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[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] xDanVitox:
I'm having this issue too. Works fine on the slot that I flashed it on but when I switch slots and try to get in it it just sits at the splash screen for that slot. This wouldn't be that big of a deal but it's causing an issue with the fact that roms flash to the opposite slot so I can't then swap over and modify anything on that slot. Also tried booting the image from fastboot with the nonworking slot active in hopes that it might work and I could flash it again but it still gets stuck. Another also - adb is active despite being at the splash screen and it works fine if I switch back to the original slot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] nitin.chobhe:
I have this behavior always- if the screen is turned off (after default 1 min timeout), it didn't wake on after pressing power button.

I've 3.2.1.0

Nitin
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] an21281:
Yup it happened to me a couple times. Very aggrevating, but an easy fix to make sure it never happens is to disable the Enable sceen timeout in TWRP, settings, middle menu. Here is a screen shot
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] nitin.chobhe:
Yeah, been using that option since then ?

Anyways thanks!

Nitin
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sjpritch25:
Flashing the kernel didn't work for me. I had to reimage again & everything is working. No clue. Love this phone though. So easy to work with
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] con4n007:
why it gives me no command when booting to recovery?

it supposed to boot into TWRP.

already rooted followed the instruction from page 1, I even flash the recovery to TWRP yet it still gives me no command on reboot to recovery
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
You mean you can't use twrp when you boot into it because of touch registration issues?? I'm a bit confused on exactly what your saying.."it gives me no command on reboot to recovery"????????
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] con4n007:
whoops sorry for my messed up english.

so basically when i tried to reboot into TWRP, it only shows me broken android robot with "no command" word on it

the only way to boot into TWRP is using ADB connected to my notebook.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
Ah, now I get it. That's the stock recovery your booting into. You have to install the twrp recovery in fastboot. Put the twrp.img in your SDK platform-tools folder. Type in "fastboot boot twrp-3.2.1-0-taimen.img" It will then boot you into temporary twrp, where you then flash the twrp.zip so as to make twrp your stock recovery.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] leathan:
Sorry for the quick-reply with no read, if its not known, the latest .img file boots with 1 issue, the screen timeout should be removed within the twrp app (in the settings just remove it). It seams the os does it on its own and unless i turn it off the screen never returns from black, I can still adb in remotely and reboot it so its not going to sleep, but the screen will not come back on unless i remove that setting and when i do the screen comes back + the sleep functionality works as expected.

Second issue overall is in the installation via the latest .zip file (when flashed from twrp) leads to a broken touchscreen unless i swap off stock kernel. the obvious workaround being continually booting from the .img.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] chief1978:
I have done some searching but can't find the answer to these 2 questions, if anyone has any info that would awesome.

1 - Does it still fail if you have more than 1 user account??

2 - If you do, can you delete the other account before using it (a hassle but easier than a full wipe) then re-enable.

Note, I dont plan on flashing TWRP, just running it from time to time as needed.

Thanks in advance!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] thecaptain0220:
I had this issue as well. After installing TWRP and doing a backup everything became very sluggish. I get the loading bar at each restart as well. I did plenty of hard reboots and that didn't help at all. Planning on flashing something new tonight and hopefully that will fix it up.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] nldxda:
At least I now know that I'm not the only one with this problem..

Flashing the OTA full factory image will fix all the issues..

Good luck!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sruel3216:
I updated to February patch. then i booted to twrp 3.2.1 .0 and when i enter my password it says it wrong password.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] v12xke:
Did you use your regular screen unlock PIN? Or do you use gesture... or nothing (security removed)? I've never had this problem using my regular PIN.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sruel3216:
reg screen pin. Same way i have been updating when every release comes out. i booted back to system and my pin unlocks fine. I booted to twrp again and it says failed wrong password. Ive never had a problem either. are you on the new feb release with working twrp?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] mngdew:
I'm also having the same issue. Nothing was changed, but the password is not working anymore after flashing the Feb update.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Prattham:
I can confirm this i am using pin
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sruel3216:
ok so we just need to wait for an update for twrp it seems. good to know its not just me.

unfortunately i have to look at white UI till then....lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Prattham:
I removed my pin and booted twrp and it worked fine

Cheers
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] v12xke:
Working fine here on Feb... no issues with TWRP.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] kheltek:
Confirmed - remove your pin in settings before booting into twrp in order to decrypt sd card
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] burbank:
Yup. Me too. (I'm posting this so you can know you're not crazy. ) Just after flashing February update I can't get TWRP 3.2.1-0 to unlock my data when I boot the phone from the computer using fastboot boot twrp-3.2.1-0-taimen.img
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] xclub_101:
Same here - I do have an actual password there and it still worked perfectly in the same TWRP an hour before the February image when I did a complete backup. It still works perfectly in Android itself, but no longer in TWRP.

