Months ago installed Jaguar Oreo 8.1 on a friend's 3/32GB Zuk Z2 Plus, along with the usual bootloader unlock, TWRP 3.2.2.0 and Magisk.
Today my friend went home and we just downloaded CarbonROM 8.1.0 for a change, but upon booting to TWRP something went wrong, the screen got filled with some sort of super zoomed in error message which I couldn't decipher as a handful of letters were already enough to fill the entire width of the screen and more. We managed to reboot to system and upgraded TWRP to latest 3.2.3.0 via TWRP application. We rebooted again to recovery but same error, this time with
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Tux in the middle of the screen.
I asked my friend if he had installed something suspicious in his operating system, he said some pixel launcher whateverstuff via Play Store but, other than that...
He went home but just sent me a screenshot of his About phone screen: his baseband version is 9-00026-M8996FAAAANAZM-1.63821.1
Could it be that his baseband version is too old? This was not a problem before, though I do not know when did his recovery stopped working.
Could this be a bootloader code problem? Any bootloader upgrading tips?
If some of you could discern what went wrong here, please say so.
Thanks and regards
BUMP
It already happened to me thousands of times to get that big error, but as long as you don't skip the 5sec of the bootloader there is no error. Never seen the Tux thing but to fix the error itself you just need to flash a splash (custom or stock) from recovery.
Interesting…
Interesting, will have to wait a little for confirmation (once my comrade tries it out).
Just checked [GUIDE] How to Create Custom Splash Screen (Boot Logo) for Zuk Z2/Z2 Pro.
Flashing a new splash.img just removes the error, doesn't it? I mean, the “bootloader unlocked” 5 second wait was non-existent in former times, my old rooted Moto G XT1032 has not such annoyance.
Barkuti said:
Interesting, will have to wait a little for confirmation (once my comrade tries it out).
Just checked [GUIDE] How to Create Custom Splash Screen (Boot Logo) for Zuk Z2/Z2 Pro.
Flashing a new splash.img just removes the error, doesn't it? I mean, the “bootloader unlocked” 5 second wait was non-existent in former times, my old rooted Moto G XT1032 has not such annoyance.
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The baseband is outdated.. The latest baseband is 1.76 or 1.70 .. Bootloader needs to be updated as well.. The best way ahead would be qpst to latest zui..
Qpst zui 1.9 and then ota update to latest zui 4.0 and then follow unlock and install latest twrp.. Be aware it does not support treble roms. Also all data on phone would be lost so back the stuff up.
Thanks!
Thanks for chiming in sanjay.2704. I have a few questions:
QPST looks to be an official Qualcomm stock firmware flash tool. Do I need to download some stock ROM from somewhere or the QPST tool does it for me? Mmm, seems it does not.
Why do you say QPST ZUI 1.9 first? 0K, found related stuff here: [ROM] [OFFICIAL] [OREO] ZUI 3.5.261 ST for Z2 Plus/Z2
Mmmkay here it goes, will flashing to ZUI 1.9 or the latter 3.5.261 upgrade the baseband and bootloader? Is this a yes?
Cheers
Barkuti said:
Thanks for chiming in sanjay.2704. I have a few questions:
QPST looks to be an official Qualcomm stock firmware flash tool. Do I need to download some stock ROM from somewhere or the QPST tool does it for me? Mmm, seems it does not.
Why do you say QPST ZUI 1.9 first? 0K, found related stuff here: [ROM] [OFFICIAL] [OREO] ZUI 3.5.261 ST for Z2 Plus/Z2
Mmmkay here it goes, will flashing to ZUI 1.9 or the latter 3.5.261 upgrade the baseband and bootloader? Is this a yes?
Cheers
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Yes. Make sure to upgrade to latest 4.0.199 .. Upgrades baseband and bootloadet to latest.. Will let u flash 4.4 kernel ROMs
sanjay.2704 said:
Yes. Make sure to upgrade to latest 4.0.199 .. Upgrades baseband and bootloadet to latest.. Will let u flash 4.4 kernel ROMs
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3.5.xxx is enough.
