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[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] Gnahznuy:
Hi, All..

I'm a new Mi 9 user. My device has been unlocked the bootloader.

I hope you guys able to help me out for all of following questions of Mi 9.

1, What's defferent between flash global rom by Miflash and TWRP?

2, What's Vendor.img for? Why most of time need to flash 9.8.1 vendor image before custom ROM and do we need to flash it all of times, when we reflash custom ROM?

3, What's vbmeta.img for?

4, Is it root different ROM needs to flash defferent Magisk version?

I will appreciate for all of you guys answer. Thank you so much.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] RebornCheiko:
1.) What's difference between flashing the global rom by Miflash and TWRP?

A: You can flash the stock global ROM using MiFlash, which involves using a PC, in case you brick your phone.

You can also flash a recovery global ROM using TWRP.

2.) What is vendor.img?

A: It contains device-specific hardware drivers, you only need to flash it once. Then you can hop between different custom ROMs.

3.) What is vbmeta.img for?

A: Set of binaries in order for the camera, GPS, bluetooth, WIIF etc to work and communicate to each other properly. I think you don't need to flash this on the Mi 9.

4.) Do some custom ROMs need a specific Magisk version?

A: No, just flash the latest Magisk and it will work.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] Gnahznuy:
So for my understand is the difference between Miflash and TWRP is in case when the phone got brick and able to flash it by PC, am I right? Regrading vbmeta.img. I need to flash it evertime, when I'm flashing pixel experience from global ROM. My steps is from global ROM boot to fastboot mode and "fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img --disable-verity --disable-verification", then flash TWRP and boot to TWRP flash custom ROM. So far, I never flash vendor.img, because of I saw the Pixel Experience ROM had inculd vendor+fw, so I never done in my device.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] RebornCheiko:
MiFlash is the "cleanest" way to revert your phone back to stock.

You can only flash global ROM in TWRP when you want to update from 10.0.13.0 to 10.0.14.0 for example. You can't do it when you came from a custom ROM.

You don't have to flash vbmeta.img for the Mi 9 in my experience. I was able to flash Pixel Experience and other custom ROMs without it, but my Redmi Note 7 needs to.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] Gnahznuy:
I'm not able to use Miflash during the issue length not greater than 0 something like this, so I never use Miflash. Regrading vbmeta.img if I don't flash it before flash TWRP and Pixel Experience ROM, the device not able to boot in to system. I don't know why.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] RebornCheiko:
Use MiFlash Pro v2.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] g_seva:
If the problem is in Miflash, then Miflash is only a GUI for flashing fastboot ROM. You can just run the correct script from folder where you extracted the fastboot ROM tgz. For example for flashing everything without locking recovery: flash_all.bat.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] Gnahznuy:
Could you instruct how to do it?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] g_seva:
1.Download and extract fastboot ROM, it's tgz not zip.

2.Run CMD as Administrator: https://www.howtogeek.com/194041/how-to-open-the-command-prompt-as-administrator-in-windows-8.1/

3.Type: cd C:\here path to the fastboot ROM folder. https://www.techjunkie.com/copy-file-path-windows/

4.Type: fastboot and type adb. (To check if there path is in environment variable)

If they RUN in's fine. If not: https://www.xda-developers.com/adb-fastboot-any-directory-windows-linux/

5.Type: adb devices or check in Mi flash if PC see your device.

6.Type: flash_all.bat or flash_all_lock.bat or flash_all_except_storage.bat (names of the scripts is exactly like options in Mi Flash and do the same)

7.Wait until it's done (don't close the cmd windows if you think it's stuck, you just don't have progress animation in command line)
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] Gnahznuy:
I will try it. Thank you so much for all of information.
[Honor 10 Lite Questions & Answers] aqua07:
Hi there,

I'd like to know if there is any difference between Honor 10 lite LX1 and LX1MEB versions

AFAIK, LX1 is released as global version and LX1MEB released for Middle East users

Are display and other hardware the same? Watching video reviews, I feel display on the LX1MEB version has a slightly blue tint on the screen. Is that right?

What about software? Is there Google play, Google maps, Youtube and other google apps installed?

