[Motorola One Power Guides, News, & Discussion] smyaknti:
This thread is meant to address all the common hurdles that are commonly faced by people who are new to treble devices (chef to be specific) and help them to troubleshoot/avoid some small yet critical steps during flashing new ROMs and working with fastboot and recovery in general. It will be continually updated with new stuff as it goes along.

I will be referring to the Motorola One Power and Moto P30 Note as chef only from now on.

The unlocking guide is available in This XDA Thread!

IMPORTANT:

1. Flashing refers to the process of doing a clean flash, with the inclusion of

fastboot -w

command

2. Latest ADB and Fastboot drivers are required to be installed, else the installation may halt mid-way.

3. Stock ROM refers to the Android One ROM for the Motorola One Power [XT 1942-2]

IMPORTANT: AS OF RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE WHO HAVE INSTALLED STOCK PIE (EITHER VIA UPDATE OR FIRMWARE) WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE ANY OTHER ROM OTHER THAN THE STOCK PIE ROM. RADIO INTERFACE LAYER IS BROKEN IN OREO SOURCE BUILT ROMS AND THAT CURRENTLY INCLUDES LINEAGE 16 SO PLEASE WAIT FOR PIE SOURCE CODE FROM MOTOROLA FOR THAT TO BE FIXED.

1. I unlocked my chef . How do I flash TWRP in place of the stock recovery?

Solution:

Currently you cannot as there is no recovery partition in the device. You have to manually boot TWRP onto the device using fastboot to use it. Follow as directed:

Boot the device into fastboot mode

Use command

fastboot boot <path/to/TWRP.img>

to boot TWRP temporarily.

2. I am done with TWRP and I want to flash Lineage OS 16 on my chef. I simply flash the .zip archive right?

Solution:

No. Before you flash anything,

Take a backup of atleast your EFS and PERSIST partitions using TWRP and off-load it for safekeeping to restore in future if needed. You can also trigger a full backup if you require.

SUPER IMPORTANT: Flash this .zip file to copy the System A/B partitions. If this step is skipped, you will be responsible to brick your own device. THIS STEP IS ONLY REQUIRED ONCE AND ONLY ONCE IN THE LIFETIME OF YOUR DEVICE! YOU WON'T BE NEEDING THIS THE NEXT TIME YOU FLASH ANY ROM. .

After that, flash your dearest custom ROM and get going.

For Lineage OS 16, follow This XDA Thread.
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3. I am done testing LOS 16, I want to flash a GSI. Shall I use a stock Vendor Image for the GSI on my chef?

Solution:

No. The stock Vendor image is causing bootloop issue in most GSIs. It is recommended to use Lineage OS Vendor to flash a GSI on chef. So flash LOS and then flash your favourite GSI.

Also, Super Important: for those who haven't used lineage before flahing a GSI, it is required to boot Lineage OS first before flashing a GSI.
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4. I am done experimenting, I want to go back to the stock image. How do I proceed?

Solution:

Follow this XDA thread for it. And don't install OTA updates directly from the device. It will come in the next step.
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5. I want to install OTA updates on the stock ROM. How do I proceed?

Solution:

Follow this XDA post for it. The installation process is described here. You have to be clever enough to get the appropriate OTA update.
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Credits:

[MENTION=6298645]erfanoabdi[/MENTION] : TWRP, LOS 16, AB partition management

[MENTION=8323951]rushiranpise[/MENTION] : Unlocking guide

[MENTION=7716745]dayask[/MENTION] : Testing the process, guide for reflashing stock ROM

[MENTION=6956365]nageen9211[/MENTION] : Testing ROMs

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Always remember: You have to be smarter than your smartphone to be able to use it! ;)

Cheers and Happy Flashing!​