Question How to root(Magisk)

[PrzeStaw]

Hey,
Has someone figured out how to root the phone after bootloader unlock? I saw some attempts in the GSI thread but it wolud be nice if somebody who done it publish a guide. [here or in the new thread]
This way it will be easier to find for future people to follow.

 

[juergenh99]

hi, i couldn't find a stock boot.img so far. seems we will have to wait some more time to be able to download latest firmware as full rom to get the boot.img, which we can then patch with magisk.
eagerly waiting for it, as i cannot hide my unlocked bootloader so far and some apps refuse to work now (also safetynet check fails)

 

[Manugamé]

hi, i couldn't find a stock boot.img so far. seems we will have to wait some more time to be able to download latest firmware as full rom to get the boot.img, which we can then patch with magisk.
eagerly waiting for it, as i cannot hide my unlocked bootloader so far and some apps refuse to work now (also safetynet check fails)

You can use the Oxygen Updater app on google play to download the latest full rom. then use https://github.com/vm03/payload_dumper
to get the boot.img.

 

[juergenh99]

You can use the Oxygen Updater app on google play to download the latest full rom. then use https://github.com/vm03/payload_dumper
to get the boot.img.

Oxygen Updater says the Oneplus Nord 2 is not supported, and i couldn't find a Download of latest FullRom.

 

[moisthat]

If you are already unlocked, download the boot image, patch with magisk etc Do you have to factory reset again?

 

[juergenh99]

If you are already unlocked, download the boot image, patch with magisk etc Do you have to factory reset again?

That's the point....where and how to download the latest boot.img??
Bootloader is unlocked already.
That's why I want the latest full rom to extract it from that.

 

[moisthat]

That's the point....where and how to download the latest boot.img??
Bootloader is unlocked already.
That's why I want the latest full rom to extract it from that.

My reply was confusing, and I wasn't actually replying to you. Sorry about that. I don't know how or where to download the boot.img.

I am trying to ask the community if we need to factory reset again when we flash the patched boot.img. Or if the reset we did during unlock is the only reset needed.

 

[juergenh99]

My reply was confusing, and I wasn't actually replying to you. Sorry about that. I don't know how or where to download the boot.img.

I am trying to ask the community if we need to factory reset again when we flash the patched boot.img. Or if the reset we did during unlock is the only reset needed.

unlocking the bootloader means to do a reset. flashing the boot.img does not cause a reset.
you just have root and working magisk after flashing and reboot

 

[moisthat]

unlocking the bootloader means to do a reset. flashing the boot.img does not cause a reset.
you just have root and working magisk after flashing and reboot

Well then, now I have joined you in the hunt for this bloody boot.img

 

[PrzeStaw]

I am not respondible if you brick your device as there is no full rom download to revert all this.

i have done this:

- installed magisk on the phone and transfered the attached boot.img to the phone.
- patched it with magisk and transfered it to pc


Flashing:

- Unlock bootloader
- Reboot into bootloader
- Download https://dl.google.com/developers/android/qt/images/gsi/vbmeta.img
- `fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img`
- `fastboot flash boot magisk_patched_boot.img`

rebootet and root worked but wifi/bt was broken due some version conflict


Fix for wifi/bt for me was:

- unpack vendor.xz
- reboot to bootloader
- `fastboot reboot fastboot`
- `fastboot flash vendor vendor`
- reboot


My Build Version is DN2103_11_A.08.

Thanks to @phhusson for his help and for his files!

Found in this thread. Hope it will work for further updates.