You can upgrade of course to 4.0.199, but flashing 3.5.xxx is also sufficient.
DD3Boh said:
It already happened to me thousands of times to get that big error, but as long as you don't skip the 5sec of the bootloader there is no error. Never seen the Tux thing but to fix the error itself you just need to flash a splash (custom or stock) from recovery.
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and can I find it, I mean stuck on a screen saying unable to boot error, and able to put it to fastboot mode, unlocked its bootloader and flashed tw recovery but unable to boot to it
Barkuti said:
Thanks!
Thanks for chiming in sanjay.2704. I have a few questions:
QPST looks to be an official Qualcomm stock firmware flash tool. Do I need to download some stock ROM from somewhere or the QPST tool does it for me? Mmm, seems it does not.
Why do you say QPST ZUI 1.9 first? 0K, found related stuff here: [ROM] [OFFICIAL] [OREO] ZUI 3.5.261 ST for Z2 Plus/Z2
Mmmkay here it goes, will flashing to ZUI 1.9 or the latter 3.5.261 upgrade the baseband and bootloader? Is this a yes?
Cheers
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fine, Im stuck with same problem, can pls explain these things in more detail to a rookie??
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- BASED ON STOCK ROM 10C
-SUPERSU 249
-init
-DEBLOATED (REMOVED FROM GOOGLE APPS OF INSTALLING THE SYSTEM CAN PLAY)
- APPS RECENTS rounded
-XPOSED INSTALLED
- G4 TWEAKSBOX
-Build PRO TEWAKS
Improves BATTERY
Improves OF PERFORMANCE
INSTALLATION
COPY ROM FOR MEMORY INTERNAL G4
APP WITH FLASH FIRE + PUSH AND GO FLASH ZIP OR SELECT OTA ROM, NOT MARK AUTMOUNT.
NEXT IN + NEW GO WIPE AND MARK
SYSTEM DATA
3RD PARTY APPS
Dalvik CACHE
CACHE PARTITION
THEN TIGHTEN VA FLASH AND TAKE A CAFE,, HE IRA RESET AND WILL NOT NOTHING IN OPINION AKI SCREEN 12 MINUTES DELAYED THE PROCESS BETWEEN 12 MINUTES APPEAR SOME THINGS THE INSTALLATION IS IT SO WAIT RESET AND GETTING ROM!
DOWLOAD
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347828543
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GERISROMG4, ROM for the LG G4
Contributors
gsdsrock, gsdsrock
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.1.x
ROM Firmware Required: LolliPop
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: initial
Stable Release Date: 2015-10-03
Created 2015-10-03
Last Updated 2015-10-03
Will test it soon and left some impressions here.
Sent from my LG G4!
will you update to the latest V10f version?
WOW Finally a rom for our 818p
Amazing work ) Keep it up
about the G4 Tweaksbox.. Is it the full version !?
Biggest question of mine is how did you edit the system.img file and add your mods?
oreo27 said:
Biggest question of mine is how did you edit the system.img file and add your mods?
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I tried flashing it on my H811 just for shiggles, and as I figured, it didn't work. Well, I tried! Any chance of a port?
Any chance of a release for H818N ?
sabrdawg said:
I tried flashing it on my H811 just for shiggles, and as I figured, it didn't work. Well, I tried! Any chance of a port?
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Did you have to flash your KDZ after?
If I just know how to correctly modify the system.img file and repack it, maybe I can do it. But you'd have to wait an eternity because my upload speed is just 1Mbs.
oreo27 said:
Did you have to flash your KDZ after?
If I just know how to correctly modify the system.img file and repack it, maybe I can do it. But you'd have to wait an eternity because my upload speed is just 1Mbs.
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Nope, I was able to restore my Genisys backup...the only problem I have now is that I flashed s3v3n's ROM and I can't get my phone to recognize my SIM card after flashing an H811 ROM :/ I know it's my own fault for messing around with an H815 ROM, but I'm hoping I can fix it!
Howd you get the pin apps to be positioned besides the dual window button?
