Hello. The problem i have is that when i try to restore( from twrp ) or flash ( from fastboot ) the stock boot.img, I loose wifi and bluetooth completely. I'm trying to get rid of stromguard kenel. The wifi's mac address is 20:00:00:00:00 which is definately not right.:cyclops:
Please Help!!!
p.s. The wifi comes back again if i flash the custom kernel.
choose a firmware
https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...irmware-firmware-miui-9-china-stable-t3697976
flash in twrp
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Try flashing the firmware, or flash the rom again (dirty flash)
blitzkid said:
choose a firmware
https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...irmware-firmware-miui-9-china-stable-t3697976
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It didn't work. It is still the same.
MyNameIsRage said:
Try flashing the firmware, or flash the rom again (dirty flash)
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Only flashing the firmware didnt do anything. Im on stock dev rom bro so the only rom flashing i know of is to flash the system.img which will delete every apps and its data and i dont want to do that. Is there any other option?
samuniv said:
Only flashing the firmware didnt do anything. Im on stock dev rom bro so the only rom flashing i know of is to flash the system.img which will delete every apps and its data and i dont want to do that. Is there any other option?
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What you can do is, that you can clean flash miui,
This will take some time, but is actually much easier and somewhat fool proof.
Firstly make a back-up of data, to miui account,
Then, go to en.miui.com/download from there choose redmi note 4x and download the zip file of miui version you want. Transfer it onto an sd card or a location which can be accessed after the internal storage is wiped. Go to twrp, format data, wipe data, cache, system and dalvik. Now transfer the miui rom file to the device, or to sd card, and flash it, along with lazy flasher. Now reboot, it will say "no os installed" but just reboot. It will take some time to load, but it will boot. Now you can sign in with mi account and you can restore data.
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I have note 3 Kate variant with 2 GB RAM and unlocked bootloader . And I want to try the custom roms and to know how to flash it and if there anything happened and I want to go back to MIUI stable rom without locking the bootloader again and these kind of stuff ??? I am all ears . For the suggestion and the info .
So, if you unlocked your bootloader using OFFICIAL METHOD (got approval for unlocking and downloaded MI Unlock Tool), next thing you have to do is replacing your stock recovery with a TWRP, because on stock recovery, you are unable to flash any custom ROM.
Follow this if you are on the newest MIUI available and no more updates in the Updater app:
Download this one: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24727332921017084
After that, unpack the zip file on your computer. Next, power off your phone, and switch it on in FASTBOOT MODE (like you did while using Mi Unlock tool), and connect phone into your computer.
Start the flash.bat script. Follow the instructions it displays. After that, your phone will be rebooted into RECOVERY mode. If recovery start in Chinese language, you can switch it to English, this is described in this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/zcx-twrp-install-twrp-flash-supersu-t3462448
After you will get a working custom recovery, with language that you understand, THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS BACKUP EVERYTHING YOU HAVE BEFORE PLAYING WITH ANYTHING. This recovery is able to make a backup. So, ckick on Backup option, and select EVERYTHING to backup. If you have an external SD card, switch the location from internal memory into the external SD card. Then swipe to begin backup process and wait until it finish.
After that, you have to decide whitch custom ROM to flash.
If you want to get high stability, and no extra features, you should choose this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/development/rom-t3612905
If you want a lot of extra features, but less stability, choose this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/development/rom-resurrectionremix-5-8-0-t3507433
If you want a good stability and some extra features, choose one of this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/development/rom-pure-nexus-substratum-fi-wifi-t3577060
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/development/rom-nitrogen-os-11-01-2017-t3536211
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/development/rom-viperos-t3613688
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/development/rom-aospextended-rom-v1-2-t3506955
All these ROMS are based on the newest released android, 7 Nougat. You can also try another ROMS in the SNAPDRAGON development section,
How to flash a ROM:
Download the zip file contains a rom, and place it in the SD card in to your phone or the internal memory.
Run your phone in the recovery mode. To do it switch it off, and turn it on by pressing Volume UP + Power. Check if you see your backup in the Restore section. If yes you will be able to restore it if something will go wrong.
