yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] roirraW "edor" ehT:
It may be your device since FlashFire isn't guaranteed to work with every device. There might be nothing you can do to get it working. Check your device forums and search for "FlashFire" in XDA's search of your device forum. For that matter, use the search for this thread to check for your device and see if it's already mentioned.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] niko26:
Had this too on a PIxel XL 1. What helped was to reinstall the original FW (without wipe), and then install Magisk. That for some reason did the trick. But it loooks like at some point Flashfire will fail again - couldn't pinpoint when that happens.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zoldyck008:
What to do if my flashfire doesn't detect the ota i already download

My device asus zenfone 2 laser ze500kl
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
Find the ota location, copy the zip to sdcard and flash on FlashFire
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zoldyck008:
Where to find it? i download it via system update on setting
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
Different manufacturers use different folders to store the ota. Common places are /cache or /data/ota_update. But FlashFire probably searched those folders and did not find or found some kind of non-default ota, so it did not offer flash. But also find the name of your system update app and look in /data/data/packagename
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zoldyck008:
I found the fota folder in /data but there was nothing in it. Or there's something wrong with my root explorer so I can't access that i dont know
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Pttigui:
Thanks for the feedback Niko26, I'll try to downgrade then.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] niko26:
Hm, it looks like it's not working at all anymore.

I can backup partitions - this is working fine with Flashfire.

I can install the magisk zip for example - this is working fine with Flashfire.

But installing a full firmware packe - Flashfire does not work it shows "Loading", then the screen goes black and doesn't come back again. It does not even start to flash.

Log file attached. Using a Pixel XL 1, 128GB, Android 8.1, January Patch Level.

Anyone got any idea what's happening?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ch3vr0n:
What's your magisk version. If it's anything higher than 14.2, THAT'S your problem right there as stated multiple times the last few pages

Sent from my Nexus 6P with Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] saw95roid:
This working on samsung grand 2 android 4.4.2 ??
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ch3vr0n:
I suggest you read the topic title again ;) minimum supported android version is listed

Sent from my Nexus 6P with Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] saw95roid:
My phone is samsung grand 2 g7102 running on stock android 4.4.2 and i have root (super su) and ( twrp3.0.0)

when i try flash last stock firmware android (4.4.2) from FlashFire app my phone hung on logo samsung after flashed stock frimware long time and when i shut down my phone and reboot again its working fine but without any change i mean update to the last firmware:confused:

What i can do

Sorry for bad english:D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ch3vr0n:
I'd suggest you post the flashfire log and hope one of the resident experts can assist. It *should* work

Sent from my Nexus 6P with Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] skital:
Hello! supported by Samsung J3 SM-330F (2017)?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
I used to be able to use Flash Fire on MTCD android head units to flash zips, but with the latest last few versions of flashfire, it reboots, attempts to load the aroma zips then reboots without any success.

What can i try? (already have the proper settings per flashfire FAQ for aroma installs)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ssqstone:
Thank you for your contributions so that I can upgrade my Nexus 6P through OTA without losing my custom recovery and root. But I encountered a problem upgrading to 8.1.0, the cat log says string out of bound in the method of UpdateXMLReader.isReady, line 91.

Please help me out. Thanks!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] TomEighty15:
Hello!

Does it works with the LG G6?

Thanks in advance!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ibuprophen:
I'm not stating that this is the wrong thread for this question but, you may be able to obtain some better member feedback from those who also has this specific device by posting this question on the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3619872

Good Luck!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I DO NOT provide support via PM unless asked/requested by myself. PLEASE keep it in the threads where everyone can share.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] slimcyril:
Use older versions of flashfire!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
Any particular versions I should be using ? Thank you in advanced
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] slimcyril:
V0.53 should be fine
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
so i installed that version. Opened it up, gave it supersu permissions, but when it loads everything the app closes itself....

Just for more details it's a MTCD head unit. RK3188 chipset, 1gb of ram.

Flash fire used to work just fine, and i've flashed this very same aroma zip before...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
Probably hitting the built in time bomb. Reset date on phone (temporarily) and try again
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
How do I do that? My date and time are just fine

..

Edit: I'm in Hawaiian aleutian time zone. Could that be an issue?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] slimcyril:
Sounds like the app doesn't have the proper permissions to function, try running fix permission script, search fix permission script by [MENTION=3357461]zeppelinrox[/MENTION]
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
https://xdaforums.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433/post74941782
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
There's a time bomb built into pretty much every version of flashfire. It stops working after x date (date changes depending on version). You need to set the phone date prior to the time bomb date. I don't know what date that is for that version, but someone should know. Or set it to the release date if you know what that was.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
The time in your device is fine for all uses except when you use an *old* version of FF. A time bomb is a piece of code in the app that prevents it's use after a preset date. By going into settings and manually setting the device time, you can choose a date from before the time bomb goes off.