I wonder if it is also somehow related to the other annoying bug still present in TWRP, where you could not boot TWRP from the phone (it had problems with the touch and could not recognize anything) but you could boot in TWRP from the normal system with "adb reboot recovery".
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sruel3216:
i just disabled my password and its working now.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Yourboymusti:
I have removed the pin and tried 3.2.1 and the 3.1.1 beta but TWRP does not work for me when flashing the boot image - I don't get the usual splash screen. Has to be the Feb update.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] xclub_101:
The encryption is still a weird point - and I believe is still linked by default to the "screen lock password" as described at https://www.xda-developers.com/how-t...tion-password/ - but I am not yet convinced that I should remove my existing password since the system is telling me that removing it will remove all fingerprints that I have added and mark the system as unsecure for Pay.

What I wonder is if I should go ahead with just writing Magisk without decrypting the user data partition - after all Magisk should not be touching either the system nor the user data partition, so it could work just fine?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] v12xke:
Why do some people have a boot encryption password and others (like me) do not? I've never had to enter in a password on boot, so is this some optional security some have decided to toggle on? I don't get it. My phone is encrypted. I don't have any "user trusted credentials" stored on my phone. Maybe that is why? I have a lockscreen PIN and fingerprint. That is all. I think there may be a link between those with a boot encryption password and TWRP not taking your PIN. I don't have an encryption password and I get in every time.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sruel3216:
im not sure how it works. I removed all security passwords and prints. booted to twrp. flashed custom kernel. flashed twrp. then flashed magisk. then i booted and added back my PIN and prints.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] xclub_101:
My theory is that when you remove the security password you return the encryption to "default_password" - which is how TWRP still works - and then when you add it back you change it again. But it means that you also can't do a backup with TWRP without first "removing" the password.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sruel3216:
yeah just gotta wait for twrp to update i guess
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] nldxda:
One of the fixes in the February security patch includes:

• Stability Improved device stability after booting in certain situations. (Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL)

Perhaps this will fix the problem with the sluggish/laggy broken OS after using TWRP? ..can't test it until we get a properly working TWRP for the February patch tho..
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] xclub_101:
I installed just magisk by "adb sideload-ing" it without writing a permanent TWRP and everything is fine including safety net.

If you don't use a custom kernel it is of little use to write TWRP as the permanent recovery since you can't boot to it with just the buttons (you need "adb reboot recovery" since there is still a bug there with the stock kernel) and if you have encryption and non-default password you can't do a backup of the user data anyway :rolleyes:
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] samteeee:
Greetings;

After updating to the "Feb Security" without clearing data, TWRP cannot decrypt data partition!

What have I done wrong? Any help is much appreciated.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sharkie405:
You haven't done anything wrong. We need another update for TWRP in order to make password entry work. In the meantime, you can either use the fastboot boot method solely, or disable your lock screen pin or password before you go into the permanently flashed version of TWRP.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] samteeee:
Thanks bro.

Still enjoying your Pixel Launcher Mod!

Any new editions?!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sharkie405:
Nothing new since the searchless with icon text version. Glad you've been enjoying those mods!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ralfbergs:
But can you not boot into it using one of the reboot apps?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] p70shooter:
He is talking about no touch once inside twrp.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Nekromantik:
Yeah I hope they release new TWRP soon.

Quite annoying having to remove and re add fingerprint and pattern every time.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] abuttino:
What do you have to do to install a kernel on the February patch? Take the pin off the device?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
Yep. ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] abuttino:
Thanks man!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] joetheshmo:
You could also use adb sideload from within twrp to flash the kernel zip
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Surge1223:
You can get decryption to work by manually editing /etc/fstab, and then remounting partitions and then editing where ftm4.ko loads using modprobe and then forcing restart of twrp by using "recovery" and manually executing the start of crypto services in init recovery rc and decrypting but that's seriously a pain
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Az Biker:
Um.......

