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Sony Ericsson blog has posted post on how to build custom kernel....they also mentioned that they would be monitoring xda forum
Since the launch of the unlock boot loader site, we have received a lot of really great feedback. The Sony Ericsson Developer Program wants to continue to build on this open dialogue with external developers.
Developers and advanced users can now unlock the boot loader, which is the first step to be able to flash your own image. Now we have seen quite a few comments in different forums like the XDA forum, where developers run into problems when building their own image, and and trying to flash the image using Fastboot.*With the help of our Master Software Architect, James Jacobsson, we put together a short article on how to do this.
Before moving on, we’d like to remind you again*that there is no turning back when unlocking the boot loader. You may void the warranty of the phone, and you will not be able to revert the phone to a locked or original state if you unlock it.
What is the Linux kernel?
The Xperia™ line of smartphones run on the Android™, the mobile operating system based on the Linux kernel. Though it is only a small part of the operating system, the kernel ensures that all other processes in the system are synchronized to work together properly.
Why rebuild the kernel?*
Rebuilding the kernel enables end users to make modifications to their devices that are normally not intended by the device manufacturer, such as theming the device by changing system icons and removing/modifying system components.*Please note that*Sony Ericsson is not recommending this. *
Considerations before building your own kernel and reflashing your device
As mentioned in the beginning of this article, the first step is to unlock the boot loader. When the boot loader is unlocked, the sensitive data is removed, such as DRM certificates, and the user partition of the file system is wiped out. But all other functionality, such as the camera and other drivers, is left intact. Please note that content, like music files, that require the DRM certificate will not be accessible any more. But most importantly, you may void the warranty of your phone if you decide to unlock it. Aside from the considerations mentioned above, the functionality is there, just waiting for you to take advantage of it. So, if you’re ready, here’s how to get started.
Building the kernel
It takes a few main steps to build the kernel. Below we’ll*show you how to build a Linux kernel and flash it onto the device.
Step*A – Download the necessary software
Download the following software to get started:
The kernel source code can be downloaded from the copyleft archives on Sony Ericsson Developer World.*You*can use the file called*3.0.A.2.181_182.tar.bz2*for our*Android™*Gingerbread devices.*This is the source code for the Linux kernel as used in the Xperia™ PLAY.
The Fastboot client which is part of the Android SDK. This is the standard Android flashing utility. This allows you to flash the image you are about to create onto the device.
The Init RAM disk. The initial RAM disk (also known as the initrd) is the initial filesystem that the kernel will mount and start running processes off. You can configure the Init RAM disk to grant root access. How you create or download your own Init RAM disk is beyond the scope of this article.
The ARM cross-compiler. A cross-compiler is used to build ARM binaries on a different architecture, such as x86. This allows you to compile software (such as the kernel) into a format that the device can run. We recommend getting the CodeSourcery Lite compiler, especially the GNU/Linux variant, as you’ll need that if you want to build binaries for a full-blown Linux system on the device later. However, any EABI ARM compiler capable of compiling the Linux kernel should be enough for this step.
Step*B – Building the kernel
To build the kernel, you first need to*unpack the kernel.*Once you’ve unpacked the kernel, you need to configure it, and then build it. The example below is based on you using the file*called*3.0.A.2.181_182.tar.bz2.
1.*Go into the kernel directory:
cd kernel
2.*Configure the kernel:
ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/arm-2010q1/bin/arm-none-eabi- make semc_zeus_defconfig
Note: Replace /opt/arm-2010q1 with where you installed your cross-compiler. Also, this example is for Xperia™ PLAY. Replace defconfig with the following values depending on what device you want to configure it for:
Xperia™ PLAY semc_zeus_defconfig
Xperia™ arc semc_anzu_defconfig
Xperia™ neo semc_hallon_defconfig
3.*Build the kernel:
ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/arm-2010q1/bin/arm-none-eabi- make
Replace /opt/arm-2010q1 with where you installed your cross-compiler. Once done, you should*have a compressed kernel-image in arch/arm/boot/zImage.
Step*C – Getting a RAM disk
The RAM disk is the initial filesystem the kernel will mount before transferring control to userspace. How you create your own root filesystem is beyond the scope of this article, but you can use the following instructions to pack/unpack the file.
Unpacking (you have ramdisk.img, and want to create a directory of files out of it):
gzip -d - < ramdisk.img > cpio -idm
Packing (You have directory of files, and want to create ramdisk.img from it):
find . | cpio --quiet -H newc -o | gzip > ramdisk.img
Step*D – Assembling the boot.img
Now that we have all the parts we need to create a flashable file. The next stop is to package the parts. To do this, you’ll need the program mkbootimg, which is part of the standard Android tree. If you don’t feel like compiling all of Android to get this tool, it is available to download from various trusted sites on the Internet.
Once you have the tool, this is the command to combine your kernel and RAM disk into a flashable file:
mkbootimg --base 0x00200000 --kernel kernel/arch/arm/boot/zImage --ramdisk ramdisk.img -o boot.img
Step*E – Flashing the file
You should flash the file using Fastboot. If you’ve unlocked the boot loader on your device, you already have Fastboot.
1. To flash the boot.img file, use the following the command:
fastboot –i 0x0fce flash boot boot.img
2. Now, it will prompt you to connect your device. To do so, follow these simple steps:
Make sure your device is powered down.
Hold down the Search button (Xperia™ PLAY only) or the Back button (all other Xperia™ devices). The device’s notification light should shine blue to confirm it’s in Fastboot mode.
Connect the USB cable.
Flashing should now start and complete.
3.*As a last step in the process, you need to reboot the device.*You can*either remove the USB cable and battery to power the device down. If you prefer, you can instead*issue the following command (either method will work):
fastboot –i 0x0fce reboot
Important information!
Sony Ericsson does not guarantee any support on this, but we will monitor the Building the Linux kernel for Xperia phones thread on the XDA Developers forum. However, we cannot guarantee an answer for every question asked in this forum.
Additional information for experienced Linux kernel experts
The kernel is pretty standard, all the regular things you’re used to is there, and available to use. Things that are different are the memory config and the kernel commandline. The memory config is hardcoded (i.e., ATAGs aren’t used for this). It’s set in the board-file for your target, such as kernel/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-semc_zeus.c in the function msm7x30_fixup. The kernel commandline is also not fetched from the boot.img file, but compiled into the kernel (CONFIG_CMDLINE). Some arguments are also added from the boot loader.
Additional information if porting non-Linux format files to the device
The boot loader will accept any reasonably formatted boot.img file. For example, at the*Android Kernel Git, you will see the format of the boot.img file. This allows you to create a boot.img file containing two loadable files (kernel+ramdisk), which will get loaded into RAM. Once the boot loader is loaded, it passes*the control to the first instruction of the loaded kernel image. After*control is passed, the kernel can rely on the data contained in the RAM disk already being loaded.
"Please note that content, like music files, that require the DRM certificate will not be accessible any more."
What does this affect exactly? Will it affect playing any of the playstation games for example?
I believe unlocking the bootloader deletes the drm certificates and crash bandicoot still works.
coutts99 said:
"Please note that content, like music files, that require the DRM certificate will not be accessible any more."
What does this affect exactly? Will it affect playing any of the playstation games for example?
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apps like 'TrackID' and PlayNow' wont work.
blickmanic said:
apps like 'TrackID' and PlayNow' wont work.
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Hmm thats weird playnow app still works on my play only lost trackid it says cannot authenticate with server obviously because of the missing certificates. Is there any way to restore the certificate so I can use trackid or am I stuck with shazam.
tonymontana079 said:
Hmm thats weird playnow app still works on my play only lost trackid it says cannot authenticate with server obviously because of the missing certificates. Is there any way to restore the certificate so I can use trackid or am I stuck with shazam now dont really like soundhound because there is no widget for the home screen.
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soundhound has a widget ôo
Can someone create a kernal that disables the auto brightness?
Ireas said:
soundhound has a widget ôo
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yeah I think I didnt look into it too much I thought shazam had a bigger database so I just stuck with that but I think I might take another look at it now.
which one out of shazam or soundhound has the largest database?
teckhwee said:
Can someone create a kernal that disables the auto brightness?
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PaulOBrien has just have to wait for him to publish it
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GEEWIZ MEDIA 3.4 SCH-I500 JZO54K JELLY BEAN 4.1.2 ROM/KERNEL
RETIRED -- GEEWIZ MEDIA 3.4 WAS THE FINAL RELEASE OF GEEWIZ MEDIA BASED ON ANDROID 4.1
OTHER AVAILABLE GEEWIZ MEDIA VERSIONS:
GeeWiz Media 4 - AOSP Jelly Bean 4.2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088139
GeeWiz Media 3.4 is a Wifi-only ROM for the Samsung Fascinate, based on AOSP Jelly Bean 4.1. The goal of GeeWiz Media is to allow the Samsung Fascinate device to continue to be used as a media player-like device after it has been disconnected from cellular service. There is no support for cellular voice/data communication present in this ROM. Like it's predecessor GeeWiz, GeeWiz Media doesn't aim to provide a lot of bells and whistles or incorporate all of the latest and greatest tweaks and enhancements developed by the community; the aim is to provide a basic, stable, functional device.
GeeWiz Media 3.4 uses a modified version of the GeeWiz 2.8 Gingerbread (Linux 2.6) kernel with a number of very specific tweaks/hacks in order to continue to support the proprietary Samsung RFS file system and other features I wanted to carry over. As a result, this ROM may not be used in conjunction with any other Kernel, and this Kernel cannot be used in conjunction with any other ROM. Please consider it a "matched set", and they will always be updated/distributed together.
Your device needs to be set up as stock or stock-like (e.g. GeeWiz 2.8) before installing this ROM/Kernel. If you are currently running with an MTD-based platform, the device must be reverted back to the original OEM volume format. Please refer to the forum/thread were you acquired your current ROM for guidance on how to revert the device as necessary.
Installing this ROM/Kernel or any other provided component(s) will void your device's warranty, and I cannot be held responsible for any damages of any kind (including data loss) that are incurred either directly or indirectly by these packages and components. What you do to your device is ultimately your problem!
FEATURES
Android Jelly Bean AOSP build JZO54K (android-4.1.2_r1)
Wifi-Only, no support for Voice/Mobile Data
Google Apps version JZO54K from the Galaxy Nexus
All devices (GPS, compass, orientation, camera, flash) are functional
Supports OEM DBDATA volume to keep performance reasonable
Supports both RFS and EXT4 formatting on all volumes
OEM USB modes (CD-ROM/Kies/MTP) replaced with standard Android Mass Storage
Advanced Battery Settings: Maximum Charge, Automatic Recharge Point
Advanced CPU Settings: Maximum/Minimum Clock Speed, Governor Selection
Backlight Notifications built into system, controlled by the OS
Supercurio Voodoo Sound 10
Fascinate Dock audio simulates a true USB audio device for seamless output path switching
Custom Dock options - Enable BLN, Stay Awake, Enable audio output, Maximize volume
Bluetooth Tethering support
CREDITS
While it would be impossible to remember/cite every possible reference that was used during development, I would like to specifically thank the following teams/individuals for making their work public so that others could learn from it and in more cases than not, shamelessly "borrow" it:
jt1134 - A primary source of knowledge for all things Samsung Fascinate
sgtkwol - Maintains a Linux 2.6 kernel for the Epic that provided a vast amount of reference material for the kernel updates
pawitp - Fixed my video driver changes to eliminate a 'microlag' issue (thank you!)
teamhacksung - Maintains a large repository for all Galaxy S devices, I can't count how many code compares I did against their material
Cyanogenmod - When all else fails, if you can figure out how they are doing it ... well, it's just gonna work right.
rxwookie - A long time friend of all things GeeWiz and always picks up my slack here on the forums. I think he probably knows more about GeeWiz than I do!
KNOWN ISSUES
USB Mass Storage / ADB may not work after device has been docked
After docking and removing the device from a Samsung Fascinate dock, USB Mass Storage and/or ADB may stop working. When this occurs, the only way to restore USB connectivity is to power off the device and power it back on. Rebooting is not sufficient and will not alleviate the problem.
FIRST-TIME INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATION
This ROM performs significantly better when the device uses the EXT4 file system. Unfortunately, using ODIN will always format the device with the RFS file system. As of GeeWiz Media 3.2, the "Full Wipe" ODIN package has been modified such that it will format the data volumes (DATA, DBDATA, CACHE) with the EXT4 file system. This is now the recommended installation method for first-time installation.
If the "Full Wipe" ODIN package is not used, please note that your data must be wiped manually if coming from another ROM to avoid problems, and I strongly recommend converting, at minimum, the data volumes of the device (DATA, DBDATA, CACHE) to the EXT4 file system.
UPGRADING FROM GEEWIZ MEDIA 3.2/3.3
GeeWiz Media 3.2.x/3.3.x Versions can be upgraded directly to GeeWiz Media 3.4 without a need to wipe the device data or revert the file system back to RFS. The EDIFY update-zip below is compatible with most, if not all, recoveries and will work regardless of if the device is formatted with RFS or EXT4.
