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[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] sarichter:
Yes! There is a way to extract the boot image, use Magisk to patch it, then flash that boot image via fastboot. I'm actually waiting for someone with experience to advise on these items:

1. Can I extract the boot image from my phone directly? If so, can someone point me in the direction of the software to do so?

2. If I can't extract directly, do I need to use the update file from Firmware Finder that matches my current firmware exactly? I'm running B155, but there seems to be slight variations in the naming for some of the available firmware.

3. After I get all of this completed successfully, how do I verify that the image is good to use to avoid bricking the phone?

Thanks in advance to anyone that could help!
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] purple patch:
This guide has everything you should need. https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html

1. No, unless rooted

2. Find either the same FW you are on, or extract from a OTA.

3. Not sure on that one, it's always worked for me.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] sarichter:
Thank you so much! Do you have any idea where I can get the OTA or at least figure out in specificity which OTA on Firmware Finder is correct? It sounds like it needs to be 100% exact to avoid issues / bricking.

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OK... so I was able to extract the RAMDISK.IMG file but I can't patch it because Magisk Manager hangs after I install it. Is there a way to patch the RAMDISK.IMG file manually or via PC?
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] sarichter:
OK... so if anyone who is having trouble rooting... this is what I did to get root.

1. Be sure to download the firmware you are CURRENTLY on to avoid any possible issues.

2. Extract the RAMDISK.img file from the post above: https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html

3. Obtain a previously patched RAMDISK file to get an initial Magisk install on your phone first. There is one on XDA floating around named CLT-29-MAGISK.img.

4. Boot into FASTBOOT and then get to a CMD window with your ADB tools and use the command "fastboot flash ramdisk CLT-29-MAGSIK.img"

5. Reboot the phone and download Magisk Manager 5.5.5.

6. After installing Magisk Manager 5.5.5, install the next two upgraded versions while INSIDE Magisk Manager until you get to 7.1.x.x.

7. Click INSTALL on the Magisk option and let Magisk Manager patch your freshly extracted RAMDISK.img file from Step 2.

8. Copy that RAMDISK.img file to your PC.

9. Boot into FASTBOOT and then get to a CMD window with your ADB tools and use the command "fastboot flash ramdisk patched_boot.img"

10. Reboot and you'll have root!
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] purple patch:
Not sure why people struggle with this. The guy who started this thread has a copypasta guide he posted and could have followed. You should post your post in guide section for others I guess.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] sarichter:
People struggle because the firmware is from 100 different regions, all with different release dates, there is no official TWRP that works 100% correctly with encryption, and Magisk changed the standard install method. I'm not surprised that people are having a tough time figuring out what to do so they don't brick their phone. This thing isn't cheap! :D
[Moto E5 Questions & Answers] Hunter94:
Anyone happen to have the Metro variant XT1921-3 (James) Stock Rooted w/Magisk, I need a flashable .zip/.img , thanks any feedback is appreciated :good:
[Zenfone 2 Laser Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlondebigboobsIRL:
Hey, I've seen many threads about my phone and consensus is generally that the phone has what I perceive to be battery issues that cause the battery to sometimes slightly expand under heat causing a hardware failure, this confuses some but not all - less watchful users as to why their phone restarts constantly. From what I can tell, the gel used inside of the battery is low quality and cannot contain heat effectively, causing a failure that is inevitable in anyone who leaves their phone plugged in for too long. The excessive heat can warp the hardware and cause a failure in soldering, but I personally have no idea how to open the phone up and fix it. The software update that happened in 2017 also generally took a long time to apply and would generally encourage users to plug in their phone and wait for it to finish, ultimately spelling their doom, I've never seen warranty bull**** like this but it pisses me off to know that anybody who sent this unnecessary firmware update out, probably did so with the knowledge that it would overheat the phone and break it. 400$ for nothing goddamn you assholes at asus. Released in 2015 and updated in 2017 right as the standard 2 year warranty ends.

My primary concern is recovering my data from the phone's hard drive. Unfortunately my phone doesn't show up on my computer when I connect it via usb cable even with the asus drivers which are for windows 7 and i am on windows 10 and cannot get them to work, so I am limited to microsd updates for when I try to roll it back in the future via recovery menu. I can get the device recognized via adb drivers on windows 10 can use command adb devices to see my device name but all other commands fail. Since I can't use my pc to access my phones data I'm curious if anyone has the know how to access the hard drive with software, I've used some software like helium and others but it always fails on connecting. Could I possibly solder it and connect it, it has alot of important family memories and photos for me so I don't want to lose it.:crying:
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Steamer2499:
This rom is supposed to be available now for the Mate 20 X. If someone has it, please post a download link so some of us can start testing it! Thank you!
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] thiagoserrao:
openkirin net/

You need join the telegram and ask for the rom to test.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
This rom isn't released to the public yet and is still in beta. In order to get the beta you have to be approved/invited by the creator. Some devs don't like to publicly released betas and want a small controlled testing group. Be patient they will release it when it's ready.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Rudolpht:
As we can tell by the dearth of ROMs listed for the 20x, some/any is good news.

