yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy A53 5G] rabaimor:
Yeah, GSI'S are really good. I fixed all the problems I had on it. Now its literally no different than an actual custom rom support for the device (at least for me). Also the orangefox recovery works perfetcly. Stable daily driving custom roms on this device is very possible, I've been doing it for a long time now.
[Samsung Galaxy A53 5G] KarlS08:
No volte support kills gsi roms because 2G and 3G is shutdown where I live
[Samsung Galaxy A53 5G] mytja:
2G is shut down? Seriously??? Shouldn't it be kept everywhere around the world for sake of emergency calling and calls?
[Samsung Galaxy A53 5G] KarlS08:
Yup. Most places shut down 2G this year.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Questions & Answers] Binsss:
anyone know how to flash this firmware?

can't unlock bootloader so I tried Newflasher but it ended up being corrupted 🥴

someone help TIA
[Sony Xperia 5 II Questions & Answers] AR_Rehan:
What was the original firmware. And which firmware did you flashed?
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] nickb99NZ:
Was a Mate 20x fan for a long time.

The new Honor 90 Smart (not the 90 Lite or 90, dumb naming) with 6.8" screen caught my eye and I picked it up for £199 from the Honor UK store.

Chinese rom phones are no good for me. It's a basic spec phone - 4gb ram, 128gb memory and IPS screen - but I'm enjoying it. The OS experience reminds me a lot of the Mate 20 X.

I don't use it for gaming, just work. The larger screen is a big help for speed typing and for the first time I turned on gesture navigation. I realised that adds some extra useful space at the bottom of the screen I can use to make the keyboard larger. Still hoping for a 7.0 or 7.2 phone but this seems to be a cheap solution for now.
[Huawei Mate 20 X Questions & Answers] zlaer:
Unfortunately the Honor 90 Smart has a 20:9 aspect ratio which is stupid and too narrow in general and especially for games and video content. Any phone with an skinny narrow aspect ratio is garbage.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Deiota77:
Hello．

I've been playing warzone mobile and FC 24 and my S24U drains very fast and heats a bit． Is it normal?

It's 8h30 am and I started using the phone at 7h15 am and it's 75% already．

Here is the battery shot．

Tell me if is normal．

I'm using the light battery profile, ad ultra grafics in warzone and fc24 the high．

🥂👌cheers
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
A very big thankyou to @Oswald Boelcke @MikeChannon and all the other admins involved in taking a favourable decision to create device specific forum for this device. -- Thread

Redmagic 9 Pro Bootloader Unlock.

(I always recommend you to backup the device data before you make any changes)

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For any questions please feel free to message me.

CLICK HERE TO MESSAGE ME	For any questions you may message message the tool developer.

- Click HERE TO MESSAGE THE DEVELOPER

- @BotchedRPR

Software Requirements:

1. Qualcomm Drivers

2. RM9 TOOLBOX V1.0 for unlocking bootloader.

Hardware:

1. Windows PC

2. Redmagic 9 Pro Phone. ;)

RM9 TOOLBOX V1.0 RELEASE

Downloads:

Changelog (always updated): https://chleb.me/toolbox/changelog.txt

Download: https://chleb.me/toolbox/

Info:

- Still buggy

- Please read the changelog

How to use:

- Boot your phone into EDL mode. Do this - power off the phone, hold down both volume buttons, while doing that plug into PC.

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- In zadig, select options, click "List all devices"

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- Select the one that has QUSB_BULK, click Install drivers and wait for the drivers to install.

- If you have done the step above correctly then the device will show up in device manager as QUSB_BULK device confirming that it is connected in EDL mode.

- Open the toolbox

- Click "Flash ENG Bootloader" for unlockable bootloader,

- Restore PROD bootloader" for stock bootloader backup,

- Get init_boot" to get init_boot partitions for easier patching in Magisk.

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- Check the output for any errors. If there are any, first try again. If it's the same, DM me or the develope!

- Reboot your phone (hold power button)

- Reboot to fastboot mode (adb reboot bootloader)

- Unlock your bootloader! (fastboot flashing unlock)

Have fun!

CREDITS:

- Renate for the EDL implementation

- @AuFiN4K for testing everything

Phone's official website.

