Hi everyone:
I'm an ex IT tech. but don't know that much about smartphone tech. I say that because I'll follow along quickly if people can use metaphors that relate back to PCs. I've used Linux a bit but am not a Linux expert.
I have a Droid 4 with Jelly Bean on it. I'd like to upgrade it to whatever is the most stable later custom version of Android. Do people recommend CyanogenMod 12? Some LineageOS version? Stability and having everything work as much as possible is what's most important to me. Speed would be a bonus, but it not as important as stability/functionality.
I've done the following to prepare for this:
-Taken a screenshot and put it on my PC to keep track of which version of Android I have.
-Downloaded SafeStrap 3.75, but don't know if I have the right version for this phone. Somewhere I saw something about
a special version for the Droid 4.
-I'm not sure which gapps version to download. Will later versions have more apps but be more likely to
have compatibility issues with an older version of Android?
-I know how to get into developer mode
-I know how to get into Fastboot mode
Any help would be appreciated.
Shplad said:
Hi everyone:
I'm an ex IT tech. but don't know that much about smartphone tech. I say that because I'll follow along quickly if people can use metaphors that relate back to PCs. I've used Linux a bit but am not a Linux expert.
I have a Droid 4 with Jelly Bean on it. I'd like to upgrade it to whatever is the most stable later custom version of Android. Do people recommend CyanogenMod 12? Some LineageOS version? Stability and having everything work as much as possible is what's most important to me. Speed would be a bonus, but it not as important as stability/functionality.
I've done the following to prepare for this:
-Taken a screenshot and put it on my PC to keep track of which version of Android I have.
-Downloaded SafeStrap 3.75, but don't know if I have the right version for this phone. Somewhere I saw something about
a special version for the Droid 4.
-I'm not sure which gapps version to download. Will later versions have more apps but be more likely to
have compatibility issues with an older version of Android?
-I know how to get into developer mode
-I know how to get into Fastboot mode
Any help would be appreciated.
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see the index for correct safestrap version, 3.75 is latest, but you need the Droid 4 one
[INDEX] Development Motorola Droid 4
GApps are android version specific, opengapps.org are good
I haven't used the Droid 4 much since cm11, it's likely still a good option
sd_shadow's How-To Videos for Droid 4
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Thanks, however I was looking for something a little more newibe-friendly. There are literally dozens and dozens of pages to read. On top of that, the link to the SafeStrap is dead, and there are circular links, all of which appear to go that dead link. As well, the page to download the patch to enable the GSM on CDMA Global phones also has dead links.
Nothing simpler?
Shplad said:
Thanks, however I was looking for something a little more newibe-friendly. There are literally dozens and dozens of pages to read. On top of that, the link to the SafeStrap is dead, and there are circular links, all of which appear to go that dead link. As well, the page to download the patch to enable the GSM on CDMA Global phones also has dead links.
Nothing simpler?
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The link for safe strap is not dead there are two versions. One from stargo and the other is a modified safe strap for unused partitions redone by some one else. You need to look in the correct posts and thread. Here is the download: http://www.internauta37.altervista....afestrap-maserati-v3.75-unused-partitions.apk
As far as for gsm keep looking you'll probully find something. I can't help you with that because I never needed to use but it shouldn't be to hard to do or figure out.
As far as wich rom you want to use just try a few different ones and see wich one you prefer to use as a daily driver.
Shplad said:
Thanks, however I was looking for something a little more newibe-friendly. There are literally dozens and dozens of pages to read. On top of that, the link to the SafeStrap is dead, and there are circular links, all of which appear to go that dead link. As well, the page to download the patch to enable the GSM on CDMA Global phones also has dead links.
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Hi Shplad,
It all seems a bit overwhelming at first, but there isn't that much to it really. So, if you've got some IT experience, I'm sure you'll be fine. I always use the latest version (out of curiosity), but from what I've read, CM11 is considered pretty stable, but 12 and 13 are good too. And you'll probably find you don't need the GSM patch as it'll just work automatically - I think it was required in CM12 at one point, but that might be fixed now.
You haven't mentioned rooting. If you haven't already done that, you may as well get that done first, and it's covered in the pages that sd_shadow linked to. And I had a quick look at the links to safestrap in the pages that sd_shadow linked to, and they all seemed ok to me (as OGdroidster has just said also). You just need to make sure you've got the one with 'maserati' in the filename.
