Tiq Mini M5s: unable to flash , dm-verity issue

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Device: TIQ Mini M5S (MTK)

  • Rooted the device using Magisk by patching stock boot.img and flashing it via fastboot

  • After reboot, device got stuck on dm-verity / “device is corrupt” verification screen

  • Tried fixing it using vbmeta commands, including:

    fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta_a.bin

  • Also attempted recovery using MTK client tools and restore methods

  • dm-verity issue still persisted and device would not boot normally

  • Finally had to restore full system using MTK super.bin flash to recover the phone

  • Device is now working again, but I want to understand the correct way to root without triggering dm-verity again

Question: What is the correct safe Magisk + vbmeta procedure for this device to avoid dm-verity boot issues?

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I think you’re the guy from the discord, right?

Read from the post linked and on.

I made this vbmeta from discord user bfd_dawn’s m5s backup. Flash without disable-verity (just flash normal) in fastboot or just flash with mtkclient after unlocking the bootloader. It’s a “pre-disabled” vbmeta for the m5s.

I think that’s what he had success with.

vbmeta_patched.bin (8 MB)

IMG-20260414-WA0020
IMG-20260414-WA0020769×213 10.4 KB

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got the same thing of my friend. i think it’s a rogue update. tried everything. in the end i just reflashed clean.

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This is the Euro variant btw

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so not rootable?