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Note: This has been deprecated in favour of LK for Xperia T
This kernel image is based on stock using the FreeXperia ramdisk method of loading stock and recovery. It also includes the new FOTA partition trick by Dees_Troy for easy updates in the future to TWRP.
Dees_Troy and I worked on figuring out the reason recovery binaries would not load on the stock kernel without patches, fixed this up in bionic, and rebuilt recovery linked against the fixed bionic.
F.A.Q
Q. The title says TWRP and CWM but when I boot recovery I only see TWRP. How do I get CWM?
A. TWRP is the default recovery, if you want CWM you should download the CWM update.zip in the second post and flash it with twrp.
Technical Info
In 3.4 Qualcomm have changed the fb_var_screeninfo struct slightly. They have added an extra field called colorspace which increases the size of the stuct by __u32. When a binary linked against bionic tries to pass a struct the size of the old fb_var_screeninfo to kernelspace the application breaks as the kernel is expecting more data than it was given.
The patch to fix this in kernel solves the problem by removing one of the reserved fields, bringing the struct back to the same size it was prior to the new field being added. While this keeps compatibility with older recovery binaries, it does introduce the problem of needing a custom kernel to run recovery. Sony have not yet released source for 9.1.A.0.489 which means the kernel cannot be rebuilt without issues such as WiFi not working. The patch that Dees_Troy applied to the build system was to add the new colorspace field into the header for bionic which means the new recovery binary can run on an unmodified stock Sony kernel.
Flashing
Boot device in fastboot mode:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Flash image with fastboot:
Code:
fastboot flash boot mint489stock.img
Source for TWRP available from here.
Updates:
1. Updated image in first post to fix bug where creating a backup would fail and crash twrp.
2. Updated first post to show CWM in title and answer questions about how to get CWM.
Flashable zips:
In the first post it is mentioned about using the FOTAKernel trick by Dees_Troy to offer easy updates. The 2 zips attached to this post are examples of the ease of use.
flashCWM.zip - This will flash CWM to the FOTAKernel and replace TWRP as your recovery.
flashTWRP.zip - This will flash TWRP to the FOTAKernel and replace TWRP that is built into the image that was flashed to your device by fastboot, or to replace CWM with TWRP again if you used the flashCWM.zip
This also makes updates easier as you do not need to replace the kernel image you currently have flashed to your device.
Re: [RECOVERY][TWRP]Stock Kernel on Official Jellybean
Many thanks, can you just clear up one thing please, does Wi-Fi work on this image?
Sent from my LT30p xda premium app.
How do I customise the signature on xda premium app?
gregbradley said:
Many thanks, can you just clear up one thing please, does Wi-Fi work on this image?
Sent from my LT30p xda premium app.
How do I customise the signature on xda premium app?
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Yes, wifi does work because it is just the stock kernel with TWRP added. I am running it right now with no problems.
I thought so, but I just wanted to make it obvious to all users as it was not 100% clear from the OP. I didnt have time to flash myself and check as I was just abbout to leave for work, now I am at work I will also flash it....
lilstevie said:
This kernel image is based on stock using the FreeXperia ramdisk method of loading stock and recovery. It also includes the new FOTA partition trick by Dees_Troy for easy updates in the future to TWRP.
Dees_Troy and I worked on figuring out the reason recovery binaries would not load on the stock kernel without patches, fixed this up in bionic, and rebuilt recovery linked against the fixed bionic.
Technical Info
In 3.4 Qualcomm have changed the fb_var_screeninfo struct slightly. They have added an extra field called colorspace which increases the size of the stuct by __u32. When a binary linked against bionic tries to pass a struct the size of the old fb_var_screeninfo to kernelspace the application breaks as the kernel is expecting more data than it was given.
The patch to fix this in kernel solves the problem by removing one of the reserved fields, bringing the struct back to the same size it was prior to the new field being added. While this keeps compatibility with older recovery binaries, it does introduce the problem of needing a custom kernel to run recovery. Sony have not yet released source for 9.1.A.0.489 which means the kernel cannot be rebuilt without issues such as WiFi not working. The patch that Dees_Troy applied to the build system was to add the new colorspace field into the header for bionic which means the new recovery binary can run on an unmodified stock Sony kernel.
Flashing
Boot device in fastboot mode:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Flash image with fastboot:
Code:
fastboot flash boot mint489stock.img
Source for TWRP available from here.
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Such a good news!I will port it to TX JellyBean firmware if you don' mind
gregbradley said:
I thought so, but I just wanted to make it obvious to all users as it was not 100% clear from the OP. I didnt have time to flash myself and check as I was just abbout to leave for work, now I am at work I will also flash it....
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only for unlocked bl, correct?
hi,
i wanted to create with this version a backup, but it doesn't work.
it was just created the folder system,
the other folders such as data and boot not.
the created folder system, that was created after backup, is empty.
the 'backup' also takes only a few seconds, then the 'backup' is done.
what have i done?
installed the .img with instructions above.
boot xt into recovery, push backup, select system, data & boot, choose destination folder and start backup.
where is my failure?
hkjr said:
only for unlocked bl, correct?
