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From many many different threads and frankly confusing instructions I think I have puzzled together the following solid guideline for my kindle fire hdx from basic root to custom rom. Currently my firmware is 13.3.1.0.
Could someone take a look at this and tell me if I got this right or if I need to do stuff differently (or could do them better)? Don't assume that something is obvious, if it isn't written down, don't be shy to mention it. I would be ever so grateful .
Edit: I'm updating my experience as I move along the list and get more info just in case this might be useful to someone who is just as lost as I was in the beginning
Obligatory disclaimer: this is just a step-by-step guideline that worked for me. I'm not responsible if you chose to follow any of these steps and damage or brick your device.
Guideline:
-Download firmware version 3.2.3.2 and upgrade directly from any of the previous version by putting the file into the internal storage of the kindle, going to settings>device>system update on the kindle and installing the update from there.
-Root with Towelroot in the HDX toolkit downloaded from here (Edit: I got various error messages at this step but got it to work in the end. The 3rd post here shows what I did to get it working after getting error message 2 and 3 at various times)
-block OTA also with the tool in the HDX toolkit (is there a way to safely check that this worked? Edit: It worked )
-connect to wifi and install Flashify from the playstore (Edit: I ended up installing File Expert and flashify on another android device, backing up the flashify apk and sideloading it with ES File Explorer from the amazon app store to the kindle, I guess I could have also download the apk somewhere but I have trust issues.)
-download the img of TWRP 2.8.5.0. and put it in internal storage of kindle (had no problems)
-use flashify to save original stock recovery (had no problems)
-Use flashify to flash TWRP (had no problems)
- Boot into recovery mode via flashify to see if it worked (had no problems)
Now either A)
-download CM11 image and gapps and put the zip files on internal storage
-Edit: disconnect Kindle from USB afterwards
- go into TWRP recovery mode (by powering off kindle and then pressing power and volume at the same time)
- make backup of original stockrom under backups and save copy on your Computer
- wipe system, data, cache and dalvik cache under wipe/advanced (all except internal)
- flash cm11 image and gapps (under install and then find them in the files)
- reboot
-Edit: I had the wifi not connecting problem that some people have with CM11 but a reboot took care of it.
-Edit 2: I couldn't get the kindle app to work on CM11 (it wouldn't synch my books, the device wasn't recognized by amazon and it would crash every time I logged in.) so I ended up replacing it with the Nexus rom. If the chance of this happening doesn't bother you then CM11 seems to still be a good choice.
or B)
- download HDX thor nexus rom and gapps and put the zip files on internal storage
- go into TWRP recovery mode (by powering off kindle and then pressing power and volume at the same time)
- make backup of original stockrom under backups and save copy on your Computer
- wipe system, data, cache and dalvik cache under wipe/advanced (all except internal)
- Edit: disconnect Kindle from USB afterwards
- flash nexus rom and gapps (under install and then find them in the files)
- reboot
- Edit: I'm very happy with it, it works flawlessly. Since it's based on Jelly Bean I may try replacing it with another rom sometime in the future, but I'm in no hurry
Mostly correct, you can update directly to 3.2.3.2 no need for incremental steps. The only way to know if ota blocker worked is to check for update but there's really no need, as soon as you've run towel root just disable WiFi as it won't be needed anymore.
Where is unlock bootloader? As I know, you cannot flash TWRP without unlocking bootloader?!
uhraman said:
Where is unlock bootloader? As I know, you cannot flash TWRP without unlocking bootloader?!
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You can flash a cuber signed TWRP on a locked bootloader, as long as you're below 3.2.4.
derpadoodle said:
You can flash a cuber signed TWRP on a locked bootloader, as long as you're below 3.2.4.
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Thanks for your replies! Is the method uhraman hinted at the better one?
snorklm said:
Thanks for your replies! Is the method uhraman hinted at the better one?
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Fully unlocking your bootloader is definitely worthwhile but it's quite a complicated endeavour and not required for running the current custom recoveries and ROMs. I'd recommend you stick with your current method and read up on the unlocking process once you're more conformable working with this device.
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Fully unlocking your bootloader is definitely worthwhile but it's quite a complicated endeavour and not required for running the current custom recoveries and ROMs. I'd recommend you stick with your current method and read up on the unlocking process once you're more conformable working with this device.
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Could I bother you to give me a few examples on *why* it is worthwhile? Thanks!
snorklm said:
Could I bother you to give me a few examples on *why* it is worthwhile? Thanks!
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- more robust recovery options when recovery (TWRP) is damaged/inaccessible; better chance of reviving a bricked device
- some custom roms install/operate better with unlocked BL (technically should not be needed but sometimes seen in early builds)
- some DRM aware apps on custom roms work better with unlocked BL(eg: playstore, prime)
Guidance form derpadoodle is sound. Enjoy what you have achieved thus far; revisit BL unlock when you are more comfortable with device/technique.
Davey126 said:
- more robust recovery options when recovery (TWRP) is damaged/inaccessible; better chance of reviving a bricked device
- some custom roms install/operate better with unlocked BL (technically should not be needed but sometimes seen in early builds)
- some DRM aware apps on custom roms work better with unlocked BL(eg: playstore, prime)
Guidance form derpadoodle is sound. Enjoy what you have achieved thus far; revisit BL unlock when you are more comfortable with device/technique.
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Thanks for the sound advice, I will probably never feel comfortable enough for that , especially because I haven't achieved much at all yet. I haven't even flashed TWPR yet.
Yay, I did it. CM11 seems to be working as intended! Thanks again for everyone who replied and also to everyone who put so much work into making and improving all the tools and software necessary to make this kind of thing even possible, I appreciate it!
What firmware were you on to begin your process mate... ?
B3NJY said:
What firmware were you on to begin your process mate... ?
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I was on 3.0.5 when I got the device. Amazon didn't upgrade the firmware at all before sending it out, then I upgraded to 13.3.2.3. Why do you ask?
