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Working on Ubuntu 20.04. I want to root my device to uninstall some apps (.apk) and possibly also install Ubuntu Touch. I want to uninstall almost all Google apps because I don't have a Google account and I don't want to. Without a Google account, you cannot use most Google applications (Gmail, YouTube, Drive...).

A few months ago when I bought the device, I unlocked the bootloader, but I didn't have time to root it. Now I want to root it.

I followed these TWRP for Xiaomi Mi A3 instructions and cannot flash or boot the TWRP.img.

  1. I downloaded: twrp-installer-3.4.0-0-laurel_sprout.zip and twrp-3.4.0-0-laurel_sprout.img renamed it to twrp.img and twrp-installer.zip.
  2. I copied the files to the device in /sdcard
adb devices
adb push ~/Downloads/twrp.img /sdcard
adb push ~/Downloads/twrp-installer.zip /sdcard
adb reboot-bootloader

fastboot devices

fastboot flashing unlock
...
FAILED (remote:         Device already : unlocked!)
finished. total time: 0.000s

fastboot flashing unlock_critical
...
OKAY [  0.026s]
finished. total time: 0.026s

fastboot flashing get_unlock_ability
...
(bootloader) get_unlock_ability: 1
OKAY [  0.000s]
finished. total time: 0.000s

fastboot boot twrp.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  1.174s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 1.175s

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
target reported max download size of 804261888 bytes
sending 'recovery' (39892 KB)...
OKAY [  1.172s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: (recovery_a) No such partition)
finished. total time: 1.174s

Did I do something wrong? How can I root the device?

To recover the device follow this instructions: https://c.mi.com/oc/miuidownload/detail?guide=2

--EDIT--

fastboot getvar current-slot
current-slot: a
finished. total time: 0.002s

fastboot --set-active=b
Setting current slot to 'b'...
OKAY [  0.039s]
finished. total time: 0.039s

fastboot flash boot twrp.img
target reported max download size of 804261888 bytes
sending 'boot_b' (39892 KB)...
OKAY [  1.181s]
writing 'boot_b'...
OKAY [  0.207s]
finished. total time: 1.388s

Press and hold volume up button on device and enter the command fastboot reboot
Back in Fastboot

Android-Fastboot

fastboot --set-active=a
Setting current slot to 'a'...
OKAY [  0.039s]
finished. total time: 0.039s

Press and hold volume up button on device and enter the command fastboot reboot

Android-No-Command

Do not press any key boots in Android-OS

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    Are you trying to root? If so you need Magisk, see instructions. Just by flashing TWRP, you are only changing recovery from stock to custom //XDA is the best place to read up on such things and you'd need to do that first
    – beeshyams
    Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 13:42
  • ** the same path where you have adb and fastboot** I do not understand that. Does this mean that I should switch to the /home/USER/Downloads/ folder?
    – Teso
    Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 14:00
  • I can't answer that. You'd better ask in XDA
    – beeshyams
    Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 14:04
  • I followed the guide and now my device only starts in Fasboot-mode. No longer boots normally in Android-OS. No problem I can fix it but it didn't work.
    – Teso
    Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 14:07
  • try TWRP 3.3.1-2... same thing
    – Teso
    Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 15:39

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If your active slot is A, change it to active slot B. Then flash twrp.img and reboot the phone while pressing the volume key "+". Now you are in the recovery and you have to reinstall it in slot A. For doing this, change the active slot to A and press install, and select again twrp.img.

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