rooting (if you did that too) that may mess up your banking or other apps, but in Magisk there are settings that may work on that, you'll just have to try and see but there are mixed results. My choice is to not use banking apps on my devices anyway even if not unlocked or rooted, I just do it from home on a computer that I won't forget and leave out in public somewhere. :crying:
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Hi,
thank you very much for your elaborate answer!
I will come back on it soon.
Nes
Dahenjo said:
Yes, you said: except for the message at the start "Your device has loaded a different operating system."
After unlocking bootloader there is some message like this on starting device, keep in mind we all got these too and everything is fine but we like to cover it up with a different bootlogo, just looks better that is its only purpose. This message is because you also upgraded the firmware, meaning it's not really a different OS but only a different version of your correct OS.
For G7 Plus we are not getting the OTAs properly after unlocking or rooting, I was originally rooted on PPW29.98-28 and repeatedly got the notifications of upgrading to 29.98-66-2 but it kept failing, the only way to stop it was freezing the Moto Update Process using Titanium Backup. So my only remaining option to upgrade was to fastboot flash the full firmware, as you just did, it wipes your data but gets you to the same place.
With future updates we may be able to capture them and then a dev can make them into a TWRP flashable zip with no wiping of internal data. We had that on G5 Plus which was a nice thing and they are still doing that. But until that might happen the best we can do is the same for now - when your channel has an update just get it from lolinet (these are all official stock firmwares there) and fastboot flash after backing up your data.
Usually it is more from the rooting (if you did that too) that may mess up your banking or other apps, but in Magisk there are settings that may work on that, you'll just have to try and see but there are mixed results. My choice is to not use banking apps on my devices anyway even if not unlocked or rooted, I just do it from home on a computer that I won't forget and leave out in public somewhere. :crying:
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So you expect that in future my phone will be OK again? And receive OTAs while having Magisk installed.
I tried indeed to Magisk my phone, as I did with my old OnePlus One.
Which leads to TWRP, but then I discovered that the recovery has disappeared on this Moto!?
Then I was lost, and read about A/B and treble(?).
Concerning the banking applications: Even if I handle the banking transactions on my Mac, I still need the banking app on my phone for authentication.
Which is also true for accessing my medical data (GP, hospitals, etc), insurance companies, taxes, etc.
Last question: Is there a full description of how to magisk my phone?
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I have replied to this messages twice.
None has arrived?!
Nes
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I have replied to this message twice.
None has arrived?!
Nes
NesNol said:
So you expect that in future my phone will be OK again? And receive OTAs while having Magisk installed.
I tried indeed to Magisk my phone, as I did with my old OnePlus One.
Which leads to TWRP, but then I discovered that the recovery has disappeared on this Moto!?
Then I was lost, and read about A/B and treble(?).
Concerning the banking applications: Even if I handle the banking transactions on my Mac, I still need the banking app on my phone for authentication.
Which is also true for accessing my medical data (GP, hospitals, etc), insurance companies, taxes, etc.
Last question: Is there a full description of how to magisk my phone?
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Sorry not to reply yet, I sometimes have other things going on besides my phone. Also I thought I gave you a good answer on the situation, based on what I know as just another user (not a dev, not with Moto).
Yes, there have been changes since your last phone, it was the same for me. So it's good to find out as much as possible before deciding to unlock & root again, because the results may not be like before. We used to unlock and flash TWRP directly but we can't do that now or maybe brick the phone. It is always the risk when choosing not to remain fully stock/locked/etc as when you bought it, and with that is a responsibility to do the research first and not just expect other users to tell you every step.
So I don't know if things will change, but for now we can't get OTAs anymore after unlocking. For me I didn't mind and I am willing to upgrade manually if that let's me work with the device the way I like with root & using custom ROMs etc. I didn't plan to ever go back to how I bought it and don't need banking apps or other types that rooting might mess up. For others that may not be the case so they must learn the situation then decide for themselves.
As for installing Magisk, now we have TWRP working enough to just put the Magisk zip on your SD card and install it in TWRP. Before we had a functional TWRP we had another method by installing Magisk Manager and using it to patch the boot.img then fastboot flash that, but it's not needed anymore since TWRP, just do it the old way now.
