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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ScRuFFy7:
Requires an unlocked bootloader and root. Hence thread indicates [ROOT]. Is it even possible to have root without an unlocked bootloader? I don't think so...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] scrappy610:
Yes it is possible to have root without an unlocked bootloader.

As for installing a custom 6.0 rom on the verizon note 3, it is possible but would depend on your current base, kernel availability, and the rom itself.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] M4CHIN3H34D:
Nexus 5x difficulty

Sorry if this Is a duplicate. When trying to flash ota I get the warning: "it has been detected that you may be trying to flash a block level ota, but your /system, /vendor, or /oem partition has been modified. This will likely cause flash to fail". I needed a modified boot image for TWRP to mount my internal storage for root, because of the encryption in Noughat. Anyone have advice?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] just4sc:
I found update.zip and moved it to download but FF still didn't recognize it...I had tried downloading it from the beta site and when it didn't do anything when I flashed it at ota i flashed it as firmware... then I lost everything. Encryption/decryption failed and I had to reset... but since my backups were on my data position everything was wiped after factory reset... still mad at myself for not backing things up to my boss/computers...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] M4CHIN3H34D:
Alright, thanks. Any other known issues with this and other methods of updating?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jbbandos:
Thanks for the reply. I got root with toweroot or a similar exploit, can't recall exactly which right now. It meant reverting the firmware version to the first released by asus, then running one of the exploits.

The xposed material design installer also fails to install the framework - or at least it failed two weeks ago. Or are you talking of the official installer? I didn't know there was a new version of that one. The framework is compatible afaik, but the tablet is stuck at android 4.4.2, so I need to use the old framework.

I'll try updating supersu to the beta, maybe I'll be luckier. From what I've seen and read, it is possible to recover even from a soft brick, with intel tools. I've managed to reflash the firmware even when it was corrupted, so that should be ok.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] 089man:
Have a problem, have flash superSU sr4 and magisk 9.0. Now the app not working. Can't not make backup.. It's wait a short time, than the device boot automatically... Any solutions.?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
Two weeks? In Xposed Material Design Installer this feature was only available three days ago. In the official Xposed Installer the feature is available for longer
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dweezle:
I am on a Verizon Samsung Note 4 N910V. The phone is rooted, the bootloader is unlocked, Super SU Pro v2.78 and TWRP are installed. Presently I'm on unofficial CM13 6.0.1. I would like to flash into the latest stock release for my phone N910VVRU2CPG2. I just want to be sure that I understand correctly. Will Flashfire allow me to flash this stock firmware in a way that I will not lose root, custom recovery or unlocked bootloader? Has Flashfire been used successfully on the Verizon Note 4? I haven't seen any step by step instructions for Flashfire. Do I have to do a factory reset before flash? When I analyze the firmware package Flashfire goes to the screen shown below. Which of the checked boxes need to be unchecked, or left checked? I assume that I uncheck Boot and Recovery. These may seem like obvious questions, but I don't want to have to go through an elaborate restore procedure if I mess up. I don't have any data on the phone that I need to save. I just want to come in with a 100% fresh install. Thanks, I just want to get some idea of how deep the water is before I dive.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Kurajmo:
Simple question. Work on Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 aka i8160?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] AirLancer:
Same problem here on Nexus 6 with Android 7.0. I can't install November patch because FF won't recognize it, even when manually navigating to the update.zip. FF will simply not display the file in its file explorer. Other file explorer show the file just fine.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] grep_i:
Maybe it's not working on nougat
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] robin786:
i had the same error on trying with Nexus 6P. Ignore it and continue to flash, unless you did modify the any one of the item.

in my case, i installed Pixel launcher and the Google assistant hence I'm sure that i didn't touch those things.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] 089man:
How can I used this great tool with magisk 9 and SU Sr4 or 5

Don't works or any solutions?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] grep_i:
Works perfectly for me with SU SR5 on MM rom
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] 089man:
SR5 with magisk 9?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] grep_i:
No just SU SR5 without Magisk as there is nothing I need Magisk for.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] xMIChael91x:
Can I use flashfire to return to stock and unroot by full wiping my phone and flashing the latest dev preview factory image
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Konglolin:
when i flash the userdata.img, flashfire while tell me i should wipe data, will not flash userdata.img dirty!:)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] CaptWilly:
Auto-mount before restore?

I encountered the cannot mount system error as well on my rooted V10 VS990 (Verizon variant). I was going to try flashing a zip file (in this case, Viper4A) and select the Auto-mount option, then in a new operation step, try and restore a full backup I'd made.

System partition should stay mounted and allow the restore to finish, yes?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ryan4a:
Bump.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Lord_Flaya:
I have a Nexus 5x rooted stock with SuperSU and TWRP. No modifications to system itself.

