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Is there a bare-bones guide to installing GSI on my Aljeter?

There are of course some generic guides like
https://www.xda-developers.com/flash-generic-system-image-project-treble-device/
https://source.android.com/setup/build/gsi#flashing-gsis
and in this G6 Play subforum there is this guide for things such as root, twrp, decrypt, magisk
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3929928
But I do not want to root/decrypt my device unless needed and I ESPECIALLY don't want to install sketchy unofficial software from untrusted sources.
It seems TWRP does not officially support the Moto G6 Play, and it seems you can install without it.
So I have a few questions:
Do I need Dm-Verity & ForceEncrypt Disabler?
Do I need Magisk?
Do I need to disable verify boot (AVB) by flashing vbmeta.img?
How can I backup my phone without TWRP?
Any other particularities besides the generic GSI guide?
How badly can I mess up?
I've written Android apps, so I know my way around adb, but this is my first time flashing GSI.

pepijndevos said:
There are of course some generic guides like
https://www.xda-developers.com/flash-generic-system-image-project-treble-device/
https://source.android.com/setup/build/gsi#flashing-gsis
and in this G6 Play subforum there is this guide for things such as root, twrp, decrypt, magisk
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3929928
But I do not want to root/decrypt my device unless needed and I ESPECIALLY don't want to install sketchy unofficial software from untrusted sources.
It seems TWRP does not officially support the Moto G6 Play, and it seems you can install without it.
So I have a few questions:
Do I need Dm-Verity & ForceEncrypt Disabler?
Do I need Magisk?
Do I need to disable verify boot (AVB) by flashing vbmeta.img?
How can I backup my phone without TWRP?
Any other particularities besides the generic GSI guide?
How badly can I mess up?
I've written Android apps, so I know my way around adb, but this is my first time flashing GSI.
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Do I need Dm-Verity & ForceEncrypt Disabler?
Yes, but you need to install twrp first in order to flash it, or it won't work properly. GSIs like to bootloop if you don't disable them.
Do I need Magisk?
Nope. I'd still recommend it though, because I'm not sure if the disabler removes AVB, and having it enabled can cause bootloops.
Do I need to disable verify boot (AVB) by flashing vbmeta.img?
Nope. This doesn't apply to us. We don't have "system as root". AVB is in the boot.img.
How can I backup my phone without TWRP?
You pretty much can't. Some partitions can be backed up with dd commands, but most of them can't be restored like this. You also need root to use them.
Any other particularities besides the generic GSI guide?
You'll need to manually replace the apn if you use Virgin/Sprint/Boost. You'll also need an overlay to enable auto brightness, and another one to fix the rounded screen corners.
How badly can I mess up?
Worst case scenario, you might encounter a bootloop. There isn't much you could do, that flashing stock firmware couldn't fix.

Thanks for the info.
Between the post and your reply I just figured I'd attempt the generic guide.
I guess I'm lucky that I did not encounter a boot loop.
All is working great now.
I should look into adding this overlay maybe...

pepijndevos said:
Thanks for the info.
Between the post and your reply I just figured I'd attempt the generic guide.
I guess I'm lucky that I did not encounter a boot loop.
All is working great now.
I should look into adding this overlay maybe...
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I have copies for our phone. Check the attachments. Here's all the steps.
1. Install your GSI.
2. Using twrp's file manager, a root browser, or ADB... copy the 2 apks below to /vendor/overlay and set permissions on them to 0644 or rw-r--r-- and reboot.
3. Using ADB or a terminal emulator, run the following commands.
adb shell or su from a terminal emulator.
Code:
[B]chcon u:object_r:vendor_overlay_file:s0 /vendor/overlay;chcon u:object_r:vendor_overlay_file:s0 /vendor/overlay/Autobright.apk[/B]
Code:
[B]chcon u:object_r:vendor_overlay_file:s0 /vendor/overlay;chcon u:object_r:vendor_overlay_file:s0 /vendor/overlay/Curves.apk[/B]
And reboot.
4. Open up adb or a terminal emulator once more. Enter these commands.
adb shell or su
cmd overlay list
cmd overlay enable android.auto_generated_rro__
cmd overlay enable com.android.systemui.Curve
*** You should see the changes immediately after this. You may need to reboot one more time to get auto brightness' options to show up in your settings.

