Luckily I have a copy of it (copy paste the link):
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MS1jwFcHC16oHlWbEoQuSvTNw86dwaRvRed Magic 5G Bootloader Unlock Guide: OR get ROOT & TWRP without unlocking the BL!!!
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Links are down how can I root NX659J_ENCommon_V3.11 without breaking anything don't mind erasing everything to unlock my BL just need root plan to see if I can enable more LTE bands (us).
How many version of Red Magic 5G are there ? I was planning to buy one. The North American variant have rooted successfully without any issues. I was wondering of the same is applicable for Chinese and Europen ones.
I would like to install Black Magic 5G. Can you tell me the procedure?
Do you unlock the bootloader before you do it?
Do you unlock the bootloader before you do it?
You cant enable more bands without the latest qxdm.
I'm new to linux, installed KDE Neon (check it out, she's super pretty looking and REALLY fast)
Could i get a guide for it? basically runs on ubuntu 18.04 bionic.
Sounds like the Rom i'd flash for root has a lot of good features to it, but is there anything i'd be losing?
I plan to use this phone as my daily driver on t-mobile, so just want to make sure that what i do, doesn't negatively affect me, or options i might lose doing this.
Or is it nothing more than positive outcomes?
Also any potential security risks with stock or other roms? (incase i want to have my crypto wallet on the phone).
Could i get a guide for it? basically runs on ubuntu 18.04 bionic.
Sounds like the Rom i'd flash for root has a lot of good features to it, but is there anything i'd be losing?
I plan to use this phone as my daily driver on t-mobile, so just want to make sure that what i do, doesn't negatively affect me, or options i might lose doing this.
Or is it nothing more than positive outcomes?
Also any potential security risks with stock or other roms? (incase i want to have my crypto wallet on the phone).
I found the tutorial very confusing, mainly because I have to translate it into my language.
Can you please do it more clearly and accurately, step by step, for those who have the CN version?
And if you're not asking for too much, update the rom to version NX659J_CNCommon_V2.55
Thank you for your work.
I'm not even on the CN ROM anymore, I'm way too busy at my job. The next Black Magic will be based on NA / Global. You can actually flash the data partition for Black Magic on any ROM version. If you flash it on NA or Global, all the apps will be in the app drawer, but they will still be there. It's just already setup to be functional with widgets and icons placed nicely on CN. It doesn't really matter what version of CN you use, as long as the data partition has not been changed by Nubia. I have not personally seen a CN 2.55 ROM release. I am using V3.11 NA at the moment.
I apologize if my instructions are not easily translated via Google Translate. They make sense in English.
I apologize if my instructions are not easily translated via Google Translate. They make sense in English.
I'm going to try to get an NA / Global with Face Unlock and all Nubia apps not required frozen or uninstalled this weekend uploaded. It's a lot of work guys I hope you realize rooting and patching and making tutorials without any help is a very hard thing to do. I'll attempt to release the NA instructions with as little English as possible so that translation is easy.
Hello everyone !
FIrst of all thank you for your informations, it is quite instructive and i learned a lot from it.
I am having a question here.
I recently got a CN version of the Red magic 5G and i wanted to upgrade to the latest official ROM using the bootloader as the ROM that was installed on the device was not allowing me to access the update menu from the settings (bug maybe..)
The device was in version 3.0.0
I downloaded the global ROM (EU and NA) and tried to install them with TWRP, however everytime I install using the file NX659J-Update i am getting the message device corrupted with a red exclamation mark on the top left. I am not sure how to proceed and install the official ROM from here.
I used the links in : https://forum.xda-developers.com/nubia-red-magic-5g/how-to/official-redmagic-5g-rom-t4099825
Appreciate your help.
EDIT :
I found a fix somehow by mixing different topics, this might look super easy for you anyway.
I did those operations to recover :
I downloaded latest CN ROM from here (Thanks google Translate) : http://ui.nubia.cn/rom/detail/65
Then i used the bellow commands to flash to TWRP
fastboot oem nubia_unlock NUBIA_NX659J
fastboot flash recovery recovery-TWRP-3.4.1B-0324-NUBIA_REDMAGIC_5G-CN-wzsx150.img
fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
I copied the NX659J-Update.zip file to a USB stick and connected to the phone using my macbook USB-C dongle
I installed the NX659J-Update using TWRP Install command and I wiped the cache at the end.
Then I extracted the files from the NX659J-Update folder to my computer and i runned those command from ADB-Fastboot
fastboot oem nubia_unlock NUBIA_NX659J
fastboot flash parameter parameter.img
fastboot reboot bootloader
fastboot oem nubia_unlock NUBIA_NX659J
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash splash splash.img
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot flash dsp dspso.bin
fastboot oem nubia_lock NUBIA_NX659J
fastboot reboot bootloader
After that i booted to the recovery mode from the bootloader and i got an error asking me to clear my data folder, i clicked yes and it finally worked.
14h starting from 0 knowledge on Android (I am more of a iOS/Linux user) later, finally did a stock ROM update. What an experience to do a simple update...
Cheers.
FIrst of all thank you for your informations, it is quite instructive and i learned a lot from it.
I am having a question here.
I recently got a CN version of the Red magic 5G and i wanted to upgrade to the latest official ROM using the bootloader as the ROM that was installed on the device was not allowing me to access the update menu from the settings (bug maybe..)
The device was in version 3.0.0
I downloaded the global ROM (EU and NA) and tried to install them with TWRP, however everytime I install using the file NX659J-Update i am getting the message device corrupted with a red exclamation mark on the top left. I am not sure how to proceed and install the official ROM from here.
