Moto e5 Plus XT-1924-7 TMOB soft-bricked flashing Magisk - Moto E5 Questions & Answers

I have a new-to-me Moto E5 Plus and I was trying to root it using this guide:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e5/how-to/twrp-hannah-tested-xt1924-9-t3875406
I unlocked the bootloader with no problem (got the tiny "bad key" boot message), booted (didn't flash) TWRP, installed Magisk Manager, selected the beta update channel, and attempted to flash Magisk but got various versions of this error, “could not mount /data and unable to find crypto footer”.
Formatted (not wiped) data in TWRP, wiped cache, re-flashed Magisk (no errors this time) and rebooted so I could use Magisk to patch boot.img, but it just came up to the tiny "N/A" in the upper left corner of the screen.
I was able to force it into recovery by holding down "power" and "vol down" at the same time, and flash it back to stock with Lenovo Moto Smart Assistant.
Does anybody have any tips on rooting? Every guide for the E5 Plus seems to give different instructions, particularly regarding encryption.
Thanks!

Install the recovery of this topic: https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e5/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-3-x-moto-e5-plus-t3912189
Be careful to use correct recovery which in your case is the HANNAH-8.x (Oreo 32bit). Then just install the latest stable version of Magisk by twrp recovery. I installed smoothly in both the original ROM and also in Lineageos 8.1 and 9 on my Rhannah XT1924-4. Magisk works great on all ROMs.

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absolute cluster**** after attempting to move from 4.5.0 to 5.0

So... was tired of some miscellaneous issues with 4.5.0 (rooted w/ Magisk, TWRP recovery) and decided to finally jump to 5.0. Failed initially in TWRP (was using stock 3.1.xx), moved to the OOS internal upgrade option, and actually managed to boot into 5.0 (albeit stock recovery and no root) after that succeeded.
Powered off, connected to PC, fastboot flashed TWRP 3.1.1 blu spark, rebooted into recovery, reflashed blue spark img, flashed OnePlus3TOxygen_28_OTA_060_all_1711160447.zip (went fine AFAIK, "script succeeded, 1.0000"). Cleared Dalvik/cache, flashed SuperSU v2.82... and this is where things got weird. First, flashing SuperSU failed once at the point of compressing the ramdisk. rebooted into TWRP, tried again, and it finished without error messages. Wiped Dalvik/cache once more and rebooted. This time, I got a permanent boot where my OP3T appeared to freeze at the first OP logo on a black background and would go no further even after 10+ minutes. Swapped out my SuperSU zip with a download straight from their website, same frozen boot. Redownloaded OTA_060_all, same thing. Wiped dalvik/cache/system before each attempt, no luck.
Gave up, fastboot -w, reflashed TWRP blu spark, and now even just drying to flash the plain OTA_060 zip results in a "no OS installed" when I try to reboot. When I try to flash either Magisk v15 or SuperSU 2.82, TWRP freezes entirely in the first steps, crashes to a white notification icon, and requires a long power button hold to reboot. I am lost at this point. AFAIK, my OP3T is basically a blank, wiped slate, and I've never experienced full-on TWRP freezes while flashing before blu spark.
In the meantime, I've installed OTA_057 (4.5.1) instead, thankfully without a bootloop, but fully wiped any suggestions?
I've jumped from Nougat to Oreo too. These are my steps: while on nougat open the TWRP recovery (stock TWRP); MAKE A COMPLETE BACKUP; updated it to the latest version (3.2.1.0.- if you have it installed then there's no need for this step); complete wipe; install the OTA using USB OTG; boot to system; run the first setup; (now TWRP might got overwritten just reboot to recovery, if it reboots to TWRP great, move on, if not then reboot to system and install TWRP using ADB); reboot to TWRP recovery; flash Magisk 15 (or SuperSU, but I don't use it so I can't say if it works); flash kernel if you want; reboot to system; check if Magisk/SuperSU works and that's it. At this point I've made another complete backup just in case I skrew up something in the future. Hope I helped! Good luck!
Are you using supersu 2.82 SR5.
I had same problem with my 3T going from nougat to oreo.
Tagtag123 said:
Are you using supersu 2.82 SR5.
I had same problem with my 3T going from nougat to oreo.
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Yep, I believe that's exactly the version I tried I eventually just gave up after doing the complete device wipe through fastboot commands, am now running 5.0 with no problems but have the stock recovery and am not rooted :/ Now I just need to make a backup and then I can mess around and try and find a root method that doesn't basically soft brick my phone...
Even I am running OOS 5.0
The way I rooted is:
Flashed oos 5.0 using TWRP (https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=27381&task=get)
Boot normally
Reboot to TWRP, flash TWRP using fastboot if you find stock recovery. Then boot to TWRP.
After you in the TWRP recovery, flash superSU 2.82 SR5
Then flash suhide (it helps you hide root from apps which are a bit finicky about root).
This works for me.
SuperSU v2.82-SR5 flashable ZIP:
http://download.chainfire.eu/1220/SuperSU/SR5-SuperSU-v2.82-SR5-20171001224502.zip
suhide v1.09 flashable ZIP:
http://download.chainfire.eu/1219/suhide/UPDATE-suhide-v1.09-20171001222116.zip
I just followed these steps coming from rooted 4.5.1 and worked perfectly.
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/guide-how-to-install-oos-5-0-over-rooted-4-5-1.684519/
Unleashed by my rooted OP3T in 8.0

