@mergen3107 thanks that's very kind! I will give that a play in the next few days.
Everyone, what do you think the issue could be with bootloader then? In Developer Options the OEM unlocking is greyed out saying it's already unlocked, just like my Boox Leaf.
I just tested on my Leaf in case something has go awry with drivers but that's working fine also my drivers are all up-to-date and it's latest SDK. I'm using their supplied cable too.
Do any other NoteAir2 users have this problem? When you boot to fastboot, do you get the image attached on my last post? I'll add it again to this post just in case you don't see it. So that's what happens on adb reboot fastboot. It goes to that menu (which I can't use anyway!), seems to reboot to bootloader OK (at least fastboot says it did so OK and it then changes to the ONYX screen) but then won't accept commands as stated previously.
I tried using fastbogus too and that doesn't work. I did run this command because reasons (it was in a post of Renate's) and that's also saying bootloader is unlocked but also unknown right at the bottom, just like my menu says bootloader is unknown:
Code:
C:\fastbogus>fastbogus getvar all
(bootloader) cpu-abi:arm64-v8a
(bootloader) snapshot-update-status:none
(bootloader) super-partition-name:super
(bootloader) is-logical:ssd:no
(bootloader) is-logical:misc:no
(bootloader) is-logical:sda:no
(bootloader) is-logical:xbl_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:devcfg_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:mdtpsecapp_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:abl_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:xbl_config_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:featenabler_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:recovery_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:modem_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:sdc:no
(bootloader) is-logical:cmnlib64_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:mdtpsecapp_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:modem_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:userdata:no
(bootloader) is-logical:boot_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:bluetooth_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:hyp_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:vbmeta_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:mdtp_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:abl_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:keymaster_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:metadata:no
(bootloader) is-logical:qupfw_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:hyp_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:mdtp_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:bluetooth_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:tz_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:qupfw_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:vbmeta_system_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:cmnlib_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:xbl_config_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:uefisecapp_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:devcfg_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:rpm_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:uefisecapp_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:imagefv_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:sdb:no
(bootloader) is-logical:featenabler_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:rpm_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:imagefv_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:sdd:no
(bootloader) is-logical:cmnlib64_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:dsp_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:keymaster_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:tz_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:dtbo_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:sde:no
(bootloader) is-logical:xbl_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:dsp_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:cmnlib_a:no
(bootloader) is-logical:super:no
(bootloader) is-logical:recovery_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:vbmeta_system_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:vbmeta_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:boot_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:dtbo_b:no
(bootloader) is-logical:system_b:yes
(bootloader) is-logical:system_ext_b:yes
(bootloader) is-logical:product_b:yes
(bootloader) is-logical:vendor_b:yes
(bootloader) is-logical:system_b-cow:yes
(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes
(bootloader) battery-voltage:4417
(bootloader) off-mode-charge:0
(bootloader) treble-enabled:true
(bootloader) is-userspace:yes
(bootloader) partition-size:ssd:0x2000
(bootloader) partition-size:misc:0x100000
(bootloader) partition-size:sda:0xDD4800000
(bootloader) partition-size:xbl_b:0x380000
(bootloader) partition-size:devcfg_a:0x20000
(bootloader) partition-size:mdtpsecapp_b:0x400000
(bootloader) partition-size:abl_a:0x100000
(bootloader) partition-size:xbl_config_b:0x20000
(bootloader) partition-size:featenabler_b:0x20000
(bootloader) partition-size:recovery_a:0x6000000
(bootloader) partition-size:modem_a:0xB400000
(bootloader) partition-size:sdc:0x800000
(bootloader) partition-size:cmnlib64_a:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-size:mdtpsecapp_a:0x400000
(bootloader) partition-size:modem_b:0xB400000
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata:0xCC3DD3000
(bootloader) partition-size:boot_a:0x6000000
(bootloader) partition-size:bluetooth_b:0x100000
(bootloader) partition-size:hyp_a:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-size:vbmeta_a:0x10000
(bootloader) partition-size:mdtp_a:0x2000000
(bootloader) partition-size:abl_b:0x100000
(bootloader) partition-size:keymaster_a:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-size:metadata:0x1000000
(bootloader) partition-size:qupfw_a:0x10000
(bootloader) partition-size:hyp_b:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-size:mdtp_b:0x2000000
(bootloader) partition-size:bluetooth_a:0x100000
(bootloader) partition-size:tz_a:0x400000
(bootloader) partition-size:qupfw_b:0x10000
(bootloader) partition-size:vbmeta_system_a:0x10000
(bootloader) partition-size:cmnlib_b:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-size:xbl_config_a:0x20000
(bootloader) partition-size:uefisecapp_b:0x200000
(bootloader) partition-size:devcfg_b:0x20000
(bootloader) partition-size:rpm_a:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-size:uefisecapp_a:0x200000
(bootloader) partition-size:imagefv_a:0x200000
(bootloader) partition-size:sdb:0x800000
(bootloader) partition-size:featenabler_a:0x20000
(bootloader) partition-size:rpm_b:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-size:imagefv_b:0x200000
(bootloader) partition-size:sdd:0x8000000
(bootloader) partition-size:cmnlib64_b:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-size:dsp_a:0x2000000
(bootloader) partition-size:keymaster_b:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-size:tz_b:0x400000
(bootloader) partition-size:dtbo_a:0x1800000
(bootloader) partition-size:sde:0x100000000
(bootloader) partition-size:xbl_a:0x380000
(bootloader) partition-size:dsp_b:0x2000000
(bootloader) partition-size:cmnlib_a:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-size:super:0x100000000
(bootloader) partition-size:recovery_b:0x6000000
(bootloader) partition-size:vbmeta_system_b:0x10000
(bootloader) partition-size:vbmeta_b:0x10000
