No modding has to be done vbmeta partition in order to disable vbmeta verification?
no
Rarely, flashing it with the flags is usually enough
What exactly is being flashed when flashing @neutronscotts .img?
So a super is made up of a bunch of partitions?
Is a super the same thing as a ROM?
Usually. ROM can include more partitions, but the super is the main one as it’s the actual system of the phone
A boot image that’s been patched to allow app installation
Yup, most partitions are logical partitions i.e fixed size, while super (and its contents) is a dynamic partition i.e. varying size. While super itself usually remains the same size, the partitions within it can change size and position. the ‘d’ in fastbootd stands for dynamic, it basically runs fastboot from within super
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In the guide for the TCL on apps4flip they had 2 more things to flash
fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta_system vbmeta_system.bin
fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta_vendor vbmeta_vendor.bin
is this sometimg just for the TCL or would some other phones also require this?
They also had fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta vbmeta.bin
some other phones require it
Just came across this thread and wanted to link it here:
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Whats the reason some phones require it? Is it because they have these 2 extra partitions vbmeta_vendor and vbmeta_system?
yup
No,
super is only part of ROM. full ROM is include long list of partitions.