Magisk v22 and NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1 - Magisk

I have an old NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1 that has served me very well since I bought it back in 2016.
Recently it was getting filled up and started to slow down, so I bit the bullet and restored the last factory recovery image.
That went perfectly fine except for one problem. I had zipped up my files prior to the reimage. When I unzip them back to the tablet, they wind up with current dates. This really messes things up.
After doing some searching, it seems that this is a limitation of Android 7. I've read that dates are preserved when copying to internal storage only if the device is rooted on this version of Android.
After doing some searches on rooting, I stumbled upon Magisk. Upon reading the installation instructions at https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html, I came away thinking that it sounds too good to be true. The instructions make it seem like rooting my device will be relatively straight forward.
Can it really be this simple to root? Is un-rooting as simple as flashing the original boot.img? I really don't need to be rooted normally. So after I restore my files with their proper dates I'd be happy to un-root. Unless there is some great things I can do with root that I've never needed to do before.
This latest version of Magisk is very new (just about a week at the time of this writing) so I imagine there hasn't been a lot of use of it on an old device like the K1. But if anyone has any experiences using this new Magisk to root older devices, I'd like to hear about it.

In case any other Shield owner stumbles upon this thread, just a quick follow up to say that it was indeed as simple and straight forward as the Magisk install instructions seemed to indicate.
I successfully rooted the Shield and was able to copy back my files with dates intact.
Now off to see if there is anything else handy that I can do with root!

Can you explain it step by step. I ttied, but nothing happened. I had to put some commands through the console, but the device was not found...I have the driver and everything...

Pudah said:
I have an old NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1 that has served me very well since I bought it back in 2016.
Recently it was getting filled up and started to slow down, so I bit the bullet and restored the last factory recovery image.
That went perfectly fine except for one problem. I had zipped up my files prior to the reimage. When I unzip them back to the tablet, they wind up with current dates. This really messes things up.
After doing some searching, it seems that this is a limitation of Android 7. I've read that dates are preserved when copying to internal storage only if the device is rooted on this version of Android.
After doing some searches on rooting, I stumbled upon Magisk. Upon reading the installation instructions at https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html, I came away thinking that it sounds too good to be true. The instructions make it seem like rooting my device will be relatively straight forward.
Can it really be this simple to root? Is un-rooting as simple as flashing the original boot.img? I really don't need to be rooted normally. So after I restore my files with their proper dates I'd be happy to un-root. Unless there is some great things I can do with root that I've never needed to do before.
This latest version of Magisk is very new (just about a week at the time of this writing) so I imagine there hasn't been a lot of use of it on an old device like the K1. But if anyone has any experiences using this new Magisk to root older devices, I'd like to hear about it.
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Can you explain it step by step. I ttied, but nothing happened. I had to put some commands through the console, but the device was not found...I have the driver and everything...

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Can't access storage without root