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Yes
MysticEnforcer said:
hi,
i wanted to create with this version a backup, but it doesn't work.
it was just created the folder system,
the other folders such as data and boot not.
the created folder system, that was created after backup, is empty.
the 'backup' also takes only a few seconds, then the 'backup' is done.
what have i done?
installed the .img with instructions above.
boot xt into recovery, push backup, select system, data & boot, choose destination folder and start backup.
where is my failure?
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Same here....seems backup is not working
MysticEnforcer said:
the 'backup' also takes only a few seconds, then the 'backup' is done.
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Updated first post with a fixed image.
Thank you very much, this is the best message of day.
Just flashed new image
Doing a backup and it seems to work...will update in few minutes when it is finished
EDIT:
It works
Backup complete in 385 seconds
FYI,
both times on rebooting system from recovery I initially got the grey triangle, both times it was only for 10-15 seconds before the phone rebooted...
Testing it now ....
Edit:
[Backup completed in 461 seconds] External SD card with compression on. No Grey triangle for me.
[Restore completed in 192 seconds] Restored backup without any problems. No grey triangle on second reboot either.
Seems to work great for me.
(only clock seems to be incorrect. 7 hours and 16 minutes behind)
Edit 2: thirth boot up seems to get stuck on grey triangle for about 15 seconds
Edit 3: Seems only the first time reboot after using the recovery the grey triangle is there. Rebooted the phone 4 times and only got the triangle 1 time.
Updated first and second post
USB storage does not work at all both on TWRP and CWM
tested 2nd version, works fine for me & no grey triangle :good:
romcio47 said:
USB storage does not work at all both on TWRP and CWM
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Noticed that to
romcio47 said:
USB storage does not work at all both on TWRP and CWM
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This appears to be more of a technical limitation.
The internal storage space is formatted ext4, so only linux would be able to mount that by default so it doesn't offer that.
With the MicroSD the issue seems to be a little more complex and may possibly need a custom kernel.
lilstevie said:
This appears to be more of a technical limitation.
The internal storage space is formatted ext4, so only linux would be able to mount that by default so it doesn't offer that.
With the MicroSD the issue seems to be a little more complex and may possibly need a custom kernel.
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Thanks for the reply I guess we just have to wait for the kernel sources to be published
Besides another issue - in CWM wiping dalvik-cache does not work.
romcio47 said:
Besides another issue - in CWM wiping dalvik-cache does not work.
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I can't reproduce this, if I wipe dalvik-cache in CWM it removes /data/dalvik-cache as it should.
F2FS improves the benchmark score in most (if not all) devices by around 20%..
For testing:
I have modified an APK containing Aroma Installer to flash recoveries to fotakernel for our ZR's. This is an initial release..
It contains 2 recoveries.
PhilZ Touch and TWRP with f2fs (TWRP) support which has been tested and working in both Resurrection and Validus builds/ports and should work in all cm11 and CM12/CM12.1 with f2fs working in cm12 after march this year
Install the apk and flash either Philz or Twrp through the app in the drawer..
And no, this is not Xperia Recovery manager.
The recoveries are both contained in the app so making it 22MB to download.
The TWRP 2.8.7.0 has new graphics and f2fs support
PhilZ is stock 6.57.9 cwm v6.0.5.1 shared by @uncomment
Download APP here (contains the 2 recoveries mentioned above): Removed because of bugs.. will fix and upload to new link..
TWRP 2.8.7.0 f2fs with updated graphics flashable zip: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3slVcYWwXQ-RjNKUDhWWk5OemM/view?usp=sharing
(This is the latest recovery from TeamWin with their new blue theme.. I personally didn't like all that blue so I changed the images.. See screenshot below)
Philz Touch 6.57.9 flashable zip:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3slVcYWwXQ-MEd4TU1vb0NYcmc/view?usp=sharing
Flashable ZIP stock TWRP 2.8.7.0 with f2fs:
Put the zip in you sd card and flash through recovery.. This will push the twrp 2.8.7.0 f2fs to your fota kernel, reboot recovery after flash...
Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3slVcYWwXQ-YTB6V1N0eEx5SU0/view?usp=sharing
Please test (recovery.img)
UPDATED TO TWRP 2.8.7.0
Download here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3slVcYWwXQ-SjJRRjdyZ2pzeXc/view?usp=sharing
Instructions are the same as below...
This is TWRP 2.8.6.0
Download here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3slVcYWwXQ-Q0pEYzlFSjhPNFk/view?usp=sharing
Place the recovery.img (it is named twrp.img when you download but rename to recovery.img) to you internal storage and use adb or emulator (download Android Terminal Emulator free from Store) commands to install to your Fota:
su (enter and grant root access if using Emulator)
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel (enter)
If you use Xperia Recovery Manager app by @championswimmer, rename the recovery.img to twrp.img and put in the TWRPXperia folder on your sd-card and flash to Fota through the app. Confirmed working.