Hmm, I have now noticed that the kindle app is not working properly. I can sign in (though every time I sign in or deregister my account the app crashes) but it's not synching any of my books. They don't show up at all. The device (named android device 2 in the kindle app settings) does also not show up under my devices on amazon. Anyone know what the problem could be because this is a bit frustrating. Is this a bug with CM11 or with the amazon app?
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Hmm, I have now noticed that the kindle app is not working properly. I can sign in (though every time I sign in or deregister my account the app crashes) but it's not synching any of my books. They don't show up at all. The device (named android device 2 in the kindle app settings) does also not show up under my devices on amazon. Anyone know what the problem could be because this is a bit frustrating. Is this a bug with CM11 or with the amazon app?
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Can't say definitively but I would lean towards CM11 as all Amazon apps (kindle/prime/shopping/video) work fine with the Nexus ROM (v2.0.5) which is layered on the same hw/fw base as CM11. Don't get me wrong; CM11 (and the devs who adapted to the HDX) are great! But there may still be a few hiccups with native Amazon apps.
Davey126 said:
Can't say definitively but I would lean towards CM11 as all Amazon apps (kindle/prime/shopping/video) work fine with the Nexus ROM (v2.0.5) which is layered on the same hw/fw base as CM11. Don't get me wrong; CM11 (and the devs who adapted to the HDX) are great! But there may still be a few hiccups with native Amazon apps.
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Thanks for the opinion! I couldn't find any solution to the problem anywhere online and therefore just finished replacing CM11 with the Nexus rom, now the kindle app works perfectly fine and I'm very satisfied with what I've got. I will keep an eye out on rom development but for now I'm resting on my laurels :victory:. Considering that I was helplessly lost when I first came to the board I'm very happy with how smoothly everything went. But I really needed that step-by-step list I made and the assurance from the pros that it was correct, otherwise I would have probably made a careless mistake :silly:. Maybe it will be useful to a few other newbies as well. Not sure I will ever dare to fully unlock the bootloader like some suggested I might want to do at a later point in time, but we will see . Thanks again for the help!
snorklm said:
Thanks for the opinion! I couldn't find any solution to the problem anywhere online and therefore just finished replacing CM11 with the Nexus rom, now the kindle app works perfectly fine and I'm very satisfied with what I've got. I will keep an eye out on rom development but for now I'm resting on my laurels :victory:. Considering that I was helplessly lost when I first came to the board I'm very happy with how smoothly everything went. But I really needed that step-by-step list I made and the assurance from the pros that it was correct, otherwise I would have probably made a careless mistake :silly:. Maybe it will be useful to a few other newbies as well. Not sure I will ever dare to fully unlock the bootloader like some suggested I might want to do at a later point in time, but we will see . Thanks again for the help!
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Glad to hear everything is working well! My daily driver is on Nexus and I could not be happier. Everything works as it should. No need to unlock the bootloader unless you plan to do more modding. Enjoy your device!
Nice. I think everybody needs this kind of guide. Whenever a question is asked it just kind of trails off most of the time.
I'm still working on the downgrade piece.
johnwaters said:
Nice. I think everybody needs this kind of guide. Whenever a question is asked it just kind of trails off most of the time.
I'm still working on the downgrade piece.
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Agreed, I was overwhelmed by all the different threads and possibilities at first. I ended up approaching it like any other research project for a paper or presentation and dumped every solid (and recent) piece of good advice into Evernote and sorting it out there. But writing and updating guides (especially with the fast development I have observed) would be a lot of work, I understand completely why no one would volunteer to do it and everybody would rather answer questions on a case by case basis.
First of all thank you very much! I was looking for something like this, since i am also new to rooting devices and this stuff...
I got a new fire hdx 7 with 13.3.02
I haven't tried anything yet, I am still reading threads and i got some questions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/update-1314-4-1-1-probably-sangria-t2901813
-> I can only find 3.2.3.2 here, which is the firmware u used? Or did you mean another one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2665683
-> the second link for hdx toolkit isnt working
How do i get the playstore on my device?
are there anywhere more informations regarding flashify? since i have no idea what this is...
thank you!
dynein said:
First of all thank you very much! I was looking for something like this, since i am also new to rooting devices and this stuff...
I got a new fire hdx 7 with 13.3.02
I haven't tried anything yet, I am still reading threads and i got some questions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/update-1314-4-1-1-probably-sangria-t2901813
-> I can only find 3.2.3.2 here, which is the firmware u used? Or did you mean another one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2665683
-> the second link for hdx toolkit isnt working
How do i get the playstore on my device?
are there anywhere more informations regarding flashify? since i have no idea what this is...
thank you!
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First thing you want to do is block OTA (over the air updates) or your device may be upgraded by Amazon to a level that gives you less options. Suggest using HDX Toolkit (here) to both root and block OTA. Then install twrp (here). From there you can opt to replace Fire OS will several different roms including Nexus, CM11 or CM12.
Flashify is an app that allows flashing recovery and roms from from within Android vs adb or a recovery environment. You can grab it from the Play store or another market. It's a dangerous tool; use with extreme caution.
Be aware that any of the above actions, if executed incorrectly, can permanently brick your device with little/no hope of recovery (guess that's the definition of permanent). Read, read and read some more before taking any action. Be sure to keep WiFi off on your device until OTA is blocked to prevent auto-updates.
Don't forget to hit the thanks button.
http://superstarmobility.weebly.com/
New thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/twrp-m1-lg-k7-t3462130.
(Above TWRP can be flashed with Flashify from Playstore)
Instructions from video:
With phone powered off, hold POWER and VOLUME DOWN buttons until LG logo shows. Release POWER then quickly press and hold again until factory reset menu comes up. Select YES and you will be booted into recovery instead of a factory reset ; )
Thanks @czarsuperstar!
V2 with the proper cmd line from m1 aka LG K7
Reserved.