Reset your phone into factory settings by selecting Wipe Data and swipe. After that go into the Install Zip section, and choose your zip contains the ROM. Swipe to flash it. After flash complete, use wipe Cache/ Dalvik cache option, and select "Reboot System". Your phone should boot up and load your custom ROM intead of MIUI. You will notice that there is no Google Play and another Google Services. It is not bundled with ROM due to Google licensing policy. If you want to have it, Google "Open Gapps", download it, and flash the zip in recovery mode like before, but don't wipe anything this time. After flashing done, boot up your ROM again and you will have a Google Play and another things from Google.
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That's one heck of a reply. Appreciate your answer.
more info plz
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So, .
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my phone sd card is not have a free storage to make a backup for the system and data so can i just backup the rom only or something like that and what will happen if i did not make a backup
i mean can i flash an official rom miui using twrb to fix anything like bootloob or that kind of issue > sorry for my bad english and my little info
Yes, you can select Internal Storage as a destination of backup, but, you are beginner and if you use a "wipe internal storage" in your recovery, all your backups will be gone. I did it one time, wiped internal storage in the recovery, and after that, I needed to restore my corrupted EFS partition from the backup. My backup was wiped and I had to use someone's backup posted on this forum, and set my IMEI number again. Now, my phone is working correctly but I lost my wifi card MAC address and Bloetooth MAC address. So, if you want to store your backup in the internal storage, also copy it into the other place to still have it if you wipe internal storage.
If you want to return to MIUI you can do it by flashing official MIUI from recovery but it can also be done by restore system, boot and data from your backup. If you want clean MIUI in factory state, then wipe data and restore only system and boot.
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some of them are for kenzo devices so is that ok to flash them on kate device > i know i asked a lot but it is my only device so i must be careful
Kenzo and Kate are almost similar devices, difference is that kenzo not supporting LTE 800 mHz frequency, because it is not used in China. It is used in Europe, so Xiaomi created an Europe variant called Kate that support this frequency. So, you can flash kenzo ROM on Kate device. When you flash a ROM, the updater-script is launched and it checks that all the things are ok, and it also checks if you are flashing on the right device, it will terminate flash process if it will detects that you flashing on wrong device. If you will have problems with LTE 800 mHz, you have to find a zip that contains Kate modem and flash it, and everything will be ok.
moody your questions has been answered a 100 times. proper installation order is also described for many people before you asked. just read through those threads and youre good to go. when youre unlocked and have twrp running, do a full wipe without wiping internal storage and micro sd, then flash kenzo or kate firmware depends on which phone you have, then rom, gapps and restart. first boot might take about 10 minutes. just let it do it work...
im running resurrection rom since december and i only had to do a clean flash once when universal fingerprint support was included inside the rom. everyday you get notifications about updates ... i update just once in 2 weeks or so. dunno what should be unstable in RR as someone mentioned before ... for me this rom is rock stable. camera, phone etc everyhing works for me. im using it with the latest radon kernel
I would go with RR, it is pretty stable nowadays. If you want to play "safe" go with LOS.
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i am with you but any way thanx for the info u know i am still beginner so i should ask and i flashed RR and yes it is ok with me
HI! i try to flash to MIUI 9 and i brick the phone (EDL Only) since that i cant flash anything. I try with miui 8.4, 8.1, xiamoi.eu version, Lineage OS , Resurrection Remix. With Fastboot, TWRP and EDL mode. In all cases the boot stuck in the respective animation depending OS. What can i do? i need HEELP
when after flash any ROMs.. do you wipe dalvik&caches?
because i always do that
sorry for my bad english
Enix182 said:
when after flash any ROMs.. do you wipe dalvik&caches?
because i always do that
sorry for my bad english
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yes i do that wipe and i try with a full wipe too. Same problem
As a last resort you could try formating your phone from twrp. Once you format, reboot to recovery, connect your phone to the laptop and try copying the build and flash again. Mind you, this will remove all data, so use this method only if needed.
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As a last resort you could try formating your phone from twrp. Once you format, reboot to recovery, connect your phone to the laptop and try copying the build and flash again. Mind you, this will remove all data, so use this method only if needed.
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What do you mean with format? format from Wipe option in TRWP or from File manager? I try with Wipe option Formar Data, factory reset, ,cache, system, storage. etc.