I used the links in : https://forum.xda-developers.com/nubia-red-magic-5g/how-to/official-redmagic-5g-rom-t4099825
Appreciate your help.
EDIT :
I found a fix somehow by mixing different topics, this might look super easy for you anyway.
I did those operations to recover :
I downloaded latest CN ROM from here (Thanks google Translate) : http://ui.nubia.cn/rom/detail/65
Then i used the bellow commands to flash to TWRP
fastboot oem nubia_unlock NUBIA_NX659J
fastboot flash recovery recovery-TWRP-3.4.1B-0324-NUBIA_REDMAGIC_5G-CN-wzsx150.img
fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
I copied the NX659J-Update.zip file to a USB stick and connected to the phone using my macbook USB-C dongle
I installed the NX659J-Update using TWRP Install command and I wiped the cache at the end.
Then I extracted the files from the NX659J-Update folder to my computer and i runned those command from ADB-Fastboot
fastboot oem nubia_unlock NUBIA_NX659J
fastboot flash parameter parameter.img
fastboot reboot bootloader
fastboot oem nubia_unlock NUBIA_NX659J
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash splash splash.img
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot flash dsp dspso.bin
fastboot oem nubia_lock NUBIA_NX659J
fastboot reboot bootloader
After that i booted to the recovery mode from the bootloader and i got an error asking me to clear my data folder, i clicked yes and it finally worked.
14h starting from 0 knowledge on Android (I am more of a iOS/Linux user) later, finally did a stock ROM update. What an experience to do a simple update...
Cheers.
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Hi
I saw this post and noticed that I have the same problem as you had wherein I cannot access the System Update in the settings menu which makes it hard to update my phone. I tried installing the update via OTG in fastboot mode but I only got the update running up to 25% and then it will get stuck there.
Hi
can you provide the link for the files you used to recover your device? I tried doing some stuff and now I am getting a message that my device is corrupted with a large exclamation point on the top left of the device. Please help. Thank you
i was able to get into TWRP but its not letting me install the zip file containing the update. I am getting errors such as
Updater process ended with ERROR: 7
Error installing zip file '/usb-otg/NX659J-update.zip
Updating partition details...
Failed to mount '/system_root' (no such file or directory)
Failed to mount '/vendor' (no such file or directory)
Failed to mount '/odm' (no such file or directory)
anyone please help
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Hi
I used the files provided in the OP first post for installing TWRP then the file you can download from the chinese link in my previous post.
From a google search ;
Once you have recovery up and the phone plugged in via USB, run
Code:
adb shell
. Then, execute
Code:
umount -v /v; umount -v /s;
from the shell that opens up. Do this before doing anything else and TWRP will remount the vendor and system partitions when needed without issue. If you run some commands prior to this, they may fail completely or partially due to inability to mount the vendor or system partitions. It's pretty annoying.
I don’t know if you tried this before but this seems to work on other android device
Guys there is a simple fix to "device is corrupt" after a ROM update. Well if you reached this screen, not so simple. But you need to clear the data and cache completely from the stock recovery.
BEFORE A ROM UPDATE:
You need to copy the update.zip to your /sdcard/ folder.
Go to settings. Go to System Update. Select a File. Choose the update.zip. It will install for you automatically and YOU WILL LOSE ROOT. You need to redo the process of rooting from the 1st page download file. Don't bother setting anything up you'll have to do it again anyway. Nothing will be readable so you will format data again. It's part of the vbmeta.img bypass it won't be able to read your drive due to the encryption key being lost.
BEFORE A ROM UPDATE:
You need to copy the update.zip to your /sdcard/ folder.
Go to settings. Go to System Update. Select a File. Choose the update.zip. It will install for you automatically and YOU WILL LOSE ROOT. You need to redo the process of rooting from the 1st page download file. Don't bother setting anything up you'll have to do it again anyway. Nothing will be readable so you will format data again. It's part of the vbmeta.img bypass it won't be able to read your drive due to the encryption key being lost.
You can flash recovery2 to recovery1 and you will lose TWRP. Then you can use the factory installation program to install from your device. It's always safest to remove Magisk first (search for Magisk uninstaller or just use the boot.img in the update.zip you downloaded, flash to the boot partition).i was able to get into TWRP but its not letting me install the zip file containing the update. I am getting errors such as
Updater process ended with ERROR: 7
Error installing zip file '/usb-otg/NX659J-update.zip
Updating partition details...
Failed to mount '/system_root' (no such file or directory)
Failed to mount '/vendor' (no such file or directory)
Failed to mount '/odm' (no such file or directory)
anyone please help
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Or, try flashing the update 2x. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Good luck!
FP fix after a BL unlock (real unlock not bypass)
@Rich T figured out how to enable fingerprint calibration after a true bootloader unlock BTW: *#*# 466349#*#* in dialer
fingerprint calibration will open,
click the after-sale calibration,
it will prompt to put the meat weight,
press your finger on the white spot,
you will then be prompted to put on black weights,
use a black piece of paper, and press the white spot,
wait for the calibration to complete.
@Rich T figured out how to enable fingerprint calibration after a true bootloader unlock BTW: *#*# 466349#*#* in dialer
fingerprint calibration will open,
click the after-sale calibration,
it will prompt to put the meat weight,
press your finger on the white spot,
you will then be prompted to put on black weights,
use a black piece of paper, and press the white spot,
wait for the calibration to complete.
You're a life saver man, tried it and holy sh*t it worked. I flashed the recovery files, got into the facorey installation program, installed the latest CN Firmware which I got from the link posted by @Nia1 and the installation pushed through. Jeez, I thought my phone will be put in the drawer for good.
Thank you so much.
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