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Doubt about Xposed and A/B partition devices

I have a doubt about xposed systems on A/B partitions, for if anyone knows about this (maybe Pixel users):
Let's say you have your full setup on any slot rocking it (let's say huge modifications like xposed & maybe others (twrp, magisk/supersu, custom kernel, etc) on slot A) and suddently an OTA comes and flashes new full stock rom version on slot B and tries to run it succesfully on next reboot. And suddently after the reboot you find yourself on the updated new stock version on slot B without xposed (and without twrp&others too) in a clean instalation.
Now in this scenario..
a) slot A (which should have the xposed system you were rocking before the OTA and the succesfull slot change) is untouched or it is ruined with a copy from slot B after the succesfull boot??
b) if slot A survived untouched, can you just do a "fastboot --set-active=a" command and just reboot into the xposed system like before the OTA, or this doesnt work after the OTA and is ruined in some way?
c) if b) works (it should right.. right?), will the system try do download the OTA again asap you boot the old version on the slot A?
d) there's any way to block the Update Engine from updating, for example to wait till xposed is adapted for new version. For us Xposed users, waiting till new xposed version comes is a mantra that we have to do, and if we can't block OTAs or just undo what the Update Engine does... we're screwed?
Anyone on this scenario? I'm considering getting an A/B phone but this thing looks like a headache for anyone who likes to flash stuff and specially xposed.. since everything else you can reflash it on the new version mostly in a matter of hours/few days, xposed takes months to adapt.
I'd be glad if any Pixel xposed user could shed light onto those questions.
Thanks!

Noone seriously?

I have p2xl. I am not sure how a/b slots work for sure.
What I do know is that I have turned off automatic automatic updates under developer settings. I manually flash the stock ota image from google via twrp. Then reflssh twrp, custom kernel, and then magisk, the m ahisk installer has an Xposed built for magisk.
I usually just check google ota domtime around the 5th or 6th of each month.

smartymcfly said:
I have p2xl. I am not sure how a/b slots work for sure.
What I do know is that I have turned off automatic automatic updates under developer settings. I manually flash the stock ota image from google via twrp. Then reflssh twrp, custom kernel, and then magisk, the m ahisk installer has an Xposed built for magisk.
I usually just check google ota domtime around the 5th or 6th of each month.
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Interesting, so if you disable automatic updates, you never turned on the phone and found a clean installation without xposed and such?
thanks!

RusherDude said:
Interesting, so if you disable automatic updates, you never turned on the phone and dounf a clean installation without xposed and such?
thanks!
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If there is an update, it sends me a notification to ask if I want to update. And because xposed is installed I do not think it can actually follow through with the update on it's own because it breaks google's safetynet.
The only time I have turned on my phone and found it without magisk and root and xposed was when I 1st turned it on, and one time I had to do a factory restore when I did unlock bootloader because I also had to send another command that is only on pixel 2xl that to unlock_critical in addition to it. That is it.

smartymcfly said:
If there is an update, it sends me a notification to ask if I want to update. And because xposed is installed I do not think it can actually follow through with the update on it's own because it breaks google's safetynet.
The only time I have turned on my phone and found it without magisk and root and xposed was when I 1st turned it on, and one time I had to do a factory restore when I did unlock bootloader because I also had to send another command that is only on pixel 2xl that to unlock_critical in addition to it. That is it.
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Awesome to hear
Btw, I don't think it would have a problem updating even if xposed is installing, normally the problem with incremental OTAs are if partitions are touched or not, and unlocking bootloader per se already breaks safetynet but OTAs can be installed, so safetynet is ignored, and in this A/B layout stuff would probably just be flashed on the other slot like if it had happened in the background. This is an interesting question if anyone knows it.

Pixel 4 "FLAME" March 2020 QQ2A.200305.003 boot.img - Stock and Magisk v20.4 Patched

Pixel 4 "FLAME" March 2020 QQ2A.200305.003 boot.img - Stock and Magisk v20.4 Patched
Hey all, I just updated my wife's P4 to Magisk 20.4 as of yesterday and have had no issues so far on the new version (nor on my P4XL). Here are the stock and recently newly updated Magisk patched (v20.4) boot images. I couldn't direct install the update on either of the phones via Magisk Manager, so I figured I would share these images.
Stock March 2020 boot image: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261757144
Magisk Patched (v20.4) March 2020 boot image: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261757143
Remember, these are ONLY for those on QQ2A.200305.003 firmware already. Don't flash if you don't know what you're doing.