If the image doesn't install correctly, please flash this hack:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...51&postcount=2
Only cache and data/ ext-sdcard is convertible for now, if you try to convert system, you will brick your phone..
Use the following method to convert:
Convert to f2fs by pressing Wipe > Advanced Wipe > select the desired partition > Repair or change filesystem > Change filesystem > f2fs
Some added info by @nostupidthing
with f2fs twrp installed, i've changed /cache and /data into f2fs without wiping. you just have to backup /data, then format it as f2fs, click "use rm-rf instead for format" in twrp settings, then restore /data.
If any one is looking for a theme for twrp recovery, i found an excellent theme here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/themes/theme-twrp-materialised-dark-light-play-t2915584
(Download resolution 720x1280 for ZR)
As an added service I am willing to personalize the splash screen at recovery start-up should you have any request ie your name, flag etc but i will insist that "TeamWin" will be present somewhere on your personalized splash.. After all, we all benefit from their hard work.. Do not expect your request to be done within the hour but periodically check and i will upload and link as and when you request is done..
Massive thanks to @uncomment and @o-l-a-v and @Olivier and @blastagator and @qsnc including @nostupidthing for testing and for making this possible. @SdtBarbarossa for the app!!
the "now changing the microsd to f2fs" is not necessary for /data & /cache. you may or may not like to do it, and i ended up not doing it because copying my several gbs of files out of the microsd takes so much time and i just gave up..
but if anyone wants to do it, basically you just copy the files to your PC, then format the microsd to f2fs, then copy the files back there.
nostupidthing said:
the "now changing the microsd to f2fs" is not necessary for /data & /cache. you may or may not like to do it, and i ended up not doing it because copying my several gbs of files out of the microsd takes so much time and i just gave up..
but if anyone wants to do it, basically you just copy the files to your PC, then format the microsd to f2fs, then copy the files back there.
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I agree with you.. I have formatted my ext sd card but like you said, took ages to copy the content to pc and back again.. In my opinion not worth doing if anyone, like me, use the ext_sd card for storage of music and downloads etc.. Cache and data absolutely worth doing tho.. A great many thanks for your comments and help doing this..
sent from Paul's phone
one more thing. backing up /data via twrp will not back up your "internal sd" files, like camera photos if you store them internally instead of on the microsd, so you have to copy those yourself as well.
Added flashable zip to op... Should make things easier..
the 2.8.7 flashable zip works, bro. thx.
hey, any chance that you make an insaller version ?
Ilko said:
hey, any chance that you make an insaller version ?
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I'll look in to it..
hagar006 said:
I'll look in to it..
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Great
BTW, I would suggest you to set TWRP's file manager to open SDCARD1 by default instead of SDCARD0, if possible, or even both to let users choose. I'm not sure if this is ROM or Recovery dependent because it worked this way through the latest Validus ROM. I'd bet on the recovery side though.
Ilko said:
Great
BTW, I would suggest you to set TWRP's file manager to open SDCARD1 by default instead of SDCARD0, if possible, or even both to let users choose. I'm not sure if this is ROM or Recovery dependent because it worked this way through the latest Validus ROM. I'd bet on the recovery side though.
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It's party of the recovery but a few spaces down from the top in file manager is external_SD and a few spaces lower is SD_card so should be easy enough to find the way around..
BTW I've made new images and things for twrp which makes it a little easier to see but I'm waiting for permission from someone as I used their ui.xml to make that.. Will be added as soon as
Sent from my ZR
CTR Recovery for Galaxy A5
Hi all,
I've ported CTR Recovery from the developer carliv (now bluefirebird) on our Galaxy A5.
This recovery is based on the old CWM, by koush, with some features you can find in the original post HERE, so if you are tired of the TWRP recovery and u are looking for something similar to the old CWM, don't hesitate to download this
NOTE: It should work in any A500 variant, but it's tested only on SM-A500FU variant, so flash on other variants at your own risk!
Desclaimer:
Code:
echo "I'm not responsable for bricked phones, overheat phones, for global warming, for phones that want to suicide without a reason and for imminent explosions"
DOWNLOADS: You can download the recovery here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=82499
HOW TO FLASH:
ON WINDOWS (Odin method)
1) Download Odin
2) Download the recovery (with .tar extension)
3) Go in download mode by pressing Power Button + Vol - + Home Button
4) Connect your smartphone to the PC
5) Open odin version 3.9 or 3.10
6) Select AP button and open the recovery file
7) Press start
8) Enjoy
ON LINUX (Heimdall method):
1) Extract tar file with:
$ tar xvf recovery_file.tar
You will find a recovery.img file
2) Open Heimdall Frontend
3) Select pit file (you can find it on sammobile)
4) Select recovery partition
5) Load the recovery.img file and flash
6 Enjoy
ON ANDROID (Need Root)
1) Download flashify or rashr
2) Extract recovery file with apps such as zArchiver and you will find a recovery.img file
3) Open flashify or rashr and select recovery file
4) Flash it
5) Enjoy
ON RECOVERY
IF YOU ARE ON TWRP:
1) Extract recovery file with apps such as zArchiver and you will find a recovery.img file
2) Reboot to recovery
3) Go to install zip menu
4) Select "Install Image" box
5) Select recovery.img file and flash in recovery partition
6) Reboot to recovery
6) Enjoy
ON TERMINAL
If you are on Android (any rom, TWRP, or CTR) (Need Root)
1) Open terminal. If you are on CTR you need Aroma FileManager
2) run:
$ dd if=/path/to/recovery.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery
If you are on adb run:
$ adb shell dd=/path/to/recovery.img (inside the phone, not the path of the recovery.img stored in the pc) of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by/name/recovery
3) Enjoy
[NEW] CTR with CWM graphics section
Well, since CWM support ended with cm-11.0, and no one resurrected it, I've decided to give my contributo to the best recovery (in my opinion) which written the begin of android customization, for flashing zip roms, take nandroid backups... So, as I said, since no one resurrected it, I've decided to modify ctr sources, which are based on CWM recovery and which are compilable in cm-12.1 and cm-13.0, for creating a recovery which has, CTR features, but which really like the old CWM.