So, (from memory - could be wrong), you just need to:
- root the phone
- download your chosen rom and gapps
- install safestrap
- in safestrap install file system then boot into recovery mode
- create yourself a slot in the boot options
- make sure your new slot is the active one (it tells you at the top)
- install your chosen rom and gapps in the install section
- reboot
And if you get stuck, you could just ask, and I'm sure someone will answer pretty quickly.
Good luck
So, which versions of Android are CM11 and CM12? Can anyone else chime in and let me know if CM12 is better or more stable than CM11?
It turns out I could not download the Safestrap because my firewall was blocking some advertising/metric site which was required to go that page. Got it now.
Not sure what the GSM code you refer to is for. Will the upgraded phone with CMxx not work by default on GSM networks, or is something different?
Thanks
moodroid said:
Hi Shplad,
It all seems a bit overwhelming at first, but there isn't that much to it really. So, if you've got some IT experience, I'm sure you'll be fine. I always use the latest version (out of curiosity), but from what I've read, CM11 is considered pretty stable, but 12 and 13 are good too. And you'll probably find you don't need the GSM patch as it'll just work automatically - I think it was required in CM12 at one point, but that might be fixed now.
You haven't mentioned rooting. If you haven't already done that, you may as well get that done first, and it's covered in the pages that sd_shadow linked to. And I had a quick look at the links to safestrap in the pages that sd_shadow linked to, and they all seemed ok to me (as OGdroidster has just said also). You just need to make sure you've got the one with 'maserati' in the filename.
So, (from memory - could be wrong), you just need to:
- root the phone
- download your chosen rom and gapps
- install safestrap
- in safestrap install file system then boot into recovery mode
- create yourself a slot in the boot options
- make sure your new slot is the active one (it tells you at the top)
- install your chosen rom and gapps in the install section
- reboot
And if you get stuck, you could just ask, and I'm sure someone will answer pretty quickly.
Good luck
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Shplad said:
So, which versions of Android are CM11 and CM12? Can anyone else chime in and let me know if CM12 is better or more stable than CM11?
It turns out I could not download the Safestrap because my firewall was blocking some advertising/metric site which was required to go that page. Got it now.
Not sure what the GSM code you refer to is for. Will the upgraded phone with CMxx not work by default on GSM networks, or is something different?
Thanks
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CM11 is KitKat (4.4), CM12 is Lollipop (5), CM13 is Marshmallow (6) and CM14 is Nougat (7).
I was referring to the GSM patch (that you queried above). What I was saying, was that in most versions of CM, GSM automatically works, so you won't need to apply the patch. But if you did have a problem, the links seem to work fine to me.
If I was you, I'd try out a few versions and find which version you prefer, as I don't think anyone will be able to tell you which is 'best'. I would have thought you'd be fine with 11, 12 or 13 though, and because you can have multiple roms installed with safestrap, you could install all 3 if you wanted!
Thanks. I guess I wasn't aware that you could use any CM. I thought only 11 or 12 could work properly on a Droid 4. So, any of those ROMs might work?
Also, at what stage do you install the GSM patch if it is necessary?
moodroid said:
CM11 is KitKat (4.4), CM12 is Lollipop (5), CM13 is Marshmallow (6) and CM14 is Nougat (7).
I was referring to the GSM patch (that you queried above). What I was saying, was that in most versions of CM, GSM automatically works, so you won't need to apply the patch. But if you did have a problem, the links seem to work fine to me.
If I was you, I'd try out a few versions and find which version you prefer, as I don't think anyone will be able to tell you which is 'best'. I would have thought you'd be fine with 11, 12 or 13 though, and because you can have multiple roms installed with safestrap, you could install all 3 if you wanted!
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Shplad said:
Thanks. I guess I wasn't aware that you could use any CM. I thought only 11 or 12 could work properly on a Droid 4. So, any of those ROMs might work?
Also, at what stage do you install the GSM patch if it is necessary?
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As far as I understand it (which could be totally wrong), 11 and 12 are no longer being developed and will only receive security updates, so from that point of view, I guess they will be more stable. But 13 and 14 will work, but there may be the odd issue here and there (particularly with 14 which is still quite new). You'd have to have a quick scan through the comments to see if there's anything that's like to be a problem for you.
With reagrds to GSM, I should just try it and see if it works to begin with. If it doesn't, then download the patch, reboot, go into safestrap, install the zip then reboot.
Hi,
If you are going to use a ROM with ART (Lollipop CM12x and above) Do not use CM12. It is old, outdated, and laggy. CM13 (LineageOS 13) provides a superior experience. Once LOS 14.1 becomes official for our devices, I would highly recommend upgrading to it, as it provides superior memory management.