Your Dalvik-cache will be automatically wiped, so the first reboot will take a long time
Due to problems with some Google services after a kernel change, the Google Services Framework package will have its data cleared during installation. You will be prompted to accept Google's location services again
DOWNLOADS
EDIFY Update-Zip (ClockworkMod / GeeWiz Recovery) Compatible Downloads
GeeWiz Media 3.4 ROM/Kernel (EDIFY Update-Zip)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/hqspl05qgbcfmkx/geewiz-media-3.4-syskernel-01122013.zip
MD5: 69f5fc67c0751bd8413f4f4c3319b12f
GeeWiz 2.8 Recovery (EDIFY Update-Zip)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5fxee76vrxv28eq/geewiz-2.8-recovery-04162012.zip
MD5: 9869d3138279d99f1237a442f7573cad
ODIN Compatible Downloads
GeeWiz Media 3.4 ROM/Kernel/Modem/Recovery/Data Wipe Full Update (ODIN)
This will delete all user data from your device, replace your RECOVERY with GeeWiz Recovery as well as replace your modem with the EH03 revision. Your data volumes will be formatted with EXT4 on the first boot
http://www.mediafire.com/file/b8un78kf6gbp5jn/geewiz-media-3.4-fullwipe-01122013.tar.md5
MD5: 8fc027d5274aeb7b29035c9b67d68d78
GeeWiz Media 3.4 ROM/Kernel (ODIN)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/db2o2sytj65ur3v/geewiz-media-3.4-syskernel-01122013.tar.md5
MD5: b3e2bba3e6e06ee91766f2d0b6f75852
GeeWiz 2.8 Recovery (ODIN)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/h5gov2c1r8836tj/geewiz-2.8-recovery-04162012.tar.md5
MD5: b70d4063dffaa9cd89629f307d3beae5
SOURCE CODEThe entire baseline for GeeWiz Media is available on github: http://www.github.com/djp952.
Device repo: android-platform-device-samsung-atlas (branch android-4.1.2_r1)
Kernel repo: android-kernel-atlas (branch android-4.1.2_r1)
HOW TO BUILD THE GEEWIZ MEDIA 3 ROM AND KERNEL
A common request I've gotten is how to build the GeeWiz Media ROM and kernel from source. I think GeeWiz Media 3 is a little less intimidating as a first step for getting into AOSP builds since it doesn't stray too far from the Android baseline, and the kernel is based on Samsung's stock model for the device rather than the enhanced MTD model. Whatever the reason, I'm happy to try and describe how I build these components and generate the packages that I post for the community. Sometimes it's normal, sometimes it's a bit wonky, but as long as I don't miss anything important it should be a workable process for anyone that would like to get into building custom Android builds.
I think GeeWiz Media 3 would be a great learning tool, it works as-is but leaves enough room for additional customizations and enhancements that it may be a better place to start than jumping into something like Cyanogenmod or AOKP as your first project. It's up to date at the moment with the latest Android code as well, so that's a definite bonus as opposed to working with something like Gingerbread where tricks you learn may not apply to the next project you take on.
BUILD ENVIRONMENT
I use Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop x64 for my Android build environment, and even though Google states that this environment is "Experimental", I've not run into any issues with it. To get started, simply follow the directions Google has provided here:
http://source.android.com/source/initializing.html
If you are running on Windows x64, I can also recommend using a Virtual Machine as your build environment. I like Oracle VirtualBox the best, but the stock Fascinate code by Samsung has major USB problems with it, you won't be able to use ADB or Heimdall. For Fascinate-specific development I recommend VMWare Player since it can work with the stock USB. Note that you need an x64 OS and a CPU with Virtualization Support to host an x64 guest OS regardless of the software you choose. The best performance and compatibility will come from installing Linux natively on your system.
DOWNLOAD GEEWIZ SOURCE TREE
Once your environment is set up, you of course need some source code. I've opted to use Google's repo tool and AOSP manifests to control the source tree, so the first thing you need is the Google repo tool. Follow the first section of this document, entitled "Installing Repo":
http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html
I have two separate "builds", or in Android terms Manifests out there. One is called DEFAULT and includes just changes to AOSP necessary to support the Fascinate. The other is called CUSTOMBUILD and adds the light OS customizations I have done. Since I never use DEFAULT and I'm not sure t even builds at the moment, we're going to use CUSTOMBUILD, or as it's called here at XDA "GeeWiz".
Open a terminal window to your home directory (~/)
mkdir android
mkdir android/platform
cd android/platform
repo init -u https://github.com/djp952/android -m custombuild.xml -b android-4.1.2_r1
What we just did was initialize the repository for AOSP, but haven't downloaded anything yet. The -u argument to repo tells it where to find the manifest XML files. In this case, my github "android" repo. The -m tells it what manifest to use. The -b tells it what branch to pull. This is important because like most folks, I have multiple branches out there. I have been indicating at the very end of the first post what the current active branch is, android-4.1.2_r1 right now.
At this point, I suggest going into the ~/android/platform/.repo/manifests directory and having a look at the manifest file. (.repo is a hidden folder). Open up custombuild.xml in GEDIT and you can see that I've taken the AOSP manifest and simply replaced portions of it to point into my own github repos for things I've changed. I'll try to include details on how I manage this below so you could do something similar if you want to.
The most time-consuming part of building Android is downloading the code. Can't go much farther without it, so get yourself a cup of coffee and a good book ...
In the terminal, at the ~/android/platform directory
repo sync
The SYNC command uses the manifest to go get all the code. Most of it is going to come from Google, but all the bits I've altered will come from my github instead. It's going to take a very long time to download.
BUILD GEEWIZ MEDIA ROM
Once downloaded, we have to choose what device to build for. GeeWiz has two target devices, "atlas" and "atlas3g". Atlas is the Wifi-only target known here as "GeeWiz Media". Atlas3G adds to that changes required to include voice/data support (mostly courtesy of Cyanogenmod!). Let's assume if you're reading this, you're interested in the Wifi-only Atlas.
In the terminal, at the ~/android/platform directory
source build/envsetup.sh
lunch
The "Lunch Menu" (haha Google) will present you with a list of device builds to choose from. You can select by number, or you can type in anything not on the menu. As of this writing, the build we want is #9, full_atlas-userdebug. userdebug generates a generally release-quality build, but doesn't odex (pre-optimize) the APKs and has some additional debugging support you wouldn't ordinarily find. You could also type in full_atlas-eng for an "Engineering" build or full_atlas-user for a "Release" build. I think you'll prefer userdebug most of the time.
Select 9 - full_atlas-userdebug
make -j4 rompackage
This will kick off the build. It will take a long time the first time through. The rompackage argument is something I added to AOSP to support the Fascinate. This will build the EDIFY update-zip that I upload for everyone and use to generate the ODIN packages (more on that later). On typical Android devices, you would use otapackage (update-zip install) or updatepackage (fastboot install) instead. Fascinate is a special needs child, so it gets a special needs build process.
Once it's done, provided I didn't forget anything important here, you'll have a full ROM/Kernel package ready to be flashed via Clockworkmod or GeeWiz Recovery in the ~/android/platform/out/target/product/atlas folder. It will be named along the lines of full_atlas-rom-YYYYMMDD.HHMMSS.zip. Making a package for ODIN involves more steps, but I'll get to that. First I have to tell you how to build a modified Kernel ...
BUILDING THE GEEWIZ KERNEL
The Atlas and Atlas3G repos have a pre-compiled kernel in them that is packaged with the ROM build. This section will describe how to build and include customized versions of that kernel. First step is, of course, to get the source code. Both ROMs share a kernel but due to differences in the ramdisk (initramfs), they are built independently.
In a Terminal, at the ~/android directory
git clone https://github.com/djp952/android-kernel-atlas.git
cd android-kernel-atlas
git branch android-2.6 remotes/origin/android-2.6
git checkout android-2.6
Now the build environment needs to be set up. I use the compiler provided with AOSP to build the kernel as this is how Google does it. If you are using a different compiler, or have put your AOSP tree into a different location, you may have to modify these commands slightly.
In a Terminal, at the ~/android/android-kernel-atlas directory
export ARCH=arm
export SUBARCH=arm
export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-eabi-
export PATH=~/android/platform/prebuilt/linux-x86/toolchain/arm-eabi-4.4.3/bin:$PATH
NOTE: From this point forward, don't close that Terminal, otherwise you will have to execute the environment export commands again.
The kernel is built in three steps. This is necessary because the Fascinate doesn't conform to Android's models and we have to include the ramdisk (initramfs) in the kernel image. The first step is to select which device you are building the kernel for, which in this case will be "atlas_defconfig". (The other configuration for the GeeWiz 3G version is called "atlas3g_defconfig").
make atlas_defconfig
This initializes the kernel build for Atlas. Since we need to build the ramdisk as part of the kernel, the next step is to generate any loadable kernel module (.ko) files that need to be part of that ramdisk
make modules
The way I have the kernel set up, it will pull the necessary files for the ramdisk by looking at the device "initramfs.list" file, in the AOSP tree. The file that describes the atlas ramdisk, for example, is in ~/android/platform/device/samsung/atlas. If you examine this file you can see that it lists where all the files should come from, relative to the kernel source root directory. This explains why I went through how to build the AOSP tree before the kernel, the kernel depends on the AOSP build. Provided everything is in the right place, it's time to build the kernel
make
This executes the main kernel build. Should any ramdisk files be missing, it will error out early on and let you know what the problem is. Assuming everything goes well, your kernel will be in the ~/android/android-kernel-atlas/arch/arm/boot directory. It's named zImage and it's the combined kernel/ramdisk required for the Fascinate.
This zImage file can now be flashed directly to the device with Heimdall, packaged up for ODIN, etc. However in order to make it part of your AOSP build and corresponding EDIFY update-zip, we have to copy it into the AOSP tree and rebuild the ROM. It's a bit tedious, and other folks have different and more streamlined ways of accomplishing this, but this method has worked for me.
cp ~/android/android-kernel-atlas/arch/arm/boot/zImage ~/android/platform/device/samsung/atlas/kernel
cd ~/android/platform
source build/envsetup.sh
lunch full_atlas-userdebug
make installclean
make -j4 rompackage
This set of commands will clean out and rebuild your ROM package with the updated kernel.
CREATING ODIN PACKAGES
While not the most popular way for people to install your ROM, no guide would be complete without describing how to generate the ODIN-based installation packages. I like to provide a "Full Wipe" ODIN package that will take care of resetting the device while flashing the new ROM/Kernel, it's an easy way for people that are comfortable with ODIN to just completely replace the contents of their phone with your stuff. For this section, I'm going to assume that you are using GeeWiz Recovery, version 2.8 or later. Other recoveries will work, but as you may expect I'm most familiar with the one I made and I know for certain it has all the necessary features in place.
The ODIN factoryfs.rfs file must be generated by formatting the SYSTEM volume with RFS and then installing your ROM:
Copy your generated EDIFY update-zip to the SDCARD
Reboot into GeeWiz Recovery
Wipe the device data by selecting Wipe Device Data and then Wipe all User Data (Factory Reset)
Press the HOME key to return to the main menu
Format the SYSTEM volume with RFS by selecting Manage Volumes / Format Volumes / Format SYSTEM / Format SYSTEM [rfs]
Press the HOME key to return to the main menu
Select Install Update Package, and choose your EDIFY update-zip to install
After the installation is complete, reboot the phone by selecting Exit from the main menu. Not rebooting the device after the flash will result in a bad ODIN file more often than not. Trust me on this one.
After the device has fully booted, reboot it back into GeeWiz Recovery. The next step will be to generate a backup of the RFS-formatted SYSTEM volume to ultimately use with ODIN. GeeWiz Recovery can create these by choosing to execute a "raw dump" of the volume:
Select Manage Volumes / Backup Volumes / Backup SYSTEM / Backup SYSTEM [raw dump]
GeeWiz Recovery tries to keep volumes unmounted after it's done working, so the SDCARD must be mounted before the contents can be accessed with ADB:
Press the HOME key to return to the main menu
Select Manage Volumes / Mount Volumes / Mount SDCARD
GeeWiz Recovery will store the backup as /sdcard/backup/volume/SYSTEM-YYYYMMDD.img.gz, so as an example, I might pull it to my home folder with this command:
adb pull /sdcard/backup/volume/SYSTEM-20121022.img.gz ~/
The .gz file will contain a compressed copy of the backup, just open it up, extract the file, and then rename it to factoryfs.rfs. This is the SYSTEM volume for ODIN. There are also a number of other files you can include in your ODIN package to perform various other flash or wipe operations (I'll tell you where to get them, too)
boot.bin - Will replace the primary bootloader. VERY DANGEROUS to include, I strongly recommend against including it.
cache.rfs - Will wipe the CACHE volume; necessary if you want the device to boot into recovery automatically and run a command
dbdata.rfs - Will wipe the DBDATA volume
factoryfs.rfs - Will replace the SYSTEM volume
modem.bin - Will replace the CDMA modem
movinand.bin - Will wipe the DATA, PREINSTALL and FOTA volumes
param.lfs - Will replace the parameter block. Semi-dangerous to include, but required to ensure an initial boot into recovery mode
recovery.bin - Will replace the RECOVERY kernel and ramdisk
Sbl.bin - Will replace the secondary bootloader. VERY DANGEROUS to include, I strongly recommend against including it.
zImage - Will replace the BOOT kernel and ramdisk
To generate an ODIN-compatible tarball, gather the files you want to include and execute the following commands from a Terminal. Replace tarfilename.tar with the name you want to give the tarball, and replace file file file file with the names of the files from the table above you want to include:
tar --format=ustar -cf tarfilename.tar file file file file
md5sum -t tarfilename.tar >> tarfilename.tar
mv tarfilename.tar tarfilename.tar.md5
NOTE: If you rename the .TAR file, it will invalidate the MD5 checksum and you will have to md5sum it again.
OK, where to get the files. You can access a "full stock" ODIN package for the Fascinate, like the EH03 version that is available here on XDA to get copies of all the stock versions of these files. Or, you can use the ones from my ODIN "Full Wipe" package if you'd like as well. My ODIN tarball has a gimmick that you may find useful. If you include my copies of cache.rfs, param.lfs and recovery.bin, the device will initially reboot into recovery and automatically format the CACHE, DATA and DBDATA volumes with the EXT4 file system. It's a relatively simple trick, but an effective one to help improve the performance of your ROM. I also like to provide a "syskernel" tarball that includes only factoryfs.rfs and zImage. The benefit of this is that it will not wipe out any of your user's data. The downside is that the user may be responsible for going into Recovery on their own and executing any steps your EDIFY update-zip would have typically taken care of, like clearing the Dalvik-cache.
