[GUIDE]Unlocking Bootloader + Magisk Root for Huawei Mate 20 Pro

[ilos]

So if anyone having issues patching extracted ramdisk recovery / patched magisk images from update app for root then the alternative method is to flash twrp bootloader and just install the latest canary build magisk 19 from there .. once that is done then install latest magisk manager from the canary build GitHub.

It's a question or affirmation? [emoji848][emoji16][emoji23]

I will probably just for fun give a try but I will don't keep root coz recovery patched make me loose software operator (byebye volte and vowifi...)

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[Fiscelan]

It's a question or affirmation? [emoji848][emoji16][emoji23]

I will probably just for fun give a try but I will don't keep root coz recovery patched make me loose software operator (byebye volte and vowifi...)

Sent from my LYA-L29 using Tapatalk

I flashed this TWRP from this post https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78590575&postcount=2
It boots fine to recovery but then the data is encrypted.
I guess one has to use the RemoveEncryption-Mate20_pro.zip file used in the post, but I have not tried it.

 

[ubersapian]

It's a question or affirmation? [emoji848][emoji16][emoji23]

I will probably just for fun give a try but I will don't keep root coz recovery patched make me loose software operator (byebye volte and vowifi...)

Sent from my LYA-L29 using Tapatalk

Think I'm gonna go with more so a helpful statement rather than "question or affirmation" ?

And couldn't you possibly just hide what ever system file/s that are responsible for voLTE and voWIFI with magisk hide ?

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I flashed this TWRP from this post https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78590575&postcount=2
It boots fine to recovery but then the data is encrypted.
I guess one has to use the RemoveEncryption-Mate20_pro.zip file used in the post, but I have not tried it.

I tried this from a fresh firmware install and flashed twrp straight off before actually booting into the operating system .. and simply just ADB pushed the latest magisk 19 zip from my PC .. reboot back into twrp and installed zip from there.

 

[flyl0]

You should make a dload update. BL will be locked again and your phone reset like out of box.

Ok this is what I did yesterday I reinstalled the firmware with the FH method and my bootloader was locked again after that

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[xanthrax]

members

it came into my attention that lately a frenzied selling/buying business has taken place here. That being said, I may urge you to have a look at the Forum Rules and especially to the related to this, quoted below:

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Thanks for understanding!
thread temporarily closed for maintenance
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I`d also advise you to be more careful when posting your IMEI on forums
heavy cleaning of selling activities posts has been performed
thread re-opened

 

[deepsrd]

Ok this is what I did yesterday I reinstalled the firmware with the FH method and my bootloader was locked again after that

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Just FYI,
the phone will not let you relock the bootloader if the system, recovery partitions have patched or unsigned code.
It has to be all stock, and then you can relock the bootloader from fastboot.

 

[User422]

Edit: Done. I was seemingly just too exhausted to see that I was able to access what I needed all along.

 

[ilos]

Think I'm gonna go with more so a helpful statement rather than "question or affirmation" ?

And couldn't you possibly just hide what ever system file/s that are responsible for voLTE and voWIFI with magisk hide ?

Don't know which files to hide for voLTE and voWIFI, also I'm not loosing only volte and vowifi. All files related to Huawei (ie file manager, appgallery, etc...) are hidden (don't checked if they're still in system/app), and Huawei ID not available too. When I boot normally all are back... ???
That's pretty strange...
I've already tried to hide Huawei mobile service and some over Huawei stuff with magisk hide and got a black screen..

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I tried this from a fresh firmware install and flashed twrp straight off before actually booting into the operating system .. and simply just ADB pushed the latest magisk 19 zip from my PC .. reboot back into twrp and installed zip from there.

You still need to boot with volume up?



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[djisgod]

Finally have root on my mate 20 pro thanks to this thread:good:

 

[User422]

Hey, I had succesfully rooted my device with the instructions in this thread.
After installing a Magisk module, I got into a bootloop and since I got my phone running again, I wasn't able to get it rooted again.

I have done the same steps as before but root just won't work anymore.

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So if anyone having issues patching extracted ramdisk recovery / patched magisk images from update app for root then the alternative method is to flash twrp bootloader and just install the latest canary build magisk 19 from there .. once that is done then install latest magisk manager from the canary build GitHub.

I've tried to do so but I can't mount "Micro SD card" and "USB OTG".
Sideloading also fails all the time.
So I can't flash anything since I don't even get to see the files when in TWRP.

 

[ubersapian]

Hey, I had succesfully rooted my device with the instructions in this thread.
After installing a Magisk module, I got into a bootloop and since I got my phone running again, I wasn't able to get it rooted again.

I have done the same steps as before but root just won't work anymore.