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Wow, this is a lot to take in. Thanks. So, I don't quite understand the repercussions. Once I root, does that mean any ROM OS that boots is somewhat more vulnerable, cause it's like being logged on as root in Linux, or does it depend which ROM I'm using or something else?
Bobcus Leper said:
Hi,
If you are going to use a ROM with ART (Lollipop CM12x and above) Do not use CM12. It is old, outdated, and laggy. CM13 (LineageOS 13) provides a superior experience. Once LOS 14.1 becomes official for our devices, I would highly recommend upgrading to it, as it provided superior memory management.
Sent from my Motorola Droid RAZR using XDA Labs
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Okay, I figured out after my last post that root status depends on which ROM you are running, and of course installing a ROM without root status would put you back to unrooted status.
I downloaded Lineage OS 13 and verified the MD5SUM. I rooted the phone using Shadow's video.
Now I want to make an image of my NAND or have some other method of restoring the stock ROM before I install a new ROM. At what stage in the process do I do that and what is the safest tool / method to do that? RSDLite? Adding another ROM slot and using Nandroid backup?
Awaiting anxiously...
Alright, I learned from Googling that RSDLite can restore a ROM to the phone directly from your PC.
Does that wipe out any upgraded, more modern ROMS that I put on the phone, such as Lineage OS 13? Is it like having multiple partitions or hard drives on a PC?
How safe is the RSDLite procedure? Can someone explain the pros/cons of doing it that way versus (as I understand it) having 2 ROMs on the NAND available? I see a lot of HOWTOs, but very few explanations/diagrams/theory. If I could relate this back to PCs, I'd be able to understand better.
Shplad said:
Alright, I learned from Googling that RSDLite can restore a ROM to the phone directly from your PC.
Does that wipe out any upgraded, more modern ROMS that I put on the phone, such as Lineage OS 13? Is it like having multiple partitions or hard drives on a PC?
How safe is the RSDLite procedure? Can someone explain the pros/cons of doing it that way versus (as I understand it) having 2 ROMs on the NAND available? I see a lot of HOWTOs, but very few explanations/diagrams/theory. If I could relate this back to PCs, I'd be able to understand better.
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As far as I understand it, and again, this could be wrong, using RSDLite is usually a last resort in the unlikely event that you've completely messed up your phone. You will lose everything, and your phone will back to how it was when you bought it. I've never needed to use RSDLite myself, but from what I've read, it's a pretty reliable way to get your phone working again. As long as you follow all the instructions, and install CM (LOS) 13 into another slot, it's very unlikely that you'll damage your original stock rom and you'll still be able to boot into if ever you need to. Hopefully, someone who knows more about it will comment also...
I got Safestrap 3.75 special version for unused partitions installed. I didn't realize it allows you to make TWRP ROM backups.
I made a backup of the stock ROM. The first time I did that, I got an error stating it couldn't find or access /boot.
Strangely, the second time I tried, it seemed to work fine.
I copied the folder with the stock ROM backup to my PC, just in case. I managed to flash with Lineage OS 13. It booted fine, but I forgot to select the Gapps zip as well. It does not appear to be rooted after bootup.
1. Do I need to reinstall Lineage 13 or is there way to install the apps without reinstalling Lineage?
2. What is the normal state of this ROM? I'm not sure if I have to root Lineage 13. If I don't enable root, will I be unable to run TWRP recovery and add the Gapps zip file and reinstall? I don't want to be stuck with a successful Lineage install and no apps. I'd find another way to install the apps, but I'm guessing you can't without the apps themselves, no?
Help!
Okay, I figured out how to install just gapps 5.1-2015-05-23-24 . However, during configuration, I cannot get the phone to connect to gmail via WiFi (I don't have a data plan).
"Validating Server Settings...
Couldn't open connection to server."
I see other people had this in other version of Android. Is this a particular problem in Lineage 13? Any solutions known?
...AAAANDDD Google Play Services has closed.
Hmm...this does not seem very stable at all. Has anyone actually tried Lineage 13 on this phone or was it just a guess that it might work?
EDIT:
I tried these suggestions, just in case.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/ACSvDiQoufI
Now, I'm getting the error:
"Problem with account setup
Username or password is incorrect"
Google Play Services keeps closing. Should I uninstall the gapps and install a more compatible one? I think network connectivity is not stable.
Shplad said:
Hmm...this does not seem very stable at all. Has anyone actually tried Lineage 13 on this phone or was it just a guess that it might work?