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Good old me, always getting something wrong on a release Not usually fixed before any replies, but I didn't expect this ROM to be useful for than a precious few users anyway
Anyhow, it's rather important to apply the following patch, should anyone be trying this ROM out. This appears to resolve the problems with suspend/resume, including the ANR issue I mentioned above. I made customizations to the video subsystem to reduce CPU usage (by quite a bit), but didn't consider the ramifications of what happens when the screen is powered down properly. I've updated my method to be more like the original code behavior but still maintains the reduction in CPU load.
GeeWiz Media 3.0.1 PATCH (EDIFY Update-Zip)
- Resolves suspend/resume screen and device responsiveness issues caused by some poor coding on my part
http://www.mediafire.com/file/56287a1g1gr8iop/geewiz-media-3.0.1-patch-20120914.zip
MD5: 0ec6266f9c9acf3076c5638ccc8d52a9
Sorry for the oversight, folks.
I'm in a hotel room with no computer, and I want to flash this. Any way to do it just from a phone, and no Odin?
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lolreconlol said:
I'm in a hotel room with no computer, and I want to flash this. Any way to do it just from a phone, and no Odin?
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk 2
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What ROM are you running now? If you're fully stock or running an MTD ROM like Cyanogenmod, I'm afraid that ODIN will be necessary. If you're running one of the community's older stock-based ROMs and have a recovery like Clockworkmod installed, shouldn't be a problem to download to the sd card, wipe data, and then install from recovery. You would just need to grab the big .zip file and the patch I just published.
Just to be sure, you saw that this ROM does not support cellular service, right? I'd hate for you to install it just to find out you have no phone!
To be honest, I would hold off until you are home and aren't going to run the risk of being without your device at all, but I'm flattered that you want to try it! Besides, my track record is always the same ... big release, big bug (check!), then a couple more bugs (hasn't happened yet, but they're there somewhere, I can feel it - LOL)
I have my old fascinate that I use as an mp3 so I'd be interested in continuing to test this for you. Maybe I'll find a way to get ISO working on the hardware so my wife can stop bugging me about hers.
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I wanna test but my fassy is my dd
Fascinating PA2.12 Jelly Bean Sept 15 Devil 1.4.1...
Trying to flash with Odin...how long should it take to check the md5?
Edit: oop there we go
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No luck. Boots straight into recovery.
Kaptinkrunk said:
I wanna test but my fassy is my dd
Fascinating PA2.12 Jelly Bean Sept 15 Devil 1.4.1...
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I have started a full 3G version, but it will take some time and a lot of theft from Cyanogenmod to get it working. I can't promise that a full version will ever come to pass, but honestly I would prefer that than going back to update the old Gingerbread GeeWiz
kuronosan said:
No luck. Boots straight into recovery.
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What ROM are you coming from?
Booting into Recovery once is expected when you use the "fullwipe" ODIN as it contains a sneaky automatic "wipe my data" command , but that should only happen once and then boot normally.
If you were running something that uses the "MTD" partitioning that the community has developed to try and make the Fascinate work more like a standard Android device, that has to be un-done first. I'm guessing this is the problem, but if you can give me more information as to what you were previously running, perhaps I can take a look and give you more appropriate advice? That's my best off-the-cuff guess ... if you have nonstandard partitions all kinds of weird stuff can happen if you flash something that's expecting the OEM layout
looks like am late to the parteh !!!
awesome as ever
Thankies and more thankies
djp952 said:
What ROM are you coming from?
Booting into Recovery once is expected when you use the "fullwipe" ODIN as it contains a sneaky automatic "wipe my data" command , but that should only happen once and then boot normally.
If you were running something that uses the "MTD" partitioning that the community has developed to try and make the Fascinate work more like a standard Android device, that has to be un-done first. I'm guessing this is the problem, but if you can give me more information as to what you were previously running, perhaps I can take a look and give you more appropriate advice? That's my best off-the-cuff guess ... if you have nonstandard partitions all kinds of weird stuff can happen if you flash something that's expecting the OEM layout
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Yea, I thought just Odining the partition with your Rom from work would work but I had to go ahead and Odin eh03 first. Everything works great so far.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Does it matter which version of CWM is used?
Is ODIN'ing the 3.0 fullwipe the best way to come from CM10?
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Does it matter which version of CWM is used?
Is ODIN'ing the 3.0 fullwipe the best way to come from CM10?
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No matter what your current Rom is... I would recommend ODIN'ing the stock, bloated Verizon EH03 first, get it here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23171859
That will reset your recovery partition and file system back to stock. Note: This is REQUIRED if you are coming from CM10 our any other AOSP Rom. Otherwise, you'll get stuck in a Recovery bootloop or worse.
From there, you can ODIN the 3.0 full wipe GeeWiz Media edition... and finally you can then ODIN any recovery you want so you can easily flash up/out (ie. CWM or DJ's own GeeWiz Recovery).
Just to repeat the warning again... this Rom has no 3g connection and has no phone AT ALL. It is basically to turn your phone into a Galaxy S Player.
Hope this helps.
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Put it on my kids (my old one) runs great. jb runs slow on those old phones I think. Lag between opening apps. Other than that prefect for wifi only/ kid/game phone
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cuebask said:
Put it on my kids (my old one) runs great. jb runs slow on those old phones I think. Lag between opening apps. Other than that prefect for wifi only/ kid/game phone
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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Yeah, I think we have to live with some lag here and there, especially with the way I chose to implement the OS (as close to how Samsung did it as I could). I've seen some data-heavy applications really slow down on me in daily use too. The Google version of the Browser seems especially annoying, I may ultimately opt to use the AOSP one, I've been very disappointed that they haven't fixed some issues that have been around since the first Jelly Bean builds. I also have trouble occasionally with my "Sonos Controller" application ... it just gets really slow on me, and takes the rest of the device with it. At least with the Browser I can say "hey -- my Galaxy Nexus does the same thing!" lol.
But hey -- thanks for the props! I'm really glad it's coming in handy for a couple other folks out here besides myself!!
GeeWiz Media has been updated to version 3.1 and removed from "Beta" status. Version 3.1 updates the core Android platform to version JRO03R (android-4.1.1_r6), and includes a small kernel change. The updated ROM/KERNEL can be applied to an existing GeeWiz Media 3.0/3.0.1 Beta installation without the need to wipe data. I would consider this to be an "optional" update, Jelly Bean R6 didn't appear to add much that this ROM benefits from at all, and the kernel update solves a problem that may or may not be something you've even noticed.
I need to add a changelog, but here's what's new in GeeWiz Media 3.1:
- No longer considered a Beta after a week of full daily testing
- Updated kernel with patch from pawitp that addresses a "microlag" issue in my video driver
- Updated core Android OS to version JRO03R (android-4.1.1_r6)
Check the first post for the links, and THANK YOU for trying out GeeWiz Media!
PS - There have actually been more than a hundred downloads of this ROM .. wow. It's about 8% of what GeeWiz 2.8 had in it's first week (and about 2% of what GeeWiz Froyo had in it's first week!), but this is a very niche/special implementation without much mass appeal and I wasn't expecting more than 20-30 people at most. I'm very glad that the ROM has some level of usefulness even without 3G support, and I hope to steal, er... borrow, er.. implement ... the necessary stuff to make a fully enabled 3G version soon. Not sure how that will go, and this Wifi-only setup is honestly my original intention as an endgame, but we'll see! Thanks everyone! :laugh:
Hello dear community, how can I root Wiko Lenny 5?
I would be very grateful for any idea. Thank you in advance!
No TWRP recovery
deadlyassin said:
Hello dear community, how can I root Wiko Lenny 5?
I would be very grateful for any idea. Thank you in advance!
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Hi, there is no TWRP recovery at moment for this model, only unlock bootloader. Look here github com/phhusson treble_experimentations wiki Wiko-Lenny5
ROM for Lenny5
Would you mind uploading your firmware for testing? or sending a link to it...
My model: W_K400
I need to install the Recovery TWRP? Or Custom Rom? Or LineageOS? Or Root?
All nothing? Well, i am waiting. Thanks for your answer!
Wiko Lenny 5
Hey Peeps
I did some research on the Lenny 5 as i got this phone a few weeks ago.
There is at the moment, and to my knowledge, no Lenny 5 stock firmware available. I contacted Wiko Germany, asking if there is any place i missed and they answered me in the sense of:
"at the moment there is no stock firmware available online, refer to de[dot]wikomobile[dot]com/maj.php?telephone=2270 where a stock firmware should be uploaded shortly."
Still they didn't upload the file yet, so there only patience will help, if anything at all.
Another possible way i wanted to raise attention to is the site www[dot]wikogeek[dot]com/ where under www[dot]wikogeek[dot]com/index.php?telephone=LENNY5 there is a source seemingly for the phone system, although i don't know, what partitions of the phone system, if not all, are contained in the source code. Following the included Instructions, and doing some further research, i managed to compile some sort of Image which might be the way to get working partition images for the phone. I couldn't examine the image contents using a few different image explorers, so i cannot even tell how to work with the image if its of use at all.
I thought, maybe some of the more experienced users of this board could maybe work with this information to get something like TWRP to work even without having the stock firmware images. As this is my only working phone and my experience is little, i will not do any changes to the phone partitions as long as im not sure the result is a) working, as expected (no recovery required), or b) completely recoverable (at least to factory state), but maybe others are more courageous and want to try.
Hope this helps getting this topic to the latest state. Sorry for the non-URLs, i made the account specifically to contribute to this topic and my post count is to low to post complete urls.
ivelischt said:
Hey Peeps
I did some research on the Lenny 5 as i got this phone a few weeks ago.
There is at the moment, and to my knowledge, no Lenny 5 stock firmware available. I contacted Wiko Germany, asking if there is any place i missed and they answered me in the sense of:
"at the moment there is no stock firmware available online, refer to de[dot]wikomobile[dot]com/maj.php?telephone=2270 where a stock firmware should be uploaded shortly."
Still they didn't upload the file yet, so there only patience will help, if anything at all.
Another possible way i wanted to raise attention to is the site www[dot]wikogeek[dot]com/ where under www[dot]wikogeek[dot]com/index.php?telephone=LENNY5 there is a source seemingly for the phone system, although i don't know, what partitions of the phone system, if not all, are contained in the source code. Following the included Instructions, and doing some further research, i managed to compile some sort of Image which might be the way to get working partition images for the phone. I couldn't examine the image contents using a few different image explorers, so i cannot even tell how to work with the image if its of use at all.
I thought, maybe some of the more experienced users of this board could maybe work with this information to get something like TWRP to work even without having the stock firmware images. As this is my only working phone and my experience is little, i will not do any changes to the phone partitions as long as im not sure the result is a) working, as expected (no recovery required), or b) completely recoverable (at least to factory state), but maybe others are more courageous and want to try.
Hope this helps getting this topic to the latest state. Sorry for the non-URLs, i made the account specifically to contribute to this topic and my post count is to low to post complete urls.
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Ok so Wiko Released the Firmware! Its a Windows software that downloads and flashes the ROM, and it makes a folder with stuff in it. Maybe experienced people can look into it and build TWRP?!! I would really love twrp but I don't have the experience :crying: . Hope developers see this
Matt 123456789 said:
Ok so Wiko Released the Firmware! Its a Windows software that downloads and flashes the ROM, and it makes a folder with stuff in it. Maybe experienced people can look into it and build TWRP?!! I would really love twrp but I don't have the experience :crying: . Hope developers see this
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Would you mind adding a link to the firmware you've found?
edit: got it
Are you able to develop a TWRP?
Matt 123456789 said:
Are you able to develop a TWRP?
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Nope, sorry. I just didn't get at first what firmware you refered to (the link i posted in the first place).
As i stated above, i don't know for sure, if the wikogeek-source really contains all of the files required to build anymore than (if even) the bootloader.
More experienced people would need to take a look into it.
Best regards
Hey again there, folks
Im not a excessive internet user and i may be off the site for months in series. i cannot guarantee any form of support, but if i happen to stumble across this thread and see questions that i can answer, i will do my best to do so. i hope i can encourage others to engage in the treble community in making this solution public. treble is not my work and i have nothing to do with it. maybe there is also a way to get twrp-treble versions, but i don't know what are the technical limits of that. what i want to say: i will not be responsable for your tries to hack your phone. if i can help i will, but i'm no pro in all of this at all!!!
This guide is quite long, but take care to not make mistakes, as it is reduced to what you really *NEED* to make this root method work. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO READ THE FULL GUIDE AND COMPLETELY PREPARING YOUR WORKSTATION BEFORE DOING ANY OF THE STEPS BELOW!!!
After some idling i decided to take another look into Lenny 5 rooting and stumbled across a way to do it pretty straightforward, but first of all:
*THIS GUIDE ASSUMES BASIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COMPUTERS AND FLASHING SMARTPHONES. IT ALSO ASSUMES THAT YOU KNOW WHAT ADB, FASTBOOT, ROM, IMAGE, VIRTUAL MACHINE, WORKING WITH WINDOWS AND UNIX PATHS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS, ETC. MEAN AND ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR USAGE. I WILL NOT PUBLISH ANY FORM OF PREPARED IMAGES NOR ANYTHING TO SPEED UP THIS PROCESS, AS IT MAKES YOU AWARE OF THE RISKS IN IT. I UNDERSTAND THIS AS SOME SORT OF COMMUNITY EFFORT, WHERE I JUST PRESENT ONE WAY OF GETTING WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. IF YOU DON'T THINK YOU CAN APPLY TO ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THIS GUIDE, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER TAKING DISTANCE FROM USING THIS GUIDE FOR YOUR ROOTING BEHALF.