RR is particularly good given support and features.

It may be useful to share some requirements, device official build required, TWRP version....., etc.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] mscion:
Glad to see folks are working on roms for this device. Was wondering what additional features this rom would have? What "good" features of stock would we loose? Would the pen and notepad still work? Anyways, should be interesting...
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] OldDroid:
It'll come very soon, be patient - testing has already been finished. I just have to find some time to rebuild the rom with the latest fixes and security patches ;)

some informations:

rom will be installed via fastboot, requires a factory reset in stock recovery after installation.

It passes safetynet out of the box and also includes the stock huawei camera aswell as all gapps not available through the playstore.

Regards
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] joselb:
You are the ****ing man
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] turilo:
As one of the testers I can say Resurrection Remix by [MENTION=4960686]OldDroid[/MENTION] is running fantastic already! Excellent work on it sir :good:
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ajsmsg78:
You guys won't be disappointed, RR is fast and stable. The wait will be worth it.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Abdul Oxford:
I think he must be using testers he knows. I did message him but he didn't get back to me. It's all good. I'm sure it'll be worth the wait. Hopefully in the meantime more people can get rooted.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] n1tro:
How's the camera performance? Pictures come out nice and crisp making use of the 3 cameras?

I hope the proprietary blobs are used as one of the key things that makes this phone great is it's camera.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] turilo:
The default camera is baked in the rom, pictures look just as the would on EMUI.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ajsmsg78:
Turilo is correct. Two of my friends both got Mate 20 X's (L29's) yesterday and we compared the camera (they're both on stock .192) and it's exactly the same on RR as it is on stock.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] pogi.paul0119:
Would it be available as well on m20pro? Thanks
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
Everything I read is that all rr releases don't have gapps pre-installed. Is this rom going to be an unofficial release not supported by rr team?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] OldDroid:
it is official, we differ from the other releases.

Regards
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
Thanks, looking forward to the release and appreciate your time and work put into it.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] n1tro:
Can't wait. I'm in their telegram group but no mention of needing more testers :(

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Can't wait. I'm in their telegram group but no mention of needing more testers :(
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] thiagoserrao:
I'm just waiting to unlock bootloader :/ . hope they get back soon. I really really need unlock kkk, rr is life :D

PS.: I have RR installed on my old S4 mini, and is great!
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] JustChris20:
Will it work also with Mate 20 pro with some limitation? Thanks.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flyl0:
I want to know it too
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] thiagoserrao:
Is the same rom for all phones, they are using the treble, so, is more easy to install in diferent phones, if you look at openkirin site, you will see this.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] OldDroid:
checkout https://get.resurrectionremix.com/?dir=kirin or https://openkirin.net for download links, rr7.0.1 has been released.

An extra thread will be opened soon for device specific support.

Regards
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
WOOHOO!! Thanks for the heads up... downloading now :D
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] djisgod:
please open a support thread in the mate 20 pro forum as once installed i cannot make or receive calls.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
Instructions on openkirin site says phone has to state PHONE Unlocked and FRP Unlock in order to install. Is this true, I only have PHONE Unlocked?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Steamer2499:
I also need instructions to "FRP Unlock".
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flyl0:
Of course it's true lol you can't install RR without OEM & bootloader unlocked

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Are you Stan Davis? haha
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Steamer2499:
Yes why? You know me?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flyl0:
No I don't know you but that's me who are answering your messages on telegram ^^
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
I did all the steps and when I did factory reset I got a red explanation mark, but then reboot and RR booted up!! Did the setup and restore from Google cloud and all is well. Even have latest Magisk for root. :victory:
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Steamer2499:
Are you on EMUI9.1 beta? How did you get FRP Unlocked?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Abdul Oxford:
Can I install this over latest beta EMUI Custom ROM?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] MaZaGnGy:
if i using GlobAL00ized ROM can i just flash stock recovery and erecovery and after that flash the rom by fastboot

or i still need to flash the holy base rom ?

and if i need to go back to GlobAL00ized can i just flash custom ramdisk twrp and flash the rom or im wrong
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
I never updated to EMUI 9.1 beta... I was on Mate 20 X GlobAL00ized 1.6 (fw 200) rom. This RR rom is Android 9, see attached pic.

