Systemless Root & SafetyNet working [GUIDE][Magisk][StockROM-6.0.1][SkyMelon][TWRP]
Hi XDA friends,
After quite investigation I finally have found the way to have our devices Systemless Rooted.
The main advantage? SafetyNet working on our rooted device. That means Google does not notice our device is rooted ...yes, you can play Nintendo games or use Android Pay as well!
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Here is the step by step guide:
You Must Have: Unlocked bootloader, ADB Fastboot drivers and Flashtool installed.
- Flash Stock Android 6.0.1 ROM with Flashtool (Wipes checked). I recommend 26.3.A.1.33 for the E2303 model. You can find Stock ROMs in this post.
- Flash TWRP from ADB: "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (I tried with v3.0.2.0 and also the new v3.2.1-0 recently published here!)
- Flash custom kernel (SkyMelon 8.1 or 9 without-root) from TWRP. Download v8.1 from this post or v9 directly here: View attachment 9-20171210-no-root.zip. Wipe Dalvik/Cache after install it.
- Flash the latest version of Magisk with TWRP. Wipe Dalvik/Cache after install it. GitHub repo: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases
- Install the latest version of Magisk Manager.apk. GitHub repo: https://github.com/topjohnwu/MagiskManager/releases
- [Optional] In order to avoid flashing errors with TWRP it is recommended to update directly through Magisk Manager. If you want to install previous versions of Magisk (between v14.6 and v15.2), could be neccesary to check the box "Preserve AVB 2.0/dm-verity" before "Direct Install" it.
Note: Magisk v16.4 and Magisk Manager v5.7.0 was the last version working tested by me. From this version I will discontinue testing new Magisk releases on this device. Feel free to post your experience with the new ones
- This method is compatible with E2303, E2306 (reported by @zputnyq) and E2333 (reported by @Yester_Ko) models.
- Compatibility with Apps2SD reported by @tim_pear
Please if this works for you, thanks are very welcome to my first post! Also ideas or improvements to the post are welcome.
Credits:
- Special thanks to @osmank3 who built SkyMelon v9 without-root and help me with Magisk updates.
thanks for sharing your experience , I have A question what about DRM fix , did restore you TA backup ?
Hi! Thanks for your guide. Can you share your safety net check screen on magisk? I try that kernel and some other kernels with different magisk versions, but I don't understand safety net checking status.
Hi othmane.os,
I cannot provide information about restoring the TA. My warranty expired some time ago and I don´t have a TA backup.
Thanks for comment.
othmane.os said:
thanks for sharing your experience , I have A question what about DRM fix , did restore you TA backup ?
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Hi osmank3,
I have modified the post with the screenshot request and also with some links to the material used in the guide.
If you have any problem, I will be glad to help you. Thanks for comment.
osmank3 said:
Hi! Thanks for your guide. Can you share your safety net check screen on magisk? I try that kernel and some other kernels with different magisk versions, but I don't understand safety net checking status.
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I want to use your guide but I'm busy to do current configuration of my phone. I delete some files on my system partition for gaining storage (I copied some new versions of upgraded apps to system partition) This take my time but I haven't got enough.
I use skymelon 9 kernel, with supersu. I guess because of supersu changed system partition and safetynet fails. I dislike supersu app but skymelon 9 comes with it. So I built skymelon 9 myself without supersu, but I didn't flash stock rom before installing skymelon 9 without-root and magisk. Now on my phone Magisk15 and skymelon9(compiled by me) installed. Magisk's hide function hiding itself from google apps and choosen apps but safetynet check fails.
Can you or anybody try this guide with skymelon 9 without-root which built by me?
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Hi osmank3,
I have tested the kernel that you built and it is working perfect. Thank you! This version has been added to the post and of course is menctioned your contribution.
I'm afraid you'll have to install a stock ROM...
BTW: I cannot get working Magisk v15. If I install it direclty from Magisk Manager the installation fails. If I install it through TWRP (and do wipes), the process is correct but when I check it, Magisk Manager not shows it as installed. So for the moment, it is only working for v14.5.
osmank3 said:
I want to use your guide but I'm busy to do current configuration of my phone. I delete some files on my system partition for gaining storage (I copied some new versions of upgraded apps to system partition) This take my time but I haven't got enough.
