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How to I Install Xposed on Rooted Amazon Fire TV 2? (Guide Please)
Do I download XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk? and xposed-v78-sdk21-arm64.zip?
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Could I Use Flashfire?
You can't install xposed since there is no custom recovery
Tried with Flashfire where no custom recovery is needed ? what version of xposed should i try?
No Luck with Flashfire and xposed v78-sdk22-arm 64. Going to have to wait for a fix
yeah I've had no luck, just have to wait I guess
ians325 said:
No Luck with Flashfire and xposed v78-sdk22-arm 64. Going to have to wait for a fix
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Did you encounter boot loop or soft-brick when you attempted this?
z_thompsonpa said:
Did you encounter boot loop or soft-brick when you attempted this?
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No
ians325 said:
No
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Thanks! You prompted me to give this a shot after confirming that it wouldn't do any serious damage. I found some things out in the process that explain why this isn't working as of yet.
The Xposed zip you mentioned requires the following Linux GNU tools (or equivalent):
cut
find
head
sed
I suspect this is why it is failing, because I was able to backup my system partition and restore my backed-up system partition through FlashFire. (more on this later)
Sooo.. I thought why not go all the way and try to install BusyBox first? ..since this would fix the missing commands
Much to my surprise the Busybox install actually worked and I had the whole suite of linux commands at my disposal!!!
Things went south pretty quick, though, when I realized that SELinux was blocking my ability to run the following command:
I couldn't run this command:
Code:
mount -o remount rw /system
So, this would prevent a further attempt at installing Xposed through Flashfire, because it would have to mount the system partition as rw in order to modify the files and add the Xposed framework.
I ended up restoring my system partition after this fiasco using Flashfire. It re-enabled my ability to remount /system as rw and SELinux has seemed to calm down in the logs.
In conclusion:
Xposed requires Busybox
[*]SELinux enforces more policies when Busybox is installed
[*]Setting SELinux to Permissive has no effect
EDIT: **Details in my next post**
z_thompsonpa said:
Thanks! You prompted me to give this a shot after confirming that it wouldn't do any serious damage. I found some things out in the process that explain why this isn't working as of yet.
The Xposed zip you mentioned requires the following Linux GNU tools (or equivalent):
cut
find
head
sed
I suspect this is why it is failing, because I was able to backup my system partition and restore my backed-up system partition through FlashFire. (more on this later)
Sooo.. I thought why not go all the way and try to install BusyBox first? ..since this would fix the missing commands
Much to my surprise the Busybox install actually worked and I had the whole suite of linux commands at my disposal!!!
Things went south pretty quick, though, when I realized that SELinux was blocking my ability to run the following command:
Code:
mount -o remount rw /system
So, this would prevent a further attempt at installing Xposed through Flashfire, because it would have to mount the system partition as rw in order to modify the files and add the Xposed framework.
I ended up restoring my system partition after this fiasco using Flashfire. It re-enabled my ability to remount /system as rw and SELinux has seemed to calm down in the logs.
In conclusion:
Xposed requires Busybox
SELinux enforces more policies when Busybox is installed
Setting SELinux to Permissive has no effect
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Nice work, have you seen this tidbit on BusyBox Github for SELinux?
https://github.com/ukanth/afwall/wiki/BusyBox#difference-between-selinux-and-non-selinux-busybox
There's also some decent results on Google that may offer some clues... https://www.google.com/search?q=SELinux+mount+system+as+rw+android&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
fldash said:
Nice work, have you seen this tidbit on BusyBox Github for SELinux?
https://github.com/ukanth/afwall/wiki/BusyBox#difference-between-selinux-and-non-selinux-busybox
There's also some decent results on Google that may offer some clues... https://www.google.com/search?q=SELinux+mount+system+as+rw+android&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
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Thanks for helping out. I jumped the gun on blaming SELinux. I'll go back and edit my previous post.
BusyBox, as far as I can tell works great!
(It will probably require more testing, but for the time being I am not having any issues.)
I figured out what was causing the problem with the inability to mount /system as rw. It was actually caused by attempting to flash Xposed, I believe. I tried it all again tonight and stopped this time after installing BusyBox and before flashing Xposed using Flashfire. I was still able to mount /system properly with functional GNU utils. I hadn't tested this before at this this stage.
I couldn't remount because of "orphaned inodes" after attempting to flash Xposed. Pretty sure this means its corrupting the partition, but yet its still mountable as read-only.
I restored my /system again to get everything back to normal and just installed BusyBox this time. So far so good...
I want to go back and try to flash Xposed again, and this time look in the logs folder. I think the addition of the BusyBox binaries are causing the installer script to error somewhere else during execution causing the partition corruption. Who knows.. there may be a workaround.
keep up the good work
z_thompsonpa said:
Thanks for helping out. I jumped the gun on blaming SELinux. I'll go back and edit my previous post.
BusyBox, as far as I can tell works great!
(It will probably require more testing, but for the time being I am not having any issues.)
I figured out what was causing the problem with the inability to mount /system as rw. It was actually caused by attempting to flash Xposed, I believe. I tried it all again tonight and stopped this time after installing BusyBox and before flashing Xposed using Flashfire. I was still able to mount /system properly with functional GNU utils. I hadn't tested this before at this this stage.
I couldn't remount because of "orphaned inodes" after attempting to flash Xposed. Pretty sure this means its corrupting the partition, but yet its still mountable as read-only.
I restored my /system again to get everything back to normal and just installed BusyBox this time. So far so good...
I want to go back and try to flash Xposed again, and this time look in the logs folder. I think the addition of the BusyBox binaries are causing the installer script to error somewhere else during execution causing the partition corruption. Who knows.. there may be a workaround.
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How are you restoring your system partition? Using that diff patcher (for root) with a USB A-A cable?
fldash said:
How are you restoring your system partition? Using that diff patcher (for root) with a USB A-A cable?
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I haven't had to break out the USB A-A cable yet... thankfully (except for root of course).
I used Flashfire to backup my /system partition as RAW backup before I started all of this experimentation. I have just been restoring back to this known good state using Flashfire after each time I corrupt the system partition.
I intended on trying this method, and if it didn't work to fall back to the method mentioned in the root thread. I checked the logs last night and Flashfire seems to be succeeding at this task, at least.
Right now, I am picking through the Xposed installer script source and using the Flashfire logs to debug why it is failing. It appears to be a permissions issue, but a lot of the stdout/stderr is suppressed so its hard to tell exactly where. When I get home today, I am going to try to modify the installer script to produce more output so I can debug the issue further. If I cant figure it out, I'll post my findings either way.
