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Why magisk doesn't work with PIE Roms ?

Hi
Since PIE roms for santoni are available, some people, including me, can't root their santoni.
I don't know why.
Flash looks ok in recovery, but after reboot, Magisk Manager says that Magisk isn't installed.
I tried every solution found in forums here, but everytime, same result : "magisk isn't installed"...
So sad !
Could you guys (and girls) centralize here your solutions, step by step, from flash the rom to root it...
It would be so nice for helping desperate people...

I also tried SuperSU and am having the same problem. I've tried Magisk 17.1, 17.2 and the Canary build along with the newest SuperSU and the result is always the same. Flashes fine but Magisk Manager and SuperSU apps can't find root.
The weird thing is that Enpass always tells me that my device is rooted and that it's a security risk even though Magisk Manager can't find root.
Also, I'm positive Magisk is patching the ramdisk. The Uninstaller always finds a Magisk-patched image. I'm assuming something has to be happening during boot that's cancelling root.

Two things I don't understand :
- why some people, with same configuration, don't have root problem ?
- why, with same recovery, same flash method, root works with nougat/oreo rom, and doesn't work with pie...?
Just like that : do you think problem could come from the sd card ?
I'm using à 128 gb samsung sd-card. Maybe I should format it before trying again root ?
I'm not sure it's the problem, since I can flash all roms, but I could try...
Or flash Magisk from internal storage ?
Really desperate...

Hi,
I´m in the same situation like you.
Yesterday I made a new experience of that without solution:
- Backuped all
- Uninstalled magisk at twrp
- Installed santoni_twrp_silent 27_treble (recommended from dev to install havoc)
- Rebooted
- Formated data with factory reset
- Wiped vendor, cache, data... (everything)
- Installed havoc (version 2018-09-08)
- Rebooted
- Installed magisk at twrp
- Rebooted
Same issue like before...
If I try to install magisk on magisk manager I get the following log:
Copying image to cache
Device platform: arm64-v8a
Existing zip found
Extracting files
boot_patch.sh[73]: can't create /proc/self/fd/: Is a directory
MagiskBoot v17.1(17100) (by topjohnwu)
Boot Image Modification Tool
Parsing boot image: [/data/user_de/0/com.topjohnwu.magisk/install/boot.img]
No boot image magic found!
boot_patch.sh[91]: can't create /proc/self/fd/: Is a directory
boot_patch.sh[91]: can't create /proc/self/fd/: Is a directory!
Installation failed
It seems magisk can´t install correct in cause of failing permissions to create new directories. But why?
Edit:
I think there´s an old magisk information written in device system who has to removed manually, cause magisk uninstaller is not able to do

Edit:
I think there´s an old magisk information written in device system who has to removed manually, cause magisk uninstaller is not able to do
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Ok, but I wiped AND format data of internal storage, same results.
Do you think I should format/wipe micro-sd too ?

newbie_or_not_newbie said:
Ok, but I wiped AND format data of internal storage, same results.
Do you think I should format/wipe micro-sd too ?
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I don´t think so. Well, if you like you can try, but I think it´s an internal problem, not an external

So,
I tried another wipe of internal storage, made a format data with recovery. Then I flashed another pie rom, then magisk. And after reboot : tada !! still not working...

try with version 16.6 of magisk

Great news, actually my magisk works on Pixys 2.1!
I installed this twrp:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RR-8WMNSQgx6QzQv5U4i-sST1Af42nrI/view
What I did:
Uninstalled old magisk, rebooted to twrp, installed magisk 17.2, rebooted, installed magisk manager 6.0 and it works.
The only thing is I didn´t rebooted until now, maybe it still works after next reboot or not...

Lemmy554 said:
Great news, actually my magisk works on Pixys 2.1!
I installed this twrp:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RR-8WMNSQgx6QzQv5U4i-sST1Af42nrI/view
What I did:
Uninstalled old magisk, rebooted to twrp, installed magisk 17.2, rebooted, installed magisk manager 6.0 and it works.
The only thing is I didn´t rebooted until now, maybe it still works after next reboot or not...
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I just tried this and it didn't work for me either. I tried multiple clean flashes, flashed MIUI then back to Pie and flashing things in different orders last night and nothing worked. I'm tired of messing with it. I don't know how to get logs without root. I've come to the conclusion that for now I either have Pie or root. Not both. lol

Me too. I stop trying every day a solution.
For the moment, no root for pie roms, so I keep staying with oreo roms (nice dot OS...) I can root.
Hope next builds of pie roms will accept to be rooted on our santoni...