DISCLAIMER: By using this method to Root your Lenny 5 you will lose all WARRANTY, DATA ON THE PHONE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN TO STOCK FIRMWARE as Wiko still did not share their SFW installer and i did not dig deeper into Source compilation. And LAST BUT VERY IMPORTANT: I DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE ON YOUR PHONE. WHATEVER YOU DO IS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! READ ALL OF THE TEXT AS THERE MIGHT BE CRUCIAL INFORMATION IN IT, WHICH I DIDN'T ESPECIALLY HIGHLIGHT. Allthough i will do my best.
DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY FLASHING UNTIL YOU GOT YOUR WORKING FIRMWARE IMAGE AT STEP 3 (3. Flashing the new Image to the Device). EXPERIENCED USERS MAY WANT TO FLASH A UNTOUCHED TREBLE IMAGE, WHICH IS ALSO POSSIBLE. YOU SHOULD ONLY EVER REFLASH YOUR DEVICE WHEN YOU ARE ABSOULTELY SURE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO AND THE (POSSIBLE) CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT YOU DO, INCLUDING, SOFT-/HARDBRICK, PERMANENT DAMAGE, AND OTHER NASTY STUFF. YOU TAKE FULL RESPONSABILITY FOR ANY OF THE STEPS YOU DO, ESPECIALLY BEYOND STEP 3!!!
I REPEAT: YOUR LENNY5 DOES NOT NEED TO BE CONNECTED OR EVEN TOUCHED TO YOUR COMPUTER AT ALL UNTIL STEP 3 (3. Flashing the new Image to the Device)!!!*
!!!READ THE BUGS LIST AND HELP OTHERS BY REPORTING OTHER BUGS YOU'VE FOUND IN THIS THREAD. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING HERE, BEFORE COMPLETELY MESSING UP WITH YOUR PHONES STORAGE!!! SO YOU BETTER READ THE WHOLE THREAD BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING
There is no Root-only method i know, SO BE AWARE, you are completely rearranging your Lenny 5 Firmware, which is the reason for complete data loss. Wiko DENIES ALL RESPONSABILITY when you unlock your bootloader, according to "phhusson", which is the reason you will lose all warranty.
Known bugs until now:
- On dual SIM handys, if you tell the handy to let you choose the sim card for each call, it will hang after choosing the Sim. The call will not happen. This is a Treble issue. To work around this, select the SIM you want to use in the preferences prior to making the call.
- It seems that after installing a newer Version of the AOSP image provided by phhusson, it is impossible to downgrade to an earlier version of the ROM. This might also be a bug in my device from tampering around with it. But it causes me to be unable to flash any other version than the newest one. If i do so, my device is stuck in a bootloop and i need to reset and reflash it via adb and fastboot. Maybe others can confirm/disregard this behaviour.
- This guide does not solve updating your phone, maybe i can deliver a solution to that at a later point. Until then, you will be urged to reflash your system each time an update is deployed.
- The configuration in this guide is gapps-less, although you might choose a treble-image, that's got them installed. I did not yet manage to install the opengapps-package seperately, as theres yet no solution to custom recovery (that i'm aware of) and i did not (yet) find out how to include it via the kitchen.
-many apps will require you to have at least basic gapps installed. you could compile treble aosp with the amount of google apps you need or use the gapps-img instead.
I will try to give an exact sequence of what to do to Root your Lenny 5 device, but some experimentation afterwards might be needed to get your best experience. Note that, depending on version and "bloating" of your new Firmware, you may experience more or less strong performance breakdowns. Be careful not to overload it, your Lenny 5's hardware is... lets say... not the best out there
Table of Contents:
0. Before starting
1. Preparing your Workstation
1.1.1 Get your copy of lubuntu 18+ (19 is recommended, the version of lubuntu i used in the whole process was 19.04)
1.1.2 Install Oracle Virtual Box
1.1.3 Install lubuntu 18+
1.1.4 Install openjdk-8+ (8 is recommended, i use that version, too)
1.1.5 Install python
1.2.1 Install samba
1.2.2 Configure samba
1.2.3 Connect to sambashare
1.3.1 A few words about handling file permissions in Linux
1.4.1 Get your copy of SuperR's Kitchen (what we do can be done in the Free version)
1.4.2 Install SuperR's Kitchen
2. Preparing your SuperR installation for your Custom AOSP Rom
2.1 Find out which Treble image you need
2.2 Copy and Extract your Treble image
2.3 Editing the contents (Rooting, etc.) of the Treble image
2.4 Repacking the Treble image
3. Flashing the new Image to the Device
4. Final words
0. Before starting
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THESE STEPS BEFORE STARTING THE PROCESS!! There's a few things to say before starting to do this. I will use this section to note that.
ad 1.:
- If you are using (L)ubuntu 18+ or the corresponding Debian distributions, and already have OpenJDK-8(+)(-JRE) installed, you should be able to move straight to SuperR's kitchen installation. If the kitchen complains about missing OpenJDK, try installing OpenJDK-8(+)-JDK as well.
ad 1.1.1:
- I recommend placing a "Workfolder" somewhere on your host system, so you have all the corresponding data in one place. This helps accelerate the process a lot. In the rest of the document, i will always assume, that you have a workfolder and use it for all the files.
ad 1.1.3:
- i use 25GB for my virtual disk as i only unpack compiled ROMS (as for this guide). if you plan to use the VM for compiling sources, you should be well above 75 to 100GB as the source trees are HUGE.
ad 1.2.1:
- We will also create a workfolder on the virtual system, but this one we will take care of in the main tutorial steps.
- To make samba work, we need to make sure that VirtualBox connects to your Network as required. To do so, on the VirtualBox top menubar, Click on Devices -> Network -> Network Settings...
In the Drop-Down "Attached to:" choose "Bridged Adapter". Make sure that the "Name" Drop-Down shows the name of your physical LAN-Adapter. This way your Virtual Machine will obtain an IP from your local network router instead of NATing with your Host Machine as router. Click Okay. You can check the Network Mode change by using
Code:
ip a
in the terminal. If you want to make sure it changed the mode, restart your virtual machine and reopen the terminal by using CTRL+ALT+T again.
ad 2.1. the wiki-guide on Lenny 5 says "tested on v18". i had v18 installed on my system, but at some point it denied function. i don't know if this is a downgrade-issue or something else, but if you want to stick with it and are able to install it, feel free. but be aware that it does not contain the most recent security patches. i instead stick to AOSP8.1_v32 at the time of writing this guide.
ad 3. i assume that you have already installed adb. otherwise you can get it here in the forums or the specific wiko version from here. (WikoGeek Website) Just click on the download link.
it is important that you learn, that ~/android/... means the same as \\<yourvirtualdeviceip\androshare, if you closely follow this guide, especially the network and samba configuration.
1. Preparing your workstation
To prepare your workstation you must get a Debianesque Linux Environment running, as Windows (and Mac) User, the easiest way to get to this, is to install a Virtual Machine. For the sake of freelyness (is this even a word? ) we'll stick with Oracle's VirtualBox. This seems to be a lot of work, but it took me less than 2 hours to be completely ready to tamper with my image files. So lets begin.
Users on the correct systems ((L)ubuntu/Debian with Java 8 and python installed) can skip to 1.2.1
1.1.1 Get your copy of lubuntu 18+
Go to https://lubuntu.net/ and download lubuntu 18 if your pc hardware is 32-bit only, or lubuntu 19 for 64-bit hardware. You can do this by clicking the corresponding blue buttons on the main page or, if this doesn't apply anymore, find them in the Download section under the "previous lubuntu releases". Download the Image file and store it in your Workfolder
1.1.2 Install Oracle VirtualBox
From now on, all the steps mentioned will be either on the host-machine or the virtual machine i will clearly mark this out to avoid misunderstandings. Users already on correct systems will have to work-around these conceptions a little bit, but all in all the process should be the same for every workstation.
To install Virtual Box on the host-machine, get the installer for your host-system-architecture from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads. Follow the On-Screen-Instructions for the Installer to Setup VirtualBox for you. (I had it installed already, so i don't know the exact order of it. But maybe some of the users testing this out could come up with a quick "tutorial" for this step.) Most of the settings should be standard values.
After finishing the installation (and restarting?) you should now be able to Open the VirtualBox Manager via Desktop or Start Menu (whatever your host-OS offers, we will be sticking to Windows as host).
1.1.3 Install lubuntu 18+
In VirtualBox on your host-machine, create a "New" machine by clicking the button on the top left of the manager. As the name, choose how you want to memorize your virtual machine for later usage.
Use "Linux" as Type and "Ubuntu (32-bit/64-bit, choose appropriately)" as Version.
Your memory doesn't necessarily need to be gigantic. Still, i reserved 4GB of RAM for mine, and would recommend at least 2GB.
Check the radio button to "Create a virtual hard disk now" and click on "Create"
In the next dialog choose the Location for your VHD to be stored. The storage location should have around 25 GB of free space (read on section 0. for additional notes about storage space).
Choose your VHD size, i used 25GB to have some reserve, just in case. Click on Create. Choose your newly created virtual machine and select start from the top shortcut bar.
VirtualBox will come up with a new window and in it a dialog, asking for a installation medium for your new virtual machine. Click on the button to "Choose a virtual optical disk file..." and choose your previously stored Lubuntu disk image to mount as start-up disk. Click on Start, wait, then choose your Language. I recommend using english, so its easier to follow the tutorial, but this is up to you.
After that, you will be allowed to "Start Lubuntu" which we choose our virtual machine to do. The startup should be quite fast, from my experience. As soon as you get presented with your new (yet non-persistent) virtual desktop click on the icon to "Install Lubuntu xx.xx"
Soon the Lubuntu installer will come up, asking for the Language to be used. We'll keep American English (again, your choice) for now and click Next.
Choose your timezone and Region and click next. Choose your corresponding keyboard Layout, make sure it's the right one and click Next. In the next dialog step choose "Erase disk", leave the rest be and click Next.
On the next page, i recommend keeping it simple, as this is just a virtual machine, which ever only runs when you decide to extract and repack images. Enter "your" name, choose a login name, give the virtual machine a simple, locally-unique network name and choose a password for elevated rights operations. Remember, keep it simple, it will ease your work. I recommend to "Log in automatically without asking for the password" but i leave it to you to decide that. Click Next.
In the summary, check if you are okay with the Settings you entered, then click on Install.
Confirm the warning dialog with Install now.
Now it's all about Linux magic happening to create for you a persistent operating system on your virtual hard disk.
As the Installer asks you to Restart, do so by clicking on Done. Let the virtual machine reboot. When asked to do so, remove the installation medium (VirtualBox automatically does this for you, the options for this are under the main menu "Devices -> Optical Drives") and press ENTER.
After starting up, (and entering your password, if you didn't check the autologin checkbox), you are presented with your Desktop. On your keyboard press CTRL + SHIFT + T to open a terminal.
On a normal machine you should always keep your firewall on and setup. you can easily setup ufw for samba, but as we just crank around at a virtual machine (ideally behind a NAT-Router), it will be easier to just turn off the firewall alltogether by using
Code:
sudo ufw disable
in the terminal window (when asked for a password, enter your virtual machine user's password and press ENTER. at UNIX-like terminals it is normal that the password you enter will not be shown. don't worry, it's typing, just hiding. it will tell you after pressing ENTER, if its the right one or not.)
1.1.4 Install openjdk-8+
To install JDK on Lubuntu we use the built-in software installer. The following commands will update the system and install openjdk-8-jre
Code:
sudo apt update
you will be asked to enter your account password, enter password and confirm with ENTER
Code:
sudo apt dist-upgrade
confirm by typing "Y" into your keyboard and press ENTER.
This process will take a while, depending on your hardware and internet connection.
Code:
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre
when asked, if you accept the changes to be made, type "Y" again and press ENTER.
this chain updates the virtual system packages and installs openjdk-8.
To check whether OpenJDK 8 JRE is installed, use the command
Code:
java --version
the output should be something like:
Code:
openjdk version "[B]1.8.0_222[/B]"
the bold part is the important, as it tells you that you have version 1.8.x, which is OpenJDK 8
Code:
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build [B]1.8.0_222[/B]...
shows that the JRE version on your virtual machine is the same as the major openjdk version which is good.
1.1.5 Install python
To install python, use
Code:
sudo apt install python
this will install the required packages and configure them.
1.2.1 Install samba
To move files between your virtual machine and your host machine, the easiest way to do so is to use samba. It is easy to configure and fulfills our needs. To install samba enter
Code:
sudo apt install samba
into the terminal on your virtual machine and press ENTER. If asked, confirm changes with Y and ENTER.