I never did FRP Unlock... just followed instructions (including the factory reset), but it doesn't succeed, it got to ~15% then I got a red ! inside the percentage circle (didn't get a pic) and just did a system reboot... BOOM RR boot vid played for a while then completed boot and was prompted with setup instructions.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
Any chance/way to get smart cover support on this rom? I have an official Huawei smart cover case and it doesn't do anything. Doing a search in settings for "smart" shows no relevant settings for smart cover.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] walkwitmeinhel:
Dude i have unlocked mate 20x chinese version how to flash can you guide me ?

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Can i flash this in chinese mate 20x unlocked
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] OldDroid:
please check https://openkirin.net/support

Regards
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
I have the 8/256gb AL00 version... as I stated before I was on Mate 20 X GlobAL00ized 1.6 (fw 200) rom with TWRP (available here) installed on erecovery and Magisk (available here) installed on recovery. Prior to following instructions here I did the following:

Boot into erecovery (TWRP)

Install stock recovery ramdisk to recovery partition

Reboot to current rom

Follow instructions here

When I got to step 8, I only had PHONE Unlocked (I didn't have FRP Unlock as seen in their image) I just continued

When I did step 15, it shows it failed at ~15% with a red !, I just continued with Reboot system now

Once it reboot I saw RR boot video and let it do it's initial boot (takes a while) then did setup and restore from Google cloud

Finally I rebooted back into erecovery (TWRP is still installed there), installed Magisk ramdisk to recovery replacing stock recovery and rebooted to recovery to boot with Magisk so I had root once again

I believe this works on China version AL00 without FRP Unlock is that it never needed OEM Unlocked in order to root and it actually was factory reset even though it showed it failed... all my files on internal storage were gone and had to copy them back from a copy on my pc.

I'm not going to explain installing TWRP or Magisk prior to flashing this RR rom it's well documented in their threads I linked above.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Steamer2499:
Install stock recovery ramdisk to recovery partition? Would that be (e)recovery partition?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
Ah, your right.... now I think that's why the factory reset failed. In any case I have RR installed and so far have no issues. However I haven't tried Google Pay with it hidden in Magisk. And if I start having odd behavior I'll do another clean install with stock recovery loaded into erecovery. I'll also edit my steps I posted earlier.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ajsmsg78:
If you guys don't have the proper stock recovery_ramdisk when you factory reset it will fail at about 12%. RR will still boot but your dialer may not work. Try making call and see if it works.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] xdtyui:
I can't find the stock firmware for EVR-L29 to extract and patch following openkirin instructions
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ajsmsg78:
Here are the stock recovery_ramdisk, erecovery_ramdisk and system image for L29 (C636) 192. Fastboot flash both of these to go back to stock. Then do a wipe in stock recovery and you'll be on unrooted stock.

Recoveries:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=292974

System.img:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gQ-tfGvzo1GUQEPR9Vy0Y1i5lVq-hfkT/view?usp=drivesdk
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] xdtyui:
Thanks very much, I have C636 does that matter? And I need the system image to extract to patch for magisk right?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flatronics:
Hey Guys,

So I just flashed RR7 but my factory reset keep failing around 14-16%, but the phone booted fine. Should I worry?

Thanks for the ROM! playing with it now...

EDIT:Dang! I love how much customization available on this ROM!!

How do I adjust display saturation?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] abbas:
Successfully flashed on Chinese EVR-AL00. Everything works except the PEN. Who knows how to get the pen working or whether it will indeed work at all? Thanks in advance.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flatronics:
So I was checking my google account settings and noticed that my device registered as Mate 10 pro. How do I correct this?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] OldDroid:
You can't, i hacked up the build fingerprint to pass safetynet out of the box (simply replaced the stock fingerprint with a certified one).

Regards
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Abdul Oxford:
Can I install RR ROM on top of stock .198 base?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flatronics:
What ever that means ?... A massive THANK YOU for the ROM!!

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.198 will be over written since you'll be flashing a new one. Head over to flashing guide on this link. It's a lot easier than the EMUI way, at least for me.

https://openkirin.net/user_guide/openkirin-rom-installation-instructions/
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Abdul Oxford:
Stock recovery isn't downgrading my custom beta ROM. Can I use EMUI flasher to downgrade? Also has anyone else had any success installing RR on top of the 9.1 custom ROM?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] OldDroid:
yes, its confirmed working by [MENTION=309990]freeza[/MENTION]
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flatronics:
Ok, I think I found my first real issue. How do I make mobile banking apps work? I'm not rooted but since I'm using a modified one that makes it not safe for mobile banking app, correct?

