yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
follow these instructions. i did exactly this and its working perfectly. https://www.xda-developers.com/enable-pixel-3-call-screening-pixel-2-pixel/

how do you update this rom to the latest vendor? i updated it and i got a pop up right after booting saying it didnt match what the rom came with, then under system settings it still said i was running october.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jbarcus81:
Has the rom been updated for the November release? If so, you should be able to just flash through fastboot the latest vendor .img from the November release.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
no it hasn't i wasn't sure if it had to be updated for that or if you could just update the vendor img.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jbarcus81:
I mean, you technically can update to the November vendor image, but you will get that message constantly upon boot. I don't think it really has any adverse effects but, I personally try to make sure the rom matches an available vendor image.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
is this going to get updated to the latest version of pie with november's update?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Juzman:
NitrogenOS was released 06/11, so guessing there will be an update to this soon.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] techinv:
Have had my Pixel 2XL for about 2 weeks and am having the same issues as this poster (except I didn't try Havoc). First time, I followed the directions in the OP and ended up booting to recovery (multiple times) despite selecting boot system.

Second time around, I ended up staring at the Google splash screen for 15 minutes.

Both times, I "recovered" by booting to boot loader, then TWRP, and booting system from Slot A (I guess that means that Slot B is hosed??). In any case, I am in need of assistance.

Before I tried to install PD, I was able to upgrade to the stock November image using the directions (and flash_all script) from Google.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] superior8888:
1. Try to dirty flash the ROM if it gets twrp bootloop..

2. Else try install magisk.

3. Else try install a kernel.

Might be a slot problem. Try changing slots through fastboot and reboot..

.

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[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
Syncing and building right now. Sadly my internet connection got worse so uploading will take a while ?

Edit: Sadly the no audio on call bug occured again. Have to fix that before I will push the build.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] superior8888:
Aaah ****e. Good luck! Patiently waiting [emoji846]

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[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] blaze9090:
Will we be able to simply dirty flash the update?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fdgd1998:
I have a problem when I install the ROM. I followed the same exact instructions as of OP and I can't boot on slot A with PD. If I boot to slot B, the system just boots into stock.

When I try to start the system normally, it boots itselft into TWRP, no PD.

I first flashed stock November image, I know lastest PD is October one. Later, have booted TWRP, and then, I flashed PD zip and TWRP zip.

Any help?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] techinv:
Hi, I've spent a few hours fighting through the same issues as you and posted a query for help last night. In addition to the symptoms that you posted, I also noticed that the phone goes to black screen during step 1/2 of the flash ROM step. I've seen this with PD and another ROM. Looks like I finally got past the flash ROM step a few minutes ago, but I'm not happy with how this went down.

One suggestion is to follow the more detailed install steps from another poster, https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77216305&postcount=36. That seemed to work a bit better, but there was still some unpredictability.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fdgd1998:
Hi, thanks for the response. I don't have any problems while flashing, no errors at all. Steps 1 and 2 correctly executed.

I think the problem is with the slots. I have PD on slot A: doesn't boot. Stock on slot B, it does.

I'll try to force slot A as active via fastboot as it is pointed in the steps you've shared.

---------- Post added at 07:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:43 PM ----------

After trying to follow the same exact steps you told me, when I reboot to recovery after having installed ROM and TWRP, when I go to install ROM and TWRP again, I have inside the sdcard a bunch of folders with random names, long names with numbers and letter and no sense.

I don't know how to install this, even following the OP steps. I have been digging about that on the net, but I can't find anything clear.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
Are you using the newest TWRP version? It doesnt seem so.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fdgd1998:
Yeah, lastest version, 3.2.3-1.

I already solved the problem. I needed to downgrade to system version PPR2.181005.003.

But, for future upgrades, I must update vendor image along every monthly rom verion as far as I understand.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] techinv:
3.2.3-1 for me as well.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] kvoolk:
After spending most of the weekend banging my head against a wall and risking my family disowning me with this same exact issue, I decided to try using the October image as the initial double flash as outlined in the steps linked above, and it finally worked. So its something strange with the November image and the folders ending up encrypted after the initial install of the PD rom.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
I have to admit that there is something strange going on with the november security update. I wasn't able to flash my build because TWRP just rebooted. Have to do some further investigations.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] CyberpodS2:
Some months ago we were dealing with Google updates breaking TWRP... Maybe they are back to that again.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sjgoel:
I had same problem twice, each time with TWRP 3.2.3. I used 3.2.2.0 and everything was fine.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
Thanks for all the hard work, appreciate it!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Juzman:
If I go into Settings, and try and set Night Light "from sunset to sunrise", it causes my phone to freeze, then the UI restarts back to the lock screen.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Juzman:
I flashed Sultan's November build of the kernel, then I could dirty flash PD. Otherwise I got the same reboot with TWRP.