3a XL - lost root / can't root - any fix?

So this phone is used by my close relative and I usually update their phone for them. It worked great, no complaints.
Just today I wanted to do something in Magisk, but I didn't have the bottom options like I didn't have root.
Interesting. I thought something broke it, so I decided to update to latest OS and then try again.
Since the phone was running a few months old update, I thought I'd update + root to make sure everything works.
I used flash-all.bat to update, it flashed fine, the phone loaded fine, it shows September security update.
so I went ahead and tried to root like I always did.
got the latest image, updated via flash-all.bat (without -w switch), then copied over the boot.IMG, patched it on phone, copied back to my PC from /sdcard/Downloads, then used "fastboot boot magisk...img" to boot the patched img.
now, this is how I rooted my 9R and this 3a XL a dozen times. but not now.
I open Magisk once it boots up and it just shows me the same Install option.
It same as nothing happened.
like root just doesn't exist. wtf?
did Google mess remotely with Pixels? or what's going on?
ps.: I even tried to "flash" the img into the active slot, both slots, nothing.
like the .img itself is not getting patched.
using Magisk stable, 23.0.
update 1: Interestingly enough, Root Checker says I have root. But Magisk only has Patch File option, no Direct Install. Tried Canary too, nothing. Reinstalled Magisk app, nothing. So weird... like Magisk lost root access? But why? How do I fix that? So weird...

You can open a terminal app and type 'su' to see if it prompts you for root access. If not you can try uninstalling magisk, then rename the magisk.apk to .zip and sideload from recovery.

SOLVED!
Sorry for not updating my thread, it was pretty late when I cracked this.
Here is how I fixed it. (I'll format it a bit later.)
I went Termux, root with su.
went into /data/adb/ and there is a magisk.db file.
I copied that to /sdcard/ and then to PC (you can do this on phone too using SQLite editor apps but whatever. On PC it's easier, more screen estate, etc.)
I used SQLite Browser (free) to open the file, then Browse Data and Policies
here I saw all the apps that had root granted...
So I added a new line.
I used adb shell on PC to find out the data I needed.
first, pm list packages | grep magisk to find magisk's name (it's "com.topjohnwu.magisk")
then, dumpsys package com.topjohnwu.magisk | grep userId to find out the user ID (uid) for it.
I added these into the database, it looked like this in the end:
uid package_name policy until logging notification
10386 com.topjohnwu.magisk 2 0 1 1
(^ your userId will NOT be the same!
and the first line is the column names)
saved the file, copied it back to my phone in Windows, then used Termux to copy the file from /sdcard/magisk.db to /data/adb/magisk.db
then I shut down the phone, used "fastboot boot magisk_.. patched.img" so I'd have a rooted boot image loaded up.
and boom, Magisk app works again.....
how to tell if Magisk app loses root?
well, for me the screen went dark briefly for like 2 times when I opened the app on clean boot.
and of course, Direct Install was missing.
to verify root in this case - you can only use apps that are present in the .db file.
ie.: apps that you granted beforehand.
so I'd really recommend opening Termux then doing a "su" at least after a root.
Why does it happen?!?!
I THINK this happens when you repackage Magisk. So I'd recommend changing it back before doing a system update. Because after the system update, you most often need to reinstall the .APK and then its under the original package + app name. Thus, it's not in the Policy file -> ie.: the Magisk app will not have root.

