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This post is for specific ROM focusing on encrypted un-rooted setup https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/releases v217+
Usual lecture from your local system administrator: your warranty will be void, all you do is your own risk
Known issues:
- bluetooth in-call echo (patch needs to be applied)
- AVC mediacodec on Pie vendor issue (patch needs to be applied)
- VoLTE not tested, other things please report in this thread if discovered
Prerequisites:
- unlocked bootloader
- global stock Pie/Q rom already flashed (may also work for In/Cn variants - needs to be tested)
- A/B PHH GSI with Gapps unpacked (system-quack-arm64-ab-gapps.img is inside downloadable system-quack-arm64-ab-gapps.img.xz)
- stock fastboot rom unpacked (we need vbmeta.img)
- data and localstorage should be backed up, the process requires factory reset
Fastboot flash method:
- `fastboot flash system system-quack-arm64-ab-gapps.img`
- `fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img`
- reboot to system, do not put effort into setup, just get to settings
- if you do not have/not willing to flash twrp, patches need to be applied at this point with some root file explorer (see below)
- apply settings->phh->securize, the device should reboot and be stuck on android logo
- press and hold vol-up + power buttons, get to recovery
- for TWRP, format data partition (not just wipe, but format is needed, like mke2fs via adb/terminal); for stock recovery - wipe data
- reboot to system and setup
To apply patches via TWRP, just flash one of attached zips (Pie/Quack)
To apply patches without twrp, replace files in vendor filesystem with ones in vendor folder of the patch archive
To dirty flash new version, see post #2
Updating to new version without encryption issues
Prerequisite: TWRP
1. Flash new system image, like system-quack-arm64-ab-gapps.img, do not reboot
2. Mount system read-write
3. In terminal (adb) execute:
Code:
touch /system_root/system/phh/secure
rm /system_root/system/xbin/su
rm /system_root/system/bin/phh-su
rm /system_root/system/etc/init/su.rc
rm /system_root/system/bin/phh-securize.sh
rm -Rf /system_root/system/app/me.phh.superuser/
rm -Rf /data/su || true
Note: /system_root path prefix is for LR TWRP, if your recovery puts system to different folder when mounted, then adjust accordingly
Reboot. Done.
On v216 with EEA rom, deep sleep and AVC seem to be working for me without any patches. Also, if AVC doesn't work on a rom, the rest of the codecs might not work either - I've noticed this on LOS with VP9.
Can't test if VoLTE works, as I've dirty flashed it and phone services sqlite db is newer than this rom supports (and if I plug in a SIM, the phone services just crash).
I've used phh for the past week and I concur that it is stable enough for a daily driver.
Do you have root?
To resurrect telephony provider after installing older one (like aosp over los) I usually clean provider data in data/data and/or /data/user_de/0
Hello may I know how to fix the status bar to make it away from the rounded area? Thank you.
Developer options - display cutout - hide
btvbtv said:
Do you have root?
To resurrect telephony provider after installing older one (like aosp over los) I usually clean provider data in data/data and/or /data/user_de/0
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Wait, do you know where the precise location of the sqlite db? The package name didn't show up in data and cleaning storage+cache within settings didn't seem to work (probably since it was a persistent service).
Otherwise, I'll probably clean flash phh sometime later anyway (I'm using the camera for scanning my exam papers these weeks, and I don't feel like setting up my accounts again so soon).
Hi i tried both phh asop v216 and Havoc-3.5 gsi based on v216 with lastest android 9 vendor.
On Asop RIL works well but not on Havoc i don't know why as they have same basis.
Got a couple of questions in PM lately.
I believe the forum is just for that - to ask the community.
If I do not answer each and every question - that's probably due to that fact that I do not know all the answers.
Still, the question in the thread has a chance of being answered by someone else, as opposed to pm.
Can someone please test and confirm if VOLTE works and is this daily driver capable? Thanks
I would argue that in my country no carrier has volte even with lte. Would be awesome to have a volunteer to test.
Updated to new version securized - all good
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82631277&postcount=2
seems to run pretty smooth.
I just realized that the security patch is dated on 1st december 2019 whilst v216 was may 2020.
Is there a possibility to use gestures like in PixelExperience while being securized?
Securize fakes security patch date from vendor. BTW, new a10 vendor has May security patch.
No idea for native gestures. Many apps for that in market. Accessibility service they use might add a small lag though.
Easily best AOSP rom on the phone
Hola! There's little information or resources for this phone so far so I'm gonna give a summary of the ways to get root and install ROMs on the phone with a lot of links.
First you can install Magisk on the stock ROM using the Armor 6 method as described in this thread (via this post).
Secondly I built latest TWRP, download it here. I included my sloppy build for the Armor 7, and also the more proper Oppo RenoZ build that I slimmed down to fit into the 32MB recovery partition and confirmed it works. I don't know who made the Oppo ReonZ build, it's more complete but you have to switch from Chinese to English on init. I had to remove the SuperSU and unroot zips to slim it down. You might be able to remove some unused flash partitions and load bigger recovery images.
Via TWRP you can sideload magisk, SuperSU, gapps and whatever you wish on custom ROMs.
Thirdly you can load Phhusson's Quack Treble ROM (AOSP) or LineageOS, possibly many other custom GSIs too. Here's a list of known GSIs assembled by user phusson. These all come with the su binary pre-installed. The Android 9 (Pie) versions seem to work out of the box. The Android 10 (R) versions currently require that you run the following command from a PC during boot, otherwise bootup never finishes:
Code:
adb shell setprop debug.stagefright.ccodec 0
I'm told this has been fixed in the upstream code but it's not in the R releases yet. Additionally there are some screen artefacts on those builds which can be worked around by disabling the HW compositing feature in:
System -> Developer -> HW Accelerated Rendering -> Disable HW overlays
You may also want to disable the annoying "Wake-on-lift" feature in Display settings.