So, today I upgraded to 6.0 and had a hell of a time (took me 7 hours) and the problem was that when I installed su from twrp it'd soft brick my phone, anyway, that's not the problem, the problem is everything is saving to /storage/emulated and I can't access it without root. I noticed this when I was on OGInsta and I wanted to download a picture, it gave me an error code about how it couldn't find the directory, so I went to my file manager, everything was fine but I accidentally hit up instead of home and it brought me to an empty page. I started messing with the settings of my file manager assuming something went wrong with it, new version etc, and I found it had a root option. I clicked it and gave it root access and went back and I could see the files where I was previously. To make sure I tried to save something on kik, didn't work. I tried accessing my storage from the rar app and it wouldn't. I don't know what's going on or how it even got this way.
How did you install 6.0, what version of su did you install, and how did you fix the soft brick?
Sounds like you have very little idea what your doing and running a ton of random stuff. Probably best to do a system restore, take a step back learn what your doing and do it again properly... but if you can recount the steps you have done it may be fixable.
I like to think I have decent knowledge on what I am doing, I've been rooting phone's and made xposed apps (for myself) since kitkat. I've never had so much trouble with something. And to answer your questions, I figured using nexus root toolkit would he fine, as it always has worked before but I couldn't get it to root my phone. It would soft Brick it for an unknown reason, I left it on for about an hour at one point to make sure it was bootlooping. So then I used adb, flashed boot.img and then recovery. Went into recover and flashed SU 2.52 beta. (this is also how I solved the soft Brick the nexus toolkit was giving me)
scryan said:
How did you install 6.0, what version of su did you install, and how did you fix the soft brick?
Sounds like you have very little idea what your doing and running a ton of random stuff. Probably best to do a system restore, take a step back learn what your doing and do it again properly... but if you can recount the steps you have done it may be fixable.
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Also, to clearly, I have 2 storage paths. One is "sdcard/" and the other is "storage/emulated/0" I'm not sure if the "storage" folder is new in 6.0, I know 4.+ and 5.+ used "sdcard/". Too see "storage/emulated/0" I need to grant root access to the file manager. And any app the does not have root, cannot access that directory.
YoureVexing said:
I like to think I have decent knowledge on what I am doing, I've been rooting phone's and made xposed apps (for myself) since kitkat. I've never had so much trouble with something. And to answer your questions, I figured using nexus root toolkit would he fine, as it always has worked before but I couldn't get it to root my phone. It would soft Brick it for an unknown reason, I left it on for about an hour at one point to make sure it was bootlooping. So then I used adb, flashed boot.img and then recovery. Went into recover and flashed SU 2.52 beta. (this is also how I solved the soft Brick the nexus toolkit was giving me)
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you might have knowledge in making apps, but you are missing lots of knowledge when modding your phone. you are going to have to use an app like root explorer, and find where your storage was placed, then move it to the right location. or you can reflash the factory image. ive always just moved my storage back when its happened to me. anyways, flash the factory image the right way, not through a toolkit. then flash any custom kernel(if flashing marshmallow), and supersu.
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I like to think I have decent knowledge on what I am doing, I've been rooting phone's and made xposed apps (for myself) since kitkat.
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Why are comments like this always made by people who take 7 hours to flash a factory image, and make statements like
YoureVexing said:
So then I used adb, flashed boot.img and then recovery.
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ADB cannot flash factory images.
I didn't need your resume... Just answers to the questions I asked....
Do as simms said and flash factory image with fastboot to fix whatever you did, then a kernel and the lastest supersu.
The emulated storage folder has been there at least since kit kat. My S4 and Moto X, neither of which saw LP both had it.
scryan said:
Why are comments like this always made by people who take 7 hours to flash a factory image, and make statements like
ADB cannot flash factory images.
I didn't need your resume... Just answers to the questions I asked....
Do as simms said and flash factory image with fastboot to fix whatever you did, then a kernel and the lastest supersu.
The emulated storage folder has been there at least since kit kat. My S4 and Moto X, neither of which saw LP both had it.
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It took me 7 hours because I could figure out what was wrong with it and why twrp kept soft bricking my device. And I'm not worried about emulated. I know that has been there. I'm saying there is 2 folders, /sdcard and /storage. Every app is trying to use the path "/storage/emulated/0/*insert app folder here" and it cannot do that without root. I'm confused as too why all the apps are trying to do that for a default location instead of /sdcard. I've already tried to reflash everything. I even looked up like 5 tutorials to make sure I was doing it right and I was.
Can't really help you with your current situation (other than to advise you to flash a factory image and start over), but if it confirms your sanity the exact same thing happened to me using the rootkit to root my Nexus 6. I should've known better than to use rootkit, but I'm not really used to fastboot having been on Samsung devices and using Odin for everything. I corrected it by flashing a factory image, flashing the modified boot image, flashing TWRP, and then SuperSU. But the whole process was quite a fiasco from what I'm used to and for what I expected from a Nexus phone.
YoureVexing said:
It took me 7 hours because I could figure out what was wrong with it and why twrp kept soft bricking my device. And I'm not worried about emulated. I know that has been there. I'm saying there is 2 folders, /sdcard and /storage. Every app is trying to use the path "/storage/emulated/0/*insert app folder here" and it cannot do that without root. I'm confused as too why all the apps are trying to do that for a default location instead of /sdcard. I've already tried to reflash everything. I even looked up like 5 tutorials to make sure I was doing it right and I was.
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/sdcard is a simlink, its the same folder.
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Can't really help you with your current situation (other than to advise you to flash a factory image and start over), but if it confirms your sanity the exact same thing happened to me using the rootkit to root my Nexus 6. I should've known better than to use rootkit, but I'm not really used to fastboot having been on Samsung devices and using Odin for everything. I corrected it by flashing a factory image, flashing the modified boot image, flashing TWRP, and then SuperSU. But the whole process was quite a fiasco from what I'm used to and for what I expected from a Nexus phone.
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The rootkit wasn't working for me, it's been a charm for my nexus 5 and from 4.+ and nexus 6 on 5.+, on 6.0 it wasn't working so I tried to flash it on fastboot and I still got the same thing. I'll try it once more I suppose, thank you.