1.2.2 Configure samba
We will configure samba in a way, so we don't need to "sudo" all of the time to use superr's kitchen, but instead use it as our autologin user. For this we will enter the following in our terminal (make sure that you didn't elevate ["sudo -i"] your terminal session, otherwise use exit, to return to unelevated session)
Code:
mkdir ~/android
chown -R [B]<yourusername>[/B]:[B]<yourusername>[/B] ~/android
cd ~/android
(the term "~/android" basically is a synonyme for "/home/<yourusername>/android; the ~ marks the path as inside your users /home/... directory)
this creates a folder called android in your virtual machine users home directory and changes the bash-path into it.
enter
Code:
sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
to the terminal and press enter. this will open a console text editor with the samba configuration file. use PgDn or the Down-Arrow-Key to reach the end of the file and then append the following "code"
for <yourusername> use the username you selected during your virtual machine installation. its visible in the terminal before the ":" sign in the format
Code:
[B]username[/B]@[U]virtual[/U]machinename: ~$
Code:
[androshare]
comment = Android Share
path = /home/[B]<yourusername>[/B]/android
browseable = yes
read only = no
public = yes
create mask = 0644
directory mask = 0755
force user = [B]<yourusername>[/B]
save the changes by pressing CTRL + O on the keyboard and confirm with the ENTER key.
you can use the bash-command
Code:
testparm
and push ENTER to see your role configuration, and if you have made any mistakes in entering the configuration data.
to restart samba and make the share available enter
Code:
sudo service smbd restart
into the terminal and press ENTER.
sometimes the kitchen needs elevation for some tasks and will then write files that belong to the user "root". the easiest way to work around that is to sporadically use and memorize for later usage
Code:
sudo chown -R [B]<yourusername>[/B]:[B]<yourusername>[/B] ~/android
this will set file ownership to your user and thus allows you and shared samba-instances (as they are forced to run as your user) to regain read-write access to the respective files.
if you struggle with this, try asking in a new post (or maybe someone asked already?), maybe i or others can help you.
now you should be able to connect to your samba share.
1.2.3 Connect to sambashare
to connect to your newly created samba share, on your windows host machine use WIN + R or Startmenu -> Run... and enter \\<yourdeviceip>\androshare and press ENTER.
for other ways to connect to samba shares according to your host operating system, i must ask you to check google. this guide is long already, anyways. but its easily possible on any system (win,macos,linux,...)
to find your device ip, on the virtual machine enter the following into the terminal
Code:
ip a
you need to find the address obtained by your router. you normally find it under something like
Code:
1: lo:
...
inet 127.0.0.1/8 ...
2: enp0sX
...
inet [B]192.168.x.x[/B]
...
the bold part is important, while the upper address "127.0.0.1" is your local loopback address and not what we are looking for.
on your host machine enter the bold ip at <yourdeviceip> like this
Code:
\\[B]192.168.x.x[/B]\androshare
and press ENTER. this should open your Sambashare
1.3 A few words about handling file permissions in Linux
Sometimes SuperR's kitchen may create or modify files that are owned by root user, which prohibits you from changing these files without elevating via sudo. This is easily corrected by again using
Code:
chown -R [B]<yourusername>[/B]:[B]<yourusername>[/B] ~/android
if there are still files you can't access you can maybe fix it with
Code:
sudo chmod a+rwx ~/android/<fileyoucantmodify>
1.4.1 Get your copy of SuperR's Kitchen
SuperR's kitchen can be obtained at The Official SuperR's Kitchen Thread. Get the latest version. I use 1.2.1.1.
Download it to your host machine and put it into your host workfolder. from there, copy it to your \\virtualmachine\androshare directory.
1.4.2 Install SuperR's Kitchen
to install superr's kitchen, we need to unzip it. on the virtual host, type
Code:
cd ~/android
unzip [B]SuperRs-Kitchen_Linux-64_v1.2.1.1.zip[/B]
press ENTER and the archive should extract. if it did not extract, and instead throws an error about the package "unzip" beeing unknown to the system, use
Code:
sudo apt install unzip
to easily solve this problem, and repeat the upper step.
you can confirm that that unpacking was successfull by entering
Code:
ls -l ~/android/
into your terminal. the result should show at least a folder called "tools" and a file called "superr".
after confirming the correct extraction, use
Code:
rm [B]SuperRs-Kitchen_Linux-64_v1.2.1.1.zip[/B]
to delete the ZIP-File
replace the bold part with your SuperRs Kitchen ZIP-File Name.
Your ~/android directory should now contain 3 Elements, namely "README.md, superr" and a directory called "tools".
If everything went fine, you should now be able to start the kitchen by typing
Code:
./superr
into the terminal and pressing ENTER. if you are beeing told that you don't have permission to run this file as an executable, use
Code:
chmod ug+x ./superr
and repeat the above step. If everything worked, you should be asked to select your Language (english_srk.py). To choose it, type 1 on the keyboard.
The Kitchen will now ask you to download tools it needs to work properly. Allow it to do so by typing "Y" on the keyboard.
If everything went well, you should now be asked to enter your new Project name which identifies the folder, in which you will later store, modify and receive files. We will take care of that in the next step. This means, the Preparation process is over and you can now start using SuperR's Kitchen for your needs.
STEP 2 AND ON IN SECOND POST (CHARACTER LIMIT)
[CFW][W_K400][TREBLE] CFW and ROOT, MOSTLY-VANILLA
PART 2 OF THE POST, START WITH PART 1!!!!
2. Preparing your SuperR installation for your Custom AOSP Rom
In the Project Name we enter something identifying. Keep in mind that you may want to add multiple roms on this installation, so you should make it something rather unique. This process corresponds somewhat to Step 2.1, so you can read this one already to find out a good notation for your new project. I have already chosen my Treble image and will call mine
Code:
Enter new project name ...
lenny5_aosp8.1_vanilla_su_v32
2.1 Find out which Treble image you need
As you see in the last step, i selected a Version 8.1 "Oreo" image, where Vanilla tells you that theres no gapps at all and the suffix su means that it contains a rooted system. But later more about this. Also i chose v32 from the treble_experimentations releases.
To find your treble image, you need to have some information. First of all, read the information on this link. (phhusson's github wiki for Wiko Lenny 5)
Some informations here are important. First of all the flashing sequence, which will get important to us in a later step
Code:
Enable adb and oem unlock in developer options
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flashing unlock
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash system your_gsi_path
fastboot reboot
as well as his testing notice
Code:
Flashed using Phh-Treble v18 - arm
as you can read in the Before starting section, there is a bug i could not resolve concerning installing older version ROMS, which could spontaneously start to apply to your device. i cannot "downgrade" my device, because it bootloops.
to select your image of choice, go to this site. (phhusson's treble image release site). to find v18, you will need to scroll down and go a few pages back in history.
some things to consider:
- lenny5 doesn't seem to be able to run AOSP9, so i'd recommend you stick with AOSP8.1
- there are lineageos compilations which might be interesting for some people. (i cannot tell if the root process for lineageos massively differs, as i don't use that one)
we will stick with AOSP8.1 in this guide.
first of all, you must decide if you want to stick with the go apps, install the stock gapps or go vanilla (no gapps at all). i will stick with vanilla. (note that some versions do not have the go version, others do)
then you will want to ask yourself if you want to root your phone, which we assume here to be yes.
as vanilla, like in our case, is not available with preinstalled su, we will stick with the nosu version. (which is a bit of a "hoax", as in fact this version already is rooted, you just have no way of controlling it, yet. we will take care of that in a later step.)
for our wiko lenny 5 we must choose the arm-aonly architecture. also i choose to stick with v32, the newest version per guide release date.
in my decision case, this leaves us with the following ROM:
https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/releases/tag/v32
Code:
system-arm-aonly-vanilla-nosu.img.xz
we will stick with that. if you want to use another rom, you must modify your choice. the overall process stays more or less the same. CONSIDER: It's proves easier to install some missing APK's etc. to your gapps-less system than removing unwanted gapps from your gapps-prebloated system.
click on the link and download the image file.
CONSIDER: Some of the images are in raw flashable format (the older ones), and have the extension *.img . For newer versions, the images are packed and CANNOT BE DIRECTLY FLASHED. these files are namely the ones with the extension *.img.xz
if your file has an extension that differs from *.img i strongly recommend you to use 7zip to extract the contained *.img file. 7-zip handles them all, which makes it the perfect standalone (de-)archiver on your computer. and no, i'm not getting paid by them for the advertising, it's just great and opensource.
now, if you didn't already, enter the name identifying your rom into the kitchen and confirm with ENTER.
to allow smb to write to your new project folder, reuse the command
Code:
sudo chown -R ~/android
by quitting superr (using the q key) or opening a second terminal (the easier way, in the original CTRL + ALT + T terminal on lubuntu, just doubleclick the top Tab-Bar off any other tabs and a new terminal tab will open) in which you execute this command.
now store the image file to your host workfolder and from there, copy it to your virtual workfolder's project folder (~/android/superr_<yourprojectname>/).
rename your system-arm-aonly-....img to just system.img for the kitchen to recognize it.
2.2 Extract your Treble image
To extract your Image file, on your virtual machines terminal, superr's kitchen should be running in the Main Menu.
if by any means you have stopped it, open a terminal with CTRL + ALT + T and enter
Code:
cd ~/android
./superr
press enter to execute and superr should launch. when asked for a project to load, choose the project you just created by pressing the correspondant cipher on the keyboard.
in the kitchen main menu, push cipher 4 on your keyboard to extract your obtained IMG-File. if asked, select your system.img by pressing the correspondant key and confirm the extraction with the "Y" key. wait for the process to finish. if asked, enter your virtual machine's user password. the kitchen sometimes needs to elevate some of it's processes during the extraction.
for the name of the zip, when asked, just enter "system_new". this is not so important, just dont simply call it "system", as this might confuse you under some circumstances and in the worst case overwrite your stock system.img.
for the perm type, select set_metadata by typing the "1" key on your keyboard, and you should be back in the main menu.
now your system image is unpacked into your virtual machine workfolder (~/android/<yourprojectfoldername>/system/)
2.3 Editing the contents (Rooting, etc.) of the Treble image
The editing in this guide's usecase is quite simple. We will want the following features and packages preinstalled:
- Root, of course
- including Root Management App
- BusyBox
- FDroid
- ...
you can add to this list to your hearts delight. The above will be my initial setup.
First we need to get the Root files.
These are found here
from this thread, get phh's-superuser.zip (the topmost file)
aswell as the phh's SuperUser apk file (top-second)
if you are having issues with the superuser implementation, try the bottommost element called phh's-superuser-aonly.zip instead of phh's-superuser.zip. this should normaly not be required.
copy both, the .zip and the .apk to your host workfolder.
now unpack the .zip to your host workfolder, which should create a folder "system" with 3 subfolders "bin,etc,xbin" in it.
copy this "system" folder to your virtual workfolder and into your project, so it integrates with the existing "system" folder on the virtual machine. if it asks you to overwrite, just allow it.
your virtual workfolder's project folder should now contain the following 3 files:
Code:
system/bin/phh-su
system/etc/init/su.rc
system/xbin/su
amongst the other system files.
Now download FDroid from here (the F-Droid site was temporarily down at the time of writing this guide)
Download the FDroid APK and store it in your host machine's workfolder.
After that, download the BusyBox APK from here
https://www.appsapk.com/busybox-app/
or a source you thrust more. There is a official busybox source, but i did not check which binary i must use for the Lenny 5, so i stick with the simplest method.
Download the BusyBox APK and store it in your host machine's workfolder.
Now copy the FDroid, BusyBox, and previously downloaded phh_s_SuperUser APK's from the host's workfolder to your virtual machine's project folder ~/android/<yourprojectfolder>/system/app/ (or \\<<yourvirtualmachineip\androshare\<yourprojectfolder>\system\app, respectively) to include them in your new ROM.
Thats basically all of the magic done. Your ~/android/<yourprojectfolder> should now contain the following 6 Elements
Code:
system/bin/phh-su
system/etc/init/su.rc
system/xbin/su
app/FDroid.apk
app/BusyBox.apk
app/phh_s_SuperUser_vX.X.X.X.apk
amongst the other elements from the Treble ROM.
move the APK app/FDroid.apk to a new Folder like this: app/FDroid/FDroid.apk
move the APK app/BusyBox.apk to a new Folder like this: app/BusyBox/BusyBox.apk
move the APK app/phh_s_SuperUser_vX.X.X.X.apk to a new Folder like this: app/phh/phh_s_SuperUser_vX.X.X.X.apk
as everything is sorted into folders, right?!
now we're done with modifying our treble image. lets repack it.
2.4 Repacking the Treble image
on your virtual machine terminal, with the kitchen open, go to the main menu if required and select "ROM Tools Menu" with the "8" key. You can check the "Root Menu" by pressing the "3" Key.
The Root/Unroot ROM should read (CURRENT: xbin/su) with Busybox and su.d "Disabled", which is okay, as BusyBox is not recognized, but there. If you want to utilize su.d, you must know yourself, how to do that properly. i don't know if it works as it should when done in the kitchen.
go back to the "ROM Tools Menu" with the "4" key and go to the "Build Menu" with the "7" key. Choose the option to "Build EXT4 img" by the key "2" and after the quick process finishes, in the menu "Which EXT4 img would you like to build?" select "system" by pressing the corresponding key, then select "sparse" by pressing the "2" key. for the file size, select the option to "Assume file size from project folder" by pressing the correspondent key and confirm the warning about this being BETA. Then wait for the process to finish.
The kitchen should say "system_new.img has been created in <yourprojectname>".
Now copy the newly created system_new.img from your virtual machine project directory to your host machine workfolder and we're done with editing and repacking the Image.
STEP 3 AND ON IN THIRD POST (CHARACTER LIMIT)
About TWRP and other stuff...
PART 3 OF THE GUIDE, START WITH PART 1!!!
3. Flashing the new Image to the Device
AT THIS POINT YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL YOUR DATA BACKUPED AND MAKE REALLY SURE FOR A LAST TIME, THAT YOU ACCEPT TO VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND TAKE ABSOLUTELY EVERY RISK TO YOURSELF FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD ARISE OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH YOUR DEVICE AT ANY TIME AFTER FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE.
The flashing process is simple. Enable Debug mode in your Phones Settings (Enable Developer Mode by taping the Build-Number several times Google: "Android Enable Developer Mode" - i really hope you know that after coming so far through this guide!!!.
