[RECOVERY][UNOFFICIAL_MOD][DECRYPTION][UPDATED-02-01-2019] TWRP 3.2.3-4 for nitrogen

[nijel8]

Updated...
Read first post NOTES I just added!!!

 

[tombassi]

Updated...
Read first post NOTES I just added!!!

hi dude, your twrp is working great in all miui Oreo roms (decryption, backup and restore, survive and root) all works just fine but you need to get ready for this: bigota.d.miui.com/8.11.26/miui_MIMAX3_8.11.26_4152ab79d8_9.0.zip , survive and root works but no decryption with closed beta based on Pie, after format and reboot twrp internal shows 6013MB and after system boot it get encrypted and shows 0 MB in twrp and didn't show in PC, hope you get me well.

 

[nijel8]

hi dude, your twrp is working great in all miui Oreo roms (decryption, backup and restore, survive and root) all works just fine but you need to get ready for this: bigota.d.miui.com/8.11.26/miui_MIMAX3_8.11.26_4152ab79d8_9.0.zip , survive and root works but no decryption with closed beta based on Pie, after format and reboot twrp internal shows 6013MB and after system boot it get encrypted and shows 0 MB in twrp and didn't show in PC, hope you get me well.

I know what you are talking about... TWRP needs 9.0 source switch and build with Android Pie sources and it should be fine. Piece of cake... Let's see official Pie release first as we don't know what bugs that one might have throwing me in the wrong direction...
Good to know though...
Can you give me recovery.log?

 

[JulianJenner]

Decryption:
If MIUI asks for decription password after reboot from TWRP don't panic!
You will most likely never see this but as anything in this live sh*t happens. I for example have seen this only once in hundreds of TWRP and MIUI flashings and reboots to system and it happen after reboot from MIUI OTA testing. Did I mentioned I never do clean installs? Why bother wiping if no post-install issues, right...
Anyway... here is how to get back to normal without loosing any data:
- Reboot back to recovery by pressing and holding POWER + VOLUME UP buttons
- Run Data backup in TWRP
- USB connect device to computer and copy all personal data you don't wanna loose from Internal storage to computer
- DO NOT FORGET TO COPY THE DATA BACKUP YOU JUST MADE FROM TWRP/BACKUPS/XXXXXX TO COMPUTER TOO!!!
- Click Wipe -> Format data -> type yes -> [ENTER]
- Reboot to MIUI and let it encrypt the device. You will see Setup new device wizard when its done
- Reboot back to recovery by pressing and holding POWER + VOLUME UP buttons
- Copy back all your personal data including the recent Data backup from computer to Internal storage -> TWRP/BACKUPS/XXXXXX
- Reboot recovery so TWRP can detect the Data backup you copied
- Restore Data backup and reboot to MIUI
- Done - MIUI should boot without complaining and all your data is intact... even your old lockscreen password and fingerprints should work

Okay Boss.
Now I try to tell my story about it short. Unfortunately I do not made recovery.log
0. I was on MIUI CHINA DEV 11.26 PIE
1. I've tried just to boot recovery. Boot OK. TWRP ask me decrypting password.
2. OK. I've installed permanently your 11.25 new recovery, replaced MiRecovery
3. Reboot recovery. TWRP ask me decrypting password.
4. Okay. Reboot system. Backup to PC my Internal Storage
5. Reboot back to recovery by pressing and holding POWER + VOLUME UP buttons
6. TWRP booted but TWRP ask me decrypting password. So I wasn't able to make backup of DATA partition
7. Never mind. Made FORMAT DATA...reboot...then made full Setup of new device wizard on MIUI
8. Reboot back to recovery by pressing and holding POWER + VOLUME UP buttons
9. You said: "...Copy back all your personal data including the recent Data backup from computer to Internal storage -> TWRP/BACKUPS/XXXXXX..." BUT!!!! TWRP ask me decrypting password. And it can not see Internal Storage again.
Okay, I've reinstalled MiRecovery...at least I thought about that.

Did I make a mistake?

Cheers! And thanks your continous work.


P.S: New experience

10. After reinstall MiRecovery, system rebooted normally. Today I got 11.27 OTA but MiRecovery does not able to install it.
11. MIUI download 11.27 full ROM...but MiRecovery does not able to install it.

 

[tombassi]

@JulianJenner , please share the 27/11 pie rom. are you in beta test team?

sorry for the OT @dev

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[/COLOR @JulianJenner , please share the 27/11 pie rom. are you in beta test team?

sorry for the OT @dev

 

[Bartos81]

Beta testers are likely to get new roms associated with their device's IMEI number. It will not work on another.

 

[tombassi]

Beta testers are likely to get new roms associated with their device's IMEI number. It will not work on another.

No, working fine you just can't install via ota unless you entered your beta testing account

 

[super_sonic]

Yes working fine. I installed yesterday 8.11.26 without issue... It's Android 9 closed beta cn firmware...

 

[JulianJenner]

@JulianJenner , please share the 27/11 pie rom. are you in beta test team?

sorry for the OT @dev

---------- Post added at 02:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:35 PM ----------

[/COLOR @JulianJenner , please share the 27/11 pie rom. are you in beta test team?

sorry for the OT @dev

Sorry, a long time ago I was fired from beta test due to illegal file sharing...so I do not want it again...

