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[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
Yeah, man. That's exactly what i'm doing. The problem is that the /data partition isn't mounting at all. It's almost certainly related to the filesystem
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
It should not mount immediately after you format. After formatting like that, use the reboot to recovery option from inside of twrp. Then, hit the mount button and select /data, /vendor, /system, /cache and then try flashing the encryption disabler.

Edit: Don't worry that it isn't mounting before you format it. That's normal. It can't mount it before or after formatting until you reboot from TWRP, directly back into twrp.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
but what happens when the format data option fails with the cannot mount /data message?
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
You're typing in "yes" and selecting the checkbox on the keyboard to format correct?
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
yep. just like that. it fails right away
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
Alright, well that is a major problem. Give me about 10-15min and check back, I'm going to see if I can reproduce it. I might need to update twrp for you. This could've been a recent change in Pie.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
If i can provide any logs or files, just let me know.

You might find these useful(?).

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eExzR8ENF3zOt_SySSKq3kJj6DWiydFA?usp=sharing
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
Yes they are very helpful. I'm not sure that this is even my original 32gb twrp. It shouldn't say Perry in the device info. It should say Jeter.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
If you want, i can generate new ones. You just gotta let me know how.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
I believe I've found the problem. I think you're flashing skullkids twrp. I double checked the one in the OP against the one I have in my PC, and they are exactly the same. So, what's on page 1, is definitely my 32gb twrp. The logs you gave me though, list your device as the Perry. My twrps do not have the name Perry anywhere inside the files. All your logs should say Jeter. Could you send me the twrp you've been trying to use?
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
Help me generate you new logs. I have reason to believe those are outdated. I found them on the root of my sdcard
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
In TWRP select advanced > copy log. It should save to external storage if you're encrypted. The log you think might be old could be from one of my twrp tests.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
Alright, I'll have it up in a few hours. Stuck in University atm
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] blowingoff:
yes, we have the same issue on same device, btw.

so: i also did all that. format data, type yes, reboot to recovery from twrp and then check the partitions, etc. but /data can not even be checked. it doesnt check the box no matter how many times i touch it. even if it's formated as f2fs...
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
I think I need to update twrp. Thank you for these details. This is very helpful. I'll pull apart your latest stock recovery and do some comparison. It doesn't sound like you two are doing anything wrong.

Edit: I just pulled that apart, and there has been some obvious changes to Pie's recovery. I'll see if I can get some tests up. I'm pretty sure that I know how to fix this.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] blowingoff:
what i dont understand is why other people do it with no problems
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Starkiller2:
So I've been trying to help too, but you know me, I'll break more than I'll fix. Is there anything I can do to help? I'm not a developer but I've been digging through the filesystem for months since September memorising it accidentally, every time I broke something and had to fix it. If you need anything broken for the sake of science, I'm here. Lol

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It's your variant. It has official pie, which has some changes from the one the rest of us are using which was the beta version. 1922-7 hasn't been officially released yet. I think whatever they put in official, they're trying to take back out because the beta I got later didn't have these issues. I think 1922-5 is booby trapped
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
Ahahaha! Breaking sh*t is how I learned everything too! And scientists do the same thing! We just went from smashing things with rocks and poking them with sticks, to smashing things with particle accelerators and poking them with lasers.

You're right on all accounts. The stock recovery doesn't use a dt.img anymore. It used to be QCDT which is a Qualcomm proprietary format. Now it's pure AOSP, no dt.img, just a ramdisk and zImage. This actually looks much easier to deal with compared to the Oreo recovery. I can't think of anything of the top that would help but I will keep you in mind. You seem to have the right kind of mind for this sort of thing.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Starkiller2:
Thank you. I'm just here to f#$@ stuff up . But Luckily this seems to be the place to do it
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
I'm really sorry i took so long to get these logs, but here they are (They're the ones labeled (new)).

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eExzR8ENF3zOt_SySSKq3kJj6DWiydFA?usp=sharing
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
[MENTION=5878943]blowingoff[/MENTION]

No worries. It appears that TWRP needs an update due to recent changes in 9.0. The good news is, I've already done the majority of the work, and I think it'll be done sometime tomorrow morning. (Eastern standard time) I have replaced the old dt.img with the newer zImage and ramdisk, edited some props, updated the recovery.fstab, and it's almost fully functional. I also might have figured out how add decryption support as well. I'm not sure about that just yet. What I found looks promising though. I need to make some fstab edits to get the external sdcard mounting, and enable backups of partitions, but that's about it. This has been a breeze to work with compared to the Oreo recovery. Hopefully it stays this way.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Starkiller2:
Yay! I love it when we get the sitcom ending every now and then
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
*queue Seinfeld music*