You can try this:
1 Flash Magisk v 17.2, Reinica in fast boot mode, turn it off and turn the phone on again
2 Install Magiskmanager V6 APK, do not open and restart in recovery
3 Flash Magisk v 16.6 and ready...
It worked for me... important, do not update magisk... The root is lost again
Best regards

Thanks for your reply.
Did you have root trouble before trying your solution ?

yes, when installing Pie only. In oreo no, I tried it in havoc and pixys

Try OrangeFox recovery for flashing magisk.

hyperkin said:
Try OrangeFox recovery for flashing magisk.
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That's what I've been using. Also tried TWRP. Neither worked for me. The flash always looks good with no errors but when I boot the ROM Magisk says it's not installed.

I just realize to make magisk work on pie roms i realize that i need dev miui firmware not stable miui firmware the file you need is named fw_santoni_miui_HM4XGlobal_8.9.20_3219de02e5_7.1.zip i not sure why stable firmware wont work on magisk.
i used OrangeFox Recovery Project R8.1 for recovery
1. install rom PixysOS 2.1 as normal (clean flash). Note: LineageOS 16.0 also works I have tested it
2. boot up os to make sure it that everything is working
3. then reboot back to recovery
4. flash firmware zip file named fw_santoni_miui_HM4XGlobal_8.9.20_3219de02e5_7.1
5. reboot to system making sure that it still boots in os
6. reboot back to recovery
7. flash magisk 17.2 beta i think magisk 17.1 also works
8. reboot up back to system
9. installl magisk manager apk
10. done
i just uplolad screenshot just to prove it

neijzen said:
I just realize to make magisk work on pie roms i realize that i need dev miui firmware not stable miui firmware the file you need is named fw_santoni_miui_HM4XGlobal_8.9.20_3219de02e5_7.1.zip i not sure why stable firmware wont work on magisk.
i used OrangeFox Recovery Project R8.1 for recovery
1. install rom PixysOS 2.1 as normal (clean flash). Note: LineageOS 16.0 also works I have tested it
2. boot up os to make sure it that everything is working
3. then reboot back to recovery
4. flash firmware zip file named fw_santoni_miui_HM4XGlobal_8.9.20_3219de02e5_7.1
5. reboot to system making sure that it still boots in os
6. reboot back to recovery
7. flash magisk 17.2 beta i think magisk 17.1 also works
8. reboot up back to system
9. installl magisk manager apk
10. done
i just uplolad screenshot just to prove it
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Sounds like a plan! I'll try it out when I get home from work and let you know how it goes!

Trying asap.
Thanks

neijzen said:
I just realize to make magisk work on pie roms i realize that i need dev miui firmware not stable miui firmware the file you need is named fw_santoni_miui_HM4XGlobal_8.9.20_3219de02e5_7.1.zip i not sure why stable firmware wont work on magisk.
i used OrangeFox Recovery Project R8.1 for recovery
1. install rom PixysOS 2.1 as normal (clean flash). Note: LineageOS 16.0 also works I have tested it
2. boot up os to make sure it that everything is working
3. then reboot back to recovery
4. flash firmware zip file named fw_santoni_miui_HM4XGlobal_8.9.20_3219de02e5_7.1
5. reboot to system making sure that it still boots in os
6. reboot back to recovery
7. flash magisk 17.2 beta i think magisk 17.1 also works
8. reboot up back to system
9. installl magisk manager apk
10. done
i just uplolad screenshot just to prove it
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This post right here works, thank you so much