 

[nijel8]

Okay Boss.
Now I try to tell my story about it short. Unfortunately I do not made recovery.log
0. I was on MIUI CHINA DEV 11.26 PIE
1. I've tried just to boot recovery. Boot OK. TWRP ask me decrypting password.
2. OK. I've installed permanently your 11.25 new recovery, replaced MiRecovery
3. Reboot recovery. TWRP ask me decrypting password.
4. Okay. Reboot system. Backup to PC my Internal Storage
5. Reboot back to recovery by pressing and holding POWER + VOLUME UP buttons
6. TWRP booted but TWRP ask me decrypting password. So I wasn't able to make backup of DATA partition
7. Never mind. Made FORMAT DATA...reboot...then made full Setup of new device wizard on MIUI
8. Reboot back to recovery by pressing and holding POWER + VOLUME UP buttons
9. You said: "...Copy back all your personal data including the recent Data backup from computer to Internal storage -> TWRP/BACKUPS/XXXXXX..." BUT!!!! TWRP ask me decrypting password. And it can not see Internal Storage again.
Okay, I've reinstalled MiRecovery...at least I thought about that.

Did I make a mistake?

Cheers! And thanks your continous work.


P.S: New experience

10. After reinstall MiRecovery, system rebooted normally. Today I got 11.27 OTA but MiRecovery does not able to install it.
11. MIUI download 11.27 full ROM...but MiRecovery does not able to install it.

If TWRP wasn't able to decrypt data then my decryption notes are pointless obviously...

And guys please move this miui talk somewhere else if it's not recovery related... Obviously Pie miui is still buggy if its own recovery can't even install the update so no need to bother yet but I am very interested in seeing recovery.log so except you have a log don't bother reporting Pie bugs for now.
And btw I am away and next fixes might not happen before 2-4 weeks time...

 

[nijel8]

This is getting frustrating... I keep reading for decryption issues with latest Xiaomi updates and nobody provides logs... If you guys want bugs fixed help me here, please.
Don't make me beg for your help to help you...
I can easily say basta and stop sharing any of my work in the feature...
And then go ask again why there is no any development work fo Mi Max 3...!?

 

[m378]

This is getting frustrating... I keep reading for decryption issues with latest Xiaomi updates and nobody provides logs... If you guys want bugs fixed help me here, please.
Don't make me beg for your help to help you...
I can easily say basta and stop sharing any of my work in the feature...
And then go ask again why there is no any development work fo Mi Max 3...!?

Here is the log / cache / recovery / last_log
The problem with the decoding on the latest update of 8.11.27 (Android 8.1)
https://4pda.ru/forum/dl/post/14549578/last_log.txt

 

[nijel8]

Here is the log / cache / recovery / last_log
The problem with the decoding on the latest update of 8.11.27 (Android 8.1)
https://4pda.ru/forum/dl/post/14549578/last_log.txt

That really helped, thaks...
Decryption was actually successful but for some weird reason TWRP didn't think so and falling back to default decrypt method which of course always fails...
Will fix it first thing when get back home which might take a while.
BTW does the OTA update installs automatically and reboots or fails and you have to install it manually? Asking b/c my OTA testing involves a little hacking which why my test fails. Just want to confirm nothing is broken in TWRP code as it looks like it...

 

[m378]

That really helped, thaks...
Decryption was actually successful but for some weird reason TWRP didn't think so and falling back to default decrypt method which of course always fails...
Will fix it first thing when get back home which might take a while.
BTW does the OTA update installs automatically and reboots or fails and you have to install it manually? Asking b/c my OTA testing involves a little hacking which why my test fails. Just want to confirm nothing is broken in TWRP code as it looks like it...

This is the first update on which decryption has broken. More OTA did not check
I can check if necessary.

Now I checked OTA - they work.

 

[nijel8]

Looks like Pie decryption works just fine after all according to few users reports...
Waiting for data formating conformation and Pie ability to encrypt it again...

 

[m378]

Looks like Pie decryption works just fine after all according to few users reports...
Waiting for data formating conformation and Pie ability to encrypt it again...

I have Android Oreo (8.1)
Decryption broke on last update on monday

 

[AOWL]

When i try flash recovery img getting this output.

(bootloader) Security Warning: rollback version downgrading,
(bootloader) which may make your device enter to EDL state!!!
(bootloader) Warning: If you want force flashing, try do
(bootloader) 'fastboot oem ignore_anti' before!
FAILED (remote: 'Please check your package anti version!!!')

What be happen if i try

fastboot oem ignore_anti

command?

On Miui Global 10.0.1.0

 

[nijel8]

Locked bootloader?

 

[AOWL]

Locked bootloader?

fastboot oem device-info
(bootloader) Verity mode: true
(bootloader) Device unlocked: true
(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: true
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: true
OKAY [  0.012s]
Finished. Total time: 0.014s

Nope, bl is unlocked, tried to find the ARB version but "fastboot getvar anti" is not working on MM3.

 

[nijel8]

First time seeing this...
Try "fastboot boot recovery.img"
If you get same error run that "fastboot oem ignore_anti" and again "fastboot boot recovery.img" after it.
Post outputs from both commands, please.

Yep, anti var command is not working on Max 3 which makes testing risky...
BTW flashing recovery only should not ARB brick device as you still have good bootloader(fastboot) in place. It's not like flashing full package.