YesCan I update to new stable by Factory Image from T1B3 without wipe?
YesCan I update to new stable by Factory Image from T1B3 without wipe?
Do you mean 25.2? If so, it will work on the Pixel 6 Pro (also works on my Pixel 7 Pro).WIll Magisk 22.5 will work to root tq1a.221205.012 image on Pixel 6 Pro? It didn't work on my 7 Pro thus asking...
Yes, sorry, version 25.2Do you mean 25.2? If so, it will work on the Pixel 6 Pro (also works on my Pixel 7 Pro).
So just a note: when unrooting/updating/re-rooting I typically
uninstall root through Magisk
Take the update
Download the new image and extract boot.img
Patch the new boot.img
Reboot to fastboot
fastboot boot <magisk patched image> (not flash)
And then let magisk apply the patch to the boot images through magisk (ensures I have the files to uninstall the patch for the next system update).
However, this time when I tried fastboot boot <magisk patched boot images> I got an error that the command was not found. I ended up flashing the magisk patched boot images, but it seems Google does not want people booting from fastboot.
Anyone else notice this?
Cheers,
B.D.
False positive. Just disable Defender temporarily.I just downloaded the Dec 5 update for my P6P
Every time I attempt to copy the boot.img file to my phone for magisk, defender pops up with this message:
WARNING Trojan:Script/Wacatac.H!ml
and then it deletes it.
It didn't matter if I took the download from the OP page 1 or went directly to https://developers.google.com/android/images#raven
always the same warning.
thoughts?
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Yes defender thinks boot.img from December as a 2019 Trojan. Rstore it from defender's quarantine and copy it to your phone. As far as i can tell it's a false positive but there is no way in defender, that i found, to report it as such.I just downloaded the Dec 5 update for my P6P
Every time I attempt to copy the boot.img file to my phone for magisk, defender pops up with this message:
WARNING Trojan:Script/Wacatac.H!ml
and then it deletes it.
It didn't matter if I took the download from the OP page 1 or went directly to https://developers.google.com/android/images#raven
always the same warning.
thoughts?
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Factory reset just resets the data partition, if you are currently rooted, you will retain root.Curious.
Can I go to settings and do a factory reset without losing root, or would I have to have the original boot.img?
It looks like something happened to the connection should flashing.Hey guys hope someone can give me some pointer to get my phone going again.
I was doing the December factory update and got this message:
View attachment 5786145
After rebooting the phone goes directly into fastboot.
How can I get going again?
Thanks.
Thanks for responding.It looks like something happened to the connection should flashing.
Make sure the connection is solid, cable is good, the port preferably usb 2 and don't touch until it completes.
Flash again, if it completes, your phone should boot ok.
Any majisk modules?Thanks for responding.
I tried another cable.. same problem.
Tried a few other things with no luck.
Used android flash tool to load the december patch and flashed patched boot to get root back.
All good now. Hopefully I won't have to go through this process again in january.
Is it always at the same point that you got the error?
I have added fastbootd testing into PF's Dry Run Mode which is part of the PF's next release.They changed the time stamp of the zip again, but it's the same file as earlier today.
I understand!Smh the things i have to do to get better signal. Flash again, thanks vzw.
(but sincerely thanks @roirraW "edor" ehT )
They changed the time stamp of the zip again, but it's the same file as earlier today.The platform-tools at https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip still comes out as v34.0.1, but the zip file is dated today (May 10, 2023) and the file size of the zip is 5.79 MB instead of 5.84 MB as the zip was for 34.0.1 previously.
The SHA-256 hash of the fastboot.exe in each are different, too, so something has been definitely changed.
Now the question: Who is brave enough to test?
tried to flash the latest build of AncientOS with it, did not work. Back to r33.0.3 and it worked fine
platform-tools_r34.0.1-windows is not functioning properly. Back to 33.0.3 we go...