This the real deal?
goitalone said:
This the real deal?
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Of course. You looked at the video?
goitalone said:
This the real deal?
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I've used it and can confirm, first tested it with fastboot without flashing of course(use adb to get to the bootloader: adb reboot bootloader , then fastboot:fastboot boot "twrp.img file, tested then rebooted into bootloader, then flashed via fastboot:fastboot flash "twrp.img file") instructions are for any random person that come by i know you know how to do all this
concerned xda citizen
what are the boardconfig.mk file contents that you used to compile this recovery?
the fact youre using a ghetto hacked twrp that works is fine, but id prefer an actual device specific twrp version that will reliably work - theres no telling what this twrp can do to your device, and the fact youre using another devices ramdisk scares the hell out of me.
ramdisks arent something you play around with - you can seriously ruin someones device like that.
also requesting the twrp fstab file youve used.
youre literally just throwing files at users that have perviously bricked their devices and not explaining in detail what they consist of.
if you seriously damage any of these user's device partitions by overwriting the wrong partition, are you going to pay for the devices when theyre hardbricked and no longer responsive to the oem flashing?
not once have a even seen a warning on these files yet youre just posting forum to forum; not to mention youre inexperienced at rom/kernel/recovery compiling for the fact you think its okay to just throw a different devices ramdisk in there " because it just works." when we have readily available source for our device.
legally- youre held responsible for these files youre distributing.
and to those just flashing this twrp file to their device, yes its reversible - but would you want to find out it doesnt work when its too late? IE backing up partitions in the wrong order, and restoring them into the wrong partitions? the video shows it backs up and restores, but is it doing so in the right order? in the right places. i may be ranting but id rather be careful/safe then sorry.
not one detail of this compile/build has been released, just a link that is claimed to work.
"left sock fits on right, doesnt feel right - but my feet aren't cold!" is how this feels to me.
i was sketched to even test this twrp version considering you need to tell the factory reset "yes, i want to wipe" twice, in order to boot to twrp.
idk about you but ive never seen any recovery warrant those options. normally twrp would just boot upon button combo - which is why im sharing this post. recoveries arent supposed to be functioning that way.
NASSTYROME said:
what are the boardconfig.mk file contents that you used to compile this recovery?
the fact youre using a ghetto hacked twrp that works is fine, but id prefer an actual device specific twrp version that will reliably work - theres no telling what this twrp can do to your device, and the fact youre using another devices ramdisk scares the hell out of me.
ramdisks arent something you play around with - you can seriously ruin someones device like that.
also requesting the twrp fstab file youve used.
youre literally just throwing files at users that have perviously bricked their devices and not explaining in detail what they consist of.
if you seriously damage any of these user's device partitions by overwriting the wrong partition, are you going to pay for the devices when theyre hardbricked and no longer responsive to the oem flashing?
not once have a even seen a warning on these files yet youre just posting forum to forum; not to mention youre inexperienced at rom/kernel/recovery compiling for the fact you think its okay to just throw a different devices ramdisk in there " because it just works." when we have readily available source for our device.
legally- youre held responsible for these files youre distributing.
and to those just flashing this twrp file to their device, yes its reversible - but would you want to find out it doesnt work when its too late? IE backing up partitions in the wrong order, and restoring them into the wrong partitions? the video shows it backs up and restores, but is it doing so in the right order? in the right places. i may be ranting but id rather be careful/safe then sorry.
not one detail of this compile/build has been released, just a link that is claimed to work.
"left sock fits on right, doesnt feel right - but my feet aren't cold!" is how this feels to me.
i was sketched to even test this twrp version considering you need to tell the factory reset "yes, i want to wipe" twice, in order to boot to twrp.
idk about you but ive never seen any recovery warrant those options. normally twrp would just boot upon button combo - which is why im sharing this post. recoveries arent supposed to be functioning that way.
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The first twrp was from a htc phone. This is from lg leon lte. Same manufacturer. I used my boot.img dumped on my sdcard and used the ramdisk from Twrp Leon aka c50 the leon twrp is missing the options seen on this one. Don't use it. But I'm working on cm_m1 so continue to use the old one and when your phone can't come on have fun getting in recovery. Make it better.
Recovery log
Make a log.
NASSTYROME said:
what are the boardconfig.mk file contents that you used to compile this recovery?
the fact youre using a ghetto hacked twrp that works is fine, but id prefer an actual device specific twrp version that will reliably work - theres no telling what this twrp can do to your device, and the fact youre using another devices ramdisk scares the hell out of me.
ramdisks arent something you play around with - you can seriously ruin someones device like that.
also requesting the twrp fstab file youve used.
youre literally just throwing files at users that have perviously bricked their devices and not explaining in detail what they consist of.
if you seriously damage any of these user's device partitions by overwriting the wrong partition, are you going to pay for the devices when theyre hardbricked and no longer responsive to the oem flashing?
not once have a even seen a warning on these files yet youre just posting forum to forum; not to mention youre inexperienced at rom/kernel/recovery compiling for the fact you think its okay to just throw a different devices ramdisk in there " because it just works." when we have readily available source for our device.
legally- youre held responsible for these files youre distributing.
and to those just flashing this twrp file to their device, yes its reversible - but would you want to find out it doesnt work when its too late? IE backing up partitions in the wrong order, and restoring them into the wrong partitions? the video shows it backs up and restores, but is it doing so in the right order? in the right places. i may be ranting but id rather be careful/safe then sorry.
not one detail of this compile/build has been released, just a link that is claimed to work.
"left sock fits on right, doesnt feel right - but my feet aren't cold!" is how this feels to me.
i was sketched to even test this twrp version considering you need to tell the factory reset "yes, i want to wipe" twice, in order to boot to twrp.
idk about you but ive never seen any recovery warrant those options. normally twrp would just boot upon button combo - which is why im sharing this post. recoveries arent supposed to be functioning that way.
