yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
All the roms I have listed here are simply flashed in twrp.

That's it,

Flash whichever one you want.

No flash tool used. No need for PC either,
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] nyder:
Was 8.5 the last version that Link2SD worked on? I have v8.7 on my phone and tried to replace the busybox in the 8.5 zip file with one that didn't have some commands disable via some write up someone did on this site, but it didn't work for me. So I figured I'd just go back down to the rom where it worked last. I just can't remember if that is 8.5 or 8.4.

thanks if anyone knows.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
try to follow this link down through (post to post) it should be mentioned in here about the stock "toybox" binary not allowing mount to function. the missing mount causes problems with link2sd

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73730508&postcount=2
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] nyder:
Thanks, I'll go thru that tonight.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] 0xd0gf00d:
With the latest v9.2 ROM, I have discovered that WiFi loses connectivity or that incoming calls don't ring the phone. Cycling airplane mode or turning off bluetooth usually fixes the issue. Have others figured out how to solve this?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] cococchio:
On my phone I noticed also that wifi doesn't work unless I disable bluetooth.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Ladyslayer:
Did either of you guys find a fix?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] 0xd0gf00d:
No, still broken. I reverted back to v9.0 from v9.2 and things are more stable.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ravenchaser210:
just tried to patch v7.4.2 to 8.5, but it broke twrp recovery.

Tried fastboot flash recovery recovery.img, successful transfer, no error, but recovery still broken...

bootloader is unlocked

anybody got a solution?

EDIT: NVM the "tool" fixed it...
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] bibikalka:
I noticed that there are tons of radio firmware files sitting in /system/etc/firmware. I am now wondering if by keeping the old bootloaders, yet using newer firmware files, the instabilities are created via unexpected interactions. Although, I am on V9 and things seem stable. I will update to V9.2, but keep the V9 firmware files unpatched, to see how it goes.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Ladyslayer:
Did you try removing the files or update to 9.2?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] bibikalka:
So I actually updated to 9.2 just straight up - everything seems to work very well. In case WiFi is acting up, just go to the Airplane mode, and back. This fully resets the radio. So far there is no need to replace those files.

Also, I am noticing with V9.2 battery life is much better, almost 2x on standby. So that's a pleasant surprise. I recently stuck a new battery in there, about a week before updating to V9.2. The battery is Cameron Sino. Before the update, it's go to about 50% by the end of the day. Now, with V9.2 I am often at 75-80%!

Of course, it could be that a few tweaks I made such as BootManager also helped. It's tough to sort that out now - just a long lasting battery :D
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] unmesh59:
I recently unlocked this phone and installed build 8.4 from the OP. It seems snappier but Google Play Store will keep shutting off.

Any suggestions?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ismailf007:
stock roms

Good day

Downloaded v8.7 stock rom and managed to flash it on my phone using twrp. Removed the bloatware using titanium backup. Successfully installed Magisk. I first tried to flash version 9.0 using twrp but it gave me errors. My current security patch is August 5, 2017. Tried the wireless update but it says device software currently up to date, is stock rom version 9.2 the latest?Is there a working stock rom I can flash using twrp?

Kind Regards
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] unmesh59:
Replying to my own post. Sideloading a recent version of the Google Play Store seemed to fix the problem.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] joedajoester:
Mines rooted on an old version from when I used it in 2018 I think. What's the best way to go about updating? Can I fastboot boot TWRP and flash the latest version or do I need to go one at a time? Should I not update because of WiFi issues everyone seems to have on 9.2
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] maverick9611:
can the latest security updates be added please?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] joedajoester:
Is the latest update the one shown in the OP? I picked this phone up out of a drawer after years and it's running 8.4. I wanna update it but not sure to which.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
So a sum up here.