Is the only way to make it work is by actually rooting the device, installing Magisk and hide root from MB apps?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Abdul Oxford:
Yes to using EMUI flasher, or yes to installing over beta ROM? Thanks
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Steamer2499:
Thanks again for this great rom! Just a couple of issues for me... No pen, kill app back button in developer options is not working... Some of the good stuff... WiFi calling works! No Chinese crap! Yay! Battery life indicator for Bluetooth is back!
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] c@meleon:
Hello Guys how do you install Magisk???

(It's same install from GlobAL00ized 1.6 (fw 200) rom)???
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] walkwitmeinhel:
Only missing for me is night mode in camera ..great rom thanks foe everything
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flatronics:
Click MORE, there's Night Mode.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
Even using Magisk to hide Google Pay and Google Play Services won't get in store payments to get setup on my credit cards. Always get "Couldn't finish setup to pay in stores. This phone can't be used to pay in stores. This may be because it is rooted or altered in some other way." message when it tries to verify my card with the bank. It used to work with GlobAL00ized rom before 198 update. I even tried older versions of Google Pay app, I think Google added new way to detect root/mod to phone.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flatronics:
No, I wasn't referring to Google Pay but a specific Bank mobile app.

I'm aware that GPAY won't work on rooted devices but Bank mobile app works when you hide root from them. I'm just wasn't sure if it's the same with RR ROM.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
Both my Wells Fargo and Chase bank apps work without hiding root from them... not sure about others.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flatronics:
Lucky you! Mine won't work.. I guess I'm just gonna have to try with Magisk later when I get home.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] gothikserpent:
I was using the proper stock recovery_ramdisk but the reset still failed at 12%. I didn't bother to try to make a call as I flashed this rom late last night.

During the day I realized that I was unable to make calls or even receive in some cases.

Do you have a fix for my problem?

I hope I wont have to reset because I spent hours setting up my phone just the way I like it.:)

Thanks again to the devs for their hard work.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] xdtyui:
Thanks for adding the system image!
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ajsmsg78:
For me, once I flashed the .192 recovery_ramdisk (I had one from .182) I had no issues wiping. Flash your stock system and make sure you have that same version of recovery_ramdisk.

Every time I wiped and it failed at around 12 percent I had various issues from no phone to no sound.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
For those interested in getting Gpay to work I found this thread https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/discussion-google-pay-magisk-discussion-t3906703 and followed workaround steps on post 5. It's explained that Google Play Services was updated and is able to detect root even if SafetyNet passes in Magisk Manager even with v19 beta installed. I've done this and have now successful added 3 Visa cards in Gpay with in store payment active on all of them. However I have yet to try a purchase.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flatronics:
I too encountered fail factory reset but don't have issue making or receiving calls. That's the first thing I tested after flashing the ROM.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flatronics:
So I found another issue. I'm having trouble connecting to WIFI.

I cant get past Obtaining IP address and always get Failure setting up IP address.

WIFI is set to 5.8Ghz and SSID is hidden, so I have to add it to be able to connect to it.

EDIT: So I don't what happened but after the 5th phone restart I was able to connect to it then I disconnected and tried again but can't connect again.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] gothikserpent:
Thanks a lot!

I flashed the lastest stock_ramdisk then I did a factory reset and now I can make phonecalls.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] flatronics:
To those who want to adjust screen saturation of their phone, this app from play store works.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xda.sa2ration
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] Rudolpht:
This one item got got me to swing back to the Globalized 2.1. It appears that RR does not work with USB-OTG > 256GB. Seems like a fluke or just me.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] mudnightoil:
If it's going to become an official flavour of RR, then it'll have to drop the GApps integration, surely.

Not sure what position HW take on their Camera APK being integrated into 3rd party ROMs. But I'm suspicious that might have to go too.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] gothikserpent:
I'm desperately looking for detailed instructions as to how to revert back to stock on my mate 20 x L29. I've been going at it for a full week now and i'm going mad. Does anyone have a solution?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] MaZaGnGy:
this is what i did

go to Mate 20 X GlobAL00ized 2.2 thread and download last stock rom EMUI 9.1 version 9.1.0.120 and emui flash apk

and flash the rom by emui flasher then format factory reset done
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] gothikserpent:
Im not using the chinese mate 20 x, I have the l29 version. Will the stock rom be compatible with my phone?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] ben63vw:
No, grab the rom from this thread and do what MaZaGnGy said to do.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] gothikserpent:
I already tried installing the update_full_base.zip via EMUI flasher but it always fails.

I tried extracting the UPDATE.APP from the zip file but I get a "this archive is corrupt" message.