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Hi. I don't use gapps, and I'm uisng LOS 14 myself. But there's 57 pages of comments for LOS 13, so I think it's fair to say people have tried it! Now you've got it installed, you could post in the LOS 13 thread, and ask people which version of gapps they are using.
P.S. The first post in the Droid 4 LOS 13 thread appears to suggest using OpenGApps and has some details on how to install, or you could read through that thread for other tips.
moodroid:
Thanks, but on which website? There are quite a few Lineage OS forums.
moodroid said:
Hi. I don't use gapps, and I'm uisng LOS 14 myself. But there's 57 pages of comments for LOS 13, so I think it's fair to say people have tried it! Now you've got it installed, you could post in the LOS 13 thread, and ask people which version of gapps they are using.
P.S. The first post in the Droid 4 LOS 13 thread appears to suggest using OpenGApps and has some details on how to install, or you could read through that thread for other tips.
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moodroid:
Thanks, but on which website? There are quite a few Lineage OS forums.
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I meant on this website. In the 'Droid 4 Android Development' section (https://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-4/development), there a thread for each of the roms. The one for CM (LOS) 13 is https://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-4/development/cm13-0-marshmallow-unofficial-builds-t3270938
moo:
Thanks for that. I didn't post there earlier because I thought it was only for developer reports of bugs, and my coding skills are exactly zero. Should I wait to see what happens in that other thread and not post back here until I hear something from there?
I've heard people claim it's 64bit. zcpu isn't saying, and antutu benchmark says 64bit. Wikpedia and motorola/lenovo sites aren't saying. Who are saying it's 32bit and what's their source for this?
If it's true, does that mean that there has to be a full wipe of the apps/data during an upgrade to oreo, or would that only be true if the version of oreo was 64 bit, and that a 32bit upgrade from nougat to orea would be ok?
Please post a reasonable source when replying; i've seem talk either way, and i'm interested in THE answer, not AN answer.
Webern said:
I've heard people claim it's 64bit. zcpu isn't saying, and antutu benchmark says 64bit. Wikpedia and motorola/lenovo sites aren't saying. Who are saying it's 32bit and what's their source for this?
If it's true, does that mean that there has to be a full wipe of the apps/data during an upgrade to oreo, or would that only be true if the version of oreo was 64 bit, and that a 32bit upgrade from nougat to orea would be ok?
Please post a reasonable source when replying; i've seem talk either way, and i'm interested in THE answer, not AN answer.
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Our phones are 64 bit. Stock software runs in 32 bit mode for Sanders. Oreo custom roms are 64bit for our phone for what's currently available.
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treyweez11 said:
Our phones are 64 bit. Stock software runs in 32 bit mode for Sanders. Oreo custom roms are 64bit for our phone for what's currently available.
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Ok, so there'd be no reason to wipe the user data even if we upgrade to a 64 bit version of Oreo, right? Data structures etc in saved data presumably don't need to be concerned with the architecture.
Webern said:
Ok, so there'd be no reason to wipe the user data even if we upgrade to a 64 bit version of Oreo, right? Data structures etc in saved data presumably don't need to be concerned with the architecture.
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it's a bad idea to switch rom without a full wipe, i never managed to get a working installation without that
if you wait for motorola's official update instead, that will probably work and keep your data
Webern said:
Ok, so there'd be no reason to wipe the user data even if we upgrade to a 64 bit version of Oreo, right? Data structures etc in saved data presumably don't need to be concerned with the architecture.
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That my friend is a food question. You should do clean flash any way when flashing different ROMs but you won't know until you try. Some people restore their data that way.
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My question is about the stock Oreo update only.
Webern said:
My question is about the stock Oreo update only.
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there is no stock oreo update at the moment, and nobody knows when it will be released
as it is not out yet, you question cannot have an univocal answer
apparently it will eventually be released as motorola declared about one year ago, but some people, including myself, start to doubt it
btw, normally, no further or previous actions (such as wiping data) are required when installing an official update
i'd rather back up all my files anyway before upgrading, just in case
ElKorki said:
there is no stock oreo update at the moment, and nobody knows when it will be released
as it is not out yet, you question cannot have an univocal answer
apparently it will eventually be released as motorola declared about one year ago, but some people, including myself, start to doubt it
btw, normally, no further or previous actions (such as wiping data) are required when installing an official update
i'd rather back up all my files anyway before upgrading, just in case
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I know that normally you don't have to wipe/reset the device when updating stock, and I know that normally you wipe when flashing different hobbyist roms, and I know there's no release date for Oreo yet. All great facts and I really appreciate the attempt at helping but none of this addresses my question. I'll try again as I obviously wasn't clear enough:
1) Is this device running 32 bit Nougat?