How To Guide How to root and pass SafetyNet on XQ-BT52 62.0.A.3.163

How to root and pass SafetyNet on Sony Xperia 10 III (XQ-BT52)​Tested on firmware 62.0.A.3.163.
Disclaimer:
This guide assumes you're familiar with the concepts of rooting, Magisk, SafetyNet, fastboot, adb and so on. I will explain why things are done but if I explained everything it would become too long.
This guide is limited to getting root and apps working on the stock Sony ROM. It doesn't cover installing other ROMs.
You can mess up your phone if you don't know what you're doing. This is not a beginner's guide.
Before you do anything else, do these preparations:
Make sure your device is updated to the latest firmware. Getting updates after you unlock the bootloader will be more complicated.
Use XperiFirm to grab a copy of your current firmware (after you've updated it). It can run on Linux too, either via Mono or in a virtual machine. It's basically just a downloader, it doesn't need any fancy hardware access.
Screenshot everything under Settings > System.
Open the dialer and enter *#*#7378423#*#*. Screenshot everything in the service submenus.
Unlock developer options (tap Settings > About > Build number 7 times) then find it under Settings > System > Advanced. Activate USB debugging. Activate OEM unlocking.
Install the Android SDK Platform Tools. On Linux they're most likely in a package provided by your distro.
Copy the screenshots to your PC because the phone will be reset at some point.
Boot into fastboot by turning the phone off, then connect it to PC via USB, and press POWER and VOLUME UP together. The phone led will turn blue. On PC run fastboot devices and make sure it lists your phone and has the serial number you got from the service menu.
Unlocking the bootloader:
This is the point of no return as far as warranty is concerned!
This will factory reset the phone! Make sure you got everything you needed off it.
Obtain the unlock code (you will need the IMEI of the 1st SIM slot).
Boot into fastboot, check again that fastboot devices lists the phone.
Issue the unlock command using the code you got earlier: fastboot oem unlock 0x<unlock code here>
Reboot the phone (you can say fastboot reboot). It will say "can't check for corruption" and "erasing" a couple of times but will eventually boot up to the factory setup.
Enabling Magisk & root:
Download the latest Magisk apk to the phone and install it. Right now that means v24+.
Open boot_X-FLASH-ALL-8A63.sin from the original firmware with any archive manager (it's a tar.xz), 7zip will work fine.
Extract boot.000, rename it to boot.img and put it on the phone.
Open the Magisk app, next to "Magisk" tap "install", choose "Select and patch a file", pick the "boot.img" file.
Download the patched img to PC (will be next to boot.img called something like magisk_patched-24100_MKPRJ.img).
Boot into fastboot, check again that fastboot devices lists the phone.
Flash the patched boot image: fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-24100_MKPRJ.img
Must say OKAY. Can then reboot the phone (you can say fastboot reboot).
Open the Magisk app again, it should say "installed" now next to "Magisk". Also the Superuser and Modules buttons should now be enabled.
Go into Magisk settings and activate "Hide the Magisk app". This is NOT MagiskHide, it does not hide Magisk from other apps, it hides the Magisk Manager app from other apps. More on this later.
Go into Magisk settings and activate Zygisk. This is a built-in replacement for Riru going forward.
Reboot!
Install a root checker app and verify that you get a prompt from Magisk to give root and that the checker says it got root.
Important changes about Magisk:
Riru is now obsolete. It has been replaced by a feature built-into Magisk called Zygisk (which is essentially Riru running in Zygote). It is strongly recommended to go into Magisk settings and activate Zygisk (even if you don't use Riru modules). Do not install Riru anymore. All modules that needed Riru should have Zygisk versions by now unless they're abandoned.
Magisk no longer maintains a module repository, To find and install modules install Fox's Magisk Module Manager. It's a dedicated module management app that supports the old Magisk repo as well as new ones. Inside Magisk you can still enable/disable/remove/install manually and can also update if the module has an update URL, so you can do without Fox if you get your modules directly from their XDA or GitHub pages.
MagiskHide has been replaced by a new feature called Deny list (it's in Magisk settings). It's much more powerful because the apps & processes added to the deny list will be completely excluded from anything based on Magisk so it's impossible for them to detect leaks anymore. On the downside, excluded apps can't be affected by any Magisk or LSPosed modules (LSPosed will grey out such apps and say "it's on the deny list".) This feature should be used sparingly (see below) because Magisk still does a good job of evading detection.
Passing SafetyNet:
Install YASNAC to check your SafetyNet status. At this point you're probably not passing either Basic or CTS check.
Go into Magisk settings. Enable "Enforce deny list". Enter "Configure deny list", find Google Services, check it, expand it, and select only the process ending in .gms and the one ending in .gms.unstable.
Reboot. Check YASNAC. At this point you should be passing Basic check but probably not CTS.
Install Universal SafetyNet Fix (aka USNF) by kdrag0n in Magisk. (Some GIS ROMs already include what this module does, so if you install a GIS ROM you may not need it.) This module hijacks the CTS verification and drops an error which causes the Google service to fall back to Basic verification, which we already fixed in the previous step.
Reboot. Check YASNAC. At this point you should be passing both Basic and CTS. That's it!
You may need to clear storage & cache for Google Play & Services. Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > See all apps, select "All apps", find them in the list, clear storage/cache and reboot. After that try searching for a restricted app such as Netflix on the Play store, if it shows up in results you're all good.
Remember to also add to deny list other apps that try to detect if you're using root, like banking apps.
Other SafetyNet related fixes:
People using non-stock GIS ROMs will probably need module MagiskHide Props Config by Didgeridoohan. This will install a props command line util that you can use (as root) to force Basic attestation, apply extra Magisk hiding techniques, spoof device fingerprint, change the way fingerprinting is checked, or even impersonate another device altogether. Install, reboot, enter adb shell, type su to go root (will need to grant root to shell on the phone when prompted), then run props and follow the options.
People running extra-stubborn banking apps (or other apps that try to detect root extra-hard) that don't work even when added to the Magisk deny list can try module Shamiko by LSPosed. This module adds extra hiding techniques for the apps on the deny list. Please note that Shamiko will disable the Magisk "enforce deny list" option but that's ok, that's an extra feature, the deny list is in effect even without it.

