How To Guide [GUIDE] How to unlock the bootloader for Nokia 2.2

[areallydumbperson]

This worked for me on stock rom but it fails whenever I try it with android 12 based GSIs. You once mentioned that you were unable to install Gapps on LOS 19. So the TWRP worked for you? :/

A12 gsis twrp doesn't boot? Hmmm I'll investigate but I might know why (probably encryption related)

 

[kevriveroc]

Has anybody tried flashing TWRP over stock Android 9 used on this guide? Whenever I do, the phone gets soft bricked and I have to re-download ROM using SP Flashtool.

 

[areallydumbperson]

Has anybody tried flashing TWRP over stock Android 9 used on this guide? Whenever I do, the phone gets soft bricked and I have to re-download ROM using SP Flashtool.

The twrp is for Android 11

 

[kevriveroc]

The twrp is for Android 11

Can I update to Android 11, flash TWRP and then downgrade back to Android 9?

I find it's the most stable and best-performing Android version for this phone. 10 and 11 have given me lots of camera, screen and software bugs, apart from the well-known performance drop (catastrophic in an already not-so-fast phone).

 

[areallydumbperson]

Can I update to Android 11, flash TWRP and then downgrade back to Android 9?

I find it's the most stable and best-performing Android version for this phone. 10 and 11 have given me lots of camera, screen and software bugs, apart from the well-known performance drop (catastrophic in an already not-so-fast phone).

No

 

[areallydumbperson]

One day I will build twrp 9 again

 

[phrunz]

Hi everyone, thanks to this great guide I was able to unlock the bootloader without issues.

However, when trying to flash an img via fastboot, I always end up with the same error type (console output below):

fastboot flash system system-squeak-arm64-ab-vndklite-floss-secure.img
target reported max download size of 134217728 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magic
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 708911124 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 574697492 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 440483860 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 306270228 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 172056596 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 37842964 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
erasing 'system_b'...
OKAY [ 0.151s]
sending sparse 'system_b' 1/7 (131068 KB)...
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 708911124 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 708911124 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
OKAY [ 3.421s]
writing 'system_b' 1/7...
FAILED (remote: Unknown chunk type)
finished. total time: 5.385s

Any ideas, what is going wrong here? Thanks in advance for any hints!

PS: I am using a Linux desktop.

 

[razabhatti]

Hi
Anyone can Tell Me why Now i can't boot Any gsi.

I Flash Crdroid 8.4 LINK provided in Form i flash via fastboot and Flash vbmeta .. android 9/11 but I boot Into gsi Its Gone to recovery menu To perform factory reset .. i reset and Again reboot Then Its Back boot to Recovery To perform factory reset
Cz its saying system files is currupted

I tried Phh gsi Latest version but Same Can't boot

My device also Updated to latest build

 

[razabhatti]

Looking nice crDroid ROM Android 12 on Nokia 2.2

Hi dude i flashed it but it's isn't boot
When i boot it its give me to recovery menu its says system files is corrupted perform factory reset i do reset but its again boot into recovery for reset

 

[razabhatti]

hi all check this .. this treble info app saying i need to use this file file name gsi its isn't mention vndk version to flash

 

[razabhatti]

GSI Installation Steps

1. Install Android 11 firmware base. While 10 might work as well, I haven't tested it. Android 9 firmware did not work for me, but it's been a while since the last time I tested (might work with latest GSI's).

2. Flash an ARM64 A/B VNDKLITE GSI variant, with fastboot, TWRP or terminal (cat, dd, etc.).
fastboot flash system system-squeak-arm64-ab-vndklite-floss-secure.img

3. Factory reset with one of these three methods:
- Stock recovery (recommended);
- fastboot -w;
- TWRP's "format data" option.

Notes
- I assume everyone already knows how to unlock the bootloader, root, and flash vbmeta.
- Only secure VNDKLITE flavors are booting.

Bro This Vndklite varient not now work for mee

 

[millenixGER]

No success here either installing any ROMs other than stock.
Phone is in orange state and TWRP is installed. It is constantly rebooting and/or ending up back in TWRP.
Successfully did a readback of stock ROM with latest security fix from July after soft-bricking it but LineageOS is just not booting whenever I try to install it via TWRP or fastboot.
Is there a way to generate a scatter file with the phone running stock Android 11? Looks like it cannot detect the partition layout in Android 11 with the latest Mtk_Droid_Tool_v2.5.3B.

vbmeta: extracted from latest Android 11
adb: v33.0.2-8557947
Image: lineage-18.1-20220715-UNOFFICIAL-arm64_bvS-vndklite.img

 

[millenixGER]

This post can be deleted.