Hey i5lee8bit,
Thanks for posting the p4 OTA boot files. worked perfectly. I have a p4xl as well. How do I extract the boot image from the device? I can not find the new boot image online from google or anything.

Which method did you use to flash? I've tried it a few different ways and they don't work. I'm thinking on factory resetting and trying again but I don't want to do if I don't have to. I've had no problem rooting my pixel 4 on any of the other updates but for some reason I can't root the March update. It looks like things flash fine but when the phone reboots it gets to a black screen and just stays there. I know it can take a while during app optimization so I let it set over night. Still on a black screen the next morning.

falawefulwaffle said:
Hey i5lee8bit,
Thanks for posting the p4 OTA boot files. worked perfectly. I have a p4xl as well. How do I extract the boot image from the device? I can not find the new boot image online from google or anything.
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I'm not sure, I just grab them from the factory images (https://developers.google.com/android/images#coral). If it's not there, I wouldn't know. I came from years of HTC devices, but even then we either used TWRP or RUU decryption tool / firmware zips. Not sure if there's a way to extract directly from the device using dd or adb commands, but even then that was done using TWRP. Not sure if there's an alternate method; I'm not the right person to ask either, sorry. Tulsadiver's thread that I linked to for the other guy mentions a boot.img extractor, but I've never used it.
But if the boot file I provided worked perfectly for you, I would assume that means you are using the USA Unlocked model, and it should be available on the developers.google.com link I posted.
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Which method did you use to flash? I've tried it a few different ways and they don't work. I'm thinking on factory resetting and trying again but I don't want to do if I don't have to. I've had no problem rooting my pixel 4 on any of the other updates but for some reason I can't root the March update. It looks like things flash fine but when the phone reboots it gets to a black screen and just stays there. I know it can take a while during app optimization so I let it set over night. Still on a black screen the next morning.
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From bootloader, just the simple fastboot flash boot name_of_boot_image.img
It sounds like you OTA'd to the March build? And you previously had it Magisk rooted on a prior firmware version? It could be a module not playing nice. Maybe try booting into Magisk Core mode, see Tulsadiver's thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-4/how-to/magisk-modules-disabler-booting-magisk-t3991739
Sorry for the delayed responses btw. Quarantine + work + school + new baby = wtf.

i5lee8bit said:
I'm not sure, I just grab them from the factory images (https://developers.google.com/android/images#coral). If it's not there, I wouldn't know. I came from years of HTC devices, but even then we either used TWRP or RUU decryption tool / firmware zips. Not sure if there's a way to extract directly from the device using dd or adb commands, but even then that was done using TWRP. Not sure if there's an alternate method; I'm not the right person to ask either, sorry. Tulsadiver's thread that I linked to for the other guy mentions a boot.img extractor, but I've never used it.
But if the boot file I provided worked perfectly for you, I would assume that means you are using the USA Unlocked model, and it should be available on the developers.google.com link I posted.
From bootloader, just the simple fastboot flash boot name_of_boot_image.img
It sounds like you OTA'd to the March build? And you previously had it Magisk rooted on a prior firmware version? It could be a module not playing nice. Maybe try booting into Magisk Core mode, see Tulsadiver's thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-4/how-to/magisk-modules-disabler-booting-magisk-t3991739
Sorry for the delayed responses btw. Quarantine + work + school + new baby = wtf.
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Thanks for the reply. I ended up getting it to work using the "payload_dumper-win64" method i found in another thread to extract the boot.img from the payload.bin file. Turns out the OTA file was online from google.
To updatePixel 4 xl with "coral-ota-qq2a.200305.003-3b25765d" MAach update OTA software:
- uninstalled Magisk
-updated software
-reinstalled magisk
-patched the boot img from payload.bin
-pushed modified boot to device
-Done
Everything seems to be working well. I got to use python for the first time, so that was kind of fun. I was a flashing machine back around the galaxy s4.