Keep root after update with Magisk and no TWRP

If you already have root with Magisk, and don't have TWRP on your otherwise stock ROM, it is easy to retain root after upgrade. I have done this the past 4 updates.
1) Install the update through system updates. Don't reboot.
2) Open Magisk Manager and select "Install to Inactive Slot (After OTA)." Press Magisk Reboot button to reboot.
If for some reason you don't get the choice in Magisk to install to inactive slot the first time, then do this:
1) Install the update through system updates. Don't reboot.
2) Open Magisk Manager and install Magisk. Don't reboot
3) Open Magisk Manager again and this time select "Install to Inactive Slot (After OTA)." Press Reboot button to reboot.
don't you have to restore first the stock boot image in Magisk, before downloading/installing the OTA?
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/master/docs/tutorials.md
I haven"t done the procedure yet, but I"m gonna have to update soon before Q drops, I wanna stay in Pie
Nope. I just updated to android 10 (A6013_41_191214) using the same method, so that makes 5 updates. I am really glad I found this method that is so simple since I always used to dread updating and regaining root. Now it adds about 10 seconds to the process.
I did have to use the three-step process since I had not updated Magisk in a while and it wants to be on the latest version before it allows you to install to inactive slot. Unlike previous updates, I had to re-choose Nova as the default launcher.
This helped me after I hard bricked my phone trying to root android 10. Thanks!
H10N3 said:
This helped me after I hard bricked my phone trying to root android 10. Thanks!
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No problem. When I said "I used to dread updating and regaining root" it was because i had bricked my phone trying to re-root after an update, too, so I was always on edge when doing it until I found this easy method.
It works for me from 10 oos to oos10.3
I did that, I'm now stuck on Bootloader warning screen, even after rebooting :/
Phone can't boot in fastboot, PC can't detect device anymore.
Edit: Managed to boot in fastboot mode (vol +/-/power), had to use MsmDownloadTool to unbrick.
Hi can anybody give me a hint how to procede?
- I was on 8.1 Oreo with my 1043 PL2
- did select System Update --> Android 10 (V4.16B)
- in magisk I selected "Install to Inactive Slot (After OTA)." + reboot
I just got a loop of white android one screens,
every third cycle "Android Recovery" is offering a selection of "Try again" or "Factory data reset".
Did I lose unlocked Boot loader?
Would some more retries help?
If I use "factory data reset" do I keep magisk - or would it be non rooted system?
Any hint to go to an android 10 rooted device is apreciated (preferrably with my data).
I id a TWRP BU of 8.1 system before update.
Would also a switch back to other "sltot" with 8.1 be possible?
cheers
lino
EDIT (29mar21):
since no answer,
- I selected "delete Data partition"
- Phone deleted all my data I had no BU (pictures, Download folder)
- installed MagiskManager, and at least I stayed rooted.
- now I have to setup may phone from scratch :'(
EDIT2: and I did not even realise that I that I stumbled in wrong thread (I was searching for Nokia 6.1 ... anyway)
woo that was close.
ok so, sorry, reviving from the future, hello!
for some reason, I followed this on a Nord. Bootloop.
A/B partitions!
fastboot --set-active=a
Is there a update guide for Magisk using LOS 19.1? This method does not work for LOS, only for OOS. It will give you a bootloop. I have been flashing Magisk's zip file under LOS recovery, but there should be another way to update Magisk without all that hassle. Magisk's direct install will not work.