Device Unlock confirmed by XDA user @Dadovvv
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
#Reserved.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Vanta-Chan:
I'd appreciate if someone could help with testing this. Unfortunately I don't have enough free time until end of next week.

If it creates issues with Safety Net, I'll hold off with testing for now, I'd have to backup my files due to having workplace apps on my phone.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Dadovvv:
No need testing, it works great. Even z60 ultra is unlockable. I did unlock
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
That is great. I'm in touch with Admins to see if a dedicated forum can be created for this device on an urgent basis.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Dadovvv:
Thats gonna be great
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Vanta-Chan:
I'd like you to test to know if SafetyNet doesn't work anymore, if Apps detect unlocked bootloader / root and if unlocking required a full wipe of the phone.

@mvikrant97 cheers, @khaosxiii [1] and @DarkestSpawn already requested a new entry here.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Dadovvv:
Same as every phone after unlocking bootloader, wipes/ play integrity fail etc

Good thing is that fod working normally after unlocking
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] DarkestSpawn:
Yes it breaks Play Integrity. And Can confirm it indeed works. I have Unlocked, flashed TWRP, flashed Magisk via TWRP, installed DSU Sideloader and installed a GSI via DSU Sideloader.

fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
or
fastboot flash vbmeta --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta.img

caused a bootloader bootloop that I was unable to figure out why. Thus why I had to flash a gsi with DSU Sideloader.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
Can anyone explain how to do this ?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Majin Dante:
Hi, i was able to use this method of bootloader unlocking for the 9 pro and can confirm too It works. Is there a TWRP for Rm9p? If yes, could you plz share the link here? I've been searching everywhere on the forum but i see no one talking about it, Thank you very much.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] joshuah345:
if vbmeta_system exists, you also have to disable verification for it too
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] DarkestSpawn:
I built it about a month ago and have been waiting to test it. I'm waiting for the Red Magic 9 to get its own sub forum here that has been requested a few times now to post it in there.

It does indeed exist. I will try that another time, thank you for the knowledge.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
So I was able to unlock my bootloader

but when i flashed my patched patched init_boot_a.img.

I am now getting a system corrupted message and unable to go back to the bootloader

How does one access boot loader with the buttons?

I am able to get to EDL and Recovery but Volume Down Does not work for me?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
Did you do the backup of the stock init_boot before?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
Yes i did.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
Flash the original init_boot_a and init_boot_b back to the device.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
How do i do that:?

If I can't get back to the bootloader?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] DarkestSpawn:
If the device is on, hold the Power Button & Volume down for about 11 secs. This is were it gets tricky, once you feel the vibration release everything then press and hold both Vol+ and Vol- nothing else. You have to be quick on this.

If the device is off, Hold the Power button until you feel the vibration then release everything then press and hold both Vol+ and Vol- nothing else. You have to be quick on this.

It took me a few times to master it.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
Write it back using Qfil Tool.

Or restore device back using the unbrick tool from this post below.

Redmagic 9 Pro | 9 Pro Plus (NX769J) 9.0.13 Global EDL ROM

Tested on 2x Redmagic 9 Pro+'s and works fine. OTA also works. Flashable via QFIL or other tools. Download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KUnhriPJax_xNi3vfQEpvRml1Xo24Rm0/view?usp=drive_link This rom doesn't contains firehose, attached...

xdaforums.com
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
I am able to get into EDL mode but not Bootloader

Awesome but how do i use the QFIL tool if its not seeing my device at all?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
Please watch this video clearly which shows how to write back an individual partition back to the device. Please note that in the video the device storage type is selected as emmc but you have to select ufs storage type for your device and then proceed.

To connect your device in EDL mode please uninstall the zadig drivers and install the Qualcomm HS-USB 9008 drivers.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
@Mr nerd

In your case you have to do write back init_boot_a and init_boot_b

For example in I'm showing how its done for Poco F1 for a partition lets say userdata.img

Select Build Type Flat Build

Select the Firehose

Select rawprogram0.xml and the patch0.xml

Select Storage type as UFS

Then connect your phone in EDL mode and then select the Qualcomm Port.

Now connect your device in EDL mode and verify it once in the device manager if it is connected properl.