I got root working. Spent so much time trying different things and all I had to do was factory reset my phone. There must have been some file or module interfering with the process. Once I reset my phone the root process went without error. ?*

May 2020 QQ2A.200501.001.B2 "FLAME" Magisk-Patched Boot Img [+UPDATE/KEEP ROOT GUIDE]

May 2020 QQ2A.200501.001.B2 "FLAME" Magisk-Patched Boot Img [+UPDATE/KEEP ROOT GUIDE]
Another month, another update. I'll keep churning out these patched / stock file uploads and easy noob-friendly update guides while guinea pigging the updates, so long as my area is still on lockdown and I'm not back to work yet, lol.
I've also installed and tested / verified that Kirisakura 4.2.0 is working great with this month's patch so far.
Also have EdXposed Canary 0.5.0.0 (4548) YAHFA installed. SafetyNet still passing as of now.
Magisk v20.4 Patched Boot Image: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261796525
Factory Untouched Boot Image: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261796524
THESE FILES ARE FOR 10.0.0 (QQ2A.200501.001.B2, May 2020, All carriers except TW) ONLY! PLEASE ONLY FLASH IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING!
If these files and/or guides are helpful, please drop a thanks and let me know. =)

EASY UPDATE / SEAMLESS KEEP-ROOT UPDATE PROCESS (using a PC - a very intuitive, effective, and relatively safe method).
** You can only follow this guide exactly if coming from build QQ2A.200405.005, Apr 2020. But the general idea is the same for other builds, you just need the correct files for your device.
flame-qq2a.200405.005-factory-dtbo.img: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261796522
flame-qq2a.200405.005-factory-boot.img: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261763724
May 2020 sideload OTA zip: https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/flame-ota-qq2a.200501.001.b2-46940f66.zip
I DID NOT BOOT BACK INTO O/S UNTIL ALL STEPS WERE COMPLETED - I DID THIS TO ENSURE EVERYTHING WOULD BOOT BACK UP WITH MAGISK / EDXPOSED ALL RUNNING PROPERLY RIGHT AWAY
1. boot into bootloader
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** I was on custom kernel, so I needed to flash BOTH the stock boot and dtbo images
2. fastboot flash boot flame-qq2a.200405.005-factory-boot.img
3. fastboot flash dtbo flame-qq2a.200405.005-factory-dtbo.img
......* these steps to restore stock recovery; dtbo.img also necessary for some kernel installations
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4. use volume keys to change selection to boot to Recovery Mode
......- when you reach the android symbol with No Command, hold power button, tap volume up, in case you've forgotten
5. choose option "Apply update from ADB"
6. adb sideload flame-ota-qq2a.200501.001.b2-46940f66.zip
7. Once the OTA sideload is done, Reboot to bootloader (you'll also notice it's now on the other slot after OTA flashed)
8. fastboot flash boot flame-qq2a.200501.001.b2-magisk_patched-20.4.img
9. done, start the phone
(Optional - Flash custom kernel. If you had a custom kernel, you need to re-flash it. I've only personally tested with Kirisakura though.)
This was a 100% seamless update that required no additional / re-setup of any of my Magisk or EdXposed setups. All of the factory files can be found here https://developers.google.com/android/images. boot.img and dtbo.img are in their corresponding full Factory Image zips, and the ota zip is under Full OTA Images.

Thank you for making this so convenient!

ahalol said:
Thank you for making this so convenient!
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:highfive:
You can thank my wife for going with the P4 instead of P4XL . Now gives me 2 phones to keep up with, although they're basically identical in process. Might as well share with yall over on this board, which seems to get a little less love and attention. But we're definitely lovin the switch to Pixels. Awesome camera too, which is great because we just had our first child 4 months ago and these phones take amazing photos. And this is coming from 2 phones that already had great cameras (HTC U11 and U12+)! I love taking photos when he's sleeping using Night Sight mode. He's so adorable, it comes out so clean, and there's just something about that sleepy ambience .

i just saw on my google news feed that the May patch just started dropping to our devices. i go check XDA and this post is already here. wow that was fast haha! went perfectly smoothly just like last month, thanks so much!!

Why not update the OTA via Magisk, or is this only for those which devices is not able to download OTA:s?
Currently, I have rooted with Magisk, still waiting for OTA update notification in my device...

Should i restore images in Magisk and/or disable any modules or just let 'er rip?!