Pretty much everything works in those ROMs, battery life seems good, but the Armor 7 Camera features are not enabled in the stock Camera apps. I'm going to try to get the Camera app from the stock ROM copied and update this post with instructions.
The default firmware has the downside that it runs a service that basically kills all background processes and there are reports that it's hard to disable -- there's no such problem in the custom ROMs.
For the record, the official stock ROM is downloadable here (click EU or non-EU), for whenever you want to go back to the factory system or factory recovery (to remove TWRP). Remember you need to enable or disable dm-verity in the vbmeta partition, depending on which firmware you want to run. This is done by extracting the vbmeta.img file from the stock ROM linked above, rebooting into fastboot and running one of the following commands:
Code:
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
or
Code:
fastboot --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
Also remember after flashing LineageOS (fastboot flash system lineage-17.1-20200607-UNOFFICIAL-treble_arm64_bvN.img), if you want GApps on the system, you should boot into TWRP and use ADB sideload to load the .zip downloaded from opengapps.org before doing the setup wizard on LineageOS for the first time.
Post here aboue whatever new ROMs and solutions you find for this phone.
Also quick info on how to modify the boot logo partition from Linux, there are already Windows tools for that (probably works for the Armor 7) but no info on how to do this from under Linux so here's how I flashed my own logo from my Ubuntu pc. Requires mono and Imagemagick installed.
1. Download and unzip that same Windows LogoBuilder utility for mediatek phones,
Code:
$ unzip ~/Downloads/LogoBuilder_v1.6.1.zip
$ cd LogoBuilder_v1.6
2. Extract the logo partition image from the phone or from the Armor 7 stock ROM package, in my case:
Code:
$ unzip ~/Downloads/GQ3083TF1_KSX90T_ulefone_EEA_20200327_V02\(EU\).zip X90T88C.GQU.Ulefone.EEA.HB.FHD.AYAZ.1225.V3.02/logo-verified.bin
3. Unpack the 40+ individual images from the logo partition using Windows/C# utility under mono:
Code:
$ mkdir unpacked
$ mono logo.exe unpack X90T88C.GQU.Ulefone.EEA.HB.FHD.AYAZ.1225.V3.02/logo-verified.bin unpacked
3. The bootloader splashscreen/bootlogo is now in unpacked/block1.dat and we need to convert it to a format that you can edit in Gimp or any other editor:
Code:
$ cp unpacked/block1.dat logo.rgba
$ convert -size 1080x2340 -depth 8 logo.rgba logo.png
4. Edit logo.png or replace it with a new PNG file. The file *must* be 1080x2340px in size and be a 24-bit RGB colors with alpha (transparency.)
5. Convert new logo back to .rgba. Use the command below and then check the size of the resulting new logo.rgba -- it must be exactly 10108800 bytes which is 1080 * 2340 * 4. If it's 7581600, or 1080 * 2340 * 3, that will mean you forgot to add the alpha channel to your png file (in Gimp, it's in Layer -> Transparency -> Add Alpha Channel).
Code:
$ convert logo.png logo.rgba
If the new file size is 10109312 instead, strip the 512 header using dd:
Code:
$ dd if=logo.rgba of=logo2.rgba bs=512 skip=1 # only if the file size was 10109312 instead of 10108800
6. re-pack the logo partition image:
Code:
$ cp logo.rgba unpacked/block1.dat # or logo2.rgba...
$ mono logo.exe pack unpacked logo-new.bin
The new img size is not exactly as the original img but it works nevertheless.
7. flash it over the logo partition, as root:
Code:
# fastboot flash logo logo-new.bin
A big thanks to you. I successfully installed LineageOS on my Ulenfone Armor 7
The biggest problem is this line to type on each reboot
Code:
adb shell setprop debug.stagefright.ccodec 0
atricault said:
A big thanks to you. I successfully installed LineageOS on my Ulenfone Armor 7
The biggest problem is this line to type on each reboot
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Couldn't this be added to build.prop?
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Couldn't this be added to build.prop?
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Yeah, I think I added it to default.prop eventually, I'm back to the stock ROM for now so can't check. Try:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /
echo debug.stagefright.ccodec=0 >> /default.prop
I'm back to the stock ROM because I can't get the Camera app working on lineageos, I managed to extract the stock app and fix some missing class errors but I think it depends on all those mediatek services. Maybe there's an Android 10 stock ROM from some other device from which those could be copied...
balrog-kun said:
Yeah, I think I added it to default.prop eventually, I'm back to the stock ROM for now so can't check. Try:
Code:
adb shell
su
echo debug.stagefright.ccodec=0 >> /default.prop
I'm back to the stock ROM because I can't get the Camera app working on lineageos, I managed to extract the stock app and fix some missing class errors but I think it depends on all those mediatek services. Maybe there's an Android 10 stock ROM from some other device from which those could be copied...
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I got this error :
/system/bin/sh: can't create /default.prop: Read-only file system
But I'll go back to stock ROM too, because of Camera and I don't have enought knowledges to try to solve the problem
Oh right I forgot, for future reference you need to remount the filesystem read-write before that last command:
mount -o remount,rw /
Adding this to the previous post.
balrog-kun said:
Oh right I forgot, for future reference you need to remount the filesystem read-write before that last command:
mount -o remount,rw /
Adding this to the previous post.
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Sorry I'm back to stock ROM.
But before that I tried this line
Code:
mount -o rw, remount /
And got this error
Code:
mount: 'remount'->'/': No such file or directory
Do you fix the background process killer on stock ROM?
atricault said:
Code:
mount -o rw, remount /
And got this error
Code:
mount: 'remount'->'/': No such file or directory
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That's gonna be because of the space between rw, and remount.
atricault said:
Do you fix the background process killer on stock ROM?
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Honestly I haven't had this problem so far. I have Don't keep activities disabled in System->Developer Options->Apps but I think it was off by default. Maybe Standby apps also affects this?
I was recording a hike track in Strava today for a few hours, and I took pictures, made calls, googled, etc. while Strava was running.
balrog-kun said:
Secondly I built latest TWRP
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Do you have any instructions on how to build TWRP for the armor phones? I would like try building one for the Armor 3W.