Sent From My LG G4
great job, keep update to 10f please
sabrdawg said:
Nope, I was able to restore my Genisys backup...the only problem I have now is that I flashed s3v3n's ROM and I can't get my phone to recognize my SIM card after flashing an H811 ROM :/ I know it's my own fault for messing around with an H815 ROM, but I'm hoping I can fix it!
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Fixed it! Flashed the 10N bootstack and then another ROM.
sabrdawg said:
I tried flashing it on my H811 just for shiggles, and as I figured, it didn't work. Well, I tried! Any chance of a port?
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Lol. That's extremely courageous of you to do. Not until I figure out how to successfully modify img files.
this might be too much to ask, but...
update this rom to v10f base, and i'll gladly try
^ +1
Sent from my LG-H818 using Tapatalk
+1
superbonto said:
this might be too much to ask, but...
update this rom to v10f base, and i'll gladly try
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Yes please dev
Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
this is great atleast dual sim varients have a rom..but can u port a recovery like twrp or cwm..most are afraid of flashfire (at least me) and support h818N too please.. really love to test these all
dhanmohan said:
this is great atleast dual sim varients have a rom..but can u port a recovery like twrp or cwm..most are afraid of flashfire (at least me) and support h818N too please.. really love to test these all
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h818p cannot unlock bootloader yet
so u cant install and TWRP
nicsnyx said:
h818p cannot unlock bootloader yet
so u cant install and TWRP
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i know that it has bootloader lock..but cant we dump it just like lgg3?
I have bootloader unlocked and TWRP 3.2 installed.
Normally most ROM's are not finished installing always stuck in patching system image unconditionally.
LineageOS 14.1 it was installed but the screen was black with the blue LED on.
I have the stock S251 firmware version of P2a42 with Lenovo P2c72 model.
I tried to format data to EXT4 but doesn't work.
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I have bootloader unlock and TWRP 3.2 installed.
Normally most ROM's are not finished installing always stuck in patching system image unconditionally.
LineageOS 14.1 it was installed but the screen was black with the blue LED on.
I have the stock S251 firmware version of P2a42 with Lenovo P2c72 model.
I tried to format data to EXT4 but does't work.
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Are you 100% sure the bootloader is unlocked ? Did you unlock the bootloader via fastboot or you just waited until the 14 days countdown ended ?
medwatt said:
Are you 100% sure the bootloader is unlocked ? Did you unlock the bootloader via fastboot or you just waited until the 14 days countdown ended ?
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Yes, I'm 100% sure. I unlocked via fastboot with your thread :good: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/how-to/lenovo-p2-owners-click-t3668029
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Yes, I'm 100% sure. I unlocked via fastboot with your thread :good: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/how-to/lenovo-p2-owners-click-t3668029
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What version of Android are/were you on ? You need to be on at least Android 7 S244 to be able to flash LOS 14.1.
What I'd suggest you to do is flash the stock ROM all over again. See this. I have the c72 version myself and I've never encountered the issue you mentioned.
medwatt said:
What version of Android are/were you on ? You need to be on at least Android 7 S244 to be able to flash LOS 14.1.
What I'd suggest you to do is flash the stock ROM all over again. See this. I have the c72 version myself and I've never encountered the issue you mentioned.
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Yes, I installed 5. P2a42_S244_170725_ROW_fastboot.7z manually through fastboot and updated later to S251 through OTA. LineageOS 14.1 it is and example, which ROMs works for you? I am looking a Android 8 Oreo custom ROM. Do you have to change partion data to EXT4 or something else? I thought it was because I have the C72 version.
kalmas77 said:
Yes, I installed 5. P2a42_S244_170725_ROW_fastboot.7z manually through fastboot and updated later to S251 through OTA. LineageOS 14.1 it is and example, which ROMs works for you? I am looking a Android 8 Oreo custom ROM. Do you have to change partion data to EXT4 or something else? I thought it was because I have the C72 version.
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I've tried most of the ROMs here and they all work.
I had the same issue while trying to install new AOSiP 8.1 rom, I have unlocked bootloader, latest TWRP but now I am stuck with this error:
failed to mount /data device or resource busy
I cannot install any rom nor wipe data anymore. Stuck on LENOVO blue logo with the android with the lock in the belly! Help please!