I updated by:

Booted to TWRP > Flashed Sultan-kernel-wahoo_20181106 > Reboot to Recovery

Flashed pixeldust_taimen-pie-release-two-20181112-1348 & TWRP > Reboot System

Reboot to Bootloader > fastboot flash November vendor.img to slot a & b

Reboot to TWRP > Flash Sultan-kernel-wahoo_20181106 > Flash Magisk 17.4 > Reboot System
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] superior8888:
Rom works great [emoji3]

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[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Jiggs82:
Where did you get Magisk 17.4 from?

Edit: nvm found it lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] almahix:
Are the previous issues resolved? Do we need to use twrp 3.2.2.0 rather than 3.2.3.1?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
Use the latest TWRP. I don't have a single issue with the latest release.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Br4no:
Update: I changed recents type settings from pie to oreo and back to pie and split screen started working ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] almahix:
Has anyone unpacked Novermber vendor.img yet and willing to share it?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] pooganes:
There IT IS https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410932744536996674
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Br4no:
Hello [MENTION=3458408]fKm[/MENTION],

Thanks for update ? works perfect.

i'd like to report a bug. QS partial screenshot doesn't work as expected. The result is always somehow shrinked whole screen. Please see the detail in the picture.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
Thank you for the report. I told the dev about it and he knows this bug. Will be fixed in future builds.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] WillowTree:
I'm on pixeldust (oct) right now. And if i want to update to latest November update, do i merely update to the newly updated pixeldustROM (9.0_r16) or do i have to go back to stock nov first and then flash nov custom rom?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
I recommend to flash stock november image first and then jump over to latest Pixel Dust build. That's the way I did it. You can aslo try to flash the newest Pixel Dust build and the vendor.img file from november stock image. I don't give any guarantee that this works, I haven't tested. Make sure you have a backup of your data partition just in case something goes wrong.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Felosis:
Thanks again for the update and all the hard work you and the team do for us!

I can confirm dirty flash of November PD and vendor image works for me. If it is of any help to anybody, my steps below. I started from PD October, Sultan Kernel 11/6, Magisk 17.3/6.0.1, TWRP 3.2.3-1, and [MENTION=8852292]xFirefly93[/MENTION]'s awesome Tuning Script 6.4.

- Boot TWRP, flash PD November, flash TWRP, reboot to TWRP

- Flash PD November to second slot, flash TWRP, reboot TWRP to make sure all good

- Boot to bootloader and flash November vendor.img to both slots

- Boot system to allow android update to finish

- Boot TWRP, flash Sultan's Kernel, then Magisk 17.3 Beta

- Reboot back to System and verified all is working good; Magisk (modules), tuning script executed, Play Store verified, etc...

:good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] WillowTree:
Successfully updated through your instructions. Thank you!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] WillowTree:
So i used the so called "edge gestures" with the oct build and it worked flawlessly. But now whenever i want to use the "back" button (swipe from bottom left or right to go back) it plays as the home key button instead, so when i want to get back i get to the homescreen instead. I tried to fix it with disabling nav bar/rebooting etc. No luck.

Would appreciate if you guys could look into it! Thanks :victory:

[MENTION=3458408]fKm[/MENTION]
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
dirty flashed successfully. i did it in the wrong order i think, but it still worked to the point where i could flash everything.

removed lock security, backed up, wiped cache, flash rom, flash twrp, flash flash kernel, ( i think it said my setup wasnt supported in flash kernel (vendor) or i read it wrong) so then i rebooted because i had the option ticked ( i didnt want to) got the (your vendor is not updated error), rebooted phone, installed vendor as i had it when it first came out on my device, then i flashed kernel again to make me feel good about myself (like i said before about the setup) rebooted phone and then booted back to twrp to flash magisk, now im installing the Tuning Script to reboot just one last time.

and also now i know that substratum did not come on this rom lol. when i booted my theme was all messed up and in the settings the accent option was greyed out and told me to uninstall substratum to use this option. Thanks!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
I tried to replicate this behaviour on my own device but my gestures work as expected. I will forward your report to [MENTION=5091819]spezi77[/MENTION] anyway.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] WillowTree:
Greatly appreciated!