Camera works well in daylight (but not in the dark) on the latest Havoc-OS 3.6 20200613 arm64-ab. Screen artefacts still there though unless HW overlays is disabled.
clewis.it said:
Do you have any instructions on how to build TWRP for the armor phones? I would like try building one for the Armor 3W.
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Not really, I roughly followed https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943625 and one or two other places. I used the omni "minimal" manifest which includes TWRP:
Code:
repo init -u git://github.com/minimal-manifest-twrp/platform_manifest_twrp_omni.git -b twrp-9.0
(the branch "twrp-9.0" is because the stock kernel is for Android 9, if Armor 3 comes with Android 8, use twrp-8.0)
Then I needed to create the "device tree" (apparently not related to Linux device trees...), I started with https://github.com/TeamWin/android_device_ulefone_Armor_6 and went about renaming files and updating all the values in all the files based on the values in build.prop / default.prop in the stock system.img. Also replaced prebuilt/kernel with the kernel from stock boot.img. Apparently using a prebuilt kernel is deprecated but it worked and I guess the build is faster.
I also replaced the init.*.rc files with the ones from the stock recovery.img but honestly I can't tell you exactly which files to use. I didn't exactly know what needs to go in which init.*.rc file and when they're called, and I didn't bother looking for documentation for that, but I did have to move some fragment between files to make adb work.
Another caveat was making sure the build system uses python 2 because apparently most scripts are not python 3-compatible.
CodeParadise said:
Camera works well in daylight (but not in the dark) on the latest Havoc-OS 3.6 20200613 arm64-ab. Screen artefacts still there though unless HW overlays is disabled.
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Do you never get the "can't connect to camera" errors?
The main thing about the stock camera app is that you can be almost sure that you're getting the max available performance from the camera in terms of zoom, color, etc. I.e. it probably automatically switches to the 2x camera when you zoom in (no idea), there's the fast HDR mode, UHD mode, slow motion, etc.
With any 3rd party app my guess it's only using one of the rear cameras. With the stock app honestly I can't know for sure if/when it ever uses the aux rear cameras, I hope it does though. Honestly the 3-camera setup on this phone doesn't seem very useful but hopefully there's some logic behind it...
And BTW even on the stock ROM I'm unable to record in more than 30fps using HedgeCam 2 (OpenCamera). It looks like it detects the frame rates supported by the hardware (30, 60, 120) but it crashes when I start recording.
balrog-kun said:
Do you never get the "can't connect to camera" errors?
The main thing about the stock camera app is that you can be almost sure that you're getting the max available performance from the camera in terms of zoom, color, etc. I.e. it probably automatically switches to the 2x camera when you zoom in (no idea), there's the fast HDR mode, UHD mode, slow motion, etc.
With any 3rd party app my guess it's only using one of the rear cameras. With the stock app honestly I can't know for sure if/when it ever uses the aux rear cameras, I hope it does though. Honestly the 3-camera setup on this phone doesn't seem very useful but hopefully there's some logic behind it...
And BTW even on the stock ROM I'm unable to record in more than 30fps using HedgeCam 2 (OpenCamera). It looks like it detects the frame rates supported by the hardware (30, 60, 120) but it crashes when I start recording.
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I do get those errors, more so after trying different camera apps. The GSI camera implementation on this phone certainly needs more work. I notified the phh GSI group on Telegram and hopeful newer GSI versions will begin to fix the issue but as you say, getting the full camera functions equivalent to the stock ROM camera may be a long stretch.
this version of twrp does not work with the armor 7 made my phone bootloop and I had to reflash stock recovery.
grenskul said:
this version of twrp does not work with the armor 7 made my phone bootloop and I had to reflash stock recovery.
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Could be wrong vbmeta image, they work for me.
Anyone tired this with the Armor 7E ?
Hi,
I'm stuck in a pickle here and would much appreciate any guidance.
Firstly, I'm a bit of a noob. So please bear with me.
I managed to unlock my Armor 7 and I'm able to fastboot into it (I see the device appearing through the shell after typing 'fastboot devices').
I followed balrog-kun guidance and downloaded his/her modified TWRP, and even Oppo's one, and flashed firstly balrog's TWRP onto the phone, but that made my phone keep booting, get a message of 'Orange State - Your device has been unlocked and cannot be trusted. Your device will restart in 5 seconds', takes about 10 seconds, restarts, and the same thing keeps happening.
I then tried flashing Oppo's. The same thing keeps happening.
When I flash them, I use the following:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
EDIT: If I may add, I also tried:
fastboot boot recovery.img
and the same thing happens.
Update: I managed to get the stock recovery flashed back into the phone and it is back up and running. Now, how do I flash barlog's TWRP successfully without running into a boot loop?
Any guidance would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
grenskul said:
this version of twrp does not work with the armor 7 made my phone bootloop and I had to reflash stock recovery.
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Hey grenskul, I think I'm facing the same issue. Can you please share where you got the stock recovery? Thanks.
Update: I managed to find it from Ulefone's website, flahsed it and the phone is back up. Thanks.
Further update: after reading towards the end of Balrog's first post, I got the vbmeta.img from the stock and flashed it using the first command from the same post. That made flashing balrog and Oppo's TWRPs smoothly - the phone doesn't get stuck in a bootloop anymore.
BUT, when I go into recovery, I still get the stock recovery and not TWRP....?
Any thoughts?
UPDATE: For some reason, I had to reflash the recovery a couple of times (!) - used the TWRP supplied by balrog and now I got TWRP working (thank you!).
By the way: In my journey I'm following this post to upgrading my Amror 7 from Android 9 to Android 10 using the supplied Lineage version (17.1), but I also found 18.1 from the same contributor (Andy).
IF YOUR BOOTLOADER IS NOT ALREADY UNLOCKED, THIS GUIDE IS NOT FOR YOU.