-So, what does this version offer?
~If you want to know what does it include, please see read this (green highlighted text)
NOTE: If you want to compile with cwm recovery you need my fork which you can find here:
https://github.com/DeadSquirrel01/carliv_touch_recovery_new only cm-12.1 branch for the moment
Then you need to add in BoardConfig.mk (in the device tree) the following flag:
USE_CWM_GRAPHICS := true
otherwise it will compile standard CTR
Flashing instuctions:
Look at "HOW TO FLASH" section
Download Link: Same as CTR recovery link, but you have to download the ones wich have a name which begins with "[CWM]"
OTHER NOTE: Since I've compiled CTR with CWM graphich with an half crapped cm-12.1 source tree, and adb doesn't work (except in sideload), I couldn't take screenshot, so, I've uploaded some photos, instead, which are taken with my ~4 years ago Samsung Galaxy Pocket, so don't flame me for bad quality , and since I tried to upload in attachments, but it doen't show the photo when clicking on the attachment, I've upload a zip with 4 screenshots
HERE (Google Drive Link)
Credits:
@bluefirebird for recovery sources
@TheWhisp for device tree
Me (DeadSquirrel01) for porting the recovery , adding CWM graphics, editing images and adding some cwm features
Sources:
Device Tree: https://github.com/DeadSquirrel01/android_device_samsung_a5-common
CTR: https://github.com/carliv/carliv_touch_recovery_new
CTR with CWM graphics: https://github.com/DeadSquirrel01/carliv_touch_recovery_new branch cm-12.1 only for the moment and you need to add "USE_CWM_GRAPHICS := true" in BoardConfig.mk
Changelog
03/09/2016 (update N2):
_ Add menu color change: you can now change highligh+text color to 3 different colors: blue (default), green or orange.
See my github commit for info, I wrote some awesome comments
06/10/2017 (Update N3):
_Save menu color setting to /sdcard/clockworkmod/cwm_config, so that it's not lost on reboot, resulting a recovery which has always the blue color, even if the user has chosen orange or green.
Thanks for this contribution, try it just have time. For now, I walk with your version of TWRP working well. This CTR Recovery is compatible for install ROMs Marshmallow (Base Stock and CM13 Based)? Cheers.
Thank you DeadSquirrel01 it works perfectly on my A500G running stock marshmallow 6.0.1. Great work
oss_mosis said:
Thanks for this contribution, try it just have time. For now, I walk with your version of TWRP working well. This CTR Recovery is compatible for install ROMs Marshmallow (Base Stock and CM13 Based)? Cheers.
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Yes you can install roms
meemb said:
Thank you DeadSquirrel01 it works perfectly on my A500G running stock marshmallow 6.0.1. Great work
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Thanks for the support
you welcome brother
DeadSquirrel01 said:
Yes you can install roms
Thanks bro, unfortunately I have not been able to prove that the screen of my Galaxy A5 is broken and the phone is unusable for now, but I have already shared this Post on Facebook Group so that other users go testing, any news will be reporting here.
A hug. :good:
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DeadSquirrel01 said:
Yes you can install roms
Thanks bro, unfortunately I have not been able to prove that the screen of my Galaxy A5 is broken and the phone is unusable for now, but I have already shared this Post on Facebook Group so that other users go testing, any news will be reporting here.
A hug. :good:
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Thanks bro
Nice Recovery.. Succesfully rooted my stock 6.0.1 by flashing supersu (you can flash this file to root on any android which have custom recoveries) on this recovery. It is like stock recovery but with a lot of features.
@DeadSquirrel01 works well on A500F (Duos). Also i tried to get stuck in recovery mode with no succes . So i can say it`s better than twrp. I was waiting for this moment since i got the phone . Many many thanks! Cheers!
LE: Wait a second... So how this recovery has almost 3 months and isn`t that known?
LE2: Some feedback - mount usb storage doesn`t do anything (yes i have sdcard). Also no adb support. So is kinda impossible to push files into phone while it`s in recovery...
corsicanu said:
@DeadSquirrel01 works well on A500F (Duos). Also i tried to get stuck in recovery mode with no succes . So i can say it`s better than twrp. I was waiting for this moment since i got the phone . Many many thanks! Cheers!