[guide] steps to flash gsi on redmi note 7

[GUIDE] STEPS TO FLASH GSI ON REDMI NOTE 7 [lavender]​
Many of us tried Flashing GSI on our Redmi Note 7 but failed due to various reasons even though it is absolutely bugless for Redmi Note 7 .
Here are the steps which i will mention below that will let us use the full potential of GSI.
Requirements :
Bootloader Unlocked
TWRP Installed
Ofcourse a working device
Installation Method :
First of all we need the flash the latest chinese beta rom.It gets updated everyweek. Since I have the cn rn7 i prefer to update the vendor partition everyweek for fixes and latest updates.But you can try on your stable rom too (I can't gurantee if things will work out on stable rom or not) .So, first of all be on china beta rom.
Go to fastboot mode and connect your pc to your device .You need to have installed xiaomi drivers to make this work properly. Once you are in fastboot ,open a terminal/cmd and type : fastboot -w ( this will erase your existing system partition and data and internal storage too , so make sure to have a backup if you have something essential on ur device)
Now considering that we have already downloaded a gsi i.e a phh GSI ..now for this case we are gonna assume its aosp as an example.. while in the fastboot mode type : fastboot flash system system.img ( here system.img(it can be of different name too) is the gsi img which you download from phh thread).
Remember : once the flash is completerd reboot to TWRP and not to system.
Once you are in twrp , flash magisk ( flash magisk latest canary as it has support for system as root devices) then press on wipe button of twrp,,,then advanced wipe..then tick mark on system and you will see repair or change file system option.Click on it..Click on repair and resize file system.
Now go to mount settings and mount system partition. Now you can flash gapps if you want .
After flashing gapps finally reboot to system
Voila! After in about 5 mins you will be booted to GSI rom
Post Installation Method :
You will have almost everything working after booting into gsi except you will run into brightness bug which you can fix by the following way
Connect your device with pc and enable mass storage
open a cmd/terminal on ur pc
type the following codes : adb shell
su ( in this case you will have to give permission from your device ; grant it)
setprop persist.sys.qcom-brightness 4095
Congragulations Now you have installed a gsi perfectly on your device
In this way you can flash almost all the gsi available on phh thread Hope this clarifies all of our problems.
Hit Thanks if I helped you somehow with this

shouldn't you be flashing disable_encrypt zip too?

repair or change file system option.Click on it..Click on repair and resize file system. I don''t get this one. There are a few options inside

PROdelision said:
shouldn't you be flashing disable_encrypt zip too?
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No, its not required.
chiplovez9x said:
repair or change file system option.Click on it..Click on repair and resize file system. I don''t get this one. There are a few options inside
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Make sure you have allowed modifications on system partition and also you dont have system as read only.

Does fingerprint working on GSI?

what is gsi?

I don't know much but gsi means u can flash almost all roms (which have images). And most of ROMs do have gsi images.. So u can install any rom on your phone. I don't know the steps to do so.. ?

bryanngapopala said:
what is gsi?
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Simple speaking it's a image with clear android from google

Has anyone tested RR PIE GSI on RN7? Does it work?

Is it possible to boot Android O GSI? :silly:

letsmakecakes said:
No, its not required.
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here's everything i did:
on miui beta.....already encrypted.
did fastboot -w
flashed latest RR gsi via fastboot
booted to twrp, flashed magisk(v19), repair and resize
reboot
asks for decryption password
where exactly am i going wrong?
able to boot if im using decrypt zip but lockscreen doesnt work.

Is the. Method the same for the global version with global rom?

letsmakecakes said:
[GUIDE] STEPS TO FLASH GSI ON REDMI NOTE 7 [lavender]​
Many of us tried Flashing GSI on our Redmi Note 7 but failed due to various reasons even though it is absolutely bugless for Redmi Note 7 .
Here are the steps which i will mention below that will let us use the full potential of GSI.
Requirements :
Bootloader Unlocked
TWRP Installed
Ofcourse a working device
Installation Method :
First of all we need the flash the latest chinese beta rom.It gets updated everyweek. Since I have the cn rn7 i prefer to update the vendor partition everyweek for fixes and latest updates.But you can try on your stable rom too (I can't gurantee if things will work out on stable rom or not) .So, first of all be on china beta rom.
Go to fastboot mode and connect your pc to your device .You need to have installed xiaomi drivers to make this work properly. Once you are in fastboot ,open a terminal/cmd and type : fastboot -w ( this will erase your existing system partition and data and internal storage too , so make sure to have a backup if you have something essential on ur device)
Now considering that we have already downloaded a gsi i.e a phh GSI ..now for this case we are gonna assume its aosp as an example.. while in the fastboot mode type : fastboot flash system system.img ( here system.img(it can be of different name too) is the gsi img which you download from phh thread).
Remember : once the flash is completerd reboot to TWRP and not to system.
Once you are in twrp , flash magisk ( flash magisk latest canary as it has support for system as root devices) then press on wipe button of twrp,,,then advanced wipe..then tick mark on system and you will see repair or change file system option.Click on it..Click on repair and resize file system.
Now go to mount settings and mount system partition. Now you can flash gapps if you want .
After flashing gapps finally reboot to system
Voila! After in about 5 mins you will be booted to GSI rom
Post Installation Method :
You will have almost everything working after booting into gsi except you will run into brightness bug which you can fix by the following way
Connect your device with pc and enable mass storage
open a cmd/terminal on ur pc
type the following codes : adb shell
su ( in this case you will have to give permission from your device ; grant it)
setprop persist.sys.qcom-brightness 4095
Congragulations Now you have installed a gsi perfectly on your device
In this way you can flash almost all the gsi available on phh thread Hope this clarifies all of our problems.
Hit Thanks if I helped you somehow with this
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Which GSI should be needed to take? A-only or A/B ?