Working apps and modules​Please note that this list is limited to stuff that I personally use. I can't and won't install other stuff to test it.
Root apps:
AFWall(+): Works, but configure it to use its own internal busybox and iptables. Applying rules fails occasionally and you need to retry.
Call Recorder by skvalex: Recording works out of the box, no fiddling required with either headset of mic recording.
JuiceSSH, Termux etc. and other terminal apps: No issues getting root with su.
Busybox: you can install zgfg's module which exposes Magisk's internal Busybox to the rest of the system (bonus: will be updated with Magisk); or you can install osm0sys's module which contains a standalone separate Busybox. As of now both of them provide Busybox 1.34.
MyBackup Pro: Works fine. Used it to transfer 15k+ SMS messages from Android 8.
Solid Explorer: Can access root partitions without issues.
Tasker: No issues.
Titanium Backup: Works but will hang when restoring APKs whose target API doesn't support the ROM's Android version (ie. APKs you can't install directly either).
OAndBackupX: Modern alternative to Titanium, works perfectly.
XPERI+: Version 6 works well and allows you to remap the assistant button and has another couple of features. Version 7 crashes.
Magisk modules:
AFWall Boot AntiLeak
Backup
Builtin BusyBox
Magisk Bootloop Protector
MagiskHide Props Config
Shamiko
SQLite for ARM aarch64 devices
Systemless Hosts (comes with Magisk, enable it in settings)
Universal SafetyNet Fix
Zygisk LSPosed
LSPosed modules:
App Settings Reborn: Works well. May require a couple of reboots before the targeted apps start showing the modifications.
Disable Flag Secure: com.varuns2002 is working, sort of. Please read the module's page. Apps got wise to rooted devices ignoring FLAG_SECURE so now they use hardware DRM or detect screenshots and show you something else (Netflix). So it works only in older versions of apps, or apps that haven't bothered to detect screenshots.
GravityBox [R]: Everything I tried works perfectly.
Physical Button Master Control: The module works as intended, the companion config app has some issues, hopefully they'll be solved soon.
XPrivacyLua: Works perfectly. No issues with SafetyNet.
Not working:
...