Flashing the roms from lolinet, in my case ( RETEU[/URL) is a complete reset of the phone, I assume.
To flash, these steps should be right:
Copying the firmware to sdcard.
Boot in TWRP
Flashing the lolinet firmware.
Delete Dalvik Cache.
Should TWRP and Magisk be reinstalled immedeately after this procedure? Or renew the developer mode, reinstall twrp and magisk?
Woif said:
Flashing the roms from lolinet, in my case RETEU is a complete reset of the phone, I assume.
To flash, these steps should be right:
Copying the firmware to sdcard.
Boot in TWRP
Flashing the lolinet firmware.
Delete Dalvik Cache.
Should TWRP and Magisk be reinstalled immedeately after this procedure? Or renew the developer mode, reinstall twrp and magisk?
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It won't work to flash full firmware in TWRP, so far the only way is using fastboot with phone connected to a computer in bootloader (unlocked) mode. Unzip firmware into your fastboot/ADB folder and also the batch file available in this thread, then run the batch file.
Yes this will reset/wipe your phone (except for SD) so backup your data first, and it will be like when you first bought it. You can reinstall TWRP and then Magisk, but boot to system first and set things up including enabling USB debugging setting in developer options again.
I am going to try and update now as the notifications are much too annoying.
Moto G7 Plus - lake Stock rom / firmware download here
NesNol said:
Where can I find the stock rom?
Nes.
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Moto G7 Plus - lake
Download the Moto G7 Plus - lake stock firmware according to the Country/region/retail/carrier for example US Retail > T-Mobile, Verizon or Amazon, and everything is flashed through fastboot mode
XT1965-2 > https://boycracked.com/2019/02/11/official-motorola-moto-g7-plus-xt1965-2-stock-rom/
XT1965-3 > https://boycracked.com/2019/02/11/official-motorola-moto-g7-plus-xt1965-3-stock-rom/
XT1965-4 > https://boycracked.com/2019/02/11/official-motorola-moto-g7-plus-xt1965-4-stock-rom/
XT1965-6 > https://boycracked.com/2019/07/26/official-motorola-moto-g7-plus-xt1965-6-lake_retcn-stock-rom/
XT1965-9 > https://boycracked.com/2019/07/26/official-motorola-moto-g7-plus-xt1965-9-lake-stock-rom/
XT1965-T > https://boycracked.com/2019/07/26/o...-g7-plus-xt1965-t-lake-us-t-mobile-stock-rom/
Remove the line
'fastboot erase userdata'
from the flashROM.bat file and it won't factory reset. It will act like an upgrade.
Sent from my Moto Z (2) using XDA Labs
vickbuitenzorg said:
Moto G7 Plus - lake
Download the Moto G7 Plus - lake stock firmware according to the Country/region/retail/carrier for example US Retail > T-Mobile, Verizon or Amazon, and everything is flashed through fastboot mode
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Can I use a different retail code than current stock? My phone is XT1965-2, PPW29.98-28, RETLA. The system reminders are all in Spanish. Could I update to PPW29.98-66, EEGB (UK English) without a problem?
Also, if this is possible, could I update by removing the 'fastboot erase userdata' line from the BAT file, or, due to the language change, would I need to leave that line and do a factory reset?
i need help relocking the bootloader of motorola one p30 play, but i dont know how to even though ive asked around and they have not responded yet.
smartasiankid said:
i need help relocking the bootloader of motorola one p30 play, but i dont know how to even though ive asked around and they have not responded yet.
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be patient
but you will need any laptop or desktop ,
motorola one p30 play stock firmware
and the flashing software,
usb drivers for motorola one p30 play
Just search on the internet : how to flash firmware for motorola one p30 play
download the stuff they provide and follow their instructions properly
**(make sure you get the right firmware otherwise that phone will be a brick quick fast)**
flairepathos.info said:
be patient
but you will need any laptop or desktop ,
motorola one p30 play stock firmware
and the flashing software,
usb drivers for motorola one p30 play
Just search on the internet : how to flash firmware for motorola one p30 play
download the stuff they provide and follow their instructions properly
**(make sure you get the right firmware otherwise that phone will be a brick quick fast)**
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yes i already have latest stock firmware installed(qpks30.54-22-24) which is august security patch. i just need to relock the bootloader now. do you discord so i can contact you easily?
smartasiankid said:
yes i already have latest stock firmware installed(qpks30.54-22-24) which is august security patch. i just need to relock the bootloader now. do you discord so i can contact you easily?