PROdelision said:
here's everything i did:
on miui beta.....already encrypted.
did fastboot -w
flashed latest RR gsi via fastboot
booted to twrp, flashed magisk(v19), repair and resize
reboot
asks for decryption password
where exactly am i going wrong?
able to boot if im using decrypt zip but lockscreen doesnt work.
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I have no experience with GSI images, but I know in general that PIE breaks the encryption, if you roll back the security patch level. I don't know it this happened in your case, but I have lost couple of times my encrypted storage when I have tried to restore a backup of rom with older android patch level. After that, the bootup encryption pin is no longer accepted, neither by android nor by twrp, so the only option is to format data to remove encryption and start from scratch.
Were your miui beta and rr gsi of the same android security patch level?

Getting WRONG PIN error after setting up pin ???

letsmakecakes said:
[GUIDE] STEPS TO FLASH GSI ON REDMI NOTE 7 [lavender]
Many of us tried Flashing GSI on our Redmi Note 7 but failed due to various reasons even though it is absolutely bugless for Redmi Note 7 .
Here are the steps which i will mention below that will let us use the full potential of GSI.
Requirements :
Bootloader Unlocked
TWRP Installed
Ofcourse a working device
Installation Method :
First of all we need the flash the latest chinese beta rom.It gets updated everyweek. Since I have the cn rn7 i prefer to update the vendor partition everyweek for fixes and latest updates.But you can try on your stable rom too (I can't gurantee if things will work out on stable rom or not) .So, first of all be on china beta rom.
Go to fastboot mode and connect your pc to your device .You need to have installed xiaomi drivers to make this work properly. Once you are in fastboot ,open a terminal/cmd and type : fastboot -w ( this will erase your existing system partition and data and internal storage too , so make sure to have a backup if you have something essential on ur device)
Now considering that we have already downloaded a gsi i.e a phh GSI ..now for this case we are gonna assume its aosp as an example.. while in the fastboot mode type : fastboot flash system system.img ( here system.img(it can be of different name too) is the gsi img which you download from phh thread).
Remember : once the flash is completerd reboot to TWRP and not to system.
Once you are in twrp , flash magisk ( flash magisk latest canary as it has support for system as root devices) then press on wipe button of twrp,,,then advanced wipe..then tick mark on system and you will see repair or change file system option.Click on it..Click on repair and resize file system.
Now go to mount settings and mount system partition. Now you can flash gapps if you want .
After flashing gapps finally reboot to system
Voila! After in about 5 mins you will be booted to GSI rom
Post Installation Method :
You will have almost everything working after booting into gsi except you will run into brightness bug which you can fix by the following way
Connect your device with pc and enable mass storage
open a cmd/terminal on ur pc
type the following codes : adb shell
su ( in this case you will have to give permission from your device ; grant it)
setprop persist.sys.qcom-brightness 4095
Congragulations Now you have installed a gsi perfectly on your device
In this way you can flash almost all the gsi available on phh thread Hope this clarifies all of our problems.
Hit Thanks if I helped you somehow with this
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Hi!
Did you not disable dm-verity and force-encryption?
Another question, the dev MIUI roms contain both the system and vendor partitions, right? How do you install only the vendor partitions from them? Or do you just flash MIUI and then reflash the custom ROM system? In that case, won't that affect dm-verity and encryption on the data partition?