I've fixed a few bugs in the flash script already, but it always errors on overwriting:
Code:
/system/lib/libart.so
It's throwing some error about read-only filesystem. (I'll post exact error later)
I've thrown in some checks to see if the /system mount is unmounting or something odd like that, but that's not it.
I've got a few guesses as to why, but I am not going to mention them until I have more solid evidence.
Any advice would help as well... I just wanted to post the update I promised.
z_thompsonpa said:
Thanks for helping out. I jumped the gun on blaming SELinux. I'll go back and edit my previous post.
BusyBox, as far as I can tell works great!
(It will probably require more testing, but for the time being I am not having any issues.)
I figured out what was causing the problem with the inability to mount /system as rw. It was actually caused by attempting to flash Xposed, I believe. I tried it all again tonight and stopped this time after installing BusyBox and before flashing Xposed using Flashfire. I was still able to mount /system properly with functional GNU utils. I hadn't tested this before at this this stage.
I couldn't remount because of "orphaned inodes" after attempting to flash Xposed. Pretty sure this means its corrupting the partition, but yet its still mountable as read-only.
I restored my /system again to get everything back to normal and just installed BusyBox this time. So far so good...
I want to go back and try to flash Xposed again, and this time look in the logs folder. I think the addition of the BusyBox binaries are causing the installer script to error somewhere else during execution causing the partition corruption. Who knows.. there may be a workaround.
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z_thompsonpa said:
I've fixed a few bugs in the flash script already, but it always errors on overwriting:
Code:
/system/lib/libart.so
It's throwing some error about read-only filesystem. (I'll post exact error later)
I've thrown in some checks to see if the /system mount is unmounting or something odd like that, but that's not it.
I've got a few guesses as to why, but I am not going to mention them until I have more solid evidence.
Any advice would help as well... I just wanted to post the update I promised.
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I think we should go another method. Use the tools in the root thread to just create an image with Xposed/root and just do a DIFF.
fldash said:
I think we should go another method. Use the tools in the root thread to just create an image with Xposed/root and just do a DIFF.
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I think so... I am pretty sure its a dead end. I also tested using adb to write the files and it failed on /system/lib/libart.so, as well. It's, I believe, because the object is loaded in memory?? don't quote me on that... but loading through preloader, I think, would avoid this limitation as ART is not running.
So can anyone in here tell me if its possible to have xposed on fire tv 2 5.0.5 thats rooted and now has twrp recovery on ? I have tried to flash the xposed zip in recovery but when i reboot its stuck at amazon logo. Went back into recovery and flashed rbox's pre rooted 5.0.5 and booted normally. Id like to have (im sure many others would also) xposed and playstore, ive searched the forums but because rbox method is new there is no information on this subject now.
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So can anyone in here tell me if its possible to have xposed on fire tv 2 5.0.5 thats rooted and now has twrp recovery on ? I have tried to flash the xposed zip in recovery but when i reboot its stuck at amazon logo. Went back into recovery and flashed rbox's pre rooted 5.0.5 and booted normally. Id like to have (im sure many others would also) xposed and playstore, ive searched the forums but because rbox method is new there is no information on this subject now.
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Use this method, I've slightly modified the text from another post & added it into a text file for you, this works a 100% but as usual I take no responsibility if you do any thing wrong & brick the Fire Tv2.
Enjoy & press that thanks button If this helped you
Thanks for this. I will try it shortly and report back if it works for me. I have stumbled upon another thread that the guys seem to be working on playstore issues, http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/help/q-guide-to-getting-google-play-rbox-t3310974
Made a guide here if anyone wants to install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/installing-xposed-fire-tv-2-guide-t3314142
/etc/hosts blacklist entries seem to be ignored with Android 7.0 (e.g. adding 127.0.0.1 amazon.com still allows me to reach amazon.com). Is anyone else experiencing something similar or familiar with any gotchas around Android 7.0 and modifying /system/etc/hosts?
I'm running official Nexus 5X Android 7.0 build number NRD90R. I have an engineering build of android that I boot from as follows to modify my /system/etc/hosts file:
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot boot my-recovery.img
<mount from phone menu>
adb remount
adb push my-hosts system/etc/hosts
adb shell
chmod 644 system/etc/hosts
exit
<reboot from phone menu>
I've been using this process after every OTA update since Android 6.0, and it's been working. I also noticed that I'm not getting the red warning on boot any more (the one you get after you modify anything on the system partition), just the yellow warning (the one you get from having phone unlocked). Maybe I did something wrong ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but I could sure use a sanity check.
Could be related to java cache, after a modification to hosts file you should reboot to let the cache reload. Try it.
The OS is not booted when editing hosts since it's being edited from a recovery image with the system mounted into it. The last step is to reboot. I did reboot the phone again for good measure and it's still not working. If it is a cache related thing, it lives through reboot. I suspect it's not though as I was seeing ads in news websites that I do not frequent.
Any other thoughts?
Are you using chrome? Did you disable data saver option in chrome?
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Seems to be related to: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...oid-nougat-t3445647/post68737720#post68737720 . Basically the files that one would modify by mounting /system are no longer used, afaict.
When I boot a live image, mount the system partition, and make a modification (i.e. /system/etc/hosts), that change is persisted through a reboot back to the live image and remount. However, it's not loaded by the OS when it boots. Instead both /etc/hosts and /system/etc/hosts are unmodified. Odd, and why is there even anything mounted at /system? I'm not sure if there are multiple system partitions or what's going on. I would love to find some information about Android 7.0 that explains.
crashenx said:
Seems to be related to: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...oid-nougat-t3445647/post68737720#post68737720 . Basically the files that one would modify by mounting /system are no longer used, afaict.
When I boot a live image, mount the system partition, and make a modification (i.e. /system/etc/hosts), that change is persisted through a reboot back to the live image and remount. However, it's not loaded by the OS when it boots. Instead both /etc/hosts and /system/etc/hosts are unmodified. Odd, and why is there even anything mounted at /system? I'm not sure if there are multiple system partitions or what's going on. I would love to find some information about Android 7.0 that explains.
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I responded to your post in the other thread. This is repost.
Android 7.0 introduced redundant bits for reed solomon forward error correction into the system and vendor partitions and code in the kernel to perform the error correction.
Your changes are being written to emmc but when you boot with 7.0 kernel with dm-verity enabled your changes are being treated as data corruption and on-the-fly error corrected back to original.
