@eosfan
Installing the TWRP app is unusefull and no interrest (it was to maintain TWRP uptodate, but it don’t works anymore, for years)…
If you want to use TWRP you need to flash the device dedicated .IMG
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@aibd
I think @eosfan want to use a recovery compatible .ZIP (also called OTA file) to install OxygenOS instead of flashing all the partitions .IMG using fastboot and the flash-all script
The recovery-e can do that as well as TWRP, both are custom recovery managers.
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The lack of boot direct to recovery could be a consequense of the missleading official /e/ instruction
That annonce “temporary boot to recovery” in the title BUT in the text give the command to permanently flash fastboot flash boot recoveryname.img
instead of fastboot boot recoveryname.img .
(It is my major insatisfaction against /e/ team : the install instruction are inacurate, even after multiple signalements and severals years)
Thanks Piero. Little confused here. I use the term recovery always for an e/os image like this one
recovery-IMG-e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole.zip
and I have found this file to install Oxygen but this is not a recovery image is it?
OnePlus7ProOxygen_21.P.45_OTA_0450_all_2206171138_fa345ce5f997412d.zip
The prefix IMG is a clue or hint that this is a package containing recovery and boot images.
Let's look inside
$ cd Downloads/guacamole/
$ ls -Ral
recovery-IMG-e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole.zip # This is the downloaded .zip
recovery-IMG-e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole # Unzip produces this directory
./recovery-IMG-e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole:
# Now looking in that directory we find the following:
recovery-e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole.img
dtbo-e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole.img
vbmeta-e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole.img
recovery-e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole.img.sha256sum
dtbo-e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole.img.sha256sum
vbmeta-e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole.img.sha256sum
So, in this case, the actual e-Recovery looks like this
recovery-e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole.img
Maybe @piero would know the answer, but without a link to the source I don’t know for sure. I suggest a link is best to get an answer here, but you can always unzip the file and look inside, what is there?
I understand with e/ there is the recovery file (which is very small) and the full install file.
What I did before is using the full install file 1.3 Gb e-2.2-t-20240717417775-dev-guacamole.zip
and not the recovery file.
I am sorry @eosfan, I am not sure I understand the question; I would need to know the source of the file and read everything accompanying it to comment. (There are so many different links above!)
By curiosity,
One could extract the files included into the “payload.bin” compressed folder, and then list the partitions that will be modified by this OxygenOS recovery compatible update file (also called OTA update file).
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but @aibd is right to ask for the context around the link where you got this file.
Please share the URL of the download page…
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Trusting that, as claimed with “T” builds, /e/OS install file now include the needed firmware parts, Following my advise, you have performed a “dirty upgrade” from /e/OS-R to /e/OS-T (the Punk way)
From my comprehension, to restart from scratch (the Ultra Orthodox procedure), you may need to reflash an Android 11 based full stock firmware (fastboot compatible, containing all partitions) and apply this ultimate Official OxygenOS OTA upgrade to latest Android 12 (recovery compatible, implemented upgrade) from system updater or from stock recovery.
A medium way could consider that because you had an Android 11 based stock installation before /e/OS-R, you may just need to apply the stock OTA upgrade to android 12 based OxygenOS
then from there, start with the/e/ process (unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery and install /e/OS-T)
This is were I downloaded the file. I am trying to prepare for the next time I have to install it anew. I will do it from scratch then. I understand I have to start installing android 11 and than update to 12 before I install e/os. So I am trying to find the right file and method to do that.
Hi Piero, Posted the link where I downloaded the file already.oxygen 12
Punk way sounds nice
I have the system up and running for now and happy with it, for as long as it will last and I don’t run in to trouble.
The next time I run into trouble I will do a pristine orthodox install. So I am very happy with your information on that so I won’t have to go through the stress finding the install information when the phone crashes again.
Would this file I posted be a good start. I did not manage to extract the bin file but maybe you can tell from the link I provided?
Your link @eosfan points to https://service.oneplus.com/global/search/search-detail?id=2096329&articleIndex=1 and I get an Access Denied message: You don’t have permission to access “Search Detail” on this server.
When I use my OnePlus account, the nearest I can get to is OnePlus Support (United Kingdom) but a search for OnePlus7ProOxygen_21.P.45_OTA_0450_all_2206171138_fa345ce5f997412d.zip finds nothing. Sorry.
Goodmorning @aibd and @piero. Is this file the right one to do a fresh install? If so by what method? Excuse me I was mistaken it is of course not android 12 but 11 .
Thank you very much aibd, No I did not, but sounds like a good option. I don’t have to reverse back to android 11 first I understand? Or first install 11 and then run the oxygen updater?