When Developer Mode is activated, Go to Settings->Development Menu and activate the USB Debug Slider.
You must unlock the bootloader, at this point you must have generic adb or wiko specific adb installed, you can download it from here or get more information in section 0. "Before starting". The installation process is straightforward, possibly a restart of your host machine is required to get it running.
After installing ADB, you open the command line of your host machine and switch to your host machine workfolder by entering
Code:
cd <yourworkfolderpath>
and executing with ENTER.
use
Code:
dir
to make sure, that you are indeed in your workfolder.
when your phone is in usb debug mode, you can then reboot it into bootloader by entering
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
into your host machine command line. NOW THE DANGEROUS PART BEGINS, SO BE AWARE!!! WHEN UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER, YOUR LENNY5 WILL COMPLETELY WIPE ALL OF YOUR DATA AND RESET TO FACTORY SETUP!!!
by using the following commands in your command line you will unlock your bootloader, wipe your data and cache partitions including ALL PERSONAL DATA and flash your newly created ROM to the device.
Code:
fastboot flashing unlock
fastboot oem unlock
unlocks the boot loader. reenabling the debug mode (because of the factory reset) and/or rebooting the device may be required to reconnect to adb.
after that and making sure that you want to take the risk of flashing your new image, enter
Code:
fastboot flash system <yourhostworkfolderpath>\system_new.img
fastboot -w
fastboot reboot
the first command flashes your new image file, the second wipes your data and cache additionally, to make sure theres no residues there, which could mess with the first startup. after that we reboot the phone with the third command. after some loading, and a warning about the bootloader beeing unlocked, you should be greeted by AOSP's standard launcher with superuser, fdroid and busybox preinstalled.
4. Final words
After all it prove to be a quite long process, if you don't have any kitchen presetup. If the kitchen is ready, it's a thing of downloading, modifying and reflashing the device. but be careful. there's always a risk of bricking your device.
I will try to keep this guide up and running but memorize my Thread starting words.
If you think my RED BLOCKS are excessive - i'm sorry, but i care for your LENNY, too.
If you read this and are able to comply with all the steps in the guide, you are ready to flash your phone!
It's a wall of text, and i don't know if it's straight forward for all users, but it's the only way i could come up with, to root the LENNY5 phone, so it's worth it all the while, right?
I hope it helps some of you to get their Phones Unlocked and Unleashed.
Best regards
ivelischt
---------- Post added at 09:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:37 PM ----------
if you find errors and mistakes in the guide, you are welcome to notice me and all the others by leaving a post in this thread.
Please ignore my posting titles, as they do not fit anymore, since i had to split from 2 to 3 posts to fit all of the text.
Okay some more words from my side concerning TWRP etc.
1. as far as i can tell, with the wikogeeks source you can indeed compile TWRP, but i'm not deep enough into it to try it.
2. with the procedure in the description above i now have a fully rooted phone
3. i am able to dump (mostly) any partition on my device (boot, recovery, system). so i have boot.img, recovery.img tested working. of course i was unable to dump my old system as it was not rooted. but i can dump my new system.img and it is also tested working, i reflashed all of the images to find it out.
4. if someone here in the forums thinks, that, with this information, you are able to port TWRP, i think we all would be glad,
because
5. i tampered around with various twrp roms. with the Jerry 3 ROM, which is out in the Net (DuckDuckGo-Search: w_k300 twrp), i thought i'd come to a point, as these are "sister-devices". in fact i had twrp running after loading the split-files (zKernel, etc...) from stock recovery to twrp recovery using the kitchen. but the screen isn't working. i need to "swipe for modifications", but i can't. as far as i can tell, it's just the touchscreen irresponsive. maybe this is something quickly fixed, maybe not.
so, i don't know if it's legal for me to share these sources here in the board but if anyone wants to test around on these write a on pm. just ask me and i will do what i can.
on my system, at the moment i have:
- stock boot.img
- stock recovery.img
- aosp8.1 system.img i use on my lenny
- semi-functional Jerry3-TWRP-Port, with the display unfunctional
let me know if you can do something with this stuff.
best regards
Matt 123456789 said:
Ok so Wiko Released the Firmware! Its a Windows software that downloads and flashes the ROM, and it makes a folder with stuff in it. Maybe experienced people can look into it and build TWRP?!! I would really love twrp but I don't have the experience :crying: . Hope developers see this
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Hey Matt! Sorry, i completely misunderstood what you were talking about. Thats my fault
To clarify, there IS an actual Update package, just not under the various xx.wikomobile.com subdomains, but via world.wikomobile.com, using the IMEI number, you can infact get an Update.zip. I saw that really just now... The most recent update hides at https://support.wikomobile.com/maj/Lenny5_OPE_V34.zip
I don't know if this helps porting TWRP, as i'm actually experimenting with compiling it from source, for lenny 5 specifically. but to no success until this point. but whilst experimenting around, you can at the very least use it to flash to stock if required.
The update.zip contains the following:
- SPFlashTool
- MT6580 Scatterer-File
- boot-sign.img
- cache-sign.img
- lk-sign.img
- misc2-sign.img
- odmdtbo-sign.img
- recovery-sign.img
- secro-sign.img
- system.img
- tee-sign.img
- userdata-sign.img
- vendor-sign.img
- preloader_k400.bin
- as well as tons of other files
i think the stock system image is raw. to flash it you must either use the SPFlashTool or convert it to sparse format by other means...
best regards
edit: it seems, that lenny5 runs well with AOSP9, at least i upgraded my device today and it runs.
also, if you decide to install treble images by the guide above, using gapps, you will have to register your device here. (Android Device Registration)
their guide on getting the android_id may be a bit strange, i needed to progress as follows:
Code:
adb root
adb shell
inside shell type:
Code:
su <-- work as root
cd /data/data/com.google.android.gsf/databases/
sqlite3 gservices.db
this will start sqlite3 command line.
inside the sqlite3 command line enter
Code:
select * from main where name = "android_id"; <-- don't forget the semicolon!
after pressing enter, the output should be something like
Code:
android_id|[B]1234567890123456789[/B] <-- this code will be different on your device.
on the Android Device Registration page, you enter the bold part of the output and press Register. enter
Code:
.exit <-- to leave sqlite
exit <-- to leave su mode
exit <-- to leave shell
it will take a few minutes until your google services start to work properly without flooding your notifications.
you should now be able to use your gapps.
ivelischt said:
Please ignore my posting titles, as they do not fit anymore, since i had to split from 2 to 3 posts to fit all of the text.
Okay some more words from my side concerning TWRP etc.
1. as far as i can tell, with the wikogeeks source you can indeed compile TWRP, but i'm not deep enough into it to try it.
2. with the procedure in the description above i now have a fully rooted phone
3. i am able to dump (mostly) any partition on my device (boot, recovery, system). so i have boot.img, recovery.img tested working. of course i was unable to dump my old system as it was not rooted. but i can dump my new system.img and it is also tested working, i reflashed all of the images to find it out.
4. if someone here in the forums thinks, that, with this information, you are able to port TWRP, i think we all would be glad,
because
5. i tampered around with various twrp roms. with the Jerry 3 ROM, which is out in the Net (DuckDuckGo-Search: w_k300 twrp), i thought i'd come to a point, as these are "sister-devices". in fact i had twrp running after loading the split-files (zKernel, etc...) from stock recovery to twrp recovery using the kitchen. but the screen isn't working. i need to "swipe for modifications", but i can't. as far as i can tell, it's just the touchscreen irresponsive. maybe this is something quickly fixed, maybe not.
so, i don't know if it's legal for me to share these sources here in the board but if anyone wants to test around on these write a on pm. just ask me and i will do what i can.
on my system, at the moment i have:
- stock boot.img
- stock recovery.img
- aosp8.1 system.img i use on my lenny
- semi-functional Jerry3-TWRP-Port, with the display unfunctional
let me know if you can do something with this stuff.
best regards
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Same with the display here, can't get it to work. I read that display touch malfunction is about kernel diferences, but I don't know how to modify it.
Hanthonious said:
Same with the display here, can't get it to work. I read that display touch malfunction is about kernel diferences, but I don't know how to modify it.
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well, i then tried all the possible configurations of the following:
TWRP versions:
- self-compiled TWRP
- TWRP for some random FullHD-MTK6580 with more or less same specs as lenny 5
- K300 TWRP
kernel versions:
- twrp k300 kernel
- stock k400 kernel
- self-compiled k400 kernel
which makes quite some possible combinations. as far as i can recall, the most sucessful was the untouched k300 twrp with its k300 kernel, which managed to boot up but with the touchscreen not working.
i then tried the k300 twrp with stock and self-compiled k400 kernel, but both failed. i even tampered with the kernel adress to fit it to k400 and tried out multiple "tricks" i stumbled upon when searching the internet. but the phone always just hangs a few seconds, then boots into "normal" mode or stock recovery.
i cannot fully rule out whether its caused by me implementing the kernel in a wrong way (for me this is the most probable reason ) or if it's because SuperR's kitchen (thanks go out!) has some kind of mess while reintegrating the changed kernel, as i did all of these combine-and-retry kind of rom porting experiments with his product. maybe i am just using the tool in a wrong way.
i also compiled a stock kernel from wikogeek sources, then used that to compile twrp sources into a recovery.img, including the self-built kernel, which both, after some tinkering, built without any issue, but then also, this image just hangs for a few seconds and shows the same behavior as stated above.
whatever it is, i cannot identify it. this has two main reasons:
- first and most important: what i know is through learning-by-doing, which means, i have no degree in coding or anything. from my perspective, i feel a bit proud already, being able to compile aosp or lineage from source, even with a lot of help by those creating these mostly ready-for-use sources. :victory: learning-by-doing implicates my second point: time investment.
- i cannot afford to spend most of my time with digging into android development. and also often, i just don't have any delight in it and do other things.
also, my main purpose was to get a rooted system (with a custom rom on it), which i managed, so most of the time i spend on android stuff at the moment, is to update my build and distribute the updated images in time when security patches arrive.
short said: if twrp for k400 comes, it would be nice, but it's none of my main objectives at the moment to get this to work.
best regards
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Version for Nougat is available in this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3653953
Version for Oreo is available in this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3739929
Version for Pie is available in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3908768
Version for Q is available in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3974497
READ THIS POST CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING ANY FURTHER
Introduction
The app utilizes Riru-EdXposed Magisk module which uses original Xposed Framework API created by rovo89.
!!!!!! WARNING !!!!!!
This module utilizes EdXposed Framework which is still in early development stage and may contain bugs or might not be fully compatible with the system of your Android device. I take no responsibility for any issues arising from using GravityBox with EdXposed and strongly recommend creating a full backup of your device before activating the module.
Requirements
- Magisk v21 or later
- Riru v23 or later (Magisk module)
- EdXposed Manager (Application)
- Avoid using Resource hooking support if possible (Can be disabled in EdXposed Manager settings)
Installation
This procedure assumes you have working Magisk installation.
1) Install Riru module in Magisk Manager
2) Install and run EdXposed Manager app and download Riru-EdXposed module v5.1.3.x or later (currently Alpha/Canary)
3) Install downloaded Riru-EdXposed module in Magisk Manager
5) Reboot and open EdXposed Manager app to check if EdXposed works and is active
6) Install GravityBox and enable it in EdXposed Manager
7) Reboot and profit
Required whitelisted packages
In case you use blacklist/whitelist functionality of EdXposed make sure all the following packages are whitelisted (not blacklisted respectively) for full GravityBox experience.
- Android System (android)
- System UI (com.android.systemui)
- Call Management (com.android.server.telecom)
- Download Manager (com.android.providers.downloads)
- Phone (com.android.dialer or com.google.android.dialer)
- Phone Services (com.android.phone)
- Phone (com.android.incallui) (OxygenOS only)
- Keyboard app (e.g. Gboard) in order to be able to use "Volume key cursor control" feature
It is strongly recommended to use Whitelist functionality for better performance as EdXposed hooks only smaller amount of processes.
In case of running multiple Xposed modules consult their whitelist requirements with the devs of module.
Feature highlight
--- Lockscreen tweaks
--- QuickSettings tile management with additional tiles
--- Statusbar tweaks
--- Navigation bar tweaks
--- Pie controls
--- Power tweaks
--- Display tweaks
--- Phone tweaks
--- Media tweaks
--- Hardware/navigation key actions
--- GravityBox Actions - interface for 3rd party apps
--- Notification control (per-app notification LED/sounds/vibrations)
--- Fingerprint launcher
--- Advanced tuning of Framework and System UI parameters
... and many more
Compatibility
GB's main concept is to make most of the preference changes to be done on the fly without need to reboot a device to achieve custom-ROM like experience.
This means it is not possible to "completely deactivate" particular feature if it causes trouble on your device or if you installed GB because you want to use only one particular feature you can't find elsewhere.
This results in issues on ROMs/devices that have parts that are diverting from default Android implementation too much, or are running heavily modified custom ROMs.
If you experience weird issues after installing GB, even if you didn't activate a particular feature, it is not because of GB is broken, it is because it is not compatible with your ROM.
It is very similar to a situation when you installed ROM built from source for Nexus to some Xperia device - it won't work.
GB is a complex module and is not suitable for 1 purpose scenario. This means, if you are running custom ROM built from source, and you are missing a certain feature, your best option is to go ask creators of those ROMs to implement those additional features. Supplementing missing features on well-known custom ROMs built from source by installing xposed modules (especially complex ones) is definitely not a good way to go and can cause more trouble than good.
GB being a complex module, it shouldn't be combined with other complex modules often racing for the same goal. They can conflict/fight on the same playground and there's no way you can deterministically say which one's going to win. They can even lose both.
