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[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] neilthereildeil:
Hey All,

I managed to install TWRP to boot_a partition, boot TWRP, extract my firmware off the phone as a backup called boot_b.img (b is my active slot) and patch boot_b.img with Magisk. I am too scared to flash the patched boot_b.img over boot_b partition so I am trying to flash the patched boot_b.img over the boot_a partition which currently has TWRP. However, when I try to boot boot_a partition where TWRP was, I get a boot loop. A couple questions:

What am I doing wrong?

Why do we have to flash both boot_a and boot_b at the same time?

Should I be flashing vbmeta_a also? I am using the attached vbmeta.img and flashing with “fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta_a vbmeta.img”

When I try to flash vbmeta_a, fastboot flash says it uploaded 0KB. Any idea why? DDing to it from TWRP and then rereading the device I just DDed to, shows that DD didn't write anything.

Version Info:

android 12

Build: GN2200_11_C.11 Kernel:5.4.147-qgki-ga9e7460afd8c

Thanks in Advance!
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] SayntzEcho:
Has anyone got it yet? I'm gonna try later, just got a T-Mobile branded GN2200. I'm thinkin recovery is gonna have to be flashed to the inactive part. I remember the 7pro had a way to dual ROM boot the parts and still have a working recovery with Orangefox I believe.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] DrScrad:
You just have to flash the unofficial twrp to your boot partition then once in TWRP, flash your stock boot image to your boot partition once more and without rebooting, go to the advanced menu in TWRP and choose flash current TWRP
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] SayntzEcho:
So double flash either or as long as you make it the boot.img? Dammmmmm, now I'm interested in ****in around with the other. a/b sucked when they first started dual, but now I love it. Trying to pull the radio for someone ATM but it keeps getting fragmented. I've even done full dumps. TG4 payload dumper.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] DrScrad:
You initially flash TWRP to your boot partition while in fastboot since the recovery is now located in the boot partition.. then once booted straight into TWRP, you wanna flash your bone stock boot image back into your boot partition, almost as if you were be resetting it so to speak.. then under the advanced tab in TWRP, choose flash current TWRP to splice the custom recovery back into your boot partition because uf you didn't do this then it'd really start causing problems if you decide to obtain root by way of flashing magisk..

It's a bit convoluted but it's the state of chaos we currently find ourselves with this device
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] DrScrad:
You should also try:

fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta_system_a vbmeta_system.img

fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta_vendor_a vbmeta_vendor.img

fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vendor_boot_a vendor_boot.img

If that still doesn't work then try switching slots after flashing and worst case scenario just format your data partition and try again
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] SayntzEcho:
Aight cool. Yeah I just wanted to make sure it wasn't like the 7 & 8 where you had to boot straight into recovery from Fastboot then flash from recovery..... Has anyone tried fukin around with some of the more flexible recoveries like 🍊🦊 or Pitch Black? SkyHawk is always a thought too. 🧐 Damn, now I'm gonna be runnin it in my head all day, till I'm done making the donuts.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] neilthereildeil:
A couple questions:

What images am I supposed to use for vbmeta_system.img, vbmeta_vendor.img, vendor_boot.img? You didn't say to flash boot_a also, but I flashed boot_a with the image that was patched with Magisk.

Is there any connection between vendor_boot_a and boot_a?