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Check out the LG L70 it's the same way to get in recovery. This must be your first LG phone.
i dont care whether its the same way to enter recovery, my care is youre using another phone's ramdisk in this device.
"I used my boot.img dumped on my sdcard and used the ramdisk from Twrp Leon aka c50 the leon"
post twrp.fstab and boardconfig.mk youve used for this "twrp" build.
this must be your first posting for development on an unsupported device.
as for anyone using another device's files when we have access to source of our own device - i wouldnt trust them to build anything, let alone CM. thats just pure shortcutting and laziness .. and at what expense?
as for twrp making this official, they wont - as you cannot provide SOURCE.
So, now, hopefully you've compiled TWRP for your device and gotten it working. Now, you'd like to know how to get TWRP officially supported for your device so that it can be installed automatically with GooManager. In order for us to add "official support" for your device we'll need the following:
1) Device configuration files to compile TWRP from source for your device. This means that you cannot have repacked a recovery.img by hand to get it working. We need to be able to compile it from source so that we can easily release future updates.
2) A copy of a build prop for your device (it's in /system/build.prop) so that we can add the correct device information to GooManager
3) We'll build a copy of TWRP and send it to you for validation. Once you've validated that we can build a working image for your device, we'll add it to GooManager.
Go spam the other thread. Over 200 downloads and no problems but there was problems right away with the first version. For your info download Twrp c50 from the Twrp site examine it and ask why it's incomplete. That's why I linked the video of the Twrp from the site and same problems. Bye and leave me be. Hd2 check it out. Czarsuperstar's HTC HD2 android custom roms. Check it out and leave me alone. Thanks for your concern. Oh and for your info we have the same keyboard configuration as the LG Leon. There's a device tree. Google it. Google is your friend bro.
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i dont care whether its the same way to enter recovery, my care is youre using another phone's ramdisk in this device.
"I used my boot.img dumped on my sdcard and used the ramdisk from Twrp Leon aka c50 the leon"
post twrp.fstab and boardconfig.mk youve used for this "twrp" build.
this must be your first posting for development on an unsupported device.
as for anyone using another device's files when we have access to source of our own device - i wouldnt trust them to build anything, let alone CM. thats just pure shortcutting and laziness .. and at what expense?
as for twrp making this official, they wont - as you cannot provide SOURCE.
So, now, hopefully you've compiled TWRP for your device and gotten it working. Now, you'd like to know how to get TWRP officially supported for your device so that it can be installed automatically with GooManager. In order for us to add "official support" for your device we'll need the following:
1) Device configuration files to compile TWRP from source for your device. This means that you cannot have repacked a recovery.img by hand to get it working. We need to be able to compile it from source so that we can easily release future updates.
2) A copy of a build prop for your device (it's in /system/build.prop) so that we can add the correct device information to GooManager
3) We'll build a copy of TWRP and send it to you for validation. Once you've validated that we can build a working image for your device, we'll add it to GooManager.
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not saying a official twrp isn't preferable, but man you got to learn how to talk to people, you were just short of cursing the dude out, and as far as the recovery the thing is solid(tested backup, flash and restore/ anyhow we got LGUP if you **** up so its not a huge deal), but anyone on this site shouldn't take someones word for things like recovery's and you should always test boot before you flash, also you don't seem to understand the first rule of xda-whatever happens to your device is on you, been that way since the og day's- talking politely to others is the way to go about things, people wont listen if you combative.
Kernel
Im building the kernel from source right now check out the video on Twitter. Anyone that wants to join the development I am down with it.
Didn't work, after selecting yes twice, my phone just starts like normal, doesn't go to TWRP or factory restore, it is there though because I can boot to it from the flashify app, ah well.
wait...my bad, I was highlighting the wrong one, lol, works great, thanks
Assuming it ever worked right it should work better now because you can always get to it.
As for concerns about the ramdisk I don't see any issues with that, it's just being used to boot and run recovery on if I'm not mistaken and apparently where the buttons get enabled so a necessity.
Considering many phones have such hacked together recoverys and many more have no custom recovery I'm thankful to have it particularly since most of my work is done away from my pc.
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Assuming it ever worked right it should work better now because you can always get to it.
As for concerns about the ramdisk I don't see any issues with that, it's just being used to boot and run recovery on if I'm not mistaken and apparently where the buttons get enabled so a necessity.
Considering many phones have such hacked together recoverys and many more have no custom recovery I'm thankful to have it particularly since most of my work is done away from my pc.
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Thanks for report. The other Twrp w/o the button combo was from a HTC phone lol and I am getting blasted. HTC or LG? LG K7. ... LG.
[email protected] said:
Thanks for report. The other Twrp w/o the button combo was from a HTC phone lol and I am getting blasted. HTC or LG? LG K7. ... LG.
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Right and that's why the buttons didn't work. Great job! Best discovery yet for this phone, so happy that we can restore now withoit adb and withoit having to worry about debugging getting turn off, very essential find. Don't let those that don't understand get you down.
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Right and that's why the buttons didn't work. Great job! Best discovery yet for this phone, so happy that we can restore now withoit adb and withoit having to worry about debugging getting turn off, very essential find. Don't let those that don't understand get you down.
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I'm working on building it from source but keep getting errors and I'm trying it with another device that has Twrp (Moto E 2015) and followed the directions to the T and no luck. So I am trying......... Will let everyone know how it's going.
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Im building the kernel from source right now check out the video on Twitter. Anyone that wants to join the development I am down with it.
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kernel??????????????????????????
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Team Win Recovery Project 3.x, or twrp3 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. Its a fully touch driven user interface no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
DOWNLOAD:
Most devices can be updated quickly and easily within TWRP if you already have version 2.8.4.0 or higher installed
1) Download the latest version from our website on your device
2) Reboot to TWRP
3) Hit Install and tap the "Images..." button in the lower right
4) Browse to the location of the TWRP image on your device and select it
5) Select recovery from the partition list and swipe to flash
OR:
You can find more information and download links on our website.
