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[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
Set a pin on your phone and then use that same pin when you boot to twrp. If you don't do that then twrp doesn't have any information to decrypt.

Edit, You don't have the command correct. Put the magisk zip in the same folder as adb. Then. adb push magisk.zip /sdcard/Download
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
I started over, rebooted the phone, reset the pin lock, fastbooted the twrp.img file, entered the pin, it is still encrypted.

I entered the push command below, still getting the argument error.

C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb push magisk-v18.0.zip/sdcard/Download

adb: usage: push requires an argument

Additionally, the magisk.zip is already on the phone somewhere, I just can't find it while the phone is encrypted...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
The easy one, you need a space between magisk.zip and /sdcard. I'm not sure why twrp isn't decrypting do you have anything important on your device? You may have to reset it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
Now I am getting this one:

C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb push magisk-v18.0.zip /sdcard/Download

adb: error: connect failed: closed

Nothing important on the phone, I got it into a bootloop last week and have been working on this all week. It has been reboot at least once already. It is a new to me phone and I am trying to get Magisk installed so I can use the hotspot feature with my verizon unlimited data plan. This has been a challenging puzzle so far.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
When your device is connected to your PC run the command adb devices. What do you get? It should start with a running dameon and then return your devices serial number.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb devices

List of devices attached

FA7A61A02233 sideload
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
That's good. You're PC or seeing your device correctly.

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And you can boot into your phone and your pin works?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
Pin works to unlock the phone just does not seem to work to unencrypt with TWRP. I am getting the request to enter pin when TWRP opens.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
You enter your pin and don't hit cancel, right? Then when it continues to boot does it say decryption was successfully? It should write that on the screen as it's booting into twrp
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Just throwing this out there, but by chance, did you install the twrp app from within twrp?? If so, then likely you'll have to reset the device. That's what happened to that guy we were trying to help out the other night jd :cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
it does say decryption was successful.

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I was using fastboot to only boot the .img. The last time I actually installed TWRP I got into a bootloop situation. I am not looking to repeat that problem :D.

However, I have been in and out of the TWRP program several times and it always asks me to install the app. If I had done that how would I know if I inadvertently swiped and installed the app vs clicking on the do not install button? Is there a way to tell if the app is installed?

so I just rebooted into the phone and looked to see if the app was installed, it wasn't. But then I went to my file manager app and it is showing 2.3Gb of files but all of the file names look encrypted. I am now thinking maybe my harddrive is encrypted even after I unlock the phone?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
You can't really tell if you installed the app, unless you see it on your phone. And you're right that you don't want to install it.

When you say hard drive it's the one on your phone and not PC? I wouldn't think your pin would work too open your phone and not decrypt the drive. Are you up to flashing the factory image with the -w and resetting the phone? I think that's what you need to do.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
It is the hard drive on the phone, not the PC.

I think you are right about starting over.

I am not 100% sure how to do that though. The last time I rebooted I used Deuces .bat file.

Do I just use the boot.img from the latest release or can I just reboot from within TWRP? I know there is a post for this somewhere...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
You have the factory image, right? All you need to do is run the batch file that's in it after you extract the zip file with you phone booted to the bootloader and connected to the pc. I'm not sure where you have fastboot on your pc but you'll need to have the factory image in that folder. But better, open control panel, go to system and security, system, advanced settings, environment variables. In system variables edit the Path to include the folder your fastboot and adb is in. Then you won't have to worry where you have the factory image.

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Yeah, I remember. There's a guy in the 3XL forums right now who's done that too.

And let's hear it for tool kits, it gives us lots of opportunities to shine [emoji6]
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
Well, that certainly isn't what I'd expect to see. When was the last time you updated fastboot and adb? When you're booted into the bootloader and your device connect from a power shell run the command fastboot --version. Is it 28.0.1?

Did you do as I suggested and create that path in environment variables?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
yes sir, I created the path in the environment variables as well

C:\>fastboot --version

fastboot version 28.0.1-4986621

Installed as C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\fastboot.exe
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
That all looks good. The other thing to try is different USB cable. Usb c to c is giving lots of problems so if you're using that switch to a a/b to c. Cables have been an issue for others.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
I have been using an A to C and just tried an A to B with a C adapter and got the same message.

Is there another way? the phone operating system does not seem to be able to access the hardrive, I can't save photos, screenshots etc..
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
Can you get into settings? Make sure developer options are there and oem unlock is allowed. I'm just spit balling here but is it booting into a guest account? It's odd that it's not decrypting the device.