 

[razabhatti]

No success here either installing any ROMs other than stock.
Phone is in orange state and TWRP is installed. It is constantly rebooting and/or ending up back in TWRP.
Successfully did a readback of stock ROM with latest security fix from July after soft-bricking it but LineageOS is just not booting whenever I try to install it via TWRP or fastboot.
Is there a way to generate a scatter file with the phone running stock Android 11? Looks like it cannot detect the partition layout in Android 11 with the latest Mtk_Droid_Tool_v2.5.3B.

vbmeta: extracted from latest Android 11
adb: v33.0.2-8557947
Image: lineage-18.1-20220715-UNOFFICIAL-arm64_bvS-vndklite.img

Bro In up i post screen shot Of treble info app There's its says dont use vndk veriant .

i install (system_arm64-ab.img ) not Vndklite veriant

And its Successful Boot In my nokia 2.2
Just Try (system_arm64-ab.img ) file not Vndklite veriant

 

[kevriveroc]

Would anybody here awfully mind to post a step-by-step guide to install a GSI ROM on this device? As in a guide for those of us who are not that experienced or savvy in terms of tinkering with our devices?

I've been wanting to try GSI ever since I unlocked the bootloader, but I'm hesitant to do so, since the info on this thread sort of got convoluted, and I can't find a simple and explicitly laid-out guide for flashing GSI (I get lost at the 'flash vbmeta' and 'disable verity' stuff and all that). I'm stuck with Android 9 because I find it's the most stable of the three official Android versions, but I'd really like to give anything newer a shot, as long as it's not from Nokia (those Android 10 and 11 bugged the cr%p out my phone).

Any help is highly appreciated.

 

[BASIL HAWKINS]

Now the last piece of puzzle of Nokia x.2 series bootloader unlock line has been completed, thanks to the help of a member called Woke_World.
After I read his procedure, I decided to optimize the entire procedure and use my own firmware file to achieve it.

Step 1: Do full backup
(For this case please use SP Flash Tool 5.1924 or newer that can be found on spflashtool.com )

The firmware for this procedure can be downloaded here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=2188818919693749336
SHA256: D056631A8A795A06795B3A4E5F334DBF9B55C3C71269831F8E7926FA3ABA5637

Please follow the procedure in this topic to do readback: https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-how-t...-global-nokia-5-1-plus-unbrick-guide.3858253/
For this case, you need to keep Download Agent file as the same came with SP Flash Tool, and altunlock-MT6761_Android_scatter.txt

Once readback done, please extract these images inside your backup for later use:

nvcfg.img
nvram.img
proinfo.img
protect1.img
protect2.img

Step 2: Format all + Download to flash the firmware with altunlock scatter file
Switch to Download tab, and choose format all + download to flash the entire phone with this scatter file: "altunlock-MT6761_Android_scatter.txt"
Once flash complete, disconnect the phone.

Step 3: Bootloader unlock
Press and hold volume down key and connect to PC - keep that condition for around 12 seconds then the phone will boot to Fastboot mode.
Execute these 2 commands to perform bootloader unlock:

fastboot flashing lock_critical
fastboot oem unlock

Look at your phone and press volume up to confirm unlock. Once done, disconnect the phone and remove the battery, wait 5 seconds and place the battery back.

Step 4: Do readback again
Once readback done, please extract these images inside your backup for later use:

sec1.img
seccfg.img

Step 5: Format all + Download to flash the firmware with original scatter file
Switch to Download tab, and choose format all + download to flash the entire phone with the original scatter file named as "MT6761_Android_scatter.txt" - note there's no altunlock at the beginning of filename.
Once flash complete, disconnect the phone.