SHIELD Android TV 2015/2017 direct link
SHIELD Android TV 2019 direct link
BUGS:
If you have found a bug, please consider posting it to our github issues log. It's pretty much impossible for us to keep up with the more than 40 threads that we have for the devices that we "directly" support. If you have a significant problem that cannot be answered in this thread, contact us via our website, or find us in our IRC channel below. If you see someone that's struggling, feel free to point it out to us. We need your help to help us keep track of all of our devices! Thanks!
SUPPORT:
Live support is available via #twrp on Freenode with your IRC client or just click this link.
NOTES:
Due to the lack of a touchscreen on the device, you will need to have a mouse plugged in. A keyboard should work as well for typing input.
KNOWN ISSUES:
Cannot display at 4K. There have been a few reports that some 4K TVs wont display this recovery, but others will properly switch to 1080p mode and work just fine.
Build and device page will be up shortly. Got some fun recursive references going on here. Build is live.
Anyways, I know, I know, it's about time, right? Just haven't had too much motivation to work on this device. As powerful as it is, it's been a bit of a pain to work on. True built from source custom roms are still crippled due to hdmi audio not working, etc. But afaik, this recovery is 100% working, no problems. But if you find anything wrong, please let me know here.
Hmm, it seems adopted storage still isn't getting mounted correctly. The "Micro SDCard" selection is only 15 MB. Also, it's not picking the correct time for backups. The terminal shows two errors when typing "ls -l":
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for CST6CDT,M3.2.0,M11.1.0!
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for posixrules!
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Hmm, it seems adopted storage still isn't getting mounted correctly. The "Micro SDCard" selection is only 15 MB.
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Really? Blast... I pulled the same fix that worked on the tablet, but didn't actually test it on this platform. Guess I'll have to do some tinkering. Not a whole lot of time for a couple weeks, though.
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Also, it's not picking the correct time for backups.
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I see that on my other devices too. Not certain how to get the correct time, if possible. I'll look into it later.
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The terminal shows two errors when typing "ls -l":
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for CST6CDT,M3.2.0,M11.1.0!
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for posixrules!
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I've seen this on my other devices as well. No idea what's up...
Damn still no 4k suppport
I have shield connected to yamaha amplituner and then to 4k TV, no issues with TWRP.
Does this support 4k TV finally?
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Does this support 4k TV finally?
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Doesnt look like there is.
But it seems like vegeta has stumbled upon one way for now, indicatative that the issue may be from the direct hdmi connection from the shield to a 4k tv. Maybe theres a cheap 4k compatible hdmi splitter/switcher/combiner out there or perhaps one you own already, that can be tested depending on your urgency for twrp
Alas this doesn't even work on my Monitor with an HDMI to DVI converter. Actually it does work, once it finishes booting up that is. But for TWRP it's a standard Black Screen then.
Is it really that hard to code TWRP to output a 4k.. barring that a locked 1080 signal? This all said it worked very well on my Old Man's FHD LG TV have the command, and a moment latter it was there. So installing SuperSu successfully, and a full boot latter I packed it back up, and took it home with my again.
EXPERIENCE UPGRADE 5.0 (Android 7.0 Nougat)
Does v3.0.2-0 work with SHIELD EXPERIENCE UPGRADE 5.0 (Android 7.0 Nougat)?
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Does v3.0.2-0 work with SHIELD EXPERIENCE UPGRADE 5.0 (Android 7.0 Nougat)?
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Update isn't released yet. So nobody can say for sure.
From what I thought I knew about Android, the Recovery Partition is fully independent of the OS One. This said from what I read about Nougat, where we used to just have the One OS Partition, from Nougat going forward we'll now have Two. An active One, and the other that will be used for active updates. This should be interesting for those on low spec Devices such as the 16Gb Shield. As the Android OS has traditionally taken about 4Gb of Storage. So can we expect that to double now?
About the only thing that could theoretically happen is that the Update overwrites the Recovery Partition. But I don't think this will be a problem.
But, to pass along some helpful info which I made an enquiry about in a different Thread. Once you have flashed TWRP as your recovery, and as far as I can tell you have to have it installed, and not merely loaded from a fastboot command line. You can simply install SuperSU again. (And you will have to do that again anyway.)
Which could be a problem if your like me, and stuck with just the One 4k (2160p), TV. Then this is a more round about way to reinstall SuperSU again after the Update.
Just do the following:
Login to your shield via ADB..
Code:
$ adb reboot recovery
$ adb shell
$ twrp install /sdcard/SuperSU.Zip
The a/b system partition thing is only being done on new devices. We will not repartitioned and lose space due to the upgrade.
The current twrp works just just fine with N ROMs. The worst thing you will see is a couple errors saying a log command isn't found when installing the update. This happens on all ROMs, all devices. It isn't fatal and can be safely ignored. Other than that, everything will continue to work as before. Flashing, backup/restore, etc. No problems at all. No, I haven't seen the official update yet, but I've done some work with cm-14.1 which is the same core stuff.
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The a/b system partition thing is only being done on new devices. We will not repartitioned and lose space due to the upgrade.
The current twrp works just just fine with N ROMs. The worst thing you will see is a couple errors saying a log command isn't found when installing the update. This happens on all ROMs, all devices. It isn't fatal and can be safely ignored. Other than that, everything will continue to work as before. Flashing, backup/restore, etc. No problems at all. No, I haven't seen the official update yet, but I've done some work with cm-14.1 which is the same core stuff.
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this dosent work at all on the new shield. just reboots after flashing then it reflashes stock recovery
Well I guess the question is does the "new" Shield TV (Slim), actually count as a "New Device"? That supports Google's new a/b System?
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Well I guess the question is does the "new" Shield TV (Slim), actually count as a "New Device"? That supports Google's new a/b System?
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so fair the only thing that has been discovered with this new "model" is the usb identifiers have changed abit.