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Let's see if anyone else has some ideas, [MENTION=3730810]Badger50[/MENTION]
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
I can get into setting and OEM unlocking is allowed.

What about running the deuces script again then flashing from there?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
Give it a try. What did the deuces script do?

Did you every relock the bootloader, especially lock_critical?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
The Deuces script fixed my bootloop problem:

Here is the description from https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/development/tool-deuces-bootloop-recovery-flashing-t3704761

This script is for the UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER pixel2 / pixel2 XL, and will help:

Fix Bootloops

Flash both Slots A and B

Work with any Google-provided factory image

Detect bootloader and radio special *.img names automagically

(Optional): Unlock Bootloader and Critical

(Optional): Format Userdata

I did not relock the bootloader as far as I know
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
Ok, looks like it just flashes the factory image. If you run that batch file with the -w removed it'll fix a boot loop. You can usually do it by just flashing the boot image too. So this script does some of that and other things depending on what you tell it to do. But it doesn't do anything different than you can do yourself with fastboot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
I am rerunning it now and I am getting errors: failed to write to device.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jd1639:
I just looked at the deuces batch file. When you just ran it did you tell it to unlock the bootloader? You might try that, if it's unlocked it'll tell you it failed to unlock. Note, that this could wipe your device, which at this point is probably moot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] S3hush:
Yes, it told me it failed when I re-ran it.

The main error was failed to write to device.

I just tried to run the flash-all bat file again and got the same error message: failed to write to device.

I will try more suggestions later tonight or tomorrow.

Thank you for the help so far!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Richy_T:
OK, I have my bootloader unlocked, magisk manager installed, channel set to beta and then the instructions fail. There's a line that says "magisk is not installed" with an install button and one that says the manager is up to date also with an install button but if I click the install button, it just tries to install manager again. Other than that, there's an advanced settings option, a start safetynet option and a bunch of donation buttons.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] a8ksh4:
Careful, you're following instructions in a thread from early 2019. May not be up to date for the most recent builds. Assuming you're doing this on the new beta release.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] M8E1:
Hello,this method didn't work for me. Patching the boot file just put my phone in a red state where it would boot loop.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dav0dav0:
I have successfully used the patch-recovery-image method of rooting a Moto e6. On that phone, the root access exists for only one boot cycle -- it reverts to standard recovery after that. Fine.

But what I'm trying to achieve is EdXposed...the only way to run Xposed modules on Android 9...and THAT requires the installation of full Magisk. TWRP is not available for my phone.

I have been unable to find a how-to guide on this that's less than three years old -- does anybody have a pointer to a more up-to-date procedure (one that doesn't bootloop!)

Thanks in advance.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ken_ac:
Any way to restore root to Pixel 3, blueline-rq1a.210105.003, without having to use the dreaded "-wipe" option in "flash-all.bat"? I got a bootloop on trying to install the Miracast module in Magisk. If I flash factory "boot.img", phone boots OK but not rooted. If I flash "patched-boot.img" (actually a longer name) from Magisk, I'm back in the bootloop. Seems I can go back and forth between these conditions to my heart's delight.

Thanks for any help.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] drmdarsh09:
use the boot.img for you device! if using other devices it will bootloop
[Huawei Mate 10  Questions & Answers] Koa1:
Hi guys again, i tried to publish so many posts about this...but anyone answer me ...

I have an RNE-L03C178, i bricked it with HuRUpdater trying to downgrade to N, but...something is missing because when HuRUpdater finished it gived me too many errors...in example...no such file or directory

And i wanna make a question about this...there's another way to flash Update.app with DC-Phoenix in the NAND? I mean...connecting the nand directly to the PC

Fix in the Huawei Service Center costs the same phone, because they not "have" the tools to flash the Firmware and the only way to fix it it's changing the motherboard

Please Help.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] in_dmand:
I keep seeing all over that "root Will trip knox and void warranty" but when I look at Samsung's actual warranty and even contacted them about it they state that the only thing in their warranty that speaks about root voiding warranty is the below statement.... Which nowhere indicates that your warranty is voided if knox is tripped.

"Samsung is not liable for performance issues

or incompatibilities caused by your editing

of registry settings, or your modification of

Operating System (OS) software. Using custom

OS software may cause your Product and

applications to work improperly. Your carrier

may not permit users to download certain

software, such as custom OS."