2) Does/Can there exist anywhere a 32 bit Oreo?
3) If the answers are Yes and No respectively, does that mean that in order to upgrade from 32 bit Nougat to 64 bit Oreo a full wipe of app and user data is required?
Webern said:
I know that normally you don't have to wipe/reset the device when updating stock, and I know that normally you wipe when flashing different hobbyist roms, and I know there's no release date for Oreo yet. All great facts and I really appreciate the attempt at helping but none of this addresses my question. I'll try again as I obviously wasn't clear enough:
1) Is this device running 32 bit Nougat?
2) Does/Can there exist anywhere a 32 bit Oreo?
3) If the answers are Yes and No respectively, does that mean that in order to upgrade from 32 bit Nougat to 64 bit Oreo a full wipe of app and user data is required?
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ok, i'll try to be more schematic
1) yes it is
2) yes, oreo can be 32 or 64 bit. ATM there are no 32 bit oreo custom roms for our device and nobody knows what version will be the official update
2b) all already oreo updated motorola phones run 64bit android, so probably also g5splus ore update will be 64bit
3) nobody can know the exact answer to your question because the update has not been released yet, so nobody could test it yet.
these are my thoughts on the subject:
- the architecture has nothing to do with data partition: only binaries are specific to a processor architecture, not data.
- a full wipe is strongly advised because between different roms there can have differences in folder structure.
- official update is expected to keep your data intact and to takes care of any possible data structure divergencies under the hood during installation
anyway, on lenovo official forum i found this thread
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-G5S-Moto-G5S-Plus/Help-Android-Oreo-32-or-64-bit/td-p/3986111
which suggests that your fears are realistic
so i'm no longer very confident about the "taking care under the hood" possibility...
Here you go!
So, the processor is of x64 but stock latest Oreo rom is running on 32-bit mode.
Moto g5s plus is 32-bit
Yes Motorola Moto g5splus is a 32-bit. Checked now on antutu it does says 32-bit, one more proof is the fortnight installer. Fortnight you can't install on Moto g5splus and if you see installers requirements it says OS 64-bit so that's too a one more proof of that.
So, I have an Honor 5C (I’m in Europe, if that’s significant), I’ve been rooted for a while and today I wanted to install a custom ROM. After installing TWRP using the official app, (I tried it with fastboot, but no success) I downloaded the LineageOS 14.1 ROM and tried to install it. This failed, I got error 7 and started googling the cause. No success. Right now I’m just confused with all the different 5C models and apparently different EMUI versions. My questions:
1. How do I know what model I have? (NEM-L21, NEM-L22, NEM-L51 etc.)
2. What’s up with the EMUI versions? I know I had 4.1.2 and never got a notice saying I could update to 5.x, so how are people on those versions?
3. Same for the Android version, I was on marshmallow 6.0 but other people are on nougat?
4. I wiped everything and am unable to boot right now. What ROM must I download to boot again? And is it possible for this to be nougat, instead of marshmallow which I was previously on?
Thanks in advance, I’m very new to this scene and all the different models and versions are kind of overwhelming me
First of all, you shouldn't use the official twrp, because that once partially bricked my phone, and you should have used EliteTWRP for installing the roms, because it required you to back up before some partitions, that official twrp couldn't, also, to answer your first question, you find it out in your phone's settings app, in the About Phone section, but since you didnt look at that before you flashed and deleted everything, I don't know how to figure it out without the settings app, also diffirent region phones get diffirent updates, my dad's honor 6 never got an update out of 4.4.2, but some phones had access to newer versions(not by flashing custom roms), also you should download some dload things i dont remember how to do it, never done that myself, but for that I'm pretty sure you need to know if you're using NEM-L21, NEM-L22, NEM-L51 or something like that
My favorite tablet by far is my S2 T710, and I can't seem to find a comparable one that can run a more current android version. Many apps crash a lot on it, and I am thinking about rooting it and installing a more recent android to see if that improves things. My questions are
Is it worth doing? Or will I find things like "Netflix no longer works" ,etc?