Hmmm... Kinda surprised it doesn't boot at all. Maybe the dtb and kernel changed enough that the newer bootloader balks at them. I won't have one in hand until probably next week. Once I do, I'll make something work.
Previously I would have said no, darcy doesn't have a/b updating. But... The more I look through the code drop, the more it looks like it actually does. But I won't be able to confirm until I got my hands on it.
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Hmmm... Kinda surprised it doesn't boot at all. Maybe the dtb and kernel changed enough that the newer bootloader balks at them. I won't have one in hand until probably next week. Once I do, I'll make something work.
Previously I would have said no, darcy doesn't have a/b updating. But... The more I look through the code drop, the more it looks like it actually does. But I won't be able to confirm until I got my hands on it.
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is their anything i can do to help you in the time being to help development along?
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Hmmm... Kinda surprised it doesn't boot at all. Maybe the dtb and kernel changed enough that the newer bootloader balks at them. I won't have one in hand until probably next week. Once I do, I'll make something work.
Previously I would have said no, darcy doesn't have a/b updating. But... The more I look through the code drop, the more it looks like it actually does. But I won't be able to confirm until I got my hands on it.
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heres the 2017 5.0.1 image if this helps http://ota-downloads.nvidia.com/ota...-full_ota-1749719_832.2408.20170116175313.zip
Well, I'm still waiting on a darcy. I hear it's supposed to ship this week. Sorry for the wait, but it's hard to do any development without the device. That or the update for the original 2015 one I've already got. Once I get my hands on something to test with, I should get something out pretty quick.
And yeah, the ota link helps. I went and compared a bunch of stuff and I think I have it ready to go, just can't test it yet.
UPDATED 2/19/2018
Almost enough here to start attempting debug builds... any other builders/devs out there working on this device? Hopefully some of this will be useful.
Minimal Omni device tree for TWRP (full lineage branch in progress as of 2/19/2018)
https://github.com/mightysween/android_device_motorola_payton
Proprietary blobs/vendor (initial push 2/19/2018):
https://github.com/mightysween/android_vendor_motorola_payton
Partition names/locations/mounts...maybe a few missing still:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EkPOkc8uUStKIjRGC2-4jkcXpxmj8v3piGPqZi9ctQM/edit?usp=drivesdk
7.1 KERNEL SOURCE:
https://github.com/MotorolaMobilityLLC/kernel-msm/tree/7.1.1-nougat-release-payton
8.0 KERNEL SOURCE:
https://github.com/MotorolaMobilityLLC/kernel-msm/releases/tag/MMI-OPW27.57-40
So what's the deal with the A/B partitions? I've seen that there are some lineage OS commits to handle the A/B partitions. Would it be possible to load an OS to the A partition and put the recovery on the B partition. I'm not familiar enough to know how much control of the boot process we can have with boot time commands. Does the bootloader have a boot to recovery option?
There doesn't seem to be a recovery partition in the list that you provided. I wonder what the fastboot commands look like... just thinking out loud on the internet. I don't have the phone yet, but I did have a look at Best Buy, so that practically makes me an expert. I have a N5X, so I'm lining up the successor for after its sudden, but inevitable betrayal.
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So what's the deal with the A/B partitions? I've seen that there are some lineage OS commits to handle the A/B partitions. Would it be possible to load an OS to the A partition and put the recovery on the B partition. I'm not familiar enough to know how much control of the boot process we can have with boot time commands. Does the bootloader have a boot to recovery option?
There doesn't seem to be a recovery partition in the list that you provided. I wonder what the fastboot commands look like... just thinking out loud on the internet. I don't have the phone yet, but I did have a look at Best Buy, so that practically makes me an expert. I have a N5X, so I'm lining up the successor for after its sudden, but inevitable betrayal.
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There is no traditional recovery partition...handled by boot. A/B is mainly to allow 'seamless' updates (as in OTA that downloads to the other partition for instant reboot). Bit more to it... if you want to read more, check out the Pixel forums.
Well... progress is being made. Wish there were others (there must be!) working on this.
I have the stock kernel, a VERY basic device tree, and cobbled-together vendor... syncing repos and will try to compile TWRP over the weekend. I do not expect it to work
Dealing with this right now on brunch...runs fine up until this point, appreciate any thoughts:
Starting build with ninja
ninja: Entering directory `.'
ninja: error: '/home/mightysween/android/omni/out/target/product/payton/obj/SHARED_LIBRARIES/libcryptfs_hw_intermediates/export_includes', needed by '/home/mightysween/android/omni/out/target/product/payton/obj/SHARED_LIBRARIES/libcryptfslollipop_intermediates/import_includes', missing and no known rule to make it
build/core/ninja.mk:157: recipe for target 'ninja_wrapper' failed
make: *** [ninja_wrapper] Error 1
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Do I really need the lollipop libs???? Especially if I just want to compile TWRP and not full omni. Ahhhhhhh....so much fun
OK, got TWRP to compile
Need to do some testing in the emulator and double and triple check all sources and configs before even thinking about trying to boot it on the actual device.
But just troubleshooting at this point, so looking good for TWRP in coming days!
UPDATE: oops, totally compiled it with the wrong kernel. Haha... working through some defconfig issues, but hopefully nothing too crazy.
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OK, got TWRP to compile
Need to do some testing in the emulator and double and triple check all sources and configs before even thinking about trying to boot it on the actual device.
But just troubleshooting at this point, so looking good for TWRP in coming days!
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I hope you can do it! Is the first step to get backups and ROMs. I don´t have the phone yet, but later the normal version that is sell in México and want to flash the Android One version (previously anyone get it working).
I'm returning my Amazon version of this phone and getting Project Fi version. I am willing to help in testing.
Well, my boot.img compiles fine... but will not boot to recovery. Given the fact that it is mostly guesswork on the device tree, I am not shocked.
