How To Guide [GUIDE][HowTo] Unlock and root Nothing Phone (1)
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No you must extract boot.img from the Payload.bin file (included in the full firmware 1.1.6) with payload_dumper_go_1.0
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Nothing Phone (1) [ ROM ][ OTA ][ Nothing OS ] Repo of Nothing OS
Note: This is not a support thread for issues you may have with Nothing OS ROMs. If you need help installing or updating, feel free to ask here. If you have any other issues, please ask in another thread. Regarding problems with the Phone(1)...
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Links for tutorial and also the original 1.1.6 EEA if you want
Just patch it
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best way in my opinion is the following:
1. extract payload from 1.1.6 firmware using payload dumber
2. copy boot.img to phone
3. install latest magisk apk and patch the boot.img you copied with it
4. copy patched_boot.img to pc
5. reboot to bootloader and type fastboot BOOT patched_boot.img
6. if everything is fine your phone will boot and you can open magisk, deny reboot and select direct install.
7. enjoy root.
you can skip part 6 if you type fastboot FLASH patched_boot.img but first method is failsafe.
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If you want to revert to NothingOS or want a boot.img, here you go.
patched boot.img is also available.(Global v1.1.0~v1.1.6)
patched boot.img is also available.(Global v1.1.0~v1.1.6)
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Hello!
After point 4, I pushed to my mobile the boot image, I imagine that I do it with normal USB cable and phone on, because you mention to use the app magisk from phone to patch it, correct?
But the next steps, you say to pull the file off from phone with a command, that makes me think that this is in bootloader / fastboot mode? Points 9 to end basically, thanks
"adb" commands are done with the phone in normal operating mode i.e. switched on. You will need to enable the USB debugging option in Developer Settings first, and may also have to enable the USB file transfer mode.
"fastboot" commands are done in bootloader/fastboot mode
Never unlock it, and i have tried all custom roms existing and back NOS multiple times and even downgrade without problems. So don't unlock critical is more safe.
I mean, I already unlock critical when got the phone 2 months ago, now can lock that or keep it unlock?
hello, i could not go from 1.1.6 to 1.1.7 so i also tried to remove the root, now i have reached 1.5.0 Global but i can no longer reactivate the root
i see errors in the log but i can't interpret them
can anyone help me?
thanks in advance
i see errors in the log but i can't interpret them
can anyone help me?
thanks in advance
Best way is for you to :
1/ Uninstall Magisk Manager, if you have also Uninstall boot/Uninstall full options, apply them before
2/ Restart
3/ On Bootloader/Fastboot mode, take your Magisk Patched file here (be carefull to take the good version, Global or EEA) :
Code:
.\fastboot boot Magisk_Boot_Patched_1.5_XXX.img- In Magisk > Install > Install Directly (Recommanded > Reboot
Normally it should be good
thanks for your help, it doesn't work :-(
attached you can see MM before i uninstall it and the commands i've passed to the phone, i think there's no errors but when i've rebooted no MM app installed
the only thing changed is in file explorer, as you can see i have to phone's partitions (i guess a and b)
and look at the termux image: "qssi" what's this? it was Spacewar last time i check it
very strange situation, is like i could flash or boot any boot images and it make no difference, i could try to boot or flash an image from another phone, just to understand something more :-?
attached you can see MM before i uninstall it and the commands i've passed to the phone, i think there's no errors but when i've rebooted no MM app installed
the only thing changed is in file explorer, as you can see i have to phone's partitions (i guess a and b)
and look at the termux image: "qssi" what's this? it was Spacewar last time i check it
very strange situation, is like i could flash or boot any boot images and it make no difference, i could try to boot or flash an image from another phone, just to understand something more :-?