Question's Regarding 5.3.2

So every post seems to address only 5.3.1. I can't find a SINGLE thing about rooting the 2015 5th gen Fire that runs 5.3.2. Am I the only person not able to find answers? King Root cant unlock, I can't figure out a solution and I can't stand the interface.
Purchased this for my son and he won't even use it. And He's 5. If I can't load CM or another custom rom soon I'm gonna smash it. At least I will feel better afterwards! I HATE that companies do this. Please help!
you can downgrade and then you can root
Ubuntu_noobi said:
So every post seems to address only 5.3.1. I can't find a SINGLE thing about rooting the 2015 5th gen Fire that runs 5.3.2. Am I the only person not able to find answers? King Root cant unlock, I can't figure out a solution and I can't stand the interface.
Purchased this for my son and he won't even use it. And He's 5. If I can't load CM or another custom rom soon I'm gonna smash it. At least I will feel better afterwards! I HATE that companies do this. Please help!
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Fair bit of info on 5.3.2; sorry you couldn't find it. As for rooting simply roll back to 5.3.1 and then use the SuperTool to root (do not use Kingroot directly). See forum index in General thread for additional detail.
Davey126 said:
Fair bit of info on 5.3.2; sorry you couldn't find it. As for rooting simply roll back to 5.3.1 and then use the SuperTool to root (do not use Kingroot directly). See forum index in General thread for additional detail.
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I've tried moving the factory update after downloading it to the DCIM, when trying to update, it states that you can't update because it's an older version of the os. Is it required to side load?
Ubuntu_noobi said:
I've tried moving the factory update after downloading it to the DCIM, when trying to update, it states that you can't update because it's an older version of the os.
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Wrong procedure. See forum index for details, in particular the first two posts in this thread.
Ubuntu_noobi said:
Is it required to side load?
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Yes.
So glad I found this post. Researching the same thing. Trying it out now
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yungskeeme01 said:
So glad I found this post. Researching the same thing. Trying it out now
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Any new info to share? I still haven't been able to figure it out
Ubuntu_noobi said:
Any new info to share? I still haven't been able to figure it out
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What exactly are you trying to "figure out"? Responded a few days ago with downgrade/rollback links which includes a step-by-step video.
Ubuntu_noobi said:
Any new info to share? I still haven't been able to figure it out
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I downgraded to 5.3.1. Rooted the fire and am now running CM 12.1. Very smooth!. Took me a awhile to get since I have a Mac but got it working. Used Rootjunky's YouTube video on how to restore. That's how I downgraded. Then used his Supertool for Mac and rooted. I then installed Flashfire and put CM12 on the tablet.
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Any new info to share? I still haven't been able to figure it out
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Davey126 already answered it here.
Davey126 said:
Fair bit of info on 5.3.2; sorry you couldn't find it. As for rooting simply roll back to 5.3.1 and then use the SuperTool to root (do not use Kingroot directly). See forum index in General thread for additional detail.
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I also bought the Fire a few days ago and I dealt with 5.3.2 by first using "adb sideload" to go to 5.3.1 and then rooting it.