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Did you try flashing the boot.img and system.img from firmware on to the phone?
flairepathos.info said:
Did you try flashing the boot.img and system.img from firmware on to the phone?
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yes i have. sorry to digress but i feel it would be better to chat on discord or start a DM on this site.
You did not follow my instructions (the process does not take 4 mins
follow exactly as they say and I promise you you'll have a locked bootloader again
Motorola Moto P30 Play XT1941-2 Stock ROM Firmware (Flash File)
Download the official Motorola Moto P30 Play XT1941-2 Stock Firmware (Flash File) for your Motorola Smartphone. We also provide all other Motorola Stock Firmware.
motostockrom.com
I will not reply to this thread until a few few hours have passed, follow the guide:
Motorola Moto P30 Play XT1941-2 Stock ROM Firmware (Flash File)
Download the official Motorola Moto P30 Play XT1941-2 Stock Firmware (Flash File) for your Motorola Smartphone. We also provide all other Motorola Stock Firmware.
motostockrom.com
flairepathos.info said:
You did not follow my instructions (the process does not take 4 mins
follow exactly as they say and I promise you you'll have a locked bootloader again
Motorola Moto P30 Play XT1941-2 Stock ROM Firmware (Flash File)
Download the official Motorola Moto P30 Play XT1941-2 Stock Firmware (Flash File) for your Motorola Smartphone. We also provide all other Motorola Stock Firmware.
motostockrom.com
I will not reply to this thread until a few few hours have passed, follow the guide:
Motorola Moto P30 Play XT1941-2 Stock ROM Firmware (Flash File)
Download the official Motorola Moto P30 Play XT1941-2 Stock Firmware (Flash File) for your Motorola Smartphone. We also provide all other Motorola Stock Firmware.
motostockrom.com
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i was on latest stock rom before i even started this thread. i just need the commands to lock the bootloader.
Have you tried a simple 'fastboot oem lock" ?
Andrologic said:
Have you tried a simple 'fastboot oem lock" ?
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let me try that. otherwise, can i please have your discord?
Andrologic said:
Have you tried a simple 'fastboot oem lock" ?
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i have actually, but it says to rerun the command and after rerunning it asks to flash valid android images and thats where i need help!
smartasiankid said:
i have actually, but it says to rerun the command and after rerunning it asks to flash valid android images and thats where i need help!
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Make youre the images your flashing were extracted and now .img files
if still the issue persists try with the other firmwares for your phone
You saw on the top of the help guide that there were many stock firmware options, download all of them and keep trying , because you dont seem to know the exact version your phone was shipped with
try this site:
Download Motorola One P30 Play Regular Android 10 Stock Firmware (International)
Even if you are in the Android One Program, The Moto updates are slow when compare with other Android One manufacturers. When new mobiles are struggling
www.androidinfotech.com
this part"
Android 10 Firmware Flash- Motorola One P30 Play Regular version"
flairepathos.info said:
Make youre the images your flashing were extracted and now .img files
if still the issue persists try with the other firmwares for your phone
You saw on the top of the help guide that there were many stock firmware options, download all of them and keep trying , because you dont seem to know the exact version your phone was shipped with
try this site:
Download Motorola One P30 Play Regular Android 10 Stock Firmware (International)
Even if you are in the Android One Program, The Moto updates are slow when compare with other Android One manufacturers. When new mobiles are struggling
www.androidinfotech.com
this part"
Android 10 Firmware Flash- Motorola One P30 Play Regular version"
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i need help when it says "flash valid android images." i need the commands for that(i dont know exactly which ones).
smartasiankid said:
i need help when it says "flash valid android images." i need the commands for that(i dont know exactly which ones).
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i dont understand what it means by valid android images. which files do i need to flash and what are the commands for those?
pl
smartasiankid said:
i dont understand what it means by valid android images. which files do i need to flash and what are the commands for those?
