In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to fix the Init_Boot Failed (Remote: Flashing Is Not Allowed For Partition) issue. This problem often happens when you attempt to flash the patched init_boot.img file for the purpose of rooting your device.
The introduction of Android 13 OS also introduced major changes with regard to obtaining administrative privileges. If your handset was running Android 12 or older versions, you would have been able to patch and flash the boot.img file.
Meanwhile, if your device is running Android 13 or higher versions, you’ll need to patch and flash the init_boot file rather than boot.img. For these users, they’ll need to extract the init_boot.img file from the stock firmware and then patch and flash it using Magisk to obtain the root.
However, many users are facing issues with this. Many users are complaining that they’re getting init_boot failed (Remote: Flash Is Not Allowed for Partition) issue when flashing the patched init_boot.img file. If you’re facing the same issues then this guide will be helpful. In this guide, you will get to know how to fix init_boot failed (Remote: Flash Is Not Allowed for Partition) issue.
How to fix init_boot failed (Remote: Flash Is Not Allowed for Partition) issue
To fix init_boot failed (Remote: Flash Is Not Allowed for Partition) issue, you’ll need to flash the Magisk patched init_boot.img file in the FastbootD Mode rather than the usual Fastboot/Bootloader mode. Here are the steps to do that –
- First, you need to download and extract the Android SDK Platform Tools on your laptop or PC
- After that, download the stock firmware currently installed on your smartphone
- Now, extract it and get the init_boot.img file
- Install the Magisk app on your device too
- Now, patch the init_boot.img file using Magisk and then transfer it to the platform-tools folder
- Enable USB Debugging on your smartphone and then connect it to PC using USB cable
- Type in CMD in the platform-tools folder address bar before hitting Enter
- Type the following command to boot your smartphone to the FastbootD Mode –
adb reboot fastboot
- Now, execute the following command to flash the patched init_boot.img –
fastboot flash init_boot <patched_init_boot.img>
- You can now boot the device to the rooted OS using the following command –
fastboot reboot
So, those are the steps to solve the “Failed (remote: Flashing is not allowed for partition)” error when you’re trying to flash the patched init_boot.img file to root your device. If you have any questions about these steps, just ask us in the comment section down below. We’ll quickly respond with an answer to help you out.