Also, does this phone have a gyroscope sensor? (honor 10 lite LX1 or LXMEB)
[General Questions and Answers] NeverEndingCycle:
As far as I am aware the AT&T Galaxy S8 Active is supposed to be compatible with Android 9.0 (Pie). I just bought an unlocked version of this phone on Amazon and it is currently on Android 8.0 (Oreo). This is the baseband version: G892AUCS3BRG1. I have tried flashing the update file from this post, but I kept getting a PIT error. I also tried using Samsung's Smart Switch, but that also says that 8.0 is 'up to date'. I don't plan on getting an AT&T sim and the phone currently has no sim. Now that you know the information here is my question: How can I update to 9.0 without getting an AT&T sim? The best solution would be a working 9.0 Flash for my device. Thanks to anyone who figures anything out.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Flashing the 9.0 firmware from the link you posted above should work just fine.

Have you tried booting into stock recovery and factory resetting the device and wiping the cache partition, then boot into download mode and try flashing the device?
[General Questions and Answers] NeverEndingCycle:
I haven't tried that yet. I will try that right now.

EDIT: Alright so I did what you said and nothing changed. I got the exact same error:

<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> Total Binary size: 7763 M

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Do you have any other ideas?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
That isn't a PIT error, it just stopped when it got to the point of checking and flashing the PIT.

What is your exact model number and what model number is the new firmware for?

What version of Odin are you using? You need to use a version that was released around the same time that your device was first released on the market or a version that was released around the same time that android 9 was released.

Did you download your firmware as an all in one .tar file or is it separated into 4 or 5 individual .tar files containing BL, AP, CP, CSC and/or HomeCSC or CSC Home?

Try these simple troubleshooting steps for a failed Odin flash, the thread is from the S2 forum but the troubleshooting steps are the same, using Odin is using Odin, no matter what device you're using it on.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-t2345831
[General Questions and Answers] NeverEndingCycle:
Unfortunately the device is now bricked. I was watching a YT video and someone mentioned that enabling Nand Erase fixed the problem. My gullible ass tried it and now I can't even access recovery mode. I do have access to download mode, but I am unable to flash anything so I don't think that helps. I am going to try and factory reset from ADB now, but my hopes are not high.

EDIT: It seems that I also can't use ADB because the device is 'unauthorized'. So at this point I think I am going to try and get a replacement.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] bajasolid:
Hi Guys,

I am trying to patch the Mi 9T Pro (global) boot.img for magisk root. The download from the official xiaomi website is sloow (only getting 40KB/s). :crying:

Is there an alternative mirror where I can download the rom image from?

Thanks!
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] ishaqtkr:
Why don't you just flash orangefox recovery inorder to survive OTAs in future?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] bajasolid:
Huh, that is new. Never knew that there is a new recovery project. (forgive me, been out of the custom scene for so long.) Maybe I will try that. Is this the correct page?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/orangefox/
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] ishaqtkr:
I used an early version of it because i didn't know there was a newer one, wasted all day unable to boot to the recovery and having to flash full rom with miflash LOL. So to save your time here's what i did. I ASSUME YOUR BOOTLOADER IS UNLOCKED

1. This is the latest orangefox recovery Version: R10.0_7: https://c.mi.com/thread-2482912-1-0.html

2. Download the latest full Recovery ROM of Mi 9T pro global V10.3.2.0.PFKMIXM from here: http://bigota.d.miui.com/V10.3.2.0.PFKMIXM/miui_RAPHAELGlobal_V10.3.2.0.PFKMIXM_55396ac730_9.0.zip

3. UNZIP the recovery file, you'll see an image file called Recovery.

4. Now fastboot flash that recovery RECOVERY NAME OR LOCATION. After flash succeeds, press and hold volume up + power button until you feel the vibration and then if done properly your phone will boot to orangefox recovery.

4. From there now, copy paste the full orange fox recovery zip file to your phone internal storage, locate it and then swipe to install the recovery again as a permanent solution.

5. IMPORTANT, after you swipe it will reboot itself to recovery again, YOU HAVE TO WIPE DATA otherwise your phone won't boot up, so go to MENU-MANAGE PARTITION-DATA-OK-TYPE YES. Your data is erased so now you'll have to setup phone again.