LE: Wait a second... So how this recovery has almost 3 months and isn`t that known?
LE2: Some feedback - mount usb storage doesn`t do anything (yes i have sdcard). Also no adb support. So is kinda impossible to push files into phone while it`s in recovery...
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You can only use sideload regarding adb and i think it isn't known coz everyone use only twrp now
DeadSquirrel01 said:
You can only use sideload regarding adb and i think it isn't known coz everyone use only twrp now
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Personally i`m more with CWM.. Simple and yet so complex. TWRP is a bit more polished on the UI side, but that bug that keeps me in the recovery drives me crazy [emoji35] . This CTR recovery it`s able to reset the flag and push the device out of recovery... So it`s better IMO.
Anyway i read here and there that Nougat based roms can be flashed in CWM 6.0.5.x so i`ll try to port Philz latest recovery on our device, since i had it for years on my retired devices. Thanks for all your work and for the source!
LE: Sideload doesn`t work since adb isn`t enabled on the recovery..
corsicanu said:
Personally i`m more with CWM.. Simple and yet so complex. TWRP is a bit more polished on the UI side, but that bug that keeps me in the recovery drives me crazy [emoji35] . This CTR recovery it`s able to reset the flag and push the device out of recovery... So it`s better IMO.
Anyway i read here and there that Nougat based roms can be flashed in CWM 6.0.5.x so i`ll try to port Philz latest recovery on our device, since i had it for years on my retired devices. Thanks for all your work and for the source!
LE: Sideload doesn`t work since adb isn`t enabled on the recovery..
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Windows adb? With linux adb works perfectly but with windows adb not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
And... good luck with your philz port
DeadSquirrel01 said:
Windows adb? With linux adb works perfectly but with windows adb not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
And... good luck with your philz port
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Thanks... It`s on my todo list but i don`t have enough time to do anything now. About the adb - shouldn`t be same thing? What`s the difference between adb in linux and windows? Wait to switch linux to test. Could also be something specific to my device since you made the recovery for FU and i have F.. Cheers!
So i rebooted in linux and here`s the output:
Code:
[email protected] ~ $ adb devices
List of devices attached
???????????? no permissions
[email protected] ~ $ adb shell
error: insufficient permissions for device
And when tryin` to Mount USB Mass storage this is the output:
Code:
Error mounting /dev/sr1 at /media/hades/671D-12F5: Command-line `mount -t "vfat" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,utf8=1,showexec,flush" "/dev/sr1" "/media/hades/671D-12F5"' exited with non-zero exit status 32: mount: /dev/sr1 is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: /dev/sr1: can't read superblock
I have 32gb class 10 sdcard formatted as fat32.. And from what i see it tries to mount as vfat, this for sure is from the fstab..
Any ideas?
corsicanu said:
Thanks... It`s on my todo list but i don`t have enough time to do anything now. About the adb - shouldn`t be same thing? What`s the difference between adb in linux and windows? Wait to switch linux to test. Could also be something specific to my device since you made the recovery for FU and i have F.. Will edit this post in a minute. Cheers!
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Since it's a recovery it works with any a500xx variant (same chipset ) and also it's the same thing with roms for example on my pac-rom rom noone said it doesn't boot on a500xx. Regarding adb, bad drivers i think
I don't know how much i can thank you, when i use TWRP my phone won't boot into the system but it works perfectly with this recovery
Qcraft said:
I don't know how much i can thank you, when i use TWRP my phone won't boot into the system but it works perfectly with this recovery
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So use thiz
What I like in it is while I am in this recovery and my phone is charging, and I select reboot, it boot to the system unlike other recovery.
I had installled custom ROMs, Flashed kernel image, and used ADB sideload so far
akil777 said:
What I like in it is while I am in this recovery and my phone is charging, and I select reboot, it boot to the system unlike other recovery.
I had installled custom ROMs, Flashed kernel image, and used ADB sideload so far
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anyway if in twrp it doesn't reboot you can run $ reboot in advanced->terminal
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anyway if in twrp it doesn't reboot you can run $ reboot in advanced->terminal
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Yep.. this terminal has commands nearly or exactly like linux ubuntu.
akil777 said:
Yep.. this terminal has commands nearly or exactly like linux ubuntu.
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Yes, the commands of any linux distro, but they are less... only indispensable commands
All TWRP version is not compatible with the OneUI3.1 update samsung has released a few days ago. So in order to be able to flash custom ROMs or other things you need to use this recovery instead.
Notes:
- You can only flash files from USB thumb drive (OTG drive), from an external sdcard or using adb sideload
- Only FAT32 thumb driver (OTG drive) are supported. So make sure you formate your drive to FAT32 before using it with lineage recovery, otherwise, it won't be able to read your drive
- this recovery version only supports latest ADB version so make sure you're using it
Installation:
1. Reboot to download mode
2. Flash the file using odin
Download:
LineageOs-18.1 Recovery
ADB and fastboot
Bugs:
- Data decryption doesn't work
- Fastbootd
- Can't flash file from device internal storage
Change Log:
16th of March 2021
- Initial Release
F.A.Q:
How to flash files using adb side load?