BTW : Curiously when i flash with TRWP i can see the process and it says "Target: mido/mido_images_V8.4" whatever rom i try to flash
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What do you mean with format? format from Wipe option in TRWP or from File manager? I try with Wipe option Formar Data, factory reset, ,cache, system, storage. etc.
BTW : Curiously when i flash with TRWP i can see the process and it says "Target: mido/mido_images_V8.4" whatever rom i try to flash
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Once you go to the wipe option on twrp, don't go to advanced wip, go to format data. There it will ask you to enter yes. Do that.
Please note, doing this will wipe everything on your phone, but altleast for me, it fixed a similar issue.
I have many bad experiences flashing miui with custom recovery, it will often lead to errors. Best way to flash miui is using fastboot method
Download attachments -> flash it
http://en.miui.com/thread-310923-1-1.html
Try Red Wolf Custom Recovery.. I don't need Lazy Flasher zip..
I hope fix ur problem
Sorry for my bad english
hi i tryed to convert my redmi note 4x to global when flashing with mi flash tool i did it without clean and after that firmware finish installing but got stuck in bootloop now i flashed twrp and tryed to flash custom rom but again bootloop when i check my storage it shows 9gb now when its actual is 32gb i think i disturbed partitions any solution available?
Are you able to boot into TWRP?? If not flash TWRP first using fastboot.
Once you have access to TWRP boot into it and perform a full wipe (System + Data + Cache + Dalvik + Internal Storage). Perform a format too after wipe to be on the safer side. Now copy a custom ROM or MIUI ROM to your Internal Storage or SD card through a computer. Once copied install your ROM.
If you flashed custom ROM flash Gapps after flashing ROM. Reboot.
If you flashed MIUI, flash lazyflasher after that(or phone will be stuck at MI logo). Reboot.
You can find download links for lazyflasher here on XDA or you can google it too.
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Are you able to boot into TWRP?? If not flash TWRP first using fastboot.
Once you have access to TWRP boot into it and perform a full wipe (System + Data + Cache + Dalvik + Internal Storage). Perform a format too after wipe to be on the safer side. Now copy a custom ROM or MIUI ROM to your Internal Storage or SD card through a computer. Once copied install your ROM.
If you flashed custom ROM flash Gapps after flashing ROM. Reboot.
If you flashed MIUI, flash lazyflasher after that(or phone will be stuck at MI logo). Reboot.
You can find download links for lazyflasher here on XDA or you can google it too.
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hi i tryed to convert my redmi note 4x to global when flashing with mi flash tool i did it without clean and after that firmware finish installing but got stuck in bootloop now i flashed twrp and tryed to flash custom rom but again bootloop when i check my storage it shows 9gb now when its actual is 32gb i think i disturbed partitions any solution available?
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@ArK96 is right but the only thing i suggest is to, flash miui and lazyflasher first so as to properly set up the initial firmware, and partitioning. After miui boots properly, you can do anything you want. :highfive:
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Are you able to boot into TWRP?? If not flash TWRP first using fastboot.
Once you have access to TWRP boot into it and perform a full wipe (System + Data + Cache + Dalvik + Internal Storage). Perform a format too after wipe to be on the safer side. Now copy a custom ROM or MIUI ROM to your Internal Storage or SD card through a computer. Once copied install your ROM.
If you flashed custom ROM flash Gapps after flashing ROM. Reboot.
If you flashed MIUI, flash lazyflasher after that(or phone will be stuck at MI logo). Reboot.
You can find download links for lazyflasher here on XDA or you can google it too.
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thank you for a quick reply yes i am able to go into twrp and i did format system data cache dalvik and internal storage and after wipe did format too but still stuck at same issue and when i open the internal storage in my computer it shows only 9gb storage
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@ArK96 is right but the only thing i suggest is to, flash miui and lazyflasher first so as to properly set up the initial firmware, and partitioning. After miui boots properly, you can do anything you want. :highfive:
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ok so the normal global firmware will do? i didnt do with lazyflasher but will do it now
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ok so the normal global firmware will do? i didnt do with lazyflasher but will do it now
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you mean the global rom? yes the one you downloaded from en.miui.com
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you mean the global rom? yes the one you downloaded from en.miui.com
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yes thats the one downloading now thank you guys for quick response ill update once done
@MyNameIsRage thank you for correcting me.
Yes. Please do flash MIUI and lazy first. Looks like you messed up your partitions.