Flashing correctly a GSI like in this guide; with vendor ecc ecc, will gcam work? Actually i'm on stock MIUI 10 and obv all working fine with a perfect version. My doubt is it.

Forever Alone said:
Getting WRONG PIN error after setting up pin ???
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Did you not erase your /data partition through TWRP?
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Forever Alone said:
Getting WRONG PIN error after setting up pin ???
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Did you not erase your /data partition through TWRP?

any recommended gsi rom with no bug?

booladi said:
Did you not erase your /data partition through TWRP?
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Did you not erase your /data partition through TWRP?
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I did wipe userdata but not internal storage. heard its because i have unencrpyed data partition?

[GUIDE] [HOW TO]Flash GSIs on Pie Vendor [X01AD]

Since the Pie update GSIs are not working because of System-as-root partiton But ASUS launched a new update in which GSIs are working.
READ WHOLE THREAD CAREFULLY.
REQUIREMENTS:
Unlocked bootloader (After Unlocking bootloader you will get a Red END OF STATE Warning. Don't Worry Press Power Button on that screen
Decrypted Data
Should be on latest firmware
If You're Using PitchBlack Recovery:
1. Boot into Recovery
2. Click On Advanced > Additional > Special > Setting OTA
3. Uncheck "Disable DM-Verity" Option Here
4. Done, Now You Can Use PitchBlack To Flash GSI on Pie Vendor.
INSTALLATION METHOD:
1. Download Any GSI of A/B type.
2. Download latest magisk manager zip
3. Patch your boot.img with Magisk (Tick on Preserve dm-verity by clicking on Advanced settins in magisk) or Download from Here
4. Boot into Recovery and Wipe Data, Dalvik Cache. Do not wipe system
5. Flash patched boot.img
Note: If your data is Encrypted then This step should be done with pitchblack otherwise your data may remain encrypted
6. Flash GSI image
7. Flash latest Magisk.
8. Go to Wipe option > Select Advanced Wipe > Tick on system > Click on Repair or Resize > Click on Resize.
9. Optional : Flash Gapps According to your choice If Gapps are not included in GSI.
10. Reboot System.
There is a possibility That your device will reboot again after asus logo. Don't worry
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED YOU:good:

do you see the red state warning after booting into gsi

sir iam unable to flash gapps after flashing the gsi. TWRP says the gapps variant is incompatible. I tried to flash arm 64 pico for pie. The gsi though boots. I flashed RR pie gsi (A/B) with pie vendor.. Please help Thanks in advance

jeno33 said:
sir iam unable to flash gapps after flashing the gsi. TWRP says the gapps variant is incompatible. I tried to flash arm 64 pico for pie. The gsi though boots. I flashed RR pie gsi (A/B) with pie vendor.. Please help Thanks in advance
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Sorry I didn't mentioned in guide, that you've to modify script of gapps to get it working. I'll upload modified gapps tomorrow. Again I apologize

jeno33 said:
do you see the red state warning after booting into gsi
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Red state warning is due to unlocked bootloader. It'll remain as long as bootloader is unlocked. But that doesn't create any problem except for increasing boot time by 5-6 seconds.

use A/B type cannot flash gapps,error 64. A type can flash gapps. Why?

gxfuzion92 said:
use A/B type cannot flash gapps,error 64. A type can flash gapps. Why?
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Updater-script needs to be modified inside gapps, because gapps wrongly detects architecture as arm.
Install this gappshttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1nS2z4emxHovZ0x3CqXl59r8oBqx9DiPU/view?usp=drivesdk
I have modified the script

what rums for example are loaded and working?
currently the Havoc-OS-v2.0-20181027-GSI-ARM64-Aonly-Official is being loaded and running.
tried miui, flyme, Havoc-OS other versions

Is there any video tutorial?

Any tutorial videos?

gxfuzion92 said:
use A/B type cannot flash gapps,error 64. A type can flash gapps. Why?
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Hey you able to flash any GSI except havoc 2.0 ??