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Please utilize google, and youtube and just follow what they do step by step
you dont need english, (if you do try use captions) just copy what he does
valid android image files is like a 3m rectangle and a 1m circle ,only a 3m rectangle can fit on the rectangle properly and a 1m circle can fit on the circle properly if a corner is bent or damaged, the phone wil say no, that isn't the shape"android image" i'm looking for, stop everything right now hence fail to flash stock firmware
it says i need signed boot image. im on qpks30.54-22-24.
smartasiankid said:
it says i need signed boot image. im on qpks30.54-22-24.
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And you do. You can't re-lock bootloader back to original with an unsigned boot.img, the device will bootloop/soft brick..
Andrologic said:
And you do. You can't re-lock bootloader back to original with an unsigned boot.img, the device will bootloop/soft brick..
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how do i get a signed boot image? afaik this is the latest security patch(august) that i got from the rescue and smart assistant tool.
I bricked my phone by flashing a patched boot image from 11.0.2 to a phone with 11.0.0 and I can't get to fastboot mode - etc. I think MSM is my only way back?
I got it to fastboot mode, but there's no boot image for 11.0.0 available, right? Please help
Is it T-Mobile version or unlocked?
There's MSM tool for T-Mobile version and you can download full ROM for unlocked
If yours is unlocked and you can access recovery, use sideload
Code:
adb sideload
Press spacebar once and drag and drop the ROM onto command window and press enter
This can fix boot as well as making version update
bouyakasha said:
I bricked my phone by flashing a patched boot image from 11.0.2 to a phone with 11.0.0 and I can't get to fastboot mode - etc. I think MSM is my only way back?
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there is no msm tool for the full paid version from OP store .. only for T-Mobile .. but if you phone is still under waranty please get a hold of tech support and tell them you request a remote session and that your phone is seen by your computer . they will have you fill up some forms via email and send you the link to download the tools .. if you do please share them here .. when i had my issue they didnt have the tools available and chose not to send my phone back so i am like you with a briked phone
T-Mobile Variant MSM Tools:
[OPN2005G] [OOS TMO DE18CB] Unbrick tool to restore your device to OxygenOS
Disclaimer: I hope you don't break your phone, but if you do, it's not my fault. Since you are choosing to modify your phone, you accept full responsibility for whatever happens to it, including any damage that may have occurred as a result of...
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Do not use this on any other variant.
I have no idea how to send it, but I have a boot.img from my factory unlocked N200 (Model DE2117) on firmware Oxygen OS 11.0.0.0.DE17AA. I also have a magisk patched copy of that boot.img. Let me know how to send it and you can give it a shot.
I have found fastboot flashing method for 8T to flash unlocked ROM on T-Mobile version (unlocked bootloader required).
Since T-Mobile version MSM is available, I can use it if anything goes wrong
Stay tuned
amboyscout said:
I have no idea how to send it, but I have a boot.img from my factory unlocked N200 (Model DE2117) on firmware Oxygen OS 11.0.0.0.DE17AA. I also have a magisk patched copy of that boot.img. Let me know how to send it and you can give it a shot.
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wow .. please upload it to google drive or mega (dot) nz and post the link here .... honestly this gets me very excited ...
mingkee said:
I have found fastboot flashing method for 8T to flash unlocked ROM on T-Mobile version (unlocked bootloader required).
Since T-Mobile version MSM is available, I can use it if anything goes wrong
Stay tuned
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my bootloader is locked .. thats why MSMDownload tool is a must
edale1 said:
T-Mobile Variant MSM Tools:
[OPN2005G] [OOS TMO DE18CB] Unbrick tool to restore your device to OxygenOS
Disclaimer: I hope you don't break your phone, but if you do, it's not my fault. Since you are choosing to modify your phone, you accept full responsibility for whatever happens to it, including any damage that may have occurred as a result of...
forum.xda-developers.com
Do not use this on any other variant.
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I tried that on my full paid one from oneplus.com and it dont work ... so yes its a waste to download it for nothing
[GUIDE] Convert TMO to EU via MSM Tool, no SIM Unlock or Bootloader Unlock needed!