6. After completing setup, reboot again back to orangefox recovery by pressing volume up and power button. From there go to MENU, click on settings icon on top right, locate and select MIUI OTA, in there select all check boxes, I selected all checkboxes but not sure if it's a must but since nothing wrong happened to me you can follow me lol. in there you will see a message where it tells you to FLASH A FULL MIUI ROM!, So transfer the Recovery ROM you downloaded to your phone and do the “Swipe to install” action. Wait for the OrangeFox to finish its job flashing the ROM. It may take a while because Orange Fox also takes “OTA_BAK” backup process. The backup file is located at /sdcard/Fox/OTA/ directory. Do not ever delete that directory and its files, the OTA Update will fail otherwise.

7. After flashing is done, reboot and it successful, voila your phone is ready for OTAs.

What I'm not sure is if it will survive Android 10 though.
[Networking] ianwilly:
Strange problem this, i can send new messages without any problems, it just refuses to reply to existing messages.

Any ideas as its got me stumped!!??
[Xiaomi Redmi 7 Questions & Answers] aqua07:
Hi there,

I've been googling about this and I know that there would be a MIUI 11 update for redmi 7. But what about android 10? Would be there an android Q update for this phone too?
[Xiaomi Redmi 7 Questions & Answers] Darth Bidder:
I hope so. Afaik, budget phones like Redmi 7 are guaranteed at least 1 major Android version upgrade.

Don't wait for it coz it might come way later than the MIUI 11 update.
[Xiaomi Redmi 7 Questions & Answers] aqua07:
Thanks. So redmi 7 most likely will receive an Android 10 update as it came with android 9

Are you using the global version of redmi 7? Is there any bug or lag or any annoying thing which affects user experience on this phone?
[Xiaomi Redmi 7 Questions & Answers] Darth Bidder:
Yes, Global version. There's currently a bug with the brightness slider where it doesn't go to its full dimmed backlight.

There can be lags sometimes but clearing the cache usually fixes it for me.
[Xiaomi Redmi 7 Questions & Answers] aqua07:
Isn't there a night mode or blue light filter option?

And about clearing the cache, do you clear every single app's cache from apps manager or you clear it from phone's recovery mode?
[Xiaomi Redmi 7 Questions & Answers] Darth Bidder:
There's reading mode which applies the sepia filter.

You can't clear cache in MIUI Recovery but you can clear it with either using the Cleaner app or going to the Settings and delete the cache one by one or for all apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] NeverEndingCycle:
As far as I am aware the AT&T Galaxy S8 Active is supposed to be compatible with Android 9.0 (Pie). I just bought an unlocked version of this phone on Amazon and it is currently on Android 8.0 (Oreo). This is the baseband version: G892AUCS3BRG1. I have tried flashing the update file from this post, but I kept getting a PIT error. I also tried using Samsung's Smart Switch, but that also says that 8.0 is 'up to date'. I don't plan on getting an AT&T sim and the phone currently has no sim. Now that you know the information here is my question: How can I update to 9.0 without getting an AT&T sim? The best solution would be a working 9.0 Flash for my device. Thanks to anyone who figures anything out.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sandi1987:
How to root this phone for free? Is it possible?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sandi1987:
I can't root this phone so it's useless for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] SinisterDev:
Hey everyone. So back in March my wife and I both got new S10+s. I noticed recently that my wife's phone hasn't recieved any updates at all since she got the phone! Shes still on ASD3 firmware, March Security patch, etc. I don't think she's even gotten the fingerprint sensor fix update because her sensor is a pain to use compared to my phone. My phone has been updating regularly.

I tried calling AT&T customer support and they were pretty much useless. Any recommendations? Should i just look up the updates on XDA and flash the phone to the newest patch myself with Odin or something?
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] StoneyJSG:
That's very odd given the phone forces updates by itself. Make sure your wifi connection is good. Try going to settings and manually clicking on software update. If that doesn't work just download the firmware from XDA here and flash it with that special version of ODIN. Due note that by flashing thru ODIN it will erase everything I think like a factory data reset does.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] jhs39:
Is your wife using an AT&T SIM? It's probably a dumb question but AT&T doesn't update phones with their firmware if a non AT&T SIM is being used. It has to be actual AT&T - - they won't update if the SIM from an AT&T MVNO like Cricket is installed either.