I use skymelon 9 kernel, with supersu. I guess because of supersu changed system partition and safetynet fails. I dislike supersu app but skymelon 9 comes with it. So I built skymelon 9 myself without supersu, but I didn't flash stock rom before installing skymelon 9 without-root and magisk. Now on my phone Magisk15 and skymelon9(compiled by me) installed. Magisk's hide function hiding itself from google apps and choosen apps but safetynet check fails.
Can you or anybody try this guide with skymelon 9 without-root which built by me?
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GameBoy1989 said:
BTW: I cannot get working Magisk v15. If I install it direclty from Magisk Manager the installation fails. If I install it through TWRP (and do wipes), the process is correct but when I check it, Magisk Manager not shows it as installed. So for the moment, it is only working for v14.5.
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I'm using magisk manager to patch boot.img with v15. I flash patched_boot.img with TWRP. It is working.
When I update it from v14.5 /data/magisk link crashing. I delete /data/magisk and upgrade on magisk manager as recommended type and reboot system, it is starting to work.
Ups! I forget to say. Check AVB 2.0/dm-verity
It works
Thank you very much. Post updated!
osmank3 said:
I'm using magisk manager to patch boot.img with v15. I flash patched_boot.img with TWRP. It is working.
When I update it from v14.5 /data/magisk link crashing. I delete /data/magisk and upgrade on magisk manager as recommended type and reboot system, it is starting to work.
Ups! I forget to say. Check AVB 2.0/dm-verity
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Hey, i downloaded Magisk v14.5 and tried to flash it with twrp but i got error "invalid zip file format" What should i do now or what did i do wrong?
Yay i got this work but little bit different way.
1. Flashed stock rom with flashtool. I downloaded my stock rom from XperiFirm.
2. Flashed TWRP with this guide.
3. Flashed Skymelon 8.1 with TWRP and wiped Dalvik/Cache after install.
4. Flashed Magisk v14.0 with TWRP from this post and wiped Dalvik/Cache after install.
When that was done i rebooted and Magisk and Magick manager was installed. They aren't latest versions so i updated them.
1. Downloaded latest Magisk manager from here and installed it.
2. From Magisk manager i checked "Preserve AVB 2.0/dm-verity" and installed it with choosing the recommended option "Direct Install"
Everything seems to working fine and i did this to my E2303 with 26.3.A.1.33
Great! Thanks for sharing :good:
Which is the difference between methods? I see that it also works for you by flashing Magisk v14.0.
Artsii said:
Yay i got this work but little bit different way.
1. Flashed stock rom with flashtool. I downloaded my stock rom from XperiFirm.
2. Flashed TWRP with this guide.
3. Flashed Skymelon 8.1 with TWRP and wiped Dalvik/Cache after install.
4. Flashed Magisk v14.0 with TWRP from this post and wiped Dalvik/Cache after install.
When that was done i rebooted and Magisk and Magick manager was installed. They aren't latest versions so i updated them.
1. Downloaded latest Magisk manager from here and installed it.
2. From Magisk manager i checked "Preserve AVB 2.0/dm-verity" and installed it with choosing the recommended option "Direct Install"
Everything seems to working fine and i did this to my E2303 with 26.3.A.1.33
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GameBoy1989 said:
- Flash Magisk v14.5 from TWRP. Wipe Dalvik/Cache after install it. GitHub repo: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases
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This was only thing i made differently. I didn't find right magisk there what would work when flashing because i had problem with "invalid zip file format" so i downloaded that magisk zip file from another place.
This worked fine for me but I directly tried flashing/installing latest version (15.1) from TWRP and later after booting via adb the .apk of the Manager.
Didn't show the Magisk as installed.
With making a backup in TWRP of the boot (just renaming it to .img it has a different extension in the name) and then modifying it (as Manager tells you when you want to install) I could make it work (flashing the modified boot image with fastboot).
(Other steps like flashing the stock ROM and the recovery worked as usual. Also no problems with installing the kernel in TWRP.)
If you try to flash directly the last Magisk version (v15.1 in this case) I don´t know why yet but it doesn´t work. For that reason it is neccesary to first flash Magisk v14.5 (last version working with TWRP).