I'm not able to access your document

[ROM][SM-T500] Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020) - LineageOS 18.1

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?

agreenbhm said:
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.

lewmur said:
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.

how downgrade sm-a605fn from android 10 to 9

Hello, I have a Samsung Galaxy A6+ with latest fw installed.
(italian version)
A605FNXXU7CUD4
The phone is totally useless after the update to android 10, it takes AGES to perform any action, even open the Camera or open a Message.
Already tried to wipe everything, hard reset, reinstall fw. Still useless.
Since I’d like to downgrade to Android 9 to have back a useful phone, I tried to install the latest Android 9 fw with Odin.
A605FNXXS5BTB1
But it fails, saying SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot] Fused 7 > Binary 5
What can I do?
Is there any chance to downgrade this phone?
Thank you

1. Unlock your bootloader.
2. Flash custom recovery for your device.
3. Go to custom recovery (TWRP) and flash any downloaded custom rom (for your device), GSI or save stock firmware as flashable zip with tool like ClassyKitchen.
4. Flash Magisk or RMM-bypass-v3 in TWRP to protect your bootloader from getting locked again.
Backup your personal data at first, of course.

nqnxev said:
1. Unlock your bootloader.
2. Flash custom recovery for your device.
3. Go to custom recovery (TWRP) and flash any downloaded custom rom (for your device), GSI or save stock firmware as flashable zip with tool like ClassyKitchen.
4. Flash Magisk or RMM-bypass-v3 in TWRP to protect your bootloader from getting locked again.
Backup your personal data at first, of course.
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Almost done, but I can't find any custom rom available for download. Can someone help? Since wwith twrp I cannot install a stock rom. Thanks in advance.

I managed to flash a so called Ari's rom, but I think the phone is now bricked. It is on bootloop on the first screen of Samsung (with phone name and so on) and with SET WARRANTY BIT : KERNEL at top left. I think it is time to trash it or does someone have any hint? Thanks

Ecto1000 said:
I managed to flash a so called Ari's rom, but I think the phone is now bricked. It is on bootloop on the first screen of Samsung (with phone name and so on) and with SET WARRANTY BIT : KERNEL at top left. I think it is time to trash it or does someone have any hint? Thanks
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I proposed three different options: custom rom, GSI (generic system image) or conversion stock firmware to flashable form. If there's no good custom rom for A6+, then don't worry - you can still try another options. Try playing with Generic System Images:
1. Flash your current stock firmware as usual in Odin.
2. Unlock bootloader and flash TWRP.
3. Go to TWRP.
4. Wipe partitions cache, dalvik, data, system (don't wipe vendor partition - it's needed).
5. Flash GSI image (recommended will be at first phhusson's AOSP (Android 9 or 10)) as "system image". You always need to choose and download "arm32_binder64" variant of img file.
6. Reboot to your new system.
Second option is to convert stock Android 9 firmware into flashable form.
1. Download ClassyKitchen tool.
2. Import downloaded Android 9 stock firmware (for your phone) into it and save it as flashable zip.
3. Go to TWRP.
4. Wipe cache, dalvik, data, system and vendor.
5. Flash your previously done zip with Android 9 as any other flashable zip in TWRP.
6. Flash Magisk or RMM-state-bypass-v3 in TWRP to prevent your bootloader from getting locked again.
7. Reboot.

I went for the second option, in Classykitchen I loaded the stock android 9 rom and selected
BUILD ZIP ROM (for recovery).
Then installed with TWRP following your wipe indications.
Success.
But when I went to install RMM-state-bypass-v3 I got the error impossile to mount /system.
So I rebooted twrp and before anything I manually mounted SYSTEM in twrp in the dedicated MOUNT menu, and I did everything again from wipe to install.
Is this procedure correct?
Success, success also for RMM-state-bypass-v3.
I rebooted but I'm again stuck in the same loop described in my previous reply.
When I selecr REBOOT in twrp, do I have to flag anything? For example System?
Regarding the first option, if I go there:
Releases · phhusson/treble_experimentations
Notes about tinkering with Android Project Treble. Contribute to phhusson/treble_experimentations development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
exactly which file do I have to download among ASSETS of any release?
Thank you very much