*** Use this at your very own risk. *** You will lose all data *** Backup your working modem and persist, just in case *** Read the entire post and follow the steps closely before asking for help. Post all error messages and steps you took...
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There's a maual method.
If you're familiar with fastboot flash with Moto phone, yes, similar commands.
Download full ROM and unpack with payload dumper, and flash every .img one by one
Dimitrimem said:
I tried that on my full paid one from oneplus.com and it dont work ... so yes its a waste to download it for nothing
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If you use the "+ Quote" button, rather than the reply button, it'll create a multiquote, letting you quote and reply to multiple posts all at once (it'll add a "insert quotes" button to the reply box). This eliminates double-posts, which most forums frown upon.
@Dimitrimem here ya go https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DzR0uEdyFeBeID4sVaT96z0Y88sMaomL?usp=sharing
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there is no msm tool for the full paid version from OP store .. only for T-Mobile .. but if you phone is still under waranty please get a hold of tech support and tell them you request a remote session and that your phone is seen by your computer . they will have you fill up some forms via email and send you the link to download the tools .. if you do please share them here .. when i had my issue they didnt have the tools available and chose not to send my phone back so i am like you with a briked phone
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Tried this today. Now waiting on OnePlus to respond.
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Tried this today. Now waiting on OnePlus to respond.
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Don't wait to long for their reply .. if they don't answer call them on the phone.. it takes less than a minute to have them speak with you ... I dragged it for too long with them waiting 7 days to send me a shipping label than another 5 for another try at it .. another 4 to get the link for download ..after all that they said they don't have it... but this was a while back ... I'd be on that phone fast.. tell them you need your phone as it's the only one ... honestly if you can get the msm tool it would be amazing
mingkee said:
[GUIDE] Convert TMO to EU via MSM Tool, no SIM Unlock or Bootloader Unlock needed!
*** Use this at your very own risk. *** You will lose all data *** Backup your working modem and persist, just in case *** Read the entire post and follow the steps closely before asking for help. Post all error messages and steps you took...
forum.xda-developers.com
There's a manual method.
If you're familiar with fastboot flash with Moto phone, yes, similar commands.
Download full ROM and unpack with payload dumper, and flash every .img one by one
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I am familiar with this from Moto, and some previous manual flashes with my OEM OP5. However, after extracting the partition .imgs from the OOS OTA via this tool when I try to `fastboot flash logo logo.img` (among others), I get hit with `FAILED remote: flashing is not allowed for critical partitions`, even after having unlocked with `fastboot flashing unlock_critical`. How were you able to get everything to work?
I also tried flashing the OTA zip via the TWRP, but it seems like the current dev version of TWRP in that thread is completely borked for N200 as far as ROM flashing goes ://
darkghost568 said:
I am familiar with this from Moto, and some previous manual flashes with my OEM OP5. However, after extracting the partition .imgs from the OOS OTA via this tool when I try to `fastboot flash logo logo.img` (among others), I get hit with `FAILED remote: flashing is not allowed for critical partitions`, even after having unlocked with `fastboot flashing unlock_critical`. How were you able to get everything to work?
I also tried flashing the OTA zip via the TWRP, but it seems like the current dev version of TWRP in that thread is completely borked for N200 as far as ROM flashing goes ://
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You have to flash in fastbootd (... reboot fastboot) as instructed in 8T forum
mingkee said:
You have to flash in fastbootd (... reboot fastboot) as instructed in 8T forum
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Ok so now I'm stuck here as well (saw your comment in the other thread):
mingkee said:
I attempted to flash unlocked ROM on bootloader unlocked T-Mobile version phone
It stuck on products.img. The error stated "not enough space for the partition"
What happened?
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Any luck getting past this?
darkghost568 said:
Ok so now I'm stuck here as well (saw your comment in the other thread):
Any luck getting past this?
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[GUIDE] Unbrick or restore to OOS using only fastboot
This guide will only work up to OOS 11. This guide is for users that can't or just don't want to download MsmDownloadTool. Linux users especially, since the tool is not available for linux. All you need is a recent version of android tools with...
