yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] drsuse:
Same thing for me. But I actually went into TWRP and did a Factory reset, and then went into the bootloader and cleared out the factory reset, all of the standard stuff. Rebooted back into bootloader and then pushed the TWRP over and did a fresh install of the new update. But it's just kind of funky because my screen will turn off if I'm sending a text and using text to speech. And I hardly ever keep data consistent. I'm on Verizon. I'm going to move back to the old one as well just because it was smooth as eggs period I do like everything about this one I'm just missing a few things that the other one had. It's just weird maybe I did it wrong. but with OCD and years of playing around with Android ROMs I always much rather do The Next Step Beyond and clean it even better than to leave something there
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] S52Stu:
I curious about this as well. I know there are third party apps that will do this for you, but none of them worked quite as well as the integrated setting.

Also curious if the camera in this rom is the Pixel camera?
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
It is the pixel camera. Also if there is a ROM you like that doesn't have the pixel camera you can just download it from the play store or APK mirror
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Ofthecats:
Delete
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] crowax:
It doesn't open for me either. Clean flashed the ROM with no root at all. Never been rooted with the Pixel.

On a side note, Authenticator+ requires me to use a password because I am "rooted". I am unsure if that is looking at the bootloader or not.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] D0CTOR:
SuperSU 2.79-RC4

SuperSU 2.79-SR4 just released here. Has anyone tried it yet?
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] 5.1:
Chainfire said it doesn't work for Pixel/Pixel XL in his post :(
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] aholeinthewor1d:
Anyone know how I can force my phone to prompt for the RSA authorizationsl when running ADB commands. I can't get ADB to find my pixel on PN but fastboot finds it fine. I do not have a "revoke USB certificates" in developer options. Some more details..

-Clean install of Windows 7

-Pixel drivers install automatically and pixel shows in device manager. I've deleted the drivers and reinstalled multiple times

-Usb debugging is enabled. I've also turned this off and back on

No matter when I do I can get the prompt asking me to allow access on my phone when I run ADB commands..
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jreink01:
Hello, I am currently rooted and on stock on pixel xl. I am trying to flash the pure nexus rom. I downloaded through the link in the op, factory reset and flashed through twrp. When I went to reboot, it said OS not installed. Can anyone offer any assistance with this? Needless to say, I didn't reboot with that. I did however do a backup prior to this. I decided to restore my backup but when it rebooted it said something about the vender image is not right with this system and to flash the correct image. And when it finished rebooting, now 90% of my apps are crashing, no fingerprint hardware and I had to reboot back into recovery but its like twrp is gone, it looks like the stock recovery.

I am not proficient in this so if someone can walk me through what to do next to get back to my working backup, that would be greatly appreciated. I am afraid of bricking my phone. Please help, thanks much.

Also, have a few more questions,

By flashing this, will I lose root?

I am on twrp 3.0.2rc1, should i update to rc3? and i have done a search but could not find the info, can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] anayajade:
Thanks for your help...appreciate ROM is up and running....I am really pleased with this ROM and i only mod the phone for the free hotspot, if i knew what to include in the build prob and where i probably would still ROM the phone! Again thank you very much for time and help.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] spadz93:
Am I the only one having a lot of issues with this build? Wiped everything except internal storage partition, installed the rom, then the vendor image, then flashed twrp again on top, rebooted in, and was met with the Settings app crashing, unable to add additional google accounts, and still have that dreaded Do Not Disturb issue where DND won't re-disable after ending a call while connected to bluetooth (this one especially drives me insane because of having the phone connect to my car's handsfree). Previous build doesn't have the first two issues going on, but has the third.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] MontAlbert:
You have a vendor image issue there it seems. When you flash a rom it flashes to the partition that you are NOT currently on but when you flash a vendor image it flashes to the partition you ARE on. So in other words, flash rom and twrp then reboot, once it has finished booting boot back into recovery and flash vendor image then.

Ie. Do not flash vendor image at same time you flash rom unless you switch boot partitions half way thru.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] spadz93:
Odd because when I booted up I was not notified that I was using the incorrect vendor image like I usually was. I will try this when I have some spare time and a wifi connection to redownload all my apps
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] airric00:
No dirty flashed. I dirty flashed backwards and I'm back with super stable and long battery life. Maybe riding dirty has something to do with it, but I didn't notice much difference otherwise as far as a daily user. The Feb version is stellar.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jreink01:
I am very confused about this vendor image. Is there a different vendor image for each rom/backup? I was rooted on stock, tried to flash pure nexus, ran into a issue so restored my backup, now this is what it says when i reboot after restore.