Oneplus 7T bootloop for new magisk (with solution for booploop)

So, i updated magisk (version 21? EDIT: manager was set to upda te to beta, but 20.4 also bootloops :/ ). Before rebooting, also installed to inactive slot, cause.... If you can do it after a OTA update, why not doing it normally, right? Bootloop. Have to press both the power button and VOL up for it to turn off. Usually just the long press on power buttton would do the trick.
Oneplus 7T OOS 10.012 EU
SOLUTION for the bootloop:
- Installed TWRP 3.4.0.2
- Because it cannot access data partition nor transfer files via USB, i did adb push -p local-pc-file-here /tmp
- So, i installed OOS 10.0.13 from there and it booted fine, however without magisk even tough i installed it from /tmp as well right after the ROM install without reboot.
- Tried to reinstall magisk from TWRP (had to reinstall it too, as OOS deleted it), but it bootlooped again. So, i'll wait for a boot file with it.
Executing Magisk-uninstaller-20201003.zip on TWRP did NOT work, cause it couldn't mount the necessary partitions.
EDIT: I have no magisk modules, so i don't know why all of this mess :/
If magisk was already installed on the inactive slot before you patched it, the boot image gets corrupted (at least it always does on my 7T). Really shouldn't use the ota patch feature if you're not installing an ota
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If magisk was already installed on the inactive slot before you patched it, the boot image gets corrupted (at least it always does on my 7T). Really shouldn't use the ota patch feature if you're not installing an ota
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Gotcha! All good now. BTW, if anyone needs, there's a patched boot file on 7T's forum for 10.0.13 EU.
I have the same issue with 10.0.13 HD65AA.
First I tried to do the full update like usual with installing Magis 21 into both slots before reboot but then I got stuck on the boot animation.
Tried a lot of things until I found this thread here. Once I got into TWRP I pushed the latest ROM over to the phone and installed it and I could get back into my phone again. But once I tried to install Magisk via TWRP or boot the patched image for 10.0.13 HD65AA from XDA I get stucked in the boot animation again. So I had to once again push the ROM to the phone and install it into the second slot and once again my phone boots again.
So for whatever reason there is an issue with Magisk and both 10.0.13 HD65AA and HD65BA. So at least for me for now no root.
Thank you very much for at least getting into my phone again without losing any data. :good:

[SOLVED] What is going on?

I use a Redmi Note 7 (lavender) with LineageOS 18.1 with the LineageOS recovery. My device does not have ramdisk.
I decided to install Magisk. I followed the tutorial and flashed the Magisk recovery image to recovery using fastboot. When I boot with the recovery combination (Power + volume up) it does not boot into recovery, but if I long press volume up, it does. But the Magisk app says Magisk is not installed. Flashed again and it still didn't work. So I decided to uninstall it. Since the app did not detect Magisk, I renamed the APK into "uninstall.zip" and sideloaded it usng adb from the LineageOS recovery. That installed Magisk. Today,I decided to boot without Magisk, powering on my phone the usual way (long press Power), but Magisk still works. What is going on?
That's probably just a problem with the Installation Guide.
I just realized that if you flash the apk as a zip it installs Magisk onto boot and it worked, because I do have ramdisk, even ough Magisk tought me I don't.
You've likely got a type of device that doesn't have ramdisk in boot, but still accepts an added initramfs.
It's practically impossible to determine if this is the case, but generally Xiaomi devices are this way, so many Xiaomi users have to install to boot even though they have a "Type III" device (as described here: https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/boot.html#piecing-things-together).

Magisk 25.2 severely breaks LineageOS 18.1 on Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e (SM-T725)