Vantskruv said:
Why not update the OTA via Magisk, or is this only for those which devices is not able to download OTA:s?
Currently, I have rooted with Magisk, still waiting for OTA update notification in my device...
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redeyss said:
Should i restore images in Magisk and/or disable any modules or just let 'er rip?!
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@Vantskruv: FYI, you won't get the OTA update notification because you're modified right now. You can restore the boot image in Magisk first and wait for the OTA notification (what you're thinking of is something like this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-4-xl/how-to/guide-update-retain-root-t4003839). But from what I understand, it's pretty hit or miss. Apparently it's hit or miss even on complete bone stock anyway lol. The method I outlined just works nice and reliably even when rooted and modded.
@redeyss: Restoring the stock boot image in Magisk Manager is similar to the method linked above, and then taking the OTA the normal way. But if you flashed a custom kernel, keep it mind it won't restore the dtbo partition (not sure if it's necessary with that method tbh). You shouldn't need to restore images in Magisk, nor diable any modules. When you flash the factory April boot and dtbo images, it's doing the same thing as restoring the images through Magisk (plus dtbo). Just let er rip, and if you have any issues, you can always flash the new unmodified factory boot image, which will essentially disable Magisk, and then work from there. It's a very safe method. =)
edit: also in the event of bootloop, this is a great thread to read and understand: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-4/how-to/magisk-modules-disabler-booting-magisk-t3991739

Thank you @i5lee8bit for your answer. Luckily I have restrained myself yesterday to update, thought I where in the Pixel 4XL thread, while this is for the Pixel 4. :laugh:
I am just curious, do any of you expert guys/girls know why this is happening, that OTA updates is not pushed on rooted phones?
Do Google have algorithms that temporarily bans systems which is rooted?
Or is it so simple that some type of fingerprint is changed when rooted, so Google update services does not recognise the device, and not pushing OTA:s?
Sorry for the questions, no need to answer them. It was a long time ago I rooted Android:s, and I have forgot many things.
I think I will try to manually update everything, even though there are more steps included, just to learn how to do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZY8qiz2SZ0

Vantskruv said:
Thank you @i5lee8bit for your answer. Luckily I have restrained myself yesterday to update, thought I where in the Pixel 4XL thread, while this is for the Pixel 4. :laugh:
I am just curious, do any of you expert guys/girls know why this is happening, that OTA updates is not pushed on rooted phones?
Do Google have algorithms that temporarily bans systems which is rooted?
Or is it so simple that some type of fingerprint is changed when rooted, so Google update services does not recognise the device, and not pushing OTA:s?
Sorry for the questions, no need to answer them. It was a long time ago I rooted Android:s, and I have forgot many things.
I think I will try to manually update everything, even though there are more steps included, just to learn how to do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZY8qiz2SZ0
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No worries, the process for the 4XL is the exact same, but good catch; you definitely need to use the correct files for the device. I actually posted a similar thread with the relevant 4XL files over on that forum.
Not sure exactly the mechanism used to prevent the normal OTA, but probably just checks for a modified boot partition. In any case, the normal factory OTA if I understand correctly relies in part on factory recovery commands at some point, and a modified boot partition won't be able to use them. In fact, try booting to recovery with the modified boot partition flashed and you'll notice it can't load recovery. I may be wrong about the exact reason though. But think about it: even if we had TWRP, the factory OTA mechanism can't make use of it. Even if the OTA popped up while rooted, it probably wouldn't be able to do it, or worse, cause a failure and corruption. I would dare say we're fortunate they prevent factory OTA when running modified.
Anyway, there are a lot of complicated guides out there, and that's why I wanted to share my method. I didn't need to do any further research and it's very intuitively sound. Steps 2+3 essentially restore stock boot and therefore recovery (and dtbo), the rest pretty much follows a standard OTA sideload, and then it's structured in such a way that you're flashing the new Magisk patched boot image before even starting the phone back up. Making it a seamless, keep-root easy upgrade.

Wow ..... what an easy, elegant way to get my Coral device updated while keeping root. Followed the OP process, but used these commands instead to get the June 2020 security update:
- fastboot flash boot coral-qq3a.200605.001-factory-boot.img
- fastboot flash dtbo coral-qq3a.200605.001-factory-dtbo.img
- adb sideload coral-ota-qq3a.200605.001-3b5bb1bd.zip
- fastboot flash boot coral-qq3a.200605.001-magisk_patched-20.4.img
Thanks, @i5lee8bit . Well done. :good:

does anyone have a thread to point me to that is a step by step guide for setting up ADB and how to flash? I did everything a year ago but now I just factory reset and am stuck in boot loop, can't remember all the commands and everything.

in_dmand said:
does anyone have a thread to point me to that is a step by step guide for setting up ADB and how to flash? I did everything a year ago but now I just factory reset and am stuck in boot loop, can't remember all the commands and everything.
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Did you fix the issue?