1. Reboot to recovery
2. Select apply update then adb
3. plug your device using usb cable to your phone
4. open a new terminal/cmd in the same folder the file you want to flash
5. Type " adb sideload file_name.zip "
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Does VoLTE and proximity sensor work in this ROM?
msurg said:
Does VoLTE and proximity sensor work in this ROM?
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This is not a ROM. It's lineage-18.1 recovery.
Please, read the title carefully
LahKeda said:
F.A.Q:
How to flash files using adb side load?
1. Reboot to recovery
2. Select apply update then adb
3. plug your device using usb cable to your phone
4. open a new terminal/cmd in the same folder the file you want to flash
5. Type " adb sideload file_name.zip "
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please can you explain more , because i am beginner in this subject . my experience since note 2 , and now i buy galaxy m51 , please answer me.
M H N said:
please can you explain more , because i am beginner in this subject . my experience since note 2 , and now i buy galaxy m51 , please answer me.
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This recovery is kind of abandoned. use TWRP 3.5.1 if you're on one ui3.1 or twrp 3.4 if you're on oneui 2.5
LahKeda said:
This is not a ROM. It's lineage-18.1 recovery.
Please, read the title carefully
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My mistake. Apology.
@LehKeda I have a general question: am I right that LOS 18.1 recovery *in general* does not have native USB OTG support, but that you added it manually into your edition?
RootedLee said:
@LehKeda I have a general question: am I right that LOS 18.1 recovery *in general* does not have native USB OTG support, but that you added it manually into your edition?
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it supports it, but sometimes you need your device usb.init.rc file to initialize USB and OTG stuff
Hi @LehKeda Aha. I'm having compatibility/ reliability issues with another device's USB OTG sometimes working and sometimes not in TWRP regardless if it was flashed the recommended way into the existing LOS 18.1 boot as RamDisk (via the new "Flash Current TWRP") or if it was flashed to boot directly to boot instead system.
Regarding LOS 18.1 recovery, just now this second I finally see the LED lid up on my flash drive connected via USB cable.
All this is intermittent, and I tend to need to go through several hoops to finally have USB OTG working. To make things even more convoluted, it's definitely worse with the latest LOS 18.1 recovery/ boot I just applied yesterday, then TWRP added (again as RamDisk). I do not know if TWRP uses its own USB OTG drivers if run flashed to RamDisk, or if it relies on whatever is present in the LOS section of the boot partition after repackaging by TWRP.
I don't want to hijack this thread, so let me detail the issue in the other thread. I'll post the link shortly. I'm sure it's just a few files missing like the one you mentioned, or a 100% correct config inside such a file.
I appreciate your expertise and will be back shortly
@LehKeda here: Nokia 6.1 TWRP 3.6.0/ 3.4.0 USB OTG Instructions
The TWRP in question: from the TWRP for DRG_sprout page, the latest official 3.6.0
LOS recovery/ boot images from Builds for PL2. The recovery I've been having best results with as base for TWRP is lineage-18.1-20220118-recovery-PL2.img.
I'm aware the Nokia 6.1 (my phone) and the 6.1 Plus (the one that TWRP was developed for) aren't exactly the same, but with everything else working, I doubt that the slight model differences are the cause for the USB OTG being unreliable; plus TWRP 3.4.0 [UNofficial] for the Nokia 6.1 has the same issue..
Maybe you have an idea over there how this can be stabilized
[EDIT]: I'll be offline now for around 24 hrs, so there will be a delay in response from my side, just that you know
Update: March 24 2022: This ROM has been retired and a new one based on LOS 19.1 (and TWRP based on Android 11) have taken its place. New thread here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...4-2020-lineageos-19-1-and-twrp-3-6-1.4421365/
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Update 9:46am EST July 15 2021: new builds of TWRP and LineageOS with TWRP touch fixed and LOS w/ space for Gapps is now live.
WARNING: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
I have successfully ported TWRP and Lineage OS 18.1 to the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020), aka SM-T500. This is my first time porting TWRP or LOS, so there may be issues unknown about at this time. Thus far, the only known issue is that the touchscreen in TWRP does not work. This can be worked around by using a USB mouse and/or accessing the device via ADB.
Here are the steps to follow:
Update your device to the latest stock ROM (as of this writing) either using the built-in system updater or via Odin. You want the build that ends with "3BUF3".
Unlock device bootloader using instructions from other threads. This will wipe your device.
Boot into download mode and flash "vbmeta_disabled_R.tar" via Odin in the "Userdata" slot to disable verified boot. This will wipe your device again.
Boot device back into download mode and flash TWRP via Odin in the "AP" slot. If you boot up into the stock ROM rather than booting directly back into download mode then go through the initial setup process of the stock ROM and enable developer tools and ensure OEM Unlocking is still enabled (VaultKeeper can possibly undo OEM Unlocking if you get to the ROM but don't go into Developer Tools and view OEM Unlocking is enabled, so make sure to do this).