For some odd reason Magisk breaks auto-rotation and sets selinux to permissive on boot after updating to 25.2 (from 25.1).
This is not the first time Magisk messes up Selinux rules. I usuall solved this by making a fresh OS install already with patched boot and by installing the managing app afterwards.
However, this time autorotation stopped working for some reason. And when i try to uninstall Magisk using its app -- OS no longer boots, as if it fails to restore initial boot image.
This selinux problem began since v25.
I use latest official build of Lineage OS 18.1. I have TWRP installed, which i use to install LineageOS.
What am i doing wrong? Has anyone experienced such issues?
I posted the same problem here (did not notice/checked SELinux back then and sound is probably also not working), figured out that all sensors do not work, checked with "Sensor Test" app. I was already considering a separate thread, thus I'll continue here, because this issue definitely deserves a separate thread. Documentation is so scattered and sometimes so confusionly described, that it was hard to make sense of it all...
(Disclaimer: Although I have necessary experience with installing custom ROMs etc., everything stated below is at my own understanding ).
My device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e LTE
My goal was: TWRP, LineageOS and Magisk. How hard can it be?
Problems are that (most of the) Samsung devices do not have a "ramdisk" partition where Magisk is normally installed, also the increasingly complexity of encryption en integrity checks makes this more annoying.
First, let me retrace my steps, as far as I can.
When reading the TWRP page, we get a clue where to start: "You are therefore strongly advised to first root your device with Magisk and then pre-root a TWRP image before flashing it to recovery", this is because "Both TWRP and Magisk-rooted Android boot using the recovery kernel, with the device's hardware keys used to choose between TWRP and Android at boot time".
(Magisk "hijacks" part of the recovery partition, since the absence of a ramdisk partition.)
Spoiler: later on you learn this is not completely the case any more, but I would still recommend to hold on to this method, because the TWRP page also states that: "The usual path of installing TWRP prior to rooting is problematic on this device, because the Magisk installer does not support installation to recovery from TWRP. Furthermore, prior rooting of the device with Magisk carries the significant advantage of disabling various device protection mechanisms that you will otherwise need to take care of manually.", and it continues with more scary warnings...
1. Thus followed the Samsung section of the Magisk documentation to have the bootloader unlocked and Magisk installed, but stock firmware is still installed, no problem whatsoever.
Then decipher the already mentioned instruction: "...pre-root a TWRP image before flashing it to recovery". This apparently means that Magisk has to patch the TWRP image, just like as was done with the Samsung firmware.
2. Downloaded the *.tar file of TWRP, extracted the image, patched with Magisk and repacked to the *.tar file with 7-Zip in order to be able to flash it with Odin (see step 4).
*3. I do not recall when I installed the "VBMeta file", although this is instructed in the Lineage OS installation instructions, when following the TWRP instructions it says "...you can now jump to its own section", thus skipping it?? (I did it somewhere in the process...)
Unknown: whether it is still required to patch and flash VBmeta (to disable some verification process)...
4. Flash TWRP recovery, see YouTube video below. This video mentions the use of "multidisabler-samsung", which disables "FBE, proca, Vaultkeeper and auto-reflash of stock recovery on Samsung Pie devices". Current latest version was 3.1, downloaded from this XDA post, I think.
Just as in the YouTube video, I also was stuck at the Samsung logo. After booting into the stock firmware you can check if Magisk still works.
Not sure: "multidisabler-samsung" needed?
5. Install LineageOS (and GApps). The most straightforward step, just install LineageOS, read the instructions. Then install GApps (e.g., BiTGApps).
6. After booting (power and volume + button) and setting up LineageOS, a Magisk icon should be visible in the app drawer, click it and the Magisk app is installed, when opened, Magisk is setting up a few more things and reboots the tablet.
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This is the point were you finally think you made it, but no, here the issues arise.
Issues thus being SELinux permissive status (Xandros Darkstorm), no sound and non-working sensors, thus "auto rotating" feature is not working.
At this point I started to regret my purchase...
In the search of a solution to the problem I stumbled upon the following familiar and solved Magisk issue #4911 (LineageOS 18.1 no sound and no sensors after booting with Magisk), which refers to issue #4394 (Magisk > 21.4 is difficult to install on LineageOS (18.1) with TWRP (Direct Install not enabled unless you use old zip)).
In short: this post mentioned patching the boot image instead of the recovery image.
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I. I extracted "boot.img" from the LineageOS zip file, patched it via Magisk (ramdisk is added to the boot image) and replaced the "boot.img" in the zip file with 7-Zip.
II. Booted into TWRP, flashed an original TWRP image, so recovery is replaced. (Rebooted I guess.)
III. Then wiped previously LineageOS installation and, flashed the LineageOS zip file with patched boot image and GApps and rebooted to system.
