Frozen in Fastboot

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Actually, not. followed this guide step by step, and I get a DM verity error and the phone won’t boot. Restored my mtkclient backup and tried again - a couple times with different variations and inspirations, but no luck. Once I flash the patched boot it AVB panics. There are multiple vbmeta partitions though - like vbmeta_system, vbmeta_vendor, and vbmeta_boot, (all in a and b slots). Additionally, the guide says to run:

python mtk.py r vbmeta_a vbmeta_a.img
python mtk.py r boot_a boot_a.img
python mtk.py r init_boot_a init_boot_a.img

But doesn’t tell you what to do with init_boot, which - according to gemini - is where magisk is supposed to go. (I cant patch init_boot with magisk, and it seems gemini is just as confused as I am). The guide also tells to backup the boot using mtkclient again, even after it told you to make the necessary backups before. Anyone with insight or experience to share?

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How do I root the TIQ Mini M5?
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@cobre can you clarify?

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How do I root the TIQ Mini M5?
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i don’t have any insight, sorry. I wrote that guide based on what I did, but it’s now been too long since I’ve messed with this to know an answer

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Did you flash dumber os onto your device?

Did it turn on when stock rom was still on the phone?

@sh7411usa I have a feeling that @cobre’s method only works when you aren’t using stock. But with stock you need to use @Yidish’s method.