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I've tried to do so but I can't mount "Micro SD card" and "USB OTG".
Sideloading also fails all the time.
So I can't flash anything since I don't even get to see the files when in TWRP.

Yes I've had same OTG issues with the Pretorian TWRP image that is linked to on a thread here .. supposedly there is a later version floating around which is meant to address the OTG issue. I will post link if I come across it.

But I've had no probs sideloading via CMD console on windows PC with "ADB push <filename> sdcard"

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Hey, I had succesfully rooted my device with the instructions in this thread.
After installing a Magisk module, I got into a bootloop and since I got my phone running again, I wasn't able to get it rooted again.

I have done the same steps as before but root just won't work anymore.

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I've tried to do so but I can't mount "Micro SD card" and "USB OTG".
Sideloading also fails all the time.
So I can't flash anything since I don't even get to see the files when in TWRP.

Or perhaps try the TWRP that @Aurus76 links to in the RomAUR thread.

 

[fromiOS2Android]

Finally have root on my mate 20 pro thanks to this thread:good:

I have The same screen in magisk but no updated to 19? Does not magisk detect this? So i have to update manually?
Mine is magisk 18.100

Where or how to update to 19 without screwing with my current settings as my phone now is just as i want it after countless hours of resetting and updating ++++

Please help

 

[Fiscelan]

I have The same screen in magisk but no updated to 19? Does not magisk detect this? So i have to update manually?
Mine is magisk 18.100

Where or how to update to 19 without screwing with my current settings as my phone now is just as i want it after countless hours of resetting and updating ++++

Please help

Thanks to all here, I'm finally re-rooted. I've used the modified boot method, it does work for me.
But flashing Magisk canary zip file through TWRP did not work for me.

In any case I used files provided by Aurus in this post https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78590575&postcount=2

Now I just used the root Essentials app to add a "Reboot to Recovery" in the quick settings, instead of using the keys.

Cheers again

 

[fromiOS2Android]

Thanks to all here, I'm finally re-rooted. I've used the modified boot method, it does work for me.
But flashing Magisk canary zip file through TWRP did not work for me.

In any case I used files provided by Aurus in this post https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78590575&postcount=2

Now I just used the root Essentials app to add a "Reboot to Recovery" in the quick settings, instead of using the keys.

Cheers again

I do not press any keys during boot?? Used patched ramdisk once and phone boots with root without holding any keys every time...

Stock 9.0.0.208 with magisk 18100.
Safetynet check green on both and all apps working AS they should. Flashed recorvery_ramdisk.img patched of curse. Boot to root with out hotkeys.
Can flash twrp if needed then back to patched boot when done .

Still missing an answer on The magisk update to 19?

 

[fromiOS2Android]

I do not press any keys during boot?? Used patched ramdisk once and phone boots with root without holding any keys every time...

Stock 9.0.0.208 with magisk 18100.
Safetynet check green on both and all apps working AS they should. Flashed recorvery_ramdisk.img patched of curse. Boot to root with out hotkeys.
Can flash twrp if needed then back to patched boot when done .

Still missing an answer on The magisk update to 19?

Edit: magisk 19 is beta of curse. Sorry for this

 

[vstrglv]

Hi, I have a problem after
" C:\ADB+FASTBOOT\ADB+FASTBOOT>fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk "patched_boot.img"
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery_ramdisk' (31992 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.682s]
writing 'recovery_ramdisk'...
OKAY [ 0.175s]
finished. total time: 0.859s
C:\ADB+FASTBOOT\ADB+FASTBOOT>fastboot reboot
rebooting...
finished. total time: 0.009s.
Now I can not boot into recovery mode. If I press and hold Power and volume up, phone goes to fastboot mode. When I open Magisk Manager- Magisk is not installed.

 

[PrecisionShadows]

Can you give an example of your path to "PATH_TO_patched_boot.img"

I must be getting syntax incorrect for the file in internal storage download folder, and I have tried everything with and without / leaving out folders.

We’re you able to figure this out? I’m having the same trouble myself.

 

[djisgod]

We’re you able to figure this out? I’m having the same trouble myself.

Mine is
Fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk c:\adb\patched_boot.img

 

[PrecisionShadows]

Mine is
Fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk c:\adb\patched_boot.img

Awesome! Thank you, that example helped me and the command looks like it worked. After that I Fastboot reboot and then reboot with up and power buttons? Seems I’m not getting root after doing that so I’m trying to make sure my process is all correct.

 

[User422]

Done.

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Or perhaps try the TWRP that @Aurus76 links to in the RomAUR thread.

It was the same TWRP version which I already had so it didn't change anything. (The Proterion80)