I had problems with rooting via the SuperTool, as it used an old KingRoot version and after several rooting attempts when it finally succeeded, the SuperTool had problems removing KingRoot and replacing it with SuperSu (this error made it lose root somehow). Same problem occurred when I used the SuperTool but with the newest KingRoot, so instead of using the SuperTool I used newest KingRoot directly and decided not to replace it with SuperSu.
All is fine now, lockscreen ads are gone, AdAway is installed and OTA updates blocked.
amerkiller1995 said:
I used KingRoot directly and decided not to replace it with SuperSu.
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FYI - recognize KingRoot is a shady tool whose authors have uncertain motivations. Even after rooting it continues to send/receive information without apparent reason. One has to question any app that is offered for free and aggressively resists being uninstalled. Given the unknowns I would reconsider the decision to retain KingRoot/KingUser.
amerkiller1995 said:
Davey126 already answered it here.
I also bought the Fire a few days ago and I dealt with 5.3.2 by first using "adb sideload" to go to 5.3.1 and then rooting it.
I had problems with rooting via the SuperTool, as it used an old KingRoot version and after several rooting attempts when it finally succeeded, the SuperTool had problems removing KingRoot and replacing it with SuperSu (this error made it lose root somehow). Same problem occurred when I used the SuperTool but with the newest KingRoot, so instead of using the SuperTool I used newest KingRoot directly and decided not to replace it with SuperSu.
All is fine now, lockscreen ads are gone, AdAway is installed and OTA updates blocked.
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I had the issue with King Root as well. What I did was download a newer version and replaced in the SuperTool folder
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Davey126 said:
FYI - recognize KingRoot is a shady tool whose authors have uncertain motivations. Even after rooting it continues to send/receive information without apparent reason. One has to question any app that is offered for free and aggressively resists being uninstalled. Given the unknowns I would reconsider the decision to retain KingRoot/KingUser.
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Yes, it certainly gives that vibe. However my Fire is just a portable anime player, it's offline and there's nothing on it except anime, so I'll let it be.
BTW KingRoot flagged AdAway as a "risk"
yungskeeme01 said:
I had the issue with King Root as well. What I did was download a newer version and replaced in the SuperTool folder
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I've done that, it's in the post you quoted. Still, in the replacing step, the SuperTool deletes KingRoot, but then fails to put SuperSu in its place, it prints some errors to the console like ERR_WRITE or something.
amerkiller1995 said:
Yes, it certainly gives that vibe. However my Fire is just a portable anime player, it's offline and there's nothing on it except anime, so I'll let it be.
BTW KingRoot flagged AdAway as a "risk"
I've done that, it's in the post you quoted. Still, in the replacing step, the SuperTool deletes KingRoot, but then fails to put SuperSu in its place, it prints some errors to the console like ERR_WRITE or something.
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Sorry if I misread it. I used the version included and KingRoot so I replaced it in Supertool and re-rooted using SuperTool and it removed it no issues. Whatever though, it got rooted one way or another!
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Awesome I will try again tonight
Solved!!! Finally!!!
Ubuntu_noobi said:
So every post seems to address only 5.3.1. I can't find a SINGLE thing about rooting the 2015 5th gen Fire that runs 5.3.2. Am I the only person not able to find answers? King Root cant unlock, I can't figure out a solution and I can't stand the interface.
Purchased this for my son and he won't even use it. And He's 5. If I can't load CM or another custom rom soon I'm gonna smash it. At least I will feel better afterwards! I HATE that companies do this. Please help!
