Question Flash non-indian firmware on LE2121?

[SilverWingsX]

Hi everyone!
after a lot of searching (including in this forum) i haven't quite understood what is or isn't possible, and i haven't been able to get clear answers. so sorry if this was already discussed a couple of times.

i own the indian variant (LE2121), even though i live in Israel (aliexpress is the only decent way to get your hands on oneplus devices in my country),
for obvious reasons in an ideal world i would want to install a global firmware on my device, so i can uninstall bloatware and avoid Inidian restrictions that aren't necessary in my country.
is that a possibility?

from what research i managed to do: i understand that i need a suitable version of MSMDownloadTool (which i couldn't find) and a firmware (which i saw is listed in the sticky threads).
should i download everything as if i own the global variant of the device? should i download the LE2121 version of the MSMTool and the global rom? do i need to root/unlock the bootloader for my device?

i also have tried to just download the newest global version and install it via Settings -> local install, but it just tells me "verification failed" and nothing else.

last thing: if it helps, my device currently has this firmware version: LE2121_11_F.20

would really appreciate any help i can get,
cheers.

 

[TheGhost1951]

Hi everyone!
after a lot of searching (including in this forum) i haven't quite understood what is or isn't possible, and i haven't been able to get clear answers. so sorry if this was already discussed a couple of times.

i own the indian variant (LE2121), even though i live in Israel (aliexpress is the only decent way to get your hands on oneplus devices in my country),
for obvious reasons in an ideal world i would want to install a global firmware on my device, so i can uninstall bloatware and avoid Inidian restrictions that aren't necessary in my country.
is that a possibility?

from what research i managed to do: i understand that i need a suitable version of MSMDownloadTool (which i couldn't find) and a firmware (which i saw is listed in the sticky threads).
should i download everything as if i own the global variant of the device? should i download the LE2121 version of the MSMTool and the global rom? do i need to root/unlock the bootloader for my device?

i also have tried to just download the newest global version and install it via Settings -> local install, but it just tells me "verification failed" and nothing else.

last thing: if it helps, my device currently has this firmware version: LE2121_11_F.20

would really appreciate any help i can get,
cheers.

I will try to fix you an MSM tool that will take you from Indian to Global 11.2.3.3, then you can update from there.... Give me a little while.

 

[ChrisFeiveel84]

Hi everyone!
after a lot of searching (including in this forum) i haven't quite understood what is or isn't possible, and i haven't been able to get clear answers. so sorry if this was already discussed a couple of times.

i own the indian variant (LE2121), even though i live in Israel (aliexpress is the only decent way to get your hands on oneplus devices in my country),
for obvious reasons in an ideal world i would want to install a global firmware on my device, so i can uninstall bloatware and avoid Inidian restrictions that aren't necessary in my country.
is that a possibility?

from what research i managed to do: i understand that i need a suitable version of MSMDownloadTool (which i couldn't find) and a firmware (which i saw is listed in the sticky threads).
should i download everything as if i own the global variant of the device? should i download the LE2121 version of the MSMTool and the global rom? do i need to root/unlock the bootloader for my device?

i also have tried to just download the newest global version and install it via Settings -> local install, but it just tells me "verification failed" and nothing else.

last thing: if it helps, my device currently has this firmware version: LE2121_11_F.20

would really appreciate any help i can get,
cheers.

Hi everyone!
after a lot of searching (including in this forum) i haven't quite understood what is or isn't possible, and i haven't been able to get clear answers. so sorry if this was already discussed a couple of times.

i own the indian variant (LE2121), even though i live in Israel (aliexpress is the only decent way to get your hands on oneplus devices in my country),
for obvious reasons in an ideal world i would want to install a global firmware on my device, so i can uninstall bloatware and avoid Inidian restrictions that aren't necessary in my country.
is that a possibility?

from what research i managed to do: i understand that i need a suitable version of MSMDownloadTool (which i couldn't find) and a firmware (which i saw is listed in the sticky threads).
should i download everything as if i own the global variant of the device? should i download the LE2121 version of the MSMTool and the global rom? do i need to root/unlock the bootloader for my device?

i also have tried to just download the newest global version and install it via Settings -> local install, but it just tells me "verification failed" and nothing else.

last thing: if it helps, my device currently has this firmware version: LE2121_11_F.20

would really appreciate any help i can get,
cheers.