READ EVERYTHING AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE PROCEEDING!
THIS GUIDE WORKED GREAT FOR AT LEAST 3 PERSONS, THIS DOESN'T MEAN IT WILL WORK ON YOUR PHONE.
This guide exist in case the ULM Q never released
This guide should do the following :
relocalize to your country (I'm only providing the files for canada, usa and eu)
Root and TWRP (useful if any custom roms get released)
debloating
volte/vowifi/vilte/viwifi
Very Good battery (see screenshots down below)
mute shutter camera
4k 60fps video recording (?some people said it wasn't available on the korean Q?)
wifi tethering
and more
WHAT'S NOT WORKING FOR ME :
lg smartworld : meaning no lg app update.. which can lead to the next problem
Drag down for search : working only if you do not update the google app
What you need:
1 to 2hrs of free time
Working QFIL with minimal knowledge
Working Fastboot on your pc (See spoilers)
I did NOT manage to make fastboot work on my amd ryzen pc (3600)
here's what I tried :
- multiple fastboot drivers
(fastboot was kinda working.. now it just never load any driver)
- plugged in a usb 3.0 hub
- FWUL : https://forum.xda-developers.com/an.../live-iso-adb-fastboot-driver-issues-t3526755
(the latest version as of 2020-11-25 couldn't even boot on this pc...)
- ubuntu
(crashed the phone to a gray screen)
- all my usb ports : 2, 3 and 3.1 What I didn't try but could work for you:
- plugged in a usb 2.0 hub
- linux mint?
Soo... what did I do? I went back to my good ol' intel pc running windows 10 worked like a charm.
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Also, this guide assume you had working volte/vowifi on your phone at some point...
Because, you will need the carrier folder from the /oem/op/ folder.. should look like this : open_us, vrz_us, open_ca..
Or you will need to retrieve it from your working firmware...
I'll be providing :
- Android 10 - G7 - OPEN_CA (Canadian operator folder) (What I'm using on my phone right now)
- Android 9 - V35 - OPEN_US (ULM/GFi) (Confirmed working by @cmrntnnr)
- Android 10 - G7 - OPEN_EU (untested) (thanks @vlad48)
!!!!!! Before crossflashing to the korean kdz !!!!!!
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Crossflashing can break stuff sometime.. it is advised to do a full backup of your phone using https://github.com/bkerler/edl
if you're feeling lucky and do not want to do a full backup... you should still use qfil to atleast backup the following VITAL partitions : Fsg, modem, modemst1&2, ftm
STORE THOSE FILES PRECIOUSLY
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File you need to download :
To your phone SDCARD :
OPEN_CA or OPEN_US or OPEN_EU (untested) (Decompress this file, delete the zip)
OPEN_CA is too big, I had to delete apks that weren't from my carrier. (Bell)
(open_ca/apps/ -> kept only bell apks)
debloated-priv-app-RENAME-ME.zip (Decompress this file, delete the zip)
debloated-app-RENAME-ME.zip (Decompress this file, delete the zip)
twrp-installer-v3.3.1-v35_a.zip
Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_11.02.2020.zip
Magisk
(OPEN_EU only) : voenabler-v1.8.zip
To your pc:
vbmeta.img
30b_boot_magisk.img
30b_abl.bin (shouldn't be needed, but provided as backup)
Korean Q 30b (I went with LGU_KR since the other one weren't available back then)
The V35 engineering abl you got from here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v35/development/bootloader-unlock-root-instruction-t4052145
This file was renamed to engabl.bin in this guide
You need to use SOLID EXPLORER, not esfile or any other since I can not guaranteed it will apply the correct permission to the files and folder.
LGUP > Flash V350N30b_00_LGU_KR_OP_1015.KDZ using partition DL, select everything except FTM
Let the phone boot for the first time and reach setup screen
LGUP > refurbish phone using the kdz (this should fix potential nt error when booting the phone, it did for me)
Let the phone boot for the first time and setup the phone quickly so you can install app. (no lock or fingerprint)
Patching vbmeta to edit the operator/carrier information & patching boot for magisk/root
QFIL > partition manager > abl_a > read, store that file and name it : needed_abl.bin
How to retrieve the file: WIN+R , %AppData%/Qualcomm/QFIL , enter, pick right folder, save and rename bin file
QFIL > partition manager > abl_a > load > engabl.bin (for fastboot)
QFIL > partition manager > abl_b > load > engabl.bin (for fastboot) (Optional)
This is useful in case you need fastboot in the future, simply boot twrp then change slot from a to b and reboot.
To switch back from fastboot : fastboot --set-active=a
reboot the phone using vol- + power
command :
Code:
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta_a vbmeta.img
fastboot oem edl
QFIL > partition manager > abl_a > load > needed_abl.bin
QFIL > partition manager > boot_a > load > boot_magisk.img
reboot by holding vol- + power
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Reboot to system, Install magisk manager and solid explorer
Start magisk manager and let it reboot your phone
magisk > modules > install from storage > twrp-installer-v3.3.1-v35_a.zip
SOLID EXPLORER > copy the carrier folder to the oem/op/ partition ('OPEN_CA' in my case)
SOLID EXPLORER > edit oem/op/cust_path_mapping.cfg and replace LGU_KR with OPEN_US ('OPEN_CA' in my case)
If you're still getting nt error at boot, you'll have to fix it in order to make the phone load open_us..
try adding a second line like this :
FFFFFF,84=/oem/OP/OPEN_US
If this doesnt do it, you'll have to share your nt error in the comment.