You can see your changes if you boot into twrp because it has dm-verity disabled. However if you boot into android with dm-verity enabled it will look like original image again even though your changes are technically still there.
It took me a day to figure out what was really going on because i initially had no idea they added this feature to Android N.
The simple way to disable dm-verity is to install SuperSU, but you can also accomplish the same patching your own kernel, installing pre-patched kernel, installing custom kernel, etc.
sfhub said:
I responded to your post in the other thread. This is repost.
Android 7.0 introduced redundant bits for reed solomon forward error correction into the system and vendor partitions and code in the kernel to perform the error correction.
Your changes are being written to emmc but when you boot with 7.0 kernel with dm-verity enabled your changes are being treated as data corruption and on-the-fly error corrected back to original.
You can see your changes if you boot into twrp because it has dm-verity disabled. However if you boot into android with dm-verity enabled it will look like original image again even though your changes are technically still there.
It took me a day to figure out what was really going on because i initially had no idea they added this feature to Android N.
The simple way to disable dm-verity is to install SuperSU, but you can also accomplish the same patching your own kernel, installing pre-patched kernel, installing custom kernel, etc.
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That's good info and makes total sense. Thanks! Pretty neat actually, just a bummer for me.
Yeah so SuperSU path is not really one I want to pursue. I could learn how to update the dm-verity shas used for verification. That'd probably be the most secure, but it's gonna be a PITA I bet. I imagine I'd need to compile my own image similar to how I made my live image and update a few things. Might have to deal with encryption which is probably an even bigger headache. Also, I bet it would break OTA and have to reflash to update, though that's true now.
I'm really curious what AdAway is doing. Maybe I should pursue reverse engineering that.
I really appreciate you pointing us in the right direction.
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I'm really curious what AdAway is doing. Maybe I should pursue reverse engineering that.
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I don't use adaway but I believe there are 2 ways to install it with Android N. First is to install SuperSU (or otherwise disable dm-verity) and have it update as it always has. 2nd way is systemless where it piggybacks on some init scripts SuperSU has created to mount "over" the existing hosts file. Basically like symlinking but using a mount point on top of the existing file.
sfhub said:
I don't use adaway but I believe there are 2 ways to install it with Android N. First is to install SuperSU (or otherwise disable dm-verity) and have it update as it always has. 2nd way is systemless where it piggybacks on some init scripts SuperSU has created to mount "over" the existing hosts file. Basically like symlinking but using a mount point on top of the existing file.
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I'll probably try to go the route of updating init scripts to mount over the existing host file but without using SuperSU or AdAway.
Model Device: XT1676
Yesterday I unlocked the bootloader, the message "ID: bad key" appeared when the phone was started. I ignored this, I flashed the 64bit twrp and here the problems start - I've tried many roms:
- FireHound v4.5,
- AospExtended v5.4,
- BootleggersROM 2.2,
- dotOS 2.1 and 2.2,
On all roms (except for dotOS 2.1) the same problem appears - the system itself works and starts correctly, but when I flash any version of Open Gapps the phone falls into the bootloop, the exception is dotOS 2.1, it works fine, but there are not many functions has dotOS 2.2, interestingly - when I flash dotOS 2.1, gapps, run the phone and then I do flash update to 2.2, everything works fine, but I would like to use another rom, but all have the same problem, does anyone know how I fix it?
And as for "ID: bad key" - I can not even relock the bootloader and unlock again (I read that helps), because the phone has a bootloader with the NPPS25.137-93-8 stock version, which even can not be downloaded anywhere, and the flash attempt of the older stock is canceled due to the older security patch.
The message bad key is normal - you can replace the splash screen if you want
Make sure you have formatted data
Some roms require a certain type of gapps - if it's a 64bit rom make sure you are using 64bit gapps
Check thread 1st post and user comments for any information on this
Some users have reported booting the rom first without gapps then Data wipe only then flash rom & gapps again
You can also try disabling the welcome screen on first launch
In twrp, mount /system, go to advanced, terminal and type
echo "ro.setupwizard.mode=DISABLED" >> /system/build.prop
TheFixItMan said:
The message bad key is normal - you can replace the splash screen if you want
Make sure you have formatted data
Some roms require a certain type of gapps - if it's a 64bit rom make sure you are using 64bit gapps
Check thread 1st post and user comments for any information on this
Some users have reported booting the rom first without gapps then Data wipe only then flash rom & gapps again
You can also try disabling the welcome screen on first launch
In twrp, mount /system, go to advanced, terminal and type
echo "ro.setupwizard.mode=DISABLED" >> /system/build.prop
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Booting the rom first without gapps then Data wipe only then flash rom & gapps again didn't help, I use the latest arm64 gapps but I still have a bootloop on almost all the latest roms, disabling setupwizard didn't work - The only roms that work for me are those from before April.
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I downloaded the build.prop through ADB, edited it over the computer and sent it back to the phone - it helped, thanks for the advice.
Thread to close.
Wanted_X2 said:
Booting the rom first without gapps then Data wipe only then flash rom & gapps again didn't help, I use the latest arm64 gapps but I still have a bootloop on almost all the latest roms, disabling setupwizard didn't work - The only roms that work for me are those from before April.
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I downloaded the build.prop through ADB, edited it over the computer and sent it back to the phone - it helped, thanks for the advice.
Thread to close.