So in summary:
- this module is designed to run on vanilla or close-to-vanilla Android 11 (AOSP)
- officially supports devices/systems it was developed and tested on
- Samsung, HTC, MIUI, Xperia, Lenovo, etc. are NOT supported. It is not guaranteed this module will work on these at all so try at your own risk. This module is simply too complex to support all kind of ROM brands that were vastly modified by vendors.
- DO NOT USE WITH CUSTOM ROMS MODULE WAS NOT EXPLICITLY DESIGNED FOR
- I will not implement any exceptions that will adapt this module to a specific custom ROM. Please, do understand, it is unmanageable.
- I will not provide any support for devices violating these compatibility rules
GravityBox [R] has been designed for and tested on
- Pixel 3a running Google OS
- OnePlus 7Pro running Oxygen OS 11
Reporting bugs
If possible, please use Github issue reporting interface for reporting bugs.
If you experience problems with certain feature, provide the full-detailed info that can help me
to reproduce the bug and attach logs that can be exported from EdXposed Manager app.
Real-time logging can be performed by using ADB: adb logcat -s EdXposed-Bridge
In case you experience SystemUI crashes or other apps Force Closing, or device soft reboots, attach logcat from time
crash occurs. (use adb logcat *:E or your favorite logcat app from Play Store).
Please, don't attach big logs. Only the portion where error is clearly seen.
Disable all other xposed modules before reproducing bug to make sure it is really GravityBox related
Remember, this app was developed and tested on one particular device so it is not guaranteed that it will work flawlessly on yours.
Multilanguage support
Volunteers are welcome to translate GravityBox to other languages.
Preferred way is to use GitHub interface to fork your own copy of GravityBox, make changes and then send pull request against original repository.
Anoter way is to simply download this file: https://github.com/GravityBox/GravityBox/raw/r/GravityBox/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
Use Notepad++ to edit strings and then send me edited file so I can include translations into next release.
Source code
GravityBox is opensource. Sources are available in my gihub: https://github.com/GravityBox/GravityBox/tree/r
If you're a dev and have some ideas for additional features, feel free to fork it, work on it and send the pull requests.
Copyright notice
https://github.com/GravityBox/GravityBox/blob/r/NOTICE
Support development
Coding, maintaining and supporting this project costs me a lot of my precious time. If you find this project useful, you are more than welcome to support its development via donation. This form of support is meant to compensate for my time dedicated to the community + eventually, help me to afford newer device to keep up with AOSP evolution thus providing continuous support as Android evolves. Thanks!
Info about premium features and PayPal transaction ID verification system
1) Those who supported development via PayPal donation can use their PayPal transaction ID to unlock premium features.
As of v2.9.5, there are three premium features:
- Backup/restore of GB settings.
- Ultimate notification control
- Advanced Tuning
2) If you contributed to the project by providing translations, code fragments, or by any other way
you can apply for a free transaction ID by contacting me via PM.
3) Be aware that there's a system that can identify potential transaction ID
abuse. E.g. when one ID is being used by more users. Such IDs will get blocked automatically.
In case you own more devices, you can use one transaction ID on up to 10 of them.
4) If you are using your own custom builds of GB for personal use, you will get hash mismatch
upon verifying your ID as verification system accepts requests only from official releases of GB.
If you want to be able to verify IDs with your custom build, contact me via PM so I can setup
a special hash for your build.
If you are using a custom build that you provide for broader group of users (e.g. in a custom ROM),
it is necessary to ask for new hash everytime your new custom version is released for public use.
These rules are based on mutual trust so please, do not violate them.
Credits
- RikkaW for creating and maintainng Riru Magisk module
- solohsu & MlgmXyysd for creating and maintaining EdExposed Magisk module
- @frank93 for donating Pixel 3a for development
- @bgcngm for his code contributions to the project
- @MohammadAG for Xperia specific contributions to the project
- @rovo89 for his ultimate Xposed framework and "Volume keys to skip track" mod
- @peptonib for starting me up with this project
- @simmac for app icon
- @romracer for Motorola specific code contributions
- @firefds for Samsung specific code contributions
- CyanogenMod project
- ParanoidAndroid project
- Slim, RootBox, AOKP, OmniROM projects
- Sergey Margaritov for ColorPickerPreference
- ArthurHub for Image cropping library
- All those who provided translations for different languages (Mr.Premise, peptonib, kidmar, ch-vox, romashko, Indiant, lelemm, oicirbaf, unavix, LuHash, WedyDQ10, mp3comanche, awaaas, liveasx, samsonbear, Eric850130, xtrem007, benjoe1, asmb111, Fatih Firinci, ...)
- and finally, all those who keep the project alive by supporting me via donations (you know who you are)
Changelog
https://github.com/GravityBox/GravityBox/blob/r/CHANGELOG.txt
Changelog 11.0.5 - 08/08/2021
- Lockscreen: added option to blur media artwork on lockscreen (thanks to robbins)
- Navbar: allow cursor control keys in gestural navbar
- Dialer: adjusted for compatibility with the latest Google Dialer
- Properly identify OnePlus 8T as device running OxygenOS ROM (thanks to F-i-f)
--- should improve compatibility significantly
Developed and tested on:
- Pixel 3a running Google OS
- OnePlus 7Pro running Oxygen OS 11
Current issues
- Display: Expanded Desktop - immersive modes not working
- Key actions: Home double-tap not working
- Lockscreen: Changed custom carrier text won't appear immediately
- Custom Battery indicator: stock battery may appear for a while after the reboot
- ... + potentially others mainly device/system variation specific
Removed features
- GPS and SlimKat tiles - location modes (battery saving/high accuracy/device) no longer exist in Android 11
- Audio Recording tile - background recording of audio not possible in Android 11
Download
https://github.com/GravityBox/GravityBox/releases/tag/v11.0.5_r
Settings
It is possible to restore settings that were backed up in GravityBox [Q]
Simply transfer "GravityBox" folder from internal storage of one device to internal storage of another device.
Required whitelisted packages
In case you use blacklist/whitelist functionality of EdXposed make sure all the following packages are whitelisted (not blacklisted respectively) for full GravityBox experience.
- Android System (android)
- System UI (com.android.systemui)
- Call Management (com.android.server.telecom)
- Download Manager (com.android.providers.downloads)
- Phone (com.android.dialer or com.google.android.dialer)
- Phone Services (com.android.phone)
- Phone (com.android.incallui) (OxygenOS only)
- Keyboard app (e.g. Gboard) in order to be able to use "Volume key cursor control" feature
It is strongly recommended to use Whitelist functionality for better performance as EdXposed hooks only smaller amount of processes.
In case of running multiple Xposed modules consult their whitelist requirements with the devs of module.
Credits
@frank93 for donating Pixel 3a for developemnt
Commit history
Commit history for transition from 11.0.4 to 11.0.5
@C3C076
Mate, you did it. Congratulations.
Can't wait to try it out.
Really appreciate your efforts in bringing this to us 11ers.
Cheers
2021 is looking good! Thank you so much. Working flawlessly on my pixel 3a
@C3C076
THIS is the first gift I've received of the new year. Thank you, sir!!!
Now, that's pretty awesome!
And the January update from Google should drop soon as well.
Thanks a lot @C3C076!
Got my Github notification this morning about the [R] pre-release! Just now updated my Pixel 4 XL from 08-2020 (Android 10) to 09-2020 (Android 11) using my keep root / seamless update method with no problems. Everything working perfectly fine! All I had to do was first disable GravityBox [R] in EdXposed Manager, and disabled Kirisakura AK3 (kernel) module helper in Magisk Manager. Upgraded to Android 11 with no issues at all, and everything system and root-wise seems to work perfectly fine. My current running list of Magisk / Xposed modules: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-edxposed-gpay-discussion.3992607/post-84193393
(I'm hoping @Ghisy finds this helpful, hehe)
Though I'm gonna play it safe and OTA each month, instead of factory image (sans "-w" flag) jumping. Gonna work my way up to the current firmware, then test out GravityBox [R] - thanks so much @C3C076! The fact that so many people like me have held off on upgrading to the latest Android version just based on your work should speak volumes! I'll report back once I'm able to actually play around with GB[R] some. The baby's starting to wake... :O
edit: my son rolled over, coo'ed, and faceplanted back to sleep <3
- Also should note, I was on Kirisakura 5.2.6 kernel before. Now on 6.6.0, all is well!
- Also wanted to note, SafetyNet was passing (with my current configuration) on 09-2020 build with no further modifications necessary. I just finished updating up to 12-2020, and SafetyNet is still passing . Activating GravityBox module now, and will further report back!
edit 2: Seems verrrry stable so far! The only thing I found that didn't work properly (or rather, worked 80% correctly) was for an option that I don't even normally use, and accidentally toggled, haha. Under QuickSettings management -> Tiles per header, each option works fine, but when selecting 8, it still only shows 7.
Other than that, at least as far as the options that I personally use, everything seems fine! I didn't get a chance to test out every function affected by my set of GB options in such a short time, of course, but I will certainly report if there are any issues. And of course I won't list every single option I ticked off, but attached is my backup file / preferences of my current config for anyone who may be curious. Again, keep in mind that compared to the vast functions GB offers in totality, I only use what I use so of course I can't account for the entirety of GB. But from what I've tested so far, it seems damn stable and this has made my transition to Android 11 pretty much seamless!
and @Ghisy, I'll send you some more details when I get a chance, certainly well before the weekend. Though if it's any consolation, in total the actual updating process only took me about an hour, if not less! Probably took me more time to actually download the files and prep, lol. XD
i5lee8bit said:
Just now updated my Pixel 4 XL from 08-2020 (Android 10) to 09-2020 (Android 11) using my keep root / seamless update method with no problems.
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My current running list of Magisk / Xposed modules: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-edxposed-gpay-discussion.3992607/post-84193393
(I'm hoping @Ghisy finds this helpful, hehe)
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Activating GravityBox module now, and will further report back!
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Ha, thanks!
I'd be interested in your seamless update process if you don't mind sharing! Although I might go the image (sans -w) route instead.
Not sure I'll update until the week-end, I don't have much time on weekdays.
Ghisy said:
Ha, thanks!
I'd be interested in your seamless update process if you don't mind sharing! Although I might go the image (sans -w) route instead.
Not sure I'll update until the week-end, I don't have much time on weekdays.
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see my edit above =)
But I also wanted to separately post a big finding of great news (at least for me)! - The volume key cursor control option now seems to persist through reboots, without needing to toggle the option again after reboots! Not sure, tbh, if this was fixed on [Q] already due to / as a side effect of the big Riru / EdXposed updates, but at least I can confirm that it definitely works on [R] now as intended. Woohoo!
Also @C3C076, donated an extra $10 USD via PP (20485146561217901). You're already very generous for enabling Family Library, and this should cover for installing the unlocker on my backup/secondary Android devices as well as my wife's phone. I also figured it would be better to donate via PP than disabling Family Library and purchasing again from Play Store, assuming higher fees from Google.
i5lee8bit said:
see my edit above =)
But I also wanted to separately post a big finding of great news (at least for me)! - The volume key cursor control option now seems to persist through reboots, without needing to toggle the option again after reboots! Not sure, tbh, if this was fixed on [Q] already due to / as a side effect of the big Riru / EdXposed updates, but at least I can confirm that it definitely works on [R] now as intended. Woohoo!
Also @C3C076, donated an extra $10 USD via PP (20485146561217901). You're already very generous for enabling Family Library, and this should cover for installing the unlocker on my backup/secondary Android devices as well as my wife's phone. I also figured it would be better to donate via PP than disabling Family Library and purchasing again from Play Store, assuming higher fees from Google.
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Thanks. Your support is very much appreciated. Too kind. Interesting find about volume key cursor control. As you can see in the 2nd post I listed it there as currently not working . Looks like I'll have to take a look again. Do you use whitelist (App list mode enabled in EdXposed settings) ?
i5lee8bit said:
see my edit above =)
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would you mind sharing your upgrade procedure from android 10 to 11 though? i’m not sure why, but my "usual" procedure (using the complete firmware, patching the boot.img, flashing everything including that boot-image afterwards) fails with all of the android 11 images. :/
(feel free to directmessage if you think it’s off topic here of course.)
frank93 said:
would you mind sharing your upgrade procedure from android 10 to 11 though? i’m not sure why, but my "usual" procedure (using the complete firmware, patching the boot.img, flashing everything including that boot-image afterwards) fails with all of the android 11 images. :/
(feel free to directmessage if you think it’s off topic here of course.)
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If I can share my experience. I applied standard system update procedure from settings being on Pie (had it on your pixel to bring update for GB for Pie). This went without uninstalling magisk etc. I simple went incrementally from Pie through Q up to R and then several security update. Only after I was in the latest update I grabbed boot.img from corresponding system image, patched it using magisk and then flashed using fastboot. All apps and settings were preserved from Pie.
thanks. sounds about "right", your last step is basically what i’ve been doing as well previously (the "system update" never worked for me though, but i didn’t care too much). there must be something fishy going on with my device then. i’ll try again soon.
(in the end i wouldn’t even mind being without root for a few bootups inbetween, so .. i’ll flash the stock boot image and try booting android 11 then. if it works, i can try getting back root just as well afterwards i guess.)
frank93 said:
thanks. sounds about "right", your last step is basically what i’ve been doing as well previously (the "system update" never worked for me though, but i didn’t care too much). there must be something fishy going on with my device then. i’ll try again soon.
(in the end i wouldn’t even mind being without root for a few bootups inbetween, so .. i’ll flash the stock boot image and try booting android 11 then. if it works, i can try getting back root just as well afterwards i guess.)