Has anyone called them out on this and if so, what are your experiences?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] in_dmand:
Interesting no one has chimed in. Is that because no one knows or no one has attempted to confront this I wonder.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Frozenrosen:
It depends on your location, in Europe rooting will not void your warranty, unless they can prove that rooting has caused your issue. But plenty of people have said that they have used to warranty in Europe with a rooted phone. I myself haven't tried, but it all depends on your location.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] winol:
I have taken rooted devices to my carrier And they have honored the warranty, in Mexico
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] in_dmand:
Thanks for chiming in guys. It technically should not in the USA either which is why I'm curious how Samsung reacts when confronted.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] badai:
my phone keep turning off and they said motherboard kaput and replaced it.

apparently they can pinpoint the damaged part without checking root or custom rom. they still can check because my phone can be turn on.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] cory733:
I see it sometimes when I pull my phone out of my pocket. I have no idea which combination of buttons/screen taps/ or whatever I'm doing to make it appear.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] barotropic:
It's an LG memo app that came with the phone. If you double tap volume-up, it starts, bypassing the lock screen. I'm pretty sure you can change this in settings.

BTW, if you double tap volume-down, the camera app starts, bypassing the lock screen. THIS is very useful!
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] cory733:
Thanks!
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] patruns:
You can disable the memo app if it bothers you or you have no need for it.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] pizza_pablo:
Can the VOLUME UP shortcut be remapped?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Obscure Reference:
I've changed it to the flashlight using the app key plus.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] pizza_pablo:
SWEET! That's a great option! :svetius::laugh:
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] sp_1st_timer:
That is the built-in screen capture. You may have been accidentally pressing the screen capture key. I can't remember anymore which one is the default, because I have re-assigned it somewhere else. You have the option to save it as image in Gallery app or the Quick Memo app.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] pizza_pablo:
it works! :d

awesome! Thanks, again!
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] jdarwin53:
First thank you for reading. I'm a newbie and need help. I have a Moto G5 Plus XT1687. I lost the soft navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen after flashing Viper-cedric-20171018-Coral-v3.1.1-Final-N.zip. I had made a backup using TWRP and restored. However, the soft buttons are still missing. I've gone through all the settings and made sure the one button nav was turned off.

This is my first attempt at flashing. It's been quite a journey. I first DL adb fastboot and tried to flash TWRP. Kept getting fails. Then all of sudden it worked. I followed the directions to wipe the device and wound up resetting the phone. I finally got TWRP 3.2.2.3 to load and installed Magisk SuperSU and rooted (checked it with a root checker). I did a backup using TWRP and Titanium Bkup (of my apps). I then installed Viper-cedric-20171018-Coral-v3.1.1-Final-N.zip. That's when the soft buttons disappeared. Finally after many tries I was able to get the correct gapps installed thinking it might help. It didn't. So I did a restore back to the stock ROM. It didn't help. If anyone has any ideas I would surely appreciate the help. If anyone has any thoughts on another ROM I also appreciate your input. Thanks. BTW I forgot to say I did unlock the bootloader using the Moto web site.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Wolfcity:
First of all the ROM you mentioned is called Viper-cedric and your device is a Moto G5 Plus which is called potter. Cedric is as far as I know the name of the Moto G5 so you flashed the wrong ROM. This is a really bad fault and you can be thankful that you didn't hardbrick your device. First rule in flashing custom ROMs: Check if it's for your device.

About your problem with the missing soft keys: I think it's related to the Moto actions, in this case the one handed mode. Have you tried to toggle this feature on and off? Are you able to use the fingerprint sensor for home,back and recents?

Btw, the latest official TWRP is 3.2.2.0 so the you maybe used a unofficial recovery?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] jdarwin53:
Hi Wolfcity. I apologize for the incorrect info. I installed Viper-potter-20171017-Coral-v3.1.1-Final-N.zip, not cedric. I wound up resetting the phone last night and reinstalled TWRP this morning. I installed the latest ver. 3.2.3.0. I then reinstalled Viper and gapps pico. This time it all went smoothly. I did find the navigation bar toggle. It is under settings>venom>system>navigation bar and hardware keys>enable navigation bar.

I do have one more question. I flashed viper on the Moto because I have VieperOne on my HTC One M9 and love it. Since I've now found out Viper OS is NOT ViperOne, is there any advantage to installing a different ROM? Or do I just play with various ROMs until I find something I like? Thanks for reply.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Wolfcity:
Ok, nice to hear it's working. And you're right, you have to find out if any custom ROM is fitting your needs and which one does.

Different devices have ROMs from different developers/maintainers and just because a ROM is running nice on a Sammy or LG it hasn't to be good on a Moto device for example.