Your vendor image does not match the system. Please flash the NOF27C vendor image for your device. How do I flash vendor image? Where is this particular file? And how do I do it when twrp is no longer there, it boots into stock recovery.

Any help would be much appreciated. My phone is useless right now with the issues I'm having.

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I am trying to move the twrp zip file (rc01) from the pc over to my pixel xl via usb but when I connect the cable, it shows the pixel xl but no storage and when i drag the file, it says pixel is disconnected or not responding.

It appears when I go into settings, the currently OS is a blend of the pure nexus rom I tried to flash and my backup of being on stock.

vendor version NMF26U

build number NOF27C

Help!
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] 5.1:
Delete sorry... :)
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jreink01:
Anyone have any ideas how to get out of this mess. I am freaking out.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] spotmark:
Relax, you're not that bad. Follow the instructions for installing TWRP again. Use the TWRP image to flash RC1 or 2, take your pick, then just do a clean install of PN with the proper vendor.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jreink01:
Thanks for responding but have been unable to reinstall twrp, have the files but when I try to bring up a command prompt to run the twrp image, there is no option for that, any ideas?

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Ok, I was able to flash the twrp image, then flash the twrp zip. Now I'm into twrp, I did a full wipe (except internal) but it said davilik failed to wipe. I would like to go back to my backup of stock, how do I know what vendor image I need for that? I believe I was on the January build of stock. Not sure if this matters or not but I was on 7.1.2 beta on the january build.

And once I have the vendor image is this the procedure

full wipe

then flash backup, then twrp zip

reboot system

reboot back in twrp, then flash correct vendor image

I did try to reflash pure nexus after my wipe, this is what it said in red (in twrp)

could not find 'meta-inf/com/google/android/update-binary' in the zip file

error installing zip file '/sdcard/roms/purenexus_marlin-7.1.1-20170317-official.zip

Not really sure what that means.

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I am now unable to restore my backup, this is what its saying in twrp

extracttarfork() process ended with error: 255

PLEASE HELP

I can neither restore my backup of stock nor flash the purenexus rom. I am stuck in twrp.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] spotmark:
You can keep screwing around with it, but I think at this point, you should probably just download the latest stock build and use the flash all bat.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jreink01:
Now, everytime I reboot it acts likes its rebooting the system but everytime it boots into twrp.

Please help, I am ready to throw this thing out the window!!! I have a 800.00 brick :(:(:(

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I don't know how to do that, plus I CAN'T LOSE THE DATA FROM SOME OF MY APPs. It has my work info on it. I am begging anyone to help me through this. I have to go to work but I would appreciate any help when I get back home. I have to leave my phone home and on twrp because its not functioning.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Jammol:
You don't have a brick. Go back to full stock, do what the previous person said and download the latest security factory image for your device. Do this...

In TWRP select reboot-->power off.

Do the button command power + volume down to boot into fastboot mode.

In the factory image you downloaded from few lines up, run the flash-all.bat file and let your phone finish and boot up.

Now follow the instructions for booting twrp and follow the OP to flash the latest PN.

Edit: Question was answered.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] buzzboy:
Yes, used Rc1 with zero dramas.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Jammol:
Awesome thank you sir!!!?
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
Flash all bat but remove -w so it doesn't wipe your device.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] old_fart:
.

I you have not seen this gem of a post from [MENTION=4274380]CZ Eddie[/MENTION] . . .

https://xdaforums.com/pixel-xl/how-to/info-how-restored-to-stock-soft-t3494478

I think it is what you need . . . . .
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] ZinoKad:
Just wondering. Since Google has included binaries for aptX, aptX HD and LDAC in their vendor.img now for the Android O preview release, is it possible to include them in a future PureNexus build that is built for Android N?
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] yankeesfan714:
I tried this and PS vue and Mario run still font work. Is this expected?
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] GhostRider5666:
What are you asking?
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] yankeesfan714:
I made these same changes to my build prop and i still cannot use PS vue because it detects root. Does this only fix the DirecTV app?
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] GhostRider5666:
Yes, you could have a look at the apk.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] yankeesfan714:
Gotcha. Thanks. Its not a deal breaker for me to use custom ROMs, but I sure wish psvue would work.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jreink01:
Ok, thanks for the replies in trying to help me. Just got out of work. Just to give you a update of where I was before I left, I figured out why my restore would stop with a error. I didn't enable md5 verification. Once I did that it sucessfully restored. So this is what I did:

Factory wipe, everything but internal, still received a error about davilik

restored my stock back up, reflashed twrp

booted into system but for some reason it went back into twrp so I flashed the vendor image, it asked me to what option1 boot, option 2 system image, option 3 vendor image so i chose vendor image and now everytime i boot into system it automatically goes right into twrp.