IV. After setting up, install Magisk, let is do its thing.
V. I installed "Root Checker Basic" in order to check I gained root checker. It was a PASS! And checked with "Sensor Test" if all sensors worked, they did! And sound also worked .
Yay!
Clearly, all of this can be optimized. Some questions remain, what steps are really necessary and I am also still wondering how to apply a LineageOS update... Anyhow at least it is working.
What resolved
Xandros Darkstorm said:
For some odd reason Magisk breaks auto-rotation and sets selinux to permissive on boot after updating to 25.2 (from 25.1).
This is not the first time Magisk messes up Selinux rules. I usuall solved this by making a fresh OS install already with patched boot and by installing the managing app afterwards.
However, this time autorotation stopped working for some reason. And when i try to uninstall Magisk using its app -- OS no longer boots, as if it fails to restore initial boot image.
This selinux problem began since v25.
I use latest official build of Lineage OS 18.1. I have TWRP installed, which i use to install LineageOS.
What am i doing wrong? Has anyone experienced such issues?
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What fixed this for me is after re-flashing stock in Odin to get everything working again, just rename the magisk apk to install.zip and flash that in twrp, and open the magisk app once booted, no other steps needed for install, no image patching or anything.
Might be worth seeing if this is the same issue or if there's a more fundamental problem with 25.2
Hi,
I stumbled upon this thread while searching for a way to install Magisk on a S5e.
Following the guide here: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/gts4lvwifi/install I already unlocked the bootloader, flashed vbmeta.tar with Odin, flashed lineage-19.1-20221114-recovery-gts4lvwifi.img with Odin and flashed lineage-19.1-20221114-nightly-gts4lvwifi-signed.zip with TWRP-recovery.
Lineage is working fine, but I would also like to use Magisk.
I understood, that the order I follwed is not the recommended order for having both Magisk and Lineage. At least, that is, what you described at the beginning of your post.
But as with your last part you mentioned, that there where issues with sensors, ...
And the solution was to
I. Replace recovery with a patched boot.img of Lineage zip and wipe a prev. Lineage installation
I guess, I might be able to stiull do that though I already have Lineage on the S5e (currently with Lineage/TWRP recovery), right?
I can patch the boot.img from within lineage-19.1-20221114-nightly-gts4lvwifi-signed.zip with Magisk app, right?
Or would I have to patch lineage-19.1-20221114-recovery-gts4lvwifi.img
Is there anything to consider, when zipping the image with the patched boot.img again?
Which TWRP image did you choose to be flashed at step II.?
Barium said:
I. I extracted "boot.img" from the LineageOS zip file, patched it via Magisk (ramdisk is added to the boot image) and replaced the "boot.img" in the zip file with 7-Zip.
II. Booted into TWRP, flashed an original TWRP image, so recovery is replaced. (Rebooted I guess.)
III. Then wiped previously LineageOS installation and, flashed the LineageOS zip file with patched boot image and GApps and rebooted to system.
IV. After setting up, install Magisk, let is do its thing.
V. I installed "Root Checker Basic" in order to check I gained root checker. It was a PASS! And checked with "Sensor Test" if all sensors worked, they did! And sound also worked .
Yay!
Clearly, all of this can be optimized. Some questions remain, what steps are really necessary and I am also still wondering how to apply a LineageOS update... Anyhow at least it is working.
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Thanks
If this is also a solution, can you please let me know, if there is anyhting to consider, when flashing the stock (got it from SAMMOBILE)? Can the lineage-19.1-20221114-recovery-gts4lvwifi.img still be left on the tab?
After re-flashing the stock, I guess you flashed lineage again, right?
Or did you stay with the stock and just flashed magisk (after renaming the apk to zip)?
Thanks
TheTofu said:
What fixed this for me is after re-flashing stock in Odin to get everything working again, just rename the magisk apk to install.zip and flash that in twrp, and open the magisk app once booted, no other steps needed for install, no image patching or anything.
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I dared patching the TWRP recover for S5e and flashed it via Odin (AP).
S5e boots up in Lineage, Magisk is working fine.
But when I power off the tablet or restart, Lineage Recovery shows up telling me, that my data would be corrupt.
My only options are to try again or to do a factory reset.
Only way out of this is to re-flash the above mentioned recovery image again.
So how do I get the Magisk patched TWRP recovery permanent?
I wiped system? and re-flashed Lineage via TWRP, got "original" TWRP Recovery for S5e Magisk permanent.
I have to admid, I tried several things and got lucky I did not break something.
I had nearly, what I wanted - TWRP, Lineage and Magisk, but there were issues with the sensors (no auto rotate).
Again I helped myself:
1) flashed the original, unpatched TWRP Recovery for S5e
2) flashed unpatched Lineage for S5e
3) flashed MindTheGapps
4) flashed Magisk-v25.2.apk
No bootloop, original TWRP permanent, Magisks working fine, no issues with sensors.
Tried steps 1, 2 and 4 with the Lineage Recovery and it worked too.

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