GSI ROM Testing (8.1.0)

[pspgarret]

Successfully flashed emui 8.0 on usa variant without need to rebrand by using hurupdater WOOT AND zero issues encountered

Step 1. all i did was fastboot flash system of 64bit A only gsi resurrection remix
Step 2. make sure you are using stock recovery from huawie and fromat data.
Step 3. reboot && profit

EDIT: side note, apparently people on here are asking if this is for real or not lol. heres a screenshot in here https://imgur.com/a/depZugF


i have tested this rom for about 6 hours and as of now its smooth as butter, havent had a single issue (yet).
pretty sure if you are using emui 8 you are golden to install whatever Aonly GSI you want.
also for bonus i instaled latest magisk and you guessed it is flawless
hoping this is not a duplicate but i cant find a post on this yet
try heading of to treble rom dev and have a go at it guys!


Edit: BIG THANKS TO JAX

download everything except hwota> https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/how-to/guide-update-to-emui-8-t3807806
unlock bootloader
flash nougat compatable twrp (search the dev form)
thanks jax 5. Add the downloaded files to the folder "HWOTA7\Update" and rename two files same as mentioned below->
- update_data_full_public.zip to update_data_public.zip
- update_full_BLN-AL20_all_cn.zip to update_all_hw.zip
-update.zip don't rename.
place all three filles in same folder on sdcard
download hurupdater (search the form)
place it in same folder as the file just mentioned
boot to twrp.
format system data cache
navigate to sdcard the update folder with all four files.
flash hurupdater.zip
press vol down
wait for completion
reboot system
wait 10 minutes
hold power till reboot
boot to recovery and it should be stock.
format data
reboot
should boot up and work flawlessly except for missing browser which can be downloaded :/
woot you are on emui 8 and your partition setup is now oreo
now turn phone off
hold vol down and plug into pc with fastboot tools
go here https://forum.xda-developers.com/project-treble/trebleenabled-device-development
download a oreo rom A only (i used Resurrection Remix)
flash system with fastboot
reboot to recovery
format data
reboot
profit.

BONUS
go here after all said and done https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/development/rom-emui-8-0-0-honor-6x-dual-sim-t3794079
make sure to thank KingOfMezi
download this https://mega.nz/#!a81EDZAR!2-9yPFh3reghkGcfSl3nRIJhHGkP8fqDsgUG66ewjkk
fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk RECOVERY-V2.img
boot to recovery and flash latest magisk for root goodies

 

[mightyblazer]

Which emui 8 did you flash ? I have a usa Honor 6x and would like to do the same

 

[Ramesh006]

Successfully flashed emui 8.0 on usa variant without need to rebrand by using hurupdater WOOT AND zero issues encountered

Step 1. all i did was fastboot flash system of 64bit A only gsi resurrection remix
Step 2. make sure you are using stock recovery from huawie and fromat data.
Step 3. reboot && profit

i have tested this rom for about 6 hours and as of now its smooth as butter, havent had a single issue (yet).
pretty sure if you are using emui 8 you are golden to install whatever Aonly GSI you want.
also for bonus i instaled latest magisk and you guessed it is flawless
hoping this is not a duplicate but i cant find a post on this yet
try heading of to trble rom dev and have a go at it guys!

is themes apps working for you? flashing emui 8 via huru will give incomplete flash.

 

[galapagos]

This was possible for the US variant ( L24) since July. It was mentioned couple times before. I think using hwota is a cleaner way of upgrading.

 

[Avillegas]

How do you do it?, Where is the links of the files?

 

[pspgarret]

thanks for responses, i updated the op and hopefully that is a bit more informative.
let me know if it is confusing at all and ill try to fix it

 

[rex1435]

Can i flash p gsi.? (havoc 2.0)
And.. Is volte working..?

 

[jhorne917]

If I am not wrong I think volte will not work on any custom roms except for a stock based custom room because Huawei hasn't released source for it. Dunno I could be wronf

 

[rex1435]

If I am not wrong I think volte will not work on any custom roms except for a stock based custom room because Huawei hasn't released source for it. Dunno I could be wronf

It's not a custom rom... It's gsi

 

[yunamunchy]

anyone tested other gsi? i only tried open kirin roms

 

[Alex19Gam]

are you sure it didn't rebranded? at about information, it say bln-24 or bln-al20? it could brick the phone, I thinks is better using the emui 8 from india instead the china version

 

[pspgarret]

hey guys, any A ONLY GSI ROM should work. i used treble resurrection remix NOT openkirin as the op states.
and i DID NOT rebrand, it states in rom info i am BLN-L24 -thats usa ver.

 

[Nollie8969]

hey guys, any A ONLY GSI ROM should work. i used treble resurrection remix NOT openkirin as the op states.
and i DID NOT rebrand, it states in rom info i am BLN-L24 -thats usa ver.

You went from android7 to RR based on android8 without rebranding and updating to stock android8 ?

 

[pspgarret]

You went from android7 to RR based on android8 without rebranding and updating to stock android8 ?

op states i upgraded to emui 8 using nothing but hurupdater script and update packages in 7.x twrp buddy
https://imgur.com/a/depZugF

 

[RedSkull23]

That's great man, i need to backup a lot of stuff since last TWRP backup, but I'm definitely gonna do this. I own a BLN-L21, so i hope this'll works the same as on any other variant, and that would be the real gem in all of this. Thanks for sharing

 

[johnnyrichter]

This was possible for the US variant ( L24) since July. It was mentioned couple times before. I think using hwota is a cleaner way of upgrading.

Link to guide for the hwota method of upgrading bln-l24 to EMUI 8 without rebranding?

 

[Nollie8969]

You mean the guide: How to brick your phone ?

 

[johnnyrichter]

You mean the guide: How to brick your phone ?

That's helpful and informative.

 

[galapagos]

Link to guide for the hwota method of upgrading bln-l24 to EMUI 8 without rebranding?

Searching for "hwota7" gives you this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/development/hwota7-hwota8-honor-6x-t3792601

In short, all you have to do is put the oreo firmware files (L22 version, not the Chinese version) in the update folder and run the batch script. Choose L24 region during the process and you're done. I've done this at least couple dozen times as I frequently test out all treble ROMs as they're released/updated, and sometimes go back to nougat in case I find something that's not compatible with oreo. But all in all, this oreo ROM is very stable and is my daily driver.

 

[johnnyrichter]

Searching for "hwota7" gives you this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/development/hwota7-hwota8-honor-6x-t3792601

In short, all you have to do is put the oreo firmware files (L22 version, not the Chinese version) in the update folder and run the batch script. Choose L24 region during the process and you're done. I've done this at least couple dozen times as I frequently test out all treble ROMs as they're released/updated, and sometimes go back to nougat in case I find something that's not compatible with oreo. But all in all, this oreo ROM is very stable and is my daily driver.

During your testing, which ROM has been the most stable in terms of daily-driver use so far? Last year after getting this 6x I tried a few different ROMS, back before OpenKirin happened, and had nothing but problems with boot loops and etc so I went back to stock EMUI5. Few days ago I got B365 and then B376 via OTA after installing the Huawei software on my PC. This phone really makes me miss my S5 with LineageOS.