In the Qfil tool >> Select Port.. Qualcomm HS_USB QDLoader 9008 and it OK.

then from tools go to partition manager

A prompt will appear just hit okay and the partition manager will start reading your device partitions and show the detailed map for your device.

Now for example to write userdata partition back to device I will select the partition to be written back and then select Manage Partition Data

Raw Data Manager will pop up after you do the step above. Select Load image and select the partition relevant that is userdata in my case and write it back to device.

Select the partition from the desired location and then write it back to the device.

It will take some time to process and show you Finish Send Image. Now you can hit close button and restart your device.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
Thank you for explaining it in details I'm getting an Error now with QFIL:
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
Please install the Qpst software and then run the Qfil software from the QPST >> bin folder.

QPST DOWNLOAD
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
I was able to restore my phone.

Still unlocked.

Can someone post a guide on how to Root the device now with Magisk

Im following the process but i think im doing something wrong on my end.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] hexetus:
Keep getting stuck on "waiting for any device" when running fastboot flashing unlock command? Didn't get any errors when Flashing ENG bootloader, qualcomm drivers are installed.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Dadovvv:
Make sure your phone is in fastboot mode

"adb reboot bootloader" to boot into fastboot.

Make sure u have Fastboot drivers installed.

If command "fastboot devices" doesn't give u any info then u need drivers
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
Check device manager.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] lambstone:
So are there any meaningful downsides to unlocking the bootloader and rooting?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] DarkestSpawn:
Downsides like:

-It breaks Basic, Device, and Strong Integrity. (Something lost from that is stuff like Netflix, Google Wallet, RCS Messages, some stuff like Uber or McDonalds apps break when detecting root or bootloader unlock. Most of these can be countered with PlayIntergity-Fix or Fork as well as using Zygisk and utilizing Magisk Kitsunes hide list.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] lambstone:
So nothing extra aside from the usual stuff you break when you unlock bl and root then.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] hexetus:
The phone comes up under Universal Serial Bus devices as "Android" and also "Android ADB Interface" under Android Device in Device Manager.

The device is in fastboot, and I tried updating/installing drivers manually and using some automatic installer, still getting the same results.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
When you are in fastboot mode what do you see when you type

fastboot devices

you can see it via adb first right?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] robert1968:
Hi.

Solution is -in my case was - to change USB Cable!

I had the exactly same situation yesterday both on Linux and windows. I pulled all my hair, but tried another cable, and works
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Andrologic:
Kudos @mvikrant97 . This is a huge contribution.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] flyan:
Hi,

BLU succeeded, but I also failed to write the init_boot patched by Magisk and had to recover frantically.

It was a bad idea to flash it suddenly without testing it. I am deeply grateful to unbrick tool.

So this time I ran fastboot boot command, but it shows

>fastboot boot init_boot_a.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.177s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: Unrecognized command boot)
finished. total time: 0.179s

I thought the patch was bad, so I tried it with init_boot_a.img that I just got using the Redmagic 9 Pro toolbox, but it was the same.

Do you know of any solutions?

Thanks,
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
fastboot flash init_boot init_boot_a.img
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] flyan:
I succeeded, OMG, seriously! Thank you so much, it is ROOTED!

I thought I put the same command in last time, but then I think I ran "flash init_boot_a .img" and "flash init_boot_b .img". Was it wrong to specify a slot? Or maybe the files were corrupted to begin with.

Anyway, thank you so much!
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
You entered a wrong command

>fastboot boot init_boot_a.img

downloading 'boot.img'...

OKAY [ 0.177s]

booting...

FAILED (remote: Unrecognized command boot)

finished. total time: 0.179s
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] flyan:
Excuse me, I didn't explain myself well enough.

I BLU'd half a day ago and ran "fastboot flash init_boot_a .img" and "fastboot flash init_boot_b .img" and got stuck in a boot loop.

Then I recovered and tried "fastboot boot" a while ago.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] hexetus:
The phone comes up when using adb devices command when not in fastboot. Using fastboot devices or adb devices while in fastboot gives nothing.