Am I required to disable verity and verification in order to root the phone?
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] Natesu53:
Probably there's a connection between the two. all the images work hand and hand . You only need to patch the boot.img , and flash it to obtain root. You can patch either boot_a or boot_b I would not patch both of them Incase you brick your phone so you have either or to fall back on. If you booting on b patch and flash b , and vice versa.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] Natesu53:
Let's work together?!?
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] Natesu53:
Do you have an original copy of an unpatched boot.img
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] Natesu53:
I'm back on this thread. I currently have a Nord n300 , and a revvl 6 pro. I want to figure all this out, so We all can work on the future of modifying technology. I want the n30 wanna do all this on that it just dropped a week or so ago. Then the n40 fast-forward 2024 ⏩. If they allow it it should be able to be done . This thread is about the Nord n20 gn200 or any *model of Nord n20 *if you can make use of the information.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] Natesu53:
So I unbricked my Nord n20. I'm also on the newest update . I'll leave details, and screenshots.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] neilthereildeil:
Hey man. Yea I def wanna work together to safely root my Nord N20
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] neilthereildeil:
Since I'm currently booting off boot_b, I patched boot_a and switched the boot partition to boot_a, cuz I could switch it back to boot_b if the boot failed. I'm glad I touched only boot_a because I got stuck in a boot loop and was able to set my boot partition back to boot_b and have an operational phone again.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] neilthereildeil:
Yes. I private messaged u
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] Rob2069:
Hi I'm new and green as hell but would like to learn all I can and right now I'm sitting here just deciding whether I want to get an N20 or N30 and I'm leaning more towards N20 if I can debloat it because I'm not looking to flash custom roms or anything like that I just want to develop my phone so that it runs smooth without lag and all the other bloat induced problems. Ideally I would like to modify the ROM but I would settle for debloating it however if I can add a few of my favorite apps in place of the stuff I removed that would be perfect.

I hate having system apps I'll never use and there are some that I would just like to behave so if I can get rid of a system app and reinstall the same app from the play store or something like that as a user app that I have a little more control over this too would be good. I think I would like the AMOLED display and I think I can make 6 gigs of RAM work just fine if I can make my phone run a little leaner but I noticed someone mentioned N40 which sounds likely and if that is the case I can definitely skip the N30 and wait to see what the future holds in store for the Nord series.

Would anyone recommend one over the other considering what I would like to do with them because I'm not really keen on the newest version of Android and I think support for older version would be a little more inclusive and if I get the N20 can you fine folks here help me accomplish my objectives?
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] neilthereildeil:
Hey man I have the N20 and am willing to work together to help get a successful root on it, because I haven't been able to root it so far. I also heard that newer phones take longer to root because nobody knows the software very well yet. Therefore I would recommend the N20.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] Rob2069:
Thanks for responding so I am assuming you must like yours after rooting it, that's a good start. I usually rank RAM as possibly the single most important specification for consideration but with the exception of two phones I had way back when one click rooting allowed me to debloat my phone and install xposed I've been stuck with carrier budget phones that don't allow me to do anything beyond paying my bill. So did you de-bloat yours and if so how much of a difference did that make in performance? I asked a lot of my phone and unfairly treated as if it were much more expensive phone but this is likely all I will be doing at least for the time being until I'm a little more comfortable with my abilities because I definitely can't afford to replace a phone stuck in door stop / paperweight mode. I thought for sure I knew what I wanted (N30) until it became available and now a bunch of uncertainty is creeping back in. I had pixel 6A and Galaxy a54 in the running also but immediately ruled them both out because it's Google and Samsung whose overreaching and anti-competitive business practices I despise so please allow me a couple more days to make a decision if you don't mind and thanks again for responding so quickly

{Mod edit: Quotation fixed. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator}
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] halloweenm925:
What model & build number are you using with your n20?

Maybe I can help you get root!
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] neilthereildeil:
That would be amazing if you could help! Please see details here:

https://xdaforums.com/t/nord20-gn2200-root-10100010100101010101100.4548619/post-88307451
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] toomuch2fast:
Hey guys! I'm relatively new here; been lurking forever but never actually following through with anything. Anyway,

I have a Oneplus N20 5G with Android 12, June 5th security update. It's running GN2200_11_C.14 and I'm also going for root. My bootloader is still locked and everything, as a matter of fact it's still FRP locked.