Pushed my working tree to GitHub and will keep working on it...
https://github.com/mightysween/android_device_motorola_payton
Been looking at Pixel 2 TWRP Alpha... holy cow. So much more to it with this partitioning scheme.
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Well, my boot.img compiles fine... but will not boot to recovery. Given the fact that it is mostly guesswork on the device tree, I am not shocked.
Pushed my working tree to GitHub and will keep working on it...
https://github.com/mightysween/android_device_motorola_payton
Been looking at Pixel 2 TWRP Alpha... holy cow. So much more to it with this partitioning scheme.
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Have not even peeked into the Pixel 2 forums. I'm afraid this seems to be another ballgame entirely. Do the new Pixel owners even have root passing safety net while allowing these security updates new android phones now get? Gah this is a mess
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Have not even peeked into the Pixel 2 forums. I'm afraid this seems to be another ballgame entirely. Do the new Pixel owners even have root passing safety net while allowing these security updates new android phones now get? Gah this is a mess
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TWRP has been worked on for Pixel2 by several people, including expert Dees Troy, and is still a heavy alpha. I feel pretty good about booting compiled boot images and not bricking on x4 (as far as I have gotten)
I have been compiling my own stuff for many years, and yes -- this new stuff is foreign. But, we will all learn and in a few weeks/months, there will be plenty of action on this device
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TWRP has been worked on for Pixel2 by several people, including expert Dees Troy, and is still a heavy alpha. I feel pretty good about booting compiled boot images and not bricking on x4 (as far as I have gotten)
I have been compiling my own stuff for many years, and yes -- this new stuff is foreign. But, we will all learn and in a few weeks/months, there will be plenty of action on this device
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try using fixes from https://github.com/TeamWin/android_device_xiaomi_tissot tree. similar android one device!!
i.snehal.kiran said:
try using fixes from https://github.com/TeamWin/android_device_xiaomi_tissot tree. similar android one device!!
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Thanks, picked up 3 changes from here already... will test them out soon!
So, I have checked out several XDA threads on this Xiaomi device (tissot) and I think it is going to help quite a bit with the A/B issues.
I am still, unfortunately stuck on getting TWRP to boot. Boot.img compiles fine and I can extract it and see TWRP has replaced stock recovery in the ramdisk, but it will not boot into recovery.
Ideally, we need a way to boot a TWRP image without flashing anything... easier said than done with devices that have recovery baked into the boot image. But once that works, we can extract just the ramdisk from my build and write a script to patch it into the stock boot image from the temporary TWRP running on the device.
Progress! New TWRP thread coming soon...
BTW, there is still a long way to go here... this was just a rudimentary test to get TWRP to boot. Need to start totally fresh with partitions before there is any attempt to actually use it!
Also -- my build environment is a total cluster after weeks of messing around. I need to wipe it and start over. That alone will take me a few days, and TWRP might take a few weeks more.
Incredible! Looking forward to having a custom recovery!
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Progress! New TWRP thread coming soon...
BTW, there is still a long way to go here... this was just a rudimentary test to get TWRP to boot. Need to start totally fresh with partitions before there is any attempt to actually use it!
Also -- my build environment is a total cluster after weeks of messing around. I need to wipe it and start over. That alone will take me a few days, and TWRP might take a few weeks more.
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I hope later we can flash the Android One firmware on the retail Moto X4, I supose that OTA update will not work but at least we will have the lastest updates if someone make a flashable version
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I hope later we can flash the Android One firmware on the retail Moto X4, I supose that OTA update will not work but at least we will have the lastest updates if someone make a flashable version
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At the very least, we have the ability to create "nandroid" style backup from A1 device. Theoretically, that could allow anyone to install it...
But yes, in the long run, hopefully the actual firmware is released
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At the very least, we have the ability to create "nandroid" style backup from A1 device. Theoretically, that could allow anyone to install it...
But yes, in the long run, hopefully the actual firmware is released
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Doesn't the nandroid (or for that matter Flashfire) backup contain personally unique identifiers?
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Doesn't the nandroid (or for that matter Flashfire) backup contain personally unique identifiers?
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Yes, technically... obviously would need to start with a fresh system and limit to non-data partitions.
No one needs to restore someone else's apps... just their boot/oem/system_image
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Yes, technically... obviously would need to start with a fresh system and limit to non-data partitions.
No one needs to restore someone else's apps... just their boot/oem/system_image
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This just came to my mind, since this phone has 2 partitions for boot etc. --
Code:
mmcblk0p44: boot_a SIZE:65536 blocks
mmcblk0p45: boot_b
can't we make backup of boot_b ? it will be same as boot_a but unmodified i think ? i mean, use magisk/cf-autoroot/whatever to gain root on boot_a. and make backup of boot_b. so in case if we want to receive update, just restore back boot_b.img to boot_a slot and update through ota ? that way we can practically make full backup which is unmodified. ofc this is until we have fastboot image available and working TWRP.
also it seems all x4's are having same kernel according to this thread. although their build time is different.
Hi,
I just got a new tab Lenovo M10 TB-X605F.
I tried to unlock it with fastboot-adb (minimal kit).
When I enter "fastboot devices" the serial n° displays.
But each command I tried (fastboot oem unlock, unlock-go, flashing, flashing unlock...) get the same asnwer : "FAILED (remote: unknown command)".
Does anyone know a solution?
Thank you.
I also had problems with the out-of-the-box version of fastboot.
Solution is to upgrade to Pie, because the update allows bootloader unlocking. Easiest way is to load the rescue ROM using LMSA, then let the tablet fetch the OTAs.
To learn more have a look at @Chaser42's root thread for the P10. Also in that thread @Long_Sam has a step-by-step guide for the M10.
I've also posted an updated magisk_patched .img for TB-X605F running S210097_190927 to that thread. Be careful, though. Make sure your build and model number are the same as mine before using it:
build number: X605F_S210097_190927_ROW
model number: TB-X605F (hardware code 63)
Check the sticker on the back of your tablet for the hardware code. It's in brackets after the S/N.