Peace.
hey guys i tryed the following method luckily now storage is shown as 23 gb but when i flash miui rom in twrp the process doesnt complete its like the process bar goes till 95 percent and after that it keeps flashing but nothing happening i left the phone like this for 2 hours for 2 times but nothing happened am i doing something wrong here
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hey guys i tryed the following method luckily now storage is shown as 23 gb but when i flash miui rom in twrp the process doesnt complete its like the process bar goes till 95 percent and after that it keeps flashing but nothing happening i left the phone like this for 2 hours for 2 times but nothing happened am i doing something wrong here
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After flashing MIUI and lazy you flashed MIUI again is that what you are saying?
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After flashing MIUI and lazy you flashed MIUI again is that what you are saying?
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nop i formatted everything and then install miui rom for redmi note 4x which doesnt finish installing
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nop i formatted everything and then install miui rom for redmi note 4x which doesnt finish installing
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Go here and download the Global Stable worldwide release version firmware.
Boot into twrp wipe and format everything. Also after that reflash TWRP again using fastboot.
Once reflashed boot into TWRP and again perform a full wipe and format, then install the downloaded firmware zip. After that reboot TWRP and try flashing MIUI.
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Go here and download the Global Stable worldwide release version firmware.
Boot into twrp wipe and format everything. Also after that reflash TWRP again using fastboot.
Once reflashed boot into TWRP and again perform a full wipe and format, then install the downloaded firmware zip. After that reboot TWRP and try flashing MIUI.
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cool will try that in a while just a quick question i read somewhere that do the same process with red wolf recovery rather then twrp does that make any difference
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cool will try that in a while just a quick question i read somewhere that do the same process with red wolf recovery rather then twrp does that make any difference
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Yes. Red wolf is more MIUI friendly, it is made with OTA survival in mind. But your issue is that the ROM is not getting flashed. You can try what I said above about TWRP reflash, if it doesn't work you can go ahead and try redwolf. REDWOLF is nothing but modded TWRP, base code is still TWRP.
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Yes. Red wolf is more MIUI friendly, it is made with OTA survival in mind. But your issue is that the ROM is not getting flashed. You can try what I said above about TWRP reflash, if it doesn't work you can go ahead and try redwolf. REDWOLF is nothing but modded TWRP, base code is still TWRP.
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hey mate finally i got time to do the procedure i flashed the kernel that you told and on top of it the firmware and lazyflasher it went through in just few minutes and was all done and working perfectly now thanks alot
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hey mate finally i got time to do the procedure i flashed the kernel that you told and on top of it the firmware and lazyflasher it went through in just few minutes and was all done and working perfectly now thanks alot
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Good job mate.
Can someone enlighten me how to dirty flash a custom rom? I mean I did it before but it was back in gingerbread days. Now that we use magisk, can someone give me the exact steps to do?
BenParz said:
Can someone enlighten me how to dirty flash a custom rom? I mean I did it before but it was back in gingerbread days. Now that we use magisk, can someone give me the exact steps to do?
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Just flash the rom, and wipe cache thats it. But be sure ur using the same rom not another one
BenParz said:
Can someone enlighten me how to dirty flash a custom rom? I mean I did it before but it was back in gingerbread days. Now that we use magisk, can someone give me the exact steps to do?
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wipe system,davik and cache. then dirty flash. remember not to wipe "system" if you flash OTA .zip
Okay, I have Additional questions :
1. Do I have to disable magisk modules or outright uninstall it before flashing?
2. Do I have to mount system and vendor in twrp again?
3. Do I need to install magisk again after dirty flashing?
4. Do I have to flash DFE again?
BenParz said:
Okay, I have Additional questions :
1. Do I have to disable magisk modules or outright uninstall it before flashing?
2. Do I have to mount system and vendor in twrp again?
3. Do I need to install magisk again after dirty flashing?
4. Do I have to flash DFE again?
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1. Not necessary (unless you are using a module which may cause bootloop)
2. I never did.
3. Most of the times when dirty flashing the same ROM, twrp flashes Magisk (and GApps) automatically (atleast in my case). If it doesn't flash automatically, then you can flash it manually in order to make it certain.
