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Remove the system_ext partition in boot.img of Android (such as Sony Xpeira 5II) firmware.

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The Magisk v25 is already compatible with Sony Xperia, just need to patch boot.img normally.

If your Android (especially Android 11) bootloop after patched magisk, as described in Issue #3752 · topjohnwu/Magisk, it may be caused by the system_ext partition in boot.img. Try the script to fix bootloop.

Instructions

1. Clone this repo:

   git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/entr0pia/XPatch.git

2. Get the boot.img file from wherever you can get boot.img. For Sony Xperia firmware, it's possibly named as boot_X-FLASH-ALL-xxxx.sin.

3. Connect Android device with adb enabled.

4. Use this script to modify the stock boot.img, both Sony Xperia's .sin and regular .img files supported:

   • Linux

   sudo ./run.sh path_to_boot_img_file

   • Windows

   .\run.bat path_to_boot_img_file

   • Outs: image-new.img

5. Diasble all Magisk modules -- Optional but recommended

6. Flash Magisk:

   Reboot your phone to the bootloader, use fastboot to flash the image-new.img into the boot partition, then reboot.

   Fix: Sometimes, such as after an OTA update, you must use the stock boot.img to boot system regularly before flashing the image-new.img.