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Boot again with the Magisk Boot Patched, if Magisk manager don't appair, install again the Magisk APK for refresh the Manager. After Magisk Manager installed > Install > Install Directly > Reboot
You can have this problem when you have used "Hide Magisk App" before upgrade ROM.
yes i was using option to hide magisk app before update to 1.5 but nothing mate, ive already tried this way many times but no results
another info, i was not able to update to beta so ive flashed the fastboot rom file from Lahaina in fact if you look deep at the pictures youll see his name in the bootloader version and i can flash everything but it doesnt change
i guess problem is there cause i can flash everything and my phone still boot, for my experience if i flash the wrong file phone does not boot so is like im not flashing or booting really even if i dont face any error with terminal commands
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ahahahah exactly when i was backing up i did it, magisk installed
don't know what exactly was the fix, the sure i can tell is that reboot to fastboot is wrong, reboot to bootloader works, only flash boot boot.img is wrong, flash boot_a works
don't know what exactly was the fix, the sure i can tell is that reboot to fastboot is wrong, reboot to bootloader works, only flash boot boot.img is wrong, flash boot_a works
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Hey everyone,
It's been a few days since the Phone(1) went on sale. And already, Nothing is doing things right by making the Phone(1) Kernel available. The next step was to unlock the bootloader and root it. Both are already available and ready to use.
So don't deprive yourself and here is the process of the two operations.
You've already unlocked the bootloader and rooted a carrierless variant of either a Google Pixel or OnePlus, you should have no problem unlocking your Nothing Phone (1) and installing Magisk. For those of you with a memory lapse, here is a tutorial to guide you through the process.
How to bootloader unlock and root the Nothing Phone 1
After unlocking the bootloader, you can use Magisk to root the device.
You must first unlock the bootloader in order to be able to start third-party software. Here's how to do it:
Step 1: Unlock the Nothing Phone 1’s bootloader
- Open the Settings app on your Nothing Phone 1.
- Tap on About phone.
- Locate the section named Software info and tap on it.
- On the next screen, tap on the Build number 7 times until it says you’re now a developer.
- Go back to the main Settings page, tap on System, and near the bottom of the list, you should see Developer options. Tap on it.
- You should see an OEM unlocking option. Enable it. For security purposes, it may ask you to input your lock screen PIN/password if you have one set.
- Scroll down a bit until you see USB debugging. Enable it as well.
- Plug in your Nothing Phone 1 into your PC/Mac/Chromebook. Make sure you have the Latest version of ADB and Fastboot (33.0.3) binaries installed.
- Now open up a terminal window/Command Prompt instance and enter the following command: adb devices
- If you see your device’s serial number and it says “authorized,” then you’re good to go. If this is your first time setting up ADB for this device, then you may see a prompt on your phone to enable USB Debugging for your PC. Grant it permission.
- If you’re having trouble getting your Windows PC to recognize your device, try installing the latest Android USB Drivers.
- Now, reboot to the bootloader menu. You can either do this by holding the power and volume down buttons while booting up, or by entering the following ADB command: adb reboot bootloader
- Once you’re on the bootloader menu, you’ll now have to switch to using fastboot command to communicate with your device. To unlock the Nothing Phone 1’s bootloader, enter the following command: fastboot flashing unlock
- In case you need to flash low-level firmware partitions like the bootloader images, you will have to execute another command afterwards: fastboot flashing unlock_critical
[NOT A MANDATORY TO UNLOCK CRITICAL, IT'S FOR ME BETTER TO NOT USE THIS COMMAND, THIS COMMAND COULD BE THE REASON SOME PEOPLE HAVE BRICK OR NOT WHEN GO BACK STOCK NOS]
- In case you need to flash low-level firmware partitions like the bootloader images, you will have to execute another command afterwards: fastboot flashing unlock_critical
- You should now see text on screen warning you about the potential risks of unlocking the bootloader. On the screen next to the power and volume buttons, you should see some text. Press the volume up key until it says “unlock the bootloader.” Once it says this, press the power button.
- The phone will unlock the bootloader and reboot back to the bootloader menu. This time, the bootloader will show a red warning icon and “unlocked” text.