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[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] harsh2193:
Hey guys, I'm currently on the Jan security update with permanent TWRP and nothing else. (No magisk, stock kernel). I want to install the Feb update and get magisk up and running. Is it OK for me to just sideload the OTA.zip from Google and flash it via TWRP? Can anyone share the steps please?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
Why not just flash the factory image? Are you unlocked critical?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] harsh2193:
Yeah, I'm unlocked critical. I also don't want to go through the entire process of backing up my stuff and restoring it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] joetheshmo:
If you edit the flashall script it doesn't wipe any data.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
You don't have to. You can dirty flash it by editing the flash-all.bat script and remove the -w from the last line of code.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
Or this if you choose. Personally, I think fastbooting factory images is the cleanest, safest way to go.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] harsh2193:
Great, thanks. I'll flash the factory image. Quick question, can I revert back to stock recovery by fastboot flashing the stock boot image? Just curious
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
Absolutely yes. Have you read Nathan Chances' guide on fastbooting factory images?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] MrBrady:
That's the route I take as well
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] harsh2193:
Nope. I've been away from the android custom development scene for quite some time now, so I'm unfamiliar with some stuff. Last time I was doing this stuff, Google included separate recovery images in their factory images.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Az Biker:
This has links, steps, and helps to get you back in the development / flashing game :D
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jlee08517:
PSA. DON'T DELETE LOCKSETTINGS.db like I did. The phone won't boot back up. It gets stuck in "android is starting".
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Alxoom33:
For now, best to just temporarily turn off lockscreen pin/pattern and/or fingerprints from Settings Security menu before booting into TWRP. The solution needs to come from [MENTION=912474]Dees_Troy[/MENTION] IMHO.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jlee08517:
Agreed. Too bad I didn't see these comments before I deleted the locksettings files.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] bleez99:
Very strange. Yesterday, I took the February 5th image, and flashed to my current slot.

I let it reboot, but didn't waste any time after the phone came back up - right back to adb reboot bootloader.

I switched slots and flashed again, when it came up I issued another immediate adb reboot bootloader.

I fastbooted the twrp image, and it asked me for my password, it worked, decrypted, then flashed Magisk from my internal storage.

I use a PIN by the way.

After reading about this new issue, I went to the bootloader, just for grins, and fastbooted twrp again. Now my password does not work.

I had one shot - and was able to flash Magisk after updating and letting the phone reboot.

The only difference might be my timing. After flashing Magisk, I considered myself finished, and after the phone come back up, I saw an Android is updating progress bar.

The only thing I can think of is I did my twrp fastboot and flashed Magisk BEFORE the Android is updating progress bar came alive.

Perhaps that's a bit of a clue - what happened after the Android is updating progress bar?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Surge1223:
Finally. This is the kinda debugging posts I love.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Alxoom33:
Why did you delete them without a backup?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] CyberpodS2:
Actually, on the 6P his actions are perfectly normal and an accepted way to get around the issue. Just like many of us, he is learning the "new" way of doing things. Lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
Amen to that bruh. I must have done that couple dozen times on the 6p. The P2XL...not so much! Good lesson though ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Alxoom33:
Yes, were not in Kansas anymore.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
Bwahahahahaha....actually, I am! I live in Shawnee, KS. Just West of Kansas City. Too funny! ??
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jlee08517:
Yes a terrible lesson. It sucked trying to set the phone back up with zero backups all day. At least cloud backups for some apps work OK.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] CyberpodS2:
Call me paranoid, but I copy my TWRP and Titanium Backup folders onto my desktop every couple weeks. I also super backup pro for sms, call log, contacts, calendar. Oh and keep a backup of Nova in Google drive. Lol worst case I lose a couple weeks of fiddling...
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
We know bruh. I would bet that there aren't many on these forums that haven't been in your shoes at least a time or two. Wisdom is earned, not given. At least it still works. I keep my bricked DINC and S4 around my desktop to serve as reminders of what not to do! Now look how much smarter you are ??
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Alxoom33:
Yes, same on 8.1 DP1. Just hangs on splash.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] hugebulge:
delete
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Alxoom33:
Has anyone got TWRP to work on 8.1 DP1?