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how did you get build.prop by adb? in twrp? what commands? thanks
durc12 said:
how did you get build.prop by adb? in twrp? what commands? thanks
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Yes, I used ADB, commands:
to download build.prop - adb pull /system/build.prop
after edit, to push file into device:
adb push build.prop /system/
adb shell
cd system
chmod 644 build.prop
There is full tutorial: www.ultimatetech.org/edit-build-prop-file-android-withwithout-root/
Wanted_X2 said:
Yes, I used ADB, commands:
to download build.prop - adb pull /system/build.prop
after edit, to push file into device:
adb push build.prop /system/
adb shell
cd system
chmod 644 build.prop
There is full tutorial: www.ultimatetech.org/edit-build-prop-file-android-withwithout-root/
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I install the rom, then the gapps, but it says to me that no build.prop is ther with the pull command, I don´t know why
EDIT: finally I did it, but it was neccesary to mount /system in twrp, to check the box in "mount". Thaks for all
This post is for specific ROM focusing on encrypted un-rooted setup https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/releases v217+
Usual lecture from your local system administrator: your warranty will be void, all you do is your own risk
Known issues:
- bluetooth in-call echo (patch needs to be applied)
- AVC mediacodec on Pie vendor issue (patch needs to be applied)
- VoLTE not tested, other things please report in this thread if discovered
Prerequisites:
- unlocked bootloader
- global stock Pie/Q rom already flashed (may also work for In/Cn variants - needs to be tested)
- A/B PHH GSI with Gapps unpacked (system-quack-arm64-ab-gapps.img is inside downloadable system-quack-arm64-ab-gapps.img.xz)
- stock fastboot rom unpacked (we need vbmeta.img)
- data and localstorage should be backed up, the process requires factory reset
Fastboot flash method:
- `fastboot flash system system-quack-arm64-ab-gapps.img`
- `fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img`
- reboot to system, do not put effort into setup, just get to settings
- if you do not have/not willing to flash twrp, patches need to be applied at this point with some root file explorer (see below)
- apply settings->phh->securize, the device should reboot and be stuck on android logo
- press and hold vol-up + power buttons, get to recovery
- for TWRP, format data partition (not just wipe, but format is needed, like mke2fs via adb/terminal); for stock recovery - wipe data
- reboot to system and setup
To apply patches via TWRP, just flash one of attached zips (Pie/Quack)
To apply patches without twrp, replace files in vendor filesystem with ones in vendor folder of the patch archive
To dirty flash new version, see post #2
Updating to new version without encryption issues
Prerequisite: TWRP
1. Flash new system image, like system-quack-arm64-ab-gapps.img, do not reboot
2. Mount system read-write
3. In terminal (adb) execute:
Code:
touch /system_root/system/phh/secure
rm /system_root/system/xbin/su
rm /system_root/system/bin/phh-su
rm /system_root/system/etc/init/su.rc
rm /system_root/system/bin/phh-securize.sh
rm -Rf /system_root/system/app/me.phh.superuser/
rm -Rf /data/su || true
Note: /system_root path prefix is for LR TWRP, if your recovery puts system to different folder when mounted, then adjust accordingly
Reboot. Done.
On v216 with EEA rom, deep sleep and AVC seem to be working for me without any patches. Also, if AVC doesn't work on a rom, the rest of the codecs might not work either - I've noticed this on LOS with VP9.
Can't test if VoLTE works, as I've dirty flashed it and phone services sqlite db is newer than this rom supports (and if I plug in a SIM, the phone services just crash).
I've used phh for the past week and I concur that it is stable enough for a daily driver.
Do you have root?
To resurrect telephony provider after installing older one (like aosp over los) I usually clean provider data in data/data and/or /data/user_de/0
Hello may I know how to fix the status bar to make it away from the rounded area? Thank you.
Developer options - display cutout - hide
btvbtv said:
Do you have root?
To resurrect telephony provider after installing older one (like aosp over los) I usually clean provider data in data/data and/or /data/user_de/0
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Wait, do you know where the precise location of the sqlite db? The package name didn't show up in data and cleaning storage+cache within settings didn't seem to work (probably since it was a persistent service).
Otherwise, I'll probably clean flash phh sometime later anyway (I'm using the camera for scanning my exam papers these weeks, and I don't feel like setting up my accounts again so soon).
Hi i tried both phh asop v216 and Havoc-3.5 gsi based on v216 with lastest android 9 vendor.
On Asop RIL works well but not on Havoc i don't know why as they have same basis.
Got a couple of questions in PM lately.
I believe the forum is just for that - to ask the community.
If I do not answer each and every question - that's probably due to that fact that I do not know all the answers.
Still, the question in the thread has a chance of being answered by someone else, as opposed to pm.
Can someone please test and confirm if VOLTE works and is this daily driver capable? Thanks
I would argue that in my country no carrier has volte even with lte. Would be awesome to have a volunteer to test.
Updated to new version securized - all good
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82631277&postcount=2
seems to run pretty smooth.
I just realized that the security patch is dated on 1st december 2019 whilst v216 was may 2020.
Is there a possibility to use gestures like in PixelExperience while being securized?
Securize fakes security patch date from vendor. BTW, new a10 vendor has May security patch.
No idea for native gestures. Many apps for that in market. Accessibility service they use might add a small lag though.
Easily best AOSP rom on the phone
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LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android, which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.
LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restore the Google parts. LineageOS does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.
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Requirements
Your device need to be unlocked either officially (h815 international or h811) or by UsU
Your bootloader stack should be on MM 20p (20x for H811) or higher! (see FAQ #8 for how to upgrade your bootloader stack witbout lgup).
.... and for your convenience I have alternatively created TWRP flashable files for that !!!! (click)
in particular that means this thread is for:
F500 (UsU'd)
H810 (UsU'd)
H811
H812 (UsU'd)
H815 (official unlocked or UsU'd)
H819 (UsU'd)
LS991 (UsU'd)
US991 (UsU'd)
VS986 (UsU'd)
Latest TWRP - PREVIEW build: click
Do a full Nandroid backup before doing anything!
Installation
This single very first step is for UsU'd devices only:
If you have ever flashed the UsU baseband package: Clean flash the modem partition from your backup in TWRP.
If you do not know if you ever flashed it simply flash your modem partition again and you can be sure. This can't do any harm.
If you have no backup:
- TWRP flashable MM modems (N might not work)
Full clean install as described here (FAQ "#2") is highly recommended. DO NOT REPORT ISSUES when you have skipped that step!
Flash LOS
Optional (f-droid is already included): Flash GApps (10.0 - ARM64) if you like to use google apps
Optional (if you want root): Flash Magisk (ensure you read FAQ #1 when using Magisk though)
Boot (will take a bit on first boot!!!)
Enjoy
Features
Pure LineageOS ROM experience
F-Droid included (Open Source alternative to Google Play)
Known issues:
Keep in mind that this is brand new stuff so it may (still) contain unknown issues!
It wasn't until Pie felt stable enough for everyday use that I released it publicly, but I still can't test everything on my own, so a lot of things only show up after a release.
So back up regularly and frequently!
Check the current issues at the github tracker (feel free to help, provide logs etc!)
If you find a bug not listed, follow the instructions here and provide me with the logs: FAQ #1
Download
Get your builds from my leech server
https://leech.binbash.rocks:8008/lineage/17.1
Note:
Builds are updated as soon as possible. There is no build cycle.
Information pertaining to your device is displayed accordingly.
The current build is the latest for your device.
Changelogs
see commits at github or ideally you join my matrix or telegram groups (see topic "Support")
Credits
LineageOS
aoleary (cam fix, bunch of fixes needed for a10 bringup)
DevUt (cam fix, being a punch ball)
tullyp (cam fix, vs986 fixes & tests)
and more..