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Towards the bottom of that post it talks about getting past that error.
Check your OnePlus updater.
mingkee said:
Check your OnePlus updater.
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Yes, A-12 has been released for the N200, but it may screw up your phone. I bought three of the unlocked US market 5g N200s due to the 3g phase out. Yesterday two of them updated to A-12 and now neither of them will work for voice /mms/sms. The phones detect a SIM installed but will not access the mobile network at all. I'm using Consumer Cellular which in turn uses At&T towers. Nothing I've tried makes any difference, can't even place a call on my brand new phones. OnePlus tech support is useless, their solution is send the devices to them for "repair" after their update broke my phones. After chatting with their rep I have 0% confidence they will actually do anything except keep my phone for a month or so and send it back in the same condition. According to their tech, no roll back tool exists for the unlocked variant.
Scragge said:
Yes, A-12 has been released for the N200, but it may screw up your phone. I bought three of the unlocked US market 5g N200s due to the 3g phase out. Yesterday two of them updated to A-12 and now neither of them will work for voice /mms/sms. The phones detect a SIM installed but will not access the mobile network at all. I'm using Consumer Cellular which in turn uses At&T towers. Nothing I've tried makes any difference, can't even place a call on my brand new phones. OnePlus tech support is useless, their solution is send the devices to them for "repair" after their update broke my phones. After chatting with their rep I have 0% confidence they will actually do anything except keep my phone for a month or so and send it back in the same condition. According to their tech, no roll back tool exists for the unlocked variant.
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S build based on Color OS and even the font changed.
I think I can deal with mine, but the most important of all, there's no player error on rooted N200 with S
Scragge said:
Yes, A-12 has been released for the N200, but it may screw up your phone. I bought three of the unlocked US market 5g N200s due to the 3g phase out. Yesterday two of them updated to A-12 and now neither of them will work for voice /mms/sms. The phones detect a SIM installed but will not access the mobile network at all. I'm using Consumer Cellular which in turn uses At&T towers. Nothing I've tried makes any difference, can't even place a call on my brand new phones. OnePlus tech support is useless, their solution is send the devices to them for "repair" after their update broke my phones. After chatting with their rep I have 0% confidence they will actually do anything except keep my phone for a month or so and send it back in the same condition. According to their tech, no roll back tool exists for the unlocked variant.
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THANK YOU for posting this!! My mom purchased an N200 for the exact same reason and after the A-12 update she's having the same issues with her device. All her voice, sms, and mms transmissions go through Cricket wireless (which also uses AT&T network) She contacted OnePlus customer service and they said they'd get back to her within 48 hours. It's now been 48 hours but with it being a weekend, she's hoping to hear back from them by Monday. She went to the Cricket store yesterday and they cleaned and tried a new SIM card to see if that might fix the issue but it didn't.
While it doesn't sound like there's any fix available yet, it's helpful knowing that this issue is affecting someone else using the AT&T carrier network. Hopefully between OnePlus and the AT&T wireless carriers they'll figure out a solution sooner rather than later.
Best of luck with your devices.
The12thJuror said:
THANK YOU for posting this!! My mom purchased an N200 for the exact same reason and after the A-12 update she's having the same issues with her device. All her voice, sms, and mms transmissions go through Cricket wireless (which also uses AT&T network) She contacted OnePlus customer service and they said they'd get back to her within 48 hours. It's now been 48 hours but with it being a weekend, she's hoping to hear back from them by Monday. She went to the Cricket store yesterday and they cleaned and tried a new SIM card to see if that might fix the issue but it didn't.
While it doesn't sound like there's any fix available yet, it's helpful knowing that this issue is affecting someone else using the AT&T carrier network. Hopefully between OnePlus and the AT&T wireless carriers they'll figure out a solution sooner rather than later.
Best of luck with your devices.
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Yeah, I called OP three times got the same promise from OPs customer service and they never got back with me. I've never dealt with a less enthusiastic company when dealing with a serious product defect. The tech support people at first acted like the didn't believe me when I described the problem. Then once I had (I think) convinced them the problem was real, their response was like "oh well, too bad, so sad". OP offered no solutions or even ideas of what to try to do to fix the problem.