- Now, reboot your phone back to the Android OS. You can do this by sending the following fastboot command: fastboot reboot
- Congratulations, your Nothing Phone 1 now has an unlocked bootloader!
- You’ll see a warning message that your phone’s bootloader is unlocked on every boot, but don’t worry about that as it doesn’t affect your day-to-day use.
Step 2 - Rooting your Nothing Phone 1 with Magisk
With an unlocked bootloader, you can now boot modified boot images. For Magisk to work, you’ll need to patch the Nothing Phone 1’s stock boot image.
- Since your device has been wiped earlier, you’ll need to go back and re-enable Developer Options and then re-enable USB Debugging. Make sure your Nothing Phone 1 is still recognized by your PC.
- Download the full OTA package corresponding to the installed software version on the Nothing Phone 1.
- Depending of your model, you have Global or EEA (European) firmware availables.
You can download the latest full OTA firmware package here.
- Depending of your model, you have Global or EEA (European) firmware availables.
- Extract the stock boot image from the OTA package. For more information, take a look the “You have access to the recovery-flashable ZIP file” section our “How to Install Magisk on your Android Phone” tutorial.
- In case you don’t want to download the whole OTA file, you can separately download the boot image just to the post #2 or from this post. However, to avoid version mismatch and other unforeseen errors, it is always advised to extract the boot image yourself.
- Now that we have the stock boot image to patch, push it to your device with this command: adb push <path_to_file> /sdcard/Download
- Download and install the Magisk app on the Nothing Phone 1.
- Open the Magisk app and tap on the Install button.
- Choose Select and Patch a File. A file manager will pop up.
- Select the boot image that you pushed earlier and let Magisk patch it.
- Pull it off your phone with this command: adb pull /sdcard/Download/magisk_patched_[random_strings].img
- Reboot the Phone 1 into the bootloader: adb reboot bootloader
- Flash the patched boot image: fastboot flash boot /path/to/magisk_patched_boot.img
- Reboot the phone: fastboot reboot
- Open the Magisk app and your Nothing Phone 1 should be rooted.
Keep in mind that unlocking the bootloader and rooting your Nothing Phone 1 will impact how you take advantage of updates. You'll have to learn to manually load monthly security patch updates. But don't worry, it's easy enough to do.
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WARNING: I wrote this step to allow you to re-lock your bootloader, but it seems that for this step, there are some problems. So after this warning, if you continue on this path, I could not be held responsible for what you will have as a result: soft-bricked, bootloop, etc.
menu. You can either do this by holding the power and volume down buttons while booting up, or by entering the following ADB command: adb reboot bootloader
[*]Once you’re on the bootloader menu, you’ll now have to switch to using fastboot command to communicate with your device. To unlock the Nothing Phone 1’s bootloader, enter the following command: fastboot flashing lock
[*]Reboot your phone back to the Android OS. You can do this by sending the following fastboot command: fastboot reboot
Many thanks to Skanda Hazarika for his tutorial which you can read on the xda news page.
And thanks to Qiyue_ for the 1st Boot Magisk Patched for the Phone1
#root #nothingphone4Unbricking Nothing phone 1: Flash Stock Firmware with Fastboot
Warning : The process below will erase all the data on your device. So, I invite you to make a full backup of the device beforehand.
Unfortunately, as I don't own the Phone(1) yet, I am unable to take screenshots with the Phone(1) at the moment. As soon as I can, I will put them online to finalize the tutorial. Thank you for your understanding
STEP 1: What you need and read before the process.
It’s really important for a process without problems
- Install Android SDK and the Platform-tools folder
- Download the Nothing OS version you need (see this post)
- Extract the "payload bin" file from the rom
- Extract the Firmware Stock "boot.img" from the rom (see this tutorial)
- Unlock the bootloader of your Phone(1) (see this tutorial)
STEP 2: Boot the bricked phone 1 into Fastboot mode
Very often, a soft-bricked or boot-looped device may already be in Fastboot mode. However, if you are stuck in a boot-loop, long press the Power key to turn it off.