Boot device into TWRP (recovery mode) and format (not wipe) your data partition. Then reboot back into TWRP.
Push LineageOS (super.new.ext4.img) to device. Ideally push it to an SD card formatted with ExFat or EXT2/3/4 (FAT/FAT16/FAT32/VFAT won't work due to file-size limitations).
Install LineageOS image to "Super" partition. Make sure to select "Install from Image" in order to show .img files in the install selector screen.
(Optional) Push NikGapps Omni to your device and install the zip. Make sure you include a "nikgapps.config" file in your "/tmp" folder that is configured to install to "system" rather than "product" or "default".
Reboot to system. You should now be in LOS with Gapps.
(Optional, but recommended): Install Magisk via TWRP
(Optional, but recommended): Run fix script to fix brightness slider not working and to make Magisk work. If you didn't install Magisk but only want the brightness fix, just enter "n" when prompted in the script. To run the script:
NOTE: Script has .txt file extension to allow hosting on AFH. Remove that so it's just .sh to match the instructions below.
Download and push to device when booted into TWRP
adb push sm-t500_fixes.sh /tmp
Enter an adb shell
adb shell
Change directories and set permissions
cd /tmp
chmod +x /tmp/sm-t500_fixes.sh
Run script
/tmp/sm-t500_fixes.sh
Tips:
If you are not seeing all of your storage space in the OS on the internal flash, boot to TWRP and format data.
Flash TWRP via "AP" slot and flash VBMeta_Disabler via "Userdata" slot in Odin.
Flash LineageOS as an Image, not as a Zip.
For Gapps, use the latest NikGapps for ARM64 and Android 11/R.
For Gapps, make sure you install to the System partition and not Product. To do this you need to slightly modify a nikgapps.config file. Instructions on that can be found on the NikGapps site.
Downloads:
LineageOS 18.1 20210615 Beta 2: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=14943124697586369438
TWRP 3.5.2 Beta 3: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=14943124697586369439
vbmeta_disabled_R: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=14943124697586369440
Fixes for brightness and Magisk (sm-t500_fixes.sh): https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=14943124697586369521
Known Issues:
OS-encrypted storage (Internal Data) not able to be decrypted in TWRP.
Brightness controls don't work: Fixed via "sm-t500_fixes.sh script.
TWRP touch screen doesn't work (use USB keyboard or adb). Should be fixed with TWRP Beta 3.
TWRP formatting external SD card may hardbrick device. Do not do this! Fixed with TWRP Beta 2.
Source (device tree for TWRP from my Github): https://github.com/agreenbhm/android_device_samsung_gta4lwifi
Source (kernel sources from Samsung): https://opensource.samsung.com/uploadSearch?searchValue=Sm-t500#
agreenbhm said:
I have successfully ported TWRP and Lineage OS 18.1 to the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020), aka SM-T500. This is my first time porting TWRP or LOS, so there may be issues unknown about at this time. Thus far, the only known issue is that the touchscreen in TWRP does not work. This can be worked around by using a USB mouse and/or accessing the device via ADB.
Here are the rough steps to follow:
Unlock device bootloader using instructions from other threads.
Patch stock ROM (AP) using Magisk, then flash rooted ROM. Will likely need to wipe device after this.
Boot into rooted ROM and ensure "OEM Unlocking" is still enabled in "Developer Tools".
Boot back into download mode and flash "vbmeta_disabled_R.tar" to disable verified boot.
Boot device back into rooted stock ROM to ensure things are still functional (may require a device wipe at this step).
Boot device into download mode and use ODIN to flash TWRP recovery.tar file via "AP" slot.
Boot device into TWRP to verify functionality (hold Vol-Up + Power during boot).
Access TWRP via adb using "adb shell" or with USB mouse (touch functionality currently not working).
Format data partition on device.
Via ADB shell: twrp format data
Via USB mouse: Wipe -> Advanced -> Format Data
Boot device into download mode.
Via ADB shell: twrp reboot download
Via USB mouse: Reboot -> Download
Flash LineageOS tar file via ODIN using the "AP" slot.
If device boots into TWRP after flashing LineageOS, use USB mouse to select: Reboot -> System
Device should boot and stall for ~1m at the Samsung logo screen with red text below, then should go blank and then display LineageOS boot image.
Downloads:
LineageOS 18.1 20210615 with TWRP 3.5.2: https://mega.nz/file/vMVglThZ#TepIHvdEypezq3z4S_4Lln7FRFVfC7CUjVGq3ByFb6U
TWRP 3.5.2: https://mega.nz/file/GYU1yCCQ#JsthI8BYNtfB08Pzt1eeXta2Lb1zCkUI185Zm88dEW4
vbmeta_disabled_R: https://mega.nz/file/iMFx3CQI#8cP4mPoRaQNwDATqt0vKD8wxqRWSTz1EL79U0fNpW8M
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Great news!! But I think you need to post it in the ROMs, Kernels, Recover thread.
awesome. Will try after work. Also I think you posted in the wrong section.