What I've noticed is that the "back" swipe is needed to be done from the sides and not the bottom. Which was the case in the previous build. Is that tye case for you as well or?

If so then the little guide under "edge gestures" is kinda misguiding.

Thanks for the answer.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sjgoel:
I had Call screening working on the October release, but lost it with the November update. I have tried various versions of the phone dialer apk from apkmirror, without success. Any pointers?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
that sucks. it's still working for me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
for some reason on this update i keep losing root every day. i go to bed with root cuz i flashed it in the morning. then when i wake up i lose it. any ideas why? i already posted in magisk, but i never had this problem on the previous build. thought it might be a rom issue.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] WillowTree:
Had similar issue when i had kirisakura kernel. So just went to nitrogenOS instead.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ArobeeTV:
Coming from stock, I wiped dalvik cache and data, installed the ROM, installed the twrp.zip, reboot aaaaand it boot loops back into recovery. Not sure what's going on.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] nitin.chobhe:
Try to install it on both slots... Someone posted the step on last page.

Nitin
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
I had this only once. After a reboot everything was back to normal. I can't tell why this happens but when it is solved with a single reboot I think it is okay.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
I'll try this. I've just been booting into twrp and reflashing magisk.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Jiggs82:
what kernel are you using?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
Flash kernel 3.19
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rspkt:
Followed these steps to dirty flash update and everything worked fine. I used Magisk 17.1 though and didn't use Tuning Script at all on my device.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] resarfekim:
Did a clean install, starting with November stock. Had the problem with the 'encrypted' folder names and was unsuccessful.

Retried after flashing Oct. stock, and all is good. Rom looks great!

Question - I'm on Sprint, and I see the same issues I had with the other custom roms: Can't send/receive MMS (workaround: use Textra in legacy mode), and the Sprint carrier settings (Settings/Network & Internet/Mobile Network/Advanced/Carrier Settings) does not work, so can't do PRL update.

Is there any hope that these will ever work on a custom/aosp rom, or is there something inherently convoluted with Sprint that cannot be overcome?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
I am sorry to say that I can't really say something to that as I only compile the ROM. Maybe the creator or the ROM [MENTION=5091819]spezi77[/MENTION] can say something to that.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
I think I might have fixed the issue. I woke up this morning and still had root. If i remember correctly this same thing happened to me on the previous rom. I lost root like 3 times and then after the last flash of magisk it stuck, but just in case it happens again I will try just rebooting the phone but so far so good.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] almahix:
I lose root frequently and a reboot restores it, temporarily. I've come to believe it is a magisk issue. I've seen it on stock, nitrogen, and pixel dust. It would be nice if someone fixed it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Juzman:
Noticed the same thing. Woke this morning without root. Reboot fixed it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] xxrzdxx:
Two things I've noticed. In the Display->Ambient Display setting, If I turn off the Wake for notification option, not only does the ambient always on display stop working, but the Ambient display setting completely disappears from the display options. This happened on both, a clean install, and a dirty flash.

The option to see battery option on pull down seems to do nothing. Noticed in github that percentage issue may have been fixed in recent commit.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
can you add the option to show the OG battery icon when we have battery text enabled? I miss that from the previous build.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] almahix:
Not a biggie, but I seem to no longer be seeing meta data on Bluetooth stream with Pandora. It was working with October build but not November. Can anyone confirm?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Wilazn:
Can you link the November vendor.img?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Felosis:
[MENTION=6187980]Wilazn[/MENTION] I'm sorry, I don't have a direct link to the vendor.img, I just downloaded the factory zip from https://developers.google.com/android/images and extracted it from there. :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] nitin.chobhe:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603845147

Nitin
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] nowell29:
So I noticed that this had happened to me too. I got to thinking about it, and I suspected the new Play Protect feature in the playstore. So, I went into magisk and used the magisk hide and hid a couple services, since none of them are specifically called play protect. It's now been 24hrs, and I have not lost root.

I hid:

Google Play Store

Google Services Framework

additionally I hid Google Pay since in the past it was an issue, though not sure if it is any longer.