I downloaded the new OTA file for 7.1.1 and wish to flash it via FlashFire without loosing TWRP and root. How do I proceed? FlashFire does not detect my OTA file but I can navigate to it. Tried selecting it and press flash, but it failed.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] toddant:
I never got that problem figured out on mine either.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] v12xke:
Use the full image- not OTA and deselect the Recovery partition. FF will preserve root, albeit with the built-in SR1 which will still work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pdppdp:
Is there any other solution? I'm in the beta program (Nexus 6p) and the beta is newer than the final so there is a different ota and I can't find the full image.

FF doesn't recognize the ota and eben when I try to locate it it doesn't show up.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
Full images are located at

https://developers.google.com/android/images

The 7.1.1 images are all there (well except for the Nexus 6, which is supposedly coming, but isn't out yet)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pdppdp:
Thanks. Just saw it myself. Yesterday the build didn't show up.

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 6P mit Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] chrisonline:
Has anyone flashed the OTA update for the Pixel yet?

Can I do this with FlashFire?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] manalicream:
can i use this method if i have EX Kernel installed?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] v12xke:
Yes, I am using EX Kernel and I came from DP2. I always flash the boot partition as part of the image (de-selecting recovery), so FF overwrites the EX kernel. After flashing the image file and successful boot into OS, I go back to TWRP recovery and flash Super SU SR5 and then EX Kernel's express.zip located in the EX Folder. EX retains an express zip with all your Aroma settings so there is no setup. You can queue both of these zips in TWRP and flash at one time. Soon enough FF will be updated to include the latest Super SU or not to "downgrade" it if it is a higher revision. To answer your question directly, if you flash boot you are wiping your existing kernel. Always flash the kernel after SU, not before.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] manalicream:
OK thanks. Just before I do this can I check all my userdata apps etc will be preserved or do I need to backup/restore?

Cheers.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] v12xke:
Make sure your apps are all backed up before flashing and store the backup on your PC. That said, I usually only flash Boot, System & Vendor. I de-select Recovery, Data, and Cache. SuperSU will wipe cache, and I want to retain my recovery and data. So, yes if you de-select Data, your apps and settings will be retained.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] manalicream:
OK thank you!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] iofthestorm:
Just wanted to confirm that I was able to flash 7.1.1 via full system image using FlashFire, and keep root, on my Nexus 5X. Worked pretty flawlessly, though first boot took longer than I expected.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] grep_i:
And does flashfire itself is still working after the flash ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] fftorettol:
Guys, I just downloaded 7.1.1 through OTA update, and I found the file with EZ File Explorer, but my FlashFire can't detect it in "ota_package" folder.. Is there any trick to do this, or the only way to update is to download Factor Image from google's site? Do I lose data when flashing a factor image? Thank you!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] v12xke:
Yes. I went from DP2 to Public Release using the full Google image in FF. Reflashed SR5 afterwards (FF=SR1) and then used FF to backup the phone to my PC.

Use full image. Read back one page. Don't flash Data.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] fabreezy25:
Weird problem

I've always used flashfire to update my firmware for a while. It's the best. But now I've come to an issue. Everytime I try to update my firmware to the newest angler that came out yesterday, the display would go completely black forever till I force restart the phone. Does anyone have a solution so I can update my phone. I'm currently on the developer nougat 2 prewiew and I'm trying to upgrade to the official 7.1.1
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dratsablive:
I was on DP2 and downloaded the full image. Used FlashFire but only flashed

system

boot

vendor

Set it to retain twrp and inject root.

Worked perfectly.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] myklbear:
Used FF to upgrade 6P to 7.0. Have factory image from above. Is there any issue with flashing this on a VZW phone [noting that it says not VZW (awaiting VZW cr@p)]
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] myklbear:
Never mind for me, as I just went ahead and followed the simplified instructions to just flash Root, Vendor and System and retained existing recovery. Took about twenty minutes from start to finish. Everything seems to work just as before but upgraded to 7.1.1. Thanks to developer and other great supporters. Joined the Pro ranks in appreciation.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Tdome:
I have the same question. I know TWRP does not handle File-Based Encryption on /data partition; e.g. in order to root (Nexus 5X Nougat converted to FBE/Direct Boot) I had to flash SuperSU (using TWRP) from a USB OTG thumb drive. Additionally, FlashFire failed trying to read /data during a backup operation --- the log file indicated no such file or directory and some issue with contexts.

I'm new to Android and rooting...so maybe this is a simple mistake on my part...