1. Running the unlock tool unlocked the bootloader.

2. Once bootloader was unlocked that allowed twrp recovery to be installed

3. The SuperSU install with the unlock tool is "systemless" meaning it does the root in the boot.img

4. Installing a new rom (8.3 in this case) replaces boot.img

5. So to get root privileges back do the SuperSU install part from unlock tool again.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] OldSkewler:
I think I am following you and if I understood you correctly I think that right now my device is un-rooted and locked again? So basically pretty much like a stock non-Prime Blu R1 HD? And that is fine, just trying to understand what exactly was left after this entire journey!

The only thing I have left to do is figure out how to remove the Google Search Bar on top of the screen.. and I am praying to God you don't tell me I will need to unlock/root the device again because that was no easy task!

Thanks!
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Un-rooted yes.

But bootloader remains unlocked.

Search bar, used to be able to turn off in setting G's I thought. But I do not see it.

Will update when. I find it
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] TeknicalGeek:
Issue with banking app

Everything seems to work perfectly, except for one of the most important apps I use on a daily basis, Simple Banking. Now, this could just be an issue with their update, not the custom rom, but until I figure this out, I'll have to back off from this update. :(

-edit

Flashed the version 8.4 rom, it fixed the app compatibility issue, no issues with anything else. I flashed from 6.6 to 8.4.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] cococchio:
I followed your instructions and it worked but I had to first remove mode charger app and reinstall. Maybe just a simple reinstall is what was needed.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] overthc:
Hi, How stable is this rom for daily use? I´m on v6.4 modified, twrp and rooted.

Tku...
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Letitride:
It's as stable as the modified 7.4.2 w. ads removed & debloated, if not better. Been running it for about about 3 weeks, I think, manually updated the Google Play Store & Play Services - matched the newest ones on APK mirror site, installed & reboot ... it's all good.

Just a word of caution, if you have a mSD card installed - consider removing it first (unless you set that up as "internal" storage) as it refomatted mine, somewhere along the way while I was playing with this new & modified stock Rom. I also re-flashed SU v2.79 SR3 for root access along with BusyBox - standby battery life hasn't been the greatest ... but, it is looking pretty good on standby and WiFi enabled - both Sim slots "active"

I also reflashed v6.4 rom using the SP_Flash_Tool here, it's excellent to restoring & going back to stock; along, with the dirty cow bat - TWRP installed & just flashed this newest rom again .... take a coffee break as first reboot/startup did take about 10 minutes.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] overthc:
Which one do you thikn is more stable for daily use, v6.4 or v8.3?

What I need to wipe on TWRP before flash the v8.3?

Other think is, I don´t like the issue of being updated manually the Google Play Store and Play Services that you comment.. :eek:
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Letitride:
I always like to run the newest & most current, thus v8.3 with the latest security updates/patches are preferred - it is stable for daily use as my backup phone - at home and abroad while traveling.

I say give it a try, since you are rooted & bootloader unlocked already - flashing this modified firmware doesn't change any of that - and, if you don't like it, just boot into Recovery (TWRP) and re-flash/roll back to v7.2 or v6.4. No Ads, no bloatware, almost pure Android 6.0. - add whatever Apps you wish or need. What do you have to risk or lose by giving this a try ... I still can't get my DD app to install or run on this, but I can live with that.

I installed Google Now Launcher and set that as default browser - optional, of course. Just like putting the latest Play Services & Play Store on it - what's installed is fine as is, you don't need to do anything if you aren't comfortable or afraid of bricking it.

See attachment #1 below - surprisingly, standby battery life is looking good with this - was at 91% with 6 days remaining, now at 88% with 5 days remaining - about 3 hours later ... standby intelligent power saving enabled / on.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] overthc:
[MENTION=2556508]Letitride[/MENTION] [MENTION=5312578]mrmazak[/MENTION] Do I need wipe something before flash the rom?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Letitride:
The usual and standard procedures for a clean (and, good & fresh) install - from TWRP, do a factory reset (that's wiping cache, dalvik cache and system ... you can optionally wipe data, not really necessary)

Do not wipe your SD (internal) partition or folder - you want to make sure the new modified 8.3 rom is there to do the install. It takes a minute or two, I usually repeat it once for good measures. Then, you proceed to install the new rom.