Do they test anything before pushing out an update?
I had a two day window left for returning the devices for a refund so now they're gone, and I'm gone as an OP customer, I can't just do without a phone while they fumble around trying to figure out the details for some (maybe) upcoming patch.
Good devices, terrible customer service. Never settle, nope, never again.
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According to their tech, no roll back tool exists for the unlocked variant.
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For those of you who want to downgrade from 12 to 11, use fastboot enhanced/payload dumper, boot fastbootd, delete all of the "my_" partitions, flash android 11 ROM zip (payload.bin button). Reboot bootloader, use the command fastboot -w to initiate a factory reset, reboot recovery and wipe data (this fixes mismatching metadata/userdata partitions) reboot device and voila you're on Android 11 again. Confirmed on my converted TMobile variant.
Also T-Mobile variant got official A12 OTA with the same C.15 build number.
And AT&T doesn't play nice with OnePlus, their new sim cards will not let you use a OnePlus device at all because they are unsupported.
Travisholt92 said:
For those of you who want to downgrade from 12 to 11, use fastboot enhanced/payload dumper, boot fastbootd, delete all of the "my_" partitions, flash android 11 ROM zip (payload.bin button). Reboot bootloader, use the command fastboot -w to initiate a factory reset, reboot recovery and wipe data (this fixes mismatching metadata/userdata partitions) reboot device and voila you're on Android 11 again. Confirmed on my converted TMobile variant.
Also T-Mobile variant got official A12 OTA with the same C.15 build number.
And AT&T doesn't play nice with OnePlus, their new sim cards will not let you use a OnePlus device at all because they are unsupported.
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Do you know where to download the A12(or at least the latest A11 update so I can update to A12 via OTA) stock firmware/update or could you upload it for the T-MO(metro) variant or show how to update OTA even when I unroot both slots the OTA still fails
Tyreethetruth said:
Do you know where to download the A12 stock firmware/update or could you upload it for the T-MO(metro) variant or show how to update OTA even when I unroot both slots the OTA still fails
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I'll get the link scraped today. To fix OTA you have to reflash the stock build to restore avb (android verified boot / vbmeta verification). Without this being restored you can't flash OTA's using the normal methods. But once I get a link to the T-Mobile/metro update, you can use fastboot enhanced to manually upgrade like I did. I'll make a tutorial for the manual upgrade/downgrade process. I first have to downgrade from OxygenOS 12 to 11, then use the MSMtool to restore stock T-Mobile software. Easy stuff
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I'll get the link scraped today. To fix OTA you have to reflash the stock build to restore avb (android verified boot / vbmeta verification). Without this being restored you can't flash OTA's using the normal methods. But once I get a link to the T-Mobile/metro update, you can use fastboot enhanced to manually upgrade like I did. I'll make a tutorial for the manual upgrade/downgrade process. I first have to downgrade from OxygenOS 12 to 11, then use the MSMtool to restore stock T-Mobile software. Easy stuff
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Thank you! I been stuck on the same update like 4-5 updates ago
On this build (metro/TMobile version converted. I can't keep android auto connected. I went into developer options and selected the default to transfer files/ android auto and all the other options but it just connects for a few and then disconnected and says device unsupported.
Rooted device and using a alpine iLX-w650
Tyreethetruth said:
Thank you! I been stuck on the same update like 4-5 updates ago
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The link to the download is literally a https link in the logcat when downloading the OTA. In case you're wondering how to manually download the zip onto a computer, that is how to get the link. If anyone else beats me to sharing the link it would save me from having to downgrade to get the link for the T-Mobile variant myself
"adb logcat > logcat.txt"
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The link to the download is literally a https link in the logcat when downloading the OTA. In case you're wondering how to manually download the zip onto a computer, that is how to get the link. If anyone else beats me to sharing the link it would save me from having to downgrade to get the link for the T-Mobile variant myself
"adb logcat > logcat.txt"
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So I get on computer and go on bootloader and type "adb logcat"?