On Pixel 2 XL.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Alxoom33:
I got it working fine by renaming it boot.img and fllashing it with flashfire to boot partition. Seemed to be working great, but then when I reeboot it weent back to TWRP. I need to get to my computer and adb/fastboot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] bryantjopplin:
I think his init file might not allow it to boot. I went down this long road and even repacked the ramdisk into stock boot img and still the same. Then replacing stock boot img messed something up and would not let me back into the system on slot a.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Alxoom33:
I got home and used fastboot to boot TWRP. However, even though I reflashed both the stock and patched boot image, my phone is hanging on the G screen.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] bryantjopplin:
Try the dtbo.img and vendor.img in fastboot
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Alxoom33:
Thanks for all your help on telegram. Flashed every damn IMG file I could find in the zip and rebooted. Magic?

Oh, then I flashed the Magisk patched_boot image and all my modules and root permissions were restored. Thanks man! Couldn't have done it without you're help.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] lonespeaker:
There's a telegram group for troibleshooting/fixing twrp ? can you share the address please if there is
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] bryantjopplin:
It's really for snoke kernel but everyone jumps in. Is mainly off topic. So look in that thread for p2 op post
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sn0warmy:
I was able to successfully boot into this TWRP on the September patch. However, TWRP can't seem to find the .zip file I put on the root of the SDcard for install.

I tried moving the file into other folders like "Download" and "DCIM" but I cannot find it anywhere (including those folders) when booted into TWRP.

Any ideas?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] bryantjopplin:
Twrp can't decrypt. Have to sideload
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sn0warmy:
Roger that. Thanks for the help.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] budeone:
I was going to get on the beta program but thought I better now. I want TWRP more than a beta version. If DT gets this working on 8 but not 8.x , I would not be a happy camper.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] mitchdickson:
You could just revert back to 8.0...
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] budeone:
I thought it would wipe if I wanted to go back.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] gakzilla:
Can't wait
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] mitchdickson:
It wouldn't wipe if you just remove the -w tag while fastboot flashing the image.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] clothednblack:
I thought I read that removing that while flashing from 8.1 to 8.0 caused a bootloop. Its my understanding that you can't go from the beta backwards without losing data. I certainly could be wrong.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] seniorstew:
I did.. Mine said no os installed but that was because the fastboot driver was not updated on my computer.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Haz3:
Right down the road!!! Lol 2 hours away
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
Nice! For all those folks that say Chicago is the windy city.....have never been to Kansas!! ??
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] CyberpodS2:
Auntie M... Auntie M...
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Badger50:
Nice! Still haven't seen my house fly yet! Hope I never do. That's always a possibly in spring/summer time!! ??
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Haz3:
I'm just over the border in Nebraska and yea it's windy AF here all the time
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HarmfulMushroom:
I have a question... Ever since I updated to the February update I have been unable to decrypt data despite typing in my device pin correctly. Is anyone else having this problem or am I just dumb? Work fine if I remove the pin, but not with it...

This is both with TWRP installed, and booted using fastboot boot twrp.img.

EDIT: nevermind, this has been reported many times................... Reading, am I right?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Prattham:
Yes
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] LluisAzm:
Hi!

I have removed password and fingerprint, TWRP doesn't ask me password but touch doesn't work for me neither... Waiting to aply Feb update.

Thanks for the developing!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HarmfulMushroom:
I had this happen to me once. If you can, see if you can boot TWRP using fastboot boot instead of the installed recovery (if you had it installed). When I had this issue, booting it like this allowed touch screen to work so I could restore a backup and undo what I messed up.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] madscribblerz:
Install a custom kernel. They have the touch drivers built in. I reccomend ElementalX, it works great with twrp and has a management apk that is super sweet. It'll show you your power usage, and mine is . 83% per hour idle, 7.35% per hour screen on.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] LluisAzm:
Thanks! I have booted correctly, but I cannot update to Feb update. OTA and Full image haven't worked for me, it seems to work but they finish with error 1 (OTA with sideload) and missing images missing or something like that... At the end I have booted on Jan update...