Trouble installing Magisk on the November Android update

I have a Pixel 5 and today I updated from redfin-2110-rq3a.211001.001-factory-23f4cec2 to redfin-2111-sp1a.211105.004-factory-749e8f9f (yes the Aus version).
All went well until I tried to root the device using Magisk - something I've done *many* times. The trouble is that after I flashed the patched boot.img, the device would not boot - it started to for a few seconds and then went back into fastboot mode.
I've tried a few times but always the same result.
And it seems that you cannot rollback to the October release - the flash-all.sh completes OK but the subsequent boot hangs.
BTW: I'm still using the canary channel, is this still necessary?
Help.

Was that an update from A11 to A12? If so you're gonna have to jump through some hoops...
Either way, this is very likely not a Magisk issue, but caused by some new verification stuff in Android 12, so the best place for you to find info/help is going to be in your device's forum.

Upgrade was from the October version, so, to the best of my knowledge, Android 12

Still, you're likely going to find the answer in the Pixel 5 forums...

Development [ROM][OFFICIAL][sake][12.1] LineageOS 19

LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 12, which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.
LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restore the Google parts. LineageOS does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.
All the source code for LineageOS is available in the LineageOS Github repo. A direct link to kernel sources can be found here. And if you would like to contribute to LineageOS, please visit out Gerrit Code Review. You can also view the Changelog for a full list of changes & features.
Instructions:
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/sake/install
Download:
https://download.lineageos.org/sake
Reporting Bugs:
DO NOT report bugs if you're running a custom kernel or you installed Xposed.
Grab a logcat right after the problem has occurred. (Please include at least a few pages of the log, not just the last few lines, unless you know what you're doing.)
If it is a random reboot, grab /proc/last_kmsg. (Do not bother getting a logcat unless you can get it just before the reboot. A logcat after a reboot is useless.)
If the problem disappears after running "setenforce 0" from a root shell, grab /data/misc/audit/audit.log
Remember to provide as much info as possible. The more info you provide, the more likely that the bug will be solved. Please also do not report known issues.

Thank you for that!!

Pre install of stock android 12 needed?

thanks pro

NisseGurra said:
Pre install of stock android 12 needed?
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Yes, I'll update description to clarify that. If you try and boot into the LOS 19 recovery with Android 11 firmware it will crashdump.

GMS = Google ? Service?
I'm trying this right now. Hopefully I make it functional before I have to head to bed.

eVen123 said:
GMS = Google ? Service?
I'm trying this right now. Hopefully I make it functional before I have to head to bed.
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Google Mobile Services, basically google apps and services
Also @ZVNexus, the google drive folder for the build without GMS seems to be empty, has it been removed?

Update:
I had a clean flash of:
WW-ZS590KS-31.0803.0403.54-DEV-2109-M3.13.24.46-SM8350_0000110-1.1.25-user_20210831-release_for_google
I was able too boot to TWRP. It wouldn't allow me to flash your zip. I rebooted to bootloader and flashed vendor_boot. After that, I was unable to get to TWRP recovery. I flashed boot and got to some sort of LOS-like recovery (purple color).
Flashing the image now.
UPDATE: Success. However, I was in a bootloop. Got back to recovery, it suggested to wipe data. It looks like LOS is now performing it's first boot.
UPDATE 2: First boot successful! Got into language and network selection. Seems to be stuck on "Getting your phone ready" step. Scratch that, we got past that! Big success!
UPDATE 3: Got past that bit, it was in "Getting your phone ready" process a long time. Booted now!
AWESOME, thank you for your work!
For anyone else reading, the TLDR:
Installed the above zip (downloaded from official ASUS site). https://www.asus.com/Mobile/Phones/ZenFone/Zenfone-8/HelpDesk_Manual/
Downloaded all the files provided by the author
Flashed boot and vendor_boot
Went to recovery, flashed the ROM zip with "apply update" and "sideload"
Bootloped a couple more times
Recovery suggested I clean data. I did.
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Works
UPDATE 4: Note - it seems that fingerprint still makes full screen go max brightness + it doesn't work with screen off.