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TL;DR: THERE IS NO "One click" OPTION THAT WORKS. I DOWNLOADED ALL OF THEM. IVE TRIED EVERY DAMN ONE OF THEM. STOP SEARCHING. You MUST side load the system with the code necessary to make it capable to root. Downgrading to 5.3.1 was the secret, instead of trying to root on 5.3.2. I made a glossary of the confusing terminology, made a step by step walk through for noobs
SO, having felt encouraged by the response by people on this forum, last night I decided it was worth another try.
I finally figured out what I was missing. IF YOU CURRENTLY HAVE FIREOS VERSION 5.3.1, YOU MUST ROLL IT BACK THRU SIDE LOADING see here: SIDELOAD TUTORIAL
I tried to load straight onto the system disk and caused all kinds of problems. Once I followed that step by step, which TBH, was a lot of pausing and rewinding. I am not familiar with many terms so I made this...
Android Common Terms:
Boot: A sequence of commands written into the underlying software that tells the device what order to operate in
Bootloader: See Previous (this is the sequence I referenced previously)
Locked Bootloader: Think of trying to edit a PDF you did not create... Exactly.
ADB Fastboot: THIS IS A PROGRAM... NOT A FUNCTION. I still get this confused, thinking that it is a quicker version of the boot sequence... IT IS NOT. ADB Fastboot is a program that gives access to the base software code making it reachable to use certain sections of to "edit the PDF".
Custom Recovery: It is the new version of Windows 10 you were updating to when your crappy laptop you JUST bought came with Windows 8.1. Essentially.
Root: Remember the PDF? Well, if you work somewhere that has Adobe Reader, and you see the window on the right pop up with the ability to login to Adobe Online or whatever? Well, rooting is having login credentials to ACTUALLY edit that damn PDF.
Flash: Download from the internet, and install on your hard drive, or SD Card. It actually means you erase whatever is there completely first, then install. It's two steps, which is why they don't just call it installing... I think.
Partition: Have you ever worked in an office with cubicles? Exactly. A partition is a wall that you put up to segregate files, or programs, or whatever.
SuperTool: Based in your computer. RootJunky Went through and basically made one tool that has everything you need for rooting. PROBLEM IS THAT HE TELLS YOU TO DOWNLOAD ADB FASTBOOT AND DRIVERS AND A BUNCH OF STUFF, then says, or you can just download the SuperTool, which means, I now HAVE TWO OF ALL OF IT, and then I spend the next three hours trying to figure out if its the "custom rom that I sideload into the TWRP, or if the Flashed version of the bootloader gets added to the recovery image, but not before the drivers are flashed into the fastboot."
While this doesn't cover a lot, I hope that people in this community understand what it is like for someone unversed in the lingo to grasp exactly what is going on. I don't think we should speak like idiots and elementary students, but I also think we lose a ton of people that may have something to offer one day because they got frustrated with the terminology and gave up. Luckily, I stuck it out and gave it one last chance and I got it.
So, once I downgraded from 5.3.2 to 5.3.1, I went about trying to root the device, which was also a little confusing.
Step 1: Downgrade if you have 5.3.2 to 5.3.1
Step 2: Enable ADB and Debug in the Settings
Step 3: Hold down the Power and Volume Down button, release the power button once the device starts to reboot and a menu will popup
Step 4: Use the volume keys to access the first selection. This is how you access the "sideloading".
Step 5: Open the SuperTool, click on the batch file which should say Auto... because calling it SuperTool would be confusing
Step 6: follow the super easy instructions. Honestly.
It will walk you through the process and get you to the part about Kingroot and FlashFire and eventually root the device.
I honestly hope this helps someone. God knows it would have saved me from spending approximately 30 hours trying to figure this out.