If you choose the unrooted modified rom, you will - like me - also flash SU v2.78 SR3 to gain root again. When finished (there should be no error messages, etc.) - exit & reboot to system. Take a break - first boot take about 10 minutes, setup your "new" device - sign into your Google account after connecting to WiFi, and it should restore your Apps. Have fun. Post your outcome & if you have any issues - I don't think you will (if you have removed the mSD card, put that back as part of the reboot/new install process ... better yet, let the App installation finished first, power down - insert mSD card & start it up again..
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Shouldn't "need" to . I always suggest starting fresh with factory reset, but not needed
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] overthc:
After I flashed the rom, the phone started ok, but later begins to reeboot several times, I could´t install the xposed framework and some aplications appears "uncompatible with this version".... I just back to v6.4 modified... :(

Tomorrow wil try a clean flash... :rolleyes:
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
I did not try exposed. And there are few reports I saw about apps no longer compatable , like: a simple banking app, Dunkin donuts app, my hotel app, and some others.

But 99% of my apps do work, just not all.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Weasel0:
Exposed seems to work fine for me, however I have had a problem with my banking app not working properly. Might try a clean install of 8.3. Everything other than my banking app seems to work fine
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] kowalskicody42:
Could you flash this on a non-rooted phone through the local update feature on wireless update??

Thanks, Cody
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Sorry, no.

MUST be bootloader unlocked, and installed with TWRP.

Do not need to be rooted though.

Will not install with stock recovery.

If you are bootloader unlocked you can "fastboot boot TWRP" to install, if you do not want to have TWRP installed.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Just saw a post , that said there is another update from Blu. 8.4 it is supposed to fix app compatibility​. So this might fix the apps that we see not working.

But first need to download the update.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] overthc:
[MENTION=5312578]mrmazak[/MENTION] There is a v8.4 or something like that? Where is he post or thread, I an´t find it? Is it stock or modified? :confused:
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
here

https://xdaforums.com/r1-hd/help/update-pacth-t3610751
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] overthc:
Not for me...
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
This is an example of why I should have left the fota update files in this rom. Now nobody else is getting the update notice.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
BLU released V8.4 with comment that it resolves app compatibility problems. So maybe the few apps that stopped working in 8.3 are fixed now. I added a link in first post to my twrp install-able V8.4
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yepi15:
I downloaded the twrp version tomorrow, did you try it? Catch watch
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
I installed it , and made sure it flashed, but not much use with the rom yet

Small Update

I tried to install two of the apps that I know we're flagged as not compatible with 8.3, and they work now.

DD perks

IHG hotel booking

I don't know what else was affected.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] edwill44:
Looks like you are trying to install v87. Have you tried an older version?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
It looks more like he did not allow TWRP to mount /system as rw. The error message says cannot install because it is a read only system.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] edwill44:
Yes that's possible. I got the same error with v87 but when I went back to 85 I had no issues.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] detroitredwings:
MrMazak, have you experienced this kind of overnight battery drain with the phone off (https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72254186&postcount=35) while on 8.3? How about 8.4?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
No, I haven't. Fact first night in 8.4 seemed to hold less than 1% loss over night phone on in sleep mode
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yepi15:
Have you removed the update app? At 8.4? In case more patches come out
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Letitride:
Great job on doing this v8.4 for us - I can confirm that it is working, including DD perks and my banking app, Capital One is fine as well (didn't have issues on v8.3 ... just DD)