Or, buy a pro license and the problem should be fixed

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
so doing this? i have to keep doing this permanently? so i should change the date to feb 1 2017 ? and leave it at that or do that every time i need to use it?

---------- Post added at 10:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:30 PM ----------

don't have custom recovery so can't do that ?

if i buy the pro license will it work on MTCD head units?

Remember this whole thing started because flash fire stopped working (playstore version) flashing aroma zips on MTCD units, either 5.1.1 or 7.1.1 OSes-

I don't think buying pro license will fix this, which is why i was suggested to use v.53

---------- Post added at 11:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:35 PM ----------

Okay so using v.53 I changed the date to jan 2017.launched perfectly. Still won't install aroma zip. It reboots shows tons of text then reboots again.

Trying to install arise Magnus opus zip...I used to be able to do this just fine
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] roirraW "edor" ehT:
*If* it works for you, buy the Pro license. Well, me - I'd buy the Pro license anyway, just because, but no, buying Pro wouldn't help it work for you (besides supporting the developer).
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
I will buy the PRO license if i can get flash fire to flash any aroma zip on MTCD Android auto as it was before (around a year ago this time it worked no problem)

Currently with v.53, changing the date to jan 2017 (before "time bomb") the app opens but the behavior of it is no different when it comes to flashing aroma zips than the flashfire on playstore.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
There's a setting in flashfire that has to do with aroma (can't check because I lost TWRP, therefore root, while flashing 8.1 full ota. Can't restore TWRP until next week). Do you have that setting enabled?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
The aroma configuration is in settings as attached image.

The pro license means the app doesn't expire; getting around the time bomb problem.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
That setting is automatically enabled...

---------- Post added at 03:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:08 AM ----------

Precisely that setting is automatically enabled

And I'm not worried about time.bomb

The issue is getting it to work on mtcd Android auto as it did before. I would've never tried v.53 had it not been suggested that I do so to get the zips to work like they have been .

Any other ideas ? Thanks in advance
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
Now that the app is opening for you (which is what I saw being your problem), what happens when you try to flash? Where is the log?

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
So it reboots. Shows a wall of text like it's working on it. Reboots again into the OS. Aroma zip isn't executed. (This also happened on the app version from play store)

How do I pull log? Sorry I haven't done it before and I'm on the road .
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
It on the sdcard in the FlashFire directory.

If you haven't already, try disabling the aroma option and try again. From Chainfire's online documentation;

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
Thanks. I tried it with setting unchecked and checked. Same result. I need to get to a better area to upload log from head unit. Give me a few. Thanks for being patient
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
here is the log in question

https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApYsYY_1xt6cg58sfJnJgXVaSuzpGw
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ionutmaruta:
Probably the best application ever for all Samsung KNOX 0x0 users, which can't use TWRP Recovery :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jack allen:
will this flash modems & bootloaders on g900f
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abdyasar:
FF is flashing modem but not bootloader
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jack allen:
even if they in the same tar file??
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abdyasar:
Yes..
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jack allen:
ok sweet thanx for your help and reply
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] siMp0lMaN:
Hi,

just tried to backup IDs and lost my brightness slider on notification panel? need to factory reset my phone to bring it back., happened on v.17 also

Galaxy s4 i9505 running stock 4.4.2

edit: my bad., heres my last log., will try again tomorrow without xposed and mods to see if it still persist.,
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] -m3tac0rt3x-:
Guys, not answering your questions, but asking something, because scrolling past these 2 posts is incredible on mobile Apps... Use the tags [ HIDE]everything here[ /HIDE] to "Spoiler" these extensive logs please! :cyclops:

Thank you :good:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Exile1975:
Others have had this problem with Samsung devices. Download a program called night mode, enable it, disable it, and you brightness is back. You can uninstall after if you want. I read this a few pages back, so remember to use search before asking .
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] thereassaad:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]

1st thanks for this useful App great job as always u did it

2nd would u make this awesome App for non rooted that they want to root their devices by using this App like TowelRoot or they want Installing stock Rom through this App without Root ..

Thank again. ..