Which Guide to installing Cyanogen Mod is right for my rooted 5th gen Fire 7"?

Hello all. Just bought my first portable device in the Black friday sales so am completely new to the world of Android.
So far i've managed to use a Supertool to gain root, block OTA updates and ads from Amazon and change the launcher to something that looks better than the pile of *%@$ i was presented with when i first turned it on.
I want to install the latest stock Android that will run on it because a clean install is what i've done with every PC/Laptop i've owned in the last 20 yrs and i just hate branded apps.
I've been looking round and found several guides but when i read them there always seems to be something that applies to a different model or OS. As i said i'm a complete n00b when it comes to knowing what's meant by TWRP, custom recovery, where to copy files to etc. I've only ever used windows so having trouble even figuring out file directories.
If ayone can point me to a simple step by step i'd be eternally gratefull. (Well not eternally but almost certainly for however long the tablet lives.)
This one from android.gs//install-cm-13-on-amazon-kindle-fire-hd-7 seems to be the closest one i've found but i'm not sure. The model i have is KFFOWI which isn't the HD one. I managed to gain root etc. when it was on Fire OS 5.0.1 if that helps. Does it still apply? Do i just copy the 2 .zip files to the root of the SD card or is there a folder they need to go in?
Thanks in advance.
Hello again. not had a chance to chase up my earlier query. Since then i think i've somehow managed to re-enable OTA updates from Amazon. I thought i was just restarting it cos it seemed to be a little slow and glitchy (wireless needing turning off/on etc.) and when it was rebooting after 3-4 mins i suddenly noticed that it was doing the Amazon OTA update screen. The one that says your device....up to 10 mins.....etc. Held power button in till it shut down then managed to boot to TWRP bootloader thingy. If i just turn it off/on again it just goes straight to the Amazon update wait blah screen.
So now i'm at TWRP screen and i'm finally figuring out what it meant about taking backup etc. last time i was here. I have a .zip of CM 13.0 on the SD card as well as the GAPPS.zip from same site but they don't show anywhere i can fnd in the TWRP install flie browser.
Can anyone help or at least point me in the direction of a guide please?

I Think I Trashed my Tab S2 T713

I am coming with hat in hand fully expecting to find out that there is no solution and I am out the $$$ it will cost me to replace. After having this device for close to 2 years, I decided I would root it. I have 5 other devices currently that are rooted and numerous others that I have rooted over the years (including Samsung). Admittedly, I dislike Odin and a lot of other things about rooting Samsung devices. That is part of the reason this was the only device that I ever kept unrooted for more than a month or two. I installed twrp_3.1.0-1_sm-t713_14417n with Odin with no issues. I had SuperSU 2.82 in internal. When I got into TWRP to install it, I saw nothing but directories in internal and it became clear to me that it was encrypted. Attempts to mount, wipe and even reset data all ended up with me booting back to TWRP. I'm sure frustration set in the more things I tried, but now I can't even shut the device down from TWRP or by long pressing power and volume down. Even that just goes back to TWRP. Obviously, I can't get into download mode or system. I just get the recovery booting set warranty bit: recovery message when it starts back up to TWRP. Can't say I have ever seen a device that can't even be forced to shut down, LOL. Thanks in advance if anyone can help.
*I've made some progress. I managed to back door my way into download mode by installing the boot.img from the external SD card. That didn't fix anything, but after that I was able to hold down power down and volume and spam the home button until I got to the download screen. I was able to get back into Odin, but the full firmware file I tried to install errored out at the end with a rev check fail. Hopefully, it was because it thought it was downgrading, so I am downloading the newest file now. The samsung-firware.org D/L is brutally slow. Has a few more hours to go, and I am not positive if it will work yet. Cross your fingers, and throw out any ideas if you have them.
Well, it's alive. Everything is back to normal (except needing to reinstall). Time to root now, LOL!
OK, tried again and ended up restoring the full image again (minus D/L time at least). I am ready to scrap root on this device. I have tried to do everything in the [TWRP 3.1.0-1][ROOT] Galaxy Tab S2(2016) - SM-T713/SM-T719/SM-T813/SM-T819 - 1/4/17 thread. https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2/development/twrp-3-0-2-1-galaxy-tab-s22016-sm-t713-t3390627 I would have tried installing no verify, but no matter what I do not see the SU and no verify files on the tablet either after format data without reboot or after rebooting into TWRP. After the format, it shows that data is mounted. Looking at the pictures in the thread, I think maybe it needs the work done on the external SD but the instructions say nothing about that. Time to sleep on it, and maybe someone smarter than me can think of what I might be missing and maybe better step by step instructions are available. At least it is up and running, KNOX trips be damned. I'll post to the TWRP/ROOT thread. BTW, the OS version I am running is XAR-T713XXU2BRB2_T713XAR2BRB2-20180206.
Well, thanks to some middle of the night assistance from ashyx and about 3 hours sleep in the past 48 hours, I am not only restored and working but now rooted with TWRP 3.1.0-1 and Magisk 17.1! Time for a nap.
sliding_billy said:
Well, thanks to some middle of the night assistance from ashyx and about 3 hours sleep in the past 48 hours, I am not only restored and working but now rooted with TWRP 3.1.0-1 and Magisk 17.1! Time for a nap.
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I am thinking about rooting my T713. Are there better instructions? What did you have to do differently?
I'd like to get it a go, but the instructions aren't as good as for the many devices I've rooted in the past.
Thanks!
Cheers,
Rich
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rholm said:
I am thinking about rooting my T713. Are there better instructions? What did you have to do differently?
I'd like to get it a go, but the instructions aren't as good as for the many devices I've rooted in the past.
Thanks!
Cheers,
Rich
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The instructions in the TWRP thread are OK, but they could be a little clearer in some places. Take a look at the interaction between ashyx and I towards the end of the TWRP thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2/development/twrp-3-0-2-1-galaxy-tab-s22016-sm-t713-t3390627