When I choose the option to reboot, what are these slot A and slot B? Should I be booting these?

Am I close to getting my backup working or should i just start from scratch like you said and do the factory image?

I feel that I am just not doing a step or two away from getting this working.

By the way, thanks for all the replies of help, I would be totally lost without the help of our fantastic community.

And one last question, in a previous thread someone mentioned that with each update, the vender image changes. How do I know what vendor image I need for my stock backup and the pure nexus rom?

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Can I remove the -w (in the bat file) from my pc? If so, how to do it, I have never done this before?
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
Right click and select edit on the flash-all.bat, you will use a text editor. Look for "-w" and remove it plus the extra space left over. Save it.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jreink01:
I did that, selected edit, it opened it up in notepad and there was nothing in the lines with -w.

It basically gave a bunch of licensing info

In the notepad there a 2 lines with a ping and -n but no -w
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
Did you scroll all the way to the right. It doesn't word wrap by default in the basic text editor.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jreink01:
In the post I have highlighted, there is a link I went to, in the link, the developer said that that was a modified version of all bat but doesnt say specifically whether he already took the -w out? Sorry, guess I'm a dunce for asking these stupid questions.

This is every line of the bat file

[MENTION=8011874]Echo off[/MENTION]

:: Copyright 2012 The Android Open Source Project

::

:: Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

:: you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

:: You may obtain a copy of the License at

::

:: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

::

:: Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software

:: distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

:: WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.

:: See the License for the specific language governing permissions and

:: limitations under the License.

PATH=%PATH%;"%SYSTEMROOT%\System32"

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-marlin-8996-012001-1701181700.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul

fastboot flash radio radio-marlin-8996-012511-1611190200.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul

fastboot update image-marlin-nof27b.zip

echo Press any key to exit...

pause >nul

exit
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
Just for clarity is that the one you are using? The one from that post?

Edit: Nevermind I went there and saw he answered.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jreink01:
yes

I have been following that step by step guide and am ready to go into fastboot to try this. Now, will this take me to the state it was in before all this happened, but with my settings, data, and apps, right?

I would like to install to install pure nexus, which vendor image will I need then??

and is the procedure:

do a wipe

flash pure nexus and twrp again

install vendor image, what file that may be

reboot

Ok, its back to factory, I was hoping to avoid doing this as I lost all my data, settings, root, etc.

Thanks for the help though. Is there anyway I can restore my stock backup without going through all this hassle again?

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Was that suppose to erase everything I had on my internal storage??? Because it erased everything!! All my songs, ringtones, my backup, all the data in titanimum backup!!! Everything I didn't want it to do, it did!!! I am not happy!!
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
Did you over write the downloaded flash-all.bat with the modded one?

A few things I noticed. You started on the beta, you shouldnt have gone from the beta to flashing twrp and PN.

It sounds like you used the advanced wipe function, also as far as I know there is no more davlik cache, factory should work perfectly fine.

when you loaded up the twrp did you fastboot BOOT the image or fastboot FLASH. If you flashed thats why you went into that recovery loop.

The fix for that is reflash the boot.img to slot a and b, its contained in that image you downloaded.

Attention to detail is key.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jreink01:
I used the flash all bat that was linked in the restore to stock thread in which czeddie said that that file was the modded one that I wouldn't lose all my data. Besides that, I even went into the file and there was no -w anywhere in the file so I don't understand how this could have happened.

Also, I was told before I rooted and installed twrp that it was alright to do this the same way as outlined for 7.1.1 as the beta (7.1.2) is just another version of 7.1 and that I could also follow the same procedure for installing roms. Is this not correct? I would just like to know which way is correct. I have been told two different things, don't know which to do?