You can flash the global rom with unlocked bootloader and fastboot enchanched (fbe)

Or you Download load the global rom
And open it with 7z and edit a file in the zip with notepad++ and then flash it with a local update


Edit the payload_porperties.txt
The line oplus_update_eingine_verify_disable=0 to
oplus_update_eingine_verify_disable=1

 

[TheGhost1951]

Here you go, This should work. May have to play around with the check boxes and if a target button is available, select India......

3.52 GB file on MEGA

mega.nz

 

[SilverWingsX]

Here you go, This should work. May have to play around with the check boxes and if a target button is available, select India......

3.52 GB file on MEGA

mega.nz

You can flash the global rom with unlocked bootloader and fastboot enchanched (fbe)

Or you Download load the global rom
And open it with 7z and edit a file in the zip with notepad++ and then flash it with a local update


Edit the payload_porperties.txt
The line oplus_update_eingine_verify_disable=0 to
oplus_update_eingine_verify_disable=1

holy! thanks for both of you!
very much appreciated!

i will update if it worked.

 

[SilverWingsX]

Here you go, This should work. May have to play around with the check boxes and if a target button is available, select India......

3.52 GB file on MEGA

mega.nz

got a question for you,

i tried using the tool you gave me (and other identical tools i found online before i posted this thread), and im stuck on this screen:

it shows both COM 8 & 9 because i tried two different usb slots with two different cables. i ended up using a type-c to type-c cable since it's the most reliable cable i have atm.

my phone is in EDL mode (as far as i can tell) and it shows up in device manager like so, after i installed Qualcomm drivers and restarted my PC:

i'm using Windows 11, i have tried using compatibility mode and\or "start as administrator", but it didn't help.

thanks a bunch!

 

[ChrisFeiveel84]

got a question for you,

i tried using the tool you gave me (and other identical tools i found online before i posted this thread), and im stuck on this screen:

View attachment 5871983

it shows both COM 8 & 9 because i tried two different usb slots with two different cables. i ended up using a type-c to type-c cable since it's the most reliable cable i have atm.

my phone is in EDL mode (as far as i can tell) and it shows up in device manager like so, after i installed Qualcomm drivers and restarted my PC:

View attachment 5871985

i'm using Windows 11, i have tried using compatibility mode and\or "start as administrator", but it didn't help.

thanks a bunch!

You have to disable driver Signatur for install tje driver

 

[TheGhost1951]

You have to disable driver Signatur for install tje driver

It is a driver issue for sure...

 

[ChrisFeiveel84]

It is a driver issue for sure...

You see this on the Screenshot

 

[SilverWingsX]

You have to disable driver Signatur for install tje driver

It is a driver issue for sure...

I disabled the signature enforcement and it solved the issue, as you told!
The provided MSM tool worked,
Thank you both very very much!

 

[TheGhost1951]

I disabled the signature enforcement and it solved the issue, as you told!
The provided MSM tool worked,
Thank you both very very much!

Great to hear it...

 

[TheGhost1951]

The Lord always provides for our needs!

 

[TheGhost1951]

I disabled the signature enforcement and it solved the issue, as you told!
The provided MSM tool worked,
Thank you both very very much!

Everything going well for you since the conversion?

 

[SilverWingsX]

Everything going well for you since the conversion?

system-wide, yes. everything works as expected and i don't get any weird errors, plus having the benefit of formatting my phone makes it feel smooth and "new" again, which is nice.

one of the main reasons i did this (aside from what i mentioned originally) is because i sometimes get stutters desynced audio when playing video (no matter the source). i can resolve this by closing all apps and re-opening youtube/whatever i was watching.

i hoped it'd be fixed with the firmware change but it wasn't. maybe it's a hardware issue or something

 

[TheGhost1951]

system-wide, yes. everything works as expected and i don't get any weird errors, plus having the benefit of formatting my phone makes it feel smooth and "new" again, which is nice.

one of the main reasons i did this (aside from what i mentioned originally) is because i sometimes get stutters desynced audio when playing video (no matter the source). i can resolve this by closing all apps and re-opening youtube/whatever i was watching.

i hoped it'd be fixed with the firmware change but it wasn't. maybe it's a hardware issue or something

If I see any answers, will let you know. I don't know if the audio.img or whatever it is called is available to be flashed...