fix-magisk-stock-backup-does-not-exist.md

Fix magisk stock backup does not exist

# put stock boot.img into /sdcard/boot.img

# get sha1
adb shell
su
SHA1=$(cat $(magisk --path)/.magisk/config | grep SHA1 | cut -d '=' -f 2)

# repack boot.img.gz
gzip -9f /sdcard/boot-stock.img

# restore backup
mkdir /data/magisk_backup_${SHA1}
mv /sdcard/boot-stock.img.gz /data/magisk_backup_${SHA1}/boot.img.gz
chmod -R 755 /data/magisk_backup_${SHA1}
chown -R root.root /data/magisk_backup_${SHA1}

My Pixel 4a 5G aka bramble runs LineageOS for microG. I've installed Magisk via patched boot.img. Therefore Magisk ought to have backuped stock boot.image already on that occasion. But it did not. Additionally I let Magisk patch stock boot.img several times after installation, in the hope it would then create a backup, which it did never.
The magisk_install.log from last installation is this:

- Device platform: arm64-v8a
- Installing: 27.0 (27000)
- Copying image to cache
- Unpacking boot image
Parsing boot image: [/data/user_de/0/com.topjohnwu.magisk/install/boot.img]
HEADER_VER      [3]
KERNEL_SZ       [11744698]
RAMDISK_SZ      [2559738]
OS_VERSION      [14.0.0]
OS_PATCH_LEVEL  [2024-05]
PAGESIZE        [4096]
CMDLINE         []
KERNEL_FMT      [lz4]
RAMDISK_FMT     [lz4_legacy]
unexpected ASN.1 DER tag: expected SEQUENCE, got APPLICATION [1] (primitive)
VBMETA
- Checking ramdisk status
Loading cpio: [ramdisk.cpio]
- Stock boot image detected
- Patching ramdisk
- Pre-init storage partition: sda15
Loading cpio: [ramdisk.cpio]
Add file [init] (100750)
Create directory [overlay.d] (0750)
Create directory [overlay.d/sbin] (0750)
Add file [overlay.d/sbin/magisk32.xz] (100644)
Add file [overlay.d/sbin/magisk64.xz] (100644)
Add file [overlay.d/sbin/stub.xz] (100644)
Patch with flag KEEPVERITY=[true] KEEPFORCEENCRYPT=[true]
Loading cpio: [ramdisk.cpio.orig]
Backup [init] -> [.backup/init.xz]
Record new entry: [overlay.d] -> [.backup/.rmlist]
Record new entry: [overlay.d/sbin] -> [.backup/.rmlist]
Record new entry: [overlay.d/sbin/magisk32.xz] -> [.backup/.rmlist]
Record new entry: [overlay.d/sbin/magisk64.xz] -> [.backup/.rmlist]
Record new entry: [overlay.d/sbin/stub.xz] -> [.backup/.rmlist]
Create directory [.backup] (0000)
Add file [.backup/.magisk] (100000)
Dumping cpio: [ramdisk.cpio]
- Repacking boot image
Parsing boot image: [/data/user_de/0/com.topjohnwu.magisk/install/boot.img]
HEADER_VER      [3]
KERNEL_SZ       [11744698]
RAMDISK_SZ      [2559738]
OS_VERSION      [14.0.0]
OS_PATCH_LEVEL  [2024-05]
PAGESIZE        [4096]
CMDLINE         []
KERNEL_FMT      [lz4]
RAMDISK_FMT     [lz4_legacy]
unexpected ASN.1 DER tag: expected SEQUENCE, got APPLICATION [1] (primitive)
VBMETA
Repack to boot image: [new-boot.img]
HEADER_VER      [3]
KERNEL_SZ       [11744698]
RAMDISK_SZ      [2496732]
OS_VERSION      [14.0.0]
OS_PATCH_LEVEL  [2024-05]
PAGESIZE        [4096]
CMDLINE         []

****************************
 Output file is written to 
 /storage/emulated/0/Download/magisk_patched-27000_Dx8Mh.img 
****************************
cp: can't preserve ownership of 'busybox': Operation not permitted
cp: can't preserve ownership of 'magisk32': Operation not permitted
cp: can't preserve ownership of 'magisk64': Operation not permitted
cp: can't preserve ownership of 'magiskboot': Operation not permitted
cp: can't preserve ownership of 'magiskinit': Operation not permitted
cp: can't preserve ownership of 'magiskpolicy': Operation not permitted
- All done

I wonder, if these not permitted operations are causing this failing to backup the stock boot.img and what I might do about it.

bro I don't have SD card. Can I done with internal storage??

This script helped me. Thank you!

bro I don't have SD card. Can I done with internal storage??

"/sdcard" is your internal storage

If you already have stock boot.img file in /sdcard you can do the do following and let Magisk do the backup

cd /data/adb/magisk
cp /sdcard/boot.img stock_boot.img
./magiskboot cleanup
. ./util_functions.sh
run_migrations

This is the answer.
The last line run_migrations doesn't work though. But it doesn't matter - at this point you are already able to run the "Restore Images"
Edit: the run_migrations shows an error msg - Unable to find preinit dir. But behind the scene everything should work fine now

This is the answer.
The last line run_migrations doesn't work though. But it doesn't matter - at this point you are already able to run the "Restore Images"

https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/ff4ca74cfe8a8320fff5609fa091429ef896d794/scripts/util_functions.sh#L543-L579