(bootloader) partition-size:boot_b:0x6000000
(bootloader) partition-size:dtbo_b:0x1800000
(bootloader) partition-size:system_b:0x65498000
(bootloader) partition-size:system_ext_b:0x13012000
(bootloader) partition-size:product_b:0x1B686000
(bootloader) partition-size:vendor_b:0x1F1DD000
(bootloader) partition-size:system_b-cow:0x4D1F2000
(bootloader) version-vndk:30
(bootloader) partition-type:ssd:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:misc:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:sda:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:xbl_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:devcfg_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:mdtpsecapp_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:abl_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:xbl_config_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:featenabler_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:recovery_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:modem_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:sdc:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:cmnlib64_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:mdtpsecapp_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:modem_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:boot_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:bluetooth_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:hyp_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:vbmeta_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:mdtp_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:abl_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:keymaster_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:metadata:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:qupfw_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:hyp_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:mdtp_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:bluetooth_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:tz_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:qupfw_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:vbmeta_system_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:cmnlib_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:xbl_config_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:uefisecapp_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:devcfg_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:rpm_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:uefisecapp_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:imagefv_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:sdb:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:featenabler_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:rpm_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:imagefv_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:sdd:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:cmnlib64_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:dsp_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:keymaster_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:tz_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:dtbo_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:sde:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:xbl_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:dsp_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:cmnlib_a:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:super:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:recovery_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:vbmeta_system_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:vbmeta_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:boot_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:dtbo_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:system_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:system_ext_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:product_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:vendor_b:raw
(bootloader) partition-type:system_b-cow:raw
(bootloader) has-slot:ssd:no
(bootloader) has-slot:misc:no
(bootloader) has-slot:sda:no
(bootloader) has-slot:xbl:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:devcfg:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:mdtpsecapp:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:abl:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:xbl_config:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:featenabler:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:recovery:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:modem:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:sdc:no
(bootloader) has-slot:cmnlib64:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:userdata:no
(bootloader) has-slot:boot:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:bluetooth:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:hyp:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:vbmeta:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:mdtp:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:keymaster:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:metadata:no
(bootloader) has-slot:qupfw:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:tz:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:vbmeta_system:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:cmnlib:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:uefisecapp:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:rpm:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:imagefv:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:sdb:no
(bootloader) has-slot:sdd:no
(bootloader) has-slot:dsp:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:dtbo:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:sde:no
(bootloader) has-slot:super:no
(bootloader) has-slot:system:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:system_ext:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:product:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:vendor:yes
(bootloader) has-slot:system_b-cow:no
(bootloader) security-patch-level:2020-11-05
(bootloader) vendor-fingerprint:Onyx/NoteAir2/NoteAir2:11/2021-11-22_11-01_3.2_0ae74d7d5d/31272:user/dev-keys
(bootloader) hw-revision:0
(bootloader) current-slot:b
(bootloader) serialno:2B3EFD8F
(bootloader) product:NoteAir2
(bootloader) version-os:11
(bootloader) first-api-level:30
(bootloader) slot-count:2
(bootloader) max-download-size:0x10000000
(bootloader) version:0.4
(bootloader) version-baseband:
(bootloader) secure:yes
(bootloader) variant:NA
(bootloader) dynamic-partition:true
(bootloader) system-fingerprint:Onyx/NoteAir2/NoteAir2:11/2021-11-22_11-01_3.2_0ae74d7d5d/31272:user/dev-keys
(bootloader) version-bootloader:unknown
(bootloader) unlocked:yes
all:
Finished. Total time: 0.908s
I'm wondering if it's a 3.2.2 problem, like they're deliberately trying to make it harder to root or something? I'm wondering if I reset back down to factory 3.2 (I think) to see if there's a difference there out of curiosity but I've got it all set up nice now I don't really want to do that if I don't have to also I don't have this issue with my Leaf which is already on 3.2.2.
As it's a new product I just bought, I also wonder if they're cracking down some other way that earlier models don't to make it harder to root?
Could UsbDk or libUSB be interfering?
Edit: Is the secure boot thing a problem?
I'd really rather have a fully working fastboot if I can this makes me anxious (and it bothers me in principle) and I don't really know anything about this otherwise.