4. Like I always said, flashing DFE is not necessary if you use the TWRP that supports decryption without actually decrypting your device permanently. Infact, I never suggest anyone to use a decrypted device if using it for financial purpose.
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1. Not necessary (unless you are using a module which may cause bootloop)
2. I never did.
3. Most of the times when dirty flashing the same ROM, twrp flashes Magisk (and GApps) automatically (atleast in my case). If it doesn't flash automatically, then you can flash it manually in order to make it certain.
4. Like I always said, flashing DFE is not necessary if you use the TWRP that supports decryption without actually decrypting your device permanently. Infact, I never suggest anyone to use a decrypted device if using it for financial purpose.
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Omg, thanks for answering my questions mate, much appreciated!
Depends, but if you are switching from a different ROM then dirty flash will most likely brick your device or cause a lot of errors and it should never be done. But if it is from the same ROM, like going from older PE to new one, then all you do is flash the newer one with the older version already installed. But it is recommended you clean flash because from my experience, dirty flash always caused errors like lag and crashing. Just use Migrate(available on Play store) and use it to backup apps. A lot of these custom ROMs are still early and in BETA so it is recommended you clean flash.
As for DFE, it is optional. Only problem is you will have to use TWRP with SD card support or one that has a working decryption so that you can flash files through the recovery . You can use apps like flashify to flash if you dont want to your device decrypted. If you got any questions you can ask me.
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Depends, but if you are switching from a different ROM then dirty flash will most likely brick your device or cause a lot of errors and it should never be done. But if it is from the same ROM, like going from older PE to new one, then all you do is flash the newer one with the older version already installed. But it is recommended you clean flash because from my experience, dirty flash always caused errors like lag and crashing. Just use Migrate(available on Play store) and use it to backup apps. A lot of these custom ROMs are still early and in BETA so it is recommended you clean flash.
As for DFE, it is optional. Only problem is you will have to use TWRP with SD card support or one that has a working decryption so that you can flash files through the recovery . You can use apps like flashify to flash if you dont want to your device decrypted. If you got any questions you can ask me.
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Actually I've got one.
I want to dirty flash a ROM (just an updated version of the same one) but I dont know how i can place a file into my phone's internal storage through TWRP without formatting de data (full wipe). My phone is not recognized by my PC on TWRP mode unless I make a full wipe.
Can you guys assist?
I have a question I'm using a custom rom with gapps, but the custom rom update that is available does not have gapps if I flash the non-gapp version on my gapp version will it cause problems?
gersomfcomiano said:
Actually I've got one.
I want to dirty flash a ROM (just an updated version of the same one) but I dont know how i can place a file into my phone's internal storage through TWRP without formatting de data (full wipe). My phone is not recognized by my PC on TWRP mode unless I make a full wipe.
Can you guys assist?
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G3's typically have sd card storage available. athat's where I put all my roms, gapp's, other stuff which I have no trouble flashing from TWRP. Beyond that you must seek one more learned than I.
Nfury00701 said:
wipe system,davik and cache. then dirty flash. remember not to wipe "system" if you flash OTA .zip
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in this case all data & apps will be lost ?
gajanan57 said:
in this case all data & apps will be lost ?
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You're right. That user is wrong. Do NOT wipe system if you are dirty flashing. Otherwise you are just doing a normal flashing, not updating your rom.
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You're right. That user is wrong. Do NOT wipe system if you are dirty flashing. Otherwise you are just doing a normal flashing, not updating your rom.
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I'd say no.
Android System partition is mounted as readonly after boot and won't be modified anymore then (unless you modify system files with adb/TWRP and mounted system partition).
Your during Android usage installed apps are stored in Data partition.
However you have to reflash gapps and magisk in case you installed them with TWRP/adb.
I have a Sony Xperia XZ Premium and i decided to enter the world of tinkering with my device. I successfully unlocked by bootloader, installed TWRP but as i was figuring out how it all worked something went wrong. i can no longer boot into my device (its stuck on the sony/carrier boot screen) and i belive that i may have completely removed by OS from my device. A website told me that i should to something with changing the file system and i think that has something to do with it. I have tries re-installing a stock rom but i cant seem to get it to work (I am noob). When i try to flash the zip it says 'invalid zip file format!' i really dont know what to do. Any help would be grealty appreciated as this is my only phone. I dont care if it has to be reset to factory settings.