So mine reads: "S/N: XXXXXXXX (63)".
Thank you very, very much Yahoo Mike!
I'll try it as soon as possible!
did you have oem unlock on in developer mode?
Yes
thanks, but i wonder if i can get twrp on the tablet
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thanks, but i wonder if i can get twrp on the tablet
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I don't know yet.
Root is ok, thanks of the links in YahooMike's post. :good:
Monpseud0 said:
I don't know yet.
Root is ok, thanks of the links in YahooMike's post. :good:
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I would love to get custom recovery for these tablets. I submitted a request for the P10 (TB-X705F) to the guys that port TWRP images to new devices. However, I think they are completely overloaded with request so we won't see anything soon. I was working with a guy that was making an image but he got busy with real life and hasn't been able to complete it.
I'm about ready to learn Android kitchen and cook up some TWRP images myself. I've read all the documentation. I just might be able to do it if I can find the time. If I can successfully make an image for the P10 then I can also make one for the M10 and all other variants. Hopefully I'm not being overly ambitious. Wish me luck.
Chaser
TWRP is OK. I found the way to flash it somewhere in this forum. It works. Now, it is waiting for a custom ROM to flash!
Chasser, if you do that, You're my hero ! I'd like to help you but I don't know anything about building a ROM. So I wish you the best! Can't sait!
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I would love to get custom recovery for these tablets. I submitted a request for the P10 (TB-X705F) to the guys that port TWRP images to new devices. However, I think they are completely overloaded with request so we won't see anything soon. I was working with a guy that was making an image but he got busy with real life and hasn't been able to complete it.
I'm about ready to learn Android kitchen and cook up some TWRP images myself. I've read all the documentation. I just might be able to do it if I can find the time. If I can successfully make an image for the P10 then I can also make one for the M10 and all other variants. Hopefully I'm not being overly ambitious. Wish me luck.
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I've got some time this week. Happy to help with the TWRP port. A basic setup shouldn't take long, especially if we ignore forced data encryption.
If you're eventually going to a install custom ROM, then you'll be wiping the /data partition anyway. So probably best to avoid the nightmare of trying to crack the encryption in TWRP - at least to begin with.
If it's really true that the P10 is just an M10 with some bells and whistles added, then I suspect we'll get away with using the same kernel image for all these tablets X605F/L & X705F/L in recovery. That means we can all use the same TWRP img. Fingers crossed.
But until we have some custom ROMs, the stock boot.img will need to be patched to remove encryption. Otherwise the next time you reboot, it'll just re-encrypt the data partition. Those images will be different for each tablet.
Have you got a github repo set up for recovery tree? We should probably start a new thread for unofficial TWRP (X605F/L & X705F/L) as well. I'm happy to kick it all off, if you haven't done so already.
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I've got some time this week. Happy to help with the TWRP port. A basic setup shouldn't take long, especially if we ignore forced data encryption.
If you're eventually going to a install custom ROM, then you'll be wiping the /data partition anyway. So probably best to avoid the nightmare of trying to crack the encryption in TWRP - at least to begin with.
If it's really true that the P10 is just an M10 with some bells and whistles added, then I suspect we'll get away with using the same kernel image for all these tablets X605F/L & X705F/L in recovery. That means we can all use the same TWRP img. Fingers crossed.
But until we have some custom ROMs, the stock boot.img will need to be patched to remove encryption. Otherwise the next time you reboot, it'll just re-encrypt the data partition. Those images will be different for each tablet.
Have you got a github repo set up for recovery tree? We should probably start a new thread for unofficial TWRP (X605F/L & X705F/L) as well. I'm happy to kick it all off, if you haven't done so already.
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The P10 and M10 are so similar, we could probably Port it for all of the different variants if other people are willing to help out and test. On my end I only have P10 and my test P10.
Currently I don't have a Linux machine but I saw that he made a version that works on Android. I think you I know a lot more about the process than I do. I'm just pretty good at reading documentation and coming up to speed on stuff that I've never done before. And this stuff isn't really over-the-top technology-wise so I figured it might be a neat project to tackle.
And speaking of custom roms, I think I saw that somebody had an unofficial lineage ROM started for these devices. I'll have to double-check that. And I was thinking about the stock ROM, encryption doesn't happen until after LMSA is done with the rescue and the tablet reboots. I'm not a big expert in what happens when the initial ROM is flashed but it feels like there's some sort of script running that handles a bunch of batch processes. I know that you can modify any of the files that you want before you do the rescue. Wouldn't it be nice if all we had to do is comment out some lines in the script so that encryption doesn't happen at all? Perhaps I'm being a bit too optimistic.
My big problem in the near future is time. I'm going to be very busy with my kids in the next few weeks. So I'm definitely not a position right now where I can spearhead that project. But we'll have to see how it goes. I'm sure I love some availability if you need my help.
Chaser
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I've got some time this week. Happy to help with the TWRP port. A basic setup shouldn't take long, especially if we ignore forced data encryption.
If you're eventually going to a install custom ROM, then you'll be wiping the /data partition anyway. So probably best to avoid the nightmare of trying to crack the encryption in TWRP - at least to begin with.
If it's really true that the P10 is just an M10 with some bells and whistles added, then I suspect we'll get away with using the same kernel image for all these tablets X605F/L & X705F/L in recovery. That means we can all use the same TWRP img. Fingers crossed.
But until we have some custom ROMs, the stock boot.img will need to be patched to remove encryption. Otherwise the next time you reboot, it'll just re-encrypt the data partition. Those images will be different for each tablet.
Have you got a github repo set up for recovery tree? We should probably start a new thread for unofficial TWRP (X605F/L & X705F/L) as well. I'm happy to kick it all off, if you haven't done so already.
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Hi guys
I got TWRP on m'y M10. Thanks to Turboperson123
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/lenovo-tb-x605f-twrp-t3976707?goto=newpost