Not sure if I can be of any help at all, but this is to be my practice phone as I am very new to all of this. I've rooted a few Moto Stylus and an HTC but I am overall a complete greenhorn. I was hoping to really cut my teeth on this one+!!!
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] neilthereildeil:
any updates? has anyone been able to root this phone? I am too scared flash my active b slot with the patched image, but when i try to boot without flashing, i get:

fastboot boot twrp_3.7.0-A12-oplus-holi.img

Sending 'boot.img' (98304 KB) OKAY [ 6.224s]

Booting FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')

fastboot: error: Command failed

why cant i simply boot the image without flashig the phone first?
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] DrScrad:
I've never been able to get the boot command to work for any boot.img on this particular OnePlus phone.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] neilthereildeil:
Hey I just direct messages you about chatting in real time because it would be faster.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] neilthereildeil:
Hey All,

In an effort to make progress on the rooting of this phone, I am setting up a "working group" with people on this forum. I am planning interactive discussions (on zoom) of what we have tried and progress and obstacles in rooting N20. Having calls would allow us to share information and notes and collaborate faster than posting on this forum every few weeks. Please message me your email address if you would like to be in our technical collaboration calls to root this phone.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] SayntzEcho:
So first thing it's definitely easy to debloat especially if you use mauronofrios tool kit. He does alot of work on twrps for oneplus. It's dual partition so it might be a boot to patch command then flash recovery (orange fox maybe), then reboot to recovery, then flash your recovery in recovery, then flash your patched boot on the inactive partition. Kinda like an OTA. When I find my gn200 I'll help too.
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] V0latyle:
What's with the binary in the title?
[OnePlus Nord N20 5G] SayntzEcho:
I dunno, but it's a nice shade of purple when you translate it to hex #514aac. Or text its ¢
[Mogul, XV6800 General] iRing:
Hi, just joined and see the tallent...

Just bought a Titan, well I think I did. Verizon calls it the "HTC XV6800".

Where to begin ? How to recover ?

Can you point me in the right direction for someone who is very green to start messing with the cell phone O/S ? I'm willing to put the time into it but don't know where to start.

Windows Mobile 6 Pro

CE OS 5.2.1.1238

Processor MSM7500-400MHz

Thanks

Ed
[Mogul, XV6800 General] encephalon9986:
well if you notice a problem with battery life i would update it to the verizon wm6.1 update which can be found on the verizonwireless site
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Ivanstein:
ppckitchen.org has a nice program called "BuildOS" which lets you build a rom to your liking in an easy simple manner which makes brewing coffee look difficult.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] scotcha12345:
dont flash verizons updare.

look for dcds 3.3.4
[Mogul, XV6800 General] encephalon9986:
If he is one of the people that dont want to mess with custom roms then he can use the stock one. I use the stock one and love it. I heard dcd is good but i also heard there are problems and i would like to stay with something i know things work on.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Sweeny Russ:
First of all DCD's roms have far less problems then stock roms. The only time I would ever flash stock roms is if I were sending the device back for warranty. It really is not hard to flash custom radios and roms as long as you take your time. It's just like following a recipe. As long as you wait till the end to add your own spices your family won't be pissed at you for screwing up the casserole.
[General Questions and Answers] Kingmn4466:
Hello everyone I have Arm64-v8a (32bit mode) and I want to install custom ROM 64 bit I downloaded many Roms have 64 bit and I have twrp 3.2.3.1 and when I flashed it I get bootloop .
[General Questions and Answers] the_scotsman:
Which phone is it?
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
It seems quite common with some devices to have a CPU capable of handling a 64-bit OS but only actually have installed a 32-bit OS version. You can convert any 32-bit Android platform to 64-bit by installing a new suitable Android ROM ( firmware update ) that is 64-bit.

Flashing any Custom ROM that's not suitable will lead to a bootloop.
[General Questions and Answers] Kingmn4466:
i have Samsung A605F android 10 U8
[General Questions and Answers] Kingmn4466:
you have tutorial how install it?
[General Questions and Answers] xXx yYy:
NO, sorrry. Search XDA, best the Samsung related forums ...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Goku1992:
Hey my friends. This is the the thread to post your Battery life. Please describe your usage a bit (Mobile data, wlan,...) and which Resolution, refreshrate... You are using :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bodomfan:
Will when I get mine and battery has settled
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
I'm not expecting battery life to be much better than the s22U Snapdragon. The battery is the same. The Snapdragon Gen 2 might be more energy efficient but they also overclocked it. Then they are saying stuff like the Ultra is the new King of Gaming phones with ray tracing and all that yadda yadda blah blah stuff. That all requires a lot of power which will put a strain on the battery. But who knows? If I am wrong and battery life is better with an overclocked chip then I will be pleasantly surprised and delighted. 😏
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] fillwithjoy1:
If that's the case, it might just be a serious iPhone 14 Pro Max competitor especially considering that right now nothing comes close to iPhones battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hand-filer:
Early indications are that it matches the iPhone 14 Pro Max for battery life.