Will the OP be edited to reflect the changes?
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
Yeah, I'm sure it will be. I need to run some tests first. If you want to try this out it'll help. Don't try actually using it, it's not quite ready for that yet. You should be able to just boot it and check it out. I don't think you need to flash it. Use fastboot boot P32.img

What I need to know is;

1. Does it boot? (It does for me, but it might not for you.)

2. Does it show the password decrypt/cancel screen?

3. Is touch working?

If these things work, then I think I can get this done in like an hour or so. It's using a newer fstab layout, so it might take me a few tries to get everything working right. The syntax order is a bit different.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
Okay, gimme 15 minutes and i'll report back with results.

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1. It boots just fine.

2. Yes it asks for the password decrypt/cancel screen

3. Yes, touch works just fine
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
Awesome! Now this one, try flashing it. The mount options have some names doubled, I'll fix that soon. You can ignore it for now, they're linked to their twins. What I need to know for this one;

1. Can you see your external sdcard?

2. Does it have an option to make an /oem or /vendor backup? If so, try making one on your external storage. Make sure to select external storage as the location before making it, or it'll default to internal storage and fail because of encryption.

3. Can you format /data using the "yes" option?

4. If #3 works, try rebooting from twrp, back into twrp like before, and let me know if you can mount /data.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
Alright, I'll report back ASAP.

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Alright. It boots fine, touch is fine, password screen ok.

1. Yes i see my SD Card, though it shows duplicates.

2. yes, there are options to back up /oem and /vendor. Backed them up to sdcard with no issues.

3. Error. Couldn't perform the "yes" data format option with the "mkfs.f2fs - t 0 /dev/block/mmcblk0p56. Unable to wipe data, Unable to format to remove encryption"

4. See #3
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
I think I know what's going on. Using the Q32.img, can you mount /vendor and grab me a copy of your fstab.qcom? It's in /vendor/etc/.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
Here you go.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
Can you try flashing the 16GB twrp from the OP, and seeing if it works? Motorola might have merged kernel sources for the Jeter, and Aljeter. If the touchscreen doesn't function on it, let me know. If it does, try formatting /data.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Kuntitled:
Formatting just /data under the advanced options or through the yes option?
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
The yes option.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
[MENTION=5878943]blowingoff[/MENTION]

Use the 16GB TWRP in the OP. Motorola has merged kernel sources for the Aljeter and Jeter. The 16GB TWRP now works on the 32GB model if you're running the latest Pie update. Only people who are still running Oreo with the 32GB model need to use the 32GB TWRP.

[MENTION=7843264]ninjakira[/MENTION]

We need a special note in the OP. Motorola pulled a fast one on us. The latest Pie update breaks the 32GB TWRP, but it also makes the 16GB TWRP work on the 32GB models from then on.

[MENTION=9129863]Starkiller2[/MENTION]

Just wanted to make sure you caught the end of the show. They got back together and lived happily ever after.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ninjakira:
As I've said please pm regarding any uodates and or issues that need to be done. Since I'm also hosting your twrps on my Android file host please pm me with what will be needed to be pulled and added and all that
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Starkiller2:
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That almost never happens in real life. Although the fact that a switch of twrp couldve fixed it.... Well I feel dumb. I'm getting rid of my blonde hair. Lol
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] blowingoff:
sorry for the late response. so, i should be able to decrypt with 16gb twrp? at least formatting data REALLY formats with the 16gb twrp. lets see what happens now.

EDIT:

everything went just fine. so mystery is solved now.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kwiksi1ver:
I've redirected people from my old guide to your guide here.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] tvmot:
sorry for my bad english, but i have exactly same problem as user blowingoff.

i tried 16gb, 32gb version and nothing change.

when i type "yes" appears "unable to mount data"/ "unable to wipe data to delete encryption" or sth

Product/Variant: jeter XT1992-3

Android 9.0 Pie

BL: MBM-2.1-aljeter_retail-02dae09-190122 - so, i have jeter or aljeter version? :/

inb4 - sorry for dumb question, but I totally mess up with all those guides on xda :(
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] AlessandroFazenda:
I used the TWRP from the link below and it worked flawlessly

https://xdaforums.com/g6-play/how-to/aljeter-twrp-3-3-1-0-moto-g6-play-t3936690
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Starkiller2:
Do not promote that twrp, it's stolen. Read the thread man, it's literally only one page.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kirkers:
XT1922-9 model - help request

I have just purchased a new Moto G6 Play X1922-9 direct from Lenovo -- USA market, 32GB storage, 3GB memory, baseband=JETER, allegedly carrier unlocked (I'm checking on that through IMEI.info)

I haven't rooted a device since one of my Samsung S4's 3+ years ago. The only reason I'm considering doing it now with the G6 Play is that Android 9/Pie has scrubbed the ability to record calls using apps. The only sensible workaround is rooting.