Then press and hold the Power and Volume Down keys (or Power and Volume Up keys on some devices) simultaneously to boot your device into Fastboot mode.
In case you are unable to turn off your device, let the battery discharge. Once it is drained, connect it to the charger. Then, as soon as it is about to start, use the Power and Volume Up/Down keys and it will start directly in Fastboot mode.
STEP 3: Format the device via Fastboot
1.Go to the platform-tools folder where the extracted ROM is located.
2.Then go to its address bar, type CMD in its address, and press Enter. This will launch the CMD window.
3.Now run the following command to perform a factory reset (optional but recommended)
Code:fastboot -w
STEP 4: Flash the Nothing Phone 1 firmware via the Fastboot commands
- Run the commands below in the CMD window [which is open in the platform-tools folder] to flash the partition file.
- Very Important: Only run one command at a time. If you get an error, however, do not exit the process halfway, but go on to the next flashing command instead.
- Don't forget to check your command line
before validating it, because often a small error blocks you!
Code:fastboot flash abl abl.img fastboot flash aop aop.img fastboot flash bluetooth bluetooth.img fastboot flash boot boot.img fastboot flash cpucp cpucp.img fastboot flash devcfg devcfg.img flash fastboot dsp dsp.img flash fastboot dtbo dtbo.img fastboot flash featenabler featenabler.img fastboot flash hyp hyp.img fastboot flash imagefv imagefv.img fastboot flash keymaster keymaster.img fastboot flash modem modem.img fastboot flash multiimgoem multiimgoem.img fastboot flash odm odm.img fastboot fastboot flash product product.img fastboot flash qupfw qupfw.img flash fastboot shrm shrm.img flash fastboot system system.img flash fastboot system_ext system_ext.img flash fastboot tz tz.img flash fastboot uefisecapp uefisecapp.img flash fastboot vbmeta vbmeta.img flash fastboot vbmeta_system vbmeta_system.img fastboot flash vendor vendor.img fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img flash fastboot xbl xbl.img fastboot flash xbl_config xbl_config.img
Step 5: If you have not had any errors, then you can run the command below to boot your device onto the operating system.
Code:fastboot reboot
Well done
, you have just debricked your Nothing Phone 1 by flashing the stock firmware via the fastboot commands.
I hope this tutorial has helped you find your Phone(1).
Thanks4Extract Payload.bin via Payload Dumper Go
To start, download the payload-dumper-go 1.0.0 from Github [Credits: XDA Member @ssssut].
Then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. The file name will be something like payload-dumper-go_1.0.0_windows_amd64.
Rename it to payload-dumper-go.
Next, download the liblzma-5.dll file and transfer it to the same folder where the payload-dumper-go.exe file is located.
After that, transfer the payload.bin file to this folder as well.
So, from now on, you should have the 3 files payload-dumper-go.exe, payload.bin and liblzma-5.dll in one folder.
Now go to the address bar of that folder, type "cmd" and press Enter. This will launch the command prompt window.
Type the command below to extract the payload.bin file:
Code:payload-dumper-go payload.bin
The extraction process will now begin and will only take a few seconds.
Once this is done, all extracted files will be placed in a folder named extract_date_time which is created in this directory like this name : extracted_20220731_145751
The process is very simple and very fast. Anyone can do it. So don't hesitate, you have everything you need to do this yourself.
it's up to you now
If this has helped you, and if you appreciate my help.
Thanks3
Hey Sib64, could you please rephrase the guide correctly. This is because the way it is currently written, users will end up carrying out the third step of re-locking the bootloader right after performing the second step of rooting their device, which in turn will result in a soft-brick or bootloop. So it is advised that rather than having the relocking process as STEP 3, make it an altogether different section.