PS: I can reboot to fastboot or TWRP
EDIT: i solved the issue rebooting twice from TWRP to TWRP again and making it permanent on the system, now rom is doing first boot.
Thanks, I always making permanent but apparently it was not enough. Now it's working. Probably I only need to boot TWRP through buttons instead of using fastboot commands to making permanent.
Hello Guys, I was trying to flash stokc firmware for 3 days and the device unable to flash
i'm on unlokced bootloader nad custom rom aosp 9.0 but when i try to back yo miui stock firmware i'm unable to
i've flashed the dummy img and twrp times and times it flash th recovery and the recovery stay but when i try to flash th stock rom using fastboot i can't it keeps closing automatically when run flash_all.bat
i tried mi flash tool but it shows what is in the picture
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PLS HELP, i Want to revert to the pure stock rom with stock boot and stock recovery
anyhelp plz
NiceIceDice96 said:
Hello Guys, I was trying to flash stokc firmware for 3 days and the device unable to flash
i'm on unlokced bootloader nad custom rom aosp 9.0 but when i try to back yo miui stock firmware i'm unable to
i've flashed the dummy img and twrp times and times it flash th recovery and the recovery stay but when i try to flash th stock rom using fastboot i can't it keeps closing automatically when run flash_all.bat
i tried mi flash tool but it shows what is in the picture
PLS HELP, i Want to revert to the pure stock rom with stock boot and stock recovery
anyhelp plz
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what version of miui did you had last time.? and wich version are you flashing.? seems ARB is kicking and not letting you flash rom
i had miui 10 and i've tried miui 9 and 10 and none able to flash....pls help
I did the exact same thing 2 days ago. Unlocked boot loader installed some custom roms for testing but i wanted to go back to official MIUI 9 so here is what i did. I have Redwolf TWRP recovery installed so all i did was put the full rom file of MIUI 9.6.4 in internal memory, did a format and wipe and installed it from there. It's working fine now and i am even getting a notification in updater that 10.0.2 is available (but i am not gonna install it because MIUI 10 sucks!)
Follow this tutorial starting from 8 minutes where you get the idea how to go back to MIUI from custom roms. Don't try the Mi Flash Tool method to go back!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cyzKebbah8
Thank You, I Will Try, Can You Give Me Stock ROM Global Links ?
NiceIceDice96 said:
Thank You, I Will Try, Can You Give Me Stock ROM Global Links ?
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Here all the Roms links you need (use recovery not fastboot links for downloads) and make sure to read about ARB 3 and ARB 4 versions before messing up things http://en.miui.com/thread-2340434-1-1.html
Only go forward once you are sure about everything be it bypassing ARB, flashing TRWP recovery, using lazyflash file etc because one wrong step and you can endup with a bricked phone.
ALso check this link about bypassing http://en.miui.com/thread-3436592-1-1.html
i had miui 10 before can i flash miui 9...is it ok ?
WaseePK said:
Here all the Roms links you need (use recovery not fastboot links for downloads) and make sure to read about ARB 3 and ARB 4 versions before messing up things http://en.miui.com/thread-2340434-1-1.html
Only go forward once you are sure about everything be it bypassing ARB, flashing TRWP recovery, using lazyflash file etc because one wrong step and you can endup with a bricked phone.
ALso check this link about bypassing http://en.miui.com/thread-3436592-1-1.html
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i had miui 10 before can i flash miui 9...is it ok ?
NiceIceDice96 said:
i had miui 10 before can i flash miui 9...is it ok ?
