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[Q] Fairphone and Firefox OS

Hi,
at the moment it is not possible to install Firefox OS on fairphone since that it is not supported by mozilla. Do you know if there is a project that is able to do it?
Thank

My understanding is that to do anything related to custom OSes or custom ROMs will require source code or custom drivers for the hardware that is used in the phone. There may be projects out there that are attempting to this for the MTK SoC that is used in the fairphone, but as the hardware in each model will likely be slightly different, there will be no guarantee that all the functions of the phone will actually work. There is a whole discussion about source code availability in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2636257, as well as a number of mentions of (limited) progress in building a working kernel in order threads. In short: the chances of an alternative OS for the fairphone appearing within a useful time frame appear to be quite slim.

Request Sources for SM-P607T (T-Mobile)

Hi,
I noticed that the vast majority of people own the P605 and there are already numerous kernel mods out for it, with progress being made on rooting on 5.1.1. The P607T however does not seem to have that many users and so are forced to flash their devices with a custom kernel made for the P605. While this seems to be working, its not ideal and so I contacted Samsung Open Source and requested the sources for the P607T so that we can make our own kernel mods and what not. Turns out, this actually does work, and I just received a reply from them as below:
"Dear Customer,
Thank you for your interest in our product.
We are now in the process of reviewing your inquiry.
We will let you know a reply to this issue soon.
Sincerely yours,
"
I made the request from http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=inquiryView . I imagine we will see the sources out much faster if more P607T users went and posted a request as well. And hey, maybe the enthusiasts of the P605 world want to help their brethren out Calling all xda Note 10.1 users to go and request Samsung for the sources to the 5.1.1 Lollipop ROM for the P607T.

Wow, they just released the sources! Got this from them:
Dear Customer,
We are pleased to provide you the source code of SM-P607T.
You can download the source code from the site below: http://opensource.samsung.com
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Samsung OSRC Team
You can now download the source from here!

How to become Maintainer for Lineage OS?

Hello,
I want to become maintainer for Lineage OS for specific device (I will buy the device to maintain).
Could someone plz explain me the process of becoming the maintainer and pre-requisites for it?
I had a look at teamoctos/join-our-team/ but it will be helpful if someone explains all those steps in it.
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Thanks

I'm not sure about this but however:
First of all you will have to build device tree for that device (I guess that device isn't supported at the moment, if is than you can contribute to that repo on github via pull requests and wait for them to approve change) and that device tree works without lethal bugs. Also you'll need kernel that won't make you much troubles because manufacturer probably published sources (they had to). And when you make it work than you can try to conntact them about joining team, if they accept new devs, because I read somwhere about how to make CM support device officialy they mention only they support devices they own, they not mention anything about joining team if I remember well. It's best that you conntact them and ask I'm sure there is way for that.

alpesh.valia said:
Hello,
I want to become maintainer for Lineage OS for specific device (I will buy the device to maintain).
Could someone plz explain me the process of becoming the maintainer and pre-requisites for it?
I had a look at teamoctos/join-our-team/ but it will be helpful if someone explains all those steps in it.
--
Thanks
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Unless a specific thread states otherwise (which will provide you with the individual or location to do so), the XDA Forums isn't where you request this.
Regarding the Official LineageOS, though, the XDA Forums isn't where you request this either, here's the only location (at this time) to where you can find what you're looking for.
1) Go to the following link:
http://wiki.lineageos.org/faq.html
2) Scroll down to the following question (without quotes):
"My device is not officially supported, but I’d really like to give LineageOS a try. Can you support my device?"
3) It is there that you'll find the information you're looking for as well as the E-Mail address to where you can send them the information.
Good Luck!
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TWRP Realme C15 ROOT user

How to install twrp from official TWRP App
after rebooting just wait for the black screen, don't panic, it's the boot process

The TWRP.img You gave is Compiled By me for realme C11/12, Since realme C11/12/15 ( mtk Edition ) are same it worked in C15 & I know About that, Please try to Give Credits to original Owner of the Compiled ROM/Recovery, I've verified md5 checksum too, its same, Edit The post with proper credits, Thanks

@bass_deso THREAD CLOSED and the formerly attached twrp.img removed.
It seems you haven't credited the original developer of the recovery that you posted. Even if it had been your development TWRP is licensed under GPLv3 i.e. you were required to provide a link to your source.
Please advise the moderaors team (best via the report function) to re-open the thread when ready to credit the devloper of the TWRP and to mention where you obtained it from. If the original location does not obtain a link to source you'd be required to provide that link.
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[CLOSED] Malware In GSI Images From Google's AOSP Website?

This Google website offers frequently updated daily GSI builds of AOSP, where code changes from literally any contributor to the Android Open Source Project are built and hosted on Google Servers.
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ci.android.com
The FAQ states that there is a two factor security system in place to ensure the added code is genuine and safe.
Reviewers check the added code and make sure it's consistent with Google Guidelines.
Verifiers build the changes and verify it if everything checks out.
That's basically it.
Meaning the code inside those images ready for download on ci.android.com has only been vetted by a single reviewer, before a verifier builds them for testing and it is hosted as an artifact.
I understand that these img files are not meant to be used by anyone, but it still seems a little crazy to me that Google would publicly host an image file of AOSP which could potentially be downloaded or even flashed by anyone, while the code inside has basically undergone 0 scrutiny.

@tablet_seeker Thread closed as duplicate of
Malicious Code in GSI Images From Google's Developer AOSP Branch?
This Google website offers frequently updated daily GSI builds of AOSP, where code changes from literally any contributor to the Android Open Source Project are built and hosted on Google Servers...
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