Which slot to flash the vbmeta?
wizzdome said:
Which slot to flash the vbmeta?
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AP
Thanks,
After flashing the vbmeta it booted into recovery automatically after what looked like a bootloop in progress, so I wiped with factory reset and then it rebooted fine. (still not sure exactly what the vbmeta does I was hoping it would make it so i didnt get that stupid pop up asking me to hit power button to continue booting due to it having the patched os) anyhow booted fine and twrp installed as you stated without touch screen but mouse with otg works fine. (great job so far) On to LOS... I think I should have checked oem lock before flashing LOS as when I installed I get stuck at boot screen that says oem lock is on... must have been from my factory reset... (facepalm)
Nope... Still sticking on boot with the following showing on the screen...
RPMB fuse not set
RPMB Provisioned
Current BInary: Custom (0x30f)
FRP Lock : OFF
OEM Lock : ON (U) {this was off verified before flash}
KG Status : Checking
Waranty Void : 0x1 (0xE02)
Quallcomm Secureboot : Enable
RP SWREV : B3 (1,1,1,3,1,1) k3 s3
secure download : enable
grdm status : normal (d0000501)
did : 041ce2d22dba
this is displayed in the corner on the bootscreen and looks like it belongs on the download screen, anyhow booting into twrp from this point works however factory reset fails with unable to mount key(something and key(something else) i figure i will let it sit a while as I know sometimes it just takes first boot a while to go through however it doesnt seem to be the problem. Have you had a positive install of the LOS? I am wondering if I had maybe gotten a bad copy of the file. When i go to install I get a pass in odin so not quite sure where to go from here other than back to the factory image any help to get this going would be great... I took on this task cause i needed someting to take my mind off the severely crappy week I have had... so looking forward to anything you can share here...
Actually, userdata is the slot I always use. It might work in both though.
Something to mention: there is not enough space on the /system partition to flash Gapps. I created a build that supports it (with a resized /system partition) but I couldn't get it to flash via Odin. The only way I got it to work was by flashing it via TWRP as an img file. I will be posting that soon. Unfortunately that will be the end of development for now as I hard-bricked the device and need to wait for a repair or replacement. Should be back developing in 2 weeks.
Nevermind what I said here.
jayzarry84 said:
Anyone get this to work? I just flashed the TWRP part but have not been able to get into TWRP
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Get adb access in the OS and then run "adb reboot recovery"
agreenbhm said:
Get adb access in the OS and then run "adb reboot recovery"
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question. I don't have an OTG cable and TWRP keeps booting. I've tried rebbot, rebbot bootloader, reboot system. any advice?
jayzarry84 said:
question. I don't have an OTG cable and TWRP keeps booting. I've tried rebbot, rebbot bootloader, reboot system. any advice?
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You may need to get an otg cable for a USB mouse and choose "reboot system" from the gui. Alternatively, look at the /dev/block/by-name/misc partition and try blanking that out with dd. That has worked sometimes.
jayzarry84 said:
question. I don't have an OTG cable and TWRP keeps booting. I've tried rebbot, rebbot bootloader, reboot system. any advice?
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Also, from an adb shell, try "twrp reboot". Supposedly that should boot to system, but I feel like in testing I got mixed results. According to the TWRP documentation though that should be the answer.
agreenbhm said:
Also, from an adb shell, try "twrp reboot". Supposedly that should boot to system, but I feel like in testing I got mixed results. According to the TWRP documentation though that should be the answer.
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Not working. I'll wait for my otg cable to come in
jayzarry84 said:
Not working. I'll wait for my otg cable to come in
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I was able to use adb to run the TWRP Format Data command and it rebooted the tablet and now LOS has booted up. I think I'm good!
Looking forward to see how this develops
Rom is fast and snappy. Brightness control does not work. I haven’t played too much because of work but that’s what I’ve found so far
Can a mod move this to the rom release section?
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Something to mention: there is not enough space on the /system partition to flash Gapps. I created a build that supports it (with a resized /system partition) but I couldn't get it to flash via Odin. The only way I got it to work was by flashing it via TWRP as an img file. I will be posting that soon. Unfortunately that will be the end of development for now as I hard-bricked the device and need to wait for a repair or replacement. Should be back developing in 2 weeks.
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I've not been able to flash this yet but I know that the latest TWRP versions have a way to fix the system partition to accept gapps. /Wipe/Advanced check system then resize. Sometimes you have to do it more than once if it is a large gapps.
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I've not been able to flash this yet but I know that the latest TWRP versions have a way to fix the system partition to accept gapps. /Wipe/Advanced check system then resize. Sometimes you have to do it more than once if it is a large gapps.
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I will look into that, but I'm not optimistic it will work. This device does not separately present the system partition, rather it uses a super partition which contains system, vendor, product, and odm. TWRP only shows me the super partition for working with. I was able to resize the system partition by expanding the Lineage image and file system on my pc to match the original stock system partition, then rebuilt the super image with the other partitions it needs.