USB cable wasn't the issue - originally I was using an Anker Type C to Type C cable which worked fine for everything except fastboot. Using an Anker USB A to Type C also didn't work. Both cables were plugged directly into my PC and not a USB hub or anything.

I ended up solving the problem by avoiding it entirely - I had a Linux boot drive and ran the unlock command in that, and managed to complete the unlock process and root my phone. I assume it was a driver issue, but I have no idea why none of the solutions i tried relating to them failed.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
We seem to be in the same boat my guy, i keep running into the strangest issues making me look stupid because now i have to ask for help lol
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Deadcriss86:
another people has the same problem to install whatsapp with root, i dont know if is a security problem
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
Please make a new thread, we don't need to clutter this specific post with off topic issues.

Sent from NX769J using ReLabs
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] SilentSmile:
Buenas, quería saber si lograste desbloquear el bootloader y rootear el RM9P.

Si es así, podría pasarme los pasos que aplicaste para poder hacerlo, me confundo al leer todo el foro y no quiero poner en modo pisa papeles a mi teléfono.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
Follow the first post, it tells you how to do it.

Sent from NX769J using ReLabs
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Eye Sea:
Nice! now we need to make sure that we get that 32 bit support for apps and done.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] DarkestSpawn:
Might be a chance of that if someone can port what Xiaomi did with the 14 into a kernel module.

Quoted from Here
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] khaosxiii:
Had Fasboot Device not recognized issue here too - tried many cables/machines.

What I noticed:

-It was a driver issue

-This by going into devmgmt.msc and right clicking on Android Device

Right Click > Upgrade Driver > Browse My Computer > Let me Pick > Google Inc:

I had 3x listed (but only on one of my machines):

Android ADB interface

Android Bootloader interface

Android Composite ADB Interface

After selecting Android Bootloader interface - I could then see the device via .\fastboot.exe devices
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] khaosxiii:
Thanks for this.

So far performed the following:

-Booted to EDL, got init_boot_a and init_boot_b - hopefully clicking those buttons and saving those is like backing up bootloader :)

-FLashed ENG Bootloader - all looks good there:

-Rebooted into fasboot (it's been a long time - had some issues running the unlock command - fixed that by installing fastboot driver)

-I had toggled the OEM unlock button in settings before - turning it off - that blocked me too - turned that back on and: fastboot flashing unlock worked like a charm.

-I also unlocked all keys/passkeys/finger prints before this just to be sure I didn't run into anything there.

Something unexpected, after reboot - my phone rebooted one more time and I am at initial setup (looks like it wiped, oh well).

EDIT:

Finalized the process w. magisk patched to init_boot_a & b - everything is working well - TY!
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Darksteel165:
Sorry if this is in the wrong section but I have an stupid question.

Does unlocking the bootloader via the instructions and tools on the first page provide root access?

The last phone I rooted was my S3 a long long time ago and I haven't needed root until I got this phone as my previous devices provided me the access I needed.

I have been daily driving my RM9 for the past 2 weeks from my ROG3 and it appears I can only setup call recording on a rooted device as Nubia blocks it on their device and Google blocks the permissions required by 3rd party apps to do so (it worked natively on my ROG3).

Is it possible to unlock the bootloader to root, but keep the regular old OEM image\firmware from Red Magic?

I know everything will be wiped out, but backing up the RM9 is easier then the ROG3 as I can access the Android folders via Windows (but can't on ROG3 and need to export manually).

If this is the wrong section to ask about root ill make a new thread, but I suspect people might look at this thread as typically unlocking a bootloader is done to root\install a custom rom?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] robert1968:
No. It is a prerequisite for root.

You need to install Magisk. Copy boot.img from PC to mobile, modify it with Magisk and copy it to PC and finally update mobile boot with the fastboot.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Darksteel165:
Oh okay I think I understand. Magisk is the software people use to mod the oem image to enable it to have root access? Then once its modded you fast boot the modded image via a computer like what I used to do with Oden for Samsung? Is there a generic guide you could point me in the direction of? I believe when I did it I just downloaded an image already done but that was years ago before Magisk existed.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] robert1968:
im not expert but as i imagine Odin is also manipulate Android system partitions.

EDL and Fastboot are OEM/Boot partition manipulation commands as i think.