Did a dirty install - got lazy, only wiped cache & delvaik cache, then flash this TWRP-rom and SR v2.78 SR3 - added SU v2.78 SR3 and Busybox for good measures - first boot in less than 10 minutes. Just a word of caution, please pull your mSD card or it will get corrupted & display error and prompt to wipe/reformat. Otherwise, this is great ! Security level patched & updated to May 2017 - DD Perk App working again after installed, as is banking app for mine (like before)
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
I left the update app in for that reason. But disabled the update reboot app to force the ota to not install on its own.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] overthc:
If you see in the first picture I tried with v85 frist without success.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] overthc:
Hi, I did the same but the SuperSU-v2.78-SR3 doesn't work, I probed it with rootcheker. What can I do?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ccx219:
Whenever i try to flash this rom i get "updater process ended with ERROR: 7" and some other text. any help is appreciated <3

Full error text:

"mount: failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p20 at /system: device or resource is busy

Installing modified 8.4 rom

progress bar is not correct

..should take about 4 or 5 minutes to flash

symlink: some symlinks failed

Updater process ended with ERROR: 7"
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
looks like you have /system set to mounted in recovery.

From twrp main screen goto mounts and un-check system
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ccx219:
This worked perfectly, Thanks! :)
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Letitride:
Were you on the last "modified" stock rom with SU working ? Busybox installed & working ? Maybe, you'll need to do a factory reset and wipe clean, including system & data - then clean install.

Chainfire updated SU to v2.8 and now v2.81 to "stable" but that thread is flooding with reports & posts of losing root and issues - me, yours truly being 1 of them with the Nexus 5X, was on v2.78-SR3 and ran fine, perfectly. Got the prompt to update SU on both the N5X and R1 HD via Play Store, v2.81 installed just fine & working on R1 HD with this newest "stock" rom. Not so lucky w. N5X - no root - tried v2.8 and still no can't do - rolled back to v.278 on the N5X and all is fine again. So, disabled update for SU for now until they figured it out for both.

When you flash v2.78 from TWRP, did you see any error message or failure ?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] overthc:
Hi, I was on v6.4 modified with SuperSu-v2.78-SR3, then I made a full wipe and flashed clean the v8.3 and after the v8.4 with SuperSu-v2.78, there wasn´t any error during the flashing process of ROM or SuperSu. After that, I used the root check and it said the phone wasn´t rooted.

Tku.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jumphour:
Thanks for keeping my phone up to date! I went from your 8.3 to 8.4, rooted with Magisk, and froze the Wireless Update 5.9 app with Titanium Backup, so everything looks good!
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Letitride:
I see ... download a new copy of SU v2.78 and check its MD5; and, then.

Try this - boot into TWRP Recovery, wipe cache & dalvik cache first, then re-flash with the newest v8.4 "modified" stock Rom, followed by SU v2.78-SR3 again (essentially, repeat/dirty-flash) and if no errors & success with the flash. Reboot - it will take maybe 10 minutes and hopefully, you will have root.

If no luck, go to Play Store & try the latest SU 2.81 (other devices & users experiencing errors) but I did get root on it - but, decided to roll it back & reflash rom & then v2.78

Otherwise, try to root with Magisk instead - it's a bit more tricky to get that, done it on the Nexus 5X but gave up on Android Pay, back on Chainfire's SU instead. Frustrating ... isn't it.

I'm now on the newest 8.4 Rom with roots & SU v2.78-SR3 now, everything is current & up-to-date.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] overthc:
I went to playstore and install latest SuperSu and problem solved.

Tku.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Blu has done another update. This time to the non prime line. V 17 has been undated to V21

I am uploading the modified install for twrp, and link will be in OP

the official "lock-your-phone-down" update can be downloaded from this link

THIS LINK IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY, IF YOU USE THIS OFFICIAL UPDATE THERE IS NO ROLLING IT BACK

http://hwfotadown.mayitek.com/ota/r...RIC_6.0_20170505-17451495815395129/update.zip
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] emc2cube:
Not sure if it will be needed, but here is the V12 to V21 combined update address

http://hwfotadown.mayitek.com/ota/r...RIC_6.0_20170505-17451495815275704/update.zip

So now I should shamefully admit that I never bothered upgrading past V12.