I'm on 8.0.0/Oreo but it is at least a possibility that Pie will be pushed to my device OTA in the near future. However, the phone allegedly is unlocked, so perhaps OTA Pie will pass me by? Or might it would simply brick my phone? If I can get clarity on that point, I would be very grateful! :fingers-crossed:

If I can't avoid taking Pie, then I will want to root the phone to restore call recording capacity. I'm not particularly worried about losing the warranty. They have never done me any good on any device, and I always get budget phones well after their release date, like the Moto G6 Play, to minimise the financial pain.

There seem to be lots of G6 Play sub-models and plenty of special exceptions to the rooting rules in the OP.

Anyone want to give me some guidance that applies to my XT1922-9? :confused:
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Starkiller2:
Your phone is network unlocked, meaning you can use it on any network. to root you would need to bootloader unlock. Which just opens up the software to modification. And on the g6 play you can still take ota updates with an unlocked bootloader if you haven't modified the software.

And even if you have, all you have to do is reflash the stock firmware to be able to update again. Your phone is very forgiving as far as rooting and unlocking. There are a few exceptions to which brand will let you unlock the bootloader though.

As far as the updates, you don't have to take them. There's an option in developer settings to turn off automatic updates, and you can disable Motorola update services as well to get rid of any annoying update notification
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ninjakira:
You will receive a notification about getting an ota and all that but you cannot download and install it through if you are rooted. You will have to reflash stock firmware unrooted in order to successfully take an ota. Just turn off the notifications or disable Moto update services if you don't want the notification bugging you lol. You can avoid taking Android 9 (pie) if you want. Root has changed since you last did root to lol everything is through MAGISK which is a systemless root which in turn makes it more universal and easier to root any device with less chance of brick. And even back then Moto was pretty forgiving. Honestly Moto was nicer then....I will say if you do use my.guide since you are still on Oreo please keep in mind to download and use the 32gb twrp And you shouldnt run into any issues and even if you do run into any all you will have to do is reflash the last firmware withOreo on it.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ninjakira:
Also your firmware will be in the retus folder in jeter
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] CelestialDiablo:
Moto g6 Play XT1922-6 Jeter

How do I obtain root with this device? Every guide I find never has my device as an option.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kwiksi1ver:
Can you unlock your bootloader? If so then follow the directions. If not then you're SOL. I'm guessing you're on verizon so you're screwed.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] CelestialDiablo:
Yeah it's a verizon phone (bought from Walmart though), man that's BS. Can't unlock Bootloader either, Damn.

Well thanks either way.

CelestialDiablo
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DonCapone1:
*** SOLUTION **** unable to mount /data - *** SOLUTION ****

I have solution of BIG PROBLEM WITH **** unable to mount /data - ***. I found a problem in the tutorial that makes this mistake. Wait for my next post.... . Be patient... thx

All download link in this tutorial are good, and Tutorial working, wait for my next post
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ninjakira:
What is you Device model number and software channel.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ninjakira:
It's already in the guide stating if you are using the 32gb rom and on Android 9 (pie) please use the 16gb twrp instead. For anyone using Android 8 ( Oreo) with 32gb model please the 32gb twrp.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kirkers:
Thanks Ninjakira! Used to live in Ohio, too. (Yellow Springs near Dayton) :angel:

I went into the XT1922-9's Developer Options and turned off OTA update notifications. I'll check it manually and be sure not to take Pie.

If it happens, I would likely follow your advice to revert to stock Oreo rather than root.

In Developer Options I also enabled bootloader unlock. When I opened the "AP Fastboot" bootloader (power + down-volume buttons on boot), it reports bootloader is still locked.

I will need to unlock the bootloader to do things like flash Oreo or root for Pie, right?

I'm getting warnings about compromised security if I unlock the bootloader. Does it make sense to relock bootloader after making any changes?

Can I do unlocking and other actions with ADB as I have in the past with other phones like my old Samsung S4, or would it be better for me to download FastBoot onto my Windows PC? Maybe I don't have a choice and must use FastBoot?

I found a FastBoot guide dating from 2013 here on XDA. Is that usable 6 years on, or is there a more up-to-date guide available?

Thanks to you or others for answering these questions. Despite past experience I'm pretty much a noob these days! :confused:

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Thanks Starkiller2! I asked some questions about the bootloader in my reply to Ninjakira below. Perhaps you would like to respond there?
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ninjakira:
You need to have the bootloader unlocked to flash or do anything.

There is not point in trying To relock your bootloader. If you don't want to root your phone then honestly I wouldn't worry about even being on here lol this guide is for exactly what you read.

Just use the links in my guide for fastboot and everything as long as you have have basic adb knowledge you should be good. And as long as your not skimming through it lol.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kirkers:
Fastboot & ADB basic connection failures

Well, I've installed USB drivers for ADB and Moto. Just once I got my phone recognised in ADB, never in Fastboot. Other than that, the commands for "ADB devices" and "Fastboot devices" produce nothing -- not even "<waiting for device>"

USB is set to "file transfer" before I turn the phone off and boot the phone into the locked bootloader.

Windows 10 Device Manager reports "Fastboot Jeter S" under "other device " with no drivers installed, and none found online. Also reports "no compatible drivers for this device". Uninstalled device., but nothing changed.

I downloaded SDK Tools and installed the .inf driver file for Google USB driver. No effect.

This process just seems to get messier and messier, nearly to the point of impossibility at least from my perspective.

Any suggestions about getting out of this lockbox? :confused:
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
Are you using Windows power shell, or CMD? If you're using powershell, use cmd instead and run it as administrator. Also, did you install "Motorola device manager" and USB drivers from here? If not, you'll need that. Windows 10 doesn't recognize our device in fastboot without it. If none of that works, try a different USB port or a different USB cord.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] madbat99:
Tell'em killer. LoL
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Starkiller2:
Edit: Fixing my rude
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
Yes, absolutely. After Pie everyone needs to use the same twrp. Here's my newer one. I've added the ability to back up and restore the oem partition. I'm working on 64bit, no promises on that. It's a real pain to be honest.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Starkiller2:
Sorry, I was referring to the other guy. I just being mildly rude and I apologise

Thank you for the updated twrp though. Something weird is going on lately with everything, gsis, twrp, decryption. I'm having a fun time with all of it. Lol. I'm sure the twrp can only improve things. Bless you
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
What weirdness are you experiencing? I'll look into it.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Starkiller2:
Every gsi I've tried lately is hanging, and if I try to use gapps they bootloop. Or everything just crashes. I haven't had the time to sit down and test everything. I was gonna do that tonight. I know there were a few other people having issues as well so I was hoping to at least narrow down where the problem is coming from. I'll collect some logs tonight and maybe you can decipher what I'm doing wrong. Lord knows I can't. Everything seems to be fine until I connect to the play store. Even with the modules in place
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
Gapps crashing more than likely isn't a twrp problem, but I'll still check on that if you get a log. GSIs shouldn't be hanging though, and that probably is a twrp problem, unless it's just a simple user error. I personally haven't had any problems. I'd appreciate some logs so I can see what's going on. It might be something stupid, or it could be something much worse. I should definitely check it out in any event.

For the twrp related logs, don't flash gapps or magisk. Just do your wipes, flash the GSI, then see if it boots up. Some GSIs take awhile to boot. Havock OS does. I recently tried that one, and I swear it took like 7min, but it did boot up and work. Definitely give it a good 5-7min, then grab a log if it doesn't go anywhere. Not flashing magisk or gapps will make the log much easier for me to read and help narrow down the GSI specific issue you're having.

Edit: What model is your phone? Also, you should try using the latest twrp I just posted.
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Starkiller2:
I have the 1922-7 boost Mobile.

See that's the thing. Most of the gsis work great until I flash gapps. And trying one with gapps baked in is useless. I don't think it's twrp related but at least using your new one it can be ruled out.

No worries. I'll get you clean logs. I'm gonna reflash stock and start from scratch
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Starkiller2:
Apparently it was twrp related. After using the updated one, everything works fine. I'm completely at a loss. But I'll take it
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ninjakira:
I'll add this in the twrp section Ina seperate "use if on Android 9 (pie)" thing here in the next day
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] KomitaMKD:
No easier way to root g6 play?
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ninjakira:
until we get a twrp that can decrpyt our internal storage this is what you got. Good luck and please remember not to skim ? If you feel you can make a official decrypted twrp or know of someone willing to help then by all means go ahead lol
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] KomitaMKD:
Unfortunately no ☹️
[Moto G6 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ninjakira:
Then this is the best ya get. sorry to sound like a douche it's just what you see is what you get until we get decrypted twrp. Just follow the instructions down to a frickin T and there won't be problems. since it seems people fail to read anything that's also partly why I sound mildly annoyed ?