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I also had MIUI 10 but now i am back to 9 so it's ok as long as you install ARB4 versions of MIUI 9 and they start from 9.5.19+ so never ever go for any version below that. I will recommend 9.6.4 (it is the final version of MIUI 9 Global) i am using it from 2 days it's stable and the only issue is battery isn't that good as it was in MIUI 10 but MIUI 10 had several issues so i will wait for a stable MIUI 10 instead of moving back just for battery.
ok, thank you bro much appreciate
NiceIceDice96 said:
ok, thank you bro much appreciate
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No problem bro
NiceIceDice96 said:
Hello Guys, I was trying to flash stokc firmware for 3 days and the device unable to flash
i'm on unlokced bootloader nad custom rom aosp 9.0 but when i try to back yo miui stock firmware i'm unable to
i've flashed the dummy img and twrp times and times it flash th recovery and the recovery stay but when i try to flash th stock rom using fastboot i can't it keeps closing automatically when run flash_all.bat
i tried mi flash tool but it shows what is in the picture
PLS HELP, i Want to revert to the pure stock rom with stock boot and stock recovery
anyhelp plz
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I have successfully recover the stock recovery but again not able to put the Customer recovery like TWRP. any help please......
hi there everyone.
I revived an old Zuk Z2 Plus flashing chinese ZUI 1.9 via QFIL.
locked bootloader, stock recovery and system working.
I'd like to update it to ZUI 3.5 to upgrade baseband, but I don't want to put myself in trouble just by flashing the package via QFIL, I don't want to brick my device.
is there a safe procedure to do this?
thanks to everyone who'll point some info.
cheerz.
zipalign said:
hi there everyone.
I revived an old Zuk Z2 Plus flashing chinese ZUI 1.9 via QFIL.
locked bootloader, stock recovery and system working.
I'd like to update it to ZUI 3.5 to upgrade baseband, but I don't want to put myself in trouble just by flashing the package via QFIL, I don't want to brick my device.
is there a safe procedure to do this?
thanks to everyone who'll point some info.
cheerz.
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I didn't understand what you really looking for but you can upgrade normally by flash zui3.5 qpst file through Qfil without bricking phone or update manually by ota update if you go with 2nd option you havr to use a vpn for china i recommand SpeedCN vpn or GoLink Vpn
mouadh97 said:
I didn't understand what you really looking for but you can upgrade normally by flash zui3.5 qpst file through Qfil without bricking phone or update manually by ota update if you go with 2nd option you havr to use a vpn for china i recommand SpeedCN vpn or GoLink Vpn
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hi mate, thanks a lot for your reply.
I managed to download ZUI_2.5.334 via QFIL, and then unlocked bootloder, flashed TWRP and installed a custom Android 10 firmware.
I thought I needed to update my baseband before moving from ZUI 1.9 [MM based] to a most recent firmware.. but from ZUI_2.5.334 all is good now.
zipalign said:
hi mate, thanks a lot for your reply.
I managed to download ZUI_2.5.334 via QFIL, and then unlocked bootloder, flashed TWRP and installed a custom Android 10 firmware.
I thought I needed to update my baseband before moving from ZUI 1.9 [MM based] to a most recent firmware.. but from ZUI_2.5.334 all is good now.
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You flashed a costum rom with baseband from zui 2.5 ? i don't think that's really work
mouadh97 said:
You flashed a costum rom with baseband from zui 2.5 ? i don't think that's really work
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I was worried to brick my Z2 Plus, that's why I asked in the first place.
but well.. I QFILled the ZUI 2.5, started up the phone, enabled USB debugging from developer options, and then started the whole procedure: bootloader unlock [re-locked after QFILling ZUI 2.5], TWRP installation and Havoc OS flashing.
believe it or not, it worked!
zipalign said:
I was worried to brick my Z2 Plus, that's why I asked in the first place.
but well.. I QFILled the ZUI 2.5, started up the phone, enabled USB debugging from developer options, and then started the whole procedure: bootloader unlock [re-locked after QFILling ZUI 2.5], TWRP installation and Havoc OS flashing.
believe it or not, it worked!
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Most threads mention that you have zui 3.5+ at least to flash Pie or Q costum roms
mouadh97 said:
Most threads mention that you have zui 3.5+ at least to flash Pie or Q costum roms
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I know.. but I couldn't find a QFIL package of ZUI 3.5 to flash.. so I tried with 2.5 and it did work, even if I don't know how/why.
weird thing is that I don't have a baseband row into phone settings..
zipalign said:
I know.. but I couldn't find a QFIL package of ZUI 3.5 to flash.. so I tried with 2.5 and it did work, even if I don't know how/why.
weird thing is that I don't have a baseband row into phone settings..