Should we need to modify this one (as it will be easy to then upgrade from the original V12 system files) or does directly flashing the already released V21 image should work?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
The end result of patching v12 should be same as the v21 here. So yes directly flashing the v21.zip will work coming from ANY version.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] rjcgamer:
Did I just unroot?

Thanks for the update to v21 download. I dropped the file into twrp and then installed through twrp. Everything seemed to go smoothly. I tried opening Titanium to disable the BLU help app so it would stop asking me to register but Titanium says I am not rooted. So I opened supersu and it also states I am not rooted. I tried shutting down to boot into twrp but it gives me a screen with the android guy laying on the ground with his chest open and a red sign with an exclamation point and doesn't do anything beyond that. I am not a rooting expert by any means and always have to follow a guide. My BLU R1 HD was originally prime 16gb version which I switched to non-prime and encrypted and then used colton's guide to go to version 17. Following the guide, I got my phone rooted and everything and removed unwanted apps. Could someone help me or direct me to a thread that will get me back to root?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
ooh.

looks like because the V21 was completely untouched it still has the recovery-from-boot.p active and that re-installed stock recovery.--( just checked mine, twrp is still there, not sure why yours got replaced)

will need to use fastboot to re-install twrp. or use the unlock-tool.

All ways with these stock roms you need to re-install superSU when updating. which can also be done with the unlocktool again

https://xdaforums.com/r1-hd/how-to/unlock-tool-t3561333
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] rjcgamer:
To clarify on the previous post. When I try reset the phone and try to go into recovery (hence, go into TWRP) it has the android guy with the chest open and the red sign displaying. There is no chance that the bootloader got locked right? I was planning on using Colton's guide again but just starting at the installing twrp and root section using adb. Is the unlock tool easier? It seems both utilize adb. Couple other things: I have noticed in the developer options that the option to toggle OEM unlock is no longer present but I didn't check to see if it was still present after unlocking. Is that removed after you unlock the bootloader or does that signify that my bootloader is locked again and I am stuck? ((EDIT: I ran minimal adb and fastboot with my R1 connected via fastboot and then typed fastboot getvar all and it does state the the bootloader is unlocked. Since it is unlocked where and how can i start using in the unlock tool (and can i use minimal adb and fastboot for the unlock tool?)? Or should I stick with Colton's guide?)) Also, last time when I updated to v17, the phone stopped bugging me with the OTA update notification and when I went to check for updates, it would tell me I was up to date. Now, it doesn't bug me to update anymore but there is still the option to download. I decided to try downloading it to then delete it to see if that would make it think I was up to date. Anyways, when I pressed download it states "Warning FOTA is not supported supported on this device." What is that about? Thank you for your help, sorry for being a noob.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Cannot explain how you got twrp removed. The Android image indicates stock recovery.

My test install did not remove my twrp.

Also just ran update check and got message, I am up to date.

So that is different on mine too.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] AndroidBR:
Tried flashing modded v8.4, install went well but after first reboot phone got stuck on Blu colorful boot screen... Didn't move forward so after almost 20 minutes on that screen I reflashed Modified_rom_R1HD_7.4.2.zip again... Any ideas for why I couldn't get proper boot?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Perhaps bad download.

I've installed again and o problem booting.

???

We're you encrypted?, did you wipe data?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] overthc:
[MENTION=5312578]mrmazak[/MENTION] Is it safe to flash v21 (Blu-R1-HD-V21-twrp_install.zip) over rooted v8.4 of this thread?

My phone was Amazon Prime with v6.1, then I used the Flash Tool to remove the Amazon ADS and get v6.4 MOD, then I flashed v8.3 MOD, then I flashed v8.4 MOD both from this thread. And now I don´t know if flash v21. :confused:
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] AndroidBR:
Is it required to do a full wipe before flashing 8.4? All other modded ROMs I've flashed in the past did not require a full wipe.