FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

[xt1622-blue27]

hi,

when trying to flash a boot image (fastboot.exe flash boot patched_boot.img) patched by magisk i get the error message
"FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))". flashing the stock boot image (fastboot.exe flash boot boot.img) works fine.

does anyone know what this means and what i can do to flash the image?

it cannot be a question of file size since the patched image is even smaller than the stock one.

i'm using a moto g4 (xt1622).

kind regards,
xt1622-blue27

 

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hi,

when trying to flash a boot image (fastboot.exe flash boot patched_boot.img) patched by magisk i get the error message
"FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))". flashing the stock boot image (fastboot.exe flash boot boot.img) works fine.

does anyone know what this means and what i can do to flash the image?

it cannot be a question of file size since the patched image is even smaller than the stock one.

i'm using a moto g4 (xt1622).

kind regards,
xt1622-blue27

did you solved ,even I have same Issue.

 

[xt1622-blue27]

did you solved ,even I have same Issue.

no.

for the time being my best guess is, that this is a security issue and the bootloader
prevents one from installing a kernel image that differs to much from the last one
or does not have a special signature or something like this...

what i want to try next is installing an older version of the bootloader first which
hopefully let's me flash any kernel image i like.

what i'm trying to achieve is to have a rooted moto g4 which has a working
vpn-functionality with android 7 (nougat).

problem:

- stock-kernel / android 7 have a working vpn but cannot be rooted with neither
supersu nor magisk
- elementalx kernel can be rooted with magisk but vpn does not work with it
- magisk can patch the stock kernel so hopefully the device could be rooted
afterwards but for the time being i cannot flash the modified stock kernel