Adaoh said:
Google Mobile Services, basically google apps and services
Also @ZVNexus, the google drive folder for the build without GMS seems to be empty, has it been removed?
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Nothing was ever uploaded to it. I haven't made a build without GMS yet.

eVen123 said:
Update:
I had a clean flash of:
WW-ZS590KS-31.0803.0403.54-DEV-2109-M3.13.24.46-SM8350_0000110-1.1.25-user_20210831-release_for_google
I was able too boot to TWRP. It wouldn't allow me to flash your zip. I rebooted to bootloader and flashed vendor_boot. After that, I was unable to get to TWRP recovery. I flashed boot and got to some sort of LOS-like recovery (purple color).
Flashing the image now.
UPDATE: Success. However, I was in a bootloop. Got back to recovery, it suggested to wipe data. It looks like LOS is now performing it's first boot.
UPDATE 2: First boot successful! Got into language and network selection. Seems to be stuck on "Getting your phone ready" step. Scratch that, we got past that! Big success!
UPDATE 3: Got past that bit, it was in "Getting your phone ready" process a long time. Booted now!
AWESOME, thank you for your work!
For anyone else reading, the TLDR:
Installed the above zip (downloaded from official ASUS site). https://www.asus.com/Mobile/Phones/ZenFone/Zenfone-8/HelpDesk_Manual/
Downloaded all the files provided by the author
Flashed boot and vendor_boot
Went to recovery, flashed the ROM zip with "apply update" and "sideload"
Bootloped a couple more times
Recovery suggested I clean data. I did.
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Works
UPDATE 4: Note - it seems that fingerprint still makes full screen go max brightness + it doesn't work with screen off.
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Updated OP to specify the exact version you need to be on [31.1004.0404.81 (or .71)]. Basically just a public release, not a beta.

What I was able to test now, it's pretty good. Very usable already!
Bugs I notice:
The GMS seems to be a bit slower than expected.
Fingerprint doesn't work with screen off.
Fingerprint request location is not marked.
Fingerprint maxes brightness of whole display.
Task switcher sometimes doesn't work.
Bottom navigation sometimes disappears.
It keeps warning me about SELinux not enforcing issue. Not sure if that's intended/known.
More bugs I noticed after a day of use:
Google account data doesn't want to sync. Perhaps android 11 -> 12 mismatch?
Touch reader stopped working (required forced reboot).
Can't log in certain applications (don't know if it's a ROM issue).

eVen123 said:
What I was able to test now, it's pretty good. Very usable already!
Bugs I notice:
The GMS seems to be a bit slower than expected.
Fingerprint doesn't work with screen off.
Fingerprint request location is not marked.
Fingerprint maxes brightness of whole display.
Task switcher sometimes doesn't work.
Bottom navigation sometimes disappears.
It keeps warning me about SELinux not enforcing issue. Not sure if that's intended/known.
More bugs I noticed after a day of use:
Google account data doesn't want to sync. Perhaps android 11 -> 12 mismatch?
Touch reader stopped working (required forced reboot).
Can't log in certain applications (don't know if it's a ROM issue).
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SELinux isn't enforcing because it's one of the first builds right after a bringup.

Put up a new build with some things resolved, notably SELinux is now Enforcing.
I also switched from stock's prebuilt NXP NFC stack to the open source stack. Anyone who is able to make payments with Google Pay or something like that, let me know if it works.
Added a vendor_dlkm partition to hold vendor kernel modules so you can flash a different vendor regardless of the kernel situation as the modules are no longer held there.
Enabled automatic brightness by default.
Fixed night light by correct PIxelworks device detection.
Switched from QTI BT to AOSP BT until it gets merged.

Put out a new build.
Upped kernel target level from 5 to 6. The new minimum requirement of level 6 is a minimum kernel version of 5.4.86. To comply with this I updated kernel to LA.UM.9.14.r1-16300-LAHAINA.0.
Also dropped Snapdragon Camera overlays in /vendor as it won't be supported this cycle. Just Camera2 unless I can somehow figure out getting ASUS Camera working.
Automatic brightness is now enabled by default.
Synced with latest lineage-19.0 sources which last I checked now include some theming stuff(?).