Don't Pray For An Easy Life, Pray For The Strength To Endure A Difficult One.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Rakuu:
This app does not root your phone for starters. Second off, towelroot used an exploit that has since been patched. Theres no way as of now(and very likely never will) for this to work without root.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
Not disputing your point, you're 100% correct. But you forgot the part where the dev who made towelroot now works for Google detecting and preventing kernel vulnerabilities like the one towelroot exploited. It must be nice for Google to be able to buy anyone it finds inconvenient
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] garyfunk:
For the right price Google can buy me.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
I'm no saint I never said I wouldn't've taken the money lol. Just pointing out how slim the chances are we get another towelroot
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] reniew:
I have problem creating full backup in GT-i9515. It stops on system file. I tried internal or SD card. No difference. I remember that on flashfire 0.14 or earlier there was no problem. I tried backup with 0.17 and it crashed

Wysłane z mojego GT-I9515 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bunder9999:
Tried applying G900W8VLU1BOC1_G900W8OYA1BOC1_BMC.zip to my Bell S5 (G900W8). Everything looked like it worked until it rebooted at the end and got stuck at the boot screen. Recovery wouldn't work either. Wound up using the PC based Odin. Couldn't get any logs, sorry. I guess I'll wait for another way to obtain root on my S5. :p

edit: I don't know how this is possible, seeing that I flashed the phone again... but since the log is here, I'll pass it along.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rcatank:
I reported EFBIG error a few days back on v.17 Thread - May be its resolved now on v .18? I'll try when I get home.:fingers-crossed:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Sky2112007:
Mr. CHAINFIRE -- SO THANKFUL TO YOU :) :)

HI CHAINFIRE,

Thannk you SO MUCH for ALL YOU DO!!! I LOVE THE SOFTWARE YOU PRODUCE FOR ANDROID SYSTEMS!!!! YOU ARE THE BEST!!! With your SOFTWARE I can have a SMARTPHONE PERFORM like NO OTHER!

Thanks SO MUCH for "FLASHFIRE". A total GENIUS PROGRAM!! Please keep them coming! I bought it INSTANTLY when you made the BETA available since it was by YOU!!

I NOW HAVE A SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 ACTIVE THAT WORKS LIKE A TOP!!! ITS SINCE YOU MADE THE SOFTWARE "FLASHFIRE". PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE BEST PROGRAM AN ANDROID FIRMWARE "FLASHER COULD HAVE". THANKS A MILLION. LOOK FOR A DONATION FROM ME IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO... :)

PS> ANY CHANCE OF ROOTING THE SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE EDGE N915A / AT&T . PLEASE..

MY EMAIL: "SKY2112007 AT YAHOO DOT COM"

SINCERELY,

AND THANK YOU!!!

MR. CHRISTOPHER FISHER :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] samccfl99:
Reporting a Couple of Problems V0.18

G900A running OC7 base here. I am using Backup and Restore quite extensively lately testing out the new LP roms finally available for this phone. Works wonderful except EVERY time i restore a rom, the bluetooth settings are there, but i must unpair and pair them again. Every time, every rom (not sure about stock OC4. have a copy of that, but i dont restore it often unless i am trying to debug a problem that might be in a new rom). Just wanted to let you know. Also sometimes when restoring a rom and on bootup, it will get stuck on the splash screen with the blue light on. Have to do a battery pull and all was well. Does not happen every time though.

Thank you again so very much for the great app. I purchased.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
has anyone gotten a chance to review the log?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
It's failing at the point it should start flashing. You're adament that it worked before, so my question is, what did you flash before? If an upgrade, likely it broke the ability to use aroma. Aroma is iffy to begin with.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
What i flashed before was an older version of ARISE aroma zip (sound mods)

But okay, so i figure i test out a normal zip, that's not an aroma.

It failed too.

Here's the log https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApYsYY_1xt6cg58tQyjjMQCGTcshIA

lmk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
As I said before, it stops at the point where flashing should begin. Either there's a SELinux problem or busybox or...

Why it worked before and not now, either you've done am upgrade that affected the ability for FF to run or you're using a different version that has a modification that is not working on your device. Only you know what's happened since the lat time you used FF.

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] masri1987:
So let me catch up with this one more time

It worked a year ago, 5.1.1 firmware on MTCD, flashed Vipre4arise zip forgot which one but it was the one at the time.

I tried flashing a update zip on 5.1.1 2 weeks ago no luck, upgraded to 7.1.2 and still no luck , regardless of what i'm flashing.

Given the process of elimination, i doubt it's the MTCD firmware, given that flashfire refuses to flash non aroma or aroma zips.