Question Download Incomplete, Reboot every 60 Sec?

This was my first attempt at ever trying to put custom rom on a phone, so don't laugh too hard at me. I used the the twrp.img found in this forum, had it going right but when I did something trying to go back to stock for an update, it went into bootloader, but nothing else, no system no recovery. I tried to use the fastboot tool on here, and it reached this and stopped. Any help or is it done for?
PS, I did manage to follow one tutorial to a T, and did great my second time around.
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This was my first attempt at ever trying to put custom rom on a phone, so don't laugh too hard at me. I used the the twrp.img found in this forum, had it going right but when I did something trying to go back to stock for an update, it went into bootloader, but nothing else, no system no recovery. I tried to use the fastboot tool on here, and it reached this and stopped. Any help or is it done for?
PS, I did manage to follow one tutorial to a T, and did great my second time around.
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So your second round where you stuck at..?
Have your tried getting factory file...boot img..flashing boot img through fastboot..?
have you tried...fastboot boot " fastboot getvar current-slot " see what slot you on...change to other slot ...see if it boots up...?
What model do you have..?
the more details you give to more people can help you..just saying
I'm sorry, I've not been back online. Single mom, busy. Kids getting older, I have a little more spare time during school hours but this past week has been hectic.
I tried to flash the original boot.img with no luck. It goes black when it connects to a computer but vibrates but isn't recognized on my adb or the fastboot tool. So far nothing.
My second time was another phone, same phone though. OnePlus 10 pro NE2015 model.
The issue also could be that there are no real custom ROMs for this phone yet... you might have flashed a malicious file and killed the phone. Unless you were hopping to GSI. Only real suggestion is to try a complete flash from TWRP or pay for MSM.
If you can't get into recovery, can you flip the boot slot with the hardware combo and get in then? May be your last hope besides EDL/MSM.
This issues happend to Oneplus 9 series with bad update (F.19), but I see this issues for the first time on Oneplus 10 Pro. Is it really on OP10P?
Prant said:
The issue also could be that there are no real custom ROMs for this phone yet... you might have flashed a malicious file and killed the phone. Unless you were hopping to GSI. Only real suggestion is to try a complete flash from TWRP or pay for MSM.
If you can't get into recovery, can you flip the boot slot with the hardware combo and get in then? May be your last hope besides EDL/MSM.
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How exactly do I do a flip? If it's even possible to get into recovery. So far, I've not had luck.
kouzelnik3 said:
This issues happend to Oneplus 9 series with bad update (F.19), but I see this issues for the first time on Oneplus 10 Pro. Is it really on OP10P?
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Yes, it's the 10 pro. I was too eager to root a phone and must have missed something, or done something somewhere. I've done several tablets, but not any phone. I've always had Samsung phones through carriers, so I couldn't figure knox out. But I've been researching and reading for months about rooting a phone, and decided that the OP 10 pro would be my first try. I'm not sure where I went wrong. I managed to get a second one, and followed the guide again, and well, that is the one I'm on now, and it seems fine.
btflyrose said:
How exactly do I do a flip? If it's even possible to get into recovery. So far, I've not had luck.
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AFAIK, according to @g96818 as well, you have to hold all three hardware buttons down, let it attempt to boot, continue holding the buttons and it should like shut off immediately right after the boot logo and switch to the other boot slot.
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Yes, it's the 10 pro. I was too eager to root a phone and must have missed something, or done something somewhere. I've done several tablets, but not any phone. I've always had Samsung phones through carriers, so I couldn't figure knox out. But I've been researching and reading for months about rooting a phone, and decided that the OP 10 pro would be my first try. I'm not sure where I went wrong. I managed to get a second one, and followed the guide again, and well, that is the one I'm on now, and it seems fine.
