Question rooting Pixel 2 XL with Magisk

[boowho2]

Been trying to do this for several days, but I'm struggling. I follow the instructions for rooting with Magisk and eventually is instructs me to do these fastboot commands"

fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img

fastboot reboot

After this my device ( android 8) boot loops and the only way I can get outta the loop is a flash-all.bat

Help if you can....... Thanks.

 

[IsHacker]

Been trying to do this for several days, but I'm struggling. I follow the instructions for rooting with Magisk and eventually is instructs me to do these fastboot commands"

fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img

fastboot reboot

After this my device ( android 8) boot loops and the only way I can get outta the loop is a flash-all.bat

Help if you can....... Thanks.

Are you patching the correct boot.img (i.e the one from the exact firmware version currently running on the phone) with magisk? Using the wrong boot.img is the main reason why this happens, and this is a noob mistake.

 

[boowho2]

I discovered that I was flashing the UN-patched file as extracted from the firmware file. My previous boot loop was within the fastboot screen where it would never come out of the loop. Now after flashing the PATCHED file it "hangs" on the white main google startup screen. tiny little progress bar showing also.

 

[IsHacker]

I discovered that I was flashing the UN-patched file as extracted from the firmware file. My previous boot loop was within the fastboot screen where it would never come out of the loop. Now after flashing the PATCHED file it "hangs" on the white main google startup screen. tiny little progress bar showing also.

You are definitely using the wrong boot.img. Do you know what version the phone was on before the bootloop? Use the boot.img from that version.

 

[boowho2]

Decided to forget rooting the damn thing. Don't want to risk losing everything I already have on the phone. Thanks