TWRP install

n1tro said:

Switch to windows? Seriously...at least for a short time. I'm a Linux user myself but always have a Windows machine handy for flashing

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RomanLeFrais said:

It piss me off why every nubia TWRP is a .exe can you just install it yourself and make a backup of your recovery partition and send us the img ?

its here ***
[Mod Edit] Download link removed due to GPL incompliance

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RomanLeFrais said:

Tell me if I'm wrong but the only difference beteween eu and non-eu are the radio frequency and maybe some minor adjustement that don't affect the way TWRP work, and the only difference between 1.x and 2.x are the system update it also don't affect the way TWRP need to be compiled except for the included magisk install ect in the advanced tabs that Scarlet-glass added
If you want to have your own clean version you can always compile TWRP yourself to not deal with a GPL issue (Isn't it the GNU Free software license ?) Scarlet-glass released the device tree
UPX is a compression algorithm lol, to check if its obfuscated run Detect-it-Easy on it, I did and its not obfuscated take a look at my binwalk output
https://pastebin.com/7Ut6E5Zz
The executable maybe came from the person that make the "Global" ROM for all the aliexpress seller by removing the chinese app and installing google, they left their "weibo VIP channel" in /etc on the system part but I don't know how to join.
So anyway I doubt they copyrighted their TWRP image and its normal that the recovery image appear as a boot image because it is one lol

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cheako@nysa:~/Downloads$ binwalk nubia\ Z20-for\ Android\ P-TWRP-3.3.1.exe 

DECIMAL       HEXADECIMAL     DESCRIPTION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0             0x0             Microsoft executable, portable (PE)
372399        0x5AEAF         SHA256 hash constants, little endian
4642204       0x46D59C        MySQL ISAM compressed data file Version 10
13113062      0xC816E6        gzip compressed data, last modified: 2019-08-30 09:47:28
42228777      0x2845C29       End of Zip archive, footer length: -25518
42279022      0x285206E       PARity archive data - file number 7950
42571120      0x2899570       XML document, version: "1.0"

Cheako said:

The file you are talking about and the one that is currently posted are nothing alike.
This reminds me to add checksums to my uploads!

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 upx -d nubia\ Z20-for\ Android\ P-TWRP-3.3.1.exe

vimdiff <(xxd "EUROPE-ASIA/file" ) <(xxd "US/file" )

RomanLeFrais said:

I first decompressed with upx

Code:

 upx -d nubia\ Z20-for\ Android\ P-TWRP-3.3.1.exe

Edit: I downloaded 1.03 and 2.03 and try to look for diff in some files with

Code:

vimdiff <(xxd "EUROPE-ASIA/file" ) <(xxd "US/file" )

and they are a little different I didn't try the android files (system,vendor,boot etc) because they are too big though

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Olfoss said:

Not able to install TWRP.
Have also tried to install img.
Have typed in "adb reboot bootloader" in command window, and the phone reboot.
But when typing "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img", it get stuck on "waiting for device".
Anyone have the correct USB driver?
Or is the problem windows 10?
Btw, USb debugging is on, and OEM unlocking is on.
Ui is CNCommon_V2.17.
The China special with no update function, beside update by usb-c OTG, wich don't work.

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n1tro said:

Copying instructions that were in the miscellaneous thread while we were waiting for a proper sub forum. Keep in mind that the program to get TWRP onto the phone is in Chinese and will trigger an antivirus warning. Also TWRP will be in Chinese so users have to press the button on the right in the 1st screen to enable English.



TWRP is working for Nubia Z20 Chinease, Europe and American version

Download TWRP from this link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rpyehWTPdzzNLhZVqvOuaPmoZ0bG0gak/view?usp=sharing

Installing TWRP steps:
1. Enable usb debugging in nubia z20
2. Connect your mobile to the computer
3. Disable Anti-virus on your computer
4. Copy paste TWRP application to C:/adb
5. Click the only button on the TWRP interface
6. On the next screen, click the only button (fastboot twrp) on the screen
7. mobile will reboot to bootloader
8. reboot to recovery
9. if you have security code, input your security pin.
10. change language by clicking right side button
11. In twrp, you can flash global rom and magisk for root


For Rooting Nubia (all version)
1. Install TWRP from the above link
2. From TWRP, you can install magisk manager (latest) and reboot to system.
3. From Magisk application, download riru modules (core & hook) install and reboot.
4. Insatll Edxposed for xposed modules

Custom modules working for Nubia:
1. Gravity Box (working only for global roms)
2. Face unlock (Magisk module)
3. Instant Face unlock (Xposed module)
4. Pixelify (Magisk module0
5. Force touch enabler (Xposed module)
6. Xposed edge (Xposed module)
7. AR core patcher (Magisk module)
8. Google cam (Gcam shared earliet posts with attached xml scripts)
9. Youtube vanced
10. Whatsapp emojis
11. L Tweaks

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n1tro said:

I can't. I'm not a developer. The information above was done by someone else before the forum was created. I only copied the content over.

This phone has almost no support unless you are using the Chinese version. Nubia does not care about the global market as they make enough money selling phones within China in my opinion.

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