Sources
build manifest
Support
Post in this thread
Quick support by [Matrix] || build notification by [Matrix]
Quick support by Telegram: sfX_Android || build notification in sfX_ci
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q #01: I want to report an issue. What is the proper way to do so?
I'm glad that you are asking: before doing so check the KNOWN ISSUES topic in the OP and ofc the other FAQ's listed here!
If you encountered a kernel panic follow FAQ #6 in this post instead.
If you have issues with "just" the boot process follow FAQ #7 for a very easy way to grab the boot logs.
if you have an audio issue follow FAQ #10 instead.
If your issue is not listed there click here to proceed:
If your issue is not listed there follow the directions here briefly and I may can fix it.
Often selinux can cause issues so try that at very first:
Code:
adb shell
su
(or "adb root" when enabled in developer settings)
setenforce permissive
Try again and if the issue is gone when in permissive mode: provide me a logcat as described here -> on step 3 I need the SELINUX log (option D)
If that does not solve your issue follow the logcat GUIDE to provide a valid log depending on what your issue is.
Ensure you have done a full CLEAN install before doing so (refer to FAQ #2 for what that means).
Warning: NO SUPPORT when:
- magisk is installed (known to cause issues sometimes - regardless of the ROM or version)
- Xposed is installed (known to cause issues sometimes - regardless of the ROM or version)
If you have installed any of these UNINSTALL or better do a FULL CLEAN install (see FAQ #2) before doing anything else. Often enough these above causes several issues like battery draining, problems on booting and much more. Even when they may work properly you should re-produce your issue without them first and follow the above to grab the log.
Magisk is a great piece of software and besides that it is Open Source which SuperSu never was.
I just saying I do not "support" issues with LOS when you have Magisk installed. Why? It is (like Xposed) extendable with modules (made by whoever) and those can cause billions of issues.
Other then that magisk was sometimes the reason for battery drain etc. Magisk modifies the boot "process" and sits very deep in the system (which is needed to make it work ofc) but that has the potential to make a system/ROM unstable or result in strange behaviors.
so in order to support a specific issue I have to be sure the ROM is in a "clean" state, no magisk, no xposed. The LOS root-addon is tested with LOS and made for it so that is not an issue but for the rest there are so many things which can going wrong..
Q #02: I want to install clean, how? What is a clean install? What is the recommended way to flash a new ROM version?
A clean install ensures that there are no leftovers from any previous install. One can say that there are 2 phases of a clean flash:
1) regular
2) full - when you (still) encounter issues
Usually the regular one is fully ok when flashing a new ROM version but if you encounter strange issues nobody else is reporting or if a release post is recommending it you should do a full clean install instead.
A regular clean install can be done like this:
WIPE -> Advanced -> select: System + Cache
Flash the ROM
reflash root addon/magisk if you want root
reflash opengapps if you want to use Google crap
A full clean install needs 2 steps more then the regular:
follow the steps for regular clean
go back in WIPE -> touch the "FORMAT data" button and type "yes" to format the internal storage (you will LOOSE ALL YOUR DATA - obviously)
REBOOT -> Recovery
Flash the ROM
reflash root addon/magisk if you want root
reflash opengapps if you want to use Google crap
It is absolutely recommended to create a backup before and COPYING IT to your PC(!) before doing the above.
Q #03: Are there any plans or a chance of official LOS builds?
TL;DR answer is: no.
Background:
LineageOS has "some" requirements before they accept it to do official builds: device-support-requirements.
For sure we do not met all and the most problematic one will be the kernel reqs as do provide a good battery life and a fast kernel kessaras had made unacceptable (for LOS) changes regarding several parts of that requirement topic. So a new kernel (branch) is needed to remove all the improvements we made which are not accepted. This process alone can take weeks (if you do not want to loose every good thing here). A much easier approach here would be to build a "just working" LOS stock kernel without any improvements and fixes and tell everyone: "Flash LOS, then a TITAN kernel afterwards". So while that might be the easier approach it will nevertheless take time to do that kernel and include the reqs + sec patches to the day.
Besides that a bit work is needed to fulfill some of the others like that.
Other then that and that is one of the most important things here:
Even when the device was accepted going official in the past (14.1... long time ago..) an incredible amount of changes happened to get oreo and now pie running. All these will be put to the test. Which actually means every commit we made will be discussed (worst case, yea, but ..) and changed. That can be from a simple "the commit message is wrong" to "pls re-write the code here". You maybe get an idea that this process is nerve-wracking (for me) and costs a lot of my free time.
Before RIL has been fixed (which had happened in the end of June 2019 first) it would have been impossible, I guess.
Now the base is fine, we could put a big amount of time into going to official to get finally ........ yea, what?
Well.. I would free resources on my build and leech server (I don't care - atm)
I would save bandwidth (I don't care - atm)
I would not need to tamper around anymore with (i.e jenkins) build issues (I don't care - atm)
you?
you would get a (LOS signed) build with a slow kernel, bad battery life and all the goodies missing... unless I build LOS kernels to bring those things back.
ok but to be honest. I can fully understand that request and I would feel better by myself when I were you. You do not know me so are my builds trustworthy ? Who knows. I could be a bad guy. :fingers-crossed:
Besides that I wrote above "I don't care - atm" so that might change in the future right? Correct.. there is no guarantee how long I can provide new builds or offer them on my leech server. There is nothing at the horizon that this might change soon but who knows? I can say that I am incredible happy with my OnePlus 6T and - believe it or not - I run STOCK OxygenOS here.. Why? It is just enough for me. So no need to do any dev there - which means all my dev time is still going here - to the G4. It is also a personal project to learn stuff around the Android eco system and woa.. who knows maybe Q came one day to the G4 as well..
... and yea official builds would give you some kind of guarantee that builds will happen - while that might change with my unofficial builds some day.
So.. as said in the TLDR above: No I personally do not have any plans in going official for the described reasons.
If someone else wants to go that way and needs help, I am here. But I cannot spend my whole free time on that.
Q #04: Google Play shows that my device is not "certified" - how can I fix that?
First of all you must be on the latest build. I fixed that from the latest July (2019) builds on.
If your issue persists click here to proceed:
The second thing is you must not be rooted by the LOS root addon (afaik). Magisk has its own protections to ensure you stay certified but I hadn't the time to test the LOS root-addon.