I thought the log would give ar eason it quit or something we can hunt down but at this point i am getting the drift that there will be no fact finding mission as to why it isn't working
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Hueys:
Stuck scanning data during fastboot backup?

My device is stuck scanning data during a fastboot backup, can I safely exit this somehow or can I promt it to keep going or ???? Thanks heaps
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ironman76:
Hi friends, i got MTK phone ( Doogee Mix 2) and rooted, Twrp Recovery and with Magisk and xposed and Busybox. Now, i got an OTA- update info (update.zip 138 MB) and i wanted to flash with your great flashfire app. The problem is, if i press the flash button the screen will be black and nothing happend !? Do you will make a update? Or do you have a solution? Thank you
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] darkdragone:
I haven't yet. Still does the same thing, goes through the motions but doesn't update, may end up just having to bite the bullet and re-root
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] silverik1:
I have a S8 SM-G950F with stock rom but rooted with magisk.

I have firmware AQK7 installed but would like to upgrade with flashfire to AQL5 so i keep all my data and root.

I use flashfire and select the zip file, uncheck the inject supersu, add to flash magisk v15.0 zip and start to flash.

The screen just turns black and the phone just reboots and nothing has changed.

What am I doing wrong?

pls help
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I don't know about on the Samsung but on the Google Pixel, the last version of Magisk that I'm aware of that works with FlashFire is v14.2.

2x speed video of my using FlashFire to update the Pixel to the February Android 8.1 update, plus flashing ElementalX custom kernel v3.02 and Magisk v14.2: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4IVeBt8DFTQACHJi2.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ironman76:
Hi, why magisk 14.2 and not the latest 15.3 ?? I mean on 14.2 it works and later not ? Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
Because something changed in Magisk that broke compatibility with FF. Search the thread and you'll find a lengthy discussion.

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] slimcyril:
I have Verizon S7 Nougat rooted with systemless Supersu from this thread https://xdaforums.com/tmobile-s7-edge/how-to/heres-how-rooted-nougat-s7-edge-g935t-t3567502/page256, is it viable to update security patches on these device without messing stuff up & still keep root?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Jeff146:
I have Magisk 15.3 and rooted and just found out I can't use Flashfire 0.73, was wondering if there's an easy way to downgrade Magisk 14.2 without a wipe?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] godofsalt:
Guess next time you try something, you will do some homework to see if it works....

(just a few post prior to yours the thread is talking about same issue)

Guess if you do some more homework, you will find an answer and not a shortcut. Example, removing current Magisk, bet there's a Zip for it....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Jeff146:
I installed Magisk and Flashfire before those posts and didn't know about the incompatibility until this thread.

I was just wondering if someone has the steps, I know I can get the zip but just wanted to make sure I don't break anything. Like using the Magisk Manager to downgrade.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] godofsalt:
They don't make any sort of down grade for that. I would look into the Uninstall zip though. By take it out, then you should be good right? From there if you still wanted that Fireflash, you would have to install the correct Magisk version. Am not too sure, but you would still have the folder Magisk Manger. So when installing a different Version, might be good thoughts to get rid of the folder prior to installing an older version. (newer versions might not work right, so you would need modules, for/from that older version of Magisk, not the newer ones (1500 scripts do not work on 1400 and visy versy ))
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
The way I would of it it's to dirty flash the ROM again. That will return you to no root. Then you can just flash Magisk 14.2 or lower.

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Jeff146:
Ok thank you!! Or I might just go supersu route

---------- Post added at 04:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:17 PM ----------

Ok perfect that sounds good, I’ll do that thanks!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
Good luck with that. If you have been out of the loop long enough to not realize the FF/Magisk issue, you might be surprised to learn SuperSu is pretty out of date support wise. CCMT isn't responding not doing updates.

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Jeff146:
Oh ok that’s not good, ok then I might just continue to use the lastest Magisk and dirty flash it each time. Yeah mostly gone to iOS but using NVidia Shield TV for home use
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] darkdaemon32:
Uploading this for everyone searching for magisk 14.2 which is latest working with flashfire,since it took me almost 2 hours to find it
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] EngineerMind:
Flashfire only works with v0.53, and nothing higher

Why does v0.53 of Flashfire work just fine with my Samsung S4 i337 OK2 Stock rooted ROM, but wont work with the latest version of Flashfire?

I really want to take advantage of the new exclude from backup feature of v0.73, but it seems that any version higher then 0.53 wont work with my rom.