Negative, while booted and after you start to download the android 12 OTA you can run the adb command to get the link while the OS is running.
https://android.googleapis.com/packages/ota-api/package/7cd89efc84e6db817ed16b59b0af3120521ab323.zip
(Shout out to @lzgmc )
I dirty flashed this (DE2118 T-Mobile/Metro) build over the leaked unlocked variant (DE2117) OxygenOS 12 build most are running and did not have to factory reset after flashing with Fastboot Enhanced.
My TMobile variant is now running the T-Mobile firmware. No downgrade required for that.
Downgrade process is download the android 11 build from OnePlus, boot fastbootd, use fastboot enhanced to delete all of the "my_" partitions, flash "payload bin" (full android 11 ota zip from OnePlus), make sure to tick ignore unknown partitions. After that is done shut the phone down and boot to fastboot/bootloader using the key combo, and flash the same payload again with ignore unknown partitions ticked. This will update the partitions that were inaccessible in fastbootd (such as modem). After this you will have to use a terminal with adb/fastboot to run "fastboot -w" this will wipe metadata(encryption key for userdata) and userdata. Reboot to recovery and perform factory reset there as well. After that you should be good to reboot to OxygenOS 11. To return to stock T-Mobile after that just use msmtool
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Negative, while booted and after you start to download the android 12 OTA you can run the adb command to get the link while the OS is running.
https://android.googleapis.com/packages/ota-api/package/7cd89efc84e6db817ed16b59b0af3120521ab323.zip
(Shout out to @lzgmc )
I dirty flashed this (DE2118 T-Mobile/Metro) build over the leaked unlocked variant (DE2117) OxygenOS 12 build most are running and did not have to factory reset after flashing with Fastboot Enhanced.
My TMobile variant is now running the T-Mobile firmware. No downgrade required for that.
Downgrade process is download the android 11 build from OnePlus, boot fastbootd, use fastboot enhanced to delete all of the "my_" partitions, flash "payload bin" (full android 11 ota zip from OnePlus), make sure to tick ignore unknown partitions. After that is done shut the phone down and boot to fastboot/bootloader using the key combo, and flash the same payload again with ignore unknown partitions ticked. This will update the partitions that were inaccessible in fastbootd (such as modem). After this you will have to use a terminal with adb/fastboot to run "fastboot -w" this will wipe metadata(encryption key for userdata) and userdata. Reboot to recovery and perform factory reset there as well. After that you should be good to reboot to OxygenOS 11. To return to stock T-Mobile after that just use msmtool
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Alright cool thanks for the download so just go to twrp/orangefox and install it or do I get on pc and flash it via adb? Does it have to only be fastboot enhanced?
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Alright cool thanks for the download so just go to twrp/orangefox and install it or do I get on pc and flash it via adb? Does it have to only be fastboot enhanced?
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PC and flash via fastbootd then again in fastboot after fastbootd. Fastboot enhanced is the easiest way to do it, otherwise you will need to fix custom recovery to support android 12 or use command line tools to unpack the oneplus ota file to manually flash each partition.
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PC and flash via fastbootd then again in fastboot after fastbootd. Fastboot enhanced is the easiest way to do it, otherwise you will need to fix custom recovery to support android 12 or use command line tools to unpack the oneplus ota file to manually flash each partition.
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Gotcha, how do I go to fastbootd and fastboot? Its confusing me which one is which
Tyreethetruth said:
Gotcha, how do I go to fastbootd and fastboot? Its confusing me which one is which
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fastboot = bootloader
Fastbootd has access to more critical partitions and can be accessed by the command "fastboot reboot fastboot" at the bootloader or by hitting the "reboot to fastbootd" button in fastboot enhanced. Make sure to flash it in fastbootd BEFORE flashing it again in fastboot
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fastboot = bootloader
Fastbootd has access to more critical partitions and can be accessed by the command "fastboot reboot fastboot" at the bootloader or by hitting the "reboot to fastbootd" button in fastboot enhanced. Make sure to flash it in fastbootd BEFORE flashing it again in fastboot
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Gotcha, one last thing how do I flash using fastboot enhance? Idk what to pick to flash the A12 OTA
EDIT: Nvm I extracted the update and found the payload
Magisk patched boot.img for this release: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A2x8YbnnO6SJq-R-1rdZZ18CU673Z2-Y/view?usp=sharing