If your wife has AT&T but different service plan as an experiment you could put your SIM in her phone and see if any updates show up.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] tailgunner9:
Your AT&T S10+ should be on G975USQS2ASl6 latest firmware with Sept. Security. Do not know why it does not Auto update as mine does on Wifi.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] taphius:
My wifes tmobile one has the same issue, stuck on June patch. I'll be odin flashing it this weekend.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] AzAndroid:
Dear friends.

Thanks to mainboard problem after 3 years of using hardly my LG G5 H860 now is non-functional (RIP).

I have .lbf file, so I need to get from this backup file quicknotes and 1 folder with family photos.

Unfortunately, there is no another LG phone to reinstall backup. Is there some simple way to solve this issue? Extract.me site didnt help me. Need urgently.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] AzAndroid:
Any helps???? Very important issue.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] samrox144:
Maybe this can help .

https://gist.github.com/topin89/b109342b135649bf8c2e405a6ae79a39

https://xdaforums.com/g4/help/extract-file-form-lg-backup-lbf-t3362923/amp/
[Networking] Roman5:
Just installed Sygate firewall and now I can't synch. It synchs fine if I disable sygate. I get connected but not actually synching, the icon either keeps spinning or doesnt do anything. Sometimes the synch button is pressable but nothing happens. Never had a problem synching with comodo firewall before I uninstalled that. Others who had this problem fixed their smartphone registry like this:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\USB\FunctionDrivers\RND IS]

Name of value to add: MTU

Type: DWORD

Data: 1514 (decimal)

Reg Sub Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\USB\FunctionDrivers\RND IS]

Name of Value to add: MaxOutTransfer

Type: DWORD

Data: 1642 (decimal)

Can I do this for the MDA Compact 3 and what phone reg editor to use?

I tried the microsoft fix by adding advanced rules to sygate, but that didn't work.
[Networking] :
Had the same problem.You need to allow traffic over certain ports and allow Active Sync act as a server.If I remember corectly,I checked the log of what traffic was blocked during sync and told Sygate to allow it.
[Networking] Roman5:
Ah well, who needs the hassle. I've uninstalled sygate and installed PC Tools firewall plus. No problem synching.
[Networking] _Alex_:
This thread is not development and it's not hacking. It's networking. Moving thread to the general networking forum.
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Linuxassassin:
Im Pretty Sure Everyone that will read this thread will have an unlocked bootloader.

Requirments: an Unlocked Bootloader. A PC. And Some Knowledge about Android Coustomization.

So for twrp to boot Correctly Your Going to need a modified dtbo image with out it your going to have twrp boot into a black screen with minimal file transfer capabilities

The DTBO image i use is This One

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pV6-LbNoMG0J8vcyAWN0QWYGx67vxBgT/view?usp=sharing

next your going to need a twrp thats stable i suggest this one

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13MROGlEA_TdgHFTaiqOswo4w0NgXhGbx/view?usp=sharing

now that you have the files

first hold power and volume up till you see a black screen with text saying fastboot flash mode

now we are going to get the recovery installed by running two commands in fastboot

first command fastboot flash dtbo /path/to/yours.img

run the next command fastboot boot twrp4.img

now you should see the twrp recovery splash screen

now we are going to go to mount this will pop up a file transfer window on your pc

drag twrp4.img to a directory you know where its at

backout of mount and go to install

select the directory where your twrp4.img is at

then click install image

it should show you that twrp is there click on twrp4.img

select install to recovery ramdisk

swipe to confirm flash

wait till its done then click back

go to advanced click fix recovery bootloop

swipe to confirm

then go back click reboot

select recovery

you can unplug your phone now

and you will see twrp is now installed on your device

click reboot select poweroff

hold volume down and power untill you see that text again from fastboot

this time use volume up to scroll through your options untill you find recovery mode then press power

you will be booted into twrp do that for when ever you need to access your recovery

hope this tutorial helps

and thanks to spaceminer for making this twrp

and thanks to scritch007 for modifing the dtbo img
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] thenatti:
it doesnt work we need a flashable.zip method

