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NOKIA 8 (NB1)
Official ROM installation guide
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Before You
Start
Keep a backup of your data!
Make sure to keep a backup of
your files as the installation will
wipe your data. It’s like moving to
a new phone for free.

Your bootloader must be

unlocked critical!
Make sure your bootloader is
unlocked and unlocked critical
before continuing the
installation.

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Button
Combination
Hold Volume down
and Power buttons
to Power Off

Hold Volume down button

and Plug USB to a PC
Download
Mode

to enter Download mode

Hold Volume up button

and Plug USB to a PC
Recovery

to enter Recovery mode

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Installing
T-Virus 2.0
1: Download T-VIRUS 2.0 5GB zip and
unzip them with your PC.
2: Install Nokia drivers.
3: Put your phone into download mode
(bootloader) using download mode key
combination, and connect your phone
to the PC via USB.
4: If you’re using Linux run
“flash_T-Virus_Linux.sh”,

if you’re using MacOS run

“flash_T-Virus_Macintosh.sh”,
and if you’re using a PC that operates
Windows, run
“flash_T-Virus_Windows.bat”.
5: Type “1” and go on with the script until
your phone reboots to the ROM.

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ROM
Clean Flashing
1: Boot to recovery (using key combination).
2: Flash ROM zip and recovery zip right after
in your recovery. It will reboot to your
recovery automatically.
3*: (If it didn’t reboot to recovery automatically)
Go to Reboot Menu and select
“Reboot to recovery” (for changing slots).
4: In Wipe menu, Format Data or if you don’t
want your internal storage wiped, just wipe
“Data” and “Dalvik / ART Cache” partitions.
5: Flash Gapps and any mods [Optional].
6: Reboot to System.

Enjoy the cleanliness.

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ROM
Dirty Flashing
*Use OTA updater in the ROM if included
1: Boot to recovery (using key combination).
2: Flash ROM and recovery zip in recovery. It
will reboot to your recovry automatically.
3*: (If it didn’t reboot to recovery automatically)
Go to Reboot Menu and select
“Reboot to recovery” (for changing slots).
4: Flash Gapps and any mod(s) that you had
previously flashed.
5: In Wipe menu, wipe “Dalvik / ART Cache”
partition.
6: Reboot to system.

Enjoy the dirt.

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Reverting to Stock
(Revert T-VIRUS 2.0)
1: Download T-VIRUS 2.0 Revert zip and
unzip them with your PC.
3: Put your phone into download mode
(bootloader) using download mode key
combination, and connect your phone
to the PC with via USB.
4: If you’re using Linux run
“flash_T-Virus-Revert_Linux.sh”,
if you’re using MacOS run
“flash_T-Virus-Revert_Macintosh.sh”,
and if you’re using a PC that operates
Windows, run
“flash_T-Virus-Revert_Windows.bat”.
5: Type “1” and go on with the script until
your phone reboots to the Stock ROM.
Enjoy your ancient stock experience.
(It sucks. I know.)

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Reverting to Stock
(Revert T-VIRUS 2.0)
Troubleshooting
If NOST is failing to flash with an “ADB
FAIL” error after flashing T-VIRUS 2.0,
and you’d like to use NOST to flash for
any reason, simply run option 2 “restore
stock partition table” in T-VIRUS 2.0
Revert to solve the error. This action will
remove your OS and leave your device
without any operation system. Please
ensure you flash your ROM via NOST
directly after.

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Installing
Old T-Virus
1: Download T-Virus image.
2: Download NOST and Nokia USB drivers
and install them on your PC.
3: Put your phone into download mode
(bootloader) using download mode key
combination.
4: Open NOST, click “Next”, and select
the “NB1 T-virus qlz” image you
downloaded in first step and wait for
it to be decompressed.
5: Select “Normal Download” and
“Erase user data” from the dropdown
menu.

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Installing
Old T-Virus
6: Connect your phone to PC using a USB
cable, click “Next” and wait for NOST to
flash your phone. DO NOT interrupt the
phone while flashing.
7: Wait a few minutes until the GSI has
booted on your phone.
8: Boot into TWRP
9: Flash the latest TWRP recovery zip in
the old TWRP

(You should continue to “ROM Clean

Flash” section as this GSI has many bugs
and isn’t useable for daily usage.)

Enjoy being infected.

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Reverting to Stock
(Old Revert T-Virus)
1: Open NOST, click “Next”, and select
“NB1 T-virus revert firmware qlz” image and
wait for it to be decompressed.
2:Select“NormalDownload”and“Eraseuser
data” from the dropdown menu.
3: Put your phone into download mode
(bootloader) and connect your phone to PC
using a USB cable, click “Next” and wait for
NOST to flash your phone. DO NOT interrupt
the phone while flashing.
4: Go back into download mode (bootloader)
5: Flash a stock firmware using NOST and
wait for it to complete, then give it a few
minutes to boot.
Enjoy your ancient stock experience.
(It sucks. I know.)

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Frequently Asked
Questions
Where can I find ROMs, kernels
and other modifications?
You can find and download the necessary
files in pinned messages of Nokia 8 global
Telegram group here. Feel free to join and
share your experience with us.
And also download Magisk from
its official website.

What’s “invalid sparse file

format” warning in T-VURUS
2.0 process?
You have absolutely nothing to be worried
about in the T-VIRUS 2.0 process. Just stick to
the guide and wait.

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Frequently Asked
Questions
What should I do if internal
storage is unaccessable and
doesn’t decrypt in recovery?
There’s a bug In Android 12 recoveries
that doesn’t allow the recovery to ac-
cess internal storage. Simply remove the
screen lock before rebooting to recovery
or just Format Data in the recovery.

Anything else when

dirty flashing?
When dirty flashing, flash any
moddifications you flashed before
which may include but not limited to
Magisk and Gapps.

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Frequently Asked
Questions
What do i do if i forget to install
recovery after flashing ROM
and my phone doesn’t boot
correctly?
1: Download “boot.img” file which contains
recovery and move it to the adb folder.
2: Shut down your phone using powering off
key combination.
3: Put your phone into download mode
(bootloader) using download mode key
combination, and connect your phone to
the PC via USB.
4: Run this command in the command prompt:
“fastboot flash boot boot.img”
5: Reboot to recovery.

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Credits
Special thanks to
Emufan4568: The lead developer, device tree
maintainer & ROM developer (Pixel Experience)
Rany: Device tree contributer
Marcel Dos Santos: ROM developer
(AncientOS & CherishOS) and T-VIRUS 2.0
Kevin Wilms: T-VIRUS 2.0 & ROM developer
(CrDroid, BananaDroid & Potato OS)
Radu: Kernel developer (U-Mod & Atomix)
Pranav Talmale: Recovery developer
(Orange Fox & SKYHAWK)
Dorian Stoll: Developer (T-Virus & NOST)
OneWayGamer: Retired tester, Advisor,
and that neverending bitching guy
theMahdiyarB: Tester, Advisor, and the creator
of the guide and this PDF (You’re welcome)
and all those who helped us to
give a new life to this device.
Not HMD Global ofc.

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Update
Disclaimer
We may update this manual
over time without notification.

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