I see that it requires using odin3, which seems to be just for windows. Since I have just osx and linux, I'm wondering if there is an alternative. And, even if there is, would I be better off borrowing a windows device to be sure of the smoothest installation
Thanks
magicalhen said:
My favorite tablet by far is my S2 T710, and I can't seem to find a comparable one that can run a more current android version. Many apps crash a lot on it, and I am thinking about rooting it and installing a more recent android to see if that improves things. My questions are
Is it worth doing? Or will I find things like "Netflix no longer works" ,etc?
I see that it requires using odin3, which seems to be just for windows. Since I have just osx and linux, I'm wondering if there is an alternative. And, even if there is, would I be better off borrowing a windows device to be sure of the smoothest installation
Thanks
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I am going through the process of trying to install the SM-T710 version of Linage 18.1 (unofficial), see: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...or-sm-t710-july-23-2022.4430339/post-86952281
I do not know if it is necessary to root the device before installing the special version of TWRP that it requires.
filker0 said:
I am going through the process of trying to install the SM-T710 version of Linage 18.1 (unofficial), see: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...or-sm-t710-july-23-2022.4430339/post-86952281
I do not know if it is necessary to root the device before installing the special version of TWRP that it requires.
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Rooting is not necessary. You don't need it for installing TWRP, or installing the custom ROM, or using the ROM.
magicalhen said:
I see that it requires using odin3, which seems to be just for windows. Since I have just osx and linux, I'm wondering if there is an alternative. And, even if there is, would I be better off borrowing a windows device to be sure of the smoothest installation
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Odin is not the only way to flash a custom recovery to a Samsung device. There's a package called heimdall for Linux, MacOS, and Windows that can do this.
As a guide, you could look at the LineageOS installation instructions for Samsung devices that have LOS official ROMs. Some of those explain how to use heimdall to install Lineage Recovery.
Obviously, you would substitute TWRP for Lineage Recovery.
For example, see Installing a Custom Recovery using Heimdall https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/beyond1lte/install#installing-a-custom-recovery-using-heimdall in the beyond1lte device instructions. Ignore the other sections of the instructions for that device, and once you have TWRP installed, use it to wipe partitions and flash the unofficial LineageOS ROM.
Hello
How can I flash SW_BINARIES_FOR_XPERIA_ANDROID_11_4.14_V9A_YOSHINO.ZIP over the stock version?
Software binaries for AOSP Android 11.0 – Kernel 4.14 – Yoshino (latest) - Sony Developer World
developer.sony.com
Tried to understand the official manual from here but can't understand where can I get the rest of the img files (boot, system...) - https://developer.sony.com/develop/...-aosp-android-android-11-0-0/#tutorial-step-8
You don't want to combine the AOSP binaries and stock. Those files are meant for pure AOSP builds that don't use the Sony vendor files. Most recent XZ1c ROMs start from stock, so would break if you changed to OEM files.
So if you were doing another ROM, you could go into fastboot and flash this partition and any others from the ROM, or maybe do some of the others from recovery. (e.g. some ROMs might come with their own rather than TWRP.)
Perhaps better question is to ask what you're trying to do with them here.
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You don't want to combine the AOSP binaries and stock. Those files are meant for pure AOSP builds that don't use the Sony vendor files. Most recent XZ1c ROMs start from stock, so would break if you changed to OEM files.
So if you were doing another ROM, you could go into fastboot and flash this partition and any others from the ROM, or maybe do some of the others from recovery. (e.g. some ROMs might come with their own rather than TWRP.)
Perhaps better question is to ask what you're trying to do with them here.
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Hey @tonsofquestions ! I just want to upgrade to Android 11 And I assume it's not LineageOS (Which already tried but wants another OS to try)
It depends on the ROM, not the Android version. The Lineage 18.1 ROM is Android 11, and is based on stock.
Compare that to something like this one https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/g8441-xz1c-lilac-aospextendedrom-oreo.3859656/ which says it's AOSP, and has a step in the instructions to download and install the OEM files.
I also don't think there are many non-Lineage ROMs for 11. Maybe Havoc, but that's still stock-based. Which specific ROM do you want to try?
tonsofquestions said:
It depends on the ROM, not the Android version. The Lineage 18.1 ROM is Android 11, and is based on stock.
Compare that to something like this one https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/g8441-xz1c-lilac-aospextendedrom-oreo.3859656/ which says it's AOSP, and has a step in the instructions to download and install the OEM files.
I also don't think there are many non-Lineage ROMs for 11. Maybe Havoc, but that's still stock-based. Which specific ROM do you want to try?
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Want to flash this Android 11 img, and not quite know how....
Probably by following the instructions in the thread.
But if you don't include a link to the image, it's impossible to be any more specific.