You also need to know that google play remembers your devices last state so if you are on the latest build and still having that issue do this and it will be certified again:
android settings -> apps -> find play store -> clear data (yes data, not cache) -> reboot -> open play store -> wait 2..5 minutes -> check certified state again
Q #05: It looks like the CPU cores 5 and 6 are disabled - how can I fix that?
TLDR;
There is no fix required! it is fully ok when those are idle. they get hot plugged whenever needed.
Details:
we have 2 clusters of CPU cores resulting in a Hexa-core CPU set: (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
the big one (2 CPU cores - higher performance = more battery drain, more heat which potentially causing the: bootloop issue) and the little (4 CPU cores - less battery drain but a bit slower) are handled dynamically based on the load of your device.
the big cluster will run ONLY when it is NEEDED - i.e. high load.
so when you look closer: those are not DISABLED they are IDLE which is a big difference.
Q #06: I get a kernel panic or green/purple/blue screen how to grab logs for this?
You need a ROM with pstore fully enabled and working (pstore = debug kernel panics/oops happened in a ROM)!
All builds starting from 2019-08-15 on support pstore due to: commit#1, commit#2, commit#3
This is a 2-site change if you want to make use of it in TWRP you must install the latest TWRP "PREVIEW" release as well (TWRP is only able to show pstore logs when the ROM is able to write them so I needed to fix pstore in the ROM first (see above commits #1 + #2 )).
Besides those 2 patches these kernel configs were set: PSTORE
You can check if a ROM does support writing pstore logs by:
as soon as possible on a fresh boot:
Code:
adb shell
dmesg | grep "ramoops|pstore"
Code:
[ 0.000000] cma: Found [email protected], memory base 0x000000001fe00000, size 2 MiB, limit 0xffffffffffffffff
[ 0.000000] cma: CMA: reserved 2 MiB at 0x000000001fe00000 for ramoops_mem
[ 0.200846] cma: Assigned CMA region at 0 to ramoops.78 device
[B][ 3.957553] console [pstore-1] enabled
[ 3.957939] ramoops: attached [email protected], ecc: 16/0[/B]
[ 3.958079] drv probe : 200 ramoops 3744
[ 6.262463] SELinux: initialized (dev pstore, type pstore), uses genfs_contexts
or (if you are not fast enough) this ensures mostly the same check:
Code:
adb shell
ls -la /dev/pmsg0
Code:
crw-rw-rw- 1 camera camera 254, 0 2015-01-05 04:54 /dev/pmsg0
If you get no output your ROM does not support pstore logs.
From now on when you encounter a kernel panic and you are able to reboot without taking out the battery (taking out the battery will erase RAM):
1) reboot (without taking out the battery!) to either TWRP or (if you have root access) to your ROM
2) grab everything need from here: /sys/fs/pstore/ (e.g. adb pull /sys/fs/pstore/)
If you don't have a pc near you can do it directly from the device as well:
Enable the terminal app in developer options or download any
Open the terminal app.
su
cd /sdcard/Download
tar czf pstore.tgz /sys/fs/pstore
Attach pstore.tgz to your post.
It is crucial important that you do this only after the reboot happened . It's not important "when" though - as long as the device stays powered on.
Developers note:
convert PMSG log (requires a linux system):
Code:
tr -cd '\11\12\15\40-\176' < pmsg-ramoops-0 | sed 's/TENS\s/\n/g' > readable-pmsg.txt
Q #07a: I get a kernel panic on boot or having other boot issues but the pstore log are empty! What should I do?
Q #07b: How can I provide a clean boot log?
Since a while there is a very easy way to provide debug logs for the boot process. Before my convenient logging you had to follow FAQ #1 to grab them and it was a bit of PITA for some users.
So here you go for a much easier way:
boot Android
once booted : reboot to TWRP
when you have a bootloop instead: take the battery out just before the bootloop occurs, or better press the key combo to get into TWRP all the time to eventually get there directly
once in TWRP ensure that "Cache" is mounted in the "Mount" menu (if not mount it by ticking the box)
open a terminal on your PC and type:
Code:
adb pull /cache/debug/boot_lc_crash.txt
adb pull /cache/debug/boot_lc_full.txt
adb pull /cache/debug/boot_lc_kernel.txt
paste one by one to a paste service like https://del.dog/ , https://paste.systemli.org/ or https://paste.omnirom.org/
Q #8: upgrade your bootloader stack only?! Read here how:
If you don't mind you can use lgup as long as you do not have an UsU'd device! For UsU devices follow the UsU FAQ #20 instead of this one!!!!!
If you just wanna upgrade the bootloader stack without loosing data: Check the OP of this thread because:
it has a link to TWRP flashable files for updating your bootloader with 1 click ..
Anyways if you still want to go on doing it manually instead of the easy way then:
Download a KDZ of your device model.
Keep in mind that there a frankenstein devices out there (means refurbished devices with mixed hardware inside so you think u have model XXX as it was shown in Android but the mainboard is NOT the same!).
How to identify a Frankenstein device? Read FAQ #21 in the UsU thread.
IMPORTANT: Check the ARB of that KDZ (SALT v3.11 will show the ARB of a KDZ on extract!) - If you are unsure - DO NOT PROCEED. you can easily hard brick your device if!
Extract that KDZ with SALT - DO NOT USE ANY OTHER TOOL FOR EXTRACTING! The known windows tools like LG Firmware extract does not extract what we need here and not in the way we need it! So do not use that! You have been warned..
Open a terminal in the directory where you SALT backup before flashing UsU (or your extracted KDZ) is.
Then put your device in fastboot mode and type these commands (you have another file extension? read FAQ #24 of the UsU thread):
Again this guide is NOT for UsU'd devices!!!
Code:
fastboot flash aboot aboot.bin
fastboot flash factory factory.bin
fastboot flash hyp hyp.bin
fastboot flash modem modem.bin
fastboot flash pmic pmic.bin
fastboot flash rpm rpm.bin
fastboot flash sbl1 sbl1.bin
fastboot flash sdi sdi.bin
fastboot flash sec sec.bin
fastboot flash tz tz.bin
Alternative with TWRP (if the above fastboot cmds work for you no need to do this!):
Again this guide is NOT for UsU'd devices!!!