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SOLID EXPLORER > Rename the folder /oem/op/LGU_KR to LGU_KRori (this will make your phone lag/glitch/freeze real quick.. proceed with the next step ASAP)
Quickly go in magisk and use the reboot menu to get to twrp. (reboot to recovery)
Format data
Reboot to TWRP/recovery
Flash Magisk-v21.1.zip, if it doesn't flash, reboot using the reboot menu to TWRP/recovery again until it works. (no red text)
Flash Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_11.02.2020.zip
Reboot to system
if the vowifi toggle is not working for you
For OPEN_CA/OPEN_US :
SOLID EXPLORER > move debloated-priv-app-RENAME-ME to /oem/op/priv-app/
SOLID EXPLORER > Rename the new folder to OPEN_US or OPEN_CA
Reboot
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FOR OPEN_EU : (these steps are from the v40 community telegram, Quote from Lucky)
magisk > modules > install from storage > voenabler-v1.8.zip
If you transplant the KR OP with OPEN_EU, and are based in EU, this module should add the props that enables the VoLTE and VoWifi options.
Only if this fails, do you need to tinker with the xml files.
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Optional.
Adding back missing lg apps (I provide QMemo and LG Weather)
you can either install manually the apk from debloated-app-RENAME-ME
or
move the folder to oem/op/app/ and rename it OPEN_CA or OPEN_US
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Enable LGMessage over Google message and add back LGFMRadio (you'll need to uninstall any sms app you might have installed.. like google message or fb messenger(if used for sms))
Solid Explorer
edit this file /oem/op/open_us/config/custom_apk_list.cfg
change the sign on the following lines (from - to + and + to -)
-com.lge.fmradio:/system/product/priv-app/LGFmRadio
-com.android.mms:/system/product/priv-app/LGMessage
-/system/app/SmartMessagingEngine
+com.google.android.apps.messaging:/system/app/Messages
Example
-/system/app/SmartMessagingEngine
to
+/system/app/SmartMessagingEngine
Reboot
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Do not forget to enable developer option and adb AND
Plug you phone in computer, open adb shell and type su
on the phone, grant root.
It is useful to have a root shell in case the phone is stuck while booting (not boot looping)
you can also just reboot to twrp and undo your modification from there.
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Thanks to everyone patient enough to answer my questions and who did provide most of the solution for this guide:
vlad48, Lucky, azitlies, xsavi, kaneorotar and many more..
Thanks for the guide
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No prob!
Added OPEN_EU files, but they are untested.. no clue if everything will work... Some people in the v40 community got it to work
Good luck everyone
I've completed all the steps (except for lg weather) and I didn't notice anything different in call features until I saw the description of the international roaming setting referenced "outside of US PR etc." instead of "outside of foreign territory or whatever" which indicates a success.
Then I Applied the vomaster.zip from somewhere else (prob the same thing as the OP's not sure) and flipped on wificalling on the settings and got the setup prompt for wificalling from my carrier and later a "wifi setup's been completed" notification, so I guess things are finally good again. Unfortunately RCS doesn't seem to want to cooperate either way =\
Not sure why I did it because korean q on its own was usable, but I did it it anyway and it is nice, performance feels better too but this could be because I went from LG firmware to open_us. Both the incoming and outgoing calls and texts feel much snappier as well and doesn't take 5 seconds to go anywhere. Also it doesn't ask me whether I want to listen to the call recording or not at the end of every phonecalls so that's nice. thank you
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one question, is there any way I can use the korean AOD's? I liked the one that shows calendar and time.
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I've completed all the steps (except for lg weather) and I didn't notice anything different in call features until I saw the description of the international roaming setting referenced "outside of US PR etc." instead of "outside of foreign territory or whatever" which indicates a success.
Then I Applied the vomaster.zip from somewhere else (prob the same thing as the OP's not sure) and flipped on wificalling on the settings and got the setup prompt for wificalling from my carrier and later a "wifi setup's been completed" notification, so I guess things are finally good again. Unfortunately RCS doesn't seem to want to cooperate either way =\
Not sure why I did it because korean q on its own was usable, but I did it it anyway and it is nice, performance feels better too but this could be because I went from LG firmware to open_us. Both the incoming and outgoing calls and texts feel much snappier as well and doesn't take 5 seconds to go anywhere. Also it doesn't ask me whether I want to listen to the call recording or not at the end of every phonecalls so that's nice. thank you
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one question, is there any way I can use the korean AOD's? I liked the one that shows calendar and time.
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odd! you really shouldn't have to flash that vomaster.zip at all if you're located in the US.. honestly.. I don't even know if rcs is available in canada and I'm really not sure how to test this feature.. You might have to toggle wifi calling again if you got the wifi calling activation success notification.. it was the case on my friend phone..
Just to confirm...
volte/vowifi working?
ulm or awm?
carrier?
Looks like the calendar is available with the open_ca files... not sure for the open_us.. sorry..
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The V35 engineering abl you got from here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v35/development/bootloader-unlock-root-instruction-t4052145
This file was renamed to engabl.bin in this guide
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That file is a zip file with two different files in it, do you mean to rename this zip file to engabl.bin?
After step 5 I started to get some weird outputs.
fastboot.exe oem edl
FAILED (Status read failed (Too many links))
fastboot: error: Command failed
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Seems like that output is normal because I have the rom rooted and twrped right now but I did have to change the active slot to B at this point because otherwise QFIL wasn't able to read the partitions afterwards. Oddly enough that was the only change I had to make, every other command worked as is referencing abl_a even though I changed the active slot to B (and when I flipped the steps to target slot B instead I just got bootlooped).
Everything's looking good so far. I had not been able to setup twrp on this phone so that's welcome. Hotspot wasn't working on Oreo either so that's another good improvement at least for me. Hopefully, this update ends up being a little bit more stable than Pie.
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That file is a zip file with two different files in it, do you mean to rename this zip file to engabl.bin?
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omg no, pick one of the 2 files and rename it to engabl.bin
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rpgdev said:
After step 5 I started to get some weird outputs.
Seems like that output is normal because I have the rom rooted and twrped right now but I did have to change the active slot to B at this point because otherwise QFIL wasn't able to read the partitions afterwards. Oddly enough that was the only change I had to make, every other command worked as is referencing abl_a even though I changed the active slot to B (and when I flipped the steps to target slot B instead I just got bootlooped).
