Pixel 7 March 2026 flashing fails

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Prerequisites

• I have searched existing issues to make sure this bug has not been reported before
• I have searched the XDA Forums to make sure this bug has not been reported before
• I have read the README documentation

Is this issue about reporting a virus or trojan detection?

No

What happened?

Sending 'vendor_boot_b' (65536 KB) OKAY [ 1.521s]
Writing 'vendor_boot_b' OKAY [ 1.374s]
extracting super_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM...
fastboot: verbose: Do flash vbmeta_b vbmeta.img
extracting vbmeta.img (0 MB) to disk... took 0.000s
archive does not contain 'vbmeta.sig'
extracting super_empty.img (0 MB) to RAM...
fastboot: error: Failed to find AVB_MAGIC at offset: 0
[liblp] Partition system_b will resize from 0 bytes to 1078808576 bytes
[liblp] Partition system_dlkm_b will resize from 0 bytes to 11714560 bytes
[liblp] Partition system_ext_b will resize from 0 bytes to 381423616 bytes
[liblp] Partition product_b will resize from 0 bytes to 4147621888 bytes
[liblp] Partition vendor_b will resize from 0 bytes to 779276288 bytes
[liblp] Partition vendor_dlkm_b will resize from 0 bytes to 58060800 bytes
[liblp] Partition system_a will resize from 0 bytes to 149061632 bytes

❌ 2026-03-09 15:02:41 ERROR: Encountered an error while running flash script.
Aborting ...

ℹ️ 2026-03-09 15:02:41 INFO: Flashing was aborted.
This could be user initiated or a problem encountered during flashing.

Device state before issue

Stock Dec 2025 Update

Steps to reproduce

Regular Security update flash using Pixel Flasher. Same config as used in previous Dec 2025 and older updates

Is your device rooted?

Yes, with KernelSU-Next

If rooted, have you granted shell root access?

Yes

Are you using a custom ROM or kernel?

No, I'm using stock ROM and kernel

If using custom ROM/kernel, please confirm

• I have checked the custom ROM/kernel developer's documentation related to this issue
• I have checked if this issue has been reported to the ROM/kernel developer

PixelFlasher Version

8.15.1.0

OS Platform

MacOS Tahoe 26.3

Device Model

Pixel 7

Support File Status

I have attached the encrypted support file generated by PixelFlasher (required naming format: Support_YYYY-MM-DD_hh-mm-ss.zip)

Support File Attachment (REQUIRED)

support_2026-03-09_15-03-10.zip

Additional Notes

No response

[TechExhibeo]

#346 (comment)

using platform v34 helped