When I first rooted and installed twrp, I remember using fastboot boot in command prompt, but when I tried to flash pure nexus and that didn't work, then my backup, I was able to open twrp then I went in and flashed twrp. Was I supposed to use command prompt again and do fastboot boot? So from what I am gathering about this, everytime I do a restore or flash a rom, I have to use fastboot boot to reinstall twrp?

And I am totally confused when it comes to vendor images, I was told vendor images change for each update/rom?? If this is true, will they also change for backups too? And where do I find these vendor images??

Thanks for your feedback
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
The vendor changes when the rom you are flashing get re-baselined so if PN drops three updates before the April security update, they will very likely all be C vendor. Once he re-baselines for the april update it will be whatever that vendor is.

You should not have to fastboot twrp after each flash, you should only need to flash the twrp.zip immediately after flashing the rom.

What version of the twrp.img did you use? That may have been why you couldnt flash the rom from the jump.

As far as flashing from the beta, it's one more chance for something to go wrong if you are flashing a rom over it based on 7.1.1 then trying to restore your 7.1.2 base on it. Especially when for some the back up and restore in twrp has been hit or miss.

I also just ran flash-all.bat with the latest 27c build and removed -w and it didnt wipe my data. IF the switch was removed and you didnt overwrite it when you unzipped the image then the modified flash-all WILL NOT wipe data..
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Jerreth:
this may be too off topic if so my bad. I have been trying to find the best baseband so i wanted to try the new 7.1.2 and o preview basebands but i get baseband unknown when looking in the settings about phone and no signal at all. any ideas?
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
Decided to try this out.

I did a clean flash ( well removed -w from the batch file) to remove any chance for error. Not saying flash all bat is the only way to get this going but it's the path I took.

Flash-all 27c (no wipe)

Fastboot boot TWRP

Flashed TRWP RC2

Reboot Recovery

Factory Reset

Flash PN

Flash TWRP RC2

Reboot System

Setup

Reboot Recovery

Flash Magisk

Flash TWRP RC2

Reboot System

Failed Safety Net, Passed Magisk root

Enabled Magisk Hide

Reboot System

Passed root and Safetynet

Restored Apps from TiBu

Rooted apps that I currently have running are:

Casper

TiBu

Adaway

Android Pay is running

Snap chat logged in

Mario Run running fine.

Edit:Forgot to flash TWRP after Magisk.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jrock60:
I would like to switch from super su to magisk, is there a way to do this without data loss? If yes what are the steps on the pixel xl? Thanks in advance.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
What data are you concerned with losing? I did it and only had to back everything up with TiBu. Pretty much just had to readjust my settings.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jrock60:
is there a need to do it with a clean flash? Would rather do it dirty of possible.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
I mean. You could try it. If you were rooted the SuperSu way first it may cause issues unless you delete the su app and fast boot your boot IMG but who knows. What's the worst that can happen. You need to dirty flash the ROM again.

Also clear data on substratum.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] jrock60:
true, I just tried doing pretty much that. I uninstalled supersu app and did the regular procedure to dirty flash PN but substituting Magisk 11.6 posted earlier in this thread however TWRP thew me an error for the Magisk file. I guess ill try it with a clean install just too lazy atm. thanks.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
I'll say it's been pretty consistent if you wanna go that route. I don't use Android Pay but for science I set it up and fooled around with a few themes and still going good.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] abbz123:
Does anyone know why rebooting causes the slot to change from A to B randomly? When it changes to slot B I get bootloops and have to manually boot into recovery and change to slot A to fix it.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] pcriz:
I'd venture to say that's a question better voiced in the TWRP thread.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tatootie67:
It shouldn't switch slots from a normal reboot. Unless you're talking about a reboot recovery through TWRP.

IF that is the case, that's how these pixels work, they have dual partitions. When you install a Rom it installs to the opposite slot. Most likely you are getting bootloops because you have no OS installed on the other slot.

sent from my rooted Pixel XL with OctOs Rom, Elemental EX kernel
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Juzman:
Has anyone tried flashing theme-ready gapps on this rom?
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Jammol:
Why do I feel like this hasn't been heavily discussed and posted on here? I was wondering what the heck the slots(lol) were about. I knew it had to do with partitioning but I didn't realize the device switched back and fort like that.
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tatootie67:
It actually has been discussed here and on most of the xda Rom threads. Following the OP install directions are critical

sent from my rooted Pixel XL with OctOs Rom, Elemental EX kernel
[Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] abbz123:
So it's recommended to install rom on both slots?