But, after reading about Nougat's File-Based Encryption implementation it seems to me that these tools (TWRP and FlashFire) would have difficulty working with this encryption without explicitly asking for user input (i.e. unlock/security info) during file operations.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ch3vr0n:
in case anyone downloaded the 7.1.1 incremental OTA but flashfire can't find it, it should be located on 7.0 under "/data/user/O/com.google.android.gms/app_download/" as update.zip, for the Nexus 6P at least.

[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] Flashfire does not seem to recognise/detect the zip file. Not even when copied from that location to the flashfire folder. When can we expect to see an update that resolves this issue?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] goofwear:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] Will this work flashing and incremental Ota zip? The T mobile usa Galaxy s7 edge are receiving betas over the air but they are Patch /dif typ of updates and not a full/ traditional firmware update. we can use the signed root eng boot to get root but wanted to know if flash fire can flash the incremental ota's . If not do you know of any way rooted or not roted to flahsh Incremental zips with ot with out flash fire.

P.S I love your work I have been following you for about 5 or 6 years and the whole Android community really appreciates all your hard work and contributions.

Also we have captured the Ota by capturing the network traffic so we know the zips are OK

[MENTION=1414087]tengtengvn[/MENTION] [MENTION=485214]shadezero[/MENTION] [MENTION=5885134]tjthecat[/MENTION]
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] udtul:
Anyone tested flasfire on huawei devices.

There is hardbricking written on app, so afraid to use it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] v12xke:
Works just fine on my Huawei Nexus 6P.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dvsbrrn:
FlashFire Pro is fantastic!!! Thank you [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] for all your hard work.

I've got a question & maybe a suggestion.

Is there a limit to the size a backup folder can be?

I have a lot of songs on my phone. When I try to do a Full backup with all data, FF stops when the backup folder reaches 5.4gb.

When FF stops, I have to pull batt & reboot. When I check folder size, it is never over 5.4gb.

The folder containing music is about 11gb. When I reduce this size by deleting all but 1 or 2 songs, FF Full backup runs perfectly. The backup folder is now 4.7gb. The music folder is located on a 2nd partition on SDcard. Path: system (root) /data /sdext2 /music.

Since I want to backup all other app data, it would be great to have a way to have FF skip individual folder(s). Then I could backup everything without having to delete, backup & re-download all my music. (There is no space problem on my SDcard. It is 128gb with plenty of room available for more backup or music files.)

Another work-around is to make a small FF backup without data and use TiBu for apps & data.

I've tried most of the other Actions in FF, and everything works as advertised. Incredible work!

Many, many thanks.

Stats:

>Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 with 128gb SDcard

>ROM - Rooted stock BOC4 (thanks [MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION])

>Apex Launcher instead of TW

>I have not yet removed any bloatware. But now that I have a full backup, I intend to throw out that trash & flash [MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION]'s dark themes.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] daniello8:
Did by any chance anyone try to recover a twrp or CWM onandroid backup with flashfire? No urgency but before I try myself I rather ask if someone was already successful :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] haraldhh:
Many thanks for your feedback, this is exactly the information I have been asking. Which partitions did you flash exactly? I have the following pre-chosen Boot, Recovery, System, Cache and Preload/Hidden. The following are not chosen: TrustZone, DBI/SDI, Modem Firmware and Firmware.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Corbin270:
Need an apk!

Would someone be so kind as to upload a flashfire 0.13 beta apk for me? Because that's the only one that works on my device
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] daniello8:
After successfully flashing roms I tried a backup. See the screenshot attached .. where the backup process stalled. Actually I don't know if it would have just taken a longer while but I pulled the battery after 15 minutes. If this delay is due to gzipping it would be nice to have a progress indication.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] :
I think you made backup on internal card. Probably there is not enough space. The better you prepare backup on external sdcard...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] albertmurcia:
In note8 n 5100, to make a backup, for example, bar disappears notifications panel brightness
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] daniello8:
Thanks for your reply. I backed up to external SD card and there is plenty of free space. But that may still be part of the problem as some people have reported that flashing from internal works better as from external SD.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
Thanks to this ingenious app (or whatever it's technically classified as) we were able to take a kitkat to lollipop OTA on the day it came out and have a method to update while staying rooted by the very next day. Chainfire, thank you so much from everyone on the Galaxy S4 Active (SGH-I537) you're a saint and we all owe you big time. :good:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] strappato:
Hello everyone

Amazing App Chainfire!

I would make flash of original stock firmware BOA3 on galaxy SM-G900F, but I do not understand what flag of FlashFire is equivalent to "Enable EverRoot" of the old Mobile ODIN.

Maybe I'm forced to use "Inject SuperSu" to root firmware during flash?

I'd like to understand better also the first and the fourth option of "Process Cache" you know where I can find documentation?

If someone has already tried the flash BOA3 or something similar on galaxy SM-G900F I would be grateful for suggestions.