Ecto1000 said:
I went for the second option, in Classykitchen I loaded the stock android 9 rom and selected
BUILD ZIP ROM (for recovery).
Then installed with TWRP following your wipe indications.
Success.
But when I went to install RMM-state-bypass-v3 I got the error impossile to mount /system.
So I rebooted twrp and before anything I manually mounted SYSTEM in twrp in the dedicated MOUNT menu, and I did everything again from wipe to install.
Is this procedure correct?
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Yes, it's correct. If RMM bypass or Magisk.zip was flashed without any errors in TWRP then everything is okay. Just reboot to system in TWRP after that - there is option to reboot directly to system. First boot always can take a bit longer than next boots.
Ecto1000 said:
exactly which file do I have to download among ASSETS of any release
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You always need to get any "arm32_binder64" (always AB) image. Gapps or vanilla is just your choice. Just get Android 9 or 10 image and flash it as "system image" (but wipe at first partitions specified in my previous post - don't wipe only Vendor partition, because it contains important things). Android 12 GSI still aren't stable. Android 11 - maybe will work properly. Android 9 and 10 should work fine. There is even short article about GSI on Galaxy A6+ with some fixes for that device attached:
Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus (2018)
Notes about tinkering with Android Project Treble. Contribute to phhusson/treble_experimentations development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
You can try of course other GSI's as well:
Generic System Image (GSI) list
Notes about tinkering with Android Project Treble. Contribute to phhusson/treble_experimentations development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com

Thank you very much, appreciated.
But something weird happens: I install the ROM with success. If then I try to install Magisk (or Rmm) it fails with error 7.
And twrp says No Os installed if I reboot.
But if I try to install Magisk after rebooting into twrp after installing the ROM it goes without errors.
But anyway I have the issues of No Os installed.

Ecto1000 said:
Thank you very much, appreciated.
But something weird happens: I install the ROM with success. If then I try to install Magisk (or Rmm) it fails with error 7.
And twrp says No Os installed if I reboot.
But if I try to install Magisk after rebooting into twrp after installing the ROM it goes without errors.
But anyway I have the issues of No Os installed.
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You need to reboot to recovery after flashing new system, because just after flashing TWRP doesn't recognize it - that is why you see that "no OS installed". Just reboot your phone to recovery again (you have such option in TWRP). In case of GSI (except maybe CAOS, LineageOS Q/R mod) Magisk or RMM bypass is not needed.
Btw, in case of any problems with hardware support on GSI flash also that patch in TWRP (it may be needed to mount "Vendor" partition in TWRP before flashing that fixes):
Fixes.zip
drive.google.com

Thank you again for your help.
I already rebooted to recovery and twrp keeps saying NO OS.
I'm using twrp 3.5.2_10-0.
I'm starting to suspect that this behaviour is due to the fact that this version of twrp could be too much new and unstable for my phone.
So I'd like to install an older version of twrp with Odin, as explained here:
TWRP for SM-A605FN Samsung Galaxy A6+
How to Install TWRP 3.2.3-1 on Galaxy A6+ SM-A605FN Android 8.0.0 Oreo. Once you installed TWRP recovery on your Samsung Galaxy A6+ SM-A605FN, you can customize it, Rooting or installing custom ROM
www.recovery-mode.com
But I cannot manage to go into download mode again, even from REBOOT menu of twrp it doesn't work, I keep staying in the loop explained before.
Moreover your first option of GSI need me to go into download mode to install the latest stock ROM with Odin.
I just manage to get into the attached screen.
Any idea?
Thank you again

It's not possible to ignore that message and just flash latest stock firmware via Odin? Odin refuses flashing latest stock firmware?
Other builds of TWRP for your devices you'll find here:
Releases · roynatech2544/TWRP_device_samsung_a6plte
Contribute to roynatech2544/TWRP_device_samsung_a6plte development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
But don't use TWRP older than 3.4.0, because it doesn't have support for "Vendor" partition.

Yes, I managed to ignore that screen and go in download mode again.
I tried to follow your first option since the second one was not successful.
Installed latest stock and then twrp 3.5.0-1.
Wipe as you explained, I flash the Gsi
system-quack-arm32_binder64-ab-gapps.img
The flash is very fast, but no errors, is it normal?
After that I reboot to recovery in order to flash
Disable_DM-Verity_ForceEncrypt_11.02.2020
it goes but just at the end it gives the error
failed to mount /odm no such file or directory.
And if I reboot to system the phone loops as always.
I'm losing all hope...