Galaxy S23 Ultra battery life
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] fillwithjoy1:
That could be insane
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hand-filer:
Indeed.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
That seems... overly optimistic. It's still pretty damn good though.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra - Meer megapixels en megahertzen

De Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra lijkt wel heel erg op zijn voorganger, de S22 Ultra. Zijn er toch nog genoeg verschillen en verbeteringen om ervoor te gaan?

tweakers.net
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Joloxx9:
If they improved a battery life that would be bwst part of thia phone for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] s3fan:
Thats one of the 2 reasons im upgrading, binning rhe exynos and prayi g for better battery.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bomp306:
Coming from a Enynos S22 Ultra I'm expecting a step up in battery and camera.

Also doubling the internal memory makes this a potential two year cycle phone for me
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Goku1992:
Many People that testet the Phone said the Battery will be a good percent better :) also Samsung themselves Talks about a Nummer of good 20-30% :) so i think we will see good battery life... Better than iPhone? I dont know but i think they will come close :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bodomfan:
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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Virgo_Guy:
Early tests show the batterylife is similar to 14 pro max. That's a very good news.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hand-filer:
Still all butthurt about that? 😂
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bodomfan:
S23 ultra battery will get better with updates
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] efkosk:
I am interested in the battery life when the display is off.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Goku1992:
Standby will also be better :) sadly mine isnt shipped yet...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] efkosk:
I hope you are right. I will receive the S23 on Monday :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Goku1992:
Thats nice :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Korowin:
So far it is quite good. I am coming from a 3 year old Onplus 8 Pro, so my expectations are not that high :)

When i got to 10% I was at 7 hours of screen on and 27 hours in total.

So I got it on the 2nd in the afternoon, charged it to 100% at 17 o'clock and used it a lot to set it up and it was at 10% 27 hours later. It is still learning my usage. Droped 3% on standby during the night for like 7-8 hours.

Camera eats up battery as expected, played with RAW in Lightroom too and it did drain, but it was quite fun adjusting the picture with the S Pen :)

Charged it yesterday evening, 12 and a half hours later, with 1 hour of screen on time, it is at 90%. I am quite happy with battery life so far. I have not tried the battery saving options for now.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bobbylechat:
Seems really good. Almost all first feedbacks tend to say that battery life is largely improved and reaching 7h of SOT seems eaqy. Would really compensate the slow charging time for me and make me keep it
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] eyeatoma:
Are you using WQHD and 120hz? Do you have adaptive battery on?

Thanks for your feedback!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Korowin:
Hi. It is at FHD at the moment, 120 hz and yes, adaptive battery is on, but it was the 1st charge so it is learning.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bgtip:
I have my S23U for about two days now, and I charged it twice. It seems that video playback depletes battery quite sparingly. I'm chuffed to bits about this, because I watch Netflix a lot.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] eyeatoma:
Any reason why you're using it at FHD? WQHD is more pixel dense and I higher resolution. Would you be able to run it in WQHD with the other settings the same? FHD, will definitely save more battery so it might be why yours is so good right now.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] eyeatoma:
How are you guys getting this so early? It releases on the 17th worldwide.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Korowin:
I have bad eyesight and for me, it does not matter really, so I decided to leave it at FHD. It for sure impacts battery life
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bgtip:
Nobody knows how this happened. In Bulgaria of all places...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] eyeatoma:
Hahaha well enjoy it. Happy some people were able to get lucky.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] selayan:
Battery life is the only reason I would spend the $700 to get the S23 Ultra. Im happy with the way my S22U performs all around except the battery life could be better.