Try it out, see if that helps!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] psychomaniac189:
regarding losing root, because it happened to me. ever since i flashed for the 3rd time it has stuck and i haven't lost root. i remember doing this on the previous rom too.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Juzman:
I have Play Protect turned off anyway, so shouldn't affect it. The thing is there's no set time frame for it. Could be a day, could be 3 days.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] yash989:
hi guys flashed rom and its cool can you please tell me which kernel should i flash with this and also want to install magisk so should i first install kernel than magisk please tell me steps
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
Flash whatever kernel for taimen you like. The kernel provided with the ROM is also very good. When you want to flash Magisk, please always flash it directly after the kernel in the same TWRP session.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ranasrule:
Which kernel is provided by default? Sultan? FlashKernel?
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
A modified version of Dirty Unicorns kernel as we use their device tree.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rickysidhu_:
Just flashed this ROM and it's been great for the short while I've been using it! Few things though,

1. Is it possible to get a clear all FAB in a future update? I noticed the OP says it's one of the features but I can't seem to find it.

2. It's also noted in the OP that the ROM has rootless OMS support for Substratum, however I was asked to grant it root privileges. When I compile an overlay, it doesn't show up in the manager tab either. I also don't see an option to build & enable, just build & update. The overlay does show up after a reboot though, like stock behaviour.

3. Is it possible to get an option to remove the icon corresponding to the app for toast messages?

4. The always on display setting seemed to have disappeared once I changed it to not wake screen on new notifications. Reading a few pages back it seems like another user has had this same issue as well.

Thanks in advance!
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] veitograf:
I'm coming from the Nexus 6p and have two questions:

Is there an option for changing the led color per app? I can only change speed and duration.

Will an navbar height option come to this rom?

Thanks guys.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
1. Maybe the creator of the ROM [MENTION=5091819]spezi77[/MENTION] can look at this.

2. OMS support is there but not rootless. I am very sure that Pixel Dust will have the OMS commits soon so that a reboot isn't neccessary anymore. The OP seems to be a bit outdated as it shows features from Oreo times :fingers-crossed:

3. That is also a question for [MENTION=5091819]spezi77[/MENTION].

4. This seems to be intended.

Yes, either you can do it in the notification settings or under the app itself.

I don't think that this will be implemented as the gesture navbar is the future of Android.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] veitograf:
maybe i am blind, but i dont see the option to set a specific color :(
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
Yeah sorry, you are right. There are just the options shown in the screenshot. No option to change the color of the LED per app. I thought it was there since I don't bother with that settings much.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] crashniels:
Hi. I have been using this ROM for three days and I have noticed some bugs.

1. Now playing doesn't save the history correctly. It can save it yes, but checking after an hour or so there is nothing listed.

2. Now playing doesn't show on the aod but i think that was said here already. Probably also the same reason Ambient Lock Screen Music doesn't work.

3. Settings App crashes sometimes on the accent picker and always on the update checker but that was to be expected.

4. The fingerprint scanner is sometimes unresponsive or takes for ever to recognize the print.

And maybe some feature requests if I may :) :

1. Maybe boot animation customization. At least swapping between the Stock and ROM boot animation would be cool. I tried flashing the pixel 2 XL boot animation in Magisk but it's still the same.

2. I don't know if i missed this but system wide font changer. I found the options for lock screen, Quick Settings and more but not for system wide fonts. I used FontFix instead.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
1. For me it works without problems. Maybe it is a configuration issue. I recommend to delete the cache and data of the Pixel Ambient Service app.

2. This is not implemented in any custom ROM right now. It doesn't seem to be that easy as it was on Oreo.

3. Update checker is not implemented yet. FC on accent picker should be fixed on next update.

4. I don't have that issue. It is maybe a kernel or hardware issue. Is the sensor clean?

I don't think that the creator will implement a boot screen customization as Pixel Dust has it's own beautiful animation. Same for the font changer. Default fonts are already changed to Google Sans instead ob Roboto.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] crashniels:
thanks for the reply.

1. trying now

2. :fingers-crossed:

3. :good:

4. it works like it should but sometimes it is really slow.

i really like the stock google animation. the pixel dust one is cool but idk. it feels out of place for me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] fKm:
If you really want the stock bootanimation, you can just download the factory image and extract it from there. After that just copy the zip file to system/media. Or you directly download the bootanimation from here https://github.com/BenzoRom/vendor_benzo/raw/ninezero/prebuilt/bootanimation.zip and copy it to system/media.