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Development [RECOVERY][OFFICIAL] TWRP for ASUS ROG Phone 5 & ROG Phone 5S
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Maybe it's a good idea to explain what you did in case someone is in your situation as well
Here's my trip around the sun;
Downloaded the file twrp-3.5.2_11-2zs673ks.img and renamed it to just twrp.img. (So it's easier to type in CMD).
Placed it on the root of my C: Drive where I keep all my flash files.
Shut down phone, Then Volume up and power to go to fastboot mode. That's the screen where it shows some options like Power On, Recovery Mode and Reboot. Just stay there, dont select anything.
Connected the cable via side USB port and executed the following commands;
First command to check connectivity, second command is to boot to TWRP.
No flashing !! remember always; new TWRP cannot be flashed through fastboot because recovery is a part of the existing partition, not a separate one like it used to be on Android 8 and below.
Once you execute the above command, be patient. Your phone will come back to bootloader screen making it look like it failed. Just wait, it will reboot again and it will go to TWRP. Now you can enter you pin code, and enter the recovery.
I flashed a kernel, I cleared my dalvik cache .. everything went well.
Now if you want to keep TWRP permanent;
Copy the twrp.img to your phone memory, preferably downloads folder of the phone, and follow the above steps mentioned - again up to entering TWRP.
In TWRP, select advanced, and you will see the below screen -
Select the option - Install Recovery Ramdisk and it will ask where your TWRP.img is, and point it to the file you earlier saved in the phone / downloads folder. This will flash TWRP within the kernel making it permanent along with your kernel.
That's it, reboot and enjoy.
EDIT : How to get to TWRP again;
From CMD - send adb reboot recovery or
shut down phone, Volume UP + Power .. In bootloader press volume down until you see recovery mode, and then press the power button once to select it.
Downloaded the file twrp-3.5.2_11-2zs673ks.img and renamed it to just twrp.img. (So it's easier to type in CMD).
Placed it on the root of my C: Drive where I keep all my flash files.
Shut down phone, Then Volume up and power to go to fastboot mode. That's the screen where it shows some options like Power On, Recovery Mode and Reboot. Just stay there, dont select anything.
Connected the cable via side USB port and executed the following commands;
First command to check connectivity, second command is to boot to TWRP.
No flashing !! remember always; new TWRP cannot be flashed through fastboot because recovery is a part of the existing partition, not a separate one like it used to be on Android 8 and below.
Once you execute the above command, be patient. Your phone will come back to bootloader screen making it look like it failed. Just wait, it will reboot again and it will go to TWRP. Now you can enter you pin code, and enter the recovery.
I flashed a kernel, I cleared my dalvik cache .. everything went well.
Now if you want to keep TWRP permanent;
Copy the twrp.img to your phone memory, preferably downloads folder of the phone, and follow the above steps mentioned - again up to entering TWRP.
In TWRP, select advanced, and you will see the below screen -
Select the option - Install Recovery Ramdisk and it will ask where your TWRP.img is, and point it to the file you earlier saved in the phone / downloads folder. This will flash TWRP within the kernel making it permanent along with your kernel.
That's it, reboot and enjoy.
EDIT : How to get to TWRP again;
From CMD - send adb reboot recovery or
shut down phone, Volume UP + Power .. In bootloader press volume down until you see recovery mode, and then press the power button once to select it.
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You can try this without causing any permanent damage if you're BL Unlocked.
Just use the boot command and check whether it boots to TWRP.
if it doesn't, force reboot using Volume Down + Power, and stay away.
Was someone of you able to do that with the Ultimate version? I keep getting errors and don't know why
Was someone of you able to do that with the Ultimate version? I keep getting errors and don't know why
I'm on the ROG 5 - Ultimate WW Bro ...
I did TWRP already ...
What's the error ?
Thank you... Seems it has to be an error with my device in that case. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...og-phone-5-rog-phone-5s.4333661/post-85639901
I'm totally out of ideas what to try next. I guess twrp won't be available for my phone but I don't know why. Is there something special that needs to be done before that's not mentioned? (except unlocking bootloader of course) I have the latest drivers installed, already flashed my boot image and have root permissions but I can't boot twrp
Can you spare some more information about the device?
* CN or WW / Convert or Factory ROM ? Current firmware version
* Fastboot version you've mentioned, - not sure how to check. Mine is the latest from Google Platform tools. Did you get the same or is it minimal fastboot or something similar ?
* System -> Regulatory Labels -What's the Model Number ?
* If you got root access - What's the code in the file - Vendor / Factory / Country ?
Goddammit it works now... I didn't know I had to install phone drivers twice.. Not only when the phone is attached normally but also a second time when the phone is in the bootloader after reboot command. Never had this issue before with any phone that it's considered as a totally different device after bootloader rebot.
Sorry for the trouble
Sorry for the trouble
twistedumbrella
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I come from an era when every device was like that, so I always assume it can't be that when people post about the phone not being recognized.
It should be compatible.
Please check prerequisites and command to run recovery in OP
Thank you, but one other thing if I can, this twrp is permanent and I can reboot into it without pc or I need fastboot to boot in recovery??
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To keep TWRP permanent, you need to fastboot boot tarp firstly, and while in TWRP, choose Advanced ->Flash current TWRP, then TWRP will be installed. You will need to reinstall magisk if it was previously installed.
Thank you very much, so if I want to flash a custom kernel, I’ll need to reflash twrp pressing flashing current twrp and then after that reinstall magisk? Thanks again
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twistedumbrella
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Flashing a custom kernel also won't install / restore Magisk. The custom builds are meant to retain Magisk, but don't actually perform any of the installation.
You can install TWRP over a custom kernel and the kernel will remain, but Magisk will be gone and need to be reinstalled. At this point, the app will only allow you to patch a supported image (img / tar, but also supports win without saying it) and the custom kernels include none of those. This means you need a Magisk recovery zip or need a backup of the kernel to patch with Magisk.
You can also install a custom kernel over TWRP, but you would need to already have Magisk patched in after installing TWRP or install it after the kernel (see above).
TL;DR
Edit: there was an even easier way
Have a copy of Magisk apk, the kernel zip from this thread, and the twrp image (just in case) on your sdcard.
Boot TWRP and do Advanced -> Flash current TWRP
Install Magisk through TWRP
Reboot to system
Install the kernel zip
You'll have all three installed and running
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6Here's my trip around the sun;
Downloaded the file twrp-3.5.2_11-2zs673ks.img and renamed it to just twrp.img. (So it's easier to type in CMD).
Placed it on the root of my C: Drive where I keep all my flash files.
Shut down phone, Then Volume up and power to go to fastboot mode. That's the screen where it shows some options like Power On, Recovery Mode and Reboot. Just stay there, dont select anything.
Connected the cable via side USB port and executed the following commands;
First command to check connectivity, second command is to boot to TWRP.
No flashing !! remember always; new TWRP cannot be flashed through fastboot because recovery is a part of the existing partition, not a separate one like it used to be on Android 8 and below.
Once you execute the above command, be patient. Your phone will come back to bootloader screen making it look like it failed. Just wait, it will reboot again and it will go to TWRP. Now you can enter you pin code, and enter the recovery.
I flashed a kernel, I cleared my dalvik cache .. everything went well.
Now if you want to keep TWRP permanent;
Copy the twrp.img to your phone memory, preferably downloads folder of the phone, and follow the above steps mentioned - again up to entering TWRP.
In TWRP, select advanced, and you will see the below screen -
Select the option - Install Recovery Ramdisk and it will ask where your TWRP.img is, and point it to the file you earlier saved in the phone / downloads folder. This will flash TWRP within the kernel making it permanent along with your kernel.
That's it, reboot and enjoy.
EDIT : How to get to TWRP again;
From CMD - send adb reboot recovery or
shut down phone, Volume UP + Power .. In bootloader press volume down until you see recovery mode, and then press the power button once to select it.332
That seems like a lot of unnecessary steps. If you already have Magisk installed, then you must have the Magisk apk somewhere already. That being the case, why not just:
-Boot and install TWRP
-Install Magisk apk in TWRP (this re-installs it after the TWRP install overwrites it)
-Reboot to system and profit
The custom kernel won't be affected at all, and you'll be restored to your previously rooted state. Fiddling around with patched boot images doesn't seem reasonable for such a simple operation. TWRP is supposed to make things easier, not more complicated.
