fastboot: error: Failed to identify current slot when tring to flash

Moto g8 plus failed to identify current slot fastboot_ error_ failed to identify current slot @usenix In the first error message it says you do not have an active slot I would try booting into fastboot mode and from your host computer fastboot getvar currentslot If I ignored the error and tried to flash twrp , I'd either get the Failed to identify current slot error listed above or the flash command

fastboot_ error_ failed to identify current slot As @aibd linked to, in fastboot mode you can run fastboot getvar current-slot to find out But if you specify the partition with _a or _b at