Step 6: Power on the phone and enable USB debugging, root the phone with MTK Easy SU
[NOTE: DO NOT INSERT ANY SIM CARDS AND YOU MUST SKIP INTERNET CONNECTION]

You can download the MTK Easy SU apk from here : https://github.com/JunioJsv/mtk-easy-su/releases/latest
And Magisk APK from here : https://github.com/topjohnwu/magisk/releases/latest

When you have both MTK Easy Su and Magisk APK installed, please enable the "Run as 64 Bits" option, and tap the hash (#) button to enable root.
Once root complete, we can now re-enable bootloader unlock and restore IMEI.

Step 7: Re-enable bootloader unlock and restore IMEI
Please copy the 7 img files to your phone's internal storage:

nvcfg.img
nvram.img
proinfo.img
protect1.img
protect2.img
sec1.img
seccfg.img

We assume you copied them to root directory of internal storage (a.k.a. /storage/emulated/0/ )

Then execute these commands on your PC:

adb shell
su
dd if=/storage/emulated/0/nvcfg.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/nvcfg
dd if=/storage/emulated/0/nvram.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/nvram
dd if=/storage/emulated/0/proinfo.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/proinfo
dd if=/storage/emulated/0/protect1.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/protect1
dd if=/storage/emulated/0/protect2.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/protect2
dd if=/storage/emulated/0/sec1.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sec1
dd if=/storage/emulated/0/seccfg.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/seccfg

When it's done, please perform factory reset to apply the NVRAM restoration.

Please watch this video for entire procedure demonstration:

That wraps up the entire procedure of bootloader unlock, and have fun for modding this device!

Credits:
Woke_World from triple-color company product community
diplomatic for his MTK-SU Exploit and simplified utility called JunioJsv
topjohnwu for MagiskSU

At the last, step when I put the command that starts with 'dd if ' it says no such file in the directory. But I follow every step from the video and copy-paste those img files too. Any solution?

 

[kevriveroc]

Fastboot > flash system > flash vbmeta from stock OS (Android 9) > fastboot -w > reboot
Right?

After several tries to get PHH's GSI working, I'm now stuck on a bootloop after using this procedure to flash Andy Yan's lineage-19.1-20220912-UNOFFICIAL-arm64_bgS-vndklite.img.xz.

I can't access TWRP, nor can I get to put the phone in Download/Fastboot mode to try another ROM or simply go back to stock. SP Flash Tools is a no-go too after I flashed TWRP, the phone just booted and went into TWRP whenever I try Vol+/Vol- and connecting USB (and that was before flashing Andy Yan's Lineage with vbmeta from stock Android 9 as mentioned above, now it just goes straight into bootlooping).

The phone just keeps bootlooping endlessly until I remove the battery, no matter what buttons I push, or what cables I connect.

Have I officially lost my phone? Anyone that can help?

 

[Badzsa]

After several tries to get PHH's GSI working, I'm now stuck on a bootloop after using this procedure to flash Andy Yan's lineage-19.1-20220912-UNOFFICIAL-arm64_bgS-vndklite.img.xz.

I can't access TWRP, nor can I get to put the phone in Download/Fastboot mode to try another ROM or simply go back to stock. SP Flash Tools is a no-go too after I flashed TWRP, the phone just booted and went into TWRP whenever I try Vol+/Vol- and connecting USB (and that was before flashing Andy Yan's Lineage with vbmeta from stock Android 9 as mentioned above, now it just goes straight into bootlooping).

The phone just keeps bootlooping endlessly until I remove the battery, no matter what buttons I push, or what cables I connect.

Have I officially lost my phone? Anyone that can help?

bricked ... only clean flash can help with sp flash tool ...
if you have backup from your firmware

 

[kevriveroc]

bricked ... only clean flash can help with sp flash tool ...
if you have backup from your firmware

Somehow (don't ask how, because I don't know myself) got the SP Flash Tool to flash stock Android 9 shortly after I posted and now I'm back to full operation. No TWRP anymore though.

Definitely not worth it to try and flash other ROMs when there's no clear path to having a fully functioning system (what works for some doesn't for others). Better off sticking with stock and not tinker too much with it.

I guess that's the end of reliving "the glory days" of flashing endless ROMs on my old LG Optimus G and Motorola Moto G (1st. gen).

(Thank you for your reply, nonetheless. Highly appreciated)

 

[kevriveroc]

The link for the firmware for unlocking the bootloader (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=2188818919693749336) is broken.

Can anybody share an alternate one?