I know in these drain tests it looks like it is very close to the iPhone 14 pro max but real life usage may or may not translate to maybe 1.5-2hrs more screen time than the S22U.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
There hasn't been one person who has been unhappy with the battery so far that I've seen. Specifically one guy on Twitter pointed out that just his first day battery (which is usually going to be 20% or more worse than the settled battery since the phone is doing crap in the background and wasting energy learning your preferences) was 2 hours more screen on time than his S22U (Snapdragon) that's been optimized would have gotten.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] neJANIS:
In Latvia they were available very next day after announcment in pretty much any store. I got mine delivered to house on Friday.

Battery life seems to be fine / good so far, however I dont think its record breaking, seems to be on par my previous Huawei P40 Pro
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] selayan:
Yea it looks optimistic so far. Still thinking about it but would be nice to have IPhone level battery life in an Android finally. My brother is a pretty heavy user and his 13 Pro Max gets charged once every other day.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Fl1nt91:
Battery life is crazy.

With power saving mode i think you can easily touch 10hrs of screen time

After JUST ONE CHARGING CYCLE

Adaptive battery, dual sim active.

Backup and restore over wifi, heavy configuration.

A lot of camera test, also trying to set up and test the gcam.

Spotify streaming using speaker at max volume for 30 minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Just remember that draining your phone down to 10% all time and charging to 100% is gonna wear out the battery quicker. I have protect battery on for both my S22U and also the Tab s7+ so they only charge to 85%. Battery Life is at 97% for the S22U but down to 87% for the Tab s7+ which will probably need a new battery by end of the year.

"Hamilton says that you should only be partially charging your phone to slow down the depletion of your batteries life cycle. She says the sweet spot to keep your battery charged is at 25-85%. “Lithium-ion batteries can be stressed at the extremes. Jan 30, 2023"
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Fl1nt91:
Thabk you, i know and i really take care of theese stuf.

The s23u has the option to stop charging at 85%, in addition to force slow charge.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Klaudas:
Second full charge. Auto brightness, 4g, 2k 120hz, installed like 50 programs, multitasked for couple of hours(twitch, youtube, facebook, instagram, reddit), 30minutes~ of gaming. Snappy whole time. This phone is perfect for me
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Thanos88:
I'm currently on 3 hours SOT, 80% remaining. Wqhd +120hz. Usage is mostly YouTube, Samsung internet & some Snapchat. This is on light mode although I have to say I really don't see much difference with light mode & standard mode .

My question is how much do you guys lose overnight on standby? I did a little test few days ago, I left the phone on standby for 20 hours (WiFi data Bluetooth everything off) and it lost 4%. On a average night (8-10hours with everything off) it loses 2%. Is this what you guys are getting too?

Im so used to losing 0% on standby with my rog phone 6 🤣 so wanted to know if 2% loss over 10 hours is nornal?

Btw I know my 3 hours sot with 80% remaing with wqhd and 120hz is very good, but I've tweaked the phone to achieve this. Put certain apps on sleep & did some debloating with ADB commands. Oh yeah, just FYI, Google chrome latest update seems to be eating battery life more than before (same thing happening on my rog phone 6) so I've disabled chrome on s23 ultra & am using the Samsung internet
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] pjaysnowden:
Samsung gave the Galaxy S23 series a new energy-efficient AMOLED display

Samsung confirmed that it has fitted the Galaxy S23 line with a new type of AMOLED display that saves on power.

www.androidauthority.com

It will be quite a bit better. This screen alone will knock 25% off battery sucky sucky.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Yeah that an old post I have had it since Monday and Battery Life is Above and Beyond Expectations! Way better than the S22U.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] TechSilver13:
@Thanos88 Share what you debloated and tweaked. You will get 12 to 15 hours screen on time which smashes every phone ever made. I tweaked my phone and will get 7 hours SOT today which is about 3 hours more than I was getting with my Fold 4. I would like to double that number if you don't mind sharing what you did.