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I suggest to flash zui 4 you can find it if you search well
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I suggest to flash zui 4 you can find it if you search well
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thank you!
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Hello everyone. I currently have a A505W Canadian variant, bootloader unlocked and TWRP installed. I made the big mistake of updating to the last version of android 11 and, while I prefer android 10 for what I need the phone to do, I can't downgrade anymore. I'm trying to install, at that point, any custom rom there is. But I can't. I don't know if it's related, but every time I try to install a rom, with TWRP, I always get the error "Unable to mount '/vendor'" and the installation fail. Some rom get concidered successfully installed, by their custom installations process, but end in a boot loop. All I can do is install the stock firmware with odin. I've been on this for 3 days now, can anybody help me? That would be much appreciated. Have a nice day!
AliasGprime said:
Hello everyone. I currently have a A505W Canadian variant, bootloader unlocked and TWRP installed. I made the big mistake of updating to the last version of android 11 and, while I prefer android 10 for what I need the phone to do, I can't downgrade anymore. I'm trying to install, at that point, any custom rom there is. But I can't. I don't know if it's related, but every time I try to install a rom, with TWRP, I always get the error "Unable to mount '/vendor'" and the installation fail. Some rom get concidered successfully installed, by their custom installations process, but end in a boot loop. All I can do is install the stock firmware with odin. I've been on this for 3 days now, can anybody help me? That would be much appreciated. Have a nice day!
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Ok, so if I understand correctly I'll need to find custom roms specific to the A505W? which seem to be VERY rare.
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Ok, so if I understand correctly I'll need to find custom roms specific to the A505W? which seem to be VERY rare.
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So far, only international variants(F and FN) are being built so we don't know if any rom will work on W variants. Maybe try GSI, they are almost the same but they mostly differ in vendor
JuanTamqd21 said:
So far, only international variants(F and FN) are being built so we don't know if any rom will work on W variants. Maybe try GSI, they are almost the same but they mostly differ in vendor
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Alright, I don't exactly know what it is, but I'll check it out. Thanks for the help!
AliasGprime said:
Alright, I don't exactly know what it is, but I'll check it out. Thanks for the help!
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yes, you should definitely check GSI and sGSI out. Some of the a50 users manage to boot android 13 dp1 on A50. for GSIs https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/treble-enabled-device-development-a-ab-roms.7260/
JuanTamqd21 said:
yes, you should definitely check GSI and sGSI out. Some of the a50 users manage to boot android 13 dp1 on A50. for GSIs https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/treble-enabled-device-development-a-ab-roms.7260/
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I'm on it. I think I found one GSI rom that is working pretty well for now. I need this phone to do a very specific job. I prefers magisk 23 for this since I need magisk hide. So I tend to go with older version of android (10 or 11). Also, the lastest stock firmware was not really up to the task either (got many bugs) and I made the mistake to update my android 10 stock, which was working perfectly, to the last official version of 11, so no downgrade possible for me. I just need to find the right rom for my needs now.
AliasGprime said:
I just need to find the right rom for my needs now.
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Search XDA for the latest Frija Windows application version. Beyond that, sammobile.com is where I've pulled my provider's stock images for an upcoming downgrade attempt. You should be able find your provider's CSC easily enough elsewhere; you'll need it to pull the proper ROM.
@AliasGprime how did you unlock the bootloader on your A505W? I'm researching this and see only paid options to unlock BL and no one can reach the member who used to unlock.
EDIT: after several attempts, I did finally get the bootloader unlock menu.
Hi,
Just wanted to put this info out there for unlocking bootloader. ( This would wipe your data )
Model A505W
Steps:
Enable OEM Unlock
Power Off
Hold vol-up and vol-down and power button ( As per other tutorials and videos you have to attach charging cable but that did not work for me )
Follow instructions on screen
reboot ( It takes long to reboot as all data is going to be wiped )