Someone (from qualcom?) provided abl_a binary and abl_b binary files, which is related to OEM lock.

you overwrite the locked OEM -by EDL command - with unlocked OEM binary.

Then you Modify the boot images with init_boot_a.img and init_boot_b.img with help of Magisk. (See Magisk for detailes, but it is easier to follow the Linux steps below.)

Are you on Windows: follow this guide: Redmagic 9 Pro Bootloader Unlock - windows

if Linux: Unlock Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro bootloader under Linux environment

Read Linux guide for Unlock OEM and after it the Rooting.

good luck. :)
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Darksteel165:
Thanks for the info.

I am going to install Ubuntu onto a laptop I have and just do Linux. I'm a Windows guy and work in IT but this seems smoother in Linux. I never delve deep into Android as businesses that I support and environments I create don't run on Android anything and more and more software companies are trying to make it harder to work with what you own, including Android

And yes Oden was software used to image phones, you would supply the images and it would flash the device from what I remember of it.

I wished I knew root would be coming so soon as I wouldn't of changed over to my RM9 yet lol. I have around 380GB of stuff on my new phone already and just finished getting settled in, annoying unlocking the bootloader forces a factory reset.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] iggut:
Could someone please help me. Installed drivers. Used zdiag to switch to the libusb. Opened the tool as admin and it seems to see device as it shows Found EDL 9008. Problem is when I press any of the buttons it just prints the same Found EDL 9008 and the green progress bar. No errors, but no files are saved and no progress bars like in the quoted comment.

Did I do something wrong?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] BotchedRPR:
Driver conflict. Make sure to remove all Qualcomm drivers if this happens. That's just life with closed-source drivers
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Ivqo77:
some problem windows 11 x64 qualcomm drivers 2.1.1.2 it would be possible to make a cmd script ?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] BotchedRPR:
please read the post. uninstall your qualcomm drivers and install generic drivers via zadig
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Ivqo77:
thx unlocked, I dont read :-(
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] batuken:
Is Widevine still L1 even after unlocking and rooting the device?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] javascript18:
In my case, Yes.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Eye Sea:
Anything new regarding updated components? still at 1.1.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] alejandroprz95:
Can you watch Netflix in HD, if so, how did you hide the root? 🤔
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] BotchedRPR:
what do you mean?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] javascript18:
Netflix can be installed from playstore but won't open

Error Prompt: Sorry we could not reach the netflix service blah blah blah
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] AstaN08:
after unlocking bootloader..how to root with magisk? can anyone share the step
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
patch init_boot using magisk then flash the patched init_boot through fastboot.

fastboot flash init_boot patched_init_boot.img
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] AstaN08:
ok thanks a lot!!
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Darksteel165:
So Netflix does not work?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] javascript18:
Yes..Not working
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Mr nerd:
Works for me? Did you install the, safety net Integrity fix?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] javascript18:
I did..
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] DarkestSpawn:
Did you try liboemcryptodisabler?
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] javascript18:
Not yet

EDIT: Still not working.. Same error upon opening Netflix app.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] kacaksevgilim:
I do all the operations but when I give the last command it stays here.( Windows 10 x64)

(When I type the command, I am on the fastboot screen)
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] mvikrant97:
Check Drivers in your PC for fastboot.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Stretchion:
Please help, what I'm missing after flashing the Eng-boot by the RM TOOLBOX, then get it rebooted, then adb reboot bootloader > takes me to the fastboot info screen and shows that the secure mode is on and BL still locked,

then reboot to normal then

run adb reboot fastboot, when I list the fastboot devices it shows my device

but I can't unlock it by any of these still not working:

fastboot oem unlock

fastboot flashing unlock

fastboot flashing unlock_critical

fastboot flashing unlock_bootloader
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Arju87:
it happened to me that when I launched the "fastboot flashing unlock" command it didn't work, the solution was to update Adb and fastboot tool for Windows.. I had an old version where the "flashing unlock" command was not present..
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Stretchion:
Yes it worked, by updating the ADB driver. Thank you.
[Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro] Stretchion:
I'm under the same issue of bootloop, however either I flashed the Patched Magick_boot.img or the backed up one still none wokring. Kindly assit