Ecto1000 said:
system-quack-arm32_binder64-ab-gapps.img
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It's okay, but it's possible that you'll always need "vndklite" images for working camera.
Ecto1000 said:
The flash is very fast, but no errors, is it normal?
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If you flashed it as "System Image" and it was successful then yes - should be fine. DM-Verity isn't needed for GSI - only RMM bypass v3 is sometimes needed (on CAOS, Lineage Q/R mod and maybe in case of some other images). On usual A600FN RMM bypass is not needed on phhusson AOSP. Just format "Data" partition (format, not only wipe) - it will remove encryption for you.
Procedure of flashing should be like that:
1. Wipe: cache, dalvik, data, system ("Vendor" partition leave untouched, because it's important for GSI - that is why you needed to flash stock firmware at first, because it adds vendor files for your phone, but it's needed only once, just don't wipe "Vendor").
2. Flash your GSI as "System Image".
3. Reboot phone (to recovery again).
4. Mount your "data", "vendor" and "system" partition.
5. Flash your zips: RMM bypass v3 (optionally Magisk).
5. Reboot to your new system now.
In case of any hardware support problems, reboot to TWRP again, mount "Vendor" partition and flash that fixes:
Fixes.zip
drive.google.com
Try to boot Android 10 or Android 9 images. If it will succeed, then you can try flashing Android 11 images and check what works, and what not. According to that article

nqnxev said:
It's okay, but it's possible that you'll always need "vndklite" images for working camera.
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I don't know what are those images. Can you explain better?
When I proceed with RMM bypass V3 I see the errors in the attached image. It seems like there is a problem in writing to /system.
Can this be related to the hardware support problems you mentioned?
I tried with different versions of Twrp already and with Havoc Os too.
Should I try with flashing a different ROM ?
Thanks again

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I don't know what are those images. Can you explain better?
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Just look at filename of system images. But as I see, it's apparently important on Android 11 and newer. For now, try to boot Android 10 or 9. Let's try with that image:
https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/releases/download/v222/system-quack-arm32_binder64-ab-vanilla.img.xz
1. Decompress that image.
2. Copy to SD card or to internal storage.
3. Wipe cache, dalvik, data, system.
4. Format data partition (it's needed only once).
5. Flash downloaded and extracted file as "System Image".
6. Reboot phone to recovery (again).
7. Select in TWRP: Mount -> system, data, vendor.
8. Flash RMM bypass v3 (or Magisk).
9. Reboot now to system.
10. In case of some things not working, go back to TWRP and mount vendor partition (Mount -> tick "Vendor" -> go back to flashing zips) and flash that:
Fixes.zip
drive.google.com
11. Reboot to system again and check if now everything works properly.
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When I proceed with RMM bypass V3 I see the errors in the attached image. It seems like there is a problem in writing to /system.
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Yes, because you need to mount that partitions in TWRP:
Mount -> tick "system", "vendor" and "data" - and now flash whatever you want.

The only "receipt" which isn't giving installation errors is following your last instructions but avoiding to reboot to recovery after ROM flash (used Vanilla), and using Magisk v22 with unticked the line called "skip digest check" . See attached images.
Anyway, still no success to get into android.
Also tried fixes.zip.

Maybe I have to try with sideload ?

Ecto1000 said:
The only "receipt" which isn't giving installation errors is following your last instructions but avoiding to reboot to recovery after ROM flash (used Vanilla), and using Magisk v22 with unticked the line called "skip digest check" . See attached images.
Anyway, still no success to get into android.
Also tried fixes.zip.
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Everything seems to be okay in your photos. What happens when you press "Reboot System"?

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Everything seems to be okay in your photos. What happens when you press "Reboot System"?
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The phone goes into loop with the attached screen and black screen alternatively.
On the top you can see SET WARRANTY BIT: KERNEL, it should be normal right?
Do I have to set something inside MOUNT of twrp before rebooting to system?

Ecto1000 said:
The phone goes into loop with the attached screen and black screen alternatively.
On the top you can see SET WARRANTY BIT: KERNEL, it should be normal right?
Do I have to set something inside MOUNT of twrp before rebooting to system?
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I've never had such problem, but according to that thread it seems that it's a fault of modified kernel (so don't flash Magisk with GSI, because it patches kernel).
Try to flash stock firmware, unlock bootloader, flash TWRP, format "data" partition, wipe partitions (cache, dalvik, system, data) and flash GSI image as "system image". And reboot to system.
Don't flash RMM and Magisk for now - and check if system will run properly.