Other tested and working Root Apps:
AdAway
Fox's Magisk Module Manager
Franco Kernel Manager
Termux
Not testet yet:
Call Recorder
FolderSync
Total Commander
Vanced Manager
WireGuard
Other tested and working Magisk modules:
1Controller - 1 Module to support all Controllers
Call Recorder - SKVALEX
F-Droid Privileged Extension
Move Certificates (version by Androidacy)
Other tested and working LSPosed modules:
BubbleUPnP AudioCast

Question How to install gapps after installing GSI rom?

I have installed Lineage 18.1 GSI and trying to install gapps. I have rooted and using franko to flash opengapps pico and get an error 70 that there is not enough space on /system. What is the way to get this done? Thanks in advance!

I would like to know that as well.
Tried to flash via stock recovery but that aborted because signature verification failed.
Apps like Flashify, Flash Gordon, Flashfire or Rashr didn't work either.
With MagiskGapps-basic-module from wacko1805 the playservice framework always crashed.
I think the easiest and best way would be to flash opengapps via TWRP.
@ada12 seems to have a TWRP build that still has some bugs, but can be used to flash unsigned zip files.
Maybe he can share this with us.

I feel like this should not be a collasal effort, but it has become one. I have spent the whole day trying to figure it out. I want to use Lineage OS 18.1 with gapps from Andyyan, not any other rom.

psychofaktory said:
I think the easiest and best way would be to flash opengapps via TWRP.
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I suspect that Magisk should be able to do whatever TWRP is doing (which is just putting some files in certain places, for the most part). Have you tried to find a Magisk module with OpenGapps? Or you can try making your own (but be warned that lzip is not available by default on any Android or Linux).
Edit: nevermind, I see you found a LiteGapps Magisk module.

Thanks @wirespot
The hint with the linked script to create a custom Magisk module on the preferred OpenGapps bundle was worth gold!

Now I have another problem that comes from installing the OpenGapps via Magisk.
For passing SafetyNet I have to add com.google.android.gms and com.google.android.gms.unstable to the deny list.
But when restarting Magisk all modules are reloaded. So also the OpenGapps module.
As a result, the adjustments to the deny list for the Google Play services are discarded again with every restart and the SafetyNet check fails.
How can I prevent that the two entries are no longer removed from the deny list?
Or how can I ensure that the entries are automatically added to the deny list on restart?
Edit:
It seems that this is what Magisk intended and com.google.android.gms and ...gms.unstable are automatically added to the deny list.
But now I have the question, how can I pass the SafetyNet test?

wirespot said:
I suspect that Magisk should be able to do whatever TWRP is doing (which is just putting some files in certain places, for the most part). Have you tried to find a Magisk module with OpenGapps? Or you can try making your own (but be warned that lzip is not available by default on any Android or Linux).
Edit: nevermind, I see you found a LiteGapps Magisk module.
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Yes, but there is an issue with litegapps, the google contacts sync is broken unfortunately...

psychofaktory said:
It seems that this is what Magisk intended and com.google.android.gms and ...gms.unstable are automatically added to the deny list.
But now I have the question, how can I pass the SafetyNet test?
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The deny list only lets you pass Basic check. To also pass CTS you need the USNF module (Universal SafetyNet Fix) and possibly other modules too. More details in this thread (check the end of the post), but try with just deny list and USNF first.

Neither the basic integrity check, nor cts profile match are passed.
Besides the denial list, I tried the modules "Shamiko", "Universal SafetyNet Fix" and "MagiskHide Props Config".
With the latter I have also tried various combinations, unfortunately unsuccessful in each case.
It looks like the deny-list does not work.
I suspect here also a connection with the message together that Magisk displays with each call:
Code:
An "su" command that does no belong to Magisk is detected. Please remove the other unsupported su
I have already been able to disable Phh-su with these commands:
Code:
adb shell
phh-su
mount -o remount,rw /
mount -o remount,rw /system
remount
mount -o remount,rw /
mount -o remount,rw /system
/system/bin/phh-securize.sh system.img
But the message in Magisk still appears.

Yeah passing SafetyNet with a custom ROM may be tricky. Didgeridoohan has a few more tips on their website you can try.