Add me to the list of users that had a problem with platform-tools 34.0.1. I got into a bootloop after running flash-all.bat. Downgraded to 33.0.3, reran the new (old) flash-all.bat, and was all good.
Using 34.0.1, the phone never even got to the fastbootd part of the process
Update
I tested SDK Platform-tools r. 34.0.1 it is not fixed. There are still problems with fastbootd. Use SDK Platform-tools r. 33.0.3
Anyone that updated their platform tools and needs to downgrade can use these links.
Windows
Mac
Linux
Developer Support Android images
if you want to find them.fastboot reboot bootloader
after and then fastboot --set-active=other
to change slots in order to flash Android 13 to the new slot, but IF you have Android 13 on one slot and still have Android 12 (including Android 12 bootloader) on the other slot and you try to fully boot into Android 12, you will be permanently bricked and have to seek repair from Google. No one has yet found a way to repair this on our own. I will update if there is any progress. At least a small handful, and probably more, people have done this already.fastboot flash bootloader --slot all bootloader-devicename-slider-1.2-3456789.img
(change the name of the bootloader file to the one for your device), then you *should* be much safer than without doing that first. Also note that the bootloader is NOT the same as boot.img (kernel). The bootloader image file has "bootloader" in the filename.Note that this is mainly for the officially listed "Unlocked" Pixel 6 Pro, available directly from the Google Store. All of this will also apply to any other (carrier-specific) variant of the Pixel 6 Pro which you can achieve an unlocked bootloader on. This includes T-Mobile and AT&T variants. It's likely Verizon variants will never be able to unlock their bootloader, or if so it will require paying the right person to do so.
Feel free to ask about general questions, but for anything that's specific to your variant, you should use one of the other already existing threads. You'll find Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile-related threads in those respective search results.
Unlocking or locking the bootloader will wipe the device every single time, so be sure to have your data backed up before doing so, or better yet, just unlock it as soon as you get the device.
Keep in mind that unlocking the bootloader or rooting might affect your phone's capability to use banking apps such as Google Pay, your local bank's app, or even the ability to install some apps like NetFlix. See @Pekempy's thread Working SafetyNet with Pixel 6 Pro Android 12
If you're going to re-lock the bootloader, make sure the ROM you have on your phone is completely stock (by flashing the latest official firmware) BEFORE re-locking it.
There are no negative consequences if you unlock or re-lock the bootloader other than it will wipe your phone, and while unlocked you get a brief screen when you boot the phone telling you (and anyone who sees your phone at the time) that the bootloader is unlocked. You will also continue to receive updates (if you've merely unlocked the bootloader, you can take updates as normal) unlike Samsung, Sony, et cetera, which have permanent major consequences with reduced functionality even if you un-root and re-lock your bootloader. If you're actually rooted (not just bootloader unlocked), you'll have to perform extra steps to manually update each month, and to keep root/re-root.
All posts about Google Pay or banking will be reported to be deleted. Please keep this thread on-topic. There are at least one or two other How To Guide threads in this section in which folks discuss how to get around banking app restrictions when you're rooted or just have an unlocked bootloader. See @Pekempy's thread Working SafetyNet with Pixel 6 Pro Android 12
If users persist in discussing banking apps in this thread, I will have this thread locked and only update this first post when there is new and updated information regarding the subjects of the title of the thread: Unlocking the Pixel 6 Pro bootloader, rooting, and TWRP. See @Pekempy's thread Working SafetyNet with Pixel 6 Pro Android 12
Honorable mention to @Jawomo's aodNotify - Notification Light / LED for Pixel 6 Pro! (XDA link) / Notification light / LED for Pixel - aodNotify (Play Store link), which in my opinion restores useful functionality missing in most phones these days. It also solves some subjective issues some folks have with AOD (Always On Display), and/or solves/works around the problem where AOD is required for the optical fingerprint reader to work without the screen being on.
OEM unlocking in developer options needs to be toggled on. I don't "believe" you have to actually do the "fastboot flashing unlock" command.