Alright, just thought I'd ask here.
I unlocked my BL and disabled some apps. Was running on stock rom!
Just tried to upgrade to Android 12 to be able to flash this rom but it is now stuck on a ramdump screen. Note: it is stuck on this screen with the Official Asus image! I had LOS18 on this device before but was running it for a few months with the stock rom (because of the camera in LOS).
It gets stuck in a loop. When I power down the phone (all 3 buttons for ~10s) it just gets me back to the ramdump.
Even using ASUS recovery RAW image and the instructions from this thread does not work: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/full-recover-to-stock-if-things-went-really-bad.4337467/ .
After going to fastboot I am NOT able to flash the official ASUS Android 12 image, it just stops on 1/2 and does not give any details.
I am able to flash LOS recovery, LOS18 (latest) and AFTER that I am able to flash back to stock Android 11 (NOT 12, that gives me a ramdump again).
This cost me about half a day to figure out.
Anyone know what is going on and what I can do to get my phone to some kind of normal state when installing roms???
EDIT:
Just got completely stuck on ramdump.
Only thing that helped was: erase vendor_boot, boot_a/b partitions and do fastboot snapshot-update cancel . After that I was able to recover using the link above. Actually got scared there for a sec...

Uploaded a build without GMS for people who don't like using GMS.

Tap to wake functional?, installed "no gms", runs nicely

ZVNexus said:
Put out a new build.
Upped kernel target level from 5 to 6. The new minimum requirement of level 6 is a minimum kernel version of 5.4.86. To comply with this I updated kernel to LA.UM.9.14.r1-16300-LAHAINA.0.
Also dropped Snapdragon Camera overlays in /vendor as it won't be supported this cycle. Just Camera2 unless I can somehow figure out getting ASUS Camera working.
Automatic brightness is now enabled by default.
Synced with latest lineage-19.0 sources which last I checked now include some theming stuff(?).
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Working great so far. I am having one issue where once I unlock the phone (and the screen gets really bright to read the fingerprint), it stays bright. If I tap the brightness slider, it doesn't move but it adjusts the brightness to what it should be according the slider.
This is the case with and without Adaptive Brightness enabled.

NisseGurra said:
Tap to wake functional?, installed "no gms", runs nicely
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NisseGurra said:
Tap to wake functional?, installed "no gms", runs nicely
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No, Tap to Wake does not work.

Mecallie said:
Alright, just thought I'd ask here.
I unlocked my BL and disabled some apps. Was running on stock rom!
Just tried to upgrade to Android 12 to be able to flash this rom but it is now stuck on a ramdump screen. Note: it is stuck on this screen with the Official Asus image! I had LOS18 on this device before but was running it for a few months with the stock rom (because of the camera in LOS).
It gets stuck in a loop. When I power down the phone (all 3 buttons for ~10s) it just gets me back to the ramdump.
Even using ASUS recovery RAW image and the instructions from this thread does not work: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/full-recover-to-stock-if-things-went-really-bad.4337467/ .
After going to fastboot I am NOT able to flash the official ASUS Android 12 image, it just stops on 1/2 and does not give any details.
I am able to flash LOS recovery, LOS18 (latest) and AFTER that I am able to flash back to stock Android 11 (NOT 12, that gives me a ramdump again).
This cost me about half a day to figure out.
Anyone know what is going on and what I can do to get my phone to some kind of normal state when installing roms???
EDIT:
Just got completely stuck on ramdump.
Only thing that helped was: erase vendor_boot, boot_a/b partitions and do fastboot snapshot-update cancel . After that I was able to recover using the link above. Actually got scared there for a sec...
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Same happenning here, booting to Android12 ramdumps me... I was able to update before but now it does not work... Also the flash script gives me an error that it did not give me before.
Code:
Project ZS590KS matching success!
Start erase misc
Erasing 'misc' FAILED (remote: 'Erase of misc is not allowed in snapshotted state')
fastboot: error: Command failed
misc flash failed!
Press any key to exit the script.
. I guess I will be staying on Android 11 then...
EDIT: Ran fastboot snapshot-update cancel like you did, and now the raw image file script works to reset the phone. Very weird. Also thank you so much, without your post, I would have never figured a way to make the script work again I am so glad you posted this
EDIT 2: After running the script (And everything working and passing) and getting everything back to normal, I was able to install Android 12 like I normally would without ramdumps