Thx very much
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] nathan951:
Haven't used yet, but purchased the PRO to say thanks!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ionutmaruta:
Just flashed my G900F using FlashFire, from BOC7 to BOD3 DevBase by Alexndr (prerooted) and is working fine. My installed applications remain intact.

The knox remain 0x0 ;)

I want to know if the FlashFire recover the full backup created first. Someone told us the FlashFire wipe internal storage first and the FlashFire delete itself. It must converted as system application first ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Exile1975:
I had this same problem after doing a backup on a Samsung Galaxy Avant, as well as with a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8". I didn't notice at first so I thought something else caused it tho. I'm going to try doing backups again on both, but I'm going to disable xposed first (since I think that's what is causing it).

Just so everyone understands, after doing a backup, the brightness control is disappearing from the notification bar.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Hollywood67:
I am G900V rooted OC4. I can only understand half of the notes in the OP...

Can I flash my viper4android zip in flashfire?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] albertmurcia:
So if I disconnect Xposed not disappear me the Brightness bar?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] hansitogo:
Is FlashFire not compatible with Note2 (N7100)?

I get this message when trying to download FF.

Edit: If not will it be supported later?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Darinrayd@gmail.com:
I love my g-870, I'm running xk dynamic, flash that active and you put the S4 down for good. lol all work phone ,all the time
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Exile1975:
I guess I was wrong. I disabled my modules and did another backup and still had my brightness disappear from the notification pulldown screen. Going to do a quick restore from twrp and try uninstalling the modules and framework, then another backup from flashfire to make totally sure it isn't xposed. Again, this is using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8" sm-t330nu running stock 4.4.2. Here's a log.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uk41wd4srdpbbow/lastlog?dl=0

Edit: even after disabling the framework and uninstalling xposed I still have it happen, so I guess it's a flashfire bug.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] autotech40:
I tried to make ff a system app with titanium backup pro. It said please wait for over 30 minutes. How long should it take?this is on a sprint galaxy s5. I rooted on 4.4.2 with tr and upgraded to stock lolipop with mobile oden pro to have root and knox 0x0. I want to try flashing stock 5.0 from sammobile and use everroot cause this "stock rom"is missing a few things
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zaurikk:
[ERR] mount: mounting /dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name/userdata on /data failed: Device or resource busy

How fix it?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] udtul:
But my device has different kirin processor that huawei nexus 6p.

I tested flashfire on huawei p8 lite to upgrade and it bricked but twrp is able to restore
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] udtul:
Would you pls describe the steps how you used flashfire to upgrade huaweo nexux 6p.

I bricked my p8 lite while upgrading.

But my luck twrp is able to restore full backup.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] v12xke:
Sorry you're having problems and I understand English is not your first language. The trouble could be due to your hardware not being supported. BUT make a good backup and try again. First re-read the advice you were given 3 months ago in this very thread HERE. Which was to 1) make a solid backup and try, capturing logs if you experience a problem during the flash process for troubleshooting assistance, 2) Some of the best guidance will be found in your device specific forum here on XDA.

Then re-read back a few pages in this forum starting with this thread

Keep reading through the thread past #4778 and beyond.

In summary, It could be many things such as your modified system, remnants left over from a previous rooting or custom rom, your dual sim Asian variant, etc. BUT if you don't capture a good log and provide detailed information about the phone and the failure with logs nobody can help you past the basics. Lastly, have you tried a factory reset and then manually updating by flashing boot.img, system.img, vendor.img and radio.img from the full Google image NMF26F via Fastboot? You MUST be able to successfully manually update via ADB/Fastboot for FF to ever work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] slshults:
I'm having the exact same problem on my Pixel running 7.1, rooted with Mark Skippen's Toolkit (skipsoft). Using TWRP (twrp-3.0.2-0-alpha2-fastboot-sailfish.img) and SuperSU Pro v2.78-SR5.

I downloaded the full sailfish-ota-nmf26o-3e7c4b66.zip . I can see it in Solid Explorer and in ES File Explorer, and it has the same perms as other files that FlashFire can see in its own file explorer, but it can't see sailfish-ota-nmf26o-3e7c4b66.zip

I've used FlashFire's own "Clear cache" function, as well as clearing the cache via Android Settings --> Apps, but it still can't see the file.

I've tried putting it in the root of the sdcard (/storage/emulated/0) and in /download (/storage/emulated/0) but FlashFire's own file explorer can't display it after I do: + --> "Flash Zip or OTA" --> navigate to find file.

Edit: I also tried downloading it via Settings --> About phone --> System Updates

It was downloaded to /root/data/ota_updates as update.zip, where I can see it in other file explorers but not in FlashFire's file explorer. So very weird.

Has anyone who has had this same issue been able to resolve it? :confused: