Development [RECOVERY] TWRP for ZenFone 8

[Captain_Throwback]

Hi, was someone on Stock Android 12 able to decrypt Data with TWRP (It Failed to mount Data and therefore can't decrypt it) Do I just do a Factory reset or is a newer kernel source needed for TWRP?
Thanks!

Read the OP.

 

[saenta]

Read the OP.

Thanks, was missing the line in the drop-down text box

 

[roomanus]

Hello, thanks in advance for your work porting twrp to zf8. I tried a lot and finally got it running together with LOS18.1-20220107, had a lot to fight with the vender_boot.img and boot.img, if anybody needs help, i'd share my experiences...
One question: on https://twrp.me/asus/zenfone8.html you mention as last step:
"NOTE: You also need to use the "Fix Recovery Bootloop" option present in the same Advanced Tab. Use that option after you have installed the recovery ramdisk successfully to avoid boot loops happening from installing TWRP Permanently."
I wanted to do this cause it was exactly my problem, that twrp always booted to itself, not to the OS. I couldn't find that option though, what am i missing?
Thanks again...

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Hello, thanks in advance for your work porting twrp to zf8. I tried a lot and finally got it running together with LOS18.1-20220107, had a lot to fight with the vender_boot.img and boot.img, if anybody needs help, i'd share my experiences...
One question: on https://twrp.me/asus/zenfone8.html you mention as last step:
"NOTE: You also need to use the "Fix Recovery Bootloop" option present in the same Advanced Tab. Use that option after you have installed the recovery ramdisk successfully to avoid boot loops happening from installing TWRP Permanently."
I wanted to do this cause it was exactly my problem, that twrp always booted to itself, not to the OS. I couldn't find that option though, what am i missing?
Thanks again...

That option doesn't apply on this device, since it's a GKI device and doesn't use skip_initramfs. You shouldn't have an issue booting up unless you flashed the TWRP image to the boot partition.

 

[roomanus]

Ok, thanks for explanation. In the end (as far as i remember precise, it's been a lot flashing) i used the "Install Recovery Ramdisk option" to get it to permanent.
Another question: Does LOS somehowe change things at the vvendor_boot.img or is this unchanged normally? can i find out, which one they use?
Sorry for the noob questioning...

 

[chrisrevoltes]

Anyone else here got TWRP running with LOS? And if so, how? It drives me crazy...

I couldn't get TWRP booted and wasnt sure where to directly flash it, so I moved on and tried the "official" way with LOS recovery. Have now a working LOS18.1. But the LOS revocery is not in any way a replacement for TWRP.
This A/B partition thing is new to me. Had never that much trouble installing TWRP.

Here my post in LOS18.1 thread:

What boot.img are you refering to?
I tried flashing vendor boot (fastboot flash vendor_boot .\sake_vendor_boot.img) like stated here and than booting into twrp (fastboot boot .\twrp.img) like stated here. But after reboot it stucks at ASUS logo, till I hardrestartet it. Happens everytime. booting to TWRP without flashing vendor results in the same outcome.
Btw. I had the same outcome even bevor flashing LOS recovery and LOS.

Any ideas?

Edit: I wasn't sure how to flash TWRP, because the LOS instructionsflashing to boot (fastboot flash boot <recovery>.img) while here they are flashing to recovery (fastboot flash recovery <recovery>.img) and the TWRP instructions dont cover that case.

I read through this article but Im still not sure where the recovery is written to. What does "Devices that support seamless updates can store the recovery images as a ramdisk contained in the boot image (rather than a separate image)."mean? That TWRP needs to be written inside the ramdisk partition inside the boot partition?
How's that all working on an A/B device? @Captain_Throwback maybe you can clarify this.

Edit 2: These two here explaining a lot: here and here again

 

[Duky95]

Hey there,
Today I tried to install "twrp-3.6.0_11-0-I006D.img" on my Zenfone 8 which was initially loaded with WW-31.1004.0404.81 (Android 12 official version from Asus website - link : https://www.asus.com/UK/Mobile/Phones/ZenFone/Zenfone-8/HelpDesk_BIOS/) and it seems that my phone is bootlooping.
I followed every step, installing the Vendor_boot and then the TWRP image.

How can I exit this loop?

Forwarding thanks.

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Hey there,
Today I tried to install "twrp-3.6.0_11-0-I006D.img" on my Zenfone 8 which was initially loaded with WW-31.1004.0404.81 (Android 12 official version from Asus website - link : https://www.asus.com/UK/Mobile/Phones/ZenFone/Zenfone-8/HelpDesk_BIOS/) and it seems that my phone is bootlooping.
I followed every step, installing the Vendor_boot and then the TWRP image.

How can I exit this loop?

Forwarding thanks.

What do you mean, installing vendor_boot? There's nothing in the instructions about that.

 

[Duky95]

What do you mean, installing vendor_boot? There's nothing in the instructions about that.

Actually I spent the 2 last days trying to install LineageOS 18.1, and on some site it was requested to install Vendor_boot before TWRP.
I can go back to Fastboot step but everytime I try booting on TWRP the ASUS logo can't stop displaying, even if the cmd.exe says finished after 12.526s.

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Actually I pasted the 2 last days trying to install LineageOS 18.1, and on some site it was requested to install Vendor_boot before TWRP.