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Yeah, note that I never flashed full rom image. I went using standard system update from settings. In the end it was only patched boot.img I flashed.
okay, apparently not even a "real" firmware update (using the original stock boot image) works for me. loops back to bootloader 2-3 seconds after the google-logo. so i guess there’s something else wrong with my device/system.
i’ve "updated" back to the latest/last android 10 for now (there the firmware upgrade/downgrade works!?), and i’ll scratch my head another time i think. thanks for your input though!
i5lee8bit said:
and @Ghisy, I'll send you some more details when I get a chance, certainly well before the weekend. Though if it's any consolation, in total the actual updating process only took me about an hour, if not less! Probably took me more time to actually download the files and prep, lol. XD
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Thanks, I appreciate it! You took one for the team and shared interesting info too! *(air) high five*
C3C076 said:
Thanks. Your support is very much appreciated. Too kind. Interesting find about volume key cursor control. As you can see in the 2nd post I listed it there as currently not working . Looks like I'll have to take a look again. Do you use whitelist (App list mode enabled in EdXposed settings) ?
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I use App List mode, but not White List mode, as I use the Pass SafetyNet option (so basically on Blacklist mode). Because I also have GPay working and all (I've linked to that thread before, it's the one I linked with my list of active modules). Hahaha, I didn't even realize you put in the 2nd post about it not working - weird! Definitely working for me though, using these current configurations.
frank93 said:
would you mind sharing your upgrade procedure from android 10 to 11 though? i’m not sure why, but my "usual" procedure (using the complete firmware, patching the boot.img, flashing everything including that boot-image afterwards) fails with all of the android 11 images. :/
(feel free to directmessage if you think it’s off topic here of course.)
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Since I'm sure others may find it useful, I'll post it here. Also, @C3C076 may find it useful to follow this concept, assuming things are similar for Pixel 3a (I've been a long time HTC user, up til U12+ and only then switched to Pixel phones, 4 for wife and 4 XL for me to be exact).
My firmware update procedure is basically predicated on restoring the stock boot and dtbo (dtbo in case custom kernel flashed) images for your current build, which restores the stock firmware (and therefore recovery) and "unroots" / stock-ifies the phone without removing any of your Magisk or EdXposed configs, which allows you to simply boot into recovery and apply (sideload) OTA zip from stock recovery. Before booting back into system after OTA flash, reboot back into bootloader and flash the new build's Magisk-patched boot image, and when you boot up into system, voila, seamless, intuitive, and relatively safe update to new firmware version. Worst case scenario, if you bootloop you just flash the stock boot image (or even better, a modified Magisk Core Only boot image) and fix whatever is causing the problem.
Here is a link to my guide for September 2020 build, which was the first Android 11 build. There's a bunch of additional notes due to the major update at the time, though some of the info is a bit outdated. I assumed everyone at the time was on a very specific versions of firmware, Magisk, EdXposed, and even modules, etc. But if you read, especially the 2nd post, you can certainly understand how it all works and how we could apply the process from any firmware version. Here's the thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...0-009-coral-magisk-stock-boot-images.4160787/
- I recommend giving the procedure a read, as you should be able to understand the intuition behind the process I use.
As we're already (assuming) on latest Magisk, Magisk Manager, EdXposed, Riru, etc. etc, we don't need to worry as much about compatibility of our installed modules before OTA'ing. So basically, I condensed down what needs to be disabled, in my case, to the old GravityBox module (obviously), and the old Kirisakura (my kernel on Q) kernel helper Magisk module. You would also want to disable any modules, Magisk and EdXposed, that may not be compatible with [R] yet.
So here was my update procedure, from here on, coming from August 2020 build already on Magisk 21.2 and up to date EdXposed / Riru / etc. modules - SPECIFICALLY FOR PIXEL 4 XL "CORAL"
(OPEN THE "SPOILER" TO VIEW!):
Spoiler: Pixel 4 XL (and by extension and intuition, hopefully other Pixel series) keep-root / updating guide-procedures
NOTE: The files I provide are specifically only for Pixel 4 XL!! You will need to obtain the correct files for your own device to follow this procedure, but the same idea should be able to be applied!
First, I downloaded the boot and dtbo file(s) for Aug. 2020 thru Dec. 2020 builds. Here's a link to my AFH uploads for these files: P4XL Boot / DTBO files
Then, I patched each month's boot image with Magisk 21.2, and put them to the side.
There's only stock dtbo.img for 08-2020 because dtbo will remain stock throughout the updating procedure, fyi.
Actually, hell, for Pixel 4 XL "Coral" users, to make your life extremely easy, I've uploaded all the files you'll need to follow this here!! - LINK HERE
And OTA files from Google servers: LINK#2 HERE
Disabled GravityBox [Q] module in EdXposed Manager / Uninstall GravityBox [Q]
(Don't bother installing GravityBox [R] yet)
Disabled Kirisakura AK3 Kernel Helper module in Magisk Manager
(you'll also want to disable any modules that potentially may not work with [R])
-- Reboot once to finalize disabling the modules --
(Don't boot back into system until this section is done, to ensure all root, settings, mods, etc. are retained - this is basically the 2nd post of the September guide I linked earlier)
- Reboot into Bootloader mode -
fastboot flash boot 08-boot.img
fastboot flash dtbo 08-dtbo.img
(these steps revert recovery to stock)
- Reboot into Recovery mode-
(when No Command / Android icon shows up, hold power button and tap volume up to get to recovery menu)
Choose option: Apply update from ADB
adb sideload (09-2020 OTA zip).zip
after OTA zip flash completes, REBOOT BACK TO BOOTLOADER
fastboot flash boot 09-patched.img
- NOW REBOOT INTO SYSTEM! -
When your phone boots back into Android (11), you will be rooted, with all mods and settings retained. And if you passed SafetyNet before with the right combination of mods and settings, it should still pass now. While you can, I wouldn't yet bother installing GravityBox [R] quite yet. Let's first continue to incrementally upgrade until we're at 12-2020 (or 01-2021 depending on when you're reading this). Basically, just make sure the Android System Update notification (sorry, I don't remember exactly the notification label, but you'll know when you see it) indicates the update completed before proceding.
Now we just repeat my OTA update procedure again, except no need to flash stock dtbo images, as we're not doing anything (like flashing custom kernel) in this short amount of time that modifies the dtbo partition.
Reboot into bootloader mode
fastboot flash boot 09-boot.img
Reboot into recovery mode
Apply update from ADB
adb sideload (10-2020 OTA zip).zip
Reboot to bootloader
fastboot flash boot 10-patched.img
Boot to system
Allow time for the system update notification to indicate update was completed.
Reboot into bootloader mode
fastboot flash boot 10-boot.img
Reboot into recovery mode
Apply update from ADB
adb sideload (11-2020 OTA zip).zip
Reboot to bootloader
fastboot flash boot 11-patched.img
Boot to system
Allow time for the system update notification to indicate update was completed.
Reboot into bootloader mode
fastboot flash boot 11-boot.img
Reboot into recovery mode
Apply update from ADB
adb sideload (12-2020 OTA zip).zip
Reboot to bootloader
fastboot flash boot 12-patched.img
Boot to system
EDIT: Google released January 2021 firmware update, literally minutes after (or maybe while??) I was posting this! Here is my January 2021 easy update guide for Pixel 4 XL: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...5-003-coral-magisk-stock-boot-images.4213263/
Allow time for the system update notification to indicate update was completed.
Install GravityBox [R], activate module, reboot one more time, have fun!!
Also install custom kernel or whatever else you might need to do as well.
To be honest, I kinda rushed this post, so I'll re-read it later and make sure I didn't make any little mistakes. But hopefully if you read my guides threads and stuff (like, actually read it), the entire concept should be very clear and intuitive to you! Assuming other Pixel phones (at least AB Pixel devices) have similar partitioning schemes, this should be very useful knowledge to have, as it makes updating to new firmware versions incredibly easy and low risk. Good luck, I hope this huge post helps some people / makes a better day for someone! =)
EDIT: @frank93, seeing your linked post, I see you have a Pixel 4a. Unfortunately you obviously can't use the exact files I provided / linked, but you should still be able to follow the same procedure. Just grab the OTA's, plus the full factory images, pull the necessary boot and dtbo files from the factory images, and Magisk patch the boot images for each month, and name / organize all the files and put them aside on your computer. You should still be able to follow my procedure, but with your files. I hope it works for you with no problems if you decide to try it!
Has anyone tried one plus 8t?
...aaaand Pixel January 2021 update just dropped
Awesome! 2021 is looking good! Donation sent! Keep up the awesome work bro! Working flawlessly on my Pixel 3xl
Important information:
This thread is for LineageOS 19.1 opensource builds for Wingtech WT88047, marketed as Redmi 2 by Xiaomi. The following will not be supported in this thread:
Custom Kernels
Mods
Modified system files
Xposed
Magisk
What's not working:
SELinux Permissive
Encryption
Connecting to some Bluetooth Classic devices
Installation:
If you are on the stock OS, you will first need a custom recovery. You can get the recommended Lineage recovery here.
If you are coming from stock or other ROMs, you need to do a factory reset, and resize your partitions with this tool. It is highly recommended to flash it using ADB sideload.
As always, make sure to backup before installing this ROM.
For more detailed instructions, please visit:
Install LineageOS on wt88047
Download link:
SourceForge
Recommended Google Apps package:
MindTheGapps
Recommended Firmware:
Google Drive
Bug reports:
How to submit a bug report
Gitlab Issues
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ROM OS Version: 12.x S
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x
ROM Firmware Required: M8936FAAAANUZM-1.33887.1.41528.1
Based On: LineageOS
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New update!
20220218
- Fixed Bluetooth
- Baseband and IMEI now detected
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Perfect Android 12, basically everything works fine, thank you very much for your work.
However, there are also some problems: 1. The size of the "oem partition" is insufficient and needs to be expanded. The expansion zip provided by you cannot be used. 2. Some animations of the settings application are missing, such as the last two pictures. 3. The system time will return to the compile time after restarting.
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Are you in Coolapk?
pinksheer said:
Perfect Android 12, basically everything works fine, thank you very much for your work.
However, there are also some problems: 1. The size of the "oem partition" is insufficient and needs to be expanded. The expansion zip provided by you cannot be used. 2. Some animations of the settings application are missing, such as the last two pictures. 3. The system time will return to the compile time after restarting.
I can not speak English
Are you in Coolapk?
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Yup, I am on Coolapk
pinksheer said:
Perfect Android 12, basically everything works fine, thank you very much for your work.
However, there are also some problems: 1. The size of the "oem partition" is insufficient and needs to be expanded. The expansion zip provided by you cannot be used. 2. Some animations of the settings application are missing, such as the last two pictures. 3. The system time will return to the compile time after restarting.
I can not speak English
Are you in Coolapk?
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About the expansion zip, you need to have the stock partition layouts to start with.
New update!
20220219
- Fixed LiveDisplay
- Added SEPolicy Changes
- Added Binder and lmk kernel backports
Note:
Enforcing now boots but adb, camera, baseband, etc. no longer works with enforcing turned on. Builds are still shipped with permissive.
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I'm just popping in to say this looks very promising! Thanks for caring about this device. Please don't give up with this build
New update!
20220227
- Fixed Hotspot (Can be fixed for 18.1 too)
- Software navkeys now works properly
Note:
Enforcing now boots but adb, camera, baseband, etc. no longer works with enforcing turned on. Builds are still shipped with permissive.
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hi developer wt88047 @tipzrickycheung how fixed for twrp error E2001 : Failed to update vendor image? for flashing build lineageos unofficial 19
now iam dowgrade lineage os unofficiall 18.0 build from @nicknitewolf its work
BangJhon.id said:
hi developer wt88047 @tipzrickycheung how fixed for twrp error E2001 : Failed to update vendor image? for flashing build lineageos unofficial 19
now iam dowgrade lineage os unofficiall 18.0 build from @nicknitewolf its work
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Use the partition expand package first
pinksheer said:
Perfect Android 12, basically everything works fine, thank you very much for your work.
However, there are also some problems: 1. The size of the "oem partition" is insufficient and needs to be expanded. The expansion zip provided by you cannot be used. 2. Some animations of the settings application are missing, such as the last two pictures. 3. The system time will return to the compile time after restarting.
I can not speak English
Are you in Coolapk?
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I think I might have fixed bug 3, will push an update when appropriate.
one by one step i try, no fixed this message, from recovery all path, partisi, i not working instal lineage os based 19.0
New update!
20220228
- Fixed TimeKeep (?)
Note:
Enforcing now boots but adb, camera, baseband, etc. no longer works with enforcing turned on. Builds are still shipped with permissive.
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Thanks for the release! Today I tried to install this, but I got error 1 in TWRP saying "failed to update vendor image". Is it required to add a dedicated treble vendor partition with this tool? Just asking because this may have to do with the system partitioning otherwise.
RandomNewbie said:
Thanks for the release! Today I tried to install this, but I got error 1 in TWRP saying "failed to update vendor image". Is it required to add a dedicated treble vendor partition with this tool? Just asking because this may have to do with the system partitioning otherwise.
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No, and we don't support using that tool.
tipzrickycheung said:
Use the partition expand package first
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I am unable to install the partition expand package that you have provided (resize_wt88047x_v6.zip) on my device. TWRP gives me this error - "Can not extract update-script. Do you have it in package?". I have the 8gb variant. Any help is appreciated!
SaneComputing said:
I am unable to install the partition expand package that you have provided (resize_wt88047x_v6.zip) on my device. TWRP gives me this error - "Can not extract update-script. Do you have it in package?". I have the 8gb variant. Any help is appreciated!
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Update your TWRP.
New update!
20220323
Android 12L!
Note:
Enforcing now boots but adb, camera, baseband, etc. no longer works with enforcing turned on. Builds are still shipped with permissive.
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Still using latest twrp but error show up everytime