Everything's looking good so far. I had not been able to setup twrp on this phone so that's welcome. Hotspot wasn't working on Oreo either so that's another good improvement at least for me. Hopefully, this update ends up being a little bit more stable than Pie.
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sometime, with both fastboot and qfil/edl.. you need multiple try to get them working
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omg no, pick one of the 2 files and rename it to engabl.bin
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that's somewhat ambiguous, I ended up putting the abl_a in the a slot and the abl_b in the b slot. Not sure if they're interchangeable or if that's the reason why I experienced the issue I experienced. Shouldn't be but who knows.
I'm noticing that locking the screen takes a while using double tap. At least a second or more before the phone responds and actually locks the screen, is anyone else experiencing this?
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I'm noticing that locking the screen takes a while using double tap. At least a second or more before the phone responds and actually locks the screen, is anyone else experiencing this?
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that's odd mine is almost instantly..
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that's odd mine is almost instantly..
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Apparently it was due to my launcher, they're having some issues with that gesture on Android 10.
The Korean Q is solid, I'm surprised that it's performing better than Pie on this phone. Thanks for doing this guide. Anyways, I still get the camera shutter sound any idea as to why? Also, is there a way to disable the vibration for the fingerprint reader when the read is successful? I managed to do it for Oreo but haven't found a way to do it for Q
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Apparently it was due to my launcher, they're having some issues with that gesture on Android 10.
The Korean Q is solid, I'm surprised that it's performing better than Pie on this phone. Thanks for doing this guide. Anyways, I still get the camera shutter sound any idea as to why? Also, is there a way to disable the vibration for the fingerprint reader when the read is successful? I managed to do it for Oreo but haven't found a way to do it for Q
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shutter is muted when I'm on vibration mode
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shutter is muted when I'm on vibration mode
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Ah, I thought it disabled it on all modes. I didn't get it on vibration. Would be nice to disable it on every mode.
Right the thing with the korean firmware usually is.. it's not disabled even in silent mode lol
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Right the thing with the korean firmware usually is.. it's not disabled even in silent mode lol
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I see, do you happen to know where is the camera shutter sound now? It used to be \system\media\audio\ui\ but it seems that dir was removed on A10.
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odd! you really shouldn't have to flash that vomaster.zip at all if you're located in the US.. honestly.. I don't even know if rcs is available in canada and I'm really not sure how to test this feature.. You might have to toggle wifi calling again if you got the wifi calling activation success notification.. it was the case on my friend phone..
Just to confirm...
volte/vowifi working?
ulm or awm?
carrier?
Looks like the calendar is available with the open_ca files... not sure for the open_us.. sorry..
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I don't know how to check for volte working, but vowifi is def working at my work with ****ty at&t signals.
awm -> ulm -> korean q.
I get advanced chat features enabled but nothing works =/ maybe its fixable with googling but im reasonably happy with my phone atm, minus lgpay not being accessible for v35 and v30s outside of korea =\
Has anyone passed safetynet using this rom? Some pointers would be appreciated.
First You Need an unlocked bootloader there are many guides to unlock the bootloader on Samsung devices I recommend this one Unlock Guide
Once you have an unlocked bootloader we can proceed
1: Flash Twrp if you don't have it already: Snapdragon Twrp Or Exynos Twrp Download The Twrp For your device Model And Also Download Vbmeta Disabled, Reboot Into Download Mode By Pressing Volume Up And Volume Down When Booting The device
Download Odin and Samsung Drivers On your Computer Odin And Samsung Drivers
After You have Odin And Samsung Drivers, Open Odin and On the AP Section Select The Twrp You downloaded And On the Userdata Section Select The Vbmeta Disabled You Downloaded , GO TO OPTIONS AND DISABLE AUTO REBOOT!!!, Press The Start Button and once it Finishes, You Should Press The Power Button And Volume Down And When It Starts To Reboot Press The Volume UP And Power Button If you Did it right you Should Boot Into Twrp
2:
On Twrp Go to Wipe > Format Data > Type Yes (This will WIPE ALL DATA ON THE DEVICE!!!)
Then Go to Reboot > Recovery
After It reboots Go to Reboot > Fastboot
Download Adb On your Computer Adb Download And extract it into a folder, Then Press Shift On your Keyboard And Right Click At the same time Select The "Open Command Prompt Here" Option, You should see A command Prompt
Now You need To Download The Gsi You want to flash, (You can Find Many Gsi In the s20 fe Gsi's Group Here) Or you can Also Check Treble Gsi's Group
(Roms Based on Older PHH Patches than v303 Will not work)
Once You have the Gsi you want to flash Copy it into the adb folder And Also RENAME THE FILE to sys.img
Now On the Command Prompt You can Run > fastboot flash system sys.img
(If You Cant Get Your Drivers Working i recommend Trying ubuntu Because it has Drivers Pre Installed)
If you Dont get any errors then you are Good Reboot your device and you should see the gsi is installed
Fixing Rounded Corners:
Reboot Into Twrp And Open Adb On your computer
Download The Overlay and place it in the adb folder
Run ( adb shell mount /dev/block/dm-1 /vendor )
Then Run ( adb shell rm /vendor/overlay/framework-res__auto_generated_rro_vendor.apk )
Then ( adb push treble-overlay-samsung-rq8.apk /vendor/overlay )
Bootloop Problems:
You may have a bootloop If you are using A newer Vendor
This Was Tested On the one Ui 3.0 Vendor I Recommend Downgrading to 3.0 Vendor If you can
!!! I am not sure if its working on one UI 3.1 Vendor !!!
(Vendor is the one UI version you have)
Magisk:
To flash magisk you need some special Instructions, !!!Without them flashing magisk will result in a bootloop!!!
They are a bit complicated and you can find them Here (I don't recommend Using Magisk With Gsi's)
Issues?
Current issues are: 60fps Video Recording, Fingerprint Sensor And MTP
Fingerprint Might be fixed On android 12!!!