OK, I am already a big step closer to the solution.
After installing Magisk regularly, I first installed the Franco Kernel Manager.
Through this I was then able to flash UnSu.zip, which completely removed phh-su.
This also removed the message "An "su" command that does no belong to Magisk is detected" from Magisk.
Magisk had to be set up again afterwards, since it was also cleaned up by the UnSu script.
YASNAC now already showed "Basic integrity -> Pass".
But now I have not found a way to pass the CTS-profile match.
Does anyone here know what settings to set via MagiskHideProps Config?
And could someone send me the fingerprint of the stock rom (62.0.A.9.11)?
Code:
getprop ro.build.fingerprint

After some tests I discovered a big disadvantage with the variant to flash OpenGapps via Magisk.
Push notifications do not seem to work.
I use too many services that rely on Google Push notifications, so I can't do without them.
Compared to the "normal" variant of flashing OpenGapps via recovery before the first boot, the Magisk variant seems to be missing important dependencies and permissions that are only set during the first boot of the rom.
Therefore, the only useful variant is to flash GApps via recovery.
I really hope that we will soon have the possibility to flash unsigned zip files here!

Another approach:
Opengapps-zip files cannot be flashed via the stock recovery because it fails signature verfication.
The GSI roms can be flashed via the stock recovery. So they seem to be signed correctly.
Would it be possible to sign the Opengapps-Zip files with the same signature keys as the GSI-Roms to be able to flash them via the stock recovery?

Aren't GSI ROMs flashed through fastboot? Since they're partition images not zip installers like OpenGapps.

Of course. You are right.

Would it be possible to merge a GAPPS zip file into a GSI image and then flash the image with fastboot?

Development [ROM][13][UNOFFICIAL][alioth] PixelExperience for Redmi K40/Poco F3/Mi 11X [AOSP]

Hello,
After a lot of work done by lzgmc, jayanthk and after some tests, I have built an unofficial continuation of PE for alioth.
Motivation:
- I have the device and wanted to have last security patches
- I want to have Netflix, Google Wallet, McDonald app working
- because of lzgmc's and JayanthKandula's hard work, needed changes were reduced to minimum
Changes:
- Updated binaries from the most recent global alioth image
- All updates from PixelExperience, including security updates
- Share the same kernel as munch
Changelog:
05.2023
- small kernel updates
- small performance and ui tweaks
04.2023
- use updated drivers from the most recent version of MIUI Global 14.0.4.0
- use current 4.19 kernel instead of old one
- performance and ui tweaks
Images:
PE - Alioth - Google Drive
drive.google.com
Sources:
https://gitlab.com/lukasz1992-pe/
Instruction:
- you have to flash 05.2023 full image first, if you were on different image
For every next incremental update:
- allow system to boot after flashing
- then reboot to recovery
- flash incremental update
FAQ:
Q: Do you have the device?
A: Yes, I use my ROM on my device
Q: How to report bugs?
A: Write about them here
Q: I do not trust your builds
A: No problem, build image yourself from source or just do not use this rom
Q: What about official support?
A: My ROM is not official (depsite OFFICIAL in name of images). There is already an official maintaner, but has not released images yet.
Q: Why automatic updates are not working?
A: Because alioth is not officially supported, I support it unoficially. Maybe I add updates to my repo.
Q: Why do you publish incremental updates
A: They take less space on my Google Drive and are easier to flash
Q: I want to install 05.2023 (and newer) images directly
A: Flash 04.2023 version first, then install incremental updates one by one (as described in description above)
Q: Incremental update does not work
A: Make sure you are on the correct image, follow the order and allow to boot system after each flash (do not try to flash >1 image without reboot)
Q: Is this a vendor-boot ROM?
A: No
Q: Is there any guarantee?
A: xD

You accidentally used the Question-tag for this thread

Hi, I'm on the 20230420-1753 build but when I try to adb sideload the from-20230420-1753-to-20230516-2127 update I'm getting this error, I'm using the provided recovery image:
Code:
Supported API: 3
Finding update package...
Installing update...
Step 1/2
Error applying update: 20 (ErrorCode::kDownloadStateInitializationError)
ERROR: recovery: Error in /sideload/package.zip (status 1)
Install completed with status 1.
Installation aborted.
I also tried with OrangeFox Recovery, I didn't get this error there but upon reboot I noticed that my version number didn't change.
Also, thanks a lot for keeping PE on the Poco F3 alive, I briefly tried MIU14 but I found it too bloated for my taste.