Code:
Boot TWRP
adb push factory.bin /tmp/
adb push hyp.bin /tmp/
adb push modem.bin /tmp/
adb push pmic.bin /tmp/
adb push rpm.bin /tmp/
adb push sbl1.bin /tmp/
adb push sdi.bin /tmp/
adb push sec.bin /tmp/
adb push tz.bin /tmp/
adb push aboot.bin /tmp/
adb shell sync
adb shell "dd if=/tmp/factory.bin of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/factory"
adb shell "dd if=/tmp/modem.bin of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/modem"
adb shell "dd if=/tmp/hyp.bin of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/hyp"
adb shell "dd if=/tmp/pmic.bin of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/pmic"
adb shell "dd if=/tmp/rpm.bin of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/rpm"
adb shell "dd if=/tmp/sbl1.bin of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sbl1"
adb shell "dd if=/tmp/sdi.bin of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sdi"
adb shell "dd if=/tmp/sec.bin of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/sec"
adb shell "dd if=/tmp/tz.bin of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/tz"
adb shell "dd if=/tmp/aboot.bin of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/aboot"
Download this verify tool to ensure the flashing was successful: [ATTACH]4687157[/ATTACH] ([URL="http://leech.binbash.it:8008/misc/verifyflash.zip"]mirror --> verifyflash.zip[/URL])
Usage:
extract verifyflash.zip
adb push verifyflash.sh /tmp/
adb shell chmod 755 /tmp/verifyflash.sh
adb shell /tmp/verifyflash.sh
Read the output of the flashing on the screen and in your terminal. Do NOT flash anything else! Just the above - but ALL of the above! (if you miss a single file you will HARD BRICK)
If something is failing do NOT continue and try to re-do the above commands. if it still fails write in this thread or better come into IRC (when between Monday and Friday)!
If something failing here it WILL brick your phone.
Q #9: A life without Google?! Read here how:
A life without Google ? Is that possible ? ...and why you should consider it ?
So why? That's easy to answer and if those are worth it depends totally on your personal needs:
1) BATTERY. Google services are draining a LOT of your battery, so to get the most out of your battery you should abandon Google gapps
2) PRIVACY. Almost all Google apps phoning home to Google! You don't care about that? You really should. You have nothing to hide? Oh dear believe me you have no idea how much of your private data you do NOT want to share. Keep also in mind that you give your private data not to a company only , there are always humans behind and what they do.. You do not believe me? Read on
BREAKING NEWS:
You can go on with the following steps or simply head-over to /e/ OS which is LOS but completely Google-Free + microG fully working pre-installed:
check it out here!
WARNING:
The last build supporting this spoofing method was 20210307. Everything later has that patch removed. Sorry for any inconvenience but maintaining that patch took more time then thought and for those who really care about privacy there is now /e/ OS available containing full microG support. I will leave the instructions here for those who cannot or do not want to switch to /e/ OS.
So if you feel one or both reasons might fit your personal needs here are some first steps to go (if you do NOT want to switch to /e/ OS):
1) all my builds come with FDroid which is a special app store containing just free open-source apps. As this might be a very limited I recommend to install Aurora from here which is a frontend for Google play. So search in FDroid for "Aurora Store" and let it install. Start Aurora and choose anonymous!!! and you can install everything from play as before.
2) install the microG repo in FDroid. Just open that link from your G4 and it will install the repo:
https://microg.org/fdroid/repo?fing...EB6DAB39B73157451582CBD138E86C468ACC395D14165
3) due to the fact that many apps depends on Google services as backend you need to do 2 things now:
a) developer options -> scroll down to signature spoofing and enable it *(read FAQ #11 why)
b) Download the current stable "Services Core" apk from here: https://microg.org/download.html and install it like that:
Code:
adb install com.google.android.gms-[REPLACETHIS].apk
c) if you have root:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
exit
adb push /tmp/com.google.android.gms-[REPLACETHIS].apk /system/priv-app/GsmCore.apk
if you do not have root, boot to TWRP now and mount system, then:
Code:
adb push /tmp/com.google.android.gms-[REPLACETHIS].apk /system/priv-app/GsmCore.apk
4) Install a location backend provider to make location services work without Google (yea Google is spying you..).
There are several available, just search for them in F-Droid:
Apple UnifiedNlp Backend uses Apple’s Wifi database.
LocalGsmNlpBackend uses downloaded GSM Cell data (local)
LocalWifiNlpBackend uses (on-device generated) WiFi data (local)
Déjà Vu Location Service uses (on-device generated) WiFi + GSM Cell data (local) * recommended
MozillaNlpBackend uses Mozilla Location Services * recommended
Radiocells.org UnifiedNlp Backend uses Radiocells.org
Also install a reverse location backend:
- e.g. NominatimNlpBackend (currently the only I know)
5) Now it's time to configure microG. Go in the app drawer and open microG settings:
you will be prompted or a notification is showing for setting permissions, go through all of them and choose allow.
UnifiedNlp settings:
- Configure the location backend service (choose the one you installed in step 4)
- Configure the address lookup backend (choose the one you installed in step 4)
Go back to the main screen of microG:
Choose Self-Check:
- Tap "System grants signature spoofing permission" and you wou get a request for allowing that (which you should do..)
- Tap Battery optimizations ignored to ensure microG is function properly
- Ensure "UnifiedNlp is registered in system" is checked (if not repeat the above steps for pushing the APK to system/priv-app)
- Ensure "Location Backends" is checked (if not repeat UnifiedNlp settings above)
Read the installation wiki for microG and install whatever else you might need:
- https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki/Installation
6) reboot & re-do the self-check in microG settings
7) ensure the location service is *NOT* set to GPS-only (for LOS that means enable battery saving)
8) some general things now:
you might need to switch to alternatives sometimes. I use Waze instead of Google maps even though Google would work (but I don't like the Google spys). I use FairEmail as I love my privacy and supporting open-source. Usually you can find always an alternative, often paid apps offer activations and buying without Google play and that is often even cheaper (e.g. AquaMail costs 39€ on play and 30€ on their website etc).
There is one thing which really hurts me when it comes to gapps-less life: no smart lock. I really enjoyed it but for me the both reasons above have more weight then this.
So as you can see a life without Google has its advantages but also some changes are needed. If it's worth it depends on you. I can just recommend it
Q #10: issues with audio (e.g. echo's, silence on one or the other site, ..)? Read here how to provide a specific log for that:
Do the following steps:
1) Ensure you have adb set up on your PC, and have adb debugging and adb root enabled in developer options on your phone
2) Then perform the following (all one command)
On Linux:
adb root ; adb shell "stop audioserver; logcat -c -b all; start audioserver" && sleep 10 && adb logcat -b all |egrep -vi "(dialer|telecom|ril|gsm|touch|brightn|dct|QC-time-services|SST|sensors|AlarmMan|Lights|perfp)"
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On windows:
adb root ; adb shell "stop audioserver; logcat -c -b all; start audioserver && sleep 10 && logcat -b all |egrep -vi '(dialer|telecom|ril|gsm|touch|brightn|dct|QC-time-services|SST|sensors|AlarmMan|Lights|perfp)' "
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3) Then re-produce your audo issue and cancel the logcat from step 2 before hanging up!