IF YOU ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS JOIN THE S20 FE HELP GROUP Here
(THIS WAS ALL TESTED ON SNAPDRAGON I AM NOT SURE IF IT WORKS ON EXYNOS)
I haven't clicked to look but is the magisk for GSIs that thing where you have to reboot from recovery to activate root ?
I suppose if it is the phone still wouldn't pass SafetyNet would it ?
3mel said:
I haven't clicked to look but is the magisk for GSIs that thing where you have to reboot from recovery to activate root ?
I suppose if it is the phone still wouldn't pass SafetyNet would it ?
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no, you can fix magisk but its a bit hard, And yes you can pass safetynet with magisk, Some roms like pe+ Can pass safetynet without it tho
If only the fingerprint sensor worked on GSI ROMS. I would have definitely went for it.
S20 FE 5G rooted on android 11 (one ui 3.0)
Kolyei said:
If only the fingerprint sensor worked on GSI ROMS. I would have definitely went for it.
S20 FE 5G rooted on android 11 (one ui 3.0)
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that's down to Samsung doing the bare minimum to qualify for treble compatibility, same as the vendor layers of most OEMs. only Sony went the extra mile to actually make sure their hardware would work apparently.
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that's down to Samsung doing the bare minimum to qualify for treble compatibility, same as the vendor layers of most OEMs. only Sony went the extra mile to actually make sure their hardware would work apparently.
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Not really, it has been confirmed that android 12 will add official support for underscreen scanners, so GSI devs aren't wasting any time on fixing FOD.
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Not really, it has been confirmed that android 12 will add official support for underscreen scanners, so GSI devs aren't wasting any time on fixing FOD.
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any hardware OEMs add has supposed to have been functional for the last 3 years. they control their vendor layers which should work seamlessly with the OS layer. I'm paraphrasing the xda page that introduces treble and Phhuson.
OEMs have little interest in making treble work as it does nothing for them (they think). if google support was the reason 60fps would work for video recording but it doesn't.
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Not really, it has been confirmed that android 12 will add official support for underscreen scanners, so GSI devs aren't wasting any time on fixing FOD.
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it was android 11 that broke it lol, on a10 it was fine
QUESTION for the GSI users out there...
do you have any of the screen juddering while trying to scroll or touch screen dead spots that occasionally happen ? any ghost touch issues, I suppose with the caveat of if you had them before ?
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QUESTION for the GSI users out there...
do you have any of the screen juddering while trying to scroll or touch screen dead spots that occasionally happen ? any ghost touch issues, I suppose with the caveat of if you had them before ?
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i never had any issues in one ui and i also dont on gsi
Does doing this guide trip Knox on the phone?
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Does doing this guide trip Knox on the phone?
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yes, if you unlock your bootloader it trips knox
how can i found vbmate file for fold 2 ?
rowihel2012 said:
how can i found vbmate file for fold 2 ?
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Do not install a gsi on the fold, it will be horrible as stock android has bad support for folding devices
overlay commands not functional (gives file not found error framework-res__auto_generated_rro_vendor.apk)
luisf0202 said:
overlay commands not functional (gives file not found error framework-res__auto_generated_rro_vendor.apk)
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sounds like a question for the mighty phhuson and friends
luisf0202 said:
overlay commands not functional (gives file not found error framework-res__auto_generated_rro_vendor.apk)
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try this instead adb shell rm /vendor/overlay/framework-res__auto_generated_rro_vendor.apk
For me fixing round corners disabled nav buttons and when choosing gestures as nav keys only swipe up for home gesture works back button is broken
are you using a 3rd party launcher ? navigation gestures are or were supposedly broken on 3rd party launchers regardless of which rom you're running.
no, im using quick step. But even with gestures disabled i dont have any buttons
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What is it? What is Ubuntu Touch?
Ubuntu Touch, as comes from naming, is Ubuntu managed to run on phone.
Well, Canonical abandoned it, so community organization, UBports, now develops, maintains, and ports UT to new devices.
And this is what the thread is about. The amount of devices able to run UT was 63(as written on website at the time of writing this post). But now it is 64 devices.
The 64th port to Xiaomi Mi 8.So, lets talk now what works, and what is not(you will also be able to see that on website, as soon as merge request will be accepted).
What works:
Actors
Manual brightness(auto seems not supported by UT, idk)
Notification LED
Vibration
Torchlight
Camera
Flashlight
Photo
Video
Switch between front and rear cameras
Cellular
Carrier info
Calls
SMS
Audio routings (switching between main speaker, and phone speakers)
Volume control
Misc
Battery percentage
Online charging(while phone is on, or in sleep/standby state)
UBports recovery
Network
WiFi(2.4GHz, 5GHz)
Bluetooth
Hotspot(partially, seems that 5G is not supported)
Flight Mode
Sensors
Fingerpring
GPS
Rotation
Touchscreen(ofc, otherwise I would write this post)
Sound
Microphone
Earphones
Loudspeaker
Volume Control
USB
ADB
MTP
Several things, are not tested, such as Wireless Display, NFC, SIM PIN Unlock, MMS, Dual SIM.
Non working features are Offline Charging, Auto-brightness, Proximity Sensor(you need to click the Power Button, that won't stop the call).
Big thanks to TheKit who helped me with the port.
TheKit's Gitlab and UBports forum profile.
Right now, config for UBports Installer is waiting approval of pull request, and merge request for devices.ubuntu-touch.io is still not approved, you will have to do everything manually. UBports Installer config PR finally merged, but only Global versions are supported, since firmware files that are flashed by Installer are for Global. If you do install, be sure to flash vendor and firmware packages for your variant after.
WARNING! YOU MUST HAVE UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER! EVERY THING YOU DO, YOU DO ON YOUR RISK, IF YOU BRICKED DEVICE, THATS YOUR FAULT, NOT MY! I DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR BRICKED DEVICE!
Preparations before installation.