The way that you do it is also a very good one! Thanks for sharing @lordmd.
lordmd said:
This worked fine for me but I directly tried flashing/installing latest version (15.1) from TWRP and later after booting via adb the .apk of the Manager.
Didn't show the Magisk as installed.
With making a backup in TWRP of the boot (just renaming it to .img it has a different extension in the name) and then modifying it (as Manager tells you when you want to install) I could make it work (flashing the modified boot image with fastboot).
(Other steps like flashing the stock ROM and the recovery worked as usual. Also no problems with installing the kernel in TWRP.)
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After magisk 14.6+ there is a problem about dm-verity. Magisk can't patch it, so we must preserve the original dm-verity. When you are applying magisk 14.6+ from twrp, you can't preserve and magisk can't patch it. The true way is using magisk manager and patch with preserve dm-verity.
Magisk 15.2 version notes says that problem solved but I try it, it is not solved yet.
My first applying procedure is:
First, patch skymelon 9 boot.img file with new magisk version also with preserve dm-verity on Magisk Manager,
Flash recovery and open with twrp
Apply skymelon 9 wipe dalvik and cache
Apply new magisk
Flash patched img
Let´s see if the next v15.3 beta finally works. Thanks @osmank3
BTW: Did you finally install the stock ROM or could you unroot your CFW for installing Magisk?
osmank3 said:
After magisk 14.6+ there is a problem about dm-verity. Magisk can't patch it, so we must preserve the original dm-verity. When you are applying magisk 14.6+ from twrp, you can't preserve and magisk can't patch it. The true way is using magisk manager and patch with preserve dm-verity.
Magisk 15.2 version notes says that problem solved but I try it, it is not solved yet.
My first applying procedure is:
First, patch skymelon 9 boot.img file with new magisk version also with preserve dm-verity on Magisk Manager,
Flash recovery and open with twrp
Apply skymelon 9 wipe dalvik and cache
Apply new magisk
Flash patched img
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GameBoy1989 said:
Let´s see if the next v15.3 beta finally works. Thanks @osmank3
BTW: Did you finally install the stock ROM or could you unroot your CFW for installing Magisk?
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I must flash system partition from stock Rom, after that safetynet passed.
Ty
Is pexorom better than stock. Is this going to work on pexorom.
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I´ve tried with Pexo Rom v3 and systemless root works with Magisk but it does not passed Safety Net check.
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Is pexorom better than stock. Is this going to work on pexorom.
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A while ago, I had TWRP and magisk working. I decided to try and install xposed from the magisk repository, which ended in a bootloop, so I restored the phone using eRecovery.
After this, I installed TWRP and attempted to install magisk again, which led to a bootloop once again - this happens every time I install magisk.
I have tried using uninmod, which just displays no modules to uninstall when I use it in the terminal, and I have tried mounting magisk.img to a folder, but this just contains "lost+found" and no modules.
It would be a great help if someone could offer some advice on how to fix this, because I hope to flash EMUI 9.
Just some quick instructions that helped me with issues with Magisk 19 most recently.
Problem: you updated the ROM, flashed Magisk and now the phone always reboots to recovery within a few seconds of unlocking it.
Solution:
- Flash Magisk 17.3. this should get you back to a stable system with root, but without working modules.
- Install Magisk Manager 6 to use with 17.3
- Use Root Explorer and go to /data/adb
- Delete all files called Magisk and the modules folder
Reboot and reflash Magisk 19
- update Magisk Manager
I almost gave up and would have started from scratch. I don't know why Magisk 19 corrupted after the update but even after deleting only the modules folder it wouldn't work. The phone finally worked normal again after just deleting all things Magisk in the /data/adb folder.
Unfortunately TWRP doesn't mount the encrypted /data partition yet so you can't use Magisk Recovery or Magisk uninstaller from TWRP. I found this workaround finally fixed my issues and I hope it is helpful to someone else on the forum.
Best of luck!
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Just some quick instructions that helped me with issues with Magisk 19 most recently.
Problem: you updated the ROM, flashed Magisk and now the phone always reboots to recovery within a few seconds of unlocking it.
Solution:
- Flash Magisk 17.3. this should get you back to a stable system with root, but without working modules.