THANK YOU.
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I have a Sony Xperia XZ Premium and i decided to enter the world of tinkering with my device. I successfully unlocked by bootloader, installed TWRP but as i was figuring out how it all worked something went wrong. i can no longer boot into my device (its stuck on the sony/carrier boot screen) and i belive that i may have completely removed by OS from my device. A website told me that i should to something with changing the file system and i think that has something to do with it. I have tries re-installing a stock rom but i cant seem to get it to work (I am noob). When i try to flash the zip it says 'invalid zip file format!' i really dont know what to do. Any help would be grealty appreciated as this is my only phone. I dont care if it has to be reset to factory settings.
THANK YOU.
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First, let's start with the small stuff, just in case. Try booting into TWRP and select the Wipe option, then select advanced wipes, then choose only the cache partition and the dalvik cache partition, DO NOT choose any other partitions, after choosing cache and dalvik cache, swipe the slidee at the bottom to run the wipes, then reboot the device.
The stock .zip that you tried to flash probably isn't made for flashing via TWRP. It is probably meant for extracting the .zip to get the flashable form of your stock firmware and then flashing that firmware using your device's specific flashing tool on PC. Flashing the firmware will remove TWRP. After you get the firmware flashed and you get the device working again, you will have to reinstall TWRP the same way you did the first time. When you get TWRP reinstalled, immediately use the Backup option in TWRP to create a backup of everything on your device(do not include internal storage in the backup). Store that backup on your external sdcard and/or on your PC. Do this BEFORE you attempt any kind of modification ms to the device. This backup can be used to restore your device if you mess it up again.
After creating the backup and storing it in a safe place, then you can try making the modifications that you were originally trying to do.
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First, let's start with the small stuff, just in case. Try booting into TWRP and select the Wipe option, then select advanced wipes, then choose only the cache partition and the dalvik cache partition, DO NOT choose any other partitions, after choosing cache and dalvik cache, swipe the slidee at the bottom to run the wipes, then reboot the device.
The stock .zip that you tried to flash probably isn't made for flashing via TWRP. It is probably meant for extracting the .zip to get the flashable form of your stock firmware and then flashing that firmware using your device's specific flashing tool on PC. Flashing the firmware will remove TWRP. After you get the firmware flashed and you get the device working again, you will have to reinstall TWRP the same way you did the first time. When you get TWRP reinstalled, immediately use the Backup option in TWRP to create a backup of everything on your device(do not include internal storage in the backup). Store that backup on your external sdcard and/or on your PC. Do this BEFORE you attempt any kind of modification ms to the device. This backup can be used to restore your device if you mess it up again.
After creating the backup and storing it in a safe place, then you can try making the modifications that you were originally trying to do.
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After clearing the 2 caches the phone is still stuck on the boot screen. I will try to figure out how to flash the ROM with flash tools now...
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After clearing the 2 caches the phone is still stuck on the boot screen.
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Your phone's Android 7 has neither a Dalvik cache nor an ART cache. TWRP is misleading in this respect.
Try to re-flash phone's Stock ROM ( Android 7 ) by means of Sony Xperia Flash Tool.
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Your phone's Android 7 has neither a Dalvik cache nor an ART cache. TWRP is misleading in this respect.
Try to re-flash phone's Stock ROM ( Android 7 ) by means of Sony Xperia Flash Tool.
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Yes I managed to do this. The only problem now is that my phone is on Android 7. Before it was on Android 9. I've went to the software update section on the phone but there's no update available. Will I have to flash an android 9 ROM to get the update or will it eventually come to my phone
Thanks
@jakessavage
Moving from one Android version ( e.g. 7 ) to another one ( e.g. 9 ) istn't an update but an upgrade.
Don't think your phone's OEM/Carrier automatically supply an upgrade, but only updates if recognized to be necessary.
IMHO in case of Android 9 for your phone is not provided by OEM/Carrier, you have to flash a Custom ROM based on Android 9.
jakessavage said:
Yes I managed to do this. The only problem now is that my phone is on Android 7. Before it was on Android 9. I've went to the software update section on the phone but there's no update available. Will I have to flash an android 9 ROM to get the update or will it eventually come to my phone
Thanks
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Find the android 9 firmware for your device and flash it via flashtool.
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