Flash TWRP recovery
You need to download and flash stock firmware and vendor from Android 9, MIUI V11.0.6.0.PEAMIXM(be aware that this Vendor+Fw is for Global, if your Device is Chinese or Russian variant, or any other, flash vendor package according your phone variant). It is compressed into ZIP file, so you will have to flash it though TWRP. Do not use adb sideload, push file to any directory you want, and install it from phone.
Download boot.img, system.img, recovery.img from here.
In TWRP go to "Wipe" ==> "Format Data" ==> Type "yes" ==> Enter. Then go to Reboot ==> Recovery. After restarted. Again go to Wipe ==> Advanced Wipe, and select all partition except USB-OTG
Now we have two ways of installation, from TWRP, and from Fastboot.
TWRP
On PC:
Code:
$ adb push system.img /tmp
$ adb push boot.img /tmp/
Now go to "Install"
Get to /tmp/ directory
"Install Image"
Flash boot.img to Boot partition, system.img to System.
Then reboot to system.
If system works, reboot to TWRP again and push recovery.img to /tmp/, then flash it to Recovery partition.
Fastboot method:
Code:
#Simple as that
$ fastboot flash boot boot.img
$ fastboot flash system system.img
$ fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
#Flash recovery only after you are sure system works.
Or you can just install a installable zip archive I've recently made. All my builds will be hosted on GitHub Releases on my repo. New builds will come by every new official OTA release. UBports recovery is not included, installation goes proceeds from TWRP, install just as simple as custom ROM installation. Btw, do you want me to add notch patches to system image, so it doesn't look awkward?
Note: this zip is not signed, so disable signature verification before installing, or installation will fail.
Optionally you can adjust your panel so it doesn't look weird. Rn idk how to move panel below the notch(display cutout, I hate Apple for that). It moves buttons in Panel below, and adjusts height of the panel. This repo will do everything for you. Just download it to device. And run apply-notch-hax.sh. It will automatically find device name, apply patches, and restart Unity.
Note: run the script as standard user, not root.
Note2: if you get bootloop, wipe system, format data, restart bootloader, flash everything again, but before rebooting to system try flashing SELinux permissiver. And don't flash Magisk, it's useless, and may destroy your system.
Device source: Gitlab
Kernel source: Gitlab
Gitlab CI build artifacts: Gitlab
Join Telegram support group if you need any help.
See all supported devices at official website.
P.S. Since you have to use fastboot, and UBports Installer uses fastboot, there may be some difficulties for Ryzen CPU users. I attached zip file with executable (.bat file). It will allow you use fastboot with USB 3.x + Ryzen. Unpack it. And run .bat file as admin. Reboot. Voila, fastboot works as should.
Linux users should either use another laptop with Intel CPU, or flash from Windows, or use USB 2.0 hub.
P.S.S. Ok, I managed to get GitHub CI to work, so now if any of you want to test fixes and new features, head to this GitHub repo, and download artifacts from "Make OTA images"(in Actions tab), and flash them using fastboot.
Amazing work! I've always wanted to port UBTouch to Mi 8 but I couldn't get WiFi and mobile data to work on my attempts. As my primary phone, I needed it to be online as much as possible. Really happy to be able to use it on our devices
I've noticed an issue (I haven't managed to recreate this however):
- The OS can't switch between audio outputs, for example I need to restart my phone to hear sounds from loudspeaker after making a phone call. Please let me know if there's a workaround for this issue.
I'll be looking out for more issues to report. Once again, thanks for this port it's amazing
someone plz port Ubuntu to poco f1 too
gamerlucky said:
someone plz port Ubuntu to poco f1 too
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It is already ported, a long before Mi 8
@itagizade have you tried waydroid on this?
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@itagizade have you tried waydroid on this?
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No still not.
this amazing work. i have ran some x11 app on my phone,jt works. now i can say hava a pc in my pocket . one problem i found is system partion size too small (only 3g), this not enough if i want install more linux package lije chrome firefox
I updated download link, so if you have already flashed everything, I suggest you to flash a new recovery, as previous one, identified device as Mi MIX 3.
it is still complex for my level of knowledge to install this rom on my Mi 8 and it is with great joy that we have a port like this from Ubuntu Touch and that in the future it will be easier to install and maybe other ports as well as SailfishOS in the menu. Mi 8 great job Dev.
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It is already ported, a long before Mi 8
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link please
gamerlucky said:
link please
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See on devices.ubuntu-touch.io.
tried it out and worked great, glad to see something different, keep up the excellent work bro!
hey i was wondering about file system can we use f2fs ?
I tried installing apk files but getting error
Also notch fix gives me this error in terminal
EDIT: nevermind the apk i forgot to run anbox-tool install
EDIT2: nevermind notch fix i just pushed the file to downloads and run sh command
Amazing work! It is the fastest rom I have ever installed! The SIM PIN unlock works well and the offline charging partially (approximately, five minutes after connecting the charger). I hope NFC works, too. In the future, it would be nice if apply-notch-hax.sh was fixed (error, line 57). Anyway, thank you for porting and providing this rom!
For Waydroid support, there are some instructions here. To start the container service, use the following command:
Code:
sudo waydroid container start
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Amazing work! It is the fastest rom I have ever installed! The SIM PIN unlock works well and the offline charging partially (approximately, five minutes after connecting the charger). I hope NFC works, too. In the future, it would be nice if apply-notch-hax.sh was fixed (error, line 57). Anyway, thank you for porting and providing this rom!
For Waydroid support, there are some instructions here. To start the container service, use the following command:
Code:
sudo waydroid container start
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Glad you enjoy it. Right now I'm a little busy, but asap I will continue the work on this. Gotta make it daily-driver ready.
About error with `apply-notch-hax.sh`, other people have successfully used that script. Could you please specify the error?
The touch has been dead since I flash This rom
MilkywayOpenSource said:
The touch has been dead since I flash This rom
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You mean Touchscreen is not working? Did you change you stock panel?
No,
MilkywayOpenSource said:
No,
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Is your device Chinese version, or any other that Global?
It is global and after I install Ubuntu touch the screen never response to touch even in twrp