Best thing is to check the threads in the ROM section, there are several custom ROMs for the Moto G5+. There is one thing to be careful with:

If you flash any 64bit Oreo ROM and try to return to stock there's a high risk to lose your IMEI and/or voLTE/4G. You'll have to make a backup of your stock persist file before to restore it afterwards.

That can be done with a unofficial TWRP or by terminal command. Further information:

https://xdaforums.com/g5-plus/how-to/fix-persist-resolve-imei0-explanation-t3825147
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] jdarwin53:
Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure what the phone had. I did look up the specs to learn it was an ARM not an ARM64
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] DrKoolaid:
I have an original Google Store issued Pixel on Verizon. I have always been rooted with magisk and latest TWRP. I recently updated to 9.0.0 from 8.1 and my earphone jack doesn’t work with any app. Speaker works fine.. just no earphone jack. Anyone else with this problem?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] sanjeev93:
i have hp ipaq 6515 i want update how it possible
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Rudegar:
asking in the special forum for wallaby is prob not the best place
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] interestor:
Getting ready to root my G6, LG-H872, I discover too late that LG only unlocks the bootloader on US997.USA and H870 european. ugh

What can be done with this phone?

I won't want a custom ROM or X-posed framework. I will want adaway and titanium backup and to move around root files.

I see a Lineage ROM saying it can go on the H872, but I don't see that confirmed. I see commercialized "one click" rooting saying they do H872, but I don't believe them.

Is there some alternative to normal root, where I can make this phone useful?
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] cheeze.keyk:
you can check it here:

https://xdaforums.com/tmobile-g6/how-to/root-h872-to-including-11g-t3775518
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] interestor:
Ah yes, thanks. I have read thru that thread; I am sure it is legit. But wow, that is even more complicated than my recent struggle to root my Sony Z5c, that one was not worth the effort (love that little phone and high resolution camera tho).

That G6 procedure includes more than one episode of yanking out the usb cord at just the right millisecond, in the middle of a process; I am not that dexterous. And then the risk of mistake is maximum = irrecoverable brick.

I will keep an eye on that one. But for the amount of effort, it would be less costly to sell this phone, then buy another with the right model number.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] xmen9999:
I just upgrade my phone to android p. I have charging problem. My pixel 2 xl does not passing 99% while charging. It stuck like that all the time, never reach 100%.

I try restrart my phone while plug in the charging cable, the battery show 100%.

Is this my phone battery problem or software problem and how to solve it?

TIA :crying:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Probably best to run through a couple charge cycles and see if it rectifiers itself :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] hanibioud:
I have the same problem after updating Android P Beta (5) before the officiel Android Pie and i don't know how to solve this!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Jinsuke32:
Had this happen to me twice before when flashing different roms etc. I've noticed it goes back to normal with a few charge cycles, hopefully its the same for you
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Jrocker23:
I have actually had this issue for over a month and it goes to 96 to 98 most times but 99 &b 100 are rare. Spoke to verizon yesterday and getting a replacement today. I tried all different methods to correct it and no help.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] jovianjm:
Guys, I just want to share a troubleshooting tip that works on my Pixel 2 XL. My phone battery has been facing a charging issue which was unable to fully charge to 100% (stopped at 97% or 98%) since updating to Pie last year. But recently I did a hard reboot by pressing power and volume down buttons together for about 10 seconds, and voila! my phone can now reach 100% battery charging! No data loss, no factory reset, I think it just temporarily disconnected the battery physically from the phone. Hopefully it will work on yours too
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Az Biker:
I intermittently have this same issue.

The old school way to reset your battery stats (which includes the battery percentage) is to go to

data > system > batterystats.bin

delete the batterystats.bin file

reboot

batterystats.bin is automatically created after the reboot

There used to be a battery app that did this, but I think it stopped being updated with Oreo, because Play Store no longer has that app.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] femmeappeal:
I recently upgraded from a G3 to a G5. I've done pretty well at adjusting it to my needs, or adjusting to its ways of doing things. But the Do Not DIsturb being buried solely in the Settings menu is really driving me nuts. On the G3, when you hit any volume button, and it opens the volume panel, the Do Not Disturb was accessible there. You could turn it on, set it to Silent or Priority and set a time duration, all from that panel. Now I can turn Do Not Disturb on from the main drop-down on the phone, but I have to open up the settings, from the Settings menu, in order to put in what type of Do Not Disturb I want, and for how long. I have a lot of doctors appointments and I'm starting classes in a few weeks. I would really prefer to have a faster and easier way to access DnD, similar to what was on the G3.

Does anyone know if there's a setting, shortcut, widget, or anything along those lines, that can simplify turn on DnD, with access to its settings at the time you activate it? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.