Well that's outside of this thread. And I know LineageOS instructions say to use their recovery to install, so I can't help you with that.

 

[Duky95]

Well that's outside of this thread. And I know LineageOS instructions say to use their recovery to install, so I can't help you with that.

I found the step about vendor_boot on https://lineageosroms.com/sake/, pre-installation steps.
Can you tell me who I can ask about it ?


EDIT : I managed to install the LineageOS Recovery.
Thank you for being available and sorry for disturbing

 

[chrisrevoltes]

Regarding TWRP and LOS installation, this could help:

I got it running. After a lot of try and error that's what I found:

Currently (Jan. 22) the LOS vendor image is NOT compatible with TWRP! If you first flash the vendor image and then ether flash or boot TWRP it will just stuck an the ASUS logo.

I don't know if that's could be a issue in future but for now, I reflashed the original vendor extracted from an update unsing this payload dumper. And then followed the TWRP instructions.

Here my steps:
With unlocked BL, booting to BL already done and working adb/fastboot drivers

1. (Reflashing original vendor (only needed on non stock devices))
   • fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img
2. Booting TWRP:
   • fastboot boot <TWRP Image>.img
3. (Doing a faktory reset if needed)
4. Sideloading LOS (TWRP flashes it to the inactiveslot)
   • In TWRP: Advanced -> ADB Sideload -> Swipe to Start Sideload
   • On PC: adb sideload <LOS Image>.zip
5. Let TWRP flash itself
   • In TWRP: Advanced -> "Flash current TWRP"
6. If further packages are needed (like gapps oder magisk)
   1. Change slot (In TWRP: Reboot -> Slot x) or reboot to recovery
   2. Either sideload them oder adb push them to sdcard and use TWRPs install method.
      • Sideload: see 4.
      • ADB Push: adb push <package> \sdcard
7. Reboot to system.

For reference: My images

• LOS: 18.1-20220121 lineage-18.1-20220121-nightly-sake-signed.zip
• TWRP: v3.6.0_11 twrp-3.6.0_11-0-I006D.img
• Stock Rom: Version WW-30.12.112.72 from 2021/12/17

I believe the with every LOS update its required to let TWRP reflash itselve, otherwise the original LOS recovery will be used. I read somewhere that TWRP does this by itself when flashing, but I am not sure if this is really the case.

But as stated, I'm not sure if that's the correct way. Unfortunately didn't get answers till now.

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Edit: Format, links and commands

Unfortunately TWRP isn't the first choice for LOS devs anymore. So there is not much help from their site. But because TWRP is in every way better than the LOS recovery its worth the trouble.

 

[bnsmb]

Hi

I can not install AospExtended 9.0 to the ASUS Zenfone 8 (https://downloads.aospextended.com/I006D) using TWRP 3.6.0.11 . Installing the image works without errors but afterwards the Zenfone always boots into a "Waiting for flushing full randump" error. Booting from the other slot ends in a error message saying something like "Your device is corrupted. It will not work"

Installing the image using the current Lineage Recovery works perfect but I would like to continue to use TWRP.

Does anybody know how to get this working?

regards

Bernd

[Update 12.03.2022]

Just saw this statement on twrp.me

We are continuing work on Android 12. There is no ETA currently.

So I assume TWRP does not support installing Android 12 yet (AospExtended 9.0 is Android 12)

 

[dron39]

Captain_Throwback,
Hi!
I see new version twrp-3.6.1_11-0-I006D with upload date 2022-03-09

What is new/changelog?

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Captain_Throwback,
Hi!
I see new version twrp-3.6.1_11-0-I006D with upload date 2022-03-09

What is new/changelog?

The change log is now up on twrp.me

 

[HyperCriSiS]

Regarding TWRP and LOS installation, this could help:



Unfortunately TWRP isn't the first choice for LOS devs anymore. So there is not much help from their site. But because TWRP is in every way better than the LOS recovery its worth the trouble.

I wonder if OrangeFox would work better. It seems TWRP is not much of help anymore with most custom ROMs.

 

[Captain_Throwback]

I wonder if OrangeFox would work better. It seems TWRP is not much of help anymore with most custom ROMs.

OrangeFox is a fork of TWRP. It would function exactly the same.

 

[HyperCriSiS]

OrangeFox is a fork of TWRP. It would function exactly the same.

Is there no chance to fix this issue with the vendor-boot image?

 

[Captain_Throwback]

Is there no chance to fix this issue with the vendor-boot image?

I don't use LineageOS, so I have no idea about the issue and what exactly needs to be "fixed". Since it works fine on stock, I have to assume the issue is with LOS, and since they provide their own recovery, there doesn't seem to be a need for anything additional on TWRP's end.

If someone wants to push a fix to Gerrit for this, and it doesn't negatively impact anything else, I'll gladly review and merge it.

 

[ExtentedByte]

Read the OP.

Hi, I have acutally the same problem
I am on latest stock Firmware Android 12 and no Password / PIN / is set
If I wipe Data in TWRP then my Storage is encrypted
But if I reboot once into system, I can't access the Data on my Phone in TWRP
Even if I try to save logs from TWRP they are not saved on the Phone
Am I something missing out?