Could you enable ADB, dump the log from /tmp/ and paste it to pastebin?
Please also confirm you do not have magisk etc.?

lukasz_m said:
Could you enable ADB, dump the log from /tmp/ and paste it to pastebin?
Please also confirm you do not have magisk etc.?
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Sure, here they are: https://pastebin.com/M5kvav40 https://pastebin.com/VRkbgbvh
I also don't have magisk or anything like that installed.

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Okay, released a new, fixed update - I tested it, it should work

I flashed the new update and its been working fine, thanks for you work!

I flashed the full image on GDrive linked above - thanks very much, works really well. But I think I'm being a blind and can't see the May update? Where do I find that...

Everything okay with your eys. We have some defects with may update again Currently not repaired yet, will publish it when I am sure everything works.

lukasz_m said:
Everything okay with your eys. We have some defects with may update again Currently not repaired yet, will publish it when I am sure everything works.
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Ah great, thought I was asking a stupid question
Thanks for all your work - had semi-retired my F3 and just bumped it from 12 to 13, its really fast and smooth.

Update - 2023.05 image was reuploaded

Sorry if this is a noob question. Is it possible to dirty flash to this 2023.05 from the latest official build?
And thx for keeping this device updated, really appreciate what you're doing here.

hi, yes - you can do it

Hey Lukasz,
thanks for this work you are doing for all of us.
I I'm on last OFFICIAL PE build from lzgmc and I'm tying to dirty flash with ADB your ROM.
I receive this error whenever I run the ADB sideload comand but Maybe I did something wrong...can you help me ?
Thanks in advance
My version is:
PixelExperience_alioth-13.0-20230119-0644-OFFICIAL
Enabled ADB.
Now send the package you want to apply to the device with "adb sideload <filename Supported API: 3
Finding update package...
Installing update... Step 1/2
Error applying update: 7 (ErrorCode::kInstallDeviceOpenError ERROR: recovery: Error in /sideload/package.zip (status 1)
Install completed with status 1. Installation aborted.
@lukasz_m

It happens when update was interrupted. I do not remember exact names, but please do from ADB:
mount /dev/block/by-name/metadata /metadata
rm -rf /metadata/ota*
reboot to recovery and try again

lukasz_m said:
mount /dev/block/by-name/metadata /metadata
rm -rf /metadata/ota*
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Sry Lukasz but I don't understand how to run these commands.
I'm surely missing somethig, so it's my ingorance.
I boot the phone and connect it to my pc. I run the "adb devices" command from the platform-tools folder using "command prompt" as administrator.
I get this so ADB is running properly:
List of devices attached
506a3bf9 device
Than what I have to do ?
thanks in advance for your time.

ciottaciotta said:
Sry Lukasz but I don't understand how to run these commands.
I'm surely missing somethig, so it's my ingorance.
I boot the phone and connect it to my pc. I run the "adb devices" command from the platform-tools folder using "command prompt" as administrator.
I get this so ADB is running properly:
List of devices attached
506a3bf9 device
Than what I have to do ?
thanks in advance for your time.
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First open a shell on your device by entering on your PC: adb shell
Then then you can give shell commands like in the posting above

blonderulez said:
First open a shell on your device by entering on your PC: adb shell
Then then you can give shell commands like in the posting above
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OK thnaks for the explanation...
After giving "mount /dev/block/by-name/metadata /metadata" command i get:
"mount: bad /etc/fstab: No such file or directory"
When I try to browse it with "cd" and "ls" commands i can browse till /dev/block/by-name/ and I see metadata folder with "ls" than when i go for "cd metadata" i get this "/dev/block/by-name/metadata: Not a directory"

Does this work?
Code:
mkdir /tmp/metadata
mount /dev/block/by-name/metadata /tmp/metadata
rm -rf /tmp/metadata/ota*