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Yeah, the key to this device is basically do not flash anything to it, just boot from images. You CAN flash TWRP but I would personally recommend against it for daily use right now until data decryption is fixed fully. Just BL unlock, root it, and play with some Magisk modules like V4A, that's all we got on 10Pro for now.
Just some pics of the device...
But @Prant I'm curious to know, what is the difference between having the TWRP and not having it installed regarding rooting? Luckily, OP makes rooting for easier with unlocking the BL. But honestly, the confusion I've had the most understanding in the rooting process at this point is the whole difference between having TWRP and not having it, while installing Magisk.
(Y'all have to excuse me for my not having as much knowledge. I'm just basically a bored at home Mom with kids getting older, and tries to find something to get interested in that wasn't so old lady like. I've never been one to enjoy sewing, knitting, gardening, etc... HA!)
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But honestly, the confusion I've had the most understanding in the rooting process at this point is the whole difference between having TWRP and not having it, while installing Magisk.
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This is a bit of a dated thing from 6-8 years ago or so, TWRP used to be the gold standard for recovery on a phone. However, nowadays companies have gotten smarter and want more control over their device, so they add things like Knox (in Samsung) to keep the device "safe." OPPO/OnePlus has started doing this with the OP9 and the OP10 is their first attempt at keeping the device "basically" locked.
Long story short, TWRP is useful to do backups but I've even seen cases of backups on this device in particular failing when restored. And it used to be the main entry point, the first step to rooting any android device. However in recent years, it's become less and less necessary as you can do almost everything you can do in TWRP, through ADB and fastboot. Flashing is still a no go (on this device, thanks to OPPO magic) , but booting a patched image works for now. In the next years I'm sure even that will be secured somehow.
And, haha, there's nothing wrong with getting into tinkering, it's a helluva rabbit hole that's for sure.
Good luck and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
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This is a bit of a dated thing from 6-8 years ago or so, TWRP used to be the gold standard for recovery on a phone. However, nowadays companies have gotten smarter and want more control over their device, so they add things like Knox (in Samsung) to keep the device "safe." OPPO/OnePlus has started doing this with the OP9 and the OP10 is their first attempt at keeping the device "basically" locked.
Long story short, TWRP is useful to do backups but I've even seen cases of backups on this device in particular failing when restored. And it used to be the main entry point, the first step to rooting any android device. However in recent years, it's become less and less necessary as you can do almost everything you can do in TWRP, through ADB and fastboot. Flashing is still a no go (on this device, thanks to OPPO magic) , but booting a patched image works for now. In the next years I'm sure even that will be secured somehow.
And, haha, there's nothing wrong with getting into tinkering, it's a helluva rabbit hole that's for sure.
Good luck and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
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Is there a reason that the OP10 doesnt have any roms but the OP9 has lots?
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Is there a reason that the OP10 doesnt have any roms but the OP9 has lots?
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Easiest answer is that there is no free / public MSM tool. Which means no way to recover from a bad flash without paying OPPO, essentially. That's not very developer friendly.

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