- You'll need this if you're going to unlock the bootloader on your Pixel 6 Pro: SDK Platform Tools (download links for Windows, Mac, and Linux). Note that you can find links to download the tools elsewhere, but I wouldn't trust them - you never know if they've been modified. Even if the person providing the link didn't do anything intentionally, the tools could be modified without them being aware. Why take a chance of putting your phone security further at risk?
- You can alternately use the tools from the SDK Manager, but most of us will want to stick to the basic tools-only without the complications of the full development manager.
- For Windows, get Google's drivers here Get the Google USB Driver (ADB will likely work while the phone is fully booted, but if you're like me, you'll need these drivers for after you "adb reboot-bootloader", to be able to use ADB and Fastboot.
- Thanks to @96carboard for posting the details of unlocking the bootloader, be sure to thank him in his post. Unlocking or locking the bootloader will wipe the device every single time, so be sure to have your data backed up before doing so, or better yet, just unlock it as soon as you get the device. Keep in mind that unlocking the bootloader or rooting might affect your phone's capability to use banking apps such as Google Pay, or your local bank's app. If you're going to re-lock the bootloader, make sure the ROM you have on your phone is completely stock (by flashing the latest official firmware) BEFORE re-locking it. My experience on my Pixel 1 was that there were no negative consequences if you unlock or re-lock the bootloader other than it will wipe your phone, and while unlocked you get a brief screen when you boot the phone telling you (and anyone who sees your phone at the time) that the bootloader is unlocked. All of this should still be the case. You will also continue to receive updates. Unlike Samsung, Sony, et cetera, which have major consequences with reduced functionality even if you un-root and re-lock your bootloader. If you're actually rooted (not just bootloader unlocked), you'll have to perform extra steps to keep root/re-root.:
The unlock process works like this:
1) Take brand new fresh phone out of box. Do NOT put sim card in it, just power it on (you can put a SIM card if you want, you just don't have to).
2) When it starts harassing you to join Google, hit "skip" and "remind me tomorrow" as applicable until you reach home screen. YOU DO NOT need to plug in a google account.
3) Settings --> About --> Build number. Repeatedly tap it until it says you're a developer.
4) Back --> Network --> WiFi and connect it.
5) Back --> System --> Developer --> OEM unlocking (check), USB debugging (check), plug in USB, authorize on the phone when requested.
Using the Platform Tools previously mentioned in command line/terminal:
6) #7) #Code:adb reboot-bootloader
Code:fastboot flashing unlock
Now that you've unlocked it, it has been wiped, so repeat 1-4, then disable all the google spyware, and go ahead and start using it while waiting for aosp and root.
Official Instructions for Locking/Unlocking the Bootloader
Personally, I would always use the official drivers Google provides unless they just don't work for whatever reason: Get the Google USB Driver (this is for Windows). They work for me. They are rarely updated, but they are every once in a great while, sometimes years in-between.
I agree with this. be careful using drivers or adb/fastboot tools. Some are fine, but there's no need for it really anymore. Google has made it very easy to install drivers and Platform-Tools (adb/fastboot tool).
Google provides the Fastboot/ADB tool (Platform-Tools) and Google USB Drivers (adb/fastboot interface). This will allow any Pixel to interface with Windows using the fastboot/adb protocol. Official Google USB Driver includes support for both the Fastboot and ADB driver interface. There are 3 main drivers (Fastboot, ADB and MTP/Portable File Transfer). The MTP/Portable File Transfer driver is built-in to Windows 7-11.
Fastboot/ADB Driver Interface - Official Download Link:
When flashing a full image or unlocking your bootloader, the fastboot interface is being used.
First Download official Google USB Drivers (it's a zip file). Extract the zip (important!). Right-click on the android_winusb.inf file and hit install. You can then restart your phone to the Bootloader Screen (hold vol-down while it restarts or turns on). When you plug in your phone, Windows Device Manager will show a new device at the top: Android Device: Android Bootloader Interface.
Using the ADB interface: It's the same driver. Enable USB Debugging on your phone, then plug it in to your computer. A prompt will appear on your phone (to allow USB Debugging). The driver in Device Manager will appear as Android Device: Android Composite ADB interface.
Now you can download and use Platform-Tools to flash an Android Image, OTA or run adb/fastboot commands.
Official Download Page
"Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK. It includes tools that interface with the Android platform, such as adb, fastboot, and systrace"
It's best to make Platform-Tools available system-wide. Download Platform-Tools from the above link and extract it to your C:\ drive - that way you will have a folder to add to the PATH Environment under Window System Properties Menu, Advanced, Environment Variables, System Variables, PATH (google how to do this, very easy). What this does is allow adb/fastboot commands to be run from anywhere in the system, so you don't have to be in the platform-tools folder to run adb/fastboot commands and flash an Android Image (Official or Android Fork such as ProtonAOSP).
@V0latyle posted a new thread with some very important and fascinating information about the increased difficulty to root Android 12: Read this before rooting. Be sure to thank him there.
I would guess that this should be the appropriate URL for official TWRP custom recovery for the Pixel 6 Pro, but who knows when/if that will actually be made available, and it may become available unofficially in these forum sections before being made official. I'll adjust this URL as needed. https://twrp.me/google/googlepixel6pro.html.
@Freak07's Kirisakura-Kernel for the Pixel 6 Pro (and possibly the Pixel 6)
@DespairFactor's Despair Kernel (I believe also for both the P6P and P6)
@tbalden's CleanSlate Kernel
@acuicultor's Radioactive Kernel
It's also handy to have to the full official firmware available, whether it's to recovery from accidents or for actual development. Note the official link to the general Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices page. The following link goes directly to the Pixel 6 Pro (Raven) section: Pixel 6 Pro Factory Images. I prefer to actually bookmark a link to the device listed immediately below the device I want the firmware for, because Google dumbly (in my opinion) puts the latest firmware at the bottom of the list for each particular device, and that ends up making you scroll a lot after a year or two of monthly updates.
Note: You can still get the December 2021 Factory Images and OTA from this thread, if you need them for any reason: Alternate links to December - all full factory images and OTAs available
Back to modding!
- Use the latest Magisk Stable (in my case, I keep the app "hidden" / renamed)
- Used the full firmware zip, extracted to the same folder as the latest Platform Tools (S:\platform-tools)
- Extracted the new boot.img
- Copied new boot.img to the phone
- Patched the new boot.img with Magisk Stable
- Renamed Magisk'd boot.img so I know what version of firmware it's for
- Copied the Magisk'd boot.img back to the computer
- Disabled all my Magisk Modules
- Removed the "-w " from the flash-all.bat
- Re-edited the flash-all.bat to verify I saved it with the "-w " taken out
- Open a Command Prompt, navigated to S:\platform-tools
- adb reboot bootloader
- flash-all.bat
- Let phone boot, unlock it, check that it's working, allow the update process to finish (gave it five minutes or so)
- adb reboot bootloader
- fastboot flash boot kernel.img (renamed Magisk'd boot.img)
- fastboot reboot
- Unlock, check everything's working
- Re-enabled the most basic Magisk Modules which I was sure wouldn't cause a critical issue
- Reboot, unlock, made sure everything's working
I may append these first four posts with further useful information or links as needed.
33.0.1 (March 2022)
- adb
- Fixes Windows mdns crashes.
- Fixes enable-verity/disable-verity on old devices.
- Fixes "install multiple" on old devices
- Improves the help output to include all supported compression methods.
Used a factory image and booted into Android 13. Auto OTA and a sideload of the full OTA will end in the same result as both useI'm less concerned about the steps/commands as I am with how you updated (auto OTA, sideload, factory image), whether you booted to Android 13, and what happened when you rolled back (I assume using the factory image)
update_engine
. I did boot into Android 13 so the ARB counter did get incremented.