- Install Magisk Manager 6 to use with 17.3
- Use Root Explorer and go to /data/adb
- Delete all files called Magisk and the modules folder
Reboot and reflash Magisk 19
- update Magisk Manager
I almost gave up and would have started from scratch. I don't know why Magisk 19 corrupted after the update but even after deleting only the modules folder it wouldn't work. The phone finally worked normal again after just deleting all things Magisk in the /data/adb folder.
Unfortunately TWRP doesn't mount the encrypted /data partition yet so you can't use Magisk Recovery or Magisk uninstaller from TWRP. I found this workaround finally fixed my issues and I hope it is helpful to someone else on the forum.
Best of luck!
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Had this issue a while back and ended up starting with a clean install. Nice that you found a fix, should come in handy if I ever face the same problem again...
Hi,
I have similar issue as you but slightly different. Whatever I tried to flash (e.g: twrp (multiple version) or patched magisk boot img). It always reboot to mi official recovery.
Do you face this issue before and how you fixed it?
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Mi 9 EEA rom
cutesniper22 said:
Hi,
I have similar issue as you but slightly different. Whatever I tried to flash (e.g: twrp (multiple version) or patched magisk boot img). It always reboot to mi official recovery.
Do you face this issue before and how you fixed it?
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Mi 9 EEA rom
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Take a look, if your bootloader is unlock!
Maybe it is relocked.
I had the same issue today, what I did is quickly opened up Magisk manager, and clicked uninstall. It still rebooted in the middle of the process, but after I flashed 19.1, it never rebooted again!
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Take a look, if your bootloader is unlock!
Maybe it is relocked.
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No, I can confirmed it's unlocked because I'm able to flash global rom into mi 9 china phone.
Hello all!
Code:
Standard disclaimer, don't blame me if your house catches fire, you're choosing to mod your device.
Device must (obviously) be bootloader-unlocked.
Steps (do them in order):
Magisk 19.3
Download magisk and flash in TWRP, then reboot.
riru-core 19.5
Download riru-core and either flash from Magisk Manager or flash in recovery, and then reboot again.
EdXposed 0.4.6.0 and EdXposed Manager
This version of EdXposed is the only one that supports Android Q, even the beta doesn't yet. So you have to use this specific version. Install the manager apk, then flash the zip in either magisk or TWRP. Reboot to apply changes.
Now you can use any xposed module that you wish.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9/help/edxposed-xiaomi-eu-9-8-29-android-q-t3963437
safety net passing?
gryffynmp said:
Hello all!
Device must (obviously) be bootloader-unlocked.
Steps (do them in order):
Magisk 19.3
Download magisk and flash in TWRP, then reboot.
riru-core 19.5
Download riru-core and either flash from Magisk Manager or flash in recovery, and then reboot again.
EdXposed 0.4.6.0 and EdXposed Manager
This version of EdXposed is the only one that supports Android Q, even the beta doesn't yet. So you have to use this specific version. Install the manager apk, then flash the zip in either magisk or TWRP. Reboot to apply changes.
Now you can use any xposed module that you wish.
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Why magisk 19 3? 19.4 not working?
smohanv said:
safety net passing?
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SafetyPatch-v3.zip, it's a magisk module.
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SafetyPatch-v3.zip, it's a magisk module.
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Hi, Thank you so much.
I was trying MagiskHide Prop (https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-magiskhide-props-config-t3789228) and failed flashing on my Android Q (Xiaomi Mi 9, MIUI 11 running). I flashed the patch you shared here. I flashed in Magisk and it passed safety net (CTS Profile pass).
I am now able to use Google Pay.
Hello.
I have succersfully installed twrp and xiaomi.eu ROM. I want to install magisk aswell.
I downloaded magisk manager and downloaded .zip file from the app. Then i entered twrp recovery mode and installed the selected .zip file. After reboot, there is still no root. What am i doing wrong? Magisk is 20.4....
tnx
willn0t said:
Hello.
I have succersfully installed twrp and xiaomi.eu ROM. I want to install magisk aswell.
I downloaded magisk manager and downloaded .zip file from the app. Then i entered twrp recovery mode and installed the selected .zip file. After reboot, there is still no root. What am i doing wrong? Magisk is 20.4....
tnx
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Android 10 or 11?
Android 11 from xiaomi.eu
Oh. Just patched Magisk 21...now its working...tnx mate