4) Share the logcat output from the console screen using paste.omnirom.org
Q #11: I'm scared about that microG , I don't want to expose my phone so is this LOS version a security risk?
First of all you need a lot of trust installing ANY custom ROM. A developer can do nasty things right? Besides that yes microG allowing to let apps act like as they are another app, also known as signature spoofing. This CAN be a good and a bad thing. Read on why my LOS is different:
In general the microG patch is an all or nothing. A ROM which supports microG (i.e. signature spoofing) have that feature enabled, always. That's what I don't like.
I want the user to decide if he wants to take the risk or not and not exposing a feature for everyone even when they don't need it.
That's why the user must enable it explicitly in developer options before it gets activated (as described in FAQ #9).
All details of the implementation and why can be found here:
https://github.com/steadfasterX/android_signature_spoofing
https://github.com/Suicide-Squirrel/issues_pie/issues/30
Q #12: The ROM is lagging and/or the device gets very hot/warm, what can I do to help fixing that?
Ensure you read and understand about the ILAPO first.
If you encounter any overheat or lagging issues follow this:
Code:
adb shell
logcat -b all -d | egrep -i "thermal|kill" > /sdcard/Download/log.txt
ps -A >> /sdcard/Download/log.txt
free -m >> /sdcard/Download/log.txt
logcat -b crash -d >> /sdcard/Download/log.txt
exit
adb pull /sdcard/Download/log.txt
Share the log.txt as an attachment of your reply (bc txt is fine for that) or - as usual - by your favorite paste service
Q #13: I have graphic glitches / issues, what can I do?
My builds using skiaGL instead of OpenGL since a while. skia is the new and faster renderer coming with pie by default but it can cause graphic glitches in some applications and/or situations.
Is there any fix for skiaGL coming? No, details here .
To check if your current ROM version is using skiaGL do this:
Code:
adb shell getprop debug.hwui.renderer
If you get an empty result it means skiaGL is active.
If for any reason you wanna go back and enforce OpenGL you can do so by
temporary (immediately activated):
Code:
adb root (must be enabled in dev options)
adb shell setprop debug.hwui.renderer opengl
or make that change persistent:
Code:
boot TWRP
backup system
mount system
adb shell
echo "debug.hwui.renderer=opengl" >> /system/build.prop
sync
reboot
Reserved
Hooray
Special credits and thanks to @aoleary , @tullyp and @DevUt (and well me..) we now see Android 10 coming to the G4! We had A10 running since 1 and a half year already but were not able to fix the camera. Due to the never ending tests by @tullyp and @aoleary plus @DevUt 's C knowledge they finally fixed that camera! That was a very long journey until now but hey here we are! Without @tullyp we might never seen this coming and he also was a great help when it comes to vs986 fixes and tests - so thanks again dude
TL;DR:
praise these guys
LOS 17.1 is very stable imho and well almost everything should work. Due to the camera issue we stopped working on other more minor issues (like NFC etc) but I still wanted to release LOS in the current state. It is not enforcing atm but I know you guys usually do not care anyways all that is on the todo list and might come anytime.
Check out all current known issues here
Jenkins has been setup now with LOS 17.1 and you can always find information and the current build state here
Other then that: have fun and consider joining my channels if you have any questions or need help.
Cheers
sfX
Greetings, sfx, everyone else.
Updated with full wipe from PIE. *
Seems a lot faster. Fantastic job.
* Quick question, is encryption working? Had to do full wipe because A10 was not accepting my encryption password from Pie.
Regards. Thank you very much for this breakthrough in our older phone.
hteles said:
Greetings, sfx, everyone else.
Updated with full wipe from PIE. *
Seems a lot faster. Fantastic job.
* Quick question, is encryption working? Had to do full wipe because A10 was not accepting my encryption password from Pie.
Regards. Thank you very much for this breakthrough in our older phone.
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pls see the OP and here 1 post above yours:
tip: check out "untested core features/functionalities"
Hey.
Will try soon later to encrypt the phone. Just downloaded all my Spotify playlists a few hours ago so i can ear music while working.
My G4 is my "music center" , no SIM is inserted. Auto Brightness it is working.
Don't know about the others unknowns ( Hotspot, calls .. )
can i use 4 core kernel boot on this rom?
theartanis said:
can i use 4 core kernel boot on this rom?
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You can with any ROM . Just follow the x cores guide.
Hi sfx, great build!! I first time ever solved g4 battery consumpion problem. Unbelivable!
After flashing this ROM, my phone does only boot to TWRP recovery. If I select reboot to system, it reboots to recovery. If I power it down and up, it reboots to recovery. If I reboot to fastboot then reboot, it reboots again to recovery !!!!!! I'm getting mad, sorry.
So I have re-installed the previous LineageOS 16.0 and... it boots up normally to Android !
So what am I doing wrong with this version 17.1? I have the H815 official unlocked btw.
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I have tried both version 17.1 of 17 February and 3 February and none of them works on my H815.
So I'm simply moved back to version 16.0 that works.
Real-Baso said:
After flashing this ROM, my phone does only boot to TWRP recovery. If I select reboot to system, it reboots to recovery. If I power it down and up, it reboots to recovery. If I reboot to fastboot then reboot, it reboots again to recovery !!!!!! I'm getting mad, sorry.
So I have re-installed the previous LineageOS 16.0 and... it boots up normally to Android !
So what am I doing wrong with this version 17.1? I have the H815 official unlocked btw.
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I have tried both version 17.1 of 17 February and 3 February and none of them works on my H815.
So I'm simply moved back to version 16.0 that works.
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FAQ #6 step 2 -> share the pstore log if avail
and do FAQ #7
Also ensure u have the latest PREVIEW recovery (pie) installed and share the recovery log too (see my sig)
how good the chance is a H818N variant can work with this rom?
hkdoublecat said:
how good the chance is a H818N variant can work with this rom?
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It will work perfectly fine - if you ever find a way to unlock it.
bluetooth not working properly and booting time massive. Over a minute with lg logo and after that normal lineage booting. H815 unlocked officially.
Anyone else having trouble with the reliability of the proximity sensor turning off the display?
Never mind if it's fine for you, then it's due to my dirty install...