---------- Post added at 07:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:11 AM ----------

must add must wipe data first , flash disable verity.zip will post , then install recovery to ramdisk after copying it to the sdcard , didnt click fix recovery bootloop and it works perfectly fine
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] thenatti:
flash this after format data , then follow steps mentioned above , thank you everyone for your hardwork on bringing us a stable release
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Linuxassassin:
Yeah I forgot to put the decryptor zip in the tutorial

I did use it tho ill edit the tutorial in a few
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] thenatti:
I noticed with stock firmware it boot loops I'm currently running the dot os treble image and it's consistent , but not with stock unless there is no data ,.but when data is created it boot loops , I recommend flashing the treble gsi image , the only bug is no proper notch support and I don't have a Linux but to attempt to create an overlay
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Linuxassassin:
the notch is

the notch isnt terible to be honest also to flash gapps get the device id apk will help you certify your device to be able to install stuff from the google play store
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Savinu':
Well. The touchscreen is not working for me. But I think is because I am on 1952-1.
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Linuxassassin:
what slot are you on
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Savinu':
On slot a
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] helioobianchi:
Can you tell me the right how should I flash this zip? I'm new to TWRP and Magisk, and I'm trying to get root for my G7 Play. I know there is the sideload flashing from ADB and the install update option in stock recovery, but I don't know if one of them is the way to flash it or if it's a way that I don't know.

Thanks in advance
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] done124:
on my moto g7 play xt1952-2 the touchscreen stopped how to solve?
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Propeller_dave:
great job

big thank you to all that had a hand in getting a working twrp for the g7 play!!! it worked perfectly the first time i did it
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] tuteec:
Fails to install twrp to recovery ramdisk

Hi!

I've tried to follow the guide but somehow I fail to install the twrp image to the recovery ramdisk.

When updating partition details, it fails to mount '/vendor' (invalid argument)

Then when it tries to backing up the boot it fails:

cd /tmp/repackorig/ && /sbin/magiskboot --unpack -h '/tmp/repackorig/boot.img' process ended with Error 1. Error unpacking image.

Any suggestions to solve this?

Output from recovery.log

[IMAGE FLASH STARTED]

Image to flash: '/sdcard/twrp4.img'

Unpacking Boot...

Backing up Boot...

I:Reading '/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/boot_b', writing '/tmp/repackorig//boot.emmc.win'

I:Restored default metadata for /tmp/repackorig//boot.emmc.win

Parsing boot image: [/tmp/repackorig/boot.img]

cd /tmp/repackorig/ && /sbin/magiskboot --unpack -h '/tmp/repackorig/boot.img' process ended with ERROR: 1

I:Error unpacking /tmp/repackorig/boot.img!

Error unpacking image.

I:Set page: 'action_complete'

I:operation_end - status=1
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] mhaeberli:
Got stuck trying to follow the above recipe as it hasn't yet been edited to include the additional details about for example the no-verity thing... Would appreciate an update. Thx.
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
There's a new build that should work on all models including RETUS. You guys can find that here. It has /vendor & /oem backup and restore but they're untested. I do need some help with it if anyone here is savvy enough. In it's current state, it bootloops with the stock OS installed. But not when a GSI is installed. The recovery loop fix in twrp doesn't work, and I'm not sure how to make it work.
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] bongie@shaw.ca:
need help

i can boot to twrp using fastboot but any other time it just flashes and wont load plz help also i dont have root just saying
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ForForkSake:
I'm pretty sure I've sussed it out.

I noticed that G7 River has an extra step.. once TWRP in ramdisk and also bootloop fix ran...

They use https://dl.twrp.me/river/twrp-installer-3.3.1-2-river.zip.html

So , Hope you don't mind, I unpacked your TWRP and exchanged the ramdisk-trwp.cpio in the river zip with yours.

Flashed it after the bootloop fix and it installs to boot a and b.

I then formatted data, installed latest canary magisk manager zip

then no verity from here

it's succesfully rebooted to setup (as I formatted data obviously) .... now to go through setup... but the fact it's got this far looks good